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They did what?
THE HINTON & MORRISON SHOW
THE HINTON & MORRISON SHOW | They did what?
Tales of a couple of quick and laid-back Aussies
It’s late July 1949 in a still-rebuilding Europe and the Continental Circus has come to Gedinne in the south of Belgium, providing welcome entertainment.
The third instalment of Circuit de Gedinne will be different. Australia’s Harry Hinton Snr and George Morrison have joined the tour, after competing at the Isle of Man on ‘Garden Gate’ frame Manx Norton 350s and 500s.
It’s not a young crew. Morrison is 37 and Hinton 38 and, like travelling mate Eric McPherson, all raced pre-War in Australia. Transport is a truck for the two Norton riders, while Eric and Ruby McPherson ride two-up on an AJS sidecar, carrying Eric’s AJS on the platform.
The 1949 TT was the first round of the newly minted world motorcycle championships and Hinton finished ninth in the 500 TT. During July, they’ve raced in the Dutch TT and Belgian Grand Prix, with Hinton eighth in the Assen 500 race and Morrison eighth on his 500 at Spa-Francorchamps. McPherson finished fifth in the 350 class at those events, becoming the first Australian to score world championship points.
As competitors from the other side of the world and with those results, they had strong start-money bargaining power with race promoters – hundreds of pounds at some meetings. But Morrison had a plan to make more prizemoney.
According to Morrison, spectators at the Isle of Man already thought they were a tad crazy. Other riders pussy-footed over the first-gear jump at Ballaugh Bridge and through the right-hand corner that follows. Harry and George took the jump with a rush, sending both wheels well off the ground, and almost brushed the wall with their handlebars as they took the right-hander.
“One newspaper said ‘the way George Morrison took Ballaugh Bridge would make strong men turn pale’,” Morrison said.
“I told Harry that if they played smart, we could both collect first prizemoney by crossing the line together.”
This was no cakewalk. They had to keep their sometimes fragile machines going and beat Belgian’s top rider Auguste Goffin, but they crossed the line together after averaging 125.31km/h.
But the prizemoney idea didn’t quite work.
“The race organiser said we had to share the money allocated for first and second” Morrison said.
“We still had a lot of fun, and the result gave us good drawing power and good appearance money, because the newspapers all had stories about the two Australians who were as mad as each other.”
Bikes and bloomers!
In his senior years, George Morrison delighted in telling the story of his Isle of Man race debut in the 1949 350 TT, and how he scattered spectators.
“Halfway around the Isle of Man course there’s a village called Kirkmichael. The corner coming into the town is a long, sweeping bend, which we could take at about 90mph. On the outside of the corner was a footpath, about three feet wide and then a low stone wall. During the races people would sit along the wall.
“British roads have low-melting point tar, so it won’t crack during the winter. The temperature that day was up around 90 on the old scale (30ºC), and so unbeknownst to me, the tar started to melt.
“The first time through Kirkmichael, my bike started to creep across the road. I couldn’t work out why. The next thing the bike hit the gutter on the outside of the corner and bounced up onto the footpath. Fortunately the footpath was concrete, so I had some grip – I didn’t back off! There were about 40 spectators sitting along the top of the wall, with their legs dangling in front.
“When I took off down the footpath, the blokes and ladies just flopped backwards over the wall to miss my handlebars. There were legs and all colours of bloomers everywhere. I rode the footpath until I was lined up for the next corner, then aimed back into the middle of the road and waved back to say thanks for getting their legs out of the way.
“The Poms thought I was Superman to do that and not back off!”
Words & photography Don Cox
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Chapter 15: Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: An Uphill Battle Level III
Alexander J. Ansara; Regan M. Wade
Ansara AJ, Wade RM. Ansara A.J., & Wade R.M. Ansara, Alexander J., and Regan M. Wade.Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: An Uphill Battle Level III. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, Borchert JS, Slain D, Park SK. Schwinghammer T.L., & Koehler J.M., & Borchert J.S., & Slain D, & Park S.K.(Eds.),Eds. Terry L. Schwinghammer, et al.eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 11e. McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 15, 2021. https://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2868§ionid=242177211
Ansara AJ, Wade RM. Ansara A.J., & Wade R.M. Ansara, Alexander J., and Regan M. Wade. (2020). Stable ischemic heart disease: an uphill battle level iii. Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, Borchert JS, Slain D, Park SK. Schwinghammer T.L., & Koehler J.M., & Borchert J.S., & Slain D, & Park S.K.(Eds.),Eds. Terry L. Schwinghammer, et al. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 11e. McGraw-Hill. https://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2868§ionid=242177211
Ansara AJ, Wade RM. Ansara A.J., & Wade R.M. Ansara, Alexander J., and Regan M. Wade. "Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: An Uphill Battle Level III." Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 11e Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, Borchert JS, Slain D, Park SK. Schwinghammer T.L., & Koehler J.M., & Borchert J.S., & Slain D, & Park S.K.(Eds.),Eds. Terry L. Schwinghammer, et al. McGraw-Hill, 2020, https://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2868§ionid=242177211.
Identify modifiable risk factors for ischemic heart disease (IHD), and discuss the potential benefit to be gained by their modification in an individual patient.
Optimize medical therapy in a patient with persistent angina considering response to current therapy and the presence of comorbidities.
Assess clinical response to antianginal therapy by identifying relevant monitoring parameters for efficacy and adverse effects.
Propose appropriate counseling points and follow-up recommendations for both stable and symptomatic patients with angina.
“Doc, these drugs just aren’t working for my chest pain anymore.”
Jack Palmer is a 72-year-old man with coronary artery disease. He is an avid golfer and prefers to walk the course, but this is becoming progressively more difficult for him due to frequent angina. He has had two coronary artery bypass operations in the past. A coronary angiogram performed 1 month ago revealed significant disease in the RCA proximal to his graft, but this was considered high risk for angioplasty. His dose of isosorbide mononitrate was increased at that time from 60 to 120 mg once daily. This had no effect on his angina. He is still using about 30 nitroglycerin tablets a week, and these do relieve his chest pain. He reports that most often the chest discomfort comes on with activity, such as walking up slight inclines on the golf course. The discomfort is located in the center of his chest and rated 3–4/10 on average. He reports that the chest discomfort slowly fades as he slows his activity. He also complains of occasional lightheadedness with a pulse around 50 bpm and SBP near 100 mm Hg.
Acute anterior wall MI with CABG surgery in 2009
Posterior lateral MI in 1990 and PTCA to the circumflex at that time
Chronic low back pain
Noncontributory for premature CAD
Retired dairy farmer, lives with wife, drinks occasionally, previous smoker—quit in 1998
Carvedilol 6.25 mg PO twice daily
Lisinopril 5 mg PO once daily
Aspirin 325 mg PO once daily
Isosorbide mononitrate, extended-release 120 mg PO once daily
Diltiazem, extended-release 240 mg PO once daily
St. John’s wort 300 mg PO three times daily
Celecoxib 200 mg PO once daily
Simvastatin 40 mg PO once daily
Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg SL PRN
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Shamims Story, Bangladesh
COVID-19: Voices from the field.
Shamim, Bangladesh.
“As a disabled person I can change the world.”
When you meet 28-year-old Shamim, you know he is a person full of drive and passion to help others. Starting out as a young activist he has been fighting for the rights of disabled people in Bogura, Bangladesh for over fifteen years.
“As a disabled person I understand firsthand the unbearable discrimination that exists. Right from the beginning so much prevents you from building a normal life. Even when I was young I knew I had to do something to change this.”
“I decided to take part in a leadership training programme run by ADD International to learn how to fight for the rights of people like me. I learnt which tools and resources I could use to bring issues to the forefront of local government. It started a new chapter in my life.” “Five years ago I set up my own organisation to create a powerful voice for change and a strong network of support for the disabled community here.”
Empowering others has also helped Shamim.
“I feel like the happiest person in the world. Against all odds, I’ve achieved something great for people who needed help the most.”
“Bogura is becoming a friendlier and better place for people with disabilities to live in. There has been a huge change over the last three years because we have been able to make a difference at a local government level. Officials now know about our rights, and we are making sure they implement them.”
“Of course, there is still more work to do, still more people to help. We need to continue to shape policy, we need to continue to train more activists.”
When COVID-19 hit Bangladesh, Shamim jumped straight into action.
He made phone calls to all his contacts, including the local social welfare department, and put together emergency survival packs for vulnerable people with disabilities that he knew. Over thirty people received these packs containing food (rice, potatoes, cooking oil and herbs), soap and face masks.
“Lockdown meant many people could not leave their homes to buy food. They were in danger of being forgotten and at risk of starvation. I knew people wanted to help, but they didn’t know how. So, I started to coordinate the emergency response.”
Shamim’s help didn’t stop there.
He put pressure on the local government and along with help from his own organisation, gave emergency cash donations to over 100 disabled people to help them survive the crisis.
“Thanks to ADD International I was able to do something for the disabled community in Bogura; I had the confidence, resource and contacts to make a difference.”
Thanks to disability activists like Shamim, lives have been saved during the COVID-19 crisis, and the future for people with disabilities in Bangladesh is looking brighter.
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Maton to Celebrate 75th Anniversary
Maton was featured in media recently in a comprehensive piece about past and present to celebrate 75 years since Bill May started Maton – congratulations to Mrs May and the Kitchen family on such a monumental achievement – this news piece says it all. (we have to forgive Channel 9 for getting Neville’s name wrong!)
https://australianmusic.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/What-do-Elvis-The-Beatles-and-the-Rolling-Stones-have-in-common-with-Melbour.mp4
This entry was posted in News, Uncategorized on December 15, 2020 by Rob Walker.
SCAM WATCH!
We have been advised of a recent eBay scam that targets music store websites. This one or similar has been going around for a little while according to our enquiries.
This is how these scams are foistered on stores.
eBay seller Person/Business advertises a product for sale on eBay that they don’t actually have. The Customer buys the product from the eBay seller and pays them the money
The eBay Seller goes to your website and enters in the Buyer’s name and delivery address. The eBay Seller the uses a stolen credit card and fake email address in the transaction details.
The actual card holder disputes the transaction – you get a chargeback. The Ebay Seller has received the Buyers money and the Buyer is not aware of the scam.
In consulting with other members we’ve been advised that all retailers should cross reference the Full Name, Address and Email of the customer and if anything looks fishy, make some further enquiries. Some credit card processors do this automatically but it is well worth enquiring about 3D security layering with your processor to ensure a better piece of mind. Also, as eBay uses Paypal frequently all Credit Card transactions through paypal (as opposed to Paypal to Paypal) should be checked carefully by the retailer.
Another scam has also been reported.
Basically the customer uses their own credit card to purchase an item, they then receive the item and notify their bank that someone has fraudulently used their credit card (which in fact belongs to them) the bank charge back the money immediately no questions asked (as per all banks’ policies).
The retailer eventually has the money charged back and has lost the stock. The bank then closes the case with no recourse for the retailer.
Again ID of the buyer is critical. Checking your customers Email, Name and Address Match up and having Proof of Delivery info accurate and easily accessible plus increasing your fraud protection with your credit card processor is important (even if it comes at a cost)
“We resolved this by being able to prove it was his credit card and that it was him who signed for it”
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2020 by Rob Walker.
COVID19 Restrictions Lifted in Victoria
Victoria’s music retailers will celebrate some good news with the retail reopening date for metropolitan Melbourne, officially announced by the Victorian Premier from Wednesday 28 October 2020.
Staff are now permitted back into any Melbourne metropolitan stores to begin Covid safe and Christmas preparations.
There are no new restrictions imposed on retailers at this time. Victorian retailers need to keep stores, staff and customers safe and have a COVIDSafe Plan in place before re-opening. If you need help creating a COVIDSafe Plan, please call Business Victoria on 13 22 15.
The Australian Retailers Association has provided some facts sheets to assist with reopening:
How to create a COVIDSafe Workplace?
What should I do if a worker tests positive for COVID-19?
What should I do if a worker is showing COVID-19 symptoms?
This entry was posted in News, Uncategorized on October 27, 2020 by Rob Walker.
Brass & Woodwind, Singing Classes Not Permitted in Schools in Victoria in Term 4
The AMA is Supporting efforts to persuade the Minister & the CMO that group tuition in singing and brass & woodwind can proceed with COVID safe processes. The AMA, has written to the Minister for Education on behalf of our members and the broader music education community to express our deep concern regarding the sudden and blanket prohibition of brass and woodwind instruments and singing in schools as outlined in the Schools Operation Guide communicated on 4 October 2020. A music education consultative group including the AMA seeks the opportunity to work with Health and Education Officials to implement COVID safe practices which protect our community in a return to holistic music making in our schools.
Members can read the AMA’s submission in support of Music in Schools AMA Letter of Support Covid Safe Schools
You can also listen to a teacher explaining their challenges on the ABC’s breakfast with Sammy J
https://australianmusic.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sammy-j-Music-Teacher-iview-14-10.m4a
Damon McMahon Departs Casio
Damon McMahon
After 9 ½ years Damon McMahon who has headed the Casio Electronic Musical Instruments division since 2011 has resigned and is going to Madison AV in the pro audio sector.
“I’m joining the Pro A/V industry in a senior sales role involved with all things digital audio & video related. Whilst I’m looking forward to this fresh challenge, it has truly been a difficult decision”. Damon said.
“The music products industry is, for most members, a way of life. It’s anything but just “a job” or “just a business”. I leave a great business and an iconic brand which, in many ways, leads the categories in which it competes. But much more difficult is leaving wonderful colleagues and customers, many of whom have become life-long friends”.
“I think it fair to say we share a common passion in making music, which makes such a positive difference in people’s lives. This alone makes it pretty difficult for most of us to contemplate “should I do something else?”.
Damon’s departure will provide a senior sales role opportunity open up. Shriro’s General Manager Piers Halleen, advised that the role will be based in Sydney, and will be responsible for managing one of Casio EMI’s leading sales territories. The successful applicant will have a strong background in piano and keyboard categories and demonstrate a clear understanding of the sales process.
If you have the skills and desire, drop Piers a note @ casioemi@shriro.com.au
The Association wishes Damon all the best and extends its thanks and appreciation of his service on the executive committee in recent years.
This entry was posted in News, Uncategorized on October 8, 2020 by Rob Walker.
Victorian Stage 4 COVID Restrictions Extended
In what was disappointing news for music retailers in Melbourne metro, the Premier announcement an extension to the current Stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions on September 6. A full summary is available at the DHHS website CLICK HERE
Music retail will continue to operate in most cases with their click and collect and home delivery services to serve the music making needs of the city. Most are likely to re-open their doors to customers after October 26 under the current restrictions announced.
This entry was posted in News, Uncategorized on September 9, 2020 by Rob Walker.
NAMM Show 2021 Cancelled | Believe in Music Week Announced
As many had feared, it was with much sadness that overnight we received official news of the cancellation of the physical 2021 Winter NAMM Show. However, in this morning’s video announcement NAMM CEO Joe Lamond asked the global music products industry to still come together in January for their virtual event Believe in Music Week.
“We’ve held off a long as we could but the reality is, there is no path forward at this time to bring our industry family together safely in Southern California at the NAMM Show,” said Joe Lamond.
“It’s hard to imagine isn’t it, it’s the first time not had a physical gathering in almost in 80 years and just like back then in times of trouble, the world has turned to music, the one thing everyone could believe in.”
“Today I would like to introduce Believe in Music Week, our global online gathering to unify and support the people that bring music to the world. This virtual event scheduled for our show dates in January will be fun, interactive and productive, using state of the art technology to connect us all… robust market place, to launch new products, share your brand story, ‘Believe in Music’ will also feature networking with AI facilitated match making for our buyers and our sellers… education for all our sectors of the industry and live music and concerts to raise awareness and financial support for our NAMM family, especially those in the live event and tour industry which has seen their world come to a halt with the global pandemic.”
“While in my opinion nothing can compare to the excitement of our global family reunion at the NAMM Show, this foray into the virtual world has been an exciting project and in some ways could bring new value to all involved .. pretty exciting and likely something we would not have jumped into had we not been forced to. We must all adapt and change I guess and why does that remind me of every NAMM U session from the past decade.”
“While we are not out of the pandemic woods yet and we will likely see more news before it is over, Believe in Music will be a critical step for our industry to help us prepare for the new year and new opportunities.”
“We’ll have much more to share in the coming days but in the meantime let’s ll do our best to take care of each other. Many have thought of the NAMM community as a global family and being there for each other is just what family do right? Especially in times like this. In a world filled with uncertainty there is one thing that we can believe in and that’s music and we believe in the future of music and we believe in the future of our industry and we look forward to seeing you in January.”
Our association with our media, Australian Musician online, looks forward to participating in, supporting and covering Believe in Music Week and bringing you the latest product releases, performances and other news that comes out of this exciting week. Standby for more Believe in Music Week news as it comes to hand.
This entry was posted in News, Uncategorized on August 11, 2020 by Rob Walker.
Richard Snape steps down from Executive Committee
It is with some disappointment that we announce that long-time AMA servant, Richard Snape, after departing Hal Leonard earlier this month has, as a result, stepped down from the executive committee. This paves the way for Hal Leonard’s managing director Andrew Collyer to be the nominated company representative. Richard had served on the executive committee for over a decade being first elected in 2007/2008. He also served as vice-president on three occasions. We wish him well in the future and thank him for his efforts on the industry’s behalf, while at the same time giving a warm welcome to Andy.
This entry was posted in News, Uncategorized on July 21, 2020 by Rob Walker.
Stage 3 Restrictions Reintroduced to Melbourne Metro Area & Mitchell Shire to stem the spread of COVID19 – Most Music Retail to remain open
The association is notifying all members operating in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire that Stage 3 restrictions are due to be reinstated from 11.59pm on Wednesday, 8 July.
The state government has announced that to stop the spread of the COVID19 virus, Stage 3 “Stay at Home” restrictions will be reimposed for six weeks, restricting Victorians from leaving their homes except for four reasons:
Shopping for food or essentials
Care and caregiving
Work and education (if you can’t from home)
Daily exercise
Businesses will also return to stage 3 restrictions, including work from home where possible.
Please find Premier’s statement with full details of what Stage 3 restrictions here.
Freight from Victoria will be permitted according to the permit structure being developed for border crossing by the NSW government, and freight and logistics from Melbourne metro will continue to operate as in the previous restrictions period. Freight companies will be obtaining permits to overcome the Victorian border issues – freight times may be extended as a result of this.
Most retail is permitted to open, including music retail, subject to the density quotient, but people can only visit for necessary goods and services. i.e. No browsing policy should apply.
Members should re-assert their previous Stage 3 restrictions planning regarding numbers in store, hand and other sanitation procedures including strict physical distancing in store, instrument and other products handling practices.
A summary of the Stage 3 restrictions can be accessed here
Premier Daniel Andrews says the state government will soon announce additional fiscal stimulus for businesses and individuals as lockdown measures affect businesses, if federal help is not being accessed. The association will update members and assist as we go forward from here.
From a national perspective restrictions and regulations including border control are different from state to state. Courtesy of the Australian Retailers Association you can view a summary of each state and territories’ current regulations – click here
This entry was posted in News, Uncategorized on July 8, 2020 by Rob Walker.
Support Act Offers Crisis Support to Musicians and Crew
The COVID-19 pandemic has created intense financial hardship for music workers throughout the country.
Many were the first to lose their jobs and their income, and our sector could well be the last to recover.
With funding from the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts, Support Act has expanded its services to offer Crisis Relief grants to musicians, crew and music workers who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19.
To be eligible, you must:
· be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
· prove that you have been working in the music industry for five years
· provide names and details of two professional referees
· have household expenses which are greater than your household income.
There is no deadline to apply, however, we encourage anyone experiencing hardship to submit an application as soon as possible.
Our social workers aim to process applications within 21 days of receipt, but delays may be experienced from time to time due to high demand.
If you, or someone you know, would like to apply for a Support Act COVID-19 Crisis Relief grant, please visit the Get Help page on our website.
The Support Act Team
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 5, 2020 by Rob Walker.
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by Christos Tsiolkas, Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves
Fever is made up of four plays The Chair, Blunt, Savant and Psalms, and a composition, The River.
In a desolated house, a lonely woman is confronted by an intruder. She ties him to a chair, but gives him the chance to win his freedom by moving her with his story.
The members of a deeply depressed and morbid little community gather nightly to eat fish and chips and whinge about how good things used to be. They come to believe their malaise can be traced to an evil baby born to a frightened pair of teenagers.
Two young men, childhood friends, quickly become enemies when their country is plunged into civil war. In a landscape of unrelenting horror, one finds himself haunted by the ghost of the other, who is asking back for the heart, tongue and genitals that were taken from him.
A group of women live on a desolate and stinking landscape where nothing good grows anymore. They fetch a baby out of the river, save it, give it every chance. And what does it do? The ungrateful little shit goes and dies on them.
"This is not propaganda that beats a dogmatic drum fuelled by its own certainty. On the contrary, much of Fever's appeal lies in its courageous lack of certainty, conveyed by the deliberately non-naturalistic and non-specific mode of performance. It states its case, it is true, but leaves much up to the audience to decide." - Helen Thomson, The Age, 20 September 2002
Style: Tragicomedy Drama
Recommended for tertiary study
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Chevrolet's IMSA, NASCAR wins today are thanks to 3D-printed parts
Chase Elliot, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2020 in Concord, North Carolina.
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Chase Elliot drives the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Hendrick Motorsports. Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor drive Chevrolet Corvette C8.Rs in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Their wins this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway were, at least in part, to the 3D printing technology that General Motors has been innovating over the last few years.
This season, the Corvette C8.R, IndyCar, NASCAR Camaro and Silverado race teams have accumulated more than 80,000 miles of competition in vehicles built with 3D-printed parts.
Victory at the Roval and win #5 on the year! An absolutely crazy race, but perfect execution by the team and a flawless drive by @AntonioGarcia_3 . Glad to see @TommyMilner was ok as well. Onto Petit Le Mans next week! (Photos: Richard Prince) pic.twitter.com/XX5LTimJR6
— Jordan Taylor (@jordan10taylor) October 11, 2020
"Chevrolet has a long history of technology transfer between our motorsports and production teams, and this is a perfect example of our approach," said Jim Campbell, GM U.S. vice president of Performance and Motorsports. "GM's 3D-printing capability speeds up our learning cycles and, in turn, these racetrack experiences help our additive manufacturing team move one step closer to using 3D-printed parts in production vehicles."
Earlier this year, two Corvette race cars, both C8.Rs, debuted at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, each equipped with 75 3D-printed parts. Among those parts are an oil tank, tank inlet and cap, air conditioning driver cooling box and integrated hydration system, power steering pump bracket and headlight assemblies. Since then, the C8.Rs have accumulated nearly 8,000 miles of competition in seven races.
The Chevrolet IndyCar V6 exhaust system is 3D printed, which has allowed the company to eliminate failure points and increase design freedom while reducing costs. Chevrolet IndyCar engines have run over 60,000 miles since the season kicked off at Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in June.
Another great weekend for @CorvetteRacing and the C8.R. pic.twitter.com/hqhMAU0T58
— Jordan Taylor (@jordan10taylor) August 3, 2020
The Silverado off-road race truck debuted at the Best in the Desert Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic in October 2019. The Silverado competes in the 1200 Stock class, which limits changes to suspension, underbody and installation of race-safety equipment. The truck's rear damper shield is made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic protects the rear dampers. It's made in-house by General Motors. Since its debut, the Silverado race truck has accumulated 900 miles of competition in six races.
Chevrolet engineers have optimized the aerodynamic performance of their NASCAR model using full-scale wind-tunnel testing. Oover 500 3D-printed prototype parts were used in testing to develop the ZL1 1LE body, which is new for this year. The Camaro ZL1 1LE is equipped with a 3D-printed gear cooling duct, which has accumulated nearly 18,500 miles of competition in 27 races.
"By utilizing 3D-printed parts, Chevrolet Motorsports is demonstrating the many benefits of additive manufacturing, including manufacturing efficiencies, mass reduction, parts consolidation, creativity and cost savings," said Audley Brown, GM director, Materials Engineering, Additive Design and Manufacturing. "3D-printed parts can offer equal strength and durability to cast or milled components, which is critical for product development and design."
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Sony Vision-S development moves to road testing in Europe
Sony's team is testing the Vision-S on the streets of Austria.
Photo courtesy of Sony
One year ago Sony surprised the crowds at CES with the Vision -S, a concept vehicle meant to further the discussion on safety, security, and entertainment. The vehicle has moved from concept to prototype, taking to the roads of Europe for testing.
The car has been driving the roads of Austria since December 2020, according to the company, for technical evaluation. Evaluation of what? We're so glad you asked.
If the car is technologically similar to what has presented at CES last year, on-board is Sony's imaging and sensing technologies as well as software regulated using Sony's AI, telecommunication, and cloud technologies.
The Sonny Vision S is a working vehicle prototype now. Photo courtesy of Sony
The car, which was built in cooperations with Magna Steyr, features 33 sensors, including CMOS image sensors and time of flight (ToF) sensors within the vehicle. These sensors are designed to detect and recognize people and objects inside and outside the vehicle, and provide "highly advanced driving support."
Each of the two rows of seating in the vehicle features Sony's 360 Reality Audio system. Bose has similar technology built into the Nissan Kicks.
The crossover-lie car's front seats have a panoramic screen in front of them that has the ability to display rich content.
Does this mean that Sony will begin to make cars? The quick answer is no. Sony does not appear itching to get into the car business though the products that result from this testing will likely be available to automakers offering additional competition for components in a fast-paced marketplace where the technology is evolving quickly.
The real winner here could be consumers who will benefit from the stiff completion between suppliers and be on the receiving end of better technology because of it.
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GM disguises future Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC EVs but we know what they are
As part of its CES presentation, General Motors showed off its future electric vehicles.
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General Motors has made no secret of the fact that they see the future of the company is electric. Their presentation at CES this year put their future products out there for public consumption, but hidden in the shadows. Let's turn up the brightness and take a peek at what is there.
Scroll down to the bottom of this article to see a lightened, clearer view of all the models.
Front and center is the 2022 GMC Hummer EV. The Hummer EV is slated to have 1,000 horsepower, a 350-mile range, and a $112,959 price tag when it arrives at dealership lots in 2021. Other forthcoming Hummer variants are set to have unique powertrain setups and lower price points.
Cadillac Lyriq
The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq debuted in prototype form mid-2020. When it comes to market, Cadillac expects the Lyriq SUV to offer drivers 300+ miles of all-electric range, luxurious accommodations, and the buyers choice of rear-wheel drive or performance all-wheel drive. The Lyriq will come with Super Cruise, the General Motors hands-free driving system that allows for 200,000 miles of hands-free highway driving and automated lane change.
Cadillac Celestiq
In addition to showing the Celestiq here, Cadillac decided to show off its flagship electric car with some close ups. They don't give too much detail about the car, but we do know some interesting tidbits. Cadillac says that the car embodies their commitment to "reimagine what's possible in design and technology". The GM division will offer the Celestiq with a curated selection of hand-crafted materials and they've has hinted that there will be some customization options available for owners.
Chevrolet pickup
We don't yet know if it will be called the Silverado, but a Chevrolet pickup truck that runs on all-electric power is on the way. It's been confirmed that the plan is for the truck to have a maximum 400-mile range (likely when it's not towing or hauling much weight). Originally slated for a 2025 debut date, indications are that GM is pushing to get the truck to market sooner.
Buick EVs
In 2020, GM described the two new Buick models that are coming by 2023. They're both electric vehicles. The first, an SUV will be a model that offers "more conventional crossover proportion that maximizes interior space and cargo." The second is a Buick CUV that has "expressive proportions with a greater emphasis on form and athletic fashion." It looks like the SUV is on the right in the photo while the CUV is on the left.
"Mystery EV"
What is this mystery EV? We know the Cadillac XT4 is getting an electrified brother so there's a chance that this could that. Brightening and zooming in on the picture appears to reveal an SUV-like body design. We'll just have to stay tuned.
... and now let's turn the lights on.
Last year, General Motors divulged while models it plans to introduce by 2023, including a number of EVs. You can see that full list here.
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29 Dec Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges
Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
Proposed health care reform and legislation
Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)
Accreditation quality of healthcare and organizational compliance
Economics including third party payers future funding rising costs the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
Market shares and advancing age of population
Maintaining a skilled workforce
Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.
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Living History: Plenty of booze in Beehive State until Prohibition
Spirits, wine and beer made for big business.
Wagener Beer truck outside brewery, Emigration Canyon, 1914

Courtesy of Utah State Historical Society

· September 4, 2010 2:43 pm
As early as the 1850s, "spirits" — distilled alcoholic liquors — were infused in Utah life and history.
The enigmatic Orrin Porter Rockwell, personal bodyguard to Brigham Young, U.S. deputy marshal and zealous religious enforcer, operated the Hot Springs Hotel and Brewery near Point of the Mountain in 1856.
He also kept company with Valley Tan whiskey, a "potent potable" that late historian and Salt Lake Tribune journalist Harold Schindler described as "invented and manufactured only in Utah."
Spirited ads and editorials led to a liberal read in Salt Lake City's short-lived (1858-1860) Kirk Anderson's Valley Tan newspaper.
Miller, Russel & Co. advertised "outfitting goods, hats, cigars, mushroom catsup and hardware," along with "cognac, brandy, Monongahela whiskey, bourbon, and port wine."
The successful Valley Tan produced by the "Messrs. Mogo and Burr tasted first rate." And for the "accommodation of travelers," dining rooms were offered at the brewery while "an attentive hustler" took care of animals.
Thirty miles south of Cedar City, at "the base of a mountain capped with black lava rock," bejeweled vineyards in Toquerville provided more than enough grapes in the 1860s for master vintner John C. Naegle to produce sacramental wine for LDS Church members.
Naegle built a handsome rock house and winery, taught the colonists the art of winemaking and installed a wine cellar large enough for wagons to turn around in. The fermented juice was stored in 500-gallon casks and transported in 40-gallon barrels to Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) and its branches. Toquerville's wine business was big business.
In 1864, Jewish immigrant and freighter Nicholas Ransohoff, a leader in the territory's only gentile (non-Mormon) political party, advertised "the highest prices for gold and gold dust." He also sold imported liquor at wholesale prices in his Salt Lake Main Street store, and in Corinne and Ogden.
When it comes to the beer brewing process, it all begins with water, hops, yeast and barley and ends with malting, mashing, boiling, fermenting, aging, finishing and, ultimately, kegs and bottled beer.
German immigrant Henry Wagener took beer — ales, porters and stouts — to a new level. In 1864, the 26-year-old built Utah's first major commercial brewery at the mouth of Emigration Canyon.
Originally called the California Brewery, Wagener's enterprise was touted as the "Brewery in the Mountains" with beer "as pure as the breath of spring and as delightful as the rays of the noon day sun."
Located on a 152-acre site at the mouth of Emigration Canyon, the nearby natural spring offered a continuous source of gravity-fed pure brewing water. A contingent of thirsty federal soldiers billeted less than a mile away at Fort Douglas supplied a willing customer base.
When Utah Central Railway made its first run to the brewery, the Oct. 28, 1888, Salt Lake Tribune reported the "first whistle ever blown in Emigration Canyon blows at his brewery at 2:35 p.m." Faster than a team of horses, the railway shipped in carloads of coke, barley, empty kegs and bottles and transported finished beer for export to markets in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Nevada.
As more railroads worked with breweries, icehouses were built along the tracks to supply fresh ice for cooling down beer cars.
In 1874, German-born Jacob Moritz redesigned a small brewery down the road from Wagener's. It soon produced about 6,000 barrels of beer a year. After negotiating with various partnerships and corporate names, Movitz upgraded equipment, increased personnel and invested in new technology. His 1885 in-house ice-making machine — a first in the West, he claimed — daily churned out 100 tons of ice for chilling beer cellars. By 1917, his four-story Salt Lake Brewing Co. was considered the largest as far west as California.
In an anti-liquor movement that very year, Utah, among other states, embraced statewide prohibition. By 1920, the 18th Amendment had been ratified and prohibition was a done deal nationally. Manufacturing, selling and transporting alcohol was illegal.
Speakeasies, bootlegging and illegal home brewing sprouted into society. Respectable breweries turned to producing sodas, selling ice and waiting for signs of repeal.
Oral historian Eileen Hallet Stone may be reached at ehswriter@aol.com.
Additional Sources: Beer in the Beehive by Dal Vance.
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Prof. Sasisekharan has been a professor of Biological Engineering at MIT since 1996 and served as the Director of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology from 2008-12. Sasisekharan received his B.S. in Physical Sciences from Bangalore University, his M.S. in Biophysics from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from Harvard Medical School.
The Sasisekharan Laboratory employs multidisciplinary strategies to develop and integrate technologies to further study complex polysaccharides important to a host of disease processes. A central goal is to ultimately develop novel therapeutic approaches to alleviate suffering from disease and promote overall human health. The Sasisekharan Lab has put forth efforts in building and applying various glycomics technologies.
Under Sasisekharan’s direction, his research group has put in place numerous strategies to tackle important problems in glycomics. Critically, the lab tackles fundamental aspects of glycan-protein interactions bringing diverse approaches to bear in this domain. The lab has studied glycan structure on the one hand (both glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and branched glycans) through the use of orthogonal analytical approaches (NMR, MS, enzymology etc.,). In a simultaneous and complementary effort, the group developed approaches to describe protein-glycan interactions using structure-based tools developed by the Sasisekharan LaB, and experimental/heuristic approaches such as through conformational studies using NMR, as well as informatics platform. Finally, the group directly probes important elements of glycan-protein interactions, such as specificity and affinity using a novel set of array and tissue-based studies.
The Sasisekharan Lab originated its efforts with GAGs (such as heparin) to build the needed analytical and enzymatic tools with defined substrate-product profiles to understand their structure-function relationships. It has became ever clearer to Sasisekharan and his researchers that to truly understand glycan-protein interactions as a whole –given the ‘analog’ continuum of their interaction features – what is needed is to capture diverse sets of interactions to help refine a strategy for this integrated (glycan and protein based) ‘glycomics tool’ building.
Technologies developed in the Sasisekharan Lab have resulted in the founding of multiple local biotechnology companies. Please read more about this on Sasisekharan’s lab website.
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Honors & Awards:
National Institutes of Health Merit Award, 2010
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Indus Technovator Award, 2004
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Raman, Rahul, Kannan Tharakaraman, Zachary Shriver, Akila Jayaraman, V Sasisekharan, and Ram Sasisekharan. "Glycan receptor specificity as a useful tool for characterization and surveillance of influenza A virus." Trends Microbiol 22, no. 11 (2014): 632-41.
Tharakaraman, Kannan, Akila Jayaraman, Rahul Raman, Karthik Viswanathan, Nathan W. Stebbins, David Johnson, Zachary Shriver, V Sasisekharan, and Ram Sasisekharan. "Glycan receptor binding of the influenza A virus H7N9 hemagglutinin." Cell 153, no. 7 (2013): 1486-93.
Tharakaraman, Kannan, Rahul Raman, Karthik Viswanathan, Nathan W. Stebbins, Akila Jayaraman, Arvind Krishnan, V Sasisekharan, and Ram Sasisekharan. "Structural determinants for naturally evolving H5N1 hemagglutinin to switch its receptor specificity." Cell 153, no. 7 (2013): 1475-85.
Tharakaraman, Kannan, Luke N. Robinson, Andrew Hatas, Yi-Ling Chen, Liu Siyue, S Raguram, V Sasisekharan, Gerald N. Wogan, and Ram Sasisekharan. "Redesign of a cross-reactive antibody to dengue virus with broad-spectrum activity and increased in vivo potency." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110, no. 17 (2013): E1555-64.
Maines, Taronna R., Akila Jayaraman, Jessica A. Belser, Debra A. Wadford, Claudia Pappas, Hui Zeng, Kortney M. Gustin, Melissa B. Pearce, Karthik Viswanathan, Zachary H. Shriver et al. "Transmission and pathogenesis of swine-origin 2009 A(H1N1) influenza viruses in ferrets and mice." Science 325, no. 5939 (2009): 484-7.
Kishimoto, Takashi Kei, Karthik Viswanathan, Tanmoy Ganguly, Subbiah Elankumaran, Sean Smith, Kevin Pelzer, Jonathan C. Lansing, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Ganlin Zhao, Zoya Galcheva-Gargova et al. "Contaminated heparin associated with adverse clinical events and activation of the contact system." N Engl J Med 358, no. 23 (2008): 2457-67.
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By Mike Small
“You may write me down in history,
With your bitter twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I rise”
– Maya Angelou
Relentless poll evidence shows that hopes of anyone going back in any box now seem very remote indeed.
As the polls suggest the SNP could win as many as 55 of Scotland’s 59 seats, up from six at present, across the land you can hear the sound of the penny dropping as if cast down a long dark well.
James Kelly writes of the loss of Jim Murphy’s security blanket and, in feverish tones Alex Massie writes of the “End of Britain”:
“…a good proportion of English Tories would accept a notional bargain in which Scottish independence was the price of levering the rump UK out of the EU. That leaves Scottish unionists, especially right-of-centre unionists, as the forlorn last-believers in a faith long since abandoned by everyone else — including those they mistakenly reckoned as their co-religionists. “
As James Kelly pointed out yesterday – our own pundits are struggling to keep up with the new and unwelcome landscape. Yesterday he wrote of Kenny Farquharson’s overly-optimistic wishful-thinking, to keep the Mad Nats from the gate that somehow ‘good old British fair play will not permit Labour to take office if they are the second-largest party, and if Labour are the largest party, they will choose to do a deal with the Liberal Democrats and the DUP rather than the SNP.’
This optimism is today overtaken by Ed Balls changing tack and clearly leaving the door open to a Labour-SNP pact (‘Ed Balls put a post-election deal with the SNP back on the table ‘).
It’s a scenario explored by the Guardian’s Alberto Nardelli in their poll of polls coverage who states: “Labour and the SNP combined are projected to win 322 seats.”
Not everyone’s overjoyed at the prospect.
A Times editorial weeps (‘Dangers of the SNP’) that “The rise of the Scottish nationalists poses a mortal threat” and that:
“David Cameron declared after the Scottish independence referendum in September that the question had been settled for a generation and perhaps for a lifetime. How wrong could he have been? Though Scotland voted to remain part of the union, the margin of victory for the No campaigners was comfortable rather than crushing. It has galvanised the nationalist cause. “
The prospect of a Lab-SNP coalition is deeply unsettling for the people of the Times, who revert to type and dig-up some good old Better Together lines arguing:
” A renewed push for independence would plunge Scotland into years of uncertainty on even so basic a question as what currency to use. Business would migrate south of the border. Depositors would take their money out of Scottish banks, which would need to restrict the supply of credit. ”
That may sound familiar – and the language of ‘danger’ may seem slightly hysterical, but it’s true.
If Scotland returns a huge swathe of SNP MPs the barely concealed loathing will, we suspect, burst forth with abandon. Which is odd. Because this is the political arena these people have just spent a lot of energy pleading us to be part of.
The only solution to prevent this outbreak of democracy is either a two-tier level of MPs (which is what William Hague has attempted) – or to force alliances that could attempt to shape British politics in very different directions.
Britain is a political entity busted open which could fire-off in many radically different directions.
Depending on how UKIP do and whether DUP hold their nine MPs from Northern Ireland – we could see a desperate cobbling together of a Tory / UKIP / DUP coalition.
Such an idea isn’t fanciful.
If the Anglo-British right see the prospect of the Ed Miliband and Nicola Sturgeon holding sway they will react with virulent decisiveness. Having created (an entirely false) vision of Miliband as a dangerous radical – and clearly still terrified by the very idea of those awful Scots – establishment England will circle the wagons. We could yet see Peter Robinson and Nigel Farage around that Cabinet table.
So the numbers game matters and the stakes are high. As The Times puts it: “The numbers are sobering.”
Many of us might have shared the feeling of ennui that the General Election was a disappointing sequel to the indyref blockbuster, but it turns out to be much more interesting than we thought.
What we are seeing is real fear emerging as Plan Murphy looks to have been a big fat flop. It’s not just the constitution they are scared of losing, it’s the institutional, undeniable and unending privilege of power and wealth. It’s UK Gold.
As George Monbiot wrote back in December:
“Scotland is rudely interrupting the constructed silences that stifle political thought in the UK. This is why the oligarchs who own the media hate everything that is happening there: their interests are being exposed in a way that is currently impossible south of the border. For centuries, Britain has been a welfare state for patrimonial capital. It’s time we broke it open, and broke the culture of deference that keeps us in our place”.
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David McGill says:
Gold Dust indeed. I’m so pleased to be alive at this time in our history. My Grannie would be envious.
Posico says:
Reblogged this on Aprensivo.
I do think it would be foolish to underestimate the resilience and ability of the British state to absorb shocks. What might at first seem a serious challenge with a little time and patience might be easily negotiated. The British state undoubtedly over reacted in the latter stages of the referendum campaign but afterwards quietly kicked a lot of the aftermath into the long grass. Suspect it won’t over react again and in the aftermath of the General elections something will be cobbled together.
The unionists are trying a rerun of the referendum campaign and it should tell all Scots that we are only tolerated so long as we vote to support the London based parties.
The SNP pose a “mortal threat” to whom?
Not us Scots,that is for sure,especially since independence per se is not being promised (for the comfort of No voting Scots) but a block of MPs whose focus will be on defending Scotland’s interests within the British state,something that British Labour has singularly failed to do.
British Labour’s ideas of “pooling and sharing” have resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor poorer with increasing wealth being accumulated in SE England at the expense of most of the rest of us.
Scotland first.
‘The UNIONISTS are trying a rerun of the referendum campaign’?? I thought it was the SNP, trying retrospectively to pretend the ‘referendum (they claimed, thinking they’d win it, would be) for a generation’ had still not/never taken place….
alharron says:
Yes, the Unionists are trying a rerun of the referendum campaign. The SNP want more powers for Scotland: the Unionist parties just want to stop the SNP at all costs, even if it means allying with each other. One has accepted the referendum result, and is now working towards different goals; the other is carrying on as they always have.
Or can you present another explanation as to why New Labour lords, activists and councillors are advocating tactical votes for the Tories or Lib Dems in certain areas?
I don’t think many Scottish voters really see GE2015 as an opportunity to rerun the indyref, however the unionist parties and press continually frame it as one because of the electoral risk that the SNP still poses to them and the union. All this talk of tactical voting against the SNP in May really reeks of desperation.
Personally I haven’t seen any prominent SNP politicians pushing for another indyref any time soon, nor burying the result of the September vote – they know they lost. But Scottish independence, as a cause, has become a movement greater than just the SNP. It’s not in the nature of a movement to stop. 😉
Richard Anderson says:
I’m in Alan Reid’s constituency. No hint of a policy platform that offers anything that could be praised or critically analysed. In fact his Facebook Page is entitled ‘Me or the SNP’ and is full of Better Together rhetoric. Similarly his letters to the press actually contain lies about the SNP intention at Faslane. (If he’s reading, sue me Alan). His acolytes are bent on the same path. Interestingly recent local canvassing suggests he, at least, is on to a loser. Nevertheless, with the tories not funding any contest in the constituency and who have a candidate, reputedly to the right of UKIP (they have a well known Twitter nutter standing -the mother of the ukip Gordon candidate I believe) and labour in Scotland settling for putting up a fight at the next Holyrood election peddling as they are fears on an NHS and avoiding talking about the burgeoning English student loan debt timebomb, none of the parties is set up to fight an election on a platform of policies. Nicola Sturgeon has already set out a broad based platform to contest a UK election. Nobody that I speak to is looking back. We lost the referendum. I regret that deeply. I still want Scotland to be independent but that will only happen if there is a majority vote for that option at some time in the future.
Personally speaking, I’m more concerned about a Unionist Alliance in Scotland because I believe that will wipe out Labour up here and provide, in the short term, a right wing UK government hell bent in selling off everything to private industry. I note the Union Jack on public works announcement in the past couple of days. I remember Yes being criticised, unreasonably in my view, as flag wavers yet all the evidence is that it is the Butcher’s Apron that is being waved around me.
Dan Huil says:
It really is obvious: the only time Westminster takes heed of Scotland is when it believes Scotland to be some kind of political and constitutional threat.
Scotland must send as many SNP MPs as possible down to Westminster. To vote for any unionist party is to vote for continued Westminster hegemony at the expense of the best interests of Scotland.
Darien says:
“Scotland must send as many SNP MPs as possible down to Westminster. ”
I’d be happy with that, so long as they did what they and their party stand for – declare independence – then take the train back north of the border.
The SNP have constantly reiterated that the only way they will declare independence is when the people of Scotland want it. They haven’t pushed the “x number of SNP MPs = independence” line for decades. Their 2015 election promises are based upon gaining the powers of the Smith Commission and pushing for more powers, as per the result of the referendum.
“the only way they will declare independence is when the people of Scotland want it.”
A majority of SNP MP’s elected in Scotland means the people of Scotland want independence.
naebd says:
1st March 2015 at 12:12 pm
“A majority of SNP MP’s elected in Scotland means the people of Scotland want independence”
No. Because, for one, it can be achieved with a minority of the votes.
Secondly it would need to be in the SNP manifesto. And if it was in the manifesto, the SNP vote would be a good bit lower than it is now.
I can’t believe we’ve still got people taking this “spring UDI on Scotland without warning” line. Very contemptuous of the democratic process.
I’m sure a Lib/Lab/Con coalition is inevitable to ” save” the Union!
Have long thought we’ll be getting a Lab/Con national government – after all they’ll have the majority of votes
gralloched says:
What larks !
I’m saving a present of a bottle of good red biddy for election night.
The spectacle of somersaulting apple-carts will fill my dessicated old heart with joy.
Read some of these qualm peddlers in the MSM, including a recent one from Alex Massie. You could be forgiven for thinking that the UK was holding a referendum on Scotland joining the union for the first time. Not addressing a nation that until recently, they were constantly telling how much was wanted, while proclaiming what a burden it was, all at the same time.
It was pretty clear to me, that what they expected to happen was the collapse of the SNP, labour resurgent once more and Scots sitting quietly at the back of the bus. Just like it was in the good old days. So certain that the good old days were just around the corner, they even decided to sabotage the smith commission before it got off the starting blocks.
The sheer panic you’re seeing now is the realisation that they could not even put the question of Scotland on the back burner for a few months till the GE was over…let alone put it to bed for a generation.
I always thought: yes or no the union was finished. I didn’t expect the UK to be the one who finally pulled the plug on it. Not for any mean reasons like establishing an English parliament, but the for the insane idea that Scotland having influence not granted by its support of UK Labour is an existential threat. So out of fear of that threat, they put in place the means for ending it anyway.
Westminsters problem solving mechanisms are fundamentally broken. I think the British state may not be able to absorb this shock without coming out of it mortally wounded. A self inflicted wound to boot.
see https://eurofree3.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/squaring-the-circle-what-no-means/
the Union is running on borrowed time
If you had come to Scotland from some foreign land and had no idea what the fuss was all about. You would be forgiven for thinking that the Better together campaign, was really a campaign to stop Scotland from joining.
There does seem to be an odd mindset in that campaign that basically said “If we extol the virtues of Scotland, The Scots may decide to leave”. The swing to the SNP tells me that the bulk of voters who were scared into voting no by the campaigns relentless negativity, were deeply resentful of it.
What the result did, in the end, was to show that the Union was nothing more than a convenient fiction. A half baked compromise and fudge pretending to be more than it is.
Was there a positive case to be made for the union? Yes I think there was. That those who defended it, were in the end scared of the positive case, will the subject of arguments for decades to come.
thomaspotter2014 says:
Personally I find the British State panic and fear of change HILARIOUS! LOL!
They’re pissing their pants with worry that the whole rotten shitheap that is Westminster is going to get flushed down the Thames.
Hee heee
Karma my freinds!
The end game must still be full independence.Its probable something will be fudged to try and keep us in line but for me its all to late.Its hard not to resent another nation thats made it a policy to keep us in the dark and how different would our country have been had there been more honesty,democracy and transparency.
A majority of Scots seats won by the SNP in May will constitute a clear mandate for independence. Independence is what the SNP stand for and if the Scots people vote in an SNP majority in Scotland then independence is what we should have. That is democracy UK-style and Scots should abide by it as we always have. So should our neighbours.
A declaration of independence is simply not going to happen just like that.
The predicted support for the SNP is generally around 45-48% which, thanks to FPTP would give them a considerably larger share of the seats. That, however, is nowhere near a clear mandate for independence and the SNP know it.
I still believe its “when” and not “if”, but winning independence is going to be a long game.
1st March 2015 at 1:54 am
Seriously? You’re still spamming threads with the “majority of Scottish MPs = independence” stuff? Surely it’s been made crystal clear by now that the SNP has absolutely no intention of doing that?
Imagine we’d voted Yes and Labour managed to get a majority in May, then claimed that showed people had changed their mind about independence. According to your logic, they’d be right. But it would clearly be undemocratic, as would the SNP claiming a majority of seats equalled independence so soon after the referendum – especially if they won them with less than 45% of the national vote.
pictishbeastie says:
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There is going to be many thoughtful, scary, nights in the old boys club that is Westminster.
They “Loved” us, now they are crapping themselves in case we exert democracy. To try and deny us that, truly does mean the end of the UK. It did not have to be this way, but like all else, they mismanaged it.
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Ian McGeechan says:
There will be no UDI. Independence can only come when a majority of the Scottish people vote for it. It’s not currently on the SNP manifesto, so voting SNP in the GE is not voting for independence, however I would like to see the party include Referendum Part 2 in the manifesto for 2016 and the vote taken in the Autumn of 2017.
“Independence can only come when a majority of the Scottish people vote for it. ”
That will happen in May when the people of Scotland vote a majority of seats SNP. Manifestos are not important, its what the people want that matters.
dickybeau says:
While I share the delight at the discomfort of the established UK parties, I believe that the SNP won’t get near to 50 seats. In fact, I suspect that they will do well to have half that.ni would settle for 25-30 particularly if it cleared out some of Glasgow Labour dead wood.
It’s already been said but it’s worth repeating, no matter how many MPs SNP return, UDI won’t be on the cards. Lessons from elsewhere in the world show the errors of this approach but the fact is it would be fundamentally undemocratic and I for one would not be able to support it. I believe many other supporters of Scottish Self determination would be of the same mind.
“…it would be fundamentally undemocratic”
A Scots majority vote in favour of a party whose raison d’etre is independence = independence. That is democracy.
I’m sorry Darien but I believe that you are wrong. As someone who has campaigned for Yes and is now in the SNP hoping to help them win seats at westminster in the face of a loaded press running a pro UK agenda, I would not support such an idiotic move
The SNP are standing on a platform of ‘more powers’. As far as I am aware, a referendum is not part of their manifesto though Sturgeon has indicated a possibility if the Euro referendum comes out No. Voting for the SNP is not the same as voting for independence. This is a First Past the Post election. It is not a referendum. If you are suggesting that we should ignore that more than 50% of people who voted cast their vote for NO I think you don’t understand the problem.
You saw the Storm troopers of the Union on the 19th. Do you honestly believe that these guys will roll over even with a democratic mandate never mind UDI. Given the role that big business played in loading the dice against Yes what do you suppose would happen to food supplies? Telecoms?
Have a read at Anthony Sampson’s The Sovereign State The Secret History of ITT. It’s an old book but it explains quite well the role of multinationals as tools of state. In particular the facilitation of the rise to power of Franco in Spain Might help you understand what you are up against. Don’t forget to consider everyone who is employed or in receipt of a pension. Since you don’t intend to ask them to agree with your position, how will you placate or reassure them?
Do you honestly believe that UDI would be a positive move for Scotland?
With respect, your prophesy of doom sounds reminiscent of Better Together’s project fear threats.
If crumbs from Westminster’s table is the SNP’s bag, then all they need remember is to doff their bunnets as they plead fir mair fi oor Westminster Lairds.
Appreciate independence is not for the faint hearted.
I saw what happened to Rhodesia when it declared UDI, I understand that some countries in Europe still do not recognise Kosovo and I believe that there is a danger of Northern Ireland style Binary politics if the 2 sides entrench in alliances for Yes and No. Is that doom and gloom? Maybe.
It looks like you and I will need to continue to see a different path. However I believe SNP are likely to have 25-35 seats max. I believe that won’t gain a majority vote in Scotland In achieving that and the likelihood of SNP being kingmakers in Westminster is small. Under these circumstances, feel free to declare UDI.
Corporatist Hell says:
If you are genuinely interested in conducting some kind of live experiment into how capital reacts when threatened by disruption in (a relatively small) nation / economy – then go for it.
You’ll get to see how aggressively capital reacts and responds to disruption and threats – especially against a weaker adversary.
You’ll also get to see how vindictive capital can be, especially towards the easiest targets – those at the bottom, who would suffer the most.
The lesson from last year is that capital would be happy with Scottish independence – as long as the conditions remain favorable. However, if there’s a suggestion that conditions will not be favorable, or there are rumblings of any funny business (however fringe / random – ‘A Day of Reckoning’ etc.) then they will not be happy – and in light of the above, capital’s response could be harsh in the extreme.
Your friend there is right.
However, if you are going for the UDI route, let us know when it’s happening (May 8?). I’ll want to get some beers in, popcorn, burgers, nibbles and stuff and watch it all unfold on TV.
The only beneficiaries of such an approach would be England – especially the North of England, and of course London, and ‘Westminster’.
iancowan2 says:
Don’t be surprise if between now and May the British state manufactures some national crisis, probably terrorism-related, to try and scare enough of us into thinking it’s too risky for Scotland to go it alone. Or is there even a nuclear option?
scot2go2 says:
Darien… I’m with you… Pro Indy mp’s travel to wm on a coach… troop in… those who want to take allegiance as ” subjects ” …do so… the rest do & say as THEY feel… not what colonial convention states…. then refuse ANY partnership/coalition/deal from whoever…. as it is clear that we have no friends in the Eng. establishment…. get back on the bus & leave till the wm political elite have sorted themselves out…. ANY kind of deal with backstabbing labour who will change ANY situation to whatever suits them as a party… turns my stomach….
“Pro Indy MPs travel to WM on a coach”
A coach? When was the last time you were on a long distance coach trip? It’s hellish. Surely Bransonrail would be a better choice (which would also better reflect the SNP’s corporatist position)
That’s an interesting sentiment. Notwithstanding anything else, if the outcome of the election is ‘nationalist choice’ then the double edged sword is that the SNP might be ‘required’ to help form a functioning government for the UK (of which, like it or not, for the moment, you are still a part of)
And similarly, like it or not, a UK government is still required to facilitate the functioning of your devolved administration.
So if SNP MPs were just to ‘jump back on the coach’ (or train) … well, I’m not sure what would happen, other than chaos might ensue (including in / for Scotland).
At the end of the day the country needs a government (and Scotland doesn’t have one / doesn’t have everything necessary in place to do so) and my guess is that if you ‘jumped back on the coach’ (or train) then the ‘westminster elite’ would have to form a UK Government (somehow) without you.
So instead of having e.g. a Labour / SNP confidence and supply arrangement (where Scottish interests could be brought to the fore as much as possible) you’d get some form of coalition involving the ‘unionist’ parties.
Or, you’d be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Donald Laing says:
the NO’s had it, for the time being. however like it or lump it, Westminster rule is coming to an end, all the signs are there , the corruption, the snobbery, the contempt, the “holier than thou” attitude. the British state is destroying itself and the sooner the better. Scotland, your time is nigh!
emmamaryjohnson says:
Does anyone else feel a tiny bit uncomfortable with the Maya Angelou quote in this context? She was talking about the opression of black people. There are streets in Edinburgh that are named for Scotlands glorious reign as plantation owners. She was talking about slavery, and its aftermath, that our ancestors benefited handsomely from (amongst others of course)
Before the shouting begins I completely understand the poem is *not* being used to suggest anything like that here AND I’m not saying it isn’t a resonant quote, but maybe just a wee nod to the slightly jarring historical reality in the circs would be…… polite.
Does anyone else feel a tiny bit uncomfortable? I do – and I’m the author.
I recognise the discomfort you suggest, and was unsure about it but used it because I love her and found it powerful. Sometimes choices are difficult.
Derek Grierson says:
2nd March 2015 at 12:51 am
When economic policies dictate that you work as directed for your State Benefits, what you have IS slavery. Skin colour doesn’t enter into it – abuse is abuse.
Pedant. says:
Aye, last time I checked there was a wee difference between Slavery, the Jim Crow laws and Scottish independence; all that waving the blue and white General Lee/ rebel flag/ Saltire! Fairly sure one or two Afro American’s would object to the linkage. Like Diana ROSS, Sam L JACKSON, Naomi CAMPBELL, Jesse JACKSON, Rosa PARKS, John COLTRANE, Will SMITH, Louis ARMSTRONG, Dizzy GILESPIE, Michael JACKSON, Frederick DOUGLAS, Marguerite Annie JOHNSTON, Martin Luther KING… do you see how the connection is a tad tasteless…Apparently the civil rights movement of equivalent of Better Together, was the Klu Klux KLAN!
(mother was afro-american! so annoyed me! Your politics is not a struggle for basic human dignity, please don’t assume so.)
“Having created (an entirely false) vision of Miliband as a dangerous radical”
I think you’ve got this part wrong.
Outside of the New Labour faithful, the vision of Miliband (or yes, Milibean in common parlance) is of a dangerous muppet, who hasn’t a clue about people, policy, economics, government, leadership etc. etc.
There’s nothing ‘radical’ about him. The garbage he spouts is just a mish-mash of populist soundbites. “Ooooh look at the price of that, we must do something about that’.
A couple of years ago he’d decided what the price of energy should be.
Apparently he’s got a Masters in Economics from the London School of. I find that baffling; I did ‘Higher’ economics and his ‘theories’ bear no relation to anything even I learned. All that stuff about price fixing and rent controls is utter nonsense, and if anything would have the opposite effect to that intended.
(I actually think he knows this full well, and these are just populist soundbites, which ‘evil big business and vested interests’ will prevent him from implementing)
He’s not a dangerous radical. He’s a little man, who talks little.
However many or few SNP MP’s are elected in May, their primary function will be to bring about better governance at Westminster. From a Scottish perspective this will mean enabling greater powers at Holyrood, from a UK perspective it will mean the changes to policy set out by Nicola Sturgeon, I have supported Scottish independence for more than 50 years and I have never underestimated the scale of the task to achieve it. Slow but steady progress has been achieved,particularly over the past 20 years and accelerating recently. To finally achieve our goal we will have to be pragmatic and declaring UDI doesn’t fall into that category. No-one can anticipate the turn of events that will ultimately lead to full independence. But by being responsible and ‘growing’ the Scottish Government, Scotland can be up and running with an experienced and effective government when independence comes. We need to be utterly committed to independence but we must resist being dogmatic. Dogma has no place in Scottish politics – SLAB is rooted in dogma and the corruption it breeds. We don’t need more of it, we need an end to it. Patience Darien.
Nicely put!
You are probably right, Arthur. We Scots are a patient, if odd bunch. Its almost as if we are playing with ‘them’ now.
gavinhunter says:
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Is Darien a unionist troll?
Brian Fleming says:
No, just a tad impatient, and who can blame him for that?
Bibbit says:
‘Better Together’ or ‘Project Fear’ hung on, by the skin of their teeth, to their northern province, on 18 September 2014. ‘Be careful what you wish for’. BT got what it wished for. But BT wanted the UK of old to continue; they did not want a changed UK. They want Scots to continue to prop up Labour, to allow the Big Two taking turns in power.These shrill, tedious laments only highlight that ‘NO’ meant, ‘No change, please, we’re British’. Yes, indeed, be careful what you wish for BT. So, in the UK’s past, it was OK for Scots to vote Labour and deny England’s Tories (which happened once in a blue moon and only because England that year voted Labour) but it’s definitely not ‘OK’ for Scots to vote SNP and deny England’s Tories. Westminster is a club for only 2 power mongers, don’t try & muscle in, you Jocks, on England’s rights (altho’ its OK for a party you sweaty Jocks never voted for to rule you). And remember, much as they don’t want to be, these SNP MPs will be BRITISH MPs, unless you think it is OK to have 2nd class British citizens in the UK. But you denied this was the case during the Referendum, (even tho’ you said its our pound, our central bank, our eu membership – the only thing you wanted to share with an indyScot was your debt)! So if 50+ SNP MPs end up in Westminster in May, just remember it was BT’s wish to have them there. And if BT types don’t like it, well they can just shut up and get to the back of the bus, for a change. Oh, the delicious irony of it all!
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What does the 34/70 in Saccharomyces pastorianus Weihenstephan 34/70 stand for?
I've searched everywhere.
No Wikipedia page.
No information on NCBI.
I searched all occurrences of 34/70 in some primary research articles!
The best I've found is this brewery forum where someone asked the same question.
And the user rockfish42 answered:
No idea why they use that number, but it's the catalog number at Weihenstephan's hefebank.
microbiology taxonomy nomenclature yeast
Rory M
I went to the Yeastbank website at Weihenstephan for some info. The keyword here is "Stamm," which is German for stem, clade, clan, or strain. So, I would take this to mean that the 34/70 is an isolate (#70) of strain 34. Two of 34/70's strengths, according to the link above are it makes clean beer and gives a pleasant taste profile due to its low yeast-like aroma in the finished beer. I can attest to that firsthand, having had on numerous occasions the pleasure of partaking of Weihenstephaner beer in its home city of Freising.
Larry_ParnellLarry_Parnell
$\begingroup$ That seems like a reasonable explanation. It reminds me of a lot of mammalian cell lines that go by common names (PC-12, Ins-1, Min-6, P19) that get a name based on the isolate number they came from in the original experiment. $\endgroup$ – user560 Apr 9 '12 at 19:10
I am not sure why you say there is no information... a quick Google search returned a few interesting pages...
In this paper:
Progress in Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Nevoigt, Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2008
the author says:
The identification of the entire genomic sequence of a commonly used lager brewer's yeast strain, i.e., Weihenstephan Nr. 34 (34/70), represents a breakthrough in the molecular analysis of lager brewer's yeast.
So, it would look like 34/70 is just a catalogue number, with no specific meaning.
Curiously, according to the Wikipedia page on Saccharomyces pastorianus:
S. pastorianus never grows above 34 °C (93 °F)
So, I cannot exclude the hypothesis that 34 could come from there although, well, I personally propend for the catalogue number.
Other interesting links:
The paper about the S. pastorianus genome sequencing:
Genome sequence of the lager brewing yeast, an interspecies hybrid. - Nakao et al., DNA Res. 2009
An article comparing two different strains of S. pastorianus, 34/70 and 34/78 (again, catalog number hypothesis seems to be the most obvious explanation)
Molecular species of phosphatidylethanolamine from continuous cultures of Saccharomyces pastorianus syn. carlsbergensis strains. - Tosch, Yeast. 2006
The NCBI taxonomy page (entry #520522)
$\begingroup$ That was a lot of effort for an answer that contained no new information. The question already said that 34/70 is the catalog number. The question was what the 34/70 means. And no it is not the temperature at which it starts to grow, that would mean Stamm W 195 starts to grow at 195°C !! Larry_Parnell's answer is much better. $\endgroup$ – user1271772 Apr 9 '12 at 15:05
$\begingroup$ No, the yeast stops growing at 34, so that's most probably just a coincidence, as I said. As for the new information... your question does not contain any of this and you said there was no Wikipedia or NCBI page, so I pointed out that there are in fact such pages, that's all. If the other answer is better accept that, I surely won't be offended. $\endgroup$ – nico Apr 9 '12 at 15:06
$\begingroup$ Yes my question said that it was the catalog number. See the quote. There's no wiki page for Saccharomyces pastorianus Weihenstephan 34/70, and I didn't say there's no NCBI page, just that the NCBI page didn't have any information about the 34/70. Sorry that I misread it as 'starts growing' rather than 'stops growing' , but the argument still stands the same =) $\endgroup$ – user1271772 Apr 9 '12 at 15:14
$\begingroup$ It seems like @nico was trying to help identify what was known from these public sources (NCBI, Wikipedia) for others that read the question as well. He was able to come up with the same informaation you seem to have found, and though he did not find a definitive answer as to the history of the name, it is relevant information. :) $\endgroup$ – user560 Apr 9 '12 at 19:09
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The north-east of England is the birth place of a range of important figures that have left a story or helped change the world. Our curriculum design explores these characters in detail. Each year group will study one of the following: Grace Darling, famed for participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838; George Stephenson, The Father of the Railways; Sir Joseph Swan, an English physicist and chemist who created the incandescent light bulb; Sir William George Armstrong, an interesting engineer and inventor famed for creating the first hydro-electric powered house in the world. We also explore events significant to our region such as 'The Great Fire of Gateshead' and our coal mining and ship building heritage.
We aim for our curriculum to inspire a hunger for learning more about the past. All lessons begin with a key question that we aim to explore. We want children to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, investigate arguments and develop perspective and judgement.
At Blackfell we strive for a Geography education that drives a curiosity and fascination of the world and the people that live here. Our curriculum should equip pupils with a knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and differing environments. As pupil progress their growing knowledge of the world, it should help them to deepen understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth's features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.
Opportunities are provided, through the units of work studied, to enable children to acquire field work skills, geographical skills and knowledge. All lessons begin with a key question that will be explored. The geographical enquiry aim is to inspire the children and stimulate an interest and curiosity about their immediate surroundings, places in the UK and world, including the communities and people that live within them.
Find below the units of work covered across our History and Geography curriculum.
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What’s new – 14th January 2018
Posted on January 14, 2018 by Peter Hicks
Another Sunday creeps up on us, and it’s time to release the new maps and updates to the site. Work is continuing in the background on brand new features for the next major version of the site – constrained, as always, by having to go out and earn money to pay for all of this.
This week, there are two new maps:
London Victoria to Nunhead and Herne Hill covers the entirety of London Victoria station, including the Down Carriage Sidings and Stewarts Lane Depot, down to Clapham High Street. The curve toward Loughborough Junction extends the map to fringe with the Thameslink Core map, and we also have toward Herne Hill and the routes to and from Loughborough Junction and Brixton. Peckham Rye and Queens Road Peckham fringe the map nicely with the London Bridge and East London Line maps, and past Nunhead, we also fringe with the North Kent Lines map via Lewisham
The West Dulwich to Teynham and Sheppey map extends from the other new map, taking us down through Beckenham Junction (fringing with the Norwood Junction map for trains to and from Crystal Palace), through to Sittingbourne and Teynham. We’ve also included the branch to Sheerness-on-Sea
A vast amount of work has gone in to these maps, and we’re rightly quite proud of what we’ve achieved in such a small time. On top of that, we’ve also been busy fixing problems with the existing maps – so many this time that we can’t actually show them on our development system on a single page!
Signal L249 was missing from the Liverpool Street to Romford map, and we’ve revised the layout around the Carpenters Road Curve and lines off to the North London Line
Platform 1 at Filton Abbey Wood had mysteriously disappeared, but we’ve been assured it exists in real-life, so have added it
One of the ETCS marker boards at London Paddington was facing the wrong way, and now points toward the track to which it applies
Again, another ETCS marker board was the wrong way around at London Blackfriars, and we’ve also removed the berths for the cab-signalling markers on the line toward London Bridge
We’d drawn the fringe between the Stour Valley and Wolverhampton workstations incorrectly on the Smethwick Galton Bridge to Stafford (exc.) map, so we’ve fixed it – trains no longer disappear at BW4248 and BW4249 signals
Signal T646 at Plumpton is a distant signal, so we’ve removed the berth
We think the signal at Ashchurch for Tewkesbury sidings is G234, not G324, so we’ve corrected it on the map
At Loughborough, the Limit of Shunt (LOS) board by signal 524 was showing as an ETCS marker board, and this now shows as a LOS marker
Some additional routes are shown around Three Bridges, as well as the misnumbering of T510 signal being fixed. Reigate’s RG23 berth now clears out when a train passes the signal
Some trackwork missing at Lancaster has now been added
A set of points was misdrawn around platform 4 and 6 at Cardiff Central, making it look like it was impossible to move from platform 4 to the main lines – this is fixed
Kenilworth station is shown between Coventry and Leamington Spa, although no trains are booked to call there yet
At Ashford International, the berth for signal 664 in platform 1 has been fixed, the map extended to Chartham and the signals past Sevington now display descriptions
Please keep reporting bugs, problems and issues to support@opentraintimes.com – you’ll get an email back which will let you see progress of your report, and also when it’s fixed. We like to keep in touch.
Until next time, enjoy the new maps!
6 thoughts on “What’s new – 14th January 2018”
Oliver Steinmetz on January 15, 2018 at 12:15 am said:
pretty good of fixing mishap but on Thursday the Swindon diagram went funny or wrong because i was looking on diagram it was showing some train codes on the map, green line showing and some signals for trains coming in and out swindon showing green signals which should follow same signals on it. so i might you have look because the diagram went wrong. plus can you add a diagram map for Mansfield area please thank you
David Mant on January 15, 2018 at 12:53 pm said:
I live between Salisbury and Dean on the Exeter, Overton and Romsey map. When I click the link it always starts at the Exeter end which then needs a lot of scrolling on the mobile (it’s easy enough at home on the computer). Is it possible to add links that could be saved on my Favourites so that you can specify where to go to on each map when it is selected as seems to happen on some of the links to adjacent maps at present.
Paul Collins on January 15, 2018 at 12:59 pm said:
You have missed out Shoreham station between Eynsford and Otford.
Paul Reeve on February 3, 2018 at 10:46 am said:
The station marked as Otford is actually Shoreham (314/5 signals). Otford is 318/9 signals.
Edwin on January 18, 2018 at 5:39 pm said:
Hi, great work, I really like your site! Is the track layout shown on your maps built entirely from the NR data feeds, or do you use other sources (e.g. other maps, personal observation)? Thanks 🙂
Thanks for the “Chatham” side maps – a great help!
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Presale: Lil Yachty
From the Artists
by Pandora on May 5, 2017
Lil Yachty just announced that he’s hitting the road this fall for the Teenage Tour. If you missed the chance to get Pandora presale tickets, you’re in luck. Tickets are still available in the markets below.
Tune into Sounds Like Lil Yachty Mixtape to hear a handpicked mix of tracks exploring the music that has influenced and inspired his sound. Lil Yachty’s debut album, Teenage Emotions, is now available on Pandora Premium.
Lil Yachty Tour Dates:
08/11/17 Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
08/12/17 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
08/13/17 New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater
08/15/17 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
08/16/17 Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks Live
08/17/17 Columbia, SC – Music Farm
08/18/17 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
08/22/17 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
08/23/17 Washington, DC – Echostage
08/24/17 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
08/25/17 New York, NY – Terminal 5
08/26/17 Boston, MA – The Wilbur
08/28/17 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
08/30/17 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club Stage at The Rave
08/31/17 St. Paul, MN – Myth Live
09/02/17 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
09/05/17 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
09/06/17 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
09/14/17 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
09/16/17 Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
09/18/17 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
09/19/17 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
09/21/17 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
09/23/17 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
09/24/17 Vancouver, BC, Canada – P.N.E. Forum
Presale: Chris Rock
Presale: Mary J. Blige
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Conficker Worm "Offer" Poses New Identity Theft Risk
By Admin on April 13, 2009 12:16 PM
A new version of the Conficker computer worm is disguising itself as an offer for anti-virus software, and computer users who provide their personal and financial information in response to the "offer" can fall victim to identity theft.
According to CNET News, the latest variation of Conficker "is downloading a program called Spyware Protect 2009 and displaying warning messages saying that the computer is infected and offering to clean it up for $49.95." CNET News also offers information about a Conficker Eye Chart that you can use to test your computer for infection.
Conficker can try to worm its way into your computer in a number of ways, including as a pop-up ad offering ant-virus protection, or as spam email. But the only way it can infect your system is if you take some action like clicking on a link or downloading a file. So, the best way to protect yourself and your computer is to avoid clicking on any links or opening any attachment unless you know and trust the source. Learn more at ConfickerWorkingGroup.org.
As of January 2009, the Conficker (or "Downadup") worm was estimated to have infected as many as one in every 16 personal computers, and compromised the security of 33 percent of computers and devices worldwide. A much-talked about April 1st launch of a new form of Conficker passed fairly quietly, but new problems are still cropping up. In addition to the new anti-virus software wrinkle, over 700 campus computers at the University of Utah were recently infected with the Conficker virus, the Associated Press reports. And according to Computerworld: "Windows PCs infected with the Conficker worm have turned into junk mail-spewing robots capable of sending billions of spam messages a day."
CBS News: Conficker Now Instructed to Steal
CNET News: Conficker Also Installs Fake Antivirus Software
CNET News: Eye Chart Can Help Diagnose Conficker
Associated Press: Conficker Worm Hits University of Utah Computers
Computerworld: Conficker Botnet Could Flood Web with Spam
Identity Theft FAQ (FindLaw)
Preventing Identity Theft (FindLaw)
Internet Crimes Information Center: Identity Theft (provided by Weiner & Ratzan, P.A.)
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Robotic Arm Releases SpaceX Dragon for Splashdown
The SpaceX Dragon is released from the Canadarm2. Credit: NASA TV
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station’s robotic arm at 6:11 a.m. EDT. The capsule will begin a series of departure burns and maneuvers to move beyond the 656-foot (200-meter) “keep out sphere” around the station for its return trip to Earth. The capsule is currently scheduled to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean about 11:47 a.m. EDT, approximately 326 miles west of Baja California.
Following splashdown, Dragon will be recovered from the ocean and put on a ship for transportation to a port near Los Angeles, where some cargo including research will be removed and returned to NASA within 48 hours.
Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crew members, at: www.nasa.gov/station
Get breaking news, images, videos and features from the station on social media at:
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S.C. Primary Election results are coming in, several races head to runoffs
Jun 10, 2020 Kate Zawidzki
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Check out our primary runoff voter guide.
Thank you to everyone who voted in yesterday’s Primary Election, and to everyone who checked out our medical cannabis voter guide and spread the word!
Numerous known supporters will be advancing to the General Election. You can find the unofficial election results here and compare them to our House and Senate voter guides.
Meanwhile, in three Senate primaries and eight House primaries, no candidate received a majority. Those districts are headed to primary runoffs on Tuesday, June 23. Check out our runoff voter guide here to see if there’s a runoff in your district and to learn about candidates’ stances.
After you check out the voter guide, please spread the word. Two primary races were so close they’re headed to a recount. A relatively small number of supporters can sway an election. To have even more impact, you may want to consider volunteering for or donating to candidates you support.
And, stay tuned. We’ll be publishing another voter guide well in advance of November’s General Election.
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Illinois: Cannabis reform candidates J.B. Pritzker, Kwame Raoul, Bob Morgan cruise to victory
Nov 07, 2018 Kate Zawidzki
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Yesterday’s blue wave in Illinois poised to become a green wave next session
Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker, who has been a vocal supporter of legalizing, taxing, and regulating cannabis for adults’ use, appears to have handily won yesterday’s gubernatorial election. While official election results are still pending, both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times reported a margin of victory of around 55% of the vote.
In the race for state attorney general, cannabis reform supporter Sen. Kwame Raoul also notched a win with around 54% of the vote. Both J.B. Pritzker and Kwame Raoul were rated A+ candidates by MPP leading up to the election for their strong positions in support of sensible marijuana policy.
And a hearty congratulations go out to friend-of-the-movement Bob Morgan, who won the 58th District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives! Morgan headed up the successful launch of the state’s medical cannabis program, and as a private attorney, Bob has continued to be engaged in cannabis reform. He is a welcome addition to the General Assembly.
Yesterday’s results come as Sen. Heather Steans and Rep. Kelly Cassidy prepare to introduce a revised bill for the session starting in January that would legalize cannabis for adults in Illinois. This moment is a huge step toward the bill’s passage and an exciting moment for those who seek an end to cannabis prohibition in Illinois.
Another election, and another historic night for marijuana reform!
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Another election, and another historic night for marijuana reform.
Michigan has passed legalization! MPP played a central role in this campaign from start to finish. From coordinating the initiative drafting to overseeing the production of TV ads, MPP staffers worked alongside a excellent campaign team for two years to make Michigan the first state in the Midwest to adopt legalization. This is a huge win that will maintain our momentum in Washington, D.C. to pass a landmark federal reform bill through Congress in the near future.
Utah passed medical marijuana! MPP led the drafting process and played an important supporting role throughout the campaign. We are so proud of the Utah Patients Coalition team on this historic win that will end the heartless policy of criminalizing patients. If we can pass medical marijuana in Utah, then we can pass it in any state in the country…and we will.
In Missouri, voters approved medical marijuana, and they chose the best of the three possible initiatives. We congratulate our allies in the marijuana reform movement for this important win that will help patients access the medicine they need.
Sadly, North Dakota did not pass its legalization initiative. In such a conservative state, it was always an uphill battle. The proponents ran a strong campaign, but in a midterm year, the electorate was always going to be a challenge. North Dakota passed medical marijuana in 2016. It’s only a matter of time before the state adopts legalization, either via ballot initiative or legislative action.
As a movement, we won three out of four states. And for MPP, we’ve now played a leading role in seven of the 10 states that have legalized marijuana for adults (Colorado, Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Vermont, and Michigan).
We couldn’t do this work without the support of voters, allies, activists, and donors. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made these crucial victories last night possible.
In other great news, voters elected at least seven governors who support ending marijuana prohibition — Ned Lamont in Connecticut, JB Pritzker in Illinois, Michelle Lujan Grisham in New Mexico, Tim Walz in Minnesota, Gavin Newsom in California, Jared Polis in Colorado, and Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan. For more details, check out our elections page.
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Olga Orlova openly talked about leaving Zhanna Friske, a career in the “Brilliant” and love
The singer became a member of the project on the TV channel “Home” “Heroines of our time.”
Olga Orlova
Photo: “Home”
Singer Olga Orlova openly talked about leaving Zhanna Friske, star,
leaving the group “Brilliant”, female friendship and family.
Resignation Zhanna Friske: “We always think we have a whole life ahead to
in order to correct mistakes, to ask forgiveness or to help someone. But
really it’s not, and already it could all end tomorrow. Or even today. Of course,
after this event, my world turned upside down”.
About star-struck: “We’ve worked too hard not getting enough sleep, constantly
were on the move, traded to other hotels. Star sickness can
to start when you are greeted and treated like a Queen and you go on stage and
sing beautiful songs. And we are so much tired that it is up to us never
got through”.
About the “Brilliant”: “I considered myself a full-fledged part of the group and not
expected that this could happen to me.
But to spare yourself the non-constructive: either you move on or can
lie down and die. I started to work, and when you have a lot of work, designated for
depression in your schedule remains. Recommend this to everyone to take note:
start working, and then your depression will run away, sparkling heels”.
“The Last hero”: “Each participant could take only one thing from
“civilization”, and I chose toothpaste. Thought someone would take a comb,
the other shower gel etc. But when
we arrived, it turned out that one was with a soccer ball, the second – with
knitting, and the third by Shakespeare. It is, of course, useful, but only up to
until it is not over.
About love: “As Nietzsche said, when you meet the right guy, you’ll understand
why not work with others. This works 1000%. Now I don’t want
to talk about their relationship, because he is a non-public person, and I am very
glad of it. When the two meet a famous person, it is difficult for them to hide their
relations and make them purely personal. And here I have the opportunity
keep them for yourself and within your family.”
About the son: “it’s very important for him to be a support, helper and friend. However
now he’s at a difficult age, and sometimes I have to be a strict mother to
to keep him on the true path. It’s hard, but I make this for max
efforts.”
Victoria Bonia revealed the secret, as in 36 years old look like 18
Star Comedy Woman revealed the reasons for parting with her lover
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Hazard off mark but Real make hard work of Granada
MADRID (AFP) – Eden Hazard ended the wait for his first Real Madrid goal but his team had to resist a spirited second-half comeback from Granada to seal a thrilling 4-2 victory in La Liga last Saturday night.
Karim Benzema put Real ahead in the second minute at the Santiago Bernabeu before Hazard opened his account with a delightful lifted finish towards the end of the first half.
Luka Modric’s bending long-range effort on the hour looked to have confirmed the win but Granada scored twice in quick succession through Darwin Machis and Domingos Duarte, the first from the penalty spot, to set up a tense last 12 minutes.
James Rodriguez, on as a substitute, ended the rally by scoring his first Madrid goal since May 2017 to wrap up an unexpectedly dramatic contest between the league’s top two.
Madrid will stay first heading into the international break even if newly promoted Granada demonstrated why they have made such a remarkable opening to the season.
“We wanted to keep a clean sheet but sometimes an opponent can put you under pressure,” Real coach Zinedine Zidane said. “We didn’t surrender, we kept going and we knew any time we could score a fourth.”
Madrid had been in control, their fluency and tempo contributing to arguably the best hour of football they have played this season.
Yet a hectic 20-minute period in the second half took some of the gloss off a win that at least gets Zidane’s side back on track following their 2-2 draw at home to Club Brugge in the Champions League tomorrow.
Hazard had become a growing concern after five underwhelming matches, the patience granted to him after his injury in pre-season beginning to run out after his EUR100 million move from Chelsea.
“We need Eden like that, playing well and scoring,” Zidane said.
“He was happy at the end of the game in the changing room. We are happy for him and his goal. I hope it is the first of many.”
Toni Kroos walked off injured in the first half to be replaced by Modric while Zidane said afterwards that Gareth Bale’s substitution late on was also due to a knock.
Bale had returned after being rested against Brugge while Alphonse Areola came in for the ill Thibaut Courtois in goal. Areola’s mistake gave away the penalty, and perhaps any hopes he had of keeping Courtois out longer-term.
Playing on the right, the Welshman often makes use of the outside of his left foot and the bend he created to bypass two Granada defenders and find Benzema at the backpost was superb. Benzema could not miss.
Bale was first to congratulate Hazard when he scored shortly before half-time but Valverde created it, driving past two Granada midfielders before intercepting Duarte’s header and poking the ball through. Hazard finished just in time, lifting it coolly into the net.
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MDEC helps SMEs take digital leap in new norm
KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has introduced several initiatives on E-commerce, Gig Economy, Talent Development and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Growth to empower and sustain the target group with digital transformation in the new norm.
MDEC Business Digital Adoption Director Muhundhan Kamarapullai said the agency under the Communications and Multimedia Ministry has promoted digitalisation among SME since the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO).
“We have initiatives like 100 Go Digital where we educate the ecosystem on the latest digitalisation information as we continue to digitally empower the businesses.
“Recently, we announced the #SMART Automation Grant for the Services Industry as part of the government’s PENJANA initiative to support the SMEs to take the digital leap in this new norm,” he said in a statement released after a webinar titled ‘Can Digitalisation Save Your Business?’. He said MDEC’s efforts were necessary as many SMEs were looking at digital platforms to overcome their challenges that might negatively impact their operations and income generation.
As the agency noted, the Ministry of Finance estimates that two million jobs or approximately eight per cent of the workforce are at risk by the end of 2020. The dismal numbers reveal that the Malaysian economy has been severely crippled by the after effects of the MCO.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia also reported that 53.4 per cent of businesses will only survive for one to two more months if they opt to pay staff anywhere from half to full salaries.
To address this, the recent National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) offers hope through its various allocations, with MYR35 billion in initiatives to stimulate the economy.
Technology, Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) Head Dr Chua Wen-Shyan, who was also in the webinar panel said the primary focus should be on developing people.
“People or talent are the greatest assets in your company. Motivate them, upskill them with the necessary skills to promote innovation and development within your company to achieve a sustainable digital transformation.
“What we do at SHRDC is to design high impact programmes relevant to the different industries. Each company may require a unique digitalisation roadmap as there is no one size fit all,” he said.
Meanwhile, Plus Solar Systems Sdn Bhd Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Ryan Oh said the push for digitalisation prompted the company to develop smart energy solutions to help businesses save on the bottom line and turn business insights into valuable intelligence that could translate into better business decisions.
“This certainly shows that many businesses are looking at diverse ways to trim the bottom line with energy consumption being one major concern,” he said.
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South Korea tightens Seoul curbs after record death toll
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea banned gatherings of more than four people in the capital and surrounding areas yesterday as the country recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the epidemic began.
While South Korea has suffered relatively lightly compared to other nations, officials said a surge in infections had left hospitals in the capital region with a chronic shortage of intensive care beds.
The country reported 926 new coronavirus cases yesterday, and the death toll was now at 698 after 24 people died in the past 24 hours – a record high since the emergence of the epidemic. South Korea had previously been held up as a model of how to combat the virus, with the public largely following social distancing and other rules.
But a resurgence centred on the capital and surrounding areas has seen daily cases climb to over 1,000 several times in the past week, and acting mayor Seo Jung-hyup said there were only four empty beds left in intensive care units in Seoul.
At least two Seoul residents died of the disease while waiting to be hospitalised this month, according to city authorities.
A woman wearing a face mask walks near the display of South Korea’s capital Seoul logo in Seoul. PHOTO: AP
Starting from tomorrow, Seoul and surrounding regions – home to half the country’s 52 million people – will ban most gatherings of five people or more for about two weeks, officials said.
The order applies to both indoors and outdoors, Seo said, adding the situation requires “extreme self-control, sacrifice, and patience”.
“If we do not tackle the explosive number of cases, what New York and London had to endure – empty streets and city lockdowns – can also happen in Seoul,” he said.
The latest spike came despite the government’s tightening of social distancing rules in the area earlier this month.
South Korea endured one of the worst early Covid-19 outbreaks outside mainland China, but brought it broadly under control with an intensive “trace, test and treat” approach.
The new measures are the strictest imposed in the country since the start of the epidemic, although the central government has yet to raise the nationwide alert level to the highest.
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How Two Women in Côte d’ Ivoire Helped Other Women Become their own Bankers
Photo: Josh Estey/CARE
By Emily Janoch May 7, 2020
Salamatou and Fati are a big reason CARE supports more than 260,000 women in savings groups in Cote d’Ivoire. Now, these groups are playing a key role in educating women on the coronavirus.
When Salamatou Dagnogo was penniless and hundreds of miles away from her five children, she knew she had to think on her feet if she wanted to be reunited with them.
Salamatou was stranded in Niger after her abusive husband put her on a bus, knowing she would not have enough money to return to Côte d’Ivoire.
In Niger, she joined a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA), a co-op that allows women to be their own bankers. Founded by CARE in 1991, VSLAs are groups of approximately 20 women who each save a little bit of money every day. Over time, the women use the group savings to give small loans to each other so they can invest in businesses, agriculture, or their children’s educations. This allows the women to earn a profit, so they can repay the loan with interest. After a year, the group members share the money, returning every woman’s initial investment, plus interest.
260,000+ women in Côte d'Ivoire participate in CARE savings groups
After 18 months, Salamatou used her earnings to purchase a bus ticket back to Côte d’Ivoire where she was reunited with her children.
Knowing the difference that this savings group made to her life, she began thinking about bringing this model to women in her own country.
Not quite sure how to start, Salamatou approached her friend Fati Abdou who she suspected would be in support of the idea. A community educator at the CARE Côte d’Ivoire office, Fati was keen to hear of any ideas that would benefit vulnerable women.
Salamatou explained all she had learned from CARE in Niger about how savings groups work. At the time, Fati’s health work mostly focused on running HIV programs. Although this was outside her usual realm, the two knew this model had potential to serve countless women.
Women come together at a VSLA meeting in in Kagadama, Niger, where CARE began its pilot savings and loan program nearly 30 years ago. Photo: Josh Estey/CARE
Together, they made a formidable pair: Salamatou with her determination for a better life for all women, and Fati with her skills in organizing communities and teaching new ideas.
“I used nights and weekends with Salamatou to start groups and prove that savings changed more than just women’s income,” Fati says. “We knew we could do more.”
Gradually, more women were convinced to join the savings groups. Salamatou founded 150 groups herself.
The duo didn’t stop there. When she saw what those groups of women could accomplish, Fati worked to change CARE. She convinced her boss and colleagues to adopt a new idea. She built a team who saw that for women like Salamatou, savings is about so much more than money. It’s about health, dignity, and hope. It’s about escaping an abusive marriage — like Salamatou eventually did — and building a future for your children.
Salamatou, who was married at age 13 and had five children by age 20 with an abusive husband, was determined to do what was necessary to build a better life, and she knew that saving and investing was key in achieving that.
150 VSLAs were started by Salamatou
“People who knew me before — they now see the difference in my life,” Salamatou says. “But it’s not me alone. My story is the same for a lot of women. We help ourselves, and we change our situation.”
“Over time, the impact of VSLAs stretches far beyond economic and financial empowerment,” says Michelle Nunn, President and CEO, CARE USA. “As groups achieve one goal — helping one another start small enterprises or pay for school fees – they set their sights on other, often more ambitious goals such as buying land, running for political office or fighting for gender equality in their communities.”
Between them, Salamatou and Fati have helped more than 260,000 women across Côte d’Ivoire start saving and begin to build futures. Today, there are nearly 7.6 million women across 51 countries who are CARE VSLA members. By 2030, that number is estimated to reach 50 million.
Fati is currently in Atlanta teaching CARE staff how savings groups can work to support women in the U.S.
Women help ourselves, and we change our situation.
Fati Abdou
Community Educator at the CARE Côte d’Ivoire office
The rapid global spread of COVID-19 and its associated challenges are activating VSLAs in nontraditional ways to respond in a crisis dominated by mass panic and miscommunication. As many VSLA groups are rural and remote, members may not have access to information from mainstream media sources.
The groups have proven instrumental as trusted networks for disseminating information during emergencies like Ebola outbreaks and now during the current COVID-19 pandemic. In Niger, leaders in VSLAs are sending voice notes over Whatsapp about the virus to five other members of the savings group, who then forward the message about the virus to five more contacts, over and over, creating a chain mail effect to share accurate information about the outbreak.
Ely Keita, the Country Director of CARE Niger, explains that VSLA groups used their collective savings to purchase items such as food, soap, and handwashing kits in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“At the start of the confinement and with limited access to markets, some of the groups purchased [essentials] to distribute to their members to ease the impact of the confinement on their households.”
For years to come, women across the world will continue to benefit from the impact of Salamatou and Fati’s determination to support other women to find safety and financial independence.
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Continental Crucible: Big Business, Workers and Unions in the Transformation of North America, 2nd Ed.
by Richard Roman and Edur Velasco Arregui
2015, paperback
The crucible of North American neoliberal transformation is heating up, but its outcome is far from clear. Continental Crucible examines the clash between the corporate offensive and the forces of resistance from both a pan-continental and a class struggle perspective. This book also illustrates the ways in which the capitalist classes in Canada, Mexico, and the United States used free trade agreements to consolidate their agendas and organize themselves continentally.
The failure of traditional labor responses to stop the continental offensive being waged by big business has led workers and unions to explore new strategies of struggle and organization, pointing to the beginnings of a continental labor movement across North America. The battle for the future of North America has begun.
“This insightful, revealing, and passionate book is a must read for workers and union activists all over the world in their efforts to develop strategies to overcome neoliberalism. The creation of a single North American and global labor market by NAFTA and neoliberal globalization has created both the bases and the necessity for workers and unions to move beyond nationalism and chauvinism.” —Alejandro Álvarez, socioeconomist and professor at the Faculty of Economics–Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, National Autonomous University of Mexico), member of the Trinational Coalition in Defense of Public Education and of the ’68 Pro-Democratic Liberties Committee.
“The analysis presented by the authors and the conclusions they come to are fundamentally sound. The call for going beyond basic cooperation between unions to a profound transformation of unions into organizations fighting for the needs and aspirations of working people in all three countries is powerful and exciting. This very readable text may well prove crucial for those wanting to move beyond a national framework and encompass one that is continental and global.” —Chris Schenk, Global Labour Journal
“All of those interested in understanding the nature of the problems we face in taking on the capitalist class and building a new continental labor movement will find this book essential.” —Dan La Botz, New Politics
“The product of decades of close collaboration between two participant/observers of the Mexican labor movement, Continental Crucible is a significant contribution to the literature on NAFTA and labor that merits the study and consideration of labor educators.” —Labor Studies Journal
“Roman and Velasco have made a valuable contribution to understanding the convergence of North American political economy under free trade and neoliberalism, and a timely intervention in their call for a transnational labor movement with transformative ambitions.” —Working USA
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MBA student’s achievement recognised
December 19, 2019 / La Trobe Business School
La Trobe Business School MBA graduate/student Gopal Agarwal was named NISPP Student of the Year at the 2019 Northern Business Achievement Awards, held in December.
NISPP
The Northern Industry Student Placement Program (NISPP), managed by NORTH Link, sources placements and projects across the region for students from La Trobe University, RMIT University, Kangan Institute and Melbourne Polytechnic. In 2019, over 300 students from the four tertiary institutions participated.
The NISPP Placement Student of the Year and Placement Employer of the Year awards were sponsored by Unitemps.
Consultant for Floridia Cheese
Gopal worked as a consultant with Floridia Cheese for a semester as part of his
Experiential Learning Project (BUA5ELP) elective. His task involved investigating the viability of a new cheese variety for the Australian and export markets.
Viv Banner, Floridia’s ERP Project Manager, was enthusiastic about the results of his consultancy:
“Gopal was highly engaged and motivated from the start, taking the task well beyond the project brief. He grasped what we wanted straight away and worked hard to ensure he met all our requirements.
Personally, we found Gopal a delight to work with. He demonstrated professionalism and abilities beyond our expectations. We know he’ll have a great future in the corporate world and we’d strongly recommend him to any future employer.”
Associate Professor Geraldine Kennett, Director of La Trobe’s MBA Program, highlighted the benefits to students of undertaking a consultancy project as part of their MBA studies.
“Our ELP students apply the skills they gained throughout their MBA in a real-life business setting, identifying, negotiating and delivering an enterprise project that provides them with significant learning opportunities.
NORTH Link has been instrumental in linking our MBA students to projects that are of real benefit to local industry. Gopal has an excellent academic record and we are very pleased that his professional competence has been acknowledged in this way.”
The Northern Business Achievement Awards
The Northern Business Achievement Awards (NBAAs) are a partnership of industry, education, local and state government and decision makers across Melbourne’s north. They recognise local business achievements and excellence, growth and competitiveness.
Read more about the Northern Business Achievement Awards and LBS’ involvement here
La Trobe Business School Awards
During the La Trobe Business School End of Year Forum some of our staff were presented with LBS Awards and LBS Research Awards.
LBS Awards
The LBS Awards recognises individuals and teams for their individual contribution to La Trobe Business School’s mission throughout 2019. LBS’s mission is to be a community of students, academics, and professionals committed to enhancing business learning through education and research, which is innovative, responsible, and engaged.
Adam Heron: “For outstanding service to the School through his work on the successful AACSB accreditation bid.”
Jane and Adam
Earl Jobling: “For demonstrating innovation and engagement in design and delivery of a place-based subject with industry partners”
Erica Klaymi: “For outstanding service to the school through the delivery of core activities including the BFCM Conference”.
Mally Marimuthu: “For identification of opportunities for continuous improvement in curriculum and quality process.”
Jane and Mally
Julio Mancuso Tradenta: “For leveraging engagement with external partners to enrich the student experience and enhance graduate employability.”
Kiera Staley, Erica Randle, Emma Seal and Alex Donaldson: “For sustained engagement, enhancing our reputation as a partner of choice.”
Emma, Kiera and Jane
Swati Nagpal, Nicole El-Haber, Donna Burnett, Tim Clune, Shalinka Jayatilleke, Alice Li, Anne Brouwer, Anjum Chaudhry: “For displaying excellence, innovation and connectedness in organising and running the PRME week of activities comprising the CR3+ Conference, ANZ Regional Chapter meeting and the United Nations Champions Meeting”.
Jane, Anne, Donna, Nicole, Swati, Shalinka, Tim and Tynique
LBS Research Excellence Awards
The following staff members received Research Excellence Awards:
Early Career Researcher Award: Dr Kirsty Forsdike
Jane and Kirsty
Mid-Career Researcher Award: Dr Liam Lenten
Liam and Jane
Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision Award: Professor Bala Balachandran
Congratulations to all these outstanding staff members of the LBS!
Australia’s Changing Health Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
December 5, 2019 / La Trobe Business School
While Australia has a very good health system by world standards, like all industries it faces increasing disruption, says Dr Mark Cloney, convener for the 2020 Innovation in Health Forum (#IHF2020), taking place at La Trobe University Melbourne Campus on the 25th and 26th of June 2020.
So, where are the areas for innovation and improvement? Is it in patient care and outcomes or access; affordability or technological innovation; e-health or assistive technology; next generation sequencing, 3d-printed devices, point of care diagnosis, or biosensors and trackers? Or, is it in shifting the focus from treatment to prevention; exploring the role of nutritional food or alternative medicines in sustaining good health and wellness?
A changing business model
A recent report by PWC[1] shows, Australia’s health system faces similar pressures to others globally including rising costs driven by increasing incidence of chronic diseases, an aging population, inequitable access to services, and gaps in workforce and infrastructure. In addition, changing customer expectations, under the NDIS for example, are driving a need for more personalised, digital, seamless and integrated care experiences.
In short, the business model for the health and wellness sector in Australia is rapidly changing and, as PWC concludes, providers, clinicians, and broader industry players are at varying levels of maturity in terms of adapting to this change.
Partnership with NORTHLink
The La Trobe Business School will again partner with NORTHLink for its third innovation forum to present a range of industry and academic perspectives, world class speakers and deep dive sessions over two days, exploring the future of Australia’s health and welling industry in June 2020.
La Trobe’s $5 billion University City of the Future Project[2] has identified a focus on this sector with:
a major Health and Wellbeing Hub with improved access to health services and includes a private hospital, aged care facilities and additional childcare;
a world-class Sports Park for teaching, research, community participation and elite sport;
a transformed Research and Innovation Precinct focussing on our world-class strengths in Agri-bioscience, Food and Fibre, Health and Wellbeing, Digital Technology and Cyber.
NORTHLink’s 2018 Investment Attraction Strategy also focuses on innovation in the emerging health and wellbeing sector targeting sport and sports medicine, aged care, mental health, allied health, emerging medical products and assistive technology for the NDIS as future job generators for Melbourne’s north.
Innovation in Health Forum
Given this level of partner commitment, research effort and investment, it is timely to explore how the 4th Industrial Revolution and what innovations are impacting and shaping patient care and, more broadly, the Australian health and nutritional eco-systems of tomorrow.
Specifically, then:
How can the health and wellbeing sector and universities harness these research, technological and digital innovations in the most productive and ethical ways?
Where within the Australian health and food ecosystems do the greatest business growth and research opportunities lie?
What are the key challenges the sector faces?
Are we strategically prepared?
And, can the sector adapt to potential disruption and opportunities quickly?
As well as several industry presenters, the 2020 Innovation in Health Forum will present the latest cutting science and research on health and wellbeing from La Trobe’s Science, Health and Engineering College, the Institute for Agriculture & Food (LIAF), AgriBio, Centre for Agricultural Bioscience, and provides greater detail of its City of the Future Project’s health and wellness ambitions. This maximises the potential of future industry and government engagement, breaks down silos, and creates space for enhanced collaborative research and investment opportunities in this sector.
We anticipate 350 delegates at the event with the formal marketing campaign, schedule, keynote and speakers list, and panellists to be available in late February 2020.
The benefits of attending the 2020 forum include:
Opportunities for research or business collaboration
Access to first-hand knowledge-sharing and latest trends
Keeping pace with the constantly changing world and latest technology
An opportunity for you to be challenged and grow
Getting into the right network
The target audience is stakeholders able to effect and/or influence innovation and change at the health care and wellness industry, at the systems, research and/or practice level. This includes business and NFP’s active in: assistive technologies, primary care, aged-care, allied health, disability service, medicinal medicines, e-health, agribusiness, banks and institutional investment, health insurance, general practice, medical specialists, hospitals, state and local government, researchers and academics.
Very pleasingly, we have already secured sponsorship from DPV Health and the Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions for the event with several more industry participants and sponsors to be announced in the New Year.
You can register your interest in attending and/or direct general enquires for the event to: LBSinnovationforum@latrobe.edu.au or contact the people listed below.
Dr Mark Cloney
T: 9479 5621|E: M.Cloney@latrobe.edu.au Contact
Professor Jane Hamilton
Dean & Head of La Trobe Business School
T: 9479 5264 |E: Jane.Hamilton@latrobe.edu.au
[1] See https://www.pwc.com.au/health/health-matters/the-future-of-health-in-australia.html
[2] See https://www.latrobe.edu.au/future-city
Industry and academia coming together at LBS’ Behavioural Finance and Capital Markets Conference
November 27, 2019 / La Trobe Business School
Last month, LBS hosted the 9th Behavioural Finance and Capital Markets (BFCM) Conference. The conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners to present state-of-the-art research in the fields of Behavioural Finance, Experimental Finance and Capital Markets/Market Microstructure.
The conference is unique in that it merges academic research with the applied work of the finance industry. The conference continuously looks to identify new emerging fields of research and supports better cooperation and collaboration among researchers and between academia and industry. According to it comes down to this:
“The research we do should not only have academic value but also practical application that impacts the finance industry and hence our society. This conference makes that happen.”
Professor Petko Kalev (Founder of the BFCM Conference)
After being welcomed by Dean & Head of LBS Prof Jane Hamilton, Mike Aked from Research Affiliates kicked off with a discussion why Kappa is being a more stable estimate of the skew that exists in financial markets, followed by Nick Wade from Northfield Information Services presenting why getting risk “right” is wrong, explaining how risk and volatility are not being equivalent concepts.
The industry forum discussed “Technological Disruptions in the Finance Industry and the role of Humans”. All panel members, which included Joseph Barbara (ASIC), Kingsley Jones (Jevons Global Pty Ltd), Rick Klink (Paritech) and Alistair Rew (AMP Capital), agreed there is and always will be a very important role for humans.
The industry forum
Keynote speaker Dan diBartolomeo from Northfield Information Services discussed “Robo-Advisers”. Particularly where these automated investment advisers have fallen short and more importantly, a solution. This was followed by a keynote of Professor Nadia Massoud from Melbourne Business School on the use of Artificial Intelligence in sentiment analyses of finance data and recent developments on how to improve sentiment measures.
Several industry doctoral candidates from the RoZetta Institute (formerly CMCRC) also presented their work. They presented on the rise in trading on close, the sensitivity of trading to the cost of information and self-organizing maps and financial applications.
PhD Candidates RoZetta Institute
In his presentation titled Harry Potter’s Classroom: The Case for Either ‘Independent Directors’ or ‘Financial Literacy’, Sam Ferraro from Global Founders Funds Management discussed whether Founder-CEO firms exhibit low board independence and if that matters. This was followed by Simon Russell from Behavioural Finance Australia presenting a chapter from his book Behavioural Finance: A guide for financial advisers focusing on the overstated role of financial literacy.
During the conference dinner Professor Peter Bossaerts from University of Melbourne delivered the last keynote of the day. Peter spoke about the relevance of theoretical finance in a world of behavioural finance, emphasising that industry should hire people who know theory. After the keynote, several presenters received best paper awards.
Best Paper Award sponsored by RoZetta Institute
Antonio Gargano, Juan Sotes-Paladino and Patrick Verwijmeren received the Best Paper Award sponsored by RoZetta Institute (Formerly CMCRC-SIRCA), for their paper entitled Out of Sync: Disagreement among Short Sellers and the Correction of Mispricing.
Best Paper Award sponsored by Amery Partners
Oleg Chuprinin and Arseny Gorbenko received the Best Paper Award sponsored by Amery Partners Pty. Ltd. for their paper entitled Rationally Neglected Stocks.
On the second day there were parallel sessions where scholars presented their research in one of the following streams:
To Be or Not to Be in Cryptocurrencies Markets or in Markets with Divergence of Opinion, Excess Price Volatility and Excessive Portfolio Turnover
Overconfidence, Emotions, Moods and Sentiment in Financial Markets
Asymmetric Information, Unobserved Heterogeneity and Market-wide Events
The keynote was delivered by Professor Elena Asparouhova – The Francis A. Madsen Professor of Finance at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Her talk focused on human-robot interaction in financial markets. Elena gave a brief overview of social science experiments, starting with the Santa Fe competition in 1990 to current experiments that examine if and how technology exacerbates or ameliorates human errors in financial markets.
There was also the chance for doctoral candidates to present their research topics. Candidates came from Australian universities such as La Trobe University, Monash University and University of New South Wales, but there were also candidates from international universities such as the University of Utah and the University of Auckland.
BFCM in the news
Several news articles were published about research presented at the conference:
The science that shows it’s hard to beat the market by Financial Review on the 30th of October.
Lessons for super funds from the man who hunted Madoff by Financial Review on the 31st of October.
Fiscal robo-advisor a welcome dinner guest by The Australian on the 31st of October (requires subscription – accessible through LTU library).
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Prof Petko Kalev (P.Kalev@latrobe.edu.au).
PRME Week at LBS – Using dialogue to build partnerships for sustainability
On the 24th and 25th of October, La Trobe Business School hosted a successful seventh CR3+ Conference. The theme this year was “Using dialogue to build partnerships for sustainability” and explored how partnerships can bring about sustainable solutions as we work together on progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More than 60 people from more than 15 countries attended the conference. This blog summarises some of its highlights.
Prof Dennis McDermott, La Trobe University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), was the first keynote speaker of the conference. Dennis talked about authenticity, partnership and change, and how indigenous knowledge can assist partnership building for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The second keynote was delivered by Jillian Reid from Mercer. Jillian discussed the climate scenario analysis Mercer has developed, investing for positive impact and how the SDGs are used as a framework for responsible investment.
The panel discussion on the first day focused on multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainability where we learned that partnerships are complex and that dialogue, trust, respect and being open minded are critical to advancing the partners’ individual objectives, and those of the partnership.
The day was wrapped up at Charcoal Lane – a Mission Australia social enterprise restaurant that provides guidance and opportunity to young Aboriginal people in need of a fresh start in life. The Executive Chef of Charcoal Lane, Greg Hampton, gave an insightful talk about the social development aspect of the restaurant, but also their menu and the origin of the food they use.
The second day of the CR3+ Conference was off to a good start with a keynote from Dr Leeora Black from Deloitte (and also LBS advisory board member) discussing the social aspects of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and particularly Australia’s Modern Slavery Act.
Later in the morning it was time to get creative with Lego SeriousPlay©. Dr Heather Stewart and Dr Rob Hales from Griffith University provided a workshop using Lego that focused on building relationships and collaboration with the aim of exploring the embedding of sustainable development goals in learning and teaching within business schools.
The last speaker on the second day was Dr Raghu Raman from Amrita University. Raghu introduced the university’s Live-in-Labs® – a program that breaks classroom and lab barriers by applying learned theory in real-world settings. It uses principles of lean research for the development and deployment of sustainable solutions for current challenges faced by rural communities in India.
After the conference
The day after the conference, the Australia New Zealand PRME Chapter meeting took place on the theme ‘Students as Partners’. The day was about sharing stories and learning from students about how universities can partner with them more effectively to co-create curriculum and extracurricular activities that advance knowledge about the SDGs. Eleven students from across Australia and New Zealand were in attendance and had the opportunity to ask academics what they are doing to advance Sustainable Development across the region.
Australia New Zealand PRME chapter meeting
Besides the Australia New Zealand PRME Chapter meeting, there was also a PRME Champions group meeting with representatives of 40 business schools from all continents. The meeting was co-hosted by La Trobe Business School and Deakin Business School. This was the fourth and final meeting of the 2018-2019 Champions cycle, with a key outcome of the meetings being the development of a Blueprint for SDG integration across Business Schools in the areas of teaching, research and partnerships. Once completed, the blueprint will be available to the 700+ Business School signatories worldwide.
The week of PRME-related activities hosted by LBS demonstrate our continued commitment to be a Business School with purpose. This was showcased through the week’s focus on partnerships for sustainable development, highlighting the role of indigenous values and ‘ways of knowing’ in our approach to partnerships, and the wider academic community’s recognition of the student voice in our thinking about sustainability. Furthermore, through our international partnerships with the CR3+ network, PRME and the Champions Group, our staff and students had the opportunity to engage with a global network of academics who research and teach in sustainability, partnerships and CSR.
If you have any questions about the Business School’s involvement with the UN PRME or any of the events discussed in this blog, please contact Dr Swati Nagpal.
This blog is the last blog in the SDG Series, a series that focused on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, in the lead up to the CR3+ Conference.
More blogs in the SDG Series:
- An introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG Series: Sustainable Development Goal 1
- SDG Series: Sustainable Development Goal 10
Book launch – Cost Management for Nonprofit and Voluntary Organisations
November 6, 2019 / La Trobe Business School
La Trobe Business School’s Centre for Public Sector Governance, Accountability and Performance (CPSGAP) invites you to attend the launch of the book titled “cost management for non-profit and voluntary organisations” written by Professor Zahirul Hoque, Director of CPSGAP and Dr Tarek Rana, formerly an LBS staff member and now Senior Lecturer in Accounting at RMIT University.
Picture by CRC Presss
The book is one of the outcomes from a research conducted by the two authors that was funded by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) UK.
Increasing competition for funding and government compliance requirements have put nonprofit organisations under pressure to be more cost-effective when undertaking development projects and delivering services to the community. Cost accounting and cost management tools are considered a means to provide adequate and quality information for management control for all sorts of organisations, including nonprofits.
The research examined the current costing and cost management practices in the Australian nonprofit sector and offers insight into how nonprofit and voluntary organisations can control and manage the costs of their operation and projects through contemporary costing and cost management tools.
Routledge has published the research monograph. The book provides information on how adetailed and regularly updated cost information and reporting model can help nonprofit organisations managing their operations efficiently and effectively.
Motivated by a lack of evidence on how and whether Australian nonprofit organisations address current challenges through modern cost management tools, we attempted to write this book using our field study evidence on the sector’s cost accounting practices.
prof zahirul hoque
The book will particularly be of benefit to a range of stakeholders in the sector, including financial and management accountants, accounting professional bodies, government, policy makers, academics, consultants, and operational managers.
Professor Zahirul Hoque is Professor of Management Accounting/Public Sector in the Department of Accounting and Data Analytics and Director – CPSGAP, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA) and Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (FCMA) of Bangladesh.
Dr Tarek Rana is Senior Lecturer in Accounting at RMIT University. He is a Chartered Management Accountant of CIMA (UK), Chartered Global Management Accountant of AICPA, Chartered Accountant of CA ANZ, and Fellow of CPA Australia. Dr Rana was the co-investigator to this project while at La Trobe University.
Guest speaker: Catherine Willis
Acting Assistant Commissioner General Counsel,
When: Friday 22 November 2019 03:00 pm until 05:00 pm
Where: La Trobe City Campus, Level 2, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne, Room 2.10
Registration & Contact: Professor Zahirul Hoque (z.hoque@latrobe.edu.au/ 03 9479 3433)
Event webpage: www.latrobe.edu.au/events/all/cpsgap-seminar-and-book-launch
MBA students contribute to economic development in Melbourne’s North
October 31, 2019 / La Trobe Business School
With more than eight years professional experience and at least three years in a management position, MBA students use their knowledge and expertise gained through business education to work as management consultants for La Trobe University’s Industry Partners and their affiliated organisations, particularly in Melbourne’s North.
The subject that facilitates students to work as management consultants is called Experiential Learning Project (BUA5ELP). Students enrolled in 2019 have contributed to the economic development in Melbourne’s North by:
Creating a new model for recruiting and training vocational education and training (VET) teachers for the Northern College of Arts and technology (NCAT).
Recommending strategies to improve young women’s access to investment opportunities for the Women’s Investment Network Forum (WIN).
Developing a growth strategy for the Carlton Respects program.
Presenting a comparative analysis and strategy options for Melbourne Innovation Centre.
Creating new job opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to work in the digital economy.
The Experiential Learning Project was a crucial experience in my MBA journey. It gave me the opportunity to practically experience the inner workings of a SME and help the organisation resolve an identified business blockage. The consulting project helped me practically utilize my learnings from the MBA into a real business scenario. The ELP was an incredible learning opportunity that helped me get industry ready post the MBA.
Mahima Chaudhary (International MBA Advanced Student)
MBA Study Tour with NORTH Link
NORTH Link is a regional partnership of industry, education and government and one of Victoria’s key economic development organisations. As part of its interest in food security and reinventing the industrial focus of Melbourne’s northern suburbs, NORTH Link is facilitating new export markets for agricultural products and food manufacturing.
Supported by the La Trobe International and prestigious Chongqing University, this study tour invited MBA students to accompany the NORTH Link delegation on this important business venture to China.
Six MBA students learnt first-hand how businesses in Melbourne’s North are working together to develop new commercial opportunities for the region. Students expanded their knowledge of international trade in the Chinese market and built professional networks.
The MBA Study Tour with NORTH Link provided an opportunity for me to experience China and international trade like no other. Incredibly grateful to have been part of the delegation, receiving in-depth learning of culture, business interactions and opportunities within Chongqing and Chengdu. The friendships and networks made were invaluable and enhanced my MBA experience exponentially.
Alana Pendrick (OnLine La Trobe MBA student)
The NORTH Link and La Trobe MBA Delegation at Chongqing University
What happens when an MBA student combines an Experiential Learning Project with an International Study Tour?
Bhrigu worked on a growth strategy and business plan for Juanita’s Kitchen, a food manufacturing business in Coburg. Then he seized the opportunity to take Juanita’s hot sauces and spices to the Sichuan province of China on an MBA-NORTH Link Business Study Tour.
Study Tour 2019 – China proved to be one of the best experience I have had during my MBA journey so far. It was one in the lifetime opportunity for me which helped me gain deep insights about China’s culture, history, city planning, local businesses and foreign trade by being a part of a prestige delegation from Melbourne’s North which included NORTH Link and prominent government officials. Moreover, it opened pathways for networking and helped me in making some precious business networks and friends. I would like to thank the MBA Director, Dr Geraldine Kennett for providing MBA students with this wonderful opportunity which significantly and undoubtedly added value to our degree.
Bhrigu Dutt Sharma (MBA Student)
LBS plays important role in LTU’s Net Zero target
In August, La Trobe University announced that it will become Victoria’s first zero-emissions University. The $75 million initiative combining 20 separate projects will ensure that LTU will have Net Zero emissions by 2029.
Net-zero carbon emissions, or carbon-neutral emissions, are achieved by balancing the amount of carbon released with an equal amount of carbon offset by producing clean energy.
The La Trobe Energy Analytics Platform (LEAP) provides the technology pillar for the Net Zero initiative and is designed and implemented by researchers and students from LBS’ Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition (CDAC). The team will design and implement the platform which then monitors energy consumption in up to 50 smart buildings and makes lighting, heating and cooling adjustments in real time to reduce energy consumption.
The creation of a smart building allows the building to ‘think’ for itself in optimising its energy consumption. Formulating this Smart Building involves Artificial Intelligence, Unsupervised Machine Learning, Data Analytics and Software Development; this includes CDAC’s own brand of algorithms that have been developed over the past decade. CDAC’s research work is internationally renown and has also been used successfully in several industrial engagements ranging from Health, Transport, Fire and Emergency Services, Sport and Energy. The Centre also hosts a unique blend of research and expertise in its staff and researchers which makes it the ideal candidate to develop such a platform and espouses the concept of a Living Lab that La Trobe University champions.
LEAP Technical Architect (and LBS PhD candidate) Nishan Mills summarised the system as:
Buildings and spaces display distinctive behaviours in energy consumption. The LEAP platform will use available data streams to create digital twins for buildings and spaces in the University environment in order to capture this behavioural profile. This allows the platform to detect, analyse and suggest corrective measures to achieve the most efficient energy consumption across the university.
Read more about LTU’s Net Zero projects here
Going to Vietnam as part of your LBS degree
Another successful Vietnam Study Tour has taken place during the 2019 Winter Semester. Students explored and experienced Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi and Halong Bay.
The study tour is an optional elective and part of the subject Tourism and Hospitality International Study Program (THS3ISP). The objective of the study tour is to examine and observe the cultural, social and environmental aspects as a tourist, the impacts of government policy and the legacy of war.
The assessment tasks include:
Case study relating to war and ethics
Daily reflective journal of personal experiences
Report evaluating the differences between the hotel and restaurant standards of Australia and Vietnam
Group presentation based on photo journal on a given topic
This year, nineteen students went on the Vietnam Study Tour, 13 females and 6 males, of which four international students. The students were accompanied by Paul Strickland, lecturer at LBS and program director – Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, and Lisa Murphy from the LBS admin team.
The study tour
The study tour started with a tour through Ho Chi Minh City where students visited the Central Post Office and Opera House, both colonial-era architectural masterpieces, followed by the Reunification Palace, so-called for the building’s integral part in the reunification of the country after the war. Students also visited the Cu Chi Tunnels, who not only served as living questers during the Vietnam War but also as supply routes and hospitals for thousands guerrilla fighters. The trip was combined with a visit to the War Remnants Museum for a firsthand look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of Vietnamese people.
The Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City organised a lecture about Vietnamese culture, food, religion and the differences in study techniques. The Vietnamese students organised interactive games, hosted morning tea and gave a vocal performance followed by a cooking demonstration at Mandarin Restaurant. Before traveling to Hoi An, there was time to visit the site of Australia’s Nui Dat Task Force base, Nui Dat SAS Hill, the Long Tan Cross at the War Memorial, Australian War Graves, Long Tan battlefield and Vung Tau city – the arrival port for Australian troops. This may be the last time students gets to see the Nui Dat SAS Hill in its current form as it has started to be quarried.
Lecture at Vietnam National University
In Hoi An, a former trading port, is famous for its restored architecture, homemade silk, expert tailors and delicious noodles and seafood. Here the students visited Chua Ong Pagoda, built in 1653 in honour of the Chinese general Quan Cong who is worshiped as a symbol of loyalty and justice. Students also visited Phuc Kien Assembly Hall to see a temple dedicated to the goddess of the sea, the 200 years old Tan Ky house and took a boat trip along Thu Bon river to the Red Bridge Cooking School for a five-course cooking lesson. While in Hoi An, students also visited My Son, the former capital of the ancient Cham civilisation who ruled Vietnam from the 2nd until the 13th century and attended not-for-profit charity restaurants.
Red Bridge Cooking School in Hoi An
From Hoi An, the students travelled to Hue – the Imperial City of the former Emperor. They enjoyed a tour of the city and boat trip on the Perfume River to the Thien Mu Pagoda. After visiting Hue the tour continued to Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city. Students visited the Temple of Literature, built in homage to the Chinese scholar Confucius, Hoa Lo prison and the Old Quarter’s 36 streets.
Towards the end of their two-week study trip, students went on a boat cruise through UNESCO World Heritage Halong Bay. The cruise included a visit to the Tien Ong Cave, which covers an area of 1000 m2, a cooking demonstration, squid fishing and a visit to Cua Van floating fishing village. The study tour ended when students returned to Hanoi with a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Complex where they heard about the man who led Vietnam’s campaign for independence from French colonial rule.
Kayaking at Halong Bay
We asked two students for feedback about the trip and both had an amazing time.
I absolutely loved everything about this trip! The culture, the food, the consequences of war and the diverse tourism products and services available.
My daily reflection and photo journal will be a treasured memory for years to come. I knew no-one in the beginning and made lots of friends. I would definitely recommend this study tour to anyone.
I learnt so much during this once in a lifetime experience!
The study tour was extremely interactive. Everything we did, one of us [a student] was involved in everything, if not all of us. I loved seeing the diverse countryside, the cities, the jungle, the fields and of course the beach and water.
SDG Series: Sustainable Development Goal 17
The sustainable development goals can only be realized with strong global partnerships and cooperation. The final sustainable development goal in our SDG Series is about just that: “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” (SDG compass, 2015).
The focus of SDG 17
SDG 17 seeks to strengthen global partnerships to support and achieve the ambitious targets of the 2030 Agenda, bringing together national governments, the international community, civil society, the private sector and other actors (SDG Knowledge Platform, 2019). SDG 17 reflects a holistic approach to the means of implementation for the 2030 Agenda, including 19 targets that span finance, technology, capacity-building, trade and systemic issues. In addition, the means of implementation are integrated across the other Goals through dedicated targets, underlining their cross-cutting nature (UN High Level Political Forum on the SDGs, 2018).
Partnerships and PRME Week at La Trobe Business School
As we work towards building a more sustainable world we cannot work in isolation. Partnerships are necessary to ensure long term success. However, the partnership model may be problematic, with issues arising such as co-option and abuse of power. Differences between actors can also lengthen the journey and make the measure of success difficult to determine. Hence, LBS has drawn on its various networks to turn the spotlight on partnerships and SDG 17 over a week of UN PRME-related activities this month.
CR3+ Conference 24-25 October
CR3+ is a collaborative initiative of four PRME champions: Audencia Business School (France), Hanken School of Economics (Finland) and ISAE Brazilian Business School (Brazil) and La Trobe Business School (Australia). These champions have been working together since 2008, with the aim to exchange ideas, pedagogical processes, curriculum and research in the area of corporative responsibility.
Working in conjunction with PRME champions, The La Trobe Business School is hosting a two-day conference on the topic ‘Using dialogue to build partnerships for sustainability’ from the 24th to 25th October 2019. The conference explores how partnerships can bring about sustainable solutions as we work together on progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Australia/New Zealand PRME Chapter Meeting – 26 October
The day after the conference, fifteen regional PRME Chapters are coming together to help advance the Six Principles (i.e. purpose, values, method, research, partnership and dialogue [link]) within a particular geographic context, rooting PRME in different national, regional, cultural, and linguistic landscapes. They function as platforms for localized engagement from higher education institutions, and in cooperation with Global Compact Local Networks, and can develop projects and initiatives that support the Sustainable Development Goals regionally (UN PRME, 2019).
The theme of this year’s chapter meeting is ‘Students as Partners’. In addition to representatives from Australian and New Zealand business schools, 11 students will be attending the meeting this year. These students are having input into the program for the day and will be actively involved in the discussions on the day.
4th PRME Champions Meeting for the 2018/2019 Cycle
After meeting with the regional PRME Chapters, there is a PRME Champions Meeting. The PRME Champions group is made up of 40 business schools from all continents, with the aim of developing a blueprint for embedding the PRME principles and Sustainable Development Goals across three key areas – research, teaching and partnerships. The meeting in Melbourne is the culmination of the 2-year PRME Champions Cycle, with a focus on partnerships for sustainable development. Once completed in 2020, the blueprint will then be shared across the 750+ PRME business schools across the world.
A key output from the meeting will be the development of the partnership element of the blueprint, highlighting best practice, the role of multiple voices (Indigenous approaches to partnerships is a key sub-theme of the meeting) and some of the challenges facing multi-sector partnerships.
SDG Videos
Because the last SDG is about partnerships, there is not one, but there are three videos from different CR3+ partners. In each video, Associate Professor Martin Fougere from Hanken School of Economics introduces particular SDG 17 targets and the CR3+ partner(s) that illustrate how their university is working on these targets.
The targets that are being discussed in the videos are:
17.6 – Knowledge sharing and cooperation for access to science, technology and innovation
17.9 – Enhance SDG capacity in developing countries
17.16 – Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development
17.17 – Encourage effective partnerships
The first video shows Patricia Guérin from Audencia Business School. Patricia discusses how the university’s partnership with the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Planète Urgence and particularly its “solidarity leave” volunteering scheme works towards targets 17.9 and 17.17.
The second video looks into targets 17.16 and 17.17 and shows representatives from both La Trobe Business School and Hanken School of Economics. Professor Suzanne Young and Dr Swati Nagpal discuss LBS workshops that are being organised for capacity building in connection with different SDGs. Associate Professor Pia Polsa from Hanken School of Economics talks about the CORE project the university is part of. The project is funded by Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland, and studies and develops collaborative action in environmental planning and decision-making.
The third video shows Professor Cleverson Andreoli from ISAE Brazilian Business School and focuses on targets 17.6 and 17.7. Cleverson talks about the National Institute of Science and technology for Sustainable Sewage Treatment Plants (INCT), a cooperative network that focuses on issues related to sanitation in Brasil, and the research that ISAE and other Brazilian universities conduct in this area.
If you would like access to the full videos to use in your teaching, please contact Dr Swati Nagpal.
This blog is part of the SDG Series, a series that focuses on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, in the lead up to the CR3+ Conference in October 2019.
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This is how South Korea flattened its coronavirus curve
South Korea's COVID-19 infection rates have been falling for two weeks thanks to a rigorous testing regime and clear public information.
It took Thomas Streetman two hours to walk out his front door, take a cab to the public health center, get tested for the coronavirus and make it back to his apartment.
Streetman, 32, an Ohio native -who had a slight fever -was greeted with blue tents scattered across a surprisingly barren street. Medical staff clad head to toe in hazmat suits conducted screenings as another staff member fogged the sidewalk with disinfectant spray.
"It was almost militaristic," said Streetman, who has lived in the South Korean capital for almost a decade. "They stuck a long swab up my nose pretty deep. It felt like a button poked my nerves and released my sinuses."
Streetman, who works as a marketing manager at a gaming company in Seoul, received his negative results in less than 24 hours and is now one of more than 327,000 people out of the country's 51 million-strong population to have been tested for the coronavirus in South Korea since the country confirmed its first case Jan. 21.
The U.S., which confirmed its first case the same day, is suffering from the repercussions of a weeks-late start in obtaining test kits.
Since March 11, South Korea has seen a general decline in the number of new coronavirus cases, some as low as 74 and 76 each day -a stark comparison to its peak of 909 cases Feb. 29.
The U.S. is one of many countries that has followed South Korea's lead by beginning to install drive-thru testing hubs at CVS, but the slow installations come at a time of national panic with over 80 million Americans already under lockdown.
Here's what we can learn from South Korea.
Early testing, detection, prevention
News that China had reported its first case of the coronavirus was enough reason for South Korean leaders and medical staff to brace themselves for the worst.
"Acting fast was the most important decision South Korea made," said Hwang Seung-Sik, a professor at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Health.
By early February, the first test had been approved. Active collaboration among central and regional government officials and medical staff took place before cases began piling up, enabling South Korea's current testing capacity of 20,000 people a day at 633 sites, including drive-thru centers and even phone booths.
The collaborative effort was underway just 11 days after "Patient 31," a member of a secretive religious group called the Shincheonji Church, caused an explosion of infections in Daegu, a major city 170 miles southeast of Seoul.
Early testing meant early detection of infections in South Korea, where a relatively larger proportion of patients showed either no symptoms or very mild ones, according to Hwang.
"Among Shincheonji members, there were many 20- and 30-year-olds who were infected. Many of them may have never even known they were carrying the virus and recovered easily while silently infecting those around them," Hwang said. "Early testing is why Korea hasn't reached its breaking point yet."
Under South Korea's single-payer health care system, getting tested costs $134. But with a doctor's referral or for those who've made contact with an infected person, testing is free. Even undocumented foreigners are urged to get tested and won't face threats due to their status.
Extensive tracing and mapping
South Korean leaders have amped up efficiency for overwhelmed hospitals by digitally monitoring lower-risk patients under quarantine, as well as keeping close tabs on visiting travelers who are required to enter their symptoms into an app.
Sites like Corona Map generate real-time updates about where current patients are located and inform proactive Koreans focused on protecting themselves.
That people are willing to forgo privacy rights and allow the publication of sensitive information underlines the willingness to pay the digital cost of state surveillance in the name of public safety, said professor Ju Youngkee, who teaches health and data journalism at Hallym University.
According to a survey conducted last month by Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Health, 78.5 percent of respondents agreed that they would sacrifice the protection of their privacy rights to help prevent a national epidemic.
Public spaces transformed into PSA venues
The refusal by some Britons to follow the government's social distancing measures in the United Kingdom prompted the closings of thousands of pubs, cafés and restaurants last week, leaving many to consider layoffs and shutting for good.
In South Korea, however, reminders from the government aren't delivered in the form of blanket lockdowns. Commuters wait at platforms and in subway cars as announcements are played in different languages, including English and Chinese. A female voice lists tips such as "blocking" your mouth when coughing.
The broadcasts are one of many upgrades from the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak — a failing of the South Korean system that cost 38 lives and amounted to 186 cases, the highest number outside the Middle East.
Now, hand sanitizer bottles are placed in front of nearly every entrance and elevator for public use. And of the 1,000 people who took part in a study by Seoul National University, 97.6 percent responded that they at least sometimes wear a mask when they are outside, 63.6 percent of whom said they always wear one.
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"Wearing masks or self-monitoring alone isn't foolproof to people in Korea, but taking part in these practices as a group is believed to have an impact," said Michael Hurt, who teaches cultural theory at Korea National University of the Arts.
"This says that your individual choices may not have immediate benefit to you as an individual but will benefit the herd — that it doesn't work unless everybody is in the game."
Cautious hopefulness
Despite its apparently swift recovery from the coronavirus, South Korea may only be entering the beginning stages of what experts suspect may be a long ride ahead.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 80 percent of COVID-19 cases can be categorized as mass infections. A call center in southwestern Seoul was at the center of a local outbreak this month that generated more than 156 infections. About 90 cases were traced to a Zumba class.
"Even though the number of reported cases is declining, this may be painting an illusion of recovery," Hwang said. "All 210,000 Shincheonji members have been tested, which may account for the decline we're seeing, but local infection clusters are emerging every day in churches, hospitals and other mundane spaces."
South Korea has already started new testing on all arrivals from Europe, according to local news reports, preparing for a "second wave" of imported clusters. Even those who test negative are required to self-quarantine for 14 days.
"We are proceeding with cautious hopefulness," Hwang said.
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The Dinner Date & The Battle Line: Episode 6 and 7 | The Witches of Auchi Series | Anthony Azekwoh
by Anthony Azekwoh
“We have two rules at the coven. The first is not to kill. Doreen says that life is a precious gift from the gods and should not be wasted. The second is this: break the first rule if necessary. Doreen says that while life is precious, there are decisions that must be made. Whether the gods like it or not.”
Lydia, Witch’s Brew: Theory of Witchcraft
“Witches do not fall. We walk gracefully into love.”
Teni, Private Recordings 2019.
There was once a girl who had two sisters…
Is it a scary story, you ask?
No, I say, it is not.
There was once a girl who had two sisters.
It is a story of breath, and death.
A story of beginnings, and endings.
A winding tale of wins and losses, fools and warriors, heroes and knaves.
It is a story of peace and war, love and hate. Blood and water.
It is not a scary story; it is a story of life.
There was once a girl who had two sisters. And a mother.
Their father had run away after the youngest was born, leaving them to fend for themselves in a hut on the outskirts of everything. This tale begins centuries ago, before you, before me. Before Mansa Musa would traverse the plains with his riches and deflate the value of even gold, before the Dahomey warriors would terrorize West Africa, before the war that led to the downfall of the Benin Empire. This happened before all that. But close your eyes, listen, hear the soft tunes of the birds singing in the air. Feel the sun on your skin as you walk with your sisters to your mother’s grave. The one you all had to dig.
There was once a girl who had two sisters. And nobody else. They had all died or left. She was the youngest, but she had the most love in her heart, it enveloped her and everything around her. It was her shield, but one day, it would become her sword.
But that was still far away in the distant future.
For now, she was just a girl, with two sisters, standing over the grave of their mother, blue-flamed candles burning while they muttered arcane words of blood magic. They were owed by the universe, and they would collect.
Doreen woke up in the early hours of the morning, in sweat, gasping. But in a moment, she was fine. The nightmares were fine, and after everything she had done in her life, they were expected.
She looked at the time and stood from the bed, got dressed, ready to begin the day. She coordinated the witches as they all dealt with customers and called the distributors. All the while, she was looking at the clock, counting down the hours until it was time.
Was she excited? Or afraid? She didn’t know.
When the time came, she left her chambers and wore a dress she hadn’t worn since 1962 when she was Azikiwe’s plus one at the Independence dinner.
That was how things moved in her life, everything, every person would eventually be was. Everybody but her, that is. She would remain as the world broke all around her. Immortality isn’t staying alive forever.
Immortality is everyone dying, and you being forced to watch.
She wore the dress and snapped her fingers and—
–she was in the restaurant now, sitting down and waiting. She arranged the cutlery to her right, then her left. Then her right again.
Then she felt her, and her head went up, her hands still.
Teni walked into the restaurant, a vision in a blue dress that would have outshone the stars. Every head turned, every mouth moved; male and female. They were in awe, Doreen knew, and so was she.
Teni sauntered to the table as Doreen stood to hug her. They sat down, both of them still smiling at each other. Both of their fingers moving around the table rearranging cutlery. Nervous.
“So…” Doreen said, still smiling.
“So,” Teni replied, also smiling.
A waiter came to their table with a menu, saving them both. “Good evening ladies,” he said, a smile on his face, “what would you like to have this evening?”
“Water for now,” Teni said as she browsed the menu, “we’ll call you later for the food.”
The waiter smiled and left. Doreen gave him a quick glance.
“So,” Teni said, “Chichi is a full witch now. That’s…something.”
Doreen nodded. “It is definitely ‘something’.” She sighed. “Just yesterday she was a child playing with her toy dinosaurs and now she’s all grown up setting men on fire.”
“Awww. They grow up so fast.”
“They do,” Doreen said, her tone dipping. The waiter came back with both of their glasses of water. As he left, Doreen’s eyes followed him.
Teni brought her head forward. “What’s up?” She whispered.
Doreen looked around. “Something is wrong,” she said.
Teni balled her fists. “Is something coming?”
Doreen stared at a man passing by their table. “Where did you find this restaurant?”
Teni shrugged. “I saw it on an ad on a newspaper in the shop. I don’t get it, what’s wrong? D, talk to me.”
Doreen just looked at Teni.
And the penny dropped.
“But…” Teni began, “we don’t get newspapers in the shop. You threatened the boys that used to bring them.”
“Nothing is coming,” Doreen said, standing, “it’s already here. He is already here.”
Teni stood up too and then, the whole restaurant froze. The people stopped eating; the waiters stopped midway with food in their hands. The chefs froze while they were dishing out food, even the lapping flames stopped.
“What…” Teni was saying, and then everyone disappeared, leaving just the two of them.
Doreen walked to Teni and held her hand softly, rubbing her thumb over it. Teni calmed down a little.
Teni looked at Doreen. “How much trouble are we into on a scale of 1 to 10?” she asked.
Doreen looked at her but didn’t answer.
A slow clap rang through the room as a man walked into the restaurant. His black robe was too short to cover his gut. He had a red cane in his hand. There were white markings all over his body.
“Baba Exodus,” Doreen said, venom in her words. “What have you done?”
“Ahn ahn, Doreen,” said the man as he walked slowly to a table in front of them, sitting down, “is that how you’ll greet me?”
“I apologise,” Doreen said. Then, “Baba Exodus, you disgraceful bastard, what have you done?”
“Who is he?” Teni whispered.
“Nobody,” Doreen answered.
“Really?” Baba Exodus said, smiling. “Are you really sure about that? Really really sure? Really really really sure?”
“What do you want?” Doreen demanded.
“I’ve gotten stronger,” he said, inspecting his fingernails. “You can feel it, can’t you? The magic in the air.”
Doreen flexed her fingers, and blue sparks travelled along them. “I will kill you,” she said.
“So will I,” Teni said, with blue sparks coursing through her hand.
“You see,” Baba Exodus continued, not even remotely minding the women, “I have uncovered something. A secret.”
Doreen looked at him but didn’t say a word.
“What secret?” Teni asked.
“It’s a secret of the witches,” Baba Exodus said and immediately started laughing. It was an ugly guffaw. Then he stopped, and looked at Doreen, “She knows. Oh, she knows. It’s all her fault. And she knows.”
Teni looked at Doreen. “What’s he talking about, Dee?”
Instead of answering, Doreen took a step towards Baba Exodus. “What do you want?”
He smiled. “Oh, you didn’t know,” he said. “It’s simple sha, really. All I want is for you, and her” he pointed to Teni, “to suffer. That’s all.”
The windows shut ,and a cruel wind began to blow in the restaurant. “You took everything I loved, you bitch,” Baba Exodus said, his smile gone. “And now, I’ll take everything you love, one by one, starting from your little girlfriend.”
Doreen waved her hands and shot a web of blue fire towards Baba Exodus. But they weren’t in the restaurant anymore.
They were on the shores of a beach. Alone.
Powerless.
It had been two days.
They had traversed the island three times and found no way out. The days were scalding, and the nights cruel and starless.
That bothered Doreen. Where had the stars gone?
They sat on the shore and watched the sun descend in the darkness.
Teni looked at Doreen beside her. “Why does he hate you? Like why does he hate you so much to do something like,” she raised her hands in the air and gestured, “this.”
Doreen shrugged. “It could be a number of things,” she said.
“It could be my height. I am taller than him, maybe that makes him insecure.”
Teni glared at Doreen. “Or…”
Doreen shrugged again. “Maybe he’s jealous of my voice. His is disgusting, did you hear him laugh?”
“Dee.”
“Well, there’s one thing, but I don’t think that’s it. It’s too silly, barely worth mentioning, really.”
“Mention it.”
“Well,” Doreen began, “about fifty or even sixty years back, I may have, not accidentally, actually on purpose, very well if I’d say so myself, and I do say so myself, years ago, I may have, quite simply put, thrown his father off a mountain.”
Teni stared. “What?”
“His father was a horrible man, and a horrible Babalawo. He was sacrificing children through their dreams, Teni. Children.”
“So,” Teni said. “You killed him.”
“Really,” Doreen said, weighing her fingers, “all I did was throw him down. Gravity killed him.”
Teni put her face in her hands. “My gods, Dee. You didn’t think you killing his father had anything to do with his wanting vengeance?”
Doreen stood and brushed sand off her dress, lending Teni a hand to stand too. “I genuinely thought he was over it.”
Teni rolled her eyes. “Sha, how do we leave this place?”
Doreen looked at the sun again. “We don’t,” she said.
“But we have to leave, Dee. We have, you know, lives.”
Doreen suddenly turned and grabbed Teni by the waist, pulling her in until their foreheads almost touched. “We don’t leave,” she breathed, “because we’re not really here.”
Teni looked at Doreen’s eyes, and then her lips. “…How,” she managed to say.
“The stars, Teni,” Doreen said, her grip tight, “what happened to the stars? Why haven’t we gotten hungry, or tired?
Teni bunched the fabric of Doreen’s dress in her hands. “So, this is an illusion?”
Doreen held the look for one more moment that stretched for longer than a moment. When she let go, she could feel her heartbeat again. Teni was panting like she had just run a race.
“It is,” Doreen said and whipped her hand back into the air, holding it in position. Her tone was dark, “I don’t like being threatened.” She squeezed her hand, and Baba Exodus materialised; his neck being crushed by Doreen’s hands.
The sky darkened, and lightning flashed.
Blue lightning.
“You…” Babe Exodus managed, trying to talk as spittle dribbled on his chin, “you…bitch.”
“You tried to kill me,” Doreen said simply. “You tried to hurt my…” she looked at Teni and then back at Baba Exodus, “friend.”
“He…was the only…only thing we…had” Exodus said, his eyes were red now.
“I don’t care,” Doreen said. Lightning struck the forest behind them. Blue flames burned everything in their wake.
“Dee,” Teni said, staring at the flames.
Doreen continued, raising Baba Exodus in one hand. Her body was crackling with blue energy, “I. Don’t. Care.”
Baba Exodus looked at Teni now as his legs dangled in the air, life leaving his body. “Girl…” he managed, “let me…let me tell you a—story. It is a…story of…of a girl who had two sisters…who are both dead…now…. but—but she lives!” He laughed his ugly laugh, the sound ringing in the air and only stopped when Doreen broke his neck, letting his body crumple on the ground.
It had started raining.
“He’s dead,” Teni said staring at his body.
Doreen walked to Teni and held her chin in her hands. “He is,” she said. “You won’t remember any of this. Now that he is gone, his spell should break and we’ll both wake up.”
She leaned into Teni, pulled her, and kissed her. She slowly stopped and looked at Teni again. “You also won’t remember any of this.”
Doreen was cleaning the shop counter while Chichi was moving around, counting their stock. She brought out her phone and dialled a number.
“Hello, Teni,” she said, “are we still on for tonight?”
Teni’s voice sounded drained, tired. “Yeah…I don’t think we can do it again today. I’m feeling sick. I’m still in bed even.”
Doreen paused before she said, “Oh okay, that’s fine. Maybe another time.”
“Yeah, maybe,” Teni said and hung up.
Doreen stared at the phone for a moment and put it back in her pocket, whistling as she arranged the counter.
Teni looked out of the kitchen window after cutting the phone, her mind racing as it tried to process the strange dream she had. She wasn’t supposed to remember, but she did.
The words…they rang in her head and called and screamed for her to acknowledge them, but she waved them away as she did the dishes.
“Teni!” her husband called, “I’m back oo.”
“Coming!” Teni called back as she dried her hands and left the kitchen, the words relentless, the words following her. She heard them in her sleep, when she was quiet and they came out to play.
There is a story, he had said, a story of a girl who had two sisters. They are dead now, but she lives.
She lives.
[Learn more about The Witches of Auchi Series here. Catch up on Episode One, Two, Three, four, and five here and here and here, and here, and here. In a few weeks, come back for Witches of Auchi II.]
All art by Anthony Azekwoh
Anthony Azekwoh is a nineteen year old Nigerian writer. He graduated from Whitesands Secondary School and now attends Covenant University. He started writing at the age of thirteen. Some of his work has since been published online and in his secondary school’s annual publication. He won the ACT Joint Award in 2017 for his story, ‘The Fall of the Gods’, which was originally published on Brittle Paper and later republished in book format. In 2019, he won the Loose Media grant of $1,000 for his short stories.
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Reverend Bob Larson's Exorcisms by Skype Questioned by Skeptics
By Carmen Herrera ( [email protected] ) Feb 03, 2014 11:20 AM EST Comment
Screenshot of the CNN video, Reverand Larson performs a live exorcism on a four-demon possessed individual via Skype.
Broadband internet has benefited this generation with the ability not only to communicate instantaneously but to harness the power of virality through social media. Pastors and evangelicals have caught the trend and used these technologies for spreading the gospel message. However, one pastor is using it for a different yet powerful purpose: exorcism.
Many have used Skype to communicate with loved ones from different parts, yet Evangelical and Exorcist Bob Larson uses it to cast out demons. Claiming to perform over "20,000 exorcisms" via Skype, Pastor Larson utilizes the efficiency of the device to help those in need of cleansing the spirit.
CNN posted a video of Reverend Larson performing an exorcism on a possessed man named David, who was overtaken by four demons. He shows his cross and Bible right in front of the camera, and anoints the possessed with his finger at the computer screen to release the evil demons. The exorcism via Skype shows the demon-possessed David reacting violently to free himself from the evil within.
Though Reverend Larson has claimed in freeing others from the demons within, some have questioned whether this is all an act and if the number of exorcisms is even a valid number. Many have claimed that the individuals possessed are actors giving "dramatic performances" for the sake of garnering attention.
During an interview with Anderson Cooper 360, Reverend Larson claims that his exorcisms on Skype are real and performed with a purpose. "It's real," assured Reverend Larson. "There would be no need to theatrically stage this for any reason. Why would anybody do that I have no idea."
Reverand Larson has been at the receiving end of critics who suspect his exorcisms are staged. (Photo : Courtesy of SFC Phoenix)
Criticisms also come from exorcists who claim that ridding one of demons cannot be as easy as it is to use Skype. Reverend Isaac Kramer is one of Larson's critics who believes that the exorcisms are not real. "If a person is fully possessed, the demon inside of them will not let them sit in front of the computer screen to be exorcised," explained Krammer, from the International Catholic Association of Exorcists. "Chances are, they're going to throw the computer screen across the room and destroy everything."
In an analysis session from the online David Pakman Show, David and co-host Louis claim that the "20,000" exorcisms cannot be real and are set up. "I think what's going on here is either he is paying these people to be actors in his little skit or these people are just playing a joke on him," said Louis. Further they suggest that in order to prove Larson's legitimacy of these exorcisms people should pretend to carry demons to see if the Pastor will go through the ritual. The duo believe that if Pastor Larson really is a man of God, he would be able to tell if someone would be lying about carrying a demon and not perform the ritual.
Despite the many critics who have questioned him, his website is full of testimonies from people claiming to be saved through his rituals. The people claiming to be saved come from all locations from the United States and has a set tour date all through June of 2014.
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With Jesus, Indiana Demon-Possessed Woman Defeat Demons 'From Hell' in Gary Home
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Please view the videos below to get an overview of how academic advisors and career services staff with CCAS and CEC help undergraduate students explore majors and careers at UW-Madison.
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Trying out and evaluating different interests are part of the college experience, and our campus is a great place to explore majors and career paths! Learn how Cross-College Advising Service (CCAS) can help you explore strategically and stay on track for a timely graduation.
Our professional academic advisors are knowledgeable about all majors and programs offered on campus and are dedicated to helping you find the path that best suits your interests, abilities, and goals. By promoting strategic exploration and developing partnerships with colleagues across campus, we help students find meaningful learning experiences, identify future aspirations, and make informed decisions about their major.
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Gain a better understanding of exploring majors and careers while we debunk myths around them, including myths like: “Everyone should know what they can to major in when they start college” and “To be successful, I need to choose a very specific type of major, like engineering, computer science, or accounting.”
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Emmerdale 2021: Jimmy King and Nicola’s life-changing discovery and more huge spoilers
Emmerdale: Debbie Dingle is revealed as Al's mystery woman
Emmerdale was full of love, loss and revenge in 2020. The year kicked off with a bang with Graham Foster’s (played by Andrew Scarborough) murder and came to a dramatic close with the return of Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb), as well as the potential reconciliation for Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) and Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and the continued spiralling of Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins). But who will be thrust into the centre of proceedings in the New Year?
In recent months, there has been no shortage of drama for viewers to dive into and 2021 promises even more intense storylines.
Back in November, Series Producer Laura Shaw teased what was to come in the New Year.
First of all, she revealed: “A huge secret, it’s going to come out in a truly magnificent way. That’s just going to make everybody gasp, I promise you.”
But what will viewers discover about some of their favourite characters in the Dales and who will be impacted by the huge secret?
One set of characters who will remain in the spotlight is Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley), son Vinny (Bradley Johnson) and his wayward father Paul (Reece Dinsdale).
Fans have seen Mandy oblivious to Paul’s abuse of son Vinny as the former’s gambling spirals out of control.
Paul has attacked Vinny on more than one occasion – leaving him terrified – but it doesn’t look as though the teen will escape his dad’s clutches just yet.
Laura commented: “We’ve just finished storyline in a massive chapter in our big Mandy, Paul, Vinny story that’s on-screen now, so keep watching to see how that plays out.
“Because it’s going to be one of our really big stories in 2021 and lives are definitely going to be changed forever.”
But will Vinny manage to pluck up the courage to tell Mandy what’s really been going on with Paul?
Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) and Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) are another couple who have faced difficulties in recent weeks, which are only set to continue on the New Year.
Viewers saw Laurel and Jai deliberate over whether to keep their unborn baby after finding out the child would be born with Down’s syndrome.
“There’s more to come with Laurel and Jai, of course, because their story does not end with their termination.
“So they’re going to be feeling the effects of the decision they’ve made quite a lot of next year,” Laura explained.
But will they manage to move forward together after Laurel terminated her pregnancy?
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Another duo who will take centre stage in weeks to come are Jimmy King (Nick Miles) and Nicola (Nicola Wheeler)
Laura continued: “Jimmy and Nicola are going to get a really big shock in the New Year, it results in their whole lives being turned upside down.”
Things have been relatively quiet between the pair in recent months but with the explosive revelation set to come, will they make it through till the end of this year?
“We’ve got more secrets revealed between Luke and Victoria, that’s going to have a big impact on their relationship,” Laura commented.
Luke (Max Parker) and Victoria (Isabel Hodgins) have had an on/off relationship for a number of months but sealed their romance in the autumn.
But with the pair’s initial link to each other proving difficult, with Luke’s brother Lee Posner (Kris Mochrie) having raped Victoria, will there be more devastating news to come?
Finally, Kim Tate (Claire King) made a dramatic return to the Dales at the end of 2020 with fans delighted to finally see her back where she belongs.
“We’ve got some really exciting things planned for home farm and Kim,” Laura promised. “We’re probably going to see a lot of all vulnerable Kim, actually.
“And we’ll see a change in the dynamic in the Tate family and will there be a new heir to the Tate throne? I can’t say, no,” she teased.
Could this hint suggest Jamie Tate (Alexander Lincoln) could be about to become a father for the second time?
Emmerdale airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7pm and Thursdays at 7pm and 8pm on ITV.
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Celyad’s NKR-2 Phase I safety trial delivers encouraging results to be presented at ASH 2016
November 7, 2017 By Celyad
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – Celyad (Euronext Brussels and Paris, and NASDAQ: CYAD), a leader in the discovery and development of engineered cell therapies, today announces that first data analysis of the NKR-2 Phase I trial shows encouraging results which will be presented during a poster session at the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, taking place on December 3-6, 2016, in San Diego, CA.
The NKR-2 Phase I trial is a single infusion, dose escalation study evaluating the safety and feasibility of NKR-2 T-cells in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma patients. This study was completed in September 2016 with a successful safety follow-up for all dose level cohorts. There were no cases of cytokine release syndrome, cell-related neurotoxicity, auto-immunity, or CAR-T related death.
Based on recent analysis, encouraging clinical update and correlative analysis, including post-infusion immunophenotyping, will be presented at the poster session of the ASH Annual Meeting:
Title: Safety Data from a First-in-Human Phase 1 Trial of NKG2D Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T Cells in AML/MDS and Multiple Myeloma (Poster Presentation)
Abstract: 4052
Session: 616. Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Novel Therapy, excluding Transplantation: Poster III
Presentation: Monday, December 5, 2016, 6:00pm – 8:00pm PST
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall GH
Dr. Christian Homsy, CEO of Celyad commented: “NKR-2 Phase I trial was a safety study with the primary objective of ensuring that there was no on-target, off-tumor toxicity. We are positively surprised at reports of unexpected clinical benefit, while testing just one single infusion dosed between 50 and 1,000 times lower than our expected efficacious dose extrapolated from animal experiments. Our exceptionally strong animal data was obtained with three injections of human equivalent doses of 1 to 2 billion cells per injection, while the highest dose tested in the NKR-2 study was 30 million cells in a single infusion. These results are therefore encouraging and we look forward to triggering the next phase of our NKR-T program once European agencies and the FDA have approved our THINK trial protocol”.
Dr. Frédéric Lehmann, VP Immuno-Oncology at Celyad: “We are excited to present these data at ASH and to explore the full potential of our NKR-2 autologous therapy in our next development phase. The THINK trial will evaluate the clinical activity and safety in seven indications, in both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. It is our hope that this study will be the foundation of a robust approach to treating patients with advanced tumors.”
Dr. David Gilham, VP Research and Development at Celyad: “NKR-2 CAR T cell therapy was designed to act like a drug with short term persistence and multiple injections in order to provide a better controlled and more predictable safety profile than that of other traditional CAR-T products. The primary objective is to avoid uncontrolled in-vivo cell expansion and long term persistence thereby replacing this paradigm with well controlled pharmacokinetics. We are re-assured to note that the safety outcome of this Phase I study confirms the pre-clinical animal data generated to date.”
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CEOWORLD magazine > The Latest > C-Suite Advisory > To Win the Future, Legacy Organizations Must Innovate in 3 New and Different Ways
To Win the Future, Legacy Organizations Must Innovate in 3 New and Different Ways
Kris OestergaardC-Suite Advisory May 28, 2019
The world is no longer local and linear. It’s global and exponential, thanks to technological achievements. Established organizations, those of a certain size and age — sometimes called legacy organizations — no longer consider close competitors as their greatest threat. They fear the startups, which, although they live in metaphorical garages and comparatively few take off, have an innovation power that established organizations only dream of possessing.
The hurdle established organizations can’t get over is that ideas are a dime a dozen and its hard time turning them into concrete value. This is because the organizations lack a well-functioning innovation design.
Established organizations have all the resources — money, customers, data, employees, suppliers, partners and infrastructure — putting them in a far better position to transform new ideas into value-creating, successful services. But they tend to do one of two things when confronting the changing world: Either they dismiss whatever is new and different because it’s difficult to fit into existing strategies, or they recognize that they should explore new strategies, but don’t do it thoroughly, ambitiously and strategically enough.
One aspect holding organizations back is their lack of employees with the capabilities to participate in major organizational transformations. A global survey found that 76 percent of leaders believed their employees didn’t have the right capabilities to handle future corporate digitization.
Established organizations are often experts when it comes to planning for traditional product development. Innovation, though, isn’t limited to this, and isn’t something relevant only to product development teams. It’s applicable to the entire organization. Therefore, when it comes to innovation in a modern age, these organizations need new rules of engagement.
Innovation for established organizations can be divided into three different tracks:
Optimizing. With optimizing innovation, companies improve on the past. For example, when Gillette adds a fourth blade to its three-blade razor, it’s optimizing. Continuous optimization, both in the operational and customer realm, is good and important. But it’s far from enough to remain a leader even just a few years from now. The more extra blades are added to the razor, the less value each new blade creates.
When marketing becomes the most significant thing about your product, or you’re spending excessive amounts on market analyses to identify how to generate new payoffs communicating what’s virtually the same product, then you’re reaching the point where you have no optimization options left for the product or service.
Augmenting. Augmenting innovation is about upgrading your core, whether it’s a case of upgrading products or internal processes. Most digital transformation processes in organizations fall under the category of augmenting innovation. It can mean going from analog to digital. This is followed by new upgrades that will, in principle, be infinite in number, as there will always be new technological achievements that can be used to create better solutions.
The next augmenting phase after moving into the digital world could be implementing artificial intelligence at the core of the organization, which many forward-looking companies are focusing on these days. For some organizations, an exploration of how certain services or processes could become “blockchain first” would be relevant. And so on.
Augmenting innovation, and innovation overall, should not be thought of as a marathon, but as an ultra-marathon. Every day as you cross the finish line, you know that tomorrow brings a new finish line.
Mutating. This is where you’re no longer improving the past, as with optimizing innovation, or preparing the future, as with augmenting innovation, but where you invent the future. With mutating innovation, you’re working to challenge what currently exists. The business that maintains, or exceeds, its level of success 10, 20 and 30 years from now will have mutated and look significantly different than it does today.
Mutating innovation involves launching initiatives for which the existing organization currently doesn’t have the resources to implement. It requires different people, capabilities and, possibly, physical spaces. For example, Emerson, which develops climate technology among other things, has a 40,000-square-foot test laboratory at the University of Dayton, where it has established test environments for private homes, a supermarket, a commercial kitchen and a data center to prototype services that must utilize new technologies and business models.
Engaging in mutating innovation often requires teaching your investors and shareholders to take the long view and think beyond the next few quarters.
Creating separate entities to explore undiscovered opportunities, often called X divisions, aren’t a new thing, but their proliferation has accelerated sharply in recent years. Ford, and most other large automakers, are investing in both augmenting and mutating innovation by both upgrading and challenging their core. Energy companies worldwide are mutating by focusing on sustainable energy solutions apart from their legacy businesses.
Established organizations shouldn’t wait for the problems to become enormous before upgrading their innovation ambitions. On the contrary, they should act while things are going well and they have the resources to future-proof their organization’s existence.
Written by Kris Østergaard.
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Kris Oestergaard is a sought after speaker, facilitator, researcher and expert on innovation in legacy organizations, corporate cultures and exponential organizations. He is co-founder and Chief Learning and Innovation Officer at SingularityU Nordic, a collaborative venture with Singularity University in Silicon Valley. His new book is Transforming Legacy Organizations: Turn Your Established Business into an Innovation Champion to Win the Future (Wiley, June 10, 2019). Kris Østergaard is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine.
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Insects - barley
Contributors to this section: ICARDA, Syria (Siham Asaad, Abdulrahman Moukahal).
Khapra beetle
Granary weevil, grain weevil
Confused flour beetle, Red flour beetle
Lesser grain borer
Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898
Other scientific name
Trogoderma affrum Priesner, 1951
Seedborne.
The Khapra beetle is considered to be the most serious pest of stored products under hot dry conditions. Complete destruction of grain and pulses may occur in a very short time. In humid climates, the rates of increase of its competitors are so much greater that it has difficulty in establishing itself. However, in such areas, it lives at the inner edge of the expanding hot zone of stacks or bulks, in which heating has been induced by the activity of other species. In the EPPO region in the 1970s, T. granarium was rated as of considerable economic importance in Cyprus, Tunisia and Turkey.
Symptoms/damage
This pest causes loss of stored grain and consumes and breaks-up kernels. Young larvae feed on damaged seed, older larvae feed on whole grains. The larvae attack the embryo point or a weak place in the pericarp of grain or seed, and can cause significant weight loss when left undisturbed in stored grain, weight loss between 5-30%, in extreme cases of 70%, which may lead to significant reduction in seed viability. Severe infestation may cause unfavourable changes in chemical composition, can damage dry commodities of animal origin, large numbers of larval skins and setae may cause dermatitis and/or allergic reactions, contaminate grain with body parts and setae which are known to cause gastrointestinal irritation. Larvae move in and out of sacked material, weakening the sacks.
Khapra Beetle (from: agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au)
T. granarium is a general storage pest which occurs mainly on cereals and cereal products, oilseeds (especially groundnuts and oilcakes), pulses and pulse products, as well as on compound animal feed. The occurrence on other products, as on empty sacks and gums, etc., is probably accidental by cross infestation.
Biology and transmission
The adults are short-lived, mated females living 4-7 days, unmated females 20-30 days and males 7-12 days; they do not fly and feed very little, if at all. Mating occurs about 5 days after emergence. The beetle can lay a full complement of eggs following a single mating, but a second mating greatly increases the total number of eggs produced: once-mated females lay 66 eggs, whereas twice-mated individuals lay about 58 and then 509 eggs after the respective matings. Delay in mating of 15-20 days results in up to 25% reduction in fecundity. The preoviposition period, which is not affected by humidity, is negligible at 40°C, 1 day at 35°C, 2 days at 30°C, 2-3 days at 25°C, and, at 20°C, no eggs are produced. Under optimum conditions, the female lays an average of about 50-90 eggs loosely in the host material. The eggs hatch within 3-14 days.
Complete development takes place within the heat range of 21 to over 40°C. The life cycle from egg to adult takes an average of 220 days at 21°C, 39-45 days at 30°C and 75% RH and 26 days at 35°C, the optimum. Development can take place at a relative humidity as low as 2%, at which the life cycle is prolonged.
The rate of increase of populations at 33-37°C is about 12.5 times per month: this compares with 20 times at 32-35°C (minimum RH 30%) for Rhyzopertha dominica and 25 times at 27-31°C (minimum RH 50%) for Sitophilus oryzae, the principal competitors of T. granarium as pests of whole grain.
In the zone where T. granarium is indigenous, where mean temperatures are consistently above 25°C, the larvae develop rapidly into the pupal stage, e.g. in 15 days at 35°C. If the temperature falls below 25°C for any period of time and, sometimes, if the larvae are very crowded, they may enter diapause and development ceases. The larvae are cold-hardy, surviving temperatures below -8°C. Diapause often occurs at constant temperature, below 30°C. In diapause, the larva can moult but is relatively inactive and rarely feeds. It tends to seek out crevices in the fabric of buildings. A larva can remain in this state for several years, but the provision of a new consignment of food, especially in warm conditions, may stimulate renewed development and pupation.
Young larvae are unable to feed on whole grains and depend on damaged grains or grain products for food (they readily attack softer foods such as nuts). Such damaged grains are always present in practice in lots of stored grain. Older larvae can feed on whole grains. The amount and condition of the food present affects the speed of development, but larvae can survive long periods (at least 13 months) without food. These starving larvae pupate within a week on the return of favourable conditions such as high temperature and availability of food. Starvation of dormant larvae for 3 months, followed by a brief period of feeding, results in the production of 41% of the normal number of eggs. However, this percentage is ample for the survival of the pest. One to three months of starvation does not affect the pupation rate of dormant larvae.
Detection/indexing method in place at ICARDA
Visual inspection.
Khapra Beetle (source: pest.ceris.purdue.edu)
Treatment/control
Airport and maritime port interceptions.
Detection by trapping or visual inspection.
Signs of infestation include the larvae and cast skins, although larvae must be identified by microscopic examination.
Eradication programmes utilize fumigants and surface sprays with deep penetration capability.
Heat treatment has proven to be effective.
Monitoring populations by using pheromone and larval traps.
Preventative measures include good sanitation practices and exclusion.
Spread mainly through international trade; therefore, inspection at ports and entry points is vital.
High risk areas that should be checked first include (USDA Fact Sheet, 1993):
Cracks in walls and floors.
Behind loose paint or rust.
Along pallet, and the end-grain of pallet wood.
Seams and ears of burlap bags.
Low-light areas.
Trash from cleaning equipment, and the equipment itself.
Procedure followed at the CGIAR Centres in case of positive test
Fumigation with double dosage of phostoxin.
http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/insects/Trogoderma_granarium/TROGGA_ds.pdf
http://www.npdn.org/Library/ViewDocument.ppt?filetype=ppt&DocumentId=5384
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=912133473
http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/searchpest.php?selectName=INATANA
Sitophilus granarius L.
Calandra granaria L.
Serious pest of stored grains. Under quarantine in some countries.
Flour beetles, also known as "Bran bugs" are generally recognized as secondary pests of grain and therefore increase the feeding damage caused by primary pests. When present in large numbers, flour beetles will:
I) Cause flour to become prone to moulding and will also turn the product grey.
Il) Taint commodities with secretions from scent glands.
The Granary Weevils are pests of stored grain and seeds. They develop inside whole grain kernels as small, white, wrinkled, grub-like larvae. There is generally no external evidence that the larvae have been eating and growing inside the seed until after about one month when the adult weevil chews through the seed coat and emerges. Grain weevils are important pests of farm-stored grain. They are frequently regarded as primary pests of grain since they are able to infest otherwise undamaged grain. Grain weevils will also attack other hard cereal products, e.g. pasta and spaghetti. Fine cereal products are unsuitable for weevil breeding purposes unless they become caked. Granary weevil infestations can result in reduced weight and quality of grain as a result of the larvae feeding on the endosperm. The germ is not always attacked so germination may take place, producing a weak seedling which is vulnerable to attack by moulds, bacteria and other insects. Both larvae and adults will feed upon grain. The grain can also be tainted with white, dusty excreta which contaminate the product as well as render it unpalatable. Heating of grain also occurs intern accelerating development of the insects and making the commodity liable to caking, moulding and even germination. Temperatures may be attained which actually kill the insects. Weevil-damaged grain can be readily recognized by the presence of large holes which are the exit holes of the emerging adults. Some idea of the huge numbers of weevils that can be generated is provided by the results of one study in which, five weeks after wheat was infested with larval forms, adults were seen to be leaving the grain at a rate of 100 weevils per kg of grain per day.
Wheat and barley.
Worldwide; more important in temperate zone where it is one of the main stored grain pests.
The egg, larva, and pupa stages of these weevils occur in the grain kernels and are rarely seen. Feeding is carried out within the grain kernel and adults cut exit holes to emerge. Emergence holes of the granary weevil are fairly large and tend to be more ragged than smooth and round. Females drill a tiny hole in the grain kernel, deposit an egg in the cavity, then plug the hole with a gelatinous secretion. The egg hatches into a young larva which bores toward the centre of the kernel, feeds, grows and pupates there. New adults bore emergence holes from the inside, then leave to mate and begin a new generation. Female granary weevils lay from 36 to 254 eggs. At 27 - 30°C, 75 to 90 % eggs hatch in wheat with a moisture content of 13.5 to 19.6 % in three days. There are four larval instars and the developmental period is from three to five weeks. Pupation within the kernel requires 5 to 16 days. The life cycle is about 30 to 40 days during the summer, and 123 to 148 days during the winter, depending on temperature. The granary weevil is long-lived, surviving for seven to eight months as an adult. The female lays very few eggs at temperatures below 16 °C, but can survive for two months or more at about 2 °C.
Prevention is the best strategy to avoid insect problems in stored grains. Proper bin sanitation before introduction of new grain minimizes the need for pesticides. Good sanitation involves the removal of old grain and dust in and around the grain bin. This includes removal of old grain from corners, floors and walls. Any grain remaining when a bin is emptied can harbour insect infestations which will move into the new grain. Grain that is to be stored for longer than six months may need the protective application of an approved insecticide.
Before grain is placed in a bin, it should be screened to eliminate fine materials and broken kernels. Grain placed in a clean bin should be checked at two-week intervals during warm months and at one-month intervals during cooler months for the presence of hotspots, mouldy areas and live insects. If any of these conditions exist, the grain should be aerated to lower the moisture level and temperature.
Fumigation should only be used as a last resort. Because of the high toxicity of registered fumigants and technical knowledge needed for their proper use, a qualified pesticide applicator should be contacted if fumigation is required.
Fumigation.
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/flour-beetle
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/beetles/red_flour_beetle.htm#habits
http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th7a.htm
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2087.html
http://www.fsoe.se/nyhet/nyhet20.htm
http://www3.telus.net/conrad/insects/granaryw.html
Sitophilus granarius (from: www.fsoe.se)
Sitophilus granarius (from: www3.telus.net)
Tribolium confusum Jaquelin Du Val, 1868 & Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)
Antennae segments of the confused flour beetle increase in size gradually from the base to the tip to form a club of four segments; in the red flour beetle, the last three segments at the tip of the antennae are abruptly larger than the preceding ones, forming a three-segmented club. Also, the confused flour beetle has a straight-sided thorax, while the thorax of the red flour beetle has curved sides. The sides of the confused flour beetle head capsule are notched at the eyes so that a visible ridge is present. This ridge is absent in the red flour beetle when viewed from below
The confused and red flour beetles cannot feed on whole, undamaged grain; they are, however, often found among dust, fines and dockage. The beetles do cause damage by feeding but probably cause more problems by contaminating the grain. Large numbers of dead bodies, cast skins and fecal pellets, as well as liquids (quinones), can produce extremely pungent odours in grain. The nauseous smell and taste caused by infestations of confused and red flour beetles can result in poor feed consumption by livestock and rejection by grain buyers. In most cases, the presence of live insects in a grain bin indicates that moisture buildup and moulds are also present. The combination of these three factors can greatly reduce the quality and value of grain.
Distinguishing key (photo: www.uku.fi)
The red and confused flour beetles may be present in large numbers in infested grain, but are unable to attack sound or undamaged grain. The adults are attracted to light, but will go towards cover when disturbed. Typically, these beetles can be found not only inside infested grain products, but in cracks and crevices where grain may have spilled. They are attracted to grain with high moisture content and can cause a grey tint to the grain they are infesting. The beetles give off a displeasing odour and their presence encourages mould growth in grain.
All parts of the world; in cooler climate, restricted to warm storage. Tribolium confusum is commonly found in shipments from the topics.
The adult beetles are very active and move about rapidly when disturbed. The average life of adults is about one year. Females lay an average of about 450 eggs, which are small and clear white. The eggs are laid loosely on fine materials and broken kernels where the adults reside. The eggs are covered with a sticky secretion which the fine material adheres to. Fresh material placed in a grain bin will become rapidly infested if previous grain residue is not removed. Larvae (small brownish-white worms) hatch in five to twelve days and are full-grown in one to four months. Full grown larva are about three-sixteenths inch long and tinged with yellow. These larvae feed on fine materials and broken grain kernels. The larvae transform into small naked pupae, which are white at first and then gradually change to yellow and then to brown and shortly afterwards into the reddish-brown adult beetle. The period from egg to adult averages about six weeks under favourable weather conditions, but is greatly prolonged by cold weather, as is true of all grain pests. The life cycle of the red flour beetle is usually shorter than the confused flour beetle.
Prevention is the best strategy to avoid insect problems in stored grains. Proper bin sanitation before introduction of new grain minimizes the need for pesticides. Good sanitation involves the removal of old grain and dust in and around the grain bin. This includes removal of old grain from corners, floors and walls and grain that may have spilled on the exterior of the bin. Any grain remaining when a bin is emptied can harbor insect infestations which will move into the new grain. After the bin is cleaned, and all needed repairs have been made, the floor and wall surfaces both inside and outside the bin should be treated. Take special care to treat all cracks, crevices and areas around doorways and other places where insects could hide or enter. Spray the bins about four to six weeks prior to storing grain.
Grain that is to be stored for longer than six months may need the protective application of an approved insecticide. Treatments can be applied as the grain is loaded into the bin through the use of a metering device calibrated to apply the proper amounts. After the grain is binned and leveled, a surface dressing can be applied to prevent insects from entering the grain on the surface. If infestation occurs in spite of these precautions, fumigation of the grain will be necessary. Because of the high toxicity of registered fumigants and technical knowledge needed for their proper use, a qualified pesticide applicator should be contacted to perform the fumigation.
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/Ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=-991113051
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/weevils-on-stored-grain
http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/storage-entrepose/pip-irp/gw-cg-eng.htm
http://www.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2002/hymenolepsis/transmission.htm
http://evolutionlist.blogspot.com/2009/02/macroevolution-examples-and-evidence.html
http://www.uku.fi/~holopain/stt/Tribolium-comp.jpg
Damages caused by Grain weevil (photo: www.stanford.edu)
Adult insect (photo: http://evolutionlist.blogspot.com)
Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792)
Lesser Grain Borers are primary pests of grain and will therefore attack undamaged grain rendering it susceptible to attack by secondary pests. Both the adults and larvae feed on the grain creating floury dust and potentially leaving little but empty husks. The adults are active and may infest a large number of kernels whilst the larvae penetrate kernels and develop within the grain.
Lesser Grain Borers mainly attack wheat, corn, rice and millet. Both the larvae and adults are primary pests. They bore irregular shaped holes into whole, undamaged kernels and the larvae, immature stages, may develop inside the grain. Larval and adult Lesser Grain Borers feeding in and on grain kernels may leave only dust and thin brown shells. A sweet, musty odour is often associated with infestations of this insect.
Mainly wheat, corn, rice and millet.
Mainly in warmer countries. Carried in goods to temperate zones where they can survive in warm warehouse, it has spread through commerce to all parts of the world. It is most prominent in the United States, southern Canada, Argentina, India and Australia.
Females generally lay between 2 and 40 eggs. As this species are long lived, up to 500 eggs may be laid in total. Eggs are laid singly and in groups. The minimum time to complete the lifecycle under ideal conditions is 25 days, although such conditions are rarely found in the field. Larvae will moult two to four times before pupation which will usually take place inside grain. Rhizopertha have been observed to infest and attack other stored food commodities such as tobacco, nuts, beans, biscuits, cassava, cocoa beans, dried fruits, peanuts, spices and dried meats/fish. Larvae are well documented as being voracious feeders. It is usual for adults to grow to a size of 3 mm. Larger Grain Borers are, as the name suggests, slightly larger at 4 mm. Both have a distinctive shape, with a large pronotum, giving the appearance of having only two body sections when viewed from above.
The Lesser Grain Borer has three distinct antennal “club” with the last three segments being a good deal larger than the other segments. Although this antennal club is also exhibited by the larger grain borer, it can be used to differentiate the two as it is proportionally larger in the Lesser Grain Borer. The main distinguishing feature separating the two species is the shape of the posterior area of the elytra (wing cases) which is rounded in the Lesser Grain Borer, but blunt, almost rectangular in the Larger Grain Borer.
Inspection is very important to prevent infested materials being brought in to infest other goods. Warehouses and stores, especially feed and health food stores, should monitor for beetle infestations with pheromone traps. Store whole grains such as bird seed, popcorn, wheat berries, spice seeds, dried beans, and seeds for sprouting in insect-proof glass, metal, or plastic containers. Infested products should be discarded. Infestations in homes are sometimes a result of grain-stuffed animals or other ornaments.
There is an unpleasant odour associated with infestations of Lesser Grain Borer that makes infested material unpalatable. Sanitation is very important in control of this and other stored product pests. Shelves should be vacuumed, paying careful attention to cracks and crevices, and wiped down with warm soapy water. Small, isolated infestations may be controlled with residual and space sprays. Large infestations usually require fumigation to control pest populations. Grain protectants are used to discourage infestations, but some are less effective against Lesser Grain Borer than they are against other insects.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IG/IG11700.pdf
http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th7t.htm
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef137.asp
http://www.valentbiosciences.com/environmental_science_division/lesser_grain_beetles.asp
http://www.centreinar.org.br/pragas/bostrichidae.html
Seed Health General Publication Published by the Centre or CGIAR
Adult insect
(photo: www.centreinar.org.br)
Damages caused by Lesser Grain Borer (photo: sgrl.csiro.au/)
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General Oversight
All public charter schools authorized by the PCSC shall be continuously monitored for compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and the terms of the Performance Certificate.
All public charter schools authorized by the PCSC shall be annually evaluated against the Performance Framework to determine performance outcomes.
The PCSC will consider the reporting burden of public charter schools when requesting reports, and will utilize data and reports prepared by the State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and/or PCSC staff whenever possible.
If a public charter school is accredited by a State Board of Education approved accrediting agency, the PCSC shall accept accreditation reports in lieu of conducting a site visit for the purpose of establishing whether the school is effectively implementing its Key Design Elements as stated in its Performance Certificate.
If a public charter school is not accredited by a State Board of Education approved accrediting agency, the PCSC will conduct a site visit once during the public charter school’s Performance Certificate term for the purpose of evaluating whether the school is effectively implementing its Key Design Elements as stated in its Performance Certificate.
The public charter school will receive written notice of a site visit for this purpose at least thirty (30) days prior to the visit, and whenever possible, the site visit will be scheduled at a time convenient for the public charter school.
The PCSC may make additional site visits for the following purposes:
Conducting a pre-opening site visit with advanced notice for the purpose of determining the school’s readiness to begin operations.
Observing the enrollment lottery once per Performance Certificate term with advanced notice and for the purpose of evaluating operational compliance;
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Investigating concerns regarding compliance with any applicable laws, rules, regulations, or the performance certificate with or without notice; and/or
PCSC staff shall log all complaints against a public charter school it authorizes within five (5) business days of receiving the complaint.
PCSC staff shall notify the public charter school’s governing board and primary administrator of the complaint within five (5) business days of receiving the complaint.
PCSC staff shall investigate the validity of complaints alleging that a public charter school may be in violation of an applicable law, rule, regulation, or term of its Performance Certificate.
If the PCSC staff has reason to believe that a violation may have occurred, or that more specific expertise is required to determine whether a violation has occurred, the PCSC staff shall provide notice of its concerns to both the Charter holder and the entity responsible for enforcing the law, rule, or regulation in question.
Enforcement of the law, rule, or regulation that has been violated will be the responsibility of the entity with the authority to enforce that law, rule, or regulation.
If the public charter school is in violation of the terms of its Performance Certificate, the PCSC shall issue a Courtesy Letter defining the violation and the date by which the violation must be resolved. PCSC shall engage in progress-monitoring for the purpose of enforcing compliance.
Progress-monitoring plans will be documented, and may include additional site visits, desk audits, and/or meetings.
A public charter school’s Annual Performance Report shall include record of any PCSC staff investigation concluding that a violation occurred, and record of any findings or violation identified by an entity responsible for enforcing an applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Courtesy Letters
Courtesy letters may be issued to a public charter school for any reason at the discretion of the PCSC Director.
Courtesy letters will be issued to a public charter school if any of the following circumstances arise:
The PCSC has reason to believe the school may be in violation of a law, rule, regulation, or the terms of its Performance Certificate;
The PCSC has reason to believe that the public charter school may not be able to remain fiscally viable for the remainder of its Performance Certificate term;
To request any reports in addition to those described in Section V.C of these policies;
To request any documentation necessary to conduct the PCSC’s oversight duties;
To inform the school of a progress-monitoring plan; and/or
To inform the school of potential or executed actions of the PCSC that impact the operations of the public charter school, including, but not limited to, non-renewal or revocation of the school’s Performance Certificate or changes to PCSC policy.
Courtesy letters shall be for the purpose of ensuring that the public charter school is formally made aware of a concern, request, or required action.
The issuance of a courtesy letter and the receipt of documented resolution of a concern identified in a courtesy letter will be noted in the public charter school’s Annual Performance Report.
Written Notification of Fiscal Concern
If the PCSC has reason to believe that a public charter school may not remain fiscally stable for the remainder of its Performance Certificate term, the PCSC shall issue to the State Department of Education a written notification of concern.
A notification of fiscal concern shall be issued by the PCSC for the purpose of protecting taxpayer dollars and shall cause the public charter school’s funding to be distributed in equal percentages across the regularly scheduled distribution dates for the fiscal year following issuance.
A public charter school shall be considered financially stable if the school met all financial standards on the most recently issued Annual Performance Report.
A public charter school may also be considered financially stable if the public charter school did not meet all of the financial standards on the most recently issued Annual Performance Report, but all of the following are true:
The public charter school’s fiscal audit indicates a positive year-end fund balance for the previous fiscal year; and
The public charter school maintained a positive cash flow during the current fiscal year; and
The public charter school is able to service all current-year financial obligations without relying on revenue intended for use in future fiscal years; and
The public charter school did not engage in any new long or short term debt during the current fiscal year.
Written notifications of fiscal concern shall be considered for issuance, continuation, or removal only at the PCSC’s regularly scheduled June meeting.
Written notifications of fiscal concern shall be in effect for the entire fiscal year.
Public charter schools wishing to have written notifications of fiscal concern considered for removal must provide a cover letter and documentation evidencing fiscal stability at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the scheduled meeting.
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← The dream is over.
The worm turns. →
Trust, continuity, complacency, etc.
Seth Emerson starts out this must-read piece with a little story that neatly summarizes where the mindset of much of the fan base is today, I suspect.
Four years ago, it was an insult. Scott Lakatos, then the newly hired Georgia secondary coach, taunted his players by yelling out the previous season’s record:
“Eight-and-five! Eight-and-FIVE!”
Four seasons later, the Georgia football program has finished its season … wait for it … eight and five.
Back at square one, in other words.
Now it’s true there are two trips to the SECCG in that four-year period. And while you can’t guarantee too much, I don’t think anyone would argue with the premise that a fully healthy 2013 Georgia team would have won more than eight games. But it’s hard not to look at things like the passive philosophy behind the return units on special teams, the continuing failure to cobble together an offensive line that can perform consistently, let alone dominantly, and what at times seems close to an utter lack of improvement in the secondary without worrying that the program may be sliding to a point where the areas that are above-average to excellent – and they are there – can no longer carry things as far as we and Mark Richt would like.
Now that being said, I’m not in the same dark hole I was in during the 2009 season, when I simply lost faith in Richt’s ability to get Georgia football back on track. He proved me wrong on that. Whatever criticism you want to throw his way, and there is clearly some that is deserved, what you have to admit if you’re honest is that this year’s team never quit. There were no blow outs. Quite the contrary, almost all the losses were close and there were several dramatic comebacks along the way. I don’t think a football team plays hard without believing in what the coaches are doing. So in some important ways, Georgia football is in a better place than it was when Lakatos showed up. And I’m still willing to give Mark Richt the benefit of the doubt today because he’s earned it.
But… Seth neatly sums up the sword’s edge that Richt’s balanced on now:
One man’s complacency is another man’s stability.
One man’s continuity is another man’s belief that stubbornness is winning out, that a leader is refusing to see that changes need to be made.
One man’s belief that no firings should happen is another man believing — or making, in Richt’s case — more subtle changes behind the scenes and not producing a scalp just to satisfy an angry Twitter and message board mob.
Is there an air of complacency? It’s hard to say. On some level, you can understand the fans who are incredulous that nothing would happen after an 8-5 season.
But you can also see Richt’s point of view: Rather than change coaches and schemes and terminology on a young defense, he’ll believe for one more year in that staff, a staff that can at least point to 2011 as evidence it can coach them up.
Shoot me if you like, but I see both sides to the argument. I can see some areas where change would be welcome, but only if there’s a greater vision behind it than “we got to do something”. Does Richt have that vision? Beats me.
Even if he doesn’t, there’s still a place where he needs to start fixing things. A commenter here mentioned “quality control” and I think that’s an apt description of where attention needs to be devoted. Read these quotes that Weiszer collected, and you’ll realize a lot of folks associated with the program see the same problem:
“This team, we just had a lot of things go wrong and a lot of things go wrong at the worse time imaginable,” outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins said. “If we could just fix the little things, it’s not all big things, it’s just the minor things that determines how you’re season will be. If everyone’s on the same page, those things like a muffed punt doesn’t happen or a mismatched coverage doesn’t happen. I feel like we have to work on our fundamentals this offseason and work on doing every little thing right.”
“Learn from your mistakes and know that the details matter,” Grantham said. “You’re not freshmen anymore and try to pay attention to the little things.”
“The difference is like this every year,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said holding his thumb and forefinger inches apart. “It’s hard to win any game, much less the championship. You’ve just got to keep knocking on the door.”
“I just told all the seniors that their watch begins now,” Richt said after the Gator Bowl loss. “Told the future seniors of 2014 that their job begins right this minute, starts with thinking of ways to get better, starts with doing everything on an individual basis to get better and find ways to get your teammates to get better, as well.”
I don’t sense that’s happy talk. I think it’s recognition that this year’s team didn’t grow in the way it needed to. Well and good, to an extent, but recognizing a problem exists isn’t the same thing as fixing it. And while everyone should be held accountable, repair has to start with the coaching staff, if for no other reason than that some of the players haven’t learned from their mistakes. That doesn’t mean they’re necessarily hopeless cases. It just means that whatever the coaches tried this past season didn’t click with some of them. A different path for some may be in order and there’s no reason to think that change can’t be effective, presuming it’s thoughtful. If there are grounds for optimism, it’s that the coaches haven’t lost the trust of the players the way it seemed the staff did in ’09.
If there are grounds for pessimism, though, they lie with a staff that feels that things were close enough in 2013 that a little better health and a little more experience will be all it takes to break through in 2014. The mystery we’ll have to wait to see solved is where Mark Richt stands on that spectrum.
215 responses to “Trust, continuity, complacency, etc.”
Good points are made here, but I can’t help but think that it was youth and an absurd degree of injuries that derailed this season. We had almost no experience in the secondary, and the best freshman we had, Matthews, was hurt half the year. That takes a toll.
Then, EVERY starting skill player sat at least one game with injury. How does a coaching staff prepare for that, voodoo? Up until LSU, Georgia’s offense looked like a German Panzer attack in 1940; afterwards, a German Panzer attack in 1945.
But, the lingering problems with special teams and mental errors is troubling. However, I don’t think Richt is complacent; he’s revamped strength & conditioning for example, and he’s smart enough to see the problems.
The defense can’t use injuries as an excuse. Sure they had a couple, but it was within the norm.
The defense was hurt just as much with injuries at safety. It was already our most inexperienced position. We knew we were starting a true freshman and sophomore who had never started a game. They played a handful of games together: South Carolina, North Texas, LSU, Auburn & Kentucky. We looked alright in those games, huh? We started Connor Norman in Clemson because of injury (to Moore), suspension (to JHC) and youth (Mauger wasn’t ready).
It killed us all year. Matthews was hurt that week leading up to UT, and our secondary never looked the same. It was a mess, man. We had 4 true freshmen play in the 2 deep in the secondary. Bad formula for winning football.
I get your point, but I wouldn’t blame injuries for our bad secondary. We failed to develop depth and the youngsters didn’t get better through out the year.
Hal Welch (@nsbdawg)
gotta disagree bud… injuries to a upper classman are different to losing the one good Freshman you had playing. We began the season too thin at those spots at when injuries occurred the new players weren’t jelled with the ones playing their 2nd, 3rd and 4th games. The defense is no different than the offense when it comes to cohesiveness. The 99 yard reception is a great example, Rambo, Blue, Davis et al would have trusted the front 7 to do their jobs and sat deep on the deep ball. The young kid wanted to jump in and tackle the running back; only problem… the running back didn’t have the ball. It’s all about trust and understanding not only your position but everyone elses as well. They just unfortunately never got to that point.
Now, for me that begs the question… why did we leave ourselves in such a vulnerable position coming into this year? We didn’t have a sophmore or junior ready to step into the voided roles of Rambo and others. Why not? Wouldn’t a better prepared team? Isn’t roster management part of “the process”? Perhaps…
We were thin in the secondary due to “stick fingers” Marshall (now at Auburn) and his compatriots who got booted coupled with total misses on Corey Moore and Marc Deas at the Safety position.
Lrgk9
Mauger seemed to be as ready in game 13 as he was in game 1. The injury to Matthews hurt as much as any injury on the team.
A crippled offense does hurt the defense. When you’re offense is crippled, opposing coaches don’t mind gambling on 4th down, throwing the ball deep more, and even doing onside kicks because they know the you’re offense can’t make them pay if they fail. The defense stays on the field too long because the offense can’t sustain drives…it goes on and on, but the bottom line is that it’s shallow thinking to say the injuries on offense didn’t effect the defense.. An injury effects everyone on the team and the team as a whole.
(‘scuse the mistakes in my typed grammer..)
I totally agree with you. My point was that #20 had the same problems at the end of the season that he had at the beginning. Matthews’ injury and JHC’s issues affected the safety rotation all season.
My point was that #20 had the same problems at the end of the season that he had at the beginning.
I agree. Some quick observations about the secondary…
Mauger didn’t improve, and neither did anybody else, from a coaching standpoint. At least not near enough.
The communication was very poor, for a number of reasons. But better coaching helps that a lot, even in a new secondary. We didn’t have that.
Matthews was horrible, and I mean upstairs, not his lower extremities. The play at Auburn remains inexcusably stupid. But throw that play out, and it’s still horrible. So Matthews was no possible answer this year.
JHC at SS is better than the others, but nothing remarkable, probably because he isn’t that well coached.
Moore is mostly clueless on the field. Everybody knows Swann struggled, even more than last year (how could that be?). If they are our two leaders that we’re now depending on …???
Lots of bad things happened early on in Camp and September that are rarely discussed, but suffice to say the result never worked out.
Poor communication was only part of the 99-yard play, which will now be shown over and over until the Gator Bowl ceases to exist, and then some, but still should never have happened, not even if it were early in the year. The rest of what happened on the play is just not thinking and poor fundamentals. And the assignments don’t get a whole lot simpler than that play. So we had to have 2 players not thinking, plus a boneheaded missed TD-saving tackle for that play to happen.
And THAT is a result of bad coaching, my friends.
It’s been clear now for two months that our secondary is poorly coached. I’ve suspected it for some time, since the first game of 2011. Our experience in 2011-12 covered it up some, even though those secondaries were never really solid, either.
But there is no doubt about it now. Fundamentals are just plain poor, period. And the little things we can’t handle at all. It’s probably fair to say there are high school secondaries all over Georgia who are better coached than this.
What we saw this year, even with true freshmen and injuries, cannot be defended.
PDawg5960
Mathews did nothing wrong or “stupid” on the Auburn play. He was running under the ball and was in position for a easy pick. JHC tipped the ball out of his hands and into the receivers hands. IveyLeaguer seems to be a good handle for you and your observations.
You’re right, thanks for the correction. I should have looked at it again instead of just being careless about it.
After watching the replay, I would point out that intercepting the ball is also a bad idea. And it does look like Mauger was allowing the ball to come to him with his palms up, rather than going up to meet the ball and knock it down. But that’s quibbling.
And, of course, this isn’t the first time JHC has shown himself to be a dumbass, so that should have rung a bell.
IveyLeaguer seems to be a good handle for you and your observations.
And thanks for the cheap shot. Really appreciate it.
Also worth noting that Shaq Wiggins was hurt in camp. So our best young corner missed a ton of practice and playing time early in the season. And that JHC practiced with the OLBs a lot last year. He was a rookie DB as well. The secondary was the biggest weakness on the team and suffered as many injuries as any other personnel grouping.
Those issues were exacerbated by numerous recruiting misses and dismissals (Marshall, Sanders, Deas, Fluker, Kennar Johnson, Corey Moore, etc.).
No amount of injuries short of that plane crash that wiped out Marshall’s whole team justifies losing to Vandy.
We tried to fix the DB situation through recruiting, but it just didnt happen. Injuries and transfers meant playing young guys that we didnt really want to play in the secondary.
We need another bigger than allowed type class and I think that the dawn will have broken and the long dark night of under recruiting and poor numbers will be over with. I think that this season we finally got caught with all the recruiting numbers.
Here’s hoping Coach Richt and the staff work on their weaknesses as well.
McGarrity supposedly took some of Richt’s obligations away so he could focus and get “on the cutting edge” of football. Does anyone feel that’s happened? Instead of the cutting edge, maybe Richt should spend more time working with our guys on basic situational football that every other team seems to have down pat. Expect another 4 loses next year, it’s where we’re at.
… on basic situational football that every other team seems to have down pat.
Really? No other team in the country has screw ups?
How much football do you watch, by the way, to be able to paint with such a broad brush?
Whatever Senator, I’m not getting hooked on this. If you can’t see that UGA repeatedly makes the types of mistakes that championship winning teams don’t make, then maybe you don’t WANT to see it.
It’s like sometimes I write these lengthy posts that nobody reads. You really think that’s my problem here?
IAmAGurleyMan
We know that you see the mistakes. It’s your complete willingness to accept Richt’s desire not to make the changes that puzzles us.
Insanity is repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. For some reason, you seem to think that Richt’s insanity will produce different results, and we don’t understand why you see it that way.
+1000 GurleyMan nailed it. There is a portion of the UGA fanbase (and I’m not necessarily lumping our dear Senator in here) that would continue to defend Richt even if we had a 2012 Auburn type year.
And you know Richt is doing nothing differently how?
Just because the result is the same doesn’t mean the process was the same. This 8-5 season in no way resembles 8-5 or 6-7 a few years back, at least to me. I still believe the coaches see the same mistakes we see and are making changes to correct them. Will the corrections work? I won’t know until next season. But I’m a Disney Dawg so I look for reasons to be optimistic.
Either he’s doing nothing differently, or he is doing something differently but it’s not working. Is there really a difference between those in terms of his ability to get it done?
And as for whether the changes work, do you really think that you will not come up with more rationalizations if we have another 8-5? We can hear it already. “Hudson Mason wasn’t Aaron Murray” “Richt’s an offensive guy, it’s not his fault the defense stinks.” “Gurley never got over that ankle injury.” “The refs screwed us again.” blah blah blah.
So the difference is you don’t think Richt can get it done and I do. Neither one of us has any proof until the games are played. I guess we’ll just agree to disagree.
That’s unpossible. 😉
Except he has 13 seasons in a row of proof for his opinion, and you have been wrong 13 years in a row.
Richt would never have a 2012 Auburn Season. As bad as this year looked, we were in every game. Every game, even the ones we got down 20 points. How many teams, how many coaches could have kept this team together and fighting?
McTyre
Reality Check: 2010’s 6-7 WAS the equivalent of 2012 Auburn. 2010 starting lineup (24 including kickers) at the end of the 2010 season included 21 NFL draftees or UFA that made rosters: (Durham, King, Glenn, BJones, Boling, Charles, Murray, Chapas, Green, Walsh, AJones, Tyson, Dobbs, DGamble, Dent, Houston, commings, Rambo, Ogletree, Boykin, Butler). People prefer to bash Joe Cox for that year, but the bad running game, defense and ST put the entire season on his modestly talented shoulders. Parallels between 2010 and 2013 aren’t a stretch with respect to just how little the D and ST contributed to the season’s success. Fans and imbedded pundits like tony Barnhart need to unplug from The Matrix and understand that coaching is the primary reason for the lack of titles. I don’t want CMR fired, just to take steps – whatever they are – to field at least respectable D and ST units to make our offense a decisive factor in games rather than a unit bailing water for the rest of the team. Life after Murray (and Gurley) could easily be 6-7 if D and ST aren’t addressed. An OL that can block short yardage and at least compete with elite edge rushers is a luxury when you have galactically poor D and ST (save FG).
Duh, check that reference to Joe Cox. I lapsed into a 2009 post mortem, but stand by the remainder of my post regarding the 2010 season.
Dude, either you’re not getting what I write or you’re projecting your frustrations onto what I write.
It’s not a matter of my willingness to accept things as they are. I don’t have any control over anything that happens at B-M. Anything. I’ll never call for any coach’s head because it’s a pointless exercise.
I have lost faith before, as I mentioned. And said so. (And as I also mentioned, I was wrong in the case of Richt to do so.) But that’s as much as you’ll get out of me.
It seems to me that if you’ve got problems with Richt’s substandard performance being tolerated by somebody, your frustration should be directed at GM.
I don’t disagree at all with your last statement, Senator. GM is very much at fault for tolerating the same mistakes over and over again and not demanding improvement and changes from Richt. Especially coming from Florida where he was used to seeing excellence in the football program. GM’s complacency is quite puzzling. If Richt is going to be stubborn, then his stubbornness should have cost him when the ugliness continues to rear its ugly head.
When what ugliness? What AD fires Mark Richt? Sometimes I think people have lost their minds. Texas and UGA went down a slide at the same time in 2010, except they didn’t make a bowl. UGA recovered and went 10-2 and 11-1 in the next 2 regular season. UT never recovered, and I still think Mack had a choice at the end of the day.
What do people want McGarity to do? Do you want to go looking for a coach having just fired the coach that went 10-2, 11-1, and 8-4 with 2 division titles and catastrophic injuries in the 8-4 year? The candidates are going to ask, “So, what, exactly, are you expecting of me?” “Oh, we’d like you to win the SEC each year or at least get to Atlanta every year. And, you know, play good, sound fundamental football. If your tackle jumps offsides or your punt returner fumbles, that’s just inexcusable. That’s on you. BTW, you’re going to have the toughest suspension policies in the SEC, you don’t get to decide on those things. And we don’t oversign. And, no, you can’t have all those support staff or strength staff. Yes, we’re going to schedule Clemson, Arizona State, Okie State, Boise State, or Colorado AND Tech. No, you won’t get an indoor practice facility. Yes, I know everyone in the SEC West has one. Oh, and yeah, we’re gonna pay you about $2 million less than Kevin Sumlin, who managed to lose 6 ballgames in 2 years with the best player in college football since, well, a long time. You ready to sign the contract, Coach Smart?”
Look, I’m not saying that another coach can’t win at UGA, too. Of course they can. Lots of good and great coaches out there. Kirby Smart might be the next Saban or Meyer. But, no AD in America would get rid of Richt after the run he’s had. There are no guarantees. UT went through Dooley and UF is going through Muschamp. You don’t always get the next great one. Bama will be hard pressed to find the next guy. You might strike gold. What I do know is that Richt will have us competitive, burns to win, and loves UGA. I also know that the changes we’ve made in S & C and recruiting are evident. We have more and better talent and better looking guys than we did 3 years ago, plain and simple. It’s like the Senator says, none of us have control over BM. However, if we did, we’d most likely see the same things. I’ve got a guy that runs a clean program and wins over 70% of his games and we’ve been to the Dome a lot in 13 years after not going at all the first 10 years of the SECCG era. And I’m going to fire him? No AD makes that call. If we go 7-5 next year, it’s time to talk, but I find the idea of GM making demands or calling for heads to be ludicrous talk.
That was really, really good. I always try to scroll thru the comments/rants and that is as grounded of one as I’ve ever seen.
I’m in the same spot: without the rash of injuries & inexperience in areas, I think this is a different year entirely. That’s obvious. What’s still glaring is the lapses on defense, etc. (no need to go over them all again).
If we’re “healthy” next season and the kids that got all the playing time this year are still screwing up like they’ve never played before, it is indeed time to talk.
+1. Thank you for that breath of sanity.
Your second paragraph is dead on the money. You get a virtual standing ovation from me, sir.
infinity Sugardaddy
Nominated as the best post of the 2014 off season. Everything else is bloviation.
LOL! So 2011 and 2012 seasons never happened?
Our bandwagon is like playing Chutes and Ladders for some.
You really should cut down on the length of your posts…they just get in the way of our ranting. 🙂
You don’t see Bama missing field goals, losing players to injury or making last second poor coaching decisions!
dude, really?
Pretty sure he was being sarcastic. 😉
Lorenzo Dawgriguez
I do believe it is a joke.
He wants us to hire Bob Stoops. 😉
Gruden!
Nah, we need Stoops! He has proven he can win the big game.
Normaltown nails it with a good one!
Considering that Bama has won 3 NC’s since Saban arrived, I would consider finding another team to compare us to. We aren’t in the league whatsoever.
This fact was the reason for my “dude, really” comment above, but apparently some people didn’t grasp that.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah…
This football program has two major flaws: lack of discipline and poor fundamentals.
Not coincidentally, the 2 most important aspects of solid O-line play and a strong defense.
These flaws stem from the top. It is really no longer up for debate.
So Juan…who appointed you as moderator that can close a debate? GFY.
We’ll debate it as long as we care to.
I just wish people would understand that the defense in 2011 was more due to us playing, literally, the 8 worst offenses in the conference more than it was us having a dominant defense: http://www.cfbstats.com/2011/leader/911/team/offense/split07/category09/sort01.html
I’m still in the camp that the absolute ceiling for the defense, when we have boat loads of experience, talent and ALL of the breaks go our way, is finishing in the top 25% of the league at BEST, and we will still probably yield at least one TD/game more than whoever is in first in defense that year (in other words – we will never be close to having the best D in the SEC). Most years I expect us to be in the bottom half for scoring defense, though, and I don’t think will be fixed for as long as CTG is DC.
Until that changes and we get good enough on special teams to break even, we’re going to be left hoping the offense can overcome everything and that’s only going to take us so far. If everything goes our way like it did in 2012 we can have a good shot at making something happen, but when the offense sputters for whatever reason like it did this year, we’re looking squarely at another 8-5 season.
Good comments – if we can be in top 4-5 in scoring defense, we have a chance to be special. The problem this year was this defense wasn’t very good at all (duh) and they got put into a lot of sudden change situations that they didn’t handle well at all.
Excluding Jarvis Jones, I think this year’s defensive front 7 were better than 2012’s. That’s right, I said it. In 2012 we couldn’t stop anybody from running, including the dismal Tennessee and Kentucky teams. This year, I felt we could stop anybody (for 3 plays). However, the secondary is a disaster. A dearth of experienced talent accounts for something, but absolutely poor fundamentals, missed assignments and confusion throughout the season point to the position coach. I think Grantham is smart enough to fix the defense, but I’ve become Lakatos intolerant (see what I did there).
The offensive line is a little more puzzling. As offenses have moved to speed over power, so have defenses. In return, offenses can no longer be power without speed. I think we saw some of that this year in Georgia’s and Alabama’s OL problems. The speed rush is a problem. Perhaps the ideal tackle is no longer a Gates or Theus type, but more of a Zach DeBell type; more speed less power.
“The problem this year was this defense wasn’t very good at all (duh).”..Duh indeed. I thought the problem was mostly because of injuries on the offense.
The offense prior to the injuries covered the youth, inexperience, and talent gap in the secondary. This defense got marginally better from Clemson to Nebraska but also benefited from a front-end loaded schedule. The offense post-Tennessee did everything it could to cover for defensive and special teams problems.
The offense fell apart after all the injuries. A few moments of brilliance (1st quarter against Florida, late in the game against Auburn, for example) and a few moments of total incompetence (Nebraska, 2nd half against Florida until the last drive, Vandy). The turnovers and special teams mistakes after Tennessee (and some before) made a young, struggling defense look even worse.
Going into the season there were a lot of comments concerning the youth of the D and the potential of the O having to carry them while they developed. Worked until we lost so many skilled players. When we were whole we were a team that could score some points. Injuries and stupid suspensions bit as we barely got the season started. Minus the acl and the hammy and the suspensions we are 10 points better against Clemson. My cousin who is a big Sooner and lives in Oklahoma commented to me in a Christmas card. “If I come visit you in Athens I’m bringing my own water. Yours is tainted. Weakens knee ligaments.”
Great evocation of the conflicted feelings most of us have (other than, of course, the people who think we just need to fire everybody, abolish academic requirements and substance abuse rules, and bring in Attila the Hun for however many horses and virgins he demands). On the one hand, how do you “coach up” your outstanding, hard-working tight end not to make mistakes that (arguably) cost two games? But on the other hand, why is Georgia the only team in Christendom that has given up on punt returns and kickoffs into the end zone?
Predicting next year is just impossible. I betcha Phil Steele has the Dawgs in the Top Five, since the talent’s still there, a huge number of starters return, the schedule lays out nicely, and (according to Steele’s formula) injuries and turnover margin are likely to improve. But no one should expect an iota of triumphalism from the fan base, and there will be many angry comment-thread arguments in the off-season. Ugh.
“other than, of course, the people who think we just need to fire everybody, abolish academic requirements and substance abuse rules, and bring in Attila the Hun for however many horses and virgins he demands”
Nice straw man.
There are plenty of comments you can find at GTP (or at the message boards) that are in line with each opinion Ed cited there.
I’m not saying those folks represent a majority, or even a significant minority, but they definitely do exist.
I’m sure they exist, but the rate at which some people continuously bring them up is absolutely ridiculous. It’s like they can’t handle the fact that a reasonable person would disagree with them so they have to project that crap on their dissenters.
Methinks you’re being overly sensitive. Go back and read the rest of Ed’s post. He’s not denying there are legitimate concerns.
I probably am being overly sensitive about it because I’m tired of people pretending that 0.01% of our fanbase is actually 50%.
I ignored the rest of his post after I read that, though.
The Atilla the Hun part is funny. It’s that simple.
I’ll be glad do the job for horses and virgins, by the way.
Calling a point that was superbly made a “strawman” is your own strawman, 165. Georgia was decimated by injuries. That’s logic, but some of the people on here can’t process logic because they’re ______(fill in the blank…and if the shoe fits, wear it),
where was my straw man? And our defense wasn’t decimated by injuries…
Semantics. Our defensive secondary was decimated by players not playing. Wilkerson was out for the year. Matthews was injured almost all the way through camp and most of the season. JHC was suspended twice. Even Connor Norman was injured. Adding these absences to the least experienced section of the defense, is there any doubt why the secondary was the poorest unit?
Of course it was two of the secondary’s starters that made one of the dumbest plays in history to snatch a defeat from the jaws of history–when they were on the field it didn’t look a lot better. That’s why it’s easy to blame the offense troubles on injuries but not allow that excuse for the secondary.
Our problems were on the OL, and defensively. Remind me again of all those injuries that decimated the two units.
Some people make jokes Senator, and we have quite a few fans that a) can’t see any humor, or b) as 615 says have a very strange way of discussing any legitimate disagreements they may have about our current coaching situations.
We also have fans who make their minds up about other folks’ arguments without reading them in their entirety. 😉
When you put it that way, maybe all those South Carolinians and Aubies and such have a point, and our fans really are the worst. Present company excluded, of course.
I don’t think we’re the worst. Just typical.
I was joking, because like I’d assume with you, I’m not intelligent enough about all the other fanbases to see who’s the best and who’s the worst. I can see why you’d call us typical, but there are certainly times when I can see exactly why some rival fanbases say what they do about some of our fans, and the discussions our fanbase sometimes has.
I didn’t make up my mind about his argument, I just called him out on the ridiculous projection of 0.001% of our fanbase to all of his dissenters 😉
Mr. Sanchez, Saban is sitting on a two game losing streak..the first on to Auburn. Let him lose to Auburn again next year and you’ll clearly see who’s fanbase is the worst (when it comes to being reasonable).
that’s a different discussion. Although the Senator linking the Bama girl vs Sooner section video, when thrown on top of Updyke and the fan dangling his testicles on an LSU fan, etc, certainly makes them a top contender for the crown.
Oh but its because of our schedule we did well…it couldn’t be that we were the better team…
I hear you and agree. The Georgia fan base has to be the most cynical, pessimistic, no joy fan base in college football.
On the other hand, the Nebraska fans I met were simply good folks to be around. They enjoy their team, win or lose.
SWGADAWG
I might be fatalistic or some other word I don’t understand, but it seems to me that a team that was a fingernail from a National Championship a year ago and one ankle from a possible shot this year (I am refering to the Gurley ankle that has clearly never healed, yet he has still been great) is not a team that has thiese major coaching problems I keep reading about. I didn’t mention the ACL and MCL outbreak or the assorted hamstrings which by the way were also blamed on the coaches by some..lol. Nor the luckiest play I’ve ever seen (which my Auburn friends tell me was the plan from Malzahn all along). Might I also add one of the worst targeting calls ever that cost us a game. Does that all come from poor coaching? It might but I don’t see it. We were one b lown assignment by a Bama player which resulted in a tip of a pass from a MNC. Personally, I think a little better recruiting (don’t lose whole classes) and a little older team will lead us to the sucess we want. Of course, the Bama board is full of guys calling for coaches heads because they are “trending” down….lol. Just my thoughts…
Look, despite rookie mistakes, a leaky defense, and abysmal luck, this team was what, 20 points total from being 12-1? With the schedule we had? There was good coaching going on somewhere.
Look at the Falcons this year. Talented team that had a freakish number of injuries, and they imploded. And that’s a quality coaching staff they have in Atlanta. I’m not excusing the numerous fundamental mistakes I saw this year, but it’s galactically obtuse to lay all blame at Mark Richt’s feet.
“this team was what, 20 points total from being 12-1? ”
Just playing devil’s advocate here but that sword cuts both ways. We beat LSU by 3 and had two overtime victories against Tech and Tennessee. By your same logic we’re just as close to being 5-7.
Both arguments are fair. We could have ended up 5-7 as easily as 11-1. I said on January 2, 2013 that this team could be as talented as the 2012 but have a worse record due to the schedule although I admit I thought the floor was 9-3.
Injuries, special teams, secondary youth and injuries, and some very untimely officiating put us where we are. Some of that goes to some coaching decisions, some to poor execution of the game plan (the 99-yard play doesn’t happen if #20 is where he’s supposed to be on the hash instead the middle of the field), and some to downright bad luck (when Penn Wagers was in Auburn, I knew we were in trouble).
Do I think that means it’s time for Coach Richt to start his career as a missionary? No, but he definitely needs to make sure he corrects the things needing correction.
“Failure is not fatal…but failure not to change might be.” Out of all the woes we experienced this year the continued problems with special team gafs bothers me the most. I’m not ignoring the on side kick success and the great fg kicking. But it just seems to bite us in the ass every game. Other than that I’m pretty confident we can turn the short comings around. It will take a while for me not to pucker up when we get a team in 3rd and long though. Just sayin’
Someone was listening to Cowherd this morning. How cute.
You still butt hurt azz hat?
“Still” implies was once before. So no. But I have noticed you can’t stop the obsession over my guys. You just can’t quit us can you big boy?
Hijo. You just can’t stop obsessing over me. You initiated this. Still this is like playing poker with my sisters kids. They enjoy it and I’m just trying to teach ’em something. Sometimes they pick it up pretty fast and sometimes a little slow. Your still learning. Lucky for you I’m a patient big boy. Ima have leave it here Hijo. Bluto doesn’t want us playing together on his site. No te acuerdas? 😉
Funny how you say that at the end, yet still find the need to quote S&G on his site.
It’s a thin line both ways. Every season is. Even games decided by 10-14 points usually have one play that would have changed everything. We didn’t make enough of those.
Which also shows a remarkable amount of mental toughness. We derped away a comfortable lead in Knoxville, yet scored to tie it up as the game ended. Tech had a TWENTY point lead against our back up QB and a defense missing 2 starters, yet we won it. Auburn had us whipped, yet we would have won that except for a freak Hail Mary. This team has scrappers and fighters, and they don’t quit, which is admirable.
I am sure with your football expertise that you have heard the term “a game of inches”. Every team is one or two plays from a dramatically different record. Auburn without the two miracle plays against us and Bama and the last second scoring play against Miss St is 8-4 and playing in the Outback Bowl.
This isn’t an 8-5 team and you are a fool if you honestly believe that. Every team makes mistakes, there are penalties and blown coverages in every single game. If you watched the Sugar Bowl last night you could see that the great and powerful Saban’s team did the SAME THINGS that our team did (at least on defense). The special teams mistakes we had this year weren’t from a schematic standpoint but from execution. The coaches can’t catch punts, snap FG’s or punts, or catch snaps. If we were giving up huge yardage on KO returns or had multiple punts returned for TD’s I would be concerned.
Things aren’t as good as some people think nor are they as bad as some people make them out to be. I personally think that we are a lot closer to the 2012 version than we are to the 2010 version.
Dude. The coaches have obviously failed to teach the kids fundamentals like how to catch a punt.
Despite rookie mistakes and leaky defense?
Just despite that?
How about: DESPITE LOSING A FEW GAMES WE WERE NATIONAL CHAMPS!
I’m heartened a bit that CMR is willing to “manage” his rosters ever so slightly.
I don’t want to turn into Bama/LSU/USC, but we’ve got to start cycling more guys in/out of the program if we’re going to compete.
Not to beat a dead horse, but considering how few seniors we are losing, and have no juniors leaving early, it’s crazy that we have room to sign 22 players. At least, that’s the number that’s been floating out there for a while, and that was before the two transfers were announced, so maybe we can even sign 24 now, with no oversigning or grayshirts needed. And that’s after signing 30+ last year. I do think the reality of this year’s depth chart, especially in our secondary, was very eye opening for Richt. I agree with you that I hope CMR is willing to engage a little more in the “roster management” side of things than in the past. Not to the point of getting shady, but you can definitely do more than what we’ve typically done, without crossing ethical boundaries.
The bad thing is we’re probably still two years away from really being where we should be as a roster. If we still have 30 or so players from last year’s class, and then let’s say we sign 22 this year, that’s 61% of your 85 scholarship players going into next year that are in their 1st or 2nd year in the program (if we are able to sign more than 22, that percentage goes up). I don’t know how that stacks up against some of our rivals, and you’re always going to have a higher number of 1st & 2nd year guys as classes get weeded out over time, but that seems awfully high. I’d think you’d want to be more in the 50% 1st & 2nd year guys, and 50% 3rd-5th year guys. I have no comparisons to back that up, just going off my own impressions.
That being said, I still maintain a fairly healthy dose of optimism for next year. This was a great post by the Senator though. We’re all gonna be really pumped after the Clemson game next year, or the reality of another “here we go again” season is going to quickly settle in. I choose to be optimistic, but the reality side of me says it’s 50/50 on which way we go.
Since my brother-in-law is a Boomer I watched OU games right often.
The difference between, for instance, the OU defense vs. Texas and the OU defense vs Bama is simply astonishing to me.
Yes, the Stoopses had a long time to get ready, yes Bama is not very fancy on offense and there is a lot of familiarity between the two coaching staffs, but to see that kind of improvement in five weeks is…well…astonishing.
The Boomers made Bama look like…ah…Georgia?
I don’t know where I fall on the continuity vs. complacency curve, but I hope all our defensive coaches watched the Sugar Bowl and got very, very uncomfortable.
Michigan State too. Both of those Defenses looked great over the 2nd half of the season
I would probably be considered a Disney Dawg, but I figure it’s more of a realist. Frankly, and there’s no way for this not to sound snide, I think the problem is that a lot of people care deeply about football but just don’t know that much about it. To think that there is some kind of ceiling with Richt is absurd. Surely someone else can win at UGA, too, but Kirby Smart might be the next Will Muschamp, too. Richt knows how to win and wants to badly. To think that he doesn’t see the problems is ridiculous. You think if he could figure out the punt returns he wouldn’t? He puts Reggie back that after Rhett bobbles one and, boom, a fumble. For all we know Reggie is more money in practice that McGowan. I don’t know why we can’t get that right, and I’ll be Richt spent all season trying to figure it out. But he switched punters and snappers mid-season for similar problems. We shuffled returners all year and no one produced when the lights were on.
Discipline? You really know little about football if you think we aren’t disciplined. Watch some bowl games. Everyone jumps off-sides and, despite what the media would have you believe, even AJ McCarron throws bad picks and fumbles. Yeldon is nearly good for a fumble a game and he plays for Mr. “I don’t let my players make mistakes.” When the skirmish broke out on Wednesday Nebraska had 20 players on the field and 4 coaches. Our entire team and staff stayed on the sideline because we have discipline. We actually suspend players and kick kids off the team.
I’m not sure about Grantham and Lakatos, but I’ll bet Mark Richt knows these stats:
TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G
Alabama…………. 8 988 1467 480 2455 5.1 15 306.9
Florida…………. 8 1051 1418 485 2469 5.1 15 308.6
South Carolina…… 8 1340 1434 504 2774 5.5 22 346.8
Missouri………… 8 966 2065 593 3031 5.1 17 378.9
Georgia…………. 8 1283 1832 548 3115 5.7 30 389.4
LSU…………….. 8 1362 1833 558 3195 5.7 23 399.4
Vanderbilt………. 8 1325 1888 596 3213 5.4 29 401.6
Mississippi State… 8 1292 1939 542 3231 6.0 27 403.9
Tennessee……….. 8 1887 1451 549 3338 6.1 30 417.2
10.Ole Miss………… 8 1572 1808 583 3380 5.8 26 422.5
11.Auburn………….. 8 1470 2195 585 3665 6.3 27 458.1
12.Kentucky………… 8 1662 2066 552 3728 6.8 38 466.0
13.Arkansas………… 8 1771 2031 554 3802 6.9 38 475.2
14.Texas A&M……….. 8 1890 2103 600 3993 6.7 38 499.1
That’s the conference only games total defense stats for the season. It’s a good indicator of how you fare because while some teams played Tech, Clemson, and North Texas in non-conference games, other teams played Wake Forest 4 times. With all the bad defense we saw (and it seemed like the worst I’ve ever seen), we finished 5th. That’s in the top third, Bulldawg165. Auburn finished 11th and is playing on Monday night. It’s hard for me to fathom. Bama finished 1st in D and 2nd in O…and didn’t play in the SECCG. The line is razor thin, and I’d imagine Richt sees that more clearly than us. We had a chance to win every game with an anemic defense (that wasn’t as bad as we thought, comparatively), catastrophic injuries, crazy special teams plays, freshmen DBs, and forcing virtually no turnovers. We weren’t gashed all season. We couldn’t stop teams on 3rd down and couldn’t come up with a few timely turnovers.
I think the question to ask with a lot of our frustration is a legitimate question: Of the things that frustrated us this year, how many really came down to strategic coaching? A bobbled FG snap in Clemson, Gates and Artie completely whiffing on Michael Sam vs. Mizzou, Douglas fumbling before the half vs. Mizzou, dropping a punt snap and a punt in Nashville, not jumping over the blockers in Auburn or not knocking the ball down, catching the ball in the Gator. Are the coaches supposed to gather the team and say, “Hey guys, if the ball is coming to you, whether it’s a pass, snap or kick, we’re for you catching rather than dropping it. Catching it is always better. Except for you Josh and Tray. You guys don’t catch it. You guys knock it down.” We had ONE bad KO return against us all year (North Texas). Our punt coverage was pretty stellar. Kids made mistakes, man. To think that Richt and Co. aren’t trying to figure out for 8 months who they can put out there that won’t make mistakes is asinine.
I don’t know if we’ll win it all next year, but the sky is not falling. We had a brutal schedule vs. a top 10 non-conference foe and 2 of the best 3 teams in the West. We lost to #2 on the most miraculous play I’ve ever witnessed in person. It was frustrating. Despite the youth and injuries, we still had a chance in every game. It didn’t happen. That doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Wins mask your problems (as in, Alabama can’t handle the speed rush nor the no huddle offense). Auburn can’t defend anything and can’t throw. If JHC knocks down a pass and Bama can make FGs then the line on the Plains is, “We had the best offense we can ever imagine having and we only managed 9-3. We’ll never got 11-1 or 12-0 with a defense THAT bad. And we needed a miracle to beat Miss. St. We could be 8-4.” Do you honestly think Auburn would have beaten Clemson the first game of the year? Watkins would have had 300 receiving yards. People can’t see the forest for the trees sometimes. We didn’t make a few plays and it made all the difference in us being really happy versus being bummed. We’ve got as good a coach as any. He doesn’t always make me happy, but I’d imagine Bama fans aren’t real happy with Mr. Perfection today either.
Great work, sUGArdaddy. I think these are the sentiments of a realistic look at the state of the program.
I agree eethomaswfnc…sUGArdaddy did a lot of work. But logic will not move those who are ruled by anger and emotion.
Good post, and well thought out. Like Bluto said, it’s easy to see both sides of the argument. But you laid out the “Disney” side of the argument as well as I’ve seen.
One kinda irrelevant point, I just thought of it because you mentioned that McCarron makes mistakes too (and obviously he does, as last night showed). But when they showed the stat that he never had more than 2 interceptions in a game, that blew me away. I know they don’t throw the ball nearly as much as some teams, but to play as many games as he has and never have a 3 pick game, that’s pretty amazing. Not trying to say he walks on water or anything, but that one particular thing is a really impressive stat.
It helps that he plays behind a herd of mastodon O lineman.
I’d be interested to see how many Aaron had. And if he had any, how many came his freshman season, while AJ was busy holding a clipboard.
If Aaron was at Bama, they’d be unstoppable. If AJ was in Athens, we’d have been enjoying Memphis and Nashville the last few years in December.
If AM had Alabama’s line, he would have won the H.
I definitely remember that Murray had 3 against UF last year (2012), all in the first half. Can’t remember any others off the top of my head.
Just found the stats. Murray had 3 total games with 3 interceptions:
2010 – UF (though only 2 were in regulation)
2011 – Mississippi State, though we used to play defense back then, and despite throwing 3 picks, we still won 24-10.
2012 – UF again, though we also won this one.
It’s hard to play that many games and not have a few where you have at least 3 picks. I’d take Murray over McCarron any day of the week, but just that one particular stat for McCarron really impressed me.
The other McCarron stat that floored me is that he was the first with consecutive 3000 yd passing seasons at Alabama (and just barely). That surprised me.
roterhalsdawg
The stat that blew me away came during the Rose Bowl when they said Stanford had two offensive line holding penalties all season. Anybody else hear that, good grief is that even possible?
Let’s hire their OL coach. Seriously.
No one is leaving the Bay Area for the southeast, no matter what resources we have–for a multitude of reasons, that’s not happening.
Outstanding post. I think you hit the nail on the head with the “passion vs knowledge” statement. Just because you love football and watch a lot of it doesn’t make you an expert. I seriously doubt that a majority of people on here could correctly diagram a play or read the difference between Cover 2 and Cover 3 pre snap. That doesn’t mean they are any less of a fan but it does lead to some flawed arguments over scheme and execution.
Hall. Of. Fame.
Thank you for summing up my thoughts perfectly in a single post. I was too lazy to do so myself.
I’m not interested in reading your entire post, but I see you focused on yards per game and not POINTS per game, which is much more important. Against conference opponents, we were 11th: http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/911/team/defense/split07/category09/sort01.html
And before you go whining about special teams or turnovers or blah blah blah, please realize that we would have had to have given up 55 points less to even fall in the top 5.
We were also second to last for turnovers forced: http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/911/team/offense/split07/category12/sort03.html
We were also 9th in red zone defense: http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/911/team/defense/split07/category27/sort01.html
But sure, we gave up fewer yards than some of those teams so we clearly had the better defense, right 😉
This reply was for you, by the way, sugar tits
You’re a kind one, 165. I’m up for debate, but you want to turn it into name calling. That’s cool. I looked at the points and noticed that discrepency. It means we were about middle of the road all together, which is better than I expected. The turnovers are the main reason for that. We couldn’t get a turnover. Think of last year how many INTs or fumbles we got in our own endzone or near our goal line. We just couldn’t do that this year, partly luck and mostly being out of position.
The point is we didn’t get gashed. When you’re 5th in yardage and 11th in points, something is wrong.
I’m not sure about Grantham, but I don’t know the answers. I also saw Kirby and Saban give up 45 points in a bowl to a team with a RSFr who I believe started his first game. Can you promise me we get Narduzzi if we implode the D staff? I’d be elated, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. I just think it’s foolish to think a defense that returns 21 of 22 in the two deep won’t get dramatically better the next year. We’ll also look better not playing Tajh, Connor, Mett, and Franklin. I’ll bet Mark Richt sees the same thing. I’m also convinced none of us see or hear behind the scenes. I think some fans think Mark is sitting back thinking, “Boy, all those exciting finishes and 3rd down conversions sure were fun, weren’t they?” I think he’s thinking, “I’m not living through that again. We’re going to fix it.”
You called me out by name, so I responded. Some people might take that name as a compliment 😉
I don’t doubt that CMR is trying to fix the issues that hurt us, I was simply pointing out facts about our defense. It erks me when people say “we were in X place in yards per game so we’re good!” because ypg is only part of the story.
They grow this stuff out in Colorado that will relax you. You should go there and try it. You are an angry human being.
That was directed at @165. Not for you, SugarDaddy… I’m assuming you prefer that name over the one 165 created for you ;).
I thought the same thing– that was kinda of rude. SugarDaddy’s post was very good. I admire his knowledge of football and command of the keyboard. 165 is kinda childish. Reminds me of.. Hijo. 😉
He called me out in the middle of a post that was so long I wouldn’t have even seen it if I didn’t ctrl F for “165” to look for responses to my comments. Besides, you act like I called him a curse word or something. It was a pretty playful name. If his feelings are hurt then I will apologize but I think you’re being dramatic.
I think you are being “sensitive” again. Apologize to SugarDaddy and let’s call it a day.
No worries. I’m a dad, which means I’m not allowed to have feelings.
I’m with Senator. After Boise, I was in a deep, dark place. Everything seemed wrong. I just don’t feel that way. I’ve seen every Richt loss in person. A lot of fight in these kids. Also a lot of youth. That was the story. Brutal schedule, injuries, youth, some D coaches that didn’t adjust. 2009 Tennessee was a problem. Colorado was a problem. We were nowhere near that this year.
I feel the same. Colorado and Tennessee left me pretty hopeless. I’ll be honest, I was at a really low point after the 2008 Florida blowout. We should never lose to our biggest rival in that fashion. If there’s anything Mark Richt has taught me since then it’s that he can turn it around. The wins in a row against the Gators has certainly helped, dumpster fire or not.
One of the biggest “coulda woulda shouldas” I feel about this season (besides the Auburn tipped pass, of course) is Arthur Lynch dropping/fumbling that screen pass. I firmly believe that had he caught that ball we would have been well on our way to doing to them what they did to us in 2008. MAN that would’ve been sweet.
Not angry, just erked 😉
I’m hoping “erked” is a deliberate misspelling and not a typo, because it’s got me thinking of creating a new entry for the Lexicon. 😉
Does that mean I’ll be famous?!
I always credit the original source, although famous is a relative term. 😉
Thank you for saying what I feel much better than I ever could.
The reply was to successful original post.
You all made some nice points, but I’m going the other way on this season. We were three (damn-near miraculous) last-second victories away from being 5-8. And that’s if you don’t include the stops against South Carolina and Florida. We are in a deep, dark place right now.
If we only won 5, we wouldn’t have finished with 8 losses because the season would have been over. What solutions do you propose to pull us out of the deep, dark place? Sorry, there are some flaws, but this is nothing like January 1, 2011 after we did finish with a losing record for the first time since Donnan’s first year in Athens.
Indeed, it’s razor thin, but that’s every team. Auburn was a gnats hair from being 8-4, but went 11-1. What we had was a ridiculous september schedule and a team that was just good enough to go 3-1. Do you honestly think that team with gurley, marshall, jsw, and bennett loses to Vandy? I don’t think we lost to Mizzou either, and I don’t think it’s that close. And Tennessee would have been over by halftime. It was what it was, but it’s not a dark place.
The guy that made the 2 plays to seal the deal vs. the two best teams we beat tore his ACL in knoxville. No coincidence that we struggled to go deep the rest of the season. Ifs and buts. We were what we were. You play the cards you’re dealt and move on. Here’s the healthy ACLs and an easier schedule.
Then Auburn’s in a deep, dark place. They were three (or more) last-second victories away from being in the Gator Bowl.
The way some of you think is amazing..and not in a good way.
Think about this. What if some get their old wish and Mike Bobo is offered a job and takes it and then CTG is offered and also takes it. This is the worst possible scenario, who in their right mind takes either of these jobs with everything expected and no time to prepare? I for one hope Bobo stays and I wish CTG had ran the Saints into the ground this year. No question that the defense is in disarray. Anytime coverage busts the players are trying to blame whomever missed their assignment, on the field, before the other team scores their eminent touchdown. I think CTG expects too much of these kids, they have other things on their plate than just football. It is also eerie that the Falcons seem to be stuck in the “lets give them one more year cycle”. We’re on a break football, RIGHT AFTER THE SUPER BOWL.
I realize that, chief. I’m simply pointing out that we would’ve had three less victories.
I understand that. I just don’t think this program is anywhere near the place it was after the Game That Shall Not Be Named in Memphis.
I agree with that assessment. And I’m not one of the fan base “calling for heads.” I’m just one of the ones that’s having serious trouble finding a silver lining on this season.
I hear you. The only silver lining I see is the skill people we will have on offense and the returning guys up front on defense. Hopefully, the secondary grows up and Mason and the line get better in the off-season.
If it hadn’t been for the injuries, I might have been there with you. When Marshall went down and Gurley was out for way more games than I expected, I ratcheted down my expectations severely. I still had hope because we were in every game we played right to the end, but my hope was tempered by the reality of those injuries.
Yes, but as eethomaswfnc so clearly explained, if you don’t know exactly how to fix each and every problem, you’re simply not allowed to be critical. Those are the rules around here.
I didn’t say that you couldn’t be critical. Just say why you think we’re in dark place and what solutions you have to the issues identified. There’s no snark there. It’s about a conversation.
Our solutions may be as simple as hiring a special teams coordinator and firing the strength and conditioning staff and hiring ANYONE else to fill their positions. I can offer solutions if you wish, but that’s about the equivalent of closing my eyes and tossing a penny into the fountain at Georgia Square Mall.
Comin' Down The Track
There’s a fountain at Georgia Square Mall?
a drinking fountain
Agreed, and there is no fountain but a trampoline.
Wait. Don’t be hasty let’s get a copy of his rules list first.
This is with any facet of life, if you want to point out problems then you need to have a solution that isn’t “fire everybody and hire Saban, Gruden, etc”
No, you don’t. When my computer is unresponsive, I don’t have to be an IT guy to be able to rightly say, “Well, something’s wrong with this thing.” When my neighbors are constantly screaming at each other so loudly that we can actually hear it in our house, I don’t have to be a marriage counselor to be able to rightly say, “Well, something’s wrong with their relationship.” And when a football program with the sort of talent, resources, facilities, and coaches’ salaries that Georgia has still can’t figure out what to do with a fucking punt, I don’t have to know a single thing about the game of football to be able to rightly say, “Well, something’s wrong here.”
Nine times out of ten, when someone asks, “Well, what solutions do you propose?” he really just wants change the topic away from the program’s problems and to whatever he thinks of the first guy’s proposed solutions.
“When my computer is unresponsive, I don’t have to be an IT guy to be able to rightly say, ‘Well, something’s wrong with this thing.'”
Except here’s what some in the Dawgosphere perpetually work with: “My computer is unresponsive. I’ll hit it with a bat, then set it on fire. That’ll get results.”
What computer am I going to get that can do better than the one I have? My neighbors got rid of their old computer and the one they got wasn’t better. I think I should stay with the computer I know because I don’t believe I’m competent enough to do research and make a good decision on a new computer.
is our fanbase as some say…50% ready for heads??? I went to UGA and have a group of friends who also attended UGA and we were football/basketball nuts. See the guys there when the gates open…that was us. In that group (many who give$$$$ to UGA) …a couple want Granthams head, one still hates Bobo and the other 20 or so support the coaches though we are and always have been a bit skeptical of all the Grantham is great stuff. We also all know that some of the problems stem from sources inside the University. I think this comes from the Jan Kemp thing that had effects even into the Donnan reign that kept players out of UGA. We always suspect the University President has it’s hands in the program So the people I know who went to UGA with me are not satified, but still hurting from the season and looking for improvement with time. Of my casual UGA fans about 50% know everything, about 50% want Grantham fired, 45% want Bobo fired, and are 30% want Richt gone. I don’t think it’s 50-50 .
Aw, yes! Hope springs eternal with the Georgia….or should I say Richt….crowd. Good luck in 2014. Besides, haven’t we heard all this before?
Good luck in 2014? I love fans like you that hope for your team to fail. Go cheer on the team in Gainesville, FL. There is plenty of failure to go around at that program.
I love fans like you who are mental and I don’t give a damn about FL. You wouldn’t be a Richt Homer, by chance, would you? If so, you people should lighten up.
I’m as bummed out as all of you all are, too. But I see a silver lining(s). We beat the Cocks and the Ole Ball Sack. We beat LSU. We beat the damned Gators for the third year in a row. We beat Tech. We had a warrior of a QB. We’ve got talent coming back. Keep the Faith.
Beating the Ole Ball Sack… priceless. Watching Richt and Murray post LSU victory… priceless too.
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It’s like I teach my daughters during math homework; if you can’t add and subtract, multiply and divide, you are not going to make it in algebra class. That said, why after four years are we still “installing complex defensive schemes” when we can’t even TACKLE? Our DB’s aren’t even in the same area code as the opponents WR’s and we they do get over there, it appears as if they are looking for some type of flag system hanging off the guy’s belt. Blows my mind. If CMR would just “install” my old high school (Union County) defensive scheme of “just tackle the guy with the ball”, we’d be in the SECC year after year.
Won 4 games by a td or less, so could have easily been 4-8.
LSU, TN, FL, won by only a field goal.
Barely beat a 4-8 Florida team.
Beat GT by a td.
This was not a good team.
Avg. margin per loss was less than 7. It works both ways.
Take away Mizzou and it is almost 4 points per loss. See how close 13-1 really was? 😉
Well it’s nice to know somebody still GAS. I think a lot of fans have just given up ever having another Championship. It’s just a game played by 18-22 year olds and while they play the game other 18-22 year olds are in harms way half a world away. I guess what I’m trying to say is lets get a little perspective. Football is just entertainment, we should remember that.
Senator, your post is as cogent a capsulation of the conflicting thoughts so many of us have that there’s little to add. We want our team to succeed and we want Coach Richt to succeed. It would not only vindicate our program, it would vindicate a certain way of developing a program (with integrity, right focus on academics) that many of us think is good for college football (not for one moment, BTW, do I think UGA is the only such program, but it does distinguish us from a number of our conference brethren).
But I do have a couple of troubling thoughts to add. I saw less of a speed differential in the Gator Bowl than I expected–that is, our players, especially in the secondary, didn’t seem appreciably faster than theirs. Maybe that’s a matter of the B1G catching up, but I thought I saw the same issue with speed (or lack of same) in other games this season. Brings back bad memories of Goff/Donnan years in which UF and UT were so much faster and quicker to the ball than UGA. Speed isn’t fixable in the same way that some of our other problems are.
I also worry that a large portion of our fan base, or what should be our fan base, may be checking out. Part of it may be that rising academic standards at UGA are changing the student body profile. Part of it may be frustration among older fans at the re-emergence of the lid on the program. It was great to see the fan support in the stands for much of this season–but it’s clear that the Gator was a “Just Don’t GAS” experience for many Dawgfans, and some of the comments lead me to believe that may carry over. Hope not!
I wouldn’t worry too much about speed. Weather conditions and Conley and Gurley being less than 100% impacted that.
Let’s put it this way: they were plenty fast enough the first time the two teams met.
The field was a joke during the game. Might as well have played on the beach with all the damn sand that was out there.
Alcoholic Genius
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Why do they have to wait until they’re seniors to feel responsible for the team and to make changes to get better? It’s that type of comment from Richt that just solidifies in my mind that he’s missing the point. I realize it’s out of context, etc…
I think that’s just coach speak. Aaron was a leader as soon as the team saw he could play. If the coaches really have to worry about the “Senior Leadership” then the coaches are over paid. Short of the Seniors beating the Sh*t out of a player who is a goof off, there’s nothing they can do that the coaches can’t. Senior experience is always needed but Senior Leadership is overrated.
One thing I would like to point out re:Lakatos is that the secondary played very well the last 3 seasons and this is a totally new secondary he was breaking in this year. I think too many fail to realize that a raw (albeit talented) DB starting in the SEC against seasoned WR’s and QB’s is going to have issues.
Now I am sure someone will say…”well the offenses we played weren’t good passing teams”…the NFL disagrees as many of our DB’s are now on NFL rosters…Brandon Boykin anyone?
It occured to me…we all want the same thing. We all love the Dawgs..so any one of you that I’ve offended with any snarkiness..I apologize.
I believe we’ll be pleased this time next year. I believe. I believe…I bel
jdawg
Yes…”we all want the same thing.” AND we got it this year. Richt beat the hated Spurrier! I think we all can agree on that one!
My take. 5 losses. 2 back to back just after the injuries hit the O. Both to 2 good teams. Can see the coaches transitioning during that period Come close to losing at UT but their mistake saved us. Then drop a game in hand to Auburn on a deep pass. On the road against Nebraska and a deep pass buries us.
continue. 4 of the 5 were on the road against teams who ended the season with winning records and all in bowls post 13. But watching Bama last evening this thought just kept coming to mind. Bama you look and play like us. Stop the mistakes and take control. Bama with all those stars and coaches.
continue. All those players at Bama with big game experience, played like we do in big games. OU, had an edge other than preparation, game plan, and coaches. They had a 2 players who had written all over them this attitude…we are not going to lose and we are going to leave it all on the field.
At times Murray was that guy. He was that guy in the SECGC, UT, AU, and in other places. But no one else on offense moved with him. No one on defense even came close. We have not had that guy on defense since when. Thought Jarvis Jones would be. Nope.Failed in SECCG. JH-C could b e that guy.
If, if, if. If Gurley didn’t hurt his ankle. If ACLs didn’t pop all over the place. Etc.
But “IF” cuts both ways. What if we didn’t have the most prolific QB in SEC history? Or that he hadn’t returned for his senior year? The greatest UGA RB since 34? The most resilient team I’ve ever seen?
We can’t reasonably expect to ever have a combo as good as Murray and Gurley again. I’m not saying it won’t happen…but man have we been lucky the last couple years.
What we can reasonably expect: if the defense has loads of experienced-NFL talent, it will be ok. And if it has a lot of in-experienced NFL talent, it will be ok. That is not good enough…not with the talent and resources UGA has.
Let me add this before any rebuttal. I thought the defense played it’s best game of the year, and they’re not the reason we lost. But how long has it been since we’ve won because of them? MSU had about 10 of those wins this year.
*That MSU from Michigan
Why do fans have to be the ones “calling for heads?”
The biggest problem with Richt has never been his coaching, recruiting, or ability to make his players care/try hard. His problem has always been refusing to fire coaches who underperform.
Willie.
Van Halanger.
Bobo.
Friend.
For example, I would be fine with Richt saying this:
“I have decided to keep the entire staff for 2014, but if we aren’t lights out then we’re going to make a lot of replacements.”
Other great coaches say stuff like that all the time. “If XXXXX can’t get it done then we’ll find someone who can.”
Put some feet to the fire.
Hold some people accountable for christ sakes.
C’mon, Muck. You can hold coaches accountable without doing so publicly. The only reason to go public is to mollify disgruntled fans like yourself.
Do you really think he holds them accountable privately?
It sure as hell doesn’t seem like it.
And the way he clings to coaches way beyond their spoilage date seems to indicate that.
He basically has to be forced to fire them.
And when he was forced to “fire” VanHalanger, instead he gave him a promotion to a cush office job.
That kind of management kills organizations.
When people see so many other folks keeping their jobs despite shit performance, it is demotivates them. It makes them think nothing matters, performance doesn’t matter.
This reminds me of something in the news lately…how long do you keep a coach who isn’t getting it done on the staff (head coach or otherwise)? A lot of noise has been made about the Browns firing Rob Chudzinski after only one year. I value stability (especially when you have a coach like Richt), but Chudzinski is not Richt.
If the Browns had hired a Parcells, or Belicheck (again), or some other home run as HC, I’d agree with all the pundits I’ve heard bashing the Browns. But we’re not close enough to judge the situation, so let’s just say that it was clear to management Chud wasn’t the right person for the job. If that’s the case, he has to go. Management’s responsibility is to the owner, the players, the TEAM… and not to the coach (especially since he’s still getting paid). And waiting a couple years just so you can be loyal and “stable” (while underachieving) doesn’t make any sense.
patricklhodges
Mack Brown and CMR have the same number of wins since 2007. (Including 4 bowl wins) The difference is that Texas as 3 conference championships and a National Championship. Oh yeah, Texas also showed Mack Brown the door — you have to WIN @ Texas. CMR tells us that he and ALL the coaches are coming back in 2014. Complacency is the enemy of progress.
I believe Texas has 2 conference championships, not 3 in Mack’s career. Since 2001(CMR’s first year), Texas has just 5 more victories than UGA. In that same timeframe, Brown has 5 division titles, Richt has 6 plus a tie. Mack’s BCS Championship came in 2005 aided by Heisman winner Vince Young. Richt does not have a MNC nor Heisman winner at UGA as head coach (but as OC at FSU, Richt has two MNC’s and two Heisman winning QB’s). Brown is 9 years older than Richt.
Both have served their employers with class, dignity, and revitalized programs that were suffering. One has now been forced out after failing to meet expectations 4 years in a row. The other is the subject of arm-chair psychoanalysis, ridicule and a belief by many in the team’s fan base that there is an easy and obvious solution to replacing him with guaranteed better results, culminating in a MNC, despite a complete inability of anyone to name such said candidate. Incredibly, Mack Brown is one of a limited few with such credentials, yet no one is calling for his hire.
Brown was 54 when he won the MNC. Richt will be 54 this year.
This is such horseshit. There are and have been plenty of possible canidates named. The problem is that half of the fanbase is so terrified about what happened at Tennessee that they’re content losing 4 games a year rather than admitting that maybe after 13 years, we know what we have and where the ceiling is.
If you are perfectly happy with Richt, that’s fine. But don’t fall back on “there are no qualified replacements” because that’s just not true. There is no way with the resources and talent available at Georgia that Richt is the only coach that can win there.
There are plenty of guys who COULD do better then CMR. But is Charlie Strong, for example, worth the risk? As a HC, He has only proved that he can win (actually tie for the win of) a crappy conference two of three years with a potential overall #1 @ QB. I believe there are only a few that would definitely do better.
How about we focus on the low-hanging fruit: over-sign just a little, keep pushing the SEC for a uniform-punishment policy, hire more non-coaching staff to keep up with the Joneses on research & scouting, give Bobo a raise, and dump CTG.
Dollars to donuts not ONE of your suggestions happens. Maybe Bobi leverages a raise, but that’s it. It’s been 13 years, it is what it is. Richt has shown a poor ability to diagnose and solve systemic problems within the program until they reach a point where his hand is forced. Why would we expect anything different going forward?
I agree with you, and don’t expect anything different going forward. I think our solution might be different…if I were the AD, Richt stays but Grantham is gone. And if there’s a great special teams coach (not just a warm body), I tell Richt to make room for them.
You might as well fire Richt as to do that.
Are you saying that because you don’t think McGarity & Richt have a relationship where the AD can tell the HC it’s time to change coordinators?
I think Richt has earned a lot of autonomy, but not complete…and particularly not when it comes to the DC since we’ve whiffed twice in a row.
An AD who dictates personnel moves to a head coach with a 13-year tenure is telling that coach it’s time to move on. It’s one thing for an AD to question staffing and challenge a head coach to justify it. It’s another to pull the trigger on who stays and goes.
No head coach outside of Saban should expect complete autonomy, but staffing is the bright line you don’t cross unless the head coach is in a very weak spot and you don’t care if he remains. Seeing as Richt would get any number of serious job offers if he were to entertain the thought of leaving Athens, he’s not in that position.
You certainly don’t want an AD under-cutting Richt publicly. It all has to be discussed privately, and Richt convinced to do the right thing for the program.
If Richt drew a line in the sand to protect an under-performing DC or position? I’d probably keep him on. But structurally, if you have a great – but too loyal – HC, you need an AD with the power to make tough calls. Tough to do when the HC is making more than the AD, so we’re stuck for another year.
The implication that because many feel he is as qualified as any other available coach to lead this team is somehow settling for mediocrity is the real horseshit. Last season alone defies your prognostication that we’ll go 8 – 4 from now on. Our record this season is what it is, and if you think it was all Mark Richt’s fault, have at it.
There are definitely other coaches who could do well at UGA and sometimes change for change’s sake can improve things. Getting Richt to replace Donnan is one arguable example. But your 50% of the fan base club more likely believes 3 things than live in “fear” of the UT situation:
Mark Richt is AS qualified to be our HC as anyone else right now
Richt may well be coming into his coaching prime as evidenced by the careers of other highly successful coaches…at Georgia and elsewhere.
Support based on the first two points is NOT acceptance of mediocrity, but a well-reasoned and passionate desire to see this program succeed at the highest level.
So try bringing something more to this dialogue than fabricated statistics and false psychoanalytical insights into the “fan’s” mindset.
One more time: the issue isn’t whether there are better coaches out there. It’s whether anybody at B-M has the ability to locate, attract and hire a better coach. And if you don’t think the jury is out on that one, you haven’t been following the program that closely.
I’m not disagreeing with this, although I think if the Georgia job opens because Richt leaves on his own terms, we’d probably get a quality replacement. Sexton would see to it! :-). But if we fire Richt, a “dumpster fire” atmosphere could negatively impact the decision making process…both internally and externally.
What I resent is the constant drumbeat that I’m accepting of mediocrity, less of a fan, whatever…just because I’m not convinced Richt’s time has passed. I’m willing to support him on the basis that I think he may be actually coming into his prime. Plus, I just don’t see “the guy” I wish we would go get. If he exists, I’m mercenary enough about the business of professional college football to say we should go after him.
Really, how many home run hires outside of Richt can you point to over the last twenty years?
I don’t understand why that simple question doesn’t sober every person contemplating a change. And, no, that’s not the same thing as saying don’t make a change ever.
If “Homerun” = MNC then you’re limited to talking about Saban, Miles, Brown, Corch, etc. I wouldn’t put Carroll, Tressel, or Coker in that group unless we want to omit ethics.
I don’t think you can hire a MNC, but you can find a quality HC and then all the rest of the pieces have to fall in place in a magical year to have a shot at the MNC. Spurrier is an interesting example…homerun for Florida, and a quality hire for USCar but not a homerun there. Chizik strikes me as the opposite…not really a quality hire, but hit the homerun.
I’m not pessimistic that UGA could make a quality hire…we did with Richt…but it’s foolish to think ANY hire is going to deliver a MNC. Quite a few commentators on here don’t agree with that statement.
Funny thing…if a Richt left tomorrow, I honestly think Mack Brown has got one more good 4 – 6 year run left in him and would fit in well in Athens.
I wasn’t defining homerun at such a lofty level.
I’m totally on board with you here. If Pete Carroll wanted to get back into the college ranks and came knocking at B-M, I’d be tempted to fire Richt. But I wouldn’t be for Gruden or Mora, or 95% of the “hot” coaching names out there. Richt is too damn good a coach to take a risk on anyone other than a slam dunk.
But do you think we could attract a better DC? I’m not saying we’d get Kirby to do a lateral move. But at this point, I’m willing to take a chance on a Michigan State’s graduate assistant (kidding).
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One-man show
Chip Towers constructs the timeline for the Pruitt hire:
… For better or worse, Jeremy Pruitt was Georgia’s first and only choice.
Think about it. At the earliest, it would have been Sunday before Mark Richt could have turned his attention to hiring a replacement for Todd Grantham. It wasn’t until after Georgia’s basketball game against Alabama that the Bulldogs were informed of Grantham’s offer from Louisville, and Grantham said he needed some time to think about it. quickly replied that they would be making not attempt to match it. By Monday night, Pruitt was in Athens and he was the Bulldogs’ coach by lunchtime Tuesday.
“We had a 4 o’clock meeting the day (Monday) after Coach Grantham told me (he was leaving),” Richt said. “Within 24 hours we had another 4 o’clock meeting and I introduced Coach Pruitt to the players. So it did happen fast and I’m thankful it did. But I’m most thankful we got the right man for the job.”
This wasn’t the result of some long-range plan. It sounds like an opportunity arose, Friend reached out to Pruitt and Pruitt grabbed it. What made the deal go was that Jeremy Pruitt really wanted to coach in Athens.
But multiple times, Pruitt said the main reason he’s now at Georgia was, “the guy sitting next to me right here,” referring to Richt. They’d first met when Pruitt was a high school assistant and brought over a couple of prospects from Ft. Payne High.
“I said then that was somebody I wanted to work for if I ever got a chance,” Pruitt said.
As for leaving the FSU and Jimbo Fisher, for whom he worked only one year and won a national championship in that one, Pruitt was succinct in his explanation.
“Coach Fisher and me are good friends, but when I decided what I wanted to do, I let him know and that was it,” Pruitt said.
I admit that one of my first thoughts hearing the news was that if Pruitt lives up to expectations, it’s hard to see him with the program beyond his three-year deal. That’s probably still true, but maybe this is the beginning of a beautiful longer-term friendship. In any event, it’s good to have another guy on staff who wants to be there.
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The other takeaway from this is that it is going to get damn near impossible for Jimbo to sell anyone that he isn’t an insufferable asshole. The staff turnover they’ve gone through despite an embarrassment of talent is simply stunning.
I do wonder what the story is down in Tallahassee. Don’t forget that Pruitt came in with a bunch of others when Jimbo had to replace over half his 2012 staff.
Yeah, from the outside looking in, Jimbo is a colassial prick.
Well, he’s good buddies with Muschamp. Birds of a feather?
Uh oh, we better hope CMR doesn’t take Coach Pruitt down Baxter Street to gas up and get some Mountain Dew.
THIS could be a deal killer!
http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/16121663/697-Baxter-Street-Athens-GA/
My first guess would be money.
Believe me, Fisher wouldn’t be the only jerk as head football coach. 🙂
The story now coming out of rhe Tomahawk Nation blog is that Pruitt skipped town so quickly because he was cheating on his fiancee and she gave him an ultimatum. I shit you not.
Yeah, I’ve seen that. Something about that was on the radio in Jax, too. There’s also a dark hint from SB Nation’s FSU blogger (“…this certainly feels like he is leaving Tallahassee for Athens due to some sort of personal issue.”)
Amazing how that stuff didn’t come to light until he left, hunh? Probably just a coincidence…
*embarrassment of riches in talent
My Alabama friends are already crowing about Pruitt, if he lives up to expectations, leaving for Tuscaloosa as soon as Kirby leaves.
I could see that happening since he played at Alabama. If he helps us meet our expectations in the meantime, I’d shake his hand as he departed.
“As soon as Kirby leaves…”
I’m not seeing a lot of programs lining up for Kirby’s services this offseason. I think that the iron wasn’t struck while it was hot and it certainly seems to be cooling off a bit now.
Hey, if Pruitt wants to coach the Tide, he’s welcome to. After he coaches Georgia to a lot of big wins, that is.
Smart’s problem is that he is paid so much ($1.35 million) that he can’t just leave to be the head coach at any old school. He has to wait for a major conference school to come calling. And the major conference schools are trying to bring in people with head coaching experience. I can’t think of a single coordinator hired to be a major school’s head coach this year.
Of course, there are worse fates than being “stuck” in a job that pays $1.35 million. But I agree that his leverage may be going down. It’s unrealistic that he demands a raise, or he’ll leave to be Fordham’s next head coach and take a million-dollar pay cut.
jryuuu
not a powerhouse football program by any means, but still a “major” conference school: UConn got Notre Dame’s DC.
i do however agree with the major premise of your post.
Not saying it want happen but why would he leave a coach/boss that he said “I said then that was somebody I wanted to work for if I ever got a chance,” to work for Saban, who is very similar in personality (or seems to be) as Fisher?
I don’t think so. That’s just not the impression I get from Pruitt. If he leaves Georgia, it’ll be for a head coaching position, IMHO.
I expect Pruitt to be successful at Georgia. And unlike Georgia’s last successful DC, Brian VanGorder, Pruitt IS head coach material (when BVG was at Georgia, I always maintained that he wasn’t). He’s got all the qualities of a good head coach.
So an offer Pruitt can’t refuse may come along. But the Alabama DC job doesn’t qualify. I have a sneaky feeling he’ll be at Georgia for a while, maybe 3-5 years or even more.
Jeez, you fuckin guys…can we let the guy find a locker for his shoes before we send him off to fuckin Tuscaloosa…how does this shit pop into yo heads?
Damn, right to the heart of the matter. Hell yeah.
CrawforDawg
Don’t decorate it up Scorp! I love it.
Hey careful with the delivery. My youngest thinks we are too deliberate with our responses. 😉
I heard he’s only renting the locker.
So many meme killing quotes in there. Starting to feel bad for the negative nellies and debbie downers these days…so many of their go to arguments are just getting slaughtered right now.
I was thinking the same thing. The “Mark Richt isn’t serious about winning” meme especially.
joyridingdawg
And who will do double duty with Special teams!
Leave to go where? A HC position? If that happens, it will be because he performed so well.
That is a great thing and should have us in a position to get another good DC.
More likely, he’ll stay and do good things for us until a truly great opportunity presents itself.
Richt does engender loyalty among wanted staff members.
Ya know, if he’s not here longer than the term of his three-year deal then that probably means that Georgia has had some special seasons and I’d be perfectly OK with that. Your assistant coaches don’t stay forever. The relative stability here in Athens is remarkable and owed to the fact that Richt’s assistants don’t make a lot of lateral moves. Hopefully Coach Pruitt will be very happy here. If his ambition is to be a college head coach one day, then let’s get him there with a big haul of Bulldog victories.
Senator, am I the only one form whom this last post is showing up really weird on my screen? All off-center and comments are in weird places.
nope happening to me as well….firefox user here.
No, you’re not. Something must be up with WP.
I sent you an email with a possible fix…if that’s not it, let me know…it’s possible something was changed in the WP core files that is hosing you up (but I sure hope not).
Half the new posts didn’t show up on my box.
It’s probably nothing more than electronic counter-measures from Jimbo’s personnel jamming our electronically stored information because our joyfulness is still harshing Jimbo’s mellow.
I told you guys the aliens would get us if Finebaum’s signals made it into their airspace..
Too funny. 🙂
He met Richt and knew he wanted to work for him one day? Unpossible! Every interweb jockey knows that Richt is a mediocre coach that can only get retreads to work for him.
I know good sarcasm when I see it.
Was that necessary? Let’s congratulate him on a great hire.
Its called sarcasm, but sometimes it doesn’t come through in writing. I’m just poking fun at all the Debbie Downers that look for the negative in every situation.
It came through to the rest of us, Russ.
redpanties
Oh, Debby … you’re such a downer!
hunkerdowndawg
This hire is so huge it cannot be overstated. If a NC awaits UGA in the near future, this hire will be the reason. And this hire was possible because Mark Richt is our head coach. Thus, the NC will be because Mark Richt is our head coach. Dooley would never have won the NC or as many SECs without Erk Russell. For now, Pruitt really appears to be the Yang to Richt’s Ying. Grantham was never a comfortable, seamless fit on this staff. What Richt and Pruitt have said makes these seem like a glorious match. It should translate onto the football field, which remains to be seen. But my optimism has never been greater since Herschel signed.
Careful about talking about Pruitt’s yang …
I’m excited about the hire. But I was excited about the Grantham hire, too. Pruitt’s certain saying all the right things. But I thought Grantham said all the right things, too. I certainly hope things are different. But I guess I don’t share the apparent certainty of other fans that things are definitely going to be different moving forward.
It’s January. An exciting January, sure. But still just January.
Grantham talked about pressure and attacking the offense, and we all lapped it up because it was the anti-Willie.
And yet now, here we are.
No mistaking, I like the hire.
It took us 30 seconds to collectively approve it…but it only took about 30 minutes to collectively approve the Grantham hire and reach the same place.
Only difference is.. with Grantham we had to take him at his word as we hadn’t seen it in action at the college level. We’ve seen what Pruitt does.. he brings his DB’s to the line and is aggressive with the front 7. He dares you to take it deep.
I do agree that we all did buy into Grantham though. So most of your point remains.
True. And I’ more than like the hire.
I was just saying last week, how Grantham talked about being aggressive and attacking, but we never do. I was asking if anyone remembers even once instance of our ILB’s firing aggressively into the gaps on certain running downs.
Because I can’t recall a single one in 4 years. Now, the ILB’s sitting back 5 yards, waiting on the play to come to them? That was a trademark, along with poor secondary play, of Grantham’s defense.
This. We won’t know until mid February 2015 how good a hire this actually is, after Pruit has had a full season and recruiting class under his belt. That being said, on paper, you have to be excited about this hire. The biggest thing that gives me hope are the quotes from the FSU defenders saying how much Pruitt made sure the really understood not only their assignments but the whole scheme soup to nuts.
Whose side are you on, Turd? Don’t you love your country? We were all excited about Todd’s pre-season Happy Talk. He just couldn’t complete the mission statement goals and objectives. So how about getting with the program? Why don’t you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?
We are here to help the Georgia football program, because inside that program there is a SEC Championship trying to get out. It’s a hardball world, son. We don’t all have to keep our heads until this pre-season Happy Talk blows over at the G-Day game.
Lookin back, I was all amped up with Grantham and his “NFL 3-4” expertise. Unfortunately for us, we went all NFL at the tipping point moment when hurry up spread high school offenses have proliferated in college football. The other factor that cannot be proven but seems apparent is that CTG and CMR mixed like oil and water. CTG’s choke sign in Jax in his first year made that obvious.
Was CTG a genius or a goat? I have no idea. But what became obvious the more time went on, his style/scheme wasn’t resonating with our players.
I think the thing I’m most excited about is that Pruitt has been a part of three very recent national championship teams. That means he has seen week in, week out what it takes to achieve that level of success, and he can bring that fresh perspective to practice, meetings, etc. every day.
AlphaDawg
Me too Ginny. He’s recently seen what it takes under two different coaches to be succesfull at the highest level. I don’t think that can be stated enough.
Agree. We’ve had some unknown commodities as far as assistant coaches are concerned throughout CMR’s tenure. Even good ones like Bobo and McClendon were OJT, and BVG was a vertual known. Other than CMR and his hangers-on buddies Eason & Van Halanger, few came with much of a track record, let alone multiple rings.
I meant BVG was a ‘virtual unknown’
For those that consistently bitch that Richt only hires “his boys” and that we need “new blood” in the program, this should make them happy. Maybe Pruitt can convince McGarity of the need to hire some “analysts.” Or maybe those analysts aren’t even needed. Hopefully he can help us determine stuff like that.
Don’t see CMR as a “good ole boy” or part of that bunch. He is the best and I am so proud of everyone on Staff right now.
Ginny I meant to thank you for putting it out there about him hiring his boys. That is nonsense.
Vinings Dawg
Everyone on that staff should get raises now. MClendon, Ball and Bobo especially.
We have the cash we would’ve spent on K-slow.
We need to wait until after signing day to see how much we have left.
The biggest thing is that he seems to know what his job is. That sounds crazy. A math teacher’s job isn’t to know a lot about math, it’s to help students learn and become proficient at math. A restaurant owner’s job isn’t to make gourmet food, it’s to get people to come pay to eat there. A DC is no charged with knowing a lot about defense, it’s getting 20 year-olds to play good defense. It became apparent, to me, that CTG was not able to do that.
I think Pruitt gets it. Todd wanted to be the smartest guy in the room. Pruitt wants his kids to play good D.
I feel like I can breath. I just felt Grantham was a goober. I didn’t want Richt to bank his career on that guy. I think Pruitt is going to have a lot of fun. A. LOT. OF. FUN.
UGA is hungry for something. I remember the feeling in the stadium in 2002 vs. Clemson. I told my wife, “We’re so hungry to be good again.” Turned out we were. Funny how we play ol’ Clem and his Son again to kickoff this season.
I get and agree with your general point that CTG wasn’t able to teach college players. Pruitt’s recent experience with high school kids must be invaluable for that, as he would have a good sense of what a true freshman coming in can really understand, rather than jumping into the deep end of the playbook.
But a DC’s job is both to teach and also to know a lot of about defense, and the key is finding coaches that can do both. You think about the how adaptable defensive schemes need to be given the variety of offenses that UGA will see. As offenses continue to evolve, the defensive reactions have to, too.
My sentiments, exactly! Well said.
Sportsdawg
Perhaps anothe plus to this signing could be if Coach Pruitt could light a fire under Coach Friend’s rear end as well. Just sayin…
^this
He talked about eye discipline for defensive backs. A novel concept at UGA.
I want them to hire Tyson Summers by the time Pruitt leaves he will be ready for the def cord, Coached under BVD and O LEARY
Is anyone screening Bobo’s calls, ’cause as much as I’d like to see him get an HC position, now would not really be a good time.
Honey Bobo is happy right where he is. Ain’t that right Honey?
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Intelligent objects point to the future
China has taken to the Internet of Things with gusto and by some accounts is leading the field.
The global race to embrace the Internet of Things (IoT) has seen that China has taken an early lead over the US. “It’s much faster in China — top-down and ground up,” says Jan Cho, who trod an unusual career path to head of digital for TBWA in Hong Kong from a degree in pure physics. “The government is building smart cities, and machine-to-machine connections are already bigger than in the US, while people in China are much less concerned about privacy than the rest of the world and more willing to share their data. In 10 years this gap will be even bigger.”
This won’t be news to companies like US fast-food chain Pizza Hut, which selected its 1,471 outlets in China for a massive rollout of iBeacon, an in-store sensor that communicates with arriving customers through WeChat to offer discounts, movie tickets and other goodies. The hockey puck-sized beacons are provided by Beijing-based Sensoro, which already supplies more than 6,000 stores in over 40 countries.
And earlier this year, Xiaomi suddenly became the world’s second-biggest maker of wearables with the launch of a cut-price fitness band, while Tencent, Huawei, Baidu and others are all aggressively positioning themselves with new products and services that tap into IoT.
The numbers are staggering. Some analysts expect IoT to add US$19 trillion to global revenue by 2020, when 57,000 items could be connecting to the cloud every second. China alone is expected to jump from just over 70 million machine-to-machine connections today to over 330 million by 2020.
Whether China is currently ahead of the US in developing the IoT depends on whom you ask. Elizabeth Wu, PR manager at the telecom titan Huawei, says that China has caught up with the US in hardware and R&D but remains three to five years behind in software. Vivian Li, co-founder of iBeacon provider Sensoro, says that China is 10 months ahead in location-based devices and that China will have 1 million of them within three years, tripling to 3 million in five years.
Many of those beacons will be in airports, shaping a future in which luggage may never be lost again. Chinese airlines in particular are investing heavily in IoT, according to Ilya Gutlin, president for Asia-Pacific at the multinational IT company SITA, citing a 2015 Airline IT Trends Survey that showed 83 per cent of Chinese airlines are allocating budget for IoT, well above the world average of 37 per cent.
“IoT is set to revolutionise the air transport industry globally,” Gutlin says. “We’ll see far more objects which have the capacity to generate data and the intelligence to use it … including buildings, equipment, bags, trolleys — basically all the ‘things’ that could emit a status.”
“IoT presents enormous opportunities for companies and brands”
Elizabeth Wu, Huawei
Few companies make more intelligent objects than Huawei, which recently pipped Xiaomi to become China’s biggest supplier of smartphones. The company used global tech shows in Barcelona and Munich this year to introduce new wearables such as the eponymous Huawei Watch and fitness devices like the TalkBand B2 and TalkBand N1, while also hinting at the development of smart glasses and device-embedded clothing.
“IoT presents enormous opportunities for companies and brands,” Wu says, adding that Huawei also sees huge potential in interconnected cars. “We [Huawei] entered into a number of strategic partnerships with major automobile brands in 2015, including Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, with the latter two partners appointing their third-party suppliers to use Huawei vehicle-mounted 4G communication modules in their future car-networking equipment.”
Her optimism is shared by Andy Ann, founder of Hong Kong-based digital marketing agency NDN, though he’s cautious about becoming too enamoured with new technology at the expense of engaging the customer in a meaningful way. “I am very excited about the IoT mega-trend,” he says. “We will see rapid growth in multiway comm-unication between object and consumer, and object and object.” But whiz-bang technology aside, businesses must still convince consumers that this is a conversation worth having.
“The success of IoT needs to be customer-centric rather than technology-centric. The more user-friendly the application and hardware, the more customers will connect.”
While companies are excited about the potential of connecting with consumers through apps like WeChat and its nearly 600 million users, early experiments with customer engagement in places like Singapore have been disappointing.
“The beacons require an app to be there and Bluetooth to be turned on, but people can be a bit lazy,” says Aditya Haripurkar, co-founder of Beacon-In Singapore. “If you’re a retailer with an app that’s not getting used, you have a challenge. The incentive has to be really strong and translate into a useful user experience at the end of it.”
Statistics on app use are sobering. Analysts have said up to 75 per cent of new apps are deleted within a week. Research house Catalyst says app downloads have slumped 52 per cent this year while app deletions are up 29 per cent.
Haripurkar suggests companies may instead want to piggyback on established apps like WeChat. Sensoro, which recently tied up with Pizza Hut, said WeChat presents an opportunity to instantly engage with customers.
“Valuable data is gathered during these interactions and transactions,” explains Patrick Kim, marketing manager at Sensoro.
“Using WeChat, Sensoro Cloud can tell you how many ‘shake’ actions occurred, what coupons were obtained using the shakes, and what action was taken by the consumer based on the coupon received. The developer also receives environmental information such as temperature and [customer] movement,” says Kim.
Francis Lam, director of creative technology at Isobar Shanghai, agrees. “We found that [WeChat] users are more willing to interact with the brand.”
Andy Ann, NDN
Here, WeChat may have an advantage on apps elsewhere, like the ShopKick app in the US being used by Macy’s. Analysts say Chinese consumers are more willing than customers in North America and Europe to part with personal data (see related article).
One example of this willingness to engage with technology is an experiment on buses in Beijing earlier this year, in which the hand straps were replaced with hi-tech sensors that measured a person’s heart rate and body mass index. The data could then be transmitted to people’s phones, turning a dreary commute into a regular health check. The campaign, developed by Cheil PengTai for dairy company Yili, was used by 350,000 people on 200 buses.
There will be limits to what will be shared in China though. “This sounds ironic coming from someone in the ad industry,” says Cho. “But I have an ad blocker. In the US, there is a trend to the darknet. It’s absolutely anonymous. That’s the future. But it will affect China less.”
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A quick look at young Astros’ arms
The Astros head to camp this week with catchers and pitchers reporting on Thursday. With the probability that the Astros will be relying on some of their young arms to get them through the 2020 season and beyond, let’s take a little time to give you some background on some of the most likely candidates.
Jose Urquidy. Jose, will turn 25 one month into the 2020 season. He was signed as an international free agent out of Mexico in 2015. He has made a steady trip up through the Astros minor league system interrupted by Tommy John surgery, which stole the 2017 season from him. He made the jump from A- to A+ ball in 2018 and then leapt from AA to AAA to the majors in 2019. He has shown pristine control throughout his many stops, normally hitting below 2 walks per 9 IP in Justin Verlander territory. He became a fan favorite in his 41 regular and 10 postseason innings, culminating in 5.2 IP of scoreless ball and a win in the World Series. It would appear that the 4th spot in the rotation is his for the taking.
Bryan Abreu. Abreu will turn 23 right before the season starts. He was signed at 16 y.o. as an international free agent out of the Dominican and his big arm and strikeout potential brought him to be added to the 40 man roster in 2018 (to protect him from the Rule 5) and had him called up for a cameo in 2019. In his 8.2 IP at the major level his 13 Ks and 4 hits stand out. He is not showing Urquidy’s control, but he has a dynamic arm and may well earn a roster spot out of Spring Training or sometime during the season.
Francis Martes. It should be pointed out that even though he would seem to be a Methuselah among the many Astro pitching prospects, he just turned 24 and is younger than Urquidy and only a year older than Abreu. When we last saw Martes in 2017 he was the top pitching prospect in the system not named Forrest Whitley and was given a chance to fill in for an injury-ravaged pitching staff. He then had to undergo Tommy John surgery and while recovering from that he was sentenced to an 80 game suspension for PEDs. As a result he has only pitched 24 Minor league innings in the last two seasons, along with 5 innings in the Dominican Winter League. In those innings he has posted ERAs above 6. It is a big question whether he can show why he was considered a high end prospect way back in 2016.
Forrest Whitley. Fans are praying that we are not seeing the second coming of Mark Appel in Whitley and that this kid’s mind will finally catch up with his 22 y.o. body. He was the team’s first-round pick (17th overall) back in 2016. Between injuries, brain freezes and an illegal drug suspension, he has only totaled 248 innings between minor league ball and Arizona fall league over the last four seasons. Last year, he put up a 7.99 ERA over 59.2 IP in the minors before pitching pretty well in the fall league. What we don’t know is what he was working on (other than growing up) in those 59.2 innings. Often times the teams have the kids trying to hone a third or fourth pitch or line up their arm slots so that all the pitches have similar looks and release points. That many times looks real ugly in the stats, but eventually pays off. Anyways, it would take a miracle for Whitley to join the team out of Spring Training, but if he settles down and produces well at AAA this season, a call-up is not out of the question.
Cristian Javier. Javier, who turns 23 in March has been the anti-Whitley in his 5 seasons of minor league ball after being signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican. His ERA is a sterling 2.22 over 377 innings in his rise up the Astros system and he was particularly excellent in 2019, going 8-3 with a 1.74 ERA over 113.2 IP across three minor league levels (A+, AA, AAA). Will the Astros promote a guy out of ST with only 11 AAA innings under his belt? Well Jeff Luhnow did not do this, but this might be an interesting case on which new GM James Click can cut his teeth.
Rogelio Armenteros. Armenteros finally made his MLB debut last season and pitched decently in a small sample. He had pitched at AAA for at least part of the last three seasons and had worst stats each successive season than the one before. Again, perhaps he was working on “something”. Armenteros turns 26 in June and was another international free agent, in his case signed out of Cuba in 2014. If he does not make it this year with the Astros he may have to go elsewhere as younger arms pass him in the pecking order. He might be a good candidate for the bullpen or as a swingman in long relief and spot starts.
Framber Valdez. Framber is a 26 y.o., who was signed as (another) free agent out of the Dominican back in 2015. Overall, he has been good to very good in his minor league stints. In his two stints at the major league level he has shown wonderful movement on his pitches, but not wonderful control. The big leaguers are not offering at his pitches like the minor leaguers do and as a result his strikeout rate between minors and majors goes down from 13.2 K/ 9 IP (at AAA) to 8.5 at the MLB level while his walks go from 3.4 BB/ 9 IP to an unacceptable 5.7 in the majors. Can he suddenly find his control? His future may depend on it.
Cy Sneed. The 27 y.o. is probably on the wrong side of the cusp for being considered a young arm, though he is mostly new to Astro fans. He came over from the Brewers in the Jonathan Villar trade after the 2015 season and finally made his debut last season. After mostly working as a starter in the minors, he appeared in 8 games for the team out of the bullpen. His K rate was a solid 9.7 / 9 IP, however his hit rate was a poor 11/ 9 IP and his home run rate a terrible 2.1 / 9 IP. He would seem to be a very dark horse for a shot at this pitching staff.
Josh James. The soon to be 27 y.o, after spending most of his minor league career as a starter, switched gears to pitch pretty impressively out of the bullpen after his call-up in 2018. The 34th rounder who famously treated sleep apnea and found his 100 mph fastball doubled his ERA from 2018 to 2019 (2.35 to 4.70) in a season when he seemed to be trying to pitch through some injuries. Will the Astros give him a shot to stretch out and return to his roots of starting? Probably not, but he is performing before a new coach and GM.
Cionel Perez. With his slight build, Perez may end up as a bullpen staple. But Cionel, who will turn 24 in April, has started quite often since being signed as an international free agent out of Cuba. His biggest problem in his two small stints at the majors has been in keeping the ball in the park giving up 6 HRs in only 20 innings. Being a lefty might give him a slight leg up on others, but he is going to have to cut back on the long ball in the new MLB.
Brandon Bielak. A non-roster camp invitee, Bielak, who turns 24 in April has shot up the system after being picked in the 11th round in 2017. He’s shown a good 2.95 ERA in 272 IP of minor league ball doing a solid job of keeping folks off base and while striking out a little over 1 per inning. He could be on the short list for a possible call-up in 2020 as he put in solid numbers at hit heaven AAA in 85 innings in 2019.
Ryan Hartman. Oh boy, a lefty and another non-roster invitee, the 9th round pick in 2016 will turn 26 in April. After a terrific 2018 at AA (11-4, 2.69 ERA) he struggled at AAA in 2019 (6-7, 5.88 ERA). So, it is likely he is being brought along to give the hitters some left-handed exposure in camp, but if he puts up better numbers in another stint at AAA, he could be up with the big club sometime in 2020.
Now two non-young arms, Austin Pruitt and Brad Peacock may have something to say about who if any of these youngsters get a shot at the rotation or bullpen in 2020, but that is an article for another day.
106 comments on “A quick look at young Astros’ arms”
Becky MacLaughlin Bearden
Go to astrosdaily.com, and read the Astros twitter feed. Looks like Beltran brought the idea for “it”, and carried it out through 2017. It’s just now being put out on the Internet, so I think by he end of the week everything will be out.
I posted about this on the other subject, and since I’m a gambler I bet this might just keep Beltran out of the HOF. Go read it yourself.
Zanuda
Just watched MLB Tonight and here’s the take a ways:
This was pretty much done by the younger players.
Beltran and Cora were the ring leaders. They were trying different things that didn’t work but when the desired results weren’t forthcoming they went to the video sign stealing scheme.
Allegedly, Brian McCann spoke out against it but he did not prevail. Beltran and Cora apparently were driving this train to it’s inevitable conclusion.
Marwin Gonzales apologized today for his participation but he did not answer any of the “lingering questions”.
We can expect to see this stuff continue to leak out for who knows how long.
Billy Castillo
Well now we know why his numbers were so good in 2017…
Now if we want to get into Area 51 types of conspiracies, did Luhnow know the “stealing” had to be stopped and knew Margo would decline? He was an average to below average MLB hitters except for one year.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzama01.shtml
Aaron Judge Career Splits
Disclaimer on Marwin Gonzales
6 total bangs prior to June 11th. The other 700-something came after. From March 1st, 2017 through June 10th, 2017 Marwin Gonzalez hit .322/.412/.630 with 12 dingers. He struck out 18% of the time, and walked 11.8% of the time. We can essentially call these the “pre-banging stats.
From June 11th through September 24th we get the “post-banging stats.” Gonzalez hit .283/.343/.466 with his other 12 homers. His strikeout rate was 21% and his walk rate was 7.5%.
—Excerpted from a post going up on Twinkie Town in the AM
It appears the banging didn’t help.
Sorry Dan I didn’t mean to hijack your hard work, but this is pretty important.
Jim Crane is having the entire team to come to Florida on Wed to have a talk with them, and there will be an open clubhouse for the media on Thursday to meet with and apologize publicly. It’s one thing as a parent to catch one of your kids doing something wrong and making them own up to it….but it’s another thing to make full grown men stand there and humiliate themselves in front of national media.
This can go one of two ways:
Try to explain why they did it and take ownership for it..NAME NAMES!
Get defensive and closed mouth about “it”, pi$$ off the owner and punch your ticket out of Houston.
Which one will it be fellas?
Frankly he probably should have flown them all in and faced the music before now – it is worse slowly pulling a bandaid off
Becky, I think I agree with you. If Crane instructs his employees to go out, apologize, show contrition, etc., then I don’t think this goes well. However, I think it’s important for them to get together in one room to talk about the damage to his and the organization’s reputation. All through the spring, after 162 regular season games, and hopefully after another successful postseason the players will be answering questions and being accused nightly.
The articles I’ve read put the blame almost totally on Beltran, and Cora. I guess we will see how this unfolds. Any way it takes shape won’t take away the hurt and anger all of us feel. *NEVER*.
Dan….how rich is THIS, Alex Cora “warned” the Washington Nationals about the sign stealing the Astros were doing. What a total *SCUMBAG* he set it up in Houston, and does the same thing in Boston. I hope I never see his name or his face the rest of my life. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR😠
Yeah, that is quite a bit bothersome Becky. Is Cora the key? Or Beltran? Is the key really Luhnow, who seemed to turn his back on responsibility for any of thise, but who might have been ultimately responsible for all of this? Did Hinch have to agree with this or risk losing his job? Was that why he was not as sure of himself in 2017?
I think we are going to be fed a filtered version of the facts by MLB, who want to contain this as much as possible to one team and a few outliers (Cora and Beltran).
Most Boston writers are inclined to believe Cora will be back in the Sox dugout next season. A Boston radio show yesterday had one of their experts claiming Cora had been thrown under the bus by the Astros. The Astros will always be portrayed as the real bad guys in this whole affair. Look for MLB to soften the roles of Cora and Beltran when with the Astros and going forward. It will take other real journalists to accurately portray them as guys well into cheating even prior to joining the Astros. I wonder if this made them more attractive to Luhnow?
I have to wonder, since Redman and Hoffman are too old for it, who do you think will play Rosenthal and Drellich in the Hollywood adaptation of the scandal? Do you think Hinch will be painted in a similar light to how Art Howe was in the Moneyball movie? I don’t believe the actual book was as critical of him.
Meant to reply to dave.
Never did read Moneyball, that’s actually a good point about Hinch and Howe.
One of my majors before grad school was Speech Comm, so the spin angle has always interested me too. Having read memoirs of past Editors of large media syndicates (becoming increasingly conglomerated with no creativity), it’s easy to see how certain stories are “bent” to protect corporate interests that support the News orgs.
One need only look at the Cardinals hacking to see the Fall Guy vs the GM/Owner. It was unthinkable to punish DeWitt, even though his team benefitted. The Braves got their GM suspended for life over the Int’l draft improprieties..
Fact is, the game is much bigger business than it used to be, carries more liability and more to lose. Manfred can only accomplish the short-sighted “investigation” with all the force of these news teams pushing his narrative, and downplaying other teams’ involvement. He’s been careful to keep punishment within reason; even allowing Brandon Taubman a chance for re-instatement, to keep these lawsuits at a minimum.
He’d be happy to see Opening Day with this scandal pretty much blown over. I would too, because I can foresee some brain dead fan mouth off to an Astros mom which offends a dad, and all hades breaking loose.
Astros have already been punished, so at this point, anything that happens as described is his legacy.
Manfred could assuage these things by explaining there’s enough proof other teams were engaged in at least *illegal decoding* even after the memo, but that punishment is meted out once and for all to the most egregious. The next one caught will carry stiffer penalties. In this way, teams will surmise they don’t want to go through the “humiliation” we’ve experienced.
By other journalist — I’m sensing you didn’t read Jared Diamond’s findings? The Astros already had Codebreaker (spreadsheet), and the “dark arts” before the 2017 season. Beltran claimed that was “behind the times,” compared to the Yanks organization.
While Beltran portrayed as “steamroller,” and Cora in charge of coordinating field staff, they are not solely responsible … in the least! Then-intern Derek Vigoa, Tom Koch-Weser and Kevin Goldstein are just as culpable. And obviously, Luhnow Hinch and Jim Crane bear the heaviest burden, because they were the only ones with the authority to stop it.
"I don't want to electronically correspond too much about 'the system,'" Tom Koch-Weser wrote using electronic correspondence. https://t.co/PCcLFC0emy pic.twitter.com/AxuFWGHXBX
— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) February 12, 2020
The mention of Cintron is VERY curious to me, too. I recall thinking in 2017 when certain players got a hit and he met them on 1B, he seemed to be making hand gestures like, I told you I told you.
He’s subsequently was promoted to hitting coach with Snitker. He was also filmed by the Yankees shooting them the bird from the dugout, as if to say, “we know you are filming our signs!”
There’s conflicting “evidence” out there right now. It’s obvious everyone with a stake is going to try to come out with someone else taking the blame. The issue is not whether the electronic sign stealing worked but rather the fact they were doing it when they knew it was against the rules and following the memo from the commish. A lot of people point to McGwire and Sosa in 1998 and claim they weren’t really cheating because steroids weren’t against the MLB rules. This is false. All anabolic steroids are classified as controlled substances. Thanks to the cocaine usage in the 80’s, MLB did have a rule strictly prohibiting any use of a controlled substance without a subscription. They chose to look the other way. They also chose to look the other way on electronic sign stealing. Then they chose to stop looking the other way and the Astros were the only team dumb enough to get caught (so far).
But the interesting thing is always the spin. Without railing against the downfall of journalism too much, the articles attribute to Beltran a quote to the Yankees saying the Astros system was “Nothing no one else was doing.” The NY/NJ papers are positioning this to show that the Yankees hired Beltran, but distrusted him and likely wouldn’t allow him to actually do any work? The Boston media is probably using this as proof that Alex Bregman had dirty pictures of Alex Cora and forced him to cheat. The rest of the places I’ve read have basically presented it and allowed us to form our own judgement – either Beltran was intentionally downplaying the system for fear of getting in trouble or he was being honest knowing that the Yankees got caught with their own camera (and then destroyed the evidence), the Indians got caught and their cameras disappeared, and lots of other teams were accused. Like I said, the Astros were clearly too arrogant and stupid.
I see the potential for three or four of the guys noted above to be on the Opening Day roster. Urquidy, Abreu, and James are almost locks to me. I sure like Javier, but the forth guy is going to have to have a standout Spring. I don’t care about a lefty. We need guys that can get those three batters necessitated by the dumb new relief rule.
I tend to agree with you daveb. In my mind Armenteros might be the other guy to make it out of spring. I think the Devenski and Biagini situations may drive this too. They could earn spots by showing well, or lose spots by not, or be traded one way or the other.
If the entire team or if a select group of players apologize, it will not satisfy the sharks. I think this is a PR mistake. This appears to be what happened.
Someone planned to rob a bank. That person(s) probably was not on the robbery team. Multiple planners may have been involved. Four or more men entered the bank. Two carried guns and the rest carried sacks to haul out the cash. There was also a getaway driver. The bank was robbed and the team was caught. We are now trying to decide who was the most guilty.
As their unpaid lawyer, I recommend they say NOTHING. It is not going to make the bank robbery never happen. And they are all guilty because each person could have stopped it by going to the proper authorities. Did the Owner Know and Approve? Not important as is was HIS team and HIS employees. The getaway driver is no more or less guilty than the rest. JUST STOP ROBBING BANKS.
As to the post, if these guys solve their control issues, they will be serviceable pitchers. Most appear to miss bats. They will not all pan out but currently we need a couple or three to come through to fill in the holes on the roster. But time is running out on 25+ players who are still in the minors. There are late bloomers but they are few and far between. This current team and its money situation present a golden opportunity for each of these above.
Dan, kudos for holding down a full time job, and churning out a good discussion topic. Let’s pick some nits? If this is too long for some readers, kindly disregard.
As the Astros decide whether to add a Danny Salazar reclamation type, they have to consider big picture.
Very importantly, two pitchers do not have an option; Pruitt and Peacock. Unless one comes down with 2017 McQ’s “dead arm,” which allowed Peacock to make the rotaton w/o DFA, the other pitchers in question depend as much on them for roster space, as they do Biagini and Devo.
Shuttle Candidates throughout the season:
Armenteros, Martes, Perez, Javier, Sneed, Emanuel (relievers Biagini, Taylor, Paredes) still have at least one option. All of these pitchers are ready for action, but [bold print] we must option them if they are close in ability with someone without one. Per Devin’s comment, Martes battled several things last yr, and weight problems was one of them. After a Winter in the Dominican, the long-awaited return of Frankie Tuesday will be in session.
The top 4 most promising are Whitley, Abreu, Bielak and Javier. What is very different from the days we debuted Jordan Lyles is the Astros don’t need any of these to push us over the hump. As of this sitting, they are icing on the cake in 2020. By comparison, the A’s NEED Luzardo and Puk to shine.
Not sure how I could object any louder to the Whitley Appel “bust” comps, but his arsenal alone should speak for itself. Even if Whitely pitched in HOU (or the AAA Championship series) at the end of the last season, we simply didn’t need him then. He is still VERY young – 5.7 years younger in RR! His issue is not immaturity (far from a head case), but precise command and inexperience. The Astros teach early in the process to rare back and throw hard. Guys like Bielak, championed by pitching coach Bill Murphy, came in with more college experience, and was simply able to implement sooner.
The obvious miss from the list is Tyler Ivey. There seems to be question about a Grade 1 elbow (slight) tear that hasn’t been widely reported. I think the Astros are trying Rest, instead of Surgery for now. Ivey himself said his main goal this year is to stay healthy. I’m inclined to take it very slow. He is R5 in Dec, as is Peter Solomon. The Astros may want to shelve them in ’20 to get the lost year back — the problem is they have to be on the 40-man to do that. (This is a big deal! Nova, Solis are two others to be concerned about in R5.)
My darkhorse is Ralph Garza — bet ya can’t find that in print anywhere — but Paredes and Jojanse Torres both throw 100 mph, and could sneak in before September.
My SP5 depth chart today is — Peacock, Valdez/James toss up, Abreu Armenteros, Pruitt. James Click described Pru in Peacock terms, “very laid back, and will take any assignment.” Blummer and Sparks agree that Josh James is a frontrunner for SP5.
Hartman is a stretch. Although I’ve watched him for several years, he’s more of an over-achiever, who defies poor metrics (per Matt Collier). Brad Lyle at The Runner Sports ran an article highlighting him Jan. ’19, entitled the Wacky Southpaw. I have him 4th on lefty depth chart — behind Framber, Cionel and Blake Taylor.
Cautioning again – “Earned runs are the most arbitrary part of evaluating a pitcher’s performance because it doesn’t actually measure how well a pitcher performed. Earned runs also take into account the defense behind the pitcher which is completely out of their control.. and quite simply, we don’t have a good way to evaluate defense.” Fielding Independent Pitching compared to ERA, or BABIP compared to ERA would seem to suggest a better predictive model.
Questions, comments welcome.
As for the scandal, Astros caught stealing — that happens in baseball. It’s not a sport like golf, where intergrity is EVERYTHING. Hinch and Luhnow were the men ultimately in charge. Where they failed someone like me is coming off sincerely, yet turning out to be bold faced liars. Hinch gets no brownie points for being concerned about his daughters, since he knew what the Astros did and could have, 1.) stopped it, or 2.) expected the consequences. When you fail in a trust capacity, you are no longer worthy of the position. But honestly, I know that is only naivete. They are called “front men” for a reason.
I don’t care about apologies. The league and Astro enemies have already shown they will crucify us. I can connect the dots well enough. Sign stealing goes back to the 1800’s! The Yanks were masters, when Beltran came over he said we were “behind the times.” 20 other teams are just as guilty (10 were “too lazy” according to reports) — none of them were stupid enough to bang on a trash can. According to the WSJ, the Astros were already involved in Codebreaking and “dark arts” in 2016. It is not ALL on Cora, or any one person.
Two men deserve credit in this. Tony Kemp never cheated, and Brian McCann tried to stop it. All the others, Morton Keuchel Musgrove regret not trying harder to do the same. This pitchers article is much more “timely,” moving on with guys who deserve a fresh start and new outlook! It’s a disservice to prospects working their tails off to keep looking back.
Ok, I’ll attempt to stay on topic for once. I think you’re going to see a bounce back year from pitchers across the league. It’s really hard to predict how the staff will be handled. Dusty gets a lot of flack for how he used Prior and Wood, but my recollection was that he has always let the studs go deep in games and been quick to pull the more average of his pitchers from the games. The intelligence and feel for pitching from Verlander and Greinke should play into this…they should have an opportunity to throw a lot of innings and pitch out of jams. This could help space out the bullpen usage so that arms stay fresher. Regardless, I think we’ll see Peacock and Urquidy open the season in spots 4 and 5. I am most interested in seeing how Martes throws this spring. If he can return to the form he showed before the elbow injury I think he has the best chance to provide a boost to the staff of anyone listed. I’m interested in what Whitley shows in spring training as well.
I’m not sure about letting guys go deep into the game. It was pretty obvious that some of our pitchers were gassed by September. I remember that we had to have JV pitching every 5 days even if there was an off day. JV pitched on day 5 and the 5th starter didn’t. He and Greinke ain’t no spring chickens any longer so don’t burn them out. Same for the bullpen guys. Our object #1 is to get to the playoffs and then the WS. No use to getting there if the pitching staff is out of gas.
I wrote in late August that Hinch has the two huge favorites to win Cy Young on the same team, he absolutely needs to give more rest to Cole and JV in September. True to his ineffectual ways of letting the players decide, it came down to Game 7, and Cole was gassed. Pulling Greinke early, going back to the Harris well again, like in 2015 — history repeats.
You know, I was far more concerned about Verlander being gassed than anyone else. And I really thought, wrongly of course, that Hinch would have taken those six stunning innings from Geienke and opened up the 7th with Cole to get those last 9 outs. And I’m pretty sure Cole wanted the ball too. Do we really know that he was gassed?
Yes, we do.
Go to his post game interviews. In his first start vs Nats, when asked, he said he had more in the tank. In the next one, he said that was all he could give.
I’ll see if I can find that for you, because I may be thinking ALCS vs WS.
At any rate, Cole smirked the first time. The next start he literally said, “that was all I could give.”
Chandler Rome is reporting the Vultures are circling:
“Good morning from West Palm Beach, where a crew of reporters is waiting outside the Astros’ closed facility and photographers are snapping shots of cars as they drive by. Seen entering so far: Joe Espada, Tom Koch-Weser, Jose Urquidy, Joe Biagini.”
As a side note, watched maybe 6 games of Round Rock last year on MILB TV. Ralph Garza appeared in those brief games to be a serviceable relief pitcher. (Very, very brief viewing)
Ralph Garza is a great story, too.
He didicates each game to his mom, who he lost in 2011.
[On a similar note to a comment Becky made about Joe Smith and Huntigton’s — I watched a very gripping movie about Alzheimer’s last night called, Still Alice. The same author, Lisa Genova, said her next work would be on Huntigton’s. It is an “orphan disease” they call it, meaning there are only 30,000 cases, and science is less interested in finding its cure than for those more common. it’s also 100% genetic.]
*pardon spelling errors. I’m getting like dave and need glasses.
More likely the sharks are in the waters waiting for the ship to go down. They might not get the desired answer if they hassle the players, etc.
Grayson – in reference to your long tome above….
– Yes I try to squeeze these topics in even with a full time job – thanks for recognizing that
– One heck of a comment up there – I think your comment may be longer than my post – haha
– I mentioned Devenski and Biagini instead of Pruitt and Peacock because I am 90% sure that Pruitt and Peacock will be on the opening day roster, while I think the % for Devo is probably 70% and Biagini 30%??
– The reason I did not list Tyler Ivey is because he isn’t on the 40 man and is not one of the Non-roster invitees – but yes, if his arm is back to good, he could be a consideration later on in 2020 – just not someone we will see in Spring Training.
– I personally don’t think that Whitley is another Appel, but he straight out needs to pitch more and better this season. He’s young is still true, but he is getting older fast
– Love to hear about dark horses like Ralph Garza – will be watching his progress
– I blame Luhnow more that Hinch as we go along, because he worked for him and was not that secure in his position and because I think Luhnow was far deeper involved in this than we know. Yes, Hinch should have done more – but I have worked in places where the culture from the boss over-rides everything below them. Perhaps he should have gone to Jim Crane, but that would have been really a ballsy thing to do.
-Fair enough on Ivey.
-I’d mentioned before listening to Biagini on Astroline a few weeks ago. I would’ve said less than 30% before I heard it too. Now, I’m almost sure he will stay on the roster, unless he lays an egg (even then he has an option and may have trade value at that price. Would be nice to see a longer lasting return for that Fisher trade, since we traded Cal Stevenson and Sanchez is out.) The Genie, somewhat of a comedian, said the Astros were unwavering in their commitment to him, and they attributed his struggles to trying to implement admittedly too much information. He was very impressed how initally Astros had bigger plans than he had for himself.
-On Devo, he’ll be in top shape. Such a good dude, I’d hate to trade him, but seems like NL would be good for him, since they haven’t seen his changeup much. Again, if we don’t have someone like Brandon Bielak who forces an opening on 40-man, we probably stick with Devenski. it’s kind of a toss-up to me though, because I really like Javier.
-I see what ya mean about Luhnow, that helps a little. Thanks.
I did enjoy reading your review of the young uns- lots to think about
Pitchers and catchers report soon Woo Hoo!
Lance McCullers is planning on being there early with his wife. Probably our biggest question mark. What with so many pitchers coming back stronger after TJ these days, lots to be excited about there. The return of Yordan Alvarez — will he play more LF? I’m pretty high on Kyle Tucker, so how that RF situation shakes out is big news. I’ve tried so many Reddick trade scenarios, but I think I’m resolved we have to give too much away, we might as well platoon him. Can we start driving in RISP? How will Dusty mesh with the guys, and will he try Springer as a cleanup hitter? Can the guys gel as a unit?
They asked Bagwell, is this year going to be Us against the world? He told Blummer, “[heck] yes!” I can’t wait to go to OAK, and lay down the law.
Here’s an old article that kind of puts things into perspective with 20/20 hindsight. Meant to post this on the previous discussion
https://grantland.com/the-triangle/houston-astros-fire-manager-bo-porter/
20/20 hindsight…2020 hindsight. It’s poetic!
Billy C
That is an interesting article and takes us back to a very different time.
It makes you wonder how Porter would have handled the can banging. I have a feeling he might have stopped it or gone to Crane.
Tomorrow morning 8:30 central the guys have to talk to the media, it will live stream on astrosdaily.com. For a straight shooter like Mike Brantley tomorrow will be very painful.
Bregman has been mentioned more than once.
Tomorrow this organization will be lit on fire, in every newspaper, on every mainstream media, for a very looong time.
I need to get thicker skin A.S.A.P.
Where is OP???? I need his voice of reason.
Carlos Beltran and Alex Cora should be banned for life. PERIOD.
How long is it going to take for Cionel Perez to show us he can be successful with the Astros? He’s had plenty of time to do so…..they NEED his arm.
Becky – I would be surprised if Brantley would be involved at all – unless 2019 is involved. I guess he could say how great these guys are without cheating
As for the topic at hand…
Mark my words…Urquidy is gonna be a great pitcher one day. He may be our # 4 but I can see him as an eventual #1 or #2. Not only his stuff but his poise.
I think Peacock will either be our #5 or a swing man. Hard to believe he’s been an Astro for as many years as has been.
Not impressed by Valdez at all.
Well at least AJ Hinch came out and made a stronger statement on the buzzer issue….not that this will calm the storm
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/astros/2020/02/13/aj-hinch-astros-buzzer-sign-stealing-jose-altuve/4747195002/
I just listened to the press conference where Crane and Baker took questions and Bregman and Altuve made very brief statements of apology. In no way will this exercise have a positive impact on the Astro effort to move on from the entire sordid affair. Maybe now though, the Astro organization will finally stop commenting altogether. I can’t help but to think though that the clubhouse gathering taking place right now between players and press will yield anything but further negativity.
While listening, all I could think was (A) Crane knows nothing about public relations OR (B) this was mandated by Manfred. It did not help the Astros cause one iota. Just threw more fuel on the fire.
Yeah, B.
It is interesting about the 16 minute mark, Crane is asked why did sign stealing stop in 2018. Mixed in his answer (I think) he is saying MLB put people in the dugout.
That’s correct. MLB put their employees in the dugout, tunnel, and video room of every stadium. This is something Gerrit Cole talked about during the season so no one should be surprised by it.
I did not get to listen to it – but based on this summary it sounds like a very controlled train wreck…..
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/02/astros-press-conference-sign-stealing-altuve-bregman-crane.html
If I were a guy on this team, I’d either speak publicly or issue a statement that tells exactly what my involvement was. It’s up to the other players to do or not to do the same (but they should). It’s different from my previous position as a group apology won’t even scratch the surface. As everyone seems to say they want the guys heads on a platter and won’t be satisfied till they get it. They want bans, suspensions, taking away the WS title, and let’s go ahead and call for their crucifixion. Face it, this year is going to be so nasty that it will overshadow anything else that happens in baseball. The opposing fans will get out of control and the opposing players and pitchers will be looking for revenge. And we’ll probably see a thousand lawsuits in the coming year. As my lawyer friend once said, “what do you call a thousand lawyers at the bottom of the sea? A good start!” Sorry, I couldn’t resist the Lawyer comment.
-I have purposely tried to avoid talking about the Astros problem because it is not good for my health. I try to limit conversation to the upcoming season.
When I read articles about the situation I always consider the source of the article first, so I can take what is being said in proper context.
-In my opinion, the litigation of the Bollsinger lawsuit is a welcome thing because now the Astros cannot discuss it beyond what they have said.
-As far as the pitchers go, I want very badly to see Cionel Perez shine and force his way onto this team.
-New perspectives in the dugout and in the front office offers young pitchers a new chance to shine for the Astros. I welcome this.
-I was following Francis Martes for years. I am waiting for all that promise to show up.
-I don’t see how Jose Urquidy should not receive top consideration for a starting job. The man proved himself on the biggest stage.
-When Tyler Ivey is healthy, he pitches very well. So anxious to see if this continues.
It is tough for us to keep our eyes on the ball – I am torn everyday between “it” and future baseball
Op…so glad to see you back! I probably need to take your advice about this scandal, my health is more important than baseball. I agree with you 100% about Cionel Perez….he has GOT to improve, I wonder if Strom has been working with him. And yes like I said last night….the Astros really NEED him to join the big club! Glad you’re back!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mlb-announces-rule-changes-for-2020-including-3-batter-minimum/ar-BBZW5Qr?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
The official rule changes for 2020, which we mostly have heard about….
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mlb-announces-rule-changes-for-2020-including-3-batter-minimum/ar-BBZW5Qr?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
– Pitchers have to face at least 3 batters (what if the pitcher claims an injury?)
– Increase to 26 man regular season roster with max of 14 pitchers
– BIG decrease to 28 man roster during September
– This odd rule (the Ohtani rule?) for two way players
– Injured list goes from 10 to 15 days – a little more punishment for hiding a player, especially pitcher on the injured list
– A manager has 20 seconds instead of 30 seconds to protest a call – I don’t agree with this. If they want to put a time limit on something – put a time limit on the review itself which sometimes goes on forever
That was poorly done. We needed them to really talk about,”it” but I think most people will criticize the way the Bregman and Aluve handled it.
If you want to see what the rest of the team said go to astrosdaily.com and see rest of the guys give their take on this.
kevin kuns
It was bad , Bregman wasn’t bad , tuve was to nervous and a bit tough on his english command, Crane was bad. we are getting roasted again allover ESPN SIGH. Come on 2022, maybe it dies down a bit then.
sargeh
The only way this would satisfy the mob is to vacate the WS title and give it to their chosen ones, the Yankees. Then, disband the club forever. Guys, keep the spirits high and beat everybody on the way to another world series title!
We did the obligatory – and probably Commissioner’s office mandated – mea culpa. As usual, the media acted like the bloodthirsty sharks they are, and the radical worst of the nastiest fan-bases in the world bared their fangs and gnashed their teeth like they always do. Now, let’s go play ball – and win this battle where we still can (on the field). The media is just a pool of self-promoting piranhas with bad atttitudes and vendettas. The fan-bases in NY, LA, Arlington, and Oakland are pufferfish. So now that the obligatory has been obliged, the people still on our team just need to zip the lip, steady the chin, and rise above it all.
A reply to OP
You have probably already seen Spencer Morris’ article, but ZS’s comment confirms much of my own opinions. Sorry in advance for the “tome.”
Here are the guys I believe have some chance to be on Top 100 lists by the end of this season (in order of likelihood):
OF Pedro Leon: a surefire Top 100 guy once he signs. Could be Top 50, and if he is assigned to AA and has success, he could end the season as a Top 20 guy.
SS Jeremy Pena: he’s already on a few Top 100 lists, so as long as he has a decent season in AA he will be on most of those lists by year end.
C Korey Lee: He will need a good year, but if he posts a ~130 wRC+ across A and High A, stays healthy, and has decent defensive reports, he will be on some lists.
SS Freudis Nova: Like Lee, he’s in a good spot given his age, tools, and position. But he will need to post a really good year across A and High A (similar to what I posted for Lee).
P Jairo Solis: He has the stuff, and a lot of evaluators really liked him before he got hurt. A healthy, dominant year in High A, and he will make the back end of some lists. [There is no evidence anywhere I have found of anyone who has seen Solis pitch since surgery.]
P Hunter Brown: As a recent college draftee, he will need to be promoted aggressively (while continuing to dominate and show the stuff we’re reading about), but it’s certainly possible.
P Tyler Ivey: He’s coming off some injury and cheating issues, but essentially any high ceiling young player who is already in AA will have a chance to be on some Top 100 lists assuming they dominate and don’t graduate.
OF Jordan Brewer: See Lee and Nova. If he sticks in center, shows off his power and speed, and keeps his k rate below 20%, he will get a lot of recognition.
P Jojanse Torres: In AA, throws 100. Would likely graduate too soon if he performs well enough to earn that kind of recognition.
OF Colin Barber: Very unlikely as I think the depth above him will mean he plays in Tri-City this season, but if he is assigned to Quad Cities, he will have a lot of eyes on him, and posting a good slash line there will likely have him on some lists. More realistically, he can dominate short season ball this year and be the top potential Top 100 guy heading into next year.
Other Pitchers who have the “stuff” but who I think are unlikely to put it all together enough to make that big of a jump: Enoli Paredes, Luis Garcia, Nivaldo Rodriguez, Jose Alberto Rivera, Peter Solomon, Ryan Gusto
The key factor this year – which is probably the last year we will be competitive for a long time due to FA, the depleted state of our farm vis-a-vis up and coming teams, and the forfeiture of high draft picks – is going to be MENTAL TOUGHNESS. Our guys are a boy named Sue – we’ll have to get tough or die.
Wow Mr. Bill, I have not thought of that Johnny Cash classic in a long time.
roadthriller
Aside on that topic, Dan: that song was recently in mind because I’ve been watching the recent Ken Burns documentary on Country Music. Never been a huge fan of CM, but this show is absolutely fascinating.
Spring training will be very interesting this year, for many reasons, including the fact that we are sharing a facility with, and have our first ST game against- the media darling Washington Nationals, who have the only player in the MLB [Juan Soto] who is actually more full of himself than Alex Bregman and Trevor Bauer combined. While I usually don’t care how ST games turn out, this year, in games against the Nats [2/22, 3/11, 3/18, and 3/19, I might make an exception.
Well in honor of Mr. Bill and with my apologies to the late Johnny Cash and late Shel Siverstein….
Well, Alex and Carlos left MMP when I was twenty-three
And they didn’t leave much to my teammates and me
Just this broken monitor and an empty garbage can full of booze
Now, I don’t blame them cause they run and hid
But the meanest thing that they ever did
Was before they left, they set us all up to be Sue-d
Well, they must o’ thought that is quite a joke
But it didn’t get a lot of laughs from to many folk
It seems I had to fight my whole life through
Some fans would boo and I’d get red
And some guy’d call “cheat” and I’d bust his head,
I tell ya, life ain’t easy for a team that is Sue-d
Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean
My ribs got hard and my they ruptured my spleen
I’d roam from town to town to hide my shame
But I made a vow to the moon and stars
That I’d search the stadium and bars
And kill those men who helped me ruin my name
Well, it was NYC in mid-July
And I just hit town and my throat was dry
I thought I’d stop and have myself a brew
At an old saloon on a street of mud
There at a table, playing 5 card stud
Sat the dirty, mangy dogs that got me Sue-d
Well, I knew those snakes were Beltran and Cora
From worn-out baseball cards that Springer had tore
And I knew those scars on their cheeks and their evil eyes
They were big and bent and gray and old
And I looked at them and my blood ran cold
And I said, “Because of you, we are being Sue-d, how do you do
Now you’re gonna die”
Well, I hit them hard right between their eyes
And they went down, but to my surprise
They both come up with a bats whacked off a piece of my ear
But I busted a chair right across each of them’s teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kicking and a’ gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer
I tell ya, I’ve fought tougher men
But I really can’t remember when
They kicked like mules and bit like crocodiles
I heard them laugh and then I heard them cuss
They went for his gun and I pulled mine first
They stood there lookin’ at me and I saw them both smile
And they said, “Son, this world is no treat
And if a man’s gonna make it, he’s gotta cheat
We knew we wouldn’t be there to help ya along
So we turned you into cheaters and said goodbye
We knew you’d have to get tough or die
And it’s the name that helped to make you strong”
They said, “Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I know you hate us, and you got the right
To kill us now, and we wouldn’t blame you if you do
But ya ought to thank us, before we die
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye
‘Cause we’re the son-of-a-guns that got you Sue-d”
Well what could I do? What could I do?
I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I called them buds and they called me dumb
And I came away with a different point of view
And I think about them, now and then
Every time I try and every time I win
And if I ever have a son, I think I’m gonna be true..
And make sure they never cheat and they never get Sue-d!
I was going to suggest “Jeff Luhnow left Minute Maid in 2020” as the opener
Whammy. Grammy.
Sandra Voronin
I would tell you how much I enjoyed that, Dan, but I’m presently stuck in Folsum Prison, caught in a Ring of Fire, and wearing a Long Black Veil, waiting to go to Jackson with the Ghost Riders in the Sky. The only thing I have time to tell you is ‘Don’t Take Your Guns to Town’.
Yeah maybe the team should embrace this and change their colors to all black…
Yeah they would have been ok if they only Walk the Line
The guy watching the videos when he was interpreting the signs would say the One on the Right is on the Left…
Now every day feels like Sunday Morning Coming Down
Instead of cheating they should have earned that championship One Piece at a Time
…probably would have still cost Crane a dime though
Encore! Encore!
A tribute to your favorite jerseys
I see the light a comin,
Refracting around the bend,
I ain’t seen a rainbow
Since I don’t know when.
-Folsom Prism Blues.
They talked to someone who said Beltran and Cora set this up, and he “steamrolled” anyone who got in his way. Today Correa sang Beltran’s praises and said Beltran DIDN’T have anything to do with “it”. Somebody ain’t telling the truth. I never thought I would say this, but if I was a free agent after this year I would get as far away from the Astros that I could get. Brantley and Springer and Reddick are ALL free agents in 2021, there will be a totally new outfield, and a new first baseman. That leaves Altuve and Bregman and Correa the only guys left on the 2017 team…..and in 3yrs all three of those guys will be gone as well. By 2025 there will be a completely new team…..maybe then this organization can start to heal. As long as *ONE* guy that was here during that time is still playing they will hear boos and hate from EVERY. SINGLE. CLUB THEY PLAY. I will be very glad when Manfred finishes his report on the Red Sox.
Wonder if Correa had more loyalty to the DH on that 2017 club, or his manager? No need to answer. Just anther effort at protecting the legacy of a guy the Mets, or MLB, found it necessary to part ways with. I’d find it refreshing if our shortstop just shut up and decided to play a significant amount of baseball this year rather than taking the time yesterday to try and help repair Beltrans image. Correa sure didn’t at any pint provide similar support to Hinch.
That is because the specific question you watched was put to CC about the Jared Diamond revelations (“Beltran steamrolled the team”), which conflicts with the Drellich Atlantic/Manfred report which claimed bigger responsibility of Luhnow than Hinch since he destroyed 2 monitors — “he didn’t condone it,” whereas Luhnow had several employees working on spreadsheets and algorythms to decode.
Correa said they were grown men, and could all decide on their own. What’s wrong with that?! [I’d like to read your answer.]
I think Correa was trying to set the record straight: Beltran has done a helluva lot more for the game (as a humanitarian to the people of PR; and Beltran Academy) than to be focused on him MAKING any player go through with it. He is answering the charge that McCann went to Beltran twice to stop it, yet it continued.
Trying to blame, or pin this on one person imo is wrong. There is enough evidence all the way to the top that people were actively trying to COMPETE in the leaguewide scheme. Keuchel said 6 out of 8 teams in the playoffs used multiple signs even when no 2B runner, meaning the smart teams (vs the “lazy” ones) all suspected each other. If you ever played baseball, you’d know it is easy to tell if another team “jumps” your signs. The hard part is figuring out how they did it.
[There’s a story that Chase Utley was sitting out a game and his “job” was to watch the 3B coach all day, and figure out the signs. Without using electronics, it is( unwritten rule) legal to steal them in that way.]
And really disagree on your “shut up and decide” take. The guy has put up huge career WAR numbers compared to what he’s been paid. Despite the snipes about him resting, if he had played more during the regular season, Hinch said the risk was too great he’d be unavailable in the playoffs. Did you forget he hit the walk off home run in Gm2 to tie series vs NYY in the 11th inning, not to mention being a top defensive SS?
Becky and daveb
I read this a little different…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/02/13/carlos-beltran-houston-astros-carlos-correa-sign-stealing/4749744002/
To me he is not denying that Beltran was involved in this – he is just saying that Beltran was not intimidating anyone to do this – that everyone is personally responsible for it.
Now maybe he is defending him as a fellow countryman to a certain extent as far as forcing others to do it, but he is not saying that Beltran was innocent of “it’
And recall the context. They just got back in 2017 from the World Baseball Classic, where Correa played 3B, and Javy Baez played SS. The “countryman” comment is spot-on. When Beltran made it to Spring Training after coming over from Rangers, our Latin players were in awe of him.
Sure, he had a big influence. But there is evidence in the Tony Adams research, for example that Altuve got many LESS bangs. Someone speculated that meant he didn’t want the trash can, but the “field staffer doing the banging” may not have known. (Maybe it wasn’t the same guy every night, I dont know?)
Last night on Astroline Lance Berkman said (agreeing with Phil Garner’s comments about Ray Knight), some players did NOT want to know the signs because he wanted to “react more”. He said CIN pitcher Aaron Harang was terrible at tipping his pitches. He could tell by the way he held his glove, every pitch he was going to throw. Faced him twice and struck out twice. It doesn’t always help.
Dan, I think I’ve read/listened to most everything published over the past months in regards to this whole episode. The Astros really screwed up their organization. I’m not placing the blame in one direction. More and more clearly, it was and maybe still is a systemic issue. But I also have zero sympathy for guys like Beltran. The was as involved as anyone during his time here. One day I think we’ll read about his similar efforts with other organizations. And Grayson, one more thing. I expect to be disagreed with. I look forward to disagreements here. Carlo Correa might be the most gifted talent of our time. That’s obvious without even having to delve into stats and other far more advanced metrics. Has he given us our monies worth? From a perspective of production compared to cost, sure. But I believe he’s soft. I believe he plays when he wants to, without any diagnosis of specific injury, except for the dubious massage event. I simply do not like him.
I was busy typing when you were posting. I did not copy and paste your post in less than the 2 minutes of elapsed time. However, I must apologize to all. If I ever agree with DaveB, I know that I am wrong.
dave, if we were sitting at the cantina enjoying the bottle of rum you bought us, it would be easier to decipher a shared interest and discussion. Something gets lost in this blog method sometimes. Hope my comments don’t come off too sharply. Yes, we disagree a lot, but you are provacative, and that makes it interesting.
Again, my opinion is yesterday was a dumb move unless REQUIRED by Manfred. It was a set up to get a story. The players were under intense pressure (Yes, of their own making). Correa cracked and gave them what the vultures wanted. It was a team decision all the way up the chain of command. Not sure about Crane but probably he knew. (Makes one wonder about the Ryans departure even more, or maybe not related.)
Today we hear about “getting to the bottom of this” every day. We know the bottom, we have seen the bottom, yet the vultures will continue to dig. The entire organization blew it. Diogenes would have found no one. It is futile to attempt to blame any one, two, three, etc. And the rest of the story probably will be why did MLB put observers in ALL dugouts. I think some of these Holier Than Thou teams and cities will turn out to be Rafael Palmeiros.
Astute and always humorous, AC.
On the Ryan thing, I’ve wondered that too. What I found common was how Jon Daniels treated Nolan, and then similarly Crane didn’t even tell him he was out. He had to hear through grapevine, Crane wasn’t renewing his contract, and his son was taking a more active role. I’m guessing they want to keep selling Nolan Ryan beef, and to keep their affiliation with Round Rock. Seems like Reid Ryan is talented in handling promotions, but that is a position that fluctuates.
My “weird” theory on this is, remember how much Ryan encouraged JV to go back to his changeup last year? Despite having a Cy Young season, and his comments about the juiced ball before the All Star break, Verlander was getting lit up in home run category, largely on changeup to right-handed batters. Like disproportionately so. Nolan had that “presence” in the front row of every home game. Verlander *might have* suggested he didn’t want him as much of an advisory this season? As you know Biggio, Bagwell, Enos Cabell and Roger Clemens all serve in that capacity as well.
Anyway, just some thoughts that occured to me before with absolutely no proof.
And the hits just keep on coming! Maybe Baker can hold this team together but
I’m beginning to see some hairline cracks and chinks in the armor. Yesterday’s performance was a dismal disappointment. As Becky said almost everybody save for a few will be gone from this team in a couple of years. I for one will be optimistically about our future at that point. This will probably continue until the purge of anyone who had anything to do with 2017 will be completed. That’s just downright sad but they did it to themselves.
And now J D Davis is saying that he “prematurely spoke” in
December that he was unaware. And is now ashamed.
Further proof NY media is relentless.
I still emphatically hate the return on that trade. Big Luhnow mishap to let Brodie get the better of him. We should’ve insisted on Mark Vientos, or LHP, Peterson. But, can’t cry over spill’t milk.
That was a big reason I was so upset at Tyler White coming in out of shape. Davis .307/.369/.527, 22 HR could have had his DH at-bats, before Yordan was called up. And who knows if Davis could have made a difference in 2019 playoffs?
Anyway, I see his premature comments as a dang good teammate for not ratting out his guys. Hats off, and continued success.
Chandler Rome reporting that Brad Peacock tweeted his neck nerve. He will have a set back to his throwing program.
And on a lighter note, he reported that Altuve said, Dusty Baker’s Spanish is really good. So “Be careful. It is better than you think.”
And he also reported that Zack Greinke will report on February 22nd. When Dusty was asked why he was reporting late, Dusty’s reply “Because he is Zack Greinke.”
More of that and I’ll really like having Dusty here.
Same issue as last year.
Believe it or not, I wrote several months ago, they should learn the lesson from McHugh last season, who blew his arm out being a Starting Pitcher. Peacock like McCullers should be on innings count to make sure healthy for playoffs. This merely helps facilitate that, I’d think.
Well, and that brings Bielak and Javier into the picture imo. And maybe Op and Becky’s, Cionel Perez. Martes Armenteros Pruitt Valdez too.
One thing I definitely liked about Baker’s 1st press conference. He said he always saves a spot for a guy who made strides in the off season. The Astros are definitely going to have more than one!
Forrest Whitley says hi.
Forrest Whitley footage — looks like he has hit the weights in the break!
One minute of Forrest Whitley’s first spring bullpen pic.twitter.com/KUs2ALDwN8
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 13, 2020
Remind anyone of Gerrit Cole?
Listed at 6’7″ 195 lbs.
He looks more like Cole’s 225 … in a good way.
WOW! The hits keep coming.
My gut feel is that they will announce the Red Sox scandal results at the lowest attention time – Friday night – Valentine’s Day
By the way – Happy Valentine’s everyone!!
On the front page of today’s Chronicle is Alex Bregman in the penitent posture of an altar boy. Perfect. The bad boy who cannot be corralled during regular season being choralled in spring training. Then his comment: “I am really sorry about the choices that were made by my team, by the organization and by me.” (Say what?) I wrote many times on this blog going a long way back that I was embarrassed by his sideline and sometimes online antics and I hoped it wouldn’t come back on him or the team. Worst nightmare, never imagined it would karmalize like this. (Though this has a far more elaborate root system.) Apart from the Astros’ multitude of miseries, AB remains incorrigible — give him “C” for consistency. Feller needs to own, manage and play for his own team — all nine positions. And for everyone who thinks yesterday was a PR disaster, I agree. A non-sports Chronicle writer answered a note I wrote about a month ago in which he indicated the Astros front office had a bad vibe before any of this ever happened. While I didn’t know it was congenital and granular then, I do know now. And I’ll repeat: The half has not been told. Including other teams.
As with Dan, the very talented and loyal writer at Astros County had a really good column today, along with some choice analysis of Jim Crane.
“Jim Crane completely misread the situation:
Our opinion is this didn’t impact the game. We had a good team. We won the World Series and we’ll leave it at that.
This is, of course, completely stupid. The Astros had a good team, they won the World Series. It impacted the game. Click that link to see the logical gymnastics Crane does. 10.0 from all judges, including the East German one. More Crane, on whether he should be punished by Rob Manfred, who is an employee of Jim Crane and 29 of his closest billionaire friends:
Well, clearly, the report states that I didn’t know about it. Had I known about it, certainly I would have done something about it. I did hire Jeff, and I think Jeff did a lot of great things for the organization over the years. You know, no, I don’t think I should be held accountable.”
http://www.astroscounty.com/
[I recall specifically Crane said before, he told Luhnow to “knock it off,” after the memo Sept 2017. Now, he claims he didn’t know til the report in November 2019. Conspiracy theory: did Crane “negotiate” that with Manfred? MLB Network having a field day with his inconsistencies. Ugh. Good thing Dusty Baker hired his longtime QC guy from CIN days, Chris Speier. I so want to move on, but Astros cannot seem to master Public Relations under this Owner.]
At this point, I’m pretty amazed we haven’t seen the return of bopert yet.
Proof of my comment yesterday on Tony Kemp today. I’m very proud of that young man.
Ya know, I think he’s going to stick in Oakland when they thought he was just a flyer in the OF, he’s better than any 2B they have.
Tony Kemp says when he came up in 2017, he was asked to use “the system” and he said no. Was having a good season at Triple A and didn’t want to change anything up. Kept his head down and didn’t say anything.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) February 14, 2020
Sure are a lot of accusations by Dodgers, Bellinger. And Dave Roberts said, “I believe in Karma.” Maybe he was talking about this?
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mlb-postseason-2018-sign-stealing-milwaukee-brewers-los-angeles-dodgers-nlcs-using-video/id64pp2cl80a142c8h3xnwnoh
The only honest one from their organization was Yasmani Grandal, who said when the news first broke, “if ya ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying.”
“It’s” like you stirred up a killer bee nest……you are going to get stung over, and over until you die. Daveb, I won’t cry when Correa leaves for the yankees. As a matter of fact I’ll help him pack. Thick skin is hard to come by these days, but I’m trying.
The “sorry…not sorry” attitude pi$$ed me off big time yesterday.
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JOHN CHUCKMAN ESSAY: RUNAWAY TRAIN: AMERICA’S ELECTION AND ITS INABILITY TO ALTER THE NATION’S DEADLY COURSE Leave a comment
America’s election and its inability to alter the nation’s deadly course
America is engaged in another of its sprawling and costly national election campaigns. A few of the events, such as the New Hampshire primary or the Iowa Caucus, I’m sure have participants seeing themselves as Thomas Jefferson’s sturdy yeomen doing their civic duty. But such humble and misty-eyed tableaux can be deceiving for the big picture is quite disturbing, including, as it does, billions of dollars spent and a lot of noise generated about things which will not change in any outcome.
America is, despite all the noise and expense of its election campaigns, not a democracy, and, as the world’s greatest imperial power, it is not a place which genuinely honors human rights, either at home or abroad although its politicians never stop talking about them. It is a country controlled by wealth whose purpose is the acquisition of still more wealth, equipped with a military that in scores of wars and interventions has fought, arguably, precisely once for the country’s defense.
It marked a fateful time in the modern era when America, under Harry Truman, decided to partner with the emerging state of Israel, a very fateful time indeed. Today much of the Middle East is in ruins, whole states and societies have been destroyed, at least a million have died, and some of the world’s great archeological and historical treasures have been destroyed as though by a gang of gleeful wanton young men.
Accompanying America’s long march of destruction through the Middle East – the work both of its own armed forces and of various proxies – has been the rise of a phenomenon called international terrorism. Our newspapers and broadcasters all focus on this last, leaving the preceding great acts of destruction unquestioned. After all, America’s much-consolidated press is an industry like any other and is owned by a relatively small number of wealthy people, and it depends upon good relations with other great industries for its revenue and with the government for its operating environment. It never questions policies, no matter how brutal, and it never scrutinizes what those policies are doing to people. America’s major allies all carry on in exactly the same fashion for they have become highly dependent on America’s goodwill.
Day after day, our press gives horrifying accounts of events such as the bombing in Brussels or the attacks in Paris, and it has been doing so since 9/11, providing a relentless war chant of “See what these bastards do!” These horrors are always treated as though they had no context, having sprung full-blown from the minds of bizarre people who think nothing, for example, of blowing themselves up. But I’m pretty sure that virtually every person who does such things sees himself or herself in the same light as the Japanese Kamikazes everyone once fearfully admired.
When was the last time your newspaper or broadcaster featured life in Gaza or in Syria or in Iraq or in Libya or in Yemen? It simply does not happen, and except for the rare independent article or book, our information about these places and the terrible assaults they are under is deliberately constrained. I am convinced that the natural human sympathy of most people, including many residents of imperial America, would respond to such sights and reports, but you are simply not given the opportunity to do so.
For me, this subject is the pivotal matter in the upcoming American election. Donald Trump, despite many unpleasant views and much careless rhetoric, seemed to have a spark of something new, an independent mind not shaped by America’s political establishment, and he an extremely successful and self-confident man in business not beholden to the special interests which shape the insincere news and own the loyalty of a great many politicians. He has made a number of encouraging statements, saying America should get along with Russia and China, leave Syria for Russia to clean-up, and talked about making deals instead of conflicts, but, most remarkably, he said that Israel should pay for its own defense. That last, something most timorous American politicians wouldn’t dream of uttering, is an example of bravery under the threat of fire, a quality I admire and one sorely needed to ever have a hope of having America extricated from the its Middle East’s Gordian Knot.
But two things just recently have given me pause: Trump’s words about using torture and the recent appointment to his foreign relations team of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. Torture is unacceptable, ever. Legally innocent people are kidnapped and hurt in the mere hope they know something of interest, and in the process many die, convicted of nothing. The CIA has killed a number of prisoners in its Rendition Gulag since 9/11, whether accidentally or deliberately almost doesn’t matter, but their filthy work violates every principle we hold dear.
Calls for more torture are not new thinking, and they are repulsive. They ignore the actual cause of terror, which is America’s treatment of countless people in societies swept aside and rudely rearranged as though their homes and places were toy living room furniture being tossed by an angry child giant. As for Senator Sessions, there is a man who gets along just fine with the bloodiest people in Washington doing the rearranging.
Perhaps I should not have allowed a glimmer of hope that at least in one part of America’s domain a few things might change for the better. After all, seven years ago, I had hopes for a young black man with a charming smile and a tendency to talk and act with more independence than we usually see in Washington, not afraid sometimes to wear sandals and do without the primordial totem of an American flag pin always fixed to his lapel, but look what happened to him. He joined the great game and became nothing less than a mass murderer. Oh, he had one or two modest successes, as in stopping Israel’s raging demands to attack Iran, a country which has attacked no one in its entire modern history, but otherwise his is a long and dreary tale.
He has America still killing in Iraq, still killing in Afghanistan, destroying a decent civilization in Libya, supporting destruction in beautiful Syria, re-inserting an absolute dictator into Egypt to keep its prickly neighbor Israel happy, and creating an armada of drones to assassinate people in far off places guilty of no crime, killing in the process many others besides the innocent targets. Oh, and there are many other Neanderthal stupidities, from creating a coup and ensuing civil war in Ukraine to demanding Europe join in destructive economic sanctions and a huge military build-ups tight on Russia’s borders. And then there are all the efforts to intimidate China in its own sphere of influence.
You see, these are all the brutal stupidities of America’s establishment which our press would have you ignore while it goes on and on with its war chant about mindless international terror, virtually all of which is simply a pathetic human response to the stupidities, a response likely as unavoidable as having accidents if you go around driving drunk.
I say unavoidable, but that is not absolutely true. If a society goes far enough into the suppression of rights, terrorism can be almost eliminated. Stalin’s Russia did not experience much in the way of terrorism. Neither does Netanyahu’s Israel. And there is no doubt that America’s huge effort to suppress traditional rights and freedoms since 9/11 reflects that understanding, and the effort at suppression is not over. New surprises await Americans and their allies without question. It is an interesting sidelight to this ongoing process of building a super-security state that it just happens also to leave the ruling establishment increasingly unchallenged and unchallengeable. It is, indeed, a very dark path America has taken.
Is it any wonder I would grab at straws to see some change, even a modest re-think about what is being done? But I do fear that’s just what it is, grabbing at straws. The only realistic alternative is Hillary Clinton, a proven killer and serial liar and someone who much resembles Tony Blair for repulsive insincerity and selling herself to wealthy interests.
Indeed just at this writing, Radovan Karadzic has been convicted of war crimes during the Serbian war. I think it would be impossible to convincingly distinguish a great deal of what he did to Muslims in Bosnia and what Hillary Clinton did in Libya, which included running a program to gather small armies of thugs and arm them for insertion into Syria where they helped kill more than a quarter of a million people and create devastation. Her satanic laughter over her own bizarre joke about the leader of Libya, “We came, we saw, he died,” speaks volumes about her. This was a leader who had for decades given his people enlightened state policies and who ended being murdered in an American-created chaos.
It has been interesting to see the reactions to organized opposition against Trump, opposition taking a form sadly resembling 1930’s German Brownshirts shoving, threatening, and shouting at political rallies. Trump’s base, which is not only part of the Right but includes people who decades ago would have been Democrat-voting union people before their jobs disappeared, has very confusingly attributed all the organized opposition to “liberals.” Well, George Soros and Hillary Clinton are not, by any stretch of the imagination, liberals. Soros is in the CIA’s pocket, as Russia well knew when it recently banned his NGOs from operating there, and Hillary is just a plain killer. I’m pretty sure America has no liberals anymore, at least as an organized body. George Soros and Hillary Clinton and John Kerry are perhaps best described as neocon “fellow travellers.”
Now, in case you don’t know who the neocons are, they are a group of influential people in the Washington establishment and in Right-wing publishing who forcefully advocate that America use its full might to re-order the planet to its liking. Many of the best known of them are Jewish Americans who never have Israel far from their concerns. There was a natural meshing of interests in supposedly re-making and stabilizing the Middle East with support for Israel. All the countries flattened or decimated in recent years effectively represent a collective effort to make the Middle East safe for Israel, to surround it with a vast cordon sanitaire, eliminating virtually all independent-minded leaders in an almost continent-sized region, and assuring Israel’s hegemony as a kind of regional miniature replica of what the United States has become in the world.
The chief problem here has been the murder of huge numbers of people and the perfectly natural reactions of many to revenge what has happened to their families, friends, and lands. If that is to be called terror, so be it, but in other times we have called the same reaction everything from the resistance or national liberation to war by other means or simple vengeance. The most important thing to understand about it is that it is not some unnatural eruption of insane extremists as our press constantly makes every effort to impress upon us.
The only way to control terror is to stop your part in it. The biggest part of all modern terror is the work of the United States, unless you regard a family blown up in Damascus or Tripoli or Fallujah or Gaza City or Sana’a as being somehow different in kind to the victims in Brussels or Paris. America also pressures all its traditional allies to support the work with efforts of one kind or another, anything from arms to training, always maintaining the stance that it opposes terror and insisting they do the same. Well, it does oppose terror, but only the wrong kind of terror, the terror which does not support or advance America’s efforts. America’s destruction and mass killing in recent years are the great bulk of what any reasonable person, one not dedicated to the silly idea that America is a benign force, would call terror. Events in Brussels or Paris or even New York have been only the results of what America and its allies have been doing, the “blowback” as they quaintly put it in intelligence circles.
Well, it has been my faint hope that Trump might represent at least some progress in this horrible business, but I am growing to doubt that possibility. I do think for many reasons things are rather out of control, hence my reference to a runaway train. The American establishment of wealth along with its Praetorian Guard of military and security services is firmly in control and the ability of any elected individual to redirect things seems remote, as does the initial likelihood of such a person even being elected to office.
In my heart of hearts I do still believe that Obama was the kind of man who wanted things otherwise, but the realities of those meetings at huge conference tables surrounded by square-jawed generals in uniforms stiff and glittering with brass and medals and the sneering, elusive country-club types of the security services, impenetrably self-confident in all their secret operations and resources, many of which will never even be known to a president, made him what he has become. That and the pressing demands of hugely wealthy individuals and corporations, powerful lobby groups, and the virtually daily calls from people like Netanyahu (we do know that “daily calls” is no exaggeration from a slip of Obama’s tongue several years back) have given us this failed man who may well have had good intentions at the start.
The cause of so much of the war and terror in the world, the artificial re-creation of Israel and its endless demands for the re-ordering of its region, will likely just have to run its course. It is a state which, rather surprisingly, shares a great many features with the former Soviet Union. It is monstrously over-militarized, occupied by vast and invasive security services, with no guarantees of any rights, holding millions down who don’t want to be held, and boasts an inefficient economy only kept afloat by huge subsidies from outside. I do think, just like the Soviet Union, it eventually will collapse on its own weak foundations.
As for the United States, I have long believed that the era of its unquestioned authority in the world, which it has always greatly abused, is drawing to a close. The world is not only becoming multi-polar, the United States simply cannot govern itself in many of its activities, almost like a great spoiled child who cannot stop gobbling ice cream cones. It is always pushing to excesses. Its finances are in appalling shape and it can only be a matter of time before huge corrections occur with all the terrible consequences they entail for many. It is spending unconscionable amounts it doesn’t even have on its military and security, and the exaggerated, paranoid perceptions of need motivating these expenditures reflect all that we’ve discussed above. But perhaps most important of all, it has no effective leadership, and its absolutely corrupt political system is unable to provide any, allowing the inside ruling coterie to just keep stumbling along towards we don’t know quite what.
Posted March 25, 2016 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized
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RECOMMEND A FILM
Use this space to leave a comment letting us know of any film you’d love to us to show at the CinemaTiki and why. Much appreciated !
(Hey … do not describe the movie … we don’t want to know anything about it as we haven’t seen it yet ! don’t spoil the magic !!!)
45 responses to “RECOMMEND A FILM”
Valerie Lasciak | August 27, 2018 at 6:56 pm | Reply
Il venditore di medicine (The Medicine Seller)
Director: Antonio Morabito, 2013
This festival favorite is, according to Variety, “more than just a topical issue movie cashing in on recent scandals, but a taut, stylish drama that addresses shady practices in the pharmaceutical industry. (It is) enriched by standout performances, a tight script and editing that expertly drive the tension forward.” Director Morabito was nominated for a Nastro d’Argento award for Best Story, 2014. 110 minutes/Free
We will sponsor a film at the Santa Cruz Film Festival (SCFF) at the Colligan Theater at the Tannery, Santa Cruz.
See http://www.santacruzfilmfestival.org for theater address, prices, and more information. Discounts and other perks are available for current Dante members. Updates will subsequently be sent to our email lists.
La vita in comune (The Ark of Disperata)
Director: Edoardo Winspeare, 2017
Pati and his brother Angiolino dreamed of becoming the Mafia bosses of Capo di Leuca, when Pati discovers his love of poetry while doing jail time. His teacher, mentor and inspiration, Filippo (also the beleaguered mayor of Disperata) and the brothers use the encounter with art to change the town’s direction. A sweet and funny film, in which writer/director Winspeare employs his pugliesi friends and neighbors as actors for an authentic and genuine feel. 110 minutes/Admission charge NOTE SCREENING LOCATION, NOT AT CABRILLO!
A Lecture by Dr. Robert Davis: Francis of Assisi and Renaissance Naturalism, an exploration of the elements that distinguished the New Faith of St. Francis and how these helped shape the topics and approaches of Italian art after 1250. Dr. Davis taught Italian history at the Ohio State University. He has published eight books and numerous articles on Venice, Rome, pirates, bandits, and popular culture in Medieval and Renaissance Italy. Free
Buon giorno papa (Out of the Blue)
Director: Edoardo Leo, 2013
Andrea (played by handsome Raul Bova) enjoys his never-ending string of one-night stands, and his career in product placement for films and TV is skyrocketing. Everything changes, though, when a non-standard teenager shows up and claims to be his daughter. Dante Alighieri Film Series favorite Edoardo Leo not only wrote and directed this comedic and touching film, but plays veteran lead actor Bova’s roommate and underachieving side kick. The film was nominated for several prestigious awards, including best comedy, best original song, and received two best actor nominations. 109 minutes/Free
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Deborah Pozin | June 11, 2018 at 4:19 pm | Reply
Dangerous Beauty is fantastic, based on a true story. Prevented from marrying her nobleman lover because of her commoner status, real life historical heroine Veronica Franco is left with two choices: join a convent, or become a courtesan. Following her her mothers’s footsteps, she chooses the latter. Set in the 16th century Venice, this biographical drama follows Franco as she rises to power and fearlessly fights off accusations of witchcraft.
Dena | May 4, 2018 at 5:48 pm | Reply
This one please!!
Light Years Away, by director Alain Tanner
A short clip:
mauims | April 2, 2018 at 9:14 pm | Reply
If you haven’t seen “The Handmaid,” a Korean/Japanese erotic period thriller, you’ve got an amazing treat in store!
Stephen Levine | April 3, 2018 at 12:34 am | Reply
Wind River; Marshall
Laura | March 27, 2018 at 4:56 am | Reply
If you wanna see a really funny, quality movie I strongly recommend ” I’m so excited ” by Pedro Almodovar, 2013 movie. Possibly before May 11 ( I am leaving that day. You will LOVE IT !!!
Laura & Laurie
Banu | June 15, 2017 at 9:49 pm | Reply
Stealing Beauty
Director: Scorsese
DoP: Darius “the Great”
Starring: Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, and the last picture for Jean Marais, I think.
Shot in Toscana, Itali, 1996
A masterpiece !
mauims | November 14, 2017 at 1:33 am | Reply
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar Wai, 2000) and
Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
1st Anniversary Ball
Horacio | May 12, 2016 at 1:03 am | Reply
I recommend these two films the first Die Welle (the wave) is a very interesting film for see these political and social moments after MAX.
The other is Dead poets society. Embrace. H
nikhilananda | May 4, 2016 at 2:54 am | Reply
ALOHA CINEMATIKI:…… suggested next movie ….
Far from Heaven (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297884/?ref_=ttawd_awd_tt
nikhilananda | December 18, 2015 at 8:13 pm | Reply
Trash (1970) – Director/Writer: Paul Morrissey …. NB:…. there are THREE movies with the same name!!!!… not “2009” nor “2014”!!
erinpillman | August 29, 2015 at 12:16 am | Reply
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
http://www.gibransprophetmovie.com
Wisdomkeepers, Paqo Andino
http://www.paqoandino.com
agustin | May 18, 2015 at 4:56 pm | Reply
John Randolph Carter | March 23, 2015 at 11:07 am | Reply
Films by Pawel Pawlikowski. Start with “Ida” Oscar 2015 Best Foreign Film then “The Woman in the Fifth” and “Last Resort.”
nikhilananda | February 5, 2015 at 9:38 am | Reply
City of Lost Children
nikhilananda | December 9, 2014 at 12:05 am | Reply
next film:…. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066892/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
J.J. Iuorno-Paladino | December 9, 2014 at 9:09 am | Reply
Hey Nikhi …we’ve already shown “CARNAL KNOWLEDGE ” APRIL 2010, when we programmed some of the best Mike Nichols films…
Paul K. | November 18, 2014 at 1:29 am | Reply
After 3+ years of being stuck on the mainland, I finally had a genuine imaginary Cinemetiki experience while alone at home on my couch thanks to one of my top favorite directors, Roman Polanski and his 2013 film Venus In Fur. This one produced lively discussions in my head as it progresses from phase to phase of fascinating human interaction. I hope I can be there for the live-and-in-person discussion.
J.J.Iuorno-Paladino | November 20, 2014 at 7:18 am | Reply
Yes Paul, that’s a superb film recommendation and we’ll show it when you come back to visit us…Let us know a couple of weeks before your arrival…
erinpillman | November 9, 2014 at 6:12 pm | Reply
One or more films from this trilogy:
http://www.directpictures.com
I’d love to see “Get on Up”
(James Brown documentary)
Catherine | July 27, 2014 at 10:10 pm | Reply
Steven Arnold’s Heavenly Bodies
Nai`a Newlight | July 1, 2014 at 12:55 am | Reply
Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise)
Semyon Bilmes | June 28, 2014 at 2:00 am | Reply
Barbarian invasions
Deborah Pozin | May 11, 2014 at 4:35 pm | Reply
“Cutie and the Boxer” 2014 Oscar nominee for best documentary. his film explores the work and marriage of Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, who took America’s art scene by storm after leaving Japan for New York.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/05/it-s-complicated-for-cutie-the-boxer.html
Deborah Pozin | March 25, 2014 at 5:00 pm | Reply
Netra Halperin | September 24, 2013 at 9:03 pm | Reply
I would like to see “Dirty Wars” by Jeremy Scahill. This is a new film about the covert wars in which the US is engaging. At the Sundance Film Festival it won Best Cinematography for an American film for “…elevating the art of observational cinema through sophisticated lensing and an electric-color palette.” To learn more about this film, please go to: http://dirtywars.org/
jim loomis | September 1, 2013 at 9:26 pm | Reply
The Red Violin:most life-changing film I’ve seen (as a mathematician).
Anton | October 14, 2012 at 11:55 pm | Reply
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Nai`a | April 25, 2012 at 3:46 am | Reply
My favorite film forever (tied with 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Wizard of Oz): Les Enfants du Paradis; Marcel Carne’; 1945; 163 min.
Stephen Levine | February 20, 2012 at 7:53 am | Reply
The Battle of Algiers
melody shishido | April 25, 2012 at 3:02 am | Reply
is this Noah’s dad Stephen Levine?
Stephen Levine | April 26, 2012 at 4:56 am |
No. I’m the other one.
Secret World of Arietty
Martha I. Santos | February 19, 2012 at 11:28 pm | Reply
Muy recomendable!!” Como plaga de Langosta” ,film año 1975.filmada en EEUU.
Final inesperado.
Recomiendo como director a Kitano, y en particular entre sus obras a Zatoichi.
Quien quiera disfrutar de una verdadera obra de arte desde el argumento, la fotografia , la pintura, la musica y el conocimiento de algunos aspectos de la cultura japonesa, debe ver esta obra de Kitano, donde se incluye como actor, en la pelicula que el mismo dirige.
(Si fuera posible subtitulada….lo agradecere ;0))
NIKHILANANDA | February 19, 2012 at 10:04 pm | Reply
ALOHA:….. hope i find everyone well….
my FAVORITE movie of all time; first film of Genevieve Bujold…. don’t believe it has been shown at the Cinematiki Maui…… ;o}
KING OF HEARTS(1966)
Le roi de coeur (original title)
During the latter part of World War I, Private Charles Plumpick is chosen to go into the French town of Marville and disconnect a bomb that the German army has planted…
Philippe de Broca
Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold
Nai`a | November 21, 2011 at 9:06 pm | Reply
In case you havenʻt shown it yet, Iʻve never seen (and always wanted to) “Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice.”
Mahalo nui los for Mondays!
Nadine [Nai`a]
Kolea Schonwalter | April 13, 2011 at 5:53 am | Reply
Aloha: I highly recommend “Life Tastes Good” by Philip Kan Gotanda.
For film buffs who have experienced Japanese cinema since the 50’s, the
filmic allusions to “Woman In the Dunes” and “Tampopo” are there. There’s also a touch of Theater of the Absurd. Beautifully filmed, good dialogue and character development for the main character,
Danny Weiss | February 24, 2011 at 12:37 pm | Reply
Perhaps we could screen Luis Buñuel’s silent short surrealist film, Un Chien Andalou. I’m sure the discussion would be mighty lively ^_^
J.J. | February 25, 2011 at 7:04 pm | Reply
dear danny…
Thank you for your suggestion…
you are absolutely right…
the discussion after Luis Bunuel ” Un chien Andalou” (an andalusian dog) WAS mighty lively…
” An Chien Andalou”it was our 73rd. film…
it happened last year (2010) during our FIRST 100 FILMS, as we showed a cycle of Bunuels films= Belle de Jour, Viridiana, the obscure object of desire, L’age d’or, etc…
and there are more Bunuel films waiting in the shadows…
BECAUSE…only the SHADOW knows …
:)>
Linda Lopez | January 31, 2011 at 9:00 pm | Reply
I highly recommend Bab Aziz; The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul.
It is a Moroccan/French production. The cinematography is superb, the story is completely enchanting, the music is DIVINE and the acting by one very young girl is exquisite!
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Top 10 serial actress in India
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Top 10 serial actress in India : Before discussing on a topic and power of mass media entertainment and it’s producing of stars, iconic figures and top 10 serial actress in India of Television world with massive fan following, it is imperative to understand what mass media communication, under which Television comes is.
Talking about mass communication, it is understood that it is a process of disseminating message to large number of audiences through some forms of technology at a time. And mass media are means of public communication reaching to large, scattered demographically and anonymous audience at one go. It has proven human kind; especially people in modern world are largely influenced by mass media. This powerful means are not only shaping and influencing today’s world but also the globe of tomorrow.
Mass media are the means of public communication reaching to the large, scattered, heterogeneous and anonymous audience at the same time. Mass media have been proved a boon to human society. Nothing has influenced the lives of modern world as the mass media have.
It was always debated to classify mass media and most of scholars and authority has come to conclusion that it can be classify into two categories mainly, general functions and specific functions. When we look into general functions, it relates to, information, education and entertainment, Sports, news, film review, columns on art and fashion
We will limit our study and doing research on stars created by mass media entertainment, Television once known as idiot box has turned out to be powerful mass media of entertainment, even successful big screen actors are turning to TV and enjoying being part of it, cinema icons like, Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh khan and many celebrities of bigger scene are joining Television with renewed star value.
It’s fair to comment it has created its own stars, actors and actress who have massive fan following in not only India and many left for bigger political journey , Like Mrs. Smiriti Irani, Paresh Rawal and few more. Today we will check how TV has created Top 10 serial actress in India and their journey with Idiot box.
1. Divyanka Tripathi
As per popularity charts and TRP, Divyanka Tripathi tops the chart, she is an Indian television actress born on December 14th, 1984. She became famous while playing a dual role in TV serial of ZEE TV, Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, which was well received by viewers and she went on winning Indian Television Academy award, she also received Indian Telly award for best actress in a lead role as Dr. Ishita Raman Bhalla in Star plus serial, Ye Hai Mohabbatein, since year 2007, she had won 18 awards in Television. In year 2016, she got married to actor Vivek Dahiya.
2. Drashti Dhami
She is another Indian television actress a model and a fine dancer. She has also won many awards, in fact seven major awards of Television industry and many nominations from 2011 to 2015. She started her career in modelling with print and Television advertisement, where she was discovered and done few music albums, before she got her first break in Star One serial Dill Mill Gayye. She was born in 10th January, 1985.
She also played major role Swachh Survekshan 2017 initiative promoting cleaner and eco-friendly India.
3. Ragini Khanna
The gorgeous looking face of Ragini Khanna made her famous in Television serial roles. To her credit she has hosted many reality shows and she is known for her famous roles as Suhana Kishore Bajpai, Kashyap in Sasural Genda Phool and Bharti in Bhaskar Bharti. Born in Mumbai, she started her career in 2008. She made her acting debut with hit daily serial Radha Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi on NDTV Imagine as Ragini Sharma. She is granddaughter of Nirmala Devi and famous actor of 1940’s Arun Ahuja. She has won four major Television awards in the industry and several nomination since 2012 for her acting and hosting talents.
4. Devoleena Bhattacharjee
One of the major award winning actress, Devoleena was born on August 22, 1990. She hailed from Assam. She was known for her role as Gopu Ahem Modi from the very famous show “Saath Nibhaana Saathiya. Another eye catcher role was performed as Bani in “Sawaare sabke Sapne”. From the starting of her career in 2013 till today she has won 5 major awards for best actress. She did most of the time lead roles and attained several nominations for her outstanding performance.
5. Sanaya Irani
Switching over from Modelling career to becoming a known actress Sanaya got her breakthrough in an Indian Television show “Milenge Jab Hum Tum”. With her performance she bagged many roles and did appear in daily soap “Iss Pyar Ko kya Naam Doon”, “Chhanchhan” and Rangrasiya. She was multitalented and had a passion in dancing. She performed dance shows on Television. She graduated from Sydenham College and also completed her MBA degree. On many occasions and interview she spoke about her struggle due to no fluency in Hindi language, yet how she worked hard to sustain in Hindi serials. She made her dream come true by marrying her longtime boyfriend and co-star Mohit Sehgal (worked together in “Milenge Jab Hum Tum”). She won four Major awards for her performance and has been nominated several times for her performance.
6. Hina Khan
Known for her beauty and very innocent look Hina Khan was listed as one in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women in 2013 and 2014. She performed as a lead role named Akshara in a very popular daily soap “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai”, bagged the “Dada Saheb Phalke” Best Actress award. She was born on October 2 1978 in Srinagar, post graduated in MBA from Delhi, she still is continuing her career as an actress.
7. Jennifer Winget
She has started her career as a kid actress, made her debut in serial “Shaka Laka Boom Boom” as Piya. Continued her journey in TV serials and commercial Ads. She immediately got many opportunities in Bollywood. She acted in “Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya”, “Akele Hum Akele Tum”, “Kuch Na Kaho” and many more. She confessed in her interviews that she enjoys more in performing serials and would not like to go to Bollywood, she has continued acting in many Serials “most known for her role of Sneha Bajaj in serial “Kasauti Zindagi Kay”, as Dr. Riddhima Gupta Malik in “Dil Mil Gayye” and currently playing the role of Kumud in popular and famous Soap Opera show Saraswatichandra on STAR Plus.
She had a broken Marriage with Karan Johar, but had a head high in her life.
8. Shweta Tiwari
She is a very well know actress Shweta Tiwari was born in UP and was married to actor Raja Chaudhary and had a daughter. However their marriage broke and she got divorced but then remarried to Abhinav Kohli. Known for her role in “kahin Kissi Roz” as Anita followed by “Kasauti Zindagi Kay” as Prerna, Shweta was winner of “Big Boss Show” in 2011. Currently she is doing a few shows and enjoying her married life.
9. Kritika Karma
Kritika was born on October 25, 1988 in Madhya Pradesh.She was known for her role as Arohi in Kitani Mohabbat Hai and Dr. Nidhi in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge. She has worked in fiction show “Reporters” and reality shows like Zara Nachke Dikha and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
10. Sonarika Bhadoria
Sonarika was born on December 3, 1992. Known for being popular in her portrayal of Goddess Parvati and Adi Shakti in Devon Ke Dev. Mahadev. In 2011, Sonarika debuted in the television show “Tum Dena Saath Mera “.
Top 10 serial actress in India– It will be unfair to say that Television has randomly thrown some unknown faces as Top 10 actress in India of Television serials , in fact its mere talent and fineness of their art to entertain viewers have made them stars and they not only deserve awards, but also recognition for their talents from within industry and also from viewers.
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Logan Caymol Inks as First Softball Signee
Logan Caymol, a standout pitcher from Buford, Ga., became the first Clemson Softball signee earlier today as she inked a National Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers as they begin softball competition during the 2019-20 season. Caymol, who will graduate from Buford in May, will redshirt during the 2018-19 academic year.
“We couldn’t be more exited to welcome Logan to the Clemson family,” head coach John Rittman said. “She’s a tremendous student, an outstanding athlete, and her family connection to Clemson made her a great fit as our first ever signee.”
Caymol’s grandfather, Billy Ammons, was a quarterback for Frank Howard in the 1960s, and her parents met at Clemson.
On the diamond, Caymol is ranked as the 42nd overall player in the 2018 class. A three-time all-state selection for Buford high school, Caymol has compiled a 25-2 record with a 0.96 ERA and 222 strikeouts in 196 innings.
As a junior, she posted a 17-1 record with a 0.87 ERA. She had 17 complete games and 10 shutouts, leading her team to the #1 overall ranking in the Georgia for all classifications while collecting various individual awards.
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1829President’s House
Built in 1829 by Laban Morey Wheaton for his bride Eliza Baylies Chapin, the house became the College President’s residence upon the death of Eliza Wheaton in 1905.
1830 - 1910Mary Lyon
Mary Lyon was a pioneer in American education who acted as a consultant to the Wheaton family at the founding of the Seminary and established the curriculum.
1834Seminary Hall
Built in 1834 on the site where the north wing of Mary Lyon Hall now stands, Seminary Hall was the original classroom building for Wheaton Female Seminary. It was moved and re-purposed several times. In 1933 it was moved to… Read More »
1834Wheaton is born
Eliza Wheaton Strong, the only daughter of Judge and Mrs. Laban Wheaton, dies at the age of 39, on March 25. Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton, daughter-in-law of the Judge, convinces him to found a female seminary in memory of his… Read More »
1835 - 1837Eunice Caldwell
While developing Wheaton Female Seminary’s original academic plan, Mary Lyon also recommended the school’s first principal. She chose her colleague Eunice Caldwell, a fellow teacher at Ipswich Female Seminary, a school that followed a rigorous academic plan similar to the… Read More »
1835Wheaton Female Seminary Opens
On January 23, the first public announcement of Wheaton Female Seminary appeared in the Boston Recorder.
1835 - 1965Wheaton Inn
Built in c. 1750, Judge Laban Wheaton, founder of Wheaton Female Seminary, purchased the house in 1819 for his home. Formerly located on the southeast corner of Routes 123 and 140, the house was used as an inn (the “Mansion… Read More »
1836 - 1934The Boarding House
The first, and until 1901 the only, dormitory at Wheaton, the Boarding House was begun in 1836, “talked into existence” by Mary Lyon, encouraged by Eliza Baylies Wheaton. Until its construction, students boarded with the Wheaton families and with other… Read More »
1837 - 1838Susan Palmer
Susan Palmer, the one remaining full-time teacher at Wheaton following Eunice Caldwell’s departure for Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary, served as head teacher during the winter term of 1837-1838.
1838 - 1840Eliza R. Knight
Eliza R. Knight, from Ipswich Seminary, became the principal of Wheaton Female Seminary in 1838, remaining until 1840. Miss Knight chose the Seminary motto, “Who drinks will thirst for more” (John 4:13), and designed a related seal containing a fountain.
1838Wheatons Adopt Laban Wild
Childless after nine years of marriage, Eliza Baylies Wheaton and Laban Morey Wheaton adopted his young cousin Laban Wild (1835 – 1853).
1839Wheaton Gets its First Piano
Fanny Morey Wheaton, wife of Judge Laban, donates the Seminary’s first piano.
1839The Seminary’s First Commencement
Judge Wheaton presents the Seminary’s first degrees to four graduates.
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December 18, 2018 December 18, 2018 Alex Finch
Comedy Oddities: Snowflake
Quentin Tarantino has a lot to answer for, perhaps it’s unfair to blame him but ever since Reservoir Dogs hit our screens there’s been a great deal of Tarantino-esque films filled with extreme violence, snappy dialogue and unpredictable structures, most of which have been a struggle to sit through. But for once this very dark German comedy drama from directors Adolfo J. Kolmerer and William James is fairly decent, possibly because it’s far more meta than his output tends to be and plays around with some fun ideas, and it feels like the Tarantino of the 90s rather than the dull version kicking about today. It’s by no means perfect and definitely has it’s flaws but it’s much better than the majority of movies influenced by him.
Set in a near future in an unpleasantly violent version of Berlin after an opening scene where our two leads Tan (Erkan Acar) and Javid (Reza Brojerdi) discuss eating kebabs despite dead bodies surrounding them they find a screenplay in a stolen car which word for word contains all of the dialogue we’ve witnessed so far. They track down the writer who confesses that he’s seen them both in his imagination and proves it by matching every sentence they come out with. There’s also a subplot concerning Eliana (Xenia Assenza), whose parents have been killed and Carson (David Masterson), the bodyguard who failed them, with Eliana wishing to seek revenge upon those responsible for the deaths, and despite the fact that it’s not confirmed for forty odd minutes it’s not exactly rocket science as to who she wants dead.
Early on the ending is revealed when Tan and Javid read the script but they decide that they can change events, though for a while life and death get in the way including their almost demise at the hands of two Polish serial killers, an encounter with an angel called Snowflake (hence the title) and Hyper Electro Man (Mathis Landwehr), a vigilante who electrocutes wrongdoers and leaves their smouldering corpses behind seemingly without a care of the world. They also catch up with the writer a couple of times to provide events with a lot of meta humour, interact with a man who wants to become the new Hitler, and oh, did I mention that God makes a couple of appearances as well? Ah, seems like I missed that bit out.
A lot of the humour revolves around the senseless violence that often takes place but there’s some strong scenes with the scriptwriter, especially when he’s criticising his own dialogue, and Hyper Electro Man provides some fun moments too. Tan and Javid make for a likeable couple of leads and have some cute exchanges, even if such scenes really do feel a little sub-Tarantino on occasion, and the bounty hunters who offer a service which includes the punchline of your choice just before they kill someone made me laugh a lot. Plus who wouldn’t enjoy God popping up and helping proceedings move along, unless you find the idea blasphemous, but if that is the case this probably isn’t for you.
As mentioned in the first paragraph it’s not without it’s issues, it’s not until almost an hour in that we get a backstory for Tan and Javid as to why they’re such murderous individuals which makes it hard to sympathise with them up until that point, I wish they’d developed Snowflake’s character a little more and some of Eliana’s antics slow the film down a bit towards the end, and could have been told in a more interesting way. But it’s a smart, unpredictable flick that has a lot of fun with it’s concept, and though it’s not essential viewing it’s definitely worth catching if the above sounds appealing.
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Factory civil aircraft, helicopters, gliders and aeronautics
The Wichita Aviation Industry is a finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce because the "Air Capital of the World" represents the manufacture of more than half of the world's general aviation light aircraft and business jets, in addition to being a major supplier to the builders of commercial airliners. Laird, J. Mollendick and George Weaver were responsible for starting the aircraft industry in the area. With Mollendick as the financial backer, Laird started the Swallow Airplane Company to build the Swallow that had been designed in Chicago.
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You can also find information about amateur built aircraft in advisory circular AC Go to top of page Types of sport aircraft Light sport aircraft Generally, light sport aircraft LSA are small, simple to operate aeroplanes, gliders, weight-shift microlights, gyroplanes, powered parachutes and balloons that meet certain performance and weight requirements, without direct certification oversight by the countries respective National Aviation Authorities NAA.
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So Long, NYC: Real Estate Execs Flee Big Apple for These Five Cities
By Matt Grossman January 3, 2018 9:00 am
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Leave it to Jonathan Kalikow, the president of Gamma Real Estate, to tell it like it is.
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“In New York City, it’s ridiculously expensive,” the veteran investor said in an interview last month. Pick your poison: property values, legal expenses and most of all taxes—all can conspire to make the cost of real estate deals in the Big Apple as inflated as the price of a pack of cigarettes at a Wall Street newsstand.
Not so long ago, that tab was just the cost of doing business. But with flagging infrastructure investment dinging New York’s livability, ever-improving communications technology rendering geography less relevant and hoards of under-30s flocking to regions with more affordable housing rents, New York might want to reconsider resting on its laurels.
The squeeze tightened considerably last month when Donald Trump signed the Republican tax overhaul into law. The new code, finalized just before Christmas, caps deductions for state and local taxes at $10,000—previously, such deductions were unlimited. It’s a move that stands to hit New Yorkers and Californians especially hard—and most of all those with significant real estate holdings. Residents in the two states alone receive about a third of the deductions the Internal Revenue Service hands out for state and local taxes. In Westchester County, N.Y., more than 73 percent of residents pay more than $10,000 in property taxes—to say nothing of New York State’s top-line income tax bracket of 8.82 percent on income over $1 million.
At a time when New York’s streets and development market have never been more crowded and expensive, some savvy market players are striking out across the country in search of greener pastures—and better deals. Here are five cities that real estate pros told Commercial Observer they are eyeing.
State Unemployment Rate: 3.6%
State Corporate Tax: 5%
State Personal Income Tax: 0%
Jeffrey DiModica never thought he’d find himself living in Miami Beach. The Starwood Property Trust president, a New England native, was firmly ensconced in New York City for much of his career. But after Starwood bought Miami-based special servicer LNR in 2013, DiModica took the plunge and moved south last year—and with Downtown Manhattan wind chills in the low teens of late, it’s hard not to envy him.
“For 20 years, I’ve come down here and stayed at hotels on the beach, [and] I wanted to be here for 48 hours at a time,” DiModica said by phone from Starwood’s Miami Beach offices. “But when you get off the beach, I found that the city has tremendous culture and a soul. I’ve never been happier to live somewhere.”
The city that the investor once thought of as digs for a nice weekend getaway has quickly become not only his adopted home but a market that occupies a growing portion of his professional attention.
Through Starwood’s real estate investment trust, “we now own over $1 billion of low-income housing properties here,” DiModica said. “We’ve believed in this state for a long time, and tax reform can only help.”
Another Florida believer is Bob Zangrillo, a former Silicon Valley venture capitalist who took early stakes in Facebook and Twitter through his firm Dragon Capital. Shifting his focus to real estate, Zangrillo has relocated from previous domiciles in Aspen, Colo., and New York City to Miami, where he’s master-planning a 15-acre urban development for entertainment and tech offices called Magic City in the heart of Miami’s low-rent Little Haiti district.
“Miami has a global population and an inflow of people from around the globe,” Zangrillo said. “I think they’re highly educated, and they’re multicultural, so they tend to understand global [commerce]. It’s much harder for companies in the Midwest to leverage their business [globally].”
Zangrillo listed climate change as a risk to the city but believes that smart developers can successfully hedge against the downside. Magic City is located 18 to 20 feet above sea level, a factor Zangrillo believes will inoculate the neighborhood against increased flooding.
State Unemployment Rate: 5%
State Corporate Tax: Tax on gross receipts ranging from .051% to .331%
Sojourns to Las Vegas are not typically associated with prudent financial choices, but Shlomi Ronen, the founder of Los Angeles-based Dekel Capital, has been paying the desert city monthly visits of late.
“Not having a state corporate tax [in Nevada] has been very beneficial in attracting companies that need grey-collar workers,” the private-equity investor said—“grey-collar workers” meaning those who fall outside the white- or blue-collar classification. “We’ve seen companies ranging from medical billing to gaming, as well as call-center tenants” seeking out a home in the gambling mecca.
Much of the city’s attraction is enabled by connective technology that allows companies anywhere to farm out secondary functions to low-cost labor markets, Ronen said. Bank of Internet, a San Diego consumer institution that manages $8.5 billion, recently shifted its back-office operations to Las Vegas, Ronen said, in an effort to cut down operating costs.
“Wells Fargo has a large presence in Las Vegas,” Ronen added. “They can have a person in a branch somewhere that does the face-to-face interaction, but all the paperwork and servicing that client needed would be handled out of Vegas. Before, that [back-office employee] probably sat in the branch alongside the salesperson.”
Even so, the Dekel founder cautioned that Sin City is not about to eclipse California’s dynamism anytime soon.
“California still has a knowledge advantage,” Ronen said of the state’s workforce, with its “very powerful university system that keeps cranking out elite students in all fields. The creative class is still based in California, and I don’t know that that changes.”
Representatives from Wells Fargo and Bank of Internet did not respond to requests for comment.
State Personal Income Tax Rate: 4.63%
State Corporate Tax Rate: 4.63%
“There’s an amazing sense of hospitality in Denver. The people are so nice, and they’re intelligent. That fits my bill.”
So said Michael Ursini, the New York City-based founder and managing director of Greenwich Realty Capital, whose 90-story mixed-use tower is set to begin construction in Denver at 650 17th Street. Planned for around 1,000 feet, it threatens to become one of the 20 tallest buildings in America and by the far the tallest in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain regions.
It’s not just friendly locals fueling development in the city, according to Ursini. As well-educated young people from the coasts flock to the state for its natural beauty and taut labor market—the unemployment rate dipped below 3 percent last year—a shortage of high-end residences had the developer smelling opportunity.
“There might be over 100 units that cost more than $40 million [in Manhattan],” Ursini said. “There’s not one in all of Colorado.” (A 2017 Curbed survey put the city’s most expensive residential listing at a mere $10 million.)
Brian Watson, the chairman of Denver-based Northstar Commercial Partners and a 35-year Colorado resident, said he sees good reason to believe demand will only grow.
“Colorado is still a single-digit income tax state,” Watson said. “It’s very desirable and very business friendly.” Watson cited tax considerations among the reasons that Partners Group, an international private equity firm, opted to close down its San Francisco offices last year in favor of a Denver location that opened in 2016.
A representative from Partners Group confirmed the move but did not elaborate on its reasons.
If international finance continues to shift to the Colorado capital city, it won’t hurt Ursini’s case.
“Unlike our home market in New York City, we feel the Denver market is calling for inventory at the luxury level,” Ursini said.
In the meantime, Watson can see the city growing before his eyes.
“I’m looking out of my office window right now,” he said, “and I see seven cranes.”
State Unemployment Rate: 3.9%;
State Property Tax Rate: 1.94%
Much like Denver, Austin, Texas, is seeing growth fueled by an influx of young people. By some estimates, almost 100 new residents arrive in the city and its surrounding areas every day—and they bring their credentials with them.
“Austin has had exceptional population growth over the last decade, largely made up of highly educated millennials,” said Boyd Fellows, a managing partner at ACORE, whose latest play in the Texas capital was a $106 million construction loan on a 34-story condominium project. “Over 40 percent of people in Austin 25 or older have at least a bachelor’s degree.”
That blend of youth and smarts in the workforce has drawn top digital tenants to the city, threatening to amass a concentration of tech businesses to rival Silicon Valley.
Facebook expanded its footprint in the city to 120,000 square feet this summer—its only sales and online operations office outside of California.
Meanwhile, construction proceeds apace on a new corporate campus for Oracle, set to house 3,000 employees when it opens in the coming years. (The company has not specified a date.)
Lance Wright, an ACORE managing director who heads Texas originations from the firm’s office in Dallas, said filling those jobs will be no problem thanks to the state’s earner-friendly tax code.
“No state income tax is a huge draw here,” Wright said. “The cost of living is very attractive relative to other places that millennials pursuing tech careers [might go].
It’s a very cost-effective place for these young people.”
State Personal Income Tax: Six brackets, topping out at 6% on income above $7,000
State Corporate Tax Rate: 6%
Kalikow, a New York-based investor and developer, has long luxuriated in the business-friendly climes south of the Mason-Dixon line.
“The states we like have a few distinguishing characteristics,” Kalikow said. “They have tax regimes that are not nearly the onerous type in the northern states. And for lack of a better phrase, [Southern] politicians get it. They try to make their communities business-friendly.”
Most recently, that line of thinking has drawn Kalikow’s sharpest focus to the Peach State. Capital investment at Savannah’s thriving port and at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport—one of the world’s busiest—has made the state one of America’s best-equipped for international commerce, he said.
In the 1990s, “the downtown and midtown areas of Atlanta were as bad for inner-city safety as you’d find anywhere in America,” Kalikow said. “In the last 10 years, you’ve had such a renaissance that has been driven by increases in new building, tech-focused startups and college expansion.”
Along with a helpful glut of top-notch graduates from regional institutions like Atlanta’s Emory University and Duke University in North Carolina, the Gamma Real Estate president said that smart local policymakers have been central to the city’s turnaround: Even progressive politicians from urban areas speak developers’ language.
“We understand that they might have a left-leaning agenda on affordable housing and gentrification, but these same guys are absolutely aware that if were able to build state-of-the-art facilities and buildings, it’s going to trickle down and help out the lower end of the community,” Kalikow said. “In New York, the thought is, ‘Let’s punish people at the top.’ ”
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What's the Buzz From Latinos On The Candidates And The Election
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Diane Alverio on October 22, 2014
Frequently we hear, Latinos don’t speak up on the issues. Some of the articles we have offered on this upcoming election however, have elicited some interesting responses from Latinos around the state. Among them, two opinion pieces that presented contrasting views from two Latinas on the gubernatorial candidates, incumbent Dannel Malloy (D) and Republican challenger Tom Foley. They were written by Cecilia Bonelli of Groton who is originally from Peru and Evelyn Mantilla of West Hartford, originally from Puerto Rico. ( https://ctlatinonews.com/2014/10/22/dan-malloy-for-governor-the-clear-choice-for-latinos/ and https://ctlatinonews.com/2014/10/22/why-as-a-latina-i-am-voting-for-tom-foley/)
Another, a news article (https://ctlatinonews.com/2014/10/15/latino-candidates-lots-at-stake-in-getting-out-the-vote/ ) on how some Latino candidates are working to get out the vote, not only for themselves but also for Governor Malloy, because they say the stakes are especially high in this election, for many reasons. And then, some of the comments below are from some folks we asked because we figured you wanted to hear from Latinos regarding this election. Keep the comments coming.
So here’s the Buzz……for now……….
Eddie Martinez, Waterbury
Unfortunately, as a state employee with 19 years on the job, I’ve never seen as much discrimination and desperate treatment of Latinos during other administrations like I witnessed during the Malloy administration. Now, they want to make it sound like they’re looking for the best interest of Latinos when this is not the case. It’s all about politics and winning votes. After the elections we’ll be back to forgetting about the Latinos. When will we wake up and smell the roses?
Nelson J. Rodriquez, West Hartford
Mrs. Mantilla, I appreciate you putting together such a well thought out piece. Thank you for presenting us with clear and factual information about what Governor Malloy and his team have been able to do for the state of Connecticut during his tenure. Being a huge proponent of education in general and the father of two boys who are attending elementary school in CT, I am pleased to see the work that Governor Malloy has helped get done to improve our education system.
Alma Maya, Bridgeport
As a Latina , I feel our communities continue to remain absent from the minds of some of our elected officials. This is reflected in the lack of services which should be targeted to our specific needs and neighborhoods It is also reflected in the few number of Latino appointed officials at all levels of government.
Joel Gonzalez
Anyone who dares to suggest that Malloy has done anything for Hispanics must be in desperate need of their medication. The biggest tax increase in Connecticut history followed by $120,000,000 cut to social Service Programs is a testament to his great leadership. The worst part of it all is that the “Latino Delegation or Caucus” didn’t have the backbone to stand up to Danny Boy. I believe he did appoint one latino to his administration. He deserves Alama Maya’s vote for that
Carmelo Rodriquez, New Britain
I do not believe Gov. Malloy or Foley have done enough to reach the Latino community through commercial media or news paper. As chairman of the Latino Coalition I can personally say that I have not been contacted by either of them for any input on the Latino community in New Britain.
A perfect example of someone that reaches out and gets involved in the community is someone like Robert Sanchez: A hard working man of integrity. Also another candidate that has reached out to the Latino community has been Piotr Ceglarz. These men of influence have strived to make a difference in our community and have made many efforts to reach out to the Latinos in any way possible. Piotr Ceglarz and Robert Sanchez lead by example and all candidates should look up to them.
Carmen Lopez, Bridgeport
Elections are always a good thing, because they remind us that we are in a Democracy, and we have a choice. You ask if the election is great for Latinos, I have to say that as Latinos, we must beware of those politicians, who pander to our community at election time, by using so-called Latino issues, or by promising to appoint an ethnically and racially diverse administration.
I have learned that it is more important to watch what a politician does, rather than to what he or she says. By failing to critically assess a politician’s position on an issue that matters to our community, we risk being taken for granted, rather than being an equal partner in governing. This impedes the progress and contributions of the Latino community to the well-being of the community at large.”
Saundra Melendez, Windsor
The best voter is an informed voter, one who digs out the facts for her/himself. Never rely on a campaign to give you facts, research for yourself the candidate’s voting record and use Freedom of Information to learn who the person really is not who a campaign purports them to be. Look up reliable news articles. Do your homework then decide if you can live with the candidate for 4 years. Why listen to someone who doesn’t even live in CT to tell you who to elect. Be proactive and learn who the candidates are
Kudos to Saundra Melendez of Windsor on her comment. On every election cycle my late mother would say, “Ahi vienen los lambe ojos.” I didn’t get what she meant until I got elected to the City Council and volunteered in countless campaigns before that. From experience I’ve learned that our community as well as the black community has a huge segment of people I’ve termed as Gullorant–simultaneously gullible and ignorant. I believe this is due to the many years of a poor education system and this segment of our population is the byproduct of the failed education system for the last 30 years. The Democratic Party has for years taken advantage of this segment of the population. Many aren’t that Gullorant and realize or believe that they are being taken advantage of and resort to not voting at all–either way, the Democratic Party stays in power. I’m a registered Democrat and for about 2 years switched Republican. Even as a Democrat I split my vote and even refused to support Democrats against Republicans whom I felt were better qualified and prepared. I hate Politics and hate Politicians. When people try to remind me that is was a Politician, I coreect them and let them know that I was a Publictician–elected by the public to serve the public first. Politicians only serve the party and pretend to be there for the public that elected them. El Publitico no necesita lamber ojos.!!!
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Posted in MA Politics, Politics, RI Politics, UncategorizedTagged Bridgeport town Clerk Alma Maya, CT Hispanic Republicans, CT Latino voters, Dan MAlloy, Hispanic and Connecticut's election, Tom foley
5 thoughts on “What's the Buzz From Latinos On The Candidates And The Election”
Joel Gonzalez says:
Anyone who dares to suggest that Malloy has done anything for Hispanics must be in desperate need of their medication. The biggest tax increase in Connecticut history followed by $120,000,000 cut to social Service Programs is a testament to his great leadership. The worst part of it all is that the “Latino Delegation or Caucus” didn’t have the backbone to stand up to Danny Boy. I believe he did appoint one latino to his administration. He deserves Alama Maya’s vote for that 🙂
Malloy- Mal, hoy, mañana y siempre.
Kudos to Saundra Melendez of Windsor on her comment. On every election cycle my late mother would say, “Ahi vienen los lambe ojos.” I didn’t get what she meant until I got elected to the City Council and volunteered in countless campaigns before that. From experience I’ve learned that our community as well as the black community has a huge segment of people I’ve termed as Gullorant–simultaneously gullible and ignorant. I believe this is due to the many years of a poor education system and this segment of our population is the byproduct of the failed education system for the last 30 years. The Democratic Party has for years taken advantage of this segment of the population. Many aren’t that Gullorant and realize or believe that they are being taken advantage of and resort to not voting at all–either way, the Democratic Party stays in power. I’m a registered Democrat and for about 2 years switched Republican. Even as a Democrat I split my vote and even refused to support Democrats against Republicans whom I felt were better qualified and prepared. I hate Politics and hate Politicians. When people try to remind me that is was a Politician, I coreect them and let them know that I was a Publictician–elected by the public to serve the public first. Politicians only serve the party and pretend to be there for the public that elected them. El Publitico no necesita lamber ojos.
bessy reyna says:
Every election some millionary has a civic attack and decides to be our saviour..my question is: what do they do for CT while they are not campaigning? Nothing
Scared Latina says:
Although I do agree with many points that the above individuals have referenced, I do have to say that at least this administration will actually come to the table with us (Latinos). For the first time ever, we have 12 elected officials that are Latino at the Capitol. And they are working hard. Gov. Malloy has made a commitment to helping our communities and we have seen some progress. But he also balanced the budget and instead of being in debt we actually have a surplus!
Look, we all know that more can be done and the reality is, we as Latinos need to be ready. Our vote counts and it does matter.
We talk about the need for more Latino appointments and the fact of the matter is, people have been asked. The administration is always looking for resumes of individuals that are interested.
Let’s face the fact that we could have a constitutional officer if we really wanted it and tried. We simply do not have any Latino candidates that have the conviction to move forward and grab the reigns, everyone wants it “given” to them. I say that because no one wants a primary… Everyone wants a promise.
With all of that said… It is easy to sit and write from behind a computer, we ALL have the obligation to get the Voters out on election day.
Do your own research, lay everything out on the table and make an informed decision but, GOTV
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The LA Weekly, the largest weekly alternative publication in Los Angeles County, has finally revealed its new ownership team after weeks of speculation and online outrage.
In an online message from new operations manager Brian Calle, the backers were revealed to be a combination of businessmen and attorneys with little previous media ties. The issue of who owns the publication reached a head earlier this week, as most of the editorial staff was laid off by the publication. There has been no information on the new company since its Oct. 18 purchase announcement from previous owners Voice Media Group.
“There is a lot of talk about who owns LA Weekly,” Calle wrote in a blog post on the LA Weekly website. “We’ve seen all the speculation. Is it a Russian oligarch? Is it some Trumpista? Is it Lord Voldemort?”
Calle said the publication wants to make the property “the cultural center of the city.” Calle has no official title, but indicated he would act as publisher of the venture. He previosly worked for the Southern California News Group, where he was an opinion editor for the Orange County Register and 10 other daily newspapers.
Investors revealed in the web post include David Welch, a Los Angeles-based attorney with ties to the cannabis industry; philanthropist Kevin Xu, an investor with biotech firm Mebo International; attorney Steve Mehr; boutique hotelier Paul Makarechian; real estate developer Mike Mugel; and Southern California investor Andy Bequer.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Berkeley’s law school and a Constitutional law expert, will also be an investor. Others have indicated interest, but have not been formally tied to the new venture.
A team of new editorial hires is expected to be announced on Monday, although staffing levels will reportedly be below the previous numbers.
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Biology classes need more critical thinking
Intellectual rigor is more important than memorization
(Judith Gibson-Okunieff/ Daily Collegian)
By Edridge D'Souza, Collegian Columnist
Massachusetts is seen by the rest of the country as the “Mecca” of biotech. Numerous top hospitals, research institutions and startups have given the Commonwealth its status as one of the top destinations for researchers in the life sciences. We attract the top talent from all over the world and act as a beacon of scientific progress. It would follow that University of Massachusetts, our state’s public flagship university, would want to prepare its students to perform on the same level as their counterparts from Harvard University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet when we examine the actual outcomes, the life sciences programs at UMass severely underperform.
According to US News and World Report, UMass is tied with eight other schools for 54th place in biological sciences. Why is this? Our professors come from the same background as professors from higher-ranked schools; if anything, our proximity to Boston gives us a higher likelihood of having professors from elite research institutions. Yet, as UMass tries to improve its ranking among national universities, it appears unwilling to make the changes that would actually make its students more competitive.
For instance, the biology department currently requires a grade of C- or above in all classes in the math and physics core, a drop from the previous minimum grade of C. This decision, whether designed to or not, improves retention in the biology program and keep students from being “weeded out,” something that is virtually unheard of in higher-ranked schools (or even in UMass’ own engineering department). Rather than increasing resources for students who are having difficulties with these requirements, the department simply lowered their standards. Of course, this was at the expense of their students’ competitiveness against candidates from other schools.
As a biochemistry major, many of the classes I take are in common with the biology and microbiology departments. It’s evident that the teaching style at UMass generally favors rote memorization over critical thinking and application, especially at the lower levels. This puts UMass graduates at a disadvantage—students at schools like Harvard and MIT are expected to go a step further from the moment they matriculate. My first three years of exams usually involved questions that tested rote memorization. There was little actual critical thinking besides simply remembering vocabulary from the textbook. It was not until I took the second semester of the junior-year biochemistry sequence that I saw exam questions that expected us to apply our knowledge to real-world experiments.
In contrast, MIT takes a sharply different approach. From MIT’s OpenCourseWare website, it is obvious that even its introductory courses require students to go the extra mile. Rather than only testing vocabulary, they focus on interpreting actual experimental results the way a scientist would. Of course, there is always a certain amount of biology that involves memorization, but in the real world, science is about critical thinking and logic. It’s much more important to be able to critically evaluate the results of an experiment and propose follow-up experiments than it is to regurgitate the name of a specific protein. Unlike at UMass, the management at MIT understands that critical thinking matters, and reflects this in its choice to test students with experiment-based questions right from the beginning.
At UMass, the general attitude seems to be that lower-level life sciences courses will test rote understanding of the basics, and that deeper critical thinking is reserved for specialized upper-level courses. Yet, this attitude is what makes our graduates less competitive. When they apply to medical and graduate schools and are up against students from schools that do emphasize experimental logic and thinking, they are comparatively left behind.
Of course, there are numerous exceptions to this generalization. I have personally taken lower-level courses that I feel encouraged experimental thinking, but these courses are the exception, not the rule. UMass graduates are geographically poised to be among the top life science researchers and clinicians in the nation, but the current management prevents our grads from reaching their full potential. While public universities may never have the institutional clout of elite private schools, UMass should want its graduates to have a reputation among employers as adept experimentalists.
The students of UMass have an abundance of potential, and it’s a shame to see it squandered. The administration should focus on adding resources to help lift its students higher rather than passively lowering its standards. It’s no secret that UMass is trying to boost its ranking, and it will never succeed at this goal until it changes how its students are trained. Our life science students are just as capable as students from top private schools. It’s time the higher-ups started treating us like we are.
Editor’s Note: The second sentence of the third paragraph was edited post-publication to better represent the author’s opinion.
Edridge D’Souza can be reached at [email protected]
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Munda Barthalomew
My sister Nancy, and my cousins Solomon (below), and Andala (to my left)
We left Freetown the day after meeting the president. Two continental buses were rented for the 59 of us making the trip; 56 trainees, and 3 Volunteer Assistant Trainers (established Peace Corps Volunteers in the midst of their summer break). Like anything else in the country, we took a long time to get going; just leaving the city proper took close to two hours. Traffic was never smooth, but it did provide a good opportunity for all of us to pull out our cameras and snap photos of our first extensive drive through Freetown. We first stopped on the edge of the city to collect all of the peace corps Landcruisers spread out behind us. As the buses idled in wait, we took off en masse, spreading through the shanties and saying hi to anyone we could just to practice a little Krio. Once all of the Landcruisers had passed through the inner city traffic to our stopping point, we collected ourselves and continued.
The peninsula that Freetown is located on is breathtakingly beautiful. Jutting out from the continent, the Freetown peninsula is defined by its sharp spine of mountains that look far more imposing than their humble 1000 meters. Thick rainclouds crowded the uppermost peaks, shrouding the highest tips. For all of their beauty, the Serra Lyoa mountains, for which the country is named after, were a short range and lasted no more than the 20 miles of the peninsula. We were soon into the jungle wilderness of Sierra Leone’s interior. It was no stereotypical thick jungle wilderness, but small pockets of jungle surrounded by open ‘bush’. Bush in this case the term used to describe the most common undeveloped areas of the country; typified by palm trees, as well as small trees and large shrubs between two and ten feet in height. Below everything else was thick wild grass, hiding all of the wildlife of the country, anything from black mamba to alligators and scorpions.
Occasionally we would pass through a small village. People would sometimes stop and stare, sometimes wave and run, but most often they would continue their tasks completely unaware or uninterested in our passing. Scenery changed minimally, and except for a few small plateaus rising a hundred meters above the plains and shallow valleys, the landscape was flat. After maybe four or five hours we started to arrive into Bo city. The small villages came more and more quickly and the edge of the city looked like a Brazilian favela. Traffic slowed and thickened as we drove deeper into Bo. Like Freetown, the rules of the road were rough guidelines at best. No lines delineated direction, flow of traffic was erratic, and the width of lanes depended on what vehicle was passing, whether a motorcycle taxi or a charter bus. We turned off on a narrow road with a broad trunked cotton tree at its base. The road was short, only two hundred yards, and led us to the unpaved entrance of the city hall where our welcome ceremony and host families were waiting. As our buses halted, the gates to the city hall compound opened revealing a few hundred people dancing and singing, dressed in traditional Africana and awaiting our arrival.
We exited the bus to a roar of cheers. Most of us didn’t know how to process the fact that we still knew so little about the country and yet we were about to meet the families that we would be living with for the next eleven weeks. Inside the main hall, several hundred chairs were lined up to fit all in attendance, probably 250-300 people. After a brief speech and welcome address from the mayor of Bo, we trainees were set loose into the crowd, and told to practice our novice Krio with the strangers to try to find our host families; they had been given our names, and we had theirs. It proved to be an awkward experience, most of us flubbing through what little Krio we had, barely intelligible to the locals through our American drawl. I found my mom because a friend of mine found her first and yelled my name. Esther Barthalomew (pronounced Ester Bar-tah-low-mee). She was short with an intense demeanor, but I could tell she was a very warm person.
I struggled through every attempt to talk to her, my terrible Krio never bridging the language gap, and I had a lot of trouble understanding her Krio and English. We decided to focus on eating instead of speaking. Families in Sierra Leone share a communal dish, usually rice covered in a variety of sauces or soups, known as Plasas. I sat with my mom and one of my aunts and we shared a communal bowl of rice with Fish and potato leaf Plasas. After the brief ceremony was finished, we walked to their- and now my house- and I was introduced to the rest of my new family. It was overwhelming. I was scarcely prepared for the size and energy of my family. Nieces and nephews grabbed any part of me they could, anxious to greet and look at the new member of the family. I hardly understood a word. Most of my family was speaking Mende, the local language of the eponymous tribe, but for all I knew they could have been speaking Krio and I had not yet had enough real exposure to understand anything.
My mom allowed for a brief deliberation to decide my Mende name, but she eventually picked “Munda”. Munda being the Mende word for belonging to all; she told me that I belonged to the rest of my family just as much as they all now belonged to me, and that I was one of them. Munda Barthalomew.
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Société de transport de Montréal Métro Line 4 - Yellow
Distance 4.25 km
Rolling stock MR-63
Division Angrignon, Beaugrand, Youville
Ridership (2013)
The Yellow Line, also known as Line 4, is a subway line operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It runs from Montreal, under the St. Lawrence River to Longueuil. A relatively short line, it has the system's lowest ridership.
Initially not conceived as part of the original Métro network, the Yellow Line became a priority after Montreal was awarded the 1967 World's Fair. The line would connect Montreal to Parc Jean-Drapeau and the south shore suburb of Longueuil. Approximately five months after the rest of the Métro opened, the Yellow Line was inaugurated on April 1, 1967.[1]
Berri-UQAM Station October 14, 1966 (Green & Orange)
April 28, 1967 (Yellow)
Jean-Drapeau Station April 28, 1967
Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke Station April 28, 1967
↑ "Métro history - Inaugurations and extensions." Société de transport de Montréal, n.d. Web. Retrieved on 21 July 2013.
Current fleet
Low floor 22-201 to 22-425 - 23-201 to 23-239 - 24-201 to 24-307 - 25-201 to 25-248 - 26-001 to 26-086 - 27-001 to 27-030 - 27-501 to 27-536 - 28-001 to 28-132 - 29-001 to 29-071 - 29-072 to 29-156 - 30-001 to 30-255 - 31-001 to 31-237 - 32-001 to 32-032
Hybrid 28-701 to 28-708 - 36-001 to 36-027 - 36-028 to 36-051 - 37-001 to 37-107 - 38-001 to 38-100 - 39-001 to 39-150 - 40-001 to 40-409
Electric 36-901 to 36-903 - 39-901 to 39-904 - 40-901 to 40-930
Articulated 29-801 to 29-858 - 30-801 to 30-882 - 31-801 to 31-862 - 32-801 to 32-810 - 33-801 to 33-845
Shuttle 30-401 to 30-412 - 32-401 to 32-404
Métro 78-001 to 78-141 - 79-501 to 79-782 - 10-011/10-019 to 10-541/10-549
Service vehicles Service vehicles
Divisions/garages Anjou - Frontenac - LaSalle - Legendre - Mont-Royal - St. Denis - St. Laurent - Stinson - St. Michel (Adapté)
Green - Orange - Yellow - Blue
10 to 99 - 100 to 199 - 200 to 299 - Express routes - Shuttle routes - Night routes - Other routes
Métro Stations
Angrignon - Monk - Jolicoeur - Verdun - De l'Église - LaSalle - Charlevoix - Lionel-Groulx - Atwater - Guy-Concordia - Peel - McGill - Place-des-Arts - Saint-Laurent - Berri-UQAM - Beaudry - Papineau - Frontenac - Préfontaine - Joliette - Pie-IX - Viau - Assomption - Cadillac - Langelier - Radisson - Honoré-Beaugrand
Côte-Vertu - Du Collège - De la Savane - Namur - Plamondon - Côte-Sainte-Catherine - Snowdon - Villa-Maria - Vendôme - Place-Saint-Henri - Lionel-Groulx - Georges-Vanier - Lucien-L'Allier - Bonaventure - Square-Victoria - Place-d'Armes - Champ-de-Mars - Berri-UQAM - Sherbrooke - Mont-Royal - Laurier - Rosemont - Beaubien - Jean-Talon - Jarry - Crémazie - Sauvé - Henri-Bourassa - Cartier - De la Concorde - Montmorency
Berri-UQAM - Jean-Drapeau - Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke
Snowdon - Côte-des-Neiges - Université-de-Montréal - Édouard-Montpetit - Outremont - Acadie - Parc - De Castelnau - Jean-Talon - Fabre - D'Iberville - Saint-Michel
Greater Montréal Agencies
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The Story Behind “It Is Well with My Soul”
Pastor Daron May 12, 2020 CrossLife Blog
Horatio Spafford enjoyed a good life. His health, his career, his family, his home, his reputation—all were going well.
He was a devout Christian who regularly read the Bible, a prominent Chicago lawyer and he owned quite a number of properties throughout the city. His wife, his four daughters and a son gave him great joy. Professionally and financially he had it made.
But faith, no matter how devout, does not isolate anyone from the troubles of this world.
The Lord has taken away
Horatio’s son died tragically, and shortly after that the Great Chicago Fire destroyed every one of his real estate investments.
A few years after that, Horatio planned a trip to Europe with his family to get away and spend time together. He sent them off on a ship, with plans to join them later. Unfortunately, the ship wrecked and killed all four of his daughters.
He got on the next ship and over the very waters that claimed his girls, Horatio penned some poetry that became a well-loved song. This is the story behind “It Is Well with My Soul.”
When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
How could anyone say that after such tragic loss? Because faith believes that circumstances cannot take our peace. Instead, peace frames our circumstances to be tools of God’s promises. And God always keeps his promises.
“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised” (Job 1:21).
For an inspirational setting of this beautiful hymn, the The Nashville Studio Singer Community arranged a virtual cell phone choir to perform this arrangement by David Wise. https://youtu.be/nDIJz6zzHNU
Lord, you give me blessings today and all of them are because of your love. Lord, you also withhold or withdraw blessings from me to day, and all because of your love. Give me the faith of Job to say: “may the name of the Lord be praised,” whether you give or take away. Amen.
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Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation - Volume 52, issue 2-4
Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, a peer-reviewed international scientific journal, serves as an aid to understanding the flow properties of blood and the relationship to normal and abnormal physiology. The rapidly expanding science of hemorheology concerns blood, its components and the blood vessels with which blood interacts. It includes perihemorheology, i.e., the rheology of fluid and structures in the perivascular and interstitial spaces as well as the lymphatic system. The clinical aspects include pathogenesis, symptomatology and diagnostic methods, and the fields of prophylaxis and therapy in all branches of medicine and surgery, pharmacology and drug research.
The endeavour of the Editors-in-Chief and publishers of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation is to bring together contributions from those working in various fields related to blood flow all over the world. The editors of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation are from those countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and America where appreciable work in clinical hemorheology and microcirculation is being carried out. Each editor takes responsibility to decide on the acceptance of a manuscript. He is required to have the manuscript appraised by two referees and may be one of them himself. The executive editorial office, to which the manuscripts have been submitted, is responsible for rapid handling of the reviewing process.
Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation accepts original papers, brief communications, mini-reports and letters to the Editors-in-Chief. Review articles, providing general views and new insights into related subjects, are regularly invited by the Editors-in-Chief. Proceedings of international and national conferences on clinical hemorheology (in original form or as abstracts) complete the range of editorial features.
The following professionals and institutions will benefit most from subscribing to Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation: medical practitioners in all fields including hematology, cardiology, geriatrics, angiology, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otology, and neurology. Pharmacologists, clinical laboratories, blood transfusion centres, manufacturing firms producing diagnostic instruments, and the pharmaceutical industry will also benefit.
Important new topics will increasingly claim more pages of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation: the role of hemorheological and microcirculatory disturbances for epidemiology and prognosis, in particular regarding cardiovascular disorders, as well as its significance in the field of geriatrics. Authors and readers are invited to contact the editors for specific information or to make suggestions.
Recommend this journal Editorial board Submissions
Identification of CD133-, CD34- and KDR-positive cells in the bovine ovary: A new site of vascular wall resident endothelial progenitor cells
Authors: Schoen, Kornelia | Hirschberg, Ruth M. | Plendl, Johanna | Kaessmeyer, Sabine
Abstract: Intense angiogenesis, vascular remodelling as well as regression of its vasculature are prerequisites for ovarian function with its cyclically developing and regressing follicles and corpora lutea. So far neither a stringent explanation for the enormous angiogenic potential of the ovary nor its cellular origins have been suggested. In an earlier study of our work group, endothelial cells were isolated from the bovine corpus luteum and cultivated in vitro. They performed vasulogenesis in vitro and showed properties of progenitor cells. The present study aimed at in situ identification of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in the bovine ovary. Immunohistochemical examinations, based on …the detection of KDR and CD34 co-labelled cells – a marker combination that amongst others is commonly accepted as typical for EPC identification – were performed. Hormonal cycle dependent expression varieties were analysed by the measurement of mRNA amounts of CD34 and KDR as well as the stem cell marker CD133 (Prominin-1). Ovarian samples comprising corpora lutea of varying stages (developing and mature corpus luteum, corpus luteum in regression, corpus luteum of pregnancy) from 17 adult cows were examined. Results show that specific mRNA of CD133, CD34 and KDR was expressed in ovaries of all luteal stages. Expression data analysis revealed significant differences in CD133 and CD34 expression levels between the luteal stages but no significant differences in KDR expression. CD34/KDR co-immunoreactive cells were predominantly situated within the media of arterial vessel wall. The detection of ovarian EPCs represents an important step towards further understanding of the mechanisms involved in the reproductive biology and pathophysiology of the ovary. Show more
Keywords: Adult endothelial progenitor cells, resident stem cells, adult vasculogenesis, Prominin-1, VEGF-R2, vessel wall, reproductive organ, hormonal cycle, qPCR, double immunohistochemistry
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2012-1585
Citation: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 52, no. 2-4, pp. 67-84, 2012
The effect of prone versus supine positioning of Goettingen minipigs on lung density as viewed by computed tomography
Authors: Niehues, S.M. | Müller, C. | Plendl, J. | Richardson, K.C. | Gemeinhardt, O. | Hünigen, H. | Unger, J.K. | Jung, F. | Hamm, B. | Hiebl, B.
Abstract: Minipigs are frequently used for scientific research as they are easy to handle and the dimensions of their vascular system do not change after 20 months of age. Although surgical interventions under anaesthesia are often performed in the supine position the effects of this positioning on lung functionality in minipigs have not been systematically described. This study aimed to analyse the influence of supine positioning on the macrostructure of the lung and the pulmonary density by the use of computed tomography imaging in pre-adult Göttingen minipigs. Twelve pre-adult female minipigs were used in the study and lung density was investigated …in both the prone and the supine positions. The time between the scans in prone and supine positions was less than 5 minutes (296 ± 6 sec). In the prone position lung density did not differ between the dorsal and ventral part of the lung (−641 ± 72 Hounsfield units [HU]). However in the supine position there was a ventrodorsal gradient of decreasing density (ventral part of the lung: −497 ± 106 HU, dorsal part of the lung: −723 ± 51 HU). The changes in lung density were not accompanied by changes in lung volume (829 ± 191 ml). These results suggest an influence of the body position on the ventilation/perfusion ($\dot{V}_A/\!\dot{Q}$) matching of the lung which could possibly result in lowered lung oxygenation as well as in an increased heart activity in the supine position. Additionally, due to the steep course of the vena cava caudalis from the caval foramen in the diaphragm across to the heart (in contrast to the more shallow course in the prone position) the activity of the heart necessary to pump the venous blood to the right atrium has to be higher in the supine position than in the prone position. In pigs the capacity of the heart to increase frequency is limited due to a diastolic/systolic (D/S) ratio <1. Supine positioning may possibly increase their risk of cardiovascular complications. Show more
Keywords: Computed tomography, minipigs, lung density, positioning, perfusion
High resolution ultrasound including Elastography and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) for early detection and characterization of liver lesions in the humanized tumor mouse model
Authors: Wege, A.K. | Schardt, K. | Schaefer, S. | Kroemer, A. | Brockhoff, G. | Jung, E.M.
Abstract: Purpose: In this study we investigated the sensitivity of high resolution ultrasound (HRU) in the detection of small liver tumors and its microcirculation in a humanized tumor mouse model (HTM). These mice develop a complete human immune system and human breast cancer growth in the liver which allows the investigation of antibody based immunotherapies under human like conditions. Method: HTM were generated by the co-transplantation of human breast cancer cells and human hematopoietic stem cells. HRU, Doppler sonography (CCDS), contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and color-coded elastography were performed on all HTM and confirmed by histopathological assessment. Results: Using HRU and …CEUS, noncystic solid liver lesions between 2 and 11 mm (mean 3.5 mm) size were detectable in HTM. Granulomatous areas were identified by B-scan imaging, showing areas of higher stiffness in elastography and areas without contrast media uptake in the late phase (CEUS). In addition, CEUS detected capillary microcirculation of benign and malignant liver lesions smaller than 10 mm. Conclusion: Beyond human breast cancer HTM additionally developed small parenchymal liver lesions, which could be characterized by HRU in combination with CEUS and elastography in-vivo. Nevertheless, the defined diagnoses of solid liver lesions less than 5 mm require confirmation by histopathology. Show more
Keywords: Humanized tumor mice (HTM), breast cancer, liver tumors, elastography, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), microcirculation
Citation: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 52, no. 2-4, pp. 93-106, 2012
Comparison of consecutive bolus tracking and flash replenishment measurements for the assessment of tissue hemodynamics using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in an experimental human squamous cell…
Authors: Paprottka, P.M. | Ingrisch, M. | Koelln, A. | Zengel, P. | Cyran, C.C. | Nikolaou, K. | Reiser, M.F. | Clevert, D.A.
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate “bolus-tracking” (BT) and “flash-replenishment” (FR) for the assessment of tissue hemodynamics by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in an experimental small-animal-squamous-cell-carcinoma-model. Since the underlying tissue is the same, strong correlations between parameter outcomes of both techniques are expected. Methods and materials: Human hypopharynx-carcinoma-cells were subcutaneously injected into the left flank of 18 female athymic-nude-rats. After 10 days of subcutaneous tumour growth, bolus tracking and flash-replenishment measurements were performed consecutively in the same imaging plane in each rat after bolus-injection of SonoVue via the lateral tail vein using a high-end ultrasound system with a 15 MHz probe. Video-sequences were analysed …with dedicated software (VueBox® , Bracco-Suisse® ). From BT measurements, the parameters peak enhancement (PEBT ), wash-in area-under-the-curve (Wi-AUCBT ), mean transit time (MTTBT ), wash-in-rate (WiRBT ) and perfusion-index (Wi-PIBT ) were derived; FR yielded estimates of relative-blood-volume (rBVFR ), mean transit time MTTFR , relative blood flow rBFFR and wash-in rate Wi-RFR . Results: In all rats, BT and FR measurements could be completed successfully. Highly significant correlations were observed between rBVFR and PEBT , rBVFR and Wi-AUCBT , rBVFR and MTTBT , rBVFR and WiPIBT , MTTFR and MTTBT , rBFFR and PEBT , rBFFR and Wi-AUCBT , rBFFR and WiRBT , rBFFR and WiPIBT , WiRFR and PEBT , WiRFR and Wi-AUCBT , WiRFR and WiRBT and WiRFR and WiPIBT . Conclusion: Whereas bolus tracking can be used in a wide range of modalities including CEUS, CT and MR, FR as a technique for the assessment of tissue hemodynamics is unique to CEUS. Although BT and FR yield different parameters, the underlying tissue hemodynamics are equal. In this work, we were able to demonstrate strong correlations between different parameters of both modalities in a small-animal-tumor-model, indicating that flash-replenishment is a valid alternative to the more established bolus-tracking technique. Although the lack of absolute, quantitative parameters hinders a direct comparison of both modalities, FR and BT should both be suitable for a relative comparison, e.g. between baseline and follow-up examinations. Show more
Keywords: Bolus tracking, flash replenishment, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), human squamous cell carcinoma, experimental animal model
Citation: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 52, no. 2-4, pp. 107-114, 2012
Influence of systemic hypothermia on the myocardial oxygen tension during extracorporeal circulation: Comparative study in German Landrace pigs
Authors: Matschke, K. | Knaut, M. | Kanig, R. | Mrowietz, C. | Hiebl, B. | Jung, F.
Abstract: During extracorporeal circulation (ECC) controlled hypothermia is a common method of myocardial protection due to a reduction of the myocardial oxygen consumption. Although the beneficial aspects of hypothermia on the myocardial metabolism have been widely demonstrated the effect of hypothermia on the myocardial oxygen tension (PmyO2 ) is unclear. For this reason the PmyO2 of German Landrace pigs (male, three months of age) during ECC was analysed under mild hypothermia (32°C, n = 6 pigs) and under normothermia (n = 10 pigs, control group) within a time period of 23 min (1400 sec). Flexible invasive Clark type microcatheters were …used to measure the PmyO2 in the beating heart. During normothermal ECC a continuous PmyO2 increase from 36.5 ± 15.8 mmHg to 52.6 ± 27.2 mmHg (+44.1%) after 1400 sec was measured (p = 0.02). In contrast, mild hypothermia caused a continuous PmyO2 decrease from initially 46.9 ± 17.5 mmHg to 36.7 ± 20.8 mmHg (−21.8%, p < 0.013) in the test period. Electrocardiography revealed no signs of ischemia or arrhythmia during normo- and hypothermic ECC. It seems obvious that mild hypothermia results in a reduction of the oxygen transfer to the myocardial cells and that this effect outweighs the beneficial effects of hypothermia in the myocardium which are related to reduced oxygen consumption. However, in mild hypothermia oxygen supply to the myocardium remained sufficient for normal myocardial function. Show more
Keywords: Hypothermia, pig, microcirculation, myocardial oxygen tension
Degradable starch microspheres transarterial chemoembolisation (DSM-TACE) of HCC: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography (DCE-US) based evaluation of therapeutic efficacy using a novel perfusion so…
Authors: Wiggermann, P. | Heibl, M. | Niessen, C. | Müller-Wille, R. | Gössmann, H. | Uller, W. | Poschenrieder, F. | Schreyer, A.G. | Wohlgemuth, W.A. | Stroszczynski, C. | Jung, E.M.
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of degradable starch microsphere (DSM)-TACE in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography (DCE-US) based perfusion analysis. Materials and methods: A total of 60 DCE-US examinations were performed in 15 selected patients who underwent DSM-TACE with EmboCept® S for the treatment of advanced HCC. DCE-US was performed via i.v. application of ultrasound contrast media before and 24 hours post embolization. In addition DCE-US was performed with i.a. contrast application via the angiographic catheter right before and after the embolization. Microcirculation of embolized HCC lesions was quantified using a dedicated perfusion software by two experienced radiologists …in consensus. Results: Significant reduction of microvascularization (PE, WiAUC and WiR) was seen right after DSM-TACE and during 24 hour follow-up. Mean PE was 342.22 ± 97.80 prior to embolization, 59.28 ± 29.74 post embolization (p = 0.019) and 18.83 ± 7.03 during follow-up (p ≤ 0.01). Mean WiAUC was 1103.21 ± 432.05 prior to embolization 267.69 ± 151.80 post embolization (p = 0.023) and 105.10 ± 44.43 during 24 hour follow-up (p ≤ 0.01). The corresponding values for WiR were 224.91 ± 57.97 prior-, 38.14 ± 18.80 post embolization (p = 0.034) and 6.97 ± 2.68 during follow up (p ≤ 0.01). Conclusion: In this study, therapeutic efficacy of DSM-TACE in HCC using DCE-US based perfusion analysis could be demonstrated. Show more
Keywords: HCC, DSM-TACE, DCE-US
Microcirculation diagnostics and applied studies in circulatory shock – Research from the bench to the bedside
Authors: Lehmann, Christian | Cerny, Vladimir | Abdo, Islam | Kern, Hartmut | Sander, Michael
Abstract: Macrohemodynamic targets such as mean arterial pressure, cardiac output, and mixed or central venous oxygen saturation have been used to guide treatment of patients presenting circulatory shock. However, it has been shown that despite of improvement of macrocirculatory parameters there is persisting microcirculatory dysfunction. The restoration of microvascular perfusion in order to improve oxygenation, prevent tissue hypoxia, and maintain organ function represents the main aim of hemodynamic resuscitation. Therefore, microcirculatory targets may represent the most important endpoints to optimize therapy of circulatory shock.
Mandibular reconstruction with microvascular re-anastomosed fibular free flaps – Two complementary methods of postoperative transplant monitoring
Authors: Mueller, Steffen | Meier, Johannes K. | Wendl, Christina M. | Jung, Ernst Michael | Prantl, Lukas | Gosau, Martin
Abstract: Purpose: Evaluation of two complementary methods, i.e. luminescence ratiometric oxygen imaging (LROI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for postoperative evaluation of the perfusion of osseocutaneous fibular free flaps used for mandibular reconstructions. Patients and methods: 15 patients with microvascular re-anastomosed osseocutaneous fibular flaps were included in this trial. Perfusion of the cutaneous part of the flap was determined by measuring a fluorescent oxygen sensor foil covering the flap's skin surface with a handheld fluorescence-microscope. The sensor contains a reservoir of oxygen that is consumed by the tissue, which corresponds to the perfusion status of a flap. Measurements were done before explantation, …after successful anastomosis and 1 day after surgery. Additionally, flap perfusion was qualitatively evaluated by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in 13 out of 15 patients. Ultrasound examinations were carried out with a high resolution linear probe after an intravenous bolus injection of 2.4 ml SonoVue® within the first 14 days after surgery. Results: Out of the 15 harvested and transplanted flaps, 3 showed microcirculatory problems on the first postoperative day. All complications were detected by LROI prior to clinical signs. For LROI, we were able to confirm the threshold slope value of 0.3 for differentiating between well perfused and compromised flaps as suggested in our previous study. CEUS showed qualitatively detectable bone perfusion in the 13 measured flaps. 2 flaps that were lost on the second and third postoperative day were also lost for CEUS control. The flap survival rate was 87%, and the complication rate was 33%. Conclusion: LROI has been proven to deliver reproducible objective results for monitoring cutaneous flaps. In addition, CEUS is a promising method for evaluating the microcirculation of the deeper parts (such as bone) of osseocutaneous flaps. Both methods supplement each other, thus allowing the monitoring of all levels of osseocutaneous flaps. Show more
Keywords: Osseocutaneous flap, fibular free flap, mandibular reconstruction, luminescence ratiometric oxygen imaging, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, tissue microcirculation
High resolution contrast-enhanced ultrasound and 3-tesla dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for the preoperative characterization of cervical lymph nodes: First results
Authors: Wendl, C.M. | Müller, S. | Meier, J. | Fellner, C. | Eiglsperger, J. | Gosau, M. | Prantl, L. | Stroszczynski, C. | Jung, E.M.
Abstract: The reliable detection of cervical lymph node (LN) metastases is the planning basis of a selective neck dissection for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) together are able to improve the preoperative characterisation of LNs. A time intensity curve analysis has been performed using CEUS and DCE-MRI for ten LNs, where one LN has been examined per patient. The studied LNs consist of five with and five without metastases. In CEUS the mean time to peak (TTP) was 18 s …(range 13–29 s, standard deviation (SD) ± 7 s) for benign and 12 s (range 9–16 s, SD ± 4 s) for malignant LNs. In DCE-MRI the mean TTP was 27 s (range 18–36 s, SD ± 9 s) for benign and 21 s (range 18–27 s, SD ± 5 s) for malignant LNs. Moreover, the relative signal change with respect to reference tissue was significantly higher for LNs with than for those without metastases in both CEUS and DCE-MRI. A combination of imaging morphology, CEUS and DCE-MRI might be a promising method for a reliable differentiation of benign and malignant LNs. Show more
Keywords: CEUS, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, lymph node metastases
First results of endocavity evaluation of the microvascularization of malignant prostate tumors using contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) including perfusion analysis: First results
Authors: Jung, E.M. | Wiggermann, P. | Greis, C. | Eder, F. | Ehrich, J. | Jung, W. | Schreyer, A.G. | Stroszczynski, C. | Ganzer, R.
Abstract: Aim: Detection of prostate cancer lesions using transrectal contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of the prostate utilizing quantitative perfusion analysis. Method: 20 patients (mean age 63 years, 47–71) with biopsy proven prostate cancer underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) prior to radical prostatectomy by 2 experienced examiners using a multifrequency endocavitary probe (5–9 MHZ, LOGIQ E9, GE Healthcare, Chalfont St Giles, UK) to detect cancer-suspect lesions. CEUS was performed dynamically up to 3 Min after bolus injections of 2.4 ml SonoVue® (BRACCO, Italy). Digital cine loops were analyzed by an independent blinded examiner using perfusion quantification software with colour-coded parametric images in …order to define suspect regions based on the perfusion-related parameters early wash in rate (WIR), mean transit time (MTT) and rise time (RT). The results of CEUS perfusion analysis were compared with the histopathology after surgery, obtained from whole mount sections. Results: After prostatectomy and histopathology, 34 prostate cancer foci were found in 20 patients. In 30/34 cases an early enhancement within the tumor was detected by CEUS perfusion analysis without early wash out. By evaluating the MTT and RT tumor detection was possible in 29/34 and 25/34 cases. The highest detection rate of prostate cancers was obtained by analysis of early contrast enhancement (priot to the normal prostate parenchyma), with a sensitivity of 88%, specificity 100%, NPP 60%, PPV 90%, in clinically suspicious cases with good correlation to the postoperative histopathological findings (r = 0.728). Conclusion: This pilot study demonstrates, that quantitaive analysis of perfusion parameters obtained with transrectal CEUS could be helpful for characterization of neoplastic microcirculation of prostate cancer, for preoperative localization of cancer-suspect areas and for therapy guidance and management. Show more
Keywords: Prostate cancer, CEUS, perfusion analysis, microcirculation, surgery
Ultrasound image fusion – Clinical implementation and potential benefits for monitoring of renal transplants
Authors: Helck, A. | Notohamiprodjo, M. | Danastasi, M. | Meinel, F. | Reiser, M. | Clevert, D.A.
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of US image fusion in the clinical routine and to discuss potential benefits for follow-up after renal transplantation. Materials and methods: 15 patients with a renal transplant were prospectively included in the study. For all of them, a previously performed CT- or MRI-scan covering the renal transplant was available. Each patient was investigated using ultrasound image fusion. Time needed for sucessful implementation of image fusion was registered. Subsequently, quality of image fusion was assessed by two experienced radiologists (10 and 5 years of experience) in consensus using a subjective 5 point rank scale (1 = …best). Results: Image fusion was successfully performed in all patients. Time needed for setup of image fusion varied from 45–120 sec (85 ± 5 sec). The score for quality of US image fusion was 1.9 ± 0.7. Conclusion: Assessment of renal transplants using US image fusion is feasible and provides several potential benefits for the follow-up of renal transplants. Show more
Keywords: Ultrasound image fusion, renal transplant, image quality
Postoperative evaluation of microvascularization in mandibular reconstructions with microvascular flaps – First results with a new perfusion software for contrast-enhanced sonography (CEUS)
Authors: Mueller, S. | Gosau, M. | Wendl, C.M. | Prantl, L. | Wiggermann, P. | Reichert, T.E. | Jung, E.M.
Abstract: Purpose: Quantitative measurement of dynamic contrast values obtained by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for evaluating microvascularization in osseous and osseocutaneous free flaps used for maxillofacial reconstructions. Patients and Methods: 22 patients (6 women, 16 men, mean age: 57 years, range: 47 to 82 years) who had received mandibular reconstructions with 3 avascular and 19 microvascular free osseous or osseocutaneous transplants were included in this trial. 16 patients had received a microvascular osseocutaneous fibular flap, 2 patients a microvascular osseous fibular flap and 1 patient a microvascular osseous iliac crest flap. Patients were followed up for 12 months on average (range: 3 …to 20 months). Ultrasound examination was carried out by one experienced examiner with a linear probe (6–9 MHz, LOGIQ E9, GE) after the intravenous bolus injection of 2.4 ml contrast agent (SonoVue® , BRACCO, Germany). Digital cine loops were analysed with a quantification software (VueBox™) for determining wash-in parameters: Rise Time (RT), Peak Enhancement (PE), Wash-in Area Under the Curve (WiAUC) and Wash-in Rate (WiR). Results were compared with the patients' postoperative clinical outcome. Results: For the bone area the median of the RT was 10.0 s (range 3.1 to 65.0 s), for the ratio between bone tissue and soft tissue for the PE the median was 10.4% (range 2.6 to 29.8%), the median for the WiAUC was 11.1% (range 1.5 to 77.7%) and the median for the WiR was 5.7 %(range 0.7 to 61.1%). None of the patients with microvascular osseocutaneous and osseous flaps showed any signs of transplant bone loss, which corresponded with the qualitative CEUS assessment. The patients with microvascular re-anastomosed transplants showed widely varying values for the investigated parameters (RT, PE, WiAUC, WiR). For patients with avascular bone transplants, these parameters were reduced to zero values for the bone area resulting in a significant difference (p < 0.05) for the PE compared to the patients with microvascular bone transplants. Conclusion: CEUS allowed the qualitative assessment of bone microvascularization by observing the transition of the contrast agent from the periostal area into the bone. However, defining a critical lower border by quantification of bone perfusion was difficult because of the inconstant perfusion of the bone transplants used in the trial. Show more
Keywords: Osseous flaps, osseocutaneous flaps, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, perfusion quantification
Detection of microvascularization of thyroid carcinomas using linear high resolution contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS)
Authors: Hornung, Matthias | Jung, Ernst Michael | Georgieva, Martina | Schlitt, Hans J. | Stroszczynski, Christian | Agha, Ayman
Abstract: Background: Preoperative differentiation of thyroid nodules in benign and malignant pathologies still represents an unsolved problem in endocrinology. In the presented study, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) was applied as a new diagnostic tool detecting the microvascularisation of thyroid carcinomas. Methods: 167 patients underwent surgery for suspicious thyroid nodules between 05/2011 and 08/2012. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) with a linear probe (6–9 MHz, LOGIQE9/GE), color coded Doppler sonography (CCDS) and Power Doppler ultrasonography (PD) were performed in all patients preoperatively. Removed nodules were proved by histology. In case of carcinoma morphological characteristics and especially microvascularization were analyzed using time intensity curves (TIC) in …selected regions of interest (ROI). Results: In total, 22 thyroid carcinomas could be identified by histology. Using CEUS thyroid carcinomas in 19 patients showed early and irregular arterial vascularization followed by early arterial central wash-out. CCDS/PD, however, revealed irregular peripheral vascularization with low flow only in 8 cases. Further analysis resulted in a significant higher area under the curve (AUC) at the edge than in the tumor center but in a similar time to peak (TTP) in both regions. Conclusions: CEUS represents a highly sensitive method for the detection of the microvascularization of thyroid carcinomas. Future studies should compare these findings to benign pathologies in order to establish CEUS as a standard diagnostic procedure in the preoperative evaluation of suspicious thyroid nodules. Show more
Keywords: Thyroid carcinoma, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
Image fusion in the management of thermal tumor ablation of the liver
Authors: Clevert, D.A. | Paprottka, P.M. | Helck, A. | Reiser, M. | Trumm, C.G.
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether image fusion with contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and CT is effective in the pre-, intra- and post-interventional management of liver lesions during microwave or radiofrequency ablation. Methods and materials: Fifteen patients with a single hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) up to 3 cm diameter, identified on both contrast-enhanced CT (Siemens Somatom Definition AS and Definition Edge, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany) and ultrasound (Siemens ACUSON S2000™ or S3000™, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany) were retrospectively enrolled between July 2011 and May 2012. Either automatic registration or plane match registration was chosen on CT and …ultrasound for the pre-, intra- and postinterventional management of all treated liver lesions during microwave or radiofrequency ablation. Using conventional ultrasound B-mode, CEUS and image fusion including B-mode and CEUS the detectability of the liver lesions was evaluated semi-quantitatively by comparing the image sequences in a consensus reading. Eight patients underwent radiofrequency ablation and seven patients underwent microwave ablation. Results: All patients were examined using all diagnostic ultrasound tools of the study. The results show that the procedure is easy and convenient to perform, as well as efficient. The co-registration procedure took approximately 5 to 10 minutes depending on the amount of DICOM volume-data and the habitus of the patient. The results show that the use of image fusion with CT and contrast-enhanced ultrasound could improve the diagnostic assessment capabilities in comparison to the examination without image fusion in the pre-, intra- and postinterventional management of malignant liver lesions during thermal ablation. Conclusion: Percutaneous thermal ablation guided by contrast-enhanced ultrasound and image fusion seems to be an efficient approach for malignant liver lesions especially if these are not clearly demarcated by B-mode. The use of the image fusion technique in the pre-, intra- and postinterventional management can increase operator confidence, the accuracy of the procedure, and technical success in real time. Show more
Keywords: Image fusion, radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, interventional radiology, hepatocellular carcinoma
Cutaneous and muscular microcirculation in patients with terminal heart failure awaiting transplantation
Authors: Knaut, M. | Matschke, K. | Plötze, K. | Steinmann, C. | Mrowietz, C. | Jung, F.
Abstract: Heart failure patients are clinically characterized by extreme cardiomegaly, breathlessness, fluid retention and an early onset of fatigue. Studies have shown generalized restricted blood flow in those patients. Furthermore animal experiments proved an impaired blood flow and a diminished oxygen supply of the skeletal muscle in animals with chronic heart failure. Patients with chronic heart failure are limited to the extent of their ability to regulate their arterial pressure, especially in physical activity. It is however unclear in what way restriction of blood flow in the main arteries correlates with those in capillaries and to what extent. In this study …it was examined the depth of capillary circulatory restriction as well as the disregulation of oxygen partial pressure in skeletal muscle in rest and stress conditions, in patients with terminal heart failure. Show more
Keywords: Microcirculation, end stage heart failure, skeletal muscle
Influence of radiographic contrast media (Iodixanol and Iomeprol) on the endothelin-1 release from human arterial and venous endothelial cells cultured on an extracellular matrix
Authors: Franke, R.P. | Fuhrmann, R. | Hiebl, B. | Jung, F.
Abstract: Various radiographic contrast media (RCM) are available for visualization of blood vessels in interventional cardiology which can vary widely in their physicochemical properties thereby influencing different functions of blood cells. In the in vitro study described here the influence of two RCMs on arterial as well as on venous endothelial cells was compared to control cultures and examined under statical culture conditions, thus eliminating the influence of RCM viscosity almost completely. The supplementation of the culture medium with RCM (30% v/v) resulted in clearly different reactions of the endothelial cells exposed. Exposition to Iodixanol supplemented culture medium was followed by …endothelin-1 release from venous endothelial cells which was equivalent to the endothelin-1 release from venous control cultures. Compared to control cultures, venous endothelial cells exposed to culture medium supplemented with Iomeprol displayed a completely different reaction, the increase in endothelin-1 secretion was missing completely after a 12 hours exposure. Following a 12 hours exposure to both RCMs there were no longer endothelial cells adherent, neither in venous nor in arterial endothelial cell cultures. The study showed that not the wall shear stress was responsible for the differing effects visible after 1.5 min, 5 min, and 12 hours exposure to culture media supplemented with RCM but differences in chemotoxicity of the RCM applied. Show more
Keywords: Endothelin-1, angiographic contrast media, primary human endothelial cells, extracellular matrix
Evidence of a weak correlation between peripheral endothelial function measures and carotid intima-media thickness
Authors: Schaefer, Sarina | Muxel, Selina | Fasola, Federica | Beutel, Alica | Forconi, Sandro | Parker, John D. | Münzel, Thomas | Gori, Tommaso
Abstract: Previous studies from our and other laboratories have demonstrated the existence of a clear relationship between different measures of endothelial function and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis. The relationship between endothelial function and carotid intima-media thickness has not been extensively investigated. Endothelial function using radial artery flow-mediated constriction (L-FMC) and dilation (FMD) was assessed in 513 consecutive patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography. Intima-media thickness of both carotid arteries was also measured. IMT was greater in patients with diabetes, males, those with body mass index >30, and in those older than 65 years (all p < 0.05). There was a strong …correlation between age and IMT (p < 0.0001). Hypercholesterolemia and a family history for cardiovascular disease had no impact on IMT. In contrast, the relationship between either L-FMC or FMD and IMT was weak at best (p = 0.008 for the relationship between L-FMC and IMT, p = 0.13 for the relationship between FMD and IMT). There was a positive correlation between IMT and resting radial artery diameter (p = 0.008). IMT increased with the extent of coronary artery disease, but this trend did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.07). Resting (L-FMC), but not recruitable (FMD) endothelial function correlates with the extent of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis. This correlation is however weaker in comparison to that with age. Show more
Keywords: Cerebral circulation, endothelial function, atherosclerosis
Parameters of blood viscosity do not correlate with the extent of coronary and carotid atherosclerosis and with endothelial function in patients undergoing coronary angiography
Authors: Vosseler, Markus | Beutel, Alica | Schäfer, Sarina | Muxel, Selina | Jabs, Alexander | Forconi, Sandro | Parker, John D. | Münzel, Thomas | Gori, Tommaso
Abstract: While the role of physical forces on the control of atherogenesis and the modulation of endothelial function is well known, studies investigating the impact of shear stress on the extent of central atherosclerosis and flow-mediated dilation in humans produced controversial results. We investigated the relationship between viscosity, coronary atherosclerosis, carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation in patients undergoing coronary angiography. 451 patients (306 males, mean age 66 ± 10) were enrolled. Viscosity, which was calculated using a validated formula, showed a positive association with platelet activation (P = 0.01), leukocyte counts (P = 0.006) and C-reactive protein (P = 0.03), …a marker of inflammation; surprisingly, visocsity showed a negative association with FMD (FMD decreased 0.14 ± 0.05% per each cPoise increase in viscosity) but only in patients without coronary artery disease. Viscosity showed no association with the extent of coronary or carotid artery disease. We provide cross-sectional data on the relationship between whole blood viscosity and parameters of vascular structure and function. While viscosity correlated with parameters of vascular inflammation, it showed no relationship with the presence and severity of central atherosclerosis. Show more
Keywords: Coronary slow flow, endothelial function, viscosity, hematocrit, platelets
Endothelial function and hemorheological parameters modulate coronary blood flow in patients without significant coronary artery disease
Authors: Gori, Tommaso | Damaske, Ana | Muxel, Selina | Radmacher, Marie-Christine | Fasola, Federica | Schaefer, Sarina | Fineschi, Massimo | Forconi, Sandro | Jung, Friedrich | Münzel, Thomas | Parker, John D.
Abstract: Background: Coronary (micro)vascular resistance is regulated by the complex interplay of several factors. Two potentially important determinants include endothelial function and the rheological properties of blood. However, their impact on the control of the coronary resistance vasculature is poorly understood. Methods: The corrected Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction frame count (TIMIfc, an index of coronary flow velocity), conduit artery endothelial function, intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and complete blood counts were measured in 145 patients undergoing elective coronary angiography. Patients with obstructive coronary artery disease or systemic conditions thought to be associated with microvascular disease were excluded from the …analysis. Results: There was a strong correlation between the TIMIfc measured in the three main coronary artery distributions (R values between 0.71 and 0.85, P < 0.00001). The TIMIfc was higher in males (P < 0.05), but there was no association with traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease (all P > 0.1). There was a correlation between TIMIfc and L-FMC, a parameter of resting endothelial function (R = 0.33, P < 0.0005). TIMIfc also correlated with mean platelet volume (a marker of platelet activation, R = 0.33, P < 0.001), and hematocrit (R = 0.33, P = 0.0002). There was no correlation between TIMIfc and carotid intima-media thickness and the degree of coronary atherosclerosis. Logistic regression analysis showed that L-FMC and hemorheological variables may explain as much as 19% of the variability in TIMIfc. Conclusions: Resting peripheral endothelial function, as well as parameters of platelet function, correlate with coronary TIMIfc. These data emphasize the existence of an association between endothelial function, hemorheological variables and coronary blood flow velocity. Show more
Keywords: Coronary blood flow, endothelial function, platelets, hematocrit
Viability and function of primary human endothelial cells on smooth poly(ether imide) films
Authors: Schulz, C. | von Rüsten-Lange, M. | Krüger, A. | Lendlein, A. | Jung, F.
Abstract: Poly(ether imide) (PEI) is being explored as potential biomaterial for cardiovascular applications. Different studies showed that human umbilical venous endothelial cells (HUVEC) are able to adhere and proliferate on PEI membranes (Rq = 13.20 ± 1.58 nm). A recently published study revealed evidence for much lower platelet adhesion on very smooth PEI-films (Rq = 2.37 ± 1.40 nm). Therefore, we explored whether primary human venous endothelial cells (HUVEC) are able to adhere and proliferate on such very smooth PEI-films compared to tissue-cultured polystyrene (TCP) as reference material. Cytotoxicity testing revealed that PEI had a slight cytotoxic effect on …HUVEC accompanied by a marginal reduced integrity of the plasma membrane and a significant lower mitochondrial activity. However long-term seeding experiments up to eleven days exhibited that HUVEC were able to proliferate on the PEI-films till confluence (TCP 96,190 ± 18,289 cells/cm2 ; PEI 91,590 ± 19,583 cells/cm2 ). Further studies are planned to monitor the influence of shear force on the endothelial cell monolayer in a dynamic test system to determine its stability in view of shear resistant endothelialization of PEI for cardiovascular devices. Show more
Keywords: Biomaterial, Poly(ether imide), biocompatibility, endothelialization
The influence of poly(n-butyl acrylate) networks on viability and function of smooth muscle cells and vascular fibroblasts
Authors: Krüger, A. | Braune, S. | Kratz, K. | Lendlein, A. | Jung, F.
Abstract: Background: The patency of small-diameter vascular prostheses is limited by several factors such as thrombogenicity, which is strongly influenced by surface roughness and chemical composition, or a mechanical mismatch between the elastic modulus of an artery and of the vascular prosthesis. A confluent layer of endothelial cells onto the inner surface of vascular prostheses could improve the hemocompatibility of the device. Biomaterials with adjustable elastic properties could be tailored to the values of human arteries so that a prothesis mismatch could be avoided. It was recently demonstrated that a co-culture of endothelial cells with angiogenically stimulated monocytes (aMO2) shows an …accelerated formation of a functional confluent endothelial cell monolayer on soft hydrophobic poly(n-butyl acrylate) (cPnBA) networks. In addition, the cell compatibility with vascular smooth muscle cells and aortic fibroblasts, which are other important cell types of the vessel wall, is essential for a vascular prosthesis material and must therefore be explored. Purpose: Here we investigated the interaction of human vascular smooth muscle cells and aortic fibroblasts with cPnBA04 and cPnBA73. Material and methods: Human primary vascular smooth muscle cells and aortic fibroblasts were seeded on the two cPnBAs with different elastic moduli (cPnBA04 - 250 kPa and cPnBA73 - 1100 kPa) over 72 h. A live-dead staining (fluorescein diacetate/propium iodide) was performed to determine the morphology and viability of adherent cells. Furthermore, the extracellular matrix components, the actin cytoskeleton, the cell-material-contacts and the cytokine profiles were analysed. Results: Both cell types adhered and were viable on cPnBA04 and cPnBA73. The level of pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion (IFN-γ and TNF-α) by smooth muscle cells and vascular fibroblasts was comparable to that of cells cultivated on a control material. The release of these cytokines by human fibroblasts was higher on cPnBA73 compared to cPnBA04. Both cell types secreted an extracellular matrix comparable to cells seeded on a control material. Conclusion: The study revealed, that cPnBA with varying elastic moduli are not only suitable for the cultivation of endothelial cells, but also for human vascular smooth muscle cells and aortic fibroblasts. Therefore, cPnBA could be a potential candidate material for the development of cardiovascular prostheses. Show more
Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, polymer-based biomaterial, cPnBA
Behaviour of fibroblasts on water born acrylonitrile-based copolymers containing different cationic and anionic moieties
Authors: Scharnagl, N. | Hiebl, B. | Trescher, K. | Zierke, M. | Behl, M. | Kratz, K. | Jung, F. | Lendlein, A.
Abstract: The chemical composition of a substrate can influence the adhesion, viability and proliferation of cells seeded on the substrate. The aim of this work was to investigate the influence of different cationic or anionic moieties in acrylonitrile-based copolymers on the interaction with fibroblasts. A series of ten different types of acrylonitrile-based copolymers with a random sequence structure was prepared using a water born synthesis process to exclude potential residues of organic solvents. As charged comonomers cationic methacrylic acid-2-aminoethylester hydrochloride (AEMA), N-3-amino-propyl-methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMA) and anionic 2-methyl-2-propene-1-sulfonic acid sodium salt (NaMAS) were utilized. By application of a specific sintering procedure the …copolymer materials were processed into transparent disks for conducting cell tests in direct contact. The copolymers were analyzed with respect to their composition and surface properties. Cytotoxicity tests of the polymer extracts, as well as of the disks were performed with L929 mouse fibroblasts. All copolymers showed no cytotoxic effects. Furthermore, for higher molar ratios of AEMA an increase in cell growth could be observed, which might be a hint that higher charge densities are favorable for the proliferation of L929 cells. Show more
Keywords: Acrylonitrile, copolymers, fibroblasts, surface charges, biocompatibility
Smooth muscle and endothelial cell behaviour on degradable copolyetheresterurethane films
Authors: Rüder, Constantin | Sauter, Tilman | Kratz, Karl | Peter, Jan | Jung, Friedrich | Lendlein, Andreas | Zohlnhöfer, Dietlind
Abstract: Stent thrombosis and restenosis after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation remains a relevant problem in the cardiovascular field. The polymer-based biomaterial (e.g. stent coating) requirements are comprehensive, since the polymeric material ideally should ensure an effective re-endothelialization by recruiting endothelial cells (EC) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPC). Simultaneously, the polymer should effectively prevent adherence of smooth muscle cells (SMC) and thereby inhibiting restenosis. The aim of this study was to gain a basic understanding on the interaction of SMC and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) with nonporous polymer films. A multifunctional copolyetheresterurethane (PDC) was chosen as candidate material: PDC consists …of poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO) and poly(ε-caprolactone)-segments (PCL). In our study it was compared to the degradable PPDO homopolymer and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene) (PVDF), an established coating material of DES in clinical applications intended for longterm applications. The films were analyzed according to their thermomechanical and surface properties before being examined in contact with HUVEC and SMC concerning cell viability, proliferation and adhesion. Experimental results showed that adhesion could be improved for HUVEC on PDC compared to PPDO and PVDF. In contrast, SMC attachment is largely suppressed on PDC polymeric films indicating a cell-specific response of HUVEC towards PDC. In conclusion, PDC represents a promising candidate material for future cardiovascular applications like e.g. biodegradable (PDC) stent coatings. Show more
Keywords: Endothelialization, drug eluting stent, degradable polymer, cell selectivity
Influence of fiber orientation in electrospun polymer scaffolds on viability, adhesion and differentiation of articular chondrocytes
Authors: Schneider, Tobias | Kohl, Benjamin | Sauter, Tilman | Kratz, Karl | Lendlein, Andreas | Ertel, Wolfgang | Schulze-Tanzil, Gundula
Abstract: Degradable polymers with a tailorable degradation rate might be promising candidate materials for biomaterial-based cartilage repair. In view of the poor intrinsic healing capability of cartilage, implantation of autologous chondrocytes seeded on a biocompatible slow degrading polymer might be an encouraging approach to improve cartilage repair in the future. This study was undertaken to test if the fiber orientation (random versus aligned) of two different degradable polymers and a polymer intended for long term applications could influence primary articular chondrocytes growth and ultrastructure. A degradable copoly(ether)esterurethane (PDC) was synthesized via co-condensation of poly(p-dioxanone)diol and poly(ε-caprolactone)diol using an aliphatic diisocyanate as …linker. Poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO) was applied as commercially available degradable polymer, while polyetherimide (PEI) was chosen as biomaterial enabling surface functionalization. The fibrous scaffolds of PDC and PPDO were obtained by electrospinning using 1,1,1,3,3,3 hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFP), while for PEI dimethyl acetamide (DMAc) was applied as solvent. Primary porcine articular chondrocytes were seeded at different cell densities on the fibrous polymer scaffolds and analyzed for viability (fluorescein diacetate/ethidiumbromide staining), for type II collagen synthesis (immunolabelling), ultrastructure and orientation on the fibers (SEM: scanning electron microscopy). Vital chondrocytes adhered on all electrospun scaffolds irrespective of random and aligned topologies. In addition, the chondrocytes produced the cartilage-specific type II collagen on all tested polymer topologies suggesting their differentiated functions. SEM revealed an almost flattened chondrocytes shape on scaffolds with random fiber orientation: whereby chondrocytes growth remained mainly restricted to the scaffold surface. On aligned fibers the chondrocytes exhibited a more spindle-shaped morphology with rougher cell surfaces but only a minority of the cells aligned according to the fibers. As a next step the reduction of the fiber diameter of electrospun scaffolds should be addressed as an important parameter to mimic cartilage ECM structure. Show more
Keywords: Chondrocytes, electrospinning, scaffold, differentiation, multiblock copolymer
Elastic multiblock copolymers for vascular regeneration: Protein adsorption and hemocompatibility
Authors: Tzoneva, Rumiana | Seifert, Barbara | Behl, Marc | Lendlein, Andreas
Abstract: Hemocompatibility of elastic multiblock copolymers PDC, based on poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO)/poly(ε-caprolactone)-segments, capable of a shape-memory effect, and PDD, based on PPDO/poly((adipinate-alt-1,4-butanediol)-co-(adipinate-alt-ethylene glycol)-co-adipinate-alt-diethylene glycol)-segments, was studied in order to assess their suitability for an application aiming at blood vessels regeneration. The results were compared with polypropylene (PP) which is a widely used blood-contacting material for devices as blood oxygenators and dialysis tubes. Protein adsorption studies showed diverse blood plasma proteins in a relatively high amount on both elastic polymers compared to the poor amount of plasma proteins adsorbed on PP. Study of the coagulation system revealed high thrombin formation on PDC and …no difference in plasma kallikrein activation between elastic multiblock copolymers and the reference PP. Activation of complement system was higher for PDC followed by PDD and lower for PP. However, platelet adhesion and activation were hardly suppressed on the multiblock copolymers compared to the PP surface, where the number of adhered platelets and the activation rate were significant. The present results reveal that the tested multiblock copolymers with improved elastic properties and shape-memory capability (PDC) show low thrombogenicity and are promising candidates for vascular tissue engineering. Show more
Keywords: Hemocompatibility, degradable elastic polymer, protein adsorption, coagulation, thrombin formation, platelet adhesion/activation, shape-memory polymer
Automated image-based analysis of adherent thrombocytes on polymer surfaces
Authors: Braune, S. | Alagöz, G. | Seifert, B. | Lendlein, A. | Jung, F.
Abstract: A dataset of 439 confocal laser scanning microscopic images was analyzed to investigate the potential of an image-based automated analysis for identifying and assessing adherent thrombocytes on polymer surfaces. Parameters for image optimization of glutardialdehyde induced fluorescence images were classified and data mining was performed using the Java image processing software ImageJ. Previously reported analysis required that each thrombocyte had to be identified interactively and outlined manually. Now, we were able to determine the number and area of adherent thrombocytes with high accuracy (spearman correlation coefficient r = 0.98 and r = 0.99) using a two-stage filter-set, including a rolling …ball background subtraction- and a watershed segmentation-algorithm. Furthermore, we could proof a significant correlation between these parameters (spearman correlation coefficient r = 0.97), determining both as suitable predictors for the evaluation of material induced thrombogenicity. The here reported image-based automated analysis can be successfully applied to identify and measure adherent thrombocytes on polymer surfaces and, thus, might be successfully integrated in a high-throughput screening process to evaluate biomaterial hemocompatibility. Show more
Keywords: Hemocompatibility, thrombocytes, biomaterial, high-throughput, image-based automation
The influence of polymer scaffolds on cellular behaviour of bone marrow derived human mesenchymal stem cells
Authors: Wang, Weiwei | Ma, Nan | Kratz, Karl | Xu, Xun | Li, Zhengdong | Roch, Toralf | Bieback, Karen | Jung, Friedrich | Lendlein, Andreas
Abstract: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types. Therefore, they are widely explored in regenerative medicine. The interaction of MSCs with biomaterials is of great importance for cell proliferation, differentiation and function, and can be strongly influenced by numerous factors, such as the chemical nature and the mechanical properties of the material surface. In this study, we investigated the interaction of bone marrow derived human MSCs with different amorphous and transparent polymers namely polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), poly(ether imide) (PEI), polyetherurethane (PEU) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (PSAN). To ensure that the MSCs were …solely in contact to the testing material we applied polymeric inserts, which were prepared from the aforementioned polymers via injection molding. The explored inserts exhibited a similar wettability with advancing contact angles ranging from 84 ± 7° (PEU) to 99 ± 5° (PS) and a surface roughness of Rq ≤ 0.86 μm. The micromechanical properties determined by AFM indentation varied from 6 ± 1 GPa (PEU) to 24 ± 5 GPa (PSAN). Cells presented different adhesion rates on the polymer surfaces 24 hours after seeding (45 ± 7% (PS), 63 ± 1% (PC), 75 ± 4% (PEI), 69 ± 2% (PEU) and 61 ± 5% (PSAN)). The cells could proliferate on the polymer surfaces, and the fold change of cell number after 16 days of culture reached to 1.93 ± 0.07 (PS), 3.38 ± 0.11 (PC), 3.65 ± 0.04 (PEI), 2.24 ± 0.15 (PEU) and 3.36 ± 0.09 (PSAN). Differences in cell apoptosis could be observed during the culture. After 7 days, the apoptosis of cells on PC, PEI and PSAN decreased to a level comparable to that on standard tissue culture plate (TCP). All of the tested polymers exhibited low cytotoxicity and allowed high cell viability. Compared to cells on TCP, cells on PC and PEI showed similar morphology, distribution as well as F-actin cytoskeleton organization, whereas cells on PSAN were distributed less evenly and cells on PEU were less oriented. Cells were more likely to form clusters on PS. Conclusively, we demonstrated the influence of polymer substrates on the cellular behaviour of MSCs, which could be included in the development of novel design concepts based on polymeric biomaterials. Show more
Keywords: Mesenchymal stem cells, polymer surface, cell-material interaction, cell adhesion, proliferation, apoptosis
Immunological evaluation of polystyrene and poly(ether imide) cell culture inserts with different roughness
Authors: Roch, Toralf | Krüger, Anne | Kratz, Karl | Ma, Nan | Jung, Friedrich | Lendlein, Andreas
Abstract: For the successful clinical and biological application of polymers, their interaction with cells, tissues, and body fluids has to be well characterized. In order to investigate how the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of candidate biomaterials influence cell behaviours, the testing sample is usually placed in commercially available cell culture plates. Thus, not only the testing sample itself but also the culture dish material might influence the cell behaviour. Therefore, an insert system was created to exclude this influence and allow investigations of the testing material solely. In this study micropatterned inserts prepared from polystyrene (PS) as well as from …poly(ether imide) (PEI) with three different roughness levels of i) Rq = 0.12 μm (PS) and 0.23 μm (PEI); ii) Rq = 3.52 μm (PS) and 3.92 μm (PEI); and iii) Rq = 16.04 μm (PS) and 22.65 μm (PEI) were explored with regard of their immuno-compatibility including the determination of potential contaminations with endotoxins or other microbial products. The endotoxin levels of the inserts were determined to be less than 0.07 EU/mL, which is well below the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limit of 0.5 EU/mL and the survival of murine macrophages cultured in the inserts was not impaired. Activation of early immune mechanisms such as complement activation and the generation of reactive oxygen species could not be observed. All tested materials had no influence on the cytokine secretion from cells of whole human blood. The investigated inserts were immuno-compatible and apparently free of contaminations with microbial products. The roughness of the inserts had no stimulatory or inhibitory effect on early immune mechanisms. Conclusively, the 24-well plate insert systems introduced in this study allow investigating the interactions of tailored surface properties such as roughness with many other cell types, without the disadvantage of the standard commercially available culture vessels influencing the biomaterial testing. Show more
Keywords: Immuno-compatibility, endotoxins, surface roughness, biomaterial, polystyrene, poly(ether imide)
Adherence and viability of primary human keratinocytes and primary human dermal fibroblasts on acrylonitrile-based copolymers with different concentrations of positively charged functional groups
Authors: Trescher, Karoline | Scharnagl, Nico | Kratz, Karl | Roch, Toralf | Lendlein, Andreas | Jung, Friedrich
Abstract: As shown in several studies, various properties of biomaterials such as stiffness, surface roughness, chemical composition or the amount of functional groups at the surface can influence adhesion, viability, proliferation and functionalities of cells. The aim of this work was to explore whether a cell-selective effect could be achieved for acrylonitrile-based copolymers containing different contents of positively charged functional groups, which were introduced by incorporation of methacrylic acid-2-aminoethylester hydrochloride (AEMA) units. The p(AN-co-AEMA) copolymers were synthesized by suspension polymerization in water and processed into disk shaped test specimen via a sintering process to ensure the absence of organic solvents in …the copolymers. Copolymers with an AEMA content of 1.4, 1.6, and 4.4 mol-% were investigated according to their cell-selective capacity, which should support the adhesion, viability and proliferation of keratinocytes, while the adherence of fibroblasts should rather be disabled. The test samples were seeded with primary human keratinocytes and primary human dermal fibroblasts in mono- as well as in co-cultures. Tissue culture plate polystyrene (TCP) was used to control the physiologic growth of the cells. Density and viability of attached and non-adherent cells were analyzed by live/dead staining, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay and flow cytometry with DAPI staining. For the assured discrimination of adherent cell types in coculture a keratin/vimentin-staining was performed. On copolymers with 4.4 mol-% AEMA adherent keratinocytes in monoculture and cocultured keratinocytes and fibroblasts showed a higher viability, a lower impairment of cell membranes and higher densities of viable cells compared to both other copolymers. For adherent fibroblasts these parameters did not differ between the copolymers and an increasing ratio of keratinocytes to fibroblasts in cocultures were found with increasing AEMA content. The results showed that keratinocytes and fibroblasts can be influenced by copolymers with different contents of positively charged functional groups. Since the tendency of a better adherence and viability of keratinocytes with increasing amounts of positively charged functional groups was shown, the potential enhancement by further increase of the amount of positively charged functional groups shall be tested in a future study. Show more
Keywords: Keratinocytes, fibroblasts, coculture, amine functional group, surface charge
Effect of cytochrome P450-dependent epoxyeicosanoids on Ristocetin-induced thrombocyte aggregation
Authors: Jung, F. | Schulz, C. | Blaschke, F. | Muller, D.N. | Mrowietz, C. | Franke, R.P. | Lendlein, A. | Schunck, W.-H.
Abstract: Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) produced by cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent epoxidation of arachidonic acid (AA) inhibit thrombocyte adhesion to the vascular wall. Upon dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation, EETs are partially replaced by eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)-derived epoxyeicosatetraenoic acids (EEQs) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-derived epoxydocosapentaenoic acids (EDPs). We hypothesized that the omega-3 epoxy-metabolites may exhibit superior anti-thrombogenic properties compared to their AA-derived counterparts. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed the effects of 11,12-EET, 17,18-EEQ and 19,20-EDP on Ristocetin-induced thrombocyte aggregation (RITA), a process that mimics thrombocyte adhesion to the vascular wall. The eicosanoids were added for 5, 30, or 60 minutes to thrombocyte-rich …plasma freshly prepared immediately after blood collection from stringently selected apparently healthy subjects. Thrombocyte aggregation was then induced by Ristocetin (0.75 mg/mL) and assessed by turbidimetric measurements. After 60 minutes of preincubation, all three epoxy-metabolites significantly decreased the rate of RITA. 17,18-EEQ and 19,20-EDP were effective already at 1 μM, whereas 5-fold higher concentrations were required with 11,12-EET. Addition of AUDA, an inhibitor of the soluble epoxide hydrolase, potentiated the effect of 17,18-EEQ resulting in a significant further decrease of the velocity as well as amplitude of the aggregation process. In contrast to their profound effects on RITA, none of the epoxy-metabolites was effective in reducing collagen- or ADP-induced thrombocyte aggregation. These results indicate a highly specific role of CYP-eicosanoids in preventing thromboembolic events and suggest that the formation of 17,18-EEQ and 19,20-EDP may contribute to the anti-thrombotic effects of omega-3 fatty acids. Show more
Percutaneous irreversible electroporation (IRE) of hepatic malignant tumours: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) findings
Authors: Wiggermann, P. | Zeman, F. | Nießen, C. | Agha, A. | Trabold, B. | Stroszczynski, C. | Jung, E.M.
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe the image findings of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) after irreversible electroporation (IRE), and to assess its usefulness in relation to the evaluation of the ablation status using a dynamic recording of the microvascularisation. Material and method: In this prospectively designed study, a percutaneous IRE was performed for the treatment of malignant hepatic lesions in a total of 15 patients following the interdisciplinary diagnosis. The lesions were documented using CEUS before, immediately after and 20 minutes after the ablation. The acquired CEUS image data was subsequently independently retrospectively evaluated by 2 experienced radiologists …and assessed in relation to microvascularisation using a 5 point scale. Results: Using CEUS, a significant reduction in the microcirculation of the lesions, both centrally and marginally, could be detected following IRE (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001). The mean evaluation of the central microcirculation was reduced from 3.13 ± 1.38 to 0.47 ± 0.64 (p < 0.01). For the peripheral area of the lesion and the ablation margin, there was a reduction of 3.37 ± 1.13 to 1.57 ± 0.46 (p = 0.001). There was no significant reduction in the macrocirculation. Conclusion: Within the framework of this study, it could be demonstrated that, in the course of IRE, a rapid significant reduction of the microcirculation in the ablation area occurred. Show more
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Fintech Clip releases remote payment feature
Contxto – The coronavirus pandemic has put businesses in overdrive to launch new products that match these unusual circumstances. Correspondingly, fintech Clip is the latest of startups to release a new feature to make remote payments possible.
Previously, businesses relied on its physical POS terminals to process electronic payments. But last Thursday (21), the Mexican startup announced they now have a new option: “Pagos a Distancia Clip.”
As a result, through the fintech’s app, these small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now process credit and debit cards with a few taps to their phone. An entrepreneur need only introduce the amount owed into the app. The system will then generate a link that’s sent to the buyer via WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, email, or text.
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Once the person opens the link, it will take them to a payment portal. There, they submit their card information and complete the transaction. No need for them to download an app—which is quite user friendly.
Vendors will receive their money within 48 hours, which is definitely a big help towards achieving a healthier cash flow. In exchange for this service, Clip charges them a 3.6 percent commission over the transaction’s value, plus tax.
Clip moves at a slow but steady clip to launch
Compared to startups that developed new products in under a month, Clip has taken a little more time with its new service. But it’s easy to understand why it had to be that way.
Payment-related solutions always entail strong layers of security and fraud-prevention measures. Not to mention compliance with relevant laws and industry expectations.
In Clip’s case, the startup states its new feature fulfills Mexican regulations as well as follows US laws related to anti-corruption practices.
It’s also PCI certified—meaning it complies with international standards for credit and debit card processing. As someone who worked in compliance, I can assure you the documentation process for all of this is painstaking work.
Related article: Flux wants to help small businesses and freelancers in Mexico survive Covid-19
Likewise, considering the implications of developing a solution that meshes with social media also takes a significant effort on behalf of Clip’s software developers. There’s also the matter of time.
On the one hand, its entire team may have felt the rush to create this new feature so as to add a new source of income for the fintech.
And on the other, the team can’t afford to do a sloppy job as it must stay consistent with the quality of Clip’s previous products. All in all, this service constitutes a monumental effort on the fintech’s end to push through Covid-19.
Regardless, its remote payment processor will undoubtedly outlive the pandemic.
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NEET, Exit Test, No DNB: Read How Scrapping of MCI Will Affect Doctors
Posted on January 1, 2017 February 23, 2020 by Dr. Paresh Koli
Most of the readers must have been reading many things about changes in Medical Council of India (MCI), conduction of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), National Exit Test (NEXT) and much other news.
We doctors have been hearing and knowing about Medical Council of India (MCI) since many years but now this is changing. MCI as per IMC Act, 1956 is going to be replaced with the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2016 as soon as the draft rules are confirmed by the parliament of India.
I am dividing this article into 3 parts, in 1st part I will describe in short the changes which are going to happen because of replacement of MCI with NMC, in 2nd part I will describe these changes in much more details for interested readers and in 3rd part I will be writing some comments by myself which are going to affect all the medical students and doctors in India.
Short description of changes in National Medical Commission (NMC)
MCI and all its functions will be replaced by the same by National Medical Commission (NMC). So MCI will be no more after this act comes into effect.
All India Postgraduate Medical Entrance Exam (AIPGMEE) will be replaced with National Eligibility Cum entrance Test (NEET) for admission into both undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) Medical courses.
There will be a National Exit Test (NEXT) also known as a Common Licentiate Examination, which UG medical students have to pass to get themselves registered in National Medical Register or State Medical Register and thus practice. So without passing the exit test, no students passing out after the introduction of this act will be able to practice in India.
Common Licentiate Exam will come into effect within 3 years of the passing of this NMC Act.
Common Licentiate Examination will also serve as NEET for PG medical admission.
National Board of Examinations (NBE) will be merged into NMC. So even NBE will not exist after this act comes into effect.
MD/MS by MCI and Diplomate National Board (DNB) by the National Board of Examination (NBE) will be merged into a single course.
No more MCI inspection for Medical college and courses recognition. If a medical college fails to meet the minimum standards, a fine can be levied on it and it will be allowed to explain the reasons. If a college is derecognized it will be asked to maintain the facilities till the last admitted batch of students passes out.
Currently, only not-for-profit organisations are allowed to set up medical colleges but this act will allow for-profit organisations as well to establish medical colleges.
Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) will oversee UG medical courses
Post-Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) will oversee PG and super speciality medical courses
Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) will oversee assessment and rating of medical education institutions. So students will be able to see the rating of medical colleges before admission to see the quality of education in the same.
Board for Medical Registration (BMR) will be Maintaining the National Register (NR). Any person having a foreign medical degree will not be able to practice in India i.e. will not have their names registered in NR unless they qualify National Licentiate Examination.
All students studying degree, diploma or certificate course before the NMC act coming into effect, can continue the same courses and institutions have to maintain the standards and conduct the examinations as per the standards before the act comes into effect.
Detailed description of changes in National Medical Commission (NMC)
Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act came into effect in 1956. After which it has been amended multiple times by central governments for a variety of reasons. Recent ones being due to allegations of corruption by MCI officials in allowing medical colleges to function and recognition of medical courses. Ordinances included Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2010 for one year with a newly constituted Board of Governors (BoG) taking over the functions of the MCI. IMC (Amendment) Act, 2010 for reconstituted of MCI within three years which was again amended in 2012 and 2013. IMC (Amendment) Second Ordinance 2013, led to the reconstitution of the MCI while also allowing the latter to continue the work done by the BoG.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare submitted Report 92 to the Rajya Sabha on 8th March 2016 after detailed discussions, wide consultations with various stakeholders and review of published articles and written submissions by experts, it. The report offers a critical assessment of medical education in India and offers recommendations for reforming it. “The Committee observes that the Medical Council of India as the regulator of medical education in the country has repeatedly failed on all its mandates over the decades”. It mentions the failure of MCI like failure to create curriculum, maintain a uniform standard, devaluation of merit in admission, no transparent system and a heavy focus on infrastructure and human staff during MCI inspections but no substantial evaluation of the quality of teaching, training and imparting of skills.
Recommendation were made by expert committee led by (late) Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury which asked for creation of NMC and four verticals like (i) UG Board of Medical Education and Training, (ii) PG Board of Medical Education and Training (iii) National Assessment and Accreditation Board and (iv) National Board for Medical Registration. Also, Hon’ble Supreme Court has reinforced the sentiment expressed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report in the Judgement dated 2nd May 2016 in the Civil Appeal No. 4060 of 2009.
Details of changes recommended by the committee are as follows:
The National Medical Commission (NMC) will be the policy-making body for medical education and shall comprise a Chairperson, nine ex-officio Members and ten part-time members.
There will be a creation of four mutually independent and autonomous Boards whose activities will be coordinated through the NMC. Each board will have a separate president.
NMC will be supported by a professionally equipped permanent Secretariat.
Statutory basis for conducting a common entrance examination for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Medical institutions will be provided so that there will be a transparent admissions process based on merit rather than the ability to pay capitation fee. There will be an all-India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into UG and PG medical courses.
Statutory basis will be provided for a Common Licentiate Examination for practice by medical professionals after completion of the undergraduate medical degree. Central Government may also prescribe skill tests as necessary, as part of Licentiate examinations to ensure medical professionals have appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes for providing health care as per societal needs.
Passing the Common Licentiate Exam will be mandatory to get a license to practice in India and for registration of the doctor in the Indian medical register. This examination will also serve as the NEET for admission to the PG courses in Medical Educational Institutions.
Common Licentiate Exam will come into effect within 3 years of the passing of this NMC Act and it would ensure common standards of knowledge and skills for Doctors on a Nationwide basis.
Committee also deliberated on enabling statutory provision of a similar licentiate examination in the PG and other Super-Speciality Courses but did not recommend the same for reasons like diversity of courses and in the practices across states, as PG and super-specialty doctors have already appeared for NEET or Common Licentiate Exam their quality is ensured and as NBE is merged with Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) it can could continue conducting the system of voluntary examinations with those institutions/ candidates who are willing to voluntarily take part in such a process.
Committee also discussed on adding an additional enabling provision of voluntary recertification/ renewal of license exam once every ten years which is done in many countries but it concluded that it is desirable but this is not the right time for such radical step.
NMC should not engage in fee regulation of Private Colleges as there is already a merit-based admission process via NEET and NMC may be empowered to fix norms for regulating fees for a proportion of seats (not exceeding 40% of the total seats) in private medical colleges.
Enough time will be given for transition from MCI into NMC.
Once the NMC bill becomes an act, rules will be notified for the same.
Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) for undergraduate courses and Post-Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) for postgraduate and super speciality courses will oversee medical education, competency-based dynamic curriculum (including assessment), prescribe guidelines for setting up medical institutions, prescribe guidelines for medical courses, infrastructure, faculty and quality of education, development/training for the faculty, facilitate research and for compulsory annual disclosure, electronically and otherwise, by medical institutions in all aspects related to their functioning.
Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) will do Assessment and Rating of Medical Educational Institutions as per the standards laid down by the UGMEB or PGMEB, hire credible third party agencies or to appoint such visitors and personnel as it may consider necessary to carry out inspections of the Medical Educational Institutions and levy penalties on institutions for not meeting the minimum standards. The penalty will only be levied after giving a reasonable opportunity to institutions for explaining the reasons failures. Even after this if Medical Educational Institution fails to take the necessary corrective actions after three monetary penalties, MARB shall recommend to the NMC to initiate proceedings for derecognizing the degree/ degrees awarded by the Institution as per the procedure prescribed in section 36.
No medical college can be established without permission of MARB. The board will take 6 months to accept or reject the request of setting up a medical college and if not done institution is free to make a second appeal to the Government in case no decision is received within one year from the date of his submission or the scheme is disapproved.
The MARB or the Commission or the Government should approve or disapprove medical college set up request after looking into the financial resource of the institution, adequacy of academic faculty and hospital facilities.
Board for Medical Registration (BMR) will be Maintaining the National Register (NR) will which will contain the name, address, date of birth, Aadhaar ID of and all qualifications recognised by UGMEB and PGMEB possessed by the licensed practitioner. National Register and State Medical register will be in sync. If the name of a doctor is removed from state medical register, they can appeal in front of BMR for the same.
A person who is a citizen of India and obtains medical qualification granted by any medical institution in any country outside India recognised as medical practitioner in that country after such date as may be specified, shall not be entitled to be enrolled in the National Register unless he qualifies the National Licentiate Examination and such foreign medical qualification after such person qualifies the National Licentiate Examination shall be deemed to be recognised medical qualification for the purposes of this Act for that person.
A person who is a citizen of India and obtains medical qualification by medical institution outside India recognised as medical practitioner in that country after such date as may be specified, shall not be entitled to be enrolled in the National Register unless he qualifies the National Licentiate Examination and such foreign medical qualification after such person qualifies the National Licentiate Examination shall be deemed to be recognised medical qualification for the purposes of this Act for that person.
If the name of a person is not there in NR, they will not be allowed to practice medicine or testify in the court of law as a medical expert.
Schedule I, II, III and IV of the IMC Act, 1956 shall be incorporated automatically in Schedule I, II, III and IV of NMC Act.
All the medical institutions will have to maintain a website and display all the information as per NMC.
“Any student of medical institution who, immediately before the commencement of this Act was studying for a degree, diploma or certificate in any such institution shall continue and complete his course for that degree, diploma or certificate, as the case may be, and such institutions shall provide for the instruction and examination for such student in accordance with syllabus and studies as existed before commencement of this Act and shall be deemed to have completed his course of study and awarded degree, diploma, as the case may be, under this Act.”
“The medical institution in the lapse of its recognition whether by efflux of time or by its voluntary surrender or for any other reason whatsoever shall continue to maintain and provide the minimum standards approved by the Commission until such time that all the candidates are able to complete their study in such institutions.”
All the assets and liabilities of the Indian Medical Council will be transferred to the National Medical Commission.
Educational standards, requirements and other provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and the rules and regulations made thereunder will continue to be in force and operate till new standards are specified under NMC Act or the rules and regulations made.
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) will be merged with the PGMEB. Also, all such courses and the qualifications by the NBE shall be subsumed and added as the courses conducted by and qualifications awarded by the PGMEB and any reference to the existing National Board of Examinations in any law or rule or contract other than this Act shall be deemed as a reference to PGMEB after NMC act comes into effect.
If NMC fails or neglects to comply with any order within the specified period, the Central Government may make the regulations or amend or revoke the regulations made by the Commission, as the case may be, in such manner as the Central Government thinks fit.
NMC will be funded by the National Medical Commission Fund by the central government and will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG).
If any difficulties arise due to NMC act, the central government may provide order to remove such difficulties.
Comments by the Author
It is a good initiative by the government to conduct NEET so that merit plays an important role in medical admission and students who come from the wealthy background will not get admission into the medical colleges just by paying capitation fees
Common Licentiate Exam is being opposed by many students and doctors in social media but this exam will ensure that only good quality doctors pass out of the medical colleges and thus reducing the risk to the life of the patients.
As Common Licentiate Exam will also serve as NEET, students do not have to wait for years studying for PG medical exams and many precious years of young doctors of India will be saved.
Common Licentiate Exam is similar to USMLE in The United States and will have to be cleared by the foreign medical degree holders which is a good news.
As there will be no more MCI inspections, the issue of recognition of medical degrees will no longer be an issue and students can safely take up medical course of their liking
NEET, Common Licentiate Exam and MCI inspection removal will significantly reduce corruption in medical colleges which is good for students, doctors and the country.
Although Common Licentiate Examination is in line with USMLE of USA, there should be Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) to test the ability of the students. Also, OSCE has less scope for subjectivity as a candidate faces multiple examiners in one exam. Thus bias of the examiners towards the students is minimised.
Readers can comment below and share their opinion these drastic reforms of medical education in India. Also, readers can submit their suggestions to NITI Aayog (Government of India) as done by (Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, Dr.Siva Reddy, Dr.Praveen) Foundation for Democratic Reforms – LOKSATTA, comments can be found here.
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Modelling how initiating and transforming oncogenes cooperate to produce a leukaemic cell state
Simon E. Richardson
Disease Models & Mechanisms 2013 6: 3-5; doi: 10.1242/dmm.011288
1University College London Cancer Institute, Paul O’Gorman Building, 72 Huntley Street, London, WC1E 6DD, UK
For correspondence: simon.richardson@ucl.ac.uk
Summary of and comment on a recent Cell Stem Cell paper entitled ‘Gene sets identified with oncogene cooperativity analysis regulate in vivo growth and survival of leukemia stem cells’ (Ashton et al., 2012).
Progress in cancer research in the decade since the human genome was published has provided more questions than answers. A theme that has emerged from this enormous body of work is that the molecular and functional heterogeneity of cancer makes the study of established cancers complex (Stratton et al., 2009). Although the degree and nature of variegation differs between cancer types, heterogeneity seems to be a fundamental characteristic of neoplasia that is acquired from the earliest stages of tumour development. At the molecular level, first-hit genetic (or epigenetic) alterations are thought to initiate a pre-malignant process by interacting with the existing machinery of the physiological cell state (Speck and Gilliland, 2002). Additional second-hit mutations are necessary to drive transformation (Knudson, 1971) and, as the malignancy progresses, further mutations lead to the development of sub-clonal variegation. The functional consequences of this molecular heterogeneity are modulated by factors that are both intrinsic and extrinsic to the cell of origin. The cell state into which mutations are introduced is of crucial importance; for example, the tissue and developmental origins of the cell (Li et al., 2005) and its position in the cellular hierarchy (e.g. somatic stem cell, committed progenitor, mature cell) (Bonnet and Dick, 1997) are among the many factors that affect the outcome of mutations. Thus, molecular and functional heterogeneity forms substrates for Darwinian natural selection at the cellular level (Anderson et al., 2011). Sub-clones ‘compete’ in a complex multicellular organism that provides many microenvironmental niches, an immune system that is hard-wired to prevent malignancy and the selective pressure of cancer therapies.
Against this background of heterogeneity, it is perhaps remarkable that drugs targeting a single part of this complex mechanism exert any clinically relevant effect, let alone afford a cure. This has been the experience clinically: drugs have been developed that can induce responses and even complete remissions, but rarely cure.
Thus, more accurate models of the cancer cell state are needed to elaborate on how early initiating and transforming oncogenes cooperate to affect a functional cellular hierarchy. A recent publication by Ashton et al. (Ashton et al., 2012) capitalised on an established mouse model of chronic myeloid leukaemia blast crisis (CML-BC) that arises from the interaction between two different fusion genes (BCR-ABL and NUP98-HOXA9) and results in a functional hierarchy that has been previously characterised (Neering et al., 2007). Ashton et al. combine this defined model of disease progression with bioinformatic microarray analysis and in silico connectivity mapping to identify candidate drugs. Could this study inform a new approach to modelling the cancer cell state?
Summary of paper
The study by Ashton et al. used a previously published model of CML-BC involving retroviral overexpression of the BCR-ABL and NUP98-HOXA9 oncogenes in mouse haematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-enriched bone marrow. Using a combination of HSC markers, these authors had previously characterised a functional hierarchy, which includes ‘leukaemia stem cells’ (LSCs; Lin– Sca+), progenitors (Lin– Sca–) and bulk populations (Lin+). A controversial interpretation of functional hierarchies in cancer is that ‘cancer stem cells’ have the greatest potential for self-renewal and are more resistant to therapy, making them the likely source of relapse. According to this theory, these cells are the key therapeutic target.
It is known that driver oncogenes can cooperate synergistically to change gene expression (McMurray et al., 2008), so the team used microarrays to identify essential cooperation response genes (CRGs) in primitive (Lin–) leukaemia cells. CRGs were defined as those genes that are activated more than additively by BCR-ABL and NUP98-HOXA9, compared with the effects of each translocation product alone. A total of 72 CRGs were identified and were validated by quantitative RT-PCR in more than 95% of cases. Of validated targets, 50 genes were upregulated. Interestingly, most CRGs that were identified had not previously been associated with leukaemia, and ranged from genes involved in signal transduction to metabolism and cell adhesion, potentially providing a broad range of previously unknown therapeutic targets for CML-BC.
The team also investigated whether the CRG expression pattern was maintained throughout the functional hierarchy of primitive LSCs, early progenitors and mature bulk cells. In total, 85% of the CRGs were common to all three fractions, suggesting that many of the core properties of oncogene cooperativity are conserved throughout the leukaemic hierarchy.
Subsequent experiments investigated whether knocking down the expression of upregulated CRGs affected leukaemia growth in vivo. The team used an in vivo short hairpin RNA (shRNA) screen to simultaneously knock down the 50 upregulated CRGs in isolated leukaemia cells in vitro, then transplanted the cells into mice. After 8 days, shRNAs against 35 of the 50 targeted CRGs were depleted in bone marrow and spleen, indicating a functional role for the corresponding CRGs in maintaining the leukaemic population. Six CRGs with varying degrees of depletion were then investigated further. Individually knocking down each of the six candidates led to reduced leukaemia engraftment, but had little effect on long-term engraftment of normal HSCs, validating the roles of these CRGs in maintaining the abnormal self-renewal characteristics of CML-BC.
The greatest degree of depletion post-transplant was induced by shRNAs against SerpinB2. To further examine the role of the encoded protein in CML-BC, SerpinB2−/− LSCs expressing BCR-ABL and NUP98-HOXA9 fusions were generated. Compared with SerpinB2-sufficient LSCs, SerpinB2−/− LSCs showed impaired engraftment. Interestingly, SerpinB2−/− LSCs expressing BCR-ABL alone had similar engraftment to SerpinB2-sufficient LSCs, supporting the idea that SerpinB2 can contribute specifically to blastic transformation of CML. Ex vivo, SerpinB2−/− LSCs showed defects in colony formation in methylcellulose, and increased apoptosis, but no change in cell cycle parameters, suggesting that SerpinB2 is necessary for the survival of LSCs prior to or during engraftment.
Previous work by Lamb et al. measured the effects of a large number of well-characterised drugs on the gene expression signatures of a range of commonly used cell lines to create a ‘connectivity map’ (Lamb et al., 2006). This group developed an Open Access online database to help researchers match disease-related gene expression profiles to candidate drugs. Using this database, Ashton et al. identified compounds that were predicted to reverse the CRG changes associated with the expression of BCR-ABL and NUP98-HOXA9. Two compounds exerted dose-dependent toxicity against leukaemia cells, particularly LSCs, with minimal toxicity to wild-type HSCs.
Finally, the team validated their findings using primary samples from patients with CML-BC (all of which carried BCR-ABL translocations, but a variety of other cooperating mutations). The authors carried out gene expression profiling for a subset of the CRGs identified in their mouse experiments, and showed that 13 of 33 evaluable genes were also dysregulated in the patient samples. Notably, in contrast to what was found in mice, SerpinB2 was not identified as a CRG in the patient samples. When the human CML-BC CRG profile was analysed on the online connectivity map, small-molecule inhibitors were suggested that were similar to those identified based on the analysis of mouse CRGs; again, these compounds showed preferential toxicity to human leukaemia cells (particularly progenitors) compared with control cells.
In summary, the study by Ashton et al. combines previously published techniques to address three of the most vexing problems in modelling cancer: the unpredictable cooperativity of early driver mutations on cell state, functional heterogeneity and the identification of candidate drugs that can reverse this state.
Unresolved issues and future directions
Suitability of mouse models of malignancy
An obvious concern with this study is how closely the transcriptional profile identified in the mouse model mirrors that of human CML-BC. Retroviral overexpression of just two oncogenes in HSCs from inbred laboratory mice cannot model the physiological cell state of transformed human HSCs, nor the molecular and functional heterogeneity established during the human disease. Untreated CML in humans runs a chronic course, longer than the entire life expectancy of a mouse. This time course provides the opportunity to build up a range of different mutations and sub-clones, with blast crisis usually preceded by an accelerated phase of variable duration, suggesting a multi-step pathogenesis. Nevertheless, Ashton et al. used a well-characterised mouse model, and it should be pointed out that it is surprisingly difficult to make accurate mouse models of the various morphological (let alone myriad molecular) leukaemic subtypes (Tsuzuki et al., 2004). Despite the caveats of using mouse models, the authors identified significant overlap in both the gene expression profile and drug sensitivity between their mouse model and the molecularly heterogeneous human disease samples.
CRGs in molecular and functional heterogeneity
The identification of CRGs could be a strategy to sort through heterogeneity. Excitingly, this study seems to show that a small number of CRGs are preserved throughout the functional leukaemic hierarchy. This suggests that, at least in CML-BC, the CRGs drive a cancer cell state through which a physiological cellular hierarchy can be expressed. However, this study does not seek to validate a CRG approach to identifying drugs that circumvent molecular heterogeneity. First, it is believed that many leukaemias are preceded by the presence of an ancestrally initiated, but non-transformed, ‘pre-leukaemic clone’ harbouring the first-hit mutation (Wiemels et al., 1999; Hong et al., 2008). Work in the paradigmatic TEL-AML1 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) has clearly shown that such ‘pre-leukaemic’ clones commonly initiate relapse after chemotherapy (Mullighan et al., 2008). Because drugs targeting CRG profiles can only reverse the transformed state, they would not be expected to eradicate the pre-leukaemic compartment from which relapse can be initiated. Second, even in relatively tractable childhood leukaemias, such as TEL-AML1 ALL, there are several possible transforming second hits (Bateman et al., 2010). It is not known whether these second hits cooperate with the first hit in a convergent manner, to produce a common gene-expression profile, or whether they provide a diversity of potentially overlapping cell states. It is clear that transformation is more than a two-hit process in most cancers, and certainly several mutations are present in most clones in most patients at diagnosis.
So, does a core CRG profile persist through this molecular heterogeneity? The hope is that, despite the molecular complexity, oncogenes and transcription factors interact in a predictable way, permitting only a limited number of cell state ‘solutions’ (Enver et al., 2009). This moves us away from targeting individual molecular lesions to an approach in which drugs are used to make the cancer cell state solution thermodynamically ‘unfavourable’.
Targeting CRGs for drug development
Using model systems with defined genetic events to identify synergistic changes to gene expression that occur during disease progression provides a manageable list of candidate genes to examine. The proportion of CRGs validated as having functional relevance during the shRNA screen is impressive, and provides an array of unexpected novel drug targets. However, beyond the identification of individual drug targets, connectivity mapping can identify drugs that broadly antagonise the CRG profile. This not only provides a short-cut in drug screening, but can also identify compounds with efficacy in both a mouse model of CML-BC and on a heterogeneous selection of human CML-BC samples.
As Lamb et al. noted in their earlier paper (Lamb et al., 2006), the design of the reference connectivity map also used by Ashton et al. seeks to simplify biological complexity. Variables that are standardised in these maps include: cell types used; the dose, timing and combination of drugs assayed; and the measured output (mRNA, protein, epigenetic or functional changes). It remains difficult to predict whether a drug-induced change in the gene expression profile of a specific cell line will translate into functional changes to cancer cells in vivo, but this work shows that in silico connectivity mapping is a promising approach.
The past decade of cancer research has witnessed a revolution in our capacity to measure and analyse biological data, but, when deployed on human cancer samples, such analyses have revealed unexpected complexity. This study suggests that the earliest lesions cooperate synergistically to define the cancer cell state and that we can use these data to screen candidate drugs in silico. Perhaps the biggest challenge to overcome before this approach can be fully exploited is the lack of a cellular ‘toolbox’ that can accurately model the earliest cell states of multiple different cancers. An ideal system would compare wild-type human cells in their physiological cell state to those harbouring authentic initiating first-hit and transforming second-hit mutations. Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells might provide the ability to model physiological cell states in vitro, whereas the ability to precisely genome engineer these cells with targeted nucleases could be used to model the earliest stages of cancer. An exciting possibility is that disease-specific model systems will identify disease-defining CRG profiles that persist through clonal diversification, allowing the identification of drugs that can more broadly antagonise the cancer cell state (Stratton, 2009).
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File allocation table
File Allocation Table (short FAT [ fæt ], English for file allocation table ) describes a widespread family of file systems originally developed by Microsoft in 1977 , which was raised to the industry standard and is still used today as an almost universal exchange format across operating system boundaries. Major additions were also made by Seattle Computer Products , Compaq , Digital Research, and Novell . As a proprietary successor, Microsoft developed NTFS andexFAT .
2.1 FAT12
3 extensions
3.1 VFAT
3.1.1 Support in operating systems
3.2 UMSDOS
3.3 UVFAT
4 derivatives
4.1 exFAT
4.2 TFAT
5.1 boot sector
5.2 Reserved Sectors
5.3 FAT
5.4 Root Directory and Subdirectories
6 deviations
6.1 File system of the Atari ST
7.1 DOS or Windows floppy disk with FAT12
9 web links
10 individual proofs
The FAT file system was originally developed in 1977 in an 8-bit version by Marc McDonald for Microsoft's standalone disk BASIC-80 for 8080 processors, and in 1978 it was ported to a DEC PDP-10 with the aid of an 8086 simulator for standalone disk BASIC-86 and in 1979 adapted for Microsoft's MDOS / MIDAS operating system.
Also in 1979, Bob O'Rear's Standalone Disk BASIC-86 was adapted to an S-100 bus hardware platform developed by Seattle Computer Products (SCP) . On this occasion, Tim Paterson became aware of the file system, which he chose in 1980 as the conceptual basis of his 12-bit file system for SCP's QDOS operating system, which, renamed 86-DOS , was initially licensed and bought by Microsoft and then the basis for MS in 1981 -DOS and PC DOS 1.0 was made.
The FAT file system family includes:
FAT12 is now for each DOS - Disk used (under Windows ). The Atari ST uses an almost identical file system and can read and write FAT12 disks.
Today, FAT16 is mostly used on all types of mobile data carriers (except floppy disks) with a size of up to 2, rarely up to 4 GiB .
FAT32 is z. B. used in all types of mobile storage with more than 2 GiB capacity and supported by all Windows versions from Windows 95b and newer DOS systems.
FAT + ( FAT32 + / FAT16 + ) is a backwards compatible extension of FAT32 (and - theoretically - FAT16B ), which increases the maximum size of a file from 4 GiB to 256 GiB (is currently supported by, among others, Enhanced DR-DOS and Deskwork )
exFAT is a proprietary file system specially developed for flash memory with a theoretical maximum file size of 16 EiB, which is conceptually remotely based on FAT.
With the first version of QDOS or 86-DOS , which appeared in 1980 , FAT12 was introduced as the file system for 8.0 "and 5.25" floppy disks. It was not until 86-DOS 0.42 of February 1981 that the internal order structures had a format that resembled the later FAT12 format in MS-DOS and PC DOS in all essential points. Due to different logical geometries and the fact that the BIOS Parameter Block (BPB) was only introduced with DOS 2, however (with the exception of SCP MS-DOS 1.25), neither MS-DOS nor PC DOS can access media formatted under 86-DOS .
No subdirectories were initially managed. That changed with MS-DOS version 2.0.
FAT12 is only used on data carriers or partitions up to a size of 16 MiB ; it is still in use today on all FAT-formatted 3.5 ″ floppy disks.
12-bit cluster numbers with which 2 12 = 4096 clusters can be addressed. The numbering of the clusters starts with number 2 on diskettes.
Only file names in scheme 8.3 (eight characters for the file name and three characters for the file name extension) are supported.
The cluster size is 512 bytes to 4096 bytes.
The main directory (root directory) of the partition is limited to a size of 14 clusters, resulting in a maximum number of 224 entries (directories and / or files). Usually the first entry is occupied by the name of the data carrier.
The file attributes “write-protected”, “hidden”, “system” and “archive” are supported.
Support for passwords and file or folder permissions is not implemented in Microsoft operating systems, but is optionally available on all operating systems that support the appropriate FAT extensions from Digital Research and Novell.
Manufacturer Microsoft
Full name File allocation table
Initial release 1983 ()
Maximum values
Size of a file 2 GiB (NT: 4 GiB)
File system size 2 GiB (NT: 4 GiB)
FAT16 is a file system that was added to FAT12 in 1983 . The increasing size of the hard disks used made it necessary to expand the address space. Even with 512-byte clusters, a total of 32 MiB disks could be managed, at least in theory.
The original FAT16 implementation generally used partition type 04h on partitioned media (depending on the respective DOS OEM ) and a comparatively short BIOS parameter block (BPB) in the boot sector. Its exact structure and content, especially in DOS 2.x, still strongly depended on the DOS version used, but in all cases it only contained a 16-bit wide entry for the number of sectors, which means the size of FAT16 drives up to 32 MiB 512 MiB limited (depending on the operating system version). With OS / 2 Release 1 an Enhanced BIOS Parameter Block (EBPB) was introduced, recognizable by the signature byte 28h (for DOS-BPB-Version 4.0) at offset + 26h. With the introduction of DOS 3.31 this was replaced by the extended BIOS parameter block (XBPB) with signature 29h (for DOS-BPB version 4.1) at offset + 26h , which is now generally used for FAT12 and FAT16 . EBPB and XBPB stand out among other things. a. from the fact that the entry for the number of sectors grew to 32-bit width, making FAT16 drives with up to 2 GiB, later 4 GiB, possible for the first time, even if the operating systems of the time were not yet able to make use of it. This larger variant of FAT16 was called "BigDOS" in development circles, hence its official name FAT16B. Since older operating systems could not work with this new type, a new partition type (06h) was also defined for use on partitioned media. The old FAT16 variant is still supported, but is no longer used in practice (apart from the forced creation of very small FAT16 partitions with partition type 04h), since at the latest since DOS 5 when creating FAT12 and FAT16 partitions only need to be written to boot sectors with XBPB in order to optimally support some new operating system functions. The fact that there are actually two FAT16 types is no longer present in the general public, even more, since FAT12 is almost only used for floppy disks, today FAT is often wrongly only used with FAT16 (and only in the FAT16B described above Variant), although this would actually mean several FAT12 and FAT16 types. However, the server operating system Novell- NetWare up to version 4.0 still requires a “DOS” boot partition of up to 16 MiB, which was (automatically) created with FAT12.
If access is via Logical Block Addressing (LBA), a FAT16 partition is also referred to as FAT16X .
FAT16 has the following features:
65,536 entries are possible, but only 512 in the root directory.
2 16 - 18 = 65,518 clusters can be addressed (18 clusters reserved FAT16, therefore not 65,536).
8.3 filename format .
The partition size is limited to 2 GiB under MS-DOS and Windows 9x (which are based on DOS) when creating a new system under fdisk ; when creating a system with external programs, you can manage just under 4 GiB. Windows NT, FreeDOS and Enhanced DR-DOS can create and manage FAT16 partitions with the maximum size (cluster size 64 KiB).
Depending on the partition size, the clusters are between 512 bytes and a maximum of 32 KiB (Windows NT and Enhanced DR-DOS maximum 64 KiB).
Files can be up to 2 GiB in size, under Windows NT and Enhanced DR-DOS 4 GiB.
The main ( root ) directory must be in a certain position on the data carrier. Its size is determined when the file system is created; i.e., it cannot grow.
A further development took place with FAT32 .
Size of a file 4 GiB minus 1 byte
Number of all files 268,435,456 (2 28 )
File system size 2 TiB (with typical 512 bytes sector size),
16 TiB at 4 KiB sector size
Supporting operating systems Microsoft Windows 95 B and newer; many newer unixoid operating systems
FAT32 is a file system developed by Microsoft that was introduced with Windows 95B in the summer of 1996 and supplements the previous version FAT16 .
Partitions smaller than 512 MiB are still created with FAT16, from 512 MiB to 2 GiB you have the choice, from 2 GiB FAT32 is used. The addressing works with 32 bits , of which 4 bits are reserved, so that 2 28 = 268,435,456 clusters can be addressed.
FAT32 can also be used with all Windows versions since Windows 95B and - unlike NTFS - with FreeDOS and Enhanced DR-DOS . Since Windows only supports a few file systems, depending on the version, FAT32 is used, despite its limitations, for data exchange with other Windows systems as well as with non-Windows systems (e.g. macOS , Linux ), e.g. B. on USB memory sticks and mobile hard drives.
Game consoles such as the PlayStation 3 or digital satellite receivers often require FAT32 as the file system for externally connected hard drives.
A disadvantage of a standards-compliant FAT32 file system is that only files that are smaller than 4 GiB can be created. With the backwards compatible extension FAT32 + files up to 256 GiB are possible, but this extension is only supported by a few systems. Another disadvantage is that Windows 2000 or later can only format 32 GB with its own formatting tool.
Since a cluster is only 4 KiB in size up to a partition size of 8 GiB (with standard formatting), these "small and old" disks are used relatively better than with FAT16, where a cluster occupies up to 32 KiB (under Windows NT or Windows 2000 FAT16 cluster size maximum 64 KiB).
Up to 2 28 = 268,435,456 clusters are used.
The maximum file system size depends on the sector size of the medium used. For hard disks, which typically have a sector size of 512 bytes, the maximum size is 2 tebibytes ; for data carriers that use a 4 KiB sector size, the maximum size is 16 Tebibytes . The size is primarily limited by the four-byte total number of sectors field (offset 20h) in the boot sector.
Depending on the partition size, the clusters are between 512 bytes and a maximum of 32 KiB.
Files may be max. up to 4 GiB - 1 byte (= 4,294,967,295 bytes). This limit is a consequence of the only 4 byte wide field for the file size in the directory table.
A maximum of 2 28 files can be stored; since each file occupies at least one cluster, the maximum number of clusters limits the maximum number of files.
The main ( root ) directory does not have to be in a specific position on the data carrier and, above all, does not have a fixed size; With the other FAT variants, the maximum number of entries in the main directory is determined during formatting (and cannot be changed later).
Old DOS / Windows versions (up to and including Windows 95A, Windows NT up to version 4.0, MS-DOS up to 6.22, PC DOS up to 2000, DR-DOS up to 7.03) can not access them. A full driver is now available free of charge for Windows NT 4.0. The dynamically loadable DRFAT32 driver developed by Matthias Paul for DR-DOS can be used for any DOS systems from 3.3, the FAT32 drives via the redirector interface as an (extended) CD extension with full read / write access to the system involves.
Under Windows 2000 and successors, the user can use the built-in “Format” function to create a new FAT32 file system of up to 32 GiB in size. The command line program format.com also has this limitation. Access to larger FAT32 file systems that were created with alternative tools is always possible. With additional programs you can create and format partitions larger than 32 GiB with FAT32 under Windows 2000 or higher. The disk utility of Mac OS X 10.4 and newer as well as the Linux program mkdosfs (in connection with fdisk ) can create one or more FAT32 partitions with more than 32 GiB capacity on hard disks that are larger than 32 GiB.
There are several modern DOS systems that natively support FAT32: MS-DOS 7.10 / 8.00, Enhanced DR-DOS, FreeDOS 1.0, OEM PC DOS 7.10 (the successor to PC DOS 2000) and Datalight ROM-DOS .
It is no longer possible to save meta information for files in Extended Attributes .
Since FAT32 and NTFS can also coexist in current Windows installations, it should be noted that when files are transferred from NTFS to FAT32, both NTFS streams and permissions are lost, which can be useful or disruptive depending on the application.
VFAT
VFAT ( Virtual File Allocation Table ) is an extension of the FAT format for the use of long file names, which can be applied to FAT12, FAT16 and (since its introduction in 1996) also to FAT32. Occasionally, VFAT is incorrectly equated with FAT32 .
The designers of Windows 95 had the goal of enabling the use of long file names, although the versions based on MS-DOS do not support the successor file system NTFS intended for this under the NT series . This is achieved by a trick in the layout of the file system. As before, the file is saved as an 8.3 file name, but an alias is xxxxxx~1.xxxused for longer names in which the number is incremented. The long name is then distributed over several directory entries that have a combination of file attributes that older systems consider invalid and therefore ignore.
However, the use of the "Volume" attribute can result in older MS-DOS (prior to 7.1) mistakenly interpreting such entries as volume names in the dir command, especially if the actual volume name is not in the first position in the directory or completely absent.
The final format allows file names up to 255 characters long (the name including the storage path can contain up to 260 characters) and uses Unicode as the character set with the UCS-2 encoding .
In areas of the entry with the 8.3 file name that were not previously used by Microsoft systems, the creation date and the date of the last access are now also saved.
Support in operating systems
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 optionally supports VFAT , but only for hard disks and without the possibility of long file names.
VFAT is supported in Windows 95 and higher and in Windows NT 3.5 and higher.
Under Linux is VFAT extension fully supported.
UMSDOS
In the early 1990s, many Linux distributions the UMSDOS extension for FAT16 used Linux to install, without the hard drive re- partitioning and formatting the need. UMSDOS adds a Unix- compatible layer on top of a FAT file system . This manages files that have the name . User rights and long file names are saved in it. --linux-.---
In Linux 2.6.11 , UMSDOS was removed from the kernel because it is no longer being developed. A POSIX overlay file system is available as a replacement , which FUSE uses and which can be "displayed" over a normal FAT file system.
UVFAT
UVFAT only existed for a short time and used the VFAT extension to store long file names, while the UMSDOS mechanism was used for the user rights that are missing under all FAT versions. Long file names created under Linux could also be read under modern Windows versions and vice versa. The development was stopped again before the UMSDOS extension.
There are the following derivatives :
exFAT ( Extended File Allocation Table ) is a file system specially developed for flash memory . It was introduced in 2006 with Windows CE 6.0. exFAT should be used where NTFS is difficult or impossible to implement and at the same time the restrictions of FAT32 - in particular maximum file size of 4 GiB - should be avoided. Windows 7 , Windows 8 and Windows 10 support exFAT natively, Windows Vista only from Service Pack 1. Microsoft has an update package for Windows XP from SP2. On Apple computers, exFAT is fully supported from Mac OS X Snow Leopard , version 10.6.5. On August 27, 2019, Microsoft published the specifications for exFAT and declared that it supports an implementation of exFAT in the Linux kernel and will release the patents on it via the Open Invention Network. exFAT is directly supported by the Linux kernel from version 5.4, in kernel 5.7 the driver has been replaced by a better one. Zufor already had a proprietary Linux driver from Tuxera and a driver for FUSE licensed by Samsung under the GPLv3 .
The specifications for Memory Stick XC and SDXC flash memory cards require the use of exFAT; In principle, the memory cards can also be formatted with a different file system, but then they do not conform to the standards and can therefore not be used in every device (e.g. digital camera).
The advantages over previous versions are:
Theoretical maximum file size of 64 ZiB , recommended maximum file size 512 TB (maximum partition size).
A cluster can be a maximum of 32 MiB (theoretically, however, up to 2 255 bytes).
A table was introduced which indexes the free clusters.
The file system supports extended access rights (ACL) .
Transactions are also supported (only with TexFAT ).
For a long time exFAT could only be used with a license from Microsoft. The specification has now been disclosed.
For file systems of 32GB or more, the standard cluster size is 128KB. This means that even small files always take up at least 128KB of space on the file system.
TFAT
TFAT ( Transaction-safe File Allocation Table ) offers protection against damage to the file system, particularly for mobile devices with built-in flash memory, for example if the device's power supply fails during a write operation.
For this, the FAT is managed twice: once as FAT1 with the current file assignments and once as FAT0 with the last known status of the file system. FAT0 is only updated after a transaction has been successfully completed by copying FAT1 to FAT0. A transaction is, for example, the creation of a new file.
During the course of a transaction, changes to the file system are saved in newly created clusters and FAT1 is adjusted accordingly. In the event of an error, an incompletely executed transaction can be reversed by copying from FAT0 to FAT1 and the file system can be restored to the status it was before the transaction began.
The arithmetical limit for TFAT partitions is 2 TiB with a sector size of 512 bytes.
Although TFAT is explicitly intended for non-removable storage, it can also be used with removable storage media. However, problems can arise if a TFAT medium is used in another device that does not support TFAT. In principle, it is then possible to access the medium, but because it is treated like a normal FAT medium, write operations are not transaction-safe. Also, due to differences in the data structures, directories created with TFAT cannot be deleted from FAT systems.
TFAT is usually not supported by desktop systems. It is supported by Microsoft for mobile devices since Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows CE from version 6.0.
A FAT file system is divided into five areas:
Overview of the structure within a FAT partition
Boot sector FS information area
(only FAT32)
Possibly. other reserved areas File Allocation Table (FAT) number 1 File Allocation Table number 2 (& possibly others) Root directory (only FAT12 / FAT16) Data area (for files and folder structures) ... (up to the end of the partition)
Size in sectors
(Number of reserved sectors) (Number of FATs) * (sectors per FAT) (Number of root directories * 32) / ( bytes per sector) (Number of clusters) * (sectors per cluster)
All multibyte values (16/32 bit) are stored in little endian , i. H. least significant bytes first.
Boot sector
The boot sector can contain x86 machine code ( boot loader ) that is to load the operating system. Elsewhere it contains information about the FAT file system.
(hex)
(dec)
00 3 x86 machine code. Usually a jump instruction to the boot code to skip the data bytes in the boot sector.
Example EB 3C 90:; for x86 processors, this code has the following instructions: JMP SHORT 003C; NOP.
03 8th OEM name (padded with spaces). MS-DOS uses this to determine the structure of the remaining data in the boot sector. Common values are IBM 3.3(with two spaces between “IBM” and “3.3”) and MSDOS5.0. In principle, the name can be freely defined, formatting programs often use their own names.
0B 2 Bytes per sector (Valid values are: 512, 1024, 2048 and 4096. Usually the value is 512.)
0D 1 Sectors per cluster (power of two between 1 and 64, possibly also 128)
0E 2 Number of reserved sectors (including boot sector, so always at least 1)
10 1 Number of FAT copies (usually: 2)
11 2 Maximum number of directory entries in the root directory (not used with FAT32 and always 0000 hex )
13 2 Total number of sectors of the medium max. 65535, for larger media this value is 0, and the actual value is a 4-byte value at offset 20 hex . Always unused with FAT32.
15th 1 Media descriptor byte. Is considered obsolete and is no longer taken into account as of Windows Server 2003.
0xF0 Double-sided, 80 tracks, 18/36 sectors per track (1440 KiB and 2880 KiB 3½ ″ diskette)
0xF8 hard disk
0xF9 Both sides, 80 tracks, 9/15 sectors per track (720 KiB-3½ ″ or 1200 KiB-5¼ ″ diskette)
0xFA One-sided, 80 tracks, 8 sectors per track (320 KiB-3½ "or -5¼" diskette).
Also used for ram disks
0xFB Both sides, 80 tracks, 8 sectors per track (640 KiB 3½ "or -5¼" diskette)
0xFC Single-sided, 40 tracks, 9 sectors per track (180 KiB 5¼ ″ disk)
0xFD Both sides, 40 tracks, 9 sectors per track (360 KiB-5¼ ″ -Diskette)
Both sides, 77 tracks, 26 sectors per track (500 KiB-8 ″ -disks)
0xFE One-sided, 40 tracks, 8 sectors per track (160 KiB-5¼ ″ diskette)
One-sided, 77 tracks, 26 sectors per track (250 KiB-8 ″ disks)
Both sides, 77 tracks, 8 sectors per track (1200 KiB-8 ″ Diskettes)
The two 8 ″ diskette formats were distinguished in terms of whether read accesses to page 2 were successful.
0xFF Double-sided, 40 tracks, 8 sectors per track (320 KiB-5¼ ″ disk)
16 2 Number of sectors per FAT. (Not used with FAT32 and always 0000 hex , see offset 24 hex .)
18th 2 Sectors per track
1A 2 Number of pages or read / write heads
1C 4th Number of "hidden" sectors in front of the boot sector. For hard disks this is the number of sectors between the master boot record and the boot sector of the partition. Always 0 for non-partitioned media (without MBR ).
20th 4th Total number of sectors, if greater than 65535
The data then differ depending on the FAT variant. With FAT12 and FAT16 this data structure follows:
24 1 Physical BIOS drive number (00 hex for floppy disks, 80 hex , 81 hex ,… for hard disks). Is only relevant for boot drives because this number is used for BIOS calls during booting to access the medium.
25th 1 Reserved. This byte is often used to mark a possibly damaged file system.
26th 1 Extended boat signature
27 4th File system ID (serial number). Is generated when the file system is created and is used to differentiate between different media (e.g. for removable media)
2 B 11 File system name (padded with spaces). Outdated. Has been replaced by a special directory entry in the root directory
36 8th FAT variant, padded with spaces, e.g. B . FAT12 , FAT16 .
3E 448 x86 machine code of the boot loader
1FE 2 BIOS boot sector signature. Contains the two values 55 hex AA hex with which the BIOS recognizes a valid boot sector when booting.
FAT32 uses a different structure from offset 24 hex :
24 4th Number of sectors per FAT
28 2 FAT flags
2A 2 FAT-32 version. At Microsoft always 0000 hex . (optional 0001 hex for FATplus)
2C 4th Cluster number at which the root directory begins. Mostly 2
30th 2 Sector number of the "FS Information Sector" (usually 1)
32 2 Sector number of the boot sector copy (usually: 6; Microsoft recommends not using any other value.)
34 12 reserved for later extensions, currently always 0
40 1 BIOS physical drive number
41 1 Reserved. This byte is often used to mark a possibly damaged file system.
42 1 Extended boat signature
43 4th File system ID (serial number)
47 11 File system name (unused)
52 8th FAT version. AlwaysFAT32
5A 420 x86 machine code of the boot loader
Reserved sectors
Sectors that are not used by the file system can be reserved between the boot sector and the first FAT. This area can be used by a boot manager or for operating system-specific expansions. Most FAT12 or FAT16 file systems have no other reserved sectors other than the boot sector. The FAT therefore follows directly after the boot sector. FAT32 file systems usually contain some extensions to the boot sector as well as a complete backup copy of the boot sector and the extensions.
The FAT is a kind of table of fixed size in which records are kept of the used and free clusters of a FAT file system. A cluster is the allocation unit consisting of one or more sectors that can be occupied by a file. The data area is divided into a fixed number of clusters. For each of these clusters there is an entry in the FAT that can indicate the following:
The cluster is not occupied, i.e. free.
The media is damaged in the location of this cluster.
The cluster is occupied by a file:
The FAT entry for the next cluster of the file has the number x , that is: the next cluster of the file is the cluster with the number x - 2 .
This is the last cluster in the file.
The size (in bits) and the range of values of the table entries differ between FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 as follows:
Value (hex)
free cluster 000 0000 00000000
broken cluster FF7 FFF7 0FFFFFF7
last cluster of a cluster chain FF8… FFF FFF8… FFFF 0FFFFFF8… 0FFFFFFF
other cluster of a cluster chain 002… FF6 0002… FFF6 00000002… 0FFFFFF6
The location of the occupied clusters of a file can be calculated from the addresses of the associated FAT entries. The FAT entries form a simply linked list .
Because of their fundamental importance for the file system, there are usually two copies of the FAT so that a second FAT still works in the event of data loss. In many cases, data recovery is possible with various programs .
Sometimes you won't find a second FAT on installation disks or media formatted with special programs, which increases the available storage space. In theory, it is also possible to format a file system with more than two FAT copies. These file systems can usually be read by any operating system, but the third (and every further FAT copy) is usually not updated during write access, so that if the first two FATs are damaged, it is often not possible to repair them with the aid of the other copies.
Root directory and subdirectories
The root directory , also called the root directory or main directory, is a table of directory entries. Each file or subdirectory is usually represented by a directory entry. The “long file names” extension introduced in Windows 95 may, however, use several directory entries per file or directory to accommodate the long file names.
With FAT12 and FAT16, the root directory follows the FAT directly and has a fixed size and thus a maximum number of directory entries. This is set when the file system is formatted and can no longer be changed later - except with special software.
With FAT32, the root directory has a variable size and can begin at any position in the data area.
There are different default sizes for the root directory depending on the media type. However, the size of the root directory can be freely selected with special formatting programs. For example, installation disks that contain very few archive files often have a minimal root directory that is only one sector in size and therefore only offers space for 16 directory entries.
directory entries
Sectors for
8 ″ SD one-sided 250 KiB 68
8 ″ SD on both sides 500 KiB 68
8 ″ DD on both sides 1200 KiB 192
5¼ ″ DD one-sided 160 KiB 64 4th
5¼ ″ DD on both sides 320 KiB 112 7th
5¼ ″ HD on both sides 1200 KiB 224 14th
3½ ″ DD on both sides 720 KiB 112 7th
3½ ″ HD on both sides 1440 KiB 224 14th
3½ ″ ED on both sides 2880 KiB 240 15th
Hard drives variable 512 32
A directory entry consists of 32 bytes.
Offset (hex)
Length (in bytes)
00 8th File name without extension
The bytes that are not used are padded with spaces.
08 3 Extension
The unused bytes are padded with blanks.
0B 1 File attributes.
Bit 0: write protected; Bit 1: hidden; Bit 2: system file; Bit 3: volume label; Bit 4: subdirectory; Bit 5: archive; Bit 6–7: unused
The additional pseudo directory entries for VFAT (see below) have the attribute 0x0F (write-protected, hidden, system file, volume label)
0C 1 reserved
0D 1 Creation time in 10ms. From 0 to 199
0E 2 Creation time (format like time of last change at offset 0x16)
10 2 Creation date (format like date of the last change at offset 0x18)
12 2 Date of the last access (format like the date of the last change at offset 0x18)
14th 2 With FAT32, the top two bytes of the cluster
16 2 Time of the last change (5/6/5
bits for hour / minute / seconds)
The resolution of the seconds is 2 s (0..29)
18th 2 Date of last change
(7/4/5 bits for year / month / day)
Year: year since 1980; z. B. for 2007 = 27
1A 2 (Offset of the start cluster) + 2
1C 4th File size in bytes
Interaction: If a file is now to be read, the associated directory entry is searched for. In addition to the attributes, the start cluster can now be selected here. The other clusters are then searched out via the FAT. At the end of the search, the FAT table entry that contains the value FFFFFFh terminates.
A subdirectory is created as a normal file, except that the entry in the higher-level directory is marked with the appropriate bit. The structure of the entries is identical to that of the main directory. Since the clusters of the subdirectories are linked via the FAT, they can grow as required and there is no limit to the number of manageable files.
File system of the Atari ST
The Atari ST uses a variant of the FAT12 file system for floppy disks and can therefore read and write floppy disks formatted and written to under MS-DOS. Originally, floppy disks formatted on the Atari could not be used under MS-DOS, but disks formatted under MS-DOS and then written to on the Atari could be used. These incompatibilities were corrected in later GEMDOS versions. The differences of the Atari implementation in detail:
Originally, the first bytes of the first sector of a bootable Atari floppy disk contained the opcodes of an assembler instruction for the Motorola 68000 processor, namely a jump instruction (“bra” for “branch always”) to skip the BPB. However, since these opcodes are used in many operating systems as an identifier in order to recognize a valid BPB format, the relevant part of an x86 CPU opcode was written there from TOS 1.04 .
With Atari disks, the OEM label begins at offset 2 instead of 3 in the boot sector, and it is only six bytes long instead of the usual eight. In the three bytes gained, Ataris store a serial number, which is supposed to ensure the change of floppy disks even without a floppy disk change signal. Since the OEM label is actually used in many Microsoft operating systems to identify the BPB format in question, an “unusual” OEM label can cause various interactions that make a medium no longer readable under these systems or the data structures when attempting to write destroy it in the file system. As long as the BPB entries do not deviate from the Microsoft standard, this is not a problem.
The media ID byte was originally not set correctly during formatting, which could lead to media not being recognized under other operating systems, especially since the BPB format is not exactly identical either.
If the floppy disk is bootable, the Atari boot sector is protected against bit errors with a checksum. The sum of all 16-bit big endian words in the boot sector must add up to 1234 16 , otherwise Ataris will consider the boot sector to be invalid. In order to get the correct checksum, the value at Offset + 1FE 16 was changed accordingly. However, since this normally contains the signature 55 16 , AA 16 (which should indicate an IBM-compatible boot sector) and this is evaluated by some systems, an unused byte in the code area should be changed instead to compensate.
Atari GEMDOS, like many versions of MS-DOS up to 3.x, only supports cluster sizes of up to 4 KB.
DOS or Windows floppy disk with FAT12
000 h -1FF h Boot sector
0B h -0C h 00 h 02 h = 512 512 (= 200 h ) bytes per sector, the most significant byte is at the end, i.e. 0 + 2 × 256
0D h 01 h = 1 1 sector per cluster (an entry in the FAT refers to one cluster)
0E h -0F h 01 h 00 h = 1 1 reserved sector, i.e. only the boot sector here (position 000 h to 1FF h )
10 h 02 h = 2 2 file allocation tables are available (normal)
11 h -12 h E0 h 00 h = 224 maximum 224 (= 00E0 h ) directory entries in the root directory, the root directory occupies 14 sectors
1 pm - 2 pm 40 h 0B h = 2880 2880 (= 0B40 h ) sectors (each 512 bytes, see above), i.e. 1440 KiB = 1440 · 2 10 = 1474560 bytes
15 h F0 h 3.5-inch floppy disk, double-sided, 18 or 36 sectors (in this case 18 sectors, see value under 18 h )
16 h -17 h 09 h 00 h = 9 9 sectors per FAT. The two FATs are located directly after the boot sector (sector 0, the only reserved sector) consequently on sectors 1–9 (200 h to 13FF h ) and 10–18 (1400 h to 25FF h )
18 h -19 h 12 h 00 h = 18 18 sectors per track (the number of tracks results from the total number of sectors 2880, distributed over two pages (see below), divided by 18 sectors per track, i.e. 80 tracks here)
1A h -1B h 02 h 00 h = 2 two sides or read / write heads: The geometry thus results in: 2 sides (heads) × 80 tracks (tracks) per side × 18 sectors (sectors) per track × 512 bytes per sector.
1C h -1F h 00 h 00 h 00 h 00 h = 0 no hidden sector in front of the boot sector
24 h 00 h = 0 Physical drive number (0 h for floppy disks)
36 h -3D h 46 h 41 h ... 46 h 41 h 54 h 31 h 32 h = "FAT12" (can, but does not have to be entered there)
1FE h -1FF h 55 h AA h Signature of the boot sector, must be there so that it is recognized as valid
200 h -13FF h F0 h FF h ... First FAT . The first bytes are listed here as an example:
F0 FF FF 03 40 00 05 60 00 FF 8F 00 09 A0 00 0B
3 bytes each refer to 2 clusters. The nibbles from cd ef stand for the 12-bit numbers dab efc. The first two entries are pseudo entries, the actual numbering begins with 2. The byte sequence in the example corresponds to the list FF0 FFF 003 004 005 006 FFF 008 009 00A 00B. Cluster 2 is continued over 3, 4, 5, 6 and ends in cluster 6 (entry FFF = −1) Cluster 7 is continued in 8, 9, A, B.
1400 h -25FF h F0 h FF h ... Second FAT . It contains the same:
2600 h -41FF h [...] Root directory (root directory): It has 14 sectors (s o..) And contains entries that are readable even in Hexdump (shortly 08.03 and possibly long format).
4200 h -45FF h [...] Data area : data cluster No. 2 and 3 of the diskette. (Each data cluster here is one sector in size, as defined under 0D h .)
4600 h -49FF h [...] Data clusters 4 and 5 of the floppy disk.
List of file systems
Microsoft: FAT32 File System Limitations
Microsoft: FAT32 specification
Information about FAT32plus at www.drdos.org and www.drdosprojects.de
Microsoft: Working with filesystems (English)
Program to create FAT32 partitions> 32 GiB (tested up to 2 TiB)
Extended FAT File System (English)
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Retreatants who attended last year’s retreat were so deeply touched by the teachings and their experiences that some were motivated to travel from one tour segment to the next, continuing their practice with the broader Viet Wake Up community. Some have even dedicated a full-year commitment and are living at Blue Cliff to further their practice and continue their journey of healing and mindful living.
Past retreatants have shared that they were very grateful for the experience and look forward to upcoming retreats. “I have returned from a ‘Buddhist retreat’…and I have to say, it is the most compelling thing I have ever done in my life thus far. Not only have I made new friends, but I’ve shared my deepest secrets and issues,” a young friend from Toronto shared on Facebook upon returning from a Viet Wake Up retreat.
For a Future to Be Possible
Hearing such a huge response from young adults who have shared their happiness, joys, and laughter, as well as sadness, sufferings, and pains during the tour, the monastics felt a need to further invest in the Viet Wake Up sanghas across the United States and in Canada.
It is a deep joy for Thay to see the younger community practice together and apply mindfulness in a concrete and practical way to cultivate tolerance, non-discrimination, understanding, and compassion in oneself and in the world. This is the basis of Viet Wake Up’s mission.
Anyone who is inspired to start their own group or to attend a local group is encouraged to do so, with open arms by the monastics and Viet Wake Up community!
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EFC Marketing Awards Presented at EFC’s Future Forum
Electro-Federation Canada’s Future Forum, a conference exploring technology that could change the future of our industry, was also the setting for EFC’s second annual marketing awards. “This program is a great opportunity to showcase the great work done by our membership and also showcase innovation to attract the next generation of workers,” says John Jefkins, EFC Vice President, Marketing & Communications. Hedescribes the program as a platform for EFC members to share successes unique to the Canadian market, engage manufacturers and distributors, andfuel new ideas.
Photo: Schneider Electric team members, winners of the Integrated Marketing Award, sponsored by Kerrwil
The awards are issued in six categories, including two new categories for 2015: the Corporate Social Responsibility Award and the Click & Order e-Commerce On-Line Ordering Platform Award. See below for a full list of award winners.
Future Forum was also the setting for another forward-looking EFC initiative: the first meeting of the Young Professionals Network, a forum in which young professionals in Canada’s electrical industry will be able to interact with peers, share best practices and develop leadership strategies.
"Click & Order" e-Commerce Award
• Manufacturer (over $50M) — Dimplex North America
• Manufacturer (under $50M) — Convectair
• Distributor (over $50M) — Gescan (Division of Sonepar Canada)
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
• Manufacturer (over $50M) — Stelpro
• Distributor (over $50M) — WESCO Distribution Canada LP
Event & Trade Show Award
• Manufacturer (over $50M) — ABB Canada
• Distributor (over $50M) — Lumen (Division of Sonepar Canada)
Integrated Marketing Award, sponsored by Kerrwil
• Manufacturer (over $50M) — Schneider Electric
Merchandising & Display Award
• Manufacturer (over $50M) — OSRAM SYLVANIA
• Manufacturer (under $50M) — RAB Design
Sustainability Award
• Manufacturer (over $50M) — Thomas & Betts (A member of ABB Group)
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XZRS: David H. Lowery - The Paranormal Highwayman
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David H. Lowery - The Paranormal Highwayman. He's a loner, preferring to meet ghosts head-on, experimenting with ways of strengthening them and seeking out the places they hide. David H. Lowery, a.k.a “The Paranormal Highwayman” has developed a life-long interest in the paranormal into a passion that takes him to the four corners of our great country and beyond. Forever seeking the holy grail of paranormal researchers: indisputable proof of existence. His methods and equipment are ... Más informaciones cutting-edge in a rapidly changing field of research and investigation. Numerous popular television shows have fostered an explosion of interest in ghosts and many people are taking digital cameras, digital voice recorders and flashlights in hand to hunt spirits in all manner of places. When not pursuing spirits, David speaks to all kinds of groups and events, sharing his frightening experiences and teaching how ghosts are not the occult or fantasies, but are just energy and science. He explains theory and equipment used. Investigating alone, David explains how he copes with the natural human emotion of fear and uses it to an advantage. He also tells of his special transportation, a highly modified motor home that he affectionately calls “Blackbird.” a fully self-contained rolling paranormal laboratory with all the comforts of home. David has just this past summer taken on a new role as the volunteer in residence and paranormal investigation host of the infamous and very haunted Ashmore Estates in east central Illinois. He, like many others are drawn to this mysterious place with a long history of death and spirit activity. “The road will have to wait for a while, this is more important at this moment in time” he explains, knowing that the spirits, cryptids and UFO's of America will be there when he is back on the hunt, and back on the Highways. - www.paranormalhighway.com
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In Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not cease for Death “ (448), the speaker of the poem is a lady who relates about a situation following her death. The speaker personifies death as a polite and considerate gentleman who takes her in a carriage for a romantic journey however, at the finish of this poem, she finishes her expedition realizing that she has died numerous years ago.
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In the very first stanza, she starts her journey with a refined gentleman named Death who requires her in the carriage. Even though in the 1st line “Because I could not stop for Death” (l. 1), the poet offers us a hint of the speaker’s disappearance in the world, the speaker thinks that she is nevertheless alive. The poet chooses a special term “Immortality” (l. 4) to show that at the starting of her journey the speaker is young and enthusiastic to tell about her existence of life in the globe and that she cannot feel of dying.
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The Actual Motive Will Smith Abruptly Left the 2002 Oscars — It Had Nothing to Do With Denzel
Will Smith has gained a plethora of awards throughout his 30-year profession. As a rapper, he’s gained Grammys, MTV Awards, and American Music Awards. As an actor, Smith has taken house trophies for his work in motion pictures like Seven Kilos, Males In Black, and I Am Legend. In 2002, Smith acquired a Greatest Actor Oscar nomination for his work, however he left the ceremony earlier than listening to if he gained the class. On the time, rumors swirled that Smith came upon Denzel Washington would win. However that’s not the true cause he abruptly left.
Will Smith and Denzel Washington on the 2002 Oscars luncheon | Vince Bucci/Getty Photos
Will Smith has acquired two Academy Award nominations throughout his profession
Smith has come a great distance in his performing profession over the past three many years. He first discovered performing success on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, starring as “Will Smith.” Throughout the 90s, he broke by way of on the large display with roles in movies like Six Levels of Separation, Unhealthy Boys, Independence Day, Males In Black, and Enemy of the State.
He went on to develop into one of many greatest field workplace attracts in Hollywood, starring in every part from motion flicks to sci-fi thrillers. Throughout that point, Smith has acquired two Oscar nominations. The primary got here on the 74th Academy Awards in 2002 for the function of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
As Bustle factors out, Smith seemed eerily just like Ali within the biopic. He gained weight and labored out relentlessly to painting Ali. He nearly grew to become the well-known athlete by studying to field, learning Islam, and altering his speech patterns to match the heavyweight champion.
5 years later, Smith acquired his second nomination for his function in one other biopic. This time, it was for the function of Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness.
Why did the ‘Concussion’ star skip the Oscars in 2016?
In 2016, Smith joined his spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith, and different folks of coloration who boycotted the Oscars on account of an absence of range among the many performing nominees. Based on Variety, 2016 was the second straight yr that every one 20 nominees within the main performing classes had been all white.
Smith generated a substantial quantity of Oscar buzz that yr for his efficiency in Concussion. However when the Academy snubbed Smith, his spouse vowed she wouldn’t attend. Smith later defined that the problem was a lot larger than a private snub.
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“That is so deeply not about me,” he mentioned. “That is about youngsters which can be going to sit down down and watch this present and so they’re not going to see themselves represented. There’s a regressive slide towards separatism, in direction of racial and spiritual disharmony. And that’s not the Hollywood that I wish to go away behind.”
Smith defined that he and his spouse held the place of their group that in the event that they weren’t a part of the answer, then they had been a part of the issue. He mentioned the boycott was a “name to motion” for him and his spouse.
Will Smith abruptly left the Oscars in 2002, however Denzel Washington had nothing to do with it
Though he’s acquired two Oscar nominations throughout his profession, Smith has not gained the coveted trophy. He misplaced to Forest Whitaker in 2007 for his efficiency in The Final King of Scotland. In 2002, Smith misplaced to Denzel Washington who gained for his efficiency in Coaching Day.
On the time, rumors swirled that Smith left the Oscars early as a result of he came upon that he wasn’t going to win his class. The rumor was that Smith didn’t wish to watch Washington settle for the award, so he and his spouse left.
However in line with Entertainment Weekly, the true cause Smith abruptly left was his daughter, Willow. On the time, Willow was simply one-and-a-half years outdated. Will and Jada left instantly after the tribute to Sidney Poitier as a result of their daughter was being taken to the hospital. Little Willow had an ear an infection that brought on a 103-degree fever.
“Being a father grew to become his precedence,” Smith’s rep defined.
Fortunately, Smith’s daughter was house protected by the subsequent morning.
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Esther Chapter 1 (King James Version)
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) 2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: 4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; 6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. 8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. 9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: 14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) 15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? 16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. 20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: 22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
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SUV Review: 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e
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Mercedes-Benz's plug-in hybrid GLE proves it's possible to blend performance and economy with a full-size SUV
by Graeme Fletcher | August 16, 2017
A green, but very lively full-sized SUV
Fuel efficiency, performance, driving dynamics
Limited cargo capacity, brake pedal feel, option costs
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Base GLE 550e with the Sport package and leather upholstery
Is it possible to blend performance and economy in a full-bodied SUV? That’s the aim of the Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e plug-in hybrid. It’s the first of many electrified rides coming with a three-pointed star.
Where the 550e differs from its other siblings is its hybrid powertrain. It consists of a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 and a seven-speed automatic transmission, with a 114-horsepower electric motor sandwiched between the two — the plus is the 250 pound-feet of torque the motor twists out the instant it begins to turn. The gas/electric combination produces a net system output of 436 horsepower and 479 lb.-ft. of torque at 1,600 rpm.
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Needless to say the acceleration off the line is instantaneous and strong. Select sport mode — there are winter, comfort and individual modes as well — and the GLE 550e is capable of running from rest to 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds, which is very quick for a 3,000-kilogram SUV. To put that into perspective, it is four-tenths of a second faster than the GLE 43 and only 1.1 seconds slower than the mighty GLE 63 S and its tire-shredding 577 horsepower.
2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e
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The GLE 550e’s standard 4Matic all-wheel-drive does a good job of getting the power down efficiently. In spite of the high torque at low revs, the 50/50 front/rear power split maintained grip, even when accelerating on lose gravel. This only tells the performance side of the story – for those with a short commute, your gasoline bill could be next to nothing.
Starting with a fully charged battery, the GLE 550e averaged 1.9 L/100 kilometres during a 27-kilometre, city-only drive — the speeds ranged between 50 and 80 km/h with the usual stop-and-go traffic of a morning commute. On a longer 58-kilometre drive, which combined some city driving with a longer highway run, it still averaged 6.9 L/100 kilometres. Again, very good and better than many of its kin. When the battery is exhausted, the fuel consumption does rise to near that expected of a full-bodied SUV, but even then, the consumption remained better than expected.
The electric side gets its power from an 8.7 kWh lithium-ion battery that sits in the cargo area. A big part of the economy is the fact it gives the GLE 550e a 30-kilometre, electric-only driving range. Obviously, this comes into its own in city driving. But on the highway, the electric motor quietly drives GLE 550e on its own, meaning that, at times, the fuel consumption is zero – even at 100 km/h.
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The hybrid has normal, electric-only, charge and battery save modes. It is best left to look after itself, as the system does a good job of maximizing efficiency without impinging on performance. It is also smart – for example, the system relies on the forward radar used by the adaptive cruise control to maximize the recuperation of otherwise waste energy through regenerative braking — it is all part of the intelligent drive system. The lone disappointment here is the brake pedal feel; it is mushy and off-putting at first. Even after some driving time the GLE 550e’s pedal remains a bit of a guessing game when it comes to modulation. Yes, it is typically hybrid in its feel, but one expects more of Mercedes-Benz.
One of the numerous packages worth investing in is the Sport package. It brings an air suspension with adaptive damping. As with the engine and transmission it can be tailored to suit the drive. Comfort delivers a very cossetting ride with very little feeding back to the riders on a gnarly cottage access road. Sport is the best setting. It dials out body roll and delivers better feel and feedback for the driver. It makes the GLE plug-in feel much more like its AMG siblings in terms of driving dynamics, which is a good thing!
Inside, the GLE plug-in hybrid is pretty much identical to the rest of the lineup — a small dial in the tachometer being the one exception. It arrives with all the mod cons, including a heated steering wheel and heated front seats, automatic climate control and Mercedes’ Comand infotainment system with an eight-inch screen.
The system has matured over the years and is now readily mastered. It also gives fast and easy access to all manner of functions — everything from the adjusting the fully articulated front seats to setting up the individual mode for the Dynamic Select system. It also houses the navigation and camera functions. The $1,900 upgrade to proper leather upholstery from the Artico (vinyl) is a wise investment.
The back seat is as generous in its accommodations as the front. However, the battery’s placement leads to one of the only short falls with the plug-in hybrid — cargo capacity. With the seats up the capacity drops from 690 litres in the non-hybrid versions of the GLE to 480. Likewise with the seats folded, the floor is not flat and it loses 210 litres in total capacity. In the end, it is a small sacrifice given the economy at play.
Summing up the M-B GLE 550e plug-in hybrid is simple — it is green and yet still seriously mean.
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Full-sized SUV
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It was hard not to feel just a little bit sorry for David Moyes when his West Ham team briefly led at Liverpool on Monday. There was a certain inevitability about the home side recovering and securing all three points, but at least West Ham had put themselves in a position to win, less than a week after their impersonation of a doormat against Manchester City at the Etihad.
Moyes has famously never won at Anfield; in fact his lamentable record against what might loosely be described as top-six sides in England is one of the biggest flaws in his managerial CV. Even at Everton, where he was unquestionably a success on balance over 11 years, his innate caution was getting on supporters’ nerves by the end. West Ham did not exactly throw caution to the wind at Anfield – that would have been very anti-Moyes and far too risky a strategy against a team drilled to capitalise on every turnover of possession – but at least they put out a side that seemed to believe it could achieve a result. That approach made far more sense than going to Manchester City and hoping Kevin De Bruyne and Co would not manage to score, and if they are going to climb away from the bottom three West Ham are going to need much more of it.
The only teams below West Ham are Watford and Norwich. The latter are nailed to the bottom and generally viewed as relegation certainties in their first season back in the top flight, while the former are given a fighting chance of escape because of the effective recalibration since Nigel Pearson took over as manager. The funny thing is that Daniel Farke and Norwich have managed to beat Manchester City, and one of Pearson’s early successes was a victory over Manchester United.
It just goes to show that one result , however unexpected, does not a season make, and though the West Ham fans unhappy with Moyes’s style would dearly love to claim such a glamorous scalp soon, their manager is probably right in playing the percentages and hoping to take points from teams in the lower half of the table. Few managers play the percentages quite as throughly as Moyes. After the 2-0 defeat at City last week, a match that saw not a single shot on target from the visitors, Moyes talked about his defensive plan and mentioned that goal difference might be important.
This was not the sort of approach likely to endear him to Irons fans unhappy about just about everything to do with the running of their club, but Moyes stopped caring about being popular some time ago. If his brief is to keep the club in the Premier League he will attempt to do just that without worrying about picking up style points along the way. Norwich pick up style points every week – everyone seems to admire the way they play and the threat they pose – though the league table suggests their points return is not going to be enough to prevent a return to the Championship.
Sébastien Haller scores the decisive goal in West Ham’s 1-0 win at St Mary’s in December, the former manager Manuel Pellegrini’s last victory. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images via Reuters
Aston Villa are in a somewhat similar position. Precariously placed a point above the bottom three, Dean Smith’s side will return from the Carabao Cup final in the relegation zone should West Ham avoid defeat at home to Southampton or Watford beat Liverpool. Watford will not be expected to improve their situation – though such preconceptions could work in their favour – and though the form book suggests Bournemouth may struggle to beat Chelsea at home, Eddie Howe and his players were so incensed by the manner of their defeat at Burnley last week they are promising a siege mentality will kick in now that relegation is a possibility that can no longer be ignored.
It is debatable whether a siege mentality is what does the trick, still more whether Howe is the sort of manager who can oversee an uncompromising scrap to stay alive. What everyone in the bottom six or seven wants to do is emulate Southampton, who after looking in desperate trouble a few months ago have climbed to within a result of Everton and Arsenal in mid-table. All without a managerial change or any panic-buying in the transfer window. Since that 9-0 humbling by Leicester in October, the Saints have managed to beat Chelsea, Spurs, and, yes, Leicester, which just goes to show what sort of a recovery can be made without wholesale changes taking place.
But West Ham were able to win at St Mary’s in December, even if Manuel Pellegrini was still in charge. It was the former Manchester City manager’s last victory as West Ham manager, in fact. Now the former Manchester United manager in charge of West Ham has a chance to do the same thing. One can only hope for Moyes’s sake that his players put on the same sort of positive show they managed at Anfield.
West Ham need points badly, and a manager not famous for taking points from teams at the elite end of the table will not like the look of the four opponents to come after Southampton: Arsenal, Wolves, Spurs and Chelsea. That is the sort of daunting run of games Burnley faced earlier in the year, when everyone said they were bound for the bottom three. Instead they took 10 points from four games against Leicester, Manchester United, Arsenal and Southampton, and now sit above Everton in the top half. Burnley and Southampton have shown the way. If West Ham are going to follow, this weekend would be a good time to make a start.
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French Auction House Aguttes Sheds Light on Asian Artwork That Shapes the 20th Century
By: The Value
Prominent French auction house Aguttes is set to present its 27th sale of “Painters of Asia, Major Work.” in France on November 30. Featuring quality artworks by South-east Asian artists, the sale highlights talents that enrich the Asian art scene, and to build and contribute to an up-and-coming art culture to be reckoned with.
“Painters of Asia, Major Work”
Taking the leading role in the French market, Aguttes is dedicated to promoting artwork curated by talented Asian artists of the 20th century. The coming sale will feature a myriad of works hand-picked by Contemporary art expert, Charlotte Reynier-Aguttes, to manifest the beauty of Vietnamese art.
Lot 1 | Sanyu (1901-1966), Etude de nu féminin
Signed lower right
Estimate: €40,000 - 60,000
The sale will see an exciting opening with Etude de nu féminin, a work by Sanyu, hailed as “Chinese Matisse”. Known for his ability to portrait the tranquil elegance of the nudes, still-life flowers and animals, Sanyu’s works are as expressive as they are abstract, with a hint of Fauvism, where vibrant colors and exacerbated brushwork deliver a powerfully crisp approach.
Also not to be missed in the sale is an array of works from artists who graduated from Vietnam University of Fine Arts, to showcase what Vietnam brings to the Contemporary art landscape worldwide.
Mai Trung Thu, is known for his forte to communicate women’s femininity with ink and gouache on silk, and Le sommeil is no exception. The piece comes across as a more intricate and complex one, standing out from his oeuvre as one of the rare finds, and is bound to attract keen adherents and collectors alike.
Completed in 1943, the silk painting exemplifies oriental femininity through an embodiment of both Western and Sino-Vietnamese influences. Soft and sensual, the demure, young Vietnamese woman depicted captures the essence in a subtle manner. The painting captures the moment when she dozes off with a paper fan in her hand, as she nonchalantly rests her face on her other arm. As her body gracefully peeks through the soft emerald green veil, it adds to mysteriousness among the dreamy charm Mai portrays.
Lot 4 | Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980), Le Sommeil, 1943
Ink and color on silk
Signed and dated upper right
Estimate: €80,000 - 120,000
Also graduated from the first cohort of Vietnam University of Fine Arts was Vu Cao Dam, another key figure that played an important role in the development of Vietnamese art in the early 20th century. Vu Cao Dam is best-known for his ink and gouache on silk works. Portraits are commonly seen in his works, as well as patriotic and religious inspirations.
Mère et Enfant depicts yet another classic subject of motherhood. The painting was done in the 20th- to early 30th-century. Clean composition and colorways convey moments of tenderness and communion. It presents to its viewers the pure, unconditional love a mother gives, in a subtle, yet powerful way. Motherhood has then become omnipresent among various artists.
Lot 6 | Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000), Mère et Enfant
A few years later, Vu Cao Dam brought about another wave of appreciation in the Asian art world with yet another masterpiece. The Chevaux au Galop is all about the dynamism and fervor through the depiction of horses. The noble animals are placed in the foreground, against the background composed of patches of colors reminiscent of Impressionism.
Lot 7 | Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000), Chevaux au Galop
Le Thi Luu, the only female of the first generation Vietnamese 20th century contemporary artists, resided in Paris during the 20th- to 30th-century period. She was also a graduate of Vietnam University of Fine Arts, particularly drawn to subjects involving women and children. The Fillette aux Nattes avec Son Panier de Fleurs profoundly imbues an element of innocence.
Lot 5 | Le Thi Luu (1911-1988), Fillette aux Nattes avec Son Panier de Fleurs
Gouache and ink on silk
What also caught our eyes are the pieces by Alix Aymé. The French painter takes her cultural odyssey through such South-eastern countries as Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, before taking up a teaching position in Vietnamese University of Fine Arts. Her oeuvre encompasses lacquer paintings, silk paintings, and sketches, connecting together both the Nabis and traditional Vietnamese painting arenas.
Two of the lacquer paintings will grace the coming Aguttes sale; including one from Alix Aymé, who was devoted to sharing her love for lacquer work in her teaching career; another one is La baie d’Halong by Tran Phuc Duyen.
Lot 8 | Alix Aymé (1894-1989), Scène de Marché
Signed lower left
Estimate:€ 25,000 - 35,000
Lot 10 | Tran Phuc Duyen (1923-1993), La baie d’Halong, 1952
Lacquer with gold highlights
Signed and dated lower left, stamped on the back
Estimate : €8,000 - 12,000
Aguttes Auctions
Venue: 164 bis avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Time: 2:30pm (GMT+1)
*The auction will take place behind closed doors. To place an absentee bid or bid by phone, please write to: bid@aguttes.com and follow the sale on Live by registering on: https://www.drouotonline.com/publicLot/publicListOnline/106323
Charlotte Reynier-Aguttes:
reynier@aguttes.com｜+33 (0)1 41 92 06 49
About Aguttes Auction
Aguttes is the fourth largest French auction house and the largest independent one, with no outside shareholders. Founded by Claude Aguttes in 1974 and now run by two of his daughters—Philippine Dupré la Tour and Charlotte Reynier-Aguttes—the auction house is a team of 60 talented individuals. The French House passed the symbolic €50-million auction milestone in 2018 - a result never before achieved by an independent auction house in France. In 2019, Aguttes totalled €66 million.
With an international saleroom located in western Paris and representative offices in Brussels, Lyon and Aix-en-Provence, Aguttes stands out for its personalized service and responsiveness. The auction house is positioned on the valuation and auction of exceptional works and major French collections. In 2019, thanks to its international buyers (who amount to 70% of all buyers), it has held 76 auctions above €100,000, which includes four sales of million-euro lots, and brought about 15 world records.
Aguttes is positioned as the alternative to art market leaders, with 15 specialized departments, from Asian painters, Old Masters Paintings & Drawings, Asian art, Russian Art, Classic Cars, Jewellery & Fine Pearls, Collector Watches, Rare Books & Manuscripts, Contemporary, Modern & Impressionist Art, Design, Furniture & Decorative Art, to Wine & Spirits.
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How to get from Vienna to Salzburg
23.07.2019 Category: MAGAZINE
How to get from Vienna to Salzburg and vice versa – the distance between cities, trains and tickets.
The most convenient and fastest way to travel between Vienna and Salzburg – train.
Trains from Vienna to Salzburg go from two stations – Hauptbahnhof and Hütteldorf . The Hauptbahnhof is located south of central Vienna. how to get there: bus – 200 226 227 261 552 1155 1158 SV511, tram – 18 D O, trains – R S1 S2 S3 S4 S80, metro – U1. Hütteldorflocated in the suburbs of Vienna. Getting there: Metro – U4, trains – R REX S45 S50 S80 WB, buses – 450, 451, 453.
Salzburg Station is located north of the Salzach River in the area new city. The following bus routes go to the station – 3 120 130 131 140 141 152 154 155 160 170 180 260 260 270 915 9399 SV220.
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2 Train timetable and ticket prices
Distance from Vienna to Salzburg
The distance from Vienna to Salzburg is 252 km. A train overcomes this distance from two to three hours.
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Trains from Vienna to Salzburg and vice versa go every hour. View train schedules and buy tickets at the official site – https://westbahn.at
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Talk:Fourth U.S. state governor orders net neutrality in government contracts
2 Review of revision 4384554 [Not ready]
4 new typo
5 Review of revision 4385074 [Passed]
6 Relevance of "Embassy of the United States, Ottawa"?
Thoughts[edit]
What actually just happened? If only one of these four just happened, that should be the WN:focus. That doesn't necessarily mean the others don't get mentioned at all in the headline; one might for example have something like "x because fourth state to y"; and it certainly doesn't prevent telling about the others in the body of the article (with perhaps very, very succinct mentions in the lede). But the focus needs to be specific.
Vermont just happened, as indicated in the first sentence. I will expand. DavidMCEddy (talk) 04:03, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Do not use two-letter state initialisms in a headline. If there were four different states that wanted naming in the headline, you'd have to either bite the bullet by having a really long headline, or find a way to just make it lots shorter (such as "four US states"). Though it seems likely, from the preceding, you'll be wanting to emphasize one of the four more than the others anyway.
I will change the title to "Vermont becomes the fourth US state to mandate net neutrality" DavidMCEddy (talk) 04:03, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
In the current draft, the lede is too long.
OK. DavidMCEddy (talk) 04:03, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Remember, two mutually independent trust-worthy sources corroborating the focus.
Provided. I will add <!--comments--> explaining that.
--Pi zero (talk) 03:32, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Review of revision 4384554 [Not ready][edit]
Revision 4384554 of this article has been reviewed by Acagastya (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 03:54, 17 February 2018 (UTC).
Copyright: Not reviewed. Please address other issues.
Newsworthiness: Not reviewed. Please address other issues.
Verifiability: Not reviewed. Please address other issues.
NPOV: Not reviewed. Please address other issues.
Style: Not ready:
Comments by reviewer: This might sound too harsh not not ready the article, but the article style does not follow SG. Please wikilink the keywords, rename the article so te the global audience understands meaning of MT, NY, NJ, and VT. For the record, I do not know what they stand for. Make use of {{source}} to cite the sources. Use an infobox.
Questions about the above? Ask.
If possible, please address the above issues then resubmit the article for another review (by replacing {{tasks}} in the article with {{review}}). This talk page will be updated with subsequent reviews.
Thanks for the review.
The article has been renamed, and the two-letter abbreviations for US states have been eliminated. (I had earlier proposed a new title and said I would change it, then forgot. Someone else actually did it. Thanks to that person.)
Are there now appropriate wikilinks?
I earlier had mixed {{source}} with {{Citation ...}}. I think I've fixed all those problems. Or are you referring to something else?
What infobox do you suggest? I first tried {{Vermont infobox}} following the example of {{california infobox}} in United States: Berkeley, California declares itself a sanctuary city for recreational cannabis: However, {{Vermont infobox}} generated an error: "Template:Vermont infobox". So I switched to using a photo of the Governor. DavidMCEddy (talk) 13:29, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
[[Template:Infobox]] provided example {{infobox|Tuvalu}}. I therefore tried {{infobox|Vermont}}. This generated "Warning: This page calls Template:Infobox which causes a template loop (an infinite recursive call)."
What would you like on this? Thanks. DavidMCEddy (talk) 15:00, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Use {{Vermont}}. It uses {{infobox}} under the hood (though some state infoboxen haven't been updated yet to do so). Ignore the warning message; I'm afraid I've lost all respect for those warning messages, which afaict are blatantly lying in order to try to bully people into following the Foundation's ill-conceived wishes for the future of the sisterhood. --Pi zero (talk) 23:53, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Done. Thanks. What else needs to happen? DavidMCEddy (talk) 00:01, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
(Well, it would help if I could split myself into about six people, to do many things at once.) Review needs to happen; either it's okay, and review is needed to confirm that and publish, or there's a problem and review is needed to determine what that is. --Pi zero (talk) 00:06, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Might it help if I comment on the 5 items "Not reviewed" in the above box?
* Copyright: All the text is original with me, except for what is identified as quotes.
* Newsworthiness: This is a hot topic with repercussions from sea to shining sea in the US -- and probably beyond -- as can be established by a brief review of the Repeal section of the Wikipedia article on w:Net neutrality in the United States: Lots of recent activity is summarized there.
* Verifiability: Six of the eight bullets in the "Sources" section have at least two credible citations. This includes the first one on Vermont, the official theme that introduces this article.
The "Fight for the Future" bullet in the "Sources" includes "{{{date}}}". I do not understand that. That source is a web page that seems to be updated regularly and does not carry a date that I've seen. I could probably write code to scrape the html, etc., from that link and compare it with what I got 24 hours earlier. I've not done that, though I have done a manual comparison and found differences.
* Style. I cannot comment on this. DavidMCEddy (talk) 00:29, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
@DavidMCEddy: I can't read the sources section. It's (apologies) a mess. The {{source}} template is designed to be called once per bullet in a bulleted list; newest to oldest. As it is, I can't even see where one source citation ends and another begins, or even tell how many sources there actually are. If I were going to try to review this, atm I'd have to start by expending a bunch of effort trying to untangle the sources section. (Some reviewers would simply not-ready it on that.) I suspect there are other problems with the citations beyond that, but can't even tell that until after the basic list is straightened out. --Pi zero (talk) 03:19, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
@Pi zero: Please excuse. I've reorganized it as I think you want with one reference per bullet with the newest at the top of the list. (I had previously organized it by the main facts I thought someone like you would want to check, with in most cases two separate references for each fact. For example, for the executive orders I provided both the executive order and a news report about it.) DavidMCEddy (talk) 03:53, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Thx. I figured it was well meant, and I appreciate that there's a challenge there from conflicting things one wants from the list arrangement. But, bureaucratic rules aside (note the sixth of George Orwell's tips quoted in the style guide), the {{source}} citations really aren't designed to be readable without linebreaks between them. --Pi zero (talk) 04:07, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Revision 4384926 of this article has been reviewed by Pi zero (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 13:51, 18 February 2018 (UTC).
Verifiability: Not ready: See below.
Style: Not reviewed. Please address other issues.
Comments by reviewer:
Wikipedia cannot be a source. It is inherently untrustworthy (and admits to being so, not that failure to admit the problem would make it go away). Also note that our licenses are incompatible, so that using text here that's copied from Wikipedia is a violation of the copyright held by the Wikipedian authors (even if it is credited).
If you see information (as opposed to verbatim text) on Wikipedia that you would like to use on Wikinews, you have to find it somewhere else and use that as a source. If Wikipedia cites a source that we would consider trustworthy, and that cited source really does verify the information, then that source can be used for the information here; but whether Wikipedia cites such a source or not, the fact that Wikipedia says it does not in any way contribute to verifying it.
@DavidMCEddy: We're running out of time, on this. (About ten hours, I think; and me with a bunch of snow from last night to deal with...) --Pi zero (talk) 13:56, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
I deleted Wikipedia as a source. DavidMCEddy (talk) 14:18, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
new typo[edit]
@Pi zero: You just inserted "In additio to these": This includes an obvious typo. Your surely intended "In addition to these". Thanks for your efforts. DavidMCEddy (talk) 22:59, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Review of revision 4385074 [Passed][edit]
Revision 4385074 of this article has been reviewed by Pi zero (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 23:35, 18 February 2018 (UTC).
Copyright: Passed
Newsworthiness: Passed
Verifiability: Passed
NPOV: Passed
Style: Passed
I've had to omit some formatting tasks — notably, for the source citations, though I did a few sporadically — or I'd not have come close to finishing in time. (The formatting tasks I didn't do could, in principle, be done even after archiving as they aren't substantive.) I also cut a few small points here and there on grounds that further efforts to verify them would, again, take time we didn't have; notably, I was unable to find 29 bills in the FFTF source.
The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.
Yes: The 28 bills are not easy to identify in that FTFF source. That takes effort -- and the number could have grown since I took my snapshot.
Is there something you'd like me to do? I'm not clear on the formatting standard you want. I've seen some of the changes you've made, but I don't know what else you'd like done. DavidMCEddy (talk) 23:49, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Well, our {{source}} template is much simpler than its Wikipedian equivalent; for most purposes there are just five fields — url, title, author, pub, date. All except author should always be used; author is used for named reporters, and for syndicate. A field like the "quote" thing doesn't actually do any harm; it doesn't do anything at all, as the template doesn't use it. --Pi zero (talk) 23:56, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
OK. I can try to reformat references following your lead -- and deleting the text introduction, e.g., New Jersey-report (February 5, 2018).
Will Wikinews accept citations in the Wikicite portion of Wikidata? I think Wikinews should support that. Then people need to learn only one citation format that can be used for any Wikimedia project in any language. Twenty years ago, a friend moved from the US to Switzerland. He bought a step-down transformer to convert the 220 volt power to match the 110 required by his TV, but it got fried anyway, because the current was 50 Hz, not 60 as in the US.
Thanks for your work on this. DavidMCEddy (talk) 00:16, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
We don't take anything from Wikidata.
Our citation template device is customized to our needs. If one wants to mitigate the problem of different interfaces on different projects, I maintain one should do it by nurturing customization, making it easier to deal with, rather than by promoting standardization. Standardization as a movement is opposed to the nature of wikis, which should exalt human customization. --Pi zero (talk) 14:45, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
Relevance of "Embassy of the United States, Ottawa"?[edit]
@SVTCobra: Why are you proposing to add {{Image|{{w|Embassy of the United States, Ottawa}}}} to the caption under the photo of Vermont Governor Phil Scott? Your suggestion to move [[File:Phil Scott 2017.jpg|thumb|Vermont Governor Phil Scott]] to the left with [[File:Phil Scott 2017.jpg|thumb|left|Vermont Governor Phil Scott]] makes sense, but I don't understand your attempted change to the caption. I don't see the relevance -- and it's not displaying properly, even if it were relevant. ????DavidMCEddy (talk) 14:01, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
Image credit. THat's apparently where the pic originally came from. Yngvadottir (talk) 14:25, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
We typically credit images to their author. And it is displaying in a smaller font as intended. See this article for another example of how we use {{image}}. Cheers, --SVTCobra 14:37, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
Understood. Thanks. DavidMCEddy (talk) 15:16, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
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(Redirected from Holbach)
All children are born Atheists; they have no idea of God.
Baron d'Holbach, Paul-Henri Thiry (8 December 1723 – 21 January 1789) was a French author, philosopher and encyclopedist. He was born Paul Heinrich Dietrich in Edesheim, Germany. He is most famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe.
We are all just cogs in a machine, doing what we were always meant to do, with no actual volition.
It is thus superstition infatuates man from his infancy, fills him with vanity, and enslaves him with fanaticism.
Samuel Wilkinson, trans., The System of Nature (Project Gutenberg e-text), vol. 1, chap. IX
Date and place of publication unknown. Original publication in French, 1770, as La Système de la nature, under the name of Jean Baptiste de Mirabaud.
If the ignorance of nature gave birth to such a variety of gods, the knowledge of this nature is calculated to destroy them.
Samuel Wilkinson, trans., The System of Nature (Project Gutenberg e-text), vol. 2, chap. I
When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon, than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths, or to reject absurdities, and palpable contradictions.
Good Sense without God, or, Freethoughts Opposed to Supernatural Ideas (London: W. Stewart & Co., ca. 1900) (Project Gutenberg e-text), preface
Translator unknown. Original publication in French at Amsterdam, 1772, as Le bon sens ("Common Sense"), and often attributed to John Meslier.
Savage and furious nations, perpetually at war, adore, under diverse names, some God, conformable to their ideas, that is to say, cruel, carnivorous, selfish, blood-thirsty.
ibid., preface
ibid., chap. 30
Religion has ever filled the mind of man with darkness, and kept him in ignorance of his real duties and true interests. It is only by dispelling the clouds and phantoms of Religion, that we shall discover Truth, Reason, and Morality. Religion diverts us from the causes of evils, and from the remedies which nature prescribes; far from curing, it only aggravates, multiplies, and perpetuates them.
ibid., chap. 206
Suns are extinguished or become corrupted, planets perish and scatter across the wastes of the sky; other suns are kindled, new planets formed to make their revolutions or describe new orbits, and man, an infinitely minute part of a globe which itself is only an imperceptible point in the immense whole, believes that the universe is made for himself.
La Système de la nature; quoted by Norman Hampson, The Enlightenment p. 220 (paperback edition)
Now, if the ignorance of nature gave birth to Gods, the knowledge of nature is calculated to destroy them.
La Système de la nature; quoted in The Law of Reason, published by J. Thompson, p. 40.
Everything that passes in the world, proves to us, in the clearest manner, that it is not governed by an intelligent being.
Good Sense, or Natural Ideas vs. Supernatural
The universe can be only what it is; all sensible being there enjoy and suffer, that is, are moved sometimes in an agreeable, and sometimes in a disagreeable manner. these effects are necessary; they result necessarily from causes, which act only according to their properties.
To wonder at the order of nature, is to wonder that any thing can exist; it is to be surprised at one's own existence.
There is a science that has for its object only things incomprehensible. Contrary to all other sciences, it treats only of what cannot fall under our senses, Hobbes calls it the kingdom of darkness. It is a country, where every thing is governed by laws, contrary to those which mankind are permitted to know in the world they inhabit. In this marvelous region, light is only darkness; evidence is doubtful or false; impossibilities are credible: reason is a deceitful guide; and good sense becomes madness. This science is called Theology, and this theology is a continual insult to this reason of man.
The worshipers of God find, above all in the order of the universe, an invincible proof of this existence of an intelligent and wise being, who governs it. But this order is nothing but a series of movements necessarily produced by causes or circumstances, which are sometimes favourable, and sometimes hurtful to us: we approve of some, and complain of others.
a protestant is bound to believe the gospel to be divine: and the examination of it is permitted only, while he finds there what the ministers of his sect have resolved that he shall find. Beyond this, he is regarded as an ungodly man, and often punished for the weakness of his intellect.
Ecce Homo, A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus, with a view, no doubt, of sweetening the lot of his apostles, recommended compassion to the listening multitude, of which he, as well as his party, stood in the greatest need. It is readily perceived, that the messiah felt the most imperious necessity to preach charity to his auditors; for he lived on alms, and his success depended on the generosity of the public, and the benefactions of the good souls who hearkened to his lessons.
The preacher recommended peace and concord; dispositions necessary to a new born, weak, and persecuted sect; but this necessity ceased when this sect had attained strength enough to dictate the law.
We are quite surprised at finding, that Moses and the ancient Hebrew writers have no where mentioned the dogma of a future life, which now-a-days forms one of the most important articles of the Christian religion. Solomon speaks of the death of men by comparing it with that of brutes. Some of the prophets, it is true, have spoken of a place called Cheol, which has been translated Hell (Enfer); yet it is evident, that this word implies merely sepulchre or tomb. They have also translated the Hebrew word Topheth into Hell: but on examining the word, we find that it designates a place of punishment near Jerusalem, where malefactors were punished, and their carcases burned. It was after the Babylonish captivity that the Jews knew the dogma of another life, and the resurrection, which they learned of the Persian disciples of Zoroaster. In the time of Jesus, that dogma was not even generally received. The Pharisees admitted it, and the Sadducees rejected.
Jesus, whose birth was very equivocal, had particular reasons for wishing that adultery should be treated with indulgence. Independently of Mary his mother, from whom Joseph was probably separated, our preacher had in his train dames, whose conduct had not been irreproachable anterior to their conversion. Besides Mary Magdalene, who was a noted courtesan, Jesus had in his suite Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, who, according to the tradition, robbed and forsook her husband to follow the messiah, and assist him with her property. Moreover, the indulgence which he preached must have gained him the hearts of all the ladies in his auditory.
the apostles, and especially their successors in the sacred ministry have, in preaching their gospel, brought on the world troubles and divisions unknown in all other preceding religions.
Jesus charged people of property with the maintenance of his apostles. Their successors have taken sufficient advantage of this, and through it assumed an authority to exercise the most cruel extortions on impoverished nations.
It must be acknowledged, that the impossibility of comprehending the doctrine of Jesus furnishes a good reason for denying that it can be divine. It cannot be conceived why a God, sent to instruct men, should never distinctly explain himself. No Pagan oracle employed terms more ambiguous, than the divine missionary chosen by Providence to enlighten nations.
In the whole gospel system, the devil is more sly and powerful than both God the Father and God the Son: he is always successful in thwarting their designs, and succeeds in reducing God the Father to the dire necessity of making his dear Son die in order to repair the evil which Satan had done to mankind. Christianity is real manichaeism, wherein every advantage is on the side of the bad principle, who, by the great number of his adherents renders nugatory all the purposes of the Deity.
Christians, docile to the lessons of their divine master, which they dare not examine, have made perfection consist in a total abandonment of those objects which nature has rendered dearest to man. Christianity seems intended only to create discord, detach men from every thing on earth, and break the ties which ought to unite them. There is, according to Jesus, but one thing needful; namely, to be attached to him exclusively: a maxim very useful in meriting heaven, but calculated to destroy every society on the earth.
the miracles of the messiah were calculated to convince those only who did not [Pg 82]see them. Thus it is, that these miracles are believed at present by people who would not credit those performed in their presence.
Jesus, to whom miracles cost nothing when every thing was arranged for performing them, did not risk himself by working them impromptu, or in the presence of those he judged acute enough to examine them.
Jesus caused a fig-tree to die in twenty-four hours to punish it for not producing figs at a season when it was physically impossible for it to bear any; that is about the month of March. As all the actions of the messiah, even when they appear foolish to ordinary men, have an important signification in the eyes of devotees illuminated by faith, we ought to perceive in the miracle of this fig-tree one of the fundamental dogmas of the Christian religion symbolically represented. The fig-tree cursed is the mass of mankind, whom, according to our theologists, the God of mercy curses, and condemns to eternal flames, for having neither faith nor grace, which they could not possibly acquire of themselves, and which God does not seem to have been willing to give them. Thus we find that the ridiculous passage of the fig-tree in the gospel, is intended to typify one of the most profound dogmas of the Christian religion.
the ways of God are not as those of men. The Deity ought never to act in a natural way, or be easily understood. It is the essence of religion that men should not comprehend any part of the divine conduct. This furnishes to their spiritual guides the pleasure of explaining it to them for their money.
The dogma of the resurrection of Jesus is only attested by men whose subsistence depended on that absurd romance; and as roguery continually belies itself, these witnesses could not agree among themselves in their evidence. They tell us, that Jesus had publicly predicted his own resurrection. He ought therefore to have risen publicly; he ought to have shewn himself, not in secret to his disciples, but openly to priests, pharisees, doctors, and men of understanding, especially after having intimated, that it was the only sign which would be given them. Was it not acknowledging the falsehood of his mission, to refuse the sign by which he had solemnly promised to prove the truth of that mission? Was it reasonable to require the Jews to believe, on the word of his disciples, a fact which he could have demonstrated before their own eyes? How is it possible for rational persons of the present age to believe, after the lapse of eighteen hundred years, on the discordant testimonies of four interested evangelists, fanatics, or fabulists, a story which they could not make be believed in their own time; except by a small number of imbecile people, incapable of reasoning, fond of the marvellous, and of too limited understandings to escape the snares laid for their simplicity.
The mere reading of the life of Jesus, as we have represented it according to documents which Christians consider inspired, must be sufficient to undeceive every thinking being. But it is the property of superstition to prevent thinking: it benumbs the soul, confounds the reason, perverts the judgment, renders doubtful the most obvious truths, and makes a merit with its slaves of despising inquiry, and of relying on the word of those who govern them.
Men are naturally disposed to listen to, and believe those who make them hope for an end to their miseries. Misfortunes render them timorous and credulous, and lead them to superstition. A fanatic easily makes conquests among a wretched people. It is not then wonderful that Jesus should soon acquire partizans, especially among the populace who in every country are easily seduced.
Our hero knew the weakness of his fellow-citizens. They wanted prodigies, and he, in their eyes, performed them. A stupid people, totally strangers to the natural sciences, to medicine, or to the resources of artifice, easily mistook very simple operations for miracles, and attributed effects to the finger of God which might be owing to the knowledge Jesus had acquired during the long interval that preceded his mission. Nothing is more common than the combination of enthusiasm and imposture; the most sincere devotees, when they intend to advance what they believe to be the word of God, often countenance frauds which they style pious. There are but few zealots who do not even think crimes allowable when the interests of religion are concerned. In religion, as at play, one begins with being dupe, and ends with being knave.
Thus on considering things attentively, and comparing the different accounts of the life of Jesus, we must be persuaded that he was a fanatic, who really thought himself inspired, favored by Heaven, sent to his nation; in short, that he was the messiah, who, to support his divine mission, felt no difficulty to employ such deceptions as were best calculated for a people to whom miracles were absolutely necessary; and whom, without miracles, the most eloquent harangues, the wisest precepts, the most intelligent counsels, and the truest principles could never have convinced. A medley of enthusiasm and juggling constitute the character of Jesus, and it is that of all spiritual adventurers who assume the name of Reformers, or become the chiefs of a sect.
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Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one. What is most repellent in the System of Nature — after the recipe for making eels from flour — is the audacity with which it decides that there is no God, without even having tried to prove the impossibility. If God did not exist, he would have to be invented. But all nature cries aloud that he does exist: that there is a supreme intelligence, an immense power, an admirable order, and everything teaches us our own dependence on it.
Voltaire, in his Letter to Prince Frederick William of Prussia (28 November 1770)
It is very strange that men should deny a Creator and yet attribute to themselves the power of creating eels.
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Movie Review: ‘The Hunger Games’
By filmifiles March 23, 2012
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Hollywood’s most eagerly awaited film this year “The Hunger Games” opened today in more than 10000 screens. With these mind boggling numbers and the hype surrounding the movie the audience first and foremost concern is whether the movie is going to live up to expectations or not.
Gary Ross, the director comes out in flying colours and delivers a movie which is an all out entertainer. The Hunger Games is no ‘Twilight’ but it has a love triangle. The dystopian movie begins with an America which has disintegrated into Panem, a loose collection of “districts” under the influence of the most powerful district. The plot unfolds a saga of love and war where reality is stranger than fiction and all 12 districts fight for survival. They do like reality shows, live on television.
It transports you in ’70s sci-fi era and Director Ross and his designers give the District 12 scenes a gloomy look. All actors have done justice to their roles and they are presented before the audience in a fascinating manner. Make up and styling team has done wonders by giving a distinct look to each and every character portrayed in the movie.
“Hunger Games” has opened with a bang and if the movie pundits are to be believed this movie could be the biggest money spinner for the ‘Lionsgate’. Surely the Disney Corp need to learn a lesson or two from the ‘Success of Hunger Games’ as they are reeling under pressure after colossal failure of ‘John Carter’.
On the one hand you have ‘The Hunger Games’ which tells cine goers about a successful sci-fi movie and on the other hand ‘John Carter’ gives you an idea what makes a bad sci-fi film.
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Ayondo to list on Singapore Exchange
Fintech news, Global trends March 16, 2018
By Ayondo,
Global financial technology group ayondo Ltd today announces that it has registered its Offer Document by Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”), acting as agent on behalf of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, for a listing on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
The offering of 80.77million Invitation Shares, comprises of 8.9million Offer Shares at S$0.26 each by way of public offer in Singapore, and 71.87million Placement Shares at S$0.26.
Mr. Robert Lempka, CEO of ayondo said: “We are very excited that ayondo is the first FinTech company to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange’s Catalist Board. ayondo aims to revolutionise the retail trading and investment space, by providing a one-stop offering and unique tools to help our clients become happy and successful investors.”
“The company is honoured to receive support from investors during the private placement exercise. We also secured investment from Pheim Asset Management (Asia) Pte. Ltd and Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd, where Pheim subscribed for a significant portion of the placement tranche, representing less than 5% of the enlarged share capital post IPO.”
Pheim Asset Management Asia (Pte) Ltd is a long standing licensed fund management company in Singapore while Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd is a long established licensed fund management company in Malaysia.
ayondo is a global Financial Technology group with subsidiaries authorised and regulated in the UK (FCA) and Germany (BaFin) and additional offices in Singapore, Spain and Switzerland, offering innovative trading and investment solutions for retail and institutional customers. The Group is considered as one of the FinTech pioneers in Europe which has capitalised on the opportunity arising from emerging digital technologies and changing trends in the financial industry.
By combining trading and investment with elements of social media, the Group is disrupting the traditional asset management industry by offering an alternative way to trade and invest through Social Trading, a community powered concept. Social Trading represents a fast-growing innovation, with a high growth rate which allows retail investors and traders to monitor and copy trading strategies of market experts in real time, proportionate and fully automated. Key benefits, amongst others, are knowledge transfer and performance replication.
The public offering will open on 16 March 2018 and will close at 12.00 pm on 22 March 2018. The shares are expected to commence trading on the SGX-ST on a “ready” basis at 9.00 a.m. on 26 March 2018.
UOB Kay Hian Private Limited is the Sponsor, Issue Manager, Underwriter and Placement Agent for the listing.
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The 10 Best Free Excel Budget Spreadsheet Template Sources
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By Eren, Facty StaffUpdated: Jan 17, 2019
Some may see Excel as an outdated means of managing a budget in the 21st century, but these free Excel budget spreadsheet template sources could be the best way to manage your budget. As people become more reliant on technology in the digital world, many have seen traditional budgeting tasks moved from the paper checkbook to online banking and automated bill-pay systems. While this age of technology can seem to make life easier, it can also make it difficult to manage a budget reliably. If shopping is as simple as clicking a button, and bills are taken directly from your account, personal finances can quickly get out of hand.
Microsoft Office Templates & Themes
The best place to start when looking for a free Excel budget spreadsheet template is with the company that makes the software: Microsoft. There are many free budget spreadsheet templates available that will work for a range of experiences. From those new to Excel to the seasoned pros comfortable working with pivot tables and custom formulas, the budget spreadsheet templates found on Office.com offer some solutions.
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My Excel Templates
My Excel Templates features many free templates to download, including free budget spreadsheet templates. The appeal of these spreadsheet templates is that many are submitted by users, and have a specific use. One example includes the “Best Option Selector,” which is intended to help the user make an informed financial decision. The available selections range from a budget/expense spreadsheet for teachers and students to state-specific health insurance plan comparison spreadsheets. Crowd-sourced sites like this often provide options not available with traditional channels.
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Vertex42
Vertex42.com is one of the most well-known sources for free Excel templates and has one of the largest databases of available spreadsheet templates. The options available on the site are probably the most versatile. They have mobile-friendly designs, and also offer templates for OpenOffice.org users. For budget templates, they offer many solutions for a range of specifications, including household budget worksheets, personal monthly budget worksheets, and a Money Manager template for users looking to track daily transactions.
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Next on the list is a smaller site that specializes more in budgeting and money management strategies than building templates. The notable benefits of this site are that aside from providing free Excel budgeting templates, it also provides additional tips and tricks that will help when it comes time to stick to and implement the proposed budget. From strategies to help users get out of debt, to detailed information about more complex financial topics, this site can be a great place to find a free budgeting template and gain insight into strategies that have worked for others.
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Template.net
Template.net is another site that provides a number of free budget spreadsheet templates ranging in topics. The templates on this site are a little simpler than some of the other sources on this list, but still include a variety of options. From bathroom renovation templates to church budget templates and even travel budget downloads. As mentioned, these templates are not as complicated as some of the other examples, but this simplicity will be a plus for users who aren’t that experienced with Excel spreadsheets and budget templates. This is a reliable source for users new to budgeting and spreadsheets.
Savvy Spreadsheets
Savvy Spreadsheets offers spreadsheet templates that are simple and intuitive. The templates on this site are designed to be flexible for the user and don’t require an advanced degree in data analytics. What’s most appealing about the spreadsheet templates available here are that there is a clear focus on user experience. The templates on the site would fit right in if they were printed and displayed in the kitchen for the entire family to see. While there are a number of templates created by the site, Savvy Spreadsheets also compiles templates from other websites, some of which are included on this list. This is a great starting point for those starting out their search for free spreadsheet templates.
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Self-proclaimed to be the “#1 Excel tutorial on the net,” Excel Easy not only features a variety of free excel templates for download but also includes instructions for using them. This site serves as a source of free templates and a place with helpful tutorials. This source is great for those who have moderate Excel experience but want to ensure they get the most out of their budget spreadsheet template.
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While this site isn’t solely focused on creating free Excel spreadsheet templates, it does a great job in educating users on how to implement each spreadsheet. Their Free Budget Template page includes eight free budget templates for download. Each template includes a breakdown of how to best use the spreadsheet and guidance for staying on track.
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20somethingfinance.com
Like other template sources on this list, 20 Something Finance isn’t solely focused on building spreadsheet templates. It focuses on finances and providing resources for those managing a budget. An added benefit is that the budget spreadsheet templates are also Google Docs. If you’d rather work on your budget offline, simply save the file as an Excel spreadsheet directly to your computer.
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A little less traditional than most sources mentioned, budgetsaresexy.com offers a number of free budget spreadsheet templates for users. This site is an aggregator of other content, but it is regularly updated to include the latest available spreadsheet templates. It’s also a fun departure from the more traditional sources on this list. And it can provide a small break from the exciting world of Excel budget spreadsheets.
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Hugo Pool
By Owen Gleiberman
Updated December 12, 1997 at 05:00 AM EST
The filmmaker Robert Downey was always the dazed flower child of counterculture cinema (in his 1972 Greaser’s Palace, Jesus dropped into the Old West via balloon), and Hugo Pool (BMG/Northern Arts), his first film in six years, shows the last vestiges of his artistry withering away. Making her daily rounds, Hugo (Alyssa Milano), a comely swimming-pool attendant, encounters a collection of addicts and dropouts who set new standards in wacko charmlessness. The movie, which seems to be taking place in a sitcom insane asylum, is so fey and scattershot that about all it leaves you to focus on is which actor is giving the most annoying performance. Is it Malcolm McDowell as Hugo’s dad, a grizzled junkie who can’t spit out a sentence that doesn’t contain the words ring dang do? Patrick Dempsey, who plays a wheelchair-bound ALS sufferer and still manages to flash his ultra-’87 smirk? Sean Penn as a placid goofball who looks all duded up to star in Swingers 2? One actor, I’m afraid, tops them all. Robert Downey Jr., as a lunatic who babbles camp gibberish in assorted unintelligible accents, is beyond bad. In Hugo Pool, he’s truly his father’s son — a granulated flake off the old block. F
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Long-Term Future Fund: September 2020 grants
by Habryka17 min read18th Sep 202027 comments
EA FundsEA Funding
Changes to Fund management
Long-Term Future Fund
EA Funds
Grants made during our standard cycle:
Off-cycle grants:
Grant reports
Oliver Habryka
Robert Miles ($60,000)
Center for Human-Compatible AI ($75,000)
Adam Gleave
Joe Collman ($25,000)
AI Impacts ($75,000)
Asya Bergal
Alexis Carlier ($5,000)
Gavin Taylor ($30,000)
Matt Wage
Center for Election Science ($50,000)
Charlie Rogers-Smith ($7,900)
Off-cycle grants
Helen Toner
Claudia Shi ($5,000)
Gopal Sarma ($5,000)
Alex Turner ($30,000)
My thoughts and reasoning
Potential concerns
Cambridge Summer Programme in Applied Reasoning (CaSPAR) ($26,300)
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In this report, alongside information about our latest grants, we have further news to share about the Long-Term Future Fund.
We welcome two new Fund managers to our team: Adam Gleave and Asya Bergal. Adam is a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, working on technical AI safety with the Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI). Asya Bergal works as a researcher at AI Impacts and writes for the AI Alignment Newsletter.
We decided to seek new Fund managers with strong backgrounds in AI safety and strategy research to increase our capacity to carefully evaluate grants in these areas, especially given that Alex Zhu left the Long-Term Future Fund (LTFF) early this year. We expect the number of high-quality grant applications in these areas to increase over time.
The new Fund managers were appointed by Matt Wage, the Fund's chairperson, after a search process with consultation from existing Fund managers and advisors. They both trialed for one grant round (Adam in March, Asya in July) before being confirmed as permanent members. We are excited about their broad-ranging expertise in longtermism, AI safety, and AI strategy.
Adam is a PhD candidate advised by Stuart Russell and has previously interned at DeepMind. He has published several safety-relevant machine learning papers. Over the past six years, he was deeply involved with the effective altruism community (running an EA group at the University of Cambridge, earning to give as a quantitative trader) and demonstrated careful judgment on a broad range of longtermist prioritization questions (see, e.g., his donor lottery report).
Asya brings a broad-ranging AI background to the Fund. At AI Impacts, she has worked on a variety of empirical projects and developed novel perspectives on far-ranging strategy questions (see, e.g., this presentation on AI timelines). She has demonstrated technical proficiency in AI, writing summaries and opinions of papers for the AI Alignment Newsletter. More recently, she has been working on hardware forecasting questions at the Centre for the Governance of AI. Asya has also researched a broad range of longtermist prioritization questions, including at the Open Philanthropy Project (where she looked into whole brain emulation, animal welfare, and biosecurity).
Adam and Asya both had very positive external references, and both appear to be esteemed and trustworthy community members. During the trial, they demonstrated careful judgment and deep engagement with the grant applications. We are excited to have them on board and believe their contributions will further improve the quality of our grants.
In other news, Jonas Vollmer recently joined CEA as Head of EA Funds. He previously served as an advisor to the LTFF. In his new role, he will make decisions on behalf of EA Funds and explore longer-term strategy for the entire EA Funds project, including the LTFF. EA Funds may be spun out of CEA's core team within 6--12 months.
We plan to continue to focus on grants to small projects and individuals rather than large organizations. We think the Fund has a comparative advantage in this area: Individual donors cannot easily grant to researchers and small projects, and large grantmakers such as the Open Philanthropy Project are less active in the area of small grants.
We would like to take some concrete actions to increase transparency around our grantmaking process, partly in response to feedback from donors and grantseekers. Over the next few months, we plan to publish a document outlining our process and run an “Ask Me Anything” session with our new Fund team on the Effective Altruism Forum.
We are tentatively considering expanding into more active grantmaking, which would entail publicly advertising the types of work we would be excited to fund (details TBD).
Earlier this year, EA Funds ran a donor survey eliciting feedback on the Long Term Future Fund.
Overall, the LTFF received a relatively low Net Promoter score: when asked “How likely is it that you would recommend the Long-Term Future Fund to a friend or colleague?”, donors responded with an average of 6.5 on a scale from 1 to 10. However, some donors gave a low score despite being satisfied with the Fund because their friends and colleagues are generally uninterested in longtermism. In future surveys, EA Funds intends to ask questions that more directly address how donors themselves feel about the LTFF.
Some donors were interested in how the Fund addresses conflicts of interest, so EA Funds has been developing a conflict of interest policy and intends to have stricter rules around grants to the personal acquaintances of Fund managers.
Some donors were surprised by the Fund’s large number of AI risk-focused grants. While the Fund managers are in favor of these grants, we want to make sure that donors are aware of the work they are supporting. As a result, we changed the EA Funds donation interface such that donors have to opt into supporting their chosen Funds. (Previously, the website suggested a default allocation for each Fund.) EA Funds also plans to offer a donation option focused on climate change for interested donors.
Some donors expressed a preference for more legible grants (e.g., to established, reputable institutions). EA Funds will consider offering a separate donation option for those donors; while we are still developing our plans, this might take the form of a separate Fund that primarily supports Open Philanthropy’s longtermist grant recipients.
Each grant recipient is followed by the size of the grant and a one-sentence description of their project. All of these grants have been paid out.
Robert Miles ($60,000): Creating quality videos on AI safety, and offering communication and media support to AI safety orgs.
Center for Human-Compatible AI ($75,000): Hiring a research engineer to support CHAI’s technical research projects.
Joe Collman ($25,000): Developing algorithms, environments and tests for AI safety via debate.
AI Impacts ($75,000): Answering decision-relevant questions about the future of artificial intelligence.
Alexis Carlier ($5,000): Surveying experts on AI risk scenarios and working on other projects related to AI safety.
Gavin Taylor ($30,000): Conducting a computational study on using a light-to-vibrations mechanism as a targeted antiviral.
Center for Election Science ($50,000): Supporting the use of better voting methods in U.S. elections
Charlie Rogers-Smith ($7,900): Supporting research and job applications related to AI alignment.
Claudia Shi ($5,000): Organizing a "Human-Aligned AI” event at NeurIPS.
Gopal Sarma ($5,000): Organizing a workshop aimed at highlighting recent successes in the development of verified software.
Alex Turner ($30,000): Understanding when and why proposed AI designs seek power over their environment.
Cambridge Summer Programme in Applied Reasoning (CaSPAR) ($26,300): Organizing immersive workshops on meta skills and x-risk for STEM students at top universities.
Creating quality videos on AI safety, and offering communication and media support to AI safety orgs.
We’ve funded Rob Miles in the past, and since Rob’s work has continued to find traction and maintain a high quality bar, I am viewing this mostly as a grant renewal. Back then, I gave the following rationale for the grant:
The videos on [Rob's] YouTube channel pick up an average of ~20k views. His videos on the official Computerphile channel often pick up more than 100k views, including for topics like logical uncertainty and corrigibility (incidentally, a term Rob came up with).
More things that make me optimistic about Rob’s broad approach:
He explains that AI alignment is a technical problem. AI safety is not primarily a moral or political position; the biggest chunk of the problem is a matter of computer science. Reaching out to a technical audience to explain that AI safety is a technical problem, and thus directly related to their profession, is a type of ‘outreach’ that I’m very happy to endorse.
He does not make AI safety a politicized matter. I am very happy that Rob is not needlessly tribalising his content, e.g. by talking about something like “good vs bad ML researchers”. He seems to simply portray it as a set of interesting and important technical problems in the development of AGI.
His goal is to create interest in these problems from future researchers, and not to simply get as large of an audience as possible. As such, Rob’s explanations don’t optimize for views at the expense of quality explanation. His videos are clearly designed to be engaging, but his explanations are simple and accurate. Rob often interacts with researchers in the community (at places like DeepMind and MIRI) to discuss which concepts are in need of better explanations. I don’t expect Rob to take unilateral action in this domain.
Rob is the first skilled person in the X-risk community working full-time on producing video content. Being the very best we have in this skill area, he is able to help the community in a number of novel ways (for example, he’s already helping existing organizations produce videos about their ideas).
Since then, the average views on his videos appear to have quintupled, usually eclipsing 100k views on YouTube. While I have a lot of uncertainty about what level of engagement those views represent, it would not surprise me if more than 15% of people introduced to the topic of AI alignment in the last year discovered it through Rob’s YouTube channel. This would be a substantial figure, and I also consider Rob’s material one of the best ways to be introduced to the topic (in terms of accurately conveying what the field is about).
In most worlds where I think this grant turns out to be bad, it is because it is currently harmful for the field of AI alignment to grow rapidly, because it might cause the field to become harder to coordinate, cause more bad ideas to become popular, or lead too many people to join who don’t have sufficient background or talent to make strong contributions. I think it is relatively unlikely that we are in that world, and I continue to think that the type of outreach Rob is doing is quite valuable, but I still think there’s at least a 5% probability to it being bad for the AI Alignment field to grow right now.
I trust Rob to think about these considerations and to be careful about how he introduces people to the field; thus, I expect that if we were to end up in a world where this kind of outreach is more harmful than useful, Rob would take appropriate action.
Hiring a research engineer to support CHAI’s technical research projects.
Over the last few years, CHAI has hosted a number of people who I think have contributed at a very high quality level to the AI alignment problem, most prominently Rohin Shah, who has been writing and updating the AI Alignment Newsletter and has also produced a substantial number of other high-quality articles, like this summary of AI alignment progress in 2018-2019.
Rohin is leaving CHAI soon, and I'm unsure about CHAI's future impact, since Rohin made up a large fraction of the impact of CHAI in my mind.
I have read a number of papers and articles from other CHAI grad students, and I think that the overall approach I see most of them taking has substantial value, but I also maintain a relatively high level of skepticism about research that tries to embed itself too closely within the existing ML research paradigm. That paradigm, at least in the past, hasn't really provided any space for what I consider the most valuable safety work (though I think most other members of the Fund don't share my skepticism). I don't think I have the space in this report to fully explain where that skepticism is coming from, so the below should only be seen as a very cursory exploration of my thoughts here.
A concrete example of the problems I have seen (chosen for its simplicity more than its importance) is that, on several occasions, I've spoken to authors who, during the publication and peer-review process, wound up having to remove some of their papers' most important contributions to AI alignment. Often, they also had to add material that seemed likely to confuse readers about the paper's purpose. One concrete class of examples: adding empirical simulations of scenarios whose outcome is trivially predictable, where the specification of the scenario adds a substantial volume of unnecessary complexity to the paper, while distracting from the generality of the overall arguments.
Another concern: Most of the impact that Rohin contributed seemed to be driven more by distillation and field-building work than by novel research. As I have expressed in the past (and elsewhere in this report), I believe distillation and field-building to be particularly neglected and valuable at the margin. I don't currently see the rest of CHAI engaging in that work in the same way.
On the other hand, since it appears that CHAI has probably been quite impactful on Rohin's ability to produce work, I am somewhat optimistic that there are more people whose work is amplified by the existence of CHAI, even if I am less familiar with their work, and I am also reasonably optimistic that CHAI will be able to find other contributors as good as Rohin. I've also found engaging with Andrew Critch's thinking on AI alignment quite valuable, and I am hopeful about more work from Stuart Russell, who obviously has a very strong track record in terms of general research output, though my sense is that marginal funding to CHAI is unlikely to increase Stuart's output in particular (and might in fact decrease it, since managing an organization takes time away from research).
While I evaluated this funding request primarily as unrestricted funding to CHAI, the specific project that CHAI is requesting money for seems also quite reasonable to me. Given the prosaic nature of a lot of CHAI's AI alignment works, it seems quite important for them to be able to run engineering-heavy machine learning projects, for which it makes sense to hire research engineers to assist with the associated programming tasks. The reports we've received from students at CHAI also suggest that past engineer hiring has been valuable and has enabled students at CHAI to do substantially better work.
Having thought more recently about CHAI as an organization and its place in the ecosystem of AI alignment,I am currently uncertain about its long-term impact and where it is going, and I eventually plan to spend more time thinking about the future of CHAI. So I think it's not that unlikely (~20%) that I might change my mind on the level of positive impact I'd expect from future grants like this. However, I think this holds less for the other Fund members who were also in favor of this grant, so I don't think my uncertainty is much evidence about how LTFF will think about future grants to CHAI.
(Recusal note: Due to being a grad student at CHAI, Adam Gleave recused himself from the discussion and voting surrounding this grant.)
Developing algorithms, environments and tests for AI safety via debate.
Joe was previously awarded $10,000 for independent research into extensions to AI safety via debate. We have received positive feedback regarding his work and are pleased to see he has formed a collaboration with Beth Barnes at OpenAI. In this round, we have awarded $25,000 to support Joe's continued work and collaboration in this area.
Joe intends to continue collaborating with Beth to facilitate her work in testing debate in human subject studies. He also intends to develop simplified environments for debate, and to develop and evaluate ML algorithms in this environment.
In general, I apply a fairly high bar to funding independent research, as I believe most people are more productive working for a research organization. In this case, however, Joe has demonstrated an ability to make progress independently and forge collaborations with established researchers. I hope this grant will enable Joe to further develop his skills in the area, and to produce research output that can demonstrate his abilities to potential employers and/or funders.
Answering decision-relevant questions about the future of artificial intelligence.
AI Impacts is a nonprofit organization (fiscally sponsored by MIRI) investigating decision-relevant questions about the future of artificial intelligence. Their work has and continues to influence my outlook on how and when advanced AI will develop, and I often see researchers I collaborate with cite their work in conversations. Notable recent output includes an interview series around reasons why beneficial AI may be developed "by default" and continued work on examples of discontinuous progress.
I would characterize much of AI Impacts' research as things that are fairly obvious to look into but which, surprisingly, no one else has. In part this is because their research is often secondary, summarizing relevant existing sources, and interdisciplinary -- both of which are under-incentivized in academia. Choosing the right questions to investigate also requires considerable skill and familiarity with AI research.
Overall, I would be excited to see more research into better understanding how AI will develop in the future. This research can help funders to decide which projects to support (and when), and researchers to select an impactful research agenda. We are pleased to support AI Impacts' work in this space, and hope this research field will continue to grow.
We awarded a grant of $75,000, approximately one fifth of the AI Impacts budget. We do not expect sharply diminishing returns, so it is likely that at the margin, additional funding to AI Impacts would continue to be valuable. When funding established organizations, we often try to contribute a "fair share" of organizations' budgets based on the Fund's overall share of the funding landscape. This aids coordination with other donors and encourages organizations to obtain funding from diverse sources (which reduces the risk of financial issues if one source becomes unavailable).
(Recusal note: Due to working as a contractor for AI Impacts, Asya Bergal recused herself from the discussion and voting surrounding this grant.)
Surveying experts on AI risk scenarios and working on other projects related to AI safety.
We awarded Alexis $5,000, primarily to support his work on a survey aimed at identifying the arguments and related beliefs motivating top AI safety and governance researchers to work on reducing existential risk from AI.
I think the views of top researchers in the AI risk space have a strong effect on the views and research directions of other effective altruists. But as of now, only a small and potentially unrepresentative set of views exist in written form, and many are stated in imprecise ways. I am hopeful that a widely-taken survey will fill this gap and have a strong positive effect on future research directions.
I thought Alexis's previous work on the principal-agent literature and AI risk was useful and thoughtfully done, and showed that he was able to collaborate with prominent researchers in the space. This collaboration, as well as details of the application, suggested to me that the survey questions would be written with lots of input from existing researchers, and that Alexis was likely to be able to get widespread survey engagement.
Since recommending this grant, I have seen the survey circulated and taken it myself. I thought it was a good survey and am excited to see the results.
Conducting a computational study on using a light to vibrations mechanism as a targeted antiviral.
We awarded Gavin $30,000 to work on a computational study assessing the feasibility of using a light to vibrations (L2V) mechanism as a targeted antiviral. Light to vibrations is an emerging technique that could destroy viruses by vibrating them at their resonant frequency using tuned pulses of light. In an optimistic scenario, this study would identify a set of viruses that are theoretically susceptible to L2V inactivation. Results would be published in academic journals and would pave the way for further experimental work, prototypes, and eventual commercial production of L2V antiviral equipment. L2V techniques could be generalizable and rapidly adaptable to new pathogens, which would provide an advantage over other techniques used for large-scale control of future viral pandemics.
On this grant, I largely deferred to the expertise of colleagues working in physics and biorisk. My ultimate take after talking to them was that the described approach was plausible and could meaningfully affect the course of future pandemics, although others have also recently started working on L2V approaches.
My impression is that Gavin's academic background is well-suited to doing this work, and I received positive personal feedback on his competence from other EAs working in biorisk.
My main uncertainty recommending this grant was in how the LTFF should compare relatively narrow biorisk interventions with other things we might fund. I ultimately decided that this project was worth funding, but still don't have a good way of thinking about this question.
Supporting the use of better voting methods in U.S. elections.
This is an unrestricted grant to the Center for Election Science (CES). CES works to improve US elections by promoting approval voting, a voting method where voters can select as many candidates as they like (as opposed to the traditional voting method where you can only select one candidate).
Academic experts on voting theory widely consider approval voting to be a significant improvement over our current voting method (plurality voting), and our understanding is that approval voting on average produces outcomes that better reflect what voters actually want by preventing issues like vote splitting. I think that promoting approval voting is a potentially promising form of improving institutional decision making within government.
CES is a relatively young organization, but so far they have a reasonable track record. Previously, they passed a ballot initiative to adopt approval voting in the 120,000-person city of Fargo, ND, and are now repeating this effort in St. Louis. Their next goal is to get approval voting adopted in bigger cities and then eventually states.
Supporting research and job applications related to AI alignment.
Charlie applied for funding to spend a year doing research with Jan Brauner, Sören Mindermann, and their supervisor Yarin Gal (all at Oxford University), while applying to PhD programs to eventually work on AI alignment. Charlie is currently finishing a master’s in statistics at Oxford and is also participating in the Future of Humanity Institute’s Summer Research Fellowship.
We think Professor Gal is in a better position to evaluate this proposal (and our understanding is that his group is capable of providing funding for this themselves), but it will take some time for this to happen. Therefore, we decided to award Charlie a small “bridge funding” grant to give him time to try to finalize the proposal with Professor Gal or find an alternative position.
The following grants were made outside of our regular schedule, and weren’t included in previous payout reports, so we’re including them here.
Organizing a "Human-Aligned AI” event at NeurIPS.
Grant date: November 2019
Claudia Shi and Victor Veitch applied for funding to run a social event themed around “Human-aligned AI” at the machine learning conference NeurIPS in December 2019. The aim of the event was to provide a space for NeurIPS attendees who care about doing high-impact projects and/or about long-term AI safety to gather and discuss these topics.
I believe that holding events like this is an easy way to do a very basic form of “field-building,” by making it easier for machine learning researchers who are interested in longtermism and related topics to find each other, discuss their work, and perhaps work together in the future or change their research plans. Our funding was mainly used to cover catering for the 100-person event, which we hoped would make the event more enjoyable for participants and therefore more effective in facilitating discussions and connections. After the event, the organizers had $1863 left over, which they returned to the Fund.
Organizing a workshop aimed at highlighting recent successes in the development of verified software.
Grant date: January 2020.
Gopal applied for a grant to run a workshop called "Formal Methods for the Informal Engineer" (FMIE) at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, on the topic of formal methods in software engineering. More information on the workshop is here.
We made this grant because we know a small set of AI safety researchers are optimistic about formal verification techniques being useful for AI safety, and we thought this grant was a relatively inexpensive way to support progress in that area.
Unfortunately, the workshop has now been postponed because of COVID-19.
Understanding when and why proposed AI designs seek power over their environment.
Grant date: January 2020
We previously made a grant to Alex Turner at the beginning of 2019. Here is what I wrote at the time:
I'm excited about this because:
Alex's approach to finding personal traction in the domain of AI Alignment is one that I would want many other people to follow. On LessWrong, he read and reviewed a large number of math textbooks that are useful for thinking about the alignment problem, and sought public input and feedback on what things to study and read early on in the process.
He wasn't intimidated by the complexity of the problem, but started thinking independently about potential solutions to important sub-problems long before he had "comprehensively" studied the mathematical background that is commonly cited as being the foundation of AI Alignment.
He wrote up his thoughts and hypotheses in a clear way, sought feedback on them early, and ended up making a set of novel contributions to an interesting sub-field of AI Alignment quite quickly (in the form of his work on impact measures, on which he recently collaborated with the DeepMind AI Safety team)
These intuitions, however, are a bit in conflict with some of the concrete research that Alex has actually produced. My inside views on AI alignment make me think that work on impact measures is very unlikely to result in much concrete progress on what I perceive to be core AI alignment problems, and I have talked to a variety of other researchers in the field who share that assessment. I think it's important that this grant not be viewed as an endorsement of the concrete research direction that Alex is pursuing, but only as an endorsement of the higher-level process that he has been using while doing that research.
As such, I think it was a necessary component of this grant that I have talked to other people in AI alignment whose judgment I trust, who do seem excited about Alex's work on impact measures. I think I would not have recommended this grant, or at least this large of a grant amount, without their endorsement. I think in that case I would have been worried about a risk of diverting attention from what I think are more promising approaches to AI Alignment, and a potential dilution of the field by introducing a set of (to me) somewhat dubious philosophical assumptions.
Overall, while I try my best to form concrete and detailed models of the AI alignment research space, I don't currently devote enough time to it to build detailed models that I trust enough to put very large weight on my own perspective in this particular case. Instead, I am mostly deferring to other researchers in this space that I do trust, a number of whom have given positive reviews of Alex's work.
In aggregate, I have a sense that the way Alex went about working on AI alignment is a great example for others to follow, I'd like to see him continue, and I am excited about the LTF Fund giving out more grants to others who try to follow a similar path.
I've been following Alex's work closely since then, and overall have been quite happy with its quality. I still have high-level concerns about his approach, but have over time become more convinced that Alex is aware of some of the philosophical problems that work on impact measures seems to run into, and so am more confident that he will navigate the difficulties of this space correctly. His work also updated me on the tractability of impact-measure approaches, and though I am still skeptical, I am substantially more open to interesting insights coming out of an analysis of that space than I was before. (I think it is generally more valuable to pursue a promising approach that many people are skeptical about, rather than one already known to be good, because the former is much less likely to be replaceable).
I've also continued to get positive feedback from others in the field of AI alignment about Alex's work, and have had multiple conversations with people who thought it made a difference to their thinking on AI alignment.
One other thing that has excited me about Alex's work is his pedagogical approach to his insights. Researchers frequently produce ideas without paying attention to how understandable those ideas are to other people, and enshrine formulations that end up being clunky, unintuitive or unwieldy, as well as explanations that aren't actually very good at explaining. Over time, this poor communication often results in substantial research debt. Alex, on the other hand, has put large amounts of effort into explaining his ideas clearly and in an approachable way, with his "Reframing Impact" sequence on the AI Alignment Forum.
This grant would fund living expenses and tuition, helping Alex to continue his current line of research during his graduate program at Oregon State.
Organizing immersive workshops for STEM students at top universities.
From the application:
We want to build on our momentum from CaSPAR 2019 by running another intensive week-long summer camp and alumni retreat for mathematically talented Cambridge students in 2020, and increase the cohort size by 1/3 from 12 to 16.
At CaSPAR, we attract young people who are talented, altruistically motivated and think transversally to show us what we might be missing. We find them at Cambridge University, in mathematics and adjacent subjects, and funnel them via our selection process to our week-long intensive summer camp. After the camp, we welcome them to the CaSPAR Alumni. In the alumni we further support their plan changes/ideas with them as peers, and send them opportunities at a decision-relevant time of their lives.
CaSPAR is a summer camp for Cambridge students that tries to cover a variety of material related to rationality and effective altruism. This grant was originally intended for CaSPAR 2020, but since COVID has made most in-person events like this infeasible, this grant is instead intended for CaSPAR 2021.
I consider CaSPAR to be in a similar reference class as SPARC or ESPR, two programs with somewhat similar goals that have been supported by other funders in the long-term future space. I currently think interventions in this space are quite valuable, and have been impressed with the impact of SPARC; multiple very promising people in the long-term future space cite it as the key reason they became involved.
The primary two variables I looked at while evaluating CaSPAR were its staff composition and the references we received from a number of people who worked with the CaSPAR team or attended their 2019 event. Both of those seemed quite solid to me. The team consists of people I think are pretty competent and have the right skills for a project like this, and the references we received were positive.
The biggest hesitation I have about this grant is mostly the size of the program and the number of participants. Compared to SPARC or ESPR, the program is shorter and has substantially fewer attendees. From my experience with those programs, the size of the program and the length both seemed integral to their impact (I think there's a sweet spot around 30 participants --- enough people to take advantage of network effects and form lots of connections, while still maintaining a high-trust atmosphere).
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1232020 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison
46The Center for Election Science Appeal for 2020
34EA Updates for September 2020
17EA Forum Prize: Winners for September 2020
[-]So-Low Growth4mo
This is going to sound controversial here (people are probably going to dislike this but I'm genuinely raising this as a concern) but is the Robert Miles $60,000 grant attached to any requirements? I like his content but it seems to me you could find someone with a similar talent level (explaining fairly basic concepts) who could produce many more videos. I'm not well versed in YouTube but four/five videos in the last year doesn't seem substantial. If the $60,000 was instead offered as a one-year job, I think you could find many talented individuals who could produce much more content.
I understand that he's doing other non-directly YouTube related things but if you include support in other forms (Patreon), the output seems pretty low relative to the investment.
Again I should emphasise I'm uncertain about my criticism here and personally have enjoyed watching his videos on occasion.
[-]Ben Pace4mo
I think one of the things Rob has that is very hard to replace is his audience. Overall I continue to be shocked by the level of engagement Rob Miles' youtube videos get. Averaging over 100k views per video! I mostly disbelieve that it would be plausible to hire someone that can (a) understand technical AI alignment well, and (b) reliably create youtube videos that get over 100k views, for less than something like an order of magnitude higher cost.
I am mostly confused about how Rob gets 100k+ views on each video. My mainline hypothesis is that Rob has successfully built his own audience through his years of videos including on places like Computerphile, and that they have followed him to his own channel.
Building an audience like this takes many years and often does not pay off. Once you have a massive audience that cares about the kind of content you produce, this is very quickly not replaceable, and I expect to find someone other than Rob to do this, it would either take the person 3-10 years to build this size of audience, or require paying a successful youtube content creator to change the videos that they are making substantially, in a way that risks losing their audience, and thus require a lot of money to cover the risk (I'm imagining $300k–$1mil per year for the first few years).
Another person to think of here is Tim Urban, who writes Wait But Why. That blog has I think produced zero major writeups in the last year, but he has a massive audience who knows him and is very excited to read his content in detail, which is valuable and not easily replaceable. If it were possible to pay Tim Urban to write a piece on a technical topic of your choice, this would be exceedingly widely-read in detail, and would be worth a lot of money even if he didn't publish anything for a whole year.
All good points Jonas, Ben W, Ben P, and Stefan. Was uncertain at the beginning but am pretty convinced now. Also, side-note, very happy about the nature of all of the comments, in that they understood my POV and engaged with them in a polite manner.
By the way, I also was surprised by Rob only making 4 videos in the last year. But I actually now think Rob is producing a fairly standard number of high-quality videos annually.
The first reason is that (as Jonas points out upthread) he also did three for Computerphile, which brings his total to 7.
The second reason is that I looked into a bunch of top YouTube individual explainers, and I found that they produce a similar number of highly-produced videos annually. Here's a few:
3 Blue 1 Brown has 10 highly produced videos in the last year (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). He has other videos, which include a vide of Grant talking a walk, a short footnote video to one of the main ones, 10 lockdown livestream videos, and a video turning someone's covid blogpost into a video. For highly produced videos, he's averaging just under 1/month.
CGP Grey has 10 highly produced videos in the last year (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). He has other videos, which include a video of CGP Grey talking a walk, a few videos of him exploring a thing like a spreadsheet or an old building, and one or two commentaries on other videos of his.
Vi Hart in her peak made 19 videos in one year (her first year, 9 years ago) all of which I think were of a similar quality level to each other.
Veritasium has 14 highlighy produced videos in the last year, plus one short video of the creator monologuing after their visit to NASA.
CGP Grey, 3Blue 1Brown and Veritasium I believe are working on their videos full time, so I think around 10 main videos plus assorted extra pieces is within standard range for highly successful explainers on YouTube. I think this suggests potentially Rob could make more videos to fill out the space between the videos on his channel, like Q&A livestreams and other small curiosities that he notices, and could plausibly be more productive a year in terms of making a couple more of the main, highly-produced videos.
But I know he does a fair bit of other work outside of his main channel, and also he is in some respects doing a harder task than some of the above, of explaining ideas from a new research field, and one with a lot of ethical concerns around the work, not just issues of how to explain things well, which I expect increases the amount of work that goes into the videos.
[-]Linch4mo
I think it's possible that last year was just unusually slow for people (possibly pandemic-related?)
I looked at 3B1B (the only Youtube explainer series I'm familiar with) and since 2015 Grant has produced ~100 high quality videos, which is closer to ~20 videos/year than ~10/year.
I'm not familiar with the others.
and could plausibly be ~20% more productive in a year in terms of the main, highly-produced videos
I feel like this is low-balling potential year-to-year variation in productivity. My inside view is that 50-100% increases in productivity is plausible.
Yeah, I agree about how much variance in productivity is available, your numbers seem more reasonable. I'd actually edited it by the time you wrote your comment.
Also agree last year was probably unusually slow all round. I expect the comparison is still comparing like-with-like.
:) Appreciated the conversation! It also gave me an opportunity to clarify my own thoughts about success on YouTube and related things.
[-]Jonas Vollmer4mo
Thanks for the critique!
In addition to four videos on his own channel, Robert Miles also published three videos on Computerphile during the last 12 months. He also publishes the Alignment Newsletter podcast. So there's at least some additional output. There's probably more I don't know of.
you could find someone with a similar talent level (explaining fairly basic concepts)
I personally actually think this would be very difficult. Robert Miles' content seems to have been received positively by the AI safety community, but science communications in general is notoriously difficult, and I'd expect most YouTubers to routinely distort and oversimplify important concepts, such that I'd worry that such content would do more harm than good. In contrast, Robert Miles seems sufficiently nuanced.
(Disclosure: I work at EA Funds.)
[-]Stefan_Schubert4mo
Yes. Also, regarding this issue:
you could find someone with a similar talent level ... who could produce many more videos
It seems that the Long-Term Future Fund isn't actively searching for people to do specific tasks, if I understand the post correctly. Instead, it's reviewing applications that come to them. (It's more labour-intensive to do an active search.) That means that it can be warranted to fund an applicant even if it's possible that there could be better candidates for the same task somewhere out there. (Minor edits.)
Thanks for the understanding responses Jonas and Linch. Again, I should clarify, I don't know where I stand here but I'm still not entirely convinced.
So, we have four videos in the last year on his channel, plus three videos on Computerphile, giving seven videos. If I remember correctly, The Alignment Newsletter podcast is just reading Shah's newsletter, which may be useful but I don't think that requires a lot of effort.
I should reiterate that I think what Miles does is not easy. I may also be severely underestimating the time it takes to make a YouTube video!
[-]Ben_West4mo
It might be more relevant to consider the output: 500,000 views (or ~80,000 hours of watch time). Given that the median video gets 89 views, it might be hard for other creators to match the output, even if they could produce more videos per se.
Meta: Small nitpick, but I would prefer if we reduce framings like
This is going to sound controversial here (people are probably going to dislike this but I'm genuinely raising this as a concern)
See Scott Alexander on Against Bravery Debates.
Thanks for pointing that out. Will refrain from doing so in the future. What I was trying to make clear was that I didn't want my comment to be seen as a personal attack on an individual. I was uneasy about making the comment on a public platform when I don't know all the details nor know much about the subject matter.
[-]Pablo4mo
FWIW, I think that the qualification was very appropriate and I didn't see the author as intending to start a "bravery debate". Instead, the purpose appears to have been to emphasize that the concerns were raised in good faith and with limited information. Clarifications of this sort seem very relevant and useful, and quite unlike the phenomenon described in Scott's post.
I want to add that Scott isn't describing a disingenuous argumentative tactic, he's saying that the topic causes dialogue to get derailed very quickly. Analogous to the rule that bringing in a comparison to Nazis always derails internet discussion, making claims about whether the position one is advocating is the underdog or the mainstream also derails internet discussion.
Thanks, you are right. I have amended the last sentence of my comment.
Following up, and sorry for continuing to critique after you already politely made an edit, but doesn't that change your opinion of the object level thing, which is indeed the phenomenon Scott's talking about? It's great to send signals of cooperativeness and genuineness, and I appreciate So-Low Growth's effort to do so, but adding in talk of how the concern is controversial is the standard example of opening a bravery debate.
The application of Scott's post here would be to separate clarification of intent and bravery talk – in this situation, separating "I don't intend any personal attack on this individual" from "My position is unpopular". Again, the intention is not in question, it's the topic, and that's the phenomenon Scott's discussing in his post.
I agree that the sentence Linch quoted sounds like a "bravery debate" opening, but that's not how I perceive it in the broader context. I don't think the author is presenting himself/herself as an underdog, intentionally or otherwise. Rather, they are making that remark as part of their overall attempt to indicate that they are aware that they are raising a sensitive issue and that they are doing so in a collaborative spirit and with admittedly limited information. This strikes me as importantly different from the prototypical bravery debate, where the primary effect is not to foster an atmosphere of open dialogue but to gain sympathy for a position.
I am tentatively in agreement with you that "clarification of intent" can be done without "bravery talk", by which I understand any mention that the view one is advancing is unpopular. But I also think that such talk doesn't always communicate that one is the underdog, and is therefore not inherently problematic. So, yes, the OP could have avoided that kind of language altogether, but given the broader context, I don't think the use of that language did any harm.
(I'm maybe 80% confident in what I say above, so if you disagree, feel free to push me.)
I read the top comment again after reading this comment by you, and I think I understand the original intent better now. I was mostly confused on initial reading, and while I thought SLG's comment was otherwise good and I had a high prior on the intent being very cooperative, I couldn't figure out what the first line meant other than "I expect I'm the underdog here". I now read it as saying "I really don't want to cause conflict needlessly, but I do care about discussing this topic," which seems pretty positive to me. I am pretty pro SLG writing more comments like this in future when it seems to them like an important mistake is likely being made :)
This makes a lot of sense to me Pablo. You highlighted what I was trying to explain when I was making the comment, that: 1) I was uncertain 2) I didn't want to attack someone. I must admit, my choice of words was rather poor and could come across as "bravery talk", although that was not what I intended.
To be clear, I think your overall comment added to the discussion more than it detracts, and I really appreciate you making it. I definitely did not interpret your claims as an attack, nor did I think it's a particularly egregious example of a bravery framing. One reason I chose to comment here is because I interpreted (correctly, it appears!) you as someone who'd be receptive to such feedback, whereas if somebody started a bravery debate with a clearer "me against the immoral idiots in EA" framing I'd probably be much more inclined to just ignore and move on.
It's possible my bar for criticism is too low. In particular, I don't think I've fully modeled meta-level considerations like:
1) That by only choosing to criticize mild rather than egregious cases, I'm creating bad incentives.
2) You appear to be a new commenter, and by criticizing newcomers to the EA Forum I risk making the EA Forum less appealing.
3) That my comment may spawn a long discussion.
Nonetheless I think I mostly stand by my original comment.
Yeah that makes a lot of sense. I think the rest of your comment is fine without that initial disclaimer, especially with your caveat in the last sentence! :)
I also notice myself being confused about the output here. I suspect the difficulty of being good at Youtube outreach while fully understanding technical AI safety concepts is a higher bar than you're claiming, but I also intuitively would be surprised if it takes an average of 2+ months to produce a video (though perhaps he spends a lot of time on other activities?
This quote
for example, he’s already helping existing organizations produce videos about their ideas
alludes to this.
[-]Pongo4mo
To state a point in the neighborhood of what Stefan, Ben P, and Ben W have said, I think it's important for LTTF to evaluate the counterfactual where they don't fund something, rather than the counterfactual where the project has more reasonable characteristics.
That is, we might prefer a project be more productive, more legible or more organized, but unless that makes it worse than the marginal funding opportunity, it should be funded (where one way a project could be bad is by displacing more reasonable projects that would otherwise fill a gap).
[-]Larks4mo
As always, thanks very much for writing up this detailed report. I really appreciate the transparency and insight into your thought processes, especially as I realise doing this is not necessarily easy! Great job.
(It's possible that I might have some more detailed comments later, but in case I don't I didn't want to miss the chance to give you some positive feedback!)
[-]AlasdairGives4mo
"Some donors were surprised by the Fund’s large number of AI risk-focused grants. While the Fund managers are in favor of these grants, we want to make sure that donors are aware of the work they are supporting. As a result, we changed the EA Funds donation interface such that donors have to opt into supporting their chosen Funds. (Previously, the website suggested a default allocation for each Fund.) EA Funds also plans to offer a donation option focused on climate change for interested donors."
This is an extremely positive change and corrects what I have previously considered to be a dark pattern on the EA funds website for a long time. Thanks for implementing it.
Glad to hear you like it!
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Review – Dead Rising 3
by KanedaGallon | Dec 18, 2013 | Default, Xbox One | 0 comments
The Next Generation of gaming is finally upon us and shambling in at the front of the line is the 3rd installment of Capcom’s highly successful and popular franchise, Dead Rising 3.
As a lover of all things Zombies, DR3 is a natural fit for me and was a day one pickup for my Xbox One. I was sold the very second I laid eyes on in-game footage – The sheer number of zombies on screen easily eclipses previous installments and I knew Capcom was on to something special here.
Dead Rising 3 gives us a new protagonist in Nick Ramos, a mechanic with a penchant for creating vehicles and weapons of mayhem at a moments notice as he runs around the fictional city of Los Perdidos in an effort to rescue survivors and perform tasks all with the final goal of escaping the city alive.
The gameplay is pretty well cookie cutter to the series with very little refinements done to to overall control scheme or the typical errand boy type missions. That’s not particularly a bad thing though – Dead Rising has never been about being serious or innovative new gameplay mechanics. It’s also not about incredible story telling (though they have been fun stories)..Dead Rising 3 is about the adventure of getting to your destination. Ducking, dodging and smashing your way from point A to point B as endless hordes of zombies threaten to stop you. And that is where the game’s true brilliance is. A new addition that should be note is the ability to make some truly visceral vehicles to help add to the carnage and flying body parts. We’re talking steamrollers + motorcycles destruction. It’s fantastic. You can also ask a buddy to join the frackus cooperatively as “Dick”. I found the cooperative game made DR3 considerably easier especially when fighting the deranged bosses where one can attract their attention while the other attacks from the side.
My favorite addition to the game comes in the form of Kinect interaction. When a zombie grabs you for a snack, you can push towards the screen and Nick will shove the zombie off him. It’s a natural motion that just works really well. Also with Kinect, when you say “over here” your voice can be heard by zombies in the immediate area will hear you and begin shambling their way to your direction. This can be helpful when facing the masses – Just climb up on a truck call out to them and then jump over them…orrrr…..toss down some form or explosive and BLOW THOSE EFFERS UP! (My personal favorite).
Similar to DR1 and 2, throughout the overall story are some interesting “boss” missions. The bosses are just as over the top and insane as you’d come to expect from Dead Rising. From the roided out female body builder Cherii to the Dom with a flame thrower that resembles an over-sized erection(hilarious all the way).
Graphically DR3 is a massive step up on it’s predecessor. The zombies are more varied in their appearance and their movements. Did I mention just how many of these bloody things can be on screen at any given time? My god it feels as though there are times where there has to be 1000 zombies on screen at any given time. It’s especially impressive when you come up over a hill on the highway and there’s just a sea of zombies shambling around as far as the eye can see.
If there’s any one title you bring home for your Newly minted Xbox One, this is it.
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Mirabai: A Tale Of Simultaneous Devotion And Subversion | #IndianWomenInHistory
Pooja Priyamvada
Mirabai was a 16th century Rajasthani princess, a devotional songwriter, poet and a mystic who stood against the conventions of her times to voice her spiritual devotion for Krishna. As is the case with most ascetic figures, there are several versions of who Mira was and it is thus difficult to ascertain what parts of the legend are historically accurate and which are exaggeration and folklore.
Her influence in Bhakti poetry has been profound and innumerable devotional poems and songs (Padas & Bhajans) are attributed to Mirabai/Meerabai. She is popularly called and often regarded as the incarnation of Radha, the Hindu deity.
Mirabai’s biography
Her biography is also very fluid historically but it is generally believed that she was born in 149b A.D. in the village Kurkhi, near Merta in Rajasthan. Her father was Ratan Singh Rathore and her grandfather the famous Dudaji of Merta. The Rathores were devotees of Vishnu and Mira grew up amidst Vaishnava influence.
A famous anecdote often cited is that when Mira was just four years old, she witnessed a marriage procession. She saw the bridegroom and asked her mother, “Who is my bridegroom?” Mira’s mother in jest pointed towards the image of Lord Krishna and said, “Mira, Krishna, the most handsome, is your bridegroom“.
Mira, however, did not think of this as a mere joke and began to love the idol of Krishna as her consort and spent most of her time with the idol. When she was a teenager, as per custom, Mira’s marriage was arranged with Rana Kumbha/Bhoj Raj of Chittorgarh. Mira’s mother-in-law tried to impose on her to worship Durga as was the custom in their family, but she was completely devoted to Krishna.
Once Rana Kumbha’s sister Udabai told him that Mira was in love with someone else. She added that Mira went to meet him in the guise of serving Krishna at the temple. Enraged, Rana Kumbha broke open the door and rushed inside the temple one night, only to find Mira alone talking to the idol.
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Mirabai was persecuted in various ways by the Rana and his relatives, more so after he died in battle and she became a widow. Folklore has it that once a cobra was sent in a basket to her wrapped in a garland of flowers. But when she opened the basket there lay an idol of Krishna with the garland. She was sent a cup of poison as an offering. She offered it to Lord Krishna first as was her habit and then drank it; it didn’t harm her at all.
Popular folklore also has it that tortured continuously by her husband’s relatives, she wrote a letter to another great devotional poet of her times, Tulsidas, for advice. Tulsidas is said to have suggested that she must abandon those who do not understand her belief even though they might be her dearest relatives and that she must put her relationship with god above all other relationships.
It is also believed that hearing about her spreading fame as a special devotee, Akbar and Tansen visited Chittor in disguise to hear Mira’s devotional songs. Akbar was so moved that he gave a precious necklace as an offering. The secret visit didn’t remain a secret for long and when Rana came to know about it, Mira was told to drown herself in the river for revealing herself to a Mughal and thus bringing a huge disgrace to their family.
Mira soon left for Vrindavan, the destination for widows. The erstwhile princess and royal wife happily led the life of a hermit – writing poems, engaging in religious discourse and interacting with devotees. Her popularity as a singer and preacher is believed to have peaked during this period.
She spent her last days at Dwarka. In 1547, Mirabai was said to have died. According to folklore, she merged into the idol of Krishna and became one with him, as there is huge lack of information about her actual physical death. A Meera Memorial Trust known as Meera Smrithi Sansathan in the Chittorgarh district administration organises an Annual Meera Mahotsav or Sharad Purnima, celebrating the birth anniversary of this great woman saint.
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Subversion in poetry and life
Mirabai’s devotional poetry was only one of the most evident ways of her subversion. During the early 17th century, women were considered subordinate to men in spiritual worth and were meant to assist men in their worldly as well as religious pursuits.
Women were not even considered an individual in their own right and were bound to exist only to serve men. All the other prominent Bhakti movement poets were men. Mirabai defied not only the creative canon but showed open disregard to popular contemporary customs of Rajput clans. She refused to commit Sati on the death of her husband, insisting that her true spouse was forever Krishna. In one of her poems, she wrote:
Sati na hosyan girdhar gansyam mhara man moho ghanasami
(I will not commit Sati, my heart and soul belong to Ghanshyam)
She did not follow any of the other customs that Rajputs valued. She visited the temple and danced and sang in public, contrary to purdah/ghoonghat practised by other royal ladies. Overstepping the upper caste exclusiveness expected from a Rajput princess, she also freely mixed with other worshipers regardless of their gender or caste.
It is also believed that she accepted Saint Ravidas as her guru, who was part of the then ‘untouchable’ caste of leather workers. Some scholars believe that Mirabai herself wrote about two hundred songs and poems. But most of these were preserved through oral tradition, leading to the ambiguity about which were her original compositions and which were adaptations and additions by her followers.
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Mirabai was unique among the poet-saints of the Bhakti movement owing to her socio-economic background as well as her gender. Born a princess, she opted for the life of a mendicant and wanderer living a life of austerity and poverty to be spiritual.
Mirabai and canon
Mirabai belongs to a long, rich tradition of song-poems dedicated to Krishna, founded by the famous thirteenth-century poet Jayadeva. His epic Gita Govinda was the model for writing Bhakti poetry.
In the book Songs of the Saints of India, John Stratton Hawley says about Mirabai: “… she fired the imagination with her fearless defiance… the only one of her gender to have earned a place on the honour roll of north India Bhakti saints, she exerts a fascination that none of her male counterparts can match”.
In another song, she addresses the Rana:
Thara desa mein Rana saadh nahin chhe, log base sab kudo
(in your kingdom Rana, the people are all garbage)
Gehna gaanthi Rana hum sab tyaga, tyaga karro chuudo
(I have renounced all jewellery and finery, even my wedding bangles)
Kajal teeki hum sab tyagya, tyagya hai bandhan judo
(I have renounced all makeup and stopped tying my hair too)
This defiant image of a woman saint who openly walks the street with no shame or fear of authority is one of the most subversive images of royal women in those times. “Mirabai accomplished the impossible in her poetry; by making it an instrument of rebellion through a perfect blend of asceticism and aesthetics”, says Mridula Garg in a feature on Mirabai in The Hindu.
Her life has immense relevance today because her courageous story can find parallels in the lives of contemporary women who still have to fight opposition from families and society to live an independent and creative public life. Even today, we put a lot of pressure on single women to marry and devote their lives to domestic duties. Widows and divorcees are still not considered at par with “saubhagyavati” married women. Mirabai is the beacon for those who want to make their own choices and stick to them, whatever the social consequences.
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Pooja Priyamvada is a columnist, professional translator and an online content and Social Media consultant. She is also a writer/poet/editor/ and a bi-lingual blogger formerly also radio announcer and lecturer. She has an M.Phil. in English Literature from Panjab University and speaks vociferously about issues of gender, identity and marginalisation at a wide variety of platforms and mediums. A single parent and fibromyalgia survivor, she believes that she derives her strength from being a voracious reader and a tea connoisseur. Both her blogs have been awarded several times consecutively at the Orange Flower Awards and she has been associated with reputed national and international online addresses like The Mighty, Menstrupedia, Women’s Web, Feminism In India, ShethePeopleTV, Momspresso, Sheroes, Bonobology, Writersmelon and Sadaneera. Her translation titled A Night in the Hills, a collection of short stories by Manav Kaul has been published by Westland Books recently, besides she also translates for other forums like the Sahitya Akademi and The Raza Foundation. She is the author of an e-book Mental Health: A Primer. Her poetry and fiction have been published in several reputed online journals and print anthologies in India, UK and Canada and a few poems can be read with a hot cup of coffee on the walls of The Human Bean Cafe, Cobourg, Toronto. She has been featured amongst “10 Indian Women Bloggers you must follow” and “25 writers whose work readers enjoyed the most” at Women’s Web in 2018 and also in “Most empowering moments by Indian women” by SheThePeopleTV .
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Athletic Shoe Companies to Target Women
Title IX has spurred a dramatic growth in women’s participation in sports since its passage in 1972. In 1971, one in twenty-seven girls played school sports, but the Women’s Sports Foundation found that that number soared to one in three girls playin g school sports in 1994. This past year, women spent more on athletic shoes than men for the first time, $5.4 billion versus $5.2 billion. However, only 15% of Nike’s $138 million ad budget from last year went to ads solely targetng women. Nike and Ree bok both plan to step up their products and advertising for women with Nike CEO Phil Knight admitting that, “the company recently got a little less stupid.” Already, Reebok has initiated educational programs and created Girls’ Sports Summit to encourage girls to play sports. The company also hosted a Sports Training Challenge for high school junior and senior female athletes this past summer. Nike has wo n critical acclaim for its recent advertisements which urge parents to encourage their girls to play sports. In the ad, girls say how playing sports helps their physical fitness and makes them feel better about themselves. One girl says that playing spo rts will make her more likely to leave her husband if he beats her.
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The F-131 Hellcat
The Hellcat Combat model is a limited edition variant of the second Hellcat series, featuring hand-ported and polished cylinder heads, increased compression ratio, special camshafts and a re-tuned intake system, contributing to a 12% gain in rear wheel horsepower and a 4% increase in torque. Altered suspension compression and rebound damping rates make for superior handling, enhanced feedback and increased rider control, while a new sports seat and Combat-specific finish completes the machine. The result is an exotic balance of power and beauty.
AHEAD OF IT'S TIME
Like the Wraith, this Hellcat is powered by a 45-degree v-twin engine (a ‘radial twin’) that uses a balancer shaft to reduce vibration to the level of a 90-degree v-twin engine. Displacing 131ci (2,147cc), the Hellcat power plant delivers 137bhp at the rear wheel via belt primary drive and a five-speed gearbox.
Unlike the ultra-radical Wraith however, the Hellcat models utilise a conventional welded tubular frame, albeit one optimised for torsional stiffness with the aim of keeping the steering head properly aligned with the swinging arm pivot at all times. Unusually, Confederate chose to make the engine a stressed part of the chassis structure and were awarded an engineering patent for the mounting design. The swinging arm pivot is concentric with the gearbox output shaft, while – uniquely – the exhaust system is routed through the arm’s right-hand leg. Confederate's reputation for ‘no-expense-spared’ approach to motorcycle design is reflected in the choice of running gear: Marzocchi usd forks, Penske shocks, ISR six-pot radial front brake calipers and Blackstone carbon fiber wheels all being part of the package.
The "F"architecture of this Hellcat is very simple, yet incredibly rigid and light. It is the only backbone downtube, cradle based chassis to utilize the powerplant as a stressed member. It is also the last architecture for a crafted series built machine designed entirely by analogue methodology. to a monocoque frame made from 100 percent military-spec billet and a stealth-matte anodized finish.
This particular Confederate Hellcat has been on display in Canada and ridden approximately 600 miles since it was built in 2007.
Recently serviced and ready for delivery to your home! This bike is one of a very few Confederate motorcycles located in Canada and will therefore be most desirable for a new Canadian home.
Since making its trip to the land of the Maple Leaf, the headlight on this rare gem has been replaced, the seat has been lowered and adjusted rearward and the turn signals have been upgraded.
Recently serviced at Calgary Harley Davidson, the bike has new tires, fresh fluids and is ready for some summer fun! This machine is definitely a collector motorcycle that can be ridden, and ridden fast!
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RESOURCE COMPASS
Q&A on the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative
by Jessica Berg (MN Cup) and Adam Choe (Gener8tor)
As partners in Forge North, we’re part of a broader movement of entrepreneurs, investors, makers, collaborators, and allies from all industries and sectors working together to make Minnesota the problem-solving capital of the new economy.
And as leaders of entrepreneurial support organizations, we’re familiar with the challenges faced by founders seeking to start new ventures, and believe to truly move the needle, we need to step outside our traditional silos to achieve our mission.
We had the opportunity to connect with Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Steve Grove to talk more about the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative (MIC) included in Governor Walz’s proposed budget.
Jessica Berg & Adam Choe: Why is this the right time to prioritize the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative?
Steve Grove: We believe that the businesses of the future are the startups of today, and that our established businesses need an innovation ecosystem to provide the ideas and talent to continue to be global leaders.
Minnesota needs to significantly expand our efforts to make our state a top destination for homegrown and outside entrepreneurs to start, build, and grow businesses. Entrepreneurs and startups should not feel like they have to leave Minnesota in order to make their idea a reality.
When you look at the future of the American economy, the states and cities that are building strong innovation sectors are the ones who are poised to lead the way. Minnesota needs to be a leader and cannot afford to be left behind.
JB & AC: Are other states taking action on this front and are they showing impact?
SG: States and cities don’t become hubs for innovation by accident – they invest in the long term future of their economies. By many measures, states like California, Massachusetts and Texas are national leaders, something Minnesota should aspire to be.
For example, in California, many key industries benefit from proximity to federal labs and private and public universities for key scientific discoveries. The semiconductor industry that spun out into Silicon Valley was aided by research at defense related federal research facilities.
Massachusetts created a quasi-public venture fund in 1978 to support startups in the state. It also benefits from universities that take an active role in the innovation ecosystem. And In Texas, Austin transformed itself from a university/state capital to a leading technology based region through business, civic and university collaboration.
These national leaders are beginning to separate from the pack. When we look at the concentration of tech companies in these states: California ranks 2nd, Massachusetts 3rd, and Texas 8th. Minnesota ranks 18th. When we talk about venture capital investment in tech businesses, California ranks 1st, Massachusetts 3rd, and Texas 5th. Minnesota ranks 15th.
JB & AC: You have described this effort as bringing government to the table as opposed to leading the way. Share more of what you mean by that.
SG: The true drivers of our economy are the innovative entrepreneurs and business leaders who build wealth and jobs for all Minnesotans.
When it comes to the startup ecosystem, Minnesota has several leaders who are building an industry environment that is conducive to innovation, whether that’s through co-working spaces, events and educational efforts, startup competitions, or efforts to market MN startups as a great place for venture capitalists to invest.
We aren’t trying to replace that activity, we want to empower more of it to happen – and to empower entrepreneurs from non-traditional backgrounds or communities to have the same shot at success. The state government hasn’t been an active player at the table, and we think that if we are good things will happen.
By engaging the community through the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative, we’re showing the state and the world that Minnesota is open for business for entrepreneurs from all walks of life.
JB & AC: As you have toured the state describing this effort, have you come across any individual stories that might serve as a good example of what’s missing today?
SG: I had the opportunity recently to travel with Governor Walz to Duluth. While there, we heard from five dynamic tech entrepreneurs, all at different stages of their business. Some were still in college and were just starting out, some were recent graduates working to build their brand, and others had been in business for a number of years with established clients.
What was great about hearing from each of these businesses is that no matter where they were in their business lifecycle, they could benefit from the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative. Whether a business owner is just starting out, or is looking to step on the gas, the investments and resources in the Minnesota Innovation Collaborative can help all tech entrepreneurs boost their business, which collectively raises Minnesota’s profile in this space.
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Boomer Easiason dissing the CFL with his play by play
CFL Talk
mahalcflers January 4, 2021, 3:26pm #1
On Sunday's broadcast of the Rams and Cardinals game on CBS, Boomer made somewhat of a dissing comment towards the CFL when the Cardinals backup QB Chris Streveler made an ill- advised throw from his back foot leading to an interception for a TD.
" This is not the Grey Cup or the CFL where you take chances like that."
" You just can't do that here"
His comments did garner some backlash from various former players like Travis Lulay, Joe Horne among others stating that pass wouldn't work up here either.
Should we be surprised whenever a former CFL players get opportunities to showcase their skills only to be shot down at every turn.
Mightygoose January 4, 2021, 4:23pm #2
I think it's more of a case that Boomer doesn't know much about the league. I doubt he even realizes that Streveler won the Grey Cup as a back up and more effectively a 3rd string as the Bombers had to trade for Collaros after Nicholas went down.
Alex Singleton is a prime example of recent players coming from here and be productive in the NFL.
Mr. Easiason himself is a back up commentator after filling in Romo.
greenandwhite January 4, 2021, 4:50pm #3
How Strevler ever made it down there I have no idea. Sure he's a power runner but can't hit the broad side of a barn.
Palmer January 4, 2021, 4:50pm #4
I mean, what adult man rides his glory days going by the name “Boomer�, and expects to be taken seriously?
canadianfootballfan January 4, 2021, 5:01pm #5
Why does someone make a thread about things like this every time it happens? Americans naturally look down on anything that isn't American. The fact that it bothers you shows a weak character.
They always have, and always will do that. Stop caring.
canadianfootballfan:
Did not realize that I had weak character when bringing out issues like that.
I personally don't care about Boomer himself but whenever someone feels the need to disrespect something without any knowledge of the CFL why wouldn't I want to stand up to that type of comment.
It's even bothersome when some of those comments come from Canadians themselves who don't believe in the CFL itself.
That comment was made on nationwide tv.
ro1313 January 4, 2021, 5:09pm #7
Streveler won the Grey Cup as a back up and more effectively a 3rd string a
How pitiful is the NFL when a Third sting CFL QB can make a team?
While I agree wholeheartedly, CFF, it still bothers me that a boob like Boomer will make that sort of comment, on National TV while ignoring the situation in New England where Cam Newton threw more interceptions than TDs, and gets cut. I mean it’s not like Streveler was the first QB in the NFL to throw a pick, nor does playing in the CFL necessarily have anything to do throwing one. I dare say Boomer himself probably threw one or two in his career?
Palmer:
...e that a boob like Boomer will make that sort of comment, on National TV while ignoring the situation in New England where Cam Newton threw more interceptions than TDs, and gets cut. I mean it’s not like Streveler was the first QB in the NFL to throw a pick, nor does playing in the CFL necessarily have anything to do throwing one. I dare say Boomer himself probably threw one or two in his career?
I believe he had 247 TD passes and 184 INTs with a 81.1 rating.
How he handled that critique only he knows.
canadianfootballfan January 4, 2021, 5:40pm #10
I hear you, but bottom line... the CFL and it's players and fans don't need his respect.
Jasmine January 4, 2021, 5:54pm #11
One of the best opportunities to just say " okay boomer " .
threedownsareplenty January 4, 2021, 5:58pm #12
Boomer is a goof, If I remember a while back Bradshaw said a bunch of negative things about the C.F.L. Bradshaw is a goof as well, lol
bobo82 January 4, 2021, 6:40pm #13
wingedWheel January 4, 2021, 7:53pm #14
CFL fans pls don't take what Boomer say personally. You have to realize few QB's in the CFL have the tools to be successful in the NFL BLM is the only CFL QB capable of being a starter. He has the mentality and attitude. Also, if the starter (Woolfolk) for the Rams was in the CFL ..... he'll tear it up.
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DAN38 January 4, 2021, 8:23pm #16
At least Strev won a championship in the CFL, a league he used to play in. I can't see anywhere that Boomer is able to say that about the NFL.
Palmer January 4, 2021, 10:02pm #17
wingedWheel:
Well, without checking the internet, Joe Kapp, Warren Moon, Joe Thiesman, Jeff Garcia, and tangentially, Doug Flutie come quickly to mind. The first four did very well, first in the CFL, then in the NFL, as I recall.
The list of QBs coming from NFL rosters and doing face plants in the CFL strikes me as being much longer. Much longer. See one Johnny Manziel for a recent example.
EastVanMark January 4, 2021, 10:03pm #18
C'mon Boomer, you're ignorance is showing
wingedWheel January 4, 2021, 10:24pm #19
...Well, without checking the internet, Joe Kapp, Warren Moon, Joe Thiesman, Jeff Garcia, and tangentially, Doug Flutie come quickly to mind. The first four did very well, first in the CFL, then in the NFL, as I recall.The list of QBs coming from NFL rosters and doing face plants in the CFL strikes me as being much longer. Much longer. See one Johnny Manziel for a recent example.
Apologies ---- but they're all from the "Remember When" era.
DaveDaHammer January 5, 2021, 3:13am #20
Norman(his real name) couldn't even get signed by the old USFL. He would never make it in the CFL as a QB. He was a mediocre quarterback. Couldn't beat an old beat up Ken Anderson. So what hell does he know.
Tony Dungy made some disparaging remarks about the CFL too. His Cover 2 defense would get shredded up here in the CFL.
Now I know why the CFL is never mentioned during NFL broadcasts. It protects the ignorant commentators from themselves
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Be careful of car salesman
By Trigger Mike, November 6, 2020 in SASS Wire Saloon
Trigger Mike 990
Location:Lilburn, GA
Cherokee Gun Club
I took my wife's car for service and like always we strolled the lot to see what they have. We stumbled on a 2019 Ford fusion titanium, 35000 miles.
A salesman walked up so we asked him how much. He said 23500 but it had been there 90 days so it had room to negotiate. I drove it and was pleased.
We told him we'd would research it and get back to him.
I later went to kbb.com to price its value and found the listing of used ones in my area and found that very car on that very dealers listing for 17500. I was miffed and told him to do better on the next customer and hung up.
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 825
Location:Tucson, Arizona Territory
95% of used car salesmen give the rest a bad name.
grey ghost 39
SASS# Guest
Been car shopping myself, massively different prices from what the dealer is telling me and what their own website lists.
Seems like a common ploy now
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life 939
Location:Dolores, Colorado
Interests:All types of shooting, hunting, fishing, camping.
SASS# 49891 L
ROI/ROII, Windy Gap Regulators, 4 Corners Gunslingers,Four Corners Rifle & Pistol Club
Do your research and homework BEFORE you go to a dealer.
Smuteye John SASS#24774 2,600
Location:The Greater Smiths Station, AL metroplex
Interests:Shooting, history
SASS# 24774 Life
1 hour ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
You're giving them too much credit.
Matthew Duncan 1,245
Cutter's Raiders #13 - Wolff's Rowdy Rangers - BOLD 788 - NRA Endowment - GOA Life - 2nd AF Life - ROI & ROII
Last few years I've been looking for a replacement for the wife's car. This will be the last car I own before the kids take my Driver's license away for me. A Honda CRV, 1 or 2 two years old with low mileage is what I narrowed my choice too.
Two cities away a Honda Dealer had two used ones on their lot. My research gave me what they were worth. My budget told what me what my top dollar would be. I had no intention of purchasing when I went to take a look. One of the two cars the Dealer had met all of my requirements except one (no power open/close on the rear hatch). I asked the Salesman why the price on the car's window was higher then what their web site's price? Salesman gave me a strange look then punched away at his computer keyboard, price shown on the car is what they should sale it for, he said. Yea sure I thought, they goofed. I explained to the Salesman IF we agreed on a price, other than sales tax, there would be no "add ons" or "additional charges". I knew what their sticker price was, and what their Internet price was so I asked him what their selling price was? The old "I have to check with the boss" routine before the Salesman gave me a price that was lower then my predetermined budget price!?!? RATS!!! I hadn't planned on buying! Now they are making me an offer that would be hard to turn down! I told the Salesman to write it up and when I saw the bottom line was the price we had agreed on I gave them a down payment using my credit card.
I drove back home to get the wife and stopped at the bank for money before returning back to the Dealership. Salesman told me they forgot that the car had a few "options" that had an extra charge so they reworked the paper work. The look I gave the Salesman burned holes though his skull. He quickly showed me the new paperwork, the bottom line (the price we had agreed to earlier hadn't change). New paperwork just showed the "options" and their cost (Dealer took the hit). OK, I smiled, no problem.
Salesman said I need to go see their Title man. Title man was all smiles and started talking about Platinum, Gold and Silver plans. I asked if he was talking about extended warranties? He said he was, to protect me from expensive car repairs. I asked him why would I need an extended warranty on a vehicle I had just been told was highly reliable? He didn't have an answer and lost his smile. I drove out with the car for the price the Salesman and I had agreed on.
Perhaps the Salesman and Owner could sense that I was more then willing to walk away?
I got fired from a job selling cars after about five months. I had a good record and the customers seemed to like me, but I wasn't "aggressive enough". I thanked them and stumbled into the best "job" I ever had...and after eleven years (almost twice as long as any other job I'd ever had) I retired.
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,123
Location:Boston, MA
Harvard Ghostriders
I sold cars between college and law school. I was fortunate to work for a family owned dealership - 3rd generation. Their reputation was more important than the bottom line, and they worked hard to maintain it. No high presssure sales tactics, no unnecessary options or packages, and no lying. I can't tell you how many customers told me that they were relieved not to have to deal with the stereotypical hard sell. Ironically, one of the grandsons worked weekends with me; he had two other full time jobs - local politician and attorney. Add on car salesman, and he hit the trifecta of professions held in low esteem by the public. Somehow, he managed to excel at all three, rising to become Governor of MA and then US Ambassador to Canada. We were not all slime.
I have lived in SW Colorado for 20+ years. I came from a place in California that I had lived for almost 60 years. I was used to dealing with a dealership that my family had dealt with for 50 years or so. I knew the owner, so I really never had any problems buying a car or truck. We moved to Colorado and I went to the local Ford dealership (yes I am a Blue Oval man!) and introduced myself to the General Manager (He is still there). We developed a friendship and relationship that still exists today.
I have bought 4 Fords from them since I have been here. All were purchased at very fair prices. 5 years ago, I needed a new truck and was looking for a low mileage, used one. I wanted a F350, crew cab, diesel 4wd truck. He told me he didn't have too many used ones at that time. I bought one that wasn't everything I wanted, but checked 90% of the boxes and I wrote a check for it. About 3 months later I was in the dealership for servicing and was having a cup of coffee with the GM and told him I wished I hadn't bought the truck and waited for one that really was more like I originally wanted. He told me he had about 10 of them like I wanted. I looked and found one that was really nice and less than 20,000 miles on it. He gave me exactly what I paid for the first truck I bought and didn't care for, on trade for the other truck. We settled on a price, I wrote a check and drove out with another truck. It was exactly like I wanted.
It doesn't hurt to talk to people at the dealership when you are there for other things besides buying a vehicle.
Edited November 7, 2020 by Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life
Sixgun Sheridan 4,126
Location:Washington Territory
A long time ago I found a car listed online and called the dealer who said they still had it on their lot. I drove 40 miles there, only to find once I got there they told me they sold it days ago. I was pretty ticked off, but what could I do. Naturally they wanted to see if I was interested in anything else, and I said no. A week later I was looking again, and found the same car listed. I called them again, said they had it. I told them they were lying and to take it off their website, then hung up. A few days later the listing was finally removed.
There are some ethical salesmen out there, though. Once I looked at a used car, and told the dealer I would go home and think about it. A few hours later he actually called me back to inform me that the car had just sold, and he wanted to let me know just in case I was about to drive all the way up there again.
Edited November 6, 2020 by Sixgun Sheridan
Ozark Shark 355
Territorial Governors
Location:Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Interests:Family, SASS, NRA Life Benefactor, Other shooting sports, Big Band Jazz, Sailing, Scuba
Southern Missouri Rangers, Central Ozarks Western Shooters, Owl Creek Raiders, Bear Creek Volunteers
Arnold had an answer for the used car salesman during a test drive in True Lies.
8 hours ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said:
Well they DO give ME credit...
The last two cars I bought were on the Internet. Most big dealers have guys who do mostly internet sales. The first car I never left the house. They delivered it free with all the paperwork.
The next one, I had to go to the dealer because I had a trade-in to drop off. I did it all through e mails and never even had to talk to a salesman on the phone. It was great. I’ll never walk into another dealership.
22 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:
The last two cars I bought were on the Internet.
Yeah, but if it's the wrong size or color how do you find a box big enough to ship it back???
Chili Ron 867
Location:Illinois - way away from sheekago
Interests:Western - stuff of old kinds
Kishwaukee Valley
Howdy,
A car can be sold and not sold at the same time.
It was sold last week but the deal isnt final until all the paperwork is done.
Cars get put on hold for a good customer...etc.
Even if the car is driven off the lot, the deal can still fall apart.
They may be trying to keep buyers on the string while the last paper gets processed.
Smoken D 1,773
Ever wonder what that "D" stood for?
Location:Benton County, MO
Interests:Shooting, Hunting, Fishing, Woodworking, Helping Others, 2017/2018 Missouri State Black Powder Champion Silver Senior, 2018 Senior Missouri State Wild Bunch Champion 2019 Missouri State Senior Frontiersman Champion 2019 F.C.S.S. Missouri State Champion
Southern Missouri Rangers
My two highest honors as a cop
1st Put handcuffs on my granddaughter's father
2nd Put handcuffs on used car salesmen
Joke 'um 888
Location:Yuma, Arizona
Colorado River Shootists
I bought a new car this past June. The finance/paperwork guy laid a new one on me. After I had listened to his schpeel on extended warrantees, etc., he told me he had to do this work for free. The only way he was paid was through a cut from these add-ons. Wiping a tear before it could drip from my eye, I managed to leave without buying a warranty out of sympathy.
(Hey, buddy. If you're dumb enough to work for free, don't expect me to make you well. Guess Junior won't get those new shoes.)
Is this normal or was I fed a "line"?
When I bought my used 2006 Mazda Miata the high end used car dealer I bought it from had all 5 star reviews on Yelp. When I got to the dealership he told me straight up. “This car is $1000 over blue book. It’s in excellent condition. I will not budge on price.
I bought it after a short test drive.
This car is excellent but I waited 3 months before I gave him a 5 star review. At my 30,000 mile service on my 14 year old Miata everyone that worked at the dealership had come to check out my car. The mechanic offered to buy it for $1000 more than I paid. I smiled and said “No”.
Best used car deal I have ever encountered from the best used car dealer I ever encountered.
1 hour ago, Joke 'um said:
The finance/paperwork guy laid a new one on me. After I had listened to his schpeel on extended warrantees, etc., he told me he had to do this work for free. The only way he was paid was through a cut from these add-ons. Wiping a tear before it could drip from my eye, I managed to leave without buying a warranty out of sympathy.
(Hey, buddy. If you're dumb enough to work for free, don't expect me to make you well.
He's a used car salesman, what do YOU think?!
Badlands Bob #61228 1,760
Location:Hoschton, Georgia
Interests:Bold #729 RO II
SASS# 61228 Regulator
Cherokee Cowboys, Riverbend Roughriders
I went to buy a new F-150 several years ago. I shopped around and ended up at a local Ford dealership. The salesman told me to just pick any F-150 truck on the lot and they would knock $12,000 off the sticker price. Just add tag, tax and title. So I eventually find the truck I wanted to drive for the next 10-12 years and we headed in to do paperwork. My plan was to write a check for the truck and have no payment. The salesman told me that Ford Motor Credit offered a $1,000 rebate if I financed through them and that was part of the $12,000 reduction in price. In other words, if I didn't finance through Ford Motor Credit, the price of the truck went up $1,000. No problem says I. I've got good credit. The payment book showed up in the mailbox in about 3 weeks and I wrote a check to pay off the truck. Silly games they play.
irish ike, SASS #43615 1,024
Location:Reno, Nevada
High Plains Drifters, ROOP County
Local Ford Dealer. We had a 3 YO SUV with low miles. But we needed a truck to tow a horse trailer for daughters High School Rodeo stuff. We're negotiating and they test drive our car. Salesman comes in and say well your car has an engine knock. We need to cut our offer to X. I countered with, I'm a mechanic, the car is 3 years old and there is nothing wrong with it. This was said as I walked out fo the office. I drove 40 miles to another dealer. We have been going there ever since. A few years later the owners on was arrested for selling drugs along with some of the sales staff. They had to sell the business.
Diamond Curly SASS#57086 120
Location:Colorado Territory
Interests:handball, CAS, antique autos
Briggsdale County Shootists, Border Vigilantes, Wildcat Ridge, AGC Cowboys
I worked in the auto business for 40 years as a finance manager , used car manager and new car manager . I worked for three different dealers during my career and all were independent owners . Our goal was to sell at a fair price for both parties and selling more than one vehicle to family and friends over the years. I retired in 2005 and internet sales were just getting popular. I still buy local for everything I can just to have a relationship with whom I deal with. I still help friends negotiate a fair deal but will not take kick backs from a dealer or cash from anyone I help. I would like to say that none of my customers ever lied to me about their trade in vehicles and will let all of you think what you may. Do you homework on buying a vehicle and be prepared when you go shopping and you will not have any issues. I enjoyed talking to the old car guys from the 60’s who loved to say, “ Buyers are liars”, even though I never used that term myself.
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 6,258
SASS Wire Vet-e
Location:Near Sacramento, CA
I have a 2014 Mazda CX-5. I think they are very well made. Six years and (knock on wood) no problems.
PS I bought it used in 2013 at an Infinity dealer. It had <1000 miles on it. You'd think that was the sign of a lemon; but, it wasn't..
Edited November 17, 2020 by Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 1,020
Location:Express Ranch, Oregon Territory
Interests:Hunting, shooting, and writing novels. Reluctant TG of the Virtue Flat Shootist Society, Baker City, Oregon. :>) I also shoot with my good pards at the Oregon Trail Regulators, La Grande, OR.
Virtue Flat Shootist Society
Several years ago my youngest son was looking for a replacement for his Ford Focus. He found a Honda CR-V at a local dealer that he liked, and it turned out that we knew the previous owner, who bought the car new. We also knew the salesman really well. They wanted $11,000 for the car, which booked out on every car value site on the Internet at $8700, including CarFax. He called the salesman and offered the $8700, telling him where all we had looked and that he would only pay that price or they could sell it to someone else. He's been driving it since 2015...
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2 edition of flora of Sutton Park, Warwickshire. found in the catalog.
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(A standard source for the early history of Sutton Coldfield and Sutton Park.) Readett, R.C. () A Flora of Sutton Park, Proceedings of the Birmingham Natural History Soci pp.
; also published as a separate reprint. Information on the flora of Sutton Park will also be. One of his earliest publications, inwas a moss Flora of Warwickshire.
Inhe published a Flora of Sutton Park, now a National Nature Reserve. There were very few plant records from Sutton Park before this account, so that his Flora served as the foundation for all later Floras.
A version with updated species names is available : 7 NovemberBirmingham, England. Bookseller: Mike Park Ltd London: Academic Press for the Birmingham Natural History Society, Quarto, pp x,with distribution maps in the text, and a coloured geological map and twelve overlays in the rear pocket.
Sutton Coldfield, a town, a municipal borough, and a parish in Warwickshire. The town stands on an eminence, 7½ miles NNE of Birmingham, and by railway from London.
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August 29, 2013 by Christina Hamlett
The Days of Song and Lilacs
When I was 10 years old, a new movie – a musical starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones – was opening at a theater in downtown Seattle. It was pouring rain (does it ever do anything else in Seattle?) but the line of filmgoers for that Saturday matinee stretched all the way around the block. Even at a young age, I knew I was about to see something really special. Last year marked the 50th anniversary of The Music Man and yet with the passage of decades, those same feelings of anticipation and joy return every time I catch it on television, pop in the well-worn DVD, or – for that matter – hear a marching band.
You can, thus, imagine my excitement when I discovered author Mary Beth Sartor Obermeyer whose path crossed early in childhood with that of Meredith Willson – the musical genius who brought River City, Professor Harold Hill, and Marian the Librarian to life. For anyone who loves nostalgia, tap dancing and being inspired by a beautiful message, The Days of Song and Lilacs is a must-buy delight.
Q: The Days of Song and Lilacs is a lovely title. What’s the story behind it and what inspired you to share your story with others?
A: In Mason City, Iowa, in 1954, everyone seemed to have two things in abundance: music and lilacs. Those nubby blossoms nodded along every alley, guarded each yard, I even think they made us dizzy! And those marching bands practiced like mad, down most every street by day; and piano music floated through the sash of every window at night. And live entertainment was everywhere, pre-television, served up like dessert—at Vivian’s Bridal Shower, Farmers’ Round-Up, Stunt Night in the Park. I got to tap-dance out almost every night! And, to boot: I lived down the street from Meredith Willson, who was composing his beloved The Music Man for Broadway, and—we had the same accompanist, the elderly Mabel Kelso. Who could ask for anything more? I was 12 years old.
Q: What ignited – and zealously fueled – your unabashed passion for wanting to tap-dance all the time?
A: Because I could! I lived in a time and a place. And I didn’t have just a pulse; a metronome clacked inside me!
Q: Were there other tap dancers in your family tree or were you the first?
A: I was first.
Q: Are you still tap-dancing and, if I may be so bold, how old are you?
A: I am 71 and 1/2. Just last week I shredded the little wooden stage at Subtext; A Bookstore, St. Paul, tap dancing, after a reading. Sometimes I tap sitting down, an art form I developed when I decided to tap and play piano at the same time. My mother always said I would never waste anything that I learned.
Q: Knowing Meredith Willson and sharing his accompanist had to be an incredibly inspiring experience for a young girl growing up in a small Iowa town. Tell us about it.
A: Mason City was the biggest town around. It seemed normal to see artists grow up in Mason City and return as celebrities. (Bil Baird is another star, home across my alley. I played with his elderly mother and heard of her professional puppeteer—he did the “Lonely Goatherd” scene in The Sound of Music film.) Mabel spanned decades, accompanied Meredith in 1917 when he played the piccolo, me mid 40’s-mid ‘50’s. I followed his struggle to Broadway through her, his letters, calls, visits. He was loyal and never gave up, qualities I believe were in the air in that town.
Q: There was quite an age difference between you and Mabel Kelso, your accompanist. Looking back, would you best categorize your interactions as that of a parent/child, teacher/student or friend/friend?
A: We were a team! She went with me for every program; we shared syncopation, stop time, the intro, the tacit. I knew her look, an “atta girl,” tossed over her shoulder, her arms pumping away. Actually, at that time, in small towns everywhere, children spent time with their elder neighbors.
Q: What’s your favorite Mabel story?
A: She was such a professional that everything seemed to stay stable, and so the memory is of constant music, support; she was a strong woman—treasurer of the musician’s union! And strong yet 10 years after her stroke. Meredith had a little piano made to roll over her bed. He played the left hand over and over, but she didn’t respond. He whispered, hummed, cheek-to-cheek—and didn’t she play the right hand! And I have the photo, p. 290. After my book was out, Patty Paul sent me photos of Mabel as a young woman, in a band with Patty’s father, for WCCO Radio, and they traveled in a van with their name on it. The young Mabel was cute and tiny, perky, posing with the fellows, she almost danced off the page, to sit by me again.
Q: What’s your favorite story about the composer?
A: Just when Meredith was pushed to do the new sure gangbuster hit, “Injun Joe,”—Meredith cold-called a big producer, Mr. Bloomgarden. “Okay, come by my townhouse at midnight after my show, do a quick run-through,” he said. After, Meredith, with wife Rini at his side, skated home on ice, to their hotel, in New York City. Next morning the producer called them to his office. “Meredith,” he said, “I would be honored to produce your beautiful musical.” He would always treat Meredith and his music the way Meredith treated everyone, all of his life. Sometimes life is fair. Also—in 1981, when I organized the World’s Largest Marching Band, Minneapolis, Meredith came to the airport, not sure where he was, elderly, and—he bowed and kissed my hand! Our memories of Mabel, I am sure, photo, p 295. And that evening, when he stepped up to conduct, he paused, uncertain. But when the band started he began to chant: “Whatta band, whatta band, whatta band!” and into full motion he went.
Q: Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Willson’s signature musical. When The Music Man first came out, what aspects of Mason City and its denizens – both good and bad – did you recognize in his fictitious “River City” backdrop?
A: It was my town; it all seemed normal. Newcomers did have to figure us out: “Come give Iowa a try!” Imagine, though, the librarian and the piano teacher were the same person, about the biggest jobs in town. I looked forward to falling in love on that bridge, but not with some shyster. And I knew there was trouble wherever young boys gathered. But our mayor was nothing like Mayor Shinn. Ours was Ken Kew, nice and well-spoken, and he had a glass eye, made him unique. When the film was re-made, now the town had all colors of people. The Mayor’s wife wasn’t quite so silly. (Both versions: the townspeople all, had music, and lilacs.)
Q: Were there any elements of the 1950’s that you really didn’t want to write about? Did you leave them out or write about them anyway?
A: My mother did not tolerate divorce and so for her that eliminated a lot of people I adored, including Meredith Willson, Bil Baird, (but not his mother); Jackie Gleason (although we could watch the June Taylor dancers at the top of his TV show and then snap it off.) So I couldn’t let Mom gush in the book when I knew she didn’t approve. But the biggest thorn was that our big show in Mason City was “Darktown Varieties,” opened with a minstrel line. Unless I scissored a few blackface out of cast photos—and the occasional Al Jolson Impersonator, p. 74—and re-named the show (that the whole town was in)— It had to be in the story—one year I got the singing-dancing-acting lead, with Jack Johnson, we were 11 and 13. So I went to a PR agency that specialized in African-American lore and history. Their advice? I’d been 12 years old, they said. This was my opportunity to tell how it felt to jitterbug in those scenes, and in many North Iowa towns that had similar shows. (The rest of the show wasn’t minstrelsy, only the opening.) So I documented how and when it faded. And now—the only African-American child in our school, front row in the cast photo, p. 134, emails me scenes for her own book-to-be. And how did she feel about the minstrelsy, nine years old? “I didn’t think anything,” she says. “They weren’t real. No one looks like that.”
Q: What influence did your parents have on your young performing life?
A: During the depression, my mother worked in her brother’s movie theatre and she saw every musical 10 times. I got the costumes! And my dad loved big band music. When he was at the University of Chicago, the ‘30’s, they lived in a hotel; the Lawrence Welk Band performed in the penthouse every Saturday night. I got the music and dance lessons!
Q: How about your peer group? Were there other children “dancing out” almost every night, on programs, in the pre-television era of the 40’s and early 50’s?
A: Lots did—whistlers, entire accordion bands of children, and mimes; they played the bones, harmonica, most played an instrument, or sang.
Q: Did anyone ever tease you?
A: Yes, because I was different, perhaps I danced out more than most. And the petticoats, costumes to kazoo. That is what children do—find the one who is different, for any reason—and go for it. But it was not bullying, just pick-picking, because they could. It is human nature to look down on someone. Because I was so busy dancing I didn’t get to do things with them. So I just avoided the cloakroom before school started. When we were making music for school plays and shows—no problem. Now they are the best readers! I discovered that the man who came to the side door with fresh fruit and vegetables was really paying his doctor bill!
Q: Do you remember the first time you ever tap-danced for a public performance? What were the emotions in play for you that day?
A: My earliest memory is at four, I was the cheerleading mascot and did all the cheers, middle of the gym floor, at basketball games. I loved the rhythms I made, the back and forth with the crowd, never got over that phenomenon, and I always knew that I earned it with hard work. The day I got tap shoes, traded up from the white lace-up high-top baby shoes, was huge.
Q: What was/is your favorite tune to tap to?
A: When I was on Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion, he played “Stump the Taps” with me, live. Butch Thompson played the piano, and I tapped, to—Clair de Lune; The Minnesota Rouser; Amazing Grace, others. Wabash Cannonball. If Butch Thompson plays—I can dance. He is a premiere pianist. Oh! Morton Gould wrote The Tap Concerto and I did the 20-minute, four-movement piece, tap written into the score as percussion, toured with the Minnesota Orchestra.
Q: How do you feel your own music education and performing experience compares to those growing up today and those who have turned professional?
A: It’s all music. A crowd in any form is an audience. I did get more live performing experience than many can get today. Nothing stuns like standing on a stage when the curtain doesn’t open or the music doesn’t start. No excuses. Do it. And I had constant music education in my school, Holy Family. I wish music education, for all.
Q: Twice in the book is the poignant theme that music stays in the bones after much else has left; specifically, for Mabel Kelso 10 years after her stroke in Mason City and for Meredith Willson, 80, trying to guest-conduct the World’s Largest Marching Band in Minneapolis. How and why do you think this happens, that music stays until the end?
A: I saw it happen, twice, and I have the photos. The book, Music, the Brain and Ecstasy, helped me reflect and I shared it with my doctor father. Music changes the brain, connects to the rhythm of the body, relaxes, pulls out a different person. Some might call it magic; others see science.
Q: Every believable main character in a story falls out of character at least once. What did you allow your character in The Days of Song and Lilacs to do offstage and what caused it?
A: “Well. Doesn’t that frost your tits!” she said, back seat of her parents’ car. And that was usually reserved for Iowa cow/farm talk—but she was 12, and oh, the frustration. She’d just tapped her heart out on the floating stage on Clear Lake, the 4th of July and—she placed second, fourth year in a row, criminy! But it was in that moment she realized: contests are contests! No way can judges compare whistlers to tap dancers to mimes—or one child to an adult cowboy band. And then came fall, and another way-out day; she was craving to just be one of the kids, for once. It was half-time of a basketball game. So, she swung like a monkey, high on the bars over the toilet—pumped too high—and she slipped, fell into the toilet, gashing her knee. Actually, she was out of character quite a few times. She really did not care to tap dance with her baby sister at first, the magnetic whipper-snapper-tapper, Julie. We did, however, tap on the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour, in New York City!
Q: What do you envision as the primary takeaway value for your readers when they reach the last chapter?
A: It was a time and a place, the stars crossed. All wasn’t idyllic, then or now. But music has the power to soften prejudice, ease economic situations, it changes the way the mind works, a case for music education for all. And it stays in the body to the last, when much else is gone, how nice is that?
Q: How did you go about finding a publisher for your book?
A: A columnist, Barbara Flanagan, Star Tribune, reported that I had written the manuscript and “it will be published.” After, she recommended two regional publishers. Also, my instructor/editor at The Loft, Kate St. Vincent Vogl, Lost and Found; A Memoir of Mothers, had a good experience with her book at North Star Press. Two weeks after my query, I was asked for the manuscript and…
Q: You have other titles out there, too. What are they and do they embrace a music theme as well?
A: Yes. The Biggest Dance; A Miracle on Concrete –the1,801 tap dancers I put on Hennepin Avenue, the toughest street in downtown Minneapolis, to open the newly-renovated Hennepin Center for the Arts. Not the regular wine and cheese! A little-engine-that-could kind of story, the scene was a grass-roots explosion of tap dancers of every size, all in tap shoes, dressed in their own red white and blue. A lot of the arts culture of the time is in this book, 1979, Twin Cities. (I was on the faculty of the Minnesota Dance Theatre at the time.)
The second book, Big! World Records in the Streets; Plus Tap-Dancing Galore!” tells the tale of six more large-scale people events, all went into the Guinness Book of World Records. I had my own event/event publicity company, TA DA! Special Events for 10 years, a good use of a lifetime of dance and music and a journalism degree.
Q: What would your readers be the most surprised to know about you?
Well, it surprised me! I needed to get my underpants to match my flapper dress, a shade of cream, not glaring white. I was between the one rehearsal and the first performance, a solo in The Boy Friend, with the Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, with Christopher Plummer! So. I went home, made some tea, and dipped the pants in, concentrating: was the boiled wet color right? It would dry lighter. I absent-mindedly drank the tea!
A: I proposed a class, yesterday, “Catch the Lightning; Creative Book Marketing” to the Loft Literary Center, for January; and I finished—as though any manuscript is ever finished—a story about finding my grandfather’s medical journal of the Winter of 1918—the flu pandemic. He became Iowa history, Iowa’s Doctor of the Year, 1953, by the Iowa State Medical Society.
Readers can learn more about Mary Beth – and buy her books! – at www.bethobermeyer.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Nelly Korda closed with a five-foot birdie putt to fire a six-under par 66 and seize a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s (Sept 10) opening round of the LPGA ANA Inspiration tournament.
The 22-year-old American daughter of Czech tennis star Petr Korda, the 1998 Australian Open champion, went one stroke under her best prior round at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
Korda credited her success in the second major of a Covid-19 disrupted season to more putting work on practice greens.
“At the end of the day, golf is all about confidence,” Korda said. “If I give myself shorter par putts, it makes it a lot easier.”
Korda, whose best showing in the event was a share of 13th, said hot summer desert conditions had made the course different from its usual April set-up but no less formidable.
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Korda won last year’s Women’s Australian Open and French Ladies Open while defending her title at the LPGA Swinging Skirts Taiwan event.
Korda opened with birdies at the first and third holes before taking her lone bogey at the fourth. She birdied the seventh, the par-5 ninth and par-5 11th as well before closing with birdies at 16 and the par-5 18th.
South Korean Chun In-gee, whose major titles include the 2015 US Women’s Open and 2016 Evian Championship, and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom, whose only win came in January at Boca Rio, were second on 67.
“I really tried not to be hard on myself on the course,” Chun said. “I wanted to have fun out there and work really well and I made a great round.”
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“It’s more so just having the confidence in my golf gane, having the belief I can pull off the shots,” she said. “I made some good putts.”
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The attached 1-page letter summarizes many of the risks and problems of genetically engineered organisms. It will be read out during the international video-conference of the Joint International GMO Opposition Day (JIGMOD) on 8 April, 2006, and at related demonstrations (e.g. 9 April in Chicago, 20 April in Brussels).
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The current technology was rushed to market long before the science was worked out. Its introduction was accompanied with rigged research, bribes,1 gagged scientists,2 cover-ups3 and regulatory agencies stacked with industry representatives.4 With mounting evidence of serious health and environmental problems, we must act quickly to end the charade and this dangerous abuse of public trust.
Current safety assessments are inadequate to catch most of the harmful effects. When a foreign gene is artificially inserted into a living organism such as a GM crop, the preexisting natural gene of the organism can unintentionally be deleted, switched off, permanently switched on, mutated or fragmented. Hundreds of natural genes may change the way they generate their proteins (basic molecules that form living cells), and even the newly introduced protein may differ from what was intended.
* Key assumptions used as the basis for safety claims have been overturned and several adverse findings suggest that GM foods are unsafe. GM-fed animals had problems with their growth, organ development and immune responsiveness, blood5 and liver cell6 formation, as well as damaged organs (bleeding stomachs,7 excessive cell growth,8 inflammation in lung tissue9), sterility problems10 and increased death rates,11 including among the offspring.12
* Risks are increased by the fact that the genes inserted into GM food not only survive digestion, but transfer into body organs and circulation. Transgenes have been found in the blood, liver, spleen and kidneys.13 DNA can even travel via the placenta into the unborn.14 The only human clinical trial showed that transgenes from soy transfer into intestinal bacteria.15
* Claims that no one has gotten hurt from GM foods are misleading, since no one monitors human health impacts. We do know that soya allergies skyrocketed by 50 percent after GM soybeans were imported to the UK,16 and a GM food supplement killed about 100 Americans and caused 5,000- 10,000 to fall sick.17
* Some GM crops create their own pesticide called Bt. Their approval relied on the assumption that Bttoxin is not bioactive in mammals. But Bt-toxin caused powerful immune responses and abnormal and excessive cell growth in mice. Filipinos living next to Bt cornfields developed mysterious symptoms during the time of pollination - three seasons in a row - and blood tests showed an immune response to Bt.18 A November 2005 report from India claims that Bt cotton also creates allergic responses.19 What if Bt genes transfer to gut bacteria like soya genes do? They could turn our internal flora into living pesticide factories.
Despite the Public Relation spin, GM crops increase the use of herbicides20, lower average yield, and endanger food security. They are detrimental to sustainable and organic farming, and trap farmers in a cycle of indebtedness and dependence. They endanger biodiversity21, harm beneficial insects22, damage soil bacteria23, contaminate non-GM varieties24 and may persist in the environment for generations.25
Insurance companies do not want to cover the risks inherent in GMOs.26 Consumers do not want them.27
Please act today to protect our health, our environment, and future generations.
1 Monsanto fined $1.5m for bribery (7 January, 2005) BBC News(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4153635.stm)
2 Delborne, J.A. (August 27, 2004) Transforming Scientific Dissent into Dissidence: Analysis of "The Pulse of Scientific Freedom in the Age of the Biotech Industry", Annual Conference of the Society for the Social Studies of Science, Ecole des Mines, Paris. (http://www.csi.ensmp.fr/WebCSI/4S/download_paper/download_paper.php?paper=delborne.pdf )
3 GMO: French authorities wish confidentiality on sanitary studies: "OGM : les autorités françaises veulent la confidentialité sur les études sanitaires" (2005) (http://www.novethic.fr/novethic/site/article/index.jsp?id=95406)
4 Among many other cases, (May 2004) 'Independent and objective consultants servicing the agricultural, agricultural supply trade, rural and food industries' (http://www.gmwatch.org/profile1.asp?PrId=308&page=P )
5 French experts very disturbed by health effects of Monsanto GM corn (March 24 2004), (http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=3308), Translation of Le Monde article (June 2005) "L'expertise confidentielle sur un inquiétant maïs transgénique," Confidential report on a worrying GM corn. Also see Spilling the Beans, (http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/Newsletter/June05GMCornHealthDangerExposed/index.cfm)
by Herve Kempf, 22.04.04,(http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3226,36-362061,0.html )
6 Malatesta M, Caporaloni C, Gavaudan S, et al (2002) "Ultrastructural Morphometrical and Immunocytochemical Analyses of Hepatocyte Nuclei from Mice Fed on Genetically Modified Soybean". Cell Structure and Function Vol. 27, No. 4 pp.173-18. (http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=3622)
7 Pusztai, A. et al. (2003) Genetically Modified Foods: Potential Human Health Effects. In: Food Safety: Contaminants and Toxins (ed. JPF D'Mello) pp.347-372. CAB International, Wallingford Oxon, UK
8 Ewen, SWB & Pusztai, A. (1999) Effects of diets containing genetically modified potatoes expressing Galanthus nivalis lectin on rat small intestine. Lancet 354, 1727-1728.
9 Prescott V.E., Campbell P.M., Moore A., Mattes J., Rothenberg M. E., Foster P.S., Higgins T.J.V., and Hogan S.P. (November 16, 2005) Transgenic Expression of Bean-Amylase Inhibitor in Peas Results in Altered Structure and Immunogenicity, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 53, Issue 23, , pp. 9023 9030(http://www.csiro.au/csiro/content/standard/pssp,,.html)
10 - Bt Corn Linked to Hog Breeding Problems (May 20, 2002), in http://www.gmfreecymru.org.uk/crops_bt.htm
- Sterility indirectly favoured by round-up ready GM crops : Richard S., Moslemi S., Sipahutar H., Benachour N., and Seralini G.-E. (2005) Differential Effects of Gly phosate and Roundup on Human Placental Cells and Aromatase Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 113, Number 6, June 2005. (http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/7728/7728.pdf )
11 Report for the Chardon LL Hearing, Non-Suitability of Genetically Engineered Feed for Animals, Dr. Eva Novotny, Scientists for Global Responsibility (May 2002). (http://www.sgr.org.uk/GenEng/animalfeel_all.pdf )
12 The study was presented at several conferences starting on October 10, 2005, but has not been published or subjected to peer-review. The results must be considered preliminary and unverified, but medical organizations and others are calling for the immediate repetition of the study, given the disturbing findings. See www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/Newsletter/Oct05RatsDieWhenMothersEatGMSoy/index.cfm
13 Pusztai, A. and Bardocz, S. (2005) GMO in animal nutrition: potential benefits and risks. In "Biology of Nutrition in Growing Animals", R. Mosenthin, J. Zentek and T. Zebrowska (Eds.), Elsevier Limited, pp. 513-54O.
14 Doerfler W; Schubbert R (1994) "Uptake of foreign DNA from the environment: the gastrointestinal tract and the placenta as portals of entry," Journal of molecular genetics and genetics Vol 242: 495-504.
15 Netherwood, et al (2 February 2004) Assessing the survival of transgenic plant DNA in the human gastrointestinal tract, Nature Biotechnology, Vol 22 Number.
16 Townsend M. (March 12, 1999) "Why Soya is a hidden destroyer," Daily Express.
17 Smith J. (2003), Seeds of Deception, Chapter 4 Deadly Epidemic, Yes! Books 2003. See also www.seedsofdeception.com, L-tryptophan section.
18 Preliminary evidence presented at a conference by the Norwegian Institute for Gene Ecology, for delegates to the 2004 UN Biosafety Protocol Conference. See http://www.seedsofdeception.com/utility/showArticle/?objectID=36 as well as several newspaper reports.
19 "Bt cotton causing allergic reaction; cattle dead" (November 23, 2005)
(http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=170692&cat=Health )
20 Benbrook CM (November 2003) Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Eight Years, BioTech InfoNet, Technical Paper No 6.
21 Independent Scientific Steering Committee (21 March 2005) Managing GM crops with herbicides: Effects on farmland wildlife (http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/gm/fse/results/fse-summary-05.pdf )
22 Koechlin, F (March 1999) "Bt Crops and Their Impacts on Insects and Food Webs" ( http://www.biotech-info.net/insects2.html )
23 Damage to soil bacteria, notably through horizontal transfer: Heinemann J.A, Traavik T. (2004) Problems in monitoring horizontal gene transfer in field trials of transgenic plants. Nat. Biotechnol. 22, pp 1105-1109.
24 Daniels R., Boffey C., Mogg R., Bond J. & Clarke R. (March 2004) The Potential for dispersal of herbicide tolerance genes from geneticallymodified, herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape crops to wild relatives, Final report to DEFRA, contract ref: EPG 1/5/151. (http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/gm/research/pdf/epg_1-5-151.pdf )
25 Jager, M.J. & Tappeser, B. (April 10, 1995). Risk Assessment and Scientific Knowledge. Current data relating to the survival of GMOs and the persistence of their nucleic acids: Is a new debate on safeguards in genetic engineering required? - considerations from an ecological point of view. TWN-Workshop on Biosafety, New York.
http://psrast.org/wanho.htm
26 "Survey reveals: insurance companies say no to GMO" (October 9, 2003) ( http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/836 )
27 Warwick H., Meziani, G. (September 2002) Seeds of Doubt, UK Soil Association, based on an estimate by Charles Benbrook, former executive director of the US National Academy of Sciences' Board on Agriculture.
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Holiday Movie Tournament: What Is the Best Classic Holiday Movie of All Time?
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Nothing puts us in the holiday spirit better than a classic movie!
You weighed in and voted that How the Grinch Stole Christmas was the Best Family Holiday Movie ever, and now it’s time to vote for which nostalgic picture deserves the title for Best Classic Holiday Movie.
Whether these films remind you of past holidays with the family or their familiarity just brings you joy, there are a few movies that crop up around this time of year that are required viewing and it’s up to you to determine which is the best of all.
Perhaps you are partial to saying “you’ll shoot your eye out, kid” whenever A Christmas Story pops up on your TV Guide. Then again, some of you may like to go way, way back to the ’40s for flicks like It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street.
There’s also the classics that make us laugh, too, like Kevin McCallister’s booby traps in Home Alone, Steve Martinand John Candy‘s friendship in Planes, Trains and Automobiles or the many incidents that go wrong for the Griswold family in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
For those that like a little controversy when throwing on a movie, there are also the debatable holiday flicks like Die Hard or Gremlins to watch after you’ve pointed out to someone that they DO take place during Christmas!
While all are great, only one can walk away with the title, so be sure to vote below.
Also, check back on Monday when we unveil what films are in contention to become the Best Funny Holiday Movie of all time!
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Listen, we don’t really care if Bruce Willis disagrees that this is a Christmas movie.
What we DO care about is that John McClane spends 132 minutes trying to save his estranged wife from her company’s Christmas party that has been overrun by terrorists.
Yipppe-ki-holid-yays!
“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!”
The film that revitalized leg lamp businesses and scared us away from ever licking a pole is such a staple of the holidays that TBS and TNT run it for 24 hours straight on Christmas day.
You don’t get them wet, let them into sunlight or ever feed them after midnight.
Those were the three simple rules that were too hard for Billy Peltzer to handle when he was gifted Gizmo, a furry little creature that, in real life, Hasbro ripped the design off of to create their once-popular Furby toys (and got sued in the process.)
In the film, after the precious mogwai turn into Gremlins, they go on a killing rampage, all to the backdrop of Christmas cheer.
Interestingly, Chris Columbus, the writer of Gremlins, went on to direct…
…Home Alone!
The holidays are a time many spend with their family, but sometimes your family just forgets you exist! Such was the case for Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, when he is left to his own devices after his parents accidentally forget him en route to Paris.
Kevin’s fun of eating ice cream all day is cut short when two burglars attempt to break into the McCallister’s home and, unluckily for the would-be criminals, Kevin turns out to be pretty good at setting booby traps.
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This 1946 classic plays out what would have happened if George Bailey, a selfless man and banker, had never been born. Bailey’s guardian angel Clarence shows him how his town, family and love of his life all would be worse off without him.
The heartwarming film went on to be nominated in five Academy Award categories, including Best Picture.
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The third installment of the National Lampoon franchise saw Chevy Chase return as Clark Griswold desperately trying to have a nice Christmas despite his wacky family causing roadblocks all the way.
Whether you loved this film for the introduction of the “Jelly of the Month Club” or for Griswold’s light display that causes a citywide blackout, there’s plenty of laughs to be had in this iconic movie.
Technically, this is a Thanksgiving movie, but if Christmas fans hanging their lights the day after Halloween aren’t going to respect Thanksgiving’s holiday window, then this list won’t respect theirs, either!
In this movie, the late and great John Candy and comedian Steve Martin play two characters who end up stuck on an adventure together after their flight gets diverted. As they try to make their way back to Chicago via—you guessed it—planes, trains and automobiles, an unlikely friendship blossoms between the two, leading to an ending that still makes us tear up.
This 1947 black-and-white film has survived for decades as a must-see holiday film.
It’s a heartwarming tale about a man named Kris Kringle who is convinced he truly is Santa Clause as he helps his boss Doris, her daughter Susan (played by Natalie Wood) and other parents enjoy the holidays.
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BSNL restores mobile services in Arunachal's Chaglagam
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has restored its mobile telephone services in Arunachal Pradesh's Chaglagam area near the India-China border, after a gap of over two months
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has restored its mobile telephone services in Arunachal Pradesh's Chaglagam area near the India-China border, after a gap of over two months, an official said on Sunday. The 2G services in the Chaglagam circle in Anjaw district were disrupted in July after the VSAT system developed a technical snag, he said.
"The VSAT system has been installed and has started functioning from Friday. The restoration work got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic," BSNL sub-divisional officer (technical) in Anjaw and Lohit districts Onyok Tayeng said.
The Army personnel and local people are now enjoying 2G services in Chaglagam, Kibithu, Wallong and Hawai areas.
"We have already installed system for the 3G services in Hayuliang but it is yet to be launched," Tayeng said, adding that the telecom operator is seeking permission from the Indian Army to make it operational.
The Arunachal Pradesh government is also keen on strengthening infrastructure for mobile telephone services in border areas.
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Exclusion clauses and the reasonableness test - what you need to know about the latest Court of Appeal decisions
Pre-contract, exclusion clauses are often the subject of extensive debate, as commercially they are a key part of assessing and moderating risks. When disputes arise during performance however, will an agreed exclusion clause actually be effective to limit or exclude liability?
We consider two new Court of Appeal decisions which serve as reminders that each dispute will turn on the particular terms of the contract and the factual context, but also provide an insight into the application of the "reasonableness" test under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA).
Where the clause is reasonable under UCTA
Goodlife Foods Ltd v Hall Fire Protection Ltd [2018]
Goodlife has a frozen food factory. Hall Fire sells automatic fire sprinkler systems for commercial and industrial use. The two companies are comparable in size and annual turnover.
In early 2001, Hall Fire provided a quotation for the provision of a fire detection and fire suppression system for Goodlife's multi-purpose fryer, which was used to cook food products which were then frozen and sold. Over a year later, Goodlife provided a purchase order and Hall Fire installed the fire suppression system - the value of the contract was £7,490.
On 25 May 2012, a fire broke out. Goodlife alleged that the fire originated at the fryer, and that Hall Fire's suppression system was defective in failing to suppress the fire.
Goodlife contended that the fire caused property damage and business interruption losses of about £6.6 million. Goodlife was insured against property damage and business interruption and these proceedings comprise a subrogated claim by Goodlife's insurers.
The Contract
At first instance, the Court held that Hall Fire's standard terms and conditions applied to the Contract.
The opening paragraph of Hall Fire's conditions:
"We draw your particular attention to the following specific conditions and assumptions on which the tender is based, unless qualified in our covering letter. Any contract would be based on our tender and these supplementary conditions sections 4 - 12 which do not provide for the imposition of any form of damages whatsoever and are based on English Law…" [emphasis added]
Clause 11 of the conditions:
"We exclude all liability, loss, damages or expense consequential or otherwise caused to your property, goods, persons or the like, directly or indirectly resulting from our negligence or delay or failure or malfunction of the systems or components provided by HFS for whatever reason. In the case of faulty components, we include only for the replacement, free of charge, of those defected parts [sic]. As an alternative to our basic tender, we can provide insurance to cover the above risks. Please ask for the extra cost of the provision of this cover if required."
Proceedings and appeal
Hall Fire was successful at first instance on the following preliminary issues: whether clause 11 was incorporated into the Contract and, if so, whether clause 11 was reasonable within the meaning of UCTA. Goodlife appealed.
By way of context to the Court of Appeal decision, the following points were common ground between the parties:
the claim for breach of contract was statute-barred;
the claim in negligence was not statute-barred as the six year limitation period did not begin to run until the date of the fire;
the terms of the Contract were directly relevant to the nature and scope of Hall Fire's duty of care.
Court of Appeal decision
The Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the first instance decision and dismissed the appeal. Newly appointed to the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Coulson delivered the leading judgment.
Key elements of the decision:
Correct approach for the Court of Appeal to take:
Lord Justice Coulson referred to previous case law in terms of challenges to first instance decisions concerning exclusion clauses and reasonableness under UCTA - the appeal court should only interfere with the original decision if it was based on an erroneous principle or "plainly and obviously wrong". This approach would equally apply to the issue of incorporation.
Incorporation - was Clause 11 particularly unusual or onerous? Even if it was, was it fairly and reasonably brought to Goodlife's attention?
In concluding that Clause 11 was not particularly onerous or unusual, the Court of Appeal emphasised that this issue had to be considered in the context of the contract as a whole. This was a one off low cost supply contract and it was not therefore onerous or unusual for Hall Fire to use such a clause to limit future liability.
Additionally, in the last part of Clause 11, Hall Fire did actually offer the option of insurance to enable them to accept a wider liability ("As an alternative to our basic tender, we can provide insurance to cover the above risks.")
It would be "commercially unrealistic" to suggest that the clause was not fairly and reasonably brought to Goodlife's attention. Amongst other factors, the limitation of liability was mentioned in the opening paragraph of Hall Fire's conditions. Lord Justice Coulson: "…. the warning …. was cast in almost apocalyptic terms …. if that did not alert them to the effect of clause 11, then nothing would have done".
Goodlife took almost a year to consider Hall Life's quotation - this was plenty of time to query the standard terms and conditions if anything was unclear or to be debated.
Was Clause 11 reasonable under UCTA?
Again, the Court of Appeal upheld the first instance decision that the term was reasonable under the test in UCTA. Relevant factors included:
the broadly equal bargaining positions of the two parties
the insurance taken out by Goodlife - this was "not a neutral factor….[it was a] critical factor in Hall Fire's favour"
Clause 11 "… was an entirely reasonable allocation of risk in a contract worth £7,490"
the alternative option presented by Hall Fire in the third part of clause 11.
Goodlife's appeal was dismissed. Clause 11 operated so as to exclude any liability Hall Fire may have to Goodlife in tort.
Where the clause is not reasonable under UCTA
(1) First Tower Trustees Ltd (2) Intertrust Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd [2018]
In (1) First Tower Trustees Ltd (2) Intertrust Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd [2018], a differently constituted Court of Appeal also considered an clause against the reasonableness test under s11(1) of UCTA.
Background and contract
This dispute arose following a representation contained in replies to enquiries before contract - the grant of a lease by the Claimants (the Landlords) to CDS (the Tenant). At first instance, the Judge held that there was a clear case of misrepresentation by the Landlords relating to the presence or not of asbestos.
Amongst other contentions, the Landlords sought to rely on a "non-reliance" clause in the lease, clause 5.8:
"The tenant acknowledges that this lease has not been entered into in reliance wholly or partly on any statement or representation made by or on behalf of the landlord."
The Judge at first instance concluded that this was an attempt to exclude liability for misrepresentation to which the Misrepresentation Act 1967 (the Act) applied, meaning that it would only be effective if the clause satisfied the "reasonableness" test in UCTA. It was held that it did not - this was challenged on appeal.
We focus on the part of the dispute relating to the effect of clause 5.8 for these purposes.
Court of Appeal - key issues on clause 5.8
Did section 3 of the Act apply to clause 5.8 of the lease?
It was argued on behalf of the Landlords that clause 5.8 was not an exclusion clause falling within the Act, but rather a "basis clause" i.e. one which defines the basis on which the parties are contracting. If correct, this would mean (it was contended) that it would prevent liability arising in the first place, and so would not fall within the Act and would not need to satisfy the reasonableness test.
This line of argument was not successful. Lord Justice Leggatt observed:
"Even if, by giving the language of section 3 of the Act a strained interpretation, a distinction could be drawn between a contract term which would exclude liability and a term which would prevent liability from arising, there is no reason to draw such a formalistic distinction and good reason not to interpret section 3 in a way which omits the latter type of term from its scope."
Clause 5.8 was therefore subject to the UCTA reasonableness test as required by section 3 of the Act.
Was clause 5.8 reasonable under UCTA?
Lord Justice Lewison stated that this issue was an evaluative judgment for the trial judge and (reflecting the approach in Goodlife mentioned above) that an appeal court should be slow to interfere - here, there was no ground for interfering.
In considering the clause against the reasonableness test in UCTA, he emphasised that if clause 5.8 was effective in so excluding liability, replies to enquiries before contract would become worthless.
Again, in this case also, the Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the first instance decision. Clause 5.8 was therefore ineffective in this claim and the Landlords were liable for misrepresentation.
In these two Court of Appeal decisions handed down one day apart, one exclusion clause was upheld and one was ruled ineffective, both judged against the reasonableness test in UCTA.
Rather than indicating conflicting approaches by the courts however, the two decisions remind us that each clause (as Lord Justice Coulson put it in Goodlife) "… has to be considered in both its contractual and factual context. Some clauses will fall one side of the line; some the other. It is impossible to lay down prescriptive rules…".
Interestingly, Lord Justice Coulson did then go on in Goodlife explicitly to align himself with what he described as "…the trend in the UCTA cases decided in recent years ….towards upholding terms freely agreed….. ".
This may be the case, but in these two judgments under review, the differing decisions flowed directly from the contract wording and (as above) the factual context. There are clear distinctions which support the approach in each, rather than suggesting a conflict in the analysis applied. In Goodlife, Lord Justice Coulson reflected as follows: "UCTA remains in force to protect against unconscionable behaviour, I consider that it still has a valuable role to play. But I am in no doubt that there was no unconscionable behaviour on the part of Hall Fire, so in this case there is nothing for UCTA to protect against" - clearly confirming a case by case approach.
Whilst it is not therefore possible to lay down prescriptive rules in terms of UCTA reasonableness, there are some common themes that can be taken into account in order to protect your position as far as possible.
In our recent article on limiting and excluding liability, we set out points to consider when negotiating limitation or exclusion of liability clauses. The recent Court of Appeal decisions do not substantively change the position but highlight again that these clauses need to be considered in the context of the whole contract between the parties. The courts remain reluctant to interfere with commercial contracts but it does happen - each case will be determined on its own facts but you can best protect your business by being aware of the risks and/or uncertainties that can arise from exclusion and limitation clauses.
If you have any queries on this or any issue, please contact Ashley Pigott or Andrew Smith.
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[quote author=nacho link=topic=2231.msg140443#msg140443 date=1302633254] Amen! [quote]The return of Olivia Wilde's Thirteen on last night's episode of House could have marked a creative resurgence for the show, but instead, it just highlighted that it's run its course: Nothing really matters on House. Nothing sticks, and nothing is ever at stake. Once upon a time, House was great. But seven seasons and 150 episodes later, the beating heart of the show has flatlined. House hasn't been renewed yet, owing to fraught contract negotiations between Fox and NBC Universal, but since it's Fox's most popular drama it's a pretty safe bet that it'll be back. Alas. Here are five reasons that, ratings be damned, it would be better if the show called it quits. When you have a lead character whose life motto is that people don't change ... it's limiting. House's cynical narcissism might make him interesting, but it seriously caps the dramatic potential of the series because he doesn't care about anything. What happens when someone dies? Nothing. What happens when plans go awry? Nothing. What always happens? Just ... nothing. It was fun for a few seasons — behold, the immovable object stand up to otherwise unstoppable forces — but after this long, when every conceivable tragedy and crisis has befallen the character, it's just boring. Spoiler: House will be grumpy, but ultimately fine! House doesn't know how to hold onto a good story. In the early seasons, Cameron's girlish crush on House helped the audience see him through a slightly different lens, and when she was written off the show, so was her perspective, leaving the series with an overabundance of cold bitterness. Kutner's shocking suicide didn't have any lasting effect on the characters as far as we can see. Lydia was introduced and dismissed, and Lin-Manuel Miranda was the best guest star the show ever had — and he only got two nonconsecutive episodes. House's therapy came and went. Cutthroat Bitch didn't even last a year. After six years of build-up, House and Cuddy finally got together and it was boring at best, kinda gross at worst. Even on a micro level, the show can't commit to its plots: Cuddy had kidney cancer for eleven minutes before it turned out that actually, she didn't. If the show won't invest in its own stories, how can the audience? House will never meet his match. Every season or so, the show introduces a new character who'll butt heads with House, or maybe teach him a thing or two. But what's happened over and over (and over!) is that, as in Vegas, (the) House always wins. Thirteen couldn't win, Amber Tamblyn's Bones-Lite Lady Spock can't win, Stacy, Vogler, Tritter, Amber, Dr. Nolan, Lucas — well, maybe the next character will be the one who really gets to him. There's no show without Wilson. Robert Sean Leonard wants out, and a Sherlock Holmes without his Watson isn't worth watching. Wilson is the only character left with any real heart: Cuddy became a doormat when she and House got together; Foreman is deeply boring; Chase is too glib; and Taub and House just don't have the right chemistry. The show is out of juice. In its first few seasons, House was a fresh, incisive spin on the procedural. Season one's "Three Stories" exemplifies everything the show does well: It's funny; it's surprising; it's sexually charged without being creepy; and the medical mysteries solved on the episode reflect and influence the characters involved. This season's "Two Stories," ostensibly a callback, had none of the verve or momentum that made the 2005 episode so solid. In season one, House delivered a Socratic-style lecture to an auditorium full of uppity medical students; in season seven, he gave a spiel to two precocious elementary-school students. When a show starts ripping itself off, and badly, it's well past time to start thinking about how to wrap things up.[/quote] [/quote]
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Four years too late.
Posted by: RottingCorpse
And scene...
The current season is the last for “House.”
Fox confirmed Wednesday it’s pulling the plug on the medical hourlong once it completes its eighth season this May.
Yeah. Fuck House. That's seven years wasted!
And, worst of all, I knew I was wasting all that time since the third season.
Posted by: Reginald McGraw
What a terrible episode.
Tonight on a very special House...
Oh, man. What ridiculous bullshit. The case is a performance artist who's decided to challenge House with a little diagnostic game. But it's second fiddle to Taub and House's subplot -- especially since we start out with police and close-shots of somethign terrible that's happened and OMG no titles for this episode! right to "Three Days Earlier..."
The writers seemed to feel that, too, because suddenly the performance artist lets go of her shtick and everything is neatly wrapped up and we hurry on to House having a meltdown and driving his car through Cuddy's living room.
Then he runs away to a tropical island bar and it's the end! See you next season where everything gets sorted out with half the cast missing and we go back to repeating the same formula! Yay!
So...personal cancellation for me. I'll pretend this is how the series ends. House freaks out, smashes up a house, then walks away with everyone staring blankly and drinks/whores himself to death in the South Pacific.
Oh, thank god, the last episode was last night. I'll watch it at work because I refuse to watch this show on my own time. Reader's all a-chatter about how Cuddy and Wilson are pretty much written out over the course of what everyone is calling "the worst epsiode yet."
How'd this show get renewed again? I guess all the people watching are like me -- some sick sense of completion. Never quit mid-season!
Angry strippers, drunkenness, shock surgery-cam, and Olivia Wilde's inability to fight a pansy Aussie!
This week's episode was more stressful than any in a long time.
I think House ends next week. This week's episode was a jumbled, stupid mess. And now it's come out that Cuddy has walked out on the show after refusing a salary cut. And there are rumors that Olivia Wilde and Wilson won't be returning either. So season eight's going to be even more embarrassing.
The return of Olivia Wilde's Thirteen on last night's episode of House could have marked a creative resurgence for the show, but instead, it just highlighted that it's run its course: Nothing really matters on House. Nothing sticks, and nothing is ever at stake. Once upon a time, House was great. But seven seasons and 150 episodes later, the beating heart of the show has flatlined. House hasn't been renewed yet, owing to fraught contract negotiations between Fox and NBC Universal, but since it's Fox's most popular drama it's a pretty safe bet that it'll be back. Alas. Here are five reasons that, ratings be damned, it would be better if the show called it quits.
When you have a lead character whose life motto is that people don't change ... it's limiting.
House's cynical narcissism might make him interesting, but it seriously caps the dramatic potential of the series because he doesn't care about anything. What happens when someone dies? Nothing. What happens when plans go awry? Nothing. What always happens? Just ... nothing. It was fun for a few seasons — behold, the immovable object stand up to otherwise unstoppable forces — but after this long, when every conceivable tragedy and crisis has befallen the character, it's just boring. Spoiler: House will be grumpy, but ultimately fine!
House doesn't know how to hold onto a good story.
In the early seasons, Cameron's girlish crush on House helped the audience see him through a slightly different lens, and when she was written off the show, so was her perspective, leaving the series with an overabundance of cold bitterness. Kutner's shocking suicide didn't have any lasting effect on the characters as far as we can see. Lydia was introduced and dismissed, and Lin-Manuel Miranda was the best guest star the show ever had — and he only got two nonconsecutive episodes. House's therapy came and went. Cutthroat Bitch didn't even last a year. After six years of build-up, House and Cuddy finally got together and it was boring at best, kinda gross at worst. Even on a micro level, the show can't commit to its plots: Cuddy had kidney cancer for eleven minutes before it turned out that actually, she didn't. If the show won't invest in its own stories, how can the audience?
House will never meet his match.
Every season or so, the show introduces a new character who'll butt heads with House, or maybe teach him a thing or two. But what's happened over and over (and over!) is that, as in Vegas, (the) House always wins. Thirteen couldn't win, Amber Tamblyn's Bones-Lite Lady Spock can't win, Stacy, Vogler, Tritter, Amber, Dr. Nolan, Lucas — well, maybe the next character will be the one who really gets to him.
There's no show without Wilson.
Robert Sean Leonard wants out, and a Sherlock Holmes without his Watson isn't worth watching. Wilson is the only character left with any real heart: Cuddy became a doormat when she and House got together; Foreman is deeply boring; Chase is too glib; and Taub and House just don't have the right chemistry.
The show is out of juice.
In its first few seasons, House was a fresh, incisive spin on the procedural. Season one's "Three Stories" exemplifies everything the show does well: It's funny; it's surprising; it's sexually charged without being creepy; and the medical mysteries solved on the episode reflect and influence the characters involved. This season's "Two Stories," ostensibly a callback, had none of the verve or momentum that made the 2005 episode so solid. In season one, House delivered a Socratic-style lecture to an auditorium full of uppity medical students; in season seven, he gave a spiel to two precocious elementary-school students. When a show starts ripping itself off, and badly, it's well past time to start thinking about how to wrap things up.
So I went online to read about the scar on Olivia's cheek (which I noticed for the first time in this episode) and...yikes. The dark underbelly of internet obsession awaited me. I got out quick (after I learned the unexciting origin of the scar).
Yay! We can now resume staring blankly at Olivia Wilde!
What was that last episode about? Something something smallpox... Cuddy's legs. Cuddy's breasts. Cuddy perched at odd angles to show off both features...
Quote from: Tatertots on November 11, 2010, 03:58:06 AM
[fag]Also, I was House for halloween.[/fag]
That's kind of awesome.
Yeah, if you haven't watched this season yet, you'll need drugs to get through it.
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Sad Business: Amy Winehouse
L-A: Well, sad business gives us the bonus Monday post. I was flicking through the twitter and saw that Annabelle didn’t want people to be mean about Amy Winehouse. This confused me. A lot. Not that Ann wouldn’t want people to be nice about Amy Winehouse. But I couldn’t figure out why she’d be declaring this on the twitter.
You see, I’d been off shopping up a storm, getting deals and dresses with birds on them, and totally missed the news. I just thought Ann was being particularly sensitive about Amy Winehouse for shits and giggles. But nope. Amy Winehouse was dead. Seriously sad business.
Oh sure. Amy Winehouse was a mess. She was a total fucking mess most of the time. But she could also sing like nobody’s business. I still remember hearing her music for the first time and thinking, “mother of pearl! This is from our time?”
Also she had serious swag.
I had for reals hair and eyeliner envy of Amy Winehouse. I am all about the volume and the backcomb. I have seriously contemplated the bumpit. As a former classmate of mine once said: the higher the hair, the closer to god. And no one got the bouffant as high as Amy Winehouse. As for the eyeliner, I pretty much envy anyone who can put it on straight. If you can get it to swoop off to the side all retroishly, then you’re pretty much my hero.
Eyeliner overkill? Maybe. But I LOVE it.
When she wasn’t her messiest, I totally declare her to be a bona fide style icon. For a long time, I’ve wanted to dress up as her for Halloween. Not messy Amy Winehouse. But killer swag Amy Winehouse. It would have been my moment to have some seriously sweet eyeliner, hair as close to god as I could get it and attempt to dress like a woman who just didn’t give a fuck what you thought of her.
But she was messy. And that in itself was sad. Sadder still, she was made to be the punchline of a joke because of an addiction. And now we’ll talk up a storm about her being 27 like all the other dead 27 year old singers. Who, quite frankly, all seemed much older than 27. I mean, if you had asked me a week ago how old Amy Winehouse was, I’d have said my age or older. But nope. Only late twenties. This probably says something in itself.
I don’t often get verklempt over dead celebrities. I mean, I don’t know them from Adam, so why should I get worked up? Off the top of my head, the list of dead celebrities that have made me feel kind of sad is short: Phil Hartman, Lenny Briscoe (I mean, Jerry Orbach), Alexander McQueen and Brittany Murphy. And now we’ll add Amy Winehouse to that list.(Liz Taylor, less so…but life seemed like it wasn’t being kind to Liz at the end. And funny enough, she also seemed older than she really was. She seemed like she was now 102 instead of 79).
Anyway, like I said. Sad business. One which acutally drives me to say something I never thought I’d ever say: I agree with Russell Brand. We do need to think differently about how we treat addicts. Not as criminals. Not as jokes. But as folks who are really seriously ill. (although, well done to my Twitter feed and Facebook friends – not one was at all mean about Amy Winehouse).
I’ve actually been listening to Valerie since hearing the news. A little bit because it mixes Pretend Boyfriend #1 with Amy Winehouse. But also because it might be one of my favourite songs she’s ever sang (hard to choose, but there you have it).
You know you wish, even just a little bit, you could rock a cropped cardigan like that and dance on stage with Mark Ronson. (it’s not just me?)
Source: http://fashionablethings.com/2011/07/25/sad-business-amy-winehouse/
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