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__label__cc	0.587453	0.412547	Malcolm Turncoat's imploding act 1 2 3 ... 121 122 of 124 123 124 Couldn't fix the rift with the conservatives in his own party and finally had no outward strategy to fix any of the above. Why on earth you would want to be even associated with racist gits like George Christensen never mind mend rifts with that rissole is beyond me. And he unseated Tones with the exact same rationale - nothing was happening, only in Malcolm's case they were on course for a 12-seat loss. What - it's okay for Malcolm to do that to Tones but poor old Malcolm can't suffer the same fate? Please. No fan of Malcolm but didn't Tones unseat Malcolm in the first place. You seemed have to forgotten that! mejhammers1 Not doubting you at all, but tell me when Tony Abbott unseated Malcom, I would like to know for myself. Greensleeves Chief Commissioner Location: If it isn't obvious by now, it should be. Abbott knifed Turnbull as Opposition Leader not long after 'Utegate'. Contact Greensleeves Ah o.k, thanks for that. Wow you want a racist for PM because he gets up the Chinese noses. Wow ! How is Michael Dutton a racist - and why wouldn't I want to upset the Chinese, they've been trying infiltrate the Australian parliament with money for the last decade or so. If they don't want Dutton as PM then I want the opposite. The only person who entered Parliament with an honest intent was GUY FAWKES.. Dunno how I achieved the above? Last edited by YM-Mundrabilla on 23 Aug 2018 23:00; edited 1 time in total He is a racist. I have explained before, but here goes. He is very reluctant and disbelieves Sudan refugees even though 70,000 were killed in one year and 1.9 million over 15 years, reported by agencies such BBC, ITV, CNN, but he willing to give refugee status to white South African farmers, because of some you tube video from an English ingrate called Katie Hopkins stating that it amounts to White Genocide. In 2017 there were 84 farm murders as reported by the Transvaal Agricultural Union, of these 59 were white farmers. Refugee status because of 59 murders. Any murder is terrible but really, refugee status? Explain that! As regards to the Chinese, if you want to give yourself a hernia on hating the Chinese, go ahead! Last edited by mejhammers1 on 23 Aug 2018 23:26; edited 2 times in total Explain that! I don't have to explain anything at all to you and I doubt if you'd listen to me anyway. Hey, I'd rather have a China-skeptic in Canberra - the CCP has a million people locked up in concentration camps, you think we shouldn't be worried about that? Divine3801 Station Staff I know whos going to be leader!! Joe Hockey!! I am serious.. kinda.... ... well it's already as unbelievable the whole farce as it is..... Contact Divine3801 Last Visited: 19 Feb 2019 21:01 Brianr Assistant Commissioner Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Question - How can you loose your right to vote while you are still an Australian Citizen ? Australians living overseas are entitled to vote at the Australian High Commission or Embassy as the case may be. The fact, that as a resident , you are entitled to vote in NZ , ( this also applies in the USA ) does not prevent you, as an Australian citizen from voting. The other relevant question is - Are you a Dual citizen ? If you are, as I understand it, you are still entitled to vote in Australian elections. Regards, Radioman. Radioman If you leave Australia for more than 6 years or, as in my case, permanently you must notify the Electoral Commission and your name is removed from the electoral role so you are no longer eligible to vote. If I was to return, I could apply to have my name reinstated. This would be so even though I am now a dual citizen. Contact Brianr @DonDunstan You won't or can't explain because you have got nothing. I give you an example of Duttons racism and you trout out the "you won't listen anyway, crap. I can say that they Chinese Government is a vile totalitarian regime, deeply oppressive disgusting regime and I have on numerous occasions and you Don will never hear it. That isn't an example of Dutton's racism, Michael. He was "skeptical" doesn't equate to "he hates all people of colour". And there is seemingly a Mugabe-style destruction of white-owned businesses going on in South Africa's "Rainbow Nation" right now, Dutton is racist for pointing this out? I think you see racists behind every tree, Michael. @DonDunstan yeah seemingly. Zuma has been corrupt but again absolutely no evidence of Mugabe style racist destruction in SA and nowhere near the genocide that is happening elsewhere. Dutton is at the very least sceptical of non whites. His actions regarding white SA farmers proves it. The guy is a racist. If you want to imply that I am a racist for pointing it out then that is your problem. Just out of interest what do u think of Fraser Anning's speech? Don can get very worked up and then resorts to demeaning anyone who dares calls him out. The unreasonableness and irrationality of the poster is directly related to the number and tone of the adjectives. I've put it to him before. He "hates" one side for 'abandoning the working class' yet expects the side he doesn't hate to do something significant about the Chinese economic influence in Australia. I've pointed out his favs are counterintuitive. Where did I say that I don't hate the Liberal Party for letting the Chinese Communist Party run riot in Australia? Only yesterday I pointed out that Julie Bishop was possibly compromised by Chinese money. You make stuff up. The side you hate less than the ALP. Is that an accurate enough assessment? Last edited by Groundrelay on 24 Aug 2018 10:17; edited 1 time in total No sorry Michael, lots of evidence that there's persecution going on against the white farmers in South Africa - in fact only in the last week the new South African President has announced that they're going to arbitrarily take land from farmers and "redistribute" it. This is exactly what happened in Zimbabwe. Where have I said that I hate the LNP any less? They're all self-serving thieves. One opinion poll and those Abbott backers seem to be lining up behind Turnbull. Don't expect the shock-jocks to maintain the rage for very long. I was wrong! If Turnbull had performed in the manner that was expected then we wouldn't be here right now with him staring down three potential replacements. Word games? At one point you were going to vote for the un-libs "for the first time". Given your even-handed hatred, did you vote for 'The Wiggles' previously? I would consider voting Liberal for the first time in my life if they presented an agenda I could vote for. I'm not "rusted on" anything - do you find that shocking as a rusted on Laborite? Probably you can't possibly concieve of ever voting for anyone other than the party that betrays the working class with monotonous regularity. I have no such problem. Dutton did a door-stop the other day where he promised both a substantial cut to immigration (currently still at record highs) and a Royal Commission into energy. Both of these things are needed. If he became PM and actually managed to break-up the energy cartel currently destroying the nation with world-beating gas and electricity prices then I will vote for him. I'm not holding my breath though... I do realise this is unlikely as AGL/Origin/Chevron et al have very deep pockets and all they have to do is buy him off as they seemingly did with Malcolm Turnbull. Current gambling odds on the next Prime Minister (10:30am central time): Morrison $2.50 Bishop out to $6.00 Dutton $1.90 @DonDunstan Raphosa the new president has said this in feb 2018. He said it but as at 23.08.2018 not one farm has been seized. NY Times. Subscribers: bevans, Big J, CraigW, Dangersdan707, doridori, doyle, freightgate, gippslander, Greensleeves, KRviator, Nightfire, Pressman, Radioman, RTT_Rules, speedemon08, vinjosau, wurx, x31 Thread Locked	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2452
__label__wiki	0.728363	0.728363	« Committee Against Bird Slaughter locates 72 illegal electronic lures in Maltese countryside Should spring hunting on Malta be stopped? » Maltese Police officer calls BirdLife members ‘faggots,’ one volunteer arrested A BirdLife Malta member of staff was arrested and cautioned by the Inspector of the Administrative Law Enforcement on Monday after recording the events following an incident where a recently dead Little Bittern, a protected species, was witnessed in the mouth of a hunters’ dog. The member of staff spent over two hours in police custody. In a statement, BirdLife Malta claimed that the arresting officer said to a Maltese BirdLife Malta volunteer at the scene of the incident that, “You are all faggots, the lot of you” (“pufti kollha” in Maltese). Steve Micklewright said, “We have a sound recording of the comment made by the officer concerned and we will be making this available to the police if they request it. In the meantime we are calling for the immediate suspension of this officer.” This is the second time in ten days that BirdLife Malta staff have been required to spend time in police custody. On Saturday 12th April, two members of BirdLife Malta staff spent about four hours at the ALE Headquarters being questioned by police after BirdLife reported evidence of illegal hunting on the first day of the hunting season in the media. On both occasions, the BirdLife Malta staff were released without charge. These incidents follow the decision of the Commissioner of Police to deny BirdLife Malta’s request for a member of the Administrative Law Enforcement team to accompany their volunteers during its Spring Watch and Raptor Camps since September 2013. Chris Packham holds in his hands a common Swift, shot dead. Steve Micklewright, Executive Director of BirdLife Malta said, “The Commissioner of Police took the decision to make the close cooperation that has existed between BirdLife Malta and the police more difficult by stopping a member of the ALE from being out in the field with us, even though we had always paid that officer’s salary during the time he was with us. It is surely no coincidence that there are now misunderstandings taking place between BirdLife Malta and the ALE.” In a letter to BirdLife Malta the decision of the Commissioner was justified on the following grounds, “please be informed assistance against payment is not being considered… Instead this year we are committed to intensify our efforts by increasing more police personnel to support all the stakeholders to fight illegal bird poaching… in order to have better and quicker action any reports or information shall be forwarded through our control room to be dealt with accordingly.” Today’s incident began at about 10.20am when a BirdLife Malta team member called 119 after witnessing the incident. An Administrative Law Enforcement team finally attended the incident at about 11.40am. Instead of focusing on identifying and arresting the suspected perpetrator, the ALE became more concerned that the incident was being recorded. The arrest of the BirdLife Malta member of staff then followed and he was transferred to the ALE Headquarters for questioning accompanied by five police officers. Steve Micklewright added, “While we understand the incident regarding the Little Bittern is now under active investigation, but it could be that valuable time has been lost while the Administrative Law Enforcement questioned BirdLife Malta staff.” BirdLife Malta has come under pressure to sign a communiqué that calls for closer cooperation between the government, environmental NGOs and hunting organisations to eliminate illegal hunting of birds. Steve concluded, “We are of course very keen to eliminate illegal hunting by cooperating with the police in particular. The reinstatement of the ALE officer that used to accompany us would ensure misunderstandings like today’s are eliminated and we can all focus on stopping the illegal killing of birds, which should be everyone’s top priority.” Massacre on migration – Chris Packham documents spring hunting on Malta [WATCH] “For many years I have lobbied the UK’s bird charities to campaign to raise awareness about the slaughter of migrant birds on Malta… Well, I’ve finally run out of patience,” says TV presenter Chris Packham, who is in Malta on an entirely self-funded independent project to document the Maltese hunting season. Chris Packham told the BBC that rare species were being targeted, and hunters were even shooting Montagu’s harrier birds on the ground at night. “It’s a desperate situation,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme (LISTEN). A Maltese wildlife official, Seregi Golvkin from the Wild Birds Regulation Unit, insisted that patrols to stop illegal hunting had been stepped up. He said enforcement of the restrictions had “improved dramatically in the last few years”. Malta has “the highest ratio in Europe” of enforcement staff deployed against illegal hunting, he told the BBC. “Yesterday I’m afraid to say I had a dead swift in my hand that had been illegally shot and also a dead little bittern,” Packham told the BBC. Thirty-three MEPs have jointly lobbied the European Commission to put pressure on Malta over the hunting exemption. A British Liberal Democrat MEP, Catherine Bearder, says the EU must “stop Malta from breaking EU rules, by systematically failing to apply the derogation correctly”. “While the large majority of Maltese people oppose spring hunting and want to see migrating birds properly protected, successive Maltese governments have failed to bring illegal bird killing under control and refused to stop unsustainable hunting in spring,” Packham said. “Stopping spring hunting would be a huge step towards making Malta safe for Europe’s migrating birds and would even help the chances of birds which try to breed on the islands.” There is new hope amongst Maltese conservationists that this might be the last year Malta opens a spring hunting season. A petition presented to Malta’s Electoral Commission last week and signed by more than 44,000 Maltese voters, calls for a public referendum to stop spring hunting in Malta by taking the decision away from politicians putting in directly in the hands of the Maltese people. April 23rd, 2014 \| Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Malta- Illegal shooting 4 comments to Maltese Police officer calls BirdLife members ‘faggots,’ one volunteer arrested Tony caruana And why is this offensive ? It is true they are all faggots and dykes. Editor’s Comment. Tony, Calling anyone ‘faggots and dykes’ is offensive, why would you believe otherwise? What is taking place on the island of Malta brings shame on all Maltese people. Do you not realise what the hunters are doing by their selfish and criminal activities, will ultimately result in the disappearance of most if not all of the birds, particularly protected raptors.This is just senseless carnage and I assure you people power will force the EU in the end to take decisive steps to stop what is taking place. The migrating birds that fly across Malta could, if promoted correctly, bring tens of thousands of tourists onto the island just to marvel and enjoy this unique sight which hunters are doing their best to destroy. The word we would use is ‘sickening.’ Gary Broxholme Chris is doing a great job and very brave with all those guns going off and i for one wish him and all there helpers the best of luck. Editor’s Comment. Gary, we all wish Chris the very best of luck. Perhaps as a direct result of Chris’s intervention and outspoken criticism of the carnage taking place on Malta, the EU will be shamed into taking firm and decisive action at long last? EU say no more vote UKIP. Kimberley Richardson The birds do not belong to the scum who shoot them. It must be clear to everyone that the Maltese government is corrupt and in the pockets of the hunting scum. The EU needs to send in troops to protect these birds.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2453
__label__wiki	0.690419	0.690419	Oregon: Harney County Judge survives recall over National Wildlife Refuge takeover; Signatures handed in for Commissioner Harney County Judge Steve Grasty (the judge chairs the three person county commission) easily survived his recall, getting 70% of the vote. This recall was over the takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by supporters of Ammon Bundy. Grasty's term runs out in January. Petitioners have also looked to recall Commissioner Boyd Britton over similar issues (and some other claims). Petitioners handed in 567 signatures and they need 490 valids. Venezuela: Opposition claims they are ready to start major signature gathering effort It sounds like there will be a big delaying action. The government has only validated 400,000 signatures from the first round -- many more than needed, but a bad sign to how they will behave for the second round of 4 million signatures. Kenya: Recall law up to the court Kenya's recall law is going up to their Supreme Court, with a three judge panel hearing the challenge to the law allowing recalls against MPs and Senators. Texas: Signatures collected in Windcrest Mayor Pro Tem recall Mayor Pro Tem Kimberly Wright is facing a potential recall over allegations that she lied about the allocation of city funds and has passed ordinances that bans the raising of chickens in backyards, refused to say the pledge of allegiance and denied being a US citizen. Those last two are definitely different. School issues seem to be playing a big role as well. Petitioners claims to have more than 400 signatures in a week. Oregon: Recall of Harney County Judge over Bundy occupation set for tomorrow Harney County Judge Steve Grasty is facing a recall vote tomorrow over his position on the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge center that ended in February by supporters of Ammon Bundy.. Grasty (who is not a judge but an administrative officer) will be retiring in December regardless. Georgia: Holly Springs Councilwoman facing petitions Dee Phillips is facing a recall threat -- unfortunately, I can't read the article behind the paywall. Hopefully, there will be more info soon. California: San Diego putting changes to removal process on the ballot San Diego is finally changing their removal law, three years after Mayor Bob Filner was kicked out of office. The rules will allow the city council to put a removal vote against the mayor and city attorney on the ballot with a no confidence vote. They also allow removal for conviction and suspensions for being criminally charged. The council is scheduled to debate debate this in July and put it on the November ballot. Colorado: Five Platte Canyon School Board members facing petitions All five Platte Canyon School Board Members, Chet Lawrence, Katie Spodyak, Katy Davis, Susan Carpenter and Jon DeStefano, are facing petitions over the non-renewal of a middle school principal and ACT scores, graduate rates, management and questions about water quality and emergency exits. Three of the board members are up for reelection next year. Petitioners need 650 signatures by August 21 to be on the November ballot. The school board has not had a contested election since 2009. Montana: Libby Editor resigns after revelation that he helped draft Mayoral recall petition The recall effort against Mayor Doug Roll has taken a new twist. The editor of the Western News, Bob Henline, reportedly helped draft the recall petition against the mayor. Two petitions were rejected (Montana is a judicial recall/malfeasance standard state and the petition requires a specific legal cause to go forward), but a third one was accepted on June 17. Petitioners need 329 signatures in 90 days. The issues cited in the final petition against Roll include an alleged refusal to follow the city council in scheduling meetings and listing items on the agenda as well as executing a contract for a city attorney without approval of the council. Henline joined the paper in October 2014 and covered city government. Ballotpedia sees rises in recalls in 2016 Ballotpedia's mid-year report is out and they are seeing a big rise in recalls. This shouldn't be a surprise -- 2012 is the year that has the most recalls since I've been tracking, so it could be that recalls see an increase in presidential election years. Ohio: East Cleveland Councilman survives second recall attempt in less than a year City Council President Thomas Wheeler survived his second recall attempt, winning about 52%. There were 267 votes cast -- about 6.9% of the vote. Wheeler is facing a recall due to his support for a move to merge East Cleveland into Cleveland. California: Polls show big support for Judge Persky's removal Colorado: Aurora School Board Member facing recall and resignation calls over fabricated information Aurora School Board Member Eric Nelson, who is running for a state House seat, is being pushed to resign and facing recall threats after it was revealed that he fabricated college degrees, embellished his military record, downplayed his criminal history and missed child support payments. Nelson is running in the Democratic Primary for the House. Here's an editor at the Aurora Sentinel calling for his recall. Virginia: Portsmouth recall attempt moves forward Petitioners claim to have 8108 signatures for the recall of Mayor Kenny Wright. They need 7776 (they won't be submitting until July 12). The petitioner also led the effort against Mayor James Holley III, who Wright beat in 2010. Wright is also running for reelection in November. North Carolina: Tobaccoville's recall law advances in Senate Tobaccoville's proposed recall law passed a Senate committee. It has already been passed by the House. The precipitating event was the resignation and then the taking back the resignation of Mayor Bill McHone in January. Oregon: Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue District Board Chair resigns Board Chair Ray Woodruff resigned following the certification of a recall petition signed by 260 voters. The issue was the sale of fire ambulances. Virginia:Norfolk Recall Trial makes the ballot We are now going to get a chance to see a recall trial in action, as petitioners have met the signature requirement to put a recall against Norfolk Treasurer Anthony Burfoot on the ballot. Petitioners got 4670 signatures, they needed 4656. Petitioner handed in about 6500 signatures. No date has been set for the trial. Burfoot (elected in 2013) has been indicted for kickbacks when he was a councilman. Retired Circuit Judge James D'Alton will preside. Minnesota: Willmar Council approves recall amendments on payment for recalls Willmar's council, which had some failed recall attempts, clarified the recall law, now holding that the city is not responsible for costs of a recall committee and a member of recall committee cannot be reimbursed for the service. Washington: Garfield Mayor recall rejected by judge The recall attempt against Mayor Ray McCown was squashed by Whitman County Judge Dave Frazier, with the judge holding that the recall lacks evidence and doesn't meet the requirements. UK: Isle of Man/Tynwald MHK calls for recall law Ohio: East Cleveland Councilman facing second recall in seven months Council President Thomas Wheller, who survived a December 8 recall that saw 7% of voters turnout out, is facing another one today, with results to be announced on July 8. Wheeler keeps facing trouble over his efforts to merge East Cleveland with Cleveland itself. This is a rare recall. Most jurisdictions ban multiple recall votes in one term. You only get one bite of that apple. Tennessee: State Senator looking into recall law Following the federal indictment of Murfreesboro Sheriff Robert Arnold over charges of profiting from the sale of JailCigs (and e-cigarette business), State Senator Bill Ketron is looking into laws that would allow for removal of officials facing charges. Commissioner Robert Peavy Jr. noted that a recall law would make that possible. New Mexico: Eldorado Community Improvement Association looking at recall over sign removal Homeowner association board member Claudia Daigle is facing recall petitions for removing a political sign from private property. Daigle claimed that the sign was put up too early. Petitioners need 416 signatures. There are also issues of raising chickens on the property. Virginia: Five Challengers in Portsmouth Mayor race Portsmouth Mayor Kenny Wright, who won office in a recall and now may be removed in one, is facing five challengers. Oregon: Statesman Journal editorial misses the point of recalls Another day, another editorial claiming that: "Recall is an important right for Oregon voters. But it should be reserved for egregious situations, not personal or political differences." Obviously, the Statesman Journal has a strong dispute with Oregon's actual law, which very specifically says no such thing. California: Moreno Valley Councilwoman refuses to resign over past embezzlement conviction More trouble in Moreno Valley, as Councilwoman LaDonna Jempson is facing a push for her resignation or recall over a decades old conviction. Jempson was charged with theft at a bank she worked at in 1982. She fled from San Francisco to Alaska and returned. In 1991, she turned herself in and was spent 45 days in prison. The complaint is that Jempson did not disclose this information during her election over former Councilwoman Victoria Baca in a recall two years ago. Colorado: No fraud in Castle Rock Councilmember recall signatures The District Attorney has rejected Councilmember Renne Valentine's claim petitioners had fraudulently obtained signatures in the recall effort against her. The District Attorney independently verified the signatures with the signers. The recall is set for November 8. Petitioners got 273 signatures, they needed 268. Of note is that Valentine's attorney was Scott Gessler, former Colorado Secretary of State and candidate for Governor (he lost in the 2014 Republican primary), who has been a controversial leader of the arguments that the country is overwhelmed by voter fraud. The petitioners took note of Gessler's role in the attack: "The way that Renee Valentine publicly sullied the reputations and questioned the integrity of myself and my fellow petitioners is unconscionable," Fienen said. "While we knew her allegations that we committed fraud were baseless, we feel vindicated that the district attorney's office found her accusations to be wholly and completely untrue." "What Valentine and Gessler did was a political stunt - a political dirty trick that didn't work," said Brooks, referring to Scott Gessler, Valentine's attorney. Wisconsin: Petitioners claim they have the signatures for Sevastopol School Board Recall Petitioners have claimed that they have enough signatures to get school board members Sue Todey and Bill Behme on the ballot over their vote to not offer a new contract to an elementary school principal. There was a previous failed attempt to recall school board member Jay Zahn and Jane Luebker. Petitioners need 743 signatures. They have 829 and 824 unverified. They now have to hand them in. American Thinker article touting Presidential Recall law The article notes the 1951 proposed constitutional amendment which would have put in a recall law for president (it was proposed by New Jersey Senator Robert Hendrickson (R)). The Hendrickson recall was a mix of legislative and popular vote -- they needed 2/3rds of the state legislature to ask for a recall (no signatures required) and the Speaker would complete the term. Venezuela: 600,000 signatures rejected, including from the former opposition presidential candidate Venezuela has rejected more than 600,000 of the two million signatures, among them the two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles. This after a week of numerous food riots. Nigeria: Three House of Representative members facing recall threats over prostitution scandal Three members of Nigerian House of Representatives, Mohammed Gololo, Samuel Ikon and Mark Gbilah, are facing calls for their resignations or recall after they were accused of soliciting prostitutes in Cleveland. California: Petitioners claim they have $90k raised for Persky recall Here -- this piece by NBC News' Phil Helsel is very comprehensive and mentions some of the famed recall of judge events over the year, such as the O.J. Simpson judge and the Prop 8 judge, none of which got on the ballot. Montana: Libby Mayor recall petitions start After a rejection on being too broad, petitioners have gotten approval for a recall attempt against Libby Mayor Doug Roll. Petitioners need 329 signatures. Roll is accused of meeting the city attorney without the council's consent, though an earlier attempt focused on his suit to get an opponent kicked off the ballot. Ohio: Upper Arlington signatures handed in Petitioners have filed signatures against Council President Deborah Johnson, Councilmen David Decapua, Kip Greenhill and John Adams (4 of 7 members of the council). The issue is the $7 million renovation of Northam Park as well as an increase in the city's income tax. being used to fund the park redevelopment. Petitioners need 2273 signatures, they claim they have over 3,000. The special will cost at least $63,000. Montana: Whitehall Mayor and council recall has enough signature for August 16 vote Petitioners handed in enough signatures to get a recall against Whitehall Mayor Dale Davis and Council President Joe Adams, Aldermen Gary Hosman, Tom Jenkin and Vincent Keogh. The claim is that the mayor and majority of the council (two members are not facing a recall) violated the open meeting law over a vote to dispatch the Whitehall ambulance to all fire calls. The two council members who weren't at the meeting are associated with a private ambulance. The recall is scheduled for August 16, though the elected officials could challenge the vote. Montana is judicial recall/malfeasance standard state and requires a showing of cause. If the event wasn't a violation, then it is likely no recall can be held. If it is a mail-in vote it will cost $1600, but if it is an in-person ballot it will be $10,000. Idaho: Caldwell Commissioner facing petitions County Commissioner Steve Rule is facing petitions over his support for a plan to expand the county jail. California: My op-ed on the difficulties of the Recall of a Judge The San Jose Mercury News just ran my op-ed on the recall efforts against Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky over his sentencing of a Stanford University swimmer to a six month jail term for rape. My op-ed (which I don't get to headline) is about how difficult and unusual recalls of judges are. It also touches on the fact that the recall of judges (and judicial decisions) is hotly contested issue in the early history of the recall. What the op-ed isn't about (despite the headline, is that a recall is almost impossible or futile). It's just very difficult due to one very critical factor. I've already discussed this story in-depth, but let's look at some of the issues again. First, let's define our terms: I call this subject the recall of a judge, rather than judicial recall. In the history and the literature the term Judicial Recall refers to something totally different (what I call the malfeasance standard or for cause recalls). A judicial recall occurs in states and jurisdictions where a judge is required to rule on whether a recall meets a specific standard to get on the ballot. Essentially, the official has to have violated the law or shown demonstrable incompetence for the recall to be placed on the ballot. It has nothing to do with removing judges. I keep this divide up so as not to confuse people who may be conversant or studying the literature. The recall will require a ton of signatures about 59000 valids, though I believe that may be in dispute. That is a big challenge, but with a motivated base, it is probably not impossible. The fact that someone is willing to back the effort and that Stanford law professors are leading the charge (and can presumably handle the legal work pro bono) is a couple of big pluses in favor of the recall effort. The bigger problem is what I would call the "grace period." Due to incredible timing, Persky is up for reelection in November. This has a double impact. 1) He cannot face a recall in the last six months of his term, 2) Petitions cannot be started on his new term until he is in office and those petitions cannot be started until he is in office for 3 months. So the petitioners will have to wait until April to even start. We've seen this exact grace period event happen to Portland Mayor Sam Adams. That recall went nowhere. That doesn't mean it can't happen. It just The other big point is that recalls of judges almost never happen. The last to get to a vote was in Wisconsin 1982, the last successful one was in 1977. In California, the last recall of a Superior Court Judge was in 1932. There were only a few before then, notably one in 1913 that was over similar leniency in sex crimes. (Leniency in sex crimes are a very popular recall issue -- the 1982 and 1977 were both over that issue as well. There have been discussion in Orange County and in Montana of recalls over that issue). The other problem here is that recalling judges has always been controversial. The recall of judges and judicial decision was a key flash point in the Taft-Roosevelt split in 1912. None of this means that a recall cannot work. But the grace period, tied in with the sheer amount of signatures and the usual hesitancy in recalling judges makes this a serious challenge for petitioners. Venezuela: My op-ed in Foreign Affairs on the challenges facing the Presidential recall Here is my article on the difficulties that the opposition will face in recalling President Nicolas Maduro. Much of the article is about the recent history and use of the recall across the globe, but here's a some key points about Venezuela in particular: The country has two turnout requirements -- the votes against Maduro must top his 7,587,579 that he received in his last election and 25% of registered voters must come out to vote (the second is not really an issue in this recall). Turnout requirements (I like to think of them as an absentee veto) are unusual in the US, but not elsewhere. Romanian President Traian Basescu survived two recalls based on the turnout hurdle. Maduro's best bet may be to suppress the vote -- he could push his supporters not to show up, he could make voting hard (we've seen this a lot in the US) or his supporters could take a more aggressive stance, like rioting, which may drive down turnout. If the recall is held in 2017, Maduro's successor will be his VP. This is not that unusual a provision. Oregon doesn't have a replacement vote either and neither does Michigan's Governor. Of course, Venezuela only has a very short window for a recall to take place (basically just one year). Maduro has numerous options to try and delay the vote. We see this type of behavior all the time in the US. It would definitely not be a surprise if Maduro is successful in pushing off the recall till 2017. Review of Democracy for Realists Here's Thomas Mann's look at the new book on the challenges of democracy California: Round-up of Stories on Santa Clara Judge recall Here's a piece in the Daily Caller on the leaders of the recall effort; Here's Erwin Chemerinsky opposing the recall in the SJ Mercury News (which has an op-ed of mine in the hopper for the last week or so) and here's Jennifer Hagan calling for him to resign; and this detailed op-ed by Estelle Freedman on two sexual assault recalls of judges (The Wisconsin Judge Archie Simonson one from 1977 I've dealt with in depth before). The first one is interesting -- the 1913 recall of San Francisco Police Court Justice Charles Weller. Weller was known for setting very low bail for rape (and notably statutory rape) defendants, allowing them to skip town. According to Bird & Ryan, Weller lost 30,784-29,934. North Carolina: Cornelius Mayor facing threats of recall -- if they have the law Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis is facing calls to resign after taking a trip to the state capital with Davidson Mayor John Woods to lobby for a toll lane on 1-77. The town council opposes this law, and the town council had a no confidence vote for Travis. The city is looking into whether a recall can be held. California: LA Times doesn't come down on a side in recall of Santa Clara judge The position seems to be that we shouldn't elect judges in the first place. Venezuela: Interview with opposition leader Oregon: Signatures approved against two Gardiner Sanitary District Board Members Petitions were handed in against Board members Richard Nored and Susanna Noordhoff by former board member Mack Holman over conducting business in private and overcharging him for copies of board emails. He needed 13 signatures and handed in 22. There are only 121 voters in the district. The election is July 19. Arizona: Superior Mayor recall effort moving forward Mayor Jayme Valenzuela is currently on leave for stress after being facing charges of making cash withdrawals on the town debit card at a casino. Valenzuela took office after Mayor Michael Hing was removed in 2011. Virginia: Norfolk Treasurer recall effort 462 signatures short The effort against Norfolk Treasurer Anthony Burfoot (D) is 462 signatures short at the moment -- this is for a recall trial, rather than a recall vote. Petitioners are still looking out for more signatures. Burfoot was indicted over bribery and kickback charges. The petitioners handed in over 6000 signatures and need 4656. However, only 4194 have been verified -- many of the others had no date and other issues. Nevada: More about extortion case against GOP adviser in failed Senate President recall effort Michigan: New Buffalo Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem facing petitions New Buffalo Mayor Lou O'Donnell and Mayor Pro-Tem John Peterson petitions have been approved, now they have to get signatures. California: Yermo Community Service Board President, VP removed, third director resigns Following the removal of President Bob Smith and VP Berner, Director David Jensen resigned from the board. The board will only have one seat filled. Oregon: Senate President Recall fails The effort to recall Oregon State Senate President Peter Courtney failed, with petitioners not handing in any signatures. They needed 4533. Colorado: Interview with former Senate President John Morse Here's an interview with Morse about his recall for his support for gun control efforts. California: Second Los Banos School Board member facing recall 17-year School Board Member Dennis Areias is facing a recall effort -- he had an effort dropped three years ago. John Mueller's recall is set for August 23. The issue for Areias' recall is construction projects, academic scores and a "perceived lack of respect." Colorado: Castle Rock recall on the ballot Councilmember Renee Valentine will be on the ballot on November 8. Her case against the recall is still be examined. Mayor Paul Donahue's recall will be on the July 26 ballot. His term is up at the end of the year. New Jersey: Lopatcong Township Mayoral recall fails The effort to recall Mayor Tom McKay failed. Petitioners handed in 1274 signatures on May 26, 1104 were valid. They needed 1466. There was actually a debate on the deadline for signatures, but now that's moot. The issue included the mayor's censure over harassment allegations by a town clerk. You can read his discussion of the issues, which focuses on the "machine" opposing him and his supporters. Alaska: North Slope Borough Mayor replacement race to close to call; possible runoff with brother-in-law of ousted mayor in second The replacement race for North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower, who lost her seat on April 5 due to questions on her spending (notably paying for a trip to basketball camp in California for her grandkids), doesn't have a decisive victor, but Brower herself came in sixth. The race requires the winner to get 40% of the vote. There were seven candidates and the leader has 32%, so we should have a runoff. The former borough mayor George Ahmaogak Sr. came in first. Second is Harry Brower Jr., Charlotte Brower's brother-in-law. Charlotte Brower came in sixth (she got 40 votes) and seventh was her cousin. California: San Bernardino Councilman recall over marijuana regulation fails No signatures were handed in against San Bernardino Councilman Fred Shorett. The issue was regulation of marijuana, with the lead petitioner trying to promote his own plan to marijuana regulation. Colorado: Councilmember claims signatures look suspicious in Castle Rock scheduled for November Castle Rock Town Councilmember Renee Valentine is trying to get the DA to investigate the signatures handed in for in her recall scheduled for November, as she claims that they look different. Valentine handed in 300 signatures, 273 were valid, and 268 were needed (the Mayor is also facing a recall, both over growth policies). The petitioners claim Valentine is simply trying to change the subject and is on the verge of slanderous behavior. North Dakota: Signatures handed in against two Parshall School Board Signatures were handed in against Parshall School Board Members Michelle Billadeai and Jay Caluson. The issue for petitioners is falling test scores and sex harassment complaints. There seems to be a lot of drop outs in high school. California: Grand Jury lambastes ousted Selma School Board Trustees, though no ruling on open meeting violation The removal of Selma School District superintendent Mark Sutton by the school board was attacked by a grand jury, though they haven't indicted anyone for open meeting violation. The three board members who voted to fire Sutton -- John Lorona, Gilbert Lopez and Roger Orosco -- were all kicked out in November. California: Yermo Community Service Board President and VP ousted in recall Yermo School Board President Bob Smith (131-84) and VP Geoff Berner (124-85) were ousted in recall votes, with Michael Cint and Clarissa Loehr replacing them. Cint's seat is up for reelection in November. The issue was a wrongful death and two wrongful termination suits. Smith announced he was resigning December 31, but obviously didn't go through with it. Venezuela: Opposition lawmakers attacked in an attempt to speed up process Here's the latest as the President Maduro's supporters appear to be slow-walking the process. California: More on Santa Clara Judge recall Just tons on Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, though the potential petitioners do seem to have gotten the possible recall dates right, as they are focused on getting on the ballot in November. Here's a bit on the Stanford Law Professor, Michele Dauber, leading the charge for the recall. Michigan: Attorney General recall petitions given ok The effort to recall Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) over the Flint water crisis has been approved. Petitioners would need 789,133 signatures in 60 days. Non Recall Op-ed on the Democratic Platform This one is in Newsweek Non-Recall Op-ed on the "Dream Ticket" Here's my piece in CNBC New edition of Democracy and Political Ignorance A new edition of George Mason University Law Professor (and Volokh Conspiracy blogger) Ilya Somin's book Democracy and Political Ignorance is coming out. For anyone interested in the subjects brought up by recalls and direct democracy and electoral politics in general, Somin's work is a must read. Recalls engender significant criticism from all vantage points, but frankly most of the criticism can be dismissed out of hand. Nearly every recall results in editorials, op-eds and complaints that "this fill-in-your-blank issue is not why we have a recall law, and this particular recall is an abuse of the process." As I've discussed many times, this statement is flat-out wrong. Recall laws can and are drafted to limit recalls to felonies or other misbehavior. Eight states have this type of recall -- which is confusingly called judicial recalls, but I prefer the term malfeasance standard or "for cause" recalls. Those states rarely have recalls. If the other states want that law, they can adopt it -- it's been around since at least 1912. They don't move because voters prefer having the option of a political recall -- where they can kick some one out for any reason whatsoever. So the law is the law and the recall works as designed. But there's another underlying argument that you see in the criticism. Opposition to recalls are a case-by-case basis. Many people were in favor of recalling Governor Gray Davis (D) and opposed to recalling Governor Walker (R) and vice versa. This is the real basis for the complaints against recalls -- a "not against my team, but fine against your team" statement. Needless to say, this type of complaint is just hypocritical. There are legitimate arguments against the recall. William Howard Taft's position was that the recall was the hair-trigger form of government and Alexander Hamilton didn't want Senators to be subject to the "capricious humors among the people." This point for the "trustee" model of government, that we want elected officials to make the big decisions rather than just represent our views, has it value, but it stops short of a more unpleasant and more truthful question. It does not forthrightly acknowledge the real question -- can the people be trusted to come to a better decision than a "trustee"? If the mass of voters are able to have better answers than the single, arguably much more "worthy" trustee, than there should be no problem with a recall. What the argument against the recall is stating is that the mass of voters are more likely to come up with a worse answer. And why is that? This is where Somin's argument comes in. In stating that voters display shocking political ignorance. Somin provides a valid complaint against the recall and against other issues in democracy. I'm not necessarily persuaded by Somin's argument (which I'm not dealing with here. His bigger point is empowering voters to "vote with their feet" and his work is more thoughtful than just this point. As I said, go read his post or the book for more details) . He definitely makes a strong case for political ignorance, but my experience reading about thousands of recalls suggests that politicians may have no better instinct or thought for good decision making than the mass of voters. But his argument is critical to understanding the recall and the overall trend to direct democracy and more powerful government. Electoral structures as a whole have been moving rapidly to a more voter-directed government and away from the trustee model. This is true, whether it is from direct democracy itself (initiatives) or it is from politicians being vastly more aware of voter opinions on every single issue that crops up. In that sense, Somin's work is quite important in providing deep analysis of what the move to a more democratic system means. It also is an example of what attracted many of us to blogs in the first place -- as a universe where you can see high-level analysis from across the political spectrum. Unfortunately, a lot of that cross-pollination has withered over the years (blogging is a lot of work) and has been replaced by partisan rants, but it is still out there. I've studied the recall (non-professionally) for almost 20 years and the writings on political ignorance were the first time I saw someone truly take a detailed, evidence-based attack on the underlying arguments in favor of allowing recalls. My goal in studying recalls was not to get rich or famous (mission accomplished!) but to gain a better understanding of a weird, completely ignored corner of the political system, one that I think actually explains a lot about how politics operates in the real world. Only a small part of my writing is on the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of the recall, but the rest of my writing all grows out from it. The best political analysis should help me hone that understanding, and the exploration of political ignorance has done. I probably would not have come across this if I didn't start a blog that seemed focused on First Amendment and other legal issues. The Recall Elections Blog is obviously looking at the subject of political power from a very different point of view, but the issues he raises and discusses in numerous posts and articles on political ignorance must be seriously considered when looking at how to distribute and when to limit power. California: Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge facing recall threats Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky is facing a threatened recall over his sentencing of a Stanford University swimmer/student Brock Turner to a six month jail for rape. Already, a Stanford law professor is suggesting she will lead one, and an online petition that has garnered over a million signatures (none count toward a recall). The petitioners need an unclear number of signatures which may be almost 59000, but could be much more. They also likely will not be able to start until April. The petitioners will face a few serious problems with their recall effort. The first obvious one is that 80920 or 59000 signatures are both a hell of a lot. Of the tens of thousands of recalls that have occurred in the US, only a handful have needed more signatures – the most prominent among those were three Governors, a Lieutenant Governor and two Mayors of Los Angeles. The other problems are more specific – it involves the grace period. California law does not allow a recall in the last six months of a term unless the official is appointed or in the first three months of a new term. Persky is up for reelection in November. While Persky was first appointed to the office, he was elected six years ago. Even if they could collect the signatures today, the recall would not be allowed. Then if he is reelected – and that’s a good bet, as he is running unopposed -- petitioners would have to wait three months from the start of his term before starting the collection process. Now, we've seen questions on when the grace period ends crop up in an attempt against the San Francisco Mayor. Almost certainly, the signature gathering won't start till April. By then, anger may have cooled and people’s attention may wander. This has happened many times in the past. This grace period and the fact that he is running unopposed is part of the reason we aren't completely sure about the signature totals. California law holds that the signatures required must equal be 20% of the total vote cast for the countywide office which has the least number of votes in the most recent general election. The Registrar stated it was 80920 then changed that to almost 59000 based on a different calculation. If there is no countywide office up for election in November, then it will be the almost 59,000 signatures. However, it is not clear if any judge will be facing an election or if a court would rule that it is a position that is positions that are larger than countywide (such as Senator or President), and just includes the votes in the county. It is not a likely interpretation, but it certainly may lead to a lawsuit. If so, the election in 2016 will have a higher voter turnout (all presidential elections do). Let's now get to some history here: As we've discussed before, recall of judges almost never happen. There's been plenty of threats including one against an Orange County Superior Court Judge last year and one in Nevada where we are still waiting for the Supreme Court to rule on whether the judge would face a recall (here's another in Montana). The last recalls of judges we've seen in the country took place in Wisconsin back in 1977 and 1982. Much as with Persky, those recalls were about sexual assaults, though the recalls were due to incredibly inappropriate comments from the bench. In 1977, Judge Archie Simonson was tossed out by voters after both handing down extremely lenient sentencing for a rapist and making negative comments about women and rape victims from the bench. This was followed in 1982 when Judge William Reinecke survived a vote despite disparaging comments about a five-year old sexual assault victim. Note that there are many retention elections that are incorrectly described as recalls -- most notably California Supreme Court Chief Justice Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso and Joseph Grodin and three Supreme Court members in Iowa. The last recalls of a Judge in California were three that took place in 1932 against Los Angeles Superior Court Judges John L. Fleming, Dailey S. Stafford and Walter Guerin. All three were removed. Using the recall against a judge has always been controversial. California's recall law almost floundered over this issue back in 1911 – a late-breaking state Supreme Court scandal proved decisive. On the national level, President William Howard Taft vetoed the Arizona constitution over a recall of judges’ provision and the recall of judges was one of the key flash points in the Taft- Theodore Roosevelt split in 1912. We'll see if social media can keep the fires burning long enough to get this recall on the ballot. New Jersey: Is Bayonne recall "gross miscalculation"? Interesting discussion of Bayonne Mayor James Davis recall -- it notes that the change in law for how many signatures are required to get a recall on ballot from voter turnout to registered voters has killed the use of the recall in Hudson County (and though not mentioned, really in New Jersey as a whole). There have been only two successful ones in in Hudson County -- one in North Bergen, one in West New York that resulted in the same official winning reelection. The result is that the recall against Davis seems like a waste of time that could have been used to have taken power in other ways. Colorado: Post-recall Jefferson School Board praised for end of strife California: Former Yorba Linda Water District Board Member calls for recall of current board A recent water rate hike and an alleged lack of transparency has led former Board Member Mark Abramowitz to call for a recall. Massachusetts: Shirley recall provision signed by Governor Shirley's recall law has been signed by the Governor, giving the town the right to recall Selectmen. A recent fight over a COLA increase for the town administrator seems to have precipitated the push for the new law. Wisconsin: Sevastopol School principal resigns while board members face recall Sevastopol School Board Members Bill Behme and President Sue Todey are facing a recall as the school principal who was the target of an investigation resigned. The board previously refused to renew the principal's contract. Petitioners need 740 signatures each. This is the second recall effort in Sevastopol. A previous attempt to recall board member Jay Zahn and Jane Luebker did not hand in the signatures. Massachusetts: Norwell Selectmen vote to send recall bylaw to voters The recall law requires a conviction, admission of a crime or a lack of attendance ( less than 50% of meetings). 10 Petitioners need to make a complaint in person, than they need 10% of registered voters signatures in 60 days. Oregon: Fairview Mayor and two councilmembers hit with recall effort Fairview Mayor Ted Tosterud and Councilmembers Ed Bejarana and Tamie Tlustos-Arnold are facing petitions filed by two former city councilors (Ted Kotsakis and Steve Owen). There doesn't seem to be a listed reason yet for the recall effort, though Kostaskis quit part way through his term in 2015. Owen was the senior member of the council, quit two months later. The two councilmembers facing the recall were appointed to replace them. Tosterud was a strong supporter of Kotsakis. Tlistos-Arnold is the Republican nominee for an Oregon State Senate seat. Petitioners need 419 signatures. Venezuela: National Electoral Council postpones meeting on whether to allow recall The recall effort against President Nicolas Maduro, which has collected 1.85 million signatures (they need 197,000) is waiting for the National Electoral Council to hold a meeting with opposition leaders. Electoral authorities claim that 10,000 of the signatures are forgeries, but that is thought to be a delaying effort. If the election is delayed until 2017 a deputy gets the position, rather than have a replacement race. Petitioners still need 4 million signatures if they get past this stage. Michigan: Lowell Mayor recall on November 8 ballot The recall against Mayor Jeff Aloft is on the November ballot, with an issue of Aloft's vote voting to hire a special legal counsel. Aloft is his second term. -- Lowell Light & Power Board Chairman Greg Canfield is running against him. Nevada: Activist who led effort against Republican Speaker indicted Some fallout from the efforts against the Republican Speaker in 2015, which led to a failed recall attempt. Here, one of the Republican activists, Tony Dane, who owned a robocalling business was indicted on 11 felony charges. Arizona: Signatures handed in for recall of Acacia Councilwoman Signatures were handed in against Councilwoman Vicki Hunt. Petitioners need 478, they handed in 798 and hope to be on the November 8 ballot. The issue is "increasing costs to taxpayers" and transparency and financial waste. California: Lake Forest Recall effort fails The attempts to recall Mayor Andrew Hamilton, Mayor Pro Tem Scott Voigts and Councilman Dwight Robinson over claims of corruption due to a road project, failed. Petitioners needed 7882 signatures for each. They handed in 8228 for Hamilton, 6690 were verified, 8240 for Robinson of which 6642 were good, and 8170 for Voigts, of which 6634 were valid. The councilmen claim that two other council members, Adam Nick and Jim Gardner, led the recall effort. The signature check cost $3.40 per signature, so it will cost the $84,000. Colorado: Thorton Councilwoman recall attempt fails The attempt to recall Thorton Councilwoman Janifer Kulmann failed. Petitioners needed 1600 signatures, and did not hand in any. The issue was that Kulmann worked for as a professional engineer for Noble Energy. Connecticut: Stratford Town Council recall looks to be heading to court The recall effort against Council Chairwoman Beth Daponte is facing a legal fight, as the Town Attorney is claiming that the recall is illegal under state law. We'll see if this goes anywhere. Virginia: Recall efforts against Norfolk City Treasurer and Portsmouth Mayor both coming to finish line The campaign against both Norfolk City Treasurer Anthony Burfoot (4353 signatures) and Portsmouth Mayor Kenneth Wright (7788 signatures) are coming to then end, with petitioners claiming that they should have enough signatures to get the recalls on the ballot. Wright would face a recall vote, but Burfoot would be under state law, and have to face the rarely used recall trial. We're waiting in anticipation. California: SF Mayoral recall attempt rejected based on timing The Department of Elections has rejected an attempt to recall Mayor Ed Lee until July over a timing issue, which petitioners claim will make it very hard to get on the November ballot. SF has a six month grace period between elections and the start of a recall. 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__label__cc	0.657395	0.342605	Tag Archives: patent infringement The CodeCross function of CodeSuite compares functional source code to commented-out source code CUPERTINO, CA (February 9, 2015) – Software Analysis & Forensic Engineering Corporation, the leading provider of forensic tools for software copyright and trade secret analysis, had its sixth patent allowed covering its CodeSuite® tool for comparing software code to help detect copyright infringement. This latest patent is entitled “Detecting Plagiarism in Computer Source Code” and covers the CodeCross functionality that compares functional code to non-functional code. CodeSuite is the only commercially successful tool for comparing computer source code and object code to find infringement that has been accepted by the courts. It has been used successfully in over 70 intellectual property litigations worldwide. CodeSuite has been recognized by the USPTO as a unique invention. Our customers agree. “Other programs that compare software don’t provide any understanding about the comparison or the results,” according to Gary Stringham of Gary Stringham & Associates, who has used CodeSuite in his expert witness cases. “Things match or they don’t. Only CodeSuite allows me to delve into the reasons for the matches, search the Internet for comparable third-party code, and then systematically filter out false positives. This means I can focus on possible infringement very quickly. Or, if nothing is left after filtering, I have a very strong argument against infringement.” “CodeSuite has survived every challenge in court that it’s ever faced,” says Bob Zeidman, president of SAFE Corporation and inventor of CodeSuite. “Judges and juries like the quantitative, objective measurements produced by CodeSuite when they’re produced by a qualified expert trained in the tool. We provide online certification courses that give lawyers confidence that the expert knows how to use the tool and produce rock solid results that will stand up to scrutiny in court.” CodeSuite 4.7 is available now and can be purchased on a term license or project basis. Project pricing is based on the size of code analyzed and the specific function used for the analysis. Pricing varies from $10 per megabyte for CodeCross® to $400 per megabyte for CodeMatch®. A six-month unlimited use license for CodeSuite is $50,000. A limited feature version of the program, CodeSuite-LT, is available for a six-month unlimited license for $3,000. Free trial licenses can be requested by contacting sales@SAFE-corp.biz. copyrightcopyright infringementexpert witnessforensic engineeringforensicsinfringementintellectual propertylawsuitlitigationpatent infringementplagiarism detectionsoftware analysistrade secret theft Ways to Infringe a Patent A patent can be infringed in two basic ways: directly and indirectly. These different ways of infringing are important to understand by anyone wanting to enforce patents and by anyone wanting to avoid infringing a patent. Direct Infringement A patent claim is directly infringed by some product when that product practices each “limitation” of the claim when the claim is a method claim, or includes a structure equivalent to each “limitation” of the claim when the claim is an apparatus claim, or does both in the case of a means-plus-function claim. The term “limitation” is used by lawyers and those in the know to mean the step or steps spelled out in the patent claim. There is another way of directly infringing known as the doctrine of equivalents. If a product doesn’t perfectly meet the limitations of a claim, it may still infringe on the patent if it does something that a person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA” or “OOSITA”) would know was equivalent. While this may seem like a loophole, it’s actually quite fair. Suppose someone patents a “glass bulb containing a filament that produces light when an electric current is sent through it.” The inventor may not realize that a bulb made of specially treated plastic would also work. The key to the invention isn’t the material from which the bulb is made. Thus a plastic bulb could infringe on the patent because of the doctrine of equivalents. Indirect Infringement If a product doesn’t directly infringe a patent, it may also indirectly infringe. There are two types of indirect infringement: induced infringement and contributory infringement. Encouraging others to infringe a patent is called “induced infringement.” When two products working together infringe on a patent, that’s called “contributory infringement.” Induced infringement occurs when some party purposefully causes or encourages another party to infringe a patent. The key work here is “purposely.” Induced infringement must meet these criteria: The infringer actively encouraged or instructed another party on how to use a product or perform a process in a way that infringes the patent claims. The infringer knew of the patent. The infringer knew or should have known that the encouragement or instructions would induce infringement of the patent. The other party actually infringed the patent. So induced infringement requires that the infringer purposely got another party to infringe a patent. Let’s say you have a software company that produces word processing software, and your competitor has a patent on checking the spelling of words in a document and putting a squiggly red line under misspelled words. You need a spell checker, but you don’t want to infringe, so your product outputs misspelled words to a separate file and you recommend that your customers buy third-party software that reads in that separate file and puts squiggly red lines in the documents. You may be inducing infringement by encouraging your customers to perform the patented method. And don’t try to use an orange line or a chartreuse line, because you’ll probably still be infringing under the doctrine of equivalents. Contributory Infringement Contributory infringement occurs when one party who knows about the patent supplies a component to another party to use in an infringing product. Contributory infringement occurs if the party who received the component directly infringes the patent and if the component has the following characteristics: The component is a significant part of the invention. The component is especially made for use in a way that infringes the patent. The supplier knows that the component was especially made for that use. The component doesn’t have any substantial non-infringing use. So contributory infringement requires that the infringer knowingly supplied another party with a product that was incorporated into a second product, causing the combination to infringe a patent. Let’s take the example again of your word processing company. Suppose your word processing company decides to buy the third-party squiggle generator software to incorporate into your word processor. You meet with the head of the squiggler company and tell her that your word processor doesn’t infringe on your competitor’s product and the squiggler doesn’t infringe. You want to embed the squiggler into the word processor. At that point you’ve just lost the game, because the squiggler company knows that the combination infringes and so they can be found to be contributory infringers. Because it’s your product, you can be liable for direct infringement in this scenario. However, if the squiggler can be used to underline important words, hyperlinks, and naughty words in addition to misspelled words, then the squiggler company may be OK because the component has significant uses that are non-infringing. patentpatent infringement Do Non-Practicing Entities Impede Progress? On April 12 an op-ed was published in the Wall Street Journal entitled Patent Trolls vs. Progress by Andy Kessler, a former hedge-fund manager. I would like to correct some inaccuracies. Mr. Kessler attributes Microsoft’s recent purchase of AOL’s patents and Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility (presumably for its patents) as protection against non-practicing entities (“NPEs”) also disparagingly known as “patent trolls.” First, no portfolio of patents will ever protect against an NPE. This is because an NPE, by definition, does not produce a product. In a patent litigation between two companies, the typical scenario is that company A owns a patent and attempts to license that patent to company B that it believes is infringing. Company B can pay a fee to company A or it can refuse to pay. Or company A may attempt to get an injunction against company B to prevent it from selling its product that incorporates the invention described by the patent. If company A wants an injunction or requests a fee that company B refuses to pay, then company A will almost certainly take company B to court. At that point, company B takes some combination of three possible countermeasures. Company B can attempt to show that the patent is invalid. Company B can attempt to show that its product does not infringe the patent. Company B can countersue company A for infringement of some patent of its own. Typically after months of threats, legal maneuvers, and negotiations, the companies will settle on some payment from one company to the other. The cases rarely go to court. Now suppose that company A is an NPE. Company B’s third option of countersuing is not an option because company A produces no product and thus cannot infringe on any patent. Thus buying patents provides zero defense against an NPE, contrary to what Mr. Kessler asserts. Mr. Kessler reaches back seven years to 2005 for the case of NTP v. Research-In-Motion, the famous case against the Blackberry manufacturer, for his justification and concern about NPEs, but in recent years it is the major players in high tech have been suing each other over patents. The companies in the news for patent sales, patent purchases, and patent lawsuits are not NPEs but the high tech goliaths including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, Facebook, AOL, and Yahoo among others. Purchasing patent portfolios can be used defensively against other companies and just as easily these patent purchases can be used, and are being used, as offensive weapons against competitors. Patent trolls are simply the bogeymen used by large companies to convince politicians to “reform” patent laws. Mr. Kessler argues that the extension of the patent term to 20 years, enacted in 1995 to make U.S. patent law consistent with the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), is a problem because “in technology things move a lot faster.” I do not understand the reasoning behind this complaint. If technology moves so fast, then a patent becomes worthless long before the term is over. What does it matter if a patent is valid for five years or 50 years if the patent is worthless after five years? Mr. Kessler states the “we have to stop allowing juries to establish the value of patents… the market… [should] determine value. ” In fact, the market does determine value. The majority of patent lawsuits are settled before reaching court, and both parties determine a fair value based on free market principles. A negotiation between two parties is a great example of such free market principles where each party determines the value of the patent with respect to its own interests, free from other considerations. For cases that reach a jury, the jurists are provided information by economists and accountants who determine the value of a patent based on the market value of the products that embody the patented inventions. Of course we can argue about whether their models and calculations are correct, but our entire justice system is based on juries determining values and awarding damages and so if Mr. Kessler believes that juries are incapable of determining value, then he is implying that our entire legal system-at least the civil system-is flawed. If that is true, then it is the legal system as a whole that needs to be revised. Perhaps the most disturbing recommendation is to require patent holders to manufacture or sell products. This requirement would fundamentally damage the patent system. Patents allow small, cash-strapped inventors to create something new and protect that invention from large corporations that have the money and resources to kill it or steal it before the inventor can get funding or market share. I know this from experience. Years ago I created a software tool that I sold to a large company that enabled that company to sell their expensive hardware to customers in the communications industry. Each software package, that sold for about $25,000, enabled this company to sell their multimillion dollar equipment to communications companies that otherwise would never have been customers. The arrangement seemed good to me, but the large company made it clear that they did not like being beholden to me, so after several years of buying my software, they created their own. My sales immediately went to zero-in other words I became a non-practicing entity. Fortunately I had patented my invention and so I had more leverage than the large company expected. Had Mr. Kessler’s recommendation been in effect, I would have had no recourse against that large company. According to Kessler, James Madison was the man behind Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” Historical documents suggest that Thomas Jefferson and Charles Pinckney also lobbied for this clause. In any case, this section of the Constitution has been the justification for our patent system for over 200 years. Mr. Kessler believes that Mr. Madison did not understand what he was doing or, at best, did not foresee the expense that patent litigation would involve in the 21st century. In fact, the founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing when writing the intellectual property clause into the U.S. Constitution. They were protecting the individual from the overwhelming power of large entities. They were enacting the very principles of American society for which we fought the Revolutionary War. Since 1790 the U.S. patent system has contributed to America becoming the most innovative society in the history of the world. Fundamentally changing the system in the ways suggested by Mr. Kessler would stifle that innovation. intellectual propertylawsuitlitigationnon-practicing entitypatentpatent infringementtroll Guidelines for lawyers dealing with experts Most lawyers know the importance of treating experts with respect. Even if we turn out to be ignorant, arrogant, immature idiots, we hold the keys to presenting the facts and the analysis that will win your client’s case or at least put it in the best light possible given all of the facts. If we’re going to testify, you want us feeling good about it, about the client, about you, and about ourselves. Most attorneys know this but some, in the emotion of the “battle,” forget this. Here’s a checklist to serve as a reminder. Have us give input into schedules. We know best how much work an analysis is going to take. And some of us have lives outside of work (not me, but I’ve heard that others do). Don’t give us a schedule without our input and expect us to meet it. Don’t hire us just to keep us off the other side. I’ve had this happen. It’s flattering, but it’s also unethical. I need to make a living. Also I will never work for you again, and I will warn my colleagues about you. Involve us with crafting the strategy. Don’t let us work in the dark and then complain, for example, that our invalidity argument hurts the non-infringement argument or vice-versa. And by the way, a great argument for one will always make the other much more difficult to show. Involve us with claim construction. We have the appropriate experience to figure out a decent claim construction. Too often I’m called into a case where the claim construction makes little sense to me. I need to be educated about how the claims are construed and then I need to see if I can work with them. Sometimes adding or removing a word from the claim construction would make things significantly easier for me to understand and explain to the judge and jury. Give us enough time to do our jobs. Maybe this is a pipe dream. Lately, cases have been more and more compressed and I’m brought in later, probably to save costs. But it hurts the case and stresses us out. Don’t antagonize us. We’re they guys who are going to help your client by clarifying their position and explaining difficult concepts to the judge and/or jury. You don’t want us ticked off, even if we really are stupid jerks. You want us in a good frame of mind and happy about what we’re doing. At least until we’re done testifying. Explain your positions to us patiently. If you can’t get us to understand it and adopt it, how can you get a judge or jury? Don’t tell us we have to adopt your positions or we’ll lose the case. We’re independent and unbiased. The threat of losing the case is not a reason for us to support your position, and stating this can come back to haunt both of us eventually. If things aren’t going well, meet face-to-face. It’s easier to communicate about difficult subjects. It’s easier to wave hands, draw diagrams, point to things. And it’s more likely for both to see each other as humans, not someone being difficult. Don’t expect us to understand all the legal issues. I’ve met lawyers who didn’t understand all the legal issues. I actually do understand legal issues more than most experts because of my experience and my writing on the topic. Yet there are still gaps. And the lawyers can disagree. I’ve been in many long sessions where lawyers argued about legal issues. Don’t believe you understand all the technical issues. Some of the lawyers I’ve met were once great engineers. Others have no engineering experience whatsoever. Some will take my word completely and others will fight me. I don’t mind reasoned debate—in fact I enjoy it. But remember that my understanding of the technical issues is ultimately what I will present in my reports and my testimony. Be clear in your instructions. We know you’re in a hurry, but this is critical to getting good information. I’ve had cases where I got a quick call to do some analysis and then spent the weekend setting up equipment, getting results, and writing a report, only to find there had been a miscommunication about what was needed. Sure I get paid per hour, but I’d still like to know I’m doing something useful. I’m sure you and your client prefer that too. Have us sit in on depositions. We can add a lot of knowledge and we can help craft the direction of the questioning. I was in one deposition where, searching the Internet, I found an expert’s presentation slides promoting a software method while she was testifying she would never ever use such an “unreliable” method. I’ve also had lawyers call me after a “very successful” deposition where they thought they’d uncovered some really useful facts but were asking questions about the wrong technology. Don’t write the reports and expect us to just sign it. Our reputations and careers are on the line, not yours. Unfortunately, some experts do this and collect their checks. I won’t and neither will any expert worth his or her hourly rate. Expect us to sleep some time. OK, the lawyers themselves get little sleep during a case. Me too. I just prefer that you act as though you care about my getting rest even though we both know I won’t. So don’t tell me to be available at midnight, ask me if I can please make myself available at midnight even though you know it’s a burden. It just sounds nicer. Pay us on time or be honest about any problems. Sometimes clients run into financial trouble. I prefer to work for a client who is honest about financial trouble than one who constantly tells me “the check is in the mail.” Usually this is an issue with the client not the lawyer, but I’ve had lawyers misplace my final invoice, simply because they had moved onto other more pressing matters. My payment is a pressing matter, and a late or missing payment means I’m unlikely to be available the next time you need my expertise. Don’t negotiate our fees after the case is over. This is just poor business practice and makes me not want to work with you again. The time for negotiation is before hiring me, not after I’ve put in time on the case. Remember that our job is to be honest and unbiased. Expect us to point out the bad along with the good. If we find your client’s case doesn’t have merit, at least be happy we discovered that before the other party’s expert informed you at trial. You can settle early or limit the damages or just know that you did the right thing. copyright infringementexpert witnessinfringementintellectual propertylawsuitlitigationpatent infringementtrade secret theft Do patents really kill innovation? In a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal entitled Digital Innovators vs. the Patent Trolls, Peter Huber, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, argues that software patents are the shotguns that kill innovation (my analogy) and that non-practicing entities (NPEs derisively referred to as “patent trolls”) are pulling the trigger (again, my analogy). I disagree. Peter Huber makes some contradictory and misleading arguments where he claims that non-practicing entities are ruining innovation in America. On the one hand, he acknowledges that only a small percentage of patents, roughly 2% by his own estimate, end up court. Yet he also believes that “[o]ur patent laws have drifted way off course.” He states that “[t]he patent office now grants more than 4,000 patents a week” but neglects to mention that the total number of patent applications and the number of patent rejections have both similarly risen. And one major goal of USPTO director David Kappos, appointed in 2009 by President Obama, is to reduce the backlog of 1.2 million patents around the time he took office. Many more patents are being submitted and examined than ever before-—a sign of the vigorous spirit of innovation in America. Dr. Huber’s logic is equally baffling when he claims that companies rarely sue each other but that companies spend lots of money collecting patents. Why would a company spend so much on worthless patents? Patents are used to protect their investments in technology, and the vast majority of patent lawsuits are between large corporations like the recent ones between Oracle and Google, Apple and Samsung, Dish Network and Tivo, and many, many others. Dr. Huber claims that the Supreme Court’s decision in Bilski v. Kappos somehow agrees with his view that patentability must be restricted. In fact, this decision did just the opposite. While business method patents were rejected by the court, as expected, the patentability of software was expanded. Dr. Huber claims that plaintiffs in the Eastern District of Texas almost blindly reward plaintiffs in patent cases, but a recent study by the Stanford Intellectual Property Clearinghouse showed that plaintiffs in that jurisdiction win only 40.3% of the time. Finally Dr. Huber gets to his point. Patent examiners and juries just aren’t smart enough to figure out which patents are good and which are “sketchy.” So instead, he wants the patent system changed to restrict inventors from owning the fruits of their intellectual labor. As an individual inventor I object to his condescension and to his attempt to limit this constitutionally protected driver of American innovation. intellectual propertylawsuitlitigationpatentpatent infringementsoftware ADFSL 2011 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law Last year my consulting company presented a paper entitled Measuring Whitespace Patterns As An Indication of Plagiarism that examined and tested the concept that patterns of whitespace in two source code files can be used to determine whether one program was copied from the other. The conference was an enjoyable three days in St. Paul, Minnesota. We even got a tour of the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension where we learned the real forensic science used to catch criminals (the CSI TV shows are a “little bit” exaggerated, but the reality is just as interesting). This year the conference will be at Longwood University in Richmond, Virginia from May 25 through 27. I’m serving on the conference committee. We’re looking for paper, presentation, and panel submissions in the following areas: 1. Digital Forensics Curriculum 2. Cyber Law Curriculum 3. Information Assurance Curriculum 4. Accounting Digital Forensics Curriculum 5. Digital Forensics Teaching Methods 6. Cyber Law Teaching Methods 7. Information Assurance Teaching Methods 8. Accounting Digital Forensics Teaching Methods 9. Digital Forensics Case Studies 10. Cyber Law Case Studies 11. Information Assurance Case Studies 12. Accounting Digital Forensics Case Studies 13. Digital Forensics And Information Technology 14. Cyber Law And Information Technology 15. Information Assurance And Information Technology 16. Accounting Digital Forensics Information Technology Networks And The Internet 17. Digital Forensics And The Internet 18. Cyber Law And The Internet 19. Information Assurance And Internet 20. Digital Forensics Accounting And The Internet Anti-Forensics And Counter Anti-Forensics 21. Steganography 22. Stylometrics And Author Attribution 23. Anonymity And Proxies 24. Encryption And Decryption 25. International Issues In Digital Forensics 26. International Issues In Cyber Law 27. International Issues In Information Assurance 28. International Issues In Accounting Digital Forensics 29. Theory Development In Digital Forensics 30. Theory Development In Information Assurance 31. Methodologies For Digital Forensic Research 32. Analysis Techniques For Digital Forensic And Information Assurance Research Digital Rights Management (DRM) 33. DRM Issues In Digital Forensics 34. DRM Issues In Information Technology 35. DRM Issues In Information Assurance 36. DRM Issues In Cyber Law 37. Privacy Issues In Digital Forensics 38. Privacy Issues In Information Assurance 39. Privacy Issues In Cyber Law 40. Privacy Issues In Digital Rights Management Software Forensics 41. Software Piracy Investigation 42. Software Quality Forensics 43. Cyber Culture And Cyber Terrorism The deadline for submissions is February 19. The website for the conference is at http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org where you’ll find more information about the conference, the venue, and submission guidelines. call for papersconferencecopyright infringementcrimeforensic engineeringforensicsinfringementintellectual propertylaw enforcementpatent infringementreverse engineeringtrade secret Words to fear: I’m from the government and I’m here to help So the government is finding ways to fix the patent system. One of those fixes is the Peer-to-Patent program. It seems like a good idea. In order to speed up the granting of good patents and quickly eliminate the bad ones, allow people from everywhere and anywhere to submit prior art. If that’s actually the way it worked, I’d celebrate; it would be a great resource for finding prior art and making the patent office more efficient. Unfortunately my experience is that the program creates more problems than it fixes. The patent office invited me to participate in the program. Two people posted “invalidating prior art” for my patent application entitled “Detecting Plagiarism in Computer Source Code.” This art was related to my invention, but definitely was not invalidating. Here is the first independent claim of my original patent application: A computer-implemented method comprising: creating, by a computer system, a first array of lines of functional program code from a first program source code file, the first program source code file including the lines of functional program code of a first program and lines of nonfunctional comments of the first program; creating, by the computer system, a second array of lines of nonfunctional comments from a second program source code file, the second program source code file including lines of functional program code of a second program and the lines of nonfunctional comments of the second program; comparing, by the computer system, the lines of functional program code from the first array with the lines of nonfunctional comments from the second array to find similar lines; calculating, by the computer system, a similarity number based on the similar lines; and presenting to a user an indication of copying of the first program source code file wherein said indication of copying is defined by the similarity number. Here is the only dependent claim of the prior art patent US 7,568,109: A system for comparing at least a first corpus to a second corpus, comprising: an analyzer identifying concepts in the corpuses, said analyzer determining a frequency rating of each of said concepts in each corpus; for each corpus, replacing each instance of each of said concepts with its respective determined frequency rating to create a frequency file; and a comparator comparing the frequency file for the first corpus to the frequency file for the second corpus, wherein said comparing the frequency file for the first corpus to the frequency file for the second corpus further comprises comparing portions of one corpus against the other corpus. The second prior art submission was simply a reference to the UNIX diff command. While the diff command is relevant, it is a simple line-by line comparison of text files without any understanding or parsing of programming source code. It doesn’t separate functional lines of code (statements) from nonfunctional lines (comments). Judging by their remarks, the posters to the Peer-to-Patent site didn’t understand patents, and didn’t read the patent claims. They should be allowed to post references, but the ultimate decision must be in the hands of those trained in examining patents. However, the patent examiner told me that her supervisor didn’t want to issue a patent that had been publicly noted to be invalid, and so after months of arguments I had to arbitrarily narrow the claims to get allowance, resulting in patent US 7,823,127. So now, anyone from anywhere with any ulterior motive (particularly those who believe no software should be patentable) can bring about the quick rejection of an otherwise useful and valid patent. intellectual propertylines of codepatentpatent infringementsoftwaresoftware analysissoftware plagiarismsource code	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2459
__label__wiki	0.697672	0.697672	Slow Ride’s Big Mission, Pensacola Bicycle Culture Enjoys an Evolution (photo/Bike Pensacola) by Jeremy Morrison There’s something magical about riding a bicycle. Each rotation of the pedals propelling you deeper into the present moment, each new street opening up whole new worlds to explore. It’s Christian Wagley’s preferred method of travel. “I can smell what’s blooming, I can tell which way the wind’s blowing, I can tell you what people are cooking for dinner,” explained the bicyclist. “I just experience much more that way.” Wagley would like to see more people experience their journeys this way, comfortably cycling through Pensacola’s streets. It’s why he helped launch the local Slow Ride events in the spring of 2015 — to encourage bicycling in the city. “The reality is our city, the older part of our city, is fantastic for biking,” Wagley said, pointing to the city’s grid-patterned streets. “Because they were created before the automobile, so it makes sense.” Pensacola’s Slow Ride events are scheduled for the last Friday of each month. Riders of all skill levels meet up at a predetermined location for a few miles of leisure cycling through the cityscape. Since first beginning the Slow Rides, Wagley has watched the event bloom. For this month’s event — scheduled for Aug. 26 — as many as a couple of hundred riders are expected to participate. “It’s really exploded on us,” Wagley reflected, relaxing with a coffee inside Waterboyz’s Single Fin Cafe a few days out from this month’s ride. It started out simply enough. An invitation to a group bike ride. But the mission was ambitious — to encourage casual cyclists to get on their bikes, while also preaching bike safety and striving to better Pensacola’s overall bike culture. And, of course, to enjoy the ride. Which people seem to be doing. “People just ride around with big smiles on their faces,” Wagley laughed. When Tim Bustos arrived in Pensacola, he immediately noticed something. There weren’t many bicyclists. There were some cyclists, with their high-end rigs and specialized equipment. But not many everyday bike riders, riding for pleasure or for travel, and by choice instead of circumstance. “And the bicycling I did see was pretty risky,” Bustos remembered. “People riding without helmets, people riding at night without lights.” This was not like places he’d lived before. Places like Portland, Ore., or Boulder, Colo., places where great numbers of people tend to make use of their bicycles in lieu of vehicular travel. “The one thing they have in common is a bike culture,” Bustos said of such locales. “It’s not just races and Lycra, or a few people riding to work, it’s a bike culture.” This is a subject of particular interest to Bustos. He has made a career out of helping communities better accommodate and foster bike culture. “When I first got involved there were only a handful of us doing this nationwide,” said Bustos, who recently moved back to California to take a position with the University of California, Davis, as their bicycle program coordinator. These days, Bustos said, such consultants are almost mainstream. Communities consider being bike-friendly to be pretty important. “The highly educated work force, these are the things they look for when moving to a community,” he said, referring to attracting employers and their employees to a particular area. This is not what Bustos saw in Pensacola. He saw a bike culture that nearly held the casual cyclist in contempt. As if a person would only ride a bike under less than optimal circumstances, such as poverty or the loss of a driver’s license. “They viewed it like you’re being punished,” Bustos said. “Not like it’s something you choose to do.” Wagley is familiar with this perspective. He’s been riding the streets of Pensacola for 20 years and gotten plenty of looks down plenty of noses. “Until recently there were very few people that rode by choice like I did,” Wagley said, explaining that he has “so many stories about being mistaken for homeless.” “Alternately, I’ve been offered help or asked to leave places,” Wagley laughed. The environmental and development consultant recalled one time when he rode his bike to a downtown meeting with some local officials and engineers. He knew something was wrong as soon as he locked up his bike and felt the doorman approaching from behind. “He said, ‘Can I help you?,’ except it’s one of those ‘Can I help you’ where you know he doesn’t really want to help you,” Wagley said. “He thought I was homeless and he was trying to run me off.” This was the doorman’s routine. Probably because there was, in fact, quite a few homeless bike riders in the area. And because he had come to view all bicyclists who weren’t wrapped in Spandex to be somehow suspect and something that needed running off. “That has been our bike culture until recently,” Wagley noted. That type of bike culture, or mentality, is one of the things that Wagley and Bustos hoped to change when they launched the Slow Ride. They wanted to get people back on their bikes, and educate them about how to ride safely and confidently. “To create a bicycle culture you have to get people interested and make them pay attention,” Bustos said, explaining the decision to combine the Slow Ride concept — part of a national trend — with a dash of bike-safety education. “They’re having fun and taking something away with them.” But, Bustos said, they try to slip the safety education in between the layers of fun. Because it can be tough to get people excited about bicycle safety. “Most people either yawn or run the other way, I try to avoid the term ‘bike safety,’ it’s kind of generic and like something you learned from Officer Friendly in 4th grade,” Bustos laughed, explaining that the local Slow Rides were designed to educate in large part by example. “Osmosis — they’re riding with experienced riders.” A Bike-able City Back in May of 2015, Bustos and Wagley weren’t sure how the inaugural Slow Ride would play out. They had tempered expectations. “We thought, ‘if we have five people show up, we’ll go for a nice ride and we’ll have a beer,’” recalled Bustos. The first ride attracted around 30 cyclists. The next one double that. And so on, with recent rides boasting 150-plus. “It caught on way more than we thought it would,” Bustos said. “People were ripe for it,” said Wagley. Turns out Pensacola was ripe for the rides as well. The city’s streets, the sprawling grid in its core, as Wagley and Bustos and other cyclists have long known, beg to be biked. “This is why Pensacola is such a great bike town, it’s a very old city and as such it has a classic street grid system,” Bustos said. “Cities on a grid system, like Pensacola, they tend to be slower, narrower. That’s what the backbone of the Slow Ride has been — slow, easy streets.” By sticking to the city’s slower-paced side streets, avoiding thoroughfares like Cervantes, or congested areas like Cordova Park, the Slow Ride events are able to comfortably accommodate varying skill levels. “A lot of our riders are real novices,” Wagley said, adding that other riders are experienced cyclists who enjoy taking it easy for a change. “Fast riders like to ride slow, because it’s just a social ride.” And in addition to getting casual riders more accustomed to biking the city’s streets — increasing their confidence level and safety awareness — the rides also serve to educate drivers about the presence of bikes. “We’re retraining drivers in Pensacola that bikes are here and you need to share the road,” Wagley said. The bike advocates also say the Slow Rides are capturing the attention of local elected officials, who may not be aware that a significant number of people — their constituents, the taxpayers, the voters — care about an area’s bike-ability. This was part of the plan, to increase their awareness. “We wanted to demonstrate that there were a lot of people riding bicycles in Pensacola that elected officials weren’t aware of,” Bustos said. “Now we have Pensacola police officers riding along with the group, we’ve had Pensacola City Council members riding with us.” A Party With a Point These days, the Slow Rides are full fledge affairs. They are meticulously mapped out ahead of time. They feature host sponsors — like this month’s, Cycle Sports, or last month’s, End of the Line Cafe — and spreads of drink, food, and fellowship. This month’s event features a food truck. And a massage therapist. “It’s evolved into sort of a party,” smiled Wagley, sipping his coffee and noting how quaint that first Slow Ride at Single Fin now seems. But a party with a point: to educate, engage and encourage casual bicyclists. To up the city’s bike culture. “It’s kind of important in making our city a destination place to live, work and play,” said Marie Mott, who is leading this month’s Slow Ride and, with her husband, owns Trek Bicycle Store. Plus, it’s just plain fun. Windswept, sun-kissed fun. The kind of fun that familiarizes you with your surroundings and affords the opportunity to soak it all in. “I hear repeated comments from people marveling at how beautiful the city is,” Wagley said, relaying the revelations of riders. “When you’re in a car, you think you see things, but you really don’t see things. When you’re on a bike, without that steel and glass wrapped around you, you see things.” This month’s Slow Ride is scheduled for Friday, August 26. The ride departs from Cycle Sports, located at 2125 N. Palafox St., at 6 p.m. Bicyclists of all skill levels welcome. For more information, visit Bike Pensacola’s Facebook page. Tags Bike Pensacola Slow Ride	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2460
__label__cc	0.722041	0.277959	Dipole potential barrier simulation model for studying polar polymers HASHIM, A. A., EVANS-FREEMAN, J., HASSAN, A. K. and MOHAMMAD, M. T. (2007). Dipole potential barrier simulation model for studying polar polymers. Materials science and engineering b-solid state materials for advanced technology, 138 (2), 161-165. Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2006.11.031 Thin layers of amorphous PMA, PMMA, PM alpha Cl and PVAc were prepared using a spray pyrolysis technique. The dielectric loss epsilon '' of each polymer was measured as a function of temperature in the range 20-160 degrees C, at a fixed frequency of 1 kHz using a thick layer of polymer (48-61 mu m) as a capacitor dielectric material. The maximum alpha-relaxation peak value of epsilon ''(PMA) = 0.65 was observed at T-0 = 36 degrees C, epsilon ''(PMMA) = 0.26 at T-0 = 65 degrees C, epsilon ''(PM alpha Cl) = 0.45 at T-0 = 140 degrees C and epsilon ''(PVAc) = 1.6 at T-0 = 75 degrees C. The potential energy U between the stable levels of the dipoles was calculated from the dipole relaxation time and simulated using a polynomial fitting method. The experimental result obtained indicates the energy band shape. The maximum value of U obtained was U(PMA) = 2 eV, U(PMMA) = 0.38 eV, U(PM alpha Cl) = -0.85 eV, and U(PVAc) = -1.4 eV. The positive and negative sign indicates the dipole direction with respect to electric field direction (within the field direction or in the opposite direction). A theoretical model for epsilon '' was developed for each polymer using the value of U obtained at the dielectric response regions (gamma, beta, and alpha) and compared with the experimental results. The maximum alpha-relaxation theoretical peak value of epsilon ''(PMA) was observed at T=45 degrees C, epsilon ''(PMMA) at T= 80 degrees C, epsilon ''(PM alpha Cl) at T= 150 degrees C and epsilon ''(PVAc) at T-0 = 83 degrees C, with a polynomial fitting error P = (-9 to -15 degrees C). (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V. Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Materials and Engineering Research Institute > Thin Films Research Centre > Electronic Materials and Sensors Research Group https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2006.11.031 http://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1985	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2461
__label__cc	0.711768	0.288232	SmartTots: Quo Vadis? by SmartTots \| Mar 20, 2018 \| Research Articles Few if any issues received more attention in the field of pediatric perioperative care over the past decade than developmental anesthesia neurotoxicity. While the possibility of a plausible association between anesthesia and postoperative personality changes in children was first hypothesized more than 60 years ago,1 substantial concern on this subject has been ignited by seminal laboratory work, conducted 50 years later, where exposure of newborn rats to a mixture of anesthetics induced widespread apoptosis and persistent cognitive deficits in these animals.2 The initial mistrust and rejection generated by this publication in the anesthesia community have been rapidly transformed into an important public health concern after the robust confirmation of developmental anesthesia neurotoxicity in a variety of experimental models and, most importantly, with the availability of human epidemiological data suggesting an association between early life anesthesia exposure and subsequent neurocognitive disturbances. Free Article	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2464
__label__cc	0.529378	0.470622	European royals killing naked children for fun at human hunting parties !!! ...fulford update 6/2/15 , ...and more Posted by Besimi on June 3, 2015 at 7:30pm European royals killing naked children for fun at human hunting parties Posted by James Rathey on June 3, 2015 at 9:43pm Send Message View Blog By DNA on June 17, 2014 By: Judy Byington This is one in a series of articles taken from eyewitness testimony before the International Common Law Court of Justice in Brussels. Five international judges are examining evidence of child rape, torture, murder and kidnapping allegedly done by global elite members of the Ninth Circle Satanic Child Sacrifice Cult network. Regular Ninth Circle child sacrifices were said to take place in the catacombs of Catholic Cathedrals, the Vatican, on private estates and groves and government military bases in Belgium, Holland, Spain, Australia, Ireland, France, England and the US. At least 34 child mass grave sites were identified in Ireland, Spain and Canada – and refused excavation by the respective governments, Crown of England and Catholic Church. Named as present in Ninth Circle activities were Pope Francis, former Pope Ratzinger;Anglican, United Church of Canada and Catholic Church officials including Cardinals; members of European royalty including Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip; officials of the Canadian, Australian, UK and US military and governments including the USA’s CIA, plus prominent government ministers, judges, politicians and businessmen from the US, Belgium, Holland, Canada, Australia, France, Ireland and the UK. king of Belgium Albert, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, UK Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip Teens were drugged, stripped naked, raped, hunted down in the woods and killed by European royals according to this week’s latest eyewitness to testify before theInternational Common Law Court of Justice in Brussels. The woman was the fourth eyewitness to give accounts about these human hunting parties of the global elite Ninth Circle Satanic Child Sacrifice Cult network. A former member of the Netherlands criminal drug syndicate known as Octopus testified that victims were obtained for these human hunting parties from juvenile detention centers in Belgium and Holland. “In 2004 I was an involuntary witness to torture, rape and murder sessions of drugged children performed for a group of high ranked people of the Netherlands” stated a woman. “I was taken to a hunting party in Belgium close to Brussels where I saw two boys and a girl ages 14 to 16, hunted and killed by global elites. The human hunting party was heavily guarded by the Netherlands Royal Guards. I was told that King Albert of Belgium was present.” Four eyewitnesses confirmed that as children and youths they were forced to attend human hunting parties where they and other children were raped, with some killed, and deceased boy’s penises were cut off. Allegedly there was a Dutch countryside palace where boys’ penises were displayed like trophies on a wall. Some hunting parties were hosted on the grounds of Belgium Queen Beatrix’s Palace. Dutch therapist Toos Nijenhuis claimed that as a four year-old she was forced to witness murders of children that involved former Pope Ratzinger, a Dutch Catholic Cardinal, plus the father of Netherlands Belgium Queen Beatrix and Bilderberger Founder, Dutch Crown Prince Alfrink Bernhard. “I saw the former Pope Joseph Ratzinger murder a little girl″ another witness confirmed. “It was at a French chateau in the fall of 1987. It was ugly, horrible and didn’t happen just once. Ratzinger and Bernhard were some of the more prominent men who took part.” In Ireland, Spain and Canada 34 child mass grave sites were discovered and appeared linked to Ninth Circle activities. The largest was the Mohawk Indian Residential School in Brantford Ontario where child remains were identified in 2008 before the Catholic Church, Canadian government and English Crown shut down the dig by professional archeologists. The 2013 ICLCJ Court had found Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip guilty for the Oct. 10 1964 disappearance of ten native children from the Catholic residential school in Kamloops British Columbia. In the first two weeks of the 2014 court witnesses identified Dutch and Belgian royal participants in the rape and killing of Mohawk children and newborns. Named were Bernhard and King Hendrick, consort to Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. Alleged to be present during the human hunting parties were the late Prince Johan Friso and his wife Mabel Wisse Smit, former ministers, the top man of the Dutch army, the under secretary of the Raad Van State in the Netherlands, the Vice-Roy next to Queen Beatrix and other global business and political leaders including some from the US. “Surely the present King Willem Alexander and King Filip and their wives know about this abuse and murder of children” said one eyewitness.”They do nothing about it and likely are the ones to stop investigations and prosecutions.” In January 2014 the brother of the king of Holland Prince Johan Friso passed away in a coma after these three Dutch-language websites shown here reached the internet. The websites revealed that Friso was at the human hunting and killing parties.”The story came on the internet after years of trying to move the policy and justice department in the Netherlands to act against the criminals,” an eyewitness said. “Nobody did anything to stop these criminals, probably because Queen Beatrix and King Albert likely interfered with the investigations.” Human hunting parties were said to take place on the grounds of Belgium Queen Beatrix’s Palace in the Netherlands. Two witnesses have named former Pope Joseph Ratzinger and Queen Beatrix’s father the deceased Prince Alfrink Bernhard, as being present at child sacrifices. Both were said to be Nazi sympathizers. The ICLCJ Court received a collection of Jesuit archival records about a child sacrificial cult known as the Knights of Darkness. In 1933 the Knights were established by the Catholic Jesuits and Nazi Waffen S.S. Division. The records showed Ratzinger was identified as a member of the Knights while working as an S.S. Chaplain’s assistant at the Ravensbruck Concentration Camp in Germany. The records also stated that Ratzinger participated in child sacrificial rites using kidnapped children from the camps or political prisoners. Another court document called the Magisterial Privilege indicated child sacrifice was a regular occurrence at the Vatican. At the tender age of 12 “Svali” of San Diego County California claimed she was brought to catacombs beneath the Vatican to witness the sacrifice of a three year-old drugged boy. In this video her interviewer said that 24 years prior a “Maria” told him she witnessed another satanic child sacrifice rite in the same Vatican Catacombs. Last week an Irish police investigator reported to the ICLCJ Court that the close to 800 babies buried in a Catholic Nun’s septic tank were dismembered, decapitated and in bits and pieces – signs that they could have been murdered in Satanic child sacrifice rites. In the last two months the ICLCJ Court has heard these heart-wrenching testimonies about the rape, torture and murder of children as recently as 2010 by Catholic leaders, European royal family members and other global elites. Murder sites of the Ninth Circle Satanic Child Sacrifice Cult were said to be in the catacombs of Catholic Cathedrals including the Vatican and on private estates, military establishments and groves in Belgium, Holland, Spain, Australia, France, England and the US. The ICLCJ Court has been overwhelmed with newly discovered evidence and a number of new witnesses coming forward to testify about Ninth Circle Satanic Child Sacrifice Cult activities. They have uncovered Ninth Circle Satanic Cult member possible involvement in international child sacrifice, kidnapping, exploitation and drug rings. The five international judges and 27 jury members were expected to remain in session for at least a year due to the complexity of the cases. Amnesty has been offered to citizens or employees of the Vatican, Crown of England, churches or governments willing to give sworn testimony or evidence that leads to the prosecution of these global elites suspected of committing crimes. Rewards up to 10,000 euros or around 13,660 dollars was available through the ICLCJ court. The ICLCJ Court had over 450 Common Law Peace Officers in 13 countries, with 51 local chartered groups operating. Local organizing funds were available for common law groups that applied through the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State. To contact officers of the court or ITCCS Field Secretary Kevin Annett, email or call: itccscentral@gmail.com, info@iclcj.com, admin@iclcj.com, hiddenfromhistory1@gmail.com, 250-591-4573 (Canada), or 386-323-5774 (USA) Judy Byington, MSW, LCSW, retired, author of “Twenty Two Faces: Inside the Extraordinary Life of Jenny Hill and Her Twenty Two Multiple Personalities” (www.22faces.com) is a retired therapist, Public Speaker, Activist and investigative journalist whose articles on international child exploitation rings have been cited on over 3,000 websites. The ex-Supervisor, Alberta Mental Health and Director Provo Family Counseling Center is the CEO of Child Abuse Recovery and Speakers Bureau (www.ChildAbuseRecovery.com). If you have news tips about child abuse issues please email Judy info@22faces.com. You are invited to sign our petition to Congress for an investigation of the CIA mind control of children by clicking here. Liked it! Comment by Besimi on June 9, 2015 at 3:02pm "Marching to Zion" Exposes "Chosen People" Scam Posted by James Rathey on June 9, 2015 at 12:19pm By supporting Israel, Christians are participating in Jewish blasphemy and will suffer God's wrath. by Henry Makow Ph.D. "Marching to Zion," a documentary by Baptist Pastor Steven Anderson shows that Christians finally are realizing they've been scammed by Zionists, whether they be Christian or Jewish. They're finally recognizing that Judaism is a satanic cult masquerading as a religion. The real Covenant is between God and them, i.e. believers in Christ. They were deceived by the Scofield Bible which was financed and promoted by Zionist bankers. Christian Zionist pastors like John Hagee, Benny Hinn and Joel Osteen are apostates and traitors. Pro-Zionist US politicians like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker and Rand Paul are also traitors. When Christians realize this, they'll understand that the Dept. of Homeland Security and NSA are there to protect the Federal Reserve Bank and the Zionist political establishment from the wrath of the American people when they realize their country has been stolen out from under them. Terrorism is a pretext manufactured by the CIA and FBI. The best part of this documentary is Anderson's interviews with three Jewish rabbis who reveal themselves to be buffoons. One denies that Jews killed Christ. Anderson cites a book by a top Jewish scholar who admits this is not only true but states Christ was a "blasphemer and idolater" who deserved to be killed! Another rabbi says that all morality is relative. If a society approves of stealing, then stealing is OK. What kind of religion is this? It certainly accounts for the behaviour of some Jews. We learn that Jews don't believe in the Torah (Old Testament) and don't believe in Hell. They reject Christ as a "failed Messiah" and believe the real Messiah (i.e. the Antichrist) will be a "great warrior" who will vanquish Jewish enemies and bring about Jewish world hegemony a.k.a. "peace." Anderson emphasizes that Judaism is essentially anti Christian. Teaching Christianity is banned in Israel. Christians cannot become Israelis. The Bible says the Star of David represents Moloch. By supporting Israel, Christians are participating in their blasphemy and will suffer God's wrath. Has the US enjoyed God's blessing for supporting Israel? Quite the opposite. The documentary shows how Jewish satanism (Cabala) is seeping into Christian teachings in the form of the belief that God is androgynous rather than masculine. In fact, it is Baphomet who is androgynous. The documentary is 1.47 min but you can stop at roughly the one-hour mark where it gets into a pointless discussion of genealogy, and how we are all descendants of Abraham.The time should have been devoted to how Jews descend from the Khazars and have no claim to Palestine. Israel was set up to be capital of the Masonic Jewish banker world empire. The last ten minutes affirm that Christianity is about "a heavenly Jerusalem" a spiritual realm that will define the earthly kingdom. Man's true happiness and salvation resides in making spiritual values paramount, especially love of our fellow man. I hope every Christian watches this documentary and learns the truth. Most Jews have been deceived and manipulated as well. They can also liberate themselves from the mental slavery that is Judaism. Mankind is sinking into Satanism based on Freemasonry and the Jewish Cabala. Thankfully Christians are learning that Judaism and Zionism are wolves in sheep clothing. Texe Marrs interviews Stephen Anderson about Marching to Zion /Part One Nimoy's Vulcan Sign is Invocation of the Devil - See more at: http://henrymakow.com/2015/06/marching-to-zion-exposes.html#sthash.... History’s Cruelest Hoax: Semitic Khazars Posted by James Rathey on June 9, 2015 at 10:37am Posted by Jim W. Dean, Managing Editor on April 29, 2015 “ 97% of Modern 'Jews' are Mongols, Turks and Huns (Khazars)—Only 3% of Jews Have Semitic Blood!” … by Rand Clifford for Veterans Today Fear corn popped right in the public’s face. Beelzebub at the controls of an accelerating steamroller smearing humanity with false flag concoctions tuned to the “ magic number 7“. Hang on everybody, and heads up; psychopaths juiced and steamed by the fed’s free “money” and zero-percent interest rates are really on a Bankster roll. 9/11 rules presently as Crown Jewel of Rothschild Zionist–MOSSAD/Khazar Mafia false flag popcorn, immaculate exposure the kernel of American power.9/11, Sandy Hook… Boston Marathon Bombing…the rest of the Mobius Satanic list, cornucopia of obvious false flag terror—most of it even smokes with professional “crisis actors” in serial roles. If the public wanted to wake up, how could they sleep through such pandemonium of false-flag, phony terror (which does create many thousands of hideous, well-paying government jobs with great benefits and job security)? Unlike sleep, awareness implies responsibility, gateway to that primary faux pas the public has been conditioned to avoid: Freethinking. Dreaming and voting are comparably effortless, no thinking required; but almost always at the federal level, a vote is affirmation of a career politico in thrall to a foreign (abomi)nation. Instead of the public affirming career treason with votes, shouldn’t we be telling the treasonists: “ If evil is the best you can do, you’ve done enough!” ? Treason is Always in Season, if Homage to Israel is the Reason “ Neocons…dual citizens (Israeli/American, in that order of allegiance) working for Rothschild Israel from the highest levels of American government seem immaculately cloaked from public scrutiny. Similar to “chemtrails” [1], evidence is overwhelming—but you have to think outside the psyop/perception management box. If not for alternative media, few Americans would even have heard of the “ Project for the New American Century” (PNAC)—neocon blueprint for Khazar evil set in motion by their 9/11. Dripping with chutzpah, PNAC architects (William Kristol, Robert Kagan, along with Dick Cheney, Jeb Bush, Donald Kagan, Donald Rumsfeld, “Scooter” Libby, Bill Bennet, Eliot Cohen and other official criminals…they use the term “Benign Global Hegemony” as a euphemism for continuous war (Khazars have forever been forever at war)…and total global tyranny, fascist/feudal style. Forget new ideas, it’s all recycling of the oldest psychopathic obsession: Total Control via the crushing of humanity, Lucifer running the lighting. Legendary barbarians lording over the simply (by design), chronically-ignorant give us what we earn with our ignorance….. “ Republicans by a ratio of more than 2-to-1 say the U.S. should support Israel even when its stances diverge with American interests, a new Bloomberg Politics poll finds. Democrats, by roughly the same ratio, say the opposite is true and that the U.S. must pursue its own interests over Israel’s.” Treason is okay? “… the U.S. should support Israel even when its stances diverge with American interests”. Wouldn’t that be a fantastically-realistic campaign “platform” for especially Presidential Indoctrination 2015-2016! The platform, in essence: To hell with America, God Bless Israel! Wait a minute…is there a law impeding both candidates from running on the same platform (Khazar/Rothschild paper inked illuminati green)? No matter, with the same piper blowing all the reelection tunes, any differences betweenDemopublicans and Republicrats are illusory, as are most things in this Twilight Zone marathon, brought to you by:Khazar Channel One. Can you imagine the public waking up, and changing the channel? Imagine being an “affirmed representative” of United States citizens”, voted-for champion of “the peoples’ will”…and saying, hand-on-heart: “ I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America….” For drones of “The American Israel Public Affairs Committee” (AIPAC), lying is as easy as letting “oath of office” guff slide like water from a duck’s back. Allegiance is pledged to the flag. The Republic is dead. The rest of the pledge, same as citizens…just more guff. The flag is easy to get along with, no matter how abusive you are—and it never threatens to think for itself. So to hell with citizens, it’s the flag that…remember US marines planting the flag on Mount Suribachi during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945? But above all, what really matters is that magickal illuminati paper. So what if it’s just credit charged to the kids? You know, the young have everything—they have youth. How many crusty old elite would give up a prudent amount of their illuminati paper just to be young again? Probably about the same number of elites happy to cash in other peoples’ future—even the future of life on Earth, for personal indulgence—for what Henry Kissinger (Nobel Peace Prize, 1975) describes this way: “ Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” Are We Getting…Jewed? The Urban Dictionary says this about, Jewed: 1. to be made fun of with a humorous or witty derogatory comment, to be harassed, insulted; 2. to be ripped off, swindled, or have bad luck heaped upon you. A reference to both the misfortune and legendary financial ability of the “Israelite” 3. to get screwed over or cheated out of something “Harassed, insulted, ripped off, swindled…legendary financial ability of the ‘Israelite’”…we’re getting warm. Drop the “misfortune” twist (“ The Holocaust, Antisemitism”…) and behold, Khazars in public with their pants down—naked right down to former denizens of what is essentially modern-day Ukraine claiming Palestine as their, “ Homeland” (Israel). Genocide of Palestinians (Semites) by Mongols wormed into “God’s Chosen People”. Hey, if they were not God’s favorites, would they be able to enslave humanity with debt created from…hell? Hijacking of Talmudic Judaism by the Khazars about 1275 years ago was the germ that metastasized into the “Federal Reserve System” (fed). 100 years and counting, and the fed totally controls the world’s “Superpower”. [2] With so many Americans oblivious to what the fed really is, and what the fed really does…sure seems like we will become “history” before realizing that Khazars are our professional executioners. Bankula has the grip from hell. Regarding origin of the term, “Jew”, also relating to Jesus…here are two quotes by Khazarian author Benjamin Freedman [3]: “ It is an incontestable fact that the word ‘Jew’ did not come into existence until the year 1775. Prior to 1775 the word ‘Jew’ did not exist in any language. The word ‘Jew’ was introduced into the English for the first time in the 18th century when Sheridan used it in his play The Rivals, II,i, ‘She shall have a skin like a mummy, and the beard of a Jew’“. Regarding Jesus as a, “Jew”: “ Jesus is referred as a so-called ‘Jew’ for the first time in the New Testament in the 18th century. Jesus is first referred to as a so-called ‘Jew’ in the revised 18th century editions in the English language of the 14th century first translations of the New Testament into English. The history of the origin of the word ‘Jew’ in the English language leaves no doubt that the 18th century ‘Jew’ is the 18th century contracted and corrupted English word for the 4th century Latin “Iudaeus” found in St. Jerome’s Vulgate Edition. Of that there is no longer doubt.” Humanity’s Most Cunning Parasites Evil such as 9/11 is a distillation of what Khazars have always done, professionally, especially when they were called, “Scythians”. Motives and results remain, only the methods have changed. Not so much cavalry and arrows and swords against defenseless agrarian peasants, tone down the pillaging and raping and phallic worship; smothering humanity with debt via money created from nothing (and worth nothing if not for public gullibility), it’s all part of the “End Game” anthem. “ Our paper from nothing, your debt for real, suckers.” Khazars have mastered the dark art of diddling wealth from people who actually create wealth—a plum job for those free of conscience. Diddling wealth from those who create wealth is the Bankster creed—even Holy Grail of finacialization. Prey, and predators…people creating at the mercy of psychopaths with a colossal footprint wherever We let them stomp. [4] We have given them not only the power to write history, but even the power of creating credit/debt (dollars) from nothing. In the world of “financialization”, money does not grow on trees, it grows from hell. Khazar author, Arthur Koestler said, regarding Khazars masquerading as “Semites”: ” The most cruel hoax which history has ever perpetrated” Benjamin Freedman, in a letter to a colleague, described the cloaking of this “most cruel” hoax: “ Maybe you can explain to me, my dear Dr. Goldstein, the reason why and just how the origin and the history of the Khazars and Khazar Kingdom was so well concealed from the world for so many centuries? What secret mysterious power has been able for countless generations to keep the origin and the history of the Khazars and Khazar Kingdom out of history text-books and out of class-room courses in history throughout the world? The origin and history of the Khazars and Khazar Kingdom are certainly incontestable historical facts. These incontestable historic facts also establish beyond any question of doubt the origin and history of the so-called or self-styled “Jews” in eastern Europe. The origin and history of the Khazars and Khazar kingdom and their relationship to the origin and early history of the so-called or self-styled “Jews” in eastern Europe was one of history’s best kept secrets until wide publicity was given in recent years to my research on this subject. Do you not think, my dear Dr. Goldstein, that it is time this whole subject was dragged out of its hiding place?” The kernel with enough power to cloak the “…origin and the history of the Khazars and Khazar Kingdom” for so many centuries: “ 97% of Modern ‘Jews‘ are Mongols, Turks and Huns (Khazars)—Only 3% of Jews Have Semitic Blood!” So much for the term, “ Antisemitic”. So much for “ The Holocaust”…which was at least, mostly, about Typhus. The “gassing” of six million Jews fantasy is so lame, Khazars have made any denial of their official fantasy a serious crime. Please consider…if something really happened, why would so many Europeans be in prison for questioning the official Khazar fantasies? Funny thing…the Official Jewish Almanac lists the global population of “Jews” in 1938 at: — 15.784 Million After 6 million “Jews” were gassed in the Nazi Death Camps…the global population of “Jews” in 1948, according to theOfficial Jewish Almanac: Regarding the six million gassed “Jews”…somebody must’ve made a mistake. Something that cannot be mistaken: Palestinians are Semites; 97% of Israelis are not. The sacred Khazarian smear term, “Antisemitism” means nothing about “Israelis” and everything about genocide of Palestinians. By definition, the most Antisemitic people on Earth are Israelis. So, what are these yarmulke-crowned Khazars up to lately? Netanyahu recently carpet bombed the US Congress with fear porn. Netanyahu Wags US Congress Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting Attilla the Hun, Gengis Khan, King Bulan, et al…all DNA’d into Netanyahu! Early March, 2015: People awake and paying attention had their noses rubbed in exactly who controls the world’s,Superpower…. From Wired Reports: — Congress of the United States was freshly envenomed by Bibi (“my sewage” for short) Netanyahu…. — People handy with thinking for themselves were devastated by the sheer intellectual carnage—raw public buggering! — Congresspersons “…dedicated to serving public best interests” rolling over for Bibi to scratch their psychopathy, and sniff their political perineums (amid the twenty-two standing ovations)…rated XXX (vulgar scratch-‘n-sniff depravity). Congress was already running massive public-support deficits, embedded in a 90%+ disapproval rating. But something that seems to add up only in Common Core slavery indoctrination, where the ABCs are replaced by theABDs: This same public keeps reelecting the same psychopaths in spectacular affirmation of Einstein’s quote about insanity…the part about doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Insanity is one thing, brain death is another. People who are simply (driven?) insane seem, at least intellectually, far above those who are brain dead. For holy affirmation of American Brain Death (ABD), consider mass acceptance of: Clinton -vs- Bush — 2016 “Camps for Adults” About 4% of humans are born without a conscience, giving them perverse control over the other 96% that cannot even imagine slitting their child’s throat for the sheer aphrodisia. Without the weight of conscience, psychopaths can rise…floating and gloating on the wings of public gullibility. “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” is a psyop glazing the reality: The corrupt seek power. If humanity fails to reasonably ban from power those who seek power…we can always meet our maker in Hillary’s “Camps for Adults”. From the maw of Hillary: “As I have gotten older, I have decided we really need camps for adults. And we need adults camps that you all run. Really. None of the serious stuff. None of the life-challenging stuff… more fun. I think we have a huge fun deficit in America. And we need to figure out how to fill that fun deficit, certainly for our kids but also for the rest of us. We need some [garbled] from time to time, maybe some enrichment, certainly some time outdoors. Maybe actually spending time with people that we didn’t know before.” Did she say, “more fun”…or, “morphine”? Freudian slip? “I think we have a huge fun deficit in America”. “…we need to figure out how to fill that fun deficit, certainly for our kids but also for the rest of us.” Whoa, Hillary, “really”…kids? What about kids born owing the Khazar money-from-nothing cabal more than an “Everyday American” might earn in their life? And holy mole…you even have Zionist/Khazar cheek to say…(Dear Readers, please take a deep breath while it’s still free to breathe): “Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.” Has Hillary bit off a little more than she can chew? Champion of little people (or whatever “Everyday Americans” are) while under control of a tiny cabal obsessed with eliminating six-or-so billion little people. [5] Well, no problem. No brainer. Vote for Jeb (“we short everything”) Bush. See, it’s a free country. Clinton Crime Family (CCF), or, Bush Crime Family (BCF), we have a choice. And we keep affirming a Congress that sure knows how to do the “ Netanyahu”! Nancy Pelosi’s Near-Tear Experience ” I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister’s speech – saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States as part of the P5 +1 nations, and saddened by the condescension toward our knowledge of the threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to preventing nuclear proliferation.” Nancy almost juiced her eyes but didn’t spoil any makeup…before her heroine crescendo: “… condescension toward our knowledge”. Even Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Dianne Feinstein itched for “heroine-ism”, scratching the bugger with: ” I think that what Prime Minister Netanyahu did here was something that no ally of the United States would have done. I find it humiliating, embarrassing, and very arrogant….” The mortal problem for humanity seems to be: The most illuminated liars on Earth are tapping a resource that does not stop gushing. No, not Lucifer stealing light form heaven and getting booted from heaven, to become Satan…you know, hell, Beelzebub, the Devil…and God metering out forever agony because he loves you. Such canards of evil are kept on Life Destruct by that Fountainhead : human gullibility…. Clinton -vs- Bush 2016 Sure be easy to just let that run its course, and go camping…” Maybe actually spending time with people that we didn’t know before.” Must be a coincidence, how perfectly that describes…prison. [1] Chemtrails http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/02/02/the-sky-does-not-lie/ [2] The fed http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/01/30/only-one-solution-to-the-fe... [3] Benjamin Freedman https://www.google.com/search?q=benjamin+freedman&ie=utf-8&... [4] Earth’s Alpha Predator http://www.veteransnewsnow.com/2013/06/29/earths-alpha-predator-zio... [5] Georgia Guidestones http://georgiaguidestone.blogspot.com/ Rand Clifford’s novels are published by StarChief Press. A search for: “by rand clifford” offers many Clifford essays. Contact for Rand: randtruth@gmail.com Jim W. Dean, Managing Editor Jim W. Dean is managing editor of Veterans Today wearing many hats from day to day operations, development, writing and editing articles. He also has an active schedule of TV and radio interviews as do the other VT editors, and will have a show on our new VT Radio and TV platform. He is hoping to refresh and move over a lot of his Heritage TV archive of 200 shows done during his Atlanta public TV years. View Jim's Full Biography >>> View Jim's Latest Articles >>> Source: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/04/29/historys-cruelest-hoax-semi... Benjamin Fulford - June 8, 2015: G7 helpless in the face of mathematically certain bankruptcy The leaders of the Group of Seven Industrialized Nations or G7 are holding an emergency meeting in Germany in a futile attempt to avoid their inevitable bankruptcy. The leaders talk about Greece, the Ukraine, China, the Middle East and other matters as if somehow they are still in control. The leaders need to understand that there is a thing out there called reality and, no matter how long you try to avoid it, it has a way of catching up to you. The fact is that, with the exceptions of Canada, Japan and Germany, the G7 nations and their allied Western states have been running a deficit with the rest of the world for the past 40 years. The elephant in the room that nobody talks about is the fact the biggest debtor of all is the Corporate United States. The rest of the world has made a collective decision to stop financing these Western governments until they stop their constant war-mongering and resource stealing. Since the rest of the world controls most of the real money (i.e. money connected to physical objects) they control the underlying reality. You can eat bread but you cannot eat derivatives or dollar bills. You can trade real things like cars or oil for rice or wheat but if you lose trust, nobody will trade your IOUs for real things. The G7 countries, especially the Corporate United States (as opposed to the Republic of the United States), have managed to postpone the inevitable with fraudulent economic data, offshore slush funds, and derivatives theoretically worth astronomical amounts. However, no amount of zeroes added to astronomical numbers inside Western banks will make any difference so long as these zeroes have no connection to the real world. The Chinese have insisted on payment in things, like gold, that actually exist. The American corporate government has, like a once rich junky fallen on hard times, pawned family heirlooms, borrowed from friends, stolen and lied so far to get its next fix of debt. They have stolen Iraqi oil, African gold, Japanese savings and everything else they could get their hands on. However, since real US GDP has shrunk by 21.4% since 2011, it is becoming impossible for the US Corporate government to keep paying its snowballing debts. The obvious answer is to declare bankruptcy. The problem is that very few people are alive today who remember the last time a European country went bankrupt. No Anglo Saxon country has gone bankrupt for a thousand years so the Americans are even less familiar with what bankruptcy really entails. For those of us who witnessed firsthand such things as the collapse of the Japanese bubble and the bankruptcy of Argentina the future is easier to see. Let us compare these two cases to what is happening to the G7 in order to predict the future. In the case of Japan, the bubble burst in the years 1990-1992. The Japanese government knew as early as 1992 the bad debt total was 200 trillion yen (about $2 trillion). However, public announcements then put it at only 3 or 4 trillion yen. Company A would pass on its bad debt to company B who would pass it on to company C, each with a different accounting deadline. It was like an individual using their American Express card to pay their Visa bill and then using the Visa to pay for their MasterCard and then use their MasterCard to pay off American Express. This scam bought time. Eventually though, a few of the worst companies were no longer able to hide their bankruptcy. I remember interviewing Kichinosuke Sasaki, president of the Togensha, one of those companies, in the late 1990’s. He was then the poorest man in the world with a net worth of minus 9 trillion yen (roughly minus $90 billion). He was wearing a silk suit that must have cost him tens of thousands of dollars when he originally bought it but it was pretty threadbare and shabby when I interviewed him. He told me he the bankers were keeping him half-alive on a miserable allowance. The bankers would not let him declare bankruptcy because that would have triggered a domino effect that would inevitably lead to the biggest Japanese banks. In the case of Europe, Greece is playing the role of Togensha. If Greece is allowed to go bankrupt then big European banks will have to declare their Greek debt in default and thus be forced to admit they are also in default. No wonder the top managers of outfits like Deutschebank keep resigning. Nobody wants to be the captain of a sinking ship. However, the Japanese experience with the bubble makes it very clear that postponing the inevitable just increases the total pain. The Greeks already know this because they are being forced to play the role of Mr. Sasaki, and be squeezed of everything they have so their bankers can pretend all is well. Average Greek income has fallen 40% in the past five years so that bankers can pretend they are solvent. It will only get worse until Greece declares bankruptcy. It is much better to declare bankruptcy than to stay chained to an unpayable debt burden. Bankruptcy need not be a bad thing. The first thing people need to understand is that finance is spiritual or psychological. If Greece goes bankrupt, people, buildings, factories, farms, beaches, houses etc. will not disappear. The only thing that will change is how people decide what to do in the future with these real world assets. In the case of Argentina, as well as in the case of Iceland, declaring bankruptcy was a short sharp shock followed by a rapid rise in standards of living. The people were also freed from the clutches of parasitical bankers. Of course, if Greece goes bankrupt eventually so will the rest of countries using the Euro. Angela Merkel recently went to China and Japan to ask for money but returned empty handed. Since there is no other source of money big enough to bail out the German backed Euro, the German financial system is thus also likely to become insolvent sooner rather than later. The end result will be a return to the Deutschemark, the Drachma and other currencies tied to historical cultures. Now here is something to ponder. The European Union Parliament building was deliberately built to resemble the tower of babel. You can see this visually at this link: http://deadlinelive.info/2012/11/26/fascism-rising-eus-new-tower-of... The story of the Tower of Babel was that it eventually collapsed and all the different peoples went their separate ways. The new tower of babel was completed in 1999. The question is, where there planners who knew way back then the EU project was destined to go the way of the tower of babel? http://benjaminfulford.net/2015/06/09/g7-helpless-in-the-face-of-ma... http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2015/06/benjamin-fulford-says-g7-h... Posted on: http://hipknowsys.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/benjamin-fulford-june-8-2... Comment by Besimi on June 6, 2015 at 12:33pm Frank M. Wanderer: Waking up from the Biggest Illusion in the World June 5, 2015 By Steve Beckow Posted by Meindert Arends on June 5, 2015 at 8:40pm We live here on Earth, together with billions of fellow human beings. That we live is an irrefutable empirical fact. Similarly, the fact that other people live on Earth, too, is also an empirical fact. We do not merely live, however, but we are also personalities. We are personalities who are similar to each other in various respects, and largely different from each other in other respects. That we are personalities, different from each other is also an empirical fact for us. Out of these two experiences, however, only one is true, the other is deception. Only one is a fact, the other is an illusion, and the biggest illusion in the world at that. The Beginnings of the Illusion Let us take a closer look and examine which of the two experiences is true and which is a mere illusion. Our life in this world begins when we are born. It is obvious that we are alive, but we are not yet a personality. At that time only the simplicity and greatness of the present moment, of existence, is known to us. The society, and its culture, is what shapes us into personalities while we grow up. We become a personality when our Ego is born. This is an inevitable step in the evolution of the Consciousness, so there is nothing wrong with that. The Ego is born, the separate little Self, as a focus of the Consciousness. That little Self obtains experience about itself and the world. In the natural course of evolution and as a result of the experience gathered, the Ego withdraws to give way to the process as a result of which Consciousness awakens to its own existence through a human form. The progress of this evolutionary process can, however, be impeded by an illusion: the illusion that the individual is becoming somebody, a personality. We begin to become somebody, a personality, when we start to identify with the Ego, with that separate little Self. Under that illusion we believe that the Ego is a reality, and we are identical with the Ego, and the development of the separate little Self is in fact the foundation of our personal development. Nowadays it is virtually impossible to avoid that kind of illusion, since mankind has lived in it for thousands of years. The deception has become independent, and the illusion of the Ego is now a reality for the entire mankind, including, naturally, us. The Nature of the Illusion Our identification with the Ego makes us therefore somebody, a personality. On the other hand, our identification with the Ego will be the root of all our problems and misery. Since around us everybody considers the Ego as the most important centre of their life, we are also brought up by our parents to have a powerful Ego, a centrepoint in our life, by the time we reach adulthood. It is necessary because our society–and its culture–favors and worships the individuals with a powerful Ego. Our parents and teachers bring us up in the spirit of the permanent endeavors to become somebody, to become a strong personality, to become somebody different from what are now (to become bigger, more important and better than other people). That is why we always watch the other people, we compare and measure ourselves to them. All that time, we also try to adjust our actions and deeds to the expectations and opinions of others. We keep dealing with the past and the future, and we never have sufficient time to stop and notice the immense illusion behind our life. The End of the Illusion An illusion may only survive if it is continually fanned and nourished. If we take a look around through innocent eyes (that is, through eyes free of any kind of opinions) we will soon realize how every society nourishes and fans, through its various institutions, the illusion of the separate little Self, the Ego. How they nourish the illusion of ”somebodyness” in us and in everybody else. All that may take place because every society, every culture is based upon individuals, and if those individuals disappear, they wake up from their ”somebodyness,” the former modus operandi of that society collapses. That is why Eckhart Tolle is perfectly right when he asserts that the world can only change from inside. The internal change means that we wake up from our ”somebodyness” and we begin to understand what our mission is in the evolutionary progress of the Consciousness. We must therefore wake up from the illusion of our ”somebodyness” in order to concentrate our attention on reality. That reality is nothing but the innermost empirical fact in our life, that is, the fact that we live, and we constitute a vibrating Consciousness, full of life. That is the reality that has been shrouded from us by the illusion, the mistake that we concentrated all our efforts on sustaining our ”somebodyness.” If we stop nourishing that illusion, it will vanish after a while. In order to sever the power line of the illusion, we must learn how to notice the vividness and beauty of the present moment. Once we are able to accept the present moment, we are able to accept ourselves and we are able to enjoy the simplicity, tranquility and peace of existence. The Ego and the experience of ”somebodyness” then disappear, and we remain nothing but pure, vibrating energy, Life itself. Source:“Waking Up From The Biggest Illusion In The World” by Frank M. Wanderer, June 2, 2015 at http://www.wakingtimes.com/2015/06/02/waking-up-from-the-biggest-il... Original link: Waking Up From The Biggest Illusion In The World English -- Benjamin Fulford:02:06:2015 Will the revolution finally come this autumn? Author: Benjamin Fulford There are growing signs that world events will be allowed to simmer away until this autumn when there may finally be revolution in the West and an end to cabal rule. In fact, it is the moral duty of all aware people to make sure this happens and the West is freed from Babylonian style debt slavery. The most likely trigger for the revolution is now expected to be Greece. The latest news on that front is that Greece will “bundle” June payments to the IMF. What this means, according to British MI5 intelligence, is that “if Greece bundles it’s June payments, it defaults to the IMF in early July, this will be reported by the IMF Managing Director after 30 more days followed by some 3-4 weeks of procedural talks inside the IMF.” In other words the crunch will come in September. The fact is the Western banking system, notably the mega-banks, are already bankrupt. They are bankrupt based on the simple fact that, as a whole, Western countries have been importing from the rest of the world, mainly Asia, for the past 30 years using their credit card and the card has maxed out. The Western banks have been pretending this is not the case by creating hundreds of trillions of dollars’ worth of derivatives. These derivatives have very tenuous links to real world things such as Greek people’s income so, something like a Greek default would be enough to send the system into terminal tailspin. The recent statements from Greek government officials make it very clear they will no longer squeeze Greek citizens to help cabal banks. Here is what the Greek speaker of the House Zoe Konstantopoulou had to say about the debt: “There is strong evidence on the illegitimacy, odiousness and unsustainability of a large part of what is purported to be the Greek public debt.” http://blogs.channel4.com/paul-mason-blog/greeces-syriza-party-sticking-script-imf-deal/3717 Getting the Greek government to abandon the EU, join the BRICS bank and accept money from Russia might be the strategy that ends cabal control in Europe. The Greeks have a historical chance to restore Democracy, their invention, to the West. We should find out this autumn. High level Indonesian government sources meanwhile, contacted the White Dragon Society to inform them that the main gold depository in Indonesia was located inside a military base less than a kilometer from the US embassy in Jakarta. The exact amount of gold was not disclosed but the sources said it was “more than 100,000 tons.” They say the gold bunkers will be opened in September, thus providing independent verification that some sort of financial “event,” is scheduled for this autumn. However, the Indonesian sources, while claiming to have personally seen the gold, were still not able to provide a verifiable recent photograph. They promised to provide one soon. They said the gold deposits can be identified by governments using satellites. The Indonesians also said recently elected President Joko Widodo was not doing what he promised and so he would be removed by the end of this year. The Americans, Russians and Chinese have been fighting a proxy war for control of Indonesia and its gold, the sources say. They say officials from the US State Department and some Indonesian generals met recently in the Province of North Sulawesi where there is a significant Christian minority. The State Department officials were asking the generals if starting riots between Christians and Muslims there would be enough to enable the establishment of a military government favorable to the Khazarian cabal. So, unless they are stopped, cabalists with jumbo planes full of fake US dollars will be landing in Indonesia to hire rioters and crisis actors. Indonesia would thus join the Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Syria etc. as yet another cabal created trouble spot. The Russians, for their part, provided the WDS with a load of detailed financial data on what they say is the cabal’s main instrument of control: the Vanguard Corporation. The Russian documents show that Vanguard is owned by the Rothschilds, the Rockefellers, the Bushes, the Clintons, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and other senior Khazarian mobsters. Vanguard in turn controls most major US corporations, especially the nasty ones like Monsanto and Greystone (formerly Blackwater, Academi, Xe etc.) A joint Russian, German and French intelligence investigation of Vanguard was triggered by the arrest earlier this year in Germany of an assistant to US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. The arrested individual was caught trying to transport billions of dollars in high quality counterfeit currency to the Ukraine. He has been cooperating fully with the European task force. He told the investigators that Nuland, Senator John McCain, US Secretary of State John Kerry, CIA Director John Brennan and others were employees of Vanguard. According to the Russians, he testified that Vanguard has “printed billions of high quality fake dollars and paid them to mercenaries in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Libya etc.” In addition ISIS was a Vanguard subsidiary, according to this source. Initial reviews of the Russian information by British MI5 intelligence say “the financials are credible.” The British say Vanguard subsidiary Monsanto’s efforts to control world food production and availability were part of “Vanguard’s strategy for geo-engineering the world population.” The Russians also state that a company called Gilead Sciences together with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (an offshoot of the Nazi IG Farben Corporation) and the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation were all involved in the spreading of Ebola as well as in the marketing of Ebola cures. In any case, the publication of Vanguard secrets has caused their top investors to try to disconnect themselves from nasty subsidiaries like ISIS. The result is that ISIS now has cash problems and has had to resort to charging North African villagers $3000 per head to be shipped to Italy, according to MI5. A portion of the Russian report has been pasted to the end of this week’s newsletter. Hopefully this will trigger some serious law enforcement activity against this corporate monstrosity. In any case, there are other signs the cabal is in trouble. One big event was the resignation of former UK prime minister Tony Blair as special “Middle East Peace Envoy.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/11633511/Tony-Blair-resigns-as-Middle-East-peace-envoy.html What this means is that he has been stripped of diplomatic immunity and can now face war crimes charges for his involvement in the destruction of Iraq. Blair is a known squealer and you can be sure he is singing like a canary about the Bushes and other Khazarian Nazis. Let us hope the British finally get the gumption do the decent thing and take down this mass murderer and his fellow traitors. The other interesting incident was the fact the US Secretary of State John Kerry “broke his leg in a bicycle accident,” and had to call off his negotiations with Iran. We have not been able to confirm this yet but, past experience makes us believe Kerry was deliberately assaulted by fellow gangsters who were angry about his Iranian deal making. Asian sources say the nuclear negotiations with Iran had nothing to do with Iran acquiring nuclear weapons because Iran has had nuclear weapons since the time of the Shah. A cousin of the Shah of Iran has also confirmed this. What the so-called Iranian nuclear negotiations are really about is an attempt to get the Iranian nuclear program to stop using Russian supplied Uranium and switch to Western controlled Thorium, the Asian sources say. The Iranians are probably going to end up using both. In any case, patriots in the US military need remove gangsters like Kerry from power, restore the US republic and end corporate cabal rule ASAP. If not, the United States will continue its descent into third world status. Data on real inflation rates in the US put out by Chapwood Investments show that US economy has shrunk by 21.4% since 2011. http://www.chapwoodindex.com/ Recent drops in world trade volume also make it clear the current Western dominated financial system is becoming increasingly dysfunctional. The US military needs to march on Washington DC and New York to clean out the Khazarian cabalist nests. Canadian troops are ready to help if asked. It is time for a second American revolution. Appendix: Russian research on the Vanguard corporation and its tentacles Russian research on the Vanguard corporation, the secret controller of the much of the Western corporate power structure. The four companies that are present in all cases below and in all decisions:Vanguard, Fidelity, BlackRock and State Street. All of them “belong together”, but if to check out carefully the balance of shares, it turns out that in reality all these companies controlled by Vanguard. So, all of these partners or “competitors” of Fidelity, BlackRock and State Street belong to Vanguard Group. Please, look at the largest, companies in various industries, controlled by the “Big Four”, and upon closer inspection control by Corporation Vanguard: Alcoa Inc. Altria Group Inc., American International Group Inc., AT&T Inc., Boeing Co., Caterpillar Inc., Coca-Cola Co., DuPont и Co, Exxon Mobil Corp., General Electric Co., General Motors Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Home Depot Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Intel Corp., International Business Machines Corp., Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Макдональдс Corp., Merck & Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp., 3M Co., Pfizer Inc., Procter & Gamble Co., United Technologies Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Time Warner, «Halliburton» Corp., Viacom, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, CBS Corporation, NBC Universal ... To date, tens of trillions of dollars are controlled by these investors, and all of the major global corporations controlled by the group of investors that own asset management group Vanguard: Dick Cheney, the Rothschilds, the Bushes, the Rockefellers, Clintons, Donald Rumsfeld and many other influential people and owners of the Federal Reserve. They virtually monopolized foreign and US defense policy and almost all of the major defense corporations. Group Vanguard, itself, also controls the major world media. In addition, Corporation Vanguard is working on a number of key figures of the Central Intelligence Agency, including the namesake of a President of Vanguard , the CIA Director John Brennan. It is important to know who really controls the major banks, and we will start from the United States. In the first place - JP Morgan Chase with 2.39 trillion dollars of assets. Its large institutional investor is Vanguard Group, Inc. Between the top ten investors the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund and the Vanguard 500 Index Fund. In second place – Bank of America with assets 2.17 trillion. Its large institutional investor is Vanguard Group, Inc. The top ten investors – investment funds – Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund, Vanguard 500 Index Fund and Vanguard / Windsor II. The third place — Citigroup with assets 1,88 trillion. The biggest investor — Vanguard Group, Inc. First ten: Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund, Vanguard 500 Index Fund, Vanguard/Windsor II, Vanguard/Wellington Fund, Inc. и Fidelity Contra Fund, Inc. We should consider that some of them, for example, «Fidelity»– this is also Vanguard, and some others, for example, «JPMorgan», is fully controlled by Vanguard, as well. «Fidelity» and its structures belong to Vanguard… And finally, Warren Buffett’s favorite& #8211; Wells Fargo. Assets: 1.44 trillion, deposits: 1.01 trillion. The list of the largest institutional investors: Vanguard Group, Inc. is only in second place, but this is offset by the top ten investors – investment funds: Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, Fidelity Contra Fund, Inc., Vanguard Institutional Index Fund, Vanguard 500 Index Fund and Vanguard / Wellington Fund, Inc. (All of them are Vanguard’s “daughters”) That’s what the picture of the investigation loomed today. The largest companies in the world - are banks Bank of America, JP Morgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Let’s see who their major shareholders. Bank of America, State Street Corporation, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, FMR (Fidelity), Paulson, JP Morgan, T. Rowe, Capital World Investors, AXA, Bank of NY, Mellon. JP Morgan: State Street Corp., Vanguard Group, FMR (it is Fidelity), BlackRock, T. Rowe, AXA, Capital World Investor, Capital Research Global Investor, Northern Trust Corp. and Bank of Mellon. Citigroup: State Street Corporation, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, Paulson, FMR, Capital World Investor, JP Morgan, Northern Trust Corporation, Fairhome Capital Mgmt and Bank of NY Mellon. Wells Fargo: Berkshire Hathaway, FMR, State Street, Vanguard Group, Capital World Investors, BlackRock, Wellington Mgmt, AXA, T. Rowe and Davis Selected Advisers Check yourself again: As I mentioned above, the leading financial company is fully controlled by ten institutional and/or stock shareholders of which are the nucleus of the four companies that are present in all cases and in all decisions: Vanguard, Fidelity, BlackRock и State Street. All of them “belong together”, but if to check out carefully the balance of shares, it turns out that in reality all these companies controlled by Vanguard. So, all of these partners or “competitors” Fidelity, BlackRock and State Street belong to Vanguard Group. The corporation «Monsanto» hated by millions of people around the world, and especially in the US, but its owners did not care about it for a simple reason: no one thought about its real hosts. August 26, 2014. As the owners of «Monsanto» public perceives individuals: William U. Parfet, owning, 284,642 shares of the company, Hugh Grant – 253715, Robert T. Fraley - 95212, Brett D. Begemann – 103523 and David F. Snively to 62072 shares. Impressively, all of them – are very rich and influential people. Total all individuals – the owners of the corporation «Monsanto» have 799,164 shares. However, the first in the list of institutional shareholders is (who would you think ?) Vanguard Group, Inc. from 31201773 shares, that is 39 or more times greater than the leading “owners” of the company in total. Let’s see another list of shareholders «Monsanto» – mutual funds: Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund – 8118741 action, Vanguard / Primecap Fund – 6663460, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund – 5226511 and Vanguard 500 Index Fund – 517,086. At this point, there are not any of the new players, but one new company involved: Fidelity Grows Company Fund with 4072871 shares. The trick is that the mutual fund Fidelity Investment Services working closely with Vanguard Group. Go down to the list: Vanguard Specialized-Dividend Appreciation Index Fund – More shares 3641513. Do your eyes dazzle by Vanguard? But there is no questions for regulatory agencies: the shares are distributed among the different funds, and all of them are different legal entities! As a leading figure of «Monsanto» known by the public is Mr. Hugh Grant with the aforementioned 253,715 shares of the corporation. He served as a President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Grant does not explain to any nobody, in whose hands are the reins of Monsanto’s power in reality! Who and what is Google? Google!?! You search, and you guess that Google owns by a Russian Jew, Mr. Sergey Brin. First, find a list of the owners. There are Eric E. Schmidt - 1,240,463 shares, John L. Doerr - 2767 shares, Sergey Brin - 75,000 shares, David C. Drummond - 21332 stocks and shares Paul S. Otellini - 643. Tough Guys. Go down below to the most important institutional investors, and in the first place is State Street Corporation with 22,757,690 shares, constituting 6.73% of the company as much as Google. So who is the real owner ?! In second place with a certain abbreviation is FMRLLC with its 20368861 shares and 6.02%. Nothing mysterious. This is Fidelity Management and Research. The third – Vanguard Group, Inc. with 14624137 shares and 4.32%. At this stage of counting the total share of Vanguard and Fidelity is already 10.34%. Big Boys. However, we go further: among the most important investment funds of the investors of Google: first is Fidelity Contra fund Inc. with 6925967 shares or 2.05%, on the fourth – Fidelity Growth Company Fund (1,809,678, 0.54%) and on the sixth - Vanguard / Primecap Fund (1,417,843, 0.42%). Total aggregate Vanguard and Fidelity Corporations shares of Google on August 28, 2014 is 45,146,486 (forty-five million one hundred forty-six thousand four hundred eighty-six shares), while the whole world “knows” that Mr. Sergey Brin owns the Google. Mr. Brin has seventy five thousand shares. I informed you already that Vanguard owns the Fidelity In contrast to the Vanguard and Fidelity, holding voting shares, Brin interests in income rather than in control, so all of his shares belong to the category B that filed under section 14 (A) of the Act of 1934 “On Securities Exchanges ” declaration signed by Eric Schmidt. The number of category A shares that owned by Sergey Brin is 0. However, Brin as a Director, who voting by proxy uses not his shares, but information about the owners of these shares I did not find, and it is possible that among owners of these shares would be the same Vanguard. Please, see who controls Microsoft. To do this again we will use “boring” German data, this time on https://de.finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=MSFT List of Direct owners — individuals as of on August 28, 2014: Steven A. Ballmer c 333,254,734 shares, William H. Gates III - c 297,992,934, Mason G. Morfit - 827 shares, Brian Kevin Turner - 12,95,454, and Steven J. Sinofsky to 1,176,195 shares. List of major institutional investors opens Vanguard Group, Inc. to 386749214 shares, and in fourth place here FMR (Fidelity!), LLC to 272,942,627. In the first place on the list of the most important foundations Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund with 115,585,047 shares, and below there are Vanguard Institutional Index Fund-Institutional Index Fund - 75,214,603 and Vanguard 500 Index Fund - 74,414,992. Now, we will take a quick look at the AT&T. The top ten institutional investors it looks like: The Vanguard Group, Inc., State Street Corporation, Evercore Trust Company, NA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, NA, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, BlackRock Fund Advisors, Northern Trust Corporation, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Capital Research Global Investors and BlackRock Group Limited. Only the owners of Evercore Trust Company are not recognized, but the other nine are Vanguard. The Top Ten institutional investors – investment funds The top ten institutional investors – investment funds: Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, Vanguard 500 Index Fund, SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund-Institutional Index Fund, Capital Income Builder, Inc., Franklin Custodian Funds - Income Fund, Spartan 500 Index Fund, Shares Core S & P 500 ETF, DFA US Large Cap Value Series and Vanguard Index - Value Index Fund. From this list it is not clear to me who owns the Shares Core S & P 500 ETF and the DFA US Large Cap Value Series. Other eight out of ten are Vanguard. https://de.finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=T%2C+&ql=1 Please ask me about Comcast and its purchase of 100% shares of Time Warner Cable, of a “daughter” of its alleged largest competitor, media conglomerate AT&T Cable. This “daughter”, Time Warner Cable controls 60% of both the Internet and cable television in the United States. 96.69% stake in Comcast is in the hands of institutional investors. Here are the first five: STRS Ohio – 150,105,674, Capital World Investors – 134,729,551, Vanguard Group, Inc. – 125 644 169, State Street Corp. – 104 763 362, and FMR LLC -73 866 510. http://www.nasdaq.com/de/symbol/cmcsa/ownership-summary I show to you above, but not many of other Americans know that State Street and Fidelity (FMR) are Vanguard, too. Facts on Ebola Gilead Sciences, I do not remember if the FBI agents requested me to investigate transmitted contactless Virus Ebola, which was developed in CIA’s secret laboratory in Guinea by specialists of the American biotechnology company «Gilead Sciences», after which the epidemic was spread covering several countries. The Headquarter of «Gilead Sciences» is located in Foster City, California. If the FBI agents requested me to investigate Ebola, I inform you below about the real owners of the «Gilead Sciences»! If the FBI did not request me to investigate Ebola, please, delete the information below. The nominal owners — individuals: Dr. John C. Martin (President, Chief Executive Officer), Norbert W. Bischofberger, John F. Milligan, Etienne Davignon and James M. Denny. The real control of major institutional shareholders of «Gilead Sciences» belongs to Vanguard Group, Inc. Other major shareholders of mutual investments: Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund; Vanguard Institutional Index Fund, and Vanguard 500 Index Fund. Source: http://antimatrix.org/Convert/Books/Benjamin_Fulford/Benjamin_Fulfo... CHILD SACRIFICE - PARANOID CONSPIRACY THEORY? William Colby (above), the boss of the CIA from 1973 to 1976, died in mysterious circumstances. On 28th April 1996 William Colby went on a canoe trip at Rock Point in Maryland. His body was found several days later. Colby may have known too much about child sexual abuse by top people. Many of the children linked to the Johnny Gosch/ Franklin cover-up scandal described the satanic rituals that they were forced to attend, some of which involved sacrificing infants and young children. (aangirfan: William Colby, heroin, Israel and child sex abuse) (Classic State Terrorism) (aangirfan: OMAHA IS FAMOUS) Talking about the Franklin cover-up, William Colby said: "This case is SO MUCH BIGGER than you think. "It goes to the very HIGHEST Levels." The UK's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has reported that satanic abuse is widespread in the UK. There have been a number of successful prosecutions in Britain for abuse during satanic rituals. However, Professor Chris French, a professor of psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, has written in the Guardian that Satanic child abuse claims are almost certainly based on false memories. Satanic child abuse claims are almost certainly based on false memories French notes that conspiracy nuts find it hard to accept that JFK was the victim of a lone deranged gunman or that Princess Diana was the victim of a drunk driver. French does NOT believe in most of the conspiracy theories. John F Kennedy: 50th anniversary of a conspiracy theory. It is no wonder that many people believe that the Guardian is run by MI6. 'PRINCESS DIANA MURDERED' Some years ago, in a certain city in South East Asia, a girl of my acquaintance told me that evil people in her community had sacrificed a baby in order to bring them good fortune. I have no reason to disbelieve the girl. The ritualistic sacrifice of children is a worldwide affair and dates back to ancient times. Among those who have sacrificed babies are the Aztecs, the Incas, the people of pre-Aryan India, the people of Meopotamia, the people of Uganda, the people of Germany... The Canaanites, and others, went in for child sacrifice. The evidence for human sacrifice in the period of the Iron Age is most prolific in Denmark, Germany and Holland, where many bodies have been found completely preserved in peat bogs. The Practice of Human Sacrifice - BBC. The Occult Bureau within the Third Reich was established by Heinrich Himmler. It was called the Ahnenerbe. In April 1945, American troops rescued a massive cache of Ahnenerbe files. "For the next four years, America intelligence officials closely studied the captured documents, eventually sending many to the Army’s Edgewood Arsenal and Camp Detrick."[56] Reportedly Allen Dulles wanted the Nazi culture to continue in the USA. In Search of Black Assassins. The Ahnenerbe Secret Files became the basis of the CIA's MK-ULTRA mind control experiments and operations. In Search of Black Assassins CIA mind control can involve the murder of children and the production of child sex slaves. "Kidnapped by the US military." Paul Bonacci is a former child CIA/MK ULTRA sex slave. In 1999, in a civil action in a U.S. District Court in Nebraska, Bonacci testified about the links between the kidnap of paperboy Johnny Gosch and Lt. Col. Michael Aquino. Bonacci revealed that he and Gosch and a number of other children were forced to participate in an elite government pedophile sex slave ring. Bonacci testified that the mind-control of the children involved satanic rituals, torture and being forced to witness murders.[67] "George W. Bush has not explained how Guckert/Gannon - who had advertised himself as a male escort - could apparently operate in the White House as a reporter for two years using a Secret Service-approved alias and regularly be called upon by George W. Bush and press secretary Scott McClellan during nationally televised presidential press conferences."[68] The Aztec calendar month of Tepeihuitl (from September 30 to OCTOBER 19), is dedicated to the Sacrifices of Children.[70] It is believed that many of the 'unnatural' deaths of children are related to Satanism. NFL star Adrian Peterson's son was 'beaten to death'. / In Search of Black Assassins Many of the child stars who have worked for Disney have died in mysterious circumstances. Disney is alleged to have worked for the CIA’s MK ULTRA and MONARCH Programs.[129] Bohemian Grove.[137] During the Cremation of Care ceremony at the Bohemian Grove, a body is 'sacrificed'. The ceremony is "set to the Sorcerer's Apprentice music from Walt Disney's Fantasia." William Randolph Hearst Bohemian Grove is apparently visited by the top people, from William Randolph Hearst to Richard Nixon to Tony Blair. 1909 - Bohemian Grove in California. Above we see a child apparently being sacrificed at Bohemian Grove.[138] http://mindcontrolblackassassins.com/ Posted by Anon at 02:07	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2465
__label__wiki	0.848681	0.848681	Veterans for Common Sense About VCS Volunteer Board of Directors VCS In The News VA Claims Updates VA Healthcare Updates Veterans Education Updates Gulf War Updates VCS Press Releases & Advisories Claims & Health VCS Congressional Testimony VCS Fact Sheets and Reports VCS Issue Papers VCS Lawsuit Against VA War Casualties Toxic Wounds Burn Pits Updates Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP) NAS – Gulf War & Health RAC – Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Reproductive & Generational Effects Toxic Wounds Cohorts Open Letter from Veterans for Common Sense ← Ohio Update: More than 90,000 Votes Discarded due to Punchcard Failure Policy Failure: Iraq War Veterans Showing up at Homeless Shelters → Torture-induced evidence admissible, government says Posted on December 6, 2004 by Team VCS By Michael J. Sniffen Evidence gained by torture can be used by the U.S. military in deciding whether to imprison a foreigner indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, as an enemy combatant, the government concedes. Statements produced under torture have been inadmissible in U.S. courts for about 70 years. But the U.S. military panels reviewing the detention of 550 foreigners as enemy combatants at the U.S. naval base in Cuba are allowed to use such evidence, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Brian Boyle acknowledged at a U.S. District Court hearing Thursday. Some of the prisoners have filed lawsuits challenging their detention without charges for up to three years so far. At the hearing, Boyle urged District Judge Richard J. Leon to throw their cases out. Attorneys for the prisoners argued that some were held solely on evidence gained by torture, which they said violated fundamental fairness and U.S. due process standards. But Boyle argued in a similar hearing Wednesday that the detainees “have no constitutional rights enforceable in this court.” Leon asked whether a detention based solely on evidence gathered by torture would be illegal, because “torture is illegal. We all know that.” Boyle replied that if the military’s combatant status review tribunals “determine that evidence of questionable provenance were reliable, nothing in the due process clause (of the Constitution) prohibits them from relying on it.” Leon asked whether there were any restrictions on using torture-induced evidence. Boyle replied that the United States never would adopt a policy that would have barred it from acting on evidence that could have prevented the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks even if the data came from questionable practices like torture by a foreign power. Several arguments underlie the U.S. court ban on products of torture. “About 70 years ago, the Supreme Court stopped the use of evidence produced by third-degree tactics largely on the theory that it was totally unreliable,” Harvard Law Professor Philip B. Heymann, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, said in an interview. Subsequent high court rulings were based on revulsion at “the unfairness and brutality of it and later on the idea that confessions ought to be free and uncompelled.” Leon asked whether U.S. courts could review detentions based on evidence from torture conducted by U.S. personnel. Boyle said torture was against U.S. policy and any allegations of it would be “forwarded through command channels for military discipline.” He added, “I don’t think anything remotely like torture has occurred at Guantanamo” but noted that some U.S. soldiers there had been disciplined for misconduct, including a female interrogator who removed her blouse during questioning. The International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday it has given the Bush administration a confidential report critical of U.S. treatment of Guantanamo detainees. The New York Times reported the Red Cross described the psychological and physical coercion used at Guantanamo as “tantamount to torture.” The combatant status review tribunals comprise three colonels and lieutenant colonels. They were set up after the Supreme Court ruled in June that the detainees could ask U.S. courts to see to it they had a proceeding in which to challenge their detention. The panels have reviewed 440 of the prisoners so far but have released only one. The military also set up an annual administrative review which considers whether the detainee still presents a danger to the United States but doesn’t review enemy combatant status. Administrative reviews have been completed for 161. Boyle argued these procedures are sufficient to satisfy the high court. Noting that detainees cannot have lawyers at the combatant status review proceedings and cannot see any secret evidence against them, detainee attorney Wes Powell argued “there is no meaningful opportunity in the (proceedings) to rebut the government’s claims.” Leon suggested that if federal judges start reviewing the military’s evidence for holding foreign detainees there could be “practical and collateral consequences … at a time of war.” And he suggested an earlier Supreme Court ruling might limit judges to checking only on whether detention orders were lawfully issued and review panels were legally established. Leon and Judge Joyce Hens Green, who held a similar hearing Wednesday, said they would try to rule soon on whether the 59 detainees may proceed with their lawsuits. This entry was posted in Veterans for Common Sense News and tagged Guantanamo, tribunals. Bookmark the permalink. 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__label__cc	0.731942	0.268058	The Fight Magazine A Queer Revolution December 2020 Issue October 2020 Issue September 2020 Issue March 2020 Issue + LALP Guide 2020 LALP Guide 2020 February 2020 Issue Yoga For Life [cover interview] Thomas Harris on moments of clarity, windows of opportunity and how yoga became an integral part of his recovery. BY AUGUSTUS BRITTON \| PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Thomas Harris, a yoga teacher hailing from Laguna Beach, California. is a rare breed. A seeker. A man with an abundant curiosity. He traveled to the birthplace of yoga, in Rishikesh,… August 28, 2017 in 09.2017, Cover Feature, FEATURES. The Color Of Kink Take a minority (say, for instance, gay blacks in San Francisco) and cross section it with another (alternative sex scene people) and well—you get an even bigger minority. BY BRONTEZ PURNELL PHOTO BY ROBERT DIVERS HERRICK My first Folsom Street Fair happened about 15 years ago. 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__label__cc	0.54685	0.45315	JMK: The rank of elder statesmen depleted, says Gov. Abiodun Home News I won’t stop applying to coach Nigeria, says Finidi George I won’t stop applying to coach Nigeria, says Finidi George Former Nigeria and Ajax star Finidi George have vowed to keep pushing on despite being denied the chance to handle Nigeria U17 on two occasions. The retired winger, 49, boasts a Uefa A Licence which allows him to become head coach of youth teams up to 18 years, reserve teams and men’s professional second-tier outfits. He was first denied the chance to take charge of the Golden Eaglets as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) decided to retain veteran tactician Manu Garba. It was the same case of rejection in 2019 as he was snubbed for a vastly experienced compatriot Fatai Amoo. Even at the unremitting snub, the Super Eagles legend disclosed that he will not ‘shut to door’ to the country he represented at two Fifa World Cups. “I’m very disappointed but I understand the Nigerian system quite well,” George told BBC Sport Africa. “It’s a matter of having patience. So I’m open to continuing to improve myself with the hope of getting a chance to coach one of the country’s youth teams. “When you have the right qualifications, attitude and professionalism, you can only aim for the best and it may even be a chance with the senior side, the Super Eagles, we shall see.” “I was disappointed to be ignored, but only consoled that at the end of the day this is Nigeria,” he added. “I understand the challenges, I will just wait for when the time is right and the opportunity presents itself again. “As I continue to look at other options out there, I am open and will not shut the door to Nigeria. “I just hope someday that decision will be made and I will be called upon to handle one of the teams. I can only just keep hoping.” After impressive spells at Nigeria Professional Football League outfits Calabar Rovers, Iwuanyanwu Nationale (now Heartland) and Sharks (now Rivers United), he moved to Ajax in 1993. There, he won two Eredivisie titles, two Dutch Super Cup diadems aside from winning the Champions League in 1995. Before drawing the curtain on a trophy-laden career, he featured for Real Betis, Ipswich Town, and Real Mallorca. Previous PostEconomic Diversification: Oyo hands over 2-hectares to FG for Gemstone Market Next PostEFCC Arrests Two For Cyber Crime In Ibadan	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2486
__label__cc	0.636059	0.363941	Sort By: ZIP Code ↑ \| Areas of Pain ↑ Sort By: ZIP Code ↑ Areas of Pain ↑ Alexandre B. de Moura, MD., FAAOS Dr. Alexandre de Moura’s care philosophy is based in attending to patients’ individual situations with the utmost of his respect, patience and understanding. Areas of Pain: Joint Pain, Lower Back, Neck, Spine Behnam Salari, DO Dr. Salari completed dual fellowship training at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, CA and The Maryland Spinal Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Areas of Pain: Lower Back, Neck, Spine David J. Lamb, M.D. Dr. Lamb frequently receives additional education and training on the latest advancements in spinal techniques, which allow his patients to have shorter hospital stays and easier recoveries. He is skilled in performing minimally invasive procedures, artificial disc replacement, kyphoplasty and in the use of interspinous devices. Areas of Pain: Spine Dr. Alan Hilibrand, MD Subspecialties: Orthopedic Spine Surgery Dr. Douglas Slaughter, MD Dr. Douglas Slaughter, NJSO├ó┬Ç┬Ös newest board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has been successfully practicing orthopedic surgery for over 21 years. He specializes in using minimally invasive methods for orthopedic surgery, with a strong focus in reconstructive surgery for spinal injuries. At NJSO, Dr. Slaughter treats patients who experience conditions that affect muscles, bones, and joints due to sports and high-impact activity injuries. He also treats patients with age-related injuries due to degenerative issues. Dr. Douglas Slaughter├ó┬Ç┬Ös 5 Areas of Expertise: Spinal Stenosis Spinal Fractures Degenerative Spine Conditions Hand and Wrist Osteoarthritis Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Dr. Slaughter served in the United States Army Reserves and simultaneously received his undergraduate degree majoring in mechanical engineering and biochemistry at The Ohio State University in 1985. He then entered medical school and began his lifelong pursuit and dream of becoming a physician ├ó┬Ç┬ô stemming from the age of 8. Dr. Slaughter received his medical degree from The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and served his residency in orthopedic surgery at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He further honed his orthopedic expertise in spinal reconstructive surgery in New York City at Beth Israel Spine Institute under the direction of Dr. Michael Neuwirth. ├ó┬Ç┬£Dr. Slaughter gave me my life back!├ó┬Ç┬¥ ├ó┬Ç┬ô Jonathan L, 5-Star Review ├ó┬Ç┬ô Vitals.com Dr. Slaughter joined Sonoran Spine Center in Phoenix, Arizona, where he developed an interest in minimally invasive techniques, which led to personally developing both spinal reconstructive surgery and minimally invasive surgery practices at Sonoran Spine Center. He is a pioneer of minimally invasive surgery and teaches his personally developed techniques to surgeons across the western and southwestern U.S. Dr. Slaughter├ó┬Ç┬Ös dedication to treating every patient with the least invasive methods possible has allowed him to become a leading U.S. spine surgeon and a member of the NJSO expert team. If minimally invasive treatment is necessary, he will work with you personally to develop a treatment plan that works best for you and your needs. Specializing: Spine Dr. Evan Baird, MD Evan Baird is a diligent and accomplished orthopedic surgeon and spine specialist serving the communities of New York and Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Baird attended the Medical University of South Carolina, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He continued his training by completing a fellowship in spine surgery at Emory University Hospital. Dr. Baird is a part of the Mount Sinai West Department of Orthopedics. He is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Roosevelt. He sees patients for orthopedic consultations, as well as other common and specialized reasons. Patients trust Dr. Baird├ó┬Ç┬Ös expertise because he consistently provides high quality care that leads to positive and lasting health outcomes. Dr. Baird is devoted to ensuring the longevity of his patients├ó┬Ç┬Ö health and developing long-lasting relationships with them. He takes his time to understand symptoms and give correct diagnoses to ensure the continued health of all his patients. Dr. Frederick Dalzell, MD Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD Dr. Okubadejo is a board certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon with comprehensive experience in performing numerous spinal surgical procedures in the treatment of cervical, lumbar and thoracic conditions. He is extremely adept in dealing with degenerative spinal disease, deformity and all other pathologies of the spine. Areas of Pain: Spinal Stenosis, Spine Dr. George S. Naseef, MD Dr. Jason Lowenstein, and works closely with a team of specialists to coordinate care based on each patient’s unique needs, whether that involves physical therapy, medications or injections. “We relieve pain and restore people to function at their maximal potential,” says Dr. Naseef. “Our patients thrive under the care we provide, and we find that extremely fulfilling.” Dr. Gino Chiappetta, MD Orthopedic surgeons diagnose and treat ailments affecting muscles, bones and joints, treating sports injuries, degenerative diseases, tumors, infections, and birth defects. They regularly perform joint repair and replacement operations. Dr. Jason Lowenstein, MD Dr. Jason E. Lowenstein is a partner at the Advanced Spine Center, and is the Director of Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ. Dr. Lowenstein is a board-certified, fellowship-trained, Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgeon. Dr. Justin Kubeck, MD Dr. Justin Kubeck, MD is an orthopedic surgery doctor who practices in Toms River, NJ. He is 42 years old and has been practicing for 15 years. Dr. Kubeck is affiliated with Raritan Bay Medical Center - Old Bridge, Community Medical Center and Ocean Medical Center. Dr. Louis Quartararo, MD The NJ Spine Institute, the office of Louis G. Quartararo, MD, specializes in minimally invasive surgery for the cervical and lumbar spine. Dr. Quartararo is uniquely trained and certified in the latest techniques medical science has to offer. He specializes in endoscopically assisted micro-discectomy procedures, laser discectomies, and endoscopic rhizotomy, foraminotomy and facetectomy. Dr. Marc Cohen, MD Subspecialties: General Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery Dr. Martin Quirno, MD Martin Quirno, MD is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon who treats patients with both common and complex spinal disorders and deformities. The goals of his practice are to minimize pain, restore function and improve quality of life for his patients. Dr. Quirno received his medical training at the following institutions: ├ó┬Ç┬ó Spine Surgery Fellowship: Rush Medical Center/Shriners Hospital for Children, Chicago ├ó┬Ç┬ó Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York ├ó┬Ç┬ó Clinical Research Fellowship: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York ├ó┬Ç┬ó Surgical Internship: NYU Langone Medical Center, New York ├ó┬Ç┬ó Spine Basic Science Research Fellowship: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York ├ó┬Ç┬ó Internship: CEMIC Medical Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina ├ó┬Ç┬ó Medical Education: CEMIC Medical School, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Honors Diploma Throughout his training, he has received multiple awards for medical research and has published over twenty peer-reviewed research papers. He has presented the results of his research at conferences both nationally and internationally. He is the author of multiple book chapters on surgery of the spine and has edited orthopaedic surgery journals. As a fellow at Rush Medical Center and Shriners Hospital for Children, Dr. Quirno received extensive training in minimally invasive spine surgery from some of the most experienced, respected deformity and motion preservation surgeons in the country. Dr. Quirno is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the NYU School of Medicine. He is dedicated to continuing his focus on research and teaching other physicians. He is a native Spanish and Portuguese speaker. Dr. Paul M. Brisson, MD Selected by Castle Connolly as one of New York Metro├ó┬Ç┬Ös Top Doctors for 10 years in a row, Dr. Brisson has been helping his patients relieve their back pain for over 25 years and currently serves as the Director of Spinal Surgery at New York Downtown Hospital. He has been acknowledged as the best Back Pain Doctor in NYC and has been highlighted on the cover of the Best Doctors in New York issue. Dr. Brisson├ó┬Ç┬Ös approach to spinal care is conservative, and he typically starts with non-invasive treatments like physical therapy and rehabilitation exercises before turning to surgical procedures. He is actively involved with his patients, taking time to evaluate their overall health and medical history while determining the best course of treatment. The decision to undergo spinal surgery is complex and often fraught with anxiety. Dr. Brisson makes sure his patients understand their options and know what to expect during treatment. If surgery is needed, he and his staff are available before, during, and after the operation to answer questions and offer advice. Dr. Rafael Levin, MD Dr. Ravi Ponnappan, MD Specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Of Spine. Dr. Robert F. Mancuso, MD, MPH Dr. Robert Mancuso is a Interventional Spine Specialist who specializes in the treatment of spine conditions that cause Neck and Back Pain. He is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fellowship trained in Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine, and has received additional training in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He received his medical degree from St. George├ó┬Ç┬Ös University, School of Medicine. He then completed his post-graduate training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, serving as a chief resident during his final year. He went on to complete a sub-specialty fellowship in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine at the Center for Advanced Pain Management and Rehabilitation affiliated with Rutgers University in New Jersey. Dr. Mancuso focuses on providing comprehensive spine care using a minimally invasive and non-operative approach to the treatment of neck and low back pain. He uses fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided techniques to treat a wide array of conditions. He takes great efforts to minimize the use of controlled substances. Dr. Ronald Lehman Jr, MD Dr. Lehman is a Nationally and Internationally recognized leader in Pediatric and Adult spinal deformity surgery (scoliosis, kyphosis and spinal osteotomies/realignment), cervical (neck) disc replacements and fusions, and lumbar (low back) surgery: including discectomies, decompressions, spondylolisthesis, stenosis, and fusion operations. Dr. Samuel Cho, MD Dr. Samuel K.├é┬áCho serves as an Assistant Professor of Spinal Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics. Dr. Cho is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and was a Rhodes Scholar regional finalist. He earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center where he was honored with multiple research grants and awards including the prestigious Frank E. Stinchfield Award. Dr. Cho returned to his alma├é┬ámater to complete├é┬áa Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery Fellowship at the world-renowned Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Medical Center spine service under├é┬áDrs. Keith Bridwell (pediatric and adult spinal deformity), Lawrence Lenke (pediatric and. adult spinal deformity), Daniel Riew (cervical spine surgery), and Jacob Buchowski (spinal tumors, minimally invasive surgery). Dr.├é┬áCho remains active in both basic science and clinical research and has presented at national and international meetings on topics ranging from bone biology to complex spinal reconstructions for severe spinal deformity. Dr. Cho is a nationally recognized leader in spinal surgery and has advanced expertise in a wide range of spinal procedures from microscope-assisted artificial disc replacement to the most complex spinal reconstruction for scoliosis. He has authored numerous scholarly articles and contributed to many textbooks in the field of spinal surgery. Dr. Cho's clinical interests include degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine (herniated disc, spinal stenosis, etc.); spinal deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, etc.), spinal tumors, metastatic spine disease, spine trauma, minimally invasive spine surgery, and motion-sparing technology (artificial disc replacement). Dr. Scott Katzman, MD Dr. Scott S. Katzman received his Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of California at San Diego in 1985. He attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College, graduating in 1989. He did his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Arizona from 1990-1994 and became a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon in 1996. Dr. Katzman specializes in both minimally invasive spine surgery and laser surgery. He has been a certified clinical instructor for many well-known companies such as Biomet, Johnson & Johnson, Clarus, Kyphon and Orthocore and continues to teach his colleagues at every opportunity. He has lectured throughout the world teaching and publicizing his techniques. Dr. Katzman has been helping his patients with endoscopic and percutaneous discectomy since he was first trained in 1989. He has advanced and mastered his skills in minimally invasive laser spine surgery and discectomy techniques. He also performs spinal disc replacements and fusions with a very special technique that is gentle to the human tissue, so his patients are able to have outpatient surgery, including fusions and disc replacements. Dr. Sripad Dhawlikar, MD Specialties: Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Pain Management, Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Stephen Cook, MD Specialties: Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Steven Reich, MD Dr. Steven Reich is a fellowship trained spine surgeon. His practice is limited to disorders and surgery of the neck and back. He attended medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his Orthopaedic Residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. Dr. Vagmin Vora, MD Vagmin Vora, a native of Bombay, India, is an alumnus of Topiwala National Medical College Bombay University, where he received his medical degree and of Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals â Bombay University where he completed his orthopedic surgery residency. His fellowships include: one in spine and scoliosis surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weil Medical College Cornell University in New York, NY and the other in pediatric orthopedics at Cincinnati Childrenâs Hospital and at Medical Centre in Ohio, and . Dr. Vora has been a practicing spine surgeon since 2004 in India and in various locations in the U.S. He served as an attending spine surgeon at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and as an assistant professor of orthopedics at Penn State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA. He was most recently in private practice in York, PA and Oxon Hill, MD. Dr. Vora is licensed to practice in several states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Maryland as well as the District of Columbia. Dr. Vikas Varma, MD Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Sports Medicine Orthopedics Vikas Varma is a trusted and reliable orthopedic surgeon based in Manhattan, NY and Astoria, Queens. Dr. Varma attended the University of Maryland, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Varma is a part of Manhattan Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Group and is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY and the Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He sees patients for orthopedic consultations, as well as other common and specialized reasons. Dr. Varma is sensitive to the uniqueness of each patient's situation and adapts his consultations and treatment options appropriately to accommodate individual needs and concerns. He is dedicated to helping patients receive the treatment they need so they can enjoy a positive and fulfilling lifestyle Areas of Pain: Spine, Sports Injuries Dr. William Long III, MD Joseph Pyun, MD Dr. Pyun is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, and AO Spine. Areas of Pain: Bulging Disc, Herniated Disc, Lower Back, Spinal Stenosis, Spine Rony Nazarian, M.D. Orthopaedic Spine, Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Scott Katzman, MD Dr. Scott Katzman is an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery, and currently practices in New Jersey and Florida. Areas of Pain: Bulging Disc, Chronic Pain, Herniated Disc, Lower Back, Neck, Spinal Stenosis, Spine, Sports Injuries The New York Spine Institute At the New York Spine Institute, we provide the latest diagnostics and medical treatments for every spinal problem. We are the leaders in treatments for routine spinal disorders to complex adult and pediatric spinal conditions. We set the standard for medical solutions for spinal disorders. Areas of Pain: Arm, Arthritis, Chronic Pain, Elbow, Foot, Hand, Herniated Disc, Hip, Joint Pain, Knee, Leg, Lower Back, Neck, Shoulder, Spine, Sports Injuries Vincent K. McInerney, M.D. Dr. McInerney is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), past board of trustees and research committee member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), past education and research committee member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). Areas of Pain: Joint Pain, Knee, Shoulder, Spine, Sports Injuries Dr. Joseph Weinstein, DO General Orthopedic Surgery, Joint Replacement and Arthroscopy, Knee and Shoulder Surgery, Orthopedic Hip and Knee Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery *Please provide your member ID at the time of booking so our office can verify your insurance* Dr. Joseph Weinstein specializes in the surgical treatment of general orthopedic and spinal disorders. Dr. Weinstein treats orthopedic conditions including but not limited to carpel tunnel syndrome, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, total joint replacements, as well as all traumatic injuries. His expertise in spine surgery includes minimally invasive spine surgery, computer assisted spine surgery, micro-surgery, athletic spine injuries, motion preserving procedures and spinal deformity. Dr. Weinstein completed his residency training at the North Shore/LIJ Health System where he served as the academic chief resident. Dr. Weinstein furthered his sub-specialized training in spine and scoliosis surgery at the world-renowned Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. While there, he held a teaching position at the Weill Cornell Medical School. Dr. Weinstein has engaged in research in orthopedic trauma and spine surgery and has presented his research at regional, national and international academic meetings around the world including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society and Israel Spine Society. His research is well received by fellow surgeons and has been incorporated into their operating room practices. Dr. Weinstein has authored numerous articles and has been published in the American Journal of Orthopedics Dr. Weinstein is an active member of such distinguished medical societies, such as the AOA, North American Spine Society, AO Spine North America, and HSS Spine Fellowship Alumni Association. Dr. Weinstein is licensed to practice in NY and is board eligible by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Michael Gerling, MD Chief of Spine NYU Langone, Brooklyn and Assistant professor at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in Manhattan, Dr. Gerling specializes in surgical treatment of spinal disorders. He is a fellowship trained, American Board Certified spine surgeon with advanced specialty training and extensive experience in complex cervical disorders, and minimally invasive techniques for treatment of spinal trauma, degenerative disorders or aging of the spine, and spinal deformity. He is most known for his extremely low complication rates and rapid return to work and play in his patients after spinal surgery. Asthetically optimized scars, minimal muscle injury using endoscopic and tubular approaches and excellent people skills are stand out features of the practice. An active academic, Dr. Gerling is engaged in education and research. He has authored multiple clinical and basic science research publications, abstracts and text book chapters, he frequently moderates research symposia, teaches courses for international spine societies and speaks at national and international conferences. He is an editorial reviewer for multiple journals, and he is a course instructor for the only spine surgical skills course offered at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting. As a member of multiple research societies, including the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS), North American Spine Society (NASS), and the Herndon Society, he is past President of the Brooklyn Orthopedic Society and a Fellow of the AAOS. He currently sits on the Program Committee for the Spine section of the AAOS, LSRS and CSRS, and he is program chair for the Federation of Spine Societies and sits on the Spine Curriculum Content Committee@AAOS. Dr. Michael Gerlingâs offices are conveniently located in Manhattan, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Staten Island Dr. Michael Neuwirth, MD *Please note the office will contact you to confirm your insurance information to ensure you donât incur additional charges. Dr. Michael Neuwirth is an orthopaedic surgeon treating patients in New York City and the surrounding communities. He holds certification from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of professional organizations including the North American Spine Society and the Scoliosis Research Society. Dr. Neuwirth is also affiliated with the Mount Sinai Hospital, where he serves as a professor of orthopaedics. In order to pursue his medical degree, Dr. Neuwirth attended the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University. He continued his medical education with a surgical internship at the Kings County Hospital Center and residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute. Dr. Neuwirth has also completed a fellowship program in spine surgery at Rush University. Patients visiting Dr. Neuwirth can receive a full range of orthopaedic services. His areas of clinical focus include scoliosis, spinal fusion, spinal stenosis, kyphosis, and disc herniation. In addition to his practice, Dr. Neuwirth is the author of The Scoliosis Handbook, as well as numerous articles and contributions to textbook chapters. Stuart Springer Dr. Stuart Springer is committed to providing the highest quality orthopedic care. Surgery, when indicated, is performed primarily at the world class Hospital For Joint Diseases – Orthopedic Institute now affiliated with New York University Medical Center. Areas of Pain: Ankle, Arm, Arthritis, Elbow, Foot, Hand, Hip, Knee, Leg, Lower Back, Neck, Shoulder, Spine With his background as an Orthopedic neurologic surgeon, Dr. Michael Gerling’s practice marries modern technique with tradition to optimize care of spinal disorders. Comprehensive spine care provided by the group includes thorough diagnostic testing and examination before treatment commences. Areas of Pain: Herniated Disc, Lower Back, Neck, Sciatica, Spine Dr. Aaron Greenberg Orthopedic Hip and Knee Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery Originally from Dallas, Texas, Dr. Aaron J. Greenberg specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic conditions of the spine. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Dr. Greenberg returned to Texas for medical training. He was elected into the AOA honor society after finishing in the top of his medical school class at Texas Tech University. Dr. Greenberg then went on to complete his orthopaedic surgery residency at The University of Texas at Houston followed by an orthopaedic spine surgery fellowship at the prestigious Emory University Spine Center in Atlanta. He then practiced for two years in Fredericksburg, Virginia and was named a 2017 Northern Virginia Top Doctor in the field of Spine Surgery. Dr. Greenberg is very excited to be moving to Bergen County, New Jersey and joining the Kayal Orthopaedic Center. When he is not working, Dr. Greenberg enjoys spending time with his wife, Natalie, and their children, Jack Henry and Lily Beauclair. Dr. Aron Rovner, MD Knee and Shoulder Surgery, Orthopedic Neck Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Orthopedics Dr. Rovner is out of network, but works with most major insurance companies offering both in- and out-of-network benefits. This includes: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, Oxford, Health Net, Medicare, and Qualcare Dr. Aron D. Rovner is a board certified orthopedic surgeon trained in spine and sports medicine. For the last three years, Dr. Rovner has been elected as one of âAmericaâs Top Orthopedistsâ by the Consumerâs Research Council of America. He was also given the âPatientsâ Choice Awardâ in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009, and has been a listed member in the global Whoâs Who of Top Doctors. Patients come from around the world seek his expertise in treating lumbar and neck conditions, as well as shoulder and knee problems. With a conservative approach to care, he avoids surgery whenever possible, and when performing surgery, mainly employs minimally invasive techniques to facilitate a quick recovery. Dr. Rovner completed a 5 year orthopedic surgery residency at the Montefiore Medical Center. He has advanced training in arthroscopic and reconstructive procedures for the shoulder and knee. Over the past 11 years he has focused his practice in minimally invasive procedures. Through his clinical experience, he focuses on using small incisions which leads to happier and more satisfied patients. Dr. Rovner is also a gifted knee and shoulder surgeon. He performs a number of advanced arthroscopic procedures, such as ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, microfracture, rotator cuff repair, and subacromial decompression, among others. Many athletes visit New York Spine and Sports Surgery to benefit from our diagnostic and sports medicine treatment options. Dr. Carlos Castro Dr. Castro is a highly trained Spine Surgeon, having completed multiple fellowships at world-renowned hospitals, such as Hospital for Special Surgery, Yale University and Twin Cities Spine Center. Dr. Castro completed his medical school and residency in his hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil at the Catholic University of Sao Paulo and Public Hospital of Sao Paulo. Dr. Castro has contributed to 90 studies on operative techniques and treatment methods of the spine that have been published and are in the press. Dr. Carlos has presented his findings at national and international forums, such as the Orthopedic Research Society, International MAST, NASS, and Latin America SAS. Dr. Castro is licensed to practice in NY and is board specialized with the Brazilian Board of Orthopedic Surgery as well as the Brazilian Board of Spine Surgery. Dr. Castro is fluent in both English, Spanish and Portuguese. Dr. Chong Oh Dr. Chong Ohâs practice specializes in the musculoskeletal care of patients of all ages with a subspecialty focus on the disorders of the neck and back. He has been actively involved in orthopaedic research and has made numerous presentations in both national and regional meetings in topics ranging from hip trauma to the degenerating spine. Dr. Oh is an expert in spinal surgery with a special interest in minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Daniel E. Choi Dr. Choi is a fellowship trained spine surgeon with a special focus on minimally invasive spine surgery. He completed the prestigious combined neurosurgical and orthopedic spine surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School where he worked closely with many world-renowned spine surgeons. Dr. Choi has extensive experience in the treatment of the entire spectrum of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disorders. His special interests include microsurgery, interbody fusion, revision surgery, and robotic spine surgery. He has authored numerous articles and textbook chapters and has presented his research at both national and international spine surgical meetings. Dr. Choi's guiding philosophy is simple: every patient is treated as if he were treating his own family member, with compassion and respect. His goals are to ensure that his patients understand all aspects of their condition and to explore all possible nonoperative treatments prior to considering surgery. Dr. Choi strongly believes in giving "Back" to the community and is involved in numerous educational ventures to spread spinal health awareness throughout Long Island. Dr. Douglas Slaughter Dr. Douglas Slaughter, NJSOâs newest board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has been successfully practicing orthopedic surgery for over 21 years. He specializes in using minimally invasive methods for orthopedic surgery, with a strong focus in reconstructive surgery for spinal injuries. At NJSO, Dr. Slaughter treats patients who experience conditions that affect muscles, bones, and joints due to sports and high-impact activity injuries. He also treats patients with age-related injuries due to degenerative issues. Dr. Douglas Slaughterâs 5 Areas of Expertise: Spinal Stenosis Spinal Fractures Degenerative Spine Conditions Hand and Wrist Osteoarthritis Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Dr. Slaughter served in the United States Army Reserves and simultaneously received his undergraduate degree majoring in mechanical engineering and biochemistry at The Ohio State University in 1985. He then entered medical school and began his lifelong pursuit and dream of becoming a physician â stemming from the age of 8. Dr. Slaughter received his medical degree from The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and served his residency in orthopedic surgery at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He further honed his orthopedic expertise in spinal reconstructive surgery in New York City at Beth Israel Spine Institute under the direction of Dr. Michael Neuwirth. âDr. Slaughter gave me my life back!â â Jonathan L, 5-Star Review â Vitals.com Dr. Slaughter joined Sonoran Spine Center in Phoenix, Arizona, where he developed an interest in minimally invasive techniques, which led to personally developing both spinal reconstructive surgery and minimally invasive surgery practices at Sonoran Spine Center. He is a pioneer of minimally invasive surgery and teaches his personally developed techniques to surgeons across the western and southwestern U.S. Dr. Slaughterâs dedication to treating every patient with the least invasive methods possible has allowed him to become a leading U.S. spine surgeon and a member of the NJSO expert team. If minimally invasive treatment is necessary, he will work with you personally to develop a treatment plan that works best for you and your needs. Dr. Evan Baird Evan Baird is a diligent and accomplished orthopedic surgeon and spine specialist serving the communities of New York and Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Baird attended the Medical University of South Carolina, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He continued his training by completing a fellowship in spine surgery at Emory University Hospital. Dr. Baird is a part of the Mount Sinai West Department of Orthopedics. He is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Roosevelt. He sees patients for orthopedic consultations, as well as other common and specialized reasons. Patients trust Dr. Bairdâs expertise because he consistently provides high quality care that leads to positive and lasting health outcomes. Dr. Baird is devoted to ensuring the longevity of his patientsâ health and developing long-lasting relationships with them. He takes his time to understand symptoms and give correct diagnoses to ensure the continued health of all his patients. Dr. Fabien Bitan Dr. Fabien D. Bitan is an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon in private practice in Manhattan. He is the director of Spine Surgery services at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Bitan was trained in Paris, France where he gained his Medical Degree and his Board Certification in Orthopedic Surgery. His orthopedic training in the 80s was from the outset oriented towards spinal surgery. One of the most important periods of his training years was the twelve months spent at the "Institut Calot" in Berk-sur-mer in northern France. The "Institut Calot" is one of the most prominent centers for the treatment of spinal deformities (SCOLIOSIS AND KYPHOSIS) in Europe. Dr. Cotrel has been the chief surgeon of this institution where he designed the "Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation" in the mid 19080s. Dr. Bitan had the privilege of training during these years and acquired extensive experience in the use of this revolutionary technique well before it became wide-spread in the orthopedic world. (Today, this technique is recognized throughout the world as one of the most influential breakthroughs in spinal surgery of the last decades). Enriched by a personal experience of more than a thousand surgical cases, Dr. Bitan is recognized as one of the experts in spinal instrumentation, especially for SCOLIOSIS AND KYPHOSIS. Since his residency Dr. Bitan has also gained much experience with Artificial Disc Replacement technology (Charite Disc). Originally, this procedure was used only in France at only one institution. Dr. Faisal Mahmood, MD Dr. Mahmood accepts all major insurances** âEvery patient is unique, with their own specific problems and ailments. My ambition is to listen to and treat each patient as an individual allowing for a custom treatment plan that will help them return to their lifestyle. Surgery is often times the last solution as many spine and orthopaedic issues can be successfully treated with conservative care. For those whose care necessitates surgery it is a privilege and honor to be their surgeon.â Dr. Faisal Mahmood grew up in northern New Jersey and is proud to be able to offer orthopedic services in his home state. Dr. Mahmood attended Millburn High School and then went on to attend Johns Hopkins University where he graduate magna cum laude. At Johns Hopkins he was actively involved in community service and research as he devoted his efforts to studying innovations in bone healing with the Johns Hopkins Medical School Department of Orthopedics. Upon graduating he returned to New Jersey to complete his medical training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he continued to be involved with community outreach programs and was actively involved in orthopedic research at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Dr. Mahmood completed his orthopedic surgery residency at St. Josephâs Regional Medical Center/Seton Hall University, where he published and presented research in the orthopaedic field, and graduated with distinction as Chief Resident. Pursuing his interest in spine surgery, Dr. Mahmood completed a spine fellowship at the internationally distinguished Twin Cities Spine Center, where he honed his skills in minimally-invasive techniques and cutting-edge technology under the guidance of the worldâs top spine surgery experts. Dr. Mahmood is well versed in a myriad of Spine & Orthopaedic conditions including congenital degenerative spine disorders, disc herniations, hip and knee arthritis, sports related injuries, and orthopaedic trauma. Dr. Mahmood actively attends spine & orthopaedic conferences because he believes in the importance of maintaining a current knowledge base and being familiar with advancements in the field. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, New Jersey Orthopaedic Association, and mentors orthopaedic residents at St. Josephâs Regional Medical Center/Seton Hall University. In his free time he enjoys an active lifestyle and spending time with his family. Dr. Gary Gonya Gary Gonya is a warm and engaging orthopaedic surgeon and spine specialist. Dr. Gonya prides himself on his disarming approach, one that encourages his patients to relax and feel at ease with him as their health care provider, his course of treatment, and expertise. Dr. Gonya invites adult and pediatric patients to consult with him at him office in New York City, located on Northern Boulevard, and he is affiliated with the Winthrop-University Hospital. He has been specializing in spinal care since 2005, and evaluates which patients would benefit from surgical and non-surgical spinal interventions. Dr. Gonya received his medical education from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed his internship in general surgery at the Montefiore Medical Center. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the St. Lukeâs-Roosevelt Hospital before completing a fellowship with the Johns Hopkins University for orthopaedic spine surgery. Dr. Gonya sees patients experiencing neck and back problems, herniated disks, spinal cord traumas and injuries, spinal cord tumors, degenerative spinal diseases, spondylolysis, scoliosis, back pain, and torticollis. Dr. James Patti Dr. James Patti is a general Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in spinal surgery, after graduating magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Medical Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he received the Merck Book Award, presented for outstanding academic achievement. For his post-graduate training he moved up to Michigan in 1992, where he completed a surgical internship and an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at William Beaumont Hospital. Returning to the east coast, Dr. Patti completed a spine fellowship at the University of Virginia. He has published articles and made numerous presentations detailing clinical research in his specialty. Dr. Patti is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, specializing in lumbar and cervical spine surgery. He is a member of the American Medical Association, NJ Orthopaedic Society, North American spine society, as well as the NJ and Middlesex County Medical Societies. Dr. Jonathan David Lewin, MD Orthopedic Hip and Knee Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics Jonathan D. Lewin is an alumnus of the Yeshiva College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989. In 1993 he graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine with his Doctorate in Medicine. Between 1994 and 1998, Dr. Lewin completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the Montefiore Medical Center. Following his residency, he also completed his Pediatric & Adult Medicine Surgery Fellowship at the Shrinerâs Hospital of Philadelphia, Temple University Hospital, Cooper University, and Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Lewin is licensed to practice medicine in several states including New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is the Director of Spine Surgery at North Shore University Hospital in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Lewin is one of the few doctors in the states of New York and New Jersey who is experienced in performing Endoscopic Fusion Surgery. Endoscopic Fusion Surgery is a minimally-invasive spinal surgery that can be used to correct: Degenerative Disc Disease Spondylolisthesis Scoliosis and other disorders of the spine This method of surgery reduces patient trauma and scarring associated with traditional surgery by minimizing prolonged muscle retraction, incision size and blood loss. The process preserves healthy muscle and soft tissue while reducing post-operative pain and recovery time. Endoscopic Fusion Surgery requires the surgeon to insert a camera through a small incision approximately 1cm in length. Dr. Lewinâs method is a combination of traditional and modern techniques to individualize spinal care for each patient, culminating in the least traumatic solution. Dr. Lewinâs subspecialty of Spinal Disorders includes treatment of: â¢ Cervical â¢ Thoracic â¢ Lumbar Dr. Joshua Landa, MD Joshua Landa, MD, FAAOS, is a board certified, fellowship trained spine surgeon who is recognized as a national leader in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery. After his training in some of the top medical centers in the country, he dedicated himself to the development of advancements in surgical technology. He has performed thousands of minimally invasive spinal surgeries and regularly has surgeons travel from all over the world to seek his expertise. During college he was selected for an NIH grant to study central nervous system tumors at MIT, where he spent two of his summers and published findings that led to advancements in the treatment of brain and spinal cancer. Dr. Landa has received numerous accolades for his clinical excellence. He was honored with the Patient's Choice Award and a Compassionate Doctor Recognition twice. He also has been elected as a Leading Physician of the World by the International Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. For three years he served as the chief in-house physician for Madison Square Garden and had the opportunity to treat professional athletes and performers. He has studied spine surgery throughout the United States as well as abroad, and has been invited as a guest lecturer on minimally invasive spine surgery in China. He has also been granted membership to a number of professional societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Association of Neurologic Surgeons (AANS), the Society of Lateral Access Surgeons (SOLAS), the Ohio State Neurosurgical Society (OHSNS), and the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Dr. Joshua Rovner, MD Dr. Rovner is out of network with all insurances but gives an in network experience. Dr. Rovner was just chosen by New Jersey Monthly Magazine as one of their top doctor's for 2014. Winner of the Vitals 2011 Patientâs Choice Award and Compassionate Doctor Award, Dr. Rovner is the founder and primary surgeon at Progressive Spine & Orthopaedics, which has locations in Englewood, Rutherford, Westwood and Hackensack. Dr. Rovner is dedicated to medical excellence, carefully explaining each step of a medical procedure, and taking time to discuss concerns and answer his patientsâ questions. Dr. Kanwarpaul Grewal Dr. Kanwarpaul Grewal is an Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in Long Island, NY. He treats adults and children. Dr. Grewal studied at New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, University of Rochester (Bachelorâs), North Shore-LIJ Health System, Plainview Hospital for his Residency in Orthopedic Surgery. In addition to studying at Peninsula Hospital Center for an Internship in Orthopedics and at the University of California, San Francisco for his Fellowship in Adult Spine and Deformity Surgery. Dr. Kanwarpaul Grewal, DO Dr. Kevin Finnesey Dr. Finneseyâs areas of expertise include minimally invasive procedures done on an outpatient basis to treat various disorders of the cervical and lumbar spine. These procedures include spinal injections, endoscopic spine surgery, outpatient microdiscectomies, and spinal reconstructive procedures. It was during his spinal surgery fellowship in San Francisco, California that Dr. Finnesey learned the importance of conservative non-surgical treatment. He has also extensively trained during his residency and fellowship on the latest surgical techniques for various spinal disorders. Dr. Finnesey practiced for 20 years in the San Francisco Bay area before returning to his native New Jersey. Dr. Finnesey is board certified by The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Board of Medical Examiners. He is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the North American Spine Society. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Orthopedic residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Spine fellowship: St. Maryâs Spine Center, San Francisco Spine Institute, California BS: Drew University Dr. Paul M. Brisson Selected by Castle Connolly as one of New York Metroâs Top Doctors for 10 years in a row, Dr. Brisson has been helping his patients relieve their back pain for over 25 years and currently serves as the Director of Spinal Surgery at New York Downtown Hospital. He has been acknowledged as the best Back Pain Doctor in NYC and has been highlighted on the cover of the Best Doctors in New York issue. Dr. Brissonâs approach to spinal care is conservative, and he typically starts with non-invasive treatments like physical therapy and rehabilitation exercises before turning to surgical procedures. He is actively involved with his patients, taking time to evaluate their overall health and medical history while determining the best course of treatment. The decision to undergo spinal surgery is complex and often fraught with anxiety. Dr. Brisson makes sure his patients understand their options and know what to expect during treatment. If surgery is needed, he and his staff are available before, during, and after the operation to answer questions and offer advice. Dr. Richard Rhim Dr. Rhim is a board certified and fellowship trained spine surgeon. He obtained his undergraduate education at Boston College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Phi Beta Kappa distinction. Dr. Rhim received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. Following this, he completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He then trained at a combined orthopedic and neurosurgical spine fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, MA. Dr. Rhim specializes in spinal reconstructive surgery utilizing the latest minimally invasive and microsurgical techniques as well as traditional open surgery, where appropriate. He treats all conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine including herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, spinal fractures and failed prior back surgery (revision surgery). Dr. Rhimâs treatment philosophy centers on compassionate, conservative, evidence-based care. Where possible, he pursues non-operative treatment first, reserving surgical care only for those who do not experience adequate pain relief. He is trained in all aspects of modern, minimally invasive techniques including tube access, lateral interbody instrumentation and fusion, kyphoplasty, percutaneous instrumentation and micro-endoscopic spine surgery. Dr. Richard Rhim, MD Dr. Robert F. Mancuso Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Orthopedics ATTENTION: New patients please complete Check- In Forms upon scheduling appointment.* Dr. Robert Mancuso is a Interventional Spine Specialist who specializes in the treatment of spine conditions that cause Neck and Back Pain. He is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fellowship trained in Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine, and has received additional training in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. He received his medical degree from St. Georgeâs University, School of Medicine. He then completed his post-graduate training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, serving as a chief resident during his final year. He went on to complete a sub-specialty fellowship in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine at the Center for Advanced Pain Management and Rehabilitation affiliated with Rutgers University in New Jersey. Dr. Mancuso focuses on providing comprehensive spine care using a minimally invasive and non-operative approach to the treatment of neck and low back pain. He uses fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided techniques to treat a wide array of conditions. He takes great efforts to minimize the use of controlled substances. Dr. Samuel Cho Dr. Samuel K. Cho serves as an Assistant Professor of Spinal Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics. Dr. Cho is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and was a Rhodes Scholar regional finalist. He earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center where he was honored with multiple research grants and awards including the prestigious Frank E. Stinchfield Award. Dr. Cho returned to his alma mater to complete a Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery Fellowship at the world-renowned Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Medical Center spine service under Drs. Keith Bridwell (pediatric and adult spinal deformity), Lawrence Lenke (pediatric and. adult spinal deformity), Daniel Riew (cervical spine surgery), and Jacob Buchowski (spinal tumors, minimally invasive surgery). Dr. Cho remains active in both basic science and clinical research and has presented at national and international meetings on topics ranging from bone biology to complex spinal reconstructions for severe spinal deformity. Dr. Cho is a nationally recognized leader in spinal surgery and has advanced expertise in a wide range of spinal procedures from microscope-assisted artificial disc replacement to the most complex spinal reconstruction for scoliosis. He has authored numerous scholarly articles and contributed to many textbooks in the field of spinal surgery. Dr. Cho&'s clinical interests include degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine (herniated disc, spinal stenosis, etc.); spinal deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, etc.). Dr. Seth Grossman, MD Dr. Seth A. Grossman is a board certified, fellowship trained orthopaedic spine surgeon specializing in the treatment of disorders of the spine. Dr. Grossman is an alumnus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Magna Cum Laude honors. He went on to complete a Master of Science in Computer & Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He did his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He did a fellowship in Spine Surgery at the University of California at San Diego Medical Center. Before coming to the Center for Spinal Disorders, he was a member of the Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group on Long Island, NY, where he specialized in both nonsurgical and surgical management of spinal disorders, including minimally invasive spine surgery, degenerative disease, deformity/scoliosis, and trauma. While there, he did a high volume of: XLIF (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion) MIS TLIF (Minimally Invasive SpineTransforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion) Percutaneous fixation Cervical disc arthroplasty Tubular microdiscectomy Revision surgery Dr. Grossman is board certified in orthopedic surgery and licensed to practice medicine in New York and New Jersey. Prior to his tenure as a spine surgeon, he also worked for General Electricâs Global Research Center as a computer scientist and the Biomedical Imaging Center / Robert Wood Johnson, UMDNJ. Dr. Grossman has conducted numerous research projects in his field, and co-authored articles for spine and orthopedic medical journals. Dr. Steven Schiebert, DO Dr. Steven Schiebert is an accomplished and dedicated orthopedic surgeon serving the communities of New York in NY and Princeton, Mine Hill, West Orange, Bridgewater, Edison, and Manalapan Township in NJ. Dr. Schiebert attended the New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he received his osteopathic degree, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. He also completed his fellowship from Brown University. He has additionally also completed his degree in medicine at Tashkent State Medical Institute. Dr. Schiebert is a part of NJ Spine and Orthopedic and is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New York State Osteopathic Medical Society, and the American College of Physicians. He can fluently converse in English and Russian. Dr. Schiebert is committed to helping his patients enjoy a healthier lifestyle. He works with each one to discuss ways they can make better choices for their health. Dr. Vagmin Vora Vagmin Vora, a native of Bombay, India, is an alumnus of Topiwala National Medical College â Bombay University, where he received his medical degree and of Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals â Bombay University where he completed his orthopedic surgery residency. His fellowships include: one in spine and scoliosis surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weil Medical College Cornell University in New York, NY and the other in pediatric orthopedics at Cincinnati Childrenâs Hospital and at Medical Centre in Ohio, and . Dr. Vora has been a practicing spine surgeon since 2004 in India and in various locations in the U.S. He served as an attending spine surgeon at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and as an assistant professor of orthopedics at Penn State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA. He was most recently in private practice in York, PA and Oxon Hill, MD. Dr. Vora is licensed to practice in several states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Maryland as well as the District of Columbia. Dr. Vito Loguidice Vito Loguidice is a dependable and qualified orthopedic surgeon and spine specialist serving the community of Phillipsburg, NJ. Dr. Loguidice attended the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, where he received his medical degree, and completed both his residency and internship at West Virginia University Hospitals. He then completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas and Texas Back Institute. He also holds a bachelorâs degree from Manhattan College. Dr. Loguidice is a part of Coordinated Health Orthopedics and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a member of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, and the International Intradiscal Therapy Society. He is affiliated with Coordinated Health Orthopedic Hospital in Bethlehem , PA. Dr. Loguidice is devoted to ensuring the longevity of his patientsâ health and developing long-lasting relationships with them. He takes his time to understand symptoms and give correct diagnoses to ensure the continued health of all his patients. 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__label__wiki	0.531136	0.531136	The Price of Lies By Marshall Van Alstyne When it comes to political ads on Facebook, anything goes. On Twitter, nothing does. In a speech at Georgetown University in October last year, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, defended the company’s decision not to fact-check political ads on the site. Shortly after, Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, tweeted that his company had decided to reject all political advertising. In January of this year, Facebook doubled down on its original decision to accept all political ads no matter how egregious the lies an ad buyer wishes us to believe. They’re both wrong. Facebook pollutes our political discourse. Twitter impoverishes it. Between promoting false ads and rejecting truthful ones, here’s a better way: create a “market for truth.” It requires neither machine algorithms to discern truth nor judgements by a potentially self-interested company. Instead, it discourages liars from lying. First, ask political advertisers to guarantee their truth. Each politician or PAC that places an ad would put a large sum of money in escrow as an “honest ad pledge” that their claims are true. Second, if anyone disputes the ad, an independent fact-checker would judge the ad’s truthfulness. This role could fall to any one of a number of organizations that routinely make such judgements: FactCheck.org, Politifact, Hoax-Slayer or Snopes. It could even be a panel sampled randomly from Fox and CNN viewers. The watchword is independence. It cannot be Facebook’s self-appointed Oversight Board and it most emphatically cannot be government. To dispute an ad, an aggrieved party must issue a challenge by paying a non-refundable fee. This challenge price should cover the cost of independent fact checking and be more costly than merely placing a counter ad. Unchallenged ads wouldn’t require fact checks. If an ad is challenged, the independent fact checker then judges the disputed ad’s accuracy. If the ad proves false, the injured party receives the advertiser’s pledge, which they can spend as they wish to undo the damage the false ad has caused. If the ad proves true, however, the pledge reverts to the ad buyer, and the challenger forfeits the cost of the fact check. Challengers would have no incentive to pay for fact checking that proves their opponents are right. If an ad goes unchallenged after, say, 30 days, the honest ad pledge reverts to the ad buyer. In all cases, the cost of guaranteeing the truth of an honest ad is zero. The false advertiser, however, has paid for the ad, paid the pledge penalty, and paid in reputation. Simply put, the forfeited pledge is the price of a lie. It is paid only by liars. A politician who still wishes to lie may certainly do so. But lying becomes expensive. What about the slippery middle ground between truth and falsehood— the innuendo and half-truths that infect so much political advertising? Imagine a photo of Joe Biden and his son looking shifty, accompanied by the tagline: “Hunter Biden served on the board of Ukraine’s most corrupt company while his father, as vice president, did all he could to fire a powerful Ukrainian prosecutor.” None of that is exactly false. But it implies that the senior Biden tried to prevent the prosecutor from going after the company, when in fact he sought the opposite: he wanted the prosecutor fired for failing to pursue corruption. How should an honest ads market handle an ad like this? It refunds half the pledge for an ad that’s half a truth. Based on the egregiousness of the lie, the amount of a refund can correspond to one of the sliding scales fact checkers already use. Indeed, Politifact did rate an ad like the one above as half-true on a scale that ranges from: true, mostly-true, half-true, mostly-false, false, and pants-on-fire. Other fact checkers use similar scales. A market for truth need not be perfect. It just needs to be credible and unbiased. By asking PACs and politicians to warrant their claims, it changes the balance of power, favoring truth over lies in our political discourse. A politician of greater integrity could make bigger promises and voluntarily escrow 2X or 3X the normal pledge. Or, a politician of little means could pre-check a message with the fact checker, ensure an honest message and have bonds markets underwrite the pledge without risk. By contrast, a politician of low integrity could afford only smaller promises, namely the minimum lie price that the media platform requires as its honest ad pledge. And, low integrity politicians would keep losing their pledges. For a dishonest politician, the costs mount with each additional lie. How might this work? To operate a market for truth, we can rely on established administrative practices that we already use for trust and legitimacy. Taking our own government as precedent, we split oversight into legislative, judicial, and executive branches. A legislative body gets to define “fake ads.” Despite their differences, even Fox News, CNN, and the New York Times might be able to agree on a working definition of fake ads independent of specific use cases and their own ads and news stories. A judicial body gets to decide whether a specific case represents an instance of fake advertising according to this definition. Again, Snopes, Hoax Slayer, Politifact, or a jury of peers might play this role only now they must judge according to the definition provided by the legislative body. Jurors do not get to use their own individual definitions. Finally, the executive branch enforces these definitions and decisions. It collects the honest ad pledges and disburses them to ad buyers or ad challengers based on rulings by the judicial body. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter can play this role but they decide neither the definitions nor the outcomes of challenges. By dividing the branches of fake ads governance, we recreate an institution where no branch judges truth as applied to itself and no branch has an economic incentive to bias its behavior to get rich. Why does this work? A truth market for trading honest ads works for exactly the same reason as a carbon market based on cap and trade. It solves the problem of pricing externalities and markets for trade in externalities already exist. Carbon dioxide is pollution. It’s a negative externality that harms others. An entity that is causing damage needs to pay for that damage by buying pollution credits that put a price on the harm done. Fake news is pollution. It’s a negative externality that harms others. The size of the honest ads pledge, i.e. the lie price, could be any escrow amount set by the social media platform but really should be the expected size of the harm done. This negative externality is the “social cost” of the damage done by lying. The crowdsource identification of harm is the market that “trades” the externality. The harmed parties claim the lie price and get paid for the damage they experience. Carbon trading markets work so we can expect markets for truth will also work. Importantly, a market for truth works even when the amount of damage, the lie price, is not known in advance. Imagine Exxon Mobile today taking out an ad that human activity does not cause global warming. The lie price for political ads in the US alone is too small for the lie price of global warming policy ads internationally. You can quickly see that, if a firm repeatedly pays the lie price, then their willingness to keep lying is too small relative to the true social cost. Then the lie price should rise until they stop the lies that harm people. In other words, we have an “efficient search” process that can force firms and super PACs to internalize the true social cost of their negative externalities even when that cost is initially unknown. And what about free speech? In the US, skeptics might object that an honest ads pledge would not withstand First Amendment scrutiny if the pledge were mandatory. US courts view impediments to speech as violations of free speech. Although this is a uniquely US problem, the system still works even when a pledge is voluntary. If the market for truth is fully functioning, then unwillingness to pledge an honest ad is itself a signal that the author is likely lying because honest ads incur no added cost. The 2001 Nobel prize in economics acknowledged the tenets of information economics precisely due to the power of “signals” to separate truth from lies. Informative signals are potentially expensive actions taken by knowledgeable parties that back up their claims. A product sold with a guarantee, for example, is almost always more reliable than a product sold “as is” or “buyer beware.” Good sellers, knowing their claims are true, can offer guarantees that bad sellers, knowing their claims are false, cannot afford to offer. The voluntary signal separates good from bad, and fact from fiction. The proposed mechanism is very powerful. An honest ad pledge discourages political advertisers from placing false ads. The pledge need not be mandatory – advertisers’ failure to pledge signals that they don’t believe their own claims. A fair challenge price discourages political adversaries from launching false challenges. The mechanism also provides revenue to pay for independent fact checking via issued challenges. Fact checkers have no financial incentive to bias their decisions and not every ad would need checking—only those that are challenged. Governance can proceed using models we already use in other contexts. As with so many other aspects of social media, platforms like Facebook and Twitter have made the spread of false content what the tech world proudly calls “frictionless.” It’s time to judiciously put some friction back. A truth market would do just that. A society that values unfettered expression over truth can set the price of lying low. A society that values greater integrity can set the price of lying higher. Currently, the price of lying in political ads is zero. Marshall Van Alstyne (@InfoEcon) is a Questrom Chair Professor at Boston University where he teaches information economics. He is also a Digital Fellow at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and co-author of the international best seller “Platform Revolution” (W.W. Norton). 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__label__cc	0.548457	0.451543	Master-Minded Ministries Ryan Mauro – Part 2 In: Dave McGarrah, The Teacher and The Preacher Episode Summary On this episode of The Teacher and the Preacher, Dave and Harold continue talking with Ryan Mauro. Ryan is Clarion Project’s national security analyst and an adjunct professor of homeland security. About the Teacher and The Preacher The Teacher and the Preacher is a weekly radio program–hosted by Dave McGarrah, Senior Pastor at Deer Flat Church in Caldwell, Idaho, and Harold Berman of Efrat, Israel–that airs each Sunday at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm here on 94.1 The Voice KBXL and also on Sunday evenings at 5 pm on our sister station 790 KSPD. They are a unique phenomenon on the airwaves – a Christian and aRead More → Gidon Ariel By: Rae Prettyman In: Dave McGarrah, Harold Berman, The Teacher and The Preacher Episode Summary On this episode of The Teacher and the Preacher, Dave and Harold host Gidon Ariel. A visionary and pioneer in Jewish-Christian relations, Gidon made Aliyah to Israel when he was 14 and spent close to a decade in advanced Jewish studies institutes (Yeshivas) and the IDF. Gidon serves in the IDF reserves as a Captain in the Military Spokesperson’s Office after spending over 20 years in the Armored (Tank) Corps. An Orthodox Jew, he has kept Jewish traditions his entire life, and is a seasoned Hebrew and Judaism instructor. Gidon is the owner of several web-based marketing businesses, and has been working withRead More → Dr. Yitz Glick Episode Summary On this episode of The Teacher and the Preacher, Dave and Harold host Dr. Yitz Glick. Dr. Yitz served in the Israel Defense Forces and later began a career in medicine. He volunteers countless hours at Efrat Emergency Medical Center, which has served 50,000 patients, Israelis and Palestinians alike. He is passionate about treating victims of terrorism. Tune in to learn more about Dr. Yitz! About the Teacher and The Preacher The Teacher and the Preacher is a weekly radio program–hosted by Dave McGarrah, Senior Pastor at Deer Flat Church in Caldwell, Idaho, and Harold Berman of Efrat, Israel–that airs each Sunday at 10:30 amRead More → Randy Neal and Dr. Colonel Danny Tirza Episode Summary The special guests on this episode of The Teacher and the Preacher are Randy Neal and Dr. Colonel Randy Tirza. Mr. Neal is the Western Regional Coordinator for Christians United for Israel. As such, he speaks on churches, synagogues and community centers throughout the thirteen western states sharing a message of Christian support and activism on behalf of the Jewish State. Dr. Colonel Danny Tirza is the former head of the Rainbow Operation Administration of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). About the Teacher and The Preacher The Teacher and the Preacher is a weekly radio program–hosted by Dave McGarrah, Senior Pastor at Deer FlatRead More → Jonathan Feldstein Episode Summary The guest on this episode of The Teacher and the Preacher is Jonathan Feldstein. Jonathan was born and educated in the U.S. and immigrated to Israel in 2004. He is married and the father of six. He is the founder and President of the Genesis 123 Foundation of which Run for Zion is an inaugural project. Throughout his life and career, he has been blessed by the calling to fellowship with Christians to serve as a bridge between Jews and Christians, and to help connect Christians to Israel in a meaningful way. About the Teacher and The Preacher The Teacher and the PreacherRead More → Episode Summary On this year-end episode of The Teacher and the Preacher, Dave and Harold look back through 2018 and discuss their hopes for the new year. About the Teacher and The Preacher The Teacher and the Preacher is a weekly radio program–hosted by Dave McGarrah, Senior Pastor at Deer Flat Church in Caldwell, Idaho, and Harold Berman of Efrat, Israel–that airs each Sunday at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm here on 94.1 The Voice KBXL and also on Sunday evenings at 5 pm on our sister station 790 KSPD. They are a unique phenomenon on the airwaves – a Christian and a Jew in an ongoing dialogue –Read More → 783 – Dave McGarrah – Hanukkah In: Extra, Extra with Doug Hardy On today’s Extra, Doug Hardy converses with Dave McGarrah, host of The Teacher and the Preacher, about Hanukkah. You can hear Doug on KBXL 94.1 The Voice every weekday at 1:45 pm.Read More →	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2499
__label__cc	0.726668	0.273332	Get Winter Dreams from Amazon.com View the Lesson Plans Order our Winter Dreams Study Guide Critical Overview +Essays Critical Essay #1 Topics for Further Study Winter Dreams Themes This Study Guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Winter Dreams. Dexter's vision of success involves a pursuit of the American dream of wealth and status. As Fitzgerald traces Dexter's movement toward this goal, he becomes, in essence, a social historian of his generation, chronicling the dreams of the men and women of the 1920s who saw unlimited opportunities in the new century. Even as a teenager, Dexter dreams of success. While working at a local golf course, he fantasizes about becoming a golf champion and winning matches against the wealthy men for whom he caddies, or dazzling them with his expert diving exhibitions. Later, his dreams involve his movement up into the wealthy class where he would be rich enough to marry Judy Jones. She becomes the embodiment of his "winter dreams" of a glittering world with endless glamour and promise. Dexter eventually gains wealth and status due to two qualities that are inherent in the American character... More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Winter Dreams. Winter Dreams from Gale. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2503
__label__cc	0.64489	0.35511	Competence Map Automotive parts & used tyres Biogenous Waste Electronic scrap Industrial residues Paper and rejects Refuse-derived fuels (RDF) Waste cooking oils & animal fats Greenblog Don't waste Invest Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG is an international disposal and recycling company based in Feldkirchen bei Graz. The family company is a competent partner for around 1,600 municipalities and more than 40,000 companies and employs around 3,050 employees in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary and the United Arab Emirates. With its vision Zero Waste and digital solutions like wastebox.at, wastebox.biz or the service app Daheim Saubermacher expands continuously its market position as the Leader in Waste Intelligence. With its subsidiary REDUX Recycling GmbH Saubermacher has given yet another edge in the battery recycling market. A technique has been developed that allows old batteries to be used as secondary raw materials. First, the inner parts of the batteries are mechanically treated so that their individual components – particularly zinc and manganese – can be used as a raw material in the manufacture of new batteries. The first alkaline batteries made from the recycled components of batteries were successfully launched in April 2015. Specially developed X-ray technology is used to sort the batteries. Its automated sorting of 40 batteries a second with 99% efficiency is as noteworthy as the 90% value it adds. Saubermacher has worked with high‑level partners from environmental research and the automotive industry to develop the recycling methods best suited to lithium‑ion battery systems. Due to the research results a plant is operating since 2018. This has already brought the recycling rate going beyond the legal requirements. As a single business entity in Austria, Saubermacher has the authorisation required to transport damaged and therefore particularly hazardous lithium‑ion batteries and rechargeable batteries. Hans-Roth-Straße 1 8073 Feldkirchen bei Graz Ph.: +43 59 800 marketing@saubermacher.at www.saubermacher.at/en/home/ Hazardous waste processing Saubermacher’s largest site for the storage and processing of hazardous waste is in Premstätten to the south of Graz. This high tech recycling centre has three main centrepieces. The first is the workshop waste separation system. This high tech system processes around 7,000 tonnes of oil contaminated equipment a year from workshops and factories. Metal components are extracted using metal separators, while many other foreign materials are sorted by hand. Then all the recyclables are mechanically ground and used as substitute fuel, e.g. in the cement industry. The other centrepieces are the screen and cooling unit processing system and a physical biological system (PB system). The second of these is the site’s newest system, transforming contaminated industrial waste water and liquid waste into domestic water, namely water for washing cars, watering the garden, flushing toilets etc. Around 20,000 tonnes of waste water are treated here every year. In the course of processing, all hazardous waste delivered to the centre is analysed and classified. The in house testing lab takes samples and provides a test report for each delivery. Green Tech Cluster Styria GmbH Waagner-Biro-Straße 100 T +43 316 40 77 44-0 M welcome@dontwasteinvest.com Find us Send request International technology Group Andritz has opened a modern test and research center for the recycli... read more (c)2021 Green Tech Cluster Styria GmbH This site uses cookies. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies. Further information can be found in our privacy policy. I agree	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2527
__label__cc	0.544371	0.455629	Home / News / Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Possibly Not PS4 Exclusive Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Possibly Not PS4 Exclusive Crash Bandicoot's N. Sane Trilogy remake is coming June 30th 2017 to PlayStation 4, but it might be heading to other platforms as well. PlayStation Ireland tweeted out that the game was coming to PlayStation 4 first. The Tweet has now been deleted. Wording it as "coming to PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro first" has lead to speculation that the game is not a PlayStation exclusive and will possibly be coming to PC, Xbox One and maybe even the upcoming Nintendo Switch. This could be a simple mistake from PlayStation Ireland's Twitter handler, or it could be a leak. Sony doesn't do the best job at making sure customers and the press are aware if a game's actually exclusive or not. Yakuza 0's US box art shows PS4 Console Exclusive, which in other cases meant a game was coming to PC now or later. But as for now, only time will tell if Crash Bandicoot's silly adventures will come to another platform or not. And that time will more than likely become more evident around E3 2017.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2528
__label__cc	0.559072	0.440928	Scouts’ Views: AL Central An AL scout spoke with Sporting News’ Ryan Fagan about three of the division’s biggest questions: Q: Which contender has the best rotation? Scout says: "The Royals go (Zack) Greinke, (Gil) Meche, (Luke) Hochevar — he could have a breakout year — but it’s the Tigers, definitely. With (Max) Scherzer sliding into that rotation with (Justin) Verlander and (Rick) Porcello, that’s only going to make them stronger. They’re going to have a really tough rotation. If their bullpen can step up and their offense can do what they need to do … " Q: Where does Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera rank among the game’s best hitters? Has he hit his ceiling? Scout says: "He’s arguably top five. The one thing Miggy takes a lot of pride in, that was a concern early, is his body. He’s done a great job taking care of his body and gets a bit upset about the criticism (of his weight). People forget, really, how young he still is (he turns 27 on April 18). This is a guy who is as prolific as they come, and he’s going to be an impact hitter for years. He hasn’t hit his ceiling." Q: Who will be the division’s breakout player? Scout says: "I mean this when I say it: (Royals third baseman) Alex Gordon has a chance to be that guy this year. He had a chance to be that guy last year, except for the injuries. For me, he’s a guy who’s got a chance to be truly impactful." This story first appeared in Sporting News magazine. If you are not receiving the magazine, subscribe today, or pick up a copy, available at most Barnes & Noble, Borders and Hudson Retail outlets. Author rfagan.tsnPosted on March 2, 2010 Categories MLB Previous Previous post: Detroit Tigers 2010 preview Next Next post: Max Scherzer: My take on coming to the AL Central	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2532
__label__wiki	0.76809	0.76809	Cat no. 5097 The Pace-Setters: Prof. Calne ("Part Exchange Considered") 29:36 1981 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire BBC documentary, a profile of leading transplant surgeon Professor Roy Calne, of Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. Biography; Documentary; Health and Medicine; Television Profile of Professor Roy Calne who performed the first UK organ transplant operations. Extensive interviews with the surgeon discussing his early life as a medical student, his motivations and ambitions; the pioneering medical research he undertook in the 1950s that led to the first transplant operations and his current post as Professor of Surgery with Trinity Hall, Cambridge and as surgeon at Addenbrookes Hospital. Professor Calne discusses the effects of transplant surgery on the lives of patients and talks frankly in response to the negative publicity about the morality and ethics of transplanting organs from the dead. Footage within the hospital wards present the patients who benefit from Professor Calne’s work. The surgeon’s wife, Patsy, comments on her husband’s professional work and the impact it has on family life. Further interviews reveal Professor Calne’s opinions on the National Health Service and attitudes to vivisection in medical research. The Pace-setters theme music is accompanied by a montage of shots from the episode. Featured People: The Transplant Olympics Team; Interview with Angela Dunn, Transplant Olympics team member; Brian Peermade, patient; Mrs Celia Wight, Transplant Coordinator, Addenbrookes Hospital; Patsy Calne (wife of Prof Calne), and 4 (of their 6) children. Featured Buildings: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge Production company: BBC East Producer: Mike Purton Editor: Karen Heward Look East: Garrett Family Transport & Medical Emergency Look East: St Andrew's Private Hospital Look East: Billy Graham	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2535
__label__cc	0.641234	0.358766	TBT: Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987) By Kendra on August 1, 2019 in Twentieth Century Welp, I watched Little Gloria … Happy at Last (1982), so there was only one possible option to follow it up with: Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story! A TV movie! From 1987! Starring Farrah Fawcett! With costumes by Jane Robinson of Brideshead Revisited (1981) fame! Was it great? Nope! Was it terrible? Nope. Poor Little Rich Girl attempts to tell the life story of Barbara Hutton, heiress to the Woolworth drugstore fortune, who was filthy rich, many-times married, and mostly miserable. There’s a brief glimpse of Hutton as a young girl, but mostly it’s focused from her debut in 1930 through her marriages to seven different men, including Cary Grant. The film is mostly carried by Farrah Fawcett, and I was surprised at how acceptable she was as an actress, and how normal-looking she was when she wasn’t in a bathing suit with feathered hair. She was actually nominated for a Golden Globe for this performance, and the film won for Best Miniseries or Television Film. As I mentioned above, the costumes were designed by Jane Robinson (Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill, Brideshead Revisited, Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, and A Handful of Dust), and she was nominated for an Emmy for her work. There was, predictably, a TON of costumes and not much budget to make them with: “Fawcett … wears 168 costumes, which require her to change almost every 10 minutes … Hutton’s lifestyle created problems for the producer. The jewels could be borrowed, but [producer] Persky and director Charles Jarrott had to find a cheap way to recreate the clothes, houses and decor of Hutton and her friends in the U.S., Venice, London and Tangier. ‘Oh, God, it has been torture, absolute torture,’ moaned costume designer Jane Robinson … ‘They want a mega, mega, megarich production, but only give you 50 cents to do it.’ She had Savile Row tailor Edward Sexton recreate many of the men’s costumes and some of Fawcett’s, finding the others wherever she could. ‘We couldn’t simply copy all the clothes Barbara Hutton wore because it would be boring,’ she adds. ‘This isn’t a documentary'” (Arts & People: Barbara Hutton Warts and All, WWD, Oct. 12, 1987). As mentioned in that article, Edward Sexton, a Savile Row tailor, made the men’s clothes: “‘My style just fitted in right bang into what they were doing,’ said Sexton, who was in the city last week. His ‘practical’ style includes double-breasted, ventless jackets worn with high-waisted, cuffed pants. His two-piece suits for men and women cost about $1,800. ‘The film will certainly have a bearing on fashion,’ Sexton said confidently of his first film experience. No doubt he’s right, because Jane Robinson, the British costume designer of ‘Brideshead Revisited’ fame, designed the clothes for Fawcett. And Cary Grant’s sartorial style, which Sexton tried to capture, is legendary. One detail on Sexton’s impeccable suits are ‘street-walker’ lapels. These look like notched lapels, except the angle of the peak ‘is parallel with the pavement'” (Deco Jewels and an Innocent in Hollywood, San Francisco Chronicle, May 18, 1987). As is my wont, I took a bunch of screencaps, so let’s take a wander through Poor Little Rich Girl! We start with toddler Barbara, whose mother committed suicide when Barbara was just four years old in 1917: Wearing the 1910s-does-1780s style so popular in this era. Barbara grows up in just a few scenes, moving to England at one point: Or as you and I know it, Downton Abbey! There was even an interior shot that was straight out of Downton. Where she meets her governess: Played by Brenda Blethyn (right) of the 2007 War and Peace, Atonement, and Pride & Prejudice & Pigs. Pre-teen Barbara is played by Fairuza Balk (most famous for that mid-1990s cheese-fest The Craft): Wearing the same color scheme, now with braided buns. Kevin McCarthy, who has been in a million things, from Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Love Boat, is the daddy who never loves her enough: At her debut, Barbara wears a traditional white dress whose fabric just screams synthetic — or is it just the crappy YouTube version I’m watching? Here’s our third white dress, red sash combo! Fawcett pulls off 1930s well: They occasionally edited black and white footage of Fawcett into newsreels, which actually worked quite well. Some costumes just didn’t read well on my screen: Like this one shudder Miriam Margolyes (The Age of Innocence, the 1998 Vanity Fair, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Call the Midwife) shows up briefly as an American living in the south of France: Here she’s cross-dressing and singing! Where Hutton meets her first husband, a sleazy Georgian (country, not state) count: Wearing a deco print. And makes friends with the consistently-fabulously-attired Pauline de la Rochelle (Stéphane Audran): LOVE THIS SO HARD. And Jean Kennerly (Zoë Wanamaker of Mr. Selfridge and Britannia): Great colors, great use of plaid! Another great print. Anne Francis turns up as Barbara’s step-mother: Excellent wave. Babs marries the sleazy Georgian: (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) There’s lots of glammy satin: And sporty daywear: And shmucky soon-to-be ex-husbands: 1930s suits: Some great contrast buttons: <3 <3 <3 New soon-to-be shitty husbands: More 1930s suits: You really can’t go wrong with navy and white, can you? Embroidered fabrics: Minnie Mouse-y numbers: Glam friends: JAMES READ (George Hazard from North and South) plays Cary Grant and is shockingly convincing: (Photo by: Alice S. Hall/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) Shit gets dowdy in the 1940s: That hairstyle just doesn’t work on Fawcett. OK, add a big hat and all is well! But hanger-on Pauline still dresses well! Barbara moves to Morocco, which is an Orientalist escape fantasy for her: Breaking out the big rocks! Hutton embraces Asian lounging wear (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank). In Morocco, all the women wear these saris-over-long-sleeved-blouse combinations, which, is that actually worn in Morocco? Keeping it tasteful. The real Barbara Hutton in Morocco. She’s wearing something very similar, although no long sleeves. Is endlessly disappointed in love: If you’re going to marry a jerk, at least have fabulous hair, right? (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Zoe Wanamaker gets some more cute outfits: It’s the white trim that makes it fab! And the dotted veiling. We go to Carnevale in Venice: Ultra sparkly! Bounce back to Morocco: And die alone! What fun! Are you a biopic fan? Got any recommendations for me? Tags1930s1940s1950s1960sinspired by a true storyJane Robinsonshuddup I love biopicsTV WCW: Ava Gardner Frock Flick Free-for-All Kendra has been a fixture in the online costuming world since the late 1990s. Her website, Démodé Couture, is one of the most well-known online resources for historical costumers. In the summer of 2014, she published a book on 18th-century wig and hair styling. Kendra is a librarian at a university, specializing in history and fashion. She’s also an academic, with several articles on fashion history published in research journals. Roxana August 1st, 2019 I think the Woolworth fortune was cursed. Barbara wasn’t the only heir to lead a colorful and totally dysfunctional life. Heidilea August 1st, 2019 Is there a scene where she cuts her throat with a razor (I mean, it’s implied)? I think I may have seen parts of this movie as a kid. Kendra August 1st, 2019 Yep, this is it! Saraquill August 1st, 2019 The outfits are lackluster and show the budget. While I’m not a fan of “The Makioka Sisters” movie, they did fabulous period outfits on a budget way better. As for biopics, I enjoyed “Heavenly Creatures” and “Leonie.” Traditional Moroccan dress seems to be a long sleeved kaftan, often gorgeously embelished but Barbara could wear what she liked. Gorgeous clothes, favulouf jewls and even Cary Grant weren’t enough. Sad. Farah Fawcett looks amazing, and not at all like her Charlie’s Angels character. Susan Pola Staples August 1st, 2019 I vaguely remember watching it. Wasn’t one of the husbands a Nazi? Biopic suggestion: upcoming Harriet Tubman movie entitled – what else- Harriet? I saw the trailer and was impressed. Nzie August 1st, 2019 I’m also looking forward to Harriet. The trailer looked great. I always appreciate a reminder of how lovely 30s fashion could be. I feel like I forget it between the 20s glam and the 40s vintage/wartime/postwar vibe. For biopics, my favorite is probably Amazing Grace. I liked Belle, about the mixed race woman raised by her English judge great uncle, but I didn’t like some of the historical changes. I think you guys may have done short reviews of both of these. I don’t have TV so I haven’t watched a TV movie in years. SarahV August 3rd, 2019 Yes! When they are good, they are so very good. ljones1966 August 1st, 2019 I have mixed feelings about the costumes. But I loved that navy blue and white suit from the 1930s. [“Miriam Margolyes (The Age of Innocence, the 1998 Vanity Fair, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Call the Midwife) shows up briefly as an American living in the south of France:”] I believe the actress was portraying Elsa Maxwell, but I’m not sure. [“JAMES READ (George Hazard from North and South) plays Cary Grant and is shockingly convincing”] Was his grasp of Grant’s accent convincing? That would be a surprise. Although I’ve always regarded Read as a very good actor. MoHub August 1st, 2019 We might need a Miriam Margolyes WCW. She was the Spanish Infanta in The Black Adder and Queen Victoria in Blackadder’s Christmas Carol. Barbara Stolarski August 1st, 2019 Love your articles but how can you mention Brenda Blethyn without including the fantastic PBS series “Vera”? Haven’t seen it, and we haven’t reviewed it? :) Janet August 1st, 2019 Because “Vera” is a [wonderful] detective series set in Newcastle GB in the present day…not a FrockFlick period. woostersauce2014 August 2nd, 2019 I vaguely remember watching this and while many of the clothes do show that they were made from a limited budget, others are fabulous and captures the period well. Elizabeth K. Mahon August 2nd, 2019 I think Winfield Hall is supposed to be on Long Island, although they probably filmed it in England. Barbara named her home in London in Regent’s Park Winfield House, which is now the American Ambassador’s residence. Two points – 1) Might I suggest as the third peice of these 80’s telepic costume extravaganzas to be reviewed The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, starring Ann-Margret and the estimable Claudette Colbert? I remember being dazzled by the costuming. 2) The skeevy Georgian Count husband i8s Nicholas C lay, the oh-so-hunky lover of Lady Chatterley and also Queen Guinevere! Emme August 6th, 2019 I’m living for that white dress with the black buttons down the side. It’s beyond gorgeous. 😍 k April 12th, 2020 that isn’t a moroccan drees, it’s indian saree!….(no offense!) NTP Jane September 8th, 2020 Hi! I accidentally chanced upon your blog and loved the review n pics, i think all the costumes worn by Farah Fawcett are so beautiful n classy. The scene with Farah wearing a typical loose version of the Chinese Qi pao dress , didnt see that scene in the mini series or did I miss it.. but seriously please do more reviews of the costumes from dramas, mini series from the 80s n 90s… or even from movies… Leave a Reply to Nzie Cancel reply	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2539
__label__cc	0.564959	0.435041	219 - The Little Land Fish – Migrating Exhibition By Heidi Trautmann Samad Behrangi, an Iranian author, has written the story ‘The Little Black Fish’ which has inspired Cypriot artists to base their art project on. An old fish telling his 12,000 children and grandchildren a tale themed around justice, equality, questioning dogma, and swimming against the tide; and it is freedom that one of the little fishes tries to reach against all barriers. The exhibition project ‘The Little Land Fish’ was supported by the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture and was prepared in collaboration of the European Mediterranean Art Association-EMAA and the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts-E.KA.TE. The exhibition was now brought back to Cyprus to be showcased at EMAA’s Art Centre in Nicosia from March 3 – 12 March. The participating artists are: Antoniou Klitsa with the video film ‘Experimental Storytelling’ about a personal story; Atassi Adi with a triptych in acrylic on canvas, telling about the little witch (Cyprus) overcoming all problems of separation; Attalidou Katarina with her film animation “The Cloud in Love” by Nazim Hikmet, a touching story of a musician creating the world, a man who tries to destroy it and a woman who tries to save it, and about the power of love; Melita Couta with two series of works which were – in my opinion a new addition to the migrating exhibition, excellent metal works – fishes with sharp teeth like by Bertolt Brecht, and three ink drawings/collages on silk paper: I would say an image of population and settling; Economou Yiannos with a video ‘Fear is A Man’s Best Friend’ explaining that fear paralyses reason and about the basics of genesis; Erkan Mustafa with a series of photographs about a suitcase filled with emptiness and the question of identity; Ezgin Özgül showing still images with sound about immigrants and their feelings in a country where only their work is appreciated; Ferahian Tatiana with her installation ‘Turkish Coffee’ which made me gasp, cups with future telling coffee residue images settled on the bottom; a group work named ‘Tester’ by Özge Ertanin, Oya Silbery and Evren Erkut which impressed and surprised me: Perfume spray bottles with photos and symbols of Cyprus on it, slogans and catchwords, peng, peng, “…..questiong our identities and beliefs, and the influence of external forces on our existence.”; Hatzigeorgiou Yioula with her depressing video “The Calm” testing the powers of endurance of a woman trying to free herself from a cauchemar, linked to the ordeal in the 1970s; another video by Lapithi Lia ‘The Little Land Fish’ seeing the Cypriots as goldfish trapped in a glass bowl trying to escape from a net; Pericleous Vicky with an installation of souvenirs dedicated to a person “This is How I Will Remember You”; a snake-like floor installation “Anti-Funeral Gifts” as grave goods by Saava Andreas reminding of the closest things accompanying us through the winding paths of our life; Selisik Serhat with his video “We are identical” …..although there is proof that we are identical we see each other as The Other; Sonya Zehra with her installations of protest against the threat of influence and manipulation by Others. A strong exhibition. It was necessary for me to go into some detailed description of the works to show the grade of interpretation of the project, using the story of the Little Black Fish with its psychological mirror stories. Artists speaking out their frustration, their anxieties, their accusations and their hopes. The exhibition will be open … The exhibition was opened by the presidents of both associations and by Bülent Kanol, Director of ENGAGE – Do your Part for Peace Programme and it can be visited at the EMAA Art Centre (Belediye Sokak, No.1, Yenişehir, near Deniz Plaza back entrance), between the 3rd and 12th of March, from 16:00 – 20:00 on Monday, 10:00 – 13:00 / 16:00 – 20:00 from Tuesday to Friday, and from 10:00 – 14:00 on Saturday. Melita Couta Serhat Selisik Group 102: Özge Ertanin, Oya Silbery, Evren Erkut Adi Atassi Tatiana Ferahian Zehra Sonya Katarina Attalidou	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2562
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__label__cc	0.57005	0.42995	Sequels, Remakes, Reboots & Reshoots - The Day The Film Blogosphere Came Together Wow, that was fun. The finest film bloggers in all the land (no offence to film bloggers who live on sea) came together to write on the topic of 'Sequels, Remakes and Reboots.' It was a pretty open ended assignment, just a chance for everyone to express their feelings on the topic. Much fun was had, some of the articles were detailed and informative, others were light and hilarious. It all began yesterday morning when The Kid In The Front Row got into a confused mess as he struggled to get a grip of his feelings on the topic, "Will a new 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' stop people re-watching the original? Does anyone lose sleep over the fact Gus Van Sant did a shot for shot remake of 'Psycho'? No, everyone just watches the original." Luckily, that wasn't the only post of the day, and the sequels provided a lot more insight. Over at Memoirs Of A Word Nerd, Manda Diaz delivered possibly the funniest moment of the blogathon with the worryingly spot on analysis of 'Oceans 12,' "It still makes me angry that the general public paid money just to watch a bunch of celebrities on holiday in Europe." The Sugary Cynic makes her point bluntly and honestly, "In practice, these usually suck because they are slapdash, shitty, with no respect paid to the source material and done for the money." A Nerd Like Me makes a simple point which, to be honest, sums everything up pretty well; "Good sequels, remakes and reboots are good. And bad ones? Well, at least they’re fun to argue about!"" "History is destined to repeat itself. Hollywood just gets around to it faster than most," mused Mike Lippert, from You Talking To Me?; who was probably the most pro-remakes blogger in the blogathon. Patrick O'Riley and Sofluid both took the time to break down each section seperately and share their opinions on Sequels, Remakes, and Reboots. Patrick stands up for the point of view you'd hear from a studio head, with "Sequels have an undeserved negative stigma. From a producorial standpoint, the reason a sequel is even considered for production is because an original film proves successful." Similarly, upcoming screenwriter Sofluid brings awareness to the dreaded word that anti-remake/reboot people hate to hear, 'franchise.' Solfluid explains, "Shrek in particular is an impressive franchise. It's got a loveable set of characters (perfect for merchandise!) and the writers manage to keep it fresh and exciting." The Intermittent Sprocket gets straight down to business and makes a list of films that he thinks should be remade, and one point in particular I couldn't agree more with, "ANYTHING WRITTEN BY SHANE BLACK DESERVES A SEQUEL WRITTEN BY SHANE BLACK." Four Of Them wrote a simple yet heartfelt article which many people will relate to, "You see, they're all too glad to attach the original's good name in press releases, but when it comes time for execution, well, what they do can land anywhere between ineptness, scorn, and all-out hatred." We end on two distinctly different takes on the topic. Wellywood Woman, from New Zealand, took the conversation away from bantering back and forth about 'Shrek' and 'Toy Story 3' and focused on something more fascinating and important; "I've chosen to focus on gender and audience, and on the reboot-and-remake of the New Zealand Film Commission, following its review by Sir Peter Jackson and David Court," which makes for a fascinating read. I hope I've mentioned everybody. If I've missed any blogs out, please get in touch, and I'll add them in. Feel free to copy and paste this round-up onto your own blogs-- it'd be really great if we can spread awareness of each others work. as much fun as it is to mount up your own reader base and shield them from everyone else; I think community is far more important. I can supply the HTML code of this blog if it helps you enter it into your own blogs. Thanks for joining in, and thanks for reading. Until next time. wellywood woman 29 July 2010 at 04:29 Thank YOU, kind Kid. Totally agree re importance of community (no surprises there). Let's do it again. And again! SugaryCynic 29 July 2010 at 04:50 yay! Everybody's posts were really varied and cool TheUnwashedMass 29 July 2010 at 06:34 Here's looking at you, Kid. The Taxi Driver 29 July 2010 at 06:50 Yes Kid, this was a good time and you seemed to inspire people into some good articles. What more could one ask for? Jess 29 July 2010 at 08:51 I really enjoyed reading all the entries. It's good to take a broad topic and see really diverse articles appear. From the sublime to the ridiculous though... off to write about Titanic 2! Simon 29 July 2010 at 14:22 Good rallyin', all, but can you dance? (probably not) Whose Screenplay Is It Anyway? How Screenwriters G... The Film That Waited Down The Road A Brief Guide To Early Cinema Sequels, Remakes, Reboots & Reshoots - The Day The... Sequels, Remakes and Reboots - A Kid In The Front ... The One Where Tom Hanks Was Like "What The Fuck???" UK Film Council To Close LAWRENCE SHER - Director Of Photography Interview. TOY STORY 3... Kid In The Front Row Summer Acting School. Toy Story 3: Advice Needed. STAFF BENDA BILILI - Hackney Empire, Review - 20th... Directing My Writing. Not Coming Out To Play. SeeFilmFirst - Paying Off Teenage Film Bloggers On... Inside The Actors Studio - Complete Episodes. The Power Is In YOU, Not In A Suit On A Committee. Upcoming Classics at the Prince Charles Cinema, Lo... Some Like It Hot - Seeing the Billy Wilder classic... Advice, Instinct & Penguins - Reconnecting with wh... RIP Elliott Kastner - You Will Be Missed.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2568
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__label__wiki	0.507755	0.507755	SCHOOLS‎ > ‎Jefferson Elementary‎ > ‎ JES Security Update Security Update for Jefferson Elementary School From: John Montanaro, Superintendent To: Our Community At the community conversation in 2018, parents and staff made it clear they would like two things to improve the safety of our schools. Mental health support for the students Making our schools a “hard target” i.e. a facility with armed security. There was discussion about shooters picking targets that are “soft targets” i.e. facilities where there are no armed safety personnel. The discussion included having teachers carry guns or having armed officers in every building. We iterated that our School Board was committed to the safety and health of our students and would put into place new security and health measures in a fiscally responsible manner. For mental health services I met with Signature Health and Community Counseling to get proposals for servicing our district. We entered into a contract with Community Counseling to have a full-time case manager at every building. Arming teachers was deemed too complex of an issue because it involved liability, training, legality etc. As to the placement of an armed officer in our two elementary buildings, I found out what it would cost to have a Jefferson Police Officer at Jefferson Elementary and a Sheriff Deputy at Rock Creek Elementary. I also spoke to a company out of Youngstown and found out that an armed and trained security officer was about ½ the cost of having a police officer or sheriff deputy at the elementary schools. I met with Chief Wassie and Sheriff Johnson to discuss the hiring of an armed security officer option and received their approval. We hired, on a trial basis, an Armed Security Officer to finish out the 2017-2018 school year at Rock Creek. It was an overwhelming success. Parents, staff and students were very happy and had built a great relationship with him. As the district was moving forward with hiring two armed officers for the 2018-2019 school year, (one for Jefferson Elementary and one for Rock Creek), Chief Wassie approached me about bringing on a part time officer at Jefferson Elementary at a cost slightly more than an armed security officer. Our district entered into a contract with the Village. In December 2018, Chief Wassie informed me he has been unsuccessful finding part time officers to fill the position. This forced him to assign a 32-hour officer to Jefferson Elementary School. The cost of having a 32-hour officer at the elementary school was considerably higher than the original contract. The district agreed to keep our arrangement status quo for the remainder of the year and revisit for the 2019-2020 school year. Today I was informed that the Jefferson Police Department is unable to keep officer Greg in the schools for the remainder of this school year and that they will replace his position with an Auxiliary Police Officer. Workload and scheduling within the police department has caused this move. The cost for a full-time Armed Security Officer for next school year is approximately ½ of the cost of a Police Officer or Sheriff Deputy. After having an Armed Security Officer in place at Rock Creek Elementary for the past year, we have confidence that having an Armed Security Officer at Jefferson Elementary School is the right decision to make going forward. I believe the parents, staff and students of Jefferson Elementary will be just as happy as the Rock Creek school community has been. If you have any questions or concerns about this issue, please feel free to contact me and we can set up a time to meet and discuss this further. JES Security Update (March 2019).pdf Admin JALSD Admin,	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2571
__label__wiki	0.98524	0.98524	Clovis Toons STATIN reports 6.4% inflation rate for 2020 5:56 pm Sydney Pagon High closed due to COVID concerns 5:51 pm Biden signs series of orders, including to rejoin Paris climate accord 5:39 pm Two gunmen shot dead in Portmore, third on the run — police 5:23 pm Gas prices up $0.82, diesel up $1.46 4:44 pm Move to Egypt was in best interest of family — Lowe BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Deputy Sport Editor Damion Lowe's move to a club in faraway Egypt can easily be viewed from several angles by the curious of mind. But for him, it was pure business, with the future of his family as the key deal breaker. Lowe, 27, will also have the distinction of being the first Jamaican to ply his craft in the respected Egyptian topflight when he recently signed a two-year deal with Al Ittihad, the six-time Egypt Cup champions. The club, based in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, boast the third largest football fan base in Egypt, a country whose clubs have won the African Cup of Champions a record 15 times. But for the Reggae Boyz stand-in captain, the lure to the land of the Pharaohs was driven in the main by self-interest and the opportunity to broaden his football horizons. “It was the most attractive offer [on the table] when it comes to securing me and my kids future,” Lowe told the Jamaica Observer from Alexandria yesterday. “I have to do what's best for me and my family. This is securing my well-being. I appreciate everyone's opinion, but in the end the decision was mine to make,” he added. Lowe, who has steadily improved his game over the past few years, was linked to clubs in Italy and Qatar up to a few months ago, but those deals fell through. Even though his journeys have taken him to transcontinental Egypt for the moment, expectations remain high — that based on the quantum leap in the quality of his game — the lanky central defender should before long be playing in more glossy leagues. “I'm glad that everyone believes that [I should be playing in bigger leagues], and I also believe that, but if the offer doesn't come, I cannot go. “I'm not disappointed in myself [that I have not got the big deal], and I never will be, as I've come a long way and I have built my career from the ground up,” said Lowe. Now that the former IK Start standout has committed to fight for Al Ittihad — as he is known to do everywhere he goes — he hopes his pioneering exploits in that part of the world will “open doors” for other Jamaicans. “That's always my aim that wherever I go I try to work hard and open doors for others. The Middle East has been an attractive market and now a Jamaican is in the mix and is looking to excel,” Lowe said. The former Harbour View FC youth player says he has been warmly received by the club's top brass, other staff and his fellow players. “Everything has been going well. I have recently found out that the president [Mohamed Moselhy] is from Dominica. Everyone is happy I have joined and has been very kind and professional towards me,” Lowe said. The Boyz defender, who has excelled in the USA leagues since making his full professional debut, says he has set goals in keeping with those of his new club. “I always want to win trophies and it's also a part of the club's rich history. But first, I would like to get settled and get sharp and do well. Everything else will fall into place,” Lowe shared. Al Ittihad is due to face another giant of Egypt's Premier League Al Ahly in the semi-final of the Egypt Cup today, and Lowe finds the prospects mouth-watering as he could get his baptism of onfield action. “We are in the semi-finals in the Egypt Cup [and] I am expected to play, but I am awaiting international clearance,” he disclosed. Before signing up for his Egyptian crusade, Lowe — the son of France '98 veteran Onandi — had a carer-boosting spell when he helped, in large measure, to guide Phoenix Rising to the shared United Soccer League Championship title with Tampa Bay Rowdies. Both Phoenix and Tampba Bay were due to contest the all-conference final of the USL final, but the match was called off due to positive COVID-19 cases discovered among players of the Florida outfit. It was then decided that the title should be shared. “Phoenix is a big club and with a very professional environment, so I am glad I was able to go in and prepare myself to make a move,” Lowe said. 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__label__wiki	0.775491	0.775491	The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting (2003) 18 March 2005 20 March 2020 Rating: 0 USA. 2003. Director – Louis Morneau, Screenplay – Charles & Molly Meeker & Leslie Scharf, Producers – Alfred Haber, Kevin M. Hallberg, Oliver G. Hess & Charles Meeker, Photography – George Mooradian, Music – Joe Kraemer, Visual Effects – Eye Candy (Supervisor – Al Migliochetti), Special Effects Supervisor – Maurice Routly, Prosthetic Makeup – The Gizmo Shop, Production Design – Rick Roberts. Production Company – Universal Home Entertainment Productions. Kari Wuhrer (Maggie), Jake Busey (Jack/Jim), C. Thomas Howell (Jim Halsey), Shaun Johnston (Sheriff Castillo), Stephen Hair (Captain Esteridge), Valerie Planche (Cashier) Jim Halsey has become a cop and is now living in Iowa. However, he is still haunted by his experiences in the desert seventeen years earlier. He is suspended from the force after shooting a man that he thinks has a gun. He and his girlfriend, the crop duster pilot Maggie, go to visit his old friend Captain Esteridge in Texas. Once they set out on the highway however, Jim becomes jumpy, seeing dangers and threats everywhere. They pick up a hitcher but Jim becomes so uneasy that he demands at gunpoint that the hitcher gets out. The hitcher subsequently turns dangerous, shooting a cop that pulls them over and then going ahead to kill Esteridge and his wife, leaving the blame for the murders on Jim and Maggie. Jim is shot and killed during a shootout. Maggie must continue on alone as the hitcher plays a deadly game with her, killing victims and in each case leaving the blame for the murders with her. The Hitcher (1986) was one of the great and underrated psycho-thrillers of the 1980s. It is a surprise that it has not been turned into a horror franchise before now. There have certainly been several attempts to sequelise it, including an Italian psycho-thriller Fear in the Dark (1989) and Hitcher star C. Thomas Howell’s directorial debut Hourglass (1995), both of which were retitled The Hitcher 2 on American shores. Neither were anything more than unconnected films that had been retitled to exploit the popularity of the original. The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting, which comes seventeen years after the original, is the first legitimate sequel. Frankly, they shouldn’t have bothered. In all ways, it is terrible. The Hitcher was made with genuine craftsmanship; The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting is utter hackwork that is made by people who could not have cared less. The director this time out is Louis Morneau. Louis Morneau made the quite good time travel film Retroactive (1997) but his output has been typified more by the likes of Carnosaur 2 (1995), Bats (1999), Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008) and Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012), as well as the screenplay for Slipstream (2005). Needless to say, The Hitcher II falls down around the level of the latter. The sequel brings back C. Thomas Howell, who has had a career in B movies since the 1980s. Although having brought the star of the original back, the sequel for some reason kills Howell off about 30 minutes of the way in and lets the role of the pursuee be taken over by his girlfriend played by Kari Wuhrer. The return of Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) with his girlfriend Maggie (Kari Wuhrer) For a time, The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting starts out quite promisingly, showing C. Thomas Howell still haunted by post-traumatic stress as a result of his ordeal, being suspended as a cop for shooting someone he thinks is armed and getting twitchy and jumpy the moment they get onto the highway, having flashbacks and thinking perfectly innocent hitchhiker Jake Busey is another psychopath. Here the film briefly suggests an intriguingly different take – that there might not be any other psycho hitcher and that it might all be in Howell’s unstable imagination. Alas, to follow such a route, The Hitcher II would fairly much cheat its audience and thereafter it heads into entirely predictable areas. In The Hitcher, Robert Harmon directed with masterful suspense, making the film take place as much in our imaginations as it did in the dazzling pyrotechnics being enacted on the screen. Sadly, Louis Morneau has no such talent. All the subtle psychological shocks have been replaced by moronic red herrings jumps – people being scared by dogs and horses, loud amplified noises, or bodies falling out when someone opens a door. At feeble best, Morneau merely pastiches and copies scenes from the original – the finger served up as a French Fry, the victim tied between two trucks – but without anything that comes remotely anywhere near the effect either scene had in the original. Morneau overuses undercranked shots of clouds scudding across red skies – in fact, we even get footage of clouds scudding across red skies when it is meant to be night time. Jake Busey inheriting Rutger Hauer’s trench coat as The Hitcher Taking over as the title character, Jake Busey (a bad actor at the best of times) is miles away from ever evoking the same sort of menace that Rutger Hauer did in the original. His sum threat amounts to little more than a smirk. The most laughable scene is the diner sequence, which verges on the frequently campy – the counter clerk found with her knitting needles buried in her chest; Busey popping up wearing a chef’s hat and, amid tossing off one-liners, chopping off his own finger with a cleaver and tossing it into the deep frying vat (all without even wincing in pain – mindedly Kari Wuhrer goes through the entire film with a bullet in her leg and even has a water tower collapse on her without feeling any pain or impairment). Zero imagination has gone into the screenplay – there is no credibility established as to why when C. Thomas Howell gets into a car to drive across the desert for the first time in seventeen years he just coincidentally happens to come across another psycho hitchhiker who, with even more extraordinary coincidence, seems to have decided to copycat the original hitcher’s moves. The Hitcher was later remade as the equally disappointing The Hitcher (2007), which peculiarly copied The Hitcher II and likewise had Jim Halsey killed off part way through and his girlfriend being pursued by the hitcher. (Winner in this site’s Worst Films of 2003 list). Trailer here Director: Louis Morneau Actors: Kari Wuhrer, Jake Busey, C. Thomas Howell Themes: Psychos and Serial Killers, Road Movies, Film Series and Sequels, Films of 2003 The Hitcher (1986) The Great American Snuff Film (2003) Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) House of 1000 Corpses (2003) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Freddy vs. Jason (2003) Identity (2003) Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) Joy Ride (2001) Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) Friday the 13th Part III in 3D (1982) Bats (1999) Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland (1989) When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) Killer Nerd (1991) The Las Vegas Serial Killer (1986) Silent Night, Deadly Night III: You Better Watch Out! (1989) 3 from Hell (2019)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2583
__label__cc	0.646733	0.353267	Lighthouse News Daily Breaking Daily News Inflatable Greenhouse Could Be A Food Source In The Outer Space YouTube for Children Being Launched by Google Some Animals Produce Natural Sunscreen to Protect Themselves from Radiation, New Study Shows A New Genetic Map Tracks Down Dog Breeds And Their Evolution Lack Of Sleep Causes Brain Cells To Slow Down Meet Lyuba, the Best-Preserved Baby Mammoth in the World Reports of Great White Shark Spottings Around Wells, Maine Minecraft Adds Hour of Code Designer Tutorial The de Broglie-Bohm Theory Is Back and It’s Surreal Could High Carbon Dioxide Concentration Make Earth Greener? You are here: Home / Science / Domesticated Turkeys Found in Mexico 1500 Years Ago Domesticated Turkeys Found in Mexico 1500 Years Ago November 24, 2016 By Jeremy Kennedy Leave a Comment Domesticated turkeys originate in Mexico from 1500 years ago. Thanksgiving has always been linked with turkey as the centerpiece of the family meal. However, not many people are familiar with how and when the animals were first domesticated. Scientists have finally found the answer to that mystery. Archaeologists from the Field Museum in Oaxaca, Mexico, have discovered signs which might be the earliest evidence we have of domesticated turkeys. According to Garry Feinman, the curator of the Museum’s Mesoamerican anthropology department stated that there is genuine scientific interest in discovering when and where the animals were first domesticated. The museum’s findings consist of a 1500-year-old grouping of hatched as well as neonatal turkeys which were buried together as an offering by the local populace back then. The archaeologists were able to determine that the turkeys were domesticated by the number of young eggs in a particular complex since the wild turkey female doesn’t lay that many eggs. Feinman together with Linda Nicholas are the main authors of the paper, which was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, claim that their discovery is the most comprehensive and clearest evidence anyone has ever found regarding turkey domestication. They made the discovery of the buried eggs while excavating various hillside household sites back in 2009. Even at that time they were aware of the significance of the discovery since the growing turkeys were one of the two main sources of domesticated meat for Hispanic Mesoamericans. In case you’re wondering what the other source was, researchers claim that it consisted of dog meat. Upon closer examination of the discovered remains of adult and juvenile turkeys as well as their eggs, they found that it bears a close resemblance to the current turkey, although smaller in size, which millions of Americans are going to eat on Thanksgiving. Additionally, the archaeologists also found evidence that seems to indicate that the turkeys were also used in various rituals, besides just breeding them for their meat. They found three separate turkey skeletons in a grave, which indicates that they were part of a funeral sacrifice or something similar since they also discovered two obsidian blades which were probably used to slaughter the birds. What do you think about this new evidence regarding domesticated turkeys? Did you ever wonder when and where humans first domesticated turkeys? AccomplishNow Sandra Rechsteiner \| A Journey to Self-Acceptance Amazon Begins Email Service for Businesses January 28, 2015 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment Federal Blood Pressure Guidelines, About to Change September 12, 2015 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment Niagara Falls Freezes Over February 18, 2015 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment Fidel Castro Gives His Opinion on Diplomatic Efforts between U.S. and Cuba January 27, 2015 By Lonnie Davidson Leave a Comment New Horizons Team Published First Paper on Historic Mission to Pluto October 19, 2015 By Adam Lynch Leave a Comment NASA Shares New Maps and Thoughts on Ceres October 3, 2015 By Lonnie Davidson Leave a Comment Charles Haley Says Brady Will be Haunted by Deflategate February 5, 2015 By Grant Hamersma Leave a Comment 19th Century Painting Finally Proves Time Travel? November 15, 2017 By Grant Hamersma Leave a Comment Irish Giant Skeleton Could Be Buried at Sea Painted Tile Might be Leonardo Da Vinci’s Earliest Work More Details on Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassination Emerge (Study) Dogs Have More Neurons than Cats (Study) Stephen Hawking’s Voice to Be Beamed into Space Why Do Humans See Better Than Other Animals? (Study) Earthquakes are Happening Beneath East Antarctica’s Ice (Study) Women’s Voices Drop After Giving Birth (Study) Why Do Humans Have Big Brains? Experts Weigh In (Study) Adolf Hitler’s Teeth Confirm He Indeed Died in 1945 (Study) Copyright © 2021 lighthousenewsdaily.com About \| Contact · Staff · Terms and Conditions · Privacy Policy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2584
__label__cc	0.736887	0.263113	Love, Brave, and Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty 3-Book Giveaway (Running Press) Critically acclaimed children’s author Stacy McAnulty follows up her Brave and Beautiful titles with Love (12/4/2018; Running Press Kids; ISBN: 978-0-7624-6212-4; Hardcover $17.99; Ages 3-8; 32 pages), continuing to share a message of diversity, inclusivity, and compassion that is more needed now than ever. Illustrated with a diverse cast of characters, McAnulty’s uplifting story shows that love can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. The contrast between the text and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff’s colorful art turns stereotypes on their heads as “Love calls for bouquets of flowers” accompanies an image of a young boy giving a hand-picked bundle to his sick grandfather, and “designer greeting cards” shows a little boy painstakingly drawing a card by hand. All kinds of love are celebrated within these pages, and all are treated equally: a family with two moms, a military mom overseas, a child learning sign language to communicate with their friend, adopted siblings, new babies, beloved pets, and all faiths and ethnicities. “Perfect for balancing the commercialism of Valentine’s Day” (Kirkus starred review), Love will bring a smile to readers of all ages as they are reminded that “nothing else matters without love.” Brave: An empowering picture book for all kids that demonstrates to children that they can be real-life superheroes and that all kids have what it takes to be brave. Superheroes seek adventure, never give up, and stay calm when others are afraid. Superheroes are brave. But they aren't the only ones. Kids are brave every day. When they are told they are too little, but accomplish something big. When they check for monsters under the bed, just in case. When they face something uncertain, whether a thunderstorm or a hospital visit. When they stand up for what's right, even when it means facing consequences. Like superheroes, brave kids can save the world, just by being brave. Thoughtful text from Stacy McAnulty paired with vibrant illustrations from Joanne Lew-Vriethoff encourage kids to be brave in all the ways they can: trying new things, speaking their mind, confronting bullies, and more. This book will inspire kids to follow their hearts and to have courage, no matter the situation. Beautiful: Every girl is unique, talented, and lovable. . . .Every girl is BEAUTIFUL. Much more than how one looks on the outside, true beauty is found in conquering challenges, showing kindness, and spreading contagious laughter. Beautiful girls are empowered and smart and strong! BEAUTIFUL breaks barriers by showing girls free to be themselves: splashing in mud, conducting science experiments, and reading books under a flashlight with friends. This book will encourage all girls to embrace who they are and realize their endless potential. About the Author: Stacy McAnulty is a children’s book author, who used to be a mechanical engineer, who’s also qualified to be a dog therapist (is that a thing???), a correspondent for The Daily Show (why not), and a Green Bay Packer coach (totally!). She has written dozens of books including her debut middle-grade novel, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and the 2017 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor book Excellent Ed, illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach. Her other picture books include Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, illustrated by David Litchfield; Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert, illustrated by Deborah Hocking, Brave and Beautiful, both illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, and more. When not writing, Stacy likes to listen to NPR, bake triple-chocolate cupcakes, and eat triple-chocolate cupcakes. Originally from upstate NY, she now lives in Kernersville, NC with her 3 kids, 3 dogs, and 1 husband. About the Illustrator: Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is the award-winning illustrator of Beautiful and Brave, as well as such books as Another Day as Emily, The Dancing Pancake, and Peace, Baby! She lives in Amsterdam with her family. Disclaimer: No monetary compensation was offered to host this giveaway. AMY 7:59 PM I'm excited about the Brave book. Darlene 9:06 PM I am most excited about the book of Love Lauren 10:02 AM I am excited about "Brave". LeAnn Harbert 6:56 PM I think my granddaughters would like to read the Beautiful book. mrsshukra 9:40 PM Brave looks good! Terri 8:05 AM I’m most excited about the book Beautiful that shows every girl is unique and beauty is not what is on the outside. Jessica Lodge 5:52 PM They all sound wonderful but I'm most excited about "Brave". I’m most excited about the book Beautiful.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2587
__label__cc	0.738304	0.261696	Browse: Home » True Nature True Nature Published by Administrator on May 10, 2020 Respond Permalink What if all we know and experience was simply a film reel of a static existence and time is simply an emergent illusion? The tiniest moments of time are the frames on a reel of film – a snapshot from a camera. Play the film and you get a deterministic movie. The characters in that movie are trapped there, a perfect illusion of acting out their lives in a sequence that appears to change and flow from their own perspective, but to an outsider you know it’s a film projected on the silver screen. The actors overcome various challenges in a cause and effect way, but in reality it’s all there at once. Every frame, every moment. How the film of our reality is actually played is another subject for debate. The main kink in this idea is that scientists don’t actually think existence is this deterministic, at least when you also consider reality beyond the universe of this moment. What do I mean by the universe of this moment? Let’s make this fun and add in the weird fact of quantum mechanics that at first appears to throw what we understand as ‘certainty’ out of the window. There are several interpretations of quantum mechanics as to how it might all work. The currently dominant one describes a probability wave where a particle may be positioned. Once ‘observed’ that wave collapses to a definitive outcome, revealing a particle’s position just like in the double slit experiment. Multiply this effect to the entire universe and you get what we see all around us in everyday life. Instead of a universe of probability waves (whatever that would look like), we see a universe of particles, and thus you and I. This interpretation of reality is known as the classical Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics… and it’s probably wrong. Another idea known as the Everett Interpretation or the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics gets us closer to what I think is reality but with a twist. It states that the wave function collapse splits off a near identical copy of the universe at the moment of observation. That copy exhibits the other possibility of what could otherwise have been in the original universe. Previously there was a single universe and the probability spread, the wave function, was realized only one way or the other. There remained a mystery as to why it went the way it was observed when it had at least an apparent chance of doing so otherwise. Instead, Everett’s Interpretation suggests there is no conflict of interest. The particle actually did go both ways but in separate universes. It went left in universe A and right in universe B. The observer of that split also gets split to observe both possibilities separately. You did win the lottery, just not in this universe… sorry. This idea is also absurd, but surprisingly less so than the former. Now here’s where my thinking adds another twist to this already crazy idea. While there is indeed a sort of wave function and multiple universes, it’s not a system that changes and reacts to observations… at all. It doesn’t magically split universes at every moment of probability and somehow makes room for them ‘somewhere else’. The wave function is the entire spread of all probabilities of all of existence in a singular collection of individually packaged moments of simultaneous and static possibilities. Yep, that’s a mouthful. To extend the film analogy, the universe we ‘experience’ is simply its own reel of film next to all the others in a near infinitely long bookshelf of every other possible film. Every single thing that has ever ‘happened’, ‘could happen’, or ‘will happen’ has ‘already happened’ and is simply its own reel of film in a library stuffed with them. The library doesn’t change because it doesn’t need to, everything that’s possible is already there. It’s only how the library is interpreted does it seem to then take on a different perspective. How am I making the ‘choice’ of writing this very thought then if nothing is really changing? I haven’t made a choice at all. This series of moments we share is once again just a single realized possibility on one of the reels in an admittedly enormous library. Put it another way, there’s only so many combinations of a roll of dice and where they could land on a given table size. We’re just actors on a much, much larger stage. Select any reel you like and discover your unique circumstances on that particular slice of reality. Think of any possibility that’s actually possible and there’s a reel of reality somewhere depicting that very outcome. Play the film to find out where you exist in it, if at all… Filed under: Blog and Tagged: Copenhagen Interpretation, Everett Interpretation, Existence, Flow of Time, Illusion of Time, Nature of Reality, Quantum Mechanics, Spacetime, Theory, Time is an Illusion, True Nature Do Aliens Cry? [...]	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2589
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__label__wiki	0.585572	0.585572	One Worcestershire Pershore College scientist calls for innovation in agriculture to help in fight against climate change Published: Tuesday, 12th January 2021 How we transform our agricultural food systems to feed an ever-growing population is one of the issues to be examined in a new series of webinars organised by the GrowAgri Worcestershire project, based at Pershore College. Starting on January 19, Food Future Solutions: opportunities in agri-food, is a series of three expert-led webinars that will examine a variety of topics from UK food security post-Brexit to new trends in the food industry. The events are part of a new virtual business support programme aimed to promote diversification of businesses into the agri-tech and agrifood sector. The free webinars will also highlight the opportunities for Worcestershire-based businesses to be part of the future development of these technologies. Guest speakers include Gary Woodman, Chief Executive of Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership who will be talking about the food industry’s contribution to regional economic growth and Worcestershire as a place for food businesses. Dr Anil de Sequeira, leader of the Food with Nutrition degree programme at Bath Spa University and a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology will talk about new trends in the food industry and where future opportunities lie. Megan Barrow, from Tewkesbury-based Applikon Biotechnology, will talk about bioreactors and their applications in the food industry, alongside a number of other contributors. Event organiser, Dr Anjana Patel, Agri-Tech Research Assistant, Pershore College, said: “The GrowAgri team is pleased to launch a new series of webinars that are designed to provide greater understanding of a range of themes relating to the way we grow and process our food, and how innovation in this area can improve efficiencies our agrifood systems. “With the world’s population set to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050, it is estimated that we need to produce nearly 50 percent more food which will place additional challenges on our already-depleted natural resources. “Climate change is already having a large impact on our food supply with droughts and flooding affecting the ability of farmers to sow their crops. And it’s not just a problem that is affecting less-developed countries. Last winter, widespread flooding in the North and Midlands left thousands of acres of farmland under water at a key time, leaving farmers unable to sow seeds for wheat and barley. “In order to address these key issues, an increase in agricultural productivity is required along with a climate-resilient agricultural system. The need for technological development in agrifood to achieve more sustainable and productive agriculture is ever more pressing and the GrowAgri project supports this. “Innovation in agri-tech and agrifood has a key role to play in solving the big issues, from creating alternatives to meat-based proteins to advances in biotechnology that can produce crops more resistant to pests and diseases. We look forward to welcoming a variety of speakers for a range of institutions and organisations to shed light on these areas.” The agri-tech sector is viewed by the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership as strategically important for the growth of the Worcestershire economy. The GrowAgri project seeks to support those companies that sit outside the traditional agricultural primary production & processing, and support them to grow and innovate within the agri-tech domain. Gary Woodman, Chief Executive of Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “ Agri-tech is one of Worcestershire’s key sectors with a plethora of innovative organisations working locally to solve and improve on the food manufacturing process. I am looking forward to speaking on the 19th to share the value this sector has for the wider Worcestershire economy, and to highlight its importance in our 2040 vision.” For more information about the GrowAgri Worcestershire project, email growagri@wcg.ac.uk go to the WCG GrowAgri Business Support page or call Project Manager Mark Harwood-Browne on 0300 135 7179. More articles in the news archive \| RSS version \| What is RSS? The Worcestershire 1000 Team Join One Worcestershire Why Worcestershire Business Support Interventions in Worcestershire for Covid-19 Response Discover Tourism Discover Worcestershire Worcestershire Case Studies All content © 2021 One Worcestershire. Powered by Jadu® Galaxies.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2597
__label__wiki	0.595216	0.595216	2019 Audit Homeownership Education Restoring Central Dover Self-Help Housing Guides & Forms SHARES & E-Forms Info e-Home America (Online) Homeownerownership Education Media Contact and NCALL in the news Restoring Central Dover project enters second phase NCALL Top Workplace 2020 Announcing new Aspirational Five-Year Strategic Plan for NCALL Black Lives Matter – We stand with you NCALL’s Response to COVID-19 2017 Foreclosure Prevention Success Story Foreclosure signs are still far too common in Delaware. According to RealtyTrac, a firm that tracks foreclosure, as of November 2017, Delaware has the 2nd highest rate of foreclosure in the nation. The national average is 1 in every 2,099 housing units; for Delaware it's 1 in every 875. In Kent County, it's even higher with 1 in 758 facing foreclosure. NCALL is working hard to keep them to a minimum. It takes a number of remedies to assist families in saving their homes when possible. Whether it be assisting with mediation, loan modification or Delaware Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (DEMAP) for hardships as well as improved money management, NCALL specialists use many programs and options to help families in crisis. Last year Abe got a packet in the mail from his mortgage company. His house was in full foreclosure. He wasn't sure what to do or where he and his kids would go. That is when he called NCALL. Abe bought his home in 1998, but he had refinanced it several times to take out equity for life's expenses and unforeseen circumstances. The last refinance put him in an adjustable rate that got more and more unaffordable. He tried to refinance again but was denied. He works at a commercial water treatment company, and his hours had been cut back over several years, making it extra hard to pay his mortgage. Abe called and got right into a seminar with NCALL and met with a foreclosure prevention counselor. She gave him the truth, which he found very helpful. "She gave me both the good and bad scenarios and told me what to do. There was no false sense of hope. Her straight-up honesty was the best thing ever." His counselor helped him to get the correct documents in order and Abe said she was great at communicating with him. "She emailed me frequently to let me know what was going on or what I needed to do." The trial modification was approved four days prior to the sheriff's sale date, which allowed him to stay in his home. Since then the modification has become permanent. Abe says his payment is affordable to him now and a month after his modification went through, he was able to get back to working full time. Without my NCALL counselor's help, I wouldn't have been able to do this. I learned a lot about budgeting and how important it is. I streamlined my payments, cut out unnecessary costs and eliminated monthly subscriptions to save money." After a divorce, his wife moved to California, leaving him to raise four children. Abe has been proud to raise them and provide a safe place for his family to grow up. When he thought he might lose the home, he didn't know what he was going to do. The family would have needed to split up in order to have other housing. "it's the best thing, pulling up in the driveway and knowing this house is still mine." CONTACT NCALL Dover ▫ Georgetown ▫ Newark ▫ Wilmington Dover Office Phone: 302-678-9400 Dover Office Fax: 302-678-9058 Georgetown Office Phone: 302-855-1370 Georgetown Office Fax: 302-855-1363 Newark Office Phone: 302-283-7505 Newark Office Fax: 302-283-7597 Wilmington Office Phone: 302-351-2575 Wilmington Office Fax: 302-678-9058 Get Directions ▷ Housing Counseling HELP NCALL HELP OTHERS NCALL is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Dover, Delaware, that specializes in affordable housing development, education and lending.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2601
__label__cc	0.674032	0.325968	5694. And he came to the bed-chamber, and wept there. That this signifies in itself, not apparently, is evident from the signification of "coming to the bed-chamber," as being in one's self, so as not to appear. It was customary with the ancients to speak of "entering into the chamber," and also of then "shutting the door," when they meant the doing of anything that was not to appear. This form of speaking was derived from the significatives in the Ancient Church; for by "house" in the spiritual sense they understood man (see n. 3128), and by the "rooms" and "bed-chambers" they understood man's interiors. Therefore "coming or entering into the chamber" signified to be in one's self, consequently so as not to appear; and because "entering the chamber" was significative, it is therefore frequently mentioned in the Word, as in Isaiah: Go, My people, enter into thy bed-chambers, and shut thy door after thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the anger be overpast (Isa. 26:20); that "entering into the bed-chambers" does not here mean to do so literally, but to keep one's self in concealment, and in one's self, is very evident. [2] In Ezekiel: He said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his image? For they say, Jehovah seeth us not (Ezek. 8:12); where "to do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his image" denotes inwardly within themselves, in the thoughts. The interior things of their thought and affection were represented to the prophet by chambers, and were called "chambers of the image." [3] In Moses: Abroad shall the sword bereave, and out of the chambers terror, both young man and virgin, the suckling with the old man (Deut. 32:25); where the "sword" denotes the vastation of truth and the punishment of falsity (see n. 2799); "terror out of the chambers" denotes out of man's interiors. That the "chambers" here are not the chambers that are meant is evident. [4] In David: Who watereth the mountains from His chambers (Ps. 104:13); "to water the mountains" in the spiritual sense is to bless those who are in love to the Lord, and in love toward the neighbor (that a "mountain" is the celestial of love, see n. 795, 1430, 4210); hence "from His chambers" is from the interiors of heaven. In Luke: Whatsoever ye have spoken in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and that which ye have spoken in the ear in the bed-chambers shall be proclaimed upon the roofs (Luke 12:3); where also "bed-chambers" denote the interiors of man, namely, what he has thought, what he has purposed, and what he has endeavored to do. In Matthew: When thou prayest, enter into thy bed-chamber, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray in secret (Matt. 6:6); "to enter into the bed-chamber and pray" means not in the outward appearance; for this was said representatively. appear bed-chamber bed-chambers chamber chambers coming dark denotes door enter entering every evident hast house image interiors love luke man's meant mountains one's pray self sense shall shut spiritual spoken sword terror thought understood	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2603
__label__cc	0.708365	0.291635	8367. And they came to Elim. That this signifies a state of enlightenment and of affection, thus of consolation after temptation, is evident from the signification of "Elim," as involving and signifying the state and the quality of the thing that is treated of; like all the other places to which the sons of Israel came (see n. 2643, 3422, 4298, 4442); here the state after temptation, namely, a state of enlightenment and of affection, thus of consolation. For after all spiritual temptation there come enlightenment and affection, thus pleasantness and delight; pleasantness from enlightenment through truth, and delight from the affection of good. [2] That consolation follows after temptations, see n. 4572, 5246, 5628, 6829; the reason is that by means of temptations truths and goods are implanted and are conjoined, consequently the man as to his spirit is introduced interiorly into heaven, and to the heavenly societies with which he had previously been associated. When the temptation is ended, communication with heaven is opened, which had previously been partly closed, consequently enlightenment and affection, and consequently pleasantness and delight; for then the angels with whom communication is given, flow in by means of truth, and by means of good. Enlightenment by means of truth, and the consequent pleasantness, are signified by the "twelve springs of waters," for "springs" signify truths; the affection of truth from good, and the consequent delight, are signified by the "seventy palm-trees" (of which below). affection after communication consequent consequently consolation delight elim enlightenment good heaven means pleasantness previously signified springs state temptation temptations thus truth truths	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2605
__label__cc	0.584644	0.415356	9258. And wouldest forbear to remove it for him. That this signifies no reception of truth, is evident from the signification of "to forbear from removing," as being not to instruct and amend, here not to be capable of receiving instruction, thus not to receive truth, because it is said of the falsity which does not agree with the good of the church, and this falsity is of this nature. That in the spiritual sense "to remove" denotes this, is evident from the fact that words apply themselves to the subject; thus in the sense of the letter "to remove" applies to the burden under which the ass is lying; and in the internal sense to the falsity which does not agree with the good of the church; and therefore in this sense there is signified no removal from falsity by means of amendment, thus also no reception of truth whereby there may be amendment or removal. There are falsities which agree with the good of the church, and there are falsities which do not agree with it. The falsities which agree are those in which good lies hidden, and which, therefore, by means of good, can be bent toward truths. But the falsities which do not agree with the good of the church are those in which evil lies hidden, and which therefore cannot be bent toward truths. [2] The good which lies hidden within genuine truths, or within truths not genuine, which just above were called falsities, and the evil which lies hidden in falsities, and also in truths, are like the prolific germ in the seed of fruit. When the fruit is being formed, all its fibers look toward the prolific germ of the seed, and by means of the permeating sap they nourish it and form it; but when it has been formed, the fibers retire, and convey the sap away from the seed, thus causing the pulp of the fruit to shrivel and decay, and afterward serve the prolific germ as soil. The case is the same with the seed itself, when its prolific germ begins to put itself forth anew in the earth. The prolific germ in plants corresponds to the good in man. The seed itself corresponds to internal things, and the pulp of the fruit encompassing the seed corresponds to external things. When the internal of man is being formed anew, or is being regenerated, the memory-knowledges and truths of the external man are like the fibers of fruit, through which the sap is carried over to the internal; and afterward, when the man has been regenerated, the memory-knowledges and truths of the external man are also separated, and serve as soil. The case is the same with the internal of man, to which the seed corresponds. In this case the good which has been formed in this manner produces a new man, just as the prolific germ in the seed produces a new tree, or a new plant. Thus all things are made new, and afterward multiply and bear fruit to eternity; consequently the new man becomes like a garden and a paradise, to which he is also compared in the Word. [3] This is meant by the Lord's words in Matthew: The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; which is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and make their nests in its branches (Matt. 13:31-32). From all this it can be seen how the case is with truths, both genuine and not genuine, that have good within them, namely, that after good has been formed, it produces such truths as agree with the good; and even if these are not genuine truths, they are nevertheless accepted as genuine, because they savor of good, for from this they derive their essence and life. For good prolificates and brings itself forth by means of truths, and in this bringing of itself forth it is in the continual endeavor to produce a new good, in which there shall be a like prolific germ; just as the prolific germ of a seed acts in the case of a plant or tree, when it pushes itself forth from the earth for the sake of new fruits, and new seeds. But the varieties are endless, and are according to the goods that are formed by a life of charity in accordance with the precepts of faith. [4] From the opposite it can be seen how the case is with falsities in which is evil, namely, that they are like trees which bear evil fruits, and which are to be rooted up and cast into the fire, according to the Lord's words in these passages: Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them (Matt. 7:17-20; 12:33). Jesus said, As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in Me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit; for without Me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in Me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither; and they gather him, and cast him into the fire, and he is burned (John 15:4-6). From this it is evident that all good which shall bear any fruit is from the Lord, and that unless it is from Him it is not good. abide according afterward agree amendment anew bear being bent branch branches bring bringeth cannot case cast church corresponds corrupt does earth every evident evil except external falsities falsity fibers fire forbear formed forth fruit fruits genuine germ good hidden internal itself lies life lord's matt means memory-knowledges namely neither plant produces prolific pulp reception regenerated removal remove same seed seeds seen sense serve shall soil thus toward tree truth truths vine within words	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2606
__label__cc	0.615256	0.384744	A. HARDY USA INTRODUCES NEW VERNEY VERMOUTH AND AMARO DENTE DI LEONE Posted by Submitted Content \| Jun 15, 2018 \| Cocktails, Product Release, Spirits, Consumer, Press Releases \| 0 \| Vermouth connoisseurs will be pleased to learn that Verney Vermouth is now available in the United States courtesy of A. Hardy USA, Ltd. Vermouth was discovered in Turin, Italy in the mid-1800’s as a natural evolution of liqueur wine. Verney Vermouth is created by masterfully blending wormwood, parietta grass, sarieula, orange peel, calamus, coriander, orris and chamomile in large vats and then soaked and softened for several weeks. When the perfect balance between aromatics and bitters has been achieved, the sugars are adjusted to obtain the required level of sweetness. Verney Vermouth was formulated from an old recipe created by Abbé Edouard Berard, a botanist from the Aosta Valley region of Italy. A. Hardy USA, Ltd. president Mark Levinson continues to expand the company’s portfolio of premium products. “We are delighted to import this new vermouth because classic cocktails such as martinis and manhattans are now trendy and popular in hotels, restaurants and clubs,” said Levinson. “We expect this trend to grow and continue for some time.” Also new to the A. Hardy portfolio is Amaro Dente di Leone, a wild dandelion-based liqueur. Dente de Leone (Italian for wild dandelion) is a common plant whose roots, leaves and flowers are all edible. Traditionally, it was used as a base for herbal medicines and liqueurs and is believed to be beneficial for health and digestion. Amaro Dente di Leone is made from the preferred mountain variety with its smaller, heartier leaves and intense aroma. This complex Amaro blends dandelion with gentian and genepy herbs. It is sweetened with a touch of muscovado sugar. Verney Vermouth and Amaro Dente di Leone liqueur are both packaged in one-liter bottles. They will be available nationally in the U.S. in the coming weeks. For additional information about Verney Vermouth, Amaro Dente di Leone and other A. Hardy USA products write to: A. Hardy USA, 1400 Touhy Avenue, Suite 120, Des Plaines, IL 60018. Call (847) 298-2358 or view the company’s web site at: www.ahardyusa.com Press releases are generated outside of Spirited magazine and the information contained does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Spirited or its parent company, Sonoma Media Investments. PreviousMumm Napa Debuts New Exhibit Featuring Photography of Todd Hido NextWhat Do Women Want? Find Out By Entering the International Women’s Wine Competition Women of the Vine & Spirits Announces the First-of-its-Kind List of Women Leaders in the Alcohol Beverage Industry, Worldwide Less is more with the new look Lakes Vodka Wyoming Whiskey Announces New Batches of Limited Release Whiskeys Montavilla Brew Works cans several established brands, including a Fresh Hop IPA and a second canning of its anniversary ISA	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2610
__label__cc	0.58499	0.41501	Name: NEW OFFICES AND STUDIOS FOR RTBF & TELESAMBRE Adress: Place de la digue, BE - 6000 Charleroi Client: RTBF Author(s): aaphpdw Partners: BE Greisch / Kahle Acoustics / Ingénium New construction and improvements for new offices and studios for radio télévision belge francophone (RTBF - Belgian Francophone Radio and Television) This project was developed around the idea that an efficient and organic spatial organisation could also generate great spatial and representative qualities on the city level. The specificity of each entity in the Media centre was then reconverted into a construction with homogeneous character in its treatments of materials and volumes. The project makes it possible to clearly distinguish its occupants and, at the same time, offer them all the common services they need. Low energy consumption was included in the architectural designed and planned to obtain a BREEAM certification. The project generates autonomy and economies of scale and also creates qualities of comfort and use through the treatment of this tool. It is part of the historic framework of Charleroi and enables the city, its residents, and the general public to identify with the site, understand it, and take part in it. < 350-en. EROS CENTER 344-en. COLLEGE SAMAIN >	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2613
__label__cc	0.547844	0.452156	Download Children of the Forest: Africa's Mbuti Pygmies by Kevin Duffy PDF This intimate learn portrays the hunter-gatherer Mbuti pygmies of Zaire. Kevin Duffy describes how those wooded area nomads, who're as tailored to the woodland as its flora and fauna, gratefully recognize their cherished domestic because the resource of every thing they wish: nutrients, garments, preserve, and affection. reckoning on the woodland in deified phrases, they sing and pray to it and contact themselves its young ones. along with his persistence and data in their methods, Duffy used to be accredited by way of those, the world’s smallest humans, and invited to take part within the cycle in their lives from delivery to loss of life. Read or Download Children of the Forest: Africa's Mbuti Pygmies PDF Best africa books The Palm-Wine Drinkard ". .. short, thronged, grisly and bewitching . .. written in English by means of a West African. .. not anything is just too prodigious or too trivial to place down during this tall, devilish story". (Dylan Thomas within the "Observer"). Amos Tutuola (20 June 1920 – eight June 1997) used to be a Nigerian author recognized for his books dependent partially on Yoruba folk-tales. regardless of his brief formal schooling, Tutuola wrote his novels in English. His writing's grammar frequently is predicated extra on Yoruba orality than on common English. Tippi My Book of Africa This ebook takes the reader on a pleasant trip into Africa and into the realm of a bit lady known as Tippi who tells her unforgettable tale on her go back from Africa to France on the age of ten. Tippi isn't any usual baby. She believes that she has the present of chatting with animals and they are like brothers to her. Apartheid, 1948–1994 This new examine bargains a clean interpretation of apartheid South Africa. rising out of the author's long-standing pursuits within the background of racial segregation, and drawing on loads of new scholarship, archival collections, and private memoirs, he situates apartheid in international in addition to neighborhood contexts. Short History of Modern Angola This historical past by way of celebrated Africanist David Birmingham starts off in 1820 with the Portuguese try and create a 3rd, African, empire after the digital lack of Asia and the US. within the 19th century the main necessary source extracted from Angola was once agricultural exertions, first as privately owned slaves and later as conscript staff. Extra resources for Children of the Forest: Africa's Mbuti Pygmies I smiled and invited them into the water. They called into the trees behind them, and three other boys of various ages joined them in jump ing into the stream beside me. I splashed water at them and they splashed back and at each other. They thought the entire affair hilarious, especially when my shoes and clothes were knocked off a rock into the water and I grimaced in mock disgust as I held them up, dripping wet. Back at the camp, I watched the women prepare the morning meal, each in her own way. He seemed extraordinarily happy and grinned broadly when he said that he was not going to stay with me, but would join the hunters ahead. Young and eager, he had lost the somber mask he had seemed to adopt in the world of the village. Here in the forest, showing one's emotions was natural, desirable, and expected. Abeli had grown up in the forest an Mbuti, yet was just as thrilled with the hunt as I was. In moments he had disappeared with his peers among the trees, leaving me with the less energetic Kachelewa, whose name meant "late" or "to be late" in at least two of the African languages I know. He established a permanent base on the edge of the road where it crosses the Epulu River, a place that for decades would be on the map as Camp Putnam. Today there is little sign of the large mud-walled guest house and hospital that Putnam built, a place that became a sort of mecca for visitors to the Ituri, and where he would entertain guests by having the local band of Mbuti perform their famous dances. One of the next important anthropologists in the history of the Mbuti was a young Englishman, Colin Turnbull, who knew and stayed with Patrick Putnam before he died and who would eventually write The Forest People (1961) and Wayward Ser vants (1965) . Children of the Forest: Africa's Mbuti Pygmies by Kevin Duffy s2 Books > Africa > Download Children of the Forest: Africa's Mbuti Pygmies by Kevin Duffy PDF Category: Africa	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2618
__label__wiki	0.604954	0.604954	Hearing Voices, EVP, Field Recording (some notes) Filed under:Acousmatic voice hearing — posted by Schizostroller on July 1, 2018 @ 1:46 pm “Proust’s great familiarity with the problem of the aura requires no emphasis. Nevertheless, it is notable that he alludes to it at times in terms which comprehend its theory: ‘Some people who are fond of secrets flatter themselves that objects retain something of the gaze that has rested on them.’ (The ability, it would seem, of returning the gaze.) ‘They believe that monuments and pictures present themselves only beneath the delicate veil which centuries of love and reverence on the part of so many admirers have woven about them. This chimera,’ Proust concludes evasively, ‘would change into truth if they related it to the only reality that is valid for the individual, namely the world of his emotions.’” In a dingy rented house in Nottingham, around 1995, I started to hear voices. Although they would later be all-encompassing I originally started hearing them in music, in the rhythms of the bass, the drums and melodies of records and CDs that I listened to. Although at one point early on I got to the stage where I found myself standing on one leg with arms outstretched following the instructions of the voices I heard in a song, the ridiculousness of the situation consequently meant that it was one of the few times I ever followed instructions from voices. The other two times I followed instructions I found myself in pubs in strange parts of the city supposedly to meet on a date. The date never turned up, and I concluded these voices didn’t necessarily have my interests at heart. Although I later would use the ability to hear and dialogue with voices through sound as a call and response technique whilst improvising on my bass guitar that would later lead to an interest in the practice of free improvisation as a model for bottom up ways of musical self-expression (David Borgo’s book Sync or Swarm is a good starting point here) and as a practice of everyday life, for a long time I stopped communicating with my voices, I saw them as a nuisance and I followed the medical model taking medication and trying to ignore them. In a materialist interpretation of the mind as a material aspect of the body (that is as opposed to a dualism inherited from Descartes where mind and body are separate), an embodied understanding of mind, hearing voices can be seen as a projection of one’s emotions onto the Other that returns and reflects the projected feelings symbolically as language, I discussed this partially in a previous article for Asylum [insert title and issue], where I tried to work out ways of turning this experience into everyday practice. Although I personally hold this view of voices, that they are linguistic projections of unmet needs reflected back from the void (think the wish fulfilment discussed by Freud in the Interpretation of Dreams , but in waking conscious, a continuation on from the existential detachment experienced in the film Waking Life, such that the Id and Super Ego take a roll in more direct communication with the aware Ego, where rather than a response to the day before, the response is to the Ego’s waking thoughts, emotions and other bodily needs, whilst otherwise the voices can be seen as much the same as dreams) when processing trauma as a self defence mechanism that does not always work effectively I find myself experiencing the voices as real. In the Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche spoke of the role of the chorus in the Ancient Greek Tragedies, he argued that the traditional view of Greek tragedy views tragedy as arising out of the tragic chorus and was “to begin with, nothing but chorus” and then much like the Greek Gods of Julian Jaynes’ Bicameral Mind , who Jaynes saw as existing as real entities for the Greeks a (view that famously helped Patsy Hague and got Marius Romme to start listening to what voice hearers said about their voices) so Nietzsche speaks of a theory of a certain Schlegel that suggested that the chorus might be synonymous with the audience, the ‘ideal spectator’: “We had supposed all along that the spectator, whoever he might be, would always have to remain conscious of the fact that he had before him a work of art, not empiric reality, whereas the tragic chorus of the Greek is constrained to view the characters enacted on the stage as veritably existing. The chorus of the Oceanides think that they behold the actual Titan Prometheus, and believe themselves every bit as real as the god. Are we seriously to assume that the highest and purest type of spectator is he who, like the Oceanides, regards the god as physically present and real? That it is characteristic of the ideal spectator to rush on stage and deliver the god from his fetters? We had put our faith in an artistic audience, believing that the more intelligent the individual spectator was, the more capable he was of viewing the work of art as art; and now Schlegel’s theory suggests to us that the perfect spectator viewed the world of the stage not at all as art but as reality.” One is here reminded of Wilfred Bion’s assertion that the psychotic sees words as things in themselves [fill out more], and whilst a whole psychoanalytic tradition from Freud via Bion and Klein to Lacan has held this view somewhat closely, if we look at this interpretation through the eyes of contemporary dialogic therapeutic attempts to work with voice hearers, we can move to an interpretation of voices as whole psychological constructs that appear as things-in-themselves as opposed to words-as-things, and we find ourselves nearer this understanding of the chorus in Schlegel or Jaynes’ Bicameral Mind that can then have therapeutic benefit. As Ron Coleman’s group therapy buddy said to him, ‘the voices are real’. As it happens Nietzsche rejects Schlegel’s interpretation for Schiller’s “where the chorus is seen as a living wall which tragedy draws about itself in order to achieve insulation from the actual world, to preserve its ideal ground and its poetic freedom.” Similarly, and to keep us in the realm of dealing with for want of a definition psychologically extreme states, variously called psychosis, schizophrenia, voice hearing etc, Bion argues that: “For personalities that seem to be incapable of true dreaming, the border-line psychotic and psychotic parts of the personality, the theory of consciousness as the sense organ of psychic quality is not satisfactory… the weakness of this theory of consciousness is manifest in the situation for which I have proposed the theory of alpha function, by proliferating alpha-elements, is producing the contact barrier, an entity that separates elements so that those on one side are, and form, the conscious and on the other side are, and form, the unconscious” . One can argue that the alpha function for Bion, within the personality, represents a similar barrier to the chorus in Schiller’s interpretation of Greek tragedy. For Schiller “the Greek chorus of satyrs, the chorus of primitive tragedy, moved on ideal ground, a ground raised high above the common path of mortals.” Nietzsche continues: “the satyr, as the Dionysiac chorist, dwells in a reality sanctioned by myth and ritual. That tragedy should begin with him, that the Dionysiac wisdom of tragedy should speak through him, is as puzzling a phenomenon as, more generally, the origin of tragedy from the chorus.” He then goes on to say: “I believe the cultured Greek felt himself absorbed into the satyr chorus, and in the next development of Greek tragedy state and society, in fact all that separated man from man, gave way before an overwhelming sense of unity which led back into the heart of nature. The metaphysical solace (with which, I wish to say at once, all true tragedy sends us away) that, despite every phenomenal change, life is at bottom indestructibly joyful and powerful, was expressed most concretely in the chorus of satyrs, nature beings who dwell behind all civilization and preserve their identity through every change of generations and historical movement. With this chorus the profound Greek, so uniquely susceptible to the subtlest and deepest suffering, who had penetrated the destructive agencies of both nature and history, solaced himself. Though he had been in danger of craving a Buddhistic denial of the will, he was saved by art and though art life reclaimed him.” As I have said at times of extreme stress I experience the voices as real, in the Asylum article Signifier SurfingI tried to use the idea of going with this in a poetic form, as a signifying [psychotic] monkey as a form of lived defensive practice, in this book I want to look at moving on from this and incorporating psychotic experiences as an artistic practice of everyday life, specifically moving on from mental distress through living as an art-form as opposed to any particularly normative interpretation of recovery, but perhaps with less hostility to Buddhism than Nietzsche, and to do so I will start by making a comparison between mindfulness techniques and the art of field recordings. But first to set up the purpose of examining field recording as a practice let’s look at the way this human capacity for projective identification manifests itself. As I said I often hear voices in music, not just in music, I also here them in everyday sounds; the swish of a car wheel in the rain; or the hum of a refrigerator; or even my own guts –an unsettling experience for all whether one hears voices or not most successfully artistically expressed by John Cage with his famous piece 4’ 33”. I would like to compare this experience with Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) where practitioners have the belief that they are communicating with the dead via electronic devices such as tapes. The writer Konstantins Raudive is most well-known for his explorations in this regard, the voices are heard in static, often tape noise or hiss, or in other cases the static between clear signals from short wave radio. These voices that are heard can be interpreted as emanating from people believed to be communicating with the hearer through these media, often they are thought to be the dead, or sometimes (other) telepaths. It has been used artistically by the German musician Felix Kubin and the French sound artist Jacques Brodier with his machine the Filter of Reality. A good example from film is the radio transmissions in Jean Cocteau’s ‘Orphée where in a form of what is called in psychiatry and psychology ideas of reference, the protagonist [check name] wonders whether these repetitive codes he hears in the radio are meant just for him. Jo Banks in his book Rorschach Audio argues that EVP too is a projection onto an Other, in this case noise, that returns. This experience has a long history, in an article ‘The Esoteric Origins of the Phonograph’ the psychonaut Erik Davis quotes Ludwig Van Beethoven “I am electrical by nature…” says Beethoven “Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” Davis calls this ‘the electromagnetic imaginary’ it is “the mythic, animistic and just plain weird cultural dimensions of electricity and electromagnetism, those cosmic forces which carry an imaginative load as powerful for us as air, earth, water and fire were for the ancients.” It is here in what Freud called the uncanny that the barrier between the conscious and the unconscious becomes noise, and so conversely in noise we sometimes penetrate that veil and hear the other side. Davis quotes Marshall Mcluhan speaking of one of the first forms of electrical transmission, the telegraph: “whereas all previous technology (save speech itself) had in effect, extended some part of our bodies, electricity may be said to have outered the central nervous system itself…[and] to put one’s nerves outside is to initiate a situation –if not a concept – of dread.” This is also an apt description of the extreme paranoid state, one need only think of Judge Schreber’s conception of nerves. If we then take from this Lacan’s understanding of the symbolic, Bion’s alpha-function and Schiller’s chorus, we can see the chorus taking the place of the symbolic forbidding a crossing of the barrier created by the alpha-function, as our bodies are outered through technology, so voices of the dead return to us. As Davis remarks “because the self is partly a product of its communications, new media technologies remould the boundaries of being. As they do so, the shadows, doppelgängers and dark intuitions that haunt human identity begin to leak outside the self as well – and some of them take up residence in the emerging virtual spaces suggested by the new technologies.” In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and although he was a scientist and an engineer he was also a spiritualist inspired by that movement of table knockers started by the Fox sisters (even though before their death they would admit to having faked their séances, the movement had already gained too much momentum to be stalled by such an admission). Edison even later attempted to create a radio device capable of capturing the voices of the dead. Such endeavours would be continued by researchers in to what would come to be known as Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) by researchers such as Konstantin Raudive who would move from the phonograph and radio hiss to electromagnetic tape. Davis argues that “by siphoning a bit of the ‘soul’ into an externalised device, such technologies triggered the ancient dread of the doppelgänger, that psychic simulacrum of the self that moves through the world of its own eerie accord.” The experience of the ‘uncanny’. Davis continues by relating the scientist Thomas Watson describing listening to unearthly late night transmissions in Alexander Graham Bell’s laboratory when he would listen to the snaps, crackles, pops and ‘ghostly grinding noises’ that could be heard on a telephone circuit “My theory at this time was that the currents causing these sounds came from explosions on the sun or that they were signals from another planet. They were mystic enough to suggest the latter explanation but I never detected any regularity in them that might indicate they were intelligent signals“ . Davis then cites the philosopher Avital Ronell “Science acquires its staying power from a sustained struggle to keep down the demons of the supernatural with whose visions, however, it competes.” Davis recounts that on 24 August 1924, when Mars passed unusually close to the Earth, military and civilian transmitters voluntarily shut down in order that the airwaves be left open in order to hear any transmissions from Martians, instead of a message though, radio hackers were treated to a symphony of freak signals. Davis states: “These popular passions may seem corny in retrospect, but that is because the sublime and visionary edge of technology is always changing, opening up new virtualities that then become integrated into business as usual. For aeons, the hardwired side of human perceptions has been limited to our own unique sensory apparatus, an apparatus that partly determines the apparent nature of the world. New technologies of perception unfold the sublimity and threat, worlds which challenge us to reconfigure the limits of ourselves and to shape the meaning of the new spaces we find ourselves in.” Davis invokes Marshall McLuhan who suggested that electronic technologies were bringing forth an ‘acoustic space’ in the place of the earlier ‘visual space’ that had dominated western thought for many centuries with its linear, logical and sequential explanation of the world. Electronic media eroded this objective grid of facts “dissolving it into a psychic, social and perceptual environment that resembles the kind of space we hear: multi-dimensional, resonant, invisibly tactile, ‘a total and simultaneous field of relations’” . Davis does point out that McLuhan’s use of ‘acoustic space’ as an analogy for a psycho-social process did not require the activation of the hearing mechanism of the inner ear. However, in his book on voice hearing, ‘Muses, Madmen and Prophets’ , Daniel B. Smith does examine the auditory process that occurs in hearing the spoken word. He imagines a wife telling her husband that she wants a divorce. Whilst we spend much of our time when discussing hearing voices, discussing the act of hearing, Smith starts with the act of speaking: “The first step she takes is to release her breath from the inflated lobes of her lungs into the branched tubing of her respiratory system. The main channel in this system is the trachea. It is approximately eight inches long, rigid and segmented like the hose of a shower nozzle. Its purpose, in this case, is to serve as the conduit for the breath toward the first obstacle necessary for the production of speech: the vocal cords. Vocal cords… are thin, muscular flaps, reminiscent of labia, that block the top of the trachea like the lid of a truck’s horn. When one wants to breathe, these flaps are loose. When one wants to speak, they form a barrier by pressing together, sealing off the throat from the breath. Its progression stanched, the breath accumulates behind the vocal cords. The pressure builds. Before long, the pressure becomes so great that the vocal cords can no longer maintain their seal, and they release – not all at once but fluidly, periodically, the way the length of an earthworm ripples as it moves across the soil. With speech this event never occurs in isolation. As the breath makes its dash upward, the pressure below the vocal cords decreases rapidly, and the cords, their strength regained, seal together again. More breath creates more pressure, which again builds. Another breaking point is reached, the cords again release, the pressure drops, the cords seal, and so on in a rapid, alternating dance of advance and retreat. “By this process between flesh and breath is created the basic mechanical component of sound: the movement of an object. All sound – a voice, a G-minor chord on a banjo, the hum of a refrigerator – is made because of the movement of an object. When an object moves, it causes an alteration in air pressure, a pulsing of molecules. A sound that exists because of a uniform and constant alteration in air pressure, as in the ringing produced by a tuning fork, is called a pure tone. With the complicated apparatus of the human vocal system, such a pure sound is impossible to create; it would elude even the practiced control of a trained singer. Speech, however does not require purity; speech requires a variety capable of expressing content, and therefore, in addition to the vocal cords, the respiratory system is outfitted with a series of muscles… whose purpose in speech production is to manipulate the flow of breath as it passes through the body.” This explanation is a pretty benign one, as Tristam Adams in his blog Notes From The Vomitorium suggests there are different takes as to the simplicity of the process of the vocal apparatus, the vocal tract: “Firstly air is inhaled, upon exhalation, the vocal cords within the larynx are activated and vibrate, imbuing the exhaled air with sound. This sound then resonates and echoes through the remaining parts of the body that fall under the name ‘the vocal tract’. The tongue, palate, teeth, lips, nasal cavities all fall under the territory of the vocal tract. It is quite peculiar how so many different body parts are involved in the production of voice as Cavarero notes positively: “lips, mouth, palate, tongue, teeth, (…) larynx, nasal cavities, lungs, diaphragm – come together for acoustic purposes.”” (Cavarero, 2005, p.65) and Chion, negatively: “it paradoxically appears that the human body does not have a specific organ for phonation” (Chion, 1999, p.127). The voice is a result of many parts and yet reducible to none; neither the sum of each part, or the remainder after all parts. The very corporeal violence of speech is uncovered precisely at the moment when one contemplates each parts involvement and what role it serves within the body. The concept is simple; every body part that contributes to speech has a better, more vital, more important role to do, because, as Tomatis notes “we were given a digestive apparatus and a respiratory apparatus, but no specific oral-language apparatus.” (Tomatis, 1996, p.59).” Nick Land invoking Professor Barker, goes further, in his palate-tectonics he sees the whole apparatus as a site of physical trauma: “Due to erect posture the head has been twisted around, shattering vertebra-perceptual linearity and setting up the phylogenetic preconditions for the face. This right-angled pneumatic-oral arrangement produces the vocal apparatus as a crash-site, in which thoracic impulses collide with the roof of the mouth. The bipedal head becomes a virtual speech-impediment, a sub-cranial pneumatic pile-up, discharged as linguo-gestural development and cephalization take-off. Burroughs suggests that the proto-human ape was dragged through its body to expire upon its tongue. It’s a twin-axial system, howls and clicks, reciprocally articulated as a vowel-consonant phonetic palette, rigidly intersegmented to repress staccato-hiss continuous variation and its attendant becomings-animal. That’s why stammerings, stutterings, vocal tics, extralingual phonetics, and electro-digital voice synthesis are so laden with biopolitical intensity – they threaten to bypass the anthropostructural head-smash that establishes our identity with logos, escaping in the direction of numbers.” This however is the apparatus that creates the sounds we hear when we learn to understand what sounds the language that we are born into, the words that point to signifiers that establish meaning in our minds sound like. And whether or not we hear voices in static, in our own heads, in music, if they are acousmatic, they appear alien to us, disembodied, not of the I, from an Other, this apparatus is the source of the words we learn to recognise when we hear them. But once the breath has left the vocal tract, it is not the end of the communication. As Smith continues: “After the wife’s breath passes the vocal cords, it makes its way through this muscular assembly line, all the while being shaped into the words she has decided to speak. After passing her lips – the last of the muscles – it shoots into the room like steam from a teakettle. Breath collides with air, completing the first of two alchemic steps on the way to speech: the transformation of breath into molecular movement. The air molecules in front of her mouth compress and open in pulses tuned to her words. These pulses travel forward and outward like an inflating balloon, moving toward their target. At this point in the process, the voice becomes hard to define. Is the converted breath, hovering in the air between speaker and listener, yet a voice? Is it audible? Is it enough to state that at this point the voice has taken leave of the wife’s possession? She is no longer its owner or master. She has pushed it out into the world. It is independent.” In the clinical treatment of voice hearing, one form of therapy is controversially to ask the voice hearer to listen to their voices and try and dialogue with them. The important thing is meaningful dialogue. Some of those working with voices such as Marius Romme and Dirk Corstens who use these treatments think of voices as constructs, there are others who work in a similar way who think of them similarly as metaphors, for example Trevor Eyles. A construct stems from the person’s life experience, voice hearing is often associated with trauma, but there are other stressors too, so such a construct will represent this but often metaphorically. When someone hears voices, a construct can be found that relates to certain feelings and experiences. I would argue that this construct comes as much from the person’s lifeworld as mere experience. However dialogic forms of therapy work on a dialogue with these constructs to untie the knots that have created them. This involves trying to understand what experience is relevant, and sometimes this involves understanding these voices as metaphors for such experiences. So this means shifting through some background noise, the chaos of our unconscious. For me with regards the artistic life then an embodied relation to this chaos that allows for improvisation, a form of action that is based in autonomous action, as opposed to top down forms of discipline, gives us a greater chance of navigating this maelstrom. However anyone who has ever improvised in a group setting, whether in music, comedy or acting, will know that the art requires the ability to be aware of and to listen to others. There’s a sense where a good hearing voices group will operate on these principles too. The mythical experience is often portrayed in the form of Ulysses sailing past the islands of the Sirens tied to the mast, with the ears of the oarsmen of his boat sealed with wax so that they cannot hear. For Adorno and Horkheimer in their book ‘The Dialectic of the Enlightenment’, the Ulysses figure represented the creation of the individual, the entrepreneurial subject. This chimes in many ways with Julian Jaynes citing of Homer as a distinctive disjunction in the evolution of the bicameral mind. Musically this figure is represented by the conductor and his orchestra. For those of us who cannot be entrepreneurs, who do not own capital, we are left with our ability to improvise. But I don’t want to deal with the full implications of improvisation in this article. I would like to focus just on hearing and listening. In his critique of EVP, Jo Banks uses the theories of EH Gombrich. Ernst Gombrich was an art historian who would go on to write a seminal book on art theory called Art and Illusion: in it he argues that the process of creating art works on a process of trial and error, a feedback loop that affects the artist’s style, and the disparity between what the artist actually paints and what they are trying to paint. But before he wrote it he worked for the BBC Monitoring Service at Evesham monitoring the air waves for intelligence during the Second World War. He had escaped Nazi Germany in 1936 and was in a good position to work here. The work involved listening for the voices of enemy broadcasts amongst the static of radio. From his art theory he was very aware of the problems of projecting onto objects, and so he wrote a memo for the other staff with regards how to distinguish between fact and projected fiction. Would such techniques be useful in unravelling the experience of voice hearing? The field recordist Jez Riley French, records quiet sounds. He records quiet sounds in the field to play back as music and sound art. For him there is an active element to listening. Quiet sounds he says “The idea of ‘quiet’ in nature is a good example – in reality even the most still places are sonic chaos, often in frequency ranges not available to our naked ears. For myself I find listening with devices that allow us to hear those sounds actually heightens one’s ability to hear stillness when listening without them.” For Rufus May, the idea of dialogue with the voices goes hand in hand with mindfulness, letting the mind still. Without this still mind, it is harder to listen to the constructs. Would such techniques be useful in voice hearing? What if we combined them? Order of sounds Bonnet – Beyond Sound chapter Mladen dolar on Freud’s voices – Lalangue Comments Off on Hearing Voices, EVP, Field Recording (some notes)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2620
__label__wiki	0.785263	0.785263	English (pdf) Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz vol.95 n.2 Rio de Janeiro Mar./Apr. 2000 Frequency of CCR5 Delta-32 Mutation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-seropositive and HIV-exposed Seronegative Individuals and in General Population of Medellin, Colombia Vol. 95(2): 237-242, Mar./Apr. 2000 Francisco J Díaz, Jorge A Vega, Pablo J Patiño, Gabriel Bedoya, Jorge Nagles, Cecilia Villegas, Rodrigo Vesga*, Maria T Rugeles/+ Laboratorio de Virología Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, AA 1226, Medellin, Colombia Instituto de los Seguros Sociales, Medellin, Colombia *Instituto Metropolitano de Salud, Medellin, Colombia Repeated exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does not always result in seroconversion. Modifications in coreceptors for HIV entrance to target cells are one of the factors that block the infection. We studied the frequency of Delta-32 mutation in ccr5 gene in Medellin, Colombia. Two hundred and eighteen individuals distributed in three different groups were analyzed for Delta-32 mutation in ccr5 gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR): 29 HIV seropositive (SP), 39 exposed seronegative (ESN) and 150 individuals as a general population sample (GPS). The frequency of the Delta-32 mutant allele was 3.8% for ESN, 2.7% for GPS and 1.7% for SP. Only one homozygous mutant genotype (Delta-32/Delta-32) was found among the ESN (2.6%). The heterozygous genotype (ccr5/Delta-32) was found in eight GPS (5.3%), in one SP (3.4%) and in one ESN (2.6%). The differences in the allelic and genotypic frequencies among the three groups were not statistically significant. A comparison between the expected and the observed genotypic frequencies showed that these frequencies were significantly different for the ESN group, which indirectly suggests a protective effect of the mutant genotype (Delta-32/Delta-32). Since this mutant genotype explained the resistance of infection in only one of our ESN persons, different mechanisms of protection must be playing a more important role in this population. Key words: CCR5 - Delta-32 mutation - human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection - exposed seronegative Since the beginning of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Aids) epidemic, it was determined that sexual activity with multiple partners was the main risk factor to acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with the subsequent development of Aids. However, there is strong evidence suggesting a natural resistance to infection in several individuals who have remained uninfected despite the fact that they have had several expositions to HIV, particularly through sexual intercourse (Paxton et al. 1996). The biological basis for this resistance is just starting to be understood. To enter the target cell the HIV requires the presence of the CD4 molecule that acts as receptor and of a second molecule or coreceptor, that in the majority of cases is a chemokine receptor (Deng et al. 1996, Feng et al. 1996). Among the chemokine receptors, CCR5 and CXCR4 are the main coreceptors for HIV entrance. Almost simultaneously with the finding of HIV coreceptors, a mutation in the gene that codifies for the CCR5 molecule was described, which confers a high degree of resistance to HIV infection in vitro and in vivo (Paxton et al. 1996, Liu et al. 1996). This mutation named Delta-32 consists in a 32 base-pair deletion that encodes for a non-functional protein, and as a result it is not expressed in the cell membrane. Homozygous individuals for this mutation do not have any known immunologic or biologic alteration (Liu et al. 1996). The Delta-32 allele is present mainly in Caucasian population (Liu et al. 1996, Martinson et al. 1997, Magierowska et al. 1998). In United States the frequency is 8% to 10% in white population but less than 1% in Afro-American individuals. There is also a very low frequency of the mutation among Caucasians in Asia (Pakistan and India) and it has not been reported in China, Japan or pure African population (Martinson et al. 1997). In Latin America the frequencies have been barely studied. It was not detected among 32 individuals from Venezuela nor in Amerindian groups (Liu et al. 1996, Martinson et al. 1997). In Colombia there are no reports addressing this issue. In sexually exposed to HIV but seronegative individuals (ESN), the frequency of Delta-32/Delta-32 genotype reaches 2.8% to 3.6%, which corresponds to two to three times the frequency found in Caucasian non-exposed population (Dean et al. 1996, Huang et al. 1996). This frequency can go up to 33% in persons with higher risk of infection (Huang et al. 1996). In contrast, HIV infected individuals exhibit the lower frequency of Delta-32 allele. It was considered that individuals with homozygous mutant genotype (Delta-32/Delta-32) were 100% resistant to HIV infection, at least with M-tropic strains, that uses CCR5 molecule as coreceptor. However, recently there were reports of HIV infection in two individuals who are homozygous for the mutant allele (Delta-32/Delta-32) (Biti et al. 1997). These infections could have occurred with T-tropic strains that use the CXCR4 molecule as coreceptor to enter the target cells. It has been difficult to establish if the genotype ccr5/Delta-32 confers any degree of resistance to infection. The studies on this aspect are contradictory (Samson et al. 1996, Dean et al. 1996, Huang et al. 1996, Hoffman et al. 1997). From the literature one can conclude that Delta-32/Delta-32 genotype confers a high degree of protection to HIV infection, but it is not the main factor associated to resistance, since the majority of ESN lack this genetic factor. Different mechanisms such as other coreceptor mutations or immunological factors could account for the lack of infections in this high-risk group. This study was carried out to estimate the frequency of Delta-32 allele and the genotypes for the ccr5 gene in different subgroups: ESN, seropositive and general population in order to explore the influence of this genetic factor in the behavior of HIV infection in our country. Population -The study was carried out in three groups of individuals. ESN: persons with history of repeated sexual intercourse without protection with HIV infected subjects. The number of subjects in this group is close to the universe of known ESN in our city; SP: all the persons included in this group were sexual partners of ESNs who had antibodies anti-HIV and some of them also presented clinical signs of HIV infection; GPS: this population were adult volunteers, most of them students and workers from our institution or health institutions related to our university. None of them were selected based on risk for HIV infection. The HIV serological status for persons in this group was not determined. Serological status - The serological status for individuals in the ESN group was confirmed by an ELISA test (Enzygnost HIV-1+2 Plus, Behring Diagnostics, Margurg, Germany). Genotype determination - The genotype determination was carried out as previously described (Michael et al. 1997). Briefly, peripheral blood sample was collected with EDTA as anticoagulant. Mononuclear cells were separated by Ficoll-Hypaque gradient. Part of the cells was cryopreserved for future functional studies. The remaining cells were used for DNA extraction using the phenol-chloroform technique. The specific segment of ccr5 gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the following primers: CCR5-Delta1 (5'-ACCAGATCTCAAAAAGAAGGT CT-3') and CCR5-Delta-2 (5'-CATGATGGTGAAG ATAAGCCTCACA-3'). The reaction contained 5 pmol of each primer, 0.3 units of Taq DNA polymerase (Perkin-Elmer), 2 mM of MgCl2 and 200 µM of each dNTP in a final volume of 25 µl. The reaction was subject to 30 cycles of amplification with three temperatures 96°C x 15 sec, 58°C x 60 sec and 72°C x 60 sec. The result of the amplification was electrophoresed in a 2% agarose gel, stained with ethidium bromide and visualized under U.V. transillumination. For wild genotype (ccr5/ccr5) the PCR product was of 225 bp while a product of 193 bp indicated a mutant homozygous (Delta-32/Delta-32). Presence of both bands indicated a heterozygous genotype (ccr5/Delta-32) (Figure). Statistical analysis - The allelic and genotypic frequencies found were compared and the differences evaluated using the chi square test (chi2). The differences between the expected and the observed frequencies of genotypes were evaluated by the same test. We studied 218 individuals divided in three groups: ESN, SP and GPS. Their distribution and demographic profile is shown in Table I. All groups had a similar age average. The GPS and ESN groups had a similar distribution of gender but different to SP group in which males were predominant. The majority of couples were heterosexual and few of them were homosexual or individuals non-pared with bisexual preferences. All the seropositive subjects had acquired the infection through sexual intercourse. The genotype frequencies are shown in Table II. The highest frequency was for the wild genotype (ccr5+/ccr5). The heterozygous genotype (ccr5+/Delta-32) was found in eight GPS, in one SP and in one ESN. Only one homozygous mutant genotype (Delta-32/Delta-32) was found among the ESN (Figure). The difference in the frequencies among the three groups studied was not statistically significant. The allelic frequencies for ccr5 and Delta-32 are shown in Table III. The frequency of the mutant allele Delta-32 was 3.8% for ESN, 2.7% for GPS and 1.7% for SP. The differences were not statistically significant. Based on the allelic frequencies of each group is possible to predict the genotype frequency considering that they follow Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. That means that the frequencies have a binomial distribution according to the following equation: p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1, where p and q are the allelic frequencies of ccr5+ and Delta-32, respectively, and p2, 2pq and q2 are the genotype frequencies of ccr5+/ccr5+, ccr5+/Delta-32 y Delta-32/Delta-32, respectively. A comparison between the expected and the observed genotypic frequencies are shown in Table IV. In SP and GPS the observed frequencies are similar to the ones expected, while in the ESN group the observed frequency differed significantly from the expected frequency getting far away from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p<0.0005). Since the number of individuals in the ESN group and the frequency of Delta-32 were low, it was not possible to establish a relation between ccr5 genotype and some risk behaviors such as the frequency of the use of condom, type of sexual relation, and time of exposition. The only person with a mutant homozygous genotype was a woman who had a stable sexual relation for three years with a mean of eight non-protected sexual intercourses per month with her infected husband. The subject with heterozygous genotype found in this group corresponds to a promiscuous bisexual man who had frequently anal sexual intercourses during seven months with an infected couple. The ethnic composition of Colombian population is a product of the mixture of Europeans, Africans and native Indians. Europe contribution is mainly Spanish (Bravo et al. 1996). Two reports of Delta-32 frequency in Spanish population showed an allele frequency of 8.6% (95%CI 4.9-12.3%) in Basques, 8.2% (95%CI 5.4-10.9%) in Catalans and 5% (95%CI 2.0-8.0%) in individuals from San Sebastian (Martinson et al. 1997, Magierowska et al. 1998). In our study the frequency of Delta-32 for the GPS group was 2.7% (95%CI 0.90 - 4.5%). Based in this result we could calculate that the Spanish component of the GPS is close or even lower than 50%. This estimation is different from a previous report by Bravo et al. (1996), in which using a panel of different genetic markers they observed a prevalence of the European component over the other races in the population from our province (Antioquia). Since the GPS sample not only included people born in Antioquia but residents of this province, it is possible that a significant number of individuals included in this group were born in different provinces where the influence of the European race is not known. This fact might explain the observed low prevalence of Delta-32. Although this study found a higher prevalence of Delta-32 allele and Delta-32/Delta-32 genotype among ESN, the differences in the frequencies were not significant (Tables II, III). Probably the reduced sample size did not allow to show a significant association between genotype and infection. In the absence of positive and negative selection or other factors such as frequent recent migration, high mutational rate or high index of endogamy, the distribution of genotypes in each group must be similar to the predicted values following the Hardy-Weinberg distribution. The GPS exhibited a genotypic distribution in equilibrium. Since the circulation of HIV is a selection factor this fact could have two explanations: the frequency of protective genotype Delta-32/Delta-32 is too low to be perceptible, or the degree of exposition to HIV is still low in this population. Knowing the frequency of Delta-32 allele, we calculated the frequency of the Delta-32/Delta-32 genotype as 0.00071. This means that only one person among 1406 individuals would carry the mutant homozygous genotype (Delta-32/Delta-32). The distribution of genotypes in SP is also according to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The explanation of this fact in this group is more difficult, since all the individuals have been sexually exposed to HIV and this must have positively selected the wild genotype ccr5+/ccr5+. It is possible that the rapid evolution to Aids and the death of individuals carrying wild genotypes over the heterozygous could compensate this effect, but again the low frequency of Delta-32 allele makes the analysis difficult. The lack of equilibrium in the genotypic frequencies among the ESN was highly significant due to the presence of one individual with the Delta-32/Delta-32 genotype. This makes the frequency 17 times superior than expected (Table IV). This finding is hardly explained by one of the following arguments that may also contribute to break Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in a population: recent European immigration and endogamy, since these facts are not frequently found among our population. The mutational rate for this mutation should not be high either. The possibility that this distribution might have occurred randomly is also very low (p<0.0005). The positive selection of individuals with such genotype Delta-32/Delta-32 among ESN is the most plausible explanation for the lack of equilibrium. Therefore, the protective effect of this genotype was shown, although indirectly. In our study the frequency of the Delta-32/Delta-32 genotype only explains the resistance to infection in a very low percentage of ESN individuals (2.6%). This is concordant with other studies that have shown similar findings (Bernard et al. 1999). Since many of the individuals in the ESN group have had a high degree of exposition to HIV, there must be other mechanisms responsible for this "natural protection". Recently, it was demonstrated that the HIV could use other chemokine receptors such as CCR2 and CCR3 as correceptors (Berger et al. 1999). 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Fig. \| Table I \| Table II \| Table III \| Table IV This work received financial support from the University of Antioquia and Banco de la Republica. +Corresponding author. Fax: + 57-4 510 6062. E-mail: mtrugel@catios.udea.edu.co Received 26 August 1999 Accepted 4 January 2000 Av. Brasil, 4365 - Pavilhão Mourisco, Manguinhos memorias@fiocruz.br	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2622
__label__cc	0.607318	0.392682	« Music To My Ears \| Home \| Endless » Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 8:34 pm Another Stupid Study I have little faith in the results of studies done on video games. Given that these are supposed to be “scientific”, the amount of poor planning and loose thinking that goes on is incredible. Last year, in Racing Games: Risky Driving?, we looked at a “study” that purported to show that playing racing games caused players to drive in a dangerous manner. All the “experimenters” did was have the subjects play a racing game, then use a simulator. Well gee. Is there such a difference between the two? So now there’s a “study” by some Germans, that supposedly shows the same results. I’m not surprised, because they did pretty much the same thing: subjects played a racing game, then a simulator. When you know that the situation is virtual, especially coming off a driving game, I’d expect such people to take more chances. What does that have to do with driving in real life? Has anyone tested that yet? For that matter, has anyone tried to check on time elapsed between playing a racer and driving? Do most who play those games immediately jump in their car after playing? I really am getting fed up with these ill-conceived, bogus “studies” that show only muddy thinking at best on the part of people from whom we expect better. Much better. Sheesh. Maybe it’s time to ask for a moratorium on this stuff, until those who conduct these “studies” get their minds in gear. “Risky Driving” (ha) at canada.com 6 Responses to “Another Stupid Study” Dellaster says: The college professors need to “publish or perish” so we’ll continue to get junk science from them. And to get attention and publication they try to put a sexy spin on a study. “Muskrat Reproduction Rituals in the Appalachians” becomes “Muskrat Reproduction Rituals in the Appalachians in Light Of Global Warming Climate Change”, for example, and anything to do with video games becomes a clear and present danger to our children. I almost blame the newsies more for paying attention to the garbage and giving it coverage. It seems like these days it’s more like “Here is my conclusion, what evidence can I find to support it?” rather than “Here is the evidence, what conclusion can we draw from it?”. I think any study that uses a simulator where the subject knows it’s a simulator is going to encourage more risky behaviour than a real life situation, even more so after doing a similar activity in a similar setting. The study might have more validity if they had tried activities in a closed course driving real vehicles. Yeah, it’s junk science. But people will cling to what they want to believe, because it somehow makes them feel superior. Don Quixote tilting at windmills, thinking them giants. Giving it some thought, I decided that even a closed-course driving test might not show too much. If people know they’re being monitored, they’d tend to drive more carefully than usual. Xian, yeah, it does seem that they start with conclusions, then design a “test” to prove them. Dell, you know how it is: anything that will sell papers (or bring in web traffic) is headlined, however inaccurate. “Do most who play those games immediately jump in their car after playing?” Well, not must, but um… there ARE certain places where you can work that you just might be playing a racing game right before leaving work. :) It might be a place where they make such games, or it might be a place where everyone wants to get in a session of Flatout before leaving. Just as an example of course… However, I think I can not-so-safely say that heavy metal music influences my own driving more than a racing game. :p I went to a movie that involved a lot of people driving fast and recklessly. When I left the theater with my fellow moviegoers, about 10% left the parking area squealing their tires and zooming off. Using the logic of the studies in that article, a good-sized percentage of people who watch gore and slasher movies proceed directly to find people to cut up with chain-saws and meat cleavers right after watching such a movie. I think not. Or I should say, I can deduce and use common sense. Which doesn’t really show up in studies such as those! -( Eternal Nice Guy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2623
__label__wiki	0.54864	0.54864	Hurry!, by Jessie Haas “Hurry!” tells the story of a farmer’s life in one remarkable afternoon — when a summer’s harvest of hay is threatened by rain clouds. “We can’t make the sun dry faster,” says a little girl’s grandfather, who waits on the sun — and worries. He re-checks it nervously, watching the graying sky. “The sun feels weak, but the wind feels strong,” hints the author — and the grandfather has sent Nora to check whether their hay is dry yet. Jessie Haas is a talented writer who’s written several books about the farmer grandparents of a little girl named Nora. (“Sugaring” tells the story of turning sap into syrup, and in “No Foal Yet,” they nurture a mare that’s birthing of a colt — and she’s written a whole series of books called “Beware the Mare.”) But in this book, it’s the hay that looks magical in the little girls hands — crazy strands of green and brown, as Haas describes the hay appealing to the senses. “It smells as sweet as flowers… It makes a rustling, papery, hurry-up sound.” But Haas also captures the real tension that surrounds the once-a-year harvesting of a crucial crop. The grandfather rakes the hay into rows — but the sky is growing dark. Grandpa’s wife fetches the pitchforks as grandpa hitches up the hay wagon… There’s grand illustrations for the story supplied by Jos A. Smith. Using water colors and pencils, he creates a simple beauty for the family that tends the land. On the first page he’s drawn white clouds on a blue sky over a hay field with changing shades of green — and in the center the little girl with the plow horses. Later there’s a hayloader scooping up hay, and Haas describes all the details of packing the hay into the wagon. (Grandpa and his wife move the hay to the corners of the wagon, and trample it flat so there’s more room for the rest.) But the next picture completes the story, showing the hay wagon filled with hay — Nora riding high above the ground — as a shades of grey fill the background sky. The hay wagon is a shadowy grey itself, with small shadowy people riding its load and two shadowy horses pulling. Its load of hay “is as big as the moon” — so big that “The big moon tips.” But it doesn’t slide off. “Good job,” says her grandfather, as they hurry the wagon to the barn, which holds in the sweet hay smells. “All of summer is inside here. The rain patters, then it splashes…” And the family sits on their enormous haystack, and watches the rain outside. This entry was posted on July 31, 2016, in Uncategorized and tagged Beware the Mare, Jessie Haas. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment ← Bewildered for Three Days, As to Why Daniel Boone Never Wore His Coonskin Cap, by Andrew Glass Badger’s Parting Gifts, by Susan Varley →	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2626
__label__cc	0.677324	0.322676	Home/Electronics/Digital Cameras/Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1: Review Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1: Review The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 belongs within the range of digital cameras Lumix G Micro System and is the winner of the prestigious TIPA Awards 2012 in the category Best Advanced Compact System Camera. The extremely sturdy and stylish device is a compact camera with the interchangeable lens system with Live MOS sensor with 16 MP Supersonic Wave Filter and Venus Engine technology. The camera is equipped with an advanced Precise Contrast AF system with high-speed touch control via the 3-inch TFT LCD screen and a resolution of 460K pixels. Besides the presence of manual controls easy and intuitive, it is also equipped with many features shooting-assist that greatly facilitate the end user. 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__label__cc	0.580986	0.419014	« (Deutsch) Authentisch! They » Remembering the future “One World, One Dream” – The local patriotic motto of the olympic games 2008. This posy sounds like a 60degree-elevated daydreamer look into the future and it might very well be almost unknown in the West. In Beijing however, where almost exactly a year and a half ago athletes from around the globe were fighting for medals, the phrase is known to any child. You can still see it in every day’s life. Some fading construction fence is wearing it. There are buildings whose walls are still costly decorated with the colors of the event. They stubbornly cling to the plea. The Western eye sees but a sad picture. It’s apparent that they don’t really serve any purpose these days. There’s not a lot which can de-spur as intensively as yesterday’s dreams. We live in times where the globe’s larges search engine company and both the Chinese and the American government fight for digital leadership. Who, with impunity, may be allowed to install the largest thinking filters to whom? And who may collect the most data? The liberal mouse-clicking lad is scratching his head. Not only is there no mutual dream – even the beginning of the olympic sentence is out of line: Currently it doesn’t much look like “one” world to begin with. Herr Meyer believes that the pre-olympic dreams have not only not come true, but that the dream has turned slightly nightmarish on top. Where is the rapprochement of the Chinese which the world has hoped for so desperately? What about being more open to lifestyles, which are widely accepted by the West? Sir Johnson adds, that it actually looks like the situation is much more desolate now than it was prior to the games. He fretfully orders another beer. And Mister Li? Did we ever think about questioning Mister Li for this two cents on this matter? Mister Li pleasurably chews down the last dumpling and queryingly looks at Herr Meyer and Sir Johnson. He wants to know what they mean by “desolate”. But before any of them can kick off an answer, heavily filled with words like ‘human rights’ and ‘freedom’, Mister Li finishes the meal. He then gives his thoughts while looking for a toothpick: The intention was to bring the Olympics to China. And didn’t that work out indeed? Proving to the world, what a great athletic nation resides on this side of the cultural equator – this turned out to be an absolute success: China took the number one spot on the medal ranking. The games in this country – one could compare it to the football world cup in Germany. An indescribable feeling of unity. Patriotic to the fullest and arm in arm, the Chinese for once didn’t have to feel like a shabby third world country on the brink. Who would want to deny them this experience? In 2006 the Germans learned that it’s OK to disclose their nationality in public. And suddenly their nation’s flag didn’t look all that ugly any more. It was a sudden liberation. For Mister Li, this olympic games thing was just the same. And cross your heart – who really cares which girl is singing which song and how much fireworks are genuine or fake? Hollywood repeatedly decides to blow up Washington D.C. or New York, and in reality not a single brick is going loose. Still, everyone is feeling fabulously entertained. What really counts is the effect. For two weeks the Chinese were allowed to experience themselves as a grand part of the “One World”. This and the provable athletic success was the “One Dream”. And everything has come true. So, Mister Li really doesn’t understand how the word “desolate” fits into this picture. Herr Meyer and sir Johnson are glimpsing at one another with huge questionmarks on their faces. It’s dawning upon them that they might have to check about the origin of the their interprettion of “One World, One Dream”. But still, they push up their mental sleeves and for the next hour they will fight on the terrain of inter-cultural arguments. The sun is starting to set over the capital. With a slow pan, the camera retracts from the small restaurant’s table on which our little group is heavily discussing their important points of view. After moving backwards out of the window, it curves to reveal the little hutong alley. Typical sounds reach our ear: the whispering of the wind, a distant car horn on the main street, two laughing kids and the murmuring of the neighbors. Captivatively they are checking out the camera crane which elevates at this very moment. We catch a short glimps of a piece of cartboard. It was scantily squeezed into a hole in the wall. A few yards down the road we spot five colorful rings. Their best days have long passed and they keep paying their tariff to time. We overlook a city that has changed tremendously because of the olympic games. The IOC relics disappear bit by bit. But the life of the people we see has mostly been changed in one single way: their ego is strengthened and their confidence into the future is much stronger now. And THIS change is long lasting. Further into the distance we can spot the birdsnest. It features an artificial outdoor skiing track these days as well as the World Chocolate Wonderland exhibition. Visitors may marvel at Easter eggs, Santa Clauses and lots more strange foreign treasure made from chocolate. Both attractions imply mainly two things: On one hand the continuous attempt to familiarize the Western and Eastern cultures. On the other hand it proofs the amazing fact that this city’s government is still pursuing the goal of not letting the games’ facilities go to waste. A goal which lots of other nations have given up rather quickly after they held the ‘games’. Our camera elevates and near the horizon we can see a piece of the Chinese Wall. A testimony of the country’s 5000 year old history. According to Mister Li, at one time in its shadow Confucius said “Those who strive for longlasting happiness must change often”. Change however, comes from the inside and so does its direction. And who honestly believes that this direction would be exactly the same as it is expected from the outside? Geez, Mister Li – I must say you’re awefully right about that. Cheers, you yellow scoundrel! And now let’s go and sing a few.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2632
__label__cc	0.519402	0.480598	Influence of Land Use and Road Type on the Elemental Composition of Urban Dust in a Mexican Metropolitan Area Anahi Aguilera 1, 2 , Cynthia Armendariz 1 , Patricia Quintana 3 , Felipe García-Oliva 4 , Francisco Bautista 2 Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia Michoacán, México Laboratorio Universitario de Geofísica Ambiental, Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia Michoacán, México Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, México Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia Michoacán, México Francisco Bautista Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua carretera a patzcuaro 8701, 58190 Morelia, Mexico Submission date: 2018-02-02 Final revision date: 2018-04-18 Acceptance date: 2018-04-23 Online publication date: 2018-12-12 Heavy metals contamination of soil The composition of urban dust can affect the health of urban populations, making it necessary to study its elemental composition and its sources. Our objectives were: a) to identify the main emission sources of heavy metals, and b) to evaluate the influence of land use and road type on the elemental composition of urban dust. 100 samples of urban dust taken in San Luis Potosí were analyzed using FRX. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlations coefficient, kriging interpolations, and analysis of variance were applied to the data. Cu and Zn were spatially associated with a metallurgical complex and, to a lesser extent, with an industrial park; Ca with fluorite and limestone industries, and Si with the surrounding soils. The highest concentrations of Cu, Zn, and Ca were found in mixed and industrial land uses. On the contrary, the highest concentrations of “natural elements” (Al, K, Si, Rb, and Y) were found in developable land and residential areas. The highest contents of Ca were found in secondary and primary roads. The conclusions were: a) the metallurgical complex is the main source of Cu and Zn, and b) the highest concentrations of Cu, Zn, and Ca were found in mixed and industrial land uses. In vitro Germination and Phytoremediation Potential of Endemic Plant Species Verbascum phrygium Bornm. Growing under Zinc Stress Speciation Analysis and Ecological Risk Assessment of Antimony in Xikuangshan, Hunan Province Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties and Metallic Contents in Vegetables Irrigated with Water from Different Sources Pollution Evaluation and Sources Identification of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments from Upstream of Yellow River Assessment of Heavy Metal Amounts of Spinach Plants (Spinach Oleracea L.) Grown on Cd and Chicken Manure Applied Soil Conditions	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2634
__label__wiki	0.653612	0.653612	Hollywood Comes To TechTown Cornerstone Schools Invites the Community to “Be A... Detroit Featured on BET's 'Travelistas' Show He's Baaaack! President Obama Visits Detroit TODAY! Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Drives History Into the... Come Hear Belle Isle at the Remick Music Shell Sat... Classic Rock Group to “Burn Up” the GM Riverfront ... Lights. Camera. Action. Raleigh Michigan Studios b... The First Factory Built Wheelchair-Accessible Vehi... Magglio Ordonez Donates $200,000 to Renovate Two D... NBC Reality Show "School Pride" Featuring Detroit ... CNN Highlights Summer Travel in Michigan Production Has Begun on ABC's "Detroit 1-8-7" Detroit Continues to Inspire Techno Music Producer Detroit Institute of Arts Up For America's Favorit... Microsoft Adding New Tech Center In Southfield Your Official Guide to Detroit Summer Movie Locations It's Christmas in July at Comerica Park Today! Playboy Names Cliff Bell's In America's Greatest B... 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Andrea Isom My Fox Detroit 42 girls from metro Detroit are on their way to ruling the world. All of them are absolutely amazing, and in just one week, they were able to accomplish what some people never will. These young girls are ready to show the world what they're made of -- sugar, spice and everything nice and throw in some math, science and technology, too. "It's a wonderful experience. Even if you hadn't considered technology as a field, this really opens your eyes," said 7th grader Lauren Pankin. "At first, I thought it was impossible. I thought that you had to do all these lists of things, but now when I just look at it, it's looking like wow," said 6th grader Leanna Toles. "I never really was interested in technology before this, but now it's really fun, and I think want to get a job in it," said 5th grader Grace MacLellan. Camp Infinity is a program designed for girls in grades 5 through 8 all from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Thanks to the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, generous sponsors, educators and volunteers, the campers are introduced to video game and web design and some really cool robotics. Keeping these kids on the cutting edge is the key. "The biggest thing is we found high school's too late," said Camp Director Julie Patterson. "Plant the seed in these girls' minds while they are young so that they can latch on to the technology when they get older," said volunteer Madhuri Raju. "Sometimes they get outshone by the boys, and you've got to have a way to draw the girls out and give them a confidence that they might not get at home or at school," said Marcy Klevorn with the Ford Motor Company. "The percentage of women achieving college degrees is going up. The percentage of women achieving degrees in technology is going down. So, it's actually getting worse instead of better. So, it's really important that we find our best and brightest and we encourage them to consider technology for a career," Patterson said. It's tremendous what these young minds managed to master in just five days. "We come out with great robots, excellent web pages. I mean, they look professional, great use of color," Patterson said. "These are the kind of employees we need in the future," Klevorn said. "I want to work in some place like Google or something like that, and do something in math or science," said 7th grader Prerana Shenoy. "I want to become a politician, but I think I now have a greater understanding of the technological field of website creation. I need a campaign after all," Pankin said. Their parents are proud and very impressed. "My daughter came home the first day more excited about this than about the first day of dance or the first day of soccer," said parent Joe MacLellan. "Amazing and talented, and it's great to have young ladies being involved in technology. I think we need more women involved. This is a great start for them, as well," said parent Dewayne Toles. "I still don't know what I want to do with my computer science degree, but I know that I love computers and you can just do anything," said volunteer Devan Sayles. An experience like this is priceless, but Camp Infinity is free. For more information, visit www.mcwtf.org. Posted by Erin Rose at 12:48 PM Labels: Detroit Education	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2639
__label__cc	0.670972	0.329028	Also In The News More World News World News FBI Renews mail probe on Hillary Clinton’s emails. Oct 29, 2016 #news, #newspaper, clinton. FBI, donald, Elections, Hillary, James Comey, Trump, WORLD NEWS World News Tomorrow – Election News Donald Trump declared Hillary Clinton unfit for office and praises FBI on reopening the investigation on the email scandals. 11 days before the final election day this is a timing with a crunchy edge. Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton has stated today that she is “Confident” over the outcome of this news investigation and it will not change the outcome of earlier conclusion as stated by the Benghazi Commitee on June 28th this year. This goes back to the time Hillary Clinton was US Secratary of State and had 2 email addresses. One official state.gov and one personal mail address with a private server. Supposedly no one knew about htis server that was installed in the basement of here house. The issue here was that some state.gov emails actually passed through here private email server and some of them could have contained classified information. This is what the scandal was all about and is used for during the elections Now the cause for looking into this is the fact that in 2012 a Diplomatic outpost and CIA facility in Benghazi Lybya is attacked causing 4 american people, amongst which U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens, to die. Correspondance was discovered in later reviewing of the attacks, between governement accounts and her private account. A comprehensive explanation about this can be found here. The email messages were fully made public in February 2015. The FBI opens the investigation in Juliy 2015 and the Benghazi Committee finally concluded in June 28 to have found no evidence of wrong doing by Hillary Clinton. However, on the 29th of October an internal FBI Memo was disclosed by Fox News stating the fact the FBI sent a letter to congress in relation to Hillary Clinton about emails being found in an unrelated case. The timing of this news is remarkable and the fact that the FBI blows an investigation into the open by informing congress is unprecedented. Commey’s letter stating that the FBI is trying to strike that balance between openly stating a renewed investigation on a Presidential Candidate and the fact he feels the need to inform the American People after he repeatedly stated the investigation being closed. This development looks to be bringing the elections into a new perspective without actually adding anything factually new to it. The message does not state any evidence of wrong doing but simply summing up the factual truth of the Director of the FBI, James Comey, being straight forward about the FBI looking into new material. In Manchester New Hampshire, Presidential Candidate Donald Trump was eager to state that the FBI was ” reopening the case to her illegal and criminal conduct that threatens the security of United States of America”, “We must never let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office”. He went on saying “He has great respect that the FBI and the department of Justice are now willing to have the courage to write the horrible mistake that they made.” The question here is whether this new development is evidence of wrongdoing from FBI and the Justice Department in the concluded investigation previously held against Hillary Clinton? The letter sent to Congress by James Comey, just states they are looking into newly found material. you could argue that there must be a relevance for the FBI to come forward as they might already know there is some evidence found. But one must not forget there is at this point no criminal charge of any kind and the FBI did not state there is any evidence found of wrongdoing. The letter updates the American People of the FBI’s thoroughness. Donald Trump however has its own ideas about this development “The FBI would not have reopened this case at this time unless it were a most egregious offense,” Trump argued. Even though the FBI has not said it is formally reopening the investigation into Clinton’s email server. “I’ve had a lot of words about the FBI lately, but I give them great credit for having the courage to right this horrible wrong.” Didn’t Donald Trump stated many things without the lack of proof to back it up? This message may actually level the playing field for both candidates. With only 10 days to go for the the elections we can only guess what the outcome will be of this renewed investigation. By Editor in Chief	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2643
__label__wiki	0.747951	0.747951	all A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T V W Z ABBATH [Black Metal] Abbath (2016) [CD] 1st album form '16 by this new band by Abbath (ex-IMMORTAL). Pure norwegian Black Metal, pure IMMORTAL. ALENE MISANTROPI [Black Metal] Absence of Light (2016) [CD] 1st album form '16 by this spanish band of melancholic and depressive Black Metal with a really symphonic and atmospheric feel. APOTHEOSIS OMEGA [Black Metal] Vama Marga (2015) [CD] 1st album by this german band of pure Black Metal with influences from bands like MAYHEM, CHRIST AGONY, WATAIN, GORGOROTH... ARALLU [Black Metal] Desert Battles + Magen Jerusalem (2009) [CD] 4th album from '09 plus the EP from the same year and one bonus, by this band from Israel that plays a quite fast and aggressive Black Metal with clear influences from arabian rhythms. If you like bands like ABSU and MELECHESH, this is for you!! Satanic War in Jerusalem (2002) [CD] Re-issue with 7 bonus of the 2nd album from '02 by this band from Israel that plays a quite fast and aggressive Black Metal with clear influences from arabian rhythms. If you like bands like ABSU and MELECHESH, this is for you!! ASHEN LIGHT [Black Metal] Real'naya Zhizn' - Zhizn' Zdes'! (2008) [CD] 8th album from '08 by this excellent russian band that has been developing album after album until achieving a high quality Black Metal with influences in the vein of EMPEROR, IMMORTAL, SATYRICON... BATHORY [Black Metal] Bathory (1984) [CD] 1st album from '84, true milestone of Black Metal!! The whole genre, as we know it today, emerged form this work. Bands like DARKTHRONE, MAYHEM, etc. wouldn't exist without listening to BATHORY!! Blood Fire Death (1988) [CD] 4th album from '88 by the undisputed fathers of Black Metal, the last one performing this style before turning into Viking Metal. Undoubtely a masterpiece of the genre!! The Return... (1985) [CD] 2nd album from '85, another masterpiece of this genre, perfectioning the style of their debut. Under the Sign of the Black Mark (1986) [CD] 3rd album rom '86 of the fathers of Black Metal, perhaps their best album, a true reference in this genre!! BEHELAL [Black Metal] Metamorphosis (2007) [CD] 1st album from '07 by this great greek band that plays an original, dark and majestic Black Metal with influences in the vein of MAYHEM, ROTTING CHRIST, SEPTIC FLESH... BESATT [Black Metal] Nine Sins (2014) [CD] 9th album from '14 by this veteran polish Black Metal band in the vein of bands like MARDUK, DARK FUNERAL, IMMORTAL... BETHLEHEM [Black Metal] A Sacrificial Offering to the Kingdom of Heaven in a Cracked Dog's Ear (2009) [CD] 6th album from '09 by this legendary german band, creators of the Dark Suicidal Black. This album is a re-recording of 98's "S.U.I.Z.I.D." but featuring Niklas Kvarforth from SHINING on vocals singing in english instead of german, who gives a totally different feel to the album. BETWEEN THE FROST [Black Metal] Realms of Desolation (2007) [CD] 2nd album of this veteran spanish band of fast and aggressive Black Metal very much in the vein of bands like NAGLFAR, DAWN, DISSECTION, WATAIN... BLACK AUTUMN [Black Metal] [Doom Metal] Rivers of Dead Leaves (2008) [CD] 2nd album from '08 of this german band of slow, depressive and tetric Black/ Doom with Ambient elements and influences in the vein of XASTHUR, BURZUM, DRUDKH, WYRD... BLACK PACK #1 [Black Metal] Ouija + Itnuveth + Crying Blood (2020) [3-CD] 3 CD's of BLACK METAL for the price of one!! - OUIJA "Ave Voluptatis Carnis" - ITNUVETH "The Way of the Berserker" - CRYING BLOOD "Animae Damnatae" Check out the individual album descriptions for more details. Wrong + Dantalion + Nexus 6 (2020) [3-CD] - WRONG "Pessimistic Outcomes" - DANTALION "All Roads Lead to Death" - NEXUS 6 "A Strange Habitat" BLAZEMTH [Black Metal] Dragon Blaze (2017) [CD] Re-issue in one CD that contains the two only mini CD's "For Centuries Left Behind" ('96) & "Fatherland" ('96) with 2 live bonus by one of Spain's pioneer Black Metal bands. Dark, fast and raw Black Metal with influences form early IMMORTAL, BATHORY, DARKTHRONE... BLODSRIT [Black Metal] Diktat Deliberi (2012) [CD] 7th album from '12 of this swedish band that plays a fast and aggressive old school Black Metal with influences form early MAYHEM, ENSLAVED, GORGOROTH, CARPATHIAN FOREST... [Digipack] BORKNAGAR [Black Metal] [Pagan/Folk/Viking] True North (2019) [CD] 11th album from '19 by this great norwegian band of epic, majestic, progressive and melodic Black/ Viking. ... Last Page	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2645
__label__wiki	0.927984	0.927984	Although there may be useful links here, this page is not actively maintained (after 1997). For new links see our new Nevada Test Site page. The Nevada Test Site is a Rhode Island-sized testing ground northwest of Las Vegas where the U.S. conducted the majority of its nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War. From its founding in 1951 until the final Divider test in 1992, over 900 atomic explosions were detonated in this barren desert. In the 1950s, atomic tests were conducted above ground and resulted in devastating health effects to the "Downwinders" northeast of the site in Nevada and Utah. Since then, tests were conducted only underground, resulting in a pockmarked "lunar" landscape. The NTS is operated by the Department of Energy, which has become increasingly open about the site's history and its environmental problems. The NTS is bounded on three side by the Nellis Air Force Range and adjoins "Area 51" a secret military base at its northeast corner. Today, the Test Site is under consideration for various storage and processing projects for dangerous materials, and some non-nuclear and sub-critical explosions are still conducted there. [gc 12/5/96] The Nevada Proving Ground was created by Pres. Harry Truman on Jan. 11, 1951, and the first atomic test, Operation Ranger, was conducted on Jan. 27, 1951. The final nuclear test, Divider, was conducted on Sept. 23, 1992. In between, there were 99 above ground tests and over 800 below ground tests. The NTS is broken up into numbered areas of varying sizes, from 1 to 30, with the omission of Areas 13, 21, 24 and 28. (Area 13 is an off-site location in the Nellis Range north of Groom Lake.) Local Documents Bechtel Nevada is the general contractor Wackenhut Security, Inc provides security. Article in Spy Magazine Adjoining and Affiliated Facilities: Groom Lake/Area 51, Secret air base adjoining NE corner of Test Site. Nellis Air Force Base and Range. Nellis Range Surrounds the Test Site on three sides. Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office Meta-Crawler Search Maps: Xerox PARC Map Server. Old boundaries of Nellis range are shown in red. More recent boundaries connect the two large red sections on the north. Article: "A tour of the Test Site". 11/1/93 NTS Radio Frequencies. Wackenhut Security 9/2/95 Served Agencies Official Information: U.S. Department of Energy Main Page* OpenNet document database* Nuclear Regulatory Commission* Federal Register articles 8/10/94: Noti ce of EIS. Includes a descriptions of the NTS Unofficial Information: A Description of the NTS Tour* Test Site Contractors: Raytheon Services Nevada, official* Former Contractors E.G. & G. (Edgerton, Germeschausen & Grier) R.E.E.Co. (Reynolds Electrical and Engineering, EG&G subsidiary) EG&G Energy Measurement Systems, official* Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project." (DOE): official* Major Points of Interest: Mercury. Company town used to house NTS workers, off US-95. Frenchman Flat. Early above ground Atomic testing. Control Point One (CP-1). Command Center for the Atomic tests. Yucca Flat. Later below ground Atomic testing. Sedan Crater. Largest bomb crater on the NTS, and Snowboarding slope ? Papoose Lake Road. Leads to a secret Flying Saucer Base ? Bob Lazar. Mercury Highway. Leads to the secret facility at Area 51 Rainier Mesa. Location of horizonal tunnels, equipped with a railroad network. Pahute Mesa. Most recent area of underground testing. Jackass Flats. NERVA area, Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application. Test Site Tales: Helicopter Crash at the NTS in 1991. Conspiracy buffs suggest sinister connections. Test Site Train. A tale told of a secret underground train at the NTS. 8/14/95 The Cheshire Airstrip. A disappearing Airstrip at the NTS? 8/24/95 Project Mercury. A interactive Archeological Robot at the NTS ? Test Site Tours. By reservation with DOE (702) 295-1000, FREE. Newspaper Articles on the NTS Other Atomic related sties Hikes around the test site Why you can't photograph the NTS "A Memorial Page for an Air Force worker, Charlie Price, who died of cancer in 1994, mentions his work at Angel Peak during atomic testing at the NTS. Project Orion: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth a research paper describing an attempt to build an atomic propulsion system for rockets. The Dept. of Energy conducts free all-day public tours of the Nevada Test Site. Tours are usually conducted quarterly, and you need to sign up in advance. Contact DOE at 702-295-0941. For new links see our new Nevada Test Site page. Last Modified: 1/8/97 gc.e	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2647
__label__wiki	0.779603	0.779603	https://tinyurl.com/y45oj8ol This article was written By Adrian D. Mendizabal on 21 Apr 2018, and is filed under Reviews. Current post is tagged Antoinette Jadaone, James Reid, Nadine Lustre, Never Not Love You, Philippines, reviews About Adrian D. Mendizabal Adrian D. Mendizabal is a MA Media Studies (Film) candidate of the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI). He has contributed several essays on Philippine cinema to NANG 2, La Furia Umana, New Durian Cinema, Transit Journal, Sinekultura Film Journal and MUBI Notebook. He is currently working on a research project exploring the relationship of time and Lav Diaz’s cinema. He is also the Philippine delegate for Cinema and Moving Image Research Assembly (CAMIRA). His main interest is film-philosophy. Never Not Love You (Philippines, 2018): Love in the Spirit of Capitalism Antoinette Jadaone’s romantic drama Never Not Love You (2018) has a title that sparks theoretical interest. If Proust’s madeleine cake brings us to his hometown in Combray, Jadaone’s title transports us back to the early formative years of Marxism, at the foot of Marx and Hegel, where the idea of dialectical materialism was conceived. “To never not love” – what could it mean, for me, for you, in relation to the film itself, in relation to Marxism, in relation to the capitalist mode of production, or in relation to the philosophy of life in general? We come to ponder. Jadaone’s play of words seems to imbibe a sense of intellectual journey for the viewers. That is, in watching the film, one rediscovers at certain stages in which this strange paradox of never not loving unfolds. For a long time now, Filipino romantic films, especially the ones made by big studios like VIVA Films and Star Cinema Productions, have always copied titles of popular love songs to entice multi-generational audience. Usually the title-song is incorporated in the film as a soundtrack as a kind of resonating effect making the film easier to remember. It might not be the case for Never Not Love You as it attempts to use a title based on an idiosyncratic style of phrasing. Although admittedly, the film has not innovatively changed the viewing experience of the Philippine Cinema. What marks the radical suture in the title is its phrasal structure. ‘To never not love’ constitutes a double negation, or a negation of negation, one of the foundational concepts of Marxism. In symbolic logic, double negation is just one of the intermediate rules of inference. Along with grammar’s syntactic logic, to never not love can simply be reduced to something like ‘to love,’ essentially because in formal and grammatical sentential logic, the double negative is absent in the final expression. However, in Hegel’s formulation, this double negation is not something reducible to ‘to love’. For Hegel, to negate what is already negated does not restore the old. It rather constitutes a new reality, overcoming the form of the previous construction while preserving its real content. To negate a negation is to sublate meaning to ‘overcome and preserve.’ Marx draws from Hegel to formulate a sublation of capitalism. For Marx, the first negation is the conversion of individual private property to socialized private property under capitalism. For example, abandoned lands, which were once owned by individuals, are now reactivated as socialized private spaces in capitalism for accumulation of capital. Malls, industrial parks, private commercial spaces are some examples of the first negation. A negation of negation would entail seizing back these lands from the capitalists while maintaining the socialized condition of these properties. The negation of negation of capitalism is socialism. In a similar way, the narrative of the film Never Not Love You shifts from negation to double negation. The film’s crisis centres on the impossible conditions of truly making way for love under the spectre of twenty-first century’s global capitalism. Joane (Nadine Lustre) and Gio (James Reid) are our inseparable lovers, both challenged by global capitalism’s indifference to the human condition. They represent global capitalism’s subjects – young bourgeois individuals threading between precarity and job security. A brief glimpse of their intertwined lives shows how capitalism creates desires in life. Joane’s bourgeois aspirations are rooted in capitalism’s reward system for workers who have rendered extra hours beyond their contracted working hours. Joane is locked in this desiring-production of capitalism, in which her notion of hard work or extra labor power corresponds to constituting a better life. In commodifying and selling her labor time, intellectual capacity, managerial skills, and womanhood, she constitutes a very limited idea of success, typical in twenty-first century’s Filipino bourgeoisies. In fulfilling her desire of becoming an assistant brand manager, she wishes to achieve a new house for her family and a black car for herself. All of which are desires produced under the rubric of capitalist mode of production. Joan presents to us a subjectivity deeply entangled in capitalism’s conditioning of desire. Gio, a precariat and a visual artist struggling to make ends meet, is a considerably attractive man for Joanne as he represents the disentanglement of Joanne’s rigidity and career-conscious life. For the first time, Joanne witnesses a possible way out of capitalism, although apparently, Gio’s precariat labor is unsustainable for Joanne’s plan in the future. Joanne’s family is not convinced with Gio’s unstable source of income as a graphic artist. We see both of them in the opening scenes of the film at their happiest, riding a motorcycle towards nowhere, imagining perhaps a fantastical and metaphysical notion of freedom as escape from work, quite similar to how Tracy Chapman imagined it in her song “Fast Car”. The motorcycle brought them together towards a determined future, constituting perhaps the first negation: to not love. ‘To not love’ consists of the indelibly happy moments in the film, moments of infatuation marked by purely corporeal and aestheticized joy: no pain, no sacrifice, and no ethical stakes at hand. Time during these infatuated moments is mystical and celebratory. ‘To not love’ means no stakes at hand yet as we see Gio and Joanne moves towards a conditionless future. The idea of love in the film is constituted as a double negation: to never not love, which is entirely the moment when both of them took a chance, a leap into the void, the moments when their time is at its most critical, most intrinsic, and the time when sacrifices were made. This is when capitalism knocks again when Gio gets a stable job opportunity abroad, threatening a possible separation in their relationship. Gio’s opportunity abroad is not a rare case. A lot of Filipino overseas contract workers (OCW) have experienced displacement from their loved ones. And one of the weaknesses of the film is the romanticization of the labor export policy of the government. Gio’s case presents a potential narrative path that could generate enough contradiction to unmask these prevailing labor abuses to Filipino OCWs abroad. What the film did was to conceal and moralize the prevailing labor atrocities. The movie skirted through a montage of false pretensions: Gio adjusting well and fast with his job in London, while Joane struggles emotionally to reconcile her notions of career success of her would-be managerial position in the Philippines with her current job in London as a café assistant. Joanne’s condition is more receptive to class contradictions than Gio. In her attempt to reconcile two realities, she was able to assess the disparity of labor conditions between the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Joanne’s condition depicts capitalism’s unequal treatment of labouring bodies. She is not honoured in London with an equivalent position as assistant manager because she comes from a developing country with lower standards for work. The subtle issue of race is also underscored in one scene where a customer berates Joanne, which triggers her alienation further. The issue of labor is the source of conflict in the film. We are thrown into a fit between two characters torn between keeping a job and sustaining a lasting relationship. Through this crisis, we are again haunted by Marx and his double negation that confronts both the characters and us in relation to twenty-first century capitalism. Both Jadaone and Alain Badiou agree in one thesis about love: in lieu of global capitalism, love is weakened by the inequality, displacement and alienation brought by global capitalism. Love contra global capitalism, must, in all aspects, constitute an international subjectivity: a radical love that can embrace distance, racial difference, and multiple temporalities, and a radical love that can constitute an international project for the proletariat. It must stand by Marx’s principle that ‘workers must have no fatherland.’ It appears now that there are two instance of double negation in the film. 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__label__cc	0.538307	0.461693	Spring in Tokyo: A Quick Guide for First Timers Home・Spring in Tokyo: A Quick Guide for First Timers tecbDev2020-02-10T10:43:42+09:00February 10th, 2020\|Categories: Spring, Travel Japan\| For a first timer in Tokyo, maybe you are wondering when is the best season to visit. No worries ‘cos we got an answer to that! The best season to visit Tokyo or even the whole Japan is the Spring Season. Why? Here is a quick guide on what to expect, see and do during your first time visit in Spring in Tokyo. Spring season is one of the most awaited season in Tokyo or in Japan as a whole. It is also our most suggested time to visit Tokyo. When people hear the word Spring, particularly in Japan, the first thing that come to their mind is Cherry Blossoms which is Japan is known for. Visit Tokyo during Spring time and see the the capital of Japan bloom in the colors of white and pink. And see also the whole Japan blooms from March to May. Spring Season Months and Temperature Spring season in Tokyo (and Japan as a whole) starts from the months of March until May. During these months, temperature will start cold then going warmer. For the month of March, which is the coldest month during Spring, the average temperature is from 14°C and can drop up to 5°C. For April, the average temperature is from 19°C and can drop up to 10°C. While the month of April is the hottest during the season with an average temperature of 23°C to 15°C. Cherry Blossom Forecast Every year Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) share their Cherry Blossom Forecast or also known as Sakura-Zensen. Their forecast includes when it will start to bloom and the best viewing dates. Remember that you have to be updated on the forecast because there are chances that the first forecast will be different to the next forecasts for the Spring season. It’s important to be updated so that you will not miss the beauty of these Sakura. Cherry Blossom Forecast 2020: http://yourjapanjourney.com/japan-cherry-blossom-forecast-2020/ Since the weather and temperature from March to May differs, there are several things that you should consider of what clothes you should bring and wear: March still cold so you have to bring clothes that make you warm as possible like coats, thick jackets, and etc. When April comes, it is the weather becomes warmer, so you can already wear thin jackets, thin coats, and even t-shirts and shorts. May is the month where you can wear shirts and shorts. Always remember that, comfort before style. Hanami or flower viewing in English is a Japanese tradition where Japanese (families, officemates, friends) have picnic under Cherry Blossom trees (most of the time when full bloom). There are also people who do Hanami at night. This is called Yozakura. During Spring season, there are many cherry blossom flavored food that you can try. Here are some those: Sakura Flavored Food and Drinks: Japan Best Places To See Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo Japan Cherry Blossom Facts Spring Vocabulary Let's Learn Japanese: Christmas Vocabulary Ueno's Asian Underground Market Nikkō Tōshō-gū: UNESCO World Heritage Site Let's Learn Japanese: Family Vocabulary Japan's Cherry Blossom Facts	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2655
__label__cc	0.67233	0.32767	Board index ‹ Main Forum ‹ Movie Discussion ‹ Movie Discussion The Zone's 2007 Movie Journal New movies! Old movies! B-movies! Discuss discuss discuss!!! 581 posts • Page 6 of 12 • 1 ... 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ... 12 by Brocktune on Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:10 pm it looks like im pretty overdue at giving my best and worst of the month. so i guess ill start now. BEST: "Tears of the Black Tiger" - ok, gone with the wind doesnt count. but thats ok, because i think i like TOTBT better, even though i scored it at .5 lower than GWTW. the movie was a total mindfuck with a heart. it was just this amazing combination of elements that together formed some sort of super movie, the likes of which ive never seen before. seriously, dont let anything come between you and viewing this movie. absolutely adored it! i keep feeling like i should write something more substantial about it, other than the pathetic gushing that i have engaged in exclusively up to this point. but you know, i just cant seem to come up with anything that does it any real justice. you just have to see it yourself. Ralph Bakshi's "Coonskin" ran a very close second! WORST: Sex With a Smile - ok, it could have been worse. and if you take out the mind numbingly beautiful women, it would be. although, now that i think about ti some more, those women were really fucking hot. i mean like blazing hot. and i do love marty feldman. you know what, i change my mind. TARZOON: SHAME OF THE JUNGLE was the worst thing i saw in march. i dont really need to bash it much more, because its not like you are going to see this one at your local video store, so you really wont have to go out of your way to avoid this snoozefest. Brocktune Location: Pico & Sepulveda by RaulMonkey on Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:00 am So who's gonna count PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF as two separate movies on their journal, and who's gonna look at GRINDHOUSE as a single collaborative effort between Rodriguez, Tarantino, Roth, Zombie & Wright? RaulMonkey ZONE AMBASSADOR by Ribbons on Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:10 am RaulMonkey wrote: So who's gonna count PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF as two separate movies on their journal, and who's gonna look at GRINDHOUSE as a single collaborative effort between Rodriguez, Tarantino, Roth, Zombie & Wright? Good question... I think I might rate it as an overall film, but then put what I rate the individual films or trailers beneath that. by Nachokoolaid on Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:10 am It's gotta be single, right? Nachokoolaid wrote: I'll decide for sure after I see it, but I'm really leaning toward separating them. I mean, if you went to any other double feature, you'd say you saw two movies, right? From what I understand of the behind-the-scenes situation, PT and DP had entirely distinct productions; and everything I've heard from Rodriguez and Tarantino, not to mention the marketing campaign, has led to me to look at GRINDHOUSE as an overall experience comprised of separate films. Ribbons brings up another good question: if I do decide to list PT and DP separately, am I going to list THANKSGIVING, DON'T and WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE S.S. separately too? That I really have to reserve judgement on. I expect them to be exquisitely crafted little jewels, but this is my 2007 Movie Journal, y'know? Not my 2007 Featurette Journal. Last edited by RaulMonkey on Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:48 pm, edited 1 time in total. by magicmonkey on Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:05 am Keepcoolbutcare wrote: Smarch - Tideland Explain thyself! I AM fucking Zen Location: Shanghizzo by Al Shut on Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:23 am magicmonkey wrote: And he's not alone. ThriceDamned wrote: Bad Tideland (2006) (Mar. 28.) (FV) I believe that makes it 2:1 in this thread. Note to myself: Fix this image shit! Al Shut THE LAUGHING ZONER Location: Oberhausen, Germany by Keepcoolbutcare on Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:44 pm it only garnered the "meh" for the out-of-this-world performance from Ferland and some pretty, lush cinematography, 'cuz aside from those two factors, the film gave me nothing. What was the point, what was Gilliam trying to say, what was he going for? That Jeliza-Rose has amongst the shittiest childhoods known to man, that junkies are stupid, selfish and pointless? In the TIDELAND thread, the positive, well written reviews from both Locke and d-Lips both go on about the humor, how one should remember to laugh, but I didn't crack so much as a smile at any point. Rather, it was depressingly glum, and I found no humor in the antics of Bridges and Tilly. I get how, as Gilliam states, that one is supposed view it through the Jeliza's eyes, i.e. through the eyes of a child, but that device is tedious and wears thin quickly. Gilliam's never been known for his subtlety, but this was bludgeoning the viewer, this was a narrative device that was heavy handed, silly, and preposterous, to go along with at times bore-noyingly painful to watch. Did you review it in the TIDELAND review thread MM? 'Cuz I'm curious as to what positives you took from it... Personally, I'm an atheist in the voting booth and a theist in the movie theatre. I separate the morality of religion with the spirituality and solace of it. There is something boring about atheism. Keepcoolbutcare Location: Blacktionville by magicmonkey on Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:56 am In contrast I wrote in the review thread I <3 every often pain induced, squirming minute of it. It was strange to watch this then Weird Science a little later and see how it was perfectly acceptable for Kelly Le Brock to kiss the boys in that movie. I also wrote that the ending of this film was up there with about three other spine tingling movie climaxs. It throws the story into a whole new light of horrifc sublime madness. This was Gilliam kicking ass, and as a comment on delusion in general it was startlingly sterling and rather relevant for our troubled times too. Damn, I want to see his Quixote. by WinslowLeach on Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:20 pm NOTE: I had to open a separate post for my GH review, it wasnt working on my journal. GRINDHOUSE REVIEW INTRO: Ive been an Exploitation film fan for many years. I grew up watching them on VHS in the 1980s, then in the 90s I got into 70s Grindhouse films thanks in large part to Quentin Tarantino. Hes the guy who got me into movies like Coffy, The Streetfighter, The Mack, Switchblade Sisters and countless other kinds of great movies from the 70s Grindhouse era. QT isnt just a writer-director hes a film enthusiast and expert. That plays a big part in why his films are so much fun to experience. You know hes seen it all and hes taking the best aspects of cinema, putting in his own blend of herbs n spices and making a very special recipe from his kitchen. With GRINDHOUSE, Quentin and Robert have teamed up to bring us all back to the days when Grindhouses were open on The Deuce aka 42nd Street in NYC and in downtown LA as well as many other cities across the USA. Ya also cant forget the suburban Drive-ins where many of the same kinds of wild exploitation films would play albeit in safer surroundings. THE REVIEW: The night of cinematic exploitation celebration begins with the fake trailer for the Mexploitation film MACHETE. The "Mexican Charles Bronson" Danny Trejo (Desperado, Heat) plays the hard edged title character. Its a zany trailer with cameos by Cheech Marin as a priest who wields a shotgun and Jeff Fahey (JT in Planet Terror) who plays a businessman who hires Machete to do a job, only to double cross him. Machete gets it on with his wife AND daughter in return as part of his payback!! Its a cool trailer with some great one liners! The first feature of the night is Robert Rodriguez's PLANET TERROR. This is Robert's homage to the films of his youth that he loved like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (plenty of BBQ!) and the early films of John Carpenter like Assault on Precinct 13, Escape From New York and The Thing. The characters in Planet Terror are all colorful and fun. The story revolves around a small Texas town whose inhabitants try to stay alive as a deadly chemical gas turns people into mutating, pulsing, psychotic balls of goop. Its sick as hell and really fun to watch! The characters kick much ass. You will get plenty o' action. laffs and gore with Planet Terror!! 4 out of 5 stars. FAKE TRAILERS Next up is the trailer for Rob Zombie's Nazisploitation film "Werewolf Women of The SS" starring Sherri Moon Zombie, Udo Kier, Sybil Danning and Bill Mosely. Nicolas Cage makes a short but hilarious cameo as the evil Dr Fu Manchu! I was expecting a Chinese looking guy but what I saw was Nic with a mustache and beard. Oh well! It was a cool trailer, but not my favorite. It was too MTV looking for my tastes. Edgar Wright's fake trailer for his 70s British horror film "DON'T" was up next. Its great. I love the whole fast "Don't! Don't! Don't!" repetitive sequence. Eli Roth's Thanksgiving is my favorite of the fake trailers. He did a excellent job getting that early 80s slasher film mood down with the gross outs mixed with total screwball comedy. I just loved how he shot it too. The film stock is beautifully faded and fucked up. The voiceover is so deadpan and low, it adds even more comedic effect to the whole crazy proceedings. I would love to see a Thanksgiving film with "The Pilgrim"!! Out of the two films that make up the GRINDHOUSE double feature Planet Terror is the more straight up exploitation film that contains plenty of gore and action. While I enjoyed it for what it was, an entertaining 80 minute zombie subgenre flick (infected peee-ople), it was Quentin Tarantino's film that really had the most resonance for me personally.... What Tarantino did with THUND---DEATH PROOF was make a film that plays like a hybrid of his favorite exploitation films but also its his idea of what hes always wanted the exploitation genre to be. By mixing aspects of such Grindhouse badass babe classics like Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! & Wonder Women, Car chase films like Vanishing Point, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry as well as American slasher films (Friday The 13th etc) and Italian slashers aka giallo films (Bird With the Crystal Plumage, A Lizard In A Womans Skin etc) QT takes the exploitation film to another level of meaning. Its a down n dirty Grindhouse film but its something more too. Its filled with little moments that grab you and make you think about these "exploitation film" characters. Theres that over the top craziness but theres also nuance and shades of gray hidden in there too. For instance: I loved what QT did with Jungle Julia's character and the music from DePalma's Blow Out. It just made me feel something special for her even though shes that @^%$ Jungle Julia. The way QT shot the first car crash was about film technique. It wasnt about fuckin CGI. It was FILMMAKING TECHNIQUE. The structure of Death Proof is really interesting too. QT took the slasher film storyline and reworked it. The first half of the film is definitely a stalker film, but then after Stuntman Mike does what he does, we spend the rest of the film with a new set of girls. QT doesnt really show Mike stalking them because he knows WE know the story now and he lets us get to know Zoe, Kim, Lee and Abby instead. It makes total sense and its refreshing. Kurt Russell is great as always as the psycho-sociopath Stuntman Mike. Mike is a mystery. I'm still wondering who that guy is. I think his character is actually a very close representation to the real life psychos of history. Hes both brutal, cunning and twisted but when HE gets fucked with he becomes a crying coward. This aspect of the film was brilliant to me. I loved how the tables were turned on Stuntman Mike and how he became the victim. It was just incredible and felt really good to cheer for these women. Its alot like I Spit On Your Grave and Extremities in that way. I was screaming in my theater seat "GO GET EM!!!". Just great!! The ending of the film was just out of control and it totally delivered. Ive seen some brutal spaghetti western beatings in movies, but OHH SNAP!! hahahahaha! Regarding the dialogue in Tarantino's film, its as witty, sharp and realistic as anything hes done. In fact, I consider it to be his best script work so far. Part of the reason I love this script is because its snappy QT dialogue but its the female version. These are girls who speak from the heart and have their own kind of roundtable discussions. They are likeable, funny and strong. This is a film about girls from the real world who get thrown into wild, out of control situations that they must overcome. These chicks are all real world versions of THE BRIDE in their own unique way. With Death Proof, QT brought together the best of his talents as a filmmaker to make his most satisfying work yet. Its got everything you want from a QT film and its also got something you've never seen in his movies: one of the coolest, most exhillerating car chases on film. 5 out of 5 stars. I can always say I'm very glad that Quentin Tarantino is making movies today. He's my goto guy when cinema gets too dull, too CGI'd and too monotonous. QT is the best filmmaker of his generation and I can't wait to see what he does next! Last edited by WinslowLeach on Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:33 am, edited 4 times in total. WinslowLeach Location: The Deuce by Al Shut on Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:32 pm WinslowLeach wrote: NOTE: I had to open a separate post for my GH review, it wasnt working on my journal. Wouldn't it belong in the Grindhouse thread then? Ill post it in there too. This is a movie journal thread isnt it? Yeah and I don't really mind the review where it is now but your original post on the first site really gets a bit long to contain full reviews. More power to linkage! by Nachokoolaid on Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:07 pm Al_Shut wrote: Yeah and I don't really mind the review where it is now but your original post on the first site really gets a bit long to contain full reviews. I agree. This is a good place for short reviews (I try to limit mine to one sentence or two), but I think it would be a lot more user-friendly if those with giant reviews post them in the "review" thread for that film and link to them, with perhaps a "DVD cover" blurb left in here so we can still see your thoughts on the film quickly. by justcheckin on Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:45 pm Who has GRINDHOUSE on their movie journal list. I DO I DO... raises hand and flaps it around wildly justcheckin Location: Down the street, take a left. by Nachokoolaid on Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:34 pm justcheckin wrote: Who has GRINDHOUSE on their movie journal list. It's not showing in my immediate area, and I have a busy schedule, so I probably won't be catching it until the DVD comes out. by WinslowLeach on Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:36 pm Just you're now in my little book under C for: COOL CHICK! 8) by justcheckin on Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:06 am WinslowLeach wrote: Just so you know... I've seen it twice! Brocktune wrote: you know, "The Killing Moon" is a way cooler song than "Never Tear Us Apart" and Echo & the Bunnymen and infinitely cooler and better band than INXS. but honestly, Never Tear Us Apart works better in the movie. "Fate Up against your will" for me, at any rate, works better than "You were there Two worlds collided" plus, the imagery of romantic desperation is much more vivid in "The Killing Moon". either way, quite a second choice, and I'm glad for both versions, if only for the chance to contrast and compare the two. by Brocktune on Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:24 pm well, (and im not trying to back pedal here) but lyrically, you are absolutely correct. but i was thinking in terms of the E.Q., or "emotional quotient" of the music itself. i think that musically, N.T.U.A. packs more of an emotional punch. at least in context with the scene, you know? IMO, of course. by Flumm on Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:17 pm I'm going to pitch in, if nothing else, than to keep track of what I'm watcing, and spend some time, hopefully, lingering over what I've watched, and digest it some, before moving ever onwards to the next thing. I'm all compiled and up to date, just need to retrospectively apply ratings, formatting and such... Mmm, this area of the neighbourhood is a little ...swarthier than I would have liked, especially considering the poor tax breaks being indtoduced for page 6'ers, but hey ho. terratorial widdling on abandoned scrubland ::Due for Renovation:: (... probably when this is out of the Top 15 and your not peeking in mah windas..) Purely for the reasons of approximate movie-journal-keeping marksmanship, I've been more leniant, or at least a little more favourable, for films with a degree of autuership, or for originality of premise and conciet, than say, practical accomplishment, in navigating between the vague slipsteams of each catorgory. That it is to say, the things being expressed, relative to the experience of those making and the subects being made, are as valued here, as the skill and success in which they have been accomplished... Therefore Matilda, a Man In (Kangeroo)Suit! movie, in which said Kangeroo is being managed by an on-the-make Elliot Gould into becoming a 'roo > punyhuman boxing champion, replete with kangeroo-mobile and Life Lessons, by my arbritary imperfect art Vs imperfect art book-keeping scientific calculations, outweighs in it's relative class, the somewhat muddled and uneven Munich... ((In My Honest OpinionÂ©) Due, of course, (ahem), to the originality of the things unfolding to my eyes with Matilda, as hammy, disposable and tacky as they are, compared with the more aspirational and immiedately laudable, yet somewhat ill-realised and executed Munich, which having loftier aspirations by a far more talented group of indvividuals, and especially considering the subjects involved, has to be judged by a stricter, harder to please and more exacting movie-journaling Flummage. As a further measure to try and quantify between the groups, and because it appeases the inner-turmoil, each movie has an approximate placing from top to bottom, where they are higher or lower they are in each grouping, simply the closer they are/were to being held on shoulders / KO'd oop or doon. Think podiums placings, people. Divided and then accordingly rearranged by weight/moral relativity. Then marinated in the mysterious viscous liquids of the spare internal organ of the Malaysian vampire monkey, times the alternate crustiest spores of the discordantly patterned moss growths of the inside the nostrils of the most Notherly, Easterly, Westerly but not Southerly indignant looking statuettes on Easter Island, and, I think you see exactly what I am trying to say here. Anyway, without further a meh, the catorgories from top to bottom... 1) AIRWOLF Self-explanitory... 2) SCHOOL'D OF OLD Excellence in spades, unexpected brilliance, or enough of the sublime to overlook the few flaws that it may well have. Kudos goes to originality first and foremost, the deconstruction of the expected, or alternatively, ascendency in a given field, be it from the story, or the story-tellers. A prefference for sentiment and choice over pure aestetics previals, but both in harmony is mighty nice also. And overall, perhaps just a certain level of celuloidic-sass this clanky kook finds particularly appealing. [/gorshbyjovedarnit] 3) GROUND OF HOG A generally positive, or well-crafted experience. More often that not will have more things to appreciate than to dislike, possible even having masterfull strokes in their somewhere, but potentially crippled by some serious flaws, limited scope or lack of filmic ambition, etc... The process of having to try to pry the (generally) positive from the negative, however, mayhaps leave it all feeling a bit familar for this weary film-geek, questing forth for a purer cinematic hit. 4) SEE YOU LATER, SWEET SEA-OTTER ...I made a catorgory with otter in it... 5) AIRALF Explanitory self-wise... And so. Flummage's Movie Journal 2007 Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993) - (Three Colours: Blue) SCHOOL'D OF OLD Trzy kolory: BiaÅ‚y (1994) - (Three Colours: White) The New World (2005) Thumbsucker (2005) The Missouri Breaks (1976) Heaven Knows Mr Allison (1957) Matilda (1978) Forbidden Zone (1980) GROUND OF HOG 21 Grams (2003) Igby Goes Down (2002) Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004) SEE YOU LATER, SWEET SEA-OTTER A History of Violence (2005) Star Wars - Clone Wars - Vol. 2 (2005) (+) AIRALF Der Himmel Ã¼ber Berlin (1987) - (Wings Of Desire) Yojimbo (1961) - (Yojimbo the Bodyguard) \|USA\| Bande Ã part (1964) - (Band of Outsiders) \|USA\| - (The Outsiders) Ã€ bout de souffle (1960) - (Breathless) \|UK Subtitle\| \|USA\| Majo no takkyÃ»bin (1989) -(Kiki's Delivery Service) \|USA\| Vertigo (1958) Blue Collar (1978) Elephant (2003) Dao (1995) - (The Blade) \|USA\| Gallipoli (1985) Le Fleuve (1951) - (The River) Broken Flowers (2005) Rumble Fish (1983) Escape From Zahrain (1962) Inosensu: KÃ´kaku kidÃ´tai (2004) - (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence) Lord of War (2005) The Bounty (1984) Kiss Me Deadly (1955) The Dead Zone (1983) Stanley And Iris (1990) At Close Range (1986) Scanners (1981) The Prophecy (1995) Red Eye (2005) Akahige (1965) - (Red Beard) [RE] Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) The Wire Season 1 (2002) (+) A Cock And Bull Story (2005) - (Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story) \|USA\| The Remains of the Day (1993) Vera Drake (2004) Whale Rider (2002) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Hustle & Flow (2005) The Buena Vista Social Club (1999) The Duelists (1977) The Hard Word (2002) Vivre Sa Vie (1962) - (Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux) - (It's My Life) \|UK\| - ((My Life To Live) \|USA\| TÃ´kyÃ´ Monogatari (1953) -(Tokoyo Story) [RE] Kaze no tani no Nausicaa (1984) - (Nausicaa Valley of the Wind) \|UK\| - (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds) \|USA\| Paris, Texas (1984) Mitt liv som hund (1985) -(My Life as a Dog) Babe: Pig in the City (1998) A Scanner Darkly (2006) The Sopranos Season 6: Part 1 (2006) (+) Brick (2005) La Boucher (1970) -(The Butcher) Midnight Run (1988) Syriana (2005) The Razor's Edge (1984) [RE] Master and Commander: Far Side of the World (2003) The World's Fastast Indian (2005) The US Vs John Lennon (2006) Podzemlje (1995) -(Underground) Hakuchi (1951) -(The Idiot) Hsia Nu (1969) -(A Touch Of Zen) Tasogare Seibei (2002) -(Twighlight Samurai) Mouchette (1967) Innocence (2004) [RE] Silver Streak (1976) Lost Season 3 (2006/07) (+) I â™¥ Huckabees (2004) Les Invasions Barbares (2003) -(The Barbarian Invasions) Southern Comfort (1981) Zwartboek (2006) -(The Black Book) Superman Returns (2006) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Grey Gardens (1975) El EspÃritu de la Colmena (1973) -(The Spirit of the Beehive) [RE] Dog Day Afternoon (1975) [RE] Cool Hand Luke (1967) Dead Man (1995) Plein Soleil (1960) -(Purple Sun) Tsotsi (2005) Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes (1955) -(Rififi) BakushÃ» (1951) -(Early Summer) Rabbit-proof Fence (2002) Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) -(The Devils) PÃ©pÃ© le Moko (1937) Somersault (2004) V for Vendetta (2006) [RE] The Faculty (1998) [RE] Phenomenon (1996) Let It Be (1970) Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli (1960) -(Rocco and His Brothers) Moartea domnului Lazarescu (2005) -(The Death of Mr Lazarescu) [RE] Fight Club (1999) Ossessione (1943) [b]Ã Last edited by Flumm on Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:21 am, edited 160 times in total. Flumm Location: Yesteryonder by magicmonkey on Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:23 pm I dunno, INXS is much sweeter, it sets a better tone for the movie for me at least. Plus the secret is in the two worlds colliding and its a much more optimistic way of looking at the story. Having said that I do realise that Echo and the Bunnymen is perfect too, but it's kinda the difference between the wicked witch and the good witch telling the tale. Flumm wrote: Mmm, this area of the neighbourhood is a little ...swarthier than I would have liked, especially considering the poor tax breaks being indtoduced for page 6ers, but hey ho. Dude put a link in your sig and we'll all have no problems finding it. Unless you have sigs disabled of course, and for that you have my sympathy. by so sorry on Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:31 pm Flumm wrote: I'm going to pitch in, if nothing else, than to keep track of what I'm watcing, and spend some time, hopefully, lingering over what I've watched, and digest it some, before moving ever onwards to the next thing. I'm all compiled and up to date, just need to retrospectively, apply ratings, formatting and such.. (... probably when this is out of the Top 15 and your not peeking in ma windas..) Flumm, I heard that this guy might be willing to sell his spot on page 2. He got the spot, but hasn't done anything yet and doesn't seem like he wants to, so you might be able to get a good deal. Quite frankly I don't like the where you are now, and this guy is just bringing down the property value of the early pages... Deacon Blues by Keepcoolbutcare on Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:41 pm LeFlambeur wrote: Bob le Flambeur* (3) but...but...IT'S YOUR SCREEN NAME?!?! LeFlambeur wrote: Once a Thief (1) A Better Tommorow II (1) A Better Tommorow III (1) ok, I can see the first one, ONCE A THIEF is minor Woo, even tho' there's a lot of charm in that one. But A BETTER TOMORROW II only a 1?!? C'mon, that end sequence alone is worth at least a 3! 89 deaths! Didja get how the Dean Shek character's arc equals how Tsui felt he was screwed over by the HK film industry? and c'mon, some folks (ME!) will insist Tsui's part III is the best of the series...damned Wachowski's ripped off the slow mo' shells sequence in The Matrix from this! LeFlambeur wrote: The Bride with White Hair (1) now that's just a heresy. you, good sir, are the harshest critic we have here. Which isn't a bad thing, just sayin'... ThriceDamned wrote: Fair King of New York (1990) (Mar. 24.) make that 4 x's damned! by WinslowLeach on Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:55 pm King of NY gets a FAIR? I think hes a few beers short of a six pack!! by Al Shut on Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:45 am Keepcoolbutcare wrote: @LeFlambeur that's exact thew same thing I think everytime I read his journal. But than I have to remind myself that the rating system is rather unusual with 1/5 still beeing mediocre. Puts things a little into perspective. by LeFlambeur on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:12 pm LeFlambeur wrote: Bob le Flambeur* (3) I knew somebody was gonna call me on this. I was gonna have my name be Le Samourai but I think it was taken. The name is more of a nod toward Melville and the super-cool charachter Bob, than the actual film itself. The Better Tomorrow series gets better with each film. The problem I had with a Better Tomorrow II is that, though it was technically superior to the first, John Woo just couldn't dispence with the damn histronics. His passion needs a stronger undercurrent of cool, more like the Killer (his best film). I had the same frustrations with the end of Once a Thief. If he had burned the last reel, he would have had a terrific caper film/Jules et Jim homage on his hands. Instead it just degenrates into the lamest slapstick I've ever had the displeasure of watching Chow Yun-F A T (although he is studly) grin his way through. I might change my rating on ABT3 though... I was impressed by its cartoon aesthetic, but I wasn't all that engaged on a narrative, emotional, or even intellectial level. Although the last one might be my problem, I don't know. Al_Shut wrote: ...But than I have to remind myself that the rating system is rather unusual with 1/5 still beeing mediocre. Puts things a little into perspective. I'm not sure how to explain my rating system, because I myself am still trying to feel it out. I guess I figure it is better to be too prudent than too generous. LeFlambeur by Al Shut on Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:07 am It doesn't need more explanation than it already hasone should just make sure to look at the legend. by tapehead on Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:15 am Wicked witch for me then - it was my first and perhaps biggest disappointment in watching the DC of Darko (still prefer the theatrical cut). Killing Moon just seemed more dark, portentous and foreboding - for me a much better tune as well. INXS peak on Listen Like thieves and plateau out on KICK. tapehead BALLS!!! tapehead wrote: INXS peak on Listen Like thieves and plateau out on KICK. i disagree. by KICK, they were done. it may have been their greatest commercial success (at least in the US), but i feel that they peaked with Shabooh Shoobah, and Listen Like Theives was a fitting end. kick was complete garbage. i used to love that record a long, long time ago. you know how some of those records you listened to as a kid still hold up 10 or 20 years later? well, kick aint one of those reocrds. ill take the 12" remix of new sensation, and let the rest be obliterated from existence. seriously, if i never hear "need you tonight" for the rest of my life, it will be too soon. by Iconoclastica on Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:21 pm Hey guys - I know it's a faux pas to post about posting updates, but I had a couple of minutes for a quick study break, and I figured since I hadn't been here in so long, I'd pop in to say hello (I miss you guys!!!) . . . and do the one geeky thing I could think of that would take minimal brain capacity - update my 2007 movie journal :-p. Hope all is well, and that most major catastrophes have been evaded in the absense of me and my dzas desert eagle I am Jack's broken heart Iconoclastica DEADLY ZONETTE by Adam Balm on Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:24 pm And you are...? HOLY SHIT ICONNY'S BACK!!! Adam Balm Location: factored in this happening when it has happened hahaha aww, thanks A Balm . . . though sadly, it's a limited time engagement . . . I'm studying for boards, and my time is limited to eat, sleep, attend lecture, study, rinse and repeat . . . then I start third year right after that, and I somehow ended up becoming the director of the free clinic next year, which means that my little free time has now been expunged . . . teh zone will be a once every few weeks treat . . . though I promise I'll keep up on my key movie viewing ^_^ by Bob Samonkey on Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:37 pm We miss you, Iconny. And your monkey porn. As referenced in the missing thread. by Nachokoolaid on Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:42 pm I noticed this is happening more and more. People that I'm used to seeing around here are pooping in and saying that the real world calls, and they are only able to pop in every couple of weeks...and then not at all. Sad, really. I wonder if I'll ever have the semblance of a social life or if that will never be a problem.... by Keepcoolbutcare on Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:00 pm Iconoclastica wrote: rinse and repeat . . . director of the free clinic next year get ready to repeat that "rinse and repeat" line ad nauseam. and shrink that sexy av! by Flumm on Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:42 am Iconoclastica wrote: Hey guys - And here was me thinking you'd burdened yourself with the important things in life or something... (a purely altruistic cure all for celebacy/sobriety notwithstanding) Ahem-ness. Any quantity of Iconniclastica is more nourishing to the Zone's constitution than nonesome. The Zone awaits you ( probably in some excruciatingly embarracing yet oh so hillarious, rambunctiously lewd, Carry On style shenanigan-in-progress type skit type situation type thing) and your rounds, Matron 'Clastica. so sorry wrote: Flumm, I heard that this guy might be willing to sell his spot on page 2. Always looking out for me, So Sorry. I dunno, despite the appearences to the otherwise, that place looks a lil' too clean, no? A "went out at all hours", "strange, almost animal, sounds coming from the basement", a "kept himself to himself" kinda deal... No, I think I'm gonna be all Jenny from the Block and keep it real on the 6, yo. Don't be fooled by all these posts that I bagged, I'm just, I'm just Flummy from the 'f@g. I'll call you again when I get someone pregnant or something, though, eh? by tapehead on Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:01 am Brocktune wrote: ... yeah fuck it, you're right - though I might hold on to the faux Doors groove of 'Mystify me' and their cover of The Loved Ones 'The Loved One' as well, they never were as good as their first five albums - curious what you might think of The Swing, then, which was released between Shabooh Shoobah and Listen... by magicmonkey on Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:09 am Brocktune wrote: 4/15/07 - THE KID - 7.5/10 - H - if i didnt know, i never would have guessed that that beguiling, precocious little child would grow up to be that beguiling, precocious Uncle Fester. Simultaneously funny, and moving. The acting is very sincere. Heads up, fellas. This flick melted my gf's heart. Not only did I get an important and entertaining slice of cinema, but it got me laid too. Next time you have that hot geekette coming over, maybe think about popping this in first, eh? Might not be the last thing you pop in that night. Proof that this thread aids your sexual prowess. by Brocktune on Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:49 pm tapehead wrote: i really dig the swing. i like Shabooh Shoobah better, but The Swing is really good too. i think the technical advantages between Listen Like Thieves, ans The Swing could be debated, but i enjoy TS better. LLT has a more polished "mainstream" (for lack of a better term) sound. it has some really great songs, but ultimately foreshadows KICK a little too much. The Swing however is a different story. i fucking love Melting In The Sun, I Send A Message, and Dancing On The Jetty. so good. i mean the rest of the record is pretty good too. but those three songs in a row are so bitchin. that chorus'd out bass. andy farris's synth work. it was like they found a really good middle ground between their sort of bar rock, and what was happening, or had happened in new wave. they were pop enough to create some really great songs that were palatable to the pop crowd, yet they were still dark and brooding enough for the new wave and new romo crowd. at least, until Listen Like Thieves. Shabooh Shoobah and The Swing are important staples of alternative music history. great records. seriously, i have listened to these records for years, and they still get a fairly regular rotation. Shabooh Shoobah is a masterpiece. well, now im probably gushing a little too much. great records though. by tapehead on Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:42 am It's the wrong thread brocktunes, but I'd like to go on a bit more - you have to listen to some early Hunters & Collecters, if you haven't already - like a more rhythm driven heavier version of that era's music, without the charisma/millstone of a frontman like Hutchence. by QT!!! on Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:09 am I'm gonna put something from Shabooh Shoobah in my War epic. Any suggestions as to what kind of Hutchence goodness you'd like to muthafuckin see on screen when Adam Sandler (possibly) blasts the ever-living fuck outta some muthafuckin nazis? Just kidding - there won't actually be any fighting in the film - I'm gonna bend some genres and re-invent some non-existent ones and we're gonna just continously catch up with these dirty dozen-esque muthafuckas only just before and just after each battle. And they'll be hanging around talking and whining like a bunch of badass broken down muthafuckin bitches. You'll have to always piece together the bits of battle and what the fuck just happened to these badass broken down muthafuckin bitches each time. So, any thoughts? QT!!! TOMBOY BEANPOLE Location: The Grindhouse by Brocktune on Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:21 pm Flumm wrote: The Maltese Falcon (1941) man, you have got some real winners in there old buddy. and some personal favorites. now, your thoughts on "Forbidden Zone", if you please! by LeFlambeur on Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:56 pm QT!!! wrote: Sold! And they'll be hanging around talking and whining like a bunch of badass broken down muthafuckin Winslows. You'll have to always piece together the bits of battle and what the fuck just happened to these badass broken down muthafuckin Winslows each time. Yes, how much longer are you going to pollute these threads with this already tired schtick? I mean, the horse was dead before you even started beating it. Just stop. by Flumm on Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:32 pm SacrÃ© Putz! Mmm, I missed this somehow, appologies in dues delayed, Brock. The brass tacks: I'm not gonna proffess an undying love for this thing, or try and sell it to you as something that I suddenly hold as dear to you as do, my friend, 'cause I suspect that just wouldn't be possible, BUT I will say I dug it a great deal, am muchoy thankful for it ever having spilled across my eyes, and wish there were more films made like this, films from people rather than product check lists. The unfamilar and the fucked up and the non-sensical and the oh so very personal.. Perhaps not by the dozen, fillling up all the frames, spools and screens, but at least a handfull. A sprinkling. Something more than there is now. Or I suppose, that it would feel like there is. I'm not even sure, for a whole raft of reasons, that a creation like this, and by that I mean with the same above mentioned feel of the uniquely individual to it as much as anything else, could even be made quite in the same way, only a couple of decades later. It's obvious, from viewing and swotting up on the extras and such, that the whole thing is just a mad cranial emission from a bunch of musicians, actors film makers, chancers, wannabes, shoulda beens and somehowares. It has an atmosphere of being from a time and place, and belonging to, quite intimately,a little group of people. That you're almost intruding somehow into these other people's lives by having seen them so exposed and candid in their youth, notsoyouth and uninhibted freind and family and intoxicant seeped creativties. Like you lent over someone's shoulder in school, someone perhaps you didn't know very well, someone you recognised, who likely wasn't very popular, didn't seem to have made themselves aware up on your radar, and you see them drawing something maybe, writing a lyric that you don't know but makes you smile and intrigues, a 'toon that scares the shit out of you, overall somehow just pulling you in and invoking a connection, one way or another. And there it is, once seen, you're pulled into it... It's not perfect, art, never mind something so of a certain place, time and band apart can be I think, but it it somehow makes perfect sense to me, that this is the kind of film that people would hold close to them, you know? Oh, and like I need to say this to you, but what about Susan Tyrrell - one of the all-time great screen dames? Hell, she's even more of a star offscreen. Old School indeeds. Somewhere between Kathrine Hepburn, Better Davis and Dita Von Teese. And then nothing like any of them at all. Classy, classy lady. Last edited by Flumm on Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:20 am, edited 1 time in total. by Brocktune on Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:40 pm you know, i asked John Waters if he had any anecdotes about working with Susan Tyrell. he said that that was the only set he ever worked on where people had their wallets stolen. he was quick to point out that it was Tyrell's friend that was doing it, but that it was a very Susan thing to have happen. He said that she was an absolute pleasure to work with, and that it was like a non-stop party. glad to know you saw it, and saw merit in it. "you aint takin me nowhere you honky bitch!" by Keepcoolbutcare on Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:45 pm Flumm wrote: Dao (1995) 'bout damn time! not too shabby a remake, Tsui amped up the homoerotic subtext of the typical Wuxia pic, and as a response to Wong Kar Wai's portentous "Ashes of Time" (which I adore) at least Tsui had the sense to go balls to the wall crazy with the finale. the last 15minutes or so of that flick is pure action bliss, one of the best last duels ever committed to film. Return to Movie Discussion	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2657
__label__wiki	0.816911	0.816911	Patience D'Arcy Crofton1 F, #325411, b. 3 February 1911, d. 16 December 1991 Patience D'Arcy Crofton was born on 3 February 1911.1 She was the daughter of Charles D'Arcy Crofton and Mary Helen Elizabeth Gearing.2 She married Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters, son of Henry Waters, on 2 April 1936.1 She died on 16 December 1991 at age 80.1 From 2 April 1936, her married name became Waters.1 Children of Patience D'Arcy Crofton and Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters Prudence D'Arcy Waters+2 b. 5 Jan 1937 Ann Gillian Waters+2 b. 31 Jul 1938 Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters1 M, #325412, d. 6 August 1993 Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters was the son of Henry Waters.1 He married Patience D'Arcy Crofton, daughter of Charles D'Arcy Crofton and Mary Helen Elizabeth Gearing, on 2 April 1936.1 He died on 6 August 1993.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)1 Children of Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters and Patience D'Arcy Crofton Prudence D'Arcy Waters1 Prudence D'Arcy Waters was born on 5 January 1937.1 She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters and Patience D'Arcy Crofton.2 She married Harry Horsburgh Waugh on 4 June 1970.1 From 4 June 1970, her married name became Waugh.1 She lived in 2003 at 14 Camden Square, London, EnglandG.1 Children of Prudence D'Arcy Waters and Harry Horsburgh Waugh Jamie Horsburgh Waugh2 b. 3 Sep 1973 Harriet D'Arcy Waugh2 b. 3 Sep 1973 Harry Horsburgh Waugh1 M, #325414, d. 29 November 2001 Harry Horsburgh Waugh married Prudence D'Arcy Waters, daughter of Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters and Patience D'Arcy Crofton, on 4 June 1970.1 He died on 29 November 2001.1 He graduated with a Master of Wine (Honours.)1 He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)1 Children of Harry Horsburgh Waugh and Prudence D'Arcy Waters Jamie Horsburgh Waugh1 M, #325415, b. 3 September 1973 Jamie Horsburgh Waugh was born on 3 September 1973.1 He is the son of Harry Horsburgh Waugh and Prudence D'Arcy Waters.2 Harriet D'Arcy Waugh1 F, #325416, b. 3 September 1973 Harriet D'Arcy Waugh was born on 3 September 1973.1 She is the daughter of Harry Horsburgh Waugh and Prudence D'Arcy Waters.2 She married Andrew Fraser Smith on 1 May 1999.1 From 1 May 1999, her married name became Smith.1 Andrew Fraser Smith1 Andrew Fraser Smith married Harriet D'Arcy Waugh, daughter of Harry Horsburgh Waugh and Prudence D'Arcy Waters, on 1 May 1999.1 He lived at South AfricaG.1 Ann Gillian Waters1 Ann Gillian Waters was born on 31 July 1938.1 She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters and Patience D'Arcy Crofton.2 She married Peter Llewellyn Sheldon, son of Colonel Huntington Denton Sheldon and Magda Merck, on 30 October 1961.1 From 30 October 1961, her married name became Sheldon. Children of Ann Gillian Waters and Peter Llewellyn Sheldon Clare Helen Alexandra Sheldon2 b. 21 Mar 1966 Valentine D'Arcy Sheldon2 b. 4 Jan 1969 Colonel Huntington Denton Sheldon1,2 M, #325419, b. 14 February 1903, d. 19 May 1987 Colonel Huntington Denton Sheldon was born on 14 February 1903 at Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.G.3 He married, firstly, Magda Merck circa 1928.2 He married, secondly, Frederica Freylinghuysen circa 1936.3 He married, thirdly, Alice B. (?) in 1945.3 He died on 19 May 1987 at age 84 at McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.G.3 He lived at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.G.1 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.3 He was educated at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.G.3 He was Director of the Office of Current Intelligence, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency between 1951 and 1961.3 Child of Colonel Huntington Denton Sheldon and Magda Merck Peter Llewellyn Sheldon+4 [S3679] Valentine Sheldon, "re: Sheldon Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 March 2009. Hereinafter cited as "re: Sheldon Family." [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia. Peter Llewellyn Sheldon1 Peter Llewellyn Sheldon is the son of Colonel Huntington Denton Sheldon and Magda Merck.2,3 He married Ann Gillian Waters, daughter of Lt.-Col. Joseph Richard Waters and Patience D'Arcy Crofton, on 30 October 1961.1 Children of Peter Llewellyn Sheldon and Ann Gillian Waters	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2669
__label__cc	0.664406	0.335594	Preview the Next Two Books in Sophie Jackson’s ‘A Pound of Flesh’ Series January 17, 2016 By Funmbi Leave a Comment Sophie Jackson continues her Pound of Flesh series with an upcoming novella (Fate and Forever) and novel (A Measure of Love). Get a sneak peek with the cover reveals and summaries! My homegirl Sophie Jackson is a busy-bee! Since June 2015, she has published two novels in the Pound of Flesh series (Carter/Kat’s initial story in A Pound of Flesh and the sequel, An Ounce of Hope, following Carter’s best friend Max). We were also treated to an accompanying novella Love and Always to help us segue between the two novels. Well, Sophie is still hard at work—she has another novella and novel in store for us in 2016, and I couldn’t be happier! If you’ll recall, though An Ounce of Hope focussed on Max and his lady, Grace, we also got snippets of Carter and Kat’s wedding planning and their big day. We also learned a little more about Riley Moore (Carter and Max’s business partner/bestie) and his past relationship woes. The next two books in the series explore these storylines. Check out the covers and summaries below: SOURCE: Sophie Jackson Sophie Jackson’s award-winning Pound of Flesh novels reignite “that feeling of sneaking risqué books under the bedcovers with a flashlight” (RT Book Reviews)! Join her millions of online fans with this irresistible e-novella that takes the intimate relationship between a gutsy prison tutor and her sexy bad-boy student to the ultimate level. When tutor Kat Lane met her brooding, dangerously tempting student Wesley Carter behind bars, she never dreamed of the day she would be excitedly planning for their wedding. It won’t be long before they’re man and wife, and neither Kat nor Carter can wait. But as they settle into the joyful haze of nearly-newlywed bliss, all their friends seem to be one step ahead. Everywhere they turn, couples are becoming parents, and the longing in Kat’s eyes worries Carter. What if she gets baby fever…and he’s not so sure? Carter’s childhood was rough, and his father was no example for how to be an upstanding man—or a good parent. Can Carter create a happy, safe, supportive home for his future children with Kat—the life he never had growing up? He had better figure it out soon…because Kat just told him she needs to take a pregnancy test. SOURCE: Simon & Schuster From award-winning fanfic phenomenon Sophie Jackson, the third novel in the sexy and emotionally intense blockbuster A Pound of Flesh series. Life in New York for ex-con, Riley Moore is pretty damn good until a call from his mother shatters the calm–his father has suffered his second heart attack in two years and is in a critical condition. Leaving everything behind, and with his brother, Tate, Riley flies back home to Michigan for the first time in five years to support his mother and do his best to make amends with his father, all the while trying not to think about how close he is, once again, to the heartbreak of his past, Lexie Pierce, the only girl he ever truly cared about. Inevitably, Riley sees Lexie, and is overcome with memories about their love and the pain they both suffered. Even with the hurt still surrounding his heart, Riley is eager to reconnect. As wary as she is, and with a secret she’s hidden from him for five years, Lexie only has so much willpower when it comes to Riley, and agrees. Besides, she owes it to both of them to find out if, after all that has gone before, they can love each other again. Can they both overcome their sorrow and secrets and finally share their life together? A powerful new voice in modern romance, Sophie Jackson has crafted a passionate love story with stunning twists and unforgettable characters that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. I’m so excited for these two stories! I can’t wait for more details about Wes and Kat settling into married life and possibly becoming parents…EEEP! Here’s hoping for some HOT newlywed sexy times 😉 Also, Riley and Tate Moore were two of the very best parts of An Ounce of Hope. Hearing Riley have a heart-to-heart with Max about his lost love was particularly moving. I’m a sucker for second-chance romance, so I’m totally looking forward to seeing Riley go after the lady who got away. Plus, I need some Moore family shenanigans in my life! Fate and Forever (a novella) will be released on April 18, 2016 (Pocket Star)—you can add it to your Goodreads TBR list and pre-order the ebook HERE. A Measure of Love (a novel) is coming later this year on June 7, 2016 (Gallery Books), but it’s not to early to add it on Goodreads HERE and then pre-order your copy! Have you read any of the Pound of Flesh series? Share your thoughts in comments! Filed Under: Books, Contemporary Romance, Erotica, News Tagged With: A Measure of Love, A Pound of Flesh, An Ounce of Hope, Contemporary Erotica, Contemporary Romance, Cover Reveal, Fate and Forever, Gallery Books, Grace Brooks, Kat Lane, Lexie Pierce, Love and Always, Max O'Hare, photos, Pocket Books, Riley Moore, Simon & Schuster, Sophie Jackson, summary, Tate Moore, Wes Carter RECAP: 'The White Princess' Season 1, Episode 7 "Two Kings"	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2672
__label__cc	0.643324	0.356676	The 100th Grey Cup: a liveblog Live from the shittiest city on the globe, it's the 100th Grey Cup, liveblogged right here on Third Edge of the Sword! For the next three hours and change, we'll live the excitement that is a game featuring two crappy teams that never should have gotten this far. As the festivities progress, I'll try to cover all the bases. Be aware, food and drink and the possible mid-game arrival of a pretty blonde may interfere with these plans. 4:08pm: I just watched the crappy pre-game concert. I napped rather than watch more of Milt Stegall and Matt Dunnigan talking about Grey Cup games they've lost due to their own boneheaded moves, and turned in just in time to see...some dude in ugly red pants trying to rile up the crowd. Really? They couldn't have gotten a real band? This guy kept asking the crowd to "come on!". They never did. 4:11pm: We've started hearing our first signs of frog-talk. This isn't quite as outrageous as it being spoke out west, but Montreal's not even in it this year! Can't we tell them to go take a hike? Or should I say, voyager une grande promenade sur le petite jetee? 4:23pm: Ricky Ray got a huge cheer, since he led the Argos, almost single-handedly, to the Grey Cup. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. 4:31pm: Burton Cummings sings the national anthem. Well, half of it. The other half, he was mumbling something in French, probably surrendering to some nearby Germans or something. He is also, let's note, a better performer than the opening or halftime show. 4:32pm: "Now, let's meet our officials for tonight's game. The guys who were temporary refs during the NFL lockout this year! Have fun everybody!" 4:37pm: These images of Pierre Trudeau acting like the arrogant asshole he was are brought to you by Martha Hall Findlay. 4:42pm: Ricky Ray's first throw of the game and it's an interception (his second in Grey Cup history). This could be good news for the team from Cowtown. 4:49pm: Argos strike first. Team I Hate: 7 Team I Hate Slightly Less: 0 5:12pm: Almost time to put in the nachos 5:16pm: Kubota ads during the Grey Cup...that's almost as awesome as herbicide ads during hockey games. 5:17pm: TSN is discussing how Toronto is shutting down John Cornish. Can we learn how to do that? He killed us all year. 5:18pm: Second quarter starts off with Kevin Glenn throwing like a pillow biter. 5:19pm: Another super-weak girly throw by Glenn results in a Toronto interception and touchdown. I mean, that was one with distance at least, but was horrible. Which Stampeder was within a light-year of Horne on that play? 5:31pm: Damn you Ricky Ray. Argos are yards away from another touchdown. I thought Calgary had a stifling defense? 5:36pm: Calgary defense has held the Argos to a field goal. They pretty much need a touchdown now though, 9:04 on the clock in the second quarter. They can't sit and watch Bieber while this far down. 5:40pm: It's really hard to get into this game. Really, this is just an excuse to sit in front of my big screen, eat nachos, and drink beer. 5:44pm: Lewis breaks through two tackles and almost a third, to do a 61 yard run off a short pass to make it look like Calgary might make a game of this after all. 5:47pm: Cornish moves to the 3 yard line, and the 3 minute warning sounds. Numerology says Calgary will have to settle for 3 points. 5:50pm: Big loss of yardage for Calgary on a Glenn sack. Hey look, Calgary has to kick...one day I'll tire of being right. 17-6 for The Big Smoke. 5:58pm: Argos challenging a weird play...I don't think the ball crossed the line, but there's a good chance the refs are going to award it based on some of the screwball angles TSN is showing us. Even if not, Toronto's on the 1 and I don't think they'll have to settle for a field goal like Calgary just did. 6:01pm: Argos had to play from the 1 yard line. Ray is oddly in the game, and his handoff didn't quite do what it was supposed to. 6:02pm: Ray's in for a reason: his throw is good, Toronto scores yet another touchdown before going into the shitty shitty shitty halftime show. 6:06pm: Calgary almost throws a Hail Mary. Toronto almost gets an interception. Toronto almost suffered a pass interference call which would have led to Calgary screwing up a play from the 1 yard line. 6:09pm: Girly just showed up...this will likely be the last liveblog entry until later tonight. Sports\| Labels: Sports Justin Trudeau is crying out for some sweet chin music I would like to take this time to announce that I am not running for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada at this time. I maintain my hard and fast rule, and will continue (despite pleas by the teeming masses) to reject membership in any political party that will not let me, upon my victory, enter the convention hall to Shawn Michaels' entrance music. by Feynman and Coulter's Love Child at 9:57 am #roft\| Labels: #roft Karlie Kloss is a sexy Indian. Non-sexy Indians get their panties in a twist From the "Things You Didn't Know Were Offensive Department"... FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Victoria’s Secret has apologized for putting a Native American-style headdress on a model for its annual fashion show, after the outfit was criticized as a display of ignorance toward tribal culture and history. The company responded to the complaints over the weekend by saying it was sorry to have upset anyone and that it wouldn’t include the outfit in the show’s television broadcast next month, or in any marketing materials. “We sincerely apologize as we absolutely had no intention to offend anyone,” the company said. If you think this is a ridiculous controversy, you ain't seen nuttin' yet! Thousands of people have commented about the outfit on the company’s Facebook page. Some praised Kloss’ attire as artistic and urged those offended by it to “get over it.” Several expressed appreciation to Victoria’s Secret for halting its marketing of the clothing, and others reached back in history to explain their feelings. “We have gone through the atrocities to survive and ensure our way of life continues,” Navajo Nation spokesman Erny Zah said in an interview Monday. “Any mockery, whether it’s Halloween, Victoria’s Secret — they are spitting on us. They are spitting on our culture, and it’s upsetting.” The Victoria’s Secret stir follows a string of similar incidents. Paul Frank Industries Inc. and the band No Doubt ran into criticism earlier this year for their use of headdresses in clothing and parties, and in a cowboys-and-Indians-themed video, respectively. They offered apologies as well. Last year, Urban Outfitters Inc. set off a firestorm of criticism with its line of Navajo-branded clothing and accessories — particularly underwear and a liquor flask, which the tribe said was “derogatory and scandalous.” Jennie Luna, who is Chicana and Caxcan, said society largely is ignorant toward indigenous spirituality and doesn’t understand what should not be marketed commercially. She and others say more education about Native American cultures is needed. “We are people; we’re not a fashion statement,” Luna said. “We are people who are facing serious issues, and for them to further perpetuate the type of stereotypes and disregard for a community’s way of life is unacceptable.” ReGina Zuni’s advice to companies looking to market Native American culture is to hire Native Americans who have knowledge of tribal traditions, cultures and customs. However, her reaction to hearing about the Victoria’s Secret headdress wasn’t outrage about the clothing itself, but about the lack of attention on health care, education, housing and other issues in Indian Country. I'm frankly not sure which quotes on here are the most offensively retarded? Is it Erny Zah's blathering about 'spitting on' Indian culture here? If this is your "mockery" buddy, just wait until you become a Republican and see what happens to you on The Daily Show. Or perhaps its Jennie Luna's concern that wearing a bunch of feathers is showing we are "largely ignorant towards indigenous spirituality" and don't "understand what should not be marketed commercially." Riight...is she going to attack the soccer logo used in Northern Ireland next? Or is it her turn to be outright ignorant here? If so, I notice she went first and nobody followed. For my money of course, its the shocking revelation that there are "health care, education, housing and other issues in Indian Country". Geesh, maybe it turns out Attawapiskat is more representative of an inherent failure in Indians than some sort of statement about Stephen Harper? Who knew? In the final analysis though, probably the most offensive thing to the Indians about Karlie Kloss wearing a headdress during a fashion show is almost certainly that it has never been worn on somebody while they were working... Race Religion and Sex\|Women\| Labels: Race Religion and Sex, Women A Tale of Two Storms Stupid Environment\| Labels: Stupid Environment A Tale of Two Monkeys It's really really hard to get rid of a monkey infestation. On a completely unrelated note, hey how did the U.S. election go tonight? #tcot\| Labels: #tcot Justin Trudeau is crying out for some sweet chin m... Karlie Kloss is a sexy Indian. Non-sexy Indians ge...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2678
__label__wiki	0.860576	0.860576	Let’s strive to preserve our history – HRM Drolor tells Ghanaians Ghanaians have been urged to strive hard to do anything humanly possible to ensure their history, culture, traditions and values are preserved for the benefit of future generations. “I urge all of us to take this serious; let’s keep our history, let’s acknowledge our history, let’s honour our history, let’s follow our history and let’s do all we can to make sure our legends don’t die.” His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I, Suapolor of the Se Traditional Area in the Dangme West District of Ghana, gave the advice while delivering his keynote address on the theme: ‘Preserving our legacy and rich history of Ghana’ at the 1st Memorial Lecture of Professor James Robert Kwesi Anquandah. The lecture, an initiative of the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies of University of Ghana, was aimed at celebrating the glowing legacy of late Prof. J R Anquandah, an archaeologist and a complete historian, whose sad demise occurred on September 7, 2017. The lecture was delivered at the Institute of African Studies Conference Hall, University of Ghana campus on Wednesday, December 12. In his keynote address, His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I decried the attitude of most Ghanaians in celebrating their legends and fallen heroes whose achievements have contributed significantly in shaping the country. Citing the likes of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Edward Akufo-Addo, J B. Danquah, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, William Ofori-Atta and Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey of the ‘Big Six’ fame and narrowed it down to Prof. J R Anquandah, as an example, he questioned the apathy and pervasive culture of nonchalance always exuded by most Ghanaians at the mention of names of the above great personalities. His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I, who also doubles as a renowned preacher and author, believes failure on part of most Ghanaians in telling stories about their heroes, culture, traditions and values are contributory factors to the oblivion of the Ghanaian history. The situation, he said, could be blamed for the apathy being exuded by most Ghanaians towards celebration of their fallen heroes and legends. “We celebrate heroes while they’re alive but we do not celebrate or appreciate their legacies. I believe we often forget our legacies, we often forget our legends and so often we have great men who have contributed to our society, our world with transition and we just forget them as if they’ve never lived.” Stressing on the importance of history to people, His Royal Majesty said: “If you don’t know your history, then you have no culture, you have no tradition, and you have no value.” “History is quite important whether it’s written or oral because history has value. We all know the power of history. History has the ability of awakening something within us within the human script. Even though history brings the past to the future, it can stir you up to do things you’ll never thought was possible.” He described the late Prof. J R Anquandah as a very great man who has contributed his quota to the development of Ghana in a very powerful way. “He gave the best of him to our world and I believe his passing as we put it was empty. He gave his best to the world. “For many years I engaged him in conversation and we talked about the direction of our society not just Ghana but Africa as a whole and what we can do to restore the dignity of African people.” While pledging his support for an establishment of a foundation in the late archaeologist’s memory, His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I called for the legacy and the name of Prof Anquandah to be preserved, adding: “His contributions has to be felt by generations to come so that our children will hear his story”. “The foremost Archaeologist, Historian and Anthropologist deserve a good memory. Let’s continue where he left of. Thank you,” he concluded. For his part, chairman of the occasion Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah, the Provost of the College of Humanities, University of Ghana, eulogized the late Prof. J R Anquandah as not just a scholar but a great teacher whose mentorship inspired many students including himself in the history of the Archaeology Department of the University of Ghana. In attendance were some eminent professors and scholars from diverse academic backgrounds and destinations across the globe, including friends, loved ones and families. By Joseph Kobla Wemakor\|Legon, Accra Radiohead and Janet Jackson to enter the Rock Hall of Fame Cargill calls on COCOBOD, Agric Minister as part of 10th anniv	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2679
__label__wiki	0.747887	0.747887	Haploid females in the isomorphic biphasic life-cycle of Gracilaria chilensis excel in survival Vasco M. N. C. S. Vieira ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-9858-62541, Aschwin H. Engelen2, Oscar R. Huanel3,4 & Marie-Laure Guillemin3,5 Conditional differentiation is one of the most fundamental drivers of biodiversity. Competitive entities (usually species) differ in environmental or ecological niche enabling them to co-exist. Conditional differentiation of haploid and diploid generations is considered to be a requirement for the evolutionary stability of isomorphic biphasic life-cycles and the cause for the natural occurrence of both phases at uneven abundances. Theoretically, stage dependent survival rates are the most efficient way to explain conditional differentiation. We tested for conditional differentiation in survival rates among life stages (haploid males, haploid females, and diploids) of Gracilaria chilensis, an intertidal red alga occurring along the Chilean shores. Therefore, the fate of individuals was followed periodically for 3 years in five intertidal pools and, for the first time in isomorphic red algae, a composite model of the instantaneous survival rates was applied. The results showed the survival dependency on density (both competition and Allee effects), fertility, age, size, season and location, as well as the differentiation among stages for the survival dependencies of these factors. The young haploid females survived more than the young of the other stages under Allee effects during the environmentally stressful season at the more exposed locations, and under self-thinning during the active growth season. Furthermore, fertile haploid females had a higher survival than fertile haploid males or fertile diploids. Here, we show a survival advantage of haploids over diploids. The haploid females probably optimize their resource management targeting structural and physiological adaptations that significantly enhance survival under harsher conditions. In a companion paper we demonstrate a fertility advantage of diploids over haploids. Together, the survival and fertility differentiation support the evolution and prevalence of biphasic life-cycles. Almost all algae (green, brown and red) have complex biphasic life-cycles, also known as haploid-diploid life-cycles, that alternate between free-living diploid (tetrasporophytes) and haploid (gametophytes) phases. On the other hand, somatic development occurs only in the diploid phase in animals and land plants (except moss and ferns). A dramatic reduction of the haploid phase is observed during the development of land plants and the multicellular haploid generation went extinct in vascular plants roughly 400 million years ago [1, 2]. The loss of the complex biphasic life-cycle in land plants has classically been related to adaptation to aerial and potentially desiccating habitats, but various evolutionary scenarios are still debated [2]. Alternatively, haploid-diploid life-cycles may have been retained in algae because they conferred functional advantages. However, the evolutionary stability of the biphasic life-cycle in algae is puzzling ecologists and evolutionists. It has been argued that niche partitioning among phases is what sustains this stability [3]. In algae characterized by morphologically highly distinct haploids and diploids (i.e. heteromorphic biphasic life-cycle), clear ecological differentiation has been observed between phases [4]. Phase differentiation is much less understood in isomorphic biphasic life-cycles, where the adult gametophytes and tetrasporophytes are virtually indistinguishable. As a consequence of isomorphicity, the sympatric haploid and diploid generations should theoretically show balanced field abundances (i.e, even ratios of haploids-to-diploids, H:D, also known as gametophyte-to-tetrasporophyte ratio, G:T). However, the commonly observed unbalance in the field has been taken as evidence of ploidy differentiation [5,6,7,8,9,10]. Different cytological processes of spore production [11, 12] and niche partitioning through conditional differentiation of their ecophysiological responses to environmental stimuli [5, 6, 8, 13,14,15,16,17,18] have been proposed to lead to unbalanced ploidy rates and abundances in haploid-diploid populations. From this conditional differentiation of phases follows that one phase should be more competitive in one set of environmental condition while the other phase should be superior under a different set; and fine-scale difference in habitat characteristics allow both gametophytes and tetrasporophytes to co-exist sympatrically. Several studies have shown ecophysiological and/or subtle morphological differences among life-cycle stages [5, 13,14,15,16,17,18] and demonstrated some differentiation between haploid and diploid vital rates [6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17]. However, in most of these studies, the performed analyses were fragmented, focusing only on specific aspects (such as spore viability, resistance to herbivory or photosynthetic performance), and several were based upon laboratory experiments rather than measures under natural conditions. Consequently, they were unable to demonstrate the occurrence in the field of the conditional differentiation among the isomorphic adults that can only be unveiled by an integrative analysis. The few remaining studies that attempted this integrative analysis [6, 7, 9, 10] found differences among life-cycle stages regarding fertility, growth or survival rates as predicted by Hughes and Otto hypothesis [3]. However, most have addressed the whole life-cycle with insufficient resolution to unveil stage differentiation within each demographic aspect. Survival (or mortality) is one of the fundamental events in a life cycle. It is determinant for the life expectancy and has as well a strong influence on the reproductive value of an individual (i.e. its contribution to the next generation) [19]. The classical approaches for modeling demography aggregate individuals in state variables assuming homogeneity within each variable [19]. Although advantageous for their simplicity and lighter calculus, these models are unable to describe and simulate with detail the heterogeneity among individuals that leads to the complexity of the population dynamics, hence veiling holistic details. Moreover, these classical approaches are not well suited for congregating the drivers of mortality, as only a case-by-case approach can merge the factors external to an individual, but common to the population (like population density), with the internal properties of an individual (such as age, size or sex). As these internal and external factors interact in a multiplicative process, we followed the methodology applied in fisheries science [20, 21] by using instantaneous survival rates. We monitored individuals of the red alga Gracilaria chilensis (Greville) Bird, McLachlan & Oliveira, periodically over 3 years. Each individual was tagged and its properties followed from birth to death. This data set represents an excellent opportunity to infer if and how diploids and haploid males and females differ in fundamental vital rates: fertility, growth, and survival. Here, we tested for conditional differentiation of survival rates among life-cycle stages of G. chilensis. The several drivers of differentiated survival were accessed applying a composite model of the instantaneous survival rates. Gracilaria chilensis is a red macroalga occurring in the intertidal along the Chilean shore that plays a highly relevant role in the agar market worldwide. Individuals are fixed to rocky bottom by a holdfast and may survive and re-grow new fronds after the older were lost [22]. This species has a complex isomorphic biphasic life-cycle (Fig. 1), also known as haploid-diploid life-cycle, alternating free living tetrasporophytes (diploid) and gametophytes (haploid). The gametophyte males release gametes that fertilize the gametophyte females. From the fertilized oogonia develops a short-lived diploid epiphytic stage (the carposporophyte), acquiring nutrients from the female gametophyte for the development and production of diploid spores (i.e., carpospores) [23]. The carpospores are released into the environment where they settle and develop to become tetrasporophyte adults, which in their turn produce haploid tetraspores after meiosis and release them to the environment. Settled tetraspores grow to become adult male or female gametophytes, thus closing the cycle. Life-cycle. The typical haploid-diploid life cycle of Gracilaria species, with the alternation of meiosis and syngamy connecting tetrasporophytes and gametophytes individuals (modified from Kain & Destombe [63] and Guillemin et al. [64] Demographic monitoring of individuals was performed in 5 intertidal rock-pools (‘Corral 1’, ‘Corral 2’, ‘Niebla 1’, ‘Niebla 2’ and ‘Niebla 3’) within 2 sites (Corral 39°52′27″S / 73°24′02″W and Niebla 39°55′47″S / 73°23′57″W) along the margins of the Valdivia river estuary. These pools corresponded to G. chilensis stands in the upper intertidal. The Niebla stands were in rock-pools that preserved some amount of water during low tide. The Corral stands where on rocky platforms presenting a gentle slope and the individuals dried on the bare rock during low tide. Sampling was performed from October 2009 to February 2011 at 4-month intervals. The interval between February and June mostly comprehends the austral autumn, the interval between June and October mostly comprehends the austral winter and the interval between October and February comprehends the austral spring and summer. All individuals within each rock-pool were mapped to a pair of fixed points. A small piece of tissue was collected from each individual. Males (M), females (F) and tetrasporophytes (D for diploids) were identified using first the observation of reproductive structures under a binocular microscope, and the sex-specific molecular markers for the remaining vegetative individuals [24]. Frond length and diameter were recorded for each individual observed at each census. The volume (vi) of a cylinder of equal length and diameter was used as a proxy for ramet biomass measured as dry weight (r2 = 0.877; p < 0.0001; n = 281). Every individual absent after 4 months was re-checked after 8 months for confirmation and considered as dead when missing in the re-check. The sampling sites were in public land, no specific permissions were required for these locations and activities, G. chilensis is not an endangered or protected species, and the sampling method was non-destructive. Composite survival rates The finite survival rate (si) of ramet i in pool p was transformed into ṡ by applying the logit function. This was required because the observations of s = 0 disabled the estimation of the composite survival model parameters, as explained in the paragraph below. The ṡ had a corresponding instantaneous survival rate given by ṡi = eyi. This was decomposed into its several forcings by yi = φi + ηi, where ηi accounted for the cost of fertility on the survival of an individual and φi accounted for the effects of age, size and algal stand density. This model could be applied differently to each stage, pool and season (Fig. 2). Following the standard in fisheries science [20, 21], the factors driving survival were assumed to interact in a multiplicative way applied over finite rates and thus additive when applied over their derived instantaneous rates i.e., eφi + ηi = eφi∙eηi = ṡi. First, the effects on survival of age, size and location were estimated from the instantaneous survival rate of each individual (yi) assuming that ηi = 0. Next, the effect of fertility (ηi) was estimated by ηi = yi-φi. General dynamics of the age, size and density-dependent survival (φ) of G. chilensis individuals with fronds. Each panel (a, b and c) corresponds to a range of algal stand density (V). The φ is shown in the left y-axis and its corresponding finite survival rate (s) in the right y- axis. Individuals grouped according to their ages as < 8 month (young) or > 8 month (old). Frond volume (v) given in cm3. The line-fits with poor non-linear correlation coefficients (R2 < 0.5) were replaced by their group mean The parameter estimation could not use observations of s = 0, in which case the resulting y = −∞ would disable posterior calculations. Since we worked with individual survival, which could only be 0 or 1, s had to be transformed into ṡ by applying the logit function, ṡ = exp.(s)/(1 + exp.(s)); with the observations of individual survival becoming ṡ = 0.5 or ṡ = 0.73. The estimation of the composite survival was applied to ṡ and, afterwards, survival was reverse calculated as s = log(ṡ/(1-ṡ)). At each step of the iterative estimation of φi and ηi we ascertained that log(0.5) < y < log(0.73), and thus 0 < s < 1. Failure of this quality test was indicative that the current model estimation was not taking into account fundamental interactions among the drivers of mortality/survival. Some individuals temporarily consisted of bare holdfasts, either because they were germlings or because their fronds had detached and new ones had not grown yet. G. chilensis holdfasts are small, prostrated encrusting disks extremely difficult to detect in the field when fronds are not present. Hence, the sampling procedure only detected these individuals when they survived and grew new fronds. Because we only detected the bare holdfasts that survived, their observed survival rate always equaled 1. To prevent this bias, the survival dynamics of holdfasts without fronds was excluded from the remaining analysis. Age, size and density dependent survival φ The age of an algal ramet is identical to the age of its holdfast, which corresponds to the perennial part of the individual. Due to the temporal turnover of fronds (i.e. that can be considered as ephemeral) the age of a ramet is not necessarily the age of its current frond. The overwhelming majority of the individuals with fronds corresponded to younger ramets with small fronds. Hence, an analysis unbiased towards the young required grouping individuals according to age×size classes and estimating the φi using their group mean. Then, all classes accepted were equally weighted, irrespective of the number of observations within each of them. Age was aggregated by age ≤ 2 projection intervals (i.e., ≤8 month, reported as “young”) and age > 2 projection intervals (i.e.,> 8 month, reported as “old”). The frond sizes were given by their volumes (v) in cm3, with the size aggregation given by the − 6 < log(v) < 6 at intervals of 1 or sometimes 2. The φ of each of the two age classes was fit to a second-degree polynomial dependent from log(v) i.e., φ = a + b∙log(v) + c∙log(v)2. These relations were also dependent on the stand density, and thus they were tested for three stand densities aggregated within V = [0 2], V = [2;5], and V= [5, 12] L∙m2. V is the sum of all frond volumes (v) in the pool, excluding the larger frond to prevent bias from the random occurrence of exceptionally large individuals, and standardized by pool area. The fundamental role of density in the demography of G. chilensis has previously been demonstrated [25]. Fertility-dependent survival ηi Above a certain age and size threshold, almost all individuals were fertile, whereas the infertile tended to be younger and smaller. Hence, it was not feasible to compare fertile to infertile individuals in an ANOVA design. Fertility-dependent survival was tested separately for fertile and infertile individuals using permutation tests with 3-way orthogonal ANOVA designs (stage×pool×season) and 10,000 permutations. Factors ‘stage’ and ‘season’ were fixed effects and factor ‘pool’ was random effects. Third order interactions could not be determined as they lacked replication within. The fertility-dependent survival were estimated from the respective fertile and infertile ANOVA linear models setting α = 0 for the factors and/or interactions that were found non-significant. The survival dependency from age, size and stand density (φ) showed a dynamics with several conspicuous features matching well-established demographic characteristics of plants and seaweeds (Fig. 2): older individuals had higher survival probabilities than younger individuals, with the latter always showing low survival probabilities. very low densities were detrimental to survival; a feature known as Allee effects. Under these circumstances, the survival of older individuals was optimized at intermediate sizes, whereas both size extremes were detrimental (Fig. 2a). under high densities, survival was proportional to frond size (Fig. 2c). The survival of the smaller decreased whereas the survival of the larger increased when compared to the size-even survival observed under moderate densities (i.e., compared to Fig. 2b). This is the expected from the self-thinning law, which states that under active growth the stands get crowded subjecting individuals to intense competition; with the larger and stronger overcoming the smaller and weaker. The survival dynamics, with density- and age-dependent components that revealed Allee effects and self-thinning, was then tested for seasonality (Fig. 3). G. chilensis shows active growth, with stands getting crowded during the winter season. Hence, self-thinning took place during the winter season while affecting individuals of all ages (Fig. 3c). Furthermore, during this season the younger individuals were affected by self-thinning even when living under moderate densities (Fig. 3b). During the spring-summer season, environmental stress replaced competition as the fundamental cause of mortality. Indeed, survival during spring-summer season was dependent from stand density, with the occurrence of Allee effects (Fig. 3). Younger individuals consistently occurred under very low population densities during any season (Fig. 3a) and always shown very low survival rates. Seasonal dynamics of the age, size and density-dependent survival (φ) of G. chilensis individuals with fronds. Seasons are spring-summer (spr-sum), autumn (aut) and winter (win). Each panel (a, b and c) corresponds to a range of algal stand density (V). The φ is shown in the left y-axis and its corresponding finite survival rate (s) in the right y-axis. Individuals were grouped according to their ages as < 8 month (young) or > 8 month (old). Frond volume (v) given in cm3. The line-fits with poor non-linear correlation coefficients (R2 < 0.5) were replaced by their group mean. Only groups with sufficient data for reliable estimates are shown. Panels (a, b) share the same scales. Panels (b, c) share the same legend The Allee effects, occurring only during the environmentally harsher spring-summer season, were then analyzed regarding the effects of location and ploidy (Fig. 4). Under similar population densities, the strength of the Allee effects varied with location, being the strongest at Corral 2 (C2), a little weaker at Corral 1 (C1), and the weakest at the Niebla (N) pools (Fig. 4a). Stronger Allee effects increased the differentiation in survival between young and old as well as the sensitivity of both size extremes (Fig. 4a at the Corral 2 pool). On the other hand, the absence of Allee effects drove individuals of different ages into evening their survival rates (Fig. 4a, at the Niebla pools). Under the strongest Allee effects (at the Corral 2 pool) a differentiation among stages was visible: the survival of the young and small haploid females prevailed over the survival of the young and small diploids, which in their turn was higher than the survival of the young and small haploid males (Fig. 4b). Allee effects over thesurvival (φ) of G. chilensis individuals with fronds. Each panel (a, b and c) corresponds to a range of algal stand density (V). The φ is shown in the left y-axis and its corresponding finite survival rate (s) in the right y-axis. Individuals were grouped according to their ages as < 8 month (young) or > 8 month (old). Frond volume (v) given in cm3, according to their stage as males (M), females (F) or diploids (D), and according to their pool as Corral 1 (C1), Corral 2 (C2), Niebla 1(N1), Niebla 2 (N2) and Niebla 3 (N3). The line-fits with poor non-linear correlation coefficients (R2 < 0.5) were replaced by their group mean The self-thinning general dynamics, occurring only during the winter growth season and with an age-dependent effect, was analyzed for effects of location and ploidy (Fig. 5). Self-thinning was only observed in the Corral 1, Niebla 1 and 2 pools. In the Corral 2 and Niebla 3 pools, the young were observed at high densities and always showed very low survival, whereas the older individuals were only observed at moderate densities. The number of older individuals within the Corral 1, and Niebla 1 and 2 pools was too small to split them into stage classes and perform robust testing. In the Corral 1 pool, stages showed differences while self-thinning, with enhanced survival of the haploid females. In order to obtain the best linefits specific to each stage the data from moderate and high densities were merged. Self-thinning effects over the survival of G. chilensis individuals with fronds. Each panel corresponds to a range of algal stand densities (V). The φ is shown in the left y-axis and its corresponding finite survival rate (s) in the right y-axis. Individuals grouped according to their ages as < 8 month (young) or > 8 month (old). Frond volume (v) given in cm3, according to their stage as males (M), females (F) or diploids (D), and according to their pool as Corral 1 (C1), Corral 2 (C2), Niebla 1(N1), Niebla 2 (N2) and Niebla 3 (N3) In most of the situations where Allee effects or self-thinning were absent it was still possible to observe differences in the survival rates among pools and seasons. Yet, these results were subsidiary and we chose not to present them. The age-, size- and density-dependent survival (φ) relations derived above were congregated in a general algorithm used to estimate the φi- i.e., specific to each individual at each census - and subsequently the ηi = yi-φi. The fertility-dependent survival components η exhibited means of μinfer = − 0.0011 and μfer = 0.001 for the infertile and fertile fronds, respectively. Their difference ∆η = 0.0021 was much smaller than their error variances σ2infer = 0.019 and σ2fer = 0.021, and a permutation test confirmed that this difference was not significant (p = 0.746, dffactor = 1, dferror = 2762). Despite their resemblance in mean values, their internal data structures - i.e., the fertility-dependent survival (η) dispersal pattern and correlation with its forcing functions - were quite different. Indeed, separate permutation tests (Table 1) revealed that the η of the fertile fronds showed a conspicuous differentiation among life-stages that the η of the infertile fronds did not show. The fertile haploid females survived more (ηF = 0.0127) than the fertile haploid males (ηM = − 0.0117, pF ≠ M = 0.004) or the fertile diploids (ηD = − 0.0013, pF ≠ D = 0.064). Estimating the composite survival model for the fertile fronds, with these η and the average φ, yield survival rates of sF = 0.19, sM = 0.13 and sD = 0.15. The fertile females survived 40% better than the fertile males and 20% better than the fertile diploids. Table 1 Effects on the fertility-dependent (η) survival Using the ηi and φi, we estimated the instantaneous survival rate for each individual at each census interval. Then, the logit function was applied backwards to retrieve the predicted finite survival rate. Clustering individuals by stage, pool and season, and estimating the respective survival probability distributions enabled a clear perspective of the haploid dominance over diploids in this aspect of the life-cycle (Fig. 6). The observed generalized survival of G. chilensis was low. Haploids tended to have a higher survival than diploids, particularly when the survival rates were amongst the lowest observed. Diploid individuals were outperformed by the haploid females in 73% and by the haploid males in 67% of the pool×season combinations. Survival probability density functions. Survival (s) estimated by the composite survival model for the life cycle stages males (M), females (F) and diploids (D) at each pool and during each season. Integrals (∫) correspond to average probabilities of survival i.e. ∫p∙s. Pools are Corral1 (C1), Corral2 (C2), Niebla1 (N1), Niebla2 (N2) and Niebla3 (N3). Survival observed during the spring-summer (spr-sum), autumn (aut) and winter (win) Conditional differentiation is considered as a requirement for the stability and evolution of isomorphic biphasic life-cycles [3] and, except when haploids are favoured in some situations and diploids in other, haploid-diploid life cycles will rapidly evolve toward diplonty or haplonty. Theoretically, this conditional differentiation should be most efficient when acting over survival rates [7, 26,27,28,29]. However, only part of the studies made on haploid-diploid algae has been able to detect difference in survival rates among life-cycle stages in the field [not detected: 6,7; detected: 9,30]. For example, even in studies sustained by extensive field monitoring [6, 7], the estimation of the overall survival rates has not allowed the detection of any clear survival differences between stages in Gracilaria populations from the Atlantic. On the other hand, our study reveals clear differences in survival among different life-history stages in natural populations of G. chilensis, thereby supporting the role of conditional differentiation in the maintenance of the haploid-diploid life-cycle of this species. Here, we showed that haploid females survive better than any other life history stage, especially when resource management becomes critical for survival. The young haploid females survived better than the young haploid males or the young diploids under stress from competition during the active growth season, and under stress from Allee effects during the environmentally stressful spring-summer season. Supporting our results, a haploid superiority regarding the survival of G. chilensis had previously been observed under laboratory experiments for juvenile fronds subject to light and salinity gradients [22]. Furthermore, our results also showed that the haploid females endure better the fertility-related mortality than the haploid males or the diploids. Regardless of the tide pool, season or maturity state, a survival advantage of diploids was never observed, implying that this ploidy stage must present an advantage in some other aspect of the life-cycle. G. chilensis diploids have been observed to completely dominate populations maintained only or mainly by asexual reproduction (i.e. budding) and vegetative growth [30]. Moreover, in the companion article [31] we demonstrate a fertility advantage of diploids over haploids. Differences between phases for distinct vital rates with haploids better at survival and diploids showing higher growth and fertility support the importance of conditional differentiation on evolution and maintenance of biphasic life-cycles. During the environmentally stressful spring-summer season, both the very small and the very large fronds suffered intense Allee effects - i.e., when population densities are so low that they negatively affect individual survival rates and consequently the population dynamics. We hypothesize the increased mortality of the smaller individuals is due to desiccation and UV, and the increased mortality of the larger individuals to be due to hydrodynamic stress from current drag. However, significant differences in survival between stages were only observed for the smaller fronds and benefiting the young haploid females, while larger fronds of all stages exhibited equally poor survival rates. Allee effects have previously been observed in haploid-diploid intertidal algae and have been associated with highly negative impacts of desiccation [8, 32,33,34,35] or hydrodynamic stress [8, 36]. Under these stressful conditions, a haploid dominance has frequently been observed in intertidal algal stands [6, 7, 35, 37,38,39,40,41]. Interestingly, the splatter of waves in areas of high hydrodynamic stress limits the negative impact of desiccation in the intertidal [9] and some evidence support that the haploid advantage could be more related to resistance to desiccation than wave action [8, 36, 42, 43]. For example, in the case of Mazzaella oregona, which occurs in the intertidal at low population densities, diploids dominate in wave-exposed sites whereas haploids dominate in wave-protected sites (i.e. where the absence of splash turns them prone to desiccation) [8]. Similarly, in intertidal populations of M. splendens located in wave-protected sites, diploids dominate during winter whereas haploids dominate during summer [43]. This seasonal pattern has been associated to changes in air temperature and desiccation. For intertidal G. chilensis, intense exposure to UV radiation was demonstrated as an important source of stress [18, 44]. Accordingly, Allee effects affected our intertidal pools during the spring-summer season. These pools were located at the mouth of an estuary, where wave action is limited, and corresponded to the highest intertidal G. chilensis parches in both Niebla and Corral. Consequently, individuals could be subject to hydrodynamic stress from currents and tides, and to intense summer desiccation. Mortality was higher in Corral, where the species live on rocky platforms presenting a gentle slope and the individuals are drying on the bare rock during low tide than in Niebla where the species was sampled from rock pools. For G. chilensis studied in exactly the same location 1 year after our experiment, resistance to stress from temperature and UV radiation, conferred by the accumulation of phenolic compounds, was determinant for physiological rates [18]. Fertile females produced more phenolic compounds and were less photo-inhibited than diploids when subject to UV stress and temperatures ≥10 °C during 48 h incubations. Together, our study and other studies on G. chilensis [18, 44, 45] evidenced that, within the intertidal, the young haploid females could have an ecological advantage over the young haploid males and young diploids due to an increased resistance to desiccation and UV. The presence of chemical compounds conferring resistance to desiccation and UV is generalized to the Gracilaria genus [45,46,47,48,49], with ecological advantage for the intertidal individuals having them in larger concentrations [48, 49]. Our results show that the young haploid females also survive better than the young diploids under crowded conditions during active growth season. In these conditions, representing an extreme opposite from Allee effects, intense intraspecific competition for space and resources occurs among thalli that lead to self-thinning, a feature well documented to affect both seaweeds and terrestrial plants [50,51,52]. Self-thinning has generally been reported to occur seasonally; mostly impacting populations during the growing season (see review by Scrosati [52]). In G. chilensis, it was observed only during the austral winter. Supporting our findings, increased gametophyte dominance has been observed associated with increased population densities in other haploid-diploid algae [8, 41,42,43]. Finally, our results reveal that in infertile individuals no difference in survival exists between sex or ploidy states. However, when it comes to the fertile individuals, the haploid females survived better than any other fertile fronds. Differences in survival maybe related to distinct capacity to resist feeding pressure among life-cycle stages and linked to the accumulation of herbivore deterring chemical compounds in the reproductive structures of mature thalli. G. chilensis and other species of Gracilaria possess such chemical defenses [53, 54]. Furthermore, differences between life-cycle stages in these defense mechanisms have been reported and demonstrated responsible for a stage selected herbivore impact [5, 16, 17, 36, 55]. Indeed, herbivores preference for the red alga Asparagopsis armata goes from male gametophytes to sporophytes and at last female gametophytes [17]. Their least preferred tissue to feed on is the cystocarp growing on female thallus and Vergés et al. [17] reported that, indeed, the highest content of secondary metabolites deterring herbivores was found within the cystocarp cell wall. Regarding the evolutionary benefits of biphasic life-cycles, other hypotheses have been advanced that are not conflictive with the hypothesis proposed by Hughes and Otto [3] but may rather constitute different aspects of a whole dynamics. Lewis [56] proposed that, when resources are scarce, haploids gain advantage from spending fewer resources producing/replicating half the DNA of diploids. This non-genetic explanation for the evolution of life-cycles, which became known as the nutrient limitation hypothesis [57], gained experimental sustain when haploids of Gracilaria verrucosa grew faster than diploids cultivated in nutrient-poor conditions [58]. Since then, new evidence emerged generalizing the cost of nucleotide polymer production in green, red and brown macroalgae by proving that intracellular RNA concentration is strongly dependent on nutrient availability [59]. This nutrient limitation hypothesis may explain why the G. chilensis haploid females excel in survival when the efficiency of resource management becomes critical, for example when competing under self-thinning or in situations where the production of costly chemical compounds that protect from desiccation, UV radiation or herbivory are key. However, in G. chilensis the survival of the two haploid gametophytes was highly distinct with a very low survival of males, lower even than that of the diploids, which should undermine the application of the nutrient limitation hypothesis to G. chilensis. Nonetheless, our concomitant work on G. chilensis fertility [60] showed that the stage differentiation in fecundity is completely symmetrical from the one observed in the current work on survival. It is possible, then, that haploid males alternatively allocate on fecundity their resources spared from DNA duplication. Trade-offs between fertility and survival were also detected in two other red algae from Chile [61] and in several iteroparous plants [62]. Furthermore, in all those plant species the trade-off between fertility and survival was very sensitive to the nutrient availability [62]. 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Genetic variation in wild and cultivated populations of the haploid–diploid red alga Gracilaria chilensis: how farming practices favour asexual reproduction and heterozygosity. Evolution. 2008;62:1500–1519. This research was supported by CONICYT (FondoNacional de DesarrolloCientífico y Tecnológico FONDECYT) under grant number 1090360 and 1170541. VV was funded by ERDF Funds of the Competitiveness Factors Operational Programme - COMPETE and national funds of the FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology under the project UID/EEA/50009/2013. AHE was supported by fellowships SFRH/BPD/63703/2009, SFRH/BPD/107878/2015 and UID/Multi/04326/2016 of the National Science Foundation FCT of Portugal. The funders took no part in the design of the study, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, and in writing the manuscript. The dataset supporting the conclusions of this article is included within the Additional file 1. MARETEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal Vasco M. N. C. S. Vieira CCMAR, Center of Marine Science, University of Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal Aschwin H. Engelen Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile Oscar R. Huanel & Marie-Laure Guillemin Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, PontificiaUniversidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile Oscar R. Huanel CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris VI, UMI 3614, Evolutionary Biology and Ecology of Algae, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074, Place G. Tessier, 296888, Roscoff, France Marie-Laure Guillemin VMNCSV developed the models and software, designed and performed the data analysis, interpreted the results and wrote the article. AHE interpreted the results and reviewed the article. ORH designed and performed the experiments, and reviewed the article. M-LG designed and performed the experiments, interpreted the results and reviewed the article. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Correspondence to Vasco M. N. C. S. Vieira. Additional file Gracilaria chilensis raw data. Data comprising the life cycle stage, size and sexual maturity of each Gracilaria chilensis frond at each pool and each census. (ZIP 830 kb) Vieira, V.M.N.C.S., Engelen, A.H., Huanel, O.R. et al. Haploid females in the isomorphic biphasic life-cycle of Gracilaria chilensis excel in survival. BMC Evol Biol 18, 174 (2018). https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1186/s12862-018-1285-z DOI: https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1186/s12862-018-1285-z Allee effect Life-cycle evolution Evolutionary ecology and behaviour	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2686
__label__wiki	0.607519	0.607519	GOOD NEWS: Woman’s Dog Sniffs Out Cancer For Third Time By @HoustonOnAir Dec 4, 2018 Modern medicine is great and all, but it was her Siberian husky who first found a Wisconsin woman’s cancer. Stephanie Herfel had been experiencing abdominal pain at the time she got her new dog, Sierra, and the dog had an unusual reaction. “She put her nose on my lower belly and sniffed so intently that I thought I spilled something on my clothes,” Herfel explains. She says the dog did it a second and third time, then she went and hid. That prompted Herfel to make a doctor’s appointment, where she was told she had an ovarian cyst and was sent home with pain medicine. But Sierra started acting strangely again, rolling up in a tight ball in a closet when Herfel came home, so she decided to get a second opinion. A few weeks later, the doctor confirmed she had stage 3 ovarian cancer, leading to a hysterectomy and chemo. But Sierra showed the same weird behavior again in 2015 and again a year later and each time, it was confirmed that Herfel’s cancer had returned, first to her liver and then her pelvis. “I owe my life to that dog,” Herfel says of Sierra. “She has never been wrong.” Follow Houston Gaither’s Good News Blog (@HoustonOnAir) Here ► ♥ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houstononair/ ♥ Twitter: https://twitter.com/houstononair ♥ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houstononair/ ♥ YouTube: http://bit.ly/HGYT1061 ♥ Good News Blog: http://bit.ly/HGGNB1061	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2688
__label__cc	0.631314	0.368686	« Kiss of Broken Glass by Madeleine Kuderick Danger is My Business by Lee Server » Sam McCain Mysteries by Ed Gorman September 14, 2014 by Ed I had to review the latest Sam McCain mystery by Ed Gorman entitled Riders on the Storm. Since I was unfamiliar with the series, it prompted me to at least read the first book entitled The Day the Music Died. It is quite an enjoyable series. There are 10 books including the latest, spanning 1958 – 1971 and the titles are the names of songs popular during the year the action takes place. The setting is Black River Falls, Iowa, a town of approximately 25,000. Everyone knows everyone else and the books aptly portray small town life. The Day the Music Died: In 1958 the unfortunate deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J. P. the “Big Bopper” Richardson occurred. Sam McCain, small town lawyer and sometimes private investigator is devastated. He saw them the night before in Cedar Rapids with Pamela Forrest, a girl he’s loved since fourth grade who does not reciprocate the feelings. In the wee hours of the next morning, he is called by Judge Whitney, for whom he investigates. Her nephew, Kenny called her very distraught, and McCain is needed at Kenny’s house. Upon arriving, he discovers Kenny’s wife shot to death and Kenny is brandishing a gun. McCain seems to calm Kenny somewhat, but soon after Kenny manages to go to an upstairs bedroom and shoot his head off. Bumbling sheriff Cliff Sykes is happy for two reasons: (1) it seems to be an open and shut case of murder/suicide and (2) the Sykes and Whitneys, the two richest families in town, hate each other and revel in ways to drag the others’ name through the mud. However, McCain doesn’t think Kenny murdered his wife and Judge Whitney hangs on to that thought prodding McCain to prove it. McCain is a plodder. He has no brainstorms, no ah-ha moments. In many respects things happen to him vs. him making things happen. While dealing with the investigation, McCain also has to deal with some family matters and his unrequited love for Pamela. The book also introduces Mary Hardy who loves McCain but whose feelings for her are uncertain. These quandaries carry through to the latest book as well. Riders on the Storm: It is 1971, the height of the Vietnam War. The night after Steve Donovan beat up Willie Cullen at an afternoon party in which Donovan announced his Congressional candidacy, he was murdered. Cullen was charged with the crime. Donovan, a recent Vietnam veteran running on a patriotism platform, disliked Cullen, also a veteran, because of his affiliation with a veterans group denouncing the war. Few of Cullen’s friends think he is capable of murder despite having been institutionalized twice after returning from the war. However, he does have motive, opportunity and means: the murder weapon was found in the back seat of his car. Attorney and private investigator Sam McCain, Cullen’s friend of twenty five years, ‘knows’ Cullen is innocent and sets out to prove it or at least plant reasonable doubt in the mind of the new sheriff. However, it is proving difficult because Cullen is hospitalized again and will not speak. While trying to prove his friend’s innocence McCain also struggles with his own recent soldiering injuries and commitment issues with his girlfriend Mary. McCain hides neither his anti-war sentiment nor his disgust with politicians supporting the war but managing to keep their sons at home. McCain can be forceful, humorous and tender. There is little violence but enough action in these books. I enjoy McCain’s liberal slant on the issues of the day. He deals with racism, Communism, abortion, Vietnam. These are satisfying stories for mystery fans who also like the human side of their detectives. I happen to like a series where the protagonists age and their lives change accordingly and this surely fits the bill. I will warn you, though. You will not be able to figure out ‘who done it’. If you somehow manage, you have to let me know how you did. I wasn’t even close. An easy read (two-three days at most) but quite enjoyable. Posted in Abortion, Ed Gorman, Murder, Mystery, Racism, Riders on the Storm, Sam McCain, The Day the Music died, Vietnam \| Leave a Comment	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2694
__label__wiki	0.556765	0.556765	African perspectives on FCPA, bribery, fraud & corruption issues January 10, 2017 January 10, 2017 Editor Uncategorized Kenya’s New Bribery Bill: It Takes Two to Tango By AAT Senior Contributor, Michael-James Currie Corruption has long been recognised as one of the biggest challenges which entities wanting to do business in Kenya must contend with. The frequent demands for bribes by public officials has led to increased business costs, particularly for foreign investors. According to figures published by GAN Integrity Solutions in … Continue reading Kenya’s New Bribery Bill: It Takes Two to Tango October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016 Editor enforcement, FDI, politics, USA Did U.S. Meddle with Zuma Corruption Investigation? There’s a new Sheriff in Town Ex-Public Protector Criticised for Accepting American & German Funds in Effort to Stamp out Government Fraud South Africa's current holder of the Office of the Public Protector ("OPP") -- a supposedly independent government institution designed to fill an ombudsman role in public corruption investigations -- Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has reported to Parliament’s justice committee that, unlike her … Continue reading Did U.S. Meddle with Zuma Corruption Investigation? There’s a new Sheriff in Town October 6, 2016 Editor politics, South Africa Public protector role to be filled by Advocate Mkhwebane Advocate Busisiwe Joyce Mkhwebane was appointed as the new public protector in South Africa -- a very important, albeit often sadly emasculated, role. Adv. Mkhwebane will be replacing outgoing public protector Thuli Madonsela; her seven-year term officially begins on 15th October 2016. In an informal online survey, Corruption Watch determined that her appointment by President Jacob Zuma was deemed transparent, … Continue reading Public protector role to be filled by Advocate Mkhwebane September 30, 2016 March 13, 2018 Editor Chad, Congo, DOJ, FCPA, Libya, Niger, outside investment, Sovereign Wealth Funds Och-Ziff’s African (formerly lucrative) nightmare Och-Ziff Capital Management Admits To Role In Africa Bribery Conspiracies And Agrees To Pay $213 Million Criminal Fine From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York: "Och-Ziff Enters into 3-Year Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Och-Ziff Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the FCPA" BROOKLYN, NY – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for … Continue reading Och-Ziff’s African (formerly lucrative) nightmare May 24, 2016 May 24, 2016 Editor cooperation / coordination, culture of compliance, double standard, ECONafrica, event / seminar / conference, money laundering, quote of the day, UK, West Africa Slow Crawl On Corruption A long walk to freedom need not mean a slow crawl on combating corrupt government BY PETER O’BRIEN* The recent (May 12) London Summit on Anti-Corruption resulted in another small step in the right direction. About 40 countries were represented, along with a number of international sports associations and similar bodies that have come under … Continue reading Slow Crawl On Corruption May 21, 2016 May 21, 2016 Editor culture of compliance, ECONafrica, outside investment, United Nations Understanding the Context: AAF reviews U.N. Report “Measuring Corruption In Africa” Understanding the Context: AAF’s Review of the U.N. Report entitled “Measuring Corruption In Africa: The International Dimension Matters”, by the United Nations Economic Commission For Africa, March 2016 By Peter O’Brien* Economics and politics experience fashion changes at a pace that makes clothes designers envious. And, like the designers garments, some of “today’s problems” … Continue reading Understanding the Context: AAF reviews U.N. Report “Measuring Corruption In Africa” April 6, 2016 Editor Congo, East Africa, Panama Papers, politics, South Africa Caprikat, Foxwhelp & Aurora: The Tip of Africa’s ‘Panama Papers’ Iceberg? The X, Y and Zumas of the ‘Panama Papers’ leak By AAT & AAF author, Michael-James Currie. During the week of 04 April 2016, headlines around the world reported on what may turn out to be one of the most significant developments in the fight to combat the use of offshore accounts for purposes of … Continue reading Caprikat, Foxwhelp & Aurora: The Tip of Africa’s ‘Panama Papers’ Iceberg? January 20, 2016 January 19, 2016 Editor double standard, ECONafrica, Full Article Circles of Corruption: how does Africa stack up against the OECD? Inside & Outside the Circles of Corruption By Peter O'Brien, Pr1merio chief Economics & Trade advisor. Many widely quoted assessments of corruption rank African countries poorly. These ratings are based mainly on indicators related to the ways in which business contracts, especially those involving government funds, are concluded. The suggestion is that resources are wasted … Continue reading Circles of Corruption: how does Africa stack up against the OECD? January 19, 2016 January 19, 2016 Editor compliance, enforcement, IMF, Minister, Nigeria, outside investment, politics, West Africa $1 billion per year lost to corruption: a Nigerian saga $1 billion per year lost to corruption Recently, AAF reported on the multi-faceted PR efforts of the new Buhari regime to clean up the soiled image of "corrupt Nigerian politics" -- among other things, by staging photo ops with World Bank leaders, charging former government officials with bribery, and moving ahead on basic appointments. Today, … Continue reading $1 billion per year lost to corruption: a Nigerian saga January 8, 2016 Editor Minister, money laundering, Nigeria, politics Money laundering, $2bn phantom contracts, and Boko Haram Nigeria moves on its anti-corruption promises: Former Defence Minister charged Reuters and BBC have reported that former Nigerian Defence Minister, Bello Haliru Mohammed -- a veterinarian by training who served in several ministerial positions, most recently under former President Goodluck Jonathan -- has been charged with money laundering and related corruption counts. He is no stranger to … Continue reading Money laundering, $2bn phantom contracts, and Boko Haram	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2695
__label__cc	0.516628	0.483372	More fires burning in Angola and Congo than in the Amazon Angola Angola News News by afrivue December 6, 2019 December 6, 2019 0124 Blazes burning in the Amazon have put heat on the environmental policies of President Jair Bolsonaro, but Brazil is actually third in the world in wildfires over the last 48 hours, according to MODIS satellite data analyzed by Weather Source. Weather Source has recorded 6,902 fires in Angola over the past 48 hours, compared to 3,395 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 2,127 in Brazil. It’s not an uncommon phenomenon for Central Africa. According to NASA, which operates the Aqua satellite, over 67,000 fires were reported in a one-week period in June last year, as farmers employed slash and burn agriculture to clear land for crops. Over the last 48 hours, Zambia placed fourth on the list, while Brazil’s neighbor in the Amazon, Bolivia, placed sixth. Zambia’s president says ‘no to homosexuality’ Angola swears in Joao Lourenco as president afrivue Lions nap on road during South African lockdown afrivue April 17, 2020 April 17, 2020 Protesters Rally Against the Pending Turkish Military Occupation of Libya afrivue January 5, 2020 January 5, 2020 An estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal pups on a Namibian beach afrivue October 18, 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2696
__label__wiki	0.76555	0.76555	South Pole expedition fever is high! 2011 marks the centenary of Amundsen’s and Scott’s expeditions to the South Pole. Historic events are top-of-mind and we are proud to support a number of Centenary expeditions. Centenary Expeditions Many expeditions plan to arrive at the Pole either for Amundsen’s or Scott’s Centenary celebrations, paying homage to the courage and determination of these great men and their colleagues. South Pole Jubilee Expedition 1911-2011 Norwegian polar explorers Christian Eide and Borge Ousland have organized a South Pole Jubilee Expedition. The Jubilee teams will follow Amundsen’s 700 km route up the Axel Heiberg Glacier, arriving at the South Pole by December 14. Along the way they plan to climb Mt Nansen, which has only had one previous ascent. In 2010 Christian Eide set the World record for fastest solo unsupported ski to the South Pole in 2011, while Borge Ousland completed the first solo Antarctic crossing in 1996 and was the first person to ski solo, with no re-supply to the North Pole. http://thesouthpolejubileeexpedition.com Sørpolen 1911-2011 Sørpolen 1911-2011 will follow Amundsen’s route from the Bay of Whales to the South Pole, covering the distance in the same number of days as the famous explorer. Led by Jan-Gunnar Winther, head of the Norsk Polarinstitutt, this expedition will showcase Norwegian polar history and spotlight current climatic and environmental challenges. The Expedition is part of the Nansen-Amundsen Year that honors both Amundsen’s South Pole conquest and 150 years since the birth of Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen. http://sorpolen2011.npolar.no/ (Norwegian) http://sorpolen2011.npolar.no/en (English) The South Pole – 100 Years After Asle Johansen crossed Greenland in 1988, one hundred years after Nansen, using period clothing and equipment. Now Johansen will celebrate the Amundsen Centenary in a similar fashion, with teammates Agnar Berg and Gaute Grindhaug. The three Norwegians will follow Amundsen’s Axel Heiberg route from the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole using replica clothing and equipment to better understand Amundsen’s journey. Johansen, a physician and researcher specializing in the body’s response to extreme physical and mental stress, emphasizes that this is not just a replica expedition, but a scientific journey. www.nansenamundsen.no/no/events/okt/asle-t-johansen-sorpolekspedisjon.html South Pole 1911-2011 Albert Bosch and Carles Gel from Spain will ski unsupported from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. They plan to arrive by December 14 and thus commemorate Roald Amundsen’s historic feat. Hvitserk Ski South Pole Norwegian Outfitter Hvitserk will lead an Anniversary South Pole Expedition. The team will follow the ‘Messner Route’ and ski unsupported to the South Pole, arriving by December 14 to join the Amundsen Centenary celebrations. Steffen Dahl Norwegian Steffen Dahl is skiing to both North and South Poles in 2011 to honor the achievements of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. Dahl reached the North Pole on April 11 and will ski alone and unsupported from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. http://polfarer.no/ (Norwegian) Scott-Amundsen Centenary Race 2011-12 Two teams. Two routes. Skiing unsupported to the South Pole. Six members of the British Army will re-trace Amundsen’s and Scott’s routes to the South Pole, in a tribute to the courage, determination and pioneering spirit of these great explorers. The Amundsen team, led by Henry Worsley (Shackleton Centenary Expedition 2008) will depart from the Bay of Whales, cross the Ross Ice Shelf and ascend the Axel Heiberg Glacier. Mark Langridge (solo to the Pole 2008) will lead the Scott team from Cape Evans, across the ice shelf and up the Beardmore Glacier. Both teams expect to cover their distance in about 70 days, arriving at the South Pole in early January. http://scottamundsenrace.org/ One Call Wintercamp Nine Norwegian skiers will ski and kite-ski from 88° 30’S to the South Pole. The expedition celebrates Roald Amundsen’s dream to achieve something many believed was unattainable. www.onecall.no/wintercamp2011/ (Norwegian) Ski Last Degree Expeditions A number of Antarctic enthusiasts, including the Norwegian Prime Minister, will ski shorter distances to the South Pole in celebration of the Amundsen and Scott Centenaries. Many of the groups will Ski The Last Degree, the last 60 nautical miles, taking from 7 to 10 days to complete their journey. Other Antarctic Crossing & Ski South Pole-Return Expeditions Kaspersky ONE Transantarctic Expedition Felicity Aston (2009 Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Expedition Leader) is heading back to Antarctica – this time solo. Felicity will make a 1700km, 65-day journey, becoming the first woman in the world to cross Antarctica alone. The documentary film about Felicity’s 2009 expedition will be screened at the Banff Mountain and Dijon Adventure Film Festivals this November. But don’t expect to see Felicity there! www.kasperskyonetransantarcticexpedition.com/ Aleksander Gamme Aleksander Gamme will ski solo from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole, then turn around and ski solo back to the edge of the Antarctic continent. Inspired by Amundsen. Gamme admits to feeling “humble” when he thinks about the physical and mental challenges of being alone in the icy wilderness for so long. Mark George Explorer and motivational speaker Mark George plans to ski solo and unsupported from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole, then return by kite-ski to the coast, for a total of 2,300 kms. www.searchingforsanta.com.au Crossing the Ice Two Australians James Castrission and Justin Jones (Cas and Jonesy) will trek from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, without assistance of any kind. Their expedition will raise funds for You Can, a fundraising campaign to build specialized youth cancer centres across Australia. http://casandjonesy.com.au/expeditions/crossing-the-ice/ South Pole and Back – Ski and Kite Polar explorer and speed-record holder Richard Weber will lead a 35 day, unsupported trek from the “Messner Start” on the Filchner Ice Shelf to the South Pole. From the South Pole the team will kite-ski back to Hercules Inlet at the edge of the continent. www.weberarctic.com/ Howard Fairbank will ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole, then join the Weber team for the return journey to the coast. Howard hopes to become the first South African and the oldest person to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. http://southpolesolohowardfairbank.blogspot.com/ Ski South Pole – Messner Start and Hercules Inlet ALE Ski South Pole Messner ALE guide Hannah McKeand holds the record for most ski expeditions from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole – and this year she will again cross the icy continent. McKeand will lead an ALE Ski South Pole – Messner team to the South Pole. Pole to Pole Run When endurance runner Pat Farmer starts his Antarctic expedition, he will already have run two marathons every day, no days off, for almost a year and clocked nearly 13,000 miles through 14 countries. This is the last leg on an incredible trek from the North Pole to the South Pole to raise $100 million for the International Red Cross. www.poletopolerun.com “The North South Solo expedition has been classed as the toughest expedition on the planet.” But this is exactly what polar explorer Mark Wood plans to undertake. He will ski from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. Then next spring, head to the Canadian Arctic to ski solo to the North Pole. www.markwoodexplorer.com/blog PolarExplorers Ski South Pole – Hercules This guided expedition will traverse from Hercules Inlet at the edge of the Antarctic continent, to the South Pole. Overland Vehicle Expeditions Thompson Reuters Eikon South Pole Expedition It’s about challenge and proving greener technologies for Polar exploration, says their website. This expedition will attempt to beat the overland record to the Pole in a specially-built, efficient, bio-fuelled vehicle. They will use solar panels to further reduce their carbon footprint and real-time GPS Satellite communications and tracking. http://thomsonreuterseikon.com/south-pole-expedition/	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2708
__label__cc	0.721277	0.278723	Summertime. From somewhere down the street, the drone of a lawn mower’s engine was overheard. A dog barked and played an early morning game of fetch. Birdsong filled the air. Behind the sturdy beams that wrapped the walls of the Jacksons’ tidy house on 13th Street, two children patiently waited for their father. A small-sized travel suitcase lay open and tipped upon an area rug. Their mother had found the case in the basement, dusted it off, and handed it over. “Here girls,” she had said. “This will do. A proper home for paper dolls.” The travel case made the perfect unexpected hide away for a paper doll family. The leather surface had been dyed the colour of ripe tomatoes in August. The inner silk lining was pristine and slippery to touch. One lift of the shiny latch and their childish imaginations took flight. One click and their fantasy world locked up, safe. The girls sat cross- legged on a newly upholstered couch, arguing over cut outs and snipped clothes. Annie had shut the glass doors that separated the living room from the hallway. It was Sunday. Their mother was sleeping in. She raised a finger to her lips. Weekends meant adventures with their father. She wondered where they’d go today? Would it be to ‘Bing’s’? She hoped so. Sometimes, their father’s friend, Miss Birdie, took them shopping. Annie adored Miss Birdie. She was everything out of the ordinary. “Lets get out of here,” Miss Birdie’d say with a wink. “Leave the men to business.” Miss Birdie always held her hand. They’d walk, skip until they came to the curio shop with the letters printed on glass, ‘Old Shanghai.’ Birdie was generous. “Darlings. Pick out a toy.” Opening her patent purse, she’d slip out a fistful of coins and place some into Annie’s palm. “Let your little Dolly choose, too.” This was the name Miss Birdie had assigned to Madeline. The choices were endless, each bamboo basket filled to the brim with treasure. ”Look up, girls.” She’d point toward the ceiling of the crowded little shop. Colourful kites dangled in air. On high glass shelves, traditional silk dolls with inky hair, gazed off into the distance. “Precious,” she’d whisper as she pulled Annie closer. Birdie became wistful at the mere mention of the Chinese silk dolls. ”I still have the doll my mother gave me for my sixth birthday.” Once Annie had asked her, “Are you sad, Miss Birdie?” “No hon. I’m reminded of another time. A time when I was younger.” Curious, Annie ventured further into Birdie’s mind. “What colour was your doll’s gown?” To which Birdie replied, “Scarlet like a ruby.” How beautiful they are, Annie had thought, like angels must be. Her thoughts quickly returned to the touchable pieces: shuttle cocks with glowing pink feathers, Chinese yo-yos, rattle drums and tin toys. Her favourite toy had been the wind up hen that pecked at the ground. On their last foray to China Town, Annie had selected a bamboo snake, fascinated by the way it moved. When held mid-air, its segments darted left then right. She wanted more.Was it wrong to wish for more? She hoped her father would take them to Bing’s. Wait and see, she thought. Carefully, Annie spread the perfectly formed paper family on top of a round cushion. The mother, resplendent in a screened slip, with lace hem, looked off into the distance, as if dreaming on an island made of velvet cloth. Their real mother slept in on Sundays. “I’m the Mommy. You’re the baby,” Annie said. She lifted the perfectly shaped paper mother from the palm of her younger sister’s hand and dangled it to catch the light streaming through the window. She studied the doll like a cat to a mouse, pounce ready if Madeline dared to touch this treasure. The mother doll’s heavily lined eyes made her look sleepy. The heart-shaped face and pouted lips suggested the mother was cross. Madeline’s voice protested. “No. You’re a baby. “I’m always the baby.” She balled her fists and lowered her head toward the carpet, shutting her eyes in an action to force back tears. “Fine,” Annie said,”Eeney, Meeny, Miny, Moe-, “ Madeline let out a screech. “Pig snout- You are OUT,” chided Annie. “What’s going on in here?” Two heads swung round. Both girls looked up at their father. Spicy cologne hung like a cloud. His eyes briefly fixed upon each child. Satisfied by their choice of dress, he nodded. Annie stared back and thought her father handsome in his Harrington. It was an expectation that they dress up for outings. Her summer dress was sleeveless and A-line. She had no idea why her mother had said, “It’s bark cloth.” The cloth felt softer than the skin on the trunk of a tree. When questioned, her mother’s comment was, “It’s special fabric, Annie. Toile. That’s French for canvas.” Her mother had sighed, “Reminds me of an oil painting.” Scarlet willow trees, birds mid-flight, and leaping stags, covered the cloth. Madeline’s fabric was also toile adorned in nimbus grey trees and farmyard creatures. Their mother had sewn each dress, staying up late to finish. She had placed a dress at the foot of each bed, ready for wear. “Let’s go, girls.” Roy’s fingers snapped as he checked his watch. “And remember what I said, ‘No fighting. Good manners.’” Annie asked, “Where are we going?” “We’re meeting my friend,” he said. Annie scrambled to collect the scattering of cut out clothes and gingerly placed the accessories into the waiting travel case. She clicked the suitcase lock and clutched the plastic handle. Facing her sister, she said, “You can be the Mommy.” Madeline raised her head to look back. Her lips parted and she stuck out her tongue. Once more, their world set right. “Let’s get going.” With one hand on each shoulder, Roy herded his daughters, gently pushing them out the front door. Like reluctant lambs, they tottered down the steps to the curb. Roy held the door while the girls slipped into the back seat of the Lincoln. They had their chosen spots: Annie seated behind her father, Madeline to the right. Between them sat the coveted travel case. They slipped off their dress shoes, imagined the feel of the carpet their feet didn’t touch. This was their father’s rule and they followed orders. As the car pulled from the curb, Annie looked back at the house. She wondered if it would still be there, standing on the lot, when they returned. “Let’s turn up the tunes.” Roy’s voice slipped over her thoughts. He poked at the car’s lighter and reached into the glove compartment to pull out a freshly wrapped cigar. “Best behaved girl gets the ring.” And this is the wonder of children: Their simplicity of thought, an innate ability to bend brainwaves at the mere suggestion of a worthless trinket sized prize. Both girls sat straighter, hands in lap. With the windows rolled down and a song about a nickel two- stepping in air, the Jackson Family began another adventure. The houses seemed to spread further apart as the family drove east. Deciduous trees, their leafy limbs reaching for the sun, transformed into groves of branches spread wide. Forested evergreens thickened as the family whizzed past. Finally, the highway narrowed into a two lane road and the girls noticed fewer cars. “This must be the country,” Annie whispered to her sister. Madeline nodded. Farm country. Annie and Madeline knew this from their story books. Both girls wondered if they might see sheep. Sometimes, when Madeline couldn’t sleep, Annie lay beside her sister. “Count sheep,” she had said. And they’d count, “46, 47, 48, 50.” Annie would interrupt, “49- we forgot 49.” Now, both girls wanted proof that counted sheep are real. Annie asked,“I wonder what sheep feel like?” Madeline shrugged and touched the lamb that lingered on the cloth of her dress. “Maybe cotton,” Annie said. “Like cotton balls.” That image brought a curve to Madeline’s lips. “Or clouds,” she said. Roy’s voice cut through their thoughts, “Just up ahead girls. You can stretch at the car lot.” Annie asked, “Why are we going to a car lot?” Their car was new and it seemed to be in working order. “To pick up Daddy’s friend. She needs a ride. Her car is in the shop for repairs.” Both girls looked at one another, puzzled by this comment. Didn’t this lady have a man? Wasn’t their mother the only lady who rode in the car? The Lincoln turned left off of the two lane road and slowed to a crawl. “Here we are,” their father said as the car came to rest on a gravel lot. A woman stood beneath an awning that read: ‘Mossom Motors’. She waved as the car approached. A scarf, knotted at the chin, hid her hair. Dark strands peeked from beneath the hem of the silk. Her shirt was white, her arms bare. Nested about her shoulders was a cardigan, the sleeves firmly tied to keep it in place. A flared skirt, the colour of sky powdered fairy floss, covered most of her legs. The lady’s feet were slipped into ballet flats. She held a picnic basket. Annie thought her pretty, as beautiful as the cut out mother shut away from view. Perhaps, even prettier. She watched as her father got out of the car and went round to open the passenger door. Speechless, she saw him briefly touch the woman’s shoulder. The lady slipped into the car, turned, and faced them. She smiled. Their father leaned in, his head touching the lady’s scarf. “Girls,” he said, “This is Miss Stella Jones. Stella works for me.” At the mention of these words, Miss Jones laughed and pointed at their father. “He works for me.” “Hello, Miss Jones,” Annie said. Madeline didn’t acknowledge Miss Jones, rather, she reared back as if the lady might bite. Annie shrugged. “She’s only three.” Miss Jones nodded and once again smiled. Her lips were the colour of chalky bubblegum. She extended her hand toward Annie and then, Madeline. “Aren’t you both adorable,” she said. Turning slightly, she continued, “They’re cute, Roy. Must take after their mother.” She winked. At the mention of their mother, Madeline spoke up. “My tummy hurts. I want Mommy.” Miss Jones looked as if a curtain had dropped in front of her. “Oh look.” She cocked her head to one side and pointed at the object positioned between the two children. “I see a lovely travel case. Tell me what’s inside?” Her words tumbled out. “Let me guess. Bathing suits. For the river?” Her words struggled to swim upstream as Madeline’s sobs grew louder. Roy interrupted. “That’s enough, Madeline.” He held Annie’s gaze to suggest, Fix it. “Roll down the window. We’ll take a drive to the river. You can play on the bank, get some fresh air.” He rummaged in the ashtray. “Here’s a ring. You won, Maddy.” His voice stretched like an elastic band. “Madeline Jackson is hereby given this ring. She is the quietest passenger in my car.” Softly, without sound, tears slipped down Madeline’s flushed cheeks. She placed the ring on her lap. Her tiny fingers pinched at the lamb imprinted on her dress. Annie took her sister’s hand and gave it a squeeze. Like rain on a rock, Madi’s tears splashed and seeped into her linen smock. The child’s slight frame stiffened as she willed herself to bear sorrow with outer determination. The girls sat silent. A man’s deep voice rang out from the radio, Oh the shark, has pearly teeth, dear. Annie shivered and grinned, lifted her shoulders and swayed her head from side to side, Oh the shark bites with his teeth, dear, she teased as she lifted her sister’s hand and swung it to the beat. From the front seat a woman’s voice broke into song, Sunday, Sunday morning. She leaned against Roy and asked, “What’s the next line?” Something about cash, something rash, their father laughed. For a split second their shoulders touched. From the back seat, Annie spoke above the music. “Miss Jones.” Stella spun around at the mention of her name. “Yes, hon.” “Our paper dolls are inside the red case. It’s Mommy’s case. She gave it to us.” “Oh. How lovely-“ Annie interrupted her. “We keep our paper dolls inside the case.” Annie’s finger ran along the outside of the leather. “It’s their home.” Stella smiled. “That’s nice, dear.” Annie continued to speak, determined to finish her thought. “Some of the dolls are store bought, others, our Mommy draws.” Annie’s off- handed mention of Jacqueline had pricked Stella. Suddenly she didn’t feel as gay as she had felt when she slid into the car. Her never ending smile tightened in place. She struggled to get out from behind the finality of the moment. Stella realized that her relationship with Roy Jackson existed within a parallel universe: One of wives, children, and stomach aches. She stared down the long road ahead. Posted on June 5, 2018 June 5, 2018 Categories compassion, dialogue, excerpt from a scene, fiction, strong women, writing2 Comments on	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2729
__label__cc	0.661655	0.338345	Study Tour of Bangladesh Part Two – Bhola Island On 11 Mar 2017 9 Mar 2017 By AndysWorldJourneysIn adventure, people, photography, travel So, we had one full day in Dhaka, and the next day it was time to take the ferry south to Bhola Island. We got up to a few things on that day – more on those on the Dhaka post coming in a couple of weeks. But it was to Bhola we headed on the craziest ferry ride I’ve ever taken. From Historia con Mapas Bhola was described to us, or should I say ‘built up’, as one of the poorest places on Earth. Honestly, I’m not sure why anyone would want to boast that they’d been to a place because it was so ‘poor’, but I guess it’s the way some look at the world. We are talking about the biggest island in Bangladesh. And we are talking about a place that floods, regularly and almost completely at times. Bangladesh itself experiences severe weather and floods in the wet season (we were there in November-December so that was the dry season) and its people are amazing in their resilience and their ability to rebuild and carry on. Bhola Island had I believe suffered total devastation a couple of years before we visited. Yet here we were on this old ferry heading there to see what life was like. The ferry was old and rusted and very big – we had sleeping cabins. Mine was a single and it was basically an old cupboard. It was not clean, and there were definitely vermin around. Fish being loaded onto the ferry. Some of our group on the ferry. Crowds waited for the ferry to arrive. However, on deck it was a bit of a party with all the people who didn’t have cabins cooking and singing as the sun went down. We were in Bangladesh in Ramadan so when the sun went down everyone would eat and eat big as they couldn’t eat during daylight hours. We joined in and felt very blessed to be where we were. At night, in the wee hours of the morning, I was half asleep when I heard a thud! The ferry rocked and steadied. Then again THUD! What the? I was ready to swim for it. Although the river was extremely wide and I’d have no idea which direction to swim. It turned out that it’s actually common – two ferries jostling for position on a narrower stretch of the river. Loading the ferry. Tough work. At Bhola Island there were crowds to greet us as we got off the boat. Bhola Island very rarely has visitors from other countries, and as through much of Bangladesh we were made to feel like mini-celebrities. My photos from Bangladesh are so full of so many people. Entertaining the kids with umm…. chalk art? Kids at school listen intently. What did we do on Bhola Island? Well, we visited a few schools and learnt about development in the region. We talked to the students a little about Australia and ourselves, and some of us sang a few songs. The children did the same for us. I can’t remember specific experiences or names of places of people. I know that at least one or two of the schools would have funding from Australia. We were told that our visit meant so much to the people we met because they had so few visitors it was like the world had forgotten them. I don’t know – was that to make us feel okay about visiting such a place? A painting we presented as a group to a school (I think) on Bhola Island. Believe it or believe it not, that’s me at the back! Today as an older person I wonder about international development and its possible NEGATIVE impact on the people it’s supposed to help. What are the payoffs for the countries that fund it? Where does aid money really go and what hoops do ‘poorer’ countries have to jump through to get funds? They are not the countries that run the world’s finances. BUT I do remember that the people of Bhola Island were warm, always with a smile, kind and welcoming. The children LOVED school. Far more than any child in Australia. Hopefully my photos tell a story. Thanks. May the Journey Never End! adventureBangladeshBhola IslandDhakaferriesriver traveltravel So, I Took an Intrepid Tour – to Galapagos Sunday Sunsets – Isla Isabella, Galapagos One thought on “Study Tour of Bangladesh Part Two – Bhola Island” Tim Blight What an adventure… that really is truly off the beaten track!! Love the retro pics too 🙂 17 Mar 2017 at 10:28 pm Reply Tropical Reef Snorkelling at Sea World	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2736
__label__cc	0.737347	0.262653	History of the Department of "Visual arts and design" Department of fine arts and design The department of “Drawing and Painting” (now the Department of “Visual arts and design”) was opened on the basis of the Pedagogical Institute in 1977. Since its opening, the department has been renamed several times: the department "Drawing" (1983), the department "Painting" (1985), the department "Technology of art" (1989). A special contribution to the formation and development of the department, the creation of material and technical Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Abilov Tulebai introduced the base, formation and selection of pedagogical personnel. On the first row: from left to right, teachers of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology Khamzin N., Ermakov K., teachers Melnikova O., Fokin K. In the second row: from left to right, Utegenov I. among students The first teachers of the young department were: сandidate of pedagogical sciences, assistant professor Abilov T., сandidate of technical sciences, assistant professors Mogilevsky G., Belyaev V., Abdrakhmanov A., senior teachers Fokin K., Samokhvalov V., teachers Ilyasov M., Krepitsa V., Larichkina A., Kamalov R., Utegenov I., educational master Drobyshev N. In connection with the shortage of teaching staff, graduates of the KazPI named after Abai were specially invited: Khabdollayev G., Pastolnik O. (Melnikova), Temirbaeva G., Sabyrgaliev M., Tulegenova R., Tasimova G., Amanbaev M., Barmeshova D., Altybaev S., Zhusupov Zh., Prishchepnaya L. These teachers put a lot of effort into the training and education of specialists. Especially Galit Habdollayev, who was engaged in creative work and led the department. Graduates of schools in the Uralsk, Aktyubinsk, Atyrau, Mangystau, Kyzylorda regions, including those from the Astrakhan, Volgograd, Kuibyshev (Samara), and Saratov regions of Russia, studied in the above specialties. Most of them worked productively in secondary schools, vocational schools and higher educational institutions. In the years 1980-1990 many specialists, graduates of the faculty worked in the departments, among which: Kasymov M., Iztileuov T., Kasymov E., Drobyshev V., Briks N., Lukpanov E., Nurgaliev S., Bulov O., Kulbekov S., Seitimov A., Momenov B., Isagaliev S., Zhumagaliev M., Martikova T., Orazgaliev K., Orazgalieva R., Gomonova N., Alekseeva R., Zhubaeva M., Muratov K., Baydaliev K., Madirov K., Uteshev E., Tastileuov A., Kaliev N. On the first row: from left to right, teachers of the department are Muratov K., Kulbekov S., Khabdollayev G., Lukpanov E., Temirbaeva G. among students. Nauryz celebration In the 90s, the direction from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan included a number of young teachers, graduates of the Almaty State University named after Abay Tleukhanov N., Tretyakova L., Marchenko T., Kozhasova S. In 1991-2000. The department was replenished with teachers Dosaliev K., Kadyrov I., Baktygulov Z., Mukasheva I., Khamzin T., Moldasheva B., Kenzhegaliev S., Zhaniyarova T., Zhusipkali N., Kainbayeva Z., Khakhaeva S. The name "Artistic-graphic" of the faculty was renamed several times in connection with the addition of new specialties. The deans of the faculty were scientists-teachers Abilov T., Utegenov I., Momenov B., Seytimov A., who made a worthy contribution. On the first row: from left to right, the dean of the faculty candidate of pedagogical sciences, assistant professor Abilov T., educational master Drobyshev N., сandidate of technical sciences Mogilevsky G., head of the department Khabdollaev G., teachers Prishchepnaya L., Melnikova O., In the second row: from left to right, teachers Isagaliev S., Utegenov I. In February 2000 there was a merger of three universities in West Kazakhstan State University. The structure of the university includes three departments “Visual arts”, “Labor Technology and Vocational education”, “Decorative art and design” (heads of the department Seytimov A., Utegenov I., Tulegenova S.). The department came from the Institute of Arts Sarmanbekov T., Nurashev B., Tulegenova S., Bisakayeva N., Bazarbaeva A., Davletova B., Vorozheykina O., Katchekova Sh., later replenished with young specialists Pak Yu., Sengaliyev T., Bakhitova A., Mukhambetalieva S., Khairullina N. Since the 2000s (annually) were employed as teachers: Kulbekova M., Zhuzha S., Ispanova T., Zhulyagina G., Kapakov G., Gusmanov S., Khabadashev N., Amirzhanov N., Kenzhina Zh., Otarov M., Abdeshev A., Bekkaliyeva A., Zhapakova F., Esengaliyeva A., Iskaliyeva Sh., Dyusenbaev A., Faizullina E., Izteleuova Zh., Zhumagaliyeva K. On the first row: from left to right, deputy head of the department, assistant professor of the WKSU Khamzin, T., head of the department, candidate of philosophy, assistant professor Seytimov A., candidate of pedagogical sciences Vorozheykina O., assistant professor WKSU, member of the Union of Artists of RK Madirov K., senior teacher Bazarbayeva A., teachers of the department Bakhitova A., Bekkaliyeva A., Fayzullina E. In the second row: from left to right, laboratory assistants Bekmachyova M., Almanova A., teachers Dyusenbaev A., Kenzhina Zh., senior teacher Moldasheva B., candidate of pedagogical sciences Kainbayeva Zh., senior lab assistant Mazhitova G., teacher Mukasheva I., candidate of philosophy Tleukhanov N., teachers Zhumagaliyeva K., Mukanova A., Iskaliyeva Sh., Otarov M., Abdeshev A. In 2008, the departments of visual arts, technology of labor and vocational education, decorative art and design were merged into one, which received the name of the department of “Art and vocational education”. In the future, the department began to be called "Visual arts and design." At different periods, the department was headed by candidate of philosophy, member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan Seytimov А. сandidate of technical sciences Utegenov I., senior teacher Khamzin T. From 2013 to the present day, heads the department candidate of pedagogical sciences of Russian Federation, senior teacher Kainbayeva Zh. The training of art teachers is traditional. Creative works of teachers are in art galleries, private collections in our country and abroad. The combined department consists of experienced and young teachers who are currently continuing to work productively: сandidate of technical sciences Utegenov I., candidate of philosophy Tleukhanov N., candidate of pedagogical sciences Vorozheykina O., member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan, Culture worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sarmanbekov T., member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan and the Eurasian Union of Designers, Excellence in the sphere of culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Madirov K., member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan, master of arts Abbeshev A., member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan Otarov M., member of the Eurasian Union of Designers, master of arts Khabadashev N., member of the Union of Designers of Kazakhstan, master of arts Dyusenbayev A., masters Fayzulina E., Ispanova A., Bekkalieva A., senior teachers Khamzin T., Moldasheva B., Bisakayeva M., Kapakov G., Davletova B., teachers Bazarbaeva A., Tulegenova S., Katchekova Sh., Bahitova A., Mukasheva I., Zhulyagina G., Esengalieva A., Pak Yu. Together with the teaching staff, such employees work as training masters Kenzhegaliev S., Lukpanova A., senior laboratory assistant Mazhitova G., laboratory assistant of the full-scale foundation Amirkhanova R. On the first row: from left to right, senior teachers: Moldasheva B., Kapakov G., head of the department, candidate of pedagogical sciences Kainbayeva Zh., candidate of pedagogical sciences Vorozheykina O., member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan Madirov K., teacher Bakhitova A. In the second row: from left to right, teachers Khabadashev N., Otarov M., Mukasheva I., Zhulyagina G., Bazarbaeva A., candidate of philosophy Tleukhanov N., Bisakayeva N., Katchekova Sh., Fayzullina E., Esengalieva A., Tulegenova S., Dyuysenbaev A. Over the last ten the department has replenished with candidates of sciences, masters. In 2009, the teacher Tleukhanov N. defended his thesis at the Al-Farabi Kazakh State University. From 2013-2015 The young teachers Dyusenbaev A., Iskalieva Sh., Khabadashev N., Abdeshev A., Fayzullina E., Bekkaliyeva A. successfully defended their master's thesis. The department "Visual arts and design" is graduating in three specialties, carrying out the training of specialists in three specialties: 5B010700 " Visual arts and drawing", 5B041700 "Decorative art", 5B042100 "Design". Over the period of work, the department has produced dozens of highly qualified specialists working in various fields of design, decorative art, advertising production, educational schools, colleges in the city, region, region and neighboring countries. To conduct a high-quality educational process, there are specialized workshops, computer classes equipped with modern equipment. A rich natural fund is updated annually, which is necessary to use in the classroom. In the educational process, teachers use both traditional methods and new educational technologies. Teachers of the department are constantly improving, undergo refresher courses in the university, in the republican centers of excellence, training in the near and far abroad. In order to improve the professional level of the teaching staff, qualified teachers, scientists from leading universities of the republic and neighboring countries were invited to give lectures and conduct a master class: Doctor of Education Gorbachev A. from the Krasnodar State University of Culture and Art, candidates of pedagogical sciences, members of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan from Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kabizhanova G., Shaigozova Zh. Dr. PhD of Art Philosophy, Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts of the University of Kurukshetra (India) Ram Viranjan was invited to the department in 2016 from foreign countries. The department provides training not only for the profile, but also for the additional educational program. In this regard, students and graduates in 2016 were introduced courses "Technology labor", providing the opportunity to conduct pedagogical work in schools. The department has established a system of teaching students on academic mobility. During this time, a number of students were able to successfully complete their studies in such higher educational institutions as Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Construction, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, T.Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts. In 2016, a third-year student of the specialty "Design" Karina Nazerke is studying at a university abroad in the city of Minnes (Germany). The department conducts a large methodical work on the development of teaching aids and teaching materials to improve the training of specialists. So during these periods, more than 25 teaching aids, electronic textbooks were published. Since 2009, the department has a magistracy in the specialty "Design", in which 15 undergraduates successfully defended. Among them were trained and defended young teachers of the department Dyusenbaev A., Iskaliyeva Sh., Khabadashev N., Abdeshev A. Teachers take an active part in the publication of scientific articles, monographs, in republican, international conferences. In 2012, candidate of philosophy Tleukhanov N. the monograph, which is widely used in the educational process, was published. The department maintains international relations with universities of near and far abroad, namely with the University of Kuruksetra (India) and Russian universities. In 2016, candidate of sciences Vorozheykina O. lectures and master classes were held in three Russian universities: the Kuban Social and Economic Institute, the Krasnodar State University of Culture and Art, the Academy of Marketing and Social Information Technologies. In 2017, the head of the department Kainbayeva Zh., senior teachers Otarov M., Fayzullina E. went on a business trip from February 19 to 24 at the invitation of the leadership of the Department of Visual arts of the University of Kurukshetra (India) where they held a series of master classes on techniques of artistic painting and oil painting, prepared an exhibition of student and creative works of teachers of the department in the framework of international cooperation. Chairman of the Department of Visual arts of the University of Kurukshetra (India), Dr. PhD of Art Ram Viranjan among students Teachers annually attract students to participate in scientific conferences, competitions of scientific projects, creative works, national subject Olympiads and there are some successes. The department has 2 student scientific circles Fashion exclusive, "Ceramics" (heads Faizullina E., Khabadashev N.). Students present their creative work at various university events and cultural institutions of the city. One of the activities of the department is the creative work of teachers and students. Every year, teachers actively participate in city, regional, regional, republican, international exhibitions, competitions, festivals, organize their personal exhibitions. Their works are in art galleries, private collections of our country and abroad. A significant contribution to the development of the creative activity of the department was made by the senior teachers: A cultural worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sarmanbekov T. prepared a whole galaxy of talented students, professional masters, was awarded a diploma "Kurmet" for his significant contribution to the development of culture of Kazakhstan (2014). Madirov K. - for the prosperity of the fatherland, the development of culture and art of the people, the patriotic education of young people, the strengthening of friendship among peoples, encouraged by the letters Kurmet (2009), the 20th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan (2005), the state medal the 20th anniversary of the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan (2015), the badge of " Excellent man in the field of culture". Professor Vorozheykina O. was awarded the medal "20th anniversary of the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan" (2015) for public work in strengthening the friendship of the peoples of Kazakhstan. Teachers annually take an active part in organizing regional competitions of young talents “Zhas Daryn” (young talent), Delphic Games, which are traditional. In 2015, for the first time, the department organized and conducted a regional competition dedicated to the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate, which was attended by talented young people from the cities of Atyrau, Aktau, Aktobe, Oral. Students of the department at the regional competition became winners and diploma holders in various nominations. In 2015, according to the results of the ranking among the republican universities of the specialty "Visual arts and drawing", "Decorative arts" entered the top ten. The department of " Visual arts and design" - one of the oldest departments Makhambet Utemisov WKSU, who has a wealth of experience in the training of high-level specialists and has great creative potential. Кафедра «Хореография и культурно-досуговая работа» Department of Choreography and cultural and leisure activities Миссия кафедры – углубленная и качественная подготовка конкурентоспособных и компетентных специалистов в области образования, культуры и искусств, способных сохранить и приумножить многовековые творческие традиции Казахстана, обладающих высоким уровнем общей и профессиональной культуры, владеющих современными методиками хореографических, театральных, культурно-досуговых процессов, фундаментальными знаниями в области хореографии, режиссуры, библиотеки и культурно-досугового дела, способных к модернизации социально-ориентированной исследовательской, творческой и педагогической деятельности с использованием инновационных технологий. Department of Music Education and Vocals Supervisor: Babenko Olga Aleksandrovna - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor at ZKGU. M. Utemisova, Head of Department Address: Uralsk, Taimanova 97 Fax: 8 (711) 2-51-45-66 Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -the creation of a unified musical pedagogical and social environment, the formation of a professional personality, able to independently and effectively accomplish the tasks set in the conditions of developing Kazakhstan. Prospects for the development of the department - the preparation of innovative educational programs and projects aimed at the formation of new competence techniques for the modernization of the educational process of the department. - the provision of educational services in the training of specialists of culture and art for the Western region of Kazakhstan and the republic as a whole through the main and additional educational programs; basic strategy - the development of the department as an educational and scientific complex, taking into account the priority of educational activities; - Implementation of teaching, research, educational activities in the field of music education, culture and art based on the integration of science and education, capable of providing high quality education and sustainable development of the department; - organization and implementation of educational, scientific and methodological work in the disciplines within the framework of the relevant educational programs; - conducting educational work among students. The department "Music education and vocals" was formed in 2015 through the merger of two departments: "Music education" and "Vocals and instrumental art." The department is headed by Babenko O.A. Ph.D., associate professor ZKGU them. M. Utemisova Specialty: 5В010600- "Music education" Guide Ural Pedagogical Institute. A.S. Pushkin, and then the West Kazakhstan Humanitarian University, realizing the need for musical and aesthetic upbringing and education of children in the conditions of modern Kazakhstan, decided to train music and singing teachers for secondary schools, which opened in 1990 on the basis of artistic and graphic Faculty of specialties 0317 "Music and singing", and then 031740 - "Music education". A great contribution to the development of music education was made by recognized masters - a member of the Union of Composers of Kazakhstan, Moldagayinov A.S., teachers Khamitova N.S., Shintemirova R.G., Sivash N.G., Dumcheva N.A. and etc. Under the direction of the head of the department, Ph.D., Professor I.M. Lomonosov, the Department conducted fruitful work in the field of students' musical education. This hard work soon gave its real fruits: the first leading specialists were graduates of the institute of the 90s. Burakova T., Zholbaev M., Baitleuov D., who confirmed the high quality of the training of specialists of their Alma-mater. From the 1995-1996 school year, the department “Music and singing” was headed by M. Nagimova. From this academic year, the scientific and methodological activity of the department becomes more saturated and productive, the number of students and, correspondingly, graduates - young specialists increase. To increase the scientific potential of the teaching staff of the department, leading experts in the field of musical pedagogy were invited at different times: professor Kaz.Gos.Zhen.PI Dzherdimalieva RR, doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor of Moscow State Pedagogical University Abdullin EB, doctor of art history, professor KNK B. Karakulov, Honored worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, professor KNK them. Kurmangazy A.T. Students of the department become participants and winners of prestigious competitions and festivals; “Zhas Kyran” trio - laureates of the international competition “Zhas Qanat” and the international festival “Shabyt” - Astana, 2000; trio “Aru” - winners of the International festival “Shabyt” - Astana 2000, Kuanaliev A. - laureate of the International festival “Shabyt” 2002, Dastan Yessentemirov - laureate of international competitions, Uteshkaliev J. - winner of the International Festival “Shabyt” -2003, M. Usmanov - Laureate of the International Competition “Zhakan Dala” - Aktau 2004, Skorikova M. - Laureate of the II-Republican Competition “Zhas Tolgyn” - Taraz 2003, Tanat Zheksenbayev, Kabiev Azat, Kaponova Aizada, laureate of international competitions, soloist Kazakh State Philharmonic Zhambyl, Khasanova Zhakylsyn, soloist of G. Philharmonic named after G. Kurmangaliyev, was awarded the medal “Eren eңbegі Ushіn”, Musagaliev Kadyrbolat Kabdyruly, director of the regional department of culture, Қismetov Uanish-laureate of international competitions. Gulmira Utegenova soloist of the regional philharmonic named after G.Kurmangaliyeva and many others. The head of the department "Music Education" Nagimova M.M., who defended her thesis in 2004, made a significant contribution to the organization of the department, according to the tasks of building a sovereign Kazakhstan. The methodological support of the educational process was updated, the plans and training programs for future teachers of music and singing began to meet the highest standards. This provided a highly qualified structure of teachers: Candidate of Art History, Professor of WKSU Pogodin S.M., Honored Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Assistant Professor Kuzhakov KK, Rakhimova Zh.A., Taudaeva S.Zh., Senior Lecturers Kusainov AA, Baitleuov D .M., Zhardemova AB and etc. The teachers of the department are laureates of various international and republican competitions: Associate Professor Kuzhakov KK, Rakhimova Zh.A., Қismetov KL, Sanbaeva N.S., Essentemirov D.N., etc. Specialty: 5В040300 - "Vocal Art" From the very beginning, the primary task was to raise the level of development of musical culture in the Western region of Kazakhstan by training qualified specialists with higher education. Initially, the educational process in musical specialties was organized since 1991 as part of the Chimkent Pedagogical Institute of Culture branch, and since 1992 - at the newly opened West Kazakhstan Institute of Arts. he training of students, previously called “Music” in the specialties, opened in 1992 since the establishment of the West Kazakhstan Institute of Culture. Its main focus was to raise the level of choral and vocal art in the western region of the Republic, to study and perform works of foreign and modern Kazakhstani composers. The contingent of the first set on the specialty "Music" was 25 students. The organizer and inspirer of the first composition of the department was N.S. Khamitova - a graduate of the Almaty State Conservatory. Kurmangazy, a teacher with great pedagogical and professional experience. Fascinated, in love with her profession, N.S. Khamitova showed great performance, pedagogical talent. She managed to unite around her young, promising team of teachers. Since 1997, the head. the chair is appointed by art. teacher Tulegenova A.Sh., who conducted an active concert activity with the choir as its leader. In 1997-2000, the first graduates, excellent students Trunina A.Yu., Potichenko E.G., Okuneva OP, Kaldybaeva A., Jumalieva A.O., Yerzhanova S.N., became the teachers of the department. Among the teachers with great pedagogical experience, who made a great contribution to the development of the department, should be called Tulegenov A.Sh., Palgovu VV, Strokovu NV ., Melyakov S.V., Vorfolomeevu OV, who at various times were the leaders of student choirs. Visiting the choral class, students had the opportunity to study the style of work of their teachers, methods and technology of the rehearsal and creative process. A significant contribution to the development of specialties of the department made merit. Artists of the RK Kuzhakov KK, Rakhimov Zh.A., Art. prep. Shabaeva N.A. - the head of the senior concert choir. Specialty 5В040300 Vocal art has been trained since 2002. Graduates of this specialty are prepared for solo chamber-stage activities, teaching vocal disciplines in music schools, art schools, specialized secondary schools (music colleges, art and culture colleges), for working in cultural and educational organizations and associations, on radio and television, in concert organizations. To date, the department of "Musical education and vocals" is an integral part of the WKSU them. M. Utemisov. Its activity extends and finds its practical beginning in the public order of the university in the widest aspect. Experienced teachers of the department educate the younger generation, promoting the best examples of national and world culture and art, working on a technique for studying artistic values in music. The high status of the teaching staff is indicated by his own and student achievements at the level of republican, international competitions and festivals. Development of professional skills of performing by mastering traditional and new forms of performing art, acquaintance with various performing interpretations is the main direction in the professional activity of teachers. Along with the concert practice, research work and participation in events affecting this function and the role of the department representatives is actively conducted. Thematic readings, concerts – lectures, publication of works of the widest profile - these are just some of the aspects of the process that the department of “Musical education and vocal” provides. The criteria on which the foundations of the collective are built and according to which the education policy is carried out as a basis are professionalism and clarity in understanding the goals and the ways to achieve them. An uncompromising approach to their work, in which striving for high results and quality is shown, is the informal motto of the department and its representatives. Strengthening their status at a qualitative level occurs due to the high degree of motivation and activity of the entire staff of the department. New technologies and methods of work, an extraordinary approach to solving issues related to improving the presentation of the educational material itself, flexibility and individual attitude to each student - such is the internal positioning of teachers of the department. The emergence of representatives of the department - teachers and students - at various levels, its extensive functionality and a fairly high degree of scientific and creative graduation serve as a significant confirmation of this. The head of the department is Babenko O.A. - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences. The department has highly qualified teachers with academic and academic degrees, laureates, diploma winners of various competitions and festivals: Rakhimova Zh.A., - Associate Professor, Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kuzhakov K.К. - Associate Professor, Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Pogodin S.M. - Associate Professor, Candidate of Art, senior teachers Vorfolomeeva OV, Umirzakova LK, Zhardemova AB, masters Bekeeva GA, Utegenova GE, Yurchenko AV, Akhatova E.S., Gabbasova M.T. , Koptleuova KS, Kenzhegaliyeva A.Zh., Muratova AM, Kuanshalieva R., Zh., Қismetov KL, Lyapina LB Students of the department, participating in various contests and festivals, confirm the high level of professional training: the trio "Kusar", Kabiyev Azat, Mendygaliyeva Zhansaya (led by Utegenova G.Е.), the group "Batys star", "Korgan" (led by Kismetov K. L.), Kaponov Aizad, Ryskaliyeva Bibigul, Kanatkaliyev Altynbek, Aitkaliyeva Ainara (associate professor Rakhimova Zh.A.), the student choir participates in many concerts and festivals of city, regional and republican scale (headed by Art. Prepp L. K .Umirzakova, K.S. Koptleuov). The process of formation and content of the development strategy of specialties 5B010600 "Music Education" and 5B040300 "Vocal" of the department as one of the structural units of the West Kazakhstan State University. M. Utemisov, playing an important role among the leading universities of Kazakhstan, sees his mission in the following: · the provision of educational services in the training of specialists of culture and art; • basic strategy - the development of the department of educational and scientific complex, taking into account the priority of educational activities; • educational, scientific programs and projects agreed with the department’s subject profile 5B010600 - “Music education” Qualification: music teacher The specialist who received a diploma in the specialty “Music education” is prepared for professional activity as - music teachers in secondary school - music director of preschool institutions - leader of children's musical group, studio - specialist of the House of Folk Art, ethnocultural center, club institution of additional education, educational institution - employee of the cultural authorities in charge of musical art. 5В040300 - "Vocal Art" Qualifications: chamber singer, pop vocal, vocal teacher in music school Graduates of the specialty “Vocal Art” are prepared for activities in the field of culture and education, can carry out performing, teaching, organizing activities, set and perform creative and organizational tasks. The objects of professional activity can be cultural and art institutions, specialized and general educational institutions, creative associations, musical editorial offices, publishing houses, studios, and the media. The subjects of professional activity are the reproduction and interpretation of musical works, the preparation of concert programs, the organization of musical groups. Department of Traditional Music and Performing Arts The mission of the department: The mission of the department is to provide conditions for the preparation of competitive specialists with professional musical data in the learning process and the realization of their knowledge, skills, experience during their studies, to further professional musical activities and the benefit of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The purpose of the department: Professional training of concert performers and teachers in accordance with professional educational programs of higher education, aimed at graduating specialists with the award of the academic degree "Bachelor" in the specialties "Instrumental Performance" and "Traditional Musical Art"The purpose of the department is achieved by a team of highly qualified teachers who put on a qualitative level the practice of teaching special musical disciplines, scientific student work, preparation of final qualifying works, teaching practice in educational musical institutions of the city, region and Republic of Kazakhstan. The history of the Department: The Department of "Traditional music art" was opened in 2015. The chair was headed by doctor of pedagogical Sciences, Professor Yerzhanov M. E. from 2017 to the present time the chair is headed by the head of the Department. The Department trains bachelors in the field of "Traditional music art", "Instrumental performance". The Department employs well-known experts in the field of music and performing arts and music science: associate Professor, candidate of art Yergalieva; associate Professor, Laureate of the National competition of conductors named after Nurgisa tlendieva, Laureate of State youth prize "Daryn" of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurymbetov E. S.; associate Professor, member of the Union of composers of Kazakhstan Mikhail Popov, senior teachers Kazhenova L. J., Tabyldieva S. J., Lahaina V. N., Alimbaeva G. B., teache Shukeyev A. L., teachemaster A. A. Mukhambetzhanova Creative and research potential of the Department is revealed in the active participation of teachers and students of the Department in National and International competitions, concert life of the region and the Republic, foreign tours, solo concerts, TV programs, monographs and collections of articles, textbooks and programs, participation in National and International conferences and publications of scientific articles in domestic and foreign publications. Teachers of the Department are constantly working as part of the jury of various competitions and festivals, conduct master classes on academic mobility programs. In the preparation of specialists in the field of musical art the main aim and objective of the Department is the training of specialists on the basis of improving the quality and efficiency of the learning process in the sphere of traditional musical art, the strengthening of integration relations with national and foreign leading educational and cultural organizations.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2741
__label__wiki	0.873811	0.873811	Herald Alumni Cristina Daglas’ compelling journey to heights of sports journalism Intense curiosity drove Daglas to find passion for journalism early in life by John Spengler · Feb 4, 2020 Share Tweet Cristina Daglas/The Badger Herald Before becoming Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN, Cristina Daglas found herself on a winding path to a career in journalism. With little previous experience in sports journalism, though, it’s not where she imagined ending up. But the path to the Deputy Editor’s desk isn’t one she would change for anything. Daglas attended a large high school in the suburbs of Chicago. During this time, she was certainly less than confident in her ability to succeed at a prestigious higher education institution. “I went to a huge high school full of very, very smart kids. I did not think I was one of them,” Daglas said. “So I applied to all of the very nice state schools and I threw in the University of Wisconsin and the University of Illinois as kind of what I thought were reaches. Surprisingly, I got into both of them.” While Daglas’ eventual choice to attend Wisconsin came as a result of unexpected application approvals, her love for journalism was not a last minute development. From an early point in her high school education, Daglas found journalism to be an outlet for her curiosity that no other subject could quite fulfill. Club Boxing: A legacy revived: how boxing returned to UW with rapid successBoxing is a peculiar sport. It has the potential to both fly remarkably under the radar and create some of Read… Her eventual journey to the upper echelon of journalism began with a simple class recommendation on the subject from her mother, who was a neighboring school’s guidance counselor. The class would inspire a life-long passion that many youths desperately yearn to discover for themselves. “I took [the class] and I ended up loving it because, to me, it was an excuse to ask really invasive questions,” Daglas said. “I was just relentlessly curious and had a lot of interests. For me, [journalism] was an excuse to explore anything. I fell in love with it very quickly.” Daglas continued to pursue journalism at the university level with the Badger Herald, where she quickly ascended through the ranks of management. Daglas finished her career at the Herald as Editor in Chief after working her way up from her first position as a reporter for the colleges beat — a higher education section which no longer exists at the Herald. Surprisingly, given her current position at ESPN, at no point during her tenure at the Herald did Daglas work directly with the sports section. It was a plethora of experiences in primarily magazine journalism that prepared her for the opportunity ESPN presented. “I think I’ve always been the type of person who moves very quickly,” Daglas said. “I was never terribly fearful of any of the opportunities that came and always just figured ‘why not try this stuff?’ On the one hand, it was being purposeful about all of your actions and, on the other, being open about what people came to you with.” A formidable education that included a bachelor’s degree from Wisconsin and a graduate degree from the University of Missouri was just the beginning of this experience, as Daglas quickly moved up the ladder at multiple magazine publications. The most notable of her former jobs include editor positions at Milwaukee Magazine as well as D Magazine in Dallas, Texas. Rugby: The most successful UW sport you’ve never followedImagine for a moment that a casual fan of Badger sports is asked to name which program is the most Read… Her propensity for success at these positions did not go unnoticed. After only a year at D Magazine, ESPN reached out to Daglas to offer her an opportunity to work with ESPN Magazine. The decision they presented Daglas with was not a difficult one for her to make. “With the talent that was with ESPN Magazine at the time in terms of writers, it was just unreal,” she said. “When they listed out all the writers I could possibly work with I was like, ‘how could I turn this down?’” Daglas made it clear to ESPN right away that she was no sports fanatic. Aside from being a lifelong Cubs fan, Daglas had little experience following sports in her professional life. They didn’t care though. She knew stories, and that’s what they were looking for in an editor. After spending time with ESPN Magazine, Daglas took on the role of Deputy Editor for online publications and, shortly after, rose to Senior Deputy Editor. Even with her lengthy experience on the job, certain aspects of her new position were understandably intimidating. Specifically, Daglas would now work directly with industry legends such as the Senior NBA Insider for ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski. “It was totally daunting,” Daglas said. “I think that learning a new beat and learning any of that stuff is tough. Getting to this level and dealing with someone like Woj [Adrian Wojnarowski] every day, sure that can be daunting,” Yet, Daglas always fell back on her talents as an editor that cemented her spot at ESPN in the first place. It’s why they hired her, and it’s what makes her one of the best at what she does. Club Baseball: How two people brought managing back to UW baseballSince its relegation to a club sport in the early 90s, not much has changed with the Wisconsin baseball program. Read… You don’t always need to have the sports expertise of Zach Lowe or Adrian Wojnarowski to make a meaningful impact at a sports publication. You just have to be able to uncover the compelling narratives that are there for the taking. “You have an expertise as an editor in different ways,” Daglas said. “It doesn’t mean you don’t understand the material, but it does mean that I have come to terms with the fact that I will never analyze a basketball game the way Zach Lowe does. And that’s okay.” Time and again, Daglas’ passion for uncovering compelling narratives propelled her through the ranks of any organization she worked for. Even with underlying talent, few would doubt such a rapid career progression could come without stalwart challenges. One of the most profound barriers, especially within sports journalism, is a lack of women in the industry. According to a report released by the Associated Press Sports Editors in 2018, in which ESPN’s staff statistics are included, just 10% of sports editors are women. While ESPN was a clear industry leader in diversity hires, the problem remains salient in the aggregate. “It’s definitely male dominated and it is challenging,” Daglas said. “I kind of maintain that it’s just going to be more challenging as a woman in the field. You just have to work a little bit harder to gain that respect. But that’s okay, I enjoy doing that.” Clearly, Daglas earned that respect through her hard work and personal talent — it’s what has allowed her to be one of many trailblazers in her field. But there’s always more to someone than their journalistic prowess. Women’s hockey: Why the women’s hockey team deserves more cloutThe University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team is undoubtedly one of the most successful athletic programs on campus. With four Read… Perhaps most important to her success is Daglas’ willingness to follow that profound level of curiosity wherever it may take her. The same inherent curiosity that inspired her love for journalism is instrumental in understanding her professional ascent. When asked whether she had any advice for aspiring journalists, Daglas offered some personal wisdom. “You have to be passionate about this and you have to work harder than everyone else,” Daglas said. “Be open to opportunities that maybe aren’t incredibly in line with what you were thinking. Maybe you have the happy accident of ending up at ESPN in sports.” Daglas began her journey as what she called a “punky high school student” with a penchant for curiosity. What makes her journey to her current position so compelling is that we can all see a piece of ourselves within it. No matter the subject or endeavor, we all desire to find something in our lives that we can work hard towards in earnest. Cristina Daglas found that passion, and it has carried her to the heights of journalism. 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__label__wiki	0.931128	0.931128	Baku Corner "I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own." - Andy Warhol Baku Magazine The Online Magazine About Everything How to do sustainability in style The season’s hottest accessory is the feel-good factor of knowing that what you're wearing has a sustainable and eco-friendly pedigree. Lauren Cochrane explores the everyday shopping choices that can make a... Follow the Leader: The fashion brands who are proving that sustainability can be chic In today’s increasingly eco-minded world (or so we hope), it’s no longer good enough simply to be fashionable. Now, we want to know that the brands we love also have... The House of Bamboo: Colombian architect Simon Velez on his monumental sustainable bamboo structure Colombian architect Simon Velez has become internationally known for his sustainable bamboo structures. Here, we speak to him about his most recent project, a monumental structure on the banks of... Published by Condé Nast in London on behalf of Leyla Aliyeva, Baku is a digital ‘magazine about everything’; it supports conservation and wildlife charities, and it’s also a hub for news, events and features, from around the world. Partners: Idea Campaign, Baku Corner, National Tourism Promotion Bureau of Azerbaijan & PASHA Travel Copyright © 2017 The Condé Nast Publications Ltd, Vogue House, Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU, United Kingdom; tel +44 20 7499 9080. Designed by Prime Pixels. All rights reserved. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website Find out more.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2752
__label__cc	0.575301	0.424699	1133 South Boulevard Oak Park, IL 60302 Apartments in Pleasant District of Oak Park, IL Your home in Oak Park’s Pleasant District places you next to Chicago’s West Side, meaning you will live amidst historic attractions like the Ernest Hemingway Museum built out of the writer's childhood home, the restored 19th century Pleasant Home, and the Oak Park-River Forest Historical Society. While Oak Park prides itself on its bicycle friendly, tree lined streets and its proximity to plenty of cycling trails, expressways and public transit lines also readily connect you to the rest of Chicago and provide a direct route to O'Hare International Airport. 80 acres of parkland, two public pools, three libraries, an ice rink, and dog exercise areas also enrich the community, while the arts district brings a number of galleries, shops, and restaurants into the fray, as well as Oak Park Art League’s numerous classes, workshops, lectures, and exhibitions. The perks continue at home, especially in our elegantly designed lobby with conference rooms, parlor, social room, catering kitchen, and entertainment lounge fully equipped with high speed wifi. Our 100 percent smoke free health club offers Matrix cardio and strength training equipment with individual TVs, a yoga room with fitness on demand, and a nearby resort inspired sundeck featuring spacious private terrace, fire pits, and grilling stations. Take full advantage of the convenient controlled access parking garage, pet friendly dog run and pet spa, and onsite bike storage, package concierge, and valet dry cleaning. Upon entering your own studio, one, two, or three bedroom residence, you will immediately appreciate our secure keyless entry system, nine to ten foot ceilings alongside luxury wood style flooring, spacious walk in closets, and oversized windows with abundant natural light and custom roller shades. Contact us to learn more, and we look forward to hearing from you! M - F: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm S: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Su: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm What is this view? You are using a dynamic assistive view of the Lincoln Property Company site. It has all the same content and features of the original site but formatted with assistive users in mind. This is not a separate site, it's a dynamic view of the original site that uses unique technology from UsableNet to ensure assistive users have a better and more accessible access to the same content and features. If you have any issues with this dynamic accessible view please email us for support. UsableNet Assistive is a UsableNet product.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2753
__label__cc	0.582699	0.417301	Diane Elizabeth Barwick, 1 results 1 Genni Hennessy, 1 results 1 University of British Columbia. Department of Anthopology, 4 results 4 Alert Bay, 1 results 1 Tsawassen, 1 results 1 Only top-level descriptions University of British Columbia. Department of Anthopology Fonds Genni Hennessy fonds The fonds consists of records relating to Hennessy’s 2003 MA thesis titled The Spirit of Collaboration: Exploring Critical Pedagogical Principles in Transforming the Museum Through Space and Time. Hennessy was interested in the relationships that developed between community members and museum staff during the process of putting together the Museum of Anthropology’s exhibit The Spirit of Islam, which ran from October 2001 to May 2002. Her purpose was to document the kinds of collaborative processes that occurred as the exhibit planning progressed in order to identify a model from which other museums working with communities might benefit. Genni Hennessy The fonds consist of slides taken by Blanca and Ricardo Muratorio relating to fieldwork, folk arts and crafts of Ecuador and Peru taken by Blanca and Ricardo Muratorio. The colour photographs relate to the Corpus Christi [Ecuador] fiesta and dancers and the 1998 exhibit at the UBC Museum of Anthropology of works for sale by Andean artists, “Images of Andean Lives.” Textual records consist of Ricardo Muratorio’s report on folk art, and materials relating to two exhibitions which took place at the Museum of Anthropology: the poster and Spanish text for “Images of Andean Lives” [1998] and an invitation for “Sewing Dissent: Patterns of Resistance in Chile” [1987]. Wilson Duff fonds 1919-1977, predominantly 1948-1977 The Wilson Duff papers consist of textual records, photographs, negatives, slides, maps, audio recordings, compact disks and one video tape that relate to Duff's activities, correspondences, and publications as one of the foremost researchers in Northwest coast Indian history, culture and traditions. Also included in the fonds are records relating to Duff’s work as an Anthropology professor at the University of British Columbia, his advisory and curatorial consultancy work, committee membership and the exhibit Images: Stone: B.C. Records in the Wilson Duff fonds have been organized into the following seventeen series: Series 1: Wilson Duff’s student papers (1949-1950) Series 2: Correspondence (195?-1975) Series 3: Published and unpublished articles (195?-1972) Series 4: Site visits (195-) Series 5: Northwest Coast research (195?-197?) Series 6: Teaching materials (1965-1976) Series 7: Committee and consultancy records (1966-1976) Series 8: Personal records (1965-1976) Series 9: Photographic records (195?-1976) Series 10: Maps (1955-1976) Series 11: Images: Stone: B.C. (1975-1977) Series 12: Research notes and materials (196?-1976) Series 13: Tsimshian files (1915-1976, predominant 1957-1971) Series 14: Recordings (1962-1976) Series 15: Creative writing (195? - 197?) Series 16: Posthumous writings on Duff (197? – 199?) Series 17: Ephemera (195? – 197?) Wilson Duff Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds The fonds consists of 7 photographs from a June 1958 centennial celebration in Alert Bay that Barwick described as having been ordered from a local cameraman. There are also 7 postcards that contain images of Alert Bay ca. 1949 or 1950 that were purchased by Barwick in the summer of 1958. Sixteen negatives were taken by Barwick at an excavation at Beach Grove in the Fraser River delta in June of 1957, likely done under the guidance of Charles Borden, a Lecturer and later Professor of Archaeology at UBC who studied the Beach Grove site from ca. 1955 to 1958. Notes on the envelope indicate these include images of D. N. Abbott, Colin McCafferty, and Nansi Swayze. Diane Elizabeth Barwick	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2757
__label__wiki	0.784181	0.784181	Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways Producer – Butch Vig Let me preface this review for people who don’t know the concept of this album. Sonic Highways is eight songs each recorded in a different city and iconic studio that were collectively important in shaping american music. Each city and song was featured in an eight… Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties – We Don’t Have Each Other Producer – Ace Enders Hands down, this is the greatest concept album ever written. Aaron West is broken down after finding out his wife has left him. He ends up leaving town to get away from the pain of losing the love of… Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye Producer – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate First listen of this album I shunned it. I had to check it out because it’s Tom Petty but the first listen was not what I was expecting. Second listen, I got it. 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This new album stays true to their Jersey sound but also explores some new territories. “Stay Vicious” is… Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End Producer – Ric Ocasek Weezer put out some of their best work this year. Jam packed with great hooks and clever lyrics, this is their best album since the original blue record. Lead single “Back to the Shack” sums it all up best singing “Back to… Maroon 5 – V Producer – Max Martin (exec), Ammo, Astma & Rocwell, Benny Blanco, Johan Carlsson, Cirkut, Jason Evigan, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Adam Levine, Andre Lindal, The Monsters and the Strangerz, OzGo, Shellback, Stargate, Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella I have a love hate relationship with Maroon 5. Let me start with the hate. I became… Counting Crows – Somewhere Under Wonderland Producer – Brian Deck I have been waiting so long for an album of new music from Counting Crows. One of my all time favorite bands did not disappoint me this year. Adam Duritz’ vocal ability and lyrical content is so original. He has a unique rhythm and phrasing… #10 – My Favorite Albums Of 2014 O.A.R. – The Rockville LP Producer – Gregg Wattenberg, Marc Roberge, Jerry DePizzo, Nathan Chapman OAR gets everything right on their 8th studio album The Rockville LP. Every single song on this album jams with great grooves and incredibly infectious melodies. The standout track “Caroline The Wrecking Ball” showcases Marc Roberge’s amazing ability to craft… Pvris – White Noise Producer – Blake Harnage Pvris’ comparisons to Paramore are fair and just but I can’t get enough new music from Paramore so this fills the lulls exceptionally well. Powerful songs laced with electronic landscapes are so incredibly well written. Lead singer Lyndsey Gunnulfsen’s voice is so strong and a joy to… Scars on 45 – Safety In Numbers Producer – Will Jackson, Jeff Peters, Scars On 45 I have never heard a male and female duo fronted band sound so beautiful together than on this album. The two voices mesh and harmonize together so perfectly like they were made for each other. The first single “Crazy… Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams Producer – Ryan Adams Before the release of this album I had never listened to any of Ryan Adams’ thirteen previous albums. I knew of him but just never got around to checking his music out. I finally decided to give him a listen with this new self titled album…. Hozier – Hozier Producer – Rob Kirwan File this album under Indie Alt R&B if there is such a genre. Irish Singer/Songwriter Hozier’s debut album is a luscious mix of soulful and seductive songs that resonate impressively. Lead track “Take Me To Church” alone is good enough to put put this album on my list,… Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground Producer – Trevor Horn, Greg Kurstin Here is how this one went… Browsing iTunes back in October I noticed Billy Idol had a new album and said to myself “new Billy Idol, I guess I will have to give it a listen.” I honestly didn’t expect… Royal Bliss – Chasing The Sun Producer – Matt Winegar I am a gluten for a good Post-Grunge Hard Rock album. These bands remind me of the Poison/Warrant/Slaughter days of Hard Rock. This collection of songs is built upon infectious melodies and hooks that will resonate in your head for days. Favorite Tracks – Cry… Finch – Back To Oblivion Producer – Brian Virtue I had no idea who Finch was before I gave this album a listen. I had noticed it popping up on numerous music sites I follow so I figured I would check it out. I was greeted with a Post-Hardcore masterpiece that drives from beginning to… Sixx A.M. – Modern Vintage Producer – James Michael The third album from Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx’s side project is an absolute masterpiece of Hard Rock. With this album they are no longer a companion to a book and are able to experiment with their sound more. Guitarist DJ Ashba really shows off how… Phillip Phillips – Behind The Light Producer – Gregg Watenberg, Dereck Fuhrmann and Phillip Phillips American Idol winner Phillip Phillips really impressed me with his sophomore album Behind The Light. It sounds almost too much like Dave Matthews but thats not a bad thing. Phillips still has enough originality to make it his own sound. Plain… Jenny Lewis – The Voyager Producer – Ryan Adams Former front woman of Rilo Kiley released her third solo album this year and this time it’s as good as anything she has ever done with her former band. 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__label__wiki	0.615789	0.615789	Dietary Self-Control Is Related to the Speed With Which Attributes of Healthfulness and Tastiness Are Processed Sullivan, Nicolette and Hutcherson, Cendri and Harris, Alison and Rangel, Antonio (2015) Dietary Self-Control Is Related to the Speed With Which Attributes of Healthfulness and Tastiness Are Processed. Psychological Science, 26 (2). pp. 122-134. ISSN 0956-7976. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20141216-130831514 PDF (Figures S1 and S2) - Supplemental Material PDF (Open Practices Disclosure) - Supplemental Material We propose that self-control failures, and variation across individuals in self-control abilities, are partly due to differences in the speed with which the decision-making circuitry processes basic attributes, such as tastiness, versus more abstract attributes, such as healthfulness. We tested these hypotheses by combining a dietary-choice task with a novel form of mouse tracking that allowed us to pinpoint when different attributes were being integrated into the choice process with temporal resolution at the millisecond level. We found that, on average, tastiness was processed about 195 ms earlier than healthfulness during the choice process. We also found that 13% to 39% of observed individual differences in self-control ability could be explained by differences in the relative speed with which tastiness and healthfulness were processed. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797614559543 DOI Article http://pss.sagepub.com/content/26/2/122 Publisher Article http://pss.sagepub.com/content/26/2/122/suppl/DC1 Publisher Supplemental Material Hutcherson, Cendri 0000-0002-4441-4809 Harris, Alison 0000-0002-0559-2821 Copyright © 2014 The Author(s). Received November 19, 2013. Accepted September 27, 2014. Published online before print December 16, 2014. Financial support for this study was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF; AR3.SELFCNTRL-1-NSF.ARR1) to A. Rangel, the NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program to N. Sullivan, the National Institute on Aging (R21-AG038866-01) to N. Sullivan and A. Rangel, and the Lipper Foundation. The authors declared that they had no conflicts of interest with respect to their authorship or the publication of this article. Additional supporting information can be found at http://pss.sagepub.com/content/by/supplemental-data Open Practices: All data and materials have been made publicly available via Open Science Framework and can be accessed at https://osf.io/jmiwn/. The complete Open Practices Disclosure for this article can be found at http://pss.sagepub.com/content/by/supplemental-data. This article has received badges for Open Data and Open Materials. More information about the Open Practices badges can be found at https://osf.io/tvyxz/wiki/view/ and http://pss.sagepub.com/content/25/1/3.full. NSF AR3.SELFCNTRL-1-NSF.ARR1 NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship UNSPECIFIED National Institute on Aging R21-AG038866-01 Lipper Foundation UNSPECIFIED decision making, self-control, food, delay of gratification, individual differences, open data, open materials Nicolette Sullivan, Cendri Hutcherson, Alison Harris, and Antonio Rangel Dietary Self-Control Is Related to the Speed With Which Attributes of Healthfulness and Tastiness Are Processed Psychological Science February 2015 26: 122-134, first published on December 16, 2014 doi:10.1177/0956797614559543	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2768
__label__wiki	0.84083	0.84083	Family mourns passing of man who died from H1N1 The family of Jose Vasques Trigueros remembers him as a caring father and grandfather. "He'll come visit his grandchildren and bring them candy and just be very lovable. He was a very good person," his daughter-in-law Himelda Salinas said. The 50-year-old plumber started feeling ill early last week while on a job with his two sons. "He said that he was kind of feeling bad," Salinas said. While they encouraged him to go to the doctor, he said he'd just go rest at his east side home and take some medicine. When his son knocked on the door Thursday morning, no one answered. "When they called us Friday, we were all shocked; we didn't expect it would be the H1N1 flu," Salinas said. The Harris County Medical Examiner has attributed Trigueros' death and two more to the H1N1 virus. After the death of this beloved father and grandfather, his loved ones have all gone to get flu shots. And they hope by sharing his story, it might save others. "Don't wait for the last minute. If you feel sick, they're saying go to the doctor and go check out," Salinas said. Health officials say two other people have been diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. They're both in the hospital. Find Christine on Facebook at ABC13ChristineDobbyn or on Twitter at @christinedobbyn	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2770
__label__wiki	0.533239	0.533239	FRANCE – Le Public Système fills a stadium at ‘Club France’ During the first half of August, it was impossible to switch on French television without viewing live images beamed directly from ‘Club France‘. Shots of jubilant crowds inside Club France celebrating French Olympic success enjoyed uninterrupted media coverage during the two weeks of competitions, with several hundred hours of live broadcasting involving some 1,000 accredited journalists. Opened for the first time to the general public, Club France received almost 80,000 guests with a daily average of around 5,000 visitors. Guests came to meet the 330 athletes of the French delegation and over 200 personalities from the world of sport (members of the IOC and Federations and foreign delegations from Russia, Switzerland, Brazil and China). The political world was also visibly present and included visits from French President François Hollande, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the Minister for Sport, Youth and Community Life, Valérie Fourneyron, IMF President Christine Lagarde and even the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. In charge of the marketing, management and coordination of Club France, Le Public Système staged 15 days of hospitality and activities for the general public as well as the design and organisation of evening events and partner spaces for Allianz and Française Des Jeux, VIP areas and over 23,000 meals served to guests. As Le Public Système Hopscotch Board Chairman, Frédéric Bedin, explained: “The proximity between Paris and London and the huge size of the French community in London were undoubtedly factors in drawing 80,000 people to Club France to celebrate our sportsmen and women, as well as their medals. I am proud of the work accomplished by our 350 staff and volunteers whose unstinting efforts brought the excitement of the competitions directly to our audiences. A success that we share, of course, with our customers the CNOSF (the French Olympic Committee) and all other partners in French sport.”	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2772
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__label__wiki	0.747492	0.747492	Utopia Avenue David Mitchell (Author) Ralph Lister (Read by) FORMAT <div class="flex flex-wrap space-x-1"><span>Hardcover</span><span class='line-through ml-2 text-primary'>$30.00</span><b>$27.60</b><span>(English)</span></div> <div class="flex flex-wrap space-x-1"><span>Paperback</span><span>(Large Print)</span><span class='line-through ml-2 text-primary'>$32.00</span><b>$29.44</b><span>(English)</span></div> <div class="flex flex-wrap space-x-1"><span>Compact Disc</span><span class='line-through ml-2 text-primary'>$50.00</span><b>$46.00</b><span>(English)</span></div> NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks. New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - "Mitchell's rich imaginative stews bubble with history and drama, and this time the flavor is a blend of Carnaby Street and Chateau Marmont."--The Washington Post "A sheer pleasure to read . . . Mitchell's prose is suppler and richer than ever . . . Making your way through this novel feels like riding a high-end convertible down Hollywood Boulevard."--Slate NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - NPR - USA Today - The Guardian - The Independent - Kirkus Reviews - PopMatters Utopia Avenue is the strangest British band you've never heard of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, and fronted by folk singer Elf Holloway, blues bassist Dean Moss and guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet, Utopia Avenue embarked on a meteoric journey from the seedy clubs of Soho, a TV debut on Top of the Pops, the cusp of chart success, glory in Amsterdam, prison in Rome, and a fateful American sojourn in the Chelsea Hotel, Laurel Canyon, and San Francisco during the autumn of '68. David Mitchell's kaleidoscopic novel tells the unexpurgated story of Utopia Avenue's turbulent life and times; of fame's Faustian pact and stardom's wobbly ladder; of the families we choose and the ones we don't; of voices in the head, and the truths and lies they whisper; of music, madness, and idealism. Can we really change the world, or does the world change us? Random House Audio Publishing Group Science Fiction - General David Mitchell is the author of the novels Ghostwritten, number9dream, Cloud Atlas, Black Swan Green, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, The Bone Clocks, and Slade House. Twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, in 2018 he won the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. Praise for David Mitchell "A genre-bending, time-leaping, world-traveling, puzzle-making, literary magician."--Esquire "[David Mitchell is] prodigiously daring and imaginative . . . As in the works of Thomas Pynchon and Herman Melville, one feels the roof of the narrative lifted off and oneself in thrall."--Time "Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel's every page."--The New York Times Book Review "Mitchell is one of the most electric writers alive. To open a Mitchell book is to set forth on an adventure."--The Boston Globe "If David Mitchell isn't the most talented novelist of his generation, is there any doubt that he is the most multi-talented?"--The Atlantic "We turn to [Mitchell] for brain-tickling puzzle palaces, for character studies and for language."--Chicago Tribune "One of the most entertaining and thrilling novels I've read in a long time."--NPR "Magical . . . [The Bone Clocks] perfectly illustrates the idea that we're all the heroes of our own lives as well as single cogs in a much larger and more beautiful mechanism. [Grade: ] A"--Entertainment Weekly The Incredible World of David Mitchell VIEW LIST (7 BOOKS)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2788
__label__wiki	0.502278	0.502278	Is attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among men associated with initiation or escalation of substance use at 15-month follow-up? A longitudinal study involving young Swiss men Vogel, Tanja; Dom, Geert; van de Glind, Geurt; Studer, Joseph; Gmel, Gerhard; Strik, Werner; Moggi, Franz (2016). Is attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among men associated with initiation or escalation of substance use at 15-month follow-up? A longitudinal study involving young Swiss men. Addiction, 111(10), pp. 1867-1878. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/add.13422 add13422.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial (CC-BY-NC). Background and Aims: Young adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show higher substance use disorder (SUD) prevalence relative to non-ADHD controls; few longitudinal studies have examined the course of substance use with reference to conduct disorder (CD). We compared initiation and escalation of substance use at 15-month follow up in men screened positive or negative for ADHD (ADHD+ vs. ADHD-), controlling for CD presence in early adolescence. Design: Participants were recruited during August 2010 and November 2011 from the census of all young men who have to pass mandatory army conscription from three out of six Swiss Army recruitment centres. A two-wave data collection was performed via questionnaires at baseline and 15-month follow up as a part of the longitudinal Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors. Setting: Recruitment centres in Lausanne, Windisch, and Mels, responsible for twenty-one cantons in German- and French-speaking areas of Switzerland. Participants: Consecutive sample of 5,103 male Swiss Army conscripts who provided informed consent and responded to questionnaires at baseline and 15-month follow-up. Their mean age was 20.0 (SD = 1.21) years at baseline. Measurements: ADHD and CD were assessed using the adult ADHD Self-Report Scale and the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview Plus questionnaire, respectively, at baseline, and substance use was measured via self-administered substance use questionnaires at baseline and follow up. Findings: Compared with the ADHD- group, the ADHD+ group (n = 215, 4.2%) showed heavier baseline substance use and increased likelihood of alcohol (Chi2=53.96;p<0.001), tobacco (Chi2=21.73;p<0.001), and cannabis use disorders (Chi2=48.43;p<0.001). The extent of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use in the two groups remained stable from baseline to follow-up (no escalation). The ADHD+ group was more likely to initiate substance use as compared to with the ADHD- group (higher initiation rates), particularly with amphetamines (OR=3.81; 95% CI 2.20-6.60; p<0.001) and non-medical use of ADHD medication (OR=4.45; 95% CI 2.06-9.60; p<0.001). CD was associated with initiation of substance use but did not mediate the associations between ADHD and substance use, revealing that the impact of ADHD on substance use was independent of CD. Conclusions: For men in their early twenties, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for continued heavier but not escalating use of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis when already consuming these substances, compared with young men with no ADHD. It is also a risk factor for initiating the use of cannabis, stimulants, hallucinogens, and sedatives, independent of conduct disorder in early adolescence. 166 since deposited on 21 Sep 2016 63 in the past 12 months Journal Article (Original Article) 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Management 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Translational Research Center Strik, Werner and Moggi, Franz 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health Franz Moggi 10.1111/add.13422 ADHD; conduct disorder; longitudinal study; substance use; substance use disorders; young men BORIS DOI: 10.7892/boris.88011 https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/88011	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2790
__label__wiki	0.908702	0.908702	Why We Should All Live in The Feels’ Brave House Do you like your romances woven with realism, candor, and genuine compassion? What about open communication, painful but necessary introspection, and willingness to grow with one another? Oh, and one more thing — what if this gentle, unglamorous balance of humor and honesty centered a queer, polyamorous, triad of people of color with various gender identities? Welcome to the Brave House arc on writer/co-creator/actor Tim Manley and co-creator/ co-director/DP Naje Lataillade’s web series, The Feels. In SELF, Charlie clears out the closet in his childhood bedroom, pausing to reflect on his old teddy bear. If we listen close enough, can we hear the voice of the past? If we listen even closer, can we hear the voice of the present? . . . directed by @naje.tv + @timmanleytimmanley, produced by @camdengaultney of @suitcaseprods, sound op @nicomo_nicosbo A post shared by The Feels (@feelsshow) on Jun 29, 2019 at 5:18am PDT Now in its third season (all three available now on YouTube), The Feels follows a bisexual guy, Charlie (Manley) as he explores not only how to process his excess of feelings, but how to navigate the complex, often delightful, and occasionally devastating emotions of those who wander into and around his life. Manley’s guiding creative hand is present in every episode, no matter how experimental the form or seemingly disparate the storyline, but Charlie himself is not always involved. Instead, a large chunk of this 30-episode season presents Charlie as a side character in his own show, shifting focus to a treasure trove of writing and acting talents, including actress/writer Adepero Oduye (Pariah, When They See Us), multi-hyphenate advocate, actor, and writer Tyler Ford, and writer Meredith Talusan. Both Charlie and Manley become facilitators more than authoritarian or rigidly auteurist forces, and nowhere are the benefits of this focal shift more evident than in the Brave House arc, which had a showcase at New York City’s IFC in June and is available in full online (check out episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the arc now). Co-created by bisexual actress and advocate Sara Ramirez (Madam Secretary), with additional writing from Shantira Jackson and Ianne Fields Stewart, Brave House is an extraordinary glimpse into three characters, genderqueer S (Ramirez), trans feminine Nina (Fields Stewart), and trans masc Lenny (Jackson) as they attempt to create a loving, open, non-traditional household. The members of this family are a wish list, both in terms of acting prowess and variety of rarely spotlit identities, and most episodes lean into the real, complex work of creating and maintaining a communicative polyamorous space rather than illusions of a fantastical queer utopia. As Nina laments in the particularly poignant “Mourning,” that means acknowledging their flaws and jealousies, and letting go of the hetero-centric monogamous fantasy they may have been trained into desiring for so long. Like much of The Feels’ other arcs and episodes, the Brave House characters experience each other in ways rarely depicted in any sort of mainstream media. Their episodes bounce from heart-meltingly tender, to absurdly and cringingly funny, to so heavy they spill with unverbalized grief. Amidst it all, the family works toward one another, culminating in S’s wrenching and bare tribute to Ramirez’s real-life late best friend, and a celebration of the ties they choose to bind one another. As a performer, activist, and educator Fields Stewart (who uses both she and they pronouns) relates, participating in the creation of this deeply vulnerable arc felt like an “honor,” and their journey to The Feels’ family was a combination of determination and kismet. Fields Stewart, who is also the founder of the Black Trans/Gender non-conforming food insecurity organization The Okra Project, realized she needed to be a part of the show when she watched earlier seasons, and felt an instant connection to the “honesty” and “touching” complexity of the material. “I’m a very, very proudly Black woman, and a lot of my work centers around that. And I was surprised by how touched I was by this white man’s story,” Fields Stewart says. “What is happening? What is going on? Well, what I found was that it didn’t feel like he was the center of the narrative […] it was just about things being complicated, and the natural way conversations change, and the honesty with which they change. And I just thought ‘when is season 3? I need to be on that.’” Fields Stewart was eventually pulled in to the Brave House arc by Ramirez’s recommendation, which Fields Stewart emphasizes as an example of Ramirez being a genuine advocate, and a reason that they felt both pressure and exhilaration in honoring the Brave House vision. To introduce this season’s cast, we’re asking each person a question we frequently think about: “What’s something you wish you saw represented on screen more?” . We are so excited to be working with @thefreeactorvist, who will play Nina. Ianne answers: “I am a hopeless romantic. I want to see Black queer love stories on screen that are complicated. Black queer love stories that do not mirror heterosexuality but imagine and expand far beyond the definitions we have imagined till now. Black queer love stories that are sexy. Black queer love stories that are wholesome. Black queer love stories that tell little queer kids that their dreams are not only possible but probable. I want to see Black queer love that changes the world.” . We agree. 🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 A post shared by The Feels (@feelsshow) on Mar 5, 2019 at 5:48pm PST Crediting their own start as an activist to the encouragement of long-time friend and bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, etc.) advocate Sarah Young, Fields Stewart says that not only was the Brave House arc “truly a highlight” of their career, it also fits into their work supporting their intersecting communities. Fields Stewart is particularly effusive when it comes to how necessary it is for a show like The Feels to prioritize the emotions and romantic relationships of bi+ people of color, evading the more common and problematic media model of queer people of color existing solely as a support system to white queer people. “I see a world that is cruel to Black Trans women, and erasing of bi+ people, and I have to do something about it.” Jackson, a comedian and writer, echoed this sentiment when speaking at the IFC showcase, saying that the structure of the Brave House triad, as well as Manley’s and producer Camden Elizabeth’s approach to on-set work, allowed the series to “make space for things you want the universe to provide.” According to all three main cast members of Brave House, and many on the IFC showcase panel, the tenderness and visibility promoted in the arc was part and parcel with the exploratory, uniquely patient approach which Manley took to pre-production collaboration, and production itself. WE LOVE @tira_tira_tira! And we are so excited to work with her this season. A post shared by The Feels (@feelsshow) on Apr 8, 2019 at 12:09pm PDT As Ramirez elaborated at the showcase, her work in mainstream television had always linked production with impatience and fear, due to the inextricable relationship of television to capitalism, but Manley provided a completely different atmosphere. From the outset, Manley encouraged writers and actors to be intimate and experimental in their creations. Ramirez emphasized that, in contrast to her previous television work, Manley allowed the actors to feel at ease creating their best work in an “emotionally and mentally humane working environment.” In BAGGAGE, S, Nina, and Lenny prepare to move into the future together—but first they must decide how much of their past they’ll carry with them. How do you honor where you’ve been while still being open to where you’re going? Featuring @therealsararamirez, @thefreeactorvist, and @tira_tira_tira. Link to episode in our bio. For his part, Manley does not see his style as reactionary to less humane sets, primarily because he doesn’t come from a film or television background, but rather one as a live storyteller, fiction writer, and high school English teacher. He credits his teaching career as the cornerstone to his desire for collaboration, and an aversion to top-down direction, or, as he puts it, “front of the room” teaching. He is far more interested in asking collaborators “what do you wish you could see on screen,” and acting as a guide to their character’s version of self-discovery. “I have no interest in being the screenwriter or director who tells everyone else what to do,” Manley says. “It doesn’t make sense to me, especially in this instance when we’re telling stories about characters whose experiences and identities are not my own. For obvious reasons, it’s important for me to give as much autonomy as possible to everyone we’re working with. I’m trying to be of service in whatever way I can to help these stories be told, and to help them reach people.” If The Feels is fairly suffused with an open-minded, optimistic pursuit of the messiest tendencies of all sorts of relating, and its performances are gentle, raw invitations into humanity on a micro scale, it could be because of Manley’s reverence for the people in front of and behind the camera every step of the way. When asked what advice he might give to a show runner who wants to create the same sort of set, Manley wavered when it came to the usual logistics attributed to a show runner, instead crediting Lataillade’s “loving eye,” behind the camera, and Elizabeth’s simple gestures such as making brownies and making sure there were always snacks on set, but he did have words for intentionally maintaining a philosophy about one’s own creative control. “I think you really just must respect the humanity and the talent and the time and energy and spirit of everybody who is on set with you, cast and crew. You must feel that it is an honor for you to be there with them, and it is your responsibility to do right by them.” GRANDMA is a true story from @timmanleytimmanley about feeling lost and where he used to go to feel found. It’s also about Long Island, mixtapes, and a grandmother’s love. Thank you for watching. Both Fields Stewart and Manley want to see The Feels continue to thrive: Fields Stewart imagines Brave House as a fleshed-out, scripted series, while Manley would merely like to see The Feels continue in some way, perhaps bringing in more of his dream bicon collaborators, including Stephanie Beatriz, Ezra Miller, Indya Moore, and Travon Free. For a series that takes such visible care of its audience and creators alike, provides a space of healing, pursues the creation of real representation that goes far beyond the breadcrumbs queer audiences experiece from mainstream media, and hosts bite-size doses of outstanding acting and writing, there is no doubt that The Feels deserves a larger audience and promotion as an example of what queer TV could be, if creators and audiences gave each other the room they needed to feel. Follow the Bisexual Resource Center on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2795
__label__wiki	0.754143	0.754143	Bristol Rovers Former Players Association (BRFPA) A football club that does not respect its past has no future BRFPA TV Thirty Years On Thirty Years On – late May 1990 Thirty Years On – early May 1990 Thirty Years On – April 1990 Thirty Years On – March 1990 Thirty Years On – Feb 1990 Thirty Years On – Jan 1990 Thirty Years On – Dec 1989 Thirty Years On – Nov 1989 Thirty Years On – Oct 1989 Thirty Years On – Sept 1989 Thirty Years On – August 1989 Thirty Years On – The Awakening BRFPA Golf Day 2020 Former Players Dinner 2020 1989/90: Champions & Wembley Night 2018 Inaugural Former Players Dinner 2017 Join the BRFPA BRFPA Members Looking for Gas Looking For Gas – Feb & March 2020 Looking For Gas – Dec 2019 & Jan 2020 Looking for Gas – Oct & Nov 2019 Looking for Gas – Aug & Sept 2019 2018/19 season – In Search of Gas In Search of Gas – April & May 2019 In Search of Gas – Feb & March 2019 In Search of Gas – Dec 18 & Jan 19 In Search of Gas – Oct-Nov 2018 In Search of Gas – Aug-Sept 2018 Rovers On This Day Programme Articles It Happened in May – Pt 2 – Battle at the Mem May 12, 2020 April 29, 2020 BRFPA Webmaster [Martin Bull] By Keith Brookman Having looked back at the month of April 2007, we have returned to the same year and the following month. We have also taken this lockdown opportunity to give you a bumper month, with a separate release for each of the four stunning wins in May 2007! We hope that the memories contained in these articles will bring back many memories of an incredible month of May just 13 years ago. We also trust that you are all taking care of yourself, your loved ones, friends and those who may be in the vulnerable category as we wait for this awful virus to pass. Wherever you are, and whatever you do, please stay safe. Naturally, there was a buzz around the club in the build up to the first leg of the semi final play off, a game against Lincoln City on 12th May, with a 5.15pm kick off. Here is just a sample of some of the things the players said, beginning with Sean Rigg. Remember this was the same season that he spent quite a time out injured after having his jaw broken in an FA Cup tie at Barrow. ‘I trained hard after I had been left out of the squad for the JPT Final in Cardiff and managed to push myself back into the squad soon afterwards, which was good. Then I scored my first senior goal at Macclesfield two weeks ago, which was a big highlight of the season for me. I waited a long time for it, but felt I was getting closer to scoring with every game I played and it finally came at the Moss Rose. ‘I went on at the start of the second half at Hartlepool and I was a little bit nervous as I knew I had to go on and try to do something for the team so I went out and gave it everything.’ Lewis Haldane in the thick of the action [Photo Credit – Neil Brookman] Richard Walker, who by then had been at the club for three seasons, said; ‘This is by far the best, without a doubt. We’ve had some fantastic games, from Luton in the Carling Cup, to Derby in the FA Cup and the games against Bristol City in the Johnstone’s Paint trophy, not to mention the final of that competition. Last week at Hartlepool was another special game, and I hope there are three more massive games to come.’ Goalkeeper Steve Phillips, who had already collected three Player of the Year Awards by the time the Lincoln game came around, said he had enjoyed his first campaign at the Mem; ‘I’m proud to have been a part of it all, and to come from City to Rovers and be accepted as I have has been just unbelievable.’ ‘The season I’ve had here has been the highlight of my career so far, by any stretch of the imagination, and I think that says it all.’ Stuart Campbell gets away from his former team mate Jamie Forrester [Photo Credit – Neil Brookman] Skipper Stuart Campbell couldn’t wait for the two games against Lincoln to come around; ‘I’m really looking forward to the games; I can’t wait, to be honest. It’s a great occasion with a great reward at the end of it. We’ve not scored against Lincoln in the two league games against us this season. They beat us quite convincingly up at their place, although we travelled up there on the day of the game which wasn’t the ideal preparation. ‘They were down here just three weeks ago, when we played out a goalless draw, and I thought we played well in the first half and missed a number of chances. However, they came at us and they had a couple of chances, so it’s quite evenly balanced and I think both teams are looking forward to playing each other.’ Craig Disley heads Rovers in front [Photo Credit – Neil Brookman] A Memorial Stadium crowd of 10,654 saw Rovers take a slender 2-1 lead into the second leg and some wondered if that would be enough. Craig Disley, on 10 minutes, and Richard Walker after 54 minutes, scored for Rovers while Lincoln’s response came from a future Rovers player, Jeff Hughes, who scored just after the half hour mark. There was also a former Rovers player, Jamie Forrester, in the Lincoln lineup as well. Paul Trollope remained positive even though his side held just a slender advantage going into the second leg the following Thursday at Sincil Bank; ‘Some of our forward play today was very good and I think we can nick a goal in the second leg. If we can do that it will be tough for Lincoln.’ Lewis Haldane congratulates Richard Walker, who has just scored Rovers’ second goal [Photo Credit – Neil Brookman] Off the pitch it was reported that as many as 150 Rovers supporters clashed with riot police after the game making the Gloucester Road a no go area for some thirty minutes. In the aftermath of the game it was revealed that on loan defender Joe Jacobson, who had missed out on a place in the JPT Final because he was cup tied, would also miss out on another final if Rovers were to reach Wembley because his loan spell would expire a week before the final, though he was eligible for the second leg of the semi final. Joe Jacobson looks for his next pass [Photo Credit – Neil Brookman] ‘’We’ve got to get there first and make sure we finish the job on Thursday,’ said Jacobson, who added; ‘But if we make it, my loan will be up, and I won’t be able to play in the final. I was at the Millennium Stadium cheering the lads on for the Trophy final and I’d be at Wembley too, supporting them all the way.’ Find out what happens next on the 17th of May – see you soon… Published by BRFPA Webmaster [Martin Bull] Webmaster & Committee Member for the BRFPA View all posts by BRFPA Webmaster [Martin Bull] Previous postIt Happened in May – Pt 1 – Monkey Hanger Land Next postIt Happened in May – Pt 3 – Cam’s Crusher Crucifies Crestfallen Imps Helping Posh to Promotion – 2008/9 revisited It Happened in October Gone for a Burton Tom makes the blue & white quarters his own (and also ours…) It Happened in September View BRFPAssoc’s profile on Facebook View @BRFC_FPA’s profile on Twitter BRFPA Gallery Full marks to anyone who can correctly place all 32 in the photo, including the man hiding behind Phil Kite, and the miscreant behind Christian McClean [the ‘Anfield cut’ gives that one away…]. Jones today, introducing the BRFPA to our inaugural Former Players Dinner in April 2017 Punky still looking fit Gerry Francis back in the house! Jamie Cureton back where he treated gasheads to many of his 78 goals. Official BRFC Tweets Other Gas Delights BRFC Official Site Bristol Rovers Academy Bristol Rovers Community Trust Bristol Rovers Blue Diamond Club Bristol Rovers President’s 1883 Club Bristol Rovers President’s Club	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2803
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With a diverse range of 5* facilities and amenities in the town – and many other resorts nearby and easy to reach – there’s something here for all age groups. What’s more, a number of excellent international schools can be found in the area, as well as Marbella’s Costa del Sol Hospital. Most of the properties for sale in Mijas Costa are low rise, and encompass both new, modern developments as well as many traditional Andalusian pueblo style developments As such, you can expect high-end apartments, villas, and townhouses – with multiple spacious bedrooms, state-of-the-art facilities, private swimming pools and exceptional views out to the Mediterranean sea. But they do tend to stay true to their Andalusian origins, with whitewashed exteriors and green, leafy areas. Lots of Mijas Costa’s properties can be found along the coastline, set on palm tree-lined avenues and offering quick and easy access to the beautiful beaches. Others can be found tucked away in the lush mountains. Either way, the apartments and villas for sale in Mijas Costa exude luxuriousness – and, thanks to their popular location, they’re valued accordingly. Want to know more about Mijas Costa property? We’re happy to help in any way that we can. Whether you’d like to discover more about the area or wish to view a property for sale in Mijas Costa, please feel free to get in touch. Either give us a call on +34 952 939 460 (+44 208 068 7606) or send an email to info@bromleyestatesmarbella.com and we’ll get back to you. Is a property in Mijas right for me? Mijas Costa has become a haven for expatriates. In fact, approximately 40% of the population are British or Irish – and it’s easy to understand why people are attracted to the area. The town balances a traditional Spanish lifestyle with culturally diverse amenities. Which means you can enjoy all the benefits of living in Spain, without sacrificing the home comforts you’re used to. Properties in Mijas Costa have superb beaches, fantastic restaurants, varied nightlife and a host of day-to-day facilities right on their doorstep. What’s more, there’s an incredible sense of community. So, if you’re looking for a ‘home away from home’ in the sunshine, it could be the ideal location. Mijas Costa is also famed for being a family-friendly town. Residentially, the streets are safe and peaceful. Several highly-regarded international schools can be found nearby, as well as in the neighbouring areas of Marbella and Benalmádena, and there are also many beautiful parks, gardens and beaches for children to play. This is a warm and welcoming resort. A place to meet like-minded people and enjoy a blissful Spanish way of life. Despite their exceptionally high standard, the properties for sale in Mijas Costa tend to be more affordably priced than those in other nearby resorts (e.g. Marbella.) What type of properties are for sale in Mijas Costa? Mijas Costa is a versatile town, with a diverse range of properties for you to choose from. Whether you’re looking for a secluded mountain home, a beachfront plot or an authentic village location, there’s something here for everyone. You can choose between the bustling metropolitan areas along the coast, or opt for the peace and quiet of the Andalusian hills. Property in Mijas Costa ranges from small yet luxury apartments to opulent and expansive villas and you’ll find a selection of both low-rise new developments and traditional Spanish homes. So, whatever your personal tastes or preferences, you’re bound to find something to suit. Which is the best area to buy property in Mijas Costa? Ultimately, this depends on your personal preferences. Calahonda is the largest residential area, stretching from the coast to the hills, and offers a diverse range of different properties – including everything from studio apartments to lavish villas. It’s a lively hub of activity and a firm favourite with families and couples looking to relocate. La Cala de Mijas is a slightly smaller sea side town, once a tiny fishing village, and is a great place if you’re looking for a relaxed beachfront way of life. It’s also home to several world-class golf courses – including La Cala Golf, Santana Golf, El Chaparral and Mijas Golf – making it a paradise for golfers. The traditional town of Mijas Pueblo also sits at the heart of Mijas. Nestled in the mountains, this is a picturesque village with narrow cobbled streets and beautiful, white-washed houses. Despite its large number of expatriates, it’s retained much of its traditional Andalusian charm. Away from the hustle and bustle, it’s the perfect location to enjoy a laidback Spanish way of life. Properties for sale across Mijas Costa are all incredibly luxurious, often boasting modern décor, state-of-the-art features and panoramic views across the sea. 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__label__wiki	0.991368	0.991368	Filmmaker As Socialist Anthologist Chris Marker’s Grin Without A Cat (Le Fond de L’Air Est Rouge) My father was an anthologist who published dozens of volumes on themes as diverse as eroticism, plants and cats. He was someone who found great pleasure in the largely lost art of the literary anthology. His book collection was rife with obscure volumes, day books and Victorian diaries that he would peruse, noting in pencil on the inside back cover the pages that presented an interesting quote or idea on this or that subject. He would then use these parts to create a thesis of his own. Perhaps that’s why I’ve always had a fondness for films that use edited clips to create pointed narratives out of the millions of hours of footage found in recesses of news archives and the like. Chris Marker’s 1977 film A Grin Without A Cat (finally released on DVD this month, by Icarus Films) is, along with Emile de Antonio’s work, one of the defining political “anthology” films of the 60s and 70s (which can also be called a “compilation” or “essay” film if you like). Marker is an esteemed artistic figure and leftist political critic in France best known for his seminal work La Jetee (1962) and Sans Soliel (1982); not surprisingly, he remains largely unknown in America. And, like an anthologist, he shuns auteur status (which is seen these days in the often misleading “A Film By…” under a title). For example, he doesn’t even take a directorial credit on A Grin Without A Cat but, rather, lists himself as editor and composer. A Grin Without A Cat, a title that references a line from Alice in Wonderland, is the film that should be shown to younger generations of Americans whose understanding of the meaning that socialism had throughout the world doesn’t go beyond a kitschy reference to mid-1980s anti-communist films like Red Dawn. The film is a—if not the—visual narrative history of the tremendous popular anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements that swept through Southeast Asia, Latin America, and even western industrial democracies in the 1960s and 70s. Marker’s work shows incredible breadth and scope. In fact, the original film was four hours but this most recent version has been cut down to three—the first section, called “Fragile Hands,” covers the international surge in leftist movements sparked from the Cuban Revolution and the Vietnam War that culminated in the Parisian student riots in May 1968. The second section, titled “Severed Hands,” largely deals with the eventual fragmentation of leftist movements and diminution of revolutionary fervor into the 70s and beyond. A typical sequence in “Fragile Hands” goes from German student radicals vigorously protesting the Shah of Iran to Bolivian leftists to Che Guevara to Black Panthers in the US to Maoists in Peking and then back to Latin America, with each section exhibiting pointed and often extremely rare footage, some shot by Marker, but most culled from archives, other films, friends and who knows where. Some of the many notable scenes include a US fighter pilot who, while napalming the Vietnamese countryside, is downright jolly, exclaiming “That’s great fun! We really like to do that!” That is soon followed by footage from a helicopter flying over the jungle broadcasting ghostly recordings on a US Psy-Ops mission, which segues into footage of what looks like water-boarding where you can hear an American accent in the background saying “Hey, don’t kill him.” Then it’s a Neo-Nazi rally in the US where a group is yelling “Bomb Hanoi!” But Marker’s objective is not agitprop. It’s rather to create a critical film-essay edited by someone steeped in the complexities of leftist political movements that occurred at the time. He doesn’t shy away from addressing the left’s endless factions and contradictions or from providing an exegisis, exultation, and obituary of the socialist ideal. For example, there is a lengthy section of cogent criticism by a French businessman on the practical problems of a worker-run factory as well as a searing portrayal of the Soviet invasion of Prague, which includes a clip of Fidel Castro saying that the event “puts every world revolutionary movement in a difficult situation.” This historiography can seem weighted down with internal references and theoretical narratives that might at times baffle all but the more erudite history buff. But it nonetheless gives play to the fact that socialism is not some monolithic entity but rather a basis of ideas, the manifestation of which is entirely contextual and often-changing due to internal criticism and debate (or what Marker—borrowing from Régis Debray—calls the “revolution within the revolution”). Grin Without a Cat captures the moment when student radicals and workers came together in western industrial nations, often joining in solidarity with the rebels in developing countries. It’s a necessary reminder that not long ago, it seemed like “real change” was going to happen. Williams Cole Bohumil Hrabal's All My Cats MAR 2020 \| Books In Bohumil Hrabal’s memoir All My Cats, the limits—of empathy, of understanding, of life and death—are distended as Hrabal attempts to chart and to pilot the intense disgust he feels for a life that has, in his eyes, necessitated an outcome of violence. By Patricia Spears Jones JUL-AUG 2020 \| Poetry Patricia Spears Jones is author of A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems and nine other poetry publications. She is an editor, literary curator, anthologist, cultural critic, and playwright. She is an Emeritus Fellow at the Black Earth Institute and organizer of the American Poets Congress. She was the 2020 Louis H Rubin Writer-in-Resident at Hollins University. Originally from Arkansas, she calls Brooklyn home. from Divorcing By Susan Taubes DEC 20-JAN 21 \| Fiction Susan Taubes (1928–1969), born Judit Zsuzsanna Feldmann in Budapest, was the daughter of a psychoanalyst and the granddaughter of a rabbi. She and her father emigrated to the United States in 1939, settling in Rochester, New York. She attended Bryn Mawr as an undergraduate, and in 1949 married the rabbinically trained scholar Jacob Taubes. Taubes studied philosophy and religion in Jerusalem, at the Sorbonne, and at Radcliffe, where she wrote her dissertation on Simone Weil. She and her husband had a son and a daughter, in 1953 and 1957, and in 1960 she began teaching at Columbia University, where she was curator of the Bush Collection of Religion and Culture. During the 1960s, Taubes was a member of the experimental Open Theater ensemble; edited volumes of Native American and African folktales; published a dozen short stories; and wrote two novels, Divorcing and the still-unpublished Lament for Julia. Her suicide came shortly after the publication of Divorcing, in November 1969. Two collections of Taubes’s extensive correspondence with Jacob while they lived apart in the early 1950s were published in Germany in 2014: the letters appear in their original English with German annotation. By Kaneza Schaal DEC 20-JAN 21 \| Critics Page My father died in Burundi. Everyone brought their own version of him to the funeral. At the burial ceremony, as part of a ritualized grieving process, I was struck by the continuum of processing and performing death, and the intimacy between Black people and death around the world. In the Spirit of Paine (and Pleasure, too!) Who Pays for the MTA? 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__label__cc	0.550577	0.449423	Nathan Miller Reviews Theatre Review: ‘Forget Me Not’ at Andrew’s Theatre By Buffalo Theatre Guide on July 28, 2019 The cast of “Forget Me Not” at the Andrews Theatre. If you groan when you hear the phrase “memory play,” you were probably forced to read The Glass Menagerie in school and are biased against them on principle. Even if this is you, Forget Me Not, playing at the Andrews Theatre July 25th and 26th as part of the Buffalo Infringement Festival, might change your mind. Originally developed as part of the Road Less Traveled Productions New Play Workshop, Forget Me Not is based on playwright Diane Almeter Jones’ own experience in Limestone, NY. It has been seen across Buffalo, most recently at the Kavinoky Theatre. Then, it saw significant revisions, and is now being presented here in Buffalo before it travels to Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It should fit right in at the world’s largest performing arts festival; it’s arguably more living snapshots than a “play” in the traditional sense. There’s a flashlight sequence that literally feels like snapshots. It is executed with ease. . . .heartwarming and poignant. . . Maybe it’s a tad redundant, but Jones really understands these characters. That’s probably because she is one. The dialogue is natural at times, almost fantastic at others. Jones is fictionalizing events but using real letters to supplement the dramatic action. I was astonished almost immediately at how well she layers fantasy over realism and how easily she floats between the two. It’s an excellent piece, pushing the boundaries of theatrical storytelling while captivating the audience. It’s standard for Buffalo theatergoers to shuffle in their seats, cough without reprieve, or even have full conversations during some performances. Jones manages to create an atmosphere of silent anticipation, true “edge of your seat” drama. The only sound I heard was “wow” as the lights came down. As Diane (the character), Brittany Bassett has the difficult task of driving the play’s non-linear story without words. Quickly establishing herself as one of Buffalo’s premier young actresses, Bassett is up to the task. She has the expressiveness that silent movie actors would kill for, and she’s equal parts engaging and enthralling. The fluid nature of the storytelling makes it imperative to have a strong narrative thru-line, and Bassett puts on that responsibility with ease. As June, Diane’s grandmother, Anne Roaldi Boucher is stretched to the emotional limit. Boucher, too, has no trouble with the non-linear storytelling. Where a lesser actress may have “played up” the fantasy, Boucher takes the given moment for exactly what it is, often snapping in an out of the fantasy with ease. She’s particularly effective in the scene where she receives the dreaded telegram. As Harry, June’s husband, Zachary Bellus captures the young lover, the bitter younger sibling, and the matured soldier all in one fell swoop. Playing his older brother Francis, Nick Stevens makes an imposing soldier and terrific role model. The two have a camaraderie and chemistry that reminds me of my younger brother, and it must be surreal for Jones’ family to watch these two embody the real-life characters. [I read on the website for the production that a member of Jones’ family was impressed with how well Boucher was able to capture the real life June] I cannot say enough about how pleased I was to get to see this show here in Buffalo. It’s a heartwarming and poignant story where family is the real central character. It deals with themes that are so important to today’s world, including pain you can’t always see or even name. Because the show is only running two days here in Buffalo, it’s likely this article will be post-production, but I would encourage those people reading it to follow the production online as it travels to Edinburgh for the Festival Fringe. “Forget Me Not” played two performances at the Andrew’s Theatre on July 25 and 26, 2019. For more information, click here. Categories: Nathan Miller Reviews Tagged as: Andrews Theatre, Diane Almeter Jones, Forget Me Not Theatre Review: ‘First Date’ at MusicalFare Theatre Theatre Review: ‘The Glass Managerie’ at The Shaw Festival	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2816
__label__cc	0.743612	0.256388	Holistic Brain-Based Leadership Training Building Leaders For The Imagination Age: The Case For The i4 Neuroleader Model  January 12, 2016 ♦ Katharine McLennan Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to speak to both my 30-year reunion of high school and my 20-year reunion of my Stanford MBA class. Both occasions gave me cause to reflect on how much the world has changed since 1985 and 1995, respectively. In 1985, President Reagan was sworn into office for a second time, Gorbachev became the de-facto leader of the U.S.S.R., and the FDA approved a blood test for AIDS. Microsoft released its first version of Windows, otherwise known as Windows 1.0. The Nintendo Entertainment System hit the U.S. shores. We were in a cold war between the Western and Eastern block European countries, and our KNOWLEDGE of the rising Asia Pacific rim was rather limited. In our business schools, we were learning the art of management and capitalism, systemic approaches to organisations, complex task management, and new forms of measurement that had arrived from our Japanese competition were refining our 150-year approach in management required for an Industrial Age. By the time I graduated from my MBA class in 1995 in the middle of Silicon Valley, the world had changed. There were three events that marked this change in my mind: November 9, 1989 the fall of the Berlin Wall, particularly important to me as I spent two years in West Berlin as a teenager behind the wall with my father acting as the American Army liaison officer with the French-BritishAmerican-occupied West Berlin – signalling an end to the East versus West Europe and a decline in the power of the USSR. The 1994 identification of the East Asian Miracle in the growth of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan: the Four Asian Tigers that signalled an end to an American-European focus for any successful global corporation. The IPO of Netscape in 1995, that signalled the first large enabler of the internet, which indicated to me the firm arrival of the Information Age. This paper explains a model of leadership for our organisations faced with the challenges of the VUCA World - Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. Created by , this model called the , after four of its pillars: Integration, Inspiration, Imagination and Intuition - equips leaders with the challenge that leadership development must be more than the cognitive behavioural changes that we have been teaching for generations. We must also learn about the biological processes of our brain, our gut, our heart and the way we integrate our minds with the health of our bodies. By doing so, we can perform more effectively, collaborate with others instead of achieving by ourselves, innovate and execute with an agility never pondered by our Sigma Six/Kaizen/Lean project managers. Katharine McLennan Katharine McLennan is one of About my Brain Institute's advisors. Her combined career spans corporate strategy, operations, talent/leadership development and self transformation. Her corporate roles have included Vice President of People & Culture of Cochlear, Head of the QBE Global Leadership Academy and Executive General Manager, Talent and Business Unit HR for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Topics: i4 Model & Methodology Performance Innovation Leadership & Culture ← Previous Post: Mastering Innovation Next Post: Can The Practise Of Managing Our Emotions Lead To Better Leadership? → The Petronas Twin Towers - Creative Brilliance and Technical Expertise Developing Talent with the i4 Neuroleader™ Methodology	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2819
__label__wiki	0.520245	0.520245	Company, Proofreading 14 Typos That Will Make You Cringe With autocorrect and spell-check as commonplace as it is today, typos should be nearing extinction. However, even with today’s helpful technology and auto-correct-capable word-processing software, errors still slip through the cracks… some of them of the embarrassing variety. Spelling errors and the lack of vigilance that’s often at the root of the problem are luxuries you cannot afford. And, yet, at one time or another, everybody experiences that feeling in the pit of their stomach once they discover a mistake has been made. What separates the best firms from the rest is how they make it right… and help ensure it rarely if ever happens again. Here’s a look at 15 cringe-worthy typos that clearly illustrate that, when it comes to uncovering errors, human eyes aren’t enough. 1. Amazon typo takes the internet down. Earlier this week the internet came to a halt, when Amazon’s S3 web service went down, causing an outage on many different web services and devices. The cause? A typo. One of the Amazon engineers was trying to figure out what was causing lag on their S3 service. “Unfortunately, one of the inputs to the command was entered incorrectly, and a larger set of servers was removed than intended,” Amazon said. “The servers that were inadvertently removed supported two other S3 subsystems.” Amazon has since apologized for the error. 2.“Royal Australlian Navy” Typos do happen, and they can happen to the best of companies… and countries apparently. Although you’d think a military presumably backed by billions of dollars could afford a copy team capable of writing out its nation properly, with Australian officers serving in the Middle East once forced to wear uniforms featuring badges spelling “Australian” with an extra “L.” Maybe Australia should get a pass, as the production of the badges had been reportedly outsourced to a firm in Hong Kong. It makes it hard to justify even a single extra letter, let alone one on countless soldiers proudly serving their nation. Count this one as a big “L” in the loss column. 3. “For every detal” The holiday greeting card company, Stratford Hall, which prides itself as “always upholding the highest standards for every detail,” sure let those standards lapse when they left out the “I” in “details” on this ad. As embarrassing a mistake as it was, at least they didn’t misspell Santa. The devil really is in the details. 4. “Barack Obama Plays Football…and For England?” Germany may have won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but England takes home most embarrassing mistake honors…and that’s beside the epic fail that was the country’s early exit in the group stage. A junior staff member at a merchandising company was blamed for mistaking President Barack Obama for player Chris Smalling while sourcing royalty-free pictures to appear on collector’s mugs. That’s in spite of reports indicating the boss had proofed and signed off on the designs afterward. Scapegoat or not, the staff member reportedly faced demotion for the mistake (or costly, nonsensical political statement). The company itself? It was forced to try and offload the stock to clearance resellers. 5.“Alec Baldwin or Donald Trump?” As far as political statements go, you arguably can’t go much further than erroneously identifying actor and Donald Trump- impersonator Alec Baldwin as the current president of the United States himself. Dominican newspaper El Nacionalowned up to the mistake, apologizing to readers and “anyone affected.” 6. “Click her” Madison Pediatric Dental may have been looking for a full-time employee, but a lot of angry grammar critics probably emailed them instead. They forgot an “e” in the word “here” and wound up with “click her.” 7. “Not Everything Needs to be Done…” Sometimes typos appear in the most obvious places such as tag lines. Reebok learned the hard way with this ad, in which “eveything” was used instead of “everything.” Don’t give Reebok too much credit for being clever here, even if proofreading is one thing that can’t be undone in a New York Minute. “Everything” ended up being spelled correctly in another version of the same ad, making getting this specific ad campaign out more of a marathon than a sprint to the finish line. 8. “Porsche Boxter” On the subject of speed, Reebok should count its lucky stars it at least didn’t misspell its own name. Porsche’s brand equity probably took a hit when these billboards, misspelling “Boxster”, appeared all over London. Maybe even more humiliating? The tag line in the ad: “For some things in life, there will never be an app.” Maybe not (yet) to replace the thrill of driving. Probably one or two… that even cover company-specific terms and brands. 9.“Pure Genious” It doesn’t take a genius to catch this spelling mistake, which unfortunately for H&M appeared front and center on one of their T-shirts…in the very first word. Considering it’a famous quote from inventor Thomas Edison, simply copying and pasting it from any number of online sources probably could have avoided any embarrassment in the first place. Of course, there’s always the chance the mistake was made on purpose, and the t-shirt was a high-brow (failed) stab at irony. Considering the Swedish company seemed to decide to sweep the alleged mistake under the rug, and make only the shorts in the shot available off their corporate website instead, and stop selling the shirt online, it probably wasn’t. No word yet on how much perspiration resulted at H&M headquarters following the blunder. 10. “Demands Pols” This one takes the prize for ironic humor. In the Fox Nation headline, “Father Demands Pols Remove Illiterate Obama-Backing Daughter from Voter Rolls,” the writer herself is at risk of being called illiterate. While the headline may not have been connected (to this day) so as to avoid having to change the URL, there is no excuse for the other typo in the piece: “Along” was incorrectly used instead of “a long” in a quote from the father in question. 11.“A Better Amercia” It probably wouldn’t have saved former Republican nominee Mitt Romney the 2012 U.S. election, but it would have saved him some embarrassment for sure. His “With Mitt” iPhone app, which supporters used to overlay slogans on photos to personalize them, hilariously misspelled “America.” Campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul was quoted as saying she didn’t think voters would care about the typo. A presumably proofread update had been sent to Apple anyway. You know, just in case they did. Well, the votes are in…and who knows? He might have lost out on the spelling-sticker vote as a result. 12. “Resident Evil Revelaitons” This popular Capcom video game made it through the proofreading process with the word revelations glaringly misspelled on its box. After the, uh, revelation was made, Capcom opted to right the wrong as much as possible, by repackaging all subsequent shipments with the revised insert. They even went the extra mile by offering new packaging to any customers who had been “affected” by the error. Considering the game franchise revolves around a zombie apocalypse, maybe count the lack of the typo “infected” instead as an unfortunate missed opportunity to make light of the situation. 13. “Valley Newss” This falls into the “truly shameful” category. Newspapers always have tight deadlines, and sometimes typos happen. However in this instance, Valley News incorrectly spelled its own name. Somewhat admirably, the paper owned up to its mistake, admitting to it in a subsequent Editor’s Note. Sure, it could have been ignored the typo and hoped no one noticed…or more accurately cared. It was the first thing readers would have seen in large font on the front page after all; Readers are going to notice. Another alternative solution we’re half-glad the paper didn’t seem to entertain? Make the change permanent and pass it off not as a mistake but an advertisement of even more news being covered inside. That’s not a typo. It’s marketing. 14. ” Be A Biomedical Technincian” At an institute of higher learning like Cincinnati State, you would assume basic spelling would be a priority. However, the school couldn’t get a simple four-word ad right. Thankfully being a biomedical “technician” probably has more to do with science than spelling. At least it amounted to an easy fix. Two billboards featuring the error were reportedly replaced in due time. No word yet on how many disappointed applicants had to settle on careers as bio medical technicians instead. 15. “Republica de Chile” Rare coins can be worth a lot. Unfortunately, 5 million of these 50-peso coins, which misspelled Chile, were issued back in 2008, with the Chilean mint opting at the time to keep them in circulation in spite of the resulting humiliation. Typos are embarrassing to say the least. However, if you are in business long enough they are bound to happen. GlobalVision’s Spelling Inspection can help in catching errors before they go out. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in April 2016 and has been completely updated and revamped. GlobalVision is the leading developer of proofreading technologies for quality controlled materials. Learn how GlobalVision can help ensure data integrity using Automated Proofreading. Request a free trial for GlobalVision Text Inspection Solution Check out the Text Inspection Demo video to learn more! 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__label__wiki	0.622247	0.622247	Last edited by Kagalkis 1 edition of Expertise and technological innovation: 1960-1970 found in the catalog. Expertise and technological innovation: 1960-1970 by Alan Edward Schorr Published 1974 in Monticello, Ill . System analysis, City planning, Statement [by] Alan Edward Schor OCLC/WorldCa 881129 Jeremy Gutsche, MBA, CFA, is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning innovation expert, "one of the most sought-after keynote speakers on the planet" (The Sun Newspaper) and the CEO of Trend Hunter -- the world's #1 trend website and innovation consultancy with over 3 Billion views and more t innovation projects completed. Meet the Expert. Kel Gleeson. Kel served with the Australian Army for 20 years, retiring in as a Major. Book a session. Thu 17 Sep - Thu 17 Sep Expert: Kel Gleeson. Online class – link and password to be provided Innovation frameworks (online). Discover top technology blogs from Gartner IT experts and specialists. Get the latest opinion on key topics such as CRM applications, cloud adoption, and more. We use cookies to deliver the best possible experience on our website. scientific and technical expertise. Expanding the Air Force’s scientific presence in innovation hotspots, funding research in universities and with partnerships, creating a more visible Air Force science and technology front door, and strengthening partnerships increases discovery, innovation, and technology transition. Technology & Innovation Coronavirus (COVID) Politics and International Relations Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus: Israeli and comparative perspectives. Founded in , ITIF is an independent (c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute—a think tank—whose mission is to formulate, evaluate, and promote policy solutions that accelerate innovation and boost productivity to spur growth, opportunity, and progress. 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Expertise and technological innovation: [Monticello, Ill., ]. Technological innovation comprises activities that contribute to the research, development and design of new products, services or techniques, or to improving existing products, and generates new technological knowledge. Learn more in: R&D Activities in Family Firms. Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter Drucker. The ever-quotable management guru, Peter Drucker, hits the nail on the head. Although this book is relatively older than the rest, its principles remain timeless. A seminal work on innovation as a discipline that can be measured and adapted, rather than an organic, elusive entity. The advent of digital revolution in late s ushered in a new era of modern technology, which was a result of constant innovation and change. 2 days ago The last time I wrote a line of code it was I was a senior in high school, struggling to make my way through an early version of AP Computer. Service innovation is used to refer to many things. These include but not limited to: Innovation in services, in service products – new or improved service products (commodities or public services). Often this is contrasted with “technological innovation”, though service products can have technological elements. This sense of service innovation is closely related to service design and. The latest news, videos, and discussion topics on Innovation - Entrepreneur. Thus technological innovation is a part of the total innovation discipline. It focuses specifically on technology and how to embody it successfully in products, services and processes. Technology as a body of knowledge might thus be seen as a building block for technological innovation, serving as comerstone to research, design. History of technology - History of technology - From the Middle Ages to The millennium between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century ce and the beginning of the colonial expansion of western Europe in the late 15th century has been known traditionally as the Middle Ages, and the first half of this period consists of the five centuries of the Dark Ages. Pasteur worked in the era of the “second industrial revolution,” when the relationship between basic science and technological change assumed its modern form. Over subsequent decades. Innovations of the s Timeline created by robpaugh. In Science and Technology. Jan 1, Halogen Lamp Invented Technology Innovations of the s You might like: La evolución del campo problemático de la evaluación de las políticas públicas. Modelo cognitivo. Technology Foresight is a combination of creative thinking, expert views and alternative scenarios to make a contribution to strategic planning. The future is almost by definition unknown, but in both forecasting and foresight activities the judgements or opinions of experts are used. Experts can be used singly, or in numbers. A time of enormous change and upheaval with the Berlin Wall going up, JFK entering office and Russia winning the space race, the s saw huge achievements in technology. Cases of apparent failure to innovate include close air support after World War II (–), early efforts to defeat Soviet integrated air defenses (–), and airborne high-value targeting in the post–Cold War era (–). two; technological innovation and m anagerial or administrative innovation, w here these different types of innovation have given wide changes in any organi zations of the firms (Fariborz. When it comes to innovation, customers rank John Deere ahead of such major technology companies as Google and Facebook. That was the finding of a research project of the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University and the Norwegian School of Economics. innovation play different roles at various stages. In earlier stages, incremental innovation is often associated with the adoption of foreign technology, and social innovation can improve the effectiveness of business and public services. High-technology R&D-based innovation matters at. In an industry where innovation is both an opportunity and a threat, technology companies have to plan for the long-term and be ready to change on a dime. But how. Whether you lead a software, hardware, semiconductor, services, storage, components or peripherals business, our cross-sector expertise and global insights can help you plan for—and sustain—success. . No matter what your starting point, we can help you determine what technological capabilities, systems and people you need to succeed. We provide end-to-end expertise that addresses every element of your evolving technology infrastructure, from developing a transformation roadmap to system migration, workforce training and more. Meet the Expert. Kel Gleeson. Kel served with the Australian Army for 20 years, retiring in as a Major. Book a session. Thu 01 Oct - Thu 01 Oct Expert: Kel Gleeson. Online class – link and password to be provided Innovation frameworks (online). establish that there is an innovation within that economy. In our view, being “new to the ﬁrm” is an insuﬃcient test for innovation, as the ﬁrm in question may simply be adopting a product design, or a production method, introduced by a competitor. In this book we call this the diﬀu sion of innovation.Renewable Energy Technology Innovation Policy: A Process Development Guide1 This report is intended to serve as a guide for policy makers in implementing national or sub-national policies to support innovations in Renewable Energy Technology (RET) It provides a structured process for RET innovation policy development and inter alia at.The MJV Lab is a data-driven innovation hub, focused on solutions that transform numbers into business insights. We offer solutions for data visualization, fraud detection, sentiment analysis, facial and voice recognition, in addition to a powerful combination between data and marketing for B.I. allmusictrends.com - Expertise and technological innovation: 1960-1970 book © 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2827
__label__wiki	0.792754	0.792754	The Connecticut Health I-Team C-HIT Fines & Sanctions Connecticut Health Investigative Team - In-depth Journalism on Issues of Health and Safety Connecticut Health Investigative Team (https://c-hit.org/tag/gov-dannel-p-malloy/) I-Team In-Depth Data Mine Health Reform Watch Health Q&A Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Belt-Tightening At Our Children’s Expense By Susan Campbell \| December 12, 2017 On the surface, Connecticut is a great place to raise children. Our schools, on average, perform well. Families have access to incredible learning opportunities in our history, science and creative arts. But what do you call a crisis in waiting? A report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, ranked Connecticut sixth in the nation for things such as economics, education and health among our younger residents. Reporting Of Pharma Payments To APRNs To Start In 2017 By Lisa Chedekel \| September 25, 2015 A state initiative that would have required drug companies and device manufacturers to start reporting their payments to advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) this year has been delayed to 2017. The original APRN legislation, passed in 2014, called for quarterly reporting beginning in July 2015. That law was amended this spring to push back the start date and require only annual reporting, after urging from the pharmaceutical industry, state officials said. The delay comes as an APRN at a pain clinic in Derby, Heather Alfonso, awaits sentencing on charges that she received kickbacks from the drug company Insys Therapeutics in exchange for prescribing a potent painkiller intended for cancer patients. The payments to Alfonso for promoting the drug were not reported publicly under federal rules because APRNs are not included in the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, which requires public reporting of drug company payments only to physicians and teaching hospitals. Veterans' Health State Vets Commissioner Nominated To Federal Job By C-HIT Staff \| August 3, 2013 Connecticut Veterans’ Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz was nominated this week by President Barack Obama to serve as assistant secretary for policy and planning in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Schwartz’s nomination needs U.S. Senate approval. Schwartz has served as state commissioner since 2003. Gov. Dannel Malloy, in a press release, said, “For more than ten years, Commissioner Schwartz has been a strong and important voice for veterans in Connecticut, and she is an excellent choice to serve veterans on a national level. Her appointment is also a great loss for Connecticut.’’ Malloy, who reappointed Schwartz in 2011, added, “The commissioner’s integrity and her work on behalf of Connecticut’s veterans and women veterans, and on the Governor’s Veterans Cabinet, has a critical impact on improving how the state delivers programs and services to our veterans and military service members. Connecticut Health I-Team Low-Income Children Are Most Vulnerable To Pandemic’s Long-Term Effects Tameeka Coleman and six of her children lived on the streets before moving into a shelter in Fairfield. Pandemic Exposes Stark Health Disparities Generations In The Making Soon after Minerva Cuapio, a 48-year-old Mexican immigrant who lives in New Haven, was laid off from her job at a dry cleaner in March, she developed a headache, an itchy throat and a dry cough. Like Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterSubscribe via RSS © Copyright 2021, Connecticut Health I-Team	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2831
__label__cc	0.707421	0.292579	Humble Bundle is now offering Dungeon Crawl Classics rules and adventures: We've teamed up with Goodman Games for our newest bundle! Get ebooks like Dungeon Crawl Classics #67: Sailors on the Starless Sea, Dungeon Crawl Classics #83: The Chained Coffin, Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, Dungeon Crawl Classics Annual, Dungeon Crawl Classics #99: The Star Wound of Abaddon, and Dungeon Crawl Classics #81: The One Who Watches from Below. Plus, your purchase will support the American Red Cross! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg-goodman-games-books The module titles alone are instant classics: Moon-Slaves of the Cannibal Kingdom Imprisoned in the God-Skull Against the Atomic Overlord Enter the Dagon Kult: Devinity Lost! https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Kult On the final day of the DTRPG Halloween sale I finally got around to collecting all the Halloween freebies from the various One BookShelf sites. 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That should add a freebie to your shopping basket. The image may be located near top of the page, in the margin or in the very bottom. Warning: If you switch sites before checking out with your loot, the prices in your basket return to normal. This week's Bundle of Holding offers some quality gaming advice: Gamemaster This all-new Worldbuilder's Toolkit 7 is the seventh in our annual (mostly) series presenting texts, treatises, and play aids for gamemasters of tabletop roleplaying games. Of all the Bundle of Holding series, the Toolkits are the most successful -- and this may be our strongest lineup yet, with two Suppressed Transmission collections by Kenneth Hite, two books by star designer Robin D. Laws, two Lazy DM titles from Sly Flourish, a Kobold Guide, and more. https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Toolkit7 In a surprise move, Humble Bundle is now offering Conan books by Modiphius: Humble RPG Book Bundle: Conan by Modiphius We've teamed up with Modiphius for our newest bundle! Get ebooks like Ancient Ruins & Cursed Cities, Art of Conan, Quickstart, and Conan Core Book. Plus, your purchase will support a charity of your choice! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/conan-modiphius-books https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Symbaroum More Symbaroum in Bundle of Holding: YNDAROS, KARVOSTI, SYMBAR, MONSTER CODEX, two Adventure Packs, and more https://bundleofholding.com/presents/SymbaroumSettings Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 in Humble Bundle: We've teamed up with R. Talsorian for our newest tabletop RPG book bundle! Get Cyberpunk ebooks like Forlorn Hope, Night City, Cyberpunk 2020, and Home of the Brave. Plus, your purchase helps support Ablegamers! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cyberpunk-r-talsorian-books The $1 tier includes the Listen Up, You Primitive Screwheads book of gamemastering advice. TealdragonUK Celebrate Wolfenoot (look it up!) with discounts on all things Wolf, Dog, Cat, Furred etc etc https://www.drivethrurpg.com/sale.p...fbX6kD_uBeTXz-0Px-5u9HWNJymLUGJPVyg#selectpub Woe is upon us and our wallets, as tens of thousands of titles have been reduced until Monday on the OneBookShelf sites: https://www.dmsguild.com/blackfriday.php https://www.drivethrucards.com/blackfriday.php https://www.drivethrucomics.com/blackfriday.php https://www.drivethrufiction.com/blackfriday.php https://www.drivethrurpg.com/blackfriday.php https://www.storytellersvault.com/blackfriday.php Reactions: JohnnFour JohnnFour Demonplague Author Foundry VTT has a Black Friday sale. https://foundryvtt.com Also picked up some wishlist Steam Games including Age of Empires II and Gloomhaven. The soon ending Raging Swan D&D bundles at DriveThruRPG are rather excellent value: This week only, just in time for the holidays, treat yourself: Get $128 of 5th Edition content for just $9.95! That's every 5E title that Raging Swan published during 2018, all in one glorious package. Missed last year's massive Christmas bundle? No worries, Raging Swan has got you covered. In this megabundle, get every 5th Edition title from Raging Swan published from 2016 through the end of 2018. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/featured.php?promotion_id=Xmas2020-RagSwa Fat Goblin Games is once again having one of their "$1 for almost any title" sales: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3865/Fat-Goblin-Games Stuff like art subscriptions is understandably excluded. All of the currently released Lamentations of the Flame Princess products with a decent discount: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/193347/LotFP-Everything-Bundle-BUNDLE Aegis Studios is having a 80% off sale for all digital products older than 30 days: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/338/Aegis-Studios This week's Bundle of Holding is about Blades in the Dark: Round up your crew, scoundrel, because this new Blades in the Dark Bundle presents the Blades in the Dark tabletop fantasy roleplaying game from One Seven Design Studio, along with many Forged in the Dark standalone spinoff games based on the Forged System Reference Document. Strongly funded in a March 2015 Kickstarter campaign, Blades is one of the most acclaimed and influential RPGs of the past decade. In the night-shrouded city of Doskvol (AKA Duskwall), your crew of scoundrels pulls heists and settles scores to rise through the underworld hierarchy. There are chases, bloody skirmishes, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, and riches to be had -- if you're bold enough to seize them. Blades designer John Harper (Agon, Lady Blackbird) fine-tunes the Apocalypse Engine system, adding rules for clocks, stress, and Devil's Bargains that ensure fast play and suspenseful choices. This comprehensive offer gives you everything you need for a complete campaign in Doskvol -- or the Weird West, cyberpunk dystopia, post-apocalyptic wasteland, or the fringes of space. For just US$12.95 you get all four titles in our Core Collection (retail value $44) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks, including the complete Blades in the Dark core rulebook (previously in our November 2019 Indie Cornucopia 7), along with the Duskwall Heist Deck (cards to generate your next heist), the incredibly detailed Doskvol Street Maps (high-resolution maps of the city and its districts), and the innovative solitaire rules set Alone in the Dark. And if you pay more than the threshold price of $27.19, you'll level up and also get our entire Settings Collection with five more standalone RPGs and Forged in the Dark hacks worth an additional $77. See if you can tell their subjects from the titles alone: Band of Blades, Scum and Villainy, Hack the Planet, A Fistful of Darkness, and Glow in the Dark. https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Blades2020 There are some interesting mechanics to rob in the rule set even if you are not interested in the games themselves. During the last hours of 2020, Austin Wintory is having a Pay What You Want sale with the profits going for charity: https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/ These are videogame soundtracks, but IMHO work well for tabletop gaming as well. How on Earth have I neglected mentioning the 2 Traveller black book bundles of Holding to @JochenL? Traveller! We've resurrected both of our 2015 offers of the classic "Little Black Books" from the Golden Age of Traveller, the original science fiction tabletop roleplaying game. Together these two bargain-priced offers give you DRM-free .PDF ebooks of all 50+ rulebooks, supplements, and adventures published as half-size manuals (with elegant black covers) by Game Designers' Workshop, 1977-1982. https://bundleofholding.com/presents/LBB1-2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2834
__label__wiki	0.739471	0.739471	MasterMaq's Blog Mack Male is an Edmonton-based entrepreneurial journalist Media Monday Edmonton: Update #300 Mack Male Media Monday Edmonton June 11, 2018 4 Minutes Here’s my latest update on local media stuff: Stephanie Coombs, former managing editor at the Edmonton Journal, is leaving her post as Director of Communications and Marketing at EEDC to return to media, taking over the CBC Edmonton newsroom as Gary Cunliffe is retiring. She starts at the end of the month. “This is absolutely fantastic news for our city,” tweeted Edmonton Journal editor-in-chief Mark Iype. “Stephanie is as good as it gets when it comes to journalists.” After 35 years, Global Edmonton’s Lorraine Mansbridge is hanging up her microphone. For her last segment, John Stanton of The Running Room announced a new award in her name. Congratulations to Bob Layton on being inducted into the Western Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. “There is no greater honour than being recognized by your peers,” he wrote. “The fact is, no-one in this business achieves anything alone.” Here’s a photo of him with the award. Congratulations to CFCW’s Jackie Rae Greening on being named the 2018 builder inductee to the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Last week at Taproot Edmonton we launched the Tech Roundup, a weekly collection of the latest news and events related to Edmonton’s tech scene. You can get it delivered via email for free (though we’d love for you to become a member). Here are the February 26 – May 27 radio ratings for Edmonton. 102.3 Now FM (CKNO) remains on top, just ahead of CISN Country 103.9 FM. The Edmonton Sun’s John Short threw out the opening pitch at the Edmonton Prospects game on Saturday. He’s new to Twitter, saying “due to overwhelming peer pressure, I’m entering (being dragged) into the 21st century of Social Media.” And if you’re wondering about his Twitter handle, he tweeted about that. Postmedia freelancer Jason Hills has received the Fred Sgambati Media Award “for his work covering university sports on behalf of the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun.” Congrats! Congratulations to Brandi Morin on becoming a permanent reporter for Alberta & Saskatchewan with CBC Indigenous. She will be starting in December after her maternity leave finishes. J-Source covers the Strathcona County Library Journal, “a pop-up newspaper made by more than a dozen kids at an Alberta library over spring break.” Michael Hingston served as editor-in-chief in his capacity as writer-in-residence for the Metro Edmonton Federation of Libraries. Here is Grant Ainsley on the rebranding of radio stations to Global: “One by one, radio stations are being rebranded under the Global banner and Global is actually dropping television newscasts into prime-time radio programming. It’s TV on radio. Seriously.” Corus Entertainment’s “Show the Love” Radio-a-Thon in support of the Cross Cancer Institute raised $310,000 in just 12 hours! Postmedia has launched a new podcast on Canadian current affairs, hosted by Edmonton’s own Dave Breakenridge. It’s called 10/3: Canadian News Covered. There’s plenty of great stuff to listen to in the latest Alberta Podcast Network Roundup. The Oilers Entertainment Group is looking for a Digital Content Producer & Reporter. The Pembina Institute is looking for a Communications Lead. IABC Edmonton is hosting Nailing the Pitch: How to Deliver a Stellar Media Event on June 21 at 99ten. Save the date: I’ll be speaking about podcasting & smart speakers at the next Edmonton Podcasting Meetup on Sunday, June 24. Rob Christie and Graham Hicks are hosting the Art of Conversation CXLII on Thursday, June 28 at Rebel Food and Drink. And they’ve got a website now! Robert Summers found copies of the November 4, 1939 edition of the Edmonton Journal being used for insulation inside the walls of an old house! Alberta offering gender-inclusive ID documents, photo by Premier of Alberta And here is some slightly less local media stuff: Roger Millions has announced he is retiring from sports broadcasting “after 39 incredible years” to pursue the UCP nomination in Airdrie-East. Postmedia is eliminating 52 positions in Calgary with the closure of its printing plant. Black Press Group Inc. will begin printing the Calgary Sun this summer (the Calgary Herald printing moved to TC Transcontinental Printing in 2013). From The Walrus: Inside the Toronto Star’s Bold Plan to Save Itself. “The crisis in media, in other words, has evolved from being technological to existential, as a news darkness threatens to descend wherever metro dailies are snuffed out.” Ryerson’s multimedia publication The Future of Local News “is the culmination of several years of academic research, complemented by a year of student journalism, an international conference, and a cross-Atlantic editorial collaboration focused specifically on the current and future state of local news around the world.” They’re also now publishing content on Medium. Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, is giving $20 million to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, which will rename itself the “Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.” There’s a certain amount of irony in the news, given that Craiglist at least contributed to the decline of newspapers’ revenue. “When asked if his desire to give millions of dollars to the journalism school had sprung from a sense of guilt, Mr. Newmark said no.” Postmedia has launched TheGrowthOp.com, a new website focused on the “quickly evolving world of cannabis.” The new site aims to “keep audiences informed and educated while working to normalize cannabis information from its long-time taboo and counter-culture status to its newly legitimized role in our communities.” Follow Edmonton media news using the hashtag #yegmedia and be sure to check out Mediagazer for the latest media news from elsewhere. You can see past Media Monday Edmonton entries here. If you have a tip or suggestion for future updates, let me know. At Taproot Edmonton we’re working hard to ensure that local journalism has a future in our city. Join us to be part of the movement. Thanks for reading! Want to support my blog? Buy me a coffee! Published by Mack Male Mack is on a mission to change the world through code and prose. An entrepreneurial journalist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Mack is the co-founder of Taproot Publishing, a digital publishing company that helps communities understand themselves better. View all posts by Mack Male Previous Post Edmonton Notes for June 10, 2018 Next Post Recognizing child friendly businesses in Edmonton Copyright © 2019 Mack Male / MasterMaq.ca	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2841
__label__cc	0.748149	0.251851	← Carefree days in Jasin, Melaka Batu Caves → The Runaway Bridegroom Someone has only to mention 466-B Ayer Itam Road, Penang, the house where I was born, and I will experience a rush of memories : Idaham, my eldest brother, vigorously beating eggs with a fork and scrambling them with sliced onion and chili for a most appetizing breakfast. Badlil drying dehusked coconut shells and mangosteen skins in the sun to supplement firewood for cooking. My big sister Zurina, sweeping, scrubbing, straightening up the house or sewing pretty dresses for my kid sister Faridah and I. Mustapha, the gregarious one, dressing up to the nines for a night out with his friends. Abu was a tease. When I was yet a wee girl, I unintentionally swallowed a sizeable mangosteen seed. He looked at me gravely, shook his head and said a mangosteen tree would most surely sprout from my stomach. I was terrified and subjected my stomach to the most careful scrutiny. After several weeks had passed I was hugely relieved to find nothing shooting forth from it. Mother’s only brother, Mamak Hassan, had an endearing personality. An avid small game hunter, he thrilled me with stories about his jungle exploits. He told me about his beloved pet tiger cub which would follow him companionably all over his house. He always wore thick leather gloves when playing with it. Clever, that, I thought. I don’t recall what eventually happened to it. I remember he brought Mother a mouse deer to be skinned and was scolded for what she described as his senseless killing of helpless little animals. But she smiled at his proposition : that she consider marrying one of her sons to the lovely daughter of his dear friend, a senior government official. It would be a fine match he assured her. He pointed out that Father and Mother were prominent members of the community. Father had distinguished himself as an English teacher at the Penang Free school, the country’s premier school. And were they not invited each year to attend the Penang Governor’s birthday party? Although Mother’s sons were all of marriageable age, Idaham and Mustapha had made plans to further their studies in England. Abu had secured a place at the University of Singapore. Mother decided that Badlil, who had a well paid job with an international company, Cable and Wireless in Singapore, was the perfect candidate. Mamak Hassan arranged a meeting with his friend. My parents were most warmly received. And they were won over by the grace and beauty of his friend’s daughter. Mamak Hassan had chosen well indeed. When a date was set for the wedding, Mother presented the bride-to-be with an exquisite gold necklace. Following Badlil’s return from Singapore preparations for the wedding were finalized. The bridal bed with its tasseled beige bedcover sparkled with beads and sequins. As did the matching pillows and cushions. Carpets were rolled out and laid in the living room at one end of which stood the elaborately decorated bridal dais. Tables and chairs were arranged under a large tent in the garden and a wide variety of food ordered for the wedding dinner. My parents had personally called upon all their guests to invite them for the wedding. Two days before the wedding I woke up to the sound of people rushing around and talking in raised voices. I looked for Mother and found her weeping inconsolably. It broke my heart to see her tear-stained face. Father appeared sullen and angry. I asked Zurina what had happened and in a pained voice she told me Badlil, the bridegroom-to-be, had disappeared and was nowhere to be found. Mustapha had raised what he called the red alert. We had a major crisis on our hands. There was no way we could hush up what had happened. The wedding had to be called off and all arrangements made had to be cancelled. Though deeply distraught, Mother was able to pull herself together. With Father and Mamak Hassan in tow she hastened to disclose what had happened to the parents of the bride-to-be, expressed her remorse and regret and sought their forgiveness. Then she faced each one of her invited guests and came away, at the end of it all, with her dignity preserved. A contrite Badlil returned after a week. He had grievously wronged wronged his parents but didn’t foresee the extent of their wrath. The punishment he received was severe. He was most sternly rebuked and then driven out of the house.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2845
__label__wiki	0.806222	0.806222	By TV Preview August 13, 2010 Weekend TV Preview: 13-15 August 2010 19.45 Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic, League One, Sky Sports 3/HD3 Two teams that can already be labelled 'inconsistent' after two games of the new season. Charlton's 1-0 win over Bournemouth in the league last weekend faded quickly from memory following their 3-2 defeat at Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup - having been 2-0 up. The O's, on the other hand, lost 2-1 at Yeovil on Saturday only to beat Swindon 2-1 on Tuesday. Essentially a top-v-bottom clash, but on the basis of the aforementioned form, it's anybody's to play for. Saturday 14 August 12.15 Inverness CT v Celtic, SPL, Sky Sports 4/HD4 Newly-promoted Caley Thistle aim to put an early dent into Celtic's attempt to win their first league title since 2007-08. A repeat of the 3-2 win for ICT in December of that season would suit Terry Butcher just fine, thank you very much. 12.45 Tottenham Hotspur v Man City, Premier League, Sky Sports 2/HD2 Fifth Place Play-Off (First Leg)? Given the arrival of Roy Hodgson at Anfield, one could be excused for thinking the original 'Big Four' will be back in situ this season, but one can't ignore the fine talent signed up by Mancini during the close season. As for Tottenham, they're sticking with more or less the same squad as last time which, given the potential rigours of their 2010/11 Champions League campaign, may not have the strength in depth required. Discuss. 15.45 Carmarthen Town v Aberystwyth Town, Welsh Premier League, S4C The new slimline Welsh Premier League kicks off today with just 12 teams instead of the previous 18. Carmarthen finished 10th last season, but a repeat of that won't spell doom for them this season as only the bottom team go down under the new rules. Anyone getting into the top 7 qualifies for at least a Europa League spot next time around, so all teams have a 50-50 chance of qualifying (more or less). You might as well toss a coin for it, if you want our opinion. 17.30 Chelsea v West Brom, Premier League, ESPN/ESPN HD Double-winners and defending champions Chelsea try to put their pre-season woes behind them by giving new boys West Brom an old-fashioned spanking. Baggies manager Roberto Di Matteo makes an emotional, if daunting return to the Bridge but he'll take solace in the fact that his next few away games won't be so difficult. It's Liverpool, Arsenal and Man United next for them. 23.00 New York Red Bulls v LA Galaxy, MLS, ESPN/ESPN HD Thierry Henry v Landon Donovan, if you like the simplistic approach taken by Fox Sports. Both teams are flying high in their respective Conferences, but New York will be mindful of the fact that Bruce Arena's team did the double over them last season. Time for former Notts County manager and Sven assistant Hans Backe to work his mojo and redress the balance, we think. Sunday 15 August 12.00 Motherwell v Hibernian, SPL, ESPN/ESPN HD Excuse us while we dash down to the bookies to bet on a repeat of last season's 6-6 draw. Apparently a £1 stake could win you the entire chain of William Hill shops if it comes up. A great return, but we could do without all those window displays featuring Tim Lovejoy. 13.15 Nottingham Forest v Leeds United, Championship, Sky Sports 1/HD1 Not the best of starts for either team to this season, but at least Leeds grabbed a 4-0 win in the League Cup during the week over Lincoln City. Forest, meanwhile, continue to labour under the cloud created by Billy 'Horrible Little Man' Davies, but it's early days yet, we suppose. As long as he stops whinging about the lack of available funds, a lack of support from the board, etc, etc, they should go far. 16.00 Liverpool v Arsenal, Premier League, Sky Sports 1/HD1/3D A cracker of a match to end your weekend viewing. This time next week, you'll still have a couple of thousand La Liga matches to look forward to on Sky. Anyway, here are two clubs desperate to end their silverware shortage and with new talents such as Marouane Chamakh, Milan Jovanovic, Laurent Koscielny and Joe Cole ready to strut their stuff, both teams look set to show they mean business. Subjects discussed: TV Preview Show notes: Podcast 52 Bundesliga Week 2 Round Up: Kaiserslautern Set The... Weekend TV Preview: 27 - 30 August 2010 Bundesliga Week 2 Preview Podcast plus Champions L... Midweek TV Preview: 23 - 26 August 2010 Bundesliga Week 1 Round Up: Bremen collapse, Mainz... Jeu Du Jour 2010/11: Podcast 1 Bundesliga Week 1 Preview Podcast Bundesliga Season Preview Part II - Mid-tablers an... Socrates London 6 confirmed for Tuesday 14th Septe... Bundesliga Season Preview Part I: Title Challenger... DFB Pokal Round 1 - State capitalists and the fall... Midweek TV Preview: 16-19 August Midweek TV Preview: 9-12 August 2010 Weekend TV Preview: 6 - 8 August Football Americana Week 17: LA and RSL stall	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2846
__label__wiki	0.66156	0.66156	Strange bedfellows: How solar and utilities struck a net metering compromise in New York \| Utility Dive Residential solar has been the focus of high profile net metering debates in other states, but not in New York. The state has two net metering rates: one for residential rooftop solar and one for community-shared distributed generation. While residential net metering has been growing "at a natural pace," the pressing issue in New York was "community net metering," said Stephen Wemple, director of the utility of the future team at Consolidated Edison, the power provider for New York City. Community-shared solar was growing at a faster pace than residential solar, Wemple said. At the time, more than 3,100 MW of renewable energy systems eligible for net metering were in the interconnection queue or that are already hooked up to the grid. About half of those were community and remote net metering, Wemple said, which he said could raise ratepayer bills and pose problems for the "logistics" of grid interconnection. Something needed to be done, ideally to "establish a boundary for these larger projects." http://www.utilitydive.com/news/strange-bedfellows-how-solar-and-utilities-struck-a-net-metering-compromis/419367/ Posted by Joy Hughes at 8:49 PM Maryland PSC Approves Final Community Solar Regula... Amid industry shift, keen national interest in Bou... Duke's front and back of meter ultracapacitor-batt... Strange bedfellows: How solar and utilities struck... Presidential Candidates on Renewables 'Solar revolution': Labor climate plan warms up to...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2847
__label__wiki	0.52136	0.52136	FindLaw Insider FindLaw's New 5in5 Podcast: The Five Biggest Legal Cases in Just Five Minutes By Christopher Coble, Esq. on July 16, 2018 6:58 AM We've all got our podcast libraries by now that can save us during our daily commutes, distance runs, or even dishwashing at night. You might have some comedy casts to brighten your day, a couple sports shows for scores and analysis, and maybe some long-form stories to give you a longer view of a particular person or topic. But where are you getting your legal news from? Starting this week, you can get it from FindLaw, the leading provider of online legal information for consumers and small businesses. We've just launched our 5in5 Podcast, a lightning quick five minutes recapping the most important, amusing, or outrageous recent legal decisions. Gimme 5! Hosted by our Business Lead for Cases and Codes, Jeremy Winston Conrad, FindLaw's "5 Cases in 5 Minutes" gives you all the essential information from the latest court rulings or jury verdicts. Conrad, who has practiced criminal and immigration defense (and even founded and operated a nonprofit serving the needs of refugees), brings a keen legal eye to a variety of cases, distilling what can be very esoteric topics down for easy digestion. And if you're looking for a deeper dive into the details and reasoning behind the decision, he provides links in the show notes to the cases discussed, as well as other FindLaw resources. Finding the podcast is easy. You can head to main 5in5 homepage, where you can stream the show itself and see the background links. You can also find it wherever you get your podcasts from -- iTunes, Stitcher, and TuneIn -- and we'll be adding more accessibility in the future, on Google Play and elsewhere. And, as always, you can follow our Twitter feed and Facebook page for updates on the latest episodes, which will be dropping every Friday. 5 for Fighting So, what did "5 Cases in 5 Minutes" start with first? Experian Information Solutions, Inc. v. Nationwide Marketing Services, Inc.: Which held that lists of names with addresses deserve some copyright protection (but not as much as James Joyce's Ulysses); Juarez v. Wash Depot Holdings, Inc.: Where the court failed to enforce an arbitration agreement because of a discrepancy in the English and Spanish versions of the company handbook; Hassell v. Bird: Finding that Yelp can't be ordered to remove defamatory reviews; Davidson v. U.S.: A $3.5 million copyright infringement ruling against the United States Postal Service for using a picture of a Las Vegas Statute of Liberty replica rather than the real thing; and Brown v. Smith: Which dismissed a challenge to California's law that eliminated a previously existing "personal beliefs" exemption from mandatory immunization requirements for school children. And what's next? You'll just have to log on, tune in, and download or stream Friday's podcast to find out!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2852
__label__cc	0.570642	0.429358	Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis: unveil the curtain Images in… Pranita Sahay, Sridevi Nair, Prafulla Kumar Maharana and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India Correspondence to Dr Prafulla Kumar Maharana, drpraful13{at}gmail.com http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228538 Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis is an inflammatory condition of the conjunctiva characterised by mucopurulent discharge and pseudomembrane formation. A pseudomembrane is a thin yellowish-white membrane seen in the fornixes and palpebral conjunctiva that can be easily peeled off leaving an intact underlying epithelium.1 Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Streptococcus pyogenes and adenovirus are the commonly isolated micro-organisms in such cases.2 3 It is also seen in cases of acute Stevens-Johnson syndrome and ligneous conjunctivitis. In our case, an 8-year-old girl presented with redness and watering in the right eye for 3 days. The visual acuity was hand motion and 6/6 in the right and left eye, respectively. Purulent discharge, conjunctival congestion with membrane formation was noted in the right eye (figure 1). The left eye was normal. A sloughing corneal ulcer was suspected and the treatment was started with hourly instillation of topical gatifloxacin 0.5% and tobramycin 1.3% along with topical homatropine four times a day. A conjunctival swab was taken and sent for microbiological evaluation. Marked decrease in purulent discharge with organisation of the conjunctival membranes was noted after 2 days of initiation of treatment (figure 2). S. pyogenes was isolated from the conjunctival swab specimen. The conjunctival membrane was peeled off under direct visualisation of the slit lamp. The frequency of topical antibiotic was reduced and lubricating eye drop was started. At 1-week follow-up, complete resolution of inflammation was noted with a visual acuity of 6/6 (figure 3). Slit lamp image of the right eye at presentation showing purulent discharge with membrane formation and suspicion of underlying sloughing corneal ulcer. Slit lamp image of the right eye after 48 hours of initiation of antibiotic therapy showing an organised conjunctival membrane with normal anterior segment. Slit lamp image of the right eye after 1 week of membrane peeling. Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis in severe cases may mimic sloughing corneal ulcer. Streptococcus pyogenes can be associated with pseudomembranous conjunctivitis. De Cock R . Membranous, pseudomembranous and ligneous conjunctivitis. Dev Ophthalmol 1997;28:32–45. Kluever HC . Streptococcal pseudomembranous conjunctivitis: report of a case. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1935;18:1094–109. Pihos AM . Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis: a review of current concepts in management. J Optom 2013;6:69–74.doi:10.1016/j.optom.2012.08.003 Contributors PS has contributed to the concept, design and writing of the manuscript. SN has contributed in the acquisition of data and images. PKM has contributed to the concept, design and writing of the manuscript. NS has contributed to the writing and final editing of the manuscript. Patient consent for publication Parental/guardian consent obtained.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2861
__label__wiki	0.51427	0.51427	Hosting a Successful Member Appreciation Event Rachel Zabonick-Chonko November 11, 2014 Photo courtesy of The GYM. Member Appreciation events are great opportunities to show your members just what their title implies – that you appreciate their patronage. However, what should hosting such an event entail? The GYM in New Jersey makes Member Appreciation events an affair. In the spring, the club hosted a “Kick Off to Summer” party at a nearby venue that featured a DJ, buffet dinner and cash bar. Members were invited to bring guests for a night of dancing and fun. “We ended up having over 100 people there,” said Nurit Chasman, the group exercise director for The GYM. According to Chasman, the event was a smashing success. “People were dancing till midnight on a weeknight,” she said. “Everyone was really socializing and hanging out together, which is such a great vibe.” Chasman explained holding the event off-site, versus at The GYM, was key to hosting a successful party. “[Members] knew they were going to some place that was fun and exciting,” she said. “It’s just so good to see people dressed up and not in their gym clothing. Everyone was happy to go out.” Another key was promoting the event two months prior. “We put out the flyer a month or two before, had a poster made up and instructors promoted it in classes and on social media as well,” explained Chasman. Although hosting Member Appreciation events are an added bonus to members, they can be beneficial to the clubs that host them as well. By allowing members to bring guests, The GYM was able to collect guests’ contact information, which could then be used at a later date. In order to collect contact information, The GYM raffled off gifts such as personal training sessions and massages. To increase exposure to potential prospects, The GYM partnered with a local salon to host the party. “That way we opened it up to more people,” explained Chasman. “People know about their salon, they know about our members — I thought that was a nice thing to get more people to come.” In addition, the party provided opportunities for trainers to mingle with members, who could potentially become clients. “It was fun to see the trainers, members and instructors mingling and having a really nice time,” said Chasman. Ultimately, Member Appreciation events provide members with more buy-in to the club. “To me, hosting these events are so members feel it’s not just a gym,” said Chasman. “It’s important for them to have a connection to the gym without just the workout. They want an emotional, social connection.” Although Chasman said the “Kick Off to Summer” party was a smashing success, one thing she would change is gathering a more accurate count of how many people were likely to attend. She suggested clubs create a Facebook event and collect RSVPs that way. Overall, Chasman said Member Appreciation events are fun for both members and staff. “We post the pictures after the party, and people love to see themselves dressed up in a different light,” she said. “To me it’s all about ‘not just a gym’ and making it so much more.” By Rachel Zabonick Customer Service Blog Special Report: Personal Training Weight Management: Partner with Your Local Grocery Store Cultivating Community at Calhoun Beach Club Taylor Brown March 31, 2020 The Member Sales and Service Hourglass Jason R. Stowell January 29, 2020 Minimizing the Frequency of Delinquent Accounts Bobby Dyer November 14, 2019 Kill Them With Kindness: How to Respond to Negative Feedback Bobby Dyer October 10, 2019	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2876
__label__cc	0.708134	0.291866	cheappatriotsjersey.com Question: Are All Kidney Stones Visible On CT Scan? Does a CT scan show small kidney stones? Can kidney stones be misdiagnosed? How long does a CT scan for kidney stones take? Can all kidney stones be seen on ultrasound? Does pain from kidney stones come and go? Do all kidney stones show up on a CT scan? What dissolves kidney stones fast? What can mimic kidney stones? Where do you itch with kidney disease? Can contrast dye affect your kidneys? Can kidney stones be missed on ultrasound? Can kidney infection be seen on CT scan? What does a small kidney stone feel like? How can a doctor tell if you have a kidney infection? Are kidney stones always visible? What does the pain feel like with a kidney infection? What is the best test for kidney stones? Can kidney stones cause gastrointestinal problems? CT scans can show the size and location of a kidney stone, if the stone is blocking the urinary tract, and conditions that may have caused the kidney stone to form.. Fewer than half of the people diagnosed with kidney stones will suffer the pain of a kidney stone attack. But, when kidney stones do cause pain, they’re often misdiagnosed as other health issues such as appendicitis or lower back pain. How long does the test take? The test will take about 30 to 60 minutes. Most of this time is spent getting ready for the scan. The actual test only takes a few minutes. Ultrasound can detect cysts, tumors, abscesses, obstructions, fluid collection, and infection within or around the kidneys. Calculi (stones) of the kidneys and ureters may be detected by ultrasound. Stones that have nearly passed into the bladder may be associated with an intense urge to urinate. Stone pain typically comes and goes. After an initial period of severe pain, you may feel better for a few hours before developing another attack. Many patients will require medication to help with stone pain. CT Scan Is No More Accurate than Ultrasound to Detect Kidney Stones. To diagnose painful kidney stones in hospital emergency rooms, CT scans are no better than less-often-used ultrasound exams, according to a clinical study conducted at 15 medical centers. Your doctor can determine whether a juice may cause side effects for you or your baby.Water. When passing a stone, upping your water intake can help speed up the process. … Lemon juice. … Basil juice. … Apple cider vinegar. … Celery juice. … Pomegranate juice. … Kidney bean broth. … Dandelion root juice.More items… Among the other potential diagnoses are herpes zoster, appendicitis, pyelonephritis, diverticulitis, and bowel obstruction. It may affect your whole body or be limited to a specific area – usually your back or arms. Itching tends to affects both sides of the body at the same time and may feel internal, like a crawling feeling just below the skin. Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is a rare kidney disorder that affects only about 2 percent of patients receiving contrast dyes, according to the National Kidney Foundation. The risk for CIN is higher in some people, such as those who have diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or a history of heart or blood diseases. One drawback of using ultrasound in the ER is that it may only be moderately accurate for diagnosing kidney stones, according to a review study published in February 2018 in The Journal of Emergency Medicine. (7) Ultrasound can miss small stones in the kidney or stones in the ureter. Computed tomography (CT scan). A CT scan is not necessary to diagnose kidney infection, but it shows detailed 3D images of the urinary tract and kidneys to detect problems. A CT would also see if there is a blockage that needs treatment. For men, it’s like going into labor. They feel pain in their abdomen, lower back or groin as the stone passes through the narrow ureter and beyond. That can also cause some gastric discomfort, which is centered in the upper abdomen and can be dull and achy or throbbing pain. To confirm that you have a kidney infection, you’ll likely be asked to provide a urine sample to test for bacteria, blood or pus in your urine. Your doctor might also take a blood sample for a culture — a lab test that checks for bacteria or other organisms in your blood. As the kidneys filter waste from the blood, they create urine. Sometimes, salts and other minerals in urine stick together to form small kidney stones. These range from the size of a sugar crystal to a ping pong ball, but they are rarely noticed unless they cause a blockage. Symptoms of a kidney infection often come on within a few hours. You can feel feverish, shivery, sick and have a pain in your back or side. In addition to feeling unwell like this, you may also have symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI) such as cystitis. Diagnosis of kidney stones is best accomplished using an ultrasound, intravenous pyleography (IVP), or a CT scan. Most kidney stones will pass through the ureter to the bladder on their own with time. Treatment includes pain-control medications and, in some cases, medications to facilitate the passage of urine. Stones in the kidneys can trigger nerves in the GI tract, setting off an upset stomach. The nausea and vomiting can also be your body’s way of responding to intense pain (10). Question: Are White Potatoes High Oxalate? What fruits are high in oxalates? Foods high in oxalate What Does Urolithiasis Mean What causes urolithiasis? Kidney stones (also called Quick Answer: Is Peanut Butter High In Oxalates? Is tomato soup high in oxalates? Do not eat foods containing Quick Answer: Can Bladder Stones Dissolve On Their Own? Can bladder stones go away on their own? They develop Quick Answer: Is There Anything Over The Counter For Frequent Urination? Is Cranberry Juice Good for overactive bladder? How Do You Prevent Kidney Stones? What are the main causes of kidney stones? Question: Can Bladder Stones Be Soft? Can bladder stones be dissolved? Pharmacologic Stone Quick Answer: How Do You Dissolve Bladder Stones Naturally? Can bladder stones be removed without surgery? © 2020 cheappatriotsjersey.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0042.json.gz/line2884

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