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Pluto upon an enchanted rock at the gate of his realms. From this rock they were unable to move. Theseus, however, was at last released by Hercules.
621. Dominumque potentem imposuit. “And imposed upon it a powerful master," i. e. the yoke of a tyrant. The term dominus had an odious sound to Roman ears, from its being commonly employed to designate a master or proprietor of slaves. Hence Augustus is said to have always refused assuming it. (Sueton. Vit. Aug. 53.)622. Fixit leges pretio, &c. “Made and unmade laws for a stipulated price," i, e. for a bribe. Literally, “ fixed up and unfixed laws.” An allusion to the Roman custom of fixing up the laws, engraved on tables of brass, in public places, more especially in temples, in order that all might read and become acquainted with them; and of unfixing or taking them down when abrogated. Wagner places a semicolon after imposuit and refixit, so as to refer to two different instances of criminality, in different individuals; and some commentators imagine that Virgil has Curio and Marc Antony in view. Others, who retain the ordinary punctuation, make the passage refer to Marc Antony alone. It is more than probable, however, that the allusion is merely a general one.
630. Cyclopum educta caminis, &c. “I plainly see the walls constructed in the forges of the Cyclopes," i. e. the brazen walls of Pluto's palace. Literally, “ drawn forth from the furnaces of the Cyclopes.” The expression Cyclopum caminis conveys the idea of stupendous magnitude.-631. Atque adverso fornice portas. “And the portals with their confronting arch."-632. Hæc dona. “This offering.” Referring to the golden branch.- Præcepta. “Our instructions."
633. Opaca riarum. A Græcism for opacas vias.—635. Recenti spargit aquâ, Lustral water was placed in the entrances of temples, in order that the devout might have their persons sprinkled with it before going in. In imitation of this custom, the poet places lustral water in the entrance to Pluto's palace.
637. Perfecto munere dioce. “The offering to the goddess being fully made," i. e. the golden branch, sacred to Proserpina, being placed in the portal of the palace.-640. Largior hic campos, &c. “A freer and purer sky here decks the fields, and clothes them with resplendent light." : In translating this passage, Heyne gives us our choice of two modes of construction, though he himself prefers the latter : namely, either Largior æther (est) hic, et cestit campos purpureo lumine, or else æther largior et purpureo lumine hic vestit campos. We have, however, merely supplied restit in the first half of the sentence, and have given the verb a different meaning in each clause.
Lumine purpureo. Consult note on i. 591.–642. In gramineis palæstris, i. e. in places of exercise.—644. Pedibus plaudunt choreas. “ Strike the ground with their feet in the loud-resounding dance." Equivalent to pede terram pulsando choreas agunt.
645. Sacerdos. This term embraces the idea of both priest and bard, but more particularly the latter. Orpheus is said to have introduced certain mystic rites and religious dogmas, all of which were imparted through the medium of verse. In this sense, therefore, and in this alone, was he a priest as well as bard.
646. Obloquitur numeris, &c. “Replies in melodious numbers to the seven varying tones of his lyre, and now he strikes the string with his fingers, now with his ivory quill,”. i. e, accompanies with his voice the tones of his lyre, playing on the latter with finger or with ivory quill, according as he wishes to produce a graver or a sharper sound. We have adopted here the explanation of Muenscher (Obs. in Virg. Æn. p. 21). According to this writer, the verb obloqui has the same construction here that we commonly find in Latin compound words: thus, we can either say obducere rem rei, or obducere rem re; and obstrepit res rei, or obstrepitur res re. Virgil's meaning, therefore, is simply this : “ Per numeros (i. e. terba numerosa) obloquitur chordis ;” or, in other words, “ Ore canit ad septem chordarum sonos.”
Septem discrimina cocum. More literally, “ the seven distinctions (or differences) of tones.” The allusion is to the tones produced by the seven strings of the lyre, each different, of course, from the other. There appears to be an anachronism in connecting the name of Orpheus with the heptachord. The seven-stringed lyre was introduced by Terpander at a much later period than that commonly assigned to the bard.—647. Fidem. The conjectural emendation of Markland. The common text has eadem. By fidem we may understand either the instrument itself or each individual string. The latter appears preferable.
648. Genus antiquum Teucri, i. e, the descendants of Teucer, an early king in Troas, who reigned over the Teucrians. The expression genus antiquum Teucri applies, in strictness, only to Ilus and Assaracus. Dardanus was a stranger-chieftain who settled in Troas, married the daughter of Teucer, and founded the city of Dardanus at the foot of Mount Ida. Ilus and Assaracus were the offspring of his grandson Tros.-649. Melioribus annis. “In better years," i. e. in the good olden time, when mankind were more virtuous, and therefore happier.
65). Procul. Equivalent to stans procul.- Currusque inanes. “ And the shadowy cars." In the world of the dead all is unreal, even down to the arms and chariots of the equally shadowy warriors.653. Quce gratia currúm, &c. “Whatever fondness was theirs, when alive, for chariots,” &c.—659. Eridani. Virgil appears to follow here some old poetic legend, which made the Eridanus rise in the lower world.
660. Hic manus, &c. Supply as follows : “ Hic (sunt) manus (eorum) qui passi (sunt),” &c.—661. Quique. Supply erant.-662. Pii rates. “ Holy bards," i. e. filled with the true inspiration of song, and uttering strains fraught with piety and genius. This idea is expressed immediately after by Phoebo digna locuti, i. e. taught such useful doctrines of religion and morality as were worthy of the god to whose inspiration they laid claim.-663. Excoluere. “Improved.”— 664. Merendo equivalent to bene merendo, or promerendo.
667. Muscum ante omnes. Because conspicuous not only as a bard, but also as a benefactor of the human race in establishing mysteries, one of the most powerful means of early culture.-669. Optime. “ Most excellent.” “Not“ best.” In Greek qota.
679. Ilius ergo. “On his account.” When ergo is thus employed, the noun always precedes in the genitive.—674. Riparum toros, &c. “ The couches afforded by the banks of streams, and meads all verdant through many a rill.” The use of recentia here is analogous to that of the English word “fresh.”—678. Dehinc summa cacumina, &c. Musæus here departs from them, and the Sibyl and Æneas descend the hill on the other side, in the direction of Anchises.
679. Penitus, &c. “Deep in a verdant vale.”-681. Recolens. Equivalent to meditans. The verb properly means to recall to mind the scenes of the past.—683. Manus. Equivalent to fortia facta.
687. Exspectata parenti. “Long expected by thy parent,” i. e. on which I had long counted, for beholding thee here. Heyne prefers spectata, “approved ” or “well tried,” which is also praised by Lennep (ad Ter. Maur. p. 417). The common reading, however, is well defended by Wagner, who also remarks that no similar instance of lengthening a short syllable (tuaquē spectata) can be found in Virgil.
691. Tempora. Literally, “ the times," i. e. the several spaces of time requisite for the performance of each intervening event, until Æneas should at length reach the lower world, as he had been directed by his father to do.
692. Quas terras. Supply per from the succeeding clause.—694. Ne quid Libyæ, &c. Alluding to Dido and Carthage. The father feared lest the allurements of Carthage might mar the high prospects of his son.—696. Sæpius occurrens. “Often appearing.” Compare iv. 351 and v. 712.-Hæc limina tendere. “To direct my steps unto these abodes."-697. Stant sale Tyrrheno. “Stand (moored) in the Tyrrhenian brine." His vessels were drawn up on the Campanian shore at Cumæ, or, in other words, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.—700. Ter conatus, &c. Repeated from ii. 792, seqq.
703. In calle reductá. “In a retired vale.” Literally, “a receding vale,” i. e. curving inward, and receding from the view.704. Seclusum. “ Sequestered.”—Et virgulta sonantia silois. “ And (hears) the bushes rustling amid the woods.” Wagner proposes silda, “ with their thick underwood,” which is probably the true reading. Observe the zeugma in videt.—705. Lethæumque, &c. " And (espies) the Lethean river,” &c.
709. Strepit omnis murmure campus. “The whole field resounds with their (busy) hum.” These words form the apodosis of the sentence, and refer, not to the bees, but to the spirits fitting to and fro, and to the low murmuring sound (the imago docis) proceeding from their lips.-711. Porro. “In the distance.” Compare the Greek trópw. Some supply fluentia, but this is hardly necessary.—712. Agmen is well selected here, as denoting a body in motion to and fro.
713. Animæ, quibus altera fato, &c. The poet now enters, in the person of Anchises, upon certain philosophical dogmas, founded upon the tenets of the Pythagorean school, with some additions borrowed from the Platonic system. The substance of these doctrines is simply this : after the soul is freed from the chains of the body, it passes into the regions of the dead, where it remains, undergoing purgations of one kind or other, till it is sent back to this world to be the inhabitant of some other body, brutal or human ; and after suffering in this way successive purgations, and animating in turn different bodies, it is finally received into the heavens, and returns to and becomes merged in the great Essence, or Soul of the world, of which it was originally an emanation. Moreover, before each of these several departures to the upper world to inhabit some new frame, the spirits drink of the waters of Lethe, in order to forget whatever has happened to them in their previous state of being.
714. Debentur. Anchises here speaks of such as were destined to return to other bodies ; for some were excepted from that trans
migration, those especially who, on account of their virtues, were admitted at once to their reward, without any further trial, and translated to the skies. In the number of these was Anchises, whose soul, therefore, was already in the heavens ; for Æneas, according to the popular belief, only conversed with his image, or simulacrum, in the shades. Consult note on v. 81.
716. Has equidem, &c. “Long since, indeed, have I desired to speak of these unto thee, and to display them to thy view.-717. Jampridem, like jamdudum, when joined with the present, gives it, in our idiom, the force of a perfect.-Jampridem hanc prolem, &c. Heyne thinks that there is some harshness in the connexion of this part of the sentence with what precedes, and that Virgil probably wrote ostendere coram jampridem, ac prolem, &c. Wagner, however, refers jampridem (which thus becomes an emphatic term) to both members of the sentence.
719. Aliquas ad coelum, &c. The expression ad coelum is equivalent merely to ad superas auras, relation being had at the same time to the position of the speaker in the world below. The same idea is implied in sublimes.--721. Miseris. They are truly to be pitied on account of their wish to return to the wretched realities of life. What he here calls a wish to revisit the upper world, is subsequently shown to be a matter of pure fatality.—723. Suscipit. “Answers." Literally, “ takes up ;" as in our own idiom,“ takes up the conversation."
724. Principio coelum, &c. The poet is here describing what the Stoics called the “Soul of the Universe," or anima mundi, namely, a spirit or essence gifted with intelligence, and pervading and animating matter, and all things formed out of matter. The human soul is an emanation from this great principle, proceeding from it as a spark from the parent fire.
725. Titaniaque astra. The sun and stars are here meant, but more particularly the former. Heyne and Voss make it merely the plural of excellence for Titanium astrum, and suppose the sun alone to be meant. This, however, is rather forced. The epithet “Titanian," however, belongs more, in fact, to the sun than to the stars, and in this sense he is the same with the Homeric Hyperion.—726. Spiritus. The terms spiritus and mens combined are like the yuxr and vous of the Greek schools. The former denotes the great living, the latter the great intellectual principle, and both united constitute the anima mundi.
728. Inde hominum, &c. “ Thence (spring),” &c., i.e. men and animals, birds and fishes, all derive their life and being from this great principle that animates the universe.—729. Marmoreo sub æquore. « Beneath its sparkling surface.” Heyne explains marmoreus here, very correctly, by “resplendescens a sole.” Compare the Homeric üla uapuapénv.
730. Igneus est ollis, &c. By semina are meant the emanations from the great anima mundi, which enter into and vivify our mortal frames, and form the souls of men.-731. Quantum non noxia, &c. The meaning is, that these emanations that take up their abode within us are constantly struggling with our gross corporeal propensities, and cannot fully exercise their peculiar influence because more or less retarded by our passions and evil propensities.- Noxia. Literally, “ harmful,” i. e. harming our spiritual natures.
733. Hinc metuunt, &c., i. e. from the contaminating ivfluence of the body arise our passions and emotions, and every thing that disturbs the placid course of our lives.—734. Neque respiciunt, i. e. they are so degraded by their slavery to the body while confined within its dark prison-house, that they forget their heavenly origin. The poet is still speaking of the semina, or divine emanations, that constitute the souls of men.
737. Penitusque, &c. “But it is wholly unavoidable that many imperfections, long habitual (to them), should adhere (to their natures) in surprising ways." The doctrine advanced here and in what follows is briefly this : the soul contracts certain impurities from its union with the body, which impurities cleave unto it even after the death of that body, and have therefore to be eradicated in the lower world by various kinds of penance. These modes of atonement or expiation the poet then proceeds to describe.
739. Veterum properly denotes here the same idea with that conveyed by diu concreta in the previous line. The chastisements referred to are of three kinds, according to the nature of the stain contracted by the soul. If the impurity be slight and superficial, it is bleached away in the wind, or washed out in the water ; but if it be of a darker and deeper dye, it is burned out by fire.—742. Infectum scelus. “ The deep stain of guilt.”
743. Quisque suos patimur Manes. “We suffer each his own portion of spiritual punishment.” Literally, “we endure each his own Manes," ė. e. we endure each the burden of punishment imposed upon our Manes in the world below, according to the degree of impurity contracted by our ethereal natures in the world above. Heyne makes Manes depend on quoad understood. The meaning will then be, “We suffer each in his own Manes,” i, e. the Manes of all of us undergo some purgation or other. The interpretation which we have adopted, however, seems decidedly preferable.—Exinde per amplum, &c. Heyne makes per, in this passage, have the force of ad. It conveys rather the idea of moving on through, or along, an extensive region. Hence Wagner remarks, “per, ut de loco amplo." -744. Pauci. A small number only succeed in reaching Elysium, Those who are not sufficiently purified return to earth to animate new bodies.
745. Donec longa dies, &c., i. e. until length of days, the (appointed) revolution of time being completed, has restored the fiery energy of the ethereal essence to its originally pure and unmixed state. Heyne makes a difficulty with donec, and thinks that lines 745, 746, and 747 are misplaced, Elysium being, according to him, not a scene of purgation, but of rest. Wagner, on the other hand, regards donec here as equivalent to cum tandem, and in this way seeks to remove the objection. There is no need, however, of giving so unusual a meaning to donec, nor are the lines in question at all out of place. Our souls, says the poet, contract certain impurities from long union with the body, which impurities must be effaced by severe penance. After these stains have been eradicated, the soul has to pass a certain time in Elysium, in order that an habitual communion with virtuous emotions may now restore it to its proper tone, and take the place of its former habitual communings with what was corrupt. In this sense, therefore, Elysium becomes a second scene of purification and trial.
Perfecto temporis orbe. A period of a thousand years, as is stated
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Anthropogenic impact on macrobenthic communities and consequences for shorebirds in Northern France: A complex response
Titre Anthropogenic impact on macrobenthic communities and consequences for shorebirds in Northern France: A complex response
Auteurs Rolet, C, Spilmont, N, Davoult, D, Goberville, E, Luczak, C
Journal Biological Conservation
Mots-clés Anthropogenic impact, Coastal conservation, Complexity, Macrobenthic communities, Shorebirds
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Shorebird populations are declining worldwide due to the combined effect of climate change and anthropogenic forcing, the ongoing coastal urbanisation amplifying the alteration of their habitat in both rate and magnitude. By focusing on a highly anthropogenically-influenced region in Northern France, we studied the impact of a seawall construction on wintering shorebird populations through potential alterations in the abundance and availability of their food resources. We concurrently investigated changes in the spatial distribution of muddy-sand beach macrobenthic communities between two periods of contrasting anthropogenic impacts and examined year-to-year trends of wintering shorebirds. Our study reveals that the seawall construction led to a major spatial reorganisation of the macrobenthic communities with a drastic reduction of the muddy-sand community. However, no relation between macrobenthic changes and shorebird abundances was detected. Fluctuations in shorebird abundances appeared to be congruent with flyway population trends. This result suggests that the response of shorebirds to human-induced perturbations is much more complex than expected. While an assessment of potential disturbances induced by coastal engineering constructions is needed, the pathways by which alterations could propagate through an ecosystem are not linear and as such difficult to determine. Ecosystems appear as complex adaptive systems in which macroscopic dynamics emerge from non-linear interactions at entangled smaller/larger scales. Our results confirm that an in-depth knowledge of the local, regional and global factors that influence trends of shorebirds and their habitat use is essential for accurate and effective management and conservation strategies.
DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.02.016
https://borea.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/pdfs/Rolet%20et%20al%2C%202015%20BC.pdf
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Dealer leaves £10,000 in the back of a taxi – and gets it all back
AN INDEPENDENT dealer says his business was saved when he left £10,000 in the back of a taxi – and the driver returned it.
Adrian Quinn, who runs CQ Cars with his wife Maria in Herefordshire, left the cash – which was in a rucksack – as he was late getting to British Car Auctions in Walsall.
‘If I’d lost that bag it would have been the end of my business,’ he said. ‘We have built up our business from nothing for the past nine years and we are sole traders. We don’t have the backing of banks. It is hard work, but it earns us a living.’
Quinn praised the honesty of cabbie Mohammed Nisar for holding on to the cash for him.
Quinn said a train had been cancelled and he was running an hour late when he arrived at Walsall station. He did not have time to go to the bank before the auction to deposit the money. He said it was unusual to have so much money with him, but he had just cashed a cheque from his inheritance after his mother died in October.
He realised he had left the bag in the taxi just seconds after 55-year-old Nisar dropped him off and drove away.
Quinn said: ‘I was walking across the car park when I realised I hadn’t got my bag and I panicked. I tried to flag down another taxi, but they all had fares. I was sick. My body just went into shut down and I didn’t know what to do. I was in a daze.’
After eventually flagging down another cab, Quinn arrived back at the station taxi rank to find Mr Nisar sitting in his cab with the bag.
‘When I got there he had it on his lap, Quinn told the Worcester News. ‘I was emotional – I was a quivering wreck and had tears running down my face.’
Quinn gave Nisar a cash reward – in an envelope marked ‘to my best friend in the world’ – and has invited him and his wife to his home for a family meal.
It is not the first time Nisar, who has been a self-employed taxi driver for 15 years, has found valuables in the back of his car. Two years ago, a passenger left a wallet containing £150 and he returned to the man’s home to give it back. He said: ‘Honesty is the best policy. There are some drivers who don’t return things, but what is the point?’
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Used car successes a highlight as revenue and profits climb at Cambria
REVENUE and profits at Cambria are running ahead of last year, according to figures just released by the group.
The company has published its unaudited interim results for the six months ended February 29, 2016, which show that revenue increased by 14.7 per cent to £278.4m; underlying profit before tax was up 40.1 per cent at £4.6m and that underlying earnings per share increased 42.5 per cent to 3.69p.
Other stats revealed that the company’s underlying net profit margin was up 22.8 per cent to 1.67 per cent and the company has net assets of £37.6m.
Over the six-month period, new vehicle sales were up 5.1 per cent with a 15.4 per cent increase in profit per unit; while used vehicle sales were up 4.4 per cent with a 9.7 per cent improvement in profit per unit.
Aftersales revenue increased by 8.6 per cent with gross profit improvement of 5.8 per cent.
In recent weeks, the company has opened third Aston Martin business, in Birmingham; disposed of Croydon Jaguar in line with the strategy of the group and JLR; and enjoyed a successful plate-change of March.
Mark Lavery, chief executive of Cambria, said: ‘The group’s financial performance in the first half of the financial year has been strong.
‘We have delivered increased profitability across the business, and I am particularly pleased with the performance in the used car operation where we are bucking the trend in the market and seeing increasing return on used car investment, up to 148 per cent in the period through improved stock management and sales process efficiency.
‘The acquisition of the Land Rover business in Welwyn Garden City secures the territory for the group to represent Jaguar Land Rover and we are encouraged by the potential for this business.
‘For the fourth consecutive year, the group’s performance in the all-important plate change month of March was strong and ahead of both our business plan and substantially ahead of the previous year.
‘The board is confident that Cambria will maintain this momentum in the second half and will be ahead of current market expectations for the year as a whole.’
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Q&A: An Expert Explains How to Respond to Coronavirus in the Most Vulnerable Parts of the World
Photo by Asafuzzaman Captain/CARE Bangladesh
By Alison Shapiro March 27, 2020
CARE President and CEO Michelle Nunn sits down with CARE’s Director of Humanitarian Planning, Camille Davis, to discuss how CARE is mobilizing resources, coordinating logistics, and leading a global response to COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has stoked worry and anxiety about our health, the health of our loved ones, the interruptions to our children’s education, and so much more. As it spreads, the dangers outbreaks pose will be magnified for the nearly 168 million people around the world already in need of humanitarian assistance and protection. Conflict, inadequate conditions in displacement settings, and constrained resources are likely to increase the need for additional support and funding.
Around the world, CARE is fighting for those most vulnerable, including those who live in crowded refugee camps or in poor, rural communities without access to sanitation. CARE President and CEO Michelle Nunn sat down with CARE’s Director of Humanitarian Planning, Camille Davis, who is mobilizing resources, coordinating logistics, and leading the way for CARE’s global response to COVID-19.
Michelle Nunn: First of all, thank you for all that you’re doing. Would you start by giving us a portrait of CARE’s main concerns amid COVID-19 right now?
Camille Davis: [CARE] shares the same concerns as everyone else facing this crisis, but we’re also particularly concerned about the people that [CARE] serves every day, the vulnerable populations that are not as well equipped to withstand this crisis. There are over 70 million displaced people in the world right now – internally displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers – that don’t have the ability to stockpile food and hunker down and wait for this to blow over. We’re really concerned about what some are calling the next wave, which is when [the coronavirus] starts to take hold in poor countries with weak health systems or where there are already major humanitarian crises happening. We know that we need to act fast. There’s a really small window of opportunity to prevent the worst from happening and mitigate the effects of this virus in the communities that we work to support every day.
MN: As you think about CARE’s assets and our ability to respond, what are the most important things that are enabling CARE to be on the frontlines and to really take on this challenge?
CD: CARE is really well positioned to help communities fight this. CARE has been doing this humanitarian work for 75 years starting with the first CARE packages in 1945. We now have a presence in over 100 countries, and we’ve created really strong partnerships with communities in these countries, which means we can reach people. A critical piece of this response is simply spreading the word and helping communities prepare and CARE has established networks that can facilitate this message very quickly. We also have existing programs, many of which are focused on health and hygiene, which we can bolster and expand with specific programming on COVID-19. Lastly, we have learnings from CARE’s response to other public health emergencies, including cholera in Yemen and Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where we’ve seen really great success and can apply to our coronavirus response.
MN: I was struck by my conversation with CARE’s Country Director of Palestine West Bank and Gaza where she said CARE was the first to respond to COVID-19 in the region. Can you explain what that looks like on-the-ground? How does CARE respond quickly?
CD: There are a few pillars to our global response, the first being community engagement and I can’t emphasize enough how important this is. This includes risk communication, sharing signs and symptoms [of COVID-19], hygiene promotion, and other messages shared with us by the CDC and the WHO. Another is providing water through emergency water trucking and water storage to areas where it’s scarce, and providing soap where soap is limited. We also want to support health systems by educating about the virus, preventing the spread, and providing supplies such as masks, gloves, and protective gear for those on the frontline. In Ethiopia, we are providing hygiene materials such as soap and detergents to vulnerable households and we’re taking a house-to-house distribution approach and hope to reach 10,000 people. In Northeast Syria, we are providing water tanks, running disinfection campaigns, and constructing hand-washing facilities and water storage tanks. We hope to reach around 17,000 people through that initiative.
There’s a really small window of opportunity to prevent the worst from happening.
Camille Davis
CARE’s Director of Humanitarian Planning
70+ million displaced people in the world
MN: Can you talk about some of the challenges or obstacles to COVID-19 response?
CD: One major concern that we do have is protecting our aid workers. None of this work is going to be accomplished if we don’t prioritize the safety and protection of those on the frontline, so that is something that we want to prioritize and make sure we invest in, that we educate our frontline workers about how they can protect themselves first before providing support to these communities.
MN: The urgency of this pandemic is particularly important, especially when the U.S. and Europe have to deal with the pandemic at the same time as those countries with weakened health systems. We need to save lives by acting right now. In that spirit, how can individuals at home make a difference?
CD: Donating is the best way for CARE to mobilize our humanitarian response to this crisis. To put this in perspective, $50 can support six families with a hand-washing station; $3 can provide soap for a household; and, $20 can support a health message poster for a community. We know that we have to move really fast before it’s too late so your gift will support CARE’s critical response to this global health emergency immediately.
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WEB DESIGN WITH ADOBE XD: OUR PRACTICAL CHECK
XD is without a doubt the Adobe tool of the day. For the release of the new screen design and prototyping tool, Adobe stirred the advertising drum. It seems as if Adobe is determined to establish XD as the new industry standard and to displace competing products like Sketch from the market in the long term.
That Adobe is able to do this teaches the past – for example, QuarkXPress disappeared almost completely from the scene after the introduction of InDesign.
We have also already lost a few words about XD in a previous post . Today we would like to illuminate the tool a little more extensively and would like to share it with you.
General overhaul: Unlike Photoshop, Adobe XD was programmed from scratch, there are no legacies and the technology is absolutely modern. Full-screen mode and split-screen are finally also possible on the Mac.
Clarity: With context-based programming, finally no more layered confusion à la Photoshop.
Speeeeeed: The program is incredibly fast and still works smoothly even with a large number of drawing surfaces.
Open Minded: The program will be further developed based on the wishes of the community. At the moment you can look forward to new features and improvements every month. https://adobexd.uservoice.com/
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File size: Using the UI kit for IOS as an example, PSD files are 36 times larger than XD files.
https://developer.apple.com/design/resources/#ios-apps
No more words needed.
Razor sharp: the program supports a vector-based view. Vectors can be imported directly from Illustrator via copy paste and edited extensively.
Clear orientation instead of wishy-washy: Adobe XD has a clear orientation and task – the creation of screen designs and prototypes for websites and apps. Photoshop, on the other hand, has long since ceased to be used only for image editing. This makes it difficult to respond to the needs of a target group and to solve their problems. Adobe XD bridges the gap here – unnecessary features have been removed, useful features have been added.
Prototyping and mockup creation: With XD it is now possible to interact between individual screens with a click. In this way, the functionality of the screen design can be presented to the customer quickly and easily. The release takes place via a link – the customer can view the mockup directly scrollable in original size in the browser.
Finally no more complex PDF presentations.
Cooperation with developers: The release of design specifications makes implementation easier for the developer. Many properties such as size, color, font and content can be copied quickly and easily.
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Easy switch: The switch from Photoshop to XD was very easy for me personally. The clear structure and the shortcuts also make work easier.
And much more: Repeat grids, simple layout grids, character formats, symbols, drawing areas, linked color fields and much more ensure a lot of fun when designing the screen.
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Not yet complete: Unfortunately, some essential and extremely simple features are not yet included. This includes, for example, the capitalization – important for the representation of headings.
Distribution: At the moment, Adobe XD is not that widely used. Many agencies will continue to use Photoshop. This could be a problem, especially if the cooperation partner is still working with the Creative Suite. However, if the other party has Creative Cloud access, Adobe XD can easily be downloaded free of charge. The view of the developer approval also requires an Adobe account.
Doesn’t work on old computers: In the early days, XD was only developed for the Mac. XD now also runs under Windows 10.
Versions older than Windows 10 are unfortunately not supported. The hardware must also meet the requirements. An overview of the requirements can be found here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/de/xd/system-requirements.html
How we use Adobe XD in our daily workflow
Since the first beta version, XD has been repeatedly tested for smaller tasks by individual employees. The curiosity was extremely great. The first major project was then implemented in June 2017, i.e. still in the beta phase of XD. After that, we used Adobe XD for almost every major screen design project. Since then, designing feels much more intuitive for us web designers and everything is easier to do.
If you use Adobe XD correctly and value a clean document structure, complex changes such as changing the font or the colors across all drawing areas can be done within seconds. The approval function also relieves us of some of the work and provides the customer with a better imagination.
We work productively and with pleasure with Adobe XD and look forward to the future – it will certainly have some exciting functions ready and further accelerate the workflow.
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Now light comes into the lamp jungle
Energy-saving lightbulbs, LEDs, fluorescent tubes, halogen lamps: when buying a new light source to replace the old lightbulb, it becomes difficult. There are numerous alternatives, but not every light source is equally suitable for every application. An overview.9 pictures From the light bulb to the LED
Creeping out for the lightbulb
The end of the lightbulb has been running in installments across Europe since 2009 and should help to save a lot of electricity. A conventional light bulb converts only around five percent of the energy it needs into visible light, while the lion’s share is converted into heat. The sixth and final stage of an EU regulation came into force on September 1, 2018 and affected most halogen lamps. Retailers can continue to sell remaining stocks and no consumer has to replace a working lightbulb.
There are currently two main alternatives to lightbulbs: LEDs and energy-saving lamps.
Light bulb suddenly got brighter?
What are the advantages of LEDs?
The youngest and currently most frequently advertised light sources are “light-emitting diodes”, or LEDs for short. They have been continuously developed over the past few years and are now available in many shapes, brightnesses and light colors. LEDs are considered to be very durable and resistant to switching. That means, frequent switching on and off hardly harms them. In addition, they immediately shine with full brightness. The prices for LEDs have dropped considerably, but the purchase is still comparatively expensive, especially with high light output.
What are the advantages of the energy-saving lamp?
Energy-saving lamps were one of the first alternatives for lightbulbs. They work on the principle of a fluorescent tube and are therefore referred to by experts as “compact fluorescent lamps”. They are considered to have a long service life, especially when there are few on and off operations. The trade now offers these bulbs quite cheaply. Biggest disadvantage: energy-saving lamps need some time to reach full brightness. They are therefore only suitable to a limited extent if bright light is required quickly, for example in the stairwell. Due to their design, the lamps are quite large. If the fluorescent tube breaks, poisonous mercury will escape, so the lamps must be disposed of properly.
Halogen lamps may only be manufactured with two types of bases for certain lamps, such as ceiling washlights.
How bright are the alternatives?
The wattage of a light bulb provided information about its brightness. Today the brightness is given in lumens (lm). However, watts (W) and lumens can only be compared to a limited extent. In order to find the right replacement, consumers can use these values as a guide:
Power lightbulb
Brightness (luminous flux)
25 W 210 lm 4 W
60 W 750 lm 9 W.
75 W 950 lm 11 W.
100 W 1,300 lm 14 W.
The light color brings the good feeling
Many people appreciate a “warm” light in their home, especially in winter, such as that from light bulbs. In contrast, the first LEDs shone “cold” with a bluish light. The light color is given in Kelvin (K), the larger the number, the “colder” the light appears. Light bulbs have around 2,700 K, around 4,000 K are considered neutral, and daylight starts at 5,500 Kelvin. LEDs and energy-saving lamps are offered in different light colors. A special form of LED, so-called filament lamps, look almost like light bulbs.
What about the Ra value?
Colors look different in artificial light than in daylight. The Ra value, also known as CRI, stands for true-to-life color rendering – interesting for example at the dining table or when applying make-up in the bathroom. The Ra value is a maximum of 100 (sunlight) and should not fall below 80.
Will my dimmer still work with LEDs?
The brightness of lightbulbs could be regulated with dimmers, which were installed in the room instead of the light switch. This only works to a limited extent with energy-saving lamps or LEDs. Although some manufacturers advertise their lamps as dimmable, in practice it depends on the type of dimmer. LED manufacturers often offer lists of dimmer models that work in conjunction with their LED.
Which lamp is the cheapest?
Tips on buying LEDs
– Pay attention to the lm value. Inexpensive models are often barely brighter than a 25-watt light bulb.
– Warm white LEDs with values around 2,700 Kelvin act like light bulbs.
– The energy label on the package should show at least A, better A + or A ++. It also gives the power consumption in kilowatt hours per 1,000 operating hours.
The actual cost of a lamp is made up of the purchase price and the energy consumption during its lifetime. With the same brightness, LEDs use slightly less electricity than energy-saving lamps, but only around 15 percent of the value of a light bulb. LEDs are more expensive to buy than comparable energy-saving lamps, but they last longer. LED lamps should be able to shine for around 25,000 hours, energy-saving lamps for around 10,000 hours. If LEDs stay on for four hours a day, this corresponds to 17 years.
Is it worth replacing the light bulb?
Whether it is financially worthwhile to replace a working lightbulb depends above all on where it is used. If lights often burn for a long time, the higher price for an economical light source quickly pays for itself. However, if lights are only switched on rarely and briefly, for example in the basement, it will take longer. The most effective way at the Lighting Saving electricity remains: switch off unneeded lamps.
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CarX Technologies, “TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY”
Version 28.12.2020
PREAMBLE. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Thank you for playing the games and game services developed and published by CarX Technologies (CarX Technologies LTD) (the “Game” or “Games”)! In this Privacy Policy “You” and “Your” refer to you, the person visiting or playing our Games and using other related services of CarX Technologies Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Services”). “We”, “Us” and “Our” refer to the staff, sites, and other resources of CarX Technologies, including CarX Technologies Limited and all its affiliates provided in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy was established in order to comply with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), legislation of the EU Member States and protect personal data rights of our users.
By using any Our Services, You agree with all the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
For the purposes of complying with GDPR the following terms are subject to application:
“Cookies” means small text files, located in browser directories. They are used to help users navigate through Services efficiently and perform certain functions of the Services.
“GDPR” means General Data Protection Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.
The term “information” includes personal data of data subjects.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
When We use the term “personal information” or “personal data” in this Policy, it can include an individual’s first and last name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and a credit card or other account number. The terms “personal information” and “personal data” are synonyms.
“Processing of the personal data” or “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
“Controller” means CarX Technologies Limited, the legal person that determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
“Processors” means legal or natural persons specified in this Privacy Policy which process Your personal data on behalf of CarX Technologies Limited.
The terms “CarX Technologies” or “CarX Technologies Limited” include CarX Technologies Limited and its affiliates.
We believe in protecting Your privacy. Please read the following Privacy Policy to understand how We use and protect the information that You provide to Us.
Contacting CarX Technologies
The controller of Your personal data is CarX Technologies Limited. CarX Technologies Limited is a company incorporated in Russian Federation. If You want to know what information We hold about You or if You have any other queries in relation to this Privacy Policy, please contact Us in writing. Our contact information is below:
76/2, Gilyrovskogo str,
129111, Moscow, Russia
info@carx-tech.com
Our processors that take part in processing of Your personal data on behalf of CarX Technologies Limited are:
(1) Amazon AWS
(2) Selectel ltd.
These processors provide CarX Technologies Limited with the services of support systems for Our Services.
They process Your personal data in accordance with the terms of the written contracts conсluded between CarX Technologies Limited and the processors. These contracts provide that the processors shall process and use Your personal data only to the extent provided in the contract. The terms of the contracts do not violate the processors’ obligations provided in Art.28 GDPR and Your rights as a personal data subject.
Information That We Collect From You
2.1. CarX Technologies processes Your personal data under the consent given by You. We ask You for providing Us with the consent before processing Your personal data. When You use Our Services, We will collect the following categories of personal information about You:
(1) User ID
(2) Player’s payment ID;
(3) Device Token;
(4) Platform;
(5) Device ID;
(6) Device Name;
(7) Device Type;
(8) OS (Android, iOS);
(9) Country (location data);
(10) Display Width;
(11) Display Height;
(12) Core Count;
These personal data are processed by Our internal monitoring system.
2.2. We may also collect information about You, from any e-mails or letters that You send to Us. We will only use any such information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2.3. Any materials or information that You post or upload to the Games or to Us may be visible to other users of the Games and will be stored on Our servers for the purposes of making the Games available. We advise You to be selective about what information You post. Please do not include the following information in any post: telephone numbers, addresses, surname, date of birth, or other information you might want to hold private.
2.4. We may receive information that You submit to any third party website You access from links contained within the Games, including without limitation any third party payment processor or e-commerce portal provided by an e-commerce operator that may from time to time be made available to You via the Games. We and the owner/ operator of that third party website will be the data controller in respect to any such information. You should check the privacy policy of such third party website to find out how they will use Your data. We will only use the information we receive in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
2.7. When You download CarX Technologies mobile application by or through a Third Party Platform You allow us to access and/or collect certain information from your Third Party Platform profile/account (for example, Your name, surname, e-mail, etc.). You additionally allow us to access information contained in cookies placed on your device by the Third Party Platform as permitted by the terms of your agreement and privacy settings with the Third Party Platform. We may share this information with the Third Party Platform for their use as permitted by the terms of your agreement and privacy settings with the Third Party Platform.
We will share some of the information we collect from You with vendors and other service providers who work with us to support the internal operations of our website and/or mobile application in accordance with this Privacy Policy. For example, we use a third-party service for ad tracking and to help us prepare website and mobile application analytics.
Our third-party ad tracking and analytics company never sends emails, notifications, or other communications to Our end users. Your choice to opt out of ad tracking and analytics services does not limit Our ability to email You or collect other information from You for other vendors, subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
3.1. We may use Your information for the following purposes:
(a)to administer Your membership account and identify You as the user of the Game;
(b)to enable Us to provide You with access to the Games and Services and adjust You to the Game ID;
(c)to enable You to download information and materials from the Games and Services;
(d)to provide You with services You subscribed to;
(e)to display Your username and contact details (for example, your nickname) to other players;
(f)to enable other members of the Games to contact You;
(g)to provide customer service in relation to Your use of the Games;
(h)to administer, support, improve and develop the Games;
(i) to control the quality of the Games;
(j) to conduct the internal analytics (including without limitation for displaying advertisement and Our promotions).
3.2. We may also use Your information to contact You about the Games or to send You other content We think may be of interest to You. We will only do this if You have so consented or requested to receive such information when you downloaded the Games. If at any time You no longer wish to be contacted, please let Us know in writing and We will arrange this.
3.3. We deem confidential any information about You that has not been officially disclosed, published and/or revealed, is not publicly available or commonly known, as well as legally or illegally circulated by any third party, and that may represent economic, financial, commercial, legal or any other value by virtue of its being unknown to a third party. Your personal data may become available for third parties only in cases provided in this Privacy Policy.
We also guarantee that employees of CarX Technologies Limited and all its affiliates that deal with Your personal data are under confidentiality and non-disclosure of personal data agreements.
We gather information, obtained in the course of Your use of Our Services, only for the purposes, specified by the present Privacy Policy.
3.4. You can be a subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling. It means that you can receive some information or offers which are based only on automated processing of your personal information (for example, personalized advertisements). You have the right to refuse to be a subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling. In this regard, please, contact Us via e-mail, specified in this Privacy Policy.
4.1. You as the data subject have the following rights relating to the processing of Your personal data:
(1) Right of access (right to obtain from CarX Technologies Limited as the controller confirmation as to whether Your personal data are being processed and other information concerning Your personal data, including information about the purposes of processing, the categories of processed personal data, the categories of recipients of Your personal data, the period of personal data storage, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in respect of Your personal data);
(2) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (a supervisory authority is a state authority in your country which supervises the compliance with GDPR by legal and natural persons that process personal data of data subjects);
(3) Right to rectification (right to the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning You) in accordance with Section 10 Privacy Policy;
(4) Right to erasure (right to obtain the erasure of personal data concerning You) in accordance with Section 10 Privacy Policy;
4.2. You may use Your rights by reading this Privacy Policy or sending requests relating to the rights provided in paras. (3)-(10) to Our e-mail specified in Chapter 1 “Contacting CarX Technologies” of this Privacy Policy.
5.1. We will not share, sell or distribute any of the information You provide to Us without Your consent.
5.2. You should always be careful when submitting information about Yourself within the Games and You should only submit information that You consent to make public.
6.1. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under 3 years old or knowingly allow such persons to register.
The Game doesn`t use cookies to ensure proper.
Third Party Sites and Contributors
8.1. The Games may contain links to websites and microsites that are operated by third parties. If you click such links, you can be transferred to the websites and microsites of third parties. We do not control those websites and microsites and as such this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites and microsites. Please consult the terms and conditions and privacy policies of those third party websites and microsites to find out how they collect and use Your personal data and to establish whether and for what purpose they use cookies.
8.2. Advertisements contained on Our Games operate as links to that advertiser’s websites and as such any information they collect by virtue of Your clicking on that link will be collected and used in accordance with the privacy policy of that advertiser.
Security And Data Retention of personal data
We employ reasonable security measures to protect Your information from access by unauthorized persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage.
Data Access and Corrections
10.1. You are entitled to see the information We hold about You and You may ask Us to make any necessary changes or rectifications to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If You wish to do this, please contact Us in writing using the information provided above.
10.2. You may also withdraw Your consent for Us to process Your data at any time by notifying Us in writing by contact e-mail, specified in this Privacy Policy (Chapter 1 “Contacting CarX Technologies” of this Privacy Policy). But if You withdraw Your consent to all or certain types of processing described above We may be unable to maintain Your membership of the Games and you may no longer be able to access the Games, if it will be technically or practically impossible.
10.3. If you are accessing Our Games via Facebook, you may update, amend or delete Your information on Facebook, that we may receive from Facebook, by amending Your Facebook account information in accordance with Facebook’s terms and conditions of use.
Rules for players’ behavior.
11.1. Violation of the following rules may result in a penalty including a ban of the offender’s account.
11.2. Cheating. Fair-play is the key. Follow all regulations. The use of software which may affect any of the game balance is highly prohibited and punishable.
11.3. Intolerance and Discrimination. Respecting others is the key. Do not demean, marginalize, use hateful language against, or belittle other users or groups. Maintain respectful language when communicating with fellow players. Actions violating these conditions are prohibited and punishable.
11.4. Inappropriate content and activities. Generation of abusive content or that which may hurt other players emotionally is prohibited and punishable.
11.5. Griefing (Intentionally impairing other players experience). Have fun and let other players enjoy the gameplay. Performing actions which may interfere with the gameplay of other players or hinder other players from having positive experience is prohibited and punishable.
11.6. Consequences. The type of action we’ll take for a particular violation of these rules is determined on a case-by-case basis. We’ll look at severity, whether you’re a repeat offender, and other factors. Action taken can be anything from a warning for less severe offenses, all the way up to a permanent account ban.
11.7. Player Reporting. If you encounter a player not respecting the Rules, Content Guidelines, and other players, you can report them via in-game reporting. We will take action against players we observe not following the Rules and escalate based upon the offense.
12.1. We reserve the right to make changes to Our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such changes to Our privacy policy will be posted here. We will notify You about the changes by displaying the link to the updated text of the Policy at the screen of the Game.
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Officials: Church Demolition Not Attack on Christianity
Posted by Cindy | Apr 28, 2014
Sanjiang Church in Wenzhou was demolished on Monday night after intense resistance from Chinese Christians. Authorities say that parts of the building were illegal, and that the church had been given the opportunity to remove them, but critics have accused them of engaging in a campaign against Christianity. The Telegraph’s Tom Phillips reports:
The Sanjiang church in Wenzhou, a wealthy coastal city in Zhejiang province with one of China’s largest Christian populations, was reduced to rubble on Monday night after excavators spent the day tearing parts of the building down.
Congregants accused the provincial government, which is controlled by Xia Baolong, an ally of Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, of promoting an orchestrated anti-church campaign in order to slow Christianity’s rapid growth.
China could be set to become the world’s largest Christian congregation by 2030, a leading expert told The Telegraph earlier this month.
Officials denied the demolition was an attack on Christianity on Tuesday and vowed to “aggressively push on” with a campaign against illegal buildings. [Source]
Phillips posted a series of updates about the demolition on Twitter:
A number of Sanjiang churchgoers said to have been detained for photographing demolition. This is latest pic we have: pic.twitter.com/qaHinmrlyp
— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsin) April 28, 2014
This is what many #Sanjiang church protestors look like. They didn’t strike me as a major threat to public order pic.twitter.com/sW8ZP3gRTl
Gov response to #Sanjiang church demolition totals 9 words. "I don't know" to @TelegraphWorld & “We are unclear about these issues" to @AFP
Loud bang heard tonight in Wenzhou near #Sanjiang & I’m hearing entire church has been levelled under cover of darkness. Trying to confirm
This is what Sanjiang church in Wenzhou looks like tonight. Not clear if caused deliberately or demolition accident pic.twitter.com/CicmsK57Z7
Phillips previously reported officials’ denial of predictions that China could soon become the “world’s most Christian nation.”
In a recent interview with the paper, Fenggang Yang, a leading expert on religion in China, said the number of Chinese Protestants could swell to around 160 million by 2025 with the total number of Christians exceeding 247 million by 2030.
[…] However, the prediction appears to have gone down badly in Communist Party circles, with many senior leaders fearing the impact an increasingly powerful church could have on their ability to stay in power.
Ye Xiaowen, who is a member of the party’s powerful central committee, told state media such claims were “unscientific” and “obviously inflated”.[…] “It is completely meaningless to predict how many people might believe in Christianity in China in the future,” Mr Ye was quoted as saying by the Chinese-language Global Times. [Source]
Perhaps Beijing need not fear a more Christian China. On Facebook, against the backdrop of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the June Fourth democracy movement, People’s Republic of Amnesia author Louisa Lim posted an excerpt from former Tiananmen student leader Chai Ling’s most recent open letter to Tiananmen Mother Ding Zilin, in which Chai re-examined her role in the 1989 democracy movement in light of her Christian faith.
She wrote the following (rough translation): “So did I do anything wrong? Yes. At that time I didn’t know Jesus, I didn’t know God, I didn’t act according to the Bible. If I had known God at that time, I would have done this differently: I would have acted according to God’s words, in Romans 13: “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” Unless the authorities do something that violates God’s commandments or decrees. Although the government’s order forbidding protest marches violated the constitution, it did not run counter to God, so at that time I should have obeyed the orders of the government and persuaded the students not to go out on the streets, not to hunger strike, not to be on the square. Instead we should have prayed in dorm rooms and on the campuses like the 80 year old Moses, following God’s timing and leadership and depending on God’s great powers and plans to change China.” [Source]
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Film Review: “The Ghost Writer” ★★★★★ (5/5)
Wael Khairy Film Reviews December 9, 2010 2 Minutes
The most intelligent mystery of the year comes from legendary director, Roman Polanski. I believe “The Ghost Writer” is his best film since “Chinatown”. Similar to his 1974 masterpiece is the way he tells his story, through atmosphere. I was completely captivated from the very first shot to the haunting and creepy closing scene. This isn’t another conventional suspense thriller, for Polanski manages to keep the suspense without the use of action or explosions, he simply relies on serenity, calmness and silence. The result is the most near perfect thriller since Hitchcock.
Based on the book by Robert Harris, the film centers on an unnamed ghost writer (McGregor) hired to finish the memoirs of a former UK Prime Minister, Alan Lang (Brosnan). Lang is retired and living in the United States with his wife (Williams). We learn from the very beginning that the previous ghost writer died in mysterious circumstances. We sense something fishy about all this and so does the ghost writer. Soon after arriving the former Minister is caught up in a scandal that arises from his controversial past.
When he goes to Washington leaving the Ghost alone to finish the memoirs, the Ghost gets more than he bargained for. As we dig deeper into the memoirs, and the details of the death of the former ghost writer, paranoia takes over as we slowly learn the hazardous truth and the highly sensitive material that will all go into the book. The ghost writer’s life is in jeopardy,and danger is slowly creeping in like the misty fog in the atmosphere.
The film isn’t heavy on the politics, at least not too heavy. There’s enough a minimal dose of politics as to not bore you, and enough suspense, twists and turns to keep you guessing up to the very end. The cinematography is one of the year’s best with imagery that will stick with you long after the credits start rolling.
“The Ghost Writer” is sophisticated yet simple, haunting yet beautiful, shocking yet subtle, clever yet fun, a rare treasure, a thriller that will stay with you and remind you that some directors still know how to deliver a superb thriller. I’ve mentioned before that the film is near perfect. Yes, the script, direction cinematography, performances, and musical score are almost flawlessly executed. The suspense builds up slowly and reaches its peak at the very end with one of the most haunting endings of recent memory. “The Ghost Writer” is pure cinema.
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10 thoughts on “Film Review: “The Ghost Writer” ★★★★★ (5/5)”
Totally agree on the “atmospheric” description. I loved it from beginning to end. This is a perfect example of what great direction can do in cinema.
Wael Khairy says:
Oh yes, Polanski is such a perfectionist. You can tell that he had total control over every element and the general mise-en-scene of the picture.
kaist455 says:
It is a very creepy thriller with excellent atmosphere. Polanski is the master of claustrophobic/paranoid thriller, and he did it again. Like many of his best movies, there is always the presence of a sinister force lurking at the fringe of “The Ghost Writer”, and several things are left unanswered in ambiguity. But this is the first-class thriller that never loses its grip on us from the uneasy opening scene to the memorable finale.
In the documentary “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired”, the prosecutor of that infamous trial observed that his movies have a recurring motif – Water. Again, there is plenty of water in “The Ghost Writer”.
Interesting, I’ll have to watch this documentary because water does play a major role in “The Ghost Writer”. Even the way he shot the ocean was atmospheric and haunting. It’s one of those movies I can rewatch several times whenever there’s the need to plunge into an atmospheric environment.
xrellix says:
Nice..another great find.
litdreamer says:
My wishy-washiness led to my missing this film in theaters, but I will certainly check it out on DVD. Note: remember to see Chinatown.
Cinephiles says:
Hi there Weal! Your reviews are such a joy to read. My friend and I are huge fans of films (in general) and just a few days ago we thought we should start a blog to share some of our opinions on films. I thought it would also be fun to discuss the film over facebook and post the convo on the blog. Do you mind having a look at our blog and give us some of your expert advise on how to properly construct a review?
The site is http://doublecinephiles.wordpress.com/
Thanas_m says:
I also loved the atmosphere of this film…
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Bomb Threat: An Air France Plane in Emergency Landing in Kenya
20th December 2015 20th December 2015 Jason PlantLeave a Comment on Bomb Threat: An Air France Plane in Emergency Landing in Kenya
A suspicious package was found in the toilet …
It could be a bomb. A plane of Air France, from Mauritius to the airport Roissy Charles de Gaulle in Paris, had to land in the night from Saturday to Sunday in Mombasa, Kenya, after the discovery of a suspicious package on board, said the Kenyan police. According to Le Parisien, the airport authorities have confirmed that the object was a bomb.
Flight AF 463, with 459 people on board and 14 crew members, left Mauritius at 9pm local time and would arrive in Paris at 5.50 am. The plane landed at Moi International Airport Mombasa on Kenya’s east coast, at 0:37am local time. “He requested an emergency landing after a suspected device to be a bomb was discovered in the toilet. An emergency landing was made, he safely landed and passengers were evacuated, “said Charles Owino, a police spokesman.
Suite objet suspect à bord, l’équipage AF463 a décidé par mesures de précaution de se dérouter vers Mombasa. 1/2
— Air France Newsroom (@AFnewsroom) December 20, 2015
L’avion s’est posé normalement à 00h36 locale. Enquête en cours. Les passagers sont pris en charge par l’escale. 2/2
“There was a very big noise in the plane. I looked at my screen and I saw that the aircraft was spinning. There was some noise, bump. Then, at some point, the plane shook a lot, “said one of the passengers to Europe 1.” Experts in explosives of the Navy and the Department of Criminal Investigation Police (CID) were called , took this device and dismounted to see if it contained explosives, “he added. The Kenyan Minister of Interior Joseph Nkaissery said late morning that police questioned several passengers of the flight, without being able to specify the exact number.
“The investigation is still ongoing, but what I can confirm for now is that the investigators questioned several passengers on the craft that was found on board (the flight) Air France” has he told the press.
Interior ministry says ‘a number of passengers’ in Air France flight still being questioned about suspicious device pic.twitter.com/o0TN0Zu0tk
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) December 20, 2015
The minister declined to comment on the nature of the craft in question. “This is an international business and we are also talking to the island of Mauritius authorities to see if there was a passenger search before they board,” he added. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the crisis and Support Centre and the Embassy of France in Nairobi had been mobilized “in connection with Air France and the Kenyan authorities to provide accommodation and return soon tonight at Paris passengers and crew. ”
Contacted, Air France said “retser in contact with the Kenyan authorities” and to “make every effort to ensure the diversion of its customers.” A device must be sent to Mombasa to ensure their return to Paris “end of day” on Sunday, the airline said in a statement.
On his Twitter account, the Kenyan Ministry of Interior has released images of the passengers of the flight evacuated at the Hotel Continental. The Minister Joseph Nkaissery visited them and had lunch with them.
CS #Nkaisserry & PS #AmbJuma have lunch with the evacuated passengers at Travelers beach hotel. #SecureKE pic.twitter.com/nvFUf3GPSJ
— InteriorCNG Ministry (@InteriorKE) December 20, 2015
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Magic is a word that falls short of explaining the difference between the artisan who is wildly talented in his craft versus the person that is a genius in that same craft. Yet we can understand that Michael Jordan was a genius on the basketball court and Beethoven was a genius in the concert hall.
German Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer found the distinction between talent and genius easy to delineate.
American Novelist Jack Kerouac, a writer who felt he had nothing to offer but his own confusion, found the roles between talent and genius clear.
“Genius gives birth, talent delivers.”
The difference between the two elements that rise from deep within the artist does not separate him from the pains that all artisans experience. Jan Swafford shared in Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph, his tragic and triumphant genius that made him an outsider. She stated that he was “utterly sure of himself and his gift, but no less self-critical and without sentimentality concerning his work.”
Swafford also shared her perspective on talent versus genius:
“Genius is something that lies on the other side of talent… Talent is largely inborn, and in a given field some people have it to a far higher degree than others. Still, in the end talent is not enough to push you to the highest achievements. Genius has to be founded on major talent, but it adds a freshness and wildness of imagination, a raging ambition, and unusual gift for learning and growing, a depth and breadth of thought and spirit, an ability to make use of not only your strengths but also your weaknesses, an ability to astonish not only your audience but yourself.”
Being self-aware, Beethoven described genius in his letter to Emilie:
“The true artist has no pride. He sees unfortunately that art has no limits; he has a vague awareness of how far he is from reaching his goal; and while others may perhaps admire him, he laments the fact that he has not yet reached the point whither his better genius only lights the way for him like a distant sun.”
Skills are taught and will accompany inborn talent, but genius is that elusive element that births the wow factor. Genius is not learned. It is what I describe as a supernatural gift that allows the artisan to create things that no one else considers. It gives him a vantage point on life that no one else can see without him manifesting it within his art.
A good example might be the author who gets writer’s block. He may be a skilled writer, but the talented continue to play with words until the story comes together. The talented has several books inside of him waiting to come out, but the genius has an unlimited supply of stories to share for his lifetime.
© 2017 by CJ Powers
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Claire Cramphorn says:
I love this 😊
CJ Powers says:
Thank you! I see talent and genius in several artists I know.
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‘Last, best’ office building on Platte in final design stages
By Jill Jamieson-Nichols October 13, 2018
One Platte will be built where the parking lot is in the foreground, on the west side of Platte. There will be a pedestrian connection to the South Platte River Trail across the street.
The Nichols Partnership is finalizing plans for a $120 million office/retail building on Platte Street’s last sizable development site.
One Platte will include 247,000 square feet of office space, street-level retail/restaurant space and two levels of below-grade parking. It will be developed on 1.46 acres at 1701 Platte St.
“We think it’s going to be phenomenally well-received because it’s basically the last building of scale that’s going to happen on the street,” said Jamie Gard, executive managing director at Newmark Knight Frank, who is handling preleasing.
“We’ve already seen a pretty good diversity (on Platte Street) from BP’s Lower 48 headquarters to Xero’s headquarters, so I think we’re open to any forward-thinking tenant that needs to cater to a creative, collaborative-minded employee.”
The Nichols Partnership hopes to start construction of One Platte in mid-2019 – depending on preleasing – and deliver the building in late 2021. The city of Denver selected the company to acquire the site following a competitive bidding process in 2015. Nichols anticipates closing on the $13.5 million deal within the coming six months.
“Platte Street as we’ve seen it built out is a very desirable place to be. The views of downtown are remarkable,” said Melissa Rummel, The Nichols Partnership’s project manager for One Platte.
One Platte will deliver approximately 50,000-sf floor plates, among the largest in all of the greater downtown area. That provides connectivity for large users as well as the opportunity to demise spaces for smaller tenants.
Also, the site offers great access and visibility to Interstate 25, said Gard. “So, if it’s a brand-conscious company, we could do building signage on the freeway,” he said.
Designed by The Beck Group, the building will offer standard amenities such as conference, fitness and bike parking facilities; in addition, a great deal of attention is being paid to designing new amenities for the future, said Gard.
“From 10 years ago to today, the needs of tenants have changed dramatically, and it seems like those needs are changing faster and faster. We’re spending a lot of time and money to make sure we have more than the normal amenity package and that we’re ready to address all the things that are going to come up in the next three years while the building is under construction.”
There will be a very large rooftop amenity deck, for example, “But we’re spending time and money to make sure it’s not just a small marketing thing, that it’s a highly usable and valuable piece to have people be able to enjoy Colorado and get outside,” Gard commented.
The building will sit a bit farther off the highway than some of the other new buildings on the west side of Platte and is engineered to minimize noise while prioritizing views of downtown, said Rummel. The entry is oriented toward the South Platte River. The Nichols Partnership has a long-term lease on a parking lot across the street that will provide a pedestrian connection from the building’s front door to the river and trail system.
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WATCH: India takes two successful reviews in the 2nd ODI against West Indies
India managed to comprehensively trump the West Indies in the 2nd ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series.
West Indies never looked in contention to win the match after Indian batsmen put on 310-5 from their 43 overs, in a rain curtailed match. Barring Shai Hope (81), no other West Indies player looked in good touch. There were some useful contributions lower down the innings from Jason Holder and Roston Chase, but that was not enough for West Indies to avoid a thumping defeat.
Well, a good thing from Indian perspective apart from their great batting performance was the use of DRS. Indian team used the review twice in the game during West Indies and got in right on both the occasions.
Once, in the starting West Indies opener Kieran Powell who edged the ball was given out by the TV umpire after Indian team appealed for caught behind and later Shai Hope who was batting sensibly was declared out LBW by the third umpire.
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On both these occasions the on-field umpires had to reverse their decisions.
TAGS: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kieran Powell, Kuldeep Yadav, MS Dhoni, ODI, Shai Hope, Virat Kohli
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XregnaR
Because I felt like it....
whosasailorthen
Because I felt like it...
I wonder how many of you will listen to this whole thing. Hmm.
Last edited by whosasailorthen (2012-08-17 20:32:32)
choad
whosasailorthen wrote:
Wasn't the intro creepy enough?
Last edited by choad (2012-08-17 22:22:38)
Watching politicians speak is like watching cockroaches fuck.
choad wrote:
I watched the intro, and the first few minutes of the speech by the bought and paid for, tap dancing uncle tom. The uncle tom has made the decision to get his and screw everybody else, a decision made by many White politicians as well. His melanin isn't going to convince many people that he's not just another self-serving tool of the 1%.
I wonder. Is it possible for a black man or woman to be a non-Democrat in America and not be called an 'Uncle Tom'? Or is any diversion from the expected path against the rules?
There are any number of fucked up problems in the kneegrow community. Nobody from the outside will solve these problems. They’ll have to do it for themselves, and use whatever help they can get from the Democratic Party, third political parties, churches, and anybody else who is willing to help. This outside help will only be a tiny part of the solution. But like the Gay Community, the kneegrows have already figured out that the Republican Party isn’t a friend of theirs.
fnord wrote:
But like the Gay Community, the kneegrows have already figured out that the Republican Party isn’t a friend of theirs.
Well, I'm not sure the Democrats are their friends either. After all, it is to the Democrat's advantage to keep the black-vs-white thing going and to maintain a black population who are seen as 'underprivileged' for as long as possible so that they can continue to gain re-election through being seen as the 'black man's savior'.
And the Democrats have gained favor with the blacks by bringing them things like the welfare program, which virtually insures that they stay 'unsaved' for a long, long time.
Welfare has not helped a damn thing... it has only resulted in generations of blacks (and whites, too, BTW) who don't know how to get up and to go to a job every morning, in father-less families where a husband would be nothing more than an added expense and not a valued family leader, in mothers having as many children as possible so that they can collect the maximum benefit, and in mothers not being able to work and advance themselves because they are saddled with raising children, making ends meet and chasing welfare and other public benefit paperwork. Not to mention the crime and depressed neighborhoods which result from all of the above. Welfare has become a virtual drain vortex into which generations have been sucked down, and for which escaping is almost hopeless. But thankfully, due to welfare, the Democrats will have the blacks looking to them for 'saving' for many generations to come. And that's really the point, isn't it?
Tall Paul
Welfare does have many drawbacks, and thanks to Whosa for pointing out a few of them. The main problem is that when the various welfare programs were first implemented 'conservatives' demanded that they include punitive measures and onerous hoop-jumps to guarantee that only those with no sense of personal dignity would apply. These same intellectual giants are still surprised to this day that many people on welfare display no sense of personal dignity whatsoever.
Tall Paul wrote:
Help me understand. You're saying that conservatives are the source of the ills of the welfare state?
OK. Yeah.
WilberCuntLicker
Welfare is practiced in many parts of the world without creating the social undertow it seems to in the States. When I was a young rapscallion I went on welfare here in B.C. 2 or 3 times, between jobs, to keep myself alive. The welfare officers back then treated people well. In consequence, I didn't scam, I only stayed on as long as I needed to, and I was grateful for the assistance. When I moved to Toronto (never move to Toronto) I worked construction until I got laid off, and after a few months of looking for work in the middle of a recession, I was forced back into the welfare office. As opposed to B.C., the welfare rules in Ontario were conservative and distinctly punitive. Since it was such a demeaning hassle for such a small amount of assistance I lied, cheated, and bilked the system for everything I could. Therein lies the difference - if you treat people like children and criminals, they will quickly become children and criminals. If you treat people with respect, and leave their dignity intact, they are much more likely to respect the system. Welfare is a wonderful thing, it is the state doing what a state should do - taking care of its citizens when they need a hand - but in the hands of conservatives it becomes just another way to beat people down and keep them poor, resentful and hopeless.
Last edited by WilberCuntLicker (2012-08-18 23:48:15)
WilberCuntLicker wrote:
Welfare is practiced in many parts of the world without creating the social undertow it seems to in the States. When I was a young rapscallion I went on welfare here in B.C. 2 or 3 times, between jobs, to myself alive. The welfare officers back then treated people well. In consequence, I didn't scam, I only stayed on as long as I needed to, and I was grateful for the assistance. When I moved to Toronto (never move to Toronto) I worked construction until I got laid off, and after a few months of looking for work in the middle of a recession, I was forced back into the welfare office. As opposed to B.C., the welfare rules in Ontario were conservative and distinctly punitive. Since it was such a demeaning hassle for such a small amount of assistance I lied, cheated, and bilked the system for everything I could. Therein lies the difference - if you treat people like children and criminals, they will quickly become children and criminals. If you treat people with respect, and leave their dignity intact, they are much more likely to respect the system. Welfare is a wonderful thing, it is the state doing what a state should do - taking care of its citizens when they need a hand - but in the hands of conservatives it becomes just another way to beat people down and keep them poor, resentful and hopeless.
Thanks Wilber. I don't think most conservatives want to create poor, resentful and hopeless people, it's just that many who claim to be conservative make money that way.
Bigcat
Last edited by Bigcat (2012-08-20 11:00:01)
Taint
http://www.statisticbrain.com/welfare-statistics/
After looking at Taint's link, I want to go on welfare in Hawaii!
GooberMcNutly
An "hour's" wages would still barely get you a Loco Moko and a Fanta.
Yep... 20% of the participants - over 2,940,000 - have been on it over 5 years.
Yep... 55 percent of the participants have been on it less than two years, and 27 percent less than five. Sailor, when did you turn into a glass-is-half-empty kinda guy?
Is this a random video thread, or a thread about welfare queens costing the country less than a BP tax break?
ah297900 wrote:
Woops. Sorry about that.
For Wilbur
NSFW!
George Orr
Dammit, choad beat me to BOTH of those.
George Orr wrote:
Feeling, um, violated?
One hole, no waiting...
Bigcat wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/dxkMvup07go
Fake tits, cheezy tats and painfully ugly faces. Ugh.
Don't watch it then. Ugh.
That was fugly, George and not in a good way.
Dmtdust
I liked this very much. Really appreciated!
Thanks Choad, I like your selection better too. George's movie is one of a quickly growing breed of "film" being made and marketed solely to the evangelical flocks and being pushed as "if you don't go see this and buy a copy for all of your friends it will be a victory for Satan". There is a new one in nearly every church bulletin from the head "office" and they usually entail quiet kickback "donations" to the church for sponsorship and publicity. I have a client who is a filmographer for a bunch of them here in America's Wang and he has been working on 3 major ones for Christmas release. Luckily most go straight from a 10 screen run to DVD, so they are easy to miss.
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Long Island’s own Stray From The Path continue their hard-hitting affront and refusal to mince words with Internal Atomics. UNFD present the wonderfully heavy album on Friday, November 1, 2019.
New York has always been a stronghold for Hardcore, and Stray From The Path are one of the state’s heaviest hitters. Formed in 2001 on Long Island (please, no Strong Island references), the quartet issued their independent full-length debut, Audio Prozac, in 2003. Time brought lineup changes and seven additional discs throughout the next fourteen years, including their major label debut, 2008’s Villains, 2011’s Rising Sun, and 2017’s Only Death Is Real. With a dogged determination to the road, and much thanks to their strong fanbase, the four-piece has shared stages with the likes of Anti-Flag, Architects, Norma Jean, Underoath, Stick to Your Guns, Bleeding Through, and many, many more.
For their ninth album, Stray From The Path—Vocalist Drew Dijorio, Guitarist/Vocalist Tom Williams, Bassist/Vocalist Anthony Altamura, and Drummer Craig Reynolds—blend their behemoth Rapcore meets Rage Against the Machine sound into a brutal array of tracks that glance just as intimately inward as they turn a frustrated eye on the world around us. Once again produced and engineered by longtime collaborator Will Putney (The Amity Affliction, Norma Jean), the 10-track Internal Atomics is fraught with both compassion and empathy, and yet a venomous vitriol towards injustice. Heavily influenced by the band’s recent trip to Africa with Actions Not Words and the Hardcore Help Foundation, the collection does not bother to mince words about the state of affairs in 2019.
Internal Atomics opens to the explosion of hard-hitter “Ring Leader.” Here, smashing bass anchors a vicious reminder to the complacent clones that “thinking like everyone else is not really thinking.” Digging even deeper, they assault all the senses with the vibrating wall of sound that is “Kickback.” Featuring guest vocals from Counterparts’ Brendan Murphy, the track spits pure venom and frustrated howls in the face of snakes—those that merely see others as stepping stones.
Reynolds’ powerful drums lead the charge into “The First Will Be Last,” a thoughtful and timely reminder to do unto others, because what goes around comes around. Next, there’s no rest for the weary with “Fortune Teller,” a proclamation that our future is in our own hands and we have the power to overcome the mistakes of past generations. This is led by the empowering, rallying cry, “We don’t answer to anyone!”
Deliciously sludgy guitars weave throughout “Second Death,” a ferocious condemnation of the Catholic priest scandal. The track that follows takes a look “Beneath The Surface,” and shows that few of us have stories that are simply black and white; and many of us are bleeding underneath our smiles. Lyrically, this empathy for our neighbors is reminiscent of Everlast’s 1998 hit “What It’s Like,” another social protest song peppered with compassion. Ultimately, this bleeds into dissonant guitar work that opens the shark attack of “Something In the Water,” a whirling dervish of sound to represent the cycle of chaos that humanity brings upon itself over and over again. Here, the point is not will we ever learn, but rather how have we managed to become so numb to the suffering?
This leads the band to a deeply personal track. “Holding Cells For The Living Hell” finds Dijorio at his most vulnerable, opening up about a family member’s struggles with mental health. A suitably frenetic bout of sonic schizophrenia, its reflection on mental health, and how all too often the doctors simply “up the dosage,” is a bullet to the heart of those that have experienced this personally. An angsty and violent maelstrom, Stray From The Path put it all on the line in this track.
Next, Kublai Khan’s Matt Honeycutt guests on “Double Down,” a slamming attack that spirals down into the album’s grand finale—and don’t expect the quartet to go out in any style other than vicious, unrepentant Hardcore. With “Actions Not Words,” a track very literally inspired by their time spent in Nairobi with the nonprofit of the same name, they challenge their listeners to change the world. Like this, it is a resonating, thrumming wall of sound that backs up the band as they deliver the coup de grâce of Internal Atomics’ message: be the change that you wish to see in this world.
Simply put, Internal Atomics is a heavy album—in sound and topically speaking. There’s not a moment for breath throughout these 10 rabid tracks, just full-throttle sonics and weighty subjects packaged together in a pummeling masterpiece of Hardcore might. Exploring groove-laden, metallic riffs alongside Hip-Hop influenced vocal cadences, Stray From The Path present an album that’s punishing yet memorable. Both socially and politically conscious, the collection and the band refuse to simply fall in line with mindless complacency, and instead seek to ignite a fire for change. It has been said that dissent is the highest form of patriotism, and these Hardcore punks are doing it right! For this, Cryptic Rock give Internal Atomics 4.5 of 5 stars.
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MUTEK Montréal 2019: Old and New
Three standouts from an event that melds tech, music and visual art
Posted by Gabriella Garcia
Flying just under the major festival radar, Montreal’s MUTEK boasts a weeklong schedule of avant-garde programming at the intersection of technology, music and audiovisual art. It’s an event that defies the summer festival standard. To celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, MUTEK delivered an appropriately extraordinary line-up of both world-renowned and emerging artists. This is MUTEK’s strength: mixing the established with the vanguard and transforming a traditional event into something unexpected. Here are a few standouts which highlight the mix of old and new.
Courtesy of Myriam Ménard
Tim Hecker + Konoyo Ensemble
Throughout his nearly two-decade long career, Montreal-based musician Tim Hecker has eluded genre categorization, situating his music at the juxtaposition of traditional instrumentation and digital experimentation. Hecker’s most recent collaboration with the Japanese gagaku orchestra Konoyo Ensemble and fellow Canadian electro-acoustic producer Kara Lis-Coverdale takes this practice to a temporal extreme. It merges Japan’s earliest form of classical music with bleeding-edge electronic composition to explore uncharted sonic territories.
Despite being from opposite ends of both compositional and technological histories, the two styles are hauntingly similar. They mirror each other in abstracting beyond the constraints of linear structure, steadily shifting between expansive harmony and captivating silence. In concert, Hecker + Konoyo Ensemble build a hypnotic musical experience that feels more like ritual than performance, beckoning their audience toward the sublime.
Courtesy of Bruno Destombes
YONA featuring Ash Koosha
Conversations about artificial intelligence have historically been tinted with terror—from fictional cyborg assassins to the much more real threat of job elimination by AI-driven automation. London-based Iranian producer Ash Koosha flips that script with YONA, the world’s first artificially intelligent pop star. Originally developed by Koosha as a software to help him write music, YONA is now an independent entity embodied by an incredibly stylish 3D avatar (designed by digital artist Isabella Winthrop) that performs on live stages, takes interviews, and posts her journey on Instagram.
YONA uses software that generates her lyrics and melodies based on standard pop love songs, creating an uncanny valley version of familiar music that pushes the limits of human-centric production. YONA is certainly a work in progress; her songs tend toward the discordant and sometimes even incoherent, but somehow these “flaws” translate into stranger-than-fiction poetry, making this AI pop icon more human than we sometimes are. Looking out into the distance YONA sings, “Wait until you see me, wait until we meet,” and one can’t help but wonder if she’s looking into a future in which she can transcend fully into reality.
CBM8032AV Project by Robert Henke
Perhaps best known for his part in creating the industry-revolutionizing music production and performance software Ableton, German audiovisual installation artist Robert Henke is undoubtedly a pioneer of computational electronica. Using the strength of his engineering background, Henke has consistently redefined the boundaries of making sound, developing new softwares and digital instruments tailored specifically for his music and performance. Henke is antagonizing his futurist tradition with his CBM8032AV Project, in which he dives backward in time to study the musical possibilities of the Commodore PET, the first personal computer sold to the public. Designed without any intention for audio production or graphic design, time has rendered the technology of the Commodore PET obsolete. Still, Henke has decided to take on its limitations as a challenge to compose an audiovisual performance—one that was previously considered impossible.
It’s actually this technological simplicity that gives Henke creative control of the machine. “There’s maybe 100, 200 or 500 processes running on this laptop right now, on several cores. It’s totally impossible to understand what’s going on,” Henke explains, “But on these machines from 1980, the whole circuit diagram fits on 10 sheets of paper… I can tell you what every single line of this computer does at any point in time, and in doing so I can do things with this machine that are pushing its capabilities to the limit.” Despite the fact that the machine only produces 80 8-bit characters and no speaker, Henke and project co-author Anna Tskhovrebov have mastered the machine to design intricate ASCII visuals generated by music and produced by a hardware hack developed specifically for the performance. Aesthetically, Henke celebrates the Commodore’s now-iconic green on black screen, calling it “something futuristic from yesterday.” We got a glimpse via Skype of the project, which is set to premiere this October at Unsound Festival Kraków.
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Home › Research › We Are Plagued By Streaming “Maladies”
By toby | Last modified: October 6, 2020
Last Updated July 23rd, 2020
When streaming services like Netflix arrived on the home entertainment scene, they were cures for what ailed us. Netflix was the remedy for our entertainment deficits; it was the perfect treatment for incomplete DVD collections, boring train and plane rights, and the relative lack of innovative TV back in the 2000s. But with these new treatments have come new ailments.
That’s why our Cordcutting.com research department set out to define and diagnose some of the most common streaming maladies out there, from “Streamnesia” (forgetting which service has your favorite show) to “spoiler poisoning” (when someone gives away the ending of a streaming show or movie). Our findings: Streaming sicknesses are as typical as the common cold. Want to know more? Be “patient” with us, and we'll lay out the disorders in order below.
“Streamnesia” affects 66.2% of streamers
Majorities of streamers struggle to remember where their shows are, which episode they watched last, and what their streaming service passwords are.
The most common streaming frustrations are spoilers, with 74% of streamers having their experience “poisoned” by unwelcome information about TV and movie plots.
You’re ready to watch a show, and so you fire up your connected TV or mobile device. But then you pause — which streaming app are you going to open? You can’t remember which one had your show.
Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Streamnesia — forgetting which streaming service has your show — is all too common. In our sample, it was reported by 66.2% of respondents. Though some were lucky enough to experience it only “rarely,” 42.5% of all respondents felt the impact of Streamnesia “sometimes,” “most of the time,” or “always.”
And Streamnesia isn't the only streaming illness that involves memory issues. There's also the classic problem of forgetting your password, which we call a “Password Protection Infection.” And if you find your show, but can't remember which episode you're on? Well, that's “Episode Order Disorder,” of course.
And all of these streaming ailments are very common. An 83.5% supermajority of streamers in our sample reporting sufferings from at least one of these debilitating illnesses.
The most common of these memory maladies is Episode Order Disorder, which affects 68.2% of streamers — slightly more than were impacted by Streamnesia (though Streamesia patients reported dealing with their affliction more frequently).
“Take Too Many and Call Me In the Morning”
Memory issues are incredibly common among streamers. They're also very understandable. After all, there are a lot of streaming services out there! Since Netflix kicked things off in 2007, new streaming services have been popping up every year — or even every few months, as has been the case recently. Netflix has been joined by competitors like Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, and HBO Max, to name just a few.
Maybe that's why 60.2% of streamers report being frustrated in their attempts to recommend shows or movies to friends. Trying to share their tips, these streamers found that they couldn't
remember which service had the show they were talking about! These poor souls found that they suffered a “Suggestion Sprain” — yet another one of streaming’s memory maladies.
Streamers can be in danger even when they're not trying to recall a specific show, streaming service, or episode. Overwhelming choice can leave streamings with a paralyzing illness known as “Service Selection Sickness.” Symptoms of Service Selection Sickness include reporting the feeling of being “overwhelmed by too many channel and streaming choices,” as 62.4% of our study's sample did.
Some patients overcome their Service Selection Sickness by simply choosing one service and diving in. But others end up trapped, moving from service to service in their search for the perfect TV show or movie. They are suffering from a separate, albeit related, illness: A “Decision Deficiency,” a diagnosis that is appropriate when a patient gets stressed searching multiple video services before picking something to watch.
Decision Deficiencies are tragically common, and they claim countless hours of free time every day. Though streaming services are fighting this terrible blight with aggressive algorithms,
auto-play features, and other techniques designed to get users to “just watch,” Decision Deficiency remains a problem for more than half (57.5%) of all streamers.
Streaming services and shows aren't the only things confusing streamers. Streamers also report having some issues with their home entertainment setup — specifically, with the remote controls they use. It's very common for streamers to lose track of which remote control to use when and
where, or to mix up the buttons on a given remote. These controller challenges are consistent with a “Controller Complexity Complex” diagnosis, an affliction that is faced by 45.9% of the streaming public.
Enough technical problems can lead to a related disorder. Whether they're dealing with Controller Complexity Complex or another high-tech challenge, some patients attempt to seek treatment from family members. When frustrated streamers call their family members for help, they spread “Dependent Streaming Disorder.” Together, those who report calling family members for help and those who report being called by family members for streaming assistance form 41.1% of the streaming public.
Social Diseases
If only all of our problems were the fault of technology. Unfortunately, our fellow human beings can make us feel downright ill, too. If another person reveals huge spoilers and ruins the ending of your favorite show or movie, you could be left feeling just sick about it. That awful feeling is “Spoiler Poisoning,” and it's a stomach-churning feeling that 74.0% of streamers are familiar with.
In fact, Spoiler Poisoning is the most common of all streaming maladies. More respondents reported suffering from Spoiler Poisoning (including those who dealt with it “rarely,” “sometimes,” “most of the time,” or “always”) than did so for any other streaming affliction.
Fortunately, the long-term effects of these streaming maladies are relatively mild. All of the illnesses we’ve discovered are beatable with the right treatment and a positive attitude. We recommend reflecting on the many benefits of cord cutting, then getting plenty of rest while streaming your favorite show on your favorite streaming service. Get well soon!
About Cordcutting.com and this research
Cordcutting.com explores streaming media in America and beyond. To support our mission of helping consumers make the best cord-cutting and streaming choices, our research team examines consumer behavior, tendencies, and trends in streaming media consumption. Our polling and research inform our coverage of the streaming space, which also includes reviews and comparisons of every major streaming TV service, platform, and device.
For this research, we surveyed 500 U.S. adults about their experiences using streaming services. Our survey was conducted online. Our sample is selected and weighted in order to best reflect the demographics of the nation at large.
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Ethiopian Intensifies COVID-19 Containment Efforts, Urges Customers to Use Digital Options
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Ethiopian Airlines has been reinforcing the WHO recommended safety procedures in its aircraft, operations and customer service contact points to ensure its customers’ health and comfort and provide them with confidence when planning their travel. As part of COVID-19 containment strategy, Ethiopian will temporarily close all its ticket offices in Ethiopia effective 30 March 2020. The airline has made all the necessary preparations to continue delivering the services via Ethiopian Mobile App, Website, Chatbot, E-mail, Social Media and Contact Center with enhanced flexibility, choice and value.
The multi-channel platforms enable customers book and pay as well as request for change on booking, 24/7. More than 12 payment options are available for customers through Banks and mobile money platforms. Customers can also check-in with their mobile devise using Mobile App, Chatbot and Website and use their mobile boarding pass to access all services across all touchpoints, immigration and boarding.
Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Group Chief Executive Officer, remarked, “We have been implementing the COVID-19 containment strategies in line with the globally recommended guidelines to protect the safety and wellbeing of our customers and employees. We have decided to temporary suspend our services at our domestic ticket offices to effectively implement social distancing thereby protect our customers and employees from the risk of infection. We have also waived service charges. Our services will be available in various digital options. “
For any other enquiries on Ethiopian services, we have readied our Website, Mobile App, Chatbot, E-mail, Social Media and Global Contact Center. Meanwhile, airports in Ethiopia will remain open to handle flights which are not canceled.
Ethiopian Airlines digital service channels and their addresses.
Website https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/et
Mobile App Android http://bit.ly/ET-android-app
IOS http://bit.ly/ET-iOS-App
E-mail reservation@ethiopianairlines.com
Chatbot Telegram @ethiopian_chat_bot
Messenger Ethiopian chat bot
Social Media Facebook Amharic www.Facebook.com/ethiopianairlines.et
Facebook English www.facebook.com/EthiopianAirlines
Tweeter www.twitter.com/flyethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seventy plus years of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success. Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the Pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to 127 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777- 300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft. Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with Seven Strategic Business Units: Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services; Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian Ground Services, Ethiopian Express Services and Ethiopian Airports. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past eight years.
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A Multitude of Drops
"My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?"
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My Top 10 2012 London Olympic Moments
Posted by Cory Hershberger ⋅ August 13, 2012 ⋅ 1 Comment
Filed Under 2012 summer olympics, andy murray, jessica ennis, london, mckayla maroney, michael phelps, missy franklin, mo farah, olympics, ryan lochte, serena williams, usain bolt, xxx olympiad
Way, way back when I was but a novice writer (because I’ve clearly progressed so far now), I wrote a monthly Top Ten column for my high school newspaper, The Garaway Gazette. In true nostalgic spirit, I decided to resurrect the format for a post-Olympics wrap-up piece. Since I spent most of the past two weeks being both enthralled by the London Games and disgusted at my own general schluffy couch-potato nature (especially when I snacked while I watched), there was no way I could devote so much of my time to one thing without blogging about it.
Cory’s Entirely Subjective, In No Way Conclusive, Top Ten Moments of the XXX Olympiad
10. Annie Lennox’s performance of “Little Bird” at the Closing Ceremonies: I know the Spice Girls were pretty zig-ah-zig-ah and Jessie J attempted to see if she could simultaneously make every person in the world shout “What?!” with her series of heinous flesh-toned jumpsuits, but for me, Annie Lennox stole the show. Belting out her 1993 classic from the top of a movable Gothic galleon with scores of creepy dancers flanking her every move, Ms. Lennox reminded the world at large why she is one of the bestselling British female musicians of all time. These photos are a mere taste of the spectacle, which begins at 26:45 in this video.
9. The ascendance of Missy Franklin and the hilarious decline of Ryan Lochte: Missy Franklin was maybe America’s most charming athlete at these Olympics. With her ever-present smile, infectious giggle and playful banter, she probably caused quite a few teenage boys to crush on her pretty hardcore. Hopefully, she will shine even brighter at Rio in four years. But as one star shines, another loses its luster: though he created tons of buzz coming into London with his hyped rivalry with Michael Phelps and his frat-boy looks, Ryan Lochte showed America at these games that he’s more than a little dumb. Sorry, Ryan Lochte: we can’t all be skilled at the English language.
8. Serena Williams’s crip walk after her gold medal: There is just no way around it. Williams wiped the floor with Maria Sharapova in the women’s tennis finals, even clinching her gold medal on a powerhouse ace. What followed was a pretty incredible (if pompous) celebration, capped off by an exuberant crip walk (ignore this article’s stance on the political meaning behind the dance) that really brought the house down. You go, Serena Williams. Shout it out, dance it out, whatever. You earned it.
7. Usain Bolt sweeping the sprints twice in a row: Next to maybe Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt was arguably the most famous Olympian at these London games. After an unprecedented sweep of the men’s 100 meter, 200 meter and 4 x 100 relay in Beijing, all eyes were on Bolt’s muscular frame to see if he could repeat the feat. And after running for less than forty total seconds, Bolt had three more gold medals to hang around his neck. While I think he’s a bit of a showoff (this interview is a great example), there’s no denying his achievements; his races were absolutely thrilling to watch.
6. Andy Murray avenging his Wimbledon loss: The men’s singles tennis gold medal match, while not as decisive as the above women’s final, was still pretty much always in Andy Murray’s favor. The Brit, who lost to Roger Federer earlier this year at Wimbledon, came back to handily defeat the Swiss tennis star at the same court in front of a hyper-supportive home crowd, capping off an excellent Olympic weekend for British athletes. Murray proceeded into the stands immediately after his win, enthusiastically hugging a whole slew of supporters, including his girlfriend and his mother. No win tastes quite as sweet as a rematch win.
5. McKayla Maroney’s near-perfect vault, frigid scowl, and subsequent rise to Internet stardom: I mean, have you seen the vault? I know next to nothing about gymnastics (though I pretend to for two weeks every four years), but when a gymnast can make a judge’s mouth drop open, you know she’s worth her salt. Not only did she manage to still receive a silver medal in the vault event finals after falling flat on her butt, but her chilly, post-competition attitude towards her fellow gymnasts has been immortalized in meme form. And she’s a good sport about it! Pretty sure the girl’s set for life.
4. Jessica Ennis’s heptathlon victory for Great Britain: London had high hopes for these Olympics. As the host nation, they needed to make a serious splash (no pun intended) in the medal count, unlike their comparatively pitiful showing in the 1996 Atlanta Games. A good amount of that pressure was placed on Jessica Ennis, a 26-year old track and field standout who was heavily favored to win the heptathlon. And win she did. Coming into the final event with a commanding lead, Ennis powered through the 800 meter run, winning it handily, even though she could have coasted and still taken the gold. It was a beautiful, moving display of British national pride and an athlete living gloriously up to the hype.
3. Michael Phelps’s heretofore unseen ability to smash whatever records he chooses: Basically, you can’t have missed it. Bob Costas and his fellow gaggle of NBC reporters mentioned it roughly every 2.7 seconds, while bloggers all across the Internet trumpeted the news from the proverbial rooftops: with his six medals at these Games, Michael Phelps has become the most decorated Olympian of all time. (Is he also the greatest Olympian ever, as NBC kept pushing? That is a less concrete thing to define.) I’m not the biggest Phelps Phanatic, but I won’t deny that an American holding that record is a pretty good feeling.
2. Mo Farah’s win in the men’s 10000 meter finals: There was no better victory celebration throughout the Games. Farah (running for Great Britain) crosses the finish line, his American training partner Galen Rupp at his heels, and he simply cannot believe it. He smacks his head repeatedly, runs in a circle and wraps Rupp up in a bony, sweaty hug while millions of his countrymen cheer. He proceeds to kiss the track as tears run unheeded down his face. A grateful, unbound, openhearted celebration of athletic achievement that gave me chills all over again as I wrote this paragraph.
1. Oscar Pistorius’s history-making appearances: Most of the time, I am undeniably cynical, remaining unaffected by sentimentality and the like. But after seeing Oscar Pistorius’s inspiring story and watching in interviews how grateful he was just to be competing, I found myself sitting on my couch, telling myself that those tears leaking out of my eyes just HAD to be from allergies. I was had, hook, line and sinker. The 25-year old South African is a double amputee equipped with carbon-fiber blades instead of human feet who ran his way into the hearts of millions with his amiable demeanor, easy smile and the talent to back up his high profile. Not only did he make history by qualifying for the Olympics period, he made the finals of the men’s 4 x 400 relay and the semifinals of the men’s 400 meter. Sure, he may have came in last in both events, but his post-race smile was arguably bigger than those of the race winners. Of the thousands of athletes who competed these past two weeks, Pistorius is the one who best captured that much-discussed Olympic spirit in my mind.
What do you think, fellow armchair Olympians? What were your favorite London moments?
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Crying salty tears. I’m such a sucker for moving sports moments…
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Syrie : les Nations Unies confirment l’existence d’une coordination entre Jabhat al-Nusra et l’occupant israélien
Depuis le début de la crise syrienne, le régime syrien a régulièrement accusé Israël de jouer un rôle en second plan, depuis la bataille de Qusair à proximité de Homs en mai 2013 jusqu’au développement des combats sur le front sud en septembre 2014. Des rapports des Nations Unies publiés en décembre semblent confirmer les affirmations du régime selon quoi Israël est impliqué avec les rebelles du sud.
La ville de Raqqa, “administrée” par l’organisation Jabhat al-Nusra au nord de la Syrie, est aujourd’hui un champ de ruines
Selon un rapport des Nations Unies pour la période de mars à mai 2014, la Force de désengagement et d’observation des Nations Unies (FNUOD) a constaté de visu des contact entre les rebelles syriens et l’armée israélienne à travers la ligne de cesser-le-feu sur le Golan, en particulier au cours de violents affrontements entre l’armée syrienne et les rebelles.
Le rapport a également confirmé que les forces des Nations Unies ont vu les rebelles transportant 89 blessés dans la ligne de cessez-le-feu dans la zone occupée par Israël, où leur ont été remis 19 personnes qui avaient reçu un traitement médical, en plus de deux morts. Les forces des nations Unies ont également noté que l’armée israélienne a remis deux caisses aux rebelles sur le côté syrien du plateau du Golan.
Les communications se sont multipliées entre les rebelles et l’armée israélienne avant l’explosion des combats sur le front sud à Daraa et Quneitra en septembre, selon Mohammad Qasim militant de l’opposition à Quneitra – utilisant un pseudonyme en raison de la sensibilité du sujet.
Qasim, qui était actif dans un réseau de soutien aux rebelles pendant l’offensive de septembre, a déclaré à Al-Monitor via Skype : « La bataille pour capturer Quneitra le 27 septembre a été précédée par la coordination et la communication entre Abu Darda, un chef de file de Jabhat al-Nusra, et l’armée israélienne pour ouvrir la voie à l’attaque. Et selon un commandant de l’opposition qui a participé à cette bataille, l’armée israélienne a fourni à Abu Darda des cartes de la zone frontalière avec indiqués les postes stratégiques de l’armée syrienne dans la zone sud ».
La bataille lancée par les rebelles et dirigée par la filiale d’Al-Qaïda Jabhat al-Nusra, pour contrôler le passage de Quneitra, a eu lieu en coordination avec l’armée israélienne par l’intermédiaire d’Abu Darda, selon Qasim. Il a ajouté : « Au cours des affrontements, les Israéliens ont lourdement bombardé plusieurs des postes avancés du régime, abattu un avion de guerre qui essayait d’empêcher la progression des rebelles et pris pour cible 5 autres avions. »
Les médias ont rapporté que le 23 septembre, Israël a abattu un avion militaire MiG-21 de l’aviation syrienne sur le plateau occupé du Golan pendant l’intensification des combats entre les rebelles dirigés par Jabhat al-Nusra et l’armée syrienne.
Avant cette bataille, Israël a fourni aux combattants rebelles des dispositifs de communication et du matériel médical, selon Qasim. Il a également déclaré que les dispositifs ont amélioré la communication entre les combattants rebelles, tandis que l’assistance médicale a permis d’équiper quatre nouveaux hôpitaux de fortune dans le sud et au sud-ouest de la Syrie.
Qasim a ajouté qu’Israël avait autorisé la mise en place d’un petit camp de réfugiés syriens à la frontière dans le Golan occupé, en disant : « Le camp abrite des dizaines de familles syriennes – comme cela a été confirmé par les rapports des Nations Unies – et Israël fourni l’assistance humanitaire nécessaire. Les combattants rebelles vont souvent dans la zone israélienne – certains traversant la frontière plus de trois fois par jour – pour se rendre à [ce camp] ».
À propos du transfert des blessés vers les hauteurs du Golan occupé, Qasim a expliqué que « n’importe quel combattant ou civil avec des blessures graves qui ne peut pas être traité dans nos hôpitaux sur le terrain, est immédiatement transféré à la partie israélienne du Golan occupé, et là, il sera être transféré dans une ambulance civile accompagnée par une patrouille de l’armée israélienne jusqu’à l’hôpital pour y être soigné. Plus tard, l’armée israélienne sera contactée par les rebelles pour avoir des nouvelles des blessés ».
L’armée syrienne dans la région a également pris note de l’assistance d’Israël aux rebelles. Les forces du général Rami al-Hasan sont stationnées à l’entrée de la ville de Madinat al-Baath dans le gouvernorat de Quneitra. Des véhicules blindés, des chars et des dizaines de postes de contrôle sont dispersés autour de la ville, qui se trouve à proximité de zones contrôlées par les rebelles.
Selon al-Hasan, « les premiers résultats de la coopération entre l’armée israélienne et les rebelles armés ont eu lieu à Quneitra, quand ils ont pris le contrôle de la frontière. À l’époque, Israël appuyait les hommes armés en leur offrant une couverture sous le prétexte de ’riposter’, entravant toute tentative par l’armée de l’air syrienne d’intervenir et de faire tomber l’un de nos avions. Il a également fourni aux rebelles l’équipement militaire nécessaire pour faire face aux fortifications de l’armée syrienne. »
Al-Hasan a ajouté : « Israël veut exercer un contrôle sur l’ensemble du Golan, et il a contribué de manière significative aux pressions sur les observateurs des nations Unies pour les pousser à se retirer de la plupart de leurs positions. »
Le 4 octobre, les combattants rebelles et Jabhat al-Nusra ont capturé Tal al-Hara au nord-ouest de Daraa, limitrophe de Quneitra. Cette importante victoire n’aurait pas pu se produire sans le soutien israélien, selon le militant de l’opposition Ghazwan al-Hourani – également un pseudonyme – qui a été le témoin de la communication entre Jabhat al-Nusra et Israël.
« Le soutien israélien à la bataille de Tal al-Hara était à un niveau élevé, et l’armée israélienne était le cerveau de cette bataille en termes de plans, tactiques et de suivi. Les dispositifs de communication fournissaient des instructions précises en arabe sur ce qui devrait être fait par les combattants, moment par moment », a déclaré al-Hasan à Al-Monitor.
Des dizaines d’appareils de surveillance, de diffusion et de brouillage ainsi que des équipements radar sophistiqués ont été récupérés dans le centre de communication de l’armée syrienne à Tal al-Hara, selon Hourani, qui a ajouté que les documents, les cartes et les appareils portables trouvés dans le centre ont été placés dans des camions et emmenés vers une destination inconnue par les combattants de Jabhat al-Nusra.
La station de reconnaissance aérienne à Tal al-Hara, le dernier centre de reconnaissance du gouvernement opérant dans le sud de la Syrie, a été bombardée par l’aviation israélienne le 5 septembre, un mois avant que les rebelles ne l’a capturent le 7 octobre. Cela ne peut pas être considéré comme une coïncidence, selon al-Hasan.
« Ce qui a poussé Israël à attaquer Tal al-Hara et à ordonner plus tard aux rebelles d’attaquer, c’est que cette station de radar a été mise à jour en 2012 et 2013 et de nouveau au début de 2014, avec une nouvelle technologie pour élargir le champ de détection de la station jusqu’au sud de la Palestine occupée, au nord de l’Arabie saoudite et de Chypre dans la mer Méditerranée. Le ministère syrien de la Défense avait pour cela travaillé en coopération avec son homologue russe. Israël veut empêcher l’armée syrienne de suivre ses mouvements dans le Golan occupé, et interdire toute tentative d’intercepter ses avions », a-t-il dit.
Le général syrien a déclaré qu’Israël ne fait pas que soutenir les rebelles avec des armes et de la logistique et soigner leurs blessés, mais qu’ils leur assure une formation dans le Golan occupé. « Nous avons déposé une plainte à ce sujet [le camp de formation militaire] à la direction de la UNDOF, et nous avons menacé de le bombarder. Mais les observateurs ne nous ont pas répondu et le camp est toujours là ».
Qasim et Hourani hésitaient à discuter de ce sujet sensible avec Al-Monitor. Leurs interruptions dans la conversation, leurs voix tremblantes et les pauses soudaines chaque fois que quelqu’un s’approchait, mettaient en évidence le danger auquel ils font face s’ils sont trouvés en train de révéler ces détails. Ils sont dans le même bateau que de nombreux militants de l’opposition, qui agissent avec les groupes rebelles mais considèrent toute coopération avec Israël comme une trahison des objectifs de la révolution.
« Cette coordination est une trahison. Il y a des milliers de gens qui sont morts, et ils ne sont pas morts pour que quelques dizaines de personnes aillent conspirer avec l’ennemi », a déclaré Qasim, ajoutant : « Nous avons commencé la révolution et nous finirons sans l’aide de personne, surtout pas de ceux qui ont tué et continuent de tuer, qui déplacent et continuer à déplacer des milliers de personnes sur une base quotidienne en Palestine tout en occupant une partie de notre pays. »
14 janvier 2015 – Al-Monitor – Vous pouvez consulter cet article à :
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/01/syria-opposition-daraa-israel-communication-nusra.html
Traduction : Info-Palestine.eu
By MKERone • Posted in Israel, Syria • Tagged Al-Nusra, Armée Arabe Syrienne, entité sioniste, Palestine, Proche-Orient, Syrie, Terrorisme, Terrorisme sioniste, UNDOF
Islamist fighters move 12 abducted Syrian nuns from Maaloula to rebel-held town
Maaloula town
Islamist fighters have moved the nuns abducted from a convent in the predominantly Christian town of Maaloula to a nearby town held by rebels. The leader of the Orthodox Church of Antioch has called on the international community to help save them.
Vatican envoy to Syria, Mario Zenari, said on Tuesday that 12 nuns including the convent’s mother superior had been taken from Maaloula to the rebel held town of Yabroud, some 20 km away. “They forced the sisters to evacuate and to follow them towards Yabroud,” Zenari told Reuters from Damascus by telephone, adding that he did not know for what purposes it had been done.
Zenari also said that the nuns were among the last residents remaining in Maaloula after most had fled south to Damascus.
On Monday, Syrian state television reported that several nuns had been abducted from the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mar Thecla after Islamists captured the ancient part of the town and attacked the convent.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent letters to the head of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary General urging the international community to condemn the rebel attack on Maaloula and the convent, and to put pressure on the countries supporting the rebels.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, John X urged the international community on Tuesday to speak up in defense of Syria’s Christians.
“We urge the United Nations and all governments to speak out in support of Christians in Syria and to take the steps required to free these nuns from capture,” his statement says.
Febronia Nabhan, the mother superior of another convent in Maaloula, said that apart from the nuns, three “young maids” were taken from the convent on Monday.
Nabhan told the AFP that she talked with Mar Thecla’s mother superior, Pelagia Sayaf, on her phone Monday evening and was told they were in Yabrud, which is located some 80km north of Damascus, “comfortably installed in a house.”
Syrian state television reported that Christians had held a service in Damascus, Monday, to protest against the kidnapping of the nuns as well as for two bishops who were abducted near Aleppo in April.
A report by the pan Arabic satellite TV channel Al Mayadeen said that the Syrian soldiers along with local militias were launching an operation to liberate Maaloula.
The rebels who attacked the town reportedly came over from the nearby town of Nabak in which Syrian forces are carrying out anti-terrorist operations.
The fighting in Maaloula is part of a wider struggle between Al-Qaeda linked fighters of the Nusra Front and the Syrian army for control of the strategic Damascus-Homs highway, which passes close by the town.
Maaloula was the scene of heavy fighting in September. It is considered to be one of the birthplaces of Christianity and is home to a number of shrines and monasteries, which are listed as UNESCO world heritage sites.
According to the Syrian Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic church, Gregory Laham, some 450,000 Syrian Christians have been forced from their homes by the civil war that began in March 2011. He added that “at least 57 Christian sites” have been damaged or destroyed since the beginning of hostilities, and blamed the United States and its Western allies for aggravating the situation by providing assistance to the rebels.
Christians, who comprise about 10 percent of Syria’s population, are viewed as supporters of President Bashar Assad, fearing the Islamist ideology of some rebels. This has made them the target of attacks.
“I believe it is all systematic and planned,” Sami Housni, a Christian priest in Damascus told RT. “Forcing Christians to leave… In Iraq, for instance, less than 200,000 Christians remain. We do have concerns, we do hope to stick to our land – Syria, which is the cradle of Christianity. We also hope that the Pope and heads of Christian denominations shall call for denouncing violence and adopting dialogue.”
source: Russia Today
By MKERone • Posted in Syria • Tagged Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda, Christians, foreign backed terrorists, kidnapping, nuns, Syria
US Military: Al-Qaeda produced sarin for chemical attacks in Syria
The National Ground Intelligence Center report states that Al-Qaeda in Iraq produced the sarin gas and then shipped it to the al-Nusra Front for use in Syria
A leaked US military document reveals that Al-Qaeda possessed and produced “kitchen-grade” sarin gas for chemical attacks against the Syrian people, further adding to the evidence that the Al-Qaeda militants launched the Aug. 21 chemical attack in Damascus as a false flag in order to frame Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
In May, Turkish anti-terror police confiscated a two-kilogram cylinder of sarin gas from members of the Jabhat al-Nusra Front based in Southern Turkey near the Syrian border, according to a classified report obtained by WND.
The National Ground Intelligence Center report states that Al-Qaeda in Iraq produced the sarin gas and then shipped it to the al-Nusra Front for use in Syria, a report in the InfoWars said.
Two months prior to the confiscation, 26 people and Syrian government forces died from exposure to sarin gas delivered in a rocket attack on Aleppo, a city in the northwestern region of Syria near the Turkish border.
“The rocket came from a place controlled by the terrorists and which is located close to the Turkish territory,” according to a Syrian government statement in response to the attack. “One can assume that the weapon came from Turkey.”
The document also describes the sarin seized in Turkey as not being military grade but rather a “kitchen variety,” which corresponds to the sarin gas used in the Aug. 21 chemical attack near Damascus, according to Dr. Yossef Bodansky, a top terrorism expert.
Bodansky said that unlike military grade sarin, the sarin used in the Damascus attack did not accumulate around the victims’ hair and clothing.
If it did, said Bodansky, the sarin molecules would have detached from the victims and “killed or injured the first responders who touched the victims’ bodies without protective clothes … and masks.”
Yet there were no reported casualties among the first respondents to the attack, none of whom were wearing adequate protective gear.
High-level US intelligence officials reinforce Bodansky’s conclusion, stating that they are not convinced that the Aug. 21 chemical attack was carried out per Assad’s orders or that it was even carried out by syrian government.
They are not even sure that Assad even knew about the attack beforehand.
Intercepted Syrian military communications reveal that after the Aug. 21 attack, the Syrian general staff were in a complete panic thinking that their 155th Brigade launched an unauthorized chemical attack in defiance of prior orders not to do so.
This led to Syrian intelligence interrogating the major in charge of the brigade for three days, who adamantly denied firing any missiles and encouraged the general staff to count his weapons inventory.
All of the brigade’s missiles were accounted for.
Pierre Piccinin da Prata, a Belgium writer who was kidnapped by the al-Nursa Front, said that during his captivity he overheard his rebel captors admit that they carried out the Aug. 21 chemical attack as a false flag in order to lure the United States into the conflict to help Al-Qaeda topple Assad.
While the Obama administration continues to push our military into entering Syria as “al-Qaeda’s air force,” fighting alongside extremists recruited and armed by the CIA, the evidence strongly points to the al-Nusra Front, designated by the US as a terrorist organization, as responsible for the Aug. 21 chemical attack.
By MKERone • Posted in Syria • Tagged Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda, Chemical Weapons, Middle East, Sarin Gas, Syria
CIA Begins Delivering Weapons to al-Qaeda in Syria
By Kurt Nimmo, Infowars.com
The United States has officially announced it is now delivering “lethal aid” to the “rebels” engaged in attacks against the Syrian government. In addition to sophisticated communications equipment and advanced combat medical kits sent by the CIA, the State Department is sending vehicles and other munitions, according to the Washington Post.
Al-Nusra says it doesn’t want help from the CIA and the infidels.
The Post reports shipments were previously stalled due to “logistical challenges involved in delivering equipment in a war zone and officials’ fears that any assistance could wind up in the hands of jihadists.”
“We’ve come full circle from going after al-Qaeda to indirectly backing al-Qaeda,” Bill Gertz quoted a U.S. official as stating following a promise in June by the Obama administration to increase arm shipments.
In December, it was reported that al-Nusra, described as “the most aggressive and successful arm of the rebel force” that has affirmed its allegiance to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, is closely aligned with the so-called secular mercenaries supported by the United States.
Despite the fact the illegal war against the al-Assad regime is led by al-Qaeda and its al-Nusra affiliate with the direct support of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the Obama administration took umbrage after Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said the U.S. doesn’t “have a dog in the fight” and “should be focused on defending the United States of America. That’s why young men and women sign up to join the military — not to, as you know, serve as al-Qaeda’s air force.”
Despite the CIA’s long history of directly supporting fanatical Islamic mujahideen groups since the early 1980s and working with Pakistani intelligence to create both al-Qaeda and the Taliban, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Sunday he is outraged by Cruz’s remarks.
“I am outraged for somebody to suggest that our people would be serving as allies to al-Qaida, one,”McDonough said.
“Two, on this question about what this is and what this isn’t. What this is, George, is very clear. Targeted, consequential, limited attack against Assad forces and Assad capabilities so that he is deterred from carrying out these actions again.
“Here is what it is not. It is not boots on the ground. It is not an extended air campaign. It is not Iraq, Afghanistan or Libya. This is a very concerned, concentrated, limited effort that we can carry out and that can underscore and secure our interests.”
By thomasmantell • Posted in Syria, USA • Tagged Al-Nusra, CIA backed Aggressors, jihadists, Salafists, TAKFIRISTS, USA Backed Terrorists
Iran warns of ‘harsh consequences’ if US acts on Syria
Source: Yahoonews
A war of words erupted Sunday over Syria as Washington said it is ready to take action over chemical weapons attacks and Tehran warned US intervention would carry “harsh consequences”.
Pressure mounted on Damascus to allow a UN probe of chemical attacks, with French President Francois Hollande saying evidence indicated the regime in war-ravaged Syria was to blame and Israel demanding action against its neighbour.
The Al-Nusra Front, a fierce Al-Qaeda-linked group fighting the regime of Bashar al-Assad, vowed revenge against villages of the Syrian president’s minority Alawite community.
Doctors Without Borders said 355 people died this week of “neurotoxic” symptoms, after Syria’s opposition claimed regime forces unleashed chemicals east and southwest of Damascus on Wednesday causing more than 1,300 deaths. [EDITOR’S NOTE: NGO Doctors Without Borders ha been and is still being complicit of the ‘Al-Qaeda Franchise Al-Nusra Front. We will demonstrate it in a future post.]
If confirmed, it would be the deadliest use of chemical agents since late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein gassed Iranian troops and Kurdish rebels in the 1980s.
US President Barack Obama said a year ago that the use of chemical weapons by Assad’s forces was a “red line” that could trigger Western intervention.
On Sunday a strident warning came from Washington’s archfoe Iran.
“If the United States crosses this red line, there will be harsh consequences for the White House,” armed forces deputy chief of staff Massoud Jazayeri said.
FULL ARTICLE HERE
By thomasmantell • Posted in France, Iran, Israel, Syria, United Kingdom, USA • Tagged Al-Nusra, cameron, HAGEL, HOLLANDE, obama, Terrorists, Western backed terrorists
Brzezinski: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, their western allies orchestrated Syria crisis
The former US national security adviser says the ongoing crisis in Syria has been orchestrated by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and their western allies.
“In late 2011 there are outbreaks in Syria produced by a drought and abetted by two well-known autocracies in the Middle East: Qatar and Saudi Arabia,” Zbigniew Brzezinski said in an interview with The National Interest on June 24.
He added that US President Barack Obama also supported the unrest in Syria and suddenly announced that President Bashar al-Assad “has to go — without, apparently, any real preparation for making that happen.”
“Then in the spring of 2012, the election year here, the CIA under General Petraeus, according to The New York Times of March 24th of this year, a very revealing article, mounts a large-scale effort to assist the Qataris and the Saudis and link them somehow with the Turks in that effort,” said Brzezinski, who was former White House national security adviser under Jimmy Carter and now a counselor and trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a senior research professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Criticizing the Obama administration’s policies regarding Syria, he questioned, “Was this a strategic position? Why did we all of a sudden decide that Syria had to be destabilized and its government overthrown? Had it ever been explained to the American people? Then in the latter part of 2012, especially after the elections, the tide of conflict turns somewhat against the rebels. And it becomes clear that not all of those rebels are all that ‘democratic.’ And so the whole policy begins to be reconsidered.”
“I think these things need to be clarified so that one can have a more insightful understanding of what exactly US policy was aiming at,” Brzezinski added.
He also called on US officials to push much more urgently to draw in China, Russia and other regional powers to reach some kind of peaceful end to the Syrian crisis.
“I think if we tackle the issue alone with the Russians, which I think has to be done because they’re involved partially, and if we do it relying primarily on the former colonial powers in the region-France and Great Britain, who are really hated in the region-the chances of success are not as high as if we do engage in it, somehow, with China, India and Japan, which have a stake in a more stable Middle East,” Brzezinski said.
Brzezinski also warned again any US-led military intervention in Syria or arming the militants fighting government forces there.
“I’m afraid that we’re headed toward an ineffective American intervention, which is even worse. There are circumstances in which intervention is not the best but also not the worst of all outcomes. But what you are talking about means increasing our aid to the least effective of the forces opposing Assad. So at best, it’s simply damaging to our credibility. At worst, it hastens the victory of groups that are much more hostile to us than Assad ever was. I still do not understand why — and that refers to my first answer — why we concluded somewhere back in 2011 or 2012 — an election year, incidentally that Assad should go.”
Foreign-sponsored militancy in Syria, which erupted in March 2011, has claimed the lives of many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel.
the New York Times said in a recent report the CIA was cooperating with Turkey and a number of other regional governments to supply arms to militants fighting the government in Syria.
The report comes as the US has repeatedly voiced concern over weapons falling into the hands of al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups.
Al-Nusra Front was named a terrorist organization by Washington last December, even though it has been fighting with the US-backed so-called Free Syrian Army in its battle against Damascus.
DB / HN
By thomasmantell • Posted in Europe, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA • Tagged Al-Nusra, destabilization, France, HOLLANDE, NATO, obama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA, Western backed terrorists
Syrian Arab Army At Full Speed All Over Syria
SAA brave soldier
While the US and its stooges, it doesn’t have allies, rush to push for a peace solution [sic] to the Syrian crisis through showing more support to the terrorists from Nusra Front fighting the Syrian Arab Army under the umbrella of FSA or moderate terrorist groups, the Syrian Arab Army is beating them to achieve internal peace on the ground. Al-Qussayr battle might be taking most of the news coverage but who follows the movement of the SAA, the NDF National Defense Forces, the Syrian Resistance and the Baath Militia will notice the terrorists do not have any safe heaven except where the area they infested is of less strategical importance and was received by some of the locals like the case of Raqqa city and left for a later stage, especially the locals who received the terrorists are more than regretting.
The Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad will address the nation and of course the world in one of his hundreds of ‘rare’ appearances in an interview with the Lebanese Al Manar TV station, banned in most of the countries of the western ‘free world’, and in which he confirms Syria has received the first shipment of the Russian state of the art S300 air-defense missiles, but we will not concentrate much, as usual, on the political movements or on the type of weapons received, it’s these men of the Syrian Arab Army and the amazing Syrian people who are winning the world’s biggest terror war imposed on them by world’s most evil organization NATO.
Even in the deep jungles of the Amazon they know by now that Al-Qussayr battle in the military sense is over, the terrorists are squeezed in pockets in the northern part of the city where they’ve taken large number of civilians as human shields and yet the SAA is advancing and circling them further. Dhabha airport was totally cleansed from the terrorists yesterday thus cutting any supply or fleeing route left for the remnants of the terrorists in the city. It might take a few more days to announce the city totally free of terror. Arjoun & Al-Barak towns were restored today.
Based on a Lebanese newspaper which made the headlines the Syrian Arab Army eyeing Aleppo, all the attention moved from Qussayr battle to Aleppo, but the Aleppo front was never quiet, the entire southern Aleppo countryside was cleansed in the past 10 days, and SAA moved into selected towns and villages in the north cutting terrorists supply routes like the case of Dhahret Abd Rabbo cleared 3 days ago, and NDF men managed to cleanse Dhahret Qaraa leaving tens of Nusra Front terrorists taken by surprise, and Anadan on the way to the besieged Nobol & Zahra towns.
The killing of 3 spies in western Idleb by security forces, 1 from the USA, another from the UK and a third unknown was enough yesterday to prove the situation in Idleb and its countryside might not sound like what the western mainstream media tries to imply the city and its countryside is out of the state’s control, actually, the governor of the province practices his work from his office in the center of the city and all state departments are working as normal, only towns infested by terrorists make the headlines in NATO propaganda outlets.
Damascus countryside witnessed a number of operations by the SAA and security forces especially in the surprise move into Beit Sehem & Sidi Miqdad towns located between Sayyedeh Zaynab town holding the shrine of the prophet’s granddaughter which was under the radar of the prehistoric apes destroying all shrines and graves, their latest was in Raqqa city destroying the grave of prophet Ibrahim (Abram), and between the Damascus International Airport road.
Der Attiyeh & Yabroud in northern Damascus countryside
Exclusive to Syrianews: In the northern Damascus countryside and in between Der Attiyeh and Yabroud towns a unit of the SAA lured a convoy of Nusra Front terrorists into a trap. Our local sources confirmed the Nusra Front terrorists wanted to attack a large radar station in the area which monitors the air passage through the borders with Lebanon on their way heading to aid their failing friends in Qussayr, in an apparently coordinated move with the Israelis, but met a very very bad fate when their 14 flatbed cars mounted with machine-guns and packed with terrorists were trapped in the valley below the radar hill and exterminated in full. The locals confirm the death of at least 65 terrorists whose bodies are left in the open in the valley with their destroyed vehicles as this minute.
The following video report by ANNA News from Darayya town in southern Damascus countryside is self-explanatory:
The world will be grateful to the amazing withstanding of the Syrian people and their amazing brave Syrian Arab Army in defeating NATO’s best assets from Al-Qaeda terrorists and exposing their links with the Israelis, some US senators like John McCain and the international Muslim Brotherhood organization. Continue reading →
By MKERone • Posted in Syria • Tagged Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda, foreign backed terrorists, Middle East, NATO, Syrian Arab Army, Terrorism, Yinon plan, zionist agenda, Zionist plans
Main al-Nusra Front commander killed in Qusayr clashes
Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some 7 km outside al-Qusayr on May 20, 2013.
The main commander of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front has been reportedly killed in clashes with the Syrian army in the western city of al-Qusayr.
According to Syria’s national television, top al-Nusra Front commander identified as Abu Omar was killed in al-Qusayr on Tuesday as clashes between Syrian troops and foreign-backed militants in the border town entered their third day.
The Syrian army says it is now in control of more than 70 percent of the strategic city, which connects the capital city of Damascus to the Mediterranean port of Tartous.
Intense fighting is reported to be still under way in some parts of al-Qusayr, about 30 km southwest of Homs, with the Syrian army making advances on terrorist groups fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
According to Syria’s official news agency, SANA, scores of militants were killed in clashes with government forces on Tuesday. Syrian troops also defused several explosive devices in the city.
Syrian troops entered al-Qusayr from several directions on May 19 after weeks of clashes with militants. Syrian sources say over 100 militants have been killed in the military operation to clear al-Qusayr of militants.
On Monday, Syrian army confiscated an Israeli military vehicle used by foreign-backed militants in al-Qusayr. A number of military uniforms as well as wiretapping and jamming equipment were found in the vehicle.
Source: Press TV
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‘I THE SYRIAN’ short film | سوري أنا … فيلم قصير
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Is Former U.S. Army Vet Who Fought Alongside Al-Qaeda in Syria Linked to CIA?
Eric Harroun, credit: PressTV
By Brandon Turbeville, ACTIVIST POST
In the wake of the arrest of Eric Harroun, a former U.S. army veteran who has openly fought alongside the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra front against the Assad government in Syria, evidence is mounting that Harroun was, in fact, working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) the whole time.
In a recent report released by PressTV, upon Harroun’s arrest by the FBI after arriving at Dulles International Airport, Darryl Harroun (Eric’s father) has stated that his son was working for the CIA and reporting back to the intelligence agency from Syria. Darryl Harroun further stated that his son was truly patriotic and would never actually join such militants.
“I know he was doing some work for the CIA over there,” Darryl said. “I know for a fact that he was passing information onto the CIA.”
However, the FBI documents related to Harroun’s arrest do not contain any reference to Harroun’s employment with the CIA.
Harroun has already confessed to shooting 10 people, downing a Syrian chopper, and firing a rocket-propelled grenade during his tenure in the country with the death squads. He was also charged with “plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction outside the U.S.”
Harroun has been openly been fighting alongside al-Nusra since January. However, he also spent some time inside Egypt where he took part in the overthrow of Mubarak and the installation of an even more heavy-handed regime made up of fascists, fanatics, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Although Darryl Harroun’s comments are not conclusive evidence with regard to his son’s employment with the CIA, such a situation would be entirely within the realm of possibility. Indeed, given the history of the CIA method of destabilization and control of terrorist networks, Harroun’s link with the agency is more likely than not.
By thomasmantell • Posted in Syria, USA • Tagged Al-Nusra, Al-Nusrah Front, CiA, destabilization, jihadists, Rebels, Syria, Terrorists, USA
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Blake and Bloom, a Memorial Note
This memorial note is by Kenneth Gross, who teaches English at the University of Rochester. His books include Spenserian Poetics: Idolatry, Iconoclasm, and Magic; The Dream of the Moving Statue; Shakespeare’s Noise; Shylock Is Shakespeare; and Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life. It will also appear in the winter issue of the Blake Quarterly.
The poetry of William Blake was wrought deeply into the bones of Harold Bloom’s thinking about literature. Northrop Frye’s Fearful Symmetry, which he discovered as a young classics major at Cornell, gave him both Blake as a poet and something in his own vocation as critic. Frye’s book “ravished my heart away,” he said in an interview with Imre Salusinzky published in 1986. “I thought it was the best book I’d ever read about anything. I must have read it a hundred times between 1947 and 1950, probably intuitively memorized it, and will never escape the effect of it.” Bloom’s third book was Blake’s Apocalypse: A Study in Poetic Argument (1963), an ambitious attempt to map the conceptual and imaginative shape of Blake’s whole body of work, from the early lyrics to the late prophecies—a project carried into his brilliant and idiosyncratic commentaries to David Erdman’s groundbreaking edition of Blake’s poetry and prose (1965). Bloom was always alive to Blake’s way of joining visionary, esoteric wildness and blunt, skeptical, satirical rage. He treasured Blake’s cheerful independence, his dark sense of humor, his willingness to think through for himself all ideas and traditions, his hatred of the mind’s capacity to accept and forge limitations for itself and others, and his ambition of “opening up the reader’s own buried capacity for imaginative self-liberation.”
Blake was also crucial to Bloom’s radical account of poetic influence. On a basic level, he looked to the example of Blake’s naked struggles to make his own the legacies of the Bible and of Milton, combining violent critique with imaginative transformation. The prose of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell also provided one model for Bloom’s experiments with gnomic fable and aphorism in The Anxiety of Influence (1973). More particularly, Bloom’s central image of the precursor poet not as benign source but as darkly powerful “Covering Cherub” derives from Blake’s reading of Ezekiel’s vision of “the … cherub that covereth” in Ezekiel 28.14. The Covering Cherub appears in Milton as “Miltons Shadow … / The Spectre of Albion,” a shape in which are seen “the Dragon Forms / Religion hid in War, a Dragon red & hidden Harlot” (plate 37). The Cherub appears later in Jerusalem as a “reveald majestic image / Of Selfhood … / … a Human Dragon terrible / And bright” (plate 89). It’s worth noting that Bloom first deployed this figure in his 1970 study of Yeats, where he mapped the Irish poet’s emergent struggle with the necessary if also deforming influences of Blake and Shelley.
For myself, when I try to imagine the uncanny, agonistic work of poetic revision as Bloom described it, to give it physical form, what comes to mind is always Blake’s description of the silent striving between Urizen and Milton on the shores of the River Arnon in Milton (plate 19). Here the jealous father-god, with his cold hand, pours an icy baptismal water into Milton’s brain, while the poet circles Urizen, taking up “red clay” from the shore, “moulding it with care / Between his palms: and filling up the furrows of many years,” pressing it into and around Urizen’s dead skeletal form, trying to bring that demon-god, and himself, back to life, “building him, / As with new clay a Human form.” It’s a scene that offers Blake’s own wild revision and intertwining of two moments in Genesis, Yahweh’s forming the body of Adam from red clay and Jacob’s nightlong struggle with a nameless spirit, “some man,” at the ford of the Jabbok—a spirit that Bloom thought not a messenger of God but “the angel of death.” Jacob’s is a wrestling match that leaves the exiled trickster and patriarch limping, but with a new name and a new future, a blessing of “more life.” Bloom as a critic said, with Blake, “I must Create a System, or be enslav’d by another Mans” (Jerusalem, plate 10).
Bloom wrote much less about Blake in his later work. Blake has no substantive section of his own in The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (1994), nor in Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? (2004)—though he wonderfully shares a chapter of Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds (2002) with D. H. Lawrence, Tennessee Williams, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Eugenio Montale. And Bloom never failed to honor Blake’s urgency and originality. As he wrote in 2010, in a note in his anthology Till I End My Song: A Gathering of Last Poems, “in my judgment, only William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson, among the poets, were as conceptually independent and powerful as Blake, who held to the Inner Light tradition of radical Protestantism.”
A last, curious note: I and others among his former students and friends often observed that in Blake’s watercolor Michael Binding Satan the human face that appears on the serpentine body of Satan, a face that is powerful and full of dismay, looks very like the face of Harold Bloom. Perhaps that’s because, as is apparent from contemporary portraits and caricatures, Bloom bore an uncanny resemblance to the radical Whig Charles James Fox. Humorist that Bloom was, he himself might have relished appearing in a Blake painting under the guise of the Enemy.
The Angel Michael Binding Satan, c. 1805. 35.9 x 32.5 cm.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of W. A. White. 1915.8.
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ARTICLE 10. WEST VIRGINIA TAX PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION ACT.
§11-10-14. Overpayments; credits; refunds and limitations.
(a) Refunds or credits of overpayments. — In the case of overpayment of any tax (or fee), additions to tax, penalties, or interest imposed by this article, or any of the other articles of this chapter, or of this code, to which this article is applicable, the Tax Commissioner shall, subject to the provisions of this article, refund to the taxpayer the amount of the overpayment or, if the taxpayer so elects, apply the same as a credit against the taxpayer’s liability for the tax for other periods. The refund or credit shall include any interest due the taxpayer under §11-10-17 of this code.
(b) Refunds or credits of gasoline and special fuel excise tax or motor carrier road tax. — Any person who seeks a refund or credit of gasoline and special fuel excise taxes under §11-14-10, §11-14-11, §11-14-12, §11-14A-9, or §11-14A-11 of this code, or of motor fuel excise tax under §11-14C-9 of this code shall file his or her claim for refund or credit in accordance with the provisions of the applicable sections. The 90-day time period for determination of claims for refund or credit provided in subsection (d) of this section does not apply to these claims for refund or credit: Provided, That claims for refund or credit of the motor fuel excise tax under §11-14C-9 of this code are subject to the 90-day time period provided in subsection (d) of this section: Provided, however, That claims for refund or credit of the motor fuel excise tax under §11-14C-9 of this code made by the United States government or unit or agency thereof, any municipal government or any agency thereof, or any county board of education made pursuant to §11-14C-9(c)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this code will be subject to a 30-day time period.
(c) Claims for refund or credit. — No refund or credit shall be made unless the taxpayer has timely filed a claim for refund or credit with the Tax Commissioner. A person against whom an assessment or administrative decision has become final is not entitled to file a claim for refund or credit with the Tax Commissioner as prescribed herein. The Tax Commissioner shall determine the taxpayer’s claim and notify the taxpayer in writing of his or her determination.
(d) Petition for refund or credit; hearing. —
(1) If the taxpayer is not satisfied with the Tax Commissioner’s determination of taxpayer’s claim for refund or credit, or if the Tax Commissioner has not determined the taxpayer’s claim within 90 days after the claim was filed, or six months in the case of claims for refund or credit of the taxes imposed by §11-21-1 et seq., §11-21A-1 et seq., and §11-24-1 et seq. of this code, after the filing thereof, the taxpayer may file, with the Tax Commissioner, either personally or by certified mail, a petition for refund or credit: Provided, That no petition for refund or credit may be filed more than 60 days after the taxpayer is served with notice of denial of taxpayer’s claim: Provided, however, That after December 31, 2002, the taxpayer shall file the petition with the Office of Tax Appeals in accordance with §11-10A-9 of this code.
(2) The petition for refund or credit shall be in writing, verified under oath by the taxpayer, or by taxpayer’s duly authorized agent having knowledge of the facts, and set forth with particularity the items of the determination objected to, together with the reasons for the objections.
(3) When a petition for refund or credit is properly filed, the procedures for hearing and for decision applicable when a petition for reassessment is timely filed shall be followed.
(e) Appeal. — An appeal from the Office of Tax Appeals" administrative decision upon the petition for refund or credit may be taken by the taxpayer in the same manner and under the same procedure as that provided for judicial review of an administrative decision on a petition for reassessment, but no bond is required of the taxpayer. An appeal from the administrative decision of the Office of Tax Appeals on a petition for refund or credit, if taken by the taxpayer, shall be taken as provided in §11-10A-19 of this code.
(f) Decision of the court. — Where the appeal is to review an administrative decision on a petition for refund or credit, the court may determine the legal rights of the parties but in no event shall it enter a judgment for money.
(g) Refund made or credit established. — The Tax Commissioner shall promptly issue his or her requisition on the treasury or establish a credit, as requested by the taxpayer, for any amount finally administratively or judicially determined to be an overpayment of any tax (or fee) administered under this article. The Auditor shall issue his or her warrant on the Treasurer for any refund requisitioned under this subsection payable to the taxpayer entitled to the refund, and the Treasurer shall pay the warrant out of the fund into which the amount refunded was originally paid: Provided, That refunds of personal income tax may also be paid out of the fund established pursuant to §11-21-93 of this code.
(h) Forms for claim for refund or a credit; where return constitutes claim. — The Tax Commissioner may prescribe by rule or regulation the forms for claims for refund or credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the taxpayer has overpaid the tax imposed by §11-21-1 et seq., §11-21A-1 et seq., §11-23-1 et seq., or §11-24-1 et seq. of this code, a return signed by the taxpayer which shows on its face that an overpayment of tax has been made constitutes a claim for refund or credit.
(i) Remedy exclusive. — The procedure provided by this section constitutes the sole method of obtaining any refund, credit, or any tax (or fee) administered under this article, it being the intent of the Legislature that the procedure set forth in this article is in lieu of any other remedy, including the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act embodied in §55-13-1 et seq. of this code, and §11-1-2a of this code.
(j) Applicability of this section. — The provisions of this section apply to refunds or credits of any tax (or fee), additions to tax, penalties or interest imposed by this article, or any article of this chapter, or of this code, to which this article is applicable.
(k) Erroneous refund or credit. — If the Tax Commissioner believes that an erroneous refund has been made or an erroneous credit has been established, he or she may proceed to investigate and make an assessment within the period prescribed in §11-10-15 of this code or institute civil action to recover the amount of the refund or credit, within two years from the date the erroneous refund was paid or the erroneous credit was established, except that the assessment may be issued or civil action brought within two years from the date if it appears that any portion of the refund or credit was induced by fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact.
(l) Limitation on claims for refund or credit. —
(1) General rule. — Whenever a taxpayer claims to be entitled to a refund or credit of any tax (or fee), additions to tax, penalties or interest imposed by this article, or any article of this chapter, or of this code, administered under this article, paid into the treasury of this state, the taxpayer shall, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, file a claim for refund, or credit, within three years after the due date of the return in respect of which the tax (or fee) was imposed, determined by including any authorized extension of time for filing the return, or within two years from the date the tax (or fee) was paid, whichever of the periods expires the later, or if no return was filed by the taxpayer, within two years from the time the tax (or fee) was paid, and not thereafter.
(2) Extensions of time for filing claim by agreement. — The Tax Commissioner and the taxpayer may enter into a written agreement to extend the period within which the taxpayer may file a claim for refund or credit, which period shall not exceed two years. The period agreed upon may be extended for additional periods not in excess of two years each by subsequent agreements in writing made before expiration of the period previously agreed upon.
(3) Special rule where agreement to extend time for making an assessment. — Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, if an agreement is made under §11-10-15 of this code extending the time period in which an assessment of tax can be made, then the period for filing a claim for refund or credit for overpayment of the same tax made during the periods subject to assessment under the extension agreement are also extended for the period of the extension agreement plus 90 days.
(4) Overpayment of federal tax. — Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, in the event of a final determination by the United States Internal Revenue Service or other competent authority of an overpayment in the taxpayer’s federal income or estate tax liability, the period of limitation upon claiming a refund reflecting the final determination in taxes imposed by §11-21-1 et seq., §11-21A-1 et seq., and §11-24-1 et seq. of this code may not expire until six months after the determination is made by the United States Internal Revenue Service or other competent authority.
(5) Tax paid to the wrong state. — Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, when an individual, or the fiduciary of an estate, has in good faith erroneously paid personal income tax, estate tax or sales tax, to this state on income or a transaction which was lawfully taxable by another state and, therefore, not taxable by this state, and no dispute exists as to the jurisdiction to which the tax should have been paid, then the time period for filing a claim for refund, or credit, for the tax erroneously paid to this state does not expire until 90 days after the tax is lawfully paid to the other state.
(6) Exception for gasoline and special fuel excise tax, motor fuel excise tax and motor carrier road tax. — This subsection does not apply to refunds or credits of gasoline and special fuel excise tax, motor carrier road tax, or motor fuel excise tax sought under §11-14-1 et seq., §11-14A-1 et seq., or §11-14C-1 et seq. of this code.
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Clinical pharmacology of filgrastim following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation
William P. Petros, Josh Rabinowitz, Ann Stuart, William P. Peters
We evaluated the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of filgrastim during a Phase I study of this cytokine following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor concentrations were determined by ELISA in 21 patients receiving 14- day continuous i.v. filgrastim infusions and 10 patients receiving daily 4-h infusions. Models were developed for filgrastim systemic clearance (Cls) by incorporation of receptor-binding theory. Mean plasma half-life (t(1/2)) in the 4-h infusion group was 197 min, and the volume of distribution approximated plasma volume. WBC counts transiently fell, then rebounded immediately postinfusion, which correlated with a delay in the disappearance of serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. The effect of WBC concentrations on filgrastim Cls was determined in patients receiving continuous infusions by segregation of study periods based on the presence of severe neutropenia. Clearance increased in all 14 patients receiving doses of 4-32 μg/kg/day during WBC recovery. The effect of WBCs on CIs was described by a differential equation that included a static component and one component that varied with WBC concentration. These data suggest that currently used filgrastim dosing strategies following autologous bone marrow transplantation may be suboptimal.
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Filgrastim Medicine & Life Sciences
Clinical Pharmacology Medicine & Life Sciences
Bone Marrow Transplantation Medicine & Life Sciences
Drug Therapy Medicine & Life Sciences
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Medicine & Life Sciences
Plasma Volume Medicine & Life Sciences
Neutropenia Medicine & Life Sciences
Petros, W. P., Rabinowitz, J., Stuart, A., & Peters, W. P. (1997). Clinical pharmacology of filgrastim following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Clinical Cancer Research, 3(5), 705-711.
Petros, William P. ; Rabinowitz, Josh ; Stuart, Ann ; Peters, William P. / Clinical pharmacology of filgrastim following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. In: Clinical Cancer Research. 1997 ; Vol. 3, No. 5. pp. 705-711.
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Clinical pharmacology of filgrastim following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. / Petros, William P.; Rabinowitz, Josh; Stuart, Ann; Peters, William P.
In: Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 3, No. 5, 05.1997, p. 705-711.
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AB - We evaluated the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of filgrastim during a Phase I study of this cytokine following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor concentrations were determined by ELISA in 21 patients receiving 14- day continuous i.v. filgrastim infusions and 10 patients receiving daily 4-h infusions. Models were developed for filgrastim systemic clearance (Cls) by incorporation of receptor-binding theory. Mean plasma half-life (t(1/2)) in the 4-h infusion group was 197 min, and the volume of distribution approximated plasma volume. WBC counts transiently fell, then rebounded immediately postinfusion, which correlated with a delay in the disappearance of serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. The effect of WBC concentrations on filgrastim Cls was determined in patients receiving continuous infusions by segregation of study periods based on the presence of severe neutropenia. Clearance increased in all 14 patients receiving doses of 4-32 μg/kg/day during WBC recovery. The effect of WBCs on CIs was described by a differential equation that included a static component and one component that varied with WBC concentration. These data suggest that currently used filgrastim dosing strategies following autologous bone marrow transplantation may be suboptimal.
Petros WP, Rabinowitz J, Stuart A, Peters WP. Clinical pharmacology of filgrastim following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Clinical Cancer Research. 1997 May;3(5):705-711.
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High-Pressure Synthesis and Characterization of β-GeSe - A Six-Membered-Ring Semiconductor in an Uncommon Boat Conformation
Fabian O. Von Rohr, Huiwen Ji, F. Alexandre Cevallos, Tong Gao, N. Phuan Ong, Robert J. Cava
Two-dimensional materials have significant potential for the development of new devices. Here we report the electronic and structural properties of β-GeSe, a previously unreported polymorph of GeSe, with a unique crystal structure that displays strong two-dimensional structural features. β-GeSe is made at high pressure and temperature and is stable under ambient conditions. We compare it to its structural and electronic relatives α-GeSe and black phosphorus. The β form of GeSe displays a boat conformation for its Ge-Se six-membered ring ("six-ring"), while the previously known α form and black phosphorus display the more common chair conformation for their six-rings. Electronic structure calculations indicate that β-GeSe is a semiconductor, with an approximate bulk band gap of Δ ≈ 0.5 eV, and, in its monolayer form, Δ ≈ 0.9 eV. These values fall between those of α-GeSe and black phosphorus, making β-GeSe a promising candidate for future applications. The resistivity of our β-GeSe crystals measured in-plane is on the order of ρ ≈ 1 Ω·cm, while being essentially temperature independent.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b12828
10.1021/jacs.6b12828
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Semiconductors Medicine & Life Sciences
Boats Chemical Compounds
Semiconductor materials Chemical Compounds
Electronic properties Chemical Compounds
Von Rohr, F. O., Ji, H., Cevallos, F. A., Gao, T., Ong, N. P., & Cava, R. J. (2017). High-Pressure Synthesis and Characterization of β-GeSe - A Six-Membered-Ring Semiconductor in an Uncommon Boat Conformation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(7), 2771-2777. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b12828
Von Rohr, Fabian O. ; Ji, Huiwen ; Cevallos, F. Alexandre ; Gao, Tong ; Ong, N. Phuan ; Cava, Robert J. / High-Pressure Synthesis and Characterization of β-GeSe - A Six-Membered-Ring Semiconductor in an Uncommon Boat Conformation. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2017 ; Vol. 139, No. 7. pp. 2771-2777.
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High-Pressure Synthesis and Characterization of β-GeSe - A Six-Membered-Ring Semiconductor in an Uncommon Boat Conformation. / Von Rohr, Fabian O.; Ji, Huiwen; Cevallos, F. Alexandre; Gao, Tong; Ong, N. Phuan; Cava, Robert J.
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 139, No. 7, 22.02.2017, p. 2771-2777.
T1 - High-Pressure Synthesis and Characterization of β-GeSe - A Six-Membered-Ring Semiconductor in an Uncommon Boat Conformation
AU - Von Rohr, Fabian O.
AU - Ji, Huiwen
AU - Cevallos, F. Alexandre
AU - Gao, Tong
AU - Ong, N. Phuan
AU - Cava, Robert J.
N2 - Two-dimensional materials have significant potential for the development of new devices. Here we report the electronic and structural properties of β-GeSe, a previously unreported polymorph of GeSe, with a unique crystal structure that displays strong two-dimensional structural features. β-GeSe is made at high pressure and temperature and is stable under ambient conditions. We compare it to its structural and electronic relatives α-GeSe and black phosphorus. The β form of GeSe displays a boat conformation for its Ge-Se six-membered ring ("six-ring"), while the previously known α form and black phosphorus display the more common chair conformation for their six-rings. Electronic structure calculations indicate that β-GeSe is a semiconductor, with an approximate bulk band gap of Δ ≈ 0.5 eV, and, in its monolayer form, Δ ≈ 0.9 eV. These values fall between those of α-GeSe and black phosphorus, making β-GeSe a promising candidate for future applications. The resistivity of our β-GeSe crystals measured in-plane is on the order of ρ ≈ 1 Ω·cm, while being essentially temperature independent.
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Von Rohr FO, Ji H, Cevallos FA, Gao T, Ong NP, Cava RJ. High-Pressure Synthesis and Characterization of β-GeSe - A Six-Membered-Ring Semiconductor in an Uncommon Boat Conformation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2017 Feb 22;139(7):2771-2777. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b12828
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Thermal expansion and viscosity of confined liquids
Shuangyan Xu, Gregory C. Simmons, George W. Scherer
The thermal expansion and viscosity of water and salt solutions in porous silica glasses have been systematically investigated, and the effect of salts on the properties of water in confined geometry has been addressed. A dilatometric method has been devised and utilized to measure the thermal expansion of confined liquids. A beam-bending method that was developed to study the permeability of porous bodies has been used to measure the relative viscosity of salt solutions to water inside the silica pores. This work has demonstrated that water when confined in nanopores shows anomalous behavior and its thermal expansion is higher than bulk water. This work has also suggested that the presence of ions in water could enhance the anomaly of water in confined space and the extent of the ion effect is dependent on the ion charge.
https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-790-p6.8
Dynamics in Small Confining Systems - 2003 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Dec 1 2003 → Dec 4 2003
10.1557/proc-790-p6.8
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Xu, S., Simmons, G. C., & Scherer, G. W. (2003). Thermal expansion and viscosity of confined liquids. Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, 790, 85-91. https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-790-p6.8
Xu, Shuangyan ; Simmons, Gregory C. ; Scherer, George W. / Thermal expansion and viscosity of confined liquids. In: Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings. 2003 ; Vol. 790. pp. 85-91.
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Thermal expansion and viscosity of confined liquids. / Xu, Shuangyan; Simmons, Gregory C.; Scherer, George W.
In: Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, Vol. 790, 01.01.2003, p. 85-91.
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AU - Xu, Shuangyan
AU - Simmons, Gregory C.
AU - Scherer, George W.
N2 - The thermal expansion and viscosity of water and salt solutions in porous silica glasses have been systematically investigated, and the effect of salts on the properties of water in confined geometry has been addressed. A dilatometric method has been devised and utilized to measure the thermal expansion of confined liquids. A beam-bending method that was developed to study the permeability of porous bodies has been used to measure the relative viscosity of salt solutions to water inside the silica pores. This work has demonstrated that water when confined in nanopores shows anomalous behavior and its thermal expansion is higher than bulk water. This work has also suggested that the presence of ions in water could enhance the anomaly of water in confined space and the extent of the ion effect is dependent on the ion charge.
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Govt outlines guidelines for data retention grants
Daniel Palmer
news The government has initiated a grants program that will provide up to $128.4 million to assist the telecommunications industry with the upfront costs of meeting their data retention obligations.
The Data Retention Industry Grants Program consists of a single funding round open to telecommunications service providers over the requirements.
The government said the program delivers on its commitment “to make a financial contribution to service providers’ up-front data retention costs”, and includes support for smaller providers. The design of the program has benefited from consultation with the telecommunications industry, particularly through the Implementation Working Group, it added.
Assisting industry with the implementation of the data retention obligations is a key priority, the government has said.
Telecommunications companies with data retention obligations are required to retain limited communications data for two years.
A statement from Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said applications for the grants program open 7 January and close at 5.00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 23 February.
Non-profit organisation Internet Australia said it welcomed the release of the Data Retention Grants Program, though, it suggested that the initiative was too long in coming.
“Our ISP members have had to incur considerable costs without knowing what, if any, compensation they might receive,” the group said.
Internet Australia also aired concerns that the amount allocated is “well short” of the likely total costs as estimated by its ISP members and by the government’s own advisor PwC. “ISPs are unlikely to absorb the shortfall so consumers can be expected to be slugged with what can best be described as an Internet Tax in the form of increased access fees,” it said
Internet Australia has previously described the Data Retention Act as “fundamentally flawed” and has called on the government to bring forward a review, currently due in 2018, to address the industry’s concerns.
Attorney-General releases data retention grants list
Telcos urge “regulatory restraint” on data retention compliance
Labor slams data retention funding “uncertainties”
Industry “positive” on Data Retention, claims Attorney-General’s Department
Telcos still waiting on Data Retention funding, one year after bill passes
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Andrew T 08/01/2016 At 3:57 pm
I love my VPN
Let’s hear it together for our VPNs!
If Toni Basil had a VPN
she could have shown us who Mickey was
Toni needed a VPN
to not sing in code
ohh oohhh
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She Ascended to the Throne While in Kenya-Amazing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
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By Diaspora Messenger On Apr 22, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch, turned 90 Thursday. In celebration of her birthday, here are 90 facts about her life:
1. She was born at 2:40 a.m. on April 21, 1926, at 17 Burton St. in Mayfair, London.
2. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 1926.
3. Elizabeth was named after her mother.
4. In 1930, then-Princess Elizabeth’s sister Margaret Rose was born.
5. When King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, Elizabeth’s father became King George VI.
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6. After the 1936 abdication, Princess Elizabeth became first in line to the throne.
7. During World War II, Elizabeth and sister Margaret moved to Windsor Castle for their safety.
8. Elizabeth was educated at home.
9. She studied constitutional history and law, preparing for her future role as queen.
10. She was also instructed in religion by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
11. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip met at a wedding in 1934.
12. Elizabeth learned how to drive in 1945.
13. Elizabeth and Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, were married at Westminster Abbeyon November 20, 1947.
14. For a while, Elizabeth and Philip enjoyed a somewhat normal existence in Malta between 1949 and 1951. Philip was an officer in the Mediterranean Fleet.
15. Elizabeth became queen when King George VI died in February 1952.
16. In 1953, Elizabeth II attended her first football match (FA Cup Final).
17. Elizabeth had four children (Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward).
18. She has made five official visits to the United States during her reign.
19. Elizabeth II has answered over 3.5 million items of correspondence.
20. She has owned over 30 corgis. Her first dog was named Susan.
21. Elizabeth says Prince Phillip has been her “strength and stay” during her reign.
22. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh became the first couple in the Royal Family to celebrate 60 years of marriage, also known as their diamond wedding anniversary.
23. For her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the queen received over 120,000 cards, letter and gifts.
24. Her coronation was the first to be televised in England.
25. Her great-grandson Prince George calls her “Gan-Gan.”
26. The oldest recipient of a message from the queen was a man from Canada who turned 116 in December 1984.
27. Elizabeth carries cash in her purse only on Sundays; she donates money to her church.
28. The queen learned of her father’s death while she was in Kenya.
29. The last British governor of New South Wales made three films, entitled Long to reign over us about Elizabeth’s accession and coronation
30. She was coronated in Westminster Abbey in June 1953.
31. It was raining during her coronation.
32. Drives through London, visits to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and a review of the fleet at Spithead followed the coronation.
33. In three months in 1977, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her accession, Elizabeth went on six tours that took her through 36 counties in the UK and Northern Ireland.
34. In that same year, her travels continued overseas to countries including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and other countries.
35. That year, it’s estimated that the queen and the Duke of Edinburgh traveled 56,000 miles.
36. That June, she lit a a bonfire beacon that began a chain of celebratory beacons across the country.
37. The next day, after making a speech during which she declared she had no regrets in taking on her responsibilities, 4,000 street and village parties were reported to have been held across the country.
38. In 2002, she celebrated 50 years of reign.
39. During that year, she visited every region of the UK, as well as many other countries.
40. June 2002 was the main focus of the celebration, and involved services as well as two concerts including artists such as Paul McCartney and Elton John.
41. During Elizabeth’s 80th-birthday celebrations, she held a “Children’s Party at the Palace” and invited 2,000 kids.
42. On April 19, two days before her birthday, she invited guests who also turned 80 years old to Buckingham Palace.
43. She spent April 21 meeting the crowds in Windsor before a family dinner, with fireworks.
44. During the year, she received almost 40,000 birthday messages from the public.
45. For the queen’s 60th wedding anniversary, she returned to her honeymoon location, Broadlands in Hampshire; she and Philip recreated their wedding photos.
46. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Trust took donations for initiatives like Queen’s Young Leaders.
47. The queen’s favorite animals are horses and dogs.
48. She regularly attends both the Derby at Epsom and the Summer Race Meeting atAscot.
49. Elizabeth owns and breeds thoroughbreds and often watches her horses race at other events, where they have won numerous times.
50. She also is interested in Scottish country dancing, and she gives annual dances for the community.
51. She gives to almost 40 animal-related organizations as well as almost 90 medical and health-care charities, in addition to the hundreds of other organizations she is involved with.
52. The queen celebrates her birthday twice — once in April and once in June — because sovereign birthdays are often celebrated twice when not naturally in the summer.
53. Once a week for an hour, she meets with Britain’s prime minister.
54. The queen speaks fluent French.
55. Norman Hartnell designed the queen’s wedding and coronation gowns, as well as her dress for her first visit to the U.S. as monarch.
56. Queen Elizabeth II is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned in 1066.
57. There have been 12 U.S. presidents since she first began her reign.
58. There have been seven Roman Catholic popes during her time as monarch.
59. The queen was a Girl Guide as a child, as well as a Sea Ranger (a portion of Girl Guides dedicated to sailing).
60. Elizabeth has 30 godchildren.
61. Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit China in 1986.
62. She sent her first email in 1976 from a British research facility.
63. Since she began her reign, there have been six Archbishops of Canterbury.
64. She bred a corgi with a dachshund and created the dorgi, and has continued to breed them since.
65. The queen once had to demote a footman for putting whiskey and gin in one of her corgi’s water bowls.
66. She is the oldest to celebrate 60 years in the crown, second only to Queen Victoria who celebrated the milestone at 77.
67. In summer 2005, she opened the first children’s trail in the Buckingham Palace garden.
68. The British Monarchy Youtube channel launched in 2007 and has almost 56 million views and more than 150,000 subscribers.
69. The queen is the only person in the UK who doesn’t need a driver’s license or a license plate to drive.
70. Elizabeth also does not need a passport to travel internationally.
71. As a princess, Elizabeth drove a truck and trained as a mechanic in World War II.
72. Whales, dolphins, porpoises and sturgeons are considered “Fishes Royal” and therefore the property of the monarch when caught within three miles of the UK coast.
73. The queen, when gifted rare animals such as jaguars, donates them to the London Zoo.
74. To pay for her wedding dress materials, she collected rationing coupons.
75. She has visited more than 115 countries.
76. After visiting Belfast in 2014, she referenced her June Game of Thrones set tour in her Christmas message. She even met some of the actors.
78. Her love of dogs came from her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria, who owned dachshunds and Scottish collies.
79. Only five other British kings and queens have ruled for 50 years or more.
80. Since her rule began, she has visited Edinburgh nearly every year during Holyrood Week. She stays in the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
81. Queen Elizabeth II has given royal assent to, or passed, more than 3,500 Acts of Parliament after passed by the houses of Lords and Commons.
82. The queen has visited the Vatican three times, most recently to visit Pope Francisin 2014.
83. The Royal Yacht Britannia traveled over 1 million miles in the more than 40 years it was in use by the royal family — that’s an average of 25,000 miles a year.
84. The queen has traveled overseas more than 250 times.
85. Elizabeth has attended every Parliament opening with the exception of two, during which she was expecting two of her children.
86. Two of the more recent prime ministers were born during her reign: Tony Blairand David Cameron were born in 1953 and 1966, respectively.
87. Her love of horses began with a gift of a pony for her third birthday.
88. The queen usually receives around 60,000 letters a year.
89. She made a radio broadcast in 1940 at the age of 14.
90. The queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have sent more than 45,000 Christmas cards.
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Bay Yanlış – Episode 3 Review
by mh
July 12, 2020 12:17 am (UTC)
The episode starts with Ozgur and Ezgi at odds with each other. Ozgur is angry that Ezgi reneged on her promise to go to his sister’s wedding in favor of her date with Serdar the Doctor. When he figures out Ezgi is the new employee at his company, he insults her and she gives it right back, kicking the broom to the floor on her huffy way out while quitting a job she desperately needs but does not even start.
As luck would have it, she runs into Soner the Pislik and his sleek new girlfriend outside Serdar the Gynecologist’s office and embarrasses herself by slipping on the wet floor in front of them. She realizes that the smug woman is pregnant, and it exposes her deepest wounds from her long-term relationship with Soner, where she was never even introduced to his family. She is broken that she hadn’t been good enough, and while getting drunk on her “Lust for Revenge” spree, she calls the Pislik for an explanation so that she can finally move on. Whether she was ready to hear it or not, Soner gave her valuable feedback: he was looking for a wife and not another mother. Her willingness to sacrifice herself at every turn took away his excitement about being in the relationship as he felt he had nothing to lose.
“Drunk as a Skunk”, Ezgi finds herself at Ozgur’s door, needing to talk to the only man who seems to understand her. She passes out in front of his apartment, and that’s how Ozgur finds her when he comes back with a hot date with amorous plans in mind. He dismisses his no-name date without remorse and tries to help Ezgi get back to her apartment. In her drunken state, her keys are nowhere to be found, and in a case of déjà vu, he takes her back to his apartment and nurses her low grade fever while she is passed out, and then leaves her to sleep it off in the bedroom while he takes the couch.
Whether he's worthy of boyfriend status, Ezgi still feels guilty about ditching him
In the morning, once the dust from Ezgi’s shock and indignation settles, Ezgi realizes that she has allowed men to devalue her worth by being like the leaf that blows with the wind, and understands that her going back on her word with Ozgur was not the right thing to do. She promises that she will travel with him, and in front of him, cancels her date with Serdar the Doctor, with plans to be resurrected at some future time.
On their way to Gocek, Ozgur makes a stop at a highly-reputed road side restaurant in Bursa, not knowing that it belongs to Ezgi’s mother and stepfather. Ezgi’s mother thinks Ezgi is traveling with Serdar the Doctor, and the young pair allow that misconception to continue, pretending to be in a budding relationship. The group has a lovely time together over great food, and Ezgi’s mother is charmed with Ozgur’s looks, wit and politeness. She is pleased that Ozgur is taking Ezgi to meet with his family.
Fun times with Ezgi's family
When they are near Gocek, during one of their regular banters, Ozgur tells Ezgi that if a man hasn’t taken his woman to meet with the family early in the relationship, there is no way he was serious about her in the first place. Another penny drops in Ezgi’s tired little brain, and she once again wonders why she didn’t have Ozgur in her life before to help her navigate her messy and unrewarding love life.
The family loves Ezgi, but when Ozgur’s nosy-Aunt-from-hell shows up with her incessant questions and annoying mannerisms, Ozgur escapes with Ezgi in tow, gets on a bike and heads off to the pier to go on a boat ride. They have become very comfortable with each other, trading jibes, jokes and almost always poking fun at the other’s characteristics. He goes into overdrive every time she threatens to start talking non-stop, and she keeps taking a jab at his unapologetic and gigantic ego. Inadvertently, Ozgur also praises Ezgi in many ways and tells her that Ezgi is the type of girl that his mother will love.
As their comfort levels grow with each other, their boat comes to a beautiful, secluded spot, where Ozgur wants to go for a swim. While Ezgi is undecided, he just picks her up, still in their regular clothes, and jumps into the water. The episode ends on the two of them being precariously close to their first meaningful kiss, as Ozgur calms Egzi down by saying “Would I ever let anything happen to you?”
Would I ever let anything happen to you?
Episode Analysis
I find the Bay Yanlis plot to be moving at a clip pace, with just the right amount of time spent on the main protagonists versus the side characters. We are shown the relationship between Cansu and the Sleazeball Levent, which showcase what an opportunist he is while her hopeful heart waits for more. Even though she is constantly giving advice to Ezgi, it is interesting that she cannot make the right decisions in her own love life. It is the same with Deniz, who comes across as a man-hater with her aggressive and no nonsense ways. The reality is that it is far easier to talk the talk than to walk the walk.
Ezgi’s vulnerability when it comes to the Pislik captures so many wounded emotions. Growing up without her father, she wants to be loved by her man and not be abandoned, she wants to feel good enough for him to stay, she wants to take root in a family that will grow in love. After investing three years of her life with the Pislik, to be callously cast aside is not easy to get over. And it seems that Ozgur is the perfect medicine for her in this state. He is mischievous but honest, annoying but caring, fun-loving but successful. She doesn’t feel like she has to second-guess her moves or try to be something she is not. There is trust within the craziness and he has already proven that he is there for her at her worst.
Ozgur, on the other hand, is used to being chased by all sorts of women and in Ezgi he finds someone he can be with. She is authentic, unaffected and fun, and is not piling him with a list of demands or trying to ‘tame’ him in any way. She accepts him at his worst as a womanizer and is more focused on his strengths as a person. This is a refreshing change in his life and he is learning to enjoy an experience he hasn’t had before. At one point, Okan calls him on his nervousness around Ezgi but we get several funny skits where Ozgur brushes off Ezgi’s importance to him. As the episode progresses, we also catch glimpses of his pride in who Ezgi is as a person, leaving us to wonder if he is following through on his own advice: if a man is serious about a girl, he will introduce her to his family early in the game.
The humor is light-hearted and predictable, but the comic timing from both Can and Ozge seems to work for the characters. There is also a tongue in cheek nature in the skits, where Ozgur/ Can take a jab at the magazines and how it printed things he never said.
Lies, all lies
Asli Zengin is hitting it out of the ballpark with the dialogue, and her knowledge of Yaman’s delivery seems to be paying off. Ozgur comes across as the mischievous little boy who would go around pulling a girl’s pigtails or putting a frog in her bag, but there is no vile intention. He is easy with his laughter and has a zeal for fun. Their rapport both as the characters and as the actors work well. This is reflected in the rising ratings, which clocked in at 5.45, and at the top of the charts for Friday, beating out the popular Survivor.
The first trailer for Episode 4 already seems promising with Ozgur stealing a kiss on Ezgi’s hands. It seems as though they might be getting more and more enamored with each other even though neither fits with the other’s ideal definition for a partner. With warning bells ringing from every sane voice in her life, what will Ezgi decide about how she feels for Ozgur? We now have to wait a WHOLE week to figure it out!
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Thank you for taking the time to read, and to leave a comment, my dear friend! I'm so happy that you enjoy them!
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Even watching this episode without really getting the full benefit what was actually being said, I still laughed. But when I saw the English translation, I absolutely laughed my butt off. This is been a very enjoyable show from the very beginning. And I LOVE the recaps and analysis. They make it so much more fun and entertaining!
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Remembereing 9/11 | The day that shook the world
By Gabriel Christian J. Lacson
“A tragedy is nearly 3,000 people murdered one morning in New York. A tragedy is the mums and dads who never came home from work that day. A tragedy is people jumping from the towers after the planes hit.”
“Plumes of smoke billow from the World Trade Center towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, after a Boeing 767 hits each tower during the September 11 attacks.” by Michael Foran is licensed under CC BY 2.0
These chilling words by former UK Prime Minister David Cameron always ring true, particularly on the eleventh day of September every year. On that fateful day, but only more a year into this millennium, tragedy struck the heart of New York and the psyche of the American nation.
On that fateful day, four commercial airliners were hijacked by 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists who crashed them into the Twin Towers (the World Trade Center) in Manhattan, and the Pentagon.
A fourth flight, slated for another important target, crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to retake the plane.
Thousands of souls perished on that day, and thus began the Global War on Terror. The world changed irreparably when it saw the planes hit the towers.
“Teardrop 9-11 memorial in Bayonne, NJ. A gift from the Russian government” by Robert London is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Bristling at the fear of more copycat terror attacks also having known that such attacks may have possibly been predicted and quashed, the profound and lasting impact of that day endures within the confines and restrictions we find regularly placed upon our liberty and freedoms today.
Airport checks, including bags and persons, have grown into sometimes-invasive procedures, as a stringent means put forth to find concealed and potentially dangerous objects.
Surveillance measures and intelligence-gathering efforts on the internet and on the telephones have increased and more abundant, with some security laws across the world permitting the government to tap into people’s conversations and data.
The impact of the September 11 attacks on global security and international relations has likewise been enormous enough to drastically shift the focuses of the established global order.
Soon after the tragedy, nation-states began to realize the extent of non-state actors and the threats of radicalized fundamentalism taking root in some of the most underdeveloped parts of the world.
This led them to realign their priorities towards military financing and tightening cybersecurity, noting also the role of the internet as a medium in permeating dangerous beliefs.
It has led them towards the development of tighter and more advanced intelligence communities within and across the great powers of the world, these nations increasingly sharing their intelligence reports and leads with one another, resulting in a more closely-knit global order against terrorism.
Complementarily, there has been a renewed appreciation of the value of civil liberties and rights as a response to these uniquely 21st century challenges of state encroachment and terrorism through radicalization. There has been a growing consciousness of the role of the citizenry in shaping global affairs, including what we can see is a visible rise in public engagement concerning societal issues.
This is a positive development insofar as it has brought the world closer and turned minds towards thinking more about their fellow human beings.
Close to 20 years after that tragic day in New York, countries are still coming to grips with its aftereffects and the legacy it has left the world.
Terrorism and extremism, once thought during pre-9/11 days to be a small issue, hounds the poorly developed regions of the world daily, if not hourly, and stretches its tentacles into the developed nations, at times turning ugly and proving catastrophic for its innocent citizens.
The threat of terror has not yet dissipated, despite closer alliances being forged.
The long shadow cast by that dreadful day in September will keep on shaping the contours of history in this young century.
Its victims we pay heartfelt tribute to and honor by our willingness to keep studying the beautiful nuances of the world, and by emulating their example in not acceding easily to terror.
Never shall we forget.
We shall always remember.
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Cathy Lee Crosby, the other Wonder Woman
December 5, 2012 by dailypop
Wonder Woman is without a doubt one of the casualties of modern comics. Everyone knows who she is, everyone loves her… but there are so few stories that you can point someone toward. There’s the Perez run of course and everyone knows of the Lynda Carter TV series… but that’s almost it (I do like the Byrne run, there are some interesting moments with Phil Jimenez and the Rucka material is worth looking into). Even though Lynda Carter is the iconic representation of Wonder Woman, the program itself is all but unseen.
So… here’s something even more obscure, a precursor to the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman starring Cathy Lee Crosby as a crime-fighting heroine (who bore a passing resemblance to the comic book character).
Wonder Woman 1974 TV pilot coming December 11 to DVD
The Warner Archive Collection continues its rollout of fanboy-centric DC Comics properties with the December 11 DVD release of the original 1974 television pilot, WONDER WOMAN, starring Cathy Lee Crosby.
Before Lynda Carter took the heroine back to World War 2 for her “New, Original” incarnation in 1975, statuesque tennis pro-turned-performer Cathy Lee Crosby swung the magic lasso in a very different TV incarnation of WONDER WOMAN. As developed by scribe John D.F. Black (Star Trek, Shaft), and seemingly influenced by her recent turn as a mod, cat-suited crime-fighter in the pages of her DC Comics home, this Amazon Princess was more superspy than superhero. Still, many of the expected wondrous elements from bracelets and lassos to Paradise Island and invisible jets all make an appearance, albeit with a sleek, seventies espionage super-action refit. Three years before taking up residence on Fantasy Island, Ricardo Montalban plays laconic lothario Abner Smith, who lurks at the top of the conspiracy to make off with ultra-secret code books – leading Agent Prince to discover an Amazon sister-in-exile (Anitra Ford).
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sjv says:
When I read this was coming out… I swear I remembered having a version of this as bonus content somewhere… but for the life of me I can’t find it. I just remember having this somewhere I swear… but maybe it was a dream.
Oh my eyes! That cosume! What were they thinking? Happily Lynda Carter was cast as The New Original (!) Wonder Woman which made it all right, and Ms Crosby got the consolation prize role of not-unhot villain.
P. S. Not to be annoying but FYI you accidentally wrote “Linda” instead of Lynda three times before the first image. Don’t hate me!
You know… given it was the 1970s and they were probably trying to demure-down the costume a bit… I actually don’t think this was a bad costume. I know, people will yell at me for saying that.
I think Lynda Carter nailed it, hit it out of the park, and whatever cliche you can reach for… I don’t just mean the sex-appeal, but respecting the character and everything…
But I think there was more wrong with the Cathy Lee Crosby pilot than the costume. I haven’t watched in a while, but it was like someone wrote a spy movie and called it Wonder Woman… but it really wasn’t Wonder Woman at all… IF it had been a random new character, instead of Wonder Woman, I think it might have been received better.
Wonder Woman needs to be Wonder Woman… trying to shoehorn some other kind of thing into a movie and calling it Wonder Woman will get called-out, which is what I really think happened to this pilot. Nothing against Ms Crosby or as I said even the costume. It’s not a bad hero costume… it just isn’t Wonder Woman’s costume.
Well, that’s probably a fairer way of looking at it. It simply *doesn’t* work as a Wonder Woman costume but, as you say, it seems the whole project seems to be WW in name only; if they couldn’t even get the *look* of Diana herself right it’s no surprise that the rest didn’t work. Ms Crosby didn’t look bad (tho’ me no likee costume) but she looked as much like Wonder Woman as Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler or Barry Manilow (him again! At the Copa…).
You know… if you look at single frames from Cathy Lee Crosby in this movie, you might have a negative reaction.
Crosby… Stills… Gnash…
It’s your fault for mentioning Manilow and putting me in the musical brain again!
Ha! Fabulously terrible! Oddly enough I did as you suggested but after my teeth began to gnash I was interrupted by a not-noticeably-good ’80s pop group, that’s *right* – Crosby…Stills…Gnash…WANG CHUNG!
Bwahahaha! The Horror! The Horror!
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Belarus soldiers of airborne forces celebrate the paratroopers day in Brest (354 km, 220 miles from Minsk.)Russians celebrate paratrooper day on Saturday, a tradition carried over from Soviet times. (Victor Drachev/AFP-Getty Images)
Pakistan’s Muhammad Waseem (L) and Australia’s Andrew Moloney react to the result of their fly weight boxing final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Russell Cheyne/Reuters)
Kelly Sibley and Danny Reed of England celebrate winning the bronze medal following their Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match against Jian Zhan and Tianwei Feng of Singapore at Scotstoun Sports Campus during day ten of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Talita Antunes of Brazil (R) celebrates with her team mate Larissa Franca of Brazil after the FIVB Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam gold medal match between Brazil and Brazil in Klagenfurt, Austria. (Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images for FIVB)
Israel Folau of the Waratahs celebrates after victory in the Super Rugby Grand Final match between the Waratahs and the Crusaders at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Andrew Moloney of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men’s Fly (52kg) Final against Muhammad Waseem of Pakistan at SSE Hydro during day ten of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Tony Kanaan of Brazil drives the #10 Glad Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Chevrolet during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotees roll on the ground during the Vel Hinduism festival in Colombo. Ethnic Tamils, who are mainly followers of Hinduism, are the main minority community in the island which is emerging from nearly four decades of ethnic conflict which had claimed up to 100,000 lives (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP-Getty Images)
A devotee hangs from a wooden pole with hooks attached during the annual Chariot festival of the Sri Mayurapathy Paththirakaali temple in Colombo. The chariot procession starts at the temple and is brought through streets as Hindu devotees follow behind, performing acts of penance or thanksgiving such as piercing hooks through their skin, in order to fulfill their vows to the Hindu gods. (Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee, with piercings through her face, participates in the Vel Hinduism festival in Colombo. Ethnic Tamils, who are mainly followers of Hinduism, are the main minority community in the island which is emerging from nearly four decades of ethnic conflict which had claimed up to 100,000 lives (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP-Getty Images)
A devotee takes part during in the annual Chariot festival of the Sri Mayurapathy Paththirakaali temple in Colombo. The chariot procession starts at the temple and is brought through streets as Hindu devotees follow behind, performing acts of penance or thanksgiving such as piercing hooks through their skin, in order to fulfill their vows to the Hindu gods. (Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee, seen suspended with hooks pierced through his body, participates in the Vel Hinduism festival in Colombo. Ethnic Tamils, who are mainly followers of Hinduism, are the main minority community in the island which is emerging from nearly four decades of ethnic conflict which had claimed up to 100,000 lives (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP-Getty Images)
An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard during restrictions in downtown Srinagar on August 2, 2014. Chairman of the hardline faction of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, Syed Ali Geelani called for a one-day shutdown to protest against the start of the Kouser Nag yatra (a Hindu pilgrimage) in an ecologically fragile destination in the southern part of Kashmir, although the government has denied giving permission for conducting any such pilgrimage. Senior separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar farooq, Syed Ali Geelani and Shabir Shah have been placed under house arrest. (Rouf Bhat/AFP-Getty Images ORG XMIT:
A Kashmiri burqa-clad woman stands as an Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard during restrictions in downtown Srinagar. Chairman of the hardline faction of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, Syed Ali Geelani called for a one-day shutdown to protest against the start of the Kouser Nag yatra (a Hindu pilgrimage) in an ecologically fragile destination in the southern part of Kashmir, although the government has denied giving permission for conducting any such pilgrimage. Senior separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar farooq, Syed Ali Geelani and Shabir Shah have been placed under house arrest. (RoufBhat/AFP-Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers walk outside the Gaza Strip as they proceed towards Gaza. Hamas claimed responsibility on Saturday for a deadly Gaza Strip ambush in which an Israeli army officer may have been captured, but said the incident likely preceded and therefore had not violated a U.S.- and U.N.-sponsored truce. Palestinian officials say 1,653 Gazans, mostly civilians, have been killed. Sixty-three Israeli soldiers have been killed, and Palestinian shelling has killed three civilians in Israel. Israel launched a Gaza air and naval offensive on July 8 following a surge of cross-border rocket salvoes by Hamas and other Palestinian guerrillas, later escalating into ground incursions centred along the tunnel-riddled eastern frontier of the enclave but often pushing into residential areas. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)
Israeli soldiers sit next to a tank in a deployment area on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military on Friday cited indications that the officer, Second Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, was taken captive in Rafah, a city in the Gaza Strip’s south. Two other soldiers were killed in the attack, raising the number of Israeli military fatalities to 63. The announcement came not long after a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire agreed upon by Israel and Hamas collapsed within two hours of being launched. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
An Israeli artillery unit fires a 155mm shell towards targets in the Gaza Strip from their position near Israel’s border with the Palestinian enclave. The Israeli army informed residents of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza that it was “safe” to return to their homes, as witnesses said troops were seen withdrawing from the area. (David Buimovitch/AFP-Getty Images)
An Israeli soldier inspects a tank near the border with Gaza. Hamas claimed responsibility on Saturday for a deadly Gaza Strip ambush in which an Israeli army officer may have been captured, but said the incident likely preceded and therefore had not violated a U.S.- and U.N.-sponsored truce. Palestinian officials say 1,650 Gazans, most of them civilians, have been killed, including a muezzin who died in an Israeli strike on a northern mosque on Saturday. Sixty-three Israeli soldiers have been killed, and Palestinian shelling has killed three civilians in Israel. Israel launched a Gaza air and naval offensive on July 8 following a surge of cross-border rocket salvoes by Hamas and other Palestinian guerrillas, later escalating into ground incursions centred along the tunnel-riddled eastern frontier of the enclave but often pushing into residential areas. (Siegfried Modola/Reuters)
Israeli soldiers stand on top of a tank near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip August 2, 2014. Israel is prepared to continue fighting Palestinian guerrillas in the Gaza Strip after the army completes its primary mission of destroying cross-border tunnels from the territory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)6
Israelis watch the latest military activity towards Gaza. Some Israeli ground forces withdrew from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, two Israeli television stations reported, after the military said it was close to achieving its main war goal of destroying Hamas cross-border tunnels. Asked about the reports, an Israeli military spokesman said she could not comment on troop deployments. Shelling exchanges continued, pushing the Gaza death toll given by Palestinian officials up to 1,669, but in some areas witnesses reported Israeli tanks pulling back toward the border. Israel said Palestinians launched 74 rockets across the border, most of which fell harmlessly wide while seven were shot down by its Iron Dome interceptor, including over Tel Aviv. (Siegfried Modola/Reuters)
Sun sets over northern Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli border. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Saturday to exact an “intolerable price” from the Gaza Strip’s dominant Hamas Islamists should there be continued attacks from the Palestinian territory. Shelling exchanges continued, pushing the Gaza death toll given by Palestinian officials up to 1,669, but in some areas witnesses reported Israeli tanks pulling back toward the border. Israel said Palestinians launched 74 rockets across the border, most of which fell harmlessly wide while seven were shot down by its Iron Dome interceptor, including over Tel Aviv. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
A Palestinian throws back a tear gas canister towards Israeli security forces during clashes following the funeral of 19-year-old Udai Nafez in the West Bank village of Rafat. Udai died the day before after he was shot in the chest in a clash with Israeli forces in Saffa, a village west of Ramallah. (Abbas Momani/AFP-Getty Images)
Palestinians inspect the wreckage of a building following an Israeli strike, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. A fresh wave of violence killed dozens in Gaza after the collapse of a UN and US backed ceasefire, officials said, as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier. (Said Khatib /AFP-Getty Images)
A general view shows damage at the historical al-Omeri mosque in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. At least 91 Palestinians were killed and another 350 injured in Israeli attacks, medics said, as a hoped-for ceasefire disintegrated with the apparent capture of an Israeli soldier. (Mohammed Abed/AFP-Getty Images)
The bodies of three children from the Al-Nirab family who were killed alongside their parents are seen at a morgue in Gaza City after an Israeli attack on the Palestinian enclave. A fresh wave of violence killed dozens in Gaza after the collapse of a UN and US backed ceasefire, officials said, as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier. (Mahmud Hams/AFP-Getty Images)
Palestinians look at the wreckage from a damaged window following an Israeli strike, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. A fresh wave of violence killed dozens in Gaza after the collapse of a UN and US backed ceasefire, officials said, as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier. (Said Khatib/AFP-Getty Images)
A group of Palestinians stand near salvaged items from their destroyed home at the al-Shati refugee beach camp in Gaza City. A fresh wave of violence killed dozens in Gaza after the collapse of a UN and US backed ceasefire, officials said, as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier. (Marco Longari/AFP-Getty Images)
A displaced Palestinian boy carries aid at an United Nations (UN) school in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, where he and his family found refuge after fleeing their home in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory. The Israeli army gave a first indication it was ending operations in parts of Gaza, while continuing to bombard other areas ahead of fresh truce talks in Cairo. (Mohammed Abed/AFP-Getty Images)
A Palestinian woman reacts during the funeral of 19-year-old Udai Nafez, killed during clashes with Israeli forces in Saffa a village west of Ramallah, in the West Bank village of Rafat. Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during separate clashes in the northern and central West Bank on Friday, security and medical sources told AFP. (Abbas Momani/AFP-Getty Images)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of the White House in Washington on August 2, 2014 to demand an end to the war in Gaza and for the end of US aid to Israel. The Israeli army on Saturday gave a first indication it was ending operations in parts of Gaza, while continuing to bombard other areas ahead of fresh truce talks in Cairo. The devastating 26-day Gaza conflict has so far claimed more than 1,660 Palestinian lives and forced up to a quarter of the territory’s population into exile. On the Israeli side, 63 soldiers and three civilians have died. Nicholas Kamm/AFP-Getty Images)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of the White House in Washington to demand an end to the war in Gaza and for the end of US aid to Israel. The Israeli army on Saturday gave a first indication it was ending operations in parts of Gaza, while continuing to bombard other areas ahead of fresh truce talks in Cairo. The devastating 26-day Gaza conflict has so far claimed more than 1,660 Palestinian lives and forced up to a quarter of the territory’s population into exile. On the Israeli side, 63 soldiers and three civilians have died. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP-Getty Images)
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Bridgebank Capital appoints London BDM
By Bridging Loan Directory - 25th July 2016
Bridgebank Capital has welcomed Sarah Fisher to its Business Development Team, to support the company’s continued growth across City and Central London.
Sarah joins Bridgebank Capital as a former Business Manager at Barclays Corporate, where she developed a wealth of knowledge and experience in property development, portfolio management, property investment and managing key relationships. This experience supports Sarah in working with professional introducers to provide the highest standards of customer service.
Having operated within the property finance arena for over 10 years, Sarah has developed an extensive developer and introducer network in the London marketplace, which she will look to maintain and build upon in her role with Bridgebank Capital.
Regarding her appointment, Sarah commented:
“I am delighted to join Bridgebank Capital, and be involved in the continued growth of the company. I look forward to further developing my network and supporting introducers and developers in securing the project facilitating funding they require.
Carl Graham, Sales Director commented:
“Sarah has proven experience and an excellent reputation amongst the introducer community. We look forward to supporting her in further enhancing Bridgebank Capital’s presence and activity in the London market”.
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Facebook censorship of European elections
Posted on February 2, 2019 by petrel41
This 8 September 2016 video from the USA says about itself:
PBS and Facebook Censor [2016 Green party presidential candidate] Jill Stein‘s Criticism of Hillary Clinton
YouTuber Matt Orfalea discovered that PBS had censored parts of an interview with Jill Stein where she criticizes Hillary Clinton. Matt then uploaded the video exposing said censorship to Facebook, and they later took down the video, alleging it did not comply with their community’s guidelines.
Matt Discusses Facebook’s Censorship: here.
Watch the Full Video on PBS’ Censorship:
By Robert Stevens:
Facebook’s censor Nick Clegg outlines plans for European elections
Just two months after joining Facebook as its vice-president of Global Affairs and Communications, Nick Clegg gave his first main speech this week outlining sweeping censorship measures to be imposed during the European elections. These are to be carried out in the name of combatting “disinformation” and “fake news”.
Clegg is the British former leader of the Liberal Democrats, who stood down as leader after the 2015 general election. The former deputy prime minister lost his parliamentary seat in the 2017 election, after taking part in a coalition government with the Conservatives between 2010 and 2015. Busy enriching himself in the corporate world, he receives a reported £4 million per year from the social media giant.
The speech Clegg gave in Brussels confirms why he was hired.
Facebook is still a young company and had “undoubtedly made mistakes and is now entering a new phase of reform, responsibility and change”, said Clegg. Central to this was dealing with “a subject that I imagine is uppermost in your minds … the integrity of elections and specifically Facebook’s plans for the European Parliament elections this coming May.”
Facebook had introduced “important new checks and controls”. Starting “with the US mid-terms last November, we established unprecedented new transparency measures for political advertising.” Facebook “would be deploying similar efforts to help protect the integrity of EU elections …”
To this end, Facebook would set up an “operations centre focused on elections integrity, based in Dublin, this spring.”
The company will play a major role in determining what voices Europe’s population are allowed to hear. In “late March, we will launch new tools to help prevent interference in the upcoming elections and to make political advertising on Facebook more transparent. We will require those wanting to run political and issue ads to be authorised and we will display a paid for by disclaimer on those ads.” The ads would be held in a database for up to seven years.
“This approach will help boost our rapid response efforts to fight misinformation, bringing together dozens of experts from across the company—including from our threat intelligence, data science, engineering, research, community operations and legal teams.”
Facebook’s monitoring will involve “clever engineers that we are going to ship over in an aeroplane later this this year to Brussels.” It would work closely with the highest echelons of the state, including “lawmakers, election commissions, other tech companies, academics and civil society groups to continue the fight against fake news, prevent the spread of voter suppression efforts and further integrate the large number of teams working on these important issues across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.”
In the “last decade when Facebook, YouTube and Twitter were founded … Attitudes to the internet and social media were in their infancy and they were largely uncritical attitudes. People were fascinated with the novel experience of connecting to friends, family and likeminded strangers online.”
Now everyone had to recognise, “Freedom must come with responsibility. We are at the start of a discussion that is no longer about whether social media should be regulated but how it should be regulated … and we are committed to working with policymakers to get it right.”
In the Q&A period, moderator Ryan Heath, the political editor at Politico Europe, asked how Facebook would work with the intelligence agencies in the EU in censoring content: “And intelligence and security services? Is there some kind of hotline when they identify some new group that is going to be explosive, or violent or dangerous? Can they get on the phone to you and shut it down?”
Clegg replied, “Yes.” He boasted of the “huge volume of material that is removed by Facebook every day because it contravenes the community standards on hate, violence, division and so on and the stuff that is coming down … on Russia related pages and so on, the million fake accounts that we take down before they are even registered every day. You could say we are hardening the parameters in which acceptable content is deemed to be legitimate.”
To underscore the extent of ongoing censorship, Clegg added that the “debate today that is understandably a lot about ‘why do platforms like Facebook leave X, Y, Z up on the platform,’ might very easily topple to … people saying, ‘Why are you taking so much down because a huge amount is coming down.’”
He gave an indication of the staggering resources Facebook is dedicating to actively monitoring and censoring content. It had worked to bolster its content review team, with “more than 30,000 people working around the world on security and safety.” Half of these, “15,000 of whom are dedicated to reviewing and removing content which breaches our community standards.” The “reviewers … deal with millions of comments, videos and comments every day.” There were “huge, huge volumes of content involved, an incredible hundred billion messages are now exchanged on Facebook services every single day.”
Clegg’s acknowledgement that the company is working closely with politicians in framing its censorship, dovetails with the EU’s recently announced plans to step up internet censorship to tackle “disinformation” they claim may affect the outcome of the European elections.
Last October, just weeks before Clegg’s appointment, the EU held a summit at which it announced that censorship of social media would be tightened up in advance of the elections. The European Council said this would include “measures to combat cyber and cyber-enabled illegal and malicious activities and build strong cybersecurity.”
Such measures were required against hacking attacks by Moscow, claimed the EU. In December, European Commission (EC) Vice President Andrus Ansip commented, “There is strong evidence pointing to Russia as a primary source of disinformation in Europe. Disinformation is part of Russia’s military doctrine and part of a strategy to divide and weaken the West.”
The EC wanted to see “Facebook and Google agree to step up efforts to remove misleading or illegal content.” Reuters reported that the EC proposed more resources to “monitor and flag Russian misinformation, raising the budget of the EU’s foreign service EEAS [European External Action Service] for this to €5 million ($5.7 million) from 1.9 million in 2018.”
While welcoming Clegg’s comments in Brussels, EU Commissioner Sir Julian King [British Conservative government appointed] demanded still more action. Facebook was still taking a “patchy, opaque, and self-selecting” approach. King supported “strengthened efforts to tackle disinformation, including more transparent political advertising, more resources for rapid response, and boosting their capacity to fight fake news.”
The tech giants and the political representatives of the ruling elite are desperate to control social media in order to criminalise political opposition and suppress free speech. In censoring their platforms, they function as the “trusted gatekeepers” for governments and ensure the “correct” interpretation of world events—i.e., spreading real fake news.
Their censorship agenda is driven by fear of a mounting and resurgent movement of the working class on every continent, expressed most clearly in Europe in France’s “yellow vest” movement. Under these conditions, the ruling elite view as an overriding imperative preventing the masses from accessing left-wing views and coordinating their struggles via social media.
Facebook hires former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
Facebook: The global censor
On Sunday, polling day in the European elections, the largest Facebook group associated with the “yellow vest” protests in France, with more than 350,000 members, was frozen so that members could not publish or share information in it: here.
The racist Vlaams Belang party spent most of all European election parties, not just in Belgium but all over Europe, on Facebook advertisements (not censored by Facebook): here.
Macron publishes platform for European elections calling for EU police state: here.
Britain: Only Labour can stop the right at the European elections. Whether you voted Leave or Remain, a vote for Labour is the only way to bring our communities together, says RICHARD BURGON.
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Raymond Horstman on February 3, 2019 at 10:15 am said:
One more reason to do without Facebook. Humanity did thousands of years without it so they don’t really need it. get rid of Facebook now!
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This week’s Epic Games Store free games are Enter the Gungeon & God’s Trigger
Nothing sings sweeter to the wallet than free stuff, and Epic recognized that when it launched its store platform in late 2018. Now, nearly two years later, the once-hated Epic Games store has awarded gamers with a diverse and impressive collection of free games. This week is no exception, as Devolver Digital’s Enter the Gungeon and Techland’s God’s Trigger are on offer. You have until August 27 at 11 AM ET to claim these Epic Store free games, so don’t delay.
First up for this week’s Epic Store free games is Enter the Gungeon by developer Dodge Roll. This offer may sound familiar, because it was featured free last year too, so if you missed out then, why not give it a try now? It’s a bullet-obsessed dungeon crawler that sends you on a quest for a legendary treasure. You take on the roll of a Gungeoneer and face down hordes of cultists obsessed with guarding their secret. The ultimate reward is a gun that can “kill the past.” What you do with it is up to you, but it will certainly make Kylo Ren jealous.
Jokes aside, Enter the Gungeon offers a blend of hand-designed rooms within procedurally-generated levels. You can shoot, loot, roll, and apparently flip tables in your quest for success. The game also responds dynamically to play-styles and will test you in new ways as you overcome challenges. The game released back in 2016, but its art style is timeless. Enter the Gungeon is also one of Devolver Digital’s most successful published games of all time. It received substantial praise from both critics and players alike for its balanced gameplay and enjoyable mechanics. The game even includes a free expansion called A Farewell to Arms now.
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The second of this week’s Epic Store free games is God’s Trigger by developer One More Level. In it, you ”slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions.” Sounds like a good way to blow off some stress, and quite a few digital heads. In fact, this is a very bloody game and the developer doesn’t shy away from the fact. Your mission is to clear rooms as quickly and brutally as possible. The game offers players a suite of weapons and melee attacks, freely-selectable special abilities and environmental hazards to do so. Cooperative play is also encouraged, though you may find yourself feeling rather competitive, considering how satisfying kills are. God’s Trigger received mixed reviews, but most players found it enjoyable enough. For the price of nothing though, there’s no reason not to check it out.
Next week is looking like a great lineup for Epic Store free games, too. IO Interactive’s 2016 Hitman entry and the Shadowrun Collection will cycle in on August 27 at 11 AM ET. Both of these games sold incredibly well and are beloved by fans, so you will want to check them out if you never had the chance before. As always, we will remind you when they become free.
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25 March 2005 High-performance terahertz source using ion implanted photoconductive antenna
Bassem Salem, Denis Morris, Vincent Aimez, Jean Beerens, Jacques Beauvais, Daniel Houde
Bassem Salem,1 Denis Morris,1 Vincent Aimez,1 Jean Beerens,1 Jacques Beauvais,1 Daniel Houde1
1Univ. de Sherbrooke (Canada)
Proceedings Volume 5727, Terahertz and Gigahertz Electronics and Photonics IV; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592129
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States
In this work we show that improved performances of small-aperture terahertz antennas can be obtained using an ion implantation process. Our photoconductive materials consist of high resistivity GaAs substrates. Terahertz pulses are generated by exciting our devices with ultrashort laser pulses. Ion implantation introduces nonradiative centers which reduce the carrier lifetime in GaAs and modify the shape of our terahertz pulses. The introduction of charge defects also induces a redistribution of the electric field between the antenna electrodes. The overall process is optimized to better control the dynamical field screening effect which has a huge influence on the amplitude of the radiated terahertz field. Results obtained as a function of the laser excitation power is discussed and comparison of the performance of these devices with conventional small-aperture antennas is given.
Bassem Salem, Denis Morris, Vincent Aimez, Jean Beerens, Jacques Beauvais, and Daniel Houde "High-performance terahertz source using ion implanted photoconductive antenna", Proc. SPIE 5727, Terahertz and Gigahertz Electronics and Photonics IV, (25 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592129
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Bassem Salem, Denis Morris, Vincent Aimez, Jean Beerens, Jacques Beauvais, Daniel Houde, "High-performance terahertz source using ion implanted photoconductive antenna," Proc. SPIE 5727, Terahertz and Gigahertz Electronics and Photonics IV, (25 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592129
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Home Health & Beauty Alzheimers Linked To Increased Risk Of Diabetes
Alzheimers Linked To Increased Risk Of Diabetes
People suffering from Alzheimers disease could also face an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the journal Alzheimers and Dementia. Based on their findings, the researchers suggest that people suffering from dementia, or with a family history of the condition, should be particularly careful to avoid a high-fat diet.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body is unable to efficiently use insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas that facilitates the absorption of glucose from the blood into body cells. When this occurs, blood glucose levels become unregulated, potentially leading to a range of dangerous effects such as kidney failure.
Studies have shown that eating a high-fat or high-sugar diet increases the chance of developing the disorder, although a range of factors such as genetics or other health conditions also have a say in determining a persons likelihood of suffering from diabetes.
Prior studies have indicated that there may be a connection between Alzheimers and diabetes, but this has never been confirmed. What is known, however, is that insulin acts as a messenger in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, which regulates the bodys overall metabolism, controlling the rate at which glucose, fats and amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) are broken down to release energy.
The study authors therefore suggest that Alzheimers disease somehow causes the hypothalamus to become insulin resistant, meaning it loses the ability to respond to insulin. This, they propose, disrupts a number of metabolic processes throughout the body, causing overall insulin resistance and resulting in type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes can be regulated by a combination of eating carefully and insulin injections. Robert Przybysz/Shutterstock
To test this, they genetically engineered mice to develop Alzheimers-related symptoms early in life, some of which were fed a high-fat diet while the others were fed a standard chow.At the same time, they also ran the experiment with regular mice, in order to get an idea of how diet influences those affected by Alzheimers compared to those who are not.
Results showed that the mice with dementia-like characteristics suffered a greater degree of metabolic dysregulation than the healthy mice, and that this was particularly severe in those that were fed a high-fat diet.
Commenting on these compelling and unexpected results,study co-author Sam Gandy said that this pioneering study into the connection between Alzheimers and diabetes provides a complete re-evaluation of how these diseases interact.”
To confirm that this connection is driven by insulin resistance in the hypothalamus, the researchers looked for other tell-tale signs that this part of the brain had ceased to perform its metabolic functions. For instance, since insulin signaling in the hypothalamus regulates the breakdown of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) to release energy, the study authors decided to measure levels of BCAA in the blood.
In doing so, they found that mice with Alzheimers had much higher blood BCAA levels, particularly when fed a high-fat diet. As such, they conclude that Alzheimers does indeed cause insulin resistance in the brains of mice, leading to overall metabolic dysregulation, and potentially culminating in type 2 diabetes.
While more work needs to be done to determine how Alzheimers generates insulin resistance in the hypothalamus and, indeed, whether or not this also occurs in humans the findings provide compelling evidence as to the risks of a high-fat diet, particularly in those at risk from dementia.
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Neophyte question about AC vs. DC (especially for powering a home)
Here in the United States the electricity grid is AC. I have heard that AC allows transmission of power at greater distances with less loss. However, with the advent of solar panels, it would seem that one could generate DC power directly and power the home this way. There are no great distances involved.
Why is this not done? As far as I know, solar panels feed back into the main electricity grid. This means they convert dc to ac, presumably at some loss. Could you power your whole house using DC? Assuming you lived in a sunny area and had sufficient roof space, could you power everything (fridge air cond. etc), perhaps storing the power in batteries for use at night time? I assume you'd need all new appliances that work with DC?
It would seem a small price to pay to be energy independent. Could you reuse your existing house wires? I've never heard of this, so I assume there are major obstacles. Could someone give me the layman's explanation as to why it's a bad idea, or impossible, or just not done?
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\$\begingroup\$ AC doesn't inherently allow transmission with less loss, high voltage does. AC is just much greatly easier to turn into high voltage with 1900s technology. If they could change DC voltages just as easily back then, our electric grid could have been DC. \$\endgroup\$ – whatsisname Jul 30 '14 at 16:59
\$\begingroup\$ FYI, this was a big debate in the 1880's, called the War of Currents. AC won. Also note that the phone network does distribute DC power. \$\endgroup\$ – The Photon Jul 30 '14 at 20:47
\$\begingroup\$ You might be surprised to learn that many electric and hybrid vehicles (which rely on DC batteries) use AC motors. \$\endgroup\$ – nispio Aug 2 '14 at 22:30
It's not impossible, it's just more complicated and expensive. Everything in your house is designed to run from AC. Many smaller products do take DC in but they come with an AC adapter because that's the only available source of continuous, inexpensive power nearly everywhere. The voltage required can be different for each device. The closest thing to a standard for DC power is probably USB 5.0V, which only offers enough current for small gadgets and not anything larger.
The way a solar powered house works is roughly: solar panel to battery charger to battery, to DC-AC inverter to wall outlets, plus another power regulator & meter if feeding extra energy back to the grid, which isn't a requirement. One could power a house directly with unregulated DC from the battery if the appliances were designed to run from it, but most aren't. If the battery voltage had to be regulated before distribution to the house, all you'd really be doing is swapping the DC-AC inverter for a DC-DC regulator, basically a different box with similar cost.
Due to the small size of the market for DC appliances (at the moment), they'd be harder to find and possibly more expensive than AC units. If a time comes when nearly every house has solar on the roof, they might be just as easy to purchase and maintain.
As to reusing wiring, a wire is just a strip of copper and doesn't care whether you put AC or DC on it, IF you stay within its capabilities. If you had to put a lot more current through the wire due to lower voltage, you might need thicker wires, different safety features in the wiring boxes, higher rated fuses and so on. You'd want different plugs on the outlets so nobody made a mistake of plugging an AC device into an outlet providing DC.
Overall, it's cheaper and simpler to put a DC-AC inverter at the battery than it is to gut the entire electrical system of the house and rebuild it, plus buying all new appliances, plus still needing small DC-AC inverter in each room for the devices which can't be repurchased to run from DC - which at the moment is nearly every gadget. You might think of the AC inverter as providing "backward compatibility" with the previous hundred years of electrical devices.
Matt B.Matt B.
If a neophyte has read this far, it might help to define "SMPS" — that's a Switch Mode Power Supply. Just about every (99.99...%) desktop computer contains one, as does an UPS, Uinterruptible Power Supply.
[P.S.: This being my first post to S.E., I must admit to getting carried away with history and peripherally-related topics. Guilty as charged?]
Inside, the SMPS uses a rectifier to convert the incoming AC to DC, which powers a high-frequency* inverter. (An inverter converts DC to AC.) That inverter's AC feeds a little transformer that's markedly smaller than a 60 Hz transformer of the same rating, maybe 10% as big, if that. The transformer provides the needed DC voltages from multiple secondary windings via rectifiers. In a sense, it's not wildly different from a drive belt in a car's engine that provides different speeds for the alternator, fan, and other accessories. *At least 25 kHz, likely many times that.
A safety note: The DC which feeds the inverter is roughly 300 V or so, and is made smooth by large capacitors that store energy for milliseconds while the incoming AC's instantaneous voltage is not at, or near, its peak. They might hold their charge after disconnecting the power cord, and they're a dangerous, possibly lethal shock hazard.
The inverter uses semiconductors, traditionally power transistors, to quickly switch the DC either fully on, or fully off at the high frequency. When on, those semiconductors are very efficient, losing just a bit of power as heat, and when off, even better. Transitions while switching are quick, but need good engineering. That's the "switch mode" part. (Yes, there's an oscillator to provide timing for the switches.)
Inverters which are part of solar-power installations provide AC at the region's frequency, 50 Hz in much of the world and part of Japan, and 60 Hz for North America, the other part of Japan, and iirc most (if not all) Central and South American countries.
Some time back, there was a suggestion that future domestic and small-office power would be at two voltages, 320 V (quite likely DC, iirc) and something like 24 or 32 V, as I recall, also DC. High voltage would be for devices needing lots of power.
Before the Rural Electrification Administration, 32 volt DC was commonplace, along with small wind turbines. Try Wincharger™ for a trade mark.
Long high-voltage AC power transmission lines do have significant losses, perhaps because of capacitance as well as resistance. High-voltage DC lines, however, have much lower losses. Although France had one pioneering HVDC link with insulated generators and motors in series, it took a while, likely decades, to develop inverters, in particular. Reliably converting a megavolt DC at hundreds of megawatts to AC is not for amateurs!
Power Supply and related history
This is really a misnomer. They're really power converters. Power is supplied from the utility grid's generators, which are rotated by turbines. Back in the early 1920s, all radio receivers were powered by batteries, A batteries (typically car batteries, all 6 V), and B batteries, non-rechargeable, 22½ V and multiples thereof, up to 135 V. C bavteries did exist, but lasted half of forever, apparently. Those car batteries long predated sealed/valve-regulated types, and dilute sulphuric acid was unkind to living-room floors and rugs. Recharging was a nuisance. B batteries comprised many 1.5 V zinc-carbon cells, and their cost was not trivial.
Back then, household utility power was becoming quite common, and there was a real need to run radios from household power. At first, devices to replace batteries did the job, and afaik those were called "power supplies", also "battery eliminators". The term caught the fancy of radio engineers, and from then on, has remained in use for AC line/mains to DC converters.
Related notes:
Before 110 (120?) volts became standard for DC utility service in the USA, early utility DC ranged from 50 to 500 V.* The first widespread application for electric motors was rotary fans, typically tabletop. Drive belts were used for a few. Antique fan collectors preserve early electric-motor history. *An ad, reproduced online, by an early fan maker offered that range of voltages.
Utility DC power didn't quickly disappear. New York City had 110 V DC supplied to at least one hotel ballroom after 1960. (DC elevator drives might still exist, even today.) The Audio Engineering Society held its annual convention's exhibition in the early 1960s in The New Yorker Hotel. When exhibits were first being set up, soon after devices were plugged in and switched on, they seemed dead, but the power transformers and motors in them overheated; some might have been badly damaged. Feeding DC to an AC-only device apparently does'nt trip breakers or blow fuses.
You guessed it! Wall outlets were not marked as DC, and had the standard paired slots we all had before the 3rd-wire safety ground.
Many decades ago, it was common to use testers to check power for whether it was AC or DC. Among such testers were polarity-test paper, which had been treated with some ionic salt. DC created a color at only one wire. The little neon-bulb types with attached leads were, and still are another. Only the negative electrode glows.
Along with this, devices were advertised as OK to use on AC or DC. Notable were the noisy, high-speed motors in vacuum cleaners and corded electric drills, among many others. Those motors have carbon "brushes", commutators, and rotors wound with magnet wire. Basically, they're DC motors with laminated field cores and a slightly-wider air gap around the rotor. As well, pre-WW II radios, notably the ubiquitous five-tube, operated fine on DC — reverse the power plug, if they were apparently "dead" on DC.
The earliest motors for trolley cars, all DC, used copper (alloy?) wire brushes to contact their commutators. Those just didn't work, so carbon blocks took their places. The original name stuck.
Apparently, many light switches were rotary. As you turned the knob, you'd wind a spring, and after a quarter turn, the mechanism would unlatch the contacts suddenly, to break the arc. (No blowout magnets?) Try "Ark-Les"™ for a trade mark. Perhaps this is why we say "turn on/turn off" a light, although desk and table lights with switch sockets sometimes have rotating knobs.
Older wall switches for room lights, the ubiquitous up/down lever type, made a distinctive snap when operated. That simply must have been to break DC arcs. My apt. has both kinds
Massachusetts used to require that bathroom light switches be outside the room door. (My apt. does, built in 1957.) Apparently, people got electrocuted, perhaps because removable covers for rotary switches weren't faithfully always replaced.
Indeed, the history of electrical shock protection has been continuing improvement. One quite-early electric fan had exposed connections, and what looked like big, long fusible links on top, without covers.
Even today, arc-fault interrupters for home and small-office circuits are rare (and rather expensive). In industry and the utilities, where lots of power is handled, arc flash is a serious hazard, being taken seriously.
Some time back, I came across an explanation for the holes at the prong ends of our ordinary Western Hemisphere power-cord plugs. Early wall outlets did not have ferrous-alloy springs, little doubt because of eventual corrrosion. Non-ferrous spring alloys of the time apparently could and did lose their temper, and plugs were falling out! Dimples in the outlet contacts engaged the holes, at least coping with fallouts, if not maintaining good contact.
Really-early electric appliances had power cords ending in male screw threads, the same as those for our light bulbs.
If these diversions are bad manners, I apologize!
Nicholas BodleyNicholas Bodley
You can feed your house DC, however the issue remains that while most devices rectify AC to DC, they are designed for an AC input. This is why you need an inverter, even if it's at some loss, you feed your electronics what they were designed for. Even then, grid tie-in solar systems that you speak of only help boost the grid's power. You need quite a bit of solar panels and buffering (batteries) to make yourself completely separate from the grid, and even then, your capacity is limited to your setup, as opposed to being able to dynamically pull from the grid when needed. Getting more opinion based, I wouldn't think it would be worth the trouble and you miss a lot of the benefits. For example, say 50% of the population gets solar panels, not enough to fulfill their power needs individually. However, together with a grid tie-in based setup and inverters, they can reduce the load on the power generation company itself. Though, I also wonder about the safety of DC with current wiring standards. Maybe someone more experienced could chime in, however since AC isn't at peak voltage all the time (returns to 0V), it gives a bit of a cooling headroom. DC on the other hand is constant.
Jarrod ChristmanJarrod Christman
\$\begingroup\$ I guess you could power a SMPS powered AC electronic device rated at 220 V with 310 V DC at no risk. \$\endgroup\$ – Cornelius Jul 30 '14 at 16:44
\$\begingroup\$ One problem with high-voltage DC is that it's harder to switch. Switches and relays have to be (generally) highly derated. With AC, the zero-crossing will extinguish any arcing between the newly-opened contacts, while with Dc, the arcing can continue and damage or destroy the contacts. \$\endgroup\$ – DoxyLover Jul 30 '14 at 16:48
\$\begingroup\$ @DiegoCNascimento - Nevermind - somehow, reading Cornelius' original comment, I completely skipped over "SMPS" and thought he was talking about line-voltage equipment in general. I'll delete my previous comments. \$\endgroup\$ – DoxyLover Aug 1 '14 at 17:06
\$\begingroup\$ @Cornelius Why not 220V DC? \$\endgroup\$ – user253751 Feb 8 '16 at 0:29
You COULD do this. If you appliances were built to use DC. Which they aren't. Since houses are wired for AC, the appliance manufacturers design and build to use AC. That's the main thing holding you back.
There are standards in different parts of the world for what AC power should look like (120 Volts @ 60 Hz for US, 220 Volts @ 50 Hz for Europe, as examples) and light bulbs, vacuum cleaners, TVs, computers, etc. are manufactured to those standards. So far as I know, there is no internationally-recognized standard for DC. Ergo, good luck finding appliances which will use DC power distribution. There are a few which use 12 Volts DC, meant to be used in vehicles and boats, but they're pretty limited.
I've long thought it would be ideal to wire a house for 500 Volts DC and have point-of-use inverters which could produce whatever you want. 500 Volts would allow you to supply any of your existing loads with the same wiring (wire cross-section limits the amps; higher voltage = lower amps for a given load so the wires could handle AT LEAST as much as before). 500 VDC is also the maximum specification for electric vehicle quick-charging that I'm aware of.
If you were supplying 500 VDC through the house, a PWM circuit, an IGBT and an H-bridge would be enough to invert it into any AC voltage < 353 Volts. If we create AC at the point-of-use, for one plugin, not for the whole house, the components for that could be much smaller-scale and cheaper. Yes, you'd be putting one or two of these in each socket, which would drive up the total cost. But it would be possible to plug in that made-for-the-USA stereo next to the made-for-Europe lamp (or vice versa). Or, a variation on that device in the socket could supply the DC your laptop, flat-screen TV, etc. needs, directly, without converting DC -> AC -> back to DC again with the power brick. Arguably, converting high-voltage DC to low-voltage DC would be more efficient than that process. And "efficient" is the name of the game when you're running off photovoltaic panels or a battery backup.
Some years ago, I was reading an article by someone who dual-wired their house for the usual 120 VAC @ 60 Hz (USA) and 48 VDC. He was off-grid, routinely adding more loads and was trying to avoid spending money for a new, higher-capacity inverter, more batteries and more solar panels. He selected 48 VDC because he could get simple, resistor-based step-down converters for other DC devices. His answering machine ran off stepped-down DC, instead of a "wall wart" plugged into AC. Ditto for his laptop. His motion-detecting security lights used both; the motion detector was wired to stepped-down DC (yes, he had to crack the case and modify it himself) and the lighting used AC. Switching various things to DC was efficient enough that his existing battery pack lasted significantly longer and he was able to stay with his existing inverter and solar array. The resulting system, while more complex, was more efficient. This sounds like the sort of thing you're asking about.
Houses use AC because it was easier to make step-up/down transformers for AC back when all this infrastructure started to be built. At least one person has referenced the War of the Currents. Westinghouse and Tesla (proponents of AC) won over Edison (proponent of DC) because the ease of AC voltage step-up/down made it efficient and comparatively cheap to build a few power plants and distribute high-voltage power all over creation, then step it down to usable levels closer to point-of-use. DC required that the power be produced very locally, as stepping it up/down was difficult. Back then, stepping DC up meant you had a low-voltage motor turning a high-voltage generator. They didn't have semiconductor-based, solid-state switching in those days.
Meower68Meower68
\$\begingroup\$ Forgive me if I've misunderstood something. However, PWM does not itself create an inverter. PWM can create a sinusoidal DC waveform, but it does not create an AC waveform. Though, similar to most chopper circuits in SMPS's that would at least prevent coil/induction saturation, allowing for the proper functioning of items with transformers at the first stage of their power supplies. \$\endgroup\$ – Jarrod Christman Jul 30 '14 at 22:29
\$\begingroup\$ Updated my answer, being a little clearer about the circuitry needed at point-of-use. Better? \$\endgroup\$ – Meower68 Jul 31 '14 at 14:31
\$\begingroup\$ Ah yes, much clearer, just didn't want people to get the wrong idea. \$\endgroup\$ – Jarrod Christman Jul 31 '14 at 16:04
\$\begingroup\$ @JarrodChristman Two (or three) out of phase sinusoids constitute AC however. \$\endgroup\$ – Chris Stratton Aug 1 '14 at 0:04
\$\begingroup\$ Oh, my point was that his original post made it sound like you can get AC from a PWM DC signal.... Though that just creates an offset DC, since there is no zero crossing without additional circuitry (as far as I'm aware). PWM DC does provide the fluctuating current required to prevent saturation of induction components though, but strictly speaking, it's not AC. \$\endgroup\$ – Jarrod Christman Aug 1 '14 at 0:16
About SMPS, without any modification you can have some troubles running it on DC.
The DC BUS rectifier. Only 2 diodes (considering a full-bridge rectifier) will be conducting, if they are close dimensioned (without safety margin) they can pose a problem. (For this just wire the DC directly to the DC-bus or replace with a higher current diode).
The PFC. Depending on how the PFC is implemented this can become a problem. Some controllers expected zero-crossings to create a sinusoidal representation of the current to compare and correct the device current waveform. In this cases where a boost type PFC is used, the voltage at the DC-bus is higher, so solving this is possible, but not so easy as feeding DC to the device without modifications.
About other things, there's some devices that control the power applied to the device by phase-angle control. Under DC they will simple latch.
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AC allows transmission of power at greater distances with less loss
Not exactly, heat losses are minimized by transmitting at high voltage as heating losses are generally proportional to the square of the current multiplied by resistance, allowing for inexpensive conductors and long distances.
...solar panels... [w]hy is this not done?
Look up the price of purchasing and maintaining enough solar panels to power your house.
Could you power your whole house using DC?
Yes. Most digital appliances will run fine on DC. Appliances like refrigerators and washers require AC to run timers and AC motors.
Could you reuse your existing house wires?
Yes, copper is copper.
This is not done because it is much more expensive. In the long run, however, there is a return on investment.
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\$\begingroup\$ Some modern appliances use 3-phase BLDC motors and have a HV DC bus, so they could, in principle, operate from HV DC with minimal modifications. \$\endgroup\$ – Spehro Pefhany Jul 30 '14 at 18:23
When I first started looking into solar powered homes in the early 1990's (U.S.), things were in a state of flux.
The old way of doing things was as the questioner suggested: run the house on 12V, with 12V lights, 12V refrigerator, etc. Some people advocated 24V instead of 12V for better efficiency of transmission within the home. I 12V was more common because there was already a market for things powered off of 12V car batteries.
But inverters were becoming more efficient and less expensive, so the more modern advice (in the early 1990's) was to get an inverter and use standard lights, appliances, etc. Instead of sinking money into non-standard, more-expensive 12V appliances, buy some extra PV panels.
Kevin WalkerKevin Walker
\$\begingroup\$ We're headed toward the cost of installation dominating the cost of panels & inverter. Getting rid of the inverter not a big cost savings. energy.gov/articles/… \$\endgroup\$ – Matt B. Aug 3 '14 at 5:32
Hi: When sizing wires for use in a house there are two considerations (1) the ampacity rating of the wire must be larger than the maximum current it will carry. This allows enough current to flow to blow the breaker if the wire is overloaded and (2) the wire size should be large enough so that the voltage drop at maximum load is less than 2%.
If you try to wire your house for 12 VDC you'll find that you need buss bar (you can't buy wire large enough in diameter) to carry the same amount of power you get from a 120 AC 15 amp circuit. Even if you only power low current loads the cost of the copper will be very high.
But powering a house from solar panels doesn't make economic sense because of the cost of the batteries. Much better to use a utility intertie inverter and just pump power back into the AC grid. Even in this case most inverters are very close to the panels and output 240 VAC to minimize the copper cost of getting the power from the panels to the nearest 240 VAC outlet in the house.
I have a 200W solar panel driving a small inverter plugged into a 120 VAC outlet after going through a Kill-A-Watt so I can see how much power it's making. The panel is not aimed and so getting 60 Watts is the peak for a summer day.
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I disagree with many of the other answers. The more advanced our appliances get, the easier your proposal would be to implement -- as long as we're talking about DC voltages at bus level (150-170V in the US). Almost everything we use runs off DC, so there's power conversion going on anyway -- and luckily, almost all relatively new appliances use SMPS for the AC-DC conversion; these power converters have no problem accepting DC inputs (since the first thing they do with the input is rectify it into DC anyway). The only appliances you'd have to watch out for are things with big electric motors -- though many new appliances use BLDC and 3-phase motors driven by controllers which -- again -- run off DC. Also, anything with a transformer input -- think hi-fi stereo receivers -- is going to have issues running on DC. For these appliances, you'd need an inverter (which others have mentioned).
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Sincerely, Aggie: Kessab Armenians Under Attack
As a child, I always dreaded the month of April, for it symbolized fear and the death of my ancestors and fellow Armenians. As March came to a close, my stomach suffered deep pangs of anxiety while my nights were haunted by thoughts of murder and separation from my family.
While watching news segments featuring pictures of anorexic children, men and women with their heads cut off, and hearing chilling, first-hand accounts about Ottoman soldiers ripping fetuses out of pregnant women, I assumed that Turks would try killing Armenians again once April 24 drew near. I feared that, like my ancestors, I would never see my family again. To a 4-year-old, particularly one with separation anxiety, this was the worst possible scenario.
This bone-deep fear led me to view Turks with a certain degree of animosity, despite my parents’ efforts to remind me that not all Turks were bad and that some had helped rescue victims of the genocide.
It was not until I was about 7-years-old and witnessed a group of younger, Armenian boys bully a half-Armenian, half-Turkish kid, who could not have been more than four or 5-years-old, that I began to feel ashamed of my initial hostility. Though I was still unsure about my feelings toward Turks, a people that, to me, symbolized the Ottoman perpetrators of the genocide and the denial of the atrocities, I was sick with guilt over the little boy, standing helplessly at the playground while one kid, a classmate of my younger sister’s, spit at him and hurled accusations of murder.
Upon approaching him and realizing he did not have horns sticking out of his head, I gave him my Kool Aid and told the other kids to go away. I sat with him until his parents returned from their stroll and took him away. Years later, my encounter with this child led me to me realize that the vicious cycle of hostility between Armenians and Turks does not help solve any of our problems or bring the Republic of Turkey any closer to admitting that the genocide happened.
For nearly a century, Armenians have sought the just affirmation of the genocide. The stories and accounts that have been passed along by victims and witnesses are mind-boggling — crude enough to make anyone cringe, as Ottoman soldiers were indiscriminate over whom they abused. People of all ages were targets of rape, execution, and deprivation of food and water as they were marched across the Syrian Desert. This is enough to create years of bitterness between any two groups of people.
More recently, Christians and Armenians in the Syrian town of Kessab near the Turkish border have faced attacks and executions by Islamist rebels, who are believed to have Turkish sponsors. The state department released a statement saying they are “deeply troubled” by the violence endangering Kessab Armenians and Christians, while Congressman Adam Schiff, Dem-Glendale, expressed concern over the troubling reminders of the Armenian Genocide.
Whether Christian Armenians are once again being targeted by extreme Islamists and Turks or are just caught in the crossfires of the Syrian Civil War (two likely scenarios), the fact remains that people are dying and being forced out of their homes. People have been killed across Syria as a result of the Uprising since March 2011. The Kessab attacks, however, hit close to home for many Armenians because they are highly reminiscent of the 1915 atrocities, particularly as they take place a month before genocide commemoration day.
Even after 99 years since the Armenian Massacres, there is still hostility between Turks and Armenians and Christians and Muslims. With so much history and violence between the groups, it was inevitable that their descendants today would fall victim to a legacy of hate, murder, and both religious and political conflict, as evident by the attacks against Armenians in Kessab.
Naturally, the events in Kessab will only ignite more hostility and fuel tensions.
However, as I scroll through Facebook and Instagram, seeing posts and photos of the message “Save Kessab,” I cannot help but wonder why “Save Syria” was not trending, at least on my social media pages, when non-Armenians and Christains were beng killed thorughout the region.
Similarly, during the 1990s, Americans were more concerned over the Bosnian Genocide than they were over the Rwandan, simply because the Bosnians were white and most people could relate more.
People should care about the murder of others regardless of race or religion. Genocides, rapes, conflicts between differing cultures — these are all part of the human legacy, a legacy that befalls succeeding generations.
The attacks in Kessab should serve as a reminder that antipathy and aggression only breed more resentment and bloodlust, adding to years of animosity and conflict.
Years from now, I am sure a Turkish or Muslim child will be condemned for his background by the descendants of people who were victimized for whatever massacre that took place in the past, just as I am sure a Christian or Armenian child will want to hide their identity out of fear when around Muslims or Turks.
This is the legacy we leave behind. This is the future we create.
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The 7 most popular spots to live in Dubai in 2021
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Lynette Abad, the director of research and data at UAE-based Property Finder, explained that there has been a 400 per cent increase in searches for villas and townhouses. Evidently many are now looking for more outside space with large balconies and pools.
EW spoke with Abad about the most popular spots to live in Dubai in 2021.
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While exploding in popularity both for tourists and residents, the area has experienced a boom in classy restaurants, bars, cafes and beaches. With endless dining options along with stunning views of Dubai’s skyline, there are plenty of buildings to choose from for both families and singles. With the metro station being within an accessible distance, there are all sorts of options starting from a studio to four-bedroom apartments. With prices starting at around Dhs50,000 for a one bedroom, there are affordable options for all with both gym and pool facilities depending on the chosen building.
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Dubai’s high rise community is well-known for its amenities such as shops, cafes and restaurants which are all situated in clusters with easy access to public transport and pet-friendly park offering a wide range of dining experiences. Starting at around Dhs36,000 for one-bedroom, most of the buildings might have gyms and swimming pool facilities depending on the chosen venue.
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Being extremely unique and stylish to rent, each tower in Downtown has its own charm, depending on your preferences while being surrounded by popular landmarks such as the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall, the Dubai Fountain and Dubai Opera. Offering numerous options with studios, one and two bedrooms, featuring ultra-luxury options, the destination overall is a unique love affair with the best of what the city has to offer. Prices start at around Dhs60,000 in Downtown Dubai for a one-bedroom apartment,
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vehicle registration Auto Industry Vehicles motor vehicle market automotive industry cars Market Intelligence Report State Purchases Truck import motorcycles public record selling cars vehicle fleet Asociación Hondureña de Distribuidores de Vehículos Automotores y Afines
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Asociación Hondureña de Distribuidores de Vehículos Automotores y Afines Honduran Executive Directorate of Revenue Instituto de la Propiedad Comisión para la Promoción de Alianzas Público-Privadas Consorcio Tonjes
Jun 20 | Car Brands in Central America
Jul 19 | Vehicles: Brands and Figures in Mexico
Oct 17 | Light Truck Market Grows 21% in Central America
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Jun 17 | Age of the Vehicle Fleet in Central America
Nov 16 | Honduras: Good Perspectives for Car Sales
Aug 16 | Age of the Vehicle Fleet in Central America
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Car Brands in Central America
At the beginning of 2020, 25% of the automobile type vehicles circulating on the streets of Central American countries were of the KIA, Suzuki, Mazda and Nissan brands, while of the total of light cargo vehicles, Ford, Mitsubishi and Chevrolet monopolized 14%.
The report "Vehicles in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData collects the most updated information on the automotive market in Central American countries.
Vehicles: Brands and Figures in Mexico
About 30% of all cars in circulation in the country are estimated to be Volkswagen, Dodge, Toyota and Honda.
An analysis compiled by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit, based on data from several information sources, provides interesting figures on the characteristics, brands and models of the automobiles that circulate on the streets of Mexico City.
Light Truck Market Grows 21% in Central America
In 2016, countries in the region imported $199 million worth of light-duty trucks, which is 21% more than in the previous year.
Figures from the Information System on the Market for Light Duty Trucks in Central America compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"]
Age of the Vehicle Fleet in Central America
In December 2016, 20% of the vehicles circulating in the countries of the region were between 1 and 5 years old, and 19% between 6 and 10 years old.
Data from the report "Vehicle Fleet in Central America 2016" compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData shows the different characteristics of the vehicles circulating in Central American countries.
Honduras: Good Perspectives for Car Sales
The union of distributors plans to close 2016 with an annual increase of between 3% and 5% in sales of new vehicles.
Industry representatives estimate that the vehicle fleet will close 2016 with an annual growth of 10%, with at least ".... 15 thousand vehicles circulating in the country."
In December 2015, 22% of the vehicles circulating in the countries of the region were between 1 and 5 years old, and 19% were between 6 and 10 years old.
The report "Vehicular Fleet in Central America in 2015," compiled by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData com details the age of vehicles circulating in the countries in Central America.
Tender for Vehicle Registration and Driving Licenses
On August 15 pre-qualification documents will be received in Honduras for the project involving property registration, vehicle inspections, supply of number plates, driving licenses, traffic violations and fine collections.
From a statement issued by the Commission for the Promotion of Public Private Partnership (COALIANZA):
On August 15, the Commission for the Promotion of Public Private Partnerships (COALIANZA) will be receiving pre-qualification documents for the Project on Operations, Finance and Administration of the Registry for Vehicular Property, at the national level, and Implementation of Vehicle Inspection Centers, Supply of Number Plates, Driving Licenses, Modernization of the Penalties System for Traffic Violations and Modernization of Fine Collection.
Honduras: Tender for Vehicle Registration System
Documents are being prepared for the tender in February of the design and implementation of a Vehicle Registry system, which will be migrated from the Executive Revenue Department to the Property Institute.
It is expected that late January will see the publication of the terms of reference and the specifications for tender for development of a system and support of the technology platform, which must be made within a period of six months.
Honduras: Contract for License Plates Goes to German Company
A consortium of German origin, Tonjes, has been selected to provide a five year supply of new number plates for vehicles and motorcycles.
The bid submitted by the Consortium Tonjes incorporates the use of new technology to prevent cloning of plates. The price of the plates for cars is $10.51 and for motorcycles, $13.23.
Honduras: Reduction in New Car Sales
In 2013 vehicles sales fell by 20% compared to 2012 due to a rise in sales of used cars.
The Honduran Association of Motor Vehicle Dealers and Allies reports that in the first quarter 15% fewer cars were sold than in the same period in 2013.
Honduras Privatizes Vehicle Registration
The Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnership intends to privatize the registration of more than 750,000 vehicles through a trust in a private bank.
"This was established by representatives of the Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships (COALIANZA) after seeing the content of a draft decree aimed at removing the responsibility of vehicle registration from the Revenue Office (DEI)," noted an article in Elheraldo.hn.
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Ainos had been absorbed into the Japanese race, and its physical features were therefore, on historical evidence, more strongly continental. The face, in the second place, is that of a drowned man: it is horridly infiltrated, the nose swollen and the mouth widely opened. In such a case the complicated nature of the meaningless resemblance can hardly be overestimated. For we have in it, as will be seen, a series of resemblances which are added one to the other, from the general to the specific, in somewhat the following way: human face (in itself, of course, a very complicated structure): male: young: oriental: primitive Japanese: drowned.
A second meaningless resemblance is shown, Fig. 2, in a whale's "earbone" which was found on a beach in Norway: it portrays in half relief a Scandinavian face of low caste, and with almost absurd accuracy—with rounded cheek-bones, flattened nose-bridge, small upper lip and receding jaw.
In both of these cases there is an extraordinary meaningless correspondence between the resembling objects and the especial locality in which they occur. And this condition occurs with amusing frequency.
A case in point occurs in the skull of a goat, Fig. 3, picked up in Agra, which shows on its supra-occiput the face of the common monkey of the locality, the Hanuman (Presbytes entellus), for it shows (with a slight tax on the imagination) the front view of this monkey's forwardly directed beard, cheek-tufts and brow-hair, and these, too, in light tone against the dark-colored face.
Another possible case is that of the squash seeds, Fig. 4, which in drying acquire irregular depressions on their surface, and thus produce
Fig 4. Squash Seeds picturing Ideographs.
the effect of idiographs. They are said to have come originally from Japan, but in any event so perfect are the "characters" that I have known a Japanese scholar to puzzle over them for several minutes in his effort to read them!
A somewhat analogous instance, Japanese (noted by my friend, Dr. Yatsu), is that of the "Tokugawa fish," a small species of Salanx, which is said to have appeared in Yedo (Tokyo) shortly after the last dynasty of regents made their seat there. This fish is curious in that its head bears the badge of the Tokugawa family, the three Asarum
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ACORN Update: PA Office Director Caught in Lie
Erik 21 October 2009
You may recognize the above woman from an ACORN Housing video released via YouTube, and as of press time, still available on the ACORN Housing Homepage. In the video, Katherine Conway Russel, the Office Director for ACORN Housing Corporation in Philadelphia, PA recounts her version of Mr. O’Keefe’s visit. She claims her office only spoke with him for a few minutes, he never mentioned his supposed girlfriend would be working as a prostitute, and they were quickly booted out the door. She even goes so far as to claim, “I’m sure he won’t show this video on his website.”
At first it seemed this was the one ACORN office that had actually refused to help O’Keefe and Giles in their quest to found an illicit, underage brothel. After a week of daily uploads, BigGovernment.com seemed to be out of material. Now, just over a month after releasing their last video to the public, they have decided to reveal the truth about what happened in Pennsylvania.
It turns out the Pennsylvania office spent a little more than a “couple minutes” talking to O’Keefe. As Breitbart said in his press conference, “I can’t think of one moment where ACORN has told the truth about what James and Hannah have done.” Not only did O’Keefe and his partner spend over half-an-hour in the Pennsylvania office, they were meeting with none other than Office Director Katherine Conway Russel, the woman pictured above.
The video systematically refutes each of the claims that Russel made about the visit in her video for ACORN. The only legitimate claim made by ACORN is that they filed a police report. Of course, they failed to mention the police report was filed nearly an hour after O’Keefe and Giles had left the premises for a “verbal disturbance.” Furthermore, the report wasn’t filed by Russell; it was filed by Keith Crosby who was not a witness to the incident, and who apparently lied to the officers by claiming O’Keefe was still on the premises. If that weren’t enough, there is no mention at all of Giles, and though Crosby told officers O’Keefe had come to apply for housing, he failed to mention all of the planned illegal activity. Only in ACORN’s world could a largely falsified police report by a non-witness be interpreted as telling a couple you can’t help them and immediately calling the police.
Click Here to watch the video on BigGovernment.com, and decide for yourself.
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Forget Jammu & Kashmir, Save Pakistan-Administered Kashmir From India: Bilawal Bhutto To Imran Khan
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto attacked PM Imran Khan and said that earlier Pakistan would talk about snatching Srinagar from India, but now it has become difficult to even save Muzaffarabad.
Pakistan ICJ Lawyer Says Jammu & Kashmir Inalienable Part Of India, Draws Criticism
Addressing a gathering, Bhutto, who is chief of the main opposition party in Pakistan, said, “Earlier our policy on Kashmir would be on how to grab Srinagar, now it is about how to save Muzaffarabad.”
Muzaffarabad is the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir or Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (as India calls it) or Azad (Free) Kashmir as it is known in Pakistan. Bhutto criticised Imran Khan government’s ineffective policies for the current state of affairs.
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This comes a day after PM Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump and the both agreed that Kashmir is a bilateral matter. Imran Khan addressed the nation and said Pakistan will go to any extent for Kashmir and asserted that Islamabad wouldn’t be afraid of using its nuclear powers for Kashmir.
Recently Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had said that the Modi government’s decision to revoke Article 370 was is an internal matter and while Pakistan is trying to internationalise the issue, India is now only interested in discussing Pakistan administered Kashmir with Pakistan.
France Snubs Pakistan; Says Kashmir A Bilateral Matter Between India and Pakistan
Ever since the August 5 decision of abrogation of Article 370, Imran Khan has knocked on the doors of the global community, including United Nations and countries such as the US, Saudi Arabia, Russia and others. However, although some countries expressed concerns regarding the tension between India and Pakistan, all agreed and maintained that Kashmir is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan with no scope for mediation.
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There is still much distrust of this apparently very reasonable procedure. Every one feels that the momentous decision of the character of the education ought to be made at an age when the individual differences show more clearly than in the first years of school life, but the friends of the traditional Gymnasium are still convinced that a thorough classical training in accordance with the old German ideals ought to shape the mind of the youth in the characteristic way from a tender age. There the German school men still stand in the midst of passionate discussions.
But the intense pedagogical forward movement of the German people must not be studied only in the programs of the official schools. After all they represent the conservative aspect. The most progressive changes which would upset the traditions altogether are expressed in private institutions, usually the creations of enthusiastic idealists. They feel that there is a deep-lying antagonism between the claims of the official school and hundreds of thousands of hopes. Undoubtedly a large part of the nation is convinced that the whole school system is antiquated and too little adjusted to the needs of the new Germany. The schools still carry with them too much of that Germany which lived and thought but which was politically powerless and in the practical world helpless. The new German who does not look into the clouds but prefers to stand with both feet firm on the ground wants knowledge of natural science instead of languages, wants development toward national patriotism instead of religion in school, and wants civics instead of archeology. The center of it all is the firm demand that the youth be prepared for the national life with its social demands and its realistic energies. The character is to be developed still more than the intellect, and the mind is to be schooled for a time which overstrains a man unless he is trained for concentration. Of course much superficiality and pedagogical amateurishness are in play there. Especially the educational value of the natural sciences is still a very doubtful claim in the eyes of those who have really watched the outcome. But in this point too the serious reformers propose a fundamental change. They say that natural sciences are indeed without fundamental significance for the mind of the youth if the instruction means only a heaping up of information. In these days of rapid naturalistic progress the temptation is always great to bring the boy in contact with as many fields of positive knowledge as possible. But there is too much kaleidoscopic unrest in this superficial excitement of the intellect to bring any lasting gain. The new leaders therefore wish that knowledge be considered as unimportant and that the mastery of method and of naturalistic thinking alone be emphasized. The boys are to learn how to learn from nature. And in a corresponding way these groups of reformers wish to change the teaching of history. The children are not
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Brazen >
Landing the Air Marshal
It was meant to be a one-night stand. One wicked night with an irresistibly sexy passenger. That’s all Air Marshal Gage Michaels can afford--his career comes before everything else. Too bad the snowpocalpyse of the century has different plans for him and Abby Winters. Before the night's over, they find themselves snowed in at the most luxurious hotel in the city. But when it comes time to go, leaving is tougher than either of them could have imagined. They’re two people who have nothing in common, living on opposite coasts. There’s no way they can ever be together. Right?
Snowpocalypse Series, Book 1
By Jennifer Blackwood
He knows just how to make her forget her fear of flying…a sexy new story from USA TODAY bestselling author Jennifer Blackwood…
As an Air Marshal, I have two rules: keep everyone safe and always remain professional. But when I take a seat next to the hot blonde in 7B, I can only promise one of those things.
Abby Winters and her uptight librarian attire are more than a little distracting. And when she grabs onto me during turbulence–all bets are off.
A mile-high hookup is great, but what happens when we land and neither one of us wants to walk away…
"Loved, loved, loved! It's panty melting hot and funny, with a yummy dirty talking air marshal to keep things lively." - Bette Hansen, NetGalley
"From the moment you start this book Blackwood has you screaming "YES, YES, YES" as she takes you on the flight of a lifetime with Abby and Gage...If you love a steamy sexy novel, then I suggest you definitely join this mile high club and enjoy every single bump, grind, and steamy turbulence Blackwood has to offer." - Emily Goodman, Southern Vixens Book Obsessions
"You get a great feel for who these two are through her writing and in only two days she packs a lifetime worth of story. It's perfect. I highly recommend this book." - Lori Zenobia, Goodreads
"Love, love, love it! I have been waiting (not patiently) for this book! I first heard of this author when I read The Rule Book and fell in love with her writing. It's funny, sexy and I just couldn't put this book down." - Sarah Gulyas, Goodreads
"Great book, must read, couldn't put it down. Another winner from Jennifer Blackwood. Well done!!" - Elizabeth Edwards, Goodreads
"This story is unique, sensual, and sweet. Two people who have no idea what they are getting themselves into, but also can't stop the onslaught of desire each one brings out in the other. A wonderful book." - Mary Tatar, Love Between the Sheets
"A sexy, sizzling romance that easily blends passion, sexual kink, and new beginnings. Blackwood sophisticatedly writes a romance that has heart and steam in such an entertaining manner that there was nothing bumpy about this romantic love story, only smooth sailings!" - Michelle Tan, fourchicksflippingpages.weebly.com/
"This book was humorous and intense. Great, quick read." - Denise Wengert, Goodreads
"Abby and Gage were completely likeable, witty, honest and relatable and, with the right blend of kinkiness and sweetness, their journey was low on the angst but high on the sexy." - Nicola, Goodreads
"OMG, I loved this book! Abby & Gage's story steams from page one until the last breath and The End." - Martha Mayberry, Goodreads
Aaron Collins is fresh out of the army and back in town. When he runs into Jill Michaels, he discovers she must marry to receive her inheritance. He forms a plan: they’ll get married, just until he leaves town for his new job. But letting go of the woman of his...
Series: Snowpocalypse, Book 1
Imprint: brazen
Genre: contemporary, law enforcement/firemen
Tropes: one night stand
By Nicola September 09, 2016
A plane, some turbulence, a sexy stranger and a blanket. What more can you ask for on a flight to New York.
With likeable characters who have an off-the-charts chemistry, Jennifer Blackwood wastes no time when it comes to setting the pace in Landing the Air Marshal. I have to admit I was a tad wary ...more
By Irene September 22, 2016
Landing the Air Marshal was a quick, fun, steamy read.
I'm a big fan of author Jennifer Blackwood's writing and once again she's delivered a well written romance with memorable characters that will entertain you from the first page until the last.
I really enjoyed watching Abby and Gage's re ...more
By Michelle September 11, 2016
ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review
Landing The Air Marshal by Jennifer Blackwood will have readers flying high and wishing for their own sexy dirty talking Air Marshal. Blackwood has definitely turned up the heat as she explores a sexy fantasy turned reality for one nervou ...more
By 1-Click Addict Support Group September 09, 2016
Looking for something quick and dirty? Perhaps a tall, strapping, commanding Air Marshal and a control freak Hollywood set scout just begging for someone to make her lose control?
This is your book.
I read this in under 24 hours. It's a light, easy read—loaded with fun, adventurous, steamy ...more
By Jessica August 30, 2018
CONFESSION: The first thing out my mouth when I read the last word was ... nooooooooooooooo , the my brain said ..... let's read it again!!
This book is gonna fly by when you decide to read it ... and decide you must! The story literally takes place in the span of a couple of days LOL and it's ...more
By Elaine September 13, 2016
You can definitely see the author’s very real fear of flying in her descriptions of her heroine’s fears in this steamy romance. It is engaging from the start, with Abby’s worst fears being brought to the fore by the pilot announcing they’re about to have a turbulent flight. Abby is really ocd, makin ...more
By Maria Rose September 10, 2016
When Abby, a confirmed anxious flyer clutches the arm of her fellow passenger, a handsome off -duty Air Marshal named Gage, it's the start of a beautiful friendship. Nope, just kidding! It's the start of a steamy affair! Well, that leads eventually to a relationship and friendship of course, but the ...more
By Chris September 10, 2016
I love to review romances that you know are going to be good just by reading the synopsis. This new release has all of the indicators of a spicy, yet lighthearted romance with plenty of hot steamy scenes. I'm excited to say that the author nailed it with this sweet read.
With a unique story line and ...more
By Laura September 10, 2016
***ARC provided by the Publisher and NetGalley***
I really liked this book, obviously, I gave it 5 stars. In a lot of ways, this is different than the normal titles in this line, and this is part of the reason. It has a lot of depth for a shorter novel, a lot of characterization, and a lot of authent ...more
By Cátia September 14, 2016
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A few months ago I read my first Jennifer Blackwood, The Rule Book, and I loved it so when I was given the opportunity to read and review Landing the Air Marshal I knew I had to do it. Good thing I did ...more
By Mary September 11, 2016
Imagine this, meeting a stranger on a plane and having a wild fling. Many fantasize about this; I'm sure, and those lucky enough to experience I'm certain would have some amazing stories. Landing The Air Marshall puts that onto the pages, and leaves you wanting you to buy a airline ticket and find y ...more
By Amber September 12, 2016
Reality check - Seat 7B.
First off, having known several Air Marshals (none of them intimately), I can say with brutal honesty I have never met any that met the specs set forth by Gage Michaels. NOT. ONE. But hey... im not Abby Winters either, so tit-for-tat there. This story, much like the others i ...more
By Romance Readers Retreat September 18, 2016
Gage Michaels and Abby Winters meet in first class when they end up on the same flight. They have an instant attraction to one another which leads to some no strings one night of hot sex. Mother nature has other plans though which leads to that one night being extended. Living on opposite sides of t ...more
By Bette September 06, 2016
Loved, loved, loved! It's panty melting hot and funny, with a yummy dirty talking air marshal to keep things lively. Abby with her fear of flying and hilarious inner dialogues made her one of the most entertaining female characters I've seen in a while. The chemistry between Abby and Gage is off the ...more
By Catherine (The Sassy Bookster) September 15, 2016
If you are one of those people who hasn't clutched the armrest, grabbed a seatmate or made a sound during a turbulent flight; or been grabbed by a nervous flier, here's a gold star for you because you are definitely in the minority. For us readers, that's how an author makes her characters easy to r ...more
By Rê September 12, 2016
4 “Fear of flying + snow” Stars
ARC via NetGalley.
Thank you, Entangled Brazen.
Okay, so this book was hot. I mean, it was snowing and these characters were stuck in New York City because of the storm, but everything from page was HOT.
Something else I also knew from page one? That I was going to really ...more
By Nerdy Dirty & Flirty September 11, 2016
This was a fun, sexy and highly enjoyable read by Jennifer Blackwood. In it we have Air Marshal Gage Michaels and Hollywood set scout Abby Winters meeting on a plane headed to NYC. The two have an instant connection and attraction when they end up sitting next to each other and Gage offers her "some ...more
By Sherin September 14, 2016
After reading the Rule Book by Jennifer Blackwood, I wanted to read Landing the Air Marshal when I saw the cover and book description.
I marked to get hands on the book once it was out but was surprised and elated when I got an option to review it. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity and started ...more
By Heather September 19, 2016
So completely in love with this book. Humor mixed with incredible sex is my goto thing and Jennifer nailed the two like no other in this book. ...more
By Deborah September 15, 2016
Landing the Air Marshal is the first book by Jennifer Blackwood I have read and it was an absolutely adorable read! Abby and Gage are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NYC. When severe turbulence strikes, Abby grabs ahold of Gage. She's frightened but also mortified that she just grab ...more
By Amy September 12, 2016
"What the fuck was that? A connection that intimate should not be possible between complete strangers."
"Sometimes you just have to enjoy the moment. Life will pass you by if you're too busy to notice it."
Landing the Air Marshall is a quick and sexy read. It follows the story of Gage and Abby. One of ...more
By Christine September 12, 2016
Landing the Air Marshal by Jennifer Blackwood is a sexy snowpocalpyse one-night stand which scorches the page! Abby Winters hates to fly but with her job as a location scout for film and television projects she has to grin and bare it. When a sexy stranger sits beside her on a flight to NYC he force ...more
By Julie September 28, 2016
This is the first book that I've read by Jennifer Blackwood and I really ended up enjoying it. Landing the Air Marshall was a quick, steamy and fun romance.
Abby is a workaholic, control freak who is absolutely terrified of flying but wants to see the whole world. Gage starts off as ...more
By Lovingbooks1 September 08, 2016
*A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for the purpose of an honest review.*
Abby is on a airplane ready for takeoff when Gage takes a seat next to her on the almost empty first class section. When they hit som heavy turbulence she grasp Gage's arm and this is the start of a ...more
By ★♡Tamara♡★ September 26, 2016
Landing the Air Marshal by Jennifer Blackwood is a short, sexy and sweet romance focusing on Gage & Abby's growing attraction to each other after they meet in on a flight. This was definitely a fast read. Gage and Abby had some great chemistry between them. Gage was your typical bossy Alpha who love ...more
Jennifer Blackwood is an English teacher and NA author. She lives in Oregon with her husband, son, and poorly behaved black lab puppy. She writes about gray area issues with steamy tension and sizzling romance. Don't worry, her tortured heroes always get their happily ever after they deserve.
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“Please keep your tray tables in the upright and locked position. We’re expecting a bit of turbulence during the first hour of the flight.”
This was it. Abby Winters was going to die. She could hear Samuel L. Jackson’s voice in the back of her mind yelling, “This motherfucking plane is going to take a nosedive into the motherfucking tarmac.” Though really, threat of turbulence or not, the same thought occurred every takeoff and landing. But this time was different; she could feel it. The plane rolled out of the gate in an uneven fashion—maybe a flat tire?—and there was way too much rattling going on underneath her to pass a safety check. The plane was falling apart, she knew it, and they were going to crash to a fiery death during landing because all the screws fell off during the red-eye flight. Yes, she was definitely going to die.
Abby jammed her thumb into the button on the side of her seat, and the light above her head illuminated red. She needed the flight attendant. Now. If she was going to die, she at least wanted to knock back the complementary first-class champagne and go out with a buzz.
A blond flight attendant poked her head through the curtain of the drink station, looking less than pleased that she was being summoned minutes before takeoff, presumably right before she and the other flight attendants would begin their What to do in case we all crash and die spiel. Really, let’s face it—if the plane went down, there would be no need for the damn flotation devices seeing as the most water they were traveling over was in A-list celebrities’ pools.
“Can I help you, ma’am?” The flight attendant flashed a smile that seemed a little too rehearsed, much like the look Abby gave her slimy coworker Jeremy every time he popped into her office unannounced.
“I need a drink.” She swallowed past the thick lump in her throat, even thirstier now that she’d said it aloud. Hopefully they had a bottle of Dom, because really, why not go with the good stuff for the inevitable last meal?
“I’m sorry, sweetie, but you’ll have to wait until we get up in the air and past the turbulence.”
Abby worked to keep her features impassive, even if she really wanted to scowl at the woman. She knew she didn’t get preferential treatment in terms of getting a drink minutes before takeoff, but damn it, what was the point of being in first class if it didn’t have any perks—like getting wasted before imminent death?
The attendant smiled sweetly and ignored Abby’s glare, instead going into her spiel about the emergency exit to the nearly empty cabin. There were a whopping two people in first class, herself included. When the flight attendant got to the part about the proper way to fasten a seat belt, she gave her own belt a reassuring tug. Abby had that on lockdown the second she’d plopped down, the buckle digging into her hips. If this plane did go down, fat chance of her falling out of the seat during a crash. Her ex-boyfriend, Rick, had called her the Organization Task Master, along with fun-sucker and vanilla—hence the “ex”—but being a free spirit hadn’t gotten her on the fast track to success in her job. Meticulous attention to detail had. Like the fact that the aircraft was listing ever so slightly toward the right, which put her frantic mind into overdrive at the thought of a flat tire.
Just as the flight attendant disappeared through the curtain, another came from the coach cabin. “Sir, we’re about to take off. Please pick any seat you’d like, quickly.”
“Thanks,” came a deep, rich voice that caressed her skin like expensive cashmere.
She couldn’t see him, because of the whole squinting-waiting-for-imminent-death thing, but she didn’t even want to put a face to that sexy voice. It would probably be a disappointment. Much like when she googled her favorite Disney character with the sexy baritone voice—utterly disenchanting. She’d never think of Aladdin in the same way again.
Please don’t sit next to me. Please don’t sit next to me.
Last thing she needed was Mr. Sexy Voice to witness her in-flight freak out.
“Mind if I sit here?” By the volume of the question, she could tell he was still in the back row of first class—her row.
Aw, crap. She drew in a deep breath and exhaled it through her mouth, ruffling her bangs along her forehead. This guy didn’t know he’d just earned himself front row tickets to Abby Winters: The Airline Chronicles.
She glanced over at his midsection—nice, tailored pants, and a crisp, white button-up. She’d like to tell him there were exactly four other rows to choose from, but her mother had given her the gift of proper manners. And maybe a mild generalized anxiety disorder. But really, what parent didn’t screw up their kids to some degree? Hence the fact that kids weren’t even a blip on her radar.
“I don’t mind.” She totally minded. Not that being huddled in the corner of a germ-infested seat was any indication. Nope.
He sat down, and his scent wafted over to her side of the seat—some fresh, woodsy cologne that must have been mixed with pheromones because her inclination to lean over and take a deep sniff was overpowering. It said I like camping and hot showers, both things she also really liked.
She caught herself leaning toward him, and shifted quickly back to her corner. Shit, what was in that cologne? Crack? She hadn’t even seen this man’s face yet—still didn’t want to, because she’d automatically copied and pasted Jensen Ackles’s handsome mug onto the guy, and this was just too good of a fantasy bubble to pop. If he didn’t live up to that, this cologne would be such a disappointment. Instead, she kept her eyes closed and focused on her breathing. That much she could control.
“Flight attendants, take your seats and prepare for takeoff,” the captain’s calm but authoritative voice boomed over the speakers.
Abby dug her fingers into her sweaty palms. Shit was about to get real in here. Amazing that, even though she traveled thirty weeks out of the year, the fear never subsided. Abby screwed her eyes shut and swiped her thumbs over her lucky four-leaf clover earrings. Silly superstition, but the earrings hadn’t failed her yet. Not when the person who’d gifted them to her was watching over her from heaven, making sure she made it to her destination. It was times like these that she really missed her father. He always had a way of calming her down. The serene Yin to her neurotic Yang.
Just as the plane rocketed off the tarmac, Abby mumbled a quick prayer to anyone who was listening upstairs and clenched the armrest with enough force to leave indents of her in-desperate-need-of-a-French-manicure nails in the aluminum.
This was the part she hated most, the hours spent in the air, where anything could happen and she was at the mercy of other people. And she hated putting her life in someone else’s hands. Hello, she’d seen that pilot movie with Denzel Washington where he flew drunk 90 percent of the time. That could be her pilot.
“Please don’t be drunk,” she whispered, more like a prayer than anything else.
“What?” the gruff voice next to her asked.
She shook her head. Man, it was true—you really could hear everything on these planes. “Sorry. I was just saying that I hope we have a good flight.” And by good, she meant arriving at her destination alive and in one piece.
“Supposed to be a rough one, but it’ll be all right.”
Maybe their definitions of “all right” were subjective. Because “all right” to her meant being unconscious for the whole thing—or intoxicated. Where was that damn champagne when she needed it?
If you looked up “control” in the dictionary, Abby’s picture was lined up with expert precision next to the definition. She oversaw all set designs and locations for her production company, people reported to her, she got shit done—and did it in four-inch heels with a smile. The fact that she was stuck in this POS plane that took away all her control made her want to curl up in a ball and let out a guttural scream. Okay, so Rick may have been spot-on with her need to be in charge. Maybe setting scheduled days to have sex, and making lists of acceptable positions, took it a tad bit too far, but she had a schedule to abide by, and she wanted to do it with maximum efficiency, all right?
They’d broken up over a month ago, and even though she was long past missing him, his parting words still stung. Was she really that boring? Or vanilla? Whatever. She didn’t have time to contemplate those things, she was too busy with work, work, with a heaping side of more work—all for the chance of a promotion to key set designer when Robert, the current occupant of that position, retired in four months. The only other competition was Jeremy—who would take any opportunity to step over someone with those black loafers to get what he wanted. And she’d be damned if his good-ol’-boy ass beat her out for the job.
The plane leveled out from its ascent. Woohoo! We didn’t crash into the tarmac! She took a calming breath through her nose and exhaled deeply out her mouth. First obstacle tackled, now if she could sleep through the rest of the flight, she’d be golden. She shifted in her seat, trying to get comfortable. Just as she found a position in which she might be comfortable enough to get some shut-eye, the plane rattled and took a nosedive toward the ground.
Abby let out a scream, arms flailing to latch onto anything to keep her steady. She clamped onto something hard to her right and closed her eyes so tight that stars sparked behind her lids. This was it. Her lucky earrings had failed her, and she was going to die on this motherfucking plane.
And then, just as quickly as it happened, the plane leveled out and the pilot came on the speakers. “Sorry about that.” The captain gave a nervous chuckle “It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Please stay in your seats until further notice.”
She still had her eyes closed, clinging on to…what was she holding? It was warm, unlike the cool metal of the armrest that dug into her thigh. Oh no. She pried one lid open and immediately regretted the decision.
Turned out that the “armrest” was an actual arm. A forearm really. A really, really nice, muscular forearm from what she could tell, covered by the crisp cotton of a man’s dress shirt and locked in the vice grip of her fingers.
Her gaze wandered up, breaking the Jensen Ackles spell. The very nice arm was part of a genetic-lottery-winning package, with a facial structure that should be cast as the lead in her company’s next film, and a pair of honey-colored eyes that pierced straight to her core. Crap. This was even better than anything her imagination had conjured up.
Heat flooded her cheeks, and she wished she had a parachute so she could kamikaze straight out of this plane instead of face the fact that she’d just grabbed this guy and screamed. She released her grip on him and smoothed invisible wrinkles out of her skirt. “I’m so sorry. I…really hate flying.” That was by far the lamest sentence to ever come out of her mouth, beating out, Yeah, I came; that was good for me, too.
Oh God. She still had five hours left with this guy. If she were in the studio right now, a laugh track would be sounding in the background. Maybe she should ask the flight attendant to move her to a different seat. Because as embarrassing as that would be for a few minutes, that beat stewing for multiple hours.
After a moment of awkward silence, she looked up to see him smiling at her. One dimple popped out, and holy moly, if this guy wasn’t at least a model, someone needed to notify a talent agency, stat.
“I don’t mind a pretty girl on my arm,” he said and winked down at her.
An honest to God wink.
On a scale of one to cheesy, this ranked a solid Gouda. And yet her lower half was whispering something more along the lines of yes, please, can a pretty girl touch more than just your arm?
Um, whoa, that didn’t need to cross her mind. That thought had come from so far out of left field, she now had third-degree whiplash. If a guy pulled that line on her at a bar, she’d roll her eyes and tell Mr. Gouda to take a hike.
The smile reached all the way to the crease in his eyes. For a moment, she was transfixed by this stranger and the way he was able to command her attention with just one look. Heck, not even Jensen Ackles was capable of that when she’d met him the first day on set, and she sported mad lady boner for the guy. She continued holding this stranger’s gaze, and she suddenly forgot why this type of pickup line never worked, because it was sure as hell working on her right now.
Damn, he’d barely said two sentences to her in total, and she was totally drooling over this tantalizing package of pheromone cologne, gravelly voice, and bedroom eyes all tied up nicely with a tag labelled, Give me some of this. The guy was good.
And that was why she needed to reel it in. She shook her head, breaking this ridiculous stare-off that shouldn’t be happening with a complete stranger. Instead, she handled it the only tried and true way she knew: with sarcasm.
She set her mouth in a wry smirk, making sure to raise her brows, too, and said, “That line work on most women?” She knew the type. She dealt with them every day on set. So she shouldn’t even bat an eye with Mr. Gouda.
His smile widened. “I don’t know. First time someone’s ever grabbed onto me during a flight.”
Right. Because only crazy people manhandled strangers. She inwardly groaned at how awkward she’d become in the last few minutes. Good riddance poised control, hello awkward-teen self. Slap on some braces and a boom box, and the transformation would be complete.
Since when do you, Abby Winters, get flustered?
She shifted in her seat at this. The thought unnerved her. Because the answer was never. She never got flustered, not in board meetings when she had conflicting views with the producer, or even when she had to talk to the CEO of Yellow Raft. Where was the quick wit, the snarky retort? Left on the tarmac of LAX, presumably. Between the flight anxiety and the damn crack pheromones, her defenses had been stripped. And she did not like this one bit.
“What’s your name?” His voice had a slight southern drawl, one that made her stomach clench.
Back in high school, she’d been all about lists—apparently, her need for organization started at a young age. She’d ranked her top places to travel. Perfect jobs. Even one for all the attributes required in a future spouse. Accent definitely wasn’t on the list, but maybe she needed to reassess that one.
“Abby.”
“Gage.” He stuck out his hand and she took it, her small hand engulfed in his large, callused one. She didn’t fail to notice the lack of wedding ring, and the fact that his nails were nicely trimmed. Or the fact that she was still holding his hand a few beats past socially acceptable. Whoops.
She retracted her hand and fumbled with her seat belt. “Er—um, thank you.” Okay, seriously, what was getting into her? If she could form coherent sentences around A-list celebrities, talking to a random complete stranger shouldn’t be that hard to do. This must be the flight anxiety. Yes, definitely flight anxiety. This was all because of the damn plane, not because she was sitting next to a guy with bedroom eyes and a chin that could cut glass.
She stole a glance his way. The prickles running down her spine could definitely be due to the sheer size of the guy. Even seated, it was evident he easily cleared six feet and could probably bench a Honda. Yes, that had to be it. In fact, it’d be smart to just stop looking at him altogether. And, if anything, Abby still had her wits, even if her brain was momentarily scrambled from takeoff.
She cleared her throat and looked down at his large hand cupped over his thigh. Those callused hands would pluck pleasure straight from her core if they molded against her breasts. On cue, her nipples hardened against the silk fabric of her shirt. Well, shit, apparently her body was not on board with this whole ignoring him thing.
Working eighty-hour weeks did zilch for her sex drive, but this man had amped it up to eleven within minutes.
“Well it’s nice to meet you, Abby. Glad my arm could be of service to you today.” He smirked and, oh, did she want to slap the smugness right off his face.
“I don’t do that often.” She paused and cringed. “Okay, maybe I should page the flight attendant so we can drink away this awkwardness.”
He waved off her offer. “I don’t drink on planes, but thanks.”
What the hell was wrong with this dude? Intoxicated was the only state she wanted to be in when stuck in a metal contraption at thirty-six thousand feet.
“Business or pleasure?” The word pleasure in that deep, gravelly voice practically made her toes curl.
Abby choked on her spit, and heat climbed up her cheeks until the skin beneath her eyes was burning. Was he a mind reader? If her thoughts were that transparent, she needed to schedule time on her calendar to work on that. “Excuse me?”
His lips twitched in amusement. “Are you traveling for business or pleasure?”
Oh. It was a polite question. Of course, he’d been nothing but gentlemanly. She was the one who had all these very unwanted pervy thoughts.
Okay, maybe they weren’t necessarily unwanted, but definitely not timely. She needed to focus on the penthouse she’d be visiting in five hours. Yep, okay brain, go ahead and power down this unscheduled turned-on-ness and pick up the hint that this guy was just being polite. He was probably trying to make small talk in order to avoid being stabbed with an airline utensil by the crazy woman who screamed in his ear and grabbed the shit out of his arm. God, it sounded insane when she put it that way.
“Business. Going to check out a penthouse for the night, and then I get to relive plane purgatory all over again.” Lord help her.
“Wow. Penthouse. What type of business are you in, the mafia?” He raised his brows and swiped his thumb across his jaw.
She laughed, and their gazes met again. He rubbed his lips together, the edges around his mouth fading to a faint pink, and she couldn’t help but run her tongue over her bottom lip in response. They looked soft. Really soft. Kissably soft. Since turbulence had let up a bit, she couldn’t even blame the drumroll in her stomach on that. She could have sworn she saw a flicker of desire in his eyes, but chalked it up to being part of the whole dark, handsome, bend-me-over-the-seat-tray package.
Okay, it was time for her brain to shut off—or in her case, maybe reboot, because there was zero chance an airline hookup was going to happen. She’d already put her crazy on full display. Plus, airplanes carried MRSA, for crying out loud. Totally not sexy.
“Close. I work for a production studio. I’m a set scout. What about you?”
“I work in security. Private sector.” He flinched after he’d said the second part. Maybe he wasn’t supposed to tell her that? It was cryptic, nonetheless.
She didn’t even know what “private sector” meant exactly. She’d heard it in crime shows on television, but that was always for hitmen, top-secret government agencies, and rent-a-cops. But just one look at him, and he was decidedly too seasoned to be a mall cop. FBI? CIA? Whatever he was, he’d fill out a uniform nicely.
Yum. Uniforms. Ever since she’d binge-watched Blue Bloods, she’d had this silly fantasy of a cop busting out his handcuffs on her. Completely the opposite of what she’d normally want. But a man who risked his life for the safety of others did all the things to the space between her thighs. It almost erased the mortification of grabbing onto him from her mind.
In fact, now she wondered why he’d sat next to her in the first place. “Wait. Does that mean you’re profiling me?”
“Pretty young brunettes afraid of flying don’t typically fit a security risk profile. Should I be worried?”
A little thrill shot through her. He’d said she was pretty. Okay, maybe it was only implied. But still, she’d take it. She sure as heck didn’t need a man’s approval, but damned if it didn’t feel good to hear it every once in a while.
She knew what some of the production crew said behind her back. The terms “uptight” and “colder than a witch’s tit” may have been thrown around a few times. Those snide comments in the break room cut deeper than she cared to admit—not that she let her coworkers know it. So, hell yeah, it was a breath of fresh air to be talking to someone who didn’t know her planner addiction cost her more than her grocery budget for the month. Two words: washi tape.
In fact, she could be anyone she wanted to be, and he would be none the wiser. That thought kicked her heart rate up a few notches. Chances were at a steady zero percent that she’d ever see this guy again, so why not take a risk and loosen up for a few hours?
She sank back in her seat, trying to come up with a good response, one that said I’m not trying too hard, but I’m witty.
Ugh, this was ridiculous. Analyzing every frickin’ move was what got her this whole Sahara Desert sex life in the first place. Stop overthinking and get your big girl panties on. She’d never met a man in uniform in person, besides the Beverly Hills cop that issued her a speeding ticket, and flight phobia be damned, she was going to muster up the courage to flirt with him, because when the opportunity arose to hit on a man who served his country, you took it. “Shouldn’t be so quick to judge. Looks can be deceiving, you know.”
Admittedly, in terms of retorts, this was a little on the lame side, but not awful enough to elicit an eye roll. And it was much better than the caveman talk going through her head at the moment—must get closer to delicious hot man.
He took a long perusal, starting at her eyes and slowly working his way down to her hips. “Yes, they can be.”
He cleared his throat and reluctantly tore his gaze from her body, clearly conflicted. With what, she didn’t know. “I’m off duty right now, and so is any profiling.”
“Good to know. Because I can do some real damage with a nail file. Don’t even start me on the dangers of tweezers.” Much better. Finally, she was back to her witty self. All it took was the thought of him in a cop uniform, ripping off her shirt, buttons from her blouse flying, to give her the extra push.
His brows rose. “You’re just asking for trouble, aren’t you?” The playfulness in his tone said he was kidding, but the heat in his gaze hinted that he might perform a strip search for fun.
If she said yes, would he whip out some secretly stashed handcuffs? There would be absolutely no objection on her end.
“Yeah—” The plane rocketed through a bad bout of turbulence, and Abby’s arms went flying again. She went to clamp down on the armrest and missed by a good six inches, and instead grabbed the inside of Gage’s leg. And her fingers brushed against something that was definitely not his leg.
Abby quickly pulled her hand away, scooting as far against the window as possible. She pressed herself up against the cold plastic, the noise of the plane as it rocketed through the turbulence now deafening. She couldn’t even look at him after what she just did. Sweet baby Jesus, she just touched his dick. Could that even be classified as a dick, or maybe a Maglite? She should definitely not be thinking about his cock.
Think about work.
Yes, work. The reason she was on this plane in the first place. She needed to focus on the penthouse. With the extra-fluffy white duvet she’d asked to be put on the master bed. A bed that deserved the presence of the anaconda this guy was smuggling in his pants. One look at Gage and she knew he’d laugh her off the face of the planet if he saw her perfectly scheduled sex life—she couldn’t be the only person that did that, right? In fact, right now, she couldn’t even remember why she made that list in the first place, because she’d be willing to bend a few rules just this once for a chance with this sexy stranger.
Gage cleared his throat and crossed an ankle over his knee, scooting farther away from her, his body language completely closed off now. How did she know? Because she was still staring at his crotch like a bona fide creeper.
“Maybe I underestimated you. It’s not too late to do a frisk.” His lips quirked into a conspiratorial smile.
Her eyes widened, and she choked on her own spit. Real smooth. “Excuse me?”
A booming laugh that vibrated straight through her ribs sounded from Gage. He said, “I’m kidding.” He lifted a brow as his gaze followed Abby’s down to where she’d been honed in like the Eye of Sauron. “So you’re heading to New York City?” he asked.
Did someone say head? That must be why she had the sudden urge to complete this whole man-in-uniform fantasy and drop to her knees to find out what this guy was packing in his pressed pants. Maybe he’d even read her the Miranda rights as she went to town on him. Okay, she was officially sick and maybe should stop watching cop shows.
She needed to slam the brakes on that thought process. Since when did she ever want to give head? Uh, since she laid eyes—and hands—on this Gandy-size bulge that she was still staring at. “Yes.”
She inwardly groaned at how awkward she’d just made this whole situation with this complete gentleman. He was being polite, taking the crazy woman’s mind off the flight, and here she was, lusting after him like some high schooler with a freaking crush on her teacher.
Seriously, were the five hours of air travel hell over yet? Then she could get off this godforsaken plane and forget about this guy who scrambled her brainwaves. But all she could seem to think about were those rough hands ripping off her panties, working their way all over her body. No guy had ever teased this type of response out of her before, piercing through her immaculate armor…and she wasn’t about to start letting one now, especially not this guy, who was clearly not interested.
Plus, it was the running office joke that people in relationships, in any capacity, got soft. Miranda, the old set scout, got married, had kids, and where was her career? In the same place she dumped the contents of those cloth diapers she touted on Facebook. No thank you. With two major scouting trips in the next month, and the chance at a promotion in the near future, avoiding any kind of distraction was vital.
The pilot came over the speaker system, giving Abby a short reprieve from her thoughts. “We’re through most of the turbulence, so sit back and enjoy the ride. Our featured film will be starting shortly.”
A movie. Now that was something she could do without making an ass of herself. She crossed and uncrossed her legs, her pencil skirt riding up her thighs. The need pulsing between her legs amped up several notches.
Hello, sex drive, I hear you loud and clear, but I’m putting you in park. She swallowed hard, suddenly parched. God, where was that flight attendant? She was so thirsty. For a tall drink of Gandy-dick.
She really needed to stop thinking.
Hell, her body was burning up. And even the luxurious seat was no match for her uncomfortable wardrobe. Why had she stupidly chosen to wear this tight of a skirt on a five-hour flight? It looked cute in the mirror this morning. Now she wasn’t so sure she was actually a closet masochist.
Gage’s gaze flickered to her legs and then quickly diverted to the empty seat in front of him. The way he’d regarded the bare sliver of skin on her thigh cranked her internal temperature to a steady simmer. She’d probably imagined it, because his smile disappeared and he moved even farther away from her.
Abby busied herself with pulling her tablet out of her carry-on stowed under the seat in front of her, and powered it up. She had research to do. Her boss, Rob, had sent her another movie based in a penthouse, wanting her to research it and pick out elements that would be essential for her set for the filming of the billionaire romantic comedy, Blurred Lines.
She’d never seen the movie that Rob sent her, but heard from her best friend Amanda that it was heavy into the kinky stuff. Great. Gage would probably think she was off-the-charts bat-shit crazy watching this on a plane, but hell, she’d already grabbed his dick. There wasn’t much else she could do to embarrass herself further. Plus, this movie wasn’t going to study itself. She just needed to smoothly transition this stare down into a productive few hours.
She pointed to her tablet. “I’m going to watch a movie now.” Yeah, that came out real smooth.
“You enjoy that.” His previously friendly tone had turned imperceptibly formal, the same tone a flight attendant used when addressing passengers. He gave a curt nod and a small smile. Abby pressed her thighs together and pushed her tongue against her the back of her teeth. Gah, those dimples were her kryptonite. That, paired with that face, those biceps, the fresh shower smell, and the prospect of handcuffs, well, her panties were soaked and she hadn’t even started the movie.
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(REFERENCE COPY - Not for submission) Assignments
Lead File Number:
Lead Call Sign:
WQXM
Full Power AM
Assignment of Authorization
Fees, Waivers, and Exemptions
Assignment Type
Select Authorization
Assignment Questions
Assignor Information
Assignor Contact Information
Assignor Legal Certifications
Assignee Information
Assignee Contact Information
Changes in Interest
Changes in Interests Certification
Parties to the Application
Parties to the Application Certification
Assignee Legal Certifications
Assignee Alien Ownership
Rebroadcast Certification Summary
Assignee Certifications
Assignor Certifications
Are attachments (other than associated schedules) being filed with this application? No
Is the applicant exempt from FCC application Fees? No
Indicate reason for fee exemption:
Does this filing request a waiver of the Commission's rule(s)? No
Total number of rule sections involved in this waiver request:
Assignments Type
Is this application a pro forma Assignment of Authorization? No
By answering "Yes" the Applicant certifies that the use of short form pro forma application is appropriate for this transaction?
Is the Assignment Voluntary or Involuntary:
Authorizations to be Assigned
Selected Call Signs
WQXM 71202 0000129410 AM BARTOW, FL
W260DA 156224 0000129411 FX BARTOW, FL
Were any of the authorizations that are the subject of this application obtained through the Commission's competitive bidding procedures (see 47 C.F.R. Sections 1.2111(a) and 73.5000)? No
Were any of the authorizations that are the subject of this application obtained through the Commission's point system for reserved channel noncommercial educational stations (see 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.7001 and 73.7003)? No
Have all such stations operated for at least 4 years with a minimum operating schedule since grant pursuant to the point system?
Were any of the authorizations that are the subject of this application obtained after award of a dispositive Section 307(b) preference using the Tribal Priority, through Threshold Qualifications procedures, or through the Tribal Priority as applied before the NCE fair distribution analysis set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 73.7002(b)? No
Have all such stations operated for at least 4 years with a minimum operating schedule since grant?
Do both the assignor and assignee qualify for the Tribal Priority in all respects?
LPFM Licenses Only: Has it been at least 18 months since the initial construction permit for the LPFM station was granted?
LPFM Licenses Only: Does the assignment of the LPFM authorization satisfy the consideration restrictions of 47 CFR Section 73.865(a)(1)?
LPFM Licenses Only: Were any of the LPFM authorizations that are subject to this application obtained through the Commission’s point system for low power FM stations (see 47 CFR Section 73.872)?
If yes to question above, have all such LPFM stations operated for at least four years since grant pursuant to the point system?” (options – Y/N. If Yes, nothing further required. No requires attachment as follows)“If no to new sub question, list pertinent authorizations in an Exhibit and include in the Exhibit a showing that the transaction is consistent with the requirements of 47 CFR Section 73.865(a)(3).
Assignor Name, Type, and Contact Information
Assignor
FLORIDA BROADCASTING MEDIA, LLC
Doing Business As: FLORIDA BROADCASTING MEDIA, LLC
1355 N. Maple Ave
BARTOW, FL 33830
OVEGA@LAX1460.COM
Assignor Contact Representatives (1)
ANTHONY T LEPORE , ESQ. .
RADIOTVLAW ASSOCIATES, LLC
4101 Albemarle St NW #324
anthony@radiotvlaw.net
Agreements for Sale/Transfer of Station
Assignor certifies that:
(i) it has placed in Assignor's public inspection file(s) and submitted to the Commission as an Exhibit to this application copies of all agreements for the assignment/transfer of the station(s);
(ii) these documents embody the complete and final understanding between Assignor and Assignee; and
(iii) these agreements comply fully with the Commission's rules and policies Yes
If the transaction is involuntary, the Assignor certifies that court orders or other authorizing documents have been issued and that it has placed in the licensee's/permittee's public inspection file(s) and submitted to the Commission copies of such court orders or other authorizing documents.
Other Authorizations
Please upload an attachment detailing the call signs, locations, and facility identifiers of all other broadcast stations in which assignee or any party to the application has an attributable interest. N/A
Character Issues
Assignor certifies that neither licensee/permittee nor any party to the application has or has had any interest in, or connection with:
(a) any broadcast application in any proceeding where character issues were left unresolved or were resolved adversely against the applicant or any party to the application or
(b) any pending broadcast application in which character issues have been raised Yes
Adverse Findings
Assignor certifies that, with respect to the Assignor and each party to the application, no adverse finding has been made, nor has an adverse final action been taken by any court or administrative body in a civil or criminal proceeding brought under the provisions of any law related to any of the following: any felony; mass media-related antitrust or unfair competition; fraudulent statements to another governmental unit; or discrimination. Yes
Assignor certifies that it has or will comply with the public notice requirements of 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3580. Yes
Auction Authorization
Assignor certifies that more than five years have passed since the issuance of the construction permit for the station being assigned, where that permit was acquired in an auction through the use of a bidding credit or other special measure. N/A
Anti-Discrimination Certification
Assignor certifies that neither licensee/permittee nor any party to the application have violated the Commission's prohibition against discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex in the sale of commercially operated AM, FM, TV, Class A TV or international broadcast stations. Yes
Assignee Name, Type, and Contact Information
DRC BROADCASTING, INC.
7101 N. Habana Ave
drcdelarosa@gmail.com
Assignee Contact Representatives (1)
Francisco R. Montero
FLETCHER, HEALD & HILDRETH, PLC
montero@fhhlaw.com
Changes in Interest (0)
Interest Before Assignment
Interest After Assignment
Changes in Interest Certification
Applicant certifies that equity and financial interests not set forth by the assignee are nonattributable.
Parties to the Application (5)
Positional Interest
Daniel R. de la Rosa
3112 W Henry Ave
Tampa, VA 33614
Positional Interest:
Percentage of Votes:
Percentage of Total Assets:
Rene R. de la Rosa
625 Island Place Way
Angel A. de la Rosa
7513 N Hale Ave.
Angel R. de la Rosa Leiva
3112 W Henry Ave.
Aliuska Leiva Marti
7101 N. Habana Avenue
Applicant certifies that equity and financial interests not set forth by the assignee are nonattributable. Yes
Agreements for Sale
Assignee certifies that:
(a) the written agreements in the Assignee's public inspection file and submitted to the Commission embody the complete and final agreement for the sale or transfer of the station(s); and
(b) these agreements comply fully with the Commission's rules and policies. Yes
Please upload an attachment detailing the call signs, locations, and facility identifiers of all other broadcast stations in which Assignee or any party to the application has an attributable interest.
Multiple Ownership
Is the assignee or any party to the application the holder of an attributable radio or television joint sales agreement or an attributable radio or television time brokerage agreement with the station(s) subject to this application or with any other station in the same market as the station(s) subject to this application? No
Assignee certifies that the proposed assignment complies with the Commission's multiple ownership rules and cross-ownership rules. Yes
Assignee certifies that the proposed assignment:
(1) does not present an issue under the Commission's policies relating to media interests of immediate family members;
(2) complies with the Commission's policies relating to future ownership interests; and
(3) complies with the Commission's restrictions relating to the insulation and nonparticipation of non-party investors and creditors. Yes
Does the Assignee claim status as an "eligible entity," that is, an entity that qualifies as a small business under the Small Business Administration's size standards for its industry grouping (as set forth in 13 C.F.R. § 121-201), and holds
(1) 30 percent or more of the stock or partnership interests and more than 50 percent of the voting power of the corporation or partnership that will own the media outlet; or
(2) 15 percent or more of the stock or partnership interests and more than 50 percent of the voting power of the corporation or partnership that will own the media outlet, provided that no other person or entity owns or controls more than 25 percent of the outstanding stock or partnership interests; or
(3) More than 50 percent of the voting power of the corporation that will own the media outlet (if such corporation is a publicly traded company)? No
Does this assignment include a grandfathered cluster of stations? No
Applicant certifies that it will come in compliance by divesting the necessary station(s) within 12 months of the consummation of this transaction to:
A) An Eligible Entity (as defined in Item 6d, above).
B) An Irrevocable Trust that will assign the station(s) to an Eligible Entity.
NCE Diversity of Ownership Points. Does the assignee or any party to the application have an attributable interest in an NCE FM or NCE TV station received through the award of “diversity of ownership” points in the point system analysis? N/A
If ‘Yes,’ the assignee certifies that (1) its attributable NCE FM or NCE TV station has been on the air for at least four years; and/or (2) none of the proposed assigned stations overlap the principal community contour of the NCE FM or NCE TV station received through the award of diversity points in the point system analysis (see 47 CFR Section 73.7005(c)).
Acquisition of Control
Please upload an attachment listing the file number and date of grant of FCC Form 301, 314, or 315 application by which the Commission approved the qualifications of the individual or entity with a pre-existing interest in the licensee/permittee that is now acquiring control of the licensee/permittee as a result of the grant of this application.
Assignee certifies that neither assignee nor any party to the application has or has had any interest in, or connection with:
(a) any broadcast application in any proceeding where character issues were left unresolved or were resolved adversely against the applicant or any party to the application; or
(b) any pending broadcast application in which character issues have been raised. Yes
Assignee certifies that, with respect to the assignee and each party to the application, no adverse finding has been made, nor has an adverse final action been taken by any court or administrative body in a civil or criminal proceeding brought under the provisions of any law related to any of the following: any felony; mass media-related antitrust or unfair competition; fraudulent statements to another governmental unit; or discrimination. Yes
Assignee certifies that sufficient net liquid assets are on hand or are available from committed sources to consummate the transaction and operate the station(s) for three months. Yes
Program Service Certification
Assignee certifies that it is cognizant of and will comply with its obligations as a Commission licensee to present a program service responsive to the issues of public concern facing the station's community of license and service area. Yes
Assignee certifies that where less than five years have passed since the issuance of the construction permit and the permit had been acquired in an auction through the use of a bidding credit or other special measure, it would qualify for such credit or other special measure. N/A
If the applicant proposes to employ five or more full-time employees, applicant certifies that it is filing simultaneously with this application a Model EEO Program Report on FCC Form 396-A. N/A
1) Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government as specified in Section 310(a) of the Communications Act? No
2) Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? (Section 310(b)(1)) No
3) Is the applicant a corporation, or non-corporate entity, that is organized under the laws of any foreign government? (Section 310(b)(2)) No
4) Is the applicant an entity of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock, or other equity or voting interest, is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any entity organized under the laws of a foreign country? (Section 310(b)(3)) No
5) Is the applicant directly or indirectly controlled by any other entity of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock, or other equity or voting interest, is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof, or by any entity organized under the laws of a foreign country? (Section 310(b)(4)) No
6) Has the applicant received a declaratory ruling(s) under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act? No
6a) Enter the citation of the applicable declaratory ruling by DA/FCC number, FCC Record citation, release date, or any other identifying information.
7) Has there been any change in the applicant's foreign ownership since issuance of the declaratory ruling(s) cited in response to Question 6?
8) Does the applicant certify that it is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the foreign ownership declaratory ruling(s) cited in response to Question 6?
9) In connection with this application, is the applicant filing a foreign ownership Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act? No
Rebroadcast Certifications for W260DA
For applicants proposing rebroadcasts who are not the licensee of the primary station, the applicant certifies that written authority has been obtained from the licensee of the station whose programs are to be retransmitted. N/A
Primary station proposed to be rebroadcast; facility ID: 71202
Applicant certifies that it is not the licensee or permittee of the commercial primary station being rebroadcast and that neither it nor any parties to the application have any interest in or connection with the commercial primary station being rebroadcast. See 47 C.F.R. Section 74.1232(d). Yes
Applicant certifies that the FM translator's (a) 1 mV/m coverage contour does not extend beyond the protected contour of the commercial FM primary station to be rebroadcast, or (b) entire 1 mV/m coverage contour is contained within the greater of either: (i) the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the commercial AM primary station to be rebroadcast, or (ii) a 25-mile radius centered at the commercial AM primary station's transmitter site. Yes
Applicant certifies that it is in compliance with 47 C.F.R. Section 74.1232(e), which prohibits a FM translator station whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected contour of the commercial FM primary station being rebroadcast, from receiving support (except for specified technical assistance), before, during, or after construction, directly or indirectly, from the primary station, or any person or entity having any interest in, or connection with, the primary station. Yes
Assignee Certification
General Certification Statements
Assignee certifies that it has answered each question in this application based on its review of the application instructions and worksheets. Assignee further certifies that where it has made an affirmative certification below, this certification constitutes its representation that the application satisfies each of the pertinentstandards and criteria set forth in the application instructions and worksheets.
The Assignee certifies that neither the Assignee nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuant to §5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. This certification does not apply to applications filed in services exempted under §1.2002(c) of the rules, 47 CFR . See §1.2002(b) of the rules, 47 CFR § 1.2002(b), for the definition of "party to the application" as used in this certification § 1.2002(c). The Assignee certifies that all statements made in this application and in the exhibits, attachments, or documents incorporated by reference are material, are part of this application, and are true, complete, correct, and made in good faith.
Authorized Party to Sign
FAILURE TO SIGN THIS APPLICATION MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ANY FEES PAID
Upon grant of this application, the Authorization Holder may be subject to certain construction or coverage requirements. Failure to meet the construction or coverage requirements will result in automatic cancellation of the Authorization. Consult appropriate FCC regulations to determine the construction or coverage requirements that apply to the type of Authorization requested in this application.
WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM OR ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, §1001) AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, §312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, §503).
I certify that this application includes all required and relevant attachments. Yes
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above. Aliuska Leiva Marti , Leiva .
Assignor Certification
Assignor certifies that it has answered each question in this application based on its review of the application instructions and worksheets. Assignor further certifies that where it has made an affirmative certification below, this certification constitutes its representation that the application satisfies each of the pertinentstandards and criteria set forth in the application instructions and worksheets.
The Assignor certifies that neither the Assignor nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuant to §5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. This certification does not apply to applications filed in services exempted under §1.2002(c) of the rules, 47 CFR . See §1.2002(b) of the rules, 47 CFR § 1.2002(b), for the definition of "party to the application" as used in this certification § 1.2002(c). The Assignor certifies that all statements made in this application and in the exhibits, attachments, or documents incorporated by reference are material, are part of this application, and are true, complete, correct, and made in good faith.
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above. OSVALDO VEGA
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Director: Paul W. Taylor (as Paul Taylor)
Stars: Yassmín Barrios, Álvaro Arzú, Fernando Penados
Based on novelist Francisco Goldman’s 2007 work of investigative nonfiction (subtitled “Who Killed the Bishop?”), “The Art of Political Murder” is a satisfying portrait of courage, corruption and the murderous deep state that operated inside Guatemala, a country the average American ought to know a bit more about given our history there. What the film fails to mention—notably, the CIA coup that precipitated the 35-year civil war at the center of the story, and the current crisis that is driving climate refugees to our southern border—seem like glaring omissions in this troubled history. But the film’s purpose is otherwise: to prove that justice can prevail, however briefly, even in an atmosphere as poisonous as the one portrayed.
The story that is told concerns the April 1998 murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi, a prominent prelate and rights activist who, two days earlier, had released the findings of the Recovery of Historical Memory Project, a Catholic Church-sponsored truth-and-reconciliation effort investigating crimes against humanity committed by the Guatemalan military. His body was found outside the parish house of his San Sebastian Church, beaten beyond recognition, with a blood-stained concrete block nearby.
Those interviewed by director Paul Taylor ( George Clooney and his filmmaking partner, Grant Heslov, are executive producers) include confidants of the bishop, prosecutors and journalists involved in the case, and a homeless man whose late-inning revelations will have viewers sitting up straight in their chairs. What they all knew right away was the crime was an act of terrorism: The brutal Gerardi murder was such a violation of church sanctity and such an obvious response to the human-rights report that the military would automatically be blamed by everyone. And the message sent by the killing was that the military didn’t care. No one was safe. Alternative theories, concocted to provide alibis and smear the victim, would be presented as usual. Police investigators went so far as to arrest the bishop’s dog.
Delivering justice here would require extraordinary efforts and bravery from a number of people, many of whom could have done the sensible thing and relocated to Costa Rica (which Gerardi himself had done at one point). Although the film is in essence a police procedural and tasked with re-creating the circumstances of a crime more than 20 years old, “The Art of Political Murder” is urgent and suspenseful, even if one is aware that around its periphery exists information that, in a courtroom, would be deemed quite relevant to the case.
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Fine Art: “Silent Breeze”
Posted March 10, 2018 March 10, 2018 by Timothy Williams • Art Reviews
Becoming skilled at a craft requires time, experience and dedication.
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In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. (2 Timothy 2:20-21)
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Details at www.hardtruth.us
Object To Abuse Prevention
Prosecutor Mark Larson team: Prosecutor Rich Anderson, Prosecutor Jason Simmons, Prosecutor Lisa Johnson
Prosecutor Mark Larson, Prosecutor Rich Anderson, Prosecutor Jason Simmons, Prosecutor Lisa Johnson, Prosecutor Dan Satterberg - all of whom have not repented of their sinful crimes; see hate crime against holiness at www.hardtruth.us
: a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government
: gay agenda, environmental wacko, family destruction
: very harsh control or authority
King County Court Corruption and Hate Crime Endorsement
Hate Crime Endorsement
Note the right way to holiness.
Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Take note of the highway, the road that you take. (Jeremiah 31:21)
Note those who are on the right road of holiness.
Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. (Philippians 3:17)
Since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you- ~God, (Proverbs 1:25-26)
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: (Proverbs 24:32)
The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails-given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. (Ecclesiastes 12:11-12)
If you want to keep reading the reference article is on enumclaw.com - opinion unto righteousness.
Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
(Proverbs 9:9)
Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord , since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm. (Proverbs 1:29-33)
To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. (Jeremiah 6:10)
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Deborah Jacobs King County Police Oversight King County Council Councilmembers Kathy Lambert (District 3), Dave Upthegrove (District 5), Larry Gossett (District 2), Council Vice Chair Rod Dembowski (District 1), Council Chair Joe McDermott (District 8), Claudia Balducci (District 6), Pete von Reichbauer (District 7), Jeanne Kohl-Welles (District 4), and Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn (District 9)
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King County Courts
http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/SuperiorCourt/kcch.aspx
...the worst example ever of mental health services being abused by a state.
Naturally King County Prosecutors fully justified the witch-hunt corruption.
Like the Salem Witch Hunt, Washington State abused justice for the sake of Governor and Prosecutor advancement.
The Wenatchee child abuse prosecutions in Wenatchee, Washington, USA, also known as the Wenatchee Witch Hunt, occurred in 1994 and 1995 and are examples of the day care sexual abuse hysteria that was prevalent in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[1][2]
n 1998, Dr. Phillip Esplin, a forensic psychologist for the National Institutes of Health's Child Witness Project said that "Wenatchee may be the worst example ever of mental health services being abused by a state.
The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12:25)
So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me." (John 8:28)
I can’t believe …still being told that being gay is wrong. so says Jeremy Jordan and begins to incite hatred towards those who oppose his idea of sex.
Really, it is kinda surprising that Jeremy Jordon is still in favor of black individuals being slaves today. Clearly, according to Mr. Jordon since the Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex individuals may marry, and since the Supreme Court ruled that a black man was property, such is truth. Mr. Jordon confuses the opinion of judges with truth – and seldom do the two meet.
https://enumclaw.wpengine.com/news/2016/06/16/jeremy-jordon-spreads-gay-hate/
“We heard – pause, choke, – plenty of testimony.”
– King County Judge Lori K. Smith –
A fact-less case where all evidence pointed to a hate crime was protected by a prosecutor judge. Everything was flipped to where the State of Washington did not even bother to prove their case.
That’s correct, “testimony” like deep southern Mississippi old-time court testimony that assumed Negros were a degraded group.
That’s correct, “testimony” that twisted, lied about goodness but perverted everyday activities, even eye contact because certain groups are assumed, like deep south lynchings guilty.
That’s correct, “testimony” that inflamed the emotions to shut down logical reasoning so that King County Prosecutors could win a guilty against Christianity Washington State despises.
That’s correct, “testimony” that Prosecutor Mark Larson filled the court day after day so that there would simply be no time for a defense. Thus all the meaningless objections.
That’s correct, “testimony” that allowed Judge Lori K. Smith to block the defense from being confronted with her lies.
For more go to www.hardtruth.us
Prosecutor David Seaver told the Court to keep secret the activities of Enumclaw Detective Grant McCall.
Naturally the court was eager to keep things in the darkness.
Or, the lawless excuse that the right to confront an accuser could not happen, according to Judge Lori K. Smith's order, because "no adult could be found."
Judge Lori K. Smith not only helped King County Prosecutors, but such Prosecutors knew they could ignore, rebel and reject her court orders because Prosecutor Dan Satterberg has flourished lawlessness in the name of The Law.
http://hardtruth.us/seaver-police-secrets/
Prosecutor Mark Larson, of King County Washington produced not 1-single-piece of evidence a crime had been committed, yet, had the ridiculous gall to tell a jury just to say "So what" to evidence - Honorable Judge Lori K. Smith sitting by. The video proof can be found at www.hardtruth.us
Prosecutor Dan Satterberg appointed: Prosecutor Mark Larson, Prosecutor Rich Anderson, Prosecutor Jason Simmons, Prosecutor Lisa Johnson of King County, Washington State.
Judge Susan Graighead
https://enumclaw.wpengine.com/news/2017/01/28/judge-susan-graighead-spar-us-psycho-babel/
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Deborah Jacobs
Cultural Christianity, Coffee Cup Christianity or Cross-Carrying Christians:
Cultural Christianity is a political opinion expressed in religious terms.
Cultural Christianity is conservative concepts applied as tenants in one's life.
Cultural Christianity is a form of religion that simply believes Jesus died to maintain one's county, lifestyle and culture.
Coffee Cup Christianity is the laid back approach to letting God deal with sin. There is no hunger and thirst for righteousness - only the need to choose cream or sugar.
Cross-carrying Christians hate their own will, denying self while picking up a cross in order to follow Jesus.
They are the only honest Christians.
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The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported within the palace. (2 Kings 7:11)
Have complaint, Governor says file it with the WSBA. Have a court complaint the Supreme Court says file it with the WSBA ...get it?
Washington State Bar Association in complete corruption of conflict of interest has designed bureaucracy to block any attempts at reform. The Washington State Supreme Court, the Governor's Office, Prosecutors and Judges all have tie-ins and systems in place to protect their power base. This is why Governor Jay Inslee will tell you to file complaints with Washington State Bar Association and the Washington Supreme Courts has "instructed" the WSBA to police the Washington State Courts. This is exactly way the corruption continues to increase.
"It takes only passing familiarity with recent news..." King County Prosecutor David Seaver, Washington State before Appeals Judges.
Link Here For Details
In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:33)
Seattle police using guns to enforce their sexual peccadillos
Satan Worship
Worship in the form of activation upon kindergartners.
Washington State Supreme Court approved.
Do not for a second think that being saved is the nonsense you hear floating to the top of the religious cesspool.
There are "many other words" of warning that you must hear first.
"With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." (Acts 2:40)
What is Enumclaw.com, click here.
Mistakes happen : I stand corrected.
Those who were standing near Paul said, "You dare to insult God's high priest?" Paul replied, "Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: 'Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.' " (Acts 23:4-5)
Brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case, the offense of the cross has been abolished. As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves! You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another in love. (Galatians 5:11-13)
For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." (Matthew 12:37)
Perverts of Judicial Prudence are those normally in law enforcement that twist, turn and complicate legal code to promote self-advancement, self-opinion or approval-of-self rather than justice, and justice alone. Men, and women who consciousnesses don't have the slightest clue what constitutes justice.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. (1 Timothy 1:7)
The English word is based on the Latin maxim jurisprudentia: juris is the genitive form of jus meaning "law", and prudentia means "prudence" (also: discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection; refers to the exercise of good judgment, common sense, and even caution, especially in the conduct of practical matters) - Wikipedia
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The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd. Ecclesiastes 12:11
Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness toward you, provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. Romans 11:22
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How Raising the Bar Helps Re-Entry Students Succeed (Part 2)
Daniel Apple | President, Pacific Crest David Leasure | President, Higher Learning Challenge, LLC
Evident from both qualitative and quantitative feedback, students clearly benefitted from the concerted effort to support their postsecondary success.
This series discusses the results of the Pacific Crest Online Recovery Course, exploring how to help students who are returning to postsecondary education learn to learn.
Every student who completed the course (184) stated the course was valuable. More telling, most of the students described the impact as, in effect, transformational. The following tables’ excerpts represent comments taken from the 34 self-growth papers by students in the September 2017 offering. The comments illustrate the profound impacts of the experience.
Initial Mindset
The incoming mindset was one of surprise and frustration shared by all students.
“I thought it was going to be a piece of cake… able to put minimal effort in and breeze through everything”
“I must admit, I didn’t expect to grow a single bit as a person.”
“…having this class required of me was like another punch to knock me down some more.”
“I viewed the course as a necessary evil; one that was assigned by the University as fluff and could be easily dismissed.”
“…as far as I saw it, the course seemed to be a huge obstacle standing in the way of my goal.”
Final Mindset
The results were far different and describe the transformation that occurs during the course.
Life Vision
“I feel I have grown as a person in that I more clearly understand who I am, why I am where I am at, and what I want out of the rest of my life.”
“I feel like a different person sitting here today… The one thing that became more and more apparent to me as the class progressed was the vision that I had for my life.”
“I was not prepared for the personal, eye-opening experience this course has been. It has made me look at who I think I am, who I want to be and what it is going to take to get there.”
“What I didn’t expect was the in-depth look at myself and how my experiences have shaped me, or the ambition to go out and learn new things I’ve been putting off my entire life.”
“This class has given me tools I didn’t expect that will help me achieve these goals, and any others I set for myself. An unintended tool I learned from this class was how to overcome failure, finding success in failure.”
“What I have learned about facilitating self-growth is that it takes hard work, dedication and persistence to (1) want to grow and (2) to continue to use it as a practice in every day. With every distraction, there’s a tool to overcome it, with every success there’s another milestone to complete and with every failure, there is a success story to follow.”
“I have additionally learned to Self-Assess rather than Self-Evaluate, which is extremely important because you cannot learn from mistakes when all you do is criticize and beat yourself up over them.”
“Here was a roadmap that I could use to identify my skills that were weak and gave examples of applications and how to improve them, which would help me build my identity as a student that much faster.”
Handling Life’s Challenges
“What I didn’t expect was to learn how to build those skills through self-assessment and gain a greater confidence in myself and my ability to work through challenges …as I started this course I was thrown into the middle of an unexpected divorce, a move that wasn’t planned for, and a new job.”
“I was not prepared for the amount of critical thinking and reflecting on myself that was going to happen in this course. … [resulting in] being extremely aware of myself and my failures and what I can and have done to improve and grow.”
“This course was tough. But it was a huge asset to me. What this course has taught me will follow me throughout my educational life, my professional life, and my personal life.”
“I grew in my being able to look at myself and my issues honestly, placing blame where it belonged. A part of my personality that has been sleeping for a long time has been reawakened: my love of learning and my strong desire to do well in school.”
“I learned to be more proactive and present with my feelings towards finishing school instead of being as pessimistic.”
“I have grown as a learner when it comes to assessing myself. But what I was not expecting was learning how to be more positive towards my ability to finish school.”
Summary of the Change
Rather than just another student success course, this course transformed students with a negative perception of self and school into self-confident, and able students committed to succeed.
Over 90 percent of students who desire to pass Psychology of Learning and Success will build their learner performance to a collegiate level (Profile of a Quality Collegiate Learner) and pass the course, while 34 percent of students registering will self-select that they aren’t willing to do what it takes to become college ready.
The Psychology of Learning and Success is the name of the course that Pacific Crest built, tested, assessed, and revised each month for five consecutive months before providing it to the university to implement on its own. It is a four-week intensive online course consisting of 15 discrete learning experiences, each of which has its basis in the book by Apple, Morgan, & Hintze, Learning to Learn — Becoming a Self-Grower (2013).
Students registering for the course each month are placed into cohorts of approximately 50 to 75 students. Additionally, they are assigned a neighborhood (work group/team) so they can collaborate and help each other. During the course, they experience a variety of challenges and tasks, posting their work publicly (on course forums) as well as more privately (submitting assignments that are only seen by their course facilitator). There are a variety of benchmarks and deadlines throughout the course, all of which have the sole purpose of helping students improve their time management skills.
The course capstone is a self-growth paper through which students explore and measure the degree of growth they experienced during the course. This is distinct from what they have learned; growth is concerned with their capacity to not only perform but improve their academic performance.
The following list offers an outline of how each experience contributes to meeting these far-reaching learning outcomes:
Experience (Application to Students’ Personal and Professional Lives)
Performing Like a Star: Performance analysis of self as collegiate learner from exiting term
Becoming a Master Learner: Learning something new, professionally or personally; application of the Learning Process Methodology
Your Past Doesn’t Define Your Future: Processing past life experiences (personal, professional, academic) to leverage these experiences for future success
Self-Assessment: The Engine of Self-Growth Turning evaluation into assessment (five examples); focuses on shifting mindset from self-evaluation to self-assessment; students explore assessment in a variety of contexts
Time, Planning, and Productivity: Planning out a term; making a time schedule to carve out 20 to 25 hours per week for working on courses
Methodologies: Unlocking Process Knowledge Solving a problem; use the Problem-Solving Methodology to tackle an existing professional or personal problem
Visioning Your Future: Exploring the university’s resources and developing future plans on how to use them effectively
Performing in Teams and within a Community: Building a concrete proposal for supporting future students by recommending changes in the Introduction Session (used by themselves)
Performing when Being Evaluated: Apply the Preparation Methodology to a real-life situation; preparing for a performance
Reading for Learning: Applying the Reading Log to something in their professional lives
Metacognition: Thinking about My Thinking Elevating their learning; importance of critical thinking and seeing how their learning has improved, use meta-cognition prompts to analyze something they have learned in their personal or professional lives
Using Failure as a Stepping Stone for Success: Applying the Personal Development Methodology to something in their lives
Choosing and Using Mentors Effectively: Plan how to use a mentor; helps to show power of structured mentoring processes and overlaying of additional mentors
My Turn to Shine: Analyzing personal reactions and then synthesizing to produce action plans for changing reactions in personal and professional contexts
Shifting from Extrinsic to Intrinsic Motivation: Personal value analysis; explores how current values align with existing life situations and choice of vocation
This was the second of four installments in Leasure and Apple’s series on the Pacific Crest Online Recovery Course. In the third installment, they will discuss some of the lessons learned during the course of this study. For more details on the project, you can download the project report here.
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Tangwongchai, Don thru TANIELIAN, ALICE
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Tangwongchai, Don was born 18 December 1989, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 8035 Sw 132Nd St, Pinecrest, Florida 33156. Florida voter ID number 119891734. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tangwongchai, Kultida was born 9 March 1983, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3040 Oasis Grand Blvd, Unit 1908, Fort Myers, Florida 33916. Florida voter ID number 123924487. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tangye, Alicia Grace was born 27 January 2002, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 6372 Grand Cypress Cir, Lake Worth, Florida 33463. Florida voter ID number 127818691. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tangye, Christopher William was born 24 July 1990, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 606 Sw 16Th Ct, Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33315. Florida voter ID number 128027437. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tangye, Eric Noble was born 21 August 1982, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 705 Sw 7Th St, Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33315-3815. Florida voter ID number 111791980. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 June 2015 voter list: Eric Noble Tangye, 705 SW 7th St, Ft Lauderdale, 33315-3815 No Party Affiliation.
Tangye, Frances Marie was born 16 November 1928, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 5300 S Atlantic Ave, Apt 5404, New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32169. Florida voter ID number 108587933. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2018.
Tangye, Irene Susan was born 26 January 1954, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1015 S Lily Pond Pt, Homosassa, Florida 34448. Florida voter ID number 107701139. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 July 2014.
Tangye, Irene Susan was born 26 January 1954, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 2757 N Forest Ridge Blvd, C112, Hernando, Florida 34442. Florida voter ID number 123702538. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 December 2016.
31 July 2016 voter list: Irene Susan Tangye, 2757 N Forest Ridge BLVD, APT C112, Hernando, 34442 Florida Democratic Party.
TANGYE, JAMES R. born 20 April 1944, Florida voter ID number 112319888 See Tangye, James Raymond. CLICK HERE.
Tangye, James Raymond was born 20 April 1944, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 801 Lake Shore Dr, Apt 301, Lake Park, Florida 33403. Florida voter ID number 112319888. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 June 2015 voter list: JAMES R. TANGYE, 801 LAKE SHORE DR, APT 301, LAKE PARK, 33403 No Party Affiliation.
Tangye, John William was born 13 April 1929, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 5300 S Atlantic Ave, Apt 5404, New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32169. Florida voter ID number 108587934. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2018.
31 March 2014 voter list: John William Tangye, 5300 S Atlantic Ave, #5404, New Smyrna Beach, 32169 Florida Democratic Party.
Tangye, Joseph Alvin was born 1 December 1957, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1015 S Lily Pond Pt, Homosassa, Florida 34448. Florida voter ID number 107953986. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 301 S Spring Ave Apt 402, Sioux Falls SD 57104-3675. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 July 2014.
Tangye, Joseph Alvin was born 1 December 1957, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 2757 N Forest Ridge Blvd, Apt C112, Hernando, Florida 34442. Florida voter ID number 123702633. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 301 S Spring Ave Apt 204, Sioux Falls SD 57104-3658. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tangye, Margot Aimee was born 23 May 1938, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 801 Lake Shore Dr, Apt 301, Lake Park, Florida 33403. Florida voter ID number 112180240. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 October 2019 voter list: Margot Osterud Tangye, 801 Lake Shore Dr, APT 301, Lake Park, 33403 Florida Democratic Party.
Tangye, Margot Osterud born 23 May 1938, Florida voter ID number 112180240 See Tangye, Margot Aimee. CLICK HERE.
TANGYE, NOELLE born 1 January 1977, Florida voter ID number 112043555 See Lahey, Noelle. CLICK HERE.
TANGYE, SANDRA J. was born 27 November 1948, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 6288 Beaconwood Rd, Lake Worth, Florida 33467. Florida voter ID number 111973373. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 December 2018.
Tangyie, Lemnda was born 17 March 1976, is female, registered as Independent Party of Florida, residing at 3911 San Simeon Ln, Weston, Florida 33331. Florida voter ID number 121454791. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2016 voter list: Lemnda Tangyie, 3029 NE 188Th St, APT 319, Aventura, 33331 Independent Party of Florida.
Tangyingyong, Sutanit was born 31 March 1978, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 4546 San Lorenzo Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida 32224. Florida voter ID number 128764783. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tangyle, Deborah Tah Ane was born 6 August 1947, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1690 Nw 195Th St, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169. Florida voter ID number 110215492. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANGYUK, JACQUELINE GERTRUDE was born 10 April 1952, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 8066 Se 62Nd Loop, Ocala, Florida 34472. Florida voter ID number 123997758. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 January 2020.
Tang Yuk, Lindon Alloy was born 30 January 1989, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1483 Hemingway Blvd, Rockledge, Florida 32955. Florida voter ID number 123524466. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
28 February 2017 voter list: Lindon Alloy Tang Yuk, 3674 Middleburg LN, APT 301, Rockledge, 32955 No Party Affiliation.
Tang Yuk, Marvin M. born 23 April 1975, Florida voter ID number 120008892 See Tang Yuk, Marvin Miguel. CLICK HERE.
Tang Yuk, Marvin Miguel was born 23 April 1975, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 5545 N Lakewood Cir, Apt 423, Margate, Florida 33063. Florida voter ID number 120008892. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
22 October 2014 voter list: Marvin M. Tang Yuk, 2829 N Course Dr, APT 208, Pompano Beach, 33063 No Party Affiliation.
TANG-YUK, MERVYN LAMBERT was born 17 September 1948, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 90 Pecan Run, Ocala, Florida 34472. Florida voter ID number 125393213. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 September 2019 voter list: MERVYN LAMBERT TANG-YUK, 1 HEMLOCK TRL, OCALA, 34472 No Party Affiliation.
TANG-YUK, PATRICIA was born 30 January 1954, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 8066 Se 62Nd Loop, Ocala, Florida 34472. Florida voter ID number 120558114. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
29 February 2016 voter list: PATRICIA TANG-YUK, 1 HEMLOCK TRL, OCALA, 34472 Florida Democratic Party.
TANG YUK, RYAN GENTLE ATHINO born 12 March 1998, Florida voter ID number 123596197 See TANG-YUK, RYAN GENTLE ATHINO. CLICK HERE.
TANG-YUK, RYAN GENTLE ATHINO born 12 March 1998, Florida voter ID number 123596197 See TANG YUK, RYAN GENTLE ATHINO. CLICK HERE.
TANG-YUK, RYAN GENTLE ATHINO was born 12 March 1998, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 4551 Ne 125Th Ln, Anthony, Florida 32617. Florida voter ID number 123596197. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 December 2018 voter list: RYAN GENTLE ATHINO TANG YUK, 4551 NE 125TH LN, ANTHONY, 32617 Republican Party of Florida.
30 November 2018 voter list: RYAN GENTLE ATHINO TANG-YUK, 1 HEMLOCK TRL, OCALA, 32617 Republican Party of Florida.
TANG YUK, RYAN HEDWIGE born 16 October 1958, Florida voter ID number 119340028 See TANG-YUK, RYAN HEDWIGE. CLICK HERE.
TANG-YUK, RYAN HEDWIGE was born 16 October 1958, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1 Hemlock Trl, Ocala, Florida 34472. Florida voter ID number 119340028. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2013 voter list: RYAN HEDWIGE TANG YUK, 1 HEMLOCK TRL, OCALA, 34472 Florida Democratic Party.
TANG-YUK, VINCENT ANASTASIUS was born 22 January 1960, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 4 Bahia Pass Ln, Ocala, Florida 34472. Florida voter ID number 123389514. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2016 voter list: VINCENT ANASTASIUS TANG-YUK, 8066 SE 62ND LOOP, OCALA, 34472 Florida Democratic Party.
TANG-YUK, XANDRIO TAIWONG was born 15 August 1985, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 4 Bahia Pass Ln, Ocala, Florida 34472. Florida voter ID number 125107134. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tang Yuk Frazer, Hannah Merlin was born 1 March 1966, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 7925 Sw 8Th St, North Lauderdale, Florida 33068. Florida voter ID number 129090887. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tang Zambrana, Julio Juan was born 16 June 1975, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 8025 Baymeadows Cir E, Apt 604, Jacksonville, Florida 32256-9521. Florida voter ID number 125900900. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 July 2020 voter list: Julio Juan Tang Zambrana, 10010 Belle Rive Blvd, APT 1105, Jacksonville, 32256-9521 Florida Democratic Party.
30 June 2019 voter list: Julio Juan Tang Zambrana, 10010 Belle Rive BLVD, APT 1110, Jacksonville, 32256-9521 Florida Democratic Party.
Tanh, Lisa was born 31 October 1997, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 2614 Sw 34Th Ave, Miami, Florida 33133. Florida voter ID number 128597920. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tanha, Afrida F. born 31 July 1990, Florida voter ID number 121758965 See Tanha, Afrida Farooqi. CLICK HERE.
Tanha, Afrida Farooqi was born 31 July 1990, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3651 Nw 104Th Ave, Coral Springs, Florida 33065. Florida voter ID number 121758965. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 November 2016 voter list: Afrida F. Tanha, 3651 NW 104th Ave, Coral Springs, 33065 No Party Affiliation.
30 September 2016 voter list: Afrida F. Tanha, 2521 NW 39Th Ter, APT 102, Lauderdale Lakes, 33065 No Party Affiliation.
31 March 2015 voter list: Afrida F. Tanha, 2521 NW 39Th Ter, APT 102, Lauderdale Lakes, 33065 No Party Affiliation.
Tanha, Sayideh was born 5 May 1985, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 2710 Nw 104Th Ct, Unit B, Gainesville, Florida 32606. Florida voter ID number 124893362. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANHA, TANJILA was born 31 March 1994, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 2100 Nursery Rd, #E14, Clearwater, Florida 33764. Florida voter ID number 128735468. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tanhauser, Albert John was born 31 March 1928, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 5286 Indigo Crossing Dr, Rockledge, Florida 32955. Florida voter ID number 114375317. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2013.
Tanhauser, Marie Louise was born 4 June 1928, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 3260 N Harbor City Blvd, Apt V120, Melbourne, Florida 32935. Florida voter ID number 114375325. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2020 voter list: Marie Louise Tanhauser, 3260 N Harbor City Blvd, UNIT 120, Melbourne, 32935 Republican Party of Florida.
31 October 2018 voter list: Marie Louise Tanhauser, 7405 Orchestra Ln, APT 1108, Melbourne, 32935 Republican Party of Florida.
31 August 2014 voter list: Marie Louise Tanhauser, 5286 Indigo Crossing Dr, Rockledge, 32935 Republican Party of Florida.
Tanhauser, Susan M. born 5 April 1955, Florida voter ID number 100420957 See MUNN, SUSAN TANHAUSER. CLICK HERE.
TANHAVONG, PHETSAMONE was born 20 June 1967, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 6392 17Th Ln N, St Petersburg, Florida 33702. Florida voter ID number 107231456. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2012 voter list: PHETSAMONE TANHAVONG, 2465 10TH AVE N, ST PETERSBURG, 33702 Florida Democratic Party.
Tanhehco, Benito Li was born 21 May 1944, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3115 Sw 25Th Ave, Cape Coral, Florida 33914. Florida voter ID number 120633664. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 September 2019 voter list: Benito Li Tanhehco, 121 SE 42Nd TER, Cape Coral, 33914 No Party Affiliation.
Tanhehco, Estela born 28 January 1951, Florida voter ID number 119724625 See Tanhehco, Estela Yee. CLICK HERE.
Tanhehco, Estela Yee was born 28 January 1951, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3115 Sw 25Th Ave, Cape Coral, Florida 33914. Florida voter ID number 119724625. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 December 2019 voter list: Estela Tanhehco, 121 SE 42Nd Ter, Cape Coral, 33914 No Party Affiliation.
31 May 2012 voter list: Estela Tanhehco, 3210 Lakeview DR, APT 48, Sebring, 33914 No Party Affiliation.
Tanhehco, Justina Li was born 3 August 1951, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 2307 Sw 20Th St, Cape Coral, Florida 33991. Florida voter ID number 118553680. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 September 2020 voter list: Justina Li Tanhehco, 14499 Windsong Dr, Bokeelia, 33991 Republican Party of Florida.
TANHNAVONG, TONY was born 11 September 1997, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 6392 17Th Ln N, St Petersburg, Florida 33702. Florida voter ID number 121558829. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANHNAVONG, WILLIE was born 3 May 2001, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 6392 17Th Ln N, St Petersburg, Florida 33702. Florida voter ID number 126819430. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANHNAVONT, PHATH was born 11 May 1934, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 4700 2Nd Ave S, St Petersburg, Florida 33711. Florida voter ID number 116662651. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANHUECO, MA JENERI CARM SILVESTRE was born 26 May 1991, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 784 Creekwater Ter, Unit 206, Lake Mary, Florida 32746. Florida voter ID number 125827202. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANI, ALBERT L. was born 19 April 1916, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 2536 Emory Dr E, Unit Apt 31G, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415. Florida voter ID number 112603506. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2012.
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Tani, Angela Massimo born 18 October 1974, Florida voter ID number 101607117 See Lyman, Angela Massimo. CLICK HERE.
Tani, Barbara L. was born 2 October 1945, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 1719 Whitehall Dr, Apt 106, Davie, Florida 33324-6939. Florida voter ID number 122122760. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 April 2017 voter list: Barbara L. Tani, 11642 NW 11Th St, Pembroke Pines, 33324-6939 Republican Party of Florida.
31 March 2015 voter list: Barbara L. Tani, 11642 NW 11TH ST, Pembroke Pines, 33324-6939 Republican Party of Florida.
Tani, Christine Maria was born 27 March 1972, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 16364 Nw 15Th St, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33028-1317. Florida voter ID number 101543264. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2015 voter list: Christine Maria Tani, 16364 NW 15th ST, Pembroke Pines, 33028-1317 No Party Affiliation.
Tani, Christopher F. was born 10 January 1982, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 450 Alton Rd, Apt 2710, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Florida voter ID number 109924459. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 July 2020 voter list: Christopher F. Tani, 444 NE 30Th St, 602, Miami, 33139 No Party Affiliation.
31 August 2016 voter list: Christopher F. Tani, 4779 Collins Ave, UNIT #2506, Miami Beach, 33139 No Party Affiliation.
Tani, Dario Guillermo was born 18 December 1978, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 9499 Collins Ave, Surfside, Florida 33154. Florida voter ID number 120387094. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 January 2019.
TANI, DEXTER HUNTER was born 12 September 1988, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 3974 Paeonia Ct, Tallahassee, Florida 32305. Florida voter ID number 115126968. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 June 2019 voter list: DEXTER JAMAL HUNTER, 3974 PAEONIA CT, TALLAHASSEE, 32305 Florida Democratic Party.
31 May 2018 voter list: Dexter Jamal Hunter, 214 Hill Cir, Wewahitchka, 32305 Florida Democratic Party.
31 July 2014 voter list: Dexter Jamal Hunter, 217 Hill Cir, Wewahitchka, 32305 Florida Democratic Party.
Tani, Erika was born 28 May 1990, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 827 W 37Th Ter, Unit 51, Hialeah, Florida 33012. Florida voter ID number 124435850. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2020 voter list: Erika Tani, 5665 W 20Th AVE, APT 307, Hialeah, 33012 Republican Party of Florida.
29 February 2020 voter list: Erika Quispe, 5665 W 20Th AVE, APT 307, Hialeah, 33012 Republican Party of Florida.
28 February 2019 voter list: Erika Tami, 5665 W 20Th AVE, Hialeah, 33012 Republican Party of Florida.
Tani, Frederick Bruno was born 31 August 1977, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 7512 Arthur St, Hollywood, Florida 33024. Florida voter ID number 101811028. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2016.
Tani, Jacquelyn D. born 21 July 1987, Florida voter ID number 116299520 See Tani, Jacquelyn Dawn. CLICK HERE.
Tani, Jacquelyn Dawn was born 21 July 1987, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 49 Knollwood Dr, Rockledge, Florida 32955. Florida voter ID number 116299520. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 April 2019 voter list: Jacquelyn Dawn Tani, 907 Westwood Dr, Merritt Island, 32955 No Party Affiliation.
31 March 2019 voter list: Jacquelyn Dawn Tani, 311 3rd St, Merritt Island, 32955 No Party Affiliation.
30 June 2017 voter list: Jacquelyn Dawn Tani, 2097 Hidden Grove LN, Merritt Island, 32955 No Party Affiliation.
31 August 2016 voter list: Jacquelyn Dawn Tani, 10 Olive St, Cocoa, 32955 No Party Affiliation.
31 July 2014 voter list: Jacquelyn D. Tani, 315 Grant Ave, APT 321, Cocoa Beach, 32955 No Party Affiliation.
Tani, Lee F. was born 7 April 1970, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 3845 Nw 122Nd Ter, Sunrise, Florida 33323-3359. Florida voter ID number 101520773. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2015 voter list: Lee F. Tani, 3845 NW 122nd Ter, Sunrise, 33323-3359 Republican Party of Florida.
Tani, Lorena J. was born 29 February 1968, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3845 Nw 122Nd Ter, Sunrise, Florida 33323-3359. Florida voter ID number 117342020. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 June 2015 voter list: Lorena J. Tani, 3845 NW 122nd Ter, Sunrise, 33323-3359 No Party Affiliation.
TANI, LORRAINE L. was born 20 August 1941, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 821 Se 4Th St, Ocala, Florida 34471. Florida voter ID number 105789603. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 September 2020 voter list: LORRAINE L. TANI, 3721 SE 19TH AVE, OCALA, 34471 Republican Party of Florida.
Tani, Marissa Jeanette was born 21 September 1994, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 5115 Brilliance Cir, Cocoa, Florida 32926. Florida voter ID number 120224426. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 1055 Oasis Mews Dr. Unit 1107, Orlando FL 32807. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2016 voter list: Marissa Jeanette Tani, 5115 Brilliance Cir, Cocoa, 32926 Republican Party of Florida.
31 May 2015 voter list: Marissa Jeanette Tani, 1433 Colt WAY, Melbourne, 32926 Republican Party of Florida.
Tani, Mark Anthony was born 5 April 1971, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1830 Sabal Palm Dr, Apt 302, Davie, Florida 33324. Florida voter ID number 120777693. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 October 2016 voter list: Mark Anthony Tani, 9131 SW 22Nd CT, APT 6, Davie, 33324 No Party Affiliation.
31 October 2015 voter list: Mark Anthony Tani, 16364 NW 15TH St, Pembroke Pines, 33324 No Party Affiliation.
Tani, Mark Stephen was born 31 March 1964, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 5115 Brilliance Cir, Cocoa, Florida 32926. Florida voter ID number 116414033. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 March 2015 voter list: Mark Stephen Tani, 1433 Colt WAY, Melbourne, 32926 Republican Party of Florida.
Tani, Marla D. was born 5 October 1965, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 5115 Brilliance Cir, Cocoa, Florida 32926-2496. Florida voter ID number 116299499. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2015 voter list: Marla D. Tani, 1433 Colt WAY, Melbourne, 32926-2496 Republican Party of Florida.
TANI, NOVELL ESPOIR Y was born 24 October 1986, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3974 Paeonia Ct, Tallahassee, Florida 32305. Florida voter ID number 108065609. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2017 voter list: NOVELL ESPOIR Y TANI, 1919 DAWSEY ST, APT 1, TALLAHASSEE, 32305 No Party Affiliation.
30 April 2016 voter list: NOVELL ESPOIR Y TANI, 2814 SAIL CT, TALLAHASSEE, 32305 No Party Affiliation.
31 March 2015 voter list: NOVELL ESPOIR Y TANI, 3076 N FULMER CIR, TALLAHASSEE, 32305 No Party Affiliation.
31 March 2014 voter list: NOVELL ESPOIR Y TANI, 901 RIGGINS RD, APT 724, TALLAHASSEE, 32305 No Party Affiliation.
31 May 2012 voter list: NOVELL ESPOIR Y TANI, 982 W BREVARD ST, APT G9, TALLAHASSEE, 32305 No Party Affiliation.
Tani, Sandra was born 26 February 1944, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 2105 Verdi Dr, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426. Florida voter ID number 102411643. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANI, SOUKAINA born 9 November 1990, Florida voter ID number 116126203 See TAHI, SOUKAINA. CLICK HERE.
TANI, THEA GRACE was born 5 May 1981, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 821 Se 4Th St, Ocala, Florida 34471-2307. Florida voter ID number 105698490. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 December 2018 voter list: THEA GRACE TANI, 3721 SE 19TH AVE, OCALA, 34471-2307 Republican Party of Florida.
31 May 2013 voter list: Thea Grace Tani, 13300 Atlantic BLVD, APT 717, Jacksonville, 34471-2307 Republican Party of Florida.
31 May 2012 voter list: Thea Grace Tani, 1750 Hodges BLVD, APT 2920, Jacksonville, 34471-2307 Republican Party of Florida.
Tani, Thea Grace born 5 May 1981, Florida voter ID number 105698490 See TANI, THEA GRACE. CLICK HERE.
Tani, Yoshiro was born 21 December 1993, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 827 W 37Th Ter, Unit 51, Hialeah, Florida 33012. Florida voter ID number 120886813. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2020 voter list: Yoshiro Tani, 5665 W 20Th Ave, APT 307, Hialeah, 33012 Republican Party of Florida.
TANIA, ALONSO TAMARA was born 11 March 1962, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 57 Waterways Dr, Key Largo, Florida 33037. Florida voter ID number 122763549. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANIA, BHAVIN MAHESH was born 21 August 1980, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 217 Basin Bayou Dr, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. Florida voter ID number 119899998. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 June 2019 voter list: Bhavin Mahesh Tania, 6546 Bellingham St, Navarre, 32407 No Party Affiliation.
Tania, Bhavin Mahesh born 21 August 1980, Florida voter ID number 119899998 See TANIA, BHAVIN MAHESH. CLICK HERE.
TANIA, DIPALI BHAVIN born 19 July 1984, Florida voter ID number 116785400 See Tania, Dipali Bhavin. CLICK HERE.
TANIA, DIPALI BHAVIN was born 19 July 1984, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 217 Basin Bayou Dr, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. Florida voter ID number 116785400. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 June 2019 voter list: Dipali Bhavin Tania, 6546 Bellingham St, Navarre, 32407 Florida Democratic Party.
31 May 2012 voter list: DIPALI BHAVIN TANIA, 1113 BLOODWORTH LN, PENSACOLA, 32407 Florida Democratic Party.
Tania, Elba L. born 21 August 1960, Florida voter ID number 115845829 See Elba, Tania Luisa. CLICK HERE.
TANIA, MAHESHCHANDRA R. was born 11 July 1952, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 217 Basin Bayou Dr, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. Florida voter ID number 128455850. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANIA, NIRMALABEN M. was born 28 December 1949, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 217 Basin Bayou Dr, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. Florida voter ID number 128455856. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tania, Stinfort Pierre was born 17 April 1985, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 931 S B St, Lake Worth Beach, Florida 33460. Florida voter ID number 121599162. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 October 2019 voter list: Pierre Stinfort, 931 S B ST, Lake Worth Beach, 33460 Florida Democratic Party.
30 September 2019 voter list: TANIA PIERRE STINFORT, 530 S A ST, LAKE WORTH, 33460 Florida Democratic Party.
28 February 2018 voter list: TANIA PIERRE STINFORT, 2906 POOLSIDE DR, GREENACRES, 33460 Florida Democratic Party.
31 August 2017 voter list: TANIA PIERRE STINFORT, 530 S A ST, LAKE WORTH, 33460 Florida Democratic Party.
31 March 2016 voter list: JAMIA PIERRE STINFORT, 530 S A ST, LAKE WORTH, 33460 Florida Democratic Party.
29 February 2016 voter list: JAMIA PIERRE STINFORT, 2906 POOLSIDE DR, GREENACRES, 33460 Florida Democratic Party.
31 May 2015 voter list: JAMIA PIERRE STINFORT, 530 S A ST, LAKE WORTH, 33460 Florida Democratic Party.
Tania, Tanzina Akter was born 5 July 1990, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 105 Marlin Bay St, Wimauma, Florida 33598. Florida voter ID number 126797582. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: PO BOX 162, Wimauma FL 33598. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANI AZAR, FARNAZ SHAHREST was born 28 February 1985, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 5466 Baldwin Park St, 205, Orlando, Florida 32814. Florida voter ID number 124139039. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 70 ADELPHI ST, BROOKLYN NY 11205. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2020 voter list: FARNAZ SHAHREST TANI AZAR, 5466 BALDWIN PARK ST, UNIT 205, ORLANDO, 32814 Florida Democratic Party.
Tanice, Christelle was born 28 March 1990, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 421 Ne 168Th Ter, N Miami Beach, Florida 33162. Florida voter ID number 121604651. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tanice, Fifi was born 15 August 1952, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 7835 Ne 2Nd Ave, Apt 403, Miami, Florida 33138. Florida voter ID number 120121908. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 August 2016.
Tanicien, Belouise was born 31 July 1935, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 18555 Ne 14Th Ave, Apt 615, Miami, Florida 33179. Florida voter ID number 122078171. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tanicien, Echel was born 5 December 1958, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 3960 Sw 145Th Ave, Miramar, Florida 33027-3647. Florida voter ID number 102095966. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
28 February 2018 voter list: Echel Tanicien, 15301 SW 47th St, Miramar, 33027-3647 Florida Democratic Party.
31 May 2015 voter list: Echel Tanicien, 15301 SW 47th St, Miramar, 33027-3647 Florida Democratic Party.
TANICIEN, KEVIN born 22 October 1989, Florida voter ID number 116770407 See Tanicien, Kevin. CLICK HERE.
TANICIEN, KEVIN was born 22 October 1989, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 4458 Weeping Willow Cir, Casselberry, Florida 32707. Florida voter ID number 116770407. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 December 2016 voter list: KEVIN TANICIEN, 2314 RIVER PARK CIR, APT 2135, ORLANDO, 32707 No Party Affiliation.
30 November 2014 voter list: Kevin Tanicien, 15301 SW 47TH St, Miramar, 32707 No Party Affiliation.
31 May 2012 voter list: KEVIN TANICIEN, 644 NW 13TH ST, APT 15, BOCA RATON, 32707 No Party Affiliation.
Tanicien, Michelle V. was born 13 October 1981, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 18555 Ne 14Th Ave, Apt 615, Miami, Florida 33179. Florida voter ID number 102429883. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2019 voter list: Michelle V. Tanicien, 2451 Centergate Dr, APT 308, Miramar, 33179 Florida Democratic Party.
31 May 2015 voter list: Michelle V. Tanicien, 2451 Centergate Dr, APT 308, Miramar, 33179 Florida Democratic Party.
Tanicien, Vanessa N. was born 28 October 1987, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 15301 Sw 47Th St, Miramar, Florida 33027. Florida voter ID number 102501009. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 19 Queen's Gate South Kensington, London Sw7 5Se United Kingdom. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Taniclas, Alfreda was born 31 October 1959, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1531 Stonehaven Dr, #Apt 2, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436. Florida voter ID number 120441921. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Taniclas, Camuler was born 28 September 1952, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1531 Stonehaven Dr, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436. Florida voter ID number 112330143. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANICLAS, CLEANTIN was born 28 August 1954, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 805 Orange Grove Dr, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701-2035. Florida voter ID number 107764492. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANICLAS, EBONIE MICAELE born 15 May 1989, Florida voter ID number 115293731 See TANICLAS, EBONIE MIRACLE. CLICK HERE.
TANICLAS, EBONIE MIRACLE was born 15 May 1989, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 2023 Orange Center Blvd, Apt 6102, Orlando, Florida 32805. Florida voter ID number 115293731. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
30 September 2018 voter list: EBONIE MIRACLE TANICLAS, 2111 MANTILLA AVE, ORLANDO, 32805 Florida Democratic Party.
31 May 2012 voter list: EBONIE MICAELE TANICLAS, 2424 S CONWAY RD, APT 122, ORLANDO, 32805 Florida Democratic Party.
Taniclas, Ernst was born 13 September 1979, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 6240 Nw 17Th Ct, Sunrise, Florida 33313. Florida voter ID number 127377117. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Taniclas, Loubens was born 10 July 1977, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1021 Nw 3Rd Ave, Apt 2, Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33311. Florida voter ID number 127377122. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Taniclas, Riviere was born 16 January 1949, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1025 Nw 5Th Ave, Apt 1, Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33311. Florida voter ID number 120086149. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 August 2020 voter list: Riviere Taniclas, 1020 NW 5Th AVE, APT 01, Ft Lauderdale, 33311 Florida Democratic Party.
TANICLAS, SONYA S. was born 24 July 1967, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 805 Orange Grove Dr, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701-2035. Florida voter ID number 107831303. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
TANICO, ANTHONY CHRISTOPHER was born 3 August 1976, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 891 Cypress Trails Dr, Tarpon Springs, Florida 34688. Florida voter ID number 107232283. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2012 voter list: ANTHONY CHRISTOPHER TANICO, 1460 SEAGULL DR, #101, PALM HARBOR, 34688 Republican Party of Florida.
Tanico, Anthony J. was born 9 March 1938, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 1370 S Ocean Blvd, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062. Florida voter ID number 126338666. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tanico, Connie Smith was born 6 October 1973, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 15515 Charmwood Dr, Hudson, Florida 34667. Florida voter ID number 106680524. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 October 2019 voter list: Connie Lynn Derosa, 15515 Charmwood DR, Hudson, 34667 Republican Party of Florida.
31 August 2017 voter list: Connie Lynn DeRosa, 12229 Wind River LN, APT 8, Hudson, 34667 Republican Party of Florida.
31 December 2016 voter list: Connie Lynn Derosa, 7453 Red Mill CIR, New Port Richey, 34667 Republican Party of Florida.
31 August 2015 voter list: Connie Lynn Derosa, 11202 Kelleher CT, New Port Richey, 34667 Republican Party of Florida.
22 October 2014 voter list: Connie Lynn DeRosa, 10702 Magrath LN, New Port Richey, 34667 Republican Party of Florida.
TANICO, DEBORAH LYNN was born 8 September 1974, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 891 Cypress Trails Dr, Tarpon Springs, Florida 34688. Florida voter ID number 107232284. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
31 May 2012 voter list: DEBORAH LYNN TANICO, 1460 SEAGULL DR, #101, PALM HARBOR, 34688 Republican Party of Florida.
Tanico, Domenica P. was born 5 November 1943, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 1370 S Ocean Blvd, Apt 901, Pompano Beach, Florida 33062. Florida voter ID number 126341015. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tanico, James D. was born 12 December 1972, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 1601 W Akron Dr, Deltona, Florida 32725. Florida voter ID number 108661419. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2015.
TANICO, JEREMY JOHN was born 8 December 1985, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 3117 Phlox Dr, Palm Harbor, Florida 34684. Florida voter ID number 122346831. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 October 2016.
TANICO, JEREMY JOHN was born 8 December 1985, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 910 Hammock Pine Blvd, Clearwater, Florida 33761. Florida voter ID number 107318798. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2012.
TANICO, JOHN MICHAEL was born 14 September 1970, is male, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 355 Hawaii Woods Ct, Orlando, Florida 32824. Florida voter ID number 117010376. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
Tanico, Keelin Marie was born 11 November 1991, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1412 Piney Branch Cir, Valrico, Florida 33594. Florida voter ID number 124659789. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 November 2020.
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The Electoral College is based on a constitutional provision, Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, …. The problem is that State legislators have abdicated this responsibility by leaving the selection of electors to the same bunch of clods who elected the legislators: To borrow from Mad Magazine, the usual gang of idiots. They don’t care if the candidate will adhere strictly to the Doctrine of Enumerated Powers, a cornerstone of this federal republic. A majority are so ignorant they have no idea what the Doctrine of Enumerated Powers is.
If the election of President was anything more than a beauty contest, Donald John Trump never would have had a chance. Folks who like the political positions Trump holds would have selected a candidate with similar views, but somewhat qualified. (Mike Pence comes to mind.) President of the United States is not an entry-level job in politics.
State legislatures should appoint a board to vet the candidates. The office should seek the candidate, not the candidate, the office.
It was for good reason that United States Senators were picked by State legislatures and not the voters. Senators were there to represent the interests of State governments.
The House of Representatives is there to represent the people. That is why their terms are set at two years, while the senators have terms of six years, staggered so that a temporary mood swing would only affect one-third of them.
Increase the House of Representatives to the constitutional maximum of one representative for every thirty thousand inhabitants, and give each representative one staffer in Washington, D.C. and one in the Congressional district.
Expanding the House of Representatives will reduce the disproprtionate power of small States such as Delaware, with three electoral votes. Delaware has two senators, and so does California, but the proportion of each State’s Congressional delegation consisting of senators would be far less. The benefits of a larger House of Representatives would far outweigh the cost of remodeling the Capitol.
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BY: Cynthia Gaitán
Cargill improves the infrastructure of four schools in Chinandega, with an investment of more than 25 thousand dollars.
As part of the Nutriendo El Futuro Program, an initiative developed by Cargill in partnership with CARE International and implemented in Nicaragua by the Fabretto Foundation. Volunteers associated with Cargill and the educational community of the San Benito and Alfonso Mondragón schools in Chinandega inaugurated three new school infrastructures.
At San Benito School, all restrooms were remodeled, and special bathrooms were built for preschool students. The same was done at the Alfonso Mondragón School.
“Our restrooms are now more secure and clean. They are so beautiful,” says María García, a high school student at the San Benito School in Chinandega.
All the construction and changes were carried out under the coordination of Nutriendo el Futuro, a project sponsored by Cargill in conjunction with CARE Internacional, an initiative that is carried out through the Fabretto Foundation in 26 schools in the cities of Chinandega, Masaya and Managua.
Parents of the school, like Karla Sanchez, expressed her gratitude for the new improvements, and also highlighted how everyone must take care of them.
Lisbeth Pichardo, adviser to the Ministry of Education of Chinandega, thanked Cargill for providing the children with a better and more dignified infrastructure. “he pointed out.
Cargill also built a dining room, kitchen and food storage cellar at the Rafaela Herrera School; while at the Miriam Aguirre and Andrés Castro Schools they worked on repairing gates and the improvement of the electrical system, all together becoming an investment of more than 25 thousand dollars throughout the municipality.
Since 2010, Cargill Nicaragua has developed activities focused on improving the educational environments of 26 schools throughout seven municipalities where Cargill has operations.
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Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova was born on January 21, 1983, in Zheleznodorozhnyy, a small city about 6 miles east of Moscow. She was raised by a single mother, attended a public school, and once dreamed of becoming a medical doctor. In 1998, at the age of 15, she started a career as a fashion model in Moscow, and also made a few international gigs. In 2000 she began her studies in the Moscow Institute of World Economics, but quit in favor of acting. From 2001 to 2005 she studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, where she attended the class of Nina Doroshina and Alekandr Lyubimtsev, graduating in 2005 as an actress.
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On December 13, 2005, she married her classmate, actor Vladimir Yaglych, and also took her husband's name, changing her name from Svetlana Khodchenkova to Svetlana Yaglych. The couple married on the 13th on purpose; because all their filming contracts were signed on the 13th, they believed that 13 would keep working as a good number for them. However, they have since divorced.
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Summaries of the best consumer-facing sustainable fashion resources
Are you looking to start your journey into sustainable fashion consumption but don’t know where to start? Look no further! We have compiled a list of our favourite consumer-facing resources to really get your feet wet. Let’s jump right in, shall we?
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ThredUp Fashion Footprint Calculator – Tool
ThredUP – has made the rounds and emerged a behemoth in the fashion industry as of late. The company is rooted in sustainability, from collaborating with environmental activists to allowing users to donate their used clothing for profit. Earlier this year, the brand launched their Fashion Footprint Calculator. Users answer eleven short questions, which are supplemented with graphics and thought-provoking facts, to obtain a personalized infographic detailing the environmental impact of their personal fashion habits. Check it out here!
The True Cost – Documentary
If looking to understand the ugly world of fast fashion, and the associated environmental and social justice it demands, the True Cost is a must-watch. Director Andrew Morgan brings viewers along on an enthralling journey across the world and into the lives of workers to learn the hidden truths of the textile industry. The 92-minute documentary provides a deep-dive into the various social and environmental issues brought about by the fashion industry, unveils its many hues of pollution, and leaves viewers reevaluating the clothes in their closet. If you’re looking to improve your understanding of the true impact of your shopping habits, click here.
Good on You – App
There’s an app for everything nowadays! Good on You, launched in 2015, offers all the juicy details about your favourite fashion brands’ environmental (planet and animals) and social impact. The free app and website aggregates public information with their own data from industry experts to calculate the positive or negative impact of thousands of fashion brands. Given the organization’s mission is to harness consumers’ buying power to make a change, detailed reasonings follow each brand’s ratings, as does a list of alternative brands to shop, so that you can easily make more informed and conscious buying decisions. Search “Good on You” in your app store or check out the website here!
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Denim Redesign Campaign – Video
“Redesigning The Fashion Industry: The Story of Jeans Redesign” offers a quick glance into the ingenious designers taking denim innovation to the next level! Circular denim will be on the market thanks to the Ellen MacArthur foundation! The story of why they chose to make buttonless, metal-less jeans that look as good on you as they make the Earth feel, is all shown explained in this informative video. Follow the Jean Redesign Project here!
Spirit of 608 – Podcast
If podcasts are more your style, check out Spirit of 608! Fashion business journalist Lorraine Sanders invites listeners into amazingly in-depth conversations about the current world of sustainable fashion. Lorraine interviews successful sustainable fashion professionals to offer real and honest advice for budding entrepreneurs and anyone looking to make a positive impact in fashion. Search “Spirit of 608” on Apple Podcast, Spotify or your favourite podcast app.
River Blue – Documentary
Discussions on water pollution often excludes one of the biggest contributors: the fashion industry. In environmentalist Mark Angelo’s 2016 documentary River Blue, viewers are offered a harrowing look into just how deep-rooted the issue of textile dye pollution is, the international corporations at fault, and the local residents that get the brunt of it all. Deeply riveting, fashion enthusiasts won’t be able to look away as one of the best well-kept secrets of the textile industry is finally brought to light. Rent it for free here.
Conscious Chatter – Podcast
Storyteller Kestrel Jenkins opens the conversation up to all things conscious consumerism. CEOs, founders and entrepreneurs get into why their companies set the highest standards in terms of sustainability, and how each product made and sold is a step in the right direction. Deeply inspiring and relatable, each episode leaves viewers both inspired and motivated to buy less and buy better. Search “Conscious Chatter” on Apple Podcast, Spotify or your favourite podcast app.
The Root – 5-Part Podcast Series by Conscious Chatter and Melanin & Sustainable Style
The Root is focused on decolonizing the sustainable fashion industry by dissecting systematically racist systems and institutions which pervade the world of sustainability, and discussing how determined creators, writers and activists are pushing back. Educators, artists, environmentalists and authors – and often a mix of all of the above – air out their assertions and beliefs to create thought-provoking conversations that will have you pausing and taking deep moments of reflection. Search “The Root by Conscious Chatter” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app.
“Sweatpants forever?” by The New York Times – Article
For a fascinating read about the fashion industry and the threads pulled that first began its unraveling, “Sweatpants forever” is your next must-read. The essay dissects how the fashion industry simultaneously evolved and crumbled over the years, starting all the way from the early 2000s. It is framed using a personal interview with designer Scott Sternberg, the mastermind behind Entireworld. Sternberg reveals his journey of fighting the traditional fashion industry – resisting the requests to produce more, create more and sell more – and how he emerged with a direct-to-consumer, slow and sustainable brand that draws customers with their products’ longevity. Read about the industry’s unrelenting and unsustainable need for speed here.
The Eco Hub
Founded by long-time Environmental Journalist Candice Batista, The Eco Hub is a Canadian online lifestyle and news publication devoted to all things sustainability. The site provides tips and tricks – that fit within an already busy schedule – for living a healthier, greener life. The Eco Hub is known for its impeccable reporting and trend-spotting on the green living beat. If you’re interested in learning more about ethical fashion, alongside additional topics like natural wellness, green beauty, low-waste living, general environmental news and more, this is the resource for you! Check it out here.
Overdressed by Elizabeth Cline – Book
Elizabeth Cline, renowned journalist, offers one of the most thorough looks into the meanings of well-known buzzwords like fast fashion and plastic pollution. Personal and relatable, Overdressed explains what our rapid consumer culture really means for the environment, the first world consumer and the third world seamstress. Cline recalls her transformation from the typical consumer who shopped almost as often as she wore the pieces, to the sustainability activist she is today, turning the retail industry on its head through the process. An excellent read for anyone looking to dip their feet into the world of sustainable fashion. Check out “Overdressed” by Elizabeth Cline in any public library.
If you’re well into your journey into sustainable fashion, check out “The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good”, Cline’s follow-up novel all about building a sustainable closet with clothes you’ll love to wear and love to tell your friends about.
We hope these resources help kick-start your sustainable fashion education. But know this… we’ve only just scratched the surface. There’s so much more information out there so to keep informed on new developments in the world of sustainable fashion, follow us on IG and subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of the page here!
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U.S. Stocks May Show A Lack Of Direction In Early Trading
Following the advance seen in the previous session, stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Friday. The major index futures are pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the Dow futures down by just 24 points.
Traders may be reluctant to make significant moves amid uncertainty about the near-term outlook for the markets after yesterday’s climb to record closing highs.
Optimism about a new fiscal stimulus bill contributed to the strength on Thursday, although traders may be waiting for more concrete developments before continuing to push stocks higher.
In remarks on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ken., said an agreement on a new relief package appears to be “close at hand” and suggested lawmakers are likely to work through the weekend to reach a deal.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., also told reporters that progress has been toward an agreement, mirroring other recent optimistic comments from congressional leaders.
Upbeat news on the coronavirus vaccine front may help support the markets, with an FDA advisory panel giving a positive recommendation to Moderna’s (MRNA) vaccine candidate.
Additionally, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said the first late-stage trial for its vaccine candidate is now fully enrolled, with the healthcare giant expecting interim data by late January.
Shortly after the start of trading, the Conference Board is scheduled to release its report on leading economic indicators in the month of November. The leading economic index is expected to rise by 0.5 percent.
After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks remained firmly positive throughout the trading day on Thursday. With the upward move on the day, the major averages all reached new record closing highs.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq saw further upside going into the close, reaching a new high for the session. The Dow rose 148.83 points or 0.5 percent to 30,303.37, the Nasdaq advanced 106.56 points or 0.8 percent to 12,764.75 and the S&P 500 climbed 21.31 points or 0.6 percent to 3,722.48.
In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region moved mostly lower during trading on Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index edged down by 0.2 percent, while China’s Shanghai Composite Index slipped by 0.3 percent.
Meanwhile, most European stocks have moved to the upside on the day. The German DAX Index is up by 0.3 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index is up by 0.2 percent, although the French CAC 40 Index has bucked the uptrend and edged down by 0.1 percent.
In commodities trading, crude oil futures are inching up $0.06 to $48.42 a barrel after climbing $0.54 to $48.36 a barrel on Thursday. Meanwhile, after spiking $31.30 to $1,890.40 an ounce in the previous session, gold futures are edging up $0.70 to $1,891.10 an ounce.
On the currency front, the U.S. dollar is trading at 103.32 yen versus the 103.11 yen it fetched at the close of New York trading on Thursday. Against the euro, the dollar is valued at $1.2251 compared to yesterday’s $1.2268.
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We warned you Leo! Varadkar Brexit showboating BACKFIRES as expert predicts Ireland crisis
Leo Varadkar hits out at 'bullies' in Dail chamber
Ray Bassett also predicted resentment against the deal signed by Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen would fuel euroscepticism and could eventually lead to “Irexit”. The agreement has already been roundly condemned by representatives of Ireland’s fishing industry who accuse Irish domestic leaders, and those in Brussels, of betraying their interests.
And Mr Bassett, Ireland’s former ambassador to Canada, Jamaica and the Bahamas, warned Mr Varadkar and successor Micheal Martin they only had themselves to blame for the looming backlash.
He told Express.co.uk: “The Irish Government successfully made Brexit a patriotic issue.
“The mainstream media joined in and anybody who acted rationally, and said it was in Ireland’s interest that the UK got a good deal, was regarded as a traitor.
“They hyped up the rhetoric because their argument lacked substance.”
Mr Bassett added: “The Irish establishment were only too glad to be used as a weapon against London.
“They built up the line that they were defending an open border on the island of Ireland even though the UK was equally determined to avoid any new installations.
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“Now it is clear to the Irish public that Brexit did not turn out as Leo and Coveney had forecast.
“And this is making people think they were led up the garden path.”
Mr Bassett, an advocate of Ireland following the UK’s lead and leaving the bloc, warned: “With the UK out of the way, the Irish establishment will no longer be able to play the anglophobia card to bolster the EU.
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I fully expect euroscepticism to rise strongly in Ireland
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“I fully expect euroscepticism to rise strongly in Ireland.”
Speaking earlier this week, Patrick Murphy, CEO of the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation, said: “Recent statements on Brexit and on fishing emanating from our political leadership have pushed many fishing communities and many of those engaged in Ireland’s fishing industry over the edge”.
He added: “We in the industry have spent most of our days since Christmas Eve desperately trying to calculate the devastation that is foisted upon our Irish people by the agreement reached between the UK and EU without a shred of assistance from our department officials.
“This is a national asset which is to be stripped from us, traded and gifted as part of a deal with our nearest neighbour the UK and so-called European partners.
“This is a horrific betrayal of the negotiating mandate the European Union said was in place to protect our rights as EU citizens.
“Whoever this deal benefits among our European neighbours it certainly confers no benefits on Irish fishing communities and inflicts only pain and loss.
“No account is taken of the very many other local industries dotted along our coastline in isolated villages and small towns that are dependent upon this very significant loss in income of €87 million per annum in each and every year, forever!
“This is a disgrace and should be the source of huge embarrassment for anyone claiming that this wholly unwelcome, forced and imposed sacrifice is acceptable!”
Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar was Taoiseach for much of the four years following the 2016 referendum, during which time he stuck close to official EU line.
He stepped down in favour of Fianna Fail leader Mr Martin in June 2020 in accordance with the terms of a coalition deal between the two parties and the Greens, thrashed out over several months after the inconclusive general election held the previous February.
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§ If the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is less than its final barrier value:
a fixed number of underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date equal to its equity ratio (or, if we elect, the cash value of those shares based on its final underlying value)
If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity and the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is less than its final barrier value, you will receive underlying shares (or, in our sole discretion, cash) expected to be worth significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities, and possibly nothing, at maturity, and you will not receive any contingent coupon payment at maturity (including any previously unpaid contingent coupon payments).
Underwriting fee and issue price:
Issue price(1)
Underwriting fee(2) Proceeds to issuer
Per security:
(2) For more information on the distribution of the securities, see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in this pricing supplement. In addition to the underwriting fee, CGMI and its affiliates may profit from expected hedging activity related to this offering, even if the value of the securities declines. See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or determined that this pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus are truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
You should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below:
Product Supplement No. EA-04-08 dated February 15, 2019 Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus each dated May 14, 2018
Potential autocall dates: Each valuation date beginning in August 2019 and ending in March 2020
CUSIP / ISIN: 17324XNT3 / US17324XNT36
General. The terms of the securities are set forth in the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, as supplemented by this pricing supplement. The accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus contain important disclosures that are not repeated in this pricing supplement. For example, the accompanying product supplement contains important information about how the closing value of each underlying will be determined and about adjustments that may be made to the terms of the securities upon the occurrence of market disruption events and other specified events with respect to each underlying. It is important that you read the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus together with this pricing supplement in deciding whether to invest in the securities. Certain terms used but not defined in this pricing supplement are defined in the accompanying product supplement.
Closing Value. The “closing value” of each underlying on any date is the closing price of its underlying shares on such date, as provided in the accompanying product supplement. The “underlying shares” of (i) Apple Inc. are its shares of common stock and (ii) Facebook, Inc. are its shares of class A common stock. Please see the accompanying product supplement for more information.
The examples in the first section below illustrate how to determine whether a contingent coupon will be paid (and whether any previously unpaid contingent coupon payments will be paid) and whether the securities will be automatically called for redemption following a valuation date that is also a potential autocall date. The examples in the second section below illustrate how to determine the payment at maturity on the securities, assuming the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity. The examples are solely for illustrative purposes, do not show all possible outcomes and are not a prediction of any payment that may be made on the securities.
The examples below are based on the following hypothetical values and do not reflect the actual initial underlying values, coupon barrier values, final barrier values or equity ratios of the underlyings. For the actual initial underlying value, coupon barrier value, final barrier value and equity ratio of each underlying, see the cover page of this pricing supplement. We have used these hypothetical values, rather than the actual values, to simplify the calculations and aid understanding of how the securities work. However, you should understand that the actual payments on the securities will be calculated based on the actual initial underlying value, coupon barrier value, final barrier value and equity ratio of each underlying, and not the hypothetical values indicated below. The examples below assume that the contingent coupon rate is set at the lowest value indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement. The actual contingent coupon rate will be determined on the pricing date.
Underlying Hypothetical initial underlying value Hypothetical coupon barrier value Hypothetical final barrier value Hypothetical equity ratio
Apple Inc. $100.00 $75.00 (75.00% of its hypothetical initial underlying value) $75.00 (75.00% of its hypothetical initial underlying value) 10.00000
Facebook, Inc. $100.00 $75.00 (75.00% of its hypothetical initial underlying value) $75.00 (75.00% of its hypothetical initial underlying value) 10.00000
Hypothetical closing value of Apple Inc. on hypothetical valuation date Hypothetical closing value of Facebook, Inc. on hypothetical valuation date Hypothetical payment per $1,000.00 security on related contingent coupon payment date
Hypothetical Valuation Date #1 $120
($120 - $100) / $100 = 20%) $85
($85 - $100) / $100 = -15%) $21.25
Hypothetical Valuation Date #2 $45
($45 - $100) / $100 = -55%) $120
($120 - $100) / $100 = 20%) $0
($110 - $100) / $100 = 10%) $115
($115 - $100) / $100 = 15%) $1,042.50
(contingent coupon plus the previously unpaid contingent coupon is paid; securities redeemed)
Example 1: On hypothetical valuation date #1, Facebook, Inc. has the lowest underlying return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date. In this scenario, the closing value of the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date is greater than its coupon barrier value but less than its initial underlying value. As a result, investors in the securities would receive the contingent coupon payment on the related contingent coupon payment date and the securities would not be automatically redeemed.
Example 2: On hypothetical valuation date #2, Apple Inc. has the lowest underlying return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date. In this scenario, the closing value of the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date is less than its coupon barrier value. As a result, investors would not receive any payment on the related contingent coupon payment date and the securities would not be automatically redeemed.
Example 3: On hypothetical valuation date #3, Apple Inc. has the lowest underlying return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date. In this scenario, the closing value of the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date is greater than both its coupon barrier value and its initial underlying value. As a result, the securities would be automatically redeemed on the related contingent coupon payment date for an amount in cash equal to $1,000.00 plus the related contingent coupon payment plus any previously unpaid contingent coupon payments. Because no contingent coupon payment was received in connection with hypothetical valuation date #2, investors in the securities would also receive the previously unpaid contingent coupon payment on the related contingent coupon payment date.
The next three hypothetical examples illustrate the calculation of the payment at maturity on the securities, assuming that the securities have not been earlier automatically redeemed and that the final underlying values of the underlyings are as indicated below.
Hypothetical final underlying value of Apple Inc. Hypothetical final underlying value of Facebook, Inc. Hypothetical payment at maturity per $1,000.00 security
Example 4 $110
($120 - $100) / $100 = 20%) $1,021.25 plus any previously unpaid contingent coupon payments
($30 - $100) / $100 = -70%) A number of underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date (or, in our sole discretion, cash) worth $300.00 based on its final underlying value
Example 6 $60
($60 - $100) / $100 = -40%) $0
($0 - $100) / $100 = -100%) A number of underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date (or, in our sole discretion, cash) worth $0.00 based on its final underlying value
Example 4: On the final valuation date, Apple Inc. has the lowest underlying return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date. In this scenario, the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is greater than its final barrier value. Accordingly, at maturity, you would receive the stated principal amount of the securities plus the contingent coupon payment due at maturity (assuming no previously unpaid contingent coupon payments), but you would not participate in the appreciation of any of the underlyings.
Example 5: On the final valuation date, Facebook, Inc. has the lowest underlying return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date. In this scenario, the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is less than its final barrier value. Accordingly, at maturity, you would receive for each security you then hold a fixed number of underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date equal to its equity ratio (or, at our option, the cash value thereof).
In this scenario, the value of a number of underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date equal to its equity ratio, based on its final underlying value, would be $300.00. Therefore, the value of the underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date (or, in our discretion, cash) you receive at maturity would be significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities. You would incur a loss based on the performance of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date. In addition, because the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is below its coupon barrier value, you would not receive any contingent coupon payment (including any previously unpaid contingent coupon payments) at maturity.
If the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is less than its final barrier value, we will have the option to deliver to you on the maturity date either a number of underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date equal to its equity ratio or the cash value of those underlying shares based on their final underlying value. The value of those underlying shares on the maturity date may be different than their final underlying value.
Example 6: On the final valuation date, Facebook, Inc. has the lowest underlying return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date. In this scenario, the underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date are worthless and you would lose your entire investment in the securities at maturity. In addition, because the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is below its coupon barrier value, you would not receive any contingent coupon payment at maturity.
It is possible that the closing value of the worst performing underlying will be less than its coupon barrier value on each valuation date and less than its final barrier value on the final valuation date, such that you will not receive any contingent coupon payments over the term of the securities (including any previously unpaid contingent coupon payments) and will receive significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities, and possibly nothing, at maturity.
§ You may lose a significant portion or all of your investment. Unlike conventional debt securities, the securities do not provide for the repayment of the stated principal amount at maturity in all circumstances. If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity, your payment at maturity will depend on the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date. If the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is less than its final barrier value, you will not receive the stated principal amount of your securities at maturity and, instead, will receive underlying shares of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date (or, in our sole discretion, cash based on its final underlying value) expected to be worth significantly less than the stated principal amount and possibly nothing. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the securities, and you may lose up to all of your investment.
We may elect, in our sole discretion, to pay you cash at maturity in lieu of delivering any underlying shares. If we elect to pay you cash at maturity in lieu of delivering any underlying shares, the amount of that cash may be less than the market value of the underlying shares on the maturity date because the market value will likely fluctuate between the final valuation date and the maturity date. Conversely, if we do not exercise our cash election right and instead deliver underlying shares to you on the maturity date, the market value of such underlying shares may be less than the cash amount you would have received if we had exercised our cash election right. We will have no obligation to take your interests into account when deciding whether to exercise our cash election right.
§ You will not receive any contingent coupon on the contingent coupon payment date following any valuation date on which the closing value of the worst performing underlying on that valuation date is less than its coupon barrier value. A contingent coupon payment will be made on a contingent coupon payment date if and only if the closing value of the worst performing underlying on the immediately preceding valuation date is greater than or equal to its coupon barrier value. If the closing value of the worst performing underlying on any valuation date is less than its coupon barrier value, you will not receive any contingent coupon payment on the immediately following contingent coupon payment date. You will only receive a contingent coupon payment that has not been paid on a subsequent contingent coupon payment date if and only if the closing value of the worst performing underlying on the related valuation date is greater than or equal to its coupon barrier value. If the closing value of the worst performing underlying on each valuation date is below its coupon barrier value, you will not receive any contingent coupon payments over the term of the securities.
§ Higher contingent coupon rates are associated with greater risk. The securities offer contingent coupon payments at an annualized rate that, if all are paid, would produce a yield that is generally higher than the yield on our conventional debt securities of the same maturity. This higher potential yield is associated with greater levels of expected risk as of the pricing date for the securities, including the risk that you may not receive a contingent coupon payment on one or more, or any, contingent coupon payment dates and the risk that the value of what you receive at maturity may be significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities and may be zero. The volatility of, and correlation between, the closing values of the underlyings are important factors affecting these risks. Greater expected volatility of, and lower expected correlation between, the closing values of the underlyings as of the pricing date may result in a higher contingent coupon rate, but would also represent a greater expected likelihood as of the pricing date that the closing value of the worst performing underlying on one or more valuation dates will be less than its coupon barrier value, such that you will not receive one or more, or any, contingent coupon payments during the term of the securities, and that the final underlying value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date will be less than its final barrier value, such that you will not be repaid the stated principal amount of your securities at maturity.
§ The performance of the securities will depend on the closing values of the underlyings solely on the valuation dates, which makes the securities particularly sensitive to volatility in the closing values of the underlyings on or near the valuation dates. Whether the contingent coupon will be paid on any given contingent coupon payment date (and whether any previously unpaid contingent coupon payments will be paid) and whether the securities will be automatically redeemed prior to maturity will depend on the closing values of the underlyings solely on the applicable valuation dates, regardless of the closing values of the underlyings on other days during the term of the securities. If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity, what you receive at maturity will depend solely on the closing value of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date, and not on any other day during the term of the securities. Because the performance of the securities depends on the closing values of the underlyings on a limited number of dates, the securities will be particularly sensitive to volatility in the closing values of the underlyings on or near the valuation dates. You should understand that the closing value of each underlying has historically been highly volatile.
§ The estimated value of the securities was determined for us by our affiliate using proprietary pricing models. CGMI derived the estimated value disclosed on the cover page of this pricing supplement from its proprietary pricing models. In doing so, it may have
made discretionary judgments about the inputs to its models, such as the volatility of, and correlation between, the closing values of the underlyings, dividend yields on the underlyings and interest rates. CGMI’s views on these inputs may differ from your or others’ views, and as an underwriter in this offering, CGMI’s interests may conflict with yours. Both the models and the inputs to the models may prove to be wrong and therefore not an accurate reflection of the value of the securities. Moreover, the estimated value of the securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement may differ from the value that we or our affiliates may determine for the securities for other purposes, including for accounting purposes. You should not invest in the securities because of the estimated value of the securities. Instead, you should be willing to hold the securities to maturity irrespective of the initial estimated value.
§ Our offering of the securities is not a recommendation of any underlying. The fact that we are offering the securities does not mean that we believe that investing in an instrument linked to the underlyings is likely to achieve favorable returns. In fact, as we are part of a global financial institution, our affiliates may have positions (including short positions) in the underlyings or in instruments related to the underlyings, and may publish research or express opinions, that in each case are inconsistent with an investment linked to the underlyings. These and other activities of our affiliates may affect the closing values of the underlyings in a way that negatively affects the value of and your return on the securities.
§ The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make important determinations with respect to the securities. If certain events occur during the term of the securities, such as market disruption events and other events with respect to an underlying, CGMI,
as calculation agent, will be required to make discretionary judgments that could significantly affect your return on the securities. In making these judgments, the calculation agent’s interests as an affiliate of ours could be adverse to your interests as a holder of the securities. See “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities—Risk Factors Relating to All Securities—The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make important determinations with respect to the securities” in the accompanying product supplement.
§ Even if an underlying pays a dividend that it identifies as special or extraordinary, no adjustment will be required under the securities for that dividend unless it meets the criteria specified in the accompanying product supplement. In general, an adjustment will not be made under the terms of the securities for any cash dividend paid by an underlying unless the amount of the dividend per share, together with any other dividends paid in the same quarter, exceeds the dividend paid per share in the most recent quarter by an amount equal to at least 10% of the closing value of that underlying on the date of declaration of the dividend. Any dividend will reduce the closing value of the underlying by the amount of the dividend per share. If an underlying pays any dividend for which an adjustment is not made under the terms of the securities, holders of the securities will be adversely affected. See “Description of the Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying Company or an Underlying ETF—Dilution and Reorganization Adjustments—Certain Extraordinary Cash Dividends” in the accompanying product supplement.
§ The securities will not be adjusted for all events that may have a dilutive effect on or otherwise adversely affect the closing value of an underlying. For example, we will not make any adjustment for ordinary dividends or extraordinary dividends that do not meet the criteria described above, partial tender offers or additional underlying share issuances. Moreover, the adjustments we do make may not fully offset the dilutive or adverse effect of the particular event. Investors in the securities may be adversely affected by such an event in a circumstance in which a direct holder of the underlying shares of an underlying would not.
§ The securities may become linked to an underlying other than an original underlying upon the occurrence of a reorganization event or upon the delisting of the underlying shares of that original underlying. For example, if an underlying enters into a merger agreement that provides for holders of its underlying shares to receive shares of another entity and such shares are marketable securities, the closing value of that underlying following consummation of the merger will be based on the value of such other shares. Additionally, if the underlying shares of an underlying are delisted, the calculation agent may select a successor underlying. See “Description of the Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying Company or an Underlying ETF” in the accompanying product supplement.
§ If the underlying shares of an underlying are delisted, we may call the securities prior to maturity for an amount that may be less than the stated principal amount. If we exercise this call right, you will receive the amount described under “Description of the Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying Company or an Underlying ETF—Delisting of an Underlying Company” in the accompanying product supplement. This amount may be less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount of the securities.
§ You will have no rights with respect to an underlying unless and until you receive underlying shares of that underlying at maturity. If any change to the underlying shares of an underlying is proposed, such as an amendment to an underlying’s organizational documents, you will not have the right to vote on such change, but you will be subject to such change in the event you receive its underlying shares at maturity. Any such change may adversely affect the market value of the underlying shares of that underlying.
Information About Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related personal computing and mobile communication devices along with a variety of related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions. Apple sells its products worldwide through its online stores, its retail stores, its direct sales force, third-party wholesalers, and resellers. The underlying shares of Apple Inc. are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the SEC by Apple Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the SEC file number 001-36743 through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Apple Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. The underlying shares of Apple Inc. trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol “AAPL.”
We have derived all information regarding Apple Inc. from publicly available information and have not independently verified any information regarding Apple Inc. This pricing supplement relates only to the securities and not to Apple Inc. We make no representation as to the performance of Apple Inc. over the term of the securities.
The securities represent obligations of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. (guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.) only. Apple Inc. is not involved in any way in this offering and has no obligation relating to the securities or to holders of the securities.
The closing value of Apple Inc. on May 2, 2019 was $209.15.
The graph below shows the closing value of Apple Inc. for each day such value was available from January 2, 2014 to May 2, 2019. We obtained the closing values from Bloomberg L.P., without independent verification. If certain corporate transactions occurred during the historical period shown below, including, but not limited to, spin-offs or mergers, then the closing values shown below for the period prior to the occurrence of any such transaction have been adjusted by Bloomberg L.P. as if any such transaction had occurred prior to the first day in the period shown below. You should not take historical closing values as an indication of future performance.
Apple Inc. – Historical Closing Values
Information About Facebook, Inc.
Facebook, Inc. operates a social networking website. The company website allows people to communicate with their family, friends, and coworkers. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information, photographs, website links, and videos. Facebook users have the ability to share and restrict information based on their own specific criteria. The underlying shares of Facebook, Inc. are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the SEC by Facebook, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located by reference to the SEC file number 001-35551 through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Facebook, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. The underlying shares of Facebook, Inc. trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “FB.”
We have derived all information regarding Facebook, Inc. from publicly available information and have not independently verified any information regarding Facebook, Inc. This pricing supplement relates only to the securities and not to Facebook, Inc. We make no representation as to the performance of Facebook, Inc. over the term of the securities.
The securities represent obligations of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. (guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.) only. Facebook, Inc. is not involved in any way in this offering and has no obligation relating to the securities or to holders of the securities.
The closing value of Facebook, Inc. on May 2, 2019 was $192.53.
The graph below shows the closing value of Facebook, Inc. for each day such value was available from January 2, 2014 to May 2, 2019. We obtained the closing values from Bloomberg L.P., without independent verification. If certain corporate transactions occurred during the historical period shown below, including, but not limited to, spin-offs or mergers, then the closing values shown below for the period prior to the occurrence of any such transaction have been adjusted by Bloomberg L.P. as if any such transaction had occurred prior to the first day in the period shown below. You should not take historical closing values as an indication of future performance.
Facebook, Inc. – Historical Closing Values
Due to the lack of any controlling legal authority, there is substantial uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities. In connection with any information reporting requirements we may have in respect of the securities under applicable law, we intend (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to treat the securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid forward contracts with associated coupon payments that will be treated as gross income to you at the time received or accrued in accordance with your regular method of tax accounting. In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, which is based on current market conditions, this treatment of the securities is reasonable under current law; however, our counsel has advised us that it is unable to conclude affirmatively that this treatment is more likely than not to be upheld, and that alternative treatments are possible. This discussion does not address the U.S. federal tax consequences of the ownership or disposition of the underlying shares that you may receive at maturity. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the particular U.S. federal tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the underlying shares.
· Upon a sale or exchange of a security (including retirement at maturity for cash), you should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized and your tax basis in the security. For this purpose, the amount realized does not include any coupon paid on retirement and may not include sale proceeds attributable to an accrued coupon, which may be treated as a coupon payment. Such gain or loss should be short-term capital gain or loss. If, upon retirement of the securities, you receive underlying shares, you should not recognize gain or loss with respect to the underlying shares received, other than any fractional underlying share for which you receive cash. Your basis in any underlying shares received, including any fractional underlying share deemed received, should be equal to your tax basis in the securities.
CGMI, an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and the underwriter of the sale of the securities, is acting as principal and will receive an underwriting fee of $10.00 for each security sold in this offering. Broker-dealers affiliated with CGMI, including Citi International Financial Services, Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, and financial advisors employed by such affiliated broker-dealers will collectively receive a fixed selling concession of $10.00 for each security they sell. For the avoidance of doubt, the fees and selling concessions described in this pricing supplement will not be rebated if the securities are automatically redeemed prior to maturity.
The contents of this pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”). Investors are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If investors are in any doubt about any of the contents of this pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, they should obtain independent professional advice.
This pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the securities will be offered pursuant to exemptions under the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “Securities and Futures Act”). Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold or made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase nor may this pricing supplement or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale or invitation for subscription or purchase of any securities be circulated or distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (a) to an institutional investor pursuant to Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, (b) to a relevant person under Section 275(1) of the Securities and Futures Act or to any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the Securities and Futures Act and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act, or (c) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the Securities and Futures Act. Where the securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act by a relevant person which is:
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Amazon Has Quietly Acquired 2lemetry To Build Out Its Internet Of Things Strategy
Deals, Fintech news, POS/mPOS and online acquiring March 12, 2015 July 9, 2020
TECHCRUNCH: Amazon is taking another step into the Internet of Things. TechCrunch has learned, and confirmed, that the e-commerce and cloud services giant has acquired 2lemetry, a startup based out of Denver that has developed an enterprise-focused platform to track and manage IP-enabled machines and other connected devices.
Terms of the deal, which we heard was finalized earlier this week, were not disclosed. 2lemetry, founded in 2011, had raised $9 million, including a $4 million round in January of this year from investors that included Salesforce Ventures.
Reaching out to 2lemetry, our queries were forwarded to Amazon. A spokesperson confirmed the acquisition with a short statement that noted that the service will continue to operate for existing customers.
“I can confirm that Amazon has acquired 2lemetry and we look forward to continuing to support 2lemetry customers,” a spokesperson said. Those customers include Honeywell, the Demeter energy group and First Mile, an office recycling service.
Amazon declined to answer any other questions about the deal, but one guess is that this will be folded into AWS, where Amazon has made other moves into the enterprise IoT space.
Specifically, in 2013, the company introduced a platform called Kinesis to process and analyse high-volume data streams from any number of sources and in real time — a move seen by some as the company’s first foray into the IoT business. Integrating 2lemetry’s team and technology could be one way of enhancing the functionality of that solution and configuring it specifically for machine-to-machine deployments.
Another area where 2lemetry has been developing products is in using its platform for commercial deployments such as retail environments where, for example, a merchant might use a network of beacons to alert shoppers on their phones to offers and other messages. (And interestingly, it appears to also have developed facial-recognition technology. “The 2lemetry Facial Recognition technology can trigger environment changes and “real-life” analytics based on the recognized age and gender of individuals,” the company notes.) Physical commerce is another area where Amazon has been attempting to expand its reach, and so this could potentially be another area where 2lemetry’s technology would be useful.
More widely, Amazon has also been pushing its cred in IoT on the consumer front. It now sells home automation hardware such as smart locks and thermostats in its own store. Coupled with the work Amazon has put into Echo, its own connected-home assistant hardware, perhaps 2lemetry’s technology could find its way into a consumer-focused service, too.
2lemetry Amazon Beacon Echo Internet of Things Kinesis Salesforce Ventures
Snapchat Is Raising Money From Alibaba at a $15 Billion Valuation
GSF India Is Now Hunting Internet Of Things Startups For Its Accelerator Program
Rho, a startup bank aimed at high-growth businesses, raises $15M Series A
Visa Abandons $5.3B Acquisition of Plaid
Zenus Bank Picks up New Investment
Curve Closes $95m in Equity as it Plans US Launch
Checkout.com raises $450 million
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Wenger Makes 4 Changes: Predicted Arsenal Starting XI To Face Newcastle
Arsenal will be looking to cement their position at the top of the table when they take on Newcastle on Saturday afternoon. Here is our predicted team.
Arsenal will be looking to cement their position at the top of the Premier League table when they take on Newcastle at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon. Here is the side Gooner Mac thinks Arsene Wenger will select for the game:
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech is a certainty to keep his place in goal after breaking the all-time Premier League clean sheet record against Bournemouth.
Defence: Gabriel was outstanding on Monday night and I think it would be a shame if he didn’t keep his place in the back four so we could see Laurent Koscielny recalled with Per Mertesacker given a breather.
Kieran Gibbs played reasonably well against the Cherries but I don’t think he’s done enough to displace Nacho Monreal from the left-back spot so the Spaniard should reclaim his place this weekend after being rested on Monday. Hector Bellerin should continue at right-back with Mathieu Debuchy out of favour.
Midfield: Calum Chambers showed encouraging signs in a new central midfield role last time out but with Mathieu Flamini set to return from a minor knock, I think we’ll see the Frenchman resume his partnership alongside Aaron Ramsey against Newcastle. Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta all remain on the sidelines.
Attack: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could make way for Joel Campbell but otherwise I think we’ll see the same front four that faced Bournemouth. Alexis Sanchez could make his comeback next week but he remains on the sidelines for this game so Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil should support Olivier Giroud in attack.
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Working with Bali Rai
Working with Bali Rai is like being around a fizzing ball of energy with a completely infectious enthusiasm for books, reading and writing. Spend 10 minutes with him – it is impossible not to get drawn into his world. In 2013/2014, Bali and I ran a book club for year 7 and 8 students from three Camden schools. They ‘didn’t like reading’ – it was going to be a tough gig. But we started with the intriguingly-titled Revenge of the Number Two by Bali himself – who wouldn’t want to find out more about that?
Bali speaks to his readers in words they understand, through situations they recognise. His books are no-frills, real life tales about being a young person right now. Whether it’s that embarrassing thing you did in year 7 that the school bully won’t let you forget (Revenge of the Number Two), kissing someone your older brothers don’t approve of (Kiss of Death), or the seriously messed-up stuff that can happen online (Web of Darkness), Bali writes about locations, characters and issues that young readers can empathise with.
The mission of the book club was to inspire a love of reading in the students. Bali’s books definitely did this, but working with him in person did it even more. Through writing activities based on newspaper stories and students’ own experiences, Bali connected with the young people. He helped them expand their ideas and we could see their confidence and sense of achievement growing session after session. Bali also knew exactly which other authors and books to suggest based on what would best engage the students.
Many of the students who came to book club faced a variety of challenges at home and at school. One of the most volatile members turned out to be one of the most committed, even coming to the final session under his own steam when the school was closed for building work. In his words, “since I started [coming to book club] I’ve been more interested in books than my TV”. And his opinion of Bali? “He’s the brilliantest guy!”
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Abi is the Learning Programmes Manager at the British Library. Her role involves the development and delivery of a core programme of onsite workshops, conferences and events for Primary and Secondary students and teachers. In addition, Abi runs major exhibition-linked initiatives and other projects, such as the Teachers’ Network, Book Club, Young Researchers and Youth Forum. More information can be found at www.bl.uk/learning
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ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE DISCUSSION
First Duesenberg sold to public
By SC38DLS,
October 28, 2020 in General Discussion
SC38DLS 1,528
SC38DLS
2020 National Historic Vehicle Register Inductees Announced!
i can’t seem to get the link to post but the video that goes along with this announcement is really good. Beautiful 1921 Duesenberg and will now be memorialized for all time in the library of Congress.
This seems to get to the utube site
1921 Duesenberg and 1970 Dodge Challenger added to National Historic Vehicle Register | HVA
Edited October 28, 2020 by SC38DLS (see edit history)
alsancle 4,682
alsancle
CCCA Member
edinmass 11,166
edinmass
Location: Palm Beach, Florida & Springfield Ma
The Duesenberg was recently donated to the ACD museum by the original owners family.........The Dole Pineapple Empire financial backers. The car spent its life in Hawaii.
Edited October 28, 2020 by edinmass (see edit history)
Walt G 3,008
Walt G
SO nice the car was restored to the original sedate colors and not like so many cars in the past 30 years , been restored with bright colors ( ie yellow fenders purple body) and over plated - wheels , door hinges, etc and no extra Trippe lamps mounted to the front.
padgett 2,031
AACA Member but all of my cars are licensed & have garage doors.
So if donated it becomes historic ?
John Bloom 186
John Bloom
Location: Libertyville Illinois
18 minutes ago, padgett said:
First Duesenberg sold to public........that good looking........“Historic” works for me.
NP with the Duesy, it was the Challenger I was wondering about.
1937hd45 3,127
1937hd45
AACA Member
2 hours ago, Walt G said:
DO NOT post a color photo of that if you have one. Bob
greenie 187
We took this picture 6 days ago at the ACD Museum. I wondered out loud what the roads in Hawaii were like in 1921?
5 hours ago, edinmass said:
...the original owners family.........The Dole Pineapple descendants.
Well, I promise not to hold that against them.
^^ Private joke, since I don't like pineapple. 😉
C Carl 1,791
C Carl
I enjoy the occasional p'apple. But more to the point, I expect those early Hawaiian roads were about as rough as one. Probably close to as sloppy as a rotten one, too. - Carl
"what the roads in Hawaii were like in 1921? " Prolly more what was the road in Hawaii like...
TAKerry 365
TAKerry
According to the net Samuel Northrup Castle died in 1894, so it is unlikely he was the first owner. Perhaps one of his children. He was a missionary turned businessman. I didnt see any link of him to Dole pinapple though.
14 minutes ago, TAKerry said:
On his obituary it says........He was the financial backer of the Dole Pineapple empire.
Would make sense, I saw that he was making money from sugar plantations, one of five major businesses in the Kingdom at the time.
I believe Dole owns a whole island in the Hawaiian island chain. It has the factory and maybe a few houses but mostly pineapple groves.
Donating this car probably is a good tax write off that won’t hurt their bottom line. Great for people to be able to see the car. I just hope it doesn’t just sit there for years without running.
The car has been getting out since day one. It is a fresh total restoration.......so it should last 200 years. ACD Museum has a full service shop and takes great care of their cars......unlike 99 percent of the museums.
BobinVirginia 183
BobinVirginia
That Dusenberg is rolling artwork! Super cool!!
1935Packard 661
1935Packard
AACA Life Member
The New York Times had an interesting article and accompanying video about the restoration of this car back in 2013:
]https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/automobiles/its-a-duesie-the-first-in-fact.html
10 hours ago, BobinVirginia said:
I like those cars for what they are, but this one is by far one of the most beautiful I have seen. Good runner up to the Pierce Arrow.
Graham Man 605
Graham Man
I was looking for pictures of the Duesenberg before restoration it must have been pretty rough...
Good link for most of the story
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?9186321-Bruce-Canepa-and-the-restoration-of-the-first-Duesenberg
I didn’t think it was in that bad a shape. But give a Duesenberg to a Porsche shop and voila.. 10k hours later you are done.
The car had a hard life..........and had “upgrades” if memory serves me. The shop that restored it did a great job.......it was NOT an easy restoration........in fact, It was heroic. To be fair......there was ten times more to the story than published. Fantastic car, and a great shop working out of their comfort zone.
Something is tickling a synapse about a gear driven overhead cam from a European motor around 1911. Also any relation to the Miller S8 of the same period also used by Fred and Augie.
1912Staver 1,227
1912Staver
HCCA Member
A couple of the old books by Griff Borgeson provide some idea of the early years of Duesenberg . And early OHC engines. The twin cam engine book is pricy , but the Golden Age of American Racing is a lot more
wallet friendly.
I was planning a trip to Kokomo for the Elwood Haynes Museum next year and I’m gonna add the ACD Museum to my trip!
Edited October 29, 2020 by BobinVirginia (see edit history)
Mark McAlpine 375
Mark McAlpine
1 hour ago, BobinVirginia said:
Definitely hit the ACD Museum. It's worth the trip in itself. (My wife & I have attended all of the AACA Nationals (formerly "Meets") held in Auburn partially because of the ACD Museum.) Give yourself plenty of time to take it all in. The museum has outstanding display signage, but I recommend you still take a tour with one of the docents--they're very knowledgeable, very friendly, and will share a lot of information about the vehicles and history of the companies & personalities not included on the display placards. When you visit the ACD Museum, also visit the National Auto & Truck Museum right behind it.
If you have time, also visit the nearby Early Ford V-8 Museum, Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum, and National Military History Center, all located on the opposite side of I-69 across from the RM Sotheby's Auction Park (formerly the Kruse auction park--there's an interesting back story there). I only visited the Kruse Military History Center & Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum once about six years ago. I hope both collections are in better shape now than they were then--you could tell they were going through financial hardship at the time because a number of military vehicles had been sold (just the signs and drip pans were in place) and many of the vehicles in both museums had flat tires. Both were nice collections that had seen better days. Note that I don't know the status today of either Kruse museum or if they're even open.
Bottom line: I strongly encourage you to visit the ACD Museum. If it fits your schedule, consider attending the 2021 AACA Central Spring Nationals in Auburn on 6-8 May 2021. That way you can over indulgence in antique-car related fun: the AACA show, the RM Sotheby's auction & flea market, and all the nearby museums. (There's usually a great party with live entertainment at the auction park on Friday evening for AACA members and auction participants. It's also a great time to check out the auction cars without a large crowd around.)
Edited October 29, 2020 by Mark McAlpine (see edit history)
1 1/2 hours north of ACD is the Gilmore Museum Campus.....a MUST SEE like the ACD Museum also.
Cadillac Fan 46
Cadillac Fan
Just now, edinmass said:
In my opinion, the best! (And likely getting even better soon).
This picture says a lot about the "as received" condition....
They recreated the headlight supports from the original pictures...
My guess it it was pretty bad, they may have been a "Porsche shop" but you need to attend a Porsche Concours d'Elegance to understand that level of competition.
The ash body frame of the Duesenberg Model A. “Everybody we talked to about restoring that frame said, ‘We’ll just scan it and make a new one,’ ” Bruce Canepa, the owner of the restoration shop, said. “We said, ‘No thanks.’ ” The body frame restoration took a year and a half.
The wood does not " look " that bad. Lower sills obviously are bad but still very intact. I imagine they probably saved at least 1/2 of what is in the photo, unless appearances
are deceiving. Always hard to tell about wood from a photo..
Xander Wildeisen 1,788
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Location: Forced out of Idaho
The wood wasn’t the only issue. The car was extensively modified over the years because of the remote location.........ever try and find Duesenberg parts in the middle of the Pacific Ocean during the war? And, there were more tractor mechanics than super ultra luxury car mechanics on the plantation. We got to assist on several aspects of the car........the shop out west did a fantastic job.
20 hours ago, edinmass said:
There is no doubt in my mind that the guys at that shop are the best. I'm simply pointing out that many skills transfer, but knowledge of the marque does not. Hence, you are going to pay to teach the Porsche guys Duesenberg Model A.
You are correct. Interestingly after the Model A they have been involved with a Pierce arrow also. Seems the craftsmen there like early stuff also..........
wayne sheldon 1,193
Location: Grass Valley, Califunny
I have heard and personally seen so many horror stories about modern shops and craftsmen (?) and machinists working on antiques. I took an adult education course (three semesters!) in machine shop about fifty years ago so I could make some parts for one of my cars. The side benefit to me was that it gave me an insight to the mind of the modern machinist! That insight also carries over into people rebuilding modern high performance cars. As a group, they generally have an arrogant belief that people a hundred years ago didn't know anything about what they were doing. Therefore, the "modern machinist" MUST make it better, and do it the way "it should have been done originally". I, and I am sure that you also, have heard that out of their mouths many many times.
Of course those of us that know the history, know that the engineers and inventors of so much of what we take for granted today mostly did know what they were trying to do. Their designs reflect the technologies available to manufacturing at the time. Metallurgy as we know it today was in its infancy then. Lubricating oils and fuel quality was terrible by today's standards. And, there were some things that were not yet known, like the advantage of full cylinder water jackets. Also, the expectations of the car were different. Expected speeds were much lower, and expected distances much less. Also, the publics expectations were based on the familiarity with elaborate horse drawn carriages, and the construction techniques of the day. It took nearly half a century for a lot of those expectations to change.
I think I digress again.
Regardless, thank you both for good words about a "modern" shop that understood and did things right!
Some tools I use to think about what am trying to do: oscilloscope, lathe, and mill are good examples. It is too easy to design something that cannot be maintained without a chronosymplastic infidibulum and a set of mobius wrenches.
Fossil 449
chronosymplastic infidibulum and a set of mobius wrenches.
Uh yah, what he said.
@wayne sheldon
Being a modern machinist I have quite a different take on the old parts. I’m often amazed by what was created with the tools of the period. I’ve done both manual and Cnc machine work extensively. The ingenuity and creativity of the early cars was perhaps less impressive than the methods created to make them.
Anyone that says “the way it should’ve been done” obviously is a meathead with no perspective on the technology of manufacturing at the time.
gossp 507
gossp
On 10/29/2020 at 3:39 PM, edinmass said:
Excellent recommendation, I am going to go there one week from tomorrow... and bring home my car that has been there for over a year!
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Battlefield Forum› Battlefield V› Battlefield V - General Discussion
We need more challenges after maxing out a weapon
aRrAyStArTaT0
786 postsMember, Battlefield 4, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, Battlefield V Member
I prefer to snipe, specifically with the Geweher sniper. I don't like the other snipers. I've completed every challenge related to the gun.
Why can't there be more challenges to unlock gold parts for different scopes atleast? Nobody uses gold iron sights on a sniper.
Now if I want to get CC, I have to play using different guns. You don't even get CC for completing milestones (250, 500, 1000 kills) for weapons. I want to continue getting CC without changing my style and gun.
It seems like BFV is the only game I know of that actively discourages you from perfection.
G-Gnu
1533 postsMember, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, CTE, BF1IncursionsAlpha, Battlefield V Member
So you play the game for skins ?
G-Gnu wrote: »
No. I just think it's dumb that the game is discouraging you from playing your favorite gun/class after you've maxed it out. You don't get anything nearly as fast. Want to specialize a tank that's level 4 but your infantry gameplay is primarily with one level 10 SMG? Well, now you're playing a lot longer to get that 1200 CC compared to if you were playing with a level 3 SMG.
It'd also be nice to have these mastery skins apply to different sight styles. In order to use the golden sight, why do snipers, who specialize at long range, need to use iron sights?? Same thing with any gun and any skin. Like Birch? Well, it's locked to ONE sight. Like blackout? Well, it's also locked to only one type. Throughout leveling up my sniper, I didn't even get any other 6x scope with a skin. I've got to purchase one with CC, which I can't do easily because they cost so much (anywhere from 6k-15k) and I only get ~200 CC for each match.
superteds
1218 postsMember, Battlefield 3, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, BF1IncursionsAlpha, Battlefield V Member
i mean this is a radical suggestion, but you could just play the game?
superteds wrote: »
I'm confused. I am playing the game. Like, a lot. But I'm not getting CC.
It's literally a suggestion. No need to get snarky about it.
pointmanjeff
61 postsMember, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, Battlefield V Member
There's literally thousands of challenges when you step out of your comfort zone.
pointmanjeff wrote: »
Did you read the post??? Like, at all??
It's not about stepping out of my comfort zone. It's about perfecting my skill with a weapon with hundreds of hours meaning NOTHING to DICE and my spendable currency. It's about how you can get 1000s of kills with a specific weapon and you get NOTHING past those few assignment and match rewards. NOTHING to show for the fact you got 3k kills with the Lee Enfield. Nothing to show that you got 1000 kills with the STG-44. Nothing to show you got any of this. No coins. No skins. Nothing past what you get for just playing the game.
It's bound to happen eventually, but players are going to start hitting level 10 with EVERY gun and then have nothing to do anymore. Then they'll leave.
That's what I'm dealing with now. Every gun that fits my playstyle and I like that seems perfect is done with me. I finished their challenges. I'm no longer rewarded for playing with them and doing well compared to playing with a gun I've never used before. In fact, I'm rewarded more for using guns I've never used before. It's backwards.
fakemon64
898 postsMember, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, CTE, Battlefield V Member
I wish the vehicles had their own progression assignments like the weapons did. Wouldn't mind if pistols got specializations and assignments as well.
olavafar
I suppose it is because doing the assignments takes some resources. You want endless assignments on a single rifle but then we have some 40 weapons or so so its 40 * endless which is a lot of assignments. I just suggest you make up your own assignments. That is what I have always done when I run out of assignments in games.
How about this one: 100 head shot kills on a distance less that 40 meters in a round of TDM. Work on that and when you have done it, double the kill amount and go again.
SirTerrible
1713 postsMember, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, CTE, Battlefield V Member
So like service stars basically? I see no harm in stuff like that being added to the game even if I have never cared about service stars personally. I didn't even notice there weren't service stars, that's how little I care lol. Still though, no reason to hate on the suggestion. If some people like getting rewarded for using guns let 'em have their rewards.
naitch44
666 postsMember, Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, Battlefield V Member
Yeah we need more '1000 headshots whilst attacking an objective, whilst prone, whilst wearing wellies and a trilby' assignments.
Dr_X2345
774 postsMember, Battlefield, Battlefield 1, Battlefield V Member
Think Service Stars would be good for each weapon, and perhaps they award a certain amount of Company Coin for each service star earned (perhaps somewhere around 1000 CC?).
I do see what you mean, although I personally don't have that problem - it feels like once you've got a weapon fully gold (or even fully Mint, for me) there's not much point playing with it in terms of progression, because you don't get any tangible rewards. I say I don't have that problem, although I kind of do, because I tend to focus on maybe one or two weapons per class (depending on the class) and try to get those to level 10 and Mint, then pick a new weapon and play with that one. But then I don't really go back to those weapons because there's a fair few weapons and I've not got that many completely Mint yet, so while I really enjoy using the StG 44 my brain's like 'no we have to use the weapons we're doing the assignments for'.
I do agree that the sight customisation should be more like you choose the sight type in the separate section at the top of the weapon customisation menu, and that just has Irons, Reflex/Nydar, Aperture, 3x scope etc, then add a new slot in the main body of the customisation menu which is the sight appearance, so for example when you unlock the Predator sight on an Assault weapon, which is always the 1x sight, you would instead get the Predator appearance for the sight customisation option on that weapon, and you can equip it on the Iron sights, Aperture, and 3x scope as well as the RDS.
(I'm not sure how much sense that explanation made - basically you'd have two Sight customisation options, one which changed the type of sight, and one which changed the appearance, so you can have a Gold Plated 6x scope or whatever).
naitch44 wrote: »
They're not assignments. They're rewards for using a gun enough that most would consider it mastery. You still can't get a 6x or even 3x gold scope on a sniper. You can't get a ACOG or AA gold sight on an MMG. You really can't get any of that and that's the bottom of what I'm asking for. No sniper in their right mind would want to go around without a scope. No reason to act like it can't be done or that it shouldn't happen either. As far as I can tell, asking for gold 6x on snipers is nearly the same as asking for the level 50 CC bug to be fixed. It's something that obviously should exist, but yet for some reason, it doesn't.
Sprinkles298 wrote: »
Yes I read your post and I left some sarcasm. There's literally thousands of things to do in the game and you wine that your weapon doesn't have infinite achievements. There will always be an end to your "so called" achievements they can't go forever. That's why I suggested play a different weapon and acquire a different skill set. As for players leaving, if as many people left that said they would on these forums, the game would be unplayable 🤔
My favorite thing is how this forum takes every piece of criticism or suggestion and says the OP is "whining" just for suggesting something new.
My point is, would it really kill them to throw in an extra 200 CC for every 100 kills with a certain weapon? Like, for real. You don't have to be a jerk about it either.
I'm not trying to be a jerk, but it seems like the forum has turned in a gripe session. Maybe, when they get the major flaws corrected we'll see something as your suggestion. But, I'm overwhelmed with the small suggestions so I know the developers have to be. You read through the forums all you see is if this doesn't change the games dead, or I'm quitting, etc. The game is trying to appease to many different crowds at this point and has lost direction in what sold time and time again. I took your post as if you don't get what you want your done. If that was not your intent I apologise.
So you're saying we should stop asking for things because bigger things are needed? I don't get that.
1. You said once players max all their guns to level 10 they'll get bored and leave. If a player maxes all their guns to level 10 before a new battlefield then so be it. They would literally spend months playing the game.
2. You said all the guns that fit your play style are done. You have no more challenges left. I looked up your origin tracker and determined you still have a ways to go before all the bolt action rifles are at level 10. https://battlefieldtracker.com/bfv/profile/origin/Sprinkles298/weapons.
3. Yes there are far bigger issues at hand rather than trying to change the smaller things first. And as you said before people will leave. If people are leaving it's because of infinite loading screens, ttd, tow assignment tracking, etc. Not because they have maxed all their guns to level 10.
1. You can level up a gun to level 10 in a few hours of using it. You can get the challenges in another few hours. Considering people were reaching level 50 (something that took me over 100 hours to do) in under a week, I'd say it's extremely possible people have already done this, or something close. The lack of new content suggests the only thing for players to do next is leave right? There's not enough progression to keep some people playing in games that have MORE progression and customization than this. The game is already lacking content, and any attempt at more content should never be seen as a bad thing.
2. Not all bolt action rifles are the same. The Lee Enfield has such a low bullet velocity it's unusable. The Karg98 just doesn't work for me for whatever reason. Past that, there's what? 1 more bolt action rifle? It really shows what level you're on when you feel obligated to look at someone elses stats when they present a generic example.
3. I don't see why we should ever stop asking for improvement. Big things, small things, who cares. Improvement is improvement. If I know anything about games, people get past bugs if the game is fun. Many people don't have fun if there's nothing to do. You can look on most forums and most other games out there. People play them to have fun and get better. People get past bugs that should ruin an experience because the game is fun and there's stuff to do. If you remove the stuff to do, what else is there to keep players around? Because gameplay isn't enough anymore.
Look at Titanfall for example. The first one was elegant and perfect in gunplay and systems. But after you progressed through the first 50 or so levels, there's nothing new for you to get or do. So people left. Within 6 months of the game hitting the market, the entire community left the game. Everything about it was good except for it's progression. Why should we sit back and act like progression means nothing when that's what has driven game population for YEARS?
Another example: The Division. Buggy at first, but people played it because there was progression. And since there's not been really anything new content wise, people stopped playing. Same thing with dozens of other great games.
Don't sit back and act like content isn't lacking. Don't be one of those "We should fix bugs before adding content" and forget that you can do both at the same time.
There's a reason why games that don't have progression die quickly. The market demands skill trees or specializations or some other form of progression. And when that progression is locked behind a wall of imaginary currency, it's really not a bad idea to give the player a bit more for essentially leveling one gun to what would be level 100 if the cap wasn't level 10.
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I always get a little confused by the "I have a million kills and 100k hours with X weapon, why is this game so boring?" threads.
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It is a little more than two years that the PlayStation 4 is available worldwide and immediately, the machine is imposed on the market, leaving its main competitor, the Xbox One, far behind.
With a perfectly mastered communication (but especially Microsoft’s total failure at this level) and a lower price, the PS4 quickly took the lead. And it seems that the pace of sales continues to remain at a relatively high level, thanks to the various packages offered and a recent price drop.
Sony announced its PlayStation 4 would have been sold more than 35.9 million to players, against 30.2 million last November. So these 5.7 million machines were sold during the holiday season.
The titles are selling similarly as well: in total, 35 million games have been sold during the end of year celebrations in physical stores and on PlayStation Store. Subscriptions of PlayStation Plus have recorded a 60% increase in subscriptions in the year.
Microsoft for its part remains miserly in figures and prefers comfort in advancing other statistics such as the number of games played. Still, the Xbox One seems to have finally taken off since its price drop and the latest promotional offers. The arrival of exclusive titles like Halo 5 also participated in flight. Now remains to be seen how Microsoft account counters the future success of Sony’s virtual reality headset PlayStation VR.
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The elephant in the room (or the grenade in the shitter)
Author Topic: The elephant in the room (or the grenade in the shitter) (Read 437 times)
So, shall we address the elephant in the room? Sure we should, because in the face of all that happened and was said (and is still said) during the past weeks, how could we ignore that? Quite frankly, I can't recall a time when Bethesda was under as much fire as it currently is. In fact it never was. Until now, gamers tended to consider Bethesda with a mocking benevolence and yes, almost affection. But that seems to be really over now. And when I talk about taking fire, they're not even in damage control mode, they switched directly to panic mode because it's obvious they don't even know how to handle that. Pete Hynes had a one week Twitter blackout when the whole thing started to derail. Sure they possibly expected Fallout 76 to be like any other Bethesda release with people complaining about bugs but swallowing their pride and being ecstatic as they were exploring post-apocalyptic West Virginia. They certainly didn't expect the majority of users to stand up and cry out loud "Enough is enough band of m...f...rs! Fallout 76 is crap! And what's more, you knew it long before release!"
To be frank, I didn't play Fallout 76 nor have I any intention to play it (the main reason why I'll explain below and no it's not even because it's an online game) so I won't be the one to pass judgement on the game itself. WIth that said, I've been following the drama during the past weeks and boy... what a messy weather for Bethesda. With 34 official reviews available today on Metacritic, the game received a very disappointing (For a Bethesda game anyway) 54/100. On the user side, the score is 2.9/10 over near 4000 reviews and I'm not even talking about the Playstation 4 and Xbox One scores that are even worse. On Xbox One, the console of choice for Bethesda, professional reviewers even properly butchered the game with a 49/100). Even accounting with the unavoidable fanboys' 10s and haters' 0s that's not feeling good for Bethesda especially because most of the negative users' reviews that are well constructed (and there are many of them -- I automatically eliminated from my consideration one lines reviews or reviews that are visibly by people who didn't even play the game) tend to start with "I'm (or was) a fan of Bethesda but this thing is pure crap". Youtube is flooded with people who played the beta and the final release and found it underwhelming (to put it gently), far from a Fallout experience or simply disastrously buggy and unplayable.
Even more, some who weren't interested in the other Fallout games because they were single player but where interest in a Fallout multiplayer game trash 76.
Some even took to call Fallout 76 "the game that makes Fallout 4 look good". From what I gathered it's fair enough the only novelties being the online component and the Atom market (you know the in-game market from which you can buy so much crap to add to the $60 you forked for the game which incidently is the same price as Fallout 4 on its release; -- while at the same time removing most of what make a Fallout game compelling... Story, NPC, quests... yes Bethesda really tried to found the perfect way to make money while barely lifting a finger).
As for me, even if I had a modicum of interest in Fallout 76 I wouldn't buy it... Why? Because it's a game that is only available retail (can only be registered on Bethesda.net) and directly from Bethesda.net. And the last thing we need as gamers is another "Origin" because this is exactly where Bethesda is going with that. Another Steam "clone" you'll have to install if you want to play THEIR games. Currently we have Steam, Origin, UPlay and even already Bethesda.net for some products as Fallout 4 and Skyrim SE Creation Kit (that won't start if you don't log in). How many f...ing DRM platforms do we still need? One is enough but now they all want a piece of the Steam cake and to be sure that Steam won't be a shadow they decide to cut it off the loop (at least for Electronic Arts Origin and Bethesda.net; Ubisoft Uplay still has to take such an action, they only require you to register their games with UPlay but continue to sell them through Steam). To think that those people were the same saying that Steam was a joke when it started.
But it's not about all that that I post this. It's because right now, Bethesda is the perfect model to show what happens when you have literally no goodwill left in the bank... Goodwill is this thing that allows companies to have an astounding amount of pre-orders or to be forgiven in case of blunder... In short it's a measure of consumer's trust. Bethesda realizes with Fallout 76 reviews (both from professionals and customers) that they are seriously running out of goodwill to the point that it has become non-existent. Through the years though Bethesda had generated an enormous amount of goodwill mainly with the TES series from Morrowind to Skyrim and to a lesser extent with Fallout 3 and especially Fallout New Vegas even though they weren't the ones developing it. This goodwill allowed for example to have each release of their games buggy as Hell, with quite minimal attempt at correcting the bugs -- the modding community did most of that work -- and to not have the fanbase rebel (even today there are a few people left to continue the old anthem "well, Fallout 76 is buggy, it's normal, it's Bethesda, duh!". Well things is most other people seeing Fallout 76 are waking up realizing that this is NOT normal and that Bethesda should have been hold up to much higher programming standards a long time ago).
But then came Fallout 4 and the goodwill started to erode -- because let's face it, Fallout 4 is an average game at best, you can play it and even enjoy it -- I sort of did after I installed many many mods; hell it's the most modded Bethesda game I ever had -- if you disconnect your brain from the many issues that come with the game (and I'm talking about issues that sadly mods cannot correct -- we could start with the voiced protagonist; a voice protagonist is good for certain type of games, The Witcher, Mass Effect... but for Fallout it really isn't); to be blunt it's not the "WOW!!" game that everyone was expecting, far from it; the game engine could be much better (don't get me wrong, they progressed with it, in the stability department -- I have had far fewer CTD with Fallout 4 and Skyrim SE than I had with any of their previous games -- but still it's an heavy engine that has too high a cost in resources for the graphics it generates), the story was too superficial and common -- the premise is a simple reversal of Fallout 3 in fact the parent going after their son instead of the child going after their father --, the Radiant system too "in your face" even if the exploration which is still one of the most prevalent and good aspect, a pillar truly, of any Bethesda game is still there.
When a company sees that the goodwill of their customers is starting to go what can they do? They attempt to stabilize things, maybe by offering some incentive to keep customers happy or at least to lessen their disappointment right? A free DLC, something like that. What did Bethesda do? They came up with the Creation Club... And there the goodwill went seriously down the drain. Then there was the re-release of Skyrim in its 64 bits version (with the exact same bugs than it's older brother) with the announcement that there wouldn't be a TES 6 for several years, that Starfield is "a work in progress" but nobody really knows squat about it and then finally when they decided to release a game it was Fallout 76 that really came out of nowhere with the Atom market included -- like a quickly decided and designed stop gap waiting for Starfield to be done and really mostly a cash grab because after all Fallout 4 wasn't the overwhelming success they expected at least among fans' reviews (it was a commercial success because the game sold on its name alone but after the users reviews came, everyone could see that the welcome was less than lukewarm).
And now Bethesda, that has too often banked on the goodwill of their customers to cover their many blunders discovers that there's no goodwill left any longer. They thought that enough goodwill was remaining so the suckers customers wouldn't jump at their throat and they were seriously wrong. Seriously to the point the only persons saying good things about Fallout 76 and Bethesda are the small core of fanboys that don't give a crap if a game is lame as long as it's Bethesda stamped. Seriously to the point that lawyers are thinking about a class-action lawsuit which is also linked to their refund policy (the game being only sold by Bethesda and retailers). Seriously to the point that Bethesda didn't even planned for the backlash and the more they talk the more they are burying themselves in the ground with every new day and every new announcement and attempted response to the problem.
One thing is sure. if Bethesda wants to reverse course and regain some of the goodwill that vanished over Fallout 4, the Creation Club and Fallout 76 their next game -- that should be Starfield -- will have to be nothing short of PERFECT and amazing. Minimal bugs and amazing quality/performance ratio, great universe, splendid story, astounding handmade quests with no radiant idiocy, splendid NPC and characters interactions, all that in the same package. Anything less and at some point the question will have to be asked if there will even be a TES 6.
The good news here is that they just need to take a step back and do what they did before, in short do what they were the best at up to and including Skyrim. Being less technically crappy in the engine "performance/quality" department would definitely be a plus and being much lighter on bugs would also be sweet. But right now engine and bugs are not even the most pressing problem. The real problem for Bethesda is that a company doesn't want to stand there with a thing like Fallout 76 hanging over their head for the three or four years to come. They need to release a VERY GOOD SINGLE PLAYER OPEN WORLD RPG that can be played as one wants, when one wants and as modded as one wants.
That's really the only thing the Bethesda fanbase wants and sadly, Bethesda seems these past years to have forgotten that and focused on much more debatable practices and ideas.
So Bethesda Game Studios, stop bullshitting people with the pitiful damage control you're trying to do on Fallout 76 (which feels more like "we don't know what we're doing so let's panic"). Multiplayer games? NOT YOUR THING! So now just focus on what is really your thing, and do it good, and do it preferably faster than you are used too because until the next release people (your CUSTOMERS) will be left with the contemplation of Fallout 76. You really want to get rid of the "our last game is rated 2.9/10 by our users -- and barely average by professional reviewers) as fast as possible.
The thing is, Bethesda Softworks as a publisher has other IPs allowing them to cater to different gamers' tastes... Rage, Prey, Wolfenstein, DooM... So why not just leave Bethesda Game Studios the Hell alone, developing what we expect them to develop?
Fallout 76... Was it just greed talking? Is it worth it? Because right now... I think you've got a flamethrower in your face. And the guys holding it are not happy.
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Re: The elephant in the room (or the grenade in the shitter)
It gets even worse with the ongoing snafu surrounding the Power Armor edition of the game (the opening of this video sums it up nicely). While software can be something of a murky area as far as legal action is concerned, false advertising of physical merchandise seems to be a pretty open-and-shut case. We've seen some boneheaded moves from developers/publishers in recent history, but this might take the cake.
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads.
About the bag from the Power Armor edition, you gotta appreciate the very first answer consumers got. "The bag in the pictures was a prototype but was costing too much to make so we decided to go for a cheaper option. We don't plan do do anything about it".
What kind of company says that? So yeah after that Bethesda came and said "well, the guy who said that is an intern, he wasn't really working for us. Officially we apologize, we're sorry for the inconvenience and offer 500 atoms to each affected customers". Translation: we give you each $5 in false money that you can only spend in our online store and be happy with that. Oh, and by the way, if you accept this generous "gift" you abandon your right -- as by law -- to sue us in the future because you accepted an "amicable settlement" of the issue. Hey, it's not like if the Power Armor edition cost $200 anyway. No it didn't, it cost $199.99 and we're not sorry about that.
Oh, and I almost forgot their other most funny excuse... "The bag couldn't be manufactured due to a shortage of material"... Wait... What? There's a worldwide shortage of canvas and no one told me... It's the end of the world people!
Bethesda... early Christmas gift for any lawyer. They keep on giving.
It's like they went to a Summer Boot Camp organized by Electronic Arts and Activision with a seminar on the thousands ways to f... the customers and they decided to improve the methods by a factor of a hundred. At least we know now who's in the starting block for the next "Worst Company in America" award. EA must be ecstatic... finally, someone else to take the heat. Thanks Bethesda!
But I agree, this whole affair about the bag and the Power Armor Edition is certainly the most legally threatening for Bethesda right now. I imagine the FTC could easily fall on them if they are so inclined like they already fell on the whole loot boxes phenomenon.
The quality of the game itself is another matter not so cut and dry. Still it may well means that the pre-orders for their next game will be near zero and that most people will wait reviews and patches before buying the game, IF they decide to buy it at all.
« Last Edit: December 01, 2018, 11:24:03 AM by Starfox »
Is Bethesda trying to perform Seppuku in public? I mean at this point I don't really know anymore. A few days ago Bethesda finally decided to issue to owners of the Power Armor Edition the bags that were promised -- why I don't really know, possibly because they didn't want the hassle of a class action lawsuit. Then they asked owners of the PAE to log into their support website to claim their replacement bag and then... then the support tickets appeared publicly with the name, details and credit card type of the said users.
At this point that becomes really hilarious. They try to fix properly a decision that they shouldn't have taken in the first place, but doing so they generate another bigger issue. It's like if they adapted the philosophy of their game patches to their business... You know the "we fix it but break a bunch of other things at the same time" way. Bethesda stated that no card number was displayed but sorry... the display of users names and personal details is already bad enough as it is. And it's not like if they were hacked... Everything points to a website badly programmed.
The only thing missing is "Power Armor Edition helmet badly manufactured... A user died suffocated"
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Gideon D. Asche
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Gideon D. Asche grew up as the privileged child of a senior U.S. diplomat. He attended private British schools in Europe, then finished High school in the United States. Gideon is fluent in both English and German. He has studied Theology, History and U.S. law; Gideon even has a useless degree or two.
Gideon served in the U.S. Army in the 70’s then late in his 2nd enlistment he was recruited out of the Army to serve as a HUMINT operator in Eastern Europe. He was not recruited for any special military skills or prowess but rather for his ability to BS himself out of almost any situation and make friends where there are none.
To put it in Gideon’s words “The next 15 years of my life was a complete lie. I’m lucky I can remember my own birth name.” He holds both U.S. and German passports and was trained by Sayeret Matkal.
With Desert Storm, Gideon came reactivated and deployment as part of the Federal Narcotics Task Force. Post Narcotics TF, Gideon worked contract diplomatic security protecting German and Israeli VIPs.
Jinnik – The Asset, a fact-based account of the Cold War heavily based on Gideon’s personal experience behind the Iron Curtain will be re-released in hard copy in late 2019.
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Ancient History > Ancient Symbols > Top 14 Ancient Symbols of Bravery & Courage with Meanings
Top 14 Ancient Symbols of Bravery & Courage with Meanings
Throughout history, humanity had made use of analogies and symbols as a better means to communicate complex ideas and concepts.
By associating the intelligible or incomprehensible with what is already known, the former became easier to interpret.
Such has been the practice with societies trying to define human traits as well.
In this article, we will be listing 14 of the most important ancient symbols of bravery and courage.
1. Bear (Native Americans)
Bear in grass / Symbol of courage
Yathin S Krishnappa / CC BY-SA
Apart from its typical association with strength, among many North American natives, the bear was also a symbol representative of courage and leadership and was known as the protector of the animal kingdom.
In certain tribes, two warriors who would be the first to charge at the enemies were named grizzlies.
It was also believed among certain natives that the bear was a being of immense spiritual power.
As such, the act of touching the animal, wearing its parts, or even dreaming of one made it possible for a person to draw its power. (1)
2. Eagle (North America and Europe)
Eagle soaring in the sky / Bird symbol of bravery
Ron Holmes of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region / CC BY
Because of its size and power, the eagle has long enjoyed as a sacred symbol in many human cultures.
Among the North American natives, the bird was especially venerated, being associated with such traits as honor, strength, wisdom, freedom, and bravery.
Among many native tribes, it was a custom to award their warriors with an eagle feather after they had won a battle or have shown to be particularly brave in war. (2)
Across the Atlantic, in the Christian west, the eagle likened to Christ and thus, came to be perceived as a symbol of the leader. (3)
Arguably, this may be one reason why so many Western kingdoms and duchies incorporated the eagle within their heraldry
3. Okodee Mmowere (West Africa)
Adinkra symbol Okodee Mmowere / Adinkra courage symbol
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In Akan society, adinkras are symbols used to represent various concepts and ideas.
They are featured heavily in their fabrics, pottery, logos, and even architecture. Shaped similar to the talon of an eagle or a hawk, the Okodee Mmowere is the adinkra symbol for bravery and strength. (4)
It is also the official emblem of the Oyoko clan, one of the eight major Abusua (Akan subgroups). (5)
4. Lion (Middle-East and India)
Ancient relief of a lion
Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany / CC BY-SA
As among the largest predators of their environment, it was easy to see what many early humans came to see it as the ‘King of the Beasts’.
As a symbol of authority and power, it was natural for the animal to become linked with other traits linked to leadership, which includes courage.
In fact, its association with the trait goes back as far as the time of the early Persian empire.
In Persian art, the lion would typically be drawn standing beside kings or sitting on the graves of valiant warriors (6) The Arabs who would succeed the Persians in the region would also come to hold similar symbolism for the lion.
Further east, in India, the word ‘Singh’ (Vedic word for Lion) was often used as an honorific or surname among the Rajput, a marital ethnic group said to have descended from the Hindu warrior castes. (7)
5. Boar (Europe)
Greek boar relief / Symbol of the warrior
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Among the many cultures of Europe, the boar symbol embodied the warrior’s virtue. Killing a boar was seen as a means to prove one’s own strength and valor.
In Greek mythology, for instance, virtually all named heroes have fought or killed a boar at one point.
The depiction of boars alongside lions was also a common theme in Greek funerary art, representing a theme of a gallant but doomed warrior finally having had met their match. (8)
Further north, among the Germans and Scandinavians, warriors would often engrave the image of the animal on their helmets and shields as a means to draw power and courage of the animal.
Among the neighboring Celts, the boar was linked to a number of deities, including Moccus, the patron god of warriors and hunters, and Veteris, a god of either hunting or war. (9)
6. Wolf (Native Americans)
Howling wolf / Warrior and courage symbol
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Whereas in most parts of the ancient world, the wolf was despised and feared, being strongly associated with danger and destruction, the animal was perceived much more positively in certain cultures.
This includes the indigenous tribes of North America, which admired the wolves for their intelligence and superb hunting skills. (10)
Among the natives, the wolf widely symbolized such aspects as courage, endurance, and family values.
Apache warriors, before battles, were known to pray, sing, and dance to gain these traits of the animal.
Meanwhile, the Cheyenne would rub their arrows against wolf fur to improve hunting success. (11)
The wolf was also central in the creation myths of many native cultures such as the Pawnee, believed to be the first creation to have experienced death. (12) (13)
Meanwhile, the Arikara and Ojibwe believed that a wolfman spirit created the world for them and other animals.
7. Thyme (Europe)
Thyme plant / Greek symbol of courage
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Known for its potent medical and aromatic properties, for thousands of years, thyme was also a symbol of courage and bravery in many European societies.
Among the ancient Greeks, for instance, it was common practice to use thyme in their baths and burn it as incense at their temples, out of the belief that was a source of bravery.
Likely a result of Greek import, thyme also was strongly linked with courage in Roman society.
It was a custom among Roman soldiers to exchange sprigs of thyme as a sign of respect, implying the receiver to be valorous.
Like the Greeks, the Roman would also follow the practice of burning thyme at their shrines and temples. (14)
The plant’s association with courage persisted into the Medieval ages. Women would often give knights departing for war thyme leaves as gifts, as it was believed to bring great courage to the bearer. (15)
8. Gungnir (Norse)
Spear of Odin / Odin’s symbol
Illustration 100483835 © Arkadii Ivanchenko – Dreamstime.com
In Norse mythology, Gungnir (Swaying One) is the name of the legendary spear of Odin and, by extension, his divine symbol.
As such, it represents the traits associated with the Norse deity – wisdom, war, healing, and victory.
However, it was also associated with the aspect of courage and self-sacrifice. This being borne out of the tale of Odin’s sacrifice.
In a bid to discover the runes and the cosmic secrets that they held, Odin stabbed himself with Gungnir and hung from the world tree, Yggdrasil, for nine days and nights. (16)
9. Kwatakye Atiko (West Africa)
Hairstyle of an Asante war captain / Adinkra courage symbol
Kwatakye Atiko (Gyawu Atiko) is another adinkra symbol for courage. The shape of the symbol is said to be inspired by the distinct hairstyle of Kwatakye, a real or mythical war hero of the Ashanti people noted for his fearlessness.
It is given as an earned title to any Akan male considered to be a brave individual. (17)
10. Morning Star (Native Americans)
The morning star visible in the morning sky / Star symbol of courage
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For the Native Americans, the morning star was symbolized hope and guidance, appearing as the brightest star (actually the planet Venus) in the dusky morning sky.
Since many natives used objects in the night sky to navigate, it would make sense for the morning star to be represented as such.
It was also associated with the trait of courage and purity of spirit, particularly among the Great Plains Indians. (18) (19)
11. Web of Wyrd
Web of Wyrd symbol / Wyrd Bindrune
Christopher Forster / CC0
While not a symbol of courage per se, it did relate to the conviction that gave the Norse warriors their legendary bravery.
The Web of Wyrd encapsulates the belief that ‘fate is inexorable’; that not even gods are outside the bounds of destiny.
The past, present, and future were all interrelated – what a person did in the past impacted his present and what they did in the present impacted their future.
While persuading a person to take ownership of their existence, the belief also served as a bulwark against anxiety with the outcome already determined, there is no reason to live in fear of what may happen in the future but rather bear with courage the trials and tragedies that might befall on you. (16) (20)
12. Javelin (Romans)
Roman Soldier with pilum / Symbol of Virtus
Mike Bishop / CC BY 2.0
Virtus was a Roman deity that personified bravery and military strength. (21) In Roman arts, she would often be depicted providing assistance to the main hero engaged in a scene of intense masculinity or courage.
Among the various objects that were linked with the goddess included the javelin, which for much of Roman history was a common weapon employed by their military. (22)
13. Tiger (Meitei)
Bengal tiger / Symbol of Meitei goddess
Capri23auto via Pixabay
The Meitei are a people native to the Manipur state of India. Among the chief deities of their religion is Panthobli, the goddess of power, war, peace, romance, and courage.
She is often depicted riding on a tiger, which is also one of her main symbols and thus, by extension, representative of her aspects. (23)
14. Tiwaz (Norse)
Tiwaz Rune / Symbol of Tyr
ClaesWallin / Public domain
Shaped in the form of a spear, the Tiwaz rune is named and identified with Tyr, the one-handed Norse god of justice and war.
A representative of his namesake, the Tiwaz rune is also a symbol for courage, fairness, self-sacrifice, and honor. (24)
In Norse mythology, Tyr was considered among the bravest and most honorable of all gods.
When the great wolf Fenrir, who stipulated he would only allow the gods to bind him if any one of them put their hand in his mouth as a pledge of good faith, all of them feared approaching the beast save for Tyr, which allowed the wolf to be safely bounded.
When the wolf found that he couldn’t escape, he ripped Tyr’s arm off. (25)
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Taylor, Sophie. Eagle as Ideal Ruler from the Ancient World to the Founding Fathers. [Online] 4 9, 2018. https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/eagle-as-ideal-ruler-from-the-ancient-world-to-the-founding-fathers/.
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Cabanau, Laurent. he Hunter’s Library: Wild Boar in Europe. s.l. : Könemann., 2001.
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Lopez, Barry H. Of Wolves and Men. s.l. : J. M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1978.
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Dunn, Beth. A Brief History of Thyme. History.com. [Online] 8 22, 2018. https://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-thyme.
THYME (THYMUS). The English Cottage Garden Nursery. [Online] https://web.archive.org/web/20060927050614/http://www.englishplants.co.uk/thyme.html.
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The hounds are running and they have been running since the day after Trump won. Eight years of frozen files were immediately unfrozen and that is why we suddenly had hundreds of pedophiles arrested so quickly after the election.
Far worse is that the victims are now waking up and as soon as a name is dropped, they pile in to add their weight to the narrative. This is no small house cleaning with a few symbolic arrests of the small fry. Weinstein going down hard tells us that all crimes will now be paid for.
All this will also soon spill over into our elected officials as well. Bad sexual behavior will no longer be tolerated in the public eye..
FBI begins major Hollywood investigation
https://thehornnews.com/fbi-begins-major-hollywood-investigation/
Harvey Weinstein could soon be frog-marching off into the sunset, with his leg chains dragging the ground, soon. He faces 25 years of alleged rapes and sexual assaults.
Police on at least two continents – including the FBI, LAPD, and London’s Metro Police – are deciding right now when to arrest the liberal Hollywood producer for sex crimes.
One police officer said Weinstein’s sociopathic style and lack of empathy mean that he’s a “super predator.”
So far, almost four dozen women have come forward with the same story: Weinstein asked to meet them in secret, then aggressively demanded they massage him or go to bed with him.
If they refused, the liberal powerhouse promised to squash their careers. If they agreed, they’d be sitting on easy street.
And sometimes the influential Democrat raped them, a growing number of actresses say.
Los Angeles police could bust Weinstein after an actress said Weinstein forced himself on her in a Beverly Hills hotel in February 2013.
Weinstein, who easily tops 200 pounds, “bullied his way into my hotel room … became very aggressive and demanding … He then dragged me to the bathroom and forcibly raped me,” the unidentified actress, who is now 38, said.
She’s the sixth woman to say Weinstein raped her.
After a bevy of women came forward to accuse the rotund producer of assault, Weinstein announced that he was going to Europe “for sex rehab.”
Director Roman Polanski fled the country in the 1970s after facing charges for raping a 13-year-old girl.
The fact that Weinstein wanted to follow his footsteps could mean that he also fears criminal charges from raping women – or children.
But Weinstein discovered he could be arrested in Europe, because he’s accused of molestation on in at least three separate countries. He could be arrested in:
France, where 5 women accuse him of sexual assault. French actress Léa Seydoux said they tangled in a Paris hotel. “He’s big and fat, so I had to be forceful to resist him,” she said.
England, where actress Lysette Anthony said Weinstein raped her in the 1980s. Metropolitan Police are already investigating. English actress Sophie Dix also claims Weinstein cornered her in London’s Savoy Hotel and masturbated in front of her.
Italy, where Angie Everhart says Weinstein sexually assaulted her at the Venice film festival.
So the liberal Hollywood mogul decided to skip Europe and hide out in The Meadows Center in Arizona instead.
But he’s lawyered up, hiring celebrity attorney David Chesnoff – who had a part in Michael Jackson’s legal affairs.
Weinstein’s MO proves that he’s “a super predator,” a police officer told the New York Post. “He’s a professional at it.”
These charges should leave Democrats – including some of the most prominent left-wing radicals and feminists in the country – in hot water. For decades, they pocketed huge checks from the lecherous producer, while claiming they represented women’s empowerment.
They even said they needed to protect American women from Donald Trump, who they virtually accused of being a rapist.
Harvey Weinstein has donated at least $2.3 million to Democrats, directly or as a bundler, including (but not limited to):
Former DNC chairman Howard Dean
Former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards
That doesn’t include the money he’s given to state parties from New Jersey to Montana.
The Hollywood leftist also donated at least $10,000 to the LGBT activist group Human Rights Campaign, designed to make gay people feel safe and free from harassment.
So far Democratic Party chairman Tom Perez and deputy chairman Keith Ellison refuse to return that money.
The 46 women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault, or harassment as of this writing are:
Sophie Dix
Lauren Sivan
Katherine Kendall
Tomi-Ann Roberts
Lucia Evans
Chelsea Skidmore
Dawn Dunning
Louisette Geiss
Sarah Ann Masse
Liza Campbell
Jessica Barth
Zoë Brock
Louise Godbold
Lauren Madden
Juls Bindi
Paula Williams
Ambra Battilana Gutierrez
Emily Nestor
'I DROVE MR SEX PIG'
Harvey Weinstein’s former-chauffeur reveals more of the film chief’s sick secrets – including how he ‘had sex in the back of a car as woman begged him not to hurt her’
Weinstein's sex session yards from pregnant wife’s room
Girl pleaded ‘don’t hurt me’ as he had sex in back of car
Reveals 'The Pig' kept stash of condoms & Viagra in glove box
How the film boss's gastric band failed and nearly killed him
By Nick Pisa in Cannes
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4738211/harvey-weinsteins-driver-sex-claims/
DISGRACED film producer Harvey Weinstein had sex with a woman in the back of his car as she begged him: “Don’t hurt me”, his ex-chauffeur reveals today.
Weinstein then took her into a hotel and romped with her again while his pregnant wifeslept in a nearby room.
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10Mickael Chemloul, 56, drove Harvey Weinstein in the south of France from 2008 to 2013
His driver Mickael Chemloul, 56, told how sex-crazed Weinstein was known as “le porc” (“the pig”) by locals in the South of France.
Mickael said the sleazy film-maker also kept an emergency stash of condoms and Viagra in his Mercedes’ glove compartment.
Speaking at his Cannes apartment, he told The Sun on Sunday how Weinstein, 65:
REGULARLY picked up girls when he was at film and TV festivals in France;
WAS minutes from death after his gastric band failed at model Naomi Campbell’s birthday party;
TREMBLED with excitement whenever he saw a pretty woman;
ATTACKED Mickael while he was driving after two East European escorts failed to show up.
10Mickael quit working for Weinstein after he allegedly attacked him in 2013 when he failed to track down two East European hookers
Mickael, Weinstein’s regular driver in the south of France from 2008 to 2013, said: “Weinstein was a terrible man to work for. Everyone knew him as le porc because of his size and because he sweated so much. When he came to Cannes we all knew what to expect.”
He recalled how the mogul once picked up a woman at a billionaire’s yacht party — while pregnant wife Georgina Chapman stayed behind at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc.
He said: “She was a good-looking girl, around 25 to 30, who had clearly had a few drinks. This was a fairly familiar sight for me, but even I was shocked when I heard her say, ‘Don’t hurt me’ in the car.
“I turned and saw her with her head in his lap and him pulling her hair. I knew Georgina decided to stay in her room and miss the party because she was feeling tired.
10The film chief’s former driver tells how the mogul slept with a hooker in a hotel room while pregnant wife Georgina Chapman, above, slept in a nearby room
“I said to Harvey, ‘Are you sure?’ He replied, ‘Just drive to the f****** Cap’.
“When we arrived, Harvey got out with the girl and headed for another room. He was with her until 5am and left her there to go back to Georgina.
“The worst of it was that Georgina phoned me at 4.30 while I was trying to catch some sleep in the car and asked me where Harvey was.
“I was in an awkward spot. All I could think of was he had gone for a meeting with some business friends. I felt forced to lie.
10Mickael said the sleazy film-maker also kept an emergency stash of condoms and Viagra in his Mercedes’ glove compartment
“I remember a night porter saying to me, ‘What is he doing coming in with a hooker when his wife is asleep upstairs?’
“When Harvey finally turned up he looked in a right state, sweating like a pig with his shirt out.
‘What did you tell my wife?’ he blurted. To be honest, he sickened me.”
The Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc is where Italian actress Asia Argento alleges Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1997. A string of other women have also accused him of sexual misconduct, including rape, assault and harassment.
Mickael said Weinstein fuelled himself on sugar before heading to orgies. He recalled: “He would have Viagra, chewing gum, Coca-Cola and loads of M&M’s sweet packs in the car. It gave him the energy to carry on the way he did.
10The Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
Play VideoLawyer Gloria Allred has lost count of the number of alleged Harvey Weinstein victims that have come forward
“It was so stressful working for him – I was taking him to parties and I know he was going to orgies as well but I had to keep quiet.
“Harvey gets so excited in the presence of women that he trembles, he shakes, it’s as if he is having an orgasm.
“One day he was leaving a beach lunch on the Croisette in Cannes and he saw two attractive girls on the pavement go in. They looked like models or actresses.
10The Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc is where Italian actress Asia Argento alleges Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1997
“Harvey turned to me and said, ‘Tell them who I am and that I am a film producer’. It is hard to believe but he was shaking. As he followed them in, he was gently groping them. A day without sex for Harvey is like a summer day without sun. The glove box always contained contraceptives for when he had a pressing need, along with Viagra and all the medicinal pills and tablets he had for his health.
“I have seen him attend three dinners in one night and still go later to the villas well known for their orgies with police outside to protect the guests.”
But Mickael recalled how Weinstein was minutes from death at Naomi Campbell’s birthday party at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. He said: “People ran out to say Harvey was flat out on the floor and could hardly breathe.
“Luckily for Harvey someone found a surgeon who lived nearby on the Cap D’Antibes.
10Weinstein was allegedly minutes from death at Naomi Campbell’s birthday party at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc after his bingeing caused his gastric band to fail
Play VideoJournalist Lauren Sivan describes Harvey Weinstein sexual assault on Good Morning Britain
“It appeared he had eaten so much from the buffet that it was too much for the sort of gastric band he had fitted.
“The surgeon did a manipulation that allowed Harvey’s food to go down, so he could breathe more easily. He told me Harvey would have died within 30 minutes if he had not intervened.
The amazing thing was that when he opened his eyes and saw me, he said, ‘F*** you, go home.’ Then he went back to the buffet and started eating again.’’
Mickael quit working for Weinstein after he allegedly attacked him in 2013 when he failed to track down two East European hookers.
Weinstein was at a launch party at VIP hangout Club 55 in Saint-Tropez — and afterwards handed Mickael a note with two phone numbers.
He then barked: “Find out where these girls live.” Mickael went on: “The arrangement had already been made and Harvey only wanted the address. That was so he could pick them up and enter the hotel with the girls as his guests.
“Trouble is they were not there. They had misunderstood and caught a taxi to the hotel where staff wouldn’t let them in.”
Mickael said furious Weinstein then hit him while he was driving and crushed his €1800 shades in his fist.
The Sun on Sunday has seen the complaint Mickael filed to Cannes police about the incident, which left him with a broken finger, bruised ribs and facial injuries. He said Weinstein ranted: “The Mafia will find you and put you in the boot, you will disappear and no one will know what’s happened to you.
10Cara Delevingne: 'Harrassment' - Angelina Jolie: 'Bad experience'
“He then dragged his index finger across his throat as if to indicate I would be guillotined.”
Mickael added: “He attacked me violently as I was trying to keep the car on the road. I stopped the car and told me I would never work for him again. But it still wasn’t over for him. His last words he screamed as he went into the hotel were, ‘Go and find those bitches.’’’ Weinstein denied the attack to police. The investigation was later dropped because there were no independent witnesses and Mickael waited too long to make a complaint.
Mickael added: “It’s poor Georgina I feel sorry for the most. I drove her a few times and she was always very sweet. I think she was embarrassed by the way her husband bullied me and his other staff. Thankfully I won’t see or work for him again.”
Weinstein has denied any allegations of non-consensual sex.
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This lodge is named after the town of Sanchez Mira in Cagayan, where it located. Sanchez Mira used to be a hunting ground called Malolokit of Kalinga. When the Spanish friars came it became barrio Malolokit of Pamplona
On August 20, 1894, it was converted into a town and renamed Sanchez Mira in honor of Manuel Sanchez Mira, a Spanish Brigadier General assigned in the Cagayan Valley.
In 1979, it was a nightmare for Masons who were residing in the town of Sanchez Mira, Cagayan to attend to their Masonic duties. Travel to the nearest lodge, which was located in Aparri, took almost one whole day because the bridges across the major waterways had not yet been constructed. To solve the problem, WB Nepomuceno S. Callo conceived the idea of founding a lodge in the town. He convinced thirty-two other Masons to make common cause with him and then prepared all the papers needed for a dispensation. On February 6, 1979, the thirty-three founders were rewarded with a dispensation issued by Grand Master Desiderio Dalisay Sr. Some of the founders were WB Nepomuceno S. Callo, Wilfredo S. Bagasao, Bienvenido A. Cacatian, Isidro A. Acang, Rogelio Q. Lim, Irineo B. Bagasin, Mamerto T. Pacris, Romarico Cabuyadao, Herman C. Asanias, Cesar I. Agnir, Romarico Agbisit, Fernando Pascua, Dulsicimo Tiu, Leandro Resurreccion, Gabriel Arce, Hiram Kalata, Manuel Littaua, Gavino Say, Victorino Uy, Calixto Aquino and Julio Laceda.
The founders went to work immediately. Before the annual communication of the Grand Lodge took place 4 in April 1979 they were able to hold two meetings, initiate two candidates and act on six petitions for degrees. They held their meetings at the Thoburn Memorial Academy; however, WB Callo promised to donate a 500 sq. m. lot for the Temple of the lodge.
At the annual communication the Grand Lodge granted a permanent charter to the lodge and assigned to it number 233. On August 10, 1979, the Grand Lodge constituted Sanchez Mira Lodge No. 233. On the same day the cornerstone of the temple of the lodge was laid and its officers were installed. They were: Nepomuceno S. Callo, Worshipful Master ; Herman C. Asanias, Senior Warden; Wilfredo S. Bagasao, Junior Warden: Rogelio Q. Lim, Treasurer and Bienvenido A. Cacatian, Secretary.
In its early years, the growth of the lodge was stunted because of the untimely death of some of its members, namely: Rogelio Q. Lim, Felino Barrientos, Damaso Dumlao and Francisco Siazon. Membership was also depleted by the immigration to the United States of Nepomuceno S Callo, Wilfredo S. Bagasao, Proceso Macabugao, Jesus Raralio, and Simplicio Granado. Nonetheless, the lodge still
has more than twenty active members.
Recently the founder, WB Callo, passed to the lodge on high. To honor him the members passed a resolution renaming their lodge to Sanchez Mira- Nepomuceno S. Callo Lodge No 233.
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This application requests funding for a pre-doctoral (4 slots) and post-doctoral (4 slots) training grant entitled, 'Training in Cardiovascular Translationl Research'. This training grant application is uniquely designed to train future CV scientists who will have expertise in bringing basic discoveries from the laboratory into clinical practice throug development of novel therapeutics. The KEY INNOVATION in the is training program is a longitudinal course over three semesters that covers the major disciplines required for successful therapeutics discovery, validation and development including: 1) basic mechanisms in CV diseases/target identification;2) drugging the target/high throughput screening;3) target validation/proof of concept using relevant animal models of human disease;4) introduction to medicinal chemistry - optimization of compounds/biologicals;5) basic concepts of intellectual property protection;6) fundamentals of medical pharmacology;6) basics in toxicology;7) principals of drug development from pre-clinical to IND filing;8) fundamentals of clinical testing Faculty mentors will direct research training in four primary areas: 1) Structural Biology of CV Signaling Molecules, including solving structures of ion channels and G-protein coupled receptors;2) Biophysics of CV Cell Signaling, including ion channels, cardiac and smooth muscle signaling;3) Animal Models of CV Diseases, including mice models of heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, atherosclerosis, and diabetes;and 4) Clinical-Translational CV Sciences, including integrated use of human stem cells, genetics of cardiovascular diseases, biomaterial scaffolds and bioreactors, clinical electrophysiology, and heart failure. Strong emphasis is given to training scientists with broadly- based, interdisciplinary knowledge and unique skill sets, with a strong fundamental understanding of cardiovascular biology and physiology. The usual duration for support on the training grant is two years, although individuals may be enrolled in the training program for up to five years. Training-grant-supported trainees will be expected and counseled to apply for independent funding to continue their training after two years of grant support. Pre-doctoral candidates are selected from a very large pool of outstanding applicants to 4 graduate programs at Columbia University Medical Center- Cellular Physiology and Biophysics, Integrated Program, Nutritional and Metabolic Biology, Pharmacology and Molecular Signaling. Post-doctoral candidates are likewise selected from a large applicant pool made up of direct applications to program faculty and the training program, as well as respondents to advertisements in scientific journals. Special efforts are undertaken to enhance the recruitment of woman and minorities. The training program and the core departments have well-established cardiovascular seminar series and journal clubs, joint laboratory meetings and retreats that are designed to foster collaborations and interdisciplinary research. In addition, th training program itself sponsors an annual retreat, seminars and work-in-progress sessions to assess trainee progress. The training program has an efficient evaluation and feedback system to ensure appropriate training of our pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows. Throughout the program and afterwards, trainees are advised on research and career development, individually and through a mentoring program headed by an Associate Director for Trainee Development. The program is designed to take advantage of the many existing strengths of Columbia University, including the Irving Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CTSA), Mailman School of Public Health, Genome Center, Bioinformatics, Tissue and Biomedical Engineering and numerous basic science departments and strong clinical programs.
The mission of this program is the successful training of outstanding independent and collaborative cardiovascular research scientists, who will become academic leaders in the fields of translational cardiovascular research.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
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Columbia University (N.Y.)
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Marks, Andrew Robert; Tabas, Ira A. / Columbia University (N.Y.)
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Marks, Andrew Robert / Columbia University (N.Y.) $4,963
Marks, Andrew Robert / Columbia University (N.Y.) $436,469
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The official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus resumed its work after 19 days
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The official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, which has not worked for 19 days, is again available for Internet users, reported the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Interruptions on the department’s website began on September 3. At the same time, screenshots of the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs appeared in various Telegram channels, which show that the data of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and the Minister of Internal Affairs Yuri Karaev were posted in the wanted notice.
The press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Olga Chemodanova announced the next day that the site was not working for technical reasons, and did not exclude a hacker attack. It was noted that an attempt was made to introduce malicious programs that block or modify the operation of the information resources of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
“The official website of the Department, which was suspended for technical reasons, is now functioning again. We apologize for the temporary inconvenience,” said the Ministry of Internal Affairs in a Telegram channel.
At the same time, the Department expressed confidence that “the number of users of the Internet resource will grow, and everyone will be able to use its full capabilities in the usual mode.”
It is worth noting that cyber partisans have announced an all-out war against the state structures of Belarus starting yesterday. It must be admitted that hacker attacks can cause significant harm to the regime.
Recall that the union of hackers and IT-developers of Belarus has threatened President Alexander Lukashenko to bring down the tax, energy, and banking systems if security forces continue to detain protesters. The protesters are demanding Lukashenko’s resignation and new fair elections.
Meanwhile, the State Customs Committee faced technical failures in the work of information systems at internal points of customs clearance.
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National California Dam Spillway Outflow Slowed to Clear Debris
California Dam Spillway Outflow Slowed to Clear Debris
Monday, February 27, 2017 at 1:41 pm | א' אדר תשע"ז
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) -
This Feb. 11 photo shows the damaged spillway with eroded hillside in Oroville, Calif. (William Croyle/California Department of Water Resources via AP, File)
California water authorities started slowing the outflow Monday from the Oroville Dam’s crippled spillway to allow workers to remove debris blocking a hydroelectric plant from working.
After a winter of heavy storms, water managers earlier this month used the emergency spillway for the first time in the 48-year history of the country’s tallest dam after a chunk of concrete tore out the main spillway.
But the flow of water ripped through a road below and carved out deep chasms in the ground, leading authorities to evacuate nearly 200,000 people Feb. 12 for two days for fear the emergency spillway could fail.
Monday’s slowdown started at 6:45 a.m. and will continue throughout the day, said state Department of Water Resources spokeswoman Lauren Bisnett. The amount of water released will gradually go from 50,000 cubic feet per second to zero.
Crews have already been working to fortify the badly eroded emergency spillway.
The outflow from behind the 770-foot-tall dam will be stopped for several days to give workers time to clear concrete and other debris from a pool at the bottom of the spillway.
The debris must be removed in order to restart the underground Hyatt Power Plant. The plant helps manage reservoir levels.
The reservoir’s water level has been reduced nearly 60 feet since it reached capacity at 901 feet earlier this month, the department said.
The department said it will continue releasing 50,000 cubic feet of water per second the rest of Sunday and overnight. With inflows of water at only 25,000 cubic feet of water per second, more space will be made at the reservoir before the outflows are cut on Monday.
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World U.N., Aid Groups Warn of ‘Starvation and Death’ in Yemen
U.N., Aid Groups Warn of ‘Starvation and Death’ in Yemen
Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 7:19 am | כ' חשון תשע"ח
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The rubble of a house destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
The United Nations and more than 20 aid groups said Thursday that the Saudi-led coalition’s tightening of a blockade on war-torn Yemen could bring millions of people closer to “starvation and death.”
The announcement comes a day after the U.N.’s humanitarian chief warned that unless the coalition lifts its blockade the nation will face “the largest famine the world has seen for many decades, with millions of victims.”
About two-thirds of Yemen’s population relies on imported supplies, said the aid groups, which include CARE, Save the Children and Islamic Relief. Over 20 million people need humanitarian assistance, including seven million facing “famine-like” conditions, they said. Food supplies are expected to run out within six weeks while vaccines will last only a month.
They urged an “immediate opening” of all air and seaports.
“If I have to compare Yemen to a person, I would say that this person is very sick, this person is very weakened, and is being drip-fed, so if you want to keep the patient alive, we need to reactivate drip-feeding as soon as possible,” International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Director for the Near and Middle East Robert Mardini told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The blockade has already led to a fuel crisis in the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, where hundreds of cars lined the roads Wednesday after the Houthis ordered the closure of fuel stations. The rebels said they closed the stations after merchants refused to fix prices. The price of fuel has risen by 50 percent since the coalition tightened the blockade.
Mark Lowcock told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors Wednesday that there must be an immediate resumption of regular air flights to the cities of Aden and Sanaa by the U.N. and its humanitarian partners.
“What we need to see is a reduction of blockages on all sides, not an increase on them,” he said.
The coalition closed all ports and halted humanitarian shipments after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile over the weekend that was intercepted near Riyadh. Saudi Arabia blamed the strike on Iran, which supports the Houthis but has denied arming them.
The U.S. has also accused Iran of supplying advanced weapons, including ballistic missiles, to the Houthis.
On Thursday, the Houthis rejected the U.S. allegations, saying they built the missile themselves and fired it in response to coalition bombings that have killed civilians and the ongoing blockade.
“Washington aids the forces of aggression, politically and militarily, and has pushed them into dangerous pitfalls,” Houthi spokesman Muhammad Abdul Salam said on the group’s Al-Masirah channel.
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My top ten and bottom ten of thousand and errm ten
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Hello reader,
This week has marked the second birthday of my website – how time flies! Not so long ago, I was blogging about salad cream, Hello Kitty and how much I wanted to be Glinda from Wicked and drown in a sea of Barbie dolls (under an awful assumed name – the blog in existence is still on Google three years on) and now I am blessed with a blog which has been so much fun to write and hopefully to read as well. I digress – today you’re getting my TOP TEN as well as my BOTTOM TEN of the singles which 2010 served up. International readers: this list encompasses the best and worst of the year’s UK releases, but feel free to point me towards music in your loci via an email to hannah@hannahjdavies.com.
Shall I start with the good news, or the bad? Oh, the bad, you say? Yeah, its probably better to end the year on a high, so I’ll kick off with the year’s 10 worst singles (again, I should stress, in MY opinion).
I’m bad, I’m bad (really, really bad)
10. All Time Low by The Wanted
Another manufactured and ethnically-diverse boyband to add to the scrapheap, The Wanted were about as wanted as herpes. In 2010, they hit the mainstream with their so-very-boring-and-predictable eponymous album and debut single “All Time Low”, which was so boring and predictable that the most interesting thing about it was a Coldplay sample (really saying something about the mundanity found therein). Five-part harmonies and a Powerpoint ref aside, the real question here is why The Wanted sound clinically dead during a song which is presumably supposed to be a soul-searching and string-laden piece of unforgettable pop (the type which N Sync were famed for delivering in the late 90s, for example). The question: how DO you get up from an all time LOW? Instead, the boys plumped for insightful lyrics (just kidding) and aforesaid Office lyric “I’m late for work, a vital presentation”, so much so that the song might as well have been called “All Time Low Supply of Meatball Marinara at Subway, Not Sure What To Do”. Not awful per se, but proof in an All Time Low for songwriting. The disappointing hype machine which was The Wanted’s debut single is in at number ten. Oh, and they weren’t even that fit.
9. Teenage Dream by Katy Perry
I am a teenager. Nothing in this three minute, forty-eight second mess will ever appear in my dreams. I’m not the biggest Katy fan in the world, but this single combines three of my least favourite elements of noughties pop. One: breathless vocals which kind of sound like symptoms of some kind of respiratory condition. Two: a strongly repetitive nature. Three: boring lyrics to the power ten (see TheWantedGate above). Oh, and did I mention that Katy Perry sang it? Number nine in my worst songs of the year is this pile of faux-hormonal hogwash.
8. Let’s Start Marching by The Agitator
Proof that it really isn’t all of the money, glamour and Autotune which makes music tacky and worthless these days, The Agitator proves that you can make awful music from the comfort of your own home! Without the backing track, Let’s Start Marching could’ve passed for a folksy protest song and thus joined the en vogue folksy crowd of Mumford…, Little Comets, The Villagers et al. Instead, Derek Meins decided to throw together his shouty vocals with some beats which sound oddly like something from a “now you as well can play guitar”-type magazine circa 1997. Clumsy and turgid, which is a shame because the idea behind it is pretty current (what with The Man increasing uni fees against all of us poor students and taking away free books etc) and at least Meins has spoken to some teenagers lately, something which Teenage Dreamer Katy (see above) hasn’t done since the 90s. Still, this tune ends up sounding like a hollow karaoke parody of what could have been the military-esque protest anthem we desperately needed this autumn/winter. For this reason, “Let’s Start Marching” troops galliantly into eighth place in my list of 2010’s worst songs. Stand at ease, Meins..
7. The Time (Dirty Bit) by Black Eyed Peas
For those of you who’ve just scrolled down the page a little, this is my list of the worst songs of the year. Let me repeat – worst songs of the year. “The Time (Dirty Bit)” initially sounded rather perplexing. What’s dirty about The Time, eh? What dirty secrets did The Time have to reveal to us? Was it a rude joke involving the word’s clock and cock? No – it turns out that The Time was the innocent party in all of this. The Time was in fact 80s smash hit and all-round brilliant party song “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life” from Dirty Dancing, which was dismembered beyond all recognition by Fergie and the gang, leading to the seventh worst song of the year. Will.I.Am should go back to being a character in Dr Seuss or whatever he used to do. Sax-sacrilige (the removal of the best sax solo ever, period) cannot and shall not be tolerated. Yours sincerely, the Jennifer Grey fanclub.
6. I Need You Tonight by Professor Green (ft. Ed Drewett)
Another dreadful piece of sampling at number six. I put Ed Drewett’s name in brackets because he is not the problem here. At least he sings the main refrain of the sampled song without changing any words (Fergie above – take note) a few times before his awful brand of creative license slips in and he’s rhyming “me” with errm “me”. No, the problem here is brazen-as-a-Californian-raisin Professor Green, who raps and talks his way around Drewett’s choruses with his tale of pursuing an obviously disinterested female and how he is definitely a “pimp” rather than an “eeeejet”. Remember Pro, there’s only one letter between talking and stalking… Anyways, as somebody who took part in the BlackBerry Live & Lost tour and then bragged about owning an iPhone, I don’t think P.G Tips was exactly against this obviously corporate idea of sampling a band he’d obviously never heard of…and who noone can fully appreciate now. Cheers ‘mate’.
5. Billionaire by Travie McCoy (ft. Bruno Mars)
A second graduate of the school of “featuring another guy to take the fall too”, Travis “Travie” McCoy drags Bruno Mars into this mess, and the drug-possessing, hat-wearing Mars falls flat on his face. Remember when mum said “if x jumped off a cliff, would you?”, well it seems as though B.M didn’t grow up around such useful idioms. A surfer-ish tribute to financial aspiration just doesn’t translate when you’re loaded…and boasting of making money off this very song. Tacky and disingenuous or just a great piece of irony? Either way, it’s my fifth worst song of the year…so there.
4. Airplanes by BOB (ft. Hayley Williams)
Call me anal but the word is aeroplanes. Aeroplanes. NOT airplanes. Hayley Paramore is unremarkable, and BOB, bless he tries to make a serious monetary point (unlike Travie above), even namechecking his ex-employers Subway. Even though the whole thing smacks of labelmates-therefore-easy-collabo-junk, turns out they’re on different labels. Which begs the question of why you would go out of your way to make such a pointless, beiger than beige track. Even though Hayley’s part sounds like something which Avril Lavinge rejected a few albums back and which Kelly Clarkson co-wrote, it turns out that they actually wrote it especially. I won’t even start on part two of this muddled, passe nonsense…
3. Acapella by Kelis
A contender for worst song of the decade. So bad it is actually serving life in prison AKA I am never letting it out of my speakers again. Stop being “lo-fi” and gimmicky and invite us for a Milkshake at your yard, Kel! Remember the old days! Your fake eyelashes and “Rihanna hair” are about as cutting edge as a tape deck and gold body paint is best left to street performers… This mundane and monotone offering is tragically dated… so much so that I think I might actually be travelling back in time listening to it…Welcome back to my list of the best songs of 1987, where was I?! Cheapest hypnotherapy session of my life.
2. Barbara Streisand by Duck Sauce
Suicide is more attractive than listening this song. So catchy but so, SO wrong in a multitude of ways, this odious “disco choon” is responsible for hours of bad whistling. A plea to DJs in 2011: Leave. Barbie. Alone! Not even for a “worst singles everrrr” playlist in 2018.
1. Christmas Lights by Coldplay
The worst song of the year came along really late in the day…but boy is it bad. Hideously bad. Rule one of Christmas songs: do not use every cliche in the book. Rule two: forget the theme song from the movie Notting Hill. Rule three: do not let Chris Martin sing. Who didn’t get the memo? Coldplay (or “Radiohead for those constantly three years behind everyone else”) ruined my Christmas with this serving of shit (no) surprise and shit brandy butter. Horrid. “Night”, “fight,”, “light” conclude my verdict on this single. It’s so juvenile that perhaps Apple and Moses Martin should get a songwriting credit and a TV show called “Are You Smarter Than A 33 Year Old Rock Musician”. The answer it seems, would always be YES.
The ones which made the grade, if you’re interested
10. Find Your Love by Drake
Hello Drake, is it me you’re looking for?
9. Do It Like A Dude by Jessie J
Not an original sound, but a fresh premise from young Jessica Cornish. Weirdly empowering anthem which takes white-girls-singing-like-black-guys far, far away from certain X Factor contestants and puts it in a gutsy but danceable form. Ok, so she’s not Emmeline Pankhurst, but this is a song for the girls.
8. Bittersweet by Sophie Ellis Bextor
SEB can do no wrong. Cut-glass accent and strong beats prevail into the 2010s. Oh, and the song premiered on Gaydar radio, ergo she can still be niche and not have to do a huge TV launch covered in corporate sauce and tassels. Demure and polished.
7. Hollywood by Marina and The Diamonds
2010 was Marina’s year, and my seventh favourite song came from MATDs debut The Family Jewels. Deep and dark versus light and breezy, this track tackles some cliched material but keeps it current thanks to Marina’s unique vocal style and although I did find myself wondering whether it was a parody of this song, I’m pretty sure its not. Now I too need to invest in much American paraphenalia…
6. I Need Air by Magnetic Man
Filling a dubstep-shaped gap which I wasn’t sure existed before they came along, this project created an unforgettable song in 2010 and the sixth best of the year in my opinion. Magnetic Man; your name sounds like a toilet cleaner from the pound shop, but luckily you didn’t give me chemical burns. Quite the opposite. Featuring vocals from Angela Hunte, who wrote Empire State Of Mind, this is a perfect pop package which delectable dub roots courtesy of MM’s trio of Benga, Skream and Artwork who have been on the scene since the 90s.
5. One Time by Justin Bieber
Don’t look at me like that! Not like I fancy him or anything… Justin Bieber, the pre-pubescent sweetheart of singing fame brought skater-esque side fringes into the hair world once again this year. He’s a brilliant performer/entertainer who has divided opinion…once again, I do NOT have a soft spot for the Bieber, he just happens to be the singer who made the fifth best song of the year. Encompassing tweenage romance of the butterflies-sort (Katy P above – take note!) and maths (remember, its me plus you, no multiplication or division innuendo is allowed til his third album at least!), this track is bound to give you Bieber Fever. Or to make you really, really mad. Choose your own ending, reader.
4. Ballad of Big Nothing by Elliott Smith
Sneaky re-release in at number four. Phenomenal work of songwriting, phenomenal vocal performance and a stunning track from a sadly departed talent called Elliott Smith. A posthumous NME cover star in 2010, Smith recorded tons of tracks before his tragic death in 2001. BOBN is taken from compilation “An Introduction to Elliott Smith” (also 2010) and is an unconvincing goodbye to love which is driven by a cyclical, slowburning melody. A haunting brand of romantic poetry.
3. I Think I Like It by Fake Blood
Fake Blood – I think I like you. Take me on a tour of bars in Paris, get me drunk, buy me drag wigs and let me do the conga home. Not to be confused with our tracks of the same name, I Think I Like It by Fake Blood is a self-indulgent sample-fest which is both kitsch and current. Disco past and disco present collide in a way which is decidedly disco future. Is that even possible? Yes. I win.
2. Wonderful Life by Hurts
Eighties enough to seem Eighties. Noughties in delivery. Nineties in cult-status. Stuck somewhere between the past thirty years and yet timeless, Hurts prove that a well-made dance track can straddle a few genres, remain ambiguous and still pack a synth punch to match more “sophisticated” offerings (i.e.: Muse, who have tried a similar tack with poor results of late). This song is purposely old-school meets new, and Hurts don’t exactly conceal their influences *cough cough* Simple Minds *cough*. The drama of this track, however, makes it an undeniably great one.
1. DRUMMMMMMMMMROOOOOLLLLL. My favourite track of the year is…
Whip My Hair by Willow Smith.
Ok, so I MAY have blogged about this track before but that is only because it is incredible. How can one so young be this talented?! How can one so young be hitting the haters with this amount of passion and nonchalance?! I Just. Don’t. Get. It. My favourite song of the year was Whip My Hair, here it is with its shiny new video, au revoir, ta ta, see you in 2011…
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Musical review of the 2000s…written in 2010
02/01/2010 02/01/2010 crystaltipps1 Comment
Happy new year. I mean it. At the beginning of last decade we were all too busy wondering whether all of our computers would crash and chaos would ensue. Ooh, and it was the beginning of a new century, a new millennium, how extremely novel. 2010, by comparison, snuck up on us like an itchy throat leading to a flu. Yes, I have been bed-ridden due to a horrific flu for the past few weeks, which is when I saw the year ticking away with extreme alacrity. Christmas was pretty good – Mad Men and 30 Rock box-sets of course – but something about 2010 was strangely scary. I started listening to Blur’s ‘End of the Century’ everyday in pensive anticipation before realising that it wasn’t the end of a century at all. It wasn’t even the end of a decade with a particular scent. I thought about all of the cool stuff that has happened since 2000, and none of it really jumped out at me as original. In the 2000s we recycled music, films and books. We remade really good things into not so good things, like Psycho. Even the top 30 films of the decade featured just two originals . Anyways, I digress. I have loved the past 10 years so here is my review:
The year when giants of mainstream metal Metallica sued poor little college boys Napster (future millionaires cough cough). Also the year when Madonna brought out the electronic smash ‘Music’. I’m not sure if I knew what the bourgeoisie was when I was 8, but hell did this tune sound fresh. It still does a little. Madge helped the anti-piracy ship by getting pretty damn angry when this song was leaked on the internet four months early. Can’t mention rebellion in a song and then get angry over errrm rebellion, can you? But still she can do no wrong in my eyes.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: ‘Beautiful Day’ by U2. Yes, it’s the ‘football song’ thanks to our ITV. Yes, it wears pretty thin, pretty quickly…but Bono and co’s ability to create arena anthems full of optimism and pretension is second to none. Philosophical father of music, Michael ‘Losing My Religion, Everybody Hurts’ Stipe stepped off the moral high ground for a second to declare that he wished he’d written the song himself. Bono returned the favour by praising REM’s ‘Reveal’ the following year, but REM haven’t made a record so full of gritty personality and optimism since Shiny Happy People. In 1991. Carpe diem, Mike.
Also love:
The iPod launched in 2001 to much Daily Mail hype. I was still in primary school, so I wasn’t in the first batch of white-headphone-wearers who were mugged for their £200 jukeboxes. ‘A glorified Walkman’ according to my mum…but did a Walkman have Music Quiz, Brickbreaker and a cool b&w screen? Thought not. Too cool, even though there are four ugly control buttons on iPod snr (later removed and integrated into the click wheel). Little did we know that everyone would have an iPod a couple of years later, and prices would drop as a result.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: A huge loss was felt in the world of R&B when soulful sweetheart Aaliyah died aged just 22. I remember being on the motorway as a little un and hearing a news bulletin about her death in a plane crash and feeling really, properly sad despite my geographical location (somewhere in the South of a little island called England). A massive talent had passed away before reaching her prime, and the world mourned her to the sound of ‘More Than A Woman’ from her eponymous, posthumous album which topped the charts in this year. Passion, Instant…a timeless tale of sexy suggestion and no submission from La Haughton.
September 11th 2001 was a tragic moment for the whole of the world, and it led comic-book clerk Gerard Way – who at the time couldn’t sing and play guitar at the same time – to form a foetus which later became the phenomenal, global emo spawn ‘My Chemical Romance’. I know I just said ‘carpe diem’ but carpe-ing by starting a band aged 22 with little experience? They were signed in record time and, from 2002 onwards, alt-kids worldwide from Philadelphia to the Philippines clung onto the new breed of dark heroism… and the rest is history.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavinge. I don’t care if you’re laughing, Sk8er Boi pretty much summed up every clichéd ‘she’s out of my league’ love story ever and delivered it to us complete with a backing track that sounded suspiciously like one of those ‘play along’ ones from a Guitar magazine tape. She half-talked, half-sung her way through what I thought was the antithesis to a bubblegum pop song with its narrative of kiss-chaste between a ballet-dancing girl (read: tease) with friends who ‘stuck up their (presumably collective) nose’ at a sk8er boi (yes, we had just discovered texting too). As it turns out, the black-clad, three-chord-playing Avril was actually a blonde in disguise, but we wouldn’t find that out for a few years so let’s just remember the way things were.
It was Mrs Robinson Revisited when Simon and Garfunkel embarked on a reunion tour in 2003. Also returning, albeit after a shorter hiatus of two years in 2003 was our Britney with ‘In The Zone’. It was not her best, but shall surely be remembered if only for the graphic ode to Britters’ solo bedroom exploits ‘Touch of My Hand’. Of course, its nothing in comparison to 3 – released sex, sorry, six years later – but it caused a stir at the time, as did squeaky-clean Spears’ VMA kiss with Madonna and Christina Aguilera. The transformation, which had started with the relatively tame wannabe-subjugation of ‘I’m A Slave 4U’ was complete, and set the tone for the decade when Britney would become a bride, mother, mother and bride again, not to mention a shadow of her wholesome 90s persona.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: Delta Goodrem first bounced onto my radar as Nina Tucker on Neighbours. Sadly, I didn’t even need to Wikipedia that fact. The Down Under Diva was destined for stardom like plenty of Ramsay Street residents before her, and in a strange twist from other actress-turned-singer alumni she actually played a singer in the programme whilst signed to Sony (a trick later reused to launch Caitlin ‘Rachel’ Stasey from schoolgirl to star in 2008/9). Unfortunately Delta had to leave the soap when she was diagnosed with a rare cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but she recovered and rose to popularity with ‘Born To Try’, a song debuted on the soap. The saccharine-sweet piano and nasal tones gained Delta a UK number 3, which can surely only mean she was robbed. In a strange twist of fate, she ended up with a pop idol from across the globe, Westlife’s Brian ‘Kerry Katona’s leftovers’ McFadden and the pair are currently engaged.
– NME’s top song of the decade, can you believe it.
The year I went to high school. It makes me feel nervous even now..all of those people, the noise, the crowded spaces, the canteen queues that seemed to stretch for miles in the baking sunshine and the possibility of getting lost on my way to the toilets. Pantera guitarist ‘Dimebag’ Darrell was shot dead in this year by a mentally ill fan, although it would take me a few more years to discover the genius of 1992’s ‘Vulgar Display of Power’. It was also the year when No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani hit the mainstream with her reggae-rockstar status invigorated with new-found R&B/Harajuku funk fusion to create Love.Angel.Music.Baby, kicking off a L.A.M.B franchise which continues to grow today with a clothes line and (pretty good) perfume.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: Mormon rockgod Brandon Flowers was an 80s dream as he characterised a jealous boyfriend in ‘Mr Brightside’, and when The Killers debuted on Saturday morning kids tv I resented the goody-two-shoes aesthetic of this whiney, shy little man. Who on earth was Brandon Flowers and would he be all over cool lists and future charts with his bashful eau de anti-fame like an American Chris Martin? ‘Mr Brightside’ answered my perplexities with a simple YES with its perfect composition and background-music capabilities. We could choose to listen to this swirl of deliciously repetitive electronic guitar and bass or simply stick it on in the background whilst playing The Sims. And I quite liked that.
Kanye West warned us about Golddiggers who don’t mess with no ‘broke niggers’ in 2005 with help from a cast of (deceased) musical legends, a tiny Sheffield band exploded with their odds-on bet that we’d look good on the dancefloor and a cast led by a flower-print catsuit wearing Brazilian ordered us to “make love and listen to death from above”. But there was also a Maroon 5 obsession on my part, probably started due to my obsession with another A Lavinge.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: I first heard ‘Sugar We’re Going Down’ by Fall Out Boy whilst watching an MTV2 chart show, something I used to do pretty often once I had my iPod, iTunes and wanted to waste my iNheritance in advance. One of the first songs I downloaded was this slice of American alternative culture. I hadn’t listened to The Shins or Brand New yet (forgive me, Jesus) but I really liked Fall Out Boy and this schoolboy heartache in a strangely high key for a pop-rock song was comforting. I downloaded a few remixes. I ordered a t-shirt…from America. If only I’d had a premonition – by the end of the 2000s FOB would be trying the R&B route too, and I’d be sleeping in that fetching yellow top. A couple of years later I’d understand those John Hughes refs.
My best friend and I used to convene at my house on a Monday after school, and this changed to Friday sometime around 2006. One day – either Monday or Friday, but I will put my bets on Monday because hours of sorting out press releases at NME taught me that most albums are released on a Monday – we raced home. No time for Ritter Sport or gossiping by the funeral directors, no we actually ran home. At home there was a brown package with that familiar black writing – Amazon.com, Amazon.fr, etc etc. We quickly gleaned that it was from Amazon. Even though I had recently bought an iPod, nothing could’ve compared to my excitement as I unwrapped Red Hot Chili Pepper’s first offering in four years, ‘Stadium Arcadium’ – the first album I had pre-ordered from the internet and the most eagerly anticipated one I have ever wanted. Oh, the disappointment as we discovered the 2 disc mess. Since year 5 I had been ridiculously into the Peppers, probably egged on by a favourite Kiwi teacher who rolled into school wearing a moth-eaten ‘By The Way’ t-shirt and chatted ‘Californication’ and calculators with us. The biggest hit was ‘Dani California’ as I could’ve predicted from this menagerie of sci-fi influences and country casuals, although ‘Storm In A Teacup’ sounded like a haka at a zoo (apologies to the Kiwi teacher).
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: Naive – The Kooks. Oh, gosh it’s embarrassing now but for a little while we all loved Luke Pritchard. He was a pale, curly-haired little Lothario from Brighton who patronized a girl beyond belief with this ode to youthful nonchalance and could’ve been the face of a blood transfusion campaign. His pain showed through as he spoke of his adoration giving way to enlightenment: the girl (*cough*Katie Melua*cough) was naive despite her pretty face. Grossly overplayed, it wore thin after a while, once they – along with ‘rivals’ The View had bitten the dust (the busker trend didn’t really continue to top the charts after this point). Little did I know that I’d be jamming away to tales of ‘Wasted Little DJs at a little music festival called Reading in 2009.
There were – in my mind – some amazingly hot hits in this year. I discovered DANCE by Justice by way of MySpace (remember those days?) and one of my best friends came to school with Klaxons inked all over her hands. Such a shame that the aforementioned catsuit-wearer got her hands on one of the ‘Golden Skans’ boys but still. My love affair with late-night radio from about 2000 onwards meant I usually just got the best tunes from XFM, and LCD Soundsystem’s ‘North American Scum’ (ahhh haaa haaa) was glamourous, hip-shaking and more 80s than Brandon Flowers et al. One of NMEs picks of the decade, MIAs ‘Paper Planes’ was released for the first time, but we didn’t know it would go on to feature on the biggest film of the following year.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: Radiohead laid it bare with ‘Nude’ from their revolutionarily-released ‘In Rainbows’. Creeps all over the world paid whatever they wanted to get their hands on the album, which included this unforgettable story with a haunting pessimistic quality. Sound familiar? Possibly, but Thom cut down on the lyrics and focused on the slow-burning instrumentals which made his band famous. The organic, tumultuous yet structured sound which is created warms like a fire at a campsite whilst remaining strangely frigid to the touch. It’s no soulful Karma Police and one interpretation could be that it is about altogether more dark matters, but it holds a link to the past through Yorke’s irreplaceable, fragile vocal.
The year where Katy Perry kissed a girl, liked it and hoped her boyfriend didn’t mind it. One of my opening posts for this very website, which you can find using the Archives on the right was all about how very annoying this song had become, but it was still hugely successful and helped to launch a career which has been all about fun, flirting and press coverage. Beyoncé was also turning the tables by wishing she was a boy, and X Factor songstress Leona Lewis surprised the musical world by covering..wait for it..Snow Patrol’s Run. A strange choice, but it was a hit here and in the US, pushing Lewis from Hackney to Hollywood.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: Lollipop certified Lil Wayne as an ODB and also publicised that dreaded Auto Tune which has unfortunately become commonplace in all kinds of music over the past decade. However, it was so catchy that we didn’t care about the misogyny or magic behind this candy-sweet club tune. It was also a posthumous hit for rapper Static Major who produced tracks for artists, including – ironically – the also famed-in-death Aaliyah (see 2001). Explicit, ringtone-material fare but its popularity showed that Tha Carter could straddle between genres better than 2008’s rap/rock flop ‘Scream’, an album produced by Timbaland for Chris Cornell (a UK number 70).
So many brilliant albums were released in 2009. Blur reformed. Springsteen did Glasto (see my archives). Jacko died (see my archives). Lady Gaga burst onto the scene (see my archives). Somewhere in there Kanye (see 2005) even managed to hurt the feelings of a poor little country girl named Taylor Swift. Ok, so a lot of things happened and I wrote about a few of them, so I shall not just be lazy and recycle all of that here. I’ll just cut to the chase: my song of 2009.
hannahjdavies.com’s song of the year: Tik Tok by Ke$ha was essentially ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ on speed and Auto Tune. Someone stone me?
Oh Ke$ha, how misplaced my adoration might be. Vacuous ode to hedonism “Tik Tok” stuck two very manicured fingers up to frugality in a year which saw culls at independents and even some previously untouchable artists such as Marilyn Manson getting the boot from the majors. Along came a brazen blonde who didn’t have “a care in the world” but did have, in her own words, “plenty of beer”. She encouraged us to go to parties and get “a little bit tipsy”, and although this French (kiss) Revolution was a definite step backwards, some of us started to feel empowered by this sweet antichrist for modern feminism. Yes, she references P ‘sugar daddy’ Diddy and her concept of time is slightly awry…but Ke$ha, your poor oral hygiene (anyone for brushing their teeth with a bottle of Jack?) and Dixie overpronounication made 2009 a little bit more frivolous…like.
HAVE A HAPPY DECADE EVERYONE. GRANDS BISOUS AND CHEERS IF YOU READ THE LIST,
PS: Thanks to all my readers for helping me get a crazy 2,000-3,000 people a day onto my site a few exciting times in 2009! Cheers to all of the people who’ve helped me get published in 2008-9, and all of those I’ve bugged for directions, phone numbers or press passes. It’s really appreciated, and I hope to work with even more great people and organizations this decade.
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Reading 09: Hannah J Davies is waste…
Hannah J Davies was too busy living it up at Reading festival to prepare a blog this month. In actual fact, she almost came to a terrible end during Bloc Party, who obviously don’t understand the meaning of party. Their demeanours are most like Bloc Funeral.
n g 2009 MMIX.
Radiohead were amazing of course…in that offbeat, half-caring, underdone, overdone, thoughtful way that only they and a few other bands can lay claim to. It was an amazing experience, nonetheless: Hannah J Davies’ first Reading festival…breathing in dusty air and smoke, breathing out awe and idolatry as she watched her dream headline act. Thom Yorke’s Kermit-style croak of “wassup” did little to question his place as the awkward but ultimately genius Master of The Universe.
Anyways, enough about her, she is waste and didn’t prepare a blog for her readership. Let’s turn our attention to 3OH!3 instead, whose straggly swagger was current. “I’m Not Your Boyfriend Baby” separated the men from the boys, although ironically there was some plenty of couple action during the tune.
Master Shortie infected our minds with his subliminal Demon Headmaster promotion of – in no particular order – his tour, album and trainer line. Phew! His cover of Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants is standout, and rather memorable if not ironic.
Amateur H had an amazing day, even though she was almost crushed and owes her life to three gentlemen who aided her in crowdsurfing out of aforementioned Bloc Mortuary. She sustained a twisted ankle and a few bruises, and lost a friend who she has consequently not seen since but who got out of the lion’s den alive.
Reading was eyeopening – a small, self-sufficient world just beyond a motorway and a McDonalds where anyone – from former teachers to friends of friends of friends could be found. Communities were formed, but alas Amateur H was not part of any particular one, going only for one day, and – primarily – to see T Yorke and co. deliver classics such as Karma Police alongside …wait for it… two new songs, one of which had never been heard before! So much so that I now don’t remember what it was called, but boy was it good to be involved in that tenuous make-or-break moment.
It was a success, and lame claims to fame include seeing Edith Bowman’s hair and shoulder pads sans neck, floating through a glass window, and standing 10ft from Vampire Weekend’s drummer at Radiohead. That is lame, based on a VP set which was a happily mediocre crashcourse in mediocrity. Although Ezra has to be in the top 10 musical Jewish hotties…way above Simon & Garfunkel at any rate.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are given a resounding Yeah Yeah Yes by this writer after an amazing set…and Karen O’s pointlessly yet highly important costumery. A true, crazy legend.
So home we went, with the search for our missing friend over and a train which featured artbitches snorting cocaine (literally) and a bunch of perving wideboys. I’m sure the french people would’ve been of no help whatsoever had the rapey atmosphere exceeded its 12/10 mark.
So, alls well that ends well…and I’ve had enough music to last me a good few weeks.
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Scattershooting on a Wednesday night while thinking about how much I don’t miss Prairie blizzards . . .
Hockey Night in Canada
Ken Danby
2002 pic.twitter.com/bGRlzYcDMI
— Canadian Paintings (@CanadaPaintings) January 13, 2021
Been waiting for this lawsuit since the relocation of the Kootenay Ice to Winnipeg was announced in 219.
The City of Cranbrook is suing the Winnipeg Ice, WHL for lost revenue by breaching an arena lease agreement.https://t.co/zFnvcejbOn
— Trevor Crawley (@tcrawls) January 13, 2021
As you likely are aware, the City of Cranbrook has filed a lawsuit against the WHL and the owners of the Winnipeg Ice, claiming that a lease was broken when the franchise, then the Kootenay Ice, picked up and moved to the Manitoba capital after the 2018-19 season. . . . A Winnipeg-based company, 50 Below Sports and Entertainment, which is headed up by chairman Greg Fettes, had purchased the franchise from the Chynoweth family in 2017. . . . It turns out that the lawsuit was filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Dec. 24. Merry Christmas! . . . “The lawsuit,” writes Trevor Crawley of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, “. . . seeks a few different types of financial relief stemming from lost income due to the relocation of the Kootenay Ice from Cranbrook to Winnipeg, a move (that) broke a license of occupation agreement with Western Financial Place that had four additional years left in the terms of the contract.” . . . Crawley’s complete story is right here. . . .
Bradley Jones of myeastkootenaynow.com writes: “As per their claim, the City of Cranbrook is seeking general damages, damages for lost income for the remainder of the License Agreement to 2023, special damages of the $15,167 one-time expense, pre-judgment interest on damages, costs, and any other relief the court deems justifiable.” . . . His complete story is right here.
If I’m not mistaken, this is the first time a visible minority has done national play by play on an NHL telecast in Canada. #WellDone pic.twitter.com/nvt0vyYqmk
— SportsMedia inCanada (@SportsMediaCAN) January 14, 2021
Apologies to members of the Cam Moon Fan Club. I mentioned here the other day that he would be making his NHL play-calling debut on Wednesday when the Edmonton Oilers played host to the Vancouver Canucks. That actually was a national telecast for Sportsnet — Harnaryan Singh made his Hockey Night in Canada national debut — which meant that Jack Michaels was back doing the Oilers’ play-by-play on radio. . . . The Oilers’ game on Thursday will be a regional telecast, so Moon will be at the radio microphone as he calls an NHL game for the first time. Game time against those same Canucks on 630 CHED will be 7 p.m. MT.
deal straight out of the Q https://t.co/HyiAUG8w3C
— Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) January 13, 2021
The Medicine Hat Tigers have released F Cole Sillinger to play for the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede. Sillinger, the 17-year-old son of former WHL/NHL F Mike Sillinger, is a potential first-round selection in the NHL’s 2021 draft. . . . Sillinger, who has dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, will be joined in Sioux Falls by F Luke Toporowski, 19, who was released by the Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday and will be playing with the Stampede. Toporowski is a native of Bettendorf, Iowa. . . . On Tuesday, the Chiefs freed up F Bear Hughes to join the USHL’s Fargo Force. Hughes, 19, is from Post Falls, Idaho, . . . “Our league and USA Hockey reached a unique agreement regarding American players from (WHL) U.S. Division clubs,” Scott Carter, the Chiefs’ general manager, said in a news release. “Despite the WHL’s commitment to play this season, there are still uncertainties, and this opportunity will provide Luke and Bear the chance to play right away.” . . . WHL players who are moving to the USHL will stay with those teams until their seasons end, after which their playing rights will revert back to their WHL teams.
The NHL began is 2021 regular season with five games on Wednesday night. If all goes well, it was the first of 116 straight days when at least one NHL game will be played. . . . The tweet below is the first of a series in what is sure to garner nightly interest . . .
Players not available due to COVID protocols #NHL (half my pool forwards, it looks like) pic.twitter.com/RBHX4P3lHu
— Kevin McGran (@kevin_mcgran) January 13, 2021
In the period from Jan. 6-12, the NBA ran 497 COVID-19 tests and had 16 players come up positive. . . . It postponed three games that had been scheduled for Wednesday — Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics, and Atlanta Hawks at Phoenix Suns. . . . With the Suns and Washington Wizards having contact tracing issues, the NBA also has postponed a pair of games scheduled for Friday — Washington at the Detroit Pistons and the Golden State Warriors at Phoenix. . . . The NBA now has had to postpone nine games, eight of them since Jan. 10.
Bruce Jenkins, in the San Francisco Chronicle:
“At a time when a complete shutdown seemed appropriate, even for a month or less, the NBA has chosen the fast lane, the one labeled Take the Money, once again. Whether it’s stay-at-home orders, eliminating visitors to hotel rooms or the clampdown on simple things, like dropping into a bar, Tuesday’s mandate suggests a player nightmare over the next two weeks — and probably beyond.
“No, this cruel new world hardly resembles a military boot camp, but some serious change is at hand. The NBA now expects a complete halt on lengthy pregame meetings, postgame hugs with opposing players and the comically reckless usage of masks, among other highly detailed restrictions. (Somehow, coaches worldwide have come to believe that when you really need to shout at somebody — thus putting yourself at the highest pandemic risk — that’s when you take off the mask.)
Jim Coleman is a lot of things, and sometimes I just have to post a part of his column just because… pic.twitter.com/Rk527TaiCa
— Hockey50Yearsago (@hockey50years) January 13, 2021
The arena op in Denver is bored as hell with no fans 😂😂
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— Drew Livingstone (@ProducerDrew_) January 14, 2021
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Rebels’ Radar reaches milestone. . . . Ice’s run in Kootenays almost over. . . . Chiefs add a Bear to their roster
Wednesday was the last day of the regular season in Finland’s Liiga. . . . F Malte Strömwall (Tri-City, 2011-13), playing for KooKoo Kouvola, finished the season leading the league in goals and points. In 52 games, he put up 57 points, including 30 goals. . . . Strömwall is the first player from KooKoo to win either title. He also is the first points leader in 31 years and the first goal leader in 24 years from a team that missed the playoffs. KooKoo finished in 13th place. . . . F Aleksi Heponiemi (Swift Current, 2016-18), playing for Kärpät Oulu, led all Liiga rookies in assists (30) and points (46), in 50 games. . . . Heponiemi led his team in points, tied for the lead in assists for first-place Kärpät, finished in 12th place overall in points & 13th place overall in assists.
Dave (Radar) Horning was in Cranbrook for the Kootenay Ice’s first WHL game, and he’ll be there Sunday for the last one. . . . Horning is the equipment manager for the Red Deer Rebels, and he worked his 2,000th game on Tuesday night. . . . Byron Hackett of the Red Deer Advocate has more on one of the WHL’s good guys right here.
F Tristan Zandee has made a commitment to the Colorado College Tigers. Zandee, 15, is from Chestermere, Alta., and was a second-round selection by the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL’s 2018 bantam draft. . . . Zandee made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday evening. . . . He had 20 goals and 14 assists in 32 games with the midget Airdrie CFR Bisons this season. He also was pointless in one game with the AJHL’s Spruce Grove Saints.
The Kootenay Ice’s first home game? On Sept. 26, 1998, F Jarret Stoll had two goals and two assists to lead the Ice to a 6-3 victory over the Red Deer Rebels. . . . D Steve McCarthy, F Andy Penny, F Kyle Wanvig and F Mike Green also scored for Kootenay. . . . Red Deer goals came from F Kevin Marsh, with two, and F Shawn McNeil. . . . G Clayton Pool stopped 38 shots for the Ice. . . . Dustin Schwartz and Shane Bendera combined for 26 saves for the Rebels.
As we approach our final two games in Cranbrook, we would like to thank all ICE fans for their tremendous support for 21 years.
See you at Western Financial Place tomorrow and Sunday! pic.twitter.com/lY4bv2C0Wc
— Kootenay ICE (@WHLKootenayICE) March 15, 2019
The Kootenay Ice is to entertain the Medicine Hat Tigers tonight in Cranbrook, B.C., and the Red Deer Rebels come calling on Sunday.
After that game, the curtain will drop on 21 seasons of the WHL in the Kootenays.
Owners Greg Fettes and Matt Cockell are taking the Ice to Winnipeg, choosing to leave Cranbrook’s 4,264-seat Western Financial Place to spend at least two seasons in the U of Manitoba’s Wayne Fleming Arena, which right now has about 1,400 seats, as they await construction of a new facility.
The Ice (12-44-10) is in the process of missing the playoffs for a fourth straight season. Last season, its first under the ownership of Fettes and Cockell, it finished 27-38-7.
In other words, Elmer is as young a junior hockey free agent as you can get. Had he been born a day later, Jan. 1, 1999, he would have been draft eligible this year. He’s eligible to sign a three-year entry-level NHL contract.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) March 15, 2019
The Spokane Chiefs have added F Bear Hughes, a 17-year-old native of Post Falls, Idaho, to their roster. . . . Hughes, who signed a WHL contract in January, spent this season with the junior B Spokane Braves of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. He led the team with 66 points, including 41 goals, and was named the league’s top rookie. . . . In the playoffs, he added six goals and four assists in seven games. . . . Hughes is the second player off the Braves to have been added to the Chiefs’ roster this week. G Campbell Arnold, who turned 17 on Jan. 2, is from Nanaimo, B.C. He was a second-round pick by the Chiefs in the 2017 WHL bantam draft.
In case of the scenario of a Kamloops-Kelowna tie in points at end of reg season, there would be a one-game play-in game Tuesday night in Kamloops.
— Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) March 15, 2019
The MJHL’s Neepawa Natives have signed Craig Anderson as head scout and assistant general manager, while adding Kori Pearson as director of U,S. scouting. . . . Both are former Neepawa players. . . . Anderson, from Brandon, played two seasons (1993-95) with the Natives, then played for the Brandon U Bobcats. . . . Anderson served in a similar capacity with the MJHL’s Winkler Flyers when Ken Pearson was the GM/head coach there. Pearson now is the Natives’ GM/head coach. . . . Kori Pearson played three seasons (1993-96) with the Natives, then played with Dakota College in Bottineau, N.D., and Concordia, Minn., College. He now is an assistant coach with the East Ridge Raptors of the Minnesota High School Hockey League, while living in Cottage Grove, Minn. He also worked under Ken Pearson as Winkler’s director of U.S. scouting.
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— The Far Side (@TheFarSide_ish) March 6, 2019
Author greggdrinnanPosted on March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 Tags Aleksi Heponiemi, Bear Hughes, Bob McKenzie, Byron Hackett, Campbell Arnold, Craig Anderson, Kootenay Ice, Kori Pearson, Malte Strömwall, Neepawa Natives, Radar Horning, Red Deer Rebels, Spokane Chiefs, Tristan ZandeeLeave a comment on Rebels’ Radar reaches milestone. . . . Ice’s run in Kootenays almost over. . . . Chiefs add a Bear to their roster
Winnipeg Ice owner expects 4,500-seat arena to be full . . . Grrr! Chiefs sign a Bear . . . Battle of Kings goes to Edmonton
Tough news to hear regarding the @WHLKootenayICE leaving Cranbrook. Spent 4 years there an exceptional place to play and live! I feel for the fans who have been there since day 1 they deserve better! Met lots of great people there!!
— Steve Da Silva (@Svenner22) January 30, 2019
For those who are wanting more on the Winnipeg Ice. . . .
“There’s no doubt we’re going to be in a competitive landscape for hockey dollars in Winnipeg,” Greg Fettes, one of the Ice’s owners, told a news conference in Winnipeg on Tuesday. “We’re building a 4,500-seat arena. We’re expecting it to be full.” . . .
The company that owns the Ice started out as 497840 Manitoba Ltd. It now has been renamed 50 Below Sports and Entertainment. . . . Mike Keane, a Winnipegger who played three seasons (1984-87) with the Moose Jaw Warriors, owns a piece, too. . . .
Ticket prices haven’t been set yet for whenever it is that the Ice will move into a new 4,500-seat arena, but Matt Cockell, the president and general manager, told the news conference that ducats will cost from $15 to $35 apiece. . . .
The NHL’s Winnipeg Jets have yet to offer any kind of comment on the Ice’s move to the Manitoba capital. However, they have shown no inclination to move their AHL franchise, the Manitoba Moose, to another locale. It’s worth noting that the Moose isn’t drawing nearly as many fans today as it did when it first arrived on the scene. . . .
Cockell also told the gathering that the plan is to bid on the Memorial Cup at some point down the road.
There’s all that and more right here in a column by Paul Friesen and a story, all from the Winnipeg Sun.
The Spokane Chiefs have signed F Bear Hughes to a WHL contract. Hughes, who will turn 18 on May 30, is from Post Falls, Idaho, and plays for the junior B Spokane Braves of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. In fact, he leads all KIJHL freshmen with 59 points, including 39 goals, in 38 games. A list player, he actually is fourth in the KIJHL’s scoring race.
With his 6 assist weekend, @LoganStankoven now officially has the Blazers all time single season point record with 72 points! Logan has 38 goals and 34 assists, with 10 games left to play! pic.twitter.com/G6VHx09J6S
— Sussex Thompson Blazers MML (@Blazers_MML) January 28, 2019
F Logan Stankoven, the fifth-overall selection in the WHL’s 2018 bantam draft, will be in the Kamloops Blazers’ lineup tonight against the visiting Vancouver Giants. Stankoven, who is from Kamloops, played two earlier games with the Blazers, earning one assist.
Stankoven will fill a spot in the lineup vacated by F Riley Appelt, who suffered a finger injury during a fight in a 3-2 shootout victory over the visiting Victoria Royals on Saturday night.
The Blazers may have D Luke Zazula (shoulder) back in their lineup tonight . Zazula, 18 and in his third season, has missed the past seven games.
However, D Quinn Schmiemann, a 16-year-old freshman, has been in concussion protocol since being injured on Jan. 20, and isn’t yet ready to return.
D Ethan Brandwood, 16, who played two games with the Blazers last weekend, has returned to the South Island Royals, the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League team that he captains. He was a seventh-round pick by the Blazers in the WHL’s 2017 bantam draft.
As you likely are aware, a sentencing hearing began on Monday for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of the truck that was involved in the crash of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus on April 6. . . . Laurie and Scott Thomas, whose son, Evan, was killed in the accident, wrote a letter to their son as their victim impact statement. Scott, a former WHL player, read it in court.
You will find it right here.
TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
F Mark Kastelic and F Carson Focht each scored twice to help the Calgary Hitmen to a 5-2 victory over the Pats in Regina. . . . Calgary (24-19-4) has won three in a row. . . . Regina (13-34-3) had points in each of its previous two games (1-0-1). . . . The Hitmen held a 17-3 edge in shots in the first period but could only get two pucks behind Regina G Max Paddock, who had missed the previous six games due to illness. . . . Kastelic opened the scoring at 5:03, with Regina F Austin Pratt (19) scoring, on a PP, at 9:22. . . . Kastelic, who has 32 goals, put Calgary back in front at 17:11. . . . F Sergei Akhimov (10) pulled Regina back into a tie, on a PP, at 7:28 of the second period. . . . Focht broke the tie at 15:37, then gave the Hitmen some insurance with his 14th goal, on a PP, at 19:33. . . . Calgary F James Malm (18) added another PP goal, at 13:04 of the third period. . . . Regina was 2-3 on the PP; Calgary was 2-6. . . . Kastelic also had an assist, giving him a three-point outing. . . . The Hitmen got three assists from F Kaden Elder. . . . Paddock finished with 33 saves, 12 more than Calgary’s Jack McNaughton, who made his 22nd consecutive start. . . . Regina lost F Cole Dubinsky to a kneeing major and game misconduct at 15:11 of the second period.
The Edmonton Oil Kings erased a 3-0 deficit and went on to beat the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings, 4-3 in a shootout. . . . Edmonton (27-15-8) has won two in a row. . . . Brandon (20-19-7) has points in two straight (1-0-1). . . . The Wheat Kings took a 3-0 lead on a first-period goal from F Ridly Greig (10), at 1:01, and second-period goals from F Ben McCartney (13), at 1:05, and F Luka Burzan (27), at 6:44. . . . F Vladimir Alistrov (7) started Edmonton’s comeback at 9:51 of the second. . . . F Josh Williams (12) got the Oil Kings to within at goal at 12:53 of the third period, and F Andrew Fyten (12) tied it, on a PP, at 17:38. . . . Brandon D Braydyn Chizen was hit with a headshot major and game misconduct at 14:39 of the third period. Fyten scored on the ensuing PP. . . . Edmonton was 1-4 on the PP; Brandon was 0-1. . . . The Oil Kings won it on a shootout goal by F Trey Fix-Wolansky, who was the first shooter of the third round. . . . Brandon G Ethan Kruger stopped 46 shots through OT, 25 more than Edmonton’s Todd Scott. . . . F Jake Chiasson made his WHL debut with the Wheat Kings. Chiasson, 15, was the 15th-overall selection in the WHL’s 2018 bantam draft. He plays for the Yale Hockey Academy prep team in his hometown of Abbotsford, B.C.
Shoutout to MacDonald, Maher, Fortin, and Marsh for pushing the zamboni off the ice after it died partway through the clean! #DeltaHawkey 💪 pic.twitter.com/4xhVVoT4sA
— Delta Ice Hawks (@deltaicehawks) January 30, 2019
Author greggdrinnanPosted on January 29, 2019 January 29, 2019 Tags Bear Hughes, Calgary Hitmen, Carson Focht, Delta Ice Hawks, Edmonton Oil Kings, Ethan Brandwood, Ethan Kruger, Greg Fettes, Kamloops Blazers, Logan Stankoven, Luke Zazula, Mark Kastelic, Matt Cockell, Mike Keane, Quinn Schmiemann, Scott Thomas, Spokane Chiefs, Trey Fix-Wolansky, Winnipeg IceLeave a comment on Winnipeg Ice owner expects 4,500-seat arena to be full . . . Grrr! Chiefs sign a Bear . . . Battle of Kings goes to Edmonton
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Larry Bucshon on Homeland Security
Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps.
Congressional Summary: To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content, including:
broadcasting, transmitting, and programming over noncommercial educational radio broadcast stations
cooperating with foreign broadcasting networks
assisting and supporting noncommercial educational radio broadcasting
paying dues to such organizations
or acquiring radio programs for public broadcast.
Proponent's Argument for voting Yes:
[Rep. Blackburn, R-TN]: This bill gets the Federal Government--and Federal taxpayers--out of the business of buying radio programming they do not agree with. This is a bill that is long overdue. Regardless of what you think of NPR, its programming or statements by its management, the time has come to cut the umbilical cord from the taxpayer support that has become as predictable as an entitlement program. Much has changed in the media landscape since the wiretaps, to seek certain business records, and to gather intelligence on lone terrorists who are not affiliated with a known terrorist group. The Patriot Act works. It has proved effective in preventing terrorist attacks and protecting Americans. To let these provisions expire would leave every American less safe.
Opponent's Argument for voting No:
[Rep. Conyers, D-MI]: Section 215 of the Patriot Act allows a secret FISA court to authorize our government to collect business records or anything else, requiring that a person or business produce virtually any type record. We didn't think that that was right then. We don't think it's right now. This provision is contrary to traditional notions of search and seizure which require the government to show reasonable suspicion or probable cause before undertaking an investigation that infringes upon a person's privacy. And so I urge a "no" vote on the extension of these expiring provisions. Reference: FISA Sunsets Extension Act; Bill H.514 ; vote number 11-HV066 on Feb 17, 2011
Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Bucshon co-sponsored Resolution on UN
Congressional Summary:Expressing the conditions for the US becoming a signatory to the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
WHEREAS the ATT poses significant risks to the national security, foreign policy, and economic interests of the US as well as to the constitutional rights of US citizens and US sovereignty;
WHEREAS the ATT fails to expressly recognize the fundamental, individual right to keep and to bear arms;
WHEREAS the ATT places free democracies and totalitarian regimes on a basis of equality, recognizing their equal right to transfer arms, and is thereby dangerous to the security of the US;
WHEREAS the ATT will create opportunities to engage in 'lawfare' against the US via the misuse of the treaty's tribunals;
WHEREAS the ATT could hinder the US from fulfilling its strategic and moral commitments to provide arms to allies such as Taiwan & Israel;
Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that--
the President should not sign the Arms Trade Treaty, and that the Senate should not ratify the ATT; and
that no Federal funds should be authorized to implement the ATT.
Opponent's argument against bill:(United Nations press release, June 3, 2013):
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon str Source: S.CON.RES.7 & H.CON.RES.23 : 13-HCR23 on Mar 13, 2013
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad.
Bucshon co-sponsored H.R.401 & S.165
Congressional Summary: To extend and enhance limitations on the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay. No amounts appropriated for any agency of the US Government may be used, for two years, to construct or modify any facility in the US, to house an individual detained at Guantanamo.
Proponents reasons for voting YEA: Rep. WALORSKI: 21 terrorists have been released just in November alone to foreign countries. This measure would repeal current law that has allowed the administration to transfer prisoners to foreign countries and reduce the population at GTMO down to 127. Detainees at GTMO pose a real threat to our national security. HR 401 would prohibit any detainee transfers to Yemen. Yemen's branch of al Qaeda was founded by former GTMO detainees. We cannot risk trusting the world's most dangerous terrorists to its most dangerous places, nor should we simply cut them loose in rich, stable countries with no security safeguards in place.
Opponents reasons for voting NAY: (CloseGuantanamo.org article, Jan. 2015): The prison at Guantanamo Bay has been open for 13 years. In 2009, President Obama pledged to close Guantanamo within a year. Yet it remains open, undermining America's values and national security. Almost half of the remaining 122 prisoners--55 men in total--were cleared for release in 2010 through 2013. Some of these men were previously cleared by the Bush Administration--some as long ago as 2004. It is unacceptable that the U.S. government continues to hold men that its own national security experts have recommended for release or transfer, and that Congress has intervened to maintain this deplorable state of affairs. We call for the immediate closure of Guantanamo. Guantanamo harms our nation every day it stays open, and it continues to serve as a potent symbol for terrorist recruitment. Source: Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act 15_H401 on Jan 16, 2015
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Ask Umbra
Umbra on milk cartons
By Ask Umbra® on May 16, 2003
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Hi Umbra,
I don’t know if the same thing has happened in the U.S, but here in Canada the milk industry has undergone a massive shift to using different containers. Once, you could get plastic jugs or cardboard cartons with fold-back lids or plastic bags. But now, the most commonly available container is a revised carton. It has a plastic spout, as if pouring with the other kind were too hard.
Can you tell me which of the containers has the least impact on the environment?
Creemore, Ontario, Canada
Dearest Jessica,
I hope you’ve been following our column long enough to know that your question resides in the funny little zone of trivial yet interesting environmental dilemmas. We love the funny little zone.
The milky way.
Photo: USDA.
Perhaps because I so seldom leave my beloved subterranean world, I’ve never seen milk in plastic bags. I will have to visit this strange place, Canada, and learn its customs. In the meantime, here’s the skimmy on other milk containers, as far as I could determine it. Plastic jugs are non-renewably sourced and their translucence may contribute to the degradation of nutrients in milk. The gable-top carton, as the carton with the fold-back lid is formally called, is made from paperboard sandwiched between layers of polyethylene. No wax is involved. It keeps the milk safe and healthful and is made from a renewable resource (trees). It’s also recyclable. Get this: Recycling facilities basically make carton soup in a giant blender, then sieve out the polyethylene until only a delicious creamy paper pulp remains. Try it with minced parsley. I assume that with the gable/spout combo container, the plastic bits are sieved out during the Creme du Carton process as well, but I could not find conclusive information on the subject.
So, to sum up, the traditional gable-top container is preferable to the plastic jug from a renewables standpoint, from a nutritional standpoint, and from a recycling standpoint. However, I can’t find much information about manufacturing practices or the role the spout plays in the environmental impact of the combo version.
Know your milk producer.
And now for the priority-setting wrap-up that comes with all funny-little-zone questions. When it comes to environmentally friendly dairy consumption, the container is less important than the milk inside. Intensive containment milking operations are hard on cows, people, and nature. Although it’s difficult to verify the source of milk these days, there are some routes you can take toward supporting sustainable dairying practices. Try to buy locally produced milk so there is less associated shipping impact. Look for farms that are working to lessen their environmental impact and buy your milk there. Buying organic is always a step in the right direction if these other options aren’t feasible. If there’s an organization in your area working on sustainable agriculture issues, call it to get started on this life-changing research.
Udderly yours,
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Six finalists announced on Day 1 UAE Drones for Good Award
They will face off in the final round on Saturday for the UAE Drones for Good Award
Published: February 04, 2016 20:04 Noor Nazzal, Staff Reporter
NAT_160204_Drones_CE Team Ocean Eyes presents a drone that provides stability, renewable energy and better payloads for marine safety at the UAE Drones For Good Award on 4th February, 2016 at Internet City. Photo Clint Egbert/Gulf News Image Credit:
Dubai: Six finalists qualified for the second edition of the UAE Drones for Good Award on Thursday.
It was announced that three contestants each from the International and National competitions of the award have qualified on the first day for the final round of the award as 20 semi-finalists demonstrated their projects live in front of a panel of high-profile international judges at a specially organised event in Dubai Internet City today.
The three-day event, from February 4 to 6, organised at Dubai Internet City also serves as a platform for interaction between owners of innovative projects and various business entities and incubators. It also features workshops to inspire innovating thinking among students.
The UAE Drones for Good Award received more than 1,000 projects from 165 countries around the world, displaying high levels of innovation and technological development.
The semi-finalists are:
1) Loon Copter from the US demonstrated its novel multi-rotor platform that is capable of flight, on-water surface operation, as well as diving. The drone system combines in one vehicle the capabilities of traditional reconnaissance aircraft, watercraft, and submarines, and can be employed for surveying, search, and rescue missions.
Score: 82.25 per cent
2) 4Front Robotics from Canada presented its Highly Manoeuverable USAR Robot drones that can locate and rescue persons from buildings on fire, collapsed building, mines or other urban and industrial entrapments. These drones have the capability to fly and navigate in highly confined spaces, and provide high-resolution data in a matter of hours.
Score: 81 per cent
3) SenseLab from Greece demonstrated its SaveME project that makes use of a smart phone that transforms into a drone to support people in emergency health conditions, especially those in situations when people are trapped, lost or wounded and in urgent need of assistance.
National Competition
1) Buildrone team showed its construction and repair aerial robot that detects damages and carries out repair tasks in hard-to-access environments. To carry out a repair, such as a leak in a pipeline, or a cracked road surface, or a leaking roof tile, the robot flies close to the damaged area and deposits a sealant material.
2) ReefRover team presented a drone that is capable of providing marine biologists, environmental monitoring agencies and science enthusiasts with new tools to effectively map, explore and study near-shore underwater ecosystems. The ReefRover drone can help increase the rate of coral reef data collection and better organise the data to make it more useful for research.
3) FlyLab team presented their drone that can contribute to the education sector by providing an innovative, low-cost and easy-to-use solution to achieve a shift in the way science, mathematics and other subjects are currently being taught at schools.
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Gold for gold: U.S. Paralympic Team athletes win in Rio and beyond
By The Hub team, September 21, 2016
As the official airline of the U.S. Olympic Committee for 35 years, we're excited to recognize the extraordinary achievements of the U.S. Paralympic Team athletes by awarding "Gold for Gold" — MileagePlus® Premier Gold status to the 59 Team USA athletes who earned a gold medal in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
"All of the U.S. Paralympic Team athletes have inspiring stories of how hard work and commitment helped them achieve their Paralympic dreams," said Julia Haywood, United's executive vice president and chief commercial officer. "United employees take pride in supporting the athletes along the way and look forward to helping this year's gold medal winners continue to pursue their dreams."
The MileagePlus Premier Gold status award will continue through January 2018.
Premier-level MileagePlus members earn a host of benefits that upgrade their travel experiences, including:
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- Benefits when traveling on Star Alliance member airlines
"The performances by Team USA athletes at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were the product of incredible talent and intense preparation," said Rick Adams, USOC chief of Paralympic Sport. "United's dedication to flying Team USA spans more than 30 years, and we are thrilled that United's commitment to celebrating the achievements of America's elite athletes remains as strong today as ever."
As the official airline of the United States Olympic Committee, we have flown Team USA athletes to Olympic and Paralympic Games for 35 years and we recently extended our partnership with the USOC through 2020.
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BlogGrass
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Review: Sierra Hull – Daybreak
August 7, 2012 by Mark Hudson
After listening to Daybreak numerous times to absorb the feel of it, I found such a large Alison Krauss influence that I expected to find her listed as the producer (she’s not, the album was co-produced by Barry Bales and Sierra Hull). Giving it some more listening time I found some Rhonda Vincent influences and I’m sure there’s more than a few other influences that I’m missing. How could a young up-and-coming musician not be influenced by some of the most talented people in bluegrass? Giving the album yet more listening time I found that Sierra has managed incorporate these influences into what is very much her own sound. Daybreak also finds Sierra moving beyond the label “child prodigy” into, well, “adult prodigy” doesn’t sound right… but I think you get the idea!
The album opens with “Easy Come, Easy Go,” and with lyrics about losing ones first love, and not being a child anymore, it could sound sappy in less capable hands. Instead Sierra brings a wistfulness to the song that will remind her elders of their youth and make them wish they were young again. “Don’t Pick Me Up” is lilting radio-friendly song about, yes, love followed by “All Because of You,” which is a darker, somewhat brooding song about love. “Bombshell” lets Sierra cut loose with a shining mandolin led instrumental jam. “Best Buy” is a surprise entry as a Western Swing tune. “I’ll Always Be Waiting For You” is another tune that could be taken for a young Allison Krauss. “The Land of The Living” takes us into gospel ballads, “What Do You Say” opens as a toe-tapping fiddle reel which turns into another bluegrass tune of the “happiest sad music” tradition. “Tell Me Tomorrow” is an upbeat song of love, “Daybreak” is a mellow love ballad, and “Chasin’ Skies” is the album’s second instrumental highlighted with a guest appearance by Brian Sutton. “Wouldn’t Matter To Me” closes the set with yes, another well crafted love ballad.
“The Land Of Living”
Sierra’s band is Clay Hess (guitar, vocals), Jacob Eller (bass), and Christian Ward (fiddle). They’re backed by too many guests to mention them all, but in addition to Brian Sutton, Dan Tyminski sits in and certainly adds to the familiar sound.
Sierra wrote seven of the songs on this album, and she’s managed to craft a suite of songs firmly in the traditional sound of bluegrass, and yet at the same time giving us a glimpse of the long future she has in front of her. It will be a pleasure to listen to her journey in music!
Mark Hudson
Mark Hudson is a long time local HVBA member and music lover who, unfortunately, had to move away. He misses the local scene but will look for you at Greyfox!
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February 5, 2019 / 5 comments
Wednesday is Consumed by Conspiracies
I’m Detective Sergeant Deviled Yeggs. I work homicide in the big city of Tracy. My partner is Jim Wednesday.
We were in a lull in the Nibbles Mouse case. When I visited the old man, he hinted that Honeycrisp Apple might sing. She sang off key, but nothing panned out. She may be a help in future cases. She gave us a bunch of ideas that added to no clear evidence. My old man’s parting words still haunted me. “Listen, Son, you can mix apples and oranges, but sometimes, you don’t like what you come up with.” That line had me puzzled, a memory that could not force its way to the surface.
Jim likes to solve the unsolvable in these lulls. He interrupted my train of thought, “Deviled, there goes another black helicopter. No markings. I tell you, this time the UN might actually take over.”
Although I was not interested in this line of conversation, I was willing to try anything in order to press the reset button on this case. I added, “I thought the black helicopters were aliens that were trying to take over. Not the humans that moved here and have not become citizens kind of aliens. The outer space aliens.”
Jim replied, “No. The only credible theory is regarding the United Nations. They have traced a few of the unmarked black helicopters to the UN building. It’s only a matter of time.”
I worried that Jim thought any of this was credible. “What had you looking out the window and seeing a black helicopter?”
“Just doing my daily toxic contrail survey. I’ve got a spreadsheet that goes back twenty years.”
“Jim, contrails are condensed moisture trails left by jet aircraft, little ice crystals. There is nothing toxic about the exhaust. The government is not trying to poison us or secretly get rid of biological or chemical weapons.”
“So, you say. They may have sampled the contrails and found only water, but that doesn’t mean the contrails that aren’t tested aren’t toxic. The government would never release toxic contrails on days that they knew testing would be done. Now would they?”
“Of course not, Jim. You might be onto something, but you are a homicide detective. You got to leave that theory to the guys that make bigger bucks than us.”
“Okay then, you mentioned aliens from outer space. How about our missing persons case? Mr. Jolly, the giant. Some people think that since he’s green, he’s an alien. He’s just bigger than the little green men.”
“Jim, Mr. Jolly got canned. He lost his job and moved away. He didn’t leave a forwarding address. Mrs. Jolly separated from Mr. Jolly, not wanting to stick around a guy without a job. No one is looking for the guy. No one is complaining. How is this a missing person’s case?”
“Deviled, he got canned alright. People have been eating little green bits of him in their green beans, peas, and such for years.”
Note from the editor of this story: Jim Wednesday is a fictional character, and this is a fictional story. Even so, Jim is repeating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories. There is nothing wrong with the canned green beans, peas, and collard greens that you get in the store. Don’t throw it out. Do not carefully sift through the contents of the can for signs of body parts. This is just a wild story that has erupted from the brain of a writer that we already have mentioned is not all there.
I gave Jim a dirty look. “Jim, don’t you know that when anybody is cut, it’s all pink on the inside and we all bleed red?”
“Hey, Deviled, I am no racist! I know we, humans, are the same inside, but Mr. Jolly is an Alien, little green men, just bigger.”
“I thought you said last week that Mr. Jolly was really Santa Claus?”
“I abandoned that idea. It is true that they both say, ‘Ho, ho, ho.’ It is true that they have never been seen together, but you made a good argument last week. It is not credible that a giant, even with a whole lot of magic, can get small enough to go down a chimney. That had me abandon that idea in favor of the alien train of thought. Besides, Santa Claus might take off his red suit and put on a white coat and hide easily at the North Pole. How can you hide a green giant when everything around you is white?”
“You know that the North Pole has moved, don’t you?”
“Now that is a conspiracy that I can’t follow, Deviled. I can go along with the CIA assassinating JFK, the National Basketball Association putting the NY Knicks card in the deep freezer so the Knicks could draft Patrick Ewing, and the former British prime minister Harold Wilson being a spy for the KGB. Those are well documented, but come on, Deviled. Moving the North Pole? Deviled, the next thing that you will try to get me to believe is that fluorination of the water supply is a communist plot to weaken America.”
“Umm. Some people have thought that. At least, I got you to agree that ‘global warming’ is a real thing.”
“With this weather we’ve been having lately, I am starting to wonder. But Deviled, getting back to our case, are we truly at wit’s end? Do we really have bupkis?”
“I wish. If we had bupkis in an interview room, we’d have something to do. I could ask bupkis a lot of questions. No, Jim, we got nothing. But wait. What happens when you mix apples and oranges?”
“Deviled, the dictionary says that mixing apples and oranges is a saying for when you compare things that cannot be practically compared. The results of such a comparison would be false or could draw people to false conclusions. Just think about all these ridiculous conspiracy theories. People are crazy to believe in many of them, because the root of far too many is a mixture of apples and oranges.”
“Jim, you’ve just been spouting off a laundry list of conspiracy theories. Are you calling yourself crazy?”
“Oh, no, Deviled. What we’ve been discussing are facts. They just haven’t been proven yet, but if you start mixing apples and oranges into this case, I might worry about your sanity.”
“But my old man said that you could mix apples and oranges. If you do that, you get fruit salad. That makes me think of my mother’s ambrosia salad. Ambrosia is supposed to be a mix of oranges and pineapple, but some people add coconut. Others add marshmallows. My mother added apples to the oranges, coconut, and pineapple with a few walnuts thrown in. Does that make you think of anybody who lives here in Tracy?”
“If you are talking about Ambrosia Apple, I thought she went underground. She left the Rotten Apple Syndicate when she had an argument with Red Delicious. She’s been out of the picture for years, Deviled.”
“No, she hasn’t been totally out of the picture. At least, I’m thinking not. We might not have much of a Chinatown in Tracy, but Mandarin Orange runs the local triad. I hear that he’s teamed up with a cousin of Red Delicious, Pine Apple. Pine Apple did Mandarin a favor not long ago. Now, he’s in good with him. No one has a clue what the favor was.”
“How does that tie in with Ambrosia?”
“Red Delicious and Pine are distant cousins. My sources say that Pine has been kissing one of his kissing cousins. It might just be Ambrosia.”
“Well, I was running out of theories to discuss anyway, other than how the New England Patriots have cheated their way to every one of their Super Bowls. Maybe we can discuss that while we follow your latest hair-brained idea.”
Epilogue:
It wasn’t a hair-brained idea. The trail from one informant to another was not easy, but we eventually learned that Pine Apple, who was cozy with his distant cousin Ambrosia, was the guy who flushed Nibbles “Tuffy” Mouse down the toilet. Honeycrisp had given us a lot of good intelligence, but with her half-sister Ambrosia involved, she had steered clear of any mention that might get Ambrosia into trouble. We had to solve this case the hard way, with shoe leather.
As we basked in the glow of another solved case, Jim said, “Getting back to conspiracy theories, I heard that there was this guy who wrote stories about someone named Wednesday, but he never published a story on Wednesday. Now that is a true conspiracy.”
“Jim, you and your family are the only Wednesdays that I know. We ain’t special enough to have stories written about us. Sure, we solve cases, but we ain’t Sherlock Holmes or Nero Wolfe or that guy you read about. What’s his name?”
“Lord Peter Wimsey?”
“Yeah, that guy. We ain’t him either. Now we can put this conspiracy theory to bed. Case Closed.”
The black helicopters, poisonous contrails, the CIA killing JFK, the NBA rigging the draft for the Knicks to get Ewing, Harold Wilson being a spy, and the fluorination of the water supply are all well-known conspiracy theories, none well documented other than as conspiracies.
Scientists have known for some time that the magnetic North Pole wanders. This is not a conspiracy theory. There have been reports lately of it moving more toward Siberia, while not long ago, it was moving more toward Great Britain. The point is that it moves slowly over decades of time, and that throws off compass navigation the further north that you go.
As for the Patriots, conspiracy theories abound. We may never know…
As for the theories regarding Mr. Jolly, those all came from the fertile mind of Jim Wednesday, but don’t worry. You can still eat the canned green vegetables.
And the stories about Deviled Yeggs and Jim Wednesday have never been published on a Wednesday. Is this coincidence or a conspiracy?
A Journey of Faith, Reading, Wednesdays with Wimsey, Writing
Raising an Ebenezer
atimetoshare.me February 5, 2019 — 9:09 am
Oh my goodness, we have unleashed a Pandora’s Box, haven’t we? Your stories make me laugh out loud. Keep up the good work.
hatrack4 February 5, 2019 — 10:07 am
Someone recently suggested that I add a warning. Something like “Reading one of these stories may lead to coffee or tea sprayed over your laptop screen.” I don’t live for the compliments, but they are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your contribution in the madness. I thought the muse had left me.
atimetoshare.me February 5, 2019 — 10:27 am
Obviously the muse is alive and kicking.
Maybe that is why I feel like I have been kicked in the head this morning.
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New Hotel Management Book Profiles World’s Best Luxury Hotel Managers On Leadership And Management
Lifestyle, News, Travel
by Rahim Kanani
(below is an exclusive excerpt of new hotel management book A Wealth of Insight)
While pursuing an undergraduate degree in philosophy many years ago, I developed a hunger for knowledge—not for facts and figures, but for perennial wisdom and insight. Fueled by intense curiosity, a passion for conversation, and a desire to discover the world, I spent nearly a decade distilling leadership and management insights from some of the most innovative and influential chief executives across industries. As I traversed the globe from San Francisco to Stockholm to Seoul, I often laid rest at a world-class hotel befitting of my interviewees. In fact, many discussions took place in glamorous suites, lobbies, and ballrooms.
Over the years, the luxury hotel—symbolic of my travels and journalism—shifted from stage to spotlight. From the moment I arrived, every aspect of the guest experience was carefully crafted, catering to all five senses. It was awe-inspiring, delightful and flawless. I became obsessed with how such properties balanced intuitive care with military precision, so I turned my attention to pulling back the curtain and uncovering the secret to creating a world-class guest experience. To do this project justice, I needed to interview the tip of the spear—general managers who have spent decades on the front lines, rising the ranks and ultimately stewarding some of the world’s most luxurious hotels and resorts. Almost a year from the moment I decided to embark on this journey, I am honored and humbled to say that I’ve done exactly that.
Launching to critical acclaim by industry experts and executives, A Wealth of Insight profiles more than thirty-five of the world’s best luxury hoteliers on exactly what it takes to lead and manage some of the most legendary hotels and resorts. Each executive profile includes bite-size insights, stunning photography and real-life examples on recruiting, culture, technology, marketing, branding, personalization, authenticity, anticipation, design, partnerships and more. Hoteliers also detail the most significant trends impacting the sector today, and how those trends will shape the future of luxury hospitality. This global hotel management book and hospitality management book profiles the world’s best luxury hoteliers on how to lead and manage the best five-star hotels and resorts. This leadership and management book is perfect for tourism, hotel and hospitality degree students and leaders.
Today, general managers are adapting their design and service offerings to meet the needs of a new generation of modern luxury travelers who prize authenticity over familiarity, simplicity over complexity, exclusive experiences over champagne and caviar, and insider knowledge over high-end shopping—hallmarks of becoming a serious destination authority. In addition, luxury hoteliers now operate in a much more dynamic and immediate environment—working closely with investors as owners to meet expectations of financial performance, monitoring digital platforms to rapidly react to guest feedback, and constantly innovating to differentiate themselves in hyper-competitive markets.
While the very definition of luxury has changed, and the environment in which general managers operate has become increasingly complex, core leadership and management principles underpinning the industry remain intact.
Every hotelier featured in this book exudes a fundamental understanding of genuine human connection. They reveal a mastery in the art and science of recruiting, developing, motivating and managing a world-class team—explicitly designed to deliver on the promise of personalized luxury at every stage of the guest experience. This is one of the most profound insights to emerge from this endeavor. The most beautiful of hotels in the most coveted of locations cannot deliver on that promise without an extraordinarily passionate and talented team committed to perfection. There is no alternative. In an industry that now Googles guests in advance of their stay to glean personal and professional interests, likes and dislikes, anticipatory service is not simply possessing information, but acting on it deliberately, thoughtfully and discreetly.
A Wealth of Insight (Black Truffle Press) features General Manager’s of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, Wynn Las Vegas, The Plaza Hotel in New York City, The Savoy Hotel in London, Le Royal Monceau Raffles in Paris, Four Seasons Hotel Florence, Six Senses Duoro Valley in Portugal, Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah in Istanbul, Singita Serengeti in Tanzania, The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, Belmond Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg, Lotte Hotel Moscow, COMO Uma Paro in Bhutan, Hotel Indonesia Kempinski, The St. Regis Bangkok, Rosewood Beijing, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort, Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa, Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara in Abu Dhabi and many more award-winning luxury hotels and resorts around the world.
For aspiring and current general managers of luxury hotels around the world, for hospitality executives in search of a practical guide on how best to deliver a world-class guest experience, and for the modern luxury traveler eager to go behind the scenes, A Wealth of Insight is the holy grail of five-star leadership and management.
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How to Deal with a Boss Who Behaves Unpredictably
Look for triggers and patterns.
Carolyn O’Hara
How do you handle a boss who acts like Jekyll and Hyde? Carefully, say experts. First, don’t take it personally. Odds are your boss is dealing with something that has nothing to do with you. Instead, look for triggers and patterns to help you understand what’s causing your boss’s mood swings. Once you have an understanding of the underlying causes of the outbursts, you can use that information to thoughtfully time your interactions with your boss. You may want to avoid asking questions before they’ve had their morning coffee or after a tense client meeting, for example. If you do encounter a tantrum, it’s important to stay calm. Responding in kind will only inflame your boss’s anger, so take a walk or find a quiet place to regroup your emotions. When you think your boss is on edge, deploy some strategic gratitude. Defuse their temper by emailing them, “I’m really grateful for your help on this issue.” Lastly, know when to get help and when to move on. You can try addressing your boss’s outbursts in a 360 performance appraisal. But if you’re experiencing truly harmful bullying at work, you may need to seek an intervention from HR.
You can’t figure out your boss. Sometimes he’s really chummy and personable; other times he belittles you in front of the team. How do you handle a manager who acts like Jekyll and Hyde? Should you address the situation with him, especially if you think it will bring out the bully? Do you enlist others to figure out what’s going on?
What the Experts Say
“What makes Jekyll-and-Hyde bosses all the more challenging is that you never know which boss is going to show up,” says Nancy Rothbard, the David Pottruck Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. “It could be the friend or the bully. And when you are dealing with an emotional roller coaster kind of person, it often makes your challenges at work infinitely greater.” When you are the target of some of the boss’s outbursts, “it can be very difficult not to blame yourself, at least at some level,” says Nathanael Fast, assistant professor of management at the Marshall School of Business, at the University of Southern California. But chances are, it has nothing to do with you. What it does mean, however, is that “you have to pick your battles a little more carefully.” Here’s how to cope with a moody manager.
Don’t take it personally
When a boss known for frequent outbursts starts yelling at you, the most constructive thing you can do, says Rothbard, is not take it personally. “These mood swings are usually linked to a larger issue,” she says. “It’s not that you annoy the person. Usually it’s that you have said something that has triggered a larger issue for them.” What’s crucial but particularly difficult, says Fast, is to see where your boss is coming from. “Saying your manager is just an idiot or a jerk — that’s ultimately not helpful,” says Fast. “Try to look beyond the yelling and understand the situation. If it’s a scenario that can be changed or if this a situational factor, what can be done about it?” Try to listen to what they’re saying, not how they’re saying it.
Look for triggers and patterns
“The more you can understand what’s causing your boss’s mood swings, the better,” says Fast. It could be something as simple as low blood sugar. Does your boss come into the office every morning with a dark cloud over his head? Is he most upbeat after lunch? Or perhaps his outbursts accompany particularly stressful situations. “There might be a monthly meeting with the board that’s extremely stressful that causes a total change in behavior,” says Fast. Or his volatile moods could be a personality trait, the result of what Fast calls “ego-defensiveness.” Such a person might be hyper-sensitive to threats, real or imagined. “When an emotionally reactive person feels like there is either an external or an internal threat, that’s when they may turn into Mr. Hyde,” says Rothbard. Looking for clues and patterns that might reveal the cause of your boss’s temperament changes will help you develop strategies for handling his temper.
Be thoughtful about your timing
Once you have an understanding of the underlying causes of the outbursts, you can use that information to thoughtfully plan your interactions with your manager. “You want to have really good situational awareness,” says Rothbard. Perhaps you want to lay low until she’s had her morning coffee. In other instances, unless you have an immediate deadline, it may not be the best idea to ask her about a not-pressing project immediately after she’s come out of a tense client meeting. In those cases, ask instead if you can assist her in any way to defuse some of her stress. “Communicating that you’re there to help allows your manager to feel supported and signals that you’re there to help the team,” says Fast. Such efforts tend to be mood lifters.
If your boss starts screaming or belittling you for reasons you can’t fathom, it’s critical that you “don’t respond in kind,” says Rothbard. That will only aggravate the situation and likely further inflame his anger. You also don’t want to say something in the heat of the moment that you regret later. If you feel close to your own outburst, “excuse yourself from the room,” says Fast. Take a walk around the block or find a quiet space where you can gather your own emotions. Bring it up with your manager later in private setting. “Especially if your boss is a reactive person, to publicly push back on her in front of others could make her really fly off the handle,” says Rothbard. Try to do it one-on-one after her temper has cooled.
Offer some strategic gratitude
If your boss’s outbursts seem personality-based, deploying some well-timed gratitude can go a long way toward neutralizing his fury and perceived sense of grievance, says Fast. When you can see he’s close to losing it, “try to send an email that says, ‘I’m really grateful for your help in this particular matter,’” he says. “That calms the ego a little bit, reduces their perceived threat, and communicates that you are appreciative of what they’re doing.” Rothbard agrees and says the same advice can extend to “strategic apologies.” She says offering a genuine apology for having approached them at a difficult time or for committing your own mistake, however minor, “can really defuse people. It shows you recognize and acknowledge that they’re under some pressure.”
Know when to get help and when to move on
Your boss may not fully grasp the effect that her outbursts have on the team, and she may ultimately be grateful for help with her management skills. “People who are like this do sometimes want to change,” says Rothbard. But it can be difficult to initiate that conversation as a direct report. Your best bet, says Rothbard, is to bring up the outbursts in a 360 performance appraisal setting or report it privately to the HR department. “Often the result is that any help she gets in managing her moods becomes part of her coaching from somewhere else in the organization,” Rothbard says. That doesn’t mean you should put up with truly harmful bullying at work. “When it gets to the point where it’s ongoing and affecting your health or your performance at work, those are really important signs that this is something that needs to be dealt with” either by HR or through you leaving for friendlier pastures, says Fast.
Principles to Remember
Make a note of any patterns in your manager’s outbursts. Finding common causes can help you develop strategies for coping.
Be situationally aware. Understand what kind of mood your boss might be in before approaching her with requests.
Defuse a tense situation with some well-timed gratitude.
Take it personally. The boss is probably lashing out at something that has nothing to do with you.
Swing back. Responding with an outburst of your own will only inflame the situation.
Suffer in silence. If a bullying boss is affecting your work, bring it up with HR.
Case Study #1: Listen to the boss’s words, not his tone
When Marilyn Paige came to work at a small marketing agency, there were days when her boss was so mercurial that she wondered if he had a drinking problem or was bipolar. “He would adopt this combative tone of voice out of the blue and talk down to employees like they were 12 years old,” she says. “There were more than a few times I nearly walked out.”
Instead, she began to listen more to what he was saying rather than how he said it. “I realized that nothing he was asking for or asserting was wrong,” she says. “It was actually quite smart. The way he did it wasn’t nice, but he was leaning on me and other staff members because he needed certain results for demanding clients.”
She also secretly recorded one of his outbursts to prove to a disbelieving friend what an unbearable jerk he was. But listening back to the recording, “I was actually appalled more by myself,” she says. “I couldn’t stand how I was talking and behaving. I was defensive and trying to deflect blame elsewhere.” It made her more aware of her own responses and how they might aggravate her boss’s moods and outbursts in the moment.
Marilyn says she’s learned to cope with her boss’s volatile moods over time by empathizing with him and not taking his insults personally. “Today, we get along great,” she says. “He still has the occasional outburst, generally after he’s been chewed out by a client. But now I try to listen to the context and ask myself what he needs.”
Case Study #2: Find a calm space for brief retreats
Marissa Peretz vividly remembers a boss at a Silicon Valley tech firm where she was consulting in HR who could never seem to control his emotions in the office. The manager was friendly and complimentary one moment and condescending and berating the next. “We never knew which mood we were going to encounter when we came in each morning,” she says.
Marissa’s primary strategy of coping with the boss’s mood swings was to remove herself from the situation so as not to let her own emotions grow too heated and make the outburst worse. “I always made sure to retreat to a quiet space to compose myself,” she says. She sometimes had a quick walk outside to clear her head or retreated to a bathroom stall for a few minutes with a meditation app. These techniques helped her stay calm in the moment.
Marissa, who today is cofounder of recruiting-and-consulting firm Silicon Beach Talent, learned the value of a well-timed apology. If part of your boss’s frustration stems from your own performance, even if his approach is wrong-headed, “you need to own your mistake,” Marissa says. “Saying sorry and taking responsibility really helps bring calm to the situation.”
Read more on Conflict or related topics Managing up and Difficult conversations
Carolyn O’Hara is a writer and editor based in New York City. She’s worked at The Week, PBS NewsHour, and Foreign Policy. Follow her on Twitter at @carolynohara1.
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Nausea of Pregnancy
Nausea is an uneasy feeling in the belly. It may make a person want to vomit. It is common in women who are pregnant. It often happens in the morning during the first trimester.
Diet and healthy habits can help ease this nausea. Natural therapies have also been used. They should not be used in place of standard care. Women who are pregnant should also tell their doctors about any herbs or supplements they are taking.
Ginger is a root that can be taken as a supplement or made into a tea. It is likely to ease morning sickness. B2, B3, B7, B8, B10
Quince is a fruit that may ease symptoms of nausea and vomiting.C3
Vitamin B6 is used by the body to make cells for blood flow. It may ease morning sickness. (Note: It should not be taken with other anti-nausea medicine for pregnancy. Vitamin B6 should also not be taken by those taking medicine for cancer, anxiety, or narcolepsy.)B1, B4-B7, B9, B10
May Not Be Effective
Acupressure wristbands may not ease nausea and vomiting during labor and delivery.C1
Not Enough Data to Assess
AcupunctureA1, A2
Acustimulation C2
Talk to your doctor about any supplements or therapy you would like to use. Some may get in the way of treatment. They can also make illness worse or cause new problems. Examples include:
Vitamin B6 should not be taken with other anti-nausea medicine for pregnancy.
Vitamin B6 should also not be taken by those taking medicine for cancer, anxiety, or narcolepsy.
A. Acupuncture
A1. Buchberger B, Krabbe L. Evaluation of outpatient acupuncture for relief of pregnancy-related conditions. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018;141(2):151-158.
Bergamo TR, Latorraca COC, et al. Findings and methodological quality of systematic reviews focusing on acupuncture for pregnancy-related acute conditions. Acupunct Med. 2018 Jun;36(3):146-152.
B. Herbs and Supplements
B1. Wibowo N, Purwosunu Y, et al. Vitamin B₆ supplementation in pregnant women with nausea and vomiting. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 Mar;116(3):206-210.
B2. Thomson M, Corbin R, et al. Effects of ginger for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: a meta-analysis. J Am Board Fam Med. 2014;27(1):115-122.
B3. Viljoen E, Visser J, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect and safety of ginger in the treatment of pregnancy-associated nausea and vomiting. Nutr J. 2014 Mar 19;13:20.
B4. Koren G, Clark S, et al. Maternal safety of the delayed-release doxylamine and pyridoxine combination for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; a randomized placebo controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015;15:59.
B5. Koren G, Clark S, et al. Demonstration of early efficacy results of the delayed-release combination of doxylamine-pyridoxine for the treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016;16(1):371.
B6. Matthews A, Haas DM, et al. Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 8;(9):CD007575.
B7. McParlin C, O'Donnell A, et al. Treatments for Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review. JAMA. 2016 Oct 4;316(13):1392-1401.
B8. Sridharan K, Sivaramakrishnan G, et al. Interventions for treating nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: a network meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2018;11(11):1143-1150.
B9. Persaud N, Meaney C, et al. Doxylamine-pyridoxine for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy randomized placebo controlled trial: Prespecified analyses and reanalysis. PLoS One. 2018 Jan 17;13(1):e0189978.
B10. Sharifzadeh F, Kasabian M, et al. A comparison between the effects of ginger, pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and placebo for the treatment of the first trimester nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP). J Matter Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Oct;31(19):2509-2514.
C. Other Therapies
C1. Sinha A, Parch MJ, et al. A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of acupressure wristbands for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during labour and delivery. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2011 Apr;20(2):110-117.
C2. Van den Heuvel E, Goossens M, et al. Effect of acustimulation on nausea and vomiting and on hyperemesis in pregnancy: a systematic review of Western and Chinese literature. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Jan 13;16:13.
C3. Jafari-Dehkordi E, Hashem-Dabaghian F, et al. Comparison of quince with vitamin B6 for treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: a randomised clinical trial. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2017 Nov;37(8):1048-1052.
Last reviewed May 2019 by EBSCO NAT Review Board Eric Hurwitz, DC
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thilo kehrer daughter
A sum that Thilo Kehrer easily earns in one day in Paris. Thilo Kehrer is the second player in the Parisian workforce to see his family grow this season. [2], On 7 April 2019, Kehrer scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain, in a league match against Strasbourg that ended 2-2. His partner has indeed given birth to a small Nala with which the 23-year-old German posted himself on social networks on Sunday. Jess Newton, Prisoners Movie Ending, His partner Carol Cabrinho had indeed given birth to their second child, Enrico, in December. [6] He scored his second goal for the club in a 1-2 league win away to Nantes on 4 February 2020. For The Awesome Vr, Ring Spotlight Cam(1k+)LocationOutdoor UseField Of View140°FeaturesMotion Sensing, Night Vision, Wireless, With Audio, With Wi-Fi.
[10], Kehrer was called up to the full Germany squad for the first time on 29 August 2018, for Germany's opening 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against France and the friendly against Peru.
“Welcome to the world Nala Hope, my Baby,” said Thilo Kehrer on his Instagram page in March 2020. Not content with having qualified for the quarter-finals of a Champions League that many fans think Paris capable of repeating, the Parisian defender also became a father for the first time. [4], On 5 May 2018 he scored twice as Schalke secured second place in the Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season and UEFA Champions League Football for the 2018–19 season. Most recently, the maintenance dispute by Union Berlin player Sebastian Polter made headlines. This was confirmed by Kehrer Business Insider in a voice message dated March 6, 2020. After two successful years at VfB Stuttgart, Kehrer’s success saw himself being captured by Schalke 04 youth system, a German club known for its pedigree in developing youth talents. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! In addition to a photo of himself and his daughter in the most beautiful spring sun, the player of the German national soccer team spread a little poetry. Name Meanings, Syria Fire, Thilo Kehrer is a Defender who has appeared in 7 matches this season in Ligue 1, playing a total of 480 minutes.Thilo Kehrer concedes an average of 1.31 goals for every 90 minutes that he's on the pitch. In March 2019, Kehrer invited his ex-girlfriend back to Paris. [8], Kehrer is a youth international for Germany. Sydney Canada Weather,
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As at the time of writing, Kehrer tries to avoid any spotlight on his private life. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. At this point, he became reportedly monitored by a number of top European clubs. American Capital Equity Management, [12], He supports the peace and development organisation Anstoß zur Hoffnung e.V. A post shared by Thilo Kehrer (@thilokehrer) on Mar 15, 2020 at 11:07 am PDT. From a clash with Robin Quaison during his Schalke days, Thilo Kehrer wore a blue thick eye as he played 90 munites against Mainz. His partner Carol Cabrinho had indeed given birth to their second child, Enrico, in December. His partner Carol Cabrinho had indeed given birth to their second child, Enrico, in December. 2020-11-03T22:53:34.098Z, Antonio Brown is allowed to play - and is staying with Brady for the time being “Finally, happy news in these difficult times: Thilo Kehrer is now the father of a little Nala!
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Eco-Friendly Green Building Materials
Exterior-Siding Home Ideas
DIY Green Home Remodeling & Building
The Best Insulating Rigid Foam
Recycled Substitute for Drywall
Insulation & Avoiding House Mold
Preserving natural resources and reducing the footprint left behind for future generations drives the eco-conscious homeowner to seek environmentally friendly building materials. Historically, construction materials are notoriously hard on the environment and on humans, giving us such villains as asbestos, lead-based paint, and plastics that do not biodegrade in our landfills. The building industry is gradually shifting toward greener practices, but it’s slow going because new materials must pass existing building standards.
Reclaimed Lumber and Wood Flooring
Wood is the backbone of the residential building industry, but other than steel, there are few substitutes that offer the same structural integrity and meet building codes. Using recycled lumber and recycled wood products protects existing trees and reduces the energy spent to harvest and kiln dry new lumber. Repurposed lumber that's salvaged from old barns and buildings is less likely to move and warp because it’s already completely dry. Reclaimed lumber and wood flooring products are more expensive than new products because of the labor involved in salvaging the wood and milling it into usable dimensions.
Sufficient home insulation reduces utility costs, but not all insulation products are eco-friendly. Ask your contractor to use insulation made from wood-wool, wool, cellulose fiber, cork, strawboard or recycled softboard. These products are typically special-order items that can take as long as two months for delivery because they’re not yet manufactured on as wide a scale as standard fiberglass insulation products.
Concrete, bricks, stones and blocks form structurally sound foundations, slabs and floors, but they also come with a high eco-impact stamp since they’re quarried from limited natural resources. Reclaimed masonry is hard to come by, and reclaimed bricks and stones are in high demand. Clay bricks and quarried stone are more eco-friendly than poured concrete. Opt for pure lime mortar, mixed only with sand. Avoid Portland cement, the production of which creates a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide.
Choose sheet products that contain recycled paper, bamboo and wheat. They're non-toxic and formaldehyde-free and are suitable for building cabinet bases, finishing interior walls, and constructing furniture. They're not rated for use as exterior boxing, roof sheathing or subflooring, however.
Eco-Friendly Finish Materials
Homeowners have more options to go green inside their homes. Bamboo flooring is rugged, long lasting and harvested from fast-growing bamboo plants. Zero- and low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) primers and paints are available in various colors, and you can find a variety of organic wood stains and sealers.
Look for labels that indicate fixtures, carpeting, windows, lights and other home building and remodeling items comply with specific environmentally friendly standards. Reputable labels include Energy Star, Green Seal, NRDC and EcoLogo. Also, look for labels that state the product is VOC-free, which means it doesn’t contain compounds that emit toxic gasses.
Lowe’s and the Environment
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Glenda Taylor is a contractor and a full-time writer specializing in construction writing. She also enjoys writing business and finance, food and drink and pet-related articles. Her education includes marketing and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas.
Options for Building a Green Home
Flooring That Is Easy to Clean & Environmentally Green
Green Design Products for Interior Designers
Home-Building and the Environmental Effects
Types & Costs of House Flooring
Faux Wood Exterior Building Materials
Environmentally Friendly Kitchen Counter Materials
What Is Alpha Alumina Finish in Mullican Hardwood Floors?
How to Estimate House Construction
1 Options for Building a Green Home
2 Flooring That Is Easy to Clean & Environmentally Green
3 Green Design Products for Interior Designers
4 Home-Building and the Environmental Effects
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Minorities and the State: Changing Social and Political Landscape of Bengal
Abhijit DasGupta
Masahiko Togawa
Abul Barkat
SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd.
From Amazon: "Minorities and the State discusses the plight of two numerically significant religious minority groups: Hindus in Bangladesh and Muslims in West Bengal, India. The political vicissitudes in India and Bangladesh have stirred up questions relating to citizenship, nationality, and identity. In this volume, academics from India, Bangladesh, and Japan examine the formation of minority identity at the time of partition of India in 1947 and in subsequent decades. The articles emphasize the crises and coping strategies, migration, and state- and local-level politics affecting minorities. By utilizing data from varied sources like field work, archival research, and secondary sources, this volume explores deprivation and different dimensions of minority life from political, economic, civil society, gender, and literary perspectives. "
Religious Divisions
Minority Life
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analyse to reinforce epoxy systems.
On comparing between nanodiamond–epoxy and CNT– epoxy composites at related nanofiller loadings in the low concentration range exhibit a significant increase in glass transition temperature, 37 °C and 17 °C for nanodiamonds and carbon nanotubes, respectively192. The fracture surfaces of both composites indicate a superior resistance to crack the propagation as compared to neat epoxy. Tensile characteristics of nanodiamonds – and carbon nanotubes–epoxy composites indicate the improvement of 6.4% and 2.9%, respectively.
The nanocomposites also show 41% increase in microhardness for nanodiamonds and 12% for carbon nanotubes. The authors conclude that at identical nanofiller concentrations in the range 0.1–0.5 wt.
% nanodiamonds show superior improvement as compared to the carbon nanotubes in epoxy matrix composites. For further enhancement the mechanical properties of the epoxy, nanodiamonds – epoxy composites with nanodiamonds content upto 35 vol.% were produced193. Hardness and Young’s modulus of these composites calculated by nanoindentation which was higher by 300% and 700% respectively, reaching modulus values upto 20 GPa and resulting the increased scratch resistance. The traditional view, where a polymer is considered as the matrix and nanoparticles are considered as the filler, need to be reversed in situations where the nanofiller is present in high concentrations. At such high nanodiamonds loadings as indicated above, the composite material should be rather considered as a nanodiamonds network infiltrated by a polymer acting as a binder. Direct contacts between the nanodiamonds particles in such composites result the modified thermal conductivity194. It is essential to emphasize that due to their small sizes, shorter interparticle distances and direct contacts between nanodiamonds are attain at lower nanodiamonds contents compared to larger nanofillers, e.
g., 10 nm diameter silica. Tribological studies indicate that an alumina counter body can harm by the nanodiamonds –epoxy agglomerates hold within these composites, suggesting very high hardness of the agglomerates, which can eventually replace micron-sized diamond particles in drilling and cutting tools.
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Anaphylactic shock with methylprednisolone, Kounis syndrome and hypersensitivity to corticosteroids: a clinical paradox
Nicholas G. Kounis ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-67101,
Ioanna Koniari2,
George D. Soufras3 &
Emmanouil Chourdakis4
Italian Journal of Pediatrics volume 44, Article number: 143 (2018) Cite this article
The Letter to the Editor to this article has been published in Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2019 45:5
Corticosteroids are widely used for the treatment of allergic reactions but paradoxically themselves may induce acute, delayed, local or systemic allergic reactions and even anaphylaxis with Kounis syndrome. They can suppress the release of arachidonic acid from mast cell membranes, via phospholipase A2 and eicosanoid biosynthesis inhibition. Corticosteroids can promote cell apoptosis and mediate in annexin or lipocortin synthesis, substances that modulate inflammatory cell activation, adhesion molecule expression, transmigratory and phagocytic functions. Antigen-antibody reaction, hapten formation, and medication contaminants are some of the incriminated causes. Patients with atopic diathesis are particularly vulnerable. Complete and thorough previous history of drug reactions or allergies is necessary before administration of any particular medication including corticosteroids.
In the interesting report published in Italian Journal of Pediatrics [1], an one-year-old male patient suffering from polymalformative syndrome with previous gastrostomy for necrotizing enterocolits and anaphylaxis to cow’s milk proteins, developed repeated episodes of anaphylaxis with urticaria, eyelid edema, tightened laryngospasm and severe dyspnea which occurred within few minutes following intravenous administration of 10 mg of methyl-prednisolone sodium succinate. Skin prick tests and intradermal tests with pure methyl-prednisolone sodium succinate were positive for formulation of 40 mg and negative for formulation of 125 mg. SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) and Immunoblotting methods confirmed the presence of allergenic milk proteins in ten different batches of the implicated product (Solu-Medrol 40 mg, Pfizer).
This report raises the following issues on corticosteroid actions and interactions, the immunogenic role of corticosteroid esters and the atopic diathesis-associated immune disorders:
Corticosteroids are potent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating agents which can:
Suppress the release of arachidonic acid from mast cell membranes, via inhibition of phospholipase A2, and inhibit eicosanoid biosynthesis [2]
Promote cell apoptosis, via autocrine or paracrine pathway involving the up-regulation of the death receptor CD95 and its ligand CD95L [3]
Induce annexin or lipocortin synthesis, which modulate inflammatory cell activation, adhesion molecule expression, transmigratory and phagocytic functions [4].
Systemic corticosteroids can induce allergic reactions via the following mechanisms:
Classical antigen-antibody reactions to corticosteroids and contaminants. Indeed, IgE antibodies to methylprednisolone have been demonstrated in anaphylactic reaction after infusion of methylprednisolone [5].
Hapten formation via steroid glyoxal, that is a cortisol degradation product whose aqueous solution could be also responsible for the steroid carbon rings to the body immune system [6].
Since the immunogenic role of succinate esters have greater solubility in water and higher affinity to serum proteins, the hapten formation is facilitated and acts as complete antigen [7]
Succinate esters of hydrocortisone and methylprednisolone are the drugs that are most frequently responsible for type 1 (immediate) allergic reactions. Indeed, different affinities of hydrocortisone acetate, hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, and hydrocortisone sodium succinate to serum and cutaneous proteins have been demonstrated [8]. However, intravenous administration of 200 mg of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, for treatment of status asthmaticus [9], has induced itching, macular rash, paresthesiae, tremor of the arms and legs, and nausea and vomiting in 16 patients suffering from chronic asthma.
The described patient had experienced anaphylaxis due to cow’s milk proteins administered through gastrostomy when he was 4 months old. Therefore he could be suffered an atopic diathesis. Atopic diathesis involves genetics, immune system dysfunction, environmental exposures, and difficulties with the permeability of the skin. It results from complex abnormalities of the innate and adaptive immune systems. This condition refers to an inherited tendency to produce IgE antibodies in response to small amounts of common environmental factors and atopic patients are easily developed an allergic reaction when they are exposed to such factors. Recent reports have shown that atopic patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus have more severe disease at diagnosis and poorer outcomes than SLE patients without atopy [10]. Furthermore, late-onset anaphylactic reactions following intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse in a patient with systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome have been also encountered [11]. Therefore, atopy seems to constitute a disease-substrate that predispose to allergic and anaphylactic reactions. Indeed, a 32-year-old woman suffering from atopic dermatitis [12], without any previous history of food or drug allergy, no suggestive family history, and no other systemic diseases, developed erythematous patches with slight elevation and itching on the face, trunk, and both hands after 0.7 mL of intralesional triamcinolone solution with concentration 2.5 mg/mL on her dorsum of both hands. Her symptoms worsened with therapeutic intravenous re-administration of dexamethasone and she recovered only after treatment with epinephrine
In another recent report, a 52-year-old female patient, without previous history of any illness, developed severe retrosternal pain with electrocardiographic ST depression at II, III, aVF, and V3-V6 leads 15 min following 40 mg/ml of intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide (Kenacort-A Retard IM ampule) administration for rashes and itching of her scalp. Troponin was raised (TnI: 0.98 ng/mL), but, on coronary angiography, her coronary arteries were found normal and she recovered with antihistaminic therapy with a final diagnosis of variant type I Kounis syndrome [13]. Additionally, two patients developed anaphylactic shock, with cutaneous and systemic manifestations, following methylprednisolone succinate pulse therapy for neuromyelitis optica and systemic lupus erythematosus [14]. Intradermal skin tests with various types of corticosteroids revealed positive reaction to succinate-containing methyprednisolone, prednisolone, and hydrocortisone in both patients.
Furthermore, another 52-year-old woman with a previous history of allergy to anti-haemorrhoid creams and ointments, developed generalized symmetrical pruritic eruption following intra-articular administration of 1 ml of triamcinolone acetonide. Patch tests were positive to tixocortol pivalate, budesonide, hydrocortisone butyrate, nickel sulfate and potassium dichromate. Intradermal skin prick test was positive to triamcinolone and oral challenge tests were positive to deflazacort and methylprednisolone after 14 and 24 h respectively accompanied by pruritic rash. The diagnosis was allergic contact dermatitis progressing to systemic allergic dermatitis [15].
Therefore, physicians should be aware of the possibility of anaphylaxis, allergy or hypersensitivity with corticosteroids. Drugs, including corticosteroids, should be given with caution in patients suffering from comorbid humoral atopic diathesis because such patients seem to have a higher risk of hypersensitivity. Complete and thorough previous history of drug reactions or allergy and clinical examination with prophylactic antiallergic measures including alternative corticosteroids, antihistamines, antiallergic monoclonal antibodies and ingectable epinephrine seem to be of paramount importance.
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Vervoordeldonk MJ, Schalkwijk CG, Vishwanath BS, Aarsman AJ, van den Bosch H. Levels and localization of group II phospholipase A2 and annexin I in interleukin- and dexamethasone-treated rat mesangial cells: evidence against annexin mediation of the dexamethasone-induced inhibition of group II phospholipases A2. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1994;1224:541–50.
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Taniguchi T, Asano Y, Tamaki Z, Takahashi T, Ichimura Y, Toyama T, et al. Late-onset anaphylactic reactions following i.v. cyclophosphamide pulse in a patient with systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome. J Dermatol. 2014;41:912–4.
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Yılmaz M, Korkmaz H. Kounis syndrome: a paradoxal non-ST elevation myocardial infarction case after triamcinolone treatment for dermatitis. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2018;46:223–7.
Takahashi K, Asano T, Higashiyama Y, Koyano S. H, Takeuchi H, et al. two cases of anaphylactic shock by methylprednisolone in neuromyelitis optica. Mult Scler. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458518763099 [Epub ahead of print].
Santos-Alarcón S, Benavente-Villegas FC, Farzanegan-Miñano R, Pérez-Francés C, Sánchez-Motilla JM, Mateu-Puchades A. Delayed hypersensitivity to topical and systemic corticosteroids. Contact Dermatitis. 2018;78:86–8.
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Department of Cardiology University of Patras Medical School, Rion, 7 Aratou Street, Queen Olgas Square, 26221, Patras, Achaia, Greece
Nicholas G. Kounis
Department of electrophysiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England
Ioanna Koniari
Department of Cardiology Saint Andrews State General Hospital, Patras, Achaia, Greece
George D. Soufras
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Trier, Germany
Emmanouil Chourdakis
NGK and IO analyzed and interpreted the previous collected data regarding anaphylactic shock, Kounis syndrome and hypersensitivity to corticosteroids. NGK, GDS and EC were the major contributor in writing and revising the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Nicholas G. Kounis.
Kounis, N.G., Koniari, I., Soufras, G.D. et al. Anaphylactic shock with methylprednisolone, Kounis syndrome and hypersensitivity to corticosteroids: a clinical paradox. Ital J Pediatr 44, 143 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-018-0579-5
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Content Communications Officer
The Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and of wetland biodiversity and services. It was the first of the modern global multilateral environmental agreements and remains the only one devoted to a specific critical ecosystem.
The Convention Secretariat has its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) provides some administrative services to the Convention’s Contracting Parties for the operations and implementation of the Convention.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Secretary General, the post-holder is responsible for strengthening the positioning and relevance of the Convention through developing and providing audience and outcome specific communications products, tools and content, particularly related to policy and policy related processes, to support the communications, policy and representation objectives of the Convention.
1. Identification, creation and utilization of communications content
• Based on needs identified by the Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and the Head of Policy and Science undertake external and internal scans of relevant information to support the communications, policy and representation objectives of the Secretariat of the Convention;
• Follow current news, science and global dialogue on matters related to wetlands and advise Secretariat leadership on emerging trends and issues, and how the Convention can be positioned to increase relevancy and action for wetlands;
• “Translate” technical papers and information into audience right language so that technical information can be understood by target audiences;
• Liaise with other MEAs for the mutual exchange of information and messages and identify opportunities for the dissemination of content developed by the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands;
• Analyse meeting documents to identify key opportunities and messages for effective engagement from the Secretary General and the Secretariat in various policy processes (e.g. climate, biodiversity, water, disaster risk reduction);
• Draft and prepare written and video statements for the Secretary General and the Secretariat;
• Prepare briefings and talking points for Secretariat leadership participation as panellists and speakers at global meetings and events;
• Write speeches and scripts for Secretariat leadership;
• Write thought leadership and opinion pieces that effectively communicate strategic messages and actions for Secretariat leadership and the Convention;
• Provide content and content plans/calendars for social media channels including the Convention’s and the Secretary General’s Twitter accounts, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Monitor the social media landscape to identify trending topics, themes and dialogues;
• Provide guidance and advice to the STRP and Head of Science and Policy on how to make STRP outputs target audience right. Edit STRP outputs as requested to ensure they clearly communicate key ideas and messages and speak to the target audience;
• Provide regular briefings to Secretariat leadership and staff on emerging wetland related issues, trends and global Leads on media outreach.
2. Other Duties
• Copy edit papers, communications to Parties and official meeting documents (e.g. Standing Committee papers, meeting reports, COP resolutions) as requested;
• Draft papers, communications and written outputs as requested;
• Provide guidance and advice to Secretariat staff on communications content issues.
• A commitment to nature conservation and sustainable use;
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in communications, journalism, international studies or another relevant field;
• Minimum of five years’ experience in a communications role in an international setting;
• Outstanding writing and editing skills; ability to turn technical information into compelling stories and to prepare high quality written communications (correspondence, briefs, proposals, reports, etc.);
• In-depth understanding of international media;
• Excellent news judgment and ability to find newsworthy angles in technical, complex information;
• Ability to quickly deliver top quality communications products and content under pressure and within tight deadlines;
• Experience in developing social media content and managing social media channels;
• Fluent in spoken and written English. French and Spanish language skills beneficial;
• Ability to work independently and deliver quality products within agreed deadlines;
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
• A strong aptitude and ability to communicate both informally and formally. Well-developed presentation, interpersonal and networking skills;
• Experience working in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment;
• Awareness and understanding of cultural diversity and gender issues and commitment to incorporate these in their work and in the relations with the Convention on Wetlands constituencies.
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Lawrence Solomon is one of Canada's leading environmentalists. His book, The Conserver Solution (Doubleday) popularized the Conserver Society concept in the late 1970s and became the manual for those interested in incorporating environmental factors into economic life. An advisor to President Jimmy Carter's Task Force on the Global Environment (the Global 2000 Report) in the late 1970's, he has since been at the forefront of movements to reform foreign aid, stop nuclear power expansion and adopt toll roads. Mr. Solomon is a founder and managing director of Energy Probe Research Foundation and the executive director of its Energy Probe and Urban Renaissance Institute divisions. He has been a columnist for The Globe and Mail, a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, the editor and publisher of the award-winning The Next City magazine, and the author or co-author of seven books, most recently The Deniers, a #1 environmental best-seller in both Canada and the U.S. .
China has declared economic war against us — and we’re helping them win
By Lawrence Solomon on April 24, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )
The West has been China’s financier and enabler, fecklessly comforting ourselves with the gains gotten from cheaper consumer goods, and putting out of mind the long-term pains that await us.
Electoral reform could curse Canada with a Parliament full of Trumps
By Lawrence Solomon on November 28, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )
The problem isn’t with winner-take-all electoral systems, it’s a problem within Canada’s political parties.
Why the likeliest loser in a Republican civil war over Donald Trump will actually be Democrats
By Lawrence Solomon on October 25, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )
A populist third party could form to capitalize on the demographic Trump crystallized.
It’s alarmingly clear now that the EU trade deal is toxic for Canada
By Lawrence Solomon on September 26, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )
The EU sees trade as a mechanism through which its political goals can be met. That’s why it still insists that its trading partners agree to everything from welfare policies to open borders — it even demands this of the U.K. in any new trade deal that Britain strikes after it leaves the EU.
Brexit is already proving to be a huge victory for global free trade
By Lawrence Solomon on July 22, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )
World trade, Canada’s included, is beating a direct path to the British market.
The EU has no choice but to give the U.K. whatever deal Brexiteers want
The EU needs the U.K. much more than the U.K. needs the EU.
Brexit was the U.K.’s vote against a new socialist empire
By Lawrence Solomon on July 8, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union continues the Great Unwinding of multinational states that began with the collapse of empires after the First World War.
Oil-rich Nigeria is ready to implode. There’s one way to stop it
By Lawrence Solomon on June 3, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )
Nigeria doesn’t need bailouts; it needs to change its governance. Lawrence Solomon reports for the National Post.
Sweden’s governments collapsing under weight of refugees
By Lawrence Solomon on October 23, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )
The crush of refugees, straining governments to the breaking point, now represent 4 per cent of Sweden’s 2016 budget.
Cold War II? Nyet
By Lawrence Solomon on October 9, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )
Putin knows where Russia’s real threats lie.
Safety within Syria
Safe zone for migrants are far-fetched ideas with little prospect of success.
Obama’s migrants
The chaos in Europe over migrants from the Middle East began with the Obama-promoted Arab Spring.
Walled nations of the world
No country builds walls voluntarily — yet they are making a comeback for the same reasons they have been familiar features of civilized life for centuries.
Greece, the way out
By Lawrence Solomon on July 10, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )
The Greek government has only one sensible choice.
Russia’s Grentrance
If Greece leaves the eurozone, Russia will enter it, casting a chill over Europe.
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Red Yarn – Wake Up & Sing
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Lately it seems music has stopped evolving—or slowed to a subtle crawl. Where there used to be well defined, bold eras (think disco, punk, grunge, R&B), now is a mixed pot of electronic-accented indie with indie becoming ever more mainstream.
The children’s music genre holds onto boundaries a little better with more definitive styles that still largely lean toward the folk/acoustic side. Portland-based Red Yarn is a star of this style and the devotion that Andy Furgeson, the man behind the moniker, has toward reviving traditional folksongs and lyrical tale telling is worth noting.
Folk Music Alchemy
Furgeson is redefining this style ever so slightly, encouraging its evolution. Like an alchemist, he infuses elements of modern sound while holding tight to the constitution under which this folksy music was born. For his third release, Wake Up & Sing, Ferguson journeyed to the Hudson River Valley to see the grounds that inspired some of his musical heroes, from Seeger’s Clearwater to The Band’s Big Pink House in Woodstock.
While in New York State, he joined forces with Grammy-winning producer Dean Jones (another musical alchemist), whose influence is recognizable through the variety of eclectic instruments. But the genius behind Jones’s producer mastery is honoring Furgeson’s style and giving him space and encouragement to emit even more electricity. Songs like “Clap Your Hands” and “Fourth of July” are fueled with a mix of classic rock and bluegrass, punctuated by a rollicking banjo.
In many ways, Furgeson’s style echoes that of Pete Seeger, a man with an acoustic guitar and a passion for encouraging kids to sing. Seeger came riding the tide of a social landscape that drew strength from community, knowing that there is power in numbers especially when it comes to music. In this environment, singing along isn’t really a conscious choice. The music draws you in with a force that is consuming.
Furgeson breaks through in this way as well. His approach is vibrant. It’s passionate. He steps so fully into the lyrical content and traditional stories that he becomes the music. Though Wake Up & Sing features prominent vocals by Furgeson, it toys with the possibility of full stage ensemble with special guest appearances by the likes of Mo Phillips, Morgan Taylor (Gustafer Yellowgold) and Furgeson’s wife, Jessie Eller-Issacs.
Simple Melodies that Start a Sing-a-Long
In his previous two releases, Deep Woods and Deep Woods Revival, Ferguson reintroduced American folk classics from anthologies such as Carl Sandburg’s Great American Songbook (1927) and Alan Lomax’s Folk Songs of North America (1960)—with a balance of light and dark content and a focus on animal perspectives. Wake Up & Sing preserves some animal subject matter but moves into a more playful, sunny arena with the songs retaining a formula that has made children’s musicians like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Ella Jenkins such celebrated artists. Furgeson knows exactly how to get his young audience to participate through simple, gentle melodies, playful lyrics, and familiar and appealing language.
Songs Filled with Big Love
Wake Up & Sing also takes a somewhat more personal detour as much of the album comes from Furgeson’s archives—notebooks of folksong adaptations and rhymes he had written for his son. The tender and original ballad, “Welcome to the World,” is instilled with the staggeringly raw emotion of first-time parenthood and reminds us that song is a powerful mouthpiece for the heart. It articulates the inarticulate moments when your chest swells, throat tightens and eyes well up, overcome by the depth of love and the longing to protect and shield your child from the world.
“If I could take you in my arms and tell you that I’m going to
Keep you safe from harm, you know my boy I’d want to
But it’s a mean and mystic world and everybody’s going to
Find out on their own, you know my boy you got to
And I’m just looking for the words…
Just when you’re grabbing for the tissues, the song comes back around to comfort not only your child but you as well.
But remember now and then, anytime you want to
Find your way back home, you need a place to run to
To feel the sky above, to feel the earth below you
You got this heart to love, you got these arms to hold you
And I’ll say, “Welcome to the world…”
The Background to a Beautiful Day
Wake Up & Sing is a delightful addition to the Red Yarn repertoire and an album absolutely worth exploring. Its 11 songs offer a sun-moon cycle as it coaxes listeners into a day full of discovery and wonder, gently lulling you back into a sweet little slumber. As Red Yarn, Ferguson has created a style all his own which will no doubt take him on a path to reach the same time-honored status as some of this genre’s classically favored artists including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Ella Jenkins and Raffi.
Wake Up & Sing is available through Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon. Find additional music and videos by Red Yarn at his official site and stay in touch through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Shout out to Ryan Bruce for the brilliantly colored vintage linocut print found on the album’s cover.
Bonus Material: Families new to Red Yarn should know that there is so much more to this artist. Behind the music is a brilliant stage show featuring a family of puppets (endearingly referred to as “critters”) familiar to many from The Deep Woods albums and productions. Furgeson has also become a staunch supporter of the Portland kindie music community by producing a family music series called The Family Ramble in downtown Portland. This year’s series capped off with a performance by Grammy winning artist Tim Kubart, and will return in the fall.
Free Music Download: Summer Sounds Playlist
Posted in Music, Playlists by kidscangroove
We love playlists any time of year but there are certain times where it feels like the season dictates the need for certain kinds of sounds. Summer is one of them. Every summer, we look forward to creating a soundtrack that echoes the feeling of warmer weather, beach days, outdoor concerts, nature walks and road trip adventures. Even when the hot, sticky weather calls for more time spent indoors, we reach for things that are upbeat, breezy and remind us to just take it easy.
Thanks to our friends at Sugar Mountain PR, the following playlist will help kick-start your summer soundtrack. Starting today, the playlist is available for download through May 25, 2016.
Like what you hear? Click on the artist’s name to visit their site and learn more. Be sure to also check their shows/schedule pages to see if you can catch a summer concert in your town.
Frances England – “Explorer of the World” (Explorer of the World)
Charity and the JAMband – “Sing a Summer Song” (Earth)
Raffi – “Garden Song” (Owl Singalong)
Aaron Nigel Smith – “Take Time In Life” (ONE)
123 Andrés – “Fly, Fly” (Arriba Ababjo)
Alphabet Rockers – “Players’ Life” (The Playground Zone – coming soon)
Sugar Free Allstars – “Upside Down Town” (Self-titled)
The Not-Its! – “Bird On A Wire” (Are You Listening?)
The Whizpops – “Pika” (Ranger Rick’s Trail Mix Vol. 1 – out May 20, 2016)
Red Yarn – “I Had A Rooster” (Wake Up & Sing)
Okee Dokee Brothers – “One Horsepower” (Saddle Up)
Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could – “One Day By The Riverside” (Press Play – coming soon)
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Audio Premiere: “Shine” – Charity and the JAMband
Posted in Music by kidscangroove
San Francisco’s Charity and the JAMband recently released their sixth album for families entitled Earth. As the title would suggest, the album is an ode to Earth, but moreso to the interconnectedness we have with it (and each other), and how our actions have a direct impact on maintaining a sustainable well-being for our planet.
Though this is a concept album, there is a variety of tracks that are also wonderful meditations meant to cultivate lovingkindness, peace, happiness, unity and build awareness of the power we have to effect change together any day of the year.
As part of the celebration honoring the album’s release, I am pleased to present the premiere of the song “Shine.” “Shine” offers a musical meditation built on cultivating feelings of goodwill within ourselves which can then be given to all other living things, and directed back toward the earth. The intention is to shine out everything we’ve got – love, appreciation, peace – toward others, in hopes that our positive energy will carry far and wide. “Shine” also serves as a starting point for discussion with children about themes of kindness, generosity, and responsibility.
Charity Kahn, lead singer and founder explains:
“Shine” is ultimately about what we have to offer to our world. Part of our job in this life is to cultivate positive qualities in ourselves — like peace, joy, and love — and then to reflect these outward, sharing our best selves with others and our planet. And, perhaps most importantly, to remember that suffering is also part of life, and that all beings suffer. When we remember this truth — that we all suffer, and we all wish to be free from suffering — we are then capable of true compassion.
As with all of Charity and the JAMband’s music, “Shine” is delivered in a powerful way with lots of positive energy that simply rocks.
To learn more about the story behind the song, visit Charity and the JAMband’s official site where you can also find activities to share with your children. Kahn will be posting a new song story every day through May 6, 2016 so tune into Facebook and Twitter for updates.
“Shine” is featured on Charity and the JAMband’s sixth album Earth. More info can be found on the band’s official site and copies of the album can be downloaded/purhcased through Bandcamp, iTunes, CD Baby, Spotify (streaming).
To learn more about Kahn and her mindfulness based practice and offerings check out a guest post previously published here.
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