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__label__cc	0.564746	0.435254	A Universe from Nothing, Ermahgerd, Evolution, Gangnam Style, God, Johannes Kepler, Lawrence M. Krauss, Mental Floss, Mental Health, Monroe Anderson, Sandy Hook Massacre, The Grumpy Cat (Tartar Sauce) “I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.” — Johannes Kepler MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE Happy birthday to good old Johnny Kepler, who would have been 441 years old today. Befitting his Teutonic heritage, Kepler was the guy who essentially ordered the universe. It was his work in determining his eponymous laws of planetary motion that led to Isaac Newton’s great universal gravity breakthrough some 40 years after the German’s death. Too bad a brainiac like K. couldn’t have been around in today’s world. I bet he’d have been happy to tweak his verbiage a tad, perhaps including a single intelligent woman in his short list of preferred critics. Kepler penned his own epitaph, engraved in stone at his burial spot in a churchyard in Regensburg, Bavaria. Here it is: “Mensus eram cœlos, nunc terrae metior umbras Mens cœlestis erat, corporis umbra iacet.” (“I measured the skies, now the shadows I measure Skybound was the mind, earthbound the body rests.”) [ED: h/t to Astrid Weltz Laimins of Tampa, Florida for the heads up.] I’LL BE A MONKEY’S NEPHEW Sticking with science, Mental Floss offers us 5 pieces of evidence we — Homo Sapiens sapiens — are still evolving. Here they are: We Drink Milk We’re Losing Our Wisdom Teeth We’re Resisting Diseases Our Brains Are Shrinking We Have Blue Eyes Auntie Amma Click on the link for details. Then ask yourself why we still have to argue this point in 21st Century America. Only three days left in this momentous year, 2012, and I’m proud to say I still haven’t seen the viral Gangnam Style vid. Here’s another vid I haven’t seen: The Grumpy Cat (Tartar Sauce). BTW: I still haven’t figured out that Ermahgerd chick. I ask you, who on this Earth ever talked like that? Intentionally avoiding all these memes and rages is now an honor thing with me. INQUISITIVE MINDS Have you seen this chart yet? If this graphic is accurate, what happened between the Aurora bloodbath and the Sandy Hook killfest that made us start taking these things seriously? THAT’S YOUR GOD The author of the bestselling “A Universe from Nothing: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing,” Lawrence M. Krauss, penned a heartfelt think piece for CNN.com the other day, in which he wonders why everybody and his brother is telling us we have to lean on god as we grieve for the Sandy Hook kids. The Prez Tells Us Our BFF, God, Will Get Us Through This Krauss is a theoretical physicist at Arizona State University and a noted atheist. He’s one of the hottest popular science writers around these days. “Why,” he writes, “must it be a natural expectation that any such national tragedy will be accompanied by prayers, including from the president, to at least one version of the very god, who apparently in his infinite wisdom, decided to call 20 children between the age of 6 and 7 home by having them slaughtered by a deranged gunman in a school…?” He wonders why TV news shows in times like these have to call out the clergy to tell us that “they have something special or caring to offer.” Some talking-head clerics and politician-talk show hosts have even claimed that the agnostics and atheists among us lack the ability to fully grieve, sympathize, and even process these travesties. Krauss calls this kind of thinking “offensive” and “nonsense.” I, natch, am with Krauss on this one. All these preachers, rabbis, and imams are telling us Sandy Hook was “god’s will” and then turning around and saying non-believers lack a moral foundation. Are you kidding me? We’re not the one’s worshipping a god that decides to let massacres happen — you are! GUN CRAZY, PART 1,624,583…. Gary, Indiana’s finest political writer, Monroe Anderson, has written an excruciatingly personal account of the dangers of the mentally ill toting guns around. Do yourself a favor and read it. If the piece doesn’t elevate your pulse and respirations, you’re probably dead already. What he doesn’t say is that when it comes to guns in this holy land, we’re all pretty much mentally ill. Afghanistan War, Barack Obama, Book Corner, Douglas A. Wissing, Funding the Enemy, I Am Adam Lanza's Mother, Liza Long, Mental Health, Sandy Hook Massacre, Sarah Kendzior, Woody Allen “Raised by two mothers? Wow. Most of us barely survive one.” — Woody Allen WISSING WELL Our town’s international gumshoe reporter, Doug Wissing, is gearing up for a second trip to the wilds of Afghanistan. Wissing on C-SPAN Wissing, a noted freelance investigative journalist, has a hot item on the Book Corner‘s shelves these days, entitled “Funding the Enemy: How US Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban.” During his first foray into the Afghan theater of war and corruption, Wissing learned that much of America’s dough wends its way through a maze of unsavory characters and entities into the hands of the very people we are shooting at. Now he’s headed back to Southwest Asia. He’ll catch a flight in that direction on New Year’s Eve night. Wissing tells The Pencil he’ll stay in Afghanistan for a month or six weeks, with an eye on writing a second book on the 12-year-old conflict. Afghanistan (image from the BBC) “I’m interested in seeing how the end game is turning out,” he says. He wants to get back in touch with American soldiers, many of whom hipped him to the cat’s cradle that includes venal US officials, greedy private corporations, Afghan kleptocrats, and the Taliban. The new project will be Wissing’s seventh tome. The Pencil advised him to stay out of trouble in those dangerous environs. Wissing replied, “That’s what I go there for.” So, now Liza Long is taking heat for her viral “I am Adam Lanza’s mother” blog post. Liza Long’s “Crazy” Kid In the immediate wake of Friday’s mass assassination of schoolkids and teachers in Connecticut, Long’s essay on raising a child whom she diagnoses as, well, crazed struck a chord. According to early sources, the Sandy Hook shooter also had psychiatric problems as a child. Ergo, Long’s post was originally viewed as a plea for help from a Mom who feared her kid might one day take up assault weapons against seven-year-olds. Long was characterized as a trail-blazer, courageous in her everyday life as well as her willingness to reveal the most embarrassing details about her troubled son. Courageous? The more we’re exposed to revelations like this, the thinking went, the easier it might be to prevent the next Sandy Hook. But blowback is inevitable in our info-tainment culture. Another blogger posted that maybe — just maybe — Long’s heartfelt tale of life with a disturbed kid isn’t all it was first cracked up to be. Anthropologist and communications scholar Sarah Kendzior, who earned an MA in Central Eurasian Studies from Indiana University, wrote that an in-depth reading of Long’s blog revealed a “series of vindictive and cruel posts about her children in which she fantasizes about beating them, locking them up and giving them away.” Funny thing is, most of the mommies and daddy-os I know have expressed similarly dramatic dark thoughts about their kids despite the fact that none of them would go so far as to describe their little angels as clinically deranged. In fact, Kendzior herself writes, “In most of her posts, her allegedly insane and violent son is portrayed as a normal boy who incited her wrath by being messy, buying too many Apple products and supporting Obama.” If Your Kid Has This Poster, Institutionalize Him Still, for at least a few days after Sandy Hook, Liza Long was the poster mom for heroic parents everywhere who’ve brought whacked out kids into the world. My immediate guess is the name Liza Long will be long-forgotten by the spring. As for her kid, well, some team of shrinks is going be putting down payments on luxury yachts after he reaches the age of thrice-weekly psychotherapy — even if he’s not certifiably cracked. Millions in this holy land now know him as that mentally ill kid who’s somehow tied in with the Sandy Hook shooter. Thanks, Mom. And now, Kendzior and Long have kissed and made up. They issued a joint statement the other day. Kenzior wrote in her blog, “We do not want to be part of a ‘mommy war’….” The statement reads, in part: “We both agree that privacy for family members, especially children, is important… We love our children and hope you will respect their privacy.” Natch, the best way to maintain your kids’ privacy is to write about them using a media technology that can be accessed by billions of inhabitants of this weird, weird world. Personal to Long from a veteran blogger. You don’t have to post your every thought and feeling. Sometimes what you write needs to stay unpublished. Take it from me: Any number of times I’ve clacked out a post that I’ve deemed not ready for the light of day. And often I won’t have a replacement post in me on those particular mornings. Ergo, The Pencil skips a day. So far, no one’s psyche has been damaged by those missed days.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line744
__label__cc	0.600826	0.399174	Biographies/Memoirs Pre-Teen/Teen Books by Title Books by Title: A-G Books by Title: H-N Books by Title: O-U Books by Title: V-# Books by Author Name: A-G Books by Author Name: H-O Books by Author Name: P-Z Showcase Your Book Cover Book/Publisher Ads Feathered Quill Book Awards Nominate Your Book 2021 Winners/Coming Soon Award Program Testimonials Purchase Award Seals Persuasion, Captain Wentworth and Cracklin’ Cornbread (Jane Austen Takes the South) By: Mary Jane Hathaway Reviewed by: Diane Lunsford Review Date: October 2014 Mary Jane Hathaway continues her ‘Jane Austen Takes the South series’ and pays homage to Persuasion in her current novel titled: Persuasion, Captain Wentworth and Cracklin’ Cornbread. Lucy Crawford was born into a wealthy Southern family. Through the years, the Crawford family history achieved notable recognition as a solid mark in local circles. Growing up, Lucy experienced first-hand a life of privilege. After Lucy’s mother passed away, the grandeur and glory of the stately antebellum mansion assumed a similar decline as it fell into disrepair that was compounded by a mounting debt her father chose to ignore. It would seem the only remedy to climb out of the current situation would be to sell the mansion. That is until Lucy’s Aunt Olympia comes up with the brilliant notion of turning a portion of the mansion into a free clinic. It’s difficult enough to struggle through the day-to-day battle of growing debt with little income to combat the mounting bills, but Lucy is willing to at least consider Aunt Olympia’s scheme. There is a kindness and generosity in Lucy’s soul that comes around to Aunt Olympia’s way of thinking. However, when she learns the clinic entails the return of her high school sweetheart, Jeremiah “Jem,” who just so happens to be one of the doctors to treat these less fortunate creatures, Lucy suddenly believes she was a bit too rash in agreeing to her Aunt’s terms. The thought of seeing Jem ten years after she broke his heart resurrects memories and feelings Lucy refused to let surface again. She struggles with her guilt and wonders how she could possibly face a man whose heart she had broken so long ago. Her decision hadn’t come easy. In truth, it was a decision that was made for her given the deeper loyalties she had for her family at the time. The heart knows what the heart wants and sometimes no matter how hard one tries to bury the feelings, the heart does persevere—whatever the outcome. Mary Jane Hathaway solidifies her love and affection for the iconic Jane Austen once again in Persuasion, Captain Wentworth and Cracklin’ Cornbread. She takes the reader on a journey of a cat and mouse love story and channels the premise beautifully between her two main characters: Lucy and Jem. There is much to be said about the complexities of a love that is meant to be and whether it will survive the peaks and valleys true love demands. This is what Hathaway masters in this story. She knows how to get the story down on paper and convince the reader to maintain hope along the way. There are no elaborate pontifications in the dialogue, or tedious passages leading up to or affirming the conversations thereafter. Rather, there is a balanced flow throughout the reading journey. Hathaway applies tongue-in-cheek humor at the appropriate moments as much as she infuses heartfelt prose in others. This is a light and enjoyable read that captures the reader’s interest throughout. Quill says: Persuasion, Captain Wentworth and Cracklin’ Cornbread is ‘comfort read’ as much as cornbread is ‘comfort food’! Disclosure in Accordance with FTC Guidelines 16 CFR Part 255 Copyrights © 2021 Feathered Quill Reviews All Rights Reserved. \| Designed & Developed by Unglitch.io	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line749
__label__cc	0.538927	0.461073	Home Intersectionality Caste Why Understanding Brahminical Patriarchy Is Of Utmost Importance Why Understanding Brahminical Patriarchy Is Of Utmost Importance Sanjana Pegu Twitter, a favoured medium for journalists and those with snappy comebacks, is not known for nuanced discussions and genuine debate. But on November 18, it became a virtual battleground between Brahmins, the self-appointed doyens of all things holy and all knowledge valuable in Hindu society, and those considered unworthy of a place in the caste system. Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, was pictured holding a placard that had ‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy’ emblazoned on it (full marks to Equality Labs for that slogan and design) and promptly, all hell broke loose. The exact details are a bit hazy since apologies were handed out for this inexcusable act of acknowledging an inherently evil practice, which, naturally, merited another version of how events really transpired. Unless the grand master of Twitter, Mr Dorsey, himself explains his take on this incident, we have to settle for the riveting set of tweets and counter-tweets on whether this was an “insult” to a particular group of people, hate speech, or a devious plan to divide Hindus (the irony of such sentiments at a time when Dalits are routinely lynched is hard to miss). Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was pictured holding a placard that had ‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy’ emblazoned on it and promptly, all hell broke loose The Retaliation against Anti-casteism One needn’t get into the details of the sheer amount of easily-verifiable fake data (Brahmins are the poorest in the country), claims of reverse casteism and victimhood (Brahmins are suddenly the oppressed lot since they are only 5 per cent of the country’s population and yet, mysteriously control much of Indian capital along with Baniyas), conspiracy theories that Dalit activists are funded by the Church (an old favourite), comparisons with anti-semitism (historians were perturbed to discover their ignorance of that time when Brahmins were exterminated in the millions), and unbridled revisions of history (Dalits were not “bound”, free to move but apparently not free to seek a different kind of life, job or status). A neologism, ‘Hinduphobia’, has also been coined for savarna warriors to use as a strategic weapon in their online wars, giving credence to the fact that they see Hindus primarily as caste Hindus because until this time, the vitriol and virulent abuses faced by Dalits and Adivasis were never considered as an attack against Hinduism. The similarities of these arguments with the ones peddled by men’s rights activists are quite eerie. That Brahminical patriarchy is a real, structural issue in Indian society that is responsible for upholding the twin evils of casteism and sexism should be evident to anyone who has bothered to examine its basic aspects and workings, without the distortions that privilege accords. In light of this online outrage, many have compared this controversy to the backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement in the US and while race is not equal to caste (though they are both systems of oppression), the equivalence is not without merit. Any group that holds social, economic, and cultural power in a hierarchical system is unlikely to resist opposition without resorting to the very methods that made them reach that pole position in the first place. In the US, the rise of the white supremacists and Donald Trump is attributable to the backlash against an increasingly assertive Black population and people of colour. Brahminical patriarchy is a real, structural issue in Indian society that is responsible for upholding the twin evils of casteism and sexism In India, while caste-based violence and skirmishes have been a regular feature throughout the sordid history of this nation, a resurgent pan-India anti-caste, Ambedkarite movement, proud reclamations of Dalit history such as the Bhima Koregaon march that are being covered in media, and unapologetic Dalit activists on the field and on social media who work tirelessly to counter caste apartheid are some of the factors that have been brewing for a while, adding to the increasing discomfort of privileged Hindus. Then there’s the tacit encouragement of a savarna-majority central government that openly condones murders of Muslims, Dalits, and oppressed groups, and dreams of an Akhand Bharat where Hinduism – the atavistic Manusmriti version – reigns supreme. It was simply a matter of time for an online episode of the Brahmin strikes back to take centre stage. All it needed was a slight trigger to outrage and out-tweet. Progressives in Name only? The savarna meltdown is expected from hidebound caste Hindus who proudly flaunt their surnames and affiliations to the “right” kind of lineage. But what about those who claim to be anti-caste? It was Ambedkar who taught us to recognise the central role that endogamy and hence, patriarchy plays in perpetuation of the caste system. By subjugating and controlling women, the structures of caste “purity” and exclusivity can be maintained. Inevitably, endogamy becomes a critical factor in this kind of segregation. And to date, it is still practised by most Indians, irrespective of where they fall in the ideological spectrum. But most savarnas, including liberals, are yet to confront and admit their own complicity in upholding this regressive tradition. Claims of being anti-caste, recognising their savarna privilege, singing paeans to Ambedkar, deriding Brahmins is of little solace when their own choices reflect caste hypocrisy. The great institution of arranged marriage, hailed as a shining example of Indian sanskaar and respect for elders, is nothing but a gossamer cover to promote endogamy, thereby legitimising and entrenching casteism. Parental pressure and manipulation are undeniably difficult to counter but cannot be a get out of jail free card. Convenient hand-wringing and self-flagellation over caste privilege isn’t going to make up for centuries of caste oppression. Read the comments on any online article on caste and one of the many claims made by otherwise eloquent commenters is that casteism is “absent” in urban areas. This is an old sleight of hand in the parley of caste discourse. Casteism is conveniently “othered”, consigned to poor, uneducated folks living in rural areas. Whereas the cities are seen as beacons of progressive politics and enlightened individuals, shorn of the kind of biases and discrimination that mark the rural hinterlands, magically insulated from the effects of centuries-old practices and regressive social norms by virtue of their cosmopolitan nature. The fact, however, is that education has little or nothing to do with exogamy or inter-caste marriages. Studies have shown that metropolitan areas have the lowest rate of inter-caste marriages among urban areas while developed villages have a higher rate. most savarnas, including liberals, are yet to confront and admit their own complicity in upholding this regressive tradition Then, of course, there are the everyday casteist acts such as the inhumane treatment meted out to our cooks, maids, sweepers, and sanitation workers (most of whom are Dalits and Bahujans), casual casteist and racist slurs that are so banal and acceptable that few even notice them and that most savarnas are guilty of, dissemination of anti-reservation propaganda, and housing discrimination. Invisibilisation of caste is almost as problematic as propagation of it because when something isn’t even acknowledged, how do you go about solving and eradicating it? Brahminical patriarchy is not the exclusive domain of retrograde, Hindutva champions as some would prefer to believe; it is ingrained and indeed, cultivated and promulgated by all caste Hindus. DBA, Muslim, disabled feminists have always been aware of the many inflections in their oppression due to their multiple identities that inform how they are seen and treated by patriarchy. While Brahminical patriarchy talks about the intersection of caste and gender, to me, it is also representative of the malaise that afflicts Indian society – that there is this socially-sanctioned notion that arbitrary hierarchies (be it of religion, gender, ability etc) can and should exist and dismantling these hegemonic structures necessarily goes against some archaic, irreproachable, exalted tenets and traditions that form the bedrock of our society. These kind of sophistries are flimsy justifications against an undeniable truth – that casteism is a crime, an indefensible transgression that for centuries, humiliated, denigrated, and dehumanised millions of people. But it is time savarnas and their apologists learn that Brahminical hegemony will be smashed sooner or later. The placard was just another shot fired in the battle against casteism. Also read: The Internalized Misogyny And Casteism Of Growing Up In A Brahmin Household casteism Smash Brahminical Patriarchy Previous articleIntersectional Feminism Is The Need Of The Hour – Here’s Why Next articleWhat Happened In SRM College: The Rampancy Of Sexism In Educational Institutions Sanjana Pegu is a feminist and a writer with CauseBecause.com. K.Kalpana By Rashmi Munikempanna: A Socio-Political Art Archive That Questions Love Jihad Law: Making Hindu Women ‘Nirbhar’ In ‘Aatmanirbhar’ India avinashk1975 November 26, 2018 At 2:43 PM What exactly is Brahminical patriarchy? Is there no patriarchy among the followers of other Castes/Religion? One of the participant was a Syrian Christian woman (Anna MM Vetticad), whose clan still take proud in their Brahmin ancestry and look down upon other Sects of Christians in Kerala. Malayalam film Ara Nazhika Neram (Half an Hour Only) released in 1970 was based on the vain glory of such a family. The film was based on a story written by K.E.Mathai, better known by his nom de plume Parappurath. Btw I am neither a Brahmin nor Baniya nor do I hold any brief to defend them. Rathish July 5, 2020 At 3:54 PM “conspiracy theories that Dalit activists are funded by the Church (an old favourite)” If this is a myth, can you invalidate it? Rajiv Malhotra, in his book ‘Breaking India’ has investigated the money trail flowing from various foundations. Why are the board members of Dalit Freedom Network mainly Christians (and foreign nationals)? Feminism is a serious topic and definitely can not stay away from politics. It has the tendency to rub shoulders with religion. I know Hinduism has a lot of problems including oppressive rituals and cultural issues it doesn’t mean all other religions are emblems of equality. If you want to stay credible, investigate and bring out misogynic issues in all religions. Is that too much to ask? Book Review: When I Hit You, Or, A Portrait Of The... Books September 4, 2017 Black Panther Review: An Insight Into An Invincible Decolonial Utopia Cinema February 21, 2018 In Conversation With The Talking Compass: Expanding Mental Health Access Interviews March 29, 2018	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line752
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__label__cc	0.578822	0.421178	The politics (Moderator: be cause) » Poll for the Democratic Party's Nomination for U.S. President in 2020 Who is your Preferred Choice today to be the Democratic Party Presidential Nominee Gov. Steve Bullock (Undeclared) VP Joe Biden is running Rep. Beto O'Rourke Sen. Mike Gravel (Retired) Rep. Eric Swalwell Julian Castro (Former Sec. / Mayor) Pete Buttigiege (Mayor) Rep. John Delaney Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Another Candidate "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn!" Gov. Jay Inslee Gov. John Hickenlooper Andrew Yang (Entrepreneur) Rep. Tim Ryan Marianne Williamson (Activist/Author) Wayne Messam (Mayor) Sherrod Brown (withdrew March 7) Michael Bloomberg (withdrew March 5) Hillary Clinton (withdrew March 4) Voting closed: December 31, 2019, 06:43:04 AM Author Topic: Poll for the Democratic Party's Nomination for U.S. President in 2020 (Read 8390 times) ASILurker Who is your Preferred Choice today to be the Democratic Party Presidential Nominee in 2020? Not who you think will win it, but who you want to win it. This is a Pre-Primary Poll which closes on 31st Dec 2019. You can change your Vote at any time. Non-Americans are encouraged to cast your Vote too. Current RCP Polling https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html Wiki 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Primaries information to date https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries Re: Poll for the Democratic Party's Nomination for U.S. President in 2020 Bernie for President! Warren as the vice. That's my personal dream team. karl dubhe2 Go Pete, go! I'd love to see him take a victory over You-Know-Who. Young, has a good beard... "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" - on this forum. Bernie, the only one who can and will make a big change about climate change. I agree with Rhett. Rob Dekker I was with Bernie in 2016 and am with him for 2020. His policies, across the board, align with my own opinions about justice. Economically, politically and environmentally. Knowing what we got with Trump, maybe we all realize that : « Last Edit: February 24, 2019, 10:00:23 AM by Rob Dekker » This is our planet. This is our time. Let's not waste either. Currently, I'd vote for Sanders first and Gabbard second. Gabbard has some anti LGBTQ baggage that I don't like. Being Californian and witnessing Harris for several yeas, I won't vote for her. She's an opportunist/corporate Dem in progressive clothing, no question about it. Quote from: Lurk on February 26, 2019, 02:46:48 AM Quote from: ritter on February 25, 2019, 05:55:41 PM Gabbard has some anti LGBTQ baggage that I don't like? I'd check the record if I were you. She has repeatedly cleared that up and apologised. Barack Obama (and Hillary Clinton too) was elected multiple times not supporting Gay marriage and outright being against it - they changed their minds on that. But Gabbard has gone much further than either of those tow did. She means it, they did not. Yes, she has apologized. Who knows what's in her heart. Honestly, all the dem candidates have things I don't like, primarily around gun control as a tenet of electability--a very restrictive policy platform that has much better root cause solutions that would actually reduce all violence and that don't erode an enumerated right (rather not get too far into the weeds on this since I know it's a minority opinion on this board and isn't central to any of the discussions here). But those root cause solutions actually require real work to bring up the poor and provide equal access, something Republicans will never acknowledge and Corporate Dems won't address either. Yes, the parties have become quite restrictive in what their respective candidates are allowed to support. Very few people align with either party on all issues, why should the candidates? Quote from: Klondike Kat on February 26, 2019, 06:28:02 PM Very few people align with either party on all issues, why should the candidates? Most of the Dem candidates are right in line with the DNC platform. Sanders, less so. I suppose at this point in time, I expect some outside of the box thinking by those running and create some policy that will advance goals of: environmental quality, affordable health care and education, a functioning mental health and social support system and protection of rights. Instead, we get the same policy of incrementalism on those issues topped with a whopping serving of gun control as the most pressing thing in the US. It just isn't. The Green New Deal is about the best breath of fresh air I've seen in my lifetime and the establishment Dems are doing their best to erode it. Longer discussions are best had on this thread Who should be the Democratic nominee for President in 2020? https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,2200.0.html Most of the Dem candidates are right in line with the DNC platform. That is too bad. I would like to some fresh, independent ideas. Leader Board Combining the Two Polls to date 24th February 1) Bernie Sanders 13 Votes 38% 2) Kamala Harris 4 Votes 12% 2) Elizabeth Warren 4 Votes 12% 3) Tulsi Gabbard 3 Votes 9% Their Votes equal 71% You irresponsible bunch of radicals you are. I'll do this less often as the months go on .. but fwiw now 27-02 Combined results - Total Votes 41 Bernie - 16 - 39% Harris - 6 - 15% Warren - 5 - 12% In national polling Joe Biden is still up around 30% I think this race is going to be more interesting and more dramatic than 2008 or 2016 (gut feel) Only 350 Days to the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary Only 616 Days to the Election Day Political Forecast - Election Predictions Quote from: b_lumenkraft on February 27, 2019, 06:00:18 PM Thanks that was fascinating insights. Here's the link to the source info https://morningconsult.com/2020-democratic-primary/ I tend to agree. If Biden runs, he will be the front runner and likely nominee. He probably has the best chance of winning too. colchonero Quote from: Lurk on March 09, 2019, 05:35:01 AM Daily Kos independent visitor Poll https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/5/1839795/-Test-2-W-Poll 23210 votes - Who is your preferred candidate for President? Bernie Sanders 70% Andrew Yang 12% Tulsi Gabbard 6% Joe Biden 1% Well there's a realistic poll I honestly don't know. I look at each name and think either "not him/her" and "who"s that?" To those backing Bernie: I kind of like him, but do you not see his age as an obstacle? The oldest ever elected president was Reagan, who was 73 at the time of his second election. Bernie will be 78 in September. What do you think is the max age and why, Paddy? It's not that I think there should be a specific cut off, but being of an age at which more than half of American men would already be dead would seem distinctly disadvantageous, both for campaigning (the Republicans came up with a lot of bs about Hillary's health, and she was a lot younger) and for doing the job itself. Sanders and Biden are just a tad too old to inspire the confidence of swing voters etc. Sanders even looked a bit too old at the time of the last primaries, and he's not getting any younger. Thank you for your answer Paddy. Allow me to debunk that. Quote from: Paddy on March 10, 2019, 07:29:35 PM It's not that I think there should be a specific cut off Good, he fits this criterium. but being of an age at which more than half of American men would already be dead There are younger presidents died younger, and there are Americans being older. He seems healthy, so this is pretty arbitrary. In most societies, it is assumed an older person is wiser and more experienced. I can't see how this shouldn't also be a consideration for the most important job in the world. would seem distinctly disadvantageous, both for campaigning There is a huge grassroots army out there helping. I do not worry about that at all. More than 1 million volunteers, the many small donations, word to mouth this is gonna be big! Also, damn, he is a really good campaigner. Did he campaign his ass off for Hillary, or not? (the Republicans came up with a lot of bs about Hillary's health, and she was a lot younger) Idk man, the GOP smear machine will find smears no matter what. The Democratic candidate ought to wins with their agenda. swing voters To quote AOC here: " But he does!" I sure wish he was younger, but nobody's perfect. Our policy failed, we need to bend the knee. Why there needs to be a candidate from the "radical left". Neoliberal Policy Architect: Whoops! Quote from: b_lumenkraft on March 10, 2019, 08:16:09 PM Thank you for your answer Paddy. You're welcome - thank you too! It's also noted in most workplaces that performqnce drops with age. Athletes in most disciplines peak by 30, surgeons about age 40, and most people retire around age 60 or 65. Many who try to stay on later still end up being unproductive and often a bit of a problem for their colleagues. Past 80, he's going to be accruing health problems pretty quickly however perky he looks at 77, as entropy inevitably takes its toll. Was. Was a good campaigner. And Hillary still didn't win, of course. He's going to be slower now than he was then, physically and mentally. When Dems have won in the last few decades, it's been with candidates who were young, charismatic and energetic (Barrack Obama, Bill Clinton). They need someone who can do now what they did then, and no 78 year old on earth would fit that bill. Noam Chomsky at age 91 is still Americas brightest thinker. The mind tends to grow with age unless you are mentally unhealthy like the acting president* indeed is. Bernie is not candidating for being an athlete so i don't really get your point. We have to agree to strongly disagree Paddy. On the contrary, cognitive decline is part of the normal aging process https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906299, even if you're lucky enough to avoid dementia, stroke, head injury or brain mets. It wasn't the best point, I'll confess... but the truth is that general physical decline begins in early adulthood. Maybe so. But just out of curioaity: how old would a candidate need to be before you had second thoughts on thst basis? 85? 90? It's the agenda that counts for me entirely Paddy. I don't have an age limit, i have an issue limit. Beto O’Rourke has stated he's running. He's moved to first place for me based on his statements surrounding the urgency of climate change. 12 years to get it done. Sanders is now second. Tamino on Why you need to support Jay Inslee, even though you’d rather choose another candidate So I suggest you throw your support 100% behind the candidate who I don’t think can get the nomination. Jay Inslee. What??? Why would I suggest you not only support, but vigourously support the guy I think won’t even get the nomination? Let me tell you. If you love Bernie, keep Jay in the race so when the bitch-slaps come, the only ones left standing are Jay and Bernie. If you love Elizabeth, give her the bitch-slap she desperately needs, not just to get the nomination and the presidency, but to do right by us when she does. Whoever gets the democratic nomination, needs to hear Jay Inslee’s voice loud and clear, right on their heels. Tamino usually makes sense. So, it's either a strong candidate with good climate action or a candidate with great climate action but less popular. Also, it's either seeing Bernie win the primaries or seeing Kamela* win because the vote was split between Jay and Bernie. *maybe Beto even...!? Tamino usually makes sense. (?) So Tamino still believes the illusion that whoever wins the Democrat primary and the US Presidency will actually make a difference to the global climate crisis and the GHG emissions of the USA into the future. Gosh they might even be able to roll out a Green New Deal ... wow. There's one born every minute. Eh, with a democratic congress they may make some difference. Obama was a bit hamstrung. A little difference is better than nothing. It's not as if there are other alternatives that will make a big difference. Really? He had two years of total control, and focused on an economic stimulus package and the affordable care act. Bernie Sanders Frontrunner Wisconsin Democratic Primary Poll Emerson March 2019 I've added Andrew Yang to the list. Who’s Leading Now The figures are broken out among Democratic primary voters nationwide and in early primary states, which includes just voters who live in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Nevada. The latest results are based on 13,644 interviews with registered voters, collected from April 1-7 2019. Pete Buttigieg Mayor, has jumped 2% to 5% in about 2 weeks. Biden and Sanders both dropped ~3% in recent weeks. Second Choices: Where Voters Could Migrate This to me is the most curious aspect of voter polling at this time -- about 30% of current Biden and Warren supporters would switch to Bernie if those two dropped out. If Bernie Sanders dropped out 33% would go to Biden, and 17% to Warren. If when Harris dropped out 20% would go to Biden, and 14% each to Sanders and O'Rourke. If when O'Rouke drops out, 25% would jump to Biden and 21% to Sanders. What this tells me atm is that there is a strong identification of most voters towards both Sanders and Biden no matter which one they primarily support. This leaning is much stronger than all the others in the race whose polling seems more "scattered" but still leans heavily to BOTH Biden and Sanders. Reading the tea leaves here but considering history patterns and recent polling, to me it shows that if Biden was to run and drop out, and if Sanders is doing ok then a very high majority of DEMS (25-35% or even more) will switch automatically enmass to Sanders, and not the others. And the reverse is also true but it's not quite as strong a leaning. I think that is really interesting and worth following where it is at in early 2020 and if Biden does run, what happens then. Now I am going to update the candidate poll list as at 9th April. Feel free to change your choice anytime. Now with 21 Candidate options, plus "someone/anyone" else or don't give a dam « Last Edit: April 10, 2019, 09:19:24 AM by Lurk » As Joseph Biden throws his hat in the ring. Excitement plus? https://www.politico.com/news/joe-biden-2020-presidential-election Latest from https://morningconsult.com/2020-democratic-primary/ A two horse race? Joe Biden Former Vice President Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator Pete Buttigieg Mayor Kamala Harris U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator Beto O'Rourke Former U.S. Representative Cory Booker U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator Andrew Yang Business Person Julian Castro Former Secretary, HUD Tulsi Gabbard U.S. Representative Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper Former Governor Jay Inslee Governor Tim Ryan U.S. Representative I really expect a two-horse race. The big question is how long the other candidates remain in the race, and how many delegates they retain. I suspect most will drop out and throw their support to one or the other. The party bosses wants to avoid a brokered convention, and may just push Biden over the top. Ken Feldman In April 2015, Sen. Rubio (FL) held a narrow lead over Gov. Jeb Bush (FL) and Gov. Scott Walker (WI) for the Republican nomination. Walker dropped out before the primaries, Bush did nothing but had the money to hang around for a while, and Rubio waited until losing in Florida before dropping out. So polls 8 to 9 months before the primaries begin aren't the best indicator of who's going to be the nominee. It will be interesting to see how the candidates hold up as the debates begin and name recognition fades as the main factor separating candidates. Here's an interesting article on how Sander's polling numbers compare to other candidates who had national name recognition from previous elections. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/bernie-sanders-can-win-but-he-isnt-polling-like-a-favorite/ 1.While Sanders is one of perhaps a dozen candidates with a plausible shot at the nomination, the field is fairly wide open, and it’s too early to say how formidable he is. 2.It’s also too early to conclude very much about Sanders’s “electability” against Trump, especially in comparison to other Democrats. 3.Finally, even if they wanted to stop Sanders, it’s too early for the party establishment to know how to go about doing that — without more input from rank-and-file voters, any move meant to hinder Sanders could backfire. Each one of these claims could be the subject of a long post — so I just want to focus on the first one for today and leave the others for later. To be clear, I think Sanders can win the Democratic nomination. He’s probably the 3rd- or 4th- most likely nominee, in my estimation — slightly behind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and roughly tied with Pete Buttigieg, but ahead of everyone else. All of these candidates (and others such as Elizabeth Warren and Beto O’Rourke) have their own assets and liabilities, so I wouldn’t go to the mat if you put them in a different order. But sometimes, I get the sense from Sanders backers — or from other election analysts who look at the polls a little differently than I do, or from traditional reporters — that they think Sanders’s strength in the polls is being ignored. Empirically, however, Sanders’s position in the polls is not all that strong; it’s consistent with sometimes winning the nomination but usually not. Across the board, those numbers are well down from 2016 — when Sanders got 43 percent of the vote nationally, along with 50 percent in Iowa and 60 percent in New Hampshire. You could take a glass-half-full view of this for Sanders, however. Sure, he isn’t getting as many votes as last time around, but you wouldn’t expect him to in a field that already includes 17 major candidates, rather than just Sanders and Hillary Clinton. And 20 percent or 30 percent of the vote could still be good enough for first place in the early states. Historically, though, candidates who are polling at only about 20 percent nationally despite the near-universal name recognition that Sanders enjoys don’t have a great track record. The story goes on to list 15 candidates who had similar polling leading up to the primaries, and only three of them won the nomination, Obama, Romney and McCain. Then it describes other factors that lead up to winning delegates for the nominating convention. You could also argue that the three winning candidates from the list — Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012 — aren’t good comparisons for Sanders, especially from a “The Party Decides” standpoint where preferences among party insiders and activists are leading indicators of voter preferences. Romney, for instance, had the backing of the GOP party establishment as a potential consensus choice, whereas Sanders largely lacks it from Democrats. Obama was a rising star, rather than someone left over from a previous cycle, and gained a lot of momentum among party elites as the 2008 cycle wore on, even if they also liked Clinton. McCain, who ran against the party establishment in 2000 but was someone the party could live with in 2008, is in some ways the most favorable comparison for Sanders. Latest polls: Biden is far ahead of the others. Sanders lost some ground. Warren is now in third place and Buttigieg in fourth place. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/biden-is-way-out-in-front-second-place-is-anyones-guess/ Average results of the four polls released yesterday: Buttigieg 7% O'Rourke 5% I suspect that Biden will run away with the nomination. There are many high up in the party that feel he is their best chance to unseat Trump, and will throw their weight behind him. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris did very well in the first Democratic debate(s). Joe Biden underperformed. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/democratic-debate-poll/ Among all 20 candidates, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Julián Castro earned the highest scores for their debate performances relative to their favorability rating before they took the stage, according to the voters in our poll. Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker also rated well, but their scores were more in line with their pre-debate favorability. Biden in neutral? I'm laughing my ass off here. Harris tarred and feathered him with works. And then he cried and lied. Silver is so full of shit... Several new polls have been released this week. Biden is still clearly in first place but lost some ground. The difference between 2nd and 4th place is quite small: Sanders, Harris and Warren are nearly tied in the polling average. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/democratic_nomination_polls/ Average results of the 7 polls released between 30 June and 3 July: Harris 14% Warren 13% Bidens supporter will jump the bandwagon faster than he can, so he will drop out soonish. Leaves us with Sanders, Harris, and Warren. The mainstream media will prop up Harris, that's for sure because she is the least progressive. Of course, corporate America hates Sanders, so he will need any support. Go out there and ring some bells! Warren has taken the lead in the RCP polling average: she's now slightly ahead of Biden. Yang 3%	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line764
__label__cc	0.734553	0.265447	London Road Cemetery 135 posts: 1 of 135 Sat 29th Oct 2011 2:06pm I have grandparents, an uncle and a set of great grandparents all buried in marked graves at London Road but I know there's also another set of great grandparents buried there in an unmarked grave. Does anyone know how I can find out where the plot is? Local History and Heritage - London Road Cemetery This should help Guide to Cemetery & Burial Registers, London Road Civic Cemetery (Companion booklet to London Rd Burial Registers, has maps and explanations) (pub.CovFHS) http://www.covfhs.org/bookshop/miscellaneous.html 3 of 135 Sun 20th Nov 2011 5:19am Total posts:43 My dad who was a Coventry City ambulance man and got killed on duty in 1950 is buried in London Road Cemetery with my grandma as well. Anyway I wanted to find their grave and I contacted the city council a few years ago and I travelled from Buckinghamshire where I live now and met a nice chap from the council who had found my dad's grave and took me to the exact spot. I found the city council very helpful, whether they are the same today though, I don't know. PeterW 4 of 135 Sun 20th Nov 2011 11:01am I thoroughly recommend the CD containing a list of all burials in the cemetery from 1847 to 1937 shown in "Midland Red's" link above. It's very user friendly and has the added bonus of cross-referencing all the other people buried in the same grave. That feature is very useful when to find children who were born and then died between censuses. 5 of 135 Sun 20th Nov 2011 6:44pm Elsewhere on the forum I referred to the Paybody family who gave the Elms at Allesley to Coventry for use a hospital for crippled children. Last year we decided to find the family grave to send photographs to distant Paybody relatives in Australia. Using the database and grave maps we finally tracked it down to one of three possibilities which were all covered in ivy. Tracing overgrown graves in the Victorian part of the London Road is a challenge. 6 of 135 Tue 22nd Nov 2011 2:57am Good work people Did anyone else notice the 'painting the Forth road bridge' task someone got given re-pointing the wall edging the cemetery along the London Road recently?! Not so exciting work! The old part of London Road is really interesting - hopefully not in too much of a morbid way but there's some fascinating old memorials there. I know I read that part was bombed badly during the war. 7 of 135 Sat 28th Jan 2012 6:41pm I have a serious worry. Last year my cousin and I had a gravestone put in the London Road cemetery for the previously unmarked grave of our grandparents and great grandmother. I learned from the stonemason that he has stored possibly hundreds of stones that were removed for subsequent burials, and where no provision had been made to re-erect them. Nowadays he charges a storage fee which no doubt encourages someone to have the stones put back. He thought other stonemasons had the same problem. Surely this accounts for some of the large gaps in the cemetery, and what a tragedy that perhaps later decendants are unaware of the stones being missing. Is there some group that at least could record the inscriptions of these stones that are in storage? johnmarcham 8 of 135 Sun 20th May 2012 6:55pm Member: Joined May 2012 Total posts:4 Please could someone help me interpret a grave location in what I read is a huge cemetery. I have "square 134/138, grave 92". Is there some sort of X/Y co-ordinate system? The date is 1851 so we're talking about the Old Cemetery. Also could someone please tell me whether there is a map somewhere eg at the cemetery, The Herbert ... Thank you for any help. johnmarcham I hope this is of help 10 of 135 Mon 21st May 2012 1:17am Thank you DBC. That was very quick and this looks just what I need to get started. Square 134/138 presumably means near the border between them. I imagine in 134 but near 138. It is helpful that these two squares are crossed by a path. Now just need to locate grave 92. I suppose that is the number within the square 134. Has anyone any idea how many graves there are likely to be in the typical square? Thanks again. 11 of 135 Mon 21st May 2012 12:56pm It looks as though squares 134 and 138 can be regarded as one square,with the grave numbers overlapping these two squares. I think I have found grave 92. Its shown immediately above the small "o" of "No 138" and four rows in from the path. (top right-hand sector of first image) Edit - Here is an enlarged image of the first picture:- 12 of 135 Mon 21st May 2012 2:38pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 DBC, You're a star! 13 of 135 Tue 22nd May 2012 12:28am Just seen this. He's right DBC, a Star indeed. Thank you. Yet another question though. What is the significance of the oblique through many of the graves. Might it indicate whether, or not, there is a monument do you think? Thank you again. johnmarcham charabanc 14 of 135 Tue 22nd May 2012 12:52pm Hello Neils Yard Did you get the location which you asked about for your ancestors? 15 of 135 Wed 23rd May 2012 3:02pm On 22nd May 2012 12:28am, johnmarcham said: Just seen this. He's right DBC, a Star indeed. Thank you. Yet another question though. What is the significance of the oblique through many of the graves. Might it indicate whether, or not, there is a monument do you think? Thank you again. johnmarcham I'm afraid that I don't know the answer to that question. I obtained all the information from the book mentioned above in Midland Red's post. Those lines could either mean that there are headstones or it could mean that the grave has been reopened for further burials. On that latter subject, I don't know what information you have on that particular grave, regarding who is actually buried there. If you would like to give me the name of the person you are interested in (email me if you want it kept off the forum)and I can look at the burial disk. This will give all the names and burial dates of every one interred in that particular grave. It might show up some extra relations, especially children who were born and then died between census dates. . Hillfields Brownshill Green You are viewing topics in the Local History and Heritage category Load time: 83ms	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line767
__label__cc	0.57112	0.42888	Small-Group Lessons Schedules & Discounts Le Blog du Salon 4L Trophy, the humanitarian rally French Sports The 4L Trophy has been created by Jean-Jacques Rey. The idea of a race accessible to young people, with a humanitarian objective comes from his participation to the Paris-Dakar. It starts the first edition in 1997 with 3 cars and 6 college students. The objective of the race is to bring school and sport material to the South of Morocco. The car must be a Renault 4L. Emblematic French car, known for its reliability and its low cost. Pilotes must be college students and be between 18 and 28 year old. They have to plan their rally by themselves, manage their budget, find their sponsors and mostly prepare the car. That is the first challenge of the 4L Trophy. The start happens in Biarritz, in the south-west of France. Driving through Spain, towards the Gibraltar Detroit, then Morocco. In total, it is 6000 kilometers (3728 mi) that are covered by the students. An endurance race, not a speed race because the old cars must, before anything, survive the tough conditions of the desert, the heat and the sand. You better have a good sense of direction and some knowledge in general mechanics! No worries though, the raid is also about cooperation. That’s why in French, we call it “solidaire” because it means humanitarian (to help people) and cooperative (to help each other). The competitors will stop without hesitation to help a team in trouble. In the “villages- étapes“, we gather, give the material to the charities or schools and rest until the next stage. All ends in the “Village d’Arrivée” (Finish village) where they celebrate the success (or not) all together. In 2017, they were 1450 teams, 2900 students. And if you want to see more, among them were 2 French Youtubers, Amixem and Cyril who filmed everything! (see below) With the same concept, there is “the Trophy Roses des Sables” who gather women pilots for another solidary rally! Le Blog du Salon is the perfect way to practice your French conversation while scratching that itch for the latest in French culture: 25+ articles written both in French and English about French artists, movies, food, last fashion trends, breaking news and much more! Choose between English or French above: Le Blog du Salon will be the answer to everything French you’ve been searching for! Reimagine Summer 2020: Join Us in a Multicultural Challenge Neighbor’s Day Lily of the Valley Celebration Let’s travel to France …. To the Basque Country! (Part 3) Your Personality Varies According to the Language You Speak How to speak French like a French person #3 Artist’s House: Claude Monet Nathan Ambrosioni, prodigy of French Cinema Join Our Mailing List \| Privacy Policy \| Research Article © 2020 French Language Salon	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line777
__label__wiki	0.934466	0.934466	Wondering If Your “Jihadist” Friend Is With the FBI? Hamed Aleaziz Shahed Hussain in an FBI surveillance videoFBI Shahed Hussain, a long-time FBI terrorism informant Mother Jones profiled last year, has surfaced again—but this time, Google appears to have foiled his effort to identify a new target. Khalifah al-Akili, a 34-year-old Pittsburgh man, says he was approached by Hussain and another informant in January. Al Akili told the Albany Times-Union that after Hussain “repeatedly made attempts to get close” to him, he googled them. He found Trevor Aaronson’s August 2011 Mother Jones expose about the FBI’s massive network of undercover terrorism informants and confronted Hussain on the phone. After al-Akili explicitly asked if he was an informant, Hussain hung up the phone. Now al-Akili awaits trial on a gun charge (but no terrorism charges). Al-Akili says became suspicious of Hussain because he was friendly, dropping in at al-Akili’s house and, after al-Akili lied that he had a sick family member, dropping off a get-well card. Hussain’s involvement in two previous FBI counterterrorism cases led to convictions: James Cromitie, a 45-year-old former Walmart stocker from Newburgh, New York, was sentenced to 25 years in the headline-making Bronx synagogue plot. Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain of Albany, New York, an imam and pizza shop owner respectively, were each sentenced to 15 years for, among other charges, conspiracy to provide support to a terrorist organization with which Hussain claimed to have connections. Hussain became an informant in 2002 after the FBI caught him helping people cheat on DMV tests. For his work in the Cromitie case, Hussain earned almost $100,000. Mother Jones contributor Trevor Aaronson investigated the FBI’s informant-led cases, including those involving Hussain, for more than a year; he found that in a number of cases, “the government provides the plot, the means, and the opportunity.” Even with the publicity surrounding the Cromitie and Aref cases, Hussain seems to have utilized a tried and true formula in his conversations with al-Akili—claiming he was in the import business, knew people in a terrorist group, and wanted to talk jihad. “He said to me: ‘My people are involved in the jihad, I lived on the border of Afghanistan,’ trying basically to entice me. I said, ‘May Allah give peace to those people.’ He just continued to want to try to take the conversation in that direction…The people he entrapped were either extremely naive or stupid.” In previous cases, Hussain has admitted that he would often initiate conversations about jihad when seeking out new targets. At Cromitie’s trial, Hussain described his approach: “I was finding people who would be harmful, and radicals, and identify them for the FBI.” Aaronson’s article includes this conversation from 2008, when Hussain told Cromitie he was a part of a Pakistani terror group: “Do you think you are a better recruiter or a better action man?” Hussain asked. “I’m both,” Cromitie said. “My people would be very happy to know that, brother. Honestly.” “Who’s your people?” Cromitie asked. “[Pakistani terror group] Jaish-e-Mohammad.” Though there are no terror charges in the al-Akili case, the FBI says it discovered “jihadist literature and books on U.S. military tactics,” at al-Akili’s house. The FBI claims that al-Akili was recorded talking about the fact “that he was developing somebody to possibly strap a bomb on himself” and according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the FBI maintains that al-Akili “expressed sympathy for the Afghan resistance movement in a 2005 conversation with a man he knew in prison.” Al-Akili himself says this type of thing has happened before. “This is not the first situation that I’ve had involving the FBI attempting to entrap me…I stand out here in Pittsburgh because I do follow a more traditional role of Islam. They feel I pose a threat. I’ve never, ever said that I would do anything against America nor do I hold these beliefs,” he told the Times Union. Hacking for the FBI: How an Informant Sold Out Anonymous Timeline: The Making of an FBI Superinformant Trevor Aaronson The Informants	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line779
__label__wiki	0.514729	0.514729	Seagulls Are Now Carrying One of the World’s Deadliest Superbugs And they can migrate thousands of miles and drop it on our doorstep. Tom Philpott <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-366857099/stock-photo-seagull-soaring-over-the-sea.html?src=tf8x3psTh36C0T_blbynmg-1-47">Zhukova Oksana</a>/Shutterstock Last year, UK and Chinese researchers identified an E. coli strain in Chinese pigs that resists colistin, a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency antibiotic used to combat pathogens that are resistant to most other antibiotics. The discovery sent a shudder through global public health circles, not just because coliston is so crucial to human medicine, but also because the gene that conferred colsistin resistance, known as mcr-1, is highly mobile—it jumps easily between bacteria species. “Gulls migrate hundreds to thousands of miles, so they could serve as a vehicle for carrying resistant bacteria somewhere new.” Predictions it would quickly go global have come true. Just weeks ago here in the United States, colistin-resistant bacteria turned up in a pig intestine and in a Pennsylvania woman with a urinary-tract infection. And now researchers have discovered one of the ways colistin-resistant bacteria can travel, reports National Geographic’s Maryn McKenna: … two research teams in Lithuania and Argentina report that they trapped birds and swabbed their butts, or scooped up seagull droppings, and found the resistance-conferring gene in E. coli being carried by two species: herring gulls in Lithuania (Larus argentatus) and kelp gulls in Argentina (Larus dominicanus). McKenna adds that “gulls migrate, from hundreds to thousands of miles depending on the species—so they could serve as a vehicle for carrying resistant bacteria somewhere new.” She points to a 2011 study finding other antibiotic-resistant bacteria in these continent-hopping birds. They likely pick up such bacteria from their habit of eating garbage, Maryn reports. Hitching an avian flight isn’t the only way bacteria cross borders, of course. Global trade and travel offer plenty of opportunity for pathogens to range widely. But the seagull discovery illustrates just how hard it is to control antibiotic resistance once it takes root. As McKenna notes, the mcr-1 bug has now been found in more than 20 countries. Our pharmaceutical-intensive meat production model has gone global. Colistin resistance first turned up on intensive hog farms in China, where colistin is widely used to make pigs grow faster. Routine use of antibiotics on livestock farms is likely a major driver of the rise of antibiotic resistance, according to the nearly every public health agency, from the Centers for Disease Control to the World Health Organization. The practice started in the United States in the 1950s. In a recent feature story, I found ample evidence that the US meat industry—which currently consumes 80 percent of the antibiotics sold nationally—is finally beginning to rein in the practice. The problem though, is that our pharmaceutical-intensive meat production model has gone global. Even if we stop overusing antibiotics on farms here, resistant pathogens incubated on farms oceans away can cross our borders—including in the guts of seagulls. As with climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions, the world needs a global pact to slash farm antibiotic use, as a major report commissioned by the UK prime minister recently proposed. The Superbug Nightmare We Always Feared Is Upon Us This Is the Scariest Superbug Yet	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line780
__label__wiki	0.62081	0.62081	Report: America’s Pakistan Problem Is Worse Than You Think Siddhartha Mahanta The aftermath of a recent militant attack on a NATO oil tanker.Yasir Shinwari/Zuma Jeffrey Goldberg and Marc Ambinder drop a number of Pakistan-related bombs in a joint Atlantic/National Journal story. Among them: Pakistani military officials have long feared that Americans have designs on Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal—a suspicion exacerbated by the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. So Pakistan’s nuclear watchdogs took action, making some strategic tweaks to how it transports its weapons: [I]nstead of moving nuclear material in armored, well-defended convoys [Pakistan] prefers to move material by subterfuge, in civilian-style vehicles without noticeable defenses, in the regular flow of traffic. According to both Pakistani and American sources, vans with a modest security profile are sometimes the preferred conveyance. And according to a senior U.S. intelligence official, the Pakistanis have begun using this low-security method to transfer not merely the “de-mated” component nuclear parts but “mated” nuclear weapons… Pakistani and American sources say that since the raid on Abbottabad, the Pakistanis have provoked anxiety inside the Pentagon by increasing the pace of these movements. In other words, the Pakistani government is willing to make its nuclear weapons more vulnerable to theft by jihadists simply to hide them from the United States, the country that funds much of its military budget. Are the Pakistanis just crazy-ass paranoid? Perhaps not: For years now, as Goldberg and Ambinder report, Delta Force, Seal Team Six, and Joint Special Operations Command operatives have been refining a plan to secure and “render safe” any live nuclear weapons in Pakistan. As for recent claims by Mike Mullen, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that the “Haqqani network acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency”: A 2008 National Intelligence Estimate concluded that the ISI was providing “intelligence and financial support to insurgent groups—especially the Jalaluddin Haqqani network out of Miram Shah, North Waziristan—to conduct attacks against Afghan government, [International Security Assistance Force], and Indian targets.” By late 2006, according to the intelligence historian Matthew Aid…the U.S. had reliable intelligence indicating that Jalaluddin Haqqani and another pro-Taliban Afghan warlord, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, were being given financial assistance by the ISI (which of course receives substantial financial assistance from the United States). Goldberg and Ambinder also report that Mullen was particularly aggrieved by reports that the Pakistani government was involved in the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad: Sources we spoke with say the order was passed directly to General Pasha, the head of the ISI. According to one of the sources, an official with knowledge of the intelligence, Pasha was told to “deal with it” and “take care of the problem.” According to this source, Mullen was horrified that his Pakistani interlocutors of many years had been involved in orchestrating the killing of a journalist. “It struck a visceral chord with him,” the source told The Atlantic, recalling that Mullen had slammed his desk and said, “This is old school.” The story concludes noting that the US must maintain its dysfunctional relationship with Pakistan to prevent it from going to war against India, to keep tabs on its nuclear arsenal, and because the country is barely holding itself together. There’s nothing particularly groundbreaking about that grim conclusion. What is shocking: The depths to which Pakistan perceives the US as a threat, and the extreme lengths it has taken to secure its interests, both nuclear and otherwise. Read the entire thing. Top Pentagon Official Refutes Mullen Statement on Pakistan Pakistan Doesn’t Need Haqqani Help to Kill Americans Former CIA Official Backs Up Mullen’s Pakistan Claim	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line784
__label__wiki	0.685626	0.685626	Home Pre-Owned Vinyl DARREL MANSFIELD - GET READY (VINYL) HIS FIRST ALBUM DARREL MANSFIELD - GET READY (VINYL) HIS FIRST ALBUM Pre-Owned Vinyl Record NM Condition. PRISTINE. Includes original printed lyric sheet 1980 Polydoor * * This record have been professionally cleaned and comes in a 3 Mil Poly sleeve as well as record has been placed in a new dustless sleeve. This was Darrel's first album. This is the only one we have and let me tell you something, it's flawless and 30 years old. It literally looks like it's new. Darrell Mansfield's soulful voice and harmonica have amazed and inspired audiences worldwide for over 30 years. A renown musician and songwriter, he has released more than 30 albums and is recognized as one of the world's greatest harmonica players. Over the years Darrell has recorded and toured heavily in the US and Europe as well as the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Wikipedia says it best, "Mansfield's live performance is a must see and hear for blues, rock and harmonica players worldwide." Darrell has released many critically acclaimed albums and has contributed vocals and harmonica to many other artists’ recordings including Eddie Van Halen, Jon Bon Jovi, Adam Again and Loverboy. He has also played alongside Jimmy Hall, the late Joe Turner, Richie Sambora, Billy Idol, Ted Nugent, Five Blind Boys, Earl Slick, Rick Derringer and Billy Sheehan. Darrell excels in every genre from delta blues to hard rock and southern rock, and has been a forerunner in gospel blues and rock for over three decades. In 2009 Darrell founded the Darrell Mansfield Gospel & Blues Society which is dedicated to preserving and perpetuating gospel and blues music, while fostering its growth and appreciation. The DMG&B Society provides artists the opportunity for public performance and individual improvement in their field, all for the educational and artistic benefit of the general public Imperials - Priority (Vinyl) Russ Taff Featuring Russ Taff and the hit song Praise the Lord Pre-Owned Vinyl (Original Pressing) 1980 Word Sleeve = VG++ Vinyl = VG+ Original Lyric Sheet... The Singing Americans - Live and Alive (Vinyl). Riversong!! Pre-Owned Vinyl Record LP Release Date: 1984 Condition: Jacket = VGSleeve = GenericVinyl = VG++ The Singing Americans are credited by many Sou... The Goads - Contagious (Vinyl) MORADA! Same label as Saint, Messiah Prophet 1984 Morada Records MZS 116 Pre-Owned Vinyl in VG++ Cond. CCM artist The Goads use to play at Youth Events and landed on MORADA RECORDS, the sa... Kansas - Drastic Measures (Original Pressing Vinyl 1983 CBS) VG++ PROG. This is a super clean vinyl Mint- with VG++/NM jacket. If you follow Kansas much you'll know that this thing is fetching high prices on Amazon. At... CJJS - Praise The Loud (Vinyl) David T. Chastain 1986 Leviathan Records VG+ Condition Pre-Owned Vinyl Killer Metal!!! The band name is an abbreviation of the members names. It stands for "Chasta...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line793
__label__cc	0.743705	0.256295	Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold He’s In Her Corner Girls Inc. of New Hampshire Moves Back to Newly Renovated Nashua Center Nashua, NH (November 14, 2017) – On Monday, November 13, Girls Inc. of New Hampshire marked the end of a year-long, two-million-dollar renovation on its Nashua Center. The organization moved back into its location at 27 Burke Street in Nashua and welcomed local girls back to a new, but familiar, space. “The renovations will allow us to continue our mission of empowering girls to be strong, smart and bold,” said Cathy Duffy Cullity, Girls Inc. of New Hampshire CEO. “I’d like to thank the Nashua Housing Authority for its generosity, and our team of volunteers for raising funds for the renovations – we couldn’t have done it without them.” For 30 years, Girls Inc. of NH rented the building at 27 Burke Street from the Nashua Housing Authority. In February of 2016, the building was gifted to the organization. Renovations then began to transform the space. The gymnasium has a new floor and is air-conditioned. With new locker rooms and showers, the community can participate in basketball, soccer games and dance and fitness classes, or rent the gym in the evenings. The kitchen has new commercial-size appliances, allowing Girls Inc. to cater to more schools and expand its dinner program to more girls and their families. The computer café and fully stocked library will provide the girls with educational resources and the STEM lab will offer hands-on learning. The new playground will provide hours of recreation and fitness. The Nashua center offers a variety of activities and programs for girls, including after-school classes and activities, free dinner five nights per week, full-day programming for children three to five years old, a seven-week summer leadership program and activities and field trips during school vacation weeks. Girls Inc. of New Hampshire is a non-profit organization for girls ages 5 to 18 that inspires all girls to be strong (through healthy living), smart (through education), and bold (through independence). It provides thousands of girls with life-changing experiences and solutions to the unique challenges girls face. The Girls Inc. experience consists of people, an environment, and programming that empower girls to succeed. To learn more about Girls Inc. of New Hampshire, visit www.girlsincnewhampshire.org or call (603) 606-1705. Copyright 2020 Girls Inc. of New Hampshire ∙ 1711 South Willow Street, Suite 5, Manchester, NH 03103 ∙ 603-606-1705 ∙ info@girlsincnewhampshire.org	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line794
__label__wiki	0.672915	0.672915	Frances Catlett, 2017 Volunteer Frist Humanitarian Award Winner at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Frances Catlett, 2017 Volunteer... Ft Walton Beach, FL - Fort Walton Beach Medical Center recently announced the recipients of its 2017 HCA Awards of Distinction. The winners of the Frist Humanitarian Awards are comprised of one physician, one employee and one volunteer who each demonstrate extraordinary concern for the welfare and happiness of patients and their community. The 2017 Volunteer First Humanitarian Award winner is Frances Catlett. The HCA Awards of Distinction is the highest honor a physician, employee, volunteer, and a nurse can receive. "Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is dedicated to providing the highest quality patient care, and the winning individuals are being honored because of their ongoing commitment to fulfilling this mission," said Mitch Mongell, CEO of Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. "We are grateful to work alongside these awardees, knowing that our community is growing stronger every day because of the contributions of such passionate individuals." About the Winners: Frist Awards The First Humanitarian Awards are given annually in recognition of the humanitarian spirit and philanthropic work of the late Dr. Thomas Fr. Frist, Sr., a founder of HCA. Frances Catlett, 2017 Volunteer Frist Humanitarian Award Winner Frances joined our hospital Auxiliary in 2011 and quickly became an active and vital member of our Auxiliary. She jumped right in serving in many areas including front desk, escort, surgery waiting and most recently CVICU. Frances was the Auxiliary President in 2015 and 2016, she currently still serves on the Board as Recording Secretary. In addition to the day-to-day service that Frances provides to our patients, families and visitors, she serves as the Membership Chairperson, which includes recruiting, interviewing and orientating new members. Frances hit record numbers in 2017 with 37 new Auxiliary members in 2017. In addition to her local role as an Auxiliary member, Frances served two years as the Northwest District Director for the Association of Florida Healthcare Auxiliaries and Volunteers. The hospital is not the only place Frances devotes her time to. She is active at Wright Baptist Church where she leads Sunday school, now known as small group. She recently made and donated blankets and quilts for the local Children in Crisis, and made handmade clothing for the children in Africa and Haiti. This clothing was delivered to those locations through local mission trips that her daughter and hospital staff have attended. When I first met Frances, one of her volunteer duties she had was every Friday she would work with a group that assembled and provided "back pack lunches" to a local elementary school so that no child would go hungry on the weekends when school was not in session. It is important to Frances and her family that these school children have food all the time. As you can see, Frances is devoted to several area organizations that provides to those in need. Children are her passion, as is helping the sick here at our hospital.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line799
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__label__wiki	0.600823	0.600823	Galactic Crucibles Portal pages Species portals Galaxy portals Story portals Creations and stories Karnasaur Meritocratic Federation Vaikan Eteno Imperial Armed Forces Ucharpli Gaedheal Making of a Warrior Lament of the Immortal Colonel The Stone of Rondox Operation Sentinel Operation Money Cushion Writing your pitch Developing a character Creating a planet Random generators Common sci-fi errors Cliché guide Godmodding List of external tools Omniverse Nexus Erudite Tales Wiki Infinite Histories Wiki Multiverses Wiki Hellcat Squadran Wiki Creativity Unleashed Wiki Creative Universes Wiki Beyond the Universe Wiki Tapestry of Stars Wiki Create a pitch View recent activity Stories awaiting revision, Featured articles, Origin stories, Articles by User:Nra 'Vadumee Retcon This article or story is out of date and is going to be revised. Some parts of this article/story reference earlier incarnations of established facts. This article is so well-written that it earned a spot on the list of featured articles. Lament of the Immortal Colonel is the first story in the life of Colonel Etah Owar, and serves as an origin story. It takes place in the Bunker, shortly after Flesh and Blood. 1 Calm Before the Storm 2 Darkening of the Skies 3 Coming of the Rains 4 Striking of the Lightning 5 Clashing of Thunder 6 Crossing the Threshold 7 Eye of the Storm 8 Departing of Light 9 Apex of the Storm 10 Arrival of the Blizzard 11 Freezing of the Land 12 Silence of the Wasteland 13 Return of the Sun 14 Completion of the Lamentations Calm Before the Storm[edit \| edit source] Night-time sharpens, heightens each sensation ... Darkness stirs and wakes imagination ... Silently the senses abandon their defences ... Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour ... Grasp it, sense it - tremulous and tender ... Turn your face away from the garish light of day, turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light - and listen to the music of the night ... Etah could feel the music swirling around him, soothing him, calming him, trickling into his mind and soul. The crescendos, the diminuendos, the subeto fortes, the subeto pianos, the slurs and ties, the staccatos, the syncopation and the rythm. He had always enjoyed this human song; it's flowing notes stirred his soul like a river. He had just come back to the Bunker after a rather disasterous night out with the team. Looking over, Etah saw the now sleeping hatchling laying in his bed. Not a complete, disaster, it seemed. "Etah, can I ask you something? Since, you know, you're a dad now?" "Of course, Tholker." "You're... really, really, old, right?" "The day I joined GSSOC was my 5000th birthday. I'm the oldest living Karnasaur and have lived 5 times longer the average lifespan. So yes, I am very, very, old." "Well, I wanted to ask... what's it like? To be immortal?" "What do you think it feels like?" "Amazing! To never have to worry about bullets or poison or anything! You took a direct headshot during Intervention! You're the perfect soldier!" "I see. Take all that enthusiasim and invert it. Yes, I cannot go KIA, but at what cost? All that I know and love has withered and died before me. My whelphood friends died over four thousand years ago. My parents are dust. My home village has rotted away, even my homeworld has been largely abandoned to nature; it is but a small agricultural colony. I kept my egg fragments, but even they eventually decayed after a few hundred years. I have nothing to live for and yet I must continue living." "Oh... I see." "I hope that answered your question, Tholker." "Yeah... I guess it did. You seem like you have a lot of stuff bottled up in ya about your life, pal. Maybe you should, I dunno, write a book about it. Maybe write a song. Something to let it out, I guess." "Hm... maybe. Listen, I'll see you later, yes?" "Yeah, sure. See ya 'round, Etah." As Tholker walked off, Etah pondered his short yellow friend's words. Perhaps it would do some good to express his life's story a bit... But it felt that, across lifetimes, this was the calm before the storm... Darkening of the Skies[edit \| edit source] Etah sat down at his piano in his room and began to think back on his life. He stirred up memories he had not thought of for millenia. He looked at Asir, sleeping peacefully on his bed, and decided it would be best to start at the beginning; His childhood. Etah was born in 2A 2531, during the height of the Core Crusades against the Harbingers by the First Iteration of the Senate. His parents were initally farmers, but after he was born in a clutch of seven (as sole survivor), they sold their land to become traders. His father was strong, caring, loving, funny, always spent every moment he could with his son. Etah and his father would spend hours on end outside when they were planetside to play hide and go seek when Etah was young. When Etah grew older, his father was always there when there was a certain girl he liked, or if things weren't going his way. He was more than a father; He was Etah's best friend. His mother was compassionate, smart, and just as loving and good to Etah as her mate. She knitted him a blanket when he was a hatchling, a shirt as a wrymling, a hat when he was a wrym, and another blanket as an adult. Etah kept each one in his personal quarters; His hatchling blanket covered his hand, but he wouldn't dare let any damage come to it. His mother was always there when he was sick, was never too busy, never burdened by him, always cooked him a nice warm batch of his favorite cookies or a cozzy warm bowl of his favorite soup when he was having a bad day. She was more than a mother; She was Etah's best friend. He was a spacer child, always going form one place to another, always helping with the loads and accounting. He business made him strong and smart, a prodigy child. His clan was made wealthy by the business; Until that fateful day when his father said they were going to start trading in the Core Worlds. Etah remembered now... his mother's concern... his fathers insistance they would stay away from the frontlines... Not that it mattered any more. They got unlucky that terrible day on RD-725, when the Harbingers launched an unexpected raid. Etah slipped into a vivid memory from that dreaded day in his life... "Etah! Move!" He could hear his father saying. He was 150 years old, a young adult. "Gron, we have to save him!" His mother called out. "Etah, get in the ship! We'll follow you in once it's safe!" His father ordered. "No! I won't leave without you!" Etah replied. "Son, know that we love you, and that it's the best we can do as your parents to give you this chance to live!" His father said. "Go, Etah! Do as we say!" His mother said. "Mom, I-" His father grabbed hold of him. "Son." "Live your life. Serve Yetu. Honor us. We can't make you a legend, only give you the chance. So take it. Be a legend." With that, Etah was forced into his family's ship and sent away. The last words his mother and father said as the door sealed were... "We love you" "I love you, too, mom and dad." Etah replied through a flood of tears. "I love you, too, mom and dad..." Etah said, his voice creaking as the memory broke his heart again, across the years. Across lifetimes, he never stopped loving his mother and father. Across lifetimes, he never felt the crushing sorrow of their loss. Across lifetimes, he never stopped hating the Harbingers, and every damned specied like them. Across lifetimes, he knew it was only the darkening of the skies. Coming of the Rains[edit \| edit source] Snapping out of this melancholy trance, Etah thought on. When his ship landed on Karnas a few days later, he was emotionally traumatized. Instead of opting for a psychologic therapy plan, he enlisted with the 23rd Support Fleet, which was newly organized and preparing to ship out to the Core Worlds. During his Rite of Strength, he chose to take advanced training in piloting small-scale ships, and was liscensed to pilot most fighters, bombers, and a few transports, but he was awarded with honors for fighter piloting. This landed him a prestigious position as a corporal in the Raptor Squadron on the carrier Kenestra. Raptor Squaron was lead by Sergeant Major Sern Ress, and was split into Raptor Actual squad, again lead by Sern, and Raptor Split squad, lead by Etah. The Kenestra was captained by Captain Renr Tern, who answered tot he fleet's admiral, Admiral Preh Kune. The fleet's first assignment was to supply the 1091st Dread Fleet with fighter against a Harbinger star station near the core. The station was heaviy defended, and the Dread Fleet needed the Support Fleet's fighters and heavy cruisers to hold off the station's garrisoned fleet while they focused on blowing the place to hell, to secure the area. Raptor Squadron got lucky and unlucky; They were to be on the offensive, actively seeking and destroying Harbinger ships, but that meant they would take the brunt of the death rate. Etah remembered his first mission vividly, and fell into another flashback... "Raptor 1 to Raptor 2, you've got Harb' interceptors on your tail, recommend counter-intercept manuever, do you copy?" "Rapor 2 to Raptor 1, negative, I got this." Etah was renowned for his bold, independent moves. Etah moved his fighter around, executing and perfect barrel roll/180 turn, putting his ship into a catapult position as he shot forward, locking targets and launching missiles at the interceptors. A few managed to dodge, but Etah was fast, and let loose his plasmic pulse, a Karnasaur weapon exclusive to fighters that destroyed most ships in range, but required some time to cooldown. The loose interceptors were shreded by the plasma, and Etah wizzed around, looking for new targets. "Raptor 2 to Raptor 6, look out, you're getting close to a Harbinger cruiser, don't let their AF Batteries get you." "Copy that, Raptor 2, but I think I can handle mysel-" The sounds of explosions and a man dying filled the radio. "Guess not..." Etah said with a grimace. "Raptor 2, new orders; Straight from the High Admiral herself. They're detecting numerous Harbinger transports headed for key dreadnaughts, and they need intercepting before they can cause damage. Two squads of transports exist; Raptor Split One, you are authorized control of Raptor Split Squad." "Copy that, Raptor Actual One, moving for the transports." Etah lead his squad over to the area where the transports were. Damned near got blown to pieces by a dreadnaught round, but he managed. Finding his targets, he ordered target tags. Once everyone called a target, he let out the fire-at-will order. They cleaned them up well. Suddenly, something caught Etah's attention on his HUD. Raptor Actual was losing people. Fast. "Raptor Split to Raptor Actual, HUD reads your losing pilots fast, acknowledge." "Raptor Actual to Raptor Split, we're taking losses, but we can handle oursel-" And once again, the sound of explosions and a man dying filled the radio. But just then, Etah's cockpit was filled with enough light to illuminate a planet. Looking over, he saw the station had just exploded. The mission was a success. The remaining Harbinger ships retreated into FTL. "This is High Admiral Sree transmitting to all Karnasaur ships; Station destroyed, region secured. Mission completed." The battle left Raptor Squadron with too few pilots to make a full squadron, so most pilots were reassigned to a different fleet. At the request of High Admiral Sree, Etah was transferred into a completely different environment: He was promoted to Sergeant and was now given command of a marine squad in General Kesh Gorn's 124th Orbital Deployment Division. Orbital Deployment is technically special operations, and this assignment is what got him noticed by the higher-ups. And Etah knew, across lifetimes, that this was the coming of the rains. Striking of the Lightning[edit \| edit source] Continuing out from this chapter of his life, Etah continued composing. Several ideas had surfaced and were rejected. He thought now, to his days as a marine sergeant dropping from orbit to support Army troopers. One operation seriously turned his career skyward; It was called Operation Skyfire. Skyfire's purpose was a proof-of-concept experiment in military science to test the viability of an orbital blitzkrieg; Dispatching shock troops from orbit to lay enemy defenses bare, followed by a wave of standard Army Legions to secure the areas. General Kesh and the 124th Orbital was assigned to the 1st Rapid Assault Fleet, first of its kind, with a distinct lack of destroyers or carriers, but rather a focus on high-mobility frigates and cruisers. The cruisers were planned to carry the Orbitals and troop transport, already a gambit, since that role is usually given to carriers. However, carriers were deemed too slow for use in a Rapid Assault Fleet. As such, the then-Sergeant Major Etah and his assigned platoon were to test the 'Orbital Blitz' idea on a small empire's homeworld to... accelerate, its annexation as a dominion of the KMF. Since it wasn't eligible for even honorary membership in the Senate, they were free game. The Fleet arrived over the planet, met by a moderately sized defensive fleet. Etah's orders were clear: While the battle for orbital domination raged on overhead, he and his platoon were to meet up with the other platoons from the 2nd Battalion (of 4) of the 124th Orbital Deployment Legion in the captial city, while the 1st, 3rd, and 4th captured the three other critical cities. The 423rd Orbital Deployment Legion, under the jurisdiction of General Konrad Szu'kun, would split its three battalions up to secure the major transport hubs during this time, to cut off enemy transport. If resistance contines after orbital control is established, regular Army Legions will be deployed from the remaining cruisers. This would continue until national leaders accepted the terms of annexation. As the small quakes from bombardment on the shields began, Etah and his platoon loaded into their SODPs and kicked the door, jettisoning themselves from hundreds of miles above the ground at terrifying speeds. The pod's HUD gave Etah a countdown of when impact will occur, and lifesigns from his platoon. Etah could take a total of three weapons; two in the pod and one holstered already. The holstered weapon was most likely to survive impact, and as such, Etah kept a plasma revolver in his holster. He didn't know why; An assault rifle would be far more effective. Still; This plasma revolver felt special, somehow. He kept a plain old ensis and an assault rifle in the pod's holsters. He looked over the mission intel in the 5 minutes before impact. "Men, when he hit the ground, we head straight for the capitol building. We'll land five minutes from it, and I want the national leaders surrendering ASAP." Etah ordered to his team. "Sir, I thought we were meeting up with the rest of 2nd Battalion?" Inquired a private. "That's what we were told to do. This is what we're doing." Etah replied. "Sir, that's direct insubordination! You'll get yourself court martialed!" A sergeant replied. "Yeah, well, that's my problem, isn't it?" Etah retorted. "It's your funeral, boss..." The sergeant resigned. When they hit the ground, Etah emerged with his men, grabbed his weapons, and motioned for them to follow him as he moved towards the capitol building. Civilians, largely shocked at alien marines landing with guns in the middle of a street, began panicking and running. Trained against this, Etah and his men pressed forward. Etah's radioed crackled. "...Sergeant Major Etah, you're headed away from the rendevous point, acknowledge?" Inquired some officer. Etah, not needing the rest of the battalion worrying about his gambit, replied with a fabrication: "We thought we saw some kind of heavy fortification on our way in. Investigating, and if needed, neutralizing." "...Copy that..." Replied the officer, with skepticism clear. Etah was still known for bold moves. Moving on, Etah and his troops met some resistance in the form of a ragtag civilian militia. Nothing big; Just sports guns. Etah and some men plucked them off with precision fire. Some of them had to be no older than young adults. Regretful at the civilian loss, Etah brethed a prayer and moved up. Reaching the national leader's office, Etah and his men began taking potshots to scare the hell out of them. Breaking through the line of security, the platoon entered the lavish residence. Cutting security guards down with precision (plus a grenade or two), Etah moved towards what had to be the main office and ordered his men to sweep the place. Kicking the door down as some officer began prying about his whereabouts again, Etah entered the main office. Sitting in a desk was the president or prime minister of the alien republic, who began standing up as his elite guards attacked Etah. Moving fast, he hit one with his AR, only to have it pried away, and himself thrown against a wall. The guard who took his gun aimed it at the Karnasaur, and prepared to end the draconic being's life. Acting fast, Etah whipped out his almost-forgotten about plasma revolver and nailed the bastard right in the face. Quickly doing the same for the other guard, Etah hovered the barrel to the president and barely stopped himself from pulling the trigger. He held the gun. "President Daigon, I believe the people of the United States of Kimerica have yet to accept the terms of the Karnasaur Meritocratic Federation's annexation plans." "...I see. I shall... remedy that... presently..." Lowering his revolver, Etah looked outside to see Sauren transports deploying regular Legions. Space dominance. The planet was their's, anyway. Etah got a stern lecture from General Kesh, but during this lecture, a Karnasaur came into the room. He didn't give a name, only a branch: The Elite Operations Division. Ancestor to the High Risk Operations and Training Division. Etah was to be transferred to become an Elite Operative, basically a watered-down HIRIOT. He answered to very few people, and not even Generals had authority over him save when they were given it by handler. Etah knew, across lifetimes, that this was the flash of light in his career that started him on the Elite Operations track. He knew, across lifetimes, that this opprotunity would never come again. Etah knew, across lifetimes, that this was the striking of the lightning. Clashing of Thunder[edit \| edit source] Snapping out of it again, Etah continued his composition. It was coming along, but it was still lacking something. Continuing his recollection of his life, Etah came to the point where the Karnasaurs broke off from the original Senate; Back then, there were alot more members, and it was corrupt out the ass. The KMF would have none of it and declared war on the Senate states, wit a few breaking off with them to form the Karnasaur Alliance. As an Elite Operative, Etah performed alot of ops that were covered in black ink afterwards. He remembered one operation, a daring strike against the Hunre Crown... the objective was simple: The assasination of the Hunre king. "Etah, report." Etah heard over the radio. He had three team mates; Renr Juur, who was a CQC specialist, Eshu Gu'don, tech specialist, and Ders Serk, who was providing overwatch with Eshu in a covertly hijacked Hunre helo. It was Ders who radioed Etah, who had an SA(S) M/33-H45 Bronte sniper rifle and was sharpshooting. "Target still not in my sights. He's supposed to start giving the speech in 5 minutes." Etah answered. "Renr, Eshu, what can you give me?" Ders asked. "Eshu here, target is on CCTV, heading towards designated killzone now." Reported in Eshu, who was wirelessly connected to the Hunre security systems via system uplink placed by Renr. "Renr here. Cloaked. Target no- Wait, just turned a corner, target in sight." Renr reported. "Etah, keep your scope ready. Take the shot at the height of the speech." Ders ordered. "Copy that. Sniper on standby." Etah whispered. He was on the top of a building a few hundred yards from the killzone. They were on a modest Hunre Crown world where King... king... the hell was his name... Etah couldn't remember. Not dwelling on this, and settling to just call him the king, Etah remembered that the king was delivering a speech here to rally the industrial centre workers to speed production for the Crown. His team was deployed on an infiltration craft using cloaking systems, and Renr was using experimental armor that allowed full body cloaking and complete soundproofing on the inside. He could radio in without giving off a sound. This was the time when personal cloaking fields required a dedicated suit... Suddenly, Etah saw him: The king had walked on stage with great fanfare and stood at a podium. The idea was for Etah to shoot him out, and if he missed the first shot with his Bronte, then Renr would kill him in CQC. All the while, Eshu seals the area off remotely. Then Ders flies in for extraction, and the whole team flies off to their space transport waiting for them in the middle of the nearby desert. In, out, simple. The king started his speech, and Etah waited for Ders to give the green light. Etah didn't even listen to the speech. Etah waited and waited and waited. "Deus, Ders, how much longer?" Etah thought. Suddenly, the king started moving his hands about more passionately, and Etah cold tell he was reaching the height of his speech. He set his scope according to distance and wind to lodge a bullet in the bastard's head and waited for the kill order. "Now?" Etah asked. "Wait..." Ders responded. "NOW?" Etah insisted. "Wait..." Ders replied. "Damn it, Ders!" Etah quietly exclaimed. "NOW!" Ders ordered. Etah pulled the trigger, and the Bronte let loose a thunderous explosion as the bullet flied out. Etah didn't bother with a silencer, he was the last extracted but they'd be caught in chaos. Three seconds passed, and the bullet lodged right in his skull, as Etah planned. The whole place locked in on itself, and Ders flew over and opened up the helo, with Renr dashing in after uncloaking. The helo flew back up and turned towards Etah, and started to fly over to him. Unfortunately, few ops are ever perfect and fewer see everyone go home. Etah didn't know who or how, but someone got hold of a Hunre rocket launcher and shot a ten pound missle right at the helo. They didn't stand a chance; The whole thing erupted in fire and fell to the ground. Etah stretched out his wings and started flying for the space evac site; That was Elite Operative doctrine, minimize losses, worry about yourself. If they were alive, they'd either get to the evac site in the next 12 hours or prevent capture by means of necronis pills. But doctrine didn't stop him from feeling like he was leaving people behind. On that day, when no one else showed up at the evac sight, he swore he would never leave another man behind again. ETah now thought of that mission at the Shrine of Yetu, when he saved Pyro's life. He figured he was keeping up with his promises. Still, Etah knew, across lifetimes, that the thunderous roar his sniper spewed out was the death knell of his team. Etah knew, across lifetimes, that the shot he made was signing his team's death warrant. Etah knew, across lifetimes, that this was the clashing of the thunder. Crossing the Threshold[edit \| edit source] Etah was snapped out of this melancholy by the sound of blankets stirring. He looked over, and saw Asir saring at him. He gave a small yelp, as if someone had just grabbed him. Etah stared back at the hatchling quizically. Asir gave another yelp, and another followed suit. Etah thought of something; He was hungry. Looking around, he grabbed a leg of meat he brought from the mess hall in case of emergency. He had read most species couldn't eat solid food so shortly after birth; But Karnasaur hatchlings could do it simply. It was a matter of survival. If they couldn't eat solid foods within a day of hatching, they died of starvation. Holding the meat close to Asir's snout, he wagged it around to let the hatchling catch its scent. Asir lunged at it, but Etah pulled it away. It was tradition; A kind of rudimentary first hunt. Asir snapped at it again, lunging himself forward a little. He managed to grab a nibble this time. Etah imitated a wounded prey and moved the leg further away, and rested it a few inches from the small infant. This was a true test; Karnasaurs had to walk, at least on all fours, as soon as possible; Otherwise, they couldn't hunt. No hunting meant no food. Asir looked longingly at the meat, but instead of yelping for help, like most newlyhatcheds do, he seemed to focus his features with resolve, and slowly but surely started crawling towards the meat. When he reached it, Etah was impressed by his adoptive son's determination. He could tell then and there, this would be no ordinary hatchling. The ordeal with the first hunt reminded Etah of something; His training to become an ELICAN... how his iron will was the only thing that saved him... Searing, burning pain shot up Etah's back. His whole body felt like collapsing. His vision contracted in pain, as he heard the hammer of the revolver click back. The fifth shot entered into his back in a nonlethal area. Once more, his vision contracted, and he felt as if the Angel of Death was watching over him, saying, 'Soon... soon... soon...'. But he didn't make a sound. He refused to let the conditioners have that satisfaction of hearing him scream. He would not beg. He would not collapse. He would not give in to the pain. He was told that the ELICAN Program was specially designed to turn soldiers into legends. All the time he spent in that hell, the whispers of his dead parents were with him; Become a legend... Of course, not everyone can be a legend. Five hundred men walked into that facility. Ten would walk out. Ten. That's a 98% mortality rate. They estimated a 95% death rate; Etah didn't care. He wouldn't be a part of the pile. He would be standing on top of it. The sixth and final shot for the day ripped into his back, and he felt a rib shatter. He didn't care. He didn't give a sigh of relief. He didn't cry in happiness that it was over. This had happened so many days before and would happen so many days after, Etah was growing used to it. He simply got up and walked over to the relief station to have the bullets removed and his wounds tended to. A few minutes later, he was dressed again and off to firearms training. He remembered the rewrites... how so many died from rejecting the retrovirus used. He remembered the implants... how so many died from the trauma caused. And he remembered graduation... how so few lived to stand atop the corpses and be legends. And he remembered seeing each and every 'legend' die or leave... how he was all that was left. And Etah knew, across lifetimes, that this was the crossing of the threshold. Eye of the Storm[edit \| edit source] Of course, the Galactic War wouldn't last forever. When the Universal Alliance finally surrendered and the Karnasaurs reasserted their political dominance, Etah and the remaining ELICANs were put on reserve. It was basically them being able to go on leave until needed. Etah elected to spend his vacation assisting Sauran research efforts on early civilizations. He bounced around worlds, visiting unimportant, backwater worlds that were later named things like Malisk II, Ucharpli, and Earth. Etah chuckled softly. The KMF knew the Eteno and Dhragolon before they touched the sky, let alone the heavens. And he was around to see them. It had been the pride of the KMF to know everything about anything; The Indexing Project was one such effort, to catalog and index every planet with lifeforms on it, as well as any intelligent species they found. Of course, after a few centuries, the project was halted with about 20% of the galaxy charted and indexed. Even now, millenia later, the KMF continues its focus on learning absolutely everything. Knowledge is power, and power is needed to protect the chaos of the galaxy. Etah remembered few events of importance from this time; It was a calm time. A time of relative peace in the galaxy. It was something he could look at and not have to check if he took his medication. Etah knew, across lifetimes, that this was the eye of the storm. Departing of Light[edit \| edit source] Still, peace in the Milky Way never lasts. When Emperor Nrek came to power, his ultranationalistic stance swayed the KMF into a cold war with the other superpowers. Every Emperor knew that the Sauran agenda demanded Karnasaur dominance to ensure the continuation of chaos, but Nrek made no attempt to be subtle. He had blatantly denounced both the Heglareans and Hunre for what he saw as their weaknesses and flaws. He promoted the KMF as being the chosen guardian of the galaxy, and any who claim otherwise face the wrath of the night itself. He was a curious blend of tyrant, nationalist, patriot, villain, conqueror, warmonger, and zealot. At first, Etah went along with it. To Etah, he was right; The KMF was the guardian of chaos. So, when Nrek secretly assembled his Sauran Supremacy Assurance Team, of course Etah volunteered. He remembered meeting Nrek and being named the team's field commander, how he felt so accomplished to be a member of the group which would effectively prevent the cold war from escalating into another Galactic War. How wrong he was. Now, he could taste the irony. He nearly choked on the bitterness. Although the Heglarea Incident was definitely the start of the war, it was not the event which Etah thought of now; No, he thought of when he crossed yet another threshold, one he retreated back through once he realized the mistake, and thanked Misericordia, Angel of Mercy, that he was able to save himself. It was codenamed Operation: Darkbringer. Heglarean scientists were attepting to create a light-based WMD which used ultra-focused solar radiation to bombard a planet with gamma and X-ray frequency radiation over a considerably populated research colony. Such a weapon would purge a world of life in moments. As such, Etah and SSAT was sent in to bring the project to a crashing halt. As usual, they were given carte blanche. Whatever got the job done, as long as no one knew it was the KMF. Using a combination of wormholes and personal stealth technology, the team managed to infiltrate the superstructure. Etah's part of the team was to reach the command center while the rest went to detonate the core. The hope was to sap the site's intel and then make it look as it the reactor overloaded. They didn't speak a word most of the time. Speaking made sound. Sound caught attention. Attention for SSAT was very, very bad. It was the omninous silence of the missions that Etah cringed at now, not because of the silence itself, but because deep down, he knew that he enjoyed it. Arriving at the command center, they found it to be surpisingly filled. Etah paid close attention to a scientist speaking to what looked to be a general via video chat. "We'll be ready for the test fire soon, sir. But there's a kink in the system right now; Whenever the fusion core is hyper-pressurized by the magnetic field for the firing process, it seems like the magnetic field doesn't contain it as long as we need it to. At least, according to the calculations. We project that in the event of a premature firing, we'd manage to get off one good shot, but it would result in the superstructure's detonation as a result." "How long before this error is resolved?" "We just need to calibrate the magnetic field to maintain its strength for just a few more seconds. Adding an auxiliary power source to bolster its strength should do the trick. A month, tops." "Excellent. We'll have a testing ground set aside by then. Get it done, doctor." With that, the feed cut. Etah made a signal to his team to cut the camera feeds. The time for subtlety was over. Once they were sure security had no eyes, Etah slit a doctor's throat, decloaking himself as a result. His team followed suit, with lethal and silent efficiency. It was over before anyone could scream. It was a lethal silence. Etah's favorite at the time. Looking around the room, Etah looted the corpse of the doctor he killed and found a datapad. It detailed the project's every specification. Including the firing sequence. All he needed was an external drive with the .exe file needed to initiate the firing sequence. He ordered the team to look around for an external drive. When they came up with nothing, Etah had to improvise. He approached a command panel and tried to hack into it. The firewalls were tight though, and even when he managed to get into the system, he knew he still needed that missing file to run the firing protocol. "Sir, are you trying to fire this thing?" "Of course. The perfect accident: An entire Heglarean research colony, fried and purged, and Deus knows how many Nras spent wasted. They'll never fund this project again." "Sir, that would be... countless deaths! Are you sure?" Etah responded by shooting the insubordinate bastard in the head. "Any other objections, or shall we complete the mission?" Silence. Always silence. Etah looked at the coding. The .exe file seemed to comprise only a few lines of coding, so if he could manage to fill in the gap, he'd have a kind of wax key. Taking out his own external drive, he plugged it into the panel and ran his hacking program. This program was designed for stuff like this: It could run through hundreds of combinations in a second. It would be moments before they had a working .exe file. After a few strenuous moments, the code segment suddenly shifted to a message box. 'WARNING: PROGRAM 'FIRINGPROTOCOL.EXE' IS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO EXECUTE. ALLOW?' Etah looked at his team. "Tell our boys at the fusion core to get out." Etah looked back at the panel and clicked 'Allow'. Red warning sirens blared up, alerting the entire structure of its inevitable destruction. Etah pressed a button on his suit's wrist computer; The Recall Beacon. It gave his coordinates via QED to their exfil for wormhole projection. Never a moment late, a wormhole opened near them, and they piled out. In the exfil, he looked out the nearby observation window to watch. The superstructure seemed to shoot a beam of dark, deep violet light at the planet below, which seemed to blow off the atmosphere, before suddenly erupting in a massive nuclear inferno. Etah looked around to see half his team was still missing. "Dumbasses. If they can't make it out themselves, they don't deserve to live, let alone be on my team." Of course, Nrek praised Etah for his brilliance and efficiency. When he read that Etah killed a team mate due to 'insubordination', he just gave him a pay bonus. Etah gleamed with pride that day. But this day, he cringed in guilt and regret. Across lifetimes, he knew this was a dark threshold. Across lifetimes, he knew he broke his promise to never leave a man behind. Across lifetimes, he knew the Angels wept for his soul that day. Across lifetimes, Etah knew that this was the departing of light. Apex of the Storm[edit \| edit source] Etah had stopped trying to compose. The chord progressions were wrong, the key signature never seemed to fit, nothing worked how he wanted it to. Unfortunately, this harkened him back to still another memory. The Second Galactic War. He was Supreme High General of the Karnasaur Armed Forces. The Dragonslayer Armada had forced his hand; He used emergency powers to order Nrek to issue the Total Recall Order.Across the line, entire worlds were lost. Billions died during the meager defensives. The Dragonslayer Armada was flying for Karnas to end the war before the year was out. Just what Etah had hoped for. This flashback of his had him onboard his flagship, the KDN Nrek, the first Nrek-class dreadnought which utilized cutting edge hyperkinetic technology in the weapon systems. He remembered that day when the galaxy turned black, when the Armada arrived in the space above Karnas... "Sir, they're almost here." "Which side?" "Both. Dragonslayers are a few minutes out. The Star Fleet might not make it on time." "They'll make it." Etah had made the boldest move in history; The timing had to be perfect. Looking out, he saw now that the largest ships in the enemy fleet were visible. Dreadnoughts. Battleships. Etah's eyes narrowed. That meant the smaller ships were entering operational range soon. The Battle for Karnas would begin in mere moments. Etah took a deep breath and prayed; He knew Deus wouldn't hear him, the Karnasaur god had been missing from the pantheon since Yetu's death. Instead he prayed to Nocturne and Luna, looking at the two moons named for them. He prayed the Angel of the Night and the Angel of the Moon would protect their home. He prayed that he would weather the storm. He prayed- Before another word could come from his mind, the ships red lights went off. Enemies in range. Etah looked around. "...Fire." Etah said quietly. There was no shouting. No roaring. No yelling. Nothing. He saw the lights of the nearby ships opening fire. It was a tiny Fleet. He listened to deafening silence as explosions lit up the void. Explosions of friendly ships. It became perfectly clear to Etah that if any Karnasaur was to live this night, the Star Fleet needed to be here. Now. The ship started rocking. The shields were failing. The silence was broken by rumbling. The main cannon fired numerous times at many things. Etah closed his eyes and breathed what he knew may have been his last prayer. Explosions rocked the room as the last of the shields failed. Etah was thrown to his feet and felt the vacuum of space nearly take him until emergency blast shields stopped it. Before he could get up, another explosion rocked the room. Fires everywhere, electrical. The lights were red and dim. The Armada was terrifingly close. He could see the fighters up close. The battle was mere moment in and the firepower they brought to bear was already taking the bridge of the most powerful ship in the KAF. Etah stopped trying to get up. He failed. He had failed. Karnas was lost. The KMF was doomed. The war was over. Until he saw another Fleet enter orbit. And another. And hundreds more. Thousands. Millions. Billions of ships everywhere, dreadnoughts, cruisers, carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates; the full might of three galaxies of starships and soldiers brought to bear on the Dragonslayers. The Star Fleet had arrived. Etah stood as he saw the beauty of the battle unfold. The Armada, once on the verge of victory, was suddenly being turned to slag. He saw dreadnoughts erupt in nuclear inferno. Battleships break in two. The innumerous fighters popping like firecrackers across the void. He saw the two titanic fleets duke it out, saw the invaders turn tail to run, saw as those who tried just lost their engines. And he listened to the sound of his life: There was no sound. No roaring. No explosions. Nothing. Etah heard nothing. Sound was irrelevant. The only thing that he noticed was the sight before him. The silence made it almost disturbing. And he felt a small grin creep across his face at the sight of the comeback. Now, Etah knew, even across lifetimes, that this was the apex of the storm. Arrival of the Blizzard[edit \| edit source] Etah heaved over in a sudden contraction of his chest and vision. Of course, of course, of freaking course... He began patting about his jacket, once more desperate to locate that damned box which contained his sanity. He managed to find it quicker than last time, but noticed that the effects had set in quicker than usual. He had just prepared the syringe when he hit the ground in a short convulsion, and saw his vision contract as sounds began rining in his ear, sounds of screaming The screaming, Nocturne, the screaming... Where... where am I... A... a city? A Hunre city... Hunre Plauge Hunre were evil bastards... they're trying to kill us all... but we'll kill them all first... The 222nd Airborne will sweep over the city and cleanse it with plasma bombings Who... who's saying that...? The 501st Dread Fleet will begin bombardment at the system capital soon Is that... my voice? May Nocturne judge them all to be damned A Hunre? He's... he's just a kid, I- Spy! We have a spy! Firearm, plasma revolver, the child's face blown apart NO! THAT'S MY SON! THAT'S MY- Annoyance Pestiliance Just a boy Just a man A father A son No regret Now regret Not then Freezing of the Land[edit \| edit source] Nrek Nrek, this is going to far It's not gone far enough They're ready to surrender Not until they're all dead That's genocide Such is the fate of the foolish The words of a child of the sun The words of one who fears the light We've killed their children, Nrek They killed our wryms We're killing their women, Nrek They killed our wives We're destroying their worlds, Nrek They destroyed our pride We're robbing the universe of chaos They robbed it of innocence I'm sorry, Nrek Will never be enough Need warmth Need light Need innocence Silence of the Wasteland[edit \| edit source] So quite Colonel Etah, I hereby place you on extended leave pending evaluation of your mental fitness You're suffering from a kind of PTSD, Colonel We expected this Predicted Knew of Didn't say anything So quiet We're calling it 'Exertion Triggered Hyper Paranoia Syndrome', or ETHPS for short ETHPS You'll need to stay medicated You'll be operating optimally Emperor Nrek will be pleased Never happy Always needs more Took away sound Made deaf Caused silence Voidness Pointlessness Return of the Sun[edit \| edit source] Completion of the Lamentations[edit \| edit source] Retrieved from "https://galactic-crucibles.fandom.com/wiki/Lament_of_the_Immortal_Colonel?oldid=31696" Stories awaiting revision Articles by User:Nra 'Vadumee More Galactic Crucibles 0 Galactic Crucibles Wiki 1 Triangulum Galaxy 2 Kenaklesh Galactic Crucibles is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line803
__label__cc	0.692318	0.307682	Quebec And The Golden Goose. Canada has become a country that disenfranchises Canadians who are not French speaking. There is no shortage of people across Canada who are finally beginning to understand that Canada has become all about Quebec. A tremendous amount of our national tax dollars collected from British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, in the hundreds of billions of dollars over the years have in one way or another gone to Quebec. Canada has spent tens of billions of dollars on “Official Bilingualism” that benefits no one on Canada other than French speaking Quebecers and a smattering of French speakers in the rest of Canada. Official bilingualism has denied employment to about 97% of Canadians (excluding Quebec) who wish to work in a senior civil service position or hold a senior rank in Canada’s military. As of just recently, the Supreme Court of Canada has all but made it mandatory for all members of the RCMP to be functionally bilingual (French). Outside of Quebec, French communities in the rest of Canada have used English tax dollars to create French only healthcare clinics (Cornwall Ontario), segregated French only school busses (Alexandria Ontario), and mandated bilingual signs east of Ottawa where inspectors are charged with measuring letters to make certain that all signs comply with their language law prohibiting English only signs. Several communities in Ontario are now in the process of hoisting mammoth Franco-Ontario flags to signal how French their towns are. British Columbians will pay a small fortune to celebrate Quebec’s St Jean Baptist Day (June 24) as a show of “solidarity and respect” for the French and Quebecois culture in their lead-up celebrations for the 2010 Olympics. These British Columbian organizers are too stupid to realize that St Jean Baptist Day is actually Quebec’s Fete Nationale celebration that supports Quebec’s racist cultural policies that make the unrestricted use of the English language in Quebec against that law, and the day Quebec leaves Canada. Dalton McGuinty (Ontario’s Premier) has all of a sudden awoken to the reality that Canada’s asinine Equalization Payment policy is killing his province. Ontario is on the brink of becoming a have-not province partly because of McGuinty’s gargantuan incompetence, and partly because over the years, Ontario has flushed $100 billion and more down the toilet we call Quebec. Why did Ontario allow itself to be so robbed? Simple: Every federal politician will do whatever he or she can (including Stephen Harper), and spend every dollar he or she can get his or her hands on to buy Quebec votes. And it’s easy for a federal politician to do this, since no Ontario Premier wants to come off appearing to be anti-Quebec, especially if he or she has federal political aspirations. John, A gentleman I’ve recently met, who is a major supporter to the LET’S WIN BACK CANADA campaign, has taken delight every time Quebec has made aggravating and ridiculous demands on the rest of Canada. To paraphrase his words: The more Quebec and French speakers demand from the rest of Canada, the more the people of the rest of Canada will wake up, which moves Quebec closer to the door. His logic is unassailable. While Quebec has ruled Canada for as long as I am alive (58 years), the rest of Canada never once blinked. Foreign and Domestic policies that shaped Canada as a nation (not in a good way) were made in Quebec. But no one cared. Today, to be a Prime Minister, one must at the very least be functionally bilingual, even though more than 97% of Canada’s population (excluding Quebec) are not French speakers. When the bucks are rolling-in, no one pays attention to the amount of money rolling-out. But now that the bucks aren’t rolling-in for Ontario, McGuinty all of a sudden woke up to the fact that Quebec is sucking Ontario dry. Here’s a news flash for McGuinty and all other Ontarians who’ve been asleep, too selfish and/or too stupid to care: Quebec has been sucking Ontario dry in far more than just one way for generations. And it should have NEVER been acceptable. Through our federal taxes, on average, Ontario pays Canada $28 billion per year. Of the $28 billion Ontario pays, Ontario gets back $8 billion. What happens to the other $20 billion? How much of that goes to Quebec and official bilingualism? My next editorial will deal with a perfectly bilingual, well-educated French woman who lives in my riding, who thinks that my English tax dollars should be spent to promote her French culture. If you want to support our campaign to WIN BACK CANADA, and learn what you can do to make a difference, just click on the red link under my signature. Our first mass mailing went out yesterday and today in one of the districts (North Dundas) of my riding of Stormont, Dundas & South Glengarry. Within a week and a half, every household in the entire riding will receive our mailing. So far, the response has been FAR MORE ENCOURAGING than I had expected. Generally, the comments I receive can be summed up thusly: It’s about time someone spoke out! All of this is made possible ONLY with your financial help from wherever you live in Canada. If you want to WIN BACK CANADA and get in the fight, your financial support will make it all happen. If you send a donation of $10 or more, I will be pleased to mail you a signed 16 page campaign booklet titled TOGETHER: LET’S WIN BACK CANADA! Mazal Tov and Yasher Koach! Fantastic ride and ceremonies, keep up the good work. You guys are wonderful and I do wish I could go with you all, but being handicapped, that is impossible. In spirit I am with you, however. Gabriele Silten, Gabrielle Silton, Ponoma CA America Saved The World From The Iron Curtain	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line804
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__label__wiki	0.529694	0.529694	Japanese Tea Information Japanese Tea Events Calendar Japanese Tea Culture Today Japanese tea is seen as an inseparable part of Japanese culture. In Japan tea production and consumption started centuries ago. Through time tea enjoyment here changed and transformed, but it has adamantly continued to the present day. And today Japanese tea ceremony – one of the cultural symbols of Japan, has become widely known around the world. This section will look into both the traditional and current tea culture in Japan. Traditional Tea Culture in Japan Tea in Japan has a long history and deep culture around it. The traditional Japanese tea culture has taken form of a predefined ritual, where every item and every movement matter. There are several different rituals (that use either matcha or sencha), as well as several different schools teaching about them. Some of theirr precepts were developed centuries ago and with almost no change continue to be observed today. The rigidity and longevity of Japanese tea tradition is often very fascinating to foreign observers. What we know as Sado – Japanese tea ritual with Matcha, started forming in 15th-16th centuries. While tea entered Japan along with Zen, soon it spilled across the higher layers of society. In those days it was used for entertainment and was consumed by aristocrats in lavish reception rooms. A few influential tea persons of that time, such as Murata Junko and Takeno Joo started to recognize a need for a more modest and composed way of consuming tea. And so they brought focus to wabi sabi – the appreciation of natural beauty and imperfection. With that tea rooms got smaller and the number of distracting decorations was reduced. Later on smaller designated tea rooms were created too. The attention also shifted away from rare imported items (karamono) to locally produced items (wamono). It all culminated with Sen no Rikyu – the godfather of Sado, who codified the practices and set a standard. Today Sado is practiced by several different schools. Most of them fall into either a merchant style tea, that was started by Sen no Rikyu and continued through his bloodline; or into warrior style tea, that were started by Sen no Rikyu’s students. In terms of the number of practitioners, merchant style schools, especially Urasenke, are more populous. Most schools appear similar in their philosophies and the differences mostly lie in the execution. As for the rituals themselves, there appear to be thousands of variations. That is because the enactment of the ritual depends on so many factors, such as the season, the time of the day, the level of the guests, the kind of space used, the kind items used and so on. In most cases they can be divided into two: a more formal ritual – koicha and a less formal ritual – usucha. Koicha is a thick tea, when Matcha becomes nearly a paste; and it is shared from one bowl among all the guests. The lights are dimmed and sounds are lessened when koicha ritual is performed. Usucha is a lighter way of serving Matcha. Sounds return to the tea room and more colorful utensils are used for this service. In case of usucha, an individual bowl of whisked foamy Matcha is served to each guest. But Sado is more than tea! It also accompanied by other arts such as Shodo – Japanese calligraphy, and Kado – Japanese flower arrangement. To be a tea person, means to be cultured and well versed. And we haven’t even mentioned pottery (yakimono), insense (ko), clothing (kimono). Tea is truly a part of culture. Only few know that besides Sado with matcha there is another ritual with sencha – Senchado. It believed that Senchado started as resistance to the rigidity of Sado. The artist layer in Japan looked for alternatives and discovered loose leaf tea in China. However, the sought freedom of expression in tea preparation soon gave way to defined precepts, as Senchado gradually assimilated to Sado. Visually, on the other hand, it managed to keep some differences, as it tends to use brighter more shiny colors typical in China. Compared to Sado, Senchado also allows a bit more freedom in the movements and conversations during the ritual. Tea Culture in the Present Day While tea rituals continue to be practiced and preserved, only a small part of the population is involved in them today. In general tea became a more casual beverage. Until not so long ago you could find tea and teaware in almost every home. These days, that has also changed – tea making at home has given way to ready to drink bottled teas and a teapot is no longer common at young people’s homes. Likely this has inspired the development of a few trendy teahouses in some major cities, that give an opportunity to go out and enjoy tea. 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__label__cc	0.719555	0.280445	Category Archives: UAE January 14, 2021 UAEglimpsesofuae Please visit (and follow) my social media sites. I tend to post there much more nowadays. This site is an anchor for articles and social media is more regular, varied and up to date on events, etc. Tap/click on links below. Medu October 30, 2020 Emirate of Sharjah, Emirati lifestyle, Heritage, history, Museum, UAEKhor Fakkan, Khor Fakkan Old Souq, Sharjah Museumsglimpsesofuae Located in Khor Fakkan Old Souq, Free entrance October 30, 2020 archeology, Emirate of Umm al Quwain, Heritage, history, Museum, UAEfalaj al mualla, falaj al mualla fort, uae forts, umm al quwainglimpsesofuae Falaj Al Mualla is a quiet oasis town in the Umm Al Quwain desert. The fort is nearly 200 years old and overlooks the sand dunes where more watchtowers stand higher up and offering a clear view for imminent attacks. The fort itself has the traditional courtyard style with the centre now having a nice green lawn and it’s a lovely place just to sit and enjoy the surroundings and the tranquility. It now houses a museum with sections depicting Emirati heritage and also an archeological room with exhibits dating back to the first century AD to 6000 BC. Opening times: Saturday – Thursday 8am-2pm, 5pm – 8pm, Friday 5pm – 8pm Entrance fee: 5 dhs (it’s always nice to give the caretaker a little extra though) Be sure to find the other towers around Falaj al Mualla. October 19, 2020 Emirate of Fujairah, Heritage, history, Museum, Outdoors, UAEAl Tayyibah, fujairah, uae heritage, UAE Museumsglimpsesofuae Tayyibbah Heritage Museum has to have one of the best locations of museums here, set at the edge of a village in the Hajar mountains overlooking farms and itself in lush green grounds. Walking through the grounds, up and down winding paths, passing traditional houses and climbing narrow steps, you may feel like you’re not in the UAE at all. Amongst the artefacts, you can find traditional items from Bedu and mountain lifestyles like water carriers, shields and weapons along with later additions such as old TVs and gramophones. There are even rocks with petroglyphs. What’s even better is that you can stay there! The ‘resort’ area has two bedrooms, kitchen, pool and a majlis (seating area) with a stunning view of the mountains with the greenery in the foreground. I could quite easily just sit there gazing over the mountains all day long. Other accommodation just down the road is Al Qalaa Lodge. Click here to see more. Combine your trip to the museum with a walk on the nearby gentle hiking trail (around an hour) or a visit further down the road to the fort and Governor’s Palace in Masafi. It’s also a good stop off point on the scenic route to/from Dibba. September 5, 2020 UAEglimpsesofuae Awhala Fort is on a hidden plain between the Hajar mountains in Southern Fujairah. Although the main part of the fort couldn’t be dated, the locals believe it has been there for around 250 years. What’s more exciting though is that it was built on the site of a much older building dating back to the Iron Age. You will notice the thickness of the walls that led to this discovery. Sherds have also been found dated further back to the Wadi Suq period suggesting the site itself has been inhabited for at least 3000 years. The site was excavated by an archaeological team from the University of Sydney in 1996 and the fort was restored between 2003 and 2005. There are other areas nearby which have been fenced off for future digs. After entering the majlis, you can climb the steps made of large stones to the roof and then cross a small bridge to the watchtower and climb a ladder to the top for a view all around. Entrance: free (but you may want to tip the guard) Opening hours: Saturday – Thursday 8am -6:30pm, Friday 2:20-6:30pm Access: asphalt road, either off Sharjah-Kalba Rd or from Kalba Location: 24.908108 56.303353 As it is in a village, respectful clothing is advised. May 15, 2020 archeology, Emirate of Sharjah, geology, Heritage, history, Outdoors, UAE, UAE NatureSharjah, Sharjah Archeology, Sharjah Protected Area, uae archeology, uae heritage, uae history, Wadi Al Heloglimpsesofuae Wadi al Hilo is one of Sharjah’s several enclaves. Just off the old Kalba Road, the valley lies on the old caravan trade route and has applied to be listed as a UNESCO Heritage Site as part of the Gateway to the Trucial States. One of three watchtowers up on the hilltops overlooking many of the ruins. Helo, as you may know, means sweet, so it is called The Sweet Valley. This is mainly attributed to the sweet water in the area which has made the land very fertile and particularly good for growing fruit. Farms can still be seen in the area growing different fruits and dates as well as fodder for animals such as goats. It is also one of the many protected areas in the Emirate of Sharjah due to its biodiversity. It is home to many species of birds, rodents and reptiles as well as fish. But Wadi al Helo is most famous for its rich history. It has ruins, graves and other archaeological sites from several periods and evidence from digs points to it having been more or less continuously inhabited for at least 10,000 years. Sites and relics have been carbon-dated as far back as the Neolithic Period with dates given as at least 8000 BC. Later sites indicate settled life in the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Pre-Islamic and Islamic Ages. A copper mining workshop dating back to 3000 BC was discovered during one of several archaeological digs. The larger area was one of the important copper mining centres and it was exported to Mesopotamia. Some relics can be seen in Al Hisn Museum, Khor Fakkan. And if you look closely at the surrounding mountains, you may still see copper veins running through them. Copper ingot found at Wadi Al Helo, displayed at Al Hisn Museum, Khor Fakkan. Rock art of people, animals, symbols and inscriptions was also discovered in the area dating back to different periods. Credit: Michele Ziolkowski, Rock on Art: Petrogylph sites in the UAE, 2007 The mosque, which has been restored, and the village nearby are around 120 years old. The main house had a courtyard and a staircase and was surrounded by about twenty other houses as well as stores, fields, tobacco drying rooms, cemeteries, wells and the nearby watchtower. This indicates that they were fairly well off. On one side, on top of the hill, you can see three watchtowers in a row which safeguarded the area. If you’re fit it’s a fairly easy climb up from the road in good weather and you can enjoy the view over the valley. There are also hiking groups which run organised trips. You might see goats on a field trip too. Park near the fort and explore the ruins from different ages nearby and then as you drive further up, you will pass many other structures on your way. It just goes on and on! The road itself is not paved, but it is a firm surface with grit and small stones. It is also one-way so you may find yourself backing up if you meet someone en route. Watch out for goats suddenly appearing on the road. As always, make sure you’re prepared for going off the beaten track. What could I combine it with for a day trip? Kalba and or/ Khor Kalba Al Hayl Fort Wadi Shawkah March 21, 2020 UAEglimpsesofuae Please be aware that not all places listed are currently open due to COVID-19 safety measures and not all places are recommended at this time. March 20, 2020 Emirate of Ajman, geology, Heritage, Outdoors, UAEAjman enclave, Bin Sultan Mosque, Masfoot, Masfoot Walk, Masfoutglimpsesofuae Lying on plains between the mountains, Masfoot has beautiful views and lots of fresh, clean air! Head towards Masfoot Fort and most of the places mentioned here are on that side of town. (That’s the Hatta side so it’s an easy stopover if you’re going to or from there). The fort itself stands atop a hill and although it’s not currently open to go inside, it’s worth going for the great view over the valley. On the hill opposite is a watchtower. The town is an enclave of Ajman and a farming area. There are plans to turn it into a tourist resort but for now, it’s lovely and quiet. During the winter, visit the lake at Masfoot Dam. Masfoot Walk is a paved walkway from the dam through the lower part of the town and ends near the fort. A waterway has been created which is partly lake and partly stream. There are lots of benches along the walkway to enjoy the view. One area is sheltered. The upper part of the Walk is lit with street lamps whilst the lower half is lit with lamp garlands. Halfway down the Walk (and road to the Fort), you’ll see a watchtower on a mound and a cafe called Prestige. Its a great place to sit and relax, take in the view, listen to the sounds of the birds and enjoy a fresh juice. They also have lots of desserts and fresh drinks and some savoury options too like ‘Salt Crepe” which is very tasty and burgers. They are also very reasonably priced. Much harder to find is the Bin Sultan Mosque, built in 1815. It is in the farming area at the foot of the mountains on the opposite side of the fort. It was built using gypsum, clay and palm fronds as so many buildings were. It has been restored and is still in use today. Both Al Warqa Park (Monday and Wednesday for ladies only) and Al Muzeera Ladies Park are well kept and have play areas and facilities. If you have a interest in rock formations like me, you can see many interesting ones. Drive along the main road in the direction of the Oman border and Madam for some limestone formations which are completely different to the main Hajar mountains behind. The last photo shows the contrast between the two. Other rocks like the ones in the middle below are dotted around. The first one is at the entrance to Masfoot from the main road from Hatta side. If you want to sit somewhere remote for a picnic, there are wide open plains at the foot of the mountains near the Oman border (not the border crossing, further south.) To get to Masfoot, GCC nationals can take the road from Al Madam to Masfoot, but other passport holders need to take the Maleha/Kalba Rd. It is signposted from there. If you’re looking for a place that offers tranquility rather than organised activities, this is the place for you. Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival at Jazeera Al Hamra March 9, 2020 Art, Culture, Emirate of Ras al Khaimah, Heritage, history, Museum, Outdoors, UAEJazeera al Hamra Old Village, RAKFAF20, Ras Al Khaimah, Ras al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival, UAE Art Festivalglimpsesofuae If you haven’t been already, take a trip up to Jazeera Al Hamra to see the RAK Fine Arts Festival in the fort and old village. What a great setting for an art exhibition! Enjoy seeing the restored fort and adjacent buildings as well as the unrestored houses at the same time. The exhibition is open from 8-6 weekdays and to 10pm weekends when artwork is projected on to the fort also. On Fridays there are art productions and on Friday 13th there will be a StarWars themed event. Other activities as part of the festival include film screenings, art workshops and tours. For more information, visit https://www.rakfinearts.ae For more on the old village of Jazeera al Hamra, see here. March 7, 2020 Emirate of Ajman, Emirate of Fujairah, Emirate of Ras al Khaimah, Emirate of Sharjah, Emirate of Umm al Quwain, Outdoors, UAE, UAE Natureglimpsesofuae The number of places to walk and exercise outdoors is increasing all the time. There are many with great views too. This is not a complete list but there’s plenty choice to get you started. Other places and photos will most likely be added at later points. Wasit Wetlands – Round the lake with hides along the way. Requires signing of a disclaimer in the visitor centre and a visit first thing. (No guarantees, depends on weather conditions and how busy it is.) 6-7km Surface – firm sand, view – trees, bushes, lake, birds, gazelles. (Update – Outdoors currently closed) Wasit – jogging track along the side of Wasit Wetlands – 1600m with public gym (outdoor exercise equipment) halfway. Surface – rubber with narrow parallel paved track, view trees, residential area. Al Majaz Waterfront jogging track 400m, surface rubber with parallel paved track, view – park Hamriyah Beach, long, beach sand or firm sand higher up. Barbecues, a few shades, no other facilities. View – beach/sea Al Qarayen Walking/cycling tracks, rubberised walking track and paved cycling track, four public gym areas, behind Sharjah National Park, 2.2km, view – lanscaped verges, residential area. Sharjah National Park, paved walkways, view – landscaped gardens, entrance 2dhs, facilities – toilets, mosques, shades, play area, kiosks. No cycling allowed on paths. Heart of Sharjah – a gentle stroll through the old buildings of Sharjah which house museums and souqs, through quiet gardens and through to the Arts Area. Paved. On Sharjah Corniche. Sharjah Corniche – paved walkway, view of the port, dhows and traditional buildings. Buhairah Corniche – paved surface, goes right round the lake starting from near Crystal Plaza. Walk along the paved walkway or on the grass through palm groves to Noor Mosque, continue round through Majaz Waterfront along the waterside or through the gardens, continue further to the walkway left under the bridge to Al Qasba or continue straight around the lake to Al Khan Government Building Area or turn off before to Flag Island. If you take the Qasba, you can also continue on under the bridge turning left towards Mamzar or right towards Al Khan and up to Sharjah Aquarium. For walking probably want to choose a stretch but you could cycle the longer route. View – Buhairah Lagoon, palm gardens, landscaped gardens, Noor Island, Arabic architecture, beach, Flag Island. Sharjah Beach Al Khan Beach University City – walk on the paved sidewalks or cycle on the road through University City. View – Arabic architecture, landscaped gardens. Noor Island for a gentle stroll through different habitats. Entrance Adults 35 , children 20, under 2 free. View – Foliage, design elements, Buhairah Lagoon, Green Belt Ladies Park, paved walkway, entrance with membership card which can be obtained with EID. View – landscaped gardens. Facilities – toilets, play areas. Various neighbourhood parks around Sharjah Al Qurm Walk, jogging track 4.5km, surface: rubber, two narrow parallel paved tracks, firm sand either side and beach part of the way. Solar lighting currently being installed. View – creek, mangroves, variety of birds. See Al Zorah Al Safiya Walk, Safiya Park – rubber jogging track with parallel paved cycling track, circles park, 1600m, small public gym at far end. View – creek, park. Connects to Qurm Walk above. Cycles available for rent and play area in park for small children. (See photos above.) Al Zorah, paved walkway starting at Al Zorah Marina and continuing until around 100m before the roundabout on Ittihad rd (ca 6km?) View – mangroves, creek, birds, golf course, landscaped gardens. Ajman Sports Park, rubber jogging track and parallel cycling track (bushes between) , 400m, large public gym, open 24hrs. Facilities – toilets, mosque, children’s play areas, five aside football, basketball and badminton grounds, cafes. View – park, landscaped gardens Ajman Corniche paved, beach, cafes. View – sea. Zorah Beach, Ajman – short walk, can walk round creek side also, beach sand and firm sand, fishing permitted with licence, no facilities. View – sea, creek. Bicycles can be hired at Quest for Adventure. Al Tallah Camel Race Track – paved road circling the race track with a detour round the pavilion and sandy plain along the side. You can walk on the sandy part. There is also a paved road on the inside of the track. Obviously you can’t use the camel track itself as this is also used for daily training, but the options are outside road with occasional cars, inside road with cars during races only, sandy area on the other side of the road, or inside green, sandy area. If you zoom in, you can see all these. Avoid Thursday mornings as camel races are held every other Thursday (not sure about weekend mornings). View – camel race track, camels, sandy plains, residential area on one side. Masfoot – jogging and cycling track from dam to near fort. View – mountains, forts, gardens, stream in latter winter. Walk around lake near the dam. Khor al Baida – Mangrove Forest – firm sand suitable for waking, running or cycling, probably not for scooters. No facilities. View – mangrove forests, salt flats, birds, sea, small beach, mangrove islands, (creek, port at southern end) The full length is around 6km so you could do up to 12 km end to end. (Update – this area has recently turned into a paid camping area near the beaches) UAQ Beach – long stretch of beach and corniche (could possibly walk all the way to Sharjah Waterfront, Hamriyah on the beach but I’ve not tested that) View – sea. Public gym on Kite Beach. There is a cafe at Kite Beach Centre if you’re peckish after your walk and they have a variety of water sports. UAQ Coast – between the mangrove forest and Ras al Khaimah, there are lots of areas to walk between the roads and the sea which are pretty green at the moment (March 2020). Looks like a great place if you have a dog. Some parts have low grassy sand dunes. Al Hamra Beach – add in a walk around the old abandoned village. View – sea, traditional buildings. Ras al Khaimah Corniche Rams Corniche (follow by climb up to Dhaya Fort) View – sea, harbour, mountains, plains. Wadi Ghalilah – walks through fields, on road or firm sand, short (and long hikes). Views – mountains, old villages and buildings, foliage. Jebel Jais trails There are several trails around Jebel Jais from easy to difficult and at the top and lower down. Here is the top one and the maps. East Coast and Central Region Beaches – Kalba, Fujairah, Loulou’a, Zobara, Dibba. Views – sea, mountains Wadi Shees – climb up I’m guessing around 100 steps but you can also start at the other end with fewer steps then a gentle incline) to and walk through Old Residential Village. View – trees, farms, mountains, old houses Al Rabi Tower Hike, Khor Fakkan, hike from the tower to the highest mountain in the town of Khor Fakkan. Requires sensible shoes, water, etc. Al Rufaisah – The Walk, a relatively gentle incline down to Wadi Shie. You can continue into Wadi Shie and Al Miqsar Village. View – mountains, foliage, old village and fort. Khor Fakkan Corniche – jogging track and paved, view – sea, mountains, gardens. Dibba al Hisn, round the long Corniche of Hisn Island. View – sea, mountains, Dibba (Oman) bay. Dibba al Hisn Canal – jogging track and parallel paved way along the canal, small public gym at either end of the Corniche. (Can continue along to Dibba al Hisn beach.) View – sea, mountains, canal, gardens. Kalba Corniche Walk, along Kalba Lake, paved. View – lake, mangroves, mountains, gardens. (This is further south than Kalba beach) Buhais Geology Outdoor Trail, near Madam. View – mountains, plains, Bronze Age tombs. 10 dhs entry 12 and over. Jebel Buhais, near Madam, is an archaeological site with findings several ages back to the Stone Age. Climb the hill and also visit the tombs, etc nearby. If you prefer, you can book a guided tour with Discover Mleiha. Discover Mleiha trail around archeological sites. View – mountains, desert, plains, caves. Wadi al Helo – walk through the old settlement, climb the hill or do the hike. Fujairah Hiking Trails Fujairah has several hiking trails to follow. Seven peaks/summits, Adventure Park (currently closed) Tayyibah Hiking Trail Ain al Al Sharia And before Ain al Sheria on the same road, see in link above. Can be a short climb up the hill or a longer hike.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line810
__label__cc	0.684307	0.315693	Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/letter-to-the-editor/malkin-floren-supports-worthy-non-profits-and-the-environment-and-watches-over-state-expenditures-and-bonding-111736/) Malkin: Floren supports worthy non-profits and the environment, and watches over State expenditures and bonding By: greenwichfreepress \| September 11, 2018 Letter to the editor received Sept 5, 2018 from Peter Malkin I write to support enthusiastically the candidacy of Livvy Floren for re-election as State Representative. We, her constituents, are most fortunate that she has agreed to serve another term, a real sacrifice by a dedicated public servant who derives no personal benefit from representing us. Livvy leads State support for worthy non-profit organizations and the environment and watches carefully over State expenditures and bonding. She is also personally a wise counselor to and active participant in several such local organizations. While I do believe that there need to be tolls on commercial vehicles on the highways of Connecticut legally restricted to restoring the State’s infrastructure, Livvy’s over-all record is outstanding and appreciated by members of both parties in the State Legislature. Thank you for joining me in voting for the reelection of Livvy Floren. Note: The deadline for letters in support of candidates in the November 6, 2018 election is Monday, October 29, 2018. Not all letters will be published. Instead we will select a sampling of letters. Letter: Dignity, honor, compassion and respect "It won't happen overnight, but the incoming President has set us on a course of a United States of America." - Monica Prihoda, Old Greenwich LWV President: Don't Let Biden Inauguration be Overshadowed by Partisan Discord View all Letter to the Editor Posts → UPDATE: Man Charged with Unlawful Restraint, Sexual Assault Allegedly Posed as Lyft Driver Student Bitten by Dog While Walking to School	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line816
__label__cc	0.63336	0.36664	Contact Uli Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down Motivation. Where do we find it? Some people say it has to come from within. I’d like to hit those people with a brick pillow. Of course, that’s just the jealousy talking, but I stand by that statement. Somewhat like hearing how my brothers et al are enduring “horrible” weather in Southern California when it drops to 50 degrees, I tend to discount motivational philosophy that comes from the fabulously successful; although this seems counter intuitive, when you see people who are already wealthy talk about how motivated they are to earn more wealth, this just comes across as hoarding behavior to me. I think we find motivation in the most unlikely of places. Observe the fellow on the highway off-ramp who glares at you with the intensity of a thousand white hot suns while holding out a can and demanding you help him. This guy has a 999% failure rate, rejected by the masses and dismissed by most as a lazy bum, but really, he is the penultimate salesman. If he can convince you to give him money and said money really is helping towards filling a mysteriously absent gas tank, he could easily sell ketchup popsicles to women in white gloves. The meteorologists here in the Midwest take a near-Biblical level beating every time they predict the next maelstrom of death and destruction. But yet, there they are, weather system after weather system, driven by unseen forces to work you into a lather over the coming apocalypse. They’re playing the odds, and they always get screwed by the house, and still, they keep plugging away with little more than a shrug of the shoulders each time the storm misses by just that much. I have a neighbor who is literally living in his shop with approximately 1.4 million 45 records. That’s not an exaggeration I’m employing here, that’s the real number by his own exhaustive count. I’ve seen it. Coupled with 13 jukeboxes (six of which are functional), Wild Bill spends his “free time” (of which there is no limit) sorting and organizing his albums and is the closest thing I know to a uber-rural millionaire. Yes, he eats expired food from vending machines and wears softball cleats as casual footwear, but he is motivated by the belief that there is intrinsic value in 45’s. He is also motivated to bang metal off of wood while sporting a butchers’ hard hat; as well he collects old election posters and empty pop cans , but that is beside the point. Year after year Eddie Murphy takes part in some sort of cinematic train wreck that we’re supposed to buy into due to it’s rating as “family friendly”. Gone are the days of “Raw” and “Trading Places” and instead we’re treated to “The Nutty Professor 7: Revenge Of The Flubber”. I think it all began with “Coming To America” or his foray into pop radio with “(My Girl Wants To) Party All The Time”, but nonetheless he has gone from being the funniest son of a gun in comedy to a guy who’s next step will be doing local ads for ambulance-chasing lawyers. And he’s still out there, churning out one flaming turd of a movie after another. One word: motivated. And for the last word in motivation? One need look no further than the zealots of this world. No matter their cause, be it proving that the President is a Kansas-born terrorist without a birth certificate or that dinosaurs are the creation of the liberal-media sponsored devil himself, few are as passionate and driven to launch out of bed each day as those residents of the lunatic fringe. We could all learn a lesson from the maniacal despots and nut-job conspiracy theorists of the world. And that lesson would be to never, ever give up, even in the face of logic and fact. Something to think about the next time you’re not so inclined to do what needs to be done. Now go carpe the crap outta that diem. By Uli\|2010-02-06T12:27:24-07:00February 6th, 2010\|Wandering Ponderings\|3 Comments About the Author: Uli Full time firefighter. Part time madman. Catalina February 6, 2010 at 12:48 pm What motivates me…. The fact that although I had a trainwreck of a childhood and a crapshoot of adulthood [making me antisocial & tough as leather]…. I would have to say my motivation is chasing that damn happy ending. I’m not quitting till I get one damnit( due to all those blasted fairy tales all females types are brainwashed with at birth)… I was trying to buy a happy ending but they are never on sale(Earning that college degree). So I’d settle for fake happy ending on loan to be returned in too weeks(icecream and romantic comedies)so addictive. Make no mistake even the smallest, tiniest goal I achieve gives me great happiness. It’s like I’m a hairless chihuahua named smegel, shivering as I’m given a tiny bone…. And I think Wow Holy SHit…..Look treasure….My precious….my precious. Yes I am a nerd and I Love “Lord Of the Rings” The Flip side is sometimes little chihuahuas are ferocious they can really nip at your ankles….. P.S. Hey I agree with you on Eddy Murphy, but he was not the only one in Flops… Robin William Bicentennial Man was a stinker…. Not to mention Gigli with Jennifer Lopez and What’s his Name again something Affleck…. That movie was afflicted… Trouble February 6, 2010 at 1:05 pm This makes two times in one week that I have been advised to “carpe the hell out of that diem” or some variation. Good post.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line820
__label__wiki	0.67536	0.67536	No. 58-seed Sean Curran pulls off upset in U.S. Junior Amateur Round of 64 Golfweek File Photo By Golfweek Staff Writer July 17, 2019 8:20 pm By Golfweek Staff Writer \| July 17, 2019 8:20 pm The top six seeds in the U.S. Junior Amateur advanced in the match-play Round of 64 Wednesday at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. The biggest upset on the day came when the No. 58 seed Sean Curran of New Lenox, Ill., eliminated No. 7 seed Brett Roberts of Coral Springs, Fla. 2-&-1. Roberts, who would par the final eight holes of the match, led 2-up after each golfer parred the 11th hole. Curran then birdied 12 and 14 to tie the match. Curran took the lead with birdie on the par-4 16th hole and clinched the victory with another birdie on the par-5 17th. No. 1 seed William Moll of Houston and No. 2 seed William Mouw of Chino, Calif., No. 4 seed Luke Potter of Encinitas, Calif., No. 5 seed Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley, Mass., and No. 6 seed Akshay Bhatia of Wake Forest, N.C., all scored decisive victories. The third-seed, Ricky Castillo of Yorba Linda, Calif., was pushed to the limit by No. 62-seed Drew Salyers of Howard, Ohio. Castillo took the lead on No. 17 as his par was met with a triple-bogey 7 from Salyers. The pair each parred No. 18, giving Castillo a 1-up victory. Play continues in the event with the Round of 32 starting at 7 a.m. ET Thursday. British Open Round 1 Results: News, tee times, TV/streaming, hole locations Golfweek Raters Travel to Dubai British Open Betting Odds: Rory McIlroy 8-1 favorite, money moves back toward Tiger Woods British Open: How do rain gloves work U.S. Junior Amateur, USGA, Amateur, Junior Avery Zweig, 13, crosses off another milestone with AJGA Annika Invitational win Maridoe Golf Club became a haven for competitive golf in 2020. Meet the man behind the movement. Sally Amateur: Ellen Hume finishes eagle-birdie to secure a five-shot victory Opinion: Annika Sorenstam and much of golf world refuse to break from Donald Trump January 21, 2021 7:00 am · By: Christine Brennan Annika Sorenstam, the Hall of Fame golfer who flew to Washington, D.C., to stand next to outgoing President Donald Trump less than 24 (…) PGA Tour Champions 8hr ago January 21, 2021 6:00 am · By: Todd Kelly The last we saw of the PGA Tour Champions was Kevin Sutherland knocking out Paul Broadhurst in a nine-hole playoff in a Monday finish (…) Andrew Landry's defense of American Express title has different feeling this year January 21, 2021 5:00 am · By: Larry Bohannan, Palm Springs Desert Sun LA QUINTA, Calif. – Andrew Landry’s week at the American Express tournament a year ago produced some of his best golf and a second (…) Willie Mack III receives Charlie Sifford Memorial exemption for Genesis Invitational Celebrity Blair O'Neal competing for the first time as a mom at LPGA Diamond Resorts	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line824
__label__wiki	0.718048	0.718048	When the USA and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth. Fires and earthquakes ravage cities all over the world, and chaos and sickness descend upon the frightened survivors as they try to put the planet back on its axis. Actors: Janet Munro, Janet Munro 28 September 1934, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK Leo McKern, Leo McKern 16 March 1920, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Edward Judd, Edward Judd 4 October 1932, Shanghai, China Michael Goodliffe, Michael Goodliffe 1 October 1914, Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK Bernard Braden, Bernard Braden 16 May 1916, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Reginald Beckwith, Reginald Beckwith 2 November 1908, York, England, UK Gene Anderson, Gene Anderson 28 March 1931, London, England, UK Renée Asherson, Renée Asherson 19 May 1915, Kensington, London, England, UK Arthur Christiansen, Arthur Christiansen 27 July 1904, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK Austin Trevor, Austin Trevor 8 October 1897, Belfast, Ireland Edward Underdown, Edward Underdown 3 December 1908, London, England, UK Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama Director: Val Guest Val Guest 11 December 1911, Maida Vale, London, England, UK The Quatermass Xperiment Quatermass II (Enemy from Space) [18+] Fifty Shades Darker Sex Down Under	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line825
__label__cc	0.700256	0.299744	Movies/ When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend’s death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go. Genre : Drama, Fantasy, Romance Actors : Aaron Pearl, Alexa Barajas, Alexandra Shipp, BJ Harrison, Catherine Lough Haggquist, DeRon Horton, Famke Janssen, Ian Tracey, Nicholas Hamilton, Patrick Gilmore, Zoë Belkin Director : Scott Speer A young teenage werewolf is torn between honoring her family’s secret and her love for a man. Country: Germany, Romania, UK, USA Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance Marley & Me A newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life’s important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one’s own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog. Rokjesdag Every spring, there comes a day when women appear on the streets wearing skirts. Love is in the air on skirt day and the film follows sixteen colourful characters who attend a ‘Cooking Class for Singles.’ They hope to find their match during cooking speed-dates. Will ambitious lawyer Marijke win from her sexy best-friend Danielle? And is the shy Edwin able to put to practice what he learned through lessons on ‘how to seduce a woman’? And what about the founders of the Cooking Class: Alexandra and Bor. Is their marriage as good as Alexandra so desperately needs it to be? We follow them and other characters in this modern day romantic comedy on their collective journey in finding true love. Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aries. On their own without their girlfriends in a “men only” environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke pot, and drink, most often semi-clad or naked. In this freewheeling and testosterone-infused environment, they talk of their desires and strengthen their individual bonds. Planeta Singli He is one of the top celebrities in the country: a fast-talking TV host, who can joke his way out of any situation. Women want to be with him, men want to be like him. He is looking for a new topic to discuss in his popular talk-show. She is a teacher at a musical school – a timid girl looking for Mr. Perfect on an internet dating site. He will help her realise her potential and teach her how to recognise various types of men for what they are, she will teach him what real life is about. The show will become a huge hit. It seems they are destined to fall in love and be together, but one day she actually does meet Mr. Perfect on the net. Murder at 1600 A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis’ partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit. A detective whose own son was abducted grapples with strange experiences and missing children in NW Montana Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie – Pyramid of Light After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge. Wielding the power of the Eighth Millennium Item, Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world. Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller Cyberstalker Thirteen years ago, Aiden Ashley’s world was torn apart after an online stalker followed her into the real world and broke into the Ashley family home to claim the object of his desire. The resulting night of terror ended with the murders of both Aiden’s mother and father. The stalker escaped the scene without Aiden seeing his face; he is gone without a trace, an unknown man, a murderer now watching Aiden’s every move. To escape this danger Aiden spends the next 13 years offline, in therapy and secluded anonymity. Who should Aiden trust in a web of deception where no one may be who they seem? There is nowhere for Aiden to hide when someone wants to love her to death. In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger. Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi Juug Gone Wrong Lack of understanding and Loyalty mixed wit family jealousy turn what would be the Perfect Juug into a Juug Gone Wrong. The Exhibitionists Follow filmmaker Walter Todd over 36 deadly hours as he exploits his closest friends and family during a New Year’s Eve party, exposing their darkest secrets and sexual perversions. The Exhibitionists is a pulpy exploration of the tipping point between documentary and pornography.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line826
__label__cc	0.747321	0.252679	Last edited by Arashiktilar 1 edition of Osteoporosis found in the catalog. pathogenesis and management Published 1990 by Kluwer Academic in Dordrecht, London . Statement editor R.M. Francis ; consultant editor W. Carson Dick. Contributions Francis, R. M., Dick, W. Carson Jun 13, · Description: This book comprehensively explores the topic of osteoporosis from basic biology underlying normal and disease states to clinical evaluation and therapeutics. Purpose: The purpose is to provide the first thorough discussion of osteoporosis with enough depth and breadth to make it useful for both the basic investigator and the Format: NOOK Book (Ebook). Four years ago I was in that spot, diagnosed with severe osteoporosis. Stunned at first, I soon started searching for what I should do. Here are the top 10 books I read that helped me to stop worrying and decide on a course of action: #1 – Osteoporosis for Dummies by Carolyn Riester O’Connor, MD, and Sharon Perkins, RN. Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones to the point where they break easily—most often, bones in the hip, backbone (spine), and wrist. Osteoporosis is called a “silent disease” because you may not notice any changes until a bone breaks. All the while, though, . This book compiles the latest information about bolstering bones, from prevention to treatment, into a single, easy-to-understand resource. The author, a leading expert on osteoporosis, covers everything you should know about your bones. Using evidence-based research, first-hand stories, and her /5(3). May 12, · Osteoporosis is a global threat because it can impact every human being as they age. In this new edition, the authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of human suffering, morbidity and mortality on the one hand, and the astronomical national costs on the other. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book updates physicians on the current knowledge about bone structure. So, i read the book because I has osteoporosis and I found it interesting and useful. Unfortunately, the book was written in , I think, so a lot may have changed. I found the book to be well researched and thought out and it made me more comfortable with the decisions I have and am making re: osteoporosis.4/5. Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician, Volume 1 (Large Print Edition) Travelcharts and travel chats Lucius, the first Christian King of Britain France since 1918 Movie lot to beachhead Two discourses, delivered at Beverly, on the day of the national fast, May 9, 1798 Maintenance Management of Heavy Duty Construction Plant and Equipment (Chandos Series on Construction & Facilities) international economy since 1945 Concern for others Artist Dolls The three sillies Source book of terminal care Osteoporosis Download PDF EPUB FB2 Discover the best Osteoporosis in Best Sellers. Find the top most popular items in Amazon Books Best Sellers. Oct 28, · OSTEOPOROSIS on gulfpbc.com FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products/5(4). Women are much more likely to develop osteoporosis than are men. Age. The older you get, the greater your risk of osteoporosis. Race. You're at greatest risk of osteoporosis if you're white or of Asian descent. Family history. Having a parent or sibling with osteoporosis puts you at greater risk, especially if your mother or father fractured a hip. Osteoporosis was first recognized as a systemic disease in when a consensus development conference defined osteoporosis as “a systemic skeletal disease” that leads to an increased “susceptibility to fracture”. In other words, osteoporosis is the disease; fracture is the sequelae. Jul 07, · I have been looking for a good book on osteopenia and osteoporosis since I was diagnosed with it earlier this year and wanted to post a book I just read. It's called "The Whole Body Approach to Osteoporosis" by Keith McCormick. He is a chiropractor who was diagnosed with osteoporosis awhile ago and has done a lot of research on the subject. This osteoporosis book covers everything women need to know, from the architecture of the condition, to methods for reducing risk factors, to preventative nutrition, exercise, supplements and vitamins. It has the latest findings about estrogen and hormone replacement therapy. Osteoporosis: An Exercise Guide. Nov 08, · Now Osteoporosis book its third edition, Osteoporosis, is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease. Written by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume reference is a must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in osteoporosis research and development. Worldwide, million women between suffer from osteoporosis Reviews: 1. Now in its third edition, Osteoporosis, is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this gulfpbc.comn by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume reference is a must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in. Each year, osteoporosis contributes to more than 2 million bone fractures in the United States. This Special Health Report, Osteoporosis: A guide to prevention and treatment, can help you keep your bones strong and healthy, and avoid gulfpbc.com describes how you can prevent and treat osteoporosis through diet, exercise, and medications. Now in its fourth edition, Osteoporosis is a classic reference on this disease, comprising a tremendous wealth of knowledge in a single source not found elsewhere. Written by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume work is a must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in osteoporosis research and development. Aug 19, · Osteoporosis is a bone disease that causes a loss of bone density, which increases your risk of fractures. Learn about its causes, risk factors, and treatments. About this book. You can reduce the risk of your patients suffering an osteoporosis-related fracture. Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent, treatable disease, but it is currently incurable. Successful early diagnosis can lead to effective treatment strategies that reduce the risk of a patient’s life being compromised by. Jan 04, · It's possible o have osteoporosis in your spine but osteopenia in your other bones. There are many good books which you can purchase on Amazon and they won't break the bank. One is "Your Bones" by Lara Pizzorno. I think she wrote a 2nd book but her fist book is excellent. She's all about going the natural route to strengthen bones. A regular program of walking, and strength and flexibility training can help improve osteoporosis and prevent its onset. WebMD tells you more about bone-strengthening exercises. A recent bone density scare lead me to this book. It's a good overview of both osteoporosis and yoga poses that could be helpful. I particularly liked that it broke out poses into traditional, modified for osteopenia, and modified for osteoporosis. I expected more poses, or alternate routines, but still found this book very useful.4/5. Osteoporosis With more than 53 million Americans at increased risk for bone fracture, it’s good to know that osteoporosis is a preventable and treatable disease. Learn the risk factors for osteoporosis, and what you can do to keep your bones strong and healthy. Aug 01, · This meal plan was adopted from recommendations by the American Dietetic Association, the book “Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Diet Plan to. Osteoporosis the natural wayHealing Osteoporosis Naturally - BookA guide for the newly diagnosedAvailable (pre order) 7th Oct Join me on FacebookHead over to Facebook and join in the gulfpbc.com up blogAll material on this website is provided for your information only and may not be construed as medical advice or instruction. No action or inaction. Patients seeking information on osteoporosis will appreciate this book for its straightforward style. Packed with images, the text covers basic bone physiology, bone assessment, pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical treatments and preventatives for osteoporosis, and the effects of common medical problems on bone health. Osteoporosis is defined as low bone mineral density caused by altered bone microstructure ultimately predisposing patients to low-impact, fragility fractures. Osteoporotic fractures lead to a significant decrease in quality of life, with an increased morbidity, mortality, and disability.[1] Over 50% of postmenopausal Caucasian women will have an osteoporotic-related fracture. Only 33% of. Osteoporosis is a disease that thins and weakens the bones. Your bones become fragile and fracture (break) easily, especially the bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. In the United States, millions of people either already have osteoporosis or are at high risk due to low bone mass.Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that causes. bones to become weak and break easily. Osteoporosis affects mostly older women, but prevention starts when you are younger. No matter your age, you can take steps to build bone mass and prevent bone loss. Broken bones from osteoporosis cause serious health.Aug 26, · osteoporosis (ŏs´tēō´pərō´sĬs), disorder in which the normal replenishment of old bone tissue is severely disrupted, resulting in weakened bones and increased risk of fracture; osteopenia results when bone-mass loss is significant but not as severe as in osteoporosis. Although osteoporosis can occur in anyone, it is most common in thin white women after menopause. gulfpbc.com - Osteoporosis book © 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line831
__label__wiki	0.57208	0.57208	Canada Dashboard Digest \| Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, October 20, 2017 Related reading: How protecting diversity data became one tech vendor's mission Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, October 20, 2017 schedule Oct 20, 2017 Kris Klein, CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP IAPP Staff Contributor I’ve never actually counted, but my suspicion is that most privacy-related litigation arises from Alberta, above all other provinces. By that, I mean litigation that occurs after a Commissioner investigates and issues a report of findings or makes an order. Federally, of course, the Commissioner does not have order-making powers, and this means that they are not often taken to court for judicial review (a big, notable and important exception to this is the case where Pippa Lawson took the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to court in the Accusearch matter — I’ll explain more below). I raise the issue because even some of our smaller provinces have commissioners that have order-making powers, and one of the unintended consequences of this power is that you get challenged more. For cash-strapped Commissioner Karen Rose in P.E.I., this is becoming a problem. You can read more about it in the news article summarized below. For the office of the federal commissioner, I suspect their budget will need to dramatically increase in terms of the legal fees (or legal staff) they will have to pay once they get their own order-making powers (maybe I should say “if they get their order-making powers”). My suspicion is that the relative litigation-free approach that the ombuds model provides will get turned on its head pretty quickly. Is that something we want? I see the pros and cons, and would love your thoughts. Note: The Accusearch case referenced above (and here, from 2010) was very important because it gave the opportunity for the Federal Court to pronounce on the extraterritorial application of PIPEDA. The court ordered the Privacy Commissioner to investigate an organization that had virtually no presence in Canada but was otherwise brokering with the personal information of Canadians. See? It’s not always a bad thing that issues get resolved in court. How protecting diversity data became one tech vendor's mission As organizations launch workplace diversity programs, they may gather a high volume of sensitive information. Shoshana Rosenberg, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, PLS, wanted to make sure those who had their data collected have their privacy respected and are never left vulnerable. It is why s... Head of Alexa Trust talks data use and trust In an interview with Protocol, Amazon Director of Alexa Trust Anne Toth talked about the importance of user trust. Toth, who is responsible for building privacy features across the Alexa platform, said consumers face a balancing act of deciding whether technology is useful or concerning, and they wa... Op-ed: Immunity passports require planning, close attention The Financial Times Editorial Board writes that plans to deploy COVID-19 immunity passports "need careful handling to avoid pitfalls," including those related to privacy. The board explained governments around the world are at different stages of passport planning or rollout, noting the upcoming deb... Op-ed: Google’s privacy updates suffer a flaw In an op-ed, Gizmodo Data Reporter Shoshana Wodinsky wrote Google’s blog response to an antitrust suit led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “deserved some debunking.” The company’s claim that it has “given people granular controls over how their information is used to personalize ads and limited... Global News Roundup: Jan. 12–19, 2021 In this week’s global legislative roundup, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., proposed privacy legislation, and a Washington Senate Committee held a public hearing on a third iteration of the Washington Privacy Act. In India, the final draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 will likely be tabled d... library_books How protecting diversity data became one tech vendor's mission library_books Head of Alexa Trust talks data use and trust library_books Op-ed: Immunity passports require planning, close attention library_books Op-ed: Google’s privacy updates suffer a flaw library_books Global News Roundup: Jan. 12–19, 2021	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line834
__label__cc	0.730674	0.269326	icoola > iphone > Used Apple iPhone SE 2020 64GB Red Used Apple iPhone SE 2020 64GB Red Processor:Apple A13 Rear Camera:12 MP Front Camera:7 Mp Size:138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm Buy now Sell Sell for ₴ 9025 Approximate price ₴ 9025 4G (LTE); 3G Nano-SIM, e-SIM Aluminium, Glass Fingerprint scanner, Gyroscope, Heart rate monitor, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Light sensor, Hall sensor, Compass The best choice of iPhone SE 2 in Rivne with delivery from icoola.ua Apple's iPhone SE 2, released by Apple in 2020, is a great choice for those who don't care about thick bezels and don't like huge smartphones. The model inherited the figure eight design with minor changes. The device is presented in three colors and pleases users with a laconic aluminum and glass body. The flagship is equipped with the latest generation of microprocessor for incredible performance in a variety of games and applications. 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__label__wiki	0.720414	0.720414	Home > Business > JetBlue delays inaugural flight citing COVID-19 pandemic JetBlue delays inaugural flight citing COVID-19 pandemic by George Gonsalves - March 18, 2020 0473 As airlines around the world cut back on flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic, JetBlue Airways has indicated there will be a delay to its debut flight to Guyana. This was revealed by the Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson during a COVID-19 National Update programme on NCN News. Originally set for April 2, 2020, JetBlue intended to set to the skies aboard its newly sourced A321neo aircraft for Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with its crew and passengers from JFK, New York. Minister Patterson stated the major US airline has postponed its inaugural flight to November 2020. On Tuesday, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, (Ret’d) Lt. Col. Egbert Field confirmed both of the country’s major airports – the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and the Eugene F. Correia International Airport- will be closed to international flights as of midnight on March 18, 2020. This measure was taken to curb the spread of COVID-19. Both airports will permit outgoing, cargo and medivac flights, in addition to technical stops by aircraft that rely on fuel services. Special authorized flights will also be given the green light. While local flights within the country to the various Administrative Regions will continue, the Public Infrastructure Minister said passengers should adhere to the health guidelines provided by the Ministry of Public Health to be protected from the virus. As of Tuesday, March 17, Guyana has five confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections. His Excellency President David Granger has issued several measures to be implemented by the Ministry of Public Health and other authorities to protect Guyanese from the pandemic. These measures are in accordance with the provisions of the Public Health Ordinance Act (Cap. 145) and the country’s Constitution. Source: Department of Public Information Tagged Cheddi Jagan International Airport CJIA coronavirus covid-19 Health JetBlue United States App to help monitor COVID-19 to be released this week Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms closure of national borders Baramita Airstrip in Poor State Body found in drain in Mahaica MINER KILLED ON PURUNI TRAIL Fight Over Dominoes Game Turns Deadly	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line849
__label__wiki	0.852732	0.852732	Digital Marketing, Gagets And Technology News Just how bad is that hack that hit US government agencies? 1 month 0 It’s the nightmare scenario that has worried cybersecurity experts for years. Since at least March, hackers likely working for Russian intelligence have embedded themselves without detection inside the unclassified networks of several U.S. government agencies and hundreds of companies. Sen. Richard Blumenthal appeared to confirm in a tweet that Russia was to blame, citing a classified congressional briefing. It began Tuesday with news of a breach at cybersecurity giant FireEye, which confirmed it was hacked by a “sophisticated threat actor” using a “novel combination of techniques not witnessed by us or our partners in the past.” The hackers, FireEye said, were primarily interested in information on its government customers, but that they also stole its offensive hacking tools that it uses to stress test its customers’ systems against cyberattacks. Since the hackers had several months of undetected access to several federal agencies, it’s going to be virtually impossible to know exactly what sensitive government information has been stolen. The FireEye breach was nothing short of audacious; FireEye has a reputation for being the first company that corporate cyberattack victims will call. But then the news broke that the U.S. Treasury, State, Commerce, the National Institute of Health and Homeland Security — the agency tasked with protecting the government from cyberattacks — had all been infiltrated. Each of the victims has one thing in common: All are customers of U.S. software firm SolarWinds, whose network management tools are used across the U.S. government and Fortune 500 companies. FireEye’s blog explaining the breach — which didn’t say how it discovered its own intrusion — said the hackers had broken into SolarWinds’ network and planted a backdoor in its Orion software, which helps companies monitor their networks and fleets of devices, and pushed it directly to customer networks with a tainted software update. SolarWinds said up to 18,000 customers had downloaded the compromised Orion software update, giving the hackers unfettered access to their networks, but that it was unlikely all or even most had been actively infiltrated. Jake Williams, a former NSA hacker and founder of Rendition Infosec, said hackers would have gone for the targets that got their “biggest bang for their buck,” referring to FireEye and government targets. “I have no doubt in my mind that had the Russians not targeted FireEye we would not know about this,” Williams said, praising the security giant’s response to the attacks. “We’re going to find more government agencies that were breached. They’re not detecting it independently. This only got discovered because FireEye got hit,” he said. The motives of the hackers aren’t known, nor do we know yet if any other major private companies or government departments had been hacked. Microsoft on Wednesday seized an important domain used by the attackers, which may give the company some visibility into other victims that have been actively infiltrated. Russia, for its part, has denied any involvement. A far view of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) headquarters outside Moscow taken on June 29, 2010. Image Credits: Alexey SAZONOV/AFP via Getty Images These kinds of so-called “supply chain attacks” are difficult to defend against and can be near impossible to detect. You might imagine someone sneaking a hardware implant into a device on the manufacturing line. In this case, hackers injected backdoor code in the software’s development process. Supply chain attacks are rare but can have devastating consequences. Last year hackers broke into computer maker Asus’ network and similarly pushed a backdoor to “hundreds of thousands” of Asus computers through its own software update tool. The NotPetya ransomware attack that spread across the globe in 2017 spread by pushing malicious code through the update feature in a popular Ukrainian accounting software, used by almost everyone who files taxes in the country. Walking Duck is a digital news startup trying to find middle ground in US politics These are the 20 companies presenting at Alchemist Accelerator’s 26th Demo Day today Walking Duck is a digital news startup trying to find middle ground in U.S. politics	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line851
__label__wiki	0.665418	0.665418	Domain Names \| Passing Off \| Trade Mark Tata Sons Limited v. Mr. Manu Kosuri & Ors. ByAnkit Rastogi July 18, 2015 2001 PTC 432 (Del) Brief Facts: • The Plaintiff was the Registered Proprietor of the trademark ‘TATA’ since 1917 and is one of the oldest and largest business conglomerates in India and its reputation spilled globally. • The Defendants’ misappropriated the Plaintiff’s trademark TATA as part of a series of domain names that have been registered by them incorporating trademark TATA. The domain names involved were jrdtata.com, ratantata.com, tatahoneywell.com, tatayodogawa.com, tatateleservices.com, tatassl.com, tatapowerco.com, tatahydro.com, tatawestide.com, tatatimken.com etc. • Plaintiff instituted a suit seeking permanent injunction, restraining the defendants from passing off, dilution of trademarks and for rendition of accounts, damages, delivery-up, etc. • As the Defendants were duly served but did not enter appearance, they were proceeded ex-parte. Plaintiff’s Contentions: • The Plaintiff relied upon the judgments reported as Yahoo Inc! v. Akash Arora; 1999 PTC 201; British Telecom Plc. v. One in a Million 1999 FSR 1 & Rediff Communications Ltd. v. Cyberbooth; AIR 2000 Bombay 27 to submit that the trademark law applies with equal force on the Internet as it does in the physical world. • The entire series of domain names that have been registered by the Defendants incorporate the trademark TATA of the Plaintiff and the Defendants cannot claim any rights in the trademark TATA as the Plaintiff has not authorized it’s use by the Defendants in any manner. • The Defendant’s use of the impugned mark is aimed at diverting the business of the Plaintiff and would irreparably damage the reputation and goodwill of the Plaintiff. Court’s Observation: The court relied upon Yahoo Inc! v. Akash Arora; 1999 PTC 201 where it was held that considering the vast import of Internet and its user, several Internet users are not sophisticated enough to distinguish between the domain names of the parties. It was also held that Courts should take a strict view of copying as the potentiality of the harm is far greater because of the easy access and reach by any one from every corner of the globe. A name which would by reason of similarly to the name of another, inherently leads to passing off. Internet domain names are of importance and can be a valuable corporate asset and such domain name is more than an Internet address and is entitled to protection in equal manner as a trade mark. With the advancement and progress in technology the services rendered by an Internet site have also to be recognized and accepted and are being given protection from passing off. It is a settled law that with the advent of modern technology particularly that relating to cyberspace, domain names or Internet sites are entitled to protection as a trade mark because they are more than a mere address. The rendering of Internet services is also entitled to protection in the same way as goods and services are, and trade mark law applies to activities on Internet. Resultantly, an order of permanent injunction was passed in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendants. Author: Anjali Bisht, Law College, Dehradun Post Tags: #domain name#kosuri#manu#tata Kaviraj Pandit Durga Dutt Sharma v. Navaratna Pharmaceutical Laboratories Next Continue Titan Industries Ltd. v. M/s. Ramkumar Jewellers Intellectual Property Rights \| Trade Mark Shell Brands International AG and Anr. Vs. Gagan Chanana and Ors. ByAnkit Rastogi August 31, 2014 Shell Brands International AG and Anr. Vs. Gagan Chanana and Ors. 2010 (44) PTC 193 (Del) Plaintiffs claimed to be owners of the ‘SHELL’ brand and several trademarks for petroleum based products. Defendants were engaged in marketing auto cables and machinery. Plaintiffs’ Case Plaintiffs became aware in Feb. 2002 that the Defendants had applied for… Intellectual Property Rights \| Trade Mark \| Uncategorized Complete Guideline on How to Register Trade Mark in India ByAnkit Rastogi September 19, 2014 September 24, 2020 In this article learn how you can register Trade Mark in India. Laxmikant V. Patel Vs. Chetanbhai Shah and Anr. ByAnkit Rastogi June 28, 2014 Laxmikant V. Patel Vs. Chetanbhai Shah and Anr. 2002 (24) PTC 1 (SC) Appellant had a business of Colour lab and studio since 1982 in the name of ‘Muktajivan’ Colour Lab and Studio. In order to expand, Appellant promoted his wife and brother-in-law to open a new colour lab in the name and style of… Pratibha M. Singh v. Singh and Associates ByAnkit Rastogi October 14, 2014 September 24, 2020 Pratibha M. Singh v. Singh and Associates IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14th October, 2014 CS(OS) No. 1173 of 2012 In the present case, one Advocate filed a suit against another law firm on the ground of infringement of Trade Mark and passing off. After, a lot of… Milmet Oftho Industries and Ors. Vs. Allergan Inc. Milmet Oftho Industries and Ors. Vs. Allergan Inc. 2004 (28) PTC 585 (SC) Appellants were Pharmaceutical Companies. Respondent was also a Pharmaceutical company. Respondents filed a Suit for injunction seeking restraining of passing off in respect of mark “OCUFLOX” in respect of eye care product. Respondents claimed that they were the prior users of the… Midas Hygiene Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Sudhir Bhatia And Ors.; Midas Hygiene Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Sudhir Bhatia and Ors. 2004 (28) PTC 121 (SC) The Appellants had filed a suit for passing off and for infringement of Copyright against the Respondent before the High Court. Hon’ble High Court noted that the Respondent worked with the plaintiff prior to launching it’s own business and the…	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line854
__label__cc	0.531483	0.468517	When Did Americans Lose Their Balls? Like other seminal moments in history, most remember where they were when the first passenger jet hit the twin towers. Other turning points are just as significant, even if they aren’t marked by a single catastrophe. Last night, Congressman Wilson’s ‘liar’ assertion and the aftermath which ensued, prompted, once again, the question: when exactly did Americans lose their balls? It wasn’t Obama’s speech, or even the President himself spurring the eye-rolling; it was a congressman’s response to his own outburst and the reactions of his fellow republicans. “You lie.” Ok. Perhaps that wasn’t the place to call out the POTUS, however, the congressman’s initial reaction was, in fact, the correct one. It’s a fact that the House has refused to adopt the Heller amendment which would prevent illegal aliens from receiving health care coverage. Current legislation doesn’t require agencies to check the citizen status of the applicant; therefore, illegals wouldn’t have their status checked prior to obtaining coverage, thus insuring illegals without insuring illegals. So, technically, the language excludes them, while implicitly including them, via processes. If their ever was a carpe diem moment, it was last night. Congressman Wilson’s manhood was screaming to be acknowledged. Have some courage man. Tell the truth. Call him out. All gave way to what has, unfortunately, become the norm in the United States. Let people talk, and whatever you do, don’t challenge the substance of their arguments. We have Presidential debates with moderators who might as well be analysts announcing the down and distance at a football game. Pols are able to spin and lie about issues without challenge. I’m surprised no Presidential hopeful has asserted that the sky is green, because there isn’t a chance his claim would be disputed. “This evening I let my emotions get the best of me. While I disagree with the president’s statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility.” Disagree with the statement? Nice walk-back from calling the President a liar. Disagreements should be reserved for opinions, not statements of fact. Obama’s assertion that illegals wouldn’t be covered under the bill is false, unequivocally so. It’s more than the congressman. Where is the media? Bias aside, liberal bias in the established print and television medium is well documented, where are the questions? Why is it so hard to ask questions, instead of allowing politicians, or anyone else for that matter, to get away with lying? We used to call it lying; now it’s simply ‘misleading’. We used to call 700 lb people ‘fat’, now they are just ‘overweight’. We used to call those who finished second ‘losers’, now we call everyone ‘winners’. We used to respond to questions, now we simply spin. We used to have courage, now, we just say sorry. Tagged Congress, Congressman Wilson, healthcare, healthcare reform, illegals, Obama, Obama speech, Presidential address For generations, Italy has inspired transplanted writers. From personal narratives to cookbooks, from history books to blockbuster fiction, its enchanting culture and historical legacy has helped to churn out manuscript after manuscript. Although I was fascinated by its history, transfixed by its culture and wowed by it cuisine, my Italian experience, as I write about in The Absentee Ballot, falls into an entirely separate category of “back from Italy” books: surviving liberalism and living to tell about it. Unlike those who vowed to leave the U.S. if George Bush was elected, I had simply decided to follow my Italian husband who was returning home after spending several years in the U.S. My husband had motivated my move, and in chapter one, I explain what motivated my book. Historically, there have always been hypercritical Europeans, but the shameless assault that I was seeing emanate from American leftists prompted me to give a broader perspective on a Europe that I found strikingly different from the one championed in their blogs, e-mails and newscasts. European attacks on U.S foreign policy and culture weren’t new, but the rhetoric that was spewing forth from American liberal circles had become unbearable. More and more Americans jumped on the bandwagon, and the America bashing intensified. It became hip to be an Amerihater. With the casualties rising in Iraq and no WMD to be found, they became bolder in their criticism. Not only were these Americans blinded to the notion that they were living in the greatest country on earth, most of them hadn’t a clue about the practical effects of the policies which they advocated. George Clooney might have filmed a commercial for the former communist running for Prime Minister of Italy, but his Italian experience is quite atypical. His American paycheck, his reluctance to learn the language and his lakefront villa opulence keep him from grasping the frustrations of a typical hard-working Italian, so how is he qualified to comment, let alone recommend a candidate. I wonder if he has ever attempted to reach the center of Milan on a train, bus or subway when strikers have shut them down. Because I used the train and the subway, I wasn’t as lucky. Then again, I was, because I was able to witness socialism at work. Looking down, I watched impassioned hippies march through the otherwise car-packed streets, while flags and banners waved as thousands of people chanted and played music. The sea of red had the odd Soviet flag sprinkled here and there. Some protestors screamed into megaphones, while others sang the communist worker’s hymn. Not being a communist myself, I didn’t recognize what the song was until I watched the news later that night. CGIL (ex-communist union) had turned out thousands of people, including children, to manifest in over one hundred towns across Italy. The strikes varied in complexion from city to city, but the scioperanti, as they are called in Italy, used this occasion to protest a panoply of issues ranging from the war in Afghanistan to environmental policies. In Bologna, they took over a Benetton shop. Elsewhere, anti-Big Mackers organized a three day event against McDonalds. Every drumbeat and bell struck in squares across Italy signaled new grievances. Ding: Global warming. Dong: Unfair layoffs. Bing: No War. Bong: More vacations. However serious or ridiculous the grievance, the habitual strikers used any and every excuse to march and complain. I guess Machiavelli was right: the power wears out those who don’t have it. Berlusconi and the right had worn them out just as Bush had exasperated leftist Americans. Strikes were inconvenient and periodic monkey wrenches, but there were other more critical errors in the liberal utopia, namely multiculturalism which is fundamentally altering Europe’s cultural landscape. And because Italian isn’t a widely spoken language, their struggle with immigration doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Italians have struggled with illegal immigration and waves of refugees from Africa, because of their preference for multiculturalism over assimilation. The crisis has been compounded by the severe religious divide between the Catholic majority and those Muslims calling Italy their new home. The battle between the leftists and those vying to preserve Italy’s storied culture is growing increasingly bitter. It wasn’t just embarrassment or adding members to their roles that interested the communists. They also used the religion of the immigrants to beat back the dominant faith which they despised. Near Siena, well-known for the palio, a centuries-old horse race in the town square, religious tensions were stoked by a communist mayor, who, without seeking the approval of those living in Colle Val d’Elsa—a village just outside of Siena, brilliantly decided to provide public funds to build a mosque on a public park. The locals were outraged, not because of racism or bigotry toward Muslims in the town, but because they weren’t asked their opinion. There was no referendum. Construction has begun and minarets will soon tower above the small cobblestone streets and medieval frescoes. Score one for those Marxists who would love nothing more than to snuff out the “opium of the people.” At times, politicians on the far right utilized rather unorthodox strategies to affect the growing Islamic influence in Italian society. Roberto Calderoli, a La Lega politician, planned a “pig day” to protest another planned mosque in Bologna. “I place myself and my pig at the disposal of those who are against this mosque,” he said, offering to tour the construction site with his pig, after which the ground would be “considered infected and no longer suitable” for building. Although the pig day proposal shocked many Italians, only 28% of the population supports any new mosque construction. Immigration is a main concern of both Americans and Europeans; so is racism. It didn’t take long for me to recognize a peculiar connection between swastikas, old soviet flags and banana peelings. During European soccer matches, all were liable to end up littering soccer stadiums in appalling displays of racism. At Milan’s San Siro soccer stadium, Zoro, a player for Messina, heard taunting so severe that he threatened to leave the field. Other players convinced him to stay and play, but the next time he traveled to Milan for a game, he was greeted with a sign that read, “Peanuts and bananas are the price of your fame.” I wonder how the elites, the self-loathers and the race-baiters would get along in Europe. From human rights to UN resolutions, these folks are constantly in search of European approval. But how would they fair living inside their socialist utopia, and would they be surprised at the life they would find? Would Jesse Jackson continue cashing in on corporate shakedowns and exploiting every race related issue to get mug time on television? In Europe, he would have plenty of opportunities. If Jesse and Al could help ease European racial tensions, then maybe Al Gore would be happier in Europe under its proactive environmental policy. But, could Gore really last? He would have to alter his rather liberal use of electricity—reported to be twenty times that of the average American household. Electricity in Europe, like fuel, is much more expensive It would be costlier to operate his SUVs and private planes and then there are also the inconvenient “time outs” from driving in the city. When pollution levels reach a certain level inside the municipalities, the government bans city traffic and declares a pollution free zone. If Gore lived inside an Italian metropoli, he’d have several options, starting with the many systems of mass transit. If the busses, trains and subways are not available because of strikes, there are always other viable alternatives, such as riding a bicycle or a horse. Somehow I don’t see Al Gore riding the subway or a horse. If it wasn’t striking workers grinding the transportation system to a halt, it was the ‘save the earth’ crowd’s efforts to ease smog in the cities and municipalities. But as inconvenient as those interruptions were, Italy’s outrageously high taxes had an even greater impact on the lifestyles of Italians, and me. Italians are known for their creativity, and their tax-evading maneuvers required every ounce of it. I learned the routine rather quickly. If I requested a receipt for any labor completed, the bill was usually higher. Cash was always welcome and utilized more often than I was used to in the United States. My friends were refreshingly honest about their Swiss bank accounts, and would occasionally recount their tax escapades. One of my favorites was a friend who had made trips to Switzerland for years. One afternoon when it came time for him to cross into Switzerland, the border patrol directed him to pull to the side of the road. They needed to search the car, and they did. They looked through his briefcase, his jacket, the car and in the trunk, but found nothing and let him pass through. The only place they hadn’t checked was underneath his hat, which was where the smuggled cash was hidden. His behavior might seem extreme and deceitful, but the strain and limitations of the tax system had forced him to find another way. High taxes, multiculturalism, environmental treaties and overbearing unions were just a few of the many socialist surprises that I found had been misrepresented by socialist sympathizers in the American mainstream media. However, their most egregious propaganda—the one that prompted my book—is their suggestion that Europeans hate America. Getting along was easy. Europeans hadn’t held it against me that I was American, just as I hadn’t held it against them that they were not. My neighbors didn’t seem to mind having a Yankee in their backyard. As a gated country club community, Monticello wasn’t necessarily a typical Italian neighborhood, but it was almost bizarre to see how the American flag functioned as a brand. I was amazed to see kids wearing sweaters of old glory or shirts with “I love the U.S.A” scribbled across them. None of them had “I love Germany,” or “I love China” t-shirts. It was America they were wearing. Surely, part of this curious admiration was due to the great marketing of the flag by designers in the U.S. However, if Italians felt loathing or even indifference toward the U.S, they would avoid dressing themselves in red, white and blue. The most recent U.S. Presidential election, provided voters a clear choice, perhaps the most unambiguous in decades. The background of candidate Obama enticed voters with a chance to make history, while his eloquence before the teleprompter invoked comparisons with Reagan. Since his presidency has begun, however, it has been his frightening policy proposals like healthcare that have functioned as a collective double espresso to the voters. The triple espresso is The Absentee Ballot. Posted in book, Conservative, Politics, Uncategorized Tagged absentee, ballot, book, Conservative, Democrats, europe, European socialism, healthcare, healthcare reform, Immigration, Italy, Liberal, Obama, Politics, socialism, taxes, The Health Care Reform: Giving Chemo and Leaving the Tumor Posted on August 4, 2009 \| Leave a comment Phone calls to defensive health insurance officials can be nerve racking, as can opening those statements to determine which visits or interventions were covered and what percentage the turkeys decided to pay. It shouldn’t be arbitrary, but often times, it is. But I thought this procedure was covered completely with just a co-pay…My doctor was ‘in-network’. Or, what about when they ask you if your procedure or expense was ‘medically necessary’? Yeah, I thought about keeping that dysfunctional prostate a couple more years before deciding to just let ‘em fix it. Haggling, arguing, pleading and sacrificing have become much too common in the lives of everyday Americans, regardless of whether they carry insurance, and some 46 million don’t, although many of them can afford it but choose not to purchase it. Excluding those making $50,000 per year or more, only 20 million, or less than seven percent of the population is left. According to a recent survey, most Americans consider health care a “threat to their security,” and some 80 percent believe it isn’t functioning properly. Obama’s health care plan may cost upwards of $1.5 trillion over the next decade. And largely overlooked in the ‘who is going to pay for what’ debate, is the reason why we’re here—cost. Our system is overpriced. Our drugs, doctors, hospitals and health coverage cost too much for a variety of reasons. It’s not about who is paying the bill. It’s about the bill. New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg echoes that belief. “We shouldn’t just be throwing more money on top of the present system, because the present system is so wasteful.” Over the years, the AMA has vociferously lobbied to limit the number of doctors. As a result, qualified students like my friend Karen, a University of Florida graduate in microbiology, zoology and a minor in chemistry carrying a GPA of over 3.5, didn’t qualify for medical school after graduation. Rejected but determined, she entered graduate school in microbiology and received her master’s degree with a 3.8 grade point average. Still not good enough. Oh, and her MCAT (med-school entrance) score was above average. She also had extracurricular qualifications on her resume—she was the university’s mascot for several years, the same years she spent breaking her back to qualify for Med School. While the AMA lobbied to limit doctors, the ABA campaigned against malpractice caps. That guy who went in for an appendectomy and left without an arm couldn’t pay his bills or retire on just $2 million. The least that the hospital, doctor, and ultimately, insurance company could do is give him $10 mil. Doctors. These days, it’s difficult to sympathize with those who run their offices like an assembly line of “get them in and out inside of five minutes,” because the HMOs, Medicare and Medicaid have destroyed their dreams by sapping the automatic riches owed them by their choice of profession. For many of them, it’s a business. You want a refill? Leave a message and give them a couple of days. You want test results? You might have to wait and take an e-mail. You want them explained? Talk to the nurse. And honestly, spare me the woe is me argument. I was recently introduced to a doctor, born in raised in Milan, Italy who is now working in Orlando, Florida as a cardiothoracic surgeon. We exchanged pleasantries, and I explained that I was moving back to Como, which is a forty-five minute drive, well, Italian drive, from Milan. “I’ve thought about going back,” he told me, “but I wouldn’t make the kind of money I make here. Now that Obama has been elected, though, I might go back because the system will look more like Europe’s.” While every industry is getting hammered in the market, pharmaceuticals have dipped but they certainly haven’t cratered like other Dow stocks. It’s enough to do a chart comparison between Roche and Pfizer against the Dow’s performance. Despite spending millions in commercials of couples in bathtubs (Cialis) and in print advertising advising patients which medications they should be requesting from their doctors, these pharmas just keep raking it in. Never mind that Canadians and Europeans pay a fraction of what Americans pay… Their argument? They need their R&D. Simple question. How do other companies manage to create new products without price-gouging? Does Microsoft charge $4,000 for the new Windows application? Do Airlines attach an $800 surcharge to passengers for flying in the new Boeing 777? Memo to pharmas: We don’t need to pay several hundred bucks for a prescription of Nexium to ease heartburn, we can take Prilocec. I’ve neglected to mention hospitals for a reason. Despite their cumbersome bureaucracy and $50 aspirins, they are forced to deal with all of the above, plus two—the illegal immigrant patient who has 911 on his or her speed dial and the uninsured patient who might declare medical bankruptcy to avoid the ridiculous bill presented by the hospital. Every industry and every professional involved in the United States health care is culpable in accelerating its demise, yet integral to its possible turnaround. For years, the American people have been doing the sacrificing, and now is the time for those in the industry to do the same. It doesn’t matter who picks up the tab. The problem is the tab itself. Tagged Congress, healthcare, healthcare reform, Obama Are We Really a Meritocracy? Watching Mark Sanford give that speech yesterday gave me an idea: what if hard work and intelligence aren’t the prerequisites to success? What if reaching a certain level has nothing to do with merit and everything to do with luck? A governor and likely front-runner for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination for 2012, an ‘everyman’ he is not. Yet defying common sense and sanity he carried on for months indiscreetly scribbling love e-mails and planning trysts. Presumably he traveled commercial, so, my question is this—did he think he wouldn’t be recognized? And, considering it was Father’s Day, did he not consider that his kids would be calling? Couldn’t he have kept it zipped until his term was up? Had he ever heard of phone sex? Considering she lives in Argentina, it would have been more convenient and much less expensive. His bizarre disappearance and even more bizarre press conference made me wonder—maybe the leaders in business and politics today aren’t the best and the brightest, perhaps they are simply the luckiest or come from the most influential families. Sanford’s wife who led his campaigns came from a wealthy, influential family. It isn’t just Sanford, what about George W. Bush. In his defense, he had eight years as president to shape his image as a thinker, or non-thinker. The list is long: He advocated democracy amongst advanced societies such as Egypt and Pakistan, passed a prescription drug benefit without allowing the government to renegotiate pricing with the pharmas, nominated Harriet Meyers, condoned cronyism throughout his presidency, failed to pardon Ramos and Compean, bailed out GM and Chrysler and set the stimulus spending spree in motion. Could he really have made it in business or politics without Daddy Warbucks? And Nancy Pelosi? Would she really be Speaker of the House without her wealthy family behind her? Couple a grating and phony laugh with a juvenile, clique-like view of Congress and we have a country in gridlock. The same deer-in-headlights gaze that plagued President Bush transmit an emptiness of thought which make irrelevant any of her words spoken thereafter. Is she really the brightest and best our country has to offer? The argument extends to the business community as well. Maybe those genius financiers and business founders don’t always merit that ‘genius’ label. Madoff and his fellow Ponzi consigliere: Were they really smart? Making obscene amounts of money doesn’t automatically add up to a membership in Mensa. How much smarts does it take to recruit investors, take their money and promise a certain return which is made possible by taking on more investors? What about the futures traders and hedge fund founders living in Manhattan or on palatial estates in Connecticut? Should they be considered worthy of wealth simply because of the profits they created? The credit default swaps that brought down the U.S financial system are complicated mechanisms created by said traders and hedge funders to avoid regulation. Maybe they should be given credit for the complexity of their trading, but make no mistake—walking into a casino, sitting down at a poker table and playing million hand poker with nothing in your pocket isn’t genius, it’s something else. Growing up under the most optimistic of Presidents, inspired me to believe that the hardest workers, the believers, the doers made it in America. Watching Mark Sanford and our leaders over the last ten years makes me wonder. Tagged Governor Sanford, Mark Sanford, Sanford It’s Called Courage, Mr. President Many politicians and citizens hold up ‘bipartisanship’ as the ideal, claiming that the ‘middle’ is where Americans want to live and be governed, but most of us know the truth—the label of conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, instructs the way we live and the way we vote. Elections have consequences, but as a conservative, it is painful watching the rapid devolution of America via: ‘employee free choice act’, increased federal oversight of businesses, raised taxes, the oncoming inflation resulting from a nonsensical monetary policy, defense cuts, and the acknowledgement, before the Arab world, that yes, Americans torture. The President for change has been busy, but again, he is merely setting out to accomplish what he promised—redistributing wealth, health-care for all and turning the last superpower into just another member of the UN and NATO with a vote, not a voice. These policy disagreements are natural, but there are behaviors we expect from our President which transcend policy. Save the Code Pinkos and lunatics on the fringe, I believe all Americans demand courage from our Commander-in-Chief, which is why his silence on Iran is so troubling. Whether President Obama chooses to believe it or not, around the world, Americans are looked upon as cheerleaders for freedom. Those Iranians braving jail, beatings and death to protest the fraud perpetrated by the Ayatollah and the midget, carried signs in English—not aimed at Gordon Brown—but toward the captain of freedom’s cheerleaders. Perhaps the revolutionaries should have written those signs in French. Here’s French President Sarkozy, from The Wall St. Journal: The President yesterday denounced the “extent of the fraud” and the “shocking” and “brutal” response of the Iranian regime to public demonstrations in Tehran these past four days. “These elections are an atrocity,” he said. “If [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad had made such progress since the last elections, if he won two-thirds of the vote, why such violence?” The statement named the regime as the cause of the outrage in Iran and, without meddling or picking favorites, stood up for Iranian democracy. Aside from convincing Twitter to delay its maintenance schedule, President Obama has been mute, until yesterday, when he dropped the hammer, saying he had ‘deep concerns’ about the election. What about the protesters murdered by the government, Mr. President? Aren’t they worth mentioning? After living abroad and traveling extensively, I’ve learned more about the unique character of the American people. When you rip apart the labels and facades, you’ll see a people who loathe nuanced positioning, especially when freedom is at stake. We crave courage and clarity from our leaders. You might not like it Mr. President, but you have a duty to those Iranians who are willing to die for their vote and also those Americans who expect their leader to embody the ideals which set us apart. To those brave Iranians marching, tweeting, posting and wearing the green of Mousavi on their arms while competing in international soccer competitions, we salute you. Posted in Iran, Politics Tagged Iran, Iranians, Mousavi, Obama, president obama, revolution Street Reacts to Obama’s Speech If headlines and reaction of news organizations and at least one terror group is any indication of who feels the most slighted by Obama’s trip and speech today, then we might conclude that Israelis were the ones left somewhat disillusioned. Planted boldly atop the Jerusalem Post’s site reads, “It’s time for these settlements to stop.” Instead, Haaretz Daily News, focused its headlines on the positive reaction from Israeli politicians. Underneath its “Obama: I’ll personally pursue a two state solution,” however, the writer begins by noting that Washington views the west bank settlements as “illegal.” The Palestinian Authority and Hamas offered praise, both sensing a changing policy and a new beginning. The Arab press was mixed. One Egyptian editor refused an invitation to attend the speech explaining (from al-Arabiya): “If I went to the speech it would mean that the problem was just with (Obama’s predecessor) George W. Bush, but the problem is with U.S. policies in the world and in the Muslim world which haven’t yet changed.” “We have seen a vast public relations campaign from Obama but we haven’t seen any radical differences, not on an Iraq withdrawal or on Afghanistan, or the war in (Pakistan’s) Swat. He has even gone backwards on promising to close Guantanamo.” So attempts to rid the Swat valley of Taliban running around shooting, beating and blowing up innocents are unjustified? If this editor of the independent al-Doustur newspaper, Ibrahim Eissa, views ridding the swat valley of primitive bearded thugs isn’t a good thing, then I’m not sure how Obama’s speech could have changed his mind. Perhaps if he’d announced his intention to convert to Islam and join the Muslim Brotherhood, he might have stood a chance. More response from the region as reported by al-Arabiya: The Jordan Times said Obama would have to exert himself as he “attempts to clean up the mess his predecessor created in the Arab and Muslim worlds. “Muslims and Arabs would like to hear much from Obama, starting with Palestine, Iraq and the U.S. military presence in the Gulf. “While foreign policy is crucial, a sincere show of respect and attempt to rebuild trust are more important.” Saudi newspaper al-Ryadh said Obama’s decision to address the Muslim world and “in visiting the two most important Arab capitals, is breaking with former American presidents and wants to attack the most important front of the challenges (Western misunderstandings with Muslims.”) UAE newspaper Akhbar al-Saa referred to “a new era in relations between the United States and the Muslim world” with Obama’s move into the White House. But Dubai’s al-Bayan stressed that “the region wants to hear from Obama’s mouth that he is conscious of the imbalance in relations (between America) and the Muslim world and that he wants to remedy it.” In other words, bend over Mr. President. Like all the Presidents who’ve come before you, it’s never going to be enough. As’salaamu alaykums, a smoother than smooth personality and a super-prompter won’t garner applause from those who eschew introspection in favor of blaming Jews and westerners. Posted in Islam, Muslim, Politics Tagged egypt, Islam, Muslims, Obama, obama's speech, speech Hugo’s Variety Show You just can’t make this stuff up. Chavez, who unbeknownst to me already had a weekly variety show, is marking the show’s tenth anniversary by holding a special marathon edition, according to the Telegraph. “It will be in chapters, like a soap opera,” said Mr. Chavez, a former paratrooper who often breaks out into song on air. Just what kind of songs does he sing? The possibilities are endless… Although ‘Down with America’ or ‘American Idiot’ would be choice song selections, they’re not Spanish. His programme normally runs on a Sunday, when typically he talks, sings, explains government policy and attacks his critics at home and abroad. But the special edition will run between Thursday and Sunday. Mr Chavez has in recent months stepped up his criticism of opposition-owned media. Last week, Venezuelan police raided the home of the head of the opposition channel Globovision. They alleged that they were investigating 24 new cars on the property they suspected were going to be resold at speculatively high prices. But human rights groups accused the government of trying to intimidate its critics. Funny how Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins were outraged by alleged Bush administration human rights abuses, yet jet down to sip sangrias with Hugo the first chance they get. Posted in Politics, venezuela Two faces of Islam Posted on May 7, 2009 \| Leave a comment Where was al-Jazeera when thousands of Muslims recently gathered to pray front of Milan’s Duomo to protest Israel’s operation in Gaza? As one of Europe’s most storied gothic cathedrals, their act was blasphemous and offensive, yet presumably acceptable to those at al-Jazeera who are now crusading against some in the U.S military who dared to consider handing out Bibles to local Afghanis. Consider: the Saudi Kingdom gives billions to western Universities to promote Islam as the religion of peace and shells out even more to build Wahabbi mosques in the west. Muslim immigrants in the Netherlands are rejecting Dutch culture, rather than adapting to it. And it’s a Muslim who fought to remove crucifixes from Italian schools. In Denmark? Well, there were those riot inspiring cartoons which gave rise to Muslim protests world-wide. So we, non-Muslims, must adapt and respect without scrutiny, and we do. In the west, we film documentaries and movies slandering and questioning Christianity. How many perverted Catholic priest plots or Dan Brown inspired TV shows have aired in recent years? Yet, I’ve not seen one Mecca vs Medina Koran inspired documentary. Maybe I missed it. The latest American transgression involves the U.S military’s proselytizing in Afghanistan by handing out, gasp, Bibles. From Fox News: Al Jazeera claims, based on inside video obtained from an independent documentary director, that the evangelical group at Bagram had a clear purpose — to spread Christianity. “They were on a mission, but it appears it was not just a military one,” the video begins. The documentary filmmaker and former soldier Brian Hughes turned the evidence, an on-base church service at Bagram, over to al-Jazeera. I guess NBC, ABC, BBC and CNN weren’t interested, or he believed al-Jazeera was the only newsmaker capable of exploring the topic without prejudice. The hypocrisy of Muslims in the Arab world who expect the opportunity to reform our culture and pray in front of our most sacred churches in open blasphemy while refusing us the opportunity of handing out Bibles isn’t surprising. But our weak defense of religious freedom is. From RFE/RL: Under Afghanistan’s internationally backed constitution, it is a crime in the country to try to convert a Muslim to another religious faith. Afghan Muslims who do convert to another religion face a possible death sentence under Afghan law. Wary of the sensitivities of the issue, U.S. Central Command has issued General Order No. 1, which forbids troops on active duty from trying to convert people to another religion. That rule applies to all U.S. soldiers based in Afghanistan and Iraq. Indeed, a U.S. military spokeswoman at Bagram Air Field said on May 5 that the Bibles shown in the Al-Jazeera report had been sent about a year ago by a church in the United States to one particular U.S. soldier who is an evangelical Christian. Major Jennifer Willis says she can now confirm that the Bibles seen in the report were collected by U.S. military chaplains and destroyed. She says none of the Bibles was distributed. Cultural and religious tolerance is one-sided. Until non-Muslim westerners decide to dispense with political correctness in support of freedom, this hypocrisy will continue. Posted in Afghanistan, Islam, Politics Tagged Afghanistan, Al Jazeera, Islam, Muslims, U.S military GE Fights Back…In the Comments Section Posted on April 24, 2009 \| 1 comment Fox News has managed to make the suits at GE fairly unbalanced after their recent report covering the bias at NBC and the outrage expressed by shareholders who are watching the stock, and their 401ks, tank. Was it was the exposure of GE’s connection to billions in a cap-and-trade windfall, which would only be made possible under a President Obama, and how that has figured into their over-the-top pimping of his candidacy the last two years? Or was it was the Fox correspondent’s intrusion into a contentious shareholder meeting? Whatever the motive, the folks at General Electric are hacked off, spooked, or both. So irritated are they that they have Gary Sheffer, their executive director of corporate communications & public affairs, posting comments beneath a Politico article like a regular blogger, detailing what really transpired at a recent shareholders meeting. According to the Hollywood Reporter, cited in the Politico article, here’s what happened at the meeting: Just before GE re-elected board members, company brass were hit with questions from shareholders critical of an alleged leftward political slant at MSNBC. But one of those questions came from Jesse Watters, a producer on “The O’Reilly Factor” whose criticisms were cut short when his microphone was cut off, according to several attendees. According to the article, other shareholders, and yes the reporter is a shareholder, had their microphones cut as well. And here is what GE’s Sheffer, if that was really him, wrote in response underneath the Politico piece: Gary Sheffer from GE. I was at the meeting and this account of what happened is wrong. We let shareowners have their say — that’s what the meeting is about –and yesterday’s meeting was nearly three hours of sometimes tough criticism, including on MSNBC. But be clear, Mr. Watters and his Fox News friends had full opportunity to make their points. Mr. Watters made his statement, sat down and then departed before the meeting was concluded. If he felt he had been “cut off” he could have simply returned to the microphone (several shareowners spoke multiple times). The meeting was not concluded until there was no one left standing at the microphones seeking to speak. Posted By: Gary Sheffer \| April 23, 2009 at 10:52 AM Unfortunately, he takes umbrage at the Fox correspondent Jesse Watters, not at the possibility that NBC is skewing news to boost the President, thus ensuring future billions in revenues for GE. Shouldn’t NBC offer a disclosure of some nature? I mean the two viewers left watching MSNBC and NBC will be fascinated to learn that unlike Santa Claus, their conspiracy theories do exist. Only, unfortunately, it’s the libs holding the bag on this one. Posted in media bias, news, Politics Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Fox, Fox News, GE, MSNBC, NBC, O'Reilly, Olberman China Spies; U.S can’t Cry What could possibly be more troubling than a handshake with Chavez or bow to a Saudi king? The notion that we are borrowing trillions from a country who continues to steal state secrets. From today’s Wall St. Journal: WASHINGTON — Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon’s $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project — the Defense Department’s costliest weapons program ever — according to current and former government officials familiar with the attacks. Similar incidents have also breached the Air Force’s air-traffic-control system in recent months, these people say. In the case of the fighter-jet program, the intruders were able to copy and siphon off several terabytes of data related to design and electronics systems, officials say, potentially making it easier to defend against the craft. Further on in the piece, former U.S. officials say that the attack most likely originated in China, despite the denials offered by the Chinese who rejected a recent Pentagon report concerning their progress in cyber-spying. The tea parties weren’t a reaction against a liberal, nor were they initiated by a bunch of rednecks against a black man, as Janeane Garofalo maintains. They were hatched by a group of frustrated Americans who see the U.S government mortgaging its future and theirs. More than deepening the recent ‘living beyond our means’ culture, Obama is building on the past administration’s disregard for sovereignty with respect to China. How can we complain about China’s spying when we’re borrowing their money to build that $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter? Posted in news, Politics Tagged china, cyber, cyber-spying, joint strike fighter, pentagon, spy, spying	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line858
__label__cc	0.544995	0.455005	by Paul Lilly — Saturday, July 23, 2016, 11:07 AM EDT AMD Shipping Zen In Limited Quantity Q4, Volume Rollout Ramps Q1 2017 We're getting so close to AMD's release of Zen that it almost feels like you can reach out and grab it, though obviously that's not the case, at least not yet. During a recent earnings call with investors, AMD boss Dr. Lisa Su stated that Zen would trickle out by the end of the year before shipping in any kind of real volume in the first quarter of 2017. "We have been very focused on the [Zen] server launch for first half of 2017. Desktop should launch before that," Dr. Su stated. "I believe it will be in the first quarter of 2017. We may ship some limited volume towards the end of the fourth quarter, based on how bring up goes and the customer readiness." AMD has a lot riding on its Zen microcarchitecture. Zen is being built on an advanced GlobalFoundries-sourced 14nm FinFET process and is anticipated to perform on par with Intel's CPU lineup. The assumption is that AMD will price Zen competitively with equivalent Intel processors, perhaps even undercutting the competition, as AMD's been known to do. We caught our first real glimpse of Zen last month when Dr. Su brought on stage an 8-core, 16-thread Zen-based Summit Ridge CPU for desktops. "This product is 8 cores, 16 threads. It is in FinFET technology and it is integrated as part of our new AM4 desktop platform. The AM4 desktop platform is a return to desktop for our enthusiasts and our performance fans," Dr. Su said at the time. "And if you think about AM4, think about it integrated top to bottom throughout our desktop lineup." Zen was taped out earlier this year and should already be sampling to select customers. On the server side, AMD is readying a version of Zen codenamed Naples with 32 cores, 64 threads, and 64MB of shared L3 cache. According to AMD, Zen will offer a 40 percent improvement in instruction per clock (IPC) performance compared to its current processor architecture. Tags: AMD, Processors, CPU, zen, (nasdaq:amd)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line859
__label__wiki	0.763436	0.763436	[Press Release] Filipino Protesters Troop to Canadian Embassy to Demand Re-Export of Illegal Garbage Shipments -EcoWaste Coalition Photo from EcoWaste Coalition FB page Makati City/Quezon City. One week after President Rodrigo Duterte issued an ultimatum to the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, citizen protesters led by the EcoWaste Coalition trooped to the Canadian Embassy in Makati City to demand the immediate re-export of Canada’s overstaying wastes in the country to their origin. Unmindful of the scorching heat of the sun, the protesters wielded a big banner reading “Canada: Comply with the Basel Convention. Take back your garbage now,” as well as placards stressing “No more promises” and “Philippines is not a dumpsite.” The protesters brought a faux shipping container bedecked with trash representing the 103 containers of mis-declared garbage exports from Canada that arrived in batches at the Port of Manila from 2013 to 2014. They also blew whistles to tell Trudeau that “time is up” for Canada’s waste dumping. “We have patiently waited for years for Prime Minister Trudeau to make good on his promise to resolve this long-running dumping controversy,” said Aileen Lucero, National Coordinator, EcoWaste Coalition. “When he first came to Manila in 2015, he said a ‘Canadian solution’ is being developed to address the issue, and when he returned in 2017, he said ‘it is now theoretically possible to get (the wastes) back.’ It’s now second quarter of 2019 and the Canadian wastes are still rotting here,” she said. “We are fed up of failed promises. Now is the time for Canada to announce when exactly are they taking back their garbage in compliance to its obligations under the Basel Convention. The wastes have nowhere to go but Canada where the wastes have to be processed and treated in an environmentally responsible way,” she insisted. In insisting on Canada’s responsibility to repossess their garbage, the EcoWaste Coalition cited a freshly-issued legal opinion by lawyers at the Victoria BC-based Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation (CELL) “that Canada has violated the Basel Convention in respect of the transboundary movements of wastes from Canada to the Philippines in 2013 and 2014.” As the 14th Basel Convention Conference of the Parties will start today, April 29, in Geneva, Switzerland, the EcoWaste Coalition urged the Canadian government to publicly announce the take-back date and plan for its dumped wastes in the Philippines to demonstrate its commitment to the treaty and its treaty obligations. To prevent future illegal dumping in any country, the group called on both Canada and the Philippines to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment, which aims to protect “developing countries in controlling imports of hazardous and other wastes they were unable to manage in an environmentally sound manner but continued to receive.” To recall, the EcoWaste Coalition wrote for nth time to Trudeau on January 30, 2019 reminding him that “the dumping of Canadian wastes in the Philippines is immoral and illegal,” and further urging his government to “provide a clear and definite date by which it will repatriate its garbage so that this protracted ordeal can finally be promptly ended. “ On February 11, nine Canadian and international environmental and human rights organizations wrote to Trudeau to back the latest appeal made by the EcoWaste Coalition. They requested him to ensure the expeditious return to Canada of the wastes illegally exported from Canada, and dumped in the Philippines, as is required by the Basel Convention, and to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment. On April 15, RightOnCanada, Canadian Environmental Law Association, IPEN, Basel Action Network, and the EcoWaste Coalition asked Trudeau to act on the legal opinion prepared by CELL, stop violating the Basel Convention and take back the wastes. On April 23, Duterte lambasted Canada for its inaction. “They better pull that thing out or I will set sail to Canada and dump their garbage there,” he said, threatening “war” against Canada over the unsettled trash dumping. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on April 25, further emphasized that the government’s stance against Canada’s garbage was “non-negotiable.” To recall, 103 container vans of mixed garbage from Canada, wrongly declared as scrap plastics for recycling, entered the port of Manila in 2013-2014. The Bureau of Customs intercepted the illegal shipments upon notification by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). According to the DENR, the garbage shipments are in violation of DENR Administrative Order 2013-22, which states that “no importation of heterogenous and unsorted plastic materials shall be allowed” and that “all plastics shall have no traces of toxic materials.” As per the waste analysis and characterization study conducted by the DENR in 2014, approximately 64 percent of the intercepted Canadian garbage shipments were “baled municipal solid waste or garbage destined for immediate local disposal and cannot be recycled.” In 2015, wastes from 26 of the 103 containers were illegally disposed of at a private landfill in Tarlac province angering officials and citizens. The remaining containers are sitting at the ports of Manila and Subic. Today’s protest action at the Canadian Embassy drew the participation of activists from the EcoWaste Coalition, Aksyon para sa Kahandaan sa Kalamidad at Klima, Nagkakaisang Lakas ng mga Mangangalakal sa Longos, Samahan ng mga Mangangalakal ng Scrap sa Capulong, and Sarilaya Pilipinas. Support #KarapatDapat na Agenda campaign! Click the video to know more. April 29, 2019 in Press Release. 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__label__wiki	0.571638	0.571638	Home » Highways News, Main, News » HDOT buys new and improved Zipmobile HDOT buys new and improved Zipmobile Posted on Oct 10, 2018 in Highways News, Main, News HONOLULU – Governor David Y. Ige and the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) are pleased to announce a new and improved Zipmobile is on Oahu and is anticipated to be deployed into service in November. The custom machine was built in Rio Vista, California by Lindsay Transportation Solutions at a cost of $1,953,000. The new machine will replace one of the two current Zipmobiles, which have both been in service for more than 20 years. One of the machines will be kept active as a backup machine. Parts will be salvaged from the other machine and stored in case they are needed. The barrier moving machine transfer width can extend up to 30 feet, which is six feet longer than the current machines, which provides more flexibility on barrier location and improves safety with a wider shoulder area in certain sections of the route. With a Tier 4 diesel engine the new Zipmobile is more environmentally friendly as it produces 96 percent fewer pollutants, such as nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions, than the previous machines. A Tier 4 engine is the most advanced diesel technology available today. HDOT thanks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) for assisting with a grant under the federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2010, to replace older, higher emission diesel vehicles, with newer and cleaner vehicles. Through the grant, the DOH will provide nearly $390,000 for the new vehicle, bringing the total cost to HDOT down to $1,563,000. “The Zipmobile is an important piece of equipment that adds two additional eastbound lanes on the H-1 Freeway during the morning commute and helps ease traffic conditions for both carpool and single occupant vehicles,” said Governor David Ige. “We thank the EPA and DOH for helping secure a cleaner and more efficient Zipmobile.” The new machine will be tested in the overnight hours to limit the impact on the traveling public. Zip U There mechanics contracted to operate and maintain the Zipmobiles have been trained on the new vehicle and software, both at the manufacturer’s facility in California and on Oahu. Engineers and technicians with the manufacturer are on island during the initial installation and transition. They will continue to be available on call as needed. The vehicle has a full one-year warranty on all parts. HDOT created the Zipper Lane in 1998 and expanded it into a second lane in August 2016, which boosted usage by more than 40 percent, increased the average speed from 45mph to 50mph and decreased the number of vehicles in the single occupancy vehicle lanes by approximately 2,300. The Zipper Lanes are open weekdays, excluding most holidays, from 5:30 – 9 a.m. It begins on the H-1 Freeway at the Managers Drive Overpass near Waikele and feeds into the Nimitz Highway Express Lane. The Zipper Lanes are open to vehicles carrying two or more occupants, motorcycles and electric vehicles with an EV license plate. There are currently three entrances and two exits throughout the 11.3-mile route. The fourth entrance near the Radford Drive overpass was closed when the additional lane was created. HDOT has determined it is not feasible to safely reopen the fourth entrance. Carpool vehicles are still able to use the HOV lane on the Airport Viaduct and the Nimitz Express Lane offramp. Photos and videos of the new and old Zipmobiles are available for viewing and publication. Please courtesy “HDOT” or “Hawaii Department of Transportation” if the material is used. Do not drop the “H” or “Hawaii” from the courtesy. To view the photos and videos click here. Zipmobile FAQ: How long is the Zipper Lane route? The Zipper Lane is 11.3 miles in length and begins on the H-1 Freeway at the Managers Drive Overpass near Waikele and feeds into the Nimitz Highway Express Lane. How long does it take to open and close the Zipper barrier? The Zipper barrier is typically opened and closed in approximately three to three and a half hours. How long does it take to setup and breakdown the Nimitz Express Lane? The setup and breakdown of the Nimitz Highway Express Lane is accomplished in 30-45 minutes. How fast is the Zipmobile? The Zipmobile has a top speed of approximately 15 mph, but it does not travel at that pace when transferring the barrier. How many workers are on-board the Zipmobile during operations? Two employees operate the Zipmobile at a time, one in front and one in the back of the vehicle. How many total workers are needed for daily Zipper Lane operations? It takes a minimum of four people to complete daily Zipper Lane operations. How much does it cost to operate the Zipper Lanes and Nimitz Express Lane? The current cost to operate the Zipper Lane is less than $2.1m a year and the Nimitz Express Lane is $138,000 a year. Who is the current contractor? Zip U There has been operating and maintaining the Zipmobile contract since May 2014. Are the employees based in Hawaii trained in maintaining the vehicle and troubleshooting the computer software programs? What contingencies are in place should there be a malfunction like the one on March 31, 2015? The Zipper Lane is a positive feature that improves traffic flow during the daily morning commute and we are aware of the impact if there is a malfunction. The new Zipmobile brings enhanced features and reliability and comes with a full one year warranty on all parts. Six employees and engineers with the manufacturer, Lindsay Transportation Solutions, are on island helping ensure a smooth transition. Zip U There mechanics have been trained at the manufacturer’s facility in California and have received additional training in Hawaii. Lindsay Transportation Services engineers are on-call 24/7 and will make frequent return visits to Hawaii during the first year of operation. One old Zipmobile will be retained to operate as a backup if necessary. Parts and software will be stored on Oahu and will be available to be swapped out as part of the contigency plan. During the March 2015 incident, the computer software was proprietary so the manufacturer needed to make repairs directly. Since then, Zip U There mechanics have been trained and are able to make software repairs independently and onsite. When was the new Zipmobile delivered? The machine arrived in Hawaii September 29, 2018. Governor David Ige sits in the driver’s seat of the new Zipmobile. The new and improved Zipmobile brings more reliability, versatility and is better for the environment.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line867
__label__wiki	0.853362	0.853362	The Ragin’ Cajun In Print Reviews by Doug Kershaw with Cathie Pelletier I’ve read loads of musical memoirs, but rarely have they been as compelling as The Ragin’ Cajun from the “Louisiana Man” himself, Doug Kershaw. Born in the southern Louisiana bayou in a little town called Tiel Ridge, Kershaw describes a way of life that most would find completely foreign. Raised on a houseboat, Kershaw and his brothers (Rusty and Peewee) lived in the deep swamps where simply getting by was extreme. They lived off whatever the bayou gave them, from mink hides to fish. He grew up speaking Creole French, didn’t own a pair of shoes until he was sent to school and suffered the loss of his father due to either a suicide or a drunken accident with a shotgun. He was surrounded by Cajun music and was able to play most any instrument but settled on fiddle, and he used it to take him from grinding poverty of the bayou to sharing the stage with jazz violinist Jean Luc Ponty and renowned classical violinist Itzahk Perlman. His first national recognition came from appearing on Johnny Cash’s TV show from the Ryman, where he first met Bob Dylan. Kershaw’s mix of cajun, rock and roll and rockabilly were new to ears in 1969 (a situation that hasn’t changed much since then) and he had his first hit with the autobiographical “Louisiana Man”. It made him a star, but the downside was steep. The Ragin’ Cajun documents Kershaw’s struggle with drug and alcohol abuse, starting with pep pills that musicians used to combat fatigue. Soon a potent combination of uppers and Chivas came to rule his life, ending his first marriage and rendering him nearly destitute. He is unsparing in his account of that part of his life, and by all accounts Kershaw is a real SOB – or as Mama Rita, his mother said it a fils de putain, – high or sober. Thankfully Doug Kershaw survived, and at age 83 still performs a bit, and has written one of the most enjoyable accounts of a musical life in The Ragin’ Cajun. The Louisiana Man is a unique voice, a genuine rarity in American music. Laissez les bons temps rouler – Doug, you did good. James Mann Itzahk Perlman Jean Luc Ponty Rusty Kershaw The Ragin' Cajun Summer Gods Tour Live 2017. Review by Andrew Ellis. Stargazer (Clair). Review by Daniel Mitchell. Interview by Frank Mullen The Beginning of All Things End (Epic). Review by Vanessa Bormann. European Hard Trance: Mixed by Blutonium Boy (Neurodisc). Review by Carl F Gauze. Unreleased 2 Various Artists (Deep Elm). Review by Dan Stapleton. Sarah Fimm A Perfect Dream (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland. Chef's Diaries: Scotland The best restaurant in Spain looks to conquer new gastronomic territory and looks to Scotland for a surprisingly diverse source of exotic foodstuffs. At Rear House (Shrimper). Review by Matthew Moyer. The Secret Machines Gail Worley gets the definitive interview out of Secret Machines’ feisty drummer Josh Garza. She calls them a grunge Be Bop Deluxe, but in a good way. Gosford Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Decca). Review by Vanessa Bormann. Steve Hackett The Man, The Music This two and a half hour documentary explores everything you might want to know about former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and the history of Progressive Rock.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line870
__label__wiki	0.880654	0.880654	New chefs, culinary gardener at Carneros Inn By Carey Sweet on July 12, 2011 at 1:58 PM New folks at FARM If you’re replacing one chef, why not update the whole roster? That seems to be the thought at The Carneros Inn, where a recent changing of the guard has brought a new team to the upscale PlumpJack Group resort in Napa. While Steven Tevere is still executive chef for the entire property, including Hilltop Dining Room, there’s a new chef de cuisine and new pastry chef for FARM, plus a new chef for Boon Fly Café. But wait, there’s more: a new culinary gardener has been appointed, too. First up: new chef de cuisine at FARM, Andrew Budnyj, who was promoted from his role as sous chef with the restaurant, and was previously sous chef at Ubuntu. He replaces Ryan Jette, who moved to Singapore for an executive sous chef job at The Sentosa Resort & Spa. Second: Anna Springer is now in charge of pastries, fresh from a job as executive pastry sous chef for Joel Robuchon Restaurants in Las Vegas, where the line-up includes Joel Robuchon, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, the Bakery for Joel Robuchon Restaurant, and the Pastry Kitchen for Mansion Villas at the MGM Grand. Third: Cody Williams is now running the kitchen at Boon Fly Café. Fourth: Peter Stonebraker is keeping things green as the resort’s culinary gardener, in charge of a half-acre bio-dynamic and organic plot planted to supplement the resort’s kitchens. What else is new? Management says the changes will lead to even greater emphasis on the Inn’s farm-to-table dining concept. A new dessert, for example, features Carneros garden mint ice cream with lime parfait and Araguani chocolate ganache. And guests who stay at the Inn on a Sunday now receive a going-away gift of fresh-plucked produce. The Carneros Inn: 4048 Sonoma Hwy., Napa; 707-299-4900 or thecarnerosinn.com. Carey Sweet	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line874
__label__cc	0.680194	0.319806	Home » About Us » Blog » Recipe of the Week: The Hemingway Special Recipe of the Week: The Hemingway Special "This frozen daiquiri, so well beaten as it is, looks like the sea where the wave falls away from the bow of a ship when she is doing thirty knots." - Ernest Hemingway, Islands in the Stream Back in the 1930s, the illustrious novelist Ernest Hemingway had escaped his crowded home in Key West - constantly flooded with friends and literati wishing to bask in his limelight – for a more secluded place more suitable for a writer. The American Prohibition had recently ended, which is when Cuba became wildly popular for tourists wanting to have a swell time drinking - legally. El Floridita, near Havana’s Parque Central, thus became one of his favorites. It was here that Hemingway was first introduced to his beloved daiquiri, celebrated for decades to come as El Hemigway. Source: Deposit Pictures As the story goes, Hemingway was passing through El Floridita for a quick use of the bathroom. Upon leaving, he saw bartender Constantino Ribalaigua Vert lining the bar top with daiquiris. Constantino did not invent the daiquiri, though he is credited with creating the frozen version that is most popular nowadays. He took ownership in uniquely mastering the frozen drink, without using any blender. Seeing the unique skills of the mixologist, Hemingway had to try one for himself before leaving the bar. He liked the drink, but preferred the daiquiri sugarless, with double the amount of rum. When Constantino made a new drink per Hemingway’s suggestions, the “Papa Doble” was born, as well as The “Hemingway Special” which included grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur. Not long after, Hemingway became a regular at El Floridita, supposedly being able to drink as many as 16 in one sitting. He sat in a distinct, dark corner of the bar, which allowed him to quietly read or write. El Floridita, Constantino and the frozen daiquiri proved to be a source of great inspiration for Hemingway’s novel “Islands in the Stream,” which was published posthumously. A significant part of the novel is set in a Havana bar where protagonist Thomas Hudson enjoys double, sugarless daiquiris served by a bartender named Pedrico. Hemingway loved Havana so much that he made it his home in 1939. Along with his third wife, Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway moved into a house known as Finca Vigía. He lived there for twenty years; once he went back to the US, the house went to the Cuban government, which proudly displays it as a museum. As for The Hemingway Daiquirí Special, here is the Daiquirí recipe from El Floridita: 2 1/1 jiggers Bacardi or Havana Club rum (1 jigger = 1 1/2 ounces) Juice of 1/2 grapefruit 6 drops of maraschino (cherry brandy) Fill a blender one-quarter full of ice, preferably shaved or cracked. Add the rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice and maraschino. Blend on high until the mixture turns cloudy and light-colored. Serve immediately in large, conical goblets. Enjoy and see you at El Floridita! Recipe Source: Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure Written by Monica Suma. You can follow her on Twitter at @MonicaSuma.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line875
__label__wiki	0.68649	0.68649	For product guidance visit Why Invotra? Our tech stack Saving money with Invotra Economics of the cloud Shared benefits Resources and skills required to deliver your intranet Scaling as you grow Solutions by topic Intranet design Social intranet Mobile working Intranet security Publishing model Moving intranet During the process Once you’re settled Press, news and events Free guides, eBooks and presentations Invotra is joint second and highly commended Medium Employer at the National Apprenticeship Awards Invotra was highly commended and in joint second place in the Medium Employer of the Year category at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2017. The company with its head office in Woking, Surrey was in the top three in the country and was narrowly pipped to the Award by Bournemouth-based Super Seals Ltd. Invotra has also been included in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, for the second year running. The list features the most exceptional apprenticeship employers from all of the National Apprenticeship Awards employer categories and shows the breadth of employers offering fantastic apprenticeship opportunities. Alison Galvin, HR director at Invotra said: “For Invotra, a digital workplace company based outside of London, it’s essential we attract and nurture our own talent. We’re especially proud that the majority of our apprentices stay with us and many have gone on to become senior managers with teams of their own to lead. We’re delighted that the success of our apprenticeship programme has been recognised nationally. People are at the heart of our business. “Some people question the value of an apprenticeship over a university degree, but for Invotra, apprenticeships have played a fundamental role in the success of our business. Our apprentices are highly skilled, committed, enthusiastic and bright and they all say our apprenticeship programme was a brilliant career choice for them. “We wear our top 100 apprenticeship employer badge proudly and will continue to invest in the ongoing training and development of every one of our apprentices. We look forward to welcoming on board many future apprentices – especially supporting our aims to champion women in technology and digital accessibility for all – and watching them fly.” Jonathan Lord, MP for Woking, added; I have been impressed with Invotra’s commitment to Woking and its enthusiastic and highly effective participation in the national apprenticeship programme. I met a number of outstanding local apprentices when I opened their new Woking offices and I’m delighted that the company is continuing to thrive. Through my work, I’m also aware of Invotra’s excellent reputation as a leading provider of digital workplace services within central government. These award achievements are thoroughly deserved. Douglas Spinks, Deputy Chief Executive, Woking Borough Council visited the offices on Friday 19 January to help the company celebrate, he commented: Invotra is a great credit to Woking and the County. The company is a fantastic apprentice ambassador and excels at developing and retaining local talent. This national recognition is a brilliant achievement for the company and clearly demonstrates its commitment to continued investment in our Borough. Sue Husband, Director of the National Apprenticeship Service, said: The National Apprenticeship Awards allow talented apprentices and committed employers from across our regions to receive well-deserved recognition for their apprenticeship achievements. Finalists recognised at these awards show the range of sectors and variety of job roles apprenticeships are available in, and how they can deliver the skills employers need. Invotra is a fast-growing digital workplace company providing online software services designed to transform information systems, improve efficiencies and employee collaboration. The company was established in 2012, by a team of experts with decades of experience. In that time, Invotra has quickly become a trusted supplier to UK government, delivering an easy to use and highly secure digital workplace. Clients include the UK’s Home Office, Department for Work & Pensions, Department for Transport and Sierra Club. Invotra has offices in Woking, Newcastle, Dublin and Denver. The National Apprenticeship Awards The National Apprenticeship Awards are an opportunity to highlight the many success stories and the benefits of apprenticeships. There are six employer categories ranging from Small to Macro, and two newcomer categories. Categories are open to employers of all sectors. There are four apprentice categories, which are: intermediate, advanced and higher or degree apprentice of the year, and the hotly contended Apprenticeship Champion of the Year. https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/national-apprenticeship-awa… The National Apprenticeship Service The National Apprenticeship Service supports the delivery of apprenticeships in England. It offers free impartial advice and support to employers looking to recruit for the first time or expand their apprenticeship workforce. This includes simplifying the process of recruiting an apprentice through the support of employer focused teams and Find an apprenticeship recruitment sites on GOV.UK where employers can advertise their vacancies and potential apprentices or trainees can apply. Call 08000 150 600 or search for apprenticeships on www.gov.uk to find out more. 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__label__cc	0.562709	0.437291	Top 10, True Stories, Video Games Three-Year Anniversary Special: Top 10 Favorite Pokémon September 24, 2016 September 25, 2016 by Kapodaco WordPress notified me yesterday that I had surpassed three years with this blog. I can assure everyone reading that I didn’t think I would spend as much time dedicated to updating this putrid thing for as long as I have, but it’s taken a life of its own. I’ve met a good variety of people and have followed a nice group of bloggers, whose content I enjoy reading, as well as a small gathering of my own. I would just like to thank everyone for making these last three years (though more specifically last one year) a memorable one in the world of online blogging. To celebrate, I’ve went ahead and concocted a Top 10 list I’ve considered writing many times in the past: my top 10 favorite pokémon. There isn’t really much of a criteria to this list—all pokémon are allowed and are ranked by my personal taste. A pretty straightforward list for straightforward poké-thusiasts. 10. Gigalith Starting out this list is a surprise choice by my part. While I find the pokédex for the fifth generation of Pokémon to be decent, I’m not a huge fan of the narrative of the games. Black & White—along with Black & White 2, which I’ve never actually played—are among my least favorite Pokémon games, which reflects the amount of good memories I have with said generation and those within the Unova region. I found the focus on “What is Pokémon?” too shallow for something as basic as Pokémon, but I can acknowledge the effort to try and make the games more intellectually stimulating. I played through my old copy of White once and that was it for me. Among my main party during that one and only run was a pokémon named Gigalith. What is also worth noting is my affinity for rock/ground-type pokémon. I tend to enjoy creatures who are bumpy, rocky, or concave in general. I took one look at Gigalith prior to Black & White‘s release (because I am a cheater) and was immediately drawn to it. The thing looks like something straight out of Gurren Lagann, doesn’t it? All sorts of red and blue and spikes and an enormous, impenetrable body that exudes sturdiness. As part of a three-chain evolution, its stats are pretty reliable as well, so Gigalith, along with the aid of Bulldoze, was an easy choice for mowing down opponents with ease. Lest they have water pokémon, of course. I’ve always liked Gigalith, but had you asked me if it would’ve made this list a few years ago, I’d scoff at you. Gigalith is an interesting case of a pokémon whose appeal grows with time. The more I think back to my days in the fifth generation, Gigalith is one pokémon that always seems to stand out to me. Its reliability and interesting design was enough to thrust itself among my mental ranks and charge past the competition. 9. Gourgeist I really, really don’t know why I like this pokémon so much. Maybe it’s the cutesy, almost anime-esque design that attracts my weebish senses. My inner love for Halloween and all of its spooky festivities. The fact that its size depends on the specific Pumpkaboo you catch, almost like actually picking out a pumpkin to carve. Whatever it is, Gourgeist has my heart on a string. Or whatever those hand-like hairs are on its head. Unlike Gigalith, Gourgeist was a pokémon I knew I would love immediately. For a while, it ranked up there among my favorites without any need to think about it. Now-a-days, though, Gourgeist is a little silly to like to such a high degree. It’s a pumpkin seed with hair for God’s sake. One of its moves is called “Trick-Or-Treat”! It’s a living token to Halloween! It’s silly to its core, but silly is better than stupid. Like most pokémon on this list, Gourgeist was among my main party during my initial run with its generation of games. With the use of moves like Seed Bomb and Phantom Force, Gourgeist proved very nimble in battle, especially against Special-oriented pokémon. It was placed in my party late into the game, but held its own when it came time to train. In fact, it was the only sixth-generation pokémon in my party. I’m such a genwunner. 8. Steelix When the second generation of Pokémon came around, a new type was unveiled along with it: Steel type. When my hands latched onto any sort of guidebook detailing the new pokémon available in the game, my eyes always gravitated towards two particular Steel-type pokémon: Steelix and Scizor. As a kid, Scizor was always my favorite between the two. I loved insects and insectoids and Scizor was coated in a lovely shade of red. However, as I matured, I realized that Scizor wasn’t that much of an upgrade past the original form of Scyther, sacrificing speed for better defense and attack. Steelix, however, seemed to improve Onix in every regard, which is why I eventually saw Steelix as the pinnacle of Steel pokémon. Not to mention, Steelix fits the mold of bumpy, sturdy-looking rock (or steel in this case) pokémon that I’ve grown to be fond of. And if you think about it, look at what Steelix is. Its a giant steel snake! That’s fucking awesome! And despite the Pokémon handbooks typically being pretty odd about sizes, Steelix is still said to be thirty feet long. That’s one big snake. I’ve yet to really obtain Steelix’s power for my own, as its finicky evolution condition is hard to replicate on a linkless emulator, but I recall training one in my days playing FireRed & LeafGreen. If only I could remember what it was like to have it among my main team. Another day, perhaps, but for now, a man can dream about orchestrating the strength of a giant steel snake monster. 7. Groudon I’d like to take a moment to appreciate everything about Groudon’s design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Okay, I’m done. Groudon, at one point, was my favorite pokémon. Not “one of,” but the favorite of all of them. It was my favorite pokémon for a long time, too, up until a few years ago when its status as “legendary” began to dull my interest in it. Is that unfair? A tad. But it’s the way I feel. Y’see, legendary pokémon get a lot of love. Why do they get a lot of love? Maybe because they’re legendary? Maybe because they’re the main focus of their respective games? Maybe because they look cool? Whatever the case, when one comes across a “Top 10 Favorite Pokémon” list, they’re bound to come across at least three or four legendaries. Or pseudo-legendaries (such as Lucario or Zoroark, whose availability in games are limited and are featured in movies). Call it my cynicism at work, but I tend to roll my eyes when I see an abundance of legendary pokémon swarming people’s favorites. It wouldn’t be so bad if I felt these picks were justified, but a lot of the time they’re their favorites simply because “they’re legendaries.” Groudon is part of my own case with the feeling. There was never any particular reason why I loved Groudon so much. I loved it because it looked amazing. And it was a legendary. And it made me love Ground type. It was simply one of those moments where something became so soul-grippingly joyous to you that it receded your ability to think and strengthened your ability to feel. And I felt, very passionately, that Groudon was the bestest pokémon ever. Because I said so. To be honest, Groudon wasn’t a lock to make this list because I don’t feel too strongly for it anymore. But it had enough of an impact on my younger life to keep it influential inside my mind. That, and Groudon still looks incredibly cool. It combines the red and black look perfectly and my love for reptiles makes its design pop more than it probably should. I really like the lines that mark up its body like an ancient language. It’s just a really, really cool-looking thing. 6. Kingler When I was a very young kid, I was not hard to impress. Take the case with Kingler, who gets the honor of being crowned my very first favorite pokémon. Of all the pokémon to choose from in the first generation, I chose a crab with a pointy crown and a giant left claw. Good job, me. However, this is not the case of “I’m only putting it here because of nostalgia.” I genuinely love Kingler, and is among my favorite pokémon from generation one. I honestly don’t think Kingler gets a lot of love from Pokémon, as its inclusion in most games comes from either looking underneath small rocks or fishing in the ocean. You have to go out of your way to find a Krabby, for sure. Worse than that, Kinglers are pretty ill-equipped during early-generation games, as its heavy emphasis on Attack as opposed to Special Attack doesn’t give them a good advantage with their native Water type. After all, for a time, all Water-type moves were Special-oriented back in the day. Kingler’s Special Attack is pretty poor, which left it only with Normal-type moves like Vicegrip or Stomp to get the most use of its Attack power. It’s this heavy-handed approach that makes me like Kingler even more. Cool design aside, it is genuine pity that makes me love this pokémon. It isn’t a smart choice to main in early-version Pokémon games, which makes me want to main it even more. Kingler is an underappreciated gem that shines brighter in later games. I always try to give it some emphasis outside of being an HM slave for moves like Surf or Whirlpool (It can’t even learn Waterfall! What?!). Not to mention, it had its own move dedicated to it early on: Crabhammer. Not a great move in earlier games, but a very handy one later on. You can thank Kingler (or Krabby) for that. 5. Mewtwo And when it comes to legendaries, Mewtwo stands at the top of the mountain. Or the bottom of the cave. Whatever you prefer. Nostalgia plays a very heavy factor into this placement, but what also plays a part is Mewtwo’s backstory as a genetic clone of the other legendary pokémon: Mew. Mewtwo. Mew. Mewtwo. It’s kind of an odd name if you think about it, but it fits regardless. The thought of cloning and building the ultimate pokémon from DNA is infinitely fascinating to me. Mewtwo’s design only accentuates his sort of “Science-y” look. He looks like, well a clone. He was a part of Super Smash Bros. Melee, the first Pokémon movie, another Pokémon movie, an animated special showcasing its younger years, and eventually got two Mega Evolutions because why not? Mewtwo is a popular pokémon, and the creators know this. They’re willing to stick him into whatever fits and I have no problem with that whatsoever (yet). Mewtwo is the symbol of an interesting human and Pokémon interaction story gone wrong, and in my own mind, the most effective Pokémon has ever come to immersive storytelling. I always preferred Mewtwo over Mew (He looks more masculine, therefore he’s cooler!). It had the highest base Special Attack of any pokémon until Deoxys’ Attack Form surpassed it. It had a sleek, simplistic design. It took a zillion pokéballs to catch. It had everything going for it as a prime and true legendary pokémon, and still does. That’s why its my favorite legendary pokémon. A title that may never be relinquished. 4. Feraligatr Remember everything I said above with Groudon and how everyone lists legendaries as their favorite because they’re legendaries? The same can be said with starters. They’re their favorite because they’re starters. Only this time, I can understand where they’re coming from. A lot of people will immediately proclaim Charizard to be the greatest starter pokémon of all time. It’s got a great design, good stats, and was one of three starters in the first Pokémon games ever made. Nostalgia definitely plays a big role in it, but Charizard has a lot of good going for it. But for me, who started off with the second generation, my first will always be Totodile, which evolved into my fourth favorite pokémon: Feraligatr. Water type is among my favorite types. I like reptiles and reptile-looking things. I like offensive powerhouses. I like minimal use of spikes. And it was my first starter. Wrap all of this together and you have the perfect starter for me. Feraligatr has nostalgia wrapped around its scaly skin and won’t relinquish it for the world. Feraligatr is to me what Charizard is to everyone else. It was my first, and damn did it help me when it came time to fight Lance. Teach it Ice Punch and you will have zero issues whatsoever. However, Feraligatr suffers from the same problems Kingler does: its a Water type with strong Attack power. Early games automatically list Water-type moves as Special Attack. Feraligatr is at a disadvantage. Even so, the dependability of Feraligatr is one to be praised, as I never choose any starter outside of it when given the chance (I am very stubborn). At least Feraligatr can learn Waterfall… past generation two. 3. Nidoking Alright, guys. This is just pure, unadulterated masculinity and testosterone at work here. Nidoking is, and I hate to even use the term, fucking badass. It is among the most creatively unique pokémon of the first generation and its design is oozing with everything I love about anything. Spikes, muscular, mean, reptile-like (I guess?), and a very interesting choice going with light purple with the major color scheme. Purple doesn’t get enough love; it’s a damn good color. Just to pollute this list with some grade A cringe, I used to think that Nidoqueen evolved into Nidoking. Why? Because obviously females are inferior to males. In terms of strength, anyway. I used to have a poster that listed all of the first generation pokémon in a circular chart that orbited around the Pokémon logo. For whatever reason, I would look at that chart and follow the line to the point where Nidoran (female) would appear, travel the evolution line, then skip Nidoran (Male) and Nidorino and jump straight to Nidoking. It’s stupid and sexist, but it also showed how much I valued Nidoking as a pokémon, despite never really controlling it. My love for Nidoking was aided by Pokémon Stadium, where Nidoking was equipped with Earthquake, an OP move that devastated everything in its path. I was demolish everything with that move, further cementing Nidoking’s awesome legacy in my mind. This would only end around the time it got to the third generation and I played Pokémon Stadium again and used Nidoking constantly, only to be killed multiple times when I got to Misty’s gym. It’s almost like Ground is weak to Water or something. Despite that (and a surprisingly low stat base), Nidoking has always been an easy choice as a main party member. I think aside from Feraligatr, Nidoking is the pokémon I use most often in my main party. It hasn’t failed me yet; in fact, I had a Nidoking in my last playthrough of Pokémon Y. During the Championship fight against Diantha, Nidoking one-shot every pokémon she used. How’s that for useful? 2. Dunsparce YOU BETTER BELIEVE I PUT DUNSPARCE AT THE NUMBER TWO SPOT. I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING: “WHAAAAA? DUNSPARCE? WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT DUNSPARCE?” I’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT DUNSPARCE. DUNSPARCE WAS ONE OF SIX MAIN PARTY MEMBERS DURING MY RUN OF POKÉMON Y AND BOY, WAS HE A GREAT HELP. MORE HP THAN HALF OF MY TEAM. TOOK HITS LIKE A SOLDIER. THREW HITS LIKE A GOLEM. DUNSPARCE WAS MY TANK. IT TOOK THE HITS AND DISHED ‘EM, TOO. ITS DECEPTIVELY TOUGH BODY ALLOWED MY TEAM TO TAKE DOWN OPPONENTS WITH EASE. DUNSPARCE WAS THE CENTER TO MY OFFENSIVE LINE. THE QUARTERBACK TO MY OFFENSE. THE MIDDLE LINEBACKER TO MY DEFENSE. THE FOUNDATION OF MY HOUSE. THE MONEY IN MY BANK ACCOUNT. THE BEATS OF MY HEART. DUNSPARCE’S BEAUTY AND GRACE ARE NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH. ALSO IT WAS PRETTY COOL TO FIND A RARE POKÉMON IN DARK CAVE AS A KID WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE ANYTHING ASIDE FROM GEODUDES AND ZUBATS IN THERE. IT MADE THE ENCOUNTER ALL THE MORE SPECIAL. I BET YOU THINK THIS WHOLE SPOT IS A JOKE. WELL I GOT NEWS FOR YA, PUNK. IT’S NO JOKE. I LOVE DUNSPARCE. AND YOU SHOULD, TOO. BECAUSE DUNSPARCE. 1. Abra Some people saw this coming, but for those who didn’t see this coming, allow me to explain why Abra is the greatest pokémon of all time. Okay, not the greatest, but my favorite of all time. Abra is one of those bizarre choices where the pokémon’s behavior says more about it than its design or stats ever could. Abra is asleep for twenty hours of the day and is conscious of its surroundings despite that, allowing it to teleport away at the blink of an eye. Some people see this as annoying, and it is, but it also speaks to me in some strange, asocial way. Now, I haven’t always been the most social guy. As a kid, I was very fond of being left alone and thinking and crafting mental pictures all in my head without anyone bothering me. Because of this reclusive nature, I’ve found myself empathizing with the manner in which Abra behaves: teleporting away from any hostile environment. While Abra more does so to not be captured or attacked by wild animals, it’s this sort of manner of escape that I’ve always understood. I find a little part of me inside of Abra, even if it doesn’t apply to my actual situation. It does so for survival while I do so more for personal comfort. Regardless, I think its uniqueness makes up for its lack of battle finesse. Subjective vomit aside, I’ve always liked the simplistic design of Abra. It’s very mouse-like, while also sort of hinting at a boy-ish youth that exhibits the necessity of always having to run away. While its evolutions are cool on their own (though I think Kadabra looks a little dumb), Abra has that sort of bland charm that speaks volumes without speaking at all. Kind of like Feraligatr, Dunsparce, and Mewtwo before it (on this list). One doesn’t have to have a bunch of spikes or lasers or metal suits to earn the title of “awesome.” Sometimes you just need to tread to the basics to get to that core appeal. Have I mentioned I hate Mega Evolutions? An odd choice for a favorite, but a favorite nonetheless. Abra has that sort of oomph to it that I like. I use Alakazam to main, obviously, but Abra is always a nice treat to start with, despite the uselessness in battle. Honorable Mentions: Cacturne, Solrock, Donphan, Clefable Celebration lmfao Nintendo nostalgia Pokemon Thoughts Top 10 Top 10 Favorite Pokémon Video games Thoughts on Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! I’m (Really) Done with the NFL 4 thoughts on “Three-Year Anniversary Special: Top 10 Favorite Pokémon” Alakazam was my MVP in Red and Blue. He destroyed everything. But Kingler? That’s a unique choice. Not exactly the most inspiring or intriguing Pokemon. Kapodaco says: As I said, an appeal to simplicity. And I like big things. Pingback: Top 10 Least Favorite Pokémon – The Visualist's Veranda Pingback: Top 10 Favorite Pokémon (2020 Redux) – The Visualist's Veranda	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line915
__label__wiki	0.881097	0.881097	Reviews > Garbage Day Your Band is Great! Friday, Sep 25, 2009 by Andrew "Garbage Day" Miller and Jesse "kingcobweb" Mason Normally, I reserve this space for profanity-filled tirades about a) music that brings joy to idiots, and b) the glaring flaws otherwise intelligent people overlook in popular bands because they're too lost in the lens flare from their beloved rock stars' sparkling eyes. However, in the spirit of Lovedump, a sub-forum dedicated to friendliness and positivity, I've decided to change my ways, at least for a week. Jesse "kingcobweb" Mason, resident music expert of the Something Awful Forums, started the "Your Band is Great!" thread in Lovedump to compliment people's listening choices, and he's joined me here to expand upon his reassurances. Prepare to feel validated! kcw: Punk fused with other genres leads to some of my favorite music ever, and when it's combined with great rhythms, horror themes, and vocals that sound like a lunatic has been set free (that's a good thing!), there's nothing better. Psychobilly definitely has one of my favorite aesthetics in all music. Plus, the first band T-shirt I ever bought was The Cramps. It says "Bad Music for Bad People," which is the title of one of their compilations, but that slogan isn't really accurate because it's actually good music, and good people like good music! GD: Psychobilly bands not only use the stand-up bass, which gives an air of jazzy class to their fast songs about cars and the devil, but they also do tricks with it, like tossing it into the air and catching it (it's really heavy!) and standing on top of it while making faces and playing sped-up surf solos. Because of this kind of spectacle, psychobilly is even better live than on record! People keep going to see Reverend Horton Heat in concert, even though they couldn't name a song off his past five albums, and this is fine with him, because he hardly plays any songs off those albums. "I like emotional hardcore (Ampere, Navio Forge, Funeral Diner etc), slowcore (Ida, Low, Codeine), and post rock (GYBE, ASMZ, EITS, acronyms!!). It's nice. " -- forums poster Fiveace Attorney kcw: I bet you are a really fun person to be around and really sincere in your feelings. You would be a nice friend that I could introduce to my other friends and we would all be friends while listening to really powerful music. I could go to you whenever I had a problem that I wouldn't feel comfortable telling other people, and you would know exactly what I meant and be really helpful. Fiveace Attorney: I would never make your friends listen to my overwrought sad music so we can listen to hip hop or something! kcw: I understand that you are trying to be a good friend, but we would all enjoy your music because it's really emotional and artful and beautiful! GD: Usually when you lose track of time while listening to music, this is an ominous sign that means you were just abducted by aliens as the radio played during a lonely drive on a country highway, or that you're attending an Incubus concert. But with instrumental post-rock, live or recorded, you can zone out in a state of blissful immersion, and return refreshed after the song or performance has ended. Within these genres you'll find some groups that might be considered derivative, but you'll never encounter groups that are actually bad to the point of being unlistenable. You can safely sample bands from a long list of recommendations without worrying that any of them could ruin your day! kcw: Sometimes hip hop can get really angry and scary, so it's nice that I can listen to something similar but way more pleasing, especially when I'm already in kind of a bad mood. It's like a warm blanket, except the blanket is made of drum breaks and scratching. Plus, instead of rapping, I get a sweet singer calming me down. It's like a fat-free food: all the stuff I want to enjoy, but nothing that could drag it down with guilt over what I'm consuming. GD: Most one-hit-wonder songs from the '90s aged poorly, like Beck's "Loser," but Sneaker Pimps' "6 Underground" still sounds fresh. Most people's knowledge of Sneaker Pimps begins and ends with that song, if it begins at all, but the band's songwriter Chris Corner still records with his own band IAMX, which has achieved modest success overseas. Trip hop produced some great albums, and because the genre didn't last long enough to become an embarrassing self-parody or mutate into something stupid, people can look back at it with untainted nostalgia! kcw: Oh wow, I never knew who did that song "Tempted" before! It's pretty. It was used in an ad that was on TV years ago, so it reminds me of watching Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network or whatever I was doing when that ad was airing. Man, those were good times. My childhood was mostly pretty great, so thanks for reminding me of that! By the way, if it turns out that the ad was actually from like 2004, I don't want to hear about it. Also, I'm pretty sure that song is about Bad Things, which is a strange combination with such a happy-sounding track. GD: Squeeze actually specializes in happy-sounding tracks about Bad Things. When the grindcore band Lawnmower Deth decided to make a concept album about happiness, they included a cover of Squeeze's "Up The Junction." Musically, it was a brilliant decision, because the hook couldn't be cheerier. But lyrically, it's a depressing song about a man whose wife leaves him for a soldier (taking their daughter with her) because of his rampant alcoholism. Squeeze also sings about sex a lot, which usually makes me uncomfortable, but in their case it works, either because the words are really obtuse or because the melodies are so giddy that they make it impossible to feel dirty! kcw: A lot of people try to portray artists like Common and Talib Kweli as "real hip hop," and malign artists like Canibus as just "gangster" stuff. The fact is, though, that the opposite of conscious hip hop (stupid? unconscious? I don't know what to call it) is just way better. The rhymes are tighter and the metaphors are more elaborate, with realistic portrayals of things instead of relentlessly uplifting songs about how great hip hop is. Plus, the beats are grittier and more aggressive instead of trying to appeal to moms. In this case, there is a legitimate reason why the style of certain artists is more popular than others. GD: I'll never forget the first Canibus line I heard, from more than a decade ago: "I'll strip you naked, and make you hug a cactus, you bastard." It's such a crazy threat, for so many different reasons! Also, it brings to mind the heartwarming film America's Sweethearts, in which cutie John Cusack hugs a cactus for some romantic and/or comedic reason, and when the police ask what he's doing while he tugs the needles with his back turned to them, he says "pulling out the prickers," leading them to believe he's actually doing something naughty! Canibus is an American Sweetheart, even though Eminem called him "Canada-bis" to be mean, which wasn't really a good insult because Canada is a great place with charming people and sophisticated culture! Canibus gets into lots of feuds, with Eminem, and L.L. Cool J, and Wyclef, and Jay-Z, but none of them turned into physical fights, because he's really just a teddy bear who knows a lot of science words. His 2001 album C True Hollywood Stories was not very good, but he has since explained that it was intended as a work of satire, and if his devoted fans have accepted that explanation, why shouldn't I also give him the benefit of the doubt? Canibus started in a crew called The Heralds of Extreme Metaphors: That's a man who really loves language! Previous More Garbage Day Next Here are some cool music things, maybe u should check them out. And/or here are some terrible music things, maybe u should check them out if u like to laugh or maybe u should avoid them if u get really angry when u see something stupid. Mute Math Some Stuff We Liked in 2010 Some Stuff We Liked in 2011 (Part 2 of 2) The Musical Exploration Timeline The Top Ten Albums of 2009... 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__label__wiki	0.712014	0.712014	Last edited by JoJokasa Saturday, February 15, 2020 \| History 2 edition of Satyagraha in action found in the catalog. Satyagraha in action R. R. Diwakar a brief outline of Gandhiji"s Satyagraha campaigns. by R. R. Diwakar Published 1949 by Signet Press in Calcutta . After arriving in India, Gandhi implemented satyagraha in against the British indigo planters at Champaran in Bihar, where peasant cultivators were unfairly treated and taxed. In other words, such regimes represent the interests, not of the masses within, but of exploiting forces outside their country. His firm belief in two mighty weapons, namely, Satya and Ahimsa, made it clear to the entire world that the path of righteousness and justice would one day make anybody or any nation powerful on the earth. In the first satyagraha campaign in India was mounted in the indigo-growing district of Champaran. By refusing to submit to the wrong or to cooperate with it in any way, the satyagrahi asserts that truth. Therefore, it can be stated that Satyagraha is a weapon Satyagraha in action book justifying individual rights as against the oppressive, coercive attitude of the Britishers. It is the weapon of the bravest and the strongest. But independence could not be long delayed. In most other instances, however, the Gandhian theory of power will become operational and give civilian defense a powerful means to foil the ambitions of an aggressor. After the war, the new British government wanted to get India off its hands quickly. For instance, police would refuse to locate and arrest patriotic opponents of the invader. Because self-reliance and nonviolent persuasion are the cardinal rules in satyagraha, there would Satyagraha in action book no need for arms from abroad; thus, the United States would look foolish sending an army against unarmed citizens who were simply agitating for human rights, and demanding liberty and democracy. Beginning in South Africa, Gandhi launched satyagraha against the laws of the Transvaal government, which required every Indian to procure a certificate of registration or face deportation. Indian protests against the salt tax began in the 19th century and remained a major contentious issue throughout the period of British rule of the subcontinent. For what appears to be truth to the one may appear to be error to the other. However, in each case the guerilla movement could not have succeeded without mass support. Ruskin and his circle. The Homemakers comrade Handbook for travellers in northern Italy. Music Library catalog. 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Means to be means must always be within our reach, and so ahimsa is our supreme duty. Ahimsa and Truth are so intertwined that it is practically impossible to disentangle and separate them. Learn More in these related Britannica articles:. But he would observe any obligatory rule of this kind, if only to escape the inconvenience Satyagraha in action book facing a prosecution for a breach of the rule. Gandhi begins using non-violence while practicing law Satyagraha in action book South Africa during the local Indian community's first push for civil rights; when he returns to India inhe puts Satyagraha in action book protests of peasants, farmers, and city workers to fight exorbitant land-taxes and discrimination. The theory of Satyagraha has three main purposes firstly, it purifies the sufferer; secondly, it intensifies favorable public opinion; and thirdly, makes a direct appeal to the soul of the oppressor. Another Satyagraha in action book, Gandhi gave seven important rules: [5] A satyagrahi: must have a living faith in God must believe in truth and non-violence, and have faith in the goodness of human nature must be leading a chaste moral life, and be willing to die or lose all he owns must be a khadi wearer and spinner must stay away from alcohol must follow all other rules of discipline he gave them. In Indian he is understood as "Father of the Nation" and his birthday is still a national holiday, celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence. Indeed, even in the late s there is a persuasive evidence that satyagraha would be an appropriate alternative for conflict as a means of change. This is in mobilizing mass movement against the arms race and building grassroots support for negotiations. Mohandas K. The Government of India Act surrendered significant amounts of power to Indians, and the Indian National Congress clamored for more. Ever since the advent of nuclear weapons, the world has lived in terror of annihilation. Peter Gelb is Executive Producer. The second question: Is satyagraha an adequate substitute for violent conflict, and under what conditions would this be true? The wars of national independence have time and again proven the impotency of superior force when matched against massive grassroots violent and nonviolent resistance. Gandhi is a famous and world-renowned spiritual and political leader of India during its independence movement. Hijrat is, therefore, another non-violent method of protest that attempts to make the oppressor realize his inhuman and unjust acts of behaviour against the poor, the weak, just and innocent people. The victory of the soul power over the physical force is reflected in the idea of Satyagraha. Against this unqualified faith in the efficacy of force, one must point out that wars do not always obtain their desired ends, nor does oppression ensure true and enduring control over peoples and nations. If untruth does not so much as exist, its victory is out of the question. For instance, in the conflict over the Falkland Islands between England and Argentina, England certainly had the capacity to wage a nuclear war. I therefore adopted the phrase "Civil Resistance. If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy, we cannot afford to be intolerant. As Gandhi wrote: "They say, 'means are, after all, means'. The basic operative assumption that Gandhi makes is that nonviolence constitutes a positive procedure for promoting worthwhile social change. No arrests were made that day, and Gandhi continued his satyagraha against the salt tax for the next two months, exhorting other Indians to break the salt laws by committing acts of civil disobedience. A strike is meant to end injustice, inefficiency, corruption and short-sightedness of the capitalists. After his release, he withdrew from politics for a time, preferring to travel India, working among the peasantry.LOVE IN ACTION. LUCIA ANAIS SATYAGRAHA. LUCIA ANAIS SATYAGRAHA. Legis Est Dilectio. Love Is The Law Lucia Anaïs Satyagraha is a Master EFT Practitioner, Oracular Tarot Consultant and certified Tapping Into Wealth Coach. Her genius and expertise reside in deep intuitive healing, Book Now - Lucia Anaïs Satyagraha. The word Satyagraha is from the Sanskrit words satya (meaning "truth") and Agraha ("insistence", or "holding firmly to"). For Gandhi, Satyagraha went far beyond just "passive resistance" (resisting without taking action) according to him it was a moral force born of truth and non-violence. His non-violence also became his strength. A book titled Satyagraha - The Story Behind Revolution was released on 27 August by Prakash Jha, Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor. The book, penned by writer Pooja Verma and published by Om Books International and priced at Rs. was released on 1 September The book tells the story of the development of the tjarrodbonta.com by: Salim-Sulaiman, Satyagraha in action book Ocean, Meet .Learn Satyagraha with free interactive flashcards. Choose from 22 different sets of Satyagraha flashcards on Quizlet.In this article on Satyagraha and Civil Disobedience, 'Satyagraha: Download pdf Approach To Peacemaking', Maya Chadda examines the Gandhian method of civil disobedience and the applicability of this nonviolent action in contemporary conflict situations across the world. This section contains articles written by very well-known personalities and eminent authors about their views on Satyagraha.Satyagraha, which is ebook direct corollary of non-violence and truth. Thus the meanings, evolved are the ebook (a) 'Satyagraha' is a new technique of soul change, (b) 'Satyagraha' is a way of life, (c) 'Satyagraha' is a philosophy of life and action. According to Gandhi, 'Satyagraha' in its initial stage of evolution, means. tjarrodbonta.com - Satyagraha in action book © 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line928
__label__wiki	0.84374	0.84374	The Grand Reopening of Texas Toli remix of Positivity by Prince and The Governors... Prince: Positivity (Yes) Have you had your plus sign today? And we had the best Covid results we've ever had all through May and the beginning of June, I mean positivity was low, the cases were low. — Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida May 26 2020 Dig: On this day of The Grand Reopening of Texas, it gives me no joy to note that, of the four countries my life's journey has taken in, Ghana is probably managing this covidious challenge the best even with the greatest constraints (closely followed by France - the less said about the UK and US responses, the better). — The Grand Reopening of Texas, Chief Toli Monger May 4 2020 "Fewer Texans test positive for COVID-19 than residents of any large state in the United States. — Greg Abbott (June 19 2020)"... We rate this claim False. — Fact-checking Gov. Greg Abbott on coronavirus in Texas The Statesman June 19 2020 Do we mark you present, or do we mark you late? Texas didn’t meet the guidelines laid out by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in May before moving to a phased reopening. — Austin has nation’s highest 7-day metro positivity rate of coronavirus tests June 27 2020 Is that a good man? Walking down that street with that money in his hand Gov. Greg Abbott continued to tout Texas's hospital capacity as plentiful Tuesday as hospitalizations due to the new coronavirus hit new highs and the state presses forward with business reopenings. Abbott, speaking during a news conference in Austin, called the state’s capacity “abundant” and said officials are “laser-focused” on maintaining that level. — Gov. Greg Abbott points to “abundant” hospital capacity as Texas continues with business reopenings June 16 2020 Is that all your gold? What did you have to do? (did you have to do?) Can you sleep nights? Do you dream straight up? Just nine days ago, Abbott touted the state's "abundant" hospital capacity as the numbers of cases in the state were rising quickly. — Texas Governor Hits 'Pause' On Further Reopening Amid COVID-19 Surge June 25 2020 Or do you dream in W's? "Hospitals have a lot of capacity... So we are very well positioned to be able to handle what comes down the pike — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: "We're not going back, closing things" press conference Anderson Cooper 360 June 30 2020 Randy Kaye (CNN): You heard there him say that the positivity rate in Florda is 10 to 15 percent. Anderson, that is just not true. In Lee County where Fort Myers is, they've seen a positivity rate of 20 percent, that's up from 13 percent. And in Miami-Dade county, the positivity rate for the last two weeks has averaged more than 17 percent. The county itself says it would like to be around 10 percent. And just finally, the hospitals, he says, he said today that the hospitals have plenty of capacity. Again Anderson, not true. The mayor of Miami, on CNN just last night, saying that some hospitals in Miami are either at or close to capacity, Anderson. Anderson Cooper: Hmm. — Anderson Cooper 360 June 30 2020 Shall the court sing together? "In every man's life there will be a hang-up A whirlwind designed to slow you down It cuts like a knife, it tries to get in you This Spooky Electric sound Give up if you want to and all is lost Spooky Electric will be your boss" Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick faced a backlash Tuesday for suggesting that fellow seniors should risk their health for the sake of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Sacrifice the old to help the economy? Texas official’s remark prompts backlash March 24 2020 Call People magazine, Rolling Stone Call your next of kin, cause your ass is gone He's got a 57 mag with the price tag still on the side Cussing when Spooky say dead, you better say died Every life is valuable, but 500 people out of 29 million and we’re locked down, and we’re crushing the average worker. We’re crushing small business. We’re crushing the markets. We’re crushing this country. There are more important things than living — Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick: ‘There are more important things than living’ during pandemic April 22 2020 Don't kiss the beast “And I don’t want to die, nobody wants to die, but man, we got to take some risks and get back in the game, and get this country back up and running." — Texas' Dan Patrick: 'There are more important things than living' April 22 2020 We need love and honesty Peace and harmony The bloc will allow visitors from 15 countries, but the United States, Brazil and Russia were among the notable absences from the safe list. E.U. Formalizes Reopening, Barring Travelers From U.S. June 30 2020 Love and honesty “In my view, the worst thing we can do is to lock down Texas again. That’s not what Gov. Abbott wants. That’s not what I want,” he said. “But we need help from the young people out there to help bring these number of cases down and free up hospital beds.” — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Dr. Anthony Fauci “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” July 1 2020 I said, hold on to your soul Texas reported its latest record-breaking daily increase in cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, with 6,975 new infections identified. The number surpassed Italy's highest single-day jump in virus cases to date — Texas Daily COVID-19 Cases Top Italy's Record When It Was Global Epicenter June 30 2020 You got a long way to go "Italy saw its highest single-day increase in cases of the novel virus on March 21, with 6,557 new diagnoses. Texas and Italy reported similar weekly average increases in cases surrounding their respective peaks, with both identifying at least 3,500 new infections per day. Italy's record increase came roughly two weeks into the country's national lockdown, which Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte originally implemented March 9. The country continued to diagnose several thousand new cases daily until early May Hold on to your soul Abbott's order marks a major reversal. For over two months, he ignored calls by the Democratic leaders of Texas' metropolitan areas to mandate mask wearing. He refused to allow leaders in Houston to enforce their own face-covering mandate with penalties, undercutting their ability to slow the spread of the virus. Hospital officials in Houston have said intensive care beds there are now in short supply. We got a long way to go — American Exceptionalism on the Virus June 29 2020 Fade out with increasingly stark Linn drum breakbeat... II. Positivity Reprise (Some Covidious Poetry) Amateur epidemiology (Yes) Profit mythology (Yes) Faulty biology (Yes) B-movie theory (Yes) Capital monopoly (Yes) Black Gold ideology (Yes) Wicked wizardry (Yes) "We are crushing the economy." (Yes) "Hospitals have a lot of capacity." (Yes) "I don't take responsibility" (Yes) "Reopen the economy" (Yes) Let's ignore Doctor Fauci (Yes) Cowboy tomfoolery (Yes) Shameless mimicry (Yes) Constitutional lootery (Yes) Delay-Deny policy (Yes) Dereliction of duty (Yes) Entitled supremacy (Yes) Sense of superiority (Yes) Assumed invincibility (Yes) Disgraceful poverty (Yes) Unvarnished sociopathy (Yes) Unbridled pathology (Yes) Buyer's remorse suddenly (Yes) Selective amnesia mentality (Yes) In search of herd immunity (Yes) The phantom thread of greed lies at the heart of the matter Their liability certificates are being served on a platter Calls for sacrifice while seeking to avoid blame America's real herd immunity is to shame Herd Immuity Soundtrack for this note Hearing the afrofuturist demo of Positivity has made my day, month and year. Youtube is the gift that keeps on giving and this time we have 5 different versions of the track. The album version gets the glossy sheen of the Lovesexy production to distinguish it from the Black album era, the others are minimalist funk masterpieces. There's also a live version with Patti Labelle and Mavis Staples's cover from The Voice. Positivity, A Playlist I did a quick juxtaposition of photos from the last time we saw Prince live, three weeks before our first child was born. The Welcome 2 America tour was a return to form, Larry Graham, Santana and Sheila E were in the house. He even did a cover of Amel Larrieux's No one Else. What more could one want. We'll see if the Prince estate allows this adaptation to live on, I suspect the Spooky Electric covidious implication might be a bridge too far. Hold on to your soul, we've got a long way to go. [Update] January 2021 - my video remix was removed by the copyright police although, interestingly, 5 other uploads are still available on Youtube. Oh well... 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__label__cc	0.663943	0.336057	You Are Here: Home » What’s New » Community Event, Film Kicks, News » FILM Kicks presents SUBMARINE – Thurs. Jan. 26 FILM Kicks presents SUBMARINE – Thurs. Jan. 26 Written on January 20, 2012 by KHC in Golden. BC in Community Event, Film Kicks, News SUBMARINE at the Golden Cinema 7:30pm, Thursday, Jan. 26 Tickets: Cash at the door Non-Member $12; Adult Member $10; Student $5. Includes HST Our third FILM Kicks presents is up next Thursday at the Golden Cinema – and, it’s been getting rave reviews! “The excruciating and the hilarious mingle nearly to perfection in this marvelously visualized and deeply felt British film…” – Kyle Smith, New York Post Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate has two big ambitions: to save his parents’ marriage via carefully plotted intervention and to lose his virginity before his next birthday. Worried that his mom is having an affair with New Age weirdo Graham, Oliver monitors his parents’ sex life by charting the dimmer switch in their bedroom. He also forges suggestive love letters from his mom to dad. Meanwhile, Oliver attempts to woo his classmate, Jordana, a self-professed pyromaniac who supervises his journal writing – especially the bits about her. When necessary, she orders him to cross things out. Based on Joe Dunthorne’s acclaimed novel, Submarine is a captivating coming-of-age story with an offbeat edge. “Refreshing, urgent, and vibrant.” The Daily Telegraph “A charming mix of of quirk and cool.” Vogue “A film that feels both timeless and up-to-the-minute fresh.” Los Angeles Times	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line932
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__label__cc	0.681211	0.318789	Our Last Name is Gavoor By Mark Gavoor, Glenview IL, 10 September 2009 Our family name is Gavoor. People are always asking me about our name and its origins. These questions come in two forms. First and foremost, we are Armenian. People that are not Armenian always try to guess what our ethnic heritage is. Most often I am asked, “Is that a Hungarian name?” I know that is coming from the three Gabor sisters, Zsa Zsa, Eva, and the third sister whose name always escapes me though Google informs is Magda. When you say Gabor and Gavoor, they sound the same. Others think the name is Dutch. I have no idea why they think this. Maybe it is the double o’s? I am not sure. Then, if the non-Armenian inquirers knew anything at all about Armenians, they add a follow-up question, “I thought most Armenian names ended in ‘ian’?” Second, inquiries come from Armenians. While I feel I have an Armenian name, the name is not Armenian, technically. It is a Turkish word. But, it is not just any Turkish word. It is indeed the Turkish derogatory word giavur or gâvur in modern Turkish, which means infidel. It used to be Karagiavurian, which is even worse. A karagiavur is a black infidel. It is akin to a Black American having Nigger as a surname. Actually, in Kharpert from where our family is from, the name is pronounced, Kharagiavurian. The “Kh” is a country or rural pronunciation of “K.” So, Armenians question why I have such a shocking surname. I am writing this short piece because of a recent question posed by a new friend Dikran Abrahamian. He was not so much shocked but wondering more so if the name meant what he thought it meant. I gave him my standard answer and he thought it was a story well worth documenting. I already thought I had documented this recently for my cousin David Gavoor, but upon scouring my gmail and hard drive, there was nothing. So, for family, friends, and Dikran, I am writing about it now. Less so now than when I was younger, the Armenians of my grandparents’ generation, that generation that somehow survived the 1915 Genocide, would ask me my name. They wanted to know whose son or grandson I was. I would tell them and see their faces contort from smile to disbelief. In Armenian, they would say, “Giavur, what kind of name is that. Do you know what it means?” When I told them that I knew what it meant, they would then say, “Why do you have such a name? You have to change that.” I never really gave a good answer. Usually, I say that if it was good enough for my grandfather, it was good enough for me and I would never change it. Later, probably from my failed attempts at being a defiant hippie, I actually liked the fact of having non-believer as a last name: Non-believer, not buying in, doubter. I applied it more to the organizational rhetoric created by man than to anything religious. The bottom line was, however, that I was not going to change the name. I am a Gavoor. I am proud of that. If I ever were to change it, I would only consider Gavoorian and even more likely, Kharagiavurian. Of course, that might limit my ability to visit Turkey. Many Armenians have Turkish surnames. Often these names have to do with the family profession back when last names were being adopted. It must be noted that in that part of the world, the adoption of family names was a relatively recent event. I am guessing with the past 200 years. I know Palandjians (Saddle Makers), Zildjians (Cymbal Makers), Odabashians (Inn Keepers), Kouyumjians (Jewelers), and more. Some Armenians would like to rid our nation of these Turkish rooted surnames. My last name makes these same folks even more agitated. How did we get this name? How did we become Black Infidels? I asked my Great Uncle Rouben this once. He told me the following. The family was originally from Sepastia (modern day Sivas). The name was originally Eflian (I have no clue as to the meaning of this surname). One day, during the harvest season, the family was working in the fields into the night by the light of bonfires. As it happened, the Sultan and his entourage were either encamped nearby or passing through. The Sultan noticed these bonfires in the distance and was curious about what was going on. He sent an emissary or scout to check out the situation. The scout came back and said, “Armenians are harvesting in the light of these fires.” The Sultan then ordered that the leader or eldest of the Armenians be brought to him. Upon being brought to the Sultan, my presumable ancestor was asked, “What are you Armenians up to?” My ancestor responded, “We are working our harvest. We didn’t finish in the daylight and as our family motto is ‘do not leave today’s work for tomorrow,’ we are working under the firelight to finish.” The Sultan thought a moment and said, “Ah, you giavurs are something else.” He reflected another moment and added, “In fact, that shall be your family name, Kharagiavur, from now on.” Voila, upon decree of the Sultan we became the Kharagiavur clan or in Armenian Kharagiavuriantz of the Kharagiavurs or sons of the Kharagiavurs. In time, it simply became Kharagiavurian. Uncle Rouben went on to say that other branches of the family go by Gavoorian and Karian which got mistranslated to Stone thinking that ‘Kar’ was of the Armenian for stone and not Turkish word for the color black. Uncle Rouben’s brother Sisak had the surname Gavoorian. The Karian branches of the family were in Los Angeles, Fresno, and Paris. I have no idea where I might find the Stones but my guess is that they were more interested in being part of the American melting pot than maintaining and sustaining their Armenian heritage. Uncle Rouben was the youngest of the children of Mardin and Mariam Kharagiavurian of Keserig, a village of Kharpert. There were three daughters: Markarid, Arshalouys, and Yeghsa. There were also three sons: Aram, Sisak, and Rouben. I knew all of them with the exception of Markarid. I know or knew all of their children born in the US. Arshalouys had been married in Keserig but her husband was killed in the massacres and her daughter was left behind never to have been heard from. Aram and Arshalouys seemed to be the most knowledgeable according to family lore but had passed before I was old enough to seriously discuss any of these kinds of issues with them. In the early 1990s, I was talking with Arsha’s daughters Florence and Grace. We were talking about family history and they were relating stories their mother had told them. I brought up the story of the Sultan and how we came to be Gavoors. Grace, the oldest, said, “That is a story Uncle Rouben used to tell and my mother said that it wasn’t true.” I was a little disappointed. There are very few stories like this that survived the Genocide. The vast majority of Armenians do not know very much of their family history before the generation of the survivors. So, I let the story go. Shortly after that, I was at our church, The Armenian Church of the Holy Ascension in Trumbull, CT. During the coffee hour, I was talking with Varoujan Kochian. I always liked Varoujan. He reminded me of that first survivor generation. He was from Yozgat and a sturdy man of the land. He embodied hard work with a humble though proud attitude. Varoujan was about my parents’ age. He asked about my last name. I was about to give the standard speech, explain what I have explained here when he offered a story that he had heard. He basically told the same story Uncle Rouben told. Varoujan did not mention the Eflian name, but other than that the story was the same. I was a bit stunned and impressed especially since Yozgat was not near Kharpert and closer to Sebastia. So, maybe Uncle Rouben wasn’t so far off. The mathematician in me could ignore one data point, but with two I can establish trend, I can draw a line through two points. I think that this story is definitely legend, but a legend rooted in some truth. I would love to know the name of the Sultan to at least get a time frame on this story. There are other Kharagavoorians. I corresponded for a short time with a gentleman in Aleppo, Syria. He is a friend of the choirmaster at our church in Glenview, IL. Given our families were rooted in different regions, we concluded we were not related. I asked about the uniqueness of the name to our cousin and noted historian Richard Hovannisian whose mother was a Kharagavoorian and whose family took the Karian name in the US. He said it was more common than I had thought and attributed the Sultan story to lore. I wonder why my grandfather Aram shortend the name Gavoor? I never got to ask him as he died in 1959 when I was only six and not yet aware of all this. Yet, I know some of his contemporaries from the same village or region took names like Kamar and Karentz. My guess is that as a group they decided to not use the typical ‘ian.’ I like to think they wanted to be different and, in their own way independent. I like that and think it adds to my own desire to maintain the Gavoor name. My grandfather was pretty well educated having gone to school and even college in Kharpert. He most certainly knew the meaning of the word giavur and selected this one part of the family name as his. I like to believe he did it in defiant pride. Uncle Rouben is the only Gavoor that I know has visited the Republic of Turkey. I asked him if he had any trouble with the name there. He said the spelling Gavoor versus the modern word gâvur was different enough that no one even suspected. My sister Nancy’s middle name is Carrie, an anglicized version of Kara. My sister Ani went a step further and named her daughter Kara. As I said, I wear this name proudly and a bit defiantly. After all, it may have been bestowed upon us by a Sultan. You may wish to visit Mark’s Blog at http://thissideoffifty.blogspot.com Great exposition Great exposition, Mark. Just to back up your feelings about retaining your name, I’d like you to know that the following is what I have to say about it in my lecture on Armenian surnames: Now, you might ask why people perpetuate strange, unusual or even uncomplimentary names. After all, it’s easy to just change them by adaptation. I’ve known Armenians who have done so: Fourounjian to Baker; Baghchajian to Gardner; Kaprielian to Gabriel; and Terzian to Taylor. Well, people often are attached to their names because it gives them a sense of continuity and tradition. There’s also the desire to honor their martyrs by perpetuating the memory of their identity as Armenian Christians. We should be grateful to our fellow Armenians for having retained them as eloquent historical testimony to the oppression suffered by the Armenians at the hands of the Turks. It’s fortunate for me that Armenians have hung on to their names; otherwise I wouldn’t be here talking to you today. It is superb. The value of Mark Gavoor’s exposé is multifold. It is a record of history, ethnology and personal experiences written in a narrative form. The user-friendly, easy-going, story-telling style is hard to come by in this Google and Gmail driven days. A story well told. Mark, you might be interested to learn that the Turkish gavoor is a corruption of the the Arabic "kaffer, kafir". Same meaning. Nowadays you find ‘kafir yogurt’ in some North American supermarkets. Apparently, the process hails from South Africa. Talking of yogurt… it’s a corruption of the Armenian "yough" and "vort". While the first word means fat, the second doesn’t mean worm. It’s the same word as "vort" in vortadoong (grape vine). Many people, including food writers think yogurt originates in Bulgaria. The fact is our much-travelled ancestors took the dehydrated youghort whenever they left their homestead; and as soon as they settled in a new place made "wet" yoghourt as a palpable and psychological link to their original home. The Turkish word “kara” Isn’t the Turkish word for the color black "Kara" and not "Kar"? Excellent piece. I used to know an Aram Gavoor who attented the University of Michigan about 8 years ago. Aram Gavoor Dear John on Sun: Aram Gavoor…. My grandfather, my father, and my son who went to the University of Michigan from 1999 – 2003. Seems like I could have been an Aram Gavoor too, but was named for my father’s maternal grandfather Nishan Asoian. Yes, you guessed it, being born in the 1950s ethnic names were not entirely appreciated so Nishan = Mark in a hominymic translation. Origins of our perpetually changing names I enjoyed reading your article. I have always wondered about Armenian names and have found some to be very funny. One particularly cruel one is Boshgezenian which translates literally to "empty walker" meaning someone who does nothing all day. These names became even more complicated when upon their arrival in Syria & Lebanon, our ancestors were asked their names and these difficult-to-pronounce-in-Arabic names were recorded by the Arab Officials based on how they heard & pronounced them. And thus, Geukgeuzian became Kookoozian, Jamgotchian became Jamgossian the list is endless. The name Eflian probably comes from the word Efl which means lock. Most probably your ancestors were locksmiths. Anahid Artinian Jamgotchian Thank you, Mark. I think you wrote a great story, with a very deep significance: You can be proud to be Gavoor, as my grandfather Agop. He was called "giavur", when, after the genocide, lived with an Arab tribe as a shepherd. If to be Christian is to be "giavur" or "gavoor", I’m also proud of it, because that word is for me a symbol of peace, rectitude and love. Congratulations! From Locksmith to Watchman Anahid Thank you for the meaning of Eflian. I did always want to learn how to pick a lock. This probably stems from my latent desire for espionage than any genetic predisposition. Ones profession and last name are rarely linked these days. Here are two examples. I knew a fellow in NYC. His name is Sadian (Saatjian). He was indeed a watchmaker. I met the Colgate-Palmolive factory manager in Turkey. His name was Saboncu and he ran the soap factory! Mark Gavoor So what’s so bad about the family name Gavoor? Long before I knew what it meant I knew of the very large family from the mid west that were devoted Armenians, proud of their heritage, history and well respected in the community. I know Badjaksoozians and Eshekians and I really never paid much mind to the meanings of their names nor did I ever care — it’s the person that bears the name that counts! My name is not that complicated but people throughout my life have butchered it at least 40 or 50 different ways, incredible. "A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet" Gavoor — sounds pretty damn good to me! Thanks for commenting Mike Good to hear from you. I have heard of Eshekians before. Mirakian Family You might probably already know about it, but there is quite an interesting section on the history of the Mirakian family in the book by Boghos Yerevanian on Charsandjak. If you do not read Armenian but French, most of the story is available in the book in French by Raymond Kevorkian, Les Arméniens dans l’Empire Ottoman à la veille du Génocide (Paris: 1992). If you need further information, my email is [email protected] Hovann Dear Mr. Gavoor, What is your email? I would like to contact you. Mine is XXXXXXXXX Hovann Simonian keghart.com says: Please do not include your personal emails on this forum, they can be abused by external sources. Instead request an email from the moderator of the website by clicking on the Contact Us option above. Meaning of “gavour”, “giavour” I’m not sure if anyone has posted this but Gavour/gavoor is also turkish for infidel. It was a derogatory curse meant to identify christians, specifically Armenians, as outsiders, despite their Ottoman citizenship. More investigation into the time when your family was FORCED to change their name would uncover an undoubtedly remarkable story. Mr. Gavoor, If you feel so strongly about the current situation, I suggest you take action and be decisive by changing your last name to whatever origin it is. It is sad that your expose is really a microcosm of the problems plaguing Armenians and Armenian society – the failure to adequately address the situation and the desire for attention and sympathy. In fact, the only thing that one can gather from your piece is that you have a desire to be recognized as a victim, and be applauded for being a victim. However, this is not what Armenia or Armenians need – strong individuals with character. If you really want to write about something, DO SOMETHING, like changing your last name back, rather than keeping a name that denotes your victimhood, and praises how you have been emasculated Boghos Thanks for the advice Boghos If I were to change my last name it would be Karagiavurian. I wear this name proudly and with a certain defiance. Emasculating? Hardly. At least not to me. Not in the way I look at it. As for doing something… I do what writers do, I write. I do what musicians do, I play. I do what teachers do, I teach. I do what Armenians do, survive. I do appreciate your sentiments and point of view, I just do not entirely agree with you. Collective response to Mark, John, and Anahid Mark, Saatji means watchmaker in Arabic. Turks "borrowed" the word from Arabs. You might have heard of the Saachi Brothers of UK. They have a famous advertising agency by that name (they handled Margaret Thatcher’s election campaign) and have a superb collection of modern art. They are Jews from Baghdad. John, Kara means black in Turkish–Karakorum, Karabagh, Shabin-Karahissar, etc. Anahid, Re Boshgezenian and walking without purpose. Idling. I don’t know whether it’s a coincidence, but entertainer (Monty Python) Eric Idle is the cousin of Toronto-born but British -raised conductor Ounjian. A Greek friend told me about A Greek friend told me about the surname "Giavouridis" still in use in Greece. Although derogatory, the word "gavur" is not as harsh as, say, "kaffir" in daily Turkish usage. I’ve heard an old man calling his naughty grandson "gavurun dolu" – "spawn of gavur". We were taught in secondary school history class that the use of the word was banned because of the pressure by Western powers in the 1876 Constitution, thereby it became punishable to use the word against someone. But then, I guess, as many other late Ottoman reforms, it stayed on the paper…. Gavour/Kafir has evolved in Gavour/Kafir has evolved in meaning in some countries and cultures. For example, the distinctive "yoghourt” of South Africa is called kafir. In recent years it has been introduced to North American supermarkets. I have no idea why that particular type of yoghourt is called kafir. My Grandfather’s Last Name My grandfather’s last name was Giavurdelis. My father changed it to Giavredelis, though through the years there were many misspellings of the name in paperwork. He was from Giavur Koy near Pergamos. Mark, do not get disappointed Mark, do not get disappointed. There is another interpretation to Gavoor, I checked in the Armenian dictionary. There is also the Armenian word Kavoor, the meaning is Godfather, Genkahayr. In different languages there are similar words. If the Armenians in Kharpert were Armenian speaking, then it may have this interpretation. So, you can be proud twice, without getting disappointed, of being Kavoor, as Godfather too. Dear Mr. Gavoor My ancestors came from the eastern part of Turkey. I listened to many stories from my grandparents about the incidents from 1914 to 1920 which you think were genocide. So many bad things happened to our Turkish grandparents that they hardly survived Armenian terrorists. You and your family have a great imagination. Two-hundred years ago or any time in the Ottoman Empire, the sultan could not give someone a family name. At that time people used their father’s and grandfather’s name. Maybe you had an ancestor whose name sounded like "gavoor" in Turkish and officials wrote that name down. You shouldn’t be proud with that name, because it has an additional bad meaning besides the dictionary meaning. I am very open to give you more information about regional history and what happened between Turks and Armenians. Best wishes to you and to your family. Translating Mr. Oguzhan’s 1."My parents came from the eastern part of Turkey." He means Western Armenia. 2."I listened to many stories from my grandparents about the incidents from 1914 to 1920…" He means the Genocide. 3."So many bad things happened to our Turkish grandparents…" Unlike their neighbors, my grandparents somehow failed to kill Armenians and steal their property. Frustrated, they moved from Western Armenia. 4."You and your grandparents have great imagination." You and your grandparents are telling the unacceptable truth. 5."I am very open to give you more information about regional history and about what happened between Turks and Armenians." Our government has tons of falsifications which I can send you free of charge. Ankara will pay shipping and handling charges. 6."Best wishes to you and to your family." I am so disappointed your family somehow slipped from our yataghan and survived to escape to the United States. Better translating Turks have much more population in Anatolia for almost 1000 years. You can call it Armenia for the memory of Ancient times. You live in Canada, North America. Where are the local people? So you have to call this country Apachee land or Cherokee land any more and let you give the land back to this minorty! Very funny of you! I can only lough about it! Try to live today not 2,000 years ago! If you want to call it Genocide, you may call it Armenian terrorists tried to make Genocide to Turks to leave their land. So the Armenians could say majorty is not Turks. This is totaly truth! I can show you which Turkish villages burnt down and so many killed. Also from my grandparents family all dead except 1 or 2 people. They didn’t leave their country like yours because we managed to save our land. It is your problem that you tried and failed. If you try such a thing (to take land from Turks) you must consider to kill or to be killed. So you stop crying anymore! Finally, You always try to live at 100 years ago when it was war and so many people have been killed on bothsides. If I were you, I haven’t mentioned a word that my grandparents try to take land from Turks and he has been kicked forever! You may sit down in a naive manner and you may visit Turkey to pray about their souls. I think they will be more happy to be heard a pray better then yelling the Turks kicked us everywhere!! Translating Ogouzhan "The Turks have much more population in Anatolia for almost 1000 years." I’m glad Keghart editors didn’t edit Ogouzhan’s letter to make it readable. Ogouzhan’s command of English is as bad as his knowledge of history. "The Turks have much more population in Anatolia for almost 1000 years" is lousy English. There should also be a comma after 1 in 1000. The comma is deleted for dates, not numbers, Ogouzhan. Putting aside Ogouzhan’s elementary English, let’s look at his assertions. 1. When Seljuk and later Ottoman Turks invaded Armenia, the Armenian population statistics were naturally higher than those of the marauders of Central Asia. After the 14th century Turkish numbers began to increase because Turkish massacres of Armenians, forced Turkification, kidnappings, confiscation of Armenian lands and other property, userous taxation and non-stop persecution of Armenians. What Ogouzhan is saying is a variation of Tala’at infamous quote: "What Armenian Question? There are no Armenians." Western Armenia belongs to Turks because we, Turks, killed all Armenians or drove them out of their homeland. That’s what Ogouzhan is saying. 2. Ogouzhan states that Armenian terrorists killed Turks so that Armenians would become the majority in Anatolia. According to him, a handful Armenian fighters (fedayeen), equipped with antiquated weapons, home-made guns, little ammunition, little money, and even fewer fighters took on the Ottoman Empireand its army, not to mention armed Turkish civilians and Kurdish bandits. This is the same Ottoman Empire which declared war on the Russian Empire by bombarding Odessa and other Russian Black Sea ports in 1914. Yes, two-million Armenians–mostly peasants scattered over a huge territory and without communication or transportation facilities–decided to commit genocide against 20 million plus Turks and take over Anatolia. Ogouzhan, you must be cramming on Nassreddin Hoja tales. 3. Turks didn’t leave "their" country, like the Armenians, and saved their lands, says Ogouzhan. That statement unintentionally proves that it was the Turks who drove out the Armenians and not the reverse. By the way, if Turks didn’t leave "their" country, how come you aren’t in Morocco? In Yemen? In Baghdad? In Greece? In Serbia? Why did you leave "your" lands? Yes, yes, I know: Armenians drove you out of Casablanca, Tunis, Tripoli, Sana’a… 4. You "accuse" Armenians of living "100 years ago" and say many people died at the time. At the same time you cite history and claim Turks have been majority in Anatolia for a thousand years. Make up your mind: do you want to cite history or don’t you? "Many people were killed at the time" is one of Ankara’s favorite propaganda spins. Many people (including innocent Armenians) were killed because: a) Turkey declared war on Russia, France, and Britain; b) Turkey killed members of occupied nations who demanded freedom from the Turkish yoke (Arabs, Serbians, Bulgarians, etc.); c) 1.5 million civilian Armenians were killed by Turks to make Turkey a "purely" Turkish country. The few Turks, who were killed by Armenians, were victims of their own blood thirst. Some Armenians, who had the means, defended themselves against the Turkish army, Kurdish bandit, and racist Turkish civilian attacks. There’s too much nonsense, propaganda, incomprehensible English in Ogouzhan’s letter to merit a more extensive response. If he posts another of these delirious missives, I doubt I would bother replying. Mesrob No Need to Translate First of all, I want to mention that I may have poor English but I thank God not to have poor mind! I respect your history knowledge, but I think you should try to read other perspectives about history. You have read only from one side. Also I respect who have killed both Armenian and Turk, but I am afraid you don’t respect Turkish deaths. My grandparents hardly survived from these days and I listened so many savagery from Armenians to Turkish children and women. But I am afraid you don’t want to listen others problems! Let’s come to the point. Your elementary history knowledge mixed everthing to create an Armenian state. Seljuk period from 11th to 14th century captured the Anotolia and Turks started to live from Iran to Egean Sea. Ottomans ruled from 15th to 20th century. Do you think if Turks wanted to kill all Armenians during nearly 900 years, Could anyone survive? Of course not. Not anyone would survive, not anyone speak Armenian. These Turkish empires ruled every nation according to their loyalty. If a Turkish tribe rebel they are also punished. The rebellions usually did migrated to another land. Only the leaders may have death penalty. Your poor Armenians with "antiquated weapons" killed so many Muslim paople to fear them and migrate from their homeland. At that time Russians and other Europeans helped your Terrosists. They used every weapon including cannon! If you look at the map you will see the Eastern Turkish border was close to Russia. So the goverment migrated Armenians to another land. But the conditions were poor at that time. So many are dead from deseases and also some of them from Kurdish tribes. Because the Terrorist Armenians were killed so many Turkish and Kurdish civilians. I listened so many memories from my Grandfather and mother. They saw so many Turkish children, women and also soldiers are dead from diseases, cold weather, terrorist attacks etc. Almost 4 million of Turkish civilians are dead during the war. Another point is that, you think every nation should stay where they live! It is such a funny idea that maybe most of the nations changed their homeland and migrated other places. For example, almost 1.000 years ago so many Turkish tribes were living half of Russia (crimea, urals etc) and China. So what we have to do? Give you back the Eastern Anatolia and take half of Russia! very funny of you! You may ask Russians to do that and you will be kicked for sure! Also I can recommend you so many books that writen by your lovely friends (Europeans). Almost 300 or 400 years ago, they visited Eastern Turkey (you call it Armenia!) and they wrote that maximum 20-30% of population is Armenian. Also they can speak their language and keep their religion. They are surprised because at that time Other religions (like Jews and Muslims in Spain) couldn’t manage to survive at Europe. Also Catholics killed so many Protestans! I hope you will read more History (also from opposite literature) after this arguement. And don’t forget that nations are not totaly good or bad! There are good and bad people at every society. Wake up from your dream that Turkish are all bad and Armenians are very good. You can not blame a nation to do the Genocide. From 1918 to 1922 Istanbul is captured by Europeans, they arrested so many Turkish politicians and made a court about 1915 incidents but noone found guilty! So the case is closed. Some Translation Ogouzhan, As I said in my previous letter, I will not reply to you if you continue your nonsense letters. For one thing I don’t know where to start to tear your false data and logic apart. However, I want to point out something to Keghart readers. Ououzhan’s letter was sent more than two years after Mr. Gavoor article appeared in Sept. 2009. There was a similar case when another person fenced with me two years after a certain article had appeared in Keghart. In both cases the tardy letter writers are Turks. Why the two years plus delay in response, specially since both Turks were firmly convinced that Turks had not mistreated Armenians and that Armenians had killed Turks? It would be easy to suspect that there’s some kind of Ankara office where people are hired to go through Armenian websites and to "respond" to Armenians. Seems Ankara has a backlog of these replies to write. Perhaps Ankara should hire more people like Okouzhan to handle their pile of denialist responses. You can not answer my letter logically because you are not logical. If you are suspicious about my identity, you can easily visit my office in Istanbul and meet me there. I am a civil engineer and an ordinary Turkish man. I am not a hired person. I don’t need to be hired to tell the truth I heard from my grandparents. Also many historians tell the truth, but you are blind. You call tell your lies around the world, but you have to learn that so many people in Turkey know the truth. The genocide is a total lie. Many people were killed in the war because it was war. If you say innocent Armenians were killed, I say innocent people was murdered on both sides. It was not genocide. You and I have to feel sorry for both sides deaths. At least we can agree on that. Finally, you can find a way to answer me that killing people is bad no matter the aim. You call it "fight for your country" so do we! I hope some day people will understand a way to live in peace without killing others.I only laugh about your suspicious mind. If you visit our country you will see Turks are very friendly and not racist. You are Armenian, I am Turk but we can be friends better then other nationalities. We have so many things in common, but first stop telling it was genocide. You are calling a nation totally murderer but we are not. Aski Tass Oguzhan, I believe you have a saying : "Aski tass; aski hamman." You don’t learn, despite my attempts to educate you. Right of the bat, even in your first sentence, you dip into falsehood when you invite me to your Istanbul office to discuss Armenian/Turkish issues. You and anyone reading that invitation knows that it’s a false gesture, a meaningless ploy. Everyone knows you will not pay for the trip and neither will I travel to Istanbul to hold a discussion with you. Empty talk, in other words. Arabs call it: ""Kalam faregh." Typical of you. You say many historians agree with the stories your grandparents told you. Who are these many historians? I bet they are Turkish or hired foreign "historians" who beat the Turkish drum because their books are published or bought by Ankara or their university chairs are funded by the Turkish government. Since it’s obvious that the only language you command is Turkish, I would conclude that you have no history source other than ones allowed by the Turkish government. I have already replied to your comment that "many people died because there was war." Reread my previous letter so that you don’t repeat the authorized Turkish spin. You also repeat the hypocritical wish that Armenians and Turks can be friends. The wish is meaningless. Of course the murderer wants to make peace and be forgiven; of course the thief wants to keep what he stole and become friends with his victim. In English they say: "To eat your cake and have it, too." You stole our 4,000-year old homeland, your killed 1.5 million innocent Armenians, you deported 500,000 to the Syrian Desert, you raped, looted, kidnapped children and Turkified countless Armenians… and now you want your crimes to be forgotten. Nice. And since Armenians will not respond like sheep to your offer of friendship, Armenians become troublemakers, people who are against peace and friendship. Your peasant foxiness insults the intelligence of even a five-year-old Armenian. Asia Minor/Anatolia belongs to Armenians, to Greeks, and to the Kurds. Turks were blood thirsty usurpers. You are from Central Asia. That’s where your Turanic brothers still live. Your ancestors were barbarians who destroyed the ancient civilizations of the Middle East with their yataghans. You had no cuisine other than the shish kebab and now claim all the Middle Eastern dishes as Turkish. You came from the deserts of Central Asia… a place where there is no eggplant (the Imam Bayendi which you claim as Turkish), there was no zucchini or vine (the dolma and sarma you claim as Turkish) and on and on. Your ancestors couldn’t cook properly and that’s why there’s steak Tartar. Every cultural heritage you claim to be Turkish was approproated from Persians, Armenians, Arabs, Greeks, Assyrians… You are now a hybrid people who claim to be pure Turks. "Happy is the man who calls himself Turk!" What a laugh! What blatant racism and insecurity. Your religion is Arab, your alphabet was Arab until an Armenian helped you acquire the Latin alphabet, your "music" is repetitive wail borrowed from Arabs and Iranians, you have one good novelist (Orhan Pamuk) whom you persecute. Your other good novelists are Kurds. After the conquered nations raised your "civilization" to sort of an acceptable standard, you either killed them or deported them. And now you want to see forgiveness, brotherhood, peace with your victims. The gall! There will be no peace between Armenians and Turks until Turkey returns our lands, until Turkey compensates for the genocide, for the theft of Armenian property. Do you know there are more than 2,000 derelict or confiscated Armenian churches in Turkey? Forget about the schools and other community centres. Oguzhan, go back to your drafting board and dream other sweet words with the hope of persuading Armenians to forget 600 years of the Turkish yoke which culminated with the genocide of Armenians. Contemporary Turks didn’t kill Armenians. However, they are as guilty as their yataghan-wielding grandparents when they deny the genocide and refuse to meet the just demands of Armenians. As every genocide scholar knows, denial is the last act of genocide. If you deny the genocide then you are a nation of murderers. Finally, you are guilty because you, as a nation, have benefited from the killing of Armenians and the theft/confiscation of their property. It’s a well-known fact that in the early years of his dictatorship, your drunken and syphlitic Ataturk depended on stolen Armenian loot (family jewelery) to fund his rapacious army. Eski Hamam, Eski Tas…2 Mesrob. Forget Oguzhan. There are too many brainwashed Turks. All they are doing is putting themselves into ridicule. Trying to teach them is a hopeless attempt. There is a saying in Turkish, " Deveye kahve icirmek". It means to make the camel drink coffee is an impossible task. Thus Oguzhan can not accept the truth, just like a camel which will not drink coffee. forget about your obsessive ideas You are such a psychopath that yelling with full of foam in your mouth. I do not ask forgiveness from your idiot identity. You act like you are the totally enemy of a nation. It means you are the enemy of human being. Because you are totally racist, fascist that trying to blame a nation totally. We didn’t make Genocide for Armenians, but if anyone again fight to take our land, he will be killed surely. You and the people like you all deserve to be wiped out from Anatolia. You will only dream to have this land. Your hearts full of anger that not any religion could accept. So you shouldn’t fight for Christianity or any religion. I let you free with your anger and mind disease. Angry Engineer To desribe me you use words and sentences such as: "…psychopath with full of foam in the mouth…idiot…total enemy of a nation…enemy of the human being…totally racist, fascist…trying to blame a nation totally… will be killed totally…you deserve to be wiped out…your anger and mind disease." You also say that my heart is full of anger. Read your letter and tell me whose heart is full of anger. To Mesrob Your assesement of Oguzhan’s reply being two years late is very resonable. This reminds me of another Turkish trick which was a pathethic attempt to do their dirty job. In these days of sophisticated and fast computers it’s inexplicable when a response takes to a posting takes a year or even more. The Turkish government ( I assume, who else ?) has various automatic spam programs. Whenever the word Turk, Turkey are mentioned in cyber space it spews all kinds of garbage. Come Thanksgiving time, when turkey is the hot topic of the week, all kinds of spam start to come forth. Does it talk about how to baste a turkey? Here comes Turkish answer totally unrelated to the subject. How about the subject of carving a turkey….here comes denying the Genocide of Armenians….It is quite funny. Expert Armenian Automatic Responders I really wonder who is the automatic responder of the fake Armenian genocide. Of course you the foolish blind armenians. All you say is a total lie. You can not resist the truth and start lying and try to distort the truth. If you want to beleive all these lies about the fake genocide, just go on crying. Bye bye idiots! Unbroken History There’s a 700 plus years of unbroken history of genocides by the Turks against Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, Pontic Greeks, Kurds, Syriacs and more… Hell will freeze over and pigs will fly before Turkey can be truthfully portrayed as a tolerant and civilized democracy. Turkish contribution to history: Stealing other cultures and history Genocide of several nations Abduction of children Extreme intolerance and unparallelled cruelty Brutal and inhuman killings Forcibly converting children and women to Islam Genocide denying List of Pogroms by Azerbaijan against Armenians: 1905-1907: First Armenian massacres by Azeri Tatars in Shushi, Baku, Nakhichevan and Elizavetpol 1918 massacres in Baku 1920 massacres in Shushi 1988 February massacres in Sumgait 1988 November massacres in Kirovabad 1990 January massacres in Baku 1992 April massacres by the Azerbaijani army of the Maragha Armenians 2012 blaming Armenians for the Khojali massacre that was done by the Azerbaijani army; read the truth here. All of the above are documented and proven facts…and the world has still not punished the Turkish/Azeri criminals. Yet the world wonders why new genocides are taking place. Mr. Oghuzhan and his ignorant comments Sir…you have a tremendous amount of arrogance to come on to an Armenian blog and question the validity of the genocide that you and I both know happened. We don't just think that it was a genocide sir, it was a genocide. The majority of historians who are experts on such subjects agree that any situation in which that many people were brutally killed is a genocide. That's the end of it. The Sisak mentioned in the above information was my grandfather and I can tell you that our family was not simply full of imagination, if that story was one that was passed down from Ruben and Arum and their brother,then it did happen. Clarification About “Gavur” Hi Mr. Gavoor, For the sake of a clarification on your name, I thought you should know the Turkish word 'gavur' is also applied to non-Muslim foreigners in general, not just those who don't believe in God (those who don't believe in Allah, you see). So you can be a devout Christian and still be called Gavoor. You don't have to be a rebel non-believer to bear that name. I think the word has a nice ring to it phonetically. And there's a great story behind it, so it seems, about a sultan . It's a good thing you didn't change it. I shouldn't think it would be a problem for you to visit Turkey, even if you had an obviously Armenian name. We have some tight-knit Armenian communities in the big cities which would welcome Armenians from the U.S. and would love to hear their stories. It's interesting that you're from Mardin. My paternal grandparents are from Mardin too. My grandmother's mother was a 7-year-old Armenian girl who was left by her family to the care of their Turkish neighbors right before the "great exile" because they thought she wouldn't survive the difficult journey in the winter. I guess they thought they could come back one day to get her. They never came back. She was raised as a Muslim Turkish girl and lived the rest of her life that way. I heard many cases like these in the Southeastern Anatolia region… families leaving their little children behind with their Turkish friends and neighbors, because they thought they might come back to get them. Even stories of some Armenian families hiding with their Turkish neighbors throughout the exile period. I suppose a few of these diverse communities were united by peace and friendship so much so that taking the Armenians away wasn't a justified action. Anyway. You have a great story. ՌԱԿ-ի յայտարարութեան առթիւ Ոչ ոք օրէնքից վեր չի: (Չինական խօսք) Գուրգէն Արմենակեան (Հիւսեան), ԱՄՆ, Մայիս 2020 Ես նահատակուած Արմենական Գուրգէն Հիւսեանի… Bracing for Part II of Our Existential Battle Team Keghart Editorial, 22 March 2010 When a crime is committed human nature and civil society everywhere demand… Ֆրանսահայ Երաժիշտ, Երգահան, Երգիչ Եսայի Ալթունեան Հեռախօսային Հարցազրոյցը վարեց` Համօ Մոսկոֆեան, Պէյրութ – Փարիզ, Յուլիս 2016 Պրն.Ալթունեան, կրնա՞ք դուք ձեզ ծանօթացնել եւ ինչպիսի գործունէութիւն կը ծաւալէք… Հայ. Եկեղեցին Պատանդ Է (Եզրակացութիւն) Ոսկան Մխիթարեան, Լոս Անճելըս, 10 Յուլիս 2014 Կասկած չկայ մեր մտքին մէջ, որ կրօնական տեսակէտով, ազգովին կը գտնուինք… Wall Street, AIG & Economic Crisis: Getting a Grip on Greed By Linda McQuaig, The Toronto Star, 24 March 2009 Don’t get me wrong: I’m not against tarring and… Shifting Sands of Mideast Politics By Haroon Siddiqui, The Toronto Star, 19 June 2010 DOHA, QATAR – A tour through this region has…	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line939
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__label__cc	0.619018	0.380982	Home FORMULA 1 Ferrari expecting difficult Singapore GP weekend Ferrari expecting difficult Singapore GP weekend GP ITALIA F1/2019 - SABATO 07/09/2019 credit: @Scuderia Ferrari Press Office Ferrari are expecting to have a difficult weekend at this weekend’s Grand Prix in Singapore, despite winning the last two races. Charles Leclerc has been in impressive form of late, winning the Belgian Grand Prix and last time out at Monza, taking Ferrari’s first win on home soil since Fernando Alonso won there for the Scuderia in 2010. But both of those tracks were suited to a low downforce set-up whereas the Singapore circuit requires a lot of downforce to maximise the lap time. Although Ferrari have the strongest engine on the grid, they have struggled with a number of high downforce circuits so far this season and they don’t expect Singapore to be any different. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc said: “After two positive weekends in Belgium and Italy, the race in Singapore doesn’t look as good on paper for us. “[It is a] very different circuit layout, featuring lots of of slow corners and fewer straights. “It might be a more difficult weekend for us, but we will give our all to have a good result.” Red Bull are notoriously strong at high downforce circuits and are expected to challenge for the victory this weekend. This is something Ferrari are wary of, and have tried to anticipate by bringing additional aerodynamic updates in their attempt to fend Red Bull off in the constructor’s championship. “Coming from back to back victories is a good feeling for the team and for our tifosi, but in reality these victories are already behind us and we are well aware that Singapore will present new challenges and a layout in which our car is not as strong as at other circuits.” added Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto. “We are bringing a few new parts there as part of our effort to close the gap to the competition, at a track that features predominantly slow speed corners. Previous articleChannel 4 continues extended highlights F1 TV deal Next articleHaas retains Romain Grosjean for 2020 season Australian & Chinese GP’s postponed, Bahrain season opener Vettel knew that he could "turn things around" - Last Lap September 23, 2019 At 11:34 am […] 1-2 result came as a surprise to Ferrari, with the team arriving in Singapore expecting to struggle for pace as their car lacks downforce compared to their rivals Mercedes and Red […]	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line946
__label__cc	0.537848	0.462152	Key Movies of My Life Retro TV Review Nickflix! Scifi Tv Review New Movie Review The Bond Reviews (1962-2015) Star Trek The Next Generation Reviews Star Trek Deep Space Nine Reviews Late to the Game Blog July 8, 2020 March 29, 2020 S.R. Kheas Retro Review Series, Retro TV Review, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek Voyager, TV Series Reviews, Voyager Retro TV Review: Star Trek Voyager SSN 3 Episode One: The Season Premiere Basics Part II Well, this is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into Chakotay….at least that is what Janeway was probably thinking when the entire crew finds themselves stranded on an inhospitable planet with the Kazon in control of Voyager. Anyhow, Thanks to Chakotay’s maybe baby, Originally broadcast on September 4, 1996, this is Basics Part II. Captain’s Log Stardate 50032.7 Basics Part II Thanks to the completely unnecessary and ill-advised rescue attempt for Seska and her child, the crew of Voyager find themselves sans ship and on an inhospitable planet. Meanwhile, Paris, Suder and The Doctor attempt to take back Voyager from the Kazon. Okay, this is the season premiere but seriously, it is exactly how you think it is going to pan out. I am not going to bother giving a full run down of events as I usually do because man it is just silly that they were in this predicament to start with. Instead we are going to do hit the big beats and then discuss the episode below. Cool? Cool. The crew need to find a way to survive on the planet and realize they are in mortal danger when Hogan is eaten by a large carnivorous predator. Tom Paris, trying to find help via his damaged shuttle, manages to defeat a Kazon ship. After mourning Hogan the crew decide maybe weapons would be nice. Plus they have to start eating bugs because…no replicators. On Voyager, Seska has her kid checked out by The Doctor who informs her that The Child is in fact, NOT CHAKOTAY’s. She’s pissed because she actually thought it was…huh. okay. The Doctor then discovers that Lon Suder is still on the ship. The crew on the planet continue to suffer and it looks like Ensign Wildman’s baby is getting sick. Trying to help, Kes and Neelix find themselves captured by the local natives. The Doctor and Suder make a plan to take back Voyager. The crew negotiate with the natives in order to get Kes and Neelix back only to cause an altercation. The crew runs back to the caves where Hogan died hoping the natives don’t follow. The Natives instead start a fire at the mouth of the cave trying to ‘smoke’ them out. On Voyager the Kazon begin experiencing issues with the ship and Seska suspects sabotage…but they can’t detect anyone else aboard… The crew run into the creature in the cave and another crew-member is eaten. They soon escape the caves after Torres manages to distract the natives from the cave entrance. But, after making camp in a safe spot, they soon are faced with an earthquake which causes them to flee. Paris gets a message to The Doctor and the Doctor begins working with Suder despite the fact that he might have to kill to survive. Paris sends a fake message to Voyager indicating that he is dead and Cullah falls for it. Seska realizes that someone is on board and, after the Doctor refuses to help she deactivates him. Chakotay makes peace with the natives by saving one of their kids from lava because for some reason none of the natives could jump over rocks like he does. This causes they two groups to work together to survive because of course it does. Suder manages to damage Voyager only to get himself killed just as he finishes his mission. Paris returns and attacks Voyager in his shuttlecraft, with the help of Talaxian ships, and Cullah discovers that Voyager has been disabled from within. Seska, mortally wounded from the battle, dies just before she can get to her child. Cullah finds them and takes the baby with him as he abandons Voyager to the invading Talaxian forces. Janeway and crew are surprised when Voyager returns for them with Paris at the helm. Janeway learns of Suder’s sacrifice and Chakotay learns that the child was not his. They head back into space leaving Kazon space behind… Is this a ‘Good’ Episode: eh….I mean it’s not a bad resolution to a story that shouldn’t have happened to begin with but it’s hard to enjoy knowing how ridiculous the entire situation was. Yeah, sure, it actually establishes that Seska believed she was pregnant with Chakotay’s kid but, if it wasn’t actually his kid, why did Chakotay’s ‘dream dad’ tell him it was. Ohhhh yeah, that was all in his head and wasn’t actually a ‘vision’. Or it was a vision but not a legit one, personally, I think it was wishful thinking on Chakotay’s part. To say it’s a bad episode isn’t fair though as it was very well produced and really took the characters out of their element. For the first time the crew of Voyager faces the real possibility of not being able to make it back home. While they don’t really have time to explore the emotional impact of this revelation, it is something that is a real thing the crew have to be facing. Had they been stuck there any longer, I honestly don’t think they would have survived long even considering the ‘survival training’ they have. I mean seriously, thus crew was pretty doomed until Paris showed up in the end. Sure they conveniently made friends with the natives but there was no way everyone would have survived…heck they lost two crew-members day one. One serious standout in the episode is that of Brad Dourif in the role of Lon Suder. There was no way they could have a serial killer remain on board so for this character to have a rather significant part in the recapture of Voyager was, to me, the perfect way for them to close his story-line. Dourif, as always, is one of the best and it was awesome seeing him on the show in such a dark yet heroic role. While it’s a shame he could not join the crew as a regular, I can’t think of a more fitting end. One big issue I have with this issue, besides it being the results of a horrible plot line, is that the Kazon run Voyager with ease. For a species who can’t seem to run a stolen replicator without killing themselves, how the heck are they able to operate Voyager without blowing it up? No, Seska being on board isn’t a good reason, there is no way she could teach an entire crew every aspect of how to run the ship and I HIGHLY doubt that operating a Kazon ship is anywhere near the same. Plus, when Cullah realizes that he is going to lose Voyager, why did he not take some of the tech with him upon his escape? I mean, that was what they wanted to begin with right? Federation Technology? I am shocked he didn’t have a team of Kazon collecting supplies and weapons on one of their ships in order to further take over the quadrant. Oh…and one more thing. How the heck is Janeway going to justify the significant damage they did to a prewarp civilization? They seriously changed the course of this planets evolution by actively interacting with the clearly Neanderthal-like people. There is no way that Voyager is not now part of this groups myths and legends with the ship itself being touted as some large beast that abandoned and then claimed it’s children who ‘saved’ a young girl from certain death. In fact, that kid that was saved will probably be worshiped now causing a complete cultural shift for these people. Oy…I would hate to see the report on this situation. Overall, this premiere is essentially a contrived escape switch for a story that clearly had no planned ending. Sure they do a decent job in getting Voyager back to Janeway and her crew but in reality, the Federation crew would still be stuck on that planet mating with the local natives and starting a new civilization. Well, those that didn’t get eaten by the local wildlife that is. Gleanings and Cool Bits: 0 photon torpedoes fired, 29 remaining. Okay…why did Culluh not use any? Seriously? Maybe he didn’t know how??? 0 shuttlecraft lost or destroyed, 5 remaining. The fact that the Kazon fled and DIDN’T steal any shuttles is a testament to their deep rooted integrity….heh. This marks the end of Seska’s story-line. The fact that she made it this far is a testament to the idiocy of the Voyager Crew, honestly she should have shared a cell with Lon Suder back when they had all of the Kazon leaders trapped on Voyager. Seriously, did they not think she would come back? Voyager loses escape pods in this one as the Kazon crew flee the ship. This is never brought up again implying that somehow they made more? Tom Paris should have been promoted to Lt Commander for his efforts in rescuing Voyager and it’s crew. The dude did more than both Janeway and Chakotay combined and what does he get? A simple ‘Well done’. Yeah, that’s Star Fleet for ya. I really hope Chakotay felt like a fool when he learned the kid wasn’t his own. I mean dude, you did this. THIS is all your fault. Interestingly we never hear from Cullah again despite the fact that Voyager just cost him his wife, reputation and the knowledge that the child is in fact his own. Sounds like the makings of a nemesis for Janeway….nah. Thanks for reading the Retro TV Review, I look forward to discussing the rest of the series with you, one episode at a time every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Next Review: Flashback If you would like to read more reviews I have a weekly series called Key Movies Of My Life that comes out every Thursday and for more retro TV goodness check out the rest of the Retro TV Reviews here. As always, please feel free to comment below and share your experiences with these episodes as well. If you just happened by, tell me what you think! Don’t Forget To Follow me if you like the blog! Late To The Game 7/8/2020 KIM: What’s that Captain? JANEWAY: Ensign, that is a plot line being fixed so we can continue the series without any serious ramifications to the ship or the crew. 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__label__cc	0.628957	0.371043	Tag: Thailand Bordering on Sheng Puerh In Tea Features, Tea Musings Let’s talk about border sheng. As long-time readers already know, I’m a bit of an old hat (and advocate) of sheng cha produced outside of Yunnan province, China. I’ve devoted the last decade or so to trying sheng cha from countries along (or near) the Yunnanese border. The Phongsaly region of Laos, the Kokang region of Myanmar, the northern provinces of Vietnam, states of eastern India, and—finally—the hill countries of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces in Thailand. However, while my palate was definitely well-rounded, my reference to these products as “border sheng” might’ve been incorrect. Or even worse, misinformed. And this clarity came about because of an unassuming tasting of two factory-specific Thai “puerhs” that fell under the brand: Hong Tai Chang. The White Teas of Araksa The Araksa Tea Plantation is, by its own website’s declaration, one of the oldest in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. That’s not to say that it’s the oldest garden, or the oldest processor of teas. But by modern, Western-ish tea garden standards, that appears to be true. Image owned by Araksa. Araksa—which in Sanskrit means “Preserve”—was first plotted in 1939, utilizing assamica trees (by clone or seed) that grew plentifully in the area. Northern Thailand has a rich history of tea processing, dating back as far as the 1200s. Sheng puerh(-like) tea is the stock and trade for some of the Thai hill tribes in the area. But more established plantations were a rarity. Like many such enterprises, though, this particular garden was abandoned, likely due to shifting economic whims. As a result, the garden went feral for several decades. It wasn’t until 2014, when the garden shifted to new owners, that tea production of a sort resumed. However, making tea alone wasn’t the sole emphasis. The Ruckus over Ruan Zhi Ruan Zhi—or “soft stem”— is a particular cultivated variety (or cultivar) of tea plant originally hailing from China, before making its way to Taiwan, and then migrating further along to Thailand and Myanmar . . . I think? I say “I think?” because, well, information is not all that clear about the cultivar’s origins. As a result, I’m going to have to approach this write-up in reverse. That being: focusing on teas that were made from said cultivar once it made its way to Thailand, and even as far away as Myanmar. After that . . . I’ll attempt to elaborate upon the soft-stemmed tea bush’s checkered past. Aged Oolong from Thailand In all my years of writing about tea, there’s one subject I don’t think I’ve touched upon in great detail. That being: Aged oolong. Dark Tea from Thailand Well over a year ago, Tony “World of Tea” Gebely posted a photo of a dark tea on Instagram. It was an aged moacha (i.e. the rough stuff used to make puerh cakes) . . . but it was from – of all places – Thailand. Used with permission by Tony Gebely. For obvious reasons, it grabbed my attention. From Opium to Oolong – Tea from Thailand In Tea Musings When I thought of Thailand in terms of tea, the only ones that came to mind were Thai sweet tea and Boba (or “bubble”) tea. The former of which was a glass of sugar with a little bit of tea in it; the latter I hated beyond measure. (Tapioca belonged in pudding…not tea.) As a result, it was easy to dismiss Thai tea culture as something only spoken of in giggle-fitted whispers. A travel blog posted by Leafjoy corrected my preconceived notions by relating a rather interesting story. Apparently, in Northern Thailand – a place that’d become a tribal melting pot – they grew their own tea. Chiang Rai province was infamous for it’s old cash crop standby – poppies, the primary ingredient for opium. That had since changed to more orthodox offerings such as fruit and tea plants. The entry arched my “Tea WANT!” eyebrow. I hate it when it arches. Courtesy of Leafjoy.com I figured that acquiring some in recent months would be a distant and unlikely possibility, but serendipity had other things in store. On my Smith Teamaker jaunt to pick up the new Mao Feng Gin, I ran into Steven Smith himself. “I have something you have to try,” he said. He brought out a green bag adorned in Asiatic lettering and poured out some blue-green, balled oolong-ish leaves. The “blue tea” – as he called it – was given to him as a sample from a business contact in Canada. Said contact was curious if Smith wanted to carry it. In turn, he was curious what I thought of it. Neither of us were quite sure what the “blue tea” moniker meant, though. Steven also didn’t have any other details for me other than the tea itself and the growing region (Doi Tung). I thanked him profusely and went home to do a little digging and brewing. The blue tea search left me quite stumped, however. I could find no mention of blue tea other than a listing on the Mariage Frères site for an “Opium Hill” tea. It looked the same as the sample I received from Smith. Unfortunately, their information on it – other than being of Thai origin – was sparse. Dejected, I did what any tea geek would do in that situation. I turned to a more well-versed and aptly-named Tea Geek. He informed me that blue tea (or “qingcha”) was another given name for wulong/oolong. It was a blanket category for all semi-oxidized teas because of the blue-ish hue they take on after drying. It was a bit of a misnomer, much like the Western “black tea” label. The leaves for this were “tricksy” in their appearance. On sight alone, they looked like any normal green-style oolong I came across. The semi-oxidized, blue-green color, and the ball-fisted rolling technique were not too different from Chinese or Taiwanese oolongs. If I didn’t know any better, I would say I was looking at a Bai Hao/Oriental Beauty – a light-roasted one at that. What informed me that I was dealing with something completely different was the aroma. I smelled berries; rather, three distinct ones – strawberries, grapes, and blueberries – fused together. It was like wrapping a Fruit Roll-Up around one’s nose. Given the entirely new experience on sight and smell, there was no specific brewing template to go by. A good default with an aromatic, light-roasted oolong was multiple infusions in a gaiwan with 190F water. Basically, gongfu-style but less formal. I did exactly that with four steeps – two at thirty seconds, two at forty – 1 tsp. worth of leaf-balls. First infusion (thirty seconds): I’ll be honest, it sorta smelled like pondwater. The liquor also looked river-green. The taste, however – while possessing a vegetal forefront – transitioned to a wonderfully floral body and a subtle fruit finish. Second infusion (thirty seconds): This time the liquor took on a brighter color and a more aromatic scent – buttery like lotus blossoms. The floral character also echoed in the taste but with something more akin to jasmine. That could’ve been the somewhat dry forefront. The mid-body was more melon-like this time, very even in comparison to the first. What little aftertaste there was passed by with a smooth texture. Third infusion (forty seconds): Same visual palette but with an indiscernible nose. It was neither an earthy or floral scent but rather something “clean”. In sharp contrast, the taste took on the berry notes I detected in the dry, fisted leaves. Very prevalent in the middle. Again, the aftertaste tapered off pleasantly. Fourth infusion (forty seconds): The liquor color had lightened significantly to a pale yellow, more in line with some spring flush green teas. The taste still had plenty to offer, though. It alternated between fruity, creamy and floral – like a grape that’d been dipped in honey-vanilla and wrapped in petals for warmth. The finish possessed more of a vegetal kick, signifying that it was almost at the end of its yield. This Thai goodie didn’t fade, though, until about infusion #7, much to my surprise. The flavor remained pretty even throughout, no major detractions from its original smoothness. That and it never took on the metallic astringency of an over-brewed Ti Kwan Yin. While the initial steam aroma was off-putting on the first infusion, this was a very reliable introductory oolong. I’m not sure it would hold up in a taste-test against a good Wu Yi or Ali Shan, but right out of the starting gate, I’d say Thailand is off to a damn good start. This was the Shiraz of oolongs. Smith Teamaker – For providing the sample, and for terrific tea talk. I always feel at home there. Michael J. Coffey (purveyor of TeaGeek.net) – For having the world’s most magnificently ironic name ever, and for clearing up the “blue” debacle. He’s a fountain of tea knowledge. Leafjoy – For their informative tea blog and for giving me permission to use one of their photographs.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line950
__label__cc	0.533521	0.466479	Share and Spread the Word About These Authors! Being an Author Advice Florence Thum on Twitter RonovanWrites On Twitter On Bloglovin Guest Post by Samuel Marquis: British Spymaster Tar Robertson and Double Cross were Instrumental in Winning D-Day British Spymaster Tar Robertson and Double Cross were Instrumental in Winning D-Day By Samuel Marquis In Spies of the Midnight Sun: A True Story of WWII Heroes, Book 3 of his WWII Series, Historical Fiction Author Samuel Marquis brings to life legendary British MI5 Spymaster Tar Robertson and the Double Cross Spy System, which played a pivotal role in the Allied deception at Normandy on D-Day and other operations in Hitler’s Festung Europa. It has become an annual ritual for Americans and British to celebrate the hoodwinking of Hitler and the triumph of democracy over tyranny represented by D-Day. We all know how important it was, the tremendous stakes involved, and the glamorous Allied players in the daring assault upon Hitler’s Festung Europa recreated in countless books and movies. We all know that June 6-9, 1944, comprised the most epic battle of WWII. The only problem is it’s not true. The D-Day deception operation and subsequent acquisition of the beaches of Normandy was, in the words of Ben Macintyre in his book Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies, “an undisputed, unalloyed, world-changing triumph”—but it was not the greatest battle of WWII. That distinction belongs to Stalingrad or Kursk. But the bloodbath of the Eastern Front—with war crimes committed by Hitler’s Germans and Stalin’s Russians in equal measure—doesn’t resonate with the historical poignancy of D-Day. And D-Day is still the greatest amphibious operation in the history of warfare. With that in mind, the key to the success of that longest day was the Double Cross Spy System and Operation Fortitude, the latter of which was designed to persuade the Germans that the invasion of France would not take place in Normandy but in Pas de Calais. The Double Cross Spy System, or XX System, was a counterespionage and deception operation of the British Security Service, a civilian organization usually referred to by its cover title MI5. The system is described in detail in Books 1 and 3 of my World War Two Series, my countdown-to-D-Day thriller Bodyguard of Deception and the newly released Spies of the Midnight Sun: A True Story of WWII Heroes that takes place mostly in Occupied Norway. Under Double Cross, German agents in Britain – real and false – were captured, turned themselves in or simply announced themselves, and were then used by the British to broadcast mainly disinformation to their Nazi controllers. The deception operations were overseen by the Twenty Committee under the leadership of Thomas Argyll “Tar” Robertson and John Cecil Masterman; the name of the committee comes from the number 20 in Roman numerals: “XX” (i.e. a double cross). Tar Robertson was the brains behind Double Cross. He wore a Glengarry cap and McKenzie tartan trews of the Seaforth Highlanders, and was universally well-liked by those who knew and worked with him. He played a pivotal role not only in the main Normandy deception, Operation Fortitude, but in Operation Mincemeat, a deception intended to cover the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily by fooling the Germans into thinking that an invasion of Greece was imminent. His deft handling of a widely disparate collection of Double Cross agents—among them socialites, sex-addicts, criminals, and drunks—brought several spectacular military advantages to the Allied cause between 1942 and 1945. Robertson—working with his multifaceted team of double agents and his MI5 colleague Masterman, the somewhat priggish, cricket-obsessed Oxford don— was the driving force in the various Double Cross deception operations that played an important role in the ultimate Allied victory (though not as much as the Big Red Army pounding away along the Eastern Front, remember). The most important by far was Operation Fortitude, which had the overall effect of immobilizing the Wehrmacht tank reserves and limiting the effectiveness of German counter attacks all along the Normandy coastline. While the incessant rivalries among and within the Wehrmacht, Abwehr, SS, the Führer’s headquarters, and the various other bureaucracies clogging German decision-making played a huge role in the German failure and Allied triumph, the Fortitude deception drove the Reich to an even higher state of confusion at a critical time—with disastrous results for a vacillating Hitler and Nazi Germany. And it was all brought about by a thirty-one-year-old Scotsman named Thomas Argyll Robertson, who early on in the war decided to enlist captured Nazi operatives as double agents rather than hanging them from the gallows. It was a brilliant and uplifting idea for a country under siege in the air by Nazi Germany during the Battle for Britain, and there is no doubt that Robertson was the right man for the job. By all accounts, he was affable, determined, discreet, and doggedly loyal—but he could also be ruthless in his handling of those who threatened Double Cross. With a fondness and appreciation for a good practical joke, he also liked to pick the names of his turned double agents and tended to give them colorful monikers that he and his staff would not fail to remember. Two of his favorite and most successful doubles were the convicted safecracker Eddie Chapman (code-named Agent Zigzag by Robertson because of his unpredictability) and the Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov (code-named Tricycle Robertson because he enjoyed ménage à trois sex). Tar Robertson was widely recognized by many of his contemporaries as one of MI5’s greatest assets, but is little known today. So, this June 6—during the 74rd anniversary of D-Day—is a good time to pay homage to a legendary British spymaster who helped the Allies win the war. He was truly a great one—and he had a sense of humor to boot. Get Spies of the Midnight Sun: A True Story of WWII Heroes at Amazon.com by clicking HERE. The ninth great-grandson of legendary privateer Captain William Kidd, Samuel Marquis is the bestselling, award-winning author of a World War Two Series, the Nick Lassiter-Skyler International Espionage Series, and historical pirate fiction. His novels have been #1 Denver Post bestsellers, received multiple national book awards (Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, American Book Fest Best Book, USA Best Book, Beverly Hills, Next Generation Indie, Colorado Book Awards), and garnered glowing reviews from #1 bestseller James Patterson, Kirkus, and Foreword Reviews (5 Stars). Book reviewers have compared Marquis’s WWII thrillers Bodyguard of Deception and Altar of Resistance to the epic historical novels of Tom Clancy, John le Carré, Ken Follett, Herman Wouk, Daniel Silva, and Alan Furst. Mr. Marquis’s newest historical novel, Spies of the Midnight Sun, is the true story of legendary British safecracker and spy Eddie Chapman, the British Double Cross Spy System, and courageous Norwegian female Resistance operatives Dagmar Lahlum and Annemarie Breien. His website is samuelmarquisbooks.com and for publicity inquiries, please contact JKSCommunications at info@jkscommunications.com. 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__label__wiki	0.6011	0.6011	UPPZ URGES CHURCH, ZCID TO STEP ASIDE IN DIALAGUE PROCESS !!! Do not use !!! The opposition United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) has advised the Church and Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) step aside to ensure a smooth dialogue process. UPPZ President Charles Chanda said the political party dialogue must not be interfered with by third-parties so as to allow interactions among party leaders. Mr. Chanda stressed that the two mother bodies only need to participate when the process after there is failed progress. “The president of this country should be the one to chair the dialogue process by calling for political party presidents… Even the bible clearly states that when you have a dispute, resolve the issue amongst yourselves and only turn to third parties when you fail to resolve your dispute,” he said. Mr. Chanda said there is need to let the party leaders to meet to first identify the various problems that require solutions rather than jeopardizing the process by involving external influence. And Mr. Chanda charged that ZCID has failed to clearly state which members of the concerned political parties should be part of the dialogue process, as a result displeasing other parties. He said ZCID’s continued tolerance of Patriotic Front (PF) Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili as National Democratic Party (NDC) must not be accepted because ruling party cannot be represented by two people. Mr. Chanda said “Dr. Kambwili’s continued clinging to the PF seat for gratuities is saddening” and urged the Roan lawmaker to resign to give up the parliamentary seat if he wants to represent NDC. Meanwhile, The Zambia National Students Union (ZANASU) called on the church to postpone the proposed dialogue scheduled for 18th January 2019 to a later date to allow for identification and engagement of all keys stakeholders as opposed to having a political centered party dialogue. ZANASU President Misheck Kakonde said a meaningful dialogue needs an organized blueprint that clearly defines to ensure the individual parties prepare and contribute to the deliberations in a reasonable manner. Mr Kakonde noted that there are too many uncertainties as to who should attend the dialogue process and identified the exclusion of the youth who are the drivers of tomorrow’s dialogue. “In particular, the church cannot overlook the participation of students and the youth who have always been major players in Zambia’s democratic process while entertaining every Jim and Jack who form political parties to advance their personal agendas,” he said. He said they are not satisfied nor sure that the church and the Zambia center for inter-party dialogue (ZCID) have put their houses in order to facilitate a meaningful dialogue that will reflect a national character and have desirable results. “We have noticed and take cognizant of the fact that the secretariat for the dialogue which is supposed to have representation from the church, ZCID and the Ministry of justice has not been put in place,” he said. Mr. Kakonde also urged ZCID to ensure an inclusive process that will embraces all stakeholders other than limiting their focus on political parties. Charles Chanda Misheck Kakonde UPPZ ZANASU ZCID Mainga Munsanje Mainga Munsanje is a self-motivated writer, media practitioner and marketer, currently a fourth year student in Media and Communications Studies under the Department of Media and Communications at The University of Zambia. Also Chief Editor for Lusaka Star Entertainment News. Previous article « ZP URGES CITIZEN TO HELP TRACE LAWBREAKERS Next article FEEL FREE TO GET SCHOOL UNIFORMS ANYWHERE – GOVERNMENT »	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line962
__label__wiki	0.53251	0.53251	Books > Language and Literature > History > The Bengal Renaissance (Identity and Creativity from Rammohun Roy to Rabindranath Tagore) The Bengal Renaissance (Identity and Creativity from Rammohun Roy to Rabindranath Tagore) by Subrata Dasgupta This book addresses the Bengal Renaissance from the perspective of philosophy of science and the psychology of creativity, Dasgupta shows that the Renaissance is characterized by a ‘ collective cognitive identity’ which had its roots in British Orientalism and flowered of creative individuals in nineteenth-Century Bengal. “Professor Subrata Dasgupta has brilliantly illustrated, through the eyes of a cognitive scientist and a psychologist, the essential features of the ‘renaissance minds’ which were witnessed quite in abundance in....19th century Bengal offers a new way to examine this particular epoch...Subrata Dasgupta combines the attributes of a cognitive scientist and a historian to study and interpret minds as well as historical material. Dasgupta also lends to the book a broad, humanistic outlook..... The strength of the book lies in its treatment of the subject, and the lucid manner in which it explains what went into the construction of the ideology of the Bengal Renaissance.” “This is, by any yardstick, the single—most important account in recent years, and raises the bar for the future. Diligently researched, thoughtful and lucid in its exposition, it is rich with surprises” Subrata Dasgupta is the Computer Science Trust Fund Endowed Eminent Scholar, and Director of the Institute of Cognitive science, at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he is also Professor of History. His books include Jagadis Chandra Bose and the Indian Response to Western Science, and a boyhood memoir, Salaam Stanley Matthews. Scholars Past and Present have debated at length, and often heatedly, over the very idea of a Bengal Renaissance. The controversies have dwelt almost entirely in the economic, social, and cultural realms: whether there was anything like a renaissance at all, its comparison with the Italian Renaissance, its signification (or otherwise) from social, political, and cultural perspectives. Thus, for one historian, Sushobhan Sarkar, it designated a time of ‘awakening’ brought about by British rule, the bourgeois economy, and Western Culture. Sarkar compared Bengal’s role in this awakening to that of Italy in the European Renaissance. Later, he was less sure of this analogy with the Italian Renaissance. The Bengal Renaissance, he wrote, fell short of the ‘tremendous sweep and vital energy’ that characterized the Renaissance in Italy. For David Kopf, ‘renaissance (with a lower case ‘r’) signified a particular kind of socio-cultural process associated with ‘modernization’ or ‘revitalization’ or ‘awakening’—and is , thus, a notion liberated from specific historical periods or cultures: one can apply it to any culture at any pointed out that while the Bengal Renaissance was not like the Italian, it was’ a seed time rich in possibilities. And the comparative literature scholar Rabindra Kumar Dasgupta agreed with David Kopf when he noted that ‘Renaissance’ should not be restricted to a specific movement in a specific part of the world in some specific time; what seemed indisputable to Dasgupta was that the Renaissance ‘phenomenon’ is associated with ‘intense intellectual activity in literature and the arts and this in turn influences religious, social and political thought’. As such there was a ‘Renaissance phenomenon’ in nineteenth-century Bengal—even though, in his view, it was ‘an incomplete and deficient Renaissance. I will try to show that what historians and literary scholars have uneasily called the ‘Bengal Renaissance’ is characterized by a certain collective cognitive identity. This particular cognitive came into being amidst a small but remarkable community of individuals in Nineteenth-century Bengal as the outcome of their respective, individual acts of creation in a number of realms, in particular, ancient history, theology, literature, science, and practical religion. My main task in this book is to unveil the cognitive nature of the products of these diverse acts of creation, and the products of these individuals acts of creation and the resulting shared cognitive identity were both radically distinctive relative to the Indian past, and of profound consequence to the future; so much so that it behoves us to claim that this collective creativity and the resulting shared cognitive identify over the span of the nineteenth century represent a genuine cognitive revolution. What is the relevance of cognitive science to a subject matter that has been traditionally in the domains of historians, economists, sociologists, and literary scholars of South Asia? What does cognitive science bring to the table that these other practises have not? In the context of the kind of creative and intellectual work associated with Bengal Renaissance, the way he perceives nature, humanity, and culture, the way he draws upon his worldview, his knowledge and his memory (including autobiographical memory), the way he responds aesthetically and emotionally to related works of the past and present, the reasoning he employs, the symbols and metaphors he invents and deploys, his drives and needs—these are the very ingredients that constitute the creative mind. These kinds of mental activities also happen to the what philosophers call ‘intentional acts’ (not to be confused with intensions)—thinking, reasoning, remembering, perceiving, imagining, believing, uttering, hoping, desiring, feeling, intending, and so on: acts by means of which a person engages with the world, including other persons, and constructs meaning from such engagement. Broadly stated, cognitive science is the empirical study of the ‘intentional mind’. It is because of this that cognitive science gives us the appropriate conceptual framework in which to situate the creative mind, in particular, to explain the nature of creative mentalities. The operative term here is ‘Conceptual framework’. My objective is not to dehumanize what is fundamentally a human, cultural, and social phenomenon and place it under the impersonal spotlight of science. One of the charms of Cognitive science is that it deals with the mind at many different levels, ranging from the level of neurons to that of culture. Its practitioners range from neuroscientists through psychologists, and even literary scholars. In understanding the creative minds that brought about the cognitive revolution underpinning the Bengal Renaissance; we will be peering into a cultural, social, and historical phenomenon through a cognitive lens, but a lens that is itself tempered by culture, society, and history. Our ‘Cognitive framework’ in the book is, thus, unequivocally humanistic. 1. Cognitive Identity and Creative Mentality- in 4 Colonial Bengal 2. An 'Orientalist' Cognitive Identity- and its 21 3. Inventing a Monotheistic Movement 39 4. Constructing a Cross-Cultural Mentality 72 5. Writing for the People, Composing for a Nation 100 6. Creating a Scientific Consciousness, Refuting a 103 Western Belief 7. Perceiving the One in the Many 170 8. Composing the Universal Song: Work-in-Progress 201 Epilogue: Architecture of a Cognitive Revolution 235 Items Related to The Bengal Renaissance (Identity and Creativity from Rammohun Roy to... 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__label__cc	0.550981	0.449019	Julia Trowbridge Mansfield Julia Caroline Trowbridge Marriage(s): Henry Mansfield (May 8, 1838) Biographical Notes: Julia Trowbridge Mansfield, daughter of Thomas and Sally Peck Trowbridge, was born December 29, 1810. In 1823 and 1825 Julia received her education in her hometown at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy, as her two sisters had before her. Several years later she married Henry Mansfield of New Haven, Connecticut, on May 8, 1828. During their marriage Julia and Henry had two children. Years at LFA: Sarah Trowbridge Woodruff LFA (1802) Henry Mansfield Elizabeth Trowbridge Hooker Sally Peck Trowbridge Thomas Trowbridge The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff. CITATION OF ATTENDANCE: 1823 Litchfield Female Academy Summer Session Catalogue (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. More Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 o 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1927). 1825 Litchfield Female Academy Catalogue (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 to 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1903).	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line968
__label__cc	0.673611	0.326389	Pontifications: Boeing spin By Scott Hamilton May 18, 2015: Boeing has always been masterful with spinning its message, but the spin last week strains credibility with its explanation over how it will bridge the production gap for the 777 Classic into production of the 777X. Leeham News last week examined Boeing’s detailed explanation, emerging from its May 12 investors day. Reports from aerospace analysts recounted Boeing’s assertion that when “feathering” in 777X production on the 777 Classic, because production of the X will be slow (normal for a new model and the ramp-up/learning curve), the X will be the equivalent of producing two or three Classics–and thus today’s production rate of 8.3/mo (100/yr) will be preserved, as claimed from the launch of the X program. Poppycock. As noted in our report last week, suggesting the assembly of one 777X is equivalent of producing two or three 777 Classics is specious at best. It’s Boeing’s spin machine working overtime. And it’s simply not credible. Yet many aerospace analysts, even while expressing skepticism over this, nonetheless let this subterfuge slide, maintaining Buy ratings. A few brave analysts, willing to risk Boeing’s wrath, have downgraded the stock before now. Others should be following suit. This is hardly the first time Boeing spins things to the point of straining credibility. After analysts beat up Boeing on the third quarter earnings call over weak cash flow, Boeing in the fourth quarter began approaching lessors and airlines to accelerate progress payments and increase the size of advances in order to pump up cash flow for the year-end results. The sharp increase in 4Q cash flow caught Wall Street by surprise and several analysts who were at the forefront of questioning Boeing over cash flow were embarrassed. It took several weeks for these analysts to smoke out what was happening and by the end of 1Q2015, several issued notes with detailed analysis of what was going on. The large advances and progress payment accelerations were being done so Boeing could maintain its commitment to Wall Street on the level of shareholder buyback. Boeing, at its investors day, coughed up additional detail. Once again, most analysts gave Boeing a pass. In essence, Boeing has been borrowing against the future. The question, which largely remains unanswered, is how long Boeing can keep this up. But since analysts are more concerned about the next quarter than the long-term, there have been largely no consequences; only a few have downgraded Boeing on cash flow. Most continue to maintain Buy ratings on what is highly dubious cash flow quality. Boeing has a long history of playing fast and loose with facts. Officials advance arguments that the 737-900ER and 737-9 are far superior to the Airbus A321ceo and neo. The case is closer on the ceo but the neo is far superior to the Max 9–and sales prove it. The market has spoken. I hardly expect Boeing to publicly acknowledge the 321’s superiority, but the message could certainly be altered that for its mission, the 900ER/9 does quite well. Boeing for years made similar claims about the 747-8I’s “superiority” over the A380. The market clearly thinks otherwise. The A380 has around 90% of the Very Large Aircraft (Passenger) sector. Boeing plays with seat count numbers, artificially boosting the 747-8’s configuration to boost the economic numbers. It’s not credible in the market. Boeing made an international case out of complaints over Airbus subsidies and tax breaks, but routinely takes tax breaks from states and local jurisdictions–and the largest tax break in US corporate history for the 777X. Boeing for the longest time used out-of-date (IATA, 2006-2009), dubious (DOT Form 41) and skewed data (the newest 737 vs the oldest A320) to argue the 737-800 had 24% lower maintenance costs than the A320. Boeing finally dropped the IATA data and the latter figure has become a moving target (I’ve seen 17% and 19% used). I don’t know if Boeing is still using DOT Form 41 data to make its argument. Recently a Boeing official ridiculed Airbus for proposing 11 seats in the A380 coach section. This, as Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Ostrower Tweeted, comes from the company that introduced 10 abreast on the 777 and nine abreast on the 787. I will point out that even at 11 abreast, the A380 coach seat is wider than the 10/9 abreast seats on the 777 and 787. (That passengers #1 and 11 are scrunched against the sidewall of the A380 is another matter.) Boeing routinely ridicules the A380 and its high reliance on one customer, Emirates Airlines, which ordered 140 of the 314 A380s. Boeing conveniently ignores that fact that this same Emirates ordered 150 of the 228 777Xs. Talk about Glass Houses. Boeing’s propensity to stretching credibility makes it very hard to accept its arguments when it’s right. Early on Boeing began questioning whether the A350-800 would ever be built; it turned out to be correct (at least in the -800’s current form), but there were many doubters of Boeing’s position (me included). Boeing also raised questions over the viability of the A350-1000, a position that turned out to be half right. But the credibility issue cast a cloud of suspicion over its views on this one, too. There are more examples, of course. Airbus is hardly immune to exaggerating,spinning and casting aspersions. But I’ve been covering Airbus and Boeing since 1985, and it’s my experience that Boeing is by far the more egregious. It’s too bad, too. Boeing produces very good airplanes. It’s a sound company. It doesn’t need to resort to sophistry. As I was putting the finishing touches on this post, The Seattle Times published a rare interview with Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and a vice chairman of the parent, The Boeing Co. Obviously the interview is to control the public relations damage that’s been occurring in the current Legislative session in Washington State, in which Boeing has been criticized for moving jobs out of state even after receiving a record tax break in connection with the 777X program. While I’ve just spent 900 words beating up Boeing for its spin and sophistry, I found the Conner interview to be refreshingly candid, acknowledging mistakes in how job transfers were handled and providing some thinking of long-term challenges. This is in stark contrast to the bunker mode and say-nothing-to-nobody approach of corporate CEO Jim McNerney. While BCA routinely shoots itself in the foot over comparisons with Airbus and Chicago pumps sunshine up the rear ends of aerospace analysts over things like cash flow and production gaps, Conner’s interview Sunday is the sort of thing Boeing should be doing on a regular basis. Category: Airbus, Boeing Tags: 737, 737-9, 737-900ER, 747-8I, 777, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A320, A321, A350-1000, A350-800, A380, Airbus, Boeing, WTO ← Paris Air Show: Bombardier Dissecting the United A319 deal: implications → 133 Comments on “Pontifications: Boeing spin” keesje A great company like Boeing needs to watch its communication more carefully. The choices Boeing makes and the priorities they set did damaged the Boeing Brand in recent years. McNerney, Tinseth saying things like Airbus is only catching up with the A320NEO is a kind of arrogance that embarrasses even Boeings strongest supporters. Perhaps appoint a new communication advisers / firm? This isn’t a used cars show. Neutron73 “I think we all know Scott’s deep sympathy for the home team. This Pontification are taking aim at the communication tactics coming from that company and the people behind that. A company that isn’t cutting production rates but “feathering in the X”. If AA/UA scrap / delay 787s they “modified Dreamliner orders to enhance fleet mix”. All to tweak perceptions of their supportive but moderately informed stock holders. Communication that seems to insult dedicated professionals working there and the bigger (tax paying) community supporting it. Of course Airbus / Leahy also pushes the limits of decent information transfer. Just knee jerking Airbus does the same isn’t cutting it. Because it ain’t so and people start to notice.” I can only say that, after reading that, I feel like Turkish here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ-nirYb00s “Tinseth saying things like Airbus is only catching up with the A320NEO”… Actually that was uttered by Nicole Piasecki, not Tinseth, I believe. Okay, Mr. Hamilton, you’re killing me. Boeing far more egregious? Serious? With gems such as the following? 1. Who put out ads trying to scare the public flying twin engine aircraft over long distances, while selling an airliner to do THE EXACT SAME THING? 2. Pinochio ad? 3. “4 engines 4 long haul”? 4. “Heavy paper airplane?” 5. “Dog’s breakfast” airplane lineup? 6. “18 in seat the best” campaign? (Thoroughly rejected by industry and said manufacturer pushing configurations that will have 16.5 inch seat width? 7. Calling the refs to truncate their competitor’s flying display in the name of “safety”? 8. “Claims are as obsolete as the 747?” http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-boeing-fight-over-747-a380-performance-data 8. “Has had its day..” ad? http://www.wings900.com/vb/1-1-civil-aviation/64053-airbus-slams-b747-8-advert.html I mean, we got it. Boeing says some things, but to say they are more egregious than their competitor is really stretching it. As noted, I’ve been covering Boeing since 1987, far more in-depth and frequently than @Neutron73. The rhetoric is indeed silly on both sides. The technical comparisons are another matter entirely. Right here: “”We are very happy with where the MAX 9 sits and feel the competition is simply doing things to catch up with it,” Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in an interview.” http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/20/boeing-idUSL2N0TA38C20141120 There is added meaning introduced via the hat worn by the person that espouses on something in scope of Boeing corporate communications. The basic info still is coming out of the “Boeing Corporate Brain” entitiy ( or whatever tag one wants to use in that context ) How about a new management group? Its the source that should worry you. UKair Top of the greatest hits for me is the following quote: “Our 737-800 today is more efficient than the NEO hopes to be in 2015 so we are well-positioned,” said Nicole Piasecki, vice president of Business Development for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. … 5 minutes later they launched MAX. As Neutron73 said, the NG v neo comparison came from Piasecki. See my post above. Depends what reference is used. Piasecki specifically said that the pre MAX 737NG is better than 2015 A320neo before MAX was launched. Tinseth, in his quote, is comparing MAX 9 to A321neo, presumably, after the MAX was launched. Two different time points, which illustrate how Boeing denied the airlines were interested in a re-engined product, while Airbus were getting orders by the bucket load. We disscussed it in 2011, see comments: https://leehamnews.com/2011/07/25/30m-for-the-737re-and-a320neo-wells-fargo/ Thanks, UKAir, you explained it much better than I could have managed. Alright, if we’re gonna get down to semantics… We have to ask Keesje what specifically he was referring to. But at first glance, out of the three keywords – “Tinseth”, “A320neo”, “catching up” – two of them match my quote above and despite the ambiguity of the third one, it could also be taken to refer to any member of the A320neo variants. He probably generalised it to fit McNerney’s remark as well. See: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/02/boeing_ceo_jim_mcnerney_were_g/ I can’t find any instance where Piasecki specifically said “catch up” in relation to the neo, although there were other ways the same meaning was conveyed. It really doesn’t matter who said “catch up” first. Boeing’s messaging is always very consistent: when a talking point is agreed, everybody uses it. Steinar Norheim “Chicago pumps sunshine up the rear ends of aerospace analysts over things like cash flow and production gaps” Lol, you really made me laugh this morning 😀 I will point out that even at 11 abreast, the A380 coach seat is wider than the 10/9 abreast seats on the 777 and 787. (That passengers #1 and 11 are scrunched against the sidewall of the A380 is another matter.) The same applies to passenger #1 and #9 on the 787. Maybe a bit less – hard to tell. The issue is that the floor doesn’t extend as far to the side as the seat cushion above, particularly to allow for floor level ducting. Jacques Xing There are also a 10 seats abreast A350 and a 9 seats abreast A330 configurations. Which is even worse. However 9 across is standard on the 787 and 10 becoming so on the 777, whereas most A330/A350’s are staying at 8 and 9 seats respectively. The point about 11 across A380 is that it is essentially no different from the standard 787 and 777. The contentious issue is the comparison of humungous-across Boeing seating against (more) acceptable-across Airbus seating to warp the Boeing offer into a competitive position. andy carlisle The seat point is well made Scott. Look on trip Advisor or Seat Guru to see the striking and almost unanimous level of dislike of the paying public for the 9 abreast economy seating in the 787. When I was involved in buying 787s for a lessor about 8 years ago it was sold by Boeing as a 767-300/400 replacement with superior comfort and economics. In the meantime the 330 got so much more capable and the 350 came along. Boeing have no option but to push 9 abreast to keep seat mile costs down. The thought of 12 hours in what is essentially an Avro RJ seat is enough to make me reconsider taking a cruise for my holidays! dukeofurl In this part of the world, the 9 abreast 787-9 which was supposed to be a 767 replacement has turned into 777-2oo replacement. And with the lower fuel prices 767s have been held over for new routes. “…the X will be the equivalent of producing two or three Classics–and thus today’s production rate of 8.3/mo (100/yr” I sill don’t understand why Boeing just doesn’t announce a production rate reduction for 777. The -X will be produced with the converted 787 surge line. So, even if it is true that the production of the -X is equivalent to 2-3 CEO, the production rate of the 777 production line will be reduced will all the consequences (higher unit production cost, reduced profitability, etc.) The transition from the 777 to the new 777X will happen “without a hit to production rates,” McNerney told an investor conference hosted by Barclays Plc in Miami, addressing a key concern about the company’s future performance. I would say that’s a borderline dishonest claim from a couple of months back, if he intends a slower production rate with the same resource requirement to mean no “hit to production rates”. Now it’s possible that Boeing’s story is changing but they are trying to disguise the change. The other issue is about expected sales. Until proven otherwise they can continue to say they will make high sales. Boeing are leaving until the latest possible moment to prove that they do have the sales or admit they won’t get there. Weelll, it appears to be a rather roundabout way to express that there will be no workforce expansion in the transition time 😉 In this context Airbus obviously is disadvantaged as they don’t have to pimp their updated frames so excessively. A330 NEO probably never goes beyond 1.2 A330 CEO and the A320 transition could potentially never exceed parity. Normand Hamel “I sill don’t understand why Boeing just doesn’t announce a production rate reduction for 777.” I believe Boeing is just trying to buy time because it is more convenient for their present strategy to pretend that everything will continue unabated. And because there is still a few years left before we get there they have plenty of time to re-adjust their forecast in due time. All they will need then is some half-cooked excuse and most analysts will forgive them because Boeing is always right. In other words they are invincible. This was indeed the case for a long while, especially after M-D went out of business. They had at that time 80% of the market to themselves and we created an aura around them that eventually became part of the Boeing mythology. Airbus would never catch-up with them simply because Airbus was not Boeing. There was only one Boeing and they were bulletproof like their original 707 Stratoliner. Boeing has been surfing on their well deserved reputation for a long time now. But the world has changed and Boeing never felt the need to make the necessary adjustments. From 80% they went down to less than 50%, and I have the impression that the 50/50 market share with Airbus that we see today is moving south for Boeing and North for Airbus. Like the Titanic, Boeing is not unsinkable. No matter what the captain says. It is sad to see McNerney turning that once great company into a McBoeing fiasco, very sad as there are people more capable out there to do a better job and ensuring a great next 20 years. “the existing A330ceo is not competive at all as it is, the 300ER at reduced price is!!!” The A330 is more comparable to the 787 in size and capacity. In fact, the current A330NEO proposals is very similar to the original A350. The current A350XWB is comparable to the 777 in size and capacity. “The A330neo is a paper plane, and only. if at all. competitive, and only partially so, if the very doubtfull wishful efficiency is verified” The A330NEO EIS is due to 2017, that is very soon. It will fly probably by the end of the next year. 777-X is essentially a new aircraft. Everything change except the fuselage section. New wings, new engines, new nacelles, new cockpit, new ECS, probably new landing gear, new fuel systems, new hydraulic systems, new electrical systems, new pneumatic system, new electrical systems, etc. The EIS is only due to 2020. “Another issue which some analysts are very concerned is that the 300ER is selling very cheap, forgetting that due to the enormous success of this aircraft the standadr profit is very high, plus the fact that the plane is already totally amortized. So, even if now there is a large discount, by no means is sold at a loss.” An additional discount of 10% on an aircraft like the 777 means up to 30 millions less profit per air-frame and a considerable reduction in cash flow. So Boeing will lose billions in cash flow until the introduction of the 777-X. “And equally important, the 300ER, and more so which the “small” efficience increase Boeing is offering it, is still competitive, even less than the 9X, with the A350-1000, precisely because the strong reduction of the price.” The performance improvement of the PIP is 5%, only 2% is from engine and airframe (aerodynamics and weight) improvements and the other 3% is from increased seating. MHalblaub Some more spin here: http://boeing.q4web.com/files/doc_presentations/2015/05-2015_IR_Conner_v001_c64v9n.pdf Page 4: “Most comprehensive product lineup in the industry” Comparing 12 different Boeing aircraft against 8 Airbus aircraft. Even the 767-300ER is shown. Maybe to hide the gap between MAX200 (too far above the “200” line) and the 787-8. Page 7: “777X – Design simplicity continues to drive producibility” No folding wing tips? Page 9: – “Expand market leadership” – “Maintain competitive advantage” @MHalblaub: I think Conner’s slide 4 is fair. Inclusion of the 763 is a little cheeky, but beyond that, fair. I know you are labeled news and commentary but this article should have a special flag in the title. You have gone quite visceral on this subject. “Pontifications” is in the title, thus providing the label @John seeks. Among various definitions, from the web: to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way and my favorite, from Urban Dictionary: The act of speaking out for the purpose of hearing oneself speak. Posturing…speaking to people that don’t really care what you say one way or another since you’re speaking solely to front yourself as “someone in charge”. Speech or written communication that is generally pointless except to cast favorable light upon the speaker or author as if the message were a pronouncement from on high. Usually full of shit. No question this column was particularly harsh on Boeing. It had it coming. Just as my recent strong defense of the 787 was appropriate when it unfairly was characterized. “So, some Airlines will buy the 300ER instead the 350-1000” You may find a lot of current 300ER users here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Airbus_A350_XWB_orders_and_deliveries One A350 user already asked for a stretched A350-1000. It is not clear to me how you stretch an airplane which already has questionable performance characteristics. Maybe someone can explain. The A350-1000 feels to me like the A340-500/-600 in terms of market appeal. Glad I don’t have any residual value exposure. Questionable performance? A340-like market appeal? I guess airlines like UA and BA didn’t get the memo. And rather odd to see the likes of CX and QR who got rid of most of their A340-600s rather quickly to commit to the same “mistake” again. “questionable performance characteristics” Nonsense. It’ll beat the 777-300ER by such a massive margin that it has forced Boeing to spend upwards of $10 billion on the 777X – which IMJ might go down as another serious strategic error. Believing that they can maintain production of 777s at an annual output of 100 per year through the next decade, looks like another fanciful projection by McNerney & Co. Now, the A350-1000 will have about the same fuel burn per seat as that of the 777-9X. The latter will only beat the former on CASM – which it should do as larger aircraft are not competitive if they aren’t able to beat smaller ones on CASM. Interestingly, the 777-9X will only manage to beat the A350-1000 on fuel per seat thanks to the GE-9X engine that will better the Trent-1000-97 engines by some 5 percent in TSFC. Depending on better engine technology in order to maintain parity doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. Imagine if the A350-1000 would be re-engined 10 years hence with an engine that has 5 percent lower TSFC than the GE-9X. I’m not sure how Boeing would be able to respond to that. The GE-9X will have a 132-inch diameter fan. That’s 14 inches more than the diameter of the fan on the TXWB-97 engine. In short, the 777X is maxed out both engine-wise and gross-weight-wise. You can’t put a larger engine on the 777X and the triple bogie landing gear has no growth potential (i.e. it can’t support much more than 352 metric tonnes in MTOW) A heavier 777X (i.e. 777-10X) would need a 747-type landing gear. In contrast, the A350-1000 platform has a massive growth potential both in engine size and in MTOW growth. As for stretching the A350-1000; it’s possible to stretch the A350 by 18 frames depending upon how much the landing gear footprint can be increased from the current 32.5 m. Assuming you could stretch the A350 fuselage to 85 m (i.e. 18 frame stretch), Airbus could modify the current wing – by the way of a two fuselage frame insert at the wing root. Thus, you’d have a chord-wise insert of 2×25″ in addition to an increase in span to over 75m. In fact, such a modified wing would have a wing area greater than the wing area on the 747-8 wing. So, Airbus could develop a new family based on the A350. Let’s call it the A360 family: A360-800X, A360-900X and A360-1000X. The A360-900X would be just short of 80m in length and would have the same capacity as that of the A777-9X. The A360-1000X would have a length of some 85m and have about the same capacity as that of the 747-8I. The A360-800X would be equal in size to the A350-1000 but would have a range of 10,000 nm. Finally, therefore, depending on the landing gear footprint, an 85m long A360-1000 is doable. It would , in fact, have a slightly lower fuselage slenderness ratio than that of the 757-300 fuselage – so, answering your question; yes, the A350-1000 is definitely stretchable. 😉 http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/media_gallery/files/tech_data/AC/A350-1000_Airport_Compatibility_Brochure_August_2014.pdf The A350 is perhaps stretchable but this will very expansive, probably similar to the development cost of the 777-X. Moreover, this will create further internal competition with the A380. I am not saying that stretching the A350 is a bad idea, I am not just as enthusiastic as you. Will the 777X present a bigger effort for Boeing than Airbus invested into the A340/A330 platform for the A340-5/600 ? I’d think so. My guess would be about double in money spent . @Jacques Xing IMJ, stretching the A350-1000 and adding a two frame chord-wise insert would be more akin to the development of the A345/A346, than to what is required for the 777X. Where the 777X needs an all new wing (i.e. upwards of 40 percent of the costs for an all new aircraft), a stretched A350-family (i.e. A360X-family) would retain the leading and trailing edges of the A350-1000 wing, although the movable surfaces would be increased in length further outboard. However, it contrast to the A345/A346 wing, the insert into the wingbox would not have to be tapered since there would be no need for an increase in the sweep angle of the wing. Therefore, the chord at the tip of the wingbox would also be stretched by 2 x 25″ (2 x 0.635m); leading to a near doubling of the width of the outer wingbox near the tip. The outer wingbox on the bigger wing would be stretched further outboard in order to put the folding wing hinge mechanism at about 32m from the centre line of the fuselage. Two 5-6 metre foldable wingtips would be attached, by way of the hinge, to the larger wingbox. Airbus would probably have to add a centre spar, inboard of the engines, though (i.e. there’s no centre spar on the current A350 wing). Hence, I would tend to agree with Uwe below. The 777X will be at least cost twice what it took to develop the A345/A346, while a stretched A350-family (i.e. A360X-family ?), would be comparable to the A345/A346 in both scope and in financial resource requirements. NB: Descriptions of A345/A346 chord-wise tapered wing inserts: http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%202680.html “The A350 is perhaps stretchable but this will very expansive.” Yes, it will in fact be both expansive and expensive. 😉 Airbus seems to have taken care to not hamper a stretch beyond the A350-1000. see: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2014/07/17/airbus-a350-program-head-talks-program-maturity-stretch-a350-1100/ Not obvious if this is provision for a “keep the range stretch” or just a “swap range for payload” thing. I’d be rather surprised if its just the potential for the swap r4p. Like Jacques, I am not too hot to the idea of stretched versions of the A350-1000, and for the same reason: internal competition with the A380. And besides, I think it would tend to look like the CRJ1000. When you say that “the A350-1000 platform has a massive growth potential both in engine size and in MTOW growth” I think you are ‘stretching’ reality a little bit. 😉 We have to accept the fact that Airbus chose to attack both the 787 and 777 with the same airframe. So when viewed from that angle the A350 is in fact a compromise. As they say, you can’t have your cake and eat it. You have to share, and in this case Airbus had to share it with both the 787 and 777. To fill the gap between the A350 and A380, while responding to the 777-9X challenge, Airbus will have to develop a new fuselage width carefully chosen to be optimized between the former two, and perhaps slightly wider than the 777. But that will cost a few more Euros. I think that today Airbus is in a better financial position than Boeing to develop new models, but tough decisions will have to be made in the coming years. For simultaneously developing an A380neo and an A370 will not be possible. As for the A360 family that you propose, this does not make much sense for this observer. I am not competent enough to be able to respond technically to what you put forward, but let me just say that you failed to convince me. And likewise, Airbus might fail to convince their customers. By any chance, are you the guy that persuaded Airbus to do the A340 family? Just joking. 🙂 Airbus can simply stretch A350-1000 into 1100 with the same MTOW with shorter range that will beat any 777X economics handily. As this will not have the capacity or the legs of the A380 it will not hurt so much. I like the way you put this. It’s both clear and simple. You sure know how to persuade with only a few words. That is something both OV-099 and myself are incapable of doing. 😉 This is the enjoyable armchair designer stuff. I don’t think Airbus will make a decision on the A350-1100 until the 1000 model has been flying for a couple of years and possibly had its first improvement program and MTOW boost. They will then be able to evaluate what further improvements will be necessary to meet a minimum specification for the 1100 model. The other reason for not committing now is that they are sold out on the A350 for next several years. There’s no point in incurring the expense of developing a new model you can’t sell straight away. If they do a 1100, I expect it to be 5 metres longer than the 1000. The stretch is constrained by the requirement to keep the exit doors no more than 60 feet apart. A stretch that is shorter than that wouldn’t be worthwhile; a longer stretch would require an additional pair of exit doors, which wouldn’t be justified for another couple of metres of cabin length. The minimum payload range target, I think, is all passengers and bags to fly 7300 nm. This was the capability of the 777-300ER on entry into service, which was regarded at the time as being somewhat underpowered. 7500 miles would be better. Airbus would then need to work out what modifications are necessary to get there with the current airframe. Could they go with the current engine for the time being, or do they need to wait until the second half of the next decade for a NEO? Airbus should be in a good position with a combination of 1000 and 1100 versus the 777-9X. I would expect them to move from one third of the large twin market to half or two thirds. As it gets more capable the 1100 would become the mainstay and the 1000 the niche aircraft for longer ranges. This is indeed “enjoyable designer stuff”, armchair or not. Thanks for making this situation much clearer for me. I just hope it will be as clear for Boeing. But to see this they will need new glasses. For with their present limited vision they can’t see much further than the next quarter. @FF “I don’t think Airbus will make a decision on the A350-1100 until the 1000 model has been flying for a couple of years and possibly had its first improvement program and MTOW boost. They will then be able to evaluate what further improvements will be necessary to meet a minimum specification for the 1100 model. The other reason for not committing now is that they are sold out on the A350 for next several years. There’s no point in incurring the expense of developing a new model you can’t sell straight away” All very good points. I wouldn’t expect anything but a simple, stretched A350-1100 to enter service before 2025. “If they do a 1100, I expect it to be 5 metres longer than the 1000. The stretch is constrained by the requirement to keep the exit doors no more than 60 feet apart” Please do take a look at the A350-1000 Airport Compatibility Brochure in the link below. On page 10, you’ll see that Airbus already offers a type C exit between doors 3 and 4 for high density layout configurations. Stretching the fuselage of the basic A350-1000 by more than 3 frames aft of the wing will exceed the 60 ft limit. For example, a 4 frame stretch would mean that the distance between doors 3 and 4 would be 60.5 ft. Now, by increasing the chord of the wing by the equivalent of two fuselage frames, you’d probably look at a 3 frame stretch aft of the wing and 4 frames forward of the wing (NB: +fuselage frames in the centre section). Thus, only 8 doors would be required on this conceptual 79.5 m long A360-900X. On the conceptual 85.2 m long A360-1000 (e.g. the direct replacement for the 747-8I), you’d need a type C exit between Doors 1 and 2 and between Doors 3 and 4. The type C exit between Doors 3 and 4 would be similar to the 777-9X configuration, but the requirement for a type-C door between Doors 1 and 2 would be an all new development since no current widebody has 12 doors on the main deck. However, if you’d put the 2nd type C exit between the first class and business class sections in the forward fuselage, an operator could introduce the same type of first class as is now available on Etihad’s A380s. If the first class only had one aisle, the area between the type C exit doors would be perfect area for a transition to two aisles for business class – problem solved! 🙂 Finally, I agree that a simple A350-1100 should be easily doable. However, I would argue that a more ambitious programme that would produce a wing for both an A360X and an A380-derived twin (e.g. as described in my response to Normand Hamel), could very well turn out to be a very astute move on the part of Airbus. IMJ. it would make life very difficult for the 777-9X. A simple A350-1100 would IMJ not be able to fully match the 777-9X in capability. The wing would be about 25 percent greater in size, which would mean that the A360X would be slightly “over-winged” (i.e. dry centre wing box), but should be about right-sized for an A380-derived twin having an intermediate range capability. The MTOW of such an aircraft would be around 400 metric tonnes, and it would have a 747-type MLG. @Normand Hamel 1.) An 85m long, stretched A350-1000 would look like any other “super-stretched” aircraft having wing-mounted engines. E.g. like a 757-300 or a DC-8-63/72 (minus two engines). 2.) The MTOW of the A350-1000 is 308 metric tonnes. The triple bogie main landing gear system that’ll be used on the A350-1000 can quite easily be modified to handle up to about 355 metric tonnes in MTOW. That’s 15 percent more than the MTOW of the A350-1000 – or IMO, a mssive growth potential. 😉 3.) The fan diameter of the Trent-XWB-97 engine is 118 inches. Increase fan diameter by 12 percent – and you’ll get the same fan size as that of the fan on the GE-9X engine. Keep in mind that engine to fuselage centerline on the 777X is 0.91 m (3 ft) further outboard compared to the 777-300ER; or 9.61 m + 0.91 m = 10.52 m! Hmm, the engine to fuselage centerline on the A350 is 10.5 m – so, the A350 can indeed have as large as engine mounted to its wings as that of the 777X wing. However, a 12 percent increase in fan diameter is still relatively “massive”. 😉 http://www.aspireaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/777X-airport-compatibility.pdf 4.) “We have to accept the fact that Airbus chose to attack both the 787 and 777 with the same airframe” IMO, Airbus chose to counter the 777/787 with the same wing (i.e. the wing on the A350-1000 is largely the same as the one on the A350-900, except for larger flaps etc. on the trailing edge). That doesn’t mean that modified or different and all new wings could be put on the basic A350 fuselage platform in the future (i.e. like the A300/A310/A330/A346). What’s a compromise on the A350-1000 is its slightly less than optimal wing aspect ratio. In that sense the A350-900 is the equivalent to the A300B2/B4. 5.) “To fill the gap between the A350 and A380, while responding to the 777-9X challenge, Airbus will have to develop a new fuselage width carefully chosen to be optimized between the former two, and perhaps slightly wider than the 777. But that will cost a few more Euros. An all new aircraft is, at least, a $15 billion undertaking. An A360X-family as described above would IMJ be a $5 billion undertaking. If Boeing had gone down the route of developing an all new Y3 successor to the 777-family, IMJ Airbus would probably have been forced to follow suit since a fuselage optimized for 10 abreast and exceeding 75 m in length, will start having a more favourable fineness ratio and less relative wetted area. Now that Boeing has chosen once again to upgrade an old and heavy airframe, and depending on better engine TSFC to achieve parity on fuel consumption per seat, Airbus is IMO in an enviable position to counter with a relatively cheap A350-derivative programme. Also, keep in mind that an A360-900X would be stretched by 9 frames, or 5.7 m over that of the A350-1000, and would have an overall length of 79.5m (i.e. 3 m longer than the 777-9X). This would be the airframe that would, at the minimum, equal the 777-9X in capacity and payload. However, it would have a superior wing aspect ratio, lower MTOW and lower engine TSFC than that of the 777-9X. Hence, such an undertaking would is definitely doable. When it comes to an 18 frame stretched, 85,2 m long A360-1000x, it would have about the same floor area and passenger capacity as that of the 747-8I. The only major show stopper would IMJ be the increase in the landing gear footprint (NB: page 48 in the link below). The distance from the centre-line of the nose gear and MLG would be increased from 32.5 m, to about 38 m. The equivalent centre-line distance on the 777-9 is “only” 32.3 m. Now, as you can see on page 28 in the link below, the turn capability for a 180 degree turn width is 59 m for the 777-9X and 66 m for the A388, which would seem to indicate that, indeed, an 85,2 m long A360-1000X could operate on all airports that are cleared to handle the A388 (i.e. Category F). 6.) As for the A340, IMJ the development of the A345/A346 provided Airbus with a whole lot of lessons-learnt on how to integrate a chord-wise insert into an existing wing. That could very well turn out to be a very valuable experience moving forward. 7.) Finally, as the A380 and the A350 have the exact same fuselage frame spacing, it should be possible to put the A350-derived, modified and larger wing onto the A380 fuselage, although a the centre wing box would have to be slightly stretched in the y-axis, and be modified in order to be integrated into the A380 fuselage structure So, we would be talking about a wing that would be slightly larger than the one on the 747-8, and much more advanced. Such an undertaking would lead to a twin engine double-decker that would be similar to how the A330 was designed vis-à-vis the A340. It looks like your posts also benefit from the same kind of massive growth potential. 😉 They seem to fall into the ULR category (Ultra Long Reply). 🙂 Paragraph 4.): “That doesn’t mean that modified or different and all new wings could be put on the basic A350 fuselage platform in the future.” To make sense of that sentence I would need to add the adverb ‘not’, as in “that does’t mean a new wing could not be put”. Paragraph 5.): “Now that Boeing has chosen once again to upgrade an old and heavy airframe, and depending on better engine TSFC to achieve parity on fuel consumption per seat, Airbus is IMO in an enviable position to counter with a relatively cheap A350-derivative programme.” I think you have touched a raw nerve here. Ouch!!! 🙁 Paragraph 6.): “As for the A340, IMJ the development of the A345/A346 provided Airbus with a whole lot of lessons-learnt on how to integrate a chord-wise insert into an existing wing. That could very well turn out to be a very valuable experience moving forward.” The exact same thought had occurred to me while reading your previous post. Paragraph 7.): “As the A380 and the A350 have the exact same fuselage frame spacing, it should be possible to put the A350-derived, modified and larger wing onto the A380 fuselage.” I am afraid you lost me there. @Normand 1.) Yes, writing a ULR is OK to do while listening to this: 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfK_3NuRHt8 2.) Yes, you’re right, of course. I left out the adverb “not”. 3.) “As the A380 and the A350 have the exact same fuselage frame spacing, it should be possible to put the A350-derived, modified and larger wing onto the A380 fuselage.” Forces are transmitted from the wing to the fuselage only at the wing base; or at the junction centre-wing box and outer wing box, and centre wing box to fuselage. Since the radius of the lower fuselage on the A380 is slightly bigger, a modified A360X centre wing, stretched slightly in the y-axis would have to be manufactured separately. However, since the frame spacing on the A350 and A380 is identical, the wing box on an A380-derived twin engine aircraft and the A360X would be equal in length in the x-axis, it could therefore have an identical interface between the outer wing box and the centre wing box. NB: If what I’m saying is still incomprehensible, please take a look at the link below. There, you’ll se several Airbus centre wing boxes and the integrated fuselage frames, forward and aft. http://www.ewshm2014.com/Documents/Nantes_Airbus.pdf I am a long time Argerich admirer. Thanks for this most admirable piece of music. 🙂 Who told you that I loved Chopin? By the way this weekend I mentioned to a friend what was then for me the first musical piece that you had posted here: Purcell’s Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYELAu9hqdU That was the day I became an OV-099 fan. At the time I preferred the interpretation I had in my own library. But I have since changed my mind and adopted this one as my reference. Well, who doesn’t love the 2nd movement of his piano concerto number 2? 🙂 BTW, I forgot to mention why I’ve been talking about 85m. It so happens that the people behind the Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) expansion project in Dubai is planning for the future, and increasing Category F aircraft box dimensions from 80m x 80m, to 85m x 85m. Thus it would seem as if Emirates could be very interested in both an 85 long A360-1000X and an 85 long A380-1000X. 🙂 The main characteristics of the airport are the following: Five parallel Code F runways of 4.5 Km each in length spaced wide apart in order to provide for simultaneous quadruple parallel aircraft approaches. The first all-weather, Instrument Landing System (Cat IIIB) which allows operations under low visibility conditions. Triple Code F parallel taxiway system next to the two runways on either side of the central terminal area. Triple Code F cross field taxiways across the central terminal area in order to minimize taxiing distances and time. Critical aircraft box dimensions of 85m x 85m that cater for the new generation expanded aircraft versions from the leading manufacturers of Airbus and Boeing. Apron design encompassing dual Code F push back taxi lanes for each contact stand. http://daep.ae/press-release/al-maktoum-international-phase-1/ ……Thus it would seem as if Emirates could be very interested in both an 85m long A360-1000X and an 85m long A380-1000X! For some real estate owners the new airport will be a noisy wake up. The artificial islands of Palm Jebel Ali are just 15 km away from the threshold of 5 runways. Maybe the steady vibrations of aircraft engines will cause the artificial sand islands to sink much quicker then expected. Indication are it it won’t be problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJxnwF-MPi0 Calvin_Qi Would you please take the “sidebar” conversations offline? If the posting is not germane to the topic being discussed it detracts from Scott’s fine site. Thanks for the admonition mister Calvin Qi. After four years of commenting on a daily basis I had completely forgotten about this rule. I am sure Scott Hamilton, the editor of this excellent blog, did not forget about his own rule, but perhaps he was too busy to remind me himself. I saw what you are talking about in the Nantes document that you provided. The fuselage frames are already integrated to the centre wing box like if they were built into it. It’s a beautiful design. I would not start to optimize a single deck aircraft with a 10 abreast seating. The optimal aircraft has low capital costs, low fuel burn and low crew costs. Low capital costs and low fuel burn is reached by small aircraft. Therefore we most time fly single aisle on short ranges. B737-8: ~ 219 kg EOW/pax A320: ~ 240 kg EOW/pax B787-9: ~265 kg EOW/pax B777-300ER: ~305 kg EOW/pax B777-9X: ~325 kg EOW/pax A380: ~ 325 kg EOW /pax pax: maximum certified We don’t fly single aisle only because people dislike to have many stops on their trips. One of the main reasons for big aircraft is range. Another interesting thing is fuselage volume 737-8: 2.0 cbm/pax 777-300ER: 3.4 cbm/pax (rough estimation: cabin cross section X fuselage length) Could Airbus build an A350 XWB 18 inches / 45,7 cm wider? Fuselage diameter for XWB is about 6 m wide. So an A350 XXWB would be 6,46 cm wide. Frontal surface would be increased by 16 % to go from 9 to 10 abreast seating or to add just 11 % more passengers. The surface of the fuselage is just increased by 8 % but to compensate for more weight the wing surface would also need to be increased… It looks like the XXWB would not be far more efficient than the XWB and just a longer XWB would do. The only way to overcome these geometrical problems is to add more decks. The 777-X trick is to scratch out some diameter from the inside without increasing the outside diameter. For 18 inch seating the remaining fuselage has a thickness of just 6.5 centimeters or 2.5 inches. We will see what other consequences this trick will have. It could be that 9 abreast seating is quite optimal. Was not the 777 original 9 abreast? I like 9 abreast with 3-3-3 seating because there is only one middle seat. Yeah, support him because he usually writes in agreement with you. Nice work. Plane Mad Butthurt, butthurt everywhere! The Connor article may be candid, but it’s also crammed with lies, half truths, misconceptions, and pants wetting. It’s also an employee relations disaster. He talks about 30,000 hires as a if it’s a net gain. The economic situation will preclude a portion of the expected retirement churn. Virtually everywhere, older workers are delaying retirement and holding younger ones out of the workforce. Outsourcing, automation, lean, and the retirement of747 will mean large net job LOSSES, not gains. The impact of further 737 rate increases on employment will be minimal, a few hundred at most. Sales generally, have flattened, and why there is no alarm over the lack of further 777x sales I can’t fathom. Boeing’s commercial R+D is flat on it’s back, with no clean sheet aircraft being seriously contemplated. Airbus continues to chip away at Boeing’s major cash cows, as with A-321LR, and Boeing can’t respond. It’s propping up it’s own stock with buybacks and dividends it cannot afford, while spending heavily on infrastructure and program missteps, using either cash or borrowed money matters not. Meanwhile, ray Connor doesn’t impress me with his salesman rhetoricals, his whiny hyperventilation, or his abuse of simple logic. Here is a typical Connorism: “You see abandoned buildings and you see a place that’s gone from over 50,000 people at one point in time, to like, 1,300,” Conner said. “That’s just something that we can’t let happen to the Boeing Company.” Ummm, Ray, it just did, because in case you didn’t notice, the C-17 program was owned by Boeing, lived and died by it’s decisions, as did aircraft manufacturing in Southern California. “Conner acknowledged the bitterness left by the 777X labor deal that froze the pension plan of Machinists union members at Boeing.” I suggest then Mr. Connor, that you and the rest of the executives and senior managers stop bayonetting the corpse of the IAM and your other unions and try to come to some sort of detente with them. You got what you wanted, yet seem dedicated to continuing the clumsy, harsh and ham fisted style of dealing with them as has been the case the past few years. I’m going to have to agree with what Normand has said in previous threads. Boeing is spending billions on stockholders which should be going to new airplane programs, if they want a sustainable company. Basically we are watching a decades long slow liquidation of assets built over a century, for a current group of owners who are cashing out, because they can. The 787 was due to fly in 2008, in 2020 an all new aircraft was due. Instead there is the 777x which is half new, so that is six missing years, so the 777x takes us to 2014. A dozen years from that is 2026 when a clean sheet aircraft is due, or Boeing begins to bow out of the game. anfromme Ha – I was a bit confused by that as well. Sure, he tries to imply that Boeing can’t/mustn’t go down like MDD has. But Long Beach has been a Boeing site for almost 20 years now, and it was under Boeing control that the 717 and C-17 lines were shut down with nothing (e.g. 2nd 787 line) put in place to replace them. Also agree generally with a few (not necessarily all) of the points you make (which can be summarised as “I’m not terribly impressed by Conner’s comments.”) Follows a few personal comments on the Seattle Times interview. Each excerpt is followed by a related comment, like I often do. “Anticipating a wave of employee retirements in the next few years.” This is part of the unfavourable convergence I have been talking about in previous posts. “Boy, we can do great things …but we’re going to have to really tighten up here. Because the other guys are good.” This is something I would like all the Boeing fan boys to understand: that the other guys are indeed very good. It’s time to recognize this. It’s actually long overdue. It was the first thing I noticed when I discovered this blog five years ago; mainly that Leeham has recognized much earlier than any other Seattle resident (or any other US resident for that matter) that “the other guys” are indeed very good. At least as good as the home team. “You see abandoned buildings and you see a place [Long Beach] that’s gone from over 50,000 people at one point in time, to like, 1,300,” Conner said. “That’s just something that we can’t let happen to the Boeing Company.” It may look impossible at this time, but things can change quickly in unfavourable times. That is why I regularly denounce the fact that Boeing never had a long-term strategy to counter “the other guy”. That’s because Boeing was considered ‘untouchable’. At least that was what they have been thinking since the demise of Douglas-McDonnell (reversed intentionally). “He admitted that some of the recent work transfers — more than 6,000 local engineering jobs in total were earmarked to move out of state — had been handled poorly”. Like I have said in a previous post, this is a small tragedy. Especially in the context of a company that used to be associated with its engineers. Boeing is shooting itself in the foot. “Citing Boeing’s investment of more than $1 billion in building new 777X wing and fuselage facilities in Everett.” That was the price Bombardier paid FIVE YEARS AGO to build a similar infrastructure in Belfast. But this one is considerably bigger and much more ambitious. If we use the same ‘accounting system’ as BBD we can easily project a 3-4Billion dollar price tag for the entire venture. “Conner defended the various work transfers as a way of retaining top engineering talent at Boeing defense sites around the country that could otherwise have been lost due to the downturn in military business.” At least they recognize that there is a “downturn in military business”. Again, this is part of the convergence I have been talking about for a few years now. “He insisted it’s a mistake to think Boeing doesn’t value its local engineers.” I wonder who is the most mistaken here. I believe it’s a BIG MISTAKE to threat your engineers the way Boeing has been treating theirs for years now. Like the 777 and a few other beautiful birds, the following video has been ‘put together’ in Seattle. That’s why I thought it might be appropriate to post it even though it’s unrelated and completely off-topic. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pwe-pA6TaZk?rel=0 Nice comments but does Boeing really care what you think? You believe that Boeing woke up yesterday and thought about the future? Sorry they didn’t. They make money, they money because they have to make tough decisions, if they did not they would be out of business. You and others need to understand they know Airbus is good, and they also have certain beliefs internally that drive them to approach decision making in the manner done. I bet they like engineers, but they can’t afford to pay for the same number of engineers as they did in the past. WHen production workers are cut due to production moderinization, the same thing happens to engineers. Technology has cut needs across the board. Also, technology has caused/allowed people to move to differing work locations. Maybe those decisions are done because of cost, because of development planning, or simply because people don’t want to move to the northwest? Don’t know, but before you say these things you better acknowledge that the guys making the decisons have a reason for their approach. Understanding that approach will help in your comments going forward. You get it because I read that you do, but understanding why is what is missing. Please don’t say they don’t know because a comment like that makes your work a waste of time. DOn’t think that’s what you are driving to accomplish. Scott – I guess this article will drive Boeing to the brink of dispair? You have called the company out and it will certainly drive them to change their business approach. Interesting how they could get their customers to pay higher fees for future deliveries. The company covered its cash flow, made analyst eat crow, made those same analyst spend long hours trying to uncover the method used. What you and others failed to understand, they back up their claim with results. No investors wants to read the company failed to deliver, which Boeing did not do. Why are you so determined to prove they won’t do it this time? A company as large as Boeing has to place their corporate repuation on the line each time they make these type statements. And, it’s not just the statement but the results that are most important. You’re going real hard trying get them to throw in the towel on this, and honestly do you think they’re going to just because you’re writing a blog? The program will happen, it may not happen in the manner you want it to be, but it will. Why because they want you to eat your electronic words. You’re doing a good thing, being willing to put yourself on the line like this. Whether you’re right or wrong, the price of your words are far less stressinducing than the Boeing words. Don’t think you’re going to get many, for you eyes only conversations with this for of story. Not that you care, my focus would be more on the nuts and bolts of actully making it happen and less on the, “oh I can’t believe they said that this time,” approach. You would have been a much better investigative reporter if you can explain why their customers were willing to pay more cash up front. That way you get to explain what customers really think of Boeing as an investment partner. These customers are allowing money to by placed in to Boeing and reducing their options to use it in other parts of their operations. Why Scott, why would a leasing company, or an airline, be willing to fund Boeing?These stories fail to share much about the driving factors behind this form of corporate messaging. All we got was you were pissed that they are willing to share this kind of crap to the public. What, you or no one else got, was what market intellegence is driving the company to promote this position. It’s obvious to write this, but it would be better to expalin why Airbus went one direction over the approach Boeing is doing. The story is not this but the business case being used internally to drive the the approach. That story helps the market understand the driving principals of business decisions in the aerospace industry, in Boeing, and in the airlines. You’re being an after the fact writer and you have far more expereince than to waste your time wrting this kind of story. Find out what question their analysis is trying to answer. Based on what you wrote you really don’t know, and you’ve shed little light on much expect to validate that you’re starting the week off as lost as you were last week. That and a cup of coffee will get you little in to understanding what really drives decision making. And for this you may have wasted valuable access to getting to the bottom of the real story. The one you and other missed about why people continue to fund Boeing production if they are stupid enough to tell stories like this about production strategy. We all lost today because you were typing pissed. He’s an aerospace analyst. It’s his JOB to cut through the hype. propaganda and doublespeak, and give his best estimate of the situation. I see no evidence that he’s attempting to get Boeing to change it’s ways. Frustration? Sure, why not? Like many politicians, Boeing can seeming say anything and get away with it. They get a free pass at the moment, and nobody remembers what they said ten minutes later, or if they do, hold them to it. And arguing with Boeing is somewhat akin to: https://youtu.be/kQFKtI6gn9Y They are an investment based company and saying anything is not how you deal with the markets. This not a game and you make it appear that way Raoul. Please come up with a better argument than what is presented here. His job is not to be fustrated, his job is to uncover the reasons behind his fustration. The blog is his and I’m sharing a prospective. I do not read it to hear him rant. I read it to understand what he has learned over what I know. All companies share stories like this about programs. It’s the really good reporters who ask the tough questions and drive for more. Blogs allow for this kind of story and I know Scott is more that this type of writer. You might be okay with it Raoul, but as for me I want to know what’s driving the industry to support Boeing’s current approach. Airbus publically announced cutting A330 production and they did it far faster than Boeing is doing on the 777 program. There is a reason for that and there must be market intelligence driving that decision allowing for the cut in rate. That’s the story. If it were not Boeing would have dropped the messaging. Airbus must have known that the A330, in its current form was not going to gain any more sales. Had it been otherwise the messaging would have remained that rates were not coming down. The rate number also tells us that A330NEO sales have not been at a rate where a new rate change needs to be made public. If it did, the world would have known. Boeing on the other hand is holding firm and the customers are not saying otherwise. That is the story, this is not, and using the blog to express this causes the industry to be less inclined to speak to Scott about their thinking. Had he gone to the leasing companies, asked them for their thoughts on the Boeing 777 story, that would have caused Boeing to call and speak. Same purpose but looking to uncover how others in the industry view the same story. Is it a common concern across the industry. Does GE accept the current forecast? If not why? @L7: I’ve written posts over time that address many of the topics you raised here. “Pontifications” is an opinion column. I expressed my opinion. Thank you for expressing yours. And, that is why I commented. Trust me I respect you and your approach but I saw something in this that made me go, hmmmm. Thanks for the comment. Vincent Ah another disgruntled mcBoeing stockholder. And please speak for yourself only “we” did not lose. grubbie American pissed or British pissed? @grubbie LOL. I think I prefer British pissed. Had we been in Roman times I think when Scott gave his early messages to the world about how he foresaw the issues at Boeing, he would have been shot! Unfortunately history has and is proving he was right in both warnings and predictions. If its from Airbus, Boeing wont use it! Although I would like to see a linked sidestick, the concept is infinitely more convenient and user friendly than the traditional yoke.( I wonder if they had one installed in the Potemkin version of 787)? Boeing are still using that ridiculous ABCD computer keyboard instead of QWERTY. Their accounting method is a disaster waiting to happen, somewhat akin to sweeping the rubbish under the carpet. Heaven help the succeeding CEO and CFO. My personal view is that the only thing that will save Boeing in the long term is the “its too big to fail” syndrome. Glad I am not an American taxpayer. Talking about Roman times….. 🙂 IMO, this is perhaps the most impressive structure ever built by man (NB: Imagine if the the portico had been built using 50 ft by 6 ft monolithic column shafts instead of the sixteen 40 ft by 5 ft monolithic column shafts that were actually used.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305niNDG8c4 OK, Everyone, some of these comments are entertaining but they are really crossing the line in some cases to personalized back-and-forth (I am not talking about those directed at me, BTW–I’m a big boy and can take it). The personal back-and-forth between Commenters is against our rules, so please confine to the issues raised in Pontifications. “But I MOST CLEARLY was comparing with the B777-300ER which is precisely the contrary to “Paper”” I don’t see the point to compare the A330CEO or NEO to the 777CEO or 777-X, particularly with the -300ER. sowerbob The 300ER is the default aircraft in its sector at present but it would have to be priced very keenly to make it compete with the A350 or the X. It may benefit from availability but to me it is a dead duck with large operators which would be needed to make a dent in the shortfall. And as pointed out that price will severely damage the cash flow on what is they key cash cow for Boeing Kind of like the A346, 747, A380, once price is reduced to cost to manufacture, they still hits a point where their value becomes less than cost to build and they are rendered fiscally obsolete. When the 773 hits that point? The A346 only sold about 100 total, so giving the 773 another 100 sales from today seems generous. Maybe Airbus can keep up A330 production rates by feathering NEO’s, 2 NEO’s equivalent to 3 CEO’s. After Emirates modified their A350 orders to enhance fleet mix, the battle now seems to be between the A350-900 and 787-10. http://gulfbusiness.com/2015/05/emirates-plays-airbus-a350-boeings-dreamliner/ I would not be surprized if A350-900 network compatibility with the 777s and A380 and hot field performance succeed over likely lower 787-10 seatmile costs. Drew 6200 and 7200 NM ranges from DXB. Telling; does EK need 300 seats & cargo to the US or is less payload-range sufficient? http://www.gcmap.com/map?P=&R=6200NM%40dxb,+7200NM%40dxb&MS=wls&MR=1800&MX=720×360&PM=* One thing to remember about drawing Great Circle lines is these never reflect winds. Subtract as much as 20% from any such range to allow for winds, reserves, alternates on these super-long routes. That’s why EK needs an 8,500nm range (or more) airplane to do DXB to LAX with full payload and pax cargo. There is usually a sleight of hand on long range routes in this part of the world. An airport that is overflown or passed by nearer the destination is used as the ‘paper destination’ and the actual destination is the ‘alternate’. If the conditions are Ok, the switch is made and you land at the final airport with minimal reserves. rotate .... Thank You Scott. We are drifting away from the point. Boeing, while they make the statements that they make , will have to sleep in the bed that they made if they can’t deliver on those very words. Lest we forget that this is not Jim Bobs Errspase, it’s Boeing. So while they burn batteries, over-promise and under deliver, they still churn out the worlds finest aircraft that returning customers still continue to buy. It’s very easy to spew dross towards a company and about a company that one has little if any idea how the inner workings are handled. Furthermore Airbus is no stranger to saying on thing and doing the next. This In closing, we don’t know what will happen after the 2016 but a company as large as Boeing is not going to risk their reputation and shareholder revolt to appease the media by telling them what they want to hear. Personally I think that they expect a couple of large orders for 77W’s or 77X’s this year in Paris or in Dubai. Shutting down the surge line and transitioning it to the 77x came out of no where and if Boeing is adamant about keeping the rate the same, then you might not need to dip your toes in the hot tub to know if it hot. Shareholder revolt ? The share buy backs are all that Wall St is worried about, if that. A company making products from aluminium and plastic ?, pleeese there are heaps of like business with less risk. After all Wall st can make more money by cornering the market in storing AL ingots and just moving the product around. An analysis of IBM since 2000 , found they have made about $35 bill in dividend payments and over $100 bill in share buybacks. The reason why is get into the lower risk part of your business, and that allows you to borrow up to fund share buybacks. Cash flow funds borrowing ( especially at very low interest rates). Sounds like Boeing ? Wall St is happy , investors ( if there is such a thing) are happy. It’s funny with how forceful vitriol any criticism towards Boeing is met at the web. This all when there are blogs and self-called analysts whose life mission is to exclusively poop on everything Airbus does. So much that you start to think they are Boeing’s media arm. Yes, it’s highly peculiar. My personal impression is that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the Boeing fanatics to be condescendant towards Airbus. Especially after the very successful introduction of the A350, and in view of the A320neo looking stronger than ever. So the fan boys who until yesterday were on the offensive towards Airbus are now increasingly on the defensive about Boeing. That in itself is not a good sign. It means the fan boys are sensing something that they cannot explain. I don’t want to be unnecessarily harsh on Boeing and their supporters but I think we are witnessing the first phase of decadence: the denial phase. Please forgive me for my two cents psychology. @Norman And it’s Canadian two cents. Worth even less…. 🙂 Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert 😉 Canada no longer uses the penny. So it is rounded down to zero anyways. 😉 @Scott – I just read another person’s perspective, and I assume it was driven by you. I wonder whether Boeing has a deal with China for a boatload of 777Fs to fill out the line? Somewhere you would think that they will need lift and the only effective freighter for the type of freight will be the 777F. Once the current line closes (which is what I would say) the ability to produce another freight will be awhile? If done right Boeing could get some -300ERs too? The current order books for China are low, and Airbus has given up trying to get Chine to buy A330ceos, so the alternatives for Fs is slim to none? If they knew they had a deal and the announcement is nothing more than a timing issue, they could say all kinds of things because they know what is about to hit? Everyone is surprised and Boeing wins? Crazy but there is something that has them comfortable about being uncomfortable. Market Intelligence says Boeing is working on a 777 deal with China, but that’s all I have. I’m still betting the 777 drifts down to about 50/yr and stays there even for the x. On the other hand, I see the 789 picking up speed and becoming the new go to aircraft. Maybe another line once the 747 is done, 2020 prediction the 787 will be at 180/yr. Boeing already to ramp up to 14 units/month that this 168 units/year With a long history as an aeronautical engineer I have been party to countless meetings on aircraft procurement decisions. Generally type selection is always a well thought out planned process. However in recent times I’ve been party to some astonishing early selection meetings, primarily LCC’s where major carrier decisions have seemingly been made made on the back of a [cigarette] packet, price being the determining motivator. The author of this article rightly identifies that the market has spoken on single & VL types, he’s patently correct as generally the market only buys as a result of detailed analysis & an informed decision process. It’s deeply worrying when your sat around the table with key decision makers who openly criticise the techniques used by your only competitor. Regarding the interview with Conner, I disagree with Scott that he (Conner) is straight-talking in it. On the topic of his salary he basically shrugs in a “look, not really my business” kind of way, which seems a bit easy for a man of his intelligence. (He’s not alone in that, of course.) On everything else, he also evades the actual issues and effectively says “I understand, but we did what we did – look: jobs; look: competition!” (the CEO interview equivalent of shouting “look, a three-headed monkey!”). At least to me, there’s not a single quote in the ST article that would indicate that Conner would handle things at all differently today if faced with the same/similar situations. On the contrary – he repeatedly emphasises he’s glad he’s got an eight-year agreement with the unions. He doesn’t have to deal with them (and particularly with them striking, no matter what happens) that often. OK, he does actually give Airbus credit for being very good. Problem is – the only reason he does that is to be able to keep painting his picture of “we’re under threat”, which he uses to justify pretty much everything that has happened in terms of labour relations in the last few years (and anything that may happen in the future). So in short: That interview doesn’t seem like a change of tack at all. It’s mostly an exercise in defending some of the decisions that led to soured labour relations, trying to show some compassion, but remaining defiant about the underlying issues. (On a personal note – I’m not sure the whole emphasis on competitiveness, and Conner’s philosophies of “Winning Together” and “make a commitment, meet the commitment” are terribly motivating. It seems a bit stuck in the noughties, to be honest. But as I said, that’s me personally, coming from a different cultural background and all that.) Sir, I find your analysis totally biased!! You lose all credibility with this piece, as I would most likely believe the executives at Boeing over you, an obvious airbus fan boy in disguise! ! @Christopher Well, no sh*t, Sherlock. An opinion piece is by definition biased. Obviously you haven’t read LNC for very long; we’ve thumped Airbus plenty of times. And show you should bash Airbus it’s called’FREEDOM OF THE PRESS’ Just like beauty bias is quite often in the eye of the beholder. Keep in mind , Conner got promoted, he drank the purple cool laid and has toed the line since. Norm Wherrett My 72+ years may be showing, but answer me this: B-377 Stratocruiser DC-7C Seven Seas L-1649 Starliner Which aircraft company is building airliners sixty (60) years later? A company which produced and produces aircraft like: Do-X Ju 52 Aero Ninja Answer: Douglas Aircraft Company (McDonell-Douglas with a new name!) DC-12 has a nice ring to it. Norm, this reminds me that in those days Douglas was running circles around Boeing. That’s because Douglas had better aircraft and a much larger customer base. Douglas was then untouchable, indestructible and unsinkable. But as good as their aircraft were, they were also a poorly managed company. On the other hand Boeing was a military manufacturer trying unsuccessfully to balance its business between military and commercial, hoping it would help them to compensate with one business when the other one was in a down cycle. Eventually they came up with a DC-3 of their own: the 707 Stratoliner. And what brought them there was a management team and an engineering team that were both of extremely high caliber. Now, let me ask you the following question: what have we been witnessing at Boeing in the last twenty years? Answer: Various management teams of relatively low caliber (compared to Bill Allen’s time) who have been increasingly treating their once formidable engineers like disposable merchandise. Let me quote Conner one more time: “You see abandoned buildings and you see a place [Long Beach] that’s gone from over 50,000 people at one point in time, to like, 1,300,” Conner said. “That’s just something that we can’t let happen to the Boeing Company.” Is Conner unconsciously sensing that something is wrong? Boeing executives are payed based on short term stock prices. I hope I’m not right but it seems boosting stock prices by short term results by deferring costs, having airlines paying earlier, being overly optimistic, telling half truths, diverting attention and downplaying the competition pays off. Far better then longer term investments or being honest about performance and results. Maybe bluffing pays off in hard cash. And stockholders only want good news anyway. http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2015/03/13/at-23-5-million-boeing-ceo-mcnerneys-compensation-remains-virtually-level/ While we are on the topic of production rates, what is your take on the A380’s production rate outlook up to when the possible neo arrives? The 777 production outlook is very much debatable, the A330ceo is somewhat more certain, but the A380 seems to be a whole new can of worms waiting to be opened. We have A380 rates going down to one/mo in the next few years, neo or not. With the introduction of the A380 Airbus was crowned the new King of Commercial Aviation. The King (747) is dead, long live the King! (A380). But it may not be a very confortable crown to wear. After Jesus’ sham trials and subsequent flogging, and before He was crucified, the Roman soldiers “twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt in front of Him and mocked Him. You mistake the 747, she was (is) Queen of the Skies. A380 is the King, no doubt, but a very functional and not appealing looking king. So give the A380 King of the Air title, but the 747 will always be the Queen. In terms of looks, I would score both of them low. But I never understood how people find a one and a half deck hunchback prettier. And looking at them from head on, one of them would look alright if you gave it some hair, but the other looks just plain retarded (pun not intended) or a case of an underdeveloped brain. http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_6716.jpg http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/8/1/0994187.jpg And just for comparison…Megamind: http://cdn1.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2012/1/24/181049.jpg Thanks for reminding me this. She was indeed the Queen of the Sky. But she abdicated in favour of her spiritual son, the much younger A380, who is now King of the Sky. 🙂 The A380 will only be cash positive by the end of this year. That means that the A380 will only be cash positive for perhaps two or three years before being cash negative again. The prospective looks not very good. So the interest to launch a NEO version seems limited. Emirates committed to 100 A380NEO but this is barely enough to cover R&D and probably not enough to recover R&D and production lost, reduced A380CEO profitability etc. I guess that NEOing the A380 would have less impact on the production than on any other aircraft due to the fact that the biggest customer wants the NEO. The OK for the A380NEO production is linked to an order by this big customer. So Airbus and this customer will negotiate when the production will switch from CEO to NEO. I know this is a thread about the 777, but I am intrigued by your one a month number for the A380 (ceo or neo). For me this number only makes sense for the 380ceo. For the latter is not a viable alternative to the 777X, just like the 777 Classic is not competitive with the A350XWB. But for the A380neo the situation would improve dramatically, like it will for the 777X. Boeing will eventually get a good return on its investment but Airbus finds itself in a quandary. At a production rate of one a month the ceo will quickly become cash-flow negative again, with no prospect for improvement. On the other hand the neo can distance itself from the 777-9X and eventually win interesting orders. But how many orders would make this project viable? And how long can Airbus wait for a favourable upturn in the market? For me the A380ceo is not going anywhere long term. But the A380neo would give another lease on life to the programme. I don’t expect Airbus to make much money with it, if at all, but at least they would be able to keep it in production for an extended period of time. And in my view the A380 could eventually gain some traction if the number of passengers keeps rising at the current rate in the coming years. I always believed, and still do, that there will come a turning point when very large capacity aircraft will become a must on certain routes, and this could tip the balance in favour of the A380, provided Airbus elects to do a neo version. I tried to be realist as much as possible here, but this post might be perceived by some people as a little optimistic. Frankly I don’t really know what to think. One parting question for you Scott: When you mentioned one a month even for the neo, did you have in mind the transition period from the ceo to the neo, or was this a long term view? Long-term if there is no neo, for the transition if there is a neo. https://leehamnews.com/2015/04/16/rolls-royce-displaces-engine-alliance-for-emirates-a380-order/#comment-105015 As I wrote; assuming that all of the 90 A388s powered by the Engine Alliance GP7000 will have been delivered by the end of 2017, Emirates would have a fleet of 115 A380s by the end of Q1, 2018. So, that’s another 55 A380 deliveries to Emirates over the next 36 months. Thus, another 25 A380 deliveries over the following 24 months seems reasonable. Hence, the one per month rate for Emirates would not be reached before Q2 2018. In fact, EK seems to want many more A380s. What seems to be holding them up is capacity constraints at Dubai International Airport (DXB). In 2023 phase 1 of the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC) airport is scheduled to open with 100 contact stands for the A380. That’s enough for an A380 fleet size exceeding 300 units. 😉 By implementing the carbon panel technologie of the A350 into the A380 it will be possible to stretch it into a -900 without changing the enpty weight. Such a development needs more time – enough time to wait for the new large geared engines from any one of the three big makers, but probably either PW or RR. Such a project would also match the capacities of the engineering department at Airbus, with the NEOs and A350s all finished. I don’t think that Airbus is as hesitant about the future of the A380 as it might seem. I would rather think they are waiting for RR and PW to progress. Airbus had an extensive weight reduction research programme running for the A380. ( Mostly optimising design details see forex http://www.altairpd.com/%28S%28e0ugzuo0zahrz2xrwwbzbmhg%29%29/CaseStudyDetail.aspx?id=1 and http://en.ecar-airbus.ru/projects/a380-weight-saving-project/ ) This is quite a tirade even if it is labeled “pontification.” May I respectfully suggest the publisher change the banner ad on the site from “no hot air” to “occasional hot air”. Scott, you allude to but do not mention the potential confluence of two Boeing decisions- a) the management decision to use US Accounting regulations to defer the bulk of the 787 development programme costs to a later date so that the current management team can collect their bonuses and leave the costs off the balance sheet until the next team takes over. b) you mention the spin being employed to suggest full income in the lean years of 2018 and 2016 in 777 production. If these two items come together simultaneously in 2018 and 2019 – there will be tears and gnashing of teeth for shareholders. Elephant in the room – analyst will sell sell sell late 2017, just before the chasm (just do not tell anyone else). PS: Brilliant article, as always. To be honest, I have been looking with surprise and amusement at the communication around the A350-1000. At first sight, its one of the hottest specs in the market. Right in the middle of the important twin aisle segment. Just right seat capacity, range, empty weight, engines, cargo capacity. Also it seems well positioned to replace most 300 seaters of the last 20 years for the next 20 years, such as the 772, A340, A333. Still there seems to have been a almost coordinated persistant effort to create doubts, uncertainties, questions about the A350-1000. It didn’t stop after United, BA, JAL, CX, QR and other bought a bunch and more said they included them in their -900 contracts (SQ, AF, LH). Even when the -900 development proved much smoother than anyone expected / hoped, the doubts creation didn’t stop. Based on.. ? Fear ? I guess the fact competitor Boeing has a gap here. The 777-200ER and 777-300ER dominated the segment for the last 20 years. Now the 787-10 and 777-8 have to take it over. The first one pay-load weight restricted the second one heavy and ULR. Take it easy, Normand ! OV-099 is diverting into my favorite topic, the Prandtl-winged 900t+ MTOW/350t+ payload UltraFreighter, which we have discussed separately. In this exercice, the A350 wing, made free of pylons, is inserted in the high position, keeping the A380 wing in the low position, the tips joining in a U-let. Such a double-decker would feature dual BWB effect : best wingbox optimised lift (Prandtl theory) plus Blended Wing-Body aerodynamic lift from the fuselage adding portance to the wing-lift. The live aerodynamic control surfaces of the double-decked wing will allow enhanced pitch control, which is welcome given the inertia momentum (from the 350t payload alongside the x-axis) on the y-axis, exposing the T-tailed empennage to the risk of stalling under pitch manoeuvres. Is the following what you have in mind? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_wing#/media/File:Artistic_view_of_a_PrandtlPlane_freighter.png Yeah, Normand, something of the kind, although maybe not yet with OpenRotor engines mounted on the high (aft) wing, but more like this : http://avia.superforum.fr/t1377p60-nouveau-superfreighter#37367 Here we have twice the A350 wing, but we could also have the A380 (fwd, low) wing + the A350 (aft, high) wing combination … pending target size ? admiral prune Beeing a fan boy of this blog + Aviation week + Aibus and back to the subject, I have to say that on the top performing companies published by AW&ST Boeing is by far number one … this pleases the financial institutions http://aviationweek.com/defense/top-performing-companies-study-sees-rocky-horizon Even if it has problems with fasteners suppliers who delayed 787 EIS !! Even if it double count sales (51 Copa 737 this year) USW … however Aibus is pleasing the market ( selling A320 like hot cakes for decades) This do not say anything for the future Re. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary The baroque brass players are: Mark Bennet (Flatt Trumpet) Crispian Steele-Perkins (Slide Trumpet) Michael Laird (Slide Trumpet) Ron Bryans (Sackbut). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_trumpet Here’s Mark Bennet playing Fasch’s trumpet concerto on a baroque trumpet: 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AOIdtxDQHc Lovely! I enjoy baroque music very much, especially when played on authentic instruments. That’s why I am a big fan of the 737! 😉 It’s rather odd to have the words “big fan” and “737” in the same sentence, isn’t it? All this talking on a A350-1100, A360 etc. would suggest the A350-1000 isn’t the hottest spec in the twin aisle space. Which I wouldn’t agree on. There is a reason who some have been trying to play it down for years. 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__label__wiki	0.653718	0.653718	ianwylie March 19, 2010 Spooks Spooks: Drama Ahead On The Grid Peter Firth as Harry Pearce FILMING of the 2010 series of Spooks has been going on for some time now. But fans have been waiting for an official production release. Well, here it is. Although it raises more questions than it answers. With what looks like quite a twist in the tale ahead. I’ve got my own theories. How about you? Anyway, here is the release: Prepare for dramatic revelations as filming gets underway on the ninth series of critically-acclaimed Spooks, produced by Kudos Film and Television (Ashes to Ashes, Hustle) for BBC One. The new series of this thrilling drama will introduce a host of new characters who shake things up and give cause for concern as Section D are left wondering who can really be trusted. Friendships will be tested and the depth of deceit will lead to an unprecedented game of cat and mouse for the Spooks. Sophia Myles (Underworld, Doctor Who), Max Brown (Mistresses, The Tudors), Iain Glen (The Blue Room, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), Simon Russell Beale (Much Ado About Nothing, Uncle Vanya) and Laila Rouass (Primeval, Footballers’ Wives) join Spooks as series regulars but the characters they play and the impact they have on the team dynamic is being kept tightly under wraps. Sarah Brandist, BBC Executive Producer, said: “We are very proud to introduce an extraordinary number of exciting new characters to this new series. The new additions will really ruffle some feathers but, as intrigue and betrayal is at the heart of the new storylines, we don’t want to give too much away at this stage. All will be revealed when the series transmits on BBC One later this year!” Andrew Woodhead, Executive Producer Kudos Film and Television, added: “The ninth series of Spooks is stronger than ever with twists and turns that promise to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. As well as thrilling storylines we have wonderful new cast members who, with our brilliant established cast, will raise the bar once again.” Spooks is a Kudos Film and Television production for BBC One filming in London until mid July. It was commissioned by Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC One and Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning. Spooks is produced by Lachlan MacKinnon and executive produced by Jane Featherstone , Simon Crawford Collins and Andrew Woodhead for Kudos Film and Television and Sarah Brandist for the BBC. Spooks Blogs Absolutely Sophia Myles Follow Ian Wylie on Twitter Posted in Spooks and tagged Iain Glen, Laila Rouass, Max Brown, Simon Russell Beale, Sophia Myles, Spooks. Bookmark the permalink. Lynn on March 19, 2010 at 5:36 pm Thanks for the blog update, Ian. Nice to know that the speculation about Max Brown and Sophia Myles was spot on. Can’t keep much hidden from the dedicated Spooks fans, 😉 Interesting other cast additions, especially Simon Russell Beale and Iain Glen. I hope they both get to share some scenes with the brilliant Peter Firth. I’m really looking forward to this series and your blog updates. 🙂 Jodie on March 19, 2010 at 5:53 pm WOW this is going to be an interesting series! Really hope Harry and Ruth are not pushed off to the side again. (pitch fork is ready if so 😉 ) I also hope we won’t be sick due to camera shaking 😉 I think this series will feel a bit like series 1 with so many new people. My head is starting to spin with Theories already and this just sent it into overdrive. Thanks Ian!! Small potato on March 19, 2010 at 6:59 pm Harry and Ruth… so tedious. I just hope they don’t go there… I agree. After seeing how happy Ruth was with George, I am handing in my H+R4Ever badge and hope that Ruth finds somebody who is not as repressed as Harry, somebody who can make her happy. I am sick of all this angst. Leslie on March 19, 2010 at 6:48 pm Thank you for the update Ian! We’ve been waiting and waiting. Please keep us informed! Rachel on March 19, 2010 at 6:54 pm Cheers Ian. 🙂 I hope we get to see a bit more of Ruth this series and a bit less of Lucas. Richard Armitage had far too many wooden moments in series 8. And I hope Kudos have employed some qualified camera people who can actually hold a camera still!! Frieda on March 20, 2010 at 2:33 am I watch the Spooks only because Richard Armitage is there. He is a very handsome and talented actor but he plays what the scriptwriters write for him. As for Ruth, I guess she is not Sarah Bernard and not Venera Miloss either. So I would like to see more of Lucas. I have no remarks to camera people. I think they know better how to hold a camera, because they make a film and don’t take a photo of the family in the backyard. OML on March 19, 2010 at 8:14 pm Hi Ian! Thanks for the update. I also hope they have a steady camera, and some more Ruth and Harry moments. Oh, and if they could make Lucas more S7 than S8? He had great moments in S8 but the Sarah thing didn’t do him much good. Twists, betrayal, friendships at stake…sounds like they’ll have me at the edge of my chair all over again 😀 Kate on March 21, 2010 at 8:56 am I agree with this. Lucas was much more compelling in Series 7. And perhaps some stuff about him in Russia other than being tortured. I really hope Sophya miles is going to do more than stand there and look pretty. We need a female character we can look at to for inspiration because she’s awesome at her job, not because she’s got great skin. Please please please don’t thrust a barbie doll on us. uberVU - social comments on March 20, 2010 at 1:52 am This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mrs_Hat: RT @ianwylie: That tantalising Spooks new series release in full http://bit.ly/bO1eHZ… Angie Long on March 20, 2010 at 4:37 am First of all, thanks, Ian. I always look forward to your posts about Spooks. Rachel -Richard Armitage, “wooden”? Oh I beg to disagree. The poor man got stuck trying to simulate a great passion for the woefully miscast Sarah Caulfield, as played in an oddly inexpressive and insipid way by Genevieve O’Reilly (her mishmash of an accent alone was enough to make me gag). There was WAAAAY too much Sarah in S8 and I was thrilled when she took that bullet (notice how she didn’t look much different dead than alive?) I am greatly looking forward to the next series and an interesting new mix of actors along with the regulars. But I am going to miss Hermione as Ros very much. sigh Nina on March 20, 2010 at 6:23 pm I concur! That painfully derived American accent was too much to bear. I don’t know if I was watching a serious CIA agent or Scarlet O’Hara in the wrong era. I can’t wait for season 9! I’m also sad that Hermione left, I loved her as Ros. I wish they could have developed the story around the sexual tension between her and the new Home Secretary but alas, they perished. 😦 Angie Long on March 20, 2010 at 9:45 pm I was hoping the same thing for Ros and the Home Sec . . . if anyone could manage to drag a grown man out of a building to escape an explosion, it would be our Super Spy Ros. Alas, it doesn’t appear that will happen. As for Sarah Caulfield rolls eyes that accent was the most peculiar mix of Boston, the Bronx and the South (where I am from) – an absolute travesty. You can’t possibly tell me they couldn’t have found another English actress with a much more credible, believable American accent. Or cast an American, for that matter. And while I am looking forward to checking out the new cast members, I also hope existing regulars don’t get shoved aside . . . time will tell. Dee on March 20, 2010 at 8:42 pm Thank you for update. I don’t normally read “spoilers” but with Spooks not much gets out so was less worried. The names of new cast “regulars” is interesting as all talented and “known” actors, has Spooks productions had a budget increase? I hope scriptwriters give them something to get their collective teeth into without pushing existing cast to sidelines. I look forward to viewing series in Autumn. 9ª temporada confirmada e novos rostos no Grid « [s p o o k s ] on March 21, 2010 at 1:24 am […] Fonte: Life of Wylie Publicado por Patricia E. Arquivado 1 Deixar um comentário » […] pattygee on March 21, 2010 at 7:37 am Thanks for all the info regarding Spooks 9. I also found my way to Spooks via Richard Armitage’s work, and like others have said I felt that with the exception of episode 4 of series 8, he was poorly served by the writing involved. The ‘romance’ with Sarah Caulfield was appallingly written in my opinion. It didnt make the most of either actors talents. The choice of the actress to play Sarah was bizarre in the extreme. She couldn’t do an American accent to save her life, lol! Why not cast an American? Even as a Brit I could tell her US accent was appalling. She didn’t convey love or passion or obsession with Lucas – all of which her character claimed to feel. However, I feel that the writers were the MOST at fault, as the whole romance storyline did not come across as plausible. They are able to write ‘romance’ so subtle that it’s nearly off the radar (Harry and Ruth) but the Lucas/Sarah combo just didn’t make sense. Added to which, the plot holes about Nightingale were cavernous. What were the motivations of this mysterious group? World domination? Making money? The End of the World? Who knows, as the loose ends weren’t tied up?!! I loved the Ros/Home Sec combo and wanted to see more of that relationship. It would appear that HN and TM won’t be in the next series from recent reports though. Let’s hope that they are one of the hidden surprises that the Spooks team are promising their fans. James on March 31, 2010 at 12:10 pm I believe Nightingale’s objective was to re establish the world order as it stood before a terrorist organisation could overtake a nuclear state and thus inevitably bringing about the end of the world. As Caulfield put it, “preventative surgery”. Although I have to say the plot itself was extreme in the least, even for Spooks. Looking forward to series 9!!!! Small potato on March 21, 2010 at 11:28 am I wish they would go back to making 10 episodes rather than just 8, it’s over too soon…I would rather have that than a large regular cast. Gotta agree that the actress that played Sarah Caufield was miscast, a more suitable actress could have made those moments with Lucas much more believable. Lucas is lovely, but I get the feeling that there are many layers of him to be peeled back before we really see what those 8 years in a Russian prison did to him. Have to admit that Richard Armitage is hotter than a thousand suns, though…! Oh, yes, Richard is indeed hotter than a thousand suns, but still so much more than just a gorgeous face and body. When given the chance, he can pull off a very layered, multi-faceted performance (look at what he accomplished with Guy in RH in spite of some rubbish writing) but it does help when the writing is good AND the actors cast with him are right for the role. Which GoR most definitely was not. I, too, would like to see more of those layers peeled back and learn more about Lucas’s past, including time in Russia other than the torture. And also agree we’ll need another strong female character on the Grid rather than mere set decoration. Fingers crossed for both . . . and yes, please – 10 eps instead of only 8! I felt they crammed too much into this last series in particular. I’ve nothing against Richard Armitage but Spooks is not just about Lucas North. I do hope the producers/writers/directors are going to make full use of what looks to be an impressive cast this year rather than let one character dominate, as has happened in the past. Spooks is at its best as an ensemble piece and that was lacking in the last series, partly because of the chronic shortage of characters. Hopefully, the producers have learnt from last years mistakes/problems and Series 9 will be on top form. True, Spooks is an ensemble piece and I think everyone shines better when there is better writing and better casting. I am sure Richard would agree with that. He’s said before he has never wanted to do one-man shows because he enjoys having other actors to react and respond to. Sadly, GoR didn’t perform in that capacity for RA or any of the other cast members. The whole series would have been better without allowing a badly written and acted character play such a dominant role. Certainly, I hope for a more balanced series in 9, with good acting all around and cohesive scripts. I’ve always liked Spooks (although the eps aired here in the US were mangled with edits to fit in the commercials); in fact, I own most of the DVD sets. And some series have been better than others. Hoping S9 it will be back in top form. pattygee on March 21, 2010 at 5:15 pm I agree Lynn, Spooks is (or should be) an ensemble piece rather than just about Lucas. I loved Ros Myers in series 8 for instance, and HN is superb in that part – hanging the banker, lol! It’s such a shame that she probably won’t be in series 9. IMPO, the writing, as I said before, let ALL of the cast down. I know when they film it, that it’s done out of sequence, but that’s what it felt like for the viewer at times, too. Baffling! Harry (Peter Firth) had a cracking opening episode and then didn’t seem to have much to do, drama wise, except pine after Ruth. Where was the HP of the previous series? I don’t think it was PF’s fault, there was just no ‘meat’ to his part in this last series. One only has to see series 7 to see a whole different Harry (or ‘Hairy’ as Sarah C called him!) What went wrong at the scripting stage? I liked Tariq but was sad to see that old stalwart, Malcolm go into retirement. Another key figure gone! For me, personally, the only episodes with any of the previous edge of Spooks were; episode 4 with Lucas’s torturer appearing on the scene. Gosh what a scary actor he was! Also some ‘real’ acting from Genevieve O’Reilly, for a change, in the scene in Lucas’s flat. Also, the episode about British-Asian fundamentalism was excellent. The young man playing the ‘mole’ inside the terrorist cell was amazing and so poignant (sorry, I can’t remember his name – Ashley?). But two out of eight episodes do not a good series of Spooks make. Here’s hoping for a better series 9 – with much better scripts! AOLR Weekly Wrap-Up #35 \| Alex O'Loughlin Rocks! on March 21, 2010 at 9:17 pm […] Additional congratulations are in order, because Sophia will be joining the season 9 cast of the BBC’s award-winning Spooks! […] Rosemary on March 21, 2010 at 10:25 pm Thank you so much for this! I am a little apprehensive about the younger incoming cast members, and I do hope that they have not been cast for their looks rather than their acting ability. I think that particular error has been made at least twice before. The arrival of Simon Russell Beale and Iain Glen, however, is wonderful news! May I echo the plea already made – PLEASE keep the camera still in series 9! And if Hermione Norris has indeed left the show, the best of British luck to anyone trying to step into her shoes – they’ll need it. The new cast members look good. I have just rewatched series eight and I have to say that all though there were some weak spots overall it was excellent. I wish die hard fans would stop wishing for old cast members to return the show has moved on. I thought Harry was really weak in the last series and the Harry and Ruth thing is just so boring. I know that people like it but it is as unrealistic to me as Srah and Lucas were to others. Spooks should stick to spying Sally Maynard on March 22, 2010 at 10:14 am Thanks for this Ian. Woohoo! I’m thrilled we will get another Spooks series after all the speculation about axing it. The new cast looks interesting and it’s all change – again but I’m unconvinced about the recent constant cast changes. I’m hoping Spooks will go back to it’s good days too. I have them on DVD too and Series 8 was probably the least good of all of them. Hermione Norris saved the series for me – Ros was at her most awesome and Hermione was brilliant. I hope the new cast doesn’t mean that Peter Firth and Nicola Walker get neglected. They were underused in S8 and their storyline was stale. I’m in the camp that isn’t sure about Richard Armitage. He’s ok eye candy but I agree with whoever said he was wooden. It wasn’t Genevieve O’Reilly’s fault, as some people have suggested. I’m just not sure he is that good an actor and he seemed exposed when he had to act alongside Hermione, Peter and Nicola who are very talented. Hey, that was last year – roll on Series 9 and Ros, we will miss you. Junec on March 22, 2010 at 11:02 am Thanks for keeping us up to date with things Ian, we can always rely on you for accurate news among the rumours. I have watched Spooks from Day 1 and always enjoyed it but I am in agreement that series 8 was not the best. I find the continuing ‘look but don’t touch’ thing with Harry and Ruth has become very stale and I’d like to see at least a bit of emotion there – even a blazing row would inject something into the relationship. Hermione Norris will be very difficult to replace and I don’t envy anyone who has to try and fill that slot. Looking at the list of new cast members, they seem at least to have signed up people who have a track record of decent acting (although I haven’t seen much of Layla Rouas except Primeval). I’m wondering if Iain Glen could be the new Home Secretary rather than on the grid? Richard Armitage is an extremely good actor, he is one of those actors who can stand still and convey emotion with just his facial expression. Obviously some people have only seen him as Lucas but if you look at his back catalogue it is sometimes difficult to realise that the same man played John Thornton in North & South, John Standing in Sparkhouse and Guy in Robin Hood and now Lucas in Spooks – all very different characters. In this last series I though there was much more spark between Lucas and Ros than with the woman he was supposed to be in love with. I got the distinct feeling that he was getting nothing back from Go’R in the acting sense, and if anyone could have been described as wooden it was definitely her. I also would like them to make a 10 episode series, it would give them more room to develop stories properly but perhaps they have put their budget into better actors than into more episodes. Thank you for expressing what I felt I had to say – that anyone who is basing their view Richard Armitage is a “wooden” actor solely on Spooks should look at his catalogue of work. The man immerses himself in his roles, and it is indeed difficult to believe the same actor played the cripplingly shy gentle giant farmhand in Sparkhouse, the proud Victorian mill owner in North & South, the smouldering, ambitious medieval henchman in Robin Hood (and what a transformation he made in the final series of RH) and now the spy with the literally tortured past in Spooks, along with a number of well-acted smaller roles. And if you are missing the current radio play Clarissa on the Beeb, you are missing one heck of an acting job by RA as the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace (turns out he can also sing). He is a very subtle yet expressive actor, needing no dialogue to express his inner emotions through his eyes, his body language, although it would be a shame to waste that honeyed baritone of his. I’m sorry, but Genievieve O Reilly, who may be a fine actress in another role, was, for me and a good many others, the worst thing about this series, along with some errors by the writers. I confess I haven’t seen her in anything else – but there was no, absolutely NO excuse for that incredibly bad accent. Anyway, fingers crossed the story arc will be a better one and the new Spooks will fit in well with the old and we’ll all be happy campers and have a glorious series 9. I will get off my soap box now. ( ; Well said Angie and Junec! Richard is a talented actor and I did enjoy his body of work from his shy John Standring in Sparkhouse to his most famous role as John Thornton in North & South. I’ve just started to watch Robin Hood and I can’t wait to see the transformation you’re speaking of! 🙂 And yeah, I’m impressed that he can sing too! I’m loving this Clarissa radio adaptation. I’m hoping that there will be good writing in this 9th season of Spooks and that Richard’s acting ability will be given justice. Many thanks, Nina for providing some additional support for Richard’s talent (and stick with all the ups and downs of Robin Hood, the writing is horribly inconsistent but Richard just keeps getting better . . .) And thank you BBC for allowing us across the pond access to the iplayer in order to hear Clarissa. What a treat! I have heard good things about Beale and Glen from my Brit friends and I have seen Max Brown in The Tudors where he indeed appeared to be a decent actor. The others are unknown quantities to me but hoping they are good additions to the mix. Maybe Harry can quit hanging around Thames House worrying about his rapidly dwindling set of spies and get into the action again! Yeah, I’d love to see Harry get his hands dirty again! In my research of Richard’s acting credits I learned that he and Sophia Myles already worked together in a play called The Four Alice Bakers in 1999. I’m sure it’ll be fun for them to be working together again after such a long time! Oh wow, that’s cool to know about Richard and Sophia’s previous acting experience together. And yes, Harry needs to take out another rotten FSB guy or do some intense negotiating or something besides playing the curmudgeonly papa bear of Section D. ( ; Sarah Maynard on March 22, 2010 at 10:35 pm It’s obvious that everyone has a different point of view and Richard Armitage has some keen fans who defend him well. However there are many fans of Spooks who are not fans of Richard and we don’t see it. Maybe Spooks isn’t the show for him – his time must be limited anyway. In the show that takes delight in killing it’s principals, Lucas must be next to go. And that’s fine, Sarah, you can root for whomever you want to in the cast, you can believe GoR gave a great performance if you like – but as an intelligent, insightful and artistic individual who has seen/heard RA in pretty much everything he has ever done, I simply feel I must defend him against charges he is “wooden.” Because he is also one of the nicest gentlemen in celebrity land and I suppose I feel a bit protective of the dear fellow. And while I fully realize the show frequently kills off major cast members, I sincerely hope Lucas will make it through another series or two. OK, that’s it on this one. Thank you again, Ian, for your reports, they are much appreciated by Spooks fans of all types. Arianna on March 23, 2010 at 10:02 am Sarah Maynard I think we have understood you don’t like Richard Armitage,it is ok,no problem. I myself didn’t know him before Spooks and now I’m a fan of Armitage because I really like him as Lucas North (and not just because he is a really handsome man). I enjoy the character of Lucas North as much as I enjoyed Tom Quinn and Adam Carter,so for me Spooks is definitely the show for Armitage and hope he will make it through at least this new series. So,roll on series 9,can’t wait to see what happens and I have to say that I find the new cast additions really interesting 🙂 Many thanks for the blog update, Ian! Well said, Arianna. If Richard was just another pretty face and physique, I’d have been bored with him long ago. Yes, I unabashedly admit I find him very attractive. But part of that attraction for me is his talent, intelligence, sense of humour and true dedication to his craft. I appreciate the talents and the contributions of ALL three of the Spooks leading men through the years – Matthew, Rupert and Richard. (Come to think of it, I remember reading where some folks MMF and RPJ were a bit “wooden,” too. Again, I think of it as subtle and understated.) Eagerly looking forward to Spooks 9! Spooks Cast Additions \| See The Sun on March 23, 2010 at 11:11 am […] to the Press Release also Max Brown (Mistresses, The Tudors), Iain Glen (The Blue Room, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), Simon […] Elena on March 24, 2010 at 9:09 am Dear Ian, Thank you for once again for bringing us news about Spooks. As always, you are great! As for the show, oh my, five(!) new regular characters! Talk about hearing the voice of fans that there have been simply too few recurring characters left on the grid to fight terrorism. Can’t wait to see how they fit in. I wonder, though, who from the “brilliant established cast” other than Ruth, Harry and Lucas will be there (Tariq, too). Please, have Ros! And bring back Malcolm! I also hope that the new set of characters inspires the writers to bring some life into Harry and Ruth, because they need to move on from where they are–those brilliant actors need to be given something to work with! Vicki on March 31, 2010 at 7:26 pm I agree wholeheartedly with the comments about the miscasting of Genievieve O Reilly as Sarah Caulfield. For me she all but sucked the life out of every scene she was in, showing a distinct lack of reciprocated warmth and emotion in her supposed ‘love’ affair with Lucas. TPTB made a big mistake on that one IMO. And as for her ‘American’ accent – don’t get me started! IMHO you cannot blame Richard Armitage – who was fantastic, especially in ep4 and 7 (which was blessedly SC-free) – if his co-star in so many scenes is not in the right role. In his scenes with Ros, Tariq and Darashavin I thought he was phenomenal. It was just the cold passionless delivery of lines from GoR that dampened the all too frequent scenes with her. Yes, I think he is a very attractive man and most definitely hotter than a thousand suns, but like Angie, I have seen almost every production he has done and there is so much more to his diverse and fantastic work than just ‘eye candy’ IMHO. I also agree with the comment from Kate about Harry being weak in s8 and his and Ruth’s relationship didn’t do much for me either. It’s sweet if you like that kind of thing, but I’m not really a ‘brief encounter’ (as the Indian man in ep1 called it) fan. DayOffWorkHurrah on April 1, 2010 at 12:09 pm I have to agree about Harry in season 8. What a waste – and it started so well. I was so pleased to see Ruth come back – I’ve enjoyed all the H&R stuff down the years, mostly because the actors created it and it felt organic- but the endless circling just isn’t believable. It was a terrific choice to make George everything Harry is not (tall dark handsome, a good father, and a healer) and I hoped it would force some questions and maybe change . It’s what I liked about the Adam/Ros relationship – it worked within the body of the drama (he shagging the wife of the Iranian ambassador, God bless you Spooks) and character wise, made them question who they were, and what they wanted. None of that happened with H&R in series 8. They mooned at each other, then poor Harry was stuck in his office manfully swigging apple juice while everyone else ran around getting shot at. Series 7 Harry – was an acting tour de force – I particularly treasure Firth stumbling to his feet when the Home Sec came in during the interrogation – and my favourite ever Harry line… (“it’s not all bullshit to him you know, he actually thinks being British is a privilege. Bless.”) So I want to not just see more Harry, but better Harry, (and better Ruth). Oh, and I’ve liked RA since North and South, but he was rather hampered by having to act opposite a loaf of bread for most of the time. So I hope he’s better served too. I’ll watch it whatever happens of course….. Jodie on April 5, 2010 at 1:46 am I do agree that Harry was under used and stuck in his office. Also, Peter Firth was injured during filming pulling a muscle or something to that effect. To which Kudos decided that it was best he was confined to ‘Harry’s Office’. Back on topic of this article. It will be very interesting to see how the new cast are used. The theories have continued to spin in my head. We’ve seen traitors before on the show in various degrees: Tom, Tessa, Ruth, Sam, Zoe, Ros, and Connie. So with twists and turns and the like if they do it right they can keep it fresh. I don’t think Lucas is ready to take Ros place. Let’s face it she was toast in that building. My thing is that if Kudos are trying to raise the bar yet again I don’t think it should come with another Sarah, and shaking camera work. I hate to say it but that is just being lazy and not artistic. Like I said this will feel like s1 and for that matter s4 with all the new kids 🙂 I still trust Kudos to not fully disappoint us fans. I think they learned from last year what not to do for this year. RichardArmitageNet News » Blog Archive » March 2010 news archive on April 9, 2010 at 10:05 am […] 4. Ian Wylie has published an official production press release for Spooks on his blog. There are five new actors joining as series regulars. Read more on Ian’s blog ‘Life of Wylie’. […] Small potato on May 19, 2010 at 11:49 pm Mmn. Quite a few comments I see. I just wanted to add my bit about Richard Armitage and his acting. He is a truly talented actor in my opinion, I have seen him in several productions, having first discovered him in Spooks. North and South is still a highpoint but he has excelled in many other series, let’s face it he is the only reason to watch the BBC’s Robin Hood, Sparkhouse is another favourite of mine as is his performance in The Vicar of Dibley (he has a talent for comedy too!) and of course we have just had Richard as John Porter in the wonderful Chris Ryan’s Strike Back. As for his vocal work, Clarissa is wonderful but his reading of The Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell is simply superb. Anyway that’s enough of that. I’ve watched Spooks since the beginning loyally, though it nearly lost me around Series 5. Series 7 was particularly good and I am so looking forward to Series 9. Katie on September 5, 2010 at 1:35 pm I’m still hanging on to the hope that Ros survives. Spooks without Ros/Hermione Norris, I can’t imagine it! Angie Long on September 5, 2010 at 5:24 pm For anyone who doesn’t mind spoilers, the BBC Press Office does have a fairly detailed synopsis of the first ep of S9 up. It will answer some of your concerns, Katie.( I keep telling myself I am not going to read spoilers for the shows I follow, but then after what happened to my favourite actor RA in RH3, I decided forewarned is forearmed.) Roll on, Spooks 9! And thanks, Ian, for all you do. David Thomson on May 8, 2011 at 2:10 am I’ve missed the first 3 eps and am having trouble knowing who’s who. Can some kind spook direct me to detailed synopses of them? Thanks in advance.. ianwylie on May 8, 2011 at 8:10 am Hi David – you can check out both the character and actor biogs at the BBC Spooks site http://www.bbc.co.uk/spooks/aps/characters.shtml 19th March, 2010 \| Richard Armitage Central on September 16, 2012 at 7:17 pm […] according to Ian Wylie, ”Spooks: Drama Ahead On The Grid”, quoting from the BBC Press release, “Sarah […] Finding Alice: Interviews Coronation Street 60: Interviews The Sister: Interviews Honour: Interviews Quiz: Interviews Doctor Who: It’s About Time Ashes To Ashes: Philip Glenister Extras	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line981
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__label__cc	0.677349	0.322651	← Heavenly Blue Ever wonder how flowers get their colors? Word Cloud! → Newton’s First Law is best illustrated by cats. Posted on December 10, 2011 by madamescientist Originally shared by DaFreak It’s that day of the week again… #Caturday :p 22 Responses to Newton’s First Law is best illustrated by cats. Chris Veerabadran says: And if you apply a force, it will bite you 🙂 I tried this experiment on a dog growing up, I will never forget that experience. Protect yourself before you try this experiment 🙂 Chris Veerabadran , every action has an equal and opposite reaction? Rajini Rao Very true 🙂 Marc Ponomareff says: + An object scratching a dissimilar object tends to stay the course unless acted upon by spray-bottle water-force. Corollary: The subject of the object’s scratch will tend to object and attempt to subjugate the objectee. Marc, you are employing a version of the Pike pepper-spray method for the cats 🙂 Calm down Chris Veerabadran , Marc was only using a food product. Rajini Rao Maybe food for Homo sapiens, but definitely cats hate water 🙂 If you guys employ water, then you will become infamous like Pike in their world 🙂 Maodo Ndiaye says: oh oh nice picture…i like it Brian Mahon says: what about an object in motion? Arun Dhakad says: nice ……………. lakshman chaitanya says: kuriakose j.a says: Matthew Lauber says: Brian Mahon Ever tried to convince a cat to stop scratching you? Amalan Jenicious says: this is what we do at class room na Ankit Saraf says: taking a rest GEORGE DRACHTIDAKOS says: very clever…like you… What amazes me most about cats movements is their ability to rotate their bodies while they’re in free fall, so they can land on their paws, and they do it all with a zero angular momentum. Manish Goregaokar says: That’s cos cats are like little parachutes when falling.. So the torque due to air drag provides the angular momentum.. Manish Goregaokar, this is not the case. I think it was published an article about it in Scientific American some years ago, and I think it was also explained in “Quirks and Quarks”, a program of CBC Radio. Cats can twist their backbone so each half of their body can point downwards at each side. They manage not to go back to the original position by means of a series of alternating stretches and bending of each pair of paws from their twisting axis. At the end, those cats don’t have any angular momentum (they don’t rotate), but their belly and paws are facing down. Edit: What cats straighten and bend are actually their backs. In this video it can be clearly appreciated: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/cats/cats_domestic_ninelives.html I’ve found some references: 1. Frohlich, Cliff. The Physics of Somersaulting and Twisting. Scientific American, March 1980, pp. 164-174. http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~phy189h1/Physics%20of%20Somersaults%20and%20Twists.pdf An old article of Scientific American in PDF. I don`t think it was this one where I read it, but the process is explained with detail 2. Nguyen, Huy D. How does a cat Always Land on Its Feet? Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Medical Engineering. http://helix.gatech.edu/Classes/ME3760/1998Q3/Projects/Nguyen/ 3. Gollin, George. The Physics of Dance (transparencies for a presentation I’ve given at Hope College on the Physics of Dance). Department of Physics, High Energy Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Chanpaign. November 1, 1996, and October 24, 1997. http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/dance_physics.html Ever see a falling cat right itself? The cat has zero angular momentum at all times, but somehow manages to turn over. It works like this: Upside-down cat curves its back “the easy way.” Cat straightens its back while bending around its middle to its right. Cat comes out of its bend-to-the-right while arching its back “the hard way.” Cat straightens its back while bending around its middle to its left. Cat comes out of its bend-to-the-left while curving its back “the easy way.”__Here’s a diagram: http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/Image57.gif Dancers can also perform zero-angular-momentum turns. Some are catlike, some not… In some moves, the body parts which carry the initial angular momentum change during the course of the turn. An example: a tour jeté. The angular momentum associated with the raising of the left leg (1) is taken up by the trunk and arms (2), then the left leg (3), then both legs (4). http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/Image58.gif The diagram is based on photos in Laws’ and Harvey’s book. 4. Cat righting reflex. English Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_righting_reflex 5. Falling cat problem. English Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_cat_problem http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Cat_fall_150x300_6fps.gif 6. High-rise syndrome. English Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-rise_syndrome 7. Video: A Cat’s Nine Lives. National Geographic http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/cats/cats_domestic_ninelives.html Do cats always land on their feet? High-speed photography shows us the answer. 8. Video: Why Cats Land on Their Feet. National Geographic News. September 28, 2006. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060928-cats-land-video.html It might sound like a form of urban anxiety, but high-rise syndrome is actually a serious problem for cats in the city. Adventurous felines don’t always look before they leap, and many wind up in emergency care after they go careening through unscreened windows. But a mystery unfolded when doctors treating these “high-rise kitties” noticed a pattern: Cats that fell from great heights were less injured than those that took a modest dive. See slow-motion cameras reveal how a falling cat manages to land on its feet, and find out why—for these furry acrobats—the higher they are, the better they fall. 9. Wells, Virginia. Why Cats Land on Their Feet. http://www.petplace.com/cats/why-cats-land-on-their-feet/page1.aspx 10. Deveshvar, Manisha. Why do Cats Always Land on Their Feet? http://www.pitara.com/discover/5wh/online.asp?story=157 11. The miracle of the falling cat. Brazillion Thoughts. http://scienceblogs.com.br/brazillion/2009/06/the_miracle_of_the_falling_cat/ 12. Do cats always land unharmed on their feet, no matter how far they fall? The Straight Dope. July 19, 1996. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1143/do-cats-always-land-unharmed-on-their-feet-no-matter-how-far-they-fall 13. Allen, Patricia E. The Physics of Cats. Appalachian State University. Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004. http://www.oapt.ca/aapt/2004_winter_meeting/The_Physics_of_Cats.pdf Brief with some references of experiments studying to cat falls. 14. Galli, John Ronald. Angular momentum conservation and the cat twist. The Physics Teacher. September 1995. Volume 33, Issue 6, pp. 404 http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2344252 15. Diamond, Jared M. Why cats have nine lives. Nature 332, 586-587 (14 April 1988) \| doi:10.1038/332586a0 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v332/n6165/pdf/332586a0.pdf 16. Kane, T.R., Scher, M.P. A dynamical explanation of the falling cat phenomenon. International Journal of Solids and Structures. Volume 5, Issue 7, July 1969, Pages 663-666 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0020768369900869 17. Vnuk D. et al. Feline high-rise syndrome: 119 cases (1998-2001). Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery. Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2004, Pages 305-312 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098612X03001219 18. Whitney W.O., Mehlhaff C.J. High-rise syndrome in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1987 Dec 1;191(11):1399-403. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3692980 Aah, I see, thanks! But i’m quite sure that, once aligned, cats do act like parachutes… Igor Purlantov says:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line985
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__label__cc	0.564231	0.435769	Minor Hotels To Manage Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Gate Property UAE-headquartered upscale residential, hospitality, and commercial property developer Seven Tides has confirmed Minor Hotels will be the new operator of its iconic five-star, 396-key Ibn Battuta Gate property in Dubai. Minor Hotels is now managing the property, which will be rebranded to Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai Hotel, the newest addition to the Oaks Hotels, Resorts, and Suites portfolio, its second branded property in Dubai and its third in the United Arab Emirates. Abdulla Bin Sulayem, CEO, Seven Tides, said: “The hotel first opened in 2010 and we’ve enjoyed an excellent relationship with the previous management company over the past ten years. However, we decided that the Minor Hotels' Oaks brand was better aligned to our strategic business objectives as we move forward, through and post-COVID-19. “The Minor Hotels group is no stranger to Seven Tides, we have worked with them on a range of successful projects, including the Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort. Having witnessed first-hand the success the group contributes to a property, I am confident this strategic decision will allow us to adapt seamlessly to the parameters of the 'new normal'," he added. The five-star hotel is situated opposite Ibn Battuta Mall, which has more than 270 shops, 50 restaurants and a 21-screen cinema. With the Dubai Metro close by, guests can travel conveniently across the city, to many of Dubai’s tourist highlights and business districts. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is only 30 minutes’ drive away, with Dubai Al Maktoum Airport (DWC) also easily accessible and Abu Dhabi International Airport under an hour away. The hotel is also close to the Jebel Ali Freezone and the Expo 2020 site in new Dubai South district, which is expecting 25 million visitors, when the event takes place between 1st October 2021 and 31st March 2022. “We are delighted to add Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai to our portfolio of hotels and resorts,” commented Dillip Rajakarier, CEO, Minor Hotels and Minor International. “With its close proximity to the Dubai Expo 2020 site, the property is perfectly situated to capitalise on this significant global event. We look forward to working with our partners Seven Tides, to build on the success of this impressive hotel.” Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai Hotel offers modern accommodation options for both business and leisure travellers. These include 352 guest rooms across three different categories, plus 44 suites. The three guest room types – Premier, Deluxe and Executive – are stylishly furnished with Moroccan influences, whilst the Suites have décor inspired by the explorer Ibn Battuta’s adventures across the world. Restaurants and bars at the property include Mistral, the all-day dining restaurant offering international cuisine and live cooking stations, Revo Café for freshly brewed coffee, pastries and healthy options, Moroc Lounge & Bar, a Moroccan-inspired terrace and lounge to enjoy sundowners and shisha, and a pool bar. Additional hotel facilities include a swimming pool and gym, a spa and a kids’ club. Booking.com to Offer New Long-Term Stay Rates California’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Slows in 2020 All Riu Hotels Reopen in Spain 3 Luxury Hotels to Open in the Maldives by the end of 2020 IHG and Emirates Skywards Enhance Partnership Conrad to Open First Spanish Property in Costa del Sol The Art Of Pullman Through The Paris Saint-Germain Players Hyatt's Alila Brand to Open in San Diego A New Sustainable Hotel Brand Launches - Beyond Green Marriott Opens Dual-branded Hotel in China Riu Palace Peninsula and the Riu Cancun Reopen San Francisco's Healthy Buildings Ordinance To Cost Hotels $47 Million Five New Ramada Hotels Open in China Loews Kansas City Hotel Officially Opens Sandals Acquires A New Resort in the Caribbean Radisson Hotel Group Debuts its 4th Brand in South Africa Kew Green Hotels to Open 7 Properties in Bangkok Hilton Announces A New Property to Open in Tulum - Mexico	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line997
__label__wiki	0.662099	0.662099	Indonesia, Dubai and Rwanda Get WTTC's Safe Travels Stamp Popular holiday hotspots Indonesia, Dubai, and Rwanda are among the latest destinations to begin using to the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp. The growing list of endorsements have come from many major holiday and city destinations around the world, such as Sharjah as well Malaga which joins the growing list of Spanish summer sun destinations including Alicante and Benidorm. WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, created the Safe Travels stamp to allow travellers to identify destinations and businesses around the world which have adopted the global standardised health and hygiene protocols. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has welcomed the WTTC Safe Travels stamp, which place the safety and hygiene of travellers as top priority. Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “Our Safe Travels stamp is proving a great success and we are delighted to see even more popular countries and destinations adopt our global health and hygiene protocols. “The success of the WTTC Safe Travels stamp shows its importance not only to countries and destinations, but also, crucially, to travellers and the 330 million people around the world who work in and depend on, the Travel & Tourism sector. “The stamp is a critical step in re-establishing consumer confidence in Travel & Tourism and ensuring travellers can rest easy knowing that enhanced standards of hygiene are in place and they can once again experience ‘Safe Travels’.” Since the launch of the WTTC Safe Travels stamp, destination countries, cities, and hotspots around the world have now adopted WTTC’s new protocols. His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), said: “As we reopen Dubai’s doors to tourism and welcome our international visitors back to the city, our foremost priority is their wellbeing, achieved through stringent hygiene and safety protocols that have been deployed across all tourist touch points. The WTTC's Safe Travels stamp endorses Dubai’s strong global cooperation in combating the pandemic with comprehensive and effective measures to ensure guest health and safety. “We trust that our efforts not only provide an optimised experience for our visitors, but also secure their health and that of their families, further cementing the confidence that our guests have had thus far in Dubai, and encouraging people from every corner of the world to visit one of the safest cities in the world this summer.” His Excellency Wishnutama Kusubandio, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia said: “Indonesia and the World Travel & Tourism Council have a long history of strategic cooperation, including the latest support from WTTC for the development of Guidelines on the Implementation of Cleanliness, Health, Safety, and Encironment (CHSE) under “Indonesia Care” national campaign. “Parallel to Indonesia’s efforts to restart the tourism industry after the pandemic, we are honored to be part of the Safe Travels stamp that has been designed to rebuild confidence among consumers so they can travel safely.” As part of its Safe Travels protocols, these worldwide measures provide consistency and guidance to travel providers and travellers about the new approach to health, hygiene, deep cleansing and physical distancing, in the ‘new normal’ of COVID-19 world. The protocols were devised following the experience of WTTC members dealing with COVID19 and based on guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to WTTC’s 2020 Economic Impact Report, during 2019, Travel & Tourism was responsible for one in 10 jobs (330 million total), making a 10.3% contribution to global GDP and generating one in four of all new jobs. Tags: Safe Travels Traveling Mexico During the COVID-19 Pandemic Many Countries Now Require Negative Covid-19 Test Results Travel to Portugal - COVID-19 Entry Requirements Ukraine Borders Reopen, COVID-19 Entry Requirements All Countries Are Now Allowed to Enter Seychelles, What are the new COVID-19 Entry Requirements? Travel to Greece - COVID-19 Entry Requirements Travel to Dominica - COVID-19 Entry Requirements COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Abu Dhabi Changed Travel to Bahamas - COVID-19 Entry Requirements Thailand to Reopen Borders for Tourists Travel to Costa Rica - COVID-19 Entry Requirements Dubai COVID-19 PCR Test Requirements Changed Travel to Barbados - COVID-19 Entry Requirements Traveling to Jamaica Requires A Travel Authorization Colombia Reopens for International Tourism, New Protocols for Flights Dominican Republic: PCR Test Not Required, Free Insurance The Top 10 Capital Cities In The World Business Travel Outlook 2021	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line998
__label__wiki	0.74292	0.74292	Chips: New Life for a Classic Racer By Martha Coolidge After a complete restoration by John Anderson and his crew in Maine, Chips is now causing a stir on the Mediterranean race circuit. Photo by Carlo Borlenghi No sign marks the driveway that leads to John Anderson’s boat shop in the small inland town of Warren, Maine. You might notice a dilapidated hull on the side of the road displaying the long overhangs and full keel of racing yachts from the early 20th century, but the turn into the driveway is unmarked. A dirt lane lined with handsome stone walls leads to a farmhouse, a big barn, and sheep grazing in fields that gently slope down to a big pond. A large new shed, tucked away on the south end of the property could be anyone’s barn or work building. Several cars parked outside are the only clue that something more is happening here. Inside this unassuming structure is a high-class boatbuilding shop. A handful of vintage racing yachts now sailing in the Mediterranean were given new life here. Simon Jack rivets floor timbers in the hull. Photo by Matt Floge When I walked into the building in the fall of 2016, the hull of a classic P Class sloop loomed overhead, held up by jack stands and surrounded by skinny scaffolding. Originally launched in 1913 with the name Onda III, and now called Chips, this boat was designed by Starling Burgess and built by the Burgess Company in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Although the company and designer were primarily focused on airplanes that year, Onda III (Chips) proved not only to be one of the longest lived of all the boats designed and built by Burgess, but also among the loveliest and most successful entrants in the Universal Rule class of racing sailboats, according to Llewelyn Howland’s biography of Burgess, No Ordinary Being (David R. Godine, 2014). The Universal Rule was a ratings formula developed by N.G. Herreshoff in the early 1900s that took into account a boat’s length, sail area, and displacement. Yachts were divided into development classes ranging from the very large J Class boats on down, getting smaller as the class letter got closer to Z. Anderson has worked on a series of Universal rule yachts for two French brothers, starting with the 1931 Frank Paine Q Class yacht, Falcon II, which was rechristened Jour de Fête. The brother of Jour de Fete’s owner, working with French Olympian and America’s Cup sailor Bruno Troublé, then asked Anderson to restore the P class boat named Olympian. Designed by William Gardner and built in 1913, Olympian was relaunched in 2013 and was chosen as 2014 Classic Boat of the Year in France. At this point one brother had a P and the other a Q. Then, another two men, friends with the brothers and avid sailors consulted with Troublé about acquiring another P Class boat and he recommended Chips and once again returned to Anderson with the project. Chips, based in Newport, Rhode Island, had been sailing and racing since the 1980s, but was in need of some love. Anderson’s approach to restoration is to keep as much of the original boat as possible. With Chips, he was able to save the deadwood, the stem, the ballast, and most of the planking (the sheer was rotten) from the 1913 build. The rig dated to the 1980s and was good, although Anderson added more sail area. These Universal Rule boats were built quickly and light, and the frames, which are built on 8-inch centers, are the first to fail. Anderson was able to save maybe 10 of the originals. The interior is simple. Anderson took some of the best long leaf yellow pine planks from the hull and used them for the sole, making a nice visual statement of the boat’s history. Simon Jack and John Anderson glue up the house sides of Chips, using the deck as a mold. Photo by Matt Floge His small crew of talented boatbuilders—head shipwright Matt Floge, Abe Stimson, Daniel Creisher, and Simon Jack—does everything: carpentry, mechanics, hardware fabrication, and painting. Anderson particularly enjoys making molds for the bronze castings, using clay and even real rope—the result is perfectly imperfect. Chips, now painted red, is berthed in Marseille, next to Olympian, whose topsides are green. The boats are very different; such are the results of the Universal Rule. Chips, a much lighter boat than Olympian, was overpowered on many of the racing days in the Med last summer. When I caught up with Anderson in April, he had just returned from France where he had done some work to Chips, moving the mast aft a foot or so, modifying the bowsprit, and repairing some damage. The yard’s current project is restoring N.G Herreshoff’s P Class yacht Corinthian. Photo courtesy John Anderson After visiting the shop, my son and I walked with Anderson down to his house so he could start dinner for his family. My son wanted to show me the newborn twin lambs, just hours old. He’s a boatbuilder, but Anderson does not think of himself as the owner of a “boatyard.” He told me about the time an Italian client came to visit and commented, “This isn’t a boatyard, it is a sheepyard!” which is the way Anderson thinks of his operation. If that is the case, then this incredible boatbuilding spot is certainly a mighty fine sheepyard. Martha Coolidge is a sailor and interior designer specializing in boat and home projects. Martha Coolidge Design, is based in Rockland. P Class Sloop Chips LOA 53' 1" LWL 35' 1" Beam 7' 7" Draft 10' 4" Displ. 23,000 lb. Sail area ~1,300 sq. ft. 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__label__cc	0.736786	0.263214	Monthly Tea Tastings Mansa Classics Raw Pu'er Ripe Pu'er Other Handcrafted Teas Virtual Tea Workshops Tea Services Tea Quiz About Mansa Our Brewing Now reading: Complete Guide to Ancient Pu-erh Tea for Beginners Complete Guide to Ancient Pu-erh Tea for Beginners This post is part of our Aged Tea 101 series. Sign up to get the full series! What is Pu-erh Tea? True tea aficionados know that their beverage of choice can be just as interesting as fine wine and single-origin coffee. However, even the biggest fans of a cuppa may be intimidated by new types of tea. Pu-erh (or pu'er) tea, the most famous aged tea, can be especially difficult to grasp as its flavors are impacted by many different factors, including age and storage condition. Some low quality ones might turn out “funky," but this exquisite tea deserves more than just one taste. So what is pu-erh tea and how do you get started if you are a beginner? In this guide, we cover pu-erh tea's history, types, and flavors to get you starated. A Royal History Behind Pu-erh Tea For hundreds of years, pu-erh has been regarded as a high-end tea. Pu-erh was a tea of emperors—to satisfy their refined taste. During the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng, the 2nd Qing Emperor made pu-erh a tribute tea. Emperors would select regions to produce tea to be given as a gift to the royal court. These “tributes” were considered the highest commendation. Fu Yi, the last of the Qing Emperors – and in China's history – stated that drinking pu-erh was like "being a member of the royal family." Sophisticated Aging Process with Fermentation Pu-erh is dark and fermented – similar to red wine – and is perfect for those seeking a robust, elegant, well-rounded, and flavorful brew. This fermentation process characteristic of dark teas and the resulting aromatic flavors are part of what makes pu-erh stand out from other teas. The nuance of pu-erh tea is due largely to microbial fermentation, which is responsible for the sophisticated aging process so closely associated with pu-erh. Whereas other tea leaves lose flavor over time, pu-erh ages like fine wine or scotch while microbes do their work to develop layers of depth and flavor. Increasingly sophisticated aromas develop during each year of storage. From there, the tea becomes smoother and more defined. As pu-erh ages, the fermentation continues. The more aged a pu-erh, especially if it is a raw pu-erh, the more expensive it tends to be. Try our Aged Tea Sampler A Wealth of Flavor While these layers of complexity can be overwhelming at first, pu-erh is by no means an “exclusive” experience to be appreciated only by experts. Enjoying a pot of pu-erh can be as simple or as in-depth as you like, but learning to understand some of the flavors you may experience is a great place to start. Pu-erh is undeniably rich in both flavor depth and range. Terroir, age of the tea tree, vintage and storage conditions all can impact taste and contribute to the variety of flavors you’ll find in a single brew. There’s a diversity of flavors in a single steeping. After your first cup, the taste will continue to evolve in your subsequent steeps. Pu-erh is usually a combination of the following flavors: Learn how to brew pu-erh 4 Factors that Impact the Taste of Pu-erh True pu-erh comes from the Yunnan Province in southwest China and is made from Camellia sinensis var. assamica. However, despite this tea’s singular origin, the world of pu-erh is complex with multiple factors influencing the taste of pu-erh. 1. Terroir - Where the Tea is Growing Terroir refers to the composition of the soil where the tea is growing. Similar to how certain areas of the world are known for their wine, coffee, or cocoa, the same applies to tea. The mineral content of the soil, the spring water feeding the tea, the weather condition in the area are significant influencers of the flavor. It’s also important to think about the foliage, flowers, or fungus in the region. Mansa Tea focuses on sourcing from the most exceptional terroir in the Yunnan Province, such as the ancient tea mountains in Xishuangbanna. 2. Age of the Tea Tree - How Old the Tea Tree is As with any aging process, the age of the plant often determines the level and depth of flavor. Young trees yield the freshest and youngest leaves and this results in a higher production rate but less flavor. More mature trees have more time to absorb minerals from the soil thus yielding a more robust tasting tea leaf. Mansa's teas are handpicked teas from at least 100-year-old ancient trees. 3. Vintage - Which Year the Tea was Harvested Pu-erh enthusiasts prefer drier weather because less rain produces better tea leaves and it helps with the sun-drying process. Rainfall and cooler weather result in a slower drying process and a smokey flavor profile. 4. Storage Conditions - How the Tea has been Stored Traditionally, pu-erh tea has been stored in humid environments as the humidity helps with the fermentation process and ages pu-erh teas faster. Also, these were the weather conditions of the locations where pu-erh has been popular historically, such as Hong Kong and Guangdong. Lately, dry storage pu-erh has been popularized as the slow fermentation process limits the development of "funky" flavor that some tea drinkers do not favor. Such storage condition also results in a slower aging process. Regardless of the storage methods used, the goal is to ensure the tea experiences controlled temperature and humidity environment to maximize the unique flavor of each tea. Three Types of Pu-erh Tea If you’re a beginner pu-erh drinker, it’s a good idea to try each of the different types of pu-erh before exploring your favorite in more depth. Recalling the aging process discussed above will help you to categorize these types of pu-erh more easily. The three categories have different tastes, colors, steep times and longevity. Explore Young Raw Pu-erh 1. Young Raw Pu-erh: This tea is less than three years old and it most resembles green tea. Young raw pu-erh can be floral and sweet, with youthful and grassy freshness, or quite bitter, but not always! For example, Mansa Tea's [Yiwu 2018] Wild Lao Raw Pu'er is well-balanced and smooth with a lingering floral scent and a light roasted nut flavor. It tastes best when brewed in gong fu style–just a few seconds is long enough to get the desired light-yellow color without extracting the bitter tannins from the tea leaves. Explore Aged Raw Pu-erh 2. Aged Raw Pu-erh: The long history of this tea dates back to the Eastern Han Dynasty when inhabitants of the region needed a tea that wouldn’t spoil on long trips between villages. They found that this tea actually improved in flavor as it aged. As raw pu-erh ages it becomes more mellow and smooth. When brewed it can look slightly red or orange, but the color depends on the age and storage conditions. This is the type that was consumed years ago and is highly sought-after by pu-erh enthusiasts. Aged raw pu-erh develops woodsy, earthy qualities, camphor or dark fruit notes, and the depth and body as the bitterness decreases over time. Both types of raw pu-erh are also called sheng pu'er. Explore Ripe Pu-erh 3. Ripe Pu-erh : Ripe pu-erh teas are processed using high-humidity wet-piling method to speed up fermentation. Due to a spike in demand for pu-erh tea in Hong Kong in the 1950s, this hastened fermentation was perfected until it was reintroduced to Yunnan in the 1970s. This type of tea typically yields a dark red or black drink. It can taste like very aged raw pu-erh although the naturally aged raw pu-erh usually has a more complex flavor profile. This is the type that is usually served when the type of pu-erh is not specified, but its similarity to aged raw pu-erh makes it highly desirable. Ripe pu-erh is also called shou pu'er. Try Our Bestseller How to Get Started on Pu-erh Tea There are so many variables that impact the flavor profile of pu-erh; it’s easy to get overwhelmed. We at Mansa Tea have done the hard work for you and found the right combination of aged teas to impress new tea drinkers, and experts alike. Full pu-erh tea cakes can be expensive, which is why Mansa offers smaller portions of different types of pu-erh. We recommend starting with our best seller [Menghai 2009] Old Tree Ripe Pu'er Tea to start your pu-erh tea journey. All of the orders come with a free sample for you to help expand your aged tea knowledge. Ready to Try our Aged Teas? 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__label__wiki	0.551006	0.551006	BAD MATHEMATICS So much crap, so little time Obtuse Triangles by marty 1 Comment on Obtuse Triangles ACARA, Australian Curriculum, fractions, Geometry, irrationals, Pythagoras Whatever the merits of undertaking a line by line critique of the Australian Curriculum, it would take a long time, it would be boring and it would probably overshadow the large, systemic problems. (Also, no one in power would take any notice, though that has never really slowed us down.) Still, the details should not be ignored, and we’ll consider here one of the gems of Homer Simpson cluelessness. In 2010, Burkard Polster and I wrote an Age newspaper column about a draft of the Australian Curriculum. We focused on one line of the draft, an “elaboration” of Pythagoras’s Theorem: recognising that right-angled triangle calculations may generate results that can be integral, fractional or irrational numbers known as surds Though much can be said about this line, the most important thing to say is that it is wrong. Seven years later, the line is still in the Australian Curriculum, essentially unaltered, and it is still wrong. OK, perhaps the line isn’t wrong. Depending upon one’s reading, it could instead be meaningless. Or trivial. But that’s it: wrong and meaningless and trivial are the only options. The weird grammar and punctuation is standard for the Australian Curriculum. It takes a special lack of effort, however, to produce phrases such as “right-angled triangle calculations” and “generate results”. Any student who offered up such vague nonsense in an essay would know to expect big red strokes and a lousy grade. Still, we can take a guess at the intended meaning. Pythagoras’s Theorem can naturally be introduced with 3-4-5 triangles and the like, with integer sidelengths. How does one then obtain irrational numbers? Well, “triangle calculations” on the triangle below can definitely “generate” irrational “results”: is not a “surd”. But of course we can replace each by √7 or 1/7 or whatever, and get sidelengths of any type we want. These are hardly “triangle calculations”, however, and it makes the elaboration utterly trivial: fractions “generate” fractions, and irrationals “generate” irrationals. Well, um, wow. We assume that the point of the elaboration is that if two sides of a right-angled triangle are integral then the third side “generated” need not be. So, the Curriculum writers presumably had in mind 1-1-√2 triangles and the like, where integers unavoidably lead us into the world of irrationals. Fair enough. But how, then, can we similarly obtain the promised (non-integral) fractional sidelengths? The answer is that we cannot. It is of course notable that two sides of a right-angled triangle can be integral with the third side irrational. It is also notable, however, that two integral sides cannot result in the third side being a non-integral fraction. This is not difficult to prove, and makes a nice little exercise; the reader is invited to give a proof in the comments. The reader may also wish to forward their proof to ACARA, the producers of the Australian Curriculum. How does such nonsense make it into a national curriculum? How does it then remain there, effectively unaltered, for seven years? True, our 2010 column wasn’t on the front of the New York Times. But still, in seven years did no one at ACARA ever get word of our criticism? Did no one else ever question the elaboration to anyone at ACARA? But perhaps ACARA did become aware of our or others’ criticism, reread the elaboration, and decided “Yep, it’s just what we want”. It’s a depressing thought, but this seems as likely an explanation as any. The Crap Aussie Curriculum Competition One Reply to “Obtuse Triangles” Number 8 says: Not having read said ACARA documents (I thought the task would be slightly more pointless than a sphere) – my first thoughts upon reading “elaboration of P-T” would mean situations where the squares of two sides summed to less than the square of the third side (or greater than) hence producing either acute or obtuse triangles (which I thought may have been the case given the heading). Now to work on that proof… Factoring in the Stupidity NAPLAN’s Mathematical Nonsense, and What it Means for Rural Peru The home of Mr. Hyde Subscribe to Bad Maths Tenderfeet QEDcat.com Mathologer The Idea of Home First Dog on the Moon John Ewbank Guest Post: The Mystery of Formica’s Triangles Which Republican is More Repulsive? Mathematics Books, Free to Good Homes How Not to Ship Books, in Two Easy Lessons RatS 2: Matt Taibbi Meets the Censored Cicchetti’s Random Shit Subtle Coronavirus Statistics That’s All Mungo Wrote Signs of the TIMSS Does it really matter? © 2021 BAD MATHEMATICS Powered by WordPress Theme: Gillian	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1015
__label__cc	0.623292	0.376708	NPRL2 gene URL of this page: https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/nprl2/ NPR2 like, GATOR1 complex subunit The NPRL2 gene provides instructions for making a protein that is one piece of a group of proteins (complex) called GATOR1. This complex is found in cells throughout the body, where it regulates a signaling pathway called the mTOR pathway. The mTOR pathway is involved in cell growth and division (proliferation), the survival of cells, and the creation (synthesis) of new proteins. The role of the GATOR1 complex is to block this pathway by inhibiting (stopping) the activity of a complex called mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) that is integral to the mTOR pathway. In the brain, the mTOR pathway regulates many processes, including the growth and development of nerve cells and their ability to change and adapt over time (plasticity). Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci At least 6 NPRL2 gene mutations have been found to cause familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF), which is an uncommon form of recurrent seizures (epilepsy) that runs in families. Most of these mutations lead to the production of an abnormally short, nonfunctional protein. As a result, formation of normal GATOR1 complex is reduced, leading to overactivity of mTORC1 and excessive signaling of the mTOR pathway. It is not clear how an abnormally active mTOR pathway leads to the seizures of FFEVF. Research suggests that increased mTOR pathway signaling in the brain leads to changes in the connections between nerve cells (synapses) and increased activation (excitation) of nerve cells, which can cause seizures. NPR2-like protein NPR2-like, GATOR1 complex subunit NPR2L tumor suppressor candidate 4 TUSC4 Tests of NPRL2 NPR2-LIKE PROTEIN, GATOR1 COMPLEX SUBUNIT Baldassari S, Licchetta L, Tinuper P, Bisulli F, Pippucci T. GATOR1 complex: the common genetic actor in focal epilepsies. J Med Genet. 2016 Aug;53(8):503-10. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2016-103883. Epub 2016 May 19. Review. Citation on PubMed Baulac S. mTOR signaling pathway genes in focal epilepsies. Prog Brain Res. 2016;226:61-79. doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2016.04.013. Epub 2016 Jun 7. Review. Citation on PubMed Weckhuysen S, Marsan E, Lambrecq V, Marchal C, Morin-Brureau M, An-Gourfinkel I, Baulac M, Fohlen M, Kallay Zetchi C, Seeck M, de la Grange P, Dermaut B, Meurs A, Thomas P, Chassoux F, Leguern E, Picard F, Baulac S. Involvement of GATOR complex genes in familial focal epilepsies and focal cortical dysplasia. Epilepsia. 2016 Jun;57(6):994-1003. doi: 10.1111/epi.13391. Epub 2016 May 13. Citation on PubMed The NPRL2 gene is found on chromosome 3. Page last updated on 18 August 2020 Page last reviewed: 1 March 2017	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1021
__label__wiki	0.548697	0.548697	Welcome to the New and Improved MikesPickz Sports Section June 30, 2009 Mike Announcements The MikesPickz Sports Section is now set up as a blog thanks to WordPress. The blog will allow the archived articles to be easily accessed, NBA Finals- Cavs Magic v. Lakers June 2, 2009 Mike NBA The picture is set, not what the NBA wanted, but the picture is set. The Nike puppet commercial has no more relevance, but all in King James adds MVP to His Resume May 5, 2009 Mike NBA LeBron James was announced as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. The 24-year old superstar from St. Vincent- St. Mary High School added the MVP to 2008-09 NBA Playoff Predictions April 16, 2009 Mike NBA The NBA Regular Season came to a close yesterday, and now the seeding is set for the playoffs. The playoff picture looks like this: Eastern #2 Memphis Goes Down March 27, 2009 Mike College Basketball The Tigers move onto the Elite 8, only it’s not the Memphis Tigers– it’s the Missouri Tigers. Tonight the #2 seed in the West Region March Madness Lives Up to it’s Name The first round of the Men’s NCAA tournament came to a close tonight and like the previous year’s it was nothing but exciting.There were upsets,	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1026
__label__cc	0.526173	0.473827	Tag: African National Congress Youth League Mpelembe > African National Congress Youth League Tag Archives: African National Congress Youth League Two white South Africans charged after forcing black man into coffin November 16, 2016 CrimeAfrican National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, Black people, City: Pretoria Gauteng, Economic Freedom Fighters, Geography of Europe, Law/Crime, Middelburg, Netherlands, Political ideologies, Political spectrum, Politics, Pretoria, Roossenekal, Social Issues, South Africa, United States v. The Amistad, Victor, White South Africans, Willem Oosthuizensmbale Two white male South Africans appear in court on charges of assault against a black man in Middelburg. 10Feb/16 Malema says “victory is certain” after Zuma court hearing adjourns February 10, 2016 PoliticsAfrican National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, Apartheid, Company: ThomsonReuters, Economic Freedom Fighters, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Julius Malema, Kgalema Motlanthe, Mampuru Mampuru, Martha Tlowe, National liberation movements, Political ideologies, Politics, president, Pretoria, Rape of Lady Justice cartoon controversy, South Africa, South African general election, South African people, Zulu people, Zumasmbale Former ANC youth league leader Julius Malema tells crowds of South African opposition supporters gathered at a rally in Johannesburg that “victory is certain”, after asking the country’s top court to rule on whether President Jacob Zuma broke the law by spending 250 million rand (then $23 million) on a state-funded security upgrade to his home.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1034
__label__cc	0.648627	0.351373	Posts tagged ‘leadership’ What’s valuable? In my leadership education program we had a workshop about values. Values are the underlying base for all our actions and choices. At least in an ideal world. When work life is more and more hectic and companies are aiming for bigger savings and productivity, for example nurses may have to settle for something less in their quality of work than they would hope for based on their values. It’s that conflict that makes people burn out. Anyway, we had a quite useful exercise in finding out for our own values, a long list of questions. The idea is that first you describe some of your action by answering a question (What do you spend a lot of time doing?). Then you try figuring out WHY is that important to you. You continue to ask yourself until you get to the bottom of your reasons of you’re doings or likings. What do you spend a lot of time doing? -working out. Why? -I enjoy working out, it makes me feel good and whole. Also I feel more confident and healthier. Underlying values might then be: pleasure and health. What are you afraid of losing? -my sanity. Why? It would be horrible not to be able to think clearly and make good choices for myself. The underlying value might be: sense of control. What would you do if you had the time? -I would read more. Why? -I love reading, it makes me relaxed, offers new perspectives on life and is sort of a get away from my everyday life. I also enjoy and admire talented writers and I think language creates the reality. The underlying values might be: wellness, beauty and learning. After we answered some ten or twenty questions we had to put down five of the most important values. I put down acceptance, health, kindness, sharing and making a difference. The exercise would have continued by having to find out with each two values which is more important and by that way ending up with just one, THEE most important value. I didn’t have the time to do that but I think my number one would be acceptance. As who you are. Whoever that is. 🙂 I think the world would be a better place if it was easier for us to take people as they are and let them be themselves. I hope my top five values guide my own leadership in my everyday work. Here’s a list of questions if you want to try this out: What do you spend a lot of time doing? In what do you spend a lot of your money? (food!) What are you afraid of losing? What would you do if you had the time? What kind of issues agitate you? What would you pay a hefty amount of money? (if I had the hefty amount I’d pay my mortgage) Try to remember a situation where it’s been hard to make a choice. How did you choose? For what would you be willing to make a sacrifice? (for my own or my closest ones’ health) Think of a good childhood memory. What was precious about it? Picture one of your dreams? Who do you respect? Why? (my mom) What did you appreciate in your upbringing? (being trusted in) What the most important in upbringing in general? What kind of features do you value in a leader? (seeing people’s potential) What do you value in a friendship? What would you say is a good workplace? What should be valued in work? What kind of issues are bugging you right now? What does success mean to you? (being accepted) In what are you ready to commit yourself? Based on what would you choose a co-worker? After doing what kind of thing you might say: “I did the right thing.”? What do you believe in? (people) Which is more important: justice or love? Think about a crisis or a change you’ve been trough. What did you learn from it? Which traditions do you value and want to cherish? (such that encourage my important people get together) What do you expect from people you’re dealing with? (good will?) What obligations do you have? What makes you feel safe? (lying in the sunshine on a warm cliff in an island) What kind of behaviour do you appreciate? What kind of behaviour you don’t approve? Think about your current life. Without what could you live? When are you happy and balanced? What do you enjoy doing while feeling a bit guilty about it? (using the elevator instead of the stairs!) May 16, 2010 at 07:29 2 comments Surprising Science on Motivation One of my all time favorite TED Talks is the one by Dan Pink, in which he talks about motivation and incentives. Based on scientific testing it’s obvious, that after people make enough money to satisfy basic (by welfare state standards) needs they need something other than money to motivate them to perform their best. Money actually makes people to perform worse. (Suggest you listen the Talk! It also presents the “Candle Problem”, a classical example of functional fixedness.) So to receive extraordinary results, we need fresh methods. Dan Pink lists these three qualities of intrinsic motivation the ones needed to create a efficient, inspiring and engaging work place: autonomy (the urge to direct our lives) mastery (the desire to became better and better in what you do) purpose (the yearning to do what we do in service of something larger than ourselves) As an occupational therapist, mastery as a term is close to flow experience where the skills are just adequate to perform a task that is a bit tricky but still manageable so it engages the attention and motivates to solve it. Purpose is also in the center of occupational therapy: we work with our clients to able them to participate in their meaningful tasks so it goes without saying that our job needs to be meaningful as well. Of course, it’s a different thing is it. I believe that most of the time the work of an occupational therapist still is quite rewarding since we’re working with people with limitations and help them overcome them. But, one may always disagree and the lives are forever changing. Our work is also pretty independent, so at least some degree of autonomy is achieved. Still, to empower people to act and perform on their full potential requires constant evaluation and development. That’s just what I’m trying to learn to do… Bit by bit, mastering my own task a leader. By the way, the autonomy of the job is a quality I highly respect: still it’s one that sometimes exhausts or overwhelms. It’s not easy to always be so organized, sometimes it’s wonderful to just get to told what to do! Pink continues: “Management is great, if you want compliance. If you want engagement, self direction works better.” This is something to deeply consider as a head of a unit. How to able enough freedom to let people do what they do best the way they would do it in a clinical and strictly defined environment (a hospital)? There’s also a careful balance between equality and autonomy. Some people are willing or capable to work more autonomously than others. (By the way, functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that limits the person to using an object only in the way it’s traditionally used (according to Wikipedia). That said the creativeness needed in our profession is an everyday struggle against functional fixedness. Creativeness is a key element of the therapy when figuring out the best way to perform tasks that have been complicated by different disabilities in a way that is acceptable for the client. I dare doubt, that occupational therapists would have any problems solving The Candle Problem… ;-)) March 29, 2010 at 16:58 Leave a comment I started in a leadership education program yesterday that is to go on for the next one and a half years. After a hard start of the week (especially Monday when I left my work keys home and was stressed and overwhelmed by too many work tasks) it was inspiring to get to meet new people and to just sit and learn about important things. There’s been a shift in the leadership theories during the years and the focus in leading is more and more in the communication and interaction skills. The leader does not answer questions but asks them. Coaching leadership has replaced the old-fashioned stiff authority-based commanding. In everyday work, imagination, creativity and passion are necessary to truly create added value, as Gary Hamel states in his book Leading the Revolution. Sounds like it’s finally time to grab out the real potential in everyone of us and cherish our individual strengths to enable healthier, happier and yet in the same time more productive work communities. It’s no longer a threat to not know everything yourself when you can rely on experts in you team. Like the actors say: helping other people shine at the stage makes yourself shine brighter. Comforting for a leader pretty green in her field. 😉	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1039
__label__wiki	0.934303	0.934303	Pasifika play returns Twenty-five years ago, Pasifika play Fresh Off the Boat debuted before New Zealand audiences; now, a new generation can experience this ground-breaking play at The Court Theatre from 19 October to 9 November. The story follows Charles as he emigrates from Samoa to 1990s Christchurch for a new life in Aotearoa, but he soon finds the fantasy weaved for him comes with a few holes. Directed by original cast member Tanya Muagututi’a, her two daughters, Talia-Rae and Josephine Mavaega, take on the same roles that Tanya and her sister, Mishelle Muagututi’a, played in the original production! “It’s special because I’m working with my daughters – and they’re playing the sisters that I played with Mishelle 25 years ago! Who knew that was ever going to happen? When I was in the production, I wasn’t even thinking about children… it’s amazing,” Muagututi’a says. Completing this family affair is Tanya’s husband, Posenai Mavaega, creating sound design, with her brother-in-law, Tony De Goldi, designing the set. Written by Oscar Kightley (bro’Town; Sione’s Wedding) and Simon Small, the play’s 1993 roaring success saw it tour New Zealand, followed by Australia and Samoa, with Muagututi’a playing the role of Ula from 1993 – 1995. The cast also features Sela Faletolu-Fasi, Jake Arona, Roy Snow and Albany Peseta, all of whom performed in the rehearsed reading last year at The Court Theatre as part of New Zealand Theatre Month celebrations. Following its success, the Artistic team at The Court decided to revive the play for a full season. “Fresh Off the Boat is, historically, an incredibly important Pasifika play,” Artistic Director Ross Gumbley says. “It still works brilliantly and is perhaps even more poignant now than when it was written – as was shown when it was the star piece of writing in our 2018 Indelible Ink season.” Described as hilarious but also sobering, this Pasifika play tells a story that culturally challenges us as Kiwis, yet is universal; it’s a story about family, culture shock and looking out for each other. With throwbacks to the ‘90s aplenty, audiences will love the comedy but can also expect to be taken on quite an affecting journey. For bookings, phone 0800 333 100 or www.courttheatre.org.nz. Recreation & The Arts Pasifika play Unsurpassable interiors: White Room Interiors Charity store’s new home	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1041
__label__wiki	0.93185	0.93185	Our editor in chief puts today’s turbulence in perspective and offers a smart approach. An architectural marvel in the Midwest, a swoon-worthy relic in London and why postcards are a tip-top social-networking tool. Retailer Alex Eagle is realising her vision of covetable and lovingly selected womenswear, furniture and more at her loft boutique in London’s West End. But bigger isn’t always better. In Japan, youngsters keen on life in central Tokyo are content in tiny apartments. Our correspondent squeezes in. That’s a wrap You need an expert curator, scissor lift and feather duster to put on a show at the V&A. Our correspondent gets to see more than a bit of ankle as the finishing touches are applied to an exhibition about kimono. A trio of charismatic cousins is responsible for steering the success of Bilbao-based menswear brand Man 1924. Running battles After 14 years as Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales was forced to resign last November. 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Tropical breezes and low-slung bungalows allow for a laid-back nature that attracts tourists and mainlanders looking for a gentler life. GERMANY — MEDIATION As part of our series on mediation, we meet the head of the Munich Security Conference. “In diplomacy you mustn’t have moral hesitations about talking to unsavoury governments,” says Wolfgang Ischinger. “You have to keep trying to find an opening for some sort of rapprochement.” That conviction led the German diplomat, who has served as his country’s secretary of state and ambassador to both the US and UK, to invite North Korean representatives to this year’s Munich Security Conference (msc) for the first time in its 56-year history – an invitation that was accepted but then thwarted by precautions due to the coronavirus. Prior to Ischinger’s appointment as head of the MSC, a confab of defence and security officials that takes place every February, he had worked at the heart of some of the world’s most intractable conflicts, starting in former Yugoslavia, where he helped negotiate the end of the war in 1995. “A tricky question was how to build trust with someone like [Slobodan] Miloševic,” says Ischinger. “It was crucial to show that we could each rely on commitments that the other one made.” What was the secret? A mix of forceful projections of power and personality. “Diplomacy can be a dirty business of acting and threatening,” says Ischinger. “And it certainly helped that we could frankly tell the Serbs that failure of the negotiations might lead to substantial military consequences.” On the personality side, Ischinger points to US secretary of state Warren Christopher, who “negotiated through day and night, and his very physical presence helped inch Milosevic to the last concessions.” Ischinger’s career has also taken him to peace talks in Kosovo in 1999 and to the German embassy in Washington, where he ominously started his post on 11 September 2001. He needed a different type of conflict-resolution skill to mediate between German chancellor Gerhard Schröder and US president George W Bush over the war in Iraq in 2003. But it’s at the msc where Ischinger has made a name for himself by bringing in adversaries for talks. Against some opposition, he kept inviting Iranian delegations – an effort that he says helped build trust and contacts for negotiating the nuclear deal signed in 2015. “In the narrow corridors of Bayerischer Hof in Munich, we could facilitate discreet meetings or simply try to steer the Iranians toward Western delegations to encourage initial dialogue,” he says. If only he could do the same now with North Korea. GLOBAL — THE UN Canada, Norway and Ireland are vying for two UN Security Council seats in June. While Norway and Ireland announced their bids about a decade ago, Canada only joined the race after Justin Trudeau’s election in 2016. All three countries claim that they would tackle climate change and advance gender equality. So what’s Canada’s pitch? Marc-André Blanchard, Canada’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, believes that its focus on economic security sets it apart. “The relationship between development and security is closer than ever before,” he says. “Innovative partnerships are needed to produce sustainable security.” Extra motivation for joining the Security Council stems from Canada’s hopes to improve its rocky relations with China: being on the council would mean a seat close to China’s ambassador. But it’ll be a tight race. “Norway has a peace and reconciliation tradition of more than 25 years,” says Ragnhild Imerslund, head of the country’s Security Council campaign. May the best country win. Optimistic outpost KOSOVO AND JAPAN — EMBASSIES Twelve years on from its unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia, Kosovo is stuck in diplomatic limbo. It is unrecognised by many countries and cannot gain membership to the UN or many other international organisations. So the opening of the Japanese embassy in Pristina in January represented a ray of light in the gloom of isolation. For now, the ambassador remains in Vienna but Kosovo’s counterpart in Tokyo, Leon Malazogu, is not allowing that to dampen his excitement, describing the reactions in Japan as “numerous and completely positive”. Whether that translates into much-needed investment is another matter. Japan’s aid agency, Jica, has been active in environmental projects in the Balkan country but Kosovo’s only significant Japanese-owned firm is a shiitake farm. Pristina hopes that, with the new embassy, similar ventures will mushroom.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1045
__label__wiki	0.753363	0.753363	HomeMorinville NewsMorinville’s newly elected sworn in Morinville’s newly elected sworn in Oct 29, 2013 Morinville News 3 From left: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec, Councillors Stephen Dafoe, Rob Ladouceur, Mayor Lisa Holmes, Deputy Mayor Gord Putnam, Councillors Nicole Boutestein, Brennan Fitzgerald, and Barry Turner. – Lucie Roy Photo by Ashley Janes Photos by Lucie Roy Morinville – The official Swearing In Ceremony for Morinville’s recently elected Mayor Lisa Holmes and Council members Nicole Boutestein, Stephen Dafoe, Brennan FitzGerald, Rob Ladouceur, Gord Putnam and Barry Turner was held in town chambers the evening of Oct. 29. Holmes revealed great expectations for this new council, explaining: “Our Council will begin a fairly in-depth series of orientation meetings over the next few weeks. We will be touring each of the town departments to meet staff and get familiar with processes and procedures. Our focus will be on getting up to speed with the financial processes as our first priority will be working on the 2014 budget.” For Boutestein and Turner, swearing in was familiar, as both have served terms on town council before. Boutestein was elected in 2010 and has served three years to date. Turner was first elected in 1995, serving for 12 years before stepping back in 2007 in order to spend more time with his young family. About his re-election, Turner said: “I feel extremely grateful to receive so much support after two terms away from Council. I have gained some valuable experience regarding turning strategic and operational plans into reality. I intend to up the level of community interaction with Council and bring more residents and businesspeople to the table in setting community priorities and driving action.” New members to the table this term include councillors Dafoe, Ladouceur and Putnam, who together bring experience on municipal boards and with civic and legal processes. That leaves 19 year old FitzGerald, who took the town by surprise when he won his seat on council with 801 votes. Regarding his election, FitzGerald stated: “Age doesn’t imply ability. It’s important to realize that just because a person is young, they won’t necessarily make a good leader- and this is also the case with an individual of a greater age than I. A good leader is one who understands that his position is actually (and ironically) one of servanthood, and whose service is driven by love. As a younger person, I’m less concerned with what end of the political spectrum I fall on, less concerned with the games played in politics, and more interested in how to help bring about the best quality of life for every person in Morinville. That’s a strength.” After the ceremony was complete, Council met for an organizational meeting in order to assign members to town boards and committees. Among these delegations were: all members to the Finance and Audit Committee, Putnam and FitzGerald to the Assessment Review Board, Holmes to the Emergency Management, FitzGerald to the Morinville Library Board, Boutestein and Dafoe to the Municipal Planning Commission, Ladouceur to the Roseridge Waste Management, Ladouceur and Turner to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Holmes to the Capital Region Board, Boutestein to Affordable Housing, Turner to Land Use, Dafoe to the Transit Committee, Holmes to the Alberta Capital Region Waste Water Sewage Commission, Boutestein to Edmonton Salutes Community, Dafoe to the Northern Lights Library System, Turner to the Regional Tourism Action Plan, Putnam to the Sturgeon Foundation, Putnam to the Sturgeon Regional Economic Development Committee, and Dafoe to the Tawatinaw Community Futures. The first regular council meeting will take place on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Above Left: Councillor Gord Putnam takes his oath of office from Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec. Putnam also took an oath to serve as Deputy Mayor, a position he will hold until June 24, 2014. – Lucie Roy Photo Maureen Kubinec, MLA Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock presented the Keeper Medallion to outgoing Mayor Gordon Boddez at the Swearing In Ceremony of the Morinville Council held Tuesday night in Council Chambers. Brent Henry says: Congratulations to all. I think that the board appointments make sense and hope that the incumbents will do great things. Like many citizens, I can hardly wait to see the budget discussion start appearing in this humble forum. Congratulations to the new council … I hope they don’t rush the budget perhaps they can delay it for a bit to get time to study where they need to speed money and where they don’t Joe Gosselin says: The best thing would be to pass an interim budget. Get the new council up to speed. Then pass the budget. MCCC Events & Cultural Coordinator Interview	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1047
__label__wiki	0.623368	0.623368	2016 Formula One Driver Battles: Singapore Grand Prix Posted on September 12, 2016 September 17, 2016 by The Motorsport Critic Formula One has had a week off and are now heading to Singapore for the next round of the 2016 season. Let battle recommence in the driver standings, currently headed by the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, but not by much. After winning in Italy, Nico Rosberg has now closed the gap to teammate and championship leader, Lewis Hamilton, to two points. “Hamilton” by Andrew & Alan Frost is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Third to sixth The Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo is still in third in the standings, although his points advantage has been reduced slightly over Sebastian Vettel who is in fourth and eighteen points behind the Red Bull driver. “Formula One 2016 Austrian GP (13)” by Christian Reichl is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Seven points behind Vettel is his teammate Kimi Raikkonen who in turn is fifteen ahead of Max Verstappen. Raikkonen has claimed a ninth and a fourth place finish since the sport returned from the summer break, whilst Verstappen has only managed to claim one points finish in that same time, a seventh in the last round in Italy. Battle for seventh Speaking of seventh place, it is currently occupied in the driver standings by the Williams of Valtteri Bottas. His closest rival is that of the Force India of Sergio Perez who is eight points behind the Williams driver. It has been very close between the two since the return from the summer break with both claiming an eight place finish. However Perez has performed slightly better having claimed a fifth place, whilst Bottas has claimed a sixth. Battle for ninth “Nico Hulkenberg of Force India at Silverstone during FP3” by Ben Sutherland is licensed under CC BY 2.0 A little further back now are the remaining Force India of Nico Hulkenberg, who is currently in ninth with forty six points, only five points ahead of the Williams of Felipe Massa Hulkenberg is the more in form of the two having claimed a fourth and a tenth since the summer break, whilst Massa has claimed a tenth and a ninth in the same time. It is also interesting to note that Hulkenberg is on a good run of form having claimed points finishes in his last five Grand Prix. Battle of the Spaniards, but beware The two Spanish drivers in Formula One of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz both remain on thirty points with Alonso currently ahead of Sainz. Neither however can ignore Romain Grosjean who is only two points behind. Although he hasn’t claimed a points finish since the Austrian Grand Prix. Fourteenth and fifteenth Five points behind Romain Grosjean is the Scuderia Toro Rosso of Daniil Kvyat who is having a difficult 2016 so far having claimed only four points finishes so far this season, although one was a podium finish at the Chinese Grand Prix for Red Bull. Kvyat however is only six points ahead of the McLaren of Jenson Button. “F1 – Mclaren Honda – Jenson Button” by Jen_ross83 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The remaining drivers After Button there is an eleven point gap to the Renault of Kevin Magnussen. He has only managed one point finish this season. Magnussen himself is five points ahead of the Manor of Pascal Wehrlein and Stoffel Vandoorne. Both Wehrlein and Vandoorne have claimed one point in 2016. “F1 – Renault – Jolyon Palmer” by Jen_ross83 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Vandoorne is currently the final point scorer in the 2016 season with a further six yet to score points. Those being, Esteban Gutierrez, Jolyon Palmer, Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Nasr, Rio Haryanto and Esteban Ocon. Of the six to have not scored a point so far this season, Esteban Gutierrez has come the closest having claimed four eleventh place finishes so far this season. His results since returning from the summer break has been a twelfth and a thirteenth. Tags: Felipe Massa, Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Nico Rosberg, Sergio Perez, Singapore Grand Prix, Valtteri BottasCategories: Formula 1 PreviousThe next Italian Formula One Driver Next2016 Formula One Driver Battles: Malaysia Grand Prix	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1048
__label__cc	0.521476	0.478524	xXx (2002) Watch xXx (2002) Online Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government “recruits” him to go on a mission, he’s not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi. Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller Director: Rob Cohen Actors: Asia Argento, Danny Trejo, Leila Arcieri, Marton Csokas, Michael Roof, Samuel L. Jackson, Vin Diesel Yes, Madam (1985) Asprin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum), two petty thieves who inadvertently become involved in a murder case when they steal items belonging to a murdered man. The man had… Trial by Jury (1994) Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son’s life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn’t done. Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who’s forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved… Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller Instant Death (2017) A vicious gang war for drug dominance draws in a disturbed Special Forces veteran John Bradley. Trying to adjust to normal life and haunted by inner demons of a violent… The Mask (1994) When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural… Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy Fool’s Gold (2008) Treasure hunter Ben ‘Finn’ Finnegan has sunk both his trusty boat and his marriage to Tess in his obsessive quest to find the legendary ‘Queen’s Dowry’ treasure. When he finds… Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990) King-sized martial arts hero Sammo Hung stars in this wild and wacky blend of action and comedy. Skinny (Karl Maka) and Fatty (Sammo Hung) are a pair of police detectives… Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by… Country: Canada, Germany, USA Disorganized Crime (1989) Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do have going… The Day After Tomorrow (2004) After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age…. Mutant War (1988) The sequel to ‘Galaxy Destroyer’ which finds our hero Harry Trent wandering Earth’s post-apocalyptic landscape full of mutants, monsters, and fragmented human tribes. Harry’s attempt to help a young girl… Genre: Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction Hit & Run (2012) When former getaway driver, Charlie Bronson jeopardises his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles, the feds and Charlie’s former gang chase them… Trailer: xXx (2002)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1049
__label__wiki	0.645568	0.645568	Hemet/San Jacinto Anza Valley Outlook Crashes and Traffic Crimes and Courts Valley News Home News State Memo says California governor will order all beaches closed Memo says California governor will order all beaches closed ADAM BEAM and STEFANIE DAZIO SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed Friday after tens of thousands of people flocked to the seashore last weekend during a heat wave despite his stay-at-home order, according to a memo sent Wednesday evening to police chiefs around the state. Eric Nuñez, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, said it was sent to give chiefs time to plan ahead of Newsom’s expected announcement Thursday. A message to the governor’s office seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned. Newsom this week targeted beachgoers in Orange and Ventura counties, calling them an example of “what not to do” if the state wants to continue its progress fighting the coronavirus. While many beaches and trails throughout the state have been closed for weeks, others have remained open with warnings for visitors to practice social distancing and more have reopened. In Newport Beach, some 80,000 visitors hit the beach over the weekend, although lifeguards said most people exercised social distancing. With criticism swirling, the Newport Beach City Council met Tuesday and rejected a proposal to close the beaches for the next three weekends. Nearby Laguna Beach approved a limited reopening. Beaches across San Diego County reopened Monday, with a few exceptions. The governor’s order is sure to draw fire as pressure is building to ease restrictions and slowly reopen the state. Six San Francisco Bay Area counties that imposed the first broad stay-at-home orders in California because of the coronavirus loosened them — slightly — for the first time Wednesday, joining a growing list of local governments that are cracking the door to a less-restrictive life. The announcement was part of a dizzying list of modified orders making it difficult to keep up with what is allowed and what is not. Tennis will be OK in Sacramento starting Friday, but not in San Francisco, where public health officials say it’s still not safe for people to share a ball. Compounding the confusion: Some elements of the revised orders won’t take effect because they conflict with the statewide stay-at-home order, which is still in place. “I want to remind everyone that we must all abide by all the local health orders and the state health orders. That means whichever is stricter, in some cases that is the state order,” Santa Clara County legal counsel James Williams said. “It is important that we adhere to the stricter of both.” The Bay Area order allows for landscaping, construction and other outdoor businesses, such as flea markets and nurseries, so long as social distancing is maintained. And in what could be a critical addition for many parents, it specifies that summer camps are allowed, but only for children of people allowed to work under the state order. The children must remain in groups of 12 or fewer and with the same supervisor and may not mingle with kids outside their group. It’s not clear if that element complies with the state order. When asked about it Wednesday, Newsom said it was “a point of clarification” his administration will be discussing with local officials. The changes in local orders reflect the growing unrest among some residents and government officials over Newsom’s order and his plan for a slow and methodical reopening of the nation’s most populous state even as other states such as Florida move much more quickly. With much of the economy closed, more than 3.7 million Californians have filed for unemployment benefits since March 12. In Auburn, northeast of Sacramento, salon owner Tisha Fernhoff said she has started taking an occasional client to help pay her rent and meet other expenses. She’s among a smattering of owners across the state who have dodged public health orders that closed their businesses because they are considered nonessential. Newsom reiterated Wednesday it would be weeks before he makes the first significant modification to the state order, urging people to remain at home to prevent unintended outbreaks among the state’s most high-risk populations, including nursing homes. “It won’t be on the basis of pressure, it won’t be on the basis of what we want, but what we need to do,” Newsom said. “And what we need to do from my humble perspective is listen to the public health experts.” But each of the state’s 58 counties have their own public health experts, and many are starting to ask Newsom to open up the state. On Monday, six rural Northern California counties sent a letter to the governor asking him to let them reopen, noting they only had 69 confirmed virus cases among a combined population of 500,000 people. Santa Clara County Health Director Dr. Sara Cody said local officials have come up with their own metrics to measure infection rates, hospitalizations and testing to ensure that infections don’t start rising again. If that happens, she said, stricter rules will be back. But she acknowledged there may be other health effects from forcing people to stay home, as well as the burgeoning unemployment the pandemic restrictions have caused. “I wish I could give you a set timeline for when this was going to end. My family asks me, my friends ask me — we don’t have a date,” she said, noting that there still is no vaccine, so “we are going to need to have protections in place for a very, very long time.” Dazio reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press writers Janie Har and Juliet Williams in San Francisco contributed reporting. Previous articleFirst heat wave of year in Inland Empire nears end Next articleUS jobless claims soar past 30 million; Europe reeling also The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. Its members are U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. State oxygen depot established in Riverside County to assist area hospitals with oxygen needs New laws go into effect for 2021 State Sen. Melendez introduces measures to protect small businesses from COVID-19 fines Suspected impaired driver leads deputies on chase in Hemet Driver found dead at wheel of car in Lake Elsinore Charges expected against man accused in deadly home invasion robbery Tenaja Fire chars 1,926 acres in La Cresta and Murrieta Kim Harris - September 13, 2019 0 Temecula Sunrise Rotary names music competition winners U.S. on cusp of marking at least 100K deaths from virus The Valley News is made up of local residents dedicated to keeping our communities up-to-date with local issues. Since 2001, we've covered Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Winchester, Menifee, Hemet, and San Jacinto. © 2019 Reedermedia, Inc.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1054
__label__cc	0.666916	0.333084	NAMI South Bay South Bay's Voice on Mental Illness NAMI South Bay Board Japanese Family Support Family to Family Ending the Silence Familia a Familia Laura’s Law — AB 1421 Criminal Law Issues Court Liason Program Map to Harbor UCLA AMI/ABLE Drug and Alcohol Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Newcomer Reading NAMI Book Reviews NAMI South Bay Newsletters Caring and Sharing Support Group at Beach Cities Health District Posted on October 24, 2013 by southbaynami On November 26, 2013, and on subsequent fourth Tuesdays of the month, provided a room remains available, at 7:00 p.m., a Caring and Sharing support group meets at the BCHD at 514 N. Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach, California. The support-group meetings will hopefully occur in the Coast Room on the Third Floor but please check the room posting as the room may be changed. BCHD is the largest preventive health agency in the nation, and has served the communities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach since 1955. It offers an extensive range of dynamic health and wellness programs. The BCHD Center for Health Connection (CHC) provides medical, dental and counseling services for qualified children and adults in the South Bay who are uninsured or underinsured. The center pre-screens individuals and connects those who qualify with fee-based and need-based health services. This entry was posted in Mental Health Services, Prevention and tagged Hermosa Beach California, Manhattan Beach California, Redondo Beach, Support group. Bookmark the permalink. ← Anti-Stigma Arts Network Project What is Psychotherapy? → NAMI South Bay Programs For persons with a mental illness Next Start: Contact Paul Stansbury pstans5@aol.com for info For families with children having a mental illness Spanish. Basics Next Start: contact Rick Pulido (310) 567-0748 12 weeks for families covering all aspects of mental illness Next Start: contact NAMI South Bay Office (310) 533-0705 or Paul Stansbury pstans5@aol.com Spanish. Family to Family NAMI South Bay Upcoming Events Connections January 22, 2021 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Kaiser Permanente Lomita Medical Offices, 2081 Palos Verdes Dr N, Lomita, CA 90717, USA Open for non-Kaiser-insured participation El Segundo Family Support Group January 25, 2021 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm United Methodist Church, 540 Main St, El Segundo, CA 90245, USA Spanish Speaking Support Group January 26, 2021 at 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Remote Contact Rick Pulido at 310-513-1178 for more information. Connections January 28, 2021 at 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Board Meeting February 1, 2021 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Spanish Speaking Support Group February 2, 2021 at 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Remote Contact Rick Pulido at 310-513-1178 for more information. 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NAMI South Bay neither warrants, recommends, supports nor verifies the accuracy and/or applicability of any of these the links, sites, content or services described or identified herein. What is applicable or appropriate to one person is not necessarily applicable or appropriate to another. But we hope these links help you find or determine what may be applicable and useful to you. dbsasouthbay.org/home.htm… r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018… hvi.com/harborviewhouse.p… file.lacounty.gov/dmh/cms… shareselfhelp.org/wp-cont… prpsn.org facebook.com/NamiSouthBay cdss.ca.gov/inforesources… ourparents.com/california… seniorcarehomes.com/adult… Theodore Roosevelt: As Strong as a Bull Moose Waiting List to Open for City of Long Beach Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and HOPWA TBRA California Mental Health Prevention Effort Is Showing Positive Early Results "Through our failures and setbacks, we can become wiser and more mentally prepared to deal with future obstacles. The problem is, we usually don’t realize the value of the experience until later on since we can be too emotionally involved. If you’re struggling through something right now, chances are, it won’t be for no reason. You’ll eventually find some sort of benefit from this experience even if it may not be obvious at the moment." – Kevin Ngo	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1056
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The Grenfell fire was unprecedented and no smoke control system would have been able to cope with the extraordinary circumstances caused by a fire spreading so quickly up the outside of the building. Neither, for that matter, would sprinklers. Fire will spread very rapidly up any building wrapped in highly flammable plastic with air gaps or chimneys all the way to the top. Once the fire was racing up the cladding, all active fire protection measures were outside of their design parameters. That does not mean, however, that the fire and smoke control industry has nothing to learn from Grenfell – particularly around how systems are procured, commissioned and installed – but it would be completely wrong to use this extraordinary incident as a reason to abandon our current standards and technical approach. An interim report by Arup fire engineer Dr Barbara Lane, which was commissioned by the Grenfell inquiry team, produced some useful insights, but it also left a number of important questions unanswered. For example, she stated that the installed system was not compliant with the building regulations, but did not say why; she revealed that the original supply and extract system designed by Max Fordham was changed, but it is not clear why or by whom. Dr Lane also established that the system may not have been properly commissioned. Why not? Why are there no testing and service records for the system as required by the Regulatory Reform Order? Did the control cabling (which should have been fire rated) survive the fire – if not, why not? And why was the system so difficult for the fire brigade to operate? 12 lessons to learn from Grenfell: • Active and passive fire protection systems have a symbiotic relationship and depend heavily on the correct installation of each other • Any changes made to the smoke control system during construction and refurbishment must be reviewed by a competent engineer • System design and performance should not be permitted to deviate from specification without full consideration of the implications – above all, cost should not be the prime consideration • ‘Value Engineering’ of life safety systems should be prohibited • Specification of components for life safety systems should be more tightly regulated and enforced • Management of life safety systems should be a professional and controlled process from design all the way through to operation and maintenance • Smoke control systems, as with all active systems, can never be designed for a whole building fire, but simplicity of use and change of use are essential functions for the control interface • Systems requiring air to be drawn into the building should be located at low level to prevent smoke contamination • Competence is not just knowing what you are doing, but also about recognising that you should not be operating outside your level of expertise • Evacuation procedures and fire fighter training should anticipate systemic failure and first responders should be trained to recognise the signs and how to react • Education of evacuation procedures is a must for all involved and the ability to communicate effectively with all building occupants in a fire is hugely beneficial • Early planned evacuation of vulnerable occupants should be a consideration and again the ability to communicate is critical. As more evidence emerges, hopefully many of these important questions will be answered. Dr Lane has, however, clearly established that the fire safety measures at Grenfell were designed for a single fire on a single level and therefore “could not have protected lobbies and the stair from smoke generated by fire on multiple levels”. Nearly all active fire safety elements are designed on this basis – as stipulated in Approved Document B. It appears, therefore, that there was no problem with the design intent, but there may well be problems with what was actually installed. Why were there so many deviations from the original design? This goes right to the heart of the systemic problems highlighted by the Hackitt Review including the need to establish professional competence at all levels and cease the unedifying “race to the bottom” that compromises so many building services designs. Some observers have suggested that using a pressurisation system would have provided better protection to the Grenfell residents. However, pressurisation would not have been a viable solution because it depends on maintaining pressure in the staircase, which would not have been possible with so many doors open. Most pressurisation systems also operate with the air intakes on the roof. The images of Grenfell show the fire completely enveloping the roof space, which suggests that the only pressurisation system likely to be of benefit would have been one with the intakes arranged on the lower floors of the building. Pressurisation can work well in high-risk buildings as it offers greater protection than other forms of smoke control, but should be designed to the appropriate European standard and not the simplified National Fire Protection Association standards developed for the US and widely used in the Middle East, which some are proposing should be adopted here. In fact, it is extremely important that the UK industry recognises it does not need new forms of regulation or new building codes. What we need is better enforcement of what we already have. This was clearly identified by the Hackitt committee and highlighted in its report. Smoke containment Hackitt also stressed that the industry needs to improve its delivery of projects by investing in competence. Part of being competent is to recognise when you are out of your depth and this is particularly true when it comes to safety critical systems. If an engineer does not have the technical expertise to deliver a system that meets the design intent, they should employ someone who does. For Grenfell’s legacy to be safer buildings the inquiry needs to stress the importance of correct installation of both active and passive fire protection measures and the avoidance of ‘value engineering’ out critical elements of any life safety design. As part of the ‘performance based’ regulations proposed by Hackitt, a competent engineer should be engaged to review any changes that affect the fire safety strategy during construction and refurbishment. Also, system design and performance should not be allowed to deviate from specification without full consideration of the implications; and, above all, cost should never be the prime motivator when it comes to life safety. 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__label__cc	0.705641	0.294359	MuskokaONline.com News - #GOTLOCAL Time Has Come For Universal Basic Income Posted: 2020-09-12 11:00:43 By: thebay There are those who will read this headline and applaud without reading the full piece. There are others who will snarl and huff; again, without reading the full piece. One side is full of emotional attachment to all causes that seem “woke,” the other is all about the numbers: “show me how you’re going to pay for it,” they’ll say. Well, they’re both right and wrong. The left is right because of the research which shows the benefits of financial security. The right has a point about being fiscally responsible. But, they’re both wrong in many cases because they can’t see the good in what the other side is saying. As a proud left-leaning centrist, I’ve been thinking about the need for a Universal Basic Income across the board in Canada and I believe the time has come. At the very least a full and proper, non-partisan examination of the issue needs to occur sooner than later. Why has the time come? Well, for one, a Universal Basic Income in place would have been much preferable to the vast amounts of debt taken on by the Federal government in order to support citizens who were without work due to the pandemic. Had a working universal basic income been in place and budgeted for, the emergency financial measures would never have been needed. But, really, wouldn’t we all be better off with a basic income to allow people to support their families through good times and, more importantly, bad times? Rather than need to rely on welfare, unemployment insurance, food banks and other resources that destroy the confidence of the individual and add pressure to an already stressful life experience. I prefer Universal Basic Income to the aforementioned government supports because it would allow for those who want to better themselves to have reduced stress and more focus. It could lead to a more productive workforce who, unencumbered by the worry of needing employment, would strive to do the best they could as often as humanly possible. It would mean employees could feel secure that they could not be mistreated by employers (yes, I know all of you are absolutely awesome bosses, but not everyone is). Because if an employer would treat an employee poorly, they could just walk away and find a better job. It would also mean employers could have a better business overall because everyone there would want to be there, not need to be there. This inevitably leads to more productivity on an individual and team basis. There are businesses out there who already know this, but it would force all of them to be this way – having successful techniques and grossing more despite themselves. Individuals with a secure income base who can house, cloth and feed their families are also more likely to become entrepreneurs or further their education to become incredible leaders in our society. More education and a less financial burden also reduces the risk of substance abuse, suicide and crime. All a benefit to both the individual and the community. Oh, and you want the financial side: how about more buying power as those with even a little bit extra will certainly splurge on items they might not otherwise consider purchasing. And a UBI would allow us to scrap the family supplements, old age security and Canada pension plan – those funds would just role into the UBI. There are several other emotional, mental and societal benefits to a universal basic income being implemented, but I only have so much space to fill. So, it’s time to look at the elephant in the room – how do we as a nation afford this? Well, that’s the million (or maybe billion) dollar question. I have a few thoughts on how it can be done, but they’ll require a lot of societal and legislative changes, and my ideas are guaranteed to piss off everyone – so, I’m probably on the right track. To implement a basic income for all, a standardized income tax across the board would need to take effect. For instance, say everyone pays ten percent of their wages to income tax. No extra EI deductions, no CPP deductions, just a straight income tax payment. But, this would also mean no exceptions: whether you make one billion dollars or one thousand, you pay ten per cent (or whatever number the economics experts would come up with). It also means no more huge tax breaks and deductions for anyone – no more high net worth individuals finding ways to hide their money from the taxman while the CRA comes after the upper and lower middle class with reckless abandon. This idea of a standardized tax for all – with or without a basic income – is favoured by many intelligent people I know. Some of them who would have a lot of taxes to pay but understand the value of a strong society and stronger economy. But, with standardized mandatory taxation of all citizens, we must lower small business taxes and corporate taxes to encourage the continuation and growth of all manners of industry. This would also ensure they're able to offer strong enough wage/benefit packages to entice employees to do the work rather than sit on the UBI. This would allow for maximum production and growth. Now, here’s where I tell the “woke” individuals what they really don’t want to hear: if all the above were to happen, I would suggest lowering the minimum wage to allow businesses to create a merit-based wage scale to provide only the best and most ambitious employees the opportunity to earn more income. Hey, you can’t start taxing the one per cent and not expect to take knocks, you know. Well, there are a few ideas to get us started. How would it look? Who knows? But, with all the items taken into consideration, isn’t it worth a look? It’s up to the government – all parties – to figure out what a true universal basic income would look like and give us a fair analysis to decide as a country, by vote if necessary, if it’s something we can all support. And I believe once the in-depth research is done, we’ll find it’s the best option for the future of our amazing nation. By Chris Occhiuzzi, special to HuntersBayRadio.com When Chris isn’t writing stories for HuntersBayRadio.com, Dockside Publishing or running MuskokaUnlimited.com, you can find him volunteering his time as a coach and board member for the Huntsville Soccer Club. #GOTLOCAL NEWS - RECENT ARTICLES Active Number Of Cases Stable at 35 With Two New Cases Reported Muskoka reported two new cases of COVID-19 today, one in Bracebridge and th... 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__label__cc	0.744438	0.255562	Horse Racing Preview at the Belmont Stakes Contenders Written by Alex Murphy on May 27, 2015 Horse Racing Betting News The stage, date and time for the 2015 Belmont Stakes is set and all that remains is for the racing world see if American Pharoah can end the 37-year Triple Crown drought. As we look forward to the event, scheduled for June 6th, let us take a look at all the horses in the event and the danger they pose to American Pharoah in the Belmont Stakes horse racing betting odds. Taking a Look at the Horse Racing Betting Preview at the Belmont Stakes Contenders Bob Baffert’s #KyDerby winner American Pharoah works half-mile in :48, Martin Garcia up, for @BelmontStakes (RPalmer) pic.twitter.com/6iYoRXqObG — Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) May 26, 2015 1. American Pharoah, Horse Racing Betting Odds to Win the Belmont: 1-1 Is the heavy favorite to win the Belmont Stakes after cruising to a comfortable Preakness win and a well-orchestrated Derby win in Kentucky. Faces a host of competition from well-rested competitors, but showed no signs of fatigue when he took to the track this week, hence should be the horse to beat. 2. Frosted, Odds to Win the Belmont: 5-1 Was one of the favorites to win the Derby and had a good showing to finish fourth in Kentucky. Boasts of strength and speed and is expected to be one of the hottest title challengers for American Pharoah. 3. Materiality, Odds to Win the Belmont: 15-2 Son of Belmont winner Afleet Alex and won the Florida Derby earlier this year. Fought heartedly at Kentucky and could have benefitted from a better start. Hopefully, the lessons from the Churchill Downs will come in handy in New York, helping him to give a better performance. 4. Mubtaahij, Odds to Win the Belmont: 14-1 Though he finished eighth at Kentucky, Mubtaahij comes with great experience in running long races, hence could be a solid Top-3 contender at Belmont. Some experts say he could be challenged by a sandy surface, but last I checked, the Middle East is full of sand, so I’d consider that as another advantage for this great stamina horse from Dubai. 5. Carpe Diem, Odds to Win the Belmont: 16-1 A very tempting pick with good odds for a good payout, and could actually deliver if he taps into his solid potential as a quick starter. He will however need to clean up the mistakes that saw him have a bad day at Kentucky. 6. Madefromlucky, Odds to Win the Belmont: 22-1 Was the winner over the track in the Peter Pan and boasts of a good history, being the son of the famous Lookin at Lucky. He will certainly be horse to watch, considering he is trained by the legendary Todd Pletcher. He, however, doesn’t look to offer a great winning value. 7. Divining Rod, Odds to Win the Belmont: 25-1 Unexpectedly impressive at the Preakness and comes with a potential surprise factor in New York. It, however, remains to be seen if he can handle the long Belmont track. 8. Keen Ice, Odds to Win the Belmont: 25-1 The second son of Curlin and offers the best horseracing odds for bettors looking to cash in with the strongest long shot. Keen Ice is strong enough to use his durability to pass tired horses along the way close for a money shot. 9. Tale of Verve, Odds to Win the Belmont: 28-1 Most racing pundits never gave him a chance to finish on the board at the Preakness and he did a good job at disappointing those predictions, excelling in flying colors. It wouldn’t be a surprise if he gives another good account of himself once again, probably with another on-the-board finish. 10. Conquest Curlinate, Odds to Win the Belmont: 33-1 Nearly finished first in the Illinois Derby and was also impressive in his second-place finish in Belmont’s Peter Pan. Comes with the pedigree of being one of Curlin’s sons, hence is expected to race strongly like his father. 11. Frammento, Odds to Win the Belmont: 50-1 I would say he is a fill-out-the-field horse at the Belmont, but that would be hurt the feelings of his supporters and owners, so let us just say Frammento doesn’t look good enough to handle the rest of the horses in the field. Note: For those who wanted to bet on War Story, the latest is that the horse owned by Ron Paolucci’s will skip the Belmont and instead wait for the June 20 Ohio Derby (Grade. III) at Thistledown. 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__label__wiki	0.662643	0.662643	Kansas vs Texas Tech Free NCAA Basketball Pick Written by Alex Murphy on February 9, 2015 NCAA Basketball Betting News As we head into the final month of play before March Madness begins, there is still an awful lot to be decided, with one of the hottest races currently taking place in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas looked to be the cream of the crop, but a surprise loss in their last outing has seen things tighten up considerably at the top. To Keep up with the odds for this and other college basketball games make sure to check out our college hoops betting lines page. Betting On The Jayhawks vs Red Raiders NCAA Basketball Odds, TV & Game Info Venue: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Time: 9:00 PM ET TV: ESPN/ WATCH ESPN NCAAB Odds: Kansas -12 My Special Game Preview and Odds Analysis The Kansas Jayhawks (19-4, 8-2) have played no less than 5 ranked teams in their last 7 games, and did amazingly well to only lose once, versus Iowa State. The second loss that they took during that stretch came on Saturday against an unranked Oklahoma State team who rode home court advantage all the way to a 67-62 win. This may have been a bit of a letdown game for the Jayhawks, as they were just coming off a huge 89-76 win over Iowa State in a game that was sweet revenge for that earlier loss. The defat at the hands of the Beavers opened the door for Iowa State in the Conference standings, as they are now jut 1 game back. Kansas has a tough schedule to go through in the final month of the season, and will be looking to rebound on Tuesday against a Texas Tech team that looks ripe for the picking. The Red Raiders are a team in freefall in conference play, as they are now 2-9 there, taking their season record to just 12-12. The biggest surprise in their conference play was that they were somehow able to knock off Iowa State, which is a result that Kansas has to look at so that they don’t come into this one overconfident. That win for Texas Tech really is their only bright spot on a season that everyone is now wishing would be over. They are struggling offensively and defensively, and only have a single player with a double digits scoring average. They are going to have to perform some sort of miracle if they hope to get anything out of this one. • The Jayhawks are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games • The Red Raiders are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games • The Jayhawks are 2-4 ATS in their last six road games • The Red Raiders are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games • The Jayhawks are 4-1 SU in their last five road games against Texas Tech • The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six Kansas road games against Texas Tech • The total has gone UNDER in four of the last six games between Kansas and Texas Tech This could very easily have been a trip up game for Kansas were it not for the fact that they just had one versus Oklahoma State. There is no way that they lose two in a row, especially against teams that are way down the talent scale. The Jayhawks are sure to be less than pleased with their last performance, which is why I think they come out guns blazing in this one. Look for this match-up to get very ugly indeed, with a totally lopsided score the most likely outcome. NCAAB Players That Surprised With Star Performances #19 Missouri vs. #6 Tennessee \| 2021 NCAA Basketball Expert Analysis #9 Kansas vs. Oklahoma \| 2021 NCAA Basketball Expert Analysis #7 Michigan vs Purdue \| 2021 NCAA Basketball Expert Analysis Buffalo Bulls vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles: 1/21/2021 Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line, Spread and Betting Trends New Mexico Lobos vs. San Jose State Spartans: 1/21/2021 Betting Trends, Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line and Preview USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinal: 1/21/2021 Betting Trends, Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line and Preview Bowling Green Falcons vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks: 1/21/2021 Betting Trends, Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line and Preview Akron Zips vs. Central Michigan Chippewas: 1/21/2021 Betting Trends, Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line and Preview Sacred Heart Pioneers vs. Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash 1/21/2021 Betting Preview: Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line, Spread and Trends Merrimack Warriors vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights: 1/21/2021 Betting Preview, Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds and Trends Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Penn State Nittany Lions: 1/21/2021 Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line, Spread and Betting Trends Morehead State Eagles vs. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks: 1/21/2021 Betting Preview, Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds and Trends Memphis Tigers vs. Wichita State Shockers 1/21/2021 Betting Preview: Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line, Spread and Trends Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers vs. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 1/21/2021 Betting Preview: Predictions, Computer Picks, Odds, Line, Spread and Trends	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1064
__label__wiki	0.509668	0.509668	NFL Week 2 ATS Picks Written by Eric Williams on September 11, 2017 NFL News and Rumors Will Eli manning and the New York Giants be able to find the end zone in Week 2 after failing to do so in their regular season opener? Will the Indianapolis Colts look completely incompetent for the second straight week after chancing starting quarterbacks? Last but not least, can the revitalized Los Angeles rams put on a repeat performance from their Week 1 stunner of a victory? If you’ve got questions, then I’ve got answers in the form of my expert trio of NFL week 2 ATS picks. The NFL odds for Week 2 are out already. Be sure to take a look at them before placing any wagers. Top 5 Runs from Week 1: 5. @TG3II (@RamsNFL) 4. @CutonDime25 (@BuffaloBills) 3-1. 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/kvfX8NnVSF — NFL (@NFL) September 11, 2017 Detroit Lions (1-0) at New York Giants (0-1) When: Monday, September 18, 2017 at 8:30 PM ET Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey TV: ESPN Live Stream: NFL Live NFL Week 2 Odds: NY Giants -5 / Total: OFF Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford lived up to his billing as the highest paid signal-caller in the league by tossing four touchdown passes to lead the Lions to an impressive 35-23 home win over Arizona in Week 1 to cash in as 2.5-point home underdogs. More impressively however, is Detroit’s defense intercepting veteran Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer three times to help get the win. Eli Manning completed 29 of 38 passes for 220 yards, but didn’t throw a touchdown pass while throwing one pick in New York’s uneventful 19-3 loss against Dallas in their regular season opener on Sunday night. The G-Men were limited to a pitiful 35 rushing yards in the loss and only managed to put a third quarter field goal on the board in the resounding defeat. How Are the Lions Looking Like for this Game? Heading into this Week 2 matchup, Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions are the easy pick for me despite being on the road. Detroit is a robust 5-2 ATS in their last seven Monday night games while New York has compiled a winless 0-5 ATS mark in their last five Week 2 games. The road team in this series is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings, but it is New York’s lack of any rushing attack whatsoever that really makes me think the G-Men are going down at home. Back Stafford and the Lions to get it done against a New York team that is completely unbalanced on offense – for the second straight season apparently. NFL Week 2 Pick: Detroit +5 Arizona Cardinals (0-1) at Indianapolis Colts (0-1) When: Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 1:00 PM ET Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana TV: FOX Live Stream: NFL Live NFL Odds: Indianapolis +7.5 / Total: 44.5 Arizona’s defense was almost non-existent as they allowed Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford to toss four TD passes while getting outscored 20-6 in the final quarter of their 35-23 road loss tot the Cardinals in Week 1. To make matters even worse is the fact that Arizona Pro Bowl running back David Johnson had to leave the game late in the third quarter with a wrist injury after getting limited to just 23 rushing yards on 11 carries, although he did add six receptions for 68 yards. Veteran signal-caller Carson Palmer was limited to just 27 of 48 passing for 269 yards and one touchdown, but cost his team with three costly interceptions, one of which was returned 82 yards for a touchdown by Lions cornerback Justin Bethel. The Indianapolis Colts never had a chance in their opener as quarterback Scott Tolzien looked completely incompetent in their stunning 46-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Tolzien completed a modest 9 of 18 passes for 128 yards, but tossed two costly pick-six interceptions that the Colts could not overcome before being benched in favor of the recently acquired Jacoby Brissett, who the team said will start in Week 2 against Arizona. So, Is Arizona Looking Good Heading into Week 2? Even after their Week 1 struggles, I like the Cardinals to bounce back nicely even if David Johnson isn’t at 100 percent and Indianapolis is going to start a clearly more competent Jacoby Brissett in this affair. The Cardinals are a perfect 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Week 2 games and a robust 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games against a team with a losing home record. Conversely, the Colts are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games in the month of September. Indianapolis made a really smart move to get Brissett from New England just before the start of the regular season, but the Colts are a team without much direction right now. Keep it simple and back the Cardinals to win and cover the spread with room to spare after falling apart in the second half of their opener against Detroit. NFL Week 2 Pick: Arizona -7.5 Washington Redskins (0-1) at L.A. Rams (1-0) When: Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 4:25 PM ET Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California TV: FOX Live Stream: NFL Live NFL Week 2 Odds: L.A. Rams -2.5 / Total: 46 Washington played a solid game through three quarters in their opener against NFC East division rival Philadelphia but got shutout 11-0 in the fourth quarter en route to a convincing 30-17 loss while failing to cover the NFL betting line as a 1-point home underdog. The Rams stunned Indianapolis in their opener as second-year quarterback Jared Goff completed 21 of 29 passes for 306 yards and one touchdown and Los Angeles got two pick-six touchdowns in their stunning 46-9 win. Running backs Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown each added rushing touchdowns in the win while cornerbacks Trumaine Johnson and and Lamarcus Joyner returned interceptions for scores. So Who Has the Upper Hand in this Matchup? Despite how good they looked in their opener, I don’t see Los Angeles getting past a Washington team that will be a bit desperate after losing their opener and one that can generally score the ball pretty well. Washington has compiled a perfect 4-0 ATS mark in their last 4 games following an ATS loss, 5-1 ATS in their L/6 games against a team with a winning record and a robust 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games overall. The Rams are just 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 home games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. Pure and simple desperation will be what drives the Redskins to the outright road win as 2.5-point underdogs! 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__label__wiki	0.926967	0.926967	Represent Houston Blog from MyCityRocks All posts by Cliff Neil Diamond Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center October 2, 2014 Cliff Neil Diamond is set to release his debut album with Capitol Records on October 21st and has a national tour booked to support it. With 12 tracks, “Melody Road” is the first studio release of original material since his 2008 “Home After Dark,” and the tour comes to Houston at the Toyota Center on May 26th, 2015. Bud Light Fall Buzzfest Tickets Houston Spring TX Woodlands Pavilion Cynthia Woods Mitchell September 27, 2014 Cliff Bud Light Fall Buzzfest comes to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion . The bi-annual concert series features performances by Chevelle, Papa Roach, Young the Giant, Cage the Elephant, Switchfoot, Milky Chance, Big Data, P.O.D., New Politics, Evans Blue, more. The music festival comes to Houston on October 18th. Katy Perry Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center Katy Perry returns to the Toyota Center for a two night engagement in October. The international superstar is kicking off her highly anticipated “Prismatic World Tour” in support of “Prism,” which debuted at number one on The Billboard 200. She returns to Houston on October 10th and 11th. Drake vs Lil Wayne Tickets Houston Spring TX Woodlands Pavilion Cynthia Woods Mitchell Drake joins Lil Wayne at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion for the “Drake vs. Lil Wayne” tour. The tour comes to Houston on September 27th and combines two of the biggest names in entertainment on one of the biggest tours of the year. Marc Anthony Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center Concert Cambio de Piel Tour Toyota Center is excited to welcome back Marc Anthony for the Houston date of his “Cambio de Piel Tour.” This tour follows the widely successful “Vivir Mi Vida World Tour,” which played to sold out audiences all over the world and was one of the top 10 highest grossing tours of 2013. Don’t miss your chance to experience him live when he comes to town on September 27th. Ariana Grande Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center September 9, 2014 Cliff Ariana Grande has announced a Houston date for her 2015 world tour. The pop’s singer is currently supporting her sophmore album “My Everything,” who’s single “Problem” reached double platinum and comes to Houston on April 3rd, 2015, at the Toyota Center. Usher Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center UR Experience Tour Usher will hit the road in November and brings his “UR Experience Tour” to Houston in December. With special guests August Alsina and DJ Cassidy, the tour is in support of his upcoming eighth studio album and comes to the Toyota Center on December 5th. Maroon 5 Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center Magic Rozzi Crane Maroon 5 is also planning a special event for Houston fans when they come to the Toyota Center on February 17th. The date is part of their North American tour in support of their fifth studio album appropriately titled “V.” The Grammy Award-winning group will be joined by openers Magic! and Rozzi Crane. Oprah Winfrey Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center The Life You Want Weekend Oprah is taking her touring self-help show on the road to eight cities this fall, including Houston. The two-day event gives fans a chance to see and possibly meet her and other powerful personalities she has featured over the years. Guest speakers for “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” include OWN host Iyanla Vanzant, “Eat, Pray, Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert, Pastor Rob Bell, and author Deepak Chopra. The event comes to the Toyota Center on October 17th. Willie Nelson Tickets Houston TX House of Blues HOB Legendary Willie Nelson returns to Houston at the House of Blues for a special performance. The show comes to town on November 18th and is part of his 25 plus city North American tour. Have Fun, Give Back, Represent! Elton John Tickets Houston Spring TX Woodlands Pavilion Cynthia Woods Mitchell WWE Smackdown Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center Jason Aldean Tickets Houston Spring TX Woodlands Pavilion Cynthia Woods Mitchell Ricardo Arjona Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center The Who Tickets Houston TX Toyota Center Touring acts	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1067
__label__wiki	0.695768	0.695768	NewsChannel6 Brian Austin Green made his sons join a school pod so they could still socialise A Nintento Switch Leak Has Led Many To Guess About The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character Sep 13, 2020 Gaming, GAMES Another day, another huge rumor going around about the identity of the next DLC character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo is supposed to be announcing the next character in its popular Fighters Pass DLC pack soon, so that means the rumor mill is swirling about who will join the battle next. What’s interesting to note is that the current rumor is actually a rehash of an old rumor. Last year, rumors were flying around that Ryu Hayabusa, the main character of the popular Ninja Gaiden series, might be coming to Smash. That rumor was widely circulated, but it never actually happened. A new leak coming out of Nintendo states that a number of previous Ninja Gaiden titles are going to be re-released for the Nintendo Switch. This has thrown fuel onto the fire of those old 2019 rumors, and many are wondering if Ryu Hayabusa might be on his way to do battle with Mario, Sonic, Kirby, Fox, and all the rest. Of course, this is far from a confirmation and this should be treated strictly as a rumor. Last year, when it was announced that Devil May Cry 3 was being re-released on the Nintendo Switch, everyone was sure that this meant Dante, the main hero of the series, was going to be coming to Smash Bros. As we all know, that isn’t what happened. While names like Dante, Nintendo mainstays like Waluigi, and even Sora from Kingdom Hearts were rumored to close out the first leg of the Fighters Pass, it was instead Byleth from Fire Emblem, much to the chagrin of many. Fire Emblem is a long running Nintendo RPG series that already featured a slew of characters on the Smash Bros. roster. So, while many were hoping for some major third party inclusion, it ended up just being another character from a series that hasn’t really gained a ton of momentum outside of Japan. Part of the fun of Super Smash Bros. from its inception was pitting characters from various franchises against one another. Dream battles like Mario vs. Sonic, Kirby vs. Pikachu, and Cloud from Final Fantasy VII vs. Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid were suddenly possible thanks to this one-of-a-kind brawler. Super Smash Bros. is the top selling fighting game franchise of all time, beating out older series like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Tekken. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate beat out Street Fighter 2 last year to become the highest selling single fighting game of all time. Read More: A Nintento Switch Leak Has Led Many To Guess About The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character ← Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core’s 13th Anniversary Is Marked With A Special Tweet And An Article On The Game’s Iconic Buster Sword Sony Announces A Major PlayStation 5 Event For Wednesday September 16, Will Pricing And Release Date Be Announced? → © 2021 NewsChannel6 — All rights reserved	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1071
__label__wiki	0.824487	0.824487	WATCH: Woman ‘Breaks Up’ with President Obama in New Ad By Olivia B. Waxman Sept. 06, 2012 [youtube=http://youtu.be/zoekOZTuTvU] "RNC Staffer Plays Obama Supporter in GOP Ad" Talking Points Memo "RNC Staffer Breaks Up with Obama" BuzzFeed Who breaks up with the President of the United States right before he accepts his party’s nomination? Man, that’s a really important speech. He’s going to be so down. In an ad released by the Republican National Committee (RNC) this morning, a woman breaks up with a cardboard cutout of the President. (WATCH: Yes, There’s a Cat Video Promoting the DNC) “It’s been four years. You’ve changed,” the woman says. “Your spending is out of control…your jobs council says you haven’t even showed up in six months. It’s not me, it’s you.” She finishes, “I think we should just be friends.” The ad then refers viewers to BreakUpWithObama.com, where viewers can compose their own “Dear Barack” letter. It’s a canny strategy that targets Obama where his support is weakest, among Americans attracted by his hope and change rhetoric in 2008 but disappointed by the results. Making the ad’s protagonist female and Hispanic doesn’t hurt when it comes to those critical voting blocs, either. An RNC official told Talking Points Memo: “It’s a lighthearted ad to show how millions of Americans feel about President Obama — he’s not the person we thought he was and it’s time to break up with him.” (WATCH: Obama Girl is Back) But as BuzzFeed’s Zeke Miller points out, the ad’s star is no recovering Democrat: she’s actually the RNC’s Director of Hispanic Outreach, Bettina Inclán. Inclán is a former spokesperson for Florida Governor Rick Scott and California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, and also worked on the McCain and Bush/Cheney campaigns. She also co-hosts the Sirius XM show “Power Play,” a politics program hosted by Latina political operatives. Just last month she was named one of the country’s 20 Latino political rising stars by the San Francisco Chronicle. One Democratic staffer said to Miller: “They couldn’t find anyone to say anything nice about Mitt Romney at their convention and now they can’t find anyone but an RNC staffer to star in their anti-President Obama web video during the Democratic convention. It might be time for them to have “the talk” with Mitt Romney.” This breakup video isn’t the first anti-love song that the RNC has composed to the Democrats. Every year on Valentine’s Day, its website offers up snarky ecards that you can send to your GOP sweetheart. This year, one “from Anthony Weiner” said, “If anyone asks, I didn’t send you this Valentine.” WATCH: Chuck Norris Rallies Evangelicals Against Obama	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1072
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__label__cc	0.560989	0.439011	In Videos: 2008 Vendy Finalists Announced: Hipster Truck Is Among the Nominees Here are the 2008 Vendy Finalists. (Names are also after the jump.) What's interesting about this list: for only the second time, there's a hipster truck, the Vendley Brothers, of Calexico Carne Asada (the Vendleys were also nominated in 2006). Carts and trucks are no longer the exclusive domain of recent immigrants. In fact the surprise is that there aren't more hipster vendors among the finalists. Think about it. So many hipster street vendors, everyone from The Treats Truck to the The Dessert Truck, to Van Leeuwan Ice Cream, have started up in the last few years. Why? Because of the prohibitive cost of opening a bricks and mortar storefront in this town. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next year, when it will become harder than ever to come up with the money to open a retail business in New York. Who knows? We may see a food cart and truck explosion. Ah, well, much to think about. In the meantime congratulations to this year's Vendy finalists. Serious Eats will be at the event, you can be sure. It will be big fun. Buy your tickets here. Hipster Carne Asada Brothers Are Vendy Finalists Fauzia Abdur-Rahman from “Fauzia’s Delights” 161st Street and Sheridan Avenue, Bronx Meru Sikder from “Biriyani Cart” 46th Street & Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Mohammed Rahman from “Kwik Meal” 45th Street & Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Rafael Soler from “Soler Dominican” Clinton Street & Bay Street, Brooklyn (weekends only) The Vendley Brothers (Jesse, Brian, Dave) from “Calexico Carne Asada” Wooster & Prince Streets, Manhattan vendy awards Foolproof Pan Pizza This cast iron pizza recipe is the easiest method for making a crisp-crusted, airy, chewy pan pizza at home. More "vendy awards" Snapshots from the 2013 Chicago Vendy Awards Congratulations to the Vendy Award Ticket Winners Red Hook Pulls a Street Food Hat Trick at the 2013 Vendy Awards	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1074
__label__cc	0.553643	0.446357	← Guest speakers at Violence Space and the Archives, Galway 23-24 May Essays by an Irish Rebel: available now in bookshops in Dublin, Limerick, Galway → Prof Jennifer Todd seminar on Identity Change, Identity Politics and Identity Traps, Thurs 7 February NUI Galway Posted on January 30, 2019 by niallodoc Professor Jennifer Todd, one of the foremost scholars of the Northern Ireland conflict and of identity change in Ireland is giving a research seminar on Thursday 7 February in the School of Political Science and Sociology in NUI Galway. Date: Thurs 7 February, 2pm Venue: Room 333, Aras Moyola Identity change, identity politics and identity traps: why everyday compromise after conflict is so often reversed. Research from the two Irelands. Abstract: This paper sketches a dynamic empirical analysis of micro-identity change and its (potential) macro-impact in politics and social life. It outlines some of the concepts, measures and conclusions from my recently published qualitative research on both parts of Ireland (with a control study in France). Its focus on individual identity innovation – set against analysis of social boundaries and cultural grammars – allows comparative empirical analysis of incipient processes of identity change in very different social settings. Its typology of identity change, oriented to project, content and argumentation, shows the obstacles specific to each type of change and the existence of social traps, where individuals’ resources and opportunities lead them to types of change almost certain to fail. This allows more nuanced comparative research than do the dominant political science approaches to identity. Its conclusions go against contemporary wisdom. Identity change is pervasive, even more so in conflict-ridden situations than in consensual ones. It takes a limited number of forms, working from given national and religious bases rather than rejecting them. And it meets predictable social traps. The paper shows how this leads to a distinctive approach to explaining political reversals in Northern Ireland from flags to Brexit and a distinctive policy orientation. Neither pluralist nor cosmopolitan ideologies grasp the process: rather than ‘new narratives’ there is need for new constitutional signposts beyond identity politics. Jennifer Todd, Identity Change After Conflict: Ethnicity, Boundaries and Belonging in the Two Irelands. Springer/Palgrave Macmillan 2018 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-98503-9 Jennifer Todd is a full professor at University College Dublin (until 2018 in School of Politics and International Relations), Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Fellow of the Geary Institute, UCD, current Fellow of the Political Science Association of Ireland, and (2016) Fernand Braudel Fellow at SPS, European University Institute, research director (previously director) Institute for British-Irish Studies, UCD. She writes on the structural and institutional conditions of (ethnic) conflict and the processes of institutional change that can lead to settlement, with particular expertise on Northern Ireland, and on issues of identity, ethnicity and identity change. On conflict and settlement, she is co-author with J. Ruane of Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland (Cambridge, 1996), co-author with J. Coakley of ‘From Sunningdale to St Andrews‘ (Oxford, forthcoming 2019), and numerous articles in West European Politics, Political Studies, Parliamentary Affairs, Irish Political Studies. and numerous edited books and book chapters. On identity and ethnicity, she has recently published Identity Change after Conflict (Springer-Palgrave 2018), a co-edited journal issue with B. Rumelili on Paradoxes of Identity Change (2018) and numerous articles and edited volumes, in Politics, Theory and Society, Archives Européennes de Sociologie, Nations and Nationalism, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Participation and Conflict, etc. With J. Coakley she produced an archive of interviews on Breaking Patterns of Conflict in Northern Ireland, recently opened to researchers in the John Whyte Archive, Archives, UCD. She is presently writing (with J. Ruane) a sequel to Dynamics of Conflict, and undertaking new qualitative research in ‘Brexiting’ Northern Ireland. About niallodoc Senior Lecturer in the School of Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland Galway View all posts by niallodoc →	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1075
__label__cc	0.703106	0.296894	Translation Campaign TRUCE Contact / Book Nicky The Devil Has No Mother With millions of copies sold, RUN BABY RUN is one of the most powerful true stories of our day: the tale of one man, a legend among gang leaders in New York, and how he turned his back on that world of tribal warfare, sex, drugs and murder for the sake of Christ. In this new book Nicky Cruz explores how the devil uses every possible means to prevent people turning to God, drawing on a wealth of examples ranging from his own spiritualist childhood to his experiences of meeting prisoners in the highest security jails in the world. But the best news is that while the devil may be everywhere, God is there too – and it’s God whose power will triumph. This is a tough book to read, but it’s worth it, because you’ll come away convinced not just of the devil’s wiles, but much more convinced of God’s superior firepower. The devil’s worse than you think – but God is greater. Be the first to review “The Devil Has No Mother” Cancel reply One Holy Fire info@nickycruz.org ©2020 Nicky Cruz Outreach. All Rights Reserved. Designed by Mattera Management Envelope Facebook Twitter Instagram	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1076
__label__cc	0.665259	0.334741	Diagnoses & Conditions - FAQs Finding Quality Information Using Health-Related Social Media Before a Diagnosis Screening Tests and the Diagnostic Process When There are Concerns After a Diagnosis or Problem is Identified A New (or Old) Diagnosis - "You Are Not Alone" Responding to a Diagnosis Building New Hopes and Dreams After a Diagnosis Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs Adoption of Children with Special Needs Advocacy/Finding Your Voice Finding Accessible Childcare Foster Care of Children with Special Needs Groups and Therapies Handling Unawareness Hospital to Home/Community Hospital Admissions, Inpatient Stay, and Discharge Management and Prevention of Constipation in Children Managing and Coordinating Care Care Notebook Communication Guide Keeping and Sharing Information Working with Outside Caregivers Planning for Emergencies Terms/Acronyms/Definitions Transportation and Travel for People with Disabilities Assistance in Choosing Providers What Choices Does Your Insurance Offer Choosing a Provider of Any Type Choosing a Primary Care Clinician Choosing a Subspecialist Choosing a Therapist Choosing a Mental Health Provider Choosing a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Provider Dental Care Levels for CSHCN Trauma Treatment Models and Ratings Partnering with Healthcare Providers Top Ten Things to Do After a Diagnosis Early Services, 0-5 Years Early Intervention Part C Program Additional Early Services Education FAQ Forms for Education School Types and Options Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Navigating Transitions with Your Child School Transitions From Early Intervention to Preschool From Preschool to Kindergarten/Elementary School To Middle School From Middle School through High School To College Transition to Adulthood After High School Options Finding Adult Health Care Guardianship/Estate Planning Health Insurance/Financial Aids Tools & Checklists Transportation Options for Young Adults Transition-Related Legal Issues Adaptive Play and Assistive Technology Adaptive Skiing Augmentative Communication (AAC) Home Retro-fits Service, Support, and Therapy Animals Wheelchairs and Adapted Strollers Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family Caring for Your Marriage or Relationship Caring for Your Other Children Caring for Your Family & Friends Tips for Single Parents of Children with Special Needs Fathers of Children with Special Needs Social Opportunities Wish Granting Groups Estate Planning Trusts and Accounts Laws to Know HIPAA/FERPA When Parents of Children with Disabilities Divorce Arginase Deficiency Childhood Absence Epilepsy Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (MCADD, LCHADD, VLCADD) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Hearing Loss and Deafness Infantile Spasms Intellectual Disability and Global Developmental Delay Leukodystrophy Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I) Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Phenylketonuria (PKU) Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Premature Infant Follow-Up Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Tuberous Sclerosis Complex XXY Syndrome The ABCs of Behavior Apps to Help Kids and Teens with Anxiety Story Central Welcome to Holland Things I Wish I'd Known Change it Anyway... Thoughts From a Single Parent of a Great Kid "I Can Play" A Parent Perspective on Dealing With Ignorance Advocating for My Daughter Cycling and Perseverance Writing a New Story Funding Your Child's Special Needs Appealing Funding Denials Financing Your Child's Healthcare Understanding Your Health Insurance Services for the Uninsured or Under-Insured Understanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Health Insurance Marketplace What is a spinal cord injury and what causes it? What are the symptoms of a spinal cord injury? What is the prognosis? What is the risk for other family members or future babies? What treatments/therapies/medications are recommended or available? How will my child and our family be impacted? What can make it easier for teens with spinal cord injuries to deal with friends and family? How do I know when my child can self-catherize? What should I tell my child with a SCI when she asks if she can have a child? My child had a SCI two years ago and is doing well. Does he still have a shortened life expectancy? The Questions and Answers that follow aim to provide an introduction to spinal cord injury for parents and other family members. Following those, we offer links to selected resources for more information and support and a list of valuable services. Note that we use the term doctor to refer to physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other licensed clinicians who may care for your child. More information about many topics relevant to children with spinal cord injury and many other chronic conditions and their families can be found in the left menu. Detailed information aimed at primary care doctors can be found in our Spinal Cord Injury module. Spinal cord injuries occur from accidents and occasionally from inflammation (transverse myelitis, an immune condition that attacks the spinal cord). Resulting issues depend on the location and extent of the injury. In general, injuries to the lower spine cause problems with walking and bladder and bowel control whereas injury to the cervical spine are more likely to cause problems with breathing, arm movement, and leg movement. The immediate focus after a spinal cord injury (SCI) is stabilization and recovery. A rehabilitation team is usually consulted early in the process while the child is still in the intensive care unit. The manifestations of spinal cord injury evolve over time. Initially, there is a period of spinal shock when the child is hypotonic with flaccid muscles and decreased or absent deep tendon reflexes below the level of injury. The second phase evolves over the next 1-12 weeks as reflexes return and spasticity results. New bowel and bladder problems may occur during this latter stage. Overlaid on this process is the possibility of some recovery, depending on the extent of the injury, after edema decreases and contusions resolve. [Wang: 2004] If SCI is present or suspected, usually an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the spine is performed. The prognosis will depend on the extent of the injury. Information from the clinical exam and the MRI may be helpful in prognosticating the eventual ability to recover some function. Injuries that sever the spinal cord won't show any recovery under current medical care, although, there are stem cell trials underway. In injuries where the cord isn't severed, there is a possibility of some recovery as swelling and hemorrhage, from the affected area, resolve. There is no genetic component and no risk to other family members or future babies. If your child has a spinal cord injury, he or she will likely be in an intensive care unit where therapies will begin. Then, as the child begins to recover, he or she will often go to a rehabilitation center for therapies to continue. Depending on the extent of the injury, regaining mobility will be a focus, whether it is independently, or with support by a walker, crutches, or wheelchair. Alternate ways of achieving bowel and bladder continence may need to be taught. To avoid skin breakdown, individuals are taught to avoid staying in one position without moving. Breathing problems may be an issue. Stem cell therapies and other experimental trials are underway to help gain more recovery of function after a spinal cord injury. See Trials info (SCI info pages). The impact on your child and family will depend on the extent and location of the injury but will most likely require many changes in the life of the family. Many individuals with spinal cord injury lose their ability to walk independently and may need a wheelchair or other equipment for mobility. Adjusting to the injury and to how life has changed can be very difficult for the injured person and their family. Depression is common initially and caregivers should watch for signs of depression. (See Depression.) Support groups for both the child/adolescent and the family may be helpful for emotional support and information regarding accommodations that may need to be made. These are often available associated with your local hospital or rehabilitation center. Let people know that you are still the same person, only now you are dealing with a medical problem. You can tell them that everyone has a medical problem at some point in their lives and that you are dealing with yours early in life. The ability to self-catheterize depends on the type of spinal cord injury, the degree of physical impairment, and the developmental level of the child. A rule of thumb is that a child with the approximate level of a 5-year-old can learn independent cathing techniques. An occupational therapist can help you decide whether your child is ready by testing fine motor abilities and the child's understanding and ability to follow directions. If the child seems ready, he or she will be shown how to self-cath and then demonstrate their abilities. Sometimes the process takes months to master; but when mastered, it increases the independence of the child. Generally, women who have had SCIs are able to become pregnant and have children, although they will usually require additional medical surveillance during the process. You can reassure her, however, and then provide details that are developmentally appropriate if necessary. Life expectancy of children following SCI depends on the level of injury and associated conditions. For instance, children who have had cervical injuries and are ventilator dependent are more likely to develop respiratory infections such as pneumonia, which may lead to a shortened life expectancy. Untreated urinary tract infections and skin ulcers can also lead to a shortened life expectancy. If your child does not have these complications, life expectancy should be approximately normal, although there is no scientific data in this regard. You and your child, as he or she gets older and it is developmentally appropriate to involve him/her in self-care, should monitor for possible complications. Where can I go for further information? For Parents and Patients United Spinal Association A products & services directory with reviews. What You Should Know About the First Wheelchair (EP magazine) Reviews important questions to ask before purchasing a wheelchair. Problems that May Occur with SCI (SCI Information Network) Information on bone health, bowel and bladder management, sexuality, pain, pressure sores, spasticity, respiratory problems, and cardiovascular health. Although these are geared towards adults, they are detailed and informative. Spinal Cord Injuries (MedlinePlus) Basic information and links to additional reliable sources; National Library of Medicine. American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Promotes standards of excellence, educates professionals and families, and facilitates research. Includes conference announcements, publications, and research information. Dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research; provides grants, information, advocacy, and referral service. EP Magazine (Exceptional Parent) A monthly publication that provides practical advice, emotional support, and up-to-date educational information for people with disabilities. Pressure Ulcer Resource Guide (PressureUlcer.net) Information for families and caregivers about pressure ulcer types, causes, treatments, preventions, and remedies. Autonomic Dysreflexia (UAB) ( 277 KB) A 5-page pdf with information for patients and families about warning signs, symptoms, importance of blood pressure measurements, triggers, and treatments; University of Alabama at Birmingham. Going Back to School After a Disability (NSCIA) Resources and support for returning to school after SCI; National Spinal Cord Injury Association. Services for Patients & Families in New Mexico (NM) # of providers* in: Other states (5)  (show) Adaptive Sports and Recreation 23 7 11 12 18 18 61 Nursing Services 82 3 22 21 9 40 Occupational Therapy 298 27 39 21 11 41 Pain Management 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 Pediatric Gastroenterology 8 1 3 16 6 19 4 Pediatric Nephrology 5 1 2 2 9 1 Pediatric Orthopedics 13 2 4 14 6 12 19 Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 4 1 1 5 1 3 13 Pediatric Pulmonology 7 2 6 4 10 4 Pediatric Urology 4 1 5 13 1 3 Physical Therapy 321 34 44 22 3 49 Recreational Facilities 42 1 17 14 89 16 70 Social & Recreational Opportunities 3 1 1 6 3 9 8 For services not listed above, browse our Services categories or search our database. * number of provider listings may vary by how states categorize services, whether providers are listed by organization or individual, how services are organized in the state, and other factors; Nationwide (NW) providers are generally limited to web-based services, provider locator services, and organizations that serve children from across the nation. Spinal Cord Injuries Clinical Trials (CenterWatch) Lists trials by state. Initial publication: October 2012; last update/revision: January 2016 Current Authors and Reviewers: Author: Lynne M. Kerr, MD, PhD Funding: The Medical Home Portal thanks the 2011-2012 URLEND Medical Home Portal trainees group for their contribution to this page. Page Bibliography Wang MY, Hoh DJ, Leary SP, Griffith P, McComb JG. High rates of neurological improvement following severe traumatic pediatric spinal cord injury. Spine. 2004;29(13):1493-7; discussion E266. PubMed abstract	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1078
__label__wiki	0.642711	0.642711	Live@NationalSawdust National Sawdust Tracks #JustAnnounced \| It‘s Warm. Let’s Dance. Artist’s Social Other After Hours Events In Situ: Aerial East Record Release May 10, 2016 - 10:00pm May 10th will be the celebration of the long anticipated release of Rooms and the first and only concert dedicated to performing the record as close to the original as possible with a full band including strings and clarinet. Spring Revolution: Billy Jones Presents: Matmos Mar 19, 2016 - 10:00pm Currently based in Baltimore, the duo formed in San Francisco in the mid 1990s. Marrying the conceptual tactics and noisy textures of object-based musique concrete to a rhythmic matrix rooted in electronic pop music, the two quickly became known for their highly unusual sound sources. Live/Late Night at National Sawdust Vol. 2 April 21, 2017 - 9:30pm Podcast and live radio collide in an evening of music inspired by fractals, dynamic systems, feedback loops and nature. Open G Records and Access Contemporary Music present Caroline Mallonee's Butterfly Effect, a string quartet inspired by the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in Australia could cause a tornado in Texas, Chin Ting Chan's gorgeously abrasive Fractals, Lyudmila German's nod to organic systems Six Fragments, David Glaser's haunting Moonset No. 1 and two world premieres written for acclaimed soprano Sharon Harms and clarinetist Mark Dover of Imani Winds. In Situ: Digital City June 04, 2016 - 10pm National Sawdust invites you to DIGITAL CITY, an improvisatory electro-acoustic evening that weaves the listener through layers of pulsating grooves and radiant harmonies. Featuring music by Ricardo Romaneiro in performance with members of Sandbox Percussion, Jacqui Kerrod (harp loops), Vasko Dukovski (bass clarinet), Leo Leite (sound engineer), NoisioN (analog synths) & David Zisa (modular synth). Accompanied by live visual projections by Mau. In Situ: Son Lux Night 2 June 1, 2016 - 10:00pm Founded by producer-composer Ryan Lott in 2007, Son Lux “works at the nexus of several rarely-overlapping Venn Diagrams” (Pitchfork). With the recent additions to the band of guitarist-composer Rafiq Bhatia and drummer Ian Chang, Son Lux is now a ferocious trio both live and on record. Bones (June 23, 2015) is the first album documenting this new formation, and it draws from the three members’ unique and omnivorous musical vernaculars. The Tell Vol. 6 Mar 20, 2015 • 8:00pm A monthly storytelling series hosted and curated by raconteur Michael Leviton. Paul de Jong June 30, 2016 - 10:30pm Paul de Jong, formerly of the Books presents his new solo performance, with his 2015 debut album ‘IF’ on Temporary Residence Ltd as a musical starting point. De Jong shines new light on his signature musical blend of odd spoken word samplings, mashed studio recordings and live instruments. IT’S WARM. LET’S DANCE. Mar 25, 2016 - 10:00pm Kindness (DJ Set), Kitty Cash, Pariguayo b2b Philosophy Sasha Velour’s NIGHTGOWNS May 17, 2017 - 10:00pm Drag queen Sasha Velour (Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 9) presents NIGHTGOWNS, an evening of short performances dedicated to celebrating the diversity, depth, and wild power of drag. Each month features a new lineup of performers, using gender, dance, music, fashion, and visual art in combination to explore both the political and the personal…surprisingly funny, moving, and glamorously queer! In Situ: Hess is More + Cray Cray Chalant June 17, 2016 - 10:00pm Hess is More is back for more! ... a lot more. The Minister of Integration is taking on New York again in a collaboration and double bill with Cray Cray Chalant, Kenny Wollesen's new, super fun drum explosion! An evening not to be missed! June 20, 2016 - 8:30pm The new Okkervil River album is called Away. I didn’t plan to make it and initially wasn’t sure if it was going to be an Okkervil River album or if I’d ever put it out. I wrote the songs during a confusing time of transition in my personal and professional life and recorded them quickly with a brand new group of musicians. In Situ: FOUR w/ Jefferson909 & We In Cloudz May 06, 2016 - 10:00pm An audio-visual dance experience in four movements at Williamburg’s newest and most stunning performance art space. Let us take you on a nightlife journey as FOUR celebrates the eternal circle of Birth, Life, Decay and Afterlife brought to life and reimagined through immersive projections and performance art, paired with conceptual music programming by Jefferson909 and We In Cloudz. (646) - 779 - 8455 80 North 6th St info@nationalsawdust.org Get To National Sawdust Terrace Martin: Produced by Jill Newman Productions In Situ: The Dave Harrington Group Live Improvised Scoring of “Branded...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1080
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On Thanksgiving, when the comet rounds the sun, professional and amateur astronomers alike will await ISON’s fate with bated breath. Its tail may get ripped off by a cloud of solar particles, or the sun’s brutal radiation and pressure may demolish it completely. But if ISON makes it out alive, stargazers say, it could provide a breathtaking show visible to the naked eye and possibly live up to the name “Comet of the Century,” as some astronomers have dubbed it. “On Friday, we’ll all be delighted to see its beautiful face as it then comes around the sun,” said Jim Green, director of NASA’s planetary science division. “Then between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it will fly over the North Pole — a very nice holiday comet.” ISON is a lone traveler originating from a giant population of comets at the very edge of the solar system. “ISON is very special,” Green said. “What makes it different is where it comes from — the further reaches of the sun’s gravity.” The distance from the Earth to the sun is an AU, or astronomical unit; Pluto is 40 AU from the sun. Comet ISON began its journey 100,000 AU away from us. It comes from a place called the Oort cloud, a loose nebulous sphere containing billions of icy, rocky objects. Detected comets from the Oort cloud are rare, probably only a handful per century, Green said. For all of human history — at least a million years, according to NASA — this comet has been heading toward the sun. On Thanksgiving, ISON will reach perihelion, or the point in orbit where it is closest to the sun. Green calls the comet a “sungrazer” since it will come within a hair of the sun, swing around it and slingshot back outward. But experts aren’t sure it will come out the other side intact. “Comets tend to be delicate, so it may actually break up,” said Adam Block of the University of Arizona’s Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. Comets are mostly made of ice, with some dust and soil and rocks mixed in, and so any number of destructive things could happen to ISON. First, intense solar radiation will boil the water in the comet as it gets closer to the sun. It could face total disintegration, or survive initially and break apart later. Or the sun could send out an unfortunate burst of solar material called a coronal mass ejection that would pull off the comet’s tail. Both space-based observatories and ground-based solar telescopes will watch the comet closely, detecting how the shape and composition of the comet evolve in real time. “We can watch the whole thing unfold,” said Block, who hopes it will come back around even brighter and with a big tail. If ISON survives the close shave, the comet will likely look its best for the first weeks of December as it passes close to Earth. As it careens along, ISON will be spraying out dust, water and carbon dioxide from the faraway parts of the solar system into our neighborhood — all of which will reflect sunlight. There are no worries about a collision with Earth, although roughly 40 percent of our water has come from space bombardments like comets and asteroids, said Green. If the comet’s ice does dissipate, the remaining rocky material could just continue to orbit the sun. For instance, the famous Leonid meteor shower that just peaked last week are the leftovers of an old comet. ISON, detected in September 2012, was named for the international collaboration of scientists working on the project, the International Scientific Optical Network. The original excitement came from when it was further than the orbit of Jupiter, shining brightly, and many comet scientists thought it would be massive. “It started out being very promising, but we now know from observation that it’s probably fairly small,” Green said, estimating a size of 2 kilometers — about the distance from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. If you’re an early riser, you may be able to catch a glimpse now in the twilight before dawn, near the planet Mercury. But as it ventures closer to the sun, ISON will become increasingly harder to see. Block, an avid astrophotographer, suggests that comet-hunters wait until after perihelion. If the comet survives, viewers should be able to see it during the first or second week of December, either with the naked eye or using binoculars. To take a photo, Block said a simple digital camera on a tripod should do the trick, with an exposure time of 10 to 30 seconds. Before dawn, look for a prominent object with a bright tail pointing upward, advises Damian Peach, a British astrophotographer who has managed to capture the fleeting comet with stunning detail. “Look to the southeast around 30 minutes before sunrise, and you may be able to see the comet with the unaided eye,” Peach said in an e-mail. 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__label__cc	0.735826	0.264174	Bourdieu For Educators Download Bourdieu For Educators ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to Bourdieu For Educators book pdf for free now. Author : Fenwick W. English Genre : Education Educational change and reform on a larger scale Bourdieu for Educators: Policy and Practice, brings the revolutionary research and thinking of Pierre Bourdieu (1930[en]2002) of France to public educational leaders in North America, Canada, Australia, and the U.K. This text brings Bourdieu’s corpus into the arena of elementary and secondary educational reform and change, and offers policy, research, and practice discussions. Authors Fenwick W. English and Cheryl L. Bolton use Bourdieu to challenge the standards movement in different countries, the current vision of effective management, and the open market notion connecting pay to performance. The text shows that connecting pay to performance won’t improve education for the poorest group of school students in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K., regardless of how much money is spent trying to erase the achievement gap. The authors layout the bold educational agenda of Pierre Bourdieu by demonstrating that educational preparation must take into account larger socioeconomic-political realities in order for educational change and reform to make an impact. Bourdieu And Education Author : Dr Michael Grenfell This text details the practical applications of Bourdieu's theories in a series of specific pedagogic research studies, showing how his ideas can be put into practice. Language, gender, career decision-making and the experience of higher education students are all covered. Questions are also raised concerning research methodology. The authors examine Bourdieu's interest in the position of the researcher within the research process. Bourdieu's influence is traced in aspects both of theory and practice. Finally, principles, approaches, methods and techniques that may be derived from Bourdieu are suggested, and assessed, for practical use in research. Pierre Bourdieu And Literacy Education Author : James Albright In this volume scholars from around the world focus on how a Bourdieusian stance can enable a powerful socicultural and cultural analysis of literacy education theory and practice and serve as an effective tool in analyzing relations of hierarchy and domination. Although there has been a growing body of Bourdieusian-inspired research in various sectors of education, this book is the first to present both theoretical and practical articulation of his ideas in the field of literacy education. It brings together three major clusters of work: Rethinking of the doxa of the social fields of language and literacy education Explorations of alternative objectifications of educational fields forming around cultural and linguistic minorities, new media and technologies Studies on the formation of the literate habitus in homes and classrooms, curriculum and schooling, and addresses theoretical, policy and practical directions Pierre Bourdieu and Literacy Education is intended for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in literacy education, sociology of education, and curriculum theory, and as a text for advanced courses in these areas. Author : Michael James Grenfell The French social theorist Pierre Bourdieu was a key thinker about education and educational processes in the second half of the twentieth century. He made his name in seminal texts such as The Inheritors and Reproduction in which he analysed academic discourse and showed how differences in cultural capital led to different outcomes for those who passed through school and university. His concepts of Habitus and Field have since been used extensively in educational research. This book begins by setting his intellectual development within his own biography and then discusses each of his major works on education in turn: from the early studies of students and their learning to later analyses of the French academic space and the elite training colleges. There is also critical discussion of a range of commentators' views on this approach. The book concludes with a series of applications of Bourdieusian thinking on various educational topics: teacher education, classroom discourse, higher education and policy. No educational discussion is complete without consideration from a Bourdieusian perspective. This book shows how and why. The Paradox Of Creativity In Art Education Author : Kerry Thomas This book examines the paradox of creativity in art education and proposes a possible resolution. Based on the findings of a longitudinal ethnographic study as a particular case of creative practice in art education, this book is underpinned by Bourdieu’s concepts of the habitus, symbolic capital and misrecognition. The author offers an insightful account of social reasoning within creative practice in the senior school art classroom, examining ongoing exchanges between students and their teacher. Ultimately, these exchanges culminate in actions, beliefs and desires about what is creatively conceivable in the making of art, while providing confirmation without corruption of the pedagogical role of the art teacher. Allowing the context of creative agency to emerge afresh, this book will be of interest and value to art educators and teachers committed to fostering the creative performances of students in any field. Teaching In Social Work Author : Jeane W. Anastas Drawing from her extensive classroom and field experience, Jeane W. Anastas merges the "practice wisdom" of today's social work educators with contemporary theories on instruction and learning. Built around a teacher- and student-in-situation framework, Teaching in Social Work examines the effect of social issues, professional norms and needs, and various educational settings on the interactions among educators, students, and the subjects they learn. The result is a singular volume that focuses specifically on teaching within the field of social work, identifying the factors that result in effective educational outcomes. Anastas draws on the theories and selected research findings of higher education and social work education literature. She illuminates the critical aspects of teaching and learning as an adult, the best uses of different modalities of instruction, and the issues of diversity that influence all aspects of teaching and learning. Her book includes guest-authored chapters on field learning and the latest advances in teaching technology. It also engages with ethics, teaching and learning assessments, and faculty work in full-time social work education. Sociocultural Research On Mathematics Education Author : Bill Atweh This volume--the first to bring together research on sociocultural aspects of mathematics education--presents contemporary and international perspectives on social justice and equity issues that impact mathematics education. In particular, it highlights the importance of three interacting and powerful factors--gender, social, and cultural dimensions. Sociocultural Research on Mathematics Education: An International Perspective is distinguished in several ways: * It is research based. Chapters report on significant research projects; present a comprehensive and critical summary of the research findings; and offer a critical discussion of research methods and theoretical perspectives undertaken in the area. * It is future oriented, presenting recommendations for practice and policy and identifying areas for further research. * It deals with all aspects of formal and informal mathematics education and applications and all levels of formal schooling. As the context of mathematics education rapidly changes-- with an increased demand for mathematically literate citizenship; an increased awareness of issues of equity, inclusivity, and accountability; and increased efforts for globalization of curriculum development and research-- questions are being raised more than ever before about the problems of teaching and learning mathematics from a non-cognitive science perspective. This book contributes significantly to addressing such issues and answering such questions. It is especially relevant for researchers, graduate students, and policymakers in the field of mathematics education. Critical Pedagogy And Teacher Education In The Neoliberal Era Author : Susan L. Groenke Susan L. Groenke and J. Amos Hatch It does not feel safe to be critical in university-based teacher education programs right now, especially if you are junior faculty. In the neoliberal era, critical teacher education research gets less and less funding, and professors can be denied tenure or lose their jobs for speaking out against the status quo. Also, we know that the pedagogies critical teacher educators espouse can get beginning K–12 teachers fired or shuffled around, especially if their students’ test scores are low. This, paired with the resistance many of the future teachers who come through our programs—predominantly White, middle-class, and happy with the current state of affairs—show toward critical pedagogy, makes it seem a whole lot easier, less risky, even smart not to “do” critical pedagogy at all. Why bother? We believe this book shows we have lots of reasons to “bother” with critical pe- gogy in teacher education, as current educational policies and the neoliberal discourses that vie for the identities of our own local contexts increasingly do not have education for the public good in mind. This book shows teacher educators taking risks, seeking out what political theorist James Scott has called the “small openings” for resistance in the contexts that mark teacher education in the early twenty-first century. Faith Based Education That Constructs Author : HeeKap Lee Constructivism is everywhere. It is a hot issue at this time in the field of philosophy, education, technology, and religion. However, can constructivism be an alternative approach in faith-based education? While some conclude that Jesus knew learning was an active knowledge-creating process, and that he always encouraged his disciples to think deeply and go beyond the surface level, others would find that constructivism undercuts faith-based education because of its claims to relativity. For example, constructivists claim that meaning is imposed on the world by us rather than existing in the world independently from us. Thus, they proclaim that truth is relative to particular times, places, and people. Christians hold that truth does exist absolutely. So how can there be a way forward for faith-based educators who see the good in the constructivist approach? In Faith-Based Education that Constructs readers will find a unique approach whereby constructivism may appropriately be applied to a faith-based education setting. Although disagreement can occur between constructivism and faith-based education, this book concludes that constructivist thought and Christian faith-based education are, in the end, congruent and harmonious in significant ways. Those faith-based educators who continue to hold cautionary views of radical constructivist assertions against absolute truths need not disregard all other aspects of constructivism. Inquiry As Stance Author : Marilyn Cochran-Smith In this long-awaited sequel to Inside/Outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge, two leaders in the field of practitioner research offer a radically different view of the relationship of knowledge and practice and of the role of practitioners in educational change. In their new book, the authors put forward the notion of inquiry as stance as a challenge to the current arrangements and outcomes of schools and other educational contexts. They call for practitioner researchers in local settings across the United States and around the world to ally their work with others as part of larger social and intellectual movements for social change and social justice. Part I is a set of five essays that conceptualize inquiry as a stance and as a transformative theory of action that repositions the collective intellectual capacity of practitioners. Part II is a set of eight chapters written by eight differently positioned practitioners who are or were engaged in practitioner research in K–12 schools or teacher education. Part III offers a unique format for exploring inquiry as stance in the next generation—a readers’ theatre script that juxtaposes and co-mingles 20 practitioners’ voices in a performance-oriented format. Together the three parts of the book point to rich possibilities for practitioner inquiry in the next generation. Contributors: Rebecca Akin, Gerald Campano, Delvin Dinkins, Kelly A. Harper, Gillian Maimon, Gary McPhail, Swati Mehta, Rob Simon,and Diane Waff “Cochran-Smith and Lytle once again prove themselves to be among the best at melding theory and practice. Instead of merely making the case for practitioner inquiry they go the next step to show us exactly what this genre brings to our field—rigor, relevance, and passion. The interplay of conceptual clarity and powerful exemplars make this a text we will read well into the next decade.” —Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin–Madison “Once again, Marilyn Cochran-Smith and Susan Lytle point the way to new and hopeful understandings of practitioner research. Rather than blame teachers for all that is wrong with education, they and their fellow authors remind us that if school reform is to have any chance of fulfilling its stated goal of equal opportunity for all students, teachers must have a significant voice in research, policy, and practice. With its focus on social justice and its view of practitioner research as transformative, this is a powerful and welcome sequel to their classic Inside/Outside.” —Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst “Inquiry as Stance should be a blockbuster. This brilliant sequel re-calibrates relationships between practitioner inquiry and social justice.” —Carole Edelsky, Professor Emerita, Arizona State University “This optimistic and generous book is sure to become a central reference for teacher-researchers in K–16 schools and their colleagues and supporters throughout the system.” —Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Director, National Programs and Site Development, National Writing Project, University of California, Berkeley “This view of the intellectual and personal work of teaching is a major counter to the contemporary emphasis on testing and packaged curricula.” —Cynthia Ballenger, reading specialist, Cambridge Public Schools “Once again Cochran-Smith, Lytle, and their colleagues bring us an invaluable book on the enormous possibilities of practitioner research.” —Luis C. Moll, College of Education, University of Arizona Author : Diane Reay Specially selected by Diane Reay, this is a collection of innovative and thought-provoking recently published papers that 'use' Bourdieu to put theory into practice in order to understand and analyse educational problems. Bourdieu's work is renowned for its focus on inequalities and its centering of social justice. The contributions utilise a wide range of diverse concepts in Bourdieu's theoretical 'tool-kit', and address educational inequalities across different aspects of the educational system – from higher education and parental choice of schooling, to teachers' professional development and the PE classroom. Illuminating key aspects of Bourdieu's scholarship, they reveal how good Bourdieu is 'for thinking with’; illustrate the merits of reflexivity, the move beyond binary ways of reading the social world; and demonstrate the significance of power in any analysis of education. The chapters in this book were all originally published as articles in Taylor and Francis journals. Bourdieu And Chinese Education Author : Guanglun Michael Mu This book uses Bourdieu’s sociological approach for research as a jumping-off point for framing our understandings and analyses of China and Chinese education. Three major themes—inequality, competition, and change—are explored across several theoretical and contextual bases. Bringing together top scholars in the field, the volume examines empirical studies that analyse social (im)mobility through education for students affected by the social divides of class, culture and rural/urban locations; teacher identity and the field of schooling in the current Chinese environment and going forward; and the university as an institution for the production of knowledge about education in the globalising academy. Offering insights into the historical and cultural context for China’s educational landscape, the contributions of this book revisit Bourdieusian concepts from a new empirical vantage point and bring together key studies that illuminate new pathways for the study of Chinese sociology of education. Author : Sue Anderson-Faithful The founder and president of the Mothers' Union, one of the first and largest women's organisations, Mary Sumner (1828-1921) was an influential educator and a force to be reckoned with in the Church of England of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Using the analytical tools of the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, Sue Anderson-Faithful locates Mary Sumner's life and thought against social and religious networks in which she was restricted by gender yet privileged by class and proximity to distinguished individuals. This dichotomy is key to understanding the achievements of a woman who both replicated and shaped Victorian attitudes to women's roles in society. To Mary Sumner mission and education meant the propagation of religious knowledge through progressive pedagogy. Her activism was intended to promote social reform at home and nurture the growth of the British Empire with mothers wielding their political power as educators of future citizens. The symbiotic relationship between Church and State concentrated power in the hands of a ruling class with which Mary Sumner identified and which she supported. In her view the legitimacy of national and imperial rule was intertwined with the moral force of Anglicanism. SueAnderson-Faithful interprets Mary Sumner's lifelong work in the light of these relationships, contrasting her assertion of personal agency and an empowering discourse of motherhood with her simultaneous reinforcement of patriarchy and class privilege. John Dewey S Philosophy Of Education Author : J. Garrison Download : 99 John Dewey is considered not only as one of the founders of pragmatism, but also as an educational classic whose approaches to education and learning still exercise great influence on current discourses and practices internationally. In this book, the authors first provide an introduction to Dewey's educational theories that is founded on a broad and comprehensive reading of his philosophy as a whole. They discuss Dewey's path-breaking contributions by focusing on three important paradigm shifts – namely, the cultural, constructive, and communicative turns in twentieth-century educational thinking. Secondly, the authors recontexualize Dewey for a new generation who has come of age in a very different world than that in which Dewey lived and wrote by connecting his philosophy with six recent and influential discourses (Bauman, Foucault, Bourdieu, Derrida, Levinas, Rorty). These serve as models for other recontexualizations that readers might wish to carry out for themselves. Researching Visual Arts Education In Museums And Galleries Author : M. Xanthoudaki Genre : Art Researching Visual Arts Education in Museums and Galleries brings together case studies from Europe, Asia and North America, in a way that will lay a foundation for international co-operation in the future development and communication of practice-based research. The research in each of the cases directly stems from educational practice in very particular contexts, indicating at once the variety and detail of practitioners' concerns and their common interests. A Companion To The Anthropology Of Education Author : Bradley A. Levinson A Companion to the Anthropology of Education presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the field, exploring the social and cultural dimension of educational processes in both formal and nonformal settings. Explores theoretical and applied approaches to cultural practice in a diverse range of educational settings around the world, in both formal and non-formal contexts Includes contributions by leading educational anthropologists Integrates work from and on many different national systems of scholarship, including China, the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Colombia, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, and Denmark Examines the consequences of history, cultural diversity, language policies, governmental mandates, inequality, and literacy for everyday educational processes The Relationship Of School Band Educators The Music Publishing Industry And The Materials Of The School Band Class Author : Jeffery David Boehm ISBN : WISC:89050001486 Bourdieu And The Journalistic Field Author : Rodney Benson Building on and extending Pierre Bourdieu's critique of our media-saturated culture, this work presents case studies of such diverse phenomena as media coverage of the AIDS-contaminated blood scandal in France, US youth media activism, and political interview shows on both sides of the Atlantic. 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__label__wiki	0.972694	0.972694	TOUR: Inside ABS-CBN’s enormous Horizon sound stages Posted at Dec 13 2018 05:10 PM BULACAN — ABS-CBN on Wednesday inaugurated here its Horizon IT Park sound stages which put the media giant’s film and TV production at par with Hollywood standards, in terms of facilities, equipment, and cost-efficiency. Sitting on a 7.7-hectare property in San Jose del Monte, the production hub finally opened its doors for the first time to give a glimpse of its first two world-class sound stages — the EL3 stage, named after ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, who spearheaded the project, and Stage 2. ABS-CBN inaugurates sound stages, aims for Hollywood-caliber production The Horizon stages are ready for use, and will host as early as the second quarter of 2019 two Kapamilya offerings for the small and big screen — respectively, “The Faithful Wife” with Angelica Panganiban, and “Darna” starring Liza Soberano. In photos, here’s a look around and inside the Horizon IT Park: ABS-CBN’s Horizon IT Park is notably surrounded by sprawling greens — a conscious decision in the construction of the sound stages. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News The main entrance leads directly to the doors to EL3 Stage and Stage 2, as well as the corridor lined with dressing rooms and other facilties. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News Stage 1, or the EL3 Stage, is named after ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, the visionary behind the Horizon sound stages. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, the driving force behind the Horizon sound stages, gives a speech during the facility’s inauguration. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News The EL3 Stage spans 1,500 square meters, with a floor to grid height of 30 feet. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News ABS-CBN COO of Broadcast Cory Vidanes demonstrates the signalling of the red light that indicates cameras are rolling inside the stage and that everyone should remain quiet. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III inspects the sound stage named after him shortly after the inauguration. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News Stage 2, like the EL3 Stage, spans 1,500 square meters, with a floor to grid height of 30 feet. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News Among the ABS-CBN executives at the inauguration were (from left) president and CEO Carlo Katigbak, chief creative officer Charo Santos-Concio, chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, chairman Mark Lopez, former president and COO Freddie Garcia, and COO of Broadcast Cory Vidanes. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News The main corridor is lined with dozens of rooms for program cast and crew, including 12 dressing rooms. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News A look inside one of the 12 dressing rooms just beside the sound stages. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News A look inside one of the wardrobe rooms just beside the sound stages. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News One dressing room is labeled with the name of actress Angelica Panganiban for “The Faithful Wife,” the first teleserye that will utilize one of the sound stages in 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News One dressing room is labeled with the name of actress Liza Soberano for the superhero film “Darna,” the first big-screen project that will utilize one of the sound stages in 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News ABS-CBN executives pose for a photo with the team behind the Horizon IT Park. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News ABS-CBN, Horizon, Horizon IT Park, sound stage, Bulacan, slideshow, site only Read More: ABS-CBN Horizon Horizon IT Park sound stage Bulacan	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1091
__label__wiki	0.641276	0.641276	AMC Theatres delay opening again, since the big movies won't be out anyway Photo: Valerie Macon (AFP via Getty Images) Last week, both Tenet and Mulan were delayed again, because everyone in the world is operating under the assumption that the coronavirus will just disappear at some point—either at the end of July or the end of August, but definitely one or the other and not any later date. Now, AMC Theatres has announced that it’s also delaying its reopening plans, which makes sense since, you know, the two big movies that are supposed to save the theater industry still won’t be out yet. This comes from Collider, which says AMC locations will now be opening on July 30 instead of July 15, giving the theaters nearly a full month before crowds start rushing in to sit next to each other, put their mouths right up on soda fountains, and watch the new Christopher Nolan movie—a thing that’s absolutely going to happen on August 12, the day the coronavirus disappears. Unless that doesn’t happen until August 21 when Mulan comes out, of course. When AMC’s theaters do reopen, they will require patrons to wear masks (after a very brief window when they thought that was a “political” issue not worth weighing in on), and they will not be screening any Universal movies. AMC has had a pretty damn wild pandemic, huh? If only we could all be so productive.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1092
__label__wiki	0.642776	0.642776	10/6: COVID-19 dashboard updated with preliminary results from weekend testing 2,461 students at University Park have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases The Nittany Lion Shrine on Penn State's University Park campus. Image: L. Reidar Jensen UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Oct. 2 to 4, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. These numbers are evolving as many test results are still pending, which will then be validated and uploaded. For the period of Oct. 2 to 4, the University Park campus received 95 positive on-demand test results and zero positive random testing results from student testing. Test results received with respect to tests conducted in the week of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 have added 177 positive on-demand student testing results and 11 additional positive student random testing results for the University Park campus for that week. This brings the current total for the University Park campus for that week to 462 positive on-demand testing results and 23 positive random testing results from student testing. The dashboard also indicates that 2,461 students at University Park have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases. “We are seeing some declines in our positive results, particularly in the on-demand surveillance testing, which is encouraging, but it is too early to draw conclusions about a possible declining trend,” said Kelly Wolgast, director of the University’s COVID-19 Operations Control Center. “As the weather gets colder, it’s very important that members of our community get the flu vaccine and continue to adhere to public health guidelines, including masking, social distancing and avoiding large gatherings.” Among employee testing at University Park, the dashboard includes one new random testing positive for the period of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 and one new on-demand testing positive each for the periods of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 to 4. Penn State began offering on-demand testing for employees at University Park last week. At Penn State New Kensington, the dashboard lists one new random testing positive among employees. There are no other employee positive test results from University testing. The dashboard indicates the following new student testing results at Commonwealth Campuses: Altoona: 15 on-demand testing positives and four random testing positives for the period of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Beaver: two random testing positives for the period of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Berks: one random testing positive for the period of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Hershey: one on-demand testing positive and one random testing positive for the period of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 All students who test positive are being placed in isolation and, through systematic University contact tracing, close contacts of the infected individuals are being identified and must remain in quarantine for 14 days from the last contact with the infected individual. The data representing random surveillance testing at the Commonwealth Campuses are different in today’s dashboard update. Prior to today, calculations were based on the date the test was provided rather than the date the test was taken. That caused a higher than expected number of tests completed and awaiting results in past dashboard editions. As part of our continued process improvement efforts, the metric now uses the actual date the test was taken, and has been recalculated accordingly. Today’s dashboard shows lower numbers of tests completed and awaiting results at the Commonwealth Campuses over five weeks. Positive or negative test results reported during that time period did not change. Students who are concerned about COVID-19 exposure are urged to utilize the University’s health care resources to seek out testing and facilitate contact tracing. Students with health concerns should call the 24/7 Advice Nurse at 814-863-4463. At University Park, students can make appointments with University Health Services by using myUHS or calling the appointment line at 814-863-0774. Commonwealth Campus students should contact their campus’ health care services. Penn State experts are continuing to track current trends and continuously monitoring local, state and national disease data. The University is working closely with officials from the Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Health, as well as local public and private organizations, to carefully monitor the prevalence of coronavirus in Centre County to determine if the virus is moving from the campus community to the local community and, if so, to develop strategies to mitigate such spread. To continue on-campus learning, work and other activities through the fall semester, it’s vital that students, faculty and staff at all campuses and in adjacent communities do their part to limit the spread of COVID-19 — and support the effort to “Mask Up or Pack Up.” The University urges everyone to continue to wear face masks, practice social distancing and avoid gatherings entirely. For the latest updates and information on Penn State’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, including frequently asked questions and information specific for students, faculty and staff, visit virusinfo.psu.edu. University releases revamped COVID-19 dashboard for spring semester 12/18: Latest COVID-19 dashboard update available Campus Life, Health and Safety coronavirus, Dashboard updates Faculty and Staff, Students, Visitors and Neighbors Altoona, Beaver, Berks, Harrisburg, Hershey, New Kensington, University Park	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1093
__label__cc	0.583299	0.416701	Cargill adds pea protein to ingredient portfolio The move will help European food and beverage manufacturers meet the increasing demand for nutritious, plant-based products Image Credit: shutterstock.com As more consumers aspire to incorporate plant-based foods into their diets, US-based Cargill is responding by adding pea protein to its portfolio of ingredients available in Europe. The move will help European food and beverage manufacturers meet the increasing demand for nutritious, plant-based products. Moreover, Cargill pea proteins are designed to meet the functional and sensory challenges in alternative emerging applications. Cargill, which already offers an array of pea protein products in North America, Asia and South America, is leveraging that expertise as it expands its European line-up of plant-based proteins like Gluvital vital wheat gluten and Prowliz hydrolyzed wheat protein. Food manufacturers will appreciate Cargill’s pea protein’s functional attributes. Cargill offers one of the most soluble plant proteins available, a key consideration for dairy alternative and beverage applications, where less soluble options may leave behind a gritty mouthfeel and texture. Finally, in flavor-forward applications, the Cargill pea protein range includes prime ingredients with exceptionally clean, neutral taste profiles. Nutritionally, pea protein has a lot to offer, too. It is highly regarded for its superior amino acid profile and high digestibility, and Cargill’s offerings will provide a minimum of 80% protein. It can be combined with other plant-based proteins like wheat or rice (potentially allowing for an allergen-free labelling), to deliver a complete protein profile. Growing peas requires less water and fertilizer than some other plant-based proteins. Given their capacity to fix nitrogen, pea crops can sustainably improve soil health. Cargill’s pea protein offerings, which include PURIS and RadiPure, complement the company’s existing line-up of plant-based proteins. These ingredients, combined with the company’s extensive portfolio of plant-based texturizers, fats and oils, and sweeteners, offer brands the tools and technical expertise to create a new generation of trendy, tasty and nutritious plant-based foods.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1097
__label__wiki	0.682159	0.682159	‘Eddie Martinez: Matador’ at The Journal Gallery By Andrew Russeth • 04/16/13 6:31pm (Courtesy The Journal Gallery) Periodically, sneakingly, the romantic figure of the brooding, hypermasculine painter resurfaces in the New York art world. He works alone in his studio, wrestling with his canvases. Eddie Martinez, who was born in 1977, is one of the most promising artists of his generation in that mold. He has made his name in the past few years creating, with ostensible effortlessness, messy yet sophisticated paintings that feature bug-eyed figures in craggy landscapes. His current show, at The Journal Gallery, represents a dramatic shift. He has eschewed his tangles of oil and spray paint for raw abstraction, paring down his content to just four bulbous shapes, in red, blue, yellow and black, which he repeats on five white canvases, each 7 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Mr. Martinez handles those shapes slightly differently in each painting, altering the slope of their curves or their outlines, toying with their spacing, as if these gargantuan paintings are tossed-off sketches for some much larger project. In the process he abuses his canvases, scraping and scratching their surfaces, attacking them with a disc sander. He has strewn Trident and Ricola wrappers across them, and stuck on baby wipes printed with a swirling butterfly. In two of the paintings, eyes peek out from the red mass, the only hint of humanity. In his approach to painting, one might think of Mr. Martinez as a seasoned chess player, speedily playing out the same endgame again and again, seeing if he can tease out the most elegant series of moves through close study, and eventually securing a brutal, exacting victory. But as they stand, the paintings look like five very elegant, admirable draws—stalemates between order and chaos, static forms and effervescent movement. Aiming to do more with less, he seems a little off-balance in these new works. But these transitional moments in a career are part of the painterly myth. In fact, they’re vital to it. Going abstract in 2013 is hardly the dramatic move it would have been 40 years ago, but Mr. Martinez, with his restless, freewheeling, gallant mark-making, makes it look significant. (Through April 28, 2013) Filed Under: Arts, On View	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0049.json.gz/line1105

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