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Home Features Our Interview with Carlo Orlandi, Co-Developer of the Action Platformer, Killer Chambers
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Our Interview with Carlo Orlandi, Co-Developer of the Action Platformer, Killer Chambers
written by NW & Stephanie Sanderson January 7, 2020
What happens when two successful VFX artists (& brothers) decide to put their creative brains to work and develop a video game? You get Killer Chambers, a bullet-hell action platformer with a puzzle twist and some visual novel elements that’s gotten rave reviews from PC players since its release last year.
So, what exactly does it take to make a challenging action game that guarantees it’ll make you scream (with excitement & rage)? Find out in our interview below with Carlo Orlandi, 1/2 of the 2-man team at Village Bench, the indie company behind this very unique title.
Introduce yourself and tell us how your development company, Village Bench (& working with your brother), came about.
Thank you for having me on Game Cuddle! I’m Carlo, a 32 year old game developer from Italy, who, alongside my big brother Pietro, make up the team behind Village Bench.
Since we were little my brother and I have always loved video games and, on many occasions, we’ve developed smaller projects to play them between ourselves.
Some years ago Pietro took part in an indie jam, using Unity for the first time. In a couple of days he developed McFlappy Insanity, a flappy bird clone, that made us realize we had the potential to make games in Unity.
We then revived our brand Village Bench (previously used for our tech blog) and started thinking about what our first game could be.
Tell us about your title, Killer Chambers and the inspiration behind this extremely challenging action platformer.
Killer Chambers is an unforgiving platformer in pixel art with bullet-hell elements. The player must survive in claustrophobic rooms filled with deadly traps for one turn of the hourglass. The game is a bit sadistic, challenging, but above all, fair.
The sense of accomplishment when clearing a difficult room is very rewarding and funny dialogues in a visual-novel style help relax {the player} between each room.
The idea for Killer Chambers was born one night, while Pietro and I were chatting as usual before going to sleep. We were brainstorming for a game that was small enough for a two person team, but could be expanded if we wanted to.
I started sketching on my notepad and drew a small 3×3 room with a character inside it. The hero could only move between the tiles and had to dodge arrows to survive. I was thinking something like a classic Nintendo Game & Watch. We liked the concept and started working on it immediately.
We ditched the idea of fixed movements and made the hero move freely, like a normal platformer. After only a week, Pietro coded the first room while I helped with the art and animations.
From there we continued adding more and more features, until April 2019, when we released Killer Chambers 100% complete.
Killer Chambers has over 40 rooms available. Will the pattern of traps be the same in each room, each time we play? Or, will it vary?
In the early days of development the patterns were in a random order. But we soon decided to switch to fixed patterns and sequences, because the game was way too hard and unpredictable.
{Although} Killer Chambers is {still} a very hard platformer, each room has been tested and finely tuned to be challenging but fair. With perseverance, good memory and quick reflexes anyone can clear the game.
Describe the 3 levels of difficulty in the game and how they each differ.
Each room of Killer Chambers has three different levels of difficulty.
You can complete the game by playing only the first level, which rewards you with a key to proceed to the next room.
The medium difficulty rewards you with coins, used to buy items from the shop.
The hard difficulty rewards players with gems, used to buy hats that grant special abilities while worn.
Tell us about some of the different hats a player can earn/wear and the special powers they provide.
We had a lot of fun making the hats!
Among my favorites are the Straw Hat that grants you the ability to teleport like Raiden using the down-up move and the Tengu Mask that gives a back dash like in the Castlevania series.
It appears that you’re looking for new ways to make Killer Chambers more accessible to a wider audience without taking away its intended challenges. Can you tell us what you’re working on to try and get KC into the hands of more players? What updates do players have to look forward?
We are considering different approaches on the topic of accessibility. It has been suggested by our players that we include an assist mode like in Celeste, with options that enable a difficulty tailored to each player.
While these options are still on the drawing board, we recently made new updates to refine some of the trap patterns in the first world, making the learning curve of the game a bit gentler.
The feedback from players and streamers has been very helpful to us. And, since the release of the game, we’ve made a lot of small changes to improve it.
If players have suggestions of what they’d like to see added to the game, how can those ideas be submitted to you?
Players can contact us via e-mail at info@villagebench.com, on Twitter @villagebench and on our Steam forums. We are always eager for new ideas or suggestions!
Currently, you and your brother develop games part time and work full-time as VFX compositors in the movie industry. Can you tell us what that is & some of the cool projects you’ve worked on?
We are the guys that sit in front of a computer transforming the green screens behind the actors into stunning fantasy worlds or sci-fi space ports. We also add explosions, robots and mesmerizing magic.
Last year, Pietro and I worked on the new Hellboy movie and we are currently working on the Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, with Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson.
Has being a VFX compositor enabled you in some ways to become even better at developing video games?
Yes, it has! My brother and I have a lot of experience working together on a tight schedule. We know how to manage stress and how to organize our workload. Furthermore, as VFX artists we are in an industry that needs both creativity and technical knowledge, exactly like in the gamedev industry.
For those who are indie developers and, like you and your brother, are trying to do it part time, can you give some advice on how to balance your real-world responsibilities with developing a video game? How do you find the time for both?
Finding the time to develop is very hard. We used every holiday break to develop and on the last stretch we took some months of non-paid vacation to complete the development.
Always start with a project that is smaller than what you think you could manage to develop with your team. That’s because any project will inevitability grow bigger and bigger the further you work on it. So, start very small and add features and levels only if you have enough time.
Also, start very early preparing the marketing of your game. Even better, share what you’re developing, step by step, with the community, in order to build an audience.
What future video game projects does Village Bench have in the works right now?
We are working on a smaller project called Jumpy Jump, which will be releasing on Steam and mobile. It will be a fun game of jump rope in pixel art.
After that, we are preparing for a bigger project comparable to Killer Chambers, which will be a bit more focused on storytelling.
Thanks so much for your time. We wish you the best with Killer Chambers and we’ll look forward to future titles from Village Bench.
Thank you! We can’t wait to see you rage… ahem… play Killer Chambers!
Killer Chambers is available now on Steam for $4.99 (3.99 €).
Keep up with the latest news from Village Bench via Twitter and Facebook.
Our Interview with Carlo Orlandi, Co-Developer of the Action Platformer, Killer Chambers was last modified: January 7th, 2020 by NW & Stephanie Sanderson
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Top 10 countries with the largest gold reserves
Gold is a valuable metallic that not solely serves as a retailer of worth but additionally has cultural and emotional significance. People, establishments and central banks take into account it a safe haven investment. If our current financial construction collapses and the paper cash loses its worth, gold could possibly be used to facilitate trade. Nearly each central financial institution retains some quantity of gold in its vault. Right here we check out the highest 10 international locations with the biggest gold reserves.
The rating under relies on information from World Gold Council as of February 2020. It displays the quantity of gold held by the governments and central banks, not the final inhabitants. China and India are two of the world’s largest customers of gold. Folks in these international locations purchase the yellow metallic largely within the type of jewellery.
10- The Netherlands, 612.5 metric tons
As of February 2020, the small European nation held 612.5 metric tons of gold. The yellow metallic accounts for almost 70% of its foreign exchange reserves. Its gold stockpile has declined dramatically from the height of 910 metric tons a few a long time in the past.
In 2016, the Netherlands decided to move its gold from the middle of Amsterdam to a brand new location in Camp New Amsterdam owned by the protection ministry. The transfer is geared toward higher defending the gold reserve. Beforehand, the Dutch central financial institution used to retailer gold in a number of areas together with London, New York, Ottawa, and Amsterdam.
9- India, 626 metric tons
The world’s second most populous nation has 626 metric tons of gold. The Indian central financial institution has been aggressively shopping for gold for the final a number of years. The Reserve Financial institution of India holds solely half of the nation’s gold reserve. The opposite half is collectively saved with the Financial institution of England and the Financial institution for Worldwide Settlements in Switzerland.
India is without doubt one of the world’s largest drivers of gold demand. Marriage ceremony season witnesses huge demand for gold jewellery within the nation. In accordance with some estimates, the Indian households personal greater than 20,000 metric tons of the valuable metallic. That’s a lot greater than the nation’s official gold reserve.
8- Japan, 799.2 metric tons
Japan has one of many world’s largest gold reserves. However the yellow metallic accounts for simply 2.8% of the nation’s foreign exchange reserves. Japan’s gold holdings have remained roughly the identical during the last decade. Notably, the Asian nation’s gold reserves embrace cash which can be about 500 years previous! Japan doesn’t want numerous gold in its reserves as a result of its forex yen additionally acts as a protected haven forex.
7- Switzerland, 1,040 metric tons
This European nation with a inhabitants of round 8.5 million has 1,040 metric tons of gold. It makes Switzerland the nation with the biggest gold reserve per capita. What makes it much more spectacular is that Switzerland has lowered its gold holdings by greater than 60% since 2000. The valuable metallic accounts for under 6% of Switzerland’s foreign exchange reserve.
About 70% of Switzerland’s gold reserves are on the Swiss Nationwide Financial institution. The nation has saved 20% of its gold with the Financial institution of England and the remaining 10% with the Financial institution of Canada.
6- China, 1948.Three metric tons
China is the world’s largest producer of gold. It’s additionally the biggest client. The yellow metallic has cultural significance in China. Folks began hoarding gold greater than ever earlier than when the federal government handed legal guidelines in 1990 to make it simpler for customers to purchase the metallic. The world’s most populous nation held 1,948.Three metric tons of gold in February 2020, up from simply 395 metric tons in 2000.
China has been including to its gold reserves steadily through the years. Amid the worldwide financial uncertainty and commerce tensions with the US, Beijing may proceed so as to add to its gold reserves. The metallic accounts for merely 2.9% of China’s foreign exchange reserves.
5- Russia, 2,271.2 metric tons
Russia is the third largest producer of gold on the planet. The US has imposed strict sanctions on Russia. The Russian financial system can be weak to geopolitical tensions. So, it is smart for Russia to insulate its financial system from exterior shocks by including to its gold reserve. The Russian central financial institution has been the world’s largest purchaser of gold for at the very least seven consecutive years.
As of February 2020, Moscow had 2,271.2 metric tons of gold reserves. The metallic makes up 19.9% of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves. Given the tempo at which Russia is shopping for gold, it may quickly overtake France to occupy the fourth spot.
4- France, 2,436 metric tons
France is just not far behind Italy when it comes to gold reserves. In accordance with World Gold Council, staggering 63.2% of the nation’s foreign exchange reserves are within the type of gold. France had about 3,000 metric tons of gold in 2000, nevertheless it has fallen to 2,436 tons in 2020. The French central financial institution holds its gold in a vault beneath its personal constructing. The Worldwide Financial Fund’s gold can be saved in the identical place.
3- Italy, 2,451.Eight metric tons
The Italian financial system is perhaps a large number. It was hit exhausting by the Eurozone disaster, and continues to be fighting excessive unemployment charges. However its gold reserve is the third largest on the earth. Its gold stash had fallen to only 22 metric tons throughout Second World Battle. After that, it steadily constructed up its reserves over a long time. Italy’s gold reserves have remained roughly the identical since 1999. The valuable metallic accounts for 68.3% of its foreign exchange reserves.
2- Germany, 3,366.5 metric tons
Germany has extra gold than every other nation besides the USA. It witnessed a devastating hyperinflation throughout the 1920s. Germany went by means of a long time of political and financial turmoil after the Second World Battle. In the previous few years, Germany has repatriated its gold from the US and France. A few of its gold continues to be saved with the Financial institution of England in London.
1- United States, 8,113.1 metric tons
The USA has by far the biggest gold reserve on the earth. It has almost as a lot gold as the subsequent three international locations mixed. Gold accounts for 77% of the USA’ foreign exchange reserve, greater than every other nation. The US greenback is probably the most highly effective worldwide forex, so the nation doesn’t have to hoard an enormous pile of different currencies. A lot of the American gold is saved at Fort Knox in Kentucky, the Philadelphia Mint, San Francisco, Assay Workplace, and Denver Mint.
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Full-field tee times for the Sentry Tournament of Champions
The 2018-19 PGA Tour season resumes this week on the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort with the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Thirty-four of the 37 different winners from 2018 are in the field.
Here’s a look at tee times for the opening round on Maui (all times ET; groups repaired according to score after each round). Golf Channel will air live action of all four rounds, beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. ET.
3 p.m.: Satoshi Kodaira, Cameron Champ
3:10 p.m.: Kevin Tway, Troy Merritt
3:20 p.m.: Matt Kuchar, Michael Kim
3:30 p.m.: Ted Potter, Jr., Scott Piercy
3:40 p.m.: Charles Howell III, Brice Garnett
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4 p.m.: Andrew Putnam, Andrew Landry
4:10 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Patton Kizzire
4:20 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Kevin Na
4:30 p.m.: Aaron Wise, Paul Casey
4:40 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm
4:50 p.m.: Jason Day, Francesco Molinari
5 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
5:10 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson
5:20 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Brooks Koepka
5:30 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Justin Thomas
5:40 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson
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Apple Cider/Juice Maker: David Sutton
Sutton's Cidery & Juice Factory
DAVID SUTTON
Cider maker, juice maker, vinegar maker, preserves maker and distiller.
SUTTON’S JUICE FACTORY & CIDERY
Location: Thulimbah, near Stanthorpe, Granite Belt Wine Country, Queensland
photo credit: Louise Wright
Meet David Sutton…
David and his business partner and wife Ros Sutton are the founders and operators of the iconic Granite Belt tourist spot – Sutton’s. It’s here visitors can visit the shed cafe at Sutton’s apple orchard and favourite on the menu is their famed apple pies! David processes many apple and other fruit products grown on the Granite Belt and Queensland, but the fruit he works with most are Granite Belt apples!
What made you decide to make ciders, juices and your other products?
“We needed to add value to the waste apples rather than sending them to a juice factory.”
What did your introduction to winemaking look like?
“It was a matter of trial and error until we were happy with our production methods and the quality of the products.”
Did you have a career before?
“I started my working life running the family farm running cattle and sheep and then grew wheat and other grain crops. After selling the farm we owned a prawn trawler for 16 years and worked it out of Lucinda in North Qld for 14 years. From this we changed direction and purchased a working orchard on the Granite Belt.”
What does your day-to-day actually look like?
“Seven days a week, 12 hours a day we are processing something for our range of products and managing the orchard.”
Do you have a favourite product, or one you are most excited about?
“All of our apple products, as they reflect just what can be done with one of Australia’s favourite fresh fruits. Apple juice, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, apple brandy, apple syrup and the range of preserves made using apples.”
Do you have a favourite tool in your trade, that you just couldn’t live/work without?
“The processing room where there are lots of interesting ‘toys’ which enable us to produce our range of products”
What do you wish everyone knew about your products?
“It is wonderful to produce a range of products from the humble apple.”
When you’re not winemaking, what do you like to do out and about on the Granite Belt?
“We really enjoy our local restaurants, wineries and attractions.”
Where you’ll find David…
When you drop in to Sutton’s Shed Cafe you’ll generally see David Sutton or his wife and business partner Ros Sutton working in all areas of the business. Stop and say hello and they are always willing to stop and share what’s happening in the orchard or in the processing room today.
…Find out more about Sutton’s Cidery & Juice Factory
10 Halloran Drive, Thulimbah QLD 4376, Australia
https://suttonsfarm.com.au
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NYCC 2018: Deadly Class Gets a Premiere Date and New Promo
Posted on October 7, 2018 by Brett
At New York Comic Con, SyFy revealed the premiere date for Deadly Class. The show will debut Wednesday, January 16 at 10/9c.
Set in a dark, heightened world against the backdrop of late 80s counter culture, Deadly Class follows the story of Marcus (Benjamin Wadsworth), a teen living on the streets who is recruited into Kings Dominion, an elite private academy where the world’s top crime families send their next generations. Maintaining his moral code while surviving a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques and his own adolescent uncertainties soon proves to be vital. Based on the best-selling 2014 Image Comics graphic novel by Rick Remender and Wes Craig, Deadly Class is a coming of age journey full of ancient mystery and teen angst.
Deadly Class stars Benedict Wong (“Doctor Strange,” “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams”), Wadsworth (“Teen Wolf”), Lana Condor (“’To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” “X-Men: Apocalypse”), María Gabriela de Faría (“Yo Soy Franky,” “Sitiados”), Luke Tennie (“Shock and Awe”), Liam James (“The Way Way Back,” “The Killing”), and Michel Duval (“Señora Acero,” QUEEN OF THE SOUTH).
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Two decades after the freak alien invasion that nearly destroyed mankind a new threat emerges. This Alien mothership is more than twice the size as the last one and once again, the world’s armies must band together to save the world. Do they have enough firepower or will this battle change and will aliens take over?
20 years after defeating the aliens who invaded the Earth, the world is almost a Utopia wherein technology taken from the aliens have made the planet a paradise. They built a base on the moon. And just as the anniversary is approaching, strange things are happening. President Whitmore who led the attack on the aliens 20 years ago is acting strangely and is drawing some strange symbols. David Levinson the man who figured out how to defeat the aliens travels to Africa to inspect one of the alien ships that crashed. The leader who is on possession of the craft, takes Levinson and they discover they sent a distress signal before it went down and apparently it was drilling through the Earth’s core. The leader is also drawing the same things that Whitmore is. At Area 51, Dr. Okun who fell into a coma 20 years after being attacked telepathically by an alien wakes up and starts drawing the same thing Whitmore is. Whitmore tries to warn everyone that the aliens are returning. And sure enough a space craft appears just near the moon. The ship is different from the aliens’. The President is being advised to shoot it down but Levinson doesn’t think they should. The President gives the order and shoots it down. Levinson wants to go to the moon but the President wants him to attend the anniversary celebration. Levinson asks Whitmore’s daughter to ask her boyfriend who is among the ones at the moon base to pick him up. They go to the moon and he inspects the craft and finds something. He takes it and brings it to Area 51. At the same time an alien ship like the one who attacked the planet 20 years ago shows up and attacks the planet. Levinson arrives at Area 51 and gives the thing to Okun. Whitmore arrives and along with Okun and the African, they compare notes and they deduce why the aliens came to Earth 20 years ago. And now they are back to finish the job.
Stunt Driver / Centropolis Entertainment / Director; Roland Emerich / Cinematographer; Markus Forderer / 1st AD; K.C. Hodenfield / 2nd AD; Jai James / Producers; Dean Devlin, Roland Emerich, Ute Emmerich, Volker Engel, Larry J. Franco, Jeffrey Harlacker, K.C. Hodenfield, Harald Kloser, Carsten H.W. Lorenz, Marco Shepherd, Amy Greene.
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Why we’re marching: lessons of the lobster boat blockade
October 14, 2014 November 26, 2014 • David Osborn
By Ken Ward
A nice brisk march with lots of different folks showing solidarity around the idea that climate change is a bad thing isn’t going to do any harm, is it? Well… probably not, but the March is suffused with assumptions that have arguably crippled climate action over the last 20 years and are now being adopted with little or no debate in second wave climate activism.
It’s spiral thinking, each assumption leading inexorably to the next, that goes something like this:
We need majority support, but most people don’t want to hear about climate because it’s depressing, so we need to dumb down how we talk about the problem, celebrate good news and engage people in upbeat ways. Having diminished the terrible threat – by ignoring or giving short shrift to cataclysmic prospects – we take away the one argument for drastic action. Mainstream environmental groups, having followed this path ended up pushing forward other reasons to address climate, like addressing local health impacts of burning coal, thereby reducing the threat of global cataclysm to nimby scale.
A year ago, my friend Jay O’Hara and I anchored a 32’ wooden lobster boat off the pier at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts with the intention of blocking a coal cargo shipping from unloading. We would’ve done it even if we thought no one was going to pay the least bit of attention, because we acted out of strong personal conviction, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t have a plan.
At every step in the action and subsequent judicial proceedings, we were guided by climate action principles sharply different from the approach of virtually every environmental and climate action organization, some of the same unspoken ideas which suffuse the Peoples’ Climate March. We believe that:
Fuzzy, upbeat, comfortable climate efforts aimed at winning majority public support and pushing for moderate change dishearten supporters and cannot work.
Sharp, discomfiting and meaningful actions by small determined numbers demanding emergency action at an appropriate scale, embolden supporters, create crises of conscience and might change the whole playing field, without which there is no hope.
Twenty years of dumbing down climate science has left us with a mix of the uneducated and the clued-in-but-disillusioned. If you want to know where we are on the carbon emissions, warming atmosphere, warmer oceans, melting glaciers to sea level rise equation, don’t turn to environmentalists or climate activists. None of our major organizations, including all the main sponsors of this March provide any analysis or reporting on this crucial matter (see The Climate Science Blackout of U.S. Environmentalists) and every major organization endorsed President Obama’s terribly inadequate coal emissions proposal without a quibble.
There is surprisingly little research on how social change works, so mostly we are left to grope in the dark. Jon Angone, a sociologist at the University of Washington, has shown in a couple of elegant statistical studies, that environmental protest in the US is effective at gaining attention and that it improves the position of environmental moderates.
Before launching the lobster boat blockade we tried to argue this point to mainstream Massachusetts environmental groups, none of whom supported our action and several of which vigorously opposed it.
Effective protest builds power even though most people find it uncomfortable, because it demonstrates the sincerity of protesters. Put another way, if we are saying that climate change is a dangerous threat, but no one seems to care and no action is taken, and we do not protest, then are we not showing by our inaction that our critics are right? That it’s all a hoax designed to raise money and build up our organizations?
If we speak honestly, hammering away at the fact that the West Antarctic ice shelve is already in “unstoppable” collapse, which will produce 10’ of sea level rise, how can we act honorably and responsibly in the face of governmental and corporate inaction if we do not protest? There are really just two choices. We either lie to ourselves and everyone else about how bad it really is, puff up our triumphs and keep on with business as usual, or we scream bloody murder.
We think our action shows that acting with conscience works, because among other things, it put Bristol County DA Sam Sutter in a position of having to choose between business as usual and what Vaclav Havel called “living in the truth.” Sam Sutter is an unusual leader, but we won’t know how many other Sam Sutters are out there unless we create more such moments of crisis. Direct action –– placing our bodies in the way of harm –– does that very effectively.
Large marches in support of platitudes may draw attention, but they do not, of themselves, create crises of conscience.
So we’re marching, and we hope that the turnout is high enough to justify the tradeoff in content, but lets no any of us kid ourselves into believing our own spin — marching draws attention, but it is not a solution to our political problems. The question is, what are we going to do next?
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Last Updated: June 4, 2020/Daniel Plainview
EDITOR NOTE: What are we to say if some of the largest and most prominent investors, hedge funds, and banking institutions are betting against the sentiment that appears to be buoying the markets? It’s no secret that the market appears to be diverging from the very economic fundamentals that are supposed to drive it. Media pundits have been claiming this for weeks, yet the market continues to advance. But where’s the substance behind this claim? Better question: where’s the substance behind the sentiment? Are we right in betting on the Fed’s capacity to power economic expansion, or, are we just setting ourselves up for a very rude “fourth quarter reckoning” in the coming months?
Hedge funds are getting ready for another slump in stock markets after growing uneasy that surging prices do not reflect the economic problems ahead.
Some managers fear that equity investors, used to buying the dips during the decade-long bull market that ended in March’s sharp sell-off, have become too complacent about how quickly economies can recover from the coronavirus crisis and how effective stimulus packages from central banks and governments can be.
The S&P 500 index completed its best 50-day run in history on Wednesday, according to LPL Financial, closing within 8 per cent of its record high of mid-February.
“The markets are priced to perfection,” said Danny Yong, founding partner at hedge fund Dymon Asia Capital in Singapore. “The stability in equity markets does not reflect the job losses and the insolvencies ahead of us globally.”
Mr Yong has been buying put options — which protect against market falls by allowing their owner to sell at a pre-determined price — on stock indices and also on currencies sensitive to risk appetite such as the Australian dollar and the Korean won.
“I believe we will see new lows in global equity markets later this year,” he added. “As March . . . has shown us, prices cannot diverge from fundamentals for too long.”
Other hedge fund managers have expressed concerns about the sharp rebound in stocks from the March lows.
Stanley Druckenmiller, a protégé of George Soros who stepped back from managing outside money a decade ago, recently said he expected a wave of bankruptcies and that a V-shaped economic recovery was a “fantasy”.
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management, which has $40bn in assets, wrote in its most recent letter to investors that since the impact of the economic downturn is greater than that of the 2008 financial crisis, “our gut tells us that a 50 per cent or deeper decline from the February top might be the ultimate path of global stock markets”.
The fund made money during the first-quarter crash from hedges in stocks and credit, and said it was trying to find new ways of protecting itself against another market fall after some hedges became more expensive.
Despite a slew of bleak economic data — including more than 40m Americans filing for unemployment benefits and an expected record contraction in the eurozone economy in the second quarter — the S&P 500 has surged almost 40 per cent since its trough in March, leaving it down just 3 per cent for the year. The index is now trading at more than 22 times expected earnings for the next 12 months, according to FactSet figures, taking the common valuation measure back to levels not seen since the early 2000s.
Mr Yong believes investors could soon discover that the so-called “Fed put” — the concept that the central bank will step in to support markets — may be reaching its limits.
“Some people believe the Fed’s unconventional measures are limitless but this is not the case,” he said. “It’s now about the “Trump Put” — how much more stimulus can he push through? I think he [US president Donald Trump] will be constrained by Democrats in the House.”
Morgan Stanley said in a recent note that its hedge-fund clients hold a net short position of about $40bn in Euro Stoxx 50 futures. Global macro hedge funds have sharply reduced their exposures to stocks this year, according to JPMorgan Cazenove.
“It is entirely possible that there will be a fourth-quarter reckoning, where a second wave of job losses and a prolonged period of business failures tests equity sentiment,” said Seema Shah, chief strategist at Principal Global Investors.
Francesco Filia, head of London-based hedge fund Fasanara Capital, is holding 70 per cent of his fund in cash and also using put options and other instruments to hedge his portfolio while he waits for a “severe rupture” in markets.
He sees threats in the trend towards “deglobalisation,” which could drive inflation higher, and growing political interference in the technology sector, which could hurt shareholder returns. He expects a potential “2008-style . . . daily liquidity crisis” as investors try to pull money from exchange traded funds that may not be able to meet those redemptions.
However, many fund managers are reluctant to bet outright against stocks in the face of stimulus efforts from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, both of which have argued they have firepower in reserve.
The market hitting new lows “is possible”, said Tom Clarke, who has a low exposure to stocks at a macro fund at William Blair in London. But he added that government and central bank stimulus packages have “taken on almost mythical proportions. There’s no doubt in which direction policymakers want markets to go.”
Originally posted on TechnoCodex
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July 18, 2019 Homocore, New Tracks, New Videos, Pop, Soul/R&B, Special Features
Cub Sport enlist Mallrat for gender-defying and empowering “Video”
“Video” is taken from Cub Sport‘s self-titled last album, out now on Cub Sport Records.
Hailing from Brisbane, Cub Sport is a self-managed indie-pop four-piece consisting of Tim Nelson (singer/songwriter/producer), Zoe Davis (lead guitar, bass, vocals), Sam “Bolan” Netterfield (keyboards, vocals) and Dan Puusaari (drums). Back in 2017, their album BATS explored Tim’s journey of coming out as gay and admitting his love for fellow band member Sam. Last year, Nelson explained to HighClouds that coming out as gay changed a lot of things in his life, allowing him to be much more open and honest in his music and giving him the confidence to pursue the creative vision he was always too scared to follow. Gender and sexual fluidity are hot topics in pop music right now and Cub Sport were one of the first bands in recent memory to address the topic in such a concrete way, and certainly not for queerbaiting: Tim and Sam are now married.
Earlier this year, the band unveiled their self-titled new album, which has already gathered millions of streams. Once again, queerness and personal stories are at the heart of the record and their new clip is here to prove it. Directed by Tim Hardy, the visuals of “Video” are inspired by their favourite 2000s celebs and defy gender binarism. There are a lot of references hidden in there but the first ones that come to mind are Madonna‘s satirical video for “Hollywood” and Paris Hilton‘s infamous sextape. Their fellow Australian musician and friend Mallrat is also featured in the track and video.
About the video, lead singer Tim Nelson stated:
The Video video is an ode to some of my favourite 2000s celebs who rose from an invasion of privacy and built entire empires out of it. I drew inspiration from these icons for both the concept and styling of the clip. For me, Video represents a moment of taking back my power and believing in myself. It’s about celebrating my growth and all the good things that have come along with that; allowing myself to exist outside of other people’s expectations or judgement. I wanted the video to amplify that feeling of empowerment and strength in owning who you are. It was a dream come true to make this video with one of my favourite artists and people ever, Mallrat (aka Grace Shaw). We worked with queer dream-team Kurt Johnson and Tim Hardy and created something truly unique and beautiful.
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Lessons and Carols: Watch Here! Sunday, 12/20 4pm ET
Deck the halls, don your ugliest sweater, and put a star on the 2020 holiday season with Lessons and Carols, a festive virtual concert from the Harvard Glee Club and the Ashmont Boy Choir – a Dorchester community chorus of boys ages 7-18. After a deep history of collaboration, the Read more…
By Harvard Glee Club, 1 month 1 month ago
Junior Family Weekend Concert
Join the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society for our Junior Family Weekend Showcase! Celebrate timeless works from the last seven centuries by Cornysh, Ockeghem, Palestrina, and Schütz. Experience beloved Puerto Rican and Irish folk songs settings. Preview a selection from our upcoming concert: “Anne Frank: A Living Voice.” Read more…
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Set Sail! The Harvard Choruses Perform “A Sea Symphony”
About A Sea Symphony Behold! the sea itself! And on its limitless, heaving breast, thy ships: See! where their white sails, bellying in the wind, speckle the green and blue! Ralph Vaughan Williams first became aware of the poetry of Walt Whitman as an aspiring young composer in 1892. Whitman, Read more…
By Harvard Glee Club, 2 years 3 months ago
The Legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois
Check out this page for livestream links, press postings, and more relating to our upcoming concert on March 2nd! Tickets are available from the Box Office. Click here to watch the livestream! Press Clippings Learn about the concert in the Harvard Gazette! Explore the artistic nuts and bolts at the Read more…
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Christmas in Cambridge
Come see the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society on 12/7 at 8:00pm in First Church Cambridge for carols and Francis Poulenc’s Gloria!
Announcement of By-Laws Amendments by the Harvard Glee Club, The Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Cambridge, MA – This spring, we, the members of the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, each a part of the Harvard Choruses, voted to ratify several amendments to our bylaws to reflect the current reality of our operations. Historically, we used gendered terminology Read more…
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Join us for the 104th Annual Harvard-Princeton Football Concert on Saturday, October 21 at 2 PM in historic Sanders Theatre! Following a century-old tradition, the Princeton and Harvard Glee Clubs will have a face-off of their own after Friday’s big game. The groups will be performing a variety of choral Read more…
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Scott Conant’s Faustina Will Open February 5 at Cooper Square Hotel
On February 5, Scott Conant’s Faustina, serving up soulful Italian, will open at the Cooper Square Hotel. The previous tenant, Table 8, evacuated on January 4 making way for an airer, cozier restaurant boasting menu items described by Conant as ‘sex in a bowl.’
The first-floor restaurant and café have been redesigned and renamed (Faustina was an ancient Roman empress), and will showcase Conant’s homey approach to Italian cuisine, including black truffle risotto, balsamic-glazed pork spareribs with tomato chutney and tajarin pasta with tomato and sea urchin. The restaurant is inspired by the chef’s appreciation for how different cultures approach Italian food, and his dishes are at once familiar and modern.
The 3,500-square-foot space has retained many of its signature elements, including the painter Stephen Hannock’s mammoth canvas, “Chelsea Winter with Elevated Park; New York High Line.” The architecture firm Bentel & Bentel, which recently received an American Institute of Architects award for its Craftsteak design, was charged with gently tweaking it.
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Art Basel Parties
Looking for some cool parties to check out during Art Basel? Check out these events featuring artists Miguel Paredes and Barbara Hulanicki next week.
BENRIMON CONTEMPORARY UNVEILS TREY SPEEGLE’S “IT’S LATER THAN YOU THINK” AT THE TOWNHOUSE (PRIVATE RECEPTION)
Details: Benrimon Contemporary celebrates the exhibition of a new large work by the New York artist, Trey Speegle, a 8 ½ x 18 foot mural inspired by a 1950’s vintage paint-by-number panel of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper and featuring the words “IT’S LATER THAN YOU THINK.”
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Location: The Townhouse, < >150 20th St, Miami Beach, FL
*Exhibition featured November 29 – December 1
MIGUEL PAREDES NATIONAL GALLERY VIP OPENING RECEPTION
Details: Miguel Paredes has transformed The National Hotel in to the Miguel Paredes National Gallery. The opening reception will feature complimentary cocktails by Bombay Sapphire, beats by Buddha Bar DJ Sam Popat and select works by Hernan Miranda
Time: 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Location: National Hotel, 1677 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139
**Events and exhibitions featured December 1 – 5
MIGUEL PAREDES NATIONAL GALLERY EXHIBITION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER DANNY CLINCH
Details: Miguel Paredes and famed rock photographer will unveil several collaborative works featuring subjects such as Jack Johnson and the Beastie Boys. The event will feature complimentary cocktails by Dewars and beats by DJ Sam Popat.
ORIGINAL PENGUIN MIAMI BEACH ANNIVERSARY EVENT HOSTED BY E!’s MICHAEL YO (A NON-ART ART BASEL EVENT!)
Details: E!’s Michael Yo will celebrate the outpost’s 5th Anniversary with complimentary cocktails by 42Below vodka and Korbel champagne, Pirate’s Booty treats, beats by local favorite DJ Dank, as well as 30 percent off the entire store.
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Original Penguin, 925 Lincoln Rd.
PAREDES FINE ART STUDIO EXHIBITS Paredes Fine Art Gallery Exhibits “Elements of an Artist: A New Series by Miguel Paredes”
Details: Miguel Paredes will host a private meet & greet as well as unveil several works. Bites will be provided by RA Sushi.
Location: Paredes Fine Art Gallery, 2311 NW 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33127
BARBARA HULANICKI PRESENTS “FLASH” AT CALIX GUSTAV GALLERY
Details: The internationally acclaimed fashion illustrator and designer will host her first-side exhibit at Calix Gustav Gallery. The show, aptly titled FLASH, will feature a series of colorfully infused images reflecting the artist’s life experiences as well as her wild and free imagination. Complimentary cocktails by 42Below. Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Calix Gustav Gallery, 98 N.W. 29 St, Miami, FL 33127
*Exhibition featured November 30 – February 4
PAREDES FINE ART STUDIO EXHIBITION WITH GRAFFITI ARTISTS SKI & 2ESAE of UR New York
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Kate Middleton’s Favorite Label Hobbs is Coming to NYC
The only thing that New Yorkers covet more than Kate Middleton‘s shiny chestnut locks is her enviable style. And now, emulating her chic streamlined wardrobe is going to get a little bit easier. The British label Hobbs—a favorite of the Duchess of Cambridge—is opening five shops in the US, including one in NYC!
The stores, which will range in size from 400 to 1,000 square feet, will be located at Bloomingdale’s at 59th Street in New York; Chestnut Hill in Boston; King of Prussia, Pa.; Tysons Corner in McLean, Va., and The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, N.J, reports Women’s Wear Daily.
Online sales of the British brand have increased by 50 percent throughout the current quarter as compared to last year, thanks in part to the launch of an American website late last year. The company’s marketing and e-commerce director, Clare Dobbie, says that Hobbs’ tailoring and dresses have been immensely popular with US customers. The line plans to offer shoes and coats this fall.
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Ulysse Nardin Opens Design District Boutique with Mike Piazza
Recent inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Mike Piazza, was the guest of honor at the opening of the Ulysse Nardin boutique in the Miami Design District and the posh dinner that followed. Guests included Ulysse Nardin Global CEO, Patrik Hoffmann, Ulysse Nardin’s North American CEO Hartmut Kraft, Cliff and Mary Floyd, Southern Wine & Spirits’ Lee Schrager and Haute Living CEO Kamal Hotchandani.
Ulysse Nardin ribbon cutting
Haute Living hosted the event, which started out with a ribbon cutting ceremony presided over by Patrik Hoffmann, Mike Piazza and ECJ Luxe’s Bobby Yampolsky. After opening its American first “mono brand” boutique in New York in 2013, the new Design District location marks its third, and 18th globally.
Lee Schrager with Orly Adler
The nautically-themed shop is centrally located in the posh new Palm Court, is 1,000 square feet and features the entire scope of the Swiss watchmaker’s collection, from its signature Marine Chronometers to the hard to find FreakLab. Yampolsky wore one to the event—it was the Ulysse Nardin Freak LaBoutique, number 88 out of 99.
Ulysee Nardin Design District Boutique
To commemorate the event, and his recent Hall of Fame success, Piazza was given a Ulysse Nardin Midnight Express watch, one of a limited edition of only 100. During the event, two different collectors went home with the brand new Royal Python Skeleton Tourbillon watch, a very rare timepiece of which there were only 18 made.
Hoffmann explained UN’s interest in the Magic City. “Miami immediately came to mind as the ideal location for our next Ulysse Nardin Boutique. The Design District is renowned internationally as a go-to destination for luxury shopping and creativity. We are excited to be a part of it and look forward to bringing our rich history of craftsmanship and heritage to Miami.”
A private dinner followed for 50 top watch collectors at the Related Group’s luxurious waterfront sales center for Gran Paraiso in Edgewater. The balmy evening provided the perfect atmosphere for the deck-turned-waterfront boutique, with Ulysse Nardin’s iconic anchor logo brightly floating in the Biscayne Bay.
Mike and Alicia Piazza
Collector’s Champagne flutes were kept full with Perrier-Jouët and dinner was three delicious courses by Executive Chef Martin Rodrigue. Dishes included scallops crusted with fennel pollen, roasted chervil sea bass, shaved white asparagus and pistachio gelato.
Kamal Hotchandani, Patrik Hoffmann and Mike Piazza
Logo on Biscayne Bay
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Days of Future Past: Continuity Issues?
By Leigh Haugh on October 22, 2014
For those who have not had a chance to read Screen Rant‘s article on Days of Future Past continuity problems by Kofi Outlaw can save their time cause the article is filled with points of view you can bust holes through. Here are some of the points the writer thinks are significant.
1. Wolverine Admantium Skeleton-Kofi goes on to say that the movie never explains that how future Wolverine got his admantium skeleton back.
What I think-Kofi is right that the movie does not explain how Wolverine got his admantium skeleton that’s because the movie does not need to explain it. Anybody who knows their comics history would know that Wolverine does not get his admantium skeleton back until his encounter with Apocalypse and that is something Singer is planning to use in the next X-Men movie where we get a glimpse of that at the end of Days of Future Past.
2. Mystique/Xavier/Magneto love triangle never existed in the original Trilogy-Kofi goes on to say that the relationship and back story Mystique shared with Charles Xavier and her relationship conflict between Charles and Eric never existed in the original X-Men Trilogy and that creates a continuity problem.
What I think-Kofi never realized that the Mystique in the original trilogy and the one in Days is a completely different Mystique! The Mystique in Days of Future Past is like in her twenties and the one in the original trilogy is like in her 60’s but looks like she still in her 30’s. The writer of the article failure to realized that point and assumes both characters are one of the same without realizing the time periods the original trilogy and Days of Future Past take place. Mystique in Days is still developing and we get a glimpse of the events that take place in her evolution to the character we all know in the original trilogy.
3. Prof X misquotes Wolverine-Kofi claims that in X-Men movie First Class that Wolverine says to Charles and Eric “Go F*ck Yourself” and in Days Charles quotes Wolverine by saying “F*ck Off!”
What I think- Well it may be hard to swallow but there are two versions of this scene. When I saw the movie I remember discussing it with my friend Wolverine saying the latter. I mean it couldn’t be possible that two different individuals heard wrong could it? That being said, the DVD verison of First Class does show Wolverine saying “Go F*ck Yourself.” Sorry Kofi, but other people did see a different version.
4. Prof X lives-Kofi is shocked as to how Charles Xavier survives X3 and still looks like his normal self. He tries to use one of his readers’ rational that Charles transfers his consciousness into his twin brother.
What I think-Kofi forgets that Charles Xavier has the ability to project mental Hologram images of himself to others. So therefore forget about the whole twin brother thing. The only thing I would argue is, Charles if you can transfer your consciousness into another body why the hell would you pick a body that belong to another paraplegic like yourself? You must like wheel chairs.
5. Bolivar Trask is a little person in Days-Kofi points he chooses to argue are a bit lame and his rational he uses can easily be argue against. If Kofi really wants to make a interesting point why doesn’t he point out how Jean Grey is alive in the end of Days but dies in X3 or how about how Magneto gets his powers back after being stab with that serum stuff that takes away his powers in X3 like David Chen does in his article about Days of Future Past.
What I think-Bolivar Trask was adopted by an African american family who named him the same as their eldest son and was chasing Mystique only because he wanted to be able to change himself into tall dark handsome man with huge assets.
Whatever the case, I question Kofi’s interpretation of the film. I feel I could do a better job than him (which is not the reason why I’m writing this by the way), rather I just like pointing out people in high end paying jobs with questionable opinions.
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At Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC), along with our private-sector partner American Senior Communities (ASC), our goal is to improve the lives of elderly and chronically infirmed individuals in Indiana. We are proud of the quality of care and services we’ve provided to our valued residents since 2003.
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Four remodeled and equipped specialized pulmonary ventilator facilities.
Many HHC facilities also offer training for local law enforcement and first responders in dementia care and how to communicate with persons afflicted with these diseases.
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Alicia Keys Reveals She Almost Gave ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ To Christina Aguilera
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by David Meikle
Alicia Keys reveals that Christina Aguilera was supposed to have "If I Ain't Got You," one of her biggest songs.
Photo credit: Instagram (@aliciakeys @xtina)
Alicia Keys has disclosed that she almost gave her song “If I Ain’t Got You” to Christina Aguilera before it became one of her signature records.
In a new interview, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter discussed her time working with Aguilera on the pop star’s 2002 album “Stripped.”
“She reached out and was like, ‘Would you write something for me?’ And then it came through so many emails. What a voice! I know I could write something fire for her,” Keys told Stereogum.
“So time passed and I hadn’t written the song yet. And [the label] was like, ‘Do you have anything for Christina?’ I remember I had just recently written ‘If I Ain’t Got You,'” she continued.
Alicia Keys suggested to her A&R the idea of sending the song over to Aguilera, but he discouraged it.
“Are you fucking crazy? We’re not giving her that song. Are you out of your mind?” he replied.
At the time, Keys assumed she would simply write “a hundred more” songs just like it, and that Aguilera should hear it.
“I was like, ‘Why not? I’ll write a hundred more of those, it’s fine. I think she should hear it. I don’t really think it’s a big deal.’ But I thought, ‘Fine, I’ll go write another song,’” she recalled.
Alicia Keys listened to the advice of her A&R and, instead of sending her soon-to-be signature hit from her second studio album, “The Diary of Alicia Keys” (2003), she wrote “Impossible” for Christina Aguilera.
“I went off and wrote ‘Impossible.’ I went to cut it with her and I love how she sounded on it. It was such a cool vibe for us to be able to work together during those times,” Keys said of the “Genie In A Bottle” hitmaker.
“But I will never forget that I would have given away ‘If I Ain’t Got You.’ Isn’t that crazy? So that’s a good story,” she added.
Alicia Keys’ revelation about the song comes amid a press tour for her seventh studio album, “Alicia.” Released on Friday (Sept. 18), the album features songs such as “Show Me Love” and “Time Machine” and has received generally positive reviews so far.
“Alicia” is now available on all streaming services.
Photo credit: Twitter (@aliciakeys)
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Holtville’s Guardian Angels Keep Giving
December 24, 2020 Julio Morales
Holtville Firefighter Alex Montez dresses up as Santa Claus for the department’s annual Guardian Angel program on Monday, Dec. 21. | COURTESY PHOTO
HOLTVILLE — More than 50 local children who were invited to the Holtville Fire Department on Monday, Dec. 21, went home with a pair of reindeer antlers and some spending cash thanks to the department’s annual Guardian Angel program.
Holtville Reserve Firefighter Raylen Tapiceria hands out $100 gift cards to local kids selected to take part in the Fire Department’s annual Guardian Angels program on Monday, Dec. 21. | COURTESY PHOTO
The fabric antlers and $100 Walmart gift card were among the numerous holiday treats that the youngsters received during the event, which marked its seventh year and was organized as a drive-through on account of COVID-19.
All told, 52 less-fortunate students from the Holtville Unified School District were selected to take part in the annual program, or about twice as many as the previous year’s event.
The holiday tradition is a collaborative effort among the Fire Department, school district, and the community members who serve as sponsors.
“This Guardian Angel program is the best thing ever for Holtville,” said Patricia Burnworth of Burnworth Landscape Inc., one of the event’s seven sponsors.
Burnworth is also the mother of the late Jonathan Burnworth, a former Fire Department captain who died in 2018 in an accident while employed as an Imperial Irrigation District dive team member.
Jonathan, or “Jonny B the EMT” as he was also affectionately known, had a deep concern for children, said his mother, who was on hand during Monday’s event at the fire station.
Holtville Fire Chief Alex Silva recently rebranded the holiday initiative as the Jonny B Guardian Angels program in his honor.
“This was a very special time for him because he had a love for kids,” Patricia Burnworth said.
A GoFundMe account set up in Jonathan Burnworth’s honor was able to collect about $5,000 toward the Guardian Angels program. Patricia Burnworth said she has committed to funding the Fire Department’s activities on behalf of local youths and its Explorers for the following four years.
Holtville City Council member Murray Anderson hands out donated items to local kids selected to take part in the Fire Department’s annual Guardian Angels program on Monday, Dec. 21. | COURTESY PHOTO
The 52 youngsters that took part in the program consisted of 30 students from Finley Elementary, 10 students from Pine School, and the rest from Holtville Middle School, Finley Principal Lupita Perez said.
“The annual event started small and got more donors and support,” Perez said on Dec. 21.
This year’s sponsors included Michael Shawn Carroll, Charles and Barbara Hartshorn, Verde 4-H, American Legion auxiliary Bradley-Keffer Unit 138, Cooper West Insurance Agency, and Britschgi Farms.
A table full of fabric reindeer antlers await children who showed up to the Holtville Fire Department’s annual Guardian Angels program on Monday, Dec. 21. | COURTESY PHOTO
In the past, the Fire Department would provide participating children with a $100 gift card as well as another $100 worth of clothing. Because of the ongoing pandemic, Chief Silva said the decision was made to open the program up to twice as many children by providing just one $100 gift card per child.
The idea for the Guardian Angels program was prompted by Holtville firefighters’ visits to school campuses, where they would at times encounter students who were less fortunate than others.
“It melts your heart,” Silva said.
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Where Do Marshmallow Plants Grow?
By Herb Kirchhoff
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The common marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis) is a green perennial that grows large, bee-pollinated, white flowers from July to September, followed by seedpods that ripen from August to October. The plant is hardy in U.S. Agriculture Department hardiness zones 3 through 9, where it grows wild in sunny but cool places on the edges of marshland and on grassy banks along lakes and watercourses.
Garden Culture
Common marshmallow plants grow best in sandy, moist soil and are not fussy about the soil's pH level. They need partial shade to full sun. Prepare their seeds for sowing by placing them in damp peat moss inside a plastic bag, and keep the bagged seeds in a refrigerator for four to six weeks. Early spring, as soon as ground can be worked, is the time to sow the seeds. Sow them in groups of five or six just below the soil surface, and space the groups of seeds 18 to 24 inches apart. Keep the soil moist until the seeds germinate, which may take several weeks. After the plants are established, they will come back every year by themselves.
At least 15 U.S. states and some Canadian provinces have common marshmallow plants growing wild. Those U.S. states are New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arkansas, North Dakota and Nebraska. It also grows wild in Europe and western Asia.
Their Appearance
The plants grow in clumps about 4 feet tall and about 2 1/2 feet wide. They have spearhead-shaped or three-to-five-lobed green leaves about 3 inches long and wide that grow from vertical stems. The leaves are covered with a velvety, fine fuzz. Trumpet-shaped flowers about 3 inches wide and 3 inches deep grow on the top one-third of the plants. Each pollinated flower matures into a brown seedpod that pops open when ripe, releasing little black seeds.
Original Marshmallows
The common marshmallow’s leaves, flowers, roots and seeds are edible. The roots contain a mucilagelike material that can be cooked into a soft sweet food -- the original marshmallow candy. Making it begins with peeling and thinly slicing several roots. Place the slices in a pot, and barely cover them with hot water. Boil the slices for 20 minutes, and then remove them. Add enough sugar to suit your taste, and boil the slices again until the fluid in the pot turns very thick. Then the hot fluid should be whipped with a mixer until the fluid resembles stiffly beaten egg whites. Drop spoonfuls of it onto waxed paper, allow them to cool and dust them with powdered sugar.
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Herb Kirchhoff has more than three decades of hands-on experience as an avid garden hobbyist and home handyman. Since retiring from the news business in 2008, Kirchhoff takes care of a 12-acre rural Michigan lakefront property and applies his experience to his vegetable and flower gardens and home repair and renovation projects.
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Odor Issues With High Efficiency HVAC Units
By Jonita Davis
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The energy and money savings generated from owning and operating a high efficiency HVAC unit is tremendous. However, the unit is not without its faults. One of the most common problems that owners experience is an odor that may come from the system over time. The mysterious foul odor usually isn't from the unit alone; it can originate from a few places throughout the system. Sometimes, you can find the source of the odor and fix it before calling a high efficiency HVAC unit repairperson. You just have to know where to look.
Moisture and Mold
One of the most common causes of high-efficiency HVAC odor is moisture that has spawned mold. Commonly known as a “dirty sock” smell, the odor comes from the mold that has made a home on your unit's evaporator coils, on the surface of the liner, in the drip pans and on drain lines, according to the Florida Department of Health. The odor is one indicator of the mold; it's an earthy, stale, musty smell, that actually does resemble a dirty sock odor. You can smell it coming from the ventilation system, but the culprit is a slimy, dark sludge that feeds on the moisture in the high efficiency unit. (See Reference 1)
Overcoming the Mold
Only the experienced HVAC owner should open the unit and look for signs of the slimy mold. Otherwise, an HVAC professional can come and find the mold, get rid of it and fix the moisture issue. The original cause of the odor and the mold is moisture appearing on the inside of the unit where it shouldn't be. Have the professional find and fix the source of the moisture before running the system again.
The rest of the system can produce odors that may seem to come from the unit, but actually do not. Moisture and debris in the ducts are often the next best culprits for HVAC system odors. Decomposing rodents and decaying items like food dropped into the ducts through the floor vents is another source of odors. You can often pinpoint the location of the odor source by smell; the strongest scent is near the source of the odor. You may be able to look into the floor vent and remove the culprit. Oftentimes, an HVAC specialist is needed to clear out and clean the ducts properly.
The High Efficiency Filter Problem
The owners of high-efficiency HVAC systems often use high-efficiency filters that remove odors from the air as it is filtered through the system. Owners assume that all odors are filtered out, but that is not true. The filters and other air cleaning devices that work with the high-efficiency HVAC units cannot filter pungent odors like that of smoke, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The presence of a stale, cigarette smell in a smoker's home will remain despite the high-efficiency filter or air cleaning system that is working alongside the HVAC unit. Dangerous carbon monoxide, paint fumes and cleaners are other gases and odors that are not removed from these systems. (See Reference 2)
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Jonita Davis is freelance writer and marketing consultant. Her work has appeared in various print and online publications, including "The LaPorte County Herald Argus" and Work.com. Davis also authored the book, "Michigan City Marinas," which covers the history of the Michigan City Port Authority. Davis holds a bachelor's degree in English from Purdue University.
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'''Scrofulous'''<br />
Morally degenerate; corrupt.
'''Sauvignon'''<br />
1 November 6th, YDAU - ETA Weight Room
2 Facts About Addiction and Tattoos
3 The Incredibly Potent DMZ
3.10 Page 218 (cont'd)
3.12 Endnote 77
November 6th, YDAU - ETA Weight Room
Kornspan
German: corn chip
While this is just another name for isometric exercise, it's not clear how Pemulis would be making his face stronger.
Bacon's Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X
like one of Bacon's popes
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was an Irish artist. His portrait of Pope Innocent X can be seen to the right.
another spelling of "resin," this resin being used to provide a better grip in weightlifting
mesomorphic
having a muscular, study body
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papular
having papules, i.e., inflamed, raised elevations on the skin not filled with pus
tecato gusano
a worm from Tecate, Mexico, a small city in Baja California, bordering the U.S.
Flents
a brand name of earplugs
of a speed less than that of sound
in music, a chord played in parts (i.e., one note at a time) rather than together
a very loose translation from Latin would be "with due reference to"
Human Immuno-Virus
HIV, i.e., the virus that causes AIDS
a piece of information; usually used in its plural, i.e., data
a means of connection
the end of the penis
D.E.C.
Digital Equipment Corporation, now a part of Hewlitt-Packard
including 12-Step fellowships themselves
See Chuck Palahniuk's novel Fight Club.
'Texas Catheter'
This is "a condom-like device with a plug where the condom's reservoir tip would be, and an adhesive at the base. This device allows for urinary catheterization without the insertion of a true catheter" (Wikipedia).
Plural for "colloquium," these are akin to academic conferences, albeit slightly less formal.
i.e., 25 percent alcohol
O.C.D.
without any interesting qualities
a town in Massachusetts, about 25 miles northwest of Boston
short for "vigorish"
inflammation of the pancreas
Scrofulous
one of two types of wine made from two related sorts of grapes
Purple-Hearted
A soldier receives a Purple Heart when s/he is wounded
Store 24
A New England chain of convenience stores that often include both self-service gasoline and a deli, the website of which is here.
200 kilos
over 440 pounds
Gothic script
Click here to see examples.
moving in a wavelike motion
necrotic
hyperemic
palmate
having four or more leaves emanating from a single point
a suburb of Boston, ten miles to the west
half-m.-long
a half-meter, or nearly 20 inches
gonfalonish
resembling a gonfalon
mucronate
having a projecting point
St. Vitus's dance
a nickname for the disease chorea
HOW DO YOU LIK YOUR BLUEYED BOY NOW MR DETH!?
Misspelling and slight misquotation of the last line of the poem "Buffalo Bill's/defunct," by e.e. cummings: "how do you like your blueeyed boy/Mister Death". The full poem appears here: [1]
Gestalt is "a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
crocodilic
White Flag reference to senior AA members, who sit under a picture of crocodiles sunbathing on a riverbank
St. Columbkill
a place name here, named for an actual Irish saint
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is a real hospital in Brighton. Its Web site is here.
disagreeable, argumentative
The era of Rita Hayworth would be the '30s and '40s.
SUBIKBAY'62USN4-07
SUBIKBAY is probably Subic Bay. USN would be U.S. Navy.
Short for Semper fidelis ("always faithful"), motto of the U.S. Marine Corps
autolyzed
having undergone autolysis, i.e., the breakdown of tissue over time
BLTN
Better Late That Never
A taxonomical term just below Kingdom (in humans, Animal), the phylum of mammals is Chordata, which means they have a spinal cord.
foment
the proper word would be "ferment"
M.D.C.
Massachusetts Department of Corrections
brand name of pentazocine, a narcotic painkiller
a card game
canted
set at an oblique angle
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According to Wikipedia, film noir (French for "dark film") is "a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s."
psychosensual
Where as psychosensual would have a more sexual connotation...
psychosensory
...psychosensory would be the more correct word, as it would apply to sensory stimulation, not necessarily sexual.
CIA-era military experiments
probably a reference to MKULTRA
several species of flowering plants
gistless
having no essential heart of the matter
Decoct
as opposed to "concoct"
an optical instrument used to conduct spectroscopic analysis on matter to determine its constituent elements
Ram Das
This is probably a reference to Baba Ram Dass (born 1931 as Richard Alpert), an American-Jewish spiritual leader, author of Be Here Now, and large influence on Pete Townshend.
frustum
A frustrum is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
Lamb's Breath cannabis
a type of potent marijuana
20-g.
a 20-gram amount (about .7 ounces)
Sierpinski gasket
Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński (1882-1969) was a Polish mathematician and one of the innovators of set theory. The Sierpinski gasket is a fractal, also called the Sierpinski triangle. See picture at right.
mullioned
having separate panes, when used for a window
philatelic forceps, a loupe
Philatelic refers to stamp collecting. A loupe is used primarily by a jeweler to view flaws in diamonds.
a laboratory burner invented in part by Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (1811-1899), a German chemist.
the process of determining the strength of a compound
Wide Area Telecommunications Service: "bulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
cross-key
to type in at the same time as search terms on a computer
a scholarly study on a particular subject, usually published as a book
the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Leavenworth, Kan.
an American actress, also known for Broadway roles
Absent Without Leave, a military term
Motrinish
I.e., like Motrin, the original brand name of ibuprofen
fools-rush-in
A reference to An Essay on Man, a length poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744), a British poet of great renown: No Place so Sacred from such Fops is barr'd, Nor is Paul's Church more safe than Paul's Church-yard: Nay, fly to Altars; there they'll talk you dead; For Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.
referring to Buddhism ultimately, although here is applies more to perfection or transcendence
Nuck
a pejorative term for a French-Canadian, presumably shortened from "Canuck"
dumbshow
Here it means sign language or mime, but the term has a longer history in theater, where it refers to a preview of a part of a play done without lines.
Tenuate Dospan
Tenuate is a brand name of diethylcathinone, an appetite suppressant and mild amphetamine; Dospan is used for the time-release pills.
otiose
superfluous or useless
File:Quaker.png
"... the way W. Penn in his Quaker Oats hat in like the 16th century must have felt trading a few trinkets to babe-in-the-woods Natives for New Jersey..."
William Penn (1644-1718) was the British-born founder of the colony (and later state) of Pennsylvania. For the hat, see right. Penn obviously lived later than the 16th century and he had no involvement in the founding of New Jersey, which Pemulis seems to be conflating with the purchase of Manhattan by the Dutch for about $24 worth of jewelry.
opportunity-cost
In economics, this is what one loses in income, pleasure, etc., from engaging in another activity rather than the one that would have paid said income, pleasure, etc. Wallace (or Pemulis) is using the term incorrectly.
rotator cuff
the group of muscles and tendons that stabilize the shoulder
stolid
unemotional or impassive
contre-pied
Literally French for "against-foot," this term is used to apply to a direction taken by dogs in pursuit of an animal they are no longer chasing.
purgatorial
referring neither to heaven nor hell
128-256 Alphabetville
Because of his injury, Schacht was ranked in the lower 128 seeds in the tournament just after his hurt his knee. Alphabetville could refer to a ranking convention. A common 'Equal Point Score' guideline for when two or several players have the same Ranking point score decides the position according to the player with most tournament participation within four years, and if these conditions should apply with both or several players then the Ranking position is arranged alphabetically after the surname.
November 5th, Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
arachnodactylic
having fingers like spiders
Order but not the same Family
Like "phylum," these are also taxonomical terms. Human beings are Homo sapiens, with Homo being the genus and sapiens being the species. Dogs and cats are in the same order: Carnivora (meat-eaters); but they are in difference families: Dogs are in Canidae and cats in Felidae. However, the hyena, which resembles a dog, is actually in the Felidae family. Q.e.d.
town in Massachusetts about 25 miles west-northwest of Boston
the Xerox Inc. of North American tennis academies
This demonstrates that Port Washington Academy is big, but Xerox is far from the biggest corporation in the U.S.
It's made clear here that this is the town on Long Island. This is the "East Egg" of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, in Nassau County on the north shore of Long Island, very close to New York City.
vivisected
cut apart while still alive
twins Siamese
The Vaught twin-sister tennis players are actually conjoined at the head.
a city in Ohio and rubber capital of the world
the dance, not the city
bell-lap
a term from track, this is the final lap of a race
12/12's Boards
probably SATs or something like them
meninges
the tissues that encase the brain
a clearing in a forest
old terminology for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. Hal's objective symptoms describe the Inattentive Type.
port or starboard
left or right
the curve formed by the normal distribution of IQs -- a concept fraught with problems of political correctness, racism or racialism, and different concepts of what "intelligence" is
having a surface devoid of hair
prosperous, happy
Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken
Y.P.W.
H. Bosch's triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) was a Dutch painter. You can view the aforementioned triptych here.
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Rain: A Meditation on Information
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It is possible to drown in a rainstorm. Understanding where the water is going is key to surviving the deluge. If the deluge gets strong enough, understanding the nature of the water itself becomes essential for understanding where it is going. Water is information. Information is water. We are living through an unprecedented deluge of information and yet find ourselves dying of thirst even as we drown in the flood. Human ingenuity is the source of this flood of information. However, it is only through human ingenuity that we can create tools to navigate, manage, and thrive in systems of flood, whether we are talking about the fluid or data variety. Up to now I have seen precious little discussion of our ability to understand and process the floods we are facing. And yet this is key to the survival of civilization.
As part of Bryan Alexander’s book club, we are reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry of the Future, a book about human response to climate change. The book starts, somewhat implausibly, with information death as an Indian city dies in a massive heatwave that gradually reduces the informational options of its inhabitants until they die in the toxic, boiling sludge of the sole remaining source of moderation, the local lake. Power goes, cooling fails, water sources ultimately dry out. The humans improvise until there is nothing left to improvise with and then they die. At the other end of the spectrum is the headquarters of The Ministry, Zürich, Switzerland, which is characterized by almost constant rain, metaphorical information rain as well as the real stuff. The problem there is discerning what is happening out of the deluge of political, economic, and scientific rain that seems to constantly pummel the humans who are trying to navigate the planet through a burgeoning series of crises that humanity has created.
2020 has seen an unprecedented storm of consequential information and, like the Ministry, we struggle to make sense of it, much less act on that sensemaking. From trying to understand the source, flow, and consequences of Covid-19 to analyzing the outcome of an election in the US to understanding our educational systems in a time of crisis, the rain has been constant but ever-changing in its intensity and nature as it flows throughout human society. All of these crises have one thing in common: Whether we are talking about pandemic, climate change, democracy, or education, our problems boil down to our capacity (or incapacity) to understand and manage the rain of information. From the earliest days of civilization in Egypt and Mesopotamia, successful human societies have harnessed technology to channel the flow of water into richness. To do this, they also harnessed the power of information. We have the same responsibility now.
This week seemed to mark an odd confluence of information for me. It became clear that the fundamental problem uniting all of these crises is a lack of understanding of the informational floods with which we are confronted. Starting with the fastest-moving of them: the pandemic, we have struggled to even understand where it was raining. I have been thinking, on a personal level, that it would be really cool to have an AR set that could actually see the virus particles in the air and on the surfaces around us. We do not have the technology to achieve that level of seeing yet but we do have powerful data tools that can show us that information on a more macro level. However, even those tools have often proven inadequate in the face of poor data inputs. Even with sophisticated mapping tools, testing and tracing inputs have struggled to keep up with the speed of the contagion. Understanding the intensity of the rain is a key first step to any response. Unfortunately, in this instance, we have seen far too many societies deny the oncoming storm, refuse to see it, and even go so far as to conclude that if we ignore it, it will go by as a mild sprinkle. Those societies have developed informational problems as the nature of the flooding has gone unreported until masses start to drown. The tools we have developed to measure the rain, while technological achievements, are filled with bad information about the nature of the flows we confront.
Climate change lies on the other end of the spectrum. We’ve had time, albeit less and less of it as the years of inaction stretch into decades. Here the rain threatens to assume a physical form as the planet struggles to adjust to the anthropocene. However, even as the data accumulates from a wide range of data collection, we still struggle to “see” what it all means. In this context, we lack the tools necessary to understand clear pathways. We can see the rain and even get a sense of its intensity. However, we have a poor map of the landscape; how the rain might flow once it hits us; and what needs protecting the most. Like the pandemic, those on high ground seek to deny the oncoming storm because they are unwilling to make the sacrifices that will protect those most in danger. This is a central theme to Robinson’s book.
In the United States, we are rife with conspiracy theories whose informational waves lap over the gamut of issues from the pandemic to climate change to the health of our democracy. In this case and at this level the data is painfully obvious to anyone willing to confront it. On an individual level, we know what we need to do to protect ourselves from the pandemic: wear masks, socially distance, avoid creating crowded indoor spaces, and aggressively vaccinate when a vaccine becomes available. Even in the face of this immediate threat we are faced with a deluge of informational noise and nonsense, and so the virus spreads.
This information pollution extends to the climate change threat, as we are constantly presented with false choices between prosperity and responsible stewardship of the planet upon which we depend for our very existences. Again, humans are presented with a vast deluge of information but few tools to contextualize it and translate it into individual or community action. Into this environment we also see those living on the high ground trying to protect their privilege by muddying the waters with informational sludge, such the oil companies’ decades-long disinformation campaign on the connection between the burning of fossil fuels and the threats to our existence.
These same strategies are being employed to throw sludge into the very machinery of our democracy as cries of “voter fraud” have echoed through our polity in the wake of the recent US presidential election. Compared to tracking millions of invisible viral containers (COVID-19 leaves a notoriously inaccurate paper trail) or the complex interactions of billions of interconnected environmental systems, tracking 160 million votes is child’s play. While inexplicably not perfect, our data systems are well up to the challenges of accurately counting votes in 2020, more so than in any election since the founding of the US Republic. The Cybersecurity and Instructure Security Agency issued an unequivocal statement, “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.” Yet, in this case millions question the reality of the data in front of them.
Finally, our world of education, I asked a question of Kelvin Bentley on Bryan’s Future Trends Forum. Dr. Bentley proposed that we do a better job of data acquisition and analysis from our institutions of higher education in the United States. I asked him how we could do that in the absence of standard measurements (like the spread of a virus), context (like the collapse of global ecologies), or a clear paper trail (like US elections). Furthermore, even assuming that we have these kinds of informational inputs (which is entirely possible), how would we be able to actually see the landscape that this informational deluge would unleash without proper tools to analyze the data (which we could build)? We all agreed that the system we were trying to understand was lacking in all aspects for managing information flows. Without these fundamentals of information, we lack the ability to manage the educational storm confronting our society. Unfortunately, fixing this system is a basic leverage point for developing the capacity to understand the other storms confronting us. Universities form the linchpin for developing responses to all of our challenges, from the pandemic response to climate change to democratic reform. It is trust in our institutions of education to provide informational tools that are an essential prerequisite for action that allows systemic responses to be crafted. And yet, even on this fundamental level, we are content to drown or die of thirst in a deformed informational ecosystem.
For all of these scenarios are the same. We are facing a deluge of information in face of local, societal, and global challenges. We are only beginning to grasp at the requirements that will save us from the flood of the Nile waters. The ancient Egyptians developed calendars as a critical tool in their civilizational toolsets. Without calendars they would not have known when the river would rise, when to plant their crops, and how to channel the deluge. We can’t even agree on what day it is. Humanity is in desperate need of Digital Age calendars and other informational tools to sort the deluge of data. Informational tools are essential to crafting responses understandable to all so that we can take collective action to combat the challenges confronting our, now-global, civilization. Universities should lead through example by transforming educational practice into one characterized by transparency and the application of powerful informational tools as a means to demonstrate how we can tackle the other storms of society.
This much is clear: Information complexity is the real flood of the 21st Century. It’s time to make tools that allow us to see it, learn from it, and thrive. For, like water, complexity holds within it vast potential. However, also like water, it can overwhelm and drown us. Digital Age calendars that can absorb this data and translate it into something instantly understandable are the keys to making sure we aren’t overwhelmed by flood and pollution.
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IELTSDATA READING TEST 26 Affordable Art
1 Comment / ACADEMIC READING / By Jagdeep Sidhu
Ielts Academic Reading Passage Affordable Art
Art prices have fallen drastically. The art market is being flooded with good material, much of it from big-name artists, including Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Many pieces sell for less than you might expect, with items that would have made £20,000 two years ago fetching only £5,000 to £10,000 this autumn, according to Philip Hoffman, chief executive of the Fine Art Fund. Here, we round up what is looking cheap now, with a focus on works in the range of £500 to £10,000.
Picasso is one of the most iconic names in art, yet some of his ceramics and lithographs fetched less than £1,000 each at Bonhams on Thursday. The low prices are because he produced so many of them. However, their value has increased steadily and his works will only become scarcer as examples are lost. Nic McElhatton, the chairman of Christie’s South Kensington, says that the biggest ‘affordable’ category for top artists is ‘multiples’ – prints such as screenprints or lithographs in limited editions. In a Christie’s sale this month, examples by Picasso, Matisse, Miro and
Steinlen sold for less than £5,000 each.
Alexandra Gill, the head of prints at the auction house, says that some prints are heavily hand-worked, or often coloured, by the artist, making them personalised. ‘Howard Hodgkin’s are a good example,’ she says. ‘There’s still prejudice against prints, but for the artist it was another, equal, medium.
Mr. Hoffman believes that these types of works are currently about as ‘cheap as they can get’ and will hold their value in the long run – though he admits that their sheer number means prices are unlikely to rise any time soon.
It can be smarter to buy really good one-offs from lesser-known artists, he adds. A limited budget will not run to the blockbuster names you can obtain with multiples, but it will buy you work by Royal Academicians [RAs] and others whose pieces are held in national collections and who are given long write-ups in the art history books. For example, the Christie’s sale of art from the Lehman Brothers collection on Wednesday will include Valley with cornflowers in oil by Anthony Gross [22 of whose works are held by the Tate], at £1 ,000 to £1,500. There is no reserve on items with estimates of £1 ,000 or less, and William Porter, who is in charge of the sale, expects some lots to go for ‘very little’. The sale also has oils by the popular Mary Fedden [whose works are often reproduced on greetings cards], including
Spanish House and The White Hyacinth, at £7,000 to £l0,000 each.
Large works by important Victorian painters are available in this sort of price range, too. These are affordable because their style has come to be considered ‘uncool’, but they please a large traditionalist following nonetheless. For example, the sale of 19th-century paintings at Bonhams on Wednesday has a Hampstead landscape by Frederick William Watts at £6,000 to £8,000 and a study of three Spanish girls by John Bagnold Burgess at £4,000 to £6,000. There are proto-social realist works depicting poverty, too, such as Uncared For by Augustus Edwin Mulready, at £10,000 to £15,000.
Smaller auction houses offer a mix of periods and media. Tuesday’s sale at Chiswick Auctions in West London includes a 1968 screenprint of Campbells Tomato Soup by Andy Warhol, at £6,000 to £8,000, and 44 sketches by Augustus John, at £200 to £800 each. The latter have been restored after the artist tore them up. Meanwhile, the paintings and furniture sale at Duke’s of Dorchester on Thursday has a coloured block print of Acrobats at Play by
Marc Chagall, at £100 to £200, and a lithograph of a mother and child by Henry Moore, at £500 to £700. A group of five water colour landscape studies by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot is up at £1,500 to £3,000.
Affordable works from lesser-known artists and younger markets are less safe, but they have the potential to offer greater rewards if you catch an emerging trend. Speculatingon such trends is high-risk, so is worthwhile only if you like what you buy [you get something beautiful to keep, whatever happens], can afford to lose the capital and enjoy the necessary research.
A trend could be based on a country or region. China has rocketed, but other Asian and Middle Eastern markets have yet to really emerge. Mr. Horwich mentions some 1970s Iraqi paintings that he sold this year in Dubai. ‘They are part of a sophisticated scene that remains little-known.’ Mr. Hoffman tips Turkey and the Middle East. Meanwhile, the Sotheby’s Impressionist and modern art sale in New York features a 1962 oil by the Vietnamese Vu Cao Dam, a graduate of Hanoi’s Ecole des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine and friend of Chagall, at $8,000 to $12,000 (£5,088 to £7,632]. The painting shows two girls boating in traditional ao dai dresses.
A further way of making money is to try to spot talent in younger artists. The annual Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park provides a chance to buy from 170 contemporary galleries. Or you could gamble on the future fame trajectory of an established artist’s subject. For example, a Gerald Laing screenprint of The Kiss [2007] showing Amy Winehouse and her ex- husband is up for £4,700 at the Multiplied fair.
QUESTIONS 1-5
Use information from the passage to complete the table below Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
from the passage for each space.
Choose one of the endings [i—viii] from the List of Endings to complete each sentence below. Write the appropriate letters next to questions 6- 9. The information in the completed sentences should accurately reflect what is said in the text. NB There are more endings [i— viii] than sentence beginnings, so you will not need to use them all. You may use each ending once only
6 . ‘Multiples’ are ……………
7 . Prints are ………………
8 . Gross and Fedden are ………..
9 . Victorian painters are ………..
List of Endings
i . artists that have never been popular at all.
ii . hand-made and personal art works.
iii. items that are not really popular with buyers but good value for money.
iv. artists that seem to like real life topics.
v. top artists that sell many works.
vi. artists who have used a particular type of material.
vii. relatively cheap limited editions prints.
viii. artists whose work is not often seen by the wider public.
QUESTIONS 10-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading passage 1? Write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage
10 Picasso, Warhol, Matisse, Miro and Steinlen are big-name artists.
11 . It is possible to buy a painting by Picasso for less than £5,000.
12 . Greeting cards can sell for up to £10,000 each.
13 lt is not worth investing in new artists or markets because there is a great risk of losing all your money
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ANSWERS ( Affordable art)
1. PICASSO / PABLO PICASSO
2 .ANTHONY GROSS
3 .LESSER-KNOWN ARTIST
4 .‘UNCOOL’ STYLE
5 .OIL PAINTING
6 VII
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11 .NG
13 .F
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PSA: You Should Unpack and Update Game Consoles Before Christmas
December 17th, 2015 by Mark Daly in Industry News No Comments »
The last thing you want on Christmas Day is for your kids to be unable to play the game console they’ve waited so long to enjoy. Read on as we highlight why you need to pre-game your console gift giving experience.
Why Do I Want To Do This?
If you’re not a gamer yourself you might be curious as to why we’d recommend unpacking your child’s game console and setting it up just to turn right back around and repack it for them to open on Christmas Day.
Unlike the game consoles of today the consoles of yesteryear, ranging from the early first-generation game consoles like the Magnavox Odyssey right up to fifth-generation consoles like the Sony PlayStation, had hard-coded firmware that rarely (if ever) received any sort of update.
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System you bought back in the 1990’s is still running the same same operating code that it shipped with (and most likely still plugging along just fine despite 20 years of no updates). Game consoles were simply designed differently back then because there was no easy mechanism by which they could be updated.
Starting with the sixth-generation of game consoles and the introduction of over-the-network updates for the original Xbox game console suddenly updating your game console became a thing. That thing has proved to be persistent element of modern gaming and the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, and WiiU all feature over-the-network updates as do many handheld gaming platforms like newer versions of the Nintendo DS product line (so, in fact, the tips in this PSA also apply to portable game devices too).
Not only do the game consoles themselves need updates but the games we play on them need updates (and often need to be downloaded in the first play before we can even begin to update and play them).
Why does it matter, in relation to your gift giving, that modern consoles all have over-the-network updates? It matters because these updates are large, fairly frequent, and even on a good day can take a bit of time to download and apply. A good day, in terms of console updating, would be a random weekday in the middle of the year when network traffic is at a low point.
A bad day for updates? Christmas Day, when millions of people around the globe open up their Christmas presents, plug them in, and slam the game maker’s networks with requests for updates. What might have been anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours worth of updating on a regular day might not even happen at all on Christmas Day because of the increased traffic. Compounding the problem is the fact that many game consoles are very insistent on applying updates and once the process is started you’re stuck waiting it out.
To further compound the problem, in years past we’ve seen DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks launched against game networks right around the holiday. In 2014, for example, a large DDoS attack against both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live brought both networks to their knees and made everything from updating your console to even playing on-line nearly impossible for players around the world.
All these things (the necessity of console updating, the large download size of updates for both consoles and games, the Christmas Day server overloads, coupled with the possibility of another DDoS attack on the game networks) paint a pretty clear picture: if you want your kids to be able to sit down and spend a lazy Christmas Day afternoon playing video games then you’re going to need to update the game console ahead of time with any updates, download any games (and/or the game updates), and have the console ready to rock the minute it comes out of the box.
With that in mind let’s take a look at how you can best accomplish the task.
Hide the Update Process
“Hide the update process?” you say, “Of course I won’t let the kids see me updating the console!”; don’t worry, we’re not doubting your ability to hide the physical act of unpacking and updating the console. We’re encouraging you to be stealthy in how you do it.
If you know your kid’s game network login and password don’t use it update the console. It’s very common for electronic devices to send automated messages (or, more specifically, for the networks they join to send automated messages) like “Hey Steve! Welcome to SuperFunGamingNetwork! Your new UltraConsole is online and ready to go! Check out these free games you can download today!” When your kid gets that email or message to their gaming account then the gig is up. They’ll wonder why a brand new current generation console is now on their account.
To avoid that first see if the console will update without being logged into a given profile. If it won’t update without being logged into a given profile, create a profile for yourself. Although there are many pay-services on modern gaming networks all of them allow you to make a basic account (for updating the console and downloading games) for free. Use that profile to do all the updating and, hey, maybe after you gift the console you can use that profile to play with the kids.
Download and Update Games
If you want to go all out you can not only update the console but also download any games and apply any updates that are available. As we mentioned above just like the console needs updates the games often have updates too (we don’t get as much time to game these days as we used to, and let us tell you, its annoying to boot up the ol’ Xbox after months of it sitting idle only to have every game we want to play need to update and restart).
For games with physical media you can pop the game in the console, launch the game, and it will generally download and apply any updates. You could also take this time to copy the game to the console’s internal hard drive if your console supports such thing (this way the game will load and play faster).
There is one part of this section that does conflict with the previous section. Many game consoles, especially when you buy holiday bundles, come with voucher codes for games. These vouchers are either for a specific game or offer the user the ability to pick one out of three available games or the like.
On modern consoles the game purchases, even if they are voucher purchases, are linked to the specific user account of the user who submits the voucher code. In this instance if you use the “stealth” profile you made in the previous step to download the game from the game maker’s network then the game becomes linked to your account (and not your child’s). This only happens with digital downloads, however, and not physical media. None the less it brings us to a final consideration.
Consider Your Kid’s Age and Temperament
For young kids setting up the console in advance is a sure win. They’re young, they’re super excited to play with their new game console, and they likely don’t care about or even consider the update process. They just want to play with their new toy (and there’s nothing wrong with that).
For older kids the whole process of setting up the console, seeing it update, and, of course, using the voucher codes to select and download the games, is a big part of the process in much the same way that building the gaming PC is a part of the process for many PC gamers.
With that in mind you may consider a sort of compromise when dealing with older kids and the gift of a new game console. If you want your older child to have the experience of unpacking the game console and preparing it themselves (and certainly many gamers young and old would tell you that the unpack/update experience is fun in its own way) you might consider unpacking and updating it with them a few days/weeks in advance so it’s all ready to go but then putting it aside until Christmas. You lose the “Surprise!” factor on Christmas morning but you also get to have a bonding experience with them and the anticipation (and knowledge that console will be ready to go) will definitely keep them excited until Christmas.
Update via USB on Christmas Day
If you just can’t bring yourself to break the seal on the box and do the updating or you want your child to have the experience of updating the console after opening it for the first time themselves, there is a workable-but-less-than-ideal solution.
Both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One support USB-based updating (the Wii U does not support this update method). While over-the-network updates are preferred (and the documentation for the Xbox even discourages you from doing USB updates) you can download current updates to a USB drive and keep them on hand for Christmas day. This way you can preserve the magic of opening a fresh new console and still have a way to apply updates that isn’t network dependent.
You can read more about how to set up a USB flash drive for updating and how to download the updates by checking out the respective help files for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
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Bethlehem Israeli Settlement News Report
Under protection of Israeli army, Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers near Bethlehem
A group of radical Israeli settlers from the settlement of Efrat attacked Palestinian farmers from the nearby village of Al Ma'ssarah, located near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Monday before noon.
The farmers said that they were farming their lands when at least a group of 15 settlers using rocks and batons attacked them.
The farmers also stated that the settlers were protected by a battalion of Israeli soldiers.
When the farmers did not leave as the settlers demanded, soldiers told the farmers that the only way to stop the settlers from attacking them is for the farmers to leave their lands.
The farmers refused, and after a while, the settlers left.
Israeli soldiers are given a mandate from the Israeli government to 'protect' the Israeli settlers living illegally on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank. Ironically, virtually every settler is armed, while virtually no Palestinian is armed, and the vast majority of attacks are carried out by settlers against Palestinians.
These attacks are particularly prevalent on land that the Israeli settlers are hoping to annex. All of the Israeli settlements that have been constructed over the last forty years of Israeli occupation are considered illegal under international law. Israel has transferred 500,000 civilians to live in these settlements on illegally seized Palestinian land, in an attempt to expand the state of Israel onto these lands.
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Audio report Palestine
This Week in Palestine Week 35 2016
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Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 27, to September 02 2016.
Eight Palestinian civilians were injured this week one critically by Israeli attacks, meanwhile the EU joins other world countries in condemning new Israeli settlements plans. These stories, and more, coming up, stay tuned.
The Nonviolence Report
Let’s begin our weekly report as usual with the nonviolent activities organized in the West Bank. This week protests were in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike.
Many residents and their international and Israeli supporters were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation when soldiers attacked the weekly protest in the central West Bank village of al Nabi Saleh on Friday.
Troops attacked the protest at the village entrance using live rounds, tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets. Later troops stormed and fired tear gas at residents homes, many residents were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation as a result.
At the nearby villages of Bil’in and Ni’lin, Israeli soldiers attacked the protesters as soon as they reached the gate in the wall that separates local farmers from their lands. Many protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation and were treated by field medics at both locations. In Bil’in some olive trees caught fire that was caused by tear gas bombs fired by Israeli troops.
In the meantime many civilians also were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked the weekly protest organized by the villagers of Kufer Kadum in northern West Bank.
In the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, combatants for peace movement organized on Friday a protest in solidarity with hunger striking political detainees. About 250 Palestinians and Israelis marched along settlers road 60 near the city and ended the protest at the tunnel checkpoint separating Bethlehem from Jerusalem.
After France and the US, Italy and European Union this week both condemn new Israeli settlements plans on occupied Palestinian lands. IMEMC’s Rami al Meghari has more:
European Union expressed this week grave concern over new Israeli illegal settlement plans on the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The EU’s position comes shortly after USA and France had condemned Israeli intentions to further expand illegal building in areas , dubbed by international law as occupied Palestinian territories.
In addition, foreign ministry of Italy, echoed the same reaction , as settlements building would impede a two-state solution for both Israel and Palestinians, through which Palestinians could observe a future Palestinian state with occupied East Jerusalem as the capital.
Israel had repeatedly rejected international legitimacy, by declaring that Arab Palestinian part of the city as being the united capital of the state of Israel.
For few years now, peace process between Israel and Palestinians, has been stalled, due to continued Israeli settlements building. This week, media reports suggested that Russia will likely invite Palestinian and Israeli leaders for a direct meeting to push peace forward. France from it’s part, had earlier proposed an international conference for peace, for the same purpose.
In other news, Palestinian minister of education, Sabri Sidam, denounced this week, an Israeli decision to halt shipments into Gaza of school books.
The minister was quoted as saying that Palestinian Authority believes that the Palestinian people are still in the liberation stage and that some references to Palestinian history or civilization is a given Palestinian right.
Israel contended that the school books contain texts of incitement against Israel. In the Gaza Strip, preparations are underway for upcoming municipal elections , due in October8, 2016.
For IMEMC News, I am Rami Almeghari, in Gaza.
The West Bank and Gaza Report
Eight Palestinian civilians were injured this week during Israeli attacks targeting Wets Bank communities, meanwhile in Gaza navy ships continued to attack fishermen. IMEMC’s Ghassan Bannoura Reports:
An elderly Palestinian man sustained serious to moderate injuries Tuesday after an Israeli settler unleashed his dogs on him, according to Palestinian sources. Tawfiq Khaled, aged 66, was picking figs on his land in Deir Istiya, a village in the north of the West Bank, when he was attacked by the settler’s dogs. Khaled was transferred to a hospital for medical treatment.
Moreover, Israeli soldiers attacked, on Tuesday evening, six young Palestinian soccer players in Bab Hatta neighborhood, in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, causing several cuts and bruises that required hospitalization.
Also on Tuesday. Israeli troops destroyed two Palestinian homes in separate incidents during invasions targeting West Bank communities. in the he town of Doura, near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, soldiers demolished a home of a political prisoner. Meanwhile Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday, Sur Baher town, southeast of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished one home, reportedly for being built without a permit.
Later in the week, Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Sanabel Radio Station, in Doura city, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, confiscated equipment, and kidnapped the station manager and four employees, before shutting the station down for three months. Israeli military spokesperson Avichai Adraee claimed that the station broadcasts what he called “incitement against Israel,” and that all detained employees have been moved to an interrogation center.
On Friday, a Palestinian man was seriously injure when Israeli troops rammed him with their jeep during an invasion targeting the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Clashes took place after the army invaded the city, and that local youths hurled stones at the army vehicles, while the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.
Also this week, Israeli forces conducted at least 47 military invasions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and in occupied East Jerusalem. During these invasions, Israeli troops kidnapped 41 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children.
In Gaza this week, Israeli navy ships attacked, earlier Monday, a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza city, kidnapped two fishers and confiscated their boat. Another such attack was reported on Thursday of this week.
Moreover, Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing between Egypt’s North Sinai province and Palestine’s Gaza Strip for three days his week starting Tuesday. Egyptian authorities decided to open the border crossing to allow nearly 3000 pilgrims from the coastal Palestinian enclave to travel to Mecca via Cairo International Airport.
For IMEMC News this is Ghassan Bannoura.
And that’s all for today from This Week in Palestine. This was the Weekly report for August 27, to September 02 2016, 2016. From the Occupied Palestinian Territories. For more news and updates please visit our website at www-dot-imemc-dot-org, This week’s report has been brought to you by George Rishmawi and me Eman Abedraboo-Bannoura.
By Ghassan Bannoura
Gaza Strip Jerusalem News Report Palestine Palestinian Politics West Bank
Press Release: Al Mezan welcomes the Palestinian President’s decree to hold parliamentary and presidential elections
Jan 20, 2021 Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights
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Postal Service kills off money-making program to prevent Christian scene on stamps
September 8, 2020 See Post 1st Amendment, Abuse, Anti-American Left, Censorship of the Left, Christianity, Faith, Government, History, Human Interest, Marketing, USPS Corruption, WND 0
‘This is hypocrisy at its worst’
By WND Staff
Published August 23, 2020 at 2:16pm
The U.S. Postal Service has decided to kill a customized stamp program that was generating revenue to avoid having to allow religious messages.
“This is hypocrisy at its worst,” said Kelly Shackelford, the chief counsel for First Liberty Institute. “It is outrageous that the U.S. Postal Service would end a steady source of revenue that raised millions of dollars just because someone might choose a religious image on a stamp.”
First Liberty, representing a woman who wanted to create a Nativity-themed stamp, sued to strike the restriction in U.S. District Court in Texas. The complaint argued the U.S. Supreme Court has held such categorical exclusion of religious content as viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.
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The USPS then decided to cancel the program entirely.
Shackelford said the Postal Service “has the nerve to demand a taxpayer bailout, rather than celebrate the principles of free, diverse speech and the free market.”
“Americans should reject the USPS’ audacity to now insist that taxpayers reward them for walking away from millions of dollars instead of doing the right thing and embracing free speech on postage stamps,” he said.
The USPS, which has been losing money for years, is in the middle of a political fight over the Democrats’ push to expand mail-in voting by the November elections. Republicans are concerned about potential fraud, pointing to recent elections in which the results are still undetermined.
Jeremy Dys, special counsel for litigation for First Liberty, said it’s “puzzling that the U.S. Postal Service would end a revenue-generating program because someone might choose a religious image on a stamp and then demand that Congress reward that decision with a taxpayer bailout.”
“Rather than celebrate the principles of free, diverse speech, the U.S. Postal Service has decided to silence all speech but their own. Americans now have fewer options and the USPS will lose more money because of this decision,” he said.
First Liberty represents Susan Fletcher, who wanted to use the custom program to create stamps featuring a Nativity that said “Emmanuel, God with us” and “God Bless Texas.”
At a special website set up to create customized stamps, she found USPS prohibited designs that include any religious symbols or speech.
The stamp vendors even threaten legal action against anyone who complained about it.
“I just want to express my faith in everything I do, at Christmas and all throughout the year,” Fletcher explained. “I am truly saddened that the country I love would keep me from expressing the most important message I could share with others: my faith.”
First Liberty said USPS lumps religious content into a category called “unsuitable for all-ages and audiences.”
That’s the same category to which violent or sexually explicit images are consigned.
Getting Back Up When We Don’t Fall Well
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Home » Project Highlights » Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the Illinois Basin: Numerical Modeling to Evaluate Potential Impacts
Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the Illinois Basin: Numerical Modeling to Evaluate Potential Impacts
Circular 598, Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the Illinois Basin: Numerical Modeling to Evaluate Potential Impacts
Edward Mehnert, James R. Damico, Nathan P. Grigsby, Charles C. Monson, Christopher G. Patterson, and Fang Yang
The Illinois Basin in the north-central United States is a globally significant saline reservoir for geologic carbon sequestration. To evaluate the feasibility of future commercial-scale geologic carbon sequestration within the Illinois Basin, a basin-scale flow model was developed with TOUGH2-MP/ECO2N simulation software, run on National Science Foundation-funded supercomputers, and refined as new geologic data from the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project became available. Numerical modeling can be used to guide future efficient geologic carbon sequestration development in the region and understand its potential consequences. These geologic carbon sequestration models included the Mt. Simon Sandstone as the injection reservoir, the Eau Claire Formation (caprock), and the underlying pre-Mt. Simon and Argenta sandstones and Precambrian basement. For this project, we assessed the migration and fate of injected CO2 and the pressure changes in this open reservoir in response to hypothetical future geologic carbon sequestration developments. Because of the uncertainty of the geologic and petrophysical data needed to build a geologic carbon sequestration model at the basin scale, a series of simulations were developed rather than a single best model. The resulting family of six solutions provided a range of possible simulations and should be useful for developing basin-scale geologic carbon sequestration in the Illinois Basin or other open basins. These six solutions included a 50-year injection period, but the overall simulation periods varied from 83 to 5,000 years.
Model results showed that a maximum of approximately 5 billion tonnes (5.5 billion tons, or 100 million tonnes [110 million tons] injected annually for 50 years) of CO2 could be injected safely and permanently into the Illinois Basin. These results included reservoir pressures in the injection zone and overlying/underlying geologic strata and the phase distribution of CO2 (free phase, residual saturation, and dissolved). Experts have predicted that a global CCS capacity of 92 billion tonnes (101 billion tons) will be needed to help stabilize atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Thus, the Mt. Simon Formation in the Illinois Basin could be a globally significant CCS reservoir if developed efficiently.
This publication can be downloaded from free from the University of Illinois IDEALS repository. A printed copy can be ordered for $12 + shipping from our online store.
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Robert - Tutor di Inglese - Lezioni impartite: 0 | Verbling
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Robert Dennis
I am a Business English teacher and communications consultant living and working in Sicily. I help professionals who want to communicate more effectively with clients, customers and colleagues in English. A graduate in English from Oxford University, I have taught Business English for over twenty-five years both in London and Italy. I have also worked as a copywriter for both private and public sector organizations and as a creative industries consultant in London. I am passionate about language and have studied Applied Linguistics at London University. My interests include art, design, music, films and technology. I have also founded a number of business English networks and groups using social media.
I love teaching and have met a lot of great people over the years - both students and teachers. I think the secret to learning English is being really motivated and making steady progress. Learning English takes time and dedication - but if you put in the work and have fun while you're doing it, you will learn!
MA Applied Linguistics (started)
Birkbeck College, University Of London - London, UK
Master's in Applied Linguistics (not completed)
Cambridge/RSA DELTA
Hammersmith and West London College - London, UK
Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults
BA (Hons) English Language & Literature
University of Oxford - Oxford, UK
English Language & Literature
BEC,Homework,Reading Exercises,CPE,Proficiency Assessment,Teenagers (12-18),Business English,Interview Preparation
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Berlin / C-Club / Ghost + The Oath
Posted: November 23, 2013 by vals81 in Berlin, C-Club, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Tags: C-Club, ghost berlin, ghost live report, ghost photos, heavy metal berlin, the oath berlin, the oath photos
The Oath (6/10)
Start 20:45/ End 21:45
The Oath is a Berlin based band, with a core composed by two ladies who are dedicated to a type of Hard Rock which reminds to 70s and 80s sonorities. The Oath is going to release its debut album next year. Being the opening act for Ghost was a great opportunity to present the band’s talent. The Oath got on stage slightly earlier than expected, and the two ladies, Johanna and Linnéa, started warming the evening up with beautiful vocals and great guitar work. They were able to give their music an epic beauty. The best result was achieved on faster tracks than mid-tempos; the complete set-list went smoothly and was enjoyable. Although that particular music style has already been exploited in terms of originality, The Oath has the possibility to retail its space in the scene.
Ghost (8/10)
Ghost has already acquired an admirable resonance in the Metal scene, after the two LPs released and the brand new EP produced by Dave Grohl. The Swedish masked band has managed to melt together Satanic themes with a light and melodic Heavy Metal, resulting in a sound not-so-different from some stuff of the 80s NWOBHM, and which strongly reminds of Merciful Fate. The identity of the six members is unknown as they always appear in public wearing masks: the five instrumentalists, called Nameless Ghouls, look like a mix of monks and Darth Vather, while the lead singer, called Papa Emeritus II, shows a skull-faced makeup, cardinal robes, miter and thurible…something similar to a retired German Pope. After the famous satanic ancestral litania used also by Kubrik in his work, the Ghouls came on stage alone, letting Papa Emerotus II enter solo, gaining an enthusiastic response from the audience. Just the initial combo with Infestissumam and Per Aspera Ad Inferi were worthy the price. The other songs were taken equally by both albums and also the new cover, more Hard Rock oriented, sounded smooth with all the others. Papa Emeritus played the role of main entertainer, introducing the songs and warming the audience. He continuously moved back and forth on stage, creating the effect of a real ghost coming out of the fog. The Ghouls demonstrated to be great musicians and played perfectly the part of gregariouses on the show. A show which had nothing of blasphemous, in spite of the band’s lyrics and the anti-church dress. The satanic imaginary has nothing to do with intellectual background of the Black Metal scene, but it want to be pure entertainment, as the band itself declared in some interviews. It was really a great show, which ended at the best with a highly requested encore composed by Ghuleh/Zombie Queen and Monstrance Clock. Ghost called and the Children of Berlin answered in the best way.
Venue: C-Club
Price: 24,00€ at Trinity Music
Setlist: Ghost
Berlin / Cassiopeia / Windhand + Pilgrim + DeZafra Ridge
Next week concerts: 25 Nov – 01 Dec
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Looking around Do you know that kids show 'Go outside' with the woman and her collie in the biplane? I took her message very much to heart.
The Onsen in the storm
JAPAN | Monday, 30 July 2018 | Views [211]
It has rained all day today. Being the UK that shouldn’t be even worthy of mention, but it is the relieving cleanse of heavy rain after an uneasy prolonged heatwave, so with relief I say, it has rained all day today. Whenever it rains now, I mean really rains, I think of my trip to Asia. It may rain often in the UK but it rarely rains well. It rains lightly forever, half committed to drowning us all in a lazy, self-obsessed, melancholy way. In Asia when it rains, it rains with dedication. It rains because it needs to rain, and if we drown, so be it. That was my experience of rain in Kuala Lumpur. A torrent of rain fell on the sauna like streets in almost literal buckets. The dry dusty tarmac turned into a gushing river in mere minutes. I walked 10 paces from the metro station to the Hindu temple at the end of the street where my hostel was and I have never been so wet in my life. It fell from the eaves of the buildings like a waterfall. It hammered the corrugated plastic roof of the walkway like bullets. And then 30 minutes later, the streets were dusty again, as if the rain had been a complete hallucination. But today’s rain was nothing like that, nor any rain that I have witnessed since. The grey sky and the serene Sunday mood reminded me of the rain in Japan. Elodie always says that the rain here is a pale imitation of the rain in Japan, and it is the only real time that she longs for Japan I think. It also makes me long for Japan, and long for one specific day in Japan. I mean, honestly, I wasn’t exactly there for many days- a grand total of 5 in April 2017- but I remember this day like I remember few days in my life.
It was the end of my trip to Asia. I had been to KL, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh and Hong Kong. I left Anna many days ago and had been alone to stew in my sadness for a while. I was excited to be in Japan but mostly to have company again. However, Elodie and I, close friends as we were, had never been alone together before and when I first arrived I was a bit unsure how this would go, whether I would feel as lonely as I had been. Such a statement now is laughable it is so ridiculous. There is no one in the world who knows me like Elodie knows me, and there is no one in the world I feel so completely able to be my true internal self around as Elodie, and honestly I believe it stems from that day in the rain in Kyoto.
Elodie’s family were also visiting her at the same time as me, so even with my trepidations I knew I would be surrounded by people I could talk to, whether I was lonely or not. It was also the first time I had met her family, but that did not worry me. I care very little for what my own family thinks of me, let alone everyone else’s, and either my lack of pretention warms them to me, or everyone is extremely polite and deceitful, because my friend’s families seem to like me, without much effort on my part. She has two younger sisters, the perpetually unmoved and vaguely fed up Pippa, who seems always a little unimpressed with everyone, as if she sees through all the bullshit to your inner soul, and the curious and carefree, totally alive older one, who I both see myself in and wish I was more like at the same time. Her parents are exactly as she had described them. All of them didn’t seem to mind a bit that I had invaded their reunion with their daughter who had been away for 9 months, and for that I will always be very grateful. We met outside a vegan restaurant on the other side of Kyoto. They were late because the girls had stopped at a vintage shop to buy a retro jacket and an unknown Japanese instrument that looked a bit like a psalter. The vegan restaurant was for my benefit, as finding food without meat was pretty difficult everywhere in Asia, but here was impossible. After dinner we went to the Kyoto castle to watch a light show celebrating the end of the spring festival and the blooming of the sakura. It was beautiful but extremely crowded. Everyone loves a good picture of the sakura. Amy people watched an awkward couple of teenagers behind us that were obviously on a date, cringing and silently trying to encourage them to actually talk.
The next day we had planned to go to Arashiyama, a town just outside Kyoto, to go to an Onsen. We had promised we would go to an Onsen when I visited and Elodie picked out the best one she could find. An Onsen for those of you who don’t know is the strange red emoji of the circle with three lines of heat coming off of it, or a hot spring public bath. Like a spa, but in Asia that level of luxury is called communal personal hygiene, not an extra special, and expensive, day out with the girls. We had roped her mum into coming with us, and convinced her dad and sisters to wander around Ararshiyama as they waited. The name Arashiyama means ‘Storm Mountain’. I practice the Japanese martial art of Jiu Jitsu (really) and we have a move called Yama Arashi, which means the same but the opposite I suppose, ‘Mountain storm’ which is a move for defending against a samurai sword, where you get in front of them, facing the same way, grab their wrists, put your shoulder under their shoulder and kick their leg from underneath them so they fall dramatically to the floor and you don’t impale yourself on a katana. I think they just wanted a cool sounding name for what is a pretty cool throw- I mean there is a katana involved (even if so far I’ve only been attacked by wooden ones) and everyone knows katanas are pretty damn cool, just like mountains and storms- whatever order they happen to be in. This information is not at all necessary to the story but it’s a fun fact, and I think the fact that they kind of almost named a martial arts move after this place reflects the general atmosphere of it. It is a touristy, in the pretence of being traditional, town at the foot of wide river and a sudden tree covered small mountain. It is imposing, powerful but serene and controlled, and ultimately, artful. It is also an accurate name in another sense. It rained all day. Not like Malaysian rain, more like a very heavy British downpour- like the best day of rain we would get, is just a normal day of rain in Japan. It was humid in Asia and yesterday Japan had been above 30 degrees, so suffice to say Melissa, Elodie’s mother, and I had not packed for the rain. Luckily Elodie had umbrellas, but only two. I, enjoying the cleansing caress of the rain, sacrificed my body, my canvas shoes and my denim jacket to the rain. In my mind this was going to be a day of bodily cleansing anyway, so the rain only added more gravitas and pseudo spiritual drama to the occasion. Melissa was slightly less happy about the rain, and Elodie was content to get soaking wet in the name of the destination.
The Onsen was 20 minutes across town. We would get wet there was no doubt but Elodie was determined and I was excited to continue my heartbroken white girl story with a ritualistic, mystic rebaptism. The walk was not difficult though it did seem much longer than 30 minutes. Perhaps it was that our every step relied on google maps, going down the twisty-turny narrow backstreets, the hard rain or the fact that Melissa had to stop a few times because her shoes plus the water were cutting into her feet, that made it seem so long. Watching Elodie interact with her mother, was like an outer body experience, as if I was watching me and my own mother. Funny how what infuriates us in our family is hardly a thing to bat an eye at in someone else’s. Eventually though, we arrived. The building was big and wooden and looked very grand and traditional. But the door was closed, and Elodie frowned. She went to the door and read a sign, “closed every 3rd Monday of the month” I can’t remember her exact reaction but it was probably something like “OH FOR GOD’S SAKE” but probably more like a “WHAT!”, I think only I still say oh for gods sake. Either way she was that classic British mix of angry, disappointed, outraged and somehow cynically unsurprised.
We didn’t know what to do except go back to the tourist town at the mountain and hope her dad and sisters had not moved very far, since they had no wifi or data or signal to be contactable. Luckily we walked even faster, so fast I really do not remember the return journey at all; we basically ran. Luckily again they had not even left the souvenir shop we had deposited them in 30 minutes ago. So we regrouped and tried to decided what to do. We wandered around the shop, I bought a badge that said “Time is not real, we all die” or something like that, it still lives on my backpack. We decided to look around for a bit, having travelled on the bus to get here. We braved the rain and went to what Arashiyama is famous for, the bamboo forest. It was less of a forest, more of a bamboo zoo. The bamboo was behind fences that lined a tarmac path full of mostly Japanese tourists. Still it was pretty cool, and I very much enjoyed the House of Flying Daggers vibe. After that we went for lunch. In Japan they have this weird custom of having plastic replicas of the dishes they serve in the window rather than just a menu. It kind of makes you feel like you’re a doll in a doll house, not helped by the fact that their buildings are small and made of wood and their movements seem overly polite and rigid, like they have a limited range of movement in their joints. But maybe I am remembering things a bit too caricatured. This story is all from memory. I didn’t keep a diary at this time, too distracted by my companions and too jaded from my own self pitying, forlorn tone and preoccupation with my own shame, desperation and rejection. I had Udon soup, that being basically the only thing I could eat. After that we left Storm Mountain, having had enough of the storm and not enough of the mountain. I don’t know if it was at this point or if it was decided earlier as soon as we couldn’t get into the other Onsen, but for the benefit of dramatic narrative I’ll say, on the bus home, Elodie remembered that there was another small local Onsen close by to her place. She was pretty done with the idea of going to the Onsen at all but I, uncharacteristically, told her not to be so downhearted so easy. I wasn’t invested in that specific Onsen, any Onsen would do. Furthermore, I have travelled enough to know that planning with the expectation of success is a fool’s game, and readjusting to disappointment is the only route to satisfaction. Even furthermore, I wasn’t giving up on my damn grand narrative so easily. That whole episode with the Onsen in Arashiyama is one of the rare occasions that I had not had even the vague inclination to give into despair. On a trip so preluded by despair I was surprised. Was I growing? Was I learning? Was I just not really that bothered by a walk in the rain? Who can say.
So once we were back in Kyoto we dropped the girls and the boy at their hotel and walked around the corner to the small Onsen in a back alley. It was, to me, even better aesthetically than the last one. It was in a small courtyard, but generally smack bang in a residential area. The doorway was covered by a white draped cloth with Japanese symbols written in hand painted script. It was already evening so the lamps were lit either side of the door and it glowed invitingly on the dark street. You could almost see the steam rising out the door, drawing you in with the promise of a warm bath and rest for our damp bodies and our tired feet. That doorway had nothing which suggested that it was from the 21st century; for a second we were timeless, we were far out of the world, as one often feels in Kyoto in its monuments and secluded corners, if you ignore the modernity and tourists you can glean in your peripheral vision. We entered, the protagonists in a studio Ghibli, half expecting to be greeted by giant frogs in kimonos or at least a spirit goddess or something. Instead it was a woman at a desk who gave us each a small rectangular yellow towel, not big enough to wrap around anything, in exchange for the money we gave her. You could also buy soap and things but didn’t, I think we had brought our own. So we ventured into the doorway for women on the right hand side of a wooden partition, and we got undressed. Keep in mind I met Elodie’s mother yesterday, and despite being best friends with Elodie had not seen her in 9 months, and had never even seen her in her underwear. I used to be so English about nudity. It was a thing for children and Europeans only. But Kate and American Anna had been so open about nudity in first year and on our travels in Italy that I had grown to realise my attitudes were pathetically childish rather than civilised. Also, having to get dressed into a gi (fancy white pyjamas that fools who think they’re samurai wear to throw their friends on the floor without ripping their gym shirts) three or four times a week just takes way too long if your trying to manoeuvre in a toilet cubicle or slip a sports bra over the top of another bra, so girls with as many body issues as you, though you know from your sly glances you’re pretending not to have that they have no reason to have because damn if the boys next door could see the bodies underneath those cotton potato sacks they’d find it difficult to get so close without their minds wandering, don’t see your boobs. Elodie was moving towards rejecting our ridiculous hang ups about nudity too, and in fact we had been excited about the Onsen for almost this reason- it was a symbolic of our sisterhood and our rejection of internalised shame about our female bodies, because we actually do think and discuss and care about such abstract rebellion- but for her mum this was an uncomfortable and nervous occasion. Still she bravely, yet hesitatingly, got head to toe naked in front of her 20 year old daughter and her friend she met yesterday. The changing room was full of other white women, tourists by the amount of body tattoos (myself included) getting naked, though not being English it wasn’t such an enlightening moment. In more strict, traditional Onsens tattoos are forbidden, or at least you are forced to cover them up with a plaster or something. Tattoos were symbolic of membership in the Yakuza, and since they wished to keep peace in the public baths they normally preferred not to let the Yakuza in. Since this Onsen was full mainly of tourists their policy was considerably more laxed- to my disappointment honestly.
The main room of the Onsen, beyond the locker room, was also gender segregated though not all Onsens are. It was a small tiled room, not much different from what you would find in any spa or swimming centre. There was a sauna at the back with a freezing cold dip pool outside the door, a bigger pool on the left side of the room, with a section marked ‘medicine bath’ and another marked ‘electric bath’ and the right hand side was just rows of small dressing tables, with a mirror and a bucket thing to sit on as a seat, where you were supposed to actually bathe yourself with water before and after relaxing in the pools.
We followed the two or three actual Japanese women and poured cups of water over ourselves. Immediately Elodie and I were fascinated by the naked adult women. We looked at each of them, securely, confidently, nonchalantly, washing themselves. Every body was individually beautiful; no one looked bad, or ugly, though some had bigger nipples, droopier or larger breasts, hairy bodies or wider hips and skinnier waists, there was not one woman I was not impressed by, and lightly envious of, in some way. I thought, if I were sexually attracted to women, there was not one that I would not whole heartedly appreciate. As it was, there was not a single murmur of sexuality in the air. This wasn’t a shower scene in a movie, there was no male gaze polluting the air with selfish desire or stylised erotic expression, gesture or tone. This was 6 or 7 human women bathing. Never in my life have I felt so safe, so secure and so satisfied with my body. Me and Elodie simultaneously dreamed of the Amazonian paradise that could be if only there was no men; no men to judge our bodies, to rank us and set us against each other, to penetrate deeper with their insidious eyes than they or we could ever dream they could with any other body part, stripping us beyond the skin and yet seeing nothing but skin at the same time, to fuck us and break our hearts. Of course, Elodie’s mum, not the ardent feminists we are, did not agree outwardly with our dreaming, though I think undoubtedly, she was happy the atmosphere was so relaxed whether or not that was because it was sans homme. Admittedly, it was the lack of sexual desire and gaze we felt momentarily liberated from, not necessarily the absence of penises. We talked of our bodily anxieties, the things about ourselves that we had despised and been ashamed to show others until this moment, and as much as we detoxified our bodies we detoxified our self-esteem.
We bathed in each pool, even the strange ‘electric’ one which had a small electric current running through it that you could somehow feel under your skin in an exciting and unsettling way. There was also another pool outside, small, a few steps off the ground and sheltered by a wooden veranda in a tiny courtyard. It was still raining quite heavily but in the pool you were safe. The light from inside seeped gently through the paper doors and windows of the building. It was strange being out of the rain but still submerged in water. It was almost unearthly, as if we had parted the rain clouds around our heads as we bathed like Diana and her nymphs. You were technically outside but it wasn’t cold. The water was warm and the air was still slightly humid. The rain fell on the little water feature that was opposite the pool. A statuette of a Japanese goddess was pouring a jug of water into a pond. The soft but strong sound of the rain hitting the ground blocked out any outside worldly noises. It soothed the soul as music does the beast.
We sat quietly, talking intermittently about women and bodies. I just wanted to sit in that pool, listening to the rain for the rest of my life. I felt like when we left this Onsen 100 human years would have past. Really it was only about an hour. We reluctantly put on our clothes, our mortal female identity and our anxieties (hopefully minus a few) and returned to the present human world. We collected the others from the hotel. They had passed the time in peace as well, Amy was trying to figure out how to play a tune on her new instrument, Pippa sat quietly with a raised eyebrow. We headed out for dinner to a local Chinese restaurant. We ate a hearty feast set out on one of those circular tables with the smaller spinny circle in the middle. The Chinese woman remembered Elodie from her first visit almost a year before, and she smiled enthusiastically when I ventured to try out my long lost mandarin to say goodbye. We were back in the real world, but for me something was a little different, not much, but a little bit purer. We said goodbye to Elodie’s family, they were leaving early to catch their flight home in the morning, so it was a farewell I was again intruding on, but no one seemed to care. I would miss them all though I had only known them a few hours really. I would also be leaving Elodie and Kyoto tomorrow to catch the superfast train to Tokyo. The whole day seemed to sense our impending separation and eventual return to the west, and sought to slow us down with the rain.
Instead of going back to Elodie’s shared house, we did one more thing we had promised we would do in Japan together- we went to sing private karaoke. We stashed a bottle of sakura sake in our bag that we had impulsively bought from a very attractive guy at a food stall at the castle the night before, who sadly seemed absolutely unmoved by our presence and sold it to us without subtracting or adding a single drop of charm. We sang the most cheesy and therapeutic songs we could find (we are talking ‘I’ll make a man out of you’, ‘I will always love you’ and ‘I will survive’ songs of desperate determination) and got merry on the sake.
I think it had finally stopped raining at this point, and we walked down the still and silent streets of Kyoto, cleansed internally and externally. And now whenever it rains I think of that day, and the peace and comfort I felt to the very bone and even deeper. And I long to be in the that Onsen in Japan, watching the rain hit the water feature, and feeling nestled in the arms of the public bath, like the jug in the arms of that stone goddess, hidden and safe in a secret world at the centre of the city.
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Trump Marital Rape Claim 'Totally Without Merit,' Says Ivana Trump
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Recently, the Daily Beast—citing Harry Hurt III’s Donald Trump biography Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump—unearthed a courtroom deposition by Ivana Trump, Trump’s ex wife, describing a rape that occurred during the couple’s marriage in the early nineties. Immediately prior to the release of Lost Tycoon (back in 1993), Ivana Trump softened her accusations and today she has released a statement, calling the Daily Beast’s marital rape claim “totally without merit.”
“I have recently read some comments attributed to me from nearly 30 years ago at a time of very high tension during my divorce from Donald. The story is totally without merit,” she says, adding:
“Donald and I are the best of friends and together have raised three children that we love and are very proud of. I have nothing but fondness for Donald and wish him the best of luck on his campaign. Incidentally, I think he would make an incredible president.”
Tuesday, Michael Cohen—special counsel at The Trump Organization—defended Donald Trump against that allegations by claiming (wrongly) that marital rape does not exist.
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“In terms of the media I was getting put into a box that I never saw for myself,” he continues. “The pressure and the fame—everything. All the clichés, man—like not being able to walk around, having no privacy, and from this TV appearance to this TV appearance, and the criticism, and the lack of connection, and the lack of meetings—all of that put into one pie was just...I just wanted to escape.”
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Upcoming Madden 21 patch will make drafting quarterbacks more logical
Last updated Jan 6, 2021
Madden NFL 21’s next huge Franchise mode upgrade will repair a location that gamers have long grumbled about: AI-controlled groups preparing first-round quarterbacks when the club currently has skill, even novice skill, at that position.
The brand-new reasoning that’s coming states that an AI group in Franchise will “deprioritize drafting a first round QB” if any of 7 conditions are fulfilled. Even more, if a group has a beginning quarterback over age 35, they’ll take a look at taking a replacement.
EA Tiburon, the establishing studio, defined those conditions in a post on Wednesday, however didn’t state precisely when this spot would introduce.
“Like real life, there can still be times where a team decides a player is just too good to pass up, depending on the situation,” Madden’s designers composed. So the brand-new draft reasoning doesn’t entirely dismiss bonehead scenarios; the Bears prepared Mitch Trubisky IRL, after all.
The brand-new rules say teams will take less interest in a first-round QB if:
Their current starter was a first-round pick in either of the two most recent drafts.
Their current starter was a second- or third-round pick in the last two drafts AND has a Normal development trait, plus a 72 overall rating, OR has the Star (or better) development trait.
Their current starter is rated 94 overall or better
Their current starter is rated 87 overall or better, and is 32 years old or older.
Their current starter is rated 74 overall or better, and is under 29 years old.
Their current backup quarterback has the Star (or better) development trait and is under 28 years old.
One rule increasing a team’s interest in drafting a first-round quarterback: If the current starting quarterback is over 35 years old, they’ll be interested in a replacement, regardless of his rating or traits.
The next patch will also deliver several requested tools and controls to commissioners for their online franchises. This includes the ability to undo free agent signings in the offseason; to set gameplay assists (such as Heat Seeker tackling, or player-switching assists) on a global basis, and level the competition field; and house rules governing how many times a play can be called in one game, or how long a player must wait before calling the same play again. Developers say these features have been long requested by the community.
In September, developing studio EA Tiburon said three significant patches would be coming to the game (beginning in November), and the next update is the second. A repair of the game’s overall trade reasoning will wait until the third patch, EA Tiburon wrote.
“To move forward on improved trade logic, it was important to acknowledge there wasn’t a magic quick fix,” developers wrote. Franchise mode’s player-trading has been long criticized, as either too easy to manipulate, or for delivering trades where teams abandon great players for no good reason.
EA Tiburon says it is working on “new baseline scales around player and draft pick values, by reconsidering every factor and modifier that is currently used in trades.” Developers are also addressing “top community exploits around AI trades,” and considering improvements or additions to how the AI evaluates offers from other teams.
It’s been almost five years since Franchise mode got a significant brand-new feature, and the lack of change in the mode had even diehard fans angrily tweeting under a #FixFranchise hashtag back in the late summer. The three Franchise patches are trying to address the longest-running disappointments fans have actually had in a staple mode that’s mainly gotten incremental updates given that 2016.
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Demi Lovato said she admires Billie Eilish for staying true to herself and "keeping her body a mystery" despite the music industry's expectations and standards.
According to PopCrave, the "Anyone" singer spoke about the Grammy award winner in a new interview, in which she applauds the 18-year-old's authenticity and the fact that she's doing the completely opposite of what the world expects from her as a young pop artist.
"What stands out to me about Billie is that she is going opposite of what everybody expects a 17-turning-18-year-old to do in the pop industry, which is to take off your clothes, be sexy," Lovato explained. "She's just totally staying authentic to herself, she's keeping her body a mystery.”
She continued, "I've heard her say in interviews, [it's] because she doesn't want to give that power to other people and I think that's so powerful and awesome. I think she's being totally authentic to herself as an artist, and I love what she's creating. So, I'd love to do something with her one day."
In the past, Eilish has revealed the real reason she always wears baggy clothes while speaking her truth in a 2019 Calvin Klein ad. She explained that no one can judge her if they can't see her body.
“That’s why I wear baggy clothes,” she says in the ad. "Nobody can have an opinion because they haven't seen what’s underneath. Nobody can be like, ‘she’s slim-thick,’ ‘she’s not slim-thick,’ ‘she’s got a flat ass,’ ‘she's got a fat ass.’ No one can say any of that because they don't know.”
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Police no longer looking for missing man after body found near Nith River
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Published Tuesday, November 24, 2020 6:19AM EST Last Updated Wednesday, November 25, 2020 6:59PM EST
KITCHENER -- Waterloo regional police say they are no longer looking for a missing man after they discovered a body near the Nith River on Tuesday night.
Police were searching throughout the day Tuesday for the man, who was last seen in the area and had not returned home on Monday night.
In a tweet on Tuesday night, Waterloo regional police said the body was found with help from the OPP. A post-mortem examination was scheduled for Wednesday.
For hours, police canvassed the area along the Nith River with assistance from the K-9 unit and a drone.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the OPP Search and Recovery Team arrived at the scene. Regional police said they requested the help.
In a tweet on Wednesday, police said the death isn't considered suspicious and no further details will be released.
They have not officially confirmed the identity of the man who was found dead on Tuesday night.
With the assistance of the OPP, we have located the body of a male in the area of Nith River in New Hamburg.
The investigation is ongoing. More details will be released when available. pic.twitter.com/br54PwrjXr
— Waterloo Regional Police (@WRPSToday) November 24, 2020
The OPP Search and Recovery Team help with a search for a missing man (Dan Lauckner / CTV News Kitchener)
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Saint Blaise festivity – Dubrovnik’s Day
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The day that is dedicated to Dubrovnik’s patron saint, Saint Blaise, an old man who carries the City in the palm of his hand and whose statues decorate city walls and entrances, has been a special day for the City of Dubrovnik since 972 when it was celebrated for the first time.This year, for 1043rd time, Dubrovnik will again honor its patron saint with a traditional festivity, which was made a part of UNESCO’s register of intangible heritage in 2009. This traditional celebration starts on the day of Our Lady of Candelora, February 2, with the releasing of white doves, which symbolize freedom and peace, in front of a church dedicated to the saint and by raising Saint Blaise’s banner on Orlando’s column. Apart from the religious festivities in Dubrovnik, during those days numerous secular activities have been organized for domestic residents and tourists alike. Restaurants offer typical winter delicacies and you can enjoy many exhibits and concerts dedicated to Saint Blaise, and during a walk on city walls you can see over a hundred stone depictions of Dubrovnik’s patron saint.
It is hard to decide what is more beautiful and attractive on Saint Blaise’s day. Folk costumes of Croatian Littoral region, Zupa dubrovacka or Konavle, all evoke the times of folk customs. Colourful red banners catch the eye as they flutter on the square behind Orlando, and we are mesmerized as well by a group of trombunjeri who carry short and broad rifles on their shoulders which had been used in the past to create noise and frighten away enemies of the City.
They fire their guns before entering the City, on Brsalje, where, during the time of the Republic, shooting rifles and cannons was practiced. In the evening, when darkness envelops the City, and saints relics are resting in the treasury, guests from surrounding villages return home. Green laurel wreaths decorate the front of the beautiful baroque entrance into the saint’s church, stained-glass windows shine on the façade and statues of Saint Blaise, a saint who for centuries has been holding a model of the City in his outstretched hand, as if trying to bring the City closer to his heart and protective embrace, gazes down at the passers-by from the city walls, lavish buildings and churches.
In over one thousand years since the City under Srd started celebrating its patron saint, not much has changed. True, Dubrovnik no longer has its Rector or nobility, but the beautiful stone Rector’s Palace is still here, as well as the baroque St. Blaise’s Church adjacent to it, a baroque cathedral which represents the most important and enduring commitment of Dubrovnik inhabitants to their patron saint. This year, for the 1042nd time, Dubrovnik will again treat its patron saint with a traditional festivity which was made a part of UNESCO’s register of intangible heritage in 2009. The traditional celebration starts on the day of Our Lady of Candelora, February 2, with the releasing of white doves, which symbolizes freedom and peace, in front of a church dedicated to the saint and by raising Saint Blaise’s banner on Orlando’s column. Each year on February 2, when Dubrovnik celebrates Our Lady of Candelora, people repeat the old dictum: ‘Candelora, winter goodbye, Saint Blaise follows her and says it is a lie.’ Truly, on that day, when continental cities are drenched in torrential rain and the rest of Europe is often caked in ice, Dubrovnik is full of mimosas, almonds in full bloom and sunny spring days.
On the day of the festivity itself, February 3, the numerous faithful and church dignitaries come to the City from nearby areas carrying the saint’s relics across Stradun and city streets in a solemn procession, and under a baldachin is the greatest of all relics, the shroud of Jesus.
In front of Saint Blaise’s Church, the banners salute the patron saint who has been protecting the City for many centuries. This is an opportunity for the participants to not only demonstrate special skills but also to show off beautiful and original folk costumes. Throughout the day, priests bless the faithful in the church, using two crossed candles since it is believed that Saint Blaise protects against throat diseases. The Saint Blaise festivity is also the Day of the City of Dubrovnik, which is why apart from religious ceremonies these days are rich in various activities. During the solemn session of the City Council, which is organized in Dubrovnik’s baroque Marin Drzic Theatre, an award from the City is presented. Many diplomats, businessmen and political dignitaries from Croatia and throughout Europe visit Dubrovnik during this period. Numerous religious and secular activities, exhibits, book presentations, theatrical plays etc., are dedicated to Dubrovnik’s patron saint during those days.
The day dedicated to Dubrovnik’s patron saint, Saint Blaise, an old man who carries the City in the palm of his hand and whose statues decorate Dubrovnik city walls and entrances, has been a special day in Dubrovnik since 972 when it was first celebrated. The celebration is unique in itself, typical for Dubrovnik.
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Wolfstar
~W I L D P A W~
Wildpaw had been left alone yet again in the medicine den. Nettlenose was off somewhere and Startledcrow had decided to visit Willowfur and his kits in the nursery for the tenth time since the morning. The injured apprentice looked around with boredom, casually batting at a moss ball he had created from the nest he slept in. The medicine cats had promised him he would be leaving their den soon, but they hadn’t answered his question on what would happen next, and he knew it was because they didn’t know. I better not be told to retire as an elder. He could imagine Wolfstar telling him to live in the elder’s den with pity written all over his face, and just the thought made Wildpaw angry at his father. Did his family have little faith in what he could do because of his injuries? Did they not want to try and make it work? Nightpaw’s face popped up in Wildpaw’s mind and he couldn’t help but smile. At least he had a friend who had complete faith in him and who was willing to help. The black-furred tom thought of finding her to talk, but the noise from the clearing began to grow louder and louder. Wildpaw narrowed his eyes and peered through the entrance, catching the sight of his brother panting and his mother with her fur bushed up. Quickly, the golden-flecked warrior raced out of camp alone, leaving her son still panting from running.
A group of warrior’s meowed amongst each other before they fled out of the camp in the opposite direction as Goldenrose. Burning with curiosity and fear, Wildpaw forced himself to limp across the clearing, ignoring the pain that still scored up his left leg with each step. “Breezepaw!” He called to his gray tabby brother, his eyes widening. “What’s going on?” He had to move his head to the left so he was able to see and hear his brother clearly from his right side. He wished he could have pressed against Breezepaw’s side to help him stay upright, but he knew he would just make it even harder for him to relax. “Where is the rest of the patrol you were in? Is Wolfstar okay?” And where was their mother going? A few warrior’s were positioned around the clearing as if guarding the entire camp with an anticipation that something was coming.
Breezepaw ~ WindClan Apprentice
He was panting hard as everyone was rushing past him in such a fast pace, ears laying flat against his head as he watched his mother sprint off swiftly in the opposite direction of the patrol that Eveningstorm was leading to back up the excruciating small WindClan patrol that was fighting an army. “Mom!” Breezepaw calmed after his mother but she made sure that he stayed behind, his expression falling with disappointment before he felt Eveningstorm’s tail lay across his back. The big tabby was trying to comfort him but he was feeling anything from comforted. Ears twitched in the direction of Wildpaw as his brother limped out of the Medicine cat Den, his eyes widening at the sight of his fluffy black furred sibling. “Wildpaw! What are you doing out?” He gasped, although he was still trying to catch his breath from the run he had performed, long limbs trembling as he walked towards Wildpaw.
His brother was wobbly and didn’t have the best balance because of his injuries, which led to Breezepaw instantly pressing his pelt against that of his brothers side, helping to balance the Tom. Pupils narrowed slightly as he looked at his brother, chin turning in the direction that Goldenrose had taken and then that of which the patrol that was racing away. “W-we were attacked!” He informed Wildpaw, his speech broken up through his panting but he was now beginning to breathe through his nose, but his muscles were still trembling from both his run and his anxiety. “ShadowClan and RiverClan… t-they attacked out of no where. W-Wolfstar sent me back for reinforcements.” He meowed, but he felt ashamed that he was being held back from the battle, his green eyes flickering towards Wildpaw before he licked his brothers ear to try and keep the Wild furred tomcat calm. “C-come on. You need to sit down.” He muttered, trying to lead Wildpaw back in the direction of the medicine cat den, he had been told to protect his brother and he would.
Wildpaw ~WindClan Apprentice~
Wildpaw was grateful Breezepaw had pressed against his side to help him stay up, but he inwardly groaned at the fact that he needed help. However, it wasn’t the time to complain about how dream-shattering his new injuries were, so he didn’t protest when his brother allowed him to lean into him. His left left still stuck out, and the pain was still there, but it was getting stronger and stronger everyday now that he was stretching it out. When Breezepaw was finally able to tell him what happened, Wildpaw widened his blue eyes with fear. His brother’s words were coming out in gasps, stuttering every now and then with anxiety. Wildpaw rasped his tongue over his brother’s shoulder and motioned for him to sit down in the clearing, not wanting to head back to the medicine den just yet. “I’m fine out here, don’t worry about me. Sit down so you can breathe.” Once they were settled, Wildpaw scooted a little to the side so he could look his brother in the eyes. “ShadowClan and RiverClan attacked a patrol?” He couldn’t believe it. How unfair and cowardly of them! His paws pricked the ground with need to run and help his father’s patrol, but he knew he wouldn’t make it far past the entrance of the camp. “Do you…do you think they’ll kill him? Or force us to leave?”
Wildpaw looked around the clearing hesitantly, lifting his nose to sniff out the air for any traces of ShadowClan or RiverClan. Nothing, which meant that Wolfstar and his warrior’s were holding their own for the time being. “Where is Goldenrose going? She didn’t go the direction that Wolfstar went. And did you recognize anyone in the attacking Clans?” Ever since he had been forced to stay in camp, the only thing to do was to observe his Clan in their daily life, and not much went past him and his curious gaze. Such as, Startledcrow visited Willowfur and his kits more than any other father’s and Eveningstorm and Desertrose gave each other random lovey-eyes without the other knowing. Is Nightpaw in the patrol with Wolfstar? Wildpaw’s heart beat quickly, trying to remember if he noticed the black-furred apprentice padding behind his father out to the territories. It worried him that he couldn’t remember. Wildpaw waited patiently for Breezepaw to catch his breath and be able to answer his questions.
He blinked slightly as he looked at his brother, who was gazing at him with more concern than he registered he was worth. Of course, he wasn’t harmed when the army of rival Clans attacked but he surely was winded from his run. That was probably the fastest he had ever ran, but it was well worth it. Maybe he had gotten to camp just in time. When Wildpaw’s tongue rasped over his shoulder blade, his brother broke his mind free from his torturous thoughts and he gave the black furred Tom a hesitant smile. “S-sorry.” He meowed, he had been so frazzled in worry that he knew he shouldn’t push Wildpaw around, finally settling himself down in a sitting position while his chest heaved up and down swiftly. Green eyes met with blue as Wildpaw forced him to look in his eyes, which caused Breezepaw’s ears to flatten against his skull as he cave a seldom nod. “There were so many of them, Wildpaw.” He spoke slowly and shook his head, instantly becoming worried for his mentor and father. “No… Desertrose and Tinyflame and Darkwolf were out there. And now Eveningstorm is heading there with the others…. They will protect Wolfstar.” He nodded with affirmation, leaning forward to press his nose against his brothers forehead before he leaned back and heaved out a heavy breath.
He blinked when he was questioned about their mother but he gave a small shrug. “I… I don’t know. But Eveningstorm seemed to know where she was going..” He muttered softly, eyebrows pulling together for a moment before he looked back at his brother. “I hope she’s okay…” Breezepaw muttered, their mother didn’t have the nine life’s of a leader, but he looked back at his brothers features to see that he was incredibly worried. “Hey… are you okay?” He muttered once more, leaning forward to gently flick his brother ear with his outstretched paw. “Mom and dad won’t let anyone of those RiverClanners and ShadowClanners get anywhere near here.” He promised and gave his brother a half-assed smile.
Wildpaw widened his eyes as Breezepaw began to describe what happened, imagining a river of cats pouring from the hillside and tumbling into Wolfstar’s patrol like a waterfall. It was strange to think that at this very moment, their Clan’s were at war and his tail lashed with anxiety. He knew their Clan would hold themselves against the ShadowClan and RiverClan cats well, but there was only so much they would be able to take before finally being conquered. Suddenly, he understood exactly where Goldenrose was going. “She’s going in the direction of ThunderClan,” he meowed, looking out to the entrance as if he would be able to see her running through the territories to get to them. “I bet she’s asking for their help. I hope they accept and make it in time…” So many thoughts swam through his mind over what was going on, and it irritated him that he wasn’t able to pace or walk it off. Instead, he had to sit there and let the anxieties take over his mind for a few moments, his muscles twitching with restlessness.
When Wildpaw began to wonder if Nightpaw was there or not, he had lifted his nose to sniff out who was in camp, hoping to get a whiff of her earthy scent, but she wasn’t anywhere near them. She’s definitely in the patrol then… At Breezepaw’s question, Wildpaw snapped his attention back to his brother and he shrugged, not wanting to admit that he was actually thinking about his other black-furred friend over his other Clanmate’s. “I know they’ll hold them off. But what if, for some reason, they don’t? Should we get the queens, kits, and elders together?”
“You’ll do no such thing.” A harsh mew came from the direction of the nursery, and Wildpaw turned his head towards Willowfur who was now padding towards them with her two kits behind her. “The warrior’s left in camp know what they’re doing. I’m sure they have a scout between our camp and where the fight is, ready to run and tell us if we need to evacuate.” The beautiful ginger queen looked down at her brother’s with a softer smile, her tail wrapping around Desertkit and Stormkit as they fought beneath her belly. “Don’t worry. The Clan’s have fought for many, many seasons and no one has been forced out of the territories. Besides, you’re still healing, Wildpaw, so you need to save your energy in case we need it.” Willowfur looked towards Breezepaw. “You were very brave for leaving the fight to come tell us. A lot of apprentice’s would have complained about staying to fight, but you haven’t had enough proper training.“
Breezepaw tilted his chin for a moment, letting his green eyes flicker towards that of the direction that his mother had taken off in, pupils narrowing slightly for a moment in worry as he thought of his mother running through the forest of ThunderClan. Alone. “That’s a smart thing of mom to do.” He meowed slowly, but he felt his broad paws shuffle slightly against the ground as he felt suddenly restless at the thought of his mother in potential enemy territory. “I hope they do help.. and that mom and dad are okay.” He added softly, his eye-brows pulling together for a moment before he looked at his brother as his nose was in the air. Was he scenting the air for the enemy scent? Breezepaw was unaware that Wildpaw had grown closer with Nightpaw, honestly she didn’t even cross his mind at this moment of time. He felt guilty with leaving his father and mentor behind to face the army, but he had gone to get help and hopefully that was enough.
Ears lifted up slightly for a moment before he gave a slight shrug and frown. “Should we really-“ He was immediately cut off when a sharp voice over took his own, causing him to snap his jaw shut while his green eyes flickered towards that of his older sister. Willowfur always has such grace, she was slender and lithe, even with her two kittens running and fighting under her stomach she was still able to walk gracefully. His eyes slowly looked at Wildpaw as Willowfur tried to reassure their brother that he was still healing and couldn’t risk wasting his energy. But he knew better. He had overheard Goldenrose and Wolfstar speaking about Wildpaw, he knew his brother would never be the same and he couldn’t help but blame himself. Clearing his throat he scooted closer to Wildpaw in order to endure this together, gazing up at Willowfur as he gaze then landed upon him. “I wanted to complain.” He frowned as he looked away from Willowfur and noticed that his sisters mate was rushing around the medicine cat den. It was then that he deadlines what the Tom was doing, Startledcrow was preparing for the wounded. “Oh…” He muttered, frowning further.
W I L D P A W
~WindClan Apprentice~
Wildpaw looked up at his older sister with a frown on his face. He knew he didn’t have the same amount of energy as he did before, especially since he was still healing, but it hurt to hear it out loud. Their beautiful older sister was not one to be blunt, but she did it in such a way that it was hard to argue with her. He gave her a nod and looked down at the two kits squabbling underneath her belly. Stormkit began to gnaw on Desertkit’s ears after pinning him down, and Wildpaw couldn’t help but smile. He silently wished he could go back in time and curl up beside Heatherpaw and Breezepaw next to Goldenrose’s belly, breathing in the warm milky scents of the nursery with no worries or fears. Wildpaw followed Breezepaw’s line of sight towards the medicine den, seeing the hurried form of Starltedcrow in the shadows. He figured the medicine cat was preparing for the battle, but he couldn’t find Nettlenose anywhere either. Willowfur, noticing Startledcrow too, stepped forward as if she wanted to visit with him, but changed her mind and lightly motioned the kits back to the nursery. “I bet it’s hard having a mate who’s a medicine cat,” he murmured, before looking over at Breezepaw.
His brother seemed to be in a sad mood, and he pressed against his side with a smile on his face. “Well, since there’s nothing we can do about what’s going on right now, why don’t you help me with my exercises? Startledcrow said I can start moving around if I’m slow at it, but I need to make sure I stretch my leg out so I can get back most of my motion. I’ve been trying to come up with a game to play to help make it more fun.” Honestly, even if he didn’t come up with a game, being around his brother and being outside of the medicine den was already fun in itself. He also had a feeling Breezepaw blamed himself for Wildpaw becoming crippled, so he wanted his gray and white brother to be involved with his exercises to show him that he was getting better. “Nightpaw was helping me yesterday with some exercises in the den, but this is honestly the first time I’ve been out!” It felt good to have the sun beating down on his back again, and he couldn’t help but muffle up a purr, pushing away the anxieties of the current battle.
He blinked as he finally looked away from Startledcrow as he noticed that Willowfur was hesitating with confronting her mate but instead she began to lead his niece and nephew back in the general direction of the nursery. Ears twitched in Wildpaw’s direction as his littermate muttered how it must be difficult to be a medicine cats mate, causing Breezepaw to shrug. “I guess. But Willowfur is a tough molly.” Was all he chose to say on the matter, silently grateful that his sister was far enough away before he turned his green eyes upon Wildpaw’s face. The dark black furred tom was pressed against his side and there was that familiar smile upon his face, causing Breezepaw to relax slightly. Wildpaw always seemed to know what would make him feel better but he was hesitant to partake in these exercises. He already couldn’t stand to see the situation Wildpaw was in, could he manage seeing his littermate in pain. “Yeah.. that sounds interesting.” He finally meowed and have a tight smile.
Wildpaw seemed to be genuinely happy to be outside of the medicine cat den, blinking slowly as he then stood up and gave his brother a quick lick on the ear for encouragement. “Alright then. What do we do?” He questioned while allowing his eyes to curiously roam over his brothers face, although he didn’t forget that Wildpaw had mentioned Nightpaw and his eyes glossed in a dreamy look. Oh really? Breezepaw smirked, taking his time to use this little acknowledgment to his advantage, chin tilting and tail waving out behind him as his tongue roamed over his lower teeth.
June 1, 2020 at 5:31 pm #6629
WindClan Apprentice
Wildpaw chewed on his tongue thoughtfully as he tried to come up with an idea for a game. It was hard knowing what was happening in their territory, and it was even worse knowing Nightpaw was out there fighting, but he and his brother needed the distraction. Besides, Nightpaw had fought a mountain lion before, and would probably be offended at him worrying over her fearfully. “How about hide and seek?” he asked, his voice lifting up in a perkier tone. “It’s hard for me to see in my right eye, and I can’t hear in my right ear at all. It’ll help sharpen up my tracking skills, and the walking will stretch my hind leg.” His left hind leg twitched, which sent an uncomfortable feeling up his leg, but he ignored it. The only way for it to get better was to use it.
Wildpaw stood up and shook out his long black fur before lifting up a paw and swiping Breezepaw’s shoulder. “Come on! It’ll help me.” He smiled at his gray-and-white brother, his eyes brightening for the first time since he had been injured. It was hard to accept his injuries when he first got them, pushing everyone who loved him away because he was so angry at his situation. But now that he was allowing the friendships and relationships to return, he had realized how much he missed Breezepaw. They were closer than he was with Heatherpaw, who was more serious of the three and paid more attention to her training. Wildpaw felt lucky that Breezepaw stilled cared to be around him and agreed to play stupid kit games to help him grow stronger. “You better challenge me, you fat badger. I want no special treatment.” He gave Breezepaw a smirk before lowering himself to the ground and covering his head with his paws. “One…two…three…“
Breezepaw couldn’t help but lift a single brow in Wildpaw’s direction as his littermate suggested that they play hide and seek. Now, even though he was young, Breezepaw’s best friend was Wildpaw and while his brother had been out of commission, he hadn’t exactly played any games for close to a moon. “Hide and seek?” He repeated, deep green eyes watching his brother hesitantly for a moment before he gave a slow nod towards his brother, perhaps it would help his brother with tracking but he was skeptical. Wildpaw couldn’t exactly walk like he used to and the fact that he could see or hear from the right side of his face made his hesitate. “I don’t know, Wildpaw… what if it hurts you?” He meowed with caution, his chin tilting slightly as he lifted both of his eyebrows to emphasize what he was trying to say. But all he got was a smack on his shoulder and bright and earnest smile from Wildpaw, which caused him to give a bland expression with slitted eyes towards his littermate. “Fine. Fine… I’ll play along.” He agreed, pushing himself to his paws, his long dark grey tail swaying side to side.
He looked at Wildpaw as his brother spoke, a grin beginning to flash along his muzzle as he was teased. His long tail reaching out to smack against Wildpaw’s muzzle as he turned away. “Yeah, yeah. Just count ya black slug.” He teased right back over his shoulder blade as he noticed that his brothers head was already down to the ground, causing him to grit his teeth as he looked around the camp. Challenge him… don’t make this easy. He told himself while also knowing he was being rushed. Eyebrows pulled together for a moment before he turned his chin towards the medicine cat den, the den was full of the perfumes of the herbs within, that would hide his scent! Oh but Startledcrow wouldn’t be too happy…. Rolling his eyes, he padded as quietly as he could manage towards the medicine cat den, holding his breath as he jumped on top of the overhang to the den. He was fairly light given his young age, so he knew that he wouldn’t cause the den ceiling to collapse. Shimming back against the overhanging bush and rocks, he tried his best to blend in with the shadows, lowering his breathing and trying to still his movements, just before Wildpaw lifted his head.
June 5, 2020 at 11:50 am #6695
Wildpaw kept counting in his head, trying his best not to focus on Breezepaw’s scent so he wouldn’t ruin the game. However, he was finding it difficult to shut his smell receptors off. Ever since he had lost sight and hearing in one of his eyes and ears, he found he was much better at picking out smells. Without looking up, he was able to detect who was in camp if they weren’t too far from where he was. Wildpaw pressed his nose further into the ground and tried not to breathe, his counting words muffled in the dirt. At the last count, Wildpaw suddenly lifted his head up and looked around. The vision in his right eye wasn’t completely gone, but it was close to impossible to pick out any shape. Because of this, it was a huge distraction whenever he tried to find something, so he closed it and only looked through his left. He didn’t use his hearing for he highly doubted Breezepaw would be making any noise that would immediately give him away. Where are you?
As if it was a visible track, Wildpaw picked up Breezepaw’s scent. It was heading straight towards the medicine den, and the black-furred brother couldn’t help but smirk. He knew he would able to find him soon, but he would have to walk to get to him. Alright, you got this. The injured apprentice stood up, his left leg shaking for a few moments from the sudden liftoff. Once it was done twitching, he pressed forward, making sure not to put too much weight on it. A few shocks of pain shot straight up to his hip that caused him to grunt, but he continued on. Like Startledcrow said, the only way for him to get better was to use it and try to ignore the mild pain. The grumpy medicine cat was confident it couldn’t get more injured than it already was, and only needed some loosening to be able to use it at its full capacity. Wildpaw limped forward, following Breezepaw’s trail up to the front of the medicine den. “I thought I told you to make it challenging,” he teased, lifting his chin to look up at his brother tucked away in the shadows at the top of the medicine den. “I’ve been in the medicine den for almost a moon now. The herbs don’t bother me anymore.” Wildpaw opened his right eye that had been shut, and his right ear twitched. “I didn’t even need to use my hearing or my sight to find you!”
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IMF researchers propose to have AI use ONLINE history to determine credit rating, in name of ‘inclusion’ of course
Traditional data used for credit-scoring could be replaced by AI-powered processes based on online search and purchase histories to better reach a billion-plus “unbanked people” globally, a group of IMF researchers has proposed.
Using non-financial data such as “the type of browser and hardware used to access the internet, the history of online searches and purchases,” which is then fed into technology powered by AI and machine learning, could “advance financial inclusion, by, for example, enabling more credit to informal workers and households and firms in rural areas,” write Arnoud Boot, Peter Hoffmann, Luc Laeven and Lev Ratnovski in a post on the International Monetary Fund blog.
a psychotic idea from the ghouls at the International Monetary Fund https://t.co/A23A43ycEE
— Alison Macrina (@flexlibris) December 18, 2020
The authors argue these “alternative data sources are often superior than traditional credit assessment methods,” which tend to boost credit expansion during booms and shrink it during busts. Moreover, they say, traditional credit data is not available for “certain kinds of people, like new entrepreneurs, innovators and many informal workers,” even well-off immigrants to the US.
Their AI-powered credit score based on web searches is just one of the proposals in the paper, which argues the Covid-19 pandemic is “turbo-charging” the technological transformation of the financial industry and looking at how the IMF can “get ahead” of the problems that might create.
Boot is a professor of finance at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Hoffman and Laeven are economists with the European Central Bank, where Ratnovski has been seconded from his job as an IMF economist. In other words, these are very serious finance people and their proposal isn’t meant in jest. They just don’t seem to be familiar with the “when I die, delete my internet history” meme.
a fantastic example of people who have an idea that is perhaps well intentioned but incredibly foolish and relies vaguely on the black box of Machine Learning to implement. can basically watch the car crash happen in slow motion before it starts. https://t.co/idr9AbffIp
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) December 18, 2020
Highlighted by Gizmodo on Friday, the proposal was met by alarm and derision by the US commentariat. New York Times opinion writer Charlie Warzel called it a “a fantastic example of people who have an idea that is perhaps well intentioned but incredibly foolish” and compared it to a slow-motion car wreck
Other responses compared the IMF proposal to a pitch for an episode of the dystopian series ‘Black Mirror,’ and joked that perhaps people should start running searches such as “Why am I so great with money?” and “I <3 the IMF.” Then there were those who worried that letting AI make lending decisions would be – what else? – racist.
OMG no. It’s not the black box that’s the (only) problem, it’s that it will just enable more pernicious forms of discrimination. BIPOC face more than enough financial discrimination as it is.
— Zoë McLaren, PhD (@ZoeMcLaren) December 18, 2020
The IMF proposal was also panned as yet another attempt to expand control by globalist institutions, along the lines of the World Economic Forum-proposed ‘Great Reset’ using the pandemic as a pretext.
Need more proof the overlords want to control us by all means necessary?
Read the article, they even try to make it sound it’s a noble endeavor: https://t.co/m0Qg9HdjSU
— Noor Bin Ladin (@NoorBinLadin) December 18, 2020
Last month, a Deutsche Bank monthly featured a proposal by another researcher to tax people working from home in order to subsidize those that can’t, as well as the infrastructure sitting unused during the pandemic. In the same publication, the same researcher also authored a proposal to reimagine Western cities by abolishing zoning regulations.
Working from home? You need to be TAXED for the privilege, Deutsche Bank proposes
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Language Retention and Tutoring: LanGauger
Sai Sujith Reddy Mankala
We all have a good reason to learn a new language; discovering our roots, passion for travel, academic purposes, pure interest etc. However most of us find it hard to become conversationally fluent in a new language while we use traditional resources for learning like textbooks and tutorials on the internet. In this paper we propose a novel approach to learn a new language. We aim to develop an intelligent browser extension, LanGauger, that will help users learn foreign languages. This application will allow users to look up words while they are browsing, by highlighting the text to be learned. The application will then provide a translation of the word, its pronunciation and its usage context in sentences. In addition, this intelligent tutor will also remember what words have been seen by the user, and quiz them on these words at appropriate times. While testing the recall of the user, this feature will also allow users to frequently think about the language and use it.
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We all have a good reason to learn a new language; discovering our roots, passion for travel, academic purposes, pure interest etc. However most of us find it hard to become conversationally fluent in a new language while we use traditional resources for learning like textbooks and tutorials on the internet. In this paper we propose a novel approach to learn a new language. We aim to develop an intelligent browser extension, LanGauger, that will help users learn foreign languages. This application will allow users to look up words while they are browsing, by highlighting the text to be learned. The application will then provide a translation of the word, its pronunciation and its usage context in sentences. In addition, this intelligent tutor will also remember what words have been seen by the user, and quiz them on these words at appropriate times. While testing the recall of the user, this feature will also allow users to frequently think about the language and use it.
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\category{K.3.1}{Computer Uses in Education}{Computer-assisted instruction (CAI)}
\category{H.5}{Information interfaces and presentation}{Group and Organization Interfaces}
\terms{Web-based interaction}
\keywords{Intelligent tutoring, computer assisted language learning}
It was established in \cite{bloom19842} that one-on-one tutoring performed two standard deviations better than traditional teaching methods. In addition to teaching techniques like these, the crux of education lies in frequent and immediate communication and feedback to students \cite{shute1994intelligent}. Additionally, education that involves learning new languages requires frequent and deliberate use and recall of key phrases within those languages \cite{ellis1994study}. When
these three ideologies are tied together, it calls for a highly interactive tutor that provides an individualized tutoring experience for every student. With the rise in computer aided learning, improvement of Artificial Intelligence techniques, and the increasingly heavy usage of the Internet world-wide, we decided to develop an intelligent browser plugin that can perform all these functions and help users learn foreign languages. For such a system that caters to teaching languages, features that test the recall of students and encourage them to use it more naturally are warranted.
\section{MOTIVATION}
Current language tools extend so far as to assist a user by converting the entire web-page into a user's known/natural language. While these tools help the user understand the content of the page in the target foreign language, they do not play a major role in helping the user absorb the language. Our tool LanGauger provides complete control to the user as to when and what he wants to learn. The tool allows the user to just convert the words the user wishes for into his/her natural language. This ensures that the user learns words that are important to him, and his domain, while building a base of the target foreign language. While language learning tools like Duolingo extensively help a user learn new languages consciously \cite{krashen2011does}, LanGauger helps them acquire it intuitively. For the former, users have to navigate over to a separate website and learn a set course content, which might or might not work for them. Also, strengthening vocabulary can be challenging when the course involves set content. The content that LanGauger uses is much more flexible, and harnesses the power of the Internet. Additionally, we have taken inspiration from existing tools that quiz users occasionally and help in recall. Thus, LanGauger augments current features of language learning tools while adding on new features. This paper provides an insight into LanGauger implementation details and its ability to assist a user in learning a new foreign language.
\section{Task analysis}
\subsection{Target users {\subsecit} }
The target user base is those who are aiming to learn new languages, and who have access to the Internet and a browser, either on their phone, tablet or desktop PCs.
\subsection{Features planned {\subsecit } }
\subsubsection{Word lookup and user interaction}
The main aim of LanGauger is to allow users to compare words in the to-be-learned foreign language to the meaning in the learner's known/natural language, by letting them select a word or a phrase (Figure 1). \\
\includegraphics[scale=0.1]{Right_Click.png}
\caption{Selecting a word and looking it up}
This choice was made in the consideration that selection of text feels more intuitive than other forms of input, like typing in words. The extension then uses its existing knowledge base to:
\item explain the word: provide the meaning of the word in the user's natural language
\item illustrate it: provide context-based usage of the words in the user's target foreign language. (Figure 2).
\includegraphics[scale=0.1]{Contextual.png}
\caption{Contextual usage of a word}
\item break it down: display the phonetics of the word in the user's natural language and
\item localize it: provide a text-to-speech conversion of the word to allow the user to listen to the pronunciation of the word in the target language
\subsubsection{Registration and sign in}
The tool allows users to register with it initially and later on subsequently sign in, thus keeping track of his or her word look-up history.
\subsubsection{Quizzing engine} Whenever a user logs back in, the browser extension will evaluate his current learning status. When the user browses pages where there are words that he has learned before, or are similar to those that he learned, it will pop up a quiz to help evaluate the user's past learning. The tool will show words that the user is weak on more frequently. Once the user reaches 'expertise' level on a particular word, it is no longer shown to him. This is where the intelligence of the extension comes into play.
\subsubsection{Language preferences}
The tool allows users to change their natural language and their target foreign language from the Preferences section of the application. (Figure 3). With flexible preferences, word look-up can also be implemented in the reverse direction. When the user is reading an article/page on the browser in the unknown language and is stuck at a particular word, he can change the source language to the foreign language and the destination to the natural language using the preferences. Then, selecting a word will immediately pop up a dialog box above the word with the definition of the word in the user's natural language.
\includegraphics[scale=0.1]{Preferences.png}
\caption{Choosing language preferences}
\subsection{System Architecture}
Figure 6 points to a block diagram that shows the main components of the architecture of the tool. The whole architecture of the system can be divided into four modules: Content Module, User Module, Translation Module and Gaming Module. The following subsections describe each of the modules in detail.
\subsubsection{Content Module}
The content module consists of the text content which the user is browsing through. The content can be from any website; for example, it could be some text in a different language which the user finds on Facebook. If the user wants to know more about a particular word, highlighting it will display more insight about the word which our system can provide. The system can use different engines to educate the user more about the word.
\subsubsection{User Module}
The user module has a registration \& login for signup/login and also consists of information specific to a particular user. The user can also set preferences like his language, privacy, etc. in this module. A list of words mastered by the user (called Mastered Words) is stored in the user information so that it can be used later in other modules like the Game Engine Module.
\subsubsection{Translation Module}
The translation module is accessed when the user highlights a particular word to know more about it. The translation module consists of two main components: Translation Engine and Contextual Engine. The Translation Engine helps the user translate a word to English and also gives him both the audio pronunciation and phonetics of the word. The Engine consists of a text-to-speech converter to generate the pronunciation of the word. But, to understand the context in which a particular word is used we need to know the usage of the word. The Contextual Engine is used to get the contextual sentences of a particular word. The contextual sentences help the user learn the usage of the word by providing him with different sentences in which the word is used. Therefore, the user is more educated about the word when he uses both the Engines than when he uses only the Translation Module to translate a particular word. After the user has mastered the word by browsing through both the modules and learning it, it is added to the list of the Mastered Words in the User Module.
\subsubsection{Gaming Module}
The gaming module uses the concept of games to test the user's level of mastery of the text present in the Content. The gaming module helps the user learn the language quicker by quizzing him the words present in the content module. The Game Engine quizzes the user by giving him some multiple choice questions to recognize the meaning or the usage of different words. If the user answers them correctly then they are added to the list of the Mastered Words. Thus the user is tested for his mastery of the language and also games act as a learning medium since it keeps the user more engaged and educates him more than traditional reading.
\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{Slide1.JPG}
\caption{An architecture diagram linking the main components of the tool}
\subsection{Implementation details}
The architecture of the system as described in the previous section forms a base for the decisions made to implement the plugin. The first task is to allow users to make a profile in the system. The plugin will work even if the user does not register, but to track progress and enable active tutoring specific to the user a profile needs to be created. The process is pretty straightforward to register and login to personalize the plugin to the user(Figures 5 and 6). The profile is where user related features such as preferences and mastered words are associated. The database of the framework contains two tables to represent the user module. One table is used to store user login data, language preferences etc. and the other table is used to keep a list of words the user has learnt and is currently learning along with the mastery score for the word.
\includegraphics[scale=0.1]{Registration.png}
\caption{Registration for the system}
\includegraphics[scale=0.1]{Login.png}
\caption{Logging into the system}
\newline The next thing is to implement the language translation engine. The module is build using the Bing API for language translation. The module takes a word in the primary language and the secondary language to which it needs to be converted as inputs and returns the translated text as output. More details on the implementation are described in section 3.5.1.
\newline Along with sending the inputs to the translation engine, they are also sent to the Contextual Sentences module and Text-to-Speech module. The contextual module queries the database for the sentences involving the word being translated and returns a list of sentences which help understand the context of the word. This module is built as a service and is independent of the others. More information of the implementation is provided in section 3.5.2. The Text-to-Speech module takes in a word and queries the Voice RSS API to get the audio of how the word is pronounced. This is also implemented as a service. More information of the implementation is provided in section 3.5.3.
\newline Once the outputs are returned back to the Google Chrome plugin, they are displayed on screen. The translation and the audio pronunciation is displayed in a bubble above the highlighted word on the webpage and the contextual sentences are displayed in a separate window to the side as displayed in Figure 2.
\newline Every time a word is referenced by the user to learn the secondary language using translation a copy of the word is stored in the database linked to the user's profile. The word is associated with a mastery score, which indicates how confident the user is and the retention level of the word. The score can be from 0 to 100. The first time the user sees a new word the score starts from 0.
\newline All the above details show how the implementation is executed to help the user learn the language, but the important part is retention of the word and its translation in long term memory. Contextual sentences and pronunciation help in improving memory retention of the new language \cite{context1990}, but along with memory retention quizzing is also a vital part of achieving this. The Quizzing module consists of a text scraper and an Artificial Intelligence mechanism to formulate questions. The text scraper implemented by using the Boilerpipe API (\texttt{https://boilerpipe-web.appspot.com/}) extracts the HTML text on a webpage and returns it in text form. This serves as an input the quizzing algorithm which cross references it with the mastery list associated with the user and pops out a question to help recollect and recognize already assimilated knowledge. The question can be either one with multiple options presented or one where the user is give the word and pronunciation and needs to identify the word in the primary language. Depending on the evaluation of each pop quiz, the mastery level for the particular word is updated in the database. The mastery score is updated based on adaptive evaluation algorithm. The more questions answered without mistakes, the faster the score increases and vice versa. Once the mastery reaches 100, the word is safely assumed to be in the long term memory and questions for this word occur sparsely later on.
\newline The initial development for each of the above mentioned modules is done independently. After the development of the services the modules are integrated into a single system to build the language translation and tutoring using artificial intelligence. The system is built in the form of a webpage and is then converted into a Google Chrome extension, as it supports the basic blocks of web development: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (\texttt{https://developer.chrome.com/extensions}). Once the plugin is generated from the web page, it will be installed as an extension in the Google Chrome browser and tested out as LanGuager.
\subsubsection{ User modeling }
The extension is built with the aim of customizing the system specific to each user. In order for the system to learn about the user, information should be explicitly requested to build a user model and learn from it. Once the model is constructed based on explicit details, the system can start learning about each user by combining the user model with user interaction with the system. The simplest way to model and gather user details is by using a registration and login system. The registration and login schema fulfills the initial task of gathering basic details about the user and get started with creating the user model. The details of each user are stored in a table called \textit{users} in the database. All the entries are written into this schema and used going forward.
\newline The login and registration system only achieves the initial demographic data collection. More information is need about the domain knowledge of the user. This is where the preferences page comes into play, where the user needs to provide explicit information about the domain languages and the goal of using the system. The preferences page also provides with options to enable or disable features in the system along with selecting frequencies of features provided by the extension to help the user. This page provides the power to control the intelligence continuum between the system and the user. All the details about the domain provided in the preferences dialog are stored in the \textit{preferences} table of the database.
But the options provided by the extension such as enabling/disabling the system or other features, controlling frequency etc. need to be stored on a local level to reduce reaction time of the system and thus increase performance of the system along with user experience. Chrome provides storage on the browser for variables which need quick seek and access, the extension makes use of this storage to store the other preferences as a map.
\subsubsection{ Translation and Representation of words }
\texttt There are a lot of translators available such as Google Translate, Bing Translate, Yandex etc. for developers which provide a programmable interface to have words translated from one language to another. Google Translator API is a cloud-based automatic translation (a.k.a. machine translation) service supporting multiple languages. The aim of the translation process of this extension is to provide near real-time translation of the words selected by the user in the browser. Google's public translator interface provides these features along with Microsoft's Bing Translate. Both these APIs provide a varied range of translation choices and provide suitable response to interpret by the extension. Both Google and Bing translate have been implemented in the Langauger extension and either one can be used. The Translator API also takes care of the representation and visualization of languages, for example, if a translation is made from English to Arabic, then the API provides the response Arabic unicode characters.
\newline As a first step to translate words using the Translator API we created a PHP webpage and used a local web server. The application was later deployed on to Amazon Web Services.
\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{webpage.png}
\caption{Web page with the extension showing the preferences. }
The web page is shown in Figure 7.
The user initially selects the target language from the dropdown in the preferences.This is shown in Figure 8.As soon as the user changes the target language, the subsequent words would be converted into this changes target language.
The user selects a word and depending on the target language selected in the preferences, the translated output is displayed in the same page in its native characters.This is shown in Figure 9.
\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{langchoose.png}
\caption{A drop-down inside the preferences showing the target languages. }
\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{langshow.png}
\caption{Word create(English) converted to schaffen(German) }
\subsubsection{Contextual usage of sentences}
\texttt{http://tatoeba.org/eng/} hosts publicly available collections of sentences in various languages. For the purposes of this project, we decided to use this data and index it in such a way that inputting a word will retrieve example sentences that can be shown to the user. The data collection was modified to reflect the schema shown in Figure 10.
\item The \texttt{`language'} table contains ISO 639-3 codes from \texttt{http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/default.asp}, which is a standard list of 3-letter codes for each language.
\item The \texttt{`sentence'} table contains the context sentences, and a foreign key that points to the 3-letter code from the previous table, indicating which language a particular sentence is in.
\item In addition to defining the schema, the collation of the database was set to UTF-8 Unicode CI to ensure that it can handle all the accented characters from various languages.
\includegraphics[scale=0.7]{schema.png}
\caption{A schema of the database used to store context based sentences}
The contextual sentences which uses the translated word is shown on the right side of the web page. This is shown in Figure 11.
\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{contex.png}
\caption{Contextual sentences with the usage of schaffen(German) and the corresponding sentences in English.}
The sentences which uses the word in the target languages are shown first and the corresponding sentences in English are shown below.
The idea will be to show the user shorter sentences initially so that it will be easier for him or her to grasp the context. As the retention of the word progresses,more complex sentences can be shown.
\subsubsection{Pronunciation of Sentences}
Although the user may see the phonetics of the word in the translator, not many can interpret the pronunciation just by seeing the phonetics. Therefore, the best way we thought to educate the user with the pronunciation was to use the Voice RSS API. The API is used for converting the text input which has been captured by the user into speech output. This gives the user first hand pronunciation of the user. \\
The API currently supports 26 different languages ranging from Mandarin to several European and American languages. The API takes two inputs: the language of the speech output and the text that is to be pronounced. We do a GET request from the API using those two parameters and we get back speech output. This API is used when the user clicks on the 'pronounce it' option on the selected word. Now that user has more first hand pronunciation of the word, his level of expertise of the word has increased. \\
The API could also be used in the quizzing engine. We plan to have some questions in which the user has to type the spelling of different words by listening to them. We think that the API could in very handy in such questions. \\
An implementation of the Voice RSS API is shown in Figure 13. The input provided to the API is the word Hola (Spanish word for Hello). Output produced by the API is the pronunciation of Hola in Spanish accent.
\includegraphics[scale=0.3]{iui1.png}
\caption{A word and an output Language given as input parameters to the Voice RSS API}
\subsubsection{Word Storage}
Over a period of viewing and learning foreign words we may sometimes feel the need to check how we have fared so far in learning new words. Our extension allows the user to check the words they have encountered and their mastery level in those particular words. \\
The recently translated words are stored in the extension. The stored words are displayed in two styles. One style displays the five most recent words translated. The other style displays all the words translated. Each style has four sub fields. First sub-field is the word in English which is actually translated to the target language. With the help of this field users can easily pronounce the word without having to listen to it again. The second sub-field displays the target language used for this translation. This clears the ambiguity of the language of the word if the same word is used in multiple languages. The third sub-field displays the translated word in the target language. This is for more advanced purposes if the user wants to learn to read and write the words in the foreign language. The last sub-field displays the mastery achieved on the word. This helps us keep track of our learning process and to check if we have become acquainted enough with the particular word. The level of mastery is updated when user takes up the quiz which is demonstrated in the next section. The fields of word storage can be seen in Figures 13 and 14. Overall, the word storage feature helps the user track his progress of learning a new language.
\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{recent.png}
\caption{Most recent five words translated.}
\subsubsection{Word Replacement}
To learn a new language quickly we could use words from the new language in our native language sentences so that we can get more acquainted the new language. The very same thing could be done while reading as well. Our Extension allows the user to replace the words in the text to the target language so that users get more used to the words and also their contextual usage. \\
To turn this feature on we have to check on Enable Word Replacement from the drop down menu of the Extension. After Word Replacement has been enabled we get to choose the Word Replacement Level. The levels range from one to five where level one replaces minimal number of words in the text and level five replaces maximum number of words in the text. Suppose we have selected the word replacement level to be one (which is the least possible level), then a word is replaced in every two paragraphs. Suppose we have selected the word replacement level to be 5 then a word is replaced in every two lines. Selection of levels of word replacements is shown in the figure 15. Now that we have replaced some words from the text we could easily grasp the new language since we could interpret the context and usage of the words from the live text. Hence this method improves the cognition of the users.
\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{allwords.png}
\caption{All the words translated so far.}
\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{level_wordreplacement.png}
\caption{Selection of Word Replacement Level.}
\subsubsection{Quizzing Engine}
Education that involves learning new languages requires frequent and deliberate use and recall of key phrases within those languages\cite{shute1994intelligent}. This enables the user to constantly think about the language and the contextual use of words which helps the user master a new language. LanGauger provides an option for users of the extension to take quizzes periodically in the form of multiple choice questions. \\
The level of frequency of the quizzes can be adjusted by the user through a drop down menu . The level ranges from one to five where five is the highest frequency of quizzing. The User Interface for selection of frequency is shown in Figure 13.
Once the user sets the frequency, questions pop up in the top left corner along with 4 options. Each question has exactly one correct answers in the options listed (Figure 14). The user gets "mastery" points for each correct answer . The points is given based on speed of answering. The quiz words along with the mastery score are saved in the extension and a user can check the quiz word list from the extension and check his mastery of the language. This feature is shown in Figure 16. \\
Currently, our quizzing engine works by taking words from the already encountered words by the user. The rate at which quizzes appears depends on the frequency. If the frequency is one (which is the least possible value), a quiz appears only after some time which is currently about a minute after the page has been refreshed. If the frequency is five (which is the maximum possible value), a quiz appears each time the page is loaded. By adjusting the frequency of quizzes we can change the time of occurrences of quizzes. If we don't want the quizzes to distract us from inspecting the content on the screen we can simply disable the quizzing engine from the drop down menu. Therefore, the quizzing engine provides a platform for 'rehearsing' the words which the user has already encountered. We plan on improving the quizzing engine by incorporating questions in which user has to recognize the meaning of the words by listening to it rather than seeing a text based question.
\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{Frequency.png}
\caption{Frequency of quizzing can be selected from Drop Down. Here frequency is set to 4}
\section{Evaluation}
Even though the system has not been tested to provide results for the evaluation components identified, the methods are discussed in detail if evaluation needs to performed.
\subsection{Cognitive Walkthroughs}
An expert needs to look at the system from a usability point of view and walk through all the components and features the system has to provide. The cognitive expert performs a series of typical user tasks supported by the system. At each task the expert asks whether the following questions \cite{wharton1994cognitive} can be answered when a typical user interacts with the system:
\item Will the user try to achieve the right effect?
\item Will the user notice that the correct action is available?
\item Will the user associate the correct action with the effect to be achieved?
\item If the correct action is performed, will the user see that progress is being made toward solution of the task?
The expert assesses if each point will be a {success story} or a {failure story}, and if something is a failure story, then provides insights as to why the user will not be able to complete the task. These insights will help in improving the usability of the system.
\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{quiz.png}
\caption{Question appears on the top right side of the screen}
\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{mastery.png}
\caption{Quiz word list along with the level of mastery }
\subsection {Heuristic Evaluation}
Heuristic Evaluation is performed by one or more Human Factors experts. Evaluators measure the usability, efficiency, and effectiveness of the interface based on 10 usability heuristics originally defined by Jakob Nielsen in 1994 \cite{usability}.
Some of the 10 usability heuristics are
\item Provide users timely and appropriate feedback about the system status. If it takes a long time to load a screen, display a progress bar and/or an estimate of the time it may take to load, so users know what to expect.
\item Match Between System and the Real World. When designing a system, use terms with which they are familiar and display information in formats they are used to seeing.
\item Help and Documentation. Including "in-line help" in the form of a link that opens a a small help dialogue next to the form field. Alternatively, next to a form field text box or field label, provide users an example of how to input the information using the required formatting.
\subsection {Usability Testing}
The best way to understand how real users will experience the system is by performing usability testing. Interviews and focus groups allow the user to describe the behavior or performance of the system, but the responses in these methods are informal and not structured to interpret properly.
Instead, in case of usability testing well-designed user tests are conducted which measure the actual performance of mission-critical tasks. Only if the users are able to perform these tasks successfully, can the system be regarded to have a good interface and user experience.
\newline In case of the Langauger extension in particular questions relating to the amount of control provided by the system and the performance of different components would be really useful. The quizzing engine might be displayed too frequent or less frequent, the extension might be distracting when the user is busy and reading something important and other such questions can be used in the questionnaires to evaluate the system better.
\section{Future Work}
While coming up with features for our tool, we also thought of some ideas, upon which we are yet to perform feasibility analysis and come to a conclusion. These would be great additions to the tool. We are documenting them in this report.
\item Speech-to-text conversion: This feature will allow a user to check his pronunciation by letting him speak into a microphone, and then comparing it with the pronunciation of a native speaker's.
\item Social collaboration: This feature will allow users to discuss about words or phrases on a forum-like platform, thus enabling exchange of more context clues.
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Posted in BOOKS, ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT, GARDENS, HABITAT, IN THE ISSUE, PEOPLE, PLANTS, POLLUTION, PRESERVATION, REGION, REGULATIONS, RESILIENCE, SOIL, SPECIES, THE BACK, WATER, WILDLIFE, tagged Acalypha, activist, Agrarian Reform, agriculture, Amazon, and Plantation Settlement for Latin American Countries, Aniba rosaeodora, Anthropocene, Araras, Araucaria angustifolia, Araucária Forests, Bahia, big-leaf mahogany, biodiversity, biological reserves, book, botanical gardens, botany, Brad McKee, Brazil, Brazilian Pine, Brazilian walnut, Bromeliads, Cambessedesia, Carta de Brasília, Cassia siamea, Casuarina, Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, cedar, cinnamon, conservation, Curitiba, Department of National Historic and Artistic Heritage, Depositions: Roberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes under Dictatorship, ECOLOGY, economic development, Equatorial, Espírito Santo, Eucalyptus, extinction, Federal Cultural Council, flooding, forest, Forestry Code, Forestry Service, geology, habitat, hardwood, highways, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Hydroelectric Dam, ivorywood, Kalimeris, landscape architect, Landscape Architecture, landscape design, Leandra, Lychnophoras, Lygodium, Mahogany Forest Reserve, Melastomataceae, Microlicia, military dictatorship, mining, monoculture, national cultural council, National Institute of Agrarian Development, National Parks, nuclear power, nutrients, Paepalanthus, Pandanus, Paraná, Parque Nacional do Vale do Jequitinhonha, pau-marfim, pau-rosa, peroba, Philodendron adamantinum, pinheiro da Bocaina, Pinus elliotis, Podocarpus lambertii, Public Policy, quaresmeiras, quebracho, Resource Extraction, restinga, Rio Araguaia, Rio de janeiro, Roberto Burle Marx, Schinopsis lorentzii, Seminar Concerning Forestry Development, Sipolisia, soil, Spathodea campanulata, subtropical native forests, Swietenia macrophylla, tanin, Terminalia catappa, timber, translation, Tropical, tropical broadleaf forest, tropical hardwood, United Nations, University of Texas Press, Vellozias, Wunderlichia on October 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »
BY CATHERINE SEAVITT NORDENSON, ASLA
Araucárias, Paraná, ca. 1884. Photo by Marc Ferrez/Gilberto Ferrez Collection/Instituto Moreira Salles.
FROM THE OCTOBER 2018 ISSUE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE.
Speaking out against the military dictatorship of Brazil during the late 1960s and early 1970s had definite risks. Politicians, human rights advocates, artists, and intellectuals who publicly opposed the right-wing government’s programs of hyperdevelopment did so under threat of arrest, imprisonment, torture, and death. Many fled into exile. Roberto Burle Marx, the Brazilian landscape architect (1909–1994), had been a public figure for decades when, three years after the 1964 coup, he was appointed by the dictatorship’s first president, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, to a 24-member national cultural council. For Burle Marx, the decision to join the council was ethically freighted. He accepted with one clear objective: to save the Brazilian landscape.
In a new book, Depositions: Roberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes Under Dictatorship (University of Texas Press, 2018), Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, ASLA, brings forth a series of 18 frankly activist speeches, or depositions, that Burle Marx delivered as a member of the council. They target, among other things, the unchecked destruction of Brazil’s forests for raw materials and agriculture. He surveyed the progression of environmental tragedy with a deep knowledge of botany and ecology, an intricate alertness to policy, and always appealing to a Brazilian pride in its national landscape patrimony.
“The way I read his depositions, Burle Marx is positioning an argument that’s against the economic development theory of the regime,” Seavitt Nordenson told me recently. “Sometimes they listen to him and sometimes they don’t. But he’s on the inside and he’s arguing passionately, because he’s been working on the cultural project of the Brazilian landscape for so long.” Seavitt Nordenson notes that in these speeches of 50 years ago, Burle Marx touches on two huge problems of today, anthropogenic impacts affecting climate and the loss of biodiversity. “They’re very clear—they’re jocular speeches, often funny, and have so much spontaneity—and he manages to communicate a serious message to an audience that has significant political power.”
This excerpt of Depositions includes a brief introduction by Seavitt Nordenson to three depositions on forests, followed by her translations of the depositions themselves.
—Bradford McKee
PALMS OUT
Posted in CLIMATE, IN THE ISSUE, NURSERY, PLANTS, SPECIES, tagged acai, bismarck palm, black sugar palm, Botanics Wholesale, cabbage palmetto, California, California Fan Palm, cherry palm, Chinese Windmill Palm, Cindy Cline, clara palm, coconut palm, coconut palms, Craig Reynolds, date palm, Designing with Palms, European fan palm, fan palm, flamethrower palm, Flora Grubb Gardens, Florida, habitat, International Palm Society, Jane Berger, Jason Dewees, Jeff Searle, Jesse Bergman, landscape architect, Landscape Architecture, landscape design, Lisa Gimmy, Lisa Gimmy Landscape Architecture, Mesopotamia, Mexican blue palm, Mike Tevelonis, monocots, needle palm, palm oil, palms, plantings, plants, queen palm, Rainforest Collection, Ray Hernandez, roots, royal palm, Satake palm, Saw Palmetto, sealing wax palm, southern jelly palm, teddy bear palm, thatch palms, trees, Tropical, wax palms, Wertimer + Cline Landscape Architects, yellow butterfly palm on July 5, 2018| 1 Comment »
BY JANE BERGER
There’s a palm for just about any place you’re planting.
FROM THE JULY 2018 ISSUE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE.
You can’t always get what you want—unless, that is, you’re into palms. Lisa Gimmy, ASLA, of Lisa Gimmy Landscape Architecture in Los Angeles, finds palms uniquely suited to small gardens, given small root balls that leave “a very tiny footprint on the ground.” One that Gimmy likes to use is the blue hesper or Mexican blue palm (Brahea armata), native to Baja California, Mexico, with stunning, silvery-blue, fan-shaped fronds and creamy white flower clusters that cascade down from the leaves. Gimmy selects palms for spatial characteristics first, then for texture, leaf color, and the character of the trunk. “They are like poems,” she says. “With the head up in the air, there’s really nothing else like it.” Gimmy also likes palms because they provide “instant gratification, and that’s very important in Southern California.”
Ray Hernandez, the president of the International Palm Society, told me a story about a friend who drives from Long Island, New York, to Florida every year to pick up specimens that will last for just the summer season. “The folks that live out in the Hamptons and have 10 zeros behind their bank account can afford to haul up a coconut palm or something hardier and plant it in their landscape, and (more…)
THE COST OF THE COAST
Posted in ECOLOGY, HISTORY, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, PLANNING, PRESERVATION, REAL ESTATE, RECREATION, SHORELINE, THE BACK, tagged Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, ala loa, Belt, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Big Island, Collins & Associates, colonialism, Cultural heritage, development, Hawaii, Hawaii Island, hospitality design, Jim Bell, Kohala Coast, landscape architect, Landscape Architecture, landscape design, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Mauna Lani Resort, native Hawaiian, Peter Mills, Preservation, resort, SOM, Tropical on July 24, 2017| 3 Comments »
BY ADAM MANDELMAN
Riding along the layered landscapes of Hawai‘i’s Kohala Coast.
For a first-time visitor flying into Kona International Airport on Hawai‘i’s Big Island, a view out the airplane window can trigger deep regret. Nowhere to be seen are the state’s trademark emerald ridges and lush valleys. A barren desert of lava spreads to the horizons. Although this landscape, like most deserts, has its own otherworldly beauty, it’s not what most people expect from their Hawaiian vacation. Driving north from the airport to the island’s Kohala Coast resort region doesn’t improve the view, as sunburnt moonscape unfolds for mile after mile.
That a tourist yearning for tropical paradise would find herself in the middle of a vast and arid volcanic plain seems like a cruel joke. But a turn off the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway to any of the region’s resorts soon dispels those anxieties. The seemingly endless basalt yields to coconut palms and bougainvillea that, although sparse at first, anticipate the verdant golf courses and parklands ahead. The parched shrubs and wild goats that adorned the highway have been replaced with ropey banyan trees and groves of ginger, heliconia, and philodendron that shade sprawling water features alive with fish, turtles, and—at one resort hotel—even dolphins.
The extravagant oases that erupt from the lava promise tens of thousands of visitors each year a genuine Hawaiian vacation amid inhospitable desert. As striking a contrast as this phenomenon presents, even more arresting are the well-preserved traces of ancient Hawai‘i that persist throughout this landscape. Over more than 50 years, resort development along leeward Hawai‘i Island (more…)
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HMS Picotee (K 63)
Corvette of the Flower class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), A-4594
Type Corvette
Class Flower
Pennant K 63
Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Ordered 19 Sep 1939
Laid down 21 Mar 1940
Launched 19 Jul 1940
Commissioned 5 Sep 1940
Lost 12 Aug 1941
Loss position 62° 00'N, 16° 01'W
HMS Picotee (Lt. Ronald Arthur Harrison, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk south of Iceland in position 62º00'N, 16º01'W by U-568 during the night of 11 / 12 August 1941 while escorting convoy ONS-4. She was hit by one torpedo and sank almost immediately. There were no survivors.
More info available at this website (offsite link).
Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 12 Aug 1941 by U-568 (Preuss).
U-boat Attack See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Picotee
Commands listed for HMS Picotee (K 63)
1 S.Lt. Ronald Arthur Harrison, RNR Aug 1940 12 Aug 1941 (+)
U-Boat Attack Logs
Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor
(£ 38.25)
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History can be defined as the study of the nature of the human past. It utilizes evidence in the form of primary sources and interprets it in a variety of ways. This guide to library resources for history covers some basic guides, reference books, and indexes to the literature of the field. There are some suggestions, also, on where to find primary source material and electronic texts using Internet.
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Post Battle Debrief - http://www.flickr.com/photos/davefishernc/2224503515/
Contrabands, 1862 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/32912172@N00/2957949328/
Abe Nemon
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Subjects: History, Primary Sources
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Encyclopedia of Mexico history, society & culture
HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies
The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose over 5,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. Continuously published since 1936,
The Cambridge history of Latin America
Search Credo
The History of Canada
The Oxford companion to Canadian history
Treaties with American Indians
A History of Canadian Culture by Jonathan F. Vance
Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History.
Encyclopedia of North American Indians
Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History
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Diving into Twitter’s 2019 original video strategy
Partnerships lead Christopher Doyle on how the content has changed, and the various ways brands can activate.
Earlier this week, social media giant Twitter made its appearance at the annual Digital Content NewFronts to outline the bulk of its original video slate for the coming year and the impact it will have on advertisers.
Of Twitter’s deals, the following will apply to Canada:
A multi-year extension of its existing contract with the NFL including highlights, breaking news, analysis and (new) live shows around tentpole events;
A new partnership with The Players’ Tribune on a new talk series, Don’t @ Me, which will feature two athletes debating live on who the “Greatest of All Time” debate (featuring weigh-ins from the Twitter audience);
The opening ceremony of e-sports convention BlizzCon, as well as interviews, live broadcasts, clips and highlights from panels and e-sports tournaments through a new deal with Blizzard Entertainment;
WSJ What’s Now, a new franchise from the Wall Street Journal focusing on premium conferences and events, panels and interviews from business magnates and influential minds;
An extension of its TicToc series with Bloomberg;
A renewed partnership with CNET covering major industry events such as CES, Mobile World Conference and more, with sponsorship opportunities now available; and
An exclusive deal with Time to create content around the Time Person of the Year and Time 100 properties.
Christopher Doyle, director of global partnerships at Twitter Canada, tells MiC that even though these series are made south of the border, there will be plenty done to boost this content in Canada and bring Canadian advertisers on board. “With these deals, the main opportunity is to align pre-roll against the publisher’s content.” He added that many of these properties, such as the NFL, have specific Canadian handles as well, which will allow even more direct control over Canadian deals.
Twitter has increasingly invested in original video in the last four years, but Doyle says the strategy has become more fine-tuned. “Specifically, the shift we’ve seen is that we’re now starting with the audience and building it through them,” he says. He adds that there’s more research and segmentation work done prior to working with partners to create the series. Whereas in the past, he says, “there was more of a focus on the volume and number of deals.”
He says the same pattern is playing true with Twitter’s made-in-Canada originals (those will be announced and outlined at this month’s “TwitterFronts,” coming May 30).
The social media company has also put more focus into partnering with what it views as premium publishers – such as the NFL, Food Network Canada and etalk – to create an environment that is more brand-safe.
In Canada, there are two ways to activate against this content: what Doyle calls a “complete one-to-one, brand-to-content relationship” (pre-roll and direct integration), which Doyle says is premium because “the brands know what they’re going to be spending against and what content they’re going to be aligning with,” and in-stream ads which appear in feeds. In this case, Doyle says, advertisers buy against a demo and segment (such as men, aged 18 to 34, who are also sports fans).
Twitter’s most recent quarterly report saw an uptick in ad revenue, as well as monthly active users (although that count was down year-over-year, it rose more than 9 million from quarter-to-quarter after two straight quarters of losses driven by account purging). While Twitter does not reveal metrics on users or engagement per market, a Twitter Canada spokesperson told MiC that more than 50% of Canadians on Twitter are 35-years-old or younger, and that Twitter users in Canada are 45% more likely to post opinions about brands than other social media users.
Christopher Doyle, Twitter
Branded Cities to re-develop OOH at Rogers Tower
Wattpad acquired by Korean internet giant Naver
Cogeco gets into IPTV game
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Certain Songs #1994: Rockford – “Many Things”
December 30, 2020 by Jim Connelly
Album: Experiments in Electricity & Light
It was September, 2018, and we were in a backyard in Eagle Rock, CA, getting ready to see a benefit show featuring Steve Wynn. Can you even imagine such a thing right now? We’d gone to a couple of other shows in this space, but we were hardly regulars.
In any event, Tim had gone to get a beer or something, and when he came back to our seats, he told me that he’d met a guy who knew me. Apparently Tim was wearing a Tower District Records T-shirt, and they got into a conversation about Fresno.
That guy was Jeff Beals, one of the singer/songwriters in Rockford, but that’s not how I knew him at that time. Instead, I had known him from his band Eggplant, with whom Sedan Delivery had played a couple of shows in 1989 & 1990. We’d developed a mutual admiration society around the Dream Syndicate’s “Halloween,” — as you do — and at least once, we opened the night with “Halloween” and they closed the night with “Halloween,” which I found awesome.
In any event, we chatted — I told him that Sedan Delivery had recently reunited, with the aim of finally recording a record — and after the show, Jeff made sure that I got a copy of Rockford’s Experiments in Electricity & Light album, which had come out the year previously, but was new to me, which was all that mattered.
That album opens with “Many Things” with the guitars of Beals and Jon Melkerson — who have been playing together since they were 17 — winding around an almost latin beat from drummer Ed Huerta, as Melkerson sings the first verse & chorus.
I got no reason besides
If I weren’t here
Nobody here would be alone
Naturally, Jeff and I became friends on Facebook, and he was gracious enough to answer some of my questions about “Many Things,” which he called an older song, inspired by a time in his life where he was working a long ways from his family, and living by himself.
But I’m also going to read it as an indie-rock lifer song, which he clearly is — and I guess I am too — especially after the guitars kick into indie-rock crunch mode and he starts singing about his indie-rock past.
I used to be inside the Final Tour Guides
But I quit the band
But if you asked them
They would say that they kicked me out
(Oh we kicked him out!)
I used to be inside the Final Spider Tree
But I had to can
Now I miss practicing there
On the dark
On the sand
By this time, the other guys are singing exquisite “la-la-la-las” behind him, and break only to harmonize on the second chorus, and pick right back up as Huerta preaches the following sermon.
There’s so many cool bands
That people don’t know
Except for those people just like you & me
There’s so many cool songs
I wish this were one
And of course, that’s the thing, isn’t it? I know that there are dozens, hundreds, thousands of cool bands that I will never hear, especially as I’m this far on the other side of 50. I’m sure Jeff knows ones that I don’t. And I’m sure I know ones that he doesn’t. And we both play in ones that most people don’t. That’s just the way it is.
By the end, “Many Things” has worked itself up into fever pitch, Huerta leading a short drum-filled break, before Beals finds himself walking around after dark, wishing for an amp that he could turn up to 11, even though he knows that he could just make 10 the loudest one.
When Eggplant first met Sedan Delivery way back in 1989, I’m sure both bands were dreaming big about the future — I know I was — but as 2020 crashes into 2021, the expectations are much lower. Life and reality have a way of doing that, even before this no-good very bad year. Of course there are still expectations. But they’re simpler: write some songs with your mates, release them, try to play some gigs, get people to hear your songs. Not so different from 30 years ago, but on a smaller scale. And hell, maybe you’ll stumble across a song that people will still be singing after you’re gone. Maybe you already have, who knows?
One thing I know for sure: it’s hard to give up making music in a band once the bug bites you. I mean, I quit for a quarter-century. I was out. I was done. I sold my drums.
I was lying to myself. And once I told myself the truth, bought some new drums, and we got back together, I felt better about, well, everything. Now, I want to do it until I can’t. And maybe even a little bit afterwards.
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Security Advisor
Microsoft Throws Wrench in Hackers' Playbook
By Chris Paoli
With this week's release of Microsoft's Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 3.0 (EMET 3.0), the company is finally ready to stand behind its product. Microsoft decided to categorize the tool as an officially supported product with this third version (I guess products blocking security breaches is worth standing behind).
For those that are unfamiliar with the counter-hacking toolkit, EMET protects systems by stopping exploit code attacks from occurring before they happen. This is pulled off "by opt-ing in software to the latest security mitigation technologies," according to Microsoft.
What does this mean? Well, no matter how out-of-date your Windows is, it can be upgraded (in a sense) to meet the security challenges that might not have been around when your software was first released.
It's compatible with Windows on both the server and client side, and even protects those toying around with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. And those wanting to run in the enterprise can keep tabs on the tool using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and Group Policy.
New to version 3 is improved reporting features that will keep a running log of any exploits blocked and the applications associated with the failed attack.
Have you used EMET in either your shop or at home? Send me your thoughts on Microsoft's hack blocker at [email protected]
Adobe Realizes Not Patching Software Is Bad
So last week Adobe warned customers that there were a bunch of vulnerabilities in its family of Creative Suite software (Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash Professional). And instead of saying when users could expect a fix, Adobe told customers to just purchase the latest, more secure version of its software.
Now we're not talking about software that could have been found on Windows 98 -- this is software that, in the case of Photoshop 5, only came out two years ago.
I don't know about you, but if I buy pricey software like Adobe's Creative Suite, I would want to have it supported a bit longer than a pair of sneaker's lifespan.
Actually, I do know about you, as evident by the huge "S" storm kicked up by outraged customers online. And it wasn't just a vocal minority of angered customers (who usually end up making the loudest noise online), but security firms obviously didn't like Adobe's security advice.
"What the heck is wrong with Adobe? It's not like Photoshop is a ninety-nine cent app, it costs hundreds of dollars to purchase," wrote nCircle's Andrew Storms in a blog post. "And the risk for the bug in Photoshop is high; the exploit code has already been made public. These security tactics make Adobe software look like ransom ware."
Well, Adobe wised up and said that it is currently working on fixes for its older software. However, it's unclear whether these fixes will mend its broken reputation.
File Sharers Draw the Moral Line
The Pirate Bay doesn't mind if its users download and distribute for free the latest copyright music, movies, TV shows or software. However, it does mind hackers perpetrating attacks in its name.
The hacker group reportedly took down the Web site of Virgin Media after a court ruling came down that said The Pirate Bay enables breaches of copyright laws -- a ruling that could lead to the ultimate shutdown of the file sharing site.
While Anonymous was looking out for TPB's best interests, TPB released the following condemning message on its Facebook page: "We do NOT encourage these actions. We believe in the open and free internets, where anyone can express their views. Even if we strongly disagree with them and even if they hate us."
So, to sum up TPB's viewpoint, sharing a pirated version of The Avengers -- good, hacking your adversaries' Web sites -- bad.
Where do you stand? Which is a bigger threat: the illegal distribution of digital goods or attacks on Web sites that go against hackers' ideologies? Let me know at [email protected]
Chris Paoli is the site producer for Redmondmag.com and MCPmag.com.
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Full Metal Jacket – Mickey Mouse song
August 22, 2017 June 5, 2018 by admin
In Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket (1987), American troops sing Mickey Mouse March to ironic effect at the film’s end, as they march out of the city at the Battle of Huế. Since the movie is set back in the late 1960’s, the Mickey Mouse Club TV show was extremely popular, and just about everyone who had seen the show was able to know the lyrics . This song was commonly used as a marching song, as a change from jody-calls and other military cadence calls. Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 British-American war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay by Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford was based on Hasford’s novel The Short-Timers (1979). The film stars Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, and Ed O’Ross. Its storyline follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their training and the experiences of two of the platoon’s Marines in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The film’s title refers to the full metal jacket bullet used by soldiers.
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Tag: Aitzaz Zafar
Terror law in tatters as extremists go free
Dozens of anti-terrorist investigations and prosecutions are in jeopardy after senior judges yesterday quashed the convictions of five young Muslims for downloading extremist propaganda. Three Court of Appeal judges, led by the Lord Chief Justice, questioned whether they should ever have been prosecuted for merely possessing the material. The ruling means that in future the prosecution will have to prove that defendants intended to commit terrorist attacks. The men, four university students and a schoolboy, who ran away from home saying that he wanted to die fighting jihad, are the first people to have convictions for Islamist terrorism overturned since the War on Terror began in 2001. The judges ordered that Irfan Raja, 20, Awaab Iqbal, 20, Aitzaz Zafar, 21, Usman Malik, 22, and Akbar Butt, 21 – who were in the dock to hear the judgment – be freed immediately. Three hours after the judgment was handed down, the five men walked out the front door of the court. Mr Butt said: Whatever happened has happened and I’m just happy to be out now. I won my freedom back. Sean O’Neill
Author Euro-IslamPosted on 14th February 2008 Categories UncategorisedTags Aitzaz Zafar, Akbar Butt, attacks, Awaab Iqbal, extremists, Irfan Raja, law, students, terrorist, Usman Malik, young Muslims
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Bourdais suffers huge crash in qualifying
By Kyle LavigneMay 20, 2017, 5:52 PM EDT
Photo: IndyCar
Dale Coyne Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais suffered a huge crash on his Day 1 qualifying run for the 101st Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil.
Bourdais’ No. 18 Geico Honda broke loose, but the Frenchman corrected and the car speared into the Turn 2 wall almost nose first before becoming airborne and doing a half-flip. The car quickly rotating back around and landed right-side up before sliding to a stop on the backstretch.
Bourdais was seen moving in the cockpit and the Holmatro Safety Team quickly arrived on the scene to assist. Bourdais is reported to be awake and alert and was transported to IU Methodist.
The full update from INDYCAR is here:
Medical update from Dr. Michael Olinger, INDYCAR Medical Director: Sebastien Bourdais is awake and alert and never lost consciousness. He is being transported by ground to IU Health Methodist Hospital for further evaluation.
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School’s growth, achievement place it at the top
Sophia Farrow, Associate Editor
Making the grade: Manteo High School earned an A+ for the 2016-2017 school year, the first “A” given to a school in Dare County. Earning this grade ranks the school in the top three percent of high schools in North Carolina.
To obtain an A+ grade, the school’s combination of academic growth and achievement must equal 85 percent. A lot of factors go into the academic growth and achievement. The school put a big focus on the overall scores of the Math 1, English 10 and Biology End of Course exams and the ACT last year.
“I’m excited for the community, the staff and the students [that we got the rating of A+],” principal John Luciano said. “It’s incredible really. Very few public schools have it.”
Last years’ English 10 teachers Kassie Mount and Joanne Juco were given a goal to reach as the school worked toward this rating: the goal was for 72 percent of English 10 students to pass their exam with a three or higher.
“We surpassed our goal by 10 percent! Eighty-two percent of 10-grade students passed the English II EOC last year! This was a 15 percent increase from the year before,” Mount said. “When I found out that we had exceeded our goal, I felt immense pride. I am so proud of my students and their persistence. I am so proud of our faculty’s strengths. I am so proud of what we all accomplished by working together.”
Throughout the year Mount met with Luciano and English I teacher Lea Dixon to figure out how much extra help each student needed based on the data available to them. They utilized EVAAS, which stands for Education Value-Added Assessment System.
“The data we get from EVAAS identifies how every student in the school is expected to perform on the EOC based on previous school year assessments. We can even use this data to place students with specific reading instructors who come up with interventions that will work most effectively with each child’s weaknesses,” Dixon said. “EVAAS identifies the weaknesses for us, so that we can create an individual plan to grow every student on campus.”
EVAAS is a student achievement predictor that helped the teachers know what classes each student needed to be in. Along with the help of Necy Morris, the online class teacher, the English II teachers were able to create a Read Theory Intervention Time, which helped to strengthen student’s reading skills.
“The plans that we put into place during Intervention Time last year played a crucial role in students’ success on the English 10 EOC. Many students were assigned to IT with Ms. Morris in order to gain extra practice with reading skills through Read Theory,” Mount said. “Also, a majority of students met with me at least once each week to practice EOC-style passages and question sets. Having extra exposure to the test’s vocabulary and extra time to practice thinking through those types of questions ahead of time really helped students on test day.”
Biology teachers Lisa Serfling and Patricia Holland offered tutoring nearly every day last year for students who needed extra help in their class. Not only was tutoring offered after school and during intervention time, but Saturday school was also an option.
“Biology students worked very hard to master the concepts necessary for them to do well on the Biology EOC. Many of them came to after school and Saturday review session for extra help and reinforcement. Mrs. Serfling and I are very proud of our students and their accomplishments on the Biology EOC,” Holland said.
Student mentoring played a role in the Math 1 EOC scores. In May, AP classes and Honors Math 3 classes worked during EOC season to tutor individuals on the EOC practice test questions. During this time students would practice old Math 1 EOCs while receiving assistance from their tutors.
“We work to set a team approach in our classrooms and encourage a growth mindset for all students. Math can be challenging for students but the success students can feel in the classroom is so rewarding,” math teacher Liz Brown said. “We have a great group of math teachers here at MHS and a really great group of students who work hard.”
Math students worked in hybrid classes using online tools such as MyOpenMath and freerice.com. These websites let students learn in different scenarios and find what worked best for them. Some students worked best with peer tutoring, so students from Math 1 up to BC Calculus were invited to attend Mathlete sessions led by the club’s president, senior Everett Meekins. From October on, Meekins and other mathletes pushed students to the next level of learning – working on contest problems, teaching higher level concepts and challenging students to rise above the state curriculum.
“All students are encouraged and set their goal to grow from where they started in the beginning of the year to where they land in June in May. Proficiency is important, of course, but keeping the students focused on growing their own skills is the most important measure,” Brown said.
The school earned a “B” with a school performance grade of 81 during the 2015-2016 school year. The goals for the 2016-2017 school year were made from those results.
The ACT includes five sections: English, math, science, reading and writing, and an average score of 17 has to be achieved on all of these to have a 70 percent passing rate for the school. To improve the school’s average scores ACT practice questions were mandated every day with a different subject in mind.
“When we started out [last year] most people thought we had high expectation goals but we were able to achieve them because we set our sights high. That is a good lesson to all students, setting your goals higher than you think you can achieve will help you succeed in the long run,” Luciano said.
This school year, one goal is clear: keep up the A+. With the immense pride the grade has given the school’s faculty, students and community, teachers and administrators are working to uphold this honor.
“The bar is set high for this year,” Luciano said. “We want a repeat [of an A+] because it was great we got it one year but the true test of us being a great school is to make this a consistent grade.”
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THE PARTY Multiple sclerosis survivor Nancy Davis hosted honorees Sharon and Jack Osbourne and a who’s who of industry luminaries to raise funds for the fight against MS at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. THE PLAYERS Kelly Osbourne, David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris, Ray Romano, Courtney Galiano, Ziggy Marley, Kellie Pickler and Lisa Rinna THE HIGHLIGHTS “Watching Sharon and Jack receive the medal of hope was so inspiring,” says Davis of the mother-and-son duo whose openness about Jack’s personal battle with the disease continues to inspire. Donations and a spirited auction, featuring a new Aston Martin Centenary Edition DB9, helped raise the event’s $1.8 million. In exchange for their generosity, guests were treated to an intimate performance from chart-topper Taio Cruz and DJ Havana Brown before Sir Elton John brought the house down with an eight-song set of his best hits—all the while ribbing longtime pal Rod Stewart, who sat in the front row. Of the once-in-a-lifetime show, Davis gushed, “Every single person was standing on their feet and dancing.” Photography by Michael Buckner/Getty Images; Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images; Jason Merritt/Getty Images
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Judicial ethics and discipline
A blog of the Center for Judicial Ethics of the National Center for State Courts
Prestige of judicial letterhead
Posted on October 27, 2015 by graycynthia
For the session on the use of the prestige of judicial office at this week’s 24th National College on Judicial Conduct and Ethics, a list was compiled of the 37 states that have code provisions or advisory opinions with guidance on the use of official judicial stationery for letters of recommendation.
18 jurisdictions have adopted the comment to Rule 1.3 of the 2007 ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct that a judge may use official letterhead to write a reference or recommendation “if the judge indicates that the reference is personal and if there is no likelihood that the use of the letterhead would reasonably be perceived as an attempt to exert pressure by reason of the judicial office.”
1 state code provides “when using court stationery for letters of reference an indication should be made that the opinion expressed is personal and not an opinion of the court.”
2 states have advisory opinions stating that a judge should indicate that a letter of recommendation is “personal and official.”
3 states have a code provision that allows the use of judicial stationery, without the model’s requirement that there be an indication that the reference is personal, but with the model’s caveat that “there is no likelihood that the use of the letterhead would reasonably be perceived as an attempt to exert pressure by reason of the judicial office,” or a similar statement.
6 states have adopted codes that expressly allow the use of official stationery with no caveats, at least no express caveats.
1 state, without expressly allowing the use of official stationery with no caveats, vaguely suggests it is permissible.
1 state refers in advisory notes to the 2007 model comment, without indicating agreement or disagreement, and refers to an advisory opinion allowing use of official stationery only if the recommendation is based on the judge’s position in the court system, without expressly approving or disapproving of that opinion.
1 state has a code provision allowing the use of official stationery only for recommendations for employment and education purposes.
1 state has a code provision prohibiting the use of official stationery to write all letters of recommendation.
3 states have advisory opinions prohibiting the use of official stationery to write all letters of recommendation.
After the list was compiled, Massachusetts became the 38th state with such guidance when, on Thursday, it adopted a new code of judicial conduct, effective January 1. With respect to judicial recommendations, the new Massachusetts code has the following comment:
A judge may provide an educational or employment reference or recommendation for an individual based on the judge’s personal knowledge. The judge may use official letterhead and sign the recommendation using the judicial title if the judge’s knowledge of the applicant’s qualifications arises from observations made in the judge’s judicial capacity. The recommendation may not be accompanied by conduct that reasonably would be perceived as an attempt to exert pressure on the recipient to hire or admit the applicant. Where a judge’s knowledge of the applicant’s qualifications does not arise from observations made in the judge’s judicial capacity, the judge may not use official letterhead, court email, or the judicial title, but the judge may send a private letter stating the judge’s personal recommendation. The judge may refer to the judge’s current position and title in the body of the private letter only if it is relevant to some substantive aspect of the recommendation.
The comment also notes that “court hiring policies may impose additional restrictions on recommendations for employment in the judicial branch, and the law may impose additional restrictions on recommendations for employment in state government.”
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By Jessica Stewart on June 8, 2020
The latest artist to lend a voice to the Black Lives Matter movement is British street artist Banksy. By posting a powerful painting to his 9.3 million followers, he's continuing his history of politically charged art. This latest painting shows a vigil candle igniting an American flag as a compelling symbol for the activism that is gripping the United States.
Along with two images of the painting, Banksy posted an equally important message about why he feels it's vital to lend his voice to the cause. “At first I thought I should just shut up and listen to black people about this issue,” he writes. “But why would I do that? It's not their problem. It's mine.
“People of color are being failed by the system. The white system. Like a broken pipe flooding the apartment of the people living downstairs. This faulty system is making their life a misery, but it's not their job to fix it. They can't—no one will let them in the apartment upstairs.
“It's a white problem,” he concludes. “And if white people don't fix it, someone will have to come upstairs and kick the door in.”
Banksy's sentiments are being mirrored around the globe, as protests kicked off by the homicide of 46-year-old George Floyd on May 26 have continued for multiple weeks. Floyd was stopped on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store in Minneapolis, Minnesota when officer Derek Chauvin put a knee to his neck for nearly 9 minutes. Floyd was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Chauvin has since been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. He is set to make his first appearance in court on Monday. The other three officers who were present at the scene have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Floyd's murder has become a symbol of the wider issue of police violence against people of color and systematic racism in society. In light of the protests, some states have begun to announce plans for police reform and members of the Minneapolis City Council voted to defund and dismantle the police force. Nationally, Democrats in the House and Senate will be unveiling the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. As the most comprehensive overhaul of the police system in modern history, it should include a ban on chokeholds, limits on no-knock warrants, and create a national registry for police misconduct.
Through words, actions, and art people around the world are making their voices heard and helping push forward concrete action to erase racism.
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Jessica Stewart is a Contributing Writer and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book 'Street Art Stories Roma' and most recently contributed to 'Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini'. You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
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Here is what happened to housing finance this year
Despite an initial slump in housing finance through the beginning of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the year to October 2020 saw a remarkable 14.5% lift in the volume of finance secured for the purchase of property, according to ABS lending indicators.
This was mostly driven by a $15.8 billion increase in lending to owner-occupier, changeover buyers (such as upsizers and downsizers), followed by a $13.5 billion increase for first home buyers and an additional $476 million for investor purchases.
The first home buyer cohort saw the fastest growth rate in finance for the year to October, at 35.1%; first home buyer finance accounted for 22.1% of lending, up from 18.8% in the year to October 2019.
The rise of the first home buyer can be attributed to several factors:
Generational trends. As at June 2019, Australia had a particularly large number of 25-34 year olds relative to other population age groups.
This is significant because 25-34 was the most common first home buyer age within the ABS housing and occupancy data.
Monetary and fiscal incentives. Compounding the demographic surge in first home buyer demand are record-low mortgage rates, thousands of LMI waivers through the first home loan deposit scheme, Homebuilder grants and various state-based incentives for first home buyers.
State-based incentives include larger stamp duty discounts for first home buyers across NSW.
Victoria has followed suit in its 2020-21 budget, waiving up to 50% of stamp duty obligations for eligible purchasers up to June 2021.
Lower dwelling values and competition. First home buyer participation has increased during times of significant economic shock that have induced price falls.
The retreat of investors to a record low 23.3% of the mortgage market as at October may also reflect less buyer competition for owner-occupiers.
The increase in housing finance marks a significant recovery in transaction activity, as social distancing restrictions eased around open inspections and onsite auctions.
With mortgage rates at record lows, and banks continuing to compete for borrowers which would provide steady returns, refinancing activity should remain elevated in the coming months.
Institutional responses in the pandemic, and implications for housing markets Since the onset of COVID-19, a number of changes in monetary and fiscal policy has shaped the housing market.
The release of further detail on mortgage deferrals also illuminates the state of financial stability in Australia, and has implications for housing market performance.
From a monetary perspective, the RBA cut the cash rate target to 0.1% on the 3rd of November.
The move came as eased social distancing restrictions meant a further reduction would have greater effect in stimulating spending and aiding economic recovery.
Other measures were announced alongside the rate cut, including:
A reduction in the yield target on 3-year government bonds from 0.25% to 0.1%;
A reduction in the interest rate of new drawings from the term funding facility (TFF) to 0.1%;
A reduction in the interest rate on exchange settlement balances to 0%; and,
An historic adoption of quantitative easing, through the purchase of federal and state government bonds.
The main implication for the housing market will be lower mortgage rates, as bank funding costs are lowered.
The low cash rate setting, which may be in place for years to come, will likely cause housing values to rise.
This is supported by the chart below, which shows the cash rate alongside the monthly change in dwelling values across Australia.
Periods of cash rate target reductions often coincide with, or are closely followed by, periods of growth in dwelling values.
A notable exception to this relationship was the cash rate reductions over March, where the initial shock of COVID19 and subsequent social distancing may have delayed the impact of low rates on housing demand.
With consumer sentiment surging 14.8% between September and November, and social distancing measures continuing to ease, low rates are more likely to put upward pressure on prices.
Since March, typical outstanding mortgage rates have fallen around 20 basis points, and average new mortgage rates are around 30 basis points lower.
Average mortgage rates over the month of September are summarised in the table below.
The moderation of these policies through the banking sector has further implications for how housing demand will be impacted.
Since the target rate reduction in November, fixed rate home loans have already been reduced by each of the major banks.
Property investors have not been afforded the same discount as owner occupiers, which could further skew finance and property demand to owner-occupier purchases.
Fiscal stimulus for housing since the onset of the pandemic has been almost entirely directed at the establishment of new property.
Since the announcement of the HomeBuilder Scheme in early June, ABS housing finance data has recorded over 24,000 loans for the construction of owner-occupied property through to October.
This is a 39.0% increase on the number of loans for the same period in 2019.
Similarly, national house approvals rose 14.0% from June to October compared to the same period in 2019, though unit approvals declined -11.9%.
This may reflect housing stock preference among owner-occupiers, where the scheme is targeted.
It also reflects the tight timelines of the original scheme, however, whereby construction had to commence 3 months from the contract being signed (though this was extended to 6 months in Victoria amid social distancing restrictions).
Given the lag between off the plan unit sales and project commencement, this may have funneled use of the grant into house and land projects.
As with many fiscal stimulus policies introduced through the pandemic, there was mounting pressure to extend the HomeBuilderscheme.
On the 29th of November, the scheme itself was extended to the end of March 2021, though at a lower grant of $15,000.
The date at which construction has to commence has been extended from 3 months from the contract date to 6 months from the contract date.
The initial value cap on the scheme of $750,000 for new house and land projects may have skewed utilisation of the grant to more affordable markets, such as outer suburban and regional Australia.
In fact, between June and August, the rolling 3-month sales volume of new homes increased 22.2% nationally, but 30.8% across the combined regional market.
The value cap on the HomeBuilder scheme has since been lifted in NSW and VIC to $950,000 and $850,000 respectively.
In the federal budget, the first home loan deposit scheme was extended by an additional 10,000 places, though only for new property.
A range of other state-based incentives have been handed down for first home buyers, including further stamp duty concessions from the NSW government for the purchase of new housing.
Home loan freezes and the impending ‘deferral cliff’
As noted in previous reports, the expiry of deferral arrangements for mortgage holders affected by COVID19 presents a level of risk for housing markets.
However, October saw the biggest monthly drop in the portion of home loans deferred, at a time when house prices rose nationally.
From September to October, deferrals fell from 7% to 4% of housing loans.
Furthermore, institutions may choose to extend concessions further, despite timelines on changes to capital treatment of deferred loans.
In July, APRA extended the temporary capital treatment for deferred bank loans to March 2021.
But CBA have reportedly placed a moratorium on foreclosing against customers unable to return to normal payments due to COVID, until September 2021.
The risk posed by the end of repayment deferrals may be mitigated by its coinciding with property price rises.
With only 10% of housing loan deferrals exposed to a loan to value of greater than 90%, rising home values reduce the risk of negative equity where the borrower is forced to sell.
While there are still markets where these deferrals may be concentrated, housing finance conditions across Australia seem stable at the aggregate level, and the risk of high stock levels putting deferred borrowers into negative equity seems to have reduced.
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How Can I Combine Fantasy and Science Fiction Elements?
September 30th, 2019 by Chris Winkle
How do I mix magic and science fiction tech without it feeling haphazard or unbalanced?
From a storytelling standpoint, magic and scifi tech are nearly identical except for theming. If you’re not careful with things that feel different in theme, it will give the impression that you arbitrarily put whatever you wanted in your world. But this is fixable. There are two main ways to create a world theme that encompasses both fantasy and science fiction elements.
First, you can make them feel like they’re really the same thing. Options for this include the following:
The magic is actually advanced technology – sure it looks like that person is casting a spell, but really it’s nanobots that are doing it.
The technology is built off of magic, also known as magitech. This is what happens when your high fantasy setting has its own industrial revolution, but all the technology uses magic to function.
Most technology is normal technology, but scifi technology is special because it’s powered by magic. Basically this is lower effort magitech for contemporary settings.
Second, you can emphasize the contrast, making it an important part of your world. For instance, some stories have the premise that technology kills magic or vice versa. You also could have two alternate universes – a scifi one and a fantasy one – that the protagonist switches between. The important part is that the difference between magic and tech is central to your story, and there’s a method behind when you choose magic and when you choose tech.
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I think it also helps to have a rational magic system to begin with – because is magic follows rule, it’s much easier to incorporate with technology or science and thus a fusion is probably a lot easier.
I know I’ve been mentioning those stories a lot, but the Lord Darcy series does very well with it – most technology in the stories is purely mechanic, whenever a power source is necessary, the technology is powered by some kind of spell or enchantment. Like this, there’s magical fridges, magical telephones etc., but things like locks or castle gates work simply with mechanical means. Trains don’t seem to run with magical means, though, so someone must have developed the steam engine – which might still have its sooth cleared away by magic, not sure.
I would recommend reading His Dark Materials and the Sword of Shanarararra and watching those Star Wars fan-fic movies set before Rogue One.
Don’t do anything they did – they’re terrible.
Mandatory reading; The Warhammer 40k fluff, the Final Fantasy movie (i only know the first one – I’m old), and Gunnerkrigg Court all have brilliantly imagined relationships between science and magic.
Steal from these.
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Correction; the giant eels are awesome. Have those wherever you can.
I definitely agree with Gonnerkrigg Court and with not doing what those Star Wars prequels which were never made do.
I would probably wait a few months before reading Gunnerkrigg Court, It seems like it’s coming to the end of the story but there’s many tons of foreshadowing and back story that imply an immanent struggle for nothing less than the fate of humanity – all hail Box Bot The Terrible.
(if you decide to read anyway, there’s also retrospective videos which are funny, I think his wife made him make the videos.)
Warhammer 40k is my favorite blend of fantasy and sci-fi!
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I don’t think it gets any more grim dark than stillborn artillery.
CommissarFeesh
Shadows of the Apt is another good example – it’s clockworkpunk, so not Sci fi in the sense of hi tech shenanigans, but they still do very fiction-tech, and the contrast with magic is crucial to the setting (literally, mages are incapable of understanding even basic mechanics like locks, while artificers are engineers are too rational to conceive of magic even being a real force).
And then there’s another, “natural” set of totemic abilities possessed by everyone, which is neither magic nor tech.
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Check out the Numenera RPG system by Monte Cook.
“This is the Ninth World. The people of the prior worlds are gone—scattered, disappeared, or transcended. But their works remain, in the places and devices that still contain some germ of their original function. The ignorant call these magic, but the wise know that these are our legacy. They are our future. They are the… NUMENERA.”
BeardedLizard
I’d be curious to know what the Mythcreant peoples in general think of the Shadowrun (which answer the question no one ever asked: What if I added magic, elves, orcs and dragons in my Cyberpunk cake?). More specifically regarding the lore and the settings (The rules are a whole other story. I still get the vertigo every time I open the book!).
Are you familiar with it and what do you think of their blend of sci-fi and fantasy? Would you do something differently?
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Awesome concept though it just hasn’t been executed well. I don’t think magic should be crunchy. If i did a game in that universe i think I’d do a very free form system and a dice pool mechanic with vague levels of success (maybe shadowrun lite) and i would also include stress meters and conditions.
I think Bright could have been a brilliant film in more capable hands, the way magic was known of but still creepy and mysterious was very cool. The idea of something powerful and unknowable in a world where you can look inside atoms is just terrifying.
Also; if you can do science to it, it ain’t magic. But using magic to do science could be an interesting thing to explore.
I agree wholeheartedly with you about the crunchyness. You shouldn’t need a calculator to shoot a fireball or a couple of bullets. That whole game is sooo crunchy as to be a bit ludicrous. (Weirdly enough, I think the magic is less complicated than shooting a gun. At least you don’t need to check for recoil).
Although, I think it’s possible to science magic without spoiling it. It’s part of what I like about the Shadowrun setting. Magic is a commodity and can be bought in a store. Every corporation try to understand it and duplicate it, but the truth is that nobody really knows how it’s work. At least, not past the surface level. I feel like it’s even less understood than a high fantasy universe like Forgotten realm where magic is absolutely everywhere. But still, people are always trying to science it and cause more problems because of it. I think you need to have a base understanding of how it work, without realising how deep the rabbit hole go.
PS: Bright concept was so good on paper, I agree. I heard they were looking into making a series, I hope they will get it better this time.
Attempting to science magic is something I could totally read about – especially if when you poke it, it gets angry – and you know humans are gonna poke it.
The thing that gets me with most fantasy settings is that in real life, the different races would have respect and awe for each others unique talents. I mean, if I’m a flimsy magical elf and I’m going on a quest, I’m bringing a big orc and his 300 pound steel bow. And in a modern setting, I think that respect would only increase with professional athletes and Olympians pushing the limits of what they are capable of.
Oh. And the writer of Bright doesn’t know that football players can jump higher than basketball players, it’s all about muscle.
I really like the specific cyberpunk aesthetic that Shadowrun is channeling, and I don’t have any inherent problem adding magic and elves to it. The main issue I have is that Shadowrun chose to use the real world, which gets into some pretty sticky issues of culture and appropriation.
For example, I’m not sure how Native Americans feel about this, but it just seems weird to me that in this world, Native American religious beliefs are shown to be objectively true in the same breath that Tolkien-style high fantasy tropes are shown to be objectively true.
There’s also just some believability issues I can’t get my head around. If it were me, I’d just use a fantasy world that’s advanced far enough to reach the cyberpunk era of technology.
I agree with you in regard of the native Americans. On one hand, it’s nice to see them having a strong presence in the game world and a lot of screen time throughout Shadowrun many stories. At the same time, I don’t know how much of it falls into cultural appropriation or misrepresentation (especially with the earlier editions where they were pretty much all wearing feathers and machines guns). I’m guessing there must be some article on the subject somewhere on the internet that talks about it, I’ll probably check it out because I’m kind of intrigue.
Some modern Maori in New Zealand still sometimes integrate feathers with formal ware, most Maori and many many other New Zalanders always wear a big piece of bone or jade (it’s never appropriation, Punamu is always a gift). Many artsy types, especially those with higher education in cultural matters do their own extravagant thing.
Modern Maori academics and professionals even get facial tatoos
If Native Americans had tangible power, they would have the freedom to express their culture and traditions any way they like and very few young people are immune to fashion.
You have a good point. I tried looking up anecdote of people of native American origin playing Shadowrun. All I could find from my quick google search was an article on another game (Dragon Conquer America) where the author talk in her introduction about how she liked it when she was younger and play Shadowrun and how she like the fact the game push them to be themselves, angry and loud (before getting killed by a random sniper bullet). Couldn’t find anything else though, but it’s an interesting point of view.
Rose Embolism
My problem is with how fundamentally racist Shadowrun is. I mean great, the player characters get to fight against Humanis who say Orcs and Trolls are subhuman. Yay.
Except Orcs and Trolls have negative Intelligence and Charisma modifiers. And their maximums for those stats are less than humans. So this is a setting where the PCs are fighting Humanis for…being right?
Sorry, I don’t want to play “The Bell Curve the RPG.”
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Yeah, that is definitely one of its many, many flaws. In universe, I don’t think it is that bad (nothing stops a troll from being a mage or university teacher), but the rules make it so that if you don’t build an optimal character, your chances of survival (or being useful) are very slim. I played a one shot once and tried to make a troll shaman, but couldn’t come up with something that would be usefull on a run (The complexity of the rules did not help either). Which is slightly worse than D&D, but not that far (At least in D&D, I managed to play a half-orc cleric who had big anxiety issues and was super meek while still being super useful).
I think the games Shadowrun: Return, Dragonfall and Hong Kong are a bit better in that regard. Trolls and orc still are limited in how smart or charismatic they can be compared to human and elf, but the difference is so slim that I had no problems playing against the stereotype without feeling underpowered.
But still, yeah. Shadowrun definitely got issues with how its portrays mechanically it’s races (and lorewise the real world).
LeeEsq
Its even more confusing than that. Not only are Native American religious beliefs objectively true but if you read their materials on world religions, many are still going along and adopting to or denouncing the changes as Satanic. What is weird is that Elves are both implied to have their own Tolkien like culture and have Elven like names but many religions have made room for meta-humans, so you can theoretically have a Hasidic Elf Jew named David Cohen being a Rabbi in synagogue in Brooklyn even though Elves have their own Tolkien like culture.
Shadowrun wasn’t even that specific on the cultures of the meta-humans. Elves are implied to be the most separate from humans. Dwarves don’t seem to have that distinct of a culture and appear to remain closest to humans in how they see the world, so a Dwarf of Indian origins is like a human of Indian origins with a different build. Orcs and trolls were unfortunately given a very urban underclass type culture. Lots of bad implications there.
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Shadowrun’s greatest limitation was that it was a product of its’ time. This means that there cyberpunk version of the future looks very dated and their attempt at multicultural tolerance looks at best “well meaning but…” to racist by current liberal standards. So you have Native Americans achieve power again but the Native Americans are rather stereotypical. You have demi-humans but they follow a lot of fantasy troops like dumb and violent orcs and trolls and haughty elves.
Candlewitch
Hey OP, if you’re familiar with LoZ’s Breath of the Wild, I’d consider that an example of mixing magic and sci-fi flavored technology, though heavier on the magic side to give it more of a fantasy feel.
On the other hand, the Myst games (I can only speak to Riven, sadly) have a lot of sci-fi technology at the forefront of the world, but the premise is based on magic.
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One thing that occurs to me is that very few fantasy/science fiction books spent any time looking at consumer magic, the type of magic that everyday people would use to make their lives a little easier, more efficient, and more fun. Same with how magic would effect the entertainment industry. If you had real magic at your disposal, you could get sound, color, and real good special effects in film and television from the get go. Toy companies would constantly seek to out do each other to come up with something spectacular. What would RPGs on video games be like in world where magic was real?
I tried rand failed to come up with a magic economy. Consumer magic is plot breaking in most stories. It’s effectively post scarcity.
I think a universe with consumer magic would have a lot i common with the Culture universe.
“It’s effectively post scarcity”
Only if you write it that way. Electricity could be considered a magic force (by many fantasy settings) in our world and everyone knows it didn’t erase scarcity. If anything, it only shifted our needs and how they’re met.
If you do your worldbuilding right and do a good job limiting how magic works and is adquired, you shouldn’t stumble upon story-breaking trinkets. What IS hard about building a world with domestic magic is the sheer amount of creativity and time you’d need to think of the many, MANY ways in which humans use and apply tools though. It is, by no means, an easy task.
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This supposes that magical energy is effectively an unlimited resource. That doesn’t need to be the case. One can go the old Dark Sun setting route and have magical energy be polluting/draining the earth when used, effectively limiting its’ use or creating some serious consequences from over use. Come to think of it mass magic use as pollution/environmental issues would make for a fascinating story. Likewise, magic use can also be made more difficult than it is in a standard setting. What one wizard might be able to do in Generic Fantasy, could require four to five or more depending on the project. A magical power plant could require at least ten wizards, etc.
I think the real reason why we don’t see a lot of consumer magic is because most authors can’t quite describe how Magic Play Station is different from Regular Play Station or why magic film/TV is better. Silent film had a real big wow factor in the late 19th and early 20th century. Imagine what it would be like if they got color, sound, and even mid-20th century special effects in the 1890s.
Another limiting factor is that very few people might want to write about Magical Andrew Carnegie or the Wizardly equivalent of the Vanderbilts.
Oh, Star Butterfly has to go to the magic mall in one episode, it’s excellent.
I suppose it depends where you draw the line between inexplicable, unscienceable, magic and technology that uses a type of energy that we don’t have in this world. And also what you want the magic to do. I found that even with something as mundane as “Hot Rocks” everything fell apart. Any form of free energy is really hard to get around because if you have energy, you can get anything else you may need.
I think if knowledge is the difference between magic and not-magic, then it is not magic. Truth is objective.
Anyway, there’s no point arguing about matters of opinion.
What are those books you mentioned? I’d love to see a magic system that doesn’t break the laws of thermodynamics.
Dark Sun was an old AD&D setting from the 1990s, not a series of books. You can find them online by googling for free to brose through. It was basically Fist of the North Star/Mad Max/Road Warrior meets AD&D. The setting was the harsh desert world of Athas. Athas started as a lush world that grew harsh through a combination of genocidal wars and the fact that magic use drains the world of energy. There were two types of wizards, defilers and preservers. Defilers just wanted power and didn’t care what their magic could do. Preservers attempted to use magic in a way that didn’t hurt the planet but everything took longer with them.
I think there even was an early computer RPG set in that world.
Sci-fi: spaceships, lasers, droids.
Magic: The Force
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Shawn H Corey
Plus dragons & princesses.
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Kenneth Mackay
Larry Niven’s ‘The Magic Goes Away’ (and the other books set in the same world) offer an interesting take on magic as a limited resource. The basic premise is that the ‘mana’ that powers magic is running out – in cities the spells that used to raise ‘trolls’ (reanimated Neanderthals) as servants just don’t work because so many spells have been cast that all the ‘mana’ has been used up, there are areas where a ‘Wizard’s Wheel’ (a device used to deliberately drain the ‘mana’ from an area, used as a weapon against enemy wizards) has left no magic at all – and the magic community are just beginning to realise how big a problem they’ve got…!
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That reminds me of a David Gemmell book, Echoes Of The Great Song. The hero is disillusioned with his people (they literally suck life out of people from “lesser” races to extend their own lives and fuel their magic tech.
There’s also a cool thing where every chapter has a half page prologue – the legend of the demi god who tamed 7 sea serpents to pull his chariot is the story of a journey in a warship named Serpent 7.
Michael Moorcock does magic tech pretty well too.
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How to Make Your Dastardly Villain More Memorable
December 7th, 2013 by David Mesick
What makes a villain truly memorable? Their swirly cape? Their nefarious mustache? Their maniacal laugh? But are any of these details why you remember these characters? Here are some aspects of villains that make them memorable.
Spoiler Warnings: Brian Azzarello’s Joker, Under The Red Hood (2010), Watchmen, Se7en
Many memorable villains are just a bit…off. They’re human, but they have some characteristic that makes our subconscious flinch away from them. Each of these famous villains dips their toe into the Uncanny Valley, and they are all better remembered for it.
Darth Vader‘s armored suit marks him as distinct and unique. No one would mistake him for a common Imperial officer.
Joker, arguably Batman’s greatest foe, is known for ghoulish white face paint. Several versions of him, most notably from The Dark Knight, but also from Brian Azzarello’s Joker, sport a Glasgow smile. Joker is a criminal mastermind in a city filled with them, but he is easily the most memorable of the lot, and his war paint contributes to that.
The Terminator is a robotic death machine hell-bent on keeping the murder-party going, but until the end of the movie he appears to be wholly human. He also understands the value of pants, which is generally considered a human trait.
However, your villain shouldn’t be solely defined by his appearance. Penguin and Two-Face have human yet distinct appearances, but they aren’t as beloved as the Joker. There is more to a memorable villain than merely than a fancy set of armor or scars.
Just like heroes, villains need interesting personalities to set themselves apart from the pack. Think about Penguin. Can you remember much about him besides his name, strange appearance, and fondness for umbrellas? Perhaps there are some Penguin enthusiasts out willing to set the record straight, but his lack of personality means that he’s not one of Batman’s more memorable foes.
Two-Face is a better known villain than Penguin due to his bipolar personality. The problem is, it isn’t exactly unique: Jekyll and Hyde were famous decades before Two-Face‘s introduction. While more people know of Two-Face than Penguin, low bars make everything more impressive.
Joker is a different kind of beast however, and easily the most infamous. Let’s go back to Azzarello’s Joker. Joker is a violent murderer, but he has a dark and vicious sense of gleeful humor many villains don’t share.
Trigger Warning: Torture
Early in the comic, there is a scene in a strip club. A gang leader crossed the Joker, and he is trying to make amends with him to avoid a violent death. Joker puts him at ease by taking him backstage for an implied lap dance. In the next scene, the gang leader, now skinned, is pushed onto the stage, and slumps against a stripper pole. Joker walks out, and slaps a dollar bill against his stripped rump, where it sticks.
That moment stuck with me. Instead of being your typical cold and calculating villain, he has a sense of humor to contrast his violent and brutal nature. He may be cruel and callous, but I wouldn’t call him “cold”. Joker exhibits personality traits that differ from your average villain, and he is more memorable for it.
Just like heroes, perfect villains are boring (looking at you, Superman). Lex Luther has a crippling ego coupled with a determination to best Superman no matter what. Flaws bring contrast to their qualities, so give them some for good measure.
Modus operandi is how a villain tries to achieve their goals, be it through outright physical violence or emotional manipulation. Although this is important for all characters, villains in particular need definition so that they can be properly depicted. You should try to make the M.O. interesting and well defined to make them stand apart.
Are their plans simple, or complex?
Joker is the easiest example of a villain with simple plans. In Under the Red Hood, Joker distracts Batman long enough with his goons to murder Robin with a crowbar and incendiary explosives. He has no problems getting his hands dirty; his plans involve direct action and minimal steps. If you choose this sort of character, don’t hesitate to describe the villainous outcome.
On the other hand, Watchmen’s Ozymandias has a plan that is devious and complicated. He stands behind the scenes, each finger tugging on a string to move every piece into place. From the cancer victims to the staged assassination attempt, his plan has multiple aspects, and betrays a thinker who creates complex machinations. If your villain is this type, make sure your plan is well understood by the audience when explained. You might think yourself clever, but people don’t like being confused.
Whichever you choose, remember that this is not a bipolar choice. There is a mystical place known as the middle ground.
Does the villain act alone, or is he the part of something greater?
I don’t mean “Does he have goons?” Ozymandias uses cat’s paws, but his plan is his own, and he handles the most important parts himself. He gave the Comedian a final punchline himself because he threatened the plan. It showcases his ego and a high level of caution, making him a more distinguished and well-defined villain.
At the other end of the spectrum, we have SPECTRE, an organization made of many capable villains that harry James Bond. Plans and resources are shared, and together they strive for world domination. SPECTRE is a great example of a powerful criminal organization that stands as a single entity while being comprised of many singular agents.
What is the villain’s goal?
All villains (just like other characters) should have a clear goal that determines how they act. Your goal doesn’t have to be huge in scale, just clear. Maybe Bob is a spiteful douche who wants to keep Mary and Susie from being bff’s.
Every goal should have a motive. If you do not give your villain a clear motive for their plans, they are just a boss monster for your heroes to overcome. You don’t have to make their motive obvious, but keep it in mind when writing the character to add more depth.
Villains need to be relatable, but at the same time distinct and different. Create the MO, appearance, and personality, but then add details to make the character come alive. Villains are characters, and you should flesh them out just like you would any other.
Villains are a mountain for the hero to climb. If you set your hero in front of a molehill, people will laugh. Give your villain teeth, or hell, make things interesting and let them win. I always loved Kevin Spacey in Se7en. Sure, Brad Pitt puts a few extra breathing holes into John Doe’s noggin, but you can’t help but feel that he still won at the end of the movie.
Have a favorite villain? Think I grievously sinned by failing to mention some great example? Let me know in the comments!
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Well, I wouldn’t say you sinned grievously in not mentioning him, but I would definitely add Professor Moriarty to the list.
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David Mesick
You are completely right, Moriarty deserves a place on this list. Unfortunately, I haven’t read a lot of Sherlock, so I am not very familiar with Moriarty. Most of the information would be pulled from wikipedia. That isn’t exactly fair to him, so I elected to discuss villains I am more familiar with.
Thanks for commenting. Glad to know people are reading and discussing this.
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Moriarty doesn’t appear in the original stories a lot, but there are some authors who’ve done a lot of stuff with him. Michael Kurland did several good novels which portrait Moriarty as an anti-hero (certainly not above committing crimes, but in the name of greater good). If you want the evil one, there’s a collection of shorter stories by Kim Newman, “The Hound of the d’Urbervilles,” in which some of Moriarty’s greatest plans are recounted by Colonel Moran (his second in command and hence his ‘Watson’). I especially like “The Red Planet League” and “The Adventure of the Six Maledictions” from that collection.
Agreed on Moriarty. Penguin, on the other hand, does have distinctive personality traits. His upbringing was that of a studious “mama’s boy”. She’s the one who pushed him to always carry the umbrella. He’s very intelligent, but also obsessive. He has been portrayed as greedy, cunning, vengeful, social-climbing, approval-seeking. His weakness may have been too many personality traits rather than focus on one or two. Unlike many of Batman’s foes, he’s not emotionally disturbed or blatantly insane.
Joker’s stand-out drive isn’t that he’s a cunning mastermind, but a mind driven to chaos. He wants to dance and he wants Batman to be his dance partner. The steps he takes to lead the way into madness are those he thinks are funny. He doesn’t just kill anyone available or steal shiny things. He doesn’t just spray acid. He does it for laughs.
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Very good point. Perhaps I should read more Batman comics, because every time I have encountered Penguin in movies or cartoons, none of that really shows. He always was portrayed as another mob boss with a distinct physical appearance. You’re also very right however, giving too many traits or making a character too complicated will make them seem washed out and all of the colors will seem muddled rather than distinct.
You’re also right when it comes to Joker. Most villains’ motives go beyond doing it simply “for kicks”, so it’s interesting and a bit terrifying when you encounter one where it’s simply that. On that note, I do highly recommend Azzarello’s Joker if you haven’t already read it. It’s a very fascinating portrayal of the Joker, and one that focuses on him rather than on his relationship with Batman.
Thanks for commenting, I always enjoy a good discussion.
The main personality trait for the Penguin is petulance and spite. Penguin is not the villain of Batman, Penguin is the villain of BRUCE WAYNE. Penguin believes he deserves corporate control of Gotham, believes he is the better man, believes he is above the law, and is willing to be an evil bastard standing atop the pile of corpses who insulted him to make it happen. And when he doesn’t get his way, he cries like a child and throws a destructive tantrum. Penguin would rather die trying to kill the first chair than to accept second place. But more than that, he’d rather spend dirty money sending dirty men to do the dirty deed in his place. Because he’s above that, nyeah?
Off the top of my head, one of my favorite villains was Grand Admiral Thrawn, from Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars books. Intelligent and ruthless, but a lover of art and culture as well. The fact that studying a species’ art gave him insight into how to defeat them was just icing on the cake.
Also, Ultimate Thanos, from the Ultimate Fantastic Four’s Godwar run. Unflappable, supremely confident, winning even when it seems like you’re beating him. He never breaks a sweat, because his enemies are all gnats and it is merely a matter of time.
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Funny that you should mention Thrawn, as I’d heard that he is a great villain from a friend who read the books. I’d heard that he was also intelligent when it came to punishing his underlings; instead of just killing those who failed him, he used discretion and rewarded innovation. I like that, as it actually makes sense.
Not sure how I feel about Thanos though. Haven’t read the comics, but I’d heard that he has a habit of thwarting his own plans. While I love a villain who is confident and has the competency to back it up, when you make a villain that much more powerful than your heroes they can’t win, and you need to manufacture a victory. Either the villain makes a blunder and causes their own failure, or you have to use extenuating circumstances. This can weaken the story and your protagonists.
One of my favorite villains I haven’t mentioned here is Nyarlathotep from Michael Alan Nelson’s Fall of Cthulhu. Sure, he’s a all powerful elder god, but he also exhibits distinctly human traits such as confidence, cruelty, and spite. He has the same problem as Thanos though, as he’s so powerful none of the heroes can defeat him. This is consistent with Lovecraftian horror though, as the heroes never really win against the horrors that plague our universe. Superhero comics are usually a bit different. Villains should also fit the genre and type of story they exist in.
Why had no one mentioned Darth Maul? He is probably one of the most underdone/disappointing villains ever.
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Devlin Blake
You missed my FAVORITE villain; Johan Liebert from Monster. He was calculating, sadistic, beautiful and smart. I mention his beauty because he’s NOT how you expect a villain to look or act; soft spoken, intelligent and quiet.
He was able to convince others to horrible things; such as the time he ran an underground bank and let the other share holders destroy each other just so he would watch. Or the time he led the uprising in orphanage, again so he could watch.
He also had this way of inspiring serial killers, in fact everyone he met, to follow their darker instincts. He had plans so complex you barely understood them, yet he deserted the plans when he felt they no longer served him.
Yet, he was also plagued by his own inner demons, such as the time he read the picture book and fainted dead away.
He also had a twisted sense of loyalty. In order to repay the doctor that saved his life, he murdered the ones who threatened the doctor’s career. He even murdered his own twin sisters adopted parents.
The whole time, he told people that either that doctor or his sister would kill him.
He’s my FAVORITE villain. Evil wears a pretty face.
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You missed Benedict Cumberbatch’s version of Khan and Admiral Marcus from Star Trek: Into Darkness, but mostly Khan. He’s a good villain. He does have loyalty to his crew, sure, and helped somehow handle the Klingon situation, but he also killed Admiral Marcus, Pike, a bunch of Starfleet officers and ALMOST killed Kirk.
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A master of dungeons
So, I’m making a D&D campaign, and I want my villain to be one they remember for a while, one that definitely will stick with them. I’m feeling he’s a bit bland, basic. I was wondering if I could get some assistance for personality.
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Depends on the kind of villain you want to make. What are his strengths? What are his powers? What is his weakness? Does he have underlings accompanying him? Perhaps try TVtropes.com, they have a lot of stuff you can browse through.
The character in question is an up-and-coming general in the Scarlet Brotherhood. More of a melee fighter/tactical thinker. Large, intimidating guy, has these three undead wizard things working for him. Weaknesses would probably be his Ring of Truth. Makes it so he cannot tell a lie, but can tell when being lied to.
He’s intended to be the oft-recurring villain in this game. My main worries are personality and how unique it is.
Hey there, so I actually have a post on designing your campaign’s villain, you might find it useful: https://mythcreants.com/blog/designing-a-central-villain-for-your-campaign/
My main advice for making an RPG villain memorable is for them to have some kind of noticeable contrast. Like, if you’re villain is a fudal lord stomping out dissent, they can also have a soft spot for radical political theory. Of course it still has to make sense, but that kind of contrast can stick with the players.
Of course a lot of what makes a villain memorable will depend on the players themselves, since it’s hard to predict what they’ll actually like about an NPC.
Michael Campbell
Some of the best films have no personified villain.
Chariots Of Fire and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
The villains are respectively, the threat of some kind of sequel to the first world war and man’s inability to protect the environment when dollar signs light up in people’s eyes.
A bad guy you can’t kill with a single bullet is special threat all by itself.
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Kefka [Final Fantasy VI], Sephiroth [Final Fantasy VII], Kuja [Final Fantasy IX], the two main villains of Pokemon Explorers of Sky, and the main villain of Persona 4/Golden are my favourite video game villains.
Would Ridley [from Metroid] could as a villain? He’s more of a central antagonist, I guess.
Some of the games that I play have more antagonists or semi anti-heroes than true villains, often where you end up fighting your own friend as in Persona 3 PSP and Persona Q.
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My favorite villain is the Phantom of the Opera. I think he’s memorable because he’s a psychopathic murderer with a horribly damaged face and no conscience… and he’s an architectural/musical genius with the voice of an angel. And he’s a sympathetic villain too: he’s hopelessly in love with a girl who doesn’t love him, and though he kidnapped her and tried to force her to marry him (villain), he released her when she cried for/with him (or kissed him, in the show. Still sympathetic).
Almost everyone in the whole fandom seems to just skip past the Phantom’s murders. It’s fairly rare to find someone who actually thinks Christine was right to choose the non-murderous childhood sweetheart over the homicidal stalker. Possibly this is partly due to Love Never Dies, which I have never seen and probably will never see.
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From what I’ve heard about Love Never Dies, it should rather cure people from wanting Christine to end up with the Phantom, but let’s not talk about that train wreck.
A lot of the fandom is musical fandom and his kills are played down in Webber’s musical. It’s a lot more clear who he is in the novel.
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World's tallest indoor waterfall crowns amazing Moshe Safdie-designed airport building
By Adam Williams
World's tallest indoor waterfa...
Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport features the world's tallest indoor waterfall
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Jewel Changi Airport's Forest Valley is a terraced area featuring walking trails and seating, with over 200 species of plants
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Jewel Changi Airport's glass-and-steel structure spans over 200 m (650 ft) at the roof's widest point
Jewel Changi Airport's rainwater-fed Rain Vortex will shower rainwater from a central oculus seven stories down down
Jewel Changi Airport measures 134,000 sq m (1,442,364 sq ft)
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Jewel Changi Airport's Rain Vortex will flow at more than 10,000 gallons (37,854 liters) per minute, helping to cool the interior
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Work is nearing completion on Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport project. Led by Safdie Architects, it looks like it'll be a much nicer place to spend time than a typical airport and will boast an indoor park with walking trails, a forest, and what the firm says is the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
Due to open on April 17, the Jewel will be the centerpiece of Singapore's busy Changi Airport and will connect to the existing terminals there by enclosed footbridge.
The building measures 134,000 sq m (1,442,364 sq ft) and comprises a glass and steel donut-shaped roof that spans over 200 m (650 ft) at its widest point, offering an almost column-free interior. The roof will drop rainwater from a central oculus seven stories down.
This waterfall system, dubbed the Rain Vortex, will be in continuous use, helping to cool the interior. During the region's frequent thunderstorms, rainwater will flow at more than 10,000 gallons (37,854 liters) per minute. The rainwater will also be used for building services and landscape irrigation systems.
The waterfall will be located in the Forest Valley, a terraced indoor forest with walking trails and seating. An inter-terminal train will cross through the gardens, offering visitors with limited time a glimpse of the lush greenery.
Another standout feature of the Jewel is named the Canopy Park. This will offer 14,000 sq m (roughly 150,700 sq ft) of attractions including a suspended glass-bottom bridge walk, a hedge maze and mirror maze, and art installations. There will also be an event plaza able to accommodate 1,000 people.
Additionally, there will be retail space, restaurants, a 130-room hotel, and bars.
The project will be rated Green Mark Platinum, which is a Singaporean green building standard and, in addition to its rainwater collection, will feature dynamic shading and an efficient ventilation system. We expect to learn more, and see photos of the finished building's impressive design, when it's officially complete.
Several other firms are also involved, including BuroHappold Engineering, Atelier Ten, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, WET, and Peter Walker and Partners.
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Nik March 20, 2019 11:39 AM
When LQY dumped Malaya, for an independent Singapore, he really set off a path to excellence. The Singaporeans must really love him, and his legacy. I landed in Changi in the 60's for my 2 1/2 year stint there with the RAF, the place is totally unrecognisable now. This is just more of the transformation to an almost SciFi City state that is Singapore.
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TrepCon 2020: Be Flexible and Learn from Failure
By Fordham News on March 3, 2020 Business and Economics, Gabelli School of Business
Author Michael Gelb encourages TrepCon attendees to clear their energy at the start of the day. Photos by Gianni Molisse
Matthew Zachary has a message about winning.
“Failure is success and success is the failure that happened to go right.”
Zachary knows a lot about dealing with life’s curveballs. At just 21, while a senior in college, he was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer and told he had six months to live. After realizing how few resources there were for young adults diagnosed with cancer, he sought to take the bad hand he was dealt and build an organization that would meet that need.
That organization eventually became Stupid Cancer, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young adults affected by cancer “by ending isolation and building community.” Though he defied doctors’ expectations and survived cancer, Zachary has continued to fight for patients who are facing a similar struggle.
Cancer survivor and nonprofit entrepreneur Matthew Zachary is interviewed by professor Christine Janssen.
Zachary recently delivered his message about perseverance to a rapt audience of about 250 attendees at TrepCon 2020, Fordham University’s Ninth Annual Entrepreneurship Conference. The event, presented by Fordham Entrepreneurship Society and the Gabelli School of Business and sponsored by Deloitte, brought together students to talk about how to handle the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
At the event, Zachary discussed some of Stupid Cancer’s biggest successes, including pushing for a change that allows young adults facing cancer to pause their student loan payments. Stupid Cancer, originally launched as Steps for Living in 2004, has centered on building a community for young adults who otherwise may have had to face their illness alone.
Peppered among the group’s big positive milestones were failures along the way, he said, including an ill-received app and venue change for an annual gathering of patients called Cancer Con.
“It’s hard the first time, because no one wants to be rejected,” he said in an interview at the event. “The first ‘no’ is devastating and then you’re less emotionally affected by the ‘no’s’ as they keep creeping up. Those are hard to see as opportunities in the moment, but it’s important to step back, center yourself, and have your purpose. This is going to sound like a Hallmark card, but if there’s no darkness how do you see the sun?”
Though Zachary stepped down from his role as CEO and no longer serves the group in a formal role, Stupid Cancer is still serving the young adult cancer community.
He plans to use his hard-won lessons in his next venture: the launch of OffScrip Media, a podcasting network that melds patient advocacy, education, and digital health.
“Pivot is keeping one foot on the ground and refocusing your purpose,” Zachary said. “For me, not having to run a nonprofit, but keeping true to the biggest purpose I had there, which is being a voice, a convener, is what I’m pivoting on. I have a massive global following of people who I’ve helped and believe in the greater cause. … I can take everything I’ve learned with Stupid Cancer and then be the voice of patient advocacy.”
Student authors Alexa Cucchiara and JJ Meador
Flexibility and thinking outside of the box was a consistent theme throughout TrepCon. Michael Gelb, speaker and author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, delivered lessons on how to think like the Renaissance genius.
The first of Gelb’s seven principles was that of embracing curiosity in order to think unconventionally.
“Leonardo da Vinci was probably the most curious person who ever lived,” Gelb said. “What was he curious about? Everything, if you want to know the truth.” He used the curiosity to invent a slew of items that were far ahead of their time, Gelb said, everything from the parachute to the extendable ladder.
Want to awaken that curiosity within yourself? Remove limits from yourself and embrace your child-like inquisitiveness, Gelb said. Let your mind roam free, and allow even the most off-the-wall ideas room to flourish—while carrying around a notebook to record those thoughts for you to come back to, he recommended.
The author also touched on the responsibility that entrepreneurs have in the broader world, and how placing emphasis on the greater good can fuel success.
“I’m asking you what’s the purpose of business?” Gelb said. “Imagine a world in which the primary purpose of business is to promote human flourishing.”
That message resonated with Yang Hu, a first-year student at Gabelli, who plans to pursue a concentration in entrepreneurship.
“One of the highlights has been, for me, the principles that [Gelb] taught to become more human—with the real goals of businesses promoting human nourishing, eliminating human suffering, and creating joy for everyone in society,” Hu said.
Susan (Alex) Gallagher and Alexa Cucchiara munch on bars donated by good! Snacks, a startup.
At TrepCon, attendees were able to attend breakout sessions to hone skills ranging from starting a nonprofit to starting a podcast. Guests also mingled with local entrepreneurs who showcased their own new products, including Silvr, a portable flatware that is meant to cut down on plastic utensils, and Roast Me, a party game meant for ribbing your social circle.
“I like that there are some startups that we can take a look at, it’s awesome to see business in practice,” said Isabella Sorza, GABELLI ’21, an exchange student from Colombia who is majoring in business administration.
Ultimately, the core of the event was about building community and supporting entrepreneurs along their path.
Gabelli School student Giana Bartko, co-chair of TrepCon
“It’s really amazing to see it all come together and to see everyone in the Fordham community interacting about entrepreneurship,” said the event’s co-chair Giana Bartko, a sophomore at Gabelli majoring in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship. “It’s inspiring to see what everybody has done and the resources that are available here as well as the connections that can be facilitated here.”
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Frans: "Leader" of the UD trying to manipulate and confuse
GREAT BAY - Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party MP Frans Richardson on Friday said the leader of the United Democrats (UD) MP Sarah Wescot-Williams continues to insult the people by persisting with manipulative ways to sow confusion in...
The latest campaign rhetoric coming out of the USP camp exposes a question we have been wondering ourselves. Who is the true leader of the United Democrats party?
Another question mulling on our minds is that of the Minister Plenipotentiary for in The Hague. Or the lack thereof.
This vital position has been reduced to nothing more than a fixture in the Kingdom Council of Ministers meetings. Now St. Maarten has gone a step further and reduced it to that of an invisible fixture. In order words, the figurative lack of representation these past couple of years in the Kingdom Council is now a complete lack of physical representation, not just in spirit and in mind but literally as well.
In a time when the relationship between St. Maarten and the Kingdom government of the Netherlands needs serious mending, nurturing and maintenance, we have no Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague. We find this a great pity.
It is known for many years that St. Maarten lacks serious lobby representation in The Hague that can sway the minds and opinions in the hallways of power and influence in the Binnenhof.
Therefore, we recommend St. Maarten send a true diplomat and a heavyweight who would know how to network with the members of the both houses of the Staten Generaal in the Binnenhof and with the ministers that deal directly and indirectly with the interests of St. Maarten.
We need a person who can not only speak the language fluently but can also push the St. Maarten agenda. We would recommend sending an eloquent and experienced statesman with an eclectic political background of the stature of a Marcel Gumbs in this time of urgent need when St. Maarten can benefit enormously from a solid and stable political relationship with the Netherlands.
If the past days' weather conditions in the Netherlands prove anything, it is that we are all in this together on this planet Earth and storms not only rage in a glass or in the Caribbean basin but also in the Lowlands as well. We need someone in The Hague who can remind Holland of this in a nice way with a smile and a wink.
Hopefully, this advice is taken to heart.
Until then, have a great weekend!
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ECB Exec Rips ‘Cartel-Like’ Facebook Libra in Blistering Takedown
Facebook‘s hollow promises of a decentralized ecosystem.
Despite its noisy protestations, Mersh warns that the Facebook Libra network will be highly centralized. That’s the opposite of what cryptocurrencies like bitcoin brag they are about.
Mersch delivered the blistering takedown Sept. 2 at a legal conference of the European System of Central Banks in Frankfurt, Germany.
Yves Mersch of the European Central Bank warns that Facebook’s Libra is a crypto Trojan horse. | Source: BIS
‘Libra will actually be highly centralized’
Mersch says contrary to its flowery rhetoric about democratizing financial services, Libra will be centralized around social media monopoly Facebook and its corporate mega-partners.
If Libra is the wheel, then Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg is the hub, and Libra’s partners are the spokes.
“Libra will actually be highly centralized, with Facebook and its partners acting as quasi-sovereign issuers of currency,” Mersch warned.
Mersch says this is because the Libra Association will control the Libra blockchain, and all decisions will be centralized.
“The Libra Association Council will take decisions on the Libra network’s governance and on the Libra Reserve, which will consist of a basket of bank deposits and short-term government securities backing Libra coins.
Libra-based payment services will be managed by a fully owned subsidiary of Facebook, called Calibra.
Finally, Libra coins will be exclusively distributed through a network of authorised resellers, centralising control over public access to Libra.”
Mersch admonished his colleagues at the ECB to be vigilant before Facebook releases Libra in the first half of 2020.
After that, Libra will be out, just like the infestations from the mythical Pandora’s Box that plagued the world.
Yves Mersch of the ECB is worried about the regulatory challenges raised by Facebook Libra. | Source: BIS
As CCN reported, Binance CFO Wei Zhou echoed similar worries about Facebook’s Libra.
In April 2019, Zhou warned that the Libra network would operate like an unregulated nation-state. What’s more, Zhou says all “key decisions are made by one person.” And that’s Mark Zuckerberg.
Mersch: Facebook will be like a ‘quasi-sovereign’
The ECB’s Yves Mersch also expressed concern that “the high degree of centralization that is Libra’s hallmark” is harmful to the public. Why? Because “unaccountable private entities with a questionable track record in matters of trust” should not be entrusted with people’s confidential financial data.
He pointed out that the public already lost confidence in the social media monopoly because of its epic data-breach scandals.
Mersch concluded his speech by saying he hopes Europeans will remain vigilant before letting in a Trojan horse like Facebook Libra.
“I sincerely hope that the people of Europe will not be tempted to leave behind the safety and soundness of established payment solutions and channels in favor of the beguiling but treacherous promises of Facebook’s siren call.”
Elon Musk: Facebook ‘gives me the willies’
Facebook was accused of violating user privacy by selling their personal data to third parties without their consent — for years.
In so doing, Facebook violated a 2011 consent decree under which it agreed to get user permission before sharing their personal data.
In response, a number of celebrities deleted their Facebook accounts. In March 2018, billionaire Elon Musk deleted the accounts of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX.
At the time, Musk said Facebook always gave him the creeps. “Just don’t like Facebook,” Musk tweeted. “Gives me the willies.”
It’s not a political statement and I didn’t do this because someone dared me to do it. Just don’t like Facebook. Gives me the willies. Sorry.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2018
Professor: Libra is like ‘lipstick on a pig’
Attorney Mark Grabowski is a professor at Adelphi University who specializes in internet law and monitors bitcoin. Professor Grabowski told CCN that he agrees with the ECB’s concerns.
“How could Libra not be centralized?” Grabowski told CCN. “Facebook is not backing this project because they are benevolent believers in decentralization. In fact, true decentralization threatens their network.”
Grabowski says Facebook is launching Libra to make money. Period.
“Look at the way Libra is structured,” Mark Grabowski told CCN. “It’s a complete contradiction to decentralization. Facebook can use all the cryptocurrency buzzwords they want, but it’s like putting lipstick on a pig.”
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How learning languages makes you smart, successful – and a better citizen
Posted on May 4, 2017 by Christina Egan
Speaking foreign languages has obvious practical and intellectual advantages, and most of you will have noticed press reports that it is also beneficial for your brain, possibly even staving off dementia.
The effects on your cognitive ability and memory are easy to believe: the more you study languages, the easier it gets, whether they are related or not, and the more smoothly learning in general will grow.
Beyond that, recent research has shown that multilingual people are more creative and innovative! As teachers and social scientists, you probably agree with Amy Thompson’s article in The Conversation (12 Dec 2016) without hesitation.
But would you have thought that the study and, crucially, the practice of foreign languages increases your tolerance, as Thompson suggests?
Well, through enhanced cultural competence, obviously – each one of us can tell stories of being baffled by black tea of a murky white, black tea of a transparent red, cold coffee specialties, or the desperate search for soya milk… Good move also not to ask for a Turkish coffee in Greece or a Greek coffee in Turkey!
Beyond that, the tolerance of living with the unknown apparently improves your tolerance overall: If you can bear the stress of a conversation in which you do not understand every word – in real life or in a classroom – your skills will rocket, so will your self-esteem, so will your ‘tolerance of ambiguity’, as Professor Thompson puts it.
What about material advantages of mastering several languages? In her brief and engaging book Linguanomics : what is the market potential of multilingualism? (2017), available at the Newsam Library, Gabrielle Hogan-Brun discusses the benefits of foreign language skills for people’s career prospects and social life. She also depicts drawbacks or disasters where communication goes wrong — in the worst case in a plane crash.
Hogan-Brun also glimpses at the language practices and policies in many parts of the world and even in ancient times, beginning with the seafaring Phoenicians and the caravans along the Silk Road. She concludes that studying another language ‘is an ongoing journey of development, interaction and discovery’.
Linguanomics reports that the Swiss canton of Zurich has switched from French to English as a second language in 2006/07. Naturally, the second language will not be the last one: children are taught English from the age of 7 and French from the age of 10.
The German region bordering on France aims to make all its younger citizens fully bilingual by the middle of the 21st century. Saarland wants to be a gateway to France, while English will naturally also be spoken.
In fact, it is EU policy to teach children a third language, which makes the English term ‘second language learning’ incomprehensible to Europeans.
The Comparative Education Collection at the Newsam Library holds a raft of books about ‘tertiary language learning’ and ‘multiliteracy’ in Europe. The EU’s guide to plurilingual education (2007) extols diversity and citizenship — and warns of merely economic preferences for a national language and, above all, for English.
Should the United Kingdom really leave the European Union, the number of native English speakers will, as one of our recent books alerted me, drop to 1%! Do you think that in the EU of the future, 99% of citizens will speak English anyway, whether as their first, second, third, or fourth language?
The languages you use will strongly influence your individual and collective identity. The Institute of Education holds books on language and identity in, for example, Switzerland (Langues à l’école : quelle politique pour quelle Suisse?, 2007), France (Identity, insecurity and image : France and language, 1999), and Germany (Language, Discourse and Identity in Central Europe, 2009, online).
In a previous blog post, I recommended Reading aloud as a way of learning a language as the next best thing after speaking, based on my personal experience. Now I add: As soon as you get the gist, read on without consulting a dictionary; in the same way, as soon as you can communicate at all, take a deep breath and speak.
You may be interested in the Curriculum Resources section of the Newsam Library at the IOE, complemented by Mandarin books and CDs and constantly updated.
Do browse our Education in Literature Collection: behind the children’s reading corner, novels from all over the world (in English) and films in foreign languages with subtitles wait for you.
For academic material, head to the Main Collection and have a look at classmarks ‘Men’ for foreign language learning and teaching. ‘Men Bat’ stands for cross-cultural competence, ‘Men Jab’ for language acquisition, and ‘Men Mar’ for applied linguistics. Consult the Explore catalogue straight away for thousands of resources available across UCL libraries and online.
The UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) runs language classes and summer schools. I have also found the nearby private college, the City Literary Institute (‘City Lit’, est. 1919), helpful for language tuition and conversation.
As regards research in bilingual and multilingual language acquisition, education, and competence, some is conducted right here, at the UCL Institute of Education.
Let me end with a statement by Goethe, who, incidentally or not, was proficient in six languages: “Who does not understand other languages, knows nothing of his own”!
Illustrations: Sculpture by Jaume Plensa. Photograph: Christina Egan. — ‘Datenhandbuch zur deutschen Bildungsgeschichte’. Photograph: Christina Egan. — Education in Literature Collection, Newsam Library, UCL IOE. Photograph: Beverley Hinton. — Goethe’s house in Weimar, Germany, with Latin greeting on the threshold. Photograph: Hajotthu at the German language Wikipedia.
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Buhari vows to comply with Prophet T.B. Joshua’s prophecy on the agriculture sector
President Muhammadu Buhari vows to comply with Prophet TB Joshua’s prophecy on the agriculture sector to produce more food for the country has confirmed his prophecy.
President Buhari ‘s confirm this during his Eid-il-Fitri message to the nation.
Meanwhile, T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos had said then that more attention should be paid to Agriculture in the months ahead.
The President made the statements in a short interview with state house correspondents after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at the State House, Aso Rock, Abuja
“I wish the farmers will go to farms and save lives so that we can produce what we need in sufficient quantity so that we don’t have to import food,” President Buhari stated, calling on those in the agricultural sector to maximize the opportunities afforded by the rainy season.
“In any case, we don’t have any money to import food. So, we must produce what we are going to eat… I hope the rainy season would be bountiful so that we get a lot of food,” he added.
The church said yesterday that President Buhari’s call reechoed the prophecy of the cleric, who has been calling on the government to invest in the agricultural sector for several years.
The church claimed that on Sunday January 5, 2020, Joshua, during the weekly service, had declared the year 2020 a “year of humility”.
Prophet T.B. Joshua said, “Agriculture will help the economy because the economy will have a backlash.
“People should invest in agriculture. Let us farm to help the economy,” Joshua stated.
The coronavirus outbreak that has ravaged the country economic repercussions worldwide, with multiple nations instigating ‘lockdowns’ in an attempt to quell the spread of the virus.
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October 28, 2014 October 27, 2014 by Alan Esdaile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3py67GKbhYL8jXbRmRMzF5Q/bbc-music-greatest-covers-vote-for-your-favourite
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Pete Fairless… Oh, we’re voting for one from their list, are we? There are three or four, i’d vote for… Can I nominate Ruby Tuesday by Melanie or Manfred Mann Do Wah Diddy.
Andy Qunta… Here are a couple that would get my vote – Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix Experience, & Bruce Springsteen’s Blinded By The Light, by Manfred Mann’s Earthband.
Alan Esdaile… Agree with Pete, why do they give us a list, can’t we just come up with our own suggestions? From this list I love Urge Overkill – Girl You’re Be A Woman Soon.
John Wilde… Jimi Hendrix cover of Bob Dylans All along the Watchtower.
Phil Thorton… yes, what John said !
Jennie Tocock… Yes, definitely what John said!!
Yvonne Cleland… Couldn’t decide between that and Joe Cocker…
John Storer… Pretty much all the usual suspect, but really? Nirvana’s “The Man Who Sold The World”? Better than Lulu’s version? I think not! Two of my favourite’s are not on the list: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s epic version of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” and “I’m A Man” – Chicago Transit Authority. I voted for Marvin Gaye, by the way …
Lauren Gower… Hurt by Johnny Cash x
Chris Baker… Surely the worst must be Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by Capt. Kirk!
Tony May… Cashmere – Tracks Of My Tears but of the one’s selected via the link I went with The Isley Brothers but it was a very tough choice.
Results just in….
The top 10 tracks in the vote are as follows:
Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
The Stranglers – Walk On By
Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower
Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends
Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
Muse – Feeling Good
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
Alan Esdaile… What this is crazy – Pet Shop Boys!
Redstar Richter… yeah – why not?
Andy Gunton… There were only 50 choices by the looks of it, hardly a complete poll.
Will Cornell… That cover of “Girl Don’t Tell Me” you posted by Tony Rivers was way better (and btw, I’d never heard of him until you posted it!)
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Pretty much all the usual suspect, but really? Nirvana’s “The Man Who Sold The World”? Better than Lulu’s version? I think not!
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Landforms and Geology of the Serra de Sintra and Its Surroundings
Maria Carla Kullberg, José Carlos Kullberg
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The Serra de Sintra is a landmark on the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, resulting from the intrusion of a complex of alkaline igneous bodies during the upper Cretaceous in a stretched continental passive margin associated with the opening of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a differential erosion mountain standing out on a coastal plateau laid over the Mesozoic sedimentary rocks of the Lusitanian Basin and where the Cenozoic materials are scarce, difficult to date and essentially of continental facies. The morphological evolution of the Serra de Sintra reflects its progressive isostatic rebound and the work of marine erosion combined with Quaternary fluvial retouching.
Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal
G. Vieira, J. Zêzere , C. Mora
World Geomorphological Landscapes
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Kullberg, M. C., & Kullberg, J. C. (2020). Landforms and Geology of the Serra de Sintra and Its Surroundings. In G. Vieira, J. Zêzere , & C. Mora (Eds.), Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal (pp. 251-264). (World Geomorphological Landscapes). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03641-0_19
Kullberg, Maria Carla ; Kullberg, José Carlos. / Landforms and Geology of the Serra de Sintra and Its Surroundings. Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal. editor / G. Vieira ; J. Zêzere ; C. Mora. Cham : Springer, 2020. pp. 251-264 (World Geomorphological Landscapes).
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Posted on March 1, 2016 by bitPimps 中
The Jason Ellis Show woke The Jingleberries up from their hibernation to produce some new show intro’s, and as per usual, they delivered gold. A new intro for each day of the week.
Show Intro: Monday
Show Intro: Tuesday
Show Intro: Wednesday
Show Intro: Thursday
Show Intro: Friday
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Show Recap for Tuesday 5/5/15
Posted on May 5, 2015 by jenni_mazky
Welcome to the show on this ever so lovely Tuesday! At least, well, it’s lovely here in New York..a nice 84 degree day in May, which is awesome to me cause I hate wearing clothes and the hotter it gets outside the more socially acceptable it is for me to not wear them all that much!!! I was parading around most of the day in yoga capris and a cute little crop top because i give zero fucks!!! But, I guess we aren’t really here to talk about my day..we’re here to talk about The Coalition of Chaos.
Ellis opened up the show talking about how he was going to be making changes to officialjasonellis.com (that’s the official website that you should all go and run and sign up for if you’re dedicated enough to be reading this blog cause you missed the show) and honestly, i have no idea exactly what changes he plans on making because he confused the hell outta me the whole time he was talking about it. and i don’t feel bad at all about being confused cause I’m pretty sure Tully wasn’t all that clear about what was going on with the changes either. Whatever..it will surely be awesome. Speaking of Tully..how the hell is Tully? Well, he’s great, thanks for asking. He’s great because it’s Tuesday and Tuesday is great because Monday nights he goes to the gym and has himself a nice relaxing yoga sesh followed by some rigorous swimming which leaves him nice and tired and he gets a great night of sleep. Hell yeah, yoga. Ellis then gets distracted by seeing everyone’s favorite ambassador from Shade Four Fizzle and Jude comes on the air!!! Yayyyyy!!! Jude had a great time in his vacation, hanging out with his family and his daughter. He enjoyed it so much, in fact, that he is now getting the itch to start his own family. Again. I mean..he does already have a kind of family, since he’s a dad, but like, he wants to do it on purpose and shit. Ellis said that doesn’t surprise him based on everything that Jude had been posting to Instagram and everyone’s happy to have Jude back. Tully comes in with a story about how some random dude in the men’s room tried to give him parenting advice regarding potty training and his tired and cranky Little Dude, but Tully told him in no uncertain terms to step the fuck off cause he has the sitch under control and doesn’t need advice from someone about to whip out his dick in front of him. Then they get into some deep talk about being driven by anger and that’s when Ellis asks if they can go home for the day because the hard work is the deep shit and that shits done.
Moving on Ellis wants to make a new intro from the show because, TJES is always evolving so why not evolve a new intro to go along with it? They took some calls from listeners for ideas for the musical intro/background but it was all for nothing because Jude had already suggested the absolute perfect song and fuck all if I remember what the hell it was. And of course I didn’t write it down. Why would I do something smart like that? Just, trust me, it was the perfect song. They gabbed a bit about what was going to go into the new ‘tro and Will was talking about space and satellites and birds and coming down to the earth and Ellis was telling him to write it down but it all sounded like absolute nonsense to me and I’m not really sure if Ellis was just humoring Will..but then again, Will is kinda magical when it comes to saying random words and making it sound too legit to quit..so..it’ll prolly all work out.
Some guy in Chicago robbed a Subway, probably because he was angry about his foot long not being a foot long- but he was caught not long after as he was across the street at Subway’s competitor Potbelly where he was using the money he had just robbed from subway to purchase and eat a sandwich from there. You sir, are a very hungry and picky moron.
This weekend is all best of Jason Ellis- 24 hours of Jason ellis through Sunday night with no songs in between! Ellis didn’t know there were enough good shows for that…but Will was quick to set him straight and tell him that there’s some great, great (that’s 2 greats) stuff in there and of course there’s enough for a weekend cause there’s a whole Jason Ellis channel that is 24/7 all Ellis- all the time. Tully just asked Will to make sure to play the Slash interview because he almost had it committed to memory.
Ellis wants there to be more cameras in the studio and he also wants to be able to control where they’re pointed because there are times he really wants to catch other people’s faces and reactions to things for OfficialJasonEllis.com. He was talking about some sort of adjustable lamp thing, but for cameras and Andrew suggested a camera lazy Susan, but Ellis doesn’t like Lazy Susan- probably because she’s a giant lazy cunt. Then Ellis said that there should be a BroPro- a camera that someone has to strap to their head and wear all day when they do something moronic instead of having to spin the wheel- and they’ll have to deal with trying to hide their dick when they take a piss during the day. A BroPro sure would have come in handy for Big Daddy Jayce Cakes who had the BJJ match of his life with his trainer this morning but didn’t capture it on film because he didn’t press the right button to record, leaving Tully skeptical that Ellis was, as he described, just like Tom Cruise in the Last Samurai- able to anticipate his opponents moves perfectly before they even happened.
Then there was this whole big thing between Andrew and Kevin and Will who were all annoying each other throughout the day by being themselves and singing along to music and then purposefully trying to annoy each other and they should have a camera in the green room so we can watch this shit go down live on OJE because it really seems like a show within a show situation and I would love to watch Will get progressively more annoyed as the day goes on.
Will brought up some vigilante type superhero guys who hang out around LA and wear disguises and all that horseshit and was making fun of them, but Ellis got it into his brain that he and Will should join their ranks as Butt Rubber and Sonic Juice and help to make LA a safer place and video it. It developed into a whole big thing about Andrew and Kevin being Tall Boy and Small Boy dressed as dirty bum clowns- because who would fuck with them then and then it somehow turned into TJES guys being the Coalition of Chaos (COC- pronounced “cock”) who would, of course, be the nemeses of these superhero do gooders with Tully as the ring leader because he does the absolute pitch perfect evil coalition ring leader voice and Will rolling around as the Master of Mischief in a Stephen Hawking type get up and seriously I was laughing so hard the whole time they were talking about this that I barely heard half of it. It was so fucking funny that if they don’t actually do it I might die a little inside.
Tully then put out the call to listeners for some inspired ideas for Mother’s Day and the best thing anyone came up with is making a giant paper mâché vagina and re enacting birth. Really, guys? Although, I really can’t say anything cause all I ever really want for Mothers Day is a card and some flowers and some sort of food. Yeah, Mother’s Day is special..but I don’t think it has to be anything fancy. This year, the best thing I’ve come across is Con’s Taekwondo school is doing a movie night for the kids Saturday Night so that Daddy’s can take Mommy (or stepmommy) out for a date night. I want to see the Avengers movie for my date night. And then they were talking about cruises for a long time. Not normal cruises, of course, but swingers cruises and cat lover cruises and Motörhead cruises..and I was doing housework and a little zoned out..but Ellis did like the idea of an Ellismania- Cruisin for a Bruising cruise when Tully said it…not when a caller said it, but when Tully said it.
Wrapping up the show they played a game of Mystety Karaoke where the guys had to sing along to widely known songs that no one ever really knows the words to and Andrew was terrible and Tully was amazing. Will, kevin, and Ellis also get gold stars for going for it with gusto. Andrew bummed Ellis out really hard by not giving it his all, but he came back in the end when he sang You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling like the frat boy that he will always be.
That’s all I’ve got on this lovely Tuesday…happy Cinqo de Mayo—where’s my margarita?!?!?!
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Show Recap for Thursday 4/10/2014
Posted on April 10, 2014 by jenni_mazky
Is this pen gonna work? No? How about this one? Nope? Fuck. Dammit. I hate this pen. Uggghhhh…I need new pens so bad. Blah, blah, blah, this one will work, I guess. <3 <3 <3
Because, according to my notes, that is how the show started today!!!! In actuality…welcome to the recapiest recap of the recapable recapacapacap written by a lady wielding a vagina this week of The Jason Ellis Show!!! You’ve missed me!!! You know it!!! So many things have happened on the past couple of Thursdays, except not, because there was no show just some Best Of and you came to this site neeeeeeeding to see the beautiful words that I write and you were left wanting. I know. The horror. That’s probably why I got so many new followers on instagram without needing to post pictures of my butt or put copious amounts of cleavage in my avi. Yeah, I know, I know what goes on.
But really this time.
Welcome to your favorite site of recaps that has ever existed for The Jason Ellis Show! Ellis opened up the show today talking about how he has one microphone stick that says ‘host’ and another one which says ‘God’ and that’s a lot to live up to, but Ellis gets down with pressure and he is up for the challenge, so fuck you! Probably. Because, you know, there’s a lot of shit that you come up against in life, like being young and having to blow some people and your bones coming out of your arm, and while they may not have expressly happened to you, everyone has their shit stories (and if you don’t you’re either lying and we all hate you, or you live a charmed life and we’d all hate you if you weren’t so awesomely charmed) and you have to suck it up and keep on going. I don’t really know if Ellis got to that part of the message, but that’s the message he’s always throwing out there and I was driving by this point and that’s what I’m saying, so feel free to take it as gospel. From an atheist. Boom. Mind blown.
Anywhoooo…all of this talk of shit going down in your life and it being scary as shit having your bones come out of your arm (that almost happened to me when I was 8 and even being on the brink of having bones splinter and erupt through your flesh is pretty goddamn terrifying) snowballed into talk about scary movies and scary things and how the horror genre has made the shift from the Saw-based realistic (sort of) horror to the more supernatural horror movies that we have been getting over the last few years like…uh….I keep seeing a preview for Oculus which looks supernatural and terrifying….so that is my example. I don’t watch horror movies because my life has been horrific enough and I was scarred for life by Jason Goes to Hell when I was about 6 years old (seriously…I was present during a conversation about Michael Meyers about 2 years ago and I had nightmares about him for a week…it was a conversation…I didn’t even watch the fucking movie) and basically even the worst, non-scary movie out there will give me anxiety attacks for a month. I feel like I’ve said this before to you guys who are nameless and faceless and reading this, so, if that’s true…sorry for the re-hash of a re-cap…but it’s applicable, so fuck you at the same time…kind of. Ellis enjoys the ‘it can actually happen’ horror movies as opposed to Tully who likes the supernatural horror movies, because Ellis wants to see some movies where big wild animals like Lions, and Tigers, and Bears (oh my!) are walking around chewing on a still struggling Dorothy as opposed to linking arms with her and singing and dancing their way to Oz…because that shit is frightening for realsies. Tully explains that he prefers the supernatural horror because he, in real life, would get locked into a cage with a lion and be resigned to his fate and not surprised at the prospect of the lion attacking and mauling him to death, but he doesn’t really know how he would react if the supernatural forces out there were out to get him and tear him limb from limb with their supernaturalforciness. I get that. Either way…I’m not fucking watching. So there.
On the supernatural wave we shall surf further and talk of shadow people that Will saw as a child, and no- he was not referring to black people, he was talking about some sort of oogly-googly ghosties that would send Shaggy and Scooby Doo scrambling for the comfort of the nearest hilarious object to hide in. And even still speaking of the supernatural…how come the guys from those Ghost Hunter television shows were never contacted about having Ellis on their show? Wilson, where are you? Oh, wait, what’s that? They were contacted and they seemed none too eager to have a potentially adversarial person who doesn’t believe in the supernatural at all on the show? Oh. Well. Oh….jerks. It would have been entertaining. We all know by now that Ellis has absolutely no belief in the supernatural because he’s been all over the world and on all sorts of drugs and the closest thing that he’s ever come to a supernatural experience is when he put a can of Sprite down and it shimmied its way across the coffee table…but he kept his cool and did some googling…and it was from the condensation, guys, so calm down. Tully is pretty skeptical regarding the whole supernatural thing…I remember him briefly talking about an experience with a tape recorder or something and relating it to his own unknown psychic energy (except when he explained it, it didn’t involve the words psychic energy at all and sounded way more plausible) so I really think that he could go either way when confronted by the whole supernatural thing, which is why he is more scared by horror movies that are supernatural in nature. And I’m soooooo over typing out the word supernatural. Moving on, there was talk about Sasquatch and how they can’t exist, and people still think that they exist, and getting a budget to pull some wicked awesome squatch pranks on unsuspecting people.
Back from the first break, Tully tells us that there was a 63 year old woman in Tathta, Australia went for an annual swim with some other swimmers and never returned. Going from the news story he was reading, Tully told us all that no remains had been found and no one was really sure about what happened to the woman, other than she had apparently perished at some point during the swim, which is a pretty normally swam route, and they made a couple jokes about her being the weakest of the pack singled out and she was probably gotten by a shark. Well…good guess, guys, cause the news story that I turned up and linked to says that, yeah, a shark got her. Ellis informs us, his avid listeners, that shark attacks are on the rise because of everyone being bad to the environment, so you better watch the fuck out or you’re gonna get eaten by a shark. Get green or get dead is the sage advice that Mr. Tully bestows on us…and yeah…I’m never going into the ocean again. Except not, because I live on an island and the beach is where I like to live during the summertime. Al Gore apparently is a frisky fuck when it comes to massages and is always out for a happy ending, but never goes to any of the places where a happy ending is part of the package, and I don’t remember how that part of the conversation came about…probably something to do with the environment talk…but…there you go. On to more water creatures, Tully shows Ellis a video that he was turned on to by Justin and Maya (the people who donated oodles of money to hungry kids for the chance to hang out with Ellis) that showed killer whales chasing a boat which sounds like it could be a plot to a B-Horror Movie , but it was just a video and no one died, which is very unlike a horror movie. All’s well that ends well.
Ellis then gets talking about how he was listening to Faction this morning and he heard Rick Thorne spew a quick promo for The Jason Ellis Show, to which Ellis took extreme exception to. Why? Because he is being promoted as a pro-fighter/skateboarder and that’s not how he wants to be portrayed. Like. At. All. Why? Because he had one pro fight and he’s been retired from skateboarding, like, forever, and why can’t he just be called a radio host? Will comes in to explain that the couple of words are supposed to pique people’s interest who haven’t heard of the show anymore…and he and Ellis go back and forth with Ellis saying he would rather not promote the show at all (which is probably not his best idea ever) but if he had to, he wanted to be able to approve the way that it’s promoted (which is a much better idea and completely reasonable). Bitpimps was blasting my twitter feed with all of his hilarious succinct TJES descriptions and callers tried calling the show to put their two cents in…but the winners of the non-game were Tully with Extreme Punchmaster Jason Ellis, Jason Cupcake Ellis, and The Radio Boomerangatan Jason Ellis, and @sharkchucker with Sexual Degenerate Jason Ellis. Lmao. Way to go Sharkchucker. I personally agreed with @serutti who described it as ‘the best show that you aren’t listening to’ and was all ‘squeeeeeee’ that they got some TJES time, because I’m a geek like that and I go ‘Hey, I know them!’ They watched a couple of more videos including one where a guy and girl where high on Salvia, which is some sort of drug, and the bitch sounded completely from another planet because of it and did the ‘chick thing’ (according to Tully) where she got so high that she needed a hug. Yeah. I do that when I get too drunk. I need hugs. I get it. It’s annoying. They take a break here and I’m not making it a separate paragraph because back from the break they watch a video of an interview done in 1994 with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley where Paul Stanley won the respect of Tully by calling out Gene Simmons on his bullshit and which, if you didn’t listen to the show, you should go and check out, because it was pretty epic.
Guest! Guest in the studio! And oh boy what a guest because it was CHRISTOPHER FUCKING MELONI and if that isn’t really his middle name he should have it changed!! Yes, that’s right, Christopher Meloni of Law and Order SVU Detective Elliot Stabler fame and new show Surviving Jack which airs Thursdays on Fox at 9:30pm fame was on The Jason Ellis Show…and I am such a nerd that I am going to say that that’s because THE JASON ELLIS SHOW IS THE BEST GODDAMN SHOW OF ALL TIME FUCK EVERYONE ELSE HOLY CHRISTOPHER FUCKING MELONI!!!!!!!! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Oh my God, oh my God…this was the most exciting thing to me everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (yes, of course talking to Ellis and Tully killed it and so did hanging with Jude…but CHRISTOPHER FUCKING MELONI, guys) and I was so happy and I loved the interview because he has such a sexy man voice (can you tell I love a guy with a great voice ::cough cough:: Jude ::cough cough::) and I did manage to pay attention and be squeaky happy and laugh out loud probably way more than was necessary. I’m not going to say it was the best interview to ever happen on the show because I’m not that insane or blinded by my love of older men…but it was a solid interview. Ellis got to talk to Meloni about loving Detective Stabler, how Ellis was in a movie and sucked at acting, and Meloni got to plug his new sticom, Surviving Jack. This could be the start of a beautiful relationship, even though Ellis thinks he pissed him off by being so gaga over Stabler even though Stabler hasn’t been on SVU in a while. But, seriously, let’s face facts, there’s no such thing as Law and Order SVU without Stabler…that show is, for all intents and purposes over. I encourage you to to listen to the interview on demand as my recap of the interview was basically me fangirling out of my face. Christopher Meloni wants to be on Children’s Hospital, is a dad, is fit, and is a hero to black people because he was Detective Stabler, and he is all for gay rights, called Johnny Depp ‘a cool cat’ (and I for real swooned because no young person calls anyone a cool cat), and…yeah. Yeah. No, I haven’t watched his new television show because I don’t watch tv anymore (except for The Walking Dead, The Following, and cartoons) but I may check it out on demand at some point because Meloni is a walking sexpot so far as I’m concerned. Yeah…like I said, check it out on demand because CHRISTOPHER FUCKING MELONI.
After another break Katie is in the studio and she did the workout and the intro lines and she sounded sexy and wonderful and of course this is what Ellis should have done from the beginning. She went through the script twice and did a buttload of squats and…I wish I were cool enough to think that I could be in a position to want to be friends with her…but I’m not…so I prefer to just admire her from a distance and be like ‘i wish i were cool enough to want to be friends with her’. I love Katie. I love when she’s on the show, I love her instagram pics and her tweets…I’m a good stalker. The time that I commented on one of her pics and she commented back is a moment that I hold near and dear to my heart…it was like a year ago and I have yet to forget it. I don’t have a girl crush on her…but I really like her and think that she’s great. My crush is on @nikoort and I’m not afraid to say it. Boom. Anyway. After Katie does the workout and the intro they take a quick one song break to regroup and so she can catch her breath, and it’s time for the end of the show and some final calls. Ellis and Tully talk to a guy named Adam over skype who wants to be part of the biggest loser fight at EM10 and Ellis tells him that if he loses the most weight then he will find someone for him to fight. Also…anyone who’s trying for a biggest loser fight spot is the winner if they’re really going for it…because they are looking to better their lives and are gonna get more in shape and live longer…so woooooooooooo!!!! Final calls actually weren’t all that horrible and were interspersed with Ellis, Tully, Katie, Cumtard, and Wilson trying to come up with tortures for the Dice of Doom (basically the torture wheel on dice) and it all culminates with Cumtard getting karate kicked in the neck by Jason. Boom.
Things we learned on the show today (you missed this, admit it)
Tiggie saw Paranormal Activity 4 and has nightmares from it thanks to the bad thinking of Ellis’ ex brother in law :(
Will Sees Dead People
CumTard is back to pooping turds instead of rocket sharting diarrhea
Tully thinks Swamp Scottie is a character and not a real person
Group MMA Team Fighting is a really bad idea
#MadRespectPaulStanley
CHRISTOPHER FUCKING MELONI
Christopher Meloni doesn’t scare black people at intersections…black people lurve him
Part of being in love is being afraid of losing the other person
Lemmy from Motorhead is a toadface and super unattractive sexually…but still fucks a lot of bitches
Tyler Posey ate at Chik-Fil-A, Ellis called him, TyPo took the pic off Instagram, and it was all no big deal and now TyPo knows not to eat there
Arnold Schwarzeneggar’s new movie bombed…but it will surely be a cult classic
“You know I’m not lying when I say Motherfucker” – Jason Ellis
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Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, according to an elite introductions agency’s relationship psychologist. When it comes to dating, the well-worn phrase “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” rings true. Working as a relationship psychologist and global director of elite introductions agency Berkeley International means I work closely with both sexes to discuss what they look for in a partner, their feelings about dating and thoughts on the dates they have been on.
What is abundantly clear is that women and men are programmed very differently and this is particularly obvious when they date. Below, I break down the key dating attributes I’ve observed over 15 years of matchmaking. Friends, family and colleagues will go through the date from start to finish: from the pre-date anxiety and what to wear, to the post-date debrief. Women are usually happy to reveal more personal information than men and will likely go into every single detail, from his shoes to the number of drinks they had to whether they kissed.
Men, on the other hand, do not like to share as many date details on their group WhatsApp. Although equality is important in every relationship, women secretly hark after traditional values and want a man to show his assertiveness. When speaking before the date, men should try to ascertain what sort of woman he will be dating — does she prefer bars, pubs or something off-the-wall? If unsure, I always recommend my clients to stick to classic location such as a nice cocktail bar — women like to be impressed.
Last Updated: December 2, References. To create this article, 34 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. There are 12 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. This article has been viewed , times. Learn more Acting natural around your crush can feel like an impossible challenge.
their best tips on how to text a guy you like, whether you want to plan your first date or just keep him interested—all while still playing it cool.
There is no feeling more exciting, and terrifying, as an intense crush. However, the goal at the beginning of a crush or relationship is to not scare them off by coming for them all guns blazing. You need to play it cool let them know that you are interested without making them feel attacked, men are like deer, one false move and you will scare them away. You are going to have to refrain from commenting hundreds of fire emojis on his entire back catalogue of selfies, maybe just the latest with a fire and a winky face.
This is a great way to see if he enjoys talking to you as much as you like talking to him. The temptation to make yourself into exactly what you think he wants will be strong. In all fairness he would probably prefer the real you as you will just seem more genuine and fun. This works best if you know that he likes you, but studies have shown you flirting with others will spark his interest. You may not even realise it, but you have elevated him above all other people at this point. Look for a flaw or two and understand that he is only human like you.
Side note: We cover this topic, and all your other burning questions, in our e-book. Years after the Rules craze, there was a major backlash against game-playing. Adding fuel to the fire were the countless guys who came forward to declare how much they detest game playing. Suddenly, being branded a game-player became the ultimate insult. As a result, being open and honest with your feelings became all the rage.
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How to Play The Newlywed Game
By: Contributor Updated April 12, 2017
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"From Hollywood, it's 'The Newlywed Game.'" Fresh off of the success of "The Dating Game," Chuck Barris launched this game show in 1966, leading to the cancellation of "Password" and the popularization of "making whoopee" as couples competed for a grand prize chosen just for them. If you're looking to find out new things about your spouse, here's how to play.
Have each couple predict what their final score will be. This information will be used if the game ends in a tie.
Send the wives offstage into the isolation area.
Ask the husbands three questions about their wives, the more off the wall and racy the better. (Example: "What will your wife say is the movie monster that best describes her mother?") Record the husbands' answers on cue cards and place them in their laps.
Bring the wives back on stage and ask them the same questions, revealing the husbands' answers as the wives give theirs. When a couple's answers match, award them five points.
Take the husbands offstage and ask the wives four questions (three, if time is short), recording their answers on cards.
Bring the husbands back and ask them the same questions; for each match, award the couple 10 points, except for the last question, which is worth 25 points.
Award the couple with the highest score a fabulous prize "chosen just for you." In case of a tie, have the tied couples reveal their predictions for the final scores. The couple coming closest without going over wins; if all predictions are over, then the couple coming closest wins.
Four couples married less than two years
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Isolation area
Originally, newlywed couples were defined as being married for less than a year. In later versions, couples could be married up to two years and be on the show. Periodically, the show featured theme days, such as Maternity Day, where all the wives were pregnant. Have the host banter with the couples, egging both on when they argue by using their words against them, taking and switching sides as it suits him. One source of off-the-wall questions involve words that the couples may not know the meaning of, such as "masticate" or "condiment."
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Originally, newlywed couples were defined as being married for less than a year. In later versions, couples could be married up to two years and be on the show. Periodically, the show featured theme days, such as Maternity Day, where all the wives were pregnant.
Have the host banter with the couples, egging both on when they argue by using their words against them, taking and switching sides as it suits him.
One source of off-the-wall questions involve words that the couples may not know the meaning of, such as "masticate" or "condiment."
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Pacific Symphony Principal Trumpet Barry Perkins Featured In “Inauguration Fanfare For Joe And Kamala”
Posted on January 19, 2021 by pacificsymphony
Principal Trumpet Barry Perkins has been invited to represent Pacific Symphony in the Hope & Harmony Ensemble, formed by concert tour company Classical Movements in honor of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Led by world-renowned conductor Marin Alsop, the 14 musicians represent the Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Peabody Institute, South Asian Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and Utah Symphony.
At a time when the orchestra world has been virtually silenced by the pandemic, Classical Movements has made a deliberate effort to bring together orchestras from every part of our country and to reflect the diversity of our people. Reflecting a desire for national unity and inclusiveness, half of the performing musicians are women and six are musicians of color.
The performance features two masterpieces of American classical music that perfectly represent our president- and vice president-elect:
Aaron Copland’s iconic “Fanfare for the Common Man” to celebrate the American people and in honor of Joe Biden; and
Joan Tower’s dynamic “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman” for Kamala Harris, our remarkable and “uncommon” first female vice president.
An Unprecedented Show of Unity within the Orchestra Industry
Barry Perkins commented, “Having classical music involved in any presidential event is especially significant to me. Our highest level of government deserves a distinguished high level of music. As this orchestra is comprised of representatives from orchestras from all around the United States, I am so honored to be representing my particular region.”
In addition to footage of each musician, recorded in their homes and on site across the country, the presentation incorporates photographs and video illustrating “America the Beautiful” and the context of the struggle for civil rights and equality for women in the United States.
You can view the virtual “Fanfare for Joe and Kamala” on Pacific Symphony’s Facebook page or here on YouTube. You can read more about the project here.
Celebrating Diversity During the Holidays
Posted on January 6, 2021 by pacificsymphony
Last month, AXP@Home, the online version of the Symphony’s acclaimed arts-X-press summer program, invited students to connect remotely to celebrate the holidays in song. They also enjoyed an in-depth discussion of the values of cultural tradition. This Holiday Diversity Celebration was the third workshop in the AXP@Home alumni workshop series.
Leslie Benjamin, choral music director at Savanna High School in Anaheim and arts-X-press vocal music instructor, led the workshop. He presented students with an array of traditional vocal songs and led group discussions about the importance of diversity. He stressed the value of recognizing the traditions associated with seasonal festivals and celebrations from different cultures.
From the Christian holiday season of Advent to the celebration of Diwali in Hinduism, students connected to various faiths and their respective traditions through an overarching theme of serving the less fortunate. Students sang traditional folk songs, “To Love is Good,” “Be a Candle of Hope” and “Shalom Chaverim,” all of which symbolize community and the need for hope in a time of hardship.
In these particular times of seclusion and uncertainty, students and counselors spoke about how becoming a “candle of hope” for others can encourage positivity both for ourselves and entire communities:
Counselor Julia noted how we can “celebrate our differences and diversity to really make it become our true strength through times of adversity.”
AXP alumna Brooke noted diversity as “an important as a way to include everyone while also understanding everyone’s culture. You can celebrate everyone as a whole and avoid people feeling unwelcome or unaccepted.”
Mr. Benjamin pointed out that focusing on the similarities among different faiths can be an important step towards fostering a culture of acceptance and optimism. He encouraged students to find joy through the shared characteristics of different faiths, especially through central practices that encourage a hospitable and inclusive lifestyle.
“Make sure that we bring hope to people; you not only bring joy to them, but you can also bring joy to yourself,” Leslie expressed to our group. “As you go out, shed some light – show people that you care by spreading positive emotions and peace. As we are separated and in different places, it’s a great way to bring and sustain a community.”
The focus on vocal music helped to communicate these timely ideas. Music continues to serve as a captivating approach for people of all ages, cultures and circumstances to unite through a universal artistic expression. In these pressing times, it becomes especially necessary to look beyond the lyrics and melody for the deeper cultural values that can connect us all.
The next workshop in the AXP@Home Alumni Workshop series—“New Beginnings”—will be a visual-arts-centered workshop taking place on Weds., Jan. 27, 2021.
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Idiocies in the gun debate
April 15, 2013 By Complete Colorado
Our government says it absolutely cannot keep track of its own borders or the 12 million people who live here illegally, but, it absolutely can keep track of the purchases, transfers, and components of hundreds of millions of guns and gun owners. It’s hell bound determined to try.
It would be prudent to distrust the priorities and intentions of such a government and astute to pay attention to its inevitable idiocies.
Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, the lead sponsor of one of the president’s lynchpin bills—to ban high capacity magazines–embarrassed herself not once or twice, but thrice last week, and not just herself, but the president and his agenda. DeGette’s missteps reflect the clumsy grasping of gun controllers nationally and, also reflect the willful abuses played out in a battle test ground in her home state of Colorado.
In the tumult of debate over state and federal gun measures, the Denver Post sponsored a forum on gun control last week where DeGette explained the genius behind banning high capacity magazines: “These are ammunition, they’re bullets, so the people who have those now, they’re going to shoot them, so if you ban them in the future, the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won’t be any more available.”
DeGette attempted damage control in a quickly published Post OpEd, but her remarks are staggeringly ignorant of a subject she claims to have “taken the lead on” for years. Magazines aren’t bullets; they hold bullets. They are eminently reloadable. It would be very bad conservation and environmentalism to discard them after a single use.
DeGette might as well have advocated a ban on large-bowl marijuana pipes: “These are buds; they’re weed. People are going to smoke them. So, if you ban them in the future, the number of these pipes will decrease because the pot will be smoked, and they won’t be available anymore.”
Within hours after the forum, her office leapt into damage control only to make things worse. A spokeswoman asserted the Representative meant to refer to “clips” not magazines.
Wrong again. Besides the fact that clips generally are as reusable as magazines, they are not the subject of DeGette’s bill. It bans magazines. There is no reason on earth she would have been referring to them.
Finally, at the same forum, DeGette answered a senior citizen questioning her about having to rely on police response, rather than self defense. No problem, she reassured him, Denver police will be there within minutes, and, she told her graying questioner, “You’d probably be dead anyway.” Still waiting for AARP’as outraged response to hate speech.
This is the face of progressive gun restrictors: ignorant, unyielding in error, and coldly arrogant.
The national debate was presaged in DeGette’s home state of Colorado, an Obama laboratory project, where Michael Bloomberg funded a lobbying campaign and Vice President Biden called to strong arm wavering Democrats to push the national agenda into a western showcase talking point: if we can pass it here, we can pass it anywhere.
Pushing a slate of anti-gun bills including a ban on high capacity magazines, universal background checks for transfers, and new fees for the checks for private gun buyers, Colorado lawmakers disregarded public opinion, facts, and gaping flaws in their bills. They pressed to seize a moment of opportunity and to satisfy the drivers of the national agenda.
There were several revealing moments on the path to the governor’s desk. A witless state rep. argued that women can’t be trusted to know if they’re in danger of rape; they might get nervous and “pop, pop” an innocent passer-by. Another lawmaker argued that for self defense, women should relay on convenient items like ball point pens. And another lawmaker, a woman no less, lectured an actual victim of rape that she shouldn’t fight for gun rights, because the statistics aren’t on her side.
A state senator argued against exceptions to new restrictions for veterans. “Many of them come home with mental problems” she charmingly explained. Icing the cake, Colorado’s Senate President John Morse admitted on MSNBC he urged Democratic Senators to ignore the deluge of opinion in calls, letters, and emails opposing the anti-gun bills, because “It can wear you down.”
The package that reached Governor John Hickenlooper’s desk was so rushed and riddled with error that he issued a signing statement, trying to explain and mitigate the flaws and unenforceable provisions in the bills he was signing. The statement was meaningless though, because unlike the US president and the Department of Justice, Colorado’s governor has no authority or supervision over local police or prosecutors.
Flaws and defects are unimportant. Passing something on gun control is important. President Obama was delighted to fly to Colorado last week (apparently his jet fuel for propaganda trips is exempt from sequestration) to spike the football.
One small step for gun control. One giant leap for the Obama agenda.
Shawn Mitchell is a former state senator from Colorado; this article originally appeared in Townhall.com.
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Beaches are a great place to reduce your stress levels and enjoy the beauty in front of you. destroyed But the recent beach pollution that we humans have caused is disturbing.
I mean we all are nice and civilised people when it comes to our social lives. What happens to us when we are on a vacation?
1. Kuta Beach, Bali
Indonesia is the second-biggest marine polluter in the world. It alone contributes to 10% of global marine pollution. Kuta Beach is Bali’s most popular and most visited destination and that clearly is visible since there are huge mounds of garbage on the beach that are collected on a daily basis. Especially during the rainy season, there is garbage awash on the shores.
Authorities declared an emergency after they realised the volume of plastic thrown on the beach was turning into an endangering tourist trade. 100 tons of junk was being cleaned by workers on a daily basis.
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2. Freedom Island, Manila
The Philippines has contributed enough to beach pollution in the oceans. There was a recent audit that said that the primary pollutants on this beach near Manila was food sachets and personal care items. Nestle and Unilever are the two companies that provide packaged food whose sachets are found on Freedom Island in Manila.
3. The beaches of Boracay Island, Philippines
Boracay Island was closed for six months for tourists when the Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte termed the beaches of Boracay as a “Cesspool”. In those six months, the beaches were vigorously cleaned. The island in the year 2017 entertained 6.6 Million tourists and because of which the island generated 90 to 115 tons of garbage a day. But the infrastructure that they have only allows them to remove 30 tons which is nothing if you consider the input.
4. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
There are more than 300 drains that empty out in the Port Phillip Bay. Yes! Port Phillip accepts drain from 10 municipalities around it. This is due to bad infrastructure design and stormwater management in Melbourne. Authorities approximately collected 800 million pieces of plastic that wash down the river each year destroying the river and the beach. You can put yourself at health risk if you plan to dive into these waters. It is way more polluted than you think.
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5. Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India
Pollution is not new to India. Beaches suffer the same. Beach pollution is a major issue in India and waste management is very less established. Now, clean-ups have been initiated and 10,000 tonnes of trash have been removed from Juhu Beach in the last three months. The beach is in better shape now and the work is still ongoing to make the beach a perfect tourist place. After this incident, Mumbai implemented a plastic ban on June 23, 2018. Surprisingly, within a week they had already collected $5,800 in fines.
6. Big Major Cay, The Bahamas
This beach is home to a colony of pigs and stray dogs. There are many theories as to how they reached there. Some say it was to boost tourism and others say some sailors dropped them there with an intention to cook them but they never returned. Believing it or not, I’ll leave up to you.
Sadly, last year seven of those pigs died. Tourists were accused of feeding them alcohol and trying to ride on them. If this is what humans do, I think they should learn something from animals and be like them. It is cruel to do such things to animals and I think they are better off without these things.
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The efficiency of functional mitochondrial replacement in Saccharomyces species has directional character
P. Sulo, M. Spirek, A. Soltesova, G. Marinoni, Jure Piskur
Optimal interactions among nuclear and mitochondria-coded proteins are required to assemble functional complexes of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. The communication between the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes has been studied by transplacement of mitochondria from related species into mutants devoid of mitochondrial DNA (rho(0)). Recently we have reported that the mitochondria transferred from Saccharomyces paradoxus restored partially the respiration in Saccharomyces cerevisiae rho(0) mutants. Here we present evidence that the S. cerevisiae mitochondria completely salvage from respiration deficiency, not only in conspecific isolates but also in S. paradoxus. The respiratory capacity in less-related species can be recovered exclusively in the presence of S. cerevisiae chromosomes. The efficiency of the re-established oxidative phosphorylation did not rely on the presence of introns in the S. cerevisiae mitochondrial DNA. Our results suggest that, apart from evolutionary distance, the direction of mitochondrial replacement could play a significant role in installing the complete (wild-type-like) interaction between mitochondria and nuclei from different species.
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Sulo, P., Spirek, M., Soltesova, A., Marinoni, G., & Piskur, J. (2003). The efficiency of functional mitochondrial replacement in Saccharomyces species has directional character. F E M S Yeast Research, 4(1), 97-104.
Sulo, P. ; Spirek, M. ; Soltesova, A. ; Marinoni, G. ; Piskur, Jure. / The efficiency of functional mitochondrial replacement in Saccharomyces species has directional character. In: F E M S Yeast Research. 2003 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. pp. 97-104.
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JO - F E M S Yeast Research
JF - F E M S Yeast Research
Sulo P, Spirek M, Soltesova A, Marinoni G, Piskur J. The efficiency of functional mitochondrial replacement in Saccharomyces species has directional character. F E M S Yeast Research. 2003;4(1):97-104.
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The influence of malaria parasite genetic diversity and anaemia on mosquito feeding and fecundity
H. M. Ferguson, A. Rivero, A. F. Read
Studies of invertebrate-parasite interactions frequently report that infection reduces host fecundity. The extent of the reduction is likely to be determined by a wide range of host and parasite factors. We conducted a laboratory experiment to evaluate the role of parasite genetics and infection genetic diversity on the fecundity of mosquitoes carrying malaria parasites. The malaria vector Anopheles stephensi was infected with either of 2 different genotypes of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium chabaudi, or by a mixture of both. Mixed genotype infections reduced mosquito fecundity by 20%, significantly more than either of the 2 single genotype infections. Mixed genotype infections were associated with high gametocyte densities and anaemia in mice, both of which were correlated with reduced bloodmeal size in mosquitoes. Bloodmeal size was the most important predictor of mosquito fecundity; the presence and number of parasites had no direct effect. Parasite density influenced the propensity of mosquitoes to feed on infected mice, with a higher percentage of mosquitoes taking a meal as asexual parasite and gametocyte density increased. Thus mosquitoes may preferentially feed on hosts who will most impair their fecundity.
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Ferguson, H. M., Rivero, A., & Read, A. F. (2003). The influence of malaria parasite genetic diversity and anaemia on mosquito feeding and fecundity. Parasitology, 127(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182003003287
Ferguson, H. M. ; Rivero, A. ; Read, A. F. / The influence of malaria parasite genetic diversity and anaemia on mosquito feeding and fecundity. In: Parasitology. 2003 ; Vol. 127, No. 1. pp. 9-19.
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Written by philsoperaworld June 5, 2018 June 6, 2018
Jules Massenet: Herodiade (1881)
Opera en quatre actes. Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes.
I decided to change the recording to the 2018 performance from Marseille with Inva Mula as Salome. There are some changes for the better as I wrote the original review at 3 am, but I will admit that as hard as I may try, I’m not loving this opera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPSPxF1Os-E
PLOT: Jerusalem, circa 30. Incomprehensible plot. Salome has been deserted by her mother Herodiade when she married Herod. Salome has since taken up with Jean (the Baptist) and has fallen into unrequited love with him. Meanwhile Herod is in love with Salome and wants to raise an army to defeat Rome. Thinking he can enlist Jean as a recruiter, he has him arrested and sentenced to death when he refuses. Salome asks to join him in his fate, but Herod ultimately refuses. This whole time the two women have never recognized each other as mother and daughter and when this revelation is made Salome commits suicide.
ACT 1: A courtyard outside Herod’s palace, Jerusalem. (39.5 minutes)
0: The overture *** is rather impressive and evokes a series of emotions from mystery to romance to dramatic grandeur to terror, all of which are leitmotifs of individual characters and will return later in the opera. Possibly the best part of the entire opera, it is lushly orchestrated, and was one of the few things that impressed me in the opera.
4: At first a little holy, the orchestra rolls along almost like we are in Das Rheingold *. There is a sense of grandeur here. Unfortunately the chorus is not so interesting, although we are solidly in a world of the Arabian Nights.
8, 10: A dancing tune * as the chorus goes about buying and selling their wears, it climaxes ferociously and falls dead in its tracks as Phanuel a Jewish philosopher or priest (?), tells the people to cooperate with the Romans and maintain peace *. There are some nice ideas here but it is still rather low temperature.
14: Salome’s entrance. * She embraks on an okay introductory aria in which she talks about her past to the most mild accompaniment excluding a recurring rumbling from the timpani. Musically it is all over the place, but you will be satisfied with it although its execution is more important than the music here. There is one recurring Salome theme which will come back which we first heard much more tragically in the overture. Her mother Herodiade deserted her to marry Herod and then the Prophet Jean took care of her and she now has the massive hots for him. The chorus of Herod’s followers offstage which follows sounds more like a whirlwind than music.
23: Herod arrives to a pandering ballet/parade sequence which mildly bounces about before turning faux-ardent (a new tune, depicting Herod’s horniness over Salome as he calls out her name repeatedly). It is melodious but also a little disgusting given the incesteous nature of the proceedings and its wontedness *.
25: Herodiade’s furious request for Herod to eliminate Jean *: she tries everything from anger to meek pleading to get him to lop off the prophet’s head. It is well orchestrated, with a sad clarinet popping in at times. Towards the end it gets more sincere, or at least seems to be from the quality of the music.
30: Jean arrives **: a crash of terror wells up from the orchestra. He and Herodiade have a mutual dislike for each other. A short trio of fear and power erupts and Herod and Herodiade flee in terror.
32, 37: The remaining seven and a half minutes of the act consists of a long duet between Jean and Salome. It starts off a cappella for Jean but the orchestra brings back the sexy gypsy-ish theme that introduced Salome earlier. There is one dreamy tune ** (Salome?) coming from the orchestra (at first in the high strings, then in general). A theme from the prelude comes in on the horns (it will come back whenever Jean is on stage again), this is very loud but also rather good *** as Jean speaks only of a new revolutionary faith after she professes her love for him.
ACT 2: (38 minutes)
Scene 1: Herod’s chambers.
6: After a thunderously brief introduction and some chromaticism in the woodwinds we are in ballet time as the female chorus tries to find a way to get their king to sleep. Their very low temperature orientalist song sounds more appropriate for a trip down the Nile than for Jerusalem until Roman occupation. Herod is depressed on top of being unable to sleep, and a dancer engages in an odd little dance before a Babylonian girl presents him with a philtre which does nothing but padding to the plot and some drug induced visions of Salome for Herod. It wouldn’t be worth mentioning if not for the charming nature of her song *.
8: Herod’s pre-vision of Salome ** is ardent and lyrical, even warm, but has no continuous melody, rather it consists of multiple themes of varying quality some very good others not. I am begrudgingly giving it a second star for the grand effort of the baritone singing it because the audience appreciates it more than I. The vision itself is serviceable and climaxes mildly, but it is uncomfortable to know that this grown man is in love with a teenager who is the daughter of his wife.
21: Phanuel orders everyone away and tells Herod about how the people are acclaiming Jean as the fulfillment of their messianic hopes. The scene is mostly inert musically until at last a single walking melody comes up which evolves into a series of mini tunes and later when the chorus comes on calling Herod out *.
Scene 2: The Courtyard of the Palace.
29: A stormy male chorus (the original second scene opener) starts the scene off briefly before a sedate march ushers in Herod and Phanuel. Herod decides to declare war on the Romans but their consul, Vitellius, (announced by Herodiade) tells the Jews that their freedom of religion will be respected and their temple will remain open. It is all sound and fury for a long while. Herodiade’s emotive passages are the most interesting thing here * as the rest seems to too strongely resemble Rienzi.
35: Now something a little different: the main theme from the prelude turns into a rather glowing ensemble as Jean, his followers, and Salome come on like flower children and sing about peace and love **. Although not stunning or overtly impactful, it is lush and quieting, a good contrast to the rambling of the last quarter hour. Jean is accompanied by that reprehensible horn again (which I think represents Herodiade?) but he climaxes well on his message (basically the same as during his duet with Salome ending the previous act). It all thunders about for a couple of minutes and then curtain.
Scene 1: Phanuel’s house (This and the first scene of the previous act were added to the original five scene version of the opera).
0: Phanuel is introduced by a Klingsor-esque bit of brooding preluding. He asks God what Jean is: human, deity? Good references from the prelude (particularly Jean’s theme) come in that are worth mentioning *.
9: Herodiade arrives and asks Phanuel to predict the future, rather a bad idea, nothing but disaster, also this head groupie of Jean’s is a relative you refuse to recognize. Nonsense says Herodiade (knows he is right though). The sequence broods about for a long time until there is finally a mild climax of melody for the last two and a half minutes of the scene *. Other than to add eleven and a half minutes to the opera’s running time and some details to the otherwise grossly underdeveloped Herodiade-Salome relationship, I am not sure what the point of this scene is.
Scene 2: The Temple.
12: This next scene is the longest of the entire opera, nearly forty minutes divided between a brief solemn entr’acte * followed by an aria for Salome and then her climactic duet with Herod in the first half and then twenty minutes of choral-ballet which is broken up by Jean, who has already been arrested by Herod before the scene starts.
15: After a brief recitative from Salome we get yet another odd Arabian Nights sounding chorus *.
16: Salome’s aria **. Herod has arrested Jean in order to try to win him over to recruit Galileans to help him fight the Romans. The love theme (or is it Salome?) comes up from the woodwinds.
24: Herod comes on. His duet with Salome isn’t bad but takes a while to warm up *. He calls out her name again in a disturbingly beautiful way (as before).
28: Her rejection of him is explosive **, especially after the voice of Jean gives her greater strength and she engages in warfare with the timpani going full blast after he threatens her and Jean with execution. She declares that the man she loves is more powerful than Herod.
30: Soloist hazan and chorus * pray, very solemn and holy. The ballet that follows is mercifully short (2 minutes) and not all that interesting.
38: Vitellius addresses the Jews again and gives Herod power to sentence Jean if he so wishes. Jean is brought in for trial *, traces and allusions to the overture are the best parts of this as much of the scene is hyper-dramatic brooding although it is effective enough.
45: The finale ** is a loud and bustling event apart from Salome’s impassioned pleas to die with Jean (set to harp accompaniment) with Jean’s horn theme penetrating everything in its usual piercing way as he calls upon Herod to do his worst.
Scene 1: A subterranean vault.
0: After all the craziness of the last act, we get a calm prelude * in two parts, the first is dance like on a solo violin, the second is a rehash of the Salome-Jean theme.
3: Jean awaits death and ponders his soul **. A nice well constructed piece but no strong tune in spite of how long it is and the high notes. It includes a saxophone solo if you can catch it.
9, 16: Salome arrives. The duet that follows is rather nice, even if it lacks an overall grand melody it does get the point of their relationship across very well *. Watch out for the saxophone again, although the singular melody playing over and over again as Salome recites her way through the next five minutes may drive you a little mad. Then they contemplate immortality *. Soon Jean is taken away to be executed and Salome is sent away to Herod.
Scene 2: The great hall of the palace.
21: A furious ballet (certainly in the wrong place?) is followed by an all-male drinking chorus starts off the scene *. More ballet for some reason (because they can?).
23: Salome comes on and asks Herod to let her be executed too **. This is rather touching. Herodiade gets in on it all as well for once. Four good minutes.
27: The head of Jean is brought on *, and morbidity sets in. Salome decides to take the opportunity to murder Herodiade, who tells her just in time that she is her mother so she stabs herself instead. This conclusion is barely satisfactory and very rushed. Herod is disappointed and Herodiade is exposed, humiliated, and rendered childless, although she wasn’t a very good mother anyway to begin with.
Before I get into anything else, am I the only person who thinks that naming this opera Herodiade is bizarre? I know it is in theory based on the story by Gustave Flaubert, but really, is Herodias in much of this thing?
There are far too many plot holes in this thing to redeem it. Apart from Jean, none of the characters motivations make any sense. Salome is a passive groupie until act 3, Herod is a ephebophile, Vitellius is basically pointless as a character, Phanuel is very difficult to comprehend, practically meaningless as his character traits overlap too much with Jean while he has less than half as much stage time, and musically very boring, and Herodiade herself is more of a glamour mezzo role than a dramatic core for the work. Even Jean is a little odd because Massenet seems to be conflating him with Jesus. Dramatically, the opera is a series of seven unrelated tableaux, the only thing connecting them all (or at least most of them) is Salome’s love for Jean. The original structure of the opera was in three acts and five tableaux with the present first scenes of acts two and three added later. The last scene of act two was originally the last of the first act with Salome’s aria in act 3 scene 2 coming at the beginning of act 2 and then the final act is structured identically in both versions. These additional scenes do very little to help the story along, if anything they make it more difficult to follow as nothing really happens at all in either of them. Musically they also don’t add much as the best music is concentrated in the original five tableaux. The story is so simple that the attempts made in padding it out actually damaged it to the point that it makes little dramatic sense. The other glaring problem is the character of Herodiade herself and especially in her relationship to Salome. She has no relationship with her daughter until literally five minutes before the opera is over, and this motivates not a happy reunion but her daughter’s suicide. There is some good music, particularly act 3 scene 2 and some of the sequences for Jean and Salome, but overall it is rather humdrum with the very best of the music consisting of rehashing elements from the overture, which in itself is probably the best part of the score. There are some good things like the way Massenet evokes the spirit of orientalist music and Salome’s love and devotion for Jean and his ultimate acceptance of her love in act 4. Herod’s obsession with Salome, although disturbing, is projected well and is at least believable although if Herodiade dumped her kid on Jean, how does he know her? Granted she is his niece, but that only makes it more creepy. Not so understandable is his desire to overthrow the Romans in Judea. What is his motivation for this? And why did Herodiade leave Salome when she became queen in the first place? This didn’t happen in real life so why is it part of this plot line? It is hard to justify the role of Herodiade as the title role, though, as she is barely present at all in the opera and contributes nothing to the main plot until she admits to being Salome’s mother, and then only to give her daughter a reason to stab herself to death. Most of the plot forwarding revolves around Herod, Salome, and Jean, Herodiade doesn’t even really see Salome as a threat to her marriage even though her husband drools at the young woman. Overall, Massenet does not let us down so much as remains the same throughout the entire event. There is never a moment that I can call “bad” here, but similarly there are only a few moments that are really good. There are no spectacular moments in an opera that easily calls for them except the overture and possibly the first act Salome-Jean duet, possibly. Instead we get intimacy and pageantry sown together without really understanding why and although the former comes off okay, the latter is not quite so effective. The libretto could only be a C at best but the score is probably more of a B+ and at times even A-, so maybe a compromise would give us a B or a B-? I’m not sure.
3 thoughts on “Jules Massenet: Herodiade (1881)”
Hérodiade wasn’t performed for a long time in France; the Opéra management advised Massenet to find someone who could write a dramatic libretto!
Several fine arias (once famous!) and exoticism don’t really add up to a great opera.
I like Plasson’s recording, which has a largely Francophone cast. Stay away from the 1984 video recording, which has Caballé and Carreras planted to the spot and not bothering to act.
It’s annoying that for most people, Massenet outside Werther, Manon, and Thais is limited to this opera, Le Cid (because Domingo – ugh), and possibly Le roi de Lahore and Esclarmonde (because Sutherland). Many of his most interesting works are from late in his career – e.g. Cendrillon, Grisélidis, Chérubin, Roma, Ariane.
My father used to say that operas were bad plays set to good music. I don’t think that’s always the case, however here it probably is. One can tell in Herodiade that most of the musical ingredients of a great opera are present (although it has its passaging of ornery), and given your rather positive previous review, I was worried that you would pan my review for being too harsh. But that libretto, it is the definition of dreadful. Not the worst, but it is bad and you are right about that Liceu production, it comes off like an opera seria. I’m slowly making my way through Le roi de Lahore, but I have listened to some of Massenet’s later operas (Cleopatre for instance) and I probably should review them. It is ironic that in our age Werther is Massenet’s most performed opera.
Well, one of the things Wagner was right about was that opera should be good drama as well as good music!
Massenet had one of the finest senses of theatre of any composer, I believe. Coupled with his understanding of people and mastery of atmosphere
is why you get that astonishing versatility
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Category: 68000
The Tiniest Working 68K System
68000, 68328, classic hacks, Dragonball, motorola
68000 microprocessors appeared in the earliest Apple Macintoshes, the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST, and the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive among other familiar systems. If you were alive during the 16-bit era, there is a good chance that you will have owned a Motorola 68000 or one of its derivatives in a computer or game console. By the end of the 1990s it was clear that the 68K line had had its day on the desktop, but a new life for it at the consumer level was found in the PDA market. The first Motorola Dragonball was a 68000 series system-on-chip, …read more http://pje.fyi/QD3n4F
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The Modern Retrocomputer: An Arduino Driven 6845 CRT Controller
68000, cathode ray tube, cga, classic hacks, computer hacks
[MmmmFloorPie] revived an old project to create the retro mashup of a 6845 CRT controller and a modern Arduino Uno. When it comes to chips, the Motorola 6845 is the great granddaddy of Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) interfaces. It was used in the IBM Monochrome display adapter, the Hercules graphics controller, CGA, Apple II terminal cards, and a host of other microcomputer and terminal systems.
Way back in 1989, [MmmmFloorPie] was a senior in college. His capstone project was a 68000 based computer which could record and playback audio, as well as display waveforms on a CRT. The CRT in …read more http://pje.fyi/P8lzmX
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Cushing's Disease Medication Gains Approval for Horses
A new FDA-approved medication to treat Cushing's disease (PPID) in horses is now available.
Elaine Pascoe
FDA approved a medication to control signs of Cushing's disease in horses.
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a medication to control signs of equine Cushing's disease, also known as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, or PPID. The drug is Prascend (pergolide mesylate), from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. Although pergolide in various forms has been used for years to help manage signs of PPID, FDA approval is welcome news for owners of horses with this condition.
PPID strikes many older horses, most 15 or older but some younger. It affects the pituitary gland, a master gland that orchestrates the production of the hormones that regulate body functions. The disease has no cure and causes a host of problems, some of which can be life threatening. They include abnormal hair growth, sweating and fat distribution; weight loss, muscle wasting and lethargy; excessive drinking and urination; chronic infections; and laminitis.
Horses with PPID are thought to have reduced levels of a body chemical, the neurotransmitter dopamine, which acts on the pituitary gland. Pergolide stimulates dopamine production, and many horses improve on daily doses. The drug was used until 2007 to manage the signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease in humans; and, while it wasn't labeled for use in horses, veterinarians could prescribe it "extralabel." But then pergolide was pulled off the market because it increased risks of heart problems in human patients, and US drug companies stopped making it.
For almost five years the medication has been available only as a custom order from veterinary compounding pharmacies, which make up medications from bulk ingredients. Prascend, which is sold in tablet form by prescription, should be more widely available than pergolide. The FDA approval means that the product has been evaluated for safety and efficacy and that it meets standards for strength, quality, purity, consistency from batch to batch and stability over time.
This article originally appeared in the February 2012 issue of Practical Horseman magazine.
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Suunto Traverse Alpha 2020 Review
Written by Daniel Treasure in Blog,Reviews
Looking for a sleek companion for the great outdoors?
We have trialled and tested some of the best fitness watches and outdoor devices on the market. Suunto are always a stand-out contender, they’re a fan-favourite for good reason.
Constantly pushing the envelope, the Finnish brand ensures a durable device capable of doing far more than telling the time. Enjoy features that include a compass, navigation, smart phone compatible, altimeter, water resistance, heart-rate monitor and much more.
GPS & GLONASS for accurate navigation
Tracking includes altitude, sunset, distance, time, heartrate & more
Water resistant to 330 Ft/ 100 Meters
Super-sleek for everyday style
Powerful battery life- up to 100 hours with GPS
We have found it at great value
Transferring data to PC takes 10 minutes
Read on for more on features, difference between Suunto Traverse v Suunto Traverse Alpha and our final review & rating.
A Look at Suunto Traverse Alpha
When looking at a watch of this magnitude we take into account it’s specific features for trekking extreme trails. In addition to that, it’s also important to test their proclaimed versatility.
The super-stylish design is one that can be embraced each and every day. That’s one of the things we love about this, it goes under the radar. It’s smooth design and complete features ensure that you get your money’s worth, speaking of which, is more than reasonable.
All the tracking data you could ever imagine, is integrated onto this wristwear. Use the Bluetooth capabilities to pair it to your phone. You’ll also be able to ensure that you keep record of your heartrate, route, directions and speed.
GLONASS on Suunto
What is GLONASS? The Suunto Traverse has both GPS and GLONASS. What we enjoy with GLONASS is that the European version of satellite navigation is reliable, it’s been made with a durable design.
It’s precise and accurate to your location.
Plus, it doesn’t drain your battery. One reason for the impressive battery life that this smart watch packs.
If you’re worried about missing out on GPS, then don’t be. The watch doubles up, with both GPS and GLOSNASS, access the 31 satellites from GPS as you rely on its record of distance, navigation and trail tracker.
Pinpoint waypoints in POI navigation including longitude and latitude.
GLOSNASS & GPS for Accurate Location
Tracking data: Heartrate, Altitude, Navigation, Sunset, Notifications, Sea Lvl Pressure, Storm Alarm, Temperature, Speed, Distance & more.
Device Pairing via Bluetooth
Step and Calorie Counter
Robust Sapphire Crystal Glass Display
Water Resistant to 100m/330ft
Compatible with phone for iOS & Android
Why the Suunto Traverse Alpha?
First things first, the reason we’re huge fans of Suunto is because they’re a reliable Finland brand that have experience trekking, venturing and enjoying outdoor sports. In fact, they have a team of experts that test the watch outside in the cold, during activity. They also dip into water, putting its 330 Feet (100 Metres) water resistance to the test.
Its Display
Built for action, it comes equipped with a steel bezel, a reinforced, scratch proof glass and durable nylon strap.
You’ll also be able to effortlessly navigate through the various functions. Simply click the buttons on the side, they offer feedback ensuring that if you’re in the cold, wet or are wearing gloves, you can still quickly and swiftly access your data.
It’s key to note that once you sync it to your phone, it automatically updates the time. Whether the clocks go forward, back or you move time zone, Suunto is on to it!
Accurate Navigation & Planning Routes
As discussed, the combination of GLOSNASS and GPS enables hikers or sports enthusiasts to enjoy precise coordinates. As well as being able to guide you to your destination, you can also embrace the topographic map that helps you find the altitude, your surrounding area and more.
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2020 Fantasy Football Starts, Sits, Sleepers: Week 6
by Mike Fanelli October 17, 2020 0 comments
The best part about fantasy football is winning. The second best part is the draft. However, the draft has come and gone, and fantasy owners struggle with who to start, who to sit, and who to target as a sleeper each week. Thankfully, three of our writers (Mike Fanelli, Mason Thompson, and MJ Hurley) offer up their takes on who fantasy owners should start, sit, and play as a sleeper this week. Be sure to follow all of them on twitter and reach out with any fantasy football questions you may have. Without further ado, let’s get started.
Ben Roethlisberger vs Cleveland Browns
Big Ben has been nothing but consistent this season. He has scored at least 18 fantasy points and thrown two or more touchdowns in every game. Furthermore, he has just one interception on the season. Meanwhile, the Browns have struggled to slow down quarterbacks. They have given up 24.5 or more fantasy points to the position in three of their five games this season. Furthermore, they have given up 12 passing touchdowns this season. – Mike
Matthew Stafford at Jacksonville Jaguars
Stafford has scored at least 17 fantasy points in every game so far this season. In his last game against the Saints, he had over 23 fantasy points. Coming off of the bye week, Stafford has a great matchup against the Jaguars, who are allowing the seventh-most points to the quarterback spot this year. Quarterbacks have finished as the QB22, QB8, QB8, QB20, and QB6 this year against Jacksonville. – Mason
Ryan Tannehill vs Houston Texans
Tannehill is averaging 22 fantasy points per game and is a top 15 quarterback this season. He will be facing a Texans team that has been consistently in the bottom 10 teams in the league in allowing fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. Tannehill has been showing his increased ability to score with his legs, and the possibility of a shootout increases the chances of Tannehill again going over 20 points. – MJ
Teddy Bridgewater vs Chicago Bears
Over the last two weeks, very few quarterbacks have been as good as Bridgewater. During the month of October, Bridgewater is averaging 294.5 passing yards, 2.5 touchdowns, and 23.5 fantasy points per game. However, he faces his toughest matchup of the season tomorrow. The Bears have given up the second-fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks this season, giving up only 12.1 per game. Furthermore, the Bears have given up only four passing touchdowns this season, including only one to Tom Brady last week. – Mike
Carson Wentz vs Baltimore Ravens
Wentz has, unfortunately, had a rocky start to the year as he’s only the QB18. He has done better the last three weeks but is still struggling behind an injured offensive line and receiving core. Things won’t get better this week as he faces the Baltimore Ravens, who are 10th-best against the quarterback position. It was a rough outing for Wentz in Pittsburgh last week, but it could be even worse against Baltimore. – Mason
Kyler Murray vs Dallas Cowboys
Murray has not been as dynamic and consistent as many fantasy owners had hoped. With concerning performances against the Lions and Panthers, Murray has struggled in the passing game, and his running averages have decreased from last season. With Murray’s recent struggles, fantasy owners should consider benching him despite the appealing matchup. – MJ
Matt Ryan at Minnesota Vikings
After 23 or more fantasy points in each of his first two games this season, Ryan has struggled since. Over his last three games, Ryan has a total of 30.8 fantasy points. Furthermore, Ryan hasn’t scored a touchdown since Week 3. However, Ryan should turn things around this week against the Vikings. So far this season, the Vikings have given up 20 or more fantasy points to the position in three of their five games. Furthermore, they have given up 517 passing yards and five passing touchdowns to quarterbacks over the last two weeks. – Mike
Ryan Fitzpatrick vs New York Jets
Fitzpatrick is currently the QB7 of the year, ahead of several pick names like Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson. He has posted four-straight games with over 21 points and gets to face off against the incompetent Jets this week. If Fitzpatrick is out on the waiver wire in your league, go pick him up. – Mason
Kirk Cousins vs Atlanta Falcons
The biggest issue for Cousins in 2020 has been the turnovers. With seven interceptions through the first five games, Cousins only has one more touchdown pass than interception. Thankfully, Minnesota welcomes the struggling Falcons to their house. The Falcons have been riddled by injuries in their secondary, which will benefit Adam Thielen and breakout rookie Justin Jefferson. Look for Cousins and his new dynamic duo to dominate this week. – MJ
Antonio Gibson at New York Giants
While Gibson hasn’t run away with a featured role in Washington, he has scored double-digit points in four straight games. However, last week was the first time he did it without scoring a touchdown. Furthermore, he has nine catches over his previous two games and appears headed for a three-down role. Meanwhile, the Giants have struggled to slow down running backs over the last three weeks. During that span, they have given up four rushing touchdowns and an average of 29.1 fantasy points per game to the position. – Mike
James Robinson vs Detroit Lions
This is the third week in a row where Robinson is listed as a start. Unfortunately, he hasn’t had as much success in the last two weeks as many would’ve hoped. Thankfully, Robinson goes against the Lions, who surrender the fourth-most points to the running back position this week in what will be a high-scoring game. The best part about Robinson this week is that he is getting more involved in the receiving game as he has had 17 targets over the last three weeks. – Mason
Todd Gurley at Minnesota Vikings
Gurley has been a touchdown machine for the Falcons. After coming to Atlanta, Gurley is averaging one rushing touchdown a game and will face off against the Vikings. The Vikings have struggled to slow down opposing running backs this season. Even with the Falcons taking advantage of the Vikings’ secondary, expect a big game for Gurley as well. – MJ
Darrell Henderson at San Francisco 49ers
Last week, Henderson appeared to take over the Rams backfield as he played more snaps than Malcolm Brown or Cam Akers. However, the matchup should force fantasy owners of all three to put them on the bench this week. The 49ers have given up the second-fewest fantasy points per game to running backs, giving up only 17 per game this season. Furthermore, they have held opposing running backs under 90 rushing yards in every game while giving up only two rushing touchdowns this season. – Mike
James Conner vs Cleveland Browns
Conner has quietly had a great start to the 2020 campaign. It’s unlikely he continues that success this week against the Browns, who are tough against running backs coming in at 10th-best in the league. Cleveland is also allowing the fourth-lowest rushing yards per game this year. With the Browns hurting in the secondary, this will be a big week for Big Ben and the receivers, not Conner. – Mason
Ronald Jones vs Green Bay Packers
The Packers have boasted one of the best rushing defenses in the NFL so far this season. Even without nose tackle Kenny Clark in the last few weeks, the Packers have held opponents to less than 100 yards per game and do not allow rushing touchdowns often. Assuming Leonard Fournette is healthy on Sunday, the committee in Tampa Bay will still be strong enough to split carries and take away points from Jones. – MJ
Frank Gore at Miami Dolphins
If you put in a waiver claim for Gore after the Le’Veon Bell news thinking he will be the starter for the rest of the season, you aren’t playing fantasy football correctly. La’Mical Perine is the Jets running back to own for the longer-term outlook this season. However, for this week, Gore should be your target. While he has done little so far this season, he averaged 16.3 rushing attempts per game when Bell was on injured reserve. More importantly, the Dolphins have given up the sixth-most fantasy points per game to the position, giving up 29.9 per game this season. Furthermore, the Dolphins have given up an average of 34.7 fantasy points per game and five rushing touchdowns to the position over the last three weeks. – Mike
D’Andre Swift at Jacksonville Jaguars
Both Stafford and Swift are in great spots this week. While he hasn’t gotten the attention many thought he would, Swift is making the most of his opportunities. He had eight touches last week that went for 52 yards and a touchdown. Jacksonville is in the bottom-third against the run, and it would be in Detroit’s best interest to get him into the game. – Mason
Chase Edmonds vs Dallas Cowboys
Do not be deceived by the good performance Kenyan Drake had against the Jets last week. Drake has only been averaging 3.7 yards per attempt this season and does not get goal line touches. This game against the Cowboys will likely be a shootout, which won’t benefit Drake as Edmonds’ role is expanding every week. – MJ
Jarvis Landry at Pittsburgh Steelers
Over the last two weeks, Landry has seen an uptick in targets and fantasy points. Landry has averaged 7.5 targets and 14.1 fantasy points per game in the month of October compared to 4.3 targets and 8.8 fantasy points per game in his first three contests. The difference? Nick Chubb has missed the last 1.5 games because of a knee injury. Now Odell Beckham Jr. might miss tomorrow’s game with an illness. Meanwhile, the Steelers just gave up 43.8 fantasy points to the duo of Travis Fulgham and Greg Ward last week. Landry is a must-start this week, whether OBJ plays or not. – Mike
Terry McLaurin at New York Giants
Due to Washington’s erratic quarterback play, McLaurin’s spectacular season has gone unnoticed. He is the WR16 on the year and will get the chance to help Washington get their second win against the Giants this year. While this doesn’t scream as a great matchup thanks to the Giants being 21st against receivers, but McLaurin should be able to have a great game and help Washington get a win. – Mason
Stefon Diggs vs Kansas City Chiefs
Diggs has been the clear favorite for Josh Allen in the young quarterback’s breakout season. Diggs was targeted 16 times in the Bills’ Week 5 loss to the Titans, and he is averaging over 100 yards per game this season. In a game where the Bills will have to match the playmaking of Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill, look for Allen and Diggs to take their fair share of shots downfield. – MJ
CeeDee Lamb vs Arizona Cardinals
Lamb has been excellent this season, averaging eight targets and 17.1 fantasy points per game. However, the quarterback situation should give fantasy owners pause on whether to start him this week. It is unknown how the Cowboys offense will change or produce with Andy Dalton under center. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have given up the fifth-fewest fantasy points per game to the position, giving up an average of only 30.3 per game. Furthermore, the Cardinals have given up only three touchdowns to opposing wide receivers this season. – Mike
Tyler Boyd at Indianapolis Colts
Boyd squares off against the elite Indianapolis defense that has allowed the seventh-lowest points to the receiver position this year. With the offensive line still struggling, it will be difficult for Joe Burrow to get the ball to Boyd on time. Though they will be behind, that didn’t work out to his advantage last week as he only had 8.2 points. There are better options out there this week. – Mason
Jamison Crowder at Miami Dolphins
Crowder has always had a weak spot for the Miami Dolphins. In 2019, the Dolphins held Crowder to 37 yards a game and one touchdown catch in their two matchups. Without Bell, Flacco will be searching to find the new identity of the New York offense. Byron Jones and the Dolphins will mainly have to focus on Crowder and only Crowder, which spells trouble for his fantasy owners. – MJ
Christian Kirk at Dallas Cowboys
After last week’s performance, could Kirk be finally breaking out? After averaging just under five targets per game this season, Kirk saw a season-high seven targets last week, catching five of them for 78 years and 12.8 fantasy points. Meanwhile, the Cowboys have given up the third-most fantasy points per game to the position, giving up 45.6 per game. Furthermore, the Cowboys have allowed opposing wide receivers to score 53 or more fantasy points in three of their last four games. – Mike
Preston Williams vs New York Jets
Right when you think that you can safely drop Williams, he balls out. He had four catches for 106 yards and a touchdown against the 49ers last week. Now, this week, he faces the Jets and all their struggles. If you’re in desperate need of a receiver due to bye week blues, Williams is a good option this week. – Mason
DeVante Parker vs New York Jets
Parker has been a weird receiver to have in fantasy this season. He dominated against the Seahawks, who are the best team Miami has played in 2020. However, he has also struggled against the Jaguars and 49ers. With Fitzpatrick handling the Dolphins offense so well and the Jets in complete disarray as an organization, taking the risk on Parker this week could pay off. – MJ
T.J. Hockenson at Jacksonville Jaguars
Hockenson has been productive for fantasy owners this season, scoring nine or more fantasy points in every game this season. He is also second on the team with 20 targets. Furthermore, Hockenson has either a touchdown or over 50 receiving yards in every game this season. Meanwhile, the Jaguars have struggled to slow down opposing tight ends. They are giving up an average of 15.6 fantasy points per game to the position. Furthermore, the Jaguars have given up four touchdowns to opposing tight ends this season. – Mike
Evan Engram vs Washington Football Team
Listed as a start last week, Engram finally had the game many were expecting from him. Unfortunately, he only had three touches. That number should rise this week against Washington, who is allowing the fifth-most points to the tight end position. He has done far better against teams that are bad against tight ends, and that’s what Washington is. – Mason
Eric Ebron vs Cleveland Browns
Ebron has averaged six targets throughout the last three games and gets a good matchup against the Browns tomorrow. Ebron’s catch percentage has been going up every single week, and the chemistry with Big Ben improves every week. Look for Ebron to get more valuable red zone touches against a Browns secondary that does not have a good matchup against the veteran tight end. – MJ
Rob Gronkowski vs Green Bay Packers
While Gronk has seen an uptick in targets over the last three weeks, he remains a shell of his former self. Despite averaging 5.3 targets per game over his previous three contests, Gronk averaged only 7.6 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, both Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are off the injury report and appear 100 percent for tomorrow’s game. Meanwhile, the Packers have given up the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game to the position, giving up only 8.4 per game. Furthermore, the Packers have yet to give up over 65 yards or a touchdown to opposing tight ends in any game this season. – Mike
Robert Tonyan vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tonyan exploded onto the scene on Monday Night Football against Atlanta with three touchdowns but won’t receive the same production this week. Tampa Bay is 12th against tight ends, and while Tonyan was great against Atlanta, Green Bay was without Davante Adams, leading to Tonyan receiving more targets. Tampa Bay’s defense is much better than Atlanta’s, so that will hurt his production. – Mason
Trey Burton vs Cincinnati Bengals
Burton was one of the most added tight ends in fantasy this week, but Burton should not be started against the Bengals. Philip Rivers has been inconsistent this season, and the Colts have three tight ends they like to use. Facing an awful Bengals defense, expect the Colts to lean on their star players in T.Y. Hilton and Jonathan Taylor. – MJ
Irv Smith Jr. vs Atlanta Falcons
Last week Smith tied for the second-most targets on the team with five. Also, despite playing fewer snaps than starter Kyle Rudolph, Smith has more targets this season. Furthermore, Smith played on a season-high 68 percent of the snaps last week. Meanwhile, the Falcons have given up the second-most fantasy points per game to the position, giving up 21.3 per game. Furthermore, they have given up at least 27 fantasy points to opposing tight ends in three of their last four games. – Mike
Austin Hooper at Pittsburgh Steelers
Over the last two weeks, Hooper is the TE6. He has seen 17 targets for 10 catches, 91 yards, and a touchdown. With the tight end landscape the way it is, Hooper is on the fringe of the TE1 conversation. Despite a tough match against Pittsburgh this week, the offense has done great while targeting the tight ends, so it should continue. – Mason
Cameron Brate vs Green Bay Packers
Brate had a breakout game against the Bears in Week 5. Now the Buccaneers are getting healthy at wide receiver, which should take the defense’s attention off of Brate. With Jaire Alexander focused on Mike Evans, expect Brady to target Brate against the Packers’ weak coverage linebackers. – MJ
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Read Full Speech Of President Muhammadu Buhari Address To The Nation On #EndSARS Protest
ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020
Fellow Nigerians,
It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs.
I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country, against the excesses of some members of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
On Monday 12th October, I acknowledged the genuine concerns and agitations of members of the public regarding the excessive use of force by some members of SARS.
The choice to demonstrate peacefully is a fundamental right of citizens as enshrined in Section 40 of our Constitution and other enactments;
But this right to protest also imposes on the demonstrators the responsibility to respect the rights of other citizens, and the necessity to operate within the law.
As a democratic government, we listened to, and carefully evaluated the five-point demands of the protesters. And, having accepted them, we immediately scrapped SARS, and put measures in place to address the other demands of our youth.
On approving the termination of SARS I already made it clear that it was in line with our commitment to the implementation of extensive Police reforms.
Sadly, the promptness with which we have acted seemed to have been misconstrued as a sign of weakness and twisted by some for their selfish unpatriotic interests.
The result of this is clear to all observers: human lives have been lost; acts of sexual violence have been reported; two major correctional facilities were attacked and convicts freed; public and private properties completely destroyed or vandalised;
The sanctity of the Palace of a peace-maker, the Oba of Lagos has been violated. So-called protesters have invaded an International Airport and in the process disrupted the travel plans of fellow Nigerians and our visitors.
All these executed in the name of the #ENDSARS protests. I am indeed deeply pained that innocent lives have been lost. These tragedies are uncalled for and unnecessary.
Certainly, there is no way whatsoever to connect these bad acts to legitimate expression of grievance of the youth of our country.
The spreading of deliberate falsehood and misinformation through the social media in particular, that this government is oblivious to the pains and plight of its citizens, is a ploy to mislead the unwary within and outside Nigeria into unfair judgement and disruptive behaviour.
On the contrary, both our deeds and words have shown how committed this administration has been to the well being and welfare of citizens, even with the steadily dwindling revenues, and the added responsibilities and restrictions due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Government has put in place measures and initiatives principally targeted at youths, women and the most vulnerable groups in our society. These included our broad plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years;
The creation of N75 billion National Youth Investment Fund to provide opportunities for the youths, and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Survival Fund, through which government is:
a. paying 3-months salaries of the staff of 100,000 micro, small- and medium- enterprises
b. paying for the registration of 250,000 businesses at the Corporate Affairs Commission
c. giving a grant of N30,000 to 100,000 artisans
d. guaranteeing market for the products of traders
These are in addition to many other initiatives such as:
a. Farmermoni,
b. Tradermoni,
c. Marketmoni,
d. N-Power,
e. N-Tech and
f. N-Agro.
No Nigerian Government in the past has methodically and seriously approached poverty-alleviation like we have done.
With regard to the welfare of police personnel, the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission has been directed to expedite action on the finalization of the new salary structure of members of the Nigeria Police Force.
The emoluments of other paramilitary services are also being reviewed upwards.
In order to underscore the importance of education in preparing youths for the future, this administration has come up with a new salary structure and other incentives for our teachers.
Let me at this point reaffirm the Federal Government’s commitment to preserving the unity of this country.
We will continue to improve good governance and our democratic process, including through sustained engagement.
We shall continue to ensure that liberty and freedom, as well as the fundamental rights of all citizens, are protected.
But remember that government also has the obligation to protect lives and properties, as well as the right of citizens to go about their daily businesses freely and protected from acts of violence.
To our neighbours in particular, and members of the international community, many of whom have expressed concern about the ongoing development in Nigeria, we thank you and urge you all to seek to know all the facts available before taking a position
Or rushing to judgement and making hasty pronouncements.
In the circumstances, I would like to appeal to protesters to note and take advantage of the various well-thought-out initiatives of this administration designed to make their lives better and more meaningful, and resist the temptation of being used by some subversive elements to cause chaos with the aim of truncating our nascent democracy.
For you to do otherwise will amount to undermining national security and the law and order situation. Under no circumstances will this be tolerated.
I therefore call on our youths to discontinue the street protests and constructively engage government in finding solutions. Your voice has been heard loud and clear and we are responding.
And I call on all Nigerians to go about their normal businesses, and enjoin security agencies to protect lives and properties of all law-abiding citizens without doing harm to those they are meant to protect.
Let me pay tribute to officers of the Nigeria Police Force who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty.
I would like to thank those State Governors, traditional and religious leaders who have appealed for calm and restraint.
I also thank youth leaders who have restrained their followers from taking the law into their hands.
This government respects and will continue to respect all the democratic rights and civil liberties of the people, but it will not allow anybody or groups to disrupt the peace of our nation.
Thank you all. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Thermal neutron scattering cross section measurements of light and heavy water
Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.12943/CNR.2016.00008
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National Research Council of Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
CNL Nuclear Review
thermal neutron scattering; cross section; triple-axis spectrometer
Thermal neutron scattering cross-section measurements of heavy water (D2O) under ambient conditions were performed, for the first time, using a triple-axis spectrometer at the NRU reactor. The total cross section (σtot), as well as single (dσ/dΩ) and double differential (d2σ/dΩdE) scattering cross-sections were measured. Incident neutron energies from 15 meV to 50 meV, and scattering angles from 10° to 110° were covered. The experimental techniques and a new data analysis method based on Monte Carlo simulation to obtain the absolute cross sections are discussed, and the resulting cross-sections are compared with the Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF/B-VII). A discrepancy between the existing data and the ENDF/B-VII evaluation was confirmed and resolved by a new model that was developed recently.
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Birger Rasmussen
1.39 Ga mafic dyke swarm in southwestern Yilgarn Craton marks Nuna to Rodinia transition in the West Australian Craton
Stark, J. C., Wang, X. C., Li, Z. X., Denyszyn, S. W., Rasmussen, B. & Zi, J. W., 1 Oct 2018, In : Precambrian Research. 316, p. 291-304 14 p.
dike swarm
A 1.25 ga depositional age for the "Paleoproterozoic" mapedi red beds, kalahari manganese field, South africa: New constraints on the timing of oxidative weathering and hematite mineralization
Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R., Zi, J. W., Tsikos, H. & Fischer, W. W., 1 Jan 2020, In : Geology. 48, 1, p. 44-48 5 p.
red bed
A Cryptic Alternative for the Evolution of Hyphae
Ivarsson, M., Drake, H., Bengtson, S. & Rasmussen, B., 1 Jun 2020, In : BioEssays. 42, 6, 1900183.
Hyphae
Embryophyta
A tale of two basins? Stratigraphy and detrital zircon provenance of the Palaeoproterozoic Turee Creek and Horseshoe basins of Western Australia
Krapež, B., Müller, S. G., Fletcher, I. R. & Rasmussen, B., 1 Jun 2017, In : Precambrian Research. 294, p. 67-90 24 p.
Evidence for anoxic shallow oceans at 2.45 Ga: Implications for the rise of oxygenic photosynthesis
Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R., Tosca, N. J. & Tsikos, H., Jul 2019, In : Geology. 47, 7, p. 622-626 5 p.
Evidence for widespread oil migration in the 1.88 Ga Gunflint Formation, Ontario, Canada
Rasmussen, B. & Muhling, J. R., 1 Oct 2019, In : Geology. 47, 10, p. 899-903 5 p.
hydrocarbon
Precambrian
Penokean orogeny
fold and thrust belt
Evidence from laminated chert in banded iron formations for deposition by gravitational settling of iron-silicate muds
Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R. & Fischer, W. W., Feb 2019, In : Geology. 47, 2, p. 167-170 4 p.
Extensional episodes in the Paleoproterozoic Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia, revealed by petrogenesis and geochronology of mafic–ultramafic rocks
Olierook, H. K. H., Sheppard, S., Johnson, S. P., Occhipinti, S. A., Reddy, S. M., Clark, C., Fletcher, I. R., Rasmussen, B., Zi, J. W., Pirajno, F., LaFlamme, C., Do, T., Ware, B., Blandthorn, E., Lindsay, M., Lu, Y. J., Crossley, R. J. & Erickson, T. M., 1 Mar 2018, In : Precambrian Research. 306, p. 22-40 19 p.
petrogenesis
First evidence of Archean mafic dykes at 2.62 Ga in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: Links to cratonisation and the Zimbabwe Craton
Stark, J. C., Wilde, S. A., Söderlund, U., Li, Z. X., Rasmussen, B. & Zi, J. W., 1 Oct 2018, In : Precambrian Research. 317, p. 1-13 13 p.
Gold deposits
Fungus-like mycelial fossils in 2.4-billion-year-old vesicular basalt
Bengtson, S., Rasmussen, B., Ivarsson, M., Muhling, J., Broman, C., Marone, F., Stampanoni, M. & Bekker, A., 24 Apr 2017, In : Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1, 6, 0141.
Gold metallogeny of the northern Capricorn Orogen: The relationship between crustal architecture, fault reactivation and hydrothermal fluid flow
Fielding, I. O. H., Johnson, S. P., Zi, J. W., Rasmussen, B. & Sheppard, S., Jul 2020, In : Ore Geology Reviews. 122, 103515.
hydrothermal fluid
Flow of fluids
fluid flow
Greenalite precipitation linked to the deposition of banded iron formations downslope from a late Archean carbonate platform
Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R., Suvorova, A. & Krapež, B., 1 Mar 2017, In : Precambrian Research. 290, p. 49-62 14 p.
banded iron formation
carbonate platform
Hematite replacement and oxidative overprinting recorded in the 1.88 Ga Gunflint iron formation, Ontario, Canada
Rasmussen, B. & Muhling, J. R., 17 Apr 2020, In : Geology. 48, 7, p. 688-692 5 p.
overprinting
High-grade magnetite mineralization at 1.86 Ga in Neoarchean banded iron formations, Gongchangling, China: In situ U-Pb geochronology of metamorphic-hydrothermal zircon and monazite
Li, L. X., Zi, J. W., Li, H. M., Rasmussen, B., Wilde, S. A., Sheppard, S., Ma, Y. B., Meng, J. & Song, Z., 1 Sep 2019, In : Economic Geology. 114, 6, p. 1159-1175 17 p.
In situ U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of a 1.13 Ga mafic dyke suite at Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: The end of the Albany-Fraser Orogeny
Stark, J. C., Wang, X. C., Li, Z. X., Rasmussen, B., Sheppard, S., Zi, J. W., Clark, C., Hand, M. & Li, W. X., 1 Jun 2018, In : Precambrian Research. 310, p. 76-92 17 p.
Linking gold mineralization to regional-scale drivers of mineral systems using in situ U-Pb geochronology and pyrite LA-ICP-MS element mapping
Fielding, I. O. H., Johnson, S. P., Meffre, S., Zi, J., Sheppard, S., Large, R. R. & Rasmussen, B., Jan 2019, In : Geoscience Frontiers. 10, 1, p. 89-105 17 p.
Low-Fe(III) Greenalite Was a Primary Mineral From Neoarchean Oceans
Johnson, J. E., Muhling, J. R., Cosmidis, J., Rasmussen, B. & Templeton, A. S., 16 Apr 2018, In : Geophysical Research Letters. 45, 7, p. 3182-3192 11 p.
Making magnetite late again: Evidence for widespread magnetite growth by thermal decomposition of siderite in Hamersley banded iron formations
Rasmussen, B. & Muhling, J. R., 1 Mar 2018, In : Precambrian Research. 306, p. 64-93 30 p.
Pyrolysis
Monazite trumps zircon: applying SHRIMP U–Pb geochronology to systematically evaluate emplacement ages of leucocratic, low-temperature granites in a complex Precambrian orogen
Piechocka, A. M., Gregory, C. J., Zi, J. W., Sheppard, S., Wingate, M. T. D. & Rasmussen, B., 1 Aug 2017, In : Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 172, 8, 63.
Neighbouring orogenic gold deposits may be the products of unrelated mineralizing events
Fielding, I. O. H., Johnson, S. P., Zi, J. W., Sheppard, S. & Rasmussen, B., 1 Apr 2018, In : Ore Geology Reviews. 95, p. 593-603 11 p.
diabase
Neoproterozoic 40Ar/39Ar mica ages mark the termination of a billion years of intraplate reworking in the Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia
Piechocka, A. M., Sheppard, S., Fitzsimons, I. C. W., Johnson, S. P., Rasmussen, B. & Jourdan, F., 1 Jun 2018, In : Precambrian Research. 310, p. 391-406 16 p.
Strike-slip faults
reworking
Newly identified 1.89 Ga mafic dyke swarm in the Archean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia suggests a connection with India
Stark, J. C., Wang, X-C., Denyszyn, S., Li, Z-X., Rasmussen, B., Zi, J-W., Sheppard, S. & Liu, Y., 19 Dec 2017, In : Precambrian Research. 14 p.
large igneous province
Organic-rich microfossils produced by oil infiltration of hollow silicified bacteria: Evidence from the ca. 340 Ma Red Dog Zn-Pb deposit, Alaska
Rasmussen, B. & Muhling, J. R., Dec 2019, In : Geology. 47, 12, p. 1107-1111 5 p.
Primary Productivity Was Limited by Electron Donors Prior to the Advent of Oxygenic Photosynthesis
Ward, L. M., Rasmussen, B. & Fischer, W. W., 1 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 124, 2, p. 211-226 16 p.
Pyroxene 40Ar/39Ar Dating of Basalt and Applications to Large Igneous Provinces and Precambrian Stratigraphic Correlations
Zi, J. W., Haines, P. W., Wang, X. C., Jourdan, F., Rasmussen, B., Halverson, G. P., Sheppard, S. & Li, C. F., 16 Aug 2019, In : Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 8, p. 8313-8330
pyroxene
pyroxenes
Radiogenic heating and craton-margin plate stresses as drivers for intraplate orogeny
Korhonen, F. J., Johnson, S. P., Wingate, M. T. D., Kirkland, C. L., Fletcher, I. R., Dunkley, D. J. J., Roberts, M. P., Sheppard, S., Muhling, J. R. & Rasmussen, B., 1 Aug 2017, In : Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 35, 6, p. 631-661 31 p.
Role of fluids in Fe–Ti–P mineralization of the Proterozoic Damiao anorthosite complex, China: Insights from baddeleyite–zircon relationships in ore and altered anorthosite
Li, L. X., Li, H. M., Zi, J. W., Rasmussen, B., Sheppard, S., Wilde, S. A. & Meng, J., 1 Dec 2019, In : Ore Geology Reviews. 115, 103186.
anorthosite
Ores
ilmenite
SHRIMP U-Pb phosphate dating shows metamorphism was synchronous with magmatism during the Paleoproterozoic Capricorn Orogeny
Piechocka, A. M., Zi, J. -W., Gregory, C. J., Sheppard, S. & Rasmussen, B., 4 Apr 2019, In : Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 18 p.
Syn-tectonic hematite growth in Paleoproterozoic Stirling Range "red beds", Albany-Fraser Orogen, Australia: Evidence for oxidation during late-stage orogenic uplift
Rasmussen, B. & Muhling, J. R., Feb 2019, In : Precambrian Research. 321, p. 54-63 10 p.
The evolution of a Precambrian arc-related granulite facies gold deposit: Evidence from the Glenburgh deposit, Western Australia
Roche, L. K., Korhonen, F. J., Johnson, S. P., Wingate, M. T. D., Hancock, E. A., Dunkley, D., Zi, J. W., Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R., Occhipinti, S., Dunbar, M. & Goldsworthy, J., 1 Mar 2017, In : Precambrian Research. 290, p. 63-85 23 p.
granulite facies
The link between an anorthosite complex and underlying olivine-Ti-magnetite-rich layered intrusion in Damiao, China: insights into magma chamber processes in the formation of Proterozoic massif-type anorthosites
Li, L-X., Li, H-M., Zi, J-W., Rasmussen, B., Sheppard, S., Ma, Y-B., Meng, J. & Song, Z., Jun 2019, In : Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 174, 6, 21 p., 48.
The Mangaroon Orogeny: Synchronous c. 1.7 Ga magmatism and low-P, high-T metamorphism in the West Australian Craton
Piechocka, A. M., Zi, J. W., Gregory, C. J., Sheppard, S., Korhonen, F. J., Fitzsimons, I. C. W., Johnson, T. E. & Rasmussen, B., 1 Oct 2019, In : Precambrian Research. 333, 105425.
magmatism
U-Pb dating of overpressure veins in late archean shales reveals six episodes of paleoproterozoic deformation and fluid flow in the pilbara craton
Rasmussen, B., Zi, J. W., Muhling, J. R., Dunkley, D. J. & Fischer, W. W., 1 Oct 2020, In : Geology. 48, 10, p. 961-965 5 p.
overpressure
U-Pb evidence for a 2.15 Ga orogenic event in the Archean Kaapvaal (South Africa) and Pilbara (Western Australia) cratons
Rasmussen, B., Zi, J-W. & Muhling, J. R., Dec 2019, In : Geology. 47, 12, p. 1131-1135 5 p.
U-Pb geochronology of monazite in Precambrian tuffs reveals depositional and metamorphic histories
Zi, J. W., Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R. & Fletcher, I. R., 1 Aug 2018, In : Precambrian Research. 313, p. 109-118 10 p.
U-Pb monazite ages of the Kabanga mafic-ultramafic intrusions and contact aureoles, central Africa: Geochronological and tectonic implications
Zi, J. W., Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R., Maier, W. D. & Fletcher, I. R., 1 Jan 2019, In : Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 131, 11-12, p. 1857-1870 14 p.
Using in situ monazite and xenotime U-Pb geochronology to resolve the fate of the “missing” banded iron formation-hosted high-grade hematite ores of the North China craton
Li, L. X., Zi, J. W., Meng, J., Li, H. M., Rasmussen, B., Sheppard, S., Wilde, S. A. & Li, Y. H., 2020, In : Economic Geology. 115, 1, p. 189-204 16 p.
cratons
xenotime
Using in situ SHRIMP U-Pb monazite and xenotime geochronology to determine the age of orogenic gold mineralization: An example from the Paulsens Mine, Southern Pilbara Craton
Fielding, I. O. H., Johnson, S. P., Zi, J. W., Rasmussen, B., Muhling, J. R., Dunkley, D. J. J., Sheppard, S., Wingate, M. T. D. & Rogers, J. R., 1 Aug 2017, In : Economic Geology. 112, 5, p. 1205-1230 26 p.
Using monazite geochronology to test the plume model for carbonatites: The example of Gifford Creek Carbonatite Complex, Australia
Zi, J. W., Gregory, C. J., Rasmussen, B., Sheppard, S. & Muhling, J. R., 5 Jul 2017, In : Chemical Geology. 463, p. 50-60 11 p.
carbonatite
Widespread deposition of greenalite to form Banded Iron Formations before the Great Oxidation Event
Muhling, J. R. & Rasmussen, B., 1 Apr 2020, In : Precambrian Research. 339, 105619.
Products of the iron cycle on the early Earth
Tosca, N. J., Jiang, C. Z., Rasmussen, B. & Muhling, J., 6 May 2019, In : Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 140, SI, p. 138-153
Tectonostratigraphy of the Late Archean Dharwar Supergroup, Dharwar Craton, India: Defining a tectonic history from spatially linked but temporally distinct intracontinental and arc-related basins
Krapež, B., Srinivasa Sarma, D., Ram Mohan, M., McNaughton, N. J., Rasmussen, B. & Wilde, S. A., Feb 2020, In : Earth-Science Reviews. 201, 102966.
tectonostratigraphy
The fossil record of igneous rock
Ivarsson, M., Drake, H., Neubeck, A., Sallstedt, T., Bengtson, S., Roberts, N. M. W. & Rasmussen, B., Nov 2020, In : Earth-Science Reviews. 210, 103342.
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3DSWii UPotpourri
PN Playlist: What We’re Playing This Week
By Jemma Casson • 5 years ago
As we welcome another weekend, the Pure Nintendo team reflects over the games on our radar at the moment. There’s so much on offer right now, it’s hard to choose a game, but somehow we make time for them all. With Miitomo now available, that time is becoming even more precious!
Are you looking for gaming inspiration this weekend? Check out our playlist below and let us know which games are on your own playlist right now.
It’s the Pure Nintendo team .. in crazy poses with dog faces, for some reason
Twilight Princess HD (WiiU): Patty and I have just finished the Temple of Time. Before we head to the Sky Temple we’re going to tie up a few loose ends and get the item upgrades that are available. I can’t wait to enter the Twilight Realm. I’m sure seeing it in HD will be a whole other experience!
Pikmin 3 (WiiU): I am on day 30. I freaking love this game. I almost feel like I want to play it too much. Getting to explore with my loyal Pikmin army is so much fun. I’ve found over 40 different types of fruit so far and I’m waiting to rescue Olimar until I get them all! Wish me luck!
Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS): While I didn’t give this game an overwhelmingly terrific score in my review, I’ve still played almost everyday. Linkle is an awesome new character and I can’t wait to play as her in the Wii U version sometime this weekend.
Pokemon Yellow (3DS): Not much of an update here. I haven’t had a lot of time to play this lately. I’m just taking my time, leveling up and exploring, trying to find new Pokemon.
Pokemon Picross (3DS): I haven’t been playing this as much either. It got to the point to where I would HAVE to buy more picrites in order to proceed any further, which SUCKS! especially since once you buy the 99cent pack you can’t purchase it again. So the price goes up and up and up. I really hate that part of the game. I do the daily training now and that’s it.
Justin S
Shovel Knight (Wii U): Been going through some of my backlog on the Wii U and Shovel Knight was one I never quite finished. Been loving it though!
Miitomo (mobile): Just been playing around with this app and it’s been pretty fun so far. It definitely gets me more social than typical social networks. The questions and interactions help a lot and it just has a fun atmosphere to it.
Mini Mario and Friends Amiibo Challenge (3DS): Got an early access code to this game, and I am currently playing through it so I can review it. Gotta say, I’m really enjoying it so far.
Miitomo (mobile): Now that Miitomo has finally launched, I’ve been busy taking a bunch of goofy photos of my mii. I’m digging the app so far.
Pokken Tournament (Wii U): I’ve just been dabbling in this game so far. Playing as Sceptile has been awesome, since Treecko is my favorite grass starter Pokemon. Can’t wait to see how the other fighters play!
Squishy!
Fire Emblem: Awakenings (3DS): I’m continuing my adventure, and I have a feeling it’s going to take quite awhile to finish! I’m loving every second of it, although something sad just happened with a main character dying :( I’m up to chapter 11 now, plus I’ve done two of the side quests. There’s just so much to enjoy with this game. The random humor was unexpected for me, given the seriousness of the story. Lightens the mood a little at times :)
Defense Dome (Wii U): I touched on this again last week to finish off my Defense Dome review. It did not score well unfortunately…
Miitomo (mobile): Miitomo is finally here! Nintendo’s first foray into the smartphone market is fun, frivolous and just a little quirky, as to be expected. So far it’s very easy to let this app drain my battery :) Check out one of my photos below!
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I love all things Nintendo! It's my Dad's fault really, since he bought my sister and I the NES many Christmases ago. It was the beginning of a love affair, but who could blame me? There was no better introduction to video games than Mario and Zelda! I'm a proud owner of a 3DS (Fire Emblem-branded, thank you), a Wii U (which, incidentally, also doubles as my TV remote), and the Switch (day one, naturally). I'm a writer and a web developer, so I love writing reviews and take design elements very seriously. My all-time favorite game is Super Mario World for the SNES, though I'm also partial to any of the Mario Kart entries.
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A computational investigation of cardiovascular haemodynamic abnormalities in turner syndrome patients
L. Johnston, R. Allen, P. Hall-Barrientos, A. Mason, A. Kazakidi
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Girls with Turner syndrome (TS), a chromosomal condition in which a female has complete or partial absence of the second sex chromosome, present a unique group of patients, with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Congenital heart abnormalities occur in up to 50% of TS individuals and mortality rates are three times higher compared with the general population, with the most common cause of death being from cardiovascular disease [1-2]. We hypothesise that patients with TS present a greater variance in aortic arch morphology and haemodynamics than their healthy counterparts, because each TS patient is regarded as a unique anatomical and physiological case study.
In this investigation, we present the first ever computational fluid dynamic analysis of TS children, with patient-specific physiologically realistic haemodynamic conditions. Computational models were used to analyse the arterial blood flow in TS children, who are known to present an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Three-dimensional patient geometries of the aortic arch were reconstructed while numerical simulations were performed within a finite-volume method framework, using patient-specific phase-contrast MRI obtained boundary conditions. Velocity streamlines and time-dependent metrics, such as the timeaveraged wall shear stress (TAWSS) and oscillatory shear index (OSI), were computed for all models. Particular attention was paid to regions of low mean and oscillatory haemodynamic wall shear stresses as our current understanding of subclinical atherosclerosis links these blood flow-induced biomechanical stimuli with damage to the arterial vascular endothelium.
Preliminary results have found morphological aortic differences between patients to have a strong effect on the haemodynamic environment and may be a marker for increased cardiovascular risk.
14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics - Paris, France
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computational fluid dynamics,
haemodynamics
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Finite volume method Engineering & Materials Science
Magnetic resonance imaging Engineering & Materials Science
Dynamic analysis Engineering & Materials Science
Multi-scale computational hemodynamics in obese children and adolescents: enabling personalised prediction of cardiovascular disease (CALLIRHEO) H2020 MSCA IF
Gourlay, T. & Kazakidi, A.
European Commission - Horizon 2020
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Johnston, L., Allen, R., Hall-Barrientos, P., Mason, A., & Kazakidi, A. (2020). A computational investigation of cardiovascular haemodynamic abnormalities in turner syndrome patients. Abstract from 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics, Paris, France.
Johnston, L. ; Allen, R. ; Hall-Barrientos, P. ; Mason, A. ; Kazakidi, A. / A computational investigation of cardiovascular haemodynamic abnormalities in turner syndrome patients. Abstract from 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics, Paris, France.1 p.
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Two robbers flee from a robbery into a neighborhood where they seek safety. Spotting two guys arriving to a house, the robbers pull into the driveway and use a car cover to hide. Inside the house, they discover that it’s a gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs. In short , their robbery is discovered. And now the robbers make them eat edibles while they hold them hostage. Chaos ensues.
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George's Flag is a novel of political intrigue as the Democratic and the Republican Parties battle for control of the United States. Set in the past, present and the future, George's Flag is the story of the rise of a political machine to elect the first Hispanic President of the United : Edward Ronny Arnold.
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The year may be (finally) coming to an end, but the music industry is showing no signs of slowing down ahead of the last days of 2020. Instead, new releases continue to hit streaming platforms daily, with artists showing a determination to close out this eventful year with a bang.
In this week's New Music Friday roundup — the very last one of 2020! — we're highlighting the last minute drops that spark joy (amongst other feelings). From elegant duets to saucy drill rap solos, these tracks make for a powerful grand finale fitting for the year we've had. Ahead, the new music you need to know.
Aly and AJ, “Slow Dancing”
If there's anything that 2020 has taught Aly & AJ, it's how to find peace in the stillness. This gentle new acoustic single from the sisters seems to be a product of that important life lesson, seeing them relish in the mundane, everyday moments.
Coco & Clair Clair, “Pop Star”
Never mind the fact that Coco & Clair Clair are just making their official start in the music industry — you can't tell this duo that they're not already at the top of their game. And with "Pop Star," their effortlessly glamorous party girl anthem, Coco & Clair Clair just might be predicting their futures.
Anna Shoemaker ft. Invisible Will, "Silver Cowboy Boots"
Anna Shoemaker reminisces on a love lost in "Silver Cowboy Boots," a painfully relatable dark pop ballad written in the hangover of a relationship breakup.
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Ivorian Doll, “Clout”
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The murders of Rabbi Litman and Netanel Litman
By Jon Sutz, Editor, SaveTheWest.com
An extension of “Chronology of Palestinian attacks during the Third Intifada”
(1) About the Litmans and their murders
(2) So what kinds of “news” items did Huffington Post publish on its front page and World page, instead of this one?
(3) How does Huffington Post’s decision to ignore this story compare with the coverage that it provides to Palestinians, Islamist terrorists, animals and others who meet with misfortune?
(1) About Rabbi Yaakov Litman and Netanel Litman, and their murders
Rabbi Litman, 40, and his son, Netanel, 18.
On November 13, 2015 Rabbi Ya’akov Litman, 40, his wife, Noa, and five of their children, including their son Netanel, 18, were driving on their way to a ceremony in advance of his daughter Sarah’s upcoming wedding (November 28).
Palestinian terrorists opened fire on the Litmans’ vehicle with machine guns, killing Rabbi Litman and Netanel, and injuring the rest of the family.
From Israel National News, here is Noa’s account of what transpired:
Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Noa Litman said that the family left their home in Kiryat Arba, on the way to their prospective in-laws in Meitar, a suburb of Beersheva. “At a curve in the road they started shooting at us,” she said. “Our car was stuck on the side of the road, but the terrorist came out to the middle of the road and continued firing at us from the front. The first bullet struck my husband Yaakov. Netanel was driving, and Dvir, my other son, screamed ‘save Aba! save Aba!’ But Yaakov did not answer back – that’s when I realized he was no longer alive.”
Netanel, who was still alive, managed to get a call into rescue services, said Noa Litman. “It was too noisy on the phone so he opened the car door to get a more quiet spot, and that’s when the terrorist shot him. He fell down. Dvir still had a phone and he called for help, clearly telling authorities where we were and that two people had been killed.”
And according to this interview, and another she gave to the Times of Israel, Noa said a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance drove by after the attack, but refused to stop to help:
[Just after the attack] a Red Crescent ambulance passed by, and Noa Litman flagged it down. “But they refused to do anything. All they did was tell us to call Magen David Adom and they drove on. Dvir told them that there were injured people, but they told him in English to call the emergency phone number 101 and they left.”
Another heartbreaking facet of the Litmans’ tragedy emerged when comments at the funeral by Sarah Litman, the bride-to-be, were published in Israeli news media. From Chabad.org:
Litman’s daughter, Sarah Techiya, who had stayed behind in Kiryat Arba for her own Shabbat Kallah (pre-wedding celebration), cried out at the funeral: “I wanted you at my wedding. Who will escort me to the chuppah? You were such a good father, why did you leave me?”
Sarah Litman, before her father and brother were murdered, with her fiance, Ariel Bigel.
Soon after, Sarah said she will not cater to the terrorists’ hopes, to paralyze her family in fear and hate. Rather, she said, she was inviting all of Israel to her wedding. From Israel National News:
“This evening, instead of wearing the bridal dress, I will sit on the floor with a torn shirt,” Sarah told the newspaper Yediot Aharonot Tuesday. “But very soon, we will marry in a large and happy wedding. We will go on and be happy as Father and Netanel always were. We will not be crushed. This will be the million-person wedding,” the couple said. “Multitudes will come to make us happy.”
Friends praised both Rabbi Litman and Netanel at their funeral:
“We were very close with the Litman family,” said Rabbi Yosef Nachshon, program director of Chabad of Kiryat Arba. “It is a small community here, and everyone knows everyone, but Yaakov Litman taught first- and second-graders in our Gan Chabad for the past six years, so he was an especially good friend. He was a man who always had a smile on his face and was very warm in nature. The children loved him.”
Malachi Levinger, the mayor of Kiryat Arba, said that “Rabbi Yaakov… did everything warmly and with a constant smile that inspired a lot of good in wherever he was. Netanel was of the precious boys of Hebron who volunteered at MDA [Magen Dovid Adom ambulance service] and had a great future.”
Hundreds of people attended the funeral for Rabbi Litman and Netanel.
True to her word, Sarah Litman’s wedding proceeded according to her plan, several weeks later. One picture suffices to show deeply she felt the presence of her father and brother:
This is one of the numerous videos taken at her wedding (more here):
HuffPost completely ignored the Litmans’ murders and Sarah’s wedding, meaning that these stories never appeared on its front page or World page. Thus, anyone who gets their news only from these top pages at HuffPost would have no idea that these murders occurred – or of Sarah’s defiant resolve amidst her grief. The only thing HuffPost published about the Litmans was a sideline editorial, buried on a page beyond the casual reader’s view (and not promoted on either of its top pages). This is evidenced by the fact that a search, nearly two months later, of their names reveals only the editorial:
So what kinds of “news” stories, then, did HuffPost’s editors decide were more worthy of appearing on its front page and World page, during the three days that followed these murders (November 14-16)? Here’s a sampling:
Nov. 16: An original story about a sad three-eared cat in England:
Nov. 14: A sad, original story about the living conditions that Muslim refugees endure in Calais, France, which ran for several days:
Nov. 14: The sad story of an “anxiety-ridden bird,” that “destroyed all her feathers while living in conditions of deprivation and neglect”:
Nov. 14: The sad story about a stray dog:
Nov. 15: An original story about a verbal gaffe by a reporter:
Nov. 15: An original story about “Freaky Girls Of The Sideshow”:
(3) How does Huffington Post’s decision to ignore this story compare with the coverage that it provides to Palestinians, terrorists, animals and others who meet with misfortune?
Here is a sampling of the prominent, sympathetic, graphic coverage that HuffPost provides to:
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