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H-1B problems draw more foreign workers to Canada
In light of the recent difficulties of obtaining H-1B immigration visas in the United States, more skilled foreign workers are looking to Canada.
The U.S. has an ever-increasing rejection rate for visa applications, whereas Canada’s immigration system is much more efficient and has higher approval rates. Many workers who had tried to get an H-1B visa in the United States have instead successfully moved to Canada, where they have found more opportunities awaiting them.
The H-1B program in the United States has been on the decline since Donald Trump took over from former president Barack Obama. The policies have becomes stricter, and many have lost faith in the system’s design and fairness.
While highly skilled foreign workers are being rejected in the U.S., they are greatly valued by Canadian governments. Because of this, the immigration process for moving to Canada has been made easier in recent years.
Canada Express Entry system
In 2015, Canada created the Express Entry system, which evaluates candidates based on age, skill level, language proficiency, and education, and does not require the applicant to secure a job offer before obtaining a visa.
In addition, the Provincial Nominee Programs are designed to fit the local needs of each province, making it easy for residency applicants to see where they will find the most opportunities.
There are temporary work permits available for skilled foreign workers, which can take only 10 days to obtain.
With Canada’s better immigration system, it is easy to see why so many workers are making the move to the Great North.
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What Kind Of Day Has It Been
For a few people, the title of this will already give you a strong indication of what this is going to be about. For the rest, heres a ‘previously’. In all of Aaron Sorkin’s first 3 TV shows, the final episode of season has been titled ‘What Kind Of Day Has It Been’. It’s one of a number of things you can find repeated through-out his TV work (some you have to look for, and others will likely hit you in the face). Anyway it appeared to be something of a tradition, but it’s a tradition that his most recent (and apparently last) TV show ‘The Newsroom’ broke. That shows season 1 finale was titled ‘The Greater Fool’.
But as it turned out, it only bent the tradition, instead of broke it. As the Newsroom’s series (and season 3) finale used the title. So at some point I had the idle thought of ‘wouldn’t it be interesting to what all 4 versions of ‘What Kind Of Day Has It Been’ in one sitting and use that as the spine for a discussion of the similarities of the shows and how Sorkin’s writing has evolved. So that’s what i’ve just done. All 4 episodes in one go, roughly 3 hours of TV.
As it turns out the individual episodes doing have that much in common. I’d kind of hoped for some revelation whilst watching but unfortunately not, just 3 hours of quite enjoyable re-watching. But it still gives me a chance to look back at the 4 shows. And maybe give a few people a reason to rewatch.
Some spoilers.
Sports Night – Series 1 – Episode 23 – ‘What Kind Of Day Has It Been’
Of Sorkin’s 4 shows, only The West Wing got a good run. Going for 7 series, with Sorkin at the helm for the first 4. Of the other 3 shows, Sports Night is the one where it’s short run seems the most unfortunate, the most unfair. This is perhaps felt even more keenly with a sense of what might have been given that so many fans of the show seem to have found only after it was cancelled, as a result of the West Wing’s success. You could perhaps be forgiven for thinking if only that had started after The West Wing, it might have lasted longer. Although perhaps Studio 60 disproves that.
Still it did get 2 seasons and 45 episodes, which does make it the second longest run for a Sorkin show (based on number of episodes). And this is one of my favourites. Wrapping up a few season arc’s, but the more prevalent feeling of optimism at the possibilities the future holds for the characters. If you don’t get a little choked up at the ending, I don’t think we can be friends, because you’re probably dead inside.
Thinking back to the episode, I want to watch it again already, it’s only be 2+ hours since I did. That be silly, I won’t do that. Although thoughts of wrapping this blog up as quickly as possible so I can start re-watching Sports Night from the beginning have suddenly entered by brain.
So moving swiftly on…
The West Wing – Series 1 – Episode 22 – ‘What Kind Of Day Has It Been’
This is this the episode i’d seen the most times. I have The West Wing on a pretty constant loop, so I honestly couldn’t tell you how many times i’d seen this. However it was odd to watch it cold, without the build up of the previous episodes that this pays off. It was note worthy how I hadn’t at all felt that with Sports Night. It simply didn’t occur to me until I started the West Wing portion of my mini-marathon. You could probably draw conclusions about the West Wing being broader in scope and more ambitious in it’s story telling, but you’d have to do more digging to really back up that statement.
Another thing that felt odd about watching this cold and out of context was not then going onto watch episodes 1 and 2 of series 2, that directly pick up this episodes cliffhanger. Combined those 3 episodes go together so well that it’s slightly jarring to remember that they where written, filmed and broadcast several months apart.
This episode gets overshadowed somewhat by the Series 2 finale ‘Two Cathedrals’, which is understandable as thats an episode which is widely considered as the best episode of the shows 7 year run, and I count myself among a number who consider it one of the best TV episodes every produced. Even still West Wing’s ‘Day’ is very much a gripping and crucial episode. It comes in the middle of what i’d call the ‘Setting out the stall’ years of West Wing. It capes of a terrific first year, and lays solid foundations for an even better second year.
Studio 60 – Series 1 – Episode 22 – ‘What Kind Of Day Has It Been’
Studio 60 has it’s critics, and it is easy to see why, it wasn’t as gripping as The West Wing, nor was it perhaps as some might have hoped given a vaguely similar premise, a spiritual sequel to Sports Night. Lacking that shows overall energy and enthusiasm, plus a tone of hype which raised expectations to beyond reasonable levels.
Having said all that I still really like Studio 60. But for quite different reasons than the previous two shows. You could see the mechanics of the show whirring and whizzing week to week as it constantly re-adjusted to find the right gear. Generally I don’t consider that a good attribute, but for a ‘show within a show’ it kind of works if you accept it for what it is. Being a fan of Sorkin certainly helped as well.
With this particular episode, the mechanics have stopped trying to find a higher gear, instead it’s settling for the smoothest landing possible. Which it achieves, it’s twee in places, and it again feels odd watching it cold as the show had started circling for it’s landing some 4 episodes prior. It signs off with all being well, the subtle promise that “we did a good show tonight, but we can do better”.
The Newsroom – Series 3 – Episode 6 – ‘What Kind Of Day Has It Been’
Once ‘The Newsroom’ premiered in 2012, the criticism that Studio 60 got suddenly seemed quite mild, but is slightly odd on one level since The Newsroom does actually improve on nearly every central criticism of S60. Still it’s hard to refute all of the criticism it received, even if I don’t personally agree with a lot of it.
Slight spoiler here, for what will apparently be the last episode of TV he will write. Sorkin returns to the ‘How the band got together’ structure he previously used for The West Wings ‘In The Shadow of Two Gunman Parts 1 & 2’ (the two episodes which follow the West Wing’s ‘Day’ I mentioned earlier), and with strong results. The flashbacks and some much needed humour help lift up what could be been a very sombre final episode. myessayshelp
In truth it probably isn’t Sorkin which is the biggest reason to watch The Newsroom all the way to the end. If you’ve watched the full runs of his previous shows then you’ll know what you’re getting from him by now. It’s the cast who are the real reason. Sam Waterston as Charlie Skinner steals every scene he’s in. Alison Pill and John Gallagher Jr as Maggie Jordan and Jim Harper make you root for them through out, and I would think will likely be two names you’ll be watching out for in the future. Thomas Sadoski as Don Keefer manages to pull off a remarkable trick of making an initially unlikeable character incredibly likeable without you realising how or when it happened. And that’s without mentioning the leads.
Hopefully this will have make you want to go back and re-watch some of the episodes and shows i’ve discussed. If it has please let me know which ones and why.
Also, a note that I will hopefully be blogging more this year.
Finally, in looking for an accompanying image, it appears some else has already written this piece better, but hey I gave it a go. For those interested here’s vulture.com on the same topic: http://www.vulture.com/2014/12/newsroom-aaron-sorkin-what-kind-of-day-has-it-been-west-wing-sports-night-studio-60.html
Plus also, here is Sorkin on where the title comes from : http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/aaron_sorkin_explains_what_kind_of_day_has_it_been_means_to_him_the_newsroom_west_wing-2014-12
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Once upon a time the world was just a series of small villages. They were all magnificent, but the most spectacular was known as FONT. Its people, even though they lived simple lives, were joyful and prosperous. Food was plentiful. Font was incredibly beautiful, with green pastures, rolling hills, and forests teeming with wildlife.
Back then there were countless natural springs scattered throughout the land. These springs supplied pure, sparkling water and were well stocked with fish. People gathered around these springs for almost every occasion. They bathed in the springs, had ceremonies, met loved ones- everything focused around the springs. People did not understand that the springs were connected to one another by a vast underground system of waterworks. They had never seen this for themselves, so considered stories about them to be folklore. Still, the springs were the heart of each village. There was one called THE FOUNTAINS in the center of FONT..
And there was something that set the people of FONT apart from the other villages. It was the singing. People would sit by THE FOUNTAINS and sing every morning at daybreak and again at sunset. No one could remember how this daily ritual started, but most made it a priority to take part.
This was the song:
"We are one, we are one, as we're cradled by the Word. We are one, we are one, as we're living in this world. With every thought we think, with every word we speak, our love flows out infinitely. With every act we do, with every thought, every word ,with our love we are forever one."
It was a beautiful sight to see people gathered at the Fountains, singing this song of love. Many believed this singing was the reason the kingdom prospered as it did. There were some cycles of lack, of course, because life is a series of cycles. But there was no poverty, famine, plagues or war. The peasants didn't even have a concept of these things.
But some of the peasants refused to sing. They were called, quite simply, "non-singers". " I have no time for this", they would say. "I must put food on the table"
These peasants didn't prosper. They worked night and day to provide their basic needs. They grew to resent the singers, and would complain bitterly about the noise. As time passed, they began to gather together to lament their fate. Non-singing began to run in families, and as the years passed, non-singers grew in number.
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Why The South Caucasus Needs A Stronger U.S. and European Policy
Published in Analytical Articles
by Mamuka Tsereteli (05/15/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The South Caucasus has been on the radar screen of U.S. policy makers since the mid-1990s, when the region was seen as an integral part of the pro-active U.S. security and energy policy towards Europe. Those policies resulted in several pipeline projects that connected Azerbaijani resources via Georgia and Turkey to European and world markets. Today, after several years of decline in U.S. strategic interests towards Europe, the U.S. is revitalizing its focus through the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Initiative. This opens new opportunities for countries that are not members of the European Union, but aspire for integration into the Trans-Atlantic strategic and trade space.
BACKGROUND: The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact security system opened an opportunity for a pro-active U.S. security and economic policy towards Central and Eastern Europe, oriented towards strengthening the sovereignty and independence of the countries liberated from the Soviet yoke. Alongside the eastward enlargement of NATO and the EU, energy security also became a subject of attention for U.S. policy-makers due to Europe’s high overall dependency on Russian energy. The discovery of hydrocarbon resources in the Azerbaijani section of the Caspian Sea allowed Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey to present themselves as a new alternative transit system, viable for supplies of oil and natural gas to European markets.
The close collaboration of the U.S., Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan in the process of implementing the so called multiple pipeline policy played a crucial role in building strong economic and trade links between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea/Mediterranean seaports. The energy engagement with the region translated into substantial Western, as well as regional geopolitical and economic gains. The construction of the major oil and natural gas pipelines between Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey solidified the region’s dramatic break from Russia’s political and energy dominance.
After the enlargements of NATO and the EU and the Multiple Pipeline Policy’s success, there were no U.S. policy initiatives of a similar magnitude towards the region. Respectively, there were no major policy initiatives aimed at linking the South Caucasus to Europe. Russia was no longer seen as a source of strategic threats and U.S. strategic attention switched to Asia, the Middle East and other parts of the world.
Due to shale gas development in recent years, the U.S. has become the world’s largest producer of natural gas and no longer needs to import Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Volumes that were designed for the U.S. market by producer countries such as Qatar, Algeria, Trinidad and others could now be exported to Europe, which has built, and continues to build, several new LNG receiving terminals. This reduced the relative dependence on Russian gas in Europe, and also reduced prices. Hence, while the Southern Corridor for natural gas, originating in Azerbaijan, is still a priority in European diversification strategy, there is a diminishing sense of urgency related to this project. This fact is also reflected in policy making. The fact that the U.S. government abolished the position of Special Envoy for Caspian Diplomacy Issues for the first time since its introduction in the 1990s is reflective of these new realities.
IMPLICATIONS: Yet, the U.S. and European states remain interested in developments in the South Caucasus. There is broad support both for the Southern Energy and Transportation Corridor, and for the greater integration of the three South Caucasian countries into the European political, economic and cultural space. The South Caucasus is still relevant for the purposes of ongoing military operations in Afghanistan and remains prospective transit area for the planned withdrawal of forces in 2014. However, this support no longer translates into major strategic and political initiatives, let alone the political or financial resources to support such initiatives. The region’s unresolved conflicts are a vivid demonstration of the lack of coordinated efforts by the international community to facilitate significant development in the region.
However, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Initiative, as reflected in President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union speech, presents a potential avenue for increased strategic engagement. The South Caucasus has the potential to become part of this process through various mechanisms and agreements that bring the region closer to Europe.
The primary strategic objective for the South Caucasus is to find ways to raise the region’s visibility in the policy-making processes in Washington and Brussels. In turn, such visibility requires that the region is attached to major U.S. and EU policy initiatives.
Skeptics say that Europe no longer has the capacity to offer significant incentives to its partners due to the ongoing economic crisis. In this view, Europe is exceedingly slow in decision making and offers many unnecessary regulations that slow down economic growth. After all, it is a fact that even highly prioritized EU projects aimed at connecting Caspian natural gas resources to Europe remain unimplemented, while China managed to build both oil and natural gas pipelines, thus allowing Central Asian states to diversify their markets.
Yet, these skeptical views tend to ignore that the combined EU economy is still the largest economy in the world. The EU is also the largest trade partner for the U.S., by far the largest foreign direct investor in the U.S. economy and the safest destination of U.S. FDI, and the average GDP of EU countries is still four times larger than China’s. Closer integration into the European economic space through trade and investments opens greater economic opportunities for the countries in the European neighborhood, and the countries of the South Caucasus have a potential to be a part of the process.
In this context, the South Caucasus countries should ally themselves closely with other Eastern European countries, and most importantly with Turkey to find a common voice and convince Washington and Brussels that the region represents a natural expansion of the European economic space, and must be included in any policy initiative related to the broader Europe. Reinventing the European economic space to include Turkey, Ukraine, the South Caucasus and even Russia may become an attractive long term policy initiative for both Washington and Brussels that will also incorporate the interests of South Caucasus. Existing EU mechanisms such as the Eastern Partnership initiative, covering Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine and the three countries of the South Caucasus, may facilitate reaching this ultimate goal. However, like many other EU initiatives, they lack dynamism.
CONCLUSIONS: The leadership and initiative of the South Caucasus countries in this process will be decisive. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia need to take a pro-active stand and demonstrate that they are willing and capable of being strategic partners for the transatlantic community of values. Similar to the role Azerbaijan and Georgia played in the development and implementation of the multiple pipeline policy in the 1990s, the Euro-Atlantic integration of the South Caucasus can only turn into a long-term strategic project if there is a sense of strategic presence from the U.S. and EU, and if regional actors assume the responsibility and implement the policies that will lead to greater integration.
AUTHOR’S BIO: Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli is a Senior Research Fellow with the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center.
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Militia v. Inimicitia
by Jon Roland, Constitution Society
The crisis of legitimacy in the United States and the tension between a ruling class that seeks to undermine and overthrow the Constitution and the people still seeking to uphold it is a civil war with many fronts, and one of them is language and the meaning of words. The ability of the elites to subvert the Constitution depends on their ability to redefine many of the key words in the Constitution, and the most important of these is "militia".
The Founders mainly used the term "militia" as a collective noun, and when asked to define it, one of them George Mason, said it was "the whole people, except for a few officials". This definition is indicative, but not entirely adequate, because it does not explain why we need a separate word from "people" if it means almost the same thing. Mason, like most of the Founders, tended to think and write in terms of concrete things rather than in abstractions, but to fully understand the concept of militia, we need to return to abstract fundamentals and to the historical origin of the term.
The term militia comes from Latin, and is usually translated as "military service". In other words, an activity rather than a collection of persons. That definition could be somewhat misleading, however, in that for the Latins, "military" services also included law enforcement and disaster response, and the duty of every citizen to perform those functions if called upon to do so by the situation. Since in today's world we usually separate military from law enforcement from disaster response, a better translation would be "defense service".
Since it is common in English to use a word for an activity to refer to collections of persons engaged in that activity, it is therefore in accordance with such usage to use the term "militia" to also refer to one or more persons engaged in militia, the activity. However, the Latin term for a body of (armed) defenders would be volgus militum.
The word "militia" is a polyseme, with multiple related meanings, either at the same time or depending on context. It is a type called an actronym in which a noun meaning "those engaged in the activity" is derived from the noun meaning "activity" without losing the original meaning.
It is important to understand the origin of the duty of militia, or of militia as a duty. Every society is formed by individuals coming together for mutual defense of their rights against anything that might threaten those rights, including other members of the society. The agreement to restrict the ways they compete with one another, and to defend one anothers' rights, is the social contract that creates the society. Each individual joins the social contract by being inducted into it from childhood by his parents or guardians.
The reference to the militia in the Second Amendment to the Constitution, as a justification for the right to keep and bear arms, is potentially misleading. The defense of the society may require the use of arms, but there are other ways of defending it that do not. While law enforcement may be part of militia duty, so is enforcing the law on oneself, or obeying the law, and setting a good example by doing so.
If we examine the various rights against the actions of government which are recognized by the Constitution, we find that they are not just for our enjoyment or fulfillment. We also have the duty to exercise all of those rights in defense of the society. The rights to speak, publish, practice religion, assemble, petition, contract, vote, travel, and bear arms are not just for private happiness, but to defend one another.
Even religion, by encouraging civic virtue, is militia, because it makes better citizens who are better prepared and more willing to engage in militia in other ways.
Therefore, in the broadest sense, militia is the exercise of civic virtue.
Now the enemies of the Constitution seek to redefine that word, to make it mean merely armed groups, with a connotation of being unsavory. If they can succeed in reversing the meaning of the word, they will have gone a long way to subverting the Constitution, because militia is the foundation of the Constitution.
The opposite of militia is, therefore, the exercise of public vice, or offense to the rights of members of the society, and we need to identify the word for that, the word that is the opposite of militia. In English we have such words as treason, crime, or hostility, but "treason" is redefined in the Constitution to have a more restricted meaning than it had in common usage before the Constitution was adopted, and while we can speak of domestic public enemies or foreign enemies, we need a word that means hostile or inimical activity. The Latins had the word inimicitia[1], meaning enmity or hostility, which was applicable to either domestic or foreign enemies, and that word comes closest to being the diametric opposite of militia. As a collective noun, it would be one or more persons engaged in activity that is hostile to the society.
We can therefore array our various rights as duties and their opposites:
Inimicitia
Defense against invasion
Equipping oneself
Lawbreaking
Disarming people
Investigation and exposure
Covering up of wrongdoing
Public distraction
Redress of wrongs
Abuse of legal process
Organize, train to defend
Prevent organizing, training
Informed vote for best person
Uninformed vote, or for
promised benefits
Teach virtue, set good example.
Faith, hope, charity, fortitude,
justice, temperance, prudence. Teach vice, set bad example.
Pride, envy, gluttony, lust,
anger, covetousness, sloth.
Those who would defend the Constitution against those who would subvert it therefore have the duty to apply the word "militia" to any and every instance of virtuous civic activity, and "inimicitia" to every instance of its opposite. If we make these usages common, we will have done a great deal to resist the overthrow of the Constitution and our civil liberties.
1. The Anglicized pronunciation would be "ih nim ih SEE sha". For Latin purists it would be "ee nee mee KEE tee ah". A composite of "in", not, and "amicus", friend. It is the origin of the word "enemy".
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Foster + Partners’ New York boathouse will use rowing courses to empower communities
by Andrew Manns | 27 Jun 2019
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The new recreational building was commissioned by Row New York – a charity with offices in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan / Foster + Partners
This timber boathouse will fit naturally into the landscape of the riverfront and will transform this stretch of the Harlem River into a lively gathering place for people from all communities
– Norman Foster
London-based architecture practice Foster + Partners have revealed plans to create a community-centred boathouse and rowing facility in Washington Heights, New York.
Commissioned by competitive rowing charity Row New York, the proposed timber-roofed building will comprise an array of classrooms, event spaces, and outdoor leisure areas – all of which be used for rowing-focused educational programmes.
Using the sport as a facilitator for self-empowerment, the centre will also help its patrons prepare for higher education with courses that emphasise personal discipline and responsibility.
In a statement, the architects said the project – aimed at underprivileged communities – would “give young people a sense of self-confidence and purpose”, showing them a “path to college”.
Speaking on the project, Norman Foster, founder of Foster + Partners, explained: “I wanted to create a building that was both functional and accessible, but also one that responded to the Hudson River’s long history as a busy transportation hub.
“This timber boathouse will fit naturally into the landscape of the riverfront and will transform this stretch of the Harlem River into a lively gathering place for people from all communities.”
According to the Waterfront Alliance, Row New York – which currently boasts locations in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn – has been mulling plans for a new headquarters since 2017.
The future boathouse is expected to bring all of the organisation’s activities under one roof for the first time.
Foster + Partners Norman Foster boathouse Harlem New York
The boathouse will be situated on the Harlem River, within Sherman Creek Park / Foster + Partners
London-based architecture practice Foster + Partners have revealed plans to create a community-centred boathouse and rowing facility in Washington Heights, New York. Commissioned by competitive rowing charity Row New York, the proposed timber-roofed building will comprise an array of classrooms, event spaces, and outdoor leisure areas – all of which be used for rowing-focused educational programmes. Using the sport as a facilitator for self-empowerment, the centre will also help its
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Architect Bill Bensley to speak about sustainability at Global Wellness Summit
by Lauren Heath-Jones | 17 Jul 2019
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) team has announced that designer Bill Bensley will deliver a keynote speech on hospitality design and sustainability at this year's summit in Hong Kong (15-17 October). Bensley's keynote will challenge delegates to rethink how hotels and resorts are designed and built, by posing questions he believes that the conscientious traveller of the future will be asking, such as: Does this hotel respect its environment? Does
FaulknerBrowns Architects and LDA Design reveal Olympic-size ice rink for London
by Tom Walker | 17 Jul 2019
FaulkerBrowns Architects and LDA Design have unveiled designs for a new ice rink and urban park in east London. Featuring an Olympic-size, twin-rink ice centre, the £30m project is being driven by client, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, which wants the new complex to replace the ageing Lee Valley Ice Centre. The existing, 34-year-old ice centre attracts around 279,000 visits a year, but the venue is reaching the end
Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim museum achieves UNESCO World Heritage status
The World Heritage Committee has added the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The museum is one of eight Wright-designed US buildings to have made the list, after the American architect's 20th century works were awarded the honour. The others are the Unity Temple (Illinois), Frederick C. Robie House (Chicago); the Taliesin (Wisconsin); Hollyhock House (Los Angeles), Fallingwater Pennsylvania), the
Virgin Galactic merger brings commercial space travel (and space hotels) closer to reality
by Andy Knaggs | 16 Jul 2019
Virgin Galactic believes it has the necessary financial muscle to achieve commercialisation of its space tourism flights, after merging with investment partnership Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH). The transaction, which is due to complete during the second half of 2019, will deliver US$1.3bn (€1.16bn, £1.04bn) of equity to Virgin Galactic, made up of US$1bn (€890m, £800m) in common stock of the combined company (at US$10 per share) and up to US$300m
Solent University, UK, opens sports and fitness complex as part of £100m investment plan
Solent University, UK, has officially opened its new £28m sports and fitness centre. The centre houses two sports halls, three gyms and an indoor cycling studio. There are also two exercise studios, a physiotherapy treatment room and a dedicated basketball centre – one of only two of its kind in the UK. The university worked with Pulse Fitness on the design of the new facility, which is part of an
Microsoft adds cultural heritage to its AI programme – seeks partnerships
Cultural heritage has become the latest focus for Microsoft in its AI for Good portfolio – a five-year commitment to using artificial intelligence to tackle some of society's biggest challenges. The project will create opportunities for designers and architects to collaborate on projects impacting facilities. "As we have learned more about the dimensions that make up cultural heritage, we've concluded that preserving cultural heritage isn't something that is solely nice
Studio Hansen Roberts creates jungle habitats for Auckland Zoo
New Zealand's Auckland Zoo has revealed a timetable for opening each part of its new South East Asia Jungle Track project ‒ a NZ$58m (US$39m, €34.6m, £31m) investment that's part of the zoo's wider 10-year, NZ$150m (US$100.9m, €89.5m, £80.4m) evolution programme, funded by Auckland Council. The zoo has worked with Studio Hansen Roberts on the design of the South East Asia Jungle Track, with NZ Strong (builders), Jacobs Engineering and
National Aquarium in Abu Dhabi will anchor new Al Qana complex by MZ Architects
One of the Middle East's biggest aquariums, the National Aquarium in Abu Dhabi, is on track to open in 2020 as a cornerstone of upcoming mixed-use destination, Al Qana. The development, by Al Barakah International Investment (BII) and Abu Dhabi Municipality, will welcome a million visitors a year when complete. The 7,000sq m (22,965sq ft), aquarium will be home to 33,000 responsibly- and ethically-sourced marine creatures to highlight the importance
Linzi Coppick of Forme creates interiors for new COMO Metropolitan residences in London
by Jane Kitchen | 11 Jul 2019
COMO Metropolitan hotel in London has opened ten luxury residences, offering private apartment-style accommodation adjacent to the hotel and opposite Hyde Park. The Residences offer the same five-star facilities and service as the hotel, which is a one-minute walk away, including access to the hotel's holistic wellness centre, COMO Shambhala Urban Escape. Inside, designer Linzi Coppick of Forme UK has prioritised a sense of home. Natural daylight floods the apartments,
Designer Claudio Carbone reveals his €40m renovation of Grand Hotel Quellenhof
After five months of construction and an investment of CHF 45m (€40m), the completely renovated Grand Hotel Quellenhof in Switzerland has opened its doors. For 150 years, the Quellenhof has served as the flagship of Europe’s wellbeing & medical health resort in Bad Ragaz. Swiss interior designer Claudio Carbone has been responsible for the redesign and the development of a new concept which is centered around the hotel’s history and
André Fu tapped into childhood memories of Hong Kong to inspire his designs for the new St. Regis hotel
by Liz Terry | 10 Jul 2019
Speaking in the new edition of CLADmag, designer André Fu reveals how he found inspiration for his designs for the new St. Regis hotel. “I was born in Hong Kong and so designing the hotel made me question exactly what my home town means to me,” he explained. “I wanted to go deeper than the stereotypical concept of lanterns, junks and temples and tap into my own memories of the
Steven Holl and Architecture Acts win competition for new Ostrava concert hall
The Czech city of Ostrava is to have a new concert hall designed by Steven Holl Architects and Prague-based Architecture Acts following an international competition. The structure will create a tension between new and old, with the new building sitting astride the city's existing House of Culture. The 1,300-seat concert hall, which is expected to open in 2023, was designed as a "perfect acoustic instrument in its case" in collaboration
Add a gym to your development to increase its value says Colliers
A report from Colliers International has found that people are increasingly willing to pay more in rent or mortgage to live near to, or even onsite with, their gym. The study of 3,000 people in the UK found that 72 per cent of people responded positively to this hypothetical situation, while 29 per cent said they would be prepared to pay more for a rooftop gym. "Investors and landlords have
Wellness in the clouds: Four Seasons Philadelphia to open next month with 57th floor crystal-themed spa
The opening date for the Four Seasons Philadelphia has been set for 12 August. The property was originally scheduled to open in Q3 2018. The 219-bed hotel, located atop the 1,121ft (342m) Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia’s downtown, offers views from the 48th to 56th floors. Set above it, the spa will include seven treatment rooms and an indoor infinity pool. The 17,321sq ft facility will encompass the entire 57th
Attention Lego lovers – Europe's first Lego waterpark will be built in Italy
by Tom Anstey | 08 Jul 2019
Architects who love Lego will be able to treat their families to a Lego holiday experience when a new Lego waterpark opens in Italy in 2020. Gardaland has announced plans to open Europe's first Lego-branded waterpark, designed by Merlin Magic Making, with the multi-million dollar development set to open its doors next year. Aimed at families with children aged two to twelve, the new addition to the Italian theme park
Grantley Hall hotel and wellness retreat wants to become one of Europe's top gym, spa, and wellness properties
The Grade II listed, 17th century Grantley Hall hotel and wellness retreat will reopen today (6 July) near Ripon, UK. The property has undergone extensive renovation work over a three-and-a-half year period, with design by owner Valeria Sykes and now has a high-end gym, spa and a range of restaurants. The overarching vision is for the hotel to become one of Europe's top gym, spa, and wellness facilities. The property
New designs for Museum of London revealed
The Museum of London has revealed the designs for its new home in West Smithfield, with the development scheme laying out a 24-hour cultural hub in the heart of the British capital. Described as one of the largest cultural projects in Europe, the design process has been led by Stanton Williams and Asif Kahn, with Julian Harrap Architects also involved. Celebrating the existing architecture of the Westfield site, which is
MAD Architects reveal exquisite Grand Theater for Yiwu, China
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, have been chosen to build their ethereal design for the Yiwu Grand Theater in China’s Zhejiang province. The announcement comes following a competition with Arata Isozaki & Associates, Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, GMP, and KDG. The new building, located on the south bank of the Dongyang River, will have a 1,600-seat grand theatre, a 1,200-seat theatre and an international, 2,000-capacity conference centre. Positioned with
Les Mills unveils new "future-focused" studios at Auckland City Gym, designed by Monk Mackenzie, Rufus Knight and Alt Group
Fitness giant Les Mills has launched three new studio spaces at its iconic Auckland City Gym in New Zealand. The new spaces were designed by New Zealand architects Monk Mackenzie and interior designer Rufus Knight, working in partnership with design studio Alt Group. According to Les Mills Jnr, who led the development of the new studios and workouts, a key objective was to partner with New Zealand’s best designers to
Zaha Hadid Architects and Architect 61 begin work on New Science Centre in Singapore
Singapore-based architecture firm Architects 61 and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have begun design development workshops for the New Science Centre in Singapore. The Science Centre Singapore, which opened in 1977, welcomes more than a million visitors every year, and makes science accessible and engaging, with immersive exhibitions providing physical demonstrations of scientific principles and applications in everyday life. Its redesign was announced in May 2019, with Singapore's Minister for Education
Building boom: South Korea plans to build 140 new museums and 46 art galleries by 2023
CLAD has learned that the South Korean government plans to trigger a building boom in the museums and cultural sector, with the construction of 140 new museums and 46 new art galleries by 2023. The policy was announced by the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. The move is part of a new five-year plan aimed at making Korean art and artefacts more accessible and doubling the proportion of
Final details unveiled for OMA’s expansion of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York
OMA have released images of their latest design for the New Museum of Contemporary Art expansion in Manhattan, New York which has been in the planning stages since May 2016. Set to rise at 235 Bowery, next to the recently completed SANAA-designed flagship, the future structure will more than double the museum's capacity, adding 937 sq m of exhibition space. The US$63m (€55.3m, £49.5m) extension will also add an 80-cover
Snøhetta to lead revamp of Hawaii’s iconic Blaisdell Center
Integrated design practice Snøhetta have teamed up with AECOM and WCIT Architecture to redesign the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The new masterplan will see the 22-acre cultural venue expanded to include a concert hall, exhibition centre, and sports pavilion. The complex will also feature a number of outdoor spaces – such as ponds, gardens, and rivulets – all of which will follow what the design team have
Milan-Cortina's 2026 Olympic Games' to rely on existing infrastructure – masterplan features one new venue
by Tom Walker | 28 Jun 2019
Milan-Cortina, which has been selected to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Games, has revealed the events will aim for a low carbon footprint, with the majority of facilities used being existing. Milan-Cortina's bid received 47 out of a total of 82 votes cast by IOC members, with rival bid Stockholm-Åre receiving 34 votes, with one abstention. The bids from Milan and Stockholm were the first to be produced
Roman museum planned for York, UK, as part of £150m urban regeneration scheme
by Andy Knaggs | 27 Jun 2019
A new world-class museum project documenting the Roman history of the city of York, UK, will be part of a proposed £150m (US$190.5m, €167.5m) city centre redevelopment called the Roman Quarter. The York Archeological Trust is partnering with York-based property developers North Star, DC Architecture and hotel operator Native to deliver the project in Rougier Street. Three buildings will be demolished to make way for the development, enabling the 33,000sq
Elias Estudio and Francois Frossard complete luxe villa in Los Cabos
Architecture firm Elias Estudio and interior designer Francois Frossard have completed the Royale Residence, a 1,712 sq m short-stay villa located at the Le Blanc Spa Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. Overlooking the Sea of Cortez, the two-storey guesthouse features four bedrooms, a fitness centre, a movie theatre, a sun deck, a 130 sq m infinity pool, and a spa treatment room. Provided with an assortment of bath amenities, including
Architects AW2 are working on the first Alila-branded resort in Europe, in Gruyère, Switzerland
by Jane Kitchen | 27 Jun 2019
Hyatt Hotels will bring the Alila brand to Europe for the first time by putting its name to the Golf Resort La Gruyère to create the Alila La Gruyère resort, which is set to open in Switzerland in 2023. Overlooking a picturesque lake, Alila La Gruyère will offer an 85-bed hotel and wellness retreat as well as a golf course by Robert Trent Jones Jr and a range of residences.
Piscina & Wellness Barcelona announces competition to build seaside aquatic centre
Piscina & Wellness Barcelona (PWB) has launched an international contest for architecture students to conceptualise a new aquatic centre. According to the company, the future leisure facility will be designed for public bathing and will occupy a tract of land on Barcelona’s waterfront, between “Drassanes Quay and the Rambla del Mar of the Port Vell”. “The space includes a large area of water, thus providing the possibility of even imagining
Stadium redevelopment is part of £2bn development plan for Nottingham UK
Plans to redevelop the home stadium of soccer team Nottingham Forest in the UK have moved a step closer, after the Football League club was granted a new 250-year lease for the stadium site. The redevelopment forms part of the wider Nottingham Southside regeneration with £2bn of developments happening across a 0.5 square mile area. The changes represent are expected to bring thousands of jobs, millions of visitors and economic
GOCO Hospitality to create advanced medical wellness destination in Kazakhstan
International wellness consultancy, development and management firm GOCO Hospitality is working on a wellness resort in a heritage property in Kazakhstan that was once one of the most advanced sanatoriums during the Soviet era. Now, the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan has entrusted GOCO Hospitality to develop the property into a next-generation wellness resort. Due to have its soft opening in July 2020, GOCO Life
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Alzheimer's Disease-Like Pathologies and Cognitive Impairments Induced by Formaldehyde in Non-Human Primates
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Rongwei Zhai, Joshua Rizak, Na Zheng, Xiaping He, Zhenhui Li, Yong Yin, Tao Su, Yingge He, Rongqiao He, Yuanye Ma, Meifeng Yang*, Zhengbo Wang* and Xintian Hu* Pages 1304 - 1321 ( 18 )
Background: Formaldehyde (FA) has been implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology as an age-related factor and as a protein cross-linker known to aggregate Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) and tau protein in vitro. Higher levels of FA have also been found in patients with greater cognitive impairment and in AD patient brains.
Objective: To directly evaluate the effect of chronically elevated FA levels on the primate brain with respect to AD pathological markers.
Method: Young rhesus macaques (5-8 yrs, without AD related mutations) were given chronic intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injections of FA or vehicle over a 12-month period. Monkeys were monitored for changes in cognitive ability and evaluated post-mortem for common AD pathological markers.
Results: Monkeys injected with FA were found to have significant spatial working memory impairments. Histopathological analysis revealed the presence of amyloid-β+ neuritic-like plaques, neurofibrillary tangle-like formations, increased tau protein phosphorylation, neuronal loss and reactive gliosis in three memory (and AD) related brain areas (the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex and prefrontal cortex (PFC)) of monkeys receiving i.c.v. injections of FA. ELISA assays revealed that the amounts of pT181 and Aβ42 were markedly higher in the PFC and hippocampus of FA treated monkeys.
Conclusion: FA was found to induce major AD-like pathological markers and cognitive impairments in young rhesus monkeys independent of genetic predispositions. This suggests FA may play a significant role in the initiation and progression of the disease.
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UN political chief urges Security Council to 'remain united' on North Korea
The top United Nations political official yesterday (4 September 2017) urged the Security Council to remain united and to take appropriate action against Sunday's nuclear explosive test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
“The latest serious developments require a comprehensive response in order to break the cycle of provocations from the DPRK”, said Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in an emergency Council meeting, noting that “such a response must include wise and bold diplomacy to be effective.”
Mr Feltman, however, stressed the importance of responding to humanitarian needs regardless of the political situation as the people of the DPRK rely on the international community to provide humanitarian assistance.
The meeting was the Council's second emergency meeting on the DPRK in less than a week and the tenth time the body has met to discuss the DPRK this year.
On the details of Sunday's event, Mr. Feltman said that the DPRK characterised it as a “perfect success in the test of a hydrogen bomb for intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)” and as marking “a very significant occasion in attaining the final goal of completing the state nuclear force.”
He said that it is evident the yield of the device was larger than any of the DPRK's previous nuclear tests and experts have estimated a yield of between 50 and 100 kilotons, or on average more than five times more powerful than the weapon detonated over Hiroshima and at the low end of the yield of a modern thermonuclear weapon.
Citing a DPRK article which stated the hydrogen bomb was “a multi-functional thermonuclear nuke with great destructive power which can be detonated even at high altitudes for super-powerful EMP [electromagnetic pulse] attack”, Mr. Feltman said that “this was a rare reference by the DPRK to the use of EMP” which, triggered by a nuclear weapon, would aim for widespread damage and disruption to electricity grids and sensitive electronics, including satellites.
He also drew attention to reports indicating that the DPRK may be preparing new ballistic missile tests.
“We are alarmed by this dangerous provocation,” he said, noting that Secretary-General António Guterres had reiterated his call on the DPRK leadership to cease such acts and to comply fully with its international obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions.
“We will continue to carefully follow the developments and remain in close coordination with the concerned international organisations, Members of the Council and other governments concerned”, he concluded.
The United States Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said that her delegation will table a draft resolution on strengthening sanctions against the DPRK.
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Elliot Montague is a transgender fictional narrative and documentary filmmaker. His films explore the nuances of trans and queer narratives through engagement with familial relationships, spirits, and rural landscapes. His work has contributed significantly to the current wave of "New Trans Cinema." Over the past two decades, Elliot's films have received international recognition at dozens of festivals and museums, including the Media Arts Festival in Osnabruck, Germany, the Paris Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, the Anthology Film Archives in New York, and the Dashanzi Arts Festival in Beijing, among others. He was a director for Rhys Ernst's award-winning documentary series, We’ve Been Around, and is currently creating a docuseries that features a youth-led transformative justice organization in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Elliot is a twice recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Award from the Princess Grace Foundation and his films are partially distributed through Women Make Movies and Video Data Bank. Elliot is currently in post-production on his narrative film Light on a Path, Follow. He teaches film production within the Five College Consortium in Western Massachusetts.
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DJO All the Year Round Volume IV (1860/1)
All the Year Round Volume IV
The early autumn of 1860 brought significant changes in Dickens’s life. With the sale of Tavistock House complete by the end of August, Dickens was ready to leave his former London home and settle at Gad’s Hill Place, Rochester. From October onwards, this ‘little Freehold’ property, acquired five years ago as a summer retreat (Letters, VII, p. 532), became his permanent residence until his death in June 1870. [1] Bringing a friend up to date, Dickens described how, having sold Tavistock House, he was ‘making this rather complete in its way, and am on the restless eve of beginning a new big [i.e. monthly] book’ (Letters, IX, p. 309). Other projects included preparations for the next Christmas Number of All the Year Round, a charitable reading at the Rochester and Chatham Mechanics’ Institute in December and six public readings in St Martin’s Hall, London, scheduled for the Spring of 1861. In November he travelled to north Devon with Wilkie Collins to gather material for the Christmas story that became 'A Message from the Sea' (p. 573), and then remained at Gad’s Hill for the remainder of the year. By mid-February 1861, he was established in ‘a furnished house’ at 3 Hanover Terrace, Regent’s Park, taken for "the season"’ (Letters, IX, p. 360). This served as his London base until mid-June from which he continued writing and preparing for the Spring public readings.
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Volume 52, No. 32
Bowden Hall begins to dry off
by Eric Rangus
The Big Bird-yellow, hot air-pumping tube is gone. The fans have shut down. The moldy, saturated stench of a wet sneaker has finally dissipated.
Life is on its way back to normal at Bowden Hall, but it won't completely return to pre-flood status until the end of the summer.
"The cleanup and drying out is complete," said David Tate, assistant director for plant operations. Reconstruction of the building, however, is only just beginning.
On the evening of Sunday, April 2, a connector on a sprinkler main broke on the building's third floor. Contractors had been working on the plumbing. When the flow of water was finally cut off about 25 minutes later, standing water was two inches deep in some places, and practically no part of Bowden Hall escaped completely dry.
The building suffered an estimated $500,000-$1 million of damage, plus damage to many personal items. Ceiling panels, wall siding and office carpeting all were effected.
A look from the outside shows no ill effects, though the inside is a slightly different story. Throughout the building, wallpaper has been peeled away and random ceiling panels are missing. Also, the bottom four inches of sheetrock-along with its vinyl covering-has been removed so that the inside of the walls could be dried out. But the chaos and unpleasantness of the days immediately after the flood has disappeared, as has the unpleasant odor.
The halls of Bowden Hall now have something in common with a great deal of the rest of the University: they're under construction.
Bids from three contractors are due this week, and repair work will begin following Commencement. Tate said the work will take about two months to complete. Classes have been moved out of the building for the summer, but a lot of effort will be slated for evenings and weekends so that professors are inconvenienced as little as possible.
"Much of the work remaining is cosmetic in nature," Tate said.
Facilities Management is responsible for getting Bowden Hall back in shape, but much of the work repairing materials damaged inside the building has fallen into the hands of the Preservations Office of Emory Libraries.
Floods are not uncommon occurrences at Emory, according to Janice Mohlhenrich, preservation coordinator, but the office hadn't tackled a single project as large as Bowden Hall for several years.
Of the close to 500 books (many of them library books) and other materials given to the office, only seven were not salvageable.
"We were able to look at things that professors thought were irretrievably lost, but we looked at them and said, 'Sure, we can fix this," Mohlhenrich said.
About 10 staff members and students helped out with the drying process, devoting dozen of hours to performing often tedious work (like unspooling microfilm to dry out each individual frame).
"People were great; all their other work was set aside for this project," Mohlhenrich said. "Even working weekends, nobody sulked in the least."
Materials were either air dried by standing them up on a flat surface, or by freeze drying, which turned water into ice crystals. Air drying the books wasn't exactly a warm-weather process, however. The office temperature was lowered to a consistent 52 degrees to ward off mold, and fans hummed constantly to speed the drying process.
It all worked, though, as 90 percent of the materials brought in have been dried out and are ready for pickup.
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Author(s): D L Nelson. Eli Lilly and Co., LillyCorporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285-0814, USA.
Journal Name: Current Drug Targets - CNS & Neurological Disorders
DOI : 10.2174/1568007043482606
The 5-HT5 receptor family consists of two members designated as 5-HT5A and5-HT5B. To date the 5-HT5A receptor has been identified in the mouse, rat, and human.The 5-HT5B receptor also is expressed in the mouse and rat, but not in the human wherethe coding sequence is interrupted by stop codons. Both receptors are essentiallylimited in distribution to the central nervous system (CNS), although the 5-HT5A receptor has also been found on neurons and neuronal-like cells of the carotid body.Within the CNS the 5-HT5A receptor shows a relatively broad distribution, while the5-HT5B receptor has a very restricted distribution. The 5-HT5A receptor has beendemonstrated to couple to G proteins, and the primary coupling appears to be throughGi / o to inhibit adenylyl cyclase activity. The 5-HT5 receptors have not been extensivelycharacterized pharmacologically. Both receptors show their highest affinity for LSD, which appears to act as apartial agonist at the 5-HT5A receptor. Amongst agonist-like molecules, 5-CT (5-carboxamidotryptamine) alsohas high affinity and has greater potency and affinity at the 5-HT5A receptor than does 5-HT itself. Both[125I]LSD and [3H]5-CT have been used as radioligands to study the receptors in vitro. Nothing is known aboutthe role of the 5-HT5B receptor in vivo. A mouse line has been developed where the 5-HT5A receptor has beenknocked out and these animals have been shown to have a diminishe d response to LSD-induced increases inlocomotion. The 5-HT5 receptors remain as two of the least studied and understood of the 5-HT receptor subtypes.
Keywords: serotonin, 5-hydroxytyptamine, 5-ht5a, 5-ht5b, receptor, gpcr
Title: 5-HT5 Receptors
Author(s):D L Nelson
Affiliation:Eli Lilly and Co., LillyCorporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285-0814, USA.
Keywords:serotonin, 5-hydroxytyptamine, 5-ht5a, 5-ht5b, receptor, gpcr
Abstract: The 5-HT5 receptor family consists of two members designated as 5-HT5A and5-HT5B. To date the 5-HT5A receptor has been identified in the mouse, rat, and human.The 5-HT5B receptor also is expressed in the mouse and rat, but not in the human wherethe coding sequence is interrupted by stop codons. Both receptors are essentiallylimited in distribution to the central nervous system (CNS), although the 5-HT5A receptor has also been found on neurons and neuronal-like cells of the carotid body.Within the CNS the 5-HT5A receptor shows a relatively broad distribution, while the5-HT5B receptor has a very restricted distribution. The 5-HT5A receptor has beendemonstrated to couple to G proteins, and the primary coupling appears to be throughGi / o to inhibit adenylyl cyclase activity. The 5-HT5 receptors have not been extensivelycharacterized pharmacologically. Both receptors show their highest affinity for LSD, which appears to act as apartial agonist at the 5-HT5A receptor. Amongst agonist-like molecules, 5-CT (5-carboxamidotryptamine) alsohas high affinity and has greater potency and affinity at the 5-HT5A receptor than does 5-HT itself. Both[125I]LSD and [3H]5-CT have been used as radioligands to study the receptors in vitro. Nothing is known aboutthe role of the 5-HT5B receptor in vivo. A mouse line has been developed where the 5-HT5A receptor has beenknocked out and these animals have been shown to have a diminishe d response to LSD-induced increases inlocomotion. The 5-HT5 receptors remain as two of the least studied and understood of the 5-HT receptor subtypes.
D L Nelson, “ 5-HT5 Receptors”, Current Drug Targets - CNS & Neurological Disorders (2004) 3: 53. https://doi.org/10.2174/1568007043482606
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Rachael Interviewed on the Road
Happy New Year! I thought we'd start off the year with an interesting interview Rachael Ray did with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. At a recent book signing for her newest cookbook Rachael Ray 2, 4, 6, 8: Great Meals for Couples or Crowds, Rachael Ray signed about 500 books for 400 fans. It's all in a day's work for Rachael, who also filmed a segment for her talk show at Volterra Italian restaurant while she was in town.
The article reveals that Rachael has a $6 million deal with her publisher and that her talk show "now holds the fourth spot among syndicated chat fests, ahead of Ellen DeGeneres."
While she signed books for the store's stock, Rachael talked to John Marshall of the P-I. (He mistakenly calls her Italian American - she's half Sicilian. But whatever.) Marshall says that Rachael was "cordial, but professional out of public view. She seldom passed 80 percent on the perk-o-meter."
If you've ever wondered if Rachael writes her cookbooks herself or tests the recipes herself, well, now we know:
"I have several rules for my cookbooks. They can't cost more than a CD. The recipes can't require special tools. And I always try to pay attention to what my readers say they want more of from my previous books.
I never put anything in the cookbooks that I haven't come up with myself. And I try everything, too, since I am not a chef. If somebody else did either of those things for the cookbooks, people would know it in a heartbeat."
Rachael says that next year there will be two new cookbooks, but after that, she will be cutting back to only one cookbook per year.
On the issue of whether she worries about overexposure:
I'm very picky. The knives that have my name on them are the result of my approaching the knife company for a design because I am very klutzy in the kitchen. The olive oil with my name comes from Colavita in Italy because they are related to my family. . . .
I just think there's no point in limiting yourself when things are going all right.
Poor Rachael is always dealing with the "are you a bad tipper" question. Here's her "on the record" response:
That show is now called "Tasty Travels," not $40 a day. But I always over-tip. I often leave $20 tips since I was a waitress once. Even on the show I always leave at least a 15 percent tip.
Now, we've heard before that Rachael was a cheerleader in high school, but we certainly didn't know this:
I certainly was a cheerleader in high school -- and a darn good one! I was the ta-dah cheerleader, the one who climbed to the top of the pyramid and then flipped into the arms of other cheerleaders. And I was also the cheerleader that would run the length of the gym, do a flip and then end with the splits.
And the award for stupidest question ever asked to Rachael Ray is won by the P-I: "What was your high school team?" Wow, thanks for asking the tough questions, dude. I admire Rachael's patience in these interviews!
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Pinellas County Real Estate Statistics for March 2019
Pinellas County continues to see a rise in year over year sale prices and months supply of inventory. The Average Sale Price for Single Family Homes rose 1.7% from $337,348 in March 2018 to $343,150 in March 2019. The Average Sale Price for Townhome/Condo was $316,268 in March 2019, up 42.7% from $221,579 in March 2018. The Months Supply of Inventory for Single Family Homes increased 25.0% year-over-year, with a 3.0 Month Supply this March, as compared to a 2.4 Month Supply in March 2018. The Months Supply of Inventory for Townhome/Condo rose 20.7% at 3.5 months in March 2019 from 2.9 months in March 2018.
The Median Sale Price for Single Family Homes was up by 6.0% from last year, at $265,000 for March 2019 versus $250,000 for March 2018. Dollar Volume for Single Family Homes saw a 5.8% decrease from $429.4 million in March 2018 to $404.6 million in 2019. The Median Time to Contract for Single Family Homes was up 11.1% from 27 days in March 2018 to 30 days this March. The Median Time to Sale for Single Family Homes was 66 days this March, with no change from 66 days in March 2018. New Listings for Single Family for March 2019 were 1,479, up 4.8% from March 2018 at 1,411. The Active Listings for Single Family Homes rose 22.9% from 2,683 in March 2018 to 3,297 in March 2019. Closed Sales for Single Family were down 7.4%, with 1,179 in March 2019 versus 1,273 in March 2018. Paid in Cash sales for Single Family decreased 8.7%, from 355 in March 2018 to 324 in March 2019.
The Median Sale Price for Townhomes/Condos was $169,950 for March 2019, up 6.9% from $159,000 in March 2018. Dollar Volume for Townhome/Condo increased 54.1% year-over-year, with $180.4 million in March 2018 compared to $278.0 million in March 2019. The Median Time to Contract for Townhome/Condo market was 34 days in March 2019, up 17.2% from 29 days March 2018. The Median Time to Sale for Townhome/Condo market was 72 days in March 2019 and 64 days in March 2018, up 12.5%. New Listings for Townhome/Condos for March 2019 were at 1,056, up 10.5% from 956 in March 2018. Active Listings for Townhomes/Condos were up 25.9% from 2,127 in March 2018 to 2,678 in March 2019. Closed Sales for the Townhome/Condo segment increased 8.0% year over year, at 814 in March 2018 versus 879 in March 2019. Paid in Cash sales for Townhome/Condo increased 5.7% from 460 in March 2018 to 486 in March 2019.
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Death by Eve Life by Mary
By Timothy Matkin
It has been a dominant scene in church art, perhaps only second to the crucifixion. It gave us the most popular Christian prayer after the Lord’s Prayer, and gave rise to both the devotion of the Angelus, recited morning, noon, and evening throughout the Christian West, and the meditation we know as the holy Rosary. Through it, we recognize the dawn of the Day of Salvation—the mystery of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ announced by the Archangel Gabriel to the blessed Virgin Mary.
The story really begins in Genesis. Eve succumbed to the temptation of the serpent to be like gods and Adam followed, leading all of us into a fallen condition. This is the origin of original Sin. It refers to what we now fail to inherit—that fellowship with God we were created to enjoy. Because of the tragic decision of our first parents, that divine fellowship is no longer “in the family.”
But God did not give up on humanity. Even at the fall, he was manifesting the mystery of our redemption. This is what the early Church Fathers recognized as the proto-evangelium, the first Gospel message proclaimed in the world.
When God is describing the consequences of sin, there is one curious statement. Speaking to the serpent in Genesis 3:15, God said, “I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your seed and her seed; he shall crush your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
That’s where things stood in this brave new world east of Eden. It may seem that the serpent had triumphed in seducing the woman Eve. And yet, there is this promise of God for tomorrow: that in spite of the way things may have looked at the moment, it is the woman who will have the final triumph over the serpent through her offspring. The wording of that first Gospel was a bit perplexing. It begged further meditation. “The seed of the woman”? Customarily (and biologically) one would speak of the seed of the man. Could there be some mistake? Some scribal error? What did it mean?
Centuries later, Isaiah’s prophecy would seem to confirm the deeper meaning: “The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” which means, “God with us.” (Isaiah 7:14) St. Matthew applied saw a fulfillment of this verse in his gospel (Matthew 1:22-23) .
St. Luke tells us in the first chapter of his gospel that in the fullness of time, God sent the angel Gabriel to visit a young woman named Mary. He appeared to her and said, “Hail, full of grace; the Lord is with you… Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High.”
Mary responded, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?” Gabriel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.”
The angels waited with bated breath as she pondered this proposal. It is said that God created us without our help, but would not save us without our cooperation. Her answer is our hope, the reason for the season. Our Lady said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy word.” (Luke 1:26-39)
In the virgin birth of Jesus, God makes a fresh start on a new humanity, so he does not use the lineage and agency of a human father. But he uses a remnant of the old humanity, the maiden Mary, to be the mother of our Savior—a new Adam. She is to provide the human source from which the Word took flesh, the beginning of a spotless new humanity that would inherit fellowship with God. In the Catechismus of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer of Canterbury, he wrote:
“I believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God... was made perfect man, and was conceived in the womb of a woman, being a pure virgin, called Mary, of her proper substance, and her proper blood...
“I believe also that all this was done by the working of the Holy Ghost, without the work of men, to the end that all that was wrought therein might be holy and without spot, pure, and clean; and that thereby our conception might be clean and holy, which of itself is altogether spotted and defiled with sin.
“I believe that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, without any manner of sin, and without any breach of her virginity; so that by his pure and holy nativity he has purified and made holy ours, which of itself is altogether unclean and defiled with sin.”
Christ is the new Adam, the new Mankind. St. Paul took up this analogy in his letter to the Church at Rome. Adam brought death into the old humanity. The new Adam—Jesus—brings life into a new humanity. The early Church Fathers took the analogy further in making the connection of Mary as the new Eve. As the old Eve’s disobedience lead the way to death, so the obedience of the new Eve—Mary—leads to the virgin birth of a new humanity.
Mary’s virginity is hailed as an outward sign of her purity of soul. The Greek Liturgies of St Basil the Great and St John Chrysostom call her Panagia (the “All-Holy One”) and Panagiota (the “All-Sinless One”). Thus, she is the Virgin of virgins, the exemplar of chastity and virtue.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, outlined the Church of England’s view on Mary in a sermon in 1688, saying, “We believe her to have been a most pure, and holy, and virtuous creature... that her virgin mind was clean and spotless, as her body chaste and immaculate; and that she was upon the account of both, the most fit of any of her race or sex for the Holy Ghost to over-shadow, and for the Son of the most highest to inhabit.”
George Hickes, the Dean of Worcester, also commented on the theme of the purity of Mary in one of his sermons: “She that was the Mother of God could not be [anything] but a very good woman; she that conceived, and bare, and brought forth the holy Child Jesus, the Virgin Mother of Immanuel... surely must have been pure, as he was pure, and holy, as he was holy.”
Since her “yes” to God at the Annunication, she has been the tabernacle of God in the wilderness, carrying the seed of promise, the holy Child whom God foretold would crush the serpent’s head. Now the day of her deliverance, and ours, draws nigh. St. Irenaeus of Lyons in the 2nd Century noted, “And so the knot tied by Eve’s disobedience was unloosed through the obedience of Mary; for what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the Virgin Mary free through faith.”
As Eve was called the mother of all living, so Mary was called Theotokos, (the Mother of God) and likewise the Mother of all who find new life in Christ. By the time of St Jerome, the contrast between Eve and Mary had evolved into a simple proverb, “Death by Eve, life by Mary.”
O Virgin of virgins, how shall this be? For neither before thee was any like thee, nor shall there be after. Daughters of Jerusalem, why marvel ye at me? The thing which ye behold is a divine mystery.
Fr. Timothy Matkin is Rector of St. Francis, Dallas, in the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas.
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Glenda Nell Reedy (Obituary ~ 10/25/08)
Glenda Nell Reedy, 62, Moundville, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at her home in Moundville. She was born Feb. 16, 1946, in Nevada, to Edward Eugene Hulse and Vida Maxine Gardner Hulse. She married Jerry Reedy on Aug. 2, 1964, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...
Martin E. Ross (Obituary ~ 10/25/08)
Martin E. Ross, 56, of Mapleton, Kan., died, Frieday, Oct. 24, 2008, at 10:01 a.m., at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, Kan. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Jon Conrad Seifert (Obituary ~ 10/25/08)
Jon Conrad Seifert, age 75, resident of rural Fort Scott, died Thursday Oct. 23, 2008, at Mercy Health Center. He was born Nov. 19, 1932, in Weeping Water, Neb., the son of August William Seifert and Dorothy Delle Wiseman Seifert. He graduated from Weeping Water High School in 1950. ...
Wilma Linn (Obituary ~ 10/25/08)
Wilma Linn, 89, a resident of rural Bronaugh, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, in Joplin, after suffering a stroke while gardening. She was born July 29, 1919, at the family home in Harrison Township, Vernon County, Mo., the daughter of Frank Heitz and Pearl Woody Heitz. ...
Marye Adam (Obituary ~ 10/25/08)
Marye Adams, 90, Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Friday, Oct.24, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., following a sudden illness. She was born June 19, 1918, one of twin daughters to Dr. Joseph M. and Edna Smith Yater...
Villamaria -- 50 years (Anniversary ~ 10/25/08)
A 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Val and Joan Villamaria, Nevada, will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Parish Hall, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Nevada. Omission of gifts is requested. The honorees were married Nov. ...
Titus -- 50 years (Anniversary ~ 10/25/08)
Margaret and Joe Titus will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 8, 2008, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Grace Baptist Family Life Center, 5th and Margrave, Fort Scott, Kan. Joe and the former Margaret Allison were married Nov. 2, 1958, at the Hiattville Methodist Church by the Rev. Claude Craven...
Vanessa A. Hancock - Tyler D. Greer (Engagement ~ 10/25/08)
Tyler Dean Greer and Vannessa AnnMarie Hancock announce that the two of them shall exchange wedding vows on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. Both are 2007 graduates of Nevada High School. Miss Hancock is currently attending Pittsburg State University where she is pursuing a degree in nursing. Mr. Greer is self- employed. They will reside in Nevada, Mo...
Daniel and Jenisa Penn (Wedding ~ 10/25/08)
Daniel and Jenisa Penn exchanged wedding vows on Aug. 2, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church of Clinton, Okla., amid decorations of a white arch with white and lavender tulle, on top of white twinkle lights. The pews had silver bows with small star-gazer lilies and lavender tulle. The Rev. Dianne Peters of Oklahoma City, Okla., officiated the ceremony. Pianist Carla Cruson, Clinton, Okla., and soloist Natalie Roller, of Clinton, provided music...
Charity and Samuel Jackson (Wedding ~ 10/25/08)
Family and friends gathered on July 26, 2008, at St. Andrews Wedding Chapel, Fort Scott, to celebrate the marriage of Charity Marie Bailes to Samuel Eugene Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Jon and Rosetta Bailes and granddaughter of Charles and RoseAnna Workman, all of Fort Scott...
Angela Webb - Anthony Payton (Engagement ~ 10/25/08)
Angela Webb, daughter of Alma Webb, of Nevada, and Anthony Payton, son of David and Margaret Payton, Nevada, are engaged to be married on Nov. 1, 2008.
College seeks 'transparency' in plan (Local News ~ 10/25/08)
Fort Scott Community College has unveiled its marketing plan for the 2008-'09 school year. FSCC Public Relations Director Kathleen Hinrichs presented the plan for the first time to the FSCC Board of Trustees during their regular meeting Monday. The marketing plan includes about $51,125 in spending on advertising costs beginning with the current fall semester and continuing through summer 2009. ...
Republican meeting Tuesday (Local News ~ 10/25/08)
The Vernon County Republicans will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, at Republican Headquarters on the Square in Nevada. In a free event open to the public, candidates are to attend and visit with the public. Refreshments will be served. "It's a different night from usual, on Tuesday, this time. I think it will be worthwhile," said Lorraine Richardson...
Democrats to rally (Local News ~ 10/25/08)
The Vernon County Democrats will conduct a Countdown Rally at Democratic Headquarters on the Square in Nevada. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the rally will begin at 6. "Bring snacks and lots of spirit," organizers said. "We just want to be sure we get the word out."...
October is Identity Theft Awareness Month (Local News ~ 10/25/08)
October is Identity Theft Awareness Month, and local groups are taking advantage of the opportunity to share information that might help combat such crimes in Bourbon and Vernon counties as well as information on what to do when these thieves strike...
Woman strives to get cancer-stricken father released from prison (Local News ~ 10/25/08)
Amy Hagan is trying her best to get her and her family an early Christmas present this year. The Pittsburg resident's father, former Fort Scott resident Michael Clark, is currently serving the remainder of a 40-month sentence at the El Dorado (Kan.) Correctional Facility for a felony narcotic charge. ...
Relics of War: Mine Creek Battlefield Museum to host feature special exhibit. (Local News ~ 10/25/08)
Uniontown hammers Northeast, 34-7, in district play (High School Sports ~ 10/25/08)
ARMA, Kan. -- Uniontown kept its playoff hopes alive with a 34-7 whipping of winless Northeast-Arma here Friday night in Kansas Class 2-1A District 7 play. The Eagles improved to 1-1 in the district and 4-4 overall but have to beat powerhouse Pittsburg Colgan Thursday night to get into the Class 2-1A playoffs. Colgan defeated Pleasanton, 35-6, Friday night to clinch a playoff berth...
Anderson County puts end to Fort Scott's playoff hopes (High School Sports ~ 10/25/08)
GARNETT, Kan. -- After a 33-20 loss to Anderson County in Class 4A District play here Friday night, Fort Scott will miss the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The Tigers (0-2 in district, 3-5 overall) will also have their first losing record since 1994, when they were 3-6, and just their second sub-.500 season since 1988...
Melissa and Joshua Bosley (Wedding ~ 10/25/08)
Joshua Gary Bosley and Melissa Blondell Wiseman exchanged wedding vows on Aug. 16, 2008, at Chapel of Veterans-Immanuel Chapel, in Leavenworth, Kan. Bill Center, Lolo, Mont. officiated the ceremony. Carolyn Tucker, Fort Scott, Kan., provided music. Chrisie Wiseman served as maid of honor. Attendants were Lacey Bryant and Lexie Manning. Colby Scheidt served as best man. Groomsman were Jason Moore and Sean Sipes. Ushers were Mark Wiseman and Jeremy Wiseman...
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Home / Front Page/ Investing for impact doubles to $ 502 b as savers seek to do good
Investing for impact doubles to $ 502 b as savers seek to do good
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Thomson Reuters Foundation: From renewable energy schemes to services for domestic abuse survivors, the amount of money estimated to be invested in businesses with a social or environmental impact has doubled, according to a study published on Monday.
So-called impact investing is still only a small part of the overall industry, but has grown rapidly in the last decade as a new generation of investors seek to use their capital to do good as well as make money.
The latest research from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), an industry body, put the overall value of such funds at $ 502 billion – double the previous estimates.
“The impact investing market is seeing incredible momentum. This is a result of shifting sentiments about the role of capital in society,” said GIIN Chief Executive and Co-Founder Amit Bouri in an email.
“More investors are seeing that there are social and environmental repercussions, positive and negative, from every investment that is made,” he said.
The estimated value was based on data from more than 1,300 impact investors around the world, including asset management firms, banks, pension funds, insurance companies and foundations, many of which are members of GIIN.
The sum is still a drop in the ocean compared to the wider investment industry, worth $76 trillion in 2018, according to Boston Consulting Group, the consultancy firm. But it is estimated to be growing rapidly, driven in part by a demographic shift of wealth into the hands of women and millennials, who want to invest with a purpose beyond profit.
As more money flows into the sector, some organisations, including the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation, have expressed concerns about a lack of industry standards.
Critics say this could lead to “impact washing”, where companies seek to disguise unpopular practices or overstate the impact of their investments to make themselves look good.
Impact investing was in the spotlight last month when one of its prominent practitioners, Bill McGlashan, a former Senior Executive at private equity firm TPG Capital, was charged in connection with the US college admissions scandal.
The involvement of McGlashan – who co-founded TPG’s impact investing venture, Rise Fund, with U2 front man Bono – sparked debate about whether his personal misconduct would taint the wider reputation of impact investing.
“As the industry grows, we need to be sure it scales with integrity, ensuring good intentions translate into real impact results,” said GIIN’s Bouri.
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John Goldberg is your 2015 Nintendo World Championships winner
3DS, News, Previews, Wii U
by Dustin Chadwell
Last night saw the crowning of John Goldberg from Queens, New York as the winner of the Nintendo World Championship, after a remarkably entertaining back and forth between John and runner-up Cosmo Wright, during the final round of the championship which featured the upcoming release of Mario Maker (now apparently dubbed Super Mario Maker).
The competition was actually a lot of fun to watch, as I managed to tune in for most of it in-between the Game of Thrones finale and Money in the Bank. There’s a was decent mix of modern (Splatoon, Mario Kart 8), and classic (Super Metroid, Balloon Fight) games involved in the competition.
A new IP from Nintendo was also unveiled for 3DS during the competition, dubbed Blast Ball, a six-player sci-fi spin on soccer, where you use guns instead of feet to knock a ball into the opposing teams goal. Also, and this came as a huge surprise, we got a pre-show announcement for Earthbound: Beginnings, which launched on the Wii U Virtual Console last night. For those unfamiliar with the franchise, Earthbound: Beginnings is the original Mother for NES, making it’s North American debut.
For more info on participants, games, and general Nintendo details, check out the full press release below.
Nintendo News: Nintendo World Championships 2015 Crowns John Goldberg from Queens, New York, as Winner
Returning after a 25-year hiatus, the Nintendo World Championships 2015 concluded tonight in Los Angeles with a new world champion: John “John Numbers” Goldberg of Queens, New York. Goldberg defeated Cosmo Wright in a tense final round playing the upcoming Super Mario Maker game for the Wii U console. The new champion emerged victorious after a multi-round competition in games from Nintendo’s past, present and future, including The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Metroid for the Super NES, as well as Splatoon, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Mario Kart 8 for Wii U, in front of a live crowd of thousands and even more fans watching around the world online.
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, host Kevin Pereira welcomes the enthusiastic crowd at L.A. LIVE and fans watching online to the Nintendo World Championships 2015 on June 14, 2015. The Nintendo World Championships, which were last seen in 1990, is a video game competition featuring games from the past, present and future of Nintendo, and kicks off the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles. (Photo: Nintendo)
The intense competition consisted of 16 Nintendo fans, eight pre-selected by Nintendo and eight advancing from qualifying rounds held across the nation on May 30. After winning the final round, Goldberg was presented his trophy by Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of theSuper Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong series, among others.
In addition to playing classic Nintendo games they were familiar with, competitors had to quickly think on their feet when presented with Blast Ball, a new six-player sci-fi sports experience, which made its Nintendo 3DS debut during the tournament. Another game announcement came in the form of EarthBound Beginnings, a localized version of the original Mothergame for the Famicom (the Japanese version of the Nintendo Entertainment System), during a pre-tournament Nintendo Treehouse: Live segment. Revealed by the game’s creator, Shigesato Itoi, the fan-favorite role-playing game went on sale immediately after the tournament exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U for $6.99, marking its debut in the U.S. after launching in Japan nearly 26 years ago.
The Nintendo World Championships 2015 kicked off Nintendo’s activities for E3 2015, which continues with its Nintendo Digital Event on Tuesday, June 16, at 9 a.m. PT, Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3, featuring live game demos and special guests from the show floor June 16-18 and Nintendo Access: Super Mario Maker at Best Buy, a chance for fans that are not at E3 to play upcoming Wii U game Super Mario Maker at select Best Buy stores in the U.S. and Canada on June 17 and June 20.
To view a video-on-demand version of the Nintendo World Championships 2015, and for more information about Nintendo’s presence at E3, visit http://e3.nintendo.com/.
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Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun (PC)
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Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun is a adventure game developed by AWE Games for the PC. The game was released on October 15, 2007.
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By Sophia Tong ( Nov 22, 2007 ) - 6.8 out of 10
Agatha Christie fans can now play as the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Evil Under the Sun, The Adventure Company's third installment in the series. Rather than coming up with an entirely new character for players to control, this time the player can control Poirot to unravel the mystery on Seadrift Island. Read More.
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun Preview
By Sophia Tong ( Sep 25, 2007 )
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun will be the third Agatha Christie game from The Adventure Company. Unlike the previous games where a character was added for you to control, this time you'll take the reins as the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Read More.
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No Whatsapp on BlackBerry
Posted by Gupta Information Systems on March 22, 2016
Whats New In BlackBerry : WhatsApp and Facebook no Longer Support BlackBerry – What To Do Next?
In almost two weeks, the developers of WhatsApp and Facebook will no longer support BlackBerry OS. So, unfortunately, from March 31, 2016, the aforementioned applications will no longer work on BlackBerry.
BlackBerry said that it tried to discuss with WhatsApp and Facebook and convince the developers to keep supporting this operating system, but it seems that the Canadian company didn’t change their minds. However, now, BlackBerry suggests the disappointed WhatsApp and Facebook users to go on social media networks and complain about the lack of BlackBerry support, by using the “#ILoveBB10Apps” hashtag in their status.
It seems that BlackBerry has a “back-up plan”, as the company is planning to release a new feature on the BlackBerry world that will be named “Great Apps on BlackBerry”, and which will contain around 20 native applications that will be available for this operating system.
In addition, a new list will be released every two weeks. In order for an application to be considered a “great BlackBerry app”, it will need to be build using the WebWork HTML or BlackBerry 10 Native/Cascades, to have a 3-star rating and do all the tasks that are mentioned in the app’s description.
However, until that will happen, BlackBerry is hoping that WhatsApp and Facebook will decide to support this operating system in the future. It is good to know that the developers of WhatsApp have announced a few weeks ago that before the end of 2016, this application will stop supporting the following operating systems: Nokia Symbian S60, Nokia S40, BlackBerry, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone 7.1, Android 2.2 and Android 2.1.
With other words, if you currently have a device that runs on the mentioned operating systems, and you want to use the WhatsApp application in the near future, you will need to purchase a device that will run on either Windows Phone 8, Android 2.3 and above, iOS or Windows 10 Mobile.
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SEAFORD IN BLOOM
June 13 2016.
Seaford in Bloom has blossomed with beautiful floral displays in and around the town centre for the summer months.
Originally stemming from the hard work of the Seaford in Bloom voluntary group in 1992, the scheme is now in its 24th year and attracts compliments from those visiting the town centre every year.
Seaford Town Council took over the scheme in 2014 and decided it was an important part of the scenery in the town centre and should be maintained.
The Council is looking at options for further floral displays, planters and beds across the town, but in order to fund these would need the sponsorship of local businesses and/or individuals.
Special thanks go to Europlants Ltd. for once again supplying and planting the stunning displays, ranging from the hanging baskets and fountain planters in Broad Street, to the arrangements in Church Street and the boat on Station Approach.
If you would like to assist by sponsoring with further displays, contact Emily Piper on 01323 894870 or email: admin@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk
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AFREEN Gets Nominated And Wins Awards Across Film Festivals From all Over The World
AFREEN, a film by Director Aashish Chanana, has been nominated across film festivals all over the world, and has won quite a number of Awards, that include ‘Best Film’ at the Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, ‘Best Actress’ at the Madrid International Film Festival in Spain and again, ‘Best Film’ at the Independent Talents International Film Festival to name a few.
AFREEN is a gripping, suspenseful drama that addresses the rising global threat of Islamic extremism through the eyes of a traumatized Iraq War refugee who swears revenge upon the West, but eventually finds herself torn about her ultimate deadly decision.
Recently, the film’s Bollywood screening earned accolades from movie critics for Director and Producer Aashish Chanana and has been praised for his take on a sensitive and controversial yet important subject that many have not dared to talk about as yet.
In an interview, Director Aashish talks about the movie, “AFREEN is a true story, dealing with the Muslim mindset and the ‘so-called’ American mindset”, “The character Afreen represents the audience – you, me, us, people who don’t know who’s right”. Speaking on the Awards AFREEN has garnered from all over the world, he had this to say, “It’s encouraging and though I have never really won awards of such importance before, this surely encourages me to do a lot more”.
For more information, visit: http://www.mediafactoryintl.com/AFREEN/
Some of AFREEN’s other awards and nominations include:
Winner for Best Feature Film at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival
Winner for Best Director at the Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival in Moscow
Winner at Aphrodite Film Awards in New York for Best Film
Nomination at Starsburg International Film Festival for Best Film
Nomination for Best Narrative Feature Film at London International Motion Pictures
Nomination for Best Actress at the Madrid International Film Festival among others.
Nomination for Best Film from Chandler International Film Festival with screening billed for January 2019
AFREEN was recently selected as the Finalist for Best Film at the Antakya International Film Festival in Turkey and will be screened between the 21st and the 27th of December.
Despite all the awards and nominations, Director, Chananahas been more concerned about the urgent, timely and topical subject matter of his film, AFREEN. He says. “Our aim is not just for winning awards but to expose issues to as widespread an audience as possible and to bring about awareness… to initiate a dialogue that helps resolve some”. However, the festival nominations that the movie has accrued are a testament to AFREEN’S potency as a vehicle of entertainment, art and unbiased geopolitical commentary.
Director Aashish Chanana will not be taking a break as he returns to directorial work on his next film ‘NAFISA’ to be shot in early 2019.
Link to the New AFREEN Trailer:
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/embed/K-_5QHQ7I2w
Company Name: Media Factory International
Contact Person: NICOLE FERRE
Website: http://www.mediafactoryintl.com/AFREEN/
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Drowned Towns
Ever since I saw the movie "In Dreams" (awesome scary movie with Annette Bening and Robert Downey Jr) with a scene of divers diving in a lake where a town was underneath, swimming among a church and cemetery, I have been fascinated with the idea of abandoned sunken ghost towns. Let's take a look at some -
Smith Island Chesapeake
This island in the Chesapeake is lost to time. It is 3 miles long and 1 mile wide and at sea level. It's lost a good deal of its citizens to poor crabbing and fishing conditions. The graves are topped by heavy stones so when there's a high tide or flooding rains, the bodies don't wash away to sea. At the rate of shrinkage, the island will be gone by the end of this century.
Sharps Island
Around the beginning of the 19th century, Sharps Island was a roughly 600-acre (240-hectare) farming and fishing community at the mouth of Maryland's Choptank River. At one time it boasted schools, a post office and a popular resort hotel, where vacationers from Baltimore and other locations would arrive by boat to while away the lazy summer days. But between 1850 and 1900, the island lost 80 percent of its land mass, and by 1960 it had been reduced to a shoal. Today it is entirely underwater, marked only by a partly submerged lighthouse.
Remember the movie "Deliverance?" Here's a dive to that town, Lake Jocassee, SC (below)- to the underwater graveyard.
(Here's the cemetery on a dive...)
Loyston
(Above: Loyston, TN, photographed before being sunk by a lake created from a dam)
Loyston (Wikipedia) was a community in Union County, Tennessee, USA, that was inundated by the waters of Norris Lake after the completion of Norris Dam in 1935.[1] Established in the early 19th century around a foundry built by its namesake, John Loy, over subsequent decades the community's location along State Highway 61 helped it grow into a trading center for local farmers. By the time the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began making plans to build Norris Dam in the early 1930s, Loyston had a population of approximately 70 residents, and consisted of a post office and several small businesses. Prior to inundation, TVA conducted extensive sociological surveys of Loyston's residents, and the community was documented by photographer Lewis Hine. Most of Loyston's residents relocated elsewhere in the area, with many forming the community of New Loyston in the hills to the south.
Towns that re-emerge from the muck
How about a town that was underwater 25 years and then reemerged? This happened in Buenos Aires.
This town above in Argentina in 1985 was flooded by a broken dam. Today, it is exposed again -
(once a prospering town)
Folsom reportedly had four hotels, a school and seven saloons during the boom times but after the wealth ran out, only a few families were left by the 1940s. The town was finally torn down for the Folsom Dam project which flooded the site on which it stood during the 1950s. Mormon Island, which is a California Historical Landmark, came into view for the first time in 60 years due to the recent dry spell.
The stone foundations of the town are now visible along with piles of rusty, square-headed nails, tool parts and broken bottles.
Xuanping in China flooded 5 years ago after an earthquake and now it is reemerging.
How about some underwater churches?
- Movies to get you in the mood -
Deliverance: Male buddies go on a canoeing trip down a river that will be no more once they flood a town. Their trip, however, takes on a dark side as they encounter some rather feral mountain people.
In Dreams: A man with a dark past involving a flooded town becomes a terrifying killer of children. A housewife and mother somehow taps into his dreams and soon she's being drawn into the killer's reach.
Hard Rain: Total mayhem for a town when a dam breaks.
Cabin By the Lake: A killer rents a cabin by the lake where he drowns women, poses them underwater and revisits them each time he rents again.
Beneath Still Waters: (gonna give the whole description because this is eerie): In 1965, in Northern Spain, a dam will be built to bring progress to the location of Desbaria and the town of Marienbad is near to be completely flooded. Two boys, Teo and Luis, cross the security boundary to play in the evacuated town and Teo listen to voices in the abandoned church. They find a group of strange people chained in the watered basement, Teo releases their leader Mordecai Salas and is killed by him. Forty years later, in the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of Debaria Dam, the teenager Antonio vanishes in the lake while swimming with his girlfriend Susana and their friend Clara Borgia. The police divers, with the support of the outsider cameraman journalist Dan Quarry that is filming the submerged Marienbad to write a matter about the town, try unsuccessfully to find the body. When eerie things happen in the spot, Dan and the local journalist and daughter of the builder of the dam Teresa Borgia disclose dark secrets about Marienbad, Salas and his evil cult of the power of the flame.
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UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-I Rule 101 (b)(1). Yes ¨ No x
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If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
Terms of 10.000% First Priority Secured Notes due 2019 of Global Ship Lease, Inc.
On March 12, 2014, Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of $420,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.000% first priority secured notes due 2019 (the Notes). The Notes were offered in a private placement (the Offering), which is expected to close, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions, on March 19, 2014 (the Issue Date). In connection with the Offering, the Company will enter into a new $40.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility that matures on October 1, 2018 (the Revolving Credit Facility).
The Notes will be issued under an indenture to be dated the Issue Date (the Indenture), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and as security agent. The summary below describes the principal terms of the Notes and the Indenture. Certain of the terms and conditions described below are subject to important limitations and exceptions, provided in the Indenture. The Company expects to file the Indenture and the credit agreement that will govern the Revolving Credit Facility with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or shortly after the Issue Date.
Interest and Maturity
The Notes will bear interest at 10.000% per annum and will mature on April 1, 2019. Interest will be payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2014, to holders of record at the close of business on March 15 or September 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding each such interest payment date.
Within 30 calendar days of the Issue Date, the Notes will be secured by first priority ship mortgages on 17 vessels owned by certain subsidiary guarantors (the Mortgaged Vessels). On the Issue Date, the Notes will be secured by certain other associated property, contract rights and bank accounts, as well as share pledges over the subsidiary guarantors that own the Mortgaged Vessels (together with the Mortgaged Vessels, the Initial Collateral). In the future, vessels, shipping containers and container shipping-related assets and certain other associated property and contract rights may be pledged in addition to or in substitution for Initial Collateral.
The Collateral will also secure on a first priority basis up to $40.0 million of credit facility indebtedness, which, on the Issue Date, will consist of all of the obligations arising under the Revolving Credit Facility.
On the Issue Date, the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis, by GSL Limited and each of the Companys 17 subsidiaries that own Mortgaged Vessels. In the future, the Notes will be guaranteed by the Companys existing and future restricted subsidiaries in the circumstances provided in the Indenture.
Optional Redemption
The Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at its option, at any time before April 1, 2016, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a make-whole premium as provided in the Indenture. The Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at its option, at any time on or after April 1, 2016, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below, subject to the rights of holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date:
105.000 %
In addition, at any time before April 1, 2016, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the net proceeds of an equity offering at 110.000% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, so long as at least 65% of the originally issued aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding after such redemption.
Additional Amounts and Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes
Except as required by law, the Company will make payments on the Notes free of withholding or deduction for taxes. If withholding or deduction is required, the Company will, subject to certain customary exceptions, be required to pay additional amounts so that the net amounts a holder will receive will equal the amount such holder would have received if withholding or deduction had not been imposed. If, as a result of a change in law, the Company is required to pay such additional amounts, the Company may redeem the Notes in whole but not in part, at any time at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, holders of the Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase some or all of their Notes at 101% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.
Proceeds of Asset Sales and Events of Loss
The Company will be obligated in certain instances to make offers to purchase outstanding Notes with the net proceeds of certain sales or other dispositions of assets or upon the occurrence of an Event of Loss with respect to Collateral. The purchase price of the Notes will be 102% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
Excess Cash Flow
If the Company has at least $1.0 million of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture) at the end of any fiscal year, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase a maximum principal amount of Notes per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year and (b) $20.0 million, at a price equal to 102% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes.
Certain Covenants
The Indenture will contain covenants that, among other things, will limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to:
incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock;
pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase their capital stock or make other restricted payments and investments;
create certain liens;
transfer or sell assets;
enter into certain transactions with affiliates;
merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of the Companys properties and assets;
create or designate unrestricted subsidiaries; and
impair the security interests.
These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications, which are provided in the Indenture.
The Offering has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). The Notes may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons, except to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S. You are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale would be unlawful.
As previously announced, subject to repayment in full and termination of the Companys existing credit facility by the end of the first quarter 2014, the terms of existing charters that are currently scheduled to expire as early as September 2016 relating to four geared vessels, the CMA CGM Matisse, the CMA CGM Utrillo, the CMA CGM La Tour and the CMA CGM Manet, will be extended to new expiry dates in December 2019, at daily charter rates of $15,300 (reduced from $18,465), effective as of February 1, 2014.
This Report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide the Companys current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Companys expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as anticipate, believe, continue, estimate, expect, intend, may, ongoing, plan, potential, predict, project, will or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and the Company cannot assure you that the events or expectations included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the factors described in Risk Factors in the Companys Annual Report on Form 20-F. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
/s/ Susan Cook
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Inside the Lakers
Following the Los Angeles Lakers with Mark Medina
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Posted on June 29, 2007 by Rich Hammond
Here’s our story on the Lakers’ portion of the NBA Draft:
Kobe is the main subject
It’s quite a lengthy story, so there’s not much more to be said. It’s worth noting that Kupchak specifically mentioned that he drafted the two second-round guys knowing that they could end up playing in Europe this season. He’s concerned about roster-spot availability and he likes the players.
The Lakers had Crittenton ranked far higher than 19th, but some of that probably is because he ran the triangle in high school. That’s a huge factor, because it means he would be able to step in with a lot more familiarity than the average rookie. What remains to be seen is how it will impact Jordan Farmar. Perhaps not coincidentally, Farmar showed up for an on-court workout just as the draft was wrapping up. Farmar is a gym rat anyway, but the timing probably wasn’t a coincidence.
Phil Jackson was moving uncomfortably on his repaired hip, but then again, he’s still early in the recovery process. He said something interesting, which was that he wasn’t sure, at the time of the surgery, whether he would be healthy enough to coach next season. Those fears seem to have subsided but Jackson has not decided on his future beyond next season.
As usual, all the rumors were just that: rumors. Kevin Garnett hasn’t moved.
Kwame’s surgery
Kwame Brown had successful surgery on his right shoulder and is expected to be at full strength for the start of training camp. Brown had a bursa sac, scar tissue and a bone spur removed from his shoulder in a procedure performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache that lasted just under an hour. Brown’s recovery time is expected to be 8 to 12 weeks.
More surgery for Brown
Kwame Brown will undergo surgery Wednesday morning to remove the bursa sac and scar tissue in his right shoulder. A timetable for Brown’s return will be established after the surgery, although it is believed he will be ready for the start of training camp. Brown had been shooting free throws at the Lakers’ training facility while wearing a boot and recovering from the ankle surgery he had last month.
Kobe to Chicago? Not likely
Kobe Bryant is still a Laker and Kevin Garnett is still a Timberwolf, and at this point a betting man would have to say that neither situation is going to change any time soon. According to Bulls GM John Paxson, it’s unlikely that Bryant would join the Bulls via trade, even if Chicago is one of the teams on his “trade me” list, Here’s the AP story:
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Although Kobe Bryant apparently would like to join the Bulls, Chicago general manager John Paxson sent a message to the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar on Monday: Don’t count on it.
Paxson said he has had no discussions with the Lakers and a deal would be difficult to complete.
“What we would have to give up — unless that franchise would ever have a change of heart and had to do something — I don’t know how that would work,” he said. “They’ve got one of the top, maybe the top, talents in the league. What we would have to do to get there, I don’t even know what it would be. It would be significant. And then, are we better?”
“There’s nothing going on — that’s just the reality of it,” Paxson said.
More from Kupchak
For those who haven’t seen it, I’ll attach a link to the story about Mitch Kupchak’s interview, and I thought I would also attach some of the leftover quotes that didn’t make it into the story.
It was nice to be able to sit down and talk to Mitch today, during what has been a rough month for him, but I must admit that it was weird not to be able to ask him anything about Kobe. It’s the only question anyone wants to ask, but we couldn’t. I understand the reasoning, but it still felt awkward. Hopefully, you’ll get something out of this…
Lakers: Kupchak gets his words in
On whether this is the most challenging offseason he will face:
“Every offseason is challenging. Even when you win a championship, you’re challenged to either leave things they way they are and take a chance that you can come back and win with the same team next year, or make changes, whether you win or lose, and get back there next year. So every year is challenging. We do like the makeup of the team. We’re very pleased with our start this year. We’re not going to talk about injuries, because a lot of teams have injuries, but we were 26-13, I think, through the end of January. Then the injury bug hit us. We got healthy, but then we weren’t the same team, even when we got healthy. So I can’t blame it on injuries. The team showed they were capable of winning at a high rate. During the offseason, you look for opportunities to make a change. If you’re going to make a change, you would hope that you’re going to win at a better rate than the year before. But there are no guarantees and there is no magic wand that you can wave to make it happen.”
Part of a quote about what he took away from last season:
“It’s good to know that you have the talent to win games. You have to factor in the schedule, but it is good to know that you’re talented enough to win games. I know, based on my conversations in the last three or four weeks, that we have a lot of desirable players that other teams would like to have on their teams. We felt that the team underachieved last year. … Come February, we hit the skids. So the response would be to look to see why that happened and try to right the ship. We could stick with the group we have today, but there will be changes, I’ve told you that, or we could look to be aggressive and try to get to that next level. Either way, we think we’ll be a talented team next year.”
On having his trade talks complicated by media reports, etc.:
“I’d prefer not to deal that way. There’s nothing I can do about it. The environment is what it is. I’d prefer to deal not through the media, without the media knowing what I’m doing and who I’m calling and what we’re talking about. But I can’t control the environment.It’s a part of the landscape that being a GM revolves around in this day and age. It wasn’t this way 20 years ago. It just wasn’t. There wasn’t a (salary) cap, there wasn’t the Internet, there wasn’t sports radio. I mean, the guys on radio, I don’t listen often but the callers that call in and the guys with the show, 90 percent of what’s proposed can’t take place, even if the GMs agreed on it. … The real fans can go on the Internet, and there are Internet sites where you can play GM and you can actually read rules and guidelines, but most of the people aren’t going to do that. It’s just part of the landscape of being a general manager. I think it’s good, because I think people like to talk about trades and they like to talk about teams they’re passionate about, particularly in a big city.”
On the Lakers’ possible desire to re-sign Chris Mihm:
“When he got hurt last year, he was on course to have his career-best year numbers-wise. So if he can get back to the way he played a year ago before he got hurt, I don’t know why we wouldn’t want him back.”
Kobe website update
Now — as of 3:45 p.m. — the blog item that set off an avalanche of misinformation yesterday has totally vanished from Kobe Bryant’s website. Maybe when it reappears in two days, we can get another AP story about it! The whole thing is really disappointing. There are some really good people at the L.A. bureau of the AP, but somebody really, really messed up and there hasn’t been a retraction, which surprises me. The story put words in Kobe’s mouth that were taken COMPLETELY out of context, and it just added to the media circus.
On the other hand, putting an updated date on an old blog item only causes confusion and was a dumb idea, whether the decision belonged to Kobe or his webmaster or anyone. It only created confusion. And some of you might get a chuckle out of the latest “truth” entry, which quotes fans…but only the fans who support Kobe. Truth, huh? Fascinating.
Kobe’s “new” message
The Associated Press has put out a story that claims to have new quotes from Kobe off his web site. Well, they’re not new at all. It’s the same comments he posted on May 30, but for some reason whoever operates his page keeps putting an updated date on the blog. If you click the post, on this blog, titled “Kobe’s lastest TRUTH,” you’ll get the exact same message that the AP is claiming to be new.
This thing couldn’t possibly be any more of a circus. The sooner everyone realizes that Kobe isn’t going to be traded, and that all of this is just good talk-radio and headline material, the happier we will all be.
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Phil’s surgery successful
Phil Jackson had surgery this morning to replace his left hip, which matched the procedure he had on his right side in October. Jackson is expected to be released from the hospital within 24 hours and will be fine for the start of training camp.
Jeanie’s Journal
Posted on June 2, 2007 by Ramona Shelburne
The Buss family has declined interview requests in the days since Kobe Bryant’s verbal maelstrom, preferring instead to release statements from owner Jerry Buss. Yesterday, we got a little insight into how another member of the family is feeling as Jeanie Buss, who sticks mostly to the business operations of the team, posted a diary entry on the team’s website.
Jeanie sounded devastated by the events of the last few days, calling them some of the most trying in her professional career. But she expressed the strongest statement yet that the Buss family has no intentions of trading Kobe Bryant.
“While it is clear that I have no input into basketball decisions, I have expressed my opinion to everyone I work with in this organization that Kobe Bryant CANNOT now or EVER be traded from the Lakers. Even thinking about it distresses me. My message is simple he is not going anywhere. How can you trade Kobe when there is no equal to Kobe?,” she wrote.
“The last few hours here in the office have been quiet. I missed my dads telephone call before he got on a plane for China and will be gone almost a month. I will spend the next few weeks catching up on things including reaching out to so many of our Lakers fans who have emailed and written to me. I want to thank you all for your support and keep the faith. It is a long off season but trust me Lakers executives are working aggressively to return the team to championship form.”
To read Jeanie’s Journal in its entirety, click here:
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Pittsfield Councilors Call For No-Confidence Vote in City Solicitor
By Joe DurwinPittsfield Correspondent
08:38PM / Thursday, October 04, 2012 Print Story | Email Story
Updated at 10:06 p.m. on Oct. 4 with comments from Coucilor at Large Melissa Mazzeo.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A long growing controversy over a litigation settlement between the city and Spectrum Health Systems over a new methadone clinic has culminated in a petition before the council for a vote of no confidence in City Solicitor Kathleen Degnan.
The petition, put forth by Ward 1 Councilor Christine Yon and Council President Kevin Sherman, challenges the "professional competence" of Degnan as the city's legal representation with regards to her handling of the hotly debated lawsuit with the Worcester-based nonprofit. (See the timeline, pages
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Yon, the only one of Pittsfield's 11 city councilors to have been deposed during the process of the case, says comments made by Degnan during court proceedings "provided client attorney information to the Plaintiff Spectrum that was harmful to the city of Pittsfield and harmful to its elected officials."
Included in the City Council packet with the petition is a five-page timeline outlining aspects of the litigation with Spectrum going back to March of this year, when the current city solicitor took over the case, replacing the city's previous legal counsel, attorney Richard Dohoney. The timeline focuses specifically on a series of events surrounding a settlement agreement in June, in which several councilors have previously publicly accused Mayor Daniel Bianchi of misleading the council, a claim the mayor has fervently denied.
Under dispute in the new petition, which will go before the council at its Tuesday, Oct. 9, meeting, are remarks made by Degnan in court on June 26, regarding Councilor Yon's participation in conversations surrounding a planned relocation of the clinic to a residential area adjacent to Berkshire Medical Center in mid-June.
Sherman said the issue is not about whether Spectrum should be here, but arose from the handling of the case.
"Going through the court documents, there was some behavior and judgement and decisions by the solicitor that were very troubling, and some statements that were very harmful to a city councilor specifically, and the city generally," said Sherman. "Which is just unacceptable, in my view."
Sherman said that this was not the first time questions had been raised about the performance of the solicitor since her appointment in January.
"For the last nine months, there have been other questionable decision making and judgement that we've seen throughout in regards to ordinances and advice on how to proceed on matters."
Sherman said he and Yon had met with the mayor on Sept. 6 to express their concerns and suggest a change in that position. When followup discussion indicated that this was not going to be the case, Sherman said he pressed for subsequent meetings with the mayor and city solicitor.
"Those meetings never materialized," said Sherman. "And at that point, we were a month out, and we had to make a decision."
Bianchi, reached for comment Thursday, did not share the view espoused by the councilors with regards to Degnan's performance.
"I think it's a shame that this would happen, because I think you have a hardworking, honest, intelligent solicitor, and I think she deserves much better than this," he said.
"I don't have a great deal of experience with this procedure," Bianchi said of a no-confidence vote. "They're used very rarely, but they certainly aren't used to promote good government, and they're generally used as a political instrument, to embarrass someone politically.
"I think the people of Pittsfield have heard enough about Spectrum. I was selected to make decisions, and I made one in the best interest of the City of Pittsfield, and I think people are ready to move on."
Sherman had expressed similar sentiments on the Spectrum case to The Berkshire Eagle in late August, when City Councilors Jonathan Lothrop, John Krol and Barry Clairmont first accused the mayor of misleading the council on the litigation, but in light of further review of the documents chose to support Yon in her petition.
"I would have done it for any of my councilors," Sherman told iBerkshires. "I do it mainly for the citizens of Pittsfield, who I feel deserve better solicitation."
Both Sherman and Bianchi stressed that regardless of the outcome of the vote before the council next week, this measure is purely a non-binding advisory action.
"They can take a vote of no confidence, and it means absolutely nothing," Bianchi told iBerkshires. "I think it's a political device, to embarrass a person, to embarrass an administration."
"It's a last resort," said Sherman. "Following the vote, what I hope to have happen is that the concerns that are expressed are really reflected upon and addressed by those who can address them."
The petition will encounter some staunch opposition if it moves forward into deliberations next week, according to at-Large City Councilor Melissa Mazzeo.
"I'm shocked and extremely disappointed by this whole petition," said Mazzeo "I'm hoping that by the time Tuesday rolls around that they come to their senses, and decide to not even go forward with it."
Mazzeo said she questions the judgment of some of her fellow councilors in coming to the conclusions they have on Degnan's performance as the city's legal representative.
"This is what we approved her for, to do this kind of work for us," Mazzeo told iBerkshires. "As far as I know, we don't have any attorneys that sit on the council."
"I'm so disappointed that they're doing this to her, and to the mayor right now. The only thing that I'm getting out of this is that it's a purely political move, because that's what a vote of no confidence means."
Mazzeo indicated her skepticism of the recent controversy over the litigation settlement with Spectrum Health Systems.
"Eventually they were going to get their building permit. We could have been tied up in court for another year or two, denying them their permit, but eventually they would have won. The whole time, ca-ching ca-ching for lawyer's fees."
Mazzeo sees continued discussion of the litigation as a divisive issue on the council that is interfering with conducting other city business.
"We can't move forward as a council anymore, because they keep dragging us back," said Mazzeo "I have to move on with my job, and they're nitpicking because she said something incorrectly, or didn't say something the way they wanted it, and that's not their right."
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Islamic Climate Change Syposium
The Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change was formally adopted at a Symposium held on 17-18 August. The first of its kind, the international event brought together 80 carefully selected representatives of academics, religious authorities, inter-governmental organisations, civil society, practitioners and mobilisers across a broad cross section of Muslim communities.
The Istanbul Symposium was co-organised by Islamic Relief Worldwide – the world’s largest Muslim international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation – alongside the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Science (IFEES/EcoIslam), which is the foremost global think-tank on study and action on eco-Islam and GreenFaith – the leading interfaith network on the environment. It was also supported by the largest global network of civil society groups working on climate change, Climate Action Network (CAN). It was delivered in collaboration with the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the inter-governmental body comprising 57 Muslim member states, and two of its specialised bodies: the Islamic Scienti c, Educational, Social & Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) and the body in charge of Islamic jurisprudence, the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA).
Grand Muftis – faith leaders at the level of the highest Muslim authorities – from Uganda, Lebanon, Bosnia & Herzegovina, were represented at the Symposium, as were the presidents of Majlis Ulama Indonesia and the Islamic Society of North America. Leading scholars from ve universities also took part, as well as grassroots activists and implementers of field projects. Directors from UN bodies with a direct remit for climate change – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Climate Change Support Team (CCST) in the Executive O ce of the UN Secretary General – also joined other participants in sharing knowledge and ideas, and making commitments responding to demands set out in the Declaration. In addition, representatives of Catholic, Lutheran, Hindu and Jewish faith traditions delivered welcome messages of solidarity.
The Islamic Climate Change Declaration is also intended to focus local community action within Muslim communities, including renewable energy and community preparedness for climate events. This can be achieved by using the declaration as the base of training people to be able spread the word of the Islamic Environmental ethic and teach Muslims about their responsibility towards the environment.
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Home Business Cannabis: stoners are more likely to be mentally ill
Cannabis: stoners are more likely to be mentally ill
Smoking Pot has on the Psyche, this is not news. Because of its psychoactive effect, people are consuming finally Cannabis. Many are aware of unwanted side effects. For some time the substance is suspected to psychosis, or even induce reinforce. Exactly to this question of magazine The Lancet Psychiatry (Di Forti et al in Medicine., 2019) now a new study published. In it, researchers come to the conclusion that psychosis among people who regularly consume Cannabis are more likely among those who smoke pot never. And: The stronger the THC content, the higher the risk.
“Our results show that Cannabis with a high THC concentration more a more damaging effect on mental health, as weaker forms of the substance,” said Marta Di Forti, a psychiatrist at King’s College in London and lead author of the study. THC (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol) is one of the two main parts of the cannabis active ingredients flowering and is causing the noise by the signal transmission of nerve cells affected in the brain.
The Team led by Di Forti respondents 901 people who were first diagnosed with a psychosis, to their previous use of Cannabis and other recreational drugs and compared the statements to those of a healthy control group. People from eleven locations in Europe and one in Brazil. The result: Those who took Cannabis daily had become ill compared to other one three times as large as at risk of psychosis. And Vice versa: Almost 30 percent of those with psychosis reported to consume each day Cannabis. In the healthy control group, there were less than seven percent. “This is a very carefully conducted study is to explain the tried, why the incidence of psychoses (note. the. Red.: the number of new mean sick in a certain period of time) in Europe is very varied,” said Dieter J. Meyerhoff, a biomedical scientist at the University of California in San Francisco, at the request of the journalists of the German Science Media centre (see box).
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Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants to seek settlement money
Published on Thursday, 20 July 2017 17:24
Written by JAY REEVES
By JAY REEVES
Descendants of hundreds of black men who were left untreated for syphilis during an infamous government study want a judge to give them any money remaining from a $9 million legal settlement over the program.
The head of an organization for descendants of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study said the money could help fund college scholarships the group provides, and members would like to develop a memorial garden dedicated to the men.
Some of the funds also could go to a county-owned museum located in Tuskegee that has separately requested the funds, but the decision should be up to the descendants, said Lillie Tyson Head, president of the Voices of our Fathers Legacy Foundation.
“It was meant to go to the descendants in the first place,” Head, who lives in Virginia, said in an interview Friday.
The Voices group has sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson asking him to withhold a decision on the money until they have time to hire a lawyer and file documents in the long-running, class-action lawsuit over the study.
Fred Gray, an attorney who heads the museum and represented study participants in the lawsuit, said he had not seen the group's letter and declined comment on the request. Gray has requested the money for the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, which includes an exhibit about the study and a memorial to the men.
Beginning in 1932 in the impoverished, segregated South, government medical worker in rural Alabama withheld treatment from unsuspecting black men infected with syphilis so doctors could track the disease and dissect their bodies afterward. Finally revealed by The Associated Press in 1972, the study ended and the men sued, resulting in the settlement.
More than 6,000 heirs of the roughly 600 men who were involved in the study received settlement payments through the decades, court officials say, but an undisclosed amount remains in court-controlled accounts. Court officials say they can't find additional descendants, if any exist. All the men who participated in the study are dead.
The amount of money at stake hasn’t been made public, but court documents describe it as a “relatively small” amount of interest earnings.
The Trump administration has filed documents saying any unclaimed settlement money should revert to the government under terms of the original settlement, reached in 1975.
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‘Romeo is Bleeding’ Highlights Art & Poetry as Antidotes to Bloodshed
Published on Thursday, 03 August 2017 14:11
Written by Brittany K. Jackson
By Brittany K. Jackson
Executive produced by author, entrepreneur and social activist Russell Simmons, “Romeo is Bleeding” is an award-winning documentary that candidly explores the history of crime and separation among “turfs” in Richmond, CA. The film tracks the life of a drug-dealing rebel turned poet named Donté Clark, who , through his artistic expression, manages to transform the lives of youth in his community.
In the film, viewers find that the longstanding “turf wars” between Central and North Richmond were rooted in much more than what meets the eye. The documentary exposes racially charged “red zoning” laws, created years back by the state and federal legislatures, that would contribute to the high measures of Black-on-Black crime. These tricky laws, along with the Chevron oil refinery being placed in the heart of the Richmond community – and the subsequent sky-high asthma rates among Black children, have proven to be an environmental death sentence for Richmond youth.
Recently, the Sentinel caught up with the cast and crew of “Romeo is Bleeding” at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood. We spoke with Simmons, who says the reason he took on the project was to show survival through the lens of art. “It reminds me of so many stories, of so many people, who try to survive through art and did, and changed their lives because of art,” Simmons said.
In an unorthodox approach to Shakespeare, Clark begins to write his own adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet,” employing the help of local youth artists and poets form the doc’s imagery. Together, they parallel the romantic tragedy, with their dire experiences, by speaking out on the system’s intent to fail them and the improbable unity needed amongst the rival turfs to overcome the circumstances and prevail.
Clark says that while each generation of Richmond natives has a different take on what occurred, no one could identify reasons the self-inflicted crimes continue to ensue. “I realized that violence has been going on since the beginning and it’s up to us to figure out how far we are willing to go to stop it for ourselves,” Clark stated.
Figuring it out is exactly what members of Richmond’s RAW Talent Program are doing. Clark was initially chosen to participate in the program by teacher Molly Raynor, and now works religiously to mentor and channel the talents and emotions of incoming youth.
Director of the film, Jason Zeldes, says that presenting Donté’s prose on full display was not only the key to telling Richmond’s story, but the platform captures a poetic proficiency found in many underserved communities. “Poetry is such a powerful, positive outlet, you can really speak your soul and work through a lot of complex emotions,” Zeldes said. “I hope part of this project is really making poetry cool again,” he continued.
Clark says that the RAW Talent Program was something that started organically by allowing youth to benefit from personal and communal transformation. “For nine years, I dedicated my life to let this be that practice that hopefully brings a lot of healing to everybody,” Clark declared. Yet, as a resident of North Richmond, Clark’s life is in jeapoardy daily, as he travels through rival territory in Central Richmond, where the life-changing program is locacted. Simmons says this kind of bravery gives birth to change. “I think that people like Donté give example, and by example, they learn. The Kendrick Lamar’s of the world, the Chance the Rappers, all of them, they matter, and they’re letting people know it’s possible,” he continued.
“Romeo is Bleeding” opened in theatres on July 28, 2017 and is currently being screened nationwide. For exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, visit lasentinel.net.
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The negative stigma of addiction is hampering effective treatment
Our country faces some serious problems today, as it has throughout its history. One of the most serious, one that claims the lives of thousands of Americans each year, is death from opioid overdoses.
This comes as no surprise to most of us, but perhaps the scale of the problem and the difficulties faced in addressing it might surprise many of us.
Facts about opioid abuse:
** In 2016 opioid overdoses killed 13 of every 100,000 people across the nation.
** America makes up about 4 percent of the world’s population but accounts for 27 percent of the world’s drug overdose deaths.
** On average, 175 Americans die every day from overdoses.
** Someone dies every 8 minutes from an opioid addiction.
** Overdoses kill more people than gun violence or car crashes.
** In 2017, more people died of an unintended drug overdose than in the entire 20-year Vietnam War conflict.
** Opioid prescriptions dispensed in 2006 were about 213 million, but rose to a peak of more than 250 million in 2012, before returning to 2006 levels four years later.
Where do people get these dangerous drugs? Most get them from friends or relatives, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells us that those at highest risk of overdose are as likely to get them from a prescription issued by a physician.
Illegal drugs sales are also an important element, and synthetic drugs like fentanyl and other super-potent opioids pour into the U.S. through international mail and private carriers, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports.
Obviously, better control of legally dispensed drugs is needed, and stronger enforcement of drug laws is a must. But the other side of this coin is the way drug addicts are treated medically, and much work needs to be done there, too.
Treatment of addictions is difficult, and made more so by obstacles to using treatments effectively. Not the least of these is that our healthcare system regards addiction as a mental health problem, not a physical health problem, and the two are treated differently. Mental health problems have a lower priority than physical health problems, and therefore are underfunded, under-treated and less actively researched.
Given the lower priority, it is not surprising that the treatment protocols are antiquated. While the recent frightening increase in addiction and addiction-related deaths has brought long-needed attention to the problem, there is much to do in using available methods and effective drugs to maximize effective treatment. Surprisingly, abstinence programs and programs similar to Alcoholics Anonymous do not work well with opioid addiction.
The reality is that most people with addictions are not receiving any medical treatment, and many or most of those who are being treated are not receiving the most effective care.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, only about one in ten people with a substance use disorder receive any type of treatment.
In his most recent book, Trump’s America,Newt Gingrich, in a chapter titled “Let’s Trump Addiction,” explains that there is a better way to treat the drug addicted. “The research is unequivocal that behavioral therapy combined with recovery medications, such as methadone, buprenorphine, and Suboxone, is the most effective way to treat opioid addiction.” This type of treatment, studies show, can reduce the mortality rate of drug-addicted patients by half or more.
Strangely, despite the strong support for this type of treatment, fewer than 3 percent of treatment programs offer all three of the effective medications available to fight opioid addiction.
Gingrich comments, “This is a problem because each of the three recovery medications in the market has its own benefits and drawbacks. There is not a one-size-fits-all opioid addiction medication.”
He cites examples of the “simple bias” against mental health issues being applied to physical health problems, noting that these barriers would be “absurd, illegal and unethical” if applied to physical health problems. But they are somehow acceptable when applied to addiction and other mental health problems.
Both insurers and Medicaid have not yet realized that their current approach to treating addiction actually prevents the most effective treatments for these problems because they interfere with the use of the three medications. Or, if they have realized it, they have not yet removed those barriers.
Doing so would save thousands of lives – which is the most important outcome – but they would also save millions of dollars that are now spent on the drug addiction problem.
Citing the Surgeon General’s Report, Gingrich explained that every dollar we invest saves money, listing these findings:
** $1 for brief primary care addiction intervention saves $27 across the system;
** $1 for addiction intervening at a hospital saves over $36 or $9 in the emergency room;
** $1 for treating substance abuse saves $4 in overall health care costs, and $7 in criminal justice costs by preventing the cycle of recidivism that often accompanies addiction.
Many people view addiction as something other than a disease, but Gingrich summarizes this chapter by saying, “Addiction is not a moral failing or a lack of strong will. It is not a choice, it is a disease.” That negative stigma plays a significant role in hampering effective treatment.
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Labels: Drug addiction, Drug Deaths, Drug Overdoses, Drug Treatment, Opioids
The Left’s behavior of late is unworthy of elected officials
Many Democrats and liberals are driving themselves, and everyone else, crazy over Donald Trump, not because he’s so bad, but because they simply don’t like him, and as president good things have been accomplished.
Sure, he’s far out of the mainstream of recent presidents, although there is history on his side of presidents behaving ungentlemanly. And he is objectionably crass, at times, in his public comments on Twitter. His thin-skinned responses are often brattish.
This behavior greatly aggravates what seems the likely basis for the Left’s historic hysterics: Trump, whose candidacy was laughed at and roundly ridiculed, won the election, beating 16 Republican hopefuls as well as the person whose turn it was to be POTUS and the first of her gender to hold that office. They haven’t been able to muster the character needed to accept the decision of the American people.
This reaction to Trump has resulted in at least one dramatic turnaround: Once a major source of fun and comedy – with folks like Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield, Robin Williams and others – TV, particularly late night TV, has become dismal “one-trick pony” dreck, and humor these days comes instead from a former president who thinks he was the greatest.
The worst thing on this Earth, for the Left, is for Trump to succeed by doing almost the exact opposite of what they want for the country. The economy is good, jobs are being created, worker satisfaction is up, unemployment is down, and people like those “crummy” tax cuts, to name a few things.
And then there is the Neil Gorsuch confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court and now the Brett Kavanaugh nomination.
The horror of merely imagining what might happen with two new justices who understand and follow the language and meaning of the U.S. Constitution and our laws is great, indeed, for the Left. This judicial philosophy is a substantial barrier to their desire to transform America into a virtual opposite of its original design, the greatness and originality of which are unmatched in history.
And so, the Left designed methods to disrupt the hearing and delay the process of confirmation.
They scripted disruptive questions by committee members in the first minute of the formal hearing, and then screaming protests from employed protesters, as well as demands for even more than the huge number of documents on Kavanaugh’s past judicial performance already provided to satisfy the Democrat Committee members who, before he had even been chosen, pledged to vote against the nominee. They asked foolish questions and falsely bragged of an “I am Spartacus” moment.
The number of documents “demanded” compared to other nominees: 2.5 times the number for any other nominee had been provided as of Sept. 4. But, of course, if Democrats can’t see everything related to him, he’s not qualified. Conceivably, they would like to see Kavanaugh’s elementary school notes passed to classmates.
Committee Democrats and the hired hands did themselves proud, were perfect clowns in the confirmation hearing, sans the floppy shoes and bulbous noses, behaving like fifth graders (with apologies to actual fifth graders).
But even with the self-satisfaction they experienced, the best was yet to come. There was another trick up their sleeve – the September Surprise – which was needed since their previous plan failed to convince the Republican majority to ditch the nomination, or to delay the process while new obstructions were developed.
Committee member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, delivered the prize. She had a letter accusing Kavanaugh of some sort of improper relationship with a girl in high school more than three decades back. Initially, the accuser insisted on remaining anonymous, and details were not provided. The letter had been in Feinstein’s possession for about three months. Then suddenly, at almost the last possible moment, the accuser agrees to go public.
Feinstein turned it over to the FBI for investigation, and the Committee Democrats, having been given a heart transplant to prolong the life of their desperate attempt, want delays or, better yet, a withdrawal from the nominee.
It is possible there is truth behind this accusation. But this last-minute development raises several questions. If Kavanaugh’s alleged behavior actually happened, why wasn’t it important enough to report it 36 years ago? If it was actually a valid complaint, why provide the letter but not allow its use during the hearing when the Committee was looking for the good and bad things about Kavanaugh? After six FBI background checks on Kavanaugh for federal positions, why did this never come up?
At best, this event looks bad It’s a case of she said, he said, and there seems to be no actual evidence. It supports the idea that the Democrats are in desperation mode. Even Feinstein’s home-state newspaper, theSan Francisco Chronicle, criticized her.
Before this accusation came along, two of Kavanaugh’s former law clerks enthusiastically supported the way he treated them. And since the accusation sixty-five women from his past have signed a letter of support for his treatment of females.
Whether Kavanaugh is confirmed or not, let us hope that this is the last episode of this circus-like behavior that Americans are subjected to.
Labels: Democrat Obstruction, Kavanaugh nomination, Liberalism, Liberals, Obstruction, Socialism, Supreme Court
Corporate deep pockets attract attention in legal actions
Millions of Americans hate big corporations, suspect them of acting in their own best interest, to the detriment of the rest of us, and delight in corporations being put in their place. Sometimes they have good reasons for this; sometimes not. But let’s face it: legal actions against these corporate giants are sometimes justified, and give people harmed by a product or action of a corporation deserved monetary compensation.
With that in mind, this item from farmfutures.com tells about “Lee Johnson, a former school groundskeeper whose doctors didn’t think he’d live long enough learn the verdict, prevailed Friday in San Francisco state court after jurors deliberated for three days” on his damage suit.
The story went on to say that the “trial was an important test of the evidence against Monsanto and will serve as a template for litigating thousands of other claims” over Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide.
Johnson got less than he was asking; being awarded only $39 million of the $412 million he sought in damages. An additional $250 million was added to punish Monsanto after finding it liable for a design defect and failing to warn consumers of Roundup’s risks. Monsanto has said it will appeal the award in this the first trial over claims that the Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
Roundup is the world’s most popular and widely used herbicide, and its main ingredient – glyphosate – was approved for use way back in 1974. Monsanto defends the ingredient as perfectly safe, however, a cadre of opponents of glyphosate that includes environmentalists, regulators, researchers, and lawyers, hotly challenge that claim.
The Wall Street Journaladded some important information to this story. An editorial described the plaintiff’s attorneys’ approach to persuading the jury of Monsanto’s responsibility in Johnson’s cancer, as “junk science.”
The Journalwent on to explain that “the problem … is that there’s overwhelming scientific evidence that glyphosate does not cause cancer,” and quoted the Journal of National Cancer Institute study of 45,000 licensed pesticide applicators exposed to glyphosate which found “no evidence of an association between glyphosate use and risk of any solid tumors or lymphoid malignancies including non-Hodgkin lymphoma.”
The editorial further cited the Environmental Protection Agency as concluding that glyphosate is safe. “In December 2017, the US Environmental Protection Agency released the draft human health risk assessment for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup,” according to North Carolina State University’s Patrick Maxwell, M.S. and Travis Gannon, Ph.D. “The human health assessment concluded that ‘glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans’ and found ‘no other meaningful risks to human health’ when used in accordance with label instructions,” they wrote.
This seems to be a classic case of “he said, he said.” Both sides have advocates with solid credentials who advocate each position.
Sometimes, however, emotions trump factual evidence. And who isn’t sympathetic to Lee Johnson, whose cancer may end his life early. And there is also the factor of which legal team did its job best.
But then there’s the very real factor that big companies have deep pockets, and therefore are prime targets. A good example of this is the current rampant overuse of drugs, and the blame often being laid at the feet of Big Pharma.
Pharmaceutical companies’ business is identifying serious medical problems affecting lots of people, and working to develop drugs to help them, not to hurt them, and our government has implemented a long, slow process to require drugs to meet strict Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards before they are approved for use.
Even the government, however, cannot prevent the misuse of items for sale, and virtually everything can be dangerous under the right circumstances. Step ladders, baseballs, automobiles are all sometimes dangerous.
It also cannot guarantee that drugs might not end up in the hands of someone who is allergic to one or more of them. People are allergic to milk, vitamin C and sunshine, and nearly everything else.
A single drug getting to market on average results from100 or more formulas developed for testing. Promising formulas must get through a process that takes on average 12 to 15 years, and costs one-to-two billion dollars. And they only get patent protection for a maximum of 20 years from the time it is applied for, which frequently occurs early in the testing process.
This leaves a relatively short time to recoup the sky-high research costs, so that the company has money to invest in finding the next needed drug.
Why would companies send out millions of doses of an expensive product, as they are accused of, without someone ordering and paying for it? Yet, state attorneys general and other attorneys are suing drug companies, blaming them for the drug epidemic.
It seems more reasonable to look at prescribing physicians, drug distributors, and outright criminal conduct for how and why these drugs are available to people to use them improperly, resulting in much suffering and needless death.
All of which is not to say that large companies don’t sometimes do things wrong. And when that happens, they should be punished.
But they should not be an automatic target of lawsuits, as they often are.
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Many on the left are cheating; tipping the scales in their favor
Why is it that those on the left feel it’s necessary to put their fingers on the scale to tip it in their favor, or will work to change the rules to achieve their purposes, and have little or no hesitation in doing so?
We saw this when the Obama IRS punished conservative applicants for non-profit status with a grossly slow and difficult application process.
Activist judges often reinterpret the Constitution and laws to mean something more to their liking than what was originally intended.
We are now learning how the Department of Justice misused procedures in an effort to influence the 2016 election.
We have seen how so much of the media ignores positive stories about President Donald Trump and the good things that are happening, and instead favors stories that benefit Democrats, ignoring their duty for balance and objectivity.
This accusation is one that many dispute, of course, not wishing to give any credence to such complaints. Trump angers Democrats and a large portion of the news media by labeling the practice “Fake News.”
The Media Research Center provides some detail to illustrate this behavior with three examples.
First up: “On Aug. 8, Republican congressman Chris Collins of the Buffalo, New York, suburbs was indicted for insider trading and lying to the FBI. ABC, CBS and NBC played this story to the hilt, with 18 minutes and 24 seconds of coverage in just the first 24 hours.”
Then, on Aug. 21, “prosecutors indicted California Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter on charges of wire fraud and campaign finance violations. The morning and evening newscasts on ABC and CBS spent a total of 4 minutes and 44 seconds covering the story in the first 36 hours. In contrast with Collins, Hunter was ‘lucky’ that there was breaking anti-Trump news – the conviction of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the guilty plea of former longtime Trump confidante and lawyer Michael Cohen to charges of campaign finance violations.”
But then, “These very same three networks, these champions of public integrity, were bored to tears by the indictment and trial of former Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah of Philadelphia. During the year and a half between his 2015 indictment and 2016 conviction and sentencing for misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds, the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening programs offered a measly 68 seconds of ‘news.’”
An actual conviction of a Democrat got barely more than a minute combined among the three networks over 18 months, while unproven charges brought against two Republicans earned more than 23 minutes of air time in just 36 hours, roughly 22 times more, not counting the differences in the time frames of the cases. And Collins by himself received 16 times the attention that Fattah got.
Facebook and Twitter control posts and tweets and of people who express ideas their employees disagree with, mostly conservative ideas, although they cloak this by saying these items do not comport with their community standards. Google searches produce results that reflect the left’s positions at the top, rather than a non-political set of results.
These things occur because those in charge disagree with conservative ideas and values, and work to keep people from seeing and discussing them.
America, being the Land of the Free, is a place where contradictory ideas exist and are encouraged, and where they are freely debated. Persuasion is the method by which ideas and values achieve dominance; force and coercion are against the rules. Or they used to be.
But when the Left can’t win the debate or gain support for its ideas through civil debate and discussion, and then won’t accept that its positions failed to gain traction with a huge number of people, it then resorts to other means.
Their ultimate goal is control, therefore no method is off limits: the ends justify the means. Cheating and unfair practices is now the preferred methodology of the increasingly socialist left.
And if they gain control of the Congress, the presidency, and the courts, they will be in the position to impose all manner of control over the people.
The left has already proposed some wild ideas, one of which would have made Trump’s victory impossible, had it been in effect. It wants the presidency determined by the popular vote, not through the Electoral College, which has been the process since the early days of the country, and for good reason. “It didn’t work for us in 2016,” they say, “so let’s change the process.”
Even more absurdly, they say, since this guy we really don’t like named Trump won, let’s do away with the presidency.
Other unworkable ideas include: A college education for all is no longer an option; it is now a right. Free health care, which is so expensive it would bankrupt the country, must become reality. People with no skills or training who work in the lowest level jobs must be paid $15 an hour.
This is the type of thinking that produced those wondrous and desirable places like Castro’s Cuba and today’s Venezuela, the antithesis of what America was created to be.
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CLARIFYING ISSUES ABOUT THE CANONICAL TRIAL
Much ink has been spilled over the last two weeks, regarding the canonical trial of Anthony Apuron, our disgraced and disgraceful ( still in title) Archbishop.
The international Press made a lot of hay about the sending of Cardinal Burke, to our shores.
The rumor mill of the Vatican, went viral as to the reason of his pick for this sensitive mission.
For us on Guam, the main development, was that David Lujan, the Attorney representing Roland Sondia, and the other victims of Apuron, advised his clients not to testify unless he was present with them to advise, but also to avoid any conflicting issue during the civil case.
It became obvious very fast, that this decision, while understandable, and justified, could have some lasting impact on our fight to rid ourselves of an hypocrite and disgusting pedophile, who used the power of his pulpit to advance, abet and shoulder many injustices, abuses and grossly heretical positions.
The reality that a weak case against Apuron, could lead to him getting off Scot-free, at his Roman trial, because of the lack of testimony by the victims, was no longer to be dismissed.
We, at Jungle Watch were bombarded by many opinions, and advises, from a concerned public.
These concerns were mostly justified and the anxiety felt by many people was fed by the many suppositions in the main stream media.
Our conversations led to Mrs Haselberger, a prominent Canon Lawyer from St Paul MN, who was involved in several public cases, who has been willing to answer questions from both the Press and some active participants, to clarify several issues at hand.
Her answers are plain and to the point.
Let me share with you some of the main points made.
While she strongly wished to not say anything critical about the victims or their Attorney, she points to several factors.
It is a mistake not to participate in the process. Without the evidences provided by the victims, it is possible that the Tribunal will not have enough upon which to base an affirmative decision
The Tribunal may consider that their refusal to participate reflects negatively on their claim.
While the thought of appearing in front of the Tribunal, specially without legal counsel, might be intimidating, the victims should be encouraged to try and find an acceptable compromise. For instance, the tribunal might be willing to allow them to respond to questions in writing, as is often done in cases for declarations of nullity of marriage.
It is also important for everyone to understand that the canonical process is a very different process that the adversarial, common law process of our civil courts. The victims, should they participate, would not be subject to cross examination by the attorney for the defense. The only people allowed to pose questions to the witnesses are the judges. The advocates can propose questions, but it is for the judges to determine if those questions are relevant, should be asked, and then to actually do the interviewing.
Her final comments, and we quote directly and in full:
"While I do not agree with Cardinal Burke on every matter, I know him to have a true respect of the Law. He would not permit a matter in which he is involved to be manipulated in such a way as to cause harm to one who sought Justice. I also know that his personal sense of integrity is such that he would never countenance the sexual abuse of minor, and would punish such offense, should it be proven, to the full extent of the law. I am confident that he can be trusted in this matter, and I would encourage any victim to try and find a way to assist him in this important matter."
To me this last paragraph is very telling and important, for the four victims and their Attorney Mr Lujan to consider. In view of the personal track record of Mrs Haselberger and her great reputation, it is not to be taken lightly.
As Catholics we must all thrive to not only bring evil to Justice, but also to make sure that we fight evil within the confine of our Church.
I am fully aware, of the difficult and gut wrenching decision process the Victims are facing, and I pray very strongly that they shall find the discernment to do the right thing for their Church, as well as for themselves, not only as Victims, but as survivors who will be able to continue growing in their faith despite all the wrongs they experienced.
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Ms H is right in her final comment. She is , I believe , somewhat wrong in her prior comments. The problem is that , there are not enough individuals like Burke in the clergy - or to put another way, he and others like him are outnumbered by the other forces. So we cannot rely , as Tim has said-don't to Rome - I am confident the task undertaken by Lujan , for his clients, will achieve what his clients, God Bless them, want - and along with them, what we want.
Unfortunately it has already been confirmed that without the oral testimony of the alleged victims in the presence of a judge, Apuron's guilt, in the eyes of the pope, can NOT be established, and he will remain Archbishop of Agana, even if only in name. Nothing established in the civil court can change this. While the alleged victims may walk away with some money, Apuron will not be punished, and will probably counter sue. And since he is now backed by O'Malley and the entire NCW syndicate, he will be able to outlast and outspend everyone. This an extremely sad turn of events. The only hope is for Roy, Walter, and Roland to tell their story before the canonical court.
Raymond March 2, 2017 at 9:28 AM
This news is very disheartening. The efforts of many will go under and this MONSTER will really be laughing and having a grand time. SMH.
Rose de los Reyes (Seattle, WA) March 2, 2017 at 11:14 AM
Judges (including those in the ecclesiastic court’s tribunal) make a ruling based on the evidence before them. While there may be sufficient evidence for crimes Abp. Apuron committed relating to his administrative capacity as archbishop (one example: effecting the RMS deed restriction, etc.), the punishment for those types of crimes is NOT defrocking (or laicization). It is to be sentenced to, what we could consider, the cushy condition of a life of prayer. The local faithful want him deservedly defrocked. He can be defrocked if, in addition to his administrative crimes, he is also found to have committed childhood sexual abuse. Testimony from one or more of the plaintiffs who filed a civil lawsuit against him for childhood sexual abuse would provide compelling evidence to the tribunal for which Abp. Apuron can be nailed for this crime.
I agree with Frenchie and Ms. Haselberger. As I’ve written before about the various labels placed on Cardinal Burke that blanket the opposite ends of a spectrum, I believe that he is a professional and with this task before him, in his capacity as judge, he and the other judges of the tribunal will base their findings on the evidence before them. To achieve the local Faithful’s desire and the plaintiffs’ expressed desire to defrock, Abp. Apuron, as with Frenchie and Tim, I urge at least one of the plaintiffs to provide testimony of his sexual abuse experience to the tribunal. Records of this ecclesiastic trial will not be accessible nor admissible in civil court. It will not bite the civil court action. In fact, not providing testimony to the tribunal may hurt the civil action. The defendants in the civil action may use this decision as alluding to the plaintiffs’ stories as not true, hence they declined to tell their experiences to the tribunal when they were given an opportunity to do so. Further, if the Tribunal exonerates Abp. Apuron from the sexual abuse allegations, the defendants in the civil court action may allude to that finding as an event favorable to their defense. Yes, it may seem scary to speak directly to Cardinal Burke, but whether they were aware of it or not, one of the key desires in the hearts of the plaintiffs as they went public with their experiences in their press conferences last summer was that their horrific experiences at the hands of Abp. Apuron be heard by the Church; and for the Church to do what it can to stop the abuses that may still be ongoing. To provide testimony to before the tribunal could be equivalent to "being heard by the Church" --- a desire that finally came to fruition.
Disheartening indeed!! And a travesty at that! All the work and pain of so many, and the injustices done, down the drain – all for naught – just because of a technicality of church law. More than travesty, it is a sin – “A Sin of the Fathers” (I think that’s the name of a movie or a book).
Light in the tunnel! If Cardinal Burke were to be given a bona fide copy of the video/audio recording of the testimonies of the victims as given by them when they testified in public hearing before the Guam Legislature, would that not serve to convince him of the veracity of the claims of the victims? Perhaps it may not be according to required church norms and technically insufficient to comply with “the rules of the game” – a canonical trial game - but it will certainly bolster the veracity of the victims, bolster the truth. Is the Church more concerned about technicalities of procedures, than about the righting of a wrong (a sin) committed against its church members? Would it hurt the case any if Cardinal Burke were to review those video/audio recordings? If a written testimony is admissible, in lieu of personal appearance, would not the submittal of an audio/video recording serve even better? One can not only read, but see and feel the agony of the victims as well. Just a thought!
Rose de los Reyes (Seattle, WA) March 3, 2017 at 5:37 AM
To Anon 1:10, the tribunal may already has video footage of the plaintiffs’ testimonies before the 33rd Guam Legislature supporting the passage of Bill No. 326-33 (available here in Junglewatch). It may have news articles (print) and TV news footage of the press conferences given by plaintiffs when they went public with their experiences to expose Abp. Apuron (pre-passage of Bill 326-33 and pre-litigation) last summer. These materials are available in JungleWatch , Guam local news outlets (TV and print), and other areas in the public domain. It is assumed the the tribunal also has a written account from Walter because, as I recall, Walter said he provided to the Vatican in August 2015 a written account (or a letter) of his sexual abuse experience at the hands of Abp. Apuron. The tribunal may also already have copies of the civil complaints filed by the four plaintiffs since those are public documents.
My point here, as well as Tim’s and Frenchie’s point, is that even with the static statements listed above, the most compelling evidence relating to the child sexual abuse allegations again Abp. Apuron would be the live testimony of one or more of the plaintiffs. In a live testimony, Cardinal Burke may have follow-up questions for which information is lacking in the written statements, the video statements, the news articles, and/or the news video footage. In addition, a person’s sincerity (or deceit) is captured in a personal appearance. There is nothing more compelling that engaging the human person's senses. We know Roland, Walter, Roy and Doris are the best witnesses for themselves. Their sincerity, their pain, and the good people that they are come through when they are met in person. For these reasons (and more), their personal appearance(s) will make compelling evidence before the tribunal. Why not give the tribunal the best evidence it could have? I have no doubt about their testimony because they speak the truth. The opportunity before them now is to tell that truth to an entity that could put into effect the remedies they (and the rest of Guam’s Faithful) seek from this ecclesiastic court.
as was written - why the RUSH RUSH now? file open 8 years..consider now all the reasons why the victims find themselves in the position of having been forced to file lawsuits. True objectiveness in the search for TRUTH would consider waiting until after the lawsuits exit the law courts- I am sure the victims would be prepared to testify to the canonical trial then.Instead ... did Burke really say he would like to have it wrapped up by summer?.
The first step to caring, as with everything else in life ,is to be informed. Just stick with it everyone.Beware the deceptors.
And Congratulations Bob (2/27/2017). I have been waiting for that one and more as suggested.
The file opened 8 years ago did not include allegations of sex abuse. And the reason for the rush rush now is probably JungleWatch since we have made it a huge point of international attention.
Tim, something happened in 2008 or slightly before 2008 that alerted the Vatican to open this file. What would that be? In JungleWatch's File Box. I only see one 2008 event and that is Abp. Apuron's letter to the Filipino priests basically demanding they become NCW priests or their contract to serve in the Archdiocese of Agana will not be renewed. Every now and then I wonder what in or around 2008 caused the Vatican to open this file? If you figure it out, inquiring minds like mine want to know.
Tim March 3, 2017 at 1:02 PM
From what I have gathered, complaints about Apuron had been going to Rome for years. The fact that the Vatican opened a case file on Apuron may have been motivated by his ill treatment of the 3 Filipino priests and the subsequent public protest. The protest occurred in front of the Cathedral and in the presence of Archbishop Charles Balvo, who was the Apostolic Delegate at the time. If you do a search for the word "Balvo" on this blog, several posts will turn up that will lead you to two letters from Balvo to Apuron regarding Apuron's negligence in financial reporting matters. Since I've heard that the 2008 file was about financial mismanagement, it is very likely that it was Balvo who opened the case on Apuron. To my knowledge, no sex abuse had yet been reported.
Thank you, Tim. I was thinking of those Balvo letters yesterday. I remember reading them last summer but didn't have time to do a quick check with the JungleWatch "File Box." I wanted to see the dates of those letters. I was thinking of them as a possible reason for the 2008 opening of an investigation. Not submitting a financial report, even after several "reminder letters" from a higher-up, is another demonstration of how terribly Abp. Apuron managed the Archdiocese of Agana. If financial records were maintained properly and are maintained currently, it wouldn't be difficult to produce an annual report. My archdiocese and my parish produce their annual reports every June for the prior fiscal year. This is why when I read the Balvo letters asking for financial reports, I thought "what is so difficult for Abp. Apuron to produce them?" ... now, after having a greater understanding of the situation, I can come up with several reasons!
Tim a sound comment there at 1.02.Fundamental question then is _ what are the criteria for a 'file" to be opened by the Vatican? I can't fathom financial mismanagement. We can safely so anyway that whatever the criteria and therefore the reason in Apuron's case-it must be serious.And it is somewhat unlikely that prior sexual abuse has previously been reported.Things of course will come to light in due course but it pays to be ahead of those times which is something that Tim has mastered. Not that many others are also fighting the cause but if not for the medium of JW we would not be informed and consequently challenged to protect the faith.
Actually financial mismanagement, in the eyes of Rome, apparently, is more egregious than sex abuse. You will recall that recently as certain "bishop of bling," was summarily and very publicly fired and chastised by Francis for "financial mismanagement, whereas, about the same time, Francis "refrocked" a cleric who had previously been "defrocked" for sexually abusing children.
At Rose relative to the Balvo Letters. The letters, which can be found in the FILE BOX, are dated 2011 and 2012. The 2011 letter says (Balvo to Apuron): "I have never received a financial report from you." And the 2012 letter repeats the same request and also chastises Apuron for his handling of RMS. It is very possible that Balvo, opened the file on Apuron in 2008 - being motivated by the public protest already mentioned - and aware that Apuron had ignored his reporting duties.
About a year ago, Cristobal attempted to blame the missing reports on Deacon Martinez, who was the finance officer in 2011. However, it was only Martinez' job to assemble the report. It was up to Apuron to be sure that it was sent. There was probably good reason why Apuron did not send any reports.
If they haul Abp Apuron to the canonical court, wouldn't they get from him what they were hoping to get from the victims. From the victims, that they are telling the truth. From Abp Apuron, that he is quilty. He couldn't be that good an actor, could he?
Tim March 2, 2017 at 12:38 PM
No. They would not get it from him. A canonical court is nothing like our civil courts. He will not be cross-examined. There will be no jury. He has maintained his innocence and has even said that he has asked for a canonical trial to exonerate him. Without the live testimony of the alleged victims, there is only what will be submitted in writing. And since the alleged crime is said to have happened more than 40 years ago and there are no witnesses, it is Apuron's word against theirs. Ask yourselves, would have believed the allegations against Apuron if you had only read about them and not seen and heard these allegations from the people they happened to?
There has been quite a bit of news lately about Pope Francis going soft on pedophile priests - supposedly this is part of his "mercy" campaign. However, fortunately for us, Apuron has made himself a real pest: barging in on him in 2014 for a photo op at the Vatican as things began to heat up in Guam, then breaking through a barricade in Korea to give him a box of chocolates as Francis tried to get in his car, then the Waldo running up to his car in Manila to hand him an envelope, and then his using the occasion of a weekly greeting of visiting prelates (we have the pictures) to cry for help after he ran away from Guam after the first victim came forward.
In addition, it was Francis who appointed both Hon and Byrnes due to Apuron's incompetence. And Francis has already asked Apuron to resign twice. So thanks to The Tony, Francis may just be "mercy-ed out" when it comes time to deal with Apuron. In fact, he may well be looking for a reason by now to put The Tony away for good.
I'm glad Dr. (not Mrs.) Haselberger was consulted. She's probably the best canon lawyer in the US where abuse coverups are concerned. She's also an ace with economic impact statements.
Rome now has unlimited latitude in Apuron's case. The last victim-member of the Vatican's child abuse Commission just resigned for lack of institutional support.
The Commission which was intentionally neglected by treacherous O'Malley no longer exists. Other Papally appointed abuse victim-members resigned last year for the same reason.
Frenchie March 2, 2017 at 2:56 PM
To give a twist to your statement anon at 1.26, you must consider the close proximity of O'Malley to Genarrini and Kiko and their underground railroad for abusers, to come very close to a perfect storm of a coverup.
Fr.Matthew Blockley. March 2, 2017 at 3:07 PM
Thank you Frenchie, Rose and Tim. Thank you also to David Lujan. Respect all of you in your voice for truth and Justic
There is always the desire for me to come to this blog to blast out those who have personally caused me tremendous hurt.After all Tommy is giving me alot of opportunties these days. sic! What? Now he wants an extension period! However, as I was so impressed with President Trump in his address to Congress yesterday I'm going to follow his example and not blast out the "Lyin Fakes" I'm going to make a comment from the heart. But I am Fr.Matthew and Fr.Matthew enjoys being a little controversial.
Roy, Walter, Roland, and Dorris.your all my heros. I have the greatest respect for you Guys and the inspiration you have given. I also have great respect for the integrity honesty of Cardinal Raymond Burke a man I have long respected as a dignified humble servant who respects law and the human person.On both sides of the playing field there are men and women I would give time to based on their good Character. Cardinal Burke is one of those good men who you can trust.
Thinking through all this I think it would be a moment of grace and inspiration to many if Roy, Walter, Roland and Tita Dorris met privately in a group with Cardinal Burke over coffee.After a coffee gathering it would be easy for each of them to meet alone only with the cardinal.David Lujan would be welcomed also.
The way the last meeting was set up did not open itself to mutual trust building. Even the highly respected much admired Fr.Tom Doyle referenced same thinking. The way the meeting was conducted was at best Victorian.
I'm praying Roy, Walter, Roland and Tita Dorris will open their hearts to a private meeting with Cardinal Burke. I believe its possible to meet him on a common ground and build mutual trust, dialogue and above all Respect for all Parties concerned in the path to Truth and Justice.
While it's a nice thought, any testimony given in a such a context would probably not be admissible and in fact could taint any testimony. The canonical rules are the canonical rules. The questioning of the plaintiffs must be in the presence of the defendant's lawyers and the promoter of justice, and the notary. A canon lawyer may also be present on behalf of the plaintiffs.
One of the points highlighted by Fr. Blockley’s comment above is the rocky start with a terrible introduction between the canonical trial/investigation team that came to Guam and Plaintiffs/Mr. Lujan. My impression as it was happening and even until now, is that the canonical trial team should have extended better professional courtesy to the witnesses with whom they wished to interview-investigate. The way things turned out was that summonses/notices of depositions/interviews were snail mailed from Boston to Guam. A phone call or an email to Mr. Lujan (and other directly to witnesses not represented by counsel such as Deacon Martinez) that gives a heads-up that summonses are on their way for a tribunal investigation would have gone a long way for professional courtesy. Because that courtesy was missing, the investigation had a terrible start and the players experienced the worst of introductions. If the tribunal team was going to fly all those many miles to Guam and back, I would think they would have effected a setting where their investigation would be productive. But then, perhaps the element of surprise is part of the tribunal’s modus operandi? I don’t know but that thought certainly crossed my mind.
Fr. Blockley is convinced, as I am, too, if the onset of the investigation didn't have a rocky nature, then Plaintiffs would have been amenable to an interview with Cardinal Burke and the tribunal team.
Cardinal Burke, the victims neither Attorney David Lujan expected the turn out the way it went and having Cardinal Burke leave island with a mission unaccomplished.
Reading Fr.Matthew Blockley comment "Thinking through all this I think it would be a moment of grace and inspiration". There are some things that no matter how hard a person works, time spend , and how we want the plan to work according to how we want it to happen the plan runs into a wall that's not foreseen. If possible, maybe it's time for Attorney Lujan to regroup with all the victims.
While Cardinal Burke is in charge to speak to the victims, don't send him away ! Next time around he might be replaced by someone not to be trusted.
LOL. You know who you are. It's coming. BIG GRIN.
Will the documents including the misleading citation be available on JW? http://www.kuam.com/story/34644621/2017/03/02/land-management-director-fined-for-not-providing-requested-documents
See latest post.
Frenchie March 3, 2017 at 4:04 AM
As I have pointed previously, while the testimony of the Survivors shall be essential in this portion of the trial, it appears that there are several parts in the accusations against Apuron. Tim and CNMI Lawyer have also noted as much.
Many of the things Apuron is accused of have been piling on for years.
One of the charges that came up prior to the sexual abuse accusations, was the hiding of abusers.
If you noted, right before Apuron was "suspended" last year and replaced de facto by Arch. Hon, the hiding of Fr Luis in Qatar, had become quite an embarrassment in Rome, specially in view of the flippant answer of Bishop Balin to Mr White's inquiries.
The subsequent tempest in a teapot that erupted from that incident, came on top of a growing mountain of evidences that Apuron had knowingly hidden predator priests. (which the Vatican had declared a big No No)
So they are many accusations to be dealt with.
The subsequent coming out of the survivors became the proverbial nail in the coffin.
What we have now, because of the lack of testimony, is that it is no longer an open and shut case.
Apuron can still be removed for his mismanagement and his coverup of sexual abusers, but what he is facing now, is a lot less serious in its consequences.
The NCW and Cdl Sean understand this very well, this is why they have put a lot of time and effort in putting as big of a lid atop this boiling pot.
The risk for the NCW, Filoni, Chaput, O'Malley and the other abetters of Kiko, is that they suddenly would be face with a growing scandal of their systemic and systematic coverup of sexual abusers within the group.
Balin was severely reprimanded for last year incident, the rumor being that his career is now at a dead end, but he is getting off easy.
Apuron's panoply of scandals had the potential of becoming a tidal wave that could have swept the whole bunch of them. Now they are all
breathing a sigh of relief.
They will continue, unless the survivors change their mind...
Like they say in Football, we are only in the third quarter, and the game is still open.
If some of you have strong concerns regarding the way the inquisition part of this trial has started, feel free to contact our Nuncio, and share with him in writing these concerns.
This is the official channel to Rome, and it has been one of our most efficient ally. They work silently and I would say thanklessly, but efficiently
Statistically, the vast majority of pedophile priests' victims understandably leave the Catholic Church or become atheists. Nothing will change that.
I do not know where and how you got to these "statistics" but many studies conclude differently.
3:27AM. As one who has spent 24 years observing sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in particular reference to Guam there is no truth in your statement.
That's where much of your problem lies, 8:10 PM. You have no idea what's actually happening outside of Guam.
And how would you know that?
330am For your Information my residence is not Guam. Lol.
Austin OE (UK) March 4, 2017 at 10:32 PM
Couldn't Cardinal Burke have the courtesy to fully inform the witnesses in great detail of the entire procedure of the proceedings, and failing that couldn't the local safeguarding office do so - well in advance of the proposed interview date? That way, the witnesses could be assured of the relative straightforwardness of the procedure / proceedings.
It's not like you can casually look up in the CCC, or the last page in your Mass book, how these sessions are supposed to work.
It's probable that the usual Vatican element is out to sabotage Cardinal Burke's efforts just like the efforts of everyone of relative good faith.
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The touring production is looking for performers of all ethnicities to play both lead and ensemble roles in the piece, with the call-out stating that BAME artists are particularly encouraged to attend. Recalls will then take place through August.
Auditionees should bring a CV, a photo and sheet music.
Phantom of the Opera is currently celebrating its 33rd year in the West End at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Lloyd Webber’s musical won three Olivier Awards and seven Tony Awards when it opened in 1986 with Michael Crawford in the role of the Phantom alongside Sarah Brightman as Christine.
The show features songs including “The Music of the Night” and “All I Ask of You”. It tells the story of a phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House and who is mesmerised by a young soprano called Christine.
The tour opens on 24 February 2020, with any auditionees expected to be available for 18 months from 6 January 2020.
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"Mr. Theo," Dave said, holding himself in control, "there is a difference between mollycoddling her and—"
"Sit down!" Mr. Theo bellowed. "You are talking about a twelve-year-old girl, and I am talking about an artist. I will not let her do anything that will hurt her music. Now sit still and listen—if you have ears to hear."
Shrugging, Dave stalked over to his favorite black leather chair by the marble fireplace.
Out in the hall by the coatrack, Emily managed to get her coat to stay on its hook; then, walking carefully but with the assurance of familiarity, she came back and sat down at one of the pianos. "Then why don't you let me give a concert if you think I'm a musician?"
Mr. Theotocopoulos took her hands in his. "Why could you not come straight home from school? Cannot that so-called orchestra get along without you? And your hands are too cold to be of any use for music at all." He began to massage her fingers. "You are too young for a concert. You would be not only a prodigy, you would be a blind child prodigy, and people would say, 'Isn't she marvelous, poor little thing?' and nobody would have heard you play at all. Is that what you want?"
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Synopsis: Josiah "Dave" Davidson's ex-gang wants him back, but he's not interested in anything that will endanger his beloved young friend Emily. Nor is he interested in opening himself up to the Austins, the domestic, innocent family that cares for Emily and trusts Dave himself with their children. When the Alphabats' persistence proves to be part of a complex plot to take over New York, however, Dave finds that in order to protect Emily and the Austins, he must face and fight a number of shadowed, secretive enemies—including his own inability to trust.
Notes: The key to a good epigraph is finding something that sparks interest in the reader at the beginning but knocks him flat with its emotional voltage if he happens to re-read it afterward. L'Engle proved her epigraph-choosing mettle with the use of a sentence and a half referencing the untameability of the unicorn. It's a perfect fit for the story.
At least, it is to the reader like me who fires up with love for the young protagonist. Josiah—no, boy, I'm not just calling you Dave, not when there's so much beauty and dignity in your real name—is the sort to stir motherly impulses as well as sympathetic ones: a surly young introvert, too bitter to ask for help escaping the long-reaching tentacles of a dangerous past, but possessing a gentle heart and a nascent trustworthiness under the resentment and off-putting coldness. The story is of the crux moment of his life, the balance point where he either surrenders backward into the quicksand or accepts the outstretched hand above him and pulls free.
The third person omniscient narrative doesn't separate him from the reader, and I spent the book wanting to plead with him and fight for him and hug him by turns. None of which he'd have been likely to appreciate, but it's the reader's prerogative to feel.
L'Engle's naming choices often carry some symbolic value, and the connection of Josiah Davidson to the Davidic king of Israel is openly remarked on in the book and reinforced by his father's name. Nor is it the only name of interest, as exemplified by Canon Tallis—the surname references the Jewish prayer shawl—and Mr. Theotocopoulos, the latter of which suggests the Theotokos (the ancient Marian name 'God-bearer', usually brought into English as "mother of God"). Whether the common names are hand-picked for meaning is less clear, but there are some curious parallels—notably Emily Gregory, whose name loosely means "watchful rival"; she's the blinded but perceptive angel against the darkness in Josiah/Dave's past. And even the nickname Dave comes from the Hebrew for beloved.
As with most of L'Engle's work, the characters carry the book—which is really why I love her. There's so much back story to the main few that I felt like I'd missed a previous installment. Which, in the Austins' case, I suppose I had, but that feeling came more from Emily and Dave than the others. It's an interesting example of kicking off narrative in the middle of a story, anyway.
The novel attempts to work on several fronts and succeeds better on some than on others. As futuristic tale, it feels rather outdated; lasers were new technology in the sixties when the book was written, but now they're commonly used in surgeries without having gained any notable popularity as an alternative means of getting high. As mystery, the book is startlingly successful; all the clues were present, yet the plot twist still came as a stunner. As character study of an innocent family's brush with deadly evil, it's light but beautiful. As old-school young adult novel, it's saved from being annoyingly preachy only by its moments of unique wisdom. And as a story of redemption, it's sweet and, in its own simple way, astounding.
L'Engle's novels, while nearly always likable, are often a little uneven, especially when submitted to the test of time. This book isn't perfect, but the story caught me very personally and got into my affections. Where that wasn't owing to Josiah Davidson or Emily or the bright-eyed, bright-hearted little Rob, whom I also loved, it was owing to music.
Music got to play its own role in the book, and L'Engle knows her stuff. She makes numerous thoughtful references to great composers and works, such as the moment where Dave picks up his English horn and plays the solo from the prelude to the third act of Tristan and Isolde. And her scenes of Mr. Theo playing the cathedral organ are almost enough to make the reader feel the blast of sound coming from the pipes. The skill behind the art is also treated attentively; Emily's blindness combines with her musical prowess to give her an exceptional ability to listen as well as a powerful kinesthetic sense and memory. For such a short book, it's all spectacularly done.
The ending, if I'm being honest, is a little too much in the lessons-learned order. The groundwork is present, so the resolution itself is believable, but some of the dialogue toward the end is not, really. The final scene or two could certainly have been better handled.
That little flaw bothered me a bit, but love covers over a multitude of wrongs. I loved the story and the characters far too much to fail to forgive.
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The Son of Tarzan
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Alexis Paulvitch, a henchman of Tarzan's now-deceased enemy, Nikolas Rokoff, survived his encounter with the ape-man in The Beasts of Tarzan and wants to even the score. He lures Jack, Tarzan's son, away from London and into his clutches, but the youngster escapes with the help of the ape named Akut. The pair then flees into the deep African jungle where two decades earlier Tarzan himself had been raised. Jack Clayton, now on his own, becomes known as Korak the Killer and builds a reputation for himself in the jungle. Like his father before him, he finds his own place among the great apes, and also like his father, meets and rescues a beautiful young woman, Meriem, the daughter of a Captain in the French Foreign Legion, who was also a Prince (Prince de Cadrenet), named Armand Jacot. Arguably, the book is as much about Meriem, wife of Korak, as it is about Tarzan's son.
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60th Anniversary Party for SUN SINGLE #241
Galloway House
1015 Cooper Street - Memphis
Join us at Galloway House in Cooper-Young as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the release of Johnny Cash’s Sun Record single #241 “I Walk The Line”. Enjoy our sponsor ‘Memphis Made Beer’ for a suggested $5 donation and listen to the sounds of Rhodes College “Flying V’s”, Papa Tops West Coast Turnaround, Jesse & Noah Bellamy, and a superb Cash tribute by Rusty Rainey joined by Special Guests Roy Cash and his daughter Kellye Cash (former Miss America 1987). Cash’s original (and only) drummer W.S. “Fluke” Holland will be on hand to unveil a Historic Marker which details Cash’s first performance at Galloway in December, 1954. Goner Records will drop the needle on the Sun single “I Walk The Line” – and thre rest, as they say, is Memphis music history! Weather permitting, the entire show will be outdoors following the historic marker unveiling. $5 minimum donation, proceeds go to the Johnny Cash Statue Project at https://www.ioby.org/project/johnnycash2016
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Gift will help LU students attend medical school
November 14, 2007 : Mitzi Bible
An $800,000 bequest to Liberty University will make it possible for more LU students to afford to attend Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), a medical school in Blacksburg that specializes in medical missions.
The announcement was made by LU chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. at Wednesday’s convocation. The money comes from the estate of Pauline T. Harbaugh.
According to a letter from a Mesa, Ariz., attorney, Harbaugh's husband, Duward, "was unable to attend medical school due to financial reasons and had always hoped that this gift to Liberty University could be used, at least in part, to assist needy students with their dreams of becoming physicians."
Early last week, Falwell had scheduled for John Rocovich, an attorney in Roanoke who is also the founder and chairman of VCOM, to speak at this Wednesday’s convocation. On Friday of last week, he received the letter.
“The timing was nothing short of miraculous,” he said.
Rocovich was joined by the VCOM’s president, James Wolfe, and Dean Dixie Rawlins at Wednesday’s convocation.
Rocovich said the announcement caught him by surprise but will be put to good use.
“So many of the students will say to me, if I could get my loans paid off I could go [to medical school] and go to the mission field,” he said. “We have students who come there with a heart for missions. … I’m telling you, after you go hug a few of those AIDS children in those orphanages or see those little malnourished children … you want to do it if you can do it. You cannot come back without being a different person.”
VCOM, which began in fall 2003, graduated its first class in June.
Falwell said Liberty made an agreement with the school four years ago, to help LU graduates transition to the medical school. He said interest earned from the endowment each year will be distributed amongst the LU students who decide to attend VCOM. Currently there are about 16 students there who are Liberty graduates.
Rocovich said the school is the only medical college in the United States to offer residency training in missionary medicine. Its focus is on the rural and medically underserved areas of Virginia, North Carolina and the Appalachian region and on providing scientific research to improve the health of all humans.
To learn more about the scholarship, e-mail ktripp@liberty.edu. For more information about the medical school, go to www.vcom.vt.edu.
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Michael Joseph Jackson[1] (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ,[2] Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, then the Jacksons in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of “Beat It“, “Billie Jean“, and “Thriller“, were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as “Black or White” and “Scream” made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style have influenced numerous hip hop, pop, contemporary R&B, and rock artists.
Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. His other records, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world’s best-selling. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He was also inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame as the first (and currently only) dancer from the world of pop and rock ‘n’ roll. Some of his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards (as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award); 26 American Music Awards (more than any other artist, including the “Artist of the Century”); 13 number-one singles in the United States in his solo career (more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era); and the estimated sale of over 750 million records worldwide. Jackson won hundreds of awards, which have made him the most-awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.[3]
Aspects of Jackson’s personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, have generated controversy. In 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse, but the case was settled out of court and no formal charges were brought. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury found him not guilty on all counts. While preparing for his concert series entitled This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication on June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Jackson’s death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and as many as one billion people around the world reportedly watched his public memorial service on live television. In March 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a $250 million deal with Jackson’s estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the decade following his death.[4]
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Inaugural Global Citizen’s Award
Krista Tippett to Give Middlebury College Commencement Address
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Krista Tippett, host of the public radio show On Being and a bestselling author, will deliver the 2019 Middlebury College Commencement address on Sunday, May 26.
10 a.m., Main Quad
A National Humanities Medalist, Tippett is a Peabody Award–winning broadcaster whose weekly show is carried on more than 400 public radio stations across the country. On her show, Tippett explores broad cultural and spiritual questions about what it means to be human and how we want to live. Her wide range of guests have included Desmond Tutu, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, U.S. Women’s Soccer champion Abby Wambach, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The On Being podcast has been downloaded more than 200 million times. Tippett is also the founder and leader of the On Being Project and the curator of the Civil Conversations Project.
Tippett is the author of the memoir Speaking of Faith; the bestselling Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living; and another bestseller, Einstein’s God: Conversations about Science and the Human Spirit.
After working as a journalist and diplomat in Berlin in the 1980s, she received a Master of Divinity from Yale University in 1994.
Judith Heumann
David R. Mittelman ’76
Donald W. Stevens
Adul Samon will receive the inaugural Global Citizen's Award during Commencement.
She is also the 2019 Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at Stanford University.
“Krista Tippett is a vital public voice,” said Middlebury President Laurie Patton, “and one that offers so much wisdom, curiosity, and spiritual reflection. She boldly and willingly explores important questions about life, its meaning, and how we can be our best selves together.
“It is an honor to have Krista as our Commencement speaker,” added Patton. “During a time when divisions among us can seem great, Krista has shown us all ways we can connect and converse with each other as well as the importance of listening, something she does so well. These are important messages for our seniors as they graduate and move on to their next challenges in the wider world.”
Tippett will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters at the Commencement ceremony.
Middlebury also will honor four other distinguished men and women with honorary degrees this year:
Judith E. Heumann is a lifelong advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and an internationally recognized civil rights leader. President Obama appointed her the first special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, where she served from 2010 to 2017. Heumann also worked as the director of the Department on Disability Services for the District of Columbia, as the World Bank’s first advisor on disability and development, and in the Clinton administration as the assistant secretary of the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the Department of Education. She was instrumental in developing major disability rights legislation, including a section of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Heumann is currently a senior fellow at the Ford Foundation.
David R. Mittelman ’76 was a longtime trustee of Middlebury; an alumnus; a parent of three Middlebury graduates; and a devoted supporter of the institution. He was a managing partner of Convexity Capital management in Boston and had served for 22 years as a partner, director, and senior vice president of Harvard Management Company, the firm that manages the endowment of Harvard University. He was passionate about astronomy, establishing the P. Frank Winkler Professorship in Physics at Middlebury, and providing financial support for the College’s observatory and telescope. He served two terms on the Middlebury board, and was in the fourth year of his second five-year term at the time of his death in 2017.
Jane Mayer is a bestselling author and the chief Washington correspondent for the New Yorker, where she has been a staff writer since 1995. In recent years she has written for the magazine on topics ranging from money in politics and the U.S. Predator drone program to government prosecution of whistleblowers. Mayer is the author of several books, including the bestselling Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires behind the Rise of the Radical Right and The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals. Among her numerous awards are the George Polk Prize, the John Chancellor Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the Toner Prize for political reporting, and the Frances Perkins Prize for Courage.
Donald W. Stevens, chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation, is a respected Vermont Abenaki leader who has been instrumental in raising awareness of the rich heritage of the Abenaki and other native nations. He was the guiding force in the effort to gain legal recognition for the Abenaki people by the state of Vermont and in securing tribal lands for the Nulhegan Band. Stevens is a member of many Vermont state boards and has also served two terms—the second as chair—on the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs. A U.S. Army veteran, he also has more than 27 years of experience developing information technology, logistics, and manufacturing strategies for multimillion-dollar companies.
On May 15, Patton announced the creation of Middlebury’s Global Citizen’s Award, which will be presented for the first time at the College's 2019 Commencement. The inaugural recipient of the award will be Adul Samon, one of 12 boys who, along with their soccer coach, were rescued from a Thai cave last year.
The Commencement ceremony will take place on the main quadrangle at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 26. More than 5,000 family members and friends are expected to attend.
It's fantastic that such a renowned woman will be heard by these students. They can learn so much from her.
by Kyle Smith (not verified)
So excited - Krista Tippett is wonderful and Jane Mayer is incredible.
by kristen a carlberg (not verified)
Krista Tippett is the companion of so many as we begin each day hoping to be the best humans we can be, paying attention to the needs of and helping others in our work. Thank you, Middlebury college community, for recognizing her contributions and providing her this unique opportunity to honor your new graduates with her reflections as they continue their path of becoming. Your choice of Judy Heumann to honor is also excellent. I worked with her at the U.S. Department of Education and found that she too cared deeply about and worked so powerfully in behalf of
others. Bravo for rendering her work even more visible with this honor.
by Jacquelyn Zimmermann (not verified)
love Krista Tippett-this choice almost absolves the Bill Clinton choice in 2007
by theresa schrafft (not verified)
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Lincoln Castle & Cathedral
Sightseeing today involved a walk up High Street to the Castle and Cathedral. The top end of the street narrows giving you an impression of what it might have looked like in the medieval period. The surface of the street is covered in paving stones and one assumes there would have once been a central open gutter rather than the current footpaths.
We turned right at the top to enter the cathedral through the Exchequer Gate to the main entrance.
The Bishop’s Palace is located on the south side of the Cathedral which is to the right n the above photo. Most of the palace now seems to be little more than ruins but at one stage it would have been one of the most important buildings in England with the diocese extending from the Humber to the Thames. Apparently it was sacked during the Civil War and subsequently fell into ruins.
The Chapter House is a traditional round structure with flying buttresses. A Chapter House is where large meetings are held. Apparently on 10th January 1308 four Templar Knights were arrested at Temple Bruer by the Sheriff of Lincolnshire on the orders of Edward II and locked up in Clasketgate before eventually ending up in the Chapter House for their preliminary trial.
The cathedral also contains one of the four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta.
We then walked due west to the nearby Lincoln Castle. Along the way I happened to notice a second horse and carriage which was either for hire or being used for a wedding.
Construction of the current castle was started by William the Conqueror, At the time William’s position in the north of England was very insecure and the castle was the main way of dominating the surrounding land. It was built on the site of a former roman fort and is unusual because it has two mottes. It’s one of the best preserved castles in the UK.
It’s rather obvious that some parts of the castle have been extensively restored. From 1787 to 1878 it served as a debtors prison. Wikipedia reports “William Marwood, the 19th century hangman, carried out his first execution at Lincoln. He used the long drop, designed to break the victim's neck rather than to strangle, to execute Fred Horry in 1872. Until 1868, prisoners were publicly hanged on the mural tower at the north-east corner of the curtain wall, overlooking the upper town.” Back then justice was seen to be done!
A trip to B&Q in the afternoon to buy some sand and emery paper in preparation for painting. The window in the cratch board has now been prepared for painting in anticipation of a guaranteed dry day. I also managed to complete a small repair on the magnetic latch that holds the rear hatch open. Shortly after that the heavens opened and it started to bucket down!
Naughty-Cal said...
I hope you have enjoyed your stay in Lincoln as much as we always do.
Yes, it was well worth the effort and thanks for the local advice!
Disappointing Day
Torksey Lock and the Trent
Back to Torksey
Buildings and a lazy day
Saxilby to Lincoln
Up the Trent
Back to West Stockwith
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Chesterfield Canal anglers trust their maggots
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End of the navigable canal
Spiderman and a visit to Rhodesia
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The Missing Cat and a Visitor
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Keadby
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The Titanic passed by today
We had a police escort
To Conisbrough
Slow cruising to Eynsham and hey, here comes the sun tra la! - Godstow to Eynsham, River Thames, 4 miles 2 locks That took us two whole days! Well we have all summer and it looks like summer has started at last! You n...
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Mom breastfeeding to 3-years old boy in USA
NEW YORK - offensive or not much? A woman nursing her 3-year-old son is the photo of cover of Time magazine this week for an article on "attachment parenting," and the reactions ranged from applause to servile shrugs.
The picture showed Jamie Lynne Grumet, 26, mother to stay at home in Los Angeles who says her mother breastfed until the age of 6 years. She told the magazine in an interview she gave up reasoning with strangers who see her son and threaten nursing "to call social services on me or that pedophilia is."
"People must understand that it is biologically normal," she said, adding: "More people see it, the more it will become normal in our culture. This is what I hope. I want people see it. "
Some wondered why the magazine used the photo of Grumet, a thin blond pretty enough to be a model to illustrate the story of a style of parenting that has been around for a generation. The issue includes a profile of attachment parenting guru, Dr. Bill Sears, who wrote one of the bibles of the movement, "The Baby Book," 20 years ago.
Mika Brzezisnki, co-host of MSNBC weekday morning program "Morning Joe", suggested on air that the cover was unnecessarily sensational, "I'll tell you why it bothers me - because this is a project profile Bill Sears! "
Twitter, the cover has inspired X-rated jokes and concerns that the child might be teased when he is older. But on many boards, there was debate about whether it is OK to breastfeed beyond infancy.
Bobbi Miller, a mother of six who lives in Arkansas, expressed his disapproval in a tweet and said in a telephone interview, "Even a cow knows when to wean their child." On the cover, she said: "Why would it even be there It's ridiculous It's almost on the point of voyeurism?"..
But Bettina Forbes, co-founder of an organization called Best Babes that promotes breastfeeding and supports women who want to breastfeed their children beyond infancy, said she hopes the cover "will mainstream America less disgusted "about women breastfeeding children of all ages. "It is high time that we talk about these things," she said.
Reaction to the coverage highlighted a cultural gap between traditional children's education and what some considered "extreme parenting." The philosophy of setting encourages mothers to meet their babies every cry and form close bonds with almost constant physical contact through "co-sleeping" (let them sleep in bed with parents rather than in cribs) and "baby bear" (carry them in slings instead of pushing them in strollers).
Retail chains, including Target, Wal-Mart and Safeway did not immediately respond to requests for comment on whether the magazine, which goes on sale Friday, will be displayed in stores.
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What is FASD?
For mums-to-be
For partners, family and friends
Dr Stephen Robson
Steve has been an ambassador for Pregnant Pause since 2016. Steve is a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist with a special interest in assisted reproduction and reproductive surgery. He holds Masters Degrees in Human Genetics and Public Health, and his Doctorate was in stillbirth. He is a Fellow of the Colleges of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Australia, the UK, and the United States. He is currently President of RANZCOG. Steve loves living in Canberra with his partner, their two fast-growing children and Pepper, the feisty West Highland Terrier.
Rod Cuddihy and Kristen Henry
Canberra radio identities, Rod Cuddihy and Kristen Henry from Mix 106.3 are ecstatic to be champions for Pregnant Pause. Rod and Kirsten have been involved in the campaign since 2014, when they came on board to support International FASD Awareness Day. The team are passionate about the cause and are “proud to be ambassadors for Pregnant Pause 365 days a year.”
Professor Elizabeth Elliott
Elizabeth Elliott AM is Professor in Paediatrics and Child Health at The University of Sydney; Consultant Paediatrician at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney; and a National Health and Medical Council of Australia Practitioner Fellow. In 2008 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to paediatrics and child health.
Professor James Fitzpatrick
James Fitzpatrick is a consultant paediatrician, researcher, and FASD expert. He is a Research Fellow at the Telethon Institute for Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, and an Honorary Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health. James is also the Founder and Director of Patches Paediatrics, an organisation that delivers child health services in rural and remote communities. In 2001, he was named Young Australian of the Year for his longstanding dedication to addressing rural and Indigenous health issues.
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Preacher: Rev. Jackie Brown (293), Mr. Bob Paggett (43), Mr. Rob Childs (38), Mr. Steve Tull (15), Mr G Lloyd (12), Mr J Payton (11), Mr. Paul Wanklin (10), Mr. David Gee (8), Mr G McLaughlin (7), Mr. Geoff Lloyd (5), Mr A Williams (5), Mr J Richmond (5), Mr T Blackburn (5), Mr C Walker (5), Mr D Wilmott (4), Mr A Dykes (4), Mr D Hyde (4), Mr D Brown (4), Mr V Kaul (3), Mr. Mark Lacey (3), Mr D Cooling (3), Rev M Leaves (2), Rev M Stratton (2), Rev P Robinson (2), Mr N Stonelake (2), Mr J Mondon (2), Mr C Smith (2), Rev. R Underwood (2), Rev A Dykes (2), Mr D McAdam (2), Mr M Powell (2), Rev S Bailey (2), Mr N Robinson (1), Rev T Coles (1), Mr M Trowmans (1), Mr M Tyler (1), Mr M Lee (1), Mr H Shepherdson (1), Mr J Lloyd (1), Rev F Foxall (1), Mr T Wills (1), Mr H Sheapson (1), Mr P Williams (1), Mr J Tiley (1), Mr G Clarke (1), Rev M Plant (1), Rev S Cawdell (1), Rev. T Hyam (1), Mr. R Salisbury (1), Mr S Amos (1), Rev C Wilkinson (1), Mr P Raybould (1), Mr. R Littleover (1). … (47 more)
Series: The Law (1), Abraham (1), Biblical Leaders (1), Walk with Christ (7), The Cross (1), Trust (1), Blessings of the Lord (5), Exposition of Thessalonians (9), Vision for the Church (3), Exposition of Colossians (14), Philippians (2), Exposition of Romans (2), Forgiveness (2), King David (25), Animals in the Bible (1), Philemon (4), Prayer (3), Palm Sunday (1), Patience (2), Exposition of the Psalms (5), ATC Sunday (1), Exposition of Timothy (19), Love (5), The Gospel of John (58), Exposition of Hebrews (41), Doctrine (3), The Beatitudes (4), Faith (10), Moses (3), The Christian Race (16), Exposition of The Gospels (22), Christmas (20), The Church (23), Harvest (6), The New Testament (46), Wisdom (4), The Trinity (3), The Lord Jesus Christ (43), None (16), The Gospel of Mark (18), The Old Testament (44), Exposition of James (12), Easter (16), Sin (7). … (35 more)
Date: 1970 (1), 2011 (73), 2012 (76), 2013 (43), 2014 (75), 2015 (75), 2016 (66), 2017 (64), 2018 (37), 2019 (20)
Mark 10:46-52 (Part of the Walk with Christ series).
Preached by Mr G McLaughlin on Sunday, March 31, 2019 (Sunday Morning).
Barnabus the encourager
Acts 11:19-26 (Part of the Biblical Leaders series).
Preached by Mr G Lloyd on Sunday, March 17, 2019 (Sunday Evening).
Worshipping God
Romans 11:33-12:8 (Part of the The Christian Race series).
Preached by Mr D Wilmott on Sunday, March 17, 2019 (Sunday Morning).
Paul's ministry in Ephesus
Acts 19:11-20 (Part of the Walk with Christ series).
Preached by Mr V Kaul on Sunday, March 10, 2019 (Sunday Evening).
All are involved in the Lords work
2 Corinthians 5:20 (Part of the Walk with Christ series).
Preached by Rev T Coles on Sunday, March 3, 2019 (Sunday Evening).
Come to God with a pure heart and mind
Romans 1:13-25 (Part of the Walk with Christ series).
Preached by Mr J Payton on Sunday, February 17, 2019 (Sunday Evening).
Walking in harmony
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 (Part of the Exposition of Thessalonians series).
Preached by Mr. Bob Paggett on Sunday, February 17, 2019 (Sunday Morning).
Keeping in step with the spirit
Galatians 5:13-6:5 (Part of the Walk with Christ series).
Preached by Mr M Trowmans on Sunday, February 10, 2019 (Sunday Evening).
Looking from a spiritual perspective
Mark 8:27-38 (Part of the Walk with Christ series).
Preached by Mr. David Gee on Sunday, February 10, 2019 (Sunday Morning).
Walking in holiness
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 (Part of the Exposition of Thessalonians series).
Preached by Mr. Bob Paggett on Sunday, January 20, 2019 (Sunday Morning).
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Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) MaleLesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Family: Anatidae
Common Name: Lesser Scaup
Genus: Aythya
Species Name: affinis
About The Lesser Scaup
When floating far out on the water, it can be difficult to separate the Lesser Scaup from its relative, the Greater Scaup (Aythya marila). Males of both species are medium-sized ducks with dark heads and chests, light backs and flanks, and dark tails. A closer look reveals that the Lesser Scaup has a peaked, purple-tinged head and light gray flanks (as opposed to the Greater Scaup, which has a flat-topped, green-tinged head and white flanks). The females of both species (both dark brown) are also difficult to separate, although the female Lesser Scaup tends to be slightly darker brown than the female of the other species. Both species also have blue bills, earning them the nickname “bluebill” with duck hunters. The Lesser Scaup breeds across much of western Canada and Alaska, with smaller breeding populations in the northern Great Plains, in northern portions of the Rocky Mountains, and in the Great Lakes region. Most Lesser Scaups migrate south in winter, when they may be found along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S., in the Ohio River Valley, in the interior south and southwest, and south to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Lesser Scaup are also known to winter in Hawaii. Lesser Scaups breed on fresh or slightly brackish wetlands with marsh grasses. In winter, they may be found in large numbers on large lakes, bays, and reservoirs. Although they may be found in saltwater in winter, Lesser Scaup are somewhat less likely to be seen on the open ocean than the Greater Scaup. This species’ diet primarily consists of invertebrates, such as crustaceans, mollusks, and insects when available. One of several species of “diving ducks” in North America, Lesser Scaups may be observed submerging themselves to feed on invertebrates in the water or on the bottom. In winter, they may also be observed in flocks of many hundreds or thousands of birds on large bodies of water. This species is primarily active during the day.
Bibliographic Citation: Rumelt, Reid B. Aythya affinis. June-July 2012. Brief natural history summary of Aythya affinis. Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Moving the Car
Hudson River, New York
A raft of them just offshore. The locals thought they might be pigeons.
Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
Suisun Marsh, California - Northern
San Diego Estuary, California - Southern
Agua Vista Park, San Francisco
Lerma Marshes, Central Mexico
Chase Lake NWR, Midwest United States
Yellowstone National Park, Midwest United States
Difficult to get a good look at adult with seven ducklings.
Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), Texas
Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), Texas
Golden Gate Park - Lloyd Lake, San Francisco
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
Arrowhead Marsh, California - Northern
Shollenberger Park, California - Northern
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Douglaston/Little Neck
Chess Day: Giant Chess Set
Come and play chess with our giant size chess set. Bring a friend, or a family member!
No registration required, all are welcome
The Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library has:
14 public computers
International Language Collections at the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library include:
ABC Early Learning Center
54-25 Little Neck Parkaway
Community Church of Douglaston Universal Pre-Kindergarten
39-50 Douglaston Parkaway
Douglaston NY , 11363
Community Church of Little Neck Universal Pre-Kindergarten
Community Board District #11
Douglaston Civic Association
Little Neck Pines Civic Association, Inc.
Little Neck’s Community Website
Westmoreland Association, Inc.
Douglaston Patch
40-18 214 Place
Engine 326 Battalion 53
64-04 Springfield Blvd.
Long Island Jewish Hospital
phone: 718 or 516 470-7000
North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) / Manhasset
300 Community Drive
Manhasset NY , 11030
Little Neck Ledger
Queens Public Television
Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06 Northern Boulevard
Louis Pasteur Park
248 Street and 51st Avenue
Sy Seplowe Playground (PS 94)
42 to 43 Avenues and Little Neck Parkway
Udalls Cove Park
Northern Boulevard and 244-247 Streets, Douglas Rd
NYPD 11th Precinct
Horace Harding Post Office
56-01 Marathon Parkaway
Little Neck Post Office
Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy
PS 94 David Porter School
PS 98 Douglaston School
PS 221 North Hills School
57-40 Marathon Parkway
MS 67 Louis Pasteur Middle School (Grades 6-9)
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (Grades 9-12)
57-00 223rd Street
Hon. Paul Vallone
District19@council.nyc.gov
District Office Address 42-40 Bell Boulevard, Suite 507
Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1792
Hon. Edward C. Braunstein
BraunsteinE@nyassembly.gov
District Office 213-33 39th Avenue, Suite 238
In colonial times, the Little Neck area was named for the geographical feature of the small peninsula extending into Little Neck Bay. A larger peninsula just to the east was called Great Neck. In the early 1900’s developers wanted residents to sign a petition to change its name to Westmoreland, but the majority declined. The original area of Little Neck has been reduced twice: once in 1872 to create Douglaston and again in 1928 when Nassau County changed the name on its side of its boundary with Queens County to Great Neck.
In 1872, Douglaston was named for William P. Douglas, who inherited the estate on the peninsula for which Little Neck was named from his father, George Douglas. When the Flushing Railroad, now the Long Island Rail Road, decided to create an additional stop one mile west of their Little Neck depot, William moved the former Van Zandt chapel to serve as its station. In exchange, he asked that the station and the surrounding village be named Douglaston.
When Henry Hudson sailed to Manhattan in the early 1600’s, the Matinecoc Indians lived in northern Long Island. Seafood, game, and corn were plentiful. Abundant clam shells for making wampum made them the wealthiest Indians on Long Island. The Matinecoc made white wampum from the periwinkles and the more valuable black wampum from quohog.
The Dutch West India Company encouraged settlement in the New Netherlands. A circular of the time promoted Long Island as Eden-like with “deer, sixteen hands high, buffaloes which could be ridden and broken to the plow, large turkeys, 500 to the flock, and clear spring waters equal to light Dutch beer.”
Thomas Foster had fled from England to Holland due to religious persecution. He and his family were the first to settle on the northern shore on Long Island. In 1637 they built a small stone house with one window and wooden shutters where “the Alley” now meets Northern Boulevard.
New Englanders Richard Cornell, a Quaker from Rhode Island, and Thomas Hicks from Massachusetts were two of the earliest landowners in Little Neck. Thomas Hicks used force against the Matinecoc to secure his holdings.
In 1664 the Dutch surrendered the New Netherlands to a British fleet of 24 ships. New Amsterdam became New York. Queens was named for Catherine of Braganza, queen of their new ruler, the British monarch, Charles II. Britain ruled the area for the next one hundred and nineteen years.
Agriculture continued to be the mainstay of life. The Allens operated a mill that shrank and tightened homespun woolens woven on hand looms. The woolens could then be made into cloth. In 1752, James Hedges began to operate a gristmill in the Alley.
Cornelius Van Wyck built a house on his estate in 1735. Today it is noted for its hand-hewn shingles and salt box type roof. The interior has been restored. It is one of the few surviving Dutch colonial houses within New York City, and is designated a New York City Landmark.
The British occupied Long Island throughout the Revolutionary War, from August 28, 1776 to Nov. 21, 1783. They and their Hessian mercenaries used it as a staging and supply area. Everything was at British disposal; private homes, horses, livestock, crops, and forests. As the record says, “Soon there wasn’t a picket fence or a four-legged animal, except dogs, left standing.”
Hessians looted the Foster homestead and hung elderly Thomas Foster, descendant of the original settler, from an apple tree. Company commander Foster rescued him and personally “ran through” one of the Hessian soldiers with his sword.
General Washington designated Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge to create a network of spies among the occupying British forces. These spies included a merchant, an innkeeper, a farmer and several housewives. All risked the fate of Nathan Hale. One recruit used clothing on her clothesline to relay signals. Another gave dinner parties “to honor” British officers and gleaned information from their conversations. Couriers rode the dangerous muddy roads in the dark of night. This network helped foil Benedict Arnold’s plan to surrender West Point. Finally the British were defeated and withdrew.
In 1790, recently inaugurated President George Washington visited the Alley. He acknowledged a welcome and had refreshments at the tavern.
The Alley Pond settlement continued to grow and was the great center of the way of life in Little Neck. By 1813 it included gentlemen farmers, small “truck” farmers, merchants, artisans and oystermen.
In 1819 Wynant Van Zandt III, a wealthy New York merchant and alderman, purchased the peninsular estate on Little Neck Bay and built a large square mansion for his wife and fifteen children. Ten years later, he donated part of the funds and the land to build the Zion Episcopal Church.
When Van Zandt died in 1831, his heirs sold his estate in two parts. It time, the southern part became Douglaston Hill and the northern part Douglas Manor.
Joseph De Forest purchased the southern part and resold it to Cortland Van Beuren, who in turn sold it to Jeremiah Lambertson. Lambertson divided the land into generous 200 ft. by 200 ft. lots with streets named for trees. On July 23 and 27, 1853, he sold the lots to eighteen buyers. However, for the next fifty years very little building was done.
George Douglas, a wealthy Scot, bought the northern peninsula section and began to plant trees imported from all over the world. In 1862 when he died, his eighteen-year-old son William inherited his estate. “Willie” was known as a playboy and sailor of big yachts. For “Willie” the estate was a social hub for entertaining the wealthy and powerful of New York, including Gordon Bennet, publisher of the New York Herald, and financier J. P. Morgan. Their yachts were often moored on the Bay. In 1871 Willie won the first America’s Cup aboard the Sappho.
In 1866, when the Flushing Railroad reached Little Neck, the Old Depot served as its station. Soon the railroad created an additional stop one mile to the west. William donated the former chapel of the Van Zandt family to serve as its station. In exchange, he requested that the station and the village around it be named Douglaston.
Twenty years later, in 1887, “Willie” and resident subscribers funded a Queen Anne-style building and landscaping for the new Douglaston depot. Travelers still needed to take the ferry between Long Island City and New York since the rail line still had not reached Manhattan.
The great years of Little Neck clamming began in the 1860s. Capt. Christian W. Kirkman, a Danish sailor and fisherman, found he could increase the clam yield by planting oyster beds among them. The clams burrowed under the oyster beds to spawn, and multiplied at an incredible rate. These small hard clams were served in the best restaurants of New York and several European capitals. The industry was ruined by pollution from the city in the 1890s.
In 1898, Queens County became part of New York City. Many homes were built in anticipation of a direct route to Manhattan. Two major public works were finished by 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel under the East River and the Queensborough Bridge. The city’s building of roads and bridges spurred tremendous suburban growth.
In 1905, The Rickert-Finlay Company bought the Benjamin Woolley farm and created the Westmoreland Development. They laid out streets and building lots. The 270 homes were given covenants and restrictions with their property deeds to preserve the atmosphere of comfortable living close to New York. These homes were advertised with the not quite accurate slogan “only 26 minutes to Manhattan”.
The following year, in 1906, William Douglas sold his property to the Rickert-Finlay Company. They developed the 175-acre estate into a carefully planned garden suburb town called Douglas Manor. The manor house served as a clubhouse and social center. Each home was within one mile of the station. Its 550 single-family homes include Queen Anne, Colonial, Tudor, and Mediterranean Revival architecture.
Douglaston Hill consists of the area between Douglas Manor and Northern Boulevard, bounded by Douglaston Parkway to the west, and 244th Street to the east. In the late 1800’s it was occupied by a variety of people, including summer residents, local tradesmen, and free blacks that worked in the oyster industry. In the early twentieth century most homes were built in anticipation of the completion of the railroad tunnel under the East River to create a direct route to Manhattan. Architectural styles in the area include Queen Anne, Craftsman, Bungalow, American Foursquare, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival. The oldest property in the district is the Zion Episcopal Church.
The rest of Douglaston and Little Neck developed rapidly, mostly with one family houses. The increased population needed increased services. Telephones, a volunteer fire department, a Mothers Club, Christian Endeavor Societies, schools, the American Red Cross, a library, a bank, a Girl Scout and a Boy Scout Troop, a newspaper, a garden club, and several places of worship were active by the middle of the 1930s.
When Northern Boulevard was widened in 1930, the remains from a Matinecoc Indian burial ground were reinterred on land at the Zion Episcopal Church.
With improved transportation to Douglaston and Little Neck, the importance of the Alley settlement waned. The City of New York Parks Department acquired much of the land. During the 1930s, through the Parks efforts to convert the area for recreational use and through the construction of the Long Island Expressway and Cross Island Parkway, several of the older structures were cleared and much of the marshland filled in. This marshland is now recognized as a vital link in nature’s ecosystem.
In 1974, the Parks Department created the Wetlands Reclamation Project and began rehabilitation of the natural wetlands of the park. Alley Pond Environmental Center, a National Environmental Study Area since 1976, has encouraged awareness of the environment. It serves families and over 20,000 students annually, offering hiking, birding, lectures, workshops, and tours. Alley Pond Park contains over 635 acres of forested hills, ponds, meadow, and salt marshes.
Since the 1970s, environmentalists have actively sought to preserve the salt marshes in Udalls Cove for the sake of Little Neck Bay. The Udalls Cove Preservation Committee was formed to lobby city planners to keep the cove as a national wildlife preserve.
A 600-year-old White Oak tree, the oldest tree on Long Island, stands at 233 Arleigh Road in Douglas Manor.
During the 1990’s, the Douglaston/Little Neck Historical Society headed the drive to preserve the two unique residential developments of Douglas Manor and Douglaston Hill. As of 2004, each area is designated as a New York City Historic District.
Sentiments spoken by a resident a few years ago still seem relevant, “What people here want is a continuation of the community this has been for years and whose essence is a rustic New England type town. Our community is the bay, the wetlands, large old trees and the beauty of nature around us that provides a sense of openness and of peace and quiet.”
In 1914, the Queens Borough Public Library opened a small branch in a Douglaston real estate office with 587 books. The next year, through the efforts of the Mothers Club and the school principal, the collection was moved to P.S. 94. Additional moves included the Community Church and 248-04 Northern Boulevard. On April 4 1962, the Douglaston/Little Neck Branch opened its doors in its new improved and expanded quarters at its present location of 249-01 Northern Boulevard.
Douglaston Little Neck Historical Society: http://www.dlnhs.org
Flux, James A. and Levine Ty, Bayside Its Yesterdays and Tomorrows, the History of Bayside, Bayside, New York 1957
“The Fosters Made Their Mark on Early Queens” by Joan Brown Wettingfeld who is a historian, free-lance writer and member of the Borough President’s History Advisory Committee, Times/Ledger, May 5, 1994.
Fowler, George C. and Ernestine, Through the Years in Little Neck and Douglaston, Angle Offset, 1963.
Gubernick, Loys, Little Neck Then...and Now, Loys Gubernick, 1982.
Historical Walking Tour, 1975
History of Little Neck, 1952
Little Neck, Douglaston—In profile, by Gene Gleason of the Herald Tribune Staff, Herald Tribune, Dec. 22, 1963.
Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY
Queens Scape, Douglaston/Little Neck, Carol Polsky, Newsday, Sunday Dec 31, 1989
Shaman, Diana, If You’re Thinking of Living in: Douglaston, New York Times, March 25, 1990.
FRIENDS OF DOUGLASTON/LITTLE NECK
Little Neck, NY 11363
Parking is available on the side streets surrounding the library. There is also metered parking available.
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Cross Island North to Northern Boulevard, east exit
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American Crisis, The, by Murray Bookchin
--New Perspectives in Libertarian Thought-- EDITOR: Murray Bookchin Vol. 1, No. 4 Price: 80 cents The American Crisis To conceal real crises by creating specious ones is an old political trick, but the past year has seen it triumph with an almost classic example of text-book success. The so-called "Iranian Crisis" and Russia's heavy-handed invasion of its Afghan satellite have completely deflected public attention from the deeper waters of American domestic and foreign policy. One would have to be blind not to see that the seizure of the American embassy in Teheran by a ragtail group of Maoist students spared both Khomeini and Carter a sharp decline in domestic popularity. The students, whoever they may be, functioned like a deus ex machina... (From : Anarchy Archives.)
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Anarchism: Its Philosophy and ..., by Albert Parsons
Parsons, Albert Richard. Anarchism: Its Philosophy and Scientific Basis as defined by some of its apostles. Chicago, Mrs. A. R. Parsons [c1887]. Part I. CHAPTER 1. CAPITALISM-ITS DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. Among all nations, the United States of America has alone possessed the opportunity for developing representative or Republican government to its utmost. Separated by two oceans, isolated and comparatively secure from sudden invasion or the diplomatic embroglios of imperialistic Europe and Asia, the united capacity of Republican government to minister to the peace and welfare of its citizens and the experience --history--of one hundred years has formed the record from which the living present learns its lesson of the past. Free government, a free people, was the talismanic charm which caused the emigrant to abandon the old world and hasten to the new. The population o...
Anarchism: Past and Present, by Murray Bookchin
Note: This piece appeared as Vol. 1, No. 6 of Comment: New Perspectives in Libertarian Thought, edited by Murray Bookchin. Anarchism: Past and Present Note: The following issue of COMMENT was presented as a lecture to the Critical Theory Seminar of the University of California at Los Angeles on May 29, 1980. My remarks are intended to emphasize the extreme importance today of viewing Anarchism in terms of the changing social contexts of our era - - not as an ossified doctrine that belongs to one or another set of European thinkers, valuable as their views may have been in their various times and places. Today, more than ever, the viability of Anarchism in America will depend upon its ability to speak directly -- in the language of the Ameri... (From : Anarchy Archives.)
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Finding The Subject: Notes on ..., by Murray Bookchin
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General Idea of the Revolution..., by Pierre-Joseph Proudh...
To Business Men. To you, business men, I dedicate these new essays. You have always been the boldest, the most skillful revolutionaries. It was you who, from the third century of the Christian era, drew the winding-sheet over the Roman Empire in Gaul, by your municipal federations. Had it not been for the barbarians, whose coming suddenly changed the aspect of affairs, the republic which you established would have ruled the Middle Ages. Remember that the monarchy in our country is Frankish, not Gallic. It was you who later vanquished feudalism, arraying the town against the castle, the king against the vassals. Finally, it was you who, for eighty years past, have proclaimed, one after the other, all the revolutionary ideas—liberty of worship, liberty of the press, liberty of association, liberty of commerce and industry: it is you who, by your cleverly drawn constitutions, have curbed the altar and the throne, and established upon a per...
Ideas on Social Organization, by James Guillaume
Written: August 1874; Source: Bakunin on Anarchy, translated and edited by Sam Dolgoff, 1971. Bakunin was above all preoccupied with the theory and practice of revolution and wrote very little about how the everyday practical problems of social reconstruction would be handled immediately following a successful revolution. Nevertheless, these problems were intensively discussed in Bakunin’s circle and among the anti-authoritarian sections of the International. In “Ideas on Social Organization”, Guillaume discusses the transition from capitalism to anarchism – a synthesis of “Bakuninist” ideas on how this transition could be effected without the restoration of authoritarian institutions.” Its value lies not in the specific recom... (From : Marxists.org.)
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Ergo and Presto! [Liberty, July 7, 1888.] In Henry George may be seen a pronounced type of the not uncommon combination of philosopher and juggler. He possesses in a marked degree the faculty of luminous exposition of a fundamental principle, but this faculty he supplements with another no less developed,—that of so obscuring the connection between his fundamental principle and the false applications thereof which he attempts that only a mind accustomed to analysis can detect the flaw and the fraud. We see this in the numerous instances in which he has made a magnificent defence of the principle of individual liberty in theory, only to straightway deny it in practice, while at the same time palming off his denial upon an admiring following as a practical affirmation.
Meaning of Confederalism, The, by Murray Bookchin
GREEN PERSPECTIVES A Left Green Publication Number 20 November 1989 P.O. Box 111 Burlington, VT 05402 The Meaning of Confederalism by Murray Bookchin Few arguments have been used more effectively to challenge the case for face-to-face participatory democracy than the claim that we live in a "complex society." Modern population centers, we are told, are too large and too concentrated to allow for direct decision-making at a grassroots level. And our economy is too "global," presumably, to unravel the intricacies of production and commerce. In our present transnational, often highly centralized social system, it is better to enhance representation in the state, to increase the efficiency of bureaucratic institutions, we are advised, than to a... (From : Anarchy Archives.)
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HISTORY OF THE CIRCLE DUG RANCH
TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKERS SUFFER NEGLECT AND VANDALISM
TEXAS RANGER NATHAN "NATE" FULLER
ANDY CLOUD NEW CBBS DIRECTOR
Friday, September 28, 2018, 12:37 PM
Higher Education in Texas is the first book to tell the history, defining events, and critical participants in the development of higher education in Texas from approximately 1838 to 1970. Charles Matthews, Chancellor Emeritus of the Texas State University System, begins the story with the land grant policies of the Spanish, Mexicans, Republic of Texas, and the State of Texas that led to the growth of Texas. Religious organizations supplied the first of many colleges, years before the Texas Legislature began to fund and support public colleges and universities.
Matthews devotes a chapter to the junior/community colleges and their impact on providing a low-cost education alternative for local students. These community colleges also played a major role in economic development in their communities. Further chapters explore the access and equity in educating women, African Americans, and Hispanics.
CHARLES R. MATTHEWS is Chancellor Emeritus of the Texas State University System, the oldest public university system in Texas. He was chancellor from 2005 until his retirement in 2010. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. He lives on his ranch in Hill County.
“This is a strong contribution to the scholarship on Texas higher education.” —Matthew Fuller, College of Education, Sam Houston State University
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Thursday, September 27, 2018, 03:17 PM
University of North Texas Press announces the August 2018 publication of Ben Thompson: Portrait of a Gunfigher by Thomas C. Bicknell and Chuck Parsons. Ben Thompson was a remarkable man, and few Texans can claim to have crowded more excitement, danger,drama, and tragedy into their lives than he did. He was an Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, Confederate cavalryman, mercenary for a foreign emperor, hired gun for a railroad, an elected lawman, professional gambler, and the victor of numerous gunfights.
As a leading member of the Wild West’s sporting element, Ben Thompson spent most of his life moving in the unsavory underbelly of the West: saloons, dance-houses,billiard halls, bordellos, and gambling dens. During these travels many of the Wild West’s most famous icons—Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill
Hickok, John Wesley Hardin, John Ringo, and Buffalo Bill Cody—became acquainted with Ben Thompson. Some of these men called him a friend; others considered him a deadly enemy.
In life and in death no one ever doubted Ben Thompson’s courage; one Texas newspaperman asserted he was “perfectly fearless, a perfect lion in nature when aroused.” This willingness to trust his life to his expertise with a pistol placed Thompson prominently among the western frontier’s most flamboyant breed of men: gunfighters.
Thomas C. Bickwell, a native Chicagoan, has been studying the life of Ben Thompson for decades. His research and articles have appeared in various periodicals including True West and Wild West. Chuck Parsons is the author of Captain John R. Hughes and The Sutton-Taylor Feud and coauthor of A Lawless Breed, a biography of John Wesley Hardin. He lives in Luling, Texas.
978-1-57441-730-2 cloth $34.95
978-1-57441-741-8 ebook
6x9. 688 pp. 47 b&w illus. 3 maps. Notes. Bib. Index.
Texas History. Western History. Biography.
Saturday, September 15, 2018, 11:59 AM
Its been a long time coming but the Porvenir massacre THC marker is on its way to the foundry to be cast!
TO: INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM: MARK WOLFE
DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
RE: PORVENIR MASSACRE HISTORICAL MARKER
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) has completed work on the text for its marker telling the story of the Porvenir Massacre. THC thanks all of the many individuals and organizations who have expressed an interest in, and participated in the development of, this project. We are particularly grateful for the guidance provided to staff by Commissioner Lilia Marisa Garcia, Professor of History at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Historical Commission earlier this year as the Commission’s official Professional Historian. With her contributions, and thorough research on the part of THC’s professional marker staff, we are confident that the text is accurate and ready to be sent to the foundry for casting early next week. On completion, in approximately six weeks, we hope that the various parties of interest will join in dedicating the marker at its permanent location in Presidio County.
Thank you again for your patience. The stories of Texas can be complex. There is much to celebrate, but there is also a darker side to our history, and those stories must also be told. The THC is the only state agency in the country to initiate a process for seeking out these “Undertold” stories and memorializing them at no cost to the state’s taxpayers. Since the Undertold Stories program was put into place in 2006, more than 110 markers have been installed, with such themes as Freedom Colonies, education, underrepresented groups, and civil rights. Only by telling these disregarded, or even forgotten, stories can we truly understand the complicated tapestry that is Texas.
We don’t take this responsibility lightly. THC markers are made to last many generations, so we take as long as necessary to finalize text. We apologize for any inconvenience that may have caused, but are confident that the end result is a better, more accurate, product.
We continue to welcome comments on this text, or on the text of any of our more than 16,000 markers across this great state. The order will go to the foundry on Tuesday morning, September 18th. Comments should be directed to Charles Sadnick (charles.sadnick@thc.texas.gov).
Thank you again for your interest and participation, and we look forward to working with you on future projects.
Texas Historical Commission staff (BB), 7/17/2015, rev 3/5/2018, 5/17/18, 9/10/18, 9/12/18, 9/13/18:
27” x 42” Official Texas Historical Marker with post
Presidio County (Job #15PS02) Subject (Atlas ) UTM:
Location: US 90, northwest of Marfa
PORVENIR MASSACRE
PORVENIR WAS A COMMUNITY IN REMOTE NORTHWEST PRESIDIO COUNTY ON THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MIDST OF MILITARY CONFLICTS, INCREASED ETHNIC TENSIONS AND RETALIATORY RAIDS ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AND IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA DURING THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION, THE SMALL FARMING AND RANCHING SETTLEMENT WAS THE SITE OF A NOTORIOUS TRAGEDY IN 1918.
A GROUP OF TEXAS RANGERS FROM COMPANY B IN MARFA, U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS FROM TROOP G OF THE 8TH CAVALRY, AND LOCAL RANCHERS ARRIVED AT PORVENIR IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JANUARY 28, 1918. THEY CAME TO THE RANCH OF MANUEL MORALEZ AND SEPARATED FIFTEEN ABLE-BODIED MEN AND BOYS FROM THE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ELDERLY MEN. THOUGH INITIAL ACCOUNTS DENIED ANY WRONGDOING, LATER TESTIMONY CONFIRMED THAT THESE 15 VICTIMS WERE SHOT AND KILLED. FAMILY MEMBERS CROSSED THE RIO GRANDE INTO MEXICO TO BURY ANTONIO CASTAÑEDA, LONGINO FLORES, PEDRO HERRERA, VIVIANO HERRERA, SEVERIANO HERRERA, MANUEL MORALEZ, EUTEMIO GONZÁLEZ, AMBROSIO HERNÁNDEZ, ALBERTO GARCÍA, TIBURCIO JÁCQUEZ, RÓMAN NIEVES, SERAPIO JIMÉNEZ, PEDRO JIMÉNEZ, JUAN JIMÉNEZ, AND MACEDONIO HUERTAS.
IN JUNE 1918, GOVERNOR WILLIAM P. HOBBY AND ADJUTANT GENERAL JAMES A. HARLEY DISBANDED COMPANY B, DISMISSED FIVE RANGERS FOR THEIR ACTIONS AT PORVENIR, AND FORCED CAPTAIN J.M. FOX’S RESIGNATION. STATE REPRESENTATIVE J.T. CANALES FILED CHARGES WITH THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE AGAINST THE TEXAS RANGERS, FOR THE OPPRESSION AND MURDER OF HUNDREDS OF HISPANICS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. AT AN INVESTIGATION BEGINNING JANUARY 31, 1919, LEGISLATORS HEARD AND RECEIVED TESTIMONY REGARDING SEVERAL INCIDENTS INCLUDING PORVENIR. AS A RESULT, THE TEXAS RANGERS WERE REORGANIZED AND REDUCED IN SIZE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACK, APPROXIMATELY 140 REMAINING RESIDENTS OF PORVENIR ABANDONED THE COMMUNITY.
MARKER IS PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
The University of North Texas Press recently published "Captain Jack Helm: A Victim of Texas Reconstruction Violence" by Chuck Parsons. Parsons has authored a number of good Texas histories/biographies including, "Captain John R. Hughes: Lone Star Ranger", "Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West" and "The Sutton County Feud" as well as others. Parson's "Captain Jack Helm" has long been awaited and is a good read.
John Jackson (Jack) Helms or Helm according to what source is used was born in Missouri about 1836 and came to Texas with his mother and father in 1842 to settle in Lamar County. During the Civil War Jack served the Confederacy in Company G, Ninth Texas Cavalry beginning his reputation as a cold-blooded killer who showed no mercy to his victims. In 1862 Helm took part with a group of vigilantes who tried and hung five men for having Union sympathies. Following the war Jack Helm became a captain in the Texas State Police and during this time he unmistakably established himself as a violent hunter of men. The Galveston News reported that in a two-month period in the summer of 1869 Helms and his "regulators" killed twenty-one men only jailing ten fugitives. Not many criminals escaped Helm most were shot dead while "trying to escape". Parsons does a first-rate job of illustrating just how violent and chaotic reconstruction Texas really was during the years following the Civil War. Finally in 1870 Texas Governor Edmond J. Davis dismissed Helm from the state police force after he and some of his men killed Henry and Will Kelly in view of the deceased men's wives and families. The old saying of he who lives by the gun dies by the gun proved to be true in the case of Captain Jack Helm. In 1873 none other than John Wesley Hardin and Jim Taylor gunned him down.
THE OLD ARMY IN THE BIG BEND OF TEXAS: THE LAST CAVALRY FRONTIER, 1911-1921
Thursday, July 12, 2018, 11:49 AM
The Texas State Historical Association recently published a new title: The Old Army in the Big Bend of Texas: The Last Cavalry Frontier, 1911-1921 by Thomas T. Smith. (Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 2018. Pp.240. Illustrations, bibliography, index).
This well researched history deals with the military occupation of the far West Texas southern border by the U.S. military during the Mexican revolution. The book is an extremely interesting read and makes considerable use of official U.S. Army records. For most of the twentieth century a number of these official army records had remained classified and their scattered locations in various National Archive locations made them difficult to locate and make use of. Another problem is that a disastrous 1972 fire at the National Archives National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Mo. destroyed some 16-18 million documents including most of those relating to the Big Bend Military District. Smith also states correctly how unreliable newspaper accounts from these years have proved to be. The Big Bend border became off limits to newspaper reporters who were forced to depend on Army press conferences to report the news during this time period. In spite of these obstacles author Thomas Smith does a commendable job of researching this difficult topic.
The U.S. Army largely had been absent from the Big Bend from the 1890’s until the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910. During a decade of civil war in Mexico, the resulting border raids, theft of livestock as well as an immense and constant stream of refugees fleeing the war into the United States greatly compounded these problems. U.S. military presence expanded on the border at a steady rate until Pancho Villa’s bold attack on Columbus, New Mexico in March 1916 in which seven American soldiers and eight civilians lost their lives in the first invasion of the United States by a foreign army since the war of 1812. This prompted President Woodrow Wilson to order General John J. Pershing and some 10,000 U.S. troops into Chihuahua in an attempt to capture or kill the elusive Villa. Then on night of May 5 1916 a band thought to be Villista raiders attacked Glenn Springs, in the Texas Big Bend, killing three U.S. soldiers and a nineteen-year-old boy. About the same time, a second group of marauders robbed Jesse Deemer’s store at Boquillas a few miles downriver from Glenn Springs. The bandits kidnapped Deemer and his storekeeper and crossed the Rio Grande where they robbed the American owned Boquillas mine and took two more captives. On May 7 a U.S. Army punitive expedition headed by Col. Frederick W. Silbey and Maj. George T. Langhorne set out from Marathon with about 80 cavalry troopers. The expedition remained in Chihuahua for seven days and managed to free the two hostages and kill five of the raiders. On June 18, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson mobilized the National Guard sending some 156,000 guardsmen to the U.S. Mexican border.
Thomas Smith does an outstanding job of documenting these critical events that led to a huge military build up of this remote border region. Using Regimental Returns and other primary source military records the author details the locations of the U.S. Army border outposts, their years of operation, the commanders of these units and their tactics as well as providing valuable time lines that will be a great aid to future researchers, writers as well as history buffs. In view of today's not dissimilar border troubles, Smith’s fine military history provides his readers with valuable insight from a historical perspective.
Glenn Justice
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T-BONE WHACKS AND CAVIAR SNACKS: COOKING WITH TWO TEXANS IN SIBERIA AND THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Thursday, June 14, 2018, 03:32 PM
University of North Press has announced the publication of "T-Bone Whacks and Caviar Snacks" by travel and food authors Sharon and Tom Hudgins. This is the first cookbook in America to focus on the foods of the Asian side of Russia. Filled with fascinating food history, cultural insights and personal stories, it chronicles the culinary adventures of two intrepid Texas who lived, worked, and ate their way around Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Featuring 140 traditional and modern recipes, with many illustrations, ""T-Bone Whacks and Caviar Snacks" includes dozens of regional recipes from cooks in Asian Russia, along with recipes for the European and Tex-Mex dishes that the author and her husband cooked on the "Stoves-from-Hell" in their three Russian apartments, for intimate candlelight diners during the dark Siberian winter and for lavish parties throughout though out the year.
You'll learn how to make fresh seafood dishes from Russia's Trans-Siberian luxury train and flaming "Baked Siberia", the Russian twist on "Baked Alaskan". And here's the bonus: all of these recipes can be made with ingredients from you local supermarket or your nearest delicatessen.
PORVENIR MASSACRE ON TEXAS BORDER HAUNTS DESCENDANTS 100 YEARS LATER
Friday, January 26, 2018, 09:53 AM
Check out the latest El Paso Times about the Porvenir massacre and our upcoming commeration. See:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2 ... 058345001/
GRAHAM BARNETT: A DANGEROUS MAN
Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 12:55 PM
The University of North Texas Press has published a new book titled, "Graham Barnett: A Dangerous Man" written by James L. Coffey, Russell M. Drake and John T. Barnett. This book is the absorbing story of an early twentieth-century west Texas lawman who earned a fearsome reputation as a gunman with a badge by killing a number of men in drunken rages. Barnett was tried and acquitted twice for murder before he met a bad end when Upton County Sheriff Bill Fowler shot him full of holes with a Thompson machine gun at Rankin, Texas in 1931. Born in 1890 Graham began his lawman career when he signed on as a Texas Ranger in the spring of 1916.
He served under Ranger Company B’s infamous Captain J. Monroe Fox now forever remembered as the Texas Ranger Captain who ordered the horrific Porvenir massacre in January 1918 during which a group of Company B rangers assisted by Eighth Cavalry troopers of Troop B shot and killed fifteen innocent Hispanic farmers in far northwest Presidio County. The “dangerous man” writers including Graham’s own grandson, John Barnett, speculate that Graham did not take part in the massacre. Inexplicably, however, they disclose to their readers that Graham’s own brother, Boog, also a Texas Ranger in Company B during those years, claimed that “he and Graham were both present” at the massacre. No reference is cited in this curious admission however the writers incorrectly state that the massacre happened in December 1917. The Porvenir massacre did not occur in December 1917 but actually went down in the early morning hours of January 28, 1918. Having researched the massacre for many years I have to agree with the “Dangerous Man” creators that previously I have not found Graham or Boog Barnett’s names associated with the massacre but because of this odd admission I must add it to my list of possibilities and keep looking. With reference to the authors claim “That sounds like something ole’ Graham Barnett would do”, I whole heartily agree.
Overall, “Graham Barnett: A Dangerous Man” is a very good historical study in addition to being a most interesting and readable work. It finely details the life of one of the more prominent Texas Ranger gunman who emerged in the early twentieth century. Also, this book is an interesting look at how west Texas law enforcement changed and evolved as the Texas oil industry first brought prosperity to the state and its people. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Texas history.
EAVESDROPPING ON TEXAS HISTORY: A RIMROCK PRESS REVIEW
Friday, March 3, 2017, 02:51 PM
The University of North Texas Press recently published a thought-provoking new book titled “Eavesdropping on Texas History”, ISBN #9781574416879, 342 pages. Editor Mary L. Sheer posed an intriguing question to fifteen recognized Texas historians by asking, “At what point in Texas history would you have liked to have been a ‘fly on the wall’ and why?’ ” Each of these scholars responded by submitting their answers in the form of an essay that when combined make up the book. “Eavesdropping on Texas History“ offers a varied collection of historical topics each written by an expert on the subject. The articles are diverse and well documented using both primary and secondary sources covering Texas events taking place between 1811 and 1967. Some of the more notable subject matter includes, Stephen F. Austin, the fall of the Alamo, Sam Houston,Cynthia Ann Parker, the Dust Bowl and Lyndon Baines Johnson. The well-documented notes of each of the authors demonstrate the research difficulties encountered by most historians in dealing with conflicting and flawed accounts, as well as lost, missing and poorly written documents.
The fifteen writers are made up of two State Historians of Texas, two former presidents of the Texas State Historical Association, four current or past presidents of the East Texas Historical Association, two former presidents of the West Texas Historical Association as well as two Fulbrite scholars and seven award winning authors. Mary L. Sheer is professor of History and department chairman at Lamar University and a Fulbrite Scholar to Germany. She wrote “Women and the Texas Revolution” and others. “Eavesdropping on Texas History” is a fine and interesting read that should be enjoyed by a wide number of readers who love Texas history.
TRANS-PECOS PIPELINE THREATENS BIG BEND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
PHOTO BY JESSICA LUTZ
While many know about the Trans-Pecos Pipeline project in the Big Bend few realize that it is poised to destroy untold numbers of archeological sites in its path. Just as Energy Transfer Partners have shown their disregard for sacred sites in North Dakota, so they continue to ignore pleas to protect sites in far West Texas. One that has brought this issue to a head is the Trap Spring site on the eastern front of the Davis Mountains -- a site so significant that it qualifies for the highest honors bestowed upon archeological sites in the state.
Despite this and the fact that the pipeline company's own archeologist recommended avoidance, the company has failed to re-route the pipeline away from the site. As a result, Trap Spring may lose precious features and artifacts in addition to stripping its eligibility as a State Archeological Landmark for which it has been nominated.
This is happening just as a media storm has erupted regarding the Sioux Indians fighting yet another ETP pipeline in North Dakota. Because we have few First Nations remaining in Texas, the only people remaining here to protect this site are the ranchers, conservationists, and archeologists who fully appreciate its value.
For more information see John MacCormack's San Antonio-Express News article at: http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/a ... il-premium
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Clemson Limits Fraternity, Sorority Activities:
Numerous Alcohol-Related Arrests Cited As Reason
In response to a rising number of violations of Clemson University policies and alcohol-related arrests involving fraternity and sorority members, Greek council leaders have recommended that fraternities and sororities limit organizational activities for the rest of the fall semester.
“This action is regrettable, but we consider this a matter of student safety, which is our highest priority,” said Gail DiSabatino, vice president for student affairs, who met with the students Friday about recent incidents.
“I’m very pleased with the leadership being shown by our students. They recognize the need for change and are committed to moving forward,” she said.
A news release stated some activities would be limited under the recommendation, but during homecoming week, organizations would be permitted to participate in homecoming events and hold a limited number of meetings, philanthropic and service events.
The Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council are in the process of refining the details specific to their chapters for the remainder of the fall semester, the release stated.
“We want to take action because the problem of underage drinking, alcohol abuse and unsafe pledging activities by some in the fraternity and sorority community threaten the future of all of our chapters,” James Clinton, Interfraternity Council president, a senior from Rock Hill; and Suzanne Pickens, Panhellenic Council president, a senior from Spartanburg, said in a statement.
According to the University’s website, close to 3,000 students are members of fraternities and sororities.
Students who called WYFF News 4, but who didn’t want to be identified, said the ruling means “no fun activities.”
University officials said rumors were running rampant on Twitter. There had been talk among the fraternities of going on strike against building floats, but News 4 learned Monday that the float building for the Homecoming parade is continuing.
A media briefing is planned for Monday.
http://www.wyff4.com/r/25171875/detail.html
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Spaghetti and meatballs dinner set Saturday in Beloit
BELOIT — The West Branch Athletic Boosters and Girls Softball program will sponsor an all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatballs dinner from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the high school cafeteria.
Cost is $8 for ages 11 and older, $4 for children 4 to 10 years and free for children 3 years and younger. The meal will consist of all-you-can-eat spaghetti and sauce with meatballs, tossed salad, bread and butter, dessert and beverage. Carryouts will be available.
Werner Lange for Congress campaign event planned
LISBON — A “Meet the Candidate” event will be hosted by the Werner Lange for Congress campaign at 4 p.m. Feb. 27 in public room of Lepper Library, 303 E. Lincoln Way. Lange is a Democratic candidate for the 6th Congressional District. For information about the progressive campaign, visit www.lange4congress.com.
South Range school board to meet Thursday
BEAVER TWP. — The South Range school board will meet in special executive session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the board offices for the purposes of discussing employee compensation, upcoming employee negotiations and sale of property.
Google “Partners Connect” livestream event set
CANFIELD — Google thought leaders will be spotlighted in the upcoming Google “Partners Connect” livestream event, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. March 13 at iSynergy in Canfield, a badged Google Partner, located at 558 E. Main St. The broadcast is expected to last approximately one hour, with Google experts discussing the value of video solutions for online advertising.
Seating is limited, and guests must be registered in advance.
Individuals and businesses can register to attend the event by signing up online – https://partnersconnect.withgoogle.com/event/isynergy.
For information visit the registration page at https://partnersconnect.withgoogle.com/event/isynergy or call iSynergy at 330-892-8777.
HeartSsaver certification training offered at United
HANOVERTON — The United Local Community Education Program will be offering the American Heart Association’s HeartSaver CPR/AED/First Aid certification training from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the United High School library. The certification fulfills the requirements of most coaching and teaching positions. Cost is $25 for student or United school employee or $50 for all others. The training is open to the public, but reservations must be made at 330-223-2829 or email susan.laughlin@unitedk12.oh.us.
Salem Historical Society plans sales to replace trolley
SALEM — The Salem Historical Society recently received a collection of fine art and thousands of vintage books from Gerry Sullivan. Many of the art items were from the collection of her late husband, Ed Sullivan. Other artists’ items were also obtained. The first sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 3 at the Dale Shaffer Research Library, 239 S. Lundy Ave.
The second sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9 and 10 from 9 am to 3 pm. at the Dale Shaffer Research Library. The sale will include furniture, collectibles, household items, books, records and more. Donations of sale items will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment at 330-337-8514 March, 5, 7 and 8.
All proceeds will benefit the Society’s Trolley Fund to help replace the Quakertown Trolley, which has provided many educational opportunities and much enjoyment to the community.
Kindergarten enrollment session set at United
HANOVERTON — Parents of children who will be 5 years old before Aug. 1 and live in the United Local School District or are considering open enrollment are invited to attend a Parent Orientation Meeting at 6 p.m. March 12 in the elementary cafeteria.
At the meeting, registration packets will be handed out and other information will be shared to help with enrolling new kindergarteners and getting them off to a successful start. Also at the meeting, appointments will be scheduled for March 20, 21 or 22, when packets can be returned and students will be screened. Documents that will need to be gathered are the child’s birth certificate, social security card, immunization records, custody documents (if applicable), a photo I.D. and two proofs of residency, which will be presented along with the completed registration packet on the scheduled screening date.
Those planning to open enroll a child should visit the central office after April 1 to pick up an open enrollment application. Open enrolling families will need to register with their home school district first, and then they may apply with United Local.
For information call the elementary office at 330-223-8001.
Columbiana County Relay for Life meeting planned
EAST LIVERPOOL — The Columbiana County Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society, Team/Lead meeting is 7 p.m. Thursday at Beaver Local School, in the media room, , Bell School Road. New teams encouraged to attend.
This year the event will take place 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. June 1 at the East Liverpool High School Frank J. Mangano Track and Field.
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WED/17 COLUMBIANA Senior Day, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Whispering Pines Village on East Park. In addition to a ...
Program to feature World War II WASP Pilots SALEM — The work of women pilots during World War II will be the ...
New Sound at Calvary Baptist
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News: The Documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami Set To Have Theatrical Release This Spring
Kino Lorber has announced that the critically acclaimed documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami will have a theatrical release nationwide this spring, following its highly regarded debut at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival. Directed by Sophie Fiennes, the documentary explores the public and private worlds of the legendary artist. Kino Lorber is distributing the film in the United States and Canada.
It will first be released New York at Metrograph, BAM and the Film Society of Lincoln Center on April 13, followed by Los Angeles on April 20, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, DC, Miami and Detroit. In Canada, the film will open in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in the weeks following the New York release.
Sophie Fiennes' previous work includes experimental works with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (2006), and The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology (2012), her portrait of German artist Anselm Keifer, Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow (2010), and Hoover Street Revival (2001) about a Pentecostal church community in Los Angeles. Check out the synopsis below.
"Recorded over the course of several years, Fiennes—best known for her experimental works with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek—profiles Jones in full, both as larger than life performer, fashion icon and symbol; and as lover, daughter, mother, sister and grandmother in her day to day life. Featuring live shots of Jones performing her iconic hits “Slave To The Rhythm” and “Pull Up To The Bumper” as well as more recent, introspective tracks like “Williams’ Blood,” “This Is” and “Hurricane” alongside intimate footage of time with her son Paulo and niece Chantal in her native Jamaica, the film investigates the full breadth of Jones’ life from childhood to the now, as she continues to perform worldwide."
Tags: documentary, grace jones, Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami, Kino Lorber, movie, movies, news, sophie fiennes, spoiler free, the movie sleuth at 2/15/2018
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MSc in International Relations of the Middle East
The application deadline for this programme is 11th July 2019.
MSc International Relations of the Middle East Programme Handbook 2016-17
A non-refundable application fee of £50 is payable at the time of application submission, once a UUN has been issued. Please click here for more information on how to pay the application fee.
Please note: Your application will not be processed until we have received your application fee payment.
Welcome from the Director!
Welcome to the IRME website! As one of the most important regions of the world, the Middle East attracts the attention of journalists, politicians and the general public. The politics of Islam, oil, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Iran and the Iraq war continue to raise interesting questions on the Middle East and on its place in the global world order. In the University of Edinburgh, we draw on the research strengths of the departments Politics and International Relations and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies to offer students a unique opportunity to study the international relations of the Middle East.
Our programme offers an advanced theoretical and empirical understanding of the international relations of the Middle East, exploring and applying several theoretical models (Realism, Constructivism, Historical Sociology and Structuralism). Students will obtain an in-depth understanding of the main historical events, processes and actors that have shaped and continue to shape the political dynamics of the Middle East.
If you would like to know more about IRME, please have a look through our on-line information of the programme and feel free to get in touch with me if you have any queries.
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email: nalahmad@ed.ac.uk
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NFL PLAYER NEWS
NFL Notes: Flacco, Jackson absent from practice
November 15, 2018 at 7:29 pm.
The Baltimore Ravens quarterback situation became further muddled on Thursday when it was noticed that Robert Griffin III was the only quarterback participating in practice, according to multiple media outlets.
Joe Flacco, who has started every game this season, has missed practice all week with a hip injury, so his absence was not a surprise.
As a result, rookie Lamar Jackson was viewed as a possible starter in this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. However, Jackson also was absent from the practice field Thursday due to a stomach issue, ESPN reported.
Such an illness typically is not a long-term issue, so Jackson is a good bet to be ready for Sunday’s game if needed. However, he did lose a day of valuable preparation time.
–Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa returned to practice this week, but it remains unclear whether he will play in Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos.
The Chargers do not have to decide yet, so they continue to monitor Bosa’s progress. It may come down to a game-day decision.
On Wednesday, Bosa participated in practice for the first time since injuring his foot the week of the season opener. He was only a limited participant in that practice, though.
He said he has gone through “really intense” workouts the past month to try to regain his conditioning.
–The Detroit Lions’ once-formidable receiving corps is looking a bit shaky at the moment.
Wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. did not practice for the second straight day as he tries to recover from a bone bruise in his knee.
Jones has 35 receptions for 508 yards and five touchdowns this season. The five touchdown receptions lead the team, and he is second, behind Kenny Golladay, in receiving yards.
Last season Jones had 61 catches for 1,101 yards and nine touchdowns.
His status for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers will be determined on Friday, but he is considered questionable at the moment.
The Lions lost their top receiver when Golden Tate was traded to Philadelphia, and if Jones cannot play Sunday, the Lions will face some problems.
–Already expected to be without their top wide receiver, the Cincinnati Bengals also are dealing with an injury to their best running back.
Joe Mixon was a surprise addition to Cincinnati’s injury report, listed as limited due to a knee injury. Mixon was not listed on the injury report Wednesday.
That puts the starting running back’s status into question for Sunday’s game at the Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals are expected to be without No. 1 wideout A.J. Green, who is dealing with a toe injury that forced him to sit out last week’s lopsided loss against New Orleans.
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UPDATED FEBUARY 2015
BILLS OF SALE FOR CONSUMER LENDING REGULATED UNDER THE CONSUMER CREDIT ACT 1974 (‘THE ACT’) (AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME)
“A COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE LENDING”
1 THE CONSUMER CREDIT TRADE ASSOCIATION (‘THE ASSOCIATION’) AND THIS CODE
1.1 The Association represents finance houses, retailers, building societies, credit-brokers, professional firms, debt collection companies, hire and leasing companies and others operating in the consumer credit industry.
1.2 This Code is specific to those members who engage in the use of Bills of Sale for Consumer Lending regulated under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (‘the Act’) (as amended from time to time).
1.3 The purpose of this Code is to ensure compliance by members with the minimum standards set by the Association, as specified in this Code.
1.4 The Association and its members shall publicise the existence of this Code and, where appropriate, provide details of the Complaints Procedure.
2 MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE
2.1 The Association, through its Council, shall monitor the compliance of members with this Code and will require members to submit to Annual Compliance Audits (ACA’s), at the full expense of the individual member, as a condition of membership of the Association. The Association or any other authorised person(s) will conduct the ACA’s at any of the member’s premises at which the member carries on the relevant business.
2.2 Members shall promptly notify the Chief Executive or other officer nominated by the Council from time to time, of any conduct that comes to their attention of any member or any other person engaging in Bills of Sale for Consumer Lending, which is not consistent with this code and which might adversely affect the reputation of the consumer credit industry in the United Kingdom or of the Association.
2.3 The Association will record all incidences of reported misconduct, including misconduct identified through Annual Compliance Audits, and will make those records available to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
2.4 The Association, through its Council, may take action against any member found to be in breach of this Code. Such action may, without limitation, include unscheduled compliance audits, written warnings, requests for written explanations and meetings to discuss, and where possible, to resolve the matter.
2.5 The ultimate sanction, which the Association may impose, is the suspension or expulsion of a member from the Association. The Association will also promptly notify the FCA of any members who they suspend or expel and the reasons why.
3 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
Members shall:
3.1 Conduct their business lawfully and in accordance with:
a) all relevant legislation and in particular the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“CCA 1974”) and the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) and relevant orders and regulations under those Acts;
b) relevant parts of the FCA Handbook, in particular the Principles for Businesses (“PRIN) and the Consumer Credit sourcebook (“CONC”);
c) this code and other relevant codes of practice, judicial decisions, and general rulings and directions of the FCA.
3.2 Have in place and maintain written Business Practices and Procedures which reflect the overarching principles of consumer protection and fair business practice as outlined in the relevant parts of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time).
3.3 Trade honestly, responsibly, ethically and pay due regard to the interests of their customers and treat them fairly.
3.4 Behave at all times with integrity and endeavour to ensure, where applicable, that credit-brokers and or intermediaries and all other persons with whom the member has commercial relationships do likewise.
3.5 Act responsibly and with care in the day-to-day conduct of their business.
3.6 Not misrepresent facts, including by act or omission, to a customer concerning any aspect of a credit transaction. Members shall also take all reasonable steps to ensure, where applicable, that brokers and any other intermediaries, when acting, as agents of the member, do not misrepresent facts, including by act or omission, regarding such transactions to a customer.
3.7 Respect confidential information supplied to them in the course of their business.
3.8 Ensure that credit documentation embodies, in plain and intelligible language, all the express terms and conditions of the agreement that affect the customer’s rights and obligations.
3.9 Provide adequate training for members of their staff, agents, associates and any other person who performs any duties on behalf of the member, bringing this Code and the principles contained in it to their attention and requiring them to carry out their duties in accordance with it.
3.10 Comply with obligations and any conditions, which may be imposed by the FCA with regard to their FCA authorisation or permission/s.
3.11 Follow, where applicable, any requests conveyed by the Association and emanating from the Bank of England, the FCA (or other relevant supervisory authority).
3.12 Follow, where applicable, any guidance notes issued by the Association, which refer to this Code.
3.13 Ensure fairness in all dealings with customers including, but not limited to, their dealings with customers both before and after the making of the agreement or any related agreement and the manner in which those agreements are enforced.
3.14 Ensure that the member’s interest in the assigned vehicle is registered, within 24 hours of the making of the agreement, with an industry recognised Asset Finance Register such as, without recommendation, HPI Ltd. Members must also ensure that:
a) Registration does not take place prior to the making of the agreement:
b) Registration is not be removed until such time as the members interest in the assigned vehicle has been lawfully extinguished; and
c) Upon the members interest being lawfully extinguished, registration is removed as soon as practicably possible.
3.15 Provide, on request, the Industry Borrower Information Sheet to any interested prospective Customer and in any event shall be provided, at all times, to the Customer at the same time as Pre-contractual information (PCI) is provided.
4 SPECIFIC OBLIGATIONS
4.1 FINANCIAL PROMOTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH CUSTOMERS
4.1.1 Members shall not use direct mail indiscriminately or where it may be inappropriate (e.g. because the consumer has indicated that he does not wish to receive mail or because the credit would be clearly unsuitable), shall act responsibly and prudently in their advertising and marketing and ensure that all their advertising, promotional materials and customer communications are clear, fair and not misleading.
4.1.2 Members shall ensure that all advertising and promotional literature and communications with customers comply with all relevant rules and, in particular, with CONC and the provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.This includes the inclusion and disclosure of the ‘APR’ and/or the representative example in the statutory form, where required by law.
4.1.3 Members shall ensure that all advertising complies with the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing, the Radio Advertising Standards Code, the Television Advertising Standards Code, OFCOM and other relevant codes of practice of similar standing.
4.1.4 Members shall not engage in high-pressure selling or other aggressive sales practices such as pressurising a customer to sign up to a credit agreement without affording him adequate opportunity to consider the Pre-contract information, ask questions about the agreement and ask for and obtain further information and explanation.
4.1.5 All advertising carried out by members shall carry and prominently display the CCTA logo or reference to being CCTA members. In addition, all members shall prominently display this Code of Practice on their websites and will make it available on request to interested customers.
4.1.6 In this entire code and in particular this clause 4.1, “financial promotions” includes every form of advertising including Internet Websites and includes every form of financial promotion, whether in a publication, by television or radio, by display of notices, signs, labels, show-cards or goods, by distribution of samples, circulars, catalogues, price lists or other material, by exhibition of pictures, models or films, or in any other way, and references to the publishing of advertisements shall be construed accordingly.
4.2 RESPONSIBLE LENDING
4.2.1 Members shall engage in responsible lending.
4.2.2 Where members make available agreements comprising a balloon payment option representing the full loan amount (also known as the principal), members agree to make that option available only where their customer is proposing to enter into the agreement wholly or predominantly for their business purposes (a business carried on or intended to carry on). Where that is the case, members agree:
(a) to offer both balloon and capital repayment options to the customer and to provide adequate explanations of the key features and risks of each of the agreement options in order to place the customer in a position enabling him to assess which agreement (if any) is adapted to his needs and his financial situation.
Freedom shall be given to the customer to select the payment option that is best suited to his needs and financial situation;
(b) to carry out reasonable specific assessments of affordability in order to establish from the customer that sufficient funds will be available by him to repay the loan in a sustainable manner and in full at the end of the contractual term;
(c) that where credit is granted to customer on the basis of a balloon payment option, the term of the agreement shall not exceed 12 months. In addition, any subsequent agreement entered into with such customers, as a result of their inability to pay the final balloon payment on the earlier agreement, will be repayable by periodical capital and interest repayments of an amount not greater than the amount of the periodical interest only payments in the earlier agreement.
4.3 EXPLANATIONS OF THE CREDIT PRODUCT
4.3.1 In good time before the customer is bound by any credit agreement or offer, members shall provide the customer with the Pre-contractual information (PCI) document by means of the form required by law at that time. Members shall explain to the customer that they may take away the PCI to consider the terms of the offer of credit before the making of the agreement and the customer should be afforded such an opportunity.
4.3.2 Members shall provide adequate explanations of the credit on offer to the customer in order to place
the customer in a position enabling him to assess whether the proposed credit agreement is adapted to his needs and to his financial situation by explaining, but not limited to:
(a) the Pre-contractual information to be provided;
(b) the risk, on default of the agreement, that additional interest and default fees may be charged and the amount or likely amount of such interest/fees;
(c) the risk of losing the asset (usually a vehicle) on which the credit is secured, how it would be repossessed, and the loss this could entail;
(d) that repossession under the Bill of Sale can take place without a court order and that members may enter customer’s premises , where reasonably necessary, to take possession of the vehicle;
(e) that repossession can result in significantly higher additional costs and may not clear all of the debt owed ; and
(f) that there is a provision for voluntary surrender of the asset and the terms and conditions which apply.
4.3.3 Where a member has clear grounds to suspect that the explanation provided has not placed the customer in a position to assess whether the agreement is suited to his needs and his financial situation (e.g. whereby he has not understood the explanation provided or key aspects of it), members shall provide further explanation to the customer.
4.3.4 In all circumstances members should provide the customer with an opportunity to ask questions about the proposed credit agreement (i.e. before entered into). Members should also advise the customer how to ask for further information and explanation about the credit agreement.
4.4 ASSESSMENT OF AFFORDABILITY
4.4.1 Members shall, before granting credit or increasing the amount of credit to be provided to the customer, undertake an assessment of the creditworthiness of the customer and his ability to undertake the proposed credit commitment, or specific additional credit commitment, in a sustainable manner, without the customer incurring financial difficulties and/or experiencing adverse consequences. Members shall take all reasonable steps in this respect and have special regard for the requirements prescribed in CONC.
4.4.2 The assessment of affordability should be based on information and evidence obtained from:
(a) the customer, having provided evidence of his ability to repay the credit; and
(b) a credit reference agency, where necessary.
4.4.3 Members shall take particular care in relation to applications for credit from young people in the age range of 18-21 years.
4.4.4 Members shall continuously monitor their credit granting practices and procedures and their assessment techniques to ensure that they are prudent and realistic in the prevailing economic circumstances. They shall not be less rigorous in assessing the customer’s ability to repay in a sustainable manner by reason of the fact that a security is offered.
4.4.5 To the extent that a member may use credit-scoring techniques, members shall abide by the principles set out in the publication “Guide to Credit Scoring 2000”, as subsequently amended or updated. Where members do not use credit-scoring techniques they should make it clear to a declined applicant whether or not the refusal to grant credit relates to a credit reference agency report.
4.4.6 Members shall ensure that where a customer is refused credit and the customer believes the refusal to be unreasonable the customer is given the name or title of a senior official who will review the application.
4.4.7 Members shall provide appropriate assistance, in the form of information and guidance, to young (as defined in 4.4.3) and/or vulnerable customers.
4.5 THE REGULATED CONSUMER CREDIT AGREEMENTS
4.5.1 Members shall use plain and intelligible language in all agreements, Pre-contract information documents and communications with customers. Members shall use prescribed wording where that is required by law.
4.5.2 Members shall ensure that their agreements (and any related agreements) with consumers do not contain unfair contract terms.
4.5.3 Members shall advise customers of the contractual interest rate(s) applicable to their agreements for credit, the basis on which default interest and charges, repossession charges and any other charges are calculated and, when they will be charged.
4.5.4 Members shall advise customers how any agreed variation of the terms and conditions of their agreement will be notified and shall give customers at least 14 clear days written notice before any variation takes effect.
4.5.5 Members shall comply with all statutory and other reasonable requests by customers for information about their agreements and accounts within 14 days of receiving a written request or otherwise within the period specified by law.
4.5.6 Members shall supply copies of documentation and statements of account as required by law and within the prescribed timescales.
4.5.7 Members must observe the customers right under s66A of the Act to withdraw from the credit agreement without giving any reason, within 14 days beginning with the relevant day under that section. Where the agreement is an excluded agreement as specified under s66A(14) of the Act, members must observe the customers right of cancellation provided under s67 of the Act and take into account the Tribunal’s (Consumer Credit) decision that agents’ or brokers’ premises do not necessarily constitute premises at which lenders carry on business (on a temporary basis) for the purposes of section 48(2)(a) and/or section 67(1)(b)(i) of the Act.
4.5.8 Members, where applicable, shall comply with their legal obligations in relation to the provision of Pre- contractual information and the 14 day right of cancellation in respect of distance contracts under the Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004.
4.6 GUARANTEES AND BILLS OF SALE
4.6.1 GUARANTEES
4.6.1.1 Members shall advise individuals proposing to give a guarantee or other security for a customer’s liability that:
(a) by giving the guarantee or security he or she might become liable for payment of the loan amount instead of or in addition to customer; and
(b) he or she should seek independent legal advice before entering into the guarantee or security.
4.6.1.2 Members shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of 4.6.1.1 where guarantees and other securities contain a clear and prominent notice to the above effect.
4.6.2 BILLS OF SALE
4.6.2.1 Members shall comply fully with the requirements of the Bills of Sale Act 1878 and the Bills of Sale Act (1878) Amendment Act 1882 and, where applicable, the Bills of Sale (Ireland) Act 1879 and the Bills of Sale (Ireland) Act (1879) Amendment Act 1883.
4.6.2.2 Members shall, in accordance with the relevant Bills of Sale Acts, register every Bill of Sale in the Central Office of the applicable Court within 7 clear days of execution of the Bill. The effective date of registration is the date shown on the official court stamp.
4.7 DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
4.7.1 Members shall establish and implement policies and procedures for dealing with customers whose accounts fall into arrears. Those policies and procedures should be fair, clear and not misleading and Members shall have due regard to CONC in relation to those policies and procedures.
4.7.2 Any policies and procedures for dealing with customers whose account falls in arrears shall make specific provision for, amongst other matters, the fair and appropriate treatment of vulnerable customers such as those known to or reasonably believed to lack the mental capacity to make relevant financial decisions.
4.7.3 Members shall consider cases of financial difficulty sympathetically and positively, treat customers in default or arrears difficulties with understanding, forbearance and due consideration and encourage their customers to contact them should they experience financial difficulty.
4.7.4 Members shall, where appropriate, refer customers to debt counselling organisations and notify customers where they can get free advice, such as, but not limited to, Citizens Advice, Money Advice Service, National Debtline, StepChange Debt Charity. Members will work with debt counselling organisations to assist their customers.
4.7.5 Members shall suspend, for a period of not less than 30 days, the active pursuit of recovery of a debt from a customer in default or payment difficulties under circumstances in which a bona fide debt advisor is assisting the customer in a agreeing a repayment plan.
4.7.6 If a member passes a customer’s account to another person to collect overdue payments, such as a debt collector or solicitor, the member will inform the customer. Members will always choose debt collection firms that agree to abide by this Code or the Credit Services Association Code and are Authorised and regulated by the FCA.
4.8 ENFORCEMENT AND DEBT COLLECTION
4.8.1 Members shall have due regard to CONC in relation to enforcement and debt collection procedures and in particular shall not engage in any unfair or improper business practices identified in CONC or other FCA sourcebooks.
4.8.2 Members shall ensure, by reviewing annually their debt collection procedures and those of any third parties they employ, that they conform to high ethical standards and allow for proper consideration of the customer’s circumstances and in particular:
(a) encourage customers in financial difficulties to inform them of their difficulties at the earliest possible moment (and members will endeavour to respond sympathetically, without prejudice to members’ rights);
(b) provide in all relevant correspondence the name or title of a specially trained member of staff who may be contacted if difficulties arise; and
(c) take into consideration, before determining whether to enforce an agreement, all information supplied by the customer or otherwise in relation to the cause of any default and the customer’s future ability to repay in a sustainable manner. If the customer has disclosed multiple debt problems, members shall inform the customer of the availability of free impartial debt advisory services.
4.8.3 Members should suspend the pursuit of recovery of a debt from a borrower, under circumstances in which notification has been given and/or it is reasonably believed that the borrower lacks the mental capacity to make relevant financial decisions regarding the management of his debt at that time, unless or until a reasonable period of time has been allowed for relevant evidence to be provided as to the likely impact of the capacity problem on the borrower’s ability to manage his debt and deal with a debt recovery business. The appropriate means of collecting evidence, in appropriate circumstances, could be to use the standard Debt and Mental Health Evidence Form (DMHEF), developed between MALG and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
4.8.4 Members shall not impose charges, of whatever nature, on customers who are in arrears unless the nature of and likely amount of those charges are disclosed at the Pre-contract stage and are limited to doing no more than covering the member’s reasonable costs.
4.8.5 Members shall allow for alternative, affordable, payment amounts when the borrower or his appointed debt advisor or representative makes a reasonable proposal.
4.8.6 Members shall regard the lawful seizure of a secured asset as a serious enforcement option, to be taken only when attempts of have failed with the customer, to mutually agree a realistic and sustainable arrangement to clear arrears.
4.8.7 Members should not, except in exceptional circumstances such as proven identity fraud, consider seizure of the vehicle unless-
1) the amount of the customers arrears shortfall is no less than the equivalent of:
a) the sum of the last two payments required to have been made, under a monthly paid agreement, before that time; or
b) the sum of the last four payments required to have been made, under a weekly paid agreement, before that time; and
2) the requirements of section 86B (Notice of Sums in Arrears) of the Act have been complied with prior to serving a Default Notice under section 87 (1) of the Act.
4.8.8 Notwithstanding the provisions of the relevant Bills of Sale Acts members shall, upon the lawful seizure of the vehicle, hold the vehicle in safe keeping for a period of not less than 14 days to allow the customer to make representations to resolve the matter or to make application to the court under the applicable Bills of Sale Act to restrain the member from selling the vehicle. Members shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that seized vehicles are sold for the highest obtainable market price.
4.8.9 Members shall not apply for a charging order on the customers home (the property) to secure an outstanding debt, except under the following circumstances:
(a) the outstanding debt is no less than £500 and, for whatever reason, a member is unable, following all reasonable attempts, to gain lawful possession of the assigned vehicle; or
(b) the outstanding debt is no less than £500 and ‘bad faith’ by the customer is shown, which includes;
intent to deceive or mislead a member to gain some advantage, dishonesty or fraud in the transaction.
4.8.10 Where members have obtained a charging order under 4.8.10 (a) or (b), those members shall not seek an order of the court for the sale of the judgments debtors home.
4.8.11 Members shall allow customers who are in arrears under the agreement, the option to voluntary surrender the assigned vehicle as full and final settlement of all claims against the customer except where:
a) a default notice has been served under s87 of the Act, the default notice remains unsatisfied and instructions have already been issued to an authorised person to recover the vehicle; or
b) it is established that the vehicle has sustained malicious damage of whatever nature; or
c) it is evident that the customer has contravened his/her obligation to take reasonable care of the vehicle to the extent that the contravention adversely and significantly effects the resale value.
Members shall provide the customer with information on the voluntary surrender option at the Pre- contract information stage and at the time a default notice is served. Members shall not place undue pressure on the customer to adopt this option.
5 THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS
5.1 Members shall afford innocent purchasers of vehicles, that are subject to a Bill of Sale, the same protection as afforded under the Hire-Purchase Act 1964 Part III – ‘Title to Motor Vehicles on Hire- Purchase or Conditional Sale’, but only insofar as title shall transfer to the innocent purchaser in the event that the Member failed to register his interest in that vehicle with a relevant Asset Finance Register Company within 24 hours of execution of the agreement.
6 DEBT COLLECTION AGENCIES
6.1 Members shall ensure that any Debt Collection Agencies they employ shall be authorised persons under
FSMA or the appointed representatives of authorised persons.
6.2 Members shall monitor those Debt collection agencies and take reasonable steps to ensure they comply with the Consumer Credit Act 1974, the FSMA, regulations under those Acts, CONC, this code and other relevant codes of practice.
7 DATA PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
7.1 Members shall respect personal information supplied to them by customers and shall inform customers of the purposes for which this information is intended to be used and disclosed, before it is given by the customer.
7.2 Members shall observe a strict duty of confidentiality about their customers (and former customers) personal financial affairs and shall not disclose details of customers accounts or their names and addresses to any third party, except for the purposes of filing with credit reference agencies and in the following cases:
(a) where they are legally compelled to do so;
(b) where there is a duty to the public to disclose;
(c) where the interests of the member requires disclosure;
(d) where disclosure is made at the request, or with the consent, of the customer.
Members shall not use exception (c) above to justify the disclosure for marketing purposes of details of customers’ accounts or their names and addresses to any third party, including other companies within the same group.
7.3 Members who use the services of credit reference agencies and/or fraud prevention agencies shall ensure that any information they supply about customers and the conduct of their accounts to credit reference agencies and/or fraud prevention agencies is complete and accurate.
7.4 Members shall at all times comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 when obtaining and processing customers’ personal data and shall explain to their customers that they have the right of access, under that Act, to their personal records held on computer files.
7.5 Members shall advise customers of their right not to receive marketing information from the member or a third party with whom the member is connected. Members shall comply in that regard with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
8 COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
8.1.1 Members shall deal promptly and at an appropriate management level with complaints. Members shall establish a complaints procedure and furnish information on request about their complaints procedure. Customers shall be told what further steps are available if they believe that the complaint has not dealt with satisfactorily. These steps include the complaint being referred to a senior manager of the Member, to the CCTA and the ultimate resort of the unresolved complaint being referred to the
Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
8.2 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
The following shall apply to complaints made by member’s customers to the Association in relation to customer transactions.
8.2.1 If a customer makes a complaint to the Association in relation to an account or an agreement with a member, the Association shall, in the first instance, refer the complaint to a senior executive of the member, for consideration.
8.2.2 If the complaint is not resolved to the customer’s satisfaction the Association (through an appropriate representative) shall endeavour to conciliate between the customer and the member to restore communication between the customer and the member where communications have broken down. The Association shall accept, for conciliation, complaints made against members and subsidiary companies of members.
8.2.3 Where a complaint cannot be resolved by conciliation, the customer shall be advised of their right to seek resolution through the Financial Ombudsman Service.
8.2.4 Nothing in this Code restricts or is intended to restrict the rights of a customer or a member to pursue remedies through the Courts or the Financial Ombudsman Service.
8.2.5 The conciliation scheme shall not be invoked where a customer’s complaint has already been considered under a dispute resolution scheme of other relevant Codes of Practice or of the Financial Ombudsman Service or where the complaint has been the subject of a judicial decision.
8.2.6 Members shall notify customers of their complaints procedure, including the customer’s right to seek resolution of the complaint under the Conciliation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service.
9 PREVENTION OF FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING
9.1 Members shall satisfy themselves about the identity of a person seeking to enter into an agreement or to open an account, to assist in protecting their customers, members of the public and themselves against fraud and money laundering.
9.2 Members shall establish, maintain and implement fraud prevention and anti-money laundering procedures and client identification procedures and train their staff in operating such procedures.
9.3 Members shall comply with all relevant legislation and guidance relating to the prevention of fraud, money laundering and client identification including relevant Money Laundering Regulations and rules and guidance issued by the FCA and by The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group.
10 INTERPRETATION
In this Code reference to Acts or Regulations shall be construed as such Acts or Regulations respectively, as amended or re-enacted from time to time. “Regulations” include orders and statutory instruments.
11 FORMAL PROCEDURES
11.1 The Council may make such changes to this Code, as it may consider appropriate from time to time, by a majority of the members of the Council present and voting. In the event of an equality of votes the Chairman of the Council shall have a casting vote in addition to the vote to which he is entitled as a member of the Council.
11.2 The Council shall give members at least 30 days’ notice in writing of any changes to this Code.
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by Guy Warner
Recommended to anyone with an interest in naval warfare during the Great War
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U-Boats Around Ireland
Short Product Description: The Story of the Royal Navy’s Coast of Ireland Command During the First World War
The Story of the Royal Navy’s Coast of Ireland Command During the First World War
In this well-researched and readable new book, Guy Warner tells the story of the vital role Ireland played during the First World War. Together with examining the growth in Royal Navy anti-submarine activities and the roles of key personnel, it also looks at the important part played by rapidly developing technology and the measures devised to counter this new enemy – the U-boat. A fascinating account that also highlights the role the US Navy played from 1917 onwards and comes fully illustrated with many rare and previously unpublished images. A great read and recommended to anyone with an interest in naval warfare during the Great War. 239 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photography.
U-Boats of the Second World War
Their Longest Voyages
by Jak P Mallmann Showell
A gripping account, based on previously unpublished diaries and crew accounts.
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Life & Complexity
Chaos Communication Camp 2007
http://events.ccc.de/camp/2007/Fahrplan/attachments/1322-Life%20&%20Complexity%20(slides)
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What is the relationship between energy, information and complexity? How does nature organise itself, and why? How does evolution get from a bacteria to, say, a wombat? How far are we in understanding and simulating life and other complex systems? Although many of these questions are still largely unanswered, some interesting advancements have been made in recent years and decades. A number of these will be discussed and illustrated in this lecture. Why are organisms and ecosystems the way they are? While science has made great advances in explaining how the parts of such systems work, surprisingly little is still known about why and how the building blocks of living systems and their interactions actually came about. In recent decades we have begun to realise that phenomena such as self-organisation and 'emergent' properties of complex systems play an important role. Unfortunately such systems do not lend themselves very well to study by traditional scientific methods, hence the name 'complex systems'. The arrival of fast computers in the last two decades has made it possible to actually simulate the behaviour and evolution of large collections of simple 'agents'. This, coupled with advances in other fields such as genomics, thermodynamics, and information theory, has made that we are slowly beginning to understand why 'complex systems' behave the way they do.
Paper Life & Complexity
Video Life & Complexity
http://www.secdocs.org/docs/life-complexity-slides/
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Last Respects for Edgar Mitchell
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On Feb. 4, 2016, the sixth man to walk on the Moon, Edgar Mitchell died at age 85. He left the planet for the last time on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his arrival on the moon. It must have taken great courage to embark on that journey, as Apollo 14 was NASA’s first attempt at a moon mission since the ill-fated Apollo 13. Mitchell was accompanied on Apollo 14 by Stuart Roosa, pilot of the command module, Kitty Hawk, and Alan Shepard, who accompanied Mitchell on the lunar module, Antares (LM-8). Alan Shepard was America’s first astronaut. His Freedom 7 capsule soared into space atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket and returned without making an orbit. The mission was Project Mercury’s first baby step into space.
Apollo 14 was Alan Shepard’s only space flight after his Freedom 7 trip because an inner-ear disease left him grounded until it was surgically treated. Shepard died in 1988 at age 74. Shepard’s landing of the Antares on the lunar surface was heralded as the most accurate moon landing in the Apollo program.
Few people remember that the Apollo 14 crew had its own “white knuckle” experience: The crew experienced great difficulty attempting to establish a “hard dock” between the Antares and the Kitty Hawk before heading to the Moon. It took six attempts and nearly two hours before docking was established. Although no technical difficulties could be found to explain the problem, fears lingered that the Antares wound be unable to dock with the Kitty Hawk for the return trip, leaving Shepard and Mitchell stranded in space.
True believers in a religion known as, Scientism were quick to ridicule Edgar Mitchell, upon learning that the astronaut conducted “private” (unauthorized by NASA) ESP experiments with friends on earth during the Apollo 14 mission. Most of those critics held no scientific credentials beyond navel-gazing, while Mitchell held a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT since 1964. Worse yet, those critics soiled themselves when Mitchell discussed the forbidden truth about extraterrestrial space visitors during an April 19, 1996, interview on Dateline NBC. Mitchell’s subsequent participation in efforts to convince the United States government to release suppressed evidence concerning alien spacecraft became a subject of ongoing ridicule.
Although many news reports announcing Mitchell’s death noted his interest in the subject of UFOs, the flow of snark was attenuated in light of the somber circumstances. Since that day in February, there has been little – if any – ridicule about Mitchell’s interest in UFOs because the entire subject has actually gained a modicum of respect. In fact, many of the memorial articles about Edgar Mitchell spoke admirably of the astronaut’s quest to expose this truth.
On Feb. 6, 2016, Forbes published a great piece by Jim Clash, discussing Edgar Mitchell’s advocacy for disclosure of evidence concerning extraterrestrial visitations. This article is a “must read”. When asked for his opinion on why the government would keep this secret, Mitchell responded by mentioning a quote discussed in my last posting. Mitchell explained that the cover-up has gone beyond efforts by the government. The list of culprits includes a “cabal of money and military organizations” motivated by greed.
Billy Cox writes the De Void blog for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. De Void should be on the radar for anyone with an interest in the subject of UFOs. In his Feb. 9, 2016, posting, Billy Cox discussed Mitchell’s efforts to get government personnel released from their security oaths to an extent allowing them to discuss their knowledge about the UFO subject. Dr. Mitchell again speculated about the likely culprits behind the cover-up of extraterrestrial visitations.
Regardless of the government’s secrecy efforts on the subject of extraterrestrial contact, it will obviously be up to the space aliens themselves to inform earthlings of the truth. The government would not be able to stop them from doing so. Perhaps Dr. Mitchell is now in a better place to advocate for UFO disclosure from the only entities with authority to do anything about it.
Apollo 14, Billy Cox, De Void, Edgar Mitchell, ESP, ESP experiments, Forbes, Jim Clash, John T Burke Jr, military-industrial complex, Scientism, UFO. UFO disclosure, UFOs
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Blink-182 Comes Out Of Hiatus To Deliver Neighborhoods, Their First Since 2003
Their new single "Up All Night" hints at a revitalized band.
By Matt Rowe, Columnist
Punk/pop had become a strong style of music after the '80s ended with successes coming like arriving meteors for bands like Green Day, Sum 41, and the many that followed them. One of those bands who achieved high popularity was Blink-182.
Blink-182 is the name of the band collectively attended to by three Southern Californians who, as young boys, played together musically. As the band became more cohesive, the music began to come together, bringing them to an inevitable collision with an increasingly appreciative audience. Mark Hoppus (bass), Tom DeLonge (guitar), and Scott Reynor (drums) soon signed to MCA Records from a series of demos (Buddha, 1993), and an indie-released album, Cheshire Cat (1994), which contained more than a few re-recorded tracks from that demo album, Buddha. Those re-recorded 'new' songs were tighter, more professionally presentable, and mixed in with actual new songs to make up the studio debut.
Their follow-up to Cheshire Cat, the Cargo Records/MCA Records-released Dude Ranch from 1997, was a solid, well-produced classic punk set that put the band on the map as an important part of the punk/pop market. At that time, the punk/pop market held easy sway over most forms of popular music. Dude Ranch sold millions in several markets including the US and Canada. After the release of Dude Ranch, the band let Scott Reynor go due to unresolved personal issues, and recruited Travis Barker into the seat behind the drums. The rest was, as they say, history in the making.
With Enema Of The State (1999), the band delivered an anticipated album with a highly satisfying big sound, even more cultivated and polished than their past works. The album sold incredibly well with sales pumped well past the 10 million mark, counting more countries with large-scale fans than ever before. With classic tunes like the album's single, “What's My Age Again?”, and deeper cuts like “Mutt,” “Adam's Song,” and “All The Small Things,” Enema Of The State remains the band's go-to album.
They followed up with the excellent Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (2001), before signing with a new label, Geffen Records, and releasing an eponymously titled label debut album in 2003. That album explored new variations on their music that I would call healthy maturation.
However, in 2005 the band took a hiatus to work through what usually happens with bands, a wearing out of their original desires. With fame having already been achieved, the band having expressed their musical ideas, they broke apart. Fortunately, great talent rises again. After a few years apart, the band announced a reformation with a new album planned for the near future.
After a few missteps in scheduling, the band has announced their latest album, now known as Neighborhoods. The highly anticipated Neighborhoods is now on the official schedules for September 27. On that date, Interscope Records will release the album on CD, DD, and LP versions. Currently, the band is already on tour to support it.
With a strong catalog from this immensely talented band, it will be great fun to hear what Blink-182 has created.
Matt Rowe began his life with an AM radio, listening to anything that was considered music. Since, he has labored intently to build a collection of music, paring it down, rebuilding, and refining as he sees fit. His decided goal is to keep up with new music by panning for the nuggets among literal mountains…
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Next: tomorrow
Cambridge Darkroom & Kettle’s Yard
2 March – 6 April 1986
Belfast Zoo III, silver gelatin print, toner, oil pastel and torn paper, 25cms x 25cms, 1983 ©Victor Sloan
Around the time that we met to select the work for next :tomorrow I was bringing to a conclusion an extended rewrite of a paper on postmodernism in the visual arts that I had given earlier in 1985 at the ICA. What struck me most forcibly in thinking both about postmodernism and the work for the exhibition was how reluctant artists are today to imagine the future.
We fear the destructive and dehumanising power of technology, and have philosophers arguing that in the postmodern conditions the great Enlightenment narratives of progress have lost their legitimation. ‘Techno-science’ has taken on a momentum of its own, or so it seems, at the very moment when fashion and mass culture has become a hysterical re-cycling of the past (Punk has already been rejected as a past style in a recent issue of The Face – when we catch up with ourselves we will literally have to go ‘back to the future’!).
Shortly after finishing the essay on post-modernism I bought a microcomputer. Even after only a few days of wordprocessing, I realized that the microcomputer will bring about as great a revolution in consciousness as the invention of printing. I read recently in a computer magazine that in a few years every child (presumably in the technologically ‘advanced’ countries) will have a portable IBM AT (a powerful microprocessing computer) in their satchel. Data in a computer exists in a quite different way to print: it is fluid, infinitely transformable, dematerialized. In a way it feels closer to the thought in your head than writing or print, which is always identified also with an object ‘out there’. The computer, or perhaps more accurate the program, becomes a part of you, a mental prosthesis. Or is it that you become part of it? Culture is slow to react to new metaphors which are becoming available to define our identities as human beings. I look forward to seeing the next next: tomorrow, ten years on. In the meantime, this was my conclusion to ‘Revising Modernism, Representing Postmodernism’:
“Perhaps the central problem for Post Modernism in the visual arts is that, although we live in a culture of proliferating images, the future has no image. This is a result of both the loss of faith in the ideal of progress, and the changed nature of technology: the shell of the computer and its circuitry does not represent its data processing and communicational capacities. Jean – Francois Lyotard’s exhibition Les Immateriaux at the Centre Pompidou, combining a McLuhanesque tactility with Borges’ labyrinth, was an attempt to deal with this fact in a positive way which seemed similar in spirit to the exhibitions organized by the Independent Group ‘Man, Machine and Motion’ (1955) and ‘This is Tomorrow’ (1956) which saw in an era of technological optimism. The most difficult aspect of post-modernity to deal with is that which is unprecedented, even more so if it is unrepresentable. I would interpret the Sublime today not so much as an ‘anamnesis of modernism’, as concerned with the unrepresentability of technology and the ineffability of the multinational corporation which can no longer be identified either with individuals nor any more with its glass-box offices. Even science fiction has forgone technological futurism for a bricolage of the anticipated ruins of our present times. The obverse of the Sublime, according to Kant affirming Reason even in its very unrepresentability, in the unreason of the apocalypse. The unrepresentable and unimaginable have turned us around to face backwards, like the angel of history in Walter Benjamin’s well known ninth Thesis on the Philosophy of History which it is worth quoting once again, both as a prophetic anticipation of our post modern condition, and to remind ourselves what we have lost in abandoning the perspective of at least the possibility, however faint, of redemption. Interpreting, allegorically, a painting by Klee called Angelus Norvus, Benjamin writes,
This is how one pictures the angel of history. His face is turned towards the past. Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single catastrophe, which keeps piling wreckage upon wreckage, and hurls it in front of his feet. The angel would like to stay, awaken the dead, and make whole what has been smashed. But a storm is blowing from Paradise: it has got caught in his wings with such violence that the angel can no longer close them. This storm irresistibly propels him into the future to which his back is turned, while the pile of debris before him grows skyward. This storm is what we call progress.”
Michael Newman
Curated by Michael Newman, Mike O’Pray, John Stezaker and Liz Wells.
Participating artists are: Tara Babel, Tony Benn, Helen Chadwick, Alexia Cross, Andrew Dawson & Graham Chester, Graham Evans, Karen Amy Finkel, Jean Frazer, Mike Gilchrist, Godbold & Wood, John Goto, Ron Haselden, Mona Hatoum, Andrew Heard, Charlie Holmes, Ed Horwick, Sharon Kivland, John Latham, Yve Lomax & SusanTrangmar, Jonathan Miles, Claudia Fasola Moore, Michael Peel, Victor Sloan, Simon Spain, Mary St James & Anne Wilson, Paddy Summerfield, Noel Taylor, Alan Welsford, Mark Wilcox, John Wilkins and Sarah Willis.
Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQ - UK
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Critics’ Choice
Exposition D’Art Irlandaise Taispeántas Lorient
Alliance Française, Dublin
22 July – 30 July 1986
Critics Choice is an exhibition of contemporary art selected by the art critics of the morning newspapers in Belfast, Dublin and Cork, and RTE Radio 1, to represent Ireland at the annual Festival of the Celtic nations in Lorient, Brittany, in August.
The selectors are: Brian McAvera (Irish News), Theo Snoddy (Newsletter), Brian Fallon (Irish Times), Blaithin Ni Chiobhain (Irish Press), Dorothy Walker (Irish Independent), Hilary Pyle (Cork Examiner), Desmond MacAvock (Appraisal, RTE Radio 1).
The artists exhibiting are: Michael Beirne, Tom Bevan, Simon Cook, Maud Cotter, Michael Cullen, Paul Finnegan, Gerry Gleason, Patrick Graham, Patrick Hall, Eithne Jordan, Danny McCarthy, Ross Wilson, Una Walker,Victor Sloan, Vivienne Roche, Michael Mulcahy, Jim Manley, Brian Maguire, Colin McGookin and Liam Magee
Charles J Haughey T.D. will open Taispeántas Lorient 1986.
Alliance Française
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Tel : (01) 676 17 32
Fax : (01) 676 40 77
info@alliance-française.ie
www.alliance-francaise.ie
8 rue Nayel
56 100 Lorient - France
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From The Post
Government, Industry Seek Accord on Salmonella
Health Talk: Return to Eggs
American Heart Association Egg Information
American Egg Board
Also in Health
Nutrition/Fitness Section
No Yolk: Eggs Get a Cleaner Bill of Health
(By Bill O'Leary The Washington Post)
By Marc Kaufman
Tuesday, September 21, 1999; Page H12
They said it couldn't be done. But the cholesterol-burdened egg, which fell from the graces of American consumers 30 years ago after being labeled a health risk, is putting its reputation back together again.
Per capita egg consumption is on the rebound nationwide – up in each of the past three years. These increases have come as researchers report that dietary cholesterol from eggs and other foods may not be as worrisome as earlier believed. They also come as specialty "designer eggs" – that are high in heart-healthy Omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients – are expanding the market.
The future may get even better. The American Heart Association (AHA), which led the charge against egg consumption during the 1970s and 1980s, is in the early stages of reviewing its influential recommendation that people limit their consumption of egg yolks to no more than three to four a week.
"Will we be telling people to eat as many eggs as they want? No, we will not," said Robert Eckel, chairman of the AHA nutrition committee and a physician at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. "But we are open to the new information and new data out there, and we will not be afraid to change our recommendations if that's what's called for."
An advocate of the egg's rehabilitation is Donald McNamara, executive director of the Egg Nutrition Center, an arm of the American Egg Board. He traveled to Dallas last month to address some members of the AHA nutrition committee and its staff.
"I think there is a real openness to look at and reevaluate the issue," McNamara said after his meeting. "The egg was demonized for years, became a kind of icon of what was supposedly wrong with the American diet. What we're saying is that the data just doesn't support that negative conclusion."
The AHA nutrition committee will meet tomorrow to discuss updated nutrition guidelines for eggs and other foods. The 22-person committee will then make recommendations to the AHA board for the final guidelines.
The new AHA guidelines are expected to be released early next year.
A Golden Past
Once the egg was as wholesomely American as apple pie. Two eggs contain 20 percent of the recommended daily requirement of protein plus enviable concentrations of important nutrients such as vitamin B12, vitamin D, riboflavin and folate. What's more, eggs are an inexpensive source of these nutrients and deliver them in a relatively low calorie package – an important issue at a time when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that overweight is "epidemic" in the United States. Two eggs contain 140 calories, about the same amount as a can of Coke.
But egg yolks are also high in cholesterol, a fat-like substance found in all cell membranes. A single egg averages 215 milligrams of cholesterol, or 71 percent of the daily intake recommended by the government's nutrition guidelines.
It was research into the relationship between high levels of cholesterol in the diet and cardiovascular disease that toppled the egg three decades ago. And it is research into that same relationship that is helping to restore it today.
In the late 1960s and 1970s, researchers concluded that men and women who ate diets high in cholesterol had a significantly increased risk of heart disease. Since eggs are high in cholesterol, the AHA and others recommended that egg consumption be limited. Seldom has a major food industry seen such a dramatic collapse: Per capita egg consumption fell from 320 a year in 1967 to a low of 233 a year in 1991, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Researchers say that the link between high cholesterol levels in the blood and heart disease remains strong. They also say that diets high in saturated fats – primarily fats from meat products and cheeses – have been conclusively shown to cause unhealthy cholesterol levels in the blood.
But the link between heart disease and cholesterol from the diet, and particularly from eggs and shellfish, has been progressively weakened. Researchers have found that individuals respond quite differently to cholesterol in their diets, and that only 15 to 25 percent of Americans have significant difficulty readjusting their blood cholesterol levels after eating foods high in cholesterol.
That means a majority of Americans will slow down production of cholesterol in their livers – which normally manufacture cholesterol at a rate of about 1,000 milligrams per day – when they are already getting enough from the diet. This self-regulation limits the negative effect of dietary cholesterol, researchers say. Genetic factors and body weight appear to play major roles in determining who can regulate cholesterol well and who cannot.
The link between heart disease and cholesterol from the diet has been progressively weakened.
Statistics on international egg consumption and cardiovascular disease suggest how complicated the relationship between dietary cholesterol and cardiac disease may be. According to the Egg Nutrition Center, four of the nations with the highest rates of egg consumption are Japan, Mexico, Spain and France. Yet AHA statistics show that the four have among the lowest rates of death from heart disease.
The most serious scientific challenge to the dietary cholesterol-heart disease link occurred this spring, when the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that showed no increases in heart disease among healthy people who ate as many as seven eggs per week. The study, conducted by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), looked at results from more than 100,000 participants in the Nurse's Health Study and the Health Professional's Follow-Up Study.
"Eggs have perhaps been unfairly targeted as something to avoid," said Meir Stampfer, a lead researcher on the study and a member of a federal advisory committee that, like the AHA, is also updating dietary guidelines.
"You might say, so what?" he continued. "I think the answer is that it's too bad for people to avoid a food that is nutritious and tasty. But also, people thought that by severely restricting eggs in their diet, they were doing what was necessary to minimize the risk of heart disease. They weren't."
Also influential in the reevaluation of the egg has been a meta-analysis of research on how dietary cholesterol does, or does not, affect cholesterol levels in the blood. The analysis of 224 dietary fat and cholesterol studies by Wanda Howell of the University of Arizona found that dietary cholesterol had half the impact on blood cholesterol levels that the National Institutes of Health had determined in 1988. Howell's research was published in 1997 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and was sponsored by the American Egg Board, which represents egg producers. Similar findings from a British team were published in the British Journal of Nutrition around the same time.
Heart-Healthier Eggs
Meanwhile, substantial research is also underway to create a more healthful egg. These eggs come from hens that are fed organic or otherwise special diets so they will produce eggs lower in cholesterol and higher in other nutrients. Studies of the fat content of these "designer eggs" have shown, for instance, that changing the feed that hens consume can modify the cholesterol content and enhance the nutritional value of their eggs.
The niche market for these "nutritionally enhanced" eggs remains small – 3 to 5 percent of the total, egg industry officials say – but it could expand significantly as the science progresses. While it does not appear possible to create an egg without considerable cholesterol content, researchers say it is certainly possible to produce eggs that are overall better for the heart than today's generic eggs.
Companies such as Eggland's Best, Country Hen and Gold Circle Farm now use all-vegetarian feeds high in canola oil or sea algae and kelps that are high in vitamin E and in Omega-3 fatty acids, which have been associated with decreasing the risk of heart disease. These nutrients appear in the eggs of chickens fed this special diet.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a label for Eggland's Best eggs that claims they have 25 percent less saturated fats than generic eggs and about 12 percent less cholesterol. They also claim three times as much Omega-3 fatty acids as generic eggs and seven times more vitamin E. Other designer eggs claim considerably more Omega-3s.
"When we went public with eggs for cholesterol-conscious consumers [in the mid-1990s], some people had a hard time with us because we were encouraging people to revisit eggs," said Manette Richardson, a dietitian for Eggland's Best. "That's why we did the clinical research, to show that we were producing a nutritionally enhanced egg. We went through all the barriers, and think we helped people look at all eggs differently while we were doing it."
The president of Eggland's Best, Charles Lanktree, said that his company, based outside Philadelphia, is the largest in the specialty egg market, and that he now sells 300 million premium eggs annually – up from 100 million in 1995. "We believe that we are bringing people back to eating eggs that have either eliminated them from their diets, or who have seriously cut back on eggs for presumed health reasons," Lanktree said.
Artemis Simopoulos, the former chief of the Nutrition Coordinating Committee of the NIH and now president of the nonprofit, educational Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health in Washington, believes that properly produced eggs can serve an important nutritional role as sources for Omega-3 fatty acids – healthful fats that some researchers believe are seriously deficient in the American diet.
Simopoulos, who pioneered research into the benefits of eggs rich in Omega-3 fatty acids more than a decade ago, said that researchers have found that eggs laid by hens on high Omega-3 diets did not increase the cholesterol levels of people who ate them. She said that getting the proper balance of fatty acids in the body reduces the liver's need to produce more cholesterol on its own.
Much of this information, she added, has been known for some time, but spreading the message that eggs can be nutritious and safe in terms of cholesterol has been difficult.
"Many groups and individuals in the field have long-standing positions regarding eggs and cholesterol, and it will be very hard for them to change," she said. "It will take more than scientific data to modify guidelines and recommendations."
There are also experts who remain convinced that cholesterol from eggs is a significant problem.
While there are few dissenters today regarding the positive attributes of Omega-3 fatty acids, there are those who say eggs are not necessarily the best way to deliver them. In order to consume useful concentrations of the fatty acids, these critics say, a person would have to eat quite a few eggs.
There are also researchers and experts who remain convinced that cholesterol from eggs is a significant problem.
"There are certainly very good people who think that cholesterol from the diet remains very important," said Nancy Ernst, nutrition coordinator for the National Cholesterol Education Program at NIH, and federal liaison to the AHA nutrition committee. "The committee wants to look at the collective evidence on cholesterol – and eggs are a major source of cholesterol – and they don't want to be unduly persuaded by one study or another."
Complicating the fate of the egg further is another nutrition advisory committee, which is now meeting to update the federal government's national dietary guidelines. This group, working under the aegis of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is expected to announce its new recommendations by year's end. Members of the AHA nutrition committee say they will look to the new national dietary recommendations for guidance before issuing their new position on eggs.
The federal guidelines have never specifically advised people to limit their consumption of eggs, although they do recommend that Americans consume no more than 300 mg of cholesterol per day. That recommendation is used to calculate the percentages found on product nutrition labels mandated by the Food and Drug Administration.
Members of the AHA nutrition committee say it would be difficult to change the 300 mg per day recommendation on cholesterol. But there may still be ways to modify the guidelines so that people could be more flexible about eating eggs.
Ronald Krauss, a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California and a member of the AHA nutrition committee, said that people who already eat a good diet low in animal fats and high in fruits, vegetables and fiber may be able to safely eat more than three or four eggs per week.
"The impact of dietary cholesterol is very difficult to detect in people eating a rounded diet," he said. "If that kind of overall diet approach is included in our discussions, then it might be possible to give a broader cholesterol intake for people who already limit their saturated fats."
In addition, he said, the committee is looking into ways to distinguish between the cholesterol in foods such as eggs and shellfish from the cholesterol in red meats and cheese, which are also high in saturated fats.
"Perhaps we can factor out foods like eggs and shellfish from the overall cholesterol recommendation, and create a recommendation that reflects the research into the less problematic nature of their cholesterol," he said.
Nonetheless, researchers and nutrition experts generally agree that placing some limits on dietary cholesterol should remain a goal for Americans – although not quite as rigid a goal as before.
"Nutrition is a notoriously difficult area of science," said AHA nutrition committee chair Eckels. "Our information cannot be as precise as with a drug experiment, and we have to weigh so many factors. But one thing that's clear is that we need to get away from the idea there are good foods and bad foods."
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Wildwood, FL
Sumter County, Florida
Population 3,428 (2005)
Elevation of Wildwood, Florida: 64 feet
General Social Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1277675, place: Wildwood city, Florida)
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school: 889 (100%)
Nursery school, preschool: 73 (8.21%)
Kindergarten: 53 (5.96%)
Elementary school (grades 1-8): 476 (53.54%)
High school (grades 9-12): 216 (24.3%)
College or graduate school: 71 (7.99%)
Population 25 years and over: 2,882 (100%)
Less than 9th grade: 228 (7.91%)
9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 683 (23.7%)
High school graduate (includes equivalency): 1,071 (37.16%)
Some college, no degree: 531 (18.42%)
Associate degree: 109 (3.78%)
Bachelor's degree: 180 (6.25%)
Graduate or professional degree: 80 (2.78%)
Percent high school graduate or higher: 68.4%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 9%
MARITIAL STATUS
Never married: 507 (15.6%)
Now married, except separated: 1,884 (57.99%)
Separated: 103 (3.17%)
Total Widowed: 282 (8.68%)
Widowed Female: 233 (7.17%)
Total Divorced: 473 (14.56%)
Divorced Female: 236 (7.26%)
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years: 50 (100%)
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren: 36 (72%)
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over: 3,120 (100%)
Civilian veterans: 568 (18.21%)
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years: 839 (100%)
--With a disability: 50 (5.96%)
Population 21 to 64 years: 1,622 (100%)
--With a disability: 599 (36.93%)
----Percent employed: 55.9%
--No disability: 1,023 (63.07%)
Population 5 years and over: 3,836 (100%)
Same house in 1995: 1,848 (48.18%)
Different house in the U.S. in 1995: 1,971 (51.38%)
--Same county: 710 (18.51%)
--Different county: 1,261 (32.87%)
----Same state: 662 (17.26%)
----Different state: 599 (15.62%)
Elsewhere in 1995: 17 (0.44%)
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population: 4,031 (100%)
Native: 3,954 (98.09%)
--Born in United States: 3,935 (100%)
----State of residence: 1,793 (44.48%)
----Different state: 2,142 (53.14%)
--Born outside United States: 19 (0.47%)
Foreign born: 77 (1.91%)
----Entered 1990 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
--Naturalized citizen: 57 (1.41%)
--Not a citizen: 20 (0.5%)
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea): 77 (100%)
Europe: 11 (14.29%)
Asia: 0 (0%)
Africa: 0 (0%)
Oceania: 0 (0%)
Latin America: 55 (71.43%)
Northern America: 11 (14.29%)
English only: 3,606 (94%)
Language other than English: 230 (6%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 111 (2.89%)
--Spanish: 151 (3.94%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 77 (2.01%)
--Other Indo-European languages: 55 (1.43%)
--Asian and Pacific Island languages: 13 (0.34%)
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total ancestries reported: 3,869% (95.98%)
Arab: 8 (0.2%)
Czech: 10 (0.25%)
Danish: 24 (0.6%)
Dutch: 10 (0.25%)
English: 446 (11.06%)
French (except Basque): 99 (2.46%)
French Canadian: 64 (1.59%)
German: 510 (12.65%)
Greek: 0 (0%)
Hungarian: 26 (0.65%)
Irish: 296 (7.34%)
Italian: 118 (2.93%)
Lithuanian: 8 (0.2%)
Norwegian: 8 (0.2%)
Polish: 75 (1.86%)
Portuguese: 0 (0%)
Russian: 6 (0.15%)
Scotch-Irish: 50 (1.24%)
Scottish: 77 (1.91%)
Slovak: 9 (0.22%)
Subsaharan African: 0 (0%)
Swedish: 17 (0.42%)
Swiss: 8 (0.2%)
Ukrainian: 0 (0%)
United States or American: 518 (12.85%)
Welsh: 9 (0.22%)
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups): 37 (0.92%)
Other ancestries: 1,436 (35.62%)
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The Woldingham Garden Village Residents Association (WGVRA) is an organisation that arranges events, activities and socials for Garden Village residents and their friends of all ages.
Most of these events take place in The Peace Centre, a village hall left in trust to the village and now operated by the Peace Centre Charity, where the WGVRA operates a licenced bar. There is more information on the charity and the history of the peace centre elsewhere on this site.
The WGVRA is a members organisation run by a committee elected by the members each year at the AGM under its constitution.
Resident and Social members pay a subscription of £30 per household or £15 for a single resident household which is donated to the Peace Centre Charity to help meet the running costs of the hall.
All money raised from community events is donated to the Peace Centre Charity to fund the development and maintenance of the hall.
We are always looking for volunteers to help with events or to serve on the committee.
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Worsening Ebola crisis leaves UN Security Council with few options
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is quickly becoming an international concern. With 489 people diagnosed with the disease and 280 deaths, it is already the second largest Ebola outbreak in history (although still dwarfed by the 2014 West Africa outbreak). While the DRC has a good track record of responding to these outbreaks, the ongoing military conflict in the country is making the response much more difficult.
Published in Health
CONGO | DRC may provide model for containing future Ebola outbreaks
When the Ebola virus struck West Africa in 2014, it resisted early attempts at control. It took more than two years to overcome, claiming more than 11,000 lives. Volunteers from the West who were infected were flown home and treated with experimental therapies, while those on the ground in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea were treated in camps set up to deal with the disease.
Ebola returns to the DRC for the 10th time: here’s what we know
Barely a week after declaring the end of the ninth Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials announced another in the North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, in the eastern part of the country. The Conversation Africa’s Ozayr Patel spoke to Jacqueline Weyer to found out more about the 10th Ebola outbreak in the country.
Ebola in the DRC: what we can learn from Fukushima
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently declared an outbreak of Ebola in Bikoro, a remote market town in the north-west of the country. Two people were confirmed by laboratory tests to have died of the disease.
World Bank Group helps Ebola stricken countries
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2015–The World Bank Group (WBG) has announced that it will provide at least US$650 million during the next 12 to 18 months to help Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone recover from the devastating social and economic impact of the Ebola crisis and advance their longer-term development needs. The new WBG pledge brings the organization’s total financing for Ebola response and recovery efforts to date to US$1.62 billion.
Published in World Economy
Ebola Drug Aids Some in a Study in West Africa
For the first time, a drug is showing promising signs of effectiveness in Ebola patients participating in a study. The medicine, which interferes with the virus’s ability to copy itself, seems to have halved mortality
Ebola is spreading again, but the world isn't interested.
As international interest in Ebola wanes, the virus has again spiked in West Africa, according to figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday.
Cuba to convene second Int’l Course for Tackling Ebola
Havana, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health of Cuba convened the Second International Course for the Prevention and confrontation to Ebola, to be held from February 9 to 14, 2015, reported today Infomed website.
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happiness is a warm gun
by ozmliad
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POPE FRANCIS (Jorge Bergoglio) - What the media has hidden from you (Part1)
by ChristmasIsALie.com
46:10 - 361,734 views
See what CNN, MSNBC and Fox just got finished hiding from you. The American media has just got finished slobbering all over itself over the election of a "new Pope", and first "Jesuit Pope" in History. The excuse for this, is that we are told there are 1 billion Catholics "in the world". Meaning also however, there are 5 Billion who are not. And the 5
Billion who are not deserve real news from real news programs, not Vatican PR over their FCC licensed publicly financed and publicly owned news programs. (instead of having to get it from a Youtube video) But since that is the only way left to get it, here it is. The real story about Jorge Begoglio (now called "Pope Francis"), the "News" for the 5 Billion people "in the world" who are not Catholic, that should have been reported. The "Filus Perditionis" and "Homo Pecati" of 2 Thessalonians 2, and what he has done to deserve the title. Quote:"May God forgive you for what you have done" End Quote - Jorge Begoglio (Pope Francis), to the College of Cardinals.
The Beatles- Happiness is a Warm Gun
by JetBlack327
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An interesting song. Tons of time signature changes, three main sections, and poetic lyrics. I hope you enjoy!
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" is a song by The Beatles, featured on the eponymous double-disc album The Beatles, also known as The White Album. It is primarily a John Lennon composition, credited to Lennon/McCartney. The original working title of the song was "Happiness Is a Warm Gun in Your Hand," which was inspired by a magazine containing the phrase, which in turn parodied "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy," a Peanuts book written and illustrated by Charles Schulz in 1962.
According to Lennon, the title came from the cover of a gun magazine that producer George Martin showed him: "I think he showed me a cover of a magazine that said 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun.' It was a gun magazine. I just thought it was a fantastic, insane thing to say. A warm gun means you just shot something."
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" is Paul McCartney's favourite song on the White Album. Although tensions were high among the band during the album's recording sessions, they reportedly collaborated as a close unit to work out the song's challenging rhythmic and meter issues, and consequently considered it one of the few true "Beatles" songs on the album.
Lennon said he "put together three sections of different songs ... it seemed to run through all the different kinds of rock music." The song begins with a brief lilting section ("She's not a girl who misses much..."). Drums, bass and distorted guitar are introduced as this portion of the song proceeds. The surreal imagery from this section is allegedly taken from an acid trip that Lennon and Derek Taylor experienced, with Taylor contributing the opening lines.[2] After this, the song transitions into a Lennon song fragment called "I Need a Fix," built around an ominous-sounding guitar riff. This section drifts into the next section, a chorus of "Mother Superior jumped the gun." The final section is a doo-wop send up, with the back-up of vocals of "bang, bang, shoot shoot."
One of the most salient musical features of the song is its frequent shifts in time signature. Beginning in 4/4 time, the song has one measure of 6/4 time for the line "She's well acquainted..." before changing back to 4/4 time for the next line ("The man in the crowd..."). It then uses a measure of 5/4 followed by a measure of 4/4 for the line "a soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the National Trust" . The subsequent guitar solo features a measure of 9/8 followed by two measures of 12/8. This pattern is repeated in the "I need a fix..." section. This gives way to alternating 9/8 and 10/8 measures in the "Mother Superior..." section before returning to 4/4 for the doo-wop style ending. The "When I hold you..." section slows down dramatically and employs one of the few examples of polyrhythm in the Beatles' repertoire: the drums play triplets while the rest of the instruments and background vocals use a duple rhythm.
Many different interpretations of the song have been offered down the years. It has been said that, in addition to the obvious reference mentioned above, the "Warm Gun" could also allude to Lennon's sexual desire for Yoko Ono and also to his well documented problems with heroin at the time of the recording of the White Album (in this case, the gun being a loaded syringe, although Lennon claimed to have snorted, rather than injected, heroin during the time that he used the drug).
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Country Taiwan
Genre Comedy / Suspense
Format Color / Scope / DCP
Runtime 112 min
Release Date Jan. 17, 2014 (Taiwan)
Director LIEN Yi-Chi
Producers WANG Tzu-wei
Casts Alec SU, Ariel LIN, Matt WU
2014 Far East Film Festival, Udine, Italy – Competition
2014 Osaka Asian Film Festival – Competition
2013 Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival
A tale of murder, greed, revenge, love and chocolate!
Chi-yi is a veteran cop, who values his own safety more than anything else and is therefore infamous for his cowardice and poor efficiency at work. Yi-ping, on the other hand, is just graduated from the police academy and is more than ready to prove herself regardless of any risks. Daughter of the head of the National Policy Agency, Yi-ping is secretly kept away from danger by being appointed to team up with Chi-yi. Starting from a seemingly pointless case of a puppy’s accidental death, from eating chocolate, the essentially incompatible pair unexpectedly digs up the clues to a series of mysterious deaths.
A police rom-com with fully-fledged fantasy is sure to blow your mind!
Sweet Alibis appears to be a police detective comedy; however, it is essentially a melodrama aiming to explore interpersonal relationships of all kinds, such as family relations, friendship, brotherhood, love and same sex romance. In terms of character setting, we try to communicate the complexities of human nature. Each crime committed in the story is motivated by love, which can hardly be dealt with reason when it gets too strong. In the plots are inserted some crazy and even absurd humor. Such arrangement is made to highlight the intensity and purity of love. Above all, I hope the audience can get a good laugh from this film, which is what I intended to do in the first place.
Director / LIEN Yi-Chi
Born in 1977, Lien is one of the most anticipated young directors in Taiwan. Starting his career as a TV drama writer and documentary director, he also participated in many film projects, such as Silk (2005), the biggest production of its time in Taiwan, and was an assistant director for Cape No. 7 (2008), the largest grossing Taiwanese movie of all-time. In 2011, he presented his feature debut Make Up, which was selected by Tokyo Intentional Film Festival and Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. Make Up was also the opening film of the Golden Horse Fantastic Festival of the same year. The next year, he made a TV movie “Forgotten,” which garnered four nominations in the Golden Bell Awards. Sweet Alibis is his latest feature.
2013 Sweet Alibis (甜蜜殺機)
– Golden Horse International Film Festival
2012 Forgotten (TV movie) (遺忘)
2011 Make Up (命運化妝師)
– 24th Tokyo Intentional Film Festival
– 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
– 2nd Golden Horse Fantastic Festival
Alec SU as Chi-yi
Taiwanese singer and actor in films and TV dramas. He started his career at the age of 15 when he joined the boy band “The Little Tigers”(小虎隊) in 1988. After the disbandment, he turned to acting. Since 2008 he has been concentrating on his film career. In 2010, he won the best supporting actor award of The People’s Hundred Flower Awards for his role in The Message (風聲). In the same year, he won the best actor award in The Macau International Film Festival for his performance in The Love Song of Kang Ding (康定情歌). In 2011, he garnered the Golden Phoenix Awards of China Film Society Of Performing Arts Award for his film achievement in recent years. In 2012, he gave memorable performances in Design of Death (殺生) and The Assassin (銅雀台). In his latest feature Sweet Alibis, he plays a veteran detective who puts his own safety as the first priority and therefore refuses to take any risks. He takes up the comedic role and manages to keep the sincerity in his performance. He once again assures his status as a versatile actor.
Ariel LIN as Yi-ping
Taiwanese actress and singer. She is one of the most popular and acclaimed actresses of the younger generation. In 2004, she was nominated for the best actress award of the Golden Horse Awards with her breakthrough performance in Love Me, If You Can (飛躍情海). In 2008 and 2012, she won the Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 43rd and 47th Golden Bell Awards. In Sweet Alibis, she plays a rookie who shows no fear of danger and is desperate to prove herself. Lin gives a vivid performance with her precise comedic timing and body language. She successfully exemplifies her acting range again.
Matt WU as Snack/himself
Taiwanese actor in TV dramas and movies. In 2006, he was nominated for the best new comer award and the best support actor award with his role in The Touch of Fate (指間的重量), the first film he took part in. Later, he surprised the critics and the audience by playing the dark and complicated psychiatrist in Make Up in 2011. In Sweet Alibis, he takes another acting challenge by playing twins with completely different personalities and temperaments. Moreover, he is ready to amaze the viewers again with his deadpan humor.
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Home > Spirituality > His Most Perfect Blessing Is to Give You Just Enough (Ibn Atta)
His Most Perfect Blessing Is to Give You Just Enough (Ibn Atta)
In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa'illah As-Sakandari says: His most perfect blessing on you is to give you just enough, and to deprive you from what will cause you to do wrong. When you have less to be happy with, you will have less to be sad about. This stage of our journey to Allah relates to the issue of providence and how to understand it correctly. The Prophetic hadith that says: "The little that suffices is better than the abundant and distracting", has been re-worded by the Sheikh in this word of wisdom. The…
Tue 01 January 2019 - 13:00
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Dr. Jasser Auda
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In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says:
His most perfect blessing on you is to give you just enough, and to deprive you from what will cause you to do wrong. When you have less to be happy with, you will have less to be sad about.
This stage of our journey to Allah relates to the issue of providence and how to understand it correctly. The Prophetic hadith that says: “The little that suffices is better than the abundant and distracting”, has been re-worded by the Sheikh in this word of wisdom.
The Sheikh says: “His most perfect blessing on you is to give you just enough, and to deprive you from what will cause you to do wrong”.Allah the Almighty may give a believer just enough, not more or less. When this happens, it is a perfect blessing from Allah. If Allah gives abundant providence to someone, there is a risk of that person transgressing boundaries. Allah says:
{Nay, but a human does transgress all bounds.
Because he considers himself self-sufficient.
Verily, to your Lord is the return of all.} (Al-`Alaq 96:6-8)
Allah also tells us about our human nature in the following verse:
{If Allah were to enlarge the provision for His Servants, they would indeed transgress beyond all bounds through the earth; but He sends (it) down in due measure as He pleases.} (Ash-Shura 42:27)
This is a universal law pertaining to human nature; if Allah grants us abundant providence, we will do wrong. Thus, Allah {sends (it) down in due measure as He pleases.}.
Allah, in His infinite knowledge, knows that if He gives a certain person wealth, that person will not do wrong. So, He gives him wealth. At the same time, He knows that if He gives him power, he will do injustice to people. Therefore, Allah does not grant him power, and vice versa.
This applies to different kinds of giving and depriving. Whatever you are given is from Allah’s bounties on you and He is protecting you, even from yourself. So, do not look only at what you are deprived from and wish to get something that might cause you to do wrong because “the little that suffices is better than the abundant and alluring”, as the Prophet peace be upon him said.
What Is Your Objective in Life?
Then the Sheikh says: “When you have less to be happy with, you will have less to be sad about”. Feeling joyful is not denounced in Islam. Allah says:
{Say: “In bounty of Allah and in His mercy-in this, then, let them rejoice.} (Yunus 10:58)
A believer feels happy for the bounties that Allah bestows on him. However, feeling miserable for what you miss is not the right thing to do. Allah says:
{[Know this,] so that you may not despair over whatever good has escaped you nor exult unduly over whatever good has come to you.} (Al-Hadid 57: 23)
If you feel happy for worldly gains, you should know that this life will come to an end. The Arabic statement goes: If what you have had lasted with the person before you, it would not have reached you! Allah says:
{All that lives on earth is bound to pass away.} (Ar-Rahman 55:26)
Therefore, if you have less to be happy with, then there will be less to be sad about. It is out of Allah’s bounty that He gives you just enough so that you will not be sad for missing things which you do not need. If you have enough food, drink, and providence, this is a perfect blessing from Allah and you should thank Allah for that. Allah has a perfect wisdom in giving and depriving and that He wants the best for you and you should be satisfied with that.
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About Dr. Jasser Auda
Jasser Auda is a Professor and Al-Shatibi Chair of Maqasid Studies at the International Peace College South Africa, the Executive Director of the Maqasid Institute, a global think tank based in London, and a Visiting Professor of Islamic Law at Carleton University in Canada. He is a Founding and Board Member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, Fellow of the Islamic Fiqh Academy of India, and General Secretary of Yaqazat Feker, a popular youth organization in Egypt. He has a PhD in the philosophy of Islamic law from University of Wales in the UK, and a PhD in systems analysis from University of Waterloo in Canada. Early in his life, he memorized the Quran and studied Fiqh, Usul and Hadith in the halaqas of Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo. He previously worked as: Founding Director of the Maqasid Center in the Philosophy of Islamic Law in London; Founding Deputy Director of the Center for Islamic Ethics in Doha; professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Alexandria University in Egypt, Islamic University of Novi Pazar in Sanjaq, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, and the American University of Sharjah. He lectured and trained on Islam, its law, spirituality and ethics in dozens of other universities and organizations around the world. He wrote 25 books in Arabic and English, some of which were translated to 25 languages.
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By Lindsay Rittenhouse - 2 hours 20 min ago
Sony Considered Selling Crackle, Home of 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'
Acquired Streaming Video Platform for $65 million in 2006
Published on December 11, 2014.
'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.'
Credit: Crackle
Sony Pictures Television has weighed selling a majority stake in Crackle, the streaming video company best known for Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," according to e-mails made public by hackers.
Executives at Sony have discussed a deal with Evolution Media Capital, an investment bank backed by Hollywood talent firm Creative Artists Agency, according to a Nov. 3 e-mail from Eric Berger, the general manager of Crackle.
An outside investment in Crackle would free up cash the website could spend on original series and marketing, Mr. Berger wrote in an e-mail to Steve Mosko, president of Sony Pictures Television. The company would also improve its balance sheet with proceeds, as Sony executives discussed months earlier.
"If we sold 51%/control at a total valuation of $200 mi, for the sake of the example, we'd bring in $100 mil in cash and probably more importantly, book a gain of something like $125 mil," Andy Kaplan, president of worldwide networks at Sony Pictures Television, wrote in an Aug. 1 e-mail. "Save the year."
The e-mails are included in thousands of documents stolen from Sony's computer system and uploaded to the Internet in a devastating cyberattack. The data include salary spreadsheets for 6,700 employees of Sony Pictures and Social Security numbers of celebrities.
Michael Mand, a spokesman for CAA, and Paula Askanas, a spokeswoman for Sony Pictures, both declined to comment.
Sony Corp. has been trying to cut costs within the entertainment unit. CEO Kazuo Hirai said in November 2013 that the company would eliminate $250 million in costs at its entertainment units over a two-year span.
Sony acquired Crackle for $65 million in 2006, when it was known as Grouper. It rechristened the site Crackle in 2007, and has since used it to offer movies and television shows from Sony's library, as well as original videos like the Seinfeld series and an upcoming sequel to the movie "Joe Dirt." Crackle will spend $10 million to license content in 2015, Mr. Berger told Mr. Mosko.
Traditional media conglomerates have splurged on online video properties over the past year. Walt Disney Co. acquired Maker Studios for $500 million in May, while Vice Media raised $500 million in a pair of deals that valued the company at more than $2.5 billion. Comedy organizations have been a popular target of late, as both the website Funny or Die and The Onion have explored strategic options, including a sale, Bloomberg News reported last month.
~ Bloomberg News ~
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George Clooney Apologizes For Batman & Robin Again
May 26, 2015 | Posted by Joseph Lee
In an appearance on the Graham Norton Show (via NME), George Clooney again apologized for Batman & Robin. The 1997 film is notorious for being one of the worst comic book movies of all time. It was directed by Joel Schumacher and also starred Chris O’Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman and Alicia Silverstone. It earned $238 million worldwide.
Clooney said the film was a disaster. He added: “I always apologize for Batman & Robin. Let me just say that I’d actually thought I’d actually destroyed the franchise until somebody else brought it back years later and changed it. I thought at the time [Batman & Robin] was going to be a very good career move. It wasn’t.”
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Dantonio Names Lewerke Starting QB For Redbox Bowl
Brock Palmbos
Michigan State head football coach Mark Dantonio named redshirt junior Brian Lewerke (pictured above) as the starting quarterback for the team's upcoming Redbox Bowl game against Oregon at a press conference on Friday afternoon.
Lewerke has been beset by injuries this season. The injuries have limited his effectiveness in 2018. He's played in 10 of the Spartans 12 games, but has thrown for only 1,868 yards with 8 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Backup QB, redshirt freshman Rocky Lombardi has played in eight games this season. he led them to a victory over Purdue in Spartan Stadium on October 28th.
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Born in February 1973 and raised in Madrid, Abel started DJing at a local club, aged just 15, playing anything that was synth-driven from Human League to Nitzer Ebb or Acid House. It didn’t take long for Abel to establish himself as one of Spain’s most talented DJs, catching the ears of thousands along the way and winning awards such as Best National DJ from Spain’s answer to Mixmag, ‘Deejay Magazine’, gaining top gigs for the likes of Sensation, Rock In Rio, Global Gathering, and frequenting places as far afield as Australia. Abel has also established his SOLO event, which now attracts over 5000 people to the yearly show.
Not content with just playing the music of his heroes to local fans, Abel started producing music, which meant his sound could now reach audiences outside of the Spanish borders. It wasn’t long before Abel’s hard, techy beats were catching the attention of producers and labels throughout the world, including Swedish hotshot Axwell, who signed one of his first productions, ‘Rotterdam City of Love’ to his label, Axtone, after hearing the track being played in a club in Madrid. This track really opened up Abel’s sound to a generation of new producers: the groove just worked on the floor and everybody wanted a piece of the action.
Axwell was also instrumental in getting Abel’s remix of Fatboy Slim’s ‘Right Here, Right Now’ signed to Skint, as the Swedish House Mafia were playing it continuously in their sets. Soon label head of Skint, Dave Philpot, was being bombarded with requests to license the track and he requested a copy to play to Norman Cook, who liked it so much he decided to give it an official release.
Then when Abel didn’t think it was possible for things to get any better, an email arrived in his inbox from David Guetta, expressing how much he liked his work and asking him if he would be interested in remixing two of his tracks, ‘When Love Takes Over’ and ‘Sexy Bitch’. Both went on to sell thousands of copies around the world, making Abel one of the most in-demand remixers in the world.
Not content with setting dancefloors on fire with his DJing skills and productions, Abel also infects the radio waves, hosting a weekly radio program called Concept Music on one of Spain’s most popular radio stations, LocaFM.
2010 looks set to be a pretty good year for Abel Ramos. Following an intense year of remixing, he has finally found time in the studio to concentrate on new material. He’s also decided to launch his own label, With Love Music, with the help of Spinnin.. Records. Watch this space. Abel continues to wow his peers, remixing Barbara Tucker for King Street Sounds, signing ‘House Nation’ to Robbie Rivera’s ‘Juicy’ label - which made it to No.7 on the DMC Buzz Chart - and Fantastic to Toolroom.
With all the above already to his name, like the S-Man predicted, Abel is more than capable of making it to the top.
Born in February 1973 and raised in Madrid, Abel started DJing at a local club, aged just 15, playing anything that was synth-driven from Human League to Nitzer Ebb or Acid House. It didn’t take long for Abel to establish himself as one of Spain’s most talented DJs, catching the ears of thousands along the way and winning awards... Read More.
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All Reviews / Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Music News & Info: Classical / Reviews 2012/2013
Season enders (part 1 of 2): Alisa Weilerstein closes LACO’s final 2012/13 concert with a flourish
Posted on June 12, 2013 by CK Dexter Haven Leave a comment
When the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival was in town last year, I managed to catch two of the three concerto performances that different soloists were performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The one I soloist I missed: Alisa Weilerstein. At the time, someone told me I had made a mistake. Judging by the strength of her recent performance with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, that person was right. And then some.
For the final orchestral concerts of their 2012/2013 season, LACO and Music Director Jeffrey Kahane invited Ms. Weilerstein to join them for the Shostakovich Cello Concerto. It was as impressive a performance of any concerto, for cello or otherwise, as I can remember.
She was extroverted but mostly played with her eyes closed, rhapsodic yet spiritual. Every note was perfectly placed, every phrase perfectly formed. Whatever she did seemed completely organic, never forced or contrived, as if she was inventing the music on the spot. The flow of the third movement cadenza to the fourth movement was the perfect slow boil, like the anticipation that builds during a long car ride home in silence with your parents when you were kid — “am I in trouble or not? . . . oh crap, I think I am in trouble . . .” — before you walk through the front door and the butt-kicking finally commences.
The finale was a tour de force of a different kind than I had previously experienced with this concerto. Mstislav Rostropovich and Lynn Harrell were overpowering, bowling over orchestra and audience alike. Last year, Mischa Maisky poured it on in waves, making you feel like you were drowning and turning the ending into a cathartic gasp of air. In contrast, Ms. Weilerstein wasn’t against us, she was with us, somehow lifting the orchestra and audience up and bringing us along for a whirlwind of a ride.
It was masterful, eliciting the kind of excitement rarely seen from the usually staid, leave-right-after-the-last-note Royce Hall audience. As if that weren’t enough, she sat down and played a gutsy yet restrained account of the Bourrée from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3 in C.
Before the Shostakovich concerto, Mr. Kahane and his musicians offered up an eclectic mix of music to set the table for Ms. Weilerstein.
Opening the concert was Within Her Arms by Anna Clyne, a work premiered in 2009 by Esa-Pekka Salonen as part of his final “Green Umbrella” program with the LA Phil. It is an undulating piece for 15 string players, each one playing an individual part. The resulting textures are complex but tonal, and Ms. Clyne deftly creates a soundscape that is restless yet ultimately calming. The LACO strings gave it a beautifully transparent performance.
Following that was a rather unconventional bassoon concerto by Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli, a USC Thornton School of Music graduate. The new work, written as a film score to Robert Florey’s 1927 short film, The Love of Zero, was receiving its US Premiere with this weekend’s concerts.
The film depicts the exploits of Zero, a trombone-playing Salvador Dali look-alike; as Mr. Kahane accurately summarized, it is a romantic comedy that evolves into a horror film. The expressionistic style with its off-kilter landscape and heavy use of shadows, is reminiscent of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with an extra surrealist bent. Mr. Gonzalez-Pioli’s new score is written in a quirky, retro-ish style with jazzy sensibilities. Its most clever aspect was the use of solo bassoon lines, particularly whenever Zero played his trombone, adding to the playful, disjointed feeling of the whole experience. Kenneth Munday, LACO’s Principal Bassoon, played the solo part with smooth expressivity.
Coming back after intermission, Mr. Kahane conducted a spirited account of Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture — an odd place for it (at least on paper) but in practice, the familiar, brooding Beethoven helped clear the mind of the weirdness of the film that preceded it, paving the way for Ms. Weilerstein’s triumph which ended the concert and the season.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: May 19, 2013; Royce Hall, UCLA
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Kenneth Munday, bassoon
Clyne: Within Her Arms
Gonzalez-Pioli: The Love of Zero (Bassoon Concerto with Robert Florey’s 1927 short film) US premiere
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op.62
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Photo credit: Decca/© Harold Hoffman
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Aikido Kenkyukai Canberra
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A Perspective on Training
By Bob Jones
AIKIDO is a word made from three words: AI, KI and DO.
AI means fit or harmony. Many people will find it surprising that the name of a martial art begins with the idea of harmony.
KI can mean feeling or spirit. It also means energy, not the energy studied by science but a vitality that is more felt then seen. It is something that must be known directly, from the inside out. Though its effects can be observed, as displays of energy in the scientific sense, it is basically something inward.
Since ki means feeling or spirit as well as subtle energy, the best definition of the word might be 'felt energy' or 'spiritual force.' Actually, this is the second best definition. The best is the experience of ki itself: the feeling of present aliveness, the sense of life emerging from secret regions. One of the aims of aikido is to awaken this direct knowledge of life-energy.
If ai is combined with ki, the result is aiki: harmonious energy, the spiritual vitality akin to love. In this respect Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, often referred to ai as love. This is not just one sort of spiritual energy among many; it is the only spiritual energy. Consequently, the word aiki can be understood as a kind of equation: ai = ki.
But that is only one understanding of the word. The word aiki has the sense of bringing together conflicting sides. This suggests a type of peace-keeping - another surprising association for a martial art! Nonetheless, it is true that most aikidoists (aikidoka) think of themselves as peacemakers.
The idea of harmonising ki can be related to the Chinese practice of blending yin and yang (in and yo in Japan). Active and passive, male and female, yin and yang aspects of ki are brought together in a loving or harmonious relationship, where apparent differences are seen as complementary features of a single thing. In aikido, this harmonising takes place between mind and body, thoughts and emotions, ideals and actions, one person and another, self and world. An all-round state of harmony is sought.
However, the main harmony that is wanted is between self (more accurately, the ego or thinking self) and ki. Ultimately, everything is ki. There is nothing apart from spiritual energy, and the basic character of this energy is the same for all people and things. The feeling self knows this in its own simple fashion. If it is not confused by thoughts, it tends to live in harmony with itself, other people and the world. But the thinking self sees hard divisions between this and that. If it recognises spiritual energy at all, it sees a great many spiritual energies, most of them at war with the others. Because it sees such hard divisions, and because it tends to take charge of things, it twists original energy and makes it flow in an unnatural or complicated manner so that one person's ki seems to be at odds with another person's ki, and even with the world. The result is disharmony, warfare.
The simple solution is to do away with ego or the thinking self. But that is not aiki; that is not harmony. The thinking self is also ki: spiritual energy that has somehow twisted back on itself and become confused. It needs to wake up to its true nature as ki. It needs to untwist itself enough to begin to function as one with the feeling self and the entire universe of ki. When it does, it realises that the sense of an isolated 'I AM' is only a stage in the growth of a more intelligent feeling self, where ki becomes clearly individuated yet just as clearly a part of everything else. It realises that thought is only a step along a path that leads to a world of intelligent feeling selves, each different from the others but each aware of a basic unit.
Theoretically, it should be possible for thinking to wake up to itself through simple reflection, as sometimes happens in Zen mediation. But this rarely happens. Thinking is too clever for its own good, to the extent that bright people are often the most ignorant in spiritual terms. If this were not the case, how could the atomic bomb have been invented?
If ego formed a mutually alliance with feeling there would also be an awakening, as in the case of great poets, such as Matsuo Basho or William Shakespeare, or as in the case of many humanitarians and religious people. Unfortunately, feeling is easily led by thought, easily enlisted in its cause. Most highly emotional people do not become great poets or saints; they become great egotists who have strong feelings about their private ambitions.
What is needed is a simpler approach, where thoughts and feelings can be met in their simplest forms. Most of us do not have complicated ideas about our bodily movements. We just move. We do not see our movements as being closely related to our egos, even though they are in fact direct expressions of who we are. Aikido masters do not need to be depth psychologists or personal confidants; they know students inside-out, simply from the way they walk and hold themselves. To a lesser degree, everybody reads people in this fashion. In any case, we tend not be as attached to our bodily movements as to our thoughts and feelings; they seem somehow extra. Therefore we can be shown how to move in new ways without feeling inwardly threatened. The result is that we can begin to discover new things about ourselves and the world, and this brings about a gradual change. Because there is a direct connection between body and mind, a change in the body's habits also brings about a change in thinking and feeling.
Of course not everybody is so accessible where the body is concerned. For many people, the body is the chief treasure - or greatest curse; it is the self-image, full stop. Even so, it is something definite and tangible. Unlike thoughts and feelings, it is out in the open for everyone to see. Consequently, it is a more or less an objective standard of reference. Either we look a certain way or we do not. Either we can move in a certain fashion or we cannot.
True, people can imagine all sorts of things about their bodies, and usually do. Beginners in aikido hardly live in their real bodies at all; they believe that they are performing certain movements when in fact they are doing something completely different. Nonetheless, it is usually possible to show them the truth of the matter. If nothing else works, a video recording settles the question once and for all. In other words, there is something definite to refer to, which is rarely the case with respect to thoughts and feelings.
At the same time vigorous physical practice provides an opportunity for getting outside our heads and discovering something else. Though aikido practice is strenuous and often uncomfortable, especially in the beginning (though, in all honesty, discomfort never disappears), it is also fun. It is a relief to put our usual thoughts and worries behind us and simple to train.
In working with our bodies and the bodies of our partners, we become very simple. We discover that there is an entire universe outside of what we normally think and feel. At first, this seems purely physical: a world of sights and sounds and smells; a world of sweating and puffing and grunting. But gradually something else emerges as well: a sense of peace, a sense of openness, a sense of naturalness and freedom, a sense of aliveness, a sense of things coming into being in every moment - magically, without effort tor plan. Though this is essentially a feeling, like our emotions, there is nothing private, egoistic or subjective about it, as is often the case with emotions.
Our usual feelings, under the direction of thought, tend to close us off, tend to reinforce the notion of being a particular person in opposition to others. The feeling in question opens and includes. It is not my feeling; it is life-feeling. It is the feeling we get while walking through a rainforest or looking out across the ocean. It is nature - not as a collection of plants and animals but as a single spirit or energy that belongs to the whole.
So physical practice works in two ways. First, it provides a more or less objective arena for observing ourselves: our ordinary thoughts and feelings, our limitations and illusions. Second, it provides a hint of 'something else': a different way of being, a sense of ourselves that is wider and deeper than ego, a feeling that goes beyond ordinary emotion. Gradually, little by little, these two work together to bring about an overall change. But only if we commit ourselves to practice...
DO is sometimes translated as 'art.' In fact, it comes from the Chinese term 'tao' which means 'path' or 'way.' In China and Japan, an art is less a matter of end-products than of pursing an on-going atonement, a certain spirit or feeling that unfolds like a path, a spirit that leads us deeper into nature. If this atonement results in paintings and poems, or in mastery of a sword, so much the better; such displays can be useful guideposts to others who follow the same path. Nonetheless, they are only guideposts. The real aim of following a path is simply to follow it: to live in the experience of travelling this route. The more you follow a certain spirit, the more you become it. If you follow the spirit of freedom, you become a free spirit. If you follow the sense of ki (not really different from freedom), you begin to experience yourself as ki.
Though the do of aikido initially means practice in a dojo or training hall, it gradually extends into everyday life a swell. It is impossible to practice aiki in a dojo and forget all about it when you step outside. That is not to say that you go round throwing people in everyday life. Rather, the sense of blending and flowing gets carried out into the world. Aikido becomes a way of living.
The only thing that matters is to keep following the path. It does not matter if people do well or poorly. So long as they continue practising and remain open to new discoveries, they are on the path and the path keeps opening. Generally, the path does not begin until people give up trying to decide whether or not they like it, whether or not they are really cut out for it and whether or not it is the best path to follow. The minute people stop trying to make up their minds, the minute they stop looking for reasons and rewards, the minute they simply train - then the journey begins, though it may take months or even years for people to reach this stage.
No one ever arrives at the end of this path. No one who is serious wants to arrive at the end. Whoever is serious wants to become part of a path that goes on forever.
AIKIDO is the path of loving vitality. It is the path of harmonising oneself with ki.
No long-time aikidoist will argue with this definition, though most will object to the long explanation that precedes it. They will object because it is an explanation rather than a direct experience.
Explanations can be right or wrong. A scientist might easily show that ki has no foundation in scientific fact - save that aikidoists do seem to be very fluid and limber! But it is hard to question what you know directly. Maybe the words you use to describe this knowledge are illogical but the knowledge itself is true. The language of feeling is not the language of science; it is based on shared experience rather than on logic.
As a long-time aikidoist myself, I am not happy with my explanation. If you are interested in aikido I would prefer to work out with you rather than talk. Nonetheless, I see that words can be useful, especially in the early stages of practice. The ego or thinking self will not do anything until it is satisfied that it has something to gain. The explanation I have given is food for thought. Now it is time to practice!
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PMS 2.0 048 - I Got Engaged, The Voice Of Monday Night Football, & Ryan Shazier
An episode of The Pat McAfee Show 2.0
By Pat McAfee
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On "The Pat McAfee Show," Pat McAfee and his friends deliver one of a kind opinions that won't be heard anywhere else. Pat's a recently retired NFL All-Pro who has zero filter. A common man who has experience in an extremely uncommon professional athlete lifestyle is a beautiful concoction of hilarity for the average Joe. Both relatable and ridiculous, "The Pat McAfee Show" promises to inform, intrigue, and entertain. Thanks for listening. Cheers
PMS 2.0 091 - AJ Hawk Is The Absolute Best
On today's show, Pat and the guys welcome on friend of the show, Ohio State legend, Super Bowl champion, 5th overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft, and one of the funniest humans on the planet, AJ Hawk, for the entire episode. They discuss everything from AJ and Pat's relationship, them calling NCAA Football games together, AJ's relationship with Aaron Rodgers and how the Lake Tahoe tournament was, his thoughts on the raid on Area 51, whether he thinks aliens are real, and what he enjoys doing in his leisure time. They also cover his thoughts on players not being happy about their ratings in Madden, how he thinks the Packers will fare this NFL season, what it's like being apart of the first celebrity couple, whether he thinks Urban Meyer will coach college football again, and much more. It's a hilarious interview (2:14-1:49:44). Today's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 090 - A Kendo Stick Changed My Life. Also, American Icon, Joey Chestnut
On today’s show, Pat breaks down his weekend in Philadelphia for the WWE Watch Along as he is recovering from almost having his back broken in two by a kendo stick strike from WWE legend Matt Hardy. He and the boys also recap the Djokovic vs. Federer Wimbledon final and how tennis is easily forgettable as an incredibly entertaining sport. They also do a deep dive into some more conspiracy theory talk as Pat and the guys talk about people preparing to storm Area 51 and how they think they will fare, and the Bob Lazar documentary about aliens and UFO’s as well as the Joe Rogan interview that Lazar did, and how Pat is still all the way in on other lifeforms being out there. He also explains how he’s so in on the alien movement, that he no longer subscribes to Bigfoot being real and relives his story about going Bigfoot hunting. Pat also looks ahead a little bit as he prepares for a loaded schedule in the fall and what that may entail for him. To close out the show, we reair the Joey Chestnut interview after Kobayashi recently stated in the news that he’s personally seen Chestnut cheat. The interview covers their rivalry, and gives a look behind the curtain at America’s greatest eater (1:57:12-2:29:14). It’s a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 089 - Kirk Herbstreit & Solving The World's Problems... For Real
On today’s show, Pat welcomes on The Voice of College Football, one of the best football minds there is, former Ohio State quarterback and friend of the show, Kirk Herbstreit. They discuss what it’s been like preparing for his kids to go play football at Clemson, his philosophy on dealing with trolls, why he thinks College Gameday has been so successful, whether he ever considered making a jump to cover the NFL, and who he likes this upcoming football season, in a fantastic interview (2:04-44:56). Later, Pat and the guys try to solve one of the biggest issues facing the earth today as they discuss global warming and try to connect the dots between that and pangaea. Block Dad also stops to announce the winners of the annual scholarships given out by the Pat McAfee Foundation (apply at thepatmcafeefoundation.org), they discuss the luxury of pods while flying long distances as Pat recaps some of the things he did in Hawaii while on vacation, they chat about the future of Netflix as other major streaming services emerge, and Zito sets a weight loss goal for a couple of weddings he has coming up. It’s a fun one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 088 - 3x NBA All-Star, 2x Gold Medalist, 0x Showdown Champion Deron Williams & We Solve The Women’s World Cup Crisis
On today's show, Pat and the guys are back from vacation and they break down everything surrounding the US Women's dominant run during the World Cup, and try to figure out what the deal is with the pay disparity between the women's team and the men's team, and in the end, come up with a solution that could change the face of soccer in the United States. Also joining the show is 3x NBA All-Star, 2x Gold Medalist, 3rd overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, and 14 year NBA veteran, Deron Williams. Deron and Pat discuss all the craziness with NBA free agency and his take on guys like Kawhi Leonard and Paul George deciding to play for the Clippers instead of teaming up with LeBron. They also rehash their respective rounds during the Baha Mar NFL/NBA Showdown, chat about what D Will does in his free time, what he thinks of the current landscape of the NBA, the MMA gym that he owns in Dallas and whether or not he's ever considered getting into the octagon, and much more in an incredible conversation (27:45-1:14:27). Today's show is a fun one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 087 - 4th Of July Celebration With Aaron Rodgers, JJ Watt, Tim Tebow, & We Remember Jared Lorenzen
On today's show, Pat's in Hawaii and everyone else is off work for the rest of the week. This episode features previous interviews with Aaron Rodgers (4:24-15:54), Tim Tebow (18:56-40:30), JJ Watt (42:25-1:07:42), and we celebrate the life of Jared Lorenzen with an old interview between The Hefty Lefty himself, and Pat. RIP. (1:06:04-1:39:36). Happy 4th of July, everybody. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 086 - Massive Weekend In The Bahamas With Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, & The Boys.. Adam Thielen's A Stud. Let's Laugh Today
On today's show, Pat recaps his trip to the Bahamas to play on Team NFL for The Showdown playing with legends from the NFL and NBA including Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Scottie Pippen, Chris Paul, and Ray Allen, among others. He breaks down the whole weekend including the boys' time at the resort and in the casino, his golf game over the weekend, and all the other exploits that happened to the group. The guys also break down what's going on in NBA free agency with ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around. Also joining the show is 2x Pro Bowler, All-Pro, one of the best WR's in the NFL, and one of Pat's teammate from this weekend, Minnesota Vikings WR, Adam Thielen. They discuss their golf games from this weekend, and how they worked as playing partners, he chats about going through regional combines in order to get a shot in the NFL, who some of his NFL heroes were growing up, how he thinks the Vikings will fare this NFL season, and what his impressions of Pat were after meeting him for the first time (1:44:49-2:11:25). Today's episode is an incredible one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 085 - Adam Pacman Jones, Ryan Shazier, & A Religious Convo For The Ages
Today's show includes a couple of incredible interviews. First, former 6th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, a first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowler, Adam Pacman Jones joins Pat live in Cincinnati. They chat about the airport situation, his time in the NFL, how he's trying to set a good example for his kids, his past, what song he would want to play at his funeral, and what NFL player from his tenure he'd like to fight the most. (2:27-32:00). Next, 15th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, 2x Pro Bowler, one of the most inspirational guys on this planet and Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ryan Shazier, joins Pat and the guys live in Pittsburgh. They chat about his road back to recovery, what the best parts about being a dad are, who he would want to play him in a movie about his life, and he gives his outlook on the Steelers 2019-2020 season (35:32-1:05:01). Later, the guys chat about the different vehicles in Pat's collection, and a conversation about the Amish leads to Pat calling one of his agents to ask a few questions in search of some answers about what it means to be Modern Orthodox Jew. It is perhaps, one of the most enlightening religious conversations you'll ever hear, and answers a lot of questions you may have about the different practices of being Jewish. Today's show is a great one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 084 - A National Championship, A Prison Stint, & Incredible Inspiration LIVE FROM COLUMBUS
On today’s show, Pat and the guys are Live from the Jo Ann Davidson Theatre in Columbus, Ohio on the Pat McAfee Does America Tour. They welcome in one of most inspirational figures anywhere, former All-American, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Mr. Football in the state of Ohio, and 3rd round draft pick of the Denver Broncos, friend of the show, Maurice Clarett joins the guys for an incredible conversation. They cover his life including all the trials and tribulations, what he did to rehabilitate himself, his time in prison (including a prison intramural basketball championship), and he fields some questions from the guys in one of the most moving, deep conversations we’ve ever had. (:34-42:38). The guys and Maurice also do a Q&A with the crowd and field questions for about 45 minutes. Also included is Pat and the guys reflections on their experiences over the weekend on the first run of the Pat McAfee Does America Tour. This isn’t one you want to miss. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 083 - Gordon Hayward, The War With Golf Update, & Big Time Logic Talk
On today’s show, Pat welcomes Butler University legend, 9th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, NBA All-Star, and current face of the Boston Celtics, Gordon Hayward onto the show for an incredibly open and honest conversation. They chat about his rise at Butler, and what the NBA draft process is like when you aren’t positive where you’ll be going. He talks candidly about his horrific leg and ankle injury and what he’s been doing to recover from it mentally/physically and whether he’s still working through that process, and what his relationship with Brad Stevens is like. They also chat about the NBA rumor mill and how he keeps a level head during that process when everything is changing so quickly, and talks about his change in barber once he ended up in Utah (8:37-48:33). Pat also addresses the status of the war against the USGA, the guys try to answer a few logic based questions, discuss Brett Favre announcing on his Instagram that he was coming out of retirement(he was hacked), Max Scherzer breaking his nose laying down bunts in BP, chat a little about the upcoming Pat McAfee Does America Tour, and have a lengthy discussion about some of their favorite places to travel while getting into an in-depth discussion about scuba diving, hot air ballooning while Pat recounts his entire skydiving experience and how he was sure it was going to result in certain death. It’s a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 082 - The Most Controversial Episode Of All-Time.. Are We In A War?
On today's show, Pat discusses PMI potentially being at war with the USGA after his video featuring Patrick Reed snapping a wedge over his knee at the US Open was given a DMCA strike on Twitter by the USGA social media team. He pleads his case for why he did nothing wrong, why he feels like this was nothing more than a personal attack on him, and looks ahead at what some of the outcomes could potentially be. Pat also discusses his new sauna based workout that he's been getting into as of late and why he thinks he might be a permanent sauna workout guy now. The guys also chat about OJ Simpson and Bill Cosby both making questionable comebacks on Twitter this weekend, and the group wonders where things will go from here. Finally, Gorms gives all the details about Jim Irsay's 60th birthday party over the weekend including who some of the headlining acts were, what kind of food was served, what the overall atmosphere was like, and what some of the most memorable moments were including Gorman's gift to Mr. Irsay. Today's a good time, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 081 - Bonging Lord Stanley's Cup
On today's show, Center for the Arizona Cardinals, and good friend of the show, AQ Shipley joins Pat and the guys to discuss game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and the new Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues. They also cover his time so far in OTA's and what his relationship with Kyler Murray is like, and they discuss whether or not there has ever been a botched surgery by team doctors from any sport. AQ also recounts his relationship with Ben Roethlisberger as the guys discuss his recent performance in OTA's for the Steelers (6:02-49:41). Jon Gruden and Lou Holtz also join the show to talk about things happening around the NFL, Nick gives a heartwarming ode to the NHL season, the guys discuss how Zito's hair is starting to fade despite the theory that most people of Cuban descent have great hair, they chat NBA contracts and look ahead to see where certain guys will be signing and give a few quick predictions about tonight's NBA Finals game, Pat talks about his experiences without an agent trying to secure his own contract, and Pat previews a couple of guests who will be coming on the show next week. It's a good one, come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 080 - T's And P's For Kevin Durant & An Incredibly Hilarious And Inspiring Conversation With An AGT Star
On today’s show, Pat and the guys talk about game 5 of the NBA Finals, and cover how heartbreaking it was to see Kevin Durant go down with perhaps a torn achilles. They cover their reactions to the whole the ordeal, the game in general, and what this means going forward. They also get into NHL Finals chatter, Justin Bieber making the colossal mistake of challenging Tom Cruise to a fight, and Pat and the guys do a deep dive into the Women’s World Cup to educate people that it’s going on right now, and to discuss the incredible soccer being played ahead of the US’s match today. They also chat about potentially becoming a baseball show during the dog days of summer, and what the MLB can do to get the average viewer excited about baseball games, and Pat and the guys give a shoutout for David Ortiz, as Big Papi is still recovering from surgery after an assassination attempt in the Dominican Republic. Also, at the end of the show, fresh off absolutely crushing America’s Got Talent, one of the funniest human beings in the world right now, and hopefully an eventual AGT champion, Indianapolis native, Ryan Niemiller joins the show. He and the guys discuss his road to where he’s at, why he thinks about the way he basically just blew up over night, he talks about the AGT process leading up to everything, what some of his favorite hobbies to do when not performing stand up comedy, and when to potentially see him in the future. It’s an incredible interview with someone who hopefully wins this season of America’s Got Talent, we’re pulling for him (1:18:46-2:34:06). Today’s a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 079 - Was Jeopardy James' Loss My Fault? He Tells Us
On today's show, Pat prepares something to honor the Greatest Generation as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the men that helped us continue to live in freedom in the greatest country on the planet. Pat is also starting to get the NFL itch again as the guys discuss what the chances are that Gronk is going to come out of retirement to play for the Patriots next year, discuss the possibility of the NFL going to an 18 game season, while Pat has different ideas in order to keep the players and owners both happy, and he discusses which job he would prefer: Executive Director of the NFL Players Association or Commissioner of the NFL. Later, friend of the show, arguably the most dominant player in the history of game shows, certified genius, and America's sweetheart, Jeopardy! James Holzhauer, joins the show again. He and Pat discuss whether or not being on the show last week brought upon the McAfee curse and ended his run, what's next for James and what different opportunities have come up since his Jeopardy! run ended, his overall thoughts on the whole experience, and what some of his most fond memories of his run were (35:52-55:37). The guys also discuss Aaron Rodgers being chug shamed and dive back into a conversation about the chug as a method of bringing people together, what some of their favorite buffets are, and the guys discuss the NBA Finals and try to decide if Kawhi Leonard is going to stay in Toronto or test the waters of free agency elsewhere. It's a fun one, come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 078 - Super Bowl Champ Matt Patricia & DEEP Thought Tuesday
On today's show, Pat stops into the Lion's Den in Detroit to sit down with 3x Super Bowl Champion, former defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots and current Head Coach of the Detroit Lions, Matt Patricia. They chat about his first year in Detroit and what he's learned from the entire process, the drama that he had to deal with from the media, what he learned during his time in New England, some of his defensive philosophies, who the toughest player he's ever had to game plan for is, his relationship with Matthew Stafford, why he decided to shave his beard down, whether or not he's taking notes all day with the pencil behind his ear, and much more (4:57-29:33). Pat also brings back everyone's favorite segment, "Some Thoughts," and covers what he thinks about friend of the show, Jeopardy James, finally being defeated (or potentially losing on purpose) on Jeopardy!, why he thinks Andre Iguodala is the most under appreciated and underrated player in the NBA, and gives his thoughts on bare foot kickers. The guys also cover some documentaries and movies that they've recently watched, have a deep conversation about whether or not Elon Musk is an alien or a time traveler (or both), discuss the craze around quarterback's chugging beers, Andy Ruiz Jr. becoming the first Mexican Heavyweight Champion in arguably one of the biggest upsets in the history of boxing, and Pat announces the sale going on right now at store.patmcafeeshow.com featuring THE BRAND NEW Independence Day merch line that is currently 20% OFF. It's a great one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 077 - Pop Culture Phenom Jeopardy James Joins Us
On today's show, perhaps the smartest man on earth, the most dominant Jeopardy! champion of all-time whose 29 day total has reached $2,254,938, the incomparable, James Holzhauer, joins the show for an incredible interview. They cover his strategy when it comes to Jeopardy and what he did to prepare before going into the show, what the taping process is like, how his career as a sports gambler has benefited him during his time on Jeopardy, whether or not his opponents respect his strategy or if he's gotten any blowback, what he considers some of his weaker categories, and ultimately, what comes next (2:25-35:32). Pat and the guys also talk more about one hit wonders and try to pin down what the actual last one hit wonder of all-time might be, and Pat recaps his trip to Fort Wayne for his speaking engagement at an event for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, and how the evening had a bit of scary start to it, some of the memorable moments, and how his speech differed from some of the legends that have come before him at the event. Today's show is a great one, come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 076 - ESPN's Mike Greenberg & Road Rage At The Indy 500 With Alexander Rossi
On today’s show, Pat sits down for a chat with one of the most respected men in sports media. Former host of the Mike & Mike Show, current host of Get Up!, and one of the most prominent voices at ESPN, Mike Greenberg. They discuss his career transition from Mike & Mike in the Morning to Get Up! and whether he felt pressure to succeed, he gives his background on how he got to where he’s at right now, discusses the NBA Finals, talks about who some of the people he’s been most star struck around, and rants about the current state of the New York Jets in an incredible interview (2:27-36:13). Later, winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500, runner-up at this year’s Indianapolis 500, and one of the biggest stars in all of IndyCar, Alexander Rossi, joins the show. They discuss all the drama from this year’s 500, and he talks about what prevented him from taking the checkered flag, talks about the emotion he showed that gained him fans around the world, and chatted about how he thinks IndyCar is handling drivers becoming well known personalities in a hilarious and insightful interview (46:42-1:13:01). Pat and the guys also discuss why they think the concept of one-hit wonders are now dead, and Pat makes a statement about the whole Shane Morris situation. Today’s a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 075 - We Run Wild With JJ Watt
Today’s show is an all-time episode. First, 3x NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 5x 1st team All-Pro, 5x Pro Bowler, 2x NFL sacks leader, former Walter Payton Man of the Year, 2017 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, one of the most dominant defensive players in the history of football, JJ Watt, joins the show. He and Pat chat about his recent commencement speech at the University of Wisconsin, the massive chip on his shoulder that has led to his success, what still motivates him to be great, his new game show Ultimate Tag that he’ll be hosting with his brothers, and JJ gives Pat his personal endorsement for the Monday Night Football gig in an incredibly honest and hilarious interview (3:37-28:54). Next, Pat debuts country music star and friend of the show, Clayton Anderson’s new song, “Run Wild,” that will be available everywhere Thursday at midnight. Pat also chats about marijuana in the NFL as he brings back everyone’s favorite segment, “Some Thoughts.” Later, Pat recounts Shane Morris’ viral Twitter thread recounting how he unknowingly transported $40,000 worth of heroin across the country and narrowly escaped death when the original owner came back looking for it, and Shane joins the boys for a Q&A about how everything went down (1:14:56-1:24:19). Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 074 - The Most Electric Weekend Of My Life
On today's show, Pat recaps the most electric weekend of his life as he was in Atlanta for one his agents' weddings, and the stories that came from this weekend won't disappoint. Pat breaks down in detail his 48 hour whirlwind in Atlanta and then going directly to Hartford, Connecticut for the WWE Money in the Bank watch along. Nick and Digs also talk about their weekend back in Pittsburgh for a charity golf event that almost resulted in the death of Coach Digs, Todd details his weekend long excursion without power and how it almost brought his whole world crashing down, Gorms dives into the details of seeing The Who play with Jim Irsay as well as taking a tour of some of Irsay's most prized musical instruments. Zito explains his situation not making it to the correct Twitchcon location, Ty gives his seal of approval to John Wick 3, and lastly, the guys recap the series finale of Game of Thrones and give all their takes about whether they liked or disliked what happened, and look back at the series as a whole while discussing the viral video that was created in remembrance of the show. Today is a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 073 - A Really Cool Journey With Frank Caliendo
On today's show, Pat is joined in studio by probably the world's greatest impressionist, actor and comedian, the man of 1,000 voices, Frank Caliendo. They have an incredible chat that ranges from Frank's career doing impressions, the life that he has lived to this point and what some of the seminal moments were to get him to this point in his career, some of the fears and anxiety's that he has trying to further his career in the digital age through Instagram and Twitter, what aspirations he still has for comedy, and some of the things he has learned from Pat trying to reinvent himself through podcasts and other forms of media. This is maybe one of the deepest and realest conversations we've ever had, and not one that should be missed (3:45-1:28:15). Pat also covers the Knicks being screwed out of the NBA draft lottery, gives a couple thoughts on the NBA playoffs now that we're down to the conference finals, and chats about Jamie Collins potentially going back to New England, as Pat remembers him jumping over Matt Overton to block an Adam Vinatieri extra point, which sends him down memory lane as to why he can't stand Walt Anderson. Today's show is a great one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 072 - Inspirational. Entertaining, And Magical Tuesday. Jon Dorenbos, Ellen DeGeneres' Friend, Joins Us
On today's show, Pat is joined by 16 year NFL vet, 2x Pro Bowler, ambassador For the Brand, and now a world renowned magician of America's Got Talent fame, Jon Dorenbos, joins the show. Pat and Jon have an incredibly entertaining, enlightening, and inspiring conversation that covers Jon's hardships growing up, his journey from junior college to being one of the most respected long snappers in the NFL, to his career after football being an accomplished magician. Jon leaves no page unturned, all while doing a couple of magic tricks along the way (2:44-57:15). Next, Pat's former teammate, 2nd round pick of the New England Patriots, and one of the smoothest athletes of all-time, Darius Butler, joins the show to give his reaction to the insanity of the last few days in the NBA playoffs. He recaps the games from this weekend, looks ahead to the Conference Finals, and gives his prediction for the NBA finals. He also gives his pick for a team to watch in the NFL this year, and talks about what he's been up to recently (1:02:12-1:18:21). We also have a NEW SEGMENT ALERT called, "I Have Some Thoughts." The guys also dive into a SPOILER HEAVY discussion about everything that happened on Sunday's penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, and try to make sense of it all while looking ahead to next week's series finale (1:37:01-1:52:34). Today's a great one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 071 - Shawne Merriman, A Guy Who Destroyed His Daughter's Birthday Cake, & Sports Talk
Today's show is headlined by two incredible interviews. First, 3x Pro Bowler, 2x All-Pro, member of the San Diego Chargers 50th anniversary team, business owner, and now fight promoter, Shawne "Lights Out" Merriman, joins the show. He and Pat chat about his new mixed martial arts promotion "Lights Out Xtreme Fighting," and dive into an incredible conversation about life after football. They also chat about what Shawne thinks of the new rule changes in the NFL, and which current NFL player he enjoys watching the most (3:54-35:15). Next, Pat's former teammate, current center of the Arizona Cardinals, and friend of the program, AQ Shipley joins the show. He tells a couple of hilarious stories about ruining his daughter's first birthday party, gives his thoughts on the Cardinals under Kliff Kingsbury, and chats about his new career as a podcaster for PMI (37:55-1:07:45). The guys also dive deep into some science talk as they discuss the possibility of an asteroid wiping out the earth and the tests that scientists are currently running to ensure that doesn't happen, they cover the NHL and NBA playoffs, and give their opinions on the Avatar sequels being pushed back even further. It's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 070 - Louisville Horses And Sluggers.. Laughs & Tears With Viral Coach
Today's show is packed to the gills. Pat and the guys discuss the Kentucky Derby and it's unprecedented ending, as well as who they had money on, and the Gorms giving out "winners," to the whole office. Pat remembers the few times he's been to the Kentucky Derby and what the atmosphere is like in the infield, and imagines what that weekend is like being a guest of either Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers. The guys also chat about the 1st annual Pat McAfee Foundation golf outing and remember some of their favorite foursomes that helped make the day an incredible success. The guys also cover the NHL playoffs, the NBA playoffs, and chat a little bit about movies after the release of Zac Efron's Ted Bundy movie on Netflix, as well as Adam Sandler making a return to SNL to host, and of course recap the latest episode of Game of Thrones as we are nearing the home stretch for the series. Also joining the show, is a man who recently went viral for hilariously berating the players for his Little League team, Coach Scott Bergin. He chats about his initial idea to make the videos, whether he has received any blowback from any players' parents, or parents from other teams, what he has in store in the future, and he also tells the harrowing story about he and his wife being caught in the middle of the tragic shooting in Las Vegas from a couple years back in an incredible interview (1:25:14-1:46:46). It's a fun one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 069 - Birthday Podcast With Some American Heroes
On today’s show, Pat celebrates his 32nd birthday by looking ahead at what’s to come this next year, and reflects a little bit on the past. Pat also previews a massive opportunity presenting itself after some having some meetings with Westwood One, and he also addresses the Monday Night Football situation and his thoughts on the what is potentially next. Pat and the guys also talk about the Walmart by Pat’s house, and discuss his love for Applebee’s and the drastic deviation in their service from visit to visit. The guys also cover whether or not Jeopardy! is fixed with the current champion, wonder what Regis Philbin is up to, and try to decide how people in Hollywood manage to not age at all. For Throwback Thursday, stick around after the show for an incredible interview with Bob Pennington and Scott Neil, two of the original horse soldiers/Green Beret’s that the film “12 Strong,” starring Chris Hemsworth, was based on. They do a deep dive into their mission, describing a part of our world that very few humans know about, chat about what they thought of the film based on them, and discuss their new Horse Soldier Bourbon Whiskey from their new company American Freedom Distillery (1:14:08-2:18:18). It’s a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 068 - Chris Ballard, Rich Eisen, & Behind The Scenes Of The "Greatest Draft Announcement Of All-Time"
On today’s show, Pat breaks down his trip to Nashville for the NFL Draft. From shaking hands with Roger Goodell and sitting in a forum with Hall of Famers like T.O. and perhaps the most electric human on earth, Rayfield Wright, to hanging out with Shane Lechler and TJ Yates in the green room and getting a picture with Reggie Wayne, to delivering the most entertaining and hilarious draft pick in NFL history, Pat relives the entire day. Also joining the show to discuss his draft and what he thought of Pat’s performance, is GM of the Indianapolis Colts, Chris Ballard. He and Pat discuss the players the Colts picked up, and what the atmosphere was like in the Colts’ war room for pick 89 (33:24-37:51). Also joining the show is friend of the program, friend of The Brand, and the voice of the NFL, Rich Eisen. He and Pat discuss draft weekend, and what Rich thought of the weekend as a whole. They cover the headspace of Giants fans after drafting Daniel Jones and all the negative backlash, Mike Mayock's first draft as GM of the Oakland Raiders, Rich’s vendetta with the band at the draft, his enthusiasm when calling the first punter drafted, and what he thought of Pat’s performance (48:24-1:10:22). The guys also dive DEEP into Game of Thrones as they discuss the Battle of Winterfell and whether or not it lived up to everyone’s expectations, and they briefly get into Avengers: End Game (WITHOUT SPOILERS). It’s a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 067 - Incredible Insight From An NFL War Room On Draft Day With Chris Ballard
On today’s show, Pat and the guys are joined by friend of the show, and General Manager of the Indianapolis Colts, Chris Ballard. They chat about his draft day strategy in terms of what types of players the Colts plan to go after, whether or not they will be trading the 3rd round pick that Pat is supposed to announce, what he makes of the Gruden situation with clearing scouts out of the war room, and answers whether or not he’s a top need or best available guy in an incredible interview into the NFL draft process (4:!6-24:31). The guys also discuss the night that was OCW: Straight to Hell and all the madness behind it, how the guys put it together, and they relive some of their favorite moments, and look ahead to next week’s installment. The guys also discuss Ben Roethlisberger’s new massive contract and how Yinzers are presumably feeling about it, Pat talks a little about being cursed after the Vegas Golden Knights blew a 3-0 lead to the San Jose Sharks, and Pat decides to place a few locks on some other NHL teams as the Stanley Cup playoffs keep rolling on. Be sure to tune in to either ESPN or the NFL Network on Friday night to watch Pat announce the Indianapolis Colts’ 3rd round selection live from Nashville, it should be memorable. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 066 - Draft Week Lies With Mike Florio
On today's show, Pat welcomes The Blogfather, owner and voice of Pro Football Talk, and dear friend of the show, Mike Florio, to chat about the upcoming NFL draft. They discuss who can be trusted during draft week and what certain teams' mindsets are going in. They also cover a few new ideas for prospects coming into the NFL to go to the draft and make a little money, Pat asks Florio to get to the bottom of the Gruden/Mayock/scouting debacle in Oakland and whether that is that common, what he's currently hearing about Kyler Murray and if he's still the #1 pick, and whether Mike has heard anything in relation to Pat in the Monday Night Football booth (4:13-23:32). Pat and the boys also discuss their upcoming comedy tour, "Pat McAfee Does America," which will be in six different cities this summer with tickets going on sale next Monday. They also cover Pat's weekend in Nashville and how he got mistaken for Jackson Maine, the boys have a little Hockey Talk as they check in on the NHL playoffs, and a little hoops talk as they all make a bet with Gorman about who will win the NBA championship. The guys also cover Game of Thrones, as Pat is now all the way in and arguably one of the biggest fans of the series. After the show, stick around as Todd goes Behind the Badge and breaks down some of the new breaks in the Delphi murders case in Delphi, IN from two years ago. It's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 065 - "Deflategate Was The Worst, D'Qwell Jackson, Live From A Batcave"
On today's show, Pat and the guys record the show live from his backyard in what feels like an Indiana summer night. They discuss the NFL schedule release and highlight a couple of different games that they are looking forward to, including Packers vs. Bears to open the season on Thursday night, Steelers vs. Patriots on the first Sunday night, and a couple of the Thursday night and Monday night games that look to be good matchups. They squeeze in a little hockey talk as Pat has to respond to the city of Pittsburgh after the Pens got swept by the Islanders. They also discuss Russell Wilson's new contract, and whether or not any of his teammates in the locker room actually like him. They also discuss movie biopics, and how Pat see's the movie about his life unfolding. Also joining the show is 11 year NFL veteran, Pro Bowler, and the man who started the entire Deflategate situation by intercepting a Tom Brady pass, D'Qwell Jackson. He and Pat talk about their relationship as teammates, his video for The Uninterrupted about how all he wants is his playoff interception from the Deflategate game to be returned to him, and what he's been doing to enjoy his retirement thus far. (4:15-18:44) To close out the show, Zito makes a triumphant return trying to read and ad, and the guys each give their favorite summer banger to give you something to chew on heading into the weekend. It's a fun show, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 064 - John Daly, Dan Orlovsky, Tiger's Back, & The NFL Never Sleeps
On today's show, Pat and the guys break down one of the most memorable Sunday's in recent memory as they look back on Tiger Woods winning his 5th Green Jacket at the Masters and discuss his greatness, how much more he has in the tank, and why things were different this time around when they've looked promising before. To chat a little bit more about Tiger, Pat welcomes on friend of the show, 2X Major Champion, and one of the most electric human beings to ever walk the planet, John Daly. They chat about his week in Augusta at Hooters and how it differed from last year, how Little John has been performing on the course as of late, what he thought about Tiger winning his 5th Green Jacket and whether or not he's going to make a run at Jack Nicklaus' major record, and if there are any young players right now that can challenge the greatness of Tiger's career (22:47-27:47). Pat and the guys also welcome recurring guest, regular panelist on "Get Up," and 11 year NFL veteran, Dan Orlovsky, to chat about Russell Wilson giving the Seahawks a hard deadline for a new extension, and whether or not he could end up playing QB for the Giants. They also chat about which coaches from the Sean McVay mold will have successful season or if he is an anomaly, if Joe Flacco will resurrect his career in Denver, and Dan gives out a couple of his sleeper picks for the NFC and AFC next year (38:41-50:20). To close out the show, the guys discuss the premiere of Game of Thrones and try to convince Pat that getting on board with the show is worth his time, and Pat announces the upcoming live podcast tour which has 6 dates in 6 different cities this summer. It's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 063 - Magic Johnson
On today’s show, Pat talks a little more about the massive fine that Zito is responsible for, and The Pub makes a PSA for all it’s members asking for help paying the fine (shirts available at store.PatMcAfeeShow.com with promo code “FreeZito”.) Pat and the guys also cover the whole MyBookie situation, and discuss Magic Johnson stepping down as President of Basketball Operations for the Lakers, and why he chose to do so on the same night that Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade retired. Pat also makes a big announcement regarding his upcoming golf outing, and answers a couple questions from Instagram for another edition of #ChatWithPat. Also joining the show is friend of the program, co-host of That’s Hockey Talk, and starting center for the Arizona Cardinals, AQ Shipley. They dive deep into the NHL playoffs and what AQ thinks about being in the podcast game. He also discusses what he expects from the Arizona Cardinals this year and how Kliff Kingsbury has been in the locker room so far, what it’s like being a dad, whether or not NFL players have the responsibility of getting their eventual replacements ready to play, and what he’s been doing to keep himself busy while waiting for the NFL season to start (1:00:06-1:39:07). Today is a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 062 - NCAA Natty, Wrestlemania, & We Survived A MASSIVE Accident
On today’s show, Pat and the Roadhawks are back in Indianapolis after a week on the road leading up to Wrestlemania at MetLife Stadium in the shadows of New York City. They chat about the NCAA championship as they record right after the game finishes, and the guys all approve of the way things finished. Pat also chats about his week with the WWE from the NXT Preshow to NXT Takeover all the way up to his spots on the Wrestlemania Preshow and the Wrestlemania Watch Along. The Roadhawks also retell the now legendary story of their nest being absolutely obliterated by an awning at MetLife Stadium, and how each of them nearly lost their lives, and the aftermath that followed. The guys also dive into the recent comments made about Aaron Rodgers by some of his former teammates, the developing feud between Antonio Brown and Ju-Ju Smith Schuster, and they look ahead to the NHL and NBA playoffs and the Masters, as well as the Game of Thrones premiere, which Pat nearly found himself attending at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This is a fun one, come and laugh with us. Cheers
PMS 2.0 061 - LIVE From The Brooklyn Bridge
On today's show, Pat and the Roadhawks come to you live from possibly the nicest hotel room on the planet overlooking the New York City skyline. They discuss the 2nd leg of their #RoadToWrestlemania trip from DC to Baltimore and from Baltimore to New York City, and chat about some of the things they've been doing so far in New York including Boston Connor not knowing how to act like an adult around other professionals when the crew went to the Bleacher Report offices, the #RoadToWrestlemania video that they put together for the WWE (available on their Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook), Zeet's many personalities coming to life throughout the trip, and the guys dive into Pat and Nick's experience going to a local barber shop in Brooklyn and the hilarity that ensued there. They also question if teams need an elite WR to win a Super Bowl when discussing whether or not the Chiefs are going to give Tyreek Hill big time money, and Pat breaks down how he was booked possibly the worst hotel room in New York City before moving to his new hotel, while Foxy got booked what is essentially the penthouse suite. Also included are some hilarious moments from The Lefkoe Show that Pat recorded with Bleacher Report's Adam Lefkoe from today (1:17:18-2:04:13). Also don't forget to check out the NXT preshow (Friday) and Wrestlemania preshow (Sunday) that are offered for free to new subscribers of the WWE Network. Today's episode is a fun one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 060 - The Road To Wrestlemania
On today's show, Pat and the other Roadhawks come to you live from a hotel in Baltimore on their trek to Met Life Stadium for Wrestlemania. They discuss the road trip so far, discussing the content Pat has made for the WWE and their time in Hershey, PA for a WWE live event, to Washington D.C. where they got an exclusive tour of the capitol from sitting US Representative from Ohio's 16th congressional district and Pat's former Colts teammate, Anthony Gonzalez, to winding up at a mansion outside of Washington D.C. for dinner. They also cover Foxy's rough week so far, the NCAA tournament and whether or not Coach K blew his utilization of Zion down the stretch against Michigan St. and Pat's budding fan hood for Purdue basketball. Pat and the Roadhawks also discuss how they're out on April Fools Day and the many pranks he was involved in while at training camp, they send their thoughts and prayers out to Nipsey Hussle and his family after his tragic passing, and look ahead at the rest of the trip that still includes stops in Philadelphia, New York City, and New Jersey. Also included is a road interview with WWE superstar and Pat's former Colts teammate, Baron Corbin, who joined the Roadhawks on their trip from Hershey to Washington D.C. (1:20:24-1:38:12). It's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 059 - The NFL's All-Time Leading Scorer In Studio. Let's. Go.
On today's show, The GOAT, 4x Super Bowl Champion, 3x 1st Team All-Pro, the undisputed points king of the NFL, Adam Vinatieri, joins Pat and the guys in studio to chat about his record breaking season. He goes through his thought process before the record breaking kick in Oakland, what the NFLPA has been up to among all the rule change proposals, how many more years he has left in the tank, he tells a couple of stories that define the Adam Vinatieri competitive nature, and he breaks down his plans for the rest of the offseason at his ranch in Missouri (2:21-27:54). The guys also chat about the new commercial they're shooting, dive into a little hockey talk, discuss the return of Game of Thrones and whether or not Pat plans to catch up before the start of the final season, they chat a little more about the Road Hawk Wrestlemania roadtrip, Pat tells a story about one of friends dogs that is half German Shepard half wolf, which spirals into whether or not a human could kill a wolf with his bare hands if he had too, and the guys also discuss the golden days of the internet with dial-up internet, bum fights/the Kimbo era, and AIM. It's a good one, come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 058 - Zion Williamson
On today’s show, Pat and the guys dive deep into everything that happened over the weekend in March Madness including the legend of Zion Williamson continuing to grow with an incredible performance in Duke’s win over UCF, teams utilizing the 4 and 5 point play, whether or not the tournament has lived up to expectations this year with almost all chalk moving on to the Sweet Sixteen, and Orange Vanilla Coke's quest to become the official drink of TV timeouts during March Madness. Pat also details one of the worst customer service afternoon’s he’s ever had while at Applebee’s with some of the guys, and gives an update on the engagement ring he bought for Sam. Pat also gives a heartfelt ode to Gronk as the guys discuss his retirement, his legacy in the NFL, and what comes next. Pat also recounts a couple of stories from his NFL career, including his wild poker run during the early part of his career, and he thinks back to his glory days playing soccer in high school and with the U18 national team as he recalls how other players probably remember him, and how he was a footsal national champion. This one has a little bit of everything. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 057 - March Madness, A Vegas Legend, & The Hardy Boyz
On today's show, Pat and the guys are locked in on the start of March Madness and chat about who they think is going to make some noise in the tournament, which spawns a conversations about the greatness of Zion Williamson, and whether or not he is the next LeBron. Also, one of the most electric guys around, sports handicapper, inspiration for the film "Two for the Money," and friend of the show, Brandon Lang, calls into the show to talk March Madness and give the guys a few sure fire locks as well as some other plays for deeper in the tournament, and tells some hilarious stories. If you're looking for free money, look no further (3:17-30:02). Also joining the show are two of the most accomplished entertainers in the history of sports entertainment. Holders of various titles, icons of the sport, The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) join the guys in studio to chat about their illustrious careers, what has changed in the wrestling business over the years, whether or not either one has any fear doing the insane stunts that they've pulled for years, what they still want to do in their careers before it's all said and done, who some of the wrestlers that helped them early in their careers were, and they each share some hilarious stories about their different concepts along the way and take a look back to their early days when they were wrestling in their backyard and appearing on RAW at the ages of 16 and 18, respectively. It's an incredible conversation with two incredible humans (50:01-1:21:39). Today is a really fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 056 - March Is A Wild Month... Dan Dakich & Mike Florio Convos As Well
Today's show is highlighted for two incredible interviews. First, friend of the show, ESPN college basketball analyst, former head coach, and current radio host, Dan Dakich calls into the show to break down the NCAA Tournament. They cover who some of the teams he likes going in are, why Zion Williamson is different than anyone else he's ever seen, who some of his sleeper upset picks, shares some of his favorite Bob Knight stories, and he answers questions from the around the room in another rendition of "The Room Wants To Know." It's everything you need to get ready for March Madness (2:53-36:02). Later, the Blogfather, friend of the show, and one of the smartest football minds around, Mike Florio calls into the show for a new segment called, "INTERNET BEEF," to discuss his recent war of words with Richard Sherman on Twitter. He breaks down why he was right in his argument with Sherman, what his logic was, and highlights a few more things around the league that carry importance and might try to steal some of the spotlight from the NCAA Tournament. They also do a little Hockey Talk, and discuss who Mike likes for March Madness (42:56-1:11:06). Pat and the guys also discuss their St. Patrick's Day together in Indianapolis and put some of the pieces back together, Pat gives a little wedding update and how he's finally convinced Sam to let Zito be involved in the wedding, the guys chat about their new Bro Bro Bro Bets podcast and what their mission is, and Digs got a new dog which leads to a discussion about Pat facing heat to add more animals to his farm, despite a written contract that says otherwise. Pat also takes to Instagram to answer questions from listeners in the first edition of new segment, "Chat With Pat." Today's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 055 - Triple H On The Podcast
On today's show, Triple H officially joins the show while Pat records from his hotel room in Orlando as the guys battle a couple of technical issues to get the everything up and running. They discuss everything Pat has done on his trip in Orlando so far including exploring Pandora at Universal Studios and Pat gives his overall assessment of Disney World as he spent the entire day there earlier this week. They also do a deep dive into all the chaos of NFL free agency so far including AB to Raiders and what Jon Gruden's thoughts on the entire matter are, Lev Bell landing in New York and whether or not that makes the Jets a contender at all, and OBJ being shipped from the Giants to Cleveland and how the Browns might finally be ready to take over the AFC North with all the acquisitions that they've made so far this offseason. To close out the show, lead commentator for Smackdown Live and all around electric human being, Tom Phillips, joins the show live from the WWE performance center. They discuss everything pertaining to the NFL draft as Tom is an NFL nut who enjoys the draft process. He gives out a couple of his picks for where he thinks certain players will wind up, and gives his thoughts on AQ Shipley, as well as the cult of Penn State football. Also included are some special appearances by Triple H and Michael Cole (1:22:59-1:56:38). It's a great one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 054 - Rich Eisen, John Clayton, & Riveting Stories From The Road
On today's show, Pat and a few of the guys record live from a hotel room in Pittsburgh right after coming back from WWE Monday Night Raw. They recap their roadtrip from Indiana to Cleveland to Pittsburgh and everything that they did along the way including WWE Fastlane, some of their dining experiences, and beating the inclement weather that was on their backs. Also included in the show is Pat's interview with Rich Eisen on the NFL Network Free Agency Frenzy as he discussed Antonio Brown going to Oakland, who some of the best free agent punters are, and Rich gives him another push to keep the #McAfeeForMNF train rolling (28:54-36:08). Later, an absolute legend in the game, an NFL Hall of Famer, one of the most recognizable faces in NFL media, The Professor, John Clayton, joins the show. They discuss everything free agency related and how AB almost wound up in Buffalo, he gives a couple of ideas where he thinks certain players might land as teams are handing out insane amounts of cash, he dives into what his work weeks are like during these types of hot beds in the NFL calendar, gives his Super Bowl pick for next year, and chats about whether or not the pony tail is real (41:48-1:03:10.) It's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 053 - Tim Tebow, Ben Askren, & A Slew Of Magic
On today's show, Pat and the guys welcome in 2X State Champion, 2X NCAA Champion, member of the 2008 Olympic wrestling team, former ONE and Bellator Welterweight Champion, and one of the hottest names currently in the UFC coming off a victory at UFC 235, "Funky" Ben Askren, joins the show for an incredible conversation. They cover why the UFC/Dana White ducked him for so long and why Dana still hates him, what he wants to do with the rest of his career in the UFC, what it was like fighting in Asia for a large part of his career, some of his hobbies outside of the Octagon, his thoughts on Conor McGregor, and what some of the defining moments of his career have been (2:01-45:07). The guys also have some HUGE Tim Tebow news, chat about kids today and the issues with a participation trophy society, discuss winter weather sports, where Antonio Brown's landing spot will be as the Steelers say he should be traded by Friday, what the deal with the anti-vaccine crowd is and where it all started, what the deal with Jim Carrey is right now, and Pat chats about his upcoming plans for Orlando including going to the Avatar theme park down there. It's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 052 - #McAfeeForMNF & Robert Mathis
On today's show, Pat and the guys discuss the grassroots guerilla campaign to get Pat into the Monday Night Football booth that started on Twitter yesterday and ended being a top 3 trend in the United States. They also discuss their thoughts on the NFL combine and how entertaining it was, and chat about some other NFL news as we get closer to free agency and the NFL draft. They also dive in Leaving Neverland, the HBO documentary about the Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations and how disturbing it was, whether or not this effectively ends Michael Jackson, and how it seems to tap into the same formula that has been present in some of the most talked about documentaries of the year. To close out the show, Pat welcomes Super Bowl Champion, 1st and 2nd Team All-Pro, former AFC Defensive Player of the Year and 2013 sack leader, 5x Pro Bowler, future Hall of Famer and former teammate Robert Mathis to the show. They chat about his role with the Colts now as a pass rush consultant and what he's doing with Gridiron Gang, his own football training service. They also discuss some of the guys that impressed him at the combine, how he and Dwight Freeney pushed and made each other better, whether or not he thought Pat was a good teammate, which quarterback he hated the most, and he answers some questions in the "the room wants to know" (1:05:47-1:36:39). It's a great time. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 051 - Greatest Conversation With An NFL General Manager In History
On today’s show, Pat and the guys sit down with Colts GM and friend of the show, Chris Ballard, for probably the best interview ever given by an NFL GM. He takes them through his draft and scouting process, and how much it changes during the week of the combine. He also discusses what some of the questions the Colts use for potential draft picks are, what he focuses on to put his team into a position to be successful, his thoughts on Frank Reich, and whether or not he’ll be making moves to bring in a guy like AB or Lev Bell in an absolutely hilarious and enlightening conversation (1:53-25:00). The guys also discuss The Pub sliding in to the number three spot in the St. Paddy’s march sale, what the combine week means, discuss old toys that probably killed a lot of kids, the allure of scuba diving which sprouts another oceans vs. space debate, wedding planning, what kind of questions Dr. Phil would ask NFL draft prospects, and what some of their favorite types of cookies are. It’s a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 050 - I Know Somebody In "The Academy," Backdoor Convos, & NFL Law Man Mike Pereira
On today's show, Pat and the guys do a deep dive into the Oscars as they recap the show, talk about Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, give some of their takes on the Academy Awards as a show and whether it suffered from having a host or not, and how Hollywood might as well be a different planet. The guys also discuss the Robert Kraft saga and try to make sense of what he was thinking, and whether or not they think there are actually bigger names attached. Pat also gives an outlook on combine week that is coming up as the NFL offseason is about to heat up again, and extends the St. Paddy's Day t-shirt sale for a limited time. Later, one of the most electric humans on the planet, former Vice President of officiating for the NFL, and current rules analyst for FOX Sports, Mike Pereira, joins the show from Top Golf. They discuss his career as an official, some of the things he'd like to see changed in order to makes the lives of the officials easier, who he has beef with, and what some of his hobbies are in an absolutely hilarious interview (1:07:53-1:35:56). It's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 049 - First Day On The Job With WWE, Nick Mangold, & Darius Butler
Pat is in Orlando recording the show from his hotel room as he finds himself in his first full week as a WWE employee and the guys record a late, slap happy episode. They cover his travels down to Florida, his entire first day at the complex including commentating a dark match at the WWE NXT event, and him hitting a HUGE Frog Splash on a training dummy. They also cover Zion Williamson's shoe/knee exploding and whether or not it will affect Nike stock, some of the guys competing in a very hot and spicy chocolate eating contest, and break down the sale on St. Paddy's day shirts available now for 20% off (through Saturday at midnight) at store.PatMcAfeeShow.com. Also included are a couple of incredible interviews. First, 2nd round pick of the New England Patriots and Pat's teammate in Indianapolis, one of the smoothest athletes to ever play in the NFL, former defensive back, Darius Butler, joins the show. He and Pat chat about him being in the room with the owners when trying to end the Kaepernick situation, what he thinks about the way everything unfolded, what he's expecting from his new podcast, and he answers a few questions about Antonio Brown, one of his best friends (1:11:15-1:35:21). To close out the show, 7x Pro Bowler, 2x All-Pro, former center for the New York Jets and hilarious human, Nick Mangold joins the show. He chats about what it was like playing for the Jets through the good and bad times, which version of Rex Ryan he prefers, what some of his hobbies are outside of football now that he's retired, some Ohio St. and Michigan rivalry stories, and whether or not he'll raise his son as a Jets fan (1:50:38-2:04:38). It's a hilarious one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
On today's show, Pat and the rest of the guys are back from vacation with a LOADED show. Pat discusses his trip to Hawaii and gives a breakdown of how he popped the question to Sam in an Avatar-like setting on the island. He and the rest of the guys also discuss what else they did while they were away on vacation, discuss a couple of the documentaries they watched while on break including 'Abducted in Plain Sight,' chat about the pothole epidemic in Indianapolis, give their thoughts on the AAF so far, and chat about the upcoming St. Patrick's Day sale coming soon to PatMcAfeeShow.com. Also included are two incredible interviews from Super Bowl week with the voice of Monday Night Football and Top Rank Boxing, all around electric human being, Joe Tessitore (2:01:23-2:21:54); as well as an inspirational interview with Steelers linebacker and 2X Pro Bowler, Ryan Shazier, as he chats about his incredible journey to recovery and how confident he is that he'll play football again (2:22:36-2:38:51). It's great to be back. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 047 - Best Of PMS 2.0 Pt. 2
Pat is still on vacation in Hawaii, the rest of the guys are out of the office as well, so today's show features part 2 of the best conversations, interviews, and moments from the last 6 months of The Pat McAfee Show 2.0. Featured in this episode are interviews with Kirk Herbstreit (4:40-24:02), Maurice Clarett (28:03-49:41), and Pat Angerer (52:59-1:22:36). It's a good time, come and laugh with us, cheers.
Pat's on vacation in Hawaii, and the rest of the guys are out of the office as well. Today's show includes some of the best moments and interviews from the past 6 months. Included are interviews with Dan Patrick (3:50-24:28), AJ Hawk (27:50-1:03:05), and Wheeler Walker Jr. (1:04:41-1:33:28). It's a good one, come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 045 - Rex Ryan, Michael Cole, & A HUGE Life Announcement
Today’s episode is loaded with two incredible conversations. First, one of the most charismatic guys out there, former Head Coach of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills and current ESPN analyst, Rex Ryan, joins the show. He and Pat talk about his defensive philosophy, what he thinks of the defenses playing in the NFL right now, whether or not he’s gotten the itch yet to get back into coaching, how being in the media is different than being a coach, his career as an actor, and he elaborates on the shots he took at Cody Parkey (4:43-21:35). Next, arguably the greatest play-by-play announcer in the world, one of the most accomplished men in the industry, the voice of the WWE, Michael Cole, joins the show for an in depth conversation. He and Pat discuss the big news that Pat has coming up, Michael recounts a career that has spanned from covering political campaigns, to covering the siege in Waco, to civil wars, and ultimately to finding his way working for the WWE. He also recounts some different stories about his career in wrestling and gives a little closer look inside the industry, and how he’s found himself in the position he’s in. The guys also get involved in another edition of, “The room wants to know,” as they fire some rapid fire questions at Michael (24:02-1:21:28). Pat also gives everybody an idea of what to expect from the show next week with him on vacation, and has another great giveaway opportunity to close the show. It’s a really fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 044 - Tim Tebow, Schefter, & Superb Owl Chatter
Today’s show is a great one. First, former Heisman Trophy winner, 1st round draft pick of the Denver Broncos, the greatest college football player of all-time and current outfielder in the New York Mets organization, Tim Tebow, joins the show from Top Golf in Atlanta for an incredible conversation. They discuss what it was like being Tim Tebow in college, his transition to the NFL and the most difficult part, talks a little bit about his perspective about life, chats more about his MLB aspirations and what his walkup song will be, and how he handles all the scrutiny every time he does something (4:51-27:37). Also joining the show is the king of scoops himself, one of the best in the game at his job, the creator of the “Adam Bomb,” Adam Schefter. They discuss what Super Bowl week is like for him, the guys dig for a couple updates on some scoops, what he thinks is going to happen with the Antonio Brown situation, and the stresses of having troll Twitter accounts make fake news with his name and having to deal with the repercussions (55:54-1:13:46). The guys also recap the entire Super Bowl week from Top Golf and who some of their favorite guests were and which people surprised them. They also recap the weight loss competition, and dive into their thoughts on the Super Bowl, the commercials, and Boston Connor chats about his experience seeing the Patriots win a Super Bowl in person. It’s a great one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 043 - State Of The Podcast
On today's show, Pat conducts a State of the Podcast from a conference room inside of the hotel in Atlanta and opens up the floor for some questions. The guys discuss the many challenges they're facing for their Super Bowl week content, Pat recaps his experience on Radio Row at Media day including the radio hits he did with Clay Travis (54:53-1:13:01) and Toucher & Rich from 98.5 in Boston (1:20:23-1:32:38). Pat and the guys also recap their different travel stories en route to Atlanta, get a surprise phone call from AQ Shipley for a quick conversation, check in on the weight loss challenge as it has become a two-horse race, plus Pat puts Gorman's brain into a pretzel with one of his many illusions. Pat and the guys also discuss the Super Bowl a little bit and what they're looking forward to, what some of the more interesting prop bets they're looking at are, and ultimately who they think is going to win the game, and give a quick preview of where to find all of the different ways you can watch what they're doing in Atlanta. It's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 042 - Chuck Pagano Makes Incredible Debut
On today’s show, Pat welcomes one of his white whales. Former Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts and current Defensive Coordinator of the Chicago Bears, Chuck Pagano, finally joins the show. He and Pat chat about the adjustments he had to make during his time away from football, the season he was diagnosed with cancer and he dives deep into his process to recovery. They also reminisce on a couple of their seasons together, and Chuck looks ahead to all the weapons he’ll have on the Bears defense (2:52-35:37). Later, Pat and the guys discuss plans for what to expect once they get to Atlanta, and Pat teases some guests that may be stopping by. Pat also recaps his weekend in Phoenix for the WWE NXT Takeover preshow, playing golf with AQ Shipley and Foxy, and how he had perhaps the best steak on the west coast. The guys also recap the Pro Bowl and offer a few enhancements, discuss the final few moments left in the weight loss competition, and Pat details his near death experience driving to work. Today's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 041 - Taylor Lewan And Some Pro Bowl Stories
On today’s show, 3x Pro Bowler, current left tackle for the Tennessee Titans, and hilarious human, Taylor Lewan calls into the show from the Pro Bowl for an incredible conversation. He and Pat cover his situation with Josh Norman, his thoughts on the week of the Pro Bowl and what players are supposed to do to enjoy it, he chats about his thoughts on this years Titans team, chats about why he likes Mike Vrabel, and answers some questions from around the room (4:15-36:50). Plus, Pat and the guys discuss everything going on around the office including some more of their plans when in Atlanta for the Super Bowl, and Pat thinks back to his Super Bowl experience, and tells a couple of stories about his time both at the Senior Bowl and Pro Bowl. They also cover Pat heading to Arizona this weekend for the NXT Takeover event, and look into the potential of finding a school bus that could be converted into an RV. Today’s show is a fun one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 040 - Vinatieri, Florio, And The World We Live In
Today's show is packed with football talk. First, Colts Kicker, the all-time NFL points leader, 4x Super Bowl Champion, the GOAT, Adam Vinatieri, calls into the show. He and Pat discuss his season now that the dust has settled, Adam Schefter breaking the news that he plans to return for his 24th season, what he learned from Bill Belichick when playing for the Patriots, and he looks ahead to next season (4:04-20:56). Next, longtime friend of the show, creator of Pro Football Talk, Mike Florio calls in to recap the Conference Championship games. They also discuss what needs to be done to change the officiating in the NFL and Mike proposes a rule change for overtime (20:57-36:29). Pat and the guys also give their takes on the Conference Championships, chat a little bit about the plans for Super Bowl week in Atlanta, and Pat talks about a couple of the recent documentaries he's watched including Murder Mountain, the Fyre Fest documentary, and Avicii's documentary. It's a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 039 - Football Talk With A Hawk... Also.. Potential World Tour
On today’s show, Pat welcomes former Packer great, Super Bowl Champion, partner in the booth, and friend of the show, AJ Hawk, for the debut of a new segment. They cover Pat’s NFL broadcasting debut and what AJ heard from some of his friends still playing on the Packers. They also discuss the two playoff matchups this weekend, and chat about what AJ has been doing recently, what he wants his endgame to be professionally, and why he isn't a fan of debate shows on TV (2:07-37:26). Later, Pat and the guys discuss some things that are going on in the world including a potential new comedy tour, a few things that they didn’t know about Zito, they chat about dogs and some of the other creatures that are roaming around the McAfee estate, and do a quick check-in on the weight loss challenge. Plus Pat tells a few more stories about Chuck Pagano when they first met each other. It’s a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 038 - Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk, & Kris Jenner
On today’s show, Pat and the guys do a DEEP dive into the Divisional Round of the playoffs and cover everything else that happened in the NFL over the weekend. They chat about the Patriots not being dead, the Chiefs dominating victory over the Colts, the Rams looking like one of the best teams in the NFL, and Nick Foles seeing his magic run out. Gorms also talks a bit about his weekend going to the Colts/Chiefs game on the private jet with Jim Irsay. Later, friend of the show, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk calls in for a nice hearty football discussion. They bounce around from the playoffs, his schedule now that the football season is almost over, and what he thinks about all the different coaching changes thus far. The room also fires several questions at Florio ranging from AB potentially playing in San Francisco or somewhere else, if the Packers made a good decision in Matt LaFleur, how he settled on Pro Football Talk, and who he thinks will win the Super Bowl (1:26:34-2:10:13). Pat also debuts a new segment, “Let’s Get Topical,” as he discusses who might be out to get The Rock after a UK magazine misquoted him in an interview, and the conspiracy behind the Instagram egg that took over Kylie Jenner for the most liked picture on the app. It's a really good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 037 - The Ungettable Interview, T.Y. Hilton, & AQ Shipley
On today’s show, Pat heads to the Indianapolis Colts’ Complex for a couple of incredible interviews before this weekend’s game against the Chiefs. First, newly minted All-Pro offensive lineman, the 6th overall pick, and one of the most dominant players in football right now, Quenton Nelson joins the show for an exclusive interview. Next, 4X Pro Bowler, one of the best WR’s in the NFL, friend of the show, T.Y. Hilton, joins Pat to talk about the entire clown mask situation with Jonathan Joseph and how he thinks the team performed against the Texans. They also look ahead to the Chiefs game, and chat a little about his relationship with Frank Reich and Andrew Luck, and shoot some craps (12:04-25:59). The guys also cover everything around the NFL as they look ahead to this weekend’s playoff games, recap the National Championship game, and welcome in AQ Shipley to chat about Bruce Arians heading to Tampa Bay and some thoughts on his new Head Coach, Kliff Kingsbury (53:19-1:04:57). Pat and the guys also get into a couple deep science issues including the discovery of the plague in Wyoming, Todd has a theory for why the water levels are rising, and they dive back into the oceans vs. space argument. They also chat a little bit about Mason Ramsey, discuss what’s going on in the weight loss competition and how miserable everyone feels, and end the show by having another huge giveaway. It’s a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 036 - Matt Hasselbeck, Shawne Merriman, Mogul Talk, & I Think I'm A Father
On today’s show, Pat and the guys cover pretty much everything that happened over the weekend. First they are joined by a couple of former greats to break down Wild Card Weekend. Former Colts QB, current cohost of Sunday NFL countdown, and friend of the show, Matt Hasselbeck calls in. They cover the Colts victory over the Titans in Houston, how they’ll fare against the Chiefs, what he thinks of Patrick Mahomes no look passing, and why guys like Tom Brady and Drew Brees play winning football in the playoffs (4:44-19:36). Next, 2x All-Pro, creator of the Lights Out clothing brand, potential future MMA fighter and friend of the show, Shawne Merriman calls in. They chat about the Chargers moving on and why he thinks this might be their year, and also gives his take on why the Patriots may be dead. He also talks about what he’s been doing off field, ranging from his clothing brand to fighting MMA, and does a little lightning round to answer the guys’ questions (19:37-42:11). Later the guys dive deeper into everything that happened on Wild Card weekend and what it means moving forward for the rest of the playoffs. They close out the show by talking a little Golden Globes, and making a few suggestions on how it could be better in the future, and looks ahead to who they think may potentially be hosting the Oscars. It’s a good one, come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 035 - Hot Topic Thursday
On today’s show, Pat and the guys cover a vast range of topics. They discuss whether or not they think Urban Meyer will coach again and how the cult’s of college football teams impact a coach's legacy, and get into the feedback Pat was given after calling his first NFL game and if he thinks he’ll get another chance to do so and in what capacity and where. The guys also discuss the first few days of the weight loss challenge and how the participants are battling through it, dive into a little movie talk ranging from Kevin Costner’s athletic skills, to Avatar, to Goodfellas, which results in a conversation about the current state of the mafia, and if they still operate. They also cover all the drama going on in Pittsburgh with the Steelers and talk about a couple of the potential landing spots for AB if he is to get traded, chat about the NFL playoff games this weekend and who they’re leaning towards, get into a little bit of a fast food discussion, and question where the phrase "bless you," came from and if it should be extended to other things as well. It’s a hilarious one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 034 - I Called A Game At Lambeau
On today's show, Pat breaks down his entire experience being in the booth and calling the Lions vs. Packers game at Lambeau and his Wisconsin road trip including going inside the production meetings with some of the players and coaches, and reflects a bit on how he got to that point. The guys also dive deep into the NFL playoffs field and discuss who they think is the favorite to take home the Lombardi Trophy. They also discuss where everyone stands on the weight loss challenge as it is finally here and odds have been set at mybookie.ag. The guys also go around the room and give some of their New Year's Resolutions, and Pat announces another massive giveaway opportunity for #endgang #endgame. Happy New Year. Come laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 033 - An Incredibly Jolly Holiday Conversation/Celebration
On today’s show, Pat and the guys recap their Christmas breaks as Pat chats about his food preparations and getting his Shelby restored, Todd gives a scathing review of Holmes and Watson, and Digs breaks down his Christmas from hell. Pat also talks about calling the Packers and Lions game at Lambeau on Sunday and tries to learn a little more about the guys he’ll be calling the game with. They also look at this weekend’s NFL slate and decide which games are important in terms of playoff implications including Pat sending potential bulletin board material to the Titans before their tilt with the Colts on Sunday night, the guys debate about Tom Brady’s injury and whether or not the Patriots will be able to continue to run all over everybody. To close out the show, Pat asks people to send in phrases they’d like him to use on Sunday, with the best recommendation winning a $100 gift card to the store at patmcafeeshow.com. We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. It’s good to be back. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 032 - NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Year
On today’s show, Pat goes live from the Indianapolis Colts facility for an incredible interview with the NFL’s leading tackler, probable Defensive Rookie of the Year, and one of the biggest Pro Bowl snubs in recent memory, The Maniac, Darius Leonard. They cover his upbringing and how he overcame the odds being stacked against him, and who he’s looked to for advice. They also cover his thoughts on the Colts season, how all the slights thrown at him are just adding chips on his shoulder, and how he should take the NFL drug testing him as a compliment (6:37-21:09). Pat and Digs also give a touching tribute to Coach Sacco, their high school football coach who recently passed away, and the guys get into a conversation about Pat’s high school playing days. Later, sports handicapper, source material for the film Two For The Money, and friend of the show, Brandon Lang, calls in to give a couple of red hot NCAA basketball picks, chats a bit about his time caddying for Jim Irsay (and inadvertently takes a couple of shots at Gorman), and looks ahead to this weeks NFL slate while also giving some thoughts on the NCAA football playoff (1:02:17-1:25:45). The guys wrap up the show by diving a tad deeper into the NFL games, and give a few more thoughts on the weight loss competition. It’s a great one. Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 031 - A Huge Giveaway, A Future HOFer, & Life Talk
On today's show, Pat and the guys get a surprise call from AQ Shipley and they chat about the Cardinals' past game, his nightmare flight from New York to Phoenix with his baby and him trying to get her to stop crying, and if he has any questions for Joe Thomas (12:02-19:32). Next, future Hall of Famer, former Browns legend, and the first offensive lineman in NFL history, Joe Thomas, joins the show. They discuss his thoughts on the Browns this season, staying in shape around the holidays, how much he's enjoyed being on the media side in the NFL, and whether or not he's going to consider calling any football games next year. To close out the interview, Joe answers questions in a lightning round from all the guys in the studio (19:34-44:50). The guys also discuss Pat's new three-legged cat, and dive into an NFL conversation about whether or not the Patriots are done, if the Steelers are back/Boz's woes, if the Colts have quietly become one of the best teams in the AFC, and their thoughts on some of the demands of retired players and HOFer's. Pat also announces a HUGE GIVEAWAY towards the end of the show. Stick around afterwards to hear some of the live phone calls from Pat opening up the phone lines to the public. It's a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 030 - 210 Yards Guy & Lone Sunday Night Football Touchdown Guy Join Us. Stacked Show.
Today's episode is absolutely loaded. First, budding 49ers superstar, arguably the best TE in the NFL right now and friend of the show, George Kittle, calls in hot off his 210 yard performance on Sunday. They chat about the game and why he didn't eclipse the record after his monster first half, he breaks down a live game of PIG being played between the 9ers Specialists and Joe Staley, he takes issue with something Pat Angerer said, and they discuss wrestling some more as George presents a West Virginia vs. Iowa wrestling match. (1:32-11:47). Next, one of Pat's former teammates and one of the most athletic lineman in the NFL, offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, Bradley Sowell, calls in coming off scoring the only touchdown in Sunday night's tilt against the Rams. They discuss how his career has been going up to this point, how hard he had to beg to be on the receiving end of that touchdown Sunday, his golf game and whether he'd ever consider turning pro, and the atmosphere in the Bears' locker room right now (17:20-28:47). Later, Pro introduces a new segment titled, "A reading from the book of.." where he highlights one of the guys' blogs from this past week. They also discuss Digs' recent Steelers rant and dive into an incredible NFL conversation including a lock from Gorman for all the brobrobro's. Also included is Pat's interview with Mike Florio on Pro Football Talk discussing some things going on in the NFL (1:05:16-1:17:45), and Pat runs through some of the songs compiled from his year end Spotify playlist. Closing out the show is an interview with Purdue legend and national inspiration, Tyler Trent, to help start your weekend with some positivity(1:39:09-1:59:00). It's a great one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 029 - A Field Trip To The Courtroom & Incredible NFL Conversation
On today's show, Pat takes a trip into the For The Brand courtroom as he welcomes in defensive end for the New York Jets, Henry "Goose" Anderson, after his hit on Bills kicker Steven Hauschka that many were calling a cheap shot. Pat gives Goose the opportunity to defend himself after this attack on The Brand, gathers all the facts and information presented, and makes a final ruling, and catches up with his former teammate in a hilarious conversation (13:05-26:58). Later, the guys join Pat to cover everything that happened this week in the NFL including Connor's trip to Miami to watch the Miami Miracle live in person, Digs and Nick potentially throwing in the towel on the Steelers' season after their heartbreaking loss at Oakland, Baker Mayfield continuing to shine, they chat about the Bears vs. Rams Sunday Night Football game, Patrick Mahomes throwing no look passes, Pat breaks down how a fake punt would work when he played for the Colts, and Pat also covers his weekend going back and forth between Pittsburgh and New York. It's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 028 - Saving The Punt & Weight Loss Tips With AQ Shipley
On today's show, Pat successfully formulates a plan to save the punt in the NFL, as it has come under attack in recent weeks. The guys also all head into the studio to talk more about their strategies for the weight loss competition. Also joining the show is Arizona Cardinals center, Penn State alum, and friend of the show AQ Shipley. He gives the guys some tips for cutting weight, discusses how his rehab coming off a torn ACL is going, gives his thoughts on the outlook of the future of the Cardinals, and chats a little bit about his career as a basketball player (16:00-48:30). Later, the guys discuss whether or not you need to tip bathroom attendants, and welcome in Jeffrey Gorman, a true five-tool specimen for Pat McAfee Inc. He gives away a couple of betting picks as he's riding a hot streak, talks about his previous career working for the Colts as one of Jim Irsay's right hand men, tells a couple of stories from his time working as tour manager for The Black Crowes, and navigates how to interact with the Pittsburgh guys in the office without getting into a fist fight. It's a fun show. Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 027 - Bob Knight, A World Champion, & A FULL Life Recap
Today's show is absolutely packed. The guys cover just about everything going on in the world including everything from a wild NFL weekend, to the aftermath of the College Football Playoff selections, to an in depth discussion about Bob Knight after his recent 30 for 30 film was released. The guys also save the holiday season as the war on Christmas starts to heat up, and dive into the weight loss challenge as Block Dad himself, Tim McAfee, joins the competition. Also joining the show is ESPN College Basketball Analyst, Dan Dakich, to help break down the whole Bob Knight situation as he was intimately connected to everything, why he chose not to be in the 30 for 30, and discusses which college fan bases hate him the most (54:22-1:09:45). Later, former Colts linebacker, friend of the show, and now Tag Team Champion of the World, Pat Angerer, joins the show to discuss his new title belt, and when he plans on getting in the ring again (1:14:07-1:24:20). Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 026 - A Very Vitamin Thursday
On today's show, Pat breaks down his trip to New York City for his appearance on Get Up, and dives into everything he ran into while in the Big Apple including his hotel room and travel issues, why his Uber driver had a big problem with Chinatown, and why he can never buy any of the knockoff items that the vendors sell there. Pat and the guys also discuss a wide range of topics including a new weight loss challenge starting on New Years Day between a couple of the guys in the office, they talk about what's going on in the NBA thus far this year and whether or not Kevin Durant is leaving the Warriors, chat a little more about the For The Brand brand, and break down some things floating around the NFL while also looking ahead to tonight's Thursday Night Football matchup featuring the Saints and the Cowboys. It's a great time. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 025 - Ty Got Branded, And I Called A Game
On today's episode, the guys welcome everyone's favorite Canadian Gump into the studio, as they chat about Ty getting branded last night at the conclusion of the Cyber Monday sale at PatMcAfeeShow.com and the mood of everyone in the office leading up to the event, and Pat walks the guys through his experience calling the Texas Tech vs. Baylor game on Saturday in Jerry World. He also welcomes Jesse West, the producer of that game, and they chat about how they think things went, and at what points he was worried that Pat was going to make some mistakes that would get them both fired (45:42-53:56). To close out the show, the guys chat about this past weekends NCAA football slate of games including Michigan and Ohio State and the 7 OT thriller between LSU and Texas A&M, and do a deep dive into week 12 of the NFL including everything that made headlines up through Monday Night Football. It's a good one. Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 024 - A Poetic Thanksgiving Celebration With AJ Hawk
On today's show, Pat's former podcast cohost, Super Bowl winning linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, and the man who will be in the booth with him Saturday, AJ Hawk, calls into the show for a hilarious conversation. They cover what their gameplan is for the Texas Tech/Baylor game, and chat about a number of different things, including AJ's disdain for players who make other grown men squirt water into their mouths, his thoughts on pep-talks, and why he's excited to be in a 3-man booth with Pat (5:21-40:35). Later, the entire crew joins Pat to read the Thanksgiving poems they prepared, chat about the insane merch sale that starts today at noon at store.PatMcAfeeShow.com (and runs through Cyber Monday at 7 PM) and send you into the Holiday weekend with some Thanksgiving themed bangerz. It's a hilarious one. Come and laugh with us, and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 023 - Johnny Hekker, Rich Eisen, & My Los Angeles Experience
On today's show, Pat welcomes Rams Punter, Johnny Hekker, after his huge game last night against the Chiefs. They chat about whether or not it was just another game, how tough it is to punt to Tyreek Hill, and how many different balls he has in his arsenal (7:09-16:54). Later, Pat recaps his trip to LA and how crazy it was from NXT to Monday Night Football to the news about commentating a college football game this weekend with AJ Hawk to playing Horse with Lamar Odom. Digs also stops by to talk about last night's game and to recap week 11 of the NFL. Closing out the show is an incredible conversation with Rich Eisen from his studio in LA. They chat about how he had to rebuild his podcast, and he remembers a story about asking Roger Goodell some tough questions on one of the first episodes of his rebranded podcast (1:00:33-1:27:15). It's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 022 - Colts General Manager Chris Ballard
On today's show, Pat is joined by the GM of the Indianapolis Colts, Chris Ballard, for an incredible conversation. They discuss his thoughts on the Colts' season thus far, whether or not he will be going after certain free agents and when that process starts, his thoughts on Josh McDaniels leaving the Colts hanging at the last second and why he couldn't be happier with Frank Reich, and his thoughts on Quenton Nelson's viral pancake block. (10:57-30:08). Digs also joins the show to give a couple of thoughts about the NFL as we get ready for week 11, he gives out his Thursday night pick, and laughs at the Bengals for bringing in Hue Jackson. Todd pops in to do a deep dive into El Chapo's upcoming trial in New York and gives some background on how law enforcement agencies approach that entire situation. Lastly, Zito and Connor stop in to give an update on The Pub to discuss their recent renovations, and talk about Pat's trip to LA. It's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 021 - From Offensive Line To Tony Robbins
On today's show, Pat sits down with the guys for a couple of conversations covering everything going on in the world. Digs and Zito join the show to discuss Zito's weekend in Chicago and his blogging efforts, and Digs gives his takeaways from week 10 of the NFL, including a couple of awards he'd like to give out, and he and Pat discuss their rough weekends gambling. Todd and Connor pop in later for an incredible conversation covering whether or not Duke is going to get beat this year, what happened in the Patriots/Titans game, and the guys do a deep dive into Tony Robbins after Pat spent the weekend watching a documentary detailing one of his seminars. Also calling into the show is injured Center for the Arizona Cardinals and former Penn State standout, AQ Shipley. They chat about Quenton Nelson's block, AQ's time at Penn State, Zach Smith and Tom Herman's beef, and the feeling inside Arizona's locker room (32:23-52:50). It's a good one. Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 020 - A Life Coach Calls The Show
Today's show is packed with some incredible conversations. First, former Iowa Hawkeye legend and Colts linebacker, Pat Angerer, joins the show to talk about being George Kittle's newly appointed life coach, what he's been up to, being a newly minted tag team champion on a local wrestling circuit in Iowa, and how he's been enjoying this NFL season along with his Super Bowl pick. Also included is his infamous naked locker room fight story from the first time he was on the show (3:55-33:33). Later, Pat sits down with Digs for another edition of Quick Hits to cover everything going on in the NFL, Connor and Evan join Pat to discuss how incredible Zion Williamson's debut was, Todd and Pat chat about Brock Lesnar sticking with the WWE through April and what that means for his UFC prospects, and Nick joins the show for some Throwback Thursday music and a little hockey talk. Stick around until the end for an incredible #endgang #endgame opportunity. It's a good one. Come laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 019 - 49ers Legend George Kittle
On today's show, Pat is joined by former Iowa Hawkeye and current TE for the San Francisco 49ers, George Kittle, who is making waves in the league right now. They chat about being overlooked in the league, who some of his favorite TE's are, what Kyle Shanahan's offense is like, and how Pat Angerer changed his football career (4:23-21:32). Later, Pat brings the guys in to talk about the new blog on PatMcAfeeShow.com and what they'll be writing about. Digs covers some NFL news and gives out a few of his weekly awards, Zito and Connor talk Twitchcon and how the political attack ads are taking over TV, Todd chats about his comedy show from last weekend and dives into Brock Lesnar in the UFC and Floyd Mayweather getting into MMA, and Nick pops in to talk Lowe's closing several stores, Pete Davidson, helicopters crashing, and a little hockey talk. Today's a great one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 018 - Wild Time To Be Alive.. ESPN Put Me On TV
On today's show, Pat breaks down his trip to Bristol and the ESPN campus and his gig on Get Up, and what he thought of the whole process, and discusses some of the different locations he checked out while in New York. The guys also chat about Logan Paul potentially fighting in the UFC, Whitey Bulger being killed in prison, all the political ads that have been running the last few months, and take a hard look at what board game Pat could potentially be playing tomorrow for his mybookie challenge. Also included is a conversation about Reese's setting up a trade-in machine for bad candy, and the guys do a deep dive into everything that happened up through the NFL trade deadline and what the impact has on all the teams involved. It's a good one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 017 - The Greatest Scorer In The History Of Scoring.. Adam Vinatieri
On today's show, Pat starts by interviewing The GOAT, and now most prolific point scorer in NFL history, Adam Vinatieri. They chat about his mindset during the game against the Raiders, how he's feeling coming off an injury against Buffalo, and he looks back on his career in an incredible interview (0:00-13:10). Then, Pat and the guys dive into their Halloween weekends, look back on last week in the NFL including Pat's experience when playing in London, the players from the Jaguars who were arrested for not paying a $64,000 bar tab, whether or not the league or any team has suspended a player for HGH, Digs' bad quarterbacks of the week, and Pat reacts to Todd Haley and Hue Jackson getting fired from his hotel room in Connecticut. They also chat about the Red Sox winning the World Series, and Pat talks about his upcoming meetings at ESPN this week. It's a good one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 016 - Wheeler Walker Jr., A Call From Canada, & Life
On today's show, Pat looks ahead to the Black Friday sale that Pat McAfee Inc. will be holding among some other announcements. Also calling into the show is everyone's favorite Canadian, Gumpy. The guys chat with Gump about what he's been doing since they've been off the airwaves, how his job has been going, what it's been like with marijuana being legalized in Canada, and how some of his sports teams have been doing (4:03-25:45). The guys also chat about the World Series, react to some of Jon Gruden's recent comments regarding Amari Cooper, and look ahead to Thursday Night Football. To close the show, country superstar and hilarious human Wheeler Walker Jr. joins the show to chat about his upcoming album WWIII, he gives some more of his thoughts on Yodel Boy, plays a couple of cuts off his new album, talks about his feud with Garth Brooks, and discuss his marketing strategy for the new album (48:40-1:17:21). It's a fun one. Come and laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 015 - Grandpa McAfee, NFL Recap, & Aliens
On today's show, Pat recaps a wild weekend dressing up as a grandpa and hammering field goals for cancer research at the Colts game, the guys dive into a full NFL recap including Hue Jackson wanting to call plays for the Browns again, Amari Cooper being traded to the Cowboys for a 1st round pick, the Titans going for 2 and the win in London, the judgement call that affected the outcome of the Cowboys and Redskins, and Justin Tucker missing his first career extra point. Pat also rants about the CFL's post about who they think the best kicker on the planet is, the guys chat about Elon Musk definitely being an alien and his series of tunnels slated to be opened in LA in December, discuss Rae Carruth being released from prison, and cover everything else going on in the world. It's a good one. Come laugh with us, cheers.
PMS 2.0 014 - World Peace
On today's show, Pat jumps directly off the tarmac from his trip to Orlando for a late night recording. The guys cover just about everything that is going on in the world right now including his trip to Florida for WWE business and his nightmare of a flight back home, the hot water that Facebook finds themselves in once again, the situation going on in Saudi Arabia and how the WWE could be the company to bridge the gap between them and the United States, some NFL chatter, Floyd Mayweather potentially boxing Khabib, and students in Texas needing to learn how to talk to the police before they can graduate high school. After the show, the kicker with arguably the biggest leg in the NFL today, fresh off his game winning 63 yard bomb two weeks ago, Graham Gano of the Carolina Panthers calls into the show. They chat about his journey from Florida St. to the USFL to the NFL, his kicking mentality, and what Ron Rivera is like (1:42:52). It's a wild one, come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 013 - Dan Patrick
On today's show, Pat and the guys have arguably the best available conversation on the internet today ranging from Dan Marino's time in Miami, what's going on in the NFL, which comedians and TV shows wouldn't fly in today's PC culture, Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande calling it quits, and Goldman Sachs CEO moonlighting as a DJ. Also joining the show is an absolute icon in the world of sportscasting, the man, the myth, the legend, and host of the Dan Patrick Show, Dan Patrick, calls in for an incredibly candid and insightful conversation. They cover his exit from ESPN and his thoughts in the weeks after his departure, how the Dan Patrick Show came to be, what he thinks of the daily grind of radio, whether or not he misses Football Night in America, how he's formulated his interview style over the years, and what he thinks of the NFL so far this year (3:53-24:33). Today's episode is a great one. Come laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 012 - Rich Eisen & John Daly
On today's show, Pat adds another incredible raffle prize to the #GROAT (#PMPBP still available at PatMcAfeeShow.com), chats with the guys about how players deal with money management in the NFL and why it is so difficult, covers some things going on in the news including the new Aladdin movie, a Colts lineman playing with two broken vertebrae, and hiring an acting coach to get into the film industry. Later, the first hire at the NFL network, the voice of the NFL and host of the Rich Eisen Show, Rich Eisen joins the guys for a hilarious conversation. They chat about Pat's time on his show while in LA, what some of his favorite interview moments have been, his thoughts on the current state of the NFL, his relationship with Roger Goodell, and how he finds free time with his ridiculous schedule (1:16:23-1:34:05). Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 011 - Matt Hasselbeck, The New Day, & My LA Experience
On today's show, Pat breaks down his experience in LA promoting Pat McAfee: Professional Baseball Player (available for preorder still at PatMcAfeeShow.com), seeing possible alien life, and interacting with the bums in Santa Monica. Next, 3x Pro Bowl Quarterback, and former Packer, Seahawk, Titan, Colt, and current ESPN analyst, Matt Hasselbeck, joins the show to chat about The Brand's tough day, what he thinks about Odell Beckham's recent comments, playing when almost dead in Houston, and who he thinks is going to win the Super Bowl (20:00-44:02). To close out the show, the most electric tag team in the WWE, Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods of The New Day stop by in studio for a hilarious conversation. They cover how they got to where they are, what the locker room atmosphere is really like, how they've come up with some of their catch phrases, and what it's like to be WWE Superstars (1:03:32-1:40:49). Come laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 010 - Adam Schefter, Willie McGinest, & The Worst Play In NFL History
On today's show, Pat breaks down what is considered to be the worst play in NFL history when the Colts attempted a fake punt against the Patriots that was never supposed to happen in the way it did. They also chat about Pat's upcoming trip to LA to help promote Pat McAfee: Professional Baseball Player (available for preorder Oct. 7th on PatMcAfeeShow.com). Also joining the show are two great guests. First, the king of scoops, the insider of all insiders, Adam Schefter, joins the show. They chat about his process for breaking news, the backlash he faced from the Jason Pierre-Paul situation, and whether or not he has beef with any other reporters or members of the media (2:00-24:53). Next, 2x Pro Bowler, 3x Super Bowl champ, and one of the greatest Patriots to ever live, Willie McGinest, calls into the show. They discuss his upcoming Football Life on the NFL network, who some of the current linebackers he loves to watch are, and why Bill Belichick is so good (39:17-1:01:11). Cheers.
PMS 2.0 009 - Gary Vee, AQ Shipley, & Jon Gruden
On today's show, Pat breaks down everything that happened in week 4 in the NFL including Earl Thomas flipping off the Seahawks' sideline, Patrick Mahomes being a mix between Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, and Big Ben, Adam Vinatieri breaking another big record, Jon Gruden joins to bask in the glory of his first victory, and the news that Leveon Bell may be coming back soon. Pat also breaks down his trip to New York yesterday, and welcomes Gary Vee to chat about how to market the greatest documentary ever (Pat McAfee: Professional Baseball Player available for preorder Oct. 7 on PatMcAfeeShow.com) (49:44-53:50). Later, Arizona Cardinals center and friend of the show, AQ Shipley, chats with the guys about Penn State and Ohio State, his thoughts on Josh Rosen, players holding out, what the cut process is like in the NFL, and how his rehab is going (1:23:30-1:46:15). Today's a good one. Come and laugh with us. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 008 - Kirk Herbstreit
On today's show, Pat discusses whether or not he thinks having a QB on a rookie contract and paying other pieces is the way to win a Super Bowl for the foreseeable future, and the guys look ahead to tonight's Vikings vs. Rams game and how Sean McVay has had so much success this early, and Pat explains why he misses watching Lev Bell play football. Later, the voice and face of college football, King of College Gameday, Kirk Herbstreit, joins the show. They discuss how his career has gotten to the point it's currently at, his ridiculous travel schedule, what it's like working with Lee Corso on a weekly basis, what some of his favorite college football environments are, and who he thinks will win the National Championship this year (57:50-1:18:23). It's a good one. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 007 - Eric Weddle, Mike Florio, & Joe Thomas
On today's show, Pat and the guys chat about Tiger winning his first tournament in forever, dive into week 3 of the NFL including the Chiefs and Rams maybe being unbeatable, whether or not Patrick Mahomes is the new prototype, Josh Allen winning in Minnesota, and The For The Brand Super Bowl in Jacksonville.. Also joining the show is 5x Pro Bowler and 5x All-Pro, and current safety for the Baltimore Ravens, Eric Weddle. They discuss whether the game has gotten soft, his foray into free agency, and what's next for him (39:08-57:29). Next, the blogfather, Mike Florio, joins the show to chat about the Everson Griffin situation in Minnesota, reporters bringing up old news and repackaging it as breaking news, and how he thinks the Steelers are going to move forward with Lev Bell (1:05:41-1:19:10). Lastly, Cleveland Browns legend, and the greatest offensive lineman of all-time, Joe Thomas, joins to chat about the Browns first win (1:19:58-1:26:28). It's a good one. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 006 - Maroon 5 & Outkast
On today's show, Pat joins the guys live from a hotel room in Orlando as he is away on a business trip. They chat about him getting on the plane with a burger loaded with onions, and trying to track down a cornhole board once they landed in Orlando, which proved to be more difficult than expected. They also chat about Maroon 5 being announced as the Super Bowl halftime performers, Pat explains what collabs he'd like to see and Todd, Digs, Nick, & Zito give their picks on who their dream performance would be. They also chat about Hall of Famers wanting $300,000 and insurance every year from the NFL and whether that is sustainable, and give out a couple of Quick Picks for week 3 in the NFL. Closing out the show is a great interview with Albert Breer from MMQB. They chat about Josh Gordon going to New England, his stance in the Colin Kaepernick situation, his favorite story he's ever reported on, and why certain writers believe that they are bigger than the game (56:02-1:17:17).
PMS 2.0 005 - Two BCS Champions
On today's show, Pat and the guys break down everything that happened in week 2 of the NFL including an abysmal performance from The Brand, Josh Gordon being traded to New England, the drama surrounding the Steelers and Antonio Brown, and Todd dives into Urban Meyer's body language. Also joining the show is former running back for Ohio State and the Denver Broncos, Maurice Clarett, for an incredible conversation. They chat about his side of the story in relation to how things went down during his time at Ohio State and where it all went wrong, as well as what he is doing now to try and make a positive change (45:15-1:06:54). Later, former LSU running back and Pat's teammate with the Colts, Joseph Addai, calls into the show. They cover what he's been doing since he retired, how Houston is hotter than Ghana, his favorite memory as a Colt, and his relationship with Reggie Wayne (1:09:22-1:28:50). Don't forget to check out PatMcAfeeShow.com for all the new merch. Cheers.
PMS 2.0 004 - Shane Lechler, Kyle Brandt, & Mark Henry
On today's show, Pat and the crew chat about a few things that are happening around the NFL as we get into week 2. They cover the skunk smell coming from the Raiders locker room, and Pat remembers playing in Oakland with a haze floating over the stadium. Pat also dives into Chuck Pagano's travel dress rules and how got around them. Also included are three great interviews. First, the GOAT of punting, Shane Lechler, joins the show to talk about his split with the Texans, what he's been doing with his time off now, and what he thinks of the state of the game (36:08-50:43). Next, cohost of Good Morning Football, Kyle Brandt, joins the show to talk about his new show The Kyle Brandt Football Experience, how weird his resume is, and how his career has gotten to this point (56:26-1:14:24). After the show, The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry, joins the show. They chat about his WWE career, getting arrested in Ireland, and some of his wildest experiences, (1:20:00-1:43:01). Cheers.
PMS 2.0 003 - Carson Palmer, Gary Vee, & Richie Incognito
On today's show, Pat starts by remembering all the men and women and heroes who lost their lives on 9/11. The guys then dive into this week's NFL games and what some of their big takeaways were, and Coach Gruden calls in to give his thoughts on Khalil Mack and being back on the sidelines. Pat also tells the story about how he initially heard that Andrew Luck hurt his shoulder snowboarding and what it was like trying to figure it out around the building. Also joining the show is three great guests. First, former Heisman Trophy winner and 1st overall pick, Carson Palmer, joins the show to chat about his upcoming Football Life on NFL Network, who the most special athlete he played with was, and what he's doing post retirement (42:51-59:06). Next, media mogul Gary Vee calls in to chat about his Jets, and his relentless pursuit to own them (1:01:23-1:18:36). Closing out the show is 4x Pro Bowler Richie Incognito to discuss mental health and his foundation (1:19:45-1:33:33). Cheers.
The Pat McAfee Show 2.0 - Joe Thomas
On today's show, Pat and the crew look ahead to the NFL season kicking off tonight, talk about the Colin Kaepernick Nike ad, Le'Veon Bell's standstill with the Steelers and how Yinzers are taking the news that he won't be playing Sunday, and Pat sheds some light on his last Pro Bowl experience. Also joining the show is 10x Pro Bowler, 7x First-Team All-Pro, and future first ballot Hall of Famer, former Cleveland Browns offensive tackle, Joe Thomas. They chat about what's next for him as he looks at life after football, his experiences in Cleveland, what the moment was when he realized he had reached his breaking point, what defensive players gave him fits, and he gives some predictions for the upcoming NFL season (39:08-1:04:21). Come laugh with us, cheers.
The Pat McAfee Show 2.0 - Rebirth
Today's episode relaunches the Pat McAfee Show (2.0) as Pat and the crew dive into his exit from Barstool Sports and how he viewed it similarly to leaving the Colts. The guys dive into everything that happened in the NFL this weekend including Khalil Mack going to Chicago, Jon Gruden going scorched earth in Oakland, and Colin Kaepernick being chosen as the face of Nike's new campaign. To wrap up the show, the guys recap the college football opening weekend, including Nick Saban whining about his QB's, West Virginia showing out, and a couple of terroristic plays towards The Brand. SUBSCRIBE, RATE, AND REVIEW, we're starting back at 0. Cheers.
The Pat McAfee Show 2.0
Today, The Pat McAfee Show 2.0 relaunches.
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A volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea has displaced over 13,000 people
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Thousands of people have been evacuated last week as the Mt Ulawun volcano erupted (Wednesday the 26th). Troops have been sent to help thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption on a remote archipelago in Papua New Guinea, as a second volcano erupted occurs just days after the eruption of Mount Ulawun.
A state of emergency has been declared as one of the world’s most hazardous volcanoes, Mt Ulawun, flows lava and ash. Witnesses said lava had cut off the main highway in the north of the island.
Local MP Joseph Lelang said as many as 13,000 people may have been displaced and 1000 have lost their homes, while Leo Porikura, an official with the West New Britain Disaster Office, put the number of displaced at around 7000.
“Our focus now is providing relief supplies to the people affected by the volcanic eruption,” he said.
Mt Ulawun, on the remote Bismarck Archipelago chain, is listed as one of 16 “Decade Volcanoes” targeted for research because they pose a significant risk of large violent eruptions. Japanese satellite imagery and sources on the ground had shown sulphur dioxide and now volcanic ash drifting from the crater.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/papua-new-guinea-deploys-army-after-major-volcanic-eruption
IWMA: Programme for the 19th International Water Mist Conference out now
Rotorua residents left homeless after steaming, spitting 'mud volcano' opens up in the backyard
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Dreaming, inventing, engineering
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Since establishing Bose Automotive in 1982, we’ve brought the power of sound to the road, where we can enrich the drive with emotion and meaning. Throughout our history, we’ve recognized the inherent power in music, the spoken word, in every sound, really. We believe that the power of sound is for everyone. Its appeal is universal and should be made accessible to all.
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We partner with carmakers around the world to make that a reality, providing custom audio solutions for a wide range of vehicles. From smaller, entry-level cars to crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks, all the way to high-performance sports and luxury cars, Bose Automotive is there. We bring new ideas forward to deliver an experience of emotion, freedom, and confidence.
New roads are in view
Recently, we’ve seen technological advances that are fundamentally changing transportation. It’s a dynamic time, full of exciting trends. No one can be certain where all this is headed, but it’s clear that sound will play an essential part, going beyond music to encompass everything we hear and say in the vehicle interior. We invite you to come with us on the journey.
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The legacy lives on
Our founder, Dr. Amar G. Bose (1929–2013), had boundless imagination, always dreaming of how to make things better. He built a company and fostered an environment where all of us can reach our fullest potential.
In that spirit, Dr. Bose created the Special Purpose Trust, a unique offering to donate the majority of Bose Corporation stock in the form of non-voting, non-transferable shares to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Under this arrangement, our success helps MIT advance its mission of education and research. At the same time, Bose remains private and independent, operating as we always have according to our guiding principles and values. This enables us to continue emphasizing research as a springboard for innovation, and to play for the long run, as we create and deliver products with benefits that add value to people’s lives every day.
Through his generosity, the vision of Dr. Bose continues to guide the way.
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One Faith, Many Paths: Diana Rhodes Cook
This month, I interview Diana Rhodes Cook, a relative of mine who lives in New York. I see her pretty often at reunions and I enjoy spending time with her daughters.
Tell me about your childhood.
My childhood was blessed – amazing memories.
My dad was in the Air Force, so from the time I was born throughout my childhood, our family lived in a variety of different places. That reality made my childhood a rollercoaster of adventure and emotion – my mom always said I wore my heart on my sleeve. I never wanted to move – and often cried my heart out when we did move – but we learned to make friends quickly. It was always so difficult to move because I always loved the people and experiences along the way.
In my memory of family fun…. There were camping trips, and overnight family visits with aunts, uncles and cousins in upstate New York where my parents met. We’d visit my dad’s hometown of Salamanca, New York, where we also lived when he was stationed in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam – each time for a year.
When I was very young, a baby, we lived in Texas, which I don’t remember. We lived near Washington DC after that and I do remember being taken to the Air Force base after John F. Kennedy was shot – to meet the First Lady coming back on the plane – her dress covered in blood and all the adults crying as she appeared from the plane.
The brightest memory of young childhood was living in England for three years in a small English village called Woodbridge. This is where I found my first connection with faith and spiritual support.
At age seven I was walking by myself for a few blocks to the Catholic church every morning. I felt so connected to my heart, soul, God, and insight towards people and the world in that chapel, I believe I found ‘grace’ at an early age. Recognizing my interest, the priest ‘broke the rules’ for 1967 and allowed me to prepare the church altar, and act as ‘altar boy’ at the early morning service, ringing the bells, bringing the chalice and helping to serve communion. He also swore all the little old ladies attending mass to secrecy.
I attended a private school in the village called St. Anne’s and was the only girl in a class with 9 boys. The local theater company came looking for me too – an American little girl – to play the part of Dagmar in an American play, “I Remember Mama”. Because I had developed an English accent at the private school, I had to learn to ‘speak with an American accent’ to be in the show.
When we returned to the States and my dad went to Vietnam, I had lots of friends who loved my English accent and walked me home from school every day. As my accent disappeared, so did they – except for my first real best friend, Jody. I loved to read and write. She loved to draw. We began writing stories together – which also jumpstarted my life-long love of writing.
How did you meet your husband Steve?
I actually FIRST met my husband Steve when I was living in Virginia Beach, working and taking college classes, when he and some friends came to pick up me and some friends to go to the movies. We met again a short time later when my apartment building was sold and I had to quickly find a place to live. One of my high school friends, also in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area, rented a house with two other guys. Bill and Steve were stationed with a Naval submarine, the USS Flying Fish, and they invited me to move in. When I did move in, Steve moved out of the second bedroom and into the attic, which had very little flooring, so I didn’t have to navigate and sleep up there. It made sense since he and Bill were in and out of port for days, weeks, months at a time…. But it was also kind of chivalrous. Over the next year we became good friends and eventually more than that.
What evidence can you give for God’s existence?
While I truly WANT to believe in the Science of evidence or tangible proof, I also truly feel that people interpret evidence or proof differently. Some people want to ‘see a physical form of God’ and others recognize that this ‘physical form’ is all around us, in the nature of plants, weather, geology and people and animals, and really exists as the soul, or an energy – and something difficult to tangibly measure. Some people prefer to focus on ‘evolution’ as a scientific process, occurring on its own, and as the only element in play for how the plants, people, lands, seas, world, solar system, universe developed. I can’t look at all those elements and NOT see their development and intricately amazing integration as evidence of God’s existence – not believing that this could have all happened without divine intervention and direction. I don’t disbelieve ‘evolution’, for example, but just feel the story is much more complex – that we, as humans, don’t have the ability to understand, nor any way to ‘prove’ it all one way or another at the same time. Some things do come down to faith. One of my favorite personal philosophies – related to people’s belief systems about God, his existence, nature, evolution and religion – is “What if it’s all true?” Beyond that, personal evidence includes answer to prayer, hindsight related to God’s perfect timing and protection, a real sense of God’s spiritual presence and love all around me, and faith affirmed in moments when God’s intervention was truly needed.
What ways do you feel God has helped you?
God began guiding my life right away when I was born, by uniting me with the family that adopted me – which set a path for my life. Being a part of that family lead to an amazing extended family and friends of all nationalities and colors, abilities, genders, religions and spiritual experiences which solidified my faith – the foundation of what allows God to help me.
I don’t really believe in coincidence. God has helped me many many many times in carrying my burdens, be they physical, emotional, financial or spiritual. This often means relinquishing control, putting a situation in God’s hands, and keeping faith that everything to happen will happen in God’s perfect will and timing. For example, after my first daughter was born and had hydrocephalus, which required complex dosing of medication at changing intervals through the day and night with no guarantee that it would resolve the problem, it was overwhelming. It wasn’t until I went into meditative prayer and visualized actually putting her in God’s arms that I was able to let go of the anxiety. And I knew at my core that I would know when she was healed. It was after the doctors released her from checkups and care, two years later, that I had a dream in which Jesus appeared and handed her back to me. Or take the very simple miracle that when my husband was driving to work in an ice storm, and a tree came crashing down and landed on his car, it hit the hood and bounced over the roof, leaving him untouched and alive. I can’t even begin to list the ways I know of when God intervened in helping me, much less the many ways he may have helped, and I never had any idea those loving powers were at work in my life.
God has also put me in places, and situations, with various people in which I’ve felt strong purpose. Most of those circumstances allow me to use my talents, personality, passions and experiences to help and grow with others, providing insight, hope and connections essential to the path we share, as we all progress on our personal spiritual paths. I am very mission-driven and I believe God helps me and guides those large and small missions each and every day.
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My Favorite Saints: St. Thomas Aquinas
When I went to college at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, there was a Catholic church on campus named after St. Thomas Aquinas. I wanted to know just why this particular saint was chosen. I decided to read up on him and I found that this man was an eloquent writer. It’s fitting that a college campus would name a church after him, as his most well-known writing, the Summa Theologica, has a scholarly feel to it.
St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 to a wealthy family. Yet like many saints born from a wealthy family, he would eventually disparage his station and gave it all up for God. He wanted to learn as much about God as possible, after having learned about the philosophy of Aristotle in Naples. His studies led him to become a monk and later to his writings.
St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica was written in a question/answer format and dealt with many topics that are still explored today. My personal favorite is the Five Proofs for God’s Existence, which I will illustrate below.
The Argument from Motion
Every movement cannot occur on its own. It needs a force to act upon it. However, in order for all movement to occur, a force that does not require movement must exist. That force is what Aquinas dubbed the “prime mover”, which is God.
2. The Argument from Efficient Causes
Nothing exists prior to itself. In other words, an effect cannot exist without a cause. Every cause has an effect, and that effect becomes a cause for the next effect in sequence, like a chain reaction. For the theory of cause and effect to be feasible, there must be a cause that existed without a cause. God is that “uncaused cause.”
3. The Argument from Possibility and Necessity
This argument ties directly into the second argument. Every finite being can only exist within a specific time and place. However, a finite being implies that there are beings that are infinite. That infinite being is God, who exists outside of time.
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Author rocklobsterjwtPosted on January 23, 2016 January 23, 2016 Categories saint of the monthTags five proofs, intelligent design, St. Thomas AquinasLeave a comment on My Favorite Saints: St. Thomas Aquinas
Memory Lane: Holy 50th Anniversary!
On January 12, 1966, Batman got his first TV series. Starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the titular caped crusaders, this show became well known for its campy storytelling. For many years it never got a proper home video release (that changed about 2 years ag0), but it was syndicated for quite a long time, which was how I got into it as a child. Thanks to this show and Hanna-Barbera’s Superfriends, I became a big fan of Batman. This year marks the 50th anniversary. I decided to make a countdown of why this show is still great so many years later.
10) Adam West saved Batman. Batman’s comics were on the verge of being cancelled before the show began. Yet, when the show became a hit, DC realized their mistake. Julius Schwartz, who was head of DC at the time, insisted that the comics take on a tone similar to the show.
9)They actually made their own villains. Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and even Mr. Freeze were regular villains. But they took things a step further and even made up villains of their own, including Egghead, played by Vincent Price and pictured above.
8) The Batmobile. Just look at that car! It still looks awesome!
7) Batgirl. Although Batgirl did exist before the show, she wasn’t like we know her today. The show influenced the comic to make her Commissioner Gordon’s daughter, and I like her this way.
6) Adam West voiced in Batman the Animated Series. As a way of passing the torch to Kevin Conroy, Adam West appeared in the episode “Beware the Gray Ghost” as an aging actor who is disparaging his role as the Gray Ghost, a TV superhero who influenced Batman. It’s one of the best episodes of the show.
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Author rocklobsterjwtPosted on January 16, 2016 January 16, 2016 Categories Couch Potato, Memory LaneTags Adam West, BatmanLeave a comment on Memory Lane: Holy 50th Anniversary!
Star Trek 50th Anniversary Special Part 1: Star Trek: the Motion Picture
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. Throughout 2016, I will revisit all six of the original Star Trek movies on all the 0dd-numbered months. I will also be counting down my favorite Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes (and the worst ones too). I won’t be looking at the “Next Generation” revivals of the 80’s and 90’s, as I feel that should be a separate entity. I also won’t be looking at the JJ Abrahms reboot, because while I do like it, I think they don’t have the magic of Roddenberry’s vision, and they’re too recent. Let’s star with The Motion Picture.
After the series was cancelled in 1969, Roddenberry didn’t give up on the series. He wanted to make a movie and he’d also considered a revival. Filmation got the rights to make an animated series that only lasted 22 episodes, even reuniting most of the original cast. Then Paramount decided they wanted to launch their own network, and a new version of Star Trek, called Star Trek: Phase II, would be the flagship program. (Keep in mind this was the 70’s, a good twenty years or so before the United Paramount Network was launched) Paramount did back out on the network, but they went ahead with the movie anyway. Three movies helped influence the idea that a Star Trek movie should be made: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and of course Star Wars. All had done well at the box office.
In this first movie, the Enterprise investigates a black hole, as it is the only spaceship near its vicinity. (get used to this loophole if you’re a starting Trek fan, folks) Kirk assumes command of the Enterprise, hoping to relive his glory days, and even invites Spock, Scotty, and the rest. Deep within the black hole is a sentient being without form, and its presence has even been felt by Spock while he was performing a ceremony to help suppress his humanity. He realizes his friends are in danger, so he beams to the Enterprise as well. The entity takes over a crewwoman, calling her V’ger. It wants to contact its creators. It’s not a bad plot, even if it’s similar to the Original Series episode “The Changeling”.
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Author rocklobsterjwtPosted on January 10, 2016 January 10, 2016 Categories Couch Potato, Film Freak, Memory LaneTags 50th Anniversary, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture5 Comments on Star Trek 50th Anniversary Special Part 1: Star Trek: the Motion Picture
Film Freak: Heavy Metal 35th Anniversary Celebration
In 1981, a cult classic hit the theaters. The very first animated movie to be rated R, Heavy Metal. Today, the idea of a cartoon catering strictly to an adult audience doesn’t seem that unusual. This cartoon was not a big hit at the box office but became a cult classic on cable and through bootlegs (due to copyright issues with the music, it took a pretty long time to get a proper, legal home video release.) This cartoon paved the way for a new way to look at animation. I guarantee you anime would never have made it into the US were it not for the cult status of this movie.
So, what was it? It was an anthology movie based on the British magazine of the same name. Each story adapted a specific story or comic that appeared in the magazine. To celebrate the 35th anniversary, I decided to review each short individually. Before I begin, I must warn you–this movie earned its R rating. Almost every short has nudity and/0r excessive violence. So if you’re squeamish about either of those, I don’t recommend it.
“Soft Landing”–The opening short is a rotoscoped car dropped from a spaceship in space. Rotoscoping was a classic animation style that wasn’t used often, but it was a predecessor to what we know today as motion-capture. Really there’s no story here, just some cool animation of a car landing on the planet Earth. Song: “Radar Rider”–Riggs
“Grimaldi”–The framing device for the rest of the movie. An astronaut brings home a glowing talking orb called Loc-Nar. This orb is the “sum of all evil.” Anyone who comes in contact with the orb is either corrupted or melted into nothing. Which is precisely what happens to the astronaut. It then comes for his daughter. Rather than kill her, it decides to tell her stories of all the people it has corrupted or killed. Some really good detail of the poor girl in each scene. The framing device is kind of sketchy, but I don’t think it hurts the movie overall until the ending, which I won’t spoil. It’s really only the logic that hurts the ending, otherwise the ending is great.
“Harry Canyon”–This short inspired the movie The Fifth Element. It’s a futuristic noir about a cab driver who picks up a woman after her father is murdered by gangsters who want the Loc-Nar. The story has an interesting atmosphere, and we get our first sex scene. Probably one of the best stories, if only for Harry’s method of dispatching threatening passengers: he has a foot pedal that melts them away before they can even kill him. It’s kind of funny, in a black humor kind of way, mostly because of how Harry doesn’t even flinch before pressing the button. Songs: “Veterans of the Psychic Wars”–Blue Oyster Cult, “True Companion”–Donald Fagan, “Heartbeat”–Riggs, “Blue Lamp”–Stevie Nicks, and “Open Arms”–Journey
“Den”–This short features John Candy voicing its main character. A nerdy boy is transported to a parallel world where he becomes a muscular man clad only in a loin cloth (in fact, he’s one of the few clothed humans in the story.) and saves a woman from becoming a human sacrifice. It’s an OK story, and has great animation.
“Captain Sternn”–My favorite story because it’s the funniest. A rather unsavory spaceship captain has to stand trial for numerous crimes, but he’s “got an angle”–a paid witness named Hanover Fiste (get it?). Unfortunately for Sternn, Hanover has Loc-Nar, and it’s corrupting him into telling the truth rather than lying. He then turns into an Incredible Hulk-like version of himself bent on killing Sternn. It’s actually the funniest short in the movie. Song: “Reach Out”–Cheap Trick
“B-17” A B-17 bomber is overrun by zombies. The only story with no gore or nudity, unless you count the zombies. Also has one of the best songs in the movie. “Taking a Ride (On Heavy Metal)”–Don Felder
“So Beautiful and So Dangerous”–A robot abducts a secretary and coerces her into having sex with her. It’s the second funniest story, just because it’s so bizarre and more light-hearted than the rest of the stories. Songs: “Queen Bee”–Grand Funk Railroad, “I Must Be Dreaming”–Cheap Trick, “Crazy (A Suitable Case For Treatment)“Crazy (A Suitable Case For Treatment)”–Nazareth, “All of You”–Don Felder, “Heavy Metal Noise”–Sammy Hagar, and “Prefabricated”–Trust
“Taarna”–This is kind of the main attraction, as Taarna is the woman on the movie poster and DVD cover. Taarna is a barbarian who kills Loc-Nar on a barbarian planet. And then we discover the girl from Grimaldi has the same tattoo on her neck as Taarna. Some really good animation here, and the best part is throughout the whole story, Taarna has NO dialogue. This is why I enjoy the segment–It is the perfect example of “show, don’t tell”. We know just from her actions just how powerful Taarna is. It’s worth all the fame it’s given the movie. Granted, Taarna’s armor (if you can call it armor) leaves little to the imagination, but it’s great. Songs: “The Mob Rules”–Black Sabbath, “Through Being Cool”–Devo, and “Working in a Coal Mine”–Devo
As I said, this movie is a milestone. It paved the way for anime to become an acceptable medium. I’m certain that even Akira wouldn’t have been a cult classic were it not for Heavy Metal. If you are a fan of animation and you can handle sex and violence, I recommend this movie.
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Report On Business Liberal deal lets Netflix play by own rules in Canadian broadcasting
Liberal deal lets Netflix play by own rules in Canadian broadcasting
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announced this week the centerpiece of Ottawa’s new broadcasting, media and cultural policy is a landmark $500-million deal with Netflix.
Dave Chan
Susan Krashinsky Robertson Media and Marketing reporter
Laura Stone Queen's Park Reporter
TORONTO/OTTAWA
Published September 30, 2017 Updated September 30, 2017
When Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly declared last year that she was ready to blow up the rules governing Canada's $48-billion broadcasting, media and cultural industries, she had a blunt message for Canadians.
"Everything is on the table," she said at the time.
The plan, it turns out, is less of a buffet than might have been imagined.
Read more: Critics assail Mélanie Joly over lack of specifics in Netflix announcement
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Amid much fanfare, Ms. Joly announced this week that the centerpiece of Ottawa's new policy would be a landmark $500-million deal with Netflix, the popular U.S.-based streaming service.
The announcement is seen as a signpost of a new era in cultural policy: that of the government dealmaker.
It also raises questions of transparency about what the deal actually means for consumers, and whether it will serve as a blueprint for future investments in Canada.
David Sparrow, president of ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, said such an investment doesn't necessarily mean more Canadian content.
"I'm somebody who very much supports Canada setting its own cultural agenda," he said.
"The Netflix deal, what it represents is a good-size investment in foreign-service work to be done in Canada, but there's no guarantees they're going to actually use Canadian creators."
The opposition, too, has been quick to criticize, noting that Netflix said last month it would raise its monthly prices in Canada, and questioning whether the new deal is simply a commitment to money that Netflix was already spending here.
"We already knew Netflix intended to maintain investments in Canada. Knowing this, will the minister admit that Canadians were ripped off?" NDP MP Rachel Blaney said in Question Period on Friday.
In fact, what Canadians know about Netflix's investments in Canada is limited: In its submission as part of the Heritage consultations, Netflix said it had "commissioned hundreds of millions of dollars of original programming produced in Canada" last year. But in response to questions from The Globe and Mail this week, Netflix spokesperson Bao-Viet Nguyen would not clarify whether that number reflected investment in new productions, or if it included spending on licensing programs already made in Canada to show on its platform.
A senior Canadian official said the agreement relates to original production in Canada. This does not include, for instance, a series that has already been shown in the country, such as Degrassi, or shows that are syndicated.
Netflix Inc.'s commitment to spend at least $500-million on Canadian programming over the next five years was touted by the government as a first-of-its-kind deal globally. It is also a deal that declares, at least for now, that Internet broadcasters will be allowed to play by a different set of rules in Canada.
"This is a serious undertaking by Netflix to do this...this will become what other countries look at around the world in terms of asking for similar types of commitments," a senior government official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, told The Globe.
"That production is going to go somewhere. Netflix is making investments, they are looking to become a bigger producer. The question was do we drive that into Canada or do we go somewhere else?"
Ms. Joly touted the "top-shelf, quality content" that would result from the deal during a speech outlining her vision for Canada's evolving cultural policy on Thursday. It will see the creation of Netflix Canada, the first permanent production presence the company has established outside the United States.
It also puts Netflix on a different plane from other TV services.
"It's a validation of the view that you can get significant investment in the Canadian market without regulation," said Michael Geist, law professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.
Netflix's spending on programming is not mandated by any regulatory body; the company is not required to submit its financial performance to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC); it will not be required to adjust that spending upward if its revenues here grow; and it faces no restrictions on the type of programming in which it invests. All of those conditions apply to Canadian broadcasters.
Proportionally, that investment is also less than what the broadcasters spend. Including revenue from both broadcasters (which make money primarily from advertising and from subscriptions in the case of specialty and pay TV channels) and from cable and satellite TV subscriptions, TV companies in Canada made roughly $14.8-billion in revenue in 2016, according to the CRTC.
Some of those are the same companies, such as Rogers Communications Inc., which is both a cable company and a broadcaster. Canadian program spending commitments required of both broadcasters and TV service providers totalled $2.79-billion last year; or 18.9 per cent of those overall revenues.
It is difficult to make comparisons, both because the nature of the businesses is different and because Netflix does not report its subscriber numbers or its revenues in Canada. However, Solutions Research Group Consultants Inc. estimates that Netflix has roughly 5.9 million Canadian subscribers, covering roughly half of the total Internet-connected households in the country. After a change in prices announced last month, Netflix subscriptions will now range from $8.99 to $13.99 per month; assuming that most subscribers take the standard plan, which will soon be $10.99 per month, a very rough estimate would put Netflix in the range of $778-million in Canadian subscriber revenue in the next year. That means that Netflix's agreed minimum spending on Canadian programming is closer to 13 per cent of its revenues, which is less than the nearly 19 per cent that the Canadian TV companies pay into the system.
And Netflix is expected to grow significantly: Solutions Research Group expects that by 2021, roughly 70 per cent of Internet-connected households in Canada will have a subscription. If it does, that percentage could be lower.
"We note that the Netflix contribution will be voluntary, and a fraction of what Canadian companies like Bell Media are required to pay," Bell Media spokesperson Scott Henderson said in a statement.
Netflix noted, however, that $500-million is simply a floor for its planned spending.
"Today's announcement affirms there's more to come as Netflix launches Netflix Canada, our permanent production presence in Canada. We look forward to continuing our work with Canadian talent, producers, broadcasters and other local partners to create Netflix originals in Canada for many years to come," chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement.
Corie Wright, Netflix's director of global public policy, said more details about the deal are forthcoming.
"Every market is different. … Our minimum guaranteed investment of $500-million was only approved [Thursday,] and we haven't yet incorporated. Be on the lookout for more announcements," Ms. Wright said in an e-mailed statement.
Netflix accounts for roughly 90 per cent of the paid streaming market in Canada currently, not including free services such as YouTube, but more competition is on the horizon: CBS has announced it will soon launch its own streaming product in Canada, and others could be eyeing the market. Amazon Prime Video, which is not a separate service but is embedded in Prime subscriptions, reaches roughly 500,000 households in Canada currently, according to Solutions Research Group.
"The world revolves around streaming, culturally, and Netflix is at the very centre of it," SRG president Kaan Yigit said. "It's a real coup to achieve this kind of partnership. Over time, you'll see these things evolve."
"We maintain that the broadcast model in Canada is in structural decline and judging from today's announcements is very unlikely to get a government lifeline," Macquarie Capital Markets analyst Greg MacDonald said in a research note on Thursday.
The government also made no indication that it would require Netflix to charge sales tax on its subscriptions, a measure some had hoped would help "level the playing field" with Canadian competitors. Such a move could have collected nearly $100-million per year (though this is difficult to calculate because Netflix does not report its subscriber numbers by province.)
"The government is saying it's not there to increase the tax being paid by the middle class. On the other hand, they said that the declines in the Canada Media Fund will be [made up for by the government and therefore] funded by taxpayers," said Quebecor Inc. chief executive officer Pierre Karl Péladeau, referring to Ms. Joly's announcement that the government would top up the fund to make up for lower contributions due to declining TV revenues. "Why would they pay for that while Netflix is not taxed? It's just not fair. I don't see the logic in that."
With reports from Christine Dobby in Toronto and Chris Hannay in Ottawa.
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Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later) (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln, titled Lincoln the Unknown, as well as several other books.Carnegie was an early proponent of what is now called responsibility assumption, although this only appears minutely in his written work. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's reaction to them.Born in 1888 in Maryville, Missouri, Carnegie was a poor farmer's boy, the second son of James William Carnagey and wife Amanda Elizabeth Harbison (b. Missouri, February 1858 – living 1910). In his teens, though still having to get up at 4 a.m. every day to milk his parents' cows, he managed to get educated at the State Teacher's College in Warrensburg. His first job after college was selling correspondence courses to ranchers; then he moved on to selling bacon, soap and lard for Armour & Company. He was successful to the point of making his sales territory of South Omaha, Nebraska the national leader for the firm.After saving $500, Carnegie quit sales in 1911 in order to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a Chautauqua lecturer. He ended up instead attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, but found little success as an actor, though it is written that he played the role of Dr. Hartley in a road show of Polly of the Circus.[citation needed] When the production ended, he returned to New York, unemployed, nearly broke, and living at the YMCA on 125th Street. It was there that he got the idea to teach public speaking, and he persuaded the "Y" manager to allow him to instruct a class in return for 80% of the net proceeds. In his first session, he had run out of material; improvising, he suggested that students speak about "something that made them angry", and discovered that the technique made speakers unafraid to address a public audience. From this 1912 debut, the Dale Carnegie Course evolved. Carnegie had tapped into the average American's desire to have more self-confidence, and by 1914, he was earning $500 - the equivalent of nearly $10,000 now - every week.Perhaps one of Carnegie’s most successful marketing moves was to change the spelling of his last name from “Carnegey” to Carnegie, at a time when Andrew Carnegie (unrelated) was a widely revered and recognized name. By 1916, Dale was able to rent Carnegie Hall itself for a lecture to a packed house. Carnegie's first collection of his writings was Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men (1926), later entitled Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business (1932). His crowning achievement, however, was when Simon & Schuster published How to Win Friends and Influence People. The book was a bestseller from its debut in 1937, in its 17th printing within a few months. By the time of Carnegie's death, the book had sold five million copies in 31 languages, and there had been 450,000 graduates of his Dale Carnegie Institute. It has been stated in the book that he had critiqued over 150,000 speeches in his participation of the adult education movement of the time. During World War I he served in the U.S. Army.His first marriage ended in divorce in 1931. On November 5, 1944, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he married Dorothy Price Vanderpool, who also had been divorced. Vanderpool had two daughters; Rosemary, from her first marriage, and Donna Dale from their marriage together.Carnegie died at Forest Hills, New York, and was buried in the Belton, Cass County, Missouri cemetery. The official biography fro
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The Latest: Trump approves federal declaration due to Barry
Tallulah Campbell, 8, clears out driftwood and other debris in preparation of Tropical Storm Barry near New Orleans, La., Thursday, July 11, 2019. The area is normally a driveway at her family's home that is one of the few on land called batture on the outside of the Mississippi River levee at the border of Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a tropical weather system in the Gulf of Mexico (all times local):
President Donald Trump has declared a federal declaration of emergency for Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Barry’s expected landfall late Friday or early Saturday along the state’s coast.
The declaration late Thursday authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency, to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards had asked the Trump administration in a letter earlier Thursday that the state receive supplementary federal resources as soon as possible should they be needed.
Edwards says it is necessary that critical pre-positioning be provided through federal assistance.
Forecasters say the storm is likely to become a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall.
Officials say migrant families who are evacuating due to Tropical Storm Barry will not be targeted during a nationwide immigration enforcement operation that could happen as soon as this weekend.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a news release Thursday night that it is focused on ensuring that people along the Gulf Coast stay safe during the storm.
Officials say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not be conducting the immigration operations in places where evacuations or sheltering is occurring, unless there is “a serious public safety threat.”
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked the Trump administration for a federal declaration of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Barry’s expected landfall late Friday or early Saturday along the state’s coast.
In a letter Thursday to President Donald Trump, Edwards asks that the state receive supplementary federal resources as soon as possible should they be needed. His letter notes that in the past 24 hours, 28 parishes have issued emergency declarations and 14 are in the process of completing such declarations.
Meanwhile, the Louisiana National Guard says Edwards has authorized activating up to 3,000 soldiers and airmen ahead of the storm. Officials say high-water vehicles and boats have been staged and helicopters are ready to support as needed.
A hurricane warning has been issued for parts of the Louisiana coast ahead of Tropical Storm Barry’s arrival.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued the warning Thursday afternoon for the Louisiana coast from Intracoastal City to Grand Isle. A tropical storm warning is in effect for other areas including the New Orleans metro area.
Barry is currently a tropical storm with winds of about 40 mph (65 kph), and was offshore about 90 miles (145 km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Forecasters say the storm is likely to become a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall Friday or early Saturday.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is telling people in the southern part of the state to be prepared for heavy rain from Tropical Storm Barry as it pushes northward through the Gulf of Mexico.
The agency says people in low-lying areas should have a plan to evacuate before waters rise.
Forecasters say the storm could become a hurricane and make landfall in Louisiana. Effects could be felt in Mississippi by early Friday.
MEMA says there’s the potential for storm surge greater than 3 feet (1 meter) on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the south and central parts of the state could have heavy rainfall and flooding.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says authorities don’t expect the Mississippi River to overflow levees as Tropical Storm Barry moves toward the Gulf Coast.
At a Thursday news conference, the governor said high water forecasts for the river have gone down slightly but a change in the storm’s direction or intensity could renew the possibility of the levees being topped by a river already swollen by heavy rains and snow melt.
Forecasters say Barry could hit Louisiana as a weak hurricane over the weekend. Edwards said it would be the first time a hurricane made landfall in Louisiana when the Mississippi River was already at flood stage.
The mayor of New Orleans says the city’s water pumps are “working at optimal capacity” as Tropical Storm Barry moves toward the state’s Gulf coast.
But speaking at a Thursday news conference, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell added that flooding is a threat because slow-moving, heavy rains are expected from the storm.
National Weather Service meteorologist says New Orleans could get 10 to 15 inches (25 to 38 centimeters) of rain Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some isolated areas could see 20 inches (50 centimeters).
Barry could hit Louisiana as a weak hurricane over the weekend.
Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and forecasters say it could become a hurricane as it threatens Louisiana’s coast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds Thursday morning are near 40 mph (64 kph) with additional strengthening expected during the next day or two.
A tropical storm warning is now in effect for the Louisiana coast from the mouth of the Pearl River to Morgan City.
Plaquemines (PLAK-uh-minz) Parish spokeswoman Jade Duplessis says about 8,000 to 10,000 parish residents are under a mandatory evacuation order as a potential tropical storm brews in the Gulf of Mexico and half of them may need help.
All of the parish’s east bank and part of its west bank are under mandatory evacuation orders.
The parish government has set up pickup points on both sides of the Mississippi River. From there, school buses will take people to a registration point and then to evacuation centers.
Duplessis says cats and dogs will be taken in separate vehicles and if owners don’t have their own travel crates, the parish will provide them.
The evacuation order took effect at 6 a.m. Thursday. Duplessis says officials hope everyone is out by Friday afternoon.
The disturbance in the Gulf is expected to develop into a tropical storm late Thursday and could hit southern Louisiana as a weak hurricane this weekend.
The mayor of a barrier island town on Louisiana’s coast has ordered a mandatory evacuation as a potential tropical storm brews in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mayor David Camardelle’s order takes effect at noon Thursday on Grand Isle, which is accessible only by boat or a single flood-prone state highway.
Other low-lying areas of coastal Louisiana including the towns of Lafitte, Crown Point and Barataria also came under evacuation orders Thursday.
That follows similar orders Wednesday for parts of Plaquemines Parish,. The Mississippi River runs through the parish and could overtop some levees.
Carnival Cruise Line says it rerouted a cruise ship headed to New Orleans because of the potential tropical storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Miami-based company says the more than 3,700-passenger Carnival Valor was sent to Mobile, Alabama, in the interest of safety. A company statement notes that coastal Louisiana is under a hurricane watch and water levels are high on the Mississippi River.
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson tweeted a welcome to Valor passengers and a photo of the ship docked in Mobile on Thursday.
Carnival says arriving passengers will be taken from Mobile to New Orleans on complimentary buses.
The ship was supposed to depart Thursday from New Orleans on its next four-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. Instead, passengers will be taken to Mobile by bus from New Orleans.
A potential tropical storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico presents twin troubles for parts of southeast Louisiana.
It could contribute to the rising of an already high Mississippi River, with water reaching the tops of levees this weekend. And there is also the widespread danger of flash floods like the one that walloped New Orleans on Wednesday. Officials said that storm dumped as much as 8 inches (20 centimeters) in parts of the metro area in three hours.
The Gulf disturbance that spawned the floods was forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm by Thursday night.
Forecasters said Louisiana could see up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain by Monday. Some areas could get 18 inches (46 centimeters).
Mississippi and Texas were also at risk of torrential rains.
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Olena Kalytiak Davis
Olena Kalytiak Davis is the author of four poetry collections, most recently, The Poem She Didn’t Write and Other Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2014). Her second book, shattered sonnets love cards and other off and back handed importunities (Tin House Books, 2003), was republished by Copper Canyon Press in 2014. Her poems have appeared in AGNI, New England Review, Tin House, Poetry Northwest, FIELD, and in multiple editions of The Best American Poetry (including in 2016, featuring a poem that initially appeared in AQR). Davis is a contributing editor of Alaska Quarterly Review.
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Category: Global Warming
Why Trump Is a Disaster: The Environment, Consumer and Investor Protection, and Financial Regulation
Zamfir: I’m surprised you have a strong preference for Democrats over Republicans. To me it seems like a hopeless choice. If you vote Republican you’re voting for one set of evil elite interests, but not explicitly against your biology and cultural heritage; if you vote Republican you’re voting for another set of evil elite interests, and explicitly against your biology and cultural heritage.
Hard to pick between those two! What is the real advantage in voting Democrat in your opinion? (I guess I’d vote for Bernie, but then again I’d vote for Trump for similar reasons… Not that I expect either one would ever do much on anything I care about.)
The environment? I am an environmentalist. Trump hates mass transit. Trump’s rolled back fuel standards. Trump doesn’t believe in global warming. Trump’s promoted the fossil fuel industry which is frankly destroying the whole planet and causing global warming which may the death of us all. Trump is dismantling clean energy, solar, etc. Trump’s disastrous on everything environmental like all Republicans.
Trump’s been catastrophic for consumers. Trump has pushed policies that have jacked up prices on a lot of things for us by dismantling consumer protections and regulations and giving corporations and businesses the right to purse maximum profits at our expense. Trump has even dismantled consumer protections for investors so now corporations can screw them over too, which they do, just as they do to workers and consumers, every time they get a chance.
The Finance Regulatory Bureau has been dismantled. Those regulations were set up to prevent another economic crash. With the regulations gone, there will probably be another terrible crash. Trump loosed regulations on banks so they can rip us off a lot more than they already do.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on June 20, 2018 Categories Democrats, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Government, Politics, Pollution, Republicans, US PoliticsLeave a comment on Why Trump Is a Disaster: The Environment, Consumer and Investor Protection, and Financial Regulation
Glaciers Are Sexist
Glaciers, Gender, and Science
A Feminist Glaciology Framework for Global Environmental Change Research
Mark Carey
M Jackson
Alessandro Antonello
Jaclyn Rushing
Mark Carey, Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA. Email: carey{at}uoregon.edu
Glaciers are key icons of climate change and global environmental change. However, the relationships among gender, science, and glaciers – particularly related to epistemological questions about the production of glaciological knowledge – remain understudied. This paper thus proposes a feminist glaciology framework with four key components: 1) knowledge producers; (2) gendered science and knowledge; (3) systems of scientific domination; and (4) alternative representations of glaciers.
Merging feminist postcolonial science studies and feminist political ecology, the feminist glaciology framework generates robust analysis of gender, power, and epistemologies in dynamic social-ecological systems, thereby leading to more just and equitable science and human-ice interactions.
feminist glaciology, feminist political ecology, feminist postcolonial science studies, folk glaciology, glacier impacts, glaciers and society
No, seriously, this is not a joke. See here.
Apparently, according to science, glaciers are sexist. Who knew?
I would say they are also racist. I mean come on, they are lily White! Ever seen a Black glacier? Ever seen a MexicanT glacier? Me either. So glaciers exist in a de facto Jim Crow/apartheid segregated environment in which Black and Mexicant glaciers are excluded from existing via pure glacier racism.
Future strategies to combat this injustice may include busing (busing glaciers from one place to the other via glacier buses to relive glacier-caused inequity, forced integration by the creation of alternate forms of glaciers such as Black glaciers and Mexicant glaciers in order to increase much needed glacier diversity, and affirmative action by promoting more diverse glaciers in the literature which is dominated by boring and oppressive descriptions of “dead White glaciers.”
The Cultural Left has been bordering on self parody for some time now but recently they have gone so full retard that you literally cannot tell the difference between actual Cultural Left stuff and their enemies sarcastic attempts to make fun of them.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on September 9, 2016 Categories Environmentalism, Geography, Global Warming, Humor, Radical Feminists, Ridiculousness, Scholarship, ScienceLeave a comment on Glaciers Are Sexist
Night of the Living Anthrax Zombies
After a 75 year hiatus, anthrax zombies rise from their permafrost graves to kill again! They have killed a boy and a grandma so far and hospitalized 72 other humans. In the meantime as far as non-humans go, they have killed over 2,300 reindeer. This variety doesn’t like to eat brains*, but they can kill you dead just the same.
Whew! It’s a good thing there’s no such thing as global warming! They really had me worried there for a second!
*One of my favorite movie lines of all time comes from that great movie. It’s near the end when the huge police forces have been killed out to kill the zombies, who can only be killed with a bullet to the head. A nervous civilian asks a ranking cop if the zombies can move fast on the ground.
“Are they fast?” he asks anxiously.
The captain looks disgusted and turns away like he wants to spit on the ground. “Nah,” he says. They’re slow. They’re dead. They’re all fucked up.
God smiles down on you, George Romero.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on August 2, 2016 Categories Death, Environmentalism, Eurasia, Global Warming, Health, Illness, Regional, RussiaLeave a comment on Night of the Living Anthrax Zombies
Democratic Platform Is Still a Landmark Document
Despite its problems, this is the most progressive, leftwing platform that the party has ever produced. The Left is winning! Slowly but surely, we are advancing in America. Perhaps Marx was right that the march of history towards progressive is nearly a law rather than a theory. Anyway, I guess history isn’t over yet, despite proclamations by Fukuyama etc. that clocks now run backwards or freeze and the minute hand and the hour hand no longer move forwards as they always have. I believe the moral here is that as humans, and as individuals in our own lives, we always need to be moving forwards, not backwards into regression and barbarism and not freezing in what we think is equilibrium but is really stasis.
As humans, onward and upward.
As individuals, forward, march!
Author Robert LindsayPosted on June 30, 2016 Categories Democrats, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Left, Politics, US PoliticsLeave a comment on Democratic Platform Is Still a Landmark Document
Why Capitalists Are Always Suicidal
Dear Robert
The right is almost certainly wrong in their denial of the causal connection between CO2 emissions and global warming. However, they are right about one thing: decarbonization is going to be expensive. There is a reason why fossils fuels became the chief source of energy for mankind. They are very energy-dense, not very expensive to produce and can easily be stored. The enormous rise of prosperity among most humans since 1750 would not have been possible without fossil fuels.
The left often talks about other sources of energy as if they are an economic boon. They are nothing of the sort. If you have to replace your furnace for a green source of heating, then that is a cost, not a benefit to you. It may be a necessary cost, but let’s not pretend that it will make you richer. Similarly, if mankind has to abandon fossil fuels, this will be very costly.
The argument that green energy creates jobs is pathetic, not because there won’t be new jobs in that sector, but because we can’t only look at jobs that are being created but also have to look at jobs that are being destroyed. If coal mines, oil refineries, gas stations, etc all have to close, then that means job losses. This green argument is on the same level of stupidity as the argument that increased military expenditure is good for the economy because it creates jobs in the arms industry and the armed forces. Yes, and it destroys in the civilian sector.
Sooner or later, mankind will have to be weaned off fossil fuels, but let’s not pretend that it will be cheap and easy. regards. James
We have to go off fossil fuels no matter the economic costs. This is the insanity of capitalism. Capitalists that we have to blow up the whole damn planet in order to save the economy. In other words, if it’s a choice between a hit to the economy and destroying the planet, the capitalists say, fine, let’s destroy the planet.
Are you starting to see why we socialists hate capitalism so much?
Author Robert LindsayPosted on August 25, 2015 Categories Capitalism, Capitalists, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Labor, Scum, Socialism13 Comments on Why Capitalists Are Always Suicidal
Republicans Pivot on Climate Change
Acknowledge the science, but say fixing Climate change will be too expensive all renewables are bad for the environment.
This is so not going to work.
The Republitards are venturing into an area that they know nothing about (in fact they don’t even believe in it): science. So of course Carly Fiorina does nothing but step on rakes for all four minutes of her intardview.
Face it morans. Science is bad for capitalism. The truth is bad for capitalism.
Republicans are almost like SJW PCtards.
The Cultural Left hates science too. They call the science they hate “pseudoscience” while the Republicans call the science they hate “junk science,”but the mentality is the same.
Face it. The truth is bad for the PC Dream World, so they simply deny science and say the truth is evil, or racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic or whatever. Most people who figure out that the truth is evil simply can’t cope with that fact because it interferes with the Fantasyland they call Reality, so they simply say that the truth is false, the false is true, Reality is a lie, and Fantasyland is true. That’s the Cultural Left in a nutshell right there.
Republicans don’t say the truth is evil. They just say the truth is bad for capitalism, so therefore it isn’t true.
It’s truly pitiful that the Cultural Left has so much in common with the Teabagger Party. But as a friend of mine noted recently when I told him that I hated PC Commissars far more than Republicans, “Well, the PC people are similar to the Republicans. They both have contempt for the truth.”
Author Robert LindsayPosted on August 25, 2015 Categories Capitalism, Cultural Marxists, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Left, Politics, Republicans, Science, Scum, US PoliticsLeave a comment on Republicans Pivot on Climate Change
Clean Coal in China
I always thought clean coal was nonsense, but apparently the Chinese are actually headed in that direction. Yet there are a lot of problems even with clean coal.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on August 25, 2015 Categories Asia, China, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Pollution, Regional, ScienceLeave a comment on Clean Coal in China
70,000 Reindeer Die of Starvation in Russia's North
Although idiots say that the extremely cold, rainy and snowy winter and spring in the region does not fit in with global warming, actually it does because global warming is supposed to make the world’s climate more chaotic. Most regions will warm up, but some will actually get colder, snowier, more rainy, etc.
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Author Robert LindsayPosted on May 13, 2014 Categories Animals, Environmentalism, Eurasia, Global Warming, Herbivores, Mammals, Regional, Russia, WildLeave a comment on 70,000 Reindeer Die of Starvation in Russia's North
"No Rainwater in Tokelau," by Alpha Unit
There’s not enough water in Texas. There’s not enough in East Africa and some other places, too.
Climate change is being blamed for some of it. La Niña, specifically, is being blamed for what’s happening in Texas – and for what’s happening in the South Pacific. Several island nations in the region are having water shortages and trying to fend off a crisis.
Tuvalu and parts of Samoa have begun water rationing. And the tiny nation of Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand, has only a week’s worth of fresh drinking water left. The people who live there collect rainwater for drinking, but because of La Niña, there hasn’t been much rain.
New Zealand is now in a joint humanitarian effort with the US government. A US Coast Guard vessel stationed in Honolulu met up with a New Zealand Defence Force aircraft on American Samoa to get water to Tokelau.
The US Coast Guard cutter Walnut has used its onboard desalination plant to produce 136,000 liters of drinking water. International seagoing vessels typically have onboard desalination plants. Naval vessels, cruise ships, and privately owned vessels have them. Most US Navy ships use reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants.
In the RO process, pressurized seawater is filtered through a specialized semi-permeable membrane, which can remove about 99% of the impurities in water. After desalination, water is remineralized since desalination removes some of the important minerals normally found in drinking water. Then they check it for impurities, make sure there are no pathogens, and adjust the pH. Now it’s ready for delivery.
By the way, governments and private concerns have been examining the prospect of offshore desalination vessels for years. (Everything’s on the table. There’s a lot of people – and people use a lot of water.) There’s much to consider, cost (including energy costs) and what to do with that brine you get from desalination being major questions.
But there are people figuring it out.
Author Alpha UnitPosted on October 6, 2011 Categories Alpha Unit, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Guest Posts, Mother Nature, Pacific, Polynesia, Regional, Science, WeatherLeave a comment on "No Rainwater in Tokelau," by Alpha Unit
Hilary Clinton, Tea Partier
This is what Hilary Clinton said recently. Discussing global warming, she said that global warming will be a great thing because the arctic ice will melt enough so that ships will be able to cruise through the Arctic very easily without having to worry about ice. I guess the Nome to Oslo route will be nice and quick.
Hilary Clinton was a good liberal President’s wife under Bill Clinton in the 1990’s. If you read her work, she’s always been a good liberal. But something happens to US liberals once they get into office. They morph into rightwingers.
It’s interesting to ponder why this might be so.
The truth is that the US government is owned completely by the US rich, the corporations, the bankers and Wall Street. With Citizens United, this is more true than ever. Even Democrats have to take the cash from the corporations and the rich if they want to get into office. Note the recent $45,000 a plate dinner for “liberal” Barack Obama. These are the people who put Obama into office. These are the people who own him. He’s beholden to them, not to us. When he gets into office, they give him his marching orders.
Once a President of either party gets into office, they realize that they are controlled by the rich and the corporations who really run the country. Republicans realize this anyway, and they only work for the moneyed classes and corporations anyway, so they don’t care. But no matter how liberal a Democrat is, this is the reality that hits them in the face the day they walk into office. Reading Barack Obama’s published work before 2008, he seems to be the typical liberal university professor type. But once he got into office, that all changed, and he’s spent most of his time trying to out-Reagan Ronald Reagan.
The truth is that the same thing probably happened to both Hilary and Obama. Once you get in office, you realize who really calls the shots in the US – the rich and the corporations. They run the country, the run both parties, the entire US media – TV, newsmagazine, newspapers, the Pentagon, the US military – in short, they run this entire country as their personal feudal fiefdom. You can’t go against them. On domestic policy, you must obey your rich and corporate feudal masters. On foreign policy, the agenda is US imperialism. You must obey the dictates of your lords and masters or you will be destroyed and run out of office.
This is probably as good an explanation as any of why there is no US Left, why there is no opposition press in the US, why we have two rightwing parties – the radical rightwing Republicans and the moderate rightwing Democrats, and why the future of America is the same as the future of all countries controlled by the Right – hopeless and progressive Third Worldization.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on September 16, 2011 Categories Conservatism, Democrats, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Government, Imperialism, Left, Liberalism, Obama, Political Science, Politics, Republicans, US PoliticsLeave a comment on Hilary Clinton, Tea Partier
The Republican Party has been anti-science for a long time now, since Reagan in 1980 at least. Part of the problem is due to capitalism. Capitalists simply reject science when it gets in the way their profits. That’s why the state always has to run science research. Science is too important to let smarmy capitalist liars get their mitts all over it. Science run by capitalists, when it was done at all, would come up with exactly those findings that the capitalists running the science would want to come up with.
Note I said when it was done at all. Much basic science simply would not be run by the private sector. The private sector would only fund science that they thought they could make a buck off of, or else they would fund fraudulent science designed to protect their profits from regulators.
The Republican Party has been getting more anti-science since 1980. In fact, recent studies have shown that watching Fox News actually makes you stupid, in a dose response fashion. The more Fox News you watch, the stupider you get. That’s because Fox News lies to you about the truth all the time. There are many truths that Fox News will not admit because they are ideologically bad for the Right. And there are many lies that it continues to peddle because those lies are good for the Right.
Fortunately, the Left in the US, or what’s left of it, doesn’t have the same problem.
New information has just come out that proves that a majority of Republican voters, at least in Iowa, may well be retarded. Of Iowa Republicans:
79% do not believe in global warming.
65% do not believe in evolution.
Rick Perry has chimed in. He doesn’t believe in evolution either, but he believes in fucking beautiful young men, in quantities even. Rick Perry doesn’t believe in global warming either, but he believes in fucking scores of hot young hookers, stripper and call girls, often while doing lines of cocaine.
Perry has a particularly bizarre theory about global warming. He says that there is a gigantic conspiracy on the part of tens of thousands of climate scientists all over the world to cook the books and make up this fake scientific theory. Why are they all lying like this? For the money, he says. To keep the dollars rolling into their projects. Amazing, and not one scientist has blown the whistle about this.
Never mind that 97.5% of climate scientists believe in anthropogenic global warming. Never mind that even mainstream scientific groups are sounding ever shriller warnings lately about this looming crisis. Never mind that in the past few years the debate in climate circles has not been on whether global warming exists, but on whether or not we are underestimating it. The worried consensus is that we may well be.
Mitt Romney has chimed in idiotically, saying that he is not sure if the planet is warming or if humans are to blame. Way to have it both ways, Mittens.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on August 29, 2011 Categories Capitalism, Capitalists, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Politics, Republicans, Science, Scum, US PoliticsLeave a comment on The Stupid Party
India: Hell on Earth
Here is an excellent piece about India that I got from an internet site. The author is unknown, but he may be a Dalit or low caste Indian. It sums up why India is such a Hellhole – Indians created it that way.
We have a commenter on here called Dota, an Indian Muslim, who hates India way more than I do. He fled to Canada. He recently said that India is Hell and it’s people are the scum of humanity. That’s a hard-hitting thing to say, but is it true? He lived there for many years and I did not.
It does appear that Indian society and culture itself is at the core of India’s problems, and I can’t help but think that the religion of Hinduism is a big part of the country’s problems. As Dota says, of all religions, Hinduism cares about people the least. A shocking statement, but is it true?
In another comment, I talked about the hundreds of millions starving, diseased, shitting outdoors and living in the streets or fetid slums of India. According to Dota, Indian elites feel that the Indian poor living and dying in Hell deserve everything they get, up to and including death. That’s why there’s so little effort to fix up the mess – the poor deserve their fate. They even deserve to die. A shocking statement again, but what if it is true?
And once again, this belief seems to circle back around to Hinduism once again. The Hindu religion seems to be at the very heart and core of India’s Hell on Earth.
Why Do 1 Million Indians Flee India Every Year?
Any crackdowns on illegal immigrants abroad or restricting quotas to Indians are a major concern to India’s politicians. The latest statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security shows that the number of Indian illegal migrants jumped 125% since 2000! Ever wonder why Indians migrate to another countries but no one comes to India?
Here are some Indian facts:
Poverty Graph
According to the WFP, India accounts around 50% of the world’s hungry (more than in all of Africa) and its fiscal deficit is one of the highest in the world. India’s Global Hunger Index (GHI) score is 23.7, a rank of 66 out of 88 countries. India’s rating is slightly above Bangladesh but below all other South Asian nations, and India is listed under the “alarming” category. [IFPRI Country Report on India].
Around six out of 10 Indians live in the countryside, where abject poverty is widespread. 34.7% of the Indian population has an income below $1 a day, and 79.9% lives on less than $2 a day. According to the India’s Planning Commission report, 26.1% of the population lives below the poverty line. The World Bank’s poverty line is $1 a day, but the Indian poverty line is Rs 360 a month, or 30 cents a day.
The Current Account Balance of India
“A major area of vulnerability for us is the high consolidated public-debt to GDP ratio of over 70 percent…(and) consolidated fiscal deficit,” says the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Mr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the current account balance of India is -$37,510,000,000 (minus) while China is the wealthiest country in the world with $426,100,000,000 (plus). India listed as 182 and China as 1 [CIA: The World Factbook].
Human Development vs GDP growth
The Human Development Report for 2009 released by the UNDP ranked India 134 out of 182 countries, based on measures of life expectancy, education and income. India has an emigration rate of 0.8%. The major continent of destination for migrants from India is Asia with 72.0% of emigrants living there. The report found that India’s GDP per capita (purchasing power parity) is $2,753, far below Malaysia’s $13,518. China listed as 92 with PPP of $5,383.
According to the Indian census of 2001, the total population was 1.028 billion. Hindus numbered 827 million or 80.5%. About 25 per cent (24 million) of those Hindus belong to Scheduled Castes and Tribes. About 40 per cent (400 million) are “Other Backward Castes”. The 15 per cent Hindu upper castes inherited the majority of India’s civil service, economy and active politics from their British colonial masters.
Thus the caste system virtually leaves lower caste Hindus as an oppressed majority in India’s power structure. Going by figures quoted by the Backward Classes Commission, Brahmins alone account for 37.17 per cent of the bureaucracy [Who is Really Ruling India?].
The 2004 World Development Report mentions that more than 25% of India’s primary school teachers and 43% of its primary health care workers are absent on any given day!
Living Conditions of Indians
89 percent of rural households do not own telephones; 52 percent do not have any domestic power connection. There are daily power cuts even in the nation’s capital. The average brownout in India is three hours per day during non-monsoon months and 17 hours daily during the monsoon. The average village is 2 kilometers away from an all-weather road, and 20 percent of rural habitations have partial or no access to a safe drinking water supply. [Tarun Khanna, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization].
According to National Family Health Survey data (2005-06), only 45 per cent of households in the country had access to improved sanitation.
India has over 35 per cent of the world’s total illiterate population [UNESCO Education for All Report 2008]. Only 66 per cent of people are literate in India (76 per cent men and 54 per cent women).
About 40 million primary school-age children in India are not in school. More than 92% children do not go beyond secondary school. According to reports, 35 per cent schools don’t have infrastructure such as blackboards and furniture. And close to 90 per cent have no functional toilets. Half of India’s schools still have leaking roofs or no water supply.
While Japan has 4,000 universities for its 127 million people, and the US has 3,650 universities for its 301 million, India has only 348 universities for its 1.2 billion people. In the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities by Institute of Higher Education published by, Shanghai Jiao Tong, only two Indian Universities are included.
Even those two IIT’s in India found only a lower slot (203-304) in the 2007 report. Although Indian universities churn out three million graduates a year, only 15% of them are suitable employees for blue-chip companies. Only 1 million among them are IT professionals.
India today allocates lower than one per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to health. According to United Nations calculations, India’s spending on public health as a share of GDP is the 18th lowest in the world. 150 million Indians are blind. 2.13 per cent of the total population (21.9 million) live with disabilities in India. Yet, only 34 per cent of the disabled are employed [Census 2001]. India has the single highest share of neonatal deaths in the world, 2.1 million.
107,000 leprosy patients live in India. 15.3% of the population do not live past age forty. Serpent attacks kill as many as 50,000 Indians while the cobra occupies a hallowed place in the Hindu religion. Heart disease, strokes and diabetes cost India an estimated $9 billion in lost productivity in 2005. The losses could grow to a staggering $200 billion over the next 10 years if corrective action is not taken quickly, says a study by the New Delhi-based Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations.
There are only 585 rural hospitals compared to 985 urban hospitals in the country. Out of the 6,39,729 doctors registered in India, only 67,576 are in the public sector and the rest are either in the private sector or abroad. According to a survey by NSSO (National Sample Survey Organization), 40 per cent of the people hospitalized have either had to borrow money or sell assets to cover their medical expenses. Over 85 per cent of the Indian population does not have any form of health coverage.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in India. India accounts for one-fifth of the global TB incident cases. Each year about 1.8 million people in India develop TB, of which 0.8 million are infectious cases. It is estimated that annually around 330,000 Indians die from TB every year [WHO India].
Economy under Siege by Elite Hindus
In India, the wealth of 36 families amounts to $191 billion, which is one fourth of India’s GDP. In other words, 35 elite Hindu families own one quarter of India’s GDP by leaving 85% of ordinary Hindus poor!
The dominant group of Hindu nationalists come from the three upper castes (Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas) that constitute only 10 per cent of the total Indian population. But, they claim perhaps 80% of the jobs in the new economy in sectors such as software, biotechnology, and hotel management.
India is also one of the most under-banked major markets in the world with only 6 bank branches per 1,000 sq kms, according to the World Bank, and less than 31% of the population has access to a bank account. According to India’s national agency (NABARD), around 60 per cent of people do not having access to financial institutions in India. The figure is less than 15 per cent in developed countries.
According to TI, 25% of Indians have paid bribes to obtain a service. 68% believe that governmental efforts to stop corruption are ineffective. More than 90% consider the police and the political parties as the most corrupt institutions. 90% of Indians believe that corruption will increase within the next 3 years.
“Corruption is a large tax on Indian growth; it delays execution, raises costs and destroys the moral fiber,” says Prof. Rama Murthi. Transparency International estimates that Indian truckers pay something in the neighborhood of $5 billion annually in bribes to keep freight flowing. According to Rahul Gandhi, only 5 per cent of development funds reach their intended recipients due to hierarchical corruption in the country [Financial Times].
Discrimination Against Dalits
Crime against Dalits occur every 20 minutes in India. Every day 3 Dalit women are raped, 2 Dalits are murdered and 2 Dalit houses are burnt down! These figures represent only a fraction of the actual number of incidents since many Dalits do not register cases for fear of retaliation by the police and upper caste Hindu individuals. Official figures show that there are still 343,000 million manual scavengers in India from the Dalit community. More than 165 million Dalits in India are simply abused by their Hindu upper castes due to their birth [HRW Report 2007].
When it comes to human rights issues in India, it has not ratified the UN Convention against Torture, and its citizens do not have the opportunity to find recourse in remedies that are available under international law. The victims are trapped in the local Hindu caste system, which in every aspect militates against their rights.
India has a very poor record of protecting the privacy of its citizens, according to the latest report from Privacy International (PI). India scored 1.9 points, which makes it an ‘extensive surveillance society’. A score between 4.1 and 5.0 (the highest score) would mean a country “consistently upholds human rights standards.” PI is a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations.
Fake encounter killings are rampant in India. These extrajudicial killings are inspired by the theological texts of the Brahmins such as Artha Shastra and Manusmriti which teach espionage and torture methods. Every such killing of an innocent person, branded a terrorist, has encouraged the killer cops to target socially excluded communities like dalits, tribals and minorities.
India’s intelligence agencies like IB, RAW, etc. seem to be thoroughly infiltrated by foreign secret services which support powerful weapon producing nations. Formed in 1947, IB is engaged in wiretapping, spying on political opponents and sometimes indicting people on false criminal charges. The IB also has files on numerous authors, bloggers and media persons.
According to the National Human Rights Commission, as of 30th June 2004, there were 3,32,112 prisoners in Indian jails out of which 2,39,146 were awaiting trial. That’s more than 70% who had not yet seen a judge. India’s jails hold a disproportionate number of the country’s minority Muslims, a sign of discrimination and alienation from the Hindu majority.
The bar association in India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh, has refused to represent 13 Muslim suspects accused of bombing courthouses in 2005. A large percentage of Indian police officers, attorneys and judges appear regularly at events organized by notorious Hindu militant groups.
India is a parliamentary democracy, but nevertheless, it is not exactly a fully free society. The human rights group Freedom House ranks India as a 2 (on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 the highest) for political rights and 3 for civil liberties. Elections are generally free, but, notes Freedom House, “Government effectiveness and accountability are also undermined by pervasive criminality in politics, decrepit state institutions, and widespread corruption.”
The State Department observes: “There were numerous reports that the government and its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals and insurgents, or staged encounter deaths.”
About 20%, or 200 million Indians, are religious minorities. Muslims constitute 138 million or 13.4%, Christians, 24 million or 2.3%, Sikhs, 19 million or 2%, Buddhists, 8 million or 0.8% and Jains, 4 million or 0.4%. “Others” numbered 6.6 million or 0.6%. According to Mr. Tahir Mahmood, an Indian Muslim journalist, “The 2.3% Christians in the Indian population cater to 20% of all primary education in India, 10% of all the literacy and community health care, 25% of all existing care of destitute and orphans, 30% of all the handicapped, lepers and AIDS patients, etc.”
Discrimination Against Minority Muslims
Recently, Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee report admitted that 138 million Muslims across India are severely underrepresented in government employment, including Public Sector Units. Ironically, West Bengal, a communist ruled state, reported 0 (zero) percent Muslims in higher positions in its PSU’s! The share of Muslims in government jobs and in the lower judiciary in any state simply does not come anywhere close to their population share.
The only place where Muslims can claim a share in proportion to their population is in prison! Muslim convicts in India is 19.1%, while the number of under trials is 22.5%, which exceed their population ratio. A note sent on January 9 by the army to the Defence Ministry in 2004 said that there were only 29,093 Muslims among a total of 1.1 million military personnel — a ratio of 2.6%, which compares poorly with the Muslims’ 13.8% share in the Indian population. Officially, the Indian Army doesn’t allow head counts based on religion.
A Muslim child attends school for three years and four months, compared to the national average of four years. Less than two percent of the students at the elite Indian Institutes of Technology come from the Muslim community. According to National Knowledge Commission member Jayathi Ghosh, “There is a need to re-orient official strategies for ensuring better access of Muslim children to schooling outside the madrassas which cater to only four per cent of children from the community.”
Discrimination in Media
Hindu upper caste men, who constitute just eight per cent of the total population of India, hold over 70% of the key posts in newsrooms in the country. Including the so-called twice-born Hindu castes, the number rises to 85% of key posts despite constituting just 16% of the total population, while the intermediary castes represent a meager 3%.
The Hindu Other Backward Class groups, who are 34% of the total population, have a share of just 4% in Indian newsrooms. Muslims, who constitute about 13% of the population, control just 4% of top media posts while Christians and Sikhs have a slightly better representation. But the worst scenario emerges in the case of Scheduled Castes (SC’s) and Scheduled Tribes /Aborgines (ST’s), whose representation is nearly nil. [CSDS Study, 2006, The Hindu, June 05, 2006]
Discrimination in the Judiciary
India’s subordinate courts have a backlog of over 22 million cases while the 21 high courts and the Supreme Court have 3.5 million and 32,000 pending cases (2006). In subordinate courts, over 15 million cases are filed and an equal number disposed of annually by about 14,000 judges! Every year a million or more cases are added to the arrears. At the current speed, the lower courts will need 124 years to clear the backlog. There were only 13 judges for every million people.
Recently a parliamentary committee blamed the judiciary for keeping out competent persons of downtrodden communities “through a shrewd process of manipulation.” Between 1950 to 2000, 47% of chief justices and 40% of judges were of Brahmin origin!
Dalits and Indian aborigines make up less than 20 out of 610 judges working in Supreme Court and state high courts. “This nexus and manipulative judicial appointments have to be broken”, the report urged. [Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Constitutional Review, Sudarshan Nachiappan]. Among 12 states with high Muslim populations, Muslim representation in the judicial sector was limited to 7.8% [Justice Sachar Report].
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, only 31 per cent of criminal trials are completed in less than a year. Some even take more than 10 years. According to its study, Crime in India 2002, nearly 220,000 cases took more than 3 years to reach court, and about 25,600 exhausted 10 years before they were completed. The term of the Liberhan Commission, formed 14 years ago to probe the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya and originally given a mandate of three months, has been extended again!
Discrimination Against Children
According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, India has the highest number of street children in the world. There are no exact numbers, but conservative estimates suggest that about 18 million children live and labor in the streets of India’s urban centers. Mumbai, Delhi and Calcutta each have an estimated street children population of over 100,000. The total number of child laborers in India is estimated to be 60 million.
The level of child malnutrition in India is among the highest in the world, higher even than some countries in sub-Saharan Africa, says the report Extent of Chronic Hunger and Malnutrition in India by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. While around 25 percent of children globally are underweight, in India the number is 43 percent.
A quarter of all neonatal deaths in the world (2.1 million) occurred in India, says the UNICEF Report 2007 . More than one in five children who die within four weeks of birth is an Indian. Nearly fifty percent of Indian children who die before the age of five do not survive beyond the first 28 days.
According to the 2001 census, female literacy in India is 54.16% versus male literacy of 75.85%. Most working women remain outside the organized sector. A mere 2.3% are administrators and managers, and only 20.5% of professional and technical workers are women.
There are an estimated 40 million Hindu widows in India, the least fortunate of them shunned and stripped of the life they lived when they were married. It’s believed that 15,000 widows live on the streets of Vrindavan, a Hindu holy city of about 55,000 population in northern India.
Many widows – at least 40 per cent are said to be under 50 – are dumped by their relatives in religious towns and left to live off charity or beg on the streets. Their plight was highlighted in Deepa Mehta’s award-winning film Water, which had to be shot mainly outside India because of Hindu extremist opposition to its production.
Nearly 9 out of 10 pregnant women between ages 15 and 49 years suffer from malnutrition, about half of all children (47%) under five are underweight, and 21% of the populations are undernourished. India alone has more undernourished people (204 million) than all of Sub-Saharan Africa combined.
Nearly 20% of women dying in childbirth around the globe are Indians. Six out of every 10 births take place at home, and untrained people attend more than half of those births. 44% of Indian girls are married before age of 18. 16% of girls from age 15-19 are already mothers or expecting their first child, and pregnancy is the leading cause of mortality in this age group.
On average, one Indian woman commits suicide every four hours over a dowry dispute. In an Indian marriage, the woman should bring jewelery, cash and even consumer durables as part of dowry to the in-laws. If they fail bring enough valuables, the victims are burnt to death – doused in kerosene and set on fire. The in-laws routinely claim that the death happened simply due to an accident.
Rape is the fastest growing crime in India. Every hour Indian women suffer two rapes, two kidnappings, four molestations and seven incidents of cruelty from husbands and relatives [National Crime Records Bureau Report 2006].
Fetus Killing
The female to male birth ratio was feared to reach 20:80 by the year 2020 as female fetus killing is rampant. Ten million girls have been killed by their parents in India in the past 20 years, either just before they were born or immediately after, the Indian Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury related to Reuters.
According to the 2001 census, the national sex ratio was 933 girls to 1,000 boys, while in the worst-affected northern state of Punjab, it was 798 girls to 1,000 boys. The availability of ultrasound sex determination tests leads to mass abortions in India.
Around 11 million abortions are carried out in India every year, and nearly 80,000 women die during the process, says a report from the Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI).
Out of the 593 districts in India, 378 or 62.5% are affected by human trafficking. In 2006, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) sponsored a study conducted by Shakti Vahini, which found that domestic violence, illiteracy, unemployment, poverty, unsafe migration and child marriage are the major reasons for the increasing rate of illegal human trafficking.
95% of the women in Madhya Pradesh involved in commercial sex are there due to family traditions. So are 51.79% in Bihar. While 43% of the total women trafficked are minors, 44 percent of the women involved in the flesh trade are there due to poverty.
Of the total women who are into sex work in the country, 60% are from the lower and backward classes, which indicates the pathetic living conditions of these communities. In Madhya Pradesh, a political bastion of Hindu right wing parties, 96.7% of women sex workers are from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
India has 4 million prostitutes nationwide, and 60% of the prostitutes are from the Scheduled Castes and Tribes or other backward castes. UNAIDS says over 38% of those living with HIV in India are women.
High Crime Rate and Communal Riots
India reported 32,481 murders, 19,348 rapes, 7,618 dowry deaths and 36,617 molestation cases in 2006. NCRB found that Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of crimes (1,94,711), followed by Maharashtra (1,91,788), Andhra Pradesh (1,73,909), Tamil Nadu (1,48,972) and Rajasthan (1,41,992) during 2006. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 1,822,602 riots in 2005 alone [Incidence Of Cognizable Crimes (IPC) Under Different Crime Heads, Page 2, NCRB website].
On average there are more than 2,000 cases of kidnappings per year in India. Under India’s notorious caste system, upper caste Hindus inherited key positions and control all the governmental branches. Violence against victims largely goes unpunished due to the support of upper caste crooks.
Economic Crimes
Economic crime continues to be pervasive threat for Indian companies, with 35% of them having experienced fraud in the past two years according to the PWC Global Economic Crime Survey 2007. Many incidents of fraud go unreported. According to Price Waterhouse Coopers’ India findings:
* Corruption and bribery continue to be the most common type of fraud, reported by 20% of the respondents
* The average direct financial loss to companies was INR 60 Million (US $1.5 million) during the two year period. In addition, the average cost to deal with economic crime in India is INR 40 Million (US $1 Million), which is close to double that of the global and Asia Pacific average
* In 36% of cases, companies took no action against the perpetrators of fraud;
* In 50% of cases, fraud was detected by chance. [PWC Report 2007]
Armed Conflicts in India
Almost every state has separatist movements, many of them armed. A large number of Muslims were killed in the past few years across the country and the numbers are on a steady rise. On top of that, India has become a pariah for its neighbors. None of its neighbors appreciate their closeness to India, and they all blame it for meddling in their affairs.
63 per cent of India’s new budget will go to the military, police, administration and debt service (2008-09). The military might of centric Hindu elites in Delhi led to isolated feelings for the people of Jammu & Kashmir and the northeastern states. It is difficult for any community to feel part of a larger country when the armed forces of the country are deployed to silence them.
According to an Indian official report, 165 of India’s 602 districts — mostly in states like Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh — are “badly affected” by tribal and dalit violence, which the government termed “Maoist terror”. India’s military spending was recorded at US $21.7 billion in 2006, and it planned to spend $26.5 billion during 2008/09 financial year. 85 percent of the Army’s budget is spent on the enormous manpower of 1,316,000, which is the fourth largest in the world.
India experienced a rapid increase in demand for security in the period following the Mumbai attacks. Thanks to terrorism imports by world’s weapon industry! India is now one of the world’s most terror-prone countries, with a death toll second only to Iraq, says a report from the National Counterterrorism Center in Washington.
India’s crime rates, already some of the highest in the world, are also rising, as is the incidence of corporate espionage. Approximately 5.5 million private security guards are employed by about 15,000 security companies in India. As an industry, it is now the country’s largest corporate taxpayer [CAPSI report].
In 2005, Business Week reported that India became Israel’s largest importer of weapons, accounting for about half of the $3.6 billion worth of weapons exported by the Jewish state.
“Do remember that 34 years ago, NSG was created by Americans. Hence it has been their onus to convince the group to grant the waiver to India to carry out the multi-billion dollar business as India is a large market,” said former Atomic Energy Commission chairman, Mr P K Iyengar.
The Booming Industry of Terrorism Experts and Security Research Institutes in India
With the emergence of Hindutva fascist forces and their alliance with neocons and Zionists, India witnessed a sharp increase in the number of research institutes, media houses and lobbying groups. According to a study by the Think Tanks & Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, India has 422 think tanks, second only to the US, which has over 2,000 such institutions.
Out of 422 recognized Indian think tanks, around 63 are engaged in security research and foreign policy matters, which are heavily funded by global weapons industry. India’s retired spies, police officers, military personnel, diplomats and journalists are hired by these national security and foreign policy research institutes which get enormous funds from global weapon industry.
These dreaded institutions in fact have a hidden agenda. Behind the veil, they work as the public relations arm of weapon industry. They create fake terror stories with the help of their media and intelligence wings and manipulate explosions through criminals in the areas of tribals, dalits or minorities in order to get public acceptance for weapon contracts.
By creating conflicts in this poor country, Brahmin spin masters get huge commissions from the sale of weapons to government forces. To these corrupt bureaucrats, India’s ‘national interest‘ simply means ‘their self interest’. Their lobbying power bring more wealth to their families as lucrative jobs, citizenship in rich countries and educational opportunities abroad.
India is one of the world’s largest weapons importers. Between 2000 and 2007, India ranked the world’s second largest arms importer, accounting for 7.5% of all major weapons transfers. It was fourth in military spending in terms of purchasing power in 2007, followed by US, China and Russia.
Over 1,130 companies in 98 countries manufacture arms, ammunition and components. 90% of Conventional arms exports in the world are from the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council, namely USA, UK, Russia, China & France. The regions of Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East hold 51 per cent of the world’s heavy weapons.
The Defense Offset Facilitation Agency estimated the expenditure on the sector of $100 billion for next five years. At least 38 court cases relating to arms agreements are still pending against bureaucrats and military officers. Hindu fascist forces currently enjoy the upper hand in the media, the civil service, the judiciary, defense and the educational sectors of Indian society.
Sooner or later, the 25,000 strong democratic institutions in India will collapse, and the country will be transformed into a limited democracy under the rule of a security regime like Turkey or Israel. The Hindutvas’ security centric nationalism was never capable of bringing peace and protection to ordinary citizens.
According to Global Peace Index, India currently ranked on bottom, (122 with 2.422 score). Interestingly, our favorite arms supplier, Israel is among the worst performer when it comes to peace ranking (141). It reminds a simple fact that peace cannot be attained by a sophisticated security apparatus.
Furthermore, India topped Asian Risk Prospects 2009 with the highest political and social risk, scoring 6.87, mainly because of internal and external instability (PERC).
Suicides of Farmers and the Collapse of the Agricultural Sector
In the last two years, more than 218,000 people across India committed suicide, mainly due to poverty, family feuds, strained relationships with loved ones, dowry harassment and health problems. In research by the Indian National Crime Records Bureau, there were 118,112 and over 100,000 suicides in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Most of those who committed suicide were farmers, and the victims took their lives either by hanging or consuming poison. Aside from farmers, women also have a high suicide rate. Since 1998, about 25,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide because they could not repay their debts. These debts, however, have largely accumulated because these farmers were severely overcharged by moneylenders, who demand up to 32% interest.
76 per cent of the nation’s land is owned by to 23 per cent of population. More than 15 million rural households in India are landless. Another 45 million rural families own only small plots of land, less than .1 acre each, which is hardly enough to make them self- sufficient, let alone generate a profit. 340 million people in India are largely dependent on agricultural wage labor and make $1 or less a day [Rural Development Institute (RDI), Washington].
70 per cent of the Indian population still depends directly on agriculture, but growth in this sector declined from a lackluster 3.8 per cent to an even more anemic 2.6 per cent last year.
Recently, a national report on the employment situation in India warned that nearly 30 percent of the country’s 716 million-strong workforce will be without jobs by 2020. The government of India doesn’t have the resources or political will to find jobs for such a large population.
Retail trade employs 8 percent of India’s population, the largest employer after agriculture. There are more than 12 million small retailers in India, 96 percent of whom are small mom-and-pop stores, each occupying less than 500 square feet, creating the highest retail outlet density per capita in the world. [Tarun Khanna, Yale, op cit.].
Call centers and other outsourced businesses — such as software coding, medical transcription and back-office tasks — employ more than 1.6 million people in India, mostly in their 20s and 30s. Heart disease is projected to account for 35% of deaths among India’s working-age population between 2000 and 2030, according to a World Health Organization study. The figure is about 12% for the United States, 22% for China and 25% for Russia.
Internal Migration and Influx to the Cities
Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, is projected to grow into a city of about 21.9 million by the year 2015 and is currently plagued by vast poverty due to mass influx from villages. “There are 5 million living on the street every night, covered only in newspaper, ” says Dr. Werner Fornos, president of the Global Population Education think tank and the former head of the Population Institute in Washington, D.C.
India is spending more than $400 million (£200m) to polish Delhi’s image as a first-rate capital, a difficult task for a city that seems to exist between the first and third worlds. A third of the capital’s 14 million-plus people live in teeming slums. According to crime statistics, in 2006, Delhi continued to be the undisputed ‘crime capital’ of the country, a position it held for the previous 5 years in a row. 35 mega cities in India collectively reported a total of 3,26,363 crimes in 2006, an increase of 3.7% over 2005.
Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore together accounted for more than one third of all crimes reported in Indian cities having a population of over a million people for the second year in a row.
India, a Closed Country
India’s share in world tourism map, has hovered between .38% to .39% for a number of years. Irrespective of its huge area and beauty, foreign exchange earned from tourism is merely $2.61 billion (2006). India, scored only 4.14 out of 7 in the WEF’s recently released Travel and Tourism Competitive Index (TTCI 2007). Among 124 countries listed, Switzerland ranked highest while India was 65th, which is far below even Malaysia (ranked 31). India was also listed at the bottom of ‘developing and threshold countries’, which put Tunisia at 34th place.
Indian immigration policies do not welcome tourists. On VISA requirements and T&T index, India ranked 106 while Malaysia ranked 15. VOA facilities are not available to anyone. The easiest entry to India is typically limited to countries with considerable Hindu populations like Mauritius or Nepal. The Hindu elite leaders of the country are always more concerned about India’s physical boundaries and its holy cows rather than the life of its poor, 85% of the population. To them, the national interest means their own economical or political interests.
Indian Embassies are rated as the worst on Earth. They are notorious for ‘red tape‘ and ‘ corruption friendly service,‘ a complaint repeatedly quoted even by Non Resident Indians themselves. 90% of Indian businessmen believe that India has yet to emerge as a “hospitable country” [ASSOCHAM].
Global Warming Effects on India
Water tables are dropping where farmers are lucky enough to have wells, and rainfall has become increasingly unpredictable. Economic losses due to global warming in India are projected at between 9-25%. GDP loss may be to the tune of .67% per year. Wheat losses will be serious. The rabi crop will be hit even worse, which will threaten food security. Drought and flood intensity will increase. A 100-cm sea level rise can lead to a loss of $1.259 billion to India equivalent to 0.36% of GNP.
Frequencies and intensities of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal will increase. Malaria will be worsened to the point where it is endemic in many more sates. There will be a 20% rise in summer monsoon rainfall. Extreme temperatures and precipitations are expected to increase [Sir Nicholas Stern Report].
India got the most foreign aid for natural disaster relief in two decades, obtaining 43 such loans totaling $8.257 billion from World Bank alone, beating even Bangladesh and now has the 2nd highest loan in the world.
Despite the much touted economic boom, only .8 percent of Indians own a car; most are on foot, motorbikes, or carts. And of all the vehicles sold in India from April to November of last year, 77 percent were two-wheelers – motorcycles, mopeds, or scooters. India has less than 1% of the world’s vehicle population.
China has built over 34,000 km of expressways, compared to less than 8,000 km in India.
According to Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), nearly 42o million man-hours are lost every month by the 7 million-odd working population of Delhi and NCR who take the public transport to travel to work because of traffic congestion during the peak morning and evening hours.
India accounts for about 10 percent of road accident fatalities worldwide, and the totals are the highest in the world. Indian roads are poorly constructed, and traffic signals, sidewalks and proper signage are almost nonexistent. Other reasons for the high rates are encroachments, lack of parking facilities, ill-equipped and untrained traffic police, corruption and poor traffic culture.
An estimated 1,275,000 persons are badly hurt on the road every year. The social cost of annual accidents in India has been estimated at $11,000. The Government of India’s Planning Commission has estimated there are 15 hospitalized injuries and 70 minor injuries for every road death.
According to NATPAC, the number of accidents per 1,000 vehicles in India is as high as 35, while the figure ranges from 4 to 10 in developed countries. An estimated 270 people die each day from road accidents, and specialists predict that will increase by roughly 5 percent a year. Accidents also cause an estimated loss of Rs 8000 million to the country’s economy. About 80 per cent of the fatalities and severe injuries occurred due to driving error.
According to World Bank forecasts, India’s road death rate will continue to rise until 2042 if no remedial action being taken. In contrast, the number of road accidents in China dropped by an annual average 10.8 per cent for four consecutive years from 2003, despite continuous growth in the number of privately owned cars.
Doing Business in India
It takes 50 days to register a property in India, as compared to less than 30 days in China and less than 10 days in the United States and Thailand. Average cost of a business start-up is over 60 percent of per capita income, much higher than any of the comparable countries.
India has the highest cost of electricity among major industrialized and emerging economies ($.8 per kwh for industry as against $.1 kwh in China), or in other words a quarter of the gross electricity output, the result being the highest transmission and distribution losses in the world .
Transport costs are very high in India. It accounts for 25% of total import costs as against only 10% in comparative countries [World Bank Report on India].
Foreign Remittance from Non Resident Indians
In 2006, India received the highest amount of remittances globally from national overseas workers, $27 billion. Around $20 billion of this came from the Gulf expatriate workforce. Together, GCC countries are the largest trading partner of India, and home to 5 million members of India’s overseas workforce. The Indian government expects overseas Indians to pump in about US $500 billion into the FOREX reserves of the country in the next 10 years, making them the single largest source of foreign receipts.
Nearly three million people in Africa are of Indian ancestry. The top three countries with the largest population of Indians are South Africa, Mauritius and the Reunion Islands. Indians also have a sizable presence in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in the east of Africa and Nigeria in the west.
Foreigners Living in India
Historically, about 72% of the current Indian population originated from the Aryan race. Prominent historians and Dravidians consider Aryans to be foreign invaders to India. The Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) was postulated by eminent Oxford scholar Max Muller in 1882 and later advanced by several western and Indian historians.
Under the current scenario, potential migrants or ‘invaders’ to India include a few ‘hired or weird’ Pakistani bombers, villagers from around India’s border with Bangladesh, Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka and prostitutes from Nepal.
The 92 year old Indian painter Maqbool Fida Hussain lives in Dubai after receiving death threats from Hindu militants.
According to Hindu extremists, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin has passed all the tests for Indian citizenship. On the other hand, Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, the Christian widow of Rajiv Gandhi, is still considered to be a foreigner by Hindu elites, while Pakistan-born Hindu Lal Krishna Advani is ‘legally and morally fit’ to become India’s next Prime Minister.
Leave India!
Sixty years ago Indians asked the British to get out of India. Now they are doing it themselves. To live with dignity and enjoy relative freedom, one has to leave India! With this massive exodus, what will be left behind will be a violently charged and polarized society.
The Hindutvadis’ Fake National Pride in India
A 2006 opinion poll by Outlook-AC Nielsen indicated that 46% of India’s urban class wants to move to the US. Interestingly, in the Hindutva heartland of Gujarat, 54% of people want to move to US.
Even Parliament members of the Hindutva party are involved in human trafficking from India. Recently police arrested Babubhai Katara, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, who was part of such a racket. He received $20,000 per person to move his victims to the US.
When Indians are fleeing all over the world to just to find a job, how can these Hindutva idiots claim any “National Pride of India”?
India is the World Bank’s largest borrower. In June 2007, it provided $3.7bn in new loans to India. Due to the fake ‘India Shining’ propaganda launched by Hindutva idiots, foreign donors are reluctant to help the poor people in this country. According to figures provided by Britain’s aid agency, the total aid to India, from all sources, is only $1.50 a head, compared with an average of $17 per head for low-income countries [Financial Times].
Gridlocked in corruption, greed, inhumanity and absolute inequality – of class, caste, wealth, religion – this is the real India. Hindutva idiots, your false pride and antics embarrass us.
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Romney Leading Obama in the Polls
This is extremely bad news, and it shows just how fanatically rightwing the reactionary American people are.
You wonder just how stupid Americans are. Romney is leading Obama, 49-46, in the latest ABC poll.
Romney is no moderate. This is what the joke is. Romney is seen as some kind of a moderate Republican. If this is what a moderate Republican is, we are in for some very deep trouble.
For instance, Romney has come out in full support of the Ryan Plan. The Ryan Plan would wipe Medicare off the face of the Earth, forcing the elderly to purchase their own medical insurance. It would also gut Medicaid by approximately 50% and would block grant it to the states. Some states have decided to try to end Medicaid entirely in recent days – for instance, Idaho. Surely Romney would allow rightwing governors to end the program entirely.
The rest of the Ryan Plan involves such deep cuts to the discretionary spending that it would end or seriously curtail most government programs outside of defense. The EPA, Food Stamps, the Department of Education and the Department of Energy would be wiped off the Earth.
Mitt Romney supports wiping out Medicare, Food Stamps, the EPA, the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He would cut Medicaid in half. He would seriously curtail much of the rest of government.
Mitt Romney also supports the repeal of Obamacare, even though his own Romneycare plan as governor of Massachusetts was the same thing as Obamacare. He now says he doesn’t even support his own plan.
Mitt Romney supports jailing doctors give women abortions. Wow! Kook alert!
Mitt Romney actually believes in anthropogenic global warming, which must make him the only Republican who does so. He also says we need to cut our emissions. Good for him.
But it’s all nothing but lies because he supports the work of a discredited scholar who says that the best way to deal with global warming is to do absolutely nothing to try to stop it and just let it take its course. He says that the implications of it will be very mild and in many cases will even be positive. He says that we can muddle through global warming just fine with few to no problems. Further, he says he should not lower emissions one bit because AGW is no big deal. This is the real Mitt Romney: Complain about AGW, but do nothing whatsoever.
Mitt Romney made his money as a corporate shark, raiding and destroying perfectly good companies. He engaged in leveraged buyouts in which would buy good companies, fire all the workers, sell off everything that could be sold, and then turn a profit. He made many millions of dollars this way and he destroyed tens of thousands of jobs and maybe more. He also destroyed many fine US companies. Bizarrely, Romney claims that he created many jobs.
The truth is that Mitt Romney is an ultra-rightwing Republican fanatic loon. There’s nothing moderate about him. If you can find anything moderate about him, show me.
Romney is running against Obama’s handling of the economy. However, Romney’s own plan only involves massive cuts to government spending along with serious cuts to taxes on rich people and corporations. None of this is going to create one job. This is the same failed supply side economics that’s been ruining America for the last 30 years. It won’t even do much to touch the deficit, since the tax cuts should wipe out most of the savings.
The Republican Party has thwarted any stimulus spending that could hope to get this economy off the ground. Whether that’s due to calculation or ideology, the fact is that the Republican Party is deliberately running the economy into the ground in order to defeat Obama on the basis of a bad economy.
All sane people agree that the Ryan Plan would cause a new recession, if not a full depression. I’m not sure if Republicans realize this. The cuts that the Republicans are demanding are only going to sink the economy in the short term. The thinking is that the Republicans are willing to deliberately wreck the economy in order to defeat Barack Obama.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on June 8, 2011 Categories Conservatism, Democrats, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Government, Obama, Political Science, Politics, Republicans, US PoliticsLeave a comment on Romney Leading Obama in the Polls
Ian Welsh "The Kabuki Congress"
I used to think that the Left, represented by guys like this, was insane or at least utterly unrealistic. Now it looks like the liberal/Left are the only sane people left in America.
Want to preserve Social Security no further cuts? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Want to preserve Medicaid with no further cuts? Only the liberal/Left supports this?
Want to preserve Medicare from further cuts? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Believe that polluting industries should be regulated? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Support the endangered species act and believe their preservation should be prioritized? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Believe that the US should pressure Israel to settle with the Palestinians and that the US should stop supporting the KKK-Jews in Israel unconditionally? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Opposed to the thorough corruption of US politics by corporations and big money? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Support the working class and middle class of America at the expense of the rich and the corporations? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Believe in labor rights and a government that fights for labor against corporate and business power? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Believe that free trade globalization is a catastrophe for the US worker? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Believe that neoliberalism, supply side economics and small government philosophy has failed US society for 40 years now and continues to destroy the US state and society? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Want to completely pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan? Only the liberal/Left supports this.
Welsh points out that Barack Obama is a moderate Republican. He always has been. From day one. Once you finally figure that out, everything starts to make sense.
My enviornmental organizations have been telling me about Barack Obama’s catastrophic failure to protect endangered species. This never made sense to me. Obama’s a liberal, right? So why isn’t he supporting endangered species? I don’t get it. He’ll start any day now, I kept saying. WTF is with Obama, I kept asking.
No he won’t. Obama’s going to get worse and worse on endangered species until he ends up as bad as George Bush. Why? Obama’s neoliberal DNC Democrat who’s even more rightwing than Bill Clinton, and Clinton was horrific on endangered species.
Clintonite Third Way corporatist DNC Democrats think preserving endangered species is bad for the economy. When it comes down to business vs environment, they always side with business. Now it all makes sense. Of course Obama wants to kill off all the endangered species and probably all the rest of non-human life too. That’s the DNC position.
I also never understand why Obama supported Ken Salazar as Interior Secretary. Salazar is a rightwing ranching and logging destroy the environment Democrat from Colorado. Why did Obama appoint him as Interior Secretary? WTF is with Obama? I kept asking myself. Now it makes sense. Salazar is Obama. They are both committed to destroying our nation’s environment in the name of the business community.
Why won’t Obama ratify the Kyoto Accords? WTF is with Obama, I kept asking. But Obama is a rightwing DNC Democrat. He believes that curbing global warming is bad for the economy, so he is going to throw the whole economy of the world under the bus for the business pigs. Sure, it makes sense.
Why won’t Obama push card check, a major goal of unions? WTF is with Obama, I kept asking. Obama’s a liberal, right? He’s pro-union. But he isn’t. Obama hates unions, and he hates workers. He’s a zillionaire limousine liberal, a member of the tiny upper class of America. Obama’s always going to wage class warfare for his rich class against workers and the poor, every day of the week. It makes sense.
Why does Barack Obama run around the world negotiating shitty neoliberal NAFTA trade agreements that cost US workers 20 jobs for every job they give us? WTF is with Obama, I kept asking. He’s a liberal, right? He’s for the workers, right? But he isn’t. He’s for business, and he hates workers. He’s out to screw the workers on behalf of his ultra-wealthy class every chance he gets. Obama’s also bought into the neoliberal lies that NAFTA agreements are the way to get the economy going.
Why does Obama keep cutting taxes and then screaming about the deficit? WTF is with Obama, I kept asking. He’s a liberal, right? He knows that tax cuts and then deficit screaming is a plot to destroy government by deliberately starving it of funds to create a debt crisis, and then use the fake crisis to destroy government.
Turns out Obama knows that full well. He’s actually one of the plotters. Obama’s goal is to deliberately devastate the state through endless crazy tax cuts, then fake scream about the debt bomb that he deliberately caused, then use that the ax the safety cut that he despises so much. Why does Obama hate the safety net? Not sure. These rich Democrats like Obama don’t have to use those programs and they get taxed for them. They probably want to shred the safety net on those grounds alone.
If Obama wasn’t black, he’d be a “moderate” Republican. He is not a progressive, not a liberal and neither is Harry Reid. Pelosi would be liberal in a different world, but she will do what the President tells her to do, she’s a good soldier.
Exactly. Even the “liberals” in Congress act like moderate Republicans when Obama orders them to. They won’t disobey him if he told them all to jump off a cliff.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on December 15, 2010 Categories Democrats, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Government, Labor, Left, Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Obama, Political Science, Politics, Republicans, US PoliticsLeave a comment on Ian Welsh "The Kabuki Congress"
An Examination of the Frog Extinction Epidemic
Although many factors are involved in this epidemic, one of the worst is the Chytrid fungus epidemic. It is being spread by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes chytridiomycosis. This fungal disease is devastating frog populations all over the world, but particularly in Australia, and North, Central and South America.
The devastation in Central America has been particularly acute, with many species simply vanishing from the face of the Earth. Bd is just now spreading here in the US, with serious devastation of Sierra Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog populations in the Sierra Nevada. However, some populations are apparently surviving the epidemic with some some survivors intact and thereupon rebuilding their populations.
A paper in Nature (Pounds 2006) made the case that the chytrid epidemic was being driven by global warming. They suggested that Bd had always been there but had only become pathogenic in the face of global warming.
A new paper (Lips 2008) in the journal PLoS Biology challenged that theory with some interesting data. I did not read the Pounds paper, but the Lips paper was quite convincing.
Their argument is rather simple. If Bd had always been there, it would not show a spread rate typical of a spreading disease epidemic. Instead, it would tend to erupt in all places at once.
Lips’ team showed first of all that Bd had not always been in the environment, that is, it was not an endemic. It appears to have escaped from an Australian lab around 1970 and from there spread through Australia. From Australia, it made its way to the Americas.
We can see several places where it seems to have been introduced, and we can plot the years of introduction on a map. So Bd is acting like an invasive alien species.
Bd appears in Costa Rica in 1987 and then heads south to Panama. It seems to be following mountain ranges there too. The number of species lost in Costa Rica is very large.
Bd spread in South America following two introductions, one in 1977 and one in 1980. The 1980 Ecuadorian introduction heads both north and south along the Andes. The 1977 Venezuelan introduction heads south along the Andes. For some reason, Bd in South America is sticking to the Andes.
This is precisely how we would expect an epidemic following an introduction by an alien species to operate – a geographical spread from a point of introduction with a rate of spread in miles per year. Furthermore, the testing of many specimens in museums failed to find Bd in any of them prior to 1977. This suggests strongly that Bd is an invasive alien fungus that was not present in the environment before.
An alternative hypothesis was not tested but did occur to me: That even though Bd was an alien exotic invasive fungus spreading after accidental introduction, global warming had somehow made Bd much more lethal to frogs. I can’t figure out a way to test that hypothesis, and I guess none of the researchers are considering it. The Pounds team is sticking to their guns on this one, but I think that they are wrong.
It’s a good mind exercise to read academic science journal articles that test scientific hypotheses against competing hypotheses. It’s hard to read that stuff, but if you can get through it somehow, personally I find these brain puzzles to be a lot of fun. If you see learning as virtually a sensual activity as I do, this kind of stuff is almost as fun as a vacation, sports, sex or any other other purely sensual activity.
Learning and thinking is actually a blast, to me anyway. Try it sometime!
Lips, Karen R., Diffendorfer, Jay, Mendelson III, Joseph R., Sears, Michael W. 2008. Riding the Wave: Reconciling the Roles of Disease and Climate Change in Amphibian Declines. PLoS Biology 6:3.
Pounds JA, Bustamante MR, Coloma LA, Consuegra JA, Fogden MPL, et al. 2006. Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming. Nature 39: 161–167.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on November 28, 2010 Categories Americas, Animals, Australia, Central America, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Endangered Species, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Latin America, North America, Panama, Regional, Reposts From The Old Site, South America, USA, Venezuela, West, Wild, WildlifeLeave a comment on An Examination of the Frog Extinction Epidemic
Cow Farts Cause More Global Warming Than Humans?
The latest rightwing crap.
I was on a rightwing blog a couple of years ago and decided to ask how many believed in global warming. The vast majority did not. A few said it was happening, but it was natural. One or two said it was happening, but no one knew what was causing it, and we needed to study it more.
This blog has unfortunately become infested lately with some young White male 20-something reactionary-to-libertarian trolls who are lurking in the comments section.
It’s quite simple to be a libertarian when you are young, dumb and full of cum. I voted Libertarian at age 22. I’d never do it again, but that’s how you learn. People that age just haven’t been fucked hard enough and enough times by life yet. By the time we are 40, most of us have had about a million horrible things happen to us, and narcissism is on sharp decline. That’s why age and wisdom are traditionally synonymous.
They’re causing a lot of dissension, but echo chambers are boring. Comments rules forbid me from banning folks based on ideology, so for the moment, they are sticking around.
It’s kind of interesting to have some pet rightwingers to play with, because like a lot of pets, they do a lot of stupid shit. Since rightwingers can talk unlike all other pets, rightwingers also say stupid shit.
Debating rightwingers is like debating ultranationalist Jewish Zionists. Most of their arguments are absolute crap. The reason is because what they are arguing for is perfectly horrible to most folks.
Hence I really admire Zionists like Samson Blinded who just tell it like it is. I admire libertarians like Entitled to an Opinion who just lay it out in all of libertarianism’s heartless nastiness. Plus TGGP and Obaidah Shoher and really bright guys, and I have to admire that, if they are pushing something pretty awful.
Since conservatism and Zionism are unpalatable to most folks as they actually exist, conservatives and Zionists always have to lie to try to get decent people to go along with their programs, which most folks find repellent.
Anyway, it looks like the rightwing has moved on on global warming. Only 6% of the US says it doesn’t exist, but about 50% of Republican Congresscritters say so.
But the new line is that global warming exists, but it’s not caused by people, it’s caused by cow farts!
Well, if that were so, as a totalitarian, I would just say fine, so kill all the cows, serve the whole world steak for a month and be done with it. If that’s too radical, make a beef hamburger at McDonald’s cost twice what a chicken or turkey hamburger does. Soon every fast food joint has beef and non-beef options and profits are blasting right along.
This rightwing argument, like most of them, is ultimately devious. The rightwingers know that this hamburger-munching Americans will never tax their beloved burgers even one penny.
So they throw up their hands and say nothing can be done, especially about reducing auto emissions, which is really what they have their butts smoking about anyway. How dare you order me to ride a bike!
Cow farts cause global warming, so what business do we have trying to reduce car emissions? Let global warming continue apace.
Problem is that they are playing games with figures.
It is true that the cattle industry, in the totality of its effects, does account for 18% of global warming. However, cow burps and farts only account for 12% of that 18%, and that 12% is 98% burps and only 2% farts. So cow farts actually account for .04% of global warming. That is something like 1% of all transportation (mostly vehicle) emissions. Cow farts and burps in total account for 2.1% of global warming.
If cow burping and farting is only 12% of cow global warming, what’s all the rest? All the land, especially tropical forest land, that is cleared for cattle. All of the fossil fuel burning that goes into the production of fertilizer, feed and growing cattle. All of the transportation costs involved in the cattle industry. And on and on.
One would think that any livestock or animal husbandry is as capable of producing this problem as any other. Not so. Cattle cause the overwhelming majority of the global warming from animal husbandry.
Therefore, we could continue to eat meat, but just switch from beef to lamb, turkey, chicken, pork, goat, etc. I’d love to turn a lot of the cattle lands on the Great Plains back to buffalo and then harvest them for food. We had great herds of buffalo roaming our Midwest for thousands of years with no problems for the ecosystem and no global warming issues. I am told that rabbits are an excellent food.
A great way to do this would just be to tax beef and probably even milk based on the amount of damage it does to the ecosystem. My brother (I won’t go near the place) informs me that hamburgers at McDonald’s cost from $1-4. Double the price. Make them cost $2-8 instead of $1-4, as I mentioned above. It’s probably politically impossible, but that’s why I have totalitarian tendencies.
Cattle also cause a tremendous amount of other damage above and beyond global warming. I will just let the article summarize:
Livestock also produces more than 100 other polluting gases, including more than two-thirds of the world’s emissions of ammonia, one of the main causes of acid rain.
Ranching, the report adds, is “the major driver of deforestation” worldwide, and overgrazing is turning a fifth of all pastures and ranges into desert. Cows also soak up vast amounts of water: it takes a staggering 990 litres of water to produce one litre of milk.
Wastes from feedlots and fertilisers used to grow their feed overnourish water, causing weeds to choke all other life. And the pesticides, antibiotics and hormones used to treat them get into drinking water and endanger human health.
The pollution washes down to the sea, killing coral reefs and creating “dead zones” devoid of life. One is up to 21,000 sq km, in the Gulf of Mexico, where much of the waste from US beef production is carried down the Mississippi.
The report concludes that, unless drastic changes are made, the massive damage done by livestock will more than double by 2050, as demand for meat increases.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on November 28, 2010 Categories Agricutlure, Animals, Conservatism, Cows, Domestic, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Libertarianism, Livestock Production, Political Science, Politics, Pollution, Reposts From The Old Site, Republicans, Ultranationalism, US Politics, ZionismLeave a comment on Cow Farts Cause More Global Warming Than Humans?
Obama Signals Move Towards Dipshittery
A majority of Americans oppose efforts to let the rich keep their tax cuts. And in terms of deficits and the economy, it’s simply insane. It’s a political loser.
I don’t know how the majority of Moronican assholes think about the climate bill, but it doesn’t matter. We need to push things like this through in order to survive to the next century at all or in any decent shape. I doubt if pushing a climate bill is going to kill Democrats at the polls.
But get this! He will not compromise on gays on the military! That’s probably the least important of the three issues and the biggest loser.
The smartest thing he could do would be to try to fix the economy any way he can. Of course, the Republicans will thwart him every step of the way because they don’t want an economy on the mend. They want an economy stuck in the mud so they can defeat Obama in 2012. That’s how shitty these Reptilican scum are.
You can see that Obama is triangulating, just like Clinton did after 1994. It’s true that it helped him in that he won in 1996, but what did we win? We ended up with a Democratic President as who acted like a liberal Republican.
Do you think these moves will help Obama or not? And if so, is it worth it?
Author Robert LindsayPosted on November 4, 2010 Categories Democrats, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Homosexuality, Military Doctrine, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Sex, US PoliticsLeave a comment on Obama Signals Move Towards Dipshittery
100% of Senate Republican Candidates Deny Global Warming
There’s crazy and there’s crazy. Then there’s Republicans. This headline is so weird that I find it hard to believe. 100% of Senate Republican candidates are global warming deniers? Good Lord, this party is fucking insane.
We have folks on this website who vote Republican. WTF is the matter with you? How cold you vote for anyone this nuts? Or are you global warming deniers too?
The global warming denier lunatics include then:
CA: Carly Fiorina
KY: Rand Paul
DE: Christine O’Donnell
ND: John Hoeven
IN: Dan Coats
PA: Pat Toomey
CO: Ken Buck
NV: Sharron Angle
WI: Ron Johnson
IL: Mark Kirk
WA: Dino Rossi
NH: Kelly Ayotte
MO: Roy Blunt
OH: Rob Portman
NC: Richard Burr
FL: Marco Rubio
No way is California going to elect a pro-life, global warming denying Republican to the Senate. Ain’t going to happen!
Author Robert LindsayPosted on September 18, 2010 Categories Environmentalism, Global Warming, Politics, Republicans, US Politics11 Comments on 10011 of Senate Republican Candidates Deny Global Warming
“Facing the Next Fifty Years: Global Warming,” by Abiezer Coppe
Climate change is killing 150,000 people a year now. That is the estimate of the World Health Organization for the year 2000, and now it is ten years out of date. So let us double that:
The once in a thousand year 2010 Moscow Heatwave caused an estimated 15,000 deaths.
For the “we have nothing to do with it” global warming deniers, here is a little primer on the current state of the science.
The science is already in.
There are metacommentaries on Russia’s heatwave here and here.
Climate records are being broken all over the world this year.
This is the actuality. It does matter. We can, all of us as individuals, do something.
Stopping global warming is actually a dream from which some of us still have to awake: it is more realistic to prepare ourselves and our society for the shocks that will inevitably come by practicing bioresilience. Our extraordinary adaptability as a species will be tested to the utmost in the next one hundred years. We have never had a challenge like it in the history of mankind.
Slowing the rate of growth of human carbon emissions (the global economic recession did so last year, although I see no real evidence at the level of political leaderships to cut carbon emissions) is one goal for the political elites, with eventual cuts at some unspecified date in the future, but a reduction of carbon emissions by 90% is actually what we must aim at as a society, which involves almost inconceivable transformations in the way we live, work, eat, travel and generate energy. A worldwide citizens’ movement is our tool.
We shall still move to a hotter world, but one that we shall survive, with far more modest and local lifestyles. We/I will also make the spiritual shift in our/my consciousness, and create new ways for ourselves/myself and our/my children to connect with and appreciate the beauties of nature in our over-informatized and mediatized world. Spiritual shift has now become a categorical imperative. Be the change you want to see. May I be the change I want to see…in me and in my world.
We have the luxury, in the privileged West, of having a little bit of potential space in our lives to accomplish this. If you are starving, drowning (as in Bangladesh and Pakistan), living at the edge of subsistence (Mali, Niger and Southern Sudan) and walking 12 miles a day simply to fetch water, there is much less space.
And the very poor are not producing the carbon emissions. It is us, in the developed world. I am not asking for guilt or a hair shirt: I am asking for awareness. And action. From myself, and from you!
Too much information, especially about such an explosive topic, actually creates anxiety and depression: have you noticed? I did in 2006, when I studied global warming nonstop for months. Too much (usually poor quality) information is actually the curse of our world: paying it too much attention creates a state of no peace.
Therefore we/I need to learn new ways to care for ourselves/myself, as we/I reconnect with the warp and weft of our ineffably beautiful and breathtaking living planet.
In time, perhaps, too, biodiversity will start to return to a planet currently in the sixth great extinction crisis of its long geological history. We need not be a plague on the planet. It is not our purpose here.
Once we come from a place of deeper peace and connection in ourselves, we rule out fear and chase it from our bodily abode: we then inspire others to seek that as well. Our activism has a more transformational quality on all around us. I have much to learn, much to heal, and much to change in myself.
Most campaigners, and part of the scientific community (James Hansen in particular), think that emissions cuts should begin at the latest by 2015. With the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition in power until then, we certainly have our work cut out.
“Business as usual” = civilizational collapse, sooner or later. And unimaginable human suffering. The suffering of Pakistan at the moment, but multiplied a million fold…
If you do not care, do not have children. They may not forgive you. Consciousness is rising about the scale of the challenge we face.
If you wish to be up to date on the subject of global warming, read the scientists! I suggest here and the NOAA, plus the climate progress website mentioned above.
I read them, and I am not a scientist.
The human race currently emits 29 billion tons (29 gigatons – more here) of carbon a year. And we do not do it by breathing or farting alone!
We have multiplied our biological carbon emissions as a species many fold through the development of technology, which required the burning of fossil fuels, the ancient sunlight of antiquity. Thus we become our own Nemesis.
It is difficult to point to any aspect of our current material lives that is not dependent on fossil fuels in some way, from plastic bags to cheap food.
We are changing the climate, and without global carbon emission reductions there is a point of no return, where positive feedbacks kick in and carbon emissions from natural processes such as the melting of the subarctic tundra, the loss of arctic sea ice in summer, and the burning of the world’s forests, start to render annual human emissions almost insignificant, kicking global warming into high gear.
We have – perhaps – a little window of opportunity now. It is human to hope. Nobody knows how long we have. It seems, from my many years of reading on the subject of global warming, that the window will certainly close by 2030.
And that date is based on the most optimistic of all projections.
When the climate “tipping points” are passed (the scientific consensus – but no one really knows – is that this starts to happen at 1.5 to 2 degrees centigrade above preindustrial global temperatures: we are currently 0.8 degrees Centigrade above), we are in for a very rough ride indeed.
That article is from yesterday’s UK newspaper, The Independent.
Given the current levels of urgency regarding this issue on the part of the global elites, runaway global warming is currently more likely than not.
Anthropogenic global warming has the potential to be the new global genocide. A genocide of the poor by the richest countries, with the highest per capita output of carbon emissions. Ask a Pakistani farmer in Sindh province how he is doing at the moment, and what his prospects are for 2011.
With runaway climate change, civilization will collapse, and there will – at some point after 2050 – be a catastrophic collapse in the global human population in the “business as usual” scenario (I do not like James Lovelock’s politics at all, but in that sense he is hard to contradict). For more on this, see Anatoly Karlin’s review of Six Degrees, by Mark Lynas.
It is a very graphic and a very detailed description, degree by degree of global warming above pre-industrial levels, of how human-induced global warming is changing the world we live in. And the précis saves you reading the book.
By 2020, at the current 0.2 degrees Centigrade of global warming per decade, we shall have passed the threshold of 1 degree of global warming globally since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Here is Anatoly Karlin’s summary of one degree of global warming.
Though the Great Plains are one of the world’s great agricultural breadbaskets, a desert slumbers underneath. Increased dessication and pummeling storms will erode away the thin topsoil, recreating the Dust Bowl on a giant scale and re-awakening the sand dunes. More irrigation will only postpone the inevitable. There will be large-scale migration to the wetter Mid-West and Great Lakes regions. AK: actually called the Great American Desert during the 19th century!, and is now dependent on depleting Oglalla Aquifer.
Higher rainfall, glacial melt and strengthening Siberian rivers may interrupt the Gulf Stream (part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation system), drying western Europe and cooling it by as much as 2 C – recreating the conditions of the Little Ice Age during the worst winters. However, most models predict this will be a slow death. AK: If not, expect increased European dependency on Russian gas during the 2010′s and 2020′s.
In Africa, Kilimanjaro will lose its remaining ice by 2020 – causing wildfires, fish stock declines and problems with hydroelectricity production. Based on paleoclimate, in the long term, there will be a greening of the Sahara (into a savanna) and an enlarged Lake Chad…however, models say that there will only be a short interlude of heavier rains in the Sahel and on the West African coast, followed by even fiercer drought.
Coral reefs around the world will be increasingly bleached and taken over by seaweed; polar bears are pushed off the top of the world and creatures like pikas are shoved off the planet, accelerating the Anthropocene Mass Extinction event. Hurricanes will become stronger and more ubiquitous, spreading to the South Atlantic. More rockfalls in the Alps. Increased incidence of drought in the Amazon, pushing it to the brink. Atolls become doomed worlds, fated to submerge amidst the rising waves.
It will have taken around 250 years for a one degree rise in the mean global temperature to occur. However, climate dynamics are like a slumbering beast. There is a great deal of inertia locked into the system. First, there is very good evidence that the level of greenhouse gases being added to the atmosphere is itself rising. Secondly, the rate of global warming has been speeding up. Therefore we can, optimistically, expect the second degree of global warming after 2050, even with a concerted scaleback in emissions. That is within my children’s lifetime.
Now read Karlin’s summary of two degrees. Many of us will live to see this. At 0.3 degrees centigrade of increase in the global mean temperature per decade, two degrees arrives in 2053. A “climatic flip” is also possible: a sudden, dramatic acceleration, leading to climate collapse, from our perspective. The British Meteorological Office considers four degrees of global warming a possibility by 2060:
Now read Karlin on four degrees of global change. Are we not living through a planetary emergency?
Please read Anatoly Karlin’s review of Lynas if you read nothing else I reference. It is a glimpse into the uncertain future toward which we are headed, with no stars to steer by.
Global capitalism requires 3% compound growth to continue in existence, as David Harvey explains here in 3 parts. Capitalism must expand, or die. Both natural and institutional limits to the self-reproduction of Capital are a mortal threat to its very being. 3% compound growth, and our additional numbers, explain why the human species has moved from using 62% of planetary biocapacity in 1961 to 144% of planetary biocapacity in 2006. Is your country living within the mercy of its ecological means? Check the ecological footprint network atlas.
Not sustainable, and not a good outlook for the species. “No future, no future, no future for me,” as the Sex Pistols once sang.
I suspect, therefore, that the answer to human survival in this century and the next, and a civilizational level higher than that described in the visionary and beautiful written novel of our potential future in a much warmer world, Far North by Marcel Theroux, lies in a re-visioning and implementation of communism.
Read it and see what you think; then comment.
Despite the 20th century deviation of Communism from its original envisioning by Marx and Engels and the ecological disasters of the Eastern Bloc, Mao’s China and the Soviet Union, Marx’s vision of post-scarcity communism was profoundly ecological.
Cuba is the only country in the world today that lives within its ecological limits (page 14).
I find it very heartening that there remains one country in the world that has, largely by default, found a sustainable way to live, and that it is, with all its human rights and politico-economic flaws, a non-capitalist country.
Cuba is a glimmer of hope in a world ruled by the mantras of greed and growth. But not the only one by any means. People are waking up all over the world. Morales’ Bolivia, one of poorest countries in the world, and heavily dependent on extractive mining, has produced one of the most visionary ecological statements of the last year (to find it go to the Climate and Capitalism website).
Hope was the last thing left in the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, which we have, in the course of industrial civilization, unknowingly thrown open wide.
May we not let hope fly away altogether: this is my prayer for my children and yours, their children and your grandchildren.
Author JasonPosted on September 3, 2010 Categories Africa, Americas, Asia, Bangladesh, Capitalism, Cuba, Economics, Environmentalism, Eurasia, Europe, Global Warming, Hurricanes, Latin America, Left, Mali, Marxism, Mother Nature, North Africa, Pakistan, Politics, Regional, Russia, Science, South Asia, Weather6 Comments on “Facing the Next Fifty Years: Global Warming,” by Abiezer Coppe
“Apocalypse Now,” by Abiezer Coppe
Climate change is killing 150,000 people a year NOW. That is the 2000 estimate of the World Health Organization, so it is ten years out of date. The once in a thousand year 2010 Moscow heatwave has caused an estimated 15,000 deaths.
For the “we have nothing to do with it” global warming deniers, here is a little primer on the current state of the science:
One can find a metacommentary on Russia’s heatwave here:
and here:
Climate records are being broken all over the world this year:
This is actuality. It does matter. And it cannot be stopped, but it can (I hope) be moderated to a level where we can survive global warming, by cutting carbon emissions drastically.
“Business as usual” = civilizational collapse.
If you do not care, do not have children. They will not forgive you.
If you wish to be up to date on the subject global warming, read the scientists! I suggest here and the NOAA, plus the climate progress website mentioned above.
The human race currently emits 45 billion tons of carbon a year. And we do not do it by breathing or farting alone!
We are changing the climate, and without global carbon emission reductions there is point of no return, where positive feedbacks kick in and carbon emissions from natural processes such as the melting of the subarctic tundra and the burning of the world’s forests, start to exceed annual human emissions, and kick global warming into high gear.
We have a little window of opportunity now. No-one knows how long it is. It seems, from my years of reading on the subject of global warming, that it will certainly be closed by 2030.
When the climate “tipping points” are passed (the scientific consensus – but NO-ONE REALLY KNOWS – is that this starts to happen at 1.5 to 2 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial global temperatures: we are currently 0.8 degrees Centigrade above), we are in for a very rough ride indeed.
With runaway climate change, civilization will collapse, and there will – at some point after 2050 – be a catastrophic collapse in global human population in the “business as usual” scenario (I do not like James Lovelock’s politics at all, but in that sense he is hard to contradict). For more on this, see Anatoly Karlin’s review of Six Degrees, by Mark Lynas
It is a very graphic and a very detailed description, degree by degree of global warming above pre-industrial levels, of how human induced global warming is changing the world we live in. And the précis saves you reading the book.
It’s fun to read! Apocalypse Now!
Not sustainable, not a good outlook for the species. “No future, no future, no future for me,” as the Sex Pistols once sang.
I suspect, therefore, that the answer to human survival in this century and the next, and a civilizational level higher than that described in the visionary dystopian novel of global warming, Far North by Marcel Theroux, lies in a revisioning and implementation of communism.
Despite the 20th century deviation of Communism from its original envisioning by Marx and Engels, and the ecological disasters of the Eastern Bloc, Mao’s China and the Soviet Union, Marx’s vision of post scarcity communism was profoundly ecological.
Cuba is a glimmer of hope in a world ruled by the mantras of greed and growth. But not the only one by any means.
Author JasonPosted on September 1, 2010 Categories Abiezer Coppe, Americas, Asia, Biology, Capitalism, Caribbean, Cuba, Economics, Environmentalism, Eurasia, Global Warming, Guest Posts, Latin America, Left, Marxism, Pakistan, Regional, Russia, Science, South Asia9 Comments on “Apocalypse Now,” by Abiezer Coppe
Global Warming Doesn’t Exist
As you can see, there is no such thing as global warming. It's all a great big like dreamed up by Al Gore.
It’s simply incredible the number of dickhead Americans, almost all White by the way, who say that either there’s no such thing as global warming or it hasn’t been proven yet. In 2008, the figure of Americans who did not believe in global warming was 6%. Nevertheless, incredibly, it was about 100% of the Republicans in Congress. Can anyone show me even one Republican Congressman who believes in global warming?
These days, since Obama’s election, a relentless rightwing campaign run by the Republitard Party, Fox News and the Teabaggers (Yes, Teabaggers to a man don’t believe in global warming) has raised the number who don’t believe from 6% to 47%. Wow! And you know that almost 100% of those tards are White people. Even Blacks and Latinos are not that retarded.
For some assfucked reason, White nationalists have decided that global warming is a White issue. In other words, the pro-White view is that there’s no such thing as global warming. I don’t get it. Pro-White means acting like a retard then? Is that it? American Renaissance, Occidental Dissent, Stormfront, every dipshit WN site out there lines up with the 70 IQ crowd and says there’s no such thing as global warming. But isn’t their argument that White people are the smartest humans on Earth?
This just shows how shitty and evil capitalism is. What do people who don’t believe in global warming all have in common? They are reactionary capitalists and pro-capitalists, strong supporters of the capitalist mode of production. This is what capitalism does to your brain. It fries it to a crisp worse than any drug known to mankind.
Capitalists oppose the idea of global warming because they fear that efforts to deal with global warming by curbing global carbon emissions will result in serious losses to their the profits. Bourgeois White Americans refuse to believe in global warming because they believe that efforts to deal with it will cause a lowering of their standard of living. These idiots would rather blowup the whole fuckin’ planet than take a hit to their profits or their living standard. Capitalism more and more looks like mass suicide a la Jonestown or lemmings plunging off a cliff.
Wow! People would rather die and see others be killed than take a profit loss or a living standard hit? Damn. That sounds like drug addiction or alcoholism. The addict keeps on hitting the bottle, pipe or needle until he drops. He’d rather be dead than sober. He’d rather be high than alive. Same with a capitalist. He’d rather be dead than socialist. He’d rather be a capitalist than be alive.
I hang out on a site called 2Care. It’s a liberal site, full of middle class+ SWPL Whites. But it’s also full of insane rightwing Whites. The rightwing Whites are there because they often have some weird “Left” pet cause, like animal rights, religion, or even environmentalism.
The rightwingers have been getting more and more scarce lately for some weird reason (That’s because the US is swinging Right, eh Fox News?), but they are still out in droves on the global warming stuff. 2Care is a good view into the mind of middle class and upper middle class Whites. A Hell of lot of them, even White “liberals,” still don’t believe in global warming.
Rats running off the cliff.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on August 30, 2010 Categories Capitalism, Capitalists, Democrats, Economics, Environmentalism, Europeans, Global Warming, Government, Liberalism, Obama, Political Science, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, Republicans, Scum, US Politics, White Nationalism, Whites114 Comments on Global Warming Doesn’t Exist
Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs in the Sierra Nevada
I don’t write much about amphibians on here, but I am amphibian nut, in addition to being a mammal, reptile and bird nut. I would be a plant and insect nut too if I could only figure out how to identify them. I’m interested in fish, but they are a little harder to observe in the wild unless they are at the end of your hook.
Anyway, I have long taken an interest in amphibians here in California and to a much lesser extent, throughout the entire West. I am particularly interested in threatened and endangered amphibians here in the state.
The mountain yellow-legged frog has declined disastrously here in the state, starting with heavy fish stocking in the Sierras by pack mules, and then declining wildly with arial stocking of high country lakes via airplane that began after World War 2. This arial stocking has since proven to be one of the stupidest things that the California Department of Fish and Game has ever done.
Every year, countless fingerlings were dropped into lakes all up and down the Sierras, even though after a while almost all of these lakes had completely self-sustaining populations and many lakes saw few if any fishermen in a given year. Furthermore, the populations grew so high that the fish became stunted and malnourished.
In addition, they caused serious problems to the entire ecosystem of the Sierra. This is because in general, fish were absent from much of the high country in the Sierra. The exception was in the Southern Sierra, where the golden trout was native. In the North, Paiute Cutthroats and Lahontan Cutthroats were native to some streams.
Rainbow trout were present, but mostly at the lower elevations. Apparently the streams were so steep that trout were not able to climb up the rivers and creeks to even get into the high country. When men first came in numbers to the High Sierras in the late 1800’s, they found most waterways devoid of fish.
However, there were vast populations of amphibians, in particular mountain yellow-legged frogs. They were so numerous at many high country lakes that you could almost hardly walk around without almost stepping on them.
Before World War 2, limited fish stocking began in the Sierras. Stocking was done in the high country via mule trains and was not particularly effective. However, the stocking was already starting to cause declines in the mountain yellow-legged frog population.
After WW2, arial stocking began and soon turned into a comedy routine and a massive waste of taxpayer money. The CDFG was addicted to fish stocking in the Sierras and refused to stop it or even study it even when environmental groups demanded that they do so.
CDFG claimed that the fish stocking program was somehow exempt from CEQA, California’s landmark environmental law and probably the one law that California’s business class hates more than anything else. Business interests have been trying to get rid of CEQA for decades now, but it’s not going anywhere.
The reason environmental groups wanted the stocking stopped was because studies began to show that fish were having a devastating effect on the mountain yellow-legged frog (MYLF) populations. This is because the MYLF did not evolve in the presence of fish and hence had adopted no defenses against them. Wherever fish were present, MYLF was either not present or there in only reduced numbers.
The fact that CDFG dragged their heels on protecting the MYLF for ages shows that CDFG hardly has an environmentalist agenda at all. They almost never propose any species for threatened or endangered (T & E) status anymore, and usually reject almost all petitions by environmental groups to list anything. They hardly protect anything once it does get listed anyway, so one wonders what good the listing even does.
The CDFG screams that budget cuts means they can’t do anything at all, and another problem is that much of their budget is funded out of fishing and hunting licenses. I have met quite a few individual biologists who work for the agency and by and large they are good folks. I think that there are political appointees at the top that thwart just about anything reasonable getting done though.
It’s not well understood that California is not really a very liberal state in many ways. The voters are still mostly White and older and they are much more conservative than the population as a whole.
Despite blatherings by White Nationalists that Euro Whites are the only race that bother to protect any nonhuman life that lacks utilitarian use for man, since 1980 and US Whites voting rightwing, there has been no greater enemy of the environment and nonhuman life in the US than Whites.
These Whites have solidly supported a pro-business and pro-corporate agenda that has declared war on the environment and every living thing in it. If we let capitalists have their way, they will exterminate all nonutilitarian nonhuman life on this planet, all because those living things get in the way of making a buck.
Hence we have a state run by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger that is almost totally beholden to corporate and business interests. This has been the case for every California governor since Jerry Brown.
Anyway, various hypotheses have been proposed for the decline of the MYLF. The non-native fish hypothesis has born out well. Pesticides from the Central Valley drifting up the mountains have also been suspected in the decline, along with the ozone hole.
There is some evidence that pesticides are related to MYLF declines, but testing the ozone hole hypothesis has shown that a thinning ozone layer is not frying frog eggs, even at high elevations. However, the thinning ozone layer has been having a bad effect on other frog and toad species. It seems that different species are variably effected by the thinning ozone layer.
Another hypothesis has been that a fungus called chytrid has been killing MYLF’s. This seems to be the case, and the killings are accelerating. Chytrid has been devastating frog and toad populations in various distant parts of the world, especially North, Central and South America and Australia.
An article was recently published in the journal Nature claiming that global warming was causing chytrid to spread. However, a subsequent article was published in another journal that seemed to indicate that global warming had not been proven to be behind chytrid’s spread. A cautious analysis seems to indicate that neither side has proven its case yet.
This particular type of chytrid seems to have escaped from a lab in Australia and has since been devastating frog and toad populations. First it pounded populations in Australia, then it moved to the Americas. Frogs and toads may not have evolved with this fungus, so it’s been hammering them hard. If any frogs and toads can survive the fungus, they may be able to pass on an immunity to it and enable the species to survive.
There have been widespread chytrid outbreaks in the Sierras in recent years. Just when some recent efforts to eliminate fish from some national park waters in the Sierra seemed to be bearing fruit, the fungus has been nailing the MYLF but hard. There have been 25-30% reductions of all types of frog populations in the Sierra over the past five years due to the fungus.
One theory is that the fungus has always been there but that recent environmental changes such as industrial and agricultural contaminants in the air, the frogs’ immune systems have been compromised, making them susceptible to the fungus.
However, some populations get hit very hard by the fungus for a while and then bounce back. The theory is that they have some sort of genetic resistance to the fungus. If this is true, then maybe the MYLF can survive in the Sierra after all.
As usual, the Bush Administration, the most anti-environmental President in recent history, refused to list the MYLF although it has been petitioned repeatedly. The most recent designation is “warranted but precluded “.
This is a sickening game that the Fish and Wildlife Service has been playing for some time now, dating back the “liberal” Clinton Era. The game says that the species qualifies for listing, but there are no funds to list it. It’s just a despicable bureaucratic game. How much does it cost to publish a listing notice in the Federal Register? Very little.
At the same time that the Administration pricks whine that there is no money to list any new species, they cynically and dishonestly cut the budget for listing new species! “Liberal” Bill Clinton started this bullshit, but Bush took it to overdrive. Sometimes, there is no lower life form than a politician.
Anyway, there are all sorts of species sitting on this idiotic warranted but precluded crap list for ages now. As the MYLF has declined by 93.3% in the last 100 years, that’s an endangered listing right there, and I’m not even a biologist. I know the listing criteria.
The Southern California population, which may be a separate species, is virtually extinct. It has declined by 99%. The Bush Administration did list this frog, but it’s almost gone anyway, as there are only 79 frogs left.
Probably no man has done more to save the MYLF than Roland Knapp, a Research Biologist at the University of California Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory.
These guys associated with universities are usually pretty honest and non-corrupted, while the fisheries and wildlife biologists and botanists I met working for the local National Forest were some of the most awful, corrupted and dishonest people I have ever met. If you don’t care about species and whether they go extinct or not, don’t take a job with the feds dedicated to protecting them.
The local national forest, the Sierra National Forest, is doing absolutely nothing to my knowledge to protect MYLF and MYLF is almost gone from Sierra National Forests anyway. Truth is that even USFS wildlife and fisheries biologists are ecstatic if a rare species of extirpated or nearly extirpated from their forest. Now we don’t have to save it! Less paperwork! I’m not kidding.
It was Knapp’s research a while back that conclusively proved that it was nonnative fish that were driving the MYLF extinct.
Knapp’s MYLF blog. Knapp’s MYLF page.
Fishermen are understandably upset about fish removal projects in the Sierras. To date, these projects have been very limited. It is probable that the main reason that the Feds are not listing the frog is that a listing would mandate fish removal from many or most Sierra waters. Those fish were not even there to begin with, and the MYLF is only present at high elevations anyway. There are plenty of low elevations to fish in.
I’ve done fishing in the High Sierras myself, but if you are so shallow that you can’t hike into the High Sierras and just dig it for what it is without wetting a line, I don’t even think you should even be back there.
Even better, fish removal would probably reduce the number of humans in the backcountry. It’s mostly wilderness anyway, so why do we need tons of people back there? They can remove the fish from most of those waters for all I care. If there are no fish in the lakes, just bring a book or lie on your back or explore around all day.
Recent research indicates that there are three separate genetic units of the MYLF in the Sierras, a Northern, Central and Southern genetic unit. At present, these have been split off into a new species, the Sierra Yellow-Legged Frog , or Rana Sierrae.
The Southern California population and some southern Sierra populations have been split into a whole new species, the Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog. Distribution maps for Rana Sierrae and Rana Muscosa. Rationale for the split. The two species are estimated to have split 2.4 million (!) years ago. Hence, the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog, the subject of this post, no longer exists in its former form.
This split was done on the basis of an article last year (Vredenburg et al 2007). Whether the three separate genetic clades of the Sierra Yellow-Legged Frog warrant splits into subspecies has not yet been determined. In order to split into subspecies, usually a certain X genetic distance must be shown.
In February of this year, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned again to list Rana Sierrae as endangered. Surely it qualifies.
Lots of cool frog, tadpole and terrain photos at the links.
Lips, Karen R., Diffendorfer, Jay, Mendelson III, Joseph R., Sears, Michael W. 2008. Riding the Wave: Reconciling the Roles of Disease and Climate Change in Amphibian Declines. PLoS Biology Vol. 6, No. 3.Pounds JA, Bustamante MR, Coloma LA, Consuegra JA, Fogden MPL, et al. 2006. Widespread Amphibian Extinctions From Epidemic Disease Driven by Global Warming. Nature 39: 161–167.
Vredenburg, V. T., R. Bingham, R. Knapp, J. A. T. Morgan, C. Moritz, and D. Wake. 2007. Concordant Molecular And Phenotypic Data Delineate New Taxonomy And Conservation Priorities For The Endangered Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog. Journal of Zoology 271:361-374.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on November 3, 2009 Categories Americas, Biology, California, Conservatism, Democrats, Endangered Species, Environmentalism, Evolution, Genetics, Global Warming, Mother Nature, North America, Political Science, Pollution, Regional, Reposts From The Old Site, Republicans, Science, US Politics, USA, Weather, WestLeave a comment on Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs in the Sierra Nevada
Liberal Race Realism Starting to Grow
I could not be more happy. This is a movement after all, that I am trying to birth myself. Hell, I may have even founded it.
It’s amazing that more people haven’t come around to it, but the PC Police are very threatening, at least here in California. Voicing the tiniest bit of racial heresy can have consequences such as being threatened with being thrown out businesses, threats and menacing looks from Hispanics, being openly shouted down in public by Hispanics and Blacks, loss of employment, loss of friends, and being labeled as a public pariah.
As far as being threatened with being thrown out of businesses, this has happened to me twice, both times on the most bizarre and ludicrous grounds.
On one occasion, I was accused of “distributing White Supremacist propaganda,” for showing folks a printed out post from this website. On another occasion, once again showing someone a printed out post from this site, I created a strange uproar and was politely told to never utter the word “race” in the place ever again. Such a dirty word!
In both cases, the posts were grotesquely misunderstood because the people reading them were too stupid to figure out what I was trying to say.
I’ve been told by my friends to never mention anything about this site to anyone around here, ever, other than to close friends. Likewise with printed out posts from the site. The reason given is that most people around here, including the Whites, are too stupid to understand this website, hence they will misunderstand it and get all sorts of weird ideas about it and me.
I’ve been stared down, threatened, menaced and spit at by Hispanics for daring to suggest that illegal aliens should take off. I’ve been told to “tone it down” by frightened Whites when discussing the illegal alien problem. Talking shit about illegals is downright dangerous in this town, seeing as they and their Frankenstein anchor baby offspring are probably about 1/2 the population.
I’ve been told that most of the Hispanics around my apartment complex regard as some sort of a virulent White Supremacist neo-Nazi skinhead type. I’m not really sure why they think this way, but that’s how these morons judge you if you’re not 100% in favor of America-suicide Political Correctness. In their own way, these Hispanics as bad as the worst Jews.
Given all this PC thuggery, it’s no wonder that White liberals are still drinking the PC Koolaid. Nevertheless, there does appear to be some hope. Check this out: Scroll down to “By elitist on 1/17/09 at 12:33 pm.”
DESPERATELY NEEDED are fora/support groups for progressives/moderates who are waking up to the reality of racial difference, but are not in the least attracted to white supremacy, antisemitism, climate change denial, hatred of Modern Art etc., guns, Neanderthal “barefoot and pregnant” anti-feminism, homophobia, medieval religiosity, etc.
Who do sincerely wish blacks, mulattoes and members of all races well, but who want an end to mass immigration, quotas, race blackmail, and speech censorship.
Speaking as a lifelong (and still) liberal, I maintain that it is wrong for progressives to cede a monopoly on the science of race to genuine racists and to work to maintain a firewall between science and public domain, all the while isolating themselves from the black community because they are frightened and intimidated, frankly, by the aggression and unthinking, superstitious mentality of most blacks, and by their astoundingly crude and bizarre ideological prejudices, and most of all by their open hostility toward whites and their boundless sense of entitlement.
We need an enlightened discourse on race that is free of all the above baggage, and that denigrates no one group but is based on a healthy dose of realism and skepticism, and on a robust pride in the achievements of European civilization.
Given the very real dangers to the livelihoods and social statuses of individuals who explore these “dangerous ideas,” we need a “RACE REALISTS ANONYMOUS,” a safe space for people to discuss their fears openly and without risk of exposure.
Whites are totally exhausted with being blamed for the seemingly intractable problems of the Black community in the US and elsewhere, and given the widening pathologies of that community, are tired of pretending to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Race difference is indeed the great taboo in our culture, but under the sheer weight of reality, it is starting to break down.
Impossible and oxymoronic as it sounds, liberal race realists need to develop a coherent progressive discourse about racial difference – and fast!!
This does not mean “making racism respectable,” it means giving the majority of whites a coherent position that is both realistic and respectful of all races.
What’s fascinating is that I have just now started to see some more folks refer to themselves as “liberal race realists.” It’s like a whole new movement coming out of the woodwork.
And indeed, the pro-White movement reeks of White Supremacism, anti-Semitism, anti-feminism, gun nuttery, homophobia, lunatic anti-environmentalism to the point of Climate Change Denial and hatred of Modern Art, Modern Music, Modern Literature, Modern Culture and indeed Modernity itself. To this I would add hatred for any kind of Left economics.
The whole movement is just reactionary to the core. It ranges from Paleocons to Neocons like Guy White to Libertarians like the “cognitive elite” HBD bloggers like One STDV and Half Sigma. Liberals just want to throw up their arms and run away screaming.
More importantly, we leftwing idiots, as the author points out, have effectively ceded this entire issue to the Right. We have no position on race realism, other than liberal thuggery, contempt for and demands for censorship of science (!!), threats, career destruction, and just shouting, “No! No! No!”
It’s true that race realism, due to the nature of its facts, tends to feed automatically into conservatism, not to mention reactionary views and out and out fascism. But it need not be this way. If race realism, is, after all, simply the truth, then liberals out to be able to fashion some sort of liberal discourse out of this difficult position. Why not? We can come up with a liberal position on just about anything, why not race?
For starters, as the author points out, a position statement could be opposition to:
Race blackmail
Speech censorship
I’m actually somewhat agnostic on affirmative action, but it sure has lots of problems. The public seems to be against it, and initiatives all over the US are killing it off anyway. It’s sort of a non-issue that seems to be taking care of itself.
Race blackmail is something that gets little discussion. I’m not sure what exactly he’s referring to here, but I don’t like the sound of it. I think I’m against it too. Is it something like, “Don’t you dare deport those illegals, or we will riot and burn down L.A. again?”
Speech censorship should be the last thing that true liberals are doing, but here we are, wielding the black pen, deleting, shutting down, burying and gagging speech everywhere in sight. Why? We don’t want the truth getting out! How cowardly can you get?
Anyway, it’s nice to see that this movement is finally getting some legs. I thought I was alone for a while.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on August 26, 2009 Categories Affirmative Action, Anti-Semitism, Blacks, California, Conservatism, Cultural Marxists, Environmentalism, Fascism, Global Warming, Hispanics, Illegal, Immigration, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Neo-Nazism, Neoconservatism, Paleoconservatism, Political Science, Race Realism, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, Regional, Scum, Ultranationalism, USA, Vanity, White Nationalism, Whites102 Comments on Liberal Race Realism Starting to Grow
By 2100, All Coral Reefs on Earth Will Be Gone
A terrifying fact.
That’s hard to believe, actually.
I do not write much about global warming because it is so damned depressing, and it seems like the morons who run the world (capitalists) are refusing to do anything about it. Honestly, the capitalist system, by its very nature, mandates that we must allow global warming to occur to the fullest extent possible. Why? Because putting a reign on global warming is bad for profits and bad for capitalism.
It is a law of capitalism that capitalists will oppose anything that gets in the way of their profits or reduces them. If they have to kill millions of people, start wars, or even ruin the environment of the planet, the capitalist will simply go right ahead and do it, come Hell or high water. He will deny and refuse the negative consequences of not dealing with the problem, because he must deny these things.
In this sense, capitalism is honestly unsustainable. It contains the seeds of its own destruction, as Marx said, and like an addicting drug or a personality disorder, blinds the affected entity to the fact that it is ill. The illness proceeds anyway, and tremendous damage is done to the entity, including, in many cases, death.
Therefore, capitalism, by its nature, is simply incapable of reform. All reform of capitalism in the name of human good comes from anti-capitalist forces. This is because all positive reform of capitalism comes from forces that impair capitalist profits. Everything that impairs capitalist profits is by its nature anti-capitalist.
There is the very real possibility that world capitalism may cause untold damage to the very environment of our planet in the coming decades. Fortunately, I will be dead before the worst of it happens.
This brings up an extremely important question. If capitalism is going to blow up the world environment and there is no way to stop it within the capitalist system, can we really afford capitalism? Even if socialism does not yet very well (This is a fact) is it still necessary since at least socialism is not mandated by economic laws to blow up the planet?
Author Robert LindsayPosted on July 18, 2009 Categories Capitalism, Capitalists, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Scum, Socialism5 Comments on By 2100, All Coral Reefs on Earth Will Be Gone
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At 1.4M pounds, Maine’s 2017 softshell clam harvest was its lowest in 87 years
Patrick Whittle | AP
In this June 28, 2017 file photo, local softshell clams are displayed at a Portland, Maine, fish market. Maine's clam harvest in 2017 reached its lowest point since at least 1950.
Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press • April 7, 2018 1:29 pm
Updated: April 7, 2018 1:34 pm
PORTLAND, Maine — The harvest of soft-shell clams is dwindling along the coast of New England, where the shellfish are embedded in the culture as much as the tidal muck.
Soft-shell clams, also called “steamers” or “longnecks,” are one of the northeastern U.S.’s most beloved seafood items, delighting shoreside diners in fried clam rolls, clam strips and clam chowders. But the nationwide harvest fell to a little less than 2.8 million pounds of meat in 2016, the lowest total since 2000, and there are new signs of decline in Maine.
The Pine Tree State produces more of the clams than any other, and state regulators there say clam harvesters collected a little more than 1.4 million pounds of the shellfish last year. That’s the lowest total since 1930, and less than half a typical haul in the early- and mid-1980s.
The clam fishery is coping with a declining number of fishermen, a warming ocean, harmful algal blooms in the marine environment and growing populations of predator species, said regulators and scientists who study the fishery. It leaves clammers like Chad Coffin, of Freeport, Maine, concerned the harvest will decline to the point it will be difficult to make a living.
“It has been a gradual decline, and it’s getting to the point where there’s a tremendous amount of acreage that’s not producing anymore,” Coffin said. “It should drop significantly more over the next two years.”
The clams are still readily available to consumers, but the number of harvesters digging for them has slipped to about 1,600 in Maine. It was more than 2,000 as recently as 2015. The clams are also harvested in smaller numbers in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland, and the haul has been more steady in those states in recent years, helping keep prices about the same.
The value of Maine’s clams dipped by nearly $4 million last year, in part due to supply from areas outside the state, the state Department of Marine Resources announced in March. Department public health bureau director Kohl Kanwit attributed Maine’s diminished harvest to clamming closures necessitated by algal blooms that render the shellfish unsafe to eat.
Growing numbers of crabs, fish and worms that eat the clams are another problem, said Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. The growth of predators could be tied to rising ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Maine, which is a trend that figures to continue, Beal said.
“Seawater temperature is driving the biological and environmental factors that regulate clam populations,” Beal said. “That spells doom and gloom for the clamming industry and probably for other industries as well.”
Soft-shell clams are one of several types of clams people buy in grocery stores and restaurants. Clammers collect them by raking for them in tidal areas, while some other species are harvested by boats at sea.
The clams are the signature item of a popular summer festival in Yarmouth, Maine, and are central to beloved 1950s-era Maine children’s story “One Morning in Maine” by Robert McCloskey.
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Barihunk Łukasz Karauda to perform Dvořák's Te Deum in Cardiff
Łukasz Karauda and Dvořák's Te Deum
Barihunk Łukasz Karauda, who we just introduced to readers back in October, will join the Côr Philharmonic Caerdydd and the Cardiff Philharmonic Choir in a holiday concert on Saturday, December 3rd at 7:30 PM. The program will feature Dvořák's Te Deum and a selection of holiday songs. He'll be joined by soprano Angharad Morgan.
Dvořák sketched the work out in less than a week and had completed it by the end of July 1892. It was not in fact performed at the Columbus celebrations for which it had been intended but received its first performance a fortnight later on October 21, 1892 at the New York Hall, with a choir of 250 singers conducted by Dvorak himself.
The Te Deum is also known as Ambrosian Hymn or A Song of the Church, and is an early Christian hymn of praise. The title is taken from its opening Latin words, Te Deum laudamus, rendered as "Thee, O God, we praise". The hymn follows the outline of the Apostles' Creed, mixing a poetic vision of the heavenly liturgy with its declaration of faith.
Dvořák's Te Deum with the Vienna Philharmonic & Czech Philharmonic Choir:
Karauda graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and is a recipient of a Bryn Terfel Foundation award. He was also tutored by fellow Polish barihunk Mariusz Kwiecien.
He won the first prize in the 5th Kurpinski Polish National Voice Competition in Wloszakowice, Poland and the ‘Most Promising Singer’ at the 2015 London Welsh ‘Young Welsh Singer of the Year’ competition.
At the Royal Welsh College of Music he sang the title role in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and the title role in their production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, as well as Steward in Dove's Flight, Junius in The Rape of Lucretia, Dancaïre and Morales, Zuniga in Bizet's Carmen at the St Magnus Festival in Scotland.
The only thing better than great holiday music is the 2017 Barihunks in Bed calendar.
Labels: Angharad Morgan, barihunk, Cardiff, Côr Philharmonic Caerdydd, Dvořák Te Deum, holiday music, Łukasz Karauda, polish baritone
Mason Jarboe to feature Clint Borzoni songs in recital; Debuts Sweet's Sommerlieder
Mason Jarboe as Don Giovanni
Barihunk Mason Jarboe will perform his senior recital at the University of North Texas Recital Hall at 5PM on Friday, December 2nd. Joined by accompanist Boeun Kim, the program features works by Barber, Bach, Chausson, Mahler, Rossini (featuring mezzo-soprano Madelaine Martinez), Massenet (featuring soprano Megan Gryga), Barber, and Clint Borzoni. Jarboe will also perform the world premiere of Sam Sweet's Sommerlieder, with texts by the baritone.
Avid readers of the site, might recall that Jarboe has appeared twice on this site, once in a group photo of barihunks doing the "baritone claw" and again with a group of barihunks at Seagle Music Colony sporting Barihunk T-shirts. He was a young artist at Seagle in 2014 and 2015.
We've never properly introduced Jarboe, who is a senior vocal performance major at the University of North Texas. We first saw him when he was just 19 and making After making his professional debut at the Fort Worth Opera as the French Sentry in Kevin Puts’ Pulitzer-winning opera Silent Night. He recently sang the title role in Mozart's Don Giovanni with Opera in the Ozarks, where he had previously performed Tonio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and Michele in Puccini's Il Tabarro. In the 2015-2016 season, he was an education outreach young artist at The Dallas Opera, where he sang the role of Colas in Mozart’s Bastien and Bastienne
We asked Jarboe about some of the music on the program and what it meant to him.
Of Samuel Barber's piece he commented, "The first song, Barber's St. Ita's Vision, was one of the few single pieces that I can trace back to really throwing me headlong into the vocal career track."
Randal Turner sings Clint Borzoni's "I Dream'd in a Dream":
This site has been a huge proponent of the American composer Clint Borzoni and helped fund a concert of American music featuring Randal Turner and the world premiere of two songs for String Quartet and Baritone performed by Marco Vassalli.
We were thrilled to see that Jarboe was performing two of our favorite songs and here's what he had to say about them:
"The songs 'I Dreamed in a Dream' and 'That Shadow, my Likeness' are right up there with my favorite English language songs ever written. If I had time I would've thrown in 'Tired' from Vaughan Williams' Last Four Songs, but some other time. For me, those three songs in the final set of my recital paint such a poignant picture of the realization, really the epiphany, I had towards classical vocal music, and Clint's songs perfectly show the progress I have made within my own life; the thankfulness of the first piece in which I can recognize everyone who has so warmly embraced me on my journey towards true artistry as well as the sense of community I have felt; truly a 'city of friends,' and the second, the acceptance of myself. The understanding that every perfectly imperfect aspect of me comes together in such a funny and beautiful way to create a human, a man, an artist, that I am proud to present today, no matter how many high G's he has to put out in a recital (11, and four F#s) and no matter what anyone around him thinks. Thanks to such perfect settings of such perfect texts by Mr. Borzoni, I know that my art matters, that I matter as an artist, and, most importantly, that what I and my brilliant colleagues do as musicians has such an important role in so many people's everyday lives that I will never stop striving to show to them. I just adore his music, and I really can't wait to get to work on my next Borzoni project."
Composer S.K. Sweet's Sommerlieder is a 21st century take on the romantic German song cycle. Its texts, written by Jarboe in the Summer of 2014 at Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake, NY, are part of a larger collection titled "Texts you never got from me," a collection of actual text messages that he tried to send that were mostly not delivered due to the poor cell service.
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Labels: American baritone, barihunk, Boeun Kim, clint borzoni, fort worth opera, Madelaine Martinez, Mason Jarboe, Megan Gryga, S.K. Sweet, Senior Recital, University of North Texas
BARIHUNK CAST SWITCH: Barihunk James Newby replaces Jonathan McGovern as Mercurio
Barihunk James Newby (©Ben McKee Photography)
La Nuova Musica will be swapping barihunks in the role of Mercutio for their performance of Cavalli's La Calisto tonight at Wigmore Hall. James Newby will be filling in for Jonathan McGovern in a cast that also includes two of the sexiest countertenors in opera, Jake Arditti as Satirino and Tim Mead as Endomione. Bass-barihunk Edward Grint also appears as Silvano in a cast headed by early music specialist Lucy Crowe as Calisto. Tickets are available online.
Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto, first performed in Venice in 1651, blends comedy and tragedy with music of sensuous beauty and irresistible charm. The opera’s libretto is based on the ancient Greek myth of the nymph Callisto as related by Ovid in his Metamorphoses.
At the age of 22, Newby was awarded Third Prize overall at the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition in 2015 and won the Richard Tauber Prize for the the best interpretation of Schubert Lieder. Previous winners of the prize include Jonathan Lemalu and Simon Keenlyside.
James Newby sings Finzi's "Come away, come away death":
In September, Newby performed on the last night of the BBC Proms in a concert that featured international operatic superstar Juan Diego Flórez.
In the summer of 2016, Newby joined the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and is currently continuing his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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Labels: Barihunk James Newby, british baritone, Cavalli La Calisto, Edward Grint, Jake Arditti, jonathan mcgovern, La Nuova Musica, Lucy Crowe, Tim Mead, wigmore hall
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Introducing Jens Søndergaard; Appearing in Carl Nielsen's Maskarade
Jens Søndergaard
Jens Søndergaard will perform in Carl Nielsen's Maskarade in Den Fynske Opera's upcoming season. The opera will be a new staging with a modern twist. Performances will run from February 24-March 9, 2017. Tickets are available online.
Maskarade is based on the 1724 comedy Mascarade by the Danish playwright Ludvig Holberg, who is considered the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature. The world premiere of Maskarade took place at Det Kongelige Teater in Copenhagen on November 11, 1906. It was a resounding success from the start with an exceptional run of 25 performances over its first four months. The opera had its US premiere in 1972 with the St. Paul Opera in Minnesota.
The opera is considered Denmark's national opera and it has enjoyed lasting success in the country, attributable to its many strophic songs, dances and its underlying "old Copenhagen" atmosphere. In 2006, Denmark's Ministry of Culture named it one of Denmark's twelve greatest musical works.
The popular overture to Carl Nielsen's Maskarade:
The story revolves around Leander and Leonora, two young people who meet fortuitously at a masquerade ball, swear their undying love for each other and exchange rings. The following day, Leander tells his valet Henrik of his newfound love. He becomes distraught when reminded by Henrik that his parents have betrothed him in marriage to Leonora, the daughter of Leonard from remote Slagelse. Things get complicated when Leonard himself, whose daughter Leonora is the other part of this arrangement, comes complaining to Leander’s father that Leonora is in love with someone she met at the masquerade the previous night. In the third act, all is resolved when the various parties slip off to the night's masquerade, where all is revealed to everyone's mutual satisfaction.
Jens Søndergaard started his musical career with the Herning Boys Choir in Denmark. He graduated in 2003 from the Royal Opera Academy in Copenhagen, and debuted in 2005 at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. From 2004-2007 he sang at Das Deutsche National Theater in Weimar, where he specialized in Mozart, singing Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte. He performed Elviro in Handel's Xerxes and Aslask in Åm's The Ice Castle at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen.
In 2014, he won the Ålborg Operapris (Aalborg Opera Prize).
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Labels: barihunk, Carl Nielsen Maskarade, danish baritone, Den Fynske Opera, Herning Boys Choir, Jens Søndergaard, Ludvig Holberg
Theo Hoffman in Hunky Handel's Messiah for Holidays; Eclectic Concert in L.A.
Jonathan Blalock, Theo Hoffman, Robert Moody & Daniel Moody (Counterclockwise top left)
The Winston-Salem Symphony has assembled a hunky Handel's Messiah for the holidays featuring barihunk Theo Hoffman, tenor Jonathan Blalock, countertenor Daniel Moody, conductor Robert Moody and soprano Margaret Carpenter-Haigh.
There will be performances on December 13 and 14 at the Centenary United Methodist Church. Tickets are available online.
On the opposite coast, Hoffman joins composer/conductor Matthew Aucoin for a concert on November 27th called "The Song: From Schubert to Springsteen," featuring music from Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler, Francis Poulenc, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Drake and Radiohead. The concert will take place after the performance of Philip Glass' Akhnaten and is free to attendees. Non-attendees can purchase tickets for $5.
Hoffman has joined the Los Anegles Opera's Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program for the 2016-17 season. He will sing a number of roles with the company, including Hermann in Les Contes d'Hoffmann (no relation), the Second Nazarene in Richard Strauss' Salome, First Editor in Bernstein's Wonderful Town and Il medico in Verdi's Macbeth with fellow barihunk Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as Banquo.
Theo Hoffman sings Marc Blitzstein's "Stay in My Arms":
Hoffman completed his Bachelor of Music degree at The Juilliard School, where he was the winner of the 2015 Juilliard Vocal Arts Honors Recital and was presented in recital at Alice Tully Hall. Additionally at Juilliard, he performed Bob in Menotti’s Old Maid and the Thief, the Count in Le nozze di Figaro, Lunardo in Le donne curiose, and covered Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia. He made his professional debut with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as Thierry in Dialogues des carmélites.
Hoffman made his first public appearance on the Metropolitan Opera stage in March as a Grand Finalist in the 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions after winning in the Eastern Region.
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Labels: Daniel Moody, handel messiah, jonathan blalock, Juilliard School of Music, los angeles opera, Marc Blitzetein, Matthew Aucoin, Robert Moody, theo hoffman
Iurii Samoilov performs first ever Billy Budd in Moscow
Iurii Samoilov discussing Billy Budd at a recent press conference
Barihunk Iurii Samoilov made history on November 25th, when he became the first singer to perform the title role in Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd at Russia's Bolshoi Theatre. Samoilov, who is on the roster of Oper Frankfurt and appeared in last year's Barihunks calendar, joins an all-star cast that will perform again on November 27 and 29, and December 1.
The Bolshoi performance is a co-production with the English National Opera and Deutsche Oper Berlin and it features a number of other barihunks, including Gidon Saks as the evil John Claggart, Bogdan Volkov as A Novice and Aleksandr Utkin as Arthur Jones.
Billy Budd had its world premier at London’s Royal Opera House on December 1, 1951 conducted by the composer with the role of Captain Vere sung by Britten’s partner Peter Pears. In 1966, in preparation for a television broadcast, Britten cut the score from four acts to two with a prologue and epilogue, which has become the standard version for the opera.
Iurii Samoilov sings Rachmaninov's "Don't sing to me beauty":
The first production of Billy Budd in Russia occurred 100 years after the birth of Britten at St. Petersburg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre in 2013. Billy Budd received its United States premiere in 1952 at the Indiana University Opera Company with Jack Gillaspy in the title role.
Britten originally intended the title role for Sir Geraint Evans, but he felt that the role sat to high for his voice, so he switched to the role of Mr. Flint. Britten then opted for barihunk Theodor Uppman to replace Evans in the title role. The performance launched Uppman's international career and he went on to become one of the definitive Billy Budd's off all-time. Uppman sang in an acclaimed performance in 1970 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, which included Sir Geraint Evans as Claggart and Richard Lewis as Vere.
Bogdan Volkov, Gidon Saks and Aleksandr Utkin (L-R)
A number of famous barihunks have sung the role of Billy Budd, who many believe was secretly desired by the evil Claggart. Famous barihunk Billy Budd's include John Chest, Simon Keenlyside, Richard Stilwell, Nathan Gunn, Rod Gilfry, Bo Skovhus, Thomas Hampson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Peter Mattei, Lauri Vasar, Craig Verm, Lucas Meachem, Jacques Imbrailo, Daniel Belcher and Liam Bonner.
Other upcoming performance of Billy Budd include Jacques Imbrailo at the Teatro Real in Madrid opening on January 31 and John Chest reprising his stunning debut in the role at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on May 24 (and Team Barihunks will be in the house!).
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Labels: Aleksandr Utkin, benjamin britten, billy budd, Bogdan Volkov, Bolshio Theater, deutsche oper berlin, gidon saks, Iurii Samoilov, John Chest baritone, Theodor Uppman
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Celebrating our favorite scenes with food and wine
We figured that since it's Thanksgiving (in the U.S.), and most people are sitting down for a big sumptuous feast, that it was a great opportunity to look at some of the best scenes in opera involving food. Giuseppe Verdi was known for using food as a plot device in many of his operas, which makes sense as eating and drinking is such a key part of everyday life and certainly can help define a character.
A number of operas and operettas feature drinking songs as part of their plot, including Bizet's Carmen, Berliozs La Damnation de Faust, Mozart's Don Giovanni, Verdi's La traviata, Smetena's The Bartered Bride, Verdi's Otello, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Rombergs The Student Prince and, of course, Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus.
Here are look at some of our favorite operas features food and drink (and it's by no means an exhaustive list!)
The performance that inspired Barihunks: Mariusz Kwiecien in SF Opera's Don Giovanni
The creation of the Barihunks blog was inspired after seeing Mariusz Kwiecien shirtless on a dinner table at the San Francisco Opera in Mozart's Don Giovanni. The cast also included fellow barihunk Luca Pisaroni as Masetto and hunkentenor Charles Castronovo as Don Ottavio. A true FEAST for the eyes. Don Giovanni appears to have an appetite for everything sumptuous and tasty in life: wine, women and food. Leporello even gets in the action, as he pours out a fine Marzemino wine from northern Italy for Don Giovanni, then nibbles at a piece of pheasant ("Versa il vino! Eccellente Marzimino!").
In Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring the children sing with glee in Act 2 about the May Day feast: "Jelly!...Pink blancmange!...Seedy cake! Seedy cake! (with icing on)...Treacle tart!... Sausagey rolls!...Trifle in a great big bowl!...Chicken and ham!...Cheesy straws!...Marzipan!" Asked to make a speech, Albert is tongue-tied and becomes an object of pity at the feast in his honor, but after draining his lemonade glass (satirically underlined with a Tristan chord, alluding to the love potion in that opera) and having a fit of hiccups he manages a few "hip-hip, hurrahs."
Simon Keenlyside sings Hamlet's Drinking Song:
In Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet the title character sings the famous drinking song Ò vin dissipe la tristesse. In the scene, Hamlet meets up with a troupe of actors who will perform a play for the court. With them, he sings a drinking song in which he calls for wine and laughter to dispel his sadness.
One of the most famous drinking songs is Esacamillo's Votre toast from Bizet's Carmen. In the scene, the toréador enters a tavern and sings an ode to bullfighting, the roaring crowds and the glory that comes with victory.
In Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore the townspeople turn out for a prenuptial feast in anticipation of Adina and Belcore's wedding. In the scene, Dulcamara, who is selling the love elixir (which is actually wine) sings, “Weddings are all very nice. But what I like best about them is the pleasant sight of the banquet.”
Duncan Rock and Corinne Winters in ENO's La bohème (© Tristram Kenton)
Is there a more lavish and musically satisfying scene involving food and drink that Act 2 of Puccini’s La bohème set in the Cafe Momus in Paris? In the scene, Schaunard calls for Rhine wine, roast venison, custard and dressed lobster for his fellow Bohemians at the Café Momus. The scene is rich with Parisian street food: oranges, dates, hot chestnuts, nougat, whipped cream, candies, fruit tarts, coconut milk, carrots, trout and plums from Tours.
In Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel the title characters almost become the feast,
as the witch tries to fatten them up to become the meal itself.
James Maddelena as Richard Nixon
In more modern times, the most famous dinner scene is probably at the end of Act 1 of John Adams' Nixon in China. In the scene, President Nixon sings, “The world watches and listens, we must seize the hour” as he toasts his host Prime Minister Chou En-Lai before a banquet. According to the Nixon Foundationm the official menu included “spongy bamboo shoots and egg-white consommé, shark’s fin in three shreds, fried and stewed prawns, mushrooms and mustard green and steamed chicken with coconut, almond junket, pastries, fruits.”
As mentioned early, no composer featured food and drink more prominently than Giuseppe Verdi. Few people have never heard the famous duet with chorus Libiamo ne' lieti calici from La traviata. The lively song in Act 1 encourages the drinking of wine or other alcoholic beverages, which make "kisses warmer."
One can hardly think of food without thinking of Falstaff, who is one of the great operatic eaters and drinkers. His bill at the Garter Inn, as he recounts at the opera’s opening, is for 6 chickens, 3 turkeys, 2 pheasants, 1 anchovy and 30 bottles of sherry.
Thomas Hampson and Paoletta Marrocu in the banquet scene in Macbeth:
In Act 2 of Macbeth, Verdi calls for a “sumptuously prepared feast” for the banquet scene in which Banquo’s ghost appears to the title character. Lady Macbeth sings a drinking song before this dramatic moment, in which she encourages the guests to drink as much as possible. Not a bad idea considering what happens next!
In Verdi’s lesser known early opera Un giorno di regno, the composer uses appetite as a dramatic device to create tension, as people await for a banquet that never takes place.
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Labels: ambroise thomas hamlet, Don Giovanni, James Maddelena, macbeth, mariusz kwiecien, nixon in china, Thanksgiving, thomas hampson, un giorno di regno
American barihunk Sean Michael Plumb joins Bavarian State Opera
Sean Michael Plumb (Karli Cadel Photography)
American barihunk Sean Michael Plumb has joined the ensemble at the Bavarian State Opera, where he will kick off his fest contract as the Porter in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Fellow barihunk Alexander Tsymbalyuk will also perform in the production as the Police Inspector and the Old Convict.
This season Sean Michael Plumb will go on to perform a variety of roles with the company, including Servitore and Sicario in Verdi's Macbeth opposite fellow barihunk Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Morales in Bizet's Carmen, Olav Bjaaland in Srnka's South Pole, Harlekin in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos with Karita Mattila in the title role, Yamadori in Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Dandini in Rossini's La Cenerentola.
Sean Michael Plumb sings Rene Orth's Empty the House:
Last summer, he was part of the Salzburg Festival’s Young Singers Project. Prior to that, he racked up a number of impressive wins at vocal competitions, including the Grand Prize at the 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Top Prize at the 2016 Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, a 2016 Shoshana Foundation Grant, the 2015 Sullivan Foundation Award from The Sullivan Foundation, Top Prize at the 2015 Opera Index Competition, a 2015 Sara Tucker Grant from The Richard Tucker Foundation, First Prize at the 2015 Gerda Lissner Liederkranz Competition, and the 2015 Theodor Uppman Prize from the George London Foundation.
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Labels: alexander tsymbalyuk, bavarian state opera, lady macbeth of mtsensk, sean michael plumb
David Jones to reprise retelling of Schumann song cycles
David Jones (Photo left: Alejandro Tamagno)
British barihunk David Jones is reprising his performance of "Unknowing," a turbulent love tale told through the interweaving of two Schumann song cycles: Dichterliebe and Frauenliebe und Leben. He originally performed the piece with Teatime Opera at Cambridge, but on November 29 and December 3, he'll perform the piece with soprano Christine Cunnold at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London.
Olivier-Award winning libretti translator and composer David Parry created the new English translation of Schumann's most well known song cycles.
David Jones performs The Salley Gardens:
Jones studied at Oxford University and Trinity Laban and was prizewinner in the 2015 AESS Patricia Routledge English Song Competition. He enjoys a fruitful ongoing collaboration with Cantata Dramatica, with whom he has given the first performances of four substantial works, most recently Nick Bîcat’s Red Dragon, White Dragon.
Operatic roles have included Jesus in Jonathan Harvey's Passion and Resurrection at the Voices of London Festival, Edward VIII in the premiere of Josh Spear's That Woman at the Tête-à-Tête Festival, Pritschitsch in Lehar's The Merry Widow with Opera Danube, Jamie in the world premiere of The Sleeper with the Welsh National Youth Opera and Ko-Ko in Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado with Co-Opera Co.
Labels: british baritone, David Jones, Salley Gardens, schumann, Trinity Laban, Tristan Bates Theatre, Unknowing
Bear-a-hunk Johan Reuter buffs up for Flying Dutchman
Johan Reuter hits the gym (and a faux magazine cover from the production)
Johan Reuter, who last appeared on this site shirtless in Carl Nielsen's Saul and David, has been buffing up for his performance as the Flying Dutchman at the Finnish National Opera. The opera opened this week and continues through December 30 with two cast. Reuter has sung the Dutchman in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Madrid and Copenhagen
Der fliegende Holländer, Richard Wagner’s first masterpiece, is the story of the Dutchman, a captain cursed to sail the seas of the world forever; he is only allowed to make landfall once every seven years. This curse can only be broken by the love of a faithful woman.
The Finnish National Opera has enlisted director Kasper Holten for their production, which sets the opera in an urban environment and the tempestuous world of the international art trade. In this production, the Dutchman is a famous Dutch artist who travels the world. The sea, storms and ships are all evoked in the production, but never present.
Johan Reuter sings Die frist ist um from Der fliegende Holländer:
Barihunk (bear-a-hunk) Johan Reuter studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the Academy of the Royal Theatre in his hometown of Copenhagen. Since 1996 he has been a soloist at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. Last season, in addition to Saul and David, he performed in Oscar nominee Atom Agoyan's production of Wagner's Die Walküre in Toronto and a new co-production of Alban Berg's Lulu by artist William Kentridge in Amsterdam and the Metropolitan Opera.
In 2017, Reuter will make two role debuts. On January 21, he debuts in a new production of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking at the Royal Danish Opera. In May, he'll make his role debut in Hans Werner Henze's Elegy for Young Lovers at the Theater an den Wien.
Labels: barihunk, bear-a-hunk, danish baritone, Finnish national opera, Fliegende Holländer, flying dutchman, Johan Reuter, kasper holten
Barihunk duo in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Thomas Meglioranza and Jeremy Ayres Fisher
Odyssey Opera and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project will present Lowell Liebermann's The Picture of Dorian Gray in a semi-staged version. The opera will feature Thomas Meglioranza in the role of Lord Henry Wotton and Jeremy Ayres Fisher in the small role of the Gamekeeper. Lord Wotton is a witty and urbane nobleman, who critcizes the moralism and hypocrisy of Victorian socitey. His philosophy of New Hedonism plays a big part in Dorian Gray's development.
The opera is one of two by Liebermann and is based on Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. It had its premiere at the Monte Carlo Opera in 1996 in a co-production with Opera Pacific, but the American premiere was canceled due to company's financial problems. The subsequent American premiere took place on February 5, 1999 at the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Trailer for Dorian Gray at Odyssey Opera:
The story revolves around the wealthy and attractive Dorian Gray, who has gained immortality by having his soul trapped within a painting. He is well known for his extravagance and debauchery. The picture of Dorian Gray not only took on the ravages of Dorian’s age, but also became the physical manifestation of his evil deeds - a heinous portrait of his true self.
The performance is on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory and will include a pre-concert talk with Lowell Liebermann one hour prior to concert. Tickets are available online.
Labels: lowell liebermann, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Thomas Meglioranza. Jeremy Ayres Fisher
Introducing Basque Barihunk Vincent Simonet
Vincent Simonet (Photos: JF l'Oiseleur des Longchamps)
Hunkentenor turned barihunk Vincent Simonet is a native of Bayonne in the Basque region of France. He is a decendent of the famous 19th century baritone Paul Barroilhet (aka Paolo Barroilhet), whose bust still graces the Opera Garnier in Paris. Barroilhet created a number of Donizetti roles, including Eustachio de Saint-Pierre in L'assedio di Calais, Lord Duke of Nottingham in Roberto Devereux, Alfonso XI of Castile in La favorite and Camoëns in Dom Sebastien.
This summer at the Centre Européen de Musique, Simonet performed Dandini in Rossini's La Cenerentola coached by the great Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza. He has also been heard in Joseph Haydn's Isola Disabitata in Saint-Denis, as Fritz in Jacques Offenbach's La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein at the OPERACADEMY in Paris and in Rekviem 3, which staged Verdi's Requiem in an adaptation of Josef Bor's novel The Terezín Requiem at the Opera de Paris Bastille Amphitheater.
Vincent Simonet (Photos: Bruno Melegari)
Simonet was asked by French composer Philippe Mazé to sing at the 100-year anniversary of the Cathedral of Monaco (Saint Nicholas Cathedral). The cathedral is home to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco where many of the Grimaldis are buried, including Prince Rainier III and his wife Grace Kelly.
Simonet is also one of the initiators of the charity recital "Ensemble pour les Enfants Malades" (Recital for the Sick Children) which was a benefit for the Pediatric Immuno-Hematology Department at the Hôpital Necker de Paris.
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Labels: Basque Barihunk, Paolo Barroilhet, Rossini La Cenerentola, shirtless baritone, teresa berganza, Vincent SImonet
Barihunks compete in "Battle for the BariThrone"
Joe Haddow, Jamie Henare, Will King & William McElwee (counterclockwise top left)
Four barihunks will compete on November 16th in the first annual Battle for the Barithrone at St Andrew's on The Terrace in Wellington, New Zealand. The lunchtime concert and competition will include Joe Haddow, Jamie Henare, Will King and William McElwee singing sprituals, comic opera, and operatic arias by Verdi and Mozart.
The promo for the event states: "
Since King Christian I abdicated his seat as the finest young baritone in Wellington, there has been no order in the Barikingdom! Where will the public look to find the Baritone Claw? Who will rise? Will the dark arts of the Bass-Barihorde prevail or will one of the true-hearted baritones ascend to the seat of Bariking?
British born Joe Haddow is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music in Classical Performance at the New Zealand School of Music. He began his musical studies playing the saxophone at Aotea College when he decided to join a barbershop chorus, which prompted his interest in singing. He was the winner of the Robin Dumbell Memorial Trophy for young Aria entrant at the Wellington Regional Vocal Competitions.
Jamie Henare is a Graduate of The New Zealand School of Music, finishing up his post graduate diploma at the start of 2015. He has been involved in music from an early age, playing guitar with various bands and singing barbershop. He sang the role of King Stanislaus in the Orpheus Choir’s 2012 production of Bernstein's Candide, Giovanni in The New Zealand School of Music's 2013 production of Verdi's early opera Il Corsaro and Leporello in Eternity Opera’s production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. In 2015, he won the New Zealand singing school Opera Australia award.
Auckland native Will King began singing as a boy soprano, getting his initial training with the Auckland Boys Choir and King’s School Chapel Choir. He realized his true passion for music after joining the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir in 2011. He is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Music in Classical Performance Voice at Victoria University of Wellington. He made his professional debut as Lorenzo in the Days Bay production of Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi. With The New Zealand School of Music, he has performed in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges, Mr Gedge in Britten's Albert Herring and Bartolo in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.
Wellington native William McElwee grew up playing the trumpet and piano, and also singing in his local church children’s choir. He has performed with numerous choirs, including the Orpheus Choir, the Cathedral of St Paul’s Choir, Tudor Consort, and the St Mary of the Angel’s Choir. He has also played the guitar and bass guitar in local rock and rap bands. His interest in the guitar led him to take up the renaissance lute, playing with Straynge Discorde, New Zealand’s lute quartet, and other early music ensembles. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Classical Voice from the New Zealand School of Music. He has appeared in The New Zealand School of Music's productions of Verdi's Il Corsaro and Britten's A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
He has been a member of the New Zealand Opera Chorus since 2013. He also has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Latin and English Language.
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Introducing Salomón Zulic del Canto; Performing in double-bill in Coburg
Salomón Zulic del Canto in Riders to the Sea
Chilean barihunk Salomón Zulic del Canto is new to this site. He came to our attention as part of a double bill at the Coburg Landestheater where he will sing Aeneas in Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and Bartley in Ralph Vaughan Williams Riders to the Sea. Performances are on November 17 and December 2 and tickets and cast information is available online.
Composed in 1927 but not premiered until December 1937, Riders to the Sea is based almost verbatim on J.M. Synge’s early twentiethcentury drama of the same name. Music of eerie, elegiac beauty illuminates the theme of elemental and watery death as experienced by the Aran Islanders, west of Galway.
Salomón Zulic del Canto sings the role of Bartley, the youngest of Maurya's six sons, who becomes the sole support of the household after her other sons are lost at sea. He earns income by riding horses into the sea to the steamer anchored far offshore, so that they can be sold at the mainland fair. Preoccupied with practical exigencies, he ignores his mother’s request that he not go to sea. He nevertheless asks God’s blessing on the family and rides off on the red mare, leading the pony.
His mother foretells his death and omits the giving of a blessing to him, an omission considered bad luck. When his mother subsequently stands on the path trying in vain to say the blessing, he gives her his blessing. Bartley is knocked into the sea by his pony, becoming the sixth and final son of Maurya's to die at sea.
Salomón Zulic del Canto in Dido & Aeneas
Purcell's Dido & Aeneas is based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. It recounts the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas, and her despair when he abandons her. A monumental work in Baroque opera, Dido & Aeneas is remembered as one of Purcell's foremost theatrical works.
Salomón Zulic del Canto joined the ensemble at the Landestheater Coburg this season after two years as a member of the Thüringer Opera Studio. He studied at the Konservatorium der Universidad de Chile and continued his studies at the Musikhochschule Lübeck. As a student, he performed Demetrius in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème. He was a finalist in the “Felix Mendelssohn-Bartoldy Hochschulwettbewerb" 2014 in Berlin.
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Michael Kelly to perform Die Schöne Müllerin with guitar
Baritone Michael Kelly
American barihunk Michael Kelly will perform Franz Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin in an arrangement for guitar and voice, arranged by his accompanist David Leisner. The piece was originally written for voice and piano. Schubert was a guitarist himself, and most likely used the guitar to compose many of his songs.
Franz Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin is a cycle of twenty songs set to poems by the German poet Wilhelm Müller. It tells the tale of a young boy whose journeys bring him to take an apprenticeship at a mill, where he falls instantly in love with the miller's daughter. His love, and advances are sadly unrequited, and when she turns her attention to a hunter he bemoans losing her. Left with only the brook that guided him along the way, he succumbs to a watery grave as the brook lulls him to his final rest.
You can hear Kelly and Leisner perform Der Müller und der Bach HERE.
Kelly will perform the Brahms Requiem with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on April 21 and 22 next year. He previously performed Mohammed Fairouz’s Zabur with the orchestra, joined by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir.
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Hugh Thomas on Jewish Involvement in the Atlantic Slave Trade
In my last post I put up the descriptions on Amazon of a couple of books of orthodox, respected historical scholarship on Jewish participation in the slave trade to America and the Caribbean. These, by Saul Friedman and Eli Faber, were written to refute the anti-Semitic claims of the Nation of Islam and its leader, Louis Farrakhan, that Jews were chiefly responsible for the infamous trade. These books show that Jews formed a vanishingly small percentage of those involved in the slave trade.
Jewish involvement in the slave trade became part of the anti-Semitism smears against Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters in the Labour party when it was used to smear Jackie Walker, Momentum’s vice-chair. Walker herself is Jewish and a woman of colour, whose parents met on a Civil Rights demonstration in America. She is far from being an anti-Semite or, indeed, any kind of racist. But she was smeared as such after someone from the badly misnamed Campaign Against Anti-Semitism hacked into a Facebook conversation she had with two others about Jewish involvement in the slave trade. What she said was based very firmly on entirely orthodox, respectable historical research. But because she left out a single word, which she expected the other two in the conversation to understand, her comments were left open to deliberate misrepresentation. They were then leaked to the Jewish Chronicle, which then smeared her. Walker herself has made it clear that while there were some Jews active in the trade, as brokers, financiers and sugar merchants, they did so as junior partners. The real responsibility for the trade lay with the monarchs of Christian Europe. As for Walker herself, her father was a Russian Jew, her partner is Jewish and her daughter attends a Jewish school. There should be no question of her commitment to her faith, her community and to combating racism and prejudice, including anti-Semitism.
Hugh Thomas also discusses the Jewish involvement in the slave trade in his massive, and exhaustively researched The Slave Trade: The History of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440-1870 (London: Picador 1997). He writes
For a time, in both Spain and Portugal, the slave trade was dominated by Jewish conversos: for example, Diego Caballero, of Sanlucar de Barrameda, benefactor of the Cathedral of Seville; the Jorge family, also in Seville, Fernao Noronha, a Lisbon monopolist in the early days in the delta of the Niger, and his descendants; and the numerous merchants of Lisbon, who held the asiento for sending slaves to the Spanish empire between 1580 and 1640. The most remarkable of these men was Antonio Fernandes Elvas, asentista from 1614 to 1622, connected by blood with nearly all the major slave dealers of the Spanish-Portuguese empire during the heady days when it was one polity.
Yet these men had formally become Christians. The Inquisition may have argued, and even believed, that many of them secretly practiced Judaism, tried some of them in consequence, and left a few of them to be punished by ‘the secular arm’. Some no doubt were indeed secret Jews, but it would be imprudent to accept the evidence of the Holy Office as to their ‘guilt’. That body, after all, was said to have ‘fabricated Jews as the Mint coined money’, as one inquisitor himself remarked.
Later, Jews of Portuguese origin played a minor part in the slave trade in Amsterdam (Diogo Dias Querido), in Curacao, in Newport (Lopez Rodrigues Laureno). In the late seventeenth century Jewish merchants, such as Moses Joshua Henriques, were prominent in the minor Danish slave trade of Gluckstadt. But more important there is no sign of Jewish merchants in the biggest European slave-trade capitals when the traffic was at its height, during the eighteenth century – that is, in Liverpool, Bristol, Nantes, and Middelburg – and examination of a list of 400 traders known to have sold slaves at one time or another in Charleston, South Carolina, North America’s biggest market, in the 1750s and 1760s suggests just one active Jewish merchant, the unimportant Philip Hart. In Jamaica, the latter’s equivalent ws Alexander Lindo, who later ruined himself providing for the French army in its effort to recapture Saint-Domingue. (p. 297). (My emphasis).
This seems to bear out Friedman’s and Faber’s research, that Jews played only a very small role in the slave trade, as well as Walker’s statement that the overall responsibility lay with the Christian monarchs who initiated and supported the infamous trade.
I really don’t have anywhere near the knowledge of Walker, Friedlander and Faber about this aspect of the slave trade. But I hope this helps people make sense of this issue, and refute the claims of genuine anti-Semites that the Jews were solely responsible, or the dominant force, behind the enslavement of Africans to the Caribbean and Americas. And it is utterly repugnant and disgusting that Walker herself has so vilely been libeled for her informed discussion of an entirely legitimate topic of historical research.
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Torquemada: 2000 AD’s ‘Ultimate Fascist’ and a Prediction of the Rise of the Brextremists, Kippers and Trump
As you’ve probably gather from reading my previous posts about art robot Kevin O’Neill, I was and am a big fan of the ‘Nemesis the Warlock’ strip that ran in 2000 AD from 1980 through the 1990s. The villain of the piece was Torquemada, the former chief of the Tube police on an Earth thousands of years in the future. Outraged by the interbreeding between humans and their alien subjects, Torquemada overthrew the last, debauched emperor, founding an order of viciously genocidal knights, the Terminators. The construction of the linked White and Black Hole bypasses, giving Earth instant access to the Galaxy, also created terrible temporal catastrophes, resulting in creatures from even further into the future appearing in the present. These included the terrible gooney birds, giant predatory Concorde aircraft, which fed on the trains and anything else that travelled over Earth’s devastated surface. Torquemada and his Terminators blamed these disasters on aliens, killed human scientists and engineers, leading humanity into a new Dark Age. The Human race retreated underground, where the Terminators told them they would be safe from the terrible aliens threatening them. Terra was renamed ‘Termight’ – ‘Mighty Terra’, though Mills also gave it the name because the underground society resembled a massive termites’ nest. And Torquemada set up a corrupt, Fascistic, quasi-feudal society, which also included Orwellian elements from the classic 1984.
Pitched against Torquemada was the hero, Nemesis, an alien warlock. Horned and hooved, with magical powers, he resembled the Devil, and at one point, in conversation with his mad, cruel uncle Baal, he explicitly states that his powers are satanic. Nemesis is also the head of Credo, a human resistance movement dedicated to overthrowing Torquemada and restoring freedom and interspecies tolerance to Earth. Also resisting humanity’s aggressive expansion and extermination of other intelligent races were the Cabal, an alliance of various alien worlds.
The strip was possibly one of the weirdest 2000 AD had run, and was too weird for editor Kevin Gosnell, who hated it. But it was massively popular, at one point even rivalling the mighty Judge Dredd. Torquemada became British comics’ most popular villain, winning that category in the Eagle Award four years in a row. He was so popular that in the end I heard that they stopped submitting or accepting the character, in order to let others have a chance.
Torquemada speaks on the radio, in the strip that launched the character and Nemesis, ‘Going Underground’.
Looking back, I have mixed feelings about the strip. I still like it, but I’m not entirely comfortable with a hero, who has explicitly satanic characteristics, nor the villains, who are very much in the style of medieval Christian crusaders. Mills and O’Neill had had the misfortune to suffer brutal Roman Catholic education, and Mills states that where he grew up, everyone involved in the Roman Catholic establishment was corrupt. Everyone. They poured everything they hated about the bigotry and cruelty they had seen and experienced into the strip.
From a historians’ perspective, it’s not actually fair on the Roman Catholic church. Yes, medieval Christianity persecuted Jews, heretics and witches, and warred against Islam. But the great age of witch-hunting was in the 17th century, and cut across faith boundaries. Prof. Ronald Hutton, a History lecturer at Bristol Uni, who has studied the history of witchcraft and its modern revival – see his book Triumph of the Moon – has pointed out that the German Protestant states killed more witches than the Roman Catholics. And those accused of witchcraft in Italy had far better legal protection in the 16th century than those in Henry VIII’s England. You had a right to a lawyer and proper legal representation. If you couldn’t afford one, the court would appoint one for you. Torture was either outlawed, or very strictly regulated. There was a period of 50 years when the Holy Office was actually shut, because there were so few heretics and witches to hunt down.
As for the equation between medieval Roman Catholicism and Fascism, a graduate student, who taught medieval studies got annoyed at this glib stereotype. it kept being repeated by their students, and was historically wrong. This student came from a Protestant background, but was more or less a secular atheist, although one who appreciated the best of medieval Christian literature.
Underneath the personal experiences of Mills and O’Neill, the strip’s depiction of a future feudal society was also influenced by Protestant anti-Catholic polemic, and the theories of the 19th century French liberal, anti-Christian writer, Charles Michelet. It was Michelet, who first proposed that the witch-hunts were an attempt by patriarchal Christianity to wipe out an indigenous, matriarchal folk paganism. It’s a view that has strongly influenced feminist ecopaganism, although academic scholars like Hutton, and very many pagans have now rejected it as historically untrue.
The robes and masks worn by the Terminators recalled not only those worn by Spanish Catholic penitents during the Easter Day processions, but also the Klan, who are an Protestant organisation, which hates Roman Catholics as well Jews and Blacks.
There’s also the influence of John Wyndham’s classic SF novel, The Chrysalids. This is set in Labrador centuries in the future, after a nuclear war has devastated much of the world, except for a few isolated spots of civilisation. Society has regressed to that of 17th century Puritanism. The survivors are waging a war to restore and maintain the original form of their crops, animals and themselves. Mutants, including humans, are examined and destroyed at birth. As with the Terminators, their clothing is embroidered with religious symbols. In this case a cross. Just as Torquemada denounces aliens as ‘deviants’, so do the leaders of this puritanical regime describe human mutants. And like the pro-alien humans in Nemesis, a woman bearing a mutant child is suspected and punished for her perceived sexual deviancy.
In fact, the underlying anti-religious, anti-Christian elements in the strip didn’t bother me at the time. Mike and myself went to an Anglican church school here in Bristol, though the teaching staff also included people from other Christian denominations such as Methodism and Roman Catholicism. They had a real horror of sectarian bigotry and violence, sharpened by the war in Northern Ireland, and were keenly aware that Christians had done terrible things in the name of religion. I can remember hearing a poem on this subject, The Devil Carried a Crucifix, regularly being recited at school assembly, and the headmaster and school chaplain preaching explicitly against bigotry. At the same time, racial prejudice was also condemned. I can remember one poem, which denounced the colour bar in one of its lines, repeatedly turning up in the end of year services held at the church to which the school was attached.
I also have Roman Catholic relatives and neighbours, who were great people. They were committed to their face, but also bitterly opposed to sectarian bigotry and violence. And the Roman Catholic clergy serving my bit of Bristol were decent men and women, though some of those in other areas were much more sectarian. I’ve Protestant friends, who went on to study RE at a Roman Catholic college. Their experience was not Mills’ and O’Neill’s, though I also had relatives, who were estranged from the Church because they had suffered the same kind of strict, and violently repressive Roman Catholic education that they had.
But Torquemada and the Terminators were far from being a veiled comment on atrocities committed by medieval Roman Catholicism. Torquemada modelled himself on Tomas de Torquemada, the leader of the Spanish Inquisition, whose bloody work he so much admired. But he also explicitly styled himself as the supreme Fascist. By fostering humanity’s hatred of aliens, he hoped to unite the human race so that they didn’t fight each other over differences in colour. But the character was also supposed to be the reincarnation of every persecuting bigot in European and American history. In one story, Torquemada becomes seriously ill, breaking out in vast, festering boils, because Nemesis’ lost son, Thoth, has used the tunnels dug by the Tube engineers to channel away the destructive energies of the White and Black Hole bypasses, to travel backwards in time to kill Torquemada’s previous incarnations. These include Adolf Hitler, natch, one of the notoriously murderous American cavalry officers, responsible for the butchery of innocent indigenous Americans in the Indian Wars, and finally Torquemada himself. Torquemada therefore travelled back in time to confront his former incarnation, and save himself from Thoth.
This was followed by another story, in which Torquemada himself travelled forward to the 20th century. Infected with time energy, Torquemada caused temporal disruptions and catastrophes in the London of the present. He found himself a job as a rack-renting landlord, before founding a Fascist political party. Using Brits’ fears that these disasters were caused by aliens, he became a successful politician and was elected to Number 10.
And one of Torque’s previous incarnations, recovered by Brother Mikron, his pet superscientist, using advanced technological hypnotic regression, was very familiar to British readers with an awareness of the history of Fascism in their country.
Torquemada as Hitler, and very Mosley-esque British Far Right politician. From Prog 524, 30th May 1987.
In the above page, Brother Mikron recovers Torquemada’s past incarnation as Hitler, but only after encountering a later incarnation, in which Torquemada was Sir Edwin Munday, the British prime minister, and leader of the New Empire Party. Munday/Torquemada goes off an a rant on public television, shouting
‘I’ll solve the youth problem! We’ll make our children respectable again! – with compulsory short back and sides! The return of National Service! Order and discipline’.
His name clearly recalls that of the far right, anti-immigration Monday Club in the Tory party, which was at the centre of continuing scandals during the 70s and 80s over the racism of some of its members, the most notorious of whom was Thatcher’s cabinet minister, Norman Tebbit. As a member of the aristocracy, Munday also draws on Sir Oswald Mosley, the leader of the British Union of Fascists and later Fascist movements.
Mosley unfurling his Fascist banner in the ’30s.
The rhetoric about youth is also very much that of the Tories around Maggie Thatcher, who really didn’t like long-haired liberals, hippies, punks and the other youth movements, who had sprung up at the time. They were calling for the return of National Service to stop the rise in youth crime and delinquency.
And this is now very much the attitude of the Kippers and Brextremists over here, who really do hanker after the old days of the British Empire, with all its pomp and authoritarianism. The last thing that incarnation of Torquemada says is
‘We’ll make our country great again!’
This is also based on the rhetoric of the Tories at the time, in which Thatcher was credited with turning around Britain’s decline and restoring her to her glory. In the general election that year, the Tory party election broadcasts showed old footage of Spitfires and Hurricanes racing around the sky shooting down Nazi planes, while an overexcited actor exclaimed ‘It’s great – to be great again!’
No, she didn’t make us great. She wrecked our economy and welfare state, and sold everything off to foreign firms, all the while ranting hypocritically about how she represented true British patriotism.
But it also recalls Trump’s rhetoric last year, during his election campaign. When he announced ‘We’ll make America great again!’ And he’s gone on to use the same neoliberalism as Reagan, Thatcher, and successive Democrat and New Labour leaders, backed with racist rhetoric and legislation supported by White supremacists.
Torquemada was one of 2000 AD’s greatest comments on sectarian bigotry and racism, with Torquemada as its very explicit symbol. Even after three decades, it’s central message about the nature of Fascism, imperialism and colonialism, and the western hankering for its return, remains acutely relevant.
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Pat Mills and Anti-Racism and Anti-Nazism in British and American Comics
This week I’ve put up a number of articles about a couple of interviews I’ve found on YouTube with the long-time British comics creator, Pat Mills. Mills was one of the recidivist offenders, who revitalized a moribund British comics industry in the 1970s with a succession of groundbreaking new magazines the war comic, Battle, Action, and, of course, the mighty 2000AD. Mills is of Irish heritage and distinctly left-wing, so that his sympathies are always with the poor and the persecuted against the establishment, and there was more than a little element of subversion in his strips. Judge Dredd from the first was meant to be a symbol of the Fascistic elements in modern American policing, and J.D. is as much villain as he is hero. The mutant heroes of the Strontium Dog strip are second-class citizens in a future Britain which barely tolerates them. They can only live in ghettoes, and the only work they can do by law is bounty hunting. It’s an explicit comment on racism and anti-Semitism. Nemesis the Warlock was a similar attack on religious bigotry, set as it was in a devastated Earth of the far future, ruled by Tomas de Torquemada and his terminators. They were a military order of warriors, who had whipped up fear and hatred of intelligent aliens and embarked on a series of holy wars to exterminate them across the Galaxy. This was partly based on the medieval inquisition in Roman Catholic Europe, with elements of modern Fascism. For example, the robes adopted by the Terminators recalled Ku Klux Klan costumes.
Comics at the time were increasingly focused on the issue of racism and persecution, particularly in the case of Marvel Comic’s X-Men. The mutants in this strip, like those of Johnny Alpha’s nuclear-scarred Britain, were also persecuted. One of the recurring villains in the strip were the Sentinels, a race of giant robots created to hunt down and kill robots by the stock mad scientist in the belief that this would preserve humanity from the threat to their survival the super-powered mutants – Homo Superior – represented. Another of Mighty Marvel’s villains was the Hate Monger, dedicated to whipping up bigotry and strife. This character also wore a costume based on the Klan, and was revealed as Hitler, or a clone of him.
The American comics industry was founded by German Jews, who brought with them their former homeland’s tradition of telling a story through a series of pictures derived from Wilhelm Busch. I think many of them had also seen combat fighting against Nazism in the army during the War. It’s therefore not hard to see in strips such as the X-Men a metaphorical treatment of the persecution of the Jewish people, as well as other outsider groups. As well as being a metaphor for racism, the X-Men also had an large following of gay young people, possibly because the social hostility shown in the strips towards its mutant heroes mirrored their own experiences as marginalized outsiders.
And concerns over the threat of Fascism were also seen in other British comics. The British version of the Captain Britain strip, written by Dave Thorpe and then Alan Moore, was set in an alternative Britain in which a deranged, mutant aristocrat, Mad Jim Jaspers, had created a biomechanical creature to hunt down and exterminate all mutants. At the same time, he had encouraged a Fascist dictatorship to seize power, which then began the process of persecuting and exterminating mutants.
This was succeeded by Moore’s V for Vendetta in the adult comic, Warrior, which featured an anonymous guerilla, V, fighting a personal war against the Fascist authorities of a near-future Britain. It was filmed with Hugo Weaving as ‘V’, Natalie Portman as his companion, Evie, with Stephen Fry as a gay TV host and John Hurt as the dictator. Moore himself dislikes the movie, partly because the contract he signed with the studio meant that the character is now their property. But it is a powerful film, which accurately shows certain aspects of Nazism, such as the use of concentration camp inmates for medical experimentation.
Pat Mills also says in the interviews I posted about earlier this week that the strip Charley’s War was subversive in that it was anti-war strip in a war comic. Mills is disappointed by the way the strip wasn’t included in an exhibition on comics and subversion, and notes that in this, the centenary years of the First World War, there seems to be a deliberate policy amongst the British broadcasters of not showing anything with an anti-war content, such as Blackadder Goes Forth. Radio 4 have made shows about the great stage play and film, Oh, What a Lovely War!, but it wasn’t that long ago that Michael Gove, the Tory minister for education, opened his mouth to say that children were getting an entirely wrong view of the War based on Blackadder. Mike naturally wrote a very sharp reply to that piece of nonsense.
But there were other strips in Battle, which also rose out of the mass of the usual gung-ho stories of courageous British squaddies winning against brutal and stupid Germans, and which did shock with their realism. Darkie’s Mob, which was about a mysterious commander, who takes over a failing British unit trapped behind Japanese lines in Burma was one of these. Another I remember which particularly shocked me was a short piece in Battle, in which British soldiers are fighting their way through Germany. I think it was a stand-alone strip, rather than part of a continuing storyline. The story ended when the squaddies reach a group of emaciated figures standing behind barbed wire, the inmates of one of the death camps. This was clearly about the Holocaust, and what it was really like, rather than the usual glamorous war stories, and I remember being shocked by the starved bodies of the inmates. As I doubtless was supposed to.
Battle, Action, 2000AD and Warrior were part of a trend that had emerged in American comics in the late 1960s, when they turned from simple escapism to dealing with real issues – such as racism and feminism. British comics up to the launch of Battle and Action had tended to avoid explicit politics, and in some cases had actually been very racist. And this tradition of commenting and attacking racism and bigotry continues in American comics today, and in 2000AD, now sadly nearly all that’s remaining of the British comics industry.
These are the type of strips, which Mike and I grew up reading, along with so many others of our age group. And they reflected the very real anxieties of the time. Left-wingers were worried about the rise of Maggie Thatcher, her links to the hard right and the violence and political threat posed by the BNP/NF. In the original comic strip version of V for Vendetta, the Fascists seize power in Britain after devastating nuclear war between America and the Soviet Union over the crisis in Poland. To many of us, the threat of nuclear annihilation in Maggie’s and Reagan’s New Cold War was only too real.
In his talk to the Socialist Workers’ Party, Mills reads out a letter he received from the CEO of a school, a former punk, who states that everything he learned about Fascism, he got from Judge Dredd; everything about racism, from Strontium Dog, and everything about feminism from Halo Jones. And he now considered it the most subversive thing he could do was to help produce open-minded, critical young people. And it isn’t just racism. When Thatcher tried to criminalise positive teaching of homosexuality in school – that it is perfectly natural – the British comics industry responded with the anti-homophobia anthology AWRGH!, whose initials stood for Artists and Writers Against Rampant Government Homophobia. Comics in the 1980s and ’90s sold much more than they do now, and so they made a very large number of young people aware and alert to these issues. It partly explains why British society has broadly become more tolerant, despite continuing bigotry in some areas. Like the right-wing of the Tories and UKIP.
This is also why I found Mills’ story of how the Board of Deputies of British Jews complained about a story in Crisis utterly amazing. Crisis was another adult comic, which dealt explicitly with contemporary issues of western imperialism, the power of the multinationals and the exploitation of the Developing World. The comic had featured a story about the beating of a Palestinian protester in Gaza, based on a real event told to Mills by a Palestinian. The Board complained because the lad’s broken body, left lying in the road, looked to them a bit like a swastika. As Mills himself said, it wasn’t there because comics creators aren’t that clever. But I was left amazed at the thought that anybody could accuse anyone in mainstream British comics at the time of racism or anti-Semitism, given how radical and anti-racist so many of them were.
It’s also why the accusation by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism earlier this year against Mike is so outrageous. I’ve blogged before in Mike’s defence pointing out that he very definitely is not racist and not anti-Semitic, having both Black and Jewish friends and participating at College in a performance commemorating the victims of the Shoah. Mike read these comics, with the anti-racist and anti-bigotry message which they strove to impart to their readers. I realize that no doubt there were many people who read them, without really taking the anti-racist, anti-bigotry subtext onboard, but even so many people in the comics milieu were and are liberal in their attitudes towards tolerance of minority and marginalized groups.
But the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism and the rest of the Zionist lobby have no qualms about smearing genuine anti-racists, and people who have written about and denounced anti-Semitism and other forms of racism and persecution, like Jackie Walker, Ken Livingstone and Tony Greenstein. And there is the real danger that by doing so, not only will they libel and smear decent people, but trivialize real anti-Semitism in doing so.
I’ve blogged earlier this evening about the fine job Richard Coughlan did in producing his videos debunking Holocaust denial. But British and American comics and their creators, like Pat Mills, Alan Moore and Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the creators of the X-Men, and that strip’s writers and artists since, have also contributed greatly to attacking racism and bigotry in the strips they produced.
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History and the Witch Hunts
For most people, the witch hunts provide one of the most powerful testimonies of the evils of institutional religion and specifically the Christian Church. According to the popular image of the witch hunts, this was the time when a powerful Christian church kept humanity in ignorance and superstition, exercising a tyranny over intellectual life that saw hundreds of thousands, if not millions of innocent women sent to the stake. It was a campaign of intolerance against indigenous, pre-Christian religions, which were unjustly misrepresented and viciously attacked by the church’s bureaucracy. Through the Inquisition and its manuals, like the notorious Malleus Maleficarum, the Church blocked scientific investigation and progress, keeping humanity in mental world of superstition and magic. The Roman Catholic Church was responsible for persecuting innocent people as witches in the Middle Ages. After the Reformation, they were succeeded in bigotry and superstition by the Puritans, whose scientific ignorance and religious intolerance resulted in the brutal reign of Matthew Hopkins, the infamous ‘witchfinder general’ in Cromwellian England, and the horror of the Salem witch hunt in New England.
Now the witch hunts certainly were a brutal period in European and American history. The vast majority of Christians today rightly regard the use of violence, torture and execution to enforce religious conformity abhorrent, and the savage persecution of the vast majority of the accused deserves its condemnation. Unfortunately, the Satanism scare of a few years ago and repeated persecution of suspected witches in parts of Africa demonstrates that the mythology of the malevolent witch is still very much alive today, and needs to be combatted by people of humanity and decency, regardless of their religious beliefs or lack thereof. Nevertheless, amongst the true horrors of the witch hunts there are serious distortions and exaggerations, perpetuated by 19th century radical, secularist and Neo-pagan journalists and historians with an anticlerical and antichristian agenda. The result is a view of the witch hunts and the Middle Ages that often sharply varies from the reality. It’s view that needs to be tackled and rebutted.
Middle Ages Not Totally Period of Superstition
Firstly, historians today are increasingly critical of the idea of the Middle Ages as a period of superstition and credulity. The secular French historian, Jean Claude Bologne, has pointed out that most of the spell books date from the 16th – 19th centuries. 1 For Bologne, the goal of the medieval intellectuals was, above all, to find the ‘tricks’ concealed behind miracles, and represent as ‘natural’, what appears to violate the laws of nature. No one is more sceptical of a miracle than a theologian. 2 The Scottish historian of magic, P.G. Maxwell-Stuart, notes that the Middle Ages was a period of intense intellectual challenge and change. The Middle Ages, ‘popularly regarded as something of a stagnant entity, was in fact a millennium of the most intense waves of challenge beating with frequent violence upon the supposedly settled shores of religious, intellectual, and political orthodoxy.’ 3 It was a period when universities and monastic schools were founded, the created universe was examined a constant sense of curiosity and awe, and Arabic, Hebrew and Greek learning entered Europe through Latin translations ‘to leaven the intellects of Europe and produce fresh ideas, fresh theories, and fresh interpretations of everything, theological or temporal: an ebullience which makes the notion of a ‘superstitious’ Middle Ages misleading at best and nonsensical at worse.’ 4 Indeed, Maxwell-Stuart points out that the medieval worldview could be described as ‘sceptical’, though not in the modern sense. The universe was understood and examined in relation to God, with history as the continuing narrative of humanity’s relationship with the Lord. This examination of the nature of the cosmos involved doubt, both because of the liability of the individual to error, and because the nature of the universe was such that it could produce misunderstanding, illusions and deceit. The medieval project to understand the operation and meaning of the cosmos in relation to God, and thus allow humanity to transcend history and approach God ‘is perfectly rational.’ 5
The idea that the Middle Ages was a period of superstition and ignorance, represented by the Roman Catholic Church, in contrast to the modern, forward-looking and ‘rational’ age, was the product of the 18th century French radical philosophes. It has persisted because it assumes that the historical process is one of progress from primitivism to sophistication, with the present age one of comfortable sophistication. 6 It was buttressed by 19th century romantic historical novels and early 20th century anthropology, which were strongly influenced by Darwinism and imperial and racial assumptions of natural hierarchy. These also created the image of a quaint, superstitious peasantry, liable to be awed by the technological inventions that the more sophisticated upper classes took in their stride.7 Indeed, the notion that humanity has moved from magic through religion to science has for many scholars been thoroughly discredited because the three have at times been indistinguishable and all of them have been found in varying degrees of sophistication in societies ranging from the primitive to the modern. 8
Idea of Medieval Witch Hunts the Product of 19th Century Anticlericalism
Much of the idea that the witch hunts were the product of Roman Catholic superstition was produced by 19th century liberal historians like Jules Garinet in France and Henry Scott Lea in America. Their approach was influenced and informed by an optimistic belief in scientific progress and human rationality. ‘Emotionally committed to liberalism and viewing the Church as an obstacle in the road of progress, they reject the possibility of there being any real currents of witch belief and practice and insist that not the witches, but the inquisitors invented witchcraft.’ 9 The most influential scholar of this view was Lea, who was an historian of the Inquisition. He was followed by Andrew Dickson White, the president of Cornell University partly responsible for the myth of the war of science with religion. White considered that ‘witches were unfortunate wretches blamed by superstitious Catholicism for natural disasters like storms for which White knew the true, scientific, explanations.’ 10
The history of witchcraft and the witch hunts has also suffered from the false claims of 19th century radical journalists and social campaigners like Jules Michelet in France and the American feminist campaigner, Matilda Joslyn Gage. Michelet, in his 1862 book, La Sorciere, viewed the medieval witch cult as an egalitarian peasant religion of nature in which women were natural healers, enchantress and the guardians of the cult’s ancient secrets. These witches were heroic rebels against the brutality of an oppressive, feudal hierarchy and the misogynist Roman Catholic church. 11 This view was taken up and embellished by Gage in the 1890s. She saw the medieval witch cult as the remnant of ancient, matriarchal religion that venerated Mother Earth. 12 This cult was suppressed by the Roman Catholic church, which reinforced male domination by removing the cult’s female healers and priestesses. 13 It was Gage who invented the figure of the supposed nine million people executed for witchcraft. 14
Ancient Origins of Belief in Witches
In fact the Middle Ages experienced relatively few witch hunts. ‘Fear of it permeates folklore of all periods, but it was not until the late 15th century that it was perceived in Europe as a threat grave enough to require systematic prosecution.’ 15 Witches, and the belief in magic existed long before Christianity. A large amount of surviving Hittite literature is magical, and black magic was treated in Hittite law as a crime in the same category as assault and battery. 16 The Twelve Tables of Roman traditional law treated the recitation of a malum carmen – an evil spell – as a criminal offence. 17 Roman literature contains a number of witches and descriptions of witchcraft. Horace in his Epodes describes the horrific murder of a child by witches. While the incident is fictional, and may have been intended as part of a propaganda campaign against witches by the pagan Roman emperor Augustus, nevertheless there were witches working clandestinely in the Roman slums. 18
Medieval Scepticism of Witchcraft
While the early Christians certainly believed in the existence of demons, and believed they were active in the world, there was considerable scepticism about human witches. Saint Augustine stated that while demons were able to change their shapes, humans could not and God does not grant power to demons to change things from one form into another. When this occurred, it was merely an illusion. 19 The ritual masquerades held in honour of Diana on the 1st of January, in which some people believed that they had really been transformed into animals, was viewed as irrational by some clerical writers. Observing them, Caesarius of Heisterbach declared ‘What rational person could believe that he would find men of sound mind who would wish to change themselves into a stag or other wild beast?’ 20 The Pactus Alamannorum, the law code of the Alamanni tribe of southern Germany, of 613-623 punished wrongful accusations of witchcraft against innocents with a fine, and prohibited the seizing and harming of witches by individuals. The Frankish king Rothari, in an edict of 643, prohibited the burning of women for the crime of cannibalism as the crime was impossible. 21 The capitulary – the governmental order – issued by the Frankish emperor Charlemagne for Saxony of 775-790 strictly prohibited violence against innocents suspected of witchcraft: ‘If anyone, deceived by the Devil, believes after the manner of the pagans that any man or woman is a witch and eats men, and if on this account he burns (the alleged witch) or gives her flesh to be eaten or eats it, he shall be punished by capital sentence.’ 22 Here the belief in witches is treated as a pagan superstition, the result of Satanic delusion. Nevertheless, belief in magic was strong and punishments could be harsh. King Alfred the Great in England punished witchcraft with the death penalty. However, the Carolingians in France and Visigoths in Spain, although passing harsh legislation against witchcraft, tended to treat it in much the same way as other harmful crimes against people and property. 23 The church penitentials of the seventh to ninth centuries mostly punished black magic, incantations and idolatry with penances for three years. 24
Medieval witchcraft appears to have emerged from a mixture of the belief in night-flying, malignant spirits – the striga and lamia of the Romans; that certain people were able to leave their homes at night to join the wild ride with the spirits of the dead across the world under the leadership of Diana, Herodias or Holda, a witch of Germanic folklore; and the activities of Christian heretical sects, such as the Cathars and Waldensians, that were accused of holding orgies presided over by a demon or the Devil himself. 25
Nevertheless, the early medieval legislation against witchcraft was sceptical of the existence of night-flying witches. The Canon Episcopi, published by Regino of Prum in 906 and the Corrector of Burchard of Worms, considered the belief that certain women left their homes at night to fly across the Earth following the Greek goddess Diana, to be deluded by the Devil and urged parish clergy to act against them and their delusion. 26 This scepticism continued into the 12th century, when John of Salisbury, who believed in the reality of magic, repeated the comments about the night ride of with Herodias and Diana as a delusion, and viewed the idea of shapeshifting as a similar demonic illusion. 27 There has been an attempt by some historians to claim that Thomas Aquinas was responsible for spreading the mythology of the existence of witches that supported the persecutions of the Inquisition. In fact, Aquinas views were entirely traditional. While he firmly believed in the existence of demons and magic, he believed that demons could only act with God’s permission. Magicians implicitly formed a pact with the demons they invoked, but he doubted that anyone had ever made a pact face to face with a demon, like Faust. He similarly saw the night flight as illusory, and while he believed that there were demons who had sex with people, he did not consider this to occur during the orgies supposedly held by witches. ‘The great scholastic can in no way be held responsible for the witch phenomenon except in the general sense that the Aristotelian system he used was conducive to support of the craze that was beginning to grow.’ 28 Some intellectuals remained sceptical In the 15th century, for example, the author of a treatise on witchcraft written in Cologne considered that some of the illusions ascribed to demons were really the entirely natural product of disturbed minds. Antonio Guaineri, the author of a medical treatise that briefly considered witchcraft, stated that the incubus who supposedly had sex with sleeping women was psychological in origin, caused by some kind of physiological disorder. 29 Medieval medicine considered that nightmares were sometimes due to the pressure of the stomach on the heart, particularly after a heavy meal. This blocked the healthy flow of the vital spirit that animated the body through the nerves, thus causing nightmares. 30 While this explanation has been thoroughly discredited by modern medicine, nevertheless it demonstrates that alongside the theological discussion of witchcraft there was a tradition of scientific research that also considered non-supernatural explanations. Nicholas of Cusa considered people who confessed to witchcraft to be merely mad. 31 Nicholas Oresme certainly believed demons were active in the world and followed by witches. However, this was rare, and confessions of witchcraft should be treated with scepticism because they were obtained through torture or the threat of torture. 32
Societal Factors in the Expansion of Belief in Witches
Despite this tradition of scepticism, the belief in witches expanded. The church acted to counter this perceived threat from heresy and witchcraft with the foundation of the Inquisition by Gregory IX after the end of the Albigensian Crusade in 1229. 33 Along with the theological and philosophical reasons for the growth of belief in witches in their powers were economic, political and sociological factors that created a sense of crisis in medieval civilisation and society, a sense of threat that sought a solution to the strains of contemporary civilisation in the attempt to identify and destroy an obvious source of the threat. In the case of medieval culture, this was witches. However, contemporary scholars have remarked that societies under stress and rapid change generally become intolerant, and seek out or invent clandestine conspiratorial groups that are perceived to be a threat to society. A. Rebecca Cardozo, in her comparison of the similarities between the medieval and McCarthyite witch hunts, has stated that
‘Social, political, economic and religious upheaval makes a society especially vulnerable to a craze. In an atmosphere of confusion and uncertainty, people become intolerant towards change; and it is primarily social, political and religious intolerance that provides the initial impetus for a craze.’ 34
Historians of medieval witchcraft like Jeffrey Burton Russell have recognised the role social change and dislocation played in creating the belief in witches and the witch hunts. From the 11th century onwards Europe experienced marked economic and societal change, marked by a growth in population, the rise of the towns, the development of trade and industry. These changes resulted in religious and spiritual change, such as the stress on apostolic poverty, heresy, and reforming movements within the monastic orders and Church hierarchy. ‘These changes caused a break in the sense of community, a break causing anonymity and alienation.’ 35 These changes were exacerbated by the plagues and famines, including the Black Death, which destroyed nearly a third of the European population, in the 14th century, and the wars and rebellions of the 15th. The change from the use of serf labour, bound to the aristocratic manor, and the movement of the population away from the villages to the towns changed the structure of the medieval family. The extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins was replaced by the nuclear family of parents, children and possibly grandparents. The result of this was the increased isolation of the elderly when the rest of the family moved away in search of work. ‘Abandoned, the old people were prey to anxieties and fears that might cause them to adopt witchcraft or at least drive them to eccentric behaviour that could cause them to be considered witches.’ 36 Sociologists studying the Satanism scare of the 1990s also noted the profound effect economic decline and family breakdown also had in generating rumours of the vile activities of suspected Satanic groups. The rumour-panic of Satanic crimes took place firstly in the American ‘rust belt’, such as western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania where industries that traditionally paid good wages were disappearing, leaving unemployment and anxiety. 37 Similarly, the stable family structure that provided emotional support, problem solving and financial help has similarly suffered disintegration due to changing economic circumstances and social roles. The result has been a rise in marriage breakdowns and parent-child conflicts, as well as teenage drug abuse, and single parent families in the small town and rural communities in which the Satanism scare first emerged. 38 Thus economic and social stresses, and strains and breakdown in the family, can produce the anxieties leading to witchcraft scares both in the Middle Ages and in today’s technological, industrial society.
Torture and Burning of Witches Partly Based on Secular Law
The view of the medieval Inquisition as the primary cause of the accusations of witchcraft has been extensively critiqued. Historians have challenged the idea that the Inquisition was more brutal in its methods than other contemporary courts, including secular tribunals. The adoption of torture and burning for the interrogation and punishment of heretics and witches is a problem for the view of history that considers societies progress from superstition and brutality to enlightenment and humanity. The early Church, for example, strongly opposed torture, and it was also opposed by the papacy, including popes such as Gregory the Great and Nicholas I. It was illegal under Canon Law until the 13th century. It was adopted by the Church following the practice of secular courts and the rediscovery of Roman law, which had provided for torture as part of judicial proceedings. 39 Thus, the rediscovery of part of the classical heritage, which also provided the basis for the modern constitutional state, was also responsible for the reintroduction of torture into European law.
Although the first fully attested burning of heretics was of those of Orleans in 1022, it was unusual and not provided for in most law codes. While it had a theological base in the purifying fire mentioned in the Bible, Greeks, Teutons and Romans had also used it as a punishment for certain offences. It may have been introduced as a replacement for the trial by ordeal, condemned by the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215. 40 It was adopted by the Church after it was established as the punishment for heresy by secular European rulers. It entered canon law following the endorsement of the German emperor Frederick II’s adoption of it as the punishment for heresy by popes Honorius III, Gregory IX and the Council of Toulouse. 41
Brutality of 16th century Inquisition Exaggerated
While the operation and procedures of the medieval Inquisition have rightly been condemned, historians have also suggested that, following the reforms of the bull Licet ab initio of July 1542, the Inquisition included many aspects of modern criminal law. 42 In trials under Roman jurisdiction, depositions were made under oath to exclude loose accusations. Individuals testifying were required to provide the names of people whom they considered their enemies, in order to prevent charges caused by personal grudges. Although the names of the prosecuting witness were withheld from the defendant and his attorney, nevertheless records of the proceedings were supplied to the accused and his lawyers so that they could prepare a proper defence. Torture was allowed, but its use was restricted and strictly supervised. Physicians were called on to testify that the illness affecting the bewitched victim was the result of natural causes, rather than magic. The Inquisitors did not look for the Devil’s mark supposedly left on the bodies of the witches by Satan, and the testimony of witnesses with poor reputations could not lead to the defendant’s torture. Witches also were not sent to the stake for a first offence if they showed signs of genuine repentance. 43 Furthermore, the accused were allowed a defence attorney, extrajudicial confessions were not valid, and the system allowed appeals to a higher court. There was considerable leniency to first offenders, and long before the civil authorities used imprisonment as a punishment rather than just for custody of the accused during the trial this was the procedure taken by the Inquisition. In some respects Inquisitorial law was remarkably modern. ‘A sentence to life imprisonment by the Holy Office meant, as it does today, parole after a few years, subject to good behaviour; and hose arrest, joined to work-release programmes, tentatively being considered at present by some our more progressive, communities, was a common form of penal service practised by the Inquisition in its day.’ 44
Concern for Reputation of Accused
Inquisitiors were well aware of their duty to protect people’s reputation from harm caused by wrongful accusations. Eliseo Masini, in his manual Sacro Arsenale, stated that ‘great prudence must be exercised in the jailing of suspects because the mere fact of incarceration for teh crime of heresy brings notable infamy to the person. Thus it will be necessary to study carefully the nature of the evidence, the quality of the witnesses and the condition of the accused.’ 45
Inquisitors’ Relative Scepticism towards Witchcraft
The Inquisitors were also relatively sceptical in their attitude towards witchcraft, a fact that saved Italy from the extremely savage witch hunts elsewhere in Europe. Masin stated that
‘In prosecuting suspected witches the inquisitor must not reach the point of incarceration, inquisition or torture until the corpus delicti is judicially established. The presence of sickness in a man or the presence of a corpse in themselves do not constitute adequate evidence, since infirmity and death do not need to be connected to acts of witchcraft but can rsult from a large number of natural causes. The first step, therefore, is to question the physician who attended the patient.’ 46
Indeed, the Holy Office itself acted to suppress a witchcraft panic in Florence that had resulted in gross miscarriages of justice by the secular authorities. The Holy Office declared that ‘these matters are extremely fallacious, and, as daily experience demonstrates, much more real in the imagination of men than in the reality of events; too often every illness whose cause is not immediately discernible, or whose remedy is not readily available is attributed to malefice.’ 47
The testimony of witches was considered unreliable as the basis for the prosecution of others. Judges were specifically instructed not to believe the testimony of witch that named other people they had supposedly met at the Sabbat, as witches did not physically travel to them but only in their imaginations and illusions inspired by the Devil. 48 After the initial interrogation, if the accused had not cleared himself or been pronounced guilty, they were given a record of the entire trial to allow them to prepare their defence. They were allowed to call friend witnesses, who were to be given travel expenses by the court if they came from distant parts and the accused was too poor to afford their expenses. 49. The accused was to be provided with a lawyer if he stated that he needed legal help. He was asked to supply the names of three lawyers, one of which would be selected to represent him by the court. 50 If the defendant was too poor to afford a lawyer, one was to be provided for them. 51 This situation compares extremely favourably with secular courts. Defence lawyers were excluded from the secular legal codes promulgated by the emperor Charles V in 1532 and in France by the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterets of 1539. In England the accused in criminal trials, except those involving treason, were denied legal defence until the Prisoners Counsel Bill of 1836. 52
Strict Controls on Use of Torture
The use of torture was rigidly controlled. It could only be applied after the defendant had presented their case and the evidence was compelling. The decision to apply it was not the inquisitor’s alone. He had to seek the opinion of the consultori, a permanent advisory committee of six lawyers and theologians that sat on every inquisitorial court. In particularly difficult cases, the evidence was supplied to Rome, with the testimony in the words of the witnesses and the accused themselves in the vernacular and not in specially prepared Latin translations used by the court. If these sanctions were not observed, the evidence obtained under torture would be thrown out of court. 53 Torture was only to be used on people who could stand it. When a physician testified that the prisoner could not endure it, it was not used. 54 The usual method of torture was to tie the accused’s hands behind their back, draw them up to the ceiling and then drop them. Mercifully, sessions of this horrific abuse tend to last only half an hour. The maximum permitted length of time was an hour. 55 A confession obtained by this method was only considered valid if it was ratified outside the torture chamber 24 hours later. 56 Sentences were closely scrutinised by the Vatican, and commuted and cases reopened where irregularities were detected. 57
Relatively Humane Punishment of Offenders
As today, when the complaint is often that ‘life imprisonment’ really means only a few years, the formal language used for sentences may exaggerate their severity. Carcere perpetuo – perpetual prison – actually meant only three years, provided the accused repented. Carcere perpetuo irrimissible actually meant an eight-year sentence. 58 Immuratio, which meant true life imprisonment, actually meant confinement in a room with four walls, rather than being walled up alive. 59 Sentences included imprisonment in a monastery, house arrest, or confinement to a particular area that could range from a village to a city or contado. Elderly wage-earners with modest incomes, large families and daughters of marriageable age and witches whose husbands would take them back were generally assigned back to their homes and shop. 60
Regarding conditions in the prisons of the Holy Office in the Palazzo Pucci, cells were spacious and well-lit, with a bed, table, sheets and towels. There was a barber, bathing facilities, laundry service and mending. Prisoners were allowed a change of clothing twice a week. They were required to appear before the Holy Office to state their material needs and the cardinals were expected to inspect the prisons. On the other hand, prisoners could only read and write about their immediate cases, and could not talk privately with their gaolers or use them to communicate with the outside world. 61 Clergy certainly were not exempt from prosecution, and the Church dealt with them more severely than lay people. 62 While sentences could include the horros of the galleys, there was the possibility of commutation of the sentence even there. 63 Most sentences, however, consisted of public humiliations, such as public abjurations read on the cathedral steps on Sundays and feast days; penances, fines paid to charities, and a cycle of prayers and devotions to be said for months or years. 64
Capital punishment was rare, and reserved for the unrepentant, those with a previous sentence for heresy and those who attempted to overturn central Christian doctrines such as the Virgin Brith and the full divinity of Christ. 65 Only 97 people were executed by the Holy Office in Rome for the period 1542 to 1761. 66 While that’s clearly 97 too many, it ‘s far from the millions suggested by some individuals. John Tedeschi, an historian of the 16th century Inquisition, has concluded that
‘It is impossible to condone coercion, the stake, and the other horrors perpetrated in the name of religion during the Reformation era. They were employed both by the Inquisition and by almost all other judicial bodies in Europe. In the sixteenth century they were an unquestioned part of legal proceedings. But I believe that future research will show that they were used less frequently, wtih greater moderation, and with a higher regard for human rights and life in the tribunals of the Holy Office than elsewhere. Scepticism and incredulity in regard to witchcraft invaded Roman legal circles early in teh seventeenth century, at a time when the lands north of the Pyrenees and the Alps remained in the grip of a witch-hunting mania. It was a modest step towards sanity, and a glimmer of hope at the end of a dark tunnel.’ 67
Lack of Officially Motivated Witch Hunts in England
There were also very few witch trials in England during the Middle Ages and sixteenth, seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Most accusations came from quarrels between members of the minor gentry or people in the lower ranks of society. There was no pressure from the central authorities in church or state to prosecute witches. Although James I in 1604 punished magic and witchcraft with death, in practice the trials focussed on the alleged harm done through magic rather than the use of magic itself. Witches were also believed to operate singly or in small groups, so that there was little pressure on witches to incriminate others. 68 Moreover, torture was not used in England, though witches could be kept awake to force a confession. They were also commonly thrown into rivers to see if they would float, as it was believed that water would reject a witch, as a mark of their guilt. As a result of this relative leniency in England, the number of people executed for witchcraft estimated by historians has fallen from ‘under 1000’ to ‘under 500’. Most witches were acquitted. Of the 513 people charged in the Home Assize Circuit between 1559 and 1736 – the date when the Witchcraft Acts were repealed – 200 were convicted and 109 hanged. Again, it’s still far too many, but it’s not quite the vast numbers suggested by some ideas about the prevalence of superstition and fear in England during this period. 69 In many cases, the accused were able to clear themselves through simple compurgation – formally swearing to their innocence with a group of friends and relatives – at the episcopal court. Of the eight women charged with witchcraft in Somerset in England before Bishop Still in 1594, three were dismissed after successfully swearing their innocence, even though one of these was unable to provide the full number of compurgators. One failed to provide any compurgators at all, but was dismissed one and a half years later as her neighbours testified she was not suspected. The one person who was suspect of having killed someone by magic was handed over to be tried by the local justice of the peace. ‘Generally speaking, all seem to have been sympathetically treated.’70
Puritans Not Opposed to Science and Not Wholly Responsible for Witch Hunts
Similarly, the image of the Puritans as enemies of science also has a highly questionable basis in history. Historians have pointed out that Puritanism and the new, emerging experimental science shared a common anti-authoritarianism, optimism about human possibilities, rational empiricism and the emphasis on experience. They were considered to be intrinsically compatible, to the extent that many anti-Puritan contemporaries strongly identified them with the New Philosophy. 71 The image of the Puritans as hostile to the new learning was due to anti-Puritan polemicists, such as the Royal Society’s apologist, Thomas Sprat. 72 Rather being opposed to science and learning, the Puritans generally staunchly supported it. They were the main supporters of the new science before the Restoration of the English monarchy, and strongly influenced the next generation. 73 The prosecution of witches in England during the 16th and 17th century was not a particular product of Puritanism. While it was said that Hopkins was the son of a Puritan minister, and he claimed to have a commission from the government to seek out witches, he is not known to have had any positive encouragement from the central government or any particular sectarian religious views. 74 Hopkins appears instead to have merely taken advantage of the breakdown in central government during the Civil War/ War of the Three Kingdoms. His colleague John Stearne was a Puritan, but the only evidence of Puritan sympathies was a passing remark, possibly by Hopkins, that when the Devil married witches he used the Anglican ceremony in the Book of Common Prayer. 75 Hopkins himself was not popular, and indeed encountered considerable opposition from the clergy and the judiciary. He did not dare to visit Great Staughton in Huntingdonshire after the vicar there, John Gaule, preached a particularly vehement sermon against witchfinders in April 1646. His book, Discovery of Witches, was published in self-defence after he was questioned by the Norfolk Assize judges. 76 He was ordered to stop the ordeal of floating witches in 1645, and retired in 1646. 77
Political and Social Pressures Producing Salem Witch Hunt
Similarly the view of some historians that the murderous witch hunt at Salem was due to authoritarianism, pietism, revelation, dogma and moralism overriding reason and logic in New England Puritanism, this view has also been challenged. 78 There were strong sociological pressures operating in Massachusetts to produce the general anxiety that promotes the development of witch hunts. The British government had attempted to establish the Anglican Church and appoint the governor, as well as extending the franchise to the propertied members of every Protestant denomination. These measures not only attacked the basis of the Puritan theocracy, but also the tradition of self-government by which the colony had been appointing its own governors since its foundation fifty years previously. 79 The colonies were also at war with the French and there was unrest amongst the Indians. Taxes had been increased to intolerable levels and the colony had suffered from attacks by pirates and small pox. 80 It has also been suggested that the colony had lost its social cohesion in the face of the external threat of the American wilderness as this had retreated with extension of the frontier. 80 Despite this, the New England Puritans were strongly committed to science and reason. Amongst Cotton Mather’s works is The Christian Philosopher, in which science is used to illustrate Christian morality. Gravity, for example, provided Mather with profound experimental evidence of God’s operation in the world.
‘I am continually entertained with weighty body, or matter tending to the center of gravity; or attracted by matter. I feel it in my own. The cause of this tendency, ’tis the glorious GOD! Great GOD, Though givest this matter such a tendency; Thou keepest it in its operation! There is no other cause for gravity, but the will and work of the glorious GOD. I am now effectually convinced of that ancient confession, and must effectuously make it, ‘He is not far from everyone of us.’ 81
In fact the colonists had attempted to use science to examine the case. The supposedly bewitched girls who made the accusations were examined by the town physician, Dr. Griggs, who tried his remedies and consulted his medical texts. Unable to find a non-supernatural explanation, Grigg concluded that their condition was outside the realm of science and that in his view they were bewitched. ‘Given the stage of medical knowledge at the time, this was not an unreasonable assumption.’ 82 The credibility of the girls’ accusation depended on the acceptance of ‘spectral evidence’ – their testimony that they were being tormented by spirits and had supernaturally witnessed those they accused active in their magic. This was controversial, and many Puritan ministers were strongly opposed to it. Increase Mather stated that ‘spectral evidence’ should not be used as the basis for convictions, and stated that ‘it were better that ten suspected witches should escape, than that one innocent person should be condemned…. It is better a guilty person should be absolved, than that he should without ground of conviction be condemned. I had rather judge a witch to be an honest woman, than judge an honest woman as a witch.’ 83 When the Massachusetts General Court called for a fast and a convocation of ministers to decide the best course of action over the accusations, 14 prominent Puritan ministers condemned the use of ‘spectral evidence’. 84 The credibility of the ‘spectral evidence’ was already strongly damaged by the sheer number and respectability of many of the accused. It was almost totally discredited when it was pointed out that in the Bible Satan had also appeared as the prophet Samuel. This would mean that if the visions the girls reported were not of the accused themselves, but of Satan in the guise of the accused, then the prosecution would have no case at all. As a result, the magistrates on the Supreme Court of Judicature refused to allow ‘spectral evidence’ except in marginal cases. The witch hunted ended with all except three of the 52 people tried acquitted. Those three were then issued with a reprieve by Governor Phips, who issued a general pardon for those still under suspicion and released the remaining prisoners from gaol. 85 In fact Puritans as a whole did not indulge in repression on a grand scale, and the Salem witch hunt was uncharacteristic of Puritan conduct. 86 The Salem witch hunt is therefore less the result of Puritanism than of 17th century attitudes to witchcraft generally, caused by a the girls’ behaviour that the science of the time could not explain.
Secular Courts also Involved in Prosecution of Witches
It was not only only the Inquisition and the episcopal courts that were active persecuting witches in the Middle Ages. Secular courts were also involved in trying witches long before the fifteenth century and to almost as great an extent. 87 The parlement of Paris, which supervised the enactment of French law, considered magic a civil crime, so that throughout the Middle Ages cases of sorcery were tried in the secular courts. Similar views prevailed in England, so that the accusations of witchcraft against Alice Perrers, the mistress of Edward III, were first made in parliament. 88
Existence of Magicians in Medieval Christian Society
While it is debatable whether the witch cult described by the inquisitors, theologians and legal authorities actually existed, historians have rejected the idea that it was a surival of paganism. If the evidence is to believed, it also appears that some of the heresies investigated by the Church came very close to witchcraft, such as the Luciferans of the 14th century, who appear to have worshipped the Devil. 89 There was also a clerical underworld of necromancy within the Church itself, which conjured and invoked spirits and demons to work magic. Medieval necromancy manuals include the Book of Consecrations and the Sworn Book, supposedly written by Honorius, son of Euclid of Thebes. 90 These manuals certainly contained destructive spells, such as to cause death or hatred between friends. Historians studying them have stated that the amoral and destructive aspects of these manuals can make one sympathetic to the inquisitors who condemned them. 91 Rather than these magicians constituting a separate, non-Christian faith persecuted by the Church, many of them appear to considered themselves Christians. The Sworn Book, for example, claimed that it was written to protect magic from persecution by the ecclesiastical hierarchy, which it considers were inspired by demons who wished to corrupt and conquer the entire universe. Both the Sworn Book and the Ars Notaria were largely Christian in their worldview, invoking the Holy Trinity and the Virgin Mary as well as angels, spirits and demons to accomplish its miracles. 92 If there were no witches as imagined by the inquisitors, there certainly were sorcerers and magicians, some of whom believed they had the power and materials to work black magic.
Opposition to Witch Hunts Based on Scriptural View of Witchcraft
The witch hunts stopped with the increase of scepticism towards magic and the presence of demons in the world. While a powerful source of the scepticism was the new materialist philosophy that denied the existence of incorporeal substances, this scientific view of witchcraft reinforced theological objections based on the Bible. Indeed, ‘the sceptical argument was not necessarily linked to any new assumptions about the natural world. On the contrary much of the debate was deliberately conducted within a framework of Protestant fundamentalism. The leading sceptical writers – Reginald Scot, Samuel Harsnet, Sir Robert Filmer, Thomas Ady, John Wagstaffe, John Webster, Francis Hutchinson – all urged that the ‘continental’ conception of witchcraft as devil-worship was unacceptable because it had no Biblical justification.’ 93 Sceptics of witchcraft like Webster argued that any belief regarding witches that could not be found in scripture was to be rejected. 94 The sceptics argued that the witches of the Old Testament had not been devil worshippers, but merely wizards and diviners. When they harmed their enemies, it was through poisons and other natural methods. Most of the were frauds who deserved punishment for their deceit, but not for the non-existent pacts they had made with Satan. The mythology of witchcraft, with nocturnal flights, pacts with the Devil and Sabbaths, was an invention. 95 The witch hunters had never stated that all misfortune was the product of witchcraft. Rather, witchcraft was only to be suspected after natural causes had been excluded. This raised the problem of how an exclusively supernatural cause for the affliction – witchcraft – could ever be identified. The London preacher, John Manningham, remarked on this in 1603. In 1697 the former Secretary for Scotland remarked that ‘the Parlements of France and other judicatories who are persuaded of the being of witches never try them now, because of the experience they have had that it is impossible to distinguish possession from nature in disorder; and they choose rather to let the guilty escape than to punish the innocent.’ 96
Decline of Prosecutions Not Due to Scepticism but Inability to Prove Charge
The judges and jurors who brought the witch trials to an end were, however, not necessarily sceptical of the existence of witches per se, but simply aware of the logical difficulties of proving it in a particular case. 96 Furthermore, the move away from the prosecution of witchcraft based on black magic to its prosecution on the basis of the supposed pact the witch made with the Devil, as stipulated by the 1604 Witchcraft Act, made the courts increasingly strict in the standards of proof demanded for prosecution. Proof of witchcraft was the existence of a familiar, the presence of the Devil’s mark and a confession from the witch that they had made a pact with the Devil. However, the suspect familiar could be merely an ordinary domestic animal, the Devil’s mark merely a natural excrescence and the confession a fantasy caused by melancholy. The severer view of witchcraft introduced by the 1604 legislation led to an increase in acquittals for witchcraft, as confessions could not be obtained without the use of torture as sanctioned on the continent. 98 Juries on witch trials could reject the charge of witchcraft on the grounds that the victim was a fraud, or suffering from a natural illness that could be identified by a better doctor. They also objected to charges of witchcraft on the grounds that, even if the disease was supernatural in origin, it could come directly from the Devil and not from the supposed witch. They would also acquit if it had not been proved that the witch was malicious towards the victim, or the witnesses for the prosecution were unreliable and when the supposed witch regularly went to church and had solid morals. Thus, ‘the mounting rate of acquittals was the work of tribunals which did not deny the possibility of witchcraft as such, but were perplexed by the impossibility of getting certain proof of it in any particular case.’ 99 Much of the scepticism towards witchcraft also came not from any change in worldview, but from personal experience of fraudulent accusations of witchcraft. The celebrated sceptic of witchcraft, Reginald Scot, took up the case against it because of the spate of fraudulent accusations he had personally seen in Kent. In France the prosecution of witches ceased after a series of scandals involving such fraud. 100 These included the notorious case of Marthe Brossier, who from 1598 to her arrest in April 1599 for fraud pursued a career travelling through France as a victim of demonic possession and being repeatedly exorcised and returned to her senses. Examined in prison, the doctors found her to be a fraud with a little genuine illness. 101
Christian Conception of Ordered Universe as Cause for Decline in Witch Hunts
Another major factor in the growth of scepticism towards witchcraft was the increasing philosophical and theological conception of the universe as regular and orderly. Although this view was considerably reinforced by the new, empirical science, it was also very much the product of theology, which saw God ordering the universe through natural causes that were accessible to the human intellect. 102 Thus witchcraft was impossible, according to the sceptic, John Webster, because it was ‘simply impossible for either the Devil of witches to change or alter the course that God hath set in nature’. 103 In some ways, this sixteenth and seventeenth century scepticism was similar to the scepticism of the early Middle Ages that rejected magic because only God could work miracles. Historians have also noted that much of the scepticism towards witchcraft actually derived not from philosophical materialism, but from the revival of Neo-Platonic natural magic that allowed the effects of black magic to be ascribed to a wider range of natural phenomena, such as action at a distance and the sympathy-antipathy laws connecting the microcosm to the macrocosm, than were available within the Aristotelian worldview. 104 Thus before the scientific revolution disenchanted the cosmos, sceptics of witchcraft like Webster could reject it because their conception of nature also included what would otherwise be considered the supernatural, such as astral spirits, satyrs, pygmies, mermaids and sea-monsters. 105
Humane Motives of Opponents of Witch Hunts including Christian Clergy
Much of the opposition to the witch hunts also came from people concerned about the way the fabric of their societies was being destroyed, and innocent people prosecuted and executed. The Jesuit Heinrich Turck of Paderborn remarked ‘Some people began to feel great sympathy for the unfortunate victims; and grave doubts were raised as to whether the many persons who perished in the flames were really guilty and deserving of so horrible a death. In fact, many people thought that this treatment of human beings, who had been bought with the precious blood of Christ, was cruel and more than barbaric’. 106 Thus much of the opposition to the witch hunts, at least as witnessed in Germany by Turck, came from Christian sympathy with the victims. Many of these opponents of the witch-hunts were members of the clergy. Francis Hutchinson, who later became bishop of Down, was motivated to write his Historical Essay concerning Witchcraft of 1718 after witnessing the condemnation and subsequent reprieve in 1712 of Jane Wenham of Hertfordshire. He visited her after her release, and was personally convinced of her piety and innocence. 107
In Germany, the Jesuit priest similarly voiced his opposition to the witch hunts in his Cautio Criminalis of 1631. Spee had originally been a supporter of the witch hunts, until the Duke of Brunswick had a suspected witch tortured in his presence. The Duke of Brunswick vehemently condemned torture and had it outlawed throughout his territories. The suspected witch was deliberately tortured to demonstrate the horror of the process itself, and unreliability of the evidence obtained from it, so that she confessed not only to attending the Sabbath, but also seeing Spee and another priest there. According to her testimony, produced through this torture, Spee and his clerical companion had turned into animals and had sex with the other witches, who then gave birth to bizarre monsters. This shocked Spee so much that he reversed his support for the witch hunts and became an ardent opponent. 108
Conclusion: Witch Hunts Product of General Human Belief in Magic and Desire to Find Conspiratorial Source of Evil, in Middle Ages Elaborated but also Brought to End through Christian Theology
The use of force, torture, violence and execution to enforce religious or ideological conformity is indefensible. However, the medieval witch hunts were the product of a general belief in the power of magic to harm and kill that predated Christianity and which Christianity shared with other cultures. Witch hunting and the punishment of black magic was not confined to the Church, but occurred throughout society. While it is doubtful whether there ever were witches who actually worshipped the Devil, people, both lay and clergy, did use magic, real or imagined. The witch hunts of the High and later Middle Ages and 16th and 17th centuries were a response to the perception that witchcraft and magic were increasing and a real and ever-present threat, partly produced through societal, economic and intellectual pressures and strains. In this sense the medieval witch hunts were part of the same human psychological process that in modern, secular society saw lives and reputations destroyed through baseless accusations of a vast Communist conspiracy in the West, and in the Communist block of paranoid notions of vast conspiracies of capitalist and imperialist spies and saboteurs.
The witch hunters themselves were not necessarily scientifically illiterate, nor illogical. They were acting within the logic or their own worldview and scientific knowledge of the time. The perception of some of the religious groups commonly associated with witch hunting and religious bigotry as scientifically illiterate seems unfounded. The Puritans, for example, were strongly interested in science and actively involved in its promotion. As for the treatment of the accused, while the medieval Inquisition rightly deserves condemnation, its successor in the 16th century was far more humane and progressive in its treatment of those accused than most secular courts. It’s an horrific indictment of the 20th century that an accused witch probably received better treatment at the hands of the Holy Office in the 17th century than the millions tortured and butchered by murderous regimes of the Left and Right.
Finally, while the end of the witch hunts was greatly assisted by the rise of modern scientific scepticism, this was not the cause of the decline in the persecution of witches. From the early Middle Ages onwards there was a tradition of theological scepticism about witchcraft, based on the belief that only God could work miracles, and that any that appeared to be performed by demons were illusory. The Biblical scholarship of the 16th century convinced many theologians that the medieval ideas of witchcraft were unfounded, and that any witches who believed they could work magic were deluded. The belief in a regular, ordered cosmos that underpins modern science was the product of Christian theology, a theology that considered that it was impossible for the Devil to disrupt the operation of a such divinely established order. The prosecutions also failed through judges and jurors finding the evidence presented inadequate to support prosecutions, and an awareness of fraud by supposed victims and accusers. The opponents of witch hunting included Christian clergymen and lay people motivated by notions of Christian sympathy with the accused and theologically opposed to false and destructive notions of the power of magic and witchcraft. Thus while the witch hunts were a product of a religious desire to destroy real, supernatural forces in the world, their end was also due to a continuing tradition of theological scepticism about the ability of demons to affect God’s world and human sympathy with those so accused, often motivated by a sense of humanity and justice informed by Christianity.
1. Jean Claude Bologne, trans. Marta Jacober, Magie and Aberglaube im Mittelalter: von der Fackel zum Scheiterhaufen (Magic and Superstition in the Middle Ages: from the Torch to the Stake) (Dusseldorf, Patmos Verlag 2003), p. 8.
2. Bologne, Magie and Aberglaube, p. 9.
3. P.G. Maxwell-Stuart, ed. and trans. The Occult in Medieval Europe (Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan 2005), p. 5.
4. Maxwell-Stuart, The Occult, p. 5.
8. Jeffrey Burton Russell, Witchcraft in the Middle Ages (Ithaca, Cornell University Press 1972), pp. 7-8.
9. Russel, Witchcraft, p. 30.
10. Russell, Witchcraft, p. 31.
11. Lois Martin, The History of Witchcraft (Harpenden, Pocket Essentials 2002), p. 84.
12. Martin, History of Witchcraft, p. 85.
13. Martin, History of Witchcraft, pp. 84-5.
15. ‘Witchcraft’ in J. Simpson and S. Roud, The Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore (Oxford, OUP 2000), p. 395.
16. O.R. Gurney, The Hittites (London, Penguin Books 1990), p. 135.
17. Georg Luck, Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds – A Collection of Ancient Texts (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press 2000), p. 19.
18. Luck, Arcana Mundi, p. 61.
19. Russell, Witchcraft, pp. 56-7.
25. Russell, Witchcraft, p. 65, 126-7.
27. Russell, Witchcraft, p. 115.
30. Bologne, Magie and Aberglaube, p. 100.
31. Richard Kieckhefer, Magic in the Middle Ages (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press), p. 200.
34. A. Rebecca Cardozo,’ A Modern American Witch-Craze’, in Max Marwick, ed., Witchcraft and Sorcery (London, Penguin Books 1982), p. 469.
37. Jeffrey S. Victor, Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend (Chicago, Open Court 1993), pp. 47-9.
38. Victor, Satanic Panic, pp. 49-50.
41. Russel, Witchcraft, p. 151.
42. John Tedeschi, ‘Inquisitorial Law and the Witch’, in Bengt Ankarloo and Gustav Henningsen, eds., Early Modern European Witchcraft: Centres and Peripheries (Oxford, Clarendon 1990), p. 84.
43. Tedeschi, ‘Inquisitorial Law’, in Ankarloo and Henningsen, Early Modern European Witchcraft, pp. 83-4.
44. Tedeschi, ‘Inquisitorial Law’, in Ankarloo and Henningsen, Early Modern European Witchcraft, p. 84.
49. Tedeschi, ‘Inquisitorial Law’, in Ankarloo and Henningsen, Early Modern European Witchcraft, p. 94-5.
54. Tedeschi, ‘Inquisitorial Law’, in Ankarloo and Henningsen, Early Modern European Witchcraft, p. 100.
63. Tedeschi, ‘Inquisitorial Law’, in Ankarloo and Henningsen, Early Modern European Witchcraft, pp. 108-9.
68. ‘Witchcraft’ in Simpson and Roud, English Folklore, p. 395.
70. Derek Shorrock, Bishop Still’s Visitation 1594 and the ‘Smale Booke’ of the Clerks of the Peace for Somerset 1593-5 (Taunton, Somerset Record Society 1978).
71. R. Hooykaas, Religion and the Rise of Modern Science (Edinburgh, Scottish Academic Press 1973), p. 143.
72. Hooykaas, Religion and Rise of Science, p. 144.
74. Christina Hole, Witchcraft in England (London, Fitzhouse Books 1977), p. 80; Martin, History of Witchcraft, p. 67; Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England (London, Penguin Books 1971), p. 597.
75. Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, p. 597.
76. Hole, Witchcraft in England, p. 82.
78. Joyce Bednarski, ‘The Salem Witch-Scare Viewed Sociologically’ in Marwick, Witchcraft and Sorcery, p. 200.
79. Bednarski, ‘Salem Witch-Scare’, in Marwick, Witchcraft and Sorcery, p. 196.
80. Roger Hart, Witchcraft (Hove, Wayland 1971), p. 112.
82.David Levin, ‘Essays to Do Good for the Glory of God: Cotton Mather’s Bonifacius‘ in Sacvan Bercovitch, The American Puritan Imagination: Essays in Revaluation (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press1974), p. 152.
83. Bednarski, ‘Salem Witch-Scare’ in Marwick, Witchcraft and Sorcery, p. 192; Hart, Witchcraft, p. 116.
84. Vincent Carroll and David Shiflett, Christianity on Trial: Arguments against Anti-Religious Bigotry (San Francisco, Encounter Books 2002), p. 182.
86. Bednarski, ‘Salem Witch-Hunt’, Marwick, Witchcraft and Sorcery, p. 194.
91. Kieckhefer, Magic in the Middle Ages, p. 163, 170.
92. Kieckhefer, Magic in the Middle Ages, p. 164.
93. Sophie Page, Magic in Medieval Manuscripts (London, the British Library 2004), pp. 44-5.
100. Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, p. 688.
102. P.G. Maxwell-Stuart, Witch-Hunters: Professional Prickers, Unwitchers & Witch Finders of the Renaissance (Stroud, Tempus 2003), p. 80.
103. Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, pp. 689-90.
107. Hart, Witchcraft, p. 85.
109. Martin, History of Witchcraft, p. 60.
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Survey: IT Salaries Getting Pinched in 2009
By Kurt Mackie
The general economic downturn is leaving its mark on IT salaries, according to an independent study released this week.
Janco Associates issued its "2009 Mid-Year IT Salary Survey," which compared salaries in June with those in January of 2008. The mean salary in mid-size enterprises decreased 0.6 percent over that 18-month period--$73,439 in June 2009 versus $73,905 in January of 2008.
Those working in large enterprises showed a 0.2 percent increase in salary over that six-month period. The mean salary was $81,652 in June versus $81,475 in January of 2008.
Janco Associates didn't perform a direct year-to-year comparison because that's tricky to do with mid-year statistics, according to Victor Janulaitis, Janco's CEO. However, the company plans to do a direct year-to-year comparison next time in January, he said.
"This year is a disaster," Janulaitis said. Businesses have gone away; IT contractors have been cut; and people who would retire are staying in the workforce longer because their retirement investment portfolios have been eroded, he explained.
The cuts have affected IT planners and their support staff, help-desk personnel, and quality control and training employees, among others.
Those who earned big salaries weren't spared. The study found that more than 200 IT pros in New York City making six-figure incomes are seeking work as the result of being laid off, or owing to bankruptcies or mergers.
In addition to finding decreased salaries, the study concluded that demand for IT pros has decreased overall.
The Janco Associates study surveyed 28,869 people in mid-size organizations and 22,368 people in large organizations.
More information on the survey can be found at the Janco Associates Web site here.
Kurt Mackie is online news editor, Enterprise Group, at 1105 Media Inc.
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Berkeley Search Consultants has been retained by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to recruit highly qualified candidates for an exceptional career opportunity for San Francisco Health Network’s (SFHN) Director of Behavioral Health Services (BHS Director) role.
The SFHN provides behavioral health services to children, youth, families, transitional age youth, adults, older adults, and criminal-justice involved youth and adults with a civil service staff of 600, a Private Provider Network (PPN) of approximately 250 individual providers, and 200 community-based programs operated by non-profit partners, with an overall budget of approximately $400 million.
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The BHS Director leads a team which provides executive administrative oversight of all programs funded through the County’s Mental Health Plan, Mental Health Services Act, Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System, and the BHS general fund allocation. This includes a wide array of civil service and community-based organizations providing a full spectrum of mental health and substance use disorder services throughout the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF). The BHS Director coordinates behavioral health services across CCSF to ensure seamless care, collaboration, and evidence-based practices. This includes services provided at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, SFHN Primary Care and Behavioral Health Centers, Jail Health Services, Transitions, and contracted programs.
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Ability to envision and implement system-wide changes with demonstrable improvements in behavioral health outcomes.
Knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of budgeting and health care reimbursement.
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Experience with managing government partnerships with community-based organizations and academic institutions.
At least two (2) years of experience working with an electronic medical record and experience with Electronic Health Record implementation.
Experience working in a system which has implemented Quality Improvement principles and tools, using performance improvement tools such a Lean.
Please submit a compelling cover letter and comprehensive resume to SF-DMHS@berkeleysearch.com. Also include “SF-DMHS-Recruitment” in the subject line. Candidates must apply by August 1st, 2019.
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We tracked down the colorful history of key moments in the company’s evolution that went into naming some of the buildings you’ll find at Amazon today. Influenced by everything from an old mattress factory to the pre-launch code names of some of the company’s biggest products, it’s clear that inspiration comes in many forms.
The Grand Canyon State is home to four Amazon fulfillment centers, a sortation center, a Prime Now hub, a customer/seller service center, a corporate office, and a development center. But the building in Seattle named “Arizona” actually gets its moniker from a range of customer service tools that were called Phoenix, Sedona, and Yuma—and today are known as Arizona.
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A mythical creature from the Pacific Northwest inspired the names of both the tool used to map specific products on Amazon.com to titles on IMDb—the Internet Movie Database that Amazon owns—as well as the “Bigfoot” building. In “Bigfoot,” the design subtly reflects the landscape of the region.
Named after a tool used to build Amazon’s website, the “Brazil” building boasts a specific theme: Customer Experience Around the World, with each floor representing a different nation. In the elevator banks on each floor, you can see each country’s currency. And on either side of the elevator banks, you’ll find an illustration of products and the fulfillment process specific to that country.
Harkening back to the company’s early days, “Dawson” was named after the street where Amazon’s first fulfillment center was located. The building is decorated to look like a fulfillment center, with chain-link fences along the walls and kitchens shaped like big Amazon shipping boxes. On the building’s second floor, you’ll find a graffiti sign that was discovered, rescued, and preserved from an abandoned warehouse in South Lake Union. There’s also a robot in the lobby that represents future fulfillment center technology, designed to eventually help associates stow totes filled with items people purchase online.
This building was named after a statement Jeff Bezos made in the 1997 shareholder letter. He said, “This is Day 1 for the Internet and, if we execute well, for Amazon.com.” Day 1 is an important mantra to many employees at Amazon. Every day is Day 1 at Amazon because we are always trying something new, innovating, and inventing on behalf of our customers. A big part of the reason people come to work at Amazon is for a chance to make history - to try something that’s never been done before - where every day really is Day 1.
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Sure, when you hear Doppler, you may think of Doppler weather radar that local newscasters talk about when big storms roll in. But at Amazon, “Doppler” refers to a 36-story building that opened to employees in December 2015. The name was drawn from the code name for Amazon’s Echo, the hands-free, voice-activated speaker equipped with Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant.
In “Doppler,” there are six eateries, a local coffee stand, and a market that sells everything from flowers to frozen foods to kombucha growlers. The building also houses a video game room and the Expressions Lab art studio, a space intended to help promote employee creativity. There is even an outdoor dog park on the 17th floor. In addition, each floor features a variety of favorite (and often quite funny) customer reviews for products sold on Amazon.com.
Photo by PAIGE MALOTT / Amazon
This building was christened “Fiona” after the pre-launch code name for the Kindle e-reader. The lobby of “Fiona” showcases a variety of Kindles, from the first white device to the most recent, much lighter Kindle Oasis.
Houdini was the code name for Prime Now, which launched in December 2014, and—almost like magic—delivered customer orders in two hours or less. The building “Houdini” houses three eateries operated by the Seattle nonprofit organization FareStart, which helps people escape poverty by teaching them skills they need to succeed in the food service industry and in life. Incorporating two historic buildings in its design, "Houdini" features the original rooflines and ornamentation of the 1927 Troy Laundry Building and the 1938 Boren Investment Building, both of which have been declared Seattle landmarks.
Lowflyinghawk
In the early days of AWS, the most vocal AWS customer was an individual called 'low-flying-hawk' on AWS' user forums. The AWS team often sought low-flying-hawk’s thoughts on new features, pricing, and issues we were experiencing. Low-flying-hawk was like having a customer in our meetings, without actually being there.
In the Amazon world, “Nessie” is not the Loch Ness Monster; it’s a system used to monitor spikes or trends on Amazon.com and also the name of one of Amazon’s buildings. The structure is heated using recycled energy, a first-of-its-kind system that is four times more efficient than using traditional heating.
In addition to being the name of a town in Brazil located at the narrowest and swiftest part of the Amazon River, Obidos was also the name for the company’s original page-rendering engine. It appeared in many of Amazon’s early URLs before becoming the name of the “Obidos” building.
Dorothy’s ruby red slippers in “The Wizard of Oz” were the inspiration for Ruby, the code name for Amazon’s apparel store. The elevator banks of the “Ruby” building are designed to look like the inside of steel shipping containers.
A Corgi called Rufus was Amazon’s first dog and the inspiration for the name of the “Rufus” building. Now, more than 4,000 dogs come to work with their owners at Amazon every day.
Van Vorst
In the mid-1900s, this historic brick building housed the C.B. Van Vorst mattress factory. To pay tribute to the industrial warehouse neighborhood that South Lake Union once was, Amazon named the building “Van Vorst.” Throughout the structure, there are posters hanging on the walls showcasing company products and services that were launched throughout the years.
The very first customer on Amazon.com was named Wainwright—so Amazon named a building after him. Fun fact: The first purchase Wainwright made on the site was the book “Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies.”
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The super-efficient heat source hidden below Amazon's Seattle headquarters
Thanks to a collaboration across city agencies, engineers, a “carrier hotel” and others, Amazon’s newest building is heated by recycling excess energy from a neighboring data center.
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3D printer headed to Space Station in August 2014 #3dthursday
3D printer headed to Space Station in August 2014, from 3Ders.org:
NASA is planning to send a 3D printer to the International Space Station (ISS) in August 2014.
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is working with Made In Space, which specializes in low-gravity additive manufacturing on this project. According to the team, more than 30 percent of the spare parts currently aboard the ISS can be manufactured by Made in Space’s 3D printers. “The first printers will start by building test coupons, and will then build a broad range of parts, such as tools and science equipment,” said Made in Space CEO Aaron Kemmer.
“3D printing is an exciting technology,” Niki Werkheiser, 3D Print project manager at NASA Marshall’s Technology Development and Transfer Office, said in a statement. “It will allow us to live and work in space with the same efficiency and productivity that we do on Earth, with the ultimate objective being to eliminate reliance on materials and parts launched from the ground.” …
…SMRC will conduct a study for the development of a 3D printed food system but NASA says these Phase I SBIR proposals are very early stage concepts that may or may not mature into actual systems. This food printing technology may result in a phase II study, which still will be several years from being tested on an actual space flight.
“NASA recognizes in-space and additive manufacturing offers the potential for new mission opportunities, whether “printing” food, tools or entire spacecraft.” space agency officials said. “Additive manufacturing offers opportunities to get the best fit, form and delivery systems of materials for deep space travel.”
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The lost… and that which survives
An April 13th article by Fr. Benedict Kiely, Catholic Herald caught my attention this week. Entitled “The Cross ISIS couldn’t destroy”, the piece transported me back to so many parts of Syria that we traveled in during the 2011 “Arab Spring”. He writes in
Photo: Fr. Benedict Kiely
the article:
As we entered the Church of St Addai, the full hatred for the “followers of the Cross” was revealed. The Islamists had attempted to burn the church. A smashed statue of Our Lady was on the ground. The altar had bullet holes in it. Everywhere – in that church and the others we visited – the Cross was defaced, destroyed or in some way vandalised.
Even if a wooden door had a Cross on it, at least one arm would be broken. [..] All across the Nineveh Plains, the home of Christians for almost 2,000 years, the same thing has happened: Islamists cannot bear the imagery of the Cross.
Suddenly, Steve Rasche, an American who works for the Archdiocese of Erbil and was coordinating our visit, knelt in the rubble and picked up a Cross. Brushing off the rubble and dirt, he saw it was unbroken – the corpus had been removed, but the Cross was intact. Then Rasche, whom I later christened “the Crossfinder”, told us the story of the miraculous Cross of Baqofah – which ended up on display during the weeks of Lent in, of all places, Westminster Cathedral.
During out time in Syria, we encountered many Christian and Muslim
Evening over Saidnaya from the Monastery
areas that no longer fared as well as that crucifix. In the city of Saidnaya, a mere 17 km north of Damascus, we enjoyed the hospitality of the the Orthodox sisters at Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in the world. We participated in Lenten Friday evening services, roomed overnight in the rooftop quarters for guests and gazed out at night in a city where Christianity and Islam coexisted peacefully.
On the Monastery rooftop.
The monastery has been badly damaged during the six year Syrian conflict, and, with the fall of a stable government, Christians and Muslims no longer share this magnificent resource, where an icon of Mary, attributed to St. Luke, was reverenced daily by both Christian and Muslim pilgrims. Is all lost? Hard to know, but in prayer, I find that the echoes of that time still move my heart and soul to consider how we must, more than ever, treasure our traditions, our heritage… our faith.
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Malala rallies youth to stand up for universal education
6:27 am July 13, 2013| Last Modified: 6:27 am July 13, 2013
New York, NY (BBN)- Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for attending classes, on Friday addressed hundreds of young people at the United Nations, urging them to use education as a weapon against extremism.
“Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One teacher, one book, one pen, can change the world,” Ms. Yousafzai said, in an impassioned address to the UN Youth Assembly.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has dubbed on Friday– Ms. Yousafzai’s 16th birthday – ‘Malala Day’ in honour of her heroic stand to ensure education for all. The meeting, which featurednearly 1,000 youth leaders, was addressed by former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in his capacity as UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly, and Ahmad Alhendawi, the Special Envoy on Youth.
Ms. Yousafzai told the gathering that the Taliban’s attack nine months ago changed nothing in her life, except that “weakness, fear and hopelessness died.”
“The extremists were, and they are, afraid of books and pens,” she said. “The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women.” Urging worldwide action against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism, she said: “Let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons.”
This call to action was delivered just as the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization (UNESCO) Education for All Global Monitoring Report, launched a new policy paper spotlighting that globally, the number of children out of school has fallen from 60 million in 2008 to 57 million in 2011. However, 28 million children out of school live in the world’s conflict zones, and more than half of those are women and girls.
“So here I stand,” Ms. Yousafzai declared before the Assembly, “one girl among many. I speak – not for myself, but for all girls and boys. I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.
Describing the terrible October 2012 incident that only strengthened her resolve, she said the Taliban shot her on the left side of her forehead. “They shot my friends too. They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed,” she said, adding that the incident instead gave birth to “thousands of voices.”
“The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born. I am the same Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. My dreams are the same.”
Telling the Assembly that she was focusing on women’s rights and girls’ education because they were suffering the most, Ms. Yousafzai called upon world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and prosperity.
“We call upon all Governments to ensure free compulsory education for every child all over the world,” she said, also calling on Governments to fight against terrorism and violence, to protect children from brutality and harm.
In his remarks, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Ms. Yousafzai, praising her courage and determination.
“Malala chose to mark her 16th birthday with the world,” Mr. Ban said, noting the strong support she has received from millions of people all over the world is a clear sign saying: “Malala, you are not alone. We are all with you, standing behind you.”
Mr. Ban reiterated the UN’s commitment to give access to quality education to every girl and boy through its Global Education First Initiative which has three priorities: to put every child in school, improve the quality of learning, and foster global citizenship.
“No child should have to die for going to school. Nowhere should teachers fear to teach or children fear to learn. Together, we can change the picture,” he said.
Mr. Ban also encouraged the students gathered at the Youth Assembly, to continue to voice their concerns on issues that matter to them.
“I urge you to keep speaking out. Keep raising the pressure. Keep making a difference,” Mr. Ban said. “You are sending a message – a message of hope and empowerment … a message of dignity and opportunity. All of you are on the frontlines.”
President of the General Assembly Vuk Jeremić underlined the urgency of providing access to education to every child regardless of factors like geography, gender, disability, language, wealth and ethnicity, and called Member States to act quickly to avoid further disparities in education levels.
He also stressed that the quality of education should be improved, providing young people with the necessary skills to succeed in the current world economy.
“School enrollment is nothing more than a necessary foundation upon which to build a 21st-century set of educational standards,” Mr. Jeremić said. “Basic literacy should not be seen as an end in itself, but merely as a baseline tool for teaching cognition, mathematics, problem-solving, and creative thinking.”
Opening the proceedings, Mr Brown told the Youth Assembly: “You cannot say there is anything other than an education emergency that we need to solve.” With that in mind, he hailed young people as “the new superpower in the world” with the capability to overcome all obstacles to access education.
On 17 June, Mr. Brown launched a worldwide petition calling for urgent action to ensure the right of every child to safely attend school. Ms. Yousafzai was the first signatory and since then more than one million people have signed the petition.
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Home Politics Clark, Nwodo, Adebanjo, others stopped from flying to Makurdi summit
Clark, Nwodo, Adebanjo, others stopped from flying to Makurdi summit
The Southern and Middle Belt Forum (southern flank) led by Chief Edwin Clark, said they were stopped from traveling to Makurdi yesterday, to attend the Middle Belt summit on restructuring.
They alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was gradually descending into military dictatorship.
Speaking for the group, the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo, at a press conference in Abuja, after they were stopped from flying, said even though they had secured a chapter aircraft, which was ready to fly to Makurdi, they were told that for security reasons, they needed clearance to land at the airport.
Nwodo said the elders spent about five hours at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, trying to obtain clearance to make the journey, but were refused by the Commandant of the Makurdi Airport, whose name was given as Lt. Commander A. Audu.
“We arrived in time for our flight today (yesterday) at 12:00 noon, but the airport commandant disallowed us from flying and said we needed to get permission to land in Makurdi.
“We consider this fundamental infringement on our democratic right of freedom of movement and freedom of association. There is nothing in our law precluding us from moving to wherever we like, and holding an opinion, insofar as we do not breach any law in Nigeria.
“What has happened to us today expresses a lot of doom for fundamental human rights in our country, for the free exchange of ideas as unavoidable instruments of achieving growth and development of our polity.
“We deprecate the treatment that we were given today, which treatment prevented us from physically joining our brethren in the Middle Belt, in a common view which we all hold, a very patriotic view, which we think will be the only way to guarantee the future of our country.”
Nwodo, who joined other southern leaders to watch the live transmission of the conference in Chief Clark’s residence, said they wanted to show solidarity with the Middle Belt people, who, he said, had supported the forum.
He urged the media: “Please publicise this for many reasons. One, the teeming crowd that you saw on television in the Middle Belt are our brethren, who showed us solidarity in other zonal summits. The fact that we were barred from showing them solidarity is bound to hurt them. Through this press conference, we want to express our solidarity with them. We want them to know we are one and the same in our views of the restructuring of the federation
“Secondly, to deprecate this new tendency. Not too long ago, the president signed into law an Executive order, which gives him the right to seize people’s assets. This is almost like a military government. And, we think this is an intrusion into the principles of separation of powers in our country.
“It is the responsibility of the legislature to make law, of the executive to implement the law and the judiciary to interpret the law. I do not think Section 5 of the Constitution gives the President such Executive authority to make laws.
“The right to property is a fundamental right in a democracy. It cannot be expropriated here without decision of the court. What has happened to us today shows a continuing tendency to slide into a dictatorship in a democratic government. That is condemnable.”
On whether they saw it as an attempt to sabotage their participation at the summit, a member of the forum, Yinka Odumakin, said: “The first jet that was to take us started this funny game of saying that there was a bad weather to Makurdi and that they could not fly until we got to other airlines, and I asked what’s bad about the weather. They said they were ready to take us.
“As we were about to make payments, they now said there was landing permit issues. They called the commandant in Makurdi, who said they should send application.
“The Chief of Staff to the Benue State Governor said we should fax the application to him and to the commandant.
“We waited at the airport for hours. Eventually, the Chief of Staff had to contact the commandant in Makurdi and was told that the landing permit requested by the first airline was still on their table. At that stage, General C. Ariyo Niege, a veteran ex-soldier, who was head of Nigerian military forces in Sudan, went to the commandant in Abuja.”
Narrating what happened Ariyo, who was present at the press briefing said: “I pleaded with him (Commandant) that we were having issues with flying to Makurdi for the summit, and he told me for security reasons civilian aircraft are no longer allowed to fly into Makurdi airport.”
Others at the briefing hosted by Chief Clark, were Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Dr. Chukwueka Ezeife, and Col. Tony Nyam.
Clark, Adebanjo and Ezeife later gave goodwill messages to the Makurdi summit through the telephone that was broadcast on live television.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force said it was not aware of any move to prevent any commercial or charter aircraft from landing in its air field in Makurdi Benue State.
The Spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, who denied allegations that the force prevented a commercial charter airplane from landing at its airfield, said the standard procedure was for the airplane to apply for permission in writing and obtain same in writing from the NAF Headquarters, before it could be allowed to take off from its destination to Makurdi.
He told Daily Sun on telephone that the only airport in Makurdi is the airfield, which belongs to the Nigerian Air Force, and there is need for any aircraft which wants to use the facility to obtain permission in writing.
He said: “If it is our own base that is being referred to, you know it is only NAF aircraft that is allowed to land there. Any other aircraft, either of another military or another registration that will land there would have to obtain permission from the Nigerian Air Force and when the NAF discovers that the aircraft will not constitute a security risk, they will give authority to the base in Makurdi to allow the aircraft land.”
He said that what is obtainable worldwide in the aviation industry is that, if the Nigerian Air Force plane wants to travel to Sierra Leone, for instance, it would first obtain landing rights from the Airport in Freetown before taking off from Nigeria.
AVM Adesanya explained that the practice is the standard world wide.
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Defining 2012 Part Two
(continued from Defining 2012 Part One)
One could argue that 2012 might have marked the end of the Men In Black franchise. Men In Black 3 was released in 2012 to positive reviews but its domestic box office take was not as impressive as it should’ve been. The film was better than 2002’s Men In Black II (a film I did like a lot), and was surprisingly nostalgiac (a compliment). The time travel premise worked and Josh Brolin was a hoot as young K. Considering the 10 year gap between the films, it’s unlikely we’ll get another Smith-Jones pairing (if there is to be a fourth MIB film, it’ll probably have Will Smith team up with a new partner or introduce a whole new duo to follow).
Maybe 2012 is the year of the American historical film. There were two movies about Abraham Lincoln. First, there was Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (which I assure everyone is a work of fiction) from director Temur Bekmambetov and then the Oscar-winning Lincoln from director Steven Spielberg. Then there was Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, a fictional spaghetti western set in the American South in 1858 (two years before the Civil War). It tells the story of a freed slave who teams up with a bounty hunter to rescue his kidnapped wife, who’s working as a slave at a Southern plantation. Then there was Ben Affleck’s Best Picture winner Argo, which told the true story of a CIA agent who went to Iran in 1979 to rescue six U.S. embassy workers who were being hidden by the Canadian ambassador. There was also Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, which followed a CIA agent over the course of nearly a decade in her quest to capture/kill Osama Bin Laden, the man held responsible for the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
Or maybe 2012 is the year of really old guys (age 60 and over) getting in on some action. There was The Expendables 2, which had (among its cast) Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Chuck Norris kicking butt. There was also Men In Black III, which had Tommy Lee Jones fighting alien scum early on (he would also get in on the other kind of action with Meryl Streep in Hope Springs). Then there was Jack Reacher, in which Robert Duvall entered late in the game to give Tom Cruise an assist. In The Avengers, Samuel L. Jackson not only brings the team together, but also gets to do some shooting as well. Liam Neeson got to engage in a lot of hand-to-hand combat in The Grey and Taken 2. And then there’s Skyfall, in which Albert Finney gives James Bond a helping hand against the bad guys late in the film.
So, how should 2012 be defined? I don’t know; maybe I’ll figure it out in the coming months or not at all. Either way, it was still an interesting year for movies. Since I still have your attention, I might as well share my theory of the love triangle of Jacob, Bella, and Edward from Twilight. People seem to think that Jacob was jealous of Edward because he had Bella. I disagree; I think Jacob was jealous of Bella because she had Edward. Jacob only got close to Bella just to try to get with Edward. There. I’m done.
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Section 80EEB – Deduction in respect of interest paid on loan taken for the purchase of electric vehicle
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In the union budget 2019, the government has announced an incentive for purchase electric vehicle. In the budget speech, the finance minister has stated that advanced battery and registered e-vehicles will be incentivised under the scheme. A new section 80EEB has been introduced allowing a deduction for interest paid on loan taken for the purchase of electric vehicles from the AY 2020-21.
Features of Section 80EEB
Conditions for claiming the deduction
Promotion of electric vehicle mobility solution
1. Features of Section 80EEB
a) Eligibility criteria
The deduction under this section is available only to individuals. This deduction is not available to any other taxpayer. Thus, if you are a HUF, AOP, Partnership firm, a company, or any other kind of taxpayer, you cannot claim any benefit under this section.
b) Amount of deduction
A deduction for interest payments up to Rs 1,50,000 is available under Section 80EEB. An individual taxpayer may have an electric vehicle for personal use or for business use. This deduction would facilitate individuals having an electric vehicle for personal use to claim the interest paid on the vehicle loan.
In case of business use, an individual can also claim the deduction up to Rs 1,50,000 under section 80EEB. Any interest payments above Rs 1,50,000 can be claimed as a business expense. To claim as a business expense, it is necessary that the vehicle should be registered in the name of the owner or the business enterprise.
Do note that an individual taxpayer should obtain the interest paid certificate and keep the necessary documents such as tax invoice and loan documents handy at the time of filing of the return.
2. Conditions for claiming the deduction
The loan must be taken from a financial institution or a non-banking financial company for buying an electric vehicle.
The loan must be sanctioned anytime during the period starting from 1 April 2019 till 31 March 2023.
“Electric vehicle” has been defined to mean a vehicle which is powered exclusively by an electric motor whose traction energy is supplied exclusively by traction battery installed in the vehicle and has such electric regenerative braking system, which during braking provides for the conversion of vehicle kinetic energy into electrical energy.
3. Promotion of electric vehicle mobility solution
The union cabinet has approved Phase-II of FAME scheme for promotion of electric mobility in the country. The FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) is an incentive scheme of the government of India for the promotion of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country. The ultimate objective of the scheme is to promote electric mobility and the scheme offers financial incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the creation of electric transportation and charging infrastructure. Under the scheme, the incentives are available for 3 Wheelers, 4 Wheelers and electric 2 wheelers.
The Phase-II of the scheme has started from 1 April 2019 and will be completed by 31 March 2022. The Phase-II is an expanded version of the first phase. FAME India Phase II has a total outlay of Rs 10000 Crores over a period of 3 years from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022.
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Why GMOs won’t feed the world (despite what you read in the New York Times)
We need proven sustainable intensification agriculture that creates resilient communities, not the hollow promises of GMO promoters
by Anna Lappé
Anna Lappé is the authorof Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It, and the co-founder of the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund.
With all due respect, Nina Federoff’s New York Times op-ed reads like it was written two decades ago when the jury was still out about the potential of the biotech industry to reduce hunger, increase nutritional quality in foods, and decrease agriculture’s reliance on toxic chemicals and other expensive inputs that most of the world’s farmers can’t afford.
With more than 15 years of commercialized GMOs behind us, we know not to believe these promises any longer.
Around the world, from the Government Office of Science in the UK to the National Research Council in the United States, to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, there is consensus: in order to address the roots of hunger today and build a food system that will feed the future, we must invest in “sustainable intensification” — not expensive GMO technology that threatens biodiversity and locks us into dependence on fossil fuels, fossil water, and agrochemicals. And that’s never proven its superiority, even in yields.
By definition, sustainable intensification means producing abundant food while reducing agriculture’s negative impacts on the environment. Water pollution from pesticide run-off, soil degradation from synthetic fertilizer use, are just two examples of the cost of industrial agriculture. (And, mind you, nearly all of the GMO crops planted today rely on synthetic fertilizer and pesticides.)
Sustainable farming has many other co-benefits as well, including improving the natural environment by increasing soil carbon content, protecting watersheds and biodiversity, and decreasing the human health risks from exposures to toxic chemicals. In its policymaker’s guide to sustainable intensification, the FAO states clearly that the “present paradigm” in agriculture – of which Federoff’s beloved GMOs play a starring role – “cannot meet the challenges of the new millennium.”
So while we hear from GMO proponents about the wonders of these crops, the proof is in the fields. Says the FAO: sustainable practices have helped to “reduce crops’ water needs by 30 percent and the energy costs of production by up to 60 percent.” In one of the largest studies [pdf] of ecological farming in 57 countries, researchers found an average yield increase of 80 percent. In East African countries, yields shot up 128 percent.
What about the specific claims that GMOs confer much-desired benefits: nutritional improvements, drought-resilience, or fewer pesticides?
A much-touted effort in Kenya to develop a genetically-engineered virus-resistant sweet potato in Kenya failed after 10 years, millions of dollars, and countless hours of effort. Not only did it fail, but researchers in Uganda [pdf] have developed varieties of sweet potatoes resistant to the same virus and with greater levels of beta carotene (Vitamin A) — not with genetic engineering’s tinkering, but with conventional breeding.
Federoff boasts that GMOs reduce pesticide usage, but an analysis of 13 years of commercialized GMOs in the United States actually found a dramatic increase in the volume of herbicides used on these crops that swamped the relatively small reduction in insecticide use attributable to GMO corn and cotton during that same period. On the other hand, an FAO ecological farming program in six countries in West Africa helped farmers reduce chemical pesticide use as much as 92 percent, while increasing their net value of production by as much as 61 percent.
Perhaps most gravely, Federoff’s message that GMOs are the key to addressing our planet’s food needs ignores the political and economic context of agricultural interventions.
What’s unique to sustainable interventions is that they build farmer and community capacity, they strengthen social networks. “Social capital”—as development wonks would say — is created. In a study of sustainable farming projects involving 10 million farmers across the African continent, researchers found that adopting sustainable intensification techniques not only upped production significantly, but more importantly increased the overall wealth of farming communities, encouraged women’s participation and education, and built strong social bonds that have helped these communities strengthen their economies and continue to learn, develop, and adapt their farming practices.
In a world rocked with volatile markets, a volatile climate, and diminishing natural resources, we need to turn our attention to investing in the proven sustainable intensification techniques that create resilient communities not to the still-hollow promises of GMO promoters.
To feed the world, support small farms and restore healthy soil
Agroecology and the fight against deadly capitalist agriculture
Who will feed a changing world — industrial agriculture or peasant food webs?
GMOs and the fables of industrial agriculture
Posted in Food and Farming
Marxism has an ecological heart
How Jeffrey Webber's From Rebellion to Reform in Bolivia turns reality on its head
One Response to Why GMOs won’t feed the world (despite what you read in the New York Times)
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Thank you, Anna Lappé, I was waiting for a good reply to Nina Federoff’s article with the studies and statistics needed to demonstrate why sustainable intensification is the best practice: economically, socially and politically. The point that this type of agriculture builds social and community solidarity and improves women’s lives must be broadcast widely to counter the kind of propaganda for vertically integrated corporate-controlled GMO agriculture claimed to be the present and future direction to solve world hunger.
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Oceans on the brink of ecological collapse
Marine scientists say the health of the oceans is in crisis. A ‘deadly trio’ of emission impacts may have already initiated a mass extinction event, a mass die-off of species and catastrophic loss of biodiversity.
Australian ecosocialist Simon Butler is a frequent contributor to Climate & Capitalism, and co-author of Too Many People? Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crisis.
by Simon Butler
In late September, many mainstream media outlets gave substantial coverage to the UN’s new report on the climate change crisis, which said the Earth’s climate is warming faster than at any point in the past 65 million years and that human activity is the cause. It was disappointing, though not surprising, that news reports dried up after only a few days.
But another major scientific study, released a week later and including even graver warnings of a global environmental catastrophe, was mostly ignored altogether. The marine scientists that released the State of the Ocean 2013 report on October 3 gave the starkest of possible warnings about the impact of carbon pollution on the oceans:
“We are entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change, and exposing organisms to intolerable evolutionary pressure. The next mass extinction event may have already begun. Developed, industrialised human society is living above the carrying capacity of the Earth, and the implications for the ocean, and thus for all humans, are huge.”
Report co-author, Professor Alex Rogers of SomervilleCollege, Oxford, said on October 3:
“The health of the ocean is spiralling downwards far more rapidly than we had thought. We are seeing greater change, happening faster, and the effects are more imminent than previously anticipated. The situation should be of the gravest concern to everyone since everyone will be affected by changes in the ability of the ocean to support life on Earth.”
The ocean is by far the Earth’s largest carbon sink and has absorbed most of the excess carbon pollution put into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels. The State of the Ocean 2013 report warned that this is making decisive changes to the ocean itself, causing a “deadly trio of impacts” – acidification, ocean warming and deoxygenation (a fall in ocean oxygen levels).
The report said:
“Most, if not all, of the Earth’s five past mass extinction events have involved at least one of these three main symptoms of global carbon perturbations [or disruptions], all of which are present in the ocean today.”
Fossil records indicate five mass extinction events have taken place in the Earth’s history. The biggest of these – the end Permian mass extinction – wiped out as much as 95% of marine life about 250 million years ago. Another, far better known mass extinction event wiped out the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago and is thought to have been caused by a huge meteor strike.
A further big species extinction took place 55 million years ago. Known as the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum (PETM), it was a period of rapid global warming associated with a huge release of greenhouse gases. “Today’s rate of carbon release,” said the State of the Ocean 2013, “is at least 10 times faster than that which preceded the [PETM].”[1]
Ocean acidification is a sign that the increase in CO2 is surpassing the ocean’s capacity to absorb it. The more acid the ocean becomes, the bigger threat it poses to marine life – especially sea creatures that form their skeletons or shells from calcium carbonate such as crustaceans, molluscs, corals and plankton.
The report predicts “extremely serious consequences for ocean life” if the release of CO2 does not fall, including “the extinction of some species and decline in biodiversity overall.”
Acidification is taking place fastest at higher latitudes, but overall the report says “geological records indicate that the current acidification is unparalleled in at least the last 300 million years”.
Ocean warming is the second element in the deadly trio. Average ocean temperatures have risen by 0.6°C in the past 100 years. As the ocean gets warmer still, it will help trigger critical climate tipping points that will warm the entire planet even faster, hurtling it far beyond the climate in which today’s life has evolved. Ocean warming will accelerate the death spiral of polar sea ice and risks the “increased venting of the greenhouse gas methane from the Arctic seabed”, the report says.
Ongoing ocean warming will also wreak havoc on marine life. The report projects the “loss of 60% of present biodiversity of exploited marine life and invertebrates, including numerous local extinctions.” Each decade, fish are expected to migrate between 30 kilometres to 130 kilometres towards the poles, and live 3.5 metres deeper underwater, leading to a 40% fall in fish catch potential in tropical regions.
The report says: “All these changes will have massive economic and food security consequences, not least for the fishing industry and those who depend on it.”
The combined effects of acidification and ocean warming will also seal the fate of the world’s coral reefs, leading to their “terminal and rapid decline” by 2050. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Caribbean Sea reefs will likely “shift from coral domination to algal domination.” The report says the global target to limit the average temperature rise to 2°C, which was adopted at the Copenhagen UN climate conference in 2009, “is not sufficient for coral reefs to survive. Lower targets should be urgently pursued.”
Deoxygenation – the third component of the deadly trio – is related to ocean warming and to high levels of nutrient run-off into the ocean from sewerage and agriculture. The report says overall ocean oxygen levels, which have declined consistently for the past five decades, could fall by 1% to 7% by 2100. But this figure does not indicate the big rise in the number of low oxygen “dead zones,” which has doubled every decade since the 1960s.
Whereas acidification most impacts upon smaller marine life, deoxygenation hits larger animals, such as Marlin and Tuna, hardest.
The report cautions that the combined impact of this deadly trio will “have cascading consequences for marine biology, including altered food webs dynamics and the expansion of pathogens [causing disease].” It also warns that it adds to other big problems affecting the ocean, such as chemical pollution and overfishing (up to 70% of the world’s fish stock is overfished).
“We may already have entered into an extinction period and not yet realised it. What is certain is that the current carbon perturbations will have huge implications for humans, and may well be the most important challenge faced since the hominids evolved. The urgent need to reduce the pressure of all ocean stressors, especially CO2 emissions, is well signposted.”
[1] The pace at which carbon was released during the PETM is under scientific dispute. Until recently, most geologists assumed the process took many thousands of years. But an October 6 paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Rutgers University geologists Morgan Schaller and James Wright said the carbon release took place very rapidly, causing the oceans to turn acidic and average temperatures to rise by 5°C in just 13 years.
Overwhelming evidence shows global biodiversity in crisis
Ocean warming sets new records year after year
CO2, oceans, and atmosphere: a correction
Greenhouse gas emissions hit record high
Posted in Books & Reports, Climate Change, Featured, Science
Simon Butler
The best sentence I’ve read about postmodernism
Bitumen vs cigarettes: Canada’s double standard on carcinogens
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Noxxon Sat Telecomunicações: Real-time vehicle tracking in Brazil
About Noxxon Sat Telecomunicações
Noxxon Sat Telecomunicações specializes in developing hardware and software solutions for vehicle fleet management, always using the latest technologies. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, the company is committed to providing quality products and services for its customers.
Products: App Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Datastore, Google Maps Platform
By hosting its bus location tracking service on Google Cloud Platform, Noxxon Sat is helping São Paulo better manage its metropolitan transport. Licensees and passengers can easily monitor and track the city’s 6,000 buses, day and night.
Provides real-time tracking for 6,000 buses with Google Cloud Platform
Automatically scales from 6 to 150 virtual machines based on workload
Reduces IT costs at least 20% compared to hosting in a traditional data center
Tracking 6,000 buses in Brazil’s largest city
“Where’s the bus?”
That question is asked millions of times each day by commuters in big cities, sometimes patiently, and sometimes not. That same question is also asked by transit companies who own the buses and are tasked with ensuring that every vehicle is exactly where it’s supposed to be. That’s a huge challenge for every city, but in São Paulo, Brazil—the world’s 11th largest metropolis and Brazil’s largest city—the challenge is magnified. São Paulo depends on its metro buses to transport its population of 21 million over an area of 7,943 km (3,067 square miles).
For a decade, Noxxon Sat Telecomunicações has offered geo-tracking for São Paulo’s buses, based on installing and maintaining hardware modules with GPS receivers and cellular data transmitters placed in each vehicle. The data from each bus radio transceiver was delivered from the cellular data network to Noxxon Sat’s data center, and from there was shared with its customers, the city’s transit providers, who processed the data with third-party software.
When several of Noxxon Sat’s transit customers asked for a complete solution for bus location data processing and analytics, the company began designing a new service. However, it ran into issues building out a data center to run the software and host an interface for the transit companies. Capacity planning and scalability were major concerns: Noxxon Sat didn’t know how many bus companies would want to use the new end-to-end solution; some might wish to stick with their older solution. Therefore, the company had no idea how many computers it would need in its data center.
Beyond the hardware, much of the software that Noxxon Sat needed would be expensive and time-consuming to create or license, such as databases, analytics engines, mapping engines, and user-interface systems. Noxxon Sat needed to be able to start small and grow elastically as more customers signed up for the service.
Communications infrastructure was an additional concern. Internet access in São Paulo was not robust and reliable enough to host an on-site data center with the uptime transit companies would require in order to have confidence in the mission-critical service.
“Google Cloud Platform makes it easy and automatic to configure and scale virtual machines, and ongoing operational IT costs are at least 20% lower than if we had to host the application in a traditional data center.”
—Fábio Amaral, IT Director at Noxxon Sat Telecomunicações
Noxxon Sat decided to build and host its bus-tracking system in the cloud, thereby addressing the capital investment, scalability, and connectivity issues. The company evaluated several cloud platforms and chose Google Cloud Platform because of the minimal day-to-day administration required.
“Google Cloud Platform makes it easy and automatic to configure and scale virtual machines, and ongoing operational IT costs are at least 20% lower than if we had to host the application in a traditional data center,” says Fábio Amaral, IT Director at Noxxon Sat Telecomunicações.
Scalable geo tracking
The foundation of Noxxon Sat’s online tracking system consists of Google App Engine for processing the telemetry data received from the buses and Google Cloud Datastore to hold current and historic data retained for trend analysis. Currently, Google Cloud Datastore holds 13 terabytes of aggregate data for Noxxon Sat.
Google App Engine also hosts the browser-based user interface that transit companies use to access geo-tracking and analytics data. In addition, Noxxon Sat uses Google BigQuery to provision analytic dashboards for customers and offers real-time map overlays using the Google Maps APIs.
The number of Google App Engine virtual machines processing the vehicle telemetry scales automatically, ranging from 150 virtual machines (VMs) at peak commuting hours to 100 VMs off-peak to only half a dozen late at night, when few buses are running.
“Google’s autoscaling functionality saves us significant money,” says Fábio. “With other cloud providers, administrators would need to manually launch, provision, and close virtual machines, which would not be as efficient and would also require additional round-the-clock IT staffing.”
“If we have to double or triple the number of buses because we close a really big contract, we don’t have to be worried because Google will just scale. We won’t need to make any upfront investment. Without Google Cloud Platform, this project wouldn’t have been feasible.”
Reliable transit monitoring and analytics
With Google Cloud Platform, Noxxon Sat has a reliable and dynamically scalable foundation for its real-time bus monitoring and analytics platform. It is exceeding its service-level agreement (SLA) of 99.99% availability and can easily expand to bring on additional vehicles.
“If we have to double or triple the number of buses because we close a really big contract, we don’t have to be worried because Google will just scale,” adds Fábio. “We won’t need to make any upfront investment. Without Google Cloud Platform, this project wouldn’t have been feasible.”
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Grant Awards and Submissions /
February & March 2018 Sponsored Program Activity
by Celeste Bremmer April 27, 2018
The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $596,457 in external grant and contract awards in the months of February and March:
Drs. Kristen Black and Christopher Cunningham (Psychology) have received $9,935 from Miller Industries for the project entitled, “Miller Industries Employee Survey.”
Drs. Yancy Freeman (Enrollment Services), Mo Baptiste (Student Development) and Kimberly Wingate (School of Education) have received $68,654 from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the project entitled, “UTC Summer Bridge Experience.”
Drs. Thomas Loveless, Donald Reising (Engineering Electrical), Raga Ahmed, Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo (Engineering Electrical), Louie Elliott, and Aldo McLean (Engineering Management Technology) have received $359,783 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “REU Site: An Interdisciplinary CubeSat Research and STEM Education Platform at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTChattSat).”
Dr. Thomas Loveless (Engineering Electrical) has requested and received $27,286 from the Vanderbilt University (Vandy) for the project entitled, “Fundamental Research into Radiation Resiliency of Emerging Circuit Technologies Appropriate to the CWMD Mission.”
Drs. Joseph Owino and Mbakisya Onyango (Engineering Civil) have received $45,000 from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute for the project entitled, “Efficient Modular Wall Systems for New Construction and Retrofit.”
Dr. Christina Policastro (Criminal Justice & Legal Studies) has requested and received $37,725 from the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence for the project entitled, “2018 Victim Assistance Academy.”
Dr. Anthony Skjellum (Engineering-SIM Center) has received an additional $16,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Collaborative Research: CICI: Regional: SouthEast SciEntific Cybersecurity for University Research (SouthEast SECURE) CICI Grant -SeSecure.”
Dr. Anthony Skjellum (Engineering-SIM Center) has requested and received an additional $16,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “SHF: Medium: Collaborative Research: Next-Generation Message Passing for Parallel Programming: Resiliency, Time-to-Solution, Performance-Portability, Scalability, and QoS.”
Drs. Henry Spratt and David Giles (Biology) have received $16,074 from the HealthySole DETECTO for the project entitled, “Does ultraviolet radiation (UV-C) applied to the soles of shoes in pediatric intensive care units decrease bacterial load and healthcare associated infections?”
The following UTC faculty and staff members submitted proposals for the potential to generate over $10,454,131 in external funding, if awarded:
Drs. Wolday Abrha (Engineering Management Technology) Mbakisya Onyango ( Engineering Civil), and Jennifer Ellis (School of Education) have requested $69,605 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Best Strategies for Hiring, Retaining, And Utilizing Minorities and Women.”
Drs. Raga Ahmed, Louie Elliott, and Trevor Elliott (Engineering Electrical) have submitted a preliminary proposal to the US Dept. of Energy for the project entitled, “Preliminary Proposal – Standardization Testbed for Additively-Manufactured Energy-Infrastructure Devices and Component Parts: Mapping Material Composition, Printer Technology and Control Settings into Electromechanical Energy Conversion Parameters and Figures of Merit.”
Drs. Jejal Reddy Bathi (Engineering, Chemical) and Kidambi Sreenivas (SIM Center) have requested $19,998 from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville – Tennessee Water Resources Research for the project entitled, “Three-Dimensional Modeling of River Flows Under Extreme Weather Scenarios.”
Drs. Bradley Harris (Engineering Chemical) and David Giles (Biology) have requested $136,000 from the National Institutes of Health for the project entitled, “The impact of the marine-to-host environmental transition on fatty acid-induced changes in persistence and pathogenicity in Vibrio cholerae.”
Dr. Nicholas Honerkamp (Social, Cultural and Justice Studies) has requested $2,149 from the St. Simons Land Trust for the project entitled, “Proposed Archaeological Bounding of a Historic Component at Indian Field, Cannon’s Point Preserve, St. Simons Island, Georgia.”
Drs. Katharine Kemplin and Jenny Holcombe (Nursing) have requested $118,044 from the Department of Defense for the project entitled, “Dramatic Subcutaneous Impedance Reduction: Ultra-Miniature External Defibrillator (UMED).”
Drs. Jisook Kim, Titus Albu, Kyle Knight, John Lee, Steven Symes (Chemistry), Ethan Carver (Biology), and Hong Qin (Computer science) have requested $392,532 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “Acquisition of a High Resolution Accurate Mass QTOF LC-Mass Spectrometer.”
Drs. Joseph Kizza, Li Yang, Farah Kandah, Dalei Wu, Hong Qin (Computer science), Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo (Engineering Electrical), Karen Adsit, and Jennifer Ellis (School of Education) have requested $496,162 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “CyberTraining – CIU: Enhancing Cybersecurity and Data Science Skills in Multidisciplinary Research and Workforce Development.”
Drs. Yu Liang, Dalei Wu, and Li Yang (Computer science) have requested $126,767 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Deep Learning-Enabled Evaluation of Bridge Deck Using GPR.”
Drs. Yu Liang (Computer science) and Donald Reising (Electrical Engineering) have requested $398,700 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “SCC: Smart Neighborhood Watch.”
Drs. Aldo McLean, Alexandr Sokolov (Engineering Management Technology), Ignatius Fomunung (Civil Engineering), and Mr. Charles Mix (IGT Lab) have requested $134,215 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Pilot.”
Dr. Aldo McLean, Mr. Wolday Abrha (Engineering Management Technology) and Dr. Mbakisya Onyango (Engineering Civil) have requested $109,146 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Pilot.”
Drs. Mbakisya Onyango, Weidong Wu, Joseph Owino (Engineering Civil), Endong Wang, and Aldo McLean (Engineering Management Technology) have requested $99,997 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Friction Course Pavements.”
Drs. Mbakisya Onyango, Joseph Owino, and Arash Ghasemi (Engineering Civil) have requested $150,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration Assessment Using Ground Penetrating Radar.”
Drs. Mbakisya Onyango and Joseph Owino (Engineering Civil) have requested $180,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “100% Recycled Mixtures Using Cold In-Place Recycling (Cir), Hot In-Place Recycling (HIR) And Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR).”
Drs. Mbakisya Onyango and Joseph Owino (Engineering Civil) have requested $180,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Development of A Balanced Mix Design (BMD) Procedure for Tennessee Mixtures.”
Drs. Joseph Owino and Mbakisya Onyango (Engineering Civil) have requested $45,000 from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute for the project entitled, “Next Generation of Precast Insulated Walls.”
Dr. Han Jung Park (Chemistry) has requested $8,900 from the Society for Analytic Chemists of Pittsburgh for the project entitled, “Study of the Photoacoustic Effect.”
Dr. Donald Reising (Engineering Electrical) has submitted a preliminary proposal to the US Dept. of Energy for the project entitled, “Preliminary Proposal: Making the Smart Grid Smarter through Electrical Disturbance Identification.”
Drs. Mina Sartipi (Computer science), Kidambi Sreenivas (Mechanical Engineering) and Mr. Charles Mix (IGT Lab) have requested $150,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “TDoT – Waze.”
Drs. Mina Sartipi (Computer science) and Mbakisya Onyango (Engineering Civil) have requested $60,000 from The University of Tennessee – Knoxville for the project entitled, “Research on Connected and Automated Vehicles Investment and Smart Infrastructure in Tennessee.”
Dr. Mina Sartipi (Computer science), Jill Shelton (Psychology), Andrew Bailey, Gregory Heath (Health & Human Performance) and Chandra Ward (Sociology) have requested $2,749,675 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “SCC: Collaborative: Health-Centric Urban Mobility.”
Drs. Mina Sartipi, Joseph Kizza, Dalei Wu (Computer science) Kidambi Sreenivas (Engineering Mechanical), Jennifer Ellis (School of Education), Gregory Heath (Health & Human Performance), Cuilan Gao (Mathematics), Reinhold Mann (Engineering-SIM Center), and Chandra Ward (Sociology) have requested $2,791,695 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “NRT-HDR: Data in GigCity: A Unified and Comprehensive Platform for Education and Research on Data Science and Engineering to Improve Accessibility in an Urban Environment.”
Dr. Anthony Skjellum (Engineering-SIM Center) has requested $59,816 from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the project entitled, “Fast Failure Recovery Methods MPI Applications.”
Drs. Alexandr Sokolov (Engineering Management Technology), Jennifer Boyd (Biology), and Ignatius Fomunung (Civil Engineering) have requested $148,084 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Roadside Pollinator Habitat.”
Drs. Kidambi Sreenivas and James Newman (Engineering-SIM Center) have requested $99,982 from the Pointwise, Inc. for the project entitled, “Mesh curving for higher order applications.”
Drs. Steven Symes (Chemistry), Sean Richards, Deanna Beasley, Margaret Kovach, Joey Shaw, and Amy Brock-Hon (Biology) have requested $240,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled, “MRI: Acquisition of ICP-MS for Use in Environmental, Geochemical, and Human Health Research at UTC.”
Drs. Endong Wang (Engineering Management Technology), Mbakisya Onyango (Engineering Civil), Dalei Wu (Computer science), and Weidong Wu (Engineering Civil) have requested $149,857 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Rating and Inventory of TDOT Retaining Walls.”
Drs. Jin Wang (Mathematics), David Giles (Biology), and Bradley Harris (Engineering Chemical) have requested $321,103 from the National Institutes of Health for the project entitled, “Cholera modeling and simulation.”
Drs. Dalei Wu, Yu Liang, and Li Yang (Computer Science) have requested $490,568 from the University of Vermont (UVT) for the project entitled, “Self-Cleaning City Infrastructure for Prosperity and Health.”
Drs. Weidong Wu, Mbakisya Onyango, Joseph Owino, Ignatius Fomunung (Engineering Civil), and Cuilan Gao (Mathematics) have requested $147,999 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Tdot Bicycle & Pedestrian Counting: Best Methodologies Assessment.”
Drs. Weidong Wu, Mbakisya Onyango, Ignatius Fomunung, and Endong Wang (Engineering Civil) have requested $174,938 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the project entitled, “Work zone alert systems.”
Drs. Li Yang, Joseph Kizza (Computer science), and Neslihan Alp (Engineering Management Technology) have requested $122,188 from the Department of Defense for the project entitled, “DoD IASP.”
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