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Metcalf goes Undefeated at 2015 World Cup – USA Takes Silver
ByRoss Bartachek (@rossbchek)
Apr 13, 2015 Brent Metcalf, Jake Varner, Tony Ramos, World Cup
Yesterday, in Los Angeles the United States wrestling team was faced with the tough task of knocking off the four-time defending World Cup champions of Iran. For USA it was their first gold medal match appearance in 12 years, with the last time they made it also being the last time American had won the event in 2003. The American’s brought their A squad with all eight 2014 World Team members making the trip to compete, though injuries would force two starters to miss the gold medal match. .
United States got off to a shaky start against a talented Cuba squad, but stormed back to win six matches in a row after dropping their opening two. They then faced a tough Russian squad, going 4-4 in the bouts winning on classification points which was aided by the fact that Brent Metcalf (65 kg) , Jordan Burroughs (74 kg) , and Tervel Dlagnev (125 kg) all picked up technical falls in their wins. Tony Ramos (57 kg) also had a come from behind victory in that match to keep USA’s shot at a gold medal on home soil alive. USA then swept the Mongolia team 8-0 to win their pool and clinch the silver medal.
Metcalf was one of the brightest spots on the weekend, and not for just Iowa fans. The three-time World Team member went 4-0 on the weekend, with his first big win being a technical fall against a Russian, followed by an 8-2 win over two-time World medalist Mandakhnaran Ganzorig (Mongolia). Metcalf capped off his terrific weekend with a 3-1 win over Iran’s Masmoud Esmailpour, who is also a two-time World medalist. Though Metcalf is ranked #8 in the World at 65 kg, he is expected to move up in the next set of rankings after handing #6 Ganzorig a loss.
“I think if I would’ve added one or two more (points) on there, you start to hush that crowd up a bit. Which is not a home crowd.” Metcalf said, when asked about putting USA on the board down 0-2. “I’ve got to score multiple takedowns. I’m taking about two, three, four, five and a turn on top, that sort of thing when you really want to be the best in the world.”
USA started the gold medal match on a controversial match as Iran’s #8 ranked Hassan Rahimi defeated Ramos 5-5 on criteria. Late in the match it appeared that Ramos had a takedown and two exposure points, but was only awarded a couple of the points. Despite a challenge from the American bench, Ramos didn’t receive his points from the scoring sequence and in the end Iran was able to take the first match.
“I don’t know what happened. They said we went out of bounds, but I thought I had two backs. But the thing is even if it was 6-5 or 5-5, it’s still a takedown (to win the) match, and I have to find a way to get to the legs or score off one of his attacks.” Ramos said after his close loss.
USA’s Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott (61 kg) got off to a great start in his match with a throw to go up big 4-0 over his opponent. In the second period the #2 ranked Behnam Ehsanpoor put together a strong come from behind victory to win 9-7 which put USA in a big 0-2 hole.
Metcalf along with Olympic champion Jordan Burrough’s (74 kg) each scored wins for USA, with Burrough’s earning his 102nd career win in typical dominating Burroughs fashion with a 10-0 technical fall. Junior gold medalist Hassan Yazdani defeated American Nick Marable at 70 kg making it 3-2 heading into the remaining three weights.
The American team then had to turn to Clayton Foster (86 kg) with starter Ed Ruth sustaining an injury during pool action. Foster looked to be in control as he opened his match with an early takedown, but then Meisam Mostafa Joukar rattled off 10 straight points to earn his squad a technical fall and 4-2 advantage.
That placed an enormous amount of pressure on Olympic champion Jake Varner to secure a win at 97 kg to give USA a shot at winning the dual on classification points if they could win out. Trailing 3-1 late in his match, Varner was provide late match dramatics by scoring a takedown in the closing seconds to make the score 3-3. USA got the win at 97 kg on criteria that Varner was the last to score.
“I don’t feel like I wrestled to my best potential, but I left it all out there. I got taken down and that happens, but I know how to score and I went out there and scored.” Varner said.
We then learned that Tervel Dlagnev was also dealing with an injury so it was up to backup Zach Rey to try and get the win at 125 kg to earn the American squad a gold medal. Rey picked up the match’s first point on a shot clock violation by Komeil Ghasemi. Rey was then penalized for the same reason in the second, which meant Ghasemi effectively had the lead with scoring the match’s last point. Rey tried to mount a comeback, but was taken down on his desperation shot and lost 3-1.
CHAMPIONSHIP DUAL: IRAN 5, USA 3
57 kg/125 lbs. – Hassan Rahimi (Iran) dec. Tony Ramos (USA), 5-5
61 kg/134 lbs. – Behnam Ehsanpoor (Iran) dec. Coleman Scott (USA), 9-7
65 kg/143 lbs. – Brent Metcalf (USA) dec. Masmoud Esmailpour (Iran), 3-1
70 kg/154 lbs. – Hassan Yazdani (Iran) dec. Nick Marable (USA), 3-1
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) won by tech. fall over Morteza Rezaei Ghaleh (Iran), 10-0
86 kg/189 lbs. – Meisam Mostafa Joukar (Iran) won by tech. fall over Clayton Foster (USA), 12-2
97 kg/213 lbs. – Jake Varner (USA) dec. Mohammad Hossei Mohammadian (Iran), 3-3
125 kg/275 lbs. – Komeil Ghasemi (Iran) dec. Zach Rey (USA), 3-1
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Ellen DeGeneres …. “🙏🏽✨A Look Back at Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Impact on America ✨🙏🏽…. “!!
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
~THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW~
Michelle Obama is touring the country to promote her new book “Becoming“.
She visited Ellen DeGeneres on her show.
We, the audience, had the pleasure of Michelle’s company for the full hour. She regaled us with stories, information, humor and her presence. She was a breath of fresh air.
In return, Ellen had a surprise for Michelle.
You can watch it below.
It’s invaluable for me.
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
She is married to the 44th U.S. President, Barack Obama, and was the first African-American First Lady.
Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Obama is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. In her early legal career, she worked at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met Barack Obama. She subsequently worked in non-profits and as the Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago and the Vice President for Community and External Affairs of the University of Chicago Medical Center. Michelle married Barack in 1992 and they have two daughters.
Obama campaigned for her husband’s presidential bid throughout 2007 and 2008, delivering a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She returned to speak for him at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
During the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, she delivered a speech in support of the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, a former First Lady.
~~A Look Back at Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Impact on America~~
~~Published on Nov 15, 2018~~
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I'm originally from Puerto Rico. I was born in Santurce and raised in Rio Piedras. Have lived in Florida since 1999. I have a doctorate degree in Medicine; completed in 1976. My Internal Medicine specialty was completed in 1979. Worked for Puerto Rico's health system until 1985. At this time, I'm happily retired after working for the federal government for almost 28yrs. I want to offer any knowledge that I have to anyone "out there" who is interested. My views are liberal in almost every sense. My knowledge is "eclectic" - a bit of everything. Music and reading are my passion. Blogging has also become a very interesting endeavor. Metaphysical topics attract me. I'm interested in news reporting human issues like injustice, discrimination and abuse - the "wrongly" affected. My intention is to bring this knowledge to an understandable level and to help anyone in need. I'm open to questions and will answer them to the best of my ability. Currently working on an enterprise whose main mission will be to bring peoples of all walks of life together. To be one .... since we ALL are ONE!! The future looks bright and promising!!!
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2 thoughts on “Ellen DeGeneres …. “🙏🏽✨A Look Back at Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Impact on America ✨🙏🏽…. “!!”
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February 26, 2015 | Agents of Impact
How MicroVest Keeps Capital Flowing to Micro-Entrepreneurs
ImpactAlpha Editor
Jessica Pothering
The global financial crisis didn’t dent the demand for loans from small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs around the world. But it sure whacked the supply of capital available to lend to them.
MicroVest, a for-profit asset management firm owned by three non-profit organizations, treated the challenge as an opportunity to re-engineer its financial offering so it could continue to make debt capital available to microfinance institutions in 66 developing world countries.
Since September 2010, its new fund has raised $74 million and, by MicroVest’s count, has impacted more than 3.5 million people in the developing world who have been served by the banks MicroVest lends to. More than half of the borrowers are women. All told, MicroVest has nearly $300 million under management.
MicroVest’s flexible response shows how financial innovation in Bethesda, Md., can help foster entrepreneurship in the developing world. ”Investing in under-banked markets is the best way to reduce poverty on a global scale,” says Gil Crawford, MicroVest’s CEO and a strong proponent of a commercially-minded approach to social impact.
“The financial organizations we invest in share our belief that this is the best way to promote financial inclusion and empower the productive poor,” Crawford adds.
Investors had been skeptical of MicroVest’s first fund when it was launched in 2003. Microfinance was not yet an established investment category. Some investors were confused by the hybrid debt-equity structure. “Investors want you to fit into one bucket or another,” says David Wedick, MicroVest’s director of strategic operations and business development.
At the time, MicroVest’s chairman, Bowman Cutter, told The Wall Street Journal that raising the MicroVest’s first $15 million, which took three years, was more difficult than the last $15 billion he helped raise for private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
MicroVest’s record helped show that institutions that lend to small- and micro-enterprises can be a solid financial bet. That first fund achieved mid-single digit returns for its investors and gave MicroVest a customer list of credit-worthy financial institutions with an ongoing demand for capital that MicroVest could continue to supply.
Microvest is largely owned by the relief agency CARE, the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) and the Cordes Foundation, established by Ron Cordes and his wife, Marty. Other investors include Omidyar Network, Clara Fund, and KL Felicitas Foundation.
“We believe we deliver strong returns in this sector not despite but because of our focus on social impact,” says Cordes, a founder of AssetMark Investment Services. “The financial institutions that deliver the best long-term performance are the ones who are focused on delivering products and services that empower their clients to live better, more productive lives.”
That impact focus drove MicroVest to find a way to attract new kinds of investors. Some institutions and individuals were on board to support microfinance, but needed additional liquidity, the ability to withdraw their money more easily than MicroVest’s traditional fund structure would allow.
In MicroVest’s “perpetual life fund” investors need not commit their capital for years at a time; they can pretty much come and go as they please. (MicroVest marks the value of the fund on a monthly basis.) The Calvert Foundation contributed a key slug of the $7 million to launch the perpetual life fund in 2010.
“We and other similar investors are attracted to perpetual life offerings as they provide us with flexibility in the management of our capital – both to make additional investments as capital is available and to take distributions as well,” Cordes says.
Increased liquidity effectively lowers risk and thus boosts MicroVest’s risk-adjusted returns. MicroVest is now expanding beyond its early impact investors who had accepted higher risk as MicroVest built its track record. Crawford is seeking to attract traditional institutional investors and wealth managers focused solely on risk, return and liquidity. Many investors still equate social metrics with charity. Yet more than dozen financial advisory firms have approved MicroVest’s funds on behalf of their clients.
“We have earned our place at the table,” Crawford writes in a report on MicroVest’s plans for the next 10 years. “We are asking impact-agnostic investors to tell us why our funds don’t fit in their current portfolios.”
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Delhi's Air Quality Improves to ‘Very Poor’ Category From ‘Severe’ Level, Cold Conditions Persist
New Delhi, December 26: The air quality in Delhi improved from 'severe' to 'very poor' category on Saturday, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) said. The average air quality in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon had also entered the 'very poor' category from severe category on Friday. Cold conditions persisted in the national capital as the minimum temperature continued to be below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Dense' fog reduced visibility in parts of the city, affecting traffic movement.
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The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) states that if the AQI is in the 'very poor' category, it may cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure while “severe” affects even healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. Air Pollution in India Caused Over 1.16 Lakh Infant Deaths in 2019: Study.
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On Friday, the average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm on Friday was 391 in Ghaziabad, 376 in Greater Noida, 386 in Noida, 328 in Faridabad and 302 in Gurgaon, according to CPCB''s Sameer app. Till Thursday, the average air quality in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad was recorded in “severe” category for three days in a row till Thursday.
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JD(S) leader Revanna blames BJP state VP for creating confusion over 'merger' issue
Hassan, Dec 21 (PTI) Dismissing reports of JD(S) merger with BJP, former minister and JD(S) MLA H D Revanna on Monday blamed BJP state vice president Aravind Limbavali for creating the confusion.
'The whole confusion was created by Limbavali, for which he should apologise,' Revanna, the son of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda told reporters here.
Leaders of both parties have already dismissed the reports as being speculative and a figment of the imagination.
Limbavalli had, in response to a query from reporters on Sunday about the merger said he had heard about it.
'I will try to know about it. I have got to know through the media,' he said.
He had also said political polarisation would happen more in the days to come and there is a clear wave in favour of PM Narendra Modi and BJP in the country and that it would also take place in Karnataka.
Revanna said issuing such statements ahead of the panchayat polls was not befitting Limbavalli's stature as state vice president of the BJP He said he had spoken to Deve Gowda and his brother and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy about the reports, Revanna said he would retire from politics if any such merger happens He emphasised that his party would contest the panchayat election on its own Meanwhile, the BJP issued a statement on Monday, dismissing reports of the merger of the two parties.
'Such reports are entirely imaginary and ill intended,' BJP state spokesperson Ganesh Karnik said in a statement. PTI GMS APR ADMINISTRATOR APR ADMINISTRATOR
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LIC requests Karnataka govt to retain it as implementing agency for Bhagyalakshmi
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on Tuesday has requested the Karnataka government to retain the corporation as the implementing agency for the Bhagyalakshmi scheme.
The Bhagyalakshmi scheme provides financial security to the girl child of poor families. The girl child gets Rs one lakh after completing 18 years.
As LIC had expressed helplessness to provide the amount to the beneficiaries under the scheme, the government had examined the issue closely and decided to implement it through Sukanya Samruddhi scheme of postal department.
LIC Zonal Manager Mini Ipe met Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and requested him to allow them to be the implementing agency of the scheme, a government press release said.
In response to that, the Chief Minister asked them to come up with the best plan for the scheme.
Chief Secretary TM Vijayabhaskar, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Dr EV Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Women and Child Development Department, Dr Nagalambika Devi and other senior officers were present in the meeting. (ANI)
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Medical admission: TN Assembly okays bill for horizontal reservation to govt school students
15 September 2020, 10:20 am ·2-min read
Chennai, Sep 15 (PTI): The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to provide 7.5 per cent horizontal reservation on a preferential basis in medical admissions for state government school students who clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
The move will benefit over 300 poor students annually and will be implemented from this year onwards.
Piloting the bill, Chief minister K Palaniswami said the AIADMK government took a policy decision to implement this horizontal reservation based on the recommendation of a commission headed by retired high court judge P Kalaiyarasan.
'The Cabinet gave its approval at the meetings held on June 15 and July 14, respectively and accordingly the Bill has been brought,' Palaniswmi said, adding, the move would help many rural and poor students realise their dreams of becoming a doctor.
The reservation would be available for undergraduate programmes in medicine, dentistry, Indian medicine and homeopathy but it would not apply to seats reserved for all India quota.
Students who studied in government schools shall also be entitled to compete for the government seats, other than those set apart on preferential basis, along with those who studied in private schools, said a provision in the legislation.
Those students, who studied from Class VI to Higher Secondary in government schools, including those run by local bodies, and have qualified the NEET, would benefit from the legislation.
In its report, the commission has observed that students of the government schools were placed at a disadvantageous position compared to their counterparts in private schools owing to various reasons.
These include 'cognitive gap created by socio-economic factors such as caste, wealth, parental occupation, parental education and gender and these psychological and socio- economic barriers cannot be bridged by a few months of intensive coaching for NEET, even if provided for free,' it said.
The bill was unanimously passed by a voice vote, Speaker P Dhanapal said. PTI JSP SA VS VS
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NEP aims to transform India a knowledge society: Kasturirangan
Hyderabad, Dec 21 (PTI): The National Education Policy 2020 aims to transform India into a knowledge society with special focus on high quality of research work, NEP Chairman K Kasturirangan said here on Monday.
He expressed these views while addressing the inaugural episode of E-content production on NEP by the Instructional Media Centre (IMC) of Maulana Azad National Urdu University here, a varsity press release, quoting him, said.
Appreciating the efforts by MANUU to develop e-content on NEP, Kasturirangan said the University's plan to create a video library was certainly a very important, critical and probably an imperative step, moving towards implementation of the NEP 2020 in the near future.
'NEPis the need of the hour. It is not just reading of the document, but understanding, analyzing, interpreting and getting a picture of it..several steps we need to put together,' he said.
Kasturirangan also highlighted the important features of the policy, which includeflexibility, interconnectivity and religious diversity, among others, the release said. PTI GDK APR ADMINISTRATOR GDK APR ADMINISTRATOR
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Shiromani Akali Dal to contest municipal elections on party symbol
SAD Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal (File photo)
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 23 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday announced that the party would contest the forthcoming municipal elections on the party symbol and asked party observers to finalise candidates by January 5.
Addressing a meeting of party councillors, former councillors and office bearers of Mohali, the SAD president asked all prospective candidates to submit their applications by December 31.
He said a five-member committee comprising Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, N K Sharma, Kulwant Singh, Charanjit Singh Brar and Kanwaljit Singh Ruby would hold a meeting on January 1 to screen the candidates.
All the senior leaders along with former minister Sikander Singh Maluka were present in the meeting.
Sukhbir Badal appreciated the stellar work done by Mohali outgoing Mayor Kulwant Singh and all party councillors, saying record development works had been executed under their leadership. He stressed the need to teach a befitting lesson to the Congress party as well as Mohali legislator and Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu who had tried to scuttle development works in the city. (ANI)
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Tiwa Autonomous Council: BJP wins 6 seats, leading in 12 more
Guwahati, Dec 19 (PTI) The ruling BJP has won six seats and is leading in another 12 seats as the counting of ballot papers for the 36-member Tiwa Autonomous Council is on, the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) said on Saturday.
BJP's ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is leading in one seat, as per the counting update given by the ASEC for 19 seats.
The opposition has not been able to lead in any constituency of the council spread over four districts in Assam.
Voting for the the 36 constituencies of the council spread across Nagaon, Morigaon, Hojai and Kamrup Metropolitan districts took place on December 17. A total of 124 candidates are in the fray.
The winning BJP candidates are Saruj Konwar (Topakuchi), Gitamoni Kalita Bhuyan (Jarabari), Mohan Senapati (Chahari), Indra Bordoioi (Nambor-Lalung) and Madan Bordoloi (Lalungpar), ASEC said in its counting bulletin.
BJP's Moniram Patar from Gobha constituency have won uncontested, it added.
In the recently concluded elections of the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), BJP formed the government in alliance with two other parties.
In the results, the incumbent Bodoland People's Front (BPF) became the single largest party with 17 seats.
The United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) won 12, BJP nine, while the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) and Congress bagged one seat each.
After results were declared, one BPF and the lone Congress member switched their sides and joined the BJP, taking the saffron party's tally to 11.
The BJP ditched its state ally BPF and tied up with UPPL and GSP to jointly form the BTC government. PTI TR RG RG
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Government takes childrens basketball hoops
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1984, ban, basketball hoop ban, big brother, civil rights, eminent domain, government, government bureaucracy, government bureaucrats, government control, government takeover, libertarians, nanny state, neighborhoods, Oppression, orwell, Police State, us constitution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ0bPt0fQV4
Homeowner Ordered to Stop Parking In Her Own Driveway
IRS Propaganda Campaign to Promote ObamaCare Taxes
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: barack obama, Communism, Congress, Dictatorship, Economy, Empire, fascism, fines, government bureaucracy, government bureaucrats, government control, government terrorism, health care mandate, health care reform, Healthcare, House, income tax, insurance company bailout, IRS, IRS enforcement, irs terrorism, John Barrasso, mandatory detention, mandatory health insurance, middle class, nanny state, Neolibs, new world order, NWO, obama, obama deception, obama fines, obama tax, obamacare, Oppression, pelosi, Police State, Senate, socialism, tanning tax, taxes, taxpayers
The Tatler has learned that Obamacare government auditing of American society has begun at the Internal Revenue Service.
New details about the IRS budget were released this afternoon by Senator John Barrasso (who also is an MD). Quoting from the IRS budget document, he reveals that for the IRS, ObamaCare “represents the largest set of tax law changes in more than 20 years, with more than 40 provisions that amend the tax laws.”
More than $93 million has been budgeted by the IRS to assure that the public complies with the new tax rules. Among other new IRS activities, the agency will spend $11.5 million to promote compliance by tanning salon owners who will be asked to impose a new 10% excise tax on their customers. Originally the tax was supposed to be on those who offered cosmetic surgery, but their upscale customers defeated the tax and shifted it to those who own storefront tanning beds.
The IRS will not only audit Americans, they intend to be helpful too. They are requesting more than $34 million for something called “information reporting,” $15 million for a call center to help confused citizens to deal with the new Obamacare tax laws, and $22 million to “assist taxpayers in understanding new provisions.”
In a Tatler interview with Senator Barrasso, he called the IRS budget “irresponsible” and that it “empowers the IRS to begin to audit Americans’ health care.”
He also told the Tatler, “Adding hundreds of new jobs and millions of dollars to the IRS isn’t going to make care better or more available for anyone. I will continue to fight to repeal and replace Obamacare with patient centered reforms that help the private sector – not the IRS – create more jobs.”
Theft By Deception – Deciphering The Federal Income Tax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIaGEy9zpWQ
Microchipping Americans Found in Health Care Bill
IRS to Force Americans to Buy Health Insurance
Obamacare To Be Enforced By Armed Thugs
IRS to Make Sure Americans Buy Health Insurance
County Official Shuts Down Girl’s Lemonade Stand
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ban, country officials, Dictatorship, Empire, fascism, food police, government bureaucracy, government bureaucrats, government corruption, government regulations, health inspectors, health nazis, Julie Murphy, Multnomah County, nanny state, nazi, Oppression, oregon, Police State, portland, regulators, small business
UPDATE: Multnomah County chairman tells inspectors to stand down and apologizes to Julie and her family.
It’s hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red.
So when Multnomah County shut down an enterprise last week for operating without a license, you might just sigh and say, there they go again.
Except this entrepreneur was a 7-year-old named Julie Murphy. Her business was a lemonade stand at the Last Thursday monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. The government regulation she violated? Failing to get a $120 temporary restaurant license.
Turns out that kids’ lemonade stands — those constants of summertime — are supposed to get a permit in Oregon, particularly at big events that happen to be patrolled regularly by county health inspectors.
“I understand the reason behind what they’re doing and it’s a neighborhood event, and they’re trying to generate revenue,” said Jon Kawaguchi, environmental health supervisor for the Multnomah County Health Department. “But we still need to put the public’s health first.”
Julie had become enamored of the idea of having a stand after watching an episode of cartoon pig Olivia running one, said her mother, Maria Fife. The two live in Oregon City, but Fife knew her daughter would get few customers if she set up her stand at home.
Plus, Fife had just attended Last Thursday along Portland’s Northeast Alberta Street for the first time and loved the friendly feel and the diversity of the grass-roots event. She put the two things together and promised to take her daughter in July.
The girl worked on a sign, coloring in the letters and decorating it with a drawing of a person saying “Yummy.” She made a list of supplies.
Then, with gallons of bottled water and packets of Kool-Aid, they drove up last Thursday with a friend and her daughter. They loaded a wheelbarrow that Julie steered to the corner of Northeast 26th and Alberta and settled into a space between a painter and a couple who sold handmade bags and kids’ clothing.
Even before her daughter had finished making the first batch of lemonade, a man walked up to buy a 50-cent cup.
“They wanted to support a little 7-year-old to earn a little extra summer loot,” she said. “People know what’s going on.”
Even so, Julie was careful about making the lemonade, cleaning her hands with hand sanitizer, using a scoop for the bagged ice and keeping everything covered when it wasn’t in use, Fife said.
After 20 minutes, a “lady with a clipboard” came over and asked for their license. When Fife explained they didn’t have one, the woman told them they would need to leave or possibly face a $500 fine.
Surprised, Fife started to pack up. The people staffing the booths next to them encouraged the two to stay, telling them the inspectors had no right to kick them out of the neighborhood gathering. They also suggested that they give away the lemonade and accept donations instead and one of them made an announcement to the crowd to support the lemonade stand.
That’s when business really picked up — and two inspectors came back, Fife said. Julie started crying, while her mother packed up and others confronted the inspectors. “It was a very big scene,” Fife said.
Technically, any lemonade stand — even one on your front lawn — must be licensed under state law, said Eric Pippert, the food-borne illness prevention program manager for the state’s public health division. But county inspectors are unlikely to go after kids selling lemonade on their front lawn unless, he conceded, their front lawn happens to be on Alberta Street during Last Thursday.
“When you go to a public event and set up shop, you’re suddenly engaging in commerce,” he said. “The fact that you’re small-scale I don’t think is relevant.”
Kawaguchi, who oversees the two county inspectors involved, said they must be fair and consistent in their monitoring, no matter the age of the person. “Our role is to protect the public,” he said.
The county’s shutdown of the lemonade stand was publicized by Michael Franklin, the man at the booth next to Fife and her daughter. Franklin contributes to the Bottom Up Radio Network, an online anarchist site, and interviewed Fife for his show.
Franklin is also organizing a “Lemonade Revolt” for Last Thursday in August. He’s calling on anarchists, neighbors and others to come early for the event and grab space for lemonade stands on Alberta between Northeast 25th and Northeast 26th.
As for Julie, the 7-year-old still tells her mother “it was a bad day.” When she complains about the health inspector, Fife reminds her that the woman was just doing her job. She also promised to help her try again — at an upcoming neighborhood garage sale.
While Fife said she does see the need for some food safety regulation, she thinks the county went too far in trying to control events as unstructured as Last Thursday.
“As far as Last Thursday is concerned, people know when they are coming there that it’s more or less a free-for-all,” she said. “It’s gotten to the point where they need to be in all of our decisions. They don’t trust us to make good choices on our own.”
Swine Flu Vaccines Can Cause Infertility and Autoimmune Disease
Filed under: adjuvant, aids, Animal Abuse, animal cruelty, arthritis, attenuated vaccine, attenuated virus, autism, autoimmune disease, baxter, big pharma, Bio Weapons, biological warfare, bird flu, cancer, Czech Republic, dr. viera scheibner, Eugenics, federal crimes, fibromyalgia, formaldehyde, Genocide, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, Gulf War Syndrome, h1n1, h1n1 clinic, h1n1 vaccine, h5n1, health and environment, hiv, Human Experiments, immune system, infertility, influenza, innoculation, live virus, live virus vaccine, lupus, medical Experiments, medical industrial complex, Mercury, mf59, MS, multiple sclerosis, NIH, Novartis, Oppression, Pandemic Influenza, pandemic virus, polysorbate 80, Population Control, squalene, squaline, sterilization, swine flu, swine flu pandemic, swine flu vaccine, Thimerosal, tween 80, Uncategorized, Vaccine, virus pandemic | Tags: government bureaucrats, National Institute of Health, pandemic swine flu, swine flu conspiracy, swine flu vaccine, U.S. Library of Medicine, vaccine teams
GlaxoSmithSkline and Novartis swine flu vaccines contain toxic chemicals that can lead to infertility and autoimmune disease. Baxter’s version of the swine flu vaccine will be using diseased kidneys of African green monkeys to make their version of the vaccine.
Novartis swine flu vaccine contains MF59, an adjuvant containing both squalene and polysorbate 80, two of the most likely ingredients to cause side-effects. GSK not only contains squalene and polysorbate 80 but also cancer-causing formaldehyde and brain-damaging thimerosal (mercury).
Squalene is found naturally in the human body; in the skin, the brain, skeletal muscle, joints connective tissues, endocrine organs, lymph nodes, the spleen, the liver, and the large intestine. Squalene is an essential nutrient that can be found in wheat germ, olive oil and rice bran oil. [Source] The only bad thing about squalene is when it’s given intravenously it incites the immune system to destroy all the natural squalene in the body including squalene that had been injected into the bloodstream. [Source] When the immune system destroys all the squalene in the body it’s at this time the patient may begin to see side-effects. Micro-paleontologist Dr. Viera Scheibner conducted research into the adverse effects of adjuvants in vaccines, he wrote the following about squalene.:
“Squalene contributed to a cascade of auto-immune side-effects including: Gulf War syndrome, arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, abnormal body hair loss, non-healing skin lesions, aphthous ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory loss, seizures, mood changes, neuropsychiatric problems, anti-thyroid effects, anaemia, elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjorgren’s syndrome, chronic diarrhea, night sweats and low-grade fever.” [Source]
Polysorbate 80 (aka: Tween 80) is often used in foods as an emulsifier to mix flavoring oils with water and used in ice cream so it holds together as it melts. When eaten it’s harmless in small amounts per day, but when Polysorbate 80 is injected intravenously it may cause infertility and cancer. According to U.S. Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health (NIH) a report shows that lab rats injected with small doses of Polysorbate 80 resulted in infertility. [Source]
Baxter has completed its first commercial batches of CELVAPAN swine flu vaccine (which also contains Polysorbate 80 and formaldehyde) the vaccine is created using cultured cells from diseased African green monkeys. [Source] The process is called “vero cell culture technology”, aka: utilizing cell cultures from swine-flu infected African green monkeys. The monkeys are first infected with a virus, then allowed to fester the disease while in cages and then they’re killed and the kidneys cells are harvested to make the vaccine. [Source]
The Baxter company has been associated with two deadly scandals, the first one occurred in 2006 when tens-of-thousands of hemophiliacs (including children) were given blood-bags from Baxter what was contaminated with the HIV/AIDS. [Source] The second scandal was when Baxter was caught producing a flu vaccine that contained a live bird flu (H5N1) virus. This could have produced a real worldwide pandemic, these vaccines were delivered to 18 countries, fortunately it was caught by lab workers in the Czech Republic. [Source] Czech Republic health officials have refused to buy anymore batches of Baxter’s products including the new swine flu vaccine after the incident. [Source]
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Swine Flu Vaccines Contain LIVE H1N1 VIRUS!
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It’s not a typo, the main ingredient in the GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis vaccines contain a LIVE VIRUS, an attenuated virus meaning it’s a weakened form of the swine flu virus. Attenuated vaccines can be deadly and cause virus shedding, when a person is injected with an attenuated live virus the organism moves through the human body possibly infecting the host and then exiting through the feces, mucous membranes and saliva glands of the inoculated person. This is called ‘virus shedding’ and can last for weeks. [Source]
Imagine millions of children that will be involuntarily vaccinated this coming fall that will be shedding H1N1 swine flu across the country, in the sewage drains and possibly passing through the desalination process and in our tap-water. If half of the U.S. population will be vaccinated with this swine flu vaccine this coming fall and winter, imagine how virulently deadly this swine flu will be on an annual basis, this mandatory vaccination plan will surely cause the pandemic and not solve it.
Some readers may be thinking that I am a conspiracy nut for bringing this up, that vaccine makers couldn’t possibly be that evil. But all the reader has to do is Google “attenuated vaccines”, it means the vaccine contains a live but weakened form of a pathogenic virus. Do you really want to risk your health and inject live swine flu into your bloodstream in hopes it will immunize? Please don’t take that chance.
Both Novartis and GSK vaccines will also contain MF59, a squalene-based adjuvant that when combined with a live attenuated virus becomes many times more potent and deadly. [Source]
GlaxoSmithKline’s version of swine flu vaccine has been confirmed to contain Thimerosal, a preservative for vaccines mainly composed of highly toxic mercury. Mercury is the 2nd most toxic metal on the planet and is known to cause autism and other neural injuries in children. The vaccine also contains formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical most commonly used for embalming dead bodies for preservation. [Source]
This whole swine-flu scare is just one big infomercial for the influenza vaccine makers, with the help of the mediaopoly and the federal government they just might get to involuntarily vaccinate millions of Americans. Homeland Security, BATF, FBI, U.S. Marshals, U.S Military, NORTHCOM and FEMA are discussing plans to assist civilian authorities to enforce mandatory vaccinations and involuntary quarantines of large sections of the U.S. population. Vaccine Teams will be visiting private homes looking for children that haven’t been vaccinated, all of these events just might be right around the corner.
Today our efforts must be focused on educating the masses about these dangerous swine flu vaccines, we only have the entire summer to increase the volume of dissent so everyone will realize this entire swine flu pandemic is a hoax perpetuated by vaccine companies, the media and the federal government and that their solution will only increase the infection-rate of a new hybrid influenza strain. Contact your legislator by going here, fill out the form and demand the end to this madness.
http://www.infowars.com/swine-flu-vaccines-contain-live-h1n1-virus/
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About The Commitee
Indonesian Book Statistics
Comic Artists
Ilustrators
Publishers & Literary Agents
Lessons from Sharjah
by Yani Kurniawan
Indonesia had just repeated its participation at Publishers’ Conference in Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019. It is one of the most distinguished programs of the festival that reached its ninth year in 2019. It provides space for professionals from publishing companies all over the world to meet, establish content rights transaction, and share ideas through series of presentations delivered from qualified speakers from publishing industry background all around the world.
Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, head of Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), launched the 9th Publishers’ Conference by underlining the main objective of SIBF programs. It aims at reviewing the publishing industry comprehensively from various points of view: publisher, reader, writer, and distributor. “In Sharjah, we are working at various levels to promote publishing industry based on the suggestions regarding the previous event. Our success is indicated by the number of applications for 2018 SIBF Translation Grant. We received 2,900 applications last year and we have granted the translation fund for 1,200 title for the past several years. In addition, 3,000 appointments were made in 2018 Publisher Conference with the number of participants more than 400 people,” said Al Ameri.
Before concluding his speech, Al Ameri added: “We meet here to discuss the future of publishing and book industry. We learn together to find a strategy to promote the global book industry. We work hard to widen the realm of publishing which will open up more market for publisher by keeping in mind the development of new technology.”
Following the opening, the event is continued with a discussion panel moderated by Emad Eldeen Elakehal from Ibiidi Publishing, England. “Global Publishing: What’s Next for This Growing Industry?” panel presented Dominque Raccah, founder and CEO of Sourcebooks (United States of America); Elliot Agyare, president of Ghana Book Publishers Association and CEO of Smartline Publishing (Ghana); Jade Robertson, International Publishing Director; Austin Macauley Publishers (England); and Peter Dowling, president of Immediate Past, Publishers Association of New Zealand, and Oratia Books (New Zealand).
In the second day, “Publishers’ Digital Strategy: New Ways of Storytelling” panel discussed the anticipation of publishing trend in the future. Porter Anderson moderated the discussion of several key issues concerning the development of audiobooks, e-books, subscriptions, and digital trends in publishing world. He introduced a brand-new term: “format agnostic” to refer to the future publishing trend in which content will no longer developed from books only, but also from other formats. The panel presented Ama Dadson, founder dan CEO of AkooBooks Audio (Ghana); Ananth Padmanabhan, CEO HarperCollins (India); Chiki Sarkar, Publisher and Founder of Juggernaut Books (India), and Mohamed Shawkey Mohamed Ghanem – Bookjuice Publishing (Egypt).
Next, the president of IPA, Hugo Setzer, appointed as the first speaker, together with Tariq Al Gurg, CEO Dubai Cares and Samuel Kolawole, head of The African Publishers Network; for the first discussion panel of the third-day event. The second panel, “Catalyzing Publishing Innovation: Old Problems, New Solutions” with Lawrence Njagi, Head ofKenya Publishers Association, as moderator. It is followed by “Connecting African Publishing Ecosystems,” withNigerian Publishers Association president, Gbadega Adedapo, as the moderator. The last panel, “Transforming African Libraries” moderated by Brian Wafawarowa, director of Leaf Publishing and Research Services, and head of IPA’s Inclusive Publishing and Literacy committee (South Africa).
Besides attending those panels, the Indonesian delegations also participated in hundreds appointment to build cooperation with abroad publishers to sell the rights of Indonesian books. Based on the report by two delegations from the National Book Committee, Thomas Nung Atasana and Yani Kurniawan, the number is quite promising. Atasana managed to sell 25 titles with at least ten abroad publishers showed interest to put into consideration some titles included in the catalogue. Meanwhile, Kurniawan, whom also the representative of Literasia Creative, sold nine titles to the publishers in Turkey and Pakistan. In addition, there were six titles gained the interests of the publishers in France, one children-book series with 50 titles by Egpytian publishers, and five young-adult books by Russian publisher. Meanwhile, Sartika Dian, the representative of Borobudur Agency, noted 26 titles sold, mostly by Egyptian publisher which has been showing great interest in publishing Indonesian content.
We are convinced that the number will increase by the participation of Indonesian publishers in Publishers Conference, including Mizan, Noura Books, Penerbit Gorga, Gramedia, Bhuana Ilmu Populer, Gema Insani Press, Kesaint Blanc, and Zikrul Bestari Publisher. More titles sold and published aboard indicate the rise of intuition and knowledge on the potential and international publishing market among the Indonesian publishers. It is expected that Indonesian publishers will not only participate in international book events to sell book rights but also share the lesson they have obtained to increase the awareness of the other fellow publishers.
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by Robert on May 12, 2016 at 12:00 am and modified on May 12, 2016. at 6:08 am
Chapter: Story 09: I Dream of Technicolor
DeltaBladeX
Well, only one thing to use here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61L6hB7c1bg
Hm. Hmm.
Well, this is new. What’s to come of this? Backstory of the bottle perhaps?
Probably backstory. For those who don’t know, the first season of I Dream of Jeannie was in black and white.
May 14, 2016, 2:29 am | #
Love the test patterns
Bob-AW
Oh very nice twist 🙂
LeadFootRT
Oh! I guess we are about to find out why that totem/bottle was empty!
Oh, the empty totem/bottle. There are two basic ways that you can have an empty totem/bottle that needs to have a Genie in it. The previous Genie could have died and now his or her totem needs a new Genie in it and the world hates a vacuum so it fill it with a new Genie from somewhere. Although Genie’s can live thousand of years, they can eventually died. There sitll mortal’s and they can’t live forever, but, they can live for a very long time. The other posibility of having an empty totem/bottle, is that it was created, but, hasn’t been assigned to a Genie yet.
It was, because of one of those two reason that there was an empty bottle for Jean to pick up that turned him into Jeanie.
TakeruDavis
May 13, 2016, 3:02 pm | #
I got a theory number three, but I will post is as a standalone comment in a moment.
Nebbdyr
I noticed it doesn’t say “Chapter: Story 9 : I Dream of Technicolor”. But that might be because this is not the same “chapter”.
It’s not even NORMAL colour.
May 18, 2016, 12:51 pm | # | Reply
The original IDOJ was in B/W and was coloured later.
Thunderbird58
Shouldn’t it be “head off to the northwest?”
Not necessarily, There’s also “Northwestern University” http://www.northwestern.edu/ and if you just Google “Northwestern” there are a slough (About 28,700,000 results) of other potential destinations.
Tigermark
No, because Northwestern is a college.
Okay… that makes sense then.
Kattgirl
…Which, confusingly enough, is not in the northwest at all, but in the MIDWEST. (Just outside Chicago.)
May 12, 2016, 11:07 am | #
When the college was founded that region was still known as “the Northwest territories.” Knowing history is so much fun.
To quote Clarence Darrow, “History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.”
Guy Vidocq - World's Finest Detective
Whoa, that chest background in panel four is trippy AF. It’s like when you sketch all the edges of a cube and you can see the cube from different angles. In this case you can either be looking at the chest from the inside or from the outside.
Should we put money down in Vegas on what might happen?
Ndingo
Hmm let me guess flashback???
Sora Hjort
Help! I’ve gone colorblind!
I’m assuming that the monochromatic screen is a choice? To be better reminiscent of 1960’s TV?
I also notice that Jeanie, up top, seems to have changed in interesting but not entirely subtle ways. These are all clues.
Or it could be just that it’s dark inside; when there’s too little light, you can’t see colors.
It is dark; you might be eaten by a grue.
Vimmy Ridge
Maybe she has the ‘Star Terk’ Beard under her hand. and she’s the Mirror Universe Jean
lexusamaru
LOVE the new header..she looks very sexy
Agreed! Sexy and mysterious!
Except that she looks like she’s holding her nose… like something stinks.
May 12, 2016, 11:08 pm | #
She has one finger to her nose. That’s a well-known signal for “mysterious”.
Given that it’s Jean, it’s probably a well-known signal for “I’ve got a really big booger here. Lemme show you.”
She is holding a veil over her nose and mouth with that one finger. What I notice is the eyes are very reminiscent of the eyes blinking from inside the bottle in the opening credits of the early seasons of the TV show. I think the whole thing is meant to recall the original cartoon genie dancing on the beach in the opening credits.
Mad props to you on this site. It looks fantastic and the greyscale effect is amazing. Even when chrome underlines my misspelled words the line is grey!
Glad ya like it.
I love how Jeanie looks in the Banner. Her eyes are awesome.
DeXidious
The comic has gone full circle!
Back to square one!
But is that Jeanie, or some as of yet, unnamed genie. The hair and eyes are different, and she is holding a vail up to cover most of her face. Very mysterious.
In regards to Larry’s theories, I present my own.
Yes, this does go in similar way to Larry’s death theory, but I think the genie did not die. The vacuum was created some other way.
What if the bottle contained a genie, but the owner of the bottle had a wish to release the genie, granting it freedom? But the bottle demands to host a genie, so when a chance to get a new genie presented itself, the bottle acted.
What you say can’t happen. Neil already tried that idea out and it didn’t work. Here the location for his failed attempt.
https://jeaniebottle.com/?comic=06212009
Keep in mind, they phrased the wish as a paradox, which would alter what has already happened.
The note explicitly said it was invalid because of that.
They did NOT wish to turn Jean back into non-genie so I suppose that way is still valid.
Let us hope it’s not one of those genies who’s decided to kill whoever opens the bottle for not opening it sometime during the first thousand years. (I kinda feel that way about my literary career.)
Jeannie wore a veil for at least the first few episodes of the first season. She also spoke Farsi until Captain Nelson (he got promoted to Major later) wished she could speak English. Jean does begin wearing the same veil but loses it fairly soon.
The grayscale genie isn’t a blonde, has very different eyes, and most importantly isn’t behaving like Jean. Concealing half her face with a veil means she’s either being modest or flirting, and except for flashing Willy the moonshiner, Jean hasn’t exhibited either behavior since becoming girlified.
For a real 360, she could turn out to be Ms. Eden in the Sixties. Remember old Ms. Eden who lives in the same apartment building?
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$123,344.00 - $192,735.00 Annu
PURPOSE OF POSITION
The Director, Track and Signal Infrastructure Maintenance will oversee the day-to-day contract management, administration, compliance as well as the operations, activities, overall success and execution of the contract. This position will manage the scope, schedule, budget of contract mobilization and transition (estimated to begin March 1, 2021) and full delivery of services (expected to begin July 1, 2021) including the annual maintenance, rehabilitation and capital support components of the contract. Metrolink is in the process of procuring a new contract to maintain the Authority’s five-county railroad track and signal infrastructure and perform related support services. This position will manage the selected firm, with a 5-year base term and 3-year option, will be responsible for basic maintenance of Metrolink’s rail infrastructure including track, bridge, right-of-way (ROW), signal, communications, train control systems, specialized maintenance equipment and maintenance support facilities.
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SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED
Receives general oversight from Executive level management
Responsible for managing and monitoring work performance of a division or department.
The duties listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Provide leadership, oversight and contract compliance of contract, to ensure track and signal systems are in safe condition for passage of trains;
Act as the designated Project Manager for the Track and Signal Infrastructure Maintenance and Support Service Contract and Direct or matrixed supervision of at least one Assistant Director and support staff
Collaborate and work in close coordination with other departments including rehabilitation, capital support, safety, finance/budgets, Contracts and Procurement, track and signal materials/equipment procurement and materials/equipment inventory management, DBE/Labor compliance and legal counsel;
Manage support and matrixed staff (Track and Signal staff) to ensure budget, scope, administration and oversight of Contract requirements are adhered to
Manage the material, equipment management, inventory process under the Contract
Ensure contractor’s commitment and compliance to the Authority’s safety and infrastructure maintenance standards
Ensure Contractor’s commitment and compliance to the Authority’s DBE and labor requirements
Ensure maintenance of written records, correspondence and documentation related to the Contract
Maximize and implement business modernization and improvements in infrastructure related maintenance technical practices and standards included within Contract Scope
Communicate and present information to key stakeholders
Monitor Contract cycle through mobilization, close-out, extension, or renewal
Mitigate and address all contract related issues, while recommending strategic solutions
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or business or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and highly relevant work experience
Minimum 10 years of experience of a combination of railroad maintenance, construction, and engineering management
Minimum 5 years of experience in successfully managing railroad infrastructure contracts and contract requirements at all levels - detail, mid and high-level
Minimum 5 years of experience as a Safety Leader and advocate, leading a culture of safety among staff and contractors
Minimum 5 years of experience motivating and leading contractors and support staff to achieve all contract requirements and the goals of the contract
A combination of training, education and or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered when determining minimum qualifications. Advanced relevant coursework may also substitute for a portion of required experience.
Valid Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record of no more than three moving violations and no DUI’s within the last three years.
Experience similar in scope and complexity to Metrolink’s infrastructure; inclusive of contract scope, schedule, quality, safety and budget.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of:
SCRRA policies and procedures
Applicable Federal, state and local laws, codes, statutes and guidelines
Inventory procedures and task assignments
Skilled in:
Organization and prioritization
Analysis, measurement and process improvement
Strong and effective leadership, team building, communication and time management
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Determine entry and purchasing positions
Oversee daily meetings and briefings
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Transition between a stationary position at a desk or work location and move about Metrolink facilities or other work site locations.
Operate tools to perform the duties of the position; such as computers, office equipment and work-related machinery.
Transport equipment or boxes up to 25lbs.
Exchange ideas by means of communication.
Visual acuity to detect, identify and observe employees or train movement and any barriers to movement when working on or near railroad tracks.
Hear and perceive the nature of sounds when working on or near railroad tracks.
Balance, ascend/descend, climb, kneel, stoop, bend, crouch or crawl within assigned working conditions and or locations.
Position requires work in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, or temperature. Work may also be conducted in outdoor environments, at construction sites, Railroad Track and Right-of-Way environments, and warehouse environments, with possible exposure to individuals who are hostile or irate, moving mechanical parts, and loud noises (85+ decibels, such as heavy trucks, construction, etc.). Telecommuting may be available for this classification.
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Hello and Welcome to the SCRRA Online Recruitment Process. First, some information about SCRRA! The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) is the joint powers authority that operates Metrolink. Metrolink was formed in 1991 and includes the 5 county agencies - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) and Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC). SCRRA is responsible for reducing highway congestion and improving mobility throughout Southern California. Metrolink has grown tremendously during our more than 20 years in service with a dedicated staff of approximately 275 full-time employees and over 800 contract staff. Metrolink has expanded to 7 service lines, 59 stations and 43,000 daily boardings, all over 534 route miles and is one of the fastest growing commuter rail systems in the country.
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Home vision A potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people
In a new study, scientists test a possible new therapy for eye diseases that’s based on fragments of the CITED2 protein. Here, the protein interacts with tips of blood vessels in the retina. (Image by Ayumi Usui-Ouchi, Friedlander laboratory at Scripps Research.)
A potential treatment based on a natural protein may offer broader benefits than existing drugs
Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting in blindness.
Many serious eye diseases—including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and related disorders of the retina—feature abnormal overgrowth of new retinal blood vessel branches, which can lead to progressive loss of vision. It’s a phenomenon called “neovascularization.”
For the past decade and a half, eye doctors have been treating these conditions with drugs that block a protein, VEGF, that’s responsible for spurring new vessel growth. Such drugs have improved the treatment of these conditions, but don’t always work well and have potential safety issues. The Scripps Research scientists, in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that a new approach that doesn’t target VEGF directly is highly effective in mice and has broader benefits than a standard VEGF-blocking treatment.
“We were thrilled to see how well this worked in the animal model,” says Rebecca Berlow, PhD, co-senior author of the study. “There really is a need for another way to treat patients who do not respond well to anti-VEGF treatments.”
Berlow is a staff scientist in the laboratory of Peter Wright, PhD, professor and Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Investigator in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology. The co-senior author on the study was Martin Friedlander, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research, retina specialist and ophthalmologist in the Division of Ophthalmology at Scripps Clinic and President of the Lowy Medical Research Institute.
Ayumi Usui-Ouchi, MD, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow in Friedlander’s laboratory and visiting assistant professor from the Department of Ophthalmology at Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan, led the laboratory effort.
“Our findings have important implications for treating these retinal diseases,” Friedlander says.
New alternative to an imperfect solution
Vision-impairing neovascularization in the retina typically represents the body’s faulty attempt to restore a blood supply that has been impaired by aging, diabetes, high blood cholesterol or other factors.
As the small vessels supplying the retina narrow or fail, oxygen levels in the retina decline. This low-oxygen condition, called hypoxia, is sensed by a protein called HIF-1?, which then triggers a complex “hypoxic response.” This response includes boosting production of the VEGF protein to bring more blood to areas in need. In principle, this is an adaptive, beneficial response. But chronic hypoxia leads to chronic and harmful—blindness-causing—overgrowth of abnormal, often leaky, new vessels.
Although anti-VEGF drugs stabilize or improve vision quality in most patients, about 40 percent are not significantly helped by these drugs. Moreover, researchers are concerned that the long-term blocking of VEGF, a growth factor needed for the health of many tissues including the retina, may do harm along with good. Many cases of retinal neovascularization are accompanied by the loss of tiny blood vessels elsewhere in the retina, and blocking VEGF inhibits or prevents the re-growth of these vessels.
In a 2017 paper in Nature, Berlow and colleagues described the workings of a different protein that naturally dials down the hypoxic response and thus might be the basis for an alternative treatment strategy. The protein, CITED2, is produced by HIF-1? as part of the hypoxic response, and apparently functions as a “negative feedback” regulator that blocks HIF-1?’s ability to switch on hypoxic response genes—keeping the response from becoming too strong or staying on too long.
A winning combination
For the new study, the team of researchers conducted tests in a mouse model of retinal hypoxia and neovascularization, using a fragment of CITED2 that contains its functional, hypoxic-response-blocking elements.
They showed that when a solution of the CITED2 fragment was injected into the eye, it lowered the activity of genes that are normally switched on by HIF-1? in retinal cells, and significantly reduced neovascularization. Moreover, it did so while preserving, or allowing to re-grow, the healthy capillaries in the retina that would otherwise have been destroyed—researchers call it “vaso-obliteration”—in this model of retinal disease.
In the same mouse model, the researchers tested a drug called aflibercept, a standard anti-VEGF treatment. It helped reduce neovascularization, but did not prevent the destruction of retinal capillaries. However, reducing the dose of aflibercept and combining it with the CITED2 fragment yielded better results than either alone, strongly reducing neovascularization while preserving and restoring retinal capillaries.
CITED2’s ability to combine these two benefits appears to represent a key advance, the researchers conclude.
“Most hypoxia-related retinal disorders, such as diabetic retinopathy, have extensive capillary loss in late stages of disease, leading to neuronal cell death and vision loss,” Friedlander says. “No current treatment has any therapeutic benefit for this aspect of the disorder.”
The researchers now hope to develop the CITED2-based treatment further, with the ultimate goal of testing it in human clinical trials.
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1. Microsoft chose to unveil the first gameplay footage of Minecraft Earth at Apple's conference. When the company first announced that it would be releasing a mobile augmented reality version of the popular gaming platform back in May, it did so with a teaser video. At WWDC, however, attendees were able to see live footage of the game, as a blocky castle was moved around on a tabletop using iPhones and iPads before scaling up and revealing a mine complete with foes beneath it. The demo displayed impressive tracking as well as occlusion -- the ability to show AR environments and objects behind real-world objects and people. – ENGADGET
2. In this opinion piece, Josh Wilbur explores the idea of "time hacking" which taps into the brain’s innate capacity to distort the passage of time. Virtual environments could re-create the other-world quality of psychedelic experience, in which the rules of everyday life are frequently bent, and as brain-computer interfaces and virtual reality co-evolve, so will our experience of time and space. Scientists are already exploring the neural basis of time perception, and according to time-perception researcher Marc Wittmann, “Virtual reality could allow us to create fantastic worlds — in a safe way, which you wouldn't get with drugs — in which memory content, which shapes your subjective sense of duration, could totally expand. You could explore your own personal Narnia while the world is more or less on pause." – WIRED
3. Spotlight: Women in VR - Ghislaine Boddington
By Alice Bonasio
For over twenty years Ghislaine Boddington has researched and explored "body technologies" — the symbiosis between technology and our physical selves — coining the term “Internet of bodies” to describe the way devices will enable us to connect to others directly through our physical responses, something that has profound implications for the development of immersive tech and content.
She is the co-founder and creative director of body>data>space, a collective of artists and designers engaged in creating connections between performance, architecture, new media, and virtual worlds. Their work explores this blending of virtual physical space and stems from a deep belief in the positive opportunities offered by connectivity to enable shared creation processes for co-solving global issues. The company also advocates for equal involvement of women in the creative industries and technology world, promoting and supporting the work of young women, female artists, producers, and researchers.
Boddington believes that our quest to augment our existence and indulge in new experiences will lead us to turn our bodies into “digital interaction canvas.” Advances in virtual reality will help us create a sense of “hyper-presence” which will allow us to project ourselves into virtual worlds in unprecedented ways, she says. "Over the next 10 to 15 years we will see a convergence of technologies with things like virtual and even mixed reality holograms to enable ways for us to meet each other and be intimate in new ways," she says. "That might be hard to imagine in the context of the cartoon-like avatars we see in most VR platforms these days, but advances in technologies such as morphing, sampling, and 3D-scanning will soon allow us to create much more personalized avatars capable of conveying emotion reflecting body language signals."
Every Tuesday we'll shine a spotlight on the female trailblazers making their mark in immersive tech. If you have a story you think we should feature, just hit reply to this email or tweet me @alicebonasio
4. Consumer VR is moving along at the same rate that society adopted color television, according to Stephanie Llamas, an analyst at market researcher SuperData Research. Speaking to Venturebeat at Augmented World Expo (AWE) last week, she explained that although growth rate has been slower than expected, it is still fast enough to enable the basic technology and the companies creating it to survive and continue to the next generation. She predicts that VR will grow from $4.9 billion in 2019 to a revenue level of $13.7 billion by 2022. – VENTUREBEAT
5. The General Medical Council (GMC) created a VR app to encourage more general practitioners to come to work in the UK. The regulator hopes that the immersive interactive app — which allows users to follow patients through various key interactions ranging from making an appointment to an episode of end of life care — will give candidates an opportunity to experience the day-to-day workings of a real GP practice. – GP ONLINE
6. Sony’s Blood and Truth debuted at the top of this week's videogame charts, marking a significant milestone for the PSVR platform and the broader immersive tech industry; it's the first time a VR game has achieved this. – GAMESPACE
7. Mixed reality enables new ways of accessing data. In this demo, Travis Schilling and Bret Faller from Interknowlogy show off the SmartHotel360 platform which leverages Azure Digital Twins and Spatial Anchors IoT capabilities to increase productivity. –CHANNEL 9
8. Realtors are decorating houses with virtual art and furnishings to help sell them to prospective buyers. Empty homes tend to move more slowly and sell for less, so apps such as rOomy and PadStyler are capitalizing on this by allowing estate agents to easily and cheaply virtually stage homes, taking pictures of existing rooms and replacing items such as furniture, plants, artwork, and curtains. – WTOP
9. Oculus Rift and Rift S VR headset owners can now sign-up for two free months of HTC’s Viveport Infinity subscription service. The offer grants access to over 650 VR games, apps, and videos such as "Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs," and the "Game of Thrones"-inspired experience "Beyond the Wall." – VRSCOUT
10. A new ARKit update makes it easier for iPhones to capture movement by recognizing when users step in front of the camera. As well as enhanced recognition of people occlusion, the announcement made at Apple's WWDC developer conference, mentioned how a new AR technology called RealityKit will enable photorealistic rendering and animation of digital assets. – CNET
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Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Monster Clients Targeted
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At the start of this year Inside Timeshare published an article on the latest scam which was then targeting Eze Group clients, only this was not coming from Spain but Greece. Clients were being contacted supposedly by The Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, well, they seem to have switched their targets, it is now clients of companies owned and operated by Mark Rowe.
The scam is just as before, the clients are contacted by an unsolicited email claiming their case which is part of a “Class Action Lawsuit”. According to the email which from Panagiotis Chatzitheofanos, another familiar name and is signed by none other than Stavros Mpotsari who we have already mentioned in the previous articles, the case was originally heard in another “European member” state, where the “initial crime” took place. But unfortunately, the assets had already been moved so there was no “compensation” for the claimants.
The email address being used is [email protected]
Now for the good news, thanks to the “tenacity” of the lawyer who worked on this clients behalf he found a link between several new companies formed in Greece. We just wonder who the lawyer is?
Well, our guess is it is yet another name linked to Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and dubious companies in Spain, namely Platinum Services and Administration SL, Litigation Services SL and a name from the past Greenges 2005 SL. All are using the name of Jose Lara Cabello, who we do know is a lawyer registered with the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Málaga.
Inside Timeshare has in the past published his name, emails have been sent to him to verify if he is aware that his name is being used or if he is working with these companies, no reply has ever been received. Again Inside Timeshare leaves you the reader to draw your own conclusions.
With the email, there was also an “official court summary” with English translation, which begins with “The Honourable High Judge Dr Nikos Paraskevopoulos sited at court room 1a of the Court of Cassation, chosen by the Cabinet of the Council of State under the Articles 87-100A of the constitution”.
There is a Dr Nikos Paraskevopoulos, he is actually a very eminent criminologist who was also at one time the Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights, being appointed after being elected an MP in 2015 Professor of criminal law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki’s Law School and is also Vice President of one of Greece’s largest drug rehabilitation and social integration clinics. We wonder if he knows his name is being used?
See link to Wikipedia entry for Dr Nikos Paraskevopoulos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Paraskevopoulos
Dr Nikos Paraskevopoulos
The companies named as appearing in court are:
Monster Travel SL
Monster Rewards SL
Monster Credits SL
Monster Group Limited
Hollywood Marketing SL
Now we do know that these companies which are part of the Mark Rowe “empire” (albeit crumbling), are under investigation in Tenerife and the UK, but as yet no case has been brought, which makes a mockery of the claim made in the email.
The Greek version of the “summary” includes the Signature of Dr Nikos Paraskevopoulos which you can see in the PDF below, we have also found a letter from the good Dr to the European Commissioner for Human Rights with his signature. They are very obviously different.
Summary of Court ruling Greek RedactedDownload
Summary of Court ruling English RedactedDownload
Letter with Dr Nikos Paraskevopoulos signatureDownload
Now considering that Eze Group were originally targeted by the Spanish companies we mentioned and also by Hellenic Republic, then the switch to Monster clients, along with the name of the Spanish lawyer Jose Lara Cabello, it is now looking like this “fraud” is being perpetrated by the same people. The links are too close to be just a coincidence, again we leave you the reader to decide!
If you have been contacted by any of the companies mentioned, especially Hellenic Republic please use our contact page and let us know.
Links to previous articles
https://insidetimeshare.com/start-the-week-more-consumer-warnings/
https://insidetimeshare.com/the-mid-week-report-platinum-services-and-administration-sl/
https://insidetimeshare.com/hellenic-republic-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-the-latest-eze-group-scam/
https://insidetimeshare.com/update-eze-group-scam-coming-from-greece/
Timeshare Owners Protection Plan Ltd: Another Mark Rowe Creation
As our regular readers are aware, Inside Timeshare has been publishing over the years many articles on the antics of Mark Rowe and his various companies. This began with his Monster Credits and Monster Rewards package, through to sellmytimeshare.tv which was the initial contact to sell the much-maligned and discredited Monster Credits scheme. He then replaced Monster with a renamed version called Jive Hippo and at every point, he has come up with new companies and money-making schemes. Today we highlight yet another of his worthless programmes to help timeshare owners.
This particular scheme stems from the “exit” & “compensation” scheme set up by Rowe using his companies ABC Legal & ABC Lawyers, this along with a plethora of other so-called “legal” firms duped timeshare owners into signing up to relinquish their timeshare memberships. Along with this, there would be a claim for “compensation” once the cancellation has been done. This is passed to yet another Mark Rowe company Lansdown Financial Ltd.
As we know from the many enquiries Inside Timeshare has received that these “cancellations” of membership have never actually been done. The client receives a letter from whichever of Rowe’s “law” firms they have dealt with to inform them that their ownership is in their “opinion terminated”.
Mark Rowe, not as innocent as he looks!
The common factor for all those who have enquired is the fact they were told to just stop paying the annual maintenance fees. The hope of Rowe was that the timeshare companies would not chase for arrears. Unfortunately, this is not the case, Inside Timeshare knows for a fact that many of the timeshare companies will actively chase for arrears and send in the debt collection agencies. If the “debt” is not paid then action against the member is taken in the County Courts, this results in either the owner paying the debt before a court hearing to avoid receiving a County Court Judgement.
Now as Mark Rowe does know this fact as he has been around the industry for many years, he came up with yet another scheme to allay the fears of “his clients”. This is the Timeshare Owners Protection Plan.
Timeshare Owners Protection Plan RedactedDownload
It is a “certificate of indemnity” so if the timeshare company does take legal action then Rowe’s clients will get legal cover to fight the case. The only problem is that according to the “Certificate of Registration” it clearly states:
“This certificate confirms that discretionary legal benefits scheme cover (subject to terms and conditions overleaf) is supplied and operated by Timeshare Owners Protection Plan Ltd”.
Then if we go to the terms and condition section 3.1 it explains what is meant by discretionary:
“Discretionary means that our directors have the unfettered, optional, non-compulsory right and authority to decide whether or not to provide support in connection with a claim against you by a timeshare resort owner”.
Well, it could not be clearer than that, it is the directors who decide if they will fund any defence!
So who is the director?
I do think you have already guessed, Mark Rowe himself, along with Clifford Donald Wing, who is a rather new name to come up, (we just wonder if he is aware of Rowe’s somewhat colourful past).
TIMESHARE OWNERS PROTECTION PLAN LIMITED – OfficersDownload
The company Timeshare Owners Protection Plan Limited is registered with Company House with the Company Registration Number 10775452. It was incorporated as a company on 17 May 2017 and the registered address is:
71 Queen Victoria Street London England EC4V 4BE
TIMESHARE OWNERS PROTECTION PLAN LIMITED – OverviewDownload
The company itself is listed as a “Micro” entity and in the PDF file below you will see last year’s account statement, as you will see it has no funds or assets. Now, this does beg the question: Where does the funding for legal representation come from?
Timeshare Owners Protection Plan AccountsDownload
Inside Timeshare thinks that the answer is in the “discretionary” point of the scheme, it will not be forthcoming!
On the 10 May 2018, there was a change in persons or entities with significant control, this was passed from ABC Legal to another company called TOPPL Holdings Ltd, Company Registration Number 11347556 and the registered address:
Change of control TOPPL Holdings LtdDownload
The company was incorporated on the 4 May 2018, just 6 days the change of significant control, but the person who has this control and is the director of TOPPL Holdings Ltd is none other than our old friend Mark Rowe!
TOPPL HOLDINGS LIMITED – OverviewDownload
TOPPL HOLDINGS LIMITED – OfficersDownload
So once again we see the devious mind of Rowe in action, taking money from unsuspecting owners, filling them with false hopes and promises, worthless certificates showing “cancellation of timeshare contracts” and then the certificate promising protection from legal action.
Over the year this man has invented and run some of the most prolific scams in the timeshare world yet he has been able to get away with it all. Well, that is until now, we know that several of his companies are under police investigation for fraud in the UK and Tenerife, it is only time before the authorities go knocking on his door and he will eventually see the inside of a prison cell!
If you have been a victim of Mark Rowe or any of his companies please use our contact page and let us know, Inside Timeshare also urges you to file complaints with Action Fraud and also Trading Standards.
Remember do your homework before engaging with companies such as these, if you are not sure if they are genuine and will do what they promise the contact Inside Timeshare for advice. You have nothing to lose and it will save you in the end.
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We start this week with a look at some of the companies we have highlighted over the past few months, many of these are now going into liquidation. These companies are in most case only around two years old and began as “contract termination” with “no win no fee” claims once the contract has been cancelled. We also look at some of those that are under investigation or are in court and those that have even been sentenced.
First we look at RSB Legal, this company first came to our attention back in 2016, there modas operandi was very simple, once they contacted the timeshare owner the offer was to meet at one of their offices to discuss a “no win no fee” claim against the clients timeshare company. This soon turned into a pitch for the cancellation of the contract first, once this had been completed then the claim could go forward.
The one problem was they needed upwards of £6,000 to do the cancellation to be paid in advance, the claim would come later. The question that was asked was how was the claim to be made? After all it couldn’t go to court, especially if it was a timeshare bought in Spain, as once a contract is cancelled then no claim could be taken to court.
This left a Section 75 claim under The Credit Consumer Act 1974, against the credit card company or the finance company if it was purchased with a loan supplied by the timeshare company.
These were unlikely to have paid out, as with all section 75 claims you must show either: you have not received the goods or services paid for; the company has gone into liquidation; faulty goods unfit for purpose. This is fine if you are purchasing say a washing machine, but with a holiday product, especially a timeshare purchased many years ago, you will have used it and taken holidays. Even if the company no longer exists it would be difficult to get a payout.
Section 75 does not cover the misrepresentation of the sales agent at the time of purchase, if it is not in the contract it was never said!
The credit card provider will always contact the company involved to get their side, obviously, they will say that you have received the goods and services, after all you have used it. You may argue that you were unable to use it as you could not get the dates you required, the answer of the timeshare company is always going to be, sorry but these are always subject to availability, we did offer alternatives but the member didn’t want those. Hence claim denied.
Another twist is RSB Legal palmed off the cancellations to another firm Taylor Marshall Associates, a very clever move as if the contract wasn’t cancelled, no claim could be made against RSB Legal under section 75. They would claim that they have fulfilled their part of the contract and it was Taylor Marshall who had not done the work.
This is a scenario that we have seen on many occasions with many of these “Exit Companies”. Once it is passed over the client is then told that they should no longer pay their maintenance fees as their contract will be cancelled within weeks. The unfortunate thing is that nothing was done, the exit company did not carry out the work and the client ends up with several years of maintenance fee arrears. This has been the case with RSB Legal clients passed to Taylor Marshall, especially those members of Club la Costa. In this case CLC had informed RSB and Taylor that they do not recognise them, that they do not deal with third parties, but will cancel a membership directly with the member only and free of charge!
For those clients who have been through this, you can try a section 75 claim, but you should also report to Trading Standards and Action Fraud.
Back in January 2018, we reported on the announcement that Standon Mortimer Associates were the subject of a Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation. Again this was a company contacting clients for exit and claims, the list of companies they were involved with is quite extensive, including RSB Legal, FHA Marketing along with Anderson Read Consultancy, Warwickshire Consultants, Charles Ashworth Consultants and Harwood Jones Consulting.
So it looks like all these companies were all working hand in hand, the unifying factor appears they all worked with or for RSB Legal. The unfortunate thing is that many people have paid and lost thousands, yet these companies are limited liability companies and go into liquidation after spiriting the money away leaving no way of retrieving what you have lost. It just makes you wonder what new companies and scams they owners are going to come up with next.
As we know the Regional Organised Crime Unit of Somerset & Avon Police are investigation several Mark Rowe companies, we have also been told by reliable sources that Hollywood Marketing in Tenerife is also under investigation by the Spanish Authorities.
The companies under investigation include sellmytimeshare.tv, Monster Rewards and Monster Credits, yet Mark Rowe is still advertising in the press, facebook and other media his ABC Lawyers, Timeshare-Lawyers and other companies. The unfortunate thing is that many people will believe any advert they see in the press.
A good example is one reader, an elderly lady who saw one of his adverts in the Royal British Legion magazine, so naturally she thought it was genuine. The next thing is she had been sold Monster Credits. As we explained, just because the advert appears in a publication which we know and trust, does not mean it is genuine. After all, the magazine publishers need to sell advertising space to cover costs, they don’t check if advertisers are genuine, they only take the money.
Back in February we also reported on the jailing of several people involved in a long running timeshare scam, this revolved around the resale of timeshare. It then went on to contacting those who paid to sell their timeshare being contacted yet again, this time to get the money back from the original scam. There was then a third part, another company called to say they had been appointed by the Spanish courts to contact clients who had been scammed before, that there was money waiting for them and a tax needed to be paid to release the money.
The full article can be seen by following the link below:
http://insidetimeshare.com/they-get-them-in-the-end/
There is still no news on the sentencing of Dominic O’Reilly or his Daughter Stephanie O’Reilly of EZE Group. From information received this may not be taking place until around September. This leaves it very difficult for those taken in by the Leisure Credits to be able to get their money back. When new information becomes available we will publish it here.
So, we are losing some of these companies, but how long before other surface to take their place, as always, beware the calls offering “no win no fee” claims, the guaranteed exit solution or the “fake” law firm that tells you a case against your timeshare company is about to go to court or has been to court. Check, check and check again, do your homework, contact Inside Timeshare if you want help in checking the validity of any company that has contacted you or even one you have found either on the internet or advertising in the press.
Tomorrow we publish another Tuesday Slot with Irene, this week it is about “Special Assessments” at the Americano Beach Resort.
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Woman sues gov't over forced sterilization under old eugenics law
Jan. 30, 2018 04:03 pm JST Feb. 7, 2018 | 12:00 am JST
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Aly Rustom
Jan. 30, 2018 04:36 pm JST
That is absolutely horrible. She deserves all the compensation she can get. Hell, the people who signed her sterilization papers need to be put behind bars (if any are still alive)
Cricky
Health minister Katsunobu Kato declined to comment on the case, saying he has not received legal documents.
ie His ministry has not enough time to destroy all relevant documents yet. Please give me more time to do so.
smithinjapan
I'll save her the trouble of waiting for the trial:
J-judge: "While we recognise the woman has suffered, what happened was wrong, and it cannot be undone, we find the government not guilty, but will none the less demand they pay her 50,000 yen in damages for years of suffering."
Yet another draconian law surfaced in japan. There was a similar one in the Scandinavian countries in the 50’s sterilizing women who were not blonde.
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joyridingonthetitanic
If that succeeds that's going to open up a whole can of worms! Its strikes me that this compensation culture that is spreading around the world is now getting out of hand! Where will this stop! I get that it was a Law that was a product of its time but at the same time lots of law have been unpopular you cant keep apologising and compensating people who fell foul of them years after they were repealed?
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Thunderbird2
The eugenics protection law authorized the sterilization of people with mental disabilities and illness or hereditary disorders to prevent births of "inferior" offspring. It also allowed for forcible abortions.
Dear god!! Eugenics... I thought this was a Nazi thing... no idea it was happening post war... jeez
Middleoftheroad
Growing up I remember my Grandparents talking about when my Great-grandfather ran the poor farm in our county, they said many people were sent to the hospital for sterilization, most did not know why they were going to the hospital or were lied to, this continued into the 1970's if I am not mistaken.
Eugenics did not start with Hitler, it is said that he got many of his ideas from people like Margaret Sanger, she herself was against fascism and anti-Nazi, but that is just her thinking his evil was worse than hers to make herself not seems as bad. Yet, they give out awards in her name! Strange world we live in! No one has the right to tell someone they have no right to have children, no matter how high and mighty we may think we are!
Lew Archie
A couple of the usual candidates moralising here in the comments section but nice to see some strong numbers agreeing the complexity of the issue. Unfair policy, but it's also unfair to expect the rest of society to carry the economic burden of your children's disability.
Toasted Heretic
Eugenics, eh?
Although no amount of money can rectify the wrong that was done to her, I hope she sues the pants off 'em.
Off to read a bit of Stephen Hawking now. Be good to each other.
thepersoniamnow
The problem is the old archaic law, so unfortunately nobody will be doing any burning of papers (@crikey) or doing any time (Aly) as what they did was totally legal while being totally wrong.
browny1
Although I shudder at the concept of govts deciding the fate of citizens based on disabilities, for me the sticking point in this, is that it remained lawful until 1996.
Chaotic post-war Japan ruled by very questionable people is one thing, but for it to carry on into the post economic miracle era is just dirty.
But it's not unlike many other of the ills suffered by Japanese citizens, only to be violated and discriminated against by the govt. Minamata sufferers, Hibakusha, Hanson disease sufferers...and others, have been downtrodden and their rights abused for so long. Can you believe that the forced isolation and confinement of Hansen disease sufferers was only changed in the same year - 1996 - decades after the victims safety was proven and the disease beaten.
Even now many of these peole are fighting for just compensation, but the govt is as cold as a govt could be.
So the plight of the mentally disabled in this case comes as no surprise.
Govts the world over are famed for being hardnuts, but this and previous govts in Japan are just plain mean as mean can be. Billions for missile defense and crackers for the suffering. About par for course.
Myhumbletake
This isn’t not much different from Hitler’s ideology. “Exterminating” the crippled to keep the race “pure”. Shame.
sensei258
Pay her!
LandOfTheLost
Though Japan was quite late in acknowledging the mistakes of eugenics, it's not the only country that has used sterilization on its population.
In fact, countries like Canada used sterilization during the early 1930s to the 1970s based on what was thought to be a scientific movement at the time. The number patients were much fewer and only occurred in two provinces such as British Columbia and Alberta, but nevertheless it did happen.
The woman certainly deserves compensation as her life has been destroyed due to mistakes of a few people who were in power.
Bubblegun
The Japanese doctor who performed some of these ops gives that old excuse "At the time, we had no choice but to perform the surgeries under the law."
While many countries did this,Japan as usual seems to be a country, that doesn't want to take responsibility and drags its feet.
I often think about the amount of people who died from all the other health.
Lew Archie, if we follow your logic, then every child before birth shall be genetically tested and if found to have some condition or future genetic marker may well be aborted after all as you say its "unfair to expect the rest of society to carry the economic burden of your children's disability" I wonder how you wish to judges someones disability? Asthma, MS, visual impairments, hearing conditions, heart conditions, Skin conditions,How about down syndrome or cerebral palsy.
What is your definition of "disability"? one persons disabilty with a condition is absolutely not a "disability" to others.
In the mean time lets look at all those wonderful comics you laugh with, while they suffer manic depression, how about the schizophrenic genius or move science forward, the professor who taught you who will get dementia, the actor who will get parkinson's. The list goes on. Who are you to judge who is a burden.
I hope you or someone you love doesn't get hit by a car or get a chronic condition incase you or they become a burden on society.
garypen
Jan. 31, 2018 12:46 am JST
I get that it was a Law that was a product of its time but at the same time lots of law have been unpopular you cant keep apologising and compensating people who fell foul of them years after they were repealed?
It's not only a matter of yes, they can keep apologizing, it's a matter of yes, they should keep apologizing.
That is what civilized human beings do after doing something wrong, especially when it has harmed others.
nandakandamanda
Forced sterilization takes place in certain countries even today. Two large countries come to mind immediately. I think it goes on under various different guises.
i feel quite sad for this poor woman and others like her mentioned in the article. She definitely has a strong case, IMHO.
LandoftheLost: "The number patients were much fewer and only occurred in two provinces such as British Columbia and Alberta, but nevertheless it did happen."
Great that you qualified that by pointing out, after bringing it up in grand fashion, that it was only in two provinces, for a limited time, and in actually affected a small number of people by comparison. But, if you had bothered to follow up, you'd see that, one Alberta woman who demanded recompense was awarded more than $1M CN in 1995, "In 1995, in damages for her humiliation at being labeled a moron and her subsequent sterilization, Leilani was awarded C$750,000 and C$230,000 (together $1.44 million in 2016 dollars)." And since then, more than 1300 suits have come forward, which are expected to receive compensation (not for stigma, but for sterilization). It is unclear if BC has paid former victims compensation, but they have at the very least issued formal apologies to families.
So, you might want to compare that with what Japan is doing in response to what it did in the past if you want to compare what Japan did with what other nations did. So far, I've seen little to indicate that Japan is admitting what happened, and has apologized for it formally. Something other nations have, on top of paying money in compensation. So, let's see this woman compensated and apologized to, for starters. Remember, other nations stopped this LONG ago... Japan only did two decades ago and some change.
albaleo
I thought this was a Nazi thing
Maybe it sounds different when it's called forced sterilization rather than eugenics. Is the goal to create "superior humans" or to prevent the birth of children who will have a very high chance of suffering? As recently as 2015, a UK court ruled it legal to sterilize a woman with learning difficulties who already had six children. I don't envy the judges having to make such decisions.
M3M3M3
There was a similar one in the Scandinavian countries in the 50’s sterilizing women who were not blonde.
I was really curious about this so I googled 'blonde sterilization'. Your comment here on JT is the top result with nothing else relevant showing up. There were definitely sterlization programs in places like Sweden for people deemed to be mentally unfit, but I'm going to declare the blonde thing an urban legend without some evidence.
America was poor on the problem so of course japan is. Nonetheless, law has evolved since then, and this include international law. Japan could be condemn on this.
It is too linked to the autorisation for a country to keep nuclear weapon. It shows the country is not evolve enough to carry intelligent diplomatic thinking in the present time - like killing whale under false pretense.
The disable child or adult is a charge for his family . It is only the family that can make the decision. Today there is pills to prevent pregnancy and other method to prevent procreation without having to change the nature of the body.
It is known that if you must sterilize stupid men to procreate, a number of rapist should fall under the same law and be sterilized. In my country, this decided political men to abort those kind of eugenics laws and thinkings. They suddenly understood that anyone with a grudge against a family could pay for the sterilization of an enemy under a false proof. And in the end, they admit that it is not because the human is debilitant that the state have the right to decide his life and health for him to that extend. Health care make progress every decades. We don't know its extend in the future.
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By 1870 the company had prospered enough to expand their presence on Wardour Street (a centre for furniture making at the time) and also move to premises on Little Chapel Street & Great Chapel Street.
In 1892 until the company’s demise in 1899, they occupied premises at 148 – 160 Wardour Street and at 532 Oxford Street.
Given the firm’s history of dealing in antique and ancient furniture, it is little surprise that its reputation today largely rests on their manufacturing of eighteenth and early nineteenth century reproductions but their output considered a range of styles throughout their years of trading.
This style of bookcase with its clean lines and reduced decoration was one that gained popularity during the early nineteenth century and was manufactured by the likes of William Smee and others. During the 1870’s and 1880’s the style re-emerged and was again produced by companies such as, Heals, CR Light & Son and of course Edwards & Roberts. This bookcase hails from this later period and would have been directly manufactured by the firm. It bears the company’s stamp to top of the base door.
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Indians expecting lockdown to end on the 3rd of May, May the 4th be with you.
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Me: Why? Doctor: Because it's distracting.
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My son is a man trapped in a woman’s body.
He’ll be born in February.
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Please dont kill me guys, it’s a joke
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Boomer microphone
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Explaining strings to my girlfriend like the adult I am
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It Defines me
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I went to the shop to buy 6 cans of Sprite.
It's only when I got home I realised I had picked 7 up.
Right into it
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Hey girl, are you a cop?
… because you’ve taken my breath away.
A time traveler walks into a bar.
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I’ve been laughing for 30 minutes straight. Idk how I’m still breathing 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny, so the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the women's new beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever had before! All her friends and relatives just went on and on about her youthful beauty! One day, she was alone with her husband, and was overcome with emotion at his sacrifice. She said, "Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. There is no way I could ever repay you." "My darling," he replied, "Think nothing of it. I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek."
Well that explains it
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What is the strongest cereal brand?
Shredded wheat.
We couldn’t decide which beer to buy, we were at lagerheads.
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smh Fahrenheit
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When I learned that this is considered a meme
Depressed electron
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Saw a post about cases, decided to add my personal spin
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MAGA + COVIDIOTS =
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My dog has a problem with chasing people on bicycles.
It's gotten so bad that I had to take his bike away.
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Don’t mess with WIFE !!!!
Wife asked her husband to give her the newspaper. Husband: "How backward you are? Technology has developed so much and you are still asking for the newspaper… Take my iPad…" Wife took the iPad and killed the Cockroach. Husband faints. Moral: Whatever the wife asks, give her without argument. Show your smartness in office, not at home.
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True story but funny.
While filling my car up i noticed a woman smoking while filling her car up, silly thing to do but I know better than to confront strangers about their stupidity. I see 2 cops on the other side of the street, they can see her but they aren't doing anything about it… tax dollars in action I guess. As I am going to pay I hear this screaming behind me, like "I am dying" type screaming. I look around and see that this womans arm is on fire! She is literally running around the station waving her arm in the air! The cops jump into action and put the fire out, then arrest and handcuff her! I think this is a bit harsh and that the woman should be going to the hospital, not jail so I ask one cop why are they arresting her. The cop replied, "For waving a firearm in public"
Growing old in America
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Mayornnaise
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r/memes is goldmine for this subreddit
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What is the difference between a cult and a religion?
In a cult, there is a person that knows that all of it is bullshit but in a religion, that person is long dead.
A lady who is cheating on her husband
There's a lady who is cheating on her husband. One day they are having sex and she hears her husband pull into the driveway. Her boyfriend says"oh no! What should we do?!" she says "hurry! Get dressed and go to the livingroom!" Once they're in the livingroom she starts sprinkling baby powder all over him. He says "what are you doing?" She says "I'm making you white like a statue,just stand in and pose,my husband will never know you're real, he's stupid!" Her husband comes in and sees them and says to her "whats that?" She says "Well, me and Mrs. Johnson next door went shopping today. She has one just like it. I liked hers so much she took me to get one." He shrugs it off and goes about his business. That night the boyfriend is still standing in the livingroom in that pose too afraid to escape. He hears the husband wake up and open the bedroom door. The husband walks past him, opens the fridge, pops open a beer and makes a bologna sandwich. He then walks up to the boyfriend and hands him the beer and sandwich and says "Here, I was next door at Mrs.Johnson's house stuck in that position for 2 days and no one gave me anything to eat."
Things Are Going Downhill Fast
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Crime good wife bad
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How do you fix a broken pumpkin?
With a pumpkin patch!
Vladimir Putin has been visiting all the old U.S.S.R. Countries.
You could say it was a Soviet Reunion.
We were walking past a lingerie store, and my wife said, “I want to try on the bra in the front window.”
I said, “I think you might have to use the dressing room like everyone else.”
The company he keeps
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Almost Perfect!!
Well alright I can do this
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A guitarist goes to prison
In the cafeteria, everyone is telling stories on why they’re here One man explains how he got caught robbing a bank Another tells the story of him getting busted selling drugs Another says how he killed someone Then they all ask the guitarist why he’s in here He replied: I fingered the wrong minor
A television newslady is interviewing a horse that can tell whether a person is a homosexual or not. “Am I homosexual?” Asked the newslady. “Neigh,” said the horse.
The newslady turns to the camera and says, "you heard it folks. 'Straight' from the horses mouth."
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Go camping on World Heritage-listed Cockatoo Island, which was once a harsh penal colony. You can also stay in heritage buildings on the island, which hosts cultural events and has cafés and a bar.
Island hopping on Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour is dotted with small islands, some of which can be accessed by visitors. Cockatoo Island and the much smaller Fort Denison were both Aboriginal fishing grounds before European settlement and both played a part in Australia’s convict history.
Fort Denison was known to Aboriginal people as Mat-te-wan-ye, meaning a steep rocky island, before it became a prison and defensive facility. It was nicknamed Pinchgut because convicts were held there in leg irons with rations of only bread and water. The Martello tower, completed in 1857, was built with 8,000 tonnes of sandstone.
Cockatoo Island is named after the sulphur-crested cockatoo, a large white parrot with a distinctive yellow plume. The island’s prison buildings are on the World Heritage list along with 10 other Australian convict sites. You can camp on Cockatoo Island in permanent tents, or stay in heritage buildings associated with the island’s past as a naval shipyard.
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Breeding Lilacs
Kelly J. Henson
Advent: Preparation or Celebration?
When John the Baptist told the crowds (and us) to repent and prepare the way of the Lord, what did he mean? What sort of preparation did Mary & Joseph, did John the Baptist, and did the world need for their first meetings with the Incarnate Lord?
Mary prepared her heart by saying “yes.” This is increasingly what I have learned to understand about the gift of Faith. It is a giant, all-inclusive YES to the will of God–a yes to freedom, a yes to a super-natural calling, a yes to celebration in love. Did she have to give some things up in order to accept the calling to be the Mother of God? Of course. It’s not like massive miscommunication with her fiancee (initially) and her community, a trip on a donkey while pregnant, a birth in a stable, and a flight to Egypt to save the life of her Son were really the desired life-course for a young woman like her. Yet, she was the recipient and first love of the most perfect gift ever given by God to mankind. And the rest was hardly consequential when compared to that gift, that freedom, that love.
How did John the Baptist prepare? He became an anchorite. He separated himself from the world to prepare through penance and prayer. But this does not mean that he was bitter against the world itself–he saw the world and mankind in the light of hope as something worth saving, as something only in need of a greater openness so that it might shed the shackles of the inconsequential to run into the embrace of God. He, like many of the great prophets that came before him and the hermits that followed in his footsteps, was always a man in the service of charity and truth. He accepted the men who flocked to see him and he gave them the greatest gift he could, the gifts of truth and hope. In order to attract the priests, the people, and even the attention of Herod, he could not have been a man who merely spit out curses and condemned their every action. His purity and charity must have been the sort C. S. Lewis described once as burning in its clarity of vision and yet powerfully attractive. John was set apart for a time, but only to return to the world and give it a truer purpose and an invitation to deeper relationship with God their Father and His Son.
And what did John say the people must do to prepare? We saw early in Luke that the shepherds and wise men had only to go about their daily work and respond generously and joyfully when called. John is sent to “bring back many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God, ushering in his advent in the spirit and power of an Elias. He shall unite the hearts of all, the fathers with the children, and teach the disobedient the wisdom that makes men just, preparing for the Lord a people fit to receive him” (Lk 1). Here we are given a string of positive images–people reuniting with God and each other and lessons about justice and morality for the wayward. There is no harshness or mention of great fasting and penance, like in the days of Jonah. Zachary’s prophetic canticle about his son echoes this great note of hope. John himself speaks plenty of times about the destruction that will come upon those who refuse to change, but his message is always to choose the good and to open oneself humbly to the Lord. The coming of the Lord will be a grand celebration for those who accept Him.
As we approach our own Advent, I am often surprised to see a strange conflict between the nature of our preparation as Catholics and the attitudes that seem to me to be most proper to a preparation for celebration.
First, I see some Catholics and Christians denouncing anything related to Christmas until December 25th. They cry: the stores are materialistic, the decorations and songs are premature or emphasizing the materialism, the parties are out of line, the gift-giving is stressful and all consuming, Santa is a distraction or an evil substitution for the real reason for the season, etc. Is there some truth in this? Absolutely, but I think that this approach is less than helpful.
Others delineate, “As Orthodox we fast for 40 days before Advent,” or “We don’t talk about Santa in our home,” or “I just try to stay away from it all until Christmas.” Perhaps they see themselves as a sort of John the Baptist, hiding in the desert until the proper time. I think many have good intentions, but when you lead with your sacrifices as the first topic of how you prepare to celebrate Christmas, it’s like leading into Thanksgiving dinner talking about how many hours you scrubbed the house and cooked for your guests before you launch into what you’re thankful for. Sacrifice is meant to be the quiet action of love, not the clanging gong of moral superiority to welcome in the holiday.
A final group pre-games the holidays somewhat guiltily. “Well, I really like Christmas music and they don’t play it during the real Christmas season.” “I think the parties are nice, even if it is Advent.” “I have to shop on Black Friday because otherwise I can’t afford all the gifts and then it means I can rest a little more during December, which is the real Advent season after all.”
I think the first group is missing the Marian preparation. They are so frustrated and tired saying “no” to the little things, that they struggle to be truly enthusiastic about their “yes.” Focus on Advent within your family and within your Church. Light Advent wreaths and set up a nativity (sans Baby Jesus), reintroduce regular Confession and family prayer if those things have gotten a little lax throughout the year, refocus on your priorities as an individual and family, invest in relationships (remember all that uniting the hearts of fathers and children stuff from Luke?), serve others who are less fortunate, and use an Advent calendar. You can choose the level of peace that your family needs to celebrate and prepare properly. The world is not your master. Say no to a few things that stress you out, and say YES over and over to the things that are most important to you and that support the priorities that are foremost in your life. Personally, I think parties fit in just fine. Mary didn’t halt Elizabeth mid-greeting and tell her that she wasn’t going to celebrate Jesus’ coming until after the 9 months were over. She joined in Elizabeth’s joy at the expectation of the Lord. She served Elizabeth’s needs, but she returned in time to join Joseph in their journey to Bethlehem. Relationships were important to Mary, and service, practical details, and even legal requirements all found their place in her preparation under the guiding light of her love of God and of her family.
To those struggling to make Advent penitential enough, relax a little. You will bring no one to the Christ Child with you if you focus too much on the law and neglect the spirit of the law that gives your fasts and privations their meaning and joy. I won’t condemn any one sort of preparation, and I heartily affirm all who make Confession and a true Examination of Conscience a priority at this time. But remember that the desert recluses who changed society did so because they sought to change themselves first and then serve others in charity next. Find positive ways to prepare too. A priest once told me that Lent is a great time to give something up for 40 days, and Advent is a great time to add something spiritual into your routine. We do not have a loss to mourn in this season, only a birth to expect. Do not let your face and voice be that of one who fretfully expects a miscarriage if you are not rigorous enough in your discipline; Christ IS coming. Prepare in joy and humility to accept a gift that can never be deserved “enough.”
To my last group of guilt-driven “Jingle Bell” singers, I think there is a reason Christ said so many times, “Be not afraid.” Choose your Advent preparations with care and intentionality, but don’t be afraid to be joyful a little with the world. Our world is full of things that lack deeper meaning. It has lost the sense of a true value and relationship within the magic of Christmas, but it still feels a yearning to rejoice in something. Changes of the season and innocent holiday traditions like the “Night Before Christmas” and lights are not evil and not dangerous. Those who feel threatened by their appearance need to ask themselves, “Why?” After all, Santa and stockings should remind a person with a bit more cultural context of the generosity of St. Nicholas, and lights might call our minds to contemplate the comforting warmth of the star of Bethlehem. At worst, “they” are celebrating a cultural holiday marking a seasonal change that is quite apart from Christ at all. At best, the world celebrates in a vague sense of hope that natural virtues like being with family and cultural symbols that yield a sense of tradition and ritual will bring about an effect within them that goes beyond cookies and tinsel and transforms their hearts. Let’s build upon that hope that they have, even if they cannot put it in words beyond songs and stories of life becoming suddenly magical through a chance encounter with Santa or a midnight train.
We don’t serve anyone by telling them they have no right to celebrate at a particular time and in a particular way. We DO serve ourselves and them when we show with our lives how peaceful, deeply moving, and profoundly transformative REAL celebration is. Perhaps if some stressed shopper, swinging between worry mixed with sporadic gaiety, can say, “I want to celebrate Christmas like her, with true joy and anticipation,” they might also learn to say, “I want to celebrate Christmas with Him, the source of life and love.”
Give yourself permission to prepare. Permission to change. Permission to celebrate (for the full 12 days and 40 days of the Christmas Season!) Permission to love and to give and to appreciate. Permission to lift others out of their pain and present them to the Christ Child. There’s a difference between people who steal a kiss from Santa under the mistletoe and those who receive a kiss from the Christ Child on Christmas morning. Don’t worry about the mirage; embrace the reality given to us this Christmas and always.
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Please release Katawa Shoujo source code as free software
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Post by mYse|f » Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:33 am
First I wanna thank the KS dev team for creating such an amazing VN game. This topic was created with good intentions and I doesn't want to blame anyone for anything.
Recently, I have been informed that Katawa Shoujo is neither "open source" nor "free software" as multiple sources claim to be. After investigating this claim, I found out that the Ren'Py scripts located in game/*.rpyc comes only in compiled form. With some research I was able to reconstruct the full game source to check whether it contains python code (and it does). Since the game is covered under the CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license, these files are also distributed under this proprietary / non-free license.
I've opened this topic to ask about the possibility to include the missing source files (game/*.rpy) in the distributed game archives (or in some other way like an SVN repository) and license them liberately by dropping the NonCommercial (NC) and NoDerivatives (ND) clause for the source, or by choosing a different free software license. This way Katawa Shoujo will stay a non-commercial project with no derivatives possible, while become free software. Note that only the KS code is in question, not the whole game.
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Re: Please release Katawa Shoujo source code as free softwar
Post by Eurobeatjester » Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:09 pm
I smell something cooking...
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Post by Mirage_GSM » Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:21 pm
KS is "Free Software" as in "You don't have to pay for it".
It is not Open Source, and the script files won't be published, since the only uses someone could have for the script files (apart from the official translations) would be violating the VN's licence, which explicitly forbids use of KS assets (which include the script files) for anything not explicitly allowed by 4LS.
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Post by Oscar Wildecat » Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:11 pm
The first post also misses the fact that the ren'py engine on which KS is based upon is open source software (covered under the MIT license). Also, any python in the compiled scripts is a result of the use of the underlying ren'py engine.
Thus, it would only be the 4LS assets (art work, script files, etc.) that are covered by CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license.
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Post by AussieInquisitor » Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:16 pm
I think the devs have made themselves very clear on this (relating to the assets proper) and similar issues every single time, regardless as to whether the person asks for permission or doesn't have their blessing.
To quote Dr Evil (inb4 the Cook burns this thread): "................... How about 'no'?"
EDIT: The engine proper, as Wildcat pointed out, might be a very tentative possibility, but the assets and script files of KS itself? Nah uh, no go.
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Post by mYse|f » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:31 pm
Eurobeatjester: Would be great, but I doubt this will ever gonna happen.
@Mirage_GSM: You miss my point that these files include Python code which makes them software (this also underline the fact that these are compiled binaries). Otherwise plain text files with dialogues would be ok (btw., the game/data.rpa is the file holding all the assets).
Oscar Wildecat: Ren'Py along with other libraries including the assets are all ok, except these .rpyc files which are software. I just want to know whether the KS developers are willing to release them as "free software" or they keep the game closed-source.
AussieInquisitor: Can you post a link to the thread you mentioned? The engine is already free so that's not a problem, nor the assets included in game/data.rpa. The issue is with the game source code not beign free as in freedom.
Just to make myself more clear, I am not asking to distribute the character dialogues under different terms - that is game content after all. What I ask is to release the Ren'Py scripts written in Python by the KS dev team under a free license. Other Ren'Py scripts that does not contain Python only needs to be available in source form.
Of course they are software. They are a part of a VN after all.
You miss the point that they still fall under the license of 4LS.
If you had read the FAQ:
Suriko wrote: Q: Are you going to release [sprites, CG, music, backgrounds, etc] separately once the project is finished?
A: An OST (Original Sound Track) can be downloaded from the official site. Other than that, no. You're welcome to grab anything you can from our main site though, and to screenshot away.
And later on:
3. You may not alter the game, nor make your own derivative work that builds on it. Specifically, we have a dislike for reverse engineering the game to extract the music, art or scripts, which is in breach of this license.
So, no, the plain text version of the script is specifically not available and won't be.
Again, I don't see what you could do with the files that would not violate the licence…
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Post by delta » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:52 pm
I think you'll have better luck convincing your erroneous sources. Specific problem solutions can be made available upon request, but I'll have you know that I think that the FSF is a bunch of lunatics and I'd rather never write a line of code again than put it under the GPL, unless I strictly have to legally.
I believe software is a means to an end and results are what counts, so if you see a thing in KS and want to know how it's done, feel free to ask, and then I'll probably tell you how I did it if you're not obviously a terrible person. But I am not blanket-releasing the sources, reasons including:
• It's terribly disorganized and badly commented
• most of it is old and terribly written
• it's hackjob upon hackjob for an engine that is 5 years out of date
• the majority of it is completely trivial
• a lot of the things that aren't trivial are extremely specific to KS and making them less so requires as much effort as coding them from scratch
• I consider the "software is people too, it wants to be free" crowd getting annoyed a bonus
@Mirage_GSM: This is a principial question. If KS is not free software, I have to remove it from my wiki. That's the point in this case.
@delta: Thank you for your response. Judging by the KS intro sequence, I suppose you're the one responsible for the original game source code so I'm taking your words as definitive. You does not need to go with the GPL licensing scheme if you don't like to, there are many other software licenses that fits the case just as well like MIT/Expat, Python, CC-BY-SA and many more. I asked because without the source code beign freely licensed, I can no longer recommend KS through my wiki and that would be a HUGE loss from my perspective. If it's just about the code quality, this can change once it is freely licensed. There are enthusiastic people around KS and other free software projects who already proved this. This issue may seem trivial but from the freedom perspective it is decisive. However, if this is your decision I fear that I must remove KS from my wiki.
Better do as he says, delta. He has a wiki.
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Post by Megumeru » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:04 pm
Then again...(since I am more or less ignorant on the source code or wtv)
Why would you need the source code to stop you from putting in on the wiki and advertise KS? It's been word-of-mouth for a long time and that's how we got this small, tight-knit fan group. So what does a wiki has to do with it?
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Post by FelOnyx » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:51 pm
Megumeru wrote: Then again...(since I am more or less ignorant on the source code or wtv)
It seems the wiki he's talking about is an encyclopedia of things with freely available source code, and something with source code that isn't freely available wouldn't belong there.
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The wiki linked in the original post has to do with polishing a specific Linux/GNU distribution. Not sure if that's the wiki in question, but it doesn't seem like the type of place you'd see a link for KS.
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Post by Notguest » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:12 am
The other thing you seem to be missing is that the "source code" of KS essentially is just the scripts which are obviously more content than software. The only nontrivial code is a few things for customizing the menus and settings, and that's obviously highly specific to KS. I doubt there's anything there that would be of interest independent of KS anyway, so free software licensing doesn't even make sense.
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Ukrainian striker of Brest “Dynamo” Artem Milevskiy won a penalty in the match of the 16th round of the championship of Belarus against the “Smolevichi” (3:3).
The Brest team won with the score 2:0, but then missed three times. Milevskiy won a penalty in the 81st minute, from which his team equalised, writes the channel 24.
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However, the ribbon microphone has characteristics all of its own, achieving much of the finesse of a capacitor mic, but usually with a warmer timbre which can make an ideal complement to the analytical nature of digital recording formats. Do the front and rear of figure-8 mics sound the same? The positive-polarity lobe of the pickup pattern is identified by the Royer logo, and the pair of vertical metal fins running down either side of the slotted grille area serve to mark (and enhance) the side nulls. Win! Placing a good quality pop-screen or foam windshield in front of the mic would be a very sensible precaution! Transformers block DC. This mic is remarkably tolerant of high sound-pressure levels and still manages to deliver that silky smooth sound quality with which the ribbon is associated. From about six inches away and going further out the sound remains completely uniform and well balanced so, to all intents and purposes, the proximity effect can be ignored.
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The Week in Business: Wall Street Is Thankful
by Lightlynews.com · On November 29, 2020 · In Business
Greetings from the land of leftovers. Cut your self a slice of chilly pie and atone for the enterprise information that you must know for the week forward. — Charlotte Cowles
Credit…Giacomo Bagnara
1 What’s Up? (Nov. 22-28)
1.1 Yellen’s Welcome
1.2 The Markets Hit Record Highs
1.3 Opioid Admission
2 What’s Next? (Nov. 29-Dec. 5)
2.1 General Motors Sees the Future
2.2 The Holidays, Delivered
2.3 The Rubber Hits the Road
3 What Else?
What’s Up? (Nov. 22-28)
Yellen’s Welcome
Wall Street rejoiced on the information that President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. deliberate to appoint Janet Yellen, the previous chair of the Federal Reserve, to move the Treasury Department. Ms. Yellen is thought for her affected person and regular hand on the Fed, the place her insurance policies helped create a record-long financial growth earlier than the coronavirus hit. If confirmed, she could be the primary lady to carry the place. She additionally faces the unenviable job of rebuilding an economic system that’s nonetheless being pummeled by the pandemic.
The Markets Hit Record Highs
Ms. Yellen wasn’t the one factor that made Wall Street comfortable this week. Two main inventory market indexes rose to all-time highs on Tuesday. Investors have been reacting to a number of indicators of future stability, together with the Trump administration’s settlement on Monday to lastly start the formal transition course of with Mr. Biden’s workforce, successfully ending the postelection turmoil. Markets have been additionally cheered by extra good vaccine tidings, this time from AstraZeneca, which grew to become the third pharmaceutical firm to point out promising ends in trials for its coronavirus vaccine. But the inventory market just isn’t the economic system, and the latter continues to be struggling. Unemployment claims jumped once more final week as coronavirus instances continued to spike throughout the nation.
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Purdue Pharma, the maker of the extremely addictive painkiller OxyContin, pleaded responsible to its position within the lethal opioid disaster as a part of a multibillion-dollar settlement with the Justice Department. The firm admitted to paying unlawful kickbacks to docs who prescribed OxyContin and advertising the drug to docs who have been suspected of illegally prescribing it. Now, Purdue Pharma’s house owners (the rich Sackler household) pays $225 million in civil penalties, however they don’t face prison costs — but. The superb is peanuts in contrast with the fortune that OxyContin helped the Sacklers construct, which is estimated to be at the least $13 billion.
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The vacation buying season is formally in full swing — and has been for weeks already, from folks’s couches. As the pandemic has pushed extra folks to do their buying on-line, retailers are adjusting their enterprise fashions and inspiring prospects to put orders earlier if they need their stuff on time. Macy’s turned two of its brick-and-mortar places into transport achievement facilities. And Amazon has recruited 100,000 non permanent employees for the vacation season, on high of the greater than 427,300 employees it employed from January to October this 12 months. Analysts predict on-line vacation spending to surge by over 35 % in contrast with final 12 months.
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Brexit negotiations are as messy as ever, and the deadline for Britain’s commerce take care of the European Union is simply weeks away. To put together for the inevitable, French border police examined out post-Brexit procedures on the Eurotunnel, which connects Britain to France. The end result: a five-mile site visitors jam in southern England. Officials are warning that the gridlock might turn into everlasting beginning Jan. 1, when Britain formally leaves the European Union’s customs bloc and French and English officers will start conducting checks on each side of the tunnel. But that might be the least of the area’s issues if they will’t attain an settlement and a no-deal Brexit happens.
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Hot Pockets Heiress Sentenced in College Admissions Scandal, Cue the Gretchen Weiners Jokes
The heiress to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced on Tuesday (February 25) for her involvement in the U.S. college admissions scandal case.
Michelle Janavs is among 53 parents charged with conspiring with college admissions consultant William "Rick" Singer to get their children into top universities using fraud and bribery. In March 2019, Singer pleaded guilty to charges of "facilitated cheating on college entrance exams and helped bribe sports coaches at universities to present his clients’ children as fake athletic recruits," Reuters reports.
Prosecutors claimed that Janavs paid the consultant $100,000 to have someone take the ACT exam for her daughters to increase their scores. Mark Riddell, who corrected her daughters' answers or took the exams for them, also pleaded guilty.
Prosecutors also reported that the mother bribed a USC athletic official with $200,000 to claim that one of her daughters was an elite beach volleyball player at the college. According to lawyers, USC rescinded her daughter's admissions offer.
According to The LA Times, Janavs was sentenced to five months in prison. Prosecutors were initially seeking a 21-month prison stay for the heiress, Bloomberg reports.
Previously serving as an executive at Chef America Inc., Michelle Janavs is the daughter Paul Merage, one of the co-developers of Hot Pockets. The popular snack was sold to Nestle in 2002 for $2.6 billion.
While Hot Pockets is not the same as the similarly microwavable pastry snack Toaster Strudel, social media users began to compare Janavs to Gretchen Wieners from Mean Girls, the character (played by Lacey Chabert) whose father invented Toaster Strudel, which she bragged about during the film.
One Twitter user wrote, "Overheard in court, probably: 'I don’t think my father, the inventor of Hot Pockets, would be too pleased to hear about this.'"
See some of the funniest memes and reactions about the Hot Pockets heiress' connection to the Mean Girls Plastic, below.
Celebrities Involved in Career-Ending Scandals
Source: Hot Pockets Heiress Sentenced in College Admissions Scandal, Cue the Gretchen Weiners Jokes
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‘Frustrating’ twist in dance studio child rape case
by Candace Sutton and Ben Graham
WARNING: Distressing
A convicted rapist who brutally attacked a seven-year-old girl inside a Sydney dance studio toilet, before slashing a good Samaritan who tried to stop him, is being treated for cancer.
Judge Paul Conlon said in court today that Anthony Peter Sampieri - who was supposed to be sentenced this morning - is now in hospital suffering from liver cancer.
He said a psychiatrist was supposed to meet the 55-year-old in prison on Thursday morning, but when they arrived they were told Sampieri had been taken to Prince of Wales Hospital for chemotherapy.
The psychiatrist was supposed to meet the convicted rapist to prepare a report of sentencing.
Judge Conlon said that as a result of the chemotherapy, Sampieri's blood sugar levels dropped and he now needs insulin injections.
He told the court Sampieri is still in hospital and is awaiting further treatment for his cancer.
"The frustrating aspect of it all is that the prison authorities were not informed that this (the psychiatrist's assessment) was supposed to take place until the last possible moment," he said.
Sampieri pleaded guilty to seven charges relating to the brutal rape the seven-year-old girl in dance studio public toilet last year.
Court documents show that he was high on methamphetamine as he lurked in the St George Dance Centre's toilets in Kogarah on November 15.
Anthony Peter Sampieri launched a sexual attack on the primary schoolgirl at the St George Dance Centre last year. Picture: Hollie Adams
His seven-year-old victim had finished her jazz ballet class, when her ordeal began. She and her mother waited for her sister's class to finish.
Dressed in a black, navy and silver jazz ballet outfit, the girl went to the carpark underneath the dance hall with her mother, but then felt an urgent need to go to the toilet.
Leaving her mother in the carpark, the girl walked up to the dance hall female toilets about 6.48pm.
Sampieri was already inside, having arrived at the dance hall more than an hour earlier to watch pornography on his mobile phone, first in the male toilets then in the female toilets.
When the seven-year-old - who weighed only 25kg and was 130cm tall - entered, Sampieri grabbed her. She resisted and he punched her in the left cheek.
Sampieri produced a knife with a 4cm blade and said "this is my knife and I don't want to use it".
He tied a black cord around the victim's neck - making it hard for her to breathe - and pulled her out of the female toilet and into the male toilet.
Inside the male toilets, Sampieri locked the girl inside a cubicle where he had placed a needle and two black bags on the floor before sexually assaulting her.
Sampieri turned out the toilet light and told the girl if she made a noise he would "cut her neck off".
Sampieri was lurking in the centre’s toilets before the attack.
At 7.30pm in the dance hall carpark, the victim's sister turned up, making the victim's mother wonder where her seven-year-old was.
A dance teacher and local dentist, Jeffrey Stack, began searching with the mother, who used her mobile phone light to look under the door of the men's toilet where she saw a pair of shoes.
They knocked on the door of a closed cubicle, and Mr Stack returned to knock again, hearing a mumble from Sampieri inside.
Sampieri walked out into the corridor, past dance student father Nick Gilio and the victim's mother.
Mr Gilio asked Sampieri if he'd seen a little girl and the rapist replied he hadn't.
When Mr Gilio and the mother walked back into the toilet followed by Sampieri, they saw the girl.
As Sampieri dashed for the door, Mr Gilio grabbed him and said, "Is this what you do … Is this what you f***ing do?" and rammed his head into the wall.
Jeffrey Stack restrained Sampieri until police arrived. Picture: Flavio Brancaleone
Mr Stack heard the mother's scream and returned to the toilet, but could not get inside where the victim, her mother, Mr Gilio and the offender were inside.
Sampieri produced his knife and lunged at Mr Gilio, slashing his stomach, which immediately began bleeding, and prevented them from leaving the bathroom.
Mr Gilio put an arm around Sampieri's head and held his knife hand.
When they toppled to the floor, Sampieri cut Mr Gilio's wrist, then slashed his neck with the blade from ear to ear across the back of Mr Gilio's neck causing a 14cm wound.
When Mr Gilio put Sampieri in a headlock, the offender tried to bite him and then Mr Stack opened the door and punched Sampieri in the face until he went limp.
Police arrived at 7.56pm to find Sampieri naked from the waist down, covered in blood and unresponsive.
The little girl was taken to Randwick Children’s Hospital after the attack.
In the ambulance to hospital, Sampieri said, "I was in the bathroom shooting up meth with another male. He attacked me and stole my meth."
The little girl was taken to Randwick Children's Hospital, where doctors found a swollen cheek, mouth lesions, neck bruises and abrasions, chest bruises, and abrasions on her legs, arms and back.
Mr Gilio's neck and stomach wounds required stitches.
Analysis of Sampieri's blood found methamphetamine, amphetamine, Diazepam and Nordiazepam.
Police found two tourniquets and a document about sexual thoughts and fantasies at Sampieri’s home. Picture: Supplied
Pornography was later found during a search of the Kogarah home Sampieri shared with his mother.
Also found at the house were two tourniquets and a document about sexual thoughts and fantasies.
Sampieri later admitted to police that at the time of the offences "I was so high … sexually charged" and that he felt that way when regularly using "crystal meth".
The hero father who went to the girl's aid said he had been left with a lifetime of pain, horror and physical and mental injuries since Sampieri slit his neck with a scalpel.
"I was stabbed in the abdomen," he said in his victim's impact statement.
"The terror and feeling of a scalpel being dragged across the back of my neck with no thought for who I am … or my family."
Mr Gilio said he had ongoing physical and psychological trauma, including tightness in the back of his neck and debilitating flashbacks of the attack he would have "for a lifetime".
Mechanic Nicola Gilio gave a powerful victim impact statement in court. Picture: AAP Image/Luke Costin
He said the trauma and injury meant he had a lack of concentration, meaning he couldn't pursue his chosen job as a diesel mechanic.
He said he was fearful for the welfare of all children and was constantly checking doors and windows.
"The flashbacks will … never stop," he said. "I was a happy go lucky man.
"I was active, I enjoyed exercising and socialising."
Now, Mr Gilio said, he couldn't ride his motor bike, go out for long or relax.
"I feel as though a huge part of me has died on the night of that incident," he said. "I see all children as vulnerable.
"I feel as if I am responsible for protecting all children all the time. I feel frightened for them."
Sampieri is now dues to be sentenced on February 4.
If this story has raised issues of concern for you or someone you know, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au, or Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800.
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The election isn't over but Wall Street is already celebrating
The world is still anxiously awaiting the outcome of the nail biter 2020 election, but Wall Street is already in full-blown celebration mode.
The S&P 500 has surged nearly 7% this week, putting the benchmark index on track for its best election week performance since 1932, according to Bespoke Investment Group.
The rally reflects a sense of relief among investors that once all the votes are counted, neither party will have a stranglehold over Washington. Despite the twin economic and health crises gripping the United States, no blue wave (or red wave) arrived. Control of Congress is likely to be divided between Republicans and Democrats.
That means whether it's four more years of President Donald Trump or it's Joe Biden in the White House, policy changes are likely to be incremental, not sweeping. And that's a relief to investors, who prefer restraint over extremism.
"Whether it's populism on the right or MMT [modern monetary theory] on the left, there's a lot to be said for moderation," said David Kelly, chief market strategist at JPMorgan Funds. "We're all just going to have to work together."
Goldilocks for Wall Street
Divided government, or "gridlock" in Wall Street parlance, is viewed as the best of both worlds by investors. Fiscal stimulus is likely still coming, just not as much had Democrats swept the election.
Although a smaller relief package could hurt the real economy, it also means the Federal Reserve won't be in a rush to raise interest rates. That's a positive for the market because rock-bottom rates force investors to bet on stocks.
Crucially, if Republicans maintain control of the US Senate, as many expect, that would remove the threat of higher taxes on corporations and affluent households.
In short, the markets are getting a stimulus plan without the risk of tax hikes, regulation and a more aggressive Fed.
"The danger with one-party government going into 2021 is we'd potentially overheat the economy," said Kelly. "It's very easy to hit the accelerator (on stimulus). But the question is whether the car would have any brakes."
That's why investors have piled into tech stocks like Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT), which can thrive -- even if the economic recovery remains fragile.
'Social unrest was a real fear'
Wall Street's extremely positive reaction to the election is something of a surprise.
First, it's noteworthy that investors don't seem frazzled by the cliffhanger nature of the race -- or Trump's efforts to create doubt about the integrity of the electoral process.
"When you turned on your TV to one of the financial networks or cable news channels this morning that wasn't your DVR showing yesterday's news," Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke Investment Group, wrote in a note to clients Thursday. "The election still hasn't been decided and equities are once trading sharply higher."
The Dow climbed more than 500 points, or 2%, on Thursday.
"Markets seem to be content with the prospect of gridlock," Hickey wrote.
Investors are also relieved that their worst fears have not been realized: "Social unrest was a real fear for many and thus far the backdrop is relative calm," Tobias Levkovich, chief US market strategist at Citigroup, wrote in a note to clients Wednesday afternoon.
Has Wall Street already called the election?
Wall Street is similarly taking the ongoing legal battle over the election in stride. The Trump campaign has filed multiple lawsuits in battleground states that threaten to drag out the process.
"While there have been threats of litigation, the basis of such lawsuits is more questionable," Levkovich wrote.
Nicholas Colas, a Wall Street veteran and co-founder of DataTrek Research, put it more bluntly in an interview on Monday: "The market will have a high-quality BS meter on lawsuits from both sides."
And while the major news outlets haven't declared a winner in the race for the White House, analysts say markets see the writing on the wall.
"The path for the President is looking increasingly narrow," Bespoke's Hickey wrote.
JPMorgan's Kelly said: "The markets are looking through the rest of the counting and assuming Joe Biden is president...The market has essentially called it."
No tax hikes or Treasury Secretary Warren?
Wall Street can live with a President Biden, especially if he's blunted by a divided Congress.
First, it means Biden's efforts to unwind Trump's corporate tax cut would die in the Senate. That's crucial, because Citi has estimated Biden's proposed tax hike would have wiped out up to $9 of 2021's projected per-share earnings of $160.
Ditto for other sweeping legislation on healthcare, a financial-transaction tax and climate that would be unlikely to get bipartisan approval from Congress.
Second, a divided government means Biden could be forced to pick moderates, not progressives, for key positions at the Federal Reserve, Treasury
Department and as regulators. That eases Wall Street's fears of Senators Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders in the Cabinet.
"Divided government is generally positive for big banks, regional banks, private equity and credit bureaus," Jaret Seiberg, policy analyst at Cowen Washington Research Group, wrote in a note to clients Thursday.
At the same time, Biden would be expected to take a less aggressive stance on trade. Trump's frequent and volatile use of tariffs have hurt corporate profits and at times spooked markets.
Of course, it's possible Wall Street's celebration is premature. The race is not over, legal challenges are outstanding and questions about the transfer of power linger.
"If the vote count does not settle the outcome clearly this week, a full-fledged contested election will emerge," analysts at BCA Research wrote in a report Thursday. "Risk-off sentiment would then prevail until the election is firmly decided."
But JPMorgan's Kelly expressed confidence the election uncertainty will get cleared up soon.
"Ultimately, markets believe this will be a conclusive election," he said, "even if it's unconceded for a while."
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The latest:There have been more than 1.5 million coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.The U.S. death toll has surpassed 91,000 people, according to Hopkins.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted 60 pages of detailed guidelines on how to reopen the United States from coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders on the agency’s website.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate will wait a couple weeks to decide on a “phase four” stimulus bill. The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found. For the first time since officials began implementing widespread lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus, all 50 states are now partially reopen.On Wednesday, Connecticut became the final state to begin lifting restrictions, now allowing retail shops and restaurants to reopen their doors.Despite the reopening milestone, health officials say, Americans remain at risk of catching the highly transmissible and sometimes deadly virus.Across the U.S., more than 1,528,500 people have tested positive for the virus and at least 91,921 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.”The only thing that was keeping this very contagious virus in check was each of us keeping that physical distance,” Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore City Health Commissioner, told CNN’s Don Lemon Tuesday night. “So if we’re going to let people go to work and reopen, we are going to be introducing risk of some kind. The key is what are the steps we can take to reduce that risk as much as possible?”States have moved at vastly different paces as governors balance reopening their economies with keeping residents safe and new cases down. Some states, including Georgia and Texas rolled out aggressive reopening plans, while others have taken a more measured approach.For instance, states including New York, California and Pennsylvania have allowed the parts of their state reporting declines in new coronavirus cases to reopen even as other areas remain closed.Many cities across the country also remain under stay-at-home orders. In Baltimore, Maryland, gatherings of more than 10 people are still prohibited and retail stores remain closed.Last month, the White House issued guidance to help states plan for reopening, but the measures were not required and governors were left to make their own decisions. On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released 60 pages of detailed guidance on how to reopen the country — including road maps for schools, restaurants, transit and child care facilities.Six feet may not be enoughExperts have warned that lifting restrictions prematurely may mean thousands more Americans will die and could bring a second spike in cases in parts of the country.The responsibility now lies with individuals to adhere to guidelines, practice safe social distancing and adapt to new habits to keep themselves and those around them safe.But new research shows that a cornerstone of that guidance — staying six feet away from others in public — might not be enough to protect against contracting the virus.A computer model showed the little particles of mucus and saliva people eject when they cough or sneeze could theoretically travel further than six feet — and with the help of a light breeze, as far as 18 feet.It’s something to consider when setting up social distancing recommendations, said Dimitris Drikakis, an engineering professor at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, who created the model along with his colleague Talib Dbouk.”The work is based on modeling. We have not done experiments with people,” Drikakis told CNN.Writing in the journal Physics of Fluids, Drikakis and Dbouk said their computer models suggested that current recommendations that people keep six feet apart might not provide safety under certain outdoor conditions.”At a mild human cough in the air at 20 degrees C (68 degrees F) and 50% relative humidity, we found that human saliva-disease-carrier droplets may travel up to unexpected considerable distances depending on the wind speed,” Drikakis said.Churches push to reopenAs new insights into the virus continue to unfold and while public health officials caution against crowded indoor activities, churches across the US have begun pushing to open their doors back up.In North Carolina, after a federal judge struck down an order from the governor disallowing indoor services, some churches welcomed their congregations back in. CNN affiliate WTVD reported about 100 people walked into a Raleigh church this week.A pastor in northern California who defied orders from the church’s county and held a livestream service with singing has now been diagnosed with the virus. At least three confirmed cases have been linked to the event, Mendocino County said.And in Mississippi, services have been discouraged, but the governor had deemed places of worship “essential services and never officially shut down.””I did personally ask pastors to pause in-person services so that they could keep their flocks safe. I want to help those pastors to safely resume in-person services,” Gov. Tate Reeves said on Facebook.
There have been more than 1.5 million coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.
The U.S. death toll has surpassed 91,000 people, according to Hopkins.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted 60 pages of detailed guidelines on how to reopen the United States from coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders on the agency’s website.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate will wait a couple weeks to decide on a “phase four” stimulus bill.
The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found.
For the first time since officials began implementing widespread lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus, all 50 states are now partially reopen.
On Wednesday, Connecticut became the final state to begin lifting restrictions, now allowing retail shops and restaurants to reopen their doors.
Despite the reopening milestone, health officials say, Americans remain at risk of catching the highly transmissible and sometimes deadly virus.
Across the U.S., more than 1,528,500 people have tested positive for the virus and at least 91,921 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
“The only thing that was keeping this very contagious virus in check was each of us keeping that physical distance,” Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore City Health Commissioner, told CNN’s Don Lemon Tuesday night. “So if we’re going to let people go to work and reopen, we are going to be introducing risk of some kind. The key is what are the steps we can take to reduce that risk as much as possible?”
States have moved at vastly different paces as governors balance reopening their economies with keeping residents safe and new cases down. Some states, including Georgia and Texas rolled out aggressive reopening plans, while others have taken a more measured approach.
For instance, states including New York, California and Pennsylvania have allowed the parts of their state reporting declines in new coronavirus cases to reopen even as other areas remain closed.
Many cities across the country also remain under stay-at-home orders. In Baltimore, Maryland, gatherings of more than 10 people are still prohibited and retail stores remain closed.
Last month, the White House issued guidance to help states plan for reopening, but the measures were not required and governors were left to make their own decisions. On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released 60 pages of detailed guidance on how to reopen the country — including road maps for schools, restaurants, transit and child care facilities.
Six feet may not be enough
Experts have warned that lifting restrictions prematurely may mean thousands more Americans will die and could bring a second spike in cases in parts of the country.
The responsibility now lies with individuals to adhere to guidelines, practice safe social distancing and adapt to new habits to keep themselves and those around them safe.
But new research shows that a cornerstone of that guidance — staying six feet away from others in public — might not be enough to protect against contracting the virus.
A computer model showed the little particles of mucus and saliva people eject when they cough or sneeze could theoretically travel further than six feet — and with the help of a light breeze, as far as 18 feet.
It’s something to consider when setting up social distancing recommendations, said Dimitris Drikakis, an engineering professor at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, who created the model along with his colleague Talib Dbouk.
“The work is based on modeling. We have not done experiments with people,” Drikakis told CNN.
Writing in the journal Physics of Fluids, Drikakis and Dbouk said their computer models suggested that current recommendations that people keep six feet apart might not provide safety under certain outdoor conditions.
“At a mild human cough in the air at 20 degrees C (68 degrees F) and 50% relative humidity, we found that human saliva-disease-carrier droplets may travel up to unexpected considerable distances depending on the wind speed,” Drikakis said.
Churches push to reopen
As new insights into the virus continue to unfold and while public health officials caution against crowded indoor activities, churches across the US have begun pushing to open their doors back up.
In North Carolina, after a federal judge struck down an order from the governor disallowing indoor services, some churches welcomed their congregations back in. CNN affiliate WTVD reported about 100 people walked into a Raleigh church this week.
A pastor in northern California who defied orders from the church’s county and held a livestream service with singing has now been diagnosed with the virus. At least three confirmed cases have been linked to the event, Mendocino County said.
And in Mississippi, services have been discouraged, but the governor had deemed places of worship “essential services and never officially shut down.”
“I did personally ask pastors to pause in-person services so that they could keep their flocks safe. I want to help those pastors to safely resume in-person services,” Gov. Tate Reeves said on Facebook.
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By Craig Couden
January 28, 2019, 2:26 pm PST
Over the weekend, The Hustle caught up with Keahi Seymour, inventor of the Bionic Boots, with kind of a bummer story about how his dream of bringing his speed augmenting footwear to the masses had fizzled out since its viral fame a few years ago. It’s an interesting window into the thorny question of when to give up on your dream of turning your passion into a business.
Seymour wowed everyone at Maker Faire Bay Area in 2014 and wrote about building the Bionic Boots for Make: a few months later. The boots use a molded carbon fiber shell and a series of springs to mimic animals like kangaroos that walk on their toes and store energy in their achilles tendons. And they work. They’re a fantastic piece of engineering that really does boost a person’s running speed. Moon shoes, these are not.
But this line in particular stood out:
“I built the Bionic Boots simply because I wanted that experience. Ever since I was 12 years old, I’ve been dreaming of one day dropping into the African savanna and running with cheetahs.”
It’s easy to look at the boots as a failure if you only look at them as a product. Any number of factors could have contributed to the boots not making it to market, including outside companies copying and selling his concept while he was unable to fight back. But if you told that 12-year-old kid that one day he’d be racing at 25mph with his dream boots, he’d be ecstatic.
So while Seymour may be letting go of the dream of the Bionic Boots as a product, he’s certainly not letting go of the boots entirely. As he told The Hustle, “Some people work on old hot rods or bikes. I work on my boots. That’s my passion.”
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Solutions for the Planet are a social enterprise working in Glasgow and Falkirk (as well as nationally). They are a small team of 4, working across different areas in the UK and their vision is for “a generation of young people ready and able to respond to 21st Century sustainability challenges.” Learning for Sustainability Scotland was the first membership organisation they joined and are looking forward to working with the network – and our members – in the near future. In this “Meet Our Members” blog, they introduce the work that they do and invite you to get in touch if you would like to bring the Big Ideas competition to your school next year. They are also looking for judges to sit on the panel, so please get involved if you can contribute your expertise.
Solutions for the Planet achieve our vision by engaging young people with the STEM (science, tech, engineering, and maths) skills they will need to succeed in future employment, education, and training, and to make the world a better place. This happens through our Big Ideas Competition where young people work in teams to come up with a solution (Big Idea) to solve a sustainability problem of their choice. This idea can then be honed into a business plan for entry into our competition. We work with students in S1-S3 (11-14 years old) and deliver our initial Big Ideas Day in schools with the support of teachers.
In Scotland, we are partnered by SGN and Tarmac, who support our programme both financially and by providing staff to be trained as mentors. Mentoring develops communication skills for staff and students, gives local businesses the chance to engage with their communities and meet their future workforce. And, most importantly, mentoring gives our young people much-valued experience of engaging with employers in an informal manner.
Our Big Ideas Competition is now running in three schools across the Glasgow and Falkirk areas. Teams are now well on the way to developing their Big Ideas into business plans with the support of their mentors. Not to give too much away but we have a range of ideas in development including barn filters to reduce methane emissions from dairy farms, robots to remove plastic waste from the ocean and specialist apps to tackle social sustainability issues such as gender equality and mental health.
By the end of March, we will have collected these ideas and will then shortlist a number of teams to present at our Scottish Final held at Holyrood House in May. The winner of this event will take their idea to the National Final at the Palace of Westminster where they compete against finalists from Yorkshire, the West Midlands, the North East, and the South East.
We are currently looking for a panel to judge our Scottish finalists and would welcome anyone with a background in sustainability, environmental science, or engineering to get in touch.
The expansion into Scotland has been an exciting time for Solutions for the Planet and due to interest from schools we hope to run a larger-scale programme across Edinburgh and Glasgow next year. Scotland’s pro-activity in terms of engaging the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has made this expansion particularly successful as students and teachers are genuinely engaged and excited about the ways in which they can meet the SDGs through our programme.
Any teachers or schools interested in the programme for next academic year can contact me directly to find out how to get involved.
About Jess: Jess is the Programme Coordinator for Solutions for the Planet in Scotland. Before that, she was a research zoologist working on animal scent communication in Uganda. Sustainable development principles underlie all aspects of her life from eating a locally-sourced veggie diet to recycling old clothes as part of her crafting hobbies. She is pleased to be associated with Learning for Sustainability Scotland and looks forward to working with us and meeting our members soon.
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The Four Keys to Performing Standardized oneM2M Testing
The Goal – A Common Machine-to-Machine Service Layer
More and more IoT solutions and products are in development, which can be challenging as IoT is still an evolving technology and must be compliant with the latest standards regarding robustness and security. OneM2M is the leading global standardization body developing technical specifications for machine to machine communications. The main goal of these specifications is to create a common machine-to-machine (M2M) service layer that can be easily embedded within IoT hardware and software solutions to enable all devices to communicate with the M2M application servers.
oneM2M technical specifications cover requirements, architecture (high level and detailed), protocols and API specifications, security solutions, interoperability for machine-to-machine, and IoT technologies that spread across domains like smart healthcare, smart transportation, smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart homes, smart logistics, autonomous transportation and more.
1. Understand the Challenges of M2M / IoT Development
Several international bodies and organizations have been actively preparing, correcting, and maintaining these specifications to create a robust and easy-to-use, portable common service layer. During this process, vendors continue to develop new IoT hardware and software solutions that are compatible, flexible and future-proof with the latest standards, which has not been easy. Before products or software solutions can be launched, they need to be certified by oneM2M to ensure compliance. The oneM2M TST Working Group has developed a TTCN-3 based conformance test specification for that purpose.
During development and compliance testing, organizations may run into several challenges including:
Complexity of architecture involving complex event processing and use cases
Sensors, gateways and software being dependent on each other
Real-time synchronization issues, security, backward compatibility and upgrade issues
Devices with user interface are challenging to test
Availability of the real-time network
2. Validate oneM2M Test Solution Requirements
Application Entity (AE) and Common Services Entity (CSE) are the different components of a common oneM2M service layer which needs to be validated and verified correctly for interoperability, conformance and performance. Vendors need solutions especially designed for testing oneM2M standard compatibility. Otherwise, a lot of time and effort in product development would be wasted.
To address these challenges, Spirent has developed a complete test solution that helps users perform oneM2M conformance testing. Spirent TTsuite-oneM2M, a standardized, ready-to-use test solution based on the test automation platform TTworkbench, covers all common oneM2M service layer functionalities.
3. Maintain Fully Automated Testing of oneM2M Standard
Spirent TTsuite-oneM2M supports both release 1 and 2 of the oneM2M standard. This provides oneM2M tool vendors the opportunity to roll out their products with either release according to individual requirements for their conformance testing needs. It also covers different categories of oneM2M testing including conformance, interoperability, as well as system/performance testing.
The solution provides a fully automated testing process with complete test execution, test analysis and report generation. It can be used for conformance testing of CSE, AE, AND, and ASN (with many different test configurations) covering test infrastructure requirements of major organizations. Furthermore, specific instantiations of CSE, AE, AND, ASN, MN, IN can be easily created due to the modularity provided by this solution.
Spirent TTsuite-oneM2M supports all protocols of the common oneM2M service layer by providing the protocol bindings (like CoAP, http, MQTT, and WebSockets) and Serializations (like XML, JSON, and CBOR). One of the most useful features for quality assurance is the analysis function which helps to quickly identify issues and defects in early stages of design. Users can see incidents in either the graphical view, textual view, or in the call stack with the status of the message cycle. The legends used for displaying the analyzed data give a quick visual overview.
Visual overview helps identify issues and defects in early stages of design
4. Make Sure to Use a Flexible Testing Solution
Spirent TTsuite-oneM2M uses standardized TTCN-3 code and interfaces, providing tool vendors the ability to customize test cases or scenarios according to their individual testing needs. They benefit from easy and flexible test design to match their tool architecture and feature requirements. The solution comes with several ready-to-use plugins for specific test development. In addition, there are many more proprietary extensions available like CoAP, WSDL, MQTT, http, WebSockets, ASN.1, Protobuf as well as connectivity for AMQP, Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, Telnet, RS232, SIP, etc. The plug-and-play concept guarantees immediate, full access to the System Under Test, saving users from additional, time-consuming test implementation efforts.
Latest oneM2M Conformance Testing News
Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) press release: oneM2M conformance testing will ensure interoperability and reliability of IoT products
Spirent press release: Spirent Selected as the First Official Test Tool Provider for oneM2M
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In California water news today, New dams for California? A dozen projects seek $2.7 billion; Settlement reached in Duarte Clean Water Act lawsuit; $1.1 million settlement in field plowing case; Drinking lead – why California may force all its schools to test their water; Billionaire helping to get funds for Valley clean water; Farming activity contaminates water despite best practices; For parts of the world, perpetual drought is a possibility; and more …
On the calendar today …
The State Water Board will hold a Public Workshop at 9:30am on the proposed draft amendment to the Policy on Supplemental Environmental Projects. Click here for more information. Click here to watch on webcast.
The California Water Commission meets this morning at 9:30am at the Bay Model in Sausalito. Agenda items include a panel on the Delta that will cover the historic ecology, the condition of native fish, and the emerging strategies for restoration of the Delta ecosystem, as well as the complex framework for water rights, water quality, and endangered species laws, as well as an update on the Water Storage Investment Program. Click here for the agenda. Click here for the webcast link.
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a public workshop in Fresno at 1pm on the Joint Triennial Review of the Water Quality Control Plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins and the Tulare Lake Basin. This is the first of two public workshops to receive comments on basin plan elements that may need amendment. The purpose of the triennial review is to identify high priority basin planning issues that the Central Valley Water Board will direct basin planning efforts over the next three years. (The second meeting will be in Sacramento on the 23rd). Additional information regarding the triennial review is available in PDF format from the Central Valley Water Board’s Internet website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/basin_plans/triennialreviews.shtml
In the news today …
New dams for California? A dozen projects seek $2.7 billion: “During the drought, Californians often asked why the state wasn’t building more reservoirs. On Tuesday, the state finally began taking a major step toward that goal, unveiling a list of 12 huge new water projects — from massive new dams in the north to expanded groundwater banks in the south — that will compete for $2.7 billion in state bond funding for new water storage projects. The money comes from Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion water bond overwhelmingly passed by voters in November 2014 during the depths of the state’s historic 2011-2016 drought. Monday was the deadline for water agencies to submit applications for storage projects to the California Water Commission, an agency in Sacramento run by a nine-member board appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown. … ” Read more from the San Jose Mercury News here: New dams for California? A dozen projects seek $2.7 billion
Settlement reached in Duarte Clean Water Act lawsuit: “Farmer John Duarte has reached a $1.1 million settlement with the federal government just as a trial to determine the penalty in the Clean Water Act lawsuit against him was set to begin. Under the agreement, Duarte would admit no liability, pay the government $330,000 in civil penalties, purchase $770,000 worth of vernal pool mitigation credits, and do additional work on his property in Tehama County, his attorneys said. The U.S. District Court will hold a hearing in about 45 days to approve the settlement, according to the Pacific Legal Foundation, which was representing Duarte. ... ” Read more from the Capital Press here: Settlement reached in Duarte Clean Water Act lawsuit
$1.1 million settlement in field plowing case: “Minutes before the start of the penalty phase of his trial, a farmer facing nearly $3 million in fines for plowing a Tehama County field agreed to settle his case Tuesday in federal court. The settlement brings to a close a five-year court battle between the federal government and John Duarte, who faced $2.8 million in fines after regulators said he illegally “ripped” wetlands in a field south of Red Bluff. Duarte, who owns a nursery near Modesto, agreed to pay $1.1 million in civil penalties and repair 22 acres of disturbed streams and wetlands on the 450 acres, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted the case in civil court. … ” Read more from the Record Searchlight here: $1.1 million settlement in field plowing case
Drinking lead – why California may force all its schools to test their water: “When a therapy dog refused to drink at a San Diego grade school, it was the first clue that something was wrong with the water. Tests revealed why the pup turned up its nose—the presence of polyvinyl chloride, the polymer in PVC pipes that degrade over time. But further analysis found something else that had gone undetected by the dog, the teachers and students of the San Diego Cooperative Charter School, and the school district: elevated levels of lead. Nor is this an isolated situation. Tests have turned up harmful levels of lead in water fountains and taps at other schools in San Diego and Los Angeles, where the district long ago decided to identify, flush and fix or seal hundreds of contaminated fountains. ... ” Read more from Cal Matters here: Drinking lead – why California may force all its schools to test their water
Billionaire helping to get funds for Valley clean water: “Tom Steyer, the San Francisco billionaire and environmentalist, promised his support Tuesday for a proposed safe and affordable drinking water fund to help communities with contaminated water in the San Joaquin Valley. “It’s unjust for a million Californians to be exposed to unsafe water on a daily basis,” Steyer said. “That just can’t be right and we’ve got to find the money to solve it.” Steyer met with about a dozen water advocates at the nonprofit Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability in downtown Fresno who urged him to throw his clout behind Senate Bill 623. … ” Read more from the Fresno Bee here: Billionaire helping to get funds for Valley clean water
Farming activity contaminates water despite best practices: “Lynda Cochart did not realize her water was contaminated with coliform bacteria until she contracted MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant skin infection. She believed it came from the water in her well in Casco, Wisconsin. “There’s no other way I could have gotten it,” she said. A year later, U.S. Department of Agriculture microbiologist Mark Borchardt tested her well while testing others in Kewaunee County. He found total coliform bacteria at levels too dangerous to drink. Cochart lives between two dairy farms with over 1,000 cows each. None of the bacteria Borchardt found came from human feces, she said, so the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus most likely came from cow manure. Borchardt told her to immediately stop drinking the water. … ” Read more from The Californian here: Farming activity contaminates water despite best practices
For parts of the world, perpetual drought is a possibility: “Last year’s record-shattering drought may finally be over for Californians, but a new study suggests that in some parts of the world, drought could become the new normal. The analysis, published Thursday in the journal Nature, found that during the 20th century, droughts took progressively longer for ecosystems to recover from – a grim trend that is predicted to worsen. The 19-person research team was led by Christopher Schwalm, a scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, Mass., and received funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA. ... ” Read more from SF Gate here: For parts of the world, perpetual drought is a possibility
In commentary today …
Courts are our best hope against the tunnels, says the Chico Enterprise-Record: They write, “The state wants to build two huge tunnels to reroute much of the Sacramento River under the delta to points south. Trust us, the state says. There will be no environmental damage, the state says. In fact, it’ll help, the state says. We all saw how well it worked the last time the state told us not to worry, that everything will be fine. After concerns were raised 15 years ago that the emergency spillway at Lake Oroville was inadequate, the state ignored those concerns. It would have been too expensive to do it right, so the state simply said there was no cause for alarm. Now look at the damage. That’s why we’re glad Butte County plans to file a lawsuit over Gov. Jerry Brown’s effort to ramrod the twin tunnels down the north state’s throat. A judge is the only hope we have of getting a fair hearing up here. … ” Read more from the Chico Enterprise-Record here: Courts are our best hope against the tunnels
In regional news and commentary today …
PG&E says low water at McCloud River is part of a plan: “Speculation has been swirling in McCloud coffee houses and on Facebook about the cause of low water levels this summer at McCloud Reservoir, and the situation has raised concerns about the adverse effects it has on tourism. PG&E spokesperson Paul Moreno said the cause is not a leak or valve damage – as has been speculated – but an intentional lowering of the water level so they can dredge up a sandbar and get the powerhouse back in operation. ... ” Read more from the Mt. Shasta News here: PG&E says low water at McCloud River is part of a plan
Bay Area: Condominium owners continue to fight Shell over contaminated soil, water: “A condominium complex built on the site of a former fuel distribution terminal has lost part of its case against Shell Oil. An appellate court found Shell not guilty of negligence but the question of Shell’s failure to remove all its petroleum products from the soil and water at the site, thus creating a continuing nuisance, remain to be settled by the lower court. The Estuary Owners Association v. Shell Oil Company originally was filed in the Alameda County Superior Court. The Estuary Owners case and two cases brought by condominium owners were consolidated into one case, in which Shell was accused of contaminating the soil and groundwater at the site where the condominiums were built. … ” Read more from the Northern California Record here: Bay Area: Condominium owners continue to fight Shell over contaminated soil, water
Lois Henry: Yes we have water in the Kern River for now – but the fight for that water goes on: “With a river running through the heart of Bakersfield even on the cusp of fall, it may be hard to remember but the fight to keep that water flowing continues. I’m talking about the “forfeited water,” still out there, still forfeited. For background, it had long been thought that all the Kern River’s waters were spoken for by various municipal and agricultural interests. So, even in average water years, the river through town was dry. ... ” Read more from the Bakersfield Californian here: Lois Henry: Yes we have water in the Kern River for now – but the fight for that water goes on
Lake Mead skirts shortage for another year: “The snow has melted and the forecast is in: Lake Mead is safe from shortage for another year. According to projections released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the reservoir east of Las Vegas will have enough water in it on Jan. 1 to stave off a first-ever federal shortage declaration — and the mandatory water cuts for Nevada and Arizona that would come with it. The lake is also on track to avoid a shortage in 2019, thanks to decreased demand downstream on the Colorado River and a larger-than-usual influx of water from Lake Powell upstream. … ” Read more from the Las Vegas Review-Journal here: Lake Mead skirts shortage for another year
US: Zero chance of Colorado River water shortage in 2018: “Heavy winter snows in the Rocky Mountains have rescued the thirsty Western U.S. for another year. U.S. water managers said Tuesday there will be no water cutbacks in 2018 for millions of residents and farmers served by the Lake Mead reservoir on the Colorado River that lies behind the Hoover Dam. “The projection indicates there is no chance of shortage in 2018,” said Rose Davis, spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. “Zero.” … ” Read more from WTOP here: US: Zero chance of Colorado River water shortage in 2018
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Beyond the Real- The Imaginary Solution
Meg September 20, 2014 June 28, 2020 Notes on Leaving, Writing
Plants exist, people exist. They live like two peas in a pod. Tony climbed into his pod to snuggle his magnolias.
Pataphysical traditions tend to focus on processes of their creation and elements of chance or arbitrary choices creating imaginary solutions to imaginary problems that recreate and mimic themselves through process of doing so. Baudrillard says in his 1992 essay Pataphysics of Year 2000, ‘nothing behind us exists anymore, only the present.’ I relate this quote (and essay in its entirety) to the continuing theme within my practice of moving existing visual culture from a point of nostalgia to a new contemporary role in today’s society. History no longer exists, but it has left a lot of things behind. These things become tools in my work and I piece them together to create new stories, an imaginary world that only exists in the present. People who come across GBC in the future, even a second after it is made, will attach their own fantasies, their own stories to the work just as I have done with the existing imagery in the first place. GBC becomes a pataphor for an original idea, seeking to describe a new and separate world where that original idea has taken a life of its own.
In The Imaginary Solution, Douglas-Dworkin (2007) describes pataphysics as being two degrees of separation from reality. The plants that exist in GBC were once photographed for inclusion in a book. Being photographed is meant to replicate reality, but this does not always transcend in new meaning or new context in which the photograph is placed. The photograph then becomes one degree separated from reality. That photograph/book then moves forward in time 40 years and is picked up and that photograph cut out to be appropriated next to an image taken from a American Apparel advert where the model has also lost his head in place of a green leafy plant. The second degree of separation takes place, and no longer is the plant serving a pictorial reference for a pruning article, but is now taking a role in an entirely imagined world exploring their relationships with people, thus removing it entirely from its original context.
My practice has always been concerned with the idea of digital technologies having the capability to remove the physical photograph and attached processes from today’s culture. Digital technologies can be used to create fantasy worlds through online gaming, websites and photo manipulation software, store digital archives and be used in any facet of life whether it be through computers, smart phones or tablets. It is this distinct acceleration of digital technology and media that Baudrillard blames for the ‘losing tempo of liberation’ and means we are only now loosely attached to the real. We can no longer pin down reality or meaning because of the digital absorption that we are contained within. I wrote about a similar issue when addressing my first year MA work, in the post named ‘RIP Pat Butcher’ examining the worlds people believe in beyond reality, in places such as Eastenders; sending cards to a fictional character when she had died onscreen. When applying this to the idea of GBC, it comes down to the breakdown of foundational knowledge on which I base stereotypes and presumptions of a certain era. I was born in 1988, and remember nothing before roughly 1992-1993. Things I know about history have been taught, researched or presumed. It is this foundational knowledge on which I make presumptions about a book I find in a charity shop from 1976. It is a certain colour, it smells a certain way and the people within the pages are wearing certain clothes. These beliefs I then attach to an object that has travelled through time could be entirely untrue to begin with. Things I think have happened, that actually may not have happened at all mean I immediately breakdown the knowledge into a pataphysical idea and expand that idea further through collage and photography. The narrative that originally existed has gone through so many state changes; we know nothing true about anything except for the now. Thinking that all history no longer exists can force an obsession of the now, spurred on by its exemption from linear time. We seek immediate satisfaction but fear the forgetting, so no longer trust the meaning of events in current time. When we arrive at the event, we then arm ourselves with tools of artificial memory in order to preserve the event without experiencing it in the now, in order to recall it later in time.
Linking with ideas of the absurd, pataphysics creates meaningless worlds where if context is applied the general laws of pataphysics become weakened. Garden Book Club is an entirely pataphysical world, where proportion is ignored and facts of botanical science turned upside down. It explores a world of plant obsessives (which do in fact exist in metaphysics) but extends the idea further by changing facts and placing fully grown men in glass plant containers, among other things. The imaginary problem that GBC attempts to solve is that the imagined people who are embodied through collage have nowhere to go to talk to people of similar ilk or with the same interests. Providing a ‘club’ to which they can share stories and peculiar images of one another becomes the solution. All the content contained in GBC is made up of elements entirely removed from context, placing them in a pataphysical myth where people will attempt to apply existing foundational knowledge to when viewing. On failing to do so, people tend to become defensive or panic that their knowledge does not stretch to this new visual culture, and thoughts race whilst trying to apply something, anything relevant they can. I find that most people tend to try and understand the plant element before the role of the people, which seems a much easier process for most. I have rarely been questioned past the ‘relationships between plants and people’ answer I give to ‘what is it about?’ and I think this links directly back to seeing a world we do not recognize or have not learned through school or the internet.
This may be because plants are seemingly ‘emotionless’ physical things, although they share a few of the same qualities as humans. This lack of emotion means they are immediately easy to interpret than the more complex human aspect. They are treated as objects, and objects that do not offer opinion or any argument to the way they are treated meaning humans can abuse, or obsess about plants.
Baudrillard, J. (1992). Pataphysics of Year 2000. Galilee: Paris. Available:http://www.uta.edu/english/apt/collab/texts/pataphysics.html
Douglas-Dworkin, C. (2007) The Imaginary Solution. Journal of Contemporary Literature. 48:1, pp. 49-60
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Starring role in the US for the Lucas Profinish brush
Lucas has fulfilled its largest ever order for the Profinish brush following a global search by the Journeyman and Apprentices Association of America for the perfect professional gift for graduating student painting apprentices. The call came through from Jed Hartley who runs the Regional Training Center for the Association covering Oregon and South West Washington.
New 3D printing laboratory comes on stream
The first fruits of Lucas’s investment in the latest 3D printing technologies are now apparent with two early important commissions. Our collaboration with global 3D printing specialist Stratasys gives us rapid prototyping capabilities to produce bespoke components, design new elements, solve on-site construction problems and prevent project delays.
Lucas feels the power at Battersea
Lucas has secured a major role in the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, the iconic Grade II* listed building at the heart of the complete regeneration of this quarter of south London. Last year Lucas deployed a fit out team to the site for Construction Manager, Mace, to complete a complex programme of temporary accommodation works to cater for over 2,000 construction workers delivering Phase 2 of this huge mixed use development.
Bright young things join Lucas
Lucas has been making every effort to interest young people and bring them into the construction industry. It is why we invested in our new Visitor and Learning Centre and welcomed in schools and other visitors during Open Doors week, and why we tried to forge strong links with further education colleges across the country. Well, we are delighted to have recruited four new youngsters in recent months to our head office team and pleased that they are all settling in well.
Lucas Profinish please nurse
Lucas has won an important decorating package at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in Central London. The historic building is undergoing a major refurbishment which the College calls “Project Transform”. The main contractor on the project is Wates Construction.
New makeover for the Lucas Innovation Centre
Lucas has made a further investment in its ground-breaking Innovation Centre at Lucas HQ, in time for the launch of a new generation of exciting coatings and finishes. Lucas has given the Innovation Centre a sparkling makeover to showcase its latest ideas that help clients, architects, designers and specifiers visualise stunning, innovative solutions for their new developments.
Lucas Becomes Carbon Neutral
Lucas has commissioned a specialist environmental appraisal firm to measure the company’s carbon footprint and has subsequently offset this to become carbon neutral. The appraisal covered all the company’s activities at HQ and out on site for the calendar year 2018 and Lucas’s total equivalent carbon dioxide emissions came to 117.77 tonnes. That’s equivalent to 3.93 tonnes per £million of turnover.
Plamen’s big swim for the British Lung Foundation
Lucas contracts manager Plamen Valchanov is taking the plunge in the Serpentine to raise money for the British Lung Foundation (BLF). He will swim a full lap of the lake (that’s one mile) in London’s Hyde Park in September as part of Swim Serpentine, a one day open water swimming festival organised for Children with Cancer UK.
Lucas Wins for Service Excellence
Lucas are proud to receive the group award for Service Excellence at Greenwich Square. This award comes in quick succession after Lucas site manager Danny Filipov was also recognised for a Health and Safety award last week. Some points highlighted in the service excellence criteria are to take a proactive approach when completing QA on the BIM system, accurately recording and closing out snagging, holding regular high-quality toolbox talks to educate operatives and reduce snags, and to work collaboratively with the Mace team to improve quality.
Lucas Site Manager Danny Filipov Wins for Health and Safety
Lucas site manager Danny Filipov has been recognised as Health and Safety Supervisor of the Month for his excellent work and diligence at Greenwich Square. This news comes as Lucas passes a fantastic milestone of 2.7 million workhours RIDDOR free and maintains an accident frequency rate of 0.00.
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Aytekin Tank
JotForm Reaches 5 Millionth User After Major Launch
MTS Staff Writer Jul 11, 2019 0
It's been a good year so far for popular form-building software, JotForm. On the heels of releasing JotForm Mobile Forms, a powerful tool that enables remote data collection, the company just reached its 5 millionth user. JotForm reached 4 million users in September 2018, which means the 13-year-old company added its most recent million users at a considerably faster rate than previous milestones. "We believe that incremental improvements to our product, investing in customer research, and being adaptable will…
New JotForm and HubSpot Integration Sends Form Data to CRM
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JotForm, the popular online form builder, announced a new integration with HubSpot that automatically sends form responses into one of the world’s most popular CRM (customer-relationship management) software systems. Now sales and marketing teams have a reliable way to transfer lead information collected through an online form directly into their CRM without needing to copy and paste. “Sales and marketing teams deserve to have a painless way to connect their forms to their CRM,” said Aytekin Tank, founder and CEO of…
JotForm Announces PDF Editor –Turns Collected Form Data into Great-Looking PDF Documents
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JotForm, a leading online form software provider, announced the release of "JotForm PDF Editor," a product that makes it easy for anyone to turn online form response data into professional and polished PDFs. "JotForm PDF Editor has the strength and flexibility to turn information collected from online forms into a professional and polished PDF," said Aytekin Tank, JotForm founder and CEO. "Our users told us about wanting better ways to present and distribute their form data. Our new PDF Editor makes the entire process…
JotForm Announces Enterprise Version to Facilitate Organizational Productivity
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JotForm Enterprise Enhances Digital Workplace Productivity and Enables Powerful ROI for Teams and Managers JotForm, a leading online form software,announced a new way to collect and manage data across large organizations. JotForm Enterprise provides increased submission limits, enhanced security, single sign-on, and phone support. “With four million users worldwide, we noticed a number of large companies with dozens and even hundreds of individual JotForm accounts,” said Aytekin Tank, Founder and CEO of JotForm. “These…
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Tagged: Marvel History
by David Mumpower · Published July 17, 2020
History of the MCU Part Ten
Everything in the first nine discussions has led to this. We’ve finally reached Endgame for the first three phases. In the tenth episode of History of the MCU, we’ll talk about how Marvel set...
Characters / Movies / News
by David Mumpower · Published July 6, 2020
History of the MCU Part Nine
After the groundbreaking success of Black Panther, Marvel officials faced a challenging problem. The next film on the release schedule, Avengers: Infinity War, would kill off many superheroes, including a few from Wakanda. After...
by David Mumpower · Published June 29, 2020
History of the MCU Part 8
Phase three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) started exceptionally well. However, it’s the middle part that elevated Marvel to new heights. In short succession, Disney released three titles that once again elevated expectations...
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SD Rep. Mary Duvall
Road Funding in South Dakota
Disaster Recovery in South Dakota
Tidying up Chapter 10-6
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State of South Dakota
Legislative Research Council
2013 Legislative Session — Week 4
Governor Daugaard signed the first bill of 2013 on Thursday when he gave final approval to HB1066, which makes permanent the half-cent tourism promotion tax. Also on Thursday, the House passed SB70, the Public Safety Improvement Act. This bill is designed to hold violent offenders accountable with swift and sure sanctions, yet reduce overall prison costs by expanding the use of drug and alcohol courts. This bill passed the Senate 31-2 and the House 63-7.
The Senate Ag Committee gave unanimous approval to a bill designed to increase fertilizer-related research at SDSU. SB115 would increase the commercial fertilizer inspection fee paid by distributors, from 15 cents per ton to 30 cents per ton. The extra money would be set aside to help fund research projects at SDSU. Cost to farmers is estimated to be two to four cents per acre. The bill has broad support from agricultural groups as a necessary investment to help provide updated information. The Governor’s Office opposed the bill, calling it a tax increase.
Two bills, in particular, are generating a great deal of e-mail for legislators.
HB 1126 would repeal the massage therapy licensing requirements and the board which oversees the program. The Board of Massage Therapy and accompanying statutes were instituted by the 2005 Legislature, and amended in 2007. This bill would repeal all those statutes. Some massage therapists in the state are pushing for a repeal of the licensing statutes; others are opposed to the measure. The bill passed out of House Commerce committee on a vote of 11-2. Floor action has been deferred while amendments are being developed by the Daugaard Administration.
HB 1156 would put the Game, Fish & Parks Commission in charge of setting waterfowl licenses, rather than the Legislature. Currently, the GF&P Commission sets all other hunting and fishing licenses, with the exception of waterfowl. Those supporting the measure say that the GF&P Commission – which meets frequently throughout the year and which has a staff of wildlife biologists on hand – is better suited than the Legislature for setting license numbers and seasons. Opponents of the measure believe that allowing the Commission to set licenses and seasons would mean the loss of waterfowl hunting for in-state hunters, and would lead to more commercialization for out-of-state hunters. This bill passed the House Ag Committee on a vote of 9-3.
Another hunting measure which passed the Ag Committee, and which was opposed by only the SD Wildlife Federation, is a bill to increase the license surcharge by one dollar to help bolster the animal damage control fund. This bill, HB1123, is supported by agricultural groups and the Department of Game, Fish & Parks. It passed out of committee 12-0.
Complete committee information, as well as contact information for the three District 24 legislators may be found on the Legislative Research Council website at: http://legis.state.sd.us
Please feel free to contact me at rep.duvall@state.sd.us, or by calling 605-773-3851 and leaving a message.
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How a Sports Fan Saved His Company With Effective Compliance
Lauren Jackson | May 29, 2018
In 2015, when FIFA was experiencing scandal from all sides, lifelong sports fan Pedro Castro Nevares was called in to take over the compliance function at Torneos y Competencias, a South American sports marketing firm that faced bribery and conspiracy allegations.
With a hailstorm of indictments raining down on the company prior to Nevares joining, including fraud, racketeering and money laundering, and their former CEO briefly labeled a fugitive, the Torneos eventually agreed to forfeit over $110 million in profit and criminal penalties.
With no executives and no leadership team leftover after the scandal, the company basically had to start from scratch. Their mission – to build an ethical company with an effective compliance program at their core.
Intent on saving the company, in just a few short years Nevares held regulators at bay while establishing a successful compliance operation. He’s now recognized as a pioneer in cross-border compliance and as a recipient of Compliance Week’s 2018 Top Minds Award.
How’d he do it?
How did he accomplish this amazing feat? And why should we care? Because how Nevares turned his company’s compliance function around radically changed his company’s standing in the international market. And if he can take, not just a single compliance program, but an entire company, from shocking scandal and near-total destruction to a gleaming beacon of effective compliance, there’s hope for your compliance program too.
So how did Nevares turn it around?
First, he sought the resources, tools and collaboration he needed to build an effective compliance program from scratch.
“We worked in close cooperation with the Department of Justice in New York and with our US counsel making sure what we were doing was aligned with their expectations, both in terms of cooperation but also looking to put the company in a remediation process and in a healthy state,” Nevares states in a recent interview.
Next, his company adopted a strict code of conduct that could realistically meet the expectations of their US offices and the day-to-day realities of running a business in Argentina. The code tackles many of the key elements of effective compliance programs, including the importance of tone from the top, bribery and anti-money laundering.
This code helped establish a dedication to growing a culture of compliance where there previously wasn’t one. From this code, they established what most international regulators agree to be the foundation of an effective compliance program – specific policies, principles and procedures.
Next, Nevares expanded the compliance department to help meet the needs of the new code of conduct. With new help at hand, Nevares was able to train directors and company leadership on the code to enforce tone from the top compliance. This leadership was then able to hold their employees – and each other – accountable for their actions.
So what’s the next phase in maintaining this model of effective compliance moving forward? Nevares stresses the continued importance of internal communications and training and the role of policy management for their future.
While taking a stand against outdated thinking towards compliance can feel scary, Nevares refuses to do business according to the old rules.
“It’s a challenging environment, but we are looking at this as the way the whole industry is trying to turn around. We very much are basically a driver of that change, and we look forward to continuing to do that and leading that process as much as we can,” Nevares states.
Crave more great insights from experts on compliance? Check these out:
Former DOJ Expert Hui Chen on Ethics and Compliance
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Faced with the curses and blessings of gentrification, Porto’s mayor is renovating derelict buildings in the historic centre to create social housing and ensure the city does not lose its flair.
Cities are often seen as the flipside of nature: synthetic, sleek and sometimes a little bit impersonal. In fact, bringing elements of the wild into urban spaces has always been the hallmark of the well-thought-out city and innovative schemes are only on the rise, from a forest in the middle of the Thai capital to a private park in Geneva that was built to be given away.
Málaga's makeover, Poland's first openly gay mayor and Berlin's co-housing conundrum.
Drinking to San Antonio's success, on the buses in Curitiba and New York's small solution to a big problem.
Seoul's new performing-arts centre, sustainable architecture in Shanghai and Japan's efforts to fill empty houses.
Africa and Middle East briefing
Cape Town makes District Six a number-one priority, plus five things Beirut gets right.
North Queensland puts the "town" back in Townsville, Sydney signage and hurricane-resistant housing in Fiji.
Every city needs a leader – a reliable ruler to rally troops and respond to demands – but when his or her duties include diving into murky sewers, catching venomous snakes or working through the night, it can be tricky to find a taker. Here are five figures who aren’t afraid of a little – or a lot of – hard work.
x08 Essays
From architects and chefs to writers and directors, our contributors consider what draws them to their favourite cities and what quality of life means to them.
What makes a busy city tick along? Here we outline some simple improvements we’d like to see shaping our metropolises into more inclusive places to live, from winding roads to rotating benches.
Sports Expo
Sport and socialising are best combined. Monocle tried out three activities that value a friendly chat - and the odd beer - as highly as working up a sweat.
Expo: Best-kept secret
Spread across a basin in a picturesque peninsula surrounded by the sea, Athens offers its residents a choice of beaches to enjoy away from the hustle and bustle of the daily city grind. The views aren’t too shabby either.
Expo: Sporting success
The Helsinki Swimming Stadium, originally earmarked for the 1940 Olympic Games, is a winning attraction in the Finnish capital. An oasis among lush lawns and residents come for relaxation and training – after the compulsory jump, that is.
Expo: Time capsule
Located on Lake Zürich, Strandbad Wollishofen is a swimming spot that has stood the test of time, respecting its prewar design while meeting contemporary demands. Join the early-morning crowd or, come the evening, wine and dine.
Built to plan
It isn’t as easy as some governments might suppose to build a metropolis from scratch with all the vibrancy of a city that has grown naturally. So here are three examples of cities from different periods of history that were built according to a specific plan – and have stood the test of time.
Driller thriller
Urban roads and country highways may be getting more congested but there is light at the end of the tunnel. The epic business of taking transit underground is enjoying a technological boom and things are only getting bigger – and longer.
Refit for purpose
Like so many accidental entrepreneurs, Masataka Baba only started his business because no one was offering what he needed. Now, having turned dozens of Tokyo’s disused commercial buildings into rentable properties, his firm is looking further afield.
An initiative letting US residents decide on the make-up of their high streets and a Swedish energy drink.
Thriving, thrusting media should be the heartbeat of a city; in the thick of it, asking the big questions and entertaining commuters and natives alike. Monocle visits three outlets that set the agendas for their cities in print and across the airwaves.
Sprinting press
Running magazines are everywhere but few of them put long-form journalism before tips and product reviews. Runner Yuito Ueda has set out to change that with a periodical paced for the more thoughtful pavement pounder.
Stage right
As artistic director at the Sydney Theatre Company, playwright Andrew Upton has helped pen a star part for the city’s iconic cultural institution. He talks to Monocle about what makes Sydney so special and why telling stories matters.
Architect Ridwan Kamil was an outsider when he stood for mayor in his hometown and remains idiosyncratic in office. Public space and design-minded attitude are his tools and his goal is nothing less than remaking his city’s civic culture.
Beat the retreat
Racing ahead of health resorts that stand on ceremony when it comes to exercise regimes and what to eat, our retreat gives guests a happy mix of gym classes, nutritious food and the Old Town’s card players and cobbled streets.
Timber towers
With a radical vision for the future of residential architecture, property developer Folkhem is building Sweden’s tallest wooden high-rises. The apartment blocks are chic, eco-friendly and quick to construct; they smell good, too.
From sleek fire stations and light-filled libraries to smart-looking bus shelters, residents and visitors to this South Tyrolean valley are reaping the rewards of an inspired, flexible approach to public architecture.
Royal to the last
Montréal’s Linton, Chateau and Acadia apartment buildings are beacons of historic grandeur among the surrounding modern blocks. Monocle takes the tour and finds homes that celebrate the city’s architectural heritage.
Whether it’s a farmer-friendly fruit-and-veg seller in Oslo, a modern-day concierge service on the streets of Paris or a rehabilitation programme-cum-grocery store in Hong Kong, these chivalrous ventures in bustling cities create careers, cohesion and community spirit.
Whether it’s the hospitable feel of Madrid’s Conde Duque, the combination of old and new in Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek or the architectural assortment of Chapinero Alto in Bogotá, the opportunities presented by these three vibrant neighbourhoods make them places we’d gladly call home.
Sure shots
Nothing beats the warm embrace of a bar or café and whether it’s a speakeasy in Singapore or a cosy Torinese institution, we have found the most welcoming ones across the globe.
Reminiscing about an inviting café in Munich has been making Tyler Brûlé rather happy this month. The Bavarian capital, with its fine-tuned urban elements and buzzing businesses, is a prime example of a liveable city.
Neighbourhood bars / Global
28 Hong Kong Street
Speakeasy-inspired bar 28 Hong Kong Street (just 28 for short) is a case study in how a street can be transformed by a single establishment. When New Yorker Spencer Forhart launched it with two friends in 2011, the strip was an easily missed road in Clarke Quay. “If you said ‘Hong Kong Street’, long-time residents would often draw a blank,” he says having chosen the venue for its quirky feel. The bar is still a hidden gem; there’s no signage and the only hints of life are concealed behind the 1960s shophouse doors. Inside, however, the service is warm and casual. The interior is by design studio Distillery with lighting from Switch. The floor-to-ceiling display of 650 bottles of spirits anchors the room.
“We take a back-to-basics approach and focus on independent craft spirits with a cost-be-damned attitude to making drinks,” says Forhart. On any given evening you can expect designers sipping cocktails and snacking on mac-and-cheese balls alongside globetrotting businessmen. “Bars with great clientele manage to be both inclusive and discerning in the friendships they make,” says Forhart. Today this short stretch has become a lively watering hole with a sprinkle of independent ventures joining the fray. Still, the street has not lost any of its original charm.
Bar Giornale
Hotelier and restaurateur Rudi Kull and architect Albert Weinzierl added some Italian charm to Munich’s tree-lined Löwenstrasse when Bar Giornale opened in 2011.
While Kull focused on creating an authentic Italian dining experience, Weinzierl redesigned the former Café Extrablatt with images of Milan in the 1960s in his mind. Teak-panelled walls and upholstered leather chairs glow in the light of Caccia di Miona wall-lamps sourced from a classic Italian electric tram. In the evenings the restaurant and bar fizzles with energy as regulars mingle with neighbours and newcomers.
In the summer months the sunny terrace is packed with guests enjoying the Italian art of dolce far niente (the sweetness of doing nothing) or long brunches at weekends. In the evening chef Michael Ammon serves seasonal Italian fare with an international edge, from scallop-and-lobster spaghetti to tiramisu.
“It’s got a special spirit and a young, fresh audience that instills vitality into traditionally conservative Munich,” says operations manager Andy Slager, who has been working here for eight years. “There is a 94-year-old lady – we call her ‘mama’ – who lives two doors down from the restaurant and she comes by every day. Sometimes even twice.” It really is that good.
Caffè Al Bicerin
Standing in the doorway of Caffè Al Bicerin in Piazza della Consolata is Marité Costa, the current owner of this Torinese institution. With her striking blonde hair and warm welcome, Costa is the gatekeeper of an institution in a city with no lack of great cafés. Since opening in 1793 it has been serving its namesake, the Bicerin: a layered mixture of coffee, chocolate and cream. Zabaione, a kind of traditional custard made with Marsala wine is also a house speciality.
The shop windows next door are full of sweets and chocolate, which showcase the elegance of the 1800s, when aristocratic women would come to revive themselves having fasted for mass. “For them the Bicerin was created here at this very counter,” says Costa. With eight marble-topped tables inside and a few outside, people can often be found queuing to get in.
Dreieck Park
With its low, semi-triangular wooden bar and blond wooden chairs, Dreieck Park, which opened in 2009, feels more like someone’s living room than a place to grab an excellent mojito – though it certainly is the latter.
Owner Kunihiko Harada, a 39-year-old former car mechanic, had wanted the bar to feel open and uncluttered. As such there are almost no bottles or glasses on display and from every seat you can catch a glimpse of the nearby park. There’s no kitchen, either; instead, Harada lets customers order from a restaurant two floors down.
It’s a surprisingly tranquil setting when you consider that it is just a few blocks from Fukuoka’s busy central commercial district, Tenjin. The bar was designed by Koichi Futatsumata, with the architect also creating a rooftop balcony with a large central platform for communal seating from where you can admire the impressive cityscape.
This is Harada’s second bar and is a well-received follow-up to the hugely popular Klug, which was his first foray into the hospitality business.
Nathan Toleman spent a good deal of his early career working for a shopfitter. “I’ve always had a love of design,” he says. “Because I’d studied hotel management I knew about work flow so I designed other people’s cafés. Eventually I figured it was time to design my own.”
Toleman is renowned across Melbourne for his well-designed (and well-attended) cafés. With his wife, chef Sarah Foletta, he opened APTE in the northern suburb of Alphington in 2003. “It was in the middle of nowhere and proved that if you do a café well you become a destination.”
Toleman’s largest venture to date is Top Paddock in Richmond. Built on a former car park, the 160-seat space is his collaboration with Six Degrees Architects. It quickly found its feet as a community café, not least because of new-recruit chef Jesse McTavish. Regulars come from the nearby offices of fashion company Country Road and publisher Hardie Grant. “People use it as their kitchen or an extension of their office,” says Toleman. “They’re here for breakfast and lunch and sometimes coffee in between.”
This charming café by day and wine bar by night occupies a sunny slice of Warsaw’s bustling Saviour Square. Inspired by her passion for all things French, Justyna Kosmala founded it four years ago, initially combining it with her job at Poland’s nearby foreign ministry. “I wanted to show that French food can be an everyday affair,” she says. With the motto “bread and wine”, Charlotte takes both seriously, baking sourdough on site and sticking to a French wine list.
Inside, a custom-designed wooden table that can seat 20 people takes centre stage. Every day at 18.00 waiters raise the tabletop using an inbuilt mechanism, replace chairs with high stools and soften the lighting to create a more intimate atmosphere. “A café should be a place to meet and live; buzzing like a beehive,” says Kosmala.
In summer, customers move onto the colonnade-clad square outside. When the tables fill, the patrons enjoy their evening drinks standing up, filling the pavement. “Charlotte is not just a café but a place where the community is formed,” says Kosmala.
“We wanted something that could be relevant 20 or 30 years from now,” says Kaspar Fenkart, one of the three owners of Zürich’s Central bar. And while cocktails may be fashionable, the team’s 2013 revamp of the space was made with a view beyond fleeting fashions.
Central is simple, with unpainted wood panelling, blue-grey ceilings and an intimate layout. “That’s the break-up corner in the back,” a bartender says. “The first dates sit in the front.” But across that arc, or just with friends on weeknights, your perfectly mixed Negroni will taste the same year in, year out.
This consistency is intentional. Central stocks one – and only one – kind of each spirit for its drinks; absinthe from Switzerland and gin from the UK, for example. “We select the best-made example from areas where producers have the most expertise,” says Fenkart.
Caffè Converso
Bra, Italy
On a pedestrian street at the end of Via Cavour in the northern Italian town of Bra sits Caffè Converso. It was originally started in the late 1800s and the family of Federico Boglione has owned it since 1992, when his father bought and renovated it.
Showcasing its early 20th-century design, complete with original cherry-wood furniture and marble tabletops, the bar is “refined without being exclusive”, says Boglione. The café prides itself on pastries that range from bite-sized treats to panettones. Outside is a mix of friends meeting by chance, associates stopping for a “hello” and children playing while adults enjoy a glass of wine.
Bebek Kahve
Visible on many a street corner and deeply rooted in Turkish culture, coffee houses in Istanbul are social spots for tea and a game of backgammon.
Bebek Kahve was opened in 1945 by the current owner’s grandfather Ali Osman, when Bebek was little more than a fishermen’s village and waterfront hub for merchants.
This is a third-generation family business and as Bebek has gentrified into a more desirable haunt, the café’s clientele has given way to artists and journalists. The area’s fortunes may have changed but the interiors have remained constant.
The café starts serving breakfast each morning at 06.00 and the buzz of the place only increases from then on. “Staff are like family. I imagine this place to be my home and our customers are my guests,” says co-owner Cigdem Atakan, who runs things with her brother Selahattin.
Sam James Coffee Bar
Sam James opened his eponymous coffee shop in 2009 on Harbord Street and has since added three more on Bloor, Ossington and King.
Cafés citywide are turning into de facto workspaces, crammed with freelancers gawping at laptops but personal interaction remains the reason James keeps his spaces free from wi-fi.
There isn’t much to see at James’s outposts: a La Marzocco coffee machine, some pastries on the counter, a sugar-and-milk station and a bench. Despite this (or perhaps because of it) the cafés have become lively hubs for the community, with many people lured by coffee but staying put for the conversation.
Walk by the Harbord or Ossington locations on a Saturday morning and you’ll see customers spilling out onto the pavement to catch up on their week. “My shops, by virtue of their size, initiate conversations between strangers and soon-to-be friends,” says James. “It happens really organically and shows that you don’t need communal tables to be communal, just a space where people feel welcome.”
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Gordon’s power problem opens door for Dale Jr. to take Sprint Cup points lead
By Chris EstradaAug 10, 2014, 7:14 PM EDT
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 11th-place finish in today’s Cheez-it 355 at Watkins Glen International enabled him to take over the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship lead.
Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon entered this weekend’s race with a 17-point lead over Earnhardt. But after leading the first 29 laps of today’s 90-lapper, Gordon suffered a loss of power on his car at Lap 50.
Gordon was pushed to his pit box and after his crew made repairs, he was able to return to the track and eventually finished in 34th.
With that, Earnhardt leaves the Glen with a five-point lead over Gordon with four regular season races left.
Earnhardt cycled up to second behind HMS teammate and then-leader Jimmie Johnson by staying out under the Gordon caution.
Following the extended red flag at Lap 57, Earnhardt made a stop for four tires and fuel, which dropped him out of the Top 20. However, after the green flag came back out at Lap 60, he was able to start a late-race move towards the Top 10.
With less than 10 laps to go, Earnhardt finally returned to that bracket of the leaderboard. But two restarts within the final laps ultimately saw him drop back to his final result.
“The strategy bit us there,” Earnhardt said. “We probably should of come. [Crew chief] Steve [Letarte] and I think we probably should have come and got tires there.
“That last stop, a couple of guys on new tires beat us. We had a good fast car, real good speed – just got caught out on that strategy there and didn’t finish in the top five. We had a good enough car to.”
Meanwhile, Gordon said that he didn’t know the exact cause of what caused his car to lose power.
“It looks like we had a battery go dead, two batteries go dead,” Gordon said. “I didn’t see anything on the volts meter that stood out or anything really going on there that was alarming.”
However, Gordon was glad that such a problem occurred now than later on when it counts.
“…I would rather these things happen now so we can determine what caused it and make sure it doesn’t happen again, because you can’t have those kinds of things happen once this Chase starts,” Gordon said.
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Thank You, Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto Heads to China on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of Genghis Khan’s tomb—a crypt filled with fabulous treasure! But Moto isn’t the only one stalking the scrolls—so is a shadowy band of thieves. But when his ruthless rivals go too far, the mild-mannered detective’s quest for antiquities becomes a passion for vengeance—because if he can’t bring these villains to justice… he’ll bring them to their knees.
Director: Norman Foster
Actors: Jayne Regan, John Carradine, Nedda Harrigan, Pauline Frederick, Peter Lorre, Philip Ahn, Sidney Blackmer, Sig Ruman, Thomas Beck, Wilhelm von Brincken
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, “Point Break”.
Go for Sisters
Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer- just when…
‘Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are…
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel,…
The Klansman
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young woman has been violently raped. The white town fathers immediately declare that the attacker had to be…
Hit by Lightning
When Ricky Miller, a single, quiet 40-year old aspiring writer and manager of Debbie’s (think Denny’s) and probably the last person you’d notice in a crowd is ‘hit by lightning’…
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement…
A man wakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of who he is, and learns that he’s wanted by the police for a committing a series of murders.
In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays…
Making a Killing
Three morticians get caught in a web of greed and deceit, involving buried treasure and a tangled love affair, in this modern day crime mystery that is based on a…
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Murder victim’s spirit reaches out from beyond the grave in an attempt to possess the body of a young woman who has moved into his old apartment.
Genre: Crime, Horror
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Son of a Jewish Cantor Jakie Rabinowitz (Jolson) is expected to follow the calling of his father and his father before him to serve his faith and his community. Although born with the gift to move people with his voice, Rabinowitz yearns to serve an even greater audience as an entertainer, as The Jazz Singer. Based on the play and on the short story "The Day of Atonement" by Samson Raphaelson. Honorary Academy Award as the pioneer outstanding talking picture, revolutionizing the film industry.
Alan Crosland
Alfred A. Cohn, Jack Jarmuth
Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Eugenie Besserer, Warner Oland, Otto Lederer, Bobby Gordon, Richard Tucker, Joseff Rosenblatt, William Demarest, Myrna Loy
© 1927 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
It's a touch overdramatic, but momentous nonetheless.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
Of its time, surely, 'The Jazz Singer' is nevertheless better than one expects going in.
Tim Brayton
A film whose appeal is almost solely historical, for a multitude of reasons.
The Jazz Singer is not a good picture artistically, but it's historically significant and Al Johnson is truly entertaining
Bangitout.com
Jordan Hiller
The Jazz Singer is a shallow attempt by a powerful group of straying Jews to clear their consciences.
By today's standards, The Jazz Singer is mawkish, crudely filmed, and full of schmaltz. Yet it remains fascinating in its historical value, not only for its technical innovation.
In cities where the Vitaphone can be installed and reproduce his voice this picture will eminently repay attendance.
Variety Staff
Undoubtedly the best thing Vitaphone has ever put on the screen.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
An overrated cinematic turd, and an embarrassment to Jazz.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
First talkie may lead to good discussion on race.
Parents need to know that this 1927 film -- the first "talkie" -- features Al Jolson performing in blackface, a practice that was popular in its day and may need to be explained to younger viewers and put into context. The use of blackface is certainly racist, but in one instance it's handled well, suggesting a connection between African Americans and Jews experiencing similiar identities as outsiders. The movie reveals the domestic discord of Jackie's family life and depicts a cruel father who whips and disowns him.
Release Date:October 6, 1927
Funny Lady
Alexander's Ragtime Band
For Me and My Gal
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book review, book reviews April 28, 2019 Leave a comment
Do you have any idea how long it’s been since I’ve read a contemporary romance that featured neither so-called new adults, nor athletes?
There is so much to like in Ruby Lang’s Acute Reactions that I could get past what I thought needed work; however, I would like some reassurance that the same structural problems aren’t found in all of her books.
Instead of starting out with an established medical group, allergist Petra Lale has opened her own practice right after completing her training. Ian Zamora co-owns a successful restaurant and needs allergy shots to cope with his girlfriend’s cat. Things go sideways for him when he visits her practice and is instantly captivated by Petra. She has the same reaction, but her Hippocratic oath provides a road block.
Establishing their careers, Acute Reactions’ leads are driven people. It is their main priority and Lang reflects just what that means for their home lives and romantic entanglements. Ian and Petra are likable, upright, engaging characters in their early thirties. Their motivations and backstories are clear and, while not belaboured, do well to explain their personalities and reactions. Petra should be horrified and distracted by becoming involved with a patient. Ian’s counterbalance is that, as a product of discord, he tries to resolve issues for those around him, acting as peacekeeper. Their stumbling blocks are significant and believable, but being young and healthy, love, like life, finds a way.
Lang’s writing is charming and she creates excellent smolder. My challenge with Acute Reactions was the plotting issue of Petra’s repeated comeheregoaway response to her relationship. New couples can go through ups and downs, but she had a retractable leash tied to Ian. He’s smitten, she’s wary, they collide, she runs away. It got old. I shouldn’t be thinking, “maybe these two should just move on”, while reading a romance; in fact the conceit was repeated enough times, that I was reluctant to start on the next two books in the series Hard Knocks and Clean Breaks . I did because I bought the Practice Perfect trilogy as a set, but I’m giving each of them some side-eye.
book review April 9, 2019 Leave a comment
Brooklynaire was my first DNF of 2019. The story angered me enough that I both jumped ahead and checked with a friend to see if its glaring blind spot was addressed. It wasn’t and I gave up.
Long Version: Sarina Bowen is a strong romance writer whose work can be uneven and, more importantly, problematic, but I keep reading her books. The Ivy Years series is truly excellent and includes a classic novella, Blonde Date; however, the last novel (The Fifteenth Minute) is, at best, tone-deaf. Co-written with Elle Kennedy, Bowen’s Wags series has similar issues and while I enjoyed Good Boy, in spite of questionable elements, I did not like Stay owing to some love scene issues and the way they blatantly excuse sexual harassment.
In short, Sarina Bowen is a good example of “YMMV’. But none of her usual items were my challenge with Brooklynaire. In it, a workplace romance between a billionaire boss and his operations manager takes off after years of longing and covertly enjoying each other’s scents. I don’t like the boss/employee trope, but I do like a marriage of convenience plot, so I overlooked it and started reading.
Nate is a self-made billionaire who, from a tech startup, has built an empire which now includes a Brooklyn hockey franchise. Seven years ago, he hired Rebecca to run his small, but rapidly growing office and her role has evolved with the company. Secretly in love with each other, when Rebecca gets a concussion, she and Nate finally start to connect.
Ensuring she gets the care she requires, Nate supports and sends gifts to Rebecca as she recovers in the apartment she shares with her sister, her sister’s boyfriend, and their new baby. Realizing Rebecca needs calm, Nate asks her to come and stay at his giant house. It is a generous and logical progression of the marriage of convenience set up: She moves in, their long simmering interest boils over into a steamy encounter, love blooms, tra la la, the end, were it not for this flashback to when Rebecca is first hired:
“Salary,” Stew mutters, and Nate makes a reply. Stew nods. “What about stock options?”
Nate’s nose wrinkles “Nah, not for the clerical staff.”
Whatever Rebecca thinks. She isn’t really sure what stock options are, but what she needs right now is a real paycheck, anyway.
Reading Note: Eff you, this better get fixed.
Reviewer’s Note: It doesn’t.
Rebecca has worked for Nate for seven years from a tiny startup to a multi-billion dollar corporation. He has enough money to buy a hockey franchise and he has never, EVER, given Rebecca any stock options or any kind of remuneration appropriately recognizing her contributions. What a dick! She should be a millionaire. At the very least, she should be able to afford a larger apartment and not worry about her medical bills. This bullshit story decision was made to perpetuate the uneven power dynamic between the two leads. Why couldn’t they be more equal? Rebecca could still come and stay with Nate. Billionaire heroes aren’t my favourite to begin with and sending flowers is nice, but insanely successful bosses who don’t reward the staff that has been intrinsic to their success take a sledge-hammer to my willing suspension of disbelief. Nate was unredeemable, so I quit.
Reviewer’s Fun Fact: I read this book about a woman with a concussion while I had one myself which was pretty challenging. Rebecca’s was much milder than mine and while I started this review at 9 weeks in, I am finishing it at 16 weeks since screen work is my biggest challenge; thus, even if Brooklynaire is lousy, at least it helped me track my progress.
Sarina Bowen’s Catalog
Even with a wink to romance standards, this cover is ridiculous:
The Holidays Series: The Stocking Was Hung, Cupid Has a Heart-On, The Firework Exploded, & The Bunny is Coming by Tara Sivec
Tara Sivec caught my eye on a romance newsletter with a book called Zed Had to Die. I started with a sample and got sucked into buying the entirety of The Stocking Was Hung because I am a sucker for fabulously cheesy titles* and I had no idea what the writing would sink to. Sivec’s bailiwick looks to be romps and I’ll just say that I’m glad I got the rest of the books in the series on loan from Amazon Unlimited (or whatever it’s called). There were sufficient cheap laughs and just enough sincere romance to hold my attention for the first two books before I resorted to sliding through the last two.
The Holiday Series Set Up: A thirty-three year old woman, Noel (Noelle) Holiday, has run screaming from her boyfriend’s pre-Christmas proposal, lost her job, and is en route to Ohio for the holidays. Having to face her loving, intrusive, and judge-y family in her current state of disaster is something she dreads. Sitting in an airport bar feeling sorry for herself, she spills her beer on the man sitting next to her and discovers he is hot with a hotness that is hot and, since he, Sam Stocking, feels the same way about her, he agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend for Christmas. A marriage of convenience ensues which is, I admit, my favourite romance trope. They end up engaged by the end of book one, The Stocking Was Hung, officially engaged at the end of book two, Cupid Has a Heart-On, get married in book three, The Firework Exploded, and you can guess what happens with the fertility symbol in book four, The Bunny is Coming.
The four books progress from the marriage of convenience in The Stocking Was Hung through Big Misunderstandings in the last three books. Noel’s family is much more than promised in the set up and the forced frivolity gets ramped up and progressively more ridiculous. There’s a lot of literal and metaphorical flouncing and door slamming. When I started the series, I told myself to lean in to the farce. It’s not like the books took themselves seriously, so it wasn’t my job to either, but there was just so much nonsense; such as,
Noel’s deranged, over sexed transgender aunt who immediately grabs the junk and then continues to sexually harasses every man she meets, offers everyone drugs, or provides unsolicited sex advice.
Noel’s judgemental and over sexed mother who is either criticizing Noel or providing unsolicited bedroom antic advice and details about her own love life.
Noel’s overprotective father who takes that old chestnut about not buying the cow when you can get the milk for free and turns it into a litany of dairy-based “keep your hands off my daughter” threats.
Noel’s parents obsession with their daughter’s sex life and their own with a bizarre level of detail. It’s not romp-y, it’s creepy.
Sam’s dudebro sexism and gay paranoia.
Noel’s dudebro sexism and generally high-strung nature.
There was too much over-reaction from protagonists in their mid-thirties and her obnoxious family in order to drive the plot and it descended into ridiculousness that became painful. Or I’m a humourless cow. One of the two. Given the titles, I may have been expecting too much .
*My review of Scrooge McFu*k is still pending.
Kissing Tolstoy by Penny Reid
Kissing Tolstoy was awful and silly. I loathed its puerile story and nonsensical plotting, so, Penny Reid: YOU WIN! I am giving up on anything your name is on except MAYBE a Winston Brothers book, and even then it had better not cost me any money. Again and again her books with younger leads have problematic elements, and while it is classified as a “new adult” romance, only one character in Kissing Tolstoy is actually a recent grown up. The heroine, Anna, is a university student and the hero is her professor. I’ll let Amazon do some of the heavy lifting:
What do you do when you discover that your super-hot blind date from months ago is now your super-hot Russian Lit professor?
You overthink everything and pray for a swift end to your misery, of course!
So does the reader.
Goodness, even the blurb for this book let me down. So here I go:
There’s a young woman who accidentally texts and then meets the wrong guy at a bar. He’s a really hot biker dude, so she freaks out because she thinks she’s not in his league. She goes back to school to take a Russian Literature course that has been, thus far, very hard to register for because the professor is just that attractive. He’s also the sexy motorcyclist from the bar. As a bonus he’s an actual Russian who specializes in the woman’s favourite author and hails from an extremely wealthy family. I can’t remember if he’s displaced royalty, but that’s the only dream-hero-fantasy-romance-guy box he doesn’t tick.
The young woman and the professor spar in class and have the hots for each other. She tries to quit the class owing to said hots, he prevents it — showing a true lack of narrative sense — and they get together just as the book ends and sets the scene for the next installment.
With being her teacher, there are ethical implications that must be addressed in some way and aren’t. Logically, she should quit the class and therefore no longer be his student. She doesn’t even need the credit for her major, but she stays in the class. It blows up and, the next thing you know, they are Fighting for Their Love when there are simple, straightforward answers to all of their problems. It was really annoying.
A sample of the writing:
“She smells like wildflowers and quiet libraries, redolent of peace and exuberance.” I looked to my sister and found her expression sober.
“Dad wouldn’t like that.”
“No. I don’t imagine he and Anna would get along at all.” I smirked at the thought. She was far too independent, of both mind and spirit.
I tried to find a gif of Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot saying, “Nobody talks like that!”, but was unsuccessful.
I’ve created a summary of Penny Reid’s books. If you decide to take a chance, I strongly advise that you use it to make a selection. Links to my other reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author or Author Commentary & The Tallies Shameful or my streamlined recommendations list
Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai
I don’t get it. How did Hate to Want You make it onto a Best of the Year list? Granted, 2017 was a disappointing year for romance readers, but even with that in mind, this is a surprising inclusion.
Plot Synopsis: A teen romance torn apart by family rivalries and agita, leaves the two lovers years later finding what solace they can in one night a year together. When the woman, Livvy, moves home, can she and Nicholas find their way to be together in all ways and always? Yes, but only in romance fiction.
This is what I did and did not like: about this overrated romance:
I brought my bias against reunion plots with me.
Livvy is a tattoo artist and she likes to draw on Nicholas. That’s cool.
There’s too much sex. I think I’ve only said that once before.
The sex was busy being crazy-mega-earnestly passionate and kinda naughty.
“This magical land of not giving a fuck was pretty cool” #lifegoals
The writing was really on the nose.
Their relationship shouldn’t work. They were right to break up.
I don’t like the “I shall never love another” trope. You were children. Move on.
It felt like an adult relationship written by a teenager.
The family drama was over-the-top and I didn’t believe for a second they could overcome it and move on.
That’s all I have for now. I haven’t posted a review in such a long time, that I’m working to get my mojo back. Hate to Want You was facile and trite and, most importantly, overrated.
Every time I read or review a Balogh romance, I say the following: If Mary Balogh’s publisher made her back catalogue available $4 or less each, I would stockpile it.
Balogh writes Regency romances about sensible people finding love.
Themes: Love moves one out of one’s comfort zone, and one needs to in order to find a true and passionate match.
I’ve read a bunch of Balogh that I haven’t reviewed. She’s a prolific and reliable author.
The Slightly Series:
Slightly Married – no
Slightly Wicked
Slightly Scandalous (Josh/Freya) – he’s fun, she’s a bit of a pill
Slightly Tempted
Slightly Sinful
Slightly Dangerous (Wulfric/Christine) CLASSIC
The Simply Series:
Simply Love – no recollection
Simply Magic
Simply Perfect – sweet
The Survivors’ Club:
The Proposal (Hugo/Gwen) – pleasant
The Arrangement (Vincent/Sophia) – very sweet, understated
The Escape (Benedict/Samantha) – meh
Only Enchanting (Flavian/Agnes) – WONDERFUL, read this one. Read it twice. I have.
Only a Promise (Ralph/Chloe) – very good
Only a Kiss (Percy/Imogen) – nothing special
Only Beloved (George/Dora) – a sweet wrap up to the series
The Westcott Series:
Someone to Love (Avery/Anna) – disliked the hero
Someone to Hold (Joel/Camille) – great character development
Someone to Wed (Alexander/Wren)
Someone to Care (Marcel/Viola)
Someone to Trust (Colin/Elizabeth)
Someone to Honor (Gil/Abigail)
Someone to Remember (novella) (Charles/Matilda)
A Matter of Class novella (Reggie/Annabelle)
Knitting in the City Series:
Neanderthal Seeks Human – I ADORE the heroine, I’ve re-read it a few times, recommend
Friends Without Benefits – Meh
Neanderthal Marries Human – More strangely compelling, also re-read, love her
Love Hacked – differently strangely compelling, the heroine is a pip
Beauty and the Mustache – Really liked it, Winston sister, recommend
Ninja at First Sight – Cute-ish
Happily Ever Ninja – NOPE!
Dating-ish: A Humanoid Romance – Meh
Marriage of Inconvenience – mostly pretty good
Winston Brothers Series:
Truth or Beard – too much comeheregoaway
Grin and Beard It – pretty darn good
Beard Science – decent
Beard in Mind – very good, recommend
Dr. Strangebeard – I appear to have read it. I don’t remember it at all.
Beard Necessities– not yet published
Dear Professor Series:
Kissing Tolstoy – Loathed it
Elements of Chemistry – Very frustrating, young adult romance
The Hooker and the Hermit – Loathed it, made me stabby
Links to my reviews can be found on my complete reading list of books sorted by author or Author Commentary & The Tallies Shameful or my streamlined recommendations list.
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WIN continues to support regional efforts with nearly $20 million in Grant Applications
Since it was founded, WIN has brought in over $150 million in funding to southeast Michigan through grants awarded to various organizations in the region. To support this investment, WIN has written, supported, helped design conceptually, and informed proposals with data and other research. WIN also has made possible and contributed to sponsored research projects that have informed regional partners’ work, another important form of investment.
Most recently, WIN and its partners have submitted grant applications for the following initiatives:
Building an Industry Infinity Supply Chain
US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) H-1B One Workforce
The WIN eight community colleges and six workforce development boards, with the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) serving as the lead applicant, developed a $10 million grant application titled Building an Industry Infinity Supply Chain which is focused on building career pathways in the southeast Michigan to middle skills and high skills jobs in the manufacturing, transportation, and information technology industry sectors. The application proposes continued delivery of robotics and automation certification training program based upon employer demand, a regional cybersecurity training strategy, and developing an employer collaborative in transportation, with participation from MDOT, to develop more curriculum and delivery of certification and degree programs to meet the needs of the transportation industry. Technology is impacting the workforce skills needs in each of these sectors.
Industry Infinity recognizes that a continuous industrial innovation and revolution is underway. Industry Infinity can also be understood as the center point of the convergence between the exponential economy and Industry 4.0, where the speed at which data is processed, and the rate at which industry is innovating, intersect or collide. Cybersecurity and robotics and automation are two of eight Industry 4.0 technology sectors recognized by Automation Alley, which are a focus of this H1-B One Workforce strategy.
Autonomous Career Navigation System
US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Strengthening Community Colleges federal grant opportunity
The WIN community college and Michigan Works! partners, with Monroe County Community College as the lead applicant, developed a $5 million grant application to create connections between secondary career and technical education CTEs and postsecondary institutions.
Autonomous Career Navigation System partners sounded the alarm that workforce-related secondary and postsecondary training and education programs on current, in-demand skills needs has to be delivered faster and better than before through a system of uncompleted delivery. This continuous talent pipeline delivery system is the true essence and meaning behind the name selected, Autonomous Career Navigation System partners.
In development of this application, eight community college local needs assessments and Michigan Works! WIOA regional plans for prosperity regions 6, 9, and 10 were summarized and a logic model was developed which provides the design for building navigator roles between secondary and postsecondary systems. An excerpt taken verbatim from the Henry Ford College (HFC) Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment, which was noted in the application, “Perhaps the greatest factor contributing to performance inequalities starts before students arrive at Henry Ford College. The disappearance from the K-12 system of educational and learning experiences regarding the trades, especially in the industrial arts, has had a profound impact on the number of students interested in these careers as well as the failure to acquire the basic skills sets necessary for success within them. It is a problem of “awareness.” We believe that we would see more under-represented students across the fields where career pathways are more prominent and better aligned between K-12 and college.”
Michigan Health Careers Partnership
US DOL Employment and Training Administration H-1B Rural Healthcare
The State of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Workforce Development (LEO-WD), as the lead applicant, worked collaboratively with WIN and other partners, to apply for a $2.5 million grant from the H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program to establish a Michigan Health Careers Partnership for Rural Communities (MI-HCPRC) and continue to support employer‑led collaboratives to address healthcare workforce shortages in rural communities across the state.
The partners of the Michigan Health Careers Partnership for Rural Communities (MI-HCPRC) propose: 1) increase the number of individuals training in healthcare occupations that directly impact patient care; 2) alleviate healthcare workforce shortages by creating sustainable employment and training programs in healthcare occupations (including behavioral and mental healthcare) serving rural populations; 3) convene employers, education and training providers, workforce development organizations, and other applicable partners, such as economic development organizations and government to formulate solutions to fill identified talent gaps in the rural healthcare workforce.
Strengthening the Mobility Talent Pipeline in Southeast Michigan
US Economic Development Administration (EDA) STEM Challenge
The Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) WIN is the lead applicant in partnership with Wayne State University to submit the Strengthening the Mobility Talent Pipeline in Southeast Michigan by supporting the forward movement on the employer collaborative which offers online professional short courses on mobility to deepen the interest of students in cutting-edge technology. MAGMA is perhaps best known for its quarterly advisory council meetings, which attract over 300 participants annually. Participants include industry, academia, public and nonprofit organizations, philanthropic foundations, and guests from foreign governments. Typically hosted by MAGMA board members, advisory committee meetings highlight thought leaders from industry partners speaking on talent centered topics, with focus areas like: cybersecurity, embedded vehicle systems, technician skills, engineering demand, how post-secondary can better prepare new graduates for the mobility workforce, and other topics as proposed by board members.
Other goals include working with Apprenti (an IT apprenticeship program whose Michigan affiliate is housed within WIN) to develop the tech talent pool. MAGMA is also exploring a concept to connect K-12 CTE instructors with MAGMA employers for externship opportunities. MAGMA will continue to pursue bringing the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) and the Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program to Michigan. The AMT program is a collaborative or employer-driven talent pipeline program that Toyota uses at other facilities across the country that MAGMA employers have expressed interest in and working towards bringing to Michigan.
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home MoBE Postdoctoral Fellowship, Research from microBEnet Fungi and bacteria grow in carpet at elevated relative humidity
Fungi and bacteria grow in carpet at elevated relative humidity
By Karen Dannemiller Posted in MoBE Postdoctoral Fellowship Research from microBEnet
Floor dust is an important source of human exposure to microbes due to dust resuspension, especially from carpeted floors. Sources of microbes in floor dust are known to include outdoor air, tracked-in soil, growth on materials, and shedding from occupants or pets, but we wanted to know if growth may also contribute to these microbial communities.
To answer this question, we conducted a study funded through the Microbiology of the Built Environment Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. We embedded dust into a worn residential, medium-pile, nylon carpet from the same home and incubated the carpet coupons at equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) levels between 50-100%. We measured fungal and bacterial communities using qPCR and DNA sequencing of the 16S/ITS regions.
After one week, we identified fungal growth at ≥80% ERH and bacterial growth only at 100% ERH. At 85% ERH, this fungal growth continued until we ended the experiment after 6 weeks. The moisture content was the limiting factor for growth as C, N, P, and S were in excess of stoichiometric requirements. ERH was the dominant factor driving the microbial communities as determined by principal coordinate analysis (PCA). The predominant fungal genera at elevated ERH were Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Wallemia.
We also constructed a rough model to determine the impact that this growth might have on exposure. At these elevated ERH levels, over half of the airborne fungi could originate from growth in the dust after resuspension from the floor by occupants. However, this model needs to be refined and validated in future studies, and does not currently account for differences in dust resuspension that might occur due to relative humidity.
The relative humidity levels included in this study are higher than those found in most typical homes and the recommended level of 30-50%. These levels would be more likely in a hot, humid climate without the use of air conditioning or under other suboptimal conditions. However, this work demonstrates that moisture in the air may be sufficient to support microbial growth in carpet, and this growth has the potential to contribute to human exposure.
Fungal and bacterial growth after (a, b) 1 week and (c, d) 3-6 weeks. OD = original dust.
Manuscript (open-access): Dannemiller, K. C., Weschler, C. J. and Peccia, J. (2016), Fungal and bacterial growth in floor dust at elevated relative humidity levels. Indoor Air. doi:10.1111/ina.12313 Available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ina.12313/full
Karen Dannemiller
Karen Dannemiller is an Assistant Professor at Ohio State University with a joint position between Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering and Environmental Health Sciences. Her research interests include fungi in the indoor environment and associations between microbial exposures and childhood asthma.
10 thoughts on “Fungi and bacteria grow in carpet at elevated relative humidity”
Maria Nunez says:
I am sorry, but this is old news. Reinventing the wheel again! You should have checked old litterature before sending your paper for publication.
David Coil says:
Okay Maria, I’ll bite. Show me the old literature that demonstrates the taxa-level changes in community composition at various relative humidities as shown in this paper.
I am at home now, but you will hear from me
I have made a list of publications of that Jordan Peccia would call for Neardenthal knowledge (cfr. last Healthy Buildings Europe). Some of the publications are about what is known about general mould ecology in buildings, including carpets. Worth reading for those working on this. Besides, there are lots of papers on fungal growth on different building substrates at different levels of different abiotic factors in Healthy Buildings and Indoor Air Congresses publications. All building microbiologists should be familiar with these.
Coppock and Cookson (1951). The effect of humidity on mould growth on construction materials. J. Sci. Food Agric. Pp 534-537.
Ayers 1969. The effects of moisture and temperature on growth and spore germination in some fungi. J. Stored Products research 5:127-141.
Smith & Hill. 1982. Influence of temperature and water activity on germination and growth of Aspergillus restrictus and A. versicolor. Trans. British Mycol Soc. 79:558-560.
Adan & Samson. 1994. Fungal disfigurement of interior finishes. In Singh. J (ed). Building Mycology pp. 130-159. Chapman & Hall, London.
Beguin & Nolard 1996. Prevalence of fungi in carpeted floor environment: analysis of dust samples from living-rooms, bedrooms, offices and school classrooms. Aerobiologia 12:113-120.
Korpi et al. 1997. Microbial growth and metabolism in house dust. Int. Biodet. Biodeg. 40:19-27.
Pasanen et al. 2000. Fungal growth and survival in building materials under fluctuating moisture and temperature conditions. Int. Biodet. Biodeg. 46:117-127.
Engelhart et al. 2002. Occurrence of Toxigenic Aspergillus versicolor isolates and Sterigmatocystin in Carpet Dust from Damp Indoor Environments. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 68:3886-3890.
Chao et al. 2001. Dustborne fungi in large office buildings. Mycopathologia 154:93-106.
James Scott 2001. Ph.D. thesis. Studies on indoor fungi. Toronto 2001.
Nielsen K.F. 2002. PhD thesis. Mould growth on building materials. Secondary metabolites….. Danmark.
Nielsen et al. 2004. Mould growth on building materials under low water activities. Influence of humidity and temperature on fungal growth and secondary metabolism. Int. biodet. Biodeg. 54:325-336.
Yang & Li. 2007. Ecology of fungi in the indoor environment. 191-214. In: Sampling and analysis of indoor microorganisms. Wiley & Sons.
Johansson et al. 2005. Microbiological growth on building materials. Critical moisture levels. State of the art. SP Swedish Nat. Testing and Res. Inst.
Johansson et al. 2012. Test method for determining critical moisture level for mould grwth in building mat. PhD thesis: Critical moisture conditions for mould growth on building materials.
I do not have time to continue with a longer list….
Karen Dannemiller says:
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss how our paper is novel and why we are excited about it. There is a great history of many papers that discuss microbial growth and presence in building materials. There are excellent works in your list here, and many others as well. Before our paper, it had been established that microbial growth occurs on other building materials such as gypsum generally around ~80% relative humidity (as mentioned in the introduction to our paper). It had also been established that microbes are present in house dust and other sources have been identified (also mentioned in our introduction). We previously identified the Korpi et al, 1997 study as a systematic laboratory chamber study of microbial growth in house dust (not carpet), which we cited in our paper. The other papers you mentioned (which make important contributions on their own) fell into two categories that make them distinct from this work: (1) papers that do not include carpet and (2) environmental sampling studies in which fungi are identified but potential growth could not be studied directly, not systematic laboratory chamber studies of relative humidity compared to microbial growth in carpet (see full list divided into categories below). As stated in Yang and Li, 2007 “…it should always be kept in mind that isolation and identification of fungi from carpet or carpet dust does not by itself indicate fungal growth.†Taken together, all these papers provided an excellent rationale to conduct this study. The results in this paper are consistent with this other work in identifying that growth occurs under elevated relative humidity in carpet containing dust around a similar moisture threshold to other materials.
Our results are novel in providing quantitative growth rates in carpet, refined taxonomic resolution from DNA sequencing for both fungi and bacteria, insights into richness, and a rough resuspension model on how this growth might impact human exposure. Just as any other study, this work needs to be read in context for the additional contribution it makes to the literature to build upon what we already know. If you read the open-access paper itself (instead of only the short blog post) we mention some of these studies to put this paper into context of other work.
***Papers that do not include carpet:***
Coppock and Cookson (1951). The effect of humidity on mould growth on construction materials. J. Sci. Food Agric. Pp 534-537. Materials considered: Brick, wood, painted wood, distempered surfaces
Ayers 1969. The effects of moisture and temperature on growth and spore germination in some fungi. J. Stored Products research 5:127-141. Materials considered: Agar and cellulose strips
Smith & Hill. 1982. Influence of temperature and water activity on germination and growth of Aspergillus restrictus and A. versicolor. Trans. British Mycol Soc. 79:558-560. Materials considered: Malt agar
Adan & Samson. 1994. Fungal disfigurement of interior finishes. In Singh. J (ed). Building Mycology pp. 130-159. Chapman & Hall, London. Materials considered: plaster/gypsum, wallpaper. No full laboratory study of growth vs relative humidity in carpet.
Korpi et al. 1997. Microbial growth and metabolism in house dust. Int. Biodet. Biodeg. 40:19-27. Cited in our paper and one of the more relevant studies looking at dust (not in carpet). Was done in 1997 (so no sequencing). Growth was based on CO2 levels with some culturing afterward. Compared to our paper, there is much lower taxonomic resolution, no quantitative growth rates at various levels, the nutrient analysis as not as in-depth, and there is no resuspension modeling. This study does do some interesting work looking at the MVOCs from the dust.
Pasanen et al. 2000. Fungal growth and survival in building materials under fluctuating moisture and temperature conditions. Int. Biodet. Biodeg. 46:117-127. Materials considered: Gypsum board, particle board and wood board
Nielsen K.F. 2002. PhD thesis. Mould growth on building materials. Secondary metabolites….. Danmark./
Nielsen et al. 2004. Mould growth on building materials under low water activities. Influence of humidity and temperature on fungal growth and secondary metabolism. Int. biodet. Biodeg. 54:325-336. Great study on 21 other building materials (no carpet), also cited in our paper. Once again, a great study but does not consider carpet.
Johansson et al. 2005. Microbiological growth on building materials. Critical moisture levels. State of the art. SP Swedish Nat. Testing and Res. Inst. Discusses other materials, no carpet
Johansson et al. 2012. Test method for determining critical moisture level for mould grwth in building mat. PhD thesis: Critical moisture conditions for mould growth on building materials. Discusses other materials, no carpet
***Papers that are environmental sampling studies, not a systematic study of relative humidity vs. growth in laboratory chambers:***
Beguin & Nolard 1996. Prevalence of fungi in carpeted floor environment: analysis of dust samples from living-rooms, bedrooms, offices and school classrooms. Aerobiologia 12:113-120. This study sampled carpet dust from 100 carpets and speculated on growth but did not directly study growth compared to other sources (tracked-in soil, etc.). Not a systematic laboratory chamber study of relative humidity vs. growth in laboratory chambers.
Engelhart et al. 2002. Occurrence of Toxigenic Aspergillus versicolor isolates and Sterigmatocystin in Carpet Dust from Damp Indoor Environments. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 68:3886-3890. This study looks at 11 carpet dust samples from homes with mold problems, but is not a systematic study of relative humidity vs. growth in laboratory chambers.
Chao et al. 2001. Dustborne fungi in large office buildings. Mycopathologia 154:93-106. Also an environmental study, this one measured water activity in the carpet but did not present results about water activity vs. growth and also was not able to identify the origin of fungi based on growth or other sources (outdoor air, etc.). Study states specifically that it could not distinguish if findings were the “…result of fungal growth in carpet or was due to contamination from a different origin.†Not a systematic study of relative humidity vs. growth in laboratory chambers.
James Scott 2001. Ph.D. thesis. Studies on indoor fungi. Toronto 2001. Another great work looking at fungi in house dust of 369 homes. Really great data here, but not a laboratory-based chamber study of fungal growth in carpet.
Yang & Li. 2007. Ecology of fungi in the indoor environment. 191-214. In: Sampling and analysis of indoor microorganisms. Wiley & Sons. Not a systematic study of relative humidity vs. microbial growth in carpet. Cites some of the other work listed here and specifically states on page 202 “However, it should always be kept in mind that isolation and identification of fungi from carpet or carpet dust does not by itself indicate fungal growth.â€
Your paper is called “Fungal and bacteria growth in floor dustâ€. That is, carpet dust, not carpet. Your carpet is made of nylon, which probably acts as a mechanic substrate to sustain the dust. Nylon has been used as a “recipientâ€, for example, nylon mesh- bags containing soil to study ectomycorrhizal growth in the lab (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.0028-646x.2001.00199.x/full). You have not demonstrated that the nylon has been degraded by the fungi/bacteria. You mention that there are enough nutrients in the floor dust, and this is true. On the other side, all soiled/dusty building substrates (including minerals, synthetic fibers, and of course vegetal and animal fibers) can be overgrown by fungi and bacteria (general knowledge, no need for ref., I hope). There are systematic laboratory studies of everything used in buildings that can be hung in lab chambers containing salt solution throughout the literature, also in recent literature because of the “green waveâ€.
You make carpet, which is usually a sink of organisms, to a source by exposing it to what Jeff Siegel calls for “extreme conditions†in the laboratory. I think you should have included the “in vitro†aspect of your work in your title. Many people read only the title and think that because they have carpets at home, they have also microbial growth. Scary.
You also speak about “refined taxonomic resolution from DNA sequencing for both fungi and bacteria. I would say that Aspergillus, Penicillium and Wallemia for fungi, or Phyla for bacteria, is low taxonomic resolution. You have just got the primary colonizers, in other words, the generalists. Working with OUTS is not refined taxonomy. As Wertenbaker said, “A science can scarcely be said to exist before its material, whether it be species or elements or geologic and geographic features, has been organized and classifiedâ€.
As and additional contribution, you say that “our results demonstrate that ERH is an important variable for defining the rates and community dynamics of microbial growth in floor dust, 80% for fungi and 100% in bacteriaâ€. We knew this.
Detailed experimental protocols and results are presented in the full version of the paper, available at the link above. Please feel free to contact me directly for additional comments/questions.
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As an outsider traipsing through the field of microbes, I read the above conversation with curiosity. (I am active online posting as a communicator/educator). I would just like to compliment all participants for a truly informative and rational exchange of ideas. Would that other discussions were handled in such a dignified way! To come across people addressing challenges to their personal statements (and career research) with restraint and courtesy is a find! What a perfect classroom example for academics to share with current grad students. Reading this as a guide to conducting professional conversations online in a respectful manner would be of lasting benefit to your students—So nice to take in, like a breath of fresh air!
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Slow train to Winnipeg
There is no fast train to Winnipeg. VIA Rail’s meandering service from Vancouver to Winnipeg fits a country that’s meant to be savoured. Yes, you could fly in under three hours, but if you’re looking for a more immersive experience and can spare three days, take the train. It’s not meant to be fast.
Leah and I checked in at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver on a sunny, Friday morning in late July. The forest fires that shrouded most of western Canada were still two weeks away and clear skies beckoned. Friends had been surprised to learn of a rail connection. Almost as surprised as by our destination. True, Winnipeg’s not the first place you think of for a summer holiday, but we live on the Sunshine Coast. A break from tourists would be good for the soul.
Our noon departure left 15 minutes late, but few passengers seemed to notice. Most people were busy exploring their new home for the next two nights; four nights for Toronto-bound passengers.
Private sleeping quarters in Prestige class come with your own concierge.
A large American tour party, each traveller wearing a name badge, patrolled the corridors for the first hour, marvelling at the cleverly concealed shower closets, the premium-class cabins and the viewing cars. With 72 hours ahead of us, we decided to pace ourselves, watching East Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster pass us by before venturing from our seats.
VIA Rail trains come in three classes and various carriage designations. The best views are to be had in the Skyline cars with their scenic dome sections, and the Panorama car, which features windows to the ceiling. The Park car in the caboose is an elegant throwback to bygone lounge luxury and is limited to the train’s Prestige passengers at certain times of the day.
Prestige is the priciest of VIA’s three travelling classes, offering private sleeping quarters and a personal concierge. We travelled in Sleeper Plus, which saw our seats being transformed by a carriage attendant at night into comfy bunk beds shrouded behind a thick curtain. (The attendant reverses the process in the morning while you’re at breakfast.) For Economy Class, picture your seat becoming a La-Z-Boy with pillow and blanket. All meals are included in the price for Prestige and Sleeper Plus.
An excellent three-course lunch, including a sautéed prawn and scallop salad, set the tone for our meals ahead. Duck, rack of lamb, and beef wellington were among the hot, fresh dinners somehow served from a tiny kitchen, which also offered vegetarian options for every dining course. Canadian wines and craft beer choices from Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver, were a nice surprise too. We soon got to know our Winnipeg-based crew, who were proud of their hometown and quick with recommendations.
Seats by day transform into bunk beds by night in Sleeper Plus.
Meal times presented a chance to meet fellow passengers – mostly American visitors, including one woman from San Francisco who had been suffering Trump-induced anxiety attacks. “Two days with no news has done me the world of good,” she confided.
There were other little surprises along the way. Complimentary mimosas went down well on Saturday morning while stuck for an hour outside of Jasper. Informal wine tasting with one of the crew in the dome car eased us through the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. Lounge car patrons were entertained by a classical guitarist in an afternoon performance.
The real star of the show though was the view, otherwise known as Canada. First criss-crossing the Fraser River and then the Thompson, the train follows a route largely uncharted by the highway. At dinner on Friday night, heads swivelled to see a series of attractions appearing on or by the Thompson: a solitary eagle, a herd of elk, an abandoned church and a forgotten Chevy truck, circa 1960, all punctuated the dry beige canvas of thirsty cottonwoods and parched underbrush.
Dinner-time distractions as we skirt the Thompson River near Kamloops, BC.
Sun set to be replaced by a full, blood moon. It cast its spell on us as we settled into our bunks and watched it rise, glowing red and irresistible over Kamloops Lake. I fell asleep realizing that after almost 12 hours on the train, I had yet to crack a book or suggest a game of Yahtzee with Leah.
VIA Rail’s not quiet. There were times during the night that I thought a crash was imminent, such was the screeching on the rails. “You’ve got all day to nap,” I told myself as I opened the blind to see daybreak in the Rockies. Our attendant told us we’d made good time overnight, getting up to 80 kilometres an hour, which might have explained the noise.
After a night on the train it was good to stretch our legs in Jasper on the Discovery Trail.
The American tour party alighted at Jasper where the remaining passengers had a couple of hours to explore. In minutes we were walking Jasper’s Discovery Trail, heading towards Old Fort Point. At the first viewpoint overlooking the city, a menacing gang of Bighorn Sheep blocked our path. We hesitated for 10 minutes, taking photos from a distance. The sheep looked less menacing when a jogger breezed right by them.
Bighorn Sheep – not so menacing in hindsight.
It took all day to reach Edmonton. Numerous stops for freight traffic, (which have priority) including a two-hour standstill, put us in at 7 p.m., a few hours behind schedule. We disembarked to skip rope a while on the platform (three solid meals a day and a sedentary lifestyle take their toll) and take photos of the City of Champions in the distance. By 8 a.m. the next morning after a better night’s sleep, we’d caught up an hour or two and were in Saskatoon for another 20-minute stroll on the platform.
Our final day of gazing out of the window introduced us to place names that seemed to herald a story: Punnichy, Ituna, Spy Hill and Atwater – population 30. Potash mines are the only hills on the Prairies, looming on the horizon occasionally like elongated pyramids. The old, wooden grain silos, so iconic to this region, seemed harder to find. Kelliher, Saskatchewan produced a nice one though.
Our last stop before Winnipeg was Melville, Sask., home of the Melville Millionaires junior hockey team and named after Grand Trunk Railway president, Charles Melville Hays, who died on the Titanic. We rolled into Winnipeg at 8.40 p.m., 90 minutes late but still warm and sunny outside.
We never did play Yahtzee!
Classy caboose
Bunk with a view
Athabasca River, Jasper
Grain silos
Derek missing the rains down in Africa
Derek – first gorilla in Melville, Sask.
Sunset near Edmonton
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World's first solar-electric pump-out boat cleanly and quietly deals with recreational boating waste
By Paul Ridden
World's first solar-electric p...
The solar-electric pump-out boat was developed by the East Shore District Health Department and Yale University's School of Public Health
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Propulsion comes from two Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 outboard motors that get their juice from four Torqeedo Power 48 Li-ion battery banks, recharged by eight 100-watt solar panels
When nature calls while out boating, the waste from the marine toilet – or head – flows through to an onboard holding tank. The potent contents of this tank then need to be responsibly disposed of at some point. There are likely pump-out stations at the marina, but there are also boats that can take away stored sewage. And the vessel recently delivered to Branford, Connecticut, is somewhat cleaner than most.
Where other pump-out boats run on dirty engines, Branford's 25 ft (7.6 m) aluminum craft has solar panels feeding battery banks to power the outboard motors and the sewage pump.
Reported to be the first of its kind, the solar-electric sewage pump-out boat is the result of a collaboration between East Shore District Health Department and Yale University's School of Public Health, with funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Propulsion comes from two Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 outboard motors that get their juice from four Torqeedo Power 48 Li-ion battery banks. These batteries are recharged by eight 100-watt solar panels mounted on the roof canopy, which are said to provide 400 watts to each bank. The solar-electric system also powers the vessel's 48 V pump.
"Our research into current solar-electric technology for this vessel demonstrated that is a viable alternative to traditional internal combustion engines for recreational and commercial boats, and we hope the success of this project will lead to wider acceptance of this technology across the marine industry," said Michael Pascucilla of the East Shore District Health Department.
The solar-electric pump-out boat is being operated by non-profit Coastal Tide Marine Services under contract with the Town of Branford and the East Shore District Health Department.
The video below discusses the development of the vessel.
Sources: Torqeedo, East Shore District Health Department
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Douglas Bennett Rogers February 11, 2019 03:51 PM
Carbon represents 60% of non condensible greenhouse emissions. Water represents 80% of total emissions.
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In that area you have not only lots of boats that could use this service but also a lot of (often quite fancy) houses on small islands made almost entirely of rock. I bet that being able to avoid putting that effluent into the water would be a big deal.
ljaques February 12, 2019 06:20 PM
Electric boat? Cool. Make more. 5.5 minute virtue-signaling ad "we'reallgonnadieagain!" is not cool. If you're worried about greenhouse emissions, ask the ocean to stop with the moisture release.
We're not all gonna die from AGWK, but yeah, everyone, please do live a lighter footprint. You _don't_ have to talk about it to get it done.
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Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson
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After a life lived in obscurity, Emily Dickinson emerged after death as one of the greatest poets of her time. In These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson (W. W. Norton, 2020), Martha Ackmann traces her evolution as a poet by focusing on some of the key moments in her life that defined and shaped her as a writer. The daughter of a prosperous attorney, Dickinson did not have the concerns of work or marriage that defined the lives of the women of her era. Without them she was able to focus on composing poems, a task to which she dedicated herself at an early age. While the vast majority of her poems remained unpublished during her lifetime, this did not reflect her desire to be distinguished. In response to an article by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, she sent him four of her poems, inaugurating what would become a lifelong correspondence between the two of them. Though Higginson was instrumental in the posthumous publication of Dickinson’s poems, it took Dickinson’s death in 1886 before she gained the distinction she had desired throughout her life.
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The pandemic in Peng Shepherd’s debut novel, The Book of M, starts with magic—the disappearance of a man’s shadow. The occurrence, broadcast worldwide, is greeted with delight until more and more people lose their shadows. People start losing their memories as well—while gaining an ability to change the world with the power of their imaginations. As society collapses, the landscape becomes as beautiful as it is terrifying: deers have wings, clouds tinkle like bells, lakes appear overnight, flowers bloom in winter. The Book of M has garnered widespread praise, earning recommendations from The Today Show and USA Today, and making Amazon’s list of Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2018. A reviewer on Bustle called it a “post-apocalyptic masterpiece.” In a world of vanishing memories, Shepherd finds an unlikely hero: a patient with classic amnesia. Unlike the “shadowless”—who eventually forget everything, including how to speak or eat or breathe—the amnesiac never forgets how the world works. This allows him to explore, in a race against the seemingly unstoppable pandemic, ways to save the memories of the few who remain. For several of Shepherd’s characters, the worst thing that can happen to them is losing their connection to those they love. “Their greatest fear is the people they care about who’ve lost their shadows [will forget] their love and the memories they have together,” Shepherd says. The book is mum about the pandemic’s cause—as is Shepherd. “I sort of felt like if this really happened to all of us and the world was plunged into this kind of dream-like forgetting state, probably nobody would [know the cause] but everyone would have their theories. Some make more sense than others.”
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Emirates News Agency – DMCC strengthens Dubai-China trade ties through diamonds
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DUBAI, 30th June, 2020 (WAM) — DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Guangzhou Diamond Exchange, GZDE, establishing a strategic partnership with one of China’s leading international diamond trading platforms and communities.
The agreement strengthens bilateral ties between the UAE and China, and creates new trading opportunities across the diamond industry. The two parties will gain access to new markets as a result of the collaboration, and both parties have committed to cooperate in promoting responsible business practices among their respective members.
“Since its inception in 2002, DMCC has helped transform Dubai into one of the world’s leading diamond trading hubs. With much more to achieve, DMCC will always seek opportunities to collaborate with others and write the next chapter of Dubai’s remarkable diamond story. This is just one of the many reasons why we are delighted to sign the agreement with the Guangzhou Diamond Exchange, and we look forward to the potential this brings,” said Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DMCC and Chairman, Dubai Diamond Exchange.
He added, “This agreement will further advance the strong and longstanding cultural and commercial ties that exist between the UAE and China, and extend our support to both the Dubai Silk Road strategy and One Belt One Road Initiative,” he added.
“DMCC is a brilliant and energetic hub for the international diamond industry. DDE and GZDE have a very good partnership and series of mutual activities in the past years enhancing the trust and trade between the traders of the two platforms. In this specially challenging but should-be-with-hope moment for the global industry, we are looking forward to closely cooperating with DMCC to introduce more business opportunities to the Chinese diamond industry and to explore and identify more sparkles for the Dubai diamond community, together with the global diamond society. This strategic document mandates us mission with vision,” said LIANG Weizhang, President, Guangzhou Diamond Exchange.
DMCC has successfully built a world-class ecosystem for the diamond trade in Dubai, which includes the Dubai Diamond Exchange, the world’s largest tender facility. In 2019, the trade for diamonds in Dubai reached AED 84 billion (¥161 billion, USD22 billion). The signing of this MoU emphasises DMCC’s leading role in continuing to grow the diamond trade through the emirate.
“According to National Bureau of Statistics of China, China’s jewellery market has seen a positive trend with three consecutive months of growth since March 2020,” said Zhu Yongsheng, Chairman, Guangzhou Diamond Exchange. “As an international diamond trading platform and a modern comprehensive service hub for the industry rooted in the largest diamond market in China, Guangzhou Diamond Exchange will work closely with DMCC and the Dubai Diamond Exchange to provide high-quality trading services and industry support for both the Chinese and foreign diamond industries.”
China is one of DMCC’s key target markets and its business district already enjoys strong relationships with several Chinese entities. Last year, DMCC signed a similar agreement with the China Gems and Jade Exchange to connect buyers and sellers of gemstones and jade from the two countries.
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PerseveranceStaying Positive Competition tends to bring out the best or the worst in people. It tends to inspire or to paralyze. It has spurred on many inventors, athletes, scholars, and has led to economic prosperity and general progress. But competition taken to the extreme has also resulted in abject failure, ethical lapses, and business scandals.
There are replies you may not give.
There are comments you may not make. There are truths you may not tell, in the world of public relations, for the public are fickle, and behave as a mob. A mob in all its feral, brutal depravity, lacking any and all of the qualities we laud upon humanity that allow us to feel so smug over all of the hapless animals that we raise ourselves over.
And we are all, whether we admit it or not in public, under strict censorship of the mob. Even admitting that the mob censors our thoughts and feelings and the expression thereof is risky. The mob may notice. Some parts of the internet glory in the mob.
Even mentioning 4chan is risky. Our own blog is mercilessly and ruthlessly moderated with a low-orbit ion cannon. But let me talk to you about the dark side of indie public relations a bit. They are easily dealt with on your own bit of the internet. Quite often you let them ramble on, and they spool out more than enough rope to hang themselves, and as often as not, a bunch of fans will come whaling in on them.
Trolls are more problematic elsewhere. When a troll starts to spout shit on some high-profile and influential site on the internet, you have a problem. If it was just some random argument on some random site between a couple of random usernames… who cares? Who gives a crap? And all is well. That is not true.
You are not a very nice person. By which I mean, independent game developers get more nasty shit from gamers than they get praise. Right now you are preparing to lecture me about how I talk to customers, or how I deserve to be broke and unsucessful.
I wonder just how many other creative industries have to deal with customers like this. Then again, maybe all of them do. I just make games, so I happen to know about the games side of things.
Maybe a musician can chime in and tell me how shitty people can be. The internet hates you. Were I being politically correct right now and toeing the party line I would instantly disagree with myself.
Do not argue with the trolls! You make yourself look bad! Look at fucking Phil Fish! Look at what happened to him! Poor Phil, we say. He meant well but he lost his cool. He let the internet bring out his naughty, bad side.Sport Brings Out the Best in People Speech.
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New NASEO-NARUC Reports on Microgrid Financing and Use Cases
By Kirsten Verclas, NASEO
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The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) today announced the release of two new reports on design approaches and funding and financing options for states to consider in actions they take to support microgrid deployment.
Customers – private and public sector – choose to install microgrids based on a range of motivations, which often include increasing reliability and resilience of critical loads, decreasing electricity costs, integrating clean energy and/or providing power to remote or island communities. User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities explores each of these motivations and discusses how each one impacts the design of a microgrid. NASEO and NARUC leveraged Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model to illustrate how objectives translate into design and operational decisions. Download the executive summary here, and the full report here.
“State Public Utility Commissions and State Energy Offices play critical roles in establishing regulatory and policy structures that can advance microgrid development in support of customer and system needs,” said NARUC Executive Director Greg White. “This report shines a light on microgrid customers’ decision-making processes and identifies areas in which state regulators and policymakers can help address common challenges.”
The companion paper, Private, State, and Federal Funding and Financing Options to Enable Resilient, Affordable, and Clean Microgrids outlines potential options to fund and finance microgrid development. Significant upfront costs and unclear valuation of benefits pose challenges for public and private-sector entities interested in developing microgrids. However, microgrids offer a variety of value streams that developers can leverage to mitigate financial risk and make projects more compelling for investors. Download the executive summary here, and the full report here.
“This report highlights the growing number of innovative policies and financing products that can help states in working with prospective public and private sector customers invest in microgrids,” said NASEO Executive Director David Terry. “NASEO is eager to help states understand the public-private partnerships and policy strategies to break down barriers, by addressing upfront costs, offering more attractive value streams for payback, and providing new risk mitigation structures.”
The papers were developed as part of the NARUC-NASEO Microgrids State Working Group, which was established in 2019 with support from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity. The MSWG’s objectives are to bring together NASEO and NARUC members to explore the capabilities, costs and benefits of microgrids; discuss barriers to microgrid development; and develop strategies to plan, finance and deploy microgrids to improve resilience.
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As the dust settled on Brendan Rodgers’ first season in charge at Anfield, the general consensus was that progress had been made.
The Reds finished one place higher than their 2011/12 finish with nine points more than they had accumulated. Rodgers also boosted the Reds’ goal difference by as many as 21, as his side racked up 71 goals, despite playing until January with just one recognised senior striker in the shape of Luis Suarez at the club.
Since the turn of the year results have markedly improved, as well as performances, with Rodgers’ preferred formation giving them a fluent attacking trio, which played its part in romps against Wigan Athletic (4-0), Swansea City (5-0), Newcastle United (6-0), Norwich City (5-0), and Sunderland (3-0).
Since Rodgers was able to begin adding to his depleted attacking numbers, the Reds have played 17 games, winning eight and losing just three. The most damaging part of their post-New Year run in has been six draws, with the stalemates against Reading and West Ham United particularly galling.
The signings of Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho have given the Reds an extra dimension to their attack, meaning they are not as overly reliant on Suarez as they were in the dark days of winter.
Former striker John Aldridge spoke glowingly of their impact at the club, claiming that the window had been the most fruitful one since he was signed alongside Peter Beardsley and John Barnes nearly a quarter of a century ago.
“Over time there was real improvement and that was partly due to Liverpool having their best transfer window we’ve had for a very long time,” Aldridge said in his Liverpool Echo column.
“It was probably the best [window] we’ve had since 1987 when John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and myself joined Liverpool.
“Sturridge has really impressed me with his pace and power and his scoring record is excellent. I don’t want to put too much expectation on Coutinho but he is a very special player.”
With a summer transfer window as successful as the winter one, Rodgers will be in a position to realistically challenge for a Champions League place next season. It is a theory club captain Steven Gerrard subscribes to.
Gerrard told the club’s official website: “The football in general that we’ve shown since January, I think we’ve shown Champions League form so I’m very optimistic for next season.
“It’s down to us players to continue what we’ve done in the last couple of months, take that into next season and try to improve. Other teams are going to make signings, strengthen and improve – we need to make sure that we do as well.”
However, for all the progress in the Premier League, there is the lingering disappointment of their weak exit from both domestic cups.
Under Kenny Dalglish last season, the Reds visited Wembley three times, winning the League Cup and finishing as runners up to Chelsea in the FA Cup.
Liverpool were labelled a ‘Cup Team’ from certain sections under ‘King’ Kenny, and their prowess in knockout competitions was certainly impressive. In contrast Rodgers’ side relinquished their League Cup crown by being outclassed 3-1 by his former side Swansea at Anfield on October 31.
If the defeat to the Swans was dispiriting then the debacle at Oldham Athletic in January left fans seething.
Rodgers fielded a team that contained Suarez, Sturridge and Fabio Borini but the side were bullied by a swashbuckling performance from striker Matt Smith – who walked away with two goals and the Man of the Match award.
The result was undoubtedly the low point of Rodgers’ reign, and something that should be forcefully addressed next season.
Challenging for the lucrative Champions League spots is a prerequisite for the Liverpool manager, a return to the competition that they were such as force in from 2005-2009 is the best way to eventually get the club on solid ground to challenge for the Premier League title.
However, in the wake of some criticism of Arsenal for their celebrations after qualifying fourth, despite failing to lift a trophy for the eight season running, Rodgers will have been made acutely aware of the importance of a cup run.
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Johnny Vasquez (Deanna Kertesz Nye via GoFundMe)
PERTH AMBOY — The family of the 17-year-old who drowned in Raritan Bay on Thursday is remembering him as "the sweetest soul on earth."
A 30-year-old man tried to rescue the teen after he fell into the water near the Raritan Yacht Club about 2:30 p.m, according to Fire Chief Edward Mullen. When firefighters and divers located the boy more than two hours later using side scan sonar, he was in cardiac arrest. The boy was taken to Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center.
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One count, two count, three count.
He started pumping again, trying not to think about the breaking ribs and the fact that Eli still looked thoroughly, undeniably dead. Victor’s arms burned and he resisted the urge to cast sideways glances at his cell phone, which had tumbled from his pocket in the struggle to extricate Eli from the tub. He closed his eyes, continued counting and pressing his intertwined fists up and down and up and down and up and down over Eli’s heart.
It wasn’t working.
Victor took up the second pen, and plunged it into Eli’s thigh.
Still nothing.
For the first time, panic filled Victor’s mouth like bile. He swallowed, and resumed compressions. The only sounds in the room were his whispered counts and his pulse—his pulse, not Eli’s—and the odd sound of his hands trying desperately to restart his best friend’s heart.
Trying. And failing.
Victor began to lose hope. He was running out of chances, out of pens. There was only one left. His hand slid from Eli’s chest, shaking as his fingers curled around it. He raised the pen, and stopped. Beneath him, sprawled on the tiles, was the lifeless body of Eli Cardale. Eli, who showed up in the hallway sophomore year with a suitcase and a smile. Eli, who believed in God and had a monster inside just like Victor, but knew how to hide it better. Eli, who got away with everything, who had slipped into his life and stolen the girl and the top rank and the stupid holiday research grant. Eli, who, despite it all, meant something to Victor.
He swallowed, and drove the pen into his dead friend’s chest.
And then, somewhere between Victor giving up and reaching for his phone, Eli gasped.
Victor heard the tread of barefoot steps behind him as Mitch came into the room. He saw the hulking figure in the reflective sheen of the windowpane, felt him the way he felt everyone, as if they were all under water, himself included, and every movement made ripples.
“You’re wandering,” said Mitch, meeting Victor’s gaze in the glass.
It was a small, familiar phrase, one Mitch had often used when he’d found Victor staring off between the bars, squinting faintly, as if trying to see through the walls to something in the distance. Something important.
Now Victor blinked, eyes sliding from the window and Mitch’s ghostly reflection to the fake wood floor. He listened to Mitch’s footsteps recede into the kitchen, the soft sound of the fridge opening, a carton being taken out. Chocolate milk. It was all Mitch wanted to drink now that he was out, since they didn’t have any at Wrighton. Victor had quirked a brow, but let the man have his whims. Prison left a hunger in you, a craving. The exact nature of the want depended on the person.
Victor wanted something, too.
He wanted to watch Eli bleed.
Mitch leaned his elbows on the counter, and drank his milk in silence. Victor thought his cellmate after getting out might have a plan of his own, people he’d want to see, but he had only looked at Victor over the hood of the stolen car and asked, “Where next?” If Mitch did have a past, he was clearly still running from it, and in the meantime, Victor was more than willing to give him something to run to. He liked making people useful.
His gaze eventually wandered past Mitch’s reflection to the Merit night, the ice in his nearly empty drink clinking as the glass shifted in his grip. The two had been in each other’s company for a long time. They knew when the other wanted to talk, and when they wanted to think. The only problem was that more often than not, Victor wanted to think, and more often than not, Mitch wanted to talk. Victor could feel Mitch beginning to fidget under the weight of the quiet.
“Quite a view,” he said, tipping his glass toward the windows.
“Yeah,” said Mitch. “Been a long time since I’ve seen a view that grand. Next place we go, I hope it has windows like this.”
Victor nodded again, absently, brought his forehead to rest against the cool glass. He couldn’t afford to think of next, or after. He’d spent far too long thinking of now. Waiting for now. The only nexts in his world were the short, quick ones standing between him and Eli. And they were falling away so fast.
Mitch yawned. “You sure you’re okay, Vic?” he asked, returning the carton to the fridge.
“Dandy. Night.”
“Night,” said Mitch, wandering back to his room.
Victor watched Mitch go in the glass, before two pale smudges— his own eyes, ghosted against the darkened buildings—brought him back. Victor turned away from the wall of windows, and finished his drink.
A folder sat on a side table beside the leather couch, a handful of papers escaping from within. A face gazed steadily out from a picture, the right eye and cheek obscured by the folder’s front, and Victor set the empty glass on the table and flicked the cover back to reveal the rest of the face. It was the page from the copy of The National Mark he’d bought that morning.
CIVILIAN HERO SAVES BANK
Below ran the article on the young, precocious man who had been in the right place at the right time and had risked his life to stop an armed robber at a local branch.
Smith & Lauder Bank, a landmark in the northern financial sector of Merit, was the site of a foiled robbery yesterday when a civilian hero put himself between a masked assailant and the money. The civilian, who wishes to remain nameless, told authorities that he noticed the man behaving suspiciously several blocks from the bank, and that a bad feeling was all that led him to follow. Before he reached the bank, the man pulled on a mask, and by the time the civilian caught up, the robber had already plunged inside. In a fearless display, the civilian went in after him. According to the customers and employees trapped inside, the robber at first appeared unarmed, but then proceeded to fire an undetermined weapon up at the stained-glass ceiling, shattering it and raining shards down on the captured populace. He then took aim at the bank vault, but was derailed by the arrival of the civilian. The bank manager reports that the robber took aim at the civilian when he tried to intercede, and then chaos erupted. Shots were fired, and in the mayhem the customers and employees managed to escape the building. By the time the police reached the scene, it was over. The robber, later identified as a troubled man named Barry Lynch, had been killed in the firefight, but the civilian was uninjured. It was a bad day with a happy ending, a remarkable display of courage by a citizen of Merit, and there is no doubt the city is thankful to have such a hero on her streets.
Victor had blacked out most of the article in his usual fashion, and what was left, was this:
a site a civilian hero nameless, a bad feeling fearless unarmed and in the mayhem uninjured. It was a remarkable display
It had calmed something in Victor, the blotting out of the words, but the revised state of the article didn’t change the fact that several things about it were clearly amiss. First, the robber himself. Barry Lynch. Victor had had Mitch go scrounging, and from what little they could dig up, Barry had several EO markers. Not only had he suffered an NDE, but he’d racked up a string of arrests in the months following, each for theft with an unidentified weapon. The cops never found it on his person, so he was let go; Victor had to wonder if Barry was the weapon.
Even more concerning—and more intriguing—than a potential EO was the photograph of the civilian hero. He had asked to remain nameless, but nameless and anonymous are not the same, especially where papers are concerned, and there, below the article, was a picture. A grainy photo of a young man turning away from the scene and the cameras, but not before casting a last, almost cocky, glance back at the press.
The smile on the man’s face was unmistakable, young and proud, the same smile he used to flash Victor. The exact same smile.
Because Eliot Cardale hadn’t aged a day.
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Eli took several gulping breaths, cradling his chest. His eyes struggled open, fought to focus. He took in the room around him, the view from the blanketed floor, before leveling his unsteady gaze on Victor.
“Hey,” he said shakily.
“Hey,” said Victor, fear and panic still scribbled over him. “How do you feel?”
Eli closed his eyes, rolled his head from side to side. “I... I don’t know... I’m fine... I think.”
Fine? Victor had cracked his ribs, broken at least half by the feel of it, and Eli felt fine? Victor had felt like death. Worse than. Like every fiber of his being had been plucked or torqued or twisted or cramped. Then again, Victor hadn’t died, right? Not the way he was certain Eli had. He’d sat and watched, made sure Eliot Cardale was nothing but a corpsicle. Maybe it was shock. Or the three shots of epinephrine. That’s what it had to be. But even with shock and a nowhere near healthy dose of adrenaline... fine?
“Fine?” he asked aloud.
Eli shrugged.
“Can you...” Victor wasn’t sure how to finish the question. If their absurd theory had worked and Eli had somehow acquired an ability by simply dying and coming back, would he even know it? Eli seemed to know the question’s end.
“I mean, I’m not starting fires with my mind, or making earthquakes or whatever. But I’m not dead.” There was, Victor could hear, a faint waver of relief in his voice.
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Towa no Quon 1: Utakata no Kaben
Towanoquon: The Ephemeral Petals
English: Towanoquon: The Ephemeral Petals
Japanese: トワノクオン 第1章 泡沫の花弁
Aired: Jun 18, 2011
Producers: Bandai Visual, Lantis, Movic, Showgate, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Sony PCL
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Bones
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, Sci-FiSci-Fi, Super PowerSuper Power, SupernaturalSupernatural
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This story follows a boy named Quon and his friends, who are "Attractors." Attractors are human beings who have awakened and have supernatural powers. Quon is determined to save them all. But a secret organization is hunting them...
Adaptation: Towa no Quon
Sequel: Towa no Quon 2: Konton no Ranbu
Mitsuchi, Quon
Kamiya, Hiroshi
Kazami, Shun
Toriumi, Kousuke
Asuka, Hizuru
Kotobuki, Minako
Akatsuki, Yuriko
Shiraishi, Ryouko
Jougasaki, Kiri
Hayami, Saori
Omigawa, Chiaki
Kamishiro, Genji
Miki, Shinichiro
Ryou
Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Irino, Miyu
Ryumonji, Tei
Nazuka, Kaori
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Matsuura, Hiroaki
Mori, Takeshi
Director, Storyboard
Iida, Umanosuke
Wakabayashi, Kazuhiro
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The last couple of years have spawned some anime series that ditched the usual 20-minute episode format in favor of longer episodes. ‘Break Blade’, ‘Kara no Kyokai’ and ‘Katanagatari’ all released new installments that were (at least) double the length of a typical anime episode up to and including feature length films. Upsides to this approach are that the production values tend to be much higher and that the longer format allows for more deliberate pacing. The downside is that viewers who follow these series end up waiting a long time between the release of new installments.
‘Towa no Quon’ (TnQ) is a superhero story as well as Studio Bones’ attempt to hop on the bandwagon. How is it?
Not bad, actually.
It opens with tense sequence involving a shady organization chasing a young boy. Their attempt at capture is swiftly interrupted by a strange figure who proceeds to engage them in a blistering and beautifully animated action sequence. Eventually said figure manages to escape with the boy, and it’s from then that the story well and truly starts up.
The rest of the movie is basically what you’d expect from a first installment. It mostly concerns itself with establishing the major players, the setting and the main conflict. It’s all handled well. Characters all fall under familiar archetypes but not annoyingly so and the larger conflict has the potential for cool developments. Kudos for introducing it all without too much spoon feeding of exposition. Which is something Bones has often tried to do though it’s lead to incoherent messes like ‘Darker than Black’ and ‘Xamd’. The narrative in this, however, is simple and straightforward so there’s no fear of getting lost, not yet at least.
By far the best thing about TnQ’s first episode is the excellent balance between all its elements. It manages to introduce all the important things while keeping the story going. This is further enhanced by the fact that titular character Quon is already introduced as a skilled fighter from the very beginning. Thus avoiding typical clichés revolving around a hero who must come to grips with his powers et cetera (this gets turned into a subplot). On the flipside, it avoids making Quon so powerful that he can effortlessly defeat any opponent. He gets considerable injuries in most fights he’s in and he actually needs the help of his colorful ensemble of sidekicks. This makes it all the easier to warm up to the characters even though they’re yet to be fleshed out.
The animation is great. Environments are well drawn and most of the characters have distinctive designs rather than recycled models with slight alterations. But most of the effort went into creating the wonderful action sequences which, this being a superhero story and all, are sure to be the main draw of this series. They’re not just well-animated, however. They also manage to feel compelling because of the way they’re written. It shuns dry 1-on-1 fights in favor of dynamic confrontations between groups of powerful characters with all sorts of abilities which they use in cool ways in order to get the upper hand. The director deserves props for showing these fights in such a way that they feel dynamic and hectic without making them chaotic. Once again, the balance is excellent. It’s no exaggeration to say that the action sequences are some of the best since ‘Sword of the Stranger’.
The music doesn’t particularly stand out even though it was composed by acclaimed composer Kenji Kawai. It’s competent but little more.
Judging from the first episode Towa no Quon has the potential to make for a great action series. The brisk pace, well built up tension and outstanding action certainly make it very promising. One can rightfully criticize the series for its liberal use of clichés and lack of depth but those hungry for something action-packed should seriously consider giving this a try. The jury is still out on whether or not the rest of the series will be good but this first movie is still well worth checking out.
mahoganycow (All reviews)
People with suddenly awakening superhuman powers? Check. A shadowy organization, run by a circular table of cryptic old men, that hunts these newly awakened superhumans? Check. A small alliance of superhumans hiding in plain sight, fighting against persecution by rescuing the awakened ones before they're caught, lead by an experienced veteran (named Quon) with a colorful past? Check, check, check. To be blunt, there's hardly an ounce of originality in the entire series of Towa no Quon films. It whips out numerous ideas from past tales of heroes and villains, and doesn't even have the decency to arrange them in a unique manner. It's worth noting that an abundance of cliches should never be thought of as an automatic death sentence—sometimes a strong delivery is enough to breathe life into unoriginal concepts and make them into something remarkable, or at least into something entertaining to watch.
Not so in this case. The pacing is ill-conceived, with three entire films dedicated to episodic situations which ultimately serve no purpose but to establish the setting and the characters in an extremely roundabout way. Much of what happens is of shockingly little consequence, and there's a real lack of suspense and momentum, and, for that matter, a real lack of anything that would make the viewer want to watch the next movie. The idea of the superhumans themselves is poorly thought out and ends up being explained away in a manner that both raises more questions than it answers and calls the structural integrity of the story and its setting into question. The films sometimes can't even cover the easiest of bases, the things that should be the simplest in the world to explain—just what exactly are Quon's superpowers, anyway? He's immortal, and at various points in time he appears to be capable of jumping thirty feet in the air, manipulating metal and water just by touching them, and projecting a blade and shield made out of solid light. Not much rhyme or reason to infer from that, and none is ever explicitly offered up. Lazy writing, plain and simple. Oh, and if you're wondering exactly who the people running the secret hunting organization are or what motivates them, you're in good company, because that little tidbit is never explained. Towa no Quon's story does have a few tricks up its sleeve, and a couple of nice surprises (mostly in the final two movies) help take the edge off some of the disappointment, but by and large it's unremarkable and just a little sloppy.
Quon as a main character is probably the biggest letdown of the entire experience. He's one thousand years old, which means one thousand years to be affected by the tragic death of his brother, one thousand years spent helping the superhumans hide and live peaceful lives. He could have been complicated—bitter, wise, enigmatic, arrogant, worldly, or any number of things. After all, entire civilizations rose and fell with him watching from the sidelines, and he's burdened with the knowledge that he has outlived all of his past friends and will outlive all of his future friends. Doesn't take much imagination to see awesome potential in that concept. But instead, this is Quon: a simpering, simplistic imbecile with all of the onscreen presence of a rock, who mutters something corny like “because I must save everyone” in response to just about any question he's asked. The few attempts made to flesh him out and turn him into something more than that are lackluster. I really can't even fashion a creative way to rip on him, or a creative way to describe him, because he does not have a personality to speak of. He's actually at his most charismatic when he's in superhuman form, fighting a losing battle. The look of silent, dogged resolve on his face is preferable to his incessant smile and his trite shonen-inspired platitudes. He cannot carry a dramatic moment, and he cannot carry these films.
Sadly, the supporting roles all suffer from similar symptoms, and with few exceptions, most of them act like miniature Quons, either full of baseless optimism or quaking in fear—whatever is required of them by the plot. They have, again, little individual voice, or anything that differentiates them from each other, and most of what I begrudgingly call their “character arcs” consist of little more than a hint at a tragic backstory. Some of them are fun to watch, good for a moment's laugh, but that's about as far as it goes. Towa no Quon also has a strange habit of placing huge weight on side characters who have barely been introduced, and in one scene, Quon gives what I assumed was supposed to be a tearful and heartfelt speech to a child who had not yet received forty-five seconds of screentime. The films do strike an interesting note with two secondary villains, both cybernetically enhanced soldiers who fight against the superhumans—the cyborgs are treated poorly by their superhuman-hating superiors, and this causes them to question whether or not they're human anymore themselves, and how much different they are from the emerging superhumans that they're being sent to kill. That's probably the smartest bit of character drama that Towa no Quon manages to pull off, and it's one small drop of good in a pretty big bucket of mediocrity.
Purely in terms of art and animation, Studio Bones has a good reputation, and that, at least, is largely upheld by Towa no Quon. Visually, these movies end up about where you'd expect them to, looking better than the average television series but a few steps short of feature-film level. The backgrounds—dark, expansive cityscapes and forest-covered mountainsides, to name the most prominent—are sharply detailed and sometimes quite striking. The color palette is expansive, with an appreciable use of light artificial greens, blues, and purples that play well against some of the darker, earthier tones. With few exceptions, the animation is spot-on and the scenes of action are deftly choreographed. The design work is rather unambitious, and I'm sad to say there's nothing particularly distinctive or fresh about the way the characters look, either in human form or as superhumans/robots, but throughout all of the movies the quality of the art is at least maintained with a good degree of consistency.
The music is orchestral, and it practically screams “I am a big, important, epic score.” Not in a good way; it's all very one-note, the same deep, thrumming strings, menacingly advancing drum beats, and ominously droning wordless vocals over, and over, and over again. The score does come equipped with just enough variety to match the moments of lightheartedness and atmospheric tension, but even the latter are sometimes accompanied by those seemingly ceaseless drums and vocals. Almost every song sounds fit to herald an apocalypse, and that can help build the mood where it's appropriate, but the returns diminish as time wears on. It's still a competent soundtrack on some levels, but it's typical for this type of production, and it rehashes its heavier elements to the point of being just a little bit obnoxious and largely forgettable.
And, yes, “largely forgettable” is an apt description for Towa no Quon as a whole. There's nothing pushing this series of films into the realm of being truly bad, and at times they can be entertaining. But they represent a tired take on tired concepts, and, overall, an exceedingly bloodless endeavor. The presentation is certainly up to snuff, but the world of Towa no Quon itself and the people within it both feel like the products of cold and hasty construction, empty of thought and effort, devoid of any real heart or voice. These movies are a portrait of what it means to be uninspired.
ijen (All reviews)
First of all i would like to say i am not that fond of action animes,i am more like the peaceful type.So when i first saw this i wasn't that interested but it took only the first movie to change my mind.
I am writing this review based on the whole series.
Story(10): i don't like to give 10 to any anime because that would be too disrespectful to the masterpieces.I had no choice cause the plot is not that much but unique nonetheless.On the light this is a story about two sides fighting for their own ideals.In one sides the attractors who has awakened supernatural powers and unable to control their powers that much and causing harm to the others around them fighting for their survival and wanting to live.On the other hand we have cyborg teams who are victims of the attractors directly or indirectly,sacrificed their emotions and body parts only to protect order and stop the attractors.
Thats what on the surface but in the dark every single of them has a dark side that haunts them.A past trauma,sin that makes them suffer every moment.Hated by everyone in the childhood,being called a monster,unable to become mentally stable going berserk causing harm to everyone they care for.bound by the chain of suffering they fight to survive.
The story centers around Quon a esp that lived for a thousand years,every moment of suffering and atoning sin for his untenability to protect his brother and becoming mentally stressed and going berserk and killing a lot of people.Now he lives in order to save the hunted before they become the hunter.he endures a large amount of pain in order to save the young ones from taking the same path he did.With his friends that he saved he goes against the cyborgs.
A twist after twist,sufferings,pains and cries of quon will surely make you in tears.
I won't call this a masterpiece but this one is great.touching is what i mean.I highly recommend this anime to everyone.
RarestProGamer (All reviews)
--------------------------Review contains minor spoilers---------------------------------------------------
Plot- In a futuristic Tokyo, unique human beings who have awakened distinct powers are being hunted by a secret organization named Custos. Known as "Attractors", these exceptional humans are joining forces to defend themselves. They are led by a boy named Quon, an idealist who is determined to save all the Attractors he can.
- This series is more like Japanese X-men version. Almost everything seems similar, mutants hiding in a special place getting trained and educated, how to control their powers etc. Quon is the main character or you can say Professor x of the series, he is determined to save all the "Attractors" and to put them at the right path. He has the ability to sense others who are about to awaken their powers, as well as transforming into Insania Quon. It has 6 episodes/movies each 48 minutes long.
Genres- Action, Mystery, Super Power, Supernatural
Story- 7.5/10 (Nothing extraordinary, but it still has it's charm that got me hooked. The only con I found, There aren't any explanation to any character's sudden power development or why all the havoc around the city?!)
Characters- 8.5/10 ( Well, it is kinda superhero movie. So, every character is lovable, but this series offers no background story or character's history. Just goes right into the action!)
Art- 10/10 (It is done by " Bones" which is responsible for FMA and FMA:B. So, it goes without saying. It is full stylish action pack where fight scenes are well executed)
Sound- 10/10 (This is what steals the series for me, background music is just brilliant and the sounds effects is freaking awesome. I highly recommend you to watch it on 720p nothing below that!)
Enjoyment-8/10 (Overall, I enjoyed it. I ignored all the flaws, If you want series with great fight scenes and pump up background music. This series is for you.)
[Update, Oct. 12th] Sentai Filmworks Licenses Towa no Quon, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai, Akikan!, and Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru
According to The Anime Network's Tweet, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the Towa no Quon movie series, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (The World God Only Knows), Akikan...read more
Sep 30, 2011 5:12 PM by Florete | Discuss (46 comments)
BONES To Produce Iida Umanosuke's Posthumous Anime [Update Jan 22]
According to Gundam Ace magazine's February issue, BONES is producing a new anime entitled "Towa no Quon". The anime is a posthumous work of Iida Uman...read more
Dec 31, 2010 5:11 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (54 comments)
Poll: Towa no Quon 1: Utakata no Kaben Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 )
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Juvenile arrested in connection to deaths of 2 men, Reidsville police say
Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 05:05 PM EST / Updated: Jan 5, 2021 / 11:08 AM EST
Reidsville police car. (WGHP file photo)
REIDSVILLE, N.C. — A juvenile suspect was arrested in connection to the deaths of two men as Reidsville police continue a homicide investigation, according to a Reidsville Police Department news release.
On Dec. 30, investigators with the Reidsville Police Department obtained juvenile petitions on a 17-year-old in connection to two homicides that happened in 2020.
On Jan. 4, the petitions were served on the suspect, who is currently being held in secured custody.
On Oct. 22, officers responded to the area of Snead and Benson Street when they were told about shots being fired.
2 teens, juvenile from High Point arrested, charged after man found dead by Alamance County deputies
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Allen Michael Johnson, IV, 21, of Greensboro, dead.
On Dec. officers responded to the area of Graves Street and Moore Street when they were told about a shooting.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found two men inside a vehicle, suffering gunshot wounds.
Both victims were taken hospitals where Felix Vanstory, 39, of Browns Summit, was pronounced dead.
These investigations are ongoing and further arrests are expected. If you have any information regarding these crimes, contact the Reidsville Police Department at 336-349-1010 or anonymously contact Rockingham County Crime Stoppers at (336) 349-9683.
Powerball ticket sold in Forsyth County wins $1 million prize
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Some with multidraw Powerball tickets to get refunds from NC Education Lottery
Posted: Mar 28, 2020 / 11:55 AM EDT / Updated: Mar 28, 2020 / 11:55 AM EDT
NC Education Lottery
RALEIGH, N.C. — As changes in the Powerball game go into effect, the NC Education Lottery plans to make refunds for some multidraw Powerball tickets impacted by the change, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.
The Powerball changes, announced on Wednesday, included resetting the starting Powerball jackpot to a guaranteed $20 million, as an annuity, and setting the increase between drawings when the jackpot is not won to a minimum of $2 million.
Previously, Powerball jackpots reset to $40 million, as an annuity, with minimum increases of $10 million.
The changes, allowed under the Powerball game rules, will go into effect immediately after the Powerball jackpot is won and reset. That means that some North Carolina Powerball players with multidraw tickets purchased on or before Wednesday, did not have time to consider those changes before they made their purchases.
Because the changes were immediate, the NC Education Lottery will refund to those players with multidraw tickets the value of the remaining draws they purchased.
In addition to the refund, those Powerball players will keep their ticket as a free ticket and it remains valid for the drawings that it was purchased for. Any prizes won in those drawings, however, will be awarded under the new prize structure announced on Wednesday.
Players with those multidraw tickets should keep those tickets because they are still eligible to win one of the nine prizes offered in the Powerball game, including the jackpot, in any of the upcoming drawings in which plays were purchased.
They should also call the lottery’s Customer Service helpline at (877) 962-7529 or check the lottery’s website for information on how to obtain a refund.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Tough limits on carbohydrates in your meals can help get type 2 diabetes under control -- but the benefits typically wane over time, a new research review shows.
The analysis of 23 small trials found that low-carb diets worked better than other eating plans in helping people lose weight and send their type 2 diabetes into remis...
Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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An inhaled medication might make every day physical activity a bit easier for patients with serious scarring of the lungs, a new clinical trial finds.
The study, published online Jan. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine, involved patients with high blood pressure in the lungs caused by interstitial lung disease (ILD).
ILD is a broad term for progressive scarring of th...
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Johnson & Johnson's One-Dose COVID Vaccine Promising in Early Trial
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 -- A single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has shown very strong results in early clinical trials, potentially providing a significant boost to U.S. vaccination efforts.
The vaccine produced an immune response of all 805 clinical trial participants within two months of inoculation, according to results published Jan. 13 in the New England Journal...
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A return to normal life in America might happen sooner than many expect, one of the nation's leading vaccine experts told HD Live! this week.
As the new coronavirus rages across the country, President-elect Joe Biden has set a goal of one million doses of vaccine delivered every day once he takes office. If that ambitious target is realized, everyday conditions in the United States might ...
Clinical Trials Immunization Infections: Misc. Safety &, Public Health: Misc. Vaccines Viruses
Stem cells derived from a baby's umbilical cord can help save the lives of the sickest COVID-19 patients, results from a small new clinical trial suggest.
Severely ill COVID patients who received two intravenous doses of stem cells three days apart were much more likely to survive and recover quickly, researchers found.
"The results are quite spectacular," said senior researcher Dr....
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Study Finds No Benefit From Supplemental Oxygen During Labor
For decades, women have commonly been given oxygen during childbirth, but a new research review finds little evidence it benefits newborns.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that women be given supplemental oxygen when fetal heart monitoring shows an abnormal heart rate. That's based on the possibility that oxygen deprivation is causing the problem.
Childbirth Clinical Trials Infant / Child Care Safety: Child
Because COVID-19 is known to raise the odds for dangerous blood clots, blood thinners have quickly become part of routine care for many hospitalized patients.
But three clinical trials testing full doses of these drugs in COVID-19 patients have now paused recruitment of critically ill patients because the medications could end up doing more harm than good.
According to experts at t...
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Can Mindfulness Help Ease Migraine?
A mind-body practice that combines meditation and yoga might help people better manage migraine pain, a new clinical trial finds.
The trial, which tested the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), found that the approach helped relieve migraine sufferers' depression and disability. It also boosted how they rated their quality of life.
MBSR is a standardized, eight-wee...
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Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
More women with early-stage breast cancer may be able to safely skip chemotherapy after having surgery, according to initial results from a major clinical trial.
The trial, conducted in nine countries, found that adding chemotherapy to hormone-blocking drugs brought no added benefit to a particular group of patients. Those were postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer tha...
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AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, new data from late-stage trials shows.
Overall, the vaccine protected against symptomatic disease in 70% of cases, according to a team led by researchers from Oxford University in England. Among study volunteers who got a half dose and then a full dose, the rate was 90%, while the rate was 62% in those given two full doses.
Clinical Trials Immunization Infections: Misc. Vaccines Viruses
Scientists say they may be getting closer to creating a universal flu vaccine.
In an early-stage clinical trial with 65 volunteers in the United States, an experimental vaccine triggered strong immune responses to a wide range of flu virus strains and subtypes. The immune responses lasted at least 18 months, according to the researchers at Mount Sinai Health System, in New York City.
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Your Microbiome & Vitamin D Levels May Be Linked: Study
The diversity, and therefore the health, of the microbes in your gut is linked to your levels of vitamin D, a new study suggests.
The gut microbiome is composed of bacteria, viruses and other microbes that live in our digestive tracts and are important factors in our health and risk for disease.
In this study, researchers analyzed stool and blood samples from 567 men in six U.S. cit...
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Two COVID-19 vaccines are on the verge of approval in the United States, with pharmaceutical companies promising that millions of doses will be available to the first wave of recipients within a matter of weeks.
Creating two vaccines in less than a year is an astonishing achievement, experts say, but the next task could prove even more difficult — convincing Americans that it's safe to ...
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Could the TB Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19?
A widely used tuberculosis vaccine may help protect people against the new coronavirus or reduce the severity of COVID-19, a new study suggests.
The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) was developed in the early 1900s and is given to more than 100 million children worldwide every year.
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Children should be included in COVID-19 vaccine trials at the earliest possible stage, a leading group of U.S. pediatricians says.
If that's not done, youngsters' lives could be at risk, according to the 67,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
"If we do not add children to these research trials very soon, there will be a significant delay in when children are able to ac...
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A procedure that "stuns" pain-sensing nerves might offer relief to people with severe arthritis of the hip or shoulder, a small, preliminary study suggests.
The procedure is a form of radiofrequency ablation, where doctors use needles to send a low-grade electrical current to nerves that are transmitting pain signals from the arthritic joint to the brain. The current heats and damages the...
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A Chinese COVID-19 vaccine seems to be safe and effective, early trial results suggest, but one expert says the findings should be regarded with caution.
The CoronaVac vaccine is based on inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus. It was tested in a phase 1/2 clinical trial that included more than 700 healthy volunteers, ages 18-59, who were recruited in China between April 16 and May 5.
The vac...
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A combination of two "targeted" therapies can beat back a rare form of blood cancer -- without the toxic effects of chemotherapy, a new study has found.
In a trial of 63 patients, researchers found that the drug regimen frequently wiped out all signs of the cancer -- a subtype of the blood cancer acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). And at 18 months, 95% of patients were still aliv...
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Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
A recently approved rheumatoid arthritis medication appears to be an effective second-line therapy when biologic treatments start to fail, a new clinical trial reports.
Arthritis sufferers treated with upadacitinib had a significantly greater reduction in their symptoms and disease activity than people treated with a standard disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), said co-resea...
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An experimental drug combination lengthens survival for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), new research shows.
A previous clinical trial found that the two-drug combo -- called AMX0035 -- slowed progression of the neurodegenerative disease over six months.
The new clinical trial of 137 patients with the disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, found that ...
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A small study suggests that a new procedure that treats part of the intestine just beyond the stomach may allow people with type 2 diabetes to safely stop taking insulin.
The procedure -- which resurfaces the duodenum -- was combined with a popular kind of diabetes medication called GLP-1 receptor agonists (such as Victoza, Trulicity, Ozempic) and counseling on lifestyle factors, such a...
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Type 2 diabetes can be tough to control without medication. But for some people, the thought of daily shots makes them delay or avoid starting insulin therapy.
Now, new research offers some hope for those insulin avoiders -- a once-a-week insulin injection may someday replace daily shots.
A phase 2 trial compared the new weekly insulin, called icodec, to the commonly used i...
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Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer
An immunotherapy drug significantly improved survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, according to a new study.
About 550,000 new cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year, making it the 10th most common type of cancer, the study authors noted.
Chemotherapy is the initial standard of care for advanced bladder cancer. After chemotherap...
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Could the MMR Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19? New Trial May Tell
A new clinical trial will try to determine whether the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine can protect health care workers from being infected with COVID-19.
Hundreds of millions of people have received the MMR vaccine since it was developed nearly 50 years ago. It's usually given to children before age 6. Growing evidence suggests that the vaccine may also prevent COVID-19.
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A slew of "gold standard" clinical trials offer new hope for patients battling severe COVID-19: cheap, common drugs known as corticosteroids appear to cut the death rate by a third.
Publication of new data on treatment with corticosteroids such as hydrocortisone or dexamethasone "represents an important step forward in the treatment of patients with COVID-19," said Dr. Hallie Prescott...
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An artificial pancreas system is safe and effective at managing blood sugar levels in kids as young as age 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
The system uses a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to track blood sugar levels and automatically delivers insulin when needed using an insulin pump. It replaces reliance on fingerstick or CGM with delivery of insulin by injection ...
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Bee Healthy: Honey May Beat Cold Meds Against Cough
There may be no cure for the common cold, but a spoonful of honey might make it less miserable, a new research review concludes.
Parents have long used honey to soothe kids' sore throats and cough -- probably because their parents did. But the review of 14 clinical trials finds some science to back it up.
Overall, adults and kids given honey had less-severe, less-frequent co...
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COVID-19 Clinical Trials Lack Diversity, Researchers Say
Although minorities are paying a disproportionate price in the rate of COVID-19 illnesses and deaths, they are underrepresented in clinical trials, a new study finds.
The researchers call upon the government, medical journals and funders of research to make sure trials include minorities so that the results can be extrapolated to the U.S. population.
In the Adaptive COVID-...
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Bias More Likely in Medical Journals That Accept Reprint Fees: Study
There is a longstanding fear in the scientific community that pharmaceutical companies could sway the research published in medical journals by paying them for advertising, but a new study reveals that advertising might not be the problem.
"All the available literature suggests that ad revenue should be the real concern, but that's not what we found," said study author S. Scott Graham...
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A new injection drug can prevent multiple sclerosis flare-ups better than an existing medication, a clinical trial has found.
The drug, called ofatumumab, beat a standard MS medication in reducing patients' symptom relapses. It also slowed down the progression of their disability over six months.
The researchers said the findings, published Aug. 6 in the New England Journ...
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In Rush to Publish, Most COVID-19 Research Isn't Reliable, Experts Say
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a massive scientific response to the crisis, with more than 1,500 coronavirus studies kicking off between March and mid-May of this year, a new study reports.
Unfortunately, much of this research has sown only confusion, producing precious little scientific evidence of sufficient quality to dramatically improve any understanding of COVID-19, research...
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What If a COVID-19 Vaccine Arrived and Many Americans Said No?
With several potential COVID-19 vaccines now in clinical trials, U.S. policymakers need to plan for the next hurdle: Ensuring Americans actually get vaccinated.
That's according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. It lays out recommendations for winning the public's trust of any future vaccine, and helping them access it as easily as possible.
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A tuberculosis vaccine may help reduce the risk of death from COVID-19, researchers suggest.
Developing countries have lower-than-expected COVID-19 death rates, and a TB vaccine given in countries with high rates of tuberculosis might play a significant role in reducing COVID-19 death rates, according to authors of a new study.
The vaccine, which is routinely given to childr...
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Blacks Underrepresented in Cancer Drug Trials: Study
U.S. government-funded clinical trials for new cancer treatments have more Black participants than those run by drug companies, but Blacks are still underrepresented in cancer studies, researchers say.
The SWOG Cancer Research Network team analyzed data from 358 clinical trials -- 85 drug industry trials and 273 SWOG trials. They included nearly 94,000 patients who were being treated ...
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Remdesivir May Reduce Deaths, Hasten Recovery for COVID-19 Patients
There's more good news on the effectiveness of the antiviral drug remdesivir against COVID-19, according to new clinical trial results from the drug's maker.
Gilead Sciences said Friday that in a trial involving more than 1,100 patients, remdesivir was associated with improved recovery and a 62% reduced risk of death compared with standard care.
The study also showed tha...
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Older, critically ill COVID-19 patients who are given a combination of two common antiretroviral drugs can experience a drastic slowing of their heart rate, French researchers report.
In their study of 41 patients treated with lopinavir and ritonavir twice daily for 10 days, 22% developed a slow heart rate condition called bradycardia. When the drugs were stopped or doses lowered,...
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Older adults with healthy hearts probably would benefit from taking a cholesterol-lowering statin, a new study contends.
People 75 and older who were free of heart disease and prescribed a statin wound up with a 25% lower risk of death from any cause and a 20% lower risk of heart-related death, researchers reported July 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
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CT scans have been proven to help spot lung cancer early and save lives. Now, updated expert recommendations could double the number of Americans who are eligible for the yearly screening.
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An Empirical Investigation in to the Factors Influencing the Economic Incentive to Retain Ownership of Weaned Steer Calves
Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
Brad Johnson, Kansas State University
William Epperson, South Dakota State University
Nancy Grathwohl, South Dakota State University
steer calves, livestock markets, cattle production, cattle ownership
Marketing and production data collected from weaned calves (628 head) in a university sponsored retained ownership demonstration program are analyzed to identify factors affecting the annualized rate of return when retaining ownership versus selling the calves at weaning. Data were collected on the following characteristics associated with the calves: 1) ranch-of-origin production management practices; 2) feedlot performance; 3) carcass merit; 4) health history; and 5) market prices. Retained ownership until slaughter was more profitable, on average, when compared to selling calves at weaning. The calculated annualized rate of return to retained ownership versus selling calves at weaning averaged 11.5% per head. Regression analyses indicate that market prices paid for weaned calves and fed cattle have the greatest influence on the rate of return to retained ownership. The other five categories (ranch-of-origin, production management practices, feedlot performance, carcass merit, health history) also contributed to explaining the variability in the rate of return per head. Marketing and production risks were not incorporated into the regression model. However, summary statistics indicate that coefficient of variation associated with per-head retained ownership revenue is 50% higher than the estimated per-head revenue for weaned calves.
Fausti, Scott; Johnson, Brad; Epperson, William; and Grathwohl, Nancy, "An Empirical Investigation in to the Factors Influencing the Economic Incentive to Retain Ownership of Weaned Steer Calves" (2001). Economics Staff Paper Series. 156.
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Posted on December 31, 2012 by sdshamshel
BEST MALE CHARACTER
Nishimi Kaoru (Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope)
When it comes to Kids on the Slope characters, an excellent series, I get the feeling that the rugged-yet-sensitive Sentarou would be the most popular one. Indeed he is a great character, but there’s something about Kaoru which impresses me more. More plain-looking and less-outgoing than Sentarou, the ups and downs of Kaoru’s life and the process by which he gradually opens himself up to others gives Kaoru what I find to be a real sense of humanity, warts and all. What’s especially important is that the story doesn’t portray Kaoru as a purely passive figure who just benefits by association, but as someone who becomes a best friend and perfect foil to Sentarou. That scene at the school where the two make amends by playing a duet of piano and drums is one of the best moments in anime I’ve ever seen.
If anything, whether you pick Kaoru or Sentarou as a favorite, it’s difficult, perhaps nigh-impossible to talk about one without the other. Overall, it’s that friendship through the good times and the bad which makes Kids on the Slope and its characters so memorable.
BEST FEMALE CHARACTER
Yanagin (Daily Lives of High School Boys)
To explain my pick this year, I would like to take a quote from an episode of The Simpsons titled “A Star is Burns”:
Homer Simpson: Barney’s movie had heart, but Football In The Groin had a football in the groin.
2012 was actually full of excellent female characters in contention for the title. There was Mine Fujiko, whose own spinoff series explored not only her history but also the question of what it means to be “Fujiko.” There was also Urabe Mikoto, the Mysterious Girlfriend X, who comes from one of my favorite manga and whose eccentric personality I always enjoy. Takakura Naoko, the vice principal from Tari Tari, had adult charms and adult struggles which won me over. Cure Sunny (Smile Precure!), Senomiya Akiho (Robotics;Notes), Aria (Saint Seiya Omega), I could rattle off a dozen names, and yet, I just couldn’t forget Yanagin, whose shrill, trauma-inducing cry kept cutting through the competition like a football in the groin.
There isn’t much to Yanagin. No inspiration, moe, attraction, character development, depth, nothing like that. All it boils down to, is that she makes me laugh like no other character could in 2012.
It really wasn’t easy pickings this year in either category, and that has a lot to do with an overall strong year of anime. 2012 brought us strange and experimental shows in the form of things like gdgd Fairies and The Woman Called Mine Fujiko, and it delivered shows which both reinforced and defied their supposed lineages such as AKB0048. Along the way there have been many approaches to characterization, stemming from various beliefs as to what the role of characters are, from rough templates which activate creative imagination to ones meant to reflect a sense of reality or realism whether physical or emotional. Even though this contrast is nothing new, I think this year is especially good at showing how there isn’t a dichotomy at work, that these areas are not so rigid that one precludes the other, and that notions of character (as well as Ito Go-style kyara) are much more fluid. In other words, anime continues to show its potential.
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dsf says:
That explanation for the female winner is just pure genius.
Yes, “football in the groin” is exactly right. :-D
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Addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority ethnic communities
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Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Thanks to the organisers for this initiative. I am convinced that we must make this period a turning point for minority communities in societies across the world.
It has been shocking to see the disproportionate toll of COVID-19 on individuals and groups who are marginalized and suffer discrimination based on descent – in particular, people from ethnic or religious minorities, as well as indigenous peoples.
Shocking – but not surprising.
People who have been pushed behind, and rendered powerless, by generations of discrimination, have systematically unequal access to services and opportunities – including in education, shelter, sanitation, access to employment and justice and participation in decisions that affect them. They are placed at a structural disadvantage when it comes to any threat.
Discrimination also robs many people of equal access to quality health care.
As a doctor, and a former Minister for Health, I heard many times from patients who told me that the medical institutions in their areas are far away, overcrowded and poorly equipped. They also mentioned how they were not listened to, and even humiliated, when they sought medical care, because of stereotypes about indigenous peoples and members of minority groups.
When COVID-19 hit, members of discriminated groups were overexposed to contagion because of their low-paid and precarious work in specific industries – including health-care.
They were underprotected, because of limited access to health-care and social protections, such as sick leave and unemployment or furlough pay.
They were structurally less able to isolate themselves if they had been infected – due to inadequate living conditions and limited access to sanitation – meaning the virus could spread much more easily within their communities.
And the pandemic kept making all these factors worse.
Over the past 11 months, the poor have gotten poorer, and those suffering discrimination have endured worse discrimination.
People with less access to decent work and social protection are more easily dismissed from their jobs. To keep a roof over the heads, and food on the table, many have been forced to do dangerous and even more precarious work, often in the "black" economy, without employment protections. Children in homes with poor Internet access and computer equipment have fallen behind in school – and many have been forced to work to help keep their families afloat. With regard to basic economic security, employment, education, housing and food, the pandemic has had massive negative impact.
Furthermore, as the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination pointed out in August, the pandemic has seen " a significant increase in stigmatization, labelling and scapegoating – which often results in discriminatory acts, and even violence... in particular against people of Asian and African descent; migrants; members of the Roma community; and those who are regarded as belonging to lower castes."
To invoke a visual image, it's as if there are circles of inequalities, powerlessness, and multiple forms of deprivation. All of them are growing wider and deeper, due to COVID-19. And at the point where all these circles of suffering and deprivation overlap – at the centre and source of this diagram – is a human rights black hole, created by discrimination.
We have got to learn the lessons of COVID-19.
I believe in the possibility of change, because I have seen it – transformative social change that brings reconciliation and a better future to an entire nation. But to effect change, we must learn the lessons of disaster. And COVID-19 very clearly demonstrates that inequalities and discrimination don't only harm the individuals who are directly, and unfairly, impacted.
They also create shock-waves that harm everyone, across society.
To address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on minority groups, we must undo the generations of discrimination and neglect that have shaped its spread.
We need policies that uphold our equality, and which deliver universal and equal access to social welfare protections and health care, without any form of discrimination.
We need to upgrade the quality health care that has been undermined, in many countries, by austerity budgets and failures to invest in well-trained health personnel. We need immediate and longer-term work to advance the right to social protection. Even in times of crisis, States have a duty to allocate resources to protect the economic, social and cultural rights of marginalised people.
And we need data on testing, cases and deaths related to COVID-19 disaggregated by sex, age, racial or ethnic origin and other status, so that policies can specifically target those most in need.
Recent advances in vaccine development are an inspiring demonstration of human ingenuity, and our ability to resolve very complex challenges. We need to make those vaccines accessible, affordable and distribute them equitably.
We need institutions which promote respect for the views and rights of all members of society – and in particular, full and meaningful participation by and consultation with the communities that have been pushed so far behind.
We need timely, evidence-based, credible health information and education for everyone, to promote informed decision-making by the people concerned.
We need laws that require the police and justice systems to serve and protect the people in transparency, and without discrimination.
Finally – and crucially – it will be vital to create an enabling environment for civil society organizations to operate freely and support communities most in need.
To achieve this agenda will be the work of a generation. It will take wide coalitions and global efforts. But the scale of the task does not make it insurmountable: it means we should begin this work today. Because these principles, in action, are the foundation of resilience. They protect vulnerable people – and all of us – from the worst impacts of every kind of crisis.
COVID-19's immediate health impacts, coupled with its longer-term social and economic consequences, have already taken more than a million lives, destroyed countless livelihoods, curtailed young people's education, increased violence against women and driven increased poverty and hunger in every society.
This explosive contagion is being accelerated and deepened by discrimination. It is time – well past time – to eradicate its generational, multi-dimensional and comprehensive harms.
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Legend Jane Fonda Regrets Not Sleeping With Marvin Gaye When She Had The Chance
By:Donny Meacham
Mercy Mercy Me! Legendary actress Jane Fonda wishes she would have slept with music icon Marvin Gaye when she had the chance.
When talking to The New York Times, the 9 to 5 star shut down the question if Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara was her greatest regret she never had sex with. “No, I don’t think about him.”
Instead she said her biggest regret was the ‘Let’s Get It On’ singer Gaye. “He wanted to and I didn’t,” the actress told the outlet. “I was married to Tom Hayden. I was meeting a lot of performers to try to do concerts for Tom and the woman who was helping me do that introduced me to Marvin Gaye.”
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New York Times’ Maureen Dowd joked about the ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ singers pickup line including “sexual healing,” Fonda jokingly said, “I needed some but he didn’t say that, no.”
The Grace and Frankie star mentioned that she “read, apparently he had my picture on his refrigerator. I didn’t find that out until later, after he was dead.”
When talking about her current love life, the Oscar winner says that she has “no interest” in dating right now. “I don’t have time,” she said. “I am fully complete with me and my children and my grandchildren and my friends. I don’t want any more romance. I don’t have time for it.”
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The activist noted that no one propositions her anymore. “Zero,” she said. “No, and I’m not lonely. I’ve never been lonely. I’ve never been bored or lonely in my life.”
The 82-year-old legend is still looking fabulous, rocking a gray pixie cut these days. “I went gray at just the right moment,” she told the outlet. “I didn’t know Covid was coming along. I got tired of the chemicals and the time and the money to keep myself this particular color of blond, you know - enough already!”
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She says that she did talk to the producers of her hit Netflix show Grace and Frankie before going gray, saying: “I want to go gray, but that would mean Grace is going to have to go gray, and they were all for it.”
The New York native also opened up about her time with various stars including Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe. When asked about her experience with Brando, whom she costarred with in the 1966 drama The Chase, Fonda seemed unimpressed with the late actor.
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Madonna's Daughter Lourdes Leon Sizzles In Neon Bikini While At The Beach With BF
By:Aisling O'Connor
Pop icon Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon looked radiant in a bikini as she enjoyed a sunny vacay on the coast of Tulum, Mexico, with her boyfriend, according to pictures obtained by the Daily Mail.
The couple was caught sharing a romantic moment in the ocean as they shared a kiss and cuddled on the beach. Leon has been with Jonathan Puglia for some time now and spent Thanksgiving with her mother and her five younger siblings, so no doubt the 24-year-old wanted some alone time with her beau.
Leon rocked a small neon bikini top with slim black bottoms, which seemed like a random choice of colors until a closer look revealed that the top matched her bright yellow and green nails.
Leon’s dark tresses were swept across her back, and the bikini gave a clear shot of her small tattoos, her belly button ring and a necklace with her name on it. The two R’s tattooed onto Leon’s left forearm are for her brother Rocco Richie, while Mercey is shown on her left bicep in honor of her 14-year-old sister.
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Recently, Leon, whose parents are Madonna and actor Carlos Leon, has been stepping out from her mother’s shadow into the world of modeling.
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MADONNA'S DAUGHTER LOURDES LEON WEARS SEE THROUGH OUTFIT TO THE CFDA AWARDS
Leon made her runway debut in 2018 at Gypsy Sport's NYFW and then took part in the Miu Miu campaign in 2019. Her most recent stint was a steamy Juicy Couture underwear campaign. Leon joined Ashley Graham and posed for the Parade x Juicy collection, which launched on Monday, December 7, in several pairs of underwear inspired by Juicy Couture’s iconic tracksuits that dominated the fashion scene in the '00s.
In one shot, Leon posed in a red Juicy sweatshirt with black undies. In another look, she posed in an all-pink bottomless outfit and walked down the street. Leon also wore a silk scarf from the collection in another photograph. Although her face wasn't shown, the model's signature tattoos gave her identity away. "Living and dying for this picture," one fan commented. "That’s hot," another said, referring to Paris Hilton's iconic catchphrase.
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"Once upon a time Parade and Juicy Couture set out to create the ultimate collection for nice girls that like stuff," the two brands said in a press release. "We were inspired by the revolutionary years of the early 2000s when tracksuits were softer, rises were lower, and there was bling on everything."
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Omaha protesters paint harsh picture of jail; officials say they did their best in a bad situation
Alia Conley
A look inside a large holding cell at the Douglas County Jail. There is a toilet and sink between the half-partition. At one point, a legal observer counted 43 people inside.
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The main holding lobby at the Douglas County Jail, where there are 10 phones on the wall, two TVs, drinking fountains and private bathrooms.
A look inside one of eight solitary holding cells at the Douglas County Jail. Sometimes, multiple people are put in there.
This room at the Douglas County Jail is usually for inmates waiting for court, but correctional officers cleared the chairs and brought in cots for protesters.
A look inside a large holding cell at the Douglas County Corrections Center. Up to 46 female protesters were held here at one point, protesters said.
Amanda Humes and Ben Schacht have carefully considered which local protests to attend among several over the past two months.
In early June, they attended a vigil for Zachary Bear Heels, who died in 2017 after he was punched and shocked with a Taser by Omaha police officers. Two days later, they marched down Dodge Street to Memorial Park — a week after James Scurlock was killed.
Saturday’s gathering, which started at Midtown Crossing and was held to stand in solidarity with Portland and demand justice for Scurlock, was near the married couple’s residence. They trusted the organizers and took part in the peaceful protest.
But they didn’t return home until early Monday morning, after little sleep and an overnight stay at the Douglas County Jail.
What they learned while there is that the arresting and booking process is not a smooth one.
“There was this feeling of hopelessness. It didn’t feel like there was a person in there who was interested in listening or helping,” said Humes, 33. “This feeling that you’re up against this system of processing … you don’t know where you are in that process or how long it will take.”
The 120 protesters who were arrested by Omaha police officers Saturday night near 28th and Farnam Streets bogged down the jail’s booking process, despite the fact that Douglas County correctional officers stayed past their shifts and additional officers were called in to handle the influx. Scheduled routine maintenance to the jail’s computer system only added to the delays in getting protesters processed and released.
Many protesters took to social media or told their family and friends about conditions inside the jail. Some of the allegations included that air conditioning in the cells was turned off, that they weren’t given food and that the cells were overcrowded. Some protesters contended that the system glitches were deliberate.
Douglas County Corrections Director Michael Myers said the allegations aren’t accurate.
“It was just a perfect storm of events,” he said Monday while showing a World-Herald reporter the areas where the protesters were kept. “I don’t want to discount people’s experiences. It’s frustrating to know that we were doing the best that we could with the resources that we had and the space that we had, and to be demonized like that feels unfair.”
Myers said the jail isn’t equipped to handle so many people at one time. Officials had set up a third booking window after the large protests of late May and early June. The change allowed jail workers to book as many as 40 people in one hour, but the Saturday night system reboot jammed up the process.
After people are booked, they are patted down and screened for metal or cellphones. They also must turn in any property, other than clothing, visit the medical office and get a booking photo taken, among other steps. Myers said with 100-plus people, all of that takes time.
The protesters filled the jail’s 66-chair holding area, two large cells, eight small cells and a courtroom waiting room and small gym that officers turned into sleeping quarters with plastic cots.
The holding area has 10 phones, which are free to use, two private toilets and drinking fountains. Sometimes on Sunday, Myers said, the large holding cell doors were opened to allow people to freely walk around. Other times, officers switched out groups to let them use the phones and get water. Protesters dispute that phone access and water were readily available.
Riley Wilson, who served as a legal observer for a Scottsbluff attorney, said that at one point, 43 men were in one of the large cells, standing-room only. Wilson and others criticized the crowding based on federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that recommend keeping people 6 feet apart to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
“Once we were transferred over to the correctional facility, the biggest, scariest thing for me,” Schacht said, “was being in a pandemic and being crammed together. Masks can only protect you so much.”
Myers said if there’s a problem with an inmate, jail workers move the people from the waiting room to the cells for safety, and that’s what happened. Most of the time, he said, the large cells held about 20 to 25 people.
“You can’t social distance here,” he said. “We did the best that we could.”
All arrestees are given orange, laundered masks, and most of the protesters wore their own masks, Humes said. Correctional officers are also required to wear masks.
Many protesters said the capacity of the large cells was 14. A small sign above those cells — numbers 1 and 6 — say “ICE CAPACITY — 14.” Myers said that if the jail is holding arrestees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, then only 14 people can be in that cell at once. But these protesters were not arrested on ICE-related charges, so those standards didn’t apply.
“ICE has a lot of standards which exceed normal operating standards,” Myers said.
At least one transgender person was arrested and placed into a small holding cell alone. Myers said officials usually allow transgender inmates to be with the gender they identify as, and a committee discusses placement so that the inmate and others are safe, but the committee doesn’t meet on weekends.
The protesters were arrested on suspicion of a combination of charges, but mostly failure to disperse and obstructing passage. One person was arrested on suspicion of negligent driving, six with obstructing officers, four with resisting arrest and 11 with unlawful assembly, said Omaha Police Lt. Sherie Thomas, a police spokeswoman.
“The protesters started walking in the street against the direction of traffic, then there were announcements made advising the crowd that they were unlawfully assembling before arrests were made,” Thomas said in an email.
Omaha Police Capt. Mark Matuza had said Saturday that the protest “leaned toward the potential of getting violent.” When a World-Herald reporter requested more information about that statement, Thomas said “some intelligence was gathered” and declined to give further details.
Wilson, the legal observer, said he did not observe any violence by protesters. He said he did see officers push someone off their bicycle and shoot pepper balls. As they arrested protesters from about 9:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., they ordered people to get on the ground and then put zip ties on their hands.
Protesters sat on a bridge along Farnam Street for a few hours before they were taken to the Douglas County Jail, where they waited again.
“It was incredibly slow, and it was really painful,” Humes said. “Both my wrists were swollen and bruised from having to lay there like that.”
Once inside the jail, Humes said, she was put into a holding cell with other women.
“They all yelled, ‘You’re 46!’ meaning I was the 46th person to go into this room,” she said.
Humes said some people were waiting to get their medication, and others coached a woman through an anxiety attack.
At some point, the toilet in the women’s cell clogged or overflowed. Myers said that he had not heard about that but that maintenance staff is on hand at all times to fix problems as they arise.
Around noon Sunday, Myers said, he authorized his staff to use a paper process to book people and allow them to post their bail because the computers still weren’t working. About 37 people were released during the day Sunday, and 69 people were released between 3 p.m. and midnight, he said. A few protesters had warrants from other counties and weren’t allowed to be released, he said.
Myers said he was at the jail Sunday, overseeing the holding area. He said he spoke to a gathering of friends and family outside the jail to address their concerns.
Myers said he is proud of the way his correctional officers handled the influx of people.
Humes said she was able to pay her $500 bail but couldn’t leave the jail until about 10 p.m. Sunday. She waited for her husband for a couple of hours but then went home. Her husband was released about 1 a.m. Monday.
Schacht, Humes and Wilson said they heard officers say that the jail process, charges and financial burden might stymie the arrestees’ future efforts to raise their voices in protest. But they said the situation only bolstered many protesters’ attitudes.
“When you hear that, it sure makes you think, this was a very deliberate attempt to send a message,” Wilson said. “If the desired result was to have (protesters) being dissuaded from acting, all they did was intensify their beliefs.”
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Wildfire Breaks Out Near Crowded Refugee Camp on Greek Island
September 23, 2018 by Our Review Site
The Moria migrant camp and the adjacent, makeshift settlement earlier this week.CreditCreditGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters
By Megan Specia
A wildfire raged near a camp for refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, the latest challenge to the health and safety of thousands living in squalor there.
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Videos posted to social media by people in Moria showed a large plume of smoke rising in the distance. In one of the clips, children could be heard shrieking as helicopters flew overhead with water to douse the flames.
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The children of #Moria (especially from Syria and Afghanistan) started crying when they heard the helicopter sound… The trauma of what happened in their countries is so obvious…
The fire near the camp is now under control and everyone is safe. #Lesvos #Greece pic.twitter.com/r6wenKZf6Q
— Liana Spyropoulou (@LSpyropoulou) September 22, 2018
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About 9,000 people live in this makeshift camp and the official one.CreditGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters
Moria was one of several camps set up in the midst of the 2015 migration crisis, in which hundreds of thousands of migrants made their way across the Mediterranean into Europe. At the time, the primary route into Europe was from western Turkey across the Aegean to one of the nearby Greek islands.
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Doctors Without Borders says conditions are unsanitary in the camp and outbreaks of disease are high.CreditGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters
But a backlog of claims has far outstripped the resources of Moria and other camps. And while the 2016 agreement slowed the flow of people from Turkey into Greece, hundreds still arrive at the Greek islands daily, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
More than half of all new arrivals to Greece during the first eight months of 2018 went to Lesbos, the agency said. The majority are from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. In the first two weeks of September alone, according to Doctors Without Borders, more than 1,500 people arrived on Lesbos.
Migrants in Moria earlier this week.CreditGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters
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The group, also known by its French initials M.S.F., had urged the Greek government to conduct the relocations that began this week.
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Moria was one of several camps set up in the midst of the 2015 migration crisis.CreditGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters
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WORLD Ex-Argentine Vice President detained on laundering charge
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Handout photo released by Naval Police showing the arrest of former Argentine vice President Amado Boudou(54) at his home in Buenos Aires on November 03, 2017. Photo: AP
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A woman who works in the court of federal Judge Ariel Lijo says Boudou was detained in his Buenos Aires apartment Friday by coast guards and will be brought before the judge. She requested anonymity because she was not authorized to speak to the press.
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Boudou also served as economy minister during the 2007-2015 administration of Fernandez.
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WORLD UK's Boris Johnson: Huawei 5G critics need to suggest alternatives
UK's Boris Johnson: Huawei 5G critics need to suggest alternatives
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says opponents of involving Huawei in new 5G networks need to suggest alternatives.
The US has warned the UK against using Huawei. (Photo: AFP)
Johnson's comments come amid a continuing delay to the announcement about whether or not the UK will allow the Chinese company to play a role in developing parts of its 5G network.
The US has been lobbying allies not to use Huawei over security fears and has warned that it might hurt the intelligence sharing arrangements between the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - the so-called "five eyes" alliance.
According to a report in The Guardian, US officials told UK officials in a meeting on Monday it would be "nothing short of madness" to allow Huawei a role in the 5G network, saying it could be used for state spying.
In a BBC television interview on Tuesday, Johnson said: "The British public deserve to have access to the best possible technology.
"If people oppose one brand or another then they have to tell us what is the alternative, right?
"On the other hand, let's be clear, I don't want, as the UK prime minister, to put in any infrastructure that is going to prejudice our national security or our ability to co-operate with 'five eyes' intelligence partners."
5G is the next step in mobile communications, bringing vast data capacity and enabling the widespread adoption of futuristic technologies such as artificial intelligence and automated cars and factories.
The UK mobile phone operator Vodafone said last year that a ban on using Huawei gear would delay 5G deployment and lead to larger costs - Huawei's kit is reported to be cheaper and more advanced than fellow 5G network firms Ericsson of Sweden and Nokia from Finland.
A Huawei spokesperson has said in the past its 5G equipment "is trusted by leading telecoms operators globally and we will continue to provide our customers with innovative, secure and resilient products."
Germany voices its need for Huawei in building 5G network, defying US pressure
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UK PM Johnson seeks post-Brexit deals at Africa summit
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Phoebe Lapine
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Speaking from the experience of overcoming autoimmune disease by making one lifestyle change, one month at a time — then writing a book about that struggle — my goal on any stage is to give other women the permission to choose their own wellness adventure.
As a gluten-free chef and award-winning blogger, I’ve shared dozens of strategies for finding that elusive “balance” on your plate, and through daily natural beauty regimens, hydration habits, spiritual practices, and many other lifestyle areas. But beyond those tips, I hope to answer a necessary question: at what point does “clean living” cross the line into something just as toxic as an endocrine-disrupting face wash?
Through these conversations, I try to give audiences a roadmap for finding self-care practices that are worth the time, money and energy we spend on them, and a shame-free framework to kick those that aren’t to the curb.
So many women are battling their bodies and looking to others for answers. After years of feeding on fads and following misguided medical advice, I can say with authority what I’d always suspected: wellness is a journey that starts within. By sharing my story, I hope to motivate a new wave of women to find their own sweet spot between health and hedonism, wherever it may be.
“Phoebe is absolutely wonderful to work with in every capacity. She’s a stellar writer, and incredibly effective at communicating health and food information in a way that’s accessible, informative and, most importantly, fun and engaging for readers and viewers. We’re highly selective about who we produce mbgclasses with, and Phoebe’s didn’t disappoint, continuing to entertain and educate viewers to this day. She always delivers impeccably – with a smile on her face that will make you feel like grinning too.”
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“Phoebe Lapine is the perfect storm of knowledge and charisma, charm and expertise. With Phoebe, you’re having so much fun that you don’t even realize how much great information you’re learning from her.”
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“Phoebe Lapine is one of the most engaging visiting writers we’ve ever had the pleasure to host at Franklin & Marshall College. We knew from reading her two books that she knows how to write beautifully about food, wellness, and young women’s lives, but what we couldn’t know until she’d visited was how engaging, funny, and warm she is in person. Our students bonded with her immediately, and as the conversation ranged, they learned deeply from her as well. Phoebe’s writings about food and health cover a lot of important ground, from the joys of cooking for oneself and the art of creating a career in the gig economy to the challenges that women, especially, face as they try to improve their health. Her writing is also studded with personal stories and memoir-style confessions that elevate the prose to the level of art. In person, Phoebe presents this rich mix of material with great personal charm. She is the kind of writer one wants as a friend–not just while reading her work, but especially after meeting her in person. We can’t wait to host her again.”
–Kerry Sherin Wright, Director of the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House, Franklin & Marshall College
“Phoebe was a natural on camera during our 2-day Wellness Wednesdays shoot. Her delivery was effortless, knowledgeable and friendly, and her tone very conversational and approachable – which is exactly what we were going for. She came extremely prepared with thorough knowledge of the content at hand and was able to help us wrap shooting in almost half the time we had set aside to get everything we needed. She was a pleasure to work with!”
–Jordan Walker, Head of Production, AOL
“Phoebe and I worked together on a Certificate Program at Natural Gourmet Institute on the topic of food blogging. She was an excellent collaborator and overall a breeze to work with. Her curriculum was very thoroughly researched and expertly delivered. She presented the information in an easy-to-follow manner and was able to keep the students focused and engaged even through intricate topics. Anyone would be lucky to have her speak!”
–Alexandra Shytsman, Director of Marketing, The Natural Gourmet Institute
“Phoebe and I worked together on a number of self-care events for Local Levo. She is such a joy to work with from beginning to end and beyond. Health and wellness information can often times feel overwhelming and daunting, but she delivers it in a way that is fun, approachable, and relatable. She is so passionate about what she’s preaching and it shines through in the stories she tells. Her events are welcoming and appeal to any individual at any stage of their wellness journey. I learned so much at her first event and left inspired to find healthy hedonism within my own life!”
–Brooke Morin, Levo League
“We #pinefor Phoebe! Her accessible approach to wellness really resonated with our audience of millennial women. She provided our sold-out crowd with both practical advice and also inspiration for living your best life while treating your body and mind right. More than that, she prepared an amazing spread of healthy bites from her book which everyone raved about and devoured. We can’t wait to work with Phoebe again soon!”
–Ariel Pasternak, Founder, Pineapple DC
“Working with Phoebe was an absolute pleasure! In her role as presenting Chef at our ‘Putting the New in Nutrition’ event, her expertise, creativity and poise engaged audiences and delivered beautifully on our sponsors’ messages. She also developed and demonstrated recipes that showcased their products in new and healthy ways – and that received rave reviews during the event and in our subsequent survey. Phoebe was the ideal host for this theme and our agency and corporate clients were very happy to have her represent their brands.”
–Rini Adler, Founder, Dishing with the Media
“Working with Phoebe has been an absolute dream. She captures the passion and vibrancy in the way she engages with her audience and shares her learnings as she would to a peer. Her personality is relatable yet aspirational and you too hope that you can find that healthy hedonism within your life.”
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“I’ve worked with Phoebe on countless events for my clients over the years including The Vitamin Shoppe, Gardein and Plum Organics. Phoebe hosted two media-facing cooking classes for my brands and those events were the talk of the town! Not only did Phoebe create unique recipes that highlighted our products, she was an energetic and on-message spokesperson while hosting the events and teaching the cooking classes. She was a pleasure to work with and helped with important details including recipe development, menu planning, and talking point development. It’s safe to say every event was made even more successful with Phoebe’s poise, charisma and knowledge!”
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“Phoebe was a joy to work with from start to finish for our collaborative food and wellness event at Natural Gourmet Institute. She has a warm and welcoming presence and led a thought-provoking conversation about the intersection of food and health. She is a poised professional, and we welcome her back to NGI anytime for future collaborations.”
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Innovative thinner electrolyte can improve functioning of solid oxide fuel cells
by Tokyo University of Science
Increasing the efficiency of Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) Credit: Tokyo University of Science
In this post-industrialization age, electricity has become the backbone of our society. However, using fossil fuels to generate it is not the best option because of their limited availability and harmful nature. In the last two decades, significant efforts have been made to develop techniques to foster sustainable energy. Against this backdrop, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have risen as a clean and highly efficient alternative that can generate electrical energy. However, a major drawback of SOFCs is their high operating temperatures, restricting their widespread usage.
Various previous studies have attempted to overcome this drawback by improving conductivity at high temperatures using fluorite type oxides like CeO2-δ. Normally, these fluorite oxides are available in porous form, and their mechanism of conductivity is believed to be dependent on the surface adsorption of water molecules, which is the process of adhesion of atoms or molecules to a surface.
A team of scientists from Tokyo University of Science, led by Dr. Tohru Higuchi, took this research one step forward. In their new study published in Nanoscale Research Letters, the researchers explored the effect of "doping," which is the process of adding impurities to alter their conductivity, on these oxides, which are a very good candidate for SOFCs. Researchers "doped" the oxide with a metal called Samarium (Sm). Then, they deposited thin films of this doped oxide on a substrate of Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) in a specific direction known to enhance the conductivity. Dr. Higuchi considers this an advantage, stating, "When considering practical devices, thin film forms are more suitable than porous or nanocrystalline forms."
Then, the research team characterized the crystalline quality and electronic structure of the novel film. They also compared the difference in conductivity between this novel film and thick ceramic oxides commonly used in the industry. Their findings revealed that the ceramic sample exhibited poor crystallinity and had poor proton conductivity compared to the thin film sample.
What's more, the "resistivity"—or the resistance to electrical flow—of the thin film was found to decrease with increasing humidity due to the "proton conduction" in fluorite type oxides, as explained by Grotthuss mechanism. A water molecule consists of two atoms of oxygen and one atom of hydrogen. The molecules of water have bonds between them, called "hydrogen bonds." The Grotthuss mechanism (or the "hop-turn" mechanism) allows the water molecules to be split into ions that increase the conductivity, and hence they move from one hydrogen bond to another. The novel film was found to exhibit surface protonic conduction in the low temperature region below 100°C.
This novel film, with its high conductivity at room temperatures, is sure to have several applications in the future. As far as SOFCs are concerned, Dr. Higuchi concludes, "Our study on electrolyte membranes presents radical findings that can help lower the operating temperature of SOFCs, and may be an alternative system for making more practical devices using fluorite type oxides in SOFCs, and open up new avenues for nuclear and thermal power generation in the future."
Gaining more control over fuel cell membranes
More information: D. Nishioka et al, Surface Proton Conduction of Sm-Doped CeO2-δ Thin Film Preferentially Grown on Al2O3 (0001), Nanoscale Research Letters (2020). DOI: 10.1186/s11671-020-3267-5
Journal information: Nanoscale Research Letters
Provided by Tokyo University of Science
Citation: Innovative thinner electrolyte can improve functioning of solid oxide fuel cells (2020, March 25) retrieved 21 January 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2020-03-thinner-electrolyte-functioning-solid-oxide.html
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Chinese sexologist Li Yinhe: My 17 year marriage to a transman is a heterosexual relationship.
Added by Kelli Busey on December 20, 2014.
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Li Yinhe
“I am a heterosexual, not homosexual,” Chinese sexologist Li Yinhe wrote in her blog Thursday. She was responding to her husband’s apparent outing, and accusations that she is a lesbian.
Calling the acusations visious on weibo.com she wrote that
“She really was not her, but he was a female physiology, psychology male person. He is a female-to-male transsexuals, learning called transsexual.
In most free countries these revelations would scarcely raise a eyebrow. But in China this is huge, her sites garnering hundreds of thousands of visits in hours. According to the AP aricle published in the Evening Sun:
Chinese are increasingly liberal with heterosexual relationships, but still hold deep prejudices against sexual minorities despite government efforts to achieve equality. As an obscure group in the already socially marginal gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, transgender Chinese get even less attention and understanding from the public.
Activists said Li’s revelation would help the sexual minority.
“It will help the (transgender community) tremendously, whose voices are hardly heard by the public,” said Ying Xin, executive director of the Beijing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center. “It helps with their visibility.”
It’s always amazed me how often Chinese transgender people visit Planet Transgender despite the government’s tight control of the internet.
I’ve cross-post this to my new Weibo account. It will be interesting to see if the government is truly willing to loosen its draconian control of the internet and let our people be.
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Towards single-cell ionomics: a novel micro-scaled method for multi-element analysis of nanogram-sized biological samples
Anle Chen1 na1,
Thomas H. Hansen1 na1,
Lene I. Olsen1,
Michael Palmgren1,
Søren Husted1,
Jan K. Schjoerring1 &
Daniel Pergament Persson ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3976-190X1
Plant Methods volume 16, Article number: 31 (2020) Cite this article
To understand processes regulating nutrient homeostasis at the single-cell level there is a need for new methods that allow multi-element profiling of biological samples ultimately only available as isolated tissues or cells, typically in nanogram-sized samples. Apart from tissue isolation, the main challenges for such analyses are to obtain a complete and homogeneous digestion of each sample, to keep sample dilution at a minimum and to produce accurate and reproducible results. In particular, determining the weight of small samples becomes increasingly challenging when the sample amount decreases.
We developed a novel method for sampling, digestion and multi-element analysis of nanogram-sized plant tissue, along with strategies to quantify element concentrations in samples too small to be weighed. The method is based on tissue isolation by laser capture microdissection (LCM), followed by pressurized micro-digestion and ICP-MS analysis, the latter utilizing a stable µL min−1 sample aspiration system. The method allowed for isolation, digestion and analysis of micro-dissected tissues from barley roots with an estimated sample weight of only ~ 400 ng. In the collection and analysis steps, a number of contamination sources were identified. Following elimination of these sources, several elements, including magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and manganese (Mn), could be quantified. By measuring the exact area and thickness of each of the micro-dissected tissues, their volume was calculated. Combined with an estimated sample density, the sample weights could subsequently be calculated and the fact that these samples were too small to be weighed could thereby be circumvented. The method was further documented by analysis of Arabidopsis seeds (~ 20 µg) as well as tissue fractions of such seeds (~ 10 µg).
The presented method enables collection and multi-element analysis of small-sized biological samples, ranging down to the nanogram level. As such, the method paves the road for single cell and tissue-specific quantitative ionomics, which allow for future transcriptional, proteomic and metabolomic data to be correlated with ionomic profiles. Such analyses will deepen our understanding of how the elemental composition of plants is regulated, e.g. by transporter proteins and physical barriers (i.e. the Casparian strip and suberin lamellae in the root endodermis).
Because of differences in uptake, storage and transport, mineral elements are unevenly distributed throughout plant tissues, both at the organ, tissue, cellular and sub-cellular levels [1, 2]. This implies that many plant tissues/cells are functionally different from their neighbouring tissues and display cell-specific ionomic profiles [3]. Multi-element, or “ionomic” studies, which is a concept introduced more than 10 years ago, combines high-throughput element profiling of biological tissues with genetic mapping. In plants, this work was pioneered by Lahner et al. [4], who utilized high-throughput ICP-MS analyses of leaves in order to reveal ionomic and genetic connections in mutants of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana [4]. Since then, a range of ionomic studies have been performed, including other plant species (e.g. rice, barley, soybean and tomato), and yeast [5]. The combination of genetics and ionomics has so far resulted in the identification of many genes controlling the ionome, at the whole plant level [3].
Multi-element analyses have traditionally mostly been carried out on dry, powdered material with a known weight per sample. Producers of certified reference materials typically recommend a minimum of 200 mg of homogenized sample material in order to gain a full, multi-element analysis with high data quality (i.e. high accuracy and precision). This renders many samples out of reach for element profiling/ionomics analyses.
Analytical procedures have been developed that can handle sample sizes considerably lower than 200 mg [6,7,8,9]. Samples of 1 mg of certified reference material were analysed with acceptable reproducibility (SE < 8%) and accuracies within ± 10% for 10 elements by Hansen et al. [9]. In this size range, ionomic profiling will be possible for individual plant organs (e.g. leaves, stems, roots and grains), but only very rarely at tissue or cellular levels, where samples will have µg or even ng weights. These small sample sizes are challenging not only because of the weak signals generated, but also by the risk of contamination and the need to perform a complete and uniform digestion prior to analysis. Moreover, it is difficult, in fact often impossible, to accurately determine the sample weight of such samples. In order to address these limitations, methods for single-cell ICP-MS (SC-ICP-MS) analysis have in recent years been developed for multi-element profiling at the cellular level, typically on isolated cell cultures [10, 11]. Single-cell ICP-MS is a technique that utilizes either pneumatic nebulization or micro-droplet generation of cell suspensions in order to introduce individual cells into the plasma of the ICP-MS. In SC-ICP-MS, absolute quantification is possible, typically reporting concentrations as the weight of element per cell [12]. The advancement of such technologies has enabled detailed characterization of cell-specific molecular profiles and has led to identification of genetic players involved in fine-tuning the regulation and distribution of the trace elements selenium (Se), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) in human cell cultures [13].
If isolated cell cultures are not available, which is often the case in plant science, tissue-specific cell types from plants can be collected with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) of protoplasts for subsequent analysis with various techniques [14, 15]. With respect to ionomic profiling, the main challenge with this technique is the liquid environment in which the cell sorting is conducted, as it imposes a risk of ion leaking, especially for monovalent ions that do not form covalent bonds [e.g. sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+)]. Another challenge is the enzymatic degradation of the cell wall that needs to be performed, which may also induce leakage of ions and/or contamination from the enzymes. The technique requires that different cell types express specific markers to allow for the sorting to work, which to date is only available in mutants of Arabidopsis. The FACS approach to sample collection of plant material for ionomic studies is currently being developed, but to the best of our knowledge, no results have yet been published.
Tissues or single cells may also be collected by laser capture microdissection (LCM), utilizing laser cutting and catapulting for collection of regions of special interest in microscopic specimens. LCM is a microscope-based technique, which permits rapid separation and contact-free collection of desired cells or specific tissues [16, 17]. The LCM technique has been extensively used in combination with genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics analyses [18, 19], but only very rarely for multi-element analysis [20]. Samples can be either from heterogeneous mixtures of cell populations or from dry sections mounted on culture plates or membrane-covered glass slides. The tissue collection involves several steps: sample preparation, outlining and laser-cutting of the selected area and collection of the dissected cells or tissues by pressure catapulting against gravity into an adhesive cap. The LCM laser beam has a 1 µm diameter, allowing single cells as well as larger tissue sections to be collected. The challenges with ion leakage and displacement during cell sorting or analysis in a liquid environment (i.e. FACS and SC-ICP-MS) is not a concern with LCM, since sample collection is performed from frozen and freeze-dried samples, without addition of any liquids. However, preparing dry samples of good quality without an altered ion composition requires a different sample preparation compared to other omics techniques, but these challenges have already been addressed [21]. After digestion and dilution, the samples end up in an ICP-MS-compatible solution. Hence, all analytical benefits that has been developed for absolute quantification of liquid ICP-MS samples becomes available, including calibration standards, internal/external standards and the use of certified reference material for data validation.
Element profiling of small-sized samples raises special challenges with respect to sample digestion in order to avoid contamination and ensure data quality. Whereas earlier digestion methods were based either on open digestion at relatively low temperatures or closed microwave-assisted digestion systems with individual bombs that were pressurised upon heating, the most recent generation of commercially available microwave digestion facilities pressurization of the whole digestion chamber, using an inert gas [22, 23]. This strategy has several advantages. Firstly, the pressurized environment (> 40 bar) increases the boiling point of the digestion media (mixtures of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide) to above 240 °C, ensuring a total and uniform digestion of all samples in the chamber, without boiling. Secondly, since the digestion is performed without boiling, large numbers of samples, also with different volumes, can be homogeneously digested in the same digestion chamber without the risk of cross contamination [23].
The overall objective of this study was to push the boundaries for ionomic studies of µg and ng-sized biological samples, which are not available as isolated cells or cell cultures. The first goal was to collect pure tissue samples and thereafter secure a complete digestion of these. Once digested, the next goal was to enable quantitative multi-elemental analysis of the resulting low volume samples (300 µL) with precision and accuracy comparable to state-of-the-art procedures. As an integral part of the study, various ways to determine the element concentrations per unit sample weight of samples that were too small to weigh accurately, were pursued.
Using the developed method, a number of elements were successfully quantified in certified reference material (CRM) from apple leaves, in seeds of Arabidopsis and in isolated barley root tissues. In the barley root tissue fractions, with estimated weights as low as 400 ng, K, Mn, P and Mg were all successfully quantified in two distinct tissue types (cortex and stele). We conclude that tissue isolation with LCM in combination with micro-scaled digestion and multi-element ICP-MS analysis is possible, paving the way for future ionomic analyses at the tissue or single-cell levels.
Analysis of certified reference material (CRM)
For validation of the method, dried certified reference material (CRM) consisting of apple leaves were digested in the micro-scaled sample digestion system (Fig. 1) and then analysed in gradually decreasing sample amounts. The CRM was certified for all essential plant nutrients as well as a range of other elements of interest in plant science, including some beneficial elements (e.g. Na and Se) and toxic metals (e.g. Al, Cd and As). The true concentration values (accuracy) and their uncertainties (precision) were stated in the certificate and were based on analysis of a minimum of 200 mg sample. Using 2 mg (2000 µg) samples, we obtained accuracies between 96 and 103% of the reported values for all elements except B and Mo, which both gave a slightly lower value of 87% (Table 1). The accuracy decreased with about 10% for all elements except B and Zn, when decreasing the sample quantity from 2000 to 500 µg (Table 1). The precision of the certified element concentrations varied from 1% for Ca to 14% for Mo (Table 1, left). Our measurements had similar or, in case of e.g. Mn, B, Cu, Ni and Mo, even better precision than the certified values. The precision of the results for Mn and Cu did only increase slightly (1–4% and 2–3%, respectively) when the sample size decreased from 2000 to 500 µg (Table 1). The same was the case for elements such as K, Mg, Al and Ca present in relatively high concentrations. However, for Zn, B, Ni and Mo the precision became poorer with decreasing sample size, especially that of Ni, where the relative standard deviation (RSD) increased from 7% (2000 µg) to 62% (500 µg). A general decline in precision must be expected since the variability caused by uneven distribution of elements increases as the sample size decreases, as is also the case for sample weighing inaccuracies.
Design of the micro-scaled sample digestion system. Schematic figure showing the design of the micro-scaled sample digestion system, shown here with a 0.3 mL vial
Table 1 Accuracy and precision of ICP-MS measurements of certified reference material (NIST 1515, apple leaf)
Analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds
One single Arabidopsis seed weighs approximately 20 µg, which is too low to be accurately weighed. One seed is, however, not impossible to digest and analyse. To test if reliable results could be generated from such a small sample size, we analysed and compared seed-batches of 100 mg (corresponding to ≈ 5000 seeds), 1 mg (≈ 50 seeds), 10 seeds (corresponding to ≈ 200 µg) and one single seed (≈ 20 µg). In order to be able to compare the element concentrations in individual seeds across the four batches (Table 2), an average seed weight of 19.1 µg was used for calculation of the element concentration per seed. In the samples consisting of 10 seeds, none of the investigated elements deviated significantly from the results obtained when 100 mg was analysed (Table 2). Thus, reliable and reproducible results could be generated from a 10 seed batch with a sample size of only ~ 200 µg. In the single seed analysis, the concentration of five out the 10 tested elements were statistically different relative to the 100 mg batch samples (Table 2). Obviously, a single seed analysis is much more sensitive to inter-seed variability than a batch of seeds.
Table 2 Dry weight concentrations in wild type Arabidopsis thaliana
Based on the successful analysis of a batch of only 10 Arabidopsis seeds, we proceeded to analyse seed fractions, i.e. the seed coat (outer seed layers plus the endosperm) and the embryo, which had been isolated and pooled from 10 individual seeds. The seed dissection was carried out manually, with forceps. Hence each sample contained either 10 whole seeds, 10 seed coats or 10 embryos harvested from either control plants (−Zn) or plants that had been subjected to a high Zn supply (+Zn). The aggregated element contents in seed coat and embryo were then compared to the content in whole seeds (ng seed−1) and the recovery of each element was used as a validation of the method (Table 3). An aggregated content lower than the whole seed content (recovery < 100%) would indicate either poor digestion of the fractions and/or loss of material during dissection and handling. In contrast, an aggregated content higher than the whole seed content (recovery > 100%) would indicate contamination during handling and/or analysis. To avoid contamination and because of the small sample amounts, all data in Table 3 are presented as total element contents (ng) and not as a concentrations, since it was not possible to obtain reliable weights of the seed fractions.
Table 3 Elemental distribution between seed coat and embryo of wild-type Arabidopsis seeds grown with and without added Zn
For the elements Mg, P, S, Fe and Zn, the recovery ranged between 85 and 108%, while for the microelements B, Cu and Mo, a larger deviation in recovery was recorded (79–135%). For K, the recovery was only 67% or 35% (+Zn and −Zn, respectively), thus indicating that the sample preparation method, which included soaking the seeds in water in order to facilitate the dissection, was not suitable for measuring K due to substantial leaching. The Zn treatment of the plants had a strong effect on the Zn content of the whole seed (51 and 18 ng in the +Zn and −Zn treatment, respectively). The ratio between the Zn content in the embryo (33 and 11 ng, +Zn and −Zn, respectively) with that in the seed coat (13 and 4 ng, +Zn and −Zn, respectively) was similar for the two treatments (2.5 and 2.75, +Zn and −Zn, respectively) (data from Table 3).
Analysis of isolated barley root tissues
As a final challenge of the method, isolated tissue from microscopic specimens were collected by LCM and analysed by ICP-MS. Cryo-sections (30–90 µm thick) from 17-day-old barley roots were prepared according to Persson et al. [21], and mounted on polyethylene naphthalene (PEN) membrane covered glass slides (Membrane Slide 1.0 PEN; Carl Zeiss Microscopy). Parameters for laser cutting and catapulting were optimized on pure plastic membranes, then applied to 30, 60, 90 µm thick root sections (Fig. 2). It proved to be equally feasible to cut and catapult the stele and cortex of 30 and 60 µm thick sections, whereas several laser shots were needed in order to completely cut and catapult the 90 µm thick sections. In order to get as much sample material as possible for the subsequent ICP-MS analysis, 60 µm thick sections were selected. To test the detection limit for nutrient elements, isolated stele and cortex tissues from three different cross-sections were pooled into one sample (with 4 repetitions, i.e. 24 collection events in all). The specific tissues were outlined, cut and collected using the laser pressure catapulting (LPC) function of the instrument (Fig. 2). In the first attempts, the catapulted tissue was collected into the cap of a collection tube, which had an adhesive coating on the inside. However, as the tissues adhered firmly to this surface it was difficult to transfer the samples to the vials used for micro-digestion. Hence, instead of using a vial with an adhesive cap we used ordinary PCR vials (200 µL) and filled the cap with 40 µL of Milli-Q water. This approach allowed trapping of the tissue in the water drop so that the sample transfer could be done quantitatively with a pipette. In order to correct for background signals, blank samples from the PEN membrane were analysed. The cutting area from each sampled area (either stele or cortex) was copied using the software, providing a blank sample with identical area from the plastic membrane surrounding the sample. The value of this blank sample was then subtracted from the values obtained by analysis of the tissue-containing samples.
Sample collection with laser micro-dissection for ICP-MS analysis. Schematic illustration of a cross section from barley roots, mounted on a PEN or PET plastic membrane (a). Laser capture microdissection collection of the stele and cortex tissues from a 60 µm thick cross section of barley root (b). The area of the stele is about 30,000 µm2 and the area of the cortex is about 150,000 µm2, corresponding to volumes of 0.0018 and 0.0090 mm3, or 1.8 and 9 nL, respectively, of the root cylinder
The LCM-collected samples were very difficult to locate in the water-filled cap, especially the transparent blank collections of PEN plastic. In order to test if a marker ion for collected plant material could be obtained, the plant cultivation protocol was modified by addition of HoCl3 (Holmium chloride) to the growth medium in a final concentration of 1 µM. Another ion, rubidium (Rb), was added to the PEN plastic membrane, using an ordinary marker pen. Briefly, a marker pen was opened and 500 µL of an Rb standard solution (CPI International, Santa Rosa, USA) was injected into the ink-holder with a syringe and left to equilibrate for 3 h. Hereafter the ink of the pen contained Rb, which could be added to the membrane by drawing. By these preparations, a marker ion for each of the different collections [i.e. root tissue plus PEN membrane vs. PEN membrane only (i.e. blanks)] was obtained. Accordingly, both Ho and Rb signals were expected in the root tissue collections and only the Rb-signal was expected in the blanks. Indeed, 165Ho signals were clearly detected both in the stele (~ 2000 counts) and cortex (~ 300 000 counts) samples and served as a verification that plant material had been correctly sampled (Additional file 1). As expected, no 165Ho signal was detected in the blank samples. The Rb-signal, on the other hand, was detected in both sample types, with similar ion intensity, indicating that plant and blank samples had been collected, transferred, digested and finally analysed in an identical way (Additional file 1). The Ho-addition to the growth media was hence abandoned in the future plant cultivation protocol.
Measurements of the ion intensities of 55Mn and 66Zn in cortex and stele showed that these two elements were present in both root sample types, but also in the blanks (Additional file 1). Thus, significant problem with background contamination of these elements, and possibly also of other elements, were revealed. This contamination likely originated from the catalysts used during polymerization of the plastics. The test was repeated with surface-washed PEN-membranes, however with similar results (data not shown). In an attempt to avoid the background contamination from the PEN-membranes, the root sections were put directly on a normal glass slide, however, it was not possible to quantitatively collect all the tissue in this way. Hence, this approach was abandoned.
Realizing that the PEN membrane gave significant background counts for a number of our target analytes (i.e. plant nutrient elements), alternative membrane types made from polyethylene napthalate (PEN), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) or polyesther (POL) were analysed by LA-ICP-MS in order to test which of the plastics that contributed least with background element signals (Table 4). The results from this analysis showed that the different membranes had very different element backgrounds. The PEN membrane had, by far, the highest background of Mn, whereas that of Zn was negligible. The previous observation of Zn contamination on this particular plastic (Additional file 1) was hence interpreted as surface contamination. The POL membrane had the highest concentrations of Fe, Zn and Cu, while the PPS membrane showed a high contribution from S. The PET membrane had the lowest concentration of the micronutrients Mn, Fe, Zn and Cu, but slightly higher background of Ca than the PEN membrane. Since we aimed to focus on the essential plant micronutrients, the PET membrane slide was chosen for the following sample preparations. To further reduce the background, the PET membrane slides were washed with milli-Q-H2O and then thoroughly air-blown before use. In addition, the Teflon vials (0.7 mL) and their lids as well as the polypropylene (PP) 300 µL HPLC vials, lids and pipette tips were all placed in 7% HNO3 overnight, then rinsed in Milli-Q-H2O and left to dry in a LAF bench.
Table 4 Ion intensity (average counts) in different plastic membranes
The samples of stele and cortex tissue were re-analysed together with their corresponding blanks, using the optimised procedure (Figs. 2 and 3). In particular the Mn-signals had been significantly reduced from > 120,000 counts on the PEN membranes (Additional file 1) to a couple of hundred counts on the PET membranes. Typical sample areas were ~ 30,000 µm2 for the stele and ~ 150,000 µm2 for the cortex. With a thickness of 60 µm, these areas correspond to ~ 0.0018 mm3 and ~ 0.0090 mm3, or a tissue volume of 1.8 and 9 nL, respectively. These volumes correspond to approximately 126 and 630 ng per tissue, according to the assumed tissue density (i.e. 1 g cm−3 of fresh root and 7% dry matter) and 378 and 1890 ng per sample, since we pooled 3 dissected tissues into one sample. Using PET-membranes, the ion intensity (counts) of Mg, P, K and Mn was now significantly higher in both of the two tissue types, compared to their respective PET-blanks. Other elements, for example Na, Zn, Ca, Cu, Fe and Mo, typically had 10–30% higher mean ion intensities in both of the root tissues than their corresponding blanks, however with a large variability, resulting in non-significant differences (Additional file 2).
Ion intensity signals of Mg, P, K and Mn in the stele and cortex tissues of barley root and their corresponding blanks. The stele and cortex tissues were micro-dissected, collected and pooled from 3 cross-sections mounted on PET membrane-covered glass slides. Representative blank samples (with identical area as the tissue sample) were cut and collected from the membrane where no plant tissue was present. All samples were digested and analyzed by ICP-MS. Data was tested with a one-way ANOVA t-test, and the asterisks indicate significant differences (*P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001) between the root tissue and the blank samples for each element (n = 4)
ICP-MS analysis of the cortex and stele tissues collected by LCM showed that P, K and Mn all had significantly higher concentration in the stele than in the cortex, whereas the difference in Mg concentration was insignificant (Fig. 4). The K concentration was highest in both tissue types, with concentrations of 81.3 and 29 mM (molar concentration per unit tissue water for stele and cortex, respectively). Assuming a dry matter content of 7%, these values correspond to 42,000 µg g−1 (4.2%) and 15,000 µg g−1 (1.5%), respectively (element mass per unit dry matter). Phosphorus had the second highest concentration, followed by Mg and then Mn, both in the stele and in the cortex. The gradient between stele and cortex was steepest for Mn, showing an almost sixfold higher concentration in the stele compared to the cortex (53 and 9.0 µg g−1 DM in the stele and cortex, respectively) (Fig. 4). Phosphorus (P) and K had 2.4 and 2.8 times higher stele than cortex concentrations, respectively.
Measured concentrations (µg cm−3) of Mg, P, K and Mn per unit volume and the estimated concentrations of Mg, P, K and Mn per unit tissue water (mM) and per unit dry weight (µg g−1). Measured concentrations (µg cm−3) of Mg, P, K and Mn per unit volume of tissue obtained by laser micro-dissection of the stele and cortex of barley roots (a). Estimated concentrations of Mg, P, K and Mn per unit tissue water (mM) and per unit dry weight (µg g−1) of stele and cortex together with the resulting stele:cortex ratio (b). The concentrations were calculated assuming a fresh root tissue density of 1 g cm−3 and assuming a dry matter content of 7% in the roots. Stele and cortex were microdissected, collected and pooled from 3 cross-sections and subsequently digested and analyzed by ICP-MS. Data was tested with a one-way ANOVA t-test, and the asterisks indicate significant differences (*P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001), between the tissues, for each element (n = 4)
In order to compare the LCM-derived concentrations with results from an independent analytical technique, the relative ion intensities of Mg, P, K and Mn were measured by LA-ICP-MS analysis of a similar cross section (same plant, same root, neighbouring cross section, same thickness) (Additional file 3). This analysis showed that Mn was mainly accumulating in and around the stele, but also in the outermost cell layer, i.e. the epidermis, which was not included in the LCM-based analysis. The 55Mn ion intensity signals (counts) from the stele and cortex were extracted from the Mn-image, as displayed in Additional file 4. The ratio between the average counts from the stele and cortex was approximately 5.3 (677/127), i.e. similar to the corresponding ratio from the LCM-based analysis.
Ionomic analyses at the cellular or tissue level is to date challenged by the small sample sizes (nanogram-sized) and the difficulties in obtaining pure samples containing identical cell types reflecting the true element composition. Indeed, multi-element profiling at the cellular level is possible with SC-ICP-MS techniques, which can introduce, detect and quantify the element content in individual cells. Together with the extraordinary sensitivity and multi-element capacity of ICP-MS, absolute quantification of most elements of the periodic table is possible, typically presenting concentrations in quantity of element per cell [12]. Such analyses, however, require isolated cells/cell cultures, which make a vast majority of plant samples out of reach for multi-element/ionomic profiling. In some cases pure plant tissues can be collected, e.g. epidermal bladder cells [24] and pollen cells [8], but special methods are required to sample cells that are not immediately accessible. Specific plant tissue or specialized plant cells (i.e. endodermis, cortex or epidermis cells) can be sorted and isolated by e.g. FACS for subsequent analysis [14, 25]. However, in plants this kind of sorting requires that the different cell types express specific fluorochrome markers, which to date is only available in mutants of Arabidopsis. Moreover, both the sorting and analysis of such samples induce a risk of ion leakage or displacement, especially for monovalent ions that do not form covalent bonds (e.g. K+ and Na+) [21].
Instead of isolation and collection, specific tissues or individual cells can be analysed in situ by various element bioimaging techniques [2]. These techniques are, however, rarely ideal for quantitative ionomic analyses, since absolute quantification requires that calibrations standards are available with the same matrix composition, micro-topography and hardness as the sample to be analysed. In biological samples, this is very difficult to obtain, rendering these techniques as merely semi-quantitative [26]. Other disadvantages with respect to tissue-specific ionomics are higher detection limits (compared to conventional ICP-MS analysis) and limitations in the range of elements that can be analysed simultaneously [2, 21, 22].
In this study we demonstrate that both collection and quantitative ICP-MS analyses of nanogram-sized samples is possible without compromising data quality. As such, our method constitutes a novel tool for tissue-specific ionomic profiling at the cellular level. The keys to these successful method developments were the use of LCM in combination with micro-scaled pressurized digestion, an optimized low-flow sample introduction system as well as identification and reduction of contamination sources.
As a first step in the downscaling of sample size, we minimized the required sample amounts and the final volume of the samples based on analysis of certified reference material consisting of apple leaves. For this purpose, a pressurized chamber digestion system was used, in which a uniform pressure is applied to all samples, providing efficient digestion without boiling. This technique is different from closed systems with one bomb per sample, which require identical sample amounts and digestion volumes in all bombs in order to obtain the same partial pressure. The closed systems accordingly have poorer reproducibility, both with respect to samples in the same batch and between batches. The flexibility is also lower, since all samples need to have a fixed ratio between sample amount and the volume of digestion solution. In the pressurized chamber system, however, both sample amount and volume of digestion solution can be individually adjusted without compromising digestion efficiency and reproducibility.
We successfully analysed CRM material down to a sample quantity of 1000 µg (1 mg). However, for smaller samples (e.g. 500 µg) both the accuracy and precision became poorer, which we assumed was mainly due to less exact determinations of sample weights (Table 1). Hence, other strategies were required to validate obtained data for samples < 500 µg. One such strategy was to compare the analysis of Arabidopsis seeds, both as large, weighed batches (10 and 100 mg corresponding to approx. 50 and 5000 seeds, respectively), batches of 10 seeds (~ 200 µg) and single seeds (< 20 µg). In the analysis of single seeds, 5 out of 10 elements deviated significantly from the estimated concentration per seed in the 100 mg batch (Table 2). This variability, probably mostly of biological origin, were evened out in a batch of only 10 seeds, where in fact no significant differences in element concentrations were found relative to the larger samples (Table 2). The method was further challenged by investigating the element concentration in manually dissected seed fractions from Arabidopsis. Apart from K, which had a very low recovery, other elements had recoveries between 85 and 108%, indicating that it was possible to successfully digest and analyse such samples (< 20 µg) without losing material or contaminating the samples. Potassium (K) is known to be a highly leachable ion [21], and a substantial amount of this element was apparently lost during soaking of the seeds, which was a preparation step required in order to enable the manual dissection (Table 3).
For further downscaling, LCM was used to isolate tissues from barley roots. Analysis of isolated root tissues requires that both the cellular structures and the native ionic composition in the cells are unaltered, during both sample preparation and analysis. We have previously developed a sample preparation method, which encapsulates the fresh tissue with paraffin prior to freezing and cryo-sectioning. This is an essential step to avoid the displacement of elements and limit ion leakage [21]. Moreover, the choice of plastic membrane turned out to be very important for maintaining a low element background. Apparently, different metal-containing catalysts are used in the polymerization processes, which affect the element background. Hence, depending on the target analytes of a specific analysis, the choice of plastic membrane has to be carefully assessed.
In the barley root tissue fractions, potassium (K), manganese (Mn), phosphorus (P) and magnesium (Mg), were all successfully quantified in the two distinct tissue types collected (cortex and stele), which made it possible to establish inter-tissue concentration gradients of these elements, inside the root. The analysis showed that the K concentration was clearly highest and Mn was the lowest, in both tissue types. It is well known that K concentrations in any plant material are substantially higher than both P, Mg and Mn. In whole roots, reported K concentrations in the literature range from 2 to 6% element concentration per unit dry matter, where < 2% represent deficient conditions and 6% represent “luxury consumption” [27, 28]. Our results were between 1.5 and 4.2%, in cortex and stele, respectively, hence showing a similar concentration range, but also revealing large, tissue-specific concentration differences. Other reported K concentrations in barley roots typically range from 71 to 119 mM [29] and 75–83 mM [30], using micro-electrodes. These values should rather be compared to our mM values, since they reflect fresh tissue measurements. Again, our values (29 and 81.3 mM in cortex and stele, respectively) were in a similar concentration range, yet with large inter-cellular differences (Fig. 4). Similar differences in K distribution were measured more recently, showing an approximately threefold higher K concentration in the stele compared to the cortex [31], which again is comparable to our measurements (K-ratio; stele: cortex = 2.8, Fig. 4). The reported average cytosolic P concentrations in maize root segments were reported to be 6.5 µmol cm−3 [32]. Hence, also for P, our measurements seem plausible [measured values 416 µg cm−3 (= 13.4 µmol cm−3, and 14.4 per unit tissue water (mM)) and 171 µg cm−3 (= 5.5 µmol cm−3, and 5.9 per unit tissue water (mM)), in stele and cortex, respectively (Fig. 4)].
In order to further validate and compare our results, barley root samples from the same batch used for LCM collection were also analysed by LA-ICP-MS, where the raw signals were assumed to be proportional to the concentration. For Mn, the raw signals (counts) were extracted from the image (Additional file 3), generating a stele: cortex ratio of approx. 5.3 (Additional file 4), which was comparable to the ratio of 5.9 obtained in the LCM analysis combined with ICP-MS (Fig. 4).
Further reduction of background contamination of a number of elements is required in order to establish a true multi-element analysis of micro-dissected root tissues (Additional file 2). This would probably require cleaner laboratory environments for sample collection and handling, as well as cleaner vials, chemicals and plastic tubings. A major benefit with LCM in this context, however, is the possibility of pooling samples in order to increase the number of detectable elements. A long analysis time per sample will permit the full power of ICP-MS detection to be utilized, since then the same identical sample can be analysed in different modes (e.g. collision/He, reaction/H2 and O2-mode), all which offer optimum sensitivities for different sets of elements. With a flow-rate of only ~ 50 µL min−1, and a sample volume of 300 µL, our method permits at least 4 min of analysis, if needed (4 min × 50 µL min−1 = 200 µL of sample consumed). Four minutes is enough to analyse the same sample in all of the different gas modes. These possibilities were not fully explored in this study, but we anticipate that this could further increase the number of elements to be included in the analysis [e.g. S and Arsenic (As) in oxygen mode, Fe and Se in H2 mode].
Concentration gradients between the stele and the surrounding cortex will indicate how efficiently mineral nutrients are transported towards the xylem, for further transport to the shoot. If various parts of the same identical root is sampled, such ratios may also indicate which part of the root that is responsible for nutrient transport and how efficient the transport to the shoot is. Furthermore, the presented method has a unique potential for being combined with other ‘omics’-techniques, e.g. transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, which are already established techniques, both in combination with FACS and LCM [24, 25, 33, 34]. Such combined analyses have the potential to shed light on the genetic mechanisms that regulate the plant ionome on the cellular level, which is pivotal knowledge for advancing our understanding of e.g. nutrient use efficiency, environmental monitoring, evolutionary biology and biofortification.
The method presented here allows accurate and reproducible collection, digestion and ICP-MS analysis of specific plant tissues in the nanogram-size range. As such, the method provides a novel tool for precise tissue isolation, absolute quantification of elements and ionomic profiling on an unprecedentedly small scale. In combination with already existing methods for transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic profiling, ionomic studies at this level of detail have a unique potential to forward our understanding of the processes involved in regulating nutrient homeostasis and nutrient use efficiency.
The certified reference material (CRM) NIST 1515 (apple leaf, particle size < 75 µm), was purchased from the US Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standard and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD, USA). In the single seed and seed fraction analyses of Arabidopsis thaliana, wild-type seeds were always used (Col-0). The seeds were harvested from plants growing in soil under long-day conditions in controlled growth chambers (16 h light at 120 µmol m−2 s−1, 22 °C and 8 h dark at 20 °C, 70% humidity). Plants for the Zn experiment were watered twice a week with either pure water or a 3 mM ZnSO4 solution. In order to analyse the distribution of elements, Arabidopsis seeds were manually dissected into two parts, representing the seed coat fraction (with the endosperm still attached) and the embryo fraction. Seeds were rinsed in Milli-Q Element water (Millipore Corporation, DK) and soaked on wet filter paper for 2 h prior to dissection, using forceps under a stereomicroscope.
The 17-day-old barley (Hordeum vulgare L., cv. Irina) plants used for root analyses were germinated in vermiculite for 7 day and then cultivated at 16 h day length and 18 °C/15 °C day/night temperature cycles in a greenhouse. Uniform seedlings were transferred to light-impermeable black 5 L cultivation units, each unit holding 3 plants. The units were filled with a nutrient solution containing 200 µM KH2PO4, 200 µM K2SO4, 300 µM MgSO4·7H2O, 100 µM NaCl, 300 µM Mg(NO3)2·6H2O, 900 µM Ca(NO3)2·4H2O, 600 µM KNO3, 50 µM Fe(III)-EDTANa, 0.8 µM Na2MoO4·2H2O, 0.7 µM ZnCl2, 0.8 µM CuSO4·5H2O, 0.8 µM NiCl2, and 2 µM H3BO3. The solutions were replaced once per week and the pH was adjusted daily with HCl to 6.0 ± 0.2.
Sample digestion
The apple leaf CRM was weighed in amounts ranging from 500 µg to 2000 µg on a high-accuracy balance (MT5, Mettler-Toledo International, Columbus, USA) and transferred to commercially available 0.7 mL, 12 × 32 mm Teflon vials (Chromacol 0.7 CTVT, VWR, Denmark). A digestion solution with a 2:1:1 ratio of 67% HNO3 (PlasmaPURE; SCP science, Quebec, Canada), 30% H2O2 (Analytical grade 31,642, SigmaAldrich, St. Louis, USA) and MilliQ–element water was added to the digestion tubes, providing a total volume of 50 µL digestion solution. The tubes were then placed in a 22-position sample rack, traditionally used for pressurized digestion of samples ranging from 20 to 500 mg. As the original vials were 8 cm tall, an in-house designed Teflon-lid with loose fit ensured stability of the 3 cm vials now standing in the rack. This lid avoided water condensation into the vials after digestion (Fig. 1).
All samples (i.e. CRM, Arabidopsis seeds/seed fractions and LCM-collected samples) were digested in a pressurized digestion chamber (Ultrawave, Milestone Inc., Bergamo, Italy) at 240 °C for 10 min with a reduced amount of ballast water for heat transfer. The full cycle consisted of 15 min ramping to the digestion temperature, maintenance of this temperature for 10 min and then cooling down for another 15 min, giving a total runtime of 40 min. The 240 °C temperature ensured a complete digestion of the samples, hence decreased the residual carbon to a minimum [22]. After digestion, samples were transferred quantitatively to polypropylene HPLC-vials and diluted with Milli-Q water to a final acid concentration of 3.5%, which resulted in a final volume of ~ 300 µL (300 mg).
Multi-elemental analysis
The elemental analyses were done with an ICP-MS (7900, Agilent Technologies, Manchester, UK) equipped with a Micromist nebulizer with ratchet gas fittings (Agilent Technologies, Manchester, UK). The peristatic pump on the ICP-MS was equipped with TYGON tubings with an inner diameter of 0.19 mm (TYGON R3607 0.19 I.D., Agilent Technologies, Manchester, UK), generating a flow of 50 µL min−1. The system was rinsed with 3.5% HNO3 between every sample. Samples were injected by use of an autosampler (I-AS, Agilent Technologies, Manchester, UK) with inserts to fit the 300 µL HPLC vials. External calibration was made using a custom-made, non-equimolar multi-element standard (P/N 4400-ICP-MSCS, CPI International, Santa Rosa, USA) which corresponds to concentrations typically found in plants. The ICP-MS instrument was operated in collision mode, using helium (He) as collision gas with a flowrate of 4.0 mL min−1.
Sample preparation for LCM collection and LA-ICP-MS analysis
Sample preparation followed the same procedures as described by Persson et al. [21]. Uniform seminal roots of 17-day-old barley plants were selected and cut 2 cm behind the root tip of the main axis. Briefly, 1 cm root pieces were encapsulated in molten paraffin, then embedded in OCT (Optimal Cutting Temperature; Tissue-Tek, Sakura Finetek, Tokyo, Japan) and instantly frozen in liquid nitrogen (N2). After freezing, 30–90 µm thick cross-sections were cut with a cryotome (Leica CM050S, St. Gallen, Switzerland), and transferred onto membrane-covered glass slides (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, Jena, Germany). Sections for LA-ICP-MS analysis were prepared similarly, but instead transferred to plastic microscopy slides (Permanox Microscope Slide, Electron Microscopy Sciences, Hatfield, USA). The mounted sections were then allowed to slowly freeze-dry overnight (− 25 °C, ~ 16 h) inside the cryotome.
Optimal laser settings for LCM-dissection (Laser Micro-Dissection (LCM), Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, Jena, Germany), was achieved using the following settings (% of max; 100%): cut speed 10–20; cut energy 48–53; cut focus 75–80; laser pressure catapulting (LPC) energy: 68–73; LPC focus: 75–80. Prior to tissue collection with LCM, the cap of a 200 µL PCR tube (VWR International, LLC Radnor, USA) was filled with 40 µL Milli-Q water and mounted in the cap holder. Stele and cortex tissues were collected into the cap by LPC and then quantitatively transferred to digestion vials with a pipette. A headband-illuminating magnifier was used while pipetting, which helped to localize the small samples during the sample transfer. The stele samples were cut just outside of the endodermis, which is the cell layer surrounding the vascular tissues, hence endodermal cells were included in the stele samples and not in the cortex samples. The cortex samples were cut without the outermost cell layer, the epidermis, which is a functionally different tissue type (Fig. 2). Representative blank samples were collected from the plastic membrane, always using the same sample area as for the corresponding root sample. The following plastic membranes were tested: polyethylene napthalate (PEN) membrane, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membrane, polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) membrane and polyester (POL) membrane (all from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, Jena, Germany).
Since the area of each of the micro-dissected stele and cortex sections was known, as well as their thickness (60 µm), the volume of each sample could be calculated. After ICP-MS analysis, a concentration unit of µg cm−3 was thus obtained for each element. Assuming a fresh tissue density of 1 g cm−3 and 93% water, the µg cm−3 unit was converted to a molar concentration per unit tissue water (mM). The element concentration per unit dry weight (µg g−1 DW) was estimated assuming a dry matter content of 7% in roots of hydroponically grown barley plants (data from an in-house database).
LA-ICP-MS analysis
LA-ICP-MS analyses of root cross sections were performed as previously described [21].
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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We are grateful to Flemming Frederiksen from the departmental workshop for helping with the design and production of lids for the sample digestion vials and to Lena Byrgesen for her skilful technical assistance.
The authors acknowledge the financial support provided from the Independent Research Fund Denmark—Technology and Production (“Impacts of Physical Root Barriers and Passage Cells on the Efficiency of Plant Nutrient Uptake and Translocation in Barley” to SH and DAP (Grant No. DFF-7017-00082). Additional support was received from the China Scholarship Council (Grant No. 201406170047) and the Innovation Fund Denmark project LESSISMORE (MP).
Anle Chen and Thomas H. Hansen contributed equally to this manuscript
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Anle Chen, Thomas H. Hansen, Lene I. Olsen, Michael Palmgren, Søren Husted, Jan K. Schjoerring & Daniel Pergament Persson
Anle Chen
Thomas H. Hansen
Lene I. Olsen
Michael Palmgren
Søren Husted
Jan K. Schjoerring
Daniel Pergament Persson
AC, DPP, THH, SHU, MBP and JKS conceived the study and planned the experiments. AC, THH, LIO and DPP carried out the experimental work. DPP, THH, AC, SHU and JKS drafted the paper. All authors edited the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Daniel Pergament Persson.
Ion intensity of Holmium (Ho), Rubidium (Rb), Mn and Zn in stele and cortex tissues of barley roots. Ion intensity of Holmium (Ho), Rubidium (Rb), Mn and Zn in stele and cortex tissues of barley roots and PEN membrane blanks, analyzed as the isotopes 165Ho, 85Rb, 55Mn and 66Zn, respectively. Stele and cortex tissues were micro-dissected and pooled into one sample from 3 neighboring cross-sections. Representative blank samples (with identical area as the tissue samples) were cut and captured from the PEN membrane where no plant tissue was present. The tissue samples and blanks samples were digested and then analyzed by ICP-MS.
Signal intensities of different elements in stele and cortex tissues of barley root and PET membrane blanks. Stele and cortex were collected and pooled from 3 cross-sections with laser capture microdissection. Representative blank samples (with identical area as the tissue sample) were cut and captured from the PET membrane where no plant tissue was present. The tissue samples and blanks samples were digested by and then analyzed by ICP-MS. Data was tested with a one-way ANOVA t test, and the asterisks indicate significant differences (*P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001), between the root tissue and the blank samples for each element (n = 4).
Element distribution in a barley cross section. Element distribution in a barley cross section 2 cm behind the root tip, analysed by Laser Ablation-ICP-MS. The signal intensities are displayed as heat maps where red represent the strongest intensities and purple the weakest (= background). All ion intensities were normalized to endogenous carbon (measured as 13C). The images are showing the 31P (upper left), 55Mn (upper right), 24Mg (lower left) and 39K (lower right) results in the same cross section (st = stele, co = cortex, ep = epidermis). The scale bars represent 50 µm.
Manganese distribution in a barley cross section. Manganese distribution in a barley cross section, 2 cm behind the root tip, analysed by Laser Ablation-ICP-MS as 55Mn. The signal intensity is displayed as a heat map (upper image) where red represent the strongest intensities and purple the weakest. The signals in the graph below, stem from five transversal lines extracted from the heat map data (dotted line), showing average signals ± SE from the left side of cortex (minus epidermis), stele and right side of cortex (minus epidermis) (st = stele, co = cortex, ep = epidermis).
Chen, A., Hansen, T.H., Olsen, L.I. et al. Towards single-cell ionomics: a novel micro-scaled method for multi-element analysis of nanogram-sized biological samples. Plant Methods 16, 31 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-020-00566-9
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MEGA STAR Will Smith & his GORGEOUS Family Attend Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ Hollywood Premiere
Aladdin MEGA STAR Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their children attend the Hollywood premiere of Disney's Live-Action film Aladdin, held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
Willow(whom Prince(r.i.p.) was interested in working with) is simply DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!
The beautiful Emmy talk show host nominated Jada Pinkett Smith.
The marriage of The Smith's prove to be still "intact"..
Aladdin star Mena Massoud(is a dead ringer for Prince(r.i.p.) )
The preggars Tatyana Ali looks happy with her husband & son.
TV siblings Alfonso Ribeiro and Tatyana Ali pose with his son Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Jr. at Disney's Aladdin Premiere.
TV siblings Will Smith(whom was the last person to speak to Prince(r.i.p.) ) and heavily pregnant Tatyana Ali pose for photos with her family at the Hollywood premiere
Director Guy Ritchie (back row 4th from left) chose Will Smith to play the Genie because he knew Smith would do as good a job as the late comedic actor Robin Williams.
http://sandrarose.com/201...-premiere/
Looks like ANOTHER successful movie under the belt for Will.
"That mountain top situation is not really what it's all cracked up 2 B when was doing the Purple Rain tour had a lot of people who knew 'll never c again @ the concerts.just screamin n places they thought they was suppose 2 scream."
onlyforaminute
Somebody had a growing spurt.
Time keeps on slipping into the future...
This moment is all there is...
PennyPurple
Well at least Will's son didn't dress as batman this time.
Since it was Aladdin I'm surprised the boy didn't come as the jeannie.
EmmaMcG
PennyPurple said:
I'm just glad he didn't show up dressed as Jasmine.
U try to comb through ALL my post! To see if I make any kind of mistake to call me out on. But it's not going to work sweetie. My adventures are plentiful & TRUTHFUL!
Aren't U married? Shouldn't U be attending to your husband?
ChocolateBox3121 said:
I didn't even read your post, lol. I know you're just a troll and while I do find you genuinely amusing, I'm not interested in reading a lot of what you write because you're too obvious. You need to tone it down a bit. A good troll needs to have at least a bit of believability. Like you had when you went by KCoolMusiq. Back then I wasn't sure if you were for real or not. But now you're too over the top. You're still funny but not as entertaining as you used to be because it's just not believable anymore. I hope you rediscover your mojo soon though.
EmmaMcG said:
He needs to find a real life rather than living vicariously through celebrities. It's sad really. Hey, we all enjoy celebrities from time to time, but KCool is obsessed and he's a grown ass man, not a teenager.
love me some Will Smith & Family. just watched him on Ellen the other day.
fell out my chair laughing at the part where he shows us a sky-diving clip and talks about facing his fears as he reaches age 50, then nearly screamed like a lady when Ellen brought out a fake mouse to show him.
he is afraid of mice and told Ellen he will face that fear when heturns 60.
i do love that man
phunkdaddy
Hey I don't know. I just work here
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
KoolEaze
Who´s the young man with the black Air Jordans? Does Will have two sons?
They all look cool and telegant in these pictures.
You must be his biggest fan.
Why Will Smith? What makes you like him soooo much?
I don´t mind him, I still have some of his albums from 1986 on cassette and it´s nice to see him still around and successful and healthy, he was always a very positive guy.
Since I don´t really follow his career very closely I am often surprised to see him mocked so often.
But yeah, these pictures look great. Sometimes they all dress a bit weird, but not this time.
Good to see his family INTACT.
" I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?"
Poor Jada. She had to hit the red carpet before the embalmers were done with her, apparently.
We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
Genesia said:
That´s cold.
I was waiting for a comment from you because the blacks on the guy with the Jordans don´t match but you don´t you don´t seem to have noticed it .
KoolEaze said:
What can I say? I was overwhelmed by the cornucopia of awfulness.
OldFriends4Sal
Yes by his first wife
#ALBUMSSTILLMATTER
https://prince.org/msg/7/464433 9.24.2020
What's the matter with your life...?
https://www.youtube.com/w...nm2Qq6QTFs
#IDEFINEME
https://www.youtube.com/w...7Xc21b6BYE
uPtoWnNY
Empress said:
Let me answer now since the QUESTIONS was ORIGINALLY aimed at ME.
Who's the young man with the black Air Jordans? Does Will have two sons?
Yes, that's Trey Smith Will's first born child & son whose 29 now. He's the spitting image of his DROP DEAD GORGEOUS mother,Will's ex wife, actress, Sheree Zampino(whom currently has a role as a manager/lawyer in the new cable show BET'S 'Games People Play' & whose ex husband ministered at my church). As U can see success & talent has run ALL through that family.
Sheree Zampino
I worked with first Will & then his wife Jada. It was one of the BEST experiences of my life.Especially since Jada was a big fan of Prince(r.i.p.) & Will ironically ended up being one of the last people to talk to Prince(r.i.p.) before he transitioned. EVERYBODY likes Will like U said he ALWAYS has a "positive attitude" it's what keeps him successful. So it's really a no brainer. It's rare to be a successful music artist,then sitcom star, that turned into movie stardom.
He's only "mocked" because when U've reached the top the haters ALWAYS try to bring U down. But as U can see he has STILL remained rich & successful with yet ANOTHER current number #1 movie under his belt.. Which has rubbed off now on his wife Jada & that keeps "his family INTACT".
To Whom It May Concern: A person doesn't have to find a REAL LIFE, If they're already living & working in that life since they were 12.
[Edited 5/26/19 7:42am]
kpowers
Won't be better than the cartoon
purplethunder3
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
Disney’s remake of “Aladdin” starring MEGA STAR Will Smith
is off to a magical start at the box office, earning $31.5 million from 4,476 screens at the box office on Friday. While trackers expected a 4-day Memorial Day weekend opening of $75-85 million, “Aladdin” is now on pace to blow that out of the water with estimates now reaching $109-111 million, higher than the $103 million 4-day start earned last year for “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
https://www.thewrap.com/aladdin-bigger-memorial-day-opening-solo/
Looks like Will has added ANOTHER MEGA HIT to his vast film discography.
ISaidLifeIsJus
tAGame
Will Smith was NOT the last person to talk to Prince.
Box Office: ‘Aladdin’ Taking Flight With $105 Million in North America
Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” is flying high with an estimated $105 million in North America during the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.
It’s the sixth-highest Memorial Day weekend total ever, topping the 2011 mark of $103.4 million for “The Hangover Part II.” The top total came in 2007, when “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” took in $139 million in its first four days. “Aladdin” is also dominating moviegoing internationally with $121 million in 56 markets.
“Aladdin” has outperformed Disney’s pre-opening domestic projections, which were in the $75 million to $85 million range, taking in $86.1 million in its first three days. The reboot of the original 1992 animated movie — which generated $502 million in worldwide box office — stars Mena Massoud as Aladdin, MEGA STAR Will Smith as the Genie, Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar. Guy Ritchie directed “Aladdin,” produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich.
https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/aladdin-box-office-brightburn-booksmart-john-wick-3-1203226129/
Looks like 'Aladdin' beat ALL expectations....
Went to see it last night with my daughter and my little sister. Girl's night out kind of thing. And I know that the movie has been getting very mixed reviews from critics and I have to say, our experience yesterday sums up that mixed response perfectly. Although I think our ages might have played a part...
Firstly, my daughter is 7. Which I think is exactly the kind of age group this movie is targeting. And in that respect, I'd say it does what it sets out to do because she enjoyed it. She didn't love it, by any means, but she liked it.
My sister is 15. Disney musicals are kind of her thing. However, she didn't particularly like this version of Aladdin. She didn't dislike it either though. The only real negative she could point out was Will Smith's overacting (sorry, KCool). Other than that though, she didn't seem to be too bothered about the movie one way or another.
Now, I am 29. I love the Robin Williams version of Aladdin and I admit that the idea of a live action remake sickened me to my very soul. Then they cast Will Smith as the Genie and I lost any hope I had for it. So in other words, I had kind of already made up my mind before seeing it. But I was actually quite surprised. Don't get me wrong, I think the movie is absolutely awful but Will Smith is NOT the worst thing about it. In fact, I couldn't even name the worst aspect of it because its all shit. The acting is some of the worst I've ever seen in any movie. Seriously, it's terrible. And I'll give Will Smith a slight pass because he's supposed to be over the top but everyone else is just terrible. The CGI, especially on the Genie, is also really terrible. It looks so unnatural.
Overall, I'd say that if you're planning on seeing the movie and you have small children, then they'll probably enjoy it. However, they'd probably rather just see the Avengers again instead. All three of us definitely would have preferred to see the Avengers. In fact, all 3 of us would have preferred to see John Wick 3 but neither my sister or daughter were old enough to get in.
Went to see it last night with my daughter and my little sister. Girl's night out kind of thing. And I know that the movie has been getting very mixed reviews from critics and I have to say, our experience yesterday sums up that mixed response perfectly. Although I think our ages might have played a part... Firstly, my daughter is 7. Which I think is exactly the kind of age group this movie is targeting. And in that respect, I'd say it does what it sets out to do because she enjoyed it. She didn't love it, by any means, but she liked it. My sister is 15. Disney musicals are kind of her thing. However, she didn't particularly like this version of Aladdin. She didn't dislike it either though. The only real negative she could point out was Will Smith's overacting (sorry, KCool). Other than that though, she didn't seem to be too bothered about the movie one way or another. Now, I am 29. I love the Robin Williams version of Aladdin and I admit that the idea of a live action remake sickened me to my very soul. Then they cast Will Smith as the Genie and I lost any hope I had for it. So in other words, I had kind of already made up my mind before seeing it. But I was actually quite surprised. Don't get me wrong, I think the movie is absolutely awful but Will Smith is NOT the worst thing about it. In fact, I couldn't even name the worst aspect of it because its all shit. The acting is some of the worst I've ever seen in any movie. Seriously, it's terrible. And I'll give Will Smith a slight pass because he's supposed to be over the top but everyone else is just terrible. The CGI, especially on the Genie, is also really terrible. It looks so unnatural. Overall, I'd say that if you're planning on seeing the movie and you have small children, then they'll probably enjoy it. However, they'd probably rather just see the Avengers again instead. All three of us definitely would have preferred to see the Avengers. In fact, all 3 of us would have preferred to see John Wick 3 but neither my sister or daughter were old enough to get in.
Oh, geez... Thanks for the review from 3 different age groups... I wasn't going to see this one anyway but based on your review, I definitely wouldn't. My son is one year older than you and I have fond memories of going to the animated film premiere with my son and his father...and remembering how great that movie was for ALL age groups. And watching it many times over on video with my son. Robin Williams can't be beat and neither can the animation and actors in that flick. Shame on Disney for trying to do a cash out on some of their best classics...
So the cartoon is better. Was there singing in it? If so I guess it failed, works better in an animated movie.
kpowers said:
BTW there's also a live musical. Don't know how that is--haven't seen it. Stoked to finally see Hamilton on Wednesday (ticket prices got affordable).
Yes, there's singing in it. And the autotune is off the charts, especially on the guy who plays Aladdin. You'd think casting someone who could sing would have been a priority but it seems like they completely overlooked it.
purplethunder3121 said:
I like Disney and I'm not overly negative about their new habit of remaking classic animated movies in live action, but Aladdin just doesn't work. Plus, it's not even that old so it's completely unnecessary. You're better off sticking with the original.
JorisE73
Took my 6 year old daughter and even she didn't like it. Went home with a disappointed kid and put on the original again to cheer her up.
Teh guy playing Jafar is a joke and that horrible song from that woke Jasmin was the cringiest thing I've ever heard in a Disney movie. The guy playing Aladdin was good except for the horrible singing effect, and Will Smith as the Genie, well, the less said about that the better and I usually like him.
What a horrible waste of time this was, Guy Ritchie really was a one hit wonder (even tho Snatch had some funny moments.) and the person who did the casting should be fired on teh spot.
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Drowning Love (2016) review
Posted by pvhaecke on January 27, 2019 March 21, 2020
If there is one country in the world that loves dramatic tear-jerking love-narratives, it might be Japan. Quite often, these movies feature rather high-profile talents – male and female – in order to attract fan-bases to the cinema. At the surface, Drowning Love seems to be no different that those romance narratives of the past, but maybe Yuki Yamato is able to succeed in adding something new to the genre, instead of remaining stuck, like so many others, in the spider-web of tropes of the romance-genre.
When teen model Natsume Mochizuki (Nana Komatsu) hears that she has to give up her modeling in order to move with her family to Ukigumo, a small city in rural Japan, she is less than happy. But as her parents have decided to aid her grandfather in running the inn, she has no other option than to comply.
One day, while wandering around the coastal area – rather lost, she meets Kohichiro (Masaki Suda), the son of the prestigious Hasegawa family. She immediately feels attracted to him, but Koh remains distant towards her. Not long thereafter, the famous photographer Shogo Hironoh (Ryohei Shima) reaches out to Natsume and expresses his wish to shoot a solo photo-book of her. She accepts with the sole purpose to impress Kohichiro and focus his attention on her. Not surprisingly, it works.
At the Ukigumo’s fire festival, a guest at the inn comes running to inform her that her grandfather has collapsed and to urge her to come with him to the hospital. Alas, the guy in question has other intentions (General-note 1).
While various labels can be used to categorize Drowning love, this romantic youth drama is, in essence, nothing other than a coming-of-age narrative. Natsume’s narrative of love, trauma and drama is a narrative focused on framing her personal change. The first defining subjective experience of the narrative – Natsume’s encounter with the mysterious blond guy Koh – is directly function of her lack of having an orientation or a place within the rural community she has been dropped in. In other words, she, as outsider, finds in Koh a point of attraction – a point that orients her. While the character of bad-boy Koh might feel familiar for those who love Japanese romance narratives, Drowning Love is able to utilize the kami-context to clearly evoke the fundamental dimension of the neurotic experience of love. His rather arrogant attitude of not caring about the social harmony and the Kami gives him, besides a similar position of outsider, a phallic quality.
The narrative beautifully frames the game of pulling and pushing that ensues after Natsume’s encounter with Koh. While it remains playful, this game, as is subtle revealed, inherently has a dangerous element as it constitutes a toying with feelings as such. Besides th playfulness, the narrative also succeeds to touch upon the childishness, possessiveness, and the insecurity that being-in-love causes – note that Natsume needs Koh as a presence. While the first half of the narrative is of course somewhat romanticized, Drowning love succeeds in evoking Natsume’s first experience of love in a honest, believable and touching way.
And then the incident happens, a traumatic experience that changes Koh’s as well as Natsume’s subjective trajectory. But while the incident is framed in an effective way, the narrative is not able to emphasize the subjective impact of the event for Natsume in the same way as the narrative frames her being-in-love (Narra-note 1, General-note 2). The reason why the narrative is not able to invest more in sensibly highlighting the subjective effects of the event on Natsume as such, has to be sought in the fact that the focus of the narrative lies elsewhere. As the narrative focuses on the function of Koh within Natsume’s subjectivity, Drowning Love is, in this middle part, more concerned with framing how Koh’s trauma of castration affects both of them.
By calling Koh’s trauma castrating, we aim to highlight that the incident ‘breaks’ his ego. As he fails his symbolic promise, the real of his failure problematizes the phallic quality of his ego – for him as well as for Natsume. In other words, the event radically problematizes the imaginary phallus he supposed to have. His way of mending this castration is an escape into aggressive maleness, which is but a covering up of the essence of the trauma (Narra-note 2 (spoiler)). Driven by their trauma’s – trauma’s now underpinning their pulling and pushing, they fail to find each other at the level of speech, to find each other at the level of the unsaid (narra-note 3). But this communicative failure concerns the reverberations – at the level of the ego-image – of Koh’s failure. Despite Natsume’s repeated questions about the circumstances of the intrusion and his failure – an appeal to him as subject, Koh’s initial answers have no other function than to push Natsume away and keep his failure, unknowingly touched upon by Natsume’s appellation, buried.
Another important focus in the middle part of the narrative is the blossoming of the supportive relationship with Katsutoshi Otomo (Daiki Shigeoka), a fellow student who is in love with her. When every-one avoids her, he is the one that decides to speak to her. The social bond that blossoms is marked by positiveness and provides various heartfelt moments of lighthearted warmness.
The cinematography of Drowning Love, a blend of fixed, tracking and explorative shots, is exciting and wonderful. While movement is applied to track various movements, such as a car driving or the movement of a family as ensemble, the movement quickly reveals its focus on Natsume’s subjective position (Cine-Note 1, Sound-note 1). And its this subjective position that the narrative beautifully evokes by way of its exquisite composition – the true highlight of the narrative. While more un-subjective moments are present, the various inventive compositions have no other function than communicating Natsume’s subjective position to the spectator (Cine-note 2). One of these compositions concerns Natsume and Koh’s first meeting – the defining moment in the narrative. It is a composition that, by exploiting Natsume’s subjective viewpoint (i.e. the ambiguous shots and the evoked associations, which are as much hers as they are our own), is able to emphasize sensibly the impact of this meeting on Natsume – an impact we, by way of the above-mentioned correspondence, feel sensibly as well (Cine-note 3).
Cinematographical composition is also successfully exploited to infuse the narrative space with certain atmospheres. For instance, in Natsume’s revelation that Koh has swam in the ‘Kami-sama sea’, the discomfort among the other students is beautifully highlighted by the fast concatenation of shots as juxtapositioned with the intermingling of speech and the musical accompaniment. Yuki Yamato has truly made this narrative a showcase of her talents – the ability to evoke subjectivity and subjective atmosphere, talents she is sadly not fully able to exploit in the second part in the narrative. Even though subtle subjective compositions are still present, we feel that the latter part – given the dimension of the trauma – would have benefited from a continued cinematographical emphasis on Natsume’s subjectivity. Furthermore, it in this section that the ever present problem in adapting manga, i.e. the problem of under-representing essential narrative evolutions due to constraints at the level of the running time, is most sensible
Luckily, Yuki Yamato is able to elevate the culmination point of the narrative with her compositional talent, and give, by applying evocation wonderfully, this scene the emotional power it deserves (Narra-note 2 (spoiler). The touching power of the subsequent outro is empowered by the very fact that it evokes what Natsume has lost, by way of revealing what she has gained. It is here, and only here, that the implicit truth that guides every neurotic speaking subject, i.e. the fact that the life-trajectory of the speaking subject is ever relational and that one’s loved-object ever acts as the subject’s life-compass, is powerfully evoked.
In Drowning Love there is never a dull, corny or overly melodramatic moment. If there is melodramatic moment, it originates from the successful evoking of subjectivity – an evocation made possible by the trinity between composition, acting and musical accompaniment (Sound-note 2, Acting-note 1). Concerning the musical accompaniment, Drowning Love is able to infuse music in a very natural intrusive way into the concatenations of compositions. While music is used for various reasons, e.g. emphasizing the lightheartedness of certain speech, exchanges or infusing a certain scene with a certain atmosphere, the most important function of these pieces is to sensible evoke the emotional moods of Natsume. But, in the second part of the narrative, the narrative subtly starts to overuse music, to that extent that it disturbs the otherwise natural ebb and flow of music accompaniment. While the choice for supporting these scenes with music might’ve been well-reasoned, the framing of Natsuke’s subjectivity, does not benefit from the accompaniment as such – the fact that silence can powerfully speak seems a bit forgotten by Yuki Yamato.
Drowning love is, besides being a rather unconventional love narrative, a demonstration of Yamato Yuki’s cinematographical talent. By framing the ever beautiful Nana Komatsu in a concatenations of inventive compositions, Yuki Yamato succeeds in showing how cinematography as such can be used to communicate subjectivity in a romantic narrative. By evoking her subjectivity in a way that allows the spectator to feel like she feels, Yamato has created, despite the obvious romanticism, a sincere and believable account of Natsume’s first love. Nevertheless, the source-material’s complexity is eventually felt in the way the narrative’s develops. While this makes, as a result, the second half of Drowning Love less powerful, the live-action narrative, as a whole, is still able to successfully evoke the main theme of the manga (i.e. the importance of a loved object for the well-being and trajectory of the neurotic subject) in a touching way. And of course, it is also an exquisite appetizer for the spectator who wants to explore the manga, which is, due to the very medium, more rich on character and relational development.
Narra-note 1: What the narrative does show is the emptiness that the intrusive event causes for Natsume. While one could say that she, as subject, escapes into the position of outsider, one should not bypass the fact that the intrusion as such makes as outsider of her.
A second aspect subtle evoked is the tension between image and subjectivity. For her female classmate, like Kana (Yôichirô Saitô), she is but the celebrity-image of the magazines. This tension between image and subjectivity is most sensible in the scene where Kana, after Natsume’s attempted rape-incident, acts like nothing has happened, even though Natsume wanders around in a depressed mood.
Narra-note 2: Note that in the second meeting after the incident Natsume designates him as god. In other words, she tells him that, for her, he has it – it being the phallus. In this speech-exchange, her signifier mends his trauma temporarily, enabling a romantic moment as if nothing happened.
Note that after this romantic moment, Koh reveals his trauma of castration.
Narra-note 3: The ending has to be read as either an imagined mending of Koh’s position or an imaginary re-installment based on a given reality. Either way, the ending evokes nothing other than the re-erection – pun intended – of Koh as phallic, as Koh as her point of desire.
The re-erection of Koh as her point of orientation, the point that orientates her, her kami-sama, explains her success as actress as well. By finding Koh reflected in her acting-partner, she does not have to act her feelings. It is also a subtle way to highlight, an a romantic way, that her love for Koh is enduring.
Cine-Note 1: Note that the following shots that not explicitly focus on Natsume, Natsume is still implicitly implied in the shot, i.e. she is passenger in the car as well as she is part of the ensemble of the family.
There are of course exceptions to this rule, i.e. in framing Shogo Hironoh (…) or Otomo. Even so, one could still argue that some of these moving shots mirror Natsume’s moving gaze.
General-note 1: Note that the fire festival and the concept of the kami is fundamental to the narrative in general and Natsume’s experience of love in particular.
General-note 2: While the narrative focusing on the gossip – gossip as creating distance between the female students and Natsume as subject – the narrative does not really focus on the importance to make narrative of the trauma – she is, as a matter of fact, left alone with her trauma.
While one can read the end of the narrative as ‘making narrative’, the lack of this healing process can also be read as a subtle revelation of the very aspect where Japanese society fails its female subjects.
This failure is also felt in the very fact that, despite the coverage in the media, the incident does not receive its symbolic conclusion. The incident, due to the settlement, is not given any enduring symbolic public reality.
Sound-note 1: The use of a narrating voice, further highlights the narrative’s emphasis of Natsume’s subjective position.
Sound-Note 2: Drowning Love also has a great crystal clear sound design. Noisiness is sensibly noisy, the calming sound of waves is sensibly calm, …etc.
Cine-Note 2: One obvious exception to this is the framing of the fire festival. This composition aims to evoke the atmosphere of the festival rather than any subjective experience of it.
One can see that the music of the festival is added to the imagery at the editing table, as the shot of a drummer reveals his drumming not to be in line with the music.
Cine-Note 3: Repetition of shots of this meeting – subjective flashbacks – keep on highlighting the impact of their meeting for Natsume. In one case, the flashbacks add additional information that was not present in the initial framing of the meeting.
Acting-Note 1: Nana Komatsu gives a truly great performance as Natsume. It is her performance as such that enables the blend of music and cinematographical composition to believably evoke her sincere experience of love.
The believable framing of her first love is also supported by Masaki Suda’s fitting performance. And Daiki Shigeoka’s performance and his chemistry with Komatsu succesfully infuses the narrative with touching lightheartedness.
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Anatomy of the proximal tibiofibular joint and interosseous membrane, and their contributions to joint kinematics in below-knee amputations
J Anat. 2015 Feb;226(2):143-9. doi: 10.1111/joa.12263. Epub 2014 Dec 2.
Timothy A Burkhart 1 , Benjamin Asa, Michael W C Payne, Marjorie Johnson, Cynthia E Dunning, Timothy D Wilson
1 Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12263
A result of below-knee amputations (BKAs) is abnormal motion that occurs about the proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ). While it is known that joint morphology may play a role in joint kinematics, this is not well understood with respect to the PTFJ. Therefore, the purposes of this study were: (i) to characterize the anatomy of the PTFJ and statistically analyze the relationships within the joint; and (ii) to determine the relationships between the PTFJ characteristics and the degree of movement of the fibula in BKAs. The PTFJ was characterized in 40 embalmed specimens disarticulated at the knee, and amputated through the mid-tibia and fibula. Four metrics were measured: inclination angle (angle at which the fibula articulates with the tibia); tibial and fibular articular surface areas; articular surface concavity and shape. The specimens were mechanically tested by applying a load through the biceps femoris tendon, and the degree of motion about the tibiofibular joint was measured. Regression analyses were performed to determine the relationships between the different PTFJ characteristics and the magnitude of fibular abduction. Finally, Pearson correlation analyses were performed on inclination angle and surface area vs. fibular kinematics. The inclination angle measured on the fibula was significantly greater than that measured on the tibia. This difference may be attributed to differences in concavity of the tibial and fibular surfaces. Surface area measured on the tibia and fibula was not statistically different. The inclination angle was not statistically correlated to surface area. However, when correlating fibular kinematics in BKAs, inclination angle was positively correlated to the degree of fibular abduction, whereas surface area was negatively correlated. The characteristics of the PTFJ dictate the amount of fibular movement, specifically, fibular abduction in BKAs. Predicting BKA complications based on PTFJ characteristics can lead to recommendations in treatment.
Keywords: Kinematics; correlation; joint morphology.
© 2014 Anatomical Society.
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Ankle Joint / anatomy & histology*
Ankle Joint / physiology
Fibula / surgery
Membranes / anatomy & histology*
Membranes / physiology
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Classification of morphea (localized scleroderma)
Mayo Clin Proc. 1995 Nov;70(11):1068-76. doi: 10.4065/70.11.1068.
L S Peterson 1 , A M Nelson, W P Su
1 Division of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
DOI: 10.4065/70.11.1068
Objective: To classify and describe morphea (localized scleroderma).
Design: A review of morphea and its subtypes is presented.
Results: The current classification of morphea is incomplete and confusing. As knowledge of the spectrum of disease continues to evolve, the controversy and confusing nature of its multiple subtypes present a challenge for the physician who encounters a patient with this condition. Thus, we propose that morphea be classified into the following five groups: plaque, generalized, bullous, linear, and deep. This classification, based on clinical morphologic findings, will simplify the diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
Conclusion: Morphea represents a wide variety of clinical entities that seen to be on the opposite end of the scleroderma spectrum from systemic sclerosis. The cutaneous lesions eventually evolve from a sclerotic stage to a nonindurated stage, and residual hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation follows. The histologic pattern in patients with morphea is similar to that in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis. Although treatment is nonstandardized, hydroxychloroquine sulfate may be beneficial.
Scleroderma, Localized / classification*
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Two teams together after a great championship game.
Team NB: Matt Anzalone, Tyler Gibson, John Mulready, Joe Dubeau, Jon Carey, Aaron Ryan, Matt Nicholson, and Ryan Quirk
The whole “team” included Shelby Joyce, Alex Pezzella, Jess Machaby, Maureen Grrity and Steph Dunn
Dylan Bernache makes a save
Captain Crunch and the Cereal Killers: Chris McHugh, John Glennon, Mark Shields, Gavyn White, Jake Lauria, Joe Campanile, Brian McCullough, Kevin Fennell, and Aiden Glennon.
Justin Arena, Jon Sylvester, Garrod Saucier, Riley Lang, Steve Shorrock, Billy Parlee, Pat Winters
God’s Children (Left to right top, then last to right bottom) Matt Cloherty, Mike Leavitt, Harrison Shields, Andrew Frazier, Pearse McNally, Justin Nyugen, Dylan Bernache, and Matt Ryan
South Shore Eagles Brandon Kirby, Owen Martin, Matt Dunn, Craig Johnson, Matt Bille, Colin Sheehan, Brenden Peck, and Eddie Yeadon
Ryan Quirk received $1700 for the Jared Quirk Scholarship Fund from the tournament sponsor.
Ryan Quirk with his family.
Mr. Johnson gets ready to make a save.
The Wash-ups: Left to right: Steve Machaby, Kenneth Nguyen, Brian Fallon, Dan Kimball, Bruno Dasilva, Nick Catania, Joe Carlier. In front is Sean Gibbons.
Kevin Levesque’s team Matt Kirslis, Jonny Nyugen, Josh Thompson, Jake Crawford, Dennis McPeck, Kevin Levesque, and Mike Ahearn
Ryan Quirk and teammates
The Galloping Gazelles Diana Mitchell, Derric Trudeau, AJ Clark, Ryan Leavitt, Sam Collier, Richard Macallister, and Ryan Dunn
Harrison Shields, Mike Leavitt, Pearse McNally, Matt Clougherty, Cam Stuart presenting trophy, Dylan Bernache, Andrew Frazer, Justin Nguyen and Matt Ryan.
Matt Ryan and Tyler Gibson have their eyes on the ball.
Back view of God’s Children, the winners of the Speedball Tournament.
Matt O’Brien, Veritas Staff
The first annual Jared Lewis Quirk Memorial Speedball Tournament was held from June 3 to June 5 at Rockland High School.
Speedball is a beloved game and tradition at Rockland High. Following the death of Jared Quirk in April, English teacher Kristen Walsh organized the tournament in his memory. She explained that RHS alumni Ryan Quirk, Jared’s brother, and his friends wanted to play speedball one more time. The tournament was also a fundraiser for the Jared Lewis Quirk Scholarship.
The tournament involved ten different teams, made up of high school students, teachers, and alumni. Going into the highly-anticipated event, God’s Children, made up of six RHS seniors and one RHS junior, was the number one seed.
Team NB led by Ryan Quirk, was the other favorite. Team NB was made up of Rockland alumni, two of which are Division II college athletes. Quirk’s team even had a cast of cheerleaders rooting them on in every game.
Parents, friends, and fellow students, filed into the gym all three days of the tournament.
Ms. Walsh said, “We didn’t know if parents, friends, or other students would watch the teams play, but there was a strong turn-out all three days, especially for the championship.”
Each game kept fans and supporters on the edge of their seats the entire time as the gym rocked with cheers. The championship was played on a warm Friday night and the game went until 9 o’clock, yet students stayed in the gym waiting to see which team would be crowned champions.
The top seeds, Team NB and God’s Children, made it to the finals, but each team took a different road to the championship. Team NB had to play a handful of games the final day of the tournament, while God’s Children played a only a handful of games the entire tournament. This is because team NB lost early on and had to power their way through the entire losers’ bracket to reach the finals. God’s Children came into the finals undefeated, suffering their first loss of the season against team NB in the championship. Because the tournament is a two-game elimination, God’s Children and team NB had to battle through another championship game.
The final game went into overtime and then into a shoot-out. After four misses by each team, God’s Children’s Justin Nguyen lasered a kick right by Team NB goaltender Aaron Ryan who had a tremendous tournament. With the championship on the line, Team NB captain Ryan Quirk had the game in his hands. He had to score or the game would be over. The gym was silent as Quirk approached the ball and fans were on the edge of their seats. Quirk kicked the ball just outside of the post and missed the net. God’s Children celebrated in victory, but Team NB took the loss well.
Junior Harrison Shields was overjoyed as his team won the tournament that meant so much to him.
“I feel on top of the world since winning, and overall, life is better as a champion. It’s a great feeling knowing that we’re the greatest team to play the game,” said Shields
Not only did the tournament provide a source of entertainment for fans, it also succeeded in raising funds.
“It was a strong fundraiser for Jared’s scholarship and we raised over $1,800,” said Ms. Walsh, who loved the atmosphere in the gym. “I think the tournament was a blast. Everyone seemed to have so much fun, whether it was the alumni coming back or current students getting competitive.”
The Jared Lewis Quirk Speedball Tournament was a special event held in the town of Rockland. People who never had a desire to watch speedball really enjoyed it. Many people involved with the tournament will remember the event for its action-packed games, quick flashy goals, and tremendous split saves by goalies.
However, everyone will also remember why the tournament was played and the reason why an abundance of people were packed into the gym on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. The town came together to support each other multiple times throughout this past year, but it was truly special that those closest to Jared could play and take part in the Jared Lewis Quirk Speedball Tournament.
Action photos from the tournament were taken by Ryan Palmer, Brianna Starkey and Matt O’Brien.
Dennis McPeck
Ball is heading to the goal but it was wide.
Intense action
Traffic in front of net
Matt Nicholson ready to shoot.
Ready to make the save
Mr. MacAllister
This one got by.
Starting the play.
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Take a Peak Inside Palace’s First Tokyo Flagship
By Sam EggintonNovember 5, 2018Fashion News
Head down if you can.
The renowned English skatewear brand that is Palace Skateboards not long ago announced the opening of a brand new flagship store, this time based in none other than the city of Tokyo.
Obviously, excitement for the retail space grew as fans of the label wondered what to expect. Well, images of the store recently appeared on palaces official Instagram account and as you can see below they didn’t hold anything back. Specifically, you can expect glass and marble finishes adorn most of the surface area while windows that wrap around almost all of the space allow plenty of natural light to come in and bless the garments, accessories and skateboards.
Take a look below, if you like what you see why not take a visit? If you decide you want to then head to 5-9-20 JINGUMAE, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO 150-0001, 03-6427-2587.
Nike’s Air Max 97 Receives a Revamp in New “Miami Vice” Colourway
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Wednesday 29th June 2016. La Vespa, ANCON & the Canada Report.
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Party time tomorrow a “La Vespa” restaurant celebrating two years of Italian cooking. The Theme “Venice’s Carnival” of course. Check out what Diana has to say.
In the last hour today Rita Spadafora from “ANCON” is with me to talk about the work that is being undertaken by this NGO. ANCON was formed back in 1985 to help sustain the ecological environment, since then they have acquired their own National Reserve in the Darien, one of the largest in the Americas. Now though ANCON is involved in environmental issues such as recycling and and has in place a reforestation plan.
Gerry with Rita Spadafora.
Check out the interview with Rita and also their website for more information on what is being done and how you can help. You can also email at [email protected]
And it is Wednesday of course that means that we have the Canada Report from Michael Drouillard. Always good to get a slant on Canada with Michael’s satirical eye.
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Within days of the second anniversary of the Juan Carlos Varela government, yesterday his cabinet ministers began to present a balance of the achievements and challenges of the institutions over which they preside.
Minister De La Guardia expects a 45 percent increase in contributions from the Panama Canal to the state in 2017, the first full year of the expansion.
The University of Panama will choose today the authorities that will direct the institution for the next five years. The elections, which will begin at 8:00 am and close their polls at 8:00 pm, are vital: they will chose the next president that will handle a $209 million budget.
President Juan Carlos Varela announced on Tuesday the appointment of Alexis Bethancourt as new Minister of Public Security.
Influenza A (H1N1) is gaining ground in the country, with six new deaths reported yesterday, increasing the number of victims by this virus to 37.
Judge Jerome Mejía, who is handling the case involving former President Ricardo Martinelli, sent a red alert to Interpol for the arrest of the former president.
The Prosecutor Against Organized Crime of the Attorney General’s Office, in collaboration with the National Police, arrested several subjects involved in human trafficking yesterday morning.
Dinoworld dinosaurs have found in Panama the perfect “nest” to birth their message of love, respect and solidarity for children and their families.
On the occasion of the inauguration of the Panama Canal expansion, Panama exhibits from yesterday in Tokyo a collection of photos that reveal the development of one of the most complex engineering works in the world.
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Tag Archives: Grace Thorsen
My Name Is Bruce… Campbell.
I am not afraid to admit without guilt and shame that I am a Bruce Campbell fan. I watch the Evil Dead trilogy with religious zeal and enjoy Sam Raimi immensely as one of my favorite directors because of the work he and Campbell did together. (This extends into Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, and the new Spider-Man can go and suck on that. Screw the new movie, without even seeing it.) The fact that Bruce Campbell has made a life for himself, shamelessly making B-rated movies in his cheesy and infallible way makes
Bruce Campbell. Here to save the day, in a cheesy way.
anyone who sees his movies realize the lovable goofball that is inside him.
And My Name is Bruce is no exception. In this ode to Bruce Campbell, the small town of Gold Lick has unleashed a demon back from its days when it had Chinese men building the railroads. The got locked down in a mineshaft and a demon known as Guan-Di looks over them. And bean curd. When two unsuspecting teens looking for a romp with two quite strange and unattractive goth girls, all Hell breaks loose.
The cheap Chinese demon emerges!
After the comical slaying of these two bimbos and the friend who accompanied him, Jeff (Taylor Sharpe) seeks out his personal hero, Bruce Campbell. Being a big fan of all his films and knowing that he’ll know what to do, Jeff kidnaps Bruce. Thinking it’s all part of the birthday surprise that his manager Toddner Mills (Ted Raimi) set up, Bruce goes along with it, expecting the cameras and stardom. He’ll do anything at this point, living in a trailer with his drunken dog and no one that loves him. He falls for Jeff’s mom, Kelly (Grace Thorsen) and saves the day. What could be better for Bruce Campbell?
This movie hits all the major points of Bruce Campbell’s B-rated career. He fights
A little bit of that lovable cartoon comedy.
sci-fi/fantasy killer bugs and demons, he swoons the ladies with his famous lines like, “Give me some sugar, baby” and “Hail to the king.” His cheesiness in this film is outweighed by the arrogant figure they create for him that he has to overcome throughout the movie. He has a big head that no actor like himself should have, and rightly so. But everyone can’t get enough of the Bruce at the end of the day.
I have to say it, but that Grace Thorsen has mighty big boobs in this movie. Give me some of that sugar, baby…
It was a reminiscing sort of a film that just takes you back through the heyday of Bruce. A cheesy little podunk town and goofy comic lines that no one but a 6 year old would laugh at. There’s slapstick and a bit of swearing that sets this above a PG-13 rating, but it’s all in fun. Even Sam Raimi’s brother Ted makes some character appearances
The unstoppable Bruce Campbell.
throughout the film. Overall, I was impressed with a film that takes a childhood hero and makes a joke about him. All in fun, this movie is good for any Bruce Campbell/ Evil Dead/ Bubba Ho-tep/Anything he does is gold fans out there. For what it was, it was a 7.1 out of 10.
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#Qatar National Tourism Council #QNTC #Vodafone Qatar
Vodafone Qatar and Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday for the implementation of Vodafone’s Big Data & Advanced Analytics solution,
a partnership that will accelerate the country’s goal of being a world-class tourist destination.
The MoU signed between QNTC’s COO Berthold Trenkel, and Vodafone Qatar’s COO, Diego Camberos at QNTC’s HQ signifies the first time Vodafone Qatar has provided an external organisation with its own internal Big Data solution, tailored to their needs.
Trenkel commented:
“Vodafone’s Big Data & Advanced Analytics solution will complement our own business intelligence platform, giving QNTC unique insights into tourists’ behaviour, including visitation patterns and trends by nationality and traveller type. Through this data, we can learn where visitors like to go, when, how long they spend at a particular site and their preferred itineraries. By harnessing such data, we can identify opportunities to improve the ways that we promote Qatar and its rich attractions–ultimately increasing visitor satisfaction and driving growth for the whole tourism sector.”
As the government entity responsible for strategic planning in the tourism sector, QNTC sought a partner that could provide deep insights into tourist behaviour.
Vodafone’s tailored Big Data & Advanced Analytics solution is a clear choice for QNTC, due to its ability to deliver real-time, anonymised, aggregated data, in accordance with Qatar regulations and global best practices.
The innovative platform works by analysing and aggregating vast amounts of telecommunications data based on user geolocation to extract value for businesses.
By integrating Vodafone Big Data & Analytics, QNTC will be able to segment tourist data with a level of detail previously unattainable, to understand the different types of tourists that visit Qatar and how they choose to enjoy their stay. The insights will help QNTC support tourist attractions and service providers – as they look to diversify and customise their offerings, not only to increase visitor numbers, but also to ensure guests have the best possible experience.
Camberos said:
“We are delighted that QNTC will be the first organisation to avail our Big Data & Advanced Analytics offering in Qatar. By sharing the technology and expertise in digital innovation that we have built up over a number of years, we can fast track delivering organisations’ needs in this area, which is far more cost-effective than having to build these technological tools on their own. This will be the first of many examples of how Vodafone Qatar can assist private and governmental entities to use the immense opportunities of Big Data to accelerate their digital transformation.”
As Qatar prepares to welcome millions of visitors for the FIFA World Cup 2022, Vodafone’s data analytics will enable QNTC to consolidate information on visitor arrivals, accommodation, events, attractions, transportation, and other key areas of the tourist experience.
Prior to the pandemic, the sector recorded excellent growth, welcoming over 2 million visitors in 2019, with an estimated total contribution of 10.4 percent and an estimated direct contribution of 5.2% to Qatar’s non-oil-related GDP.
Tourism has proven to be a valuable means of diversifying Qatar’s economy, building bridges with the wider world by sharing Qatar’s culture and heritage.
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Yes, We Know It Is Christmas In Africa
This Christmas season you may have heard the song “Do They Know Its Christmas?” Originally written by Bob Geldof in 1984 to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief, the song has recently been revived to raise money to fight Ebola in west Africa.
The song came with original lines like: Tonight thank God its them instead of you and where nothing ever grows and no rain or river flows. These have been replaced to be, in Geldof and Band-Aid 30’s hopes, less offensive or ignorant. There are now lines like there is death in every tear and the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom.
The song cannot escape the original condescension and racism it espoused (in my opinion, these new lyrics are not a whole lot better). It was then and is now based on ignorance, racism, and a white savior mentality. It promotes an ‘us’ versus ‘them’ idea and does nothing to promote honest understanding, true compassion, or empathy. It sets up Africa as a monolithic mysterious place where everyone is poor and helpless, unaware, and in need of saving.
What I really want to say is that: Yes, we know it is Christmas in Africa.
People in Africa know it is Christmas because there are Christians in Africa and they know and celebrate the story of Jesus’ birth.
Out of every four Christians in the world, one of them lives in Africa. 24% of the world’s Christians live in Africa, which means there are over half a billion Christians on the continent. Of the top 10 countries with the world’s largest Christian population, three of them are in Africa.
Even, wait for it, wait for it…even in Muslim Africa, people know it is Christmas.
Here in Djibouti, a country with a 94% Muslim population, there are Christmas trees for sale, Santa Claus chocolates in grocery stores, Christmas carols played over the sound system in stores, Christmas programs performed by children at school. There are vacation days from work, advertising campaigns urging people to purchase the perfect gift for loved ones. There are glittering lights on lampposts downtown and a real, life-size gingerbread house at the five-star Kempinski Hotel.
These people know it is Christmas. And though I’m not Djiboutian, for now as an expatriate into my second decade in Djibouti, I’m one of them. We know it is Christmas.
One of my best Somali friends, a devout Muslim, gives me Christmas gifts. One year it was an 8×10 framed photo of my infant daughter. Another year, another Somali friend who is also a devout Muslim, pretended to be Santa Claus and delivered new material to be sewn into covers for my local-style cushions. My kids invite Muslim friends to our house to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they want and their parents laugh and take photos. On Christmas Day we bring part of our feast to our Muslim neighbors.
Just like they do on their Muslim feasts. Every Eid holiday we receive plates filled with grilled goat and rice dyed green, pink, and blue. Every Eid holiday our friends wish us a happy holiday and they wish us a happy holiday again on Christmas.
This is not ISIS, Muslims killing Christians. It isn’t Band-Aid 30, rich white westerners saving a dark continent filled with nameless poor and ignorant heathen. It is real people in real relationship, respecting and honoring each other across differences.
This is Christmas in Africa. Okay, actually, it is Christmas in Djibouti. But I’ve also celebrated Christmas in Kenya and have friends who celebrate in Burundi and in Somalia and in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Congo…This is a global holiday and whether or not we believe in Jesus, we are all wishing for peace on earth, for freedom for the captive, justice for the oppressed, healing from disease.
Raising money to fight disease is an excellent thing. Diarrhea kills more people than ebola. Thousands and thousands more. I wonder who will sing a song about diarrhea? Or about worms, which keep more children out of school than almost any other issue across the developing world. And how about using local artists, engaging with local initiatives, or being accurate in the stories we tell and the songs we sing? Here are some suggestions for how we can maybe do a little bit better:
What is wrong with Band-Aid 30’s song
Africans respond to Geldof’s song
How to think about Ebola in Africa
Where is Band-Aid 30’s money going? Hard to say.
Donate instead to Doctor’s Without Borders, like Adele did.
An Anti-Love Song to Ebola by African artists
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Lagos Excited As Macron Becomes First President To Visit Fela’s Afrika Shrine
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Steve Ayorinde, has expressed his delight with the visit of French President David Macron, who visited the new Afrika Shrine in Lagos on Tuesday.
“It’s a pleasant surprise that Macron chose to celebrate the cultural scene in Lagos,” Ayorinde said.
The French President, who arrived Abuja earlier on Tuesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss plans to forge closer ties between France and Nigeria, and to improve trade with French colonies and other Anglophone countries.
Macron’s visit will mark a milestone, as he becomes the first President to ever visit the shrine.
Located at Ikeja Lagos, the new Afrika Shrine was built after the original shrine by the Nigerian Music Legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti was burnt down in 1977.
The French President is expected to officially launch the African Cultural Season, which takes place in France in 2020, at an event showcasing music, fashion and theatre.
Macron’s venue choice for the launch has come as a surprise to many Nigerians, given its association with the anti-establishment musician.
Further speaking on Macron’s visit, Ayorinde added: “But it didn’t come as a shock, knowing that France is a very cultural country and knowing that Macron is a young president.”
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New World Disorder
Random Roleplay :: Crossovers :: Crossover Roleplays
by Simply David on Tue 15 Sep 2015, 10:36 pm
It was a sunny day, clear skies with an easygoing breeze. Pearl City was bustling, the tall buildings creating a cityscape hard to miss for miles. Outside of the city, the suburbs and smaller shopping centers were sporadic as the city itself had been a boom of growth within only the recent decade.
On a hill that happened to overlook this city, there was a mansion of great size. It was so large that it, too, was hard to miss. It had a tall fence around it but no trees. As it was on top of a hill, it truly was visible for a good mile or two. Walking from this mansion was a girl who seemed to be in a hurry...
"Phew~! Managed to get away, time to go explore a bit!" The girl giggled to herself, "I know they're worried about me, but I'll be fine," With that, Carla made her way down the path that led to the city. Who knew what she was going to find?
Somewhere on the side of a road, a man in a green track suit with a bowl cut was doing pushups. A blonde woman on a motorcycle rode up next to him, "Hey uh, what are you doing?"
He stood up with a small hop and faced the girl, "I am training as punishment! Every time someone passes by, I must perform 200 pushups!"
"Uh... why?" The blonde pushed up her sunglasses to get a better look at him.
"Ah yes! I must ask for help and directions, because I am not sure where I am or how I ended up here! If I fail to get an answer from a passerby, I must do the punishment!"
"How many times has this happened?", She asked, with the immediate answer of, "Twelve!", "Bull, you didn't do that many pushups,"
"I can do many more!" The youth boasted, although perhaps he was stating it as mere fact, "And I will do many more if you do not help me either!"
"Well buddy, better get started cause I'm new to this whole... world, I think," Finally she sighed, "Tell me, have you ever heard of Vale?"
"Nope!" And sure enough, he returned to performing pushups, forcing a facepalm from the girl.
An old man was walking around the city streets, seemingly minding his own business, but he was confused. In his mind he was wondering to himself how he ended up here, maybe he got drunk last night, maybe he needs to find a way to contact Goku if he isn't dead, and maybe he should look up this woman's skirt.
Ah yes, they're blue- "Ow wah!" The old man found a hand to his face sending him straight to the ground.
"Guh, pervy ass old man..." The woman he had peeped up the skirt of was clearly not happy about it, but...
"Worth it."
Have you seen this girl's bear Tibbers?
Simply David
Location : Oklahoma
Re: New World Disorder
by GenericSpider on Wed 16 Sep 2015, 11:38 pm
“Who did you get away from?”
Felina was suddenly standing right behind her master. And smiling as always.
“Next time don’t take the obvious path into town,”
Ruby had no idea what the heck was going on. Somehow she’d gone from her dorm room to the middle of a crowded city. To make things worse; everyone was staring at her. Or rather, at Crescent Rose.
Was a girl carrying a gigantic weapon really that unusual a sight? She tried asking several people if they knew which way Beacon was; but nobody seemed to know. And at least three people asked if there was a comic convention in town.
It was almost as if nobody in his town had seen a huntress before.
In a world torn between Team Edward, and Team Jacob, I have one thing to say:
Go Team Godzilla
GenericSpider
Location : Your mom's house
by Ragna the Saviour on Thu 17 Sep 2015, 8:25 pm
It was the same. Even in another world, it was all the same. He had a bill in his hand registered under his name - Daijuuji Kurou. Was it strange that he was able to get a residence? Well, his backstory is even stranger. Being hired by Hadou Ruri to find the missing pages of the Necronomicon out of the blue when he was unemployed way back before this 'journey' started. Now he hasn't had anything so convenient. He lives in a one room with only a busted CR TV and a noisy, rusted air conditioner as company. Speaking of - that's actually running right now.
VVvvvvvvvvvvvvvv... clk clk clk clk...
The hum is rugged. It shakes, echoing around in the empty white room.
He could cry now.
He could definitely cry.
That would be if Al wasn't sleeping on the bed in her PJs (read: in nothing but pantsu). The air conditioner clickety-clacked on but it didn't bother the pink/silver (Whatever) colored hair...ed girl lying there? Shit. Then here came the lewd thoughts. He could tear them off, blow on her stomach and start having his way with his book/lover/partner - but he won't. Kurou was a good boy (that was usually what he told himself when he woke up in the morning).
"Sleep tight, Al," he mumbled while putting on his favorite (only) jacket and he headed out the door.
The city was the same as always. At least the part he stayed in - it was grimey, full of crime. How many times has he punched a guy trying to mug him in the face? If he had a nickel for each time in the past week, he might have been able to make rent.
That was when he walked by another road leading into what he'd like to call 'the only part of the city that hasn't tried to stab him yet'. There was a boy in a green jumpsuit and a blonde girl on a motor cycle? Flashbacks. PTSD. Guitar rockets.
He just stopped there, looked up, stared.
"H-hello?" he waved awkwardly. Why was he suddenly getting cold feet?
Ragna the Saviour
Princess of Dicks
Location : Land of Complex Concepts
by ScorpionWins on Fri 18 Sep 2015, 10:42 pm
In the shadows of an alleyway silently slept a man. He wore a bright red longcoat and hat. His sunglasses had slipped slightly from his eyes, revealing his closed lids. Two guns, one silver and one black, lay on the ground next to him, inscribed with holy verses.
He slept soundly, waiting for nightfall.
Confusion. Panic. Rage. A man in a hooded jacket jumped from rooftop to rooftop. Where was he? Where was his sister? Why was he here? This wasn't a city he recognized, and that concerned him, as between the thousands of memories he had consumed he should have at least know its name. He needed answers.
Sliding down a wall, he strolled out of an alleyway, looking for an unsuspecting - and more importantly unwatched - target. Normally he'd try to not kill civilians, but... one wouldn't matter, right?
ScorpionWins
Growing Demon
Location : Haunting You
by Jin Yamiju on Sun 20 Sep 2015, 9:53 pm
The Doctor sighed with a smile as he watched the girl that suddenly appeared on the TARDIS out of nowhere run around looking at everything in awe. Vivio Takamachi she said her name was. She had Honey Blonde hair with two small pony tails at the top of her head. She wore some type of school uniform. Yellow vest with a white undershirt and a brown skirt. Standard knee socks and a pair of brown school shoes. His attention at the moment though, was on the small stuffed bunny plush that was floating right next to her. His attention went back to the problem at hand. Something was forcing the TARDIS to land on an Earth far different than the one he was used to. As The TARDIS began to materialize, nearby a certain girl wearing red as well as a few others would probably hear a wheezing groaning sound.
Jin Yamiju
by NazrinTsunMouse on Fri 25 Sep 2015, 6:15 am
It had been two days since the red haired gate guard had found herself in what she assumed to be the outside world. She had no clue how she had gotten here or what had happened to Gensokyo, but she had a nagging feeling it may have had something to do with Yukari. But why would the gap youkai bother sending the SDM's guard to the outside world? The more she pondered, the less answers she could come up with. She was lucky she was so human-like for a youkai, otherwise she doubted she would have fit in so well in this world.
However, fitting in wasn't enough to get her money or a place to stay. So, she had spent these past few days with very little food and very little sleep. So when the Chinese youkai came across a lone alleyway, her tired mind decided it would be the perfect place to get some shut eye.
Checking to make sure no one was around, she stepped into the alley. Soon she found a nice spot against the wall where she could plop down and rest. And while her abilities would have normally let her detect the vampire gentleman in the area, she was too exhausted to focus on any single source of chi.
A young man walked down the streets of Pearl City. His hair and clothes were a little dirty and unkempt. Besides this, there was nothing obviously off about him. He seemed like a normal guy, strolling around with his hands in his pockets.
Looking at the way he walked and his cheerful expression, you would see that he was in a pretty good mood. He had a pretty good reason to be this happy. Apparently, he won a two day stay in one of the nicest hotels in the city. It even included free meals and cable!
Pretty lucky, right? Anyone would be happy to win something like that.
For Lyon, these kinds of lucky occurrences were pretty common for him. Yet, everytime, he would be just as cheerful. He never took his absurd luck for granted and loved it the more it pulled through for him.
He was just about to turn the corner when he spotted something odd. A boy, maybe a few years younger than him, in a green jumpsuit and doing push ups. Next to him was a blonde woman on a motorcycle. Huh, you never see that sort of thing often.
"Yooooo!" The boy greeted, walking up to the duo just as third person joined, "I haven't seen you guys around, ya new to the city?"
NazrinTsunMouse
Award : Best Admin Ever.... Right?
Location : In Your Closet
"Eep!" Carla stood straight as she jumped in surprise, "O-oh, hey there, Felina, ahaaaa..." She rubbed the back of her head, "I didn't think you noticed I left, so it wouldn't have mattered..." or so she thought. Should she have been more careful? More importantly, she needed to get Felina to let her stay out of the house, "Alright, look, I'm going to go into town on my own, ok? Or at least, you can come with me, but I'm still going!" She waved her finger, winking at Felina, "Alright?" Would that satisfy her maid? She sure hoped so.
Yang noticed two guys coming in from different directions at the same time. Weird coincidence, huh? She almost wouldn't buy it if it weren't for them looking nothing alike.
"Ah, hey there!" The blonde waved back at the more outgoing of the two, "Yeah I'm new alright!" Lee stood up in a haste as Yang went on, "You know where we are? I'm looking for a place called Vale, but at this point I'm pretty sure I know you're answer," She'd been responded to so far with nothing helpful. She hadn't quite placed exactly WHY Vale seemed to stop existing, but obviously something was very wrong.
Lee nodded, "I am also seeking directions!" He just seemed to be full of energy, "Where might I find the village hidden in the leaves?"
Yang side-glanced Lee, his request clearly throwing her off.
The old man sighed, deciding he was sick of the bustle of this big city. He'd not found any information on Goku, or even his last resort of seeking out Hercule. Nobody had heard of either and that was really weird to him, but whatever. He wandered into an alley where he could gather his thoughts away from the loud crowds of the main streets.
by ScorpionWins on Tue 29 Sep 2015, 10:27 pm
An old man. At least he wouldn't be losing much of a future, thought Alex grimly, as he snuck up to the bearded man in the alley. Silently he trod, inexplicably quiet despite his immense weight, until he was within arm's reach.
And then he quickly clasped one hand over the old man's mouth while using the other to punch the middle of his spine, intending to shatter it like so much glass.
by GenericSpider on Sat 03 Oct 2015, 11:00 pm
"I'd be happy to escort you to town," said Felina.
She walked up to Carla; and linked arms with her.
"Lead the way," she said.
Just when Ruby thought things couldn't get any weirder; she heard the scraping sound. Just as she was trying to figure out what the heck she was hearing; a blue box suddenly materialized in front of her.
What he heck could this thing be? Some kind of teleporter? She quickly walked up to the thing. There was only one thing to be done in these situations.
She poked the blue box with her scythe to see what would happen.
by Jin Yamiju on Fri 16 Oct 2015, 4:33 pm
As soon as she poked the door of the TARDIS it would suddenly swing open revealing Vivio who looked at Ruby with bright red and green eyes full of curiosity and innocence. "Hi!" She said brightly. The Doctor was inside the TARDIS at a console trying to figure out where in the Multiverse they were. "Astounding... It's an entirely different earth all together...." The Doctor said.
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