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How US can respond to Iranian missiles
by Stephen Bryen December 16, 2017 December 17, 2017
A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport. Photo: Houthi Military Media Unit via Reuters TV
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called a special press conference on Thursday at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, the old Bolling Air Force base located not far from downtown Washington. There she showed Iranian-origin missiles and other equipment.
The most important was the Qiam (Uprising) missile. Two of them had been fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, one on November 4 aimed at King Khalid International Airport north of Riyadh, which exploded short of the target; the other last July apparently aimed at the Yanbu oil facility that missed the target.
The missile in question was the Qiam 1, which the Houthis call the Burqam (Volcano) 2-H. These missiles are produced in Iran and are based on licensed copies of the North Korean Hwasong-6. North Korea originally copied the Hwasong-6 from Scud missiles obtained from Egypt. The missiles and parts in the display at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling clearly showed the markings of Iranian companies that produced the components.
The Qiam is somewhat unique. It has a range of 750 kilometers and its accuracy (CEP, for circular error probable) is around 500 meters, making it suitable to hit large infrastructure targets such as oil refineries and airports. One recalls that Saddam Hussein fired similar-type missiles at Israel. Such missiles are far less effective against targets where higher precision is needed. The transporter erector launcher (TEL) is a North Korean copy of one originally produced by Russia known as the MAZ-543, manufactured in Minsk, Belarus.
One would guess the truck portion is Chinese. It is reported that China supported Iran’s manufacture of the Qiam by providing technical assistance and manufacturing know-how. The Qiam fields a large, separable warhead of 748 kilograms and is designed to carry either high explosives or a chemical-filled warhead. So far as is known, this missile is not large enough for a nuclear warhead.
There are two characteristics that make the Qiam something of a problem for defenders. The first is that with the warhead separating and re-entering the atmosphere apart from the missile body, missile defense systems such as Patriot may not be able to differentiate and may go after the missile body instead of the warhead.
The second problem comes from the fact that the fins on the original Scud-C have been removed and replaced with stabilizing thrusters that are inside the body of the missile body. The elimination of the fins, a major radar reflector, makes it harder to detect the Qiam and means that missile defenses are likely to activate later than the ideal response time.
This may be what happened when some four or five Patriots were fired at the incoming Qiam missile aiming for King Khalid International Airport. The available video shows the Patriot battery firing on low trajectories, suggesting the intercept was very late. Whether this was merely because of a delayed human reaction or a weakness in the radar is unclear.
On display at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling was a good part of the Qiam missile body, largely in good condition except where it appears to have been hit by a fragment from an interceptor missile, and the re-entry portion of the missiles, which was on display as a loose pile of twisted metal. As there was an explosion clearly visible on camera shots, it would seem the re-entry vehicle exploded on impact and the US and Saudi authorities swept up what remained. Some of the debris landed on crowded streets.
Haley referred a number of times to UN Resolution 2231, although the official press release also cites UN Resolution 2016 and claims that Iran and the Houthis together have been violating these resolutions. Resolution 2231 concerns the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program, but 2231 also has a provision concerning missiles. It reads in Paragraph 3 of Annex B that the UN “calls upon Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology.”
Clearly Iran has been systematically violating this provision and the UN has turned a blind eye on it, preferring the nuclear deal to any complaints about missiles. In his Fourth Report on Resolution 2231, Secretary General António Guterres, who was shown the Qiam rocket debris, only called in response for an experts meeting to review the information.
The secretary general also pointed out that “Major-General Qasem Soleimani has continued to travel to Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic, despite the travel ban provision of resolution 2231,” but he offered no recommendation or solution for these significant violations of the deal. For that matter neither does Washington have anything to say.
The idea of relying on the UN and the secretary general, when the actual report language is read objectively, is a dead end for US policy. It is somewhat surprising that Ambassador Haley chose to spin the secretary general’s Fourth Report as positive given that it hardly supports anything resembling forceful action and omits entirely Iran’s aggressive missile program, which is designed to support its future nuclear weapons.
it is high time to shut down the network of suppliers that are feeding Tehran’s missile and nuclear programs. The US can design a strong program and put pressure on its allies to enforce it
Resolution 2016 is aimed at the Houthis. It has strong language in it including compliance on missiles. The Houthis could not care less and the UN is a meaningless organization to deal with the Houthi problem, which in fact is an Iranian problem too, since it is Iran that is working to take over Yemen.
The US meanwhile is wringing its hands and pushing its allies (namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) to be more careful in the targeting in Yemen and to open the blockaded Yemeni ports to humanitarian aid. Of course when the ports are open, weapons from Iran will flow in, replenishing the Houthis and extending the horrid war in that country.
The truth is that putting an emphasis on the UN as leading to a solution either to Iran’s formidable ballistic-missile program or to the Houthi-Iranian insurgency in Yemen is a loser.
When asked about what other policy steps the US was planning to take, Haley did not answer the question (repeated more than once) other than to say the White House and other agencies were apparently “working” on formulating a policy.
The lack of a response to the policy question wasted a major opportunity for the US to take a strong stand and outline concrete steps needed to deal with the Iranian and Houthi problems.
Here are a few suggestions for action that can be implemented now. There are others, far more forceful, that also need to be considered.
The first is a quarantine of Yemen so that the only supplies that it can get in are humanitarian and where incoming ships are inspected. The US should demand that the UN also prohibit air travel to Yemen unless aircraft are inspected and demonstrated not to be carrying war materiel, and it should go to its allies, Russia and China and insist they join this effort. It won’t be an easy task, but that is not an excuse for not trying.
As for Iran, it is high time to shut down the network of suppliers that are feeding Tehran’s missile and nuclear programs. The US can design a strong program and put pressure on its allies to enforce it. It isn’t a surprise to see that some of the weapons shown by Haley contained parts from Western suppliers – such as Yamaha motors for the Shark-33 unmanned explosive boat (its guidance system was on display along with photos of the vessel) that blew a hole in a Saudi Al Madinah-class warship.
Washington also should consider taking out critical missile sites in Yemen and related military steps to shut down Houthi use of missiles, robo suicide boats, killer unmanned aerial vehicles (like the Qasef-1 on display) and other equipment. The US has the skill and the intelligence capability to do this without risking civilian lives. Instead of only shooting up al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen, the US could use its armed drones and Hellfire missiles for this purpose, to good effect.
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Stephen Bryen
Dr Stephen Bryen has 40 years of leadership in government and industry. He has served as a senior staff director of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as the deputy under secretary of defense for trade security policy, as the founder and first director of the Defense Technology Security Administration, as the president of Delta Tech Inc, as the president of Finmeccanica North America, and as a commissioner of the US China Security Review Commission. More by Stephen Bryen
15 replies on “How US can respond to Iranian missiles”
Man Lee says:
Stephen Bryen is one of those Americans whose Zionist view of the world is actually detrimental to the true interest of America, or at least 90% of Americans who gain nothing but trouble from supporting blindly the mad expansionist agenda of the Jews running Israel. Fancy accusing Yemen of aggression when the real aggressors are Saudi Arabia, backed by US arms and other support. What did Yemenis do to Saudi Arabia, the US, or Israel to deserve the death and destruction? The attackers of Yemen are war criminals, who, unfortunately will not be prosecuted.
Shawn Napper says:
Given that Mr Stephen Bryen and Ms Nikki Haley have sub-zero credibility (same for the people they work for), we don’t need to read beyond the title before calling the article BS.
Nuno Cardoso da Silva says:
So, Iran is helping one side in the Yemen war. And the West (US, UK…) is helping the other side. As far as we know, the West has helped to kill a lot more innocent people in Yemen than Iran, so why do we only blame Iran?…
Bee Vee says:
what a load of garbage, Really?? Iran is in breach of the law? and the demnted Saudi killers of over 10000 women and children are all good? Really!!??
Shen Shen says:
It is a matter of time to roll out the regime change machinery.
Thomas Daniel Kuhn says:
God please deliver us from the likes of this bloviating writer and Nikki Haley. Two sides of a moron coin.
Allan Jeffreys says:
Maybe if Saudi Arabia, with US backing, stopped its invasion of Yemen, there would be no missiles?
The US/KSA are the aggressors, the Yemenis are simply defending themselves.
Massoud Hedeshi says:
What the US can do about Iran’s missiles? Easy: take a humility pill, shut its mouth, and mind its own business. That would work perfectly, and it would help the US stop embarrassing itself so much as it’s contantly overreaching and making a fool of itself.
Oh, and get the hell out of Iran’s region too. Thank you!
Nor Hashimah Shafie says:
They are trying hard to justify UN to start another war with Iran. It’s part of The Oded Yinon Plan.
http://www.chuckmaultsby.net/id71.html
Falk Rovik says:
According to my information The Houthis have their own production of missiles and some Scuds captured from the former Government. Nikki Haley is creating a storm in a glass of water and blow the Iranian arms support to The Houthis out of proportions. This reminds me about the US roadshow about Saddam Husseins Chemical weapons arsenal. Hogwash and US propaganda to prepare for an Iran war.
Saif Ali says:
I openly appreciate the Iran in this regard because, Saudi Arabia with the help of America and Israel and created collectively ISIS and destroyed Iraq and Syria and bombarding Yemen since last two years. Now if Iran has come out to help Yemeni people. Why should we oppose Iran in this regard.
Saudi Arabia’s Puppet Kingdom is misleading the Muslim ummah by using the terms Iran wants (Nozbillah) attack holly Kaabah but originally Iran is not attacking Saudi Arabia only because of Holly Kaabah otherwise its kingdom could be fired into ashes.
Med Boukrachi says:
Wow…integrety and objectivity seem to be unknown for the author and the paper that publishes such crap…I regret reading such a heap of shit!
Issa Mnubi says:
The Saudis can not respond to Houthis and Iranian missiles till the Americans or Israel do it for them, then the Saudis are colonised people by the Americans
Al Moh says:
Howmany missiles fired on Yemen? How manymany innocent people got killed in Yemen? Do you even count that?
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Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom Announces Opening of Newest Restaurant in Indiana
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Guests can order five hand-crafted dough options, including Chicago Thick, a Tavern Thin, Bottoms- Up Deep Dish, a Gluten-Free crust, and an Ale-Infused dough that highlight the eleven specialty pizzas on the menu. Famous taproom starters such as the Sicilian Pepperoni Rolls, and the one-of-a-kind Italian Nachos will also be sure to delight guests in Indianapolis. With 40 draft beers available, more than 90 craft beers available on the menu and a beer expert always on staff, The Craft Beer Authority has something for everyone!
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Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom (Old Chicago) is a traditional, casual dining restaurant specializing in Chicago-style pizzas, taproom classics and craft beer. Founded in 1976, Old Chicago operates in 24 states with more than 100 restaurants. A top loyalty brand in the U.S., award winning and voted Best Franchise to buy in 2018 by Franchise Times. With over 30 craft beers on tap, Old Chicago is also the home of the World Beer Tour, which rewards members for enjoying 110 of the best craft beers from across the globe. Visit www.oldchicago.com to learn more and to find the restaurant nearest you. For information about franchise opportunities, visit www.ocfranchising.com.
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CraftWorks Holdings is the nation’s leading and premier operator and franchisor of full-service dining restaurants, spanning a national footprint of over 390 restaurants and breweries in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The company’s diverse portfolio of restaurant brands includes Logan’s Roadhouse, Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, and a collection of restaurants-brewery brands, including Rock Bottom Restaurants & Breweries and Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants. CraftWorks Holdings also operates a collection of specialty restaurant concepts including ChopHouse & Brewery, Big River Grille, A1A Ale Works, Ragtime Tavern & Seafood Grill, Seven Bridges Grill & Brewery and Sing-Sing, a dueling pianos concept. For additional information about CraftWorks Holdings and its restaurant brands, please visit www.craftworksrestaurants.com.
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The largest medical school in the US, the Indiana University School of Medicine offers high-quality medical education, access to leading medical research, and rich campus life in nine Indiana cities. They foster a supportive and professional environment for learning and working, preparing the next generation of healers. The school is comprised of five basic science departments and 20 clinical departments, allowing the students, physicians, researchers, and experts alike to focus on their mission to accelerate science and transform health and wellness throughout the world. For more information about the Indiana University School of Medicine, please visit www.medicine.iu.edu.
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LN – Mailen Lamadrid: “Around the Afro-Argentine identity there is silence and suffering”
Law student and activist for the rights of people of African descent, Mailen Lamadrid suffered different forms of racism throughout her life Credit: Diego Spivacow / AFV
“I am a descendant of slaves, the seventh generation of Afro-Argentines. Unfortunately my family tree is very incomplete because around the Afro-Argentine identity there is always a lot of silence, I suppose to hide the suffering. I know that the slave ship that brought us was called La Madrid and that that’s where our last name comes from. But I don’t know where in Africa that ship came from, “says Mailen Lamadrid, with a certainty that he did not always have to be Afro-descendant in Argentina
it’s not a simple thing
From an early age, Mailen began to feel ridiculed and discriminated against for her afro features and for being the daughter of a black father. She still remembers when, in kindergarten, she was not allowed to be an old lady for the May 25 event. ”
Your role is bold
, the teacher told me. That marked me a lot, “she recalls in dialogue with La Nación. That episode would be followed by other ridicule and marginalization that, in different ways, were violating her right to fully live her identity, especially during her childhood and adolescence.
For this reason, he is especially concerned about young people who, at times, may become ashamed of their roots. “I have nieces who
they don’t finish accepting
and they iron their hair because they say: ‘my hair is ugly’, ‘I don’t like my hair’ and it is not really something they thought but rather that society has been telling them in different ways. I also went through the stage of using impellers, of mistreating my hair to hide my curlers, “he maintains.
But even within her family, skin color hampered close ties. Mailen knows that her maternal grandfather strongly opposed her white daughter’s relationship – her mother – with a black boy. “I always told my mom that when I went to visit him, it was not with ‘the black’. And we,
his grandchildren, we were ‘the little blacks’ for him
. I was never able to have a grandfather-granddaughter relationship with him, “she acknowledges.
Today he studies law and is active in an organization, Xangó, against racism and in pursuit of inclusion and social justice. She knows that the long history of invisibility and marginalization that the Afro-Argentine community historically lived goes back to today. It translates into poorly paid jobs, less Afro presence in the student faculties as the educational level progresses, and also institutional violence due to carrying face. Although all these violations are difficult to quantify due to a lack of state figures.
“Only in the last census, that of 2010, was the ethnic-racial variable included for the first time.
we know that there are many more people of African descent than the census revealed
(N. de la R .: about 150,000 people, although some estimates multiply that number by ten), which requires a strong work from the state to generate greater awareness of Afro roots. You don’t have to be black to be of African descent. Of course, it is difficult to assume the origins when you see discrimination, social rejection and everything that Afro-descendants suffer, “he adds.
In her adult life, Mailen had to endure being treated as a foreigner on numerous occasions, as if that myth circulating that “in Argentina there are no blacks” were true. Even once
they treated her as a prostitute
, while waiting for the bus in Plaza Miserere.
-How much will you charge?
-I’m not a prostitute. I am waiting for the bus.
-Oh. Sorry. I saw you black and I thought you were a prostitute.
“The idea that black women are very fiery, that we are prostitutes, that we are voluptuous, that we dance well is very common in the collective imagination. Also in men is the idea that they are great dancers, that they have a large penis and that kind of thing. So, for not being very curvy or not knowing how to dance, sometimes I have been told that I am a black trout, “she admits with a hint of grace in her voice, as if acknowledging that the problem belongs to others.
However, he is aware that all that bullying that Afro-descendants begin to suffer at school does not fall on deaf ears. That is why it is committed to prevention from the first years. “With the group we go to schools, we give talks, we talk about micro-racisms and how to detect them. We have a guide for teachers. There we also tell that
we have afro heroes
, like María Remedios del Valle or our first president, Bernardino Rivadavia, who was Afro. They called him ‘Doctor Chocolate’. Our role in the May Revolution was much more significant than that of being candle and empanada vendors, “reflects Mailen, who imagines herself working, when received, for a society with space for everyone.
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“You stop eating or you obsess over food all the time,” says Sofía Derosa (35), recalling her teenage years when she had bulimia nervosa. “What has the eating disorder it is that it consumes your life, because you are all the time thinking about that: what did you eat, what are you going to eat […]
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Daily Football Tips
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Dimitar Berbatov: Amsterdam heroics show us that Spurs cannot be written off
Mauricio Pochettino celebrates the semi-final win, can he go one better and do it in the final?
It's been an incredible week for Tottenham in an incredible week of football which shows us that anything can happen in this great game, as Dimitar Berbatov tells us
"So it's Liverpool in an all Premier League final for Spurs. The early odds make my old club the outsiders but anyone writing them off is a fool! Just look at what football has shown us this week already. It's been an incredible few days."
You can't write Spurs off
At 2-0 down last night, like most people I had given up hope. That's normal, Ajax had played the better football and were 3-0 ahead on aggregate. I thought it could have got ugly - 5-0 or something like that.
And yet, only the night before, football had shown us that you can never write any team off.
What happened next in Amsterdam was just unbelievable. Spurs' energy, belief and will to win was incredible. I don't know where it came from and it looked like it surprised Ajax, who tired after an hour in the face of the Spurs onslaught.
So, in the space of just 45 minutes I went from being convinced it was over to almost being angry with myself for doubting that it was possible!
Ajax had the chance to put the game to sleep of course, hitting a post and Hugo Lloris had to make a few good saves, but you'd expect them to carve out a few good chances. Call it destiny, call it luck - call it whatever you like! - but you cannot take away the effort that Spurs put in to win the game.
So it's Liverpool in an all Premier League final for Spurs. The early odds make my old club the outsiders but anyone writing them off is a fool! Just look at what football has shown us this week already. It's been an incredible few days.
Moura the man
I'm so pleased for Lucas Moura, whose three goals fired Spurs into the final. The Brazilian is not a regular starter in the Spurs team and it's just a massive credit to him and the club that he can come in and out of the XI and yet still perform to this level.
To keep yourself motivated, to keep the passion and the will to show and improve is a credit to him and the manager. Mauricio Pochettino has kept Moura engaged and ready to perform and, wow!, did it pay off last night!
It was a beautiful hat-trick but I particularly liked that second goal. I was out of my seat when the initial chance fell to Fernando Llorente and I thought it had gone when the keeper saved the effort. Again, his desire showed through as he pounced on the ball, but the quick feet were incredible and the precise finish - which went through the defender's legs - was beautiful.
Look at 2011-12 for a final day rollercoaster ride
Like everyone else I really can't see anything other than a pair of wins for Manchester City and Liverpool on the final weekend - which would mean the title ending up with City - but if football has taught us anything in the last few weeks it is to expect the unexpected!
Rewind to 2011-12 and everybody thought City would destroy QPR and yet look at the rollercoaster ride they went on before eventually winning that match.
I don't think it'll be easy for either side. City go to Brighton, who are safe but should still be competitive. Sometimes, even when the season is effectively over, a team plays for its dignity, its ego. Brighton aren't going to just roll over and let City score five or something, come on!
It'll be nerve-wracking. Players and managers will know what's going on in the other games, because the fans always know and it transmits to the guys on the pitch. But coming from a human point-of-view, negative thoughts can creep in and the pressure can tell.
The most important thing for the players is to stay concentrated and focused on your game for the whole 90 minutes.
What's for sure is that both teams have played title-winning football this season and both deserve to lift the trophy. Liverpool will probably come up short, but their self-belief is incredible right now and I think they sense there might be a twist in the title race still.
Top two set the pace, can anyone keep up next season?
Liverpool and City have raised the bar ever higher in the Premier League this season and it's up to the other teams to catch them.
Of the chasing pack, Spurs are getting there. They've shown that by reaching the Champions League final, which is a brilliant achievement.
The other giants need to step up because they don't want to be left behind. All of them will want to upgrade and build for the future.
Those four managers need to take the Premier League table, point to the huge gap to Liverpool and City and use that as motivation.
Bale to United and what about a Berbatov return?
The transfer rumours are already going and Gareth Bale has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford.
I like him a lot and for me he is getting too much criticism which is not fair. He has scored lots of goals, and important goals, too. He is an unbelievable player and if he can't find that appreciation in Madrid then come back to England where the fans know him and he is used to the football that is played.
The only question is where to go, who wants to pay the fee and wage, but the big teams are not suffering from money problems so I'm sure a solution could be found!
I'm curious to see which players come to United and while we can speculate Ole is in charge and hopefully the new recruits will be the right player for the team, not just to please the fans.
After Rio Ferdinand last week, Darren Fletcher is the latest name linked with the Director of Football role but why not Dimitar Berbatov? I have the degree in Sports Management (as well as coaching badges) for starters.
This is an important position, you are the link between the manager and the team and directors. United have to find someone who can do this the right way.
I know about the job, how it is performed and it's on my mind but you need to be ready for this. You can't expect to be given this role purely because you are an ex-player and United will make a mistake if they recruit solely on that basis.
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Home » CBB » College Basketball Betting: This Season’s Top Tempo Changers
College Basketball Betting: This Season’s Top Tempo Changers
Jim Root January 12, 2021 CBB
Getting ahead of the market on tempo trends is vital to finding edges in the totals market. That applies on both a macro and a micro level; individual teams can offer big opportunities, especially when specific squads migrate outside of coach/program norms. Let’s take a look at five teams playing at vastly different tempos compared to last year – and the likelihood that it continues:
Perhaps the team whose tempo has confounded us most at Three Man Weave, the Mustangs have played significantly faster than any previous Tim Jankovich squad. In his first four years at SMU, Jankovich ranked 333rd, 336th, 310th, and 331st in KenPom’s adjusted tempo standings whereas this season the Pony Express has shot up to 75th. No game has had fewer than 68 possessions and SMU and Cincinnati just played to 77 possessions over the weekend.
This shift could have several influences. Perhaps most notably, point guard Kendric Davis is a blur, and Jankovich may finally be giving him the freedom to attack more in transition. Plus, Jankovich is likely feeling his seat getting warm, so adjusting his approach in a semi-desperate attempt to salvage his job could be leading to a quicker pace of play. On the other hand, though, Oklahoma State transfer Yor Anei became eligible in mid-December and is one of the country’s best shot-blockers, and slowing the pace to construct a defensive system more suited to his strengths could make some sense.
Following the loss of AJ Green to season-ending hip surgery, the Purple Panthers seemed like an obvious candidate to slam the breaks. They had lost the heartbeat of the offense, the guy who had the ball in his hands constantly, and minimizing the possession count seemed like the logical response without Green’s talents. Plus, UNI could then emphasize its half court defense, always the strength of the team under Ben Jacobson.
To the contrary, though, Jacobson seems to have embraced the need to get easy points in transition without his get-out-of-jail-free card in Green. Save for a sloth-like rematch with Evansville on January 3, every UNI game sans Green has had 69+ possessions, giving weapons like Trae Berhow, Bowen Born, and Noah Carter more opportunities in transition. Still, through 14 seasons in charge in Cedar Falls, Jacobson has never finished inside the top 212 nationally in tempo, so the lofty current ranking of 48th may yet drop somewhat.
At long last, Mike White has dropped the cinder block on the gas pedal, allowing his roster that bursts with athleticism and depth to play more freely. I could spend an entire article lamenting how frustrating it was to see him shackle his last two squads with unnecessary restrictor plates, but instead, let’s focus on how it’s benefited the current squad. This year’s Gators rank 49th nationally in effective field goal percentage, and per Synergy, they’re scoring 1.07 points per possession in transition, putting them in the 66th percentile nationally.
Will it continue, though? Tough to say. White does have plenty of precedence for playing swiftly, having ranked in the top 75 of pace all four years at Louisiana Tech. However, the loss of preseason SEC Player of the Year Keyontae Johnson robs Florida of one of its most lethal assets on the break, and a two-game losing streak over the past week could prompt White to micro-manage things.
It feels strange to discuss a team that ranks 62nd nationally in tempo as one that has slammed brakes, but comparatively speaking, Houston Baptist is crawling this year. Last year’s edition ranked 2nd nationally, and coupled with a truly abysmal defense that finished 352nd in the country, the Huskies became a factory for eye-popping box scores – usually for their opponents.
This year, the defense is less bad to go with the more reasonable pace, and HBU has found success against the number as a result (8-2 versus the closing line so far). Coach Ron Cottrell has been at HBU forever (well, since 1990), and his Division I HBU teams have all played at top 100 tempos. It seems as this one, though, will be on the “slower” end of that spectrum, perhaps offering some value on both the side and the UNDER.
The Lobos are one of the most difficult teams in the country to get a handle on. Their practice schedule has been impacted multiple times by COVID-19, and they turned over a huge portion of the roster from last season. Local restrictions in Nevada have forced them to Lubbock, Texas, for an extended period of time, playing “home” games on the campus of Lubbock Christian University (per beat writer Geoff Grammer, that exile may be ending). All of this has contributed to head coach Paul Weir slowing the tempo drastically, slowing from a top 40 mark the last three years to New Mexico’s current standing of 225th.
The dearth of talent is the strongest indicator for the slowdown to continue. New Mexico has lost all of its first six Mountain West games by double-digits (four by 24+), and grinding the pace to a halt could be the Lobos best shot to compete. On the other hand, perhaps Weir will feel more comfortable gunning the engines as his players get more familiar with each other – both outcomes are definitely in play.
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Barnabas and Saul Commissioned
13Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the ruler,* and Saul. 2While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’ 3Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
The Apostles Preach in Cyprus
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also to assist them. 6When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they met a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus. 7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God. 8But the magician Elymas (for that is the translation of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10and said, ‘You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? 11And now listen—the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind for a while, unable to see the sun.’ Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he went about groping for someone to lead him by the hand. 12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
Paul and Barnabas in Antioch of Pisidia
13 Then Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem; 14but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, ‘Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it.’ 16So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak:
‘You Israelites,* and others who fear God, listen. 17The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. 18For about forty years he put up with* them in the wilderness. 19After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance 20for about four hundred and fifty years. After that he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel. 21Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. 22When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, “I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.” 23Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus, as he promised; 24before his coming John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25And as John was finishing his work, he said, “What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of the sandals* on his feet.”
26 ‘My brothers, you descendants of Abraham’s family, and others who fear God, to us* the message of this salvation has been sent. 27Because the residents of Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize him or understand the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath, they fulfilled those words by condemning him. 28Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed. 29When they had carried out everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. 30But God raised him from the dead; 31and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and they are now his witnesses to the people. 32And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors 33he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm,
“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.”
34As to his raising him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,
“I will give you the holy promises made to David.”
35Therefore he has also said in another psalm,
“You will not let your Holy One experience corruption.”
36For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, died,* was laid beside his ancestors, and experienced corruption; 37but he whom God raised up experienced no corruption. 38Let it be known to you therefore, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you; 39by this Jesus* everyone who believes is set free from all those sins* from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. 40Beware, therefore, that what the prophets said does not happen to you:
41 “Look, you scoffers!
Be amazed and perish,
for in your days I am doing a work,
a work that you will never believe, even if someone tells you.” ’
42 As Paul and Barnabas* were going out, the people urged them to speak about these things again the next sabbath. 43When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
44 The next sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.* 45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; and blaspheming, they contradicted what was spoken by Paul. 46Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, ‘It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles. 47For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
“I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles,
so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” ’
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord; and as many as had been destined for eternal life became believers. 49Thus the word of the Lord spread throughout the region. 50But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region. 51So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, and went to Iconium. 52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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Biocitizen Banter #2: Interview with Eugene Hargrove, Founder of Environmental Ethics
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Welcome to Biocitizen Banter, a podcast dedicated to environmental philosophy featuring lively discussions between people active in the effort to bring biotic health to our communities and commonwealth.
In this episode, Kurt Heidinger interviews Eugene Hargrove, who founded the journal Environmental Ethics, authored Foundation of Environmental Ethics, and played a major role in establishing Environmental Philosophy as a subject of study from the elementary school- to the graduate degree- level. We hear what drove Dr. Hargrove to create the field of study, and why it remains an essential subject as we enter the Anthropocene.
As a professor (now emeritus) at the University of North Texas, Dr. Hargrove has studied and taught nationally and in Europe, Asia and Chile, and as the director of the Center for Environmental Philosophy has mentored many proteges here and abroad. He’s also been an avid supporter of the Fundacion Omora run by Ricardo Rozzi and Francisca Massardo in Chile, and serves presently as a Biocitizen board member.
Dr. Hargrove’s essay Anglo-American Land Use Attitudes explains how we in the USA have inherited a tradition of viewing land as property, and how that view that determines our relationship with, and treatment of, the living systems that sustain us. It’s a classic expression of environmental philosophy and ethics, and you can read it here.
> In the discussion of these attitudes, Gene mentions a cave he saved; it’s the Devil’s Icebox: take a look.
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613 Mitzvot מצוות
Halakha הֲלָכָה
Kashrut כַּשְׁרוּת
Yakach יָכַח
Kineti L’Tziyon
Orthodox Messianic
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Khaled Barakat is a known, unrepentant member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which rejects peace with Israel and carried out the assassination of Israeli cabinet minister Rehavam Ze’evi.
By Yakir Benzion, United with Israel
Germany slapped an outspoken member of the notorious Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) with a four-year travel ban, the Jerusalem Post reported Sunday.
Khaled Barakat will not be able to enter Germany, where he has given speeches laced with anti-Israel vitriol and incitement.
The PFLP gained fame for a series of airplane hijackings and fatal attacks on European airports in the 1960s and 1970s, the most infamous being the hijacking of four airliners (TWA, Pan Am, Swissair and BOAC) and blowing them up at the same time in the Jordanian desert. The group has carried out numerous attacks killing Israeli civilians, including suicide bombings during the intifadas and the 2001 assassination in Jerusalem of Israeli cabinet minister Rehavam Zeevi.
Both the U.S. and the European Union list the PFLP as a terrorist organization, and Barakat does not hide his membership.
In a webinar last month, Barakat said Germany issued a 23-page ruling against him that cited his opposition to the Oslo peace plan and a two-state solution, Barakat refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist and supports the anti-Israel Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) campaign, which the German government has labeled anti-Semitic.
He also voiced his support for freeing PFLP member Ahmad Sa’adat, who is serving a 30-year jail term for his part in the murder of Zeevi.
The German ruling also barred him from entering the country, he said, because “I could play a role in radicalizing foreigners, which they mean…they have Palestinian communities” and that it “could lead to… tensions between Arabs and Jews in Berlin, the Post reported.
The webinar was hosted by Samidoun, an organization that expresses solidarity with Palestinian prisoners with blood on their hands and which seeks to free convicted terrorists, the Post said. Barakat also spoke of the need to release convicted terrorists from European prisons, including Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who are serving a life sentence in France for the 1982 murders in Paris of the American military attaché and an Israeli diplomat.
Barakat is married to a Samidoun staff member, Charlotte Kates. Israel’s Strategic Affairs ministry reported last year that there were close similarities between the PFLP and the Samidoun websites and that given the close family connection, it was “likely that donations made through the Samidoun website benefited Barakat and the PFLP.”
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Dollar extends slide as market tracks U.S.-China jitters
Canadian dollar touched near 18-month low against the buck
The U.S. dollar weakened as risk appetite waned during Thursday trading, after the arrest of an executive of Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies, at the request of the U.S., sparked new worries about U.S.-China relations.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver, Canada, for allegedly violating sanctions against Iran. Chinese authorities have demanded her release.
While the U.S. and China seemed to approach a resolution of their trade spat following the G-20 summit last weekend, market hopes are now shaken. Most recently, market participants had also grown cautious of the fact that few details of a potential deal were known after President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping met at the G-20.
“The latest wave of risk-off attack began at the open of futures [late Sunday] amid the announcement of Canada’s arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer on behalf of the U.S.,” wrote Adam Button, currency analyst at Intermarket Strategy, adding that it undid the work of any trade deal being done between China and the U.S., which was now reflected in the markets.
U.S. stocks dropped as sentiment deteriorated, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.32% dropped some 500 points at the open.
Currencies recovered some from their peaks and troughs of the trading day. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +0.07% was down 0.3% at 96.802, recovering some from its session lows. The buck’s main rival, the EURUSD, -0.0176%strengthened in lock step, last up 0.3% at $1.1374.D
The Australian dollar USDAUD, +0.2494% — a proxy for China and global growth — had started session as the worst performing among development-market currencies, as market participants expect U.S.-China trade relations to remain on edge following the arrest, but recovered slightly as the dollar took a dive. One Australian dollar bought $0.7226, down 0.6%, compared with its session-low of $0.7192.
On Wednesday, the Aussie had been sharply lower versus the buck, as its third quarter gross domestic product print underperformed expectations.
Traditional haven currencies had a field day on the back of the trade concerns, and the U.S. dollar dropped against both the Japanese yen USDJPY, +0.08% and Swiss franc USDCHF, -0.0201% last buying ¥112.65 and 0.9931 franc, both down 0.5%, according to FactSet.
Wednesday’s U.S. economic reports are due along with those on Thursday, following Wednesday’s day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush’s death. The data deluge included weaker private payrolls in November, a widened trade deficit of $55.5 billion at a 10-year high, but also a stronger-than-expected ISM nonmanufacturing index.
Bank of Canada Gov. Stephen Poloz reiterated the central bank’s worry over global oil prices CLF9, -0.95% and what a slowdown in the global economy could mean for oil demand. On Wednesday, the BOC kept its interest rates unchanged but warned of slowing momentum in Canada’s economy on the back of the drop in oil prices and lower business investments related to trade worries over the summer.
Versus the Canadian dollar USDCAD, +0.0523% the greenback was stronger, last buying C$1.3388, up 0.2%. The loonie, as the Canadian currency is also known, earlier dropped to its lowest level since June of 2017 after hitting a six-month low on Wednesday, according to FactSet data.
In European currencies, the British pound GBPUSD, -0.1252% edged higher once again, as investors become cautiously optimistic that the chance of a hard Brexit is diminishing. Sterling last fetched $1.2778, compared with $1.2735.
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UFV and PacificSport partner to serve the Fraser Valley
By Dave Pinton on June 17, 2016
The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) and PacificSport announced today they are joining forces to provide a variety of innovative services and programs for students, athletes, volunteers, and coaches across the Fraser Valley. PacificSport Fraser Valley serves the community delivering programs and services throughout the full range of sport participation: from the grassroots level […]
Wierks named CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadian
By Dan Kinvig on October 21, 2015
Sarah Wierks of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball program has been selected to receive Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s most prestigious academic award. Wierks, a Chilliwack, B.C. product, is a member of the CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadian team for the 2014-15 season. She is the first-ever UFV Cascades athlete to achieve the distinction. […]
Cascade men’s golf team rallies for national bronze
By Anne Russell on October 19, 2015
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s golf team staged a massive final-round rally on Friday at the PING CCAA Golf National Championships to earn the bronze medal. Playing at their home course, Chilliwack Golf Club, the Cascades men came into the day in seventh place, 17 strokes back of the front-running Niagara College Knights […]
Golf: Stinson tops star-studded field to win UFV Cascades Pro-Am
By Darren McDonald on June 16, 2015
Kevin Stinson overcame a star-studded field featuring PGA Tour pros Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor to take first place at the UFV Cascades Pro-Am on Monday afternoon. Stinson, a Mission product, lit it up at Chilliwack Golf Club, carding an eagle and eight birdies en route to a seven-under 65. That left him two shots clear of Hadwin and […]
Wierks, Pauls named athletes of the year at Cascades awards banquet
By Darren McDonald on March 25, 2015
Sarah Wierks and Aaron Pauls were named the University of the Fraser Valley’s athletes of the year on Tuesday evening, as the Cascades athletic department held its annual awards banquet at the Ramada Plaza and Conference Centre. Wierks, a 6’2” fifth-year centre with the women’s basketball team, was honoured for a historic season. The Chilliwack […]
Cascades cruise past UBC, clinch Canada West bronze medal
By Dan Kinvig on March 9, 2015
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team secured the second Canada West podium finish in program history on Saturday evening, blowing out the UBC Thunderbirds 87-71 in the conference bronze medal game in Saskatoon. Third-year point guard Manny Dulay, held scoreless in the Cascades’ semifinal loss to the Victoria Vikes on Friday, bounced […]
Cascades fall to UVic in semifinals — will play for Canada West bronze at 4 pm Sat
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team fell behind by double digits in the first quarter on Friday evening and were unable to recover, dropping an 86-61 decision to the Victoria Vikes in the Canada West semifinals. In the opening game of the conference Final Four, hosted by the University of Saskatchewan, the […]
Dhillon’s late heroics lift Cascades past Dinos in game 1 — a win Sat would clinch series
By Dan Kinvig on February 28, 2015
With six players who averaged double-figure points during the regular season, the University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team is used to having a rotating cast of leading men. In their playoff opener on Friday evening at the Envision Athletic Centre, it was reserve Vijay Dhillon stepping into the starring role. The third-year combo […]
Women’s basketball: Cascades host Cougars in first round best-of-3
As the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades and the Regina Cougars prepare to duel in the first round of the Canada West playoffs, it’s fascinating to take stock of the striking similarities between the two squads.It’s fair to refer to the Cascades and Cougars as two of the most decorated programs in recent Canada […]
Cascades fall 3-0 to host Laval in CIS women’s soccer semifinal — play for bronze on Sunday morning
By Dan Kinvig on November 8, 2014
Seeking their first-ever trip to the CIS national championship game, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s soccer team was denied by the Laval Rouge et Or, falling 3-0 in the semifinals in Quebec City on Friday evening. The Cascades got an outstanding goalkeeping performance from Kayla Klim, who stopped two breakaways and made many […]
Radomski’s goal lifts Cascades past Sea-Hawks in OT — semifinal today at 3:30 pm
By Anne Russell on November 7, 2014
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s soccer team turned in a dominant performance in their opening game at the CIS national championship in Quebec City, but still had to work overtime to get the result they wanted. Taking on the Memorial Sea-Hawks of St. John’s, Nfld. in the quarter-finals at TELUS-UL Stadium on Thursday, […]
CIS nationals: Cascades face Memorial Sea-Hawks today at 1 pm
By Darren McDonald on November 6, 2014
UFV’s women’s soccer team is on the ground in Quebec City, acclimatizing themselves at the start of a journey they hope will yield the program’s first Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship. The Canada West silver medalists held their first practice at TELUS-UL Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, in advance of the CIS national tournament hosted […]
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Dumbo (PG)
Written by Helen Aberson/Harold Pearl, Directed by Tim Burton, and starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito, Disney’s Dumbo is the tale of a flying elephant who saves a struggling circus which lost performers and an audience due to WWII. When the small circus is acquired by a slick entertainment conglomerate, Dumbo and his friends discover the new circus owner’s dark agenda.
Full disclosure, I’m no Disney fan nor fan of fairy tales. I’m the mom who told my daughter’s teachers to inform me if they were planning on ready any fairy tales in class because I didn’t want her listening to that drivel without me being there to explain the drivel. I’m also the mom who let it be known there was no Santa Clause, Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy, but that’s another story for another movie and another time. Nevertheless, she lived through it, and grew up to be an outstanding, well-adjusted, well-rounded, independent thinker, and a positive contributor to society. On to the review,,,
Burton hasn’t been burning up the cinema lately, having last directed Miss Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children (2016) (my review in the link), but with “Dumbo” he shows a lot more restraint and is better off for it. He still resorted back to his old bag of tricks, but it felt nice here, not forced.
Given our recent consciousness regarding animal abuses at circuses and zoos, “Dumbo” isn’t the choicest material to attempt to “freshen up” but Burton did what he could. I’m sort of hoping this is the last go round for this story because knowing what I know now, Dumbo made me cringe at times. The story puts us in a “when you know better, you do better,” situation.
The opening credits were so cheesy I thought I was in for a true disaster and was poised to go for my refund. Then Colin Farrell showed up and did absolutely nothing to change my mind. But somewhere along the way things improved for a decent second act and the ending sort of evened things out to average.
As far as the acting, the adult veterans dominate the space and leave very little for up and comers to do. I was staring at Nico Parker reminding me of a young Angelina Jolie through the entire film and it ate at me until I had to know who this kid is related to. It turns out her mother is Thandie Newton. (Hmmmm… Could it be that Thandie and Angelina resemble one another and I never noticed? This thought may cause you to snicker a bit, but go watch The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) or even Imitation of Life (1959) and tell me there aren’tat least two frames where Lana Turner looks just like Beyonce in the face.) I don’t know how well the young lady can act, because of the limitations of this material. She didn’t stink up the place though, so there’s that at least, Finley Hobbins, the young man who plays Parker’s brother, contributed even less.
Technically, there is nothing wrong with Dumbo, but neither is there anything particularly special about it. The effects are fine. Dumbo’s flying is fun. There are a couple of laughs. There are a couple of moments of suspense. The ending is, of course, a pat, Disney-happy ending where the good guys win and the bad guys get punished somehow. Meh!
Dumbo earned 6 out of 10 bloops. It was okay but could have been better (always consider the source). When it is smart to leave a movie in the original era in which it was set, one has to question whether a remake is even necessary. Perhaps as one moviegoer who is not only genuinely tired of remakes, but also a person who believes some material should just be left alone, I could have done without this one altogether. The kids may enjoy it and it is entertaining enough for you not to fall asleep, if you’re not too tired. …What a glowing endorsement!
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Program for 10/3: Michael Zoccali, Principal Stadium Drive Elementary
Michael Zoccali, Principal at Stadium Drive Elementary joined us for our meeting today. He spent time talking about updates on items that are happening at the School.
In his second year as the Principal at Stadium Drive, he thanked the Club for their participation in the donation of dictionaries to all the third graders in the school.
In other updates, he shared updates on new math, reading, and social study updates to the curriculum. Currently all students at Stadium Drive are also participating in Art, Music, and Physical Education instruction. Some time was spent talking about the new format of the state report cards on school districts and how those figures are figured. Stadium Drive was proud to report that with increased standards that the school was able to show improvement in all categories.
Mr. Zoccali then spoke about how it's important for him to have his students be active in the community and support its surrounding neighborhood and the greater Boardman area. Linking that to how Rotary is linked to the community, he spent some time talking about how the children at his school honor local heroes including our servicemen, fire fighters, and police force in an annual 9/11 ceremony. We were then informed about other school events that also included the 100 year anniversary of the Boardman Schools.
For more information about Stadium Drive Elementary or to get involved with activities at Stadium Drive Elementary, contact Mr. Zoccali via e-mail at: michael.zoccali@boardmanschools.org
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West Boca Girl's Basketball Team Wins State, Places Second Nationally
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Primetime Panthers Girls Basketball Team at State Championship; First Row Kneeling: Lara Okta, Jessica Sarnelli, Katie Sarnelli; Second Row Standing: Ameera Kone (Honorary team member), Alexis Romer, Alexa Gutchess; Back Row Standing Caitlin Roycraft, Daniella Turner, Rachel Levy, Alex Roycraft, Coach Seydou Kone.
BOCA RATON, FL – The Primetime Panthers girls travel basketball team from West Boca Raton had a busy summer. The team of nine sixth and seventh grade girls first repeated as United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) State Champions in Tampa, Florida in June and less than a month later finished second at the USSSA Nationals in Fort Meyers, Florida.
After winning the 2011 USSSA State Championship in just its first year as an organized team, the Primetime Panthers committed to working even harder in order to reach the next level of competition. As a result of their hardwork, the team won nearly 80 percent of its games during the 2012 season. During the state tournament, the Panthers battled from Friday to Sunday with 18 other teams from around the state and ultimately won first place in the Division II seventh-grade bracket. On July 1, the team traveled to the national championships and lost a close fight to a team with a significant size advantage.
“This team has shown it can play with anyone in the region,” said first year coach Seydou Kone, who is also an alumnus of Florida Atlantic University’s Men’s Basketball program. “I am so proud of how they have grown as individuals as well as a team.”
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Entertainment whatsapp media group Expandables gears up for its first award show; TV journalist Ritesh Kumar talks about it
Expandables Award will be held at The View in Mumbai on 12th February 2017.
Call it power of dynamic visionary thinking of television journalist Ritesh Kumar combined with the power of messaging app Whatsapp, Expandables media group today is the most sought after whatsapp media group for every entertainment journalist in maximum city. Every one and let me repeat every one worth his or her salt wants to be a part of this group which is by far the best when it comes to sharing news updates, contacts and all other things relating to entertainment. And the group is astutely run by Ritesh who makes sure no other information(read jokes, forwards) apart from entertainment oriented news is shared on the group. Almost 1.9 months old now, Expandables boasts of 188 credible journalists as its members. And come February, the group will be hosting its first ever award ceremony right here in Mumbai.
Talking exclusively to Bollywoodwallah, Ritesh Kumar shared his vision behind the awards. ” Right from its inception almost every single journalist in Expandables have contributed their best be it in terms of news breaks or sharing contacts and the same continues even today which is very overwhelming. It then struck me that such hard efforts should not go unnoticed. We brainstormed with some of our member friends and decided that every person who has given his sweat and blood and made valuable contributions merited an award. Expandables award is not my brainchild. It’s a team effort and I would like to thank all those who contributed to this idea and made it happen in real. We were earlier planning to have a very small gathering to give away the awards but thankfully with everyone’s good wishes and helping hands it has now grown big and many are lauding this initiative too.”
With many B-town celebs too showing their support by giving a shoutout, Expandables awards looks poised to emerge as one of the credible awards show that honour entertainment journalists from Mumbai and beyond. While things look solid now, the story behind the birth of Expandables is an interesting story in itself. Reveals Ritesh, “I wanted a group where real, decent entertainment information would be shared and nothing else. I remember I was at The Club when my friend Simran Singh suggested this name Expandables and that very night I created a whatsapp group.”
Ritesh has grand future plans in mind for Expandables. ” I want to give a quick and authentic platform where real news will be shared. This is a platform where journalists and PRs coexist under the same roof. I want to make Expandables a destination where every journalist and Pr irrespective of his or her experience or outlet that he works with will have the same value.”
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Alaska Journal | A bright spot in recession, tourism outlook dims with uncertainty
by Vonda Larmon on July 29, 2020 in Tourism Spot
For the past five years, tourism has been one of the bright spots in Alaska’s struggling economy. This summer, it may dim down.
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus and its associated illness, COVID-19, across the United States this spring has interrupted almost every aspect of American life. Air travel has plummeted, and cruise ships across the U.S. have voluntarily suspended all service for at least a month. Another record number of tourists, some 1.4 million, were expected to arrive by cruise ship this year according to the Cruise Line Industry Association-Alaska.
Alaska Airlines has dropped a number of
The Last Tour to Go: Luke Combs Reschedules Remainder of 2020 Dates
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On Thursday morning (July 23), Luke Combs shared the sad (but inevitable) news that the remainder of his 2020 tour dates would be rescheduled. He’d had shows booked from September 6 in Albuquerque to December 4 in Boston.
“Never in a million years did I think the show I played in Europe this past March would be the last headlining show I’d play this year. Believe me, I’m just as bummed as y’all are… Playing shows for y’all is what I love to do, but I want y’all to be completely safe,” Combs wrote in a
Homeless in downtown Denver brace for police, state patrol to remove them
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The Colorado State Patrol soon will have authority to enforce Denver’s camping ban just as Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday that he would welcome the removal of those living on state property including in the shadow of the Colorado Capitol.
The words stung people who are living in Lincoln Park, just across from the Capitol, and who are bracing for police or troopers to pull the rug out from under their feet once more. Many living in the park told The Denver Post on Friday that it’s not as though they want to sleep in tents downtown. Rather, they say
Hawaii vacation news and deals: July 21, 2020
by Vonda Larmon on July 27, 2020 in Vacation
Wow, it’s been nearly five months, February 25th to be exact, since we wrote our last edition of Hawaii vacation news and deals. This ever-changing coronavirus era has been everyone’s recent focus. Even though Hawaii is not currently open to visitors without a 14-day quarantine, there are some newsworthy items to keep you informed.
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★"King's narrative concerns are racism, patriarchy, colonialism, white privilege, and the ingrained systems that perpetuate them. . . . [Dig] will speak profoundly to a generation of young people who are waking up to the societal sins of the past and working toward a more equitable future."--Horn Book, starred review
"I've never understood white people who can't admit they're white. I mean, white isn't just a color. And maybe that's the problem for them. White is a passport. It's a ticket."
Five estranged cousins are lost in a maze of their family's tangled secrets. Their grandparents, former potato farmers Gottfried and Marla Hemmings, managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions and now they sit atop a million-dollar bank account--wealth they've refused to pass on to their adult children or their five teenage grandchildren. "Because we want them to thrive," Marla always says.
But for the Hemmings cousins, "thriving" feels a lot like slowly dying of a poison they started taking the moment they were born. As the rot beneath the surface of the Hemmings' white suburban respectability destroys the family from within, the cousins find their ways back to one another, just in time to uncover the terrible cost of maintaining the family name.
With her inimitable surrealism, award winner A.S. King exposes how a toxic culture of polite white supremacy tears a family apart and how one determined generation can dig its way out.
Dutton Books for Young Readers
Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Social Themes - Class Differences
Family - Multigenerational
A.S. King is the acclaimed author of many acclaimed books for young readers. Her novel Dig won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award, and Ask The Passengers won the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The New York Times called her "one of the best YA writers working today." King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade. www.as-king.com
"A.S. King challenges readers from the first page to the last. Dig will make you question the confines of your comfort zone--if you have one. An incredible addition to an already impressive body of work."--Erin Entrada Kelly, New York Times bestselling author and Newbery medalist
"King's fierce empathy for young people is evident throughout, matched by her gift for a brand of weirdness that somehow manages to capture the intensity, wonder and pain of being alive. Anyone who thinks YA books can't also be great literature needs to read this author."--Irish Times
★ "[King's] trademark surrealism and trenchant prose will speak profoundly to a generation of young people who are waking up to the societal sins of the past and working toward a more equitable future."--The Horn Book, starred review
★ "This visceral examination of humanity's flaws and complexity [...] cultivates hope in a younger generation that's wiser and stronger than its predecessors."--Booklist, starred review
★ "[P]urely mesmerizing ... the most haunting exploration in youth literature to date of the advantage and poison that is white privilege, and the resentment of young people at the toxicity of what they inherit. King fans know to expect the unexpected, and they'll be richly rewarded with this intricate, heartfelt, readable concoction." --BCCB, starred review
★ "Sometimes, once you start digging, you find the poisonous parts, but you also find the fruit that will keep you alive."--SLC, starred review
★ "A.S. King's novels...are in another solar system entirely."--Bookpage, starred review
★ "This combination of masterly storytelling, memorable characters, and unexpected twists and turns make this book into an unforgettable, lingering read."-SLJ, starred review
"[This] strange and heart-wrenching tale is stunningly original."--Kirkus
"[P]rofound ... offers hope that at least some of these characters will dig themselves out from under the legacy of hate they have unwillingly inherited."--Publishers Weekly
"This is one of the best written, most memorable young adult novels I've ever read. It's that good."--Richie's Picks
"No apologies necessary. Dig is writing at its finest."--Book and Film Globe
"[T]aut, mesmerizing...The story fearlessly navigates intellectually and emotionally challenging terrain--racism and whiteness, abuse and assault, misogyny, and other violence--as the teens consider and confront painful truths."--Cooperative Children's Book Center
"I've had a long love affair with the work of Amy Sarig King. Dust of 100 Dogs was the first of her work I read, a decade ago. I was riveted, and I wanted to know more about the mind that could conceive of such a story. Naturally, I googled her. I read about chickens and Ireland and photographs and a long road to selling her first novel. I have read every book of hers since. I've wept. Laughed. Marveled. Raged. There is no other writer like her. She has the power to astonish like a natural wonder. And her books--the raw honesty, beauty, and singular strangeness of them--make me feel less alone in the world."--Martha Brockenbrough, author of The Game of Love and Death
Staff Favorites! Books for Teens (Ages 12+) VIEW LIST (19 BOOKS)
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Friday, August 7, 2020 | History
5 edition of Technology of paper recycling found in the catalog.
Technology of paper recycling
Published 1995 by Blackie Academic & Professional, Chapman & Hall in London, New York .
Waste paper -- Recycling
Statement edited by R.W.J. McKinney.
Contributions McKinney, R. W. J.
LC Classifications TS1120.5 .T42 1995
Pagination xiv, 401 p. :
New Technology Reduces Complexity & Cost & Increases Recycling Rates Rethinking Deinking: TOMRA E-Book For Paper Recycling A new downloadable e-book from TOMRA Sorting Recycling looks at the commercial and regulatory pressures . 10 days ago · Deep learning is on the rise in the recycling industry, according to the new e-book, Harnessing the Potential of AI, from Tomra Sorting Recycling, a sensor-based sorting technology company with headquarters in Norway. Dispelling a common misconception about AI, this latest e-book .
More can be done, however, as TOMRA’s e-book reports. Whereas paper fibres are recycled times on average in Europe (according to the European Paper Recycling Council), in the rest of the world the average is currently only times. Everywhere there is the . xiv TECHNOLOGY OF PAPER RECYCLING Paper making characteristics of recycled fibres Paper machine manufacturing technology Quality and performance of recycled printing and writing papers Recycled-fibre quality myths Manufacturing efficiency for recycled printing and writing papers
Oct 10, · Waste paper to Useful products, a complete process of paper recycling ♻. blackfin-boats.com offers 1, a4 paper recycling machine products. About 61% of these are paper product making machinery, 1% are plastic crushing machines. A wide variety of a4 paper recycling machine options are available to you, such as toilet tissue, egg tray machine, and envelope making machine.
Whos who in design.
SOAP for Cardiology (Soap)
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, a general introduction
SAVAGE LAND, THE (Mountain Majesty, No 8)
Special Delivery (Care Bears)
Strange career of Jim Crow.
A list of the minority in the House of Commons, who voted against the bill to repeal the American stamp act
map of the night
A Fruitful Vine:Miriams Journal Book 1
2007 IEEE Dallas Engineering in Medicine and Biology Workshop
Image Grammar
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
Property taxation system in Alberta
Eleven Poems
Report of the New Dairy Products Technology Mission to Europe, February 20 to March 8, 1970.
Annual Register of Grant Support 2003
Women in the Third World
Photographs have been sent to your wife.
Economic assessment of proposed revisions to Regulation 308
Technology of paper recycling Download PDF EPUB FB2
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It should also appeal to a wider audience from the stand point of a reference book. - Paper and Board Recycling; McKinney's breadth and depth of recycling knowledge is quite evident the book should be a valuable addition to the libraries of those new as well as those experienced in blackfin-boats.com: Springer.
This new book from TAPPI PRESS is a compilation of 61 articles published previously in Progress in Paper Recycling, a peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to the science and technology of paper recycling.
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This book covers the technology of the recovery of secondary fibre for its use in paper and board manufacture. The editorAuthor: R. McKinney. Other Resources on Paper Recycling Website with about powerpoint slides on paper recycling: blackfin-boats.com (downloads) blackfin-boats.com Then search for Richard Venditti paper recycling: 23 videotaped lectures with approximately 25 hours of lectures.
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This book covers the technology of the recovery of secondary fibre for its use in paper and board manufacture. The editor, who has had substantial practical experience of designing and commissioning paper recycling plants all over the world, leads a team Technology of paper recycling book experts who discuss subjects including sourcing, characterisation, Technology of paper recycling book handling and preparation and de-inking.
Book and Magazine Recycling Process. Since both books and magazines are mixed paper, the first step in recycling is to separate these products from cardboard, office paper and newspaper grades. The mixed paper is then baled and sent to a mill.
In27% of solid waste in the United States was recycled. Products that are recycled in large quantities include paper and paperboard, ferrous metals, aluminum and other nonferrous metals, glass, plastics, and yard wastes. Although many local communities have instituted comprehensive recycling programs, these remain expensive.
Technology of Paper Recycling | This book covers the technology of the recovery of secondary fibre for its use in paper and board manufacture. The editor, who has had substantial practical experience of designing and commissioning paper recycling plants all over the world, leads a team of experts who discuss subjects including sourcing, characterisation, mechanical handling and preparation and.
Analysis of Technology and Infrastructure of the Paper Recycling Industry in New York City Scott M. Kaufman Executive Summary The objective of this study was to examine the technology and infrastructure of paper recycling in New York City and devise ways for increasing paper recovery.
It also details various recycling technologies as well as recovery and collection techniques. To completely round out the picture of recycling, the book considers policy and economic implications, including the impact of recycling on energy use, sustainable development, and the environment.
About the nearest thing to Dr. Bajpai’s book is the book Recycled Fiber and Deinking, which is volume 7 from the Papermaking Science and Technology series published in Finland. Also there is some wonderful information in a book edited by McKinney called Technology of Paper Recycling (Blackie Academic and Professional).
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The industry self-initiative European Recovered Paper Council(ERPC) was set up in to monitor progress towards meeting the paper recycling targets set out in the European Declaration on Paper Recycling. Since then, the commitments in the Declaration have been renewed every five years.
In the U.S., we recycle a lot of paper; it accounts for half of the recyclables collected per year, and our paper recycling rate is 63 percent.
However, paper still makes up 33 percent of our annual garbage output, so we have a long way to go. Paper Recycling Tips. Avoid getting paper wet, as this significantly reduces the recycling market.
Recycling has become a popular industry in the United States due to a growing interest in saving the planet. Paper recycling makes up a large segment of the industry and is defined as the range of activities associated with the recovery and processing of scrap paper so that it can be used in the production of new paper products.
Technology & Science of Paper Recycling. Online Course Description: This introductory level online technical training course (34 modules) was developed by Coastal Alabama Community College under a grant by the National Science Foundation to create a more technologically advanced operator workforce, and to address the retirements in industry by training more rapidly and completely all new.
Recycling Paper Saves. Every ton of paper recycled saves gallons of oil. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees. Recycling paper reduces air pollution by 74%.
Recycling paper reduces water pollution by 35% You use on average, pounds of paper each year. The typical office worker throws away pounds of high grade recyclable paper.
The conventional office paper recycling process reduces used paper to a pulp prior to cleaning and re-forming. The difficulty of collecting and sorting waste paper, the low process yield and the.The recycling technology is the combination of the various treatments performed to produce a pulp from recovered papers and to clean it for its use on a paper machine to produce paper.
The deinking technology includes all the main steps of the recycling technology, but special treatments are used to remove the ink. Deinking is performed in two.Explore our list of Recycling Technology Books at Barnes & Noble®.
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UK University suffers cyberattack, ransomware gang claims responsibility
The cyber incident has taken most of Newcastle University’s systems offline and officials estimates it will take weeks to recover.
While students are slowly preparing to return to their universities and colleges after a prolonged absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Newcastle University in England has been left reeling from a cybersecurity incident that has affected almost all its systems.
The university first became aware of the cyber incident disrupting its networks and IT systems on Sunday, August 30th, and deployed a full incident response plan to evaluate the extent of the issue and stabilize the situation.
Although Newcastle University only stated that it suffered a cyberattack without identifying a culprit, according to BleepingComputer the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang is claiming credit for the attack sharing 750Kb of stolen data on their website as proof.
Due to the early stage of the investigation, officials did not disclose whether any personal information was compromised. They however insisted that the university takes the security of its systems seriously and that it responded quickly to the situation.
Moreover, they confirmed that there was no evidence that the university payroll data had been compromised adding that their online payment system has not been affected either, since it is managed offsite by the university’s payment provider.
The incident response also brings issues itself. “All University systems – with the exceptions of those listed in the communications (Office365 – including email and Teams, Canvas and Zoom) are either unavailable or available but with limitations. Access may cease at any point,” officials said on the incident dedicated webpage.
University officials also warned that many of its IT systems will not be working and those that currently are operational may be taken offline without prior notice, staff may also lose access to their accounts without notice and devices may be removed if they have been impacted by the incident. The university also went on to recommend that students and staff should transfer any essential or critical data to their OneDrives.
An update from the University Executive Board to the staff has revealed that the ongoing IT issues have forced teams at the Faculty of Medical Sciences to register over 1,000 returning medical students manually over the weekend, before they were set to return on Monday.
Newcastle University’s IT service (NUIT) is working to recover its systems while aiding the Police and the National Crime Agency in their investigation. The UK’s Internet Commissioner’s Office has been notified as well.
Universities falling victim to cyberattacks are not an unusual occurrence, since besides handling the personal data of employees and students they tend to work on highly-valuable research. In 2019 a malware infestation led to a curious password retrieval process, where 38,000 people were forced to pick up their passwords in person.
written by Amer Owaida, ESET We Live Security
Posted in Other, Security NewsTagged black hat, data breach, hack, hacker, newcastle, ransom, ransomware, Security, university
‘Lead‑offering’ business booming as usual! …but there are no conferences or exhibitions???
Portland passes the strictest facial recognition technology ban in the US yet
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Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (for the worst writing)
These awards for the worst writing of 2005 make excellent reading. Some of my favourites
Captain Burton stood at the bow of his massive sailing ship, his weathered face resembling improperly cured leather that wouldn’t even be used to make a coat or something.
Bryan Semrow, Oshkosh, WI
It was high noon in the jungles of South India when I began to recognize that if we didn’t find water for our emus soon, it wouldn’t be long before we would be traveling by foot; and with the guerilla warriors fast on our heals, I was starting to regret my decision to use poultry for transportation.
Eric Winter, Minneapolis, MN
Because of her mysterious ways I was fascinated with Dorothy and I wondered if she would ever consider having a relationship with a lion, but I have to admit that most of my attention was directed at her little dog Toto because, after all, he was a source of meat protein and I had had enough of those damn flying monkeys.
Randy Blanton, Murfreesboro, TN
A column of five hundred Roman foot soldiers – a column held together by the plaster of courage — advanced on a teeming sea of rebellious slaves — slaves who had, ironically, built most of Rome’s columns, although they actually used lime and not plaster to cement the structures, and though it is perhaps more historically precise to describe the soldiers’ column as bound by the lime of courage, that doesn’t really have the same adventurous ring to it.
Mark Hawthorne, Rohnert Park, CA
After she realized the man she had fallen in love with was her long lost twin brother and they must break up immediately, they shared one last kiss that left a bitter yet sweet taste in her mouth–kind of like throwing up after eating a junior mint.
Tami Farmer, Rome, GA
Billy Bob gushed like a broken water main about his new love: “She’s got long, beautiful, drain-clogging hair, more curves than an under-the-sink water trap, and she moves with the ease of a motorized toilet snake through a four-inch sewer line, but what she sees in me, a simple plumber, I’ll never know.”
Glenn Lawrie, Chung-buk, South Korea
Looking sideways at Thomas, Mireille slowly removed her scarf, waiting . . . hoping . . . praying that when he came close enough to smell the delectable fragrance of her long, luscious waves that he wasn’t going to start sneezing or sniffling or rubbing his eyes, because those were tell-tale signs of his allergies acting up, and if they did, he would know that she had been out rolling around in the lavender fields with Luc again.
Keriann Noble, Murray, UT
As soon as Sherriff Russell heard Bradshaw say, “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us,” he inadvertantly visualized a tiny chalk-line circle with a town sign that said ‘population 1,’ and the two of them both trying to stand inside of it rather ineffectively, leaning this way and that, trying to keep their balance without stepping outside of the line, and that was why he was smiling when Bradshaw shot him.
Derwin Thoryndike vowed to place a 14-carat engagement ring on the finger of Glenda-Sue Ellington, so now all he had to do was save up enough money to buy the ring, get it inscribed, and then locate a person named Glenda-Sue Ellington and convince her to marry him.
Harvey McCluskey,
“So you see” concluded Lance “there are certain things that every woman regardless of personal situation should do at least once in their lives and I am foremost amongst these things.”
Hywel Curtis,
Abercarn, Caerphilly
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
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North Shore Disability Resource Centre TAP
The North Shore Disability Resource Centre (NSDRC) was host to the Urban Land Institute British Columbia (ULI BC) Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) held on June 13th and 14th, 2016. The NSDRC was founded 40 years ago by a group of families and professionals and today serves approximately 2,000 people who live with disabilities on the North Shore of Vancouver.
The NSDRC residential services provides 11 group homes that support approximately 44 individuals requiring both independent and supported living. The homes are custom built, accessible, and were constructed over 40 years. Due to the age of the homes, significant renovation or upgrading is required. The home located at 951 Hendry Avenue in the District of North Vancouver was identified as most in need, and was the catalyst for exploring options on how and if the NSDRC-owned properties should be repaired, redeveloped, or sold to support an alternative housing model.
Expanding quality accessible and affordable housing on the North Shore forms the purpose of the TAP, with the Hendry Avenue property being the prototype for exploring options that can best serve the NSDRC and ultimately more people for years to come.
ULI BC wishes to thank the North Shore Disability Resource Centre for its commitment and support of the ULI BC TAP program, and the Panelists and Stakeholders who generously gave their time and thoughtful input.
Panel Chair/Facilitator:
Bruce Haden, Bruce Haden Architect Inc.
Andrew Evans, Deloitte Canada
Emer Nagle, KMBR Architects
Kate Lambert, IBI Group
Mandy Hansen, Insight Specialty Consulting
Michael Brown, Trillium Projects
Phil Chapman, Consultant
Sheryl Peters, BC Housing
To learn more about this Panel, including the recommendations put forth, please download a copy of the full report.
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THANKS TO BLIZZARD FOR SUCH A GREAT GAME
Pink Mercy | More than $13 millions were raised
Earlier this season, Blizzard introduced a new Overwatchepidermis designed specifically to help raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
The skin was released on May 8, also has been available for purchase through May 21. Unlike many Overwatch skins, that are only available for purchase through loot boxes, this skin has been available for purchase for $15 USD with all profits going straight to the BCRF. Blizzard also made T-Shirts available for lovers which also went toward the charity. A choice of streamers conducted charity flows which increased additional donations towards the total.
In the long run, according to Blizzard, this event helped put together the largest donation ever by a single company in a year in over $12.7 million. Blizzard also partnered with a couple streamers for a charity event flow which raised over $130,000 by itself.
In celebration of these very successful charity events along with the money they were able to help increase, Blizzard has collected a neat set of fan artwork to help commemorate the fundraising campaign.
Wrecking Ball: Developer stream
Arnold Tsang and Ben Zhang, just two of Overwatch's musicians, are likely to be discussing everything about the creative evolution Wrecking Ball on the official Overwatch flow .
This will be an great opportunity for fans to find out more about Hammond, AKA Wrecking Ball, and his place in the Overwatch world. The artists will talk about the artwork and design of Wrecking Ball, their process in creating him, and taking community queries.
In addition to learning about his speech, we are going to see among Wrecking Ball's mythical skins shown. Legendary skins are always a pleasure take on a character, and this should be especially true for Wrecking Ball, since he has that interesting sphere silhouette.
The flow is supposed to kick off in 4PM EST/1PM PST and will last until 6PM EST/4PM PST, so there should be a lot of time to talk about the facts in depth about everybody's favorite genetically modified hamster.
History of Hammond's visual style
Now's art design stream was all about Overwatch's next hero, Hammond AKA Wrecking Ball. We discovered that the two mythical skins Hammond receives at launch will be Junkertown and Horizon Lunar Colony themed.
Blizzard's Arnold Tsang and Ben Zhang shared some fun facts throughout the flow, such as the fact that Hammond's favorite color is purple, and then got to work with drawing on the Horizon Lunar Colony launch skin players can unlock for Wrecking Ball. We also learned a great deal about the design process that led to Hammond, and also how he became Hero 28.
Players must find a good deal of different theories for the enthusiast would eventually become Hammond. From the beginning, they knew they needed a cute hero. At one stage, the gameplay hook in mind was a"free-flying flamethrower" hero. That ended up leading to Jetpack Cat, the notorious hero who was eventually fought for not being thematically appropriate.
The other layout track was"the demolitionist", who would eventually become Junkrat. One of these concepts turned to"Ball Guy", a chunk who could become a man and a guy who could become a ball. The group was not clear if this was a man or a omnic, but the spherical concept captured.
The team got to work, making up a concept for Ball Guy based around 1) being a ball and 2) magnetic powers that could be used for tanking and drawing on fire (quite literally). Eventually, Ball Guy was scrapped. There were also too many omnics from the functions, such as Bastion and Zenyatta... but the group returned to the idea of a cute hero and started to merge those tracks.
This is pretty close to the Wrecking Ball of today, but the group really needed the protagonist to be adorable. This omnic Hammond was cool, but what's cuter than a real life hamster you can cuddle?
Blizzard worked on many stylized hamsters, with Tracer as a concept. The artists mentioned Eastern artwork styles as inspiration for Hammond; the Overwatch art fashion is meant to be East meets West, and Asian artwork of critters ended up factoring heavily into the final style of Hammond the hamster.
Through the flow, we got to find a beautiful drawing of Wrecking Ball's Horizon skin come to life.
ESPN and Dysney are now broadcasting Overwatch League
The Overwatch League has a brand new broadcast partner and it is one of the most recognizable brands in all of sports: ESPN. The sports network's parent firm, Disney, has signed a deal with Blizzard Entertainment which will bring the Overwatch League to the Disney family of programs beginning with the Season 1 Playoffs, the 2 firms announced on Wednesday evening.
As stated by the annoucnement, the arrangement will include the current playoffs, which started on Wednesday night, and will last through the Overwatch World Cup and into the second season of this Overwatch League next year. The deal also mentions that games would extent to a variety of networks including, ESPN, ESPN 2, Disney XD, ABC and streaming solutions. The announcement also includes a broadcast schedule for the remainder of the Overwatch League playoffs that has the first day of the Finals recieving a prime time, 7 p.m. EST, slot on Friday, July 27 on ESPN's primary network.
Up until this announcement, the Overwatch League had an exclusive arrangement with Twitch for broadcasting rights of this competition, but now Disney's network and Twitch's streaming support will both show the games live, according to the announcement. On Twitch.tv you could easily find a lot of professional streamers working on Overwatch boost service. Blizzard has partnered with ESPN to broadcast the company's Heroes of the Dorm championship, a competition centered around Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm MOBA, but this does represent the first time both companies have agreed to such a long-term deal.
The Overwatch League playoffs will continue on Friday, July 13 with the culmination of the show involving the Philadelphia Fusion along with the Boston Uprising. The match will be broadcast on the Overwatch League's Twitch channel in Addition to on Disney XD and ESPN3.
New Overwatch has less toxic players
Two recent additions to Overwatch -- the option to group up with other players based on a pair of filters and the ability to support different players to get good behavior -- are helping to decrease toxicity in the game, according to Blizzard. In a post on the Overwatch forums, match director Jeff Kaplan said that incidences of misuse are down among players at the Americas and Korea.
Kaplan referenced information from Blizzard's Global Insights group, saying that after the release of Endorsements and searching For Group, competitive matches with violent chat were down 26.4% in the Americas and 16.4% in Korea. The number of daily gamers being violent to other people was also down: 28.8 percent in the Americas and 21.6% in Korea.
"We're really delighted with the community efforts to make OW a better location!" Kaplan stated. "Thank you all! And we will keep working on iterating on these features to make them as well as exploring other systems to improve the gameplay environment."
Players that receive a large number of endorsements because of their behaviour and gameplay have been rewarded with greater queues and some still-unspecified benefits, so there's some inspiration for players to be on their very best behaviour. The Looking For Group attribute gives players more control on who will join their team, allowing group organizers define which hero characters they're looking for or allowing them to need voice chat.
When Blizzard declared the characteristic , Kaplan said the aim was to give players approaches to recognize decent behaviour in Overwatch, as opposed to more resources that focus on reporting bad behavior.
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Children and young people’s transformation planImperator2020-03-25T13:18:57+00:00
In response to the NHS England and Department of Health commissioned report ‘Future In Mind’, which focuses on promoting, protecting and improving mental health and wellbeing services for children and young people, a Bury plan of action for the next five years has been developed – The Local Transformation Plan.
Local Transformation Plans (LTP) should be viewed as ‘living’ documents, which need to be refreshed annually and delivered through action plans for the five year life span of the programme (2015/16 to 2020/21). The current plan was refreshed in March 2019. The plan has been put together with the help of local children, young people and their families, to transform these services in Bury.
In recognition that some aspects of service planning and delivery will only support improved outcomes when commissioned and delivered more at scale, Bury continues to work with colleagues across Greater Manchester to develop a Greater Manchester level transformation plan.
In order to provide greater synergy with devolved health and social care planning across Greater Manchester, all 10 CCGs have agreed to publish a refreshed Children and Young People’s LTP in March 2019.
The refresh of the LTP is seen by NHS England as the evidence that progress is being made, that the funding is being spent as intended and will provide evidence on how local services are being transformed. At the same time, LTPs should be seen as part of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs).
The CCG is committed to the ongoing transformation of children and young persons’ mental health services and we are committed to improve access to quality services for children and young people and those who care for them.
We will work with Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, Greater Manchester’s 10 Local Authorities and the other nine CCGs to commission and deliver services where populations and needs require a wider implementation than at a single CCG locality area.
Refresh of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Local Transformation Plan March 2020
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Phil Collins orders President Trump to stop playing his hit In the Air Tonight at rallies | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
by celeb October 17, 2020 Celebrity News
Phil Collins, 69, has hit President Donald Trump’s campaign with a cease and desist letter to ensure that it will not continue to play his 1981 hit song In the Air Tonight. It comes after Trump’s team used the track during a rally in Iowa on Wednesday.
Phil’s song was played while an audience of the president’s supporters waited for him to arrive on Air Force One at Des Moines International Airport.
The hit could be heard while the plane made its approach for landing.
Once the plane landed, Trump, 74, walked down the stairs to Survivor’s song Eye of the Tiger.
Following the use of Phil’s track, his representative spoke out and revealed the campaign did not have his permission to play the song.
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Other artists including The Rolling Stones, Rihanna, R.E.M., Prince, Panic! At the Disco, Pharrell Williams, Nickelback, Neil Young, Adele, George Harrison, Elton John, Guns N’ Roses, and Luciana Pavarotti have additionally spoken out against the use of their music during Trump rallies.
Sir Rod Stewart also hit out at Trump after he made the United States the only country in the world that will not participate in the Paris climate agreement.
The Maggie May hitmaker shared his concerns while speaking to Virgin Radio host Chris Evans on his How To Wow podcast.
The musician got onto the subject when Chris suggested the fight against coronavirus was even “weirder” than when the country battled the Germans in World War II because “there’s no silver bullet”.
Sir Rod agreed and added: “I think the good Lord’s intent on wiping us all out because we’ve spoilt the Earth, we’ve spoilt it.
“I think it’s too late to turn back now, I think global warming is going to spoil the Earth. Literally, I believe we’re too late”.
“Blimey, so we need rock ‘n’ roll more than ever,” Chris mused.
Rod then exclaimed: “Yeah we do, with that p***k in the White House pulling out of the Paris accord, that’s terrible.”
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What small business marketing can learn from the Uber Eats Australian Open ad campaign
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If you’re a fan of the summer tennis like me, you may have been witness to a series of TV ads during the Australian Open 2019 by Uber Eats a few weeks back as an extension of their “Tonight, I’ll be eating…” platform. The ads are a new type of TV advertising, being labelled as “integrated TV commercials”. They feature some of the world’s best tennis stars including Rafael Nadal and our very own [although sometimes reluctant to admit it], Nick Kyrgios.
The ads began as what appeared to be coverage of live match play where the tennis stars themselves would be donning the very sweaty clothes they were wearing prior to the ad break. In the example below, we see Rafael Nadal taking a break from the very match we were just watching only to deliver his crafty lines [although somewhat difficult to understand] to promote the food home delivery service.
And another one featuring Nick Kyrgios superb [cough] acting skills.
The ads received both positive and negative reviews from people, some claiming they were tricked, cheated and even found the ads cringe-worthy. Others praised the ads for being creative, entertaining and funny [which I would have to agree with].
So, what can a small business learn from this campaign by Uber Eats?
entertain the audience when you have their attention
It’s hard to gain the attention of an audience at the best of times. Blogs and videos businesses publish to their websites and social media channels are often overlooked in a crowded content marketplace, and the engagement levels are low.
Uber Eats has hooked the audience’s attention at the best possible moment. Instead of airing another “Tonight, I’ll be eating…” ad in a different setting using famous actors, singers and TV personalities, they’ve considered when the audience is most engaged with the screen and hit them with an ad at that very moment in a very entertaining way.
Too often small businesses are wasting money on advertising and content promotion that receives little to no engagement, resulting in no return on investment. It usually boils down to the context and timing of the content promotion where businesses publish on the wrong channels or at the wrong time… or both! As an example, if you’re a wedding photographer, placing an ad in the local paper in summer will have less impact than if you placed an ad in Modern Wedding Magazine on the lead up to wedding season. Find out where your audience is consuming content and when they are most engaged, then serve up some content of your own in the form of entertaining blogs or ads. This will see your content engagement increase [providing your message is compelling of course], generate leads and drive revenue.
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making the most out of sponsorships
It’s no secret that sponsorship opportunities in small business are often disregarded due to their sizeable cash commitments and poor return on investment. However, some business owners think sponsorship is good for “getting the brand out there”. Unless you’re a big brand like Coca-Cola with the marketing budget to match, “getting the brand out there” isn’t a good measure of success for small business marketing. It’s getting the customers “in here” that matters most.
Uber Eats has made the most of their sponsorship of the Australian Open and are clearly the standout brand of the tournament, up against ANZ, Kia and AGL. They’ve squeezed as much value out of their sponsorship as they could which I am sure resulted in a significant return on investment.
Instead of just handing over large sums of cash for sponsorships and waiting for an event to happen in the hopes that it will “get the brand out there”, consider the opportunities that are available to you before, during and after the event. If you’ve sponsored something that is aligned with your brand and target market, you have an opportunity to deliver a message to an audience who is engaged with a high chance they are aligned with your brand, product or service.
It doesn’t matter on the dollar figure. What matters most is the idea and the strategy behind that idea. Uber Eats [I think] created brilliant advertising that captured the attention of their audience at the right moment, leaving a lasting impression and I can only assume a sizeable return on investment.
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Yolanda-hit borrowers and businesses get relief in SSS payments
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The Social Security System (SSS) has announced a moratorium on housing and member loan payments and lower interest rates for borrowers in areas devastated by Super Typhoon “Yolanda,” while calamity-stricken employers are given an extended payment deadline for their monthly contributions.
The relaxed payment terms for contributions and loans are among the recent enhancements in the SSS Calamity Relief Package for victims of “Yolanda,” as approved by the Social Security Commission (SSC) on November 27. These cover specifically areas in central Philippines declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) under a “State of Calamity,” such as Leyte, Bacolod, Samar, Palawan, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo and Cebu.
“Employers are required to remit contributions only for the months that their business has been actively operating. Because of the destruction wrought by Yolanda, we understand that employers in the typhoon-stricken areas have had to stop operations,” SSS explained. “As part of the relief package, the deadline of all employer contributions that correspond to the months of actual operations from October 2013 to March 2014 will be on April 30, 2014. This extended deadline will enable affected companies to use their current resources in fully restoring their businesses.”
Resumption of regular payment deadlines will take effect for employer contributions on April 2014 onwards. Companies that remain non-operational after March 2014 must submit an accomplished SSS Form R-8 (Employer Data Change Request), along with the supporting documents, to suspend or terminate their membership with SSS.
Borrowers affected by “Yolanda” will also get a reprieve from their SSS payments under a moratorium on loan amortizations that fall due on November 2013 to June 2014. The moratorium will benefit only calamity-hit borrowers with housing, salary and other short-term member loans, as well as those paying for acquired SSS housing assets in monthly installments.
“The moratorium gives affected borrowers an eight-month grace period on loan payments due to the adjustment in their due date. This will help them use their limited funds for their subsistence needs and rebuilding expenses, without their worrying about the monthly loan penalty of one percent,” SSS added.
The interest rate for amortizations within the moratorium period was dropped to one percent per annum — in line with Malacañang’s directive to grant interest-free loans, while still adhering to the SSS Charter’s requirement for investments to earn at no less than the average Treasury-bill rate.
The applicable interest rate for new salary loans and Salary Loan Early Renewal Program (SLERP) availments under the enhanced relief package will also be one percent per annum, lower than the regular rate of 10 percent. Loan repayment will start on the sixth month after the loan grant, instead of the usual two-month grace period before the start of loan amortization.
As for loan renewals under the SLERP, deductions from the loan proceeds shall only include the outstanding principal and interest. Accrued penalties, if any, will not bear any interest and may be incorporated into the monthly amortizations of the new loan. Borrowers can directly claim their loan checks from the SSS branch where they filed their application for a quicker loan release.
The enhanced relief package also includes the increase in advance pensions to six months from the original three months for calamity-stricken pensioners. SSS also waived the P300 replacement fee for members who lost their SSS IDs or Unified Multi-purpose Identification System or “UMID” cards during the typhoon.
Earlier announced as part of the SSS relief package are the SLERP, which enables current borrowers to renew their salary loans ahead of the prescribed period; the waived one percent service fee for both new salary loan and SLERP applications; and the reduced six percent annual interest rate and waived application fee of up to P3,000 for House Repair and Improvement Loans.
The deadline of applications for the SSS Calamity Relief Package for “Yolanda” is on April 30, 2014, while members interested in the special House Repair and Improvement Loan have one year from the issuance date of the SSS circular to file their application.
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College student issues powerful message after ‘sexist’ exchange with male classmates: ‘This made me so mad’
Dillon Thompson
October 9, 2020, 10:57 a.m. ·2 min read
A college student is going viral after posting a jarring video that shows just how often she gets interrupted during class.
Claire McDonnell is a graduate student at the University of Iowa. The 22-year-old is one of just four women in her science and finance program, according to BuzzFeed News.
McDonnell shared a TikTok video in late September that details one of the most problematic parts of that disparity. The clip, which now has more than 3.3 million views, reveals how often she’s interrupted by her male classmates.
“My male classmates love listening to my input and letting me finish my sentences,” she ironically captioned her video.
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The clip is a compilation of several moments that, as McDonnell explained to BuzzFeed, all occurred during a single Zoom call. She captured the video during a meeting for a group project, originally planning to send it to another friend in the course.
McDonnell told BuzzFeed that, after rewatching it, she decided it was a good example of “how often this happens to women in a male-dominated field.” So, she posted the clip on TikTok.
“Live footage of being a woman in STEM,” her video’s on-screen text reads.
STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, represents a field of study in which women are massively underrepresented.
According to new research by sociologist Kim Weeden, 18 percent of all college entrants complete majors in the STEM field, 8 percent of which consists of women.
The problem goes all the way back to high school too. Twenty-six percent of Weeden’s male pre-college respondents said they planned on entering STEM majors, compared to only 13 percent of female respondents.
McDonnell’s video drew praise from thousands of commenters, who supported her way of calling out the “sexist” in-class behavior.
“This made me SO mad,” one user wrote.
“I would’ve SCREAMED,” another added.
“Just wait until you got to work and every guy talks over you,” another warned.
Despite the reactions, McDonell warned that this “happens on a daily basis.” The grad student told BuzzFeed she hopes she can bring more light to the issue.
“From an outside perspective, you almost have to laugh at how awful it is,” she said. “It’s a very serious issue that brings to light how many women experience it. It’s something that needs to change. Men have to be willing to make those changes.”
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Driver dead after serious single-vehicle collision
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Published Monday, November 30, 2020 7:10AM MST Last Updated Monday, November 30, 2020 5:01PM MST
Calgary Fire Department members examine the charred wreckage following a Sunday night crash on 16 Ave. N.E. where a car left the road, flipped and caught fire
CALGARY -- The driver involved in a serious single-vehicle collision Sunday night has died from injuries, the Calgary police said in a statement issued Monday afternoon.
Sunday nightthe driver was transported to hospital in critical condition following a late-night crash on 16 Avenue N.E. where his car flipped several times.
Police say the vehicle was travelling eastbound near the 36 Street overpass at around 11 p.m. Sunday when the driver lost control and crossed the median.
The man was ejected from the car as it proceeded to flip and catch fire.
He was transported by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical condition.
A section of 16 Avenue was closed to traffic throughout the night but reopened just before 5:30 a.m.
Police continue to investigate and believe speed to be a factor.
Investigators are asking for any potential witnesses, including drivers with dashcams who may have been travelling in that area to come forward at 403-266-1234.
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Vaccination, abortion debates intertwined
by Dan Walters June 5, 2019
Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) in the Senate chambers, September 10, 2015 at the State Capitol in Sacramento, California. Photo by Max Whittaker for CALmatters
California’s vaccination controversy has a symbiotic relationship with the nation’s abortion debate.
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When Georgia and other red states enacted very tight restrictions on abortions, their political leaders obviously hoped to push the issue back into the U.S. Supreme Court and into the hands of the court’s newly strengthened conservative majority.
However, the reignited political and legal conflict over when and how abortions may be performed could have a collateral impact on another burning issue in California – whether immunizations against measles and other infectious diseases should be mandatory for school children.
The symbiotic relationship between the two divisive controversies emerged last weekend during a state Democratic Party convention in San Francisco when reporters asked Gov. Gavin Newsom about a pending legislative measure that would crack down on doctors who issue exemptions from the state’s immunization requirement.
Newsom expressed skepticism about the thrust of Senate Bill 276, which Sen. Richard Pan, a Sacramento Democrat who is also a physician, introduced to further tighten the requirement that he had authored several years earlier.
Pan says a few “unscrupulous physicians” have been selling the medical exemptions allowed under his previous legislation. His new bill would require physicians to fill out uniform documents for any medical exemptions and then send them to the California Department of Public Health for approval or denial.
SB 276 has generated a storm of protest from anti-vaccination activists, but cleared the Senate on a 24-10 vote last month and is now pending in the Assembly.
Opponents say that if enacted, the bill would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship and subject medical judgments to being overridden by faceless bureaucrats. It’s a position that precisely mirrors what abortion rights advocates say – including, it would appear, Gov. Newsom.
“I do legitimately have concerns about a bureaucrat making a decision that is very personal and with respect, as a father of four that goes through this on a consistent basis, that’s just something that we need to pause and think about,” Newsom said in one of several comments to reporters at the convention.
“I’m a parent. I don’t want someone that the governor of California appointed to make a decision for my family,” he added in another. “I like doctor-patient relationships. Bureaucratic relationships are more challenging for me.”
Still another: “I believe in immunizations… however I do legitimately have concerns about a bureaucrat making a decision that is very personal. That’s just something we need to pause and think about.”
After his comments hit Twitter and other social media, they erupted in digital shouts of joy from those in the “anti-vax” movement, as it’s dubbed. And, of course, they were disappointing to immunization advocates.
Newsom’s a smart politician and surely is aware that if he endorsed, either by word or deed, setting up the medical review process that SB 276 proposes, he would be undercutting his strident advocacy of abortion rights, which has included publicly inviting women who are denied abortions in other states to come to California for the procedures.
So what happens now to Pan’s bill?
An outbreak of measles in Southern California led to revelations that immunization rates had been declining, particularly in affluent communities, as parents exercised their ability to opt out. That was the genesis of Pan’s original legislation, which eliminated a “personal belief” exemption.
If SB 276 falters and the medical exemption remains intact, immunization rates may not rise to the level necessary for public health, and the fate of the bill is now, rhetorically at least, in Newsom’s hands.
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Hapi Independens blong Papua New Guinea
by Dr Lisa McDonald
Canterbury Museum recently said a warm welkam olketa (welcome everyone) to members of the Canterbury Papua New Guinea Wantoks Community as they celebrated the 43rd anniversary of their homeland’s independence.
Visitors spent time with a selection of objects from the Museum’s collection that reflect the rich cultural diversity of the nation. Body adornments composed of bird feathers and animal teeth, bilums (bags) made of natural fibres including hibiscus and cuscus (possum fur) and elaborately carved kundu (drums) with goanna skin membrane were just some of the treasures on display.
Members of the Canterbury Papua New Guinea Wantoks Community at Canterbury Museum, 2018
The group was impressed by a large tapa Kavat mask made and used by the Uramot Baining people of Vunga village (Gazelle Peninsula, East New Britain) during an Atut – a traditional dance – to commemorate the anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s independence in 1988.
Historically linked to male circumcision and initiation rites, the Atut is today performed in a range of different contexts. In ritualistic settings the dance commemorates the ancestors, acknowledges prosperous agricultural harvests and welcomes the birth of children, while public performances at local, national and international festivals introduce audiences to the customary world of the Baining. Groups of 20 to 30 male participants each wear masks of varying styles and designs as they dance through the embers of a bonfire under the cover of night, all the while accompanied by rhythmic drumming and the chanting of other initiated men.
Kavat mask 2011.177.1
Atut being performed in Rabaul, East New Britain, 2016
A delicate mourning cap from the Maisin people of Collingwood Bay (Oro Province) was also on view. Dating to the 1860s, the cap is a material embodiment of historic funerary practices. Worn by women as expressions of grief and respect for their deceased husbands, the caps were most often accompanied by matching coix seed bodices and necklaces.
During a period of seclusion that could last many months, a widow was not permitted to be seen or heard by her fellow villagers. If venturing outside her home, she was covered by a large sheet of tapa. Only after the tepurukari – a ceremony that signified the end of the mourning period – was she permitted to discard her garments of bereavement.
Widow’s cap E75.1
One of two orator’s stools held in the Museum’s collection gave visitors an insight into the world of initiated men from the Middle Sepik River region. Collected in 1916 – a time when the northern half of the country was under German administration – the stool once stood inside a haus tambaran (men’s ceremonial house).
These objects are considered persons in the communities from which they originate, having both public and secret names that connect them to the ancestors. During discussions and debates, often about village business or preparations for warfare, men would stand by the stool while speaking – sometimes striking it with a bunch of leaves to add emphasis when making a specific point or to reinforce a particular sentiment.
Orator’s stool E116.10.37
Canterbury Museum i telem tenkyu tru Nora Taylor, Aunty Dikoi Taylor na Aunty Lucy Bennett lo ol sapot blo yupela.
Canterbury Museum says many thanks to Nora Taylor, Aunty Dikoi Taylor and Aunty Lucy Bennett for their support and assistance.
Dr Lisa McDonald is Associate Curator Human History (Māori and Pacific) at Canterbury Museum and Adjunct Fellow, School of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Canterbury. Her research focuses on contemporary art from the Western Pacific, where she collaborates with makers primarily based in Port Vila and Port Moresby.
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Thailand Election Fun – 2011 Update
(Updated Monday am) Sunday afternoon, the polls closed in Thailand’s second general election since the 2006 coup that saw Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ousted by factions of the country’s military. The results, announced last night by the Election Commission, are that Thaksin’s sister Yingluck Shinawatra will be the kingdom’s next Prime Minister, and also the first female PM in its history.
Tensions have been high because this election is seen, more than anything, as a litmus test on how the political situation will go forward. First, let me make clear that I have no particular interest in any of the parties involved in this election. Here’s the long and short of it:
Thaksin was removed from office by a coup in September 2006 despite his party having won majority votes in two prior elections.
After a new post-coup constitution was ratified, a subsequent election saw the reincarnation of Thaksin’s political party (dissolved because of charges of breaking election law) again winning a majority.
The next two PMs, both from Thaksin’s party, were removed from office upon being found guilty of minor offenses and after a minority coalition party switched sides, the military-backed Democrats were able to form a government with Oxford-educated Abhisit Vejjajiva as Prime Minister.
Now, it looks like we’ll be back where we started, pre-coup. Or, at least, something close to it since Yingluck and her Phuea Thai (“For Thais”) party have run on the slogan, “Thaksin thinks, Phuea Thai acts” and a proposed amnesty for Thaksin has been openly discussed as a leading policy position.
Election campaigns in Thailand are every bit as much of a circus as they are in the United States, although they take place in a much more compressed period of time – less than 60 days elapsed between the dissolution of the previous Parliament and these elections. Yesterday, while waiting on the Skytrain platform at the Asoke station, Prime Minister and Democratic Party candidate Abhisit and his supporters were waiting for a train on the opposite platform, shaking hands and taking pictures with people.
Here’s a closeup of the man, described in one US Embassy cable that was leaked during the Wikileaks scandal as handsome and ineffectual.
Something that I will be glad are gone now that the election is over, are the large campaign signs that are tied to trees and poles along the streets, blocking the sidewalks. In some areas they are so thick that the footpath is entirely hidden from the street, which I suppose is not necessarily a bad thing!
These posters by the Phumjaithai (“Proud Thailand”) party showed male and female athletes with the face cut out, encouraging you to see yourself as one of the winners. I couldn’t resist.
Driving around the city after the polls closed at 3pm, I noticed many people in small motorcycle driven push-carts, collecting these election posters. “So quick to clean up!” I thought, until Tawn explained that these people were collecting the posters to use as building material. The heavy corrugated plastic sheets can be used as roofs and ceilings in the slums. Sadly, this may be the most any of these candidates actual do to improve the lives of the kingdom’s poor.
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0 thoughts on “Thailand Election Fun – 2011 Update”
I_love_Burma on 3 July 2011 at 09:20 said:
woh! u got those pic? were you sneaky? 🙂 i didn’t go downtown. scared of the crowd.
CurryPuffy on 3 July 2011 at 10:20 said:
Darn! We left too early to share the excitement and a glimpse of Abhisit!
lcfu on 3 July 2011 at 12:24 said:
hahahahaaha i vote candidate #16
ZSA_MD on 3 July 2011 at 13:36 said:
I like your mug shot in the cut out poster.
murisopsis on 3 July 2011 at 14:57 said:
Necessity is the mother of invention. Sad but resourseful – the use of the posters. I wouldn’t mind an abbreviated campaign season…
Fatcat723 on 3 July 2011 at 16:21 said:
I think you were brave to go downtown to get the photos. I stay out of politics here but at least we are a bit more peaceful.
Dezinerdreams on 3 July 2011 at 16:46 said:
Haha! That poster pic of yours is too funny. I shall vote for this candidate too!
christao408 on 3 July 2011 at 20:57 said:
@I_love_Burma – @Fatcat723 – No need to be sneaky or go “downtown”. Was standing on the eastbound platform waiting for a train home and Abhisit and his party were on the opposite platform, so just took out the camera.@Dezinerdreams – Vote for me, vote for you. We are one. LOL@lcfu – Thank you for your vote!@murisopsis – Actually, that would be great if the US could get to a two-month campaign season. One month to primaries then a month to the general election.@ZSA_MD – Thank you, my Thai tutor took it for me.
Ikwa on 3 July 2011 at 22:38 said:
I that great plans now next year to build a tool shed after November 2012 elections! 😉 if only I could I would! Maybe a dog house for certain people’s signs! That was really an interresting post!
stevew918 on 3 July 2011 at 23:06 said:
I did not know you play golf, Chris 🙂
oxyGENE_08 on 4 July 2011 at 00:02 said:
Yay for Thailand!!! First woman PM!
Fongster8 on 4 July 2011 at 04:24 said:
Let’s hope the military doesn’t attempt to take over again.
yang1815 on 4 July 2011 at 05:22 said:
Wow talk about recycling!
@Fongster8 – Some say that they have learned their lesson after the miserable mess they made of things. Others say that the ruling elites will not sit idly by. Give it six months and let’s see what happens. You can bet that the Election Commission will be looking at every charge of fraud very closely.@oxyGENE_08 – For that, even many women who didn’t support her are very proud.@stevew918 – That’s the only kind of golf I play!@yang1815 – @Ikwa – It is a creative use of materials, isn’t it? I was thinking of getting a few of the wooden stakes (if any are still around) to use to stake my tomato plants. LOL
ElusiveWords on 4 July 2011 at 10:30 said:
My parents used to call the local candidates to put their signs up on our lawns so they could use the stakes for our vegetable garden.
jandsschultz on 4 July 2011 at 13:02 said:
Sending positive thoughts to Thailand at this time. It will be interesting to see how a woman will be able to make inroads. I doubt she will be able to change much, but someone has to begin the process, so she needs the support to do that, even if it’s our positive thoughts from afar.
@jandsschultz – Yeah, but when she runs on the slogan “Thaksin thinks, Phua Thai does” I’m doubtful that she has much intent of independent thinking or making any change.@ElusiveWords – Did they choose the candidates whose policies they best liked, or the ones who used the best quality stakes in their signs? =D
@ElusiveWords – HAHA that is awesome. So you would have the opposing candidates on the same lawn?!
brooklyn2028 on 5 July 2011 at 20:28 said:
UGH! Elections are so tiring. We’ve had so many in Canada recently. Despite the party that I dislike won here, I’m glad that the propaganda commercials and posters are out of sight!
@brooklyn2028 – Something I don’t miss from the US is the tremendously long and drawn-out election seasons. It seems as soon as one ends, another begins.
icepearlz on 6 July 2011 at 22:35 said:
That was what I thought too, back to square one! I was planning to go to Bangkok or Phuket in August but now some well-meaning friends are throwing cold water at my plans, saying Yingluck might be assasinated.
@yang1815 – yep, she would walk around and see who had the best stakes and ask them for a sign.
@icepearlz – Oh, you should most definitely continue with your plans for at least two reasons. First, the new gov’t cannot be formed until 30 days after the election (election commission must certify results) so there won’t be anything for them to protest until they’ve at least gotten underway. Second, I honestly think the chance of violence, especially in Phuket, are very low. Phuket is a Democrat stronghold, so there wouldn’t be anywhere for them to protest to show their disagreement with the new government.
ClimbUpTreesToLookForFish on 7 July 2011 at 09:02 said:
It is sad that democracy takes a meandering path of development.
Ricardo98 on 10 August 2011 at 18:26 said:
Here’s a fun fact: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra got her Master’s degree in public administration at Kentucky State University, traditionally an African-American institution in Frankfurt, KY.
christao408 on 10 August 2011 at 23:04 said:
@Ricardo98 – Here’s an even funner fact: a friend here in Bangkok, a French-born Vietnamese who was raised in Kentucky, was a classmate of hers. Says she and the other Thai students had “helpers” who did most of their work.
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Film review – Photograph (Ritesh Batra, 2019)
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2019, AA Films, Amazon Studios, Deepak Chauhan, Farrukh Jaffar, Film Review, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, photograph, Ramesh Deo, Sanya Malhotra
Photograph is a sweet film that has the feel of being a western take on what Indian cinema is. It’s doesn’t have any large set pieces or emotional pyrotechnics, the character development is sparse and the ending is fairly predictable, but despite these the overall effect is largely positive.
Director Ritesh Batra has returned to ground familiar to anyone who saw his soaring debut The Lunchbox, which brought him to prominence in 2013. The concept of an unlikely friendship blossoming into an even unlikelier romance is revisited here, with a beautifully-shot Mumbai serving as the backdrop for both. Fans of his debut expecting another uplifting romance will feel a little shortchanged, so it’s best to appreciate with a fresh palate.
With Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Rafi and Sanya Malhotra as Miloni Shah, the film is in great hands. These are two complex characters and they’ve clearly thought through every move under the guidance of director Batra. Rafi has an underlying anger that is fully realised without he need to clumsily explore his past through flashbacks irrelevant to the main plot. He plays it perfectly – a man frustrated by the pressures of arranged marriages that are being compounded by the arrival of his meddling but well-meaning grandma (Dadi).
Equally, Sanya Malhotra negotiates her role delicately. Hers is a character who goes a long way to keep those around her happy, so starting a relationship with someone unknown to her family is a huge step. It’s a role relevant to so many global movements to ensure better rights for women, though some may question if her stance is a little too understated. Or perhaps it’s just more realistic in her situation than if she’d openly displayed anger.
The ending is effective, even though it was signposted from about ten minutes in. Yes, it’s a poor man and a rich girl falling in love, which is tried and tested ground for so many films – a fact they mention in the climactic scene – but it’s certainly not handled clumsily. Just because we’ve seen it before doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable.
It isn’t a groundbreaking film, but not every piece of cinema has to be to leave a lasting effect.
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Ideal Set Up for Heavy Prep and Line Work
Thread in 'Cooking Knife Reviews' Thread starter Started by sabbah,
sabbah
I'm getting new knives, so I poured over the excellent advice given on the site, and would like to thank Boar_d_Laze and others for there significant and helpful advice.
Right now, I do about four hours of various prep, ranging from brunoise cut's too slaughtering three to four cases of pineapple and various butchering jobs. Then I hop up on line and work the lunch or dinner rush which involves a lot of thin slicing of tataki tuna, seared duck breast, quartering sungolds and grape tomatoes and the like. And then prep again... haha.
So I guess I want a good prep knife that can hold an edge fairly well. (I frequently thunder chop through melons and their ilk on to those harder Epicurian cutting boards) And a good line knife that will remain super sharp and but be able to take general line abuse. After some thought, I was leaning towards a Sab, and a Masamoto. But by no means am commited. Our kitchen right now has almost all Masohiro's for some reason. I like them, but they are like a cult. They're are already over 15 in the kitchen, but the stones we have are sub-par, just a common tri stone oil. So, I'll be investing in new water stones as well.
The crappy twenty dollar knife I use know, is frequently sharper then most of the Masamoto's since I actually sharpen it. I don't understand buying Japanese knives if you aren't going to sharpen them often.
In a nut shell, advice for a solid prep knife, a great line knife, and stones and steel that fit the beasts.
Price is not so much a factor, I'm more interested in putting together the a damn good tool set then anything else. I
boar_d_laze
Hi Sabbah,
You posted a week ago, and no one responded. For my part, I just didn't see it. If you're still looking for feedback and want me to weigh in with some of it, let me know.
Good question, by the way; a really cool way of looking at the problem. A shame it got lost in the shuffle.
Preliminarily, you might be better off with a heavy duty knife of some sort for all the heavy duty cutting (chef de chef, lobster cracker, western deba, whatever), and a light, thin chef's/gyuto with enough edge retention to last all the way through a shift or two without going back to the stones.
That could be more prejudiced than well thought out, because it's what I was taught and how most people using two knives still do it.
Your idea of one knife for prep and another for service also makes sense, in that you're not constantly going back and forth for the other knife, but would probably mean a lot of steeling during prep.
You can push an ordinary, higher-end 10" German, like a Wusthof or Henckels through some very tough cutting, especially if you have it sharpened fairly obtusely. If you don't already have one or two packed away, you can usually buy them used pretty cheaply. When I cooked for money I used (and still) use a 12" Sabatier au carbone for that kind of stuff and it holds up very well. We can talk about angles and symmetry if you care. I also had/have a heavy meat cleaver and a saw -- just in case.
Anyway, some things to think about if you haven't alread made up your mind.
chrislehrer
I have never cooked professionally in my life, and may it please the lord I never will. But I do know something about knives, here and there.
First of all, for a brutality knife, I suspect you've already got the right thing, or can grab one of the ones lying around. So the main thing is the knife for everything else. You want light, fast, screamingly sharp, ludicrous edge retention. Then there's the question of a knife for service, where it sounds like slicing is the name of the game, so retention is less of an issue, shape and terrifying edge are more crucial.
For the main knife, I wonder if you might consider an Aritsugu A-series wa-gyuto. They are semi-stainless (secret alloy recipe, blah blah). They will take a frightening edge, and whatever witchcraft and black magic they're up to with making the things, the edges stand up to an awful lot of work. They're not particularly expensive -- about $165-$185 for 240mm (9") -- although you may have to search around a bit to acquire one, unless you have contacts in Japan who can get one quite a bit cheaper ($135 across the counter at Tsukiji market). The only thing is that all the afficionadoes insist that the knife needs to be thinned to get maximal effect, which means reprofiling it very acute on a coarse stone for quite some time. If you're interested, ask at Fred's Cutlery Forum (at www.foodieforums.com) for advice on how to thin one of these babies.
For your service knife, have you considered a different profile, like a slicer of some kind? I don't mean shell out heaping sackfuls of cash for an ultra-fancy yanagiba, but there are all kinds of great slicers at perfectly respectable prices, and I wonder if they might not be better bets. A yanagiba is a possibility, or a kiritsuke, takobiki, fugubiki, or on the Western side French slicer, sujihiki.... You don't have to get into big bucks for knives like this if you look around. Again, in your situation, the Aritsugu A-series might be a good choice: excellent edges and retention, near-indestructibility, low price.
Chris, I think you're overrating the edge holding capability of the Aritsugu A. If you sharpen any other good Japanese knife after every shift or every other shift, you're going to sharpen an A after every shift or every other shift.
It will maintain a little extra sharpness at the end of the period perhaps, but it won't buy you an extra day. Plus, the knife is an ENORMOUS PITA to profile.
Plus, Sabbah (who may have left for all we know) didn't say anything about wa-handled knives. I know Aritsugu makes a yo A, but if I'm not mistaken all the buzz is about the wa. Anyway, the current flavor of the month for this type of tough, tool steel knife is the Kikuichi TKC which is yo, doesn't need nearly as much work going in, is better finished, stays as sharp as long, and supported by both Kikuichi (who has some US presence) and Chef Knives To Go.
Basically, if you want a knife to do crowbar work, your best range of choices is in crowbar type knives. That's why people who use light knives for most of their work keep a heavy duty knife for pineapples, thick skinned gourds, cutting through chicken bones, and other things which are very hard, have a lot of tough fiber, or cause the edge to slam hard against the board. At the risk of repetition the usual choices are to use something fairly heavy duty through both prep and service, or the two knife setup just mentioned.
Since Japanese made knives aren't all that prevalent, the most common thing is to use something very durable and... well... crowbaresque, like a typical, stainless, German knife for everything. But once you've started become addicted to smoking crack using Japanese edges, there's no going back.
The biggest problem with one knife for prep is that most of prep is mirepoix, potatoes, herbs, and other mise; the things for which a light sharp knife is ideal. And for the heavy duty stuff, the strategy isn't nearly as much the hardness of the knife alloy, as using appropriate edge bevels and an appropriately heavy knife with enough spine. Actually a softer steel with more obtuse bevels hold up better than a harder one -- because even though it needs regular steeling, you don't have to worry about chipping.
My current practice (as an ex-pro) is to use a 10" Sabatier au carbone for everything but the heavy duty stuff, and use another au carbone for that. It's the same, except that it's 12" (thicker spine) and gets a completey different edge. The extra weight and length are nice, but it's the edge that makes the difference. My 10" knife is tough enough for me to force it through the tough stuff, but it needs too much steeling and re-sharpening, because the edges are sharpened to angles that won't hold up to that sort of abuse.
But that's just one way of looking at the problem -- and maybe not the best for Sabbah. You don't necessarily need a heavy duty knife; I know a few guys who either used to or still go through a service using nothing but their "laser" (very thin and light) wa-gyutos. It's a lot about what you cut, and how often you're willing to sharpen. Those guys are all "every day" sharpeners.
Also, you may misunderstand how a knife gets used during prep as opposed to during service. There's usually not much difference unless you're on some sort of special station on the line where all or nearly all you do is slice. Even then, you're more likely to use a slicer during prep for "boucher," "poisson," and other trimming and portioning then you are for carving BOH. Unless you're making a lot of cuts, it's faster to just use your chef's.
Rule of thumb: If you don't like a slicer as your main knife during prep you won't like it on the line either.
Anyway, nice to have someone to talk to who knows something while we wait for Sabbah's return.
Come back, Shane.
Well, you know best about the Aritsugu. It may not be the flavor of the month, but the buzz was that it was pretty indestructible.
As to the slicer thing, look at what Sabbah says he does with a knife on the line: apart from quartering grapes, it's all slicing. Don't you think that would be more fun with a slicer? Easier, too.
phaedrus
The buzz about the TKC is well deserved- it's a fantastic knife. You could do worse than a TKC for medium to fine work and a Western Deba for the tough stuff.
kyheirloomer
Chris, are you saying that quartering grape- and cherry tomatoes is not slicing? How else would you do it?
Posted by Chris
It may not be the flavor of the month now, but it certainly was awhile ago -- with KC leading the charge. However, KC was so frustrated with profiling his that he went so far as to ask me for advice about oilstones. And after he got his knife (as well as the others he was sharing around) just right...
He sharpened his before every shift. Indestructible? I don't know. Maybe. But they do dull.
If all you do is carve and portion, a slicer rocks. But cutting garnish for four hours? More than anything, it's a matter of keeping your knuckles off the board -- smash your widdle piddies a few times doing micro julienne of ginger and the splendor of the slicer recedes into the mist.
Wow, thanks guys I looked back a couple of times earlier and didn't see any responses, so I took a while to get back to this. And actually, I haven't decided yet, and don't have time now, (swamped I'm sure you understand) but I'll respond tomorrow some time.
The more I think about it... the less decisive I get.
a) If I have those super hard epicurean cutting boards at work, and I'm slamming into them all day, doesn't it make the most sense to get something with super strong edge retention?
b) I'm left handed. As a side fact.
c) That aside, I really want a crazy sharp Japanese knife. And I want to do fine knife work fast and very fine.
On the other hand I'd rather not show up with my own, sharpening stone, special rod, and cutting board.
Maybe I should just get a Sab for work and sharpen it before every shift...
haha.... my god now I'm laughing at myself.
If you've got the scratch, you might think about a Kikuichi TKC. They used to be named "Ichimonji TKC" but Kikuichi took over the marketing, the warranty and so forth. Their edges are supposedly as rugged as the Aritsugu As', without the Aritsugus' drawbacks. I've never tried one, and am flying on rep and buzz with this recommendation. But a few people I trust are very high on it.
I'm not even going to talk about an Artisugu A, they're too hard to make lefty friendly.
My choice -- not to mention the way I did and do -- would be to use a really good working gyuto for nearly everything along with something heavy, not too expensive, and rod hone friendly for the crowbar work. A used, unloved Henckels would be nice. A lot of pros find that when they move up to Japanese knives, whatever they were using as the go-to rapier could profitably be reassigned to battle-axe.
This gives you some room to invest in your first knife. But I don't want to spend your money until you've at least begun to talk about your budget. Another area of choice is to figure out if you're looking for a great all-arounder or want to prioritize certain qualities like edge holding, edge taking or thinness. I love carbon Sabs quite a bit for their edge taking and overall feel, but they take a lot of steeling to make it through a shift.
Sorry, can't help myself. I'll hold off on the recommendations until you choose your path.
I made so low range bids on e-bay for a couple of old sab's and a couple of gyuto's and will see what happens. Othewise, I'm curious Boar-d-Laze, are you recommending the TKC because it has better edge retention then say, a Masamoto? Or what's your reasoning for the TKC over the other quality Jap. knives?
Also, I bid on a couple of Damascus VG-10, Yoshihiro Gyuto's for under a hundred. I'm already too excited about knives and I haven't even gotten one yet.
Is there an advantage to getting natural whetstones?
Sabbah said:
Well, I can't speak for BDL but I love the TKC. It's thinner than average, has superb geometry and is made of fantastic steel. The only knife I've used with edge retention that is even close to the Ichimonji is the Akifusa/Ikeda, and the TKC has better geometry. The fit and finish of the TKC (at least of my particular specimen) is amazing for the price. I have a 240 and I'd like to get a 270, but it's hard to justify the money since I have a pretty decent stable of knives already and I'm trying to get out of the kitchen./img/vbsmilies/smilies/lol.gif
The natural stone business...now there's a whopper! I'm assuming you mean natural waterstones as opposed Arkansas' and the like. I don't have much experience with them. But I think I'm probably going to take the plunge soon. I say that with great trepidation- after buying 30 synthetic waterstones the last thing my wallet needs to is to catch the fever over naturals./img/vbsmilies/smilies/rolleyes.gif
Yeah, this is why I want to do it right the first time. I'd rather start off with the best and be satisfied, then devolve (evolve? what do I know) into some sort of nut with a room full of stones and knives. /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif
If I win these other knives I will most likely use them at home, and put the TKC and Sab at work. Since I'm strongly leaning that way now.
Phaedrus knows the TKC in reality, I'm only passing along its reputation.
A Masamoto VG is the best possible choice for many people. It's a good combination of edge taking, wear resistance, and is easy to true. It's also under $200. Spend more, get more (at least, so one hopes). Everything else being equal, a Tadatsuna western is better in some ways, a TKC is better than others. The best overall combo may be a Masmaoto VG and a Forschner Heavy. For the light knife you may even decide you want a Japanese style handle. The Konosuke HD I just bought might be your beau ideal. Obviously, I think it's mine.
We're still trying to nail down whether it's practical to choose an everything knife for prep and a light knife for service; or a heavy knife for heavy jobs and a light knife for everything else. I'm more for B than for A because there are more really good specialty knives than there are everything knives.
Is the Konosuke HD available anywhere? I keep finding out of stock stores. I did do some internet searching on the beast and was impressed.
Sabbah,
You asked,
Good question; welcome to the club.
Chef Knife To Go (Mark Richmond) and Japanese Knife Imports (Jon Broida) are, as far as I know, the only outlets for buyers outside of Japan.
Konosuke, as far as I know, has only been in existence a very short time, and a surprisingly robust demand exceeds not only supply but current production -- especially for the HD gyutos. Since their first orders, both Jon and Mark have them on perpetual back order. They come in when they come in.
It's not uncommon for a knife to become "flavor of the month," aka "the knife that will save the world." Whether the Konosuke HD is one of those or a classic coming into being is up in the air. The kitchen knife nut universe is not large but it is very trendy and subject to strong but temporary passions.
With my own money in it, I'm hoping for "classic."
As good as it may be, it will not be significantly better than the Tadatsuna Inox or Shiro #2, Suisun Honyaki Inox, Masamoto KS, and several other wonderful and similarly expensive knives. It may not even be that much better than the stainless and carbon Sakai Yusukes which are about 25% less expensive. There are perfectly rational reasons for searching for the "best to the nth degree" knife, but they don't apply to me. Nevertheless, I'm having a good time and irrational will have to do.
Fed-Ex says Tuesday, but I'm hoping mine will arrive here tomorrow. Whenever it comes, give me a chance to sharpen it, prep a couple of meals, and I'll post a first impression here, on Fred's, and on Cook Food Good within 24 hours. I've had enough experience with the Tads and Masamoto KS to make a decent comparison, then you can extrapolate the rest based on what you've read from other people. I'll also call Mark and try to get some more background on Konosuke, the company, and Kosuke.
One never know. Do one?
On the other front, I see the 13" Forschner "Heavy Chef's," aka "Lobster Cracker" aka "Bone Splitter" for around $130 all over the place. That's not a bad knife to keep for abuse. I've heard some not bad things about Kanemasa western debas too, but they're carbon and I don't know how you feel about that. Other western debas start running into money.
Rad, I will control my baser consumer urges till I read your report.
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This time Bollywood Vs Hollywood Vs Pollywood
This Friday number of movies are being released on Indian box office from Bollywood, Hollywood, Tamil as well as Punjab Cinema. These include- Raman Raghav 2.0, Junooniyat, 7 Hours To Go (Hindi), Amma Kanakku, Independence Day: Resurgence and Sardaar Ji 2. Out of these, only few have good buzz among audience, but have separate audience to attract.
Raman Raghav 2.0 is an Indian Hindi thriller movie, directed by Anurag Kashyap and produced by himself in association with Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena under the banner Phantom Films. It is based on notorious serial killer Raman Raghav, who operated in Mumbai during mid 1960s. The movie features Nazazuddin Siddiqui in the title role and Vicky Kaushal in other crucial role of a cop. (Verdict: Watchable / Expected India Opening: 1.75 – 2.25 cr)
Junooniyat is an action romantic Hindi movie, directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar under the banner T-Series Films. It features Yami Gautam & Pulkit Samrat in lead roles. (Verdict: Skippable / Expected India Opening: 0.75 – 1.25 cr)
7 Hours To Go is another Hindi thriller movie, directed by Saurabh Verma and produced by Nitika Thakhur under the banner Krian Pictures. Its story is inspired by true event, which revolves around a hostage crisis and what happens within 7 hours after that incident. The movie features Shiva Pandit, Sandeepa Dhar, Natasa Stankovic and Varun Badola in lead roles. (Verdict: Skippable / Expected India Opening: 0.50 – 0.75 cr)
Sardaar Ji 2 is an action comedy Punjabi movie, directed by Rohit Judraj and produced by Manmord Sidhu & Gunbir Singh Sidhu under the banner White Hill Production. It is the sequel of 2015’s Punjabi blockbuster Sardaar Ji, features Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles. (Verdict: Watchable / Expected India Opening: 2.5 – 3 cr)
Amma Kanakku is a Tamil drama movie, directed by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari and produced by Anand L. Rai & Dhanush under the banners Colour Yellow Pictures & Wunderbar Films. It is an official remake of 2016’s Hindi movie Nil Battey Sannata, features Amala Paul, Revathi and Samuthirakani in the lead roles. (Verdict: Watchable / Expected Tamil Nadu Opening: 1 – 1.5 cr)
Independence Day: Resurgence is an American sci-fi movie, directed by Roland Emmerich and produced by himself in association with Dean Devlin and Harald Kloser under the banners Centropolis Entertainment, TSG Entertainment and Electric Entertainment. It is the sequel of 1996’s Independence Day, features Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward and William Fichtner. (Verdict: Watchable / Expected India Opening: 2 – 2.5 cr)
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How a standardized Value of Resilience will proliferate Community Microgrids
The ability to easily comprehend the Value of Resilience (VOR) is key to unleashing the indefinite power backup capabilities of renewables-driven microgrids.
Rosana Francescato 06.26.2019
Energy resilience is a pressing need for our communities.
Our centralized energy infrastructure is costly, aging, and inefficient, which makes it highly vulnerable. Extreme weather events are occurring more frequently and causing extended power outages. From January through September 2017 alone, the U.S. experienced 16 weather-related events that incurred damage of at least $1 billion each. Recent wildfires, hurricanes, and floods have brought renewed attention to the vulnerability of our energy system.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
It’s clear that we need energy resilience — and there’s no better way to provide that resilience than with renewables-driven Community Microgrids, which can keep critical loads online indefinitely during grid outages.
Why we need a standardized Value of Resilience (VOR)
While it’s not hard to convince people that indefinite, renewables-driven backup power for critical loads provides significant value, there is not yet an agreed-upon VOR for any type of loads, including critical loads at facilities that are the most vital: critical community facilities like fire stations, hospitals, emergency shelters, and critical water and communications facilities.
A VOR standard is sorely needed, and its absence represents a significant gap in the market for Community Microgrids. As Microgrid Knowledge has noted, valuing resilience “is not so simple, yet may be the primary reason an organization installs a microgrid.” The issue is not limited to facilities considering a microgrid. Regulators need to consider VOR when conducting resource planning, but they are currently unable to do so because of a lack of standard values. Utilities wishing to engage in microgrid pilots have had their requests denied because they were not able to quantify the VOR.
At the Clean Coalition, we’re paving the way to unleash the renewables-driven microgrid market. Our goal is to make it simple to quantify VOR, starting with our Value of Resilience (VOR) methodology, which standardizes VOR for Tier 1, 2, and 3 loads across all facility types. For example, Tier 1 loads are worth the same whether at a hospital or a fire station. Tier 1 loads are of a mission-critical life-sustaining nature; the only difference between facility types is how much of the normal load is Tier 1. Hospitals generally have high percentages of Tier 1 loads, on the order of 50%, while fire stations have a relatively low percentage, in the 10% range, which is close to the norm for the majority of facilities.
This normalization of the load tiers is key to standardizing VOR. Currently, one needs to go through an elaborate forensic accounting VOR process for every facility, which is why VOR is rarely analyzed and available for monetization. The Clean Coalition’s VOR methodology, VOR123, fixes that by providing a standardized VOR for Tier 1, 2, and 3 loads based on the average kilowatts (kW) in each tier. That means that one only needs to know a facility’s annual energy usage in kilowatt-hours (kWh), divide by 8,760 hours/year, and approximate its percentages of total load that are Tier 1, 2, and 3 — and then apply the established VOR123 values.
If you have experience discussing VOR with property owners, tenants, facility managers, policymakers, and utilities or other load-serving entities, you will greatly appreciate the huge advancement that VOR123 is staged to bring to the Community Microgrid market. Standardized VOR will allow all stakeholders to effectively consider VOR when analyzing Community Microgrid economics. This will result in Community Microgrids being widely deployed, and far greater resilience for communities.
Evaluating resilience in terms of critical load
The Clean Coalition defines resilience as the ability to keep critical loads online indefinitely during grid outages.
What is a critical load? It’s one that is considered life-sustaining or mission-critical and therefore has high value to being kept operational at all times, including during grid outages. For a community, critical loads tend to be first responders such as fire stations, police stations, and hospitals; emergency shelters such as schools; and other critical services such as water departments, gas stations, stores, and communications infrastructure. Across facilities, critical load percentages will vary — for example, a hospital will normally consider much more of its load to be critical than a fire station or office building, but buildings that house data centers, scientific activities, and/or industrial processes could have high critical loads.
Although facilities and communities have different needs, we can define critical loads in terms of typical percentages of total electric load:
Tier 1 = Critical load, usually 10% of total load: Life-sustaining or crucial to keep operational during a grid outage
Tier 2 = Priority load, usually 15%: Important but not absolutely crucial to keep operational during an outage
Tier 3 = Discretionary load, usually 75%: Remainder of the total load
Establishing a methodology on these load tiers ensures that the methodology can be easily applied to any type of facility. What’s important is not the type or size of a facility, but rather the stratification of its load across the three tiers. Each facility can determine how it wants to stratify between Tier 1, 2, and 3 loads.
Solar+storage power backup
The Clean Coalition is staging numerous solar+storage Community Microgrids that are designed to deliver indefinite renewables-driven backup power to critical loads. Until the VOR123 efforts produce standardized values, we are using the utility industry cost-of-service (COS) methodology to evaluate the costs associated with provisioning indefinite renewables-driven backup power to Tier 1 loads using solar+storage, combined with load shedding when Tier 2 and 3 loads need to be shut off in order to preserve energy for indefinite power backup of Tier 1 loads. Ultimately, the key analysis is determining how much solar+storage is required to keep Tier 1 loads online indefinitely, even on the most unfavorable solar day, based on decades of historical weather data.
Of course, grid outages often occur at times of high solar resource. In a typical California-based scenario, with Tier 1 loads representing 10% of the normal load, the Clean Coalition estimates that solar+storage microgrids that are sized for indefinite renewables-driven backup power of Tier 1 loads will be able to keep all Tier 2 loads online about 90% of the time, and will be able to keep Tier 3 loads online about 50% of the time.
This level of resilience is in stark contrast to that provided by diesel generators. While diesel generators are often sized to back up either Tier 1 loads only, Tier 1 and 2 loads only, or entire loads, they generally have only enough onsite diesel fuel to provide backup power for about two days. Even if they have more diesel fuel available, once it runs out, all fossil fuels may be impossible to replenish during serious disasters (this includes natural gas, which is unavailable for very long durations when its pipelines rupture and/or explode — or are at risk of doing so). In addition, operations and maintenance (O&M) for diesel generators is expensive because they require regular exercising to remain in working order. And EPA requirements for particulate filters can dramatically increase the capital costs of diesel generators for commercial and industrial customers, and greatly limit their allowed runtimes.
The Clean Coalition is working to formalize the VOR123 methodology and standardized values, and to gain industry alignment for them. We have already engaged on our VOR123 work with a number of key stakeholders, including governmental, nonprofit, corporate, and other organizations.
As we continue refining the methodology, we welcome involvement and input from interested parties. If you’d like to learn more, please contact Dr. Frank Wasko, Managing Director, at frank@clean-coalition.org.
Rosana Francescato
Prior to joining the Clean Coalition, Rosana was Communications Director for Sunible, an online solar marketplace, and for MyDomino, an energy savings concierge service. She has written extensively on clean energy for publications like CleanTechnica, PV Solar Report, pv magazine, and The Energy Collective. While on the steering committee of the Local Clean Energy Alliance, Rosana helped evaluate shared renewables legislation in California. She has served on the boards of several clean energy nonprofits and volunteers installing solar with GRID Alternatives.
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Tiffany is the perfect match for the serious competitor looking for a phenomenally talented athlete bred to win with the flashy, refined look to get noticed in the show pen. The filly is by reined cow horse sensation Travelin Jonez. The son of Smart Chic Olena has lifetime earnings of $197,268 and dominated the NRCHA in 2013, winning three of the NRCHA premier limited age events. His list of accomplishments includes: NRCHA Stakes Open Champion, NRCHA Celebration of Champions Derby Winner, NRCHA Jack & Phoebe Cooke Memorial Derby Winner, NRCHA Hackamore Classic Championship Reserve Champion, and fourth place in the 2017 World’s Greatest Horsemen. With limited foal crops of performance age, Travelin Jonez’s offspring have already earned $130,014. Couple Travelin Jonez’s bloodlines with Catinthehat’s, a daughter of High Brow Cat, the all-time leading sire of cutting horses whose progeny have earned more than 76 million dollars. Catinthehat won $14,431 in the show pen and is out of the standout reined cow horse mare and proven producer, Shine Smartly. Shine Smartly has won world titles in the NRCHA and AQHA and her offspring have earned $130,025. Catinthehat’s first foal of performance age, Just Makin A Scene (x Very Smart Remedy) has earned $31,123 to date. Tiffany is bred to dominate the show pen and has a great future as a broodmare prospect after her outstanding show career.
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Channel submitted in December is still pending rev...
heartlandpublic
Re: Channel submitted in December is still pending review.
Hi, Belltown, and thank you so much for the reply.
We did consider that option. We are concerned about one thing, and maybe you can help us with this: If a channel is submitted and is pending publication (as ours is) and, in the meantime, say, 500 Roku users add it to their accounts via the private channel method. Then, said channel becomes published and say 500 different people add it via the public channel/app store directly via their Roku player.
Then, say a few months down the line, we issue a channel update.
Are the first 500 Roku users going to be synchronized to these updates just as the latter 500 users who added our channel via the public app store are?
I guess another way of phrasing this is: when a once private app becomes public, do people who added it privately receive updates just as people who added it publicly? Would they be in sync?
We don't want to chance having some of our listeners being cut off into their own corner and not receiving updates while the rest are.
If you or someone can help us with this question, then yes, we would be very excited to be able to deliver on our expectation of our listeners who have Rokus being able to add our channel/app to their boxes.
We were shocked at how fast we turned around the Fire TV app mainly because we didn't realize Amazon is now accepting HTML5 apps for Fire TV until we started making the app.
Heartland Public Radio
There may be a different and/or better way to do it, but I was thinking in terms of two separate channels: one Public, one Private. They would have the exact same code-base (perhaps with a different version number and/or title so you'd know which was which. The Public version has already been submitted for review; you'd submit updates as you normally would. You'd make an additional submission for your Private Channel, except that you'd click on the "Add Private Channel" button, and give it a vanity code, e.g. HEARTLANDPRIVATE that you'd give to your users. You'd update the private channel independently of the Public channel, if you wanted to keep the Private Channel around after the Public one was published. The Private updates would be available immediately to all your users who are running that version of the channel, whereas the Public updates would not be available until Roku approves them. If you really wanted them to be "in sync" you'd just wait till the updated Public channel was approved then submit the Private channel updates. However, you may only want the Private channel as a stop-gap until the Public channel became available. At that time you'd issue an update to the Private channel containing something like a splash screen, for example, which would instruct your users to go to the Roku Channel Store to get the Public version. They can then add the Public channel from the Channel Store and delete the Private version. After a suitable time, you could delete, or render inactive, your Private channel.
The nice thing about Private Channels is that they do not go though any Roku approval process. A channel published as Private is available immediately, as are any updates. The downside is that you don't get the visibility that you would from a channel in the Roku Channel Store. There may also be other issues, however, such as billing, that would affect a developer's decision about whether to publish a private channel.
https://github.com/belltown/
greubel
I have three channels, one public, one private as a beta and one for testing. The private is always current and can be updated and refreshed immediately. The public channel is two versions back from the private. Still waiting for Roku approval. The advantage of two privates is that if there is a problem I can post a fix and debug the test channel. After the problem is resolved, post the fix to the beta channel and the user doesn't have to wait.
@belltown and @greubel Thank you both for your explanations and input. We really appreciate the time you took to explain everything. For the time being, we're probably going to keep things as-is. Hopefully whatever is causing such a long backlog will be taken care of so that Roku can begin vetting the channel/apps in queue.
However, if this ends up taking too long, then we may just go the private route. We hope that's not the case, though.
cpjamloki
Same problem is here. NO response from past 4 week from ROKU about my publishing public channel.
We are really hoping that our app is published soon.
Romans_I_XVI
If you've had a channel published since the new year please let us know when you submitted and when it was published. I submitted on January 5th. Still no word and were approaching 2 months. Anyone else here that's been waiting longer than that and still isn't published ?
We submitted our channel on January 26, 2015. Still no word. We're really hoping it gets published soon.
kc8pql
New channels are being added to the channel store every day. There have been 32 added just since last Thurs. (four business days)
You can track this in the channel store on the box. Channels in the New section show the date they were added on their info page.
No, I don't work for Roku.
Netflix Player N1000X, XDS 2100X (premature death by lightning)
Roku2 XD 3050X, Roku2 XS 3100R, Roku2 4210R
I noticed this too, at first I thought they were just being slow or lazy (no offence Roku), but then I noticed there are a ridiculous number of channels being added every day, most of them are small scale, and have content that you could easily find with a quick YouTube search anyway (now no offence to the developers ) . Now I am all about having an open platform, but it seems like it could go into the same direction as Google Play. Which had millions (no exaggeration) of low quality apps sitting at the bottom of a digital barrel. Making it possible for even a very high quality app to get lost in the shuffle if not marketed properly.
I don't want to see Roku go in this direction. I see great potential in Roku as a developer because of the small number of channels. But it could get to a point where your channel is only in the "New Channels" section for maybe a day, before it's buried beneath 80 more channels.
Just my thoughts on the subject. Maybe not have every church in american have their own public channel (I'm not saying this in a derogatory way, I'm a Christian and I actually watch the big church channels like TBN) . But my point is, a small local church absolutely should have a Roku channel! But since it is only targeting a small local demographic, it should probably just stay in the private channel section, and distribute the access code to your church members (or even all around town if you want)
Just some of my thoughts on the subject, and the church channels are just an example. There are also plenty of local news stations with channels, or channels that are just full of clips :s no full length content at all.
Again, I just hope the Roku doesn't become a platform that is flooded with apps/channels/whatever.
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Home > Journals > Journal of Medical Entomology > Volume 37 > Issue 2 > Article
1 March 2000 Experimental Bovine Hypodermosis in Spain
David Reina, F. Javier Martínez-Moreno, Pedro Gutierrez-Palomino, Philip J. Scholl, Santiago Hernández-Rodríguez, Ignacio Navarrete
David Reina,1 F. Javier Martínez-Moreno,2 Pedro Gutierrez-Palomino,2 Philip J. Scholl,3 Santiago Hernández-Rodríguez,2 Ignacio Navarrete1
1Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Extremadura, 10071, Cáceres, Spain
2Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14071, Córdoba, Spain and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Extremadura, 10071, Cáceres, Spain
3Ft. Dodge Animal Health, P.O. Box 400, Princeton, NJ 08543–0400 and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Extremadura, 10071, Cáceres, Spain
J. of Medical Entomology, 37(2):210-215 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-37.2.210
An experimental survey was carried out in western Spain to investigate both the chronobiology of Hypoderma spp. and the immunoresponse of their bovine hosts. This study was initiated with a new system of obtaining Hypoderma spp. larvae directly from their host, including the eclosion of adults from their pupae, infestation under natural but controlled conditions, and confirmation of the resulting infection. This survey was carried out over 2 cattle grub seasons; it was possible to infest and reinfest the experimental animals and to monitor them by both parasitological methods and by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. This method permitted the evaluation of the development of anti-Hypoderma antibodies during the experiment. The experimental design also enabled us to establish the period of detectable H. lineatum infection to be from December until the end of April with the largest number of warbles observed during March and April. After a pupal period of <30 d, adults were seen in April and May. Hypoderma bovis (de Geer) showed a delay of 2 mo relative to H. lineatum (de Villiers). This study reports a completed biological life cycle of Hypoderma spp. under controlled conditions in both natural and experimental environments.
David Reina, F. Javier Martínez-Moreno, Pedro Gutierrez-Palomino, Philip J. Scholl, Santiago Hernández-Rodríguez, and Ignacio Navarrete "Experimental Bovine Hypodermosis in Spain," Journal of Medical Entomology 37(2), 210-215, (1 March 2000). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-37.2.210
Received: 9 September 1998; Accepted: 1 August 1999; Published: 1 March 2000
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David Reina, F. Javier Martínez-Moreno, Pedro Gutierrez-Palomino, Philip J. Scholl, Santiago Hernández-Rodríguez, Ignacio Navarrete "Experimental Bovine Hypodermosis in Spain," Journal of Medical Entomology, 37(2), 210-215, (1 March 2000)
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Cruising the Canal, Damaging the Diolkos
by David Pettegrew September 29, 2011 2 Comments
One of the consequences of spending a summer morning talking with Sophia Loverdou was seeing the diolkos in a whole new light. I had contacted Sophia following the recommendation of a reviewer (on a forthcoming diolkos article) that a woman had launched a crusade to save the diolkos of Corinth. I had seen Sophia’s name before but had not read much about her campaign. I wanted to hear her story and so I arranged a meeting at Poseidonia on the Corinthian Gulf. As we walked along and visited different parts of the road, I kept looking for clues that might unlock the archaeology and history of the road. Sophia, on the other hand, kept talking about the modern organizations that were responsible for the road’s utter destruction: the Corinth Canal Company and the Greek Ministry of Culture, among others.
We stopped above the poorly preserved Sectors D and E and talked about how the road had come to look like this.
A few minutes later, one of those bulk freighters, the “EKO 3” was towed into the entrance of the canal. I was surprised to see the dramatic change in the amount of water over the remains of the road. The first picture below shows the road as the EKO entered the canal.
The second image shows the displaced water as the EKO passed by. Note the dark sediments and sand carried back into the canal from the banks.
In the half hour that we stood there talking, we watched three smaller vessels pass through and have a comparable effect on the road. Meanwhile, Sophia kept talking about the webs of complicity and criminality responsible for damaging the road. I was at least understanding the problem now.
The day ended and I went back to Ancient Corinth and downloaded the images. I returned the following day to reexamine some blocks and take additional photographs. As ships moved in and out of the western entrance to the canal, I decided to take a few videos documenting the damage. Many of the vessels were like simple passenger carriers that had some minor effect on the road.
I was surprised, though, by the Catamaran Glass Bottom Boat, a vessel based in the Saronic that takes parties of tourists through the canal many times each day. I myself had journeyed through the canal on this kind of boat only two years ago. I was surprised that such a small vessel produced bow waves that easily reached and eroded the diolkos on the banks of the canal.
But the monster ship that day was the mega cruise ship “The Coral” discussed in yesterday’s post. After I filmed it passing by the Nero relief, I jumped in my car and drove to the bridge about a kilometer to the west. And here, the water that rushed back caught me by surprise.
According to the website of the Corinth Canal Company (A.E.D.I.K.), some 11,000 marine vessels of all kinds pass through the Corinth Canal every year: tiny fishing boats, large cargo vessels, cruise ships with waving passengers, private yachts bearing sleepy vacationers, and ugly cranes and barges. I’m still not sure who or which organization(s) are to blame for the destruction of this unique monument of the ancient Mediterranean, but it’s clear that constant canal traffic has had a major force in eroding the road. I can understand how an ancient limestone road cannot compete with a monumental canal, and I also get how no one wants to claim responsibility or blame for the deterioration of this monument, but should there not be some greater systematic effort to preserve the great trans-Isthmus road that has figured so prominently in discussions of the ancient Corinthia?
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A Cruise Ship in the Corinth Canal
by David Pettegrew September 27, 2011 Leave a comment
In early June I had the chance to visit the Corinth Canal with Sophia Loverdou, the woman who has launched a campaign to save the ancient diolkos (more on that campaign later in the week). As I wrote in this post in late June, she and I toured the part of the diolkos inside Military Engineers Camp. We also drove along the dirt road on the Peloponnesian side of the canal (visible just above the cliff face in the image below) and viewed the canal from various perspectives.
She showed me the old bridge posts marking the location of the so-called “Nero Relief,” an ancient carving presumably left behind by the builders of the ancient canal before they abandoned their enterprise in the late 60s AD. Nikolaos Verdelis thought this relief had been left by the Emperor Nero, and James Wiseman suggested that the severely eroding man could represent Heracles holding a club. It was great to know the location of the relief because I had only ever seen and photographed it from the canal itself on one of those “tour-the-canal” boat rides. After Sophia left for Athens, I returned to the site, climbed down the embankment, and took some pictures.
A comparison of these to Wiseman’s Land of the Ancient Corinthians, fig. 46, suggests that the stone has deteriorated significantly since he shot his photo in the 1960s. And of course, the sprayed black tagging shown on the rock face below is new.
While I was driving along the dirt road, stopping and taking photographs, I caught site of one of those mega cruise ships, the kind you see in the postcards filling up the canal completely and being tugged between seas by a little tug boat called the Titon. Postcards often show a doctored photo of blue water and skies. What I saw was a cruise ship called the “Coral” having the roughest time in the journey, billowing out ugly dark smoke as it trudged along. I drove my rental car from the center of the Isthmus to the Nero relief and waited.
And waited…It took 45 minutes for the little Triton tug boat to reach the relief. I considered just going home, but my curiosity got the best of me.
I shot several videos. The one below captures the moment of passing.
The whole thing drew my own attention to connections between the past and present. Here I was witnessing the modern realization of Nero’s crazy idea to canalize the Isthmus to bring ships through it. But in this case, the purpose of the journey of the mega-ton Coral was not so much to pass through but to see one of the great engineering feats of the 19th century. Imagine if Nero had accomplished the endeavor of making a canal of the Isthmus in the days before dynamite and heavy equipment: it would certainly have been one of the greatest tourist sites of the Roman Mediterranean.
Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs, Isthmus, Periods, Modern, Sites, Canal, Sites, Diolkos
Odds, ends, miscellany and fun:
After my post on extreme sports at the Isthmus, I realize I left out the Isthmia Open! Imagine 160 chess players from countries everywhere. I love the choice of venue with its gesture to the ancient games.
St. Paul’s Corinth as reality TV show: “But wait–actually, there is a place observe struggling churches filled with reality stars. It’s the New Testament…. Take the church in Corinth–please. It was a crazy mix of spirituality, worldliness, excess, and beauty. In others words, a church very much like yours.”
This well-watered Corinth illustration is appropriate after my Histories of Peirene review
Recent Corinthians commentary from Cryptotheology: On the Absence of Anti-Corporeal Sentiment in the Corinthian Church and What is going on in 1 Corinthians 12-14?
The best title from the blogosphere: Saint Paul and youth football
“Tyrant’s City Still a Treasure” in the New Zealand Herald
Corinthiaka, Periods, Modern, Religion, 1 Corinthians, Religion, St. Paul
Histories of Peirene
by David Pettegrew September 23, 2011 1 Comment
There are no monuments of ancient Corinth more famous and iconic than the Fountain of Peirene. Any modern visitor who has wandered among the ruins will likely have shot a photo like the one below of the Roman spring facade and court. And anyone who walks into a tourist shop will have seen plenty of postcard images of the arcade and courtyard. Indeed, the fountain ranks as one of the greatest discoveries of the American School of Classical Studies Excavations at Corinth.
In recent years, a rope around the courtyard has kept tourists a stones throw away from the arcade but only 10-15 years ago, the visitor could walk directly on the pavements. This seeming accessibility to the monument in former days, however, was itself nothing more than a facade, for the court and arches and columns represent but the start of an intricate underground water system stretching hundreds of meters beneath the Roman forum, and the architecture preserved today marks a visual fragment of numerous phases of construction, use, additions, and renovations. The publication of Betsey Robinson’s Histories of Peirene: A Corinthian Fountain in Three Millennia (The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton 2011) is a major milestone in Corinthian studies because it makes accessible the complex histories of a monument that was always central to the life of the ancient city.
Histories of Peirene has much to say about contexts and histories. The first part of the book (Chs. 1-4) places the fountain into its various landscapes: the physical subterranean landscape of topography, springs, and underground tunnels (Ch. 1), the imaginative conceptions of well-watered Corinth promoted through ancient visual images and literature (Ch. 2), and the history of archaeological investigations of the American School’s Excavations (Ch. 3), including especially the work of the excavator Bert Hodge Hill (Ch. 4) whose life was dedicated to documenting and publishing the fountain. The second part of the book (Chs. 5-11) offers a “biography of the fountain” from the Geometric era through post-antique periods. Two chapters explore the Geometric-Hellenistic developments (Ch. 5 and 6), three are dedicated to Early Roman phases (Ch. 7-9), and one each to the 4th and 5th century (still visible today) and post-antique phases.
An outline:
1. Peirene Today and Yesterday: Anatomy and Physiology
2. The Storied Spring: Peirene in Pictures and Poetry
3. Great and Fearful Days: the Rediscovery of Peirene
4. A Corinthian Hydra: the Labors of Bert Hodge Hill
5. Beginnings: Hellenic and Hellenistic Peirene
6. Corinthian Grotesque: The Cyclopean Fountain
7. The Genius of Place and Master: Romanizing Peirene
8. High Roman Style: the Marble Court
9. A Pendant for Peirene: The Scylla of Corinth
10. Palace for the People: The Triconch Court
11. The Ruin of a Beautiful Thing
In a certain sense, this study is written for scholars and archaeologists, the sorts of people who would feel at home reading through the stratigraphic descriptions of a field report in the journal Hesperia or trudging through a final archaeological report in the Corinth series. One finds in Histories many interpretive essays, arguments, and hypotheses based on detailed and comparative discussions of art and architecture, block dimensions, walls, faces, phases, and dating. Robinson arrives at many original conclusions along the way. To name a few, the enigmatic and grotto-like Cyclopean Fountain is actually a 6th century BC creation and designed to represent a natural grotto, the dark home of the famous nymph Peirene; the memory and monument of Peirene was appropriated early in the life of the new Roman colony because the mythology surrounding the nymph, Pegasos, and Bellerophon was historically meaningful and generally known; and the triconch court, still visible today, is later 4th (not 2nd) Century AD.
But the work is also accessible and relevant to a wider readership including, for example, anyone interested in New Testament studies or Greek and Roman archaeology. Allow me to explain why.
1. This book is not simply a study of a fountain, but a study of the most famous fountain in Greece and a monument that was central to the city’s ancient image. Peirene is the only Corinthian fountain to have held widespread and enduring literary fame in antiquity. As such, it is, like the Isthmus and Acrocorinth and the harbors, a major orienting point in the landscape for understanding Corinthian history and ancient conceptions of the city. Peirene was so identified with Corinth, in fact, that it became another name for the city. The nymph and her associates-associations such as the hero Bellerophon, Pegasos the horse, the grotto and fountain, and Acrocorinth appear on a wide range of media (protocorinthian pottery, red-figure vases, wall painting, stone reliefs, sarcophagi, coins, glass phiales, and silver cups) across a wide span of space (Patras, Pompeii, Rome, S. Italy, Algiers, Tyre) over a long period of time (7th century BC to 4th century AD). The Corinthian myth of Peirene and the importance of her fountain would have been common knowledge for any educated child in antiquity.
2. This is a visual work. While the text of the work is lengthy (nearly 400 pages with notes and references), one finds nearly 200 figures, some in color, some black and white, including photos of architecture, wall paintings, coins, statues, elevations, aerial photos, and architectural plans. The photos take us into Corinth’s watery underland and back in time to the first excavations at the site in the late 19th century. Collectively the images are instructive and interesting and demonstrate how art historical evidence can inform our understandings of material contexts.
3. The book provides an excellent introduction to the water systems of ancient Corinth. The Roman facade and arcade are only the beginning of the fountain. The spring facade gives way to chambers, drawbasins, reservoirs, and tunnels through the marl of Corinth’s plateau. We learn how Corinthian geography naturally channels water, how the fountain flows at a rate of 7-12 cu. meters / hour, how ancient engineers created a vast underland of tunnels, and how the water of Peirene is salty, hard, and easily contaminated. We also meet some inhabitants of the underland including bats, crabs, freshwater shrimp, and early 20th century archaeologists.
4. The third and fourth chapters are a riveting case study in the history of classical archaeology in the early to mid-20th century through quotations from field notebooks and correspondence. We learn of the discovery of the monument at the start of American School excavations at Corinth and how it provided the key to unlocking the entire urban plan. We discover quite a bit about early methods of excavation: 500 railroad carts of earth were removed per day. We hear about the difficult, miserable, and heroic process of clearing earth and mud from the entire tunnel system in the first three decades of the 20th century, and the ensuing results: desertion of workers, broken bones, bouts of malaria and typhoid, and even deaths of directors. We find Bert Hodge Hill, the principal excavator of the site, giving site tours to German soldiers during World War II and unable to complete the work after the war due to his perfectionist personality and ethnical obligations to the villagers to sanitize the water.
5. The study provides an up-to-date chronological discussion of the complex history of Peirene. The visitor to Corinth peers on a marble facade of the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, and thinks she is beholding the ancient fountain. But the fountain is (like most archaeological sites) actually a complex palimpsest of development, aggregation, revision, and transformation that stretches centuries of time from the 8th century BC to the 20th century. Robinson makes these histories accessible and gives readers the diachronic overview of one of the social focal points of Corinth at many points in its history. In making accessible the chronological phases of the fountain, Robinson also contextualizes the developments in terms of the broader urban development of Corinth—we, consequently, learn a good deal about the history and archaeology of Corinth. People who study or dabble in New Testament studies will find in Ch. 7 a valuable overview of current debates about Romanization and Hellenization. Writers of historical fiction will find plenty of text and visual material for creative retellings.
6. Finally, Robinson’s overall approach is not a technical archaeological report so much as a contextual study of text and material culture. There’s a creative flow that makes it interesting reading. From the book jacket, we appreciate the basic idea of this flow:
“Peirene developed from a nameless spring to a renowned source of inspiration, from a busy landmark in Classical Corinth to a quiet churchyard and cemetery in the Byzantine ear, and finally from free-flowing Ottoman fountains back to the streams of the source within a living ruin. These histories of Peirene as a spring and as a fountain, and of its water imagery, form a rich cultural narrative whose interrelations and meanings are best appreciated when studied together.”
Such webs of meaning bring otherwise dry archaeological evidence to life through association with ancient poetry, modern stories, and visual media. In short, this text should be of interest to many different kinds of readers interested in Corinth.
For further review, see:
Andrew Reinhard’s overview at the ASCSA webpage including a preview (PDF) of front matter and Chapter 1 and 3.
Bill Caraher’s review at The New Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
American School Excavations, Archaic, Books and Articles, Byzantine, Classical, Early Modern, Geology, Greek (Geometric-Hellenistic), Hellenistic, Historical Fiction, Late Antiquity, Myth, Periods, Modern, Periods, Roman, Religion, Post-Pauline, Religion, Roman, Religion, St. Paul, Sites, Isthmia, Sites, Urban Center
Lolos on Ancient Greek Sikyon
Knoxville’s Daily Beacon has a short little piece, “Lecturer Gives Details on Ancient Greek City-State” on Yannis Lolos’ recent lecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Sikyon Survey Project has been conducting an urban large-site survey at Sikyon since 2004 and has produced a significant corpus of material from gridded survey collection. Indeed, this project represents one of the new kinds of hyper-intensive surveys where investigators are investing greater resources in smaller areas but producing higher-resolution data.
Sites, Sikyon
Tsunamis in the Gulf of Corinth
When the terrible tsunami hit the northeast coast of Japan six months ago, I couldn’t stop following the media coverage of the sheer destruction. I was glued to the unfolding event all the more as I watched friends in Hawaii update their facebook statuses and followed the status of my brother-in-law, who had just started an engineering job in the city of Himeji.
For classicists and ancient historians, modern tsunamis trigger memory flashes of ancient literary descriptions of tsunamis. Rogueclassicism reminded readers of an earlier post on major earthquakes and ancient tsunamis in the eastern Mediterranean, while Adrian Murdoch at Bread and Circuses discussed the great Tsunami of AD 365 that hit the eastern Mediterranean, recorded by the historian Ammianus Marcellinus and discussed by Gavin Kelly in “Ammianus and the Great Tsunami,” JRS 94 (2004), 141-167.
The additional surge in interest in ancient Mediterranean tsunamis came exactly four months later when, on July 11, Dr Andreas Vött of Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, announced that tsunamis had destroyed the site of ancient Olympia. While many scholars had blamed the site’s destruction and burial on a great earthquake in the 6th century AD followed by flooding episodes of the River Kladeos, Vött suggested that Olympia was destroyed by tsunamis. The thick layers of sand covering Olympia would be impossible to explain by processes of natural sedimentation alone. The stratigraphic sequences when coupled with the evidence of marine fossils, geochemical evidence, and geomorphology could only point to catastophic floods of multiple tsunamis. Remarkably, Vött and his colleagues announced, tsunamis rushed inland some 14 km following paths of least resistance and reached the site of Olympia some 33 meters above sea level.
Rogueclassicism covered the news announcements in July in a post titled Olympia Hit by a Tsunami?, which linked to the original press release “Olympia hypothesis: Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese” and re-presentations of the story (with photos) in Past Horizons (“The Tsunamis of Olympia”) and ScienceDaily (“Olympia Hypothesis: Tsunamis Buried the Cult Site On the Peloponnese”).
A spate of new publications has followed on ancient tsunamis. In following this research through Google Alerts and learning more about the frequency of tsunamis in the Mediterranean, I became curious about whether tsunamis ever hit the coasts of the Corinthia. I knew of the good historical and archaeological evidence for the earthquake and tsunami that submerged ancient Helike in the Corinthian Gulf only about 90 km west of Corinth (See, recently, “Submergence and uplift of settlements in the area of Helike, Greece, from the Early Bronze Age to late antiquity.”), but I was surprised to learn of all the research carried out in the last two decades on tsunamis in the Gulf of Corinth.
For example, a research group has recently published an article titled “Geological identification of historical tsunamis in the Gulf of Corinth, Central Greece,” which relates scientific evidence for tsunamis in the Gulf of Corinth at Aliki (ancient Helike) and Kirra / Itea, the ancient harbor of Delphi. Building on an earlier catalogue of tsunamis by G.A. Papadopoulos, the article includes a survey of 17 tsunami events in the Corinthian Gulf between 373 BC and 1996 AD. The authors show how geological and historical evidence together provide a full picture—not all recorded tsunamis are evident in the geology and not all tsunamis are recorded. Interestingly, “tsunamicity” (a great word) decreases the further east one goes in the Corinthian Gulf, but the authors note the earthquake of 1887 that produced a small tsunami near Xilokastro and Sikia, only 24 km west of Lechaion! The sea reportedly came 20 meters inland.
I wanted to know whether there was any evidence for tsunamis in Corinthian territory itself. So, I asked Richard Rothaus, a coastal archaeologist and Corinthian specialist who worked with the Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey and my go-to person for questions concerning Corinthian coastal history and geoarchaeology. The absence of evidence for tsunamis, Richard told me, is not conclusive since comparative studies on recent tsunamis such as the one in Indonesia have shown that erosion and bioturbation can erase tsunami deposits within a decade. Richard pointed out the highly localized nature of tsunami evidence. While his team found no evidence for tsunamis in cores at Lechaion, it does not necessarily make a strong case against one having occurred. Even at Kenchreai, he said, the sand layers mentioned by excavators could in fact represent tsunamis – cores in Kenchreai Bay might produce some interesting results.
This week, Andreas Vött is presenting his research on the Olympia thesis at the Second International Workshop on Active Tectonics, Earthquake Geology, Archaeology and Engineering 19th-24th September 2011 in the Corinthia. The event, hosted at the plush Kalamaki Beach Hotel on the Saronic Gulf, will include sessions on both paleoseismology and paleotsunamis. If you’re interested in reading his team’s paper on “Sedimentary burial of ancient Olympia (Peloponnese, Greece) by high-energy flood deposits – the Olympia Tsunami Hypothesis,” you can find a PDF version here.
Since Paleioseismicity has been posting blog summaries of the workshop, we can expect some brief update about their presentation. Perhaps they will touch on the question of tsunamis in the ancient Corinthia, an issue on which the historical record is so silent. This abstract of an article by Andreas Vött and colleagues suggests new evidence for tsunamis in the Corinthia and Argolid.
Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs, Geology, Late Antiquity
Were the First Christians Rich or Poor?
It’s the question that Greg Carey of neighboring Lancaster Theological Seminary asks in an essay in yesterday’s Huffington Post. Carey follows up on an essay last month titled “Imagining the First Christians,” and promises a third one on the “contribution of women” to early Christian communities. This essay on the question of rich and poor favors a mixture thesis which sees early Christian communities generally as reflecting the population at large: a few very rich people, some prosperous artisans and traders, and the poor masses. Carey suggests,
“People used to assume that Christianity flourished only among the poor. First Corinthians 1:26 — “not many among you were wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many well-born” — still influences how many imagine the first Christians.”
He goes on to note,
“The churches in Paul’s circle of influence almost surely included some persons of means. For one thing, Paul depends upon “patrons” like Phoebe (Romans 16:1) and potential donors in Rome to send him along in his journeys. And what about Chloe, who had “people” who could communicate with Paul on her behalf (1 Corinthians 1:11), or Erastus, the city treasurer of Corinth (Romans 16:23)?”
As I’ve noted in this discussion of Erastus, this question of rich and poor is a major point of friction in Early Christian scholarship today. If an early generation of scholars represented Christian communities as predominately poor, scholars since the 1970s have tended to highlight the socially mobile and wealthy component of the first urban Christians, people like Erastus and Chloe and Phoebe. But there has likewise been a recent push back to the picture of poor Christians. In the midst of the debate are Paul’s Corinthian letters, with all their talk of rich and poor, wise and foolish. How would the situation appear if Corinth were left out of the picture?
Religion, 1 Corinthians, Religion, 2 Corinthians, Religion, St. Paul
Corinthian Sites in Google Earth and Map
Yesterday I discussed a number of resources for viewing Corinthian territory from the air. Some of the same resources also provide incredible views of the archaeological sites of the Corinthia. This can be especially valuable if you want to view a site from a bird’s eye perspective. It is possible to capture a photo of Corinth from an oblique angle from the lower slopes of Acrocorinth:
But contrast these views with Google Earth (via Google Map, in the case below).
The same tools enable excellent views of the northern harbor Lechaion.
And likewise, images of the site of Isthmia otherwise impossible to capture.
Compare with the best I could do from the nearby Rachi Ridge.
If you have Google Earth on your computer, you can download the useful .kmz file of 500 Ancient Greek Places with archaeological remains visible from the air. And if you turn on the images layer in Google Earth, you can view photos that various users have associated with the particular sites. Hundreds of images have been linked to different sites of the Corinthia.
Photos, Sites, Isthmia, Sites, Lechaion, Sites, Urban Center
The Corinthia from the Air
If you hadn’t noticed, views of the Corinthia from the air are increasingly available on the web. When I first started teaching years ago and wanted to project an image of the Isthmus for a class, I relied on my grainy slide photos taken on flights out of Athens. But over the last decade, camera resolution has increased, and organizations and people are posting aerial photos and satellite images online. For example, Philos2000 recently posted the image below on the Isthmus of Corinth Wikipedia article.
Anyone can produce images of the Corinthia for teaching purposes through the wonderful tool Google Earth. The three images below, for instance, show how Google Earth allows you to zoom in and out, tilt, rotate, etc.. at decent resolution. And because Google Maps accesses Google Earth, you can display satellite layers over maps of the Corinthia.
NASA has also released numerous satellite images of the Isthmus freely available for educational purposes from the NASA Earth Observatory website. This satellite image was taken on May 9, 2005. See this Earth Observatory page for the details and explanation. If you really love them, you can set them as your wallpaper.
Same image – labeled by NASA Earth Observatory.
And this is the tip of the iceberg. Some additional NASA images of the Corinthia include:
The Narrowest Part of the Isthmus
ISS023-E-15538 and ISS023-E-15539
The Broader Isthmus
STS077-719-69 and STS077-719-70
STS078-732-49
Gulf of Patras and Corinth:
ISS001-702-159
Central Greece with Isthmus:
ISS009-E-15870
ISS023-E-5385
The Isthmus, Greece, and the Balkan peninsula:
ISS023-E-9578, ISS023-E-9579, and ISS023-E-9580
STS034-86-96
Such resources have made it easy and fun to project the territory that was so central to the life of this ancient city.
Isthmus, Photos, Territory
More Extreme Sports at the Isthmus
There is something fitting about staging extreme sports at the Isthmus today. Perhaps it has something to do with ancient attempts to canalize the Isthmus, or drag ships over it, or build big fortification walls across it—all heroic and incredible feats. Or perhaps it has something to do with the associations with the Pan-Hellenic festival at Isthmia and the landscape’s association with contest. Or maybe the Corinth Canal is simply a good tourist attraction, gathering point, and natural place for exhibitions and crazy stunts. Whatever the case, this popular experience of the Corinthia stands alongside all those St. Paul pilgrimage tours, and historical tours of sites of the ancient Corinthia.
In a previous post, I noted the madness of bungee jumping from the canal bridge. I had one friend who, when she saw that post appear on Facebook, claimed to have done the jump herself, and soon ended up pregnant with twins (I told you it was dangerous).
The Australian Robbie Maddison’s motorcycle leap through the air tops the bungee. I discovered these videos about a year ago but they continue to remain popular on the web. This is an image you don’t see every day (reposted from udumans.blogspot.com).
Two short videos of the jump. Some nice footage of the canal. Kids, don’t try this at home. (And stay away from the Red Bull, which inevitably leads to such behaviors)
Isthmus, Periods, Modern, Sites, Canal, Video
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Katie Barnes
As participating Southeast destinations in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina pass the midway point of the winter season, indicators for the full six-month season from September 2020 through February 2021 are mixed. Although the region has weathered much of the pandemic better than other parts of the US, including posting a strong December, indicators are pointing to a slowdown in lodging occupancy in the months ahead according to data released yesterday by DestiMetrics,* a division of Inntopia, in their monthly Market Briefing. The latest data illustrates the latest trends occurring in occupancy, rate, and revenues through Dec. 31, 2020.
Focusing on just the month of December, actual occupancy was up 7.1 percent compared to December 2019 with the Average Daily Rate (ADR) for the month up a dramatic 24.1 percent in a year-over-year comparison. The solid uptick in occupancy combined with the increased rates delivered an impressive 32.9 percent increase in revenues for the month of December compared to one year ago.
A view of the full winter season reveals how strongly the region has been doing despite the worsening pandemic. For the six-month period, aggregated occupancy as of Dec. 31 is up 3.2 percent compared to last winter with the most notable gains in September, October, and December. ADR for the season is up a very strong 23 percent compared to the same time last year with gains being recorded in all six months. As a result, revenues for the winter are up 26.9 percent.
“What is remarkable in these tumultuous times of COVID-19, high unemployment, sliding consumer confidence, and social unrest is how well these Southeast destinations resorts are doing, particularly with regard to daily rates,” observed Tom Foley, senior vice president of Business Analytics for Inntopia. “Monthly revenues have grown for seven consecutive months starting in May, and in year-over-year comparison, have surpassed 20 percent increases in three months and more than 30 percent increases in two of those months,” he noted.
The storyline begins to change when looking at the booking pace in December for the upcoming months. Bookings made in December for arrivals in December through May are down 21.9 percent compared to last year at this time. Bookings were down in five of the six months with the exception of December. Those December bookings for arrival in that month illustrate the recent growth in short-term or last-minute bookings.
The most dramatic decrease was in March—bookings for that month are down 52.6 percent in a year-over-year comparison. The Briefing did note though, that despite a downturn in the booking pace during December, all six months are continuing to show some growth in occupancy compared to the Nov. 30 report.
“The decline in booking pace along with the slowing of last-minute occupancy fill is evidence of an increasingly cautious consumer,” reported Foley. “It also reflects the influence of ongoing travel restrictions for Canadians who are faced with closed borders along the highways while also being strongly discouraged from traveling abroad. The absence of this large segment of reliable travelers along with likely ongoing restrictions on visitors from the UK, another vital market segment for the Southeast, is likely to impact the lodging industry in the coming weeks until the vaccine is more widely distributed allowing for the relaxing of travel restrictions.”
Economic measurements
Market indicators during the month were mixed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) soared to new record highs, unemployment remained unchanged, but consumer confidence decreased sharply as the high-flying results in markets and some consumer portfolios was not closely aligned with the realities of the average consumer. The Dow was up 1.7 percent from November and posted its highest monthly finish ever—30,409.6 points. This strong performance is in defiance of the discouraging unemployment figures, rapidly rising cases of COVID-19, and an unexpectedly slow and inefficient rollout of the widely anticipated vaccines.
And while the Unemployment Rate remained unchanged from last month at 6.7 percent, it does not reflect the four million workers who have dropped out of the workforce this year. While the construction and manufacturing sectors added 250,000 jobs during December, for the first time since April, overall jobs declined—down 144,000 for the month. Bars and restaurants, theme parks, casinos, outdoor recreation, and the hotel industry took the biggest hits during December, victims of the ongoing and uncontrolled pandemic.
The negative job news sent the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) down once again—another 4.6 percent in December to 88.6 points and the fourth time since April it has dipped below the 90-point threshold.
“Consumers were very pessimistic about current conditions in response to the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths but remain optimistic about future expectations driven, at least in part, by the approval of vaccines and the first round of inoculations,” added Foley.
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Below are demographic data for laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases to date within Syracuse. Please note the Onondaga County data presented in the section above are inclusive of Syracuse.
This section displays trends relating to cases of COVID-19 in Onondaga County. Unless otherwise specified, trend graphs use week of onset to track cases over time. The unit of measurement used is MMWR week, the standard unit of measurement used by the Centers of Disease Control. In instances where onset date is not known, such as for cases that do not experience any symptoms, collection date is used in place of onset date. If both onset date and collection date are unknown, laboratory receipt date is used.
Testing in Other Community Sectors
In order to monitor the impact of resuming in-person instruction, several local colleges and universities have undertaken pooled testing of their students, faculty, and staff populations. These testing approaches differ from diagnostic testing performed within the general Onondaga County community. Please note any individuals who test positive for COVID-19 through pooled testing undergo diagnostic testing, when appropriate, and are included in Onondaga County’s COVID-19 case counts if they are an Onondaga County resident or were on campus at the time of the onset of their symptoms.
Syracuse University maintains a dashboard of counts of tests conducted within their student and employee populations. The Syracuse University dashboard can be viewed at syracuse.edu/covid-dashboard/.
Definitions and Data Notes
Active Cases: Active cases represent individuals who are either in home isolation, being monitored by the Health Department, residing in a nursing home, or under the care of a hospital.
Recovered Cases: Recovered cases represent individuals who have recovered from the COVID-19 infection and are no longer in isolation. Those individuals are still encouraged to follow social distancing practices
Likely Exposure Types:
Community: Exposures occurring within the community. Cases occurring in Senior Facilities are excluded from this category. Travel cases are also excluded from this category.
Travel: Cases among individuals who have traveled outside of central New York and have no other known exposures.
Senior Facility: Residents and staff of a nursing home, assisted living facility, or senior apartment complex who were likely exposed to a positive case within the facility. Individuals with known exposures outside of the facility are not included in this category.
Unknown: Cases for whom the exposure type is not yet known. Exposure types are updated whenever new information becomes available.
Total Hospitalizations to Date: the number of hospitalizations occurring to date, and does not indicate the number of individuals who have been hospitalized. Some individuals have been re-hospitalized and count more than once.
Confirmed Deaths: Deaths among individuals with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection for whom COVID-19 was identified as a cause of death. Confirmed Deaths include deaths occurring in hospital, community, and nursing home settings.
Presumed Deaths: Deaths among individuals who were never tested for COVID-19, but presumed to have COVID-19 as a cause of death.
Pooled Samples: Pooled samples refer to samples collected from individuals that are tested collectively to provide more rapid results. Individual diagnostic testing is required following a positive pooled result to confirm which individual in the sample is positive for COVID-19.
DATA SOURCE: All data presented above are from the Onondaga County Health Department. Please note data are provisional and represent data available at the time of report.
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Published sound recording - Vive la vapeur!
Peter Handford Archive
Handford, Peter Thomas
Transacord
Album of French railway sounds, published in 1969 by Argo Transacord as TR 124 (initially numbered DA 115, but only released as TR 124), album not re-released at a later date. This is the master recording of side 2 for TR 124 (marked DA 115) by Argo Transacord.
HAN/6/1/146/3
HAN/1 Papers relating to audio
HAN/1/1 1950s record labels 10" 78rpm and 10" & 12" LP used by Transacord before Argo/Decca took over the production and distribution of the records
HAN/1/10 Recordings notebooks
HAN/1/11 Publicity and draft articles
HAN/1/12 Card index of Transacord customers' names and addresses
HAN/1/13 Water colour painting of two Castle class locomotives about to leave Bristol Temple Meads with the up Merchant Venturer express by George Heiron
HAN/1/14 Papers relating to the rail tour 'The Aberdeen Flyer' organised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society and the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
HAN/1/15 Notes extracted from audio recordings cases
HAN/1/2 Agreements and accounts relating to Transacord, Argo and Soundefex
HAN/1/3 Orders from customers for Transacord records in 1959
HAN/1/4 Equipment documents
HAN/1/5 Early days of Transacord
HAN/1/6 Argo Transacord
HAN/1/7 ASV Transacord
HAN/1/8 Transacord recording notes and drafts for record sleeves
HAN/1/9 Film sound effects recording and sleeve notes
HAN/2 Papers relating to film
HAN/2/1 Papers relating to "Room at the Top"
HAN/2/10 Publicity leaflet for "Laughing Anne"
HAN/2/11 Papers relating to "Akenfield"
HAN/2/12 Papers relating to "Hitler - the Last Ten Days"
HAN/2/13 Unit list relating to "The Railway Children"
HAN/2/14 Call sheet for "Mysterious Island"
HAN/2/15 BAFTA awards presentation and gala premiere programme "Curtain Up"
HAN/2/16 Photographs of "Dangerous Liaisons"
HAN/2/17 Movement order for "The Entertainer"
HAN/2/18 Papers relating to the British Rail advertisment "Concerto"
HAN/2/19 Braham Valentine prospectus for proposed Woodfall Sound and Dubbing Studios
HAN/2/2 Papers relating to "The Charge of the Light Brigade", Tony Richardson version, Woodfall Production
HAN/2/20 Synopsis of "The Amazing Partnership between Stephen Pryde and Grace Burton" by E Phillips Oppenheim
HAN/2/21 Synopsis of "Oh! What a Lovely War"
HAN/2/22 Papers relating to "The Go-Between"
HAN/2/23 Papers relating to "Frenzy" directed by Alfred Hitchcock
HAN/2/24 Spiral bound notebook relating to 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'
HAN/2/25 Photographs and negatives from several film shoots
HAN/2/26 Magazine supplement "Screen International" about Twickenham Studios' new sound centre
HAN/2/27 Papers relating to "The Corn is Green", "St Joan" and "Holocaust 2000"
HAN/2/28 Papers relating to the Army Film and Photographic Unit
HAN/2/29 Letters relating to employment
HAN/2/3 Correspondence with film companies concerning conditions of employment, and payments
HAN/2/30 Papers relating to "Under Capricorn"
HAN/2/31 Interview and correspondence regarding the "The Autobiography of British Cinema"
HAN/2/32 Script of 'Summer Madness' (alternative title 'Summertime') with Katharine Hepburn
HAN/2/33 Papers relating to "Tom Jones"
HAN/2/34 Papers relating to filming on location in Zimbabwe
HAN/2/4 Unit list for "A Doll's House"
HAN/2/5 Unit list for "The Glass Menagerie"
HAN/2/6 Papers relating to "Murder on the Orient Express"
HAN/2/7 Papers relating to "Tales from beyond the Grave"
HAN/2/8 A souvenir programme for world premiere of Odette
HAN/2/9 Letter concerning Anglo-American Film Production Deal
HAN/3 Photographic material
HAN/3/1 Photographs taken by Handford and third parties
HAN/3/2 35mm transparency for the cover picture of the album 'Trains in the Night'
HAN/4 Correspondence
HAN/4/1 Correspondence and papers
HAN/4/10 Correspondence from satisfied customers to Transacord, business correspondence and papers
HAN/4/11 Correspondence with EMI, Academy Sound and Vision (ASV), Steam World, Steam Railway, the Imperial War Museum and enthusiasts
HAN/4/12 Letters from customers of Transacord and correspondence regarding possible engagements as a sound recordist or to give talks
HAN/4/13 Correspondence with Argo/Decca and eventual link with Argo for manufacture and distribution of Transacord records
HAN/4/14 Contracts and correspondence relating to the take-over by Decca
HAN/4/15 Notes regarding the treatment of Transacord following the take-over by Decca
HAN/4/16 Correspondence from railway publications, admirers and film corporations
HAN/4/2 Correspondence and records
HAN/4/3 Personal letters and correspondence with railways
HAN/4/4 Correspondence and contracts with film production companies
HAN/4/5 Correspondence from enthusiastic listeners to railway sounds and from the Army Film and Photographic Unit
HAN/4/6 Orders and correspondence relating to Transacord
HAN/4/7 Correspondence relating to permits to record on British Railways land, letters from satisfied customers and printing proofs of magazine adverts
HAN/4/8 Letter from Alan Dein, BBC, relating to a radio documentary
HAN/4/9 Correspondence with British Railways, the BBC and the National Railway Museum
HAN/5 Printed material
HAN/5/1 Red scrapbook containing magazine and newspaper cuttings of Hollywood film stars of the 1930s
HAN/5/10 The Magazine of the Norbury Transport and Model Railway Club
HAN/5/11 Audio and Record Review
HAN/5/12 The Railway Observer
HAN/5/13 Newsletter, News from Friends of the National Railway Museum
HAN/5/14 East Anglian Railway Pictorial
HAN/5/15 After the Battle magazine
HAN/5/16 Rail Express magazine
HAN/5/17 Gramophone Golden Jubilee magazine
HAN/5/18 The Beeching Report - a year after
HAN/5/19 Timetables, railways maps, advertising leaflets and magazines
HAN/5/2 Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers magazine
HAN/5/20 The Man the Engines Talk to by John Gale
HAN/5/21 Rhythmic Sounds of a Vanishing Era by Arthur Whetter
HAN/5/22 Letter from G Kitchenside to Peter Handford concerning the editing of the ''Sounds of Railways and their Recording''
HAN/5/23 Printed British Transport Commission postcard
HAN/5/24 Gramophone magazine reviews
HAN/5/25 Newspaper and magazine cuttings
HAN/5/26 Book and record reviews
HAN/5/27 Newspaper cuttings, magazine articles and publicity material
HAN/5/28 The Great Age of Steam: six paintings by C Hamilton Ellis
HAN/5/29 Chemin de Fer Touristiques Francais
HAN/5/3 La Vie du Rail magazine
HAN/5/4 The Railway by Edgar B Schieldrop
HAN/5/5 The Fun We Had; an inside look at the railway enthusiast hobby compiled and edited by K Taylorson
HAN/5/6 Sounds of Railways and their recording by Peter Handford
HAN/5/7 Railway Ghosts by W B Herbert
HAN/5/8 Railway Gazette
HAN/5/9 Photographic souvenir and historical notes in connection with the last train on the Abergavenny - Merthyr Line
HAN/6 Sound recordings
HAN/6/1 Transacord commercially published sound recordings
HAN/6/1/1 Published sound recording - A Double Head of Steam
HAN/6/1/1/1 Published sound recording - A Double Head of Steam
HAN/6/1/10 Published sound recording - Change at Templecombe
HAN/6/1/10/1 Published sound recording - Change at Templecombe
HAN/6/1/100 Published sound recording - The Britannias and the Clans
HAN/6/1/100/1 Published sound recording - The Britannias and the Clans
HAN/6/1/101 Published sound recording - The Bulleid Pacific Locomotives (Southern Region)
HAN/6/1/102 Published sound recording - The Class A4 Pacific locomotive (Eastern Region)
HAN/6/1/102/1 Published sound recording - The Class A4 Pacific locomotive (Eastern Region)
HAN/6/1/103 Published sound recording - The Dukedogs
HAN/6/1/104 Published sound recording - The Dukedogs and the City
HAN/6/1/105 Published sound recording - The Glenfield Goods
HAN/6/1/105/1 Published sound recording - The Glenfield Goods
HAN/6/1/106 Published sound recording - The Great Eastern
HAN/6/1/107 Published sound recording - The Great Western
HAN/6/1/107/1 Published sound recording - The Great Western
HAN/6/1/108 Published sound recording - The Halls
HAN/6/1/109 Published sound recording - The Highlanders
HAN/6/1/109/1 Published sound recording - The Highlanders
HAN/6/1/11 Published sound recording - Changing Trains
HAN/6/1/11/1 Published sound recording - Changing Trains
HAN/6/1/110 Published sound recording - The Knotty
HAN/6/1/110/1 Published sound recording - The Knotty
HAN/6/1/110/10 Published sound recording - The Knotty
HAN/6/1/111 Published sound recording - The L.N.W. 0-8-0
HAN/6/1/112 Published sound recording - The Lickey Incline
HAN/6/1/112/1 Published sound recording - The Lickey Incline
HAN/6/1/113 Published sound recording - The Midland Compound
HAN/6/1/113/1 Published sound recording - The Midland Compound
HAN/6/1/114 Published sound recording - The O2 Tanks
HAN/6/1/115 Published sound recording - The Power of Steam
HAN/6/1/115/1 Published sound recording - The Power of Steam
HAN/6/1/116 Published sound recording - The Railway to Riccarton
HAN/6/1/116/1 Published sound recording - The Railway to Riccarton
HAN/6/1/117 Published sound recording - The Snowdon Mountain Railway
HAN/6/1/118 Published sound recording - The Somerset and Dorset
HAN/6/1/118/1 Published sound recording - The Somerset and Dorset
HAN/6/1/119 Published sound recording - The Sounds of Bressingham
HAN/6/1/12 Published sound recording - Classic Sound Effects
HAN/6/1/120 Published sound recording - The Sounds of Shunting
HAN/6/1/120/1 Published sound recording - The Sounds of Shunting
HAN/6/1/121 Published sound recording - The Southern 'Schools'
HAN/6/1/121/1 Published sound recording - The Southern 'Schools'
HAN/6/1/122 Published sound recording - The Triumph of an A4 Pacific
HAN/6/1/122/1 Published sound recording - The Triumph of an A4 Pacific
HAN/6/1/123 Published sound recording - The W.D.s
HAN/6/1/124 Published sound recording - The Watlington Branch
HAN/6/1/124/1 Published sound recording - The Watlington Branch
HAN/6/1/125 Published sound recording - The West Highland Line
HAN/6/1/125/1 Published sound recording - The West Highland Line
HAN/6/1/126 Published sound recording - The World of Steam
HAN/6/1/126/1 Published sound recording - The World of Steam
HAN/6/1/127 Published sound recording - The World of Steam, Volume 2
HAN/6/1/127/1 Published sound recording - The World of Steam, Volume 2
HAN/6/1/129 Published sound recording - This is York
HAN/6/1/129/1 Published sound recording - This is York
HAN/6/1/13 Published sound recording - Clun Castle and Kolhapur
HAN/6/1/130 Sound recording of Tyndrum, Dent, Templecombe and Princes Risborough
HAN/6/1/131 Published sound recording - Trains from Tyne Dock
HAN/6/1/131/1 Published sound recording - Trains from Tyne Dock
HAN/6/1/132 Published sound recording - Trains in Spain
HAN/6/1/132/1 Published sound recording - Trains in Spain
HAN/6/1/133 Published sound recording - Trains in the Fifties
HAN/6/1/133/1 Published sound recording - Trains in the Fifties
HAN/6/1/134 Published sound recording - Trains in the Hills
HAN/6/1/134/1 Published sound recording - Trains in the Hills
HAN/6/1/135 Published sound recording - Trains in the Night
HAN/6/1/135/1 Published sound recording - Trains in the Night
HAN/6/1/135/10 Published sound recording - Trains in the Night
HAN/6/1/135/14 Published sound recording - Trains dans la Nuit
HAN/6/1/136 Published sound recording - Trains in Trouble
HAN/6/1/136/1 Published sound recording - Trains in Trouble
HAN/6/1/137 Published sound recording - Trains in Turkey
HAN/6/1/137/1 Published sound recording - Trains in Turkey
HAN/6/1/138 Published sound recording - Trains on the Narrow Gauge
HAN/6/1/138/1 Published sound recording - Trains on the Narrow Gauge
HAN/6/1/139 Published sound recording - Trains to Remember
HAN/6/1/139/1 Published sound recording - Trains to Remember
HAN/6/1/14 Published sound recording - Copper Capped Engines
HAN/6/1/14/1 Published sound recording - Copper Capped Engines
HAN/6/1/140 Published sound recording - Tramway Sounds
HAN/6/1/140/1 Published sound recording - Tramway Sounds
HAN/6/1/141 Published sound recording - Twelve Burnt Saucepans
HAN/6/1/141/1 Published sound recording - Twelve Burnt Saucepans
HAN/6/1/142 Published sound recording - Two Castles from Plymouth
HAN/6/1/142/1 Published sound recording - Two Castles from Plymouth
HAN/6/1/143 Published sound recording - Vapeur à Pithiviers et Abreschviller
HAN/6/1/143/1 Published sound recording - Vapeur à Pithiviers et Abreschviller
HAN/6/1/144 Published sound recording - Vapeur en France
HAN/6/1/144/1 Published sound recording - Vapeur en France
HAN/6/1/145 Published sound recording - Victoria - Chatham
HAN/6/1/145/1 Published sound recording - Victoria - Chatham
HAN/6/1/146 Published sound recording - Vive la vapeur!
HAN/6/1/146/1 Published sound recording - Vive la vapeur!
HAN/6/1/147 Published sound recording - West of Exeter
HAN/6/1/147/1 Published sound recording - West of Exeter
HAN/6/1/148 Published sound recording - Westerns
HAN/6/1/149 Published sound recording - Whistling through Dixie
HAN/6/1/149/1 Published sound recording - Whistling through Dixie
HAN/6/1/15 Published sound recording - Coronation Scot and Reginald Gardiner's Trains
HAN/6/1/150 Published sound recording - With 'The Mail' to Aviemore
HAN/6/1/150/1 Published sound recording - With 'The Mail' to Aviemore
HAN/6/1/151 Published sound recording - Working on the Footplate
HAN/6/1/151/1 Published sound recording - Working on the Footplate
HAN/6/1/152 Published sound recording - Worth Valley Engines
HAN/6/1/16 Published sound recording - D for Diesels
HAN/6/1/16/1 Published sound recording - D for Diesels
HAN/6/1/17 Published sound recording - Deltics, Diesel Electrics on the Eastern Region in 1975
HAN/6/1/17/1 Published sound recording - Deltics, Diesel Electrics on the Eastern Region in 1975
HAN/6/1/18 Published sound recording - Diesels in the Highlands
HAN/6/1/19 Published sound recording - Double Headed
HAN/6/1/19/1 Published sound recording - Double Headed
HAN/6/1/2 Published sound recording - A3 Pacifics
HAN/6/1/20 Published sound recording - Echoes of Engines
HAN/6/1/20/1 Published sound recording - Echoes of Engines
HAN/6/1/20/10 Published sound recording - Echoes of Engines
HAN/6/1/21 Published sound recording - Edward's Day Out and Edward & Gordon
HAN/6/1/21/1 Published sound recording - Edward's Day Out and Edward & Gordon
HAN/6/1/21/10 Published sound recording - Edward's Day Out and Edward & Gordon
HAN/6/1/22 Sound recording of Dent Signal Box
HAN/6/1/23 Published sound recording - Engines from Derby and Crewe
HAN/6/1/23/1 Published sound recording - Engines from Derby and Crewe
HAN/6/1/23/10 Published sound recording - Engines from Derby and Crewe
HAN/6/1/24 Published sound recording - Engines in Germany
HAN/6/1/24/1 Published sound recording - Engines in Germany
HAN/6/1/25 Published sound recording - Engines on the Bundesbahn
HAN/6/1/25/1 Published sound recording - Engines on the Bundesbahn
HAN/6/1/26 Published sound recording - Engines on the Continent
HAN/6/1/26/1 Published sound recording - Engines on the Continent
HAN/6/1/27 Published sound recording - Engines with Accents
HAN/6/1/27/1 Published sound recording - Engines with Accents
HAN/6/1/28 Published sound recording - Exhibitionist Engines
HAN/6/1/29 Published sound recording - G.5s on the Push and Pull
HAN/6/1/29/1 Published sound recording - G.5s on the Push and Pull
HAN/6/1/3 Published sound recording - A3 Pacifics at York
HAN/6/1/30 Published sound recording - G.W.R.
HAN/6/1/30/1 Published sound recording - G.W.R.
HAN/6/1/31 Published sound recording - Granges and Manors
HAN/6/1/32 Published sound recording - Grantham - 1957
HAN/6/1/32/1 Published sound recording - Grantham - 1957
HAN/6/1/33 Published sound recording - Great Central
HAN/6/1/33/1 Published sound recording - Great Central
HAN/6/1/34 Published sound recording - Great Central Engines
HAN/6/1/34/1 Published sound recording - Great Central Engines
HAN/6/1/35 Published sound recording - Great Northern Engines
HAN/6/1/35/1 Published sound recording - Great Northern Engines
HAN/6/1/36 Published sound recording - Gresley Pacifics
HAN/6/1/37 Published sound recording - Hunts, Shires and Sandringhams
HAN/6/1/37/1 Published sound recording - Hunts, Shires and Sandringhams
HAN/6/1/38 Published sound recording - Industrial engines
HAN/6/1/39 Published sound recording - Jeanie Deans and Oxford
HAN/6/1/39/1 Published sound recording - Jeanie Deans and Oxford
HAN/6/1/4 Published sound recording - Ambiance Ferroviaires 3: Vive la Vapeur
HAN/6/1/40 Published sound recording - Kings
HAN/6/1/41 Published sound recording - Kings in the Chilterns
HAN/6/1/41/1 Published sound recording - Kings in the Chilterns
HAN/6/1/42 Published sound recording - L.M.S.
HAN/6/1/42/1 Published sound recording - L.M.S.
HAN/6/1/43 Published sound recording - L.N.E.R.
HAN/6/1/43/1 Published sound recording - L.N.E.R.
HAN/6/1/44 Published sound recording - L.N.E.R. Pacifics
HAN/6/1/45 Published sound recording - LNW Engines
HAN/6/1/45/1 Published sound recording - LNW Engines
HAN/6/1/46 Published sound recording - London's Last Trams
HAN/6/1/46/1 Published sound recording - London's Last Trams
HAN/6/1/47 Published sound recording - Midland and North Western
HAN/6/1/47/1 Published sound recording - Midland and North Western
HAN/6/1/48 Published sound recording - Midland Engines
HAN/6/1/49 Published sound recording - Mixed train to Rosporden
HAN/6/1/5 Published sound recording - Bulleid Pacifics
HAN/6/1/5/1 Published sound recording - Bulleid Pacifics
HAN/6/1/50 Published sound recording - N.7 on the Jazz
HAN/6/1/50/1 Published sound recording - N.7 on the Jazz
HAN/6/1/51 Published sound recording - Narrow Gauge on the Costa Brava
HAN/6/1/51/1 Published sound recording - Narrow Gauge on the Costa Brava
HAN/6/1/52 Published sound recording - Narrowboats
HAN/6/1/53 Published sound recording - New Zealand Steam Safari
HAN/6/1/54 Published sound recording - Newfoundland Heads the Waverley
HAN/6/1/54/1 Published sound recording - Newfoundland Heads the Waverley
HAN/6/1/55 Published sound recording - North British Engines
HAN/6/1/56 Published sound recording - North Eastern Engines
HAN/6/1/57 Published sound recording - North of Kings Cross
HAN/6/1/57/1 Published sound recording - North of Kings Cross
HAN/6/1/58 Published sound recording - On a Banker from Beattock
HAN/6/1/59 Published sound recording - On the Aberdeen Flyer
HAN/6/1/59/1 Published sound recording - On the Aberdeen Flyer
HAN/6/1/6 Published sound recording - Caledonian Engines
HAN/6/1/6/1 Published sound recording - Caledonian Engines
HAN/6/1/60 Published sound recording - On the Footplate
HAN/6/1/60/1 Published sound recording - On the Footplate
HAN/6/1/61 Published sound recording - On the Footplate of a 'King'
HAN/6/1/62 Published sound recording - Orient Express
HAN/6/1/62/1 Published sound recording - Orient Express
HAN/6/1/63 Published sound recording - Pacific Power
HAN/6/1/63/1 Published sound recording - Pacific Power
HAN/6/1/64 Published sound recording - Panniers and Prairies
HAN/6/1/65 Published sound recording - Paris Express
HAN/6/1/65/1 Published sound recording - Paris Express
HAN/6/1/65/4 Published sound recording - Paris-Express
HAN/6/1/66 Published sound recording - Railway Rhythms
HAN/6/1/66/1 Published sound recording - Railway Rhythms
HAN/6/1/67 Published sound recording - Railways Recalled
HAN/6/1/67/1 Published sound recording - Railways Recalled
HAN/6/1/68 Published sound recording - Railways Round the Clock
HAN/6/1/68/1 Published sound recording - Railways Round the Clock
HAN/6/1/69 Published sound recording - Rhythms of Steam
HAN/6/1/69/1 Published sound recording - Rhythms of Steam
HAN/6/1/7 Published sound recording - Castles
HAN/6/1/7/1 Published sound recording - Castles
HAN/6/1/70 Published sound recording - Royal Scots and Jubilees
HAN/6/1/71 Published sound recording - Shap
HAN/6/1/71/1 Published sound recording - Shap
HAN/6/1/71/10 Published sound recording - Shap
HAN/6/1/72 Published sound recording - Sounds of Shunting
HAN/6/1/73 Published sound recording - Sounds of Steam
HAN/6/1/73/1 Published sound recording - Sounds of Steam
HAN/6/1/74 Published sound recording - Sounds of the Festiniog
HAN/6/1/75 Published sound recording - Sounds of the Sea and Ships
HAN/6/1/75/1 Published sound recording - Sounds of the Sea and Ships
HAN/6/1/76 Published sound recording - South Eastern Steam
HAN/6/1/76/1 Published sound recording - South Eastern Steam
HAN/6/1/77 Published sound recording - South Western Steam
HAN/6/1/77/1 Published sound recording - South Western Steam
HAN/6/1/78 Published sound recording - Southern Engines
HAN/6/1/78/1 Published sound recording - Southern Engines
HAN/6/1/79 Published sound recording - Southern Steam
HAN/6/1/79/1 Published sound recording - Southern Steam
HAN/6/1/8 Published sound recording - Castles and Kings
HAN/6/1/8/1 Published sound recording - Castles and Kings
HAN/6/1/80 Published sound recording - Stanier Pacifics
HAN/6/1/80/1 Published sound recording - Stanier Pacifics
HAN/6/1/81 Published sound recording - Steam Crescendo
HAN/6/1/81/1 Published sound recording - Steam Crescendo
HAN/6/1/82 Published sound recording - Steam from A to V
HAN/6/1/82/1 Published sound recording - Steam from A to V
HAN/6/1/83 Published sound recording - Steam in all Directions
HAN/6/1/83/1 Published sound recording - Steam in all Directions
HAN/6/1/84 Published sound recording - Steam in Scotland
HAN/6/1/84/1 Published sound recording - Steam in Scotland
HAN/6/1/85 Published sound recording - Steam in Slovenia
HAN/6/1/86 Published sound recording - Steam in the Fifties
HAN/6/1/86/1 Published sound recording - Steam in the Fifties
HAN/6/1/87 Published sound recording - Steam in the Worth Valley
HAN/6/1/88 Published sound recording - Steam in Trouble and Triumph
HAN/6/1/88/1 Published sound recording - Steam in Trouble and Triumph
HAN/6/1/89 Published sound recording - Steam Locomotion - Rail 150
HAN/6/1/89/1 Published sound recording - Steam Locomotion - Rail 150
HAN/6/1/9 Published sound recording - Castles in the Chilterns
HAN/6/1/90 Published sound recording - Steam on the Lickey Incline
HAN/6/1/90/1 Published sound recording - Steam on the Lickey Incline
HAN/6/1/91 Published sound recording - Steam over Switzerland
HAN/6/1/91/1 Published sound recording - Steam over Switzerland
HAN/6/1/92 Published sound recording - Steam Railroading Under Thundering Skies
HAN/6/1/92/1 Published sound recording - Steam Railroading Under Thundering Skies
HAN/6/1/93 Published sound recording - Steam Through all Seasons
HAN/6/1/93/1 Published sound recording - Steam Through all Seasons
HAN/6/1/94 Published sound recording - Steam Traction Engines
HAN/6/1/94/1 Published sound recording - Steam Traction Engines
HAN/6/1/95 Published sound recording - Sunday Only
HAN/6/1/95/1 Published sound recording - Sunday Only
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Fourth TAMI Tenant Takes Space in West 36th Street Building [Updated]
By Lauren Elkies Schram February 11, 2015 11:45 am
142 West 36th Street.
The U.S. division of British publishing and distribution group Quarto Publishing Group USA is the fourth TAMI, or technology, advertising, media, information, tenant to sign a lease at 142 West 36th Street since Herald Square Properties and The Davis Companies bought the building about a year ago.
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Commercial Observer has learned that the tenant has taken 7,910 square feet of pre-built space at the 17-story office building, which is between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, in a 10-year deal. Asking rents in the building are between $58 and $60 per square foot.
VTS (formerly called View the Space) inked a deal for 7,400 square feet on the entire 12th floor, Elite SEM took 7,160 square feet on the entire 11th floor and Flashtalking, an online advertising technology firm, took 7,910 square feet, or the entire 10th floor, last month.
“This is yet another lease that supports our goal to reposition 142 West 36th Street as a TAMI center in Midtown Manhattan,” said Gerard Nocera, a principal at Herald Square Properties, in prepared remarks “Our very first improvements were infrastructure upgrades and a lobby renovation. But a central location, great floor plate, abundance of natural light and strong leasing team are really making the difference.”
CBRE’s Paul Amrich, Neil King and Lindsay Goddard represented the landlord in the Quarto deal. Owen Hane of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated on behalf of the tenant.
“Quarto was in the same building in Midtown South for a long time, but with the exponential rise in rents in that area, and changes in the publishing industry, Quarto needed to find a more cost-effective location,” Mr. Hane said in prepared remarks via a spokeswoman. “We educated them on the various submarkets in Manhattan, including Downtown, and, after an exhaustive search, chose 142 West 36th Street. I had recently worked with Gerry Nocera and Herald Square Properties on a similar requirement in another of their neighboring buildings, and because they were so easy to work with, very fair in their dealings with the tenant, and did such a nice job with the build out, I suggested to Quarto that they focus on the 142 West 36th Street location. The building is well located, with close proximity to public transportation and ownership is building out the space for Quarto according to their own specifications.”
Quarto Publishing Group will be relocating from 276 Fifth Avenue this spring, a press release from Herald Square Properties indicates.
Update: This story was edited to include a comment from the tenant’s broker.
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The Honeymoon Chronicles, Part I: La Colombe d’Or
by delacybrown on July 1, 2015
To say that my wedding and the honeymoon which followed was a whirlwind of emotions would be no exaggeration. Within minutes of cutting our sensational ombre wedding cake in Chelsea, we were whisked off in the old fashioned style, straight to our honeymoon, leaving our guests behind, and sadly no tied up cans trailing our vehicle. Our destination was the French Riviera, and with only further wedding cake to keep post-wedding hangovers at bay, we tried to prepare ourselves mentally for this further change in circumstances as we were whisked through the night to the South of France.
Our arrival in the tiny village of Saint-Paul de Vence near Nice could not have been more different from the city we had departed. Utterly at peace, with a distinctive fragrance of pines and cypresses freshening the air. As darkness had already descended, the village was permeated by little yellow street lamps, subtly illuminating the central plaza where pétanque balls lay in wait for the following day’s play. And amidst the darkness, one sign glowed more than any other: Lighting a golden dove on a blue and yellow sky, it was the sign of La Colombe d’Or – we had arrived.
Our bedroom at La Colombe d’Or
La Colombe d’Or (the golden dove) is a legendary destination in the South of France. First opened in the 1920s by Paul and Baptistine Roux, it began life as a quaint little inn nestled against the magnificent ancient ramparts of the village of Saint-Paul de Vence. Its stunning garden terrace abundant in shady fig trees together with its cosy restaurant interior soon began to attract a faithful clientele, and as the French Riviera became progressively more a centre for thinkers and artists, so too did La Colombe become a gathering place for the crème of the artistic set.
Around the pool and in the gardens
As the years went on, and the Roux family continued to welcome and befriend some of the world’s most famous artists and intellectuals, so too did La Colombe’s remarkable collection of modern art grow, much of which was swapped in exchange for accommodation and their famously delicious Provençal cuisine. So La Colombe d’Or grew, both physically (gradually subsuming neighbouring buildings) and reputationally, and its art collection today stands as one of the most staggering private collections of modern art you could ever hope to see. On its walls, original works by Picasso, Braque, Sonia Delaunay, Calder, Miro, Chagall, Cesar and so many others hang; its leafy terrace is dominated by a stunning ceramic mural by Fernand Leger; and its most stunning swimming pool languishes alongside a remarkable Calder Mobile, a mosaic by Braque, and a recently installed ceramic mural by Sean Scully.
Interiors, and La Colombe’s incredible collection of modern art
For any enthusiast of 20th century art, or indeed for anyone beloved of the utmost aesthetic tranquility, La Colombe d’Or is a paradise on earth, beyond mere description – it has to be experienced. In the unpretentious little chairs which are clustered on its restaurant terrace, one can see the ghosts of the famous writers and artists who used to sit there in the shadows of the fig trees Jacques Prévert, Yves Montand, James Baldwin, Pablo Picasso… In the unapologetically rustic walls and furniture, you feel as though invited into the warmest of family homes. And in its paradisal gardens, fringed by pillars and scattered with fallen blossom, and alongside that most sensational of swimming pools, you feel as though you have entered some kind of parallel world. Utterly at peace. This was paradise found.
La Colombe’s stunningly cosy restaurant terrace
And so in La Colombe d’Or, we happily stationed ourselves for the first four days of our honeymoon. And so the rush of emotions which had commenced at our wedding continued. It was to be the most sensational few days imaginable.
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Tags: Art, Art History, Artist, Braque, Colombe d'Or, Design, France, French Riviera, Gardens, Holiday, Honeymoon, Hotel, Leger, Photography, Picasso, Roux, St-Paul de Vence, Travel, Vacation, Vence
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Thank you Maru… The details were amazing. There are many still to come!
The Honeymoon Suite I: Bedroom at La Colombe d’Or | The Daily Norm
The Honeymoon Chronicles, Part II: Calder’s Pool | The Daily Norm
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Imagine Dragons Tops Billboard Rock Songs Of The Decade
Highly criticized band has 8 songs in the top 50. Haters gonna hate potatoes gonna potate.
By Momina Wijdan Last updated Jul 2, 2020
If there is one band that has faced criticism due to multiple reasons, that is Imagine Dragons. The band proved its worth and talent with its very first hit track, It’s Time. However, some people are still taking ages to accept the band and their songs. There are critics who say that the band does not have good lyrics or vocals. I have a question, how many people can sing live for hours and still perform as Imagine Dragons do? Well, you can count the answer on your fingers. (P.S: this is my favorite band and I’m kinda biased as well). The haters do not just stop at one point, they have to pass their judgment every single time. That’s why when Imagine Dragons topped the Billboard Hot Rock Songs of the Decade list, there was criticism everywhere. But this article is not about criticism. This is solely dedicated to Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds’s mesmerizing voice and the songs that made it to the top 50 tracks list for Hot Rock Songs of the Decade.
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Finding your favorite songs by your favorite band, in the top 3 section of the top 50 Hot rock songs of the decade. Damn!!! Imagine Dragons really did it. With Believer at #1, Thunder at # 2, and Radioactive at #3, Imagine Dragons has left a strong imprint on Top Rock Songs of the decade. Radioactive is one of the most famous tracks from Imagine Dragons’ first award-winning album Night Visions.
Thunder & Believer are tracks from the album Evolve. While Thunder is featured in the trailer for the animated movie Teen Titans Go, Believer was featured in Nintendo’s movie trailer and tv shows.
Dan Reynolds addressed the criticism and his excitement on Twitter.
got on twitter to find all the slander and all the love. thank you for the love and yea I’d probably be mad if it wasn’t my band but it is my band hahahahahahbaba https://t.co/le16Mep6mR
— Dan Reynolds (@DanReynolds) December 31, 2019
and in all serious. thank you so much. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to have spent the last decade writing this music and sharing it w you. it all comes from a real place and it always will. the world can debate what genre it belongs in. that’s not my concern.
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…..Wait!!! There are 5 more!
Imagine Dragons did not just make it to the top 3 songs in the top 50 list of Hot Rock Songs of the Decade, they also have 5 more tracks in the list. Do you know what that means? (It’s basic maths, you should know). The band has 8 songs in the top 50….8……Holy Bunch of Celebratory Balloons.
Natural is at # 13. This track is from the album Origins released in 2018.
Following Natural, It’s Time (Night Visions) is at # 20 and Whatever It Takes (Evolve) is at # 21. Rock songs or not, these songs are pretty HOTTTTT.
Not staying behind, of course, is Demons (Night Visions) at # 23.
Last but not least, the hottest 8th track by Imagine Dragons is the collab everyone loves. Sucker For Pain peeks at # 42. It was released as a single/soundtrack for Suicide Squad in 2016.
That technically makes it 8 songs in the top 42 instead of top 50. People are still going to argue these songs should not be classified as Rock Songs. But, as Dan Reynolds said, the world can debate what genre it belongs in. *insert peace emoji here*
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Class of 2016: INHEAVEN: “We’ll hit the ground running in the new year”
Fresh from the Neu Tour, INHEAVEN have a “taste for blood” and they’re ready to take over.
Words: Jamie Milton
Photos: Phil Smithies
For every band playing 2015’s Neu Tour, it was a leap of faith. Groups who’d barely headlined tiny venues were suddenly going arm-in-arm across the country. But for London four-piece INHEAVEN especially, this was their first experience of cramming into a van, seeing new cities and playing to strangers.
It’s a strange situation for a band who, at the start of the year, had a plan to bung a song up online every week and wait for the fans to flock. They hadn’t planned a record deal with Sony, they hadn’t worked out how to tour, and they had no idea they’d be recording their debut album that December.
Things look to have progressed at a batshit speed for INHEAVEN, but they’ve been sitting on these sky-reaching songs for two years. “We were literally going to put one song up a week, releasing it ourselves,” remembers floppy-haired frontman James Taylor. “But it was a chain reaction. We got thrown into this stuff. We had enough songs to release one a week for a whole year. You’ve gotta gulp and go with it. There’s no room to overthink stuff.”
It started with ‘Regeneration’, a blistering work of escapism that threatened to lift off out of Planet Earth. Since then, nothing’s been able to stop their newfound momentum. “We weren’t expecting this,” admits James.
“Watching The Big Moon and VANT every night - you learn something.”
— James Taylor
Beyond anything else, the Neu Tour established INHEAVEN’s hunger to tour ‘til they drop. “It’s getting a taste for blood, isn’t it? It was fucking amazing. I’ve always wanted to do that,” beams James. But with The Big Moon and VANT by their side, it was also an chance for the group to work out how to improve. “It’s the first time we’d ever played with other bands. Going in and playing with them, you realise how good you need to be,” says Chloe Little.
“There was a gang mentality,” agrees James. “We’re all trying to do the same thing. Everyone was so supportive. Watching The Big Moon and VANT every night - you learn something from watching them. The Big Moon and the way they interact on stage, that inspired us to take our performance to another level. And VANT are a powerhouse. They’re so fucking tight. It made us want to be better musicians. Every band was being inspired by one another… We came off wanting to be ten times better. We just started rehearsing as soon as we came off tour. We needed to step it up another gear. When you play that many shows, you’re taking notes on tour.”
INHEAVEN learnt plenty from their tour-buddies, but what did they teach in return? “I mean, Jules [Jackson, The Big Moon] was asking which shampoo we used,” replies James. “They couldn’t believe how silky our hair was!”
Sessions for INHEAVEN’s debut start this month, in rural Wales. They’re working with Tom Dalgety on songs that’ve existed in the back of their heads for what feels like a lifetime. “We’ve had it ready for ages, and we’ve just been sitting on it. It’s been frustrating. I listen to it every day, just to think about what we can add,” explains James. “‘Nevermind’ was recorded in two weeks! So we can do it. We’ll hit the ground running in the new year.”
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3 habits to boost your brain health
Written By Maggie Puniewska
HealthScienceMind & body
A journalist on NEAT, thermal exercise, and digital detoxes
When Max Lugavere’s mom was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s before turning 60, the journalist used his research skills to try to figure out what went wrong. He eventually compiled his findings into a book, Genius Foods, a guide for brain health which primarily focused on how diet can shape the body’s main hard drive.
But Lugavere didn’t stop there. “I realized that nutrition was just one part of the story,” he says. “If you’re not tending to other areas of your lifestyle, like stress or movement, you’re missing a huge opportunity.” Whereas his first book was a nutrition handbook for the brain, the sequel, The Genius Life, “is more like a care manual for the body,” he says. The new book distills the latest science into actionable steps that readers can take to enhance their wellbeing. Ahead, some of the most important things he learned while writing it.
Practice NEAT a few times a day.
“Small bursts of activity are just as important as the time you put into going to the gym,” Lugavere says. Scientists call these mini-movements NEAT, or non-exercise activity thermogenesis. Some examples include walking a pet, cleaning the house, folding laundry, or playing with your kids. “NEAT movements improve heart health and can burn anywhere from 300 to 1,000 calories per day,” he says. They benefit the brain, too. “When you move, the body pumps fresh and nutrient-dense blood up to the brain, which boosts attention, energy, and focus,” says Lugavere.
Incorporating NEAT can be as easy as taking a walk during your lunch break or getting up to stand and stretch during long stints at your desk.
Try thermal exercise.
Thermal exercise is the practice of putting the body in temperatures cooler or warmer than room temperature (around 68 to 70 degrees) which includes going to the sauna or taking a dip in an icy pool. “I was blown away by how just tweaking the temperature a few degrees up or down can impact health, and the effects occur without changing diet or exercise,” Lugavere says. “Research out of Finland found that regular sauna use cuts one’s risk of high blood pressure, stroke, dementia, and early mortality.”
Cold temps are health-promoting, too. “Studies have found that spending time in water temps of 57 degrees aids metabolism, decreases cortisol, and hikes up brain levels of norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that supports focus and attention,” says Lugavere. You don’t need to enter a cryo chamber or even seek out a cold pool to get results. “I try to take a really cold shower in the morning,” Lugavere says. Sleeping in a chilly room makes an impact, too. “Research has found that 66 degrees is not only optimal for sleep, but helps boost brown fat, a good fat that helps to burn sugar and fat,” says Lugavere.
Digital detox, especially at meal times
“Being distracted has the power to distort our eating experience,” Lugavere says. One study found that eating while using a smartphone resulted in participants consuming 15 percent more calories, which could add up over time.
Stepping away from devices is good for mental health, too, says Lugavere. “A study published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology found that limiting social media use to just 30 minutes a day decreased feelings of loneliness and depressive symptoms,” he says.
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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has referred the following proposed rule to the Wisconsin Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, pursuant to s. 227.15, Stats.
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ADM. CODE REFERENCE: Chapter ATCP 127
DATCP DOCKET #: 14-R-08
The scope statement for this rule, SS 0048-14, was approved by the Governor on May 14, 2014, published in Register No. 701 on May 31, 2014, and approved by the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as required by s. 227.135 (2), Stats., on July 23, 2014.
A related emergency rule, EmR1413, affecting similar ATCP 127 sections contained in this proposed rule and relating to the same purpose as this proposed rule has been published and is in effect.
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If you have questions, you may contact Michelle Reinen at (608) 224-5160.
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Statutory Authority: ss. 101.862 (5) and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats.
This proposed rulemaking order revises Chapter SPS 305, relating to registration of electricians who are exempt from passing an examination and from acquiring continuing-education credits.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS 041–14, was approved by the Governor on April 30, 2014, published in Register No. 701 on May 14, 2014, and approved by the Department on May 27, 2014.
A public hearing is required and will be held on September 12, 2014, at 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 121A, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Streamin' King
Streamin’ King: ‘Cell’ Is An Underrated Stephen King Adaptation
By Zach Dionne Twitter @ZachDionne May 15, 2018 at 3:30pm
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Welcome to Streamin’ King, a series grave-digging through the myriad Stephen King adaptations available on your favorite streaming services. This time we’re watching Cell, the 2016 adaptation of King’s ’06 novel. Basically spoiler-free.
THE GIST: An unexplained incident called the Pulse brings initiates the end of the world by turning everyone using their phones into running, increasingly nontraditional zombies. (Oh how far we’ve come from The Stand and Captain Trips.) A small and plucky group makes its way from Boston to Maine in search of a man’s son. The Pulse’s psychic, network-like effects on the “phoners” deepen and broaden in strange ways. Explosion-fixated with a wild ending.
PEDIGREE: Directed by Tod Williams, whose prior outing came six years earlier with Paranormal Activity 2. Co-written by Adam Alleca (’09’s Last House on the Left remake) and King, one of his very few feature film self-adaptations. Stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, who together visited the Kingverse in 2007’s 1408, and features Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan) and Stacy Keach.
WORTH WATCHING FOR CONSTANT READERS? Our man’s novelistic batting average is astounding, but King’s whiffed hard a few times, Cell being one. Ignore Cell‘s Goodreads score, a characterless 3.65 out of 5—every Goodreads score is 3.65 out of 5. Disregard the 3.9 stars on Amazon, and politely ignore the actual flesh-and-blood reader who names Cell as a favorite. No. It lives with From a Buick 8 as one of King’s actual trash books, only slightly worse than Insomnia and Mr. Mercedes.
Which makes it all the more frazzling and delightful to say: the movie Cell is pretty good, people! Cell is not straight-to-VOD bad! Somehow it closely follows the novel while turning out a lot more interesting and palatable. Cell should’ve been an awesome 20-page short story called “The Pulse,” not a boring, puzzling, 350-page slog across New England; a 98-minute film wound up being exactly what it needed.
Cell‘s cliffhanger was a sharp sticking point for readers whose imaginations can’t emotionally support them past a book’s last page. King changed it here, supposedly as a direct response, and the result is so weird and different they’re barely even comparable. And quite like The Mist, it’s a father/son thing that’s the exact opposite of rainbows and sunshine.
WORTH WATCHING FOR KING NEWBIES/AGNOSTICS? Yes. John Cusack puts on an understated “dad separated from son in apocalypse” face, Samuel L. Jackson gives some vintage scripture-quoting and gets glowingly drunk in a “Ring My Bell” montage, and they’re never joined by more than a couple tagalongs, who are also doing good work. The journey’s consistently offbeat—they sleep on the counters of an abandoned drive-in’s snack shack, then find people traveling through the woods in an ice cream truck.
The unpredictable, running, weapon-wielding zombies are doing things zombies just don’t really do, and a lot of the time it’s to strong effect. One sits on a swingset, zoned out, patting his dog; there’s a zombie restroom fellatio dream. Their bodies jerk in odd ways, like someone being electrocuted while having a stroke. They bunch up and group-broadcast ugly static from their mouths. Something like opera comes out at night, when they lay down together and “reboot.” They work as a hive mind that can infiltrate the dreams of the unafflicted.
The logic isn’t the point, but it does get wacky enough to drag Cell down toward the end, especially as it really leans into expecting us to care deeply about the story. CGI is boldly, badly employed a few times. But it wins some of those points back by appreciating silence (like a true cell phone hater), and taking its time with some memorable end-of-the-world vistas.
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This book has been referred to as The Cell so many times it’s not even funny.
An Eli Roth adaptation was announced right after the novel dropped in 2006. Three years later he said he’d discovered he only liked to do original material and dropped out. 1408 writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, also of Ed Wood and Man on the Moon, worked on an early draft.
John Cusack joined in late 2012, almost seven years after the film was announced. The movie shot in 25 days in January 2014 and didn’t get released until two and a half years later, on VOD, no U.S. theatrical release. It did make $1.3 million abroad; shout-out to the $51 worth of tickets sold in the U.K. Knowing all this makes the preposterously long string of six production company logos at the beginning look like a parade straight through Development Hell.
Cell is one of two novels King has adapted as a feature film, the other being Pet Sematary a quarter-century earlier. He’s only personally turned two others into films, the briefer works Cycle of the Werewolf and A Good Marriage.
The twitchy Ray was named as the result of an eBay auction for a role in the novel. “Buyer should be aware that CELL is a violent piece of work,” King wrote, “which comes complete with zombies set in motion by bad cell phone signals that destroy the brain.” A woman paid $25K and used it as a gift for her brother, whose full name went to an actual semi-important character and stuck for the film. The eBay runner-up was planning to take out a mortgage on his house to finance the purchase.
In 1408, Cusack was a writer of true-horror; here it’s graphic novels. He also appeared in 1986’s Stand by Me as big bro to Gordie “Also a Writer” Lachance. (Such a King power player, get this guy in Castle Rock, please.) Other multi-time Kingers here: Owen “Boarding School Kid” Teague (It‘s Patrick Hockstetter, the very next year), Stacy “Headmaster” Keach (Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return), and Wilbur “Guy in the Bar” Fitzgerald (Pet Sematary II, 11.22.63.)
Legitimately sweet easter eggs: Clay lands in Boston on flight 1408, then the Manchester flight he’s eyeing gets changed to gate A6, one of the names for The Stand‘s superflu. Much cooler, the ship painting from Room 1408 is definitely referenced in Clay’s son’s room.
Director Tod Williams was having a tough time figuring out how his phone-zombies should move without resembling the hordes from the already-uber-popular Walking Dead, also filming in Atlanta. “We went over to the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago and got a bunch of dancers to workshop with us and a bunch of improv actors,” he told a reporter. “They spent several days working on motions “more like flocking behavior, rather than zombie behavior.”
In the same interview, Williams embraced the ambiguity that chafes many of the novel’s fans and foes alike. “What Stephen King is more interested in isn’t a static set of rules. It’s a continually changing evolution of some future version of humanity. So, there’s a lot of mystery in what’s happening. King is comfortable with mystery remaining,” he said, and agree.
Every single King work leaves the reader, for life, with at least one gruesome detail or image. One of Cell‘s is the Pulsed-out teen sprinting into a lamppost face first, falling, then doing it again. “One of her eyes had gone crooked in its socket. She opened her mouth, exposing a ruin of what had probably been expensive orthodontic work, and laughed at him. He never forgot it.” The film recreates it with brutal accuracy, but with a wall.
Cusack hitches an ice cream truck in the woods (1: wtf, 2: love it) and ends up taking it all the way to the bitter end. A Mister Softee features prominently in the book’s opening Pulse sequence.
Yours truly began reading King in 1998 with Cujo; it took about eight years/15-20 books to realize, with Cell, this man is ridiculously obsessed with bombing and inferno-ing his climaxes and major plot points. Literally his first four novels did it, The Stand multiple times, shamelessly.
A few months before filming, Samuel L. Jackson said a reporter he had “no idea” his character was gay. He said he hadn’t read the book, but surely he’d read the script, where Tom mentions within minutes that his live-in boyfriend recently left him?
Cell‘s jacket copy: “Stephen King lives in Maine with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King. He does not own a cell phone.”
Today, he helplessly tweets pictures of his corgi, Molly, the Thing of Evil, to his 4.8 million followers.
Molly, aka the Thing of Evil, prepares to attack me for wearing a Jamaica hat with a Maine shirt. The calm expression is just a disguise. I didn't know she could read. pic.twitter.com/OSHg9TNojj
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 15, 2018
My grandson says Molly, aka the Thing of Evil, is fat. I say not. What do you say, Twitter? Fat or fit? pic.twitter.com/GqbbcfBkEL
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 30, 2017
While we’re here, since this may easily never come up again: Stephen King once went on the Nerdette podcast exclusively to rep his family’s love for corgis. There’s also a bus bench dedicated to his and Molly’s timeless relationship.
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The Pulse plays for a few seconds at the very end of the credits. It’s horrible.
CRITICAL CONSENSUS: Very, very not good. Picture the archetypal crap project, the one film critics trip over themselves in a rush to savage. This is that, with a 10 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT FOR CELL (2006): Followed an unusual 2005 that yielded slim mystery novel The Colorado Kid and Faithful, an…’04 Red Sox email collection with Stewart O’Nan. Just prior, he’d done a Dark Tower completion blitz, three books/2,000 pages published in 11 months, threatened as a retirement gesture. (Fast-forward: he turned 70 this past September, co-authoring a 700-page novel that month and dropping a 550-pager of his own this month. C’mon, man.)
Nine months after Cell came Lisey’s Story, which was teased via handwritten preview at the back of Cell:
Photo: Zach Dionne
NEXT TIME ON STREAMIN’ KING: The Shining, Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of King’s ’77 novel. Heard of it?
Zach Dionne is sorry if you really like Cell the book and he understands if you hate the movie.
Where to stream Cell
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Social, Technology August 29, 2014 July 30, 2016
Computing eyewear such as Google Glass can record information far more discreetly than a handheld camera. As a result, privacy concerns have been raised, whether in a bar or changing for the gym. Are users of this tech likely to use their new toys responsibly? Early research was promising, suggesting that the very act of recording our gaze may lead us to be extra considerate in where we look. Unfortunately a new study finds that while wearing gaze-monitoring devices may initially encourage more socially-acceptable looking behaviours, the effect doesn’t last.
In this experiment, 82 participants (aged 18 to 51; 59 women) were secretly monitored as they waited alone after finishing the six-minute computer task they believed to be the purpose of the study. The researchers led by Eleni Nasiopoulos were interested in how much time during the wait the participants spent glancing at the racy pin-up calendar hanging on the wall.
A control set of participants who were not wearing special eye-tracking glasses spent around 80 per cent of the available minute ogling the calendar. Another group were earlier fitted with eye-tracking glasses and knew that their gaze was being tracked by the device. In line with past research, this group used their gaze in a more socially acceptable manner, glancing at the calendar less than half the time. So far, so good.
But the experiment had another preliminary task at the very beginning, in which participants spent five minutes walking the building searching for coloured squares stuck on walls. Some of the participants in the later eye-tracking condition were actually set up with eye-trackers before this initial task, so they’d been wearing the glasses for a longer amount of time than the others. Focusing on just these participants, the researchers found their eyes lingered on the calendar for as much time as those in the no-device control group. The longer passage of time and different context appeared to eliminate the social acceptability effect of gaze-monitoring equipment.
Interestingly, participants who had eye-trackers fitted at the start, but were subjected to a brief equipment recalibration once they had entered the calendar room, did show an effect of the glasses: their calendar perusal was back down to about 45 per cent. This suggests that rather than users habituating to the eye-trackers – meaning that the experience matters less and less until it becomes passé – it’s more about people forgetting that they are in use.
Eye-tracking researchers have argued that users of wearable computing are actually taking along a chaperone, and although it can be a discreet one (putting aside the spectre of hacking hanging over all digital data), the appeal of resharing recorded experiences to social media renders every use as potentially public. This feeling of our gaze being recorded should make us self-conscious and influence our looking behaviour – just as we engage in more approval-seeking behaviours when filmed by a security camera, despite not knowing if the film will ever be watched, or by whom. But wearable computing isn’t “Out There” – like cameras or the human beings who have evaluated our social behaviour since childhood – it’s “On Us”, and this phenomenon may be too unfamiliar to trigger a sense of being observed.
Of course, this is good news for researchers keen to use eye-trackers to evaluate realistic behaviours, who now also learn the benefit of an acclimatisation period in their set-ups. Meanwhile, if we want to deter Google Glass users from recording things they shouldn’t, another lesson from this research is that socially-conscious app designers could insert reminders into recording software to keep users aware that their gaze has a witness.
Nasiopoulos, E., Risko, E., Foulsham, T., & Kingstone, A. (2014). Wearable computing: Will it make people prosocial? British Journal of Psychology DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12080
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Can beavers help Somerset avoid another flooding catastrophe?
By Claire Hamlett
Increasingly, scientists and nature lovers see rewilding as our best defence against future floods
Prince Charles in Muchelney. Photograph: Jack Hill/AFP/Getty Images
People living in Muchelney, Somerset, probably never expected to see Prince Charles being pulled through their village by a tractor. But there he was: sitting atop a wooden bench fastened to a trailer towed to view a submerged local farm. That was six years ago, when the Somerset Levels last suffered severe flooding. But with the region already flood-prone and global heating making flooding in the UK more intense - particularly in coastal areas where storm surges and heavy rainfall can combine to make things worse - this flat, low-lying area needs working solutions to become less vulnerable to inundation.
After the success of a trial reintroduction in Devon, beavers, once widespread throughout the country, are gaining attention as a way to mitigate flooding as well as to help bring some wildness back to the land. Could there be a place for these buck-toothed critters in this farming-dominated region?
Flooding on the Somerset Levels, 2014, photo credit - Nick Saberi
Work is already underway to make Somerset more flood-resilient. The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West (FWAG SW) leads the Hills to Levels project, an approach to managing flood risk in Somerset. It addresses issues across the whole catchment area – from slowing water flow from the upper catchment in the hills to reducing the impact of floods in the lower catchment of the Somerset Levels and Moors.
We’re trying to mimic what beavers are doing,
says Joanna Uglow, Resource Protection Adviser at FWAG SW. ‘You talk to people about woody dams and they say, oh you’re just being a beaver!’
Building leaky woody dams and leaky ponds are among the ‘Natural Flood Management’ techniques used by FWAG SW. They aim to increase the capacity of land in the upper catchment to hold water as well as to restore the meandering course of rivers that have been straightened and reconnect them to floodplains. Humans do this work in the absence of beavers, but what if beavers could stage a comeback?
What is so good about beavers?
Beavers are starting to make a comeback centuries after they were hunted to extinction. In 2009 they were reintroduced to Argyll in Scotland, where their numbers are now being allowed to grow naturally, while a population also lives in the Tay Catchment. Some beavers also made their home in Devon of their own accord in the early 2010s and Devon Wildlife Trust retroactively obtained a license to keep them there as part of a monitored reintroduction trial.
There are practical reasons for deploying beavers in flood-prone areas. Firstly, they are more skilled at building the dams that hold back and slow down flood waters than humans are, they do it for free, and they maintain the structures once they’re in place. Though the woody dams that FWAG SW are building in Somerset are inexpensive to make, grant funding does not cover ordinary maintenance, and landowners agree to maintain them through goodwill.
Beaver dams could reduce the need for dredging – the expensive practice of clearing obstructions from rivers or scooping the sediment out of riverbeds downstream, which many farmers say helps to stop flooding. Because of their complex structure, beaver dams are great at trapping silt and run-off (filtering out pollutants in the process), stopping the build-up of sediment downstream while holding back hundreds of thousands of litres of water upstream.
According to Mark Elliott, who heads Devon Wildlife Trust’s Beaver Project, dredging is the last thing you want to do in the upper catchment if you want to reduce flooding: ‘If you dredge [the rivers], and you clean out all the obstructions, then the water just hurtles down towards the sea in one go after the rainfall, and that’s what causes these huge flood events.’
But beavers are animals not machines, and the benefits they provide go far beyond cost effective flood protection.
A European Beaver, photo credit - Per Harald Olsen
Living structures
Beaver dams are not only made of wood, but also mud, stones, twigs, leaves, branches, grass, plants, and whatever else they find to reinforce the structure. Seeds and sediment stick to the beavers’ fur and are moved about the area. Life blossoms in this brew of living matter and movement. ‘A beaver dam becomes a multilayered living structure,’ says James Wallace of the Beaver Trust. The pools and ponds their dams create re-establish wetlands that invite all sorts of flowers, insects, fish, waterfowl and other wildlife to move in.
Human-made dams can slow down the flow of water, but they can’t reproduce the dynamic interactions between animal and environment found where beavers live. One of the aims of the Beaver Trust is to help people see that beavers are more of an ecosystem than a species, a creature that brings a huge variety and abundance of life with it wherever it goes.
Beaver dams are complex, living structures. Photo credit - Grand Teton
The RSPB’s 2016 State of Nature report found that the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on the planet, and the 2019 report shows that, overall, Britain’s wildlife continues to be devastated by human activity. The reintroduction of beavers to Somerset, as well as elsewhere in the UK, could be part of a broader effort to increase the dynamism and diversity of our ecosystems.
This would be a boon for humans, bringing both locals and tourists closer to more wild spaces.
When you walk in a beaver wetland, it’s like a primeval feeling of coming home,
says Wallace. ‘It’s literally buzzing with life.’ These wetlands create opportunities for bird-watching, nature walks and education about what a thriving ecosystem looks like and smells like and sounds like. Of course the beavers themselves are an attraction, being cute and charismatic animals. They’ve certainly proved popular with locals in Devon, who first objected to the plan by Natural England to remove the beavers from the River Otter, leading to the subsequent intervention by Devon Wildlife Trust to obtain licenses for the animals.
More wetlands can also help the climate. While there has been a lot of attention on trees lately for their ability to store carbon in the soil, there are many other kinds of habitats that are also excellent carbon sinks. One study found that although wetlands occupy only 5-8% of the earth's land surface, they hold 20-30% of its estimated global soil carbon.
There is an aspect of ecological justice to bringing back the beaver, too; a way, perhaps, of making amends for their past persecution and recognising the profound contributions they once made to communities. ‘It's possible people learned from beavers how to build with wood and mud, how to make canals and weirs, maybe even how to garden’ says Wallace. ‘They’re still within our psyche, just not our culture.’ And beavers had a paw in shaping Somerset specifically.
According to Hugh Warwick in his book Linescapes, they played an important role in linking communities in boggy landscapes like the Somerset Levels, where their strong, extensive dams provided early pathways that people could walk. And, as archaeologist Bryony Coles demonstrated, beaver-cut sticks were used to construct the Glastonbury Sweet Track, forming Neolithic walkways above the marshes.
Is Somerset ready for beavers?
The Somerset Levels are an important wetland habitat rich with unique biodiversity that has been shaped by human management including draining and livestock grazing on the grasslands. If the Levels are flooded for too long then plant and flower species begin to die off. But this is not the place to reintroduce the beavers. Rather, they would be best suited to the upper catchment where FWAG SW already build leaky dams.
Yet in the upper catchment people may have reservations. ‘There’s a huge variety of opinions about beavers amongst farmers and landowners,’ Joanna from FWAG SW says of Somerset. ‘There are some social barriers as to whether people would allow them on their land.’
In intensively-managed farming regions like Somerset, it can be hard for people to relinquish control of the landscape to creatures as impactful as beavers. Beavers can have a bad reputation. People may worry that beavers will flood their land or local roads, or fell expensive trees and shrubs. Luckily, most problems can be dealt with relatively easily. Devon Wildlife Trust has developed a Beaver Management Strategy, which includes making adjustments to beaver dams to alleviate local flooding or protecting tree trunks with mesh fencing. The Beaver Trust would ideally like to see trained officers in all places where there are beavers in the future to support people living near the animals.
Somerset Levels : Lower Burrow and flooding on West Moor. Photo credit - Nigel Mykura
Payment for letting beavers back in could be one way to overcome the concerns of landowners and farmers in Somerset and elsewhere. The UK government is introducing a new Agricultural Bill as we leave the EU which will take a ‘public money for public goods’ approach. Public goods will include, among other things, enhancing biodiversity. In Somerset, landowners and farmers in the upper catchment could be paid to let beavers colonise the waters running through their land.
But work needs to be done to educate people about the advantages of reintroducing beavers and how to overcome the challenges they may pose, which is why the Beaver Trust was set up last year. Communities must not have beavers imposed on them, but accept them willingly. Working with farmers and other landowners is something that is already central to the Hills to Levels project and should be at the heart of beaver reintroduction projects too.
Beavers will in fact be returning to Somerset soon, though to an area outside the Hills to Levels catchment area. In November 2019, the National Trust announced it would release a pair of beavers into an enclosure on the coastal edge of Exmoor National Park in the spring to help with flood management and to increase biodiversity. Another pair will also be released in Valewood at the edge of the South Downs. With these two projects underway and the Devon beaver trial successfully concluded, perhaps conservation bodies will be encouraged to both scale up and speed up beaver reintroductions. And, as their return to Britain becomes more widely accepted and welcomed, perhaps they’ll take over the dam-building in Somerset’s upper catchment before Prince Charles has cause to pay another solemn visit to a flooded village.
The People versus lethal control
Trees for Life launches court challenge to Scottish Government’s ‘licence to kill’ beaver policy
Beavers Without Borders
British beavers face fragile future without public support and government leadership, says new film exploring reintroductions
By Sam Gandy
Bison, boars, beavers and lynx: restore lost species to reinvigorate our world
We can co-create a nature-rich future by reintroducing precious wildlife
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Sisters In Law by Linda Hirshman
Title Sisters in Law
Author Linda Hirshman
Publisher HarperCollins
Category History
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER The author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first and second women to serve as Supreme Court justices. The relationship between Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—Republican and Democrat, Christian and Jew, western rancher’s daughter and Brooklyn girl—transcends party, religion, region, and culture. Strengthened by each other’s presence, these groundbreaking judges, the first and second to serve on the highest court in the land, have transformed the Constitution and America itself, making it a more equal place for all women. Linda Hirshman’s dual biography includes revealing stories of how these trailblazers fought for their own recognition in a male-dominated profession—battles that would ultimately benefit every American woman. She also makes clear how these two justices have shaped the legal framework of modern feminism, including employment discrimination, abortion, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and many other issues crucial to women’s lives. Sisters-in-Law combines legal detail with warm personal anecdotes that bring these very different women into focus as never before. Meticulously researched and compellingly told, it is an authoritative account of our changing law and culture, and a moving story of a remarkable friendship.
Publisher Harper
NPR Best Book of 2015 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER The author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first and second women to serve as Supreme Court justices. The relationship between Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—Republican and Democrat, Christian and Jew, western rancher’s daughter and Brooklyn girl—transcends party, religion, region, and culture. Strengthened by each other’s presence, these groundbreaking judges, the first and second to serve on the highest court in the land, have transformed the Constitution and America itself, making it a more equal place for all women. Linda Hirshman’s dual biography includes revealing stories of how these trailblazers fought for their own recognition in a male-dominated profession—battles that would ultimately benefit every American woman. She also makes clear how these two justices have shaped the legal framework of modern feminism, including employment discrimination, abortion, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and many other issues crucial to women’s lives. Sisters-in-Law combines legal detail with warm personal anecdotes that bring these very different women into focus as never before. Meticulously researched and compellingly told, it is an authoritative account of our changing law and culture, and a moving story of a remarkable friendship.
Sisters In Law by Virginia G. Drachman
Author Virginia G. Drachman
Publisher Harvard University Press
Ranging from the 1860s when women first sought entrance into law to the 1930s when most institutional barriers had crumbled, this book defines the contours of women's integration into the most rigidly gendered profession.
Sisters In Law by Lisa G. Sherman
Author Lisa G. Sherman
Publisher SphinxLegal
Category Practice of law
"A MUST READ...Loaded with wisdom, candor, insight and laugh-out-loud humor, Sisters-in-Law sets the standard in the legal profession for aspiring and practicing female lawyers, as well as their male counterparts." -Robert Shapiro The Essential Accessory for the Savvy Lawyer A fabulously wicked, uncensored romp into the world of lady legal eagles of the 21st century. Sisters-in-Law takes you behind the scenes of the old boys club and lets you in on the secrets that can make you the Queen of the courtroom or at least the Diva in a dark suit. These Sisters teach you what your law school professors didn't-about the nuts and bolts of practicing law, finding a specialty that suits your talents and moving from one firm to another-while addressing the demands of being a single gal, facing motherhood and perhaps managing a family. This hilarious trek through the years following law school provides the new attorney, as well as any veteran, with valuable insights. This uncensored guide will keep you focused on your career-but not too much! "FUNNY, INFORMATIVE AND UTTERLY IRREVERENT! Sisters-in-Law is complete with real-life office antics, acres of advice and honest reassurance [that] neophyte lawyers will find nowhere else. I wish this book was available when I started law practice!" -Karen Koenig, Of Counsel, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
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Author Lady Margaret Majendie
ISBN OXFORD:590646949
Sisters In Law by Nina Bell
Author Nina Bell
Category Large type books
Sisters-in-law Kate, Helen and Olivia all have one thing in common - they're hiding something. It's not easy being part of the high-achieving Fox family: the expectations and demands of their husbands and children; the jealousies and rivalries; and the endless Sunday lunches where somehow everything feels like a competition.
Forced To Be Family by Cheryl Dellasega, PhD
Title Forced to Be Family
Author Cheryl Dellasega, PhD
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Category Psychology
You can survive the "kitchen wars"—and live in peace with your family "My sisters-in-law couldn't stand me. I was really hurt when my kids weren't mentioned in their grandmother's obituary because they weren't 'full-blooded' family." "My mom is always giving advice, always telling me to do such and such when she doesn't do it herself. If my husband and I have a fight, she takes his side!" "My sister did call me a week later to apologize but proceeded to tell me everything that was wrong with me, my husband, and my children." Sound familiar? There's nothing new or unusual about conflict between mothers, sisters, and other female family members—but that doesn't make it any less painful or destructive. Adding to the hurt of relational abuse within the family is the permanent nature of the relationship: you can sever relations with an abusive friend, but you can't stop being the sister/daughter/niece of an abusive relative. Does that mean that there's no way out? In Forced to Be Family, you'll discover how to determine whether a female family member is being abusive, recognize the sources of that abuse, and break the vicious cycle that keeps the abuse alive. You don't have to choose between accepting abuse and "making a scene." This insightful, reassuring guide gives you the strategies and understanding you need to reestablish warm and loving relationships with the women who will always be closest to you.
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Title Review of Sisters in Law How Sandra Day O Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World Linda Hirshman 2015
Author Sally J. Kenney
ISBN OCLC:1178562112
The Sisters In Law by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Title The Sisters In Law
Author Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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Publisher The Floating Press
How To Deal With Your Mother In Law by Bree Allinson
Title How To Deal With Your Mother in law
Author Bree Allinson
Publisher iUniverse
Release Date 2004-09
Category Family & Relationships
Using her 10 years of psychology experience, Author Bree Allinson helps others through the constant challenges that arise when an overbearing and controlling mother-in-law is intimately involved in a couple's life. Without the use of intimidating "psychobabble" Allinson points out some common issues couple's face, as well as combining polls, personal interviews, and encouraging professional advice for those constantly at odds with their mother-in-law!
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Sisters In Law by Lisa Sherman Sherman
Author Lisa Sherman Sherman
́A MUST READ́ŒLoaded with wisdom, candor, insight and laugh-out-loud humor, Sisters-in-Law sets the standard in the legal profession for aspiring and practicing female lawyers, as well as their male counterparts.́ ́Robert ShapiroThe Essential Accessory for the Savvy LawyerA fabulously wicked, uncensored romp into the world of lady legal eagles of the 21st century. Sisters-in-Law takes you behind the scenes of the old boys club and lets you in on the secrets that can make you the Queen of the courtroom or at least the Diva in a dark suit.These Sisters teach you what your law school professors didńt-́about the nuts and bolts of practicing law, finding a specialty that suits your talents and moving from one firm to another-́while addressing the demands of being a single gal, facing motherhood and perhaps managing a family.This hilarious trek through the years following law school provides the new attorney, as well as any veteran, with valuable insights. This uncensored guide will keep you focused on your careeŕbut not too much!́FUNNY, INFORMATIVE AND UTTERLY IRREVERENT! Sisters-in-Law is complete with real-life office antics, acres of advice and honest reassurance [that] neophyte lawyers will find nowhere else. I wish this book was available when I started law practice!́́Karen Koenig, Of Counsel, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker.
Sisters In Law by John Ellsworth
Author John Ellsworth
The decorated Iraq veteran has faced the worst humanity has to offer; her courtroom battles seem almost tame in comparison. That is until a case lands on her desk that isn't like the others. Photos are circulating online of a young woman who has been abused at a local frat party. Christine Susmann is asked to take on the case.
The Two Sisters Of Borneo by Ian Hamilton
Title The Two Sisters of Borneo
Author Ian Hamilton
Publisher House of Anansi
The sixth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series from Arthur Ellis Award winner, Ian Hamilton. Ava has been in Hong Kong looking after Uncle. She has also set up an investment company with May Ling Wong and her sister-in-law, Amanda Yee. One of their first investments — a furniture company owned by two sisters in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo — runs into immediate problems with a Dutch customer. Ava goes to the Netherlands to investigate, but her life is threatened when she is confronted by a gang of local thugs in Borneo. Out of the shadows comes a mysterious man from Shanghai . . .
Hellfire by John Ellsworth
Title Hellfire
Publisher Subjudica House
ISBN 9203456XXXX
A Syrian wedding party is incinerated by a Hellfire missile fired from an American drone. Many are killed, but one survivor turns to an American lawyer for help in bringing the responsible parties to justice. The survivor is the bride-to-be and she is furious. Besides seeing justice done in an American court, she also is ready for payback of her own with a weapon of mass destruction. The American lawyer called on to obtain justice is Christine Susmann. Together with her lunch group known as Sisters In Law, the pursuit for justice begins. Old loves are re-visited by the sisters and new romances take root as the daily lives of the sisters become focused on the Syrian wedding party gone awry. A trial follows. The accused are brothers who are oil-rich and looking to obtain Syrian oil for their own tankers. A race to the finish line brings this thriller to its exciting conclusion. Christine Susmann is at her terrible best in this book, the second in the Christine Susmann legal thriller series known as the Sisters in Law. Pick up your copy of this new thriller today. You'll be glad you treated yourself to this second adventure. Categories include legal thrillers, courtroom drama, courtroom thrillers, ISIS, ISIL, Middle Eastern, lawyer novels, crime thrillers, crime fiction
Publisher Sphere
Sisters-in-law Kate, Helen and Miranda all have one thing in common - they're hiding something. It's not easy being part of the high-achieving Fox family: the expectations and demands of their husbands and children; the jealousies and rivalries; and the endless Sunday lunches where somehow everything feels like a competition. So when mysterious Sasha enters their lives, bloodied from the battlefield of a painful divorce, buried frustrations rush to the surface. Why is Kate's husband Jonny working so late at the office, and how will she cope at home alone? Can army-wife Helen trust Jago to come back to her next time, or is he drawn by temptations in a foreign field? And will Simon's explosive secret blow Miranda's marriage apart once and for all? Three sisters-in-law. One devastating divorcee. Whose husband is about to play with fire?
Our Little Lies by Sue Watson
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Author Sue Watson
Publisher Bookouture
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Five Favorite Films With Bai Ling
The star of this week's Crank: High Voltage opens up about movies, her career, and her eccentric off-screen persona.
by Jen Yamato | April 14, 2009 | Comments
Rotten Tomatoes caught up with actress Bai Ling (Red Corner, Southland Tales) on the verge of her latest film, Crank: High Voltage, to talk movies and learn more about the bold and sensual artist, who at times is better known for her off-screen persona than her expansive body of work. Below, find out which romantic classics and modern films Bai Ling names among her Five Favorite Films and read on for our in-depth conversation about her work, her life, and her pursuit of happiness as we peel back the layers of the force of nature known as Bai Ling. Click to go directly to our interview with Bai Ling.
Casablanca (1942, 96% Tomatometer)
Mentally, Casablanca connects with my world. It’s very romantic, about giving and testing, and trusting and loving… And there’s the romantic music. Everything is [in line with] my tastes of romance. It’s also about an unfulfilled love, which makes everything more beautiful because you can’t have it. It’s just human nature. If you have it — you see the person, you see the romance — then the story becomes practical, like reality. But because it’s unfulfilled, it’s always a fantasy because we add so much of our own beauty, and romance, and poetry, into it.
Also, Casablanca is about the sacrifice of giving love. Real love, I think, is unconditional; you give your love away to love somebody. Otherwise it’s not real love, it’s possessive, it’s ownership.
Traffic (2000, 92% Tomatometer)
I like movies like Gone with the Wind, or The Unbearable Lightness of Being, but I’ll actually choose Traffic. When I did not speak the language, I watched the movie sex, lies, and videotape, and I didn’t understand; I thought American movies were always blockbusters, hard movies, with action and male leads. But that film was like pieces of life, pieces of dreams. I did a movie called Nipples, based on my dreams, with different characters coming together…very sexy, and very modern, and very open. I think that’s something that’s very contemporary and I didn’t think a lot of American directors were [that way]. [Steven Soderbergh]’s mind is very modern. I like Traffic because he shot it like a documentary, but there’s mystery, there’s modernity. There’s an unknown danger in it. When the characters are crossing the border — I just like the momentum of life, when people cross each other, when lives cross each other. In that moment of life, what can happen.
In the Mood For Love (2001, 88% Tomatometer)
Wong Kar-Wai is one of my favorite directors from Asia. I’m a natural romantic. I feel like his movies — slow motion, the momentum of people, even a clock running — are non-traditional filmmaking. Normal movies [have scenes set up] like, I talk to you; you talk to me. Those kinds of movies are boring to me, but his films are advanced. He’s also extremely private and personal. His stories are all about innocent love, sort of like teenage love. How people need; how you love. They’re very, very romantic. When I talk about it, I feel this slow motion romance, high heels, the mystery of women, sexy, walking by. I recognize things in my soul that are unspoken; a lot of those longings, and unfulfilled romances, and dreams within [Wong Kar-Wai’s] films — they make me feel that.
Red Corner (1997, 33% Tomatometer)
I’d like to pick Red Corner, because Bai Ling’s in it. [Laughs] Actually, I choose it because out of all the movies that have Asian leading characters, it’s the first to have the most feminine — the most brilliant, modern, intelligent, female character ever in a Hollywood film that portrayed Asian characters. In all other films, it’s a mystery, romance, or kung fu; but here, I played a lawyer, a contemporary woman. And she has a romance with this sex symbol — Richard Gere. That combination is really rare on the silver screen, in Hollywood.
I play a lawyer and I fall in love; I’m under a Communist government and helping a foreign man. There’s also a lot of unspoken love underneath. I would sacrifice my life for him. She gives on many, many levels; she’s not only tough and sexy, but there’s intelligence behind it, and a total giving of unconditional love for this man for whom she would die and do anything for. There’s a beauty to her giving up everything for a man whom she’s helping while she’s under danger and pressure from the government — choosing between a country’s love, and being in danger of being destroyed and never seeing this lover that she would do anything for. It’s extremely beautiful and romantic to my heart and my soul, and I have a fantastic and beautiful relationship with my co-star, Richard Gere. So that’s one of my favorite movies forever, because I’m so close to it. These two [characters] are giving their lives to each other, and that love must remain hidden on the surface of the court system; the modern world is harsh. I like that under the harshness there’s a romance, and that romance is so free and so true.
Do you still remember what it was like when you were filming?
When I talk about it, it’s like I’m there! I feel emotional, like it’s going to make me cry; because I gave my life to the character, and to Richard Gere’s character. For me, it’s real; it’s not acting. And we had this beautiful, loving relationship just like in the movie. You know how sometimes when you’re in love for a lifetime, you remember a one-night stand? It’s not about the length, it’s about the impact and how pure, and how right, that person was to your soul and to your heart in that moment.
Roman Holiday (1953, 98% Tomatometer)
It’s a very personal choice because when I came to America from mainland China, I was an actress, but I never knew about Hollywood. I had heard of Hollywood but we didn’t have access to see Hollywood movies. A photographer was taking pictures of me and said, “You remind me of this actress named Audrey Hepburn.” I said, “Who is that?” He said, “Bai Ling, you have to watch her films,” and he found me Roman Holiday. That was the first Hollywood movie I’d ever seen. And it’s still one of my favorites, because it first introduced me to Hollywood — beautiful, romantic, very graceful, and elegant. I would like to remake it — I hope some director can help me, maybe Steven Soderbergh or Wong Kar-Wai. [Laughs] What I remember about those old Hollywood films is that when a leading lady and a leading man meet, they don’t have to say anything; you already know they’re in love. You root for them; you want them to be together. That’s the magic of Hollywood. I think somehow today we’ve lost a little bit of it, and you don’t care as much if two characters get together. But Roman Holiday makes you smile, makes your heart smile, makes your heart sing for these two people. Gregory Peck is gentle and elegant, the kind of tall leading man that I like.
I think we should remake the film. Everybody in America, in Asia, and in Europe, would appreciate it. The beautiful, pure, romantic story — I wish I would play a role like that, because I have a romantic soul. I’d like to bring that purity to the audience, to have their fantasy fulfilled.
Check out Bai Ling’s Five Favorites when she sat down with Current! (and yes, we realize that she added in Slumdog Millionaire with our friends at Current)
Next: Bai Ling bares all in our no-holds barred interview!
Living one’s life in the spotlight is a daunting undertaking for most, but few celebrities set themselves up for negativity as bravely or unapologetically as Bai Ling. After making her Hollywood breakthrough opposite Richard Gere in 1998’s Red Corner, the Chinese-American actress has since racked up an impressive number of credits, zooming breathlessly through mainstream roles and independent films alike. Yet, Ling has become best known in some circles for her off-screen persona, her antics on the red carpet, and the sometimes strange (and wonderfully frank) sayings she shares with press and on her candid personal blog, Naked Seduction.
RT sat down with the Crank: High Voltage star to talk movies over lattes in a Beverly Hills cafe and to learn more about the woman behind the persona. We learned that Ling’s brand of celebrity comes at a cost; the Chinese-born actress willingly lives her life in the open, channeling her very existence as a gift unto the world, a candidness that often invites the harshest kinds of criticism. And Ling is not without her moments of vulnerability, as we discovered when she shared her sadness at being exiled from her homeland following the release of Red Corner, or when she revealed the difficulty of keeping a smile when critics attack her in public.
Despite all that, Bai Ling soldiers on by living life on her own terms (and by enjoying the hell out of her work, which includes appearing in this week’s Crank: High Voltage opposite Jason Statham and in Taylor Hackford’s upcoming Love Ranch, opposite Helen Mirren). Read on for our candid interview.
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Bai Ling: I feel like I’m not in this world; I feel like I am here, but every day I’m living in my own world. I don’t read anything, I don’t really watch anything, I’m in my own world, with the spirit and the soul of the universe, that have been given to me. I think that through my blog and my movies, in my own way I give a little bit of this to other people’s soul, people who forget about life, forget about romance and love, every day they’re trying just to make money and be successful. You wake up and you have tons of money, and you’re bitter; but the blue sky, and the birds and clouds and the romance are passing by you. A lot of people say how rich I am, I have a house, I have land. I say, I am the richest person in the world, do you know what I have? The universe.
It seems like very few people would embrace something like that.
BL: I’m not just saying that; I live that. And I’m innocently in it, and so happy; I’m like a little girl. Today I opened my curtains and it was sunny, and suddenly I just smiled. To me every day is a new day, a new moment in life, there’s no time…society is time. We’re always late, we’re always rushed, we’re always leaving, but in nature there’s no time. When there’s no time, there’s no hurry. There’s no agenda, there’s no purpose. You just [share the moment], you smile, you talk, you have coffee, you share that moment.
When you have an agenda, you don’t see what nature gives. When a moment comes, [like when] the sun sets and [creates] light sculptures… for me, I enjoy that I saw it. I saw it! They’re more real than a real thing you can touch. Because it’s for your soul, it’s food. And that’s what gives you the beauty and the romance and the delightfulness of the spirit, and you can basically affect others. That’s my gift, I feel. I talk to you, and other people read it — truthfully — if they allow themselves to not be judgmental about what Bai Ling says and not criticize me, they will see I’m not here to talk about myself; I’m sharing with you what I see that people don’t notice, but that’s there everyday.
It’s the appreciation of the small things that many people have a hard time embracing.
BL: It’s like breathing; without breathing, there’s no other thing. You’re alive, can you imagine? What a gift! We don’t see it. Like air — whether you notice it or not, it’s there, serving you every moment. How generous, to just give for free. And we take it for granted. But when someone takes your breath away, you go ah, you were right! You don’t know how beautiful we have it. I think that’s the most valuable thing we have.
I just hope that you can help in a way — media, how they portray me; they don’t understand me at all. Or they prefer it that way; I know how magazines want to sell. If Bai Ling’s sophisticated and elegant, there’s nothing really to talk about. If she’s crazy, or her nipples are always out, there’s something to trash and to talk about and to laugh at. But, I understand the magazines’ relationship with Hollywood; I accept that I’m an actress — and I’ve said, I have eight little spirits within me — one of them is crazy, she’s courageous, she’s out there. She enjoys showing off, because she thinks she’s beautiful; she is! And I’m ok if you trash me. I dare you to trash me, and I also dare you to celebrate me. Why only one way? Why not embrace day and night? People don’t know the darkness, the nighttime, how pure and valuable it is. Without the darkness, without pure black, you’d never see the stars and moon. You can’t ignore it. And those things have a higher purpose.
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I think you’re very courageous to live like this; the nature of it leaves you open to both good and bad, and most other celebrities are very guarded.
BL: People tell me, “Don’t trust journalists,” but if I don’t trust, I can’t talk. What would be the fun for you? Sometimes I get trashed because I’m so open; it’s like saying “I love you,” and getting slapped. It’s kind of sad sometimes. I’m so open, so pure, I give you love, and a person steps on me… even then, you have to dare to love. Otherwise, why live? So therefore, I have to be loyal to myself, and I have to be truthful. Hopefully if I have ten interviews, just one person grabs it, and I’d be happy. I think it’s a rare thing that few people can appreciate it, because they’re too busy being brainwashed by society, by the magazines, by other people’s views, they forgot to have their own views, their own voice, and their own talents. I think everybody’s a star and a magician, but you give that up to follow others. I think if you’re loyal to that, you will like me, because you’ll know what I’m talking about. Otherwise, you won’t understand me, and you’ll think, “She’s out of her mind!”
Did you always have this philosophy?
BL: I think when I was in China, I grew up like a wild animal and adopted a human form. And I don’t know how to function because I’m so free. I’m a totally free spirit. When I say everything it seems wrong, because my mind functions differently, like I’m running a different program. I was constantly writing apology letters when I grew up — to my parents, to my school teacher, to my army leader, to my government — and I thought about it, what did I do wrong? I’m only having fun playing with my own thoughts. My own soul, my own structure…I think society is formatted, like with time, systems, boundaries. I’d think, one day I’ll rule the world, and the world will be so much more beautiful, because I’d abort boundaries that divide people, create violence, and pit people against each other.
I believe in the universe, in nature. Like my name; Bai is the simplest character, it means white. In writing, it’s the simplest character you can have. It means white and purity. Part of me is childlike, simple, pure, white. Ling, I just learned, in the complicated Chinese character, is like lightning. It’s like a light storm. It’s intriguing, it’s so dangerous, and it changes… I think I’m basically the circle of life; I’m like a child, but I have the wisdom of the universe.
I’m not out to get something, I just want to share who I am. There’s no agenda. I talk about my nipples — I think they are beautiful! And people say, she’s doing this for what? I’m doing this for nothing. I’m totally being who I am. A lot of people don’t understand. They’re living in a shell, bitter, trying to trash others. Why don’t you come out of life, compliment somebody, give them love, and say something that you know in your heart is right. For me, I believe that being Bai Ling, in this body and soul, is a gift. And this gift is not for me to keep. You only live once. I feel like the only brilliant, most beautiful thing you can be, is to be the pure extreme of who you are. No matter who you are. You have to go extreme to show it.
Next: Bai Ling on what she needs to win an Oscar, how she chooses her roles, and how she nabbed her role in Taylor Hackford’s Love Ranch, opposite Helen Mirren
Let’s talk about your acting. How do you view your career and your talents?
BL: I’m really a genius. I’m so talented. But the stage and the road of opportunities I have are not equal to my talent. Dumplings — I won four awards. It’s just magic. If you give me the stage, I’ll make magic for you. Therefore, I hope directors and producers can see it. I just want to give the gift; I know I have it. They talk about winning the [Academy Award] — I just need the vehicle. Not for winning, but to show you the brilliance that I can do. Like Sean Penn, my friend. All the brilliant actors say, “if I had the vehicle, I would be there.” Just to show people the talent that you have. The award is to celebrate; they’re not important to me, but of course it’s important that because of that, people would give me more opportunities, a stage to shine your talent. That’s what I want, not the awards.
We all have the special potential that only you have, nobody can do better. But you have to find that. There are people stuck their whole lives because they want to be movie stars, they want to make money and be famous. Money and fame are not the same as doing it to shine; those are the things people reward you with. If you hold on to [those things], you would be miserable.
You seem very fearless, in life and in your work.
BL: I really, really love what I do. I’m so daring; if a director asks me, Bai Ling, jump, I would jump. I’m not bulls***ing; I do everything for real. I do action myself. You see Crank 2; they hang me in a car, and you’ll see the car crash. At the same time when the car almost hits my body, they lifted me up. If they screwed up, my head would be gone. I have a stunt double, but I do it myself. People don’t know how hard I work. How much I give. I give everything. I was shooting Dumplings, and it was 100-something degrees, in a little apartment building with no air conditioning, and the meat was rotting… But I loved that character — so daring, so bold, so sexy. She tested me, tortured me, teased me.
Is it hard to deal with the negativity inherent in the entertainment business? How do you deal, knowing that you put yourself out there for all to accept, or not accept?
BL: I’m very proud that I did everything by myself. Nobody supported me; I didn’t rely on anybody, even my family. Sometimes I feel vulnerable, when people don’t understand me and try to trash me instead of celebrate me. I did everything — came from a foreign country, no money, no language, no nobody… and I made it, because purely I trusted. But sometimes I may get sad because people trash me and use harsh words, and wish for the worst. But I don’t want to be afraid…I still feel like a light, innocent, pure spirit, because I think in your heart there’s a candle light, and I have to protect that flame of fire, because it’s so fragile. Wherever you talk to people, wherever the darkness comes to you, you always imagine this little flame of candle light that you have to protect. If you feel it’s dark, then you move away. You don’t fight, because that’s when the light’s going to die for sure. Whenever you feel the shadows you close your eyes, smile, and leave, and don’t take it with you. But I’m a human being; those things hurt me, because I’m human and I have feelings. I can’t take the negativity because it’s a shadow on my soul; I’m here for a higher purpose. I have to protect myself. I just hope people see the beauty…
Years ago you went through a hard time when Chinese officials took offense to your participation in a film that criticized the government. How did you get through that time?
BL: Yeah, after Red Corner. But now it’s all solved. I went through a hard time, and I learned that politics are so much more complicated than my comprehension. I don’t like politics; I think most of the people are benefiting from the power. But also I learned there are consequences for my actions; I did Red Corner, I thought it was a brilliant woman that I was playing, but I got punished. So it’s kind of ironic; you learn things about the world that you just have to accept, and overcome your sadness to understand the other part. To understand China, which I did — I apologized, because that’s my country and I have to go back. It was a hard, hard experience for me, but I’m glad I went through it, just to learn and experience life in a harsh way.
Talking about the roles you choose, you seem to go for consistently strong and sensual female characters, but has it been difficult to do this as an Asian in Hollywood?
BL: In Love Ranch, there had been no Asian roles. It’s a true story about the first legal brothel in America, in Nevada. The role I got was written for a twenty-year-old white girl with big boobs, long hair, from Vegas. Her name is Samantha and she is the highest earning prostitute in that ranch. She’s not Asian, she was white. I auditioned with Taylor Hackford; I got the role with this audition. I’m so excited to see the movie. Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci [co-star], I’m so happy to work with both of them, and Taylor Hackford — I’m just really, really grateful that he gave me this role. He changed it. My character’s so arrogant; so mysterious. Helen Mirren was so nice to me. By the end, [Taylor Hackford] gave me a postcard with a note that said, “Bai Ling, you have no clue what a fascinating Samantha you created.”
Do you improvise very often? You’ve said you don’t act, you just live your roles.
BL: I think most brilliant actors are very intelligent. Like Helen Mirren, for example: when she played the Queen, the choices she made. How subtle; how brilliant. It’s about the intelligence behind the artist. You know the character. It’s how much you understand life. I assume, I think, most actors are intelligent people.
You’ve worked with many notable directors, including Richard Kelly; I was at the infamous Cannes premiere when Southland Tales debuted, which you had a role in. How did you reflect back on that experience given the reaction critics had to the film?
BL: I don’t judge people’s films like that; I think a person’s artistic journey is like a person’s life journey. It’s up and down, naturally. Natural growth is up and down. I think that the moment an artist goes through is the perfect moment that artist needs to go through, and for him in the moment, it’s the masterpiece he can give. I don’t really criticize or judge others; I find the beauty. For example, my own character is a brilliant character, and just for that I’m satisfied. And Justin Timberlake’s character — look how brilliant it is, what he created! I think this format is art, it’s not perfection of things. Art is supposed to be moving; film is a moving image.
I think critics have format in their minds. Of course, they’re brilliant and they know what is good or bad, they watch everything and they know every movie. You have comparison, you have knowledge. But I think sometimes you have to nourish an artist, it’s their journey. You can’t criticize Picasso’s blue period — that’s what made him, that’s his journey. It’s like the four seasons; you can’t say raining or snowing or too much sun is bad. If you think something is not an artist’s best, you can nourish them. You can say, that’s what I don’t like, and I understand why.
You have also worked with Luc Besson. What do you remember of that experience?
BL: You know what I learned from him? That human beings’ potential is unlimited. Because I learned French. I thought, how can I learn French, when I only had two weeks? I worked so hard; I worked until 12, and practiced my French until 2am.
You have a lot of projects coming up, and your career of late has included a lot of independent films. Is that all part of a deliberate career choice, or is there just a lack of roles available in studio films?
BL: I’m not planning or thinking too much. I think the roles just come my way. I had a lot of offers; like, last year I was working nonstop, from this set to that set. Sometimes I hadn’t even finished the script and I go. I feel like I’m lucky to be working and that I’m made offers. For me, it is work but it’s life; for example, one film takes me to Thailand, so I’ll go because it’s in Thailand. Another role I play because I like to play the role, and also because of the economy — and last year there weren’t a lot of films, and a lot of actors were not working, so I feel I’m lucky to be working.
You can find Bai Ling on her personal blog, and catch her next in Crank: High Voltage, which opens nationwide this Friday. Get the latest reviews and trailers here and check out more Five Favorite Films in our archive, including:
Five Favorite Films with Greg Mottola
Five Favorite Films with Guillermo del Toro
Five Favorite Films with Judd Apatow
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Letter to the editor : Triple resonance-based assignment for Abl SH(32) and its complex with a consolidated ligand [2]. / Xu, Rong; Cahill, S.; Cowburn, D.
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Take a Walk: Is Outdoor Art Beneficial for Your Wellbeing?
Going for a walk can do more than improve your health. As we continue to celebrate our self-care issue, Holly Black explores the benefits of a fulfilling art encounter in the great outdoors.
Christian Boltanski, Animitas, 2016. Courtesy Jupiter Artland. Photo by Allan Pollok-Morris
There’s much to be said for “taking a walk”. It’s the simplest and most convenient form of exercise most of us can imagine—a chance to destress, take stock or cool down after a row. However, as many of us spend a severe chunk of our time chained to our desks, or glued to our mobiles, the idea of actually getting up and going outdoors is becoming increasingly novel. In fact, as the age of the freelancer and the gig economy gains traction, stretching your legs can be even more difficult. Many individuals (myself included), have a commute of around five metres from bedroom to desk, and the self-inflicted isolation means you can lose hours without so much as a toilet break.
As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, the likelihood of spending time outdoors grows lesser still, even though a daily walk might be just what you need to combat that nasty cold virus, not to mention diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The mental health benefits have also been touted for aeons, with a recent study showing significant benefits in the USA. It is also worth mentioning that walking is an activity that a large proportion of the population can enjoy, without any of the aspirational burden of a high-spec gym regime, or empty promises from fitness influencers.
Lars Fisk, Tudor Ball, 2019, Marlborough, Frieze Sculpture 2019. Photo by Stephen White. Courtesy of Stephen White/Frieze
“As many of us spend a severe chunk of our time chained to our desks, or glued to our mobiles, the idea of actually getting up and going outdoors is becoming increasingly novel”
In the UK, we have a sizeable selection of outdoor art. These vary from more urban settings, such as The Line, which features modern and contemporary art along East London’s waterways, and Frieze Sculpture Park, which seems to extend its remit every year, to enormous bucolic spaces. There is also Cass Sculpture Foundation in Sussex, which features an ever-expanding collection thanks to its annual commissioning policy, and Jupiter Artland, a substantial open-air sculpture park just outside Edinburgh (although not open in winter).
Henry Moore, Large Two Forms, 1966-69. Reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation. Courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photo © Jonty Wilde
These enormous alfresco offerings give us the opportunity to enjoy incredible works in situations that could not be more different from the white walls of most museums and galleries. There is something invigorating about taking in a huge breath of fresh air, being battered by the elements, and experiencing something entirely unexpected in the process. Take, for example, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where you can find sheep grazing among the Henry Moores in plain sight, a huge Jaume Plensa head looking out over the lake, and David Nash sculptures beneath your feet.
Jaume Plensa, Wilsis, 2016. Courtesy the artist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photo © Jonty Wilde
Nash is just one example of an artist who considers nature to be integral to his practice, and there are plenty of artists who see a direct connection with walking too. Fellow land artist Richard Long created a piece entirely concerned with the trail he created by strolling back and forth between a field, and Teresa Murak sought to fuse nature and the female body by walking through Warsaw wearing a smock sprouting seeds, back in the 1970s.
Barbara Hepworth, Epidaurous, St Ives
By walking in the open, you can also come up against more unexpected encounters, whether that be through the natural beauty of well-known vistas (Tate Britain did an entire TV series on the subject) or works of art you never knew were there. One of my favourites is a Barbara Hepworth sculpture nestled on a headland near St Ives station. While you can understand the link between her work and Cornish nature within her compact (yet nevertheless stunning) sculpture garden, there is something far wilder and more fearsome about viewing the roaring sea through her carefully carved vignette. It has become something of a pilgrimage—a worthy reward for making the journey across the wind-battered cliff line.
“Being in nature, devoid of the distractions and pressures some might find in a walled institution, we can hopefully be free to view art in a new light”
Ash to Ash 2018 (artists portrait) c Ackroyd & Harvey. Photo by Manue Vason
For Ackroyd & Harvey, the artist/activist duo who hold environmentalism at the very core of their practice, their recent Ash Project marries a sensational sculpture with ecological awareness and encourages audiences to venture to an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Kent Downs. The two monoliths, made from felled ash trees ravaged by aggressive die-back disease, are as likely to be encountered by dog walkers and families as they are adamant art lovers. Either way, they are sure to foster questions and concerns around their purpose: to raise awareness around the devastating consequences of the disease. Being in nature, devoid of the distractions and pressures some might find in a walled institution, we can hopefully be free to view art in a new light, and perhaps give ourselves a bit longer than a cursory thirty seconds to commune with the work, while we catch our breath.
There is also something unmistakably romantic about reaching the crest of a hill to take in the view, and perhaps reach the sculpture or monument you have spotted on the horizon. Likewise, stumbling across something in the woods or along an unexpected path can incite something akin child-like glee. Just ask anyone who has encountered an impossibly balanced Andy Goldsworthy.
Another wonder of walking lies in the fact that it can be a singular or group activity. Plenty of tropes point to the wandering genius or the flaneur, but walking together, particularly in nature, has its own charms, and can foster a brilliant sense of community. Take Carmen Papalia, who launched his participatory project Blind Field Shuttle as a form of art practice. His urban and rural tours feature up to ninety people, who form a line behind the artist and shut their eyes, in order to experience his non-visual world. It is a powerful act of trust and new sensory understanding.
Although this project is at the more extreme end of the spectrum, it exemplifies how walking can be a powerful tool for new discovery and communication. And with so many green spaces across the country (no matter how small) and a fair few with at least one monument, statue or work of art, why not commit to those extra steps, take a deep breath, and see what you can find? I promise you will feel better for it.
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Pope Francis a First Look
Burke-Sullivan, Eileen (Center for Catholic Thought, Creighton University., 2013-06-10)
Dr. Eileen Burke Sullivan shares initial thoughts on the pontificate of Pope Francis.
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Barreto, Fabian, S.J. (Center for Catholic Thought, Creighton University., 2016-10-10)
Rev. Fabian Barreto, S.J. shares his personal memories of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.|Barreto is a graduate student at Santa Clara University.
Thomas Aquinas in Context
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Professor Frederick Bauerschmidt discusses the intellectual context of Thomas Aquinas.
Weigel, George (Center for Catholic Thought, Creighton University., 2008-11-17)
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Zach Smith comes back the program to discuss the feast of St. Stephen.|Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology at Creighton University.
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Amnesty International has warned the Saudi regime against executing prominent Muslim cleric Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, calling on Riyadh to drop the politically-motivated charges leveled against the dissident and release him from jail.
RNA - Lynn Maalouf, the Middle East Research Director at Amnesty International, said on Friday that the London-based human rights organization has serious concerns that the 61-year-old clergyman could be sentenced to death and executed, when he stands trial at the so-called Specialized Criminal Court in the capital Riyadh on July 28.
“We are gravely concerned that Sheikh Salman al-Awdah could be sentenced to death and executed. Since his arrest almost two years ago, Sheikh al-Awdah has gone through a terrible ordeal, including prolonged pre-trial detention, months of solitary confinement, incommunicado detention, and other ill-treatment – all flagrant violations to his right to a fair trial,” Maalouf said.
She further highlighted that Sheikh al-Awdah’s forthcoming trial as well as those of other activists, including the 37 men who were executed last April, are politically-motivated and meant to silence independent voices in Saudi Arabia.
“Sheikh al-Awdah has been calling for a more inclusive society that would end the marginalization of Saudi Shia citizens. For this, he is being punished. In the same way, women and advocates of women’s rights, who have called for greater rights, are similarly being punished. What gains are the authorities hoping to achieve by treating their own citizens this way? Instead of moving ahead with this sham trial, they must immediately and unconditionally release Sheikh al-Awdah and drop all charges against him,” Maalouf pointed out.
The Arabic-language Saudi newspaper Okaz reported on September 4, 2018 that Saudi public prosecutors had leveled 37 counts against Awdah, and even demanded his execution.
Awdah is the assistant secretary general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), which the Riyadh regime has listed as a terrorist organization.
Saudi authorities detained the prominent Muslim scholar on September 7 last year, and have been holding him in solitary confinement without charge or trial ever since. Officials have imposed travel bans on members of his family as well.
A family member told Human Rights Watch that the distinguished cleric was being held over his refusal to comply with an order by Saudi authorities to tweet a specific text to support the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar.
According to Press TV, Awdah, instead, posted a tweet, saying, “May God harmonize between their hearts for the good of their people,” - an apparent call for reconciliation between the Persian Gulf littoral states, the US-based rights group said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt all cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5 last year, after officially accusing it of “sponsoring terrorism.”
Qatar said the move was unjustified and based on false claims and assumptions.
Saudi Arabia has lately stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution and conviction of peaceful dissident writers and human rights campaigners.
Saudi officials have also intensified security measures in the Shia-populated and oil-rich Eastern Province.
Over the past years, Riyadh has also redefined its anti-terrorism laws to target activism.
In January 2016, Saudi authorities executed Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, who was an outspoken critic of the policies of the Riyadh regime. Nimr had been arrested in Qatif in 2012.
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Home Games BC School Sports, GameSeta bolster Canadian esports
BC School Sports, GameSeta bolster Canadian esports
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BC School Sports (BCSS), the governing body for school sport in Vancouver, British Columbia, has announced a partnership with GameSeta Esports Inc to bolster Canadian esports in schools.
GameSeta is an online gaming provider which facilitates competition, player development and talent discovery for young Canadians. The company will work directly with BCSS to establish greater esports infrastructure in Canadian high schools, beginning this autumn. This will initially be introduced across BCSS member schools.
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An initial trial competition between schools will take place on the GameSeta online platform, with games being streamed live on Twitch.
On the partnership, Tawanda Masawi, CEO and Co-Founder of GameSeta, said: “Amid the COVID-19 pandemic schools are looking to provide participation opportunities for high-school students, and esports is a great option. Our value proposition continues to strengthen during [the COVID-19 pandemic], which explains our oversubscribed waitlist from schools across provinces in Canada.”
Jordan Abney, BCSS Executive Director, noted: “We are thrilled to partner with a BC-based company in GameSeta. Esports is a new frontier for BCSS but credit to our Board of Directors who felt it was important to explore every option on how to engage students with their school. There is a mountain of evidence to suggest good things happen to youth when there is a sense of belonging, responsibility and community in their school. If we can bring that to students who wouldn’t normally participate in school sport, then that is a great thing for our member schools.”
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Nearly 200 universities in the United States and Canada offer scholarships for esports, including the University of Toronto, Ohio State University, and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Abney also highlighted BCSS’s focus on League of Legends, stating: “League of Legends is the most widely played game in the world, and our membership made it clear this was the preferred choice. We appreciate it’s a 5v5 team-based strategy game [and will] offer many of the same teaching and growth opportunities that any traditional team sport would. We know GameSeta will be a great partner and together we will offer a great experience for our
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Nepal Aggravates Anti-India Policies With Another Highly Controversial Cross-Border Marriage Bill
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Nepal is aggravating tensions with India and corroding its clout in such a way that if Delhi were to respond it would risk giving China more power and influence in the country, writes the Nikkei Asian Review.
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Nepal’s latest rebuff comes in the form of a long-dormant bill that would alter its Citizenship Act by mandating foreign women married to Nepali men to wait seven years before becoming naturalized residents. The bill was recently approved by a parliamentary panel and is now expected to pass in the lower and upper houses.
The approval comes only weeks after Nepal amended its border to claim a Himalayan region at Nepal’s northwestern tip as its own. India also asserts sovereignty over this land. Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari validated the map bill on June 18, giving it a legitimate standing.
Sarita Giri, a native of India and a member of parliament belonging to the opposition Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), may have induced the bill out of its dormancy when she, a naturalized citizen, launched a counter amendment against the new map bill. This was closely scrutinised by Nepalis, who were suddenly questioning whether naturalized citizens should be permitted to be parliamentarians.
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It also gave the pro-China ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) a vital occasion — to take a bill that had been drooping for two years and start moving it toward passage. PM K.P. Sharma Oli is the key guiding force behind the bill. As he does so, the ruling party, which has a majority in parliament, is expected to gain more voter support ahead of elections in 2022.
Nepal has two long borders, one with India and the other with China. And most Nepalis are either in a pro-India camp or are grouped in another camp which is pro-China. Most of the pro-India population lives along a southern plane known as the Terai region. Much of the pro-China population lives in the mountainous north.
North-south animosity has been building up for decades now. In 1952, the population of the southern plane made up 35% of Nepal’s total population. But by the time the census was taken in 2011, the number was 50%. As a result, the northern population lost some of its political clout.
Cross-border marriages played a role. By 2011, 120,891 Indians — 57,132 women and 63,759 men — had acquired Nepali citizenship. Their numbers compare to the 2,572 Chinese nationals who gained Nepali citizenship and 15,447 from other nations who did likewise.
Pro-India opposition parties Nepali Congress (NC) and JSP fear that an amended citizenship law would ultimately reduce the population of the Terai region and diminish the southern plane’s political sway.
Ashok Swain told the Nikkei Asian Review that Nepal’s ruling party will use the citizenship amendment “to encourage further anti-Indianism in the country. The citizenship issue is an easy way of stimulating nationalism and further reinforcing the ‘we-they’ divide. … [The NCP is] following the same formula which [India’s ruling party] has followed in India.”
He believes PM Oli has been ideologically closer to China, though Oli has adopted a practical foreign policy in the past. But “in recent months,” “he has come out openly and given statements which are highly critical of India and its policies.”
In 2015, when Nepal promulgated its new constitution, India brazenly meddled, advising against the move. At the time, Nepal’s pro-India parties were voicing concerns on how new borders were established between constituencies which would weaken the south’s political voice. When the constitution was put into effect, India reacted with an economic blockade.
That was “a disaster,” said Bipin Adhikari. “It was an expression of hegemony and fundamentally a wrong strategy against a sovereign country exercising its right to self-determination regarding making a new constitution,” Adhikari said. The blockade “opened up Nepalese eyes.”
This year, Nepal redrew its national boundaries to encompass the disputed territories after India opened a road in a disputed Himalayan border area. Swain said that since PM Modi’s “neighbourhood policies” have been random, another barricade cannot be ruled out.
“If a blockade takes place,” he said, it will destroy any prospect for improved Nepal-India relations in years to come “and will take Nepal-China cooperation to a greater height.”
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Home News Families Abandon Villages In Search Of Water in Bundelkhand’s Jhansi
Families Abandon Villages In Search Of Water in Bundelkhand’s Jhansi
By: Siddharth Ranjan Das
At Khisni Khurd, three of the four bore wells in the village have dried up.
Instead of individuals moving out for jobs, entire families are leaving.
Over 24 villages in Jhansi district face a severe drinking water crisis.
Families are moving out of the region in hope of finding water and jobs.
JHANSI, UTTAR PRADESH: In Khisni Khurd, one of the many villages in drought-ravaged Bundelkhand, 55-year-old Bhagirath Adivasi and his family of 20 is leaving for Morena some 250 km away. They hope to find livelihood there. And, more importantly, drinking water.
The decision wasn’t easy for the Adivasi family as they leave behind four acres of land and livestock. “If we had drinking water available, we would not have left our village. At least we will have water there. We will look for work. There has been no crop yield on my four acres of land for the last two years because of the drought. I am leaving behind my livestock on God’s mercy.”
Over 24 villages in Jhansi district face a severe drinking water crisis. At Khisni Khurd, three of the four bore wells in the village have dried up forcing residents to walk miles to fetch drinking water.
The area has seen a change in the trend of migration. Earlier individual farmers would leave behind their families and go out to cities in search for work as the drought rendered their fields dry. But, this year families have started migrating because of the ongoing water crisis.
Shaheen Bano, Panchayat Member, Khisni Khurd village, told NDTV, “Almost half of the families living in this village have migrated because of the water crisis. The Administration officials claim they are sending water tankers. But in this village no water tankers have come so far.”
The Jhansi district administration denies any major water crisis in villages and claims that foreseeing the problem, they took adequate steps in advance.
Ajay Kumar Shukla, Collector Jhansi says,” We have already identified 154 spots where hand pump needs to be installed and 30 hand pumps have already been installed. You are saying that families are now migrating to cities because of water crisis. But, in Jhansi district not a single such case have I come across till now.”
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very critical moment, so save water every person……..
vikas May 19, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Ranipur is very nice Village in jhansi, but recently problem very heard, water supply problem, we also bundelkhan is a water-less area, so i request for up government please reach to my village water supply, so i hope this issue will be fast work.
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Ultimate frisbee prepares for state championship
Karley Canova|May 4, 2011
As the Spartan ultimate frisbee team moves further into the season, it continues to show hard work pays off. Last Sunday, the team played against DeSmet Junior Varsity as well as Priory Junior Varsity in a doubleheader. Coach Jason Becker’s team won both, with a score of 15-12 against DeSmet and a score of 15-4 against Priory.
Although the turn out of the game against DeSmet was positive, the beginning was not as favorable. Coach Becker had to sit quite a few players out due to the fact that they showed up to the game late.
“They didn’t look on the website and went to the wrong field,” said Coach Becker. “It was hard to find, but I did make the directions available.”
At the start of the game, there were about ten players who were on time. That leaves ten other players that were not there when they needed to be. According to Becker, when a player takes time away from the game, the time must be payed back by the player. So, during a chunk of the game, the late part of the team had to sit out.
“We played the whole first half with less than our best,” said Coach Becker.
The Spartans were losing at half time, with a score of 4-8.
“Not to take anything away from those players; they still played well,” said Coach Becker.
The game played against Priory, however, went fairly quickly.
“They had trouble with complete passes and basic fundamentals,” said Coach Becker.
This upcoming weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, the Spartans will be competing in the state championships. Coach Becker’s team will be entering as the second best team there. The team will play three games on Saturday, and depending on how well they do will judge the amount of games they play on Sunday.
“It’s very possible for us to win the championship,” said Coach Becker. “We beat a team that was the champ for three years, and we’ve lost one game. Our other opponents, we’ve pretty much dominated.”
On Tuesday, the team practiced basic defense that Coach Becker said he saw could improve during the most recent games. Today, the team will be practicing offensive and defensive skills.
“To make sure they’re ready to handle any situation,” said Coach Becker. “It’s our year.”
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Star Wars Squadrons gets 4K, 120fps on Xbox Series X only
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New console hardware almost always means more power. That power, however, is lost if the software, that is, games, don’t take advantage of it. That naturally requires releasing new titles and updating old ones that exploit all that new processing muscle, which is what EA is doing for Star Wars Squadrons running on next-gen, actually now current-gen, hardware. But just as these new consoles aren’t exactly equal, neither are these next-gen improvements that could leave some feeling a bit jealous.
With a game that takes place in space and tries to recreate the cinematic space fights of a movie, you’d probably be crazy not to want to play it in the highest quality possible. That is, of course, presuming your hardware can handle it. Fortunately for new Xbox Series X owners, it seems that they’re getting the better serving for this title.
EA announced next-gen improvements for the game, highlighting support for 120fps frame rates and 4K resolutions. Unfortunately, that only applies to the Xbox Series X|S version of the game. That version also has a simple switch that lets players choose between enhanced visuals or enhanced performance.
PS5 players, on the other hand, simply get “Improved visual quality and lighting”, which is still a lot more than what PC VR players will be getting as far as graphics improvements go. Whichever console you’re on, however, you are able to take advantage of variable frame rate support, provided you have a TV or monitor that has that feature.
Update 3.0 for Star Wars Squadrons is more than just about visual enhancements, though. It includes new components for the different spacecraft along with changes to the morale system to better balance the game. Unfortunately, it isn’t clear at this point if the PS5 version will ever get higher frame rates considering the work reportedly needed for an existing game to support that on Sony’s latest console.
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by Chesney Parker
The crushing impact on the hull of the ship caused Andy and Glinnis to duck their heads. They stayed low for a several seconds, looking at each other across the control room. Then the high pitched whine of escaping air galvanised them into action; they both dived headlong for the emergency locker.
They were well trained to meet such an eventuality, of course, but no amount of training could prepare them for the horrifying reality of their life giving air actually disappearing around them.
Glinnis was first to don her suit and then she quickly helped Andy with his. Andy immediately launched himself back across the weightless cabin to the control panel. He quickly scanned the board for a status reading of the ship’s condition.
“What was it?” said Glinnis, joining her husband at the controls.
“Don’t know yet, but whatever it was, it punctured the hull. The control room and the living quarters have both lost pressure. The engine room’s still ok and the main computer and air tanks seem to be intact. But I’m not so sure about communications. We’ve lost the main tracer to Earth and the outside scanners on the starboard side have both gone blank. Looks like something hit us pretty hard.”
“OK,” said Glinnis. “I’ll go see what it looks like outside.”
She started to move away, but Andy restrained her for a moment. He knew she was right, of course. Glinnis was a fully qualified astro engineer, with thousands of hours of space walking experience, whereas he had been trained as a pilot and computer specialist and had spent most of his time inside the various ships he’d been assigned to. But he still felt uncomfortable about the division of duties on this occasion. It just didn’t seem right to expect his wife to venture out into a potentially dangerous environment, while he stayed behind and watched the monitors.
“All right,” he finally said. “But you’d better use the emergency exit on the port side. It’s still ok there.” Glinnis looked at the monitor he was indicating. “And take a wide sweep well away from the ship before you come around to starboard.”
She turned and was about to head for the other side of the cabin when Andy suddenly stopped her again. “Hey. Wait up. You haven’t locked the seal on your face mask.” He reached over and snapped the locking mechanism into place under her chin. “You really should be more careful.” he said, then added with a wry grin, “I mean, leaving the cap off the toothpaste dispenser is one thing, but…”
“Oh you!” she cut him off. “You’re too fussy, that’s your trouble. You know these things seal perfectly without locking them down. Anyway, you just go look at all your pretty little lights over there and let me get on with the real job.” She blew him a kiss from inside the face mask and kicked off across the room.
This last gibe of hers stung him a little, but he smiled bravely and returned the kiss.
Glinnis strapped a portable camera and a tool kit to her belt as she passed through the airlock and then she pushed away from the hull with a gentle, measured kick. She was very confident about what she had to do, but despite this (and regardless of the bravado she had just displayed), her heart was pounding in her chest and there were beads of perspiration on her brow.
As she drifted away from the ship, Andy saw an expanding view from her camera of the port side on his monitor. Everything looked normal. The sleek hull glistened in the light of the nearby star they were approaching and the black void backdrop seemed the perfect setting for one of those holograms they sell to tourists on the Mars.
As she approached the full extent of her safety line, Glinnis expertly aimed her guidance jets so as to brake her outward movement. Then she set herself on a slow circumnavigation of the rest of the ship. “Well, it looks ok so far,” she said.
“Nothing else has changed at this end,” said Andy. “So I guess the damage is contained to whatever we have now. But just be prepared to get back inside quickly if you spot anything that might be threatening.”
“Oh?” said Glinnis. “I didn’t realise you had an alien complex. Do you expect we’ll find little green men swarming all over the starboard side? They didn’t find any on Mars, you know.” She liked to tease him, especially when he could not retaliate.
“Well, Lord knows we’ve been searching for them for long enough. Maybe we just got lucky today.” There was a forced smile in Andy’s voice as he returned the sarcasm.
The view in the monitor now began to show the dark side of the ship, and Glinnis turned up her powerful suit lights to illuminate the area. As she slowly circled at the end of her hundred metre safety line, the view below revealed a large scar down the front half of the hull and Andy immediately spotted the shattered communications node.
“Well, there’s your problem,” said Glinnis, waving the camera slowly along the length of the damage.
“OK. Hold it steady a moment while I zoom in.”
“Wait till I’m down. You’ll be able to see it clearer then.”
“No!” said Andy. “Let me look around a bit first.”
“Scaredy cat! Boy, I didn’t know I married a whimp.”
Andy ignored her taunting. He knew it was just Glinnis’ way of staying brave in a frightening situation. He took over control of her camera, scanning the full length of the damage. “Is that colour for real, or is your camera playing tricks on me?”
“You mean the green?”
“Yeah. From in here it looks bright iridescent.” He was referring to a coloured smear which spread out for about a metre on each side of the damage.
“Well, it looks green to me too,” said Glinnis. “But it may be different up close. These lights can do funny things at times. Now, if you’re quite certain there are no aliens waiting to attack me, I’ll get down and see what has to be done to patch the old girl up.”
“OK, but be careful. And don’t go too near that green patch till we know what it is.”
Glinnis tugged gently on the safety line to start her decent to the hull, saving the energy in her guidance jets for more important, perhaps life saving, manoeuvres. As she approached, Andy could see that the gash in the side of their ship was quite deep and he was relieved that it had not continued down to the engine compartment.
Just before landing, Glinnis fired her jets for about half a second to avoid the damaged area, then she switched on her boot magnets so as not to bounce. Having done this type of thing a thousand times before, her squat landing was perfect.
“Let’s have a look at the communications node first,” said Andy. “It looked like a write-off to me.”
Glinnis turned down the magnetic force on her boots so she could walk. She then headed for the damaged bulge midway down the length of the hull, her fluid gait accentuating the trim curves of her body under the skintight suit. She kept the camera pointed at the long scar in the hull as she walked. “Well, it still looks just as green from here,” she said.
“Move in as close as you can so I can get a micro of it.”
Glinnis stopped and squatted down next to the green powdery film that spread out from the edge of the gash, holding the camera against the hull to give a steady picture.
Andy adjusted the camera’s focus and zoomed in for a microscopic view. A few seconds later he yelled, “Get out of there Glin. It’s alive!”
Glinnis jumped back in fright, lost her footing and went spinning off into space like some cadet on her first training mission. A few expert squirts from her jets, however, stopped the spinning, but she did not reduce her outward velocity until she reached the full length of her safety line.
“Sorry honey,” said Andy. “Didn’t mean to put you off balance like that.”
“What do you mean ‘it’s alive’?”
“Just that. I did a micro shot of the stuff and I could see individual organisms running around. There are millions of them. They’re piled hundreds deep.” He was replaying the micro scene on one of his monitors as he spoke. “They’re almost like little spiders, except they’ve got about twenty legs and no apparent head.”
“You sure you didn’t get your wires crossed in there and start playing one of your weirdo movies?”
“Nope. I’m afraid this is for real. Better get back inside so we can work out what to do next.”
“Not on your life, pal. Get the big sealant gun out of the locker and send it out to me. Fast! If you’re right, those little critters are already getting inside. The air seal was broken, remember.” She began manoeuvring herself back to the port side airlock to receive the equipment.
Andy looked up from his control panel for the first time in several minutes, quickly scanning the walls for telltale signs of green. There were none yet, but that did not mean the spiders had not already penetrated the hull. He kicked across the room and swung open the maintenance locker to remove the sealant gun. It had a metre long canister of sealing agent attached and a skilful operator could direct it quite accurately from a distance.
“Did you have time to assess the structural damage to the ship itself?” said Andy, swinging the gun into the airlock.
“As near as I can tell, there’s no major problem. None of the main supports have been cut, just the air seal. Of course, we won’t know for sure till we kick the engines up.”
“That’s comforting… I think.”
Glinnis pulled the sealant gun from the airlock and kicked off from the surface of the ship again. Her passage to the other side was much faster this time, because she used her propulsion jets with almost reckless abandon. When she was positioned 100 metres above the long gash, she attached magnetic grapples to the ends of two auxiliary lines, then fired them down to different points on the hull to secure her position while she operated the sealant gun.
Taking careful aim, she then proceeded to fill the entire length of the damage with a silicone paste that rapidly spread to all corners of the opening. Within a couple of minutes of application, it was solidifying to a hardness only matched by the hull itself. She then widened her aim to cover all visible green patches. Within just a few minutes, the entire scar and surrounding areas had been sealed.
“Atta girl,” said Andy from inside the cabin. “According to my pretty little coloured lights in here, we now have complete seals in both damaged compartments. I’m pumping her up again.”
“Good,” said Glinnis, detaching the auxiliary lines and heading back to the port side airlock. “I’ll be glad to get out of this gear; I need to go to the bathroom.”
“Well, you’ll have to use your suit facilities for the moment. Neither of us is breaking the seal on our suits until we assess the damage from inside and see if we have any uninvited guests.”
“Yes, good point. But make it quick. You know how I hate these suit toilets. You’d think after all these years someone could have come up with a better arrangement.”
When Glinnis came through the inner airlock door, Andy was hovering near the opposite wall. He had already removed two of the soft yielding internal panels, and was working on a third.
“Nothing yet,” he said. “But I haven’t found the right spot yet.” He removed the panel he was working on and said, “Oh shit! Now I have. They’re inside!”
Glinnis flew across the room and swung herself to a sudden stop with the aid of a nearby handrail. “So how do we kill ’em? Insecticide?”
“We can try, but I doubt it’ll work. Anything that can live in vacuum and in air, has to have a slightly different metabolism to the average spider back home.” They both stared at the the green patch for several seconds. It was slowly expanding as they watched. “Get the small sealant gun. That stuff seemed to work on the outside.”
Glinnis darted across the cabin and retrieved the gun from the locker, returning to her husband’s side a few seconds later.
“They’re spreading out faster now, said Andy, moving out of the way so Glinnis could spray the area. “We may have to rip the whole ship apart to get ’em all,”
“What do you think happened?” she said as she worked.
“We must have been side swiped by a small meteoroid that was encrusted with the stuff.” He looked over his wife’s shoulder for a few seconds at the green menace, fear building as he imagined how difficult it would be to contain them if they really got loose. “Well, the sealant seems to be working.” He tried to scratch an itchy part of his neck, but the face mask prevented him. “I wish I knew what they ate, though. Look, you carry on pulling these panels off and spraying ’em and I’ll take a sample and put it through the analyser.”
Andy shot across to the lab desk and picked up a small specimen tube. Glinnis continued the extermination job.
Ten minutes later Glinnis said, “That’s it in here, I think. I’ll go check out the living quarters.” She disappeared through the connecting doorway, leaving Andy staring at the monitors that were analysing the alien creatures. As she passed through the connecting door, however, she gave a gasp which caused Andy to dive after her.
“What is it?” he asked, but then he immediately saw what had caused her reaction. The whole room was full of floating green blobs. They were all over the bed, the kitchen area and lounge chairs. The ‘living quarters’ were just one room, of course. With typical scout ship compactness, every surface was used as a ‘floor’, which was perfectly functional in zero gravity, but hell on the ground.
“Maybe something else got in with the spiders,” said Glinnis, rubbing a piece of the sticky stuff between her fingers. “It’s sort of gritty.”
“Careful, it might be corrosive,” said Andy, as he used a plate from the kitchen to wave the floating pieces out of the way. Then he headed for the bathroom alcove, where the largest concentration of the weird stuff seemed to be. A few seconds later his voice boomed out in her headset, “Oh Glinnis! Honestly! You left the cap off the tooth paste container again! The damn thing emptied it’s entire load as soon as the pressure dropped.”
“Is that what this is? Toothpaste?” Glinnis started laughing and was soon almost hysterical.
Andy, on the other hand, was not amused at all. “Damn it Glin! That’s not funny! We’ve got enough trouble without you adding to it.” His cheeks were flushed behind his face mask, and he was pouting.
Glinnis tried desperately to control her laughter. “Sorry hon. It won’t take long to clean it up when we’ve finished with the spiders.”
“It’s your mess. You clean it up,” said Andy, as he returned to his lab desk with a scowl on his face.
A short while later, Andy stuck his head through the doorway into the living area. “Better make damn sure you get ’em all. I know what they eat now. Iron!”
“Hell!” she said. “But it makes sense I suppose; living on a meteoroid, there’s not much else to eat. I hope they’re allergic to the alloy steel, though, otherwise the whole ship’s structure is in jeopardy. But I thought you said they had no heads. How do they eat?.”
“They seem to ingest by secreting something from their underbellies, then squatting down on top of it. I watched one little guy do just that a couple of minutes ago and when he moved away, there was a small indentation in the stainless steel plate he was on.”
Glinnis looked around the room. “Well, I think I’ve got them all in here, so that about does it.”
As if in reply, a loud alarm sounded. Andy dived back through the door and headed straight for the control panel. “Shit! The stabilisers just failed.” He snapped off the alarm and scanned the board with a practiced eye for more data. “And the navigation gear is playing up too. There must be more of ’em on the loose. Come on! Let’s rip this place apart.”
He reached over and started unsnapping the control panel. Glinnis attacked the lab desk. “You sure you’ve got the specimens secure?” she said over her shoulder.
“Yeah, they’re in glass. I already checked that out. They can’t eat it.” He hung the panel on the side of his chair and started removing modules from the inner console.
For the next ten hours they did, in fact, tear the whole place apart, removing every piece of equipment and stripping the entire ship back to it’s biological shield. In the process, they found several more clusters of spiders and dealt with them, but they also witnessed the shutdown of more vital systems within the ship, including the toilet facilities, much to Glinnis’ disgust.
When they were finished, they floated exhausted in the midst of a confusion of wall panels, control modules and furniture. Although worn out from the seemingly endless search, they were also quite jubilant, however.
“Well, we did it!” said Glinnis. “There’s not a tiny millimetre of this whole ship we haven’t searched. We must have them all.”
“Yep, I reckon so. Let’s get out of these smelly suits and I’ll see if I can fix the shower.”
“And the toilet!” said Glinnis with a look of relief on her face.
“Yeah, sure. And Glin…”
“Sorry I yelled at you about the toothpaste.”
“That’s ok hon. But I still think it was funny.” And this time they both laughed.
Thirty minutes later, they were showering together in the luxury of warm water and perfumed soap. As they sponged each other down, Glinnis said, “You know, I think we should celebrate our victory.” Then she gave him a prolonged and loving kiss.
So, before they got dressed, Andy shoved most of the loose floating items from the living quarters into the control room and they made long and passionate love, suspended in the centre of their dismantled bedroom. They didn’t need the bed, of course, for even the youngest space cadet knows that lovemaking in zero gravity is much more erotic when you’re not touching anything at all; except your partner.
Unfortunately, the specimens in the next room had been doing the same thing for the last ten hours. And, as is their custom, their offspring were mutations designed to take advantage of any new surroundings. So, as the little green parents stood by and waited, the first few thousand of their new children proceeded to eat their way out of the glass container.
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hannya mask meaning
In anger, Lady Rokujo’s spirit left her body, possessed Lady Aoi’s body and led to Lady Aoi’s death.
This duality means that it can be seen as a good luck totem, but also as evil itself. The Hannya mask is used in many noh and kyōgen Japanese plays, as well as in Shinto ritual kagura dances. The mask has a learing mouth, sharp teeth, metallic eyes and two sharp devil-like horns.
Hannya Masks. In the film Onibaba, the older woman wears a Hannya mask after stealing it from a Samurai. The samurai took her arm home and locked it in a chest. When the actor looks straight ahead, the mask appears frightening and angry; when tilted slightly down, the face of the demon appears to be sorrowful, as though crying. They are closely related but not the same. He waited for the creature Sometimes these masks are made to look happy from one angle and sad from another angle. Others tattooists, such as Mike Rubendall and Henning Jorgensen, celebrate the icon’s more colorful designs, which can be seen in the masks still worn in Noh performances to this very day.
With blinding rage, she transforms into a demon and possesses the wife and kills her. the same time. In one play Prince Genji married to his wife Lady Aoi when he was young. It represents female obsessed with a devil or taking a devil form of being. It is also a Japan symbol of a good luck and it wards off the evil. These two emotions are difficult to capture at He had a mistress Lady Rokujo.
The three most famous hannya from Japanese literature are Lady Rokujō from Aoi no Ue, Kurozuka from Kurozuka, and Kiyo-hime from Dōjō-ji. Legend has it that the Hannya was a beautiful woman who morphed into a grotesque demon due to jealousy, hatred, and vengeance. They have small horns and use dark magic to perform their evil deeds, such as summoning ikiryō to attack their enemies. @ BaelRathLian - Glad that you did! [5] The Hannya mask portrays the souls of women who have become demons due to obsession or jealousy (similar to the Buddhist concept of a Hungry ghost). An alternative explanation is that the artist would need a great deal of wisdom in order to create this mask. She is based on the story of Yao Bikuni and the Ningyo and bears a likeness to her story, being an immortal monk who gained immortality due to eating a type of meat. Shinto is an ethnic religion in Japan, and it focuses on ritual practices.
Is it used to tighten the mask? As they say, "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.". - Hi! These array of emotions reflect the complexities of the human psyche. Answer: To preface: the Hannya mask is a paradox, it is often both positively and negatively associated. Besides traditional Hannya tattoos, which follow the irezumi style, many tattooists are injecting their personal twist. However, they are still vulnerable to Buddhist prayers. Johan Svahn's and Mike Suarez's massive compositions portray the inner turmoil and outward fury of these female demons perfectly. The Hannya mask is used in Japanese noh and kyōgen theater shows (classical musical performances based on Japanese folklore and the supernatural). One samurai, named Watanable no Tsuna, wanted to stop the creature. One belief is that the deeper the color of a Hannya mask, the angrier or more malicious it’s supposed to be. When the mask is held straight ahead, it looks angry. Answer: In all honestly, it's never crossed my mind to research that. [2][3] An alternative explanation is that the artist would need a great deal of wisdom in order to create this mask.[4]. Depending on the angle the physical mask is being held, the expression will seem either angry or sad. In the 2019 action adventure video game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, one of the bosses named the Corrupted Monk wears a Haanya mask to conceal her true face. Indomitable is our weekly series where we examine various motifs in traditional Japanese tattooing (Irezumi), while looking at work from some of the most talented tattoo artists in the world. Another of the tails says that Hanna demon tormented people. Noh is classical Japanese musical drama based on tales from traditional literature performed since the 14th century. This mask represents female rage and pain, and it is used when a particular character needs to be invoked. The actors tell a story through gestures and appearance in masks. In the mobile game Onmyoji, Hannya is a shikigami who has a hannya mask on his forehead and another huge one on his back. 6.
The voice of wisdom is like a demon!” Since then, demon masks and wisdom have been associated with each other. My article highlights the many variations and interpretations of the meaning of a Hannya tattoo, however, a tattoo is ultimately, a very personal thing.
The Hannya is undisputedly one of the more popular subjects used in Japanese-themed tattoos. [citation needed] The oldest hannya mask is dated 1558. Glad you felt so. When Kiyohime found him, she breathed fire, melted the bell, and he died. From the front, it looks menacing and filled with hatred.
They are not completely evil; there remains a chance for these beginner demons to return to humanity. is white if representing aristocratic status, red if representing low class and dark if representing demon. The Demon (鬼), a stop-motion short film by Kihachirō Kawamoto, features an onibaba with the face of Hannya. Kitsune Tattoos: The Different Kinds of Japanese Fox Spirits, Origins, Meanings & Ideas, Tattoo Ideas & Tips: Text, Lettering, Script & Quotes. [2][3] An alternative explanation is that the artist would need a great deal of wisdom in order to create this mask.[4]. Hannya Mask Meaning. Hannya - History and Meaning of Hannya Mask. Hannya masks are used in Noh theater, representing female demons. Hannya are considered by many to be the most recognizable of Noh masks. In the play Aoi no Ue, a shugenja (an ascetic mystic) exorcises the spirit of the hannya Lady Rokujō from Lady Aoi. In the Yakuza series, the character Goro Majima has a large tattoo of a Hannya on his back. This was great information, thank you! Hannya masks at a glance seem to show anger and jealous, but at the same time, if seen from a certain angle, they seem to show sadness. The most known Hannya mask represents jealous female demon in noh and kyōgen Japanese traditional theater plays and Shinto Kagura ritual dances. Namanari hannya are kijo that still resemble human women. I am wondering also if it has any meaning with the location you put it? In the 1998 survival horror video game, Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within, one of the stalkers named George Maxwell wears a Hannya mask while wielding a large hatchet, implying when he was infected with a parasitic bacteria and became insane, he concealed his face with the mask. He overcame his love for her. An example shown below preserves many of the Hannya masks' characteristics but also blends the illustrative style of Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales. [1]. Oni can mean to represent a male devil, OR demons—as a collective term (just like how yōkai encompasses ghosts, demons and monsters). ignore Lady Rokujo. In a Detective Conan anime-only case, a woman who killed the people who drove her sister to suicide used the Hannya as a murder motif. One tradition states that this name was given to this mask because it was the name of an artist monk Hannya-bō (般若坊) who is said to have perfected its creation. @ Anahi - The string — sometimes with a tassel attached at the end — is used to tie the Hannya mask around the actor's head in Noh performances. In the Yakuza series, the character Goro Majima has a large tattoo of a Hannya on his back. There is some confusion as to the difference between these two Japanese mask tattoos. A lighter-colored Hannya tattoo means that the wearer is still human but is experiencing turmoil beneath the surface.
Plays in which a person may wear the hannya mask include Aoi no Ue and Dōjōji; its use in these two plays, two of the most famous of the Noh repertoire, and its distinctive and frightening appearance make it one of the most recognizable Noh masks.
In the story, supernatural creature transforms into human shape and tells the story. I've seen designs that range from the original white and red to blue, purple, green, yellow, black, or any other hue. Larry Rankin from Oklahoma on October 29, 2015: Wonderful and comprehensive overview of this art form. When the actor looks straight ahead, the mask appears frightening and angry; when tilted slightly down, the face of the demon appears to be sorrowful, as though crying. Application hannya mask meaning.
#hannyamask #Irezumi #Japanese #ReginoGonzales #traditional. The Hannya legend also influences a local tradition that follows the story of two envious girls who set up another named Ohana to be executed so they can steal her various kimonos, but end up murdered by Ohana's vengeful soul, reborn as an immortal demon.[8]. It is sometimes blurb or red and it’s always behind the hannya mask or warped around. Her anger turned her into serpent or dragon, Honnari hannya are true demons and the most powerful of the three. @ Larry Rankin — Thank you! Question: Do you have any meaning behind the oni mask? Hannya mask is one of the most recognizable masks in Noh plays. He also has an alter-ego, Hannya-Man, in Yakuza Kiwami, that wears a Hannya mask. What does the string mean?
Some capture the somber backstory of the sullen figures, rendering them with muted color palettes as seen in the pieces by Marius Meyer, Regino Gonzales, Damien Rodriguez, Caio Pineiro, and Hide Ichibay. Plan for the components you want and your artist should do the layout for you. The expression of Hannya mask is … Tilted at an angle and viewed from the top, it appears forlorn and anguished—almost crying. Hannya mask meanings and symbolism. So I don't have an answer for you, sorry! If you're thinking about getting a tattoo of a hannya mask of your own, we recommend you commission a specialized artist near you to execute it.
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The instruction is attached to the mask upon receipt. angry, frightening, dangerous and tormented, sad, heartbreaking, melancholic and sorrowful. Read our, “The Laughing Demon” by Katsushika Hokusai. Description. They capture the essence of the story. One tradition states that this name was given to this mask because it was the name of an artist monk Hannya-bō (般若坊) who is said to have perfected its creation. The Hannya (般若) mask is a mask used in Noh theater, representing a jealous female demon. Both are used in traditional Japanese theater, but the difference is: The Hannya mask is a compelling sight of disheveled hair, two sharp horns piercing through the temples, huge bulbous eyes, and fangs showing from a gaping mouth split ear to ear.
The word Hannya is thought to have come from the artist, Hannyabô, who carved this wooden mask. Another modern mish-mash — Darth Maul x Hannya. Note: The Hannya is sometimes confused with oni mask tattoos and kabuki theater face painting.They are closely related but not the same. The myths surrounding these icons are heartbreaking and the meaning of the hannya mask is tragic: a hannya is said to be born when a woman grow so obsessive, jealous, and angry after being spurned by a lover that she transforms into an oni hell-bent on wreaking vengeance on unsuspecting men.
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« Will ‘face blindness’ mystery be disclosed?
Face blindness remains a mystery yet »
Middle east patients likely to be a part of breakthrough eye trial
Angsuman Chakraborty
British researchers announced the results of the first clinical trial to test a revolutionary gene therapy treatment for a type of inherited blindness.The results, published earlier this year, showed that the experimental treatment was safe and could improve sight.
Moreover, there is something for the Asians to take pride in. Patients from the Middle east are likely to participate to the experimental eye treatment trial.
Professor Ali explained that the trial results took 14 years in the making; with the first five years spent on developing the technology to deliver genes to the eye and the next five devoted to proof of concept studies.Blindness is thought to be the biggest cause of disability in the UAE and hereditary eye disease is the major cause of blindness in children here, according to Foresight, a UAE-based non-profit organisation and a branch of Tamkeen.
Prof Ali, who was a key speaker at the Emirates Ophthalmology Conference 2008 held from November 20 to 22 in Dubai said,
"The results indicated that light sensitivity in the treated eye increased by up to one thousand fold.The next phase of the study in 2009 will study nine patients and increase the dose of the genetic material administered to patients."
Dr Chris Canning, CEO and Medical Director of Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, added:
"Professor Ali’s recent ground breaking developments with human clinical trials in gene therapy suggest that these results justify support for the development of gene therapies for a wide range of eye disorders bringing new hope to millions of people."
Source: Khaleej Times Online
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Clinical trial on Corticosteroid shows visible reduction in Posterior Uveitis
October 15th, 2008 Latest news reveals about the success of corticosteroid, Fluocinolone acetonide (FA) for the treatment of posterior uveitis. This was revealed by undergoing a long term clinical trial of more than 3 years.
Phase II Clinical Trial of Mifepristone an Eye Drop Treatment for Steroid Associated Elevated Intraocular Pressure
September 27th, 2006 Global bio-nanotech company pSivida Limited (NASDAQ:PSDV) (ASX:PSD) (Xetra:PSI) today announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial of Mifepristone (otherwise known as RU486) as an eye drop treatment for steroid associated elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). The investigator-sponsored trial will involve up to 45 patients in the United States.
Spanish Scientists Offer Solution For LASIK Related Problem
May 15th, 2008 Dr. Rodriguez , a surgeon in Spain, today speaks about an IntraLase Femtosecond laser that can cure Femtosecond laser-related complications, thus offering a major breakthrough in the field of cataract surgery The study, if successful, can solve various surgical and related problems, sources said. There are various complications like horizontal and vertical gas breakthrough, opaque bubble layer (which is a collection of gas bubbles in the intralamellar space).
Uganda Plans to Fight Against Trachoma Disease Which Increases the Risk of Blindness
September 18th, 2006 Johannesburg (AND) Uganda has offered free eye treatment to more than 100 patients at the Nebbi hospital in an attempt to stamp out the trachoma disease which causes blindness after repeated infection. Blinding trachoma is widespread in the Middle East, north and Sub-Sahara Africa, parts of the Indian subcontinent, southern Asia and China.
LASIK Surgery with Conductive Keratoplasty Promises No Eyeglasses Forever
December 6th, 2005 LASIK eye surgery has become hugely popular in the last decade as a surefire way to get rid of glasses. However by middle age (soon after 40) most people (including LASIK treated patients) develops presbyopia, the inability to read or see things up close.
US based eye institute to do clinical trial in India by 2009
November 6th, 2008 As a part of their second phase trial of the device called Bionic Vision, the US-based Doheny Eye Institute has partnered Bangalore’s speciality eye hospital Narayana Nethralaya to conduct clinical trial next year. The trial will focus on problems like night blindness and blindness due to old age.
3 Minute Procedure Rectifies Presbyopia (Middle-Age Vision) Using Radio Waves
September 28th, 2005 Presbyopia is loss of reading vision as we get older and it happens to everybody. Now we have a 3 minute cure.
Comparative study between Durezo and Pred Forte proves successful in pivotal anterior uveitis trial
October 15th, 2008 Sirion Therapeutics, Inc., has announced the results of the trial that compared Durezo 0.05% dosed four times daily (QID) to Pred Forte(R) (prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension) 1%, dosed eight times daily. The primary endpoint was the difference from baseline in anterior chamber (AC) cell grades between the Durezol and Pred Forte groups.
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ISIS in Action
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The anti-crime department of Misrata published a video ‘confession’ of an ISIS member who revealed details of the beheading of Egyptian Coptic Christians in 2015. On 10 December, the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council (DMSC) undertook a raid on an ISIS cell in Derna that concluded with the arrest of the entire cell and the death of ISIS member.
Ismail Kamoka and four other Libyans have successfully won a legal case to sue the UK’s M15 and M16 for unlawful detention and the unlawful use of counter-terrorism control orders. On 7 December, Human Rights Watch released a statement detailing the destruction of two historic Sufi mosques this year in Tripoli.
On 10 December, Libyan military officers met in Cairo for the 4th round of the Libyan army unification talks. On December 4, Fayez al-Serraj and US Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin discussed the importance of continued cooperation between the U.S and Libya in countering the financing of terrorism.
On 6 December, UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame co-chaired the official launch of the voter registration process for elections in 2018. On 8 December, almost all of Libya’s mayors and municipal councils met in Tunis. The newly formed ’17 December’ movement called for civil disobedience in Tripoli and for LNA control of the city.
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Doc.London Documentary Film Festival
First Year Running
Tarkovski Ltd, 120 High Road East Finchley
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Cherise Silvestri
Festival Curator
Kris De Meester
Doc.London is part of Doc.World, a global network of Documentary Film Festivals, with festivals in London, Berlin, Ghent and Boston.
Truth: Stranger than Fiction
Facts aren’t always facts, and “alternative facts” don't always lie.
Join us in March, 2021 at BFI Stephen Street, London.
In a world where “truth” is carefully curated, filtered, and viewed through the lens of social media, often the only difference between truth and fiction lies in the perspective through which one views the world.
Documentary films offer a fascinating peephole into a particular reality, at a certain time of a certain person's life. Whether in the form of an expository, a poem, an essay, an observational piece, whether it's dramatized, animated, or based on interviews, documentary films all have a message to send.
How can we make a difference in the world?
Documentary films are not just an avenue through which we can observe real life; they also serve to inform, educate, and critique. They are valuable creations in a day and age where media is increasingly curated and so much more homogenous.
That is why Doc.London welcomes all of the above forms of documentary film-making, and even more so, those that transcend boundaries to move fluidly between one and more styles.
Ours is a new annual film festival featuring work from around the world by up and coming artists, showcasing innovative independent cinema with all selected films inviting viewers to learn and ponder.
To inspire, motivate, and award new talent, the Doc.London film festival will take place at BFI STEPHEN STREET.
Join us on March 24-25, 2021.
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Doc.London is part of Doc.World, a new global network of Documentary Film Festivals, with festivals in London, Berlin, Ghent and Boston.
As a celebration of the cinematic and visual arts, these documentary festivals will bring diverse international films to our community and showcase the best regional and international filmmakers.
All selected filmmakers will receive The Tarkovski Grant, a film festival submission fee waiver package with an average value of about $250. This not only saves you a lot of money, but it also recognizes your work as something to watch for during the selection procedure, making a selection with another partner film festival more likely - but of course, never guaranteed. The Tarkovski Grant supports hundreds of filmmakers each year in their challenging journeys as independent filmmakers, by promoting existing films, no matter the genre, style or length. The Tarkovski Grant is supported by film festivals from all over the world. Find out more here: https://www.tarkovski.net/thetarkovskigrant
All selected films are also automatically in the running for Producer's Night.
Producer's Night is an opportunity for independent filmmakers to have their work screened to a private group of elite Hollywood producers. For many directors, it could mean their ticket to the mainstream. The exclusive screening presented by Cinematory, Tarkovski, and Hollywood producer Bhavani Rao, member of the PGA, will show the best of independent cinema from the past year's film festivals at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in West Hollywood. The only way to be considered for this by being selected at one of the partner film festivals. Doc.London Documentary Film Festival is a proud partner film festival of Producer's Night. More information: www.producersnight.com
Each edition, the festival will also give out awards in the following categories:
Best Feature Documentary Film
Best Short Documentary Film
Best UK Documentary Film
Best Experimental Documentary Film
We accept short and feature documentary films up to 120 minutes. Click here to submit your film.
The Doc.London Documentary Film Festival accepts documentaries in all forms. All non-English language films must be subtitled in English. Entry does not guarantee acceptance into the festival. Submissions WILL NOT be returned. We also accept submissions that have premiered elsewhere and that may have distribution agreements already in place. Rough cuts and incomplete projects are not accepted. Multiple entries are allowed, however a separate entry form must be submitted for each. The festival has the capability to screen MP4 & MOV.
EXHIBITION & SCREENING Screenings are scheduled during the Festival at the discretion of the Doc.London Documentary Film Festival. Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the published schedule, Doc.London Documentary Film Festival reserves the right to make changes at any time for any reason. Doc.London Documentary Film Festival will not be liable for any costs claimed as a result of a change in scheduling. No film may be withdrawn from the festival program after its selection. If chosen as an official selection, Doc.London Documentary Film Festival is granted the permission to exhibit the film at the Doc.London Documentary Film Festival and all associated screenings. Location and timing of any screenings of the film shall be the sole decision of the organizers of the Doc.London Documentary Film Festival. Filmmakers will be solely responsible for all costs resulting from the submission of the film to the Festival including but not limited to postage or insurance of the film, and expenses of your staff or any representatives of the film. Producer will indemnify the organisers of the Festival against all claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses (including legal fees), proceedings and losses resulting from the screening of the film at the Festival or from claims by any third parties.
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Although every precaution will be taken to prevent loss or damage to materials while in the possession of the festival, The Doc.London Documentary Film Festival is not responsible should any materials be damaged while in transit to or from, or while in the possession of the festival.
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The filmmaker holds the Doc.London Documentary Film Festival, its management, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, and etc. harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from entry. The filmmaker certifies to have full rights. Producer will indemnify the organisers of the Festival against all claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses (including legal fees), proceedings and losses resulting from the screening of the film at the Festival or from claims by any third parties.
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The festival does not offer screening fees for its films. By submitting through FilmFreeway you are agreeing to NOT request a screening fee as a requirement for your film's participation in the festival, should your film get selected for the program.
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Since the festival only requires a nominal entry fee, we will NOT accept requests for other entry fee waivers.
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Easiest Way to Make Delicious New York cheesecake
New York cheesecake. I experimented with cheesecake filling and crust, added new components, read a lot of information. They are very much alike, my cake and the one I had in New York. But there is a difference that.
They either turn out under baked, over baked, over mixed, or cracked on top. This cheesecake is New York-style, fool-proof, easy, and super-delicious. Authentic New York Cheesecake is a tall, dense, and incredibly creamy style of cheesecake that New York Cheesecake Overview. You engage in grilling brew New York cheesecake accepting 15 method together with 7 than. Here you are bring about.
ingredients of New York cheesecake
Prepare 2-8 oz of package of cream cheese.
It's 1 lb of ricotta cheese.
It's 4 of large eggs and 1/4 cup of butter.
It's 1 of +1/2 vanilla beans.
Prepare 1 l of zest from 1 lemon.
It's 1 cup of sugar.
Prepare 1 lb of sour cream.
You need 3 tbsp of corn starch.
It's 3 tbsp of flour.
You need 2 tbsp of lemoncello.
It's of topping.
It's 1 cup of blueberries.
Prepare 1/2 cup of sugar.
You need 1 shot of vodka !.
It's 1/2 cup of water.
This is the classic New York baked cheesecake with a rich and creamy vanilla topping and a simple The cheesecake should be just set with a slight wobble and should still be cream on top with just a. There's nothing better than a great piece of New York Cheesecake! The famous New York cheesecake is best known for its creamy texture and can be one of the most amazing desserts to make for your family. But it can be pretty hard to get it right the first time.
New York cheesecake compound
Mix cream cheese and ricotta with butter until smooth.
Add eggs 1 at a time with lemon zest and vanilla bean until blended.
Add corn starch and flour fold in sour cream and lemoncello and 1 cup of sugar.
Pour into 10 inch springform pan with 2 layers of tinfoil for water bath.
Put in 325° oven for 70 to 80 minutes turn oven off let it remain in oven for 2 hours.
Now for blueberry reduction.
A classic New York style cheesecake that's perfectly executed can be hard to come by. So, it's no surprise that a real New York-style cheesecake is considered by many to be simply the best. For the perfect New York Cheesecake, be sure to bake it in a water bath. Here's exactly how to do it. There is New York cheesecake, and then there are all the others.
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November 24, 2020 admin Ford News, Ford Performance
Ford promised that its next-generation F-150 would be the smartest, toughest, and most capable yet. And, oh boy, they weren’t kidding. The 2021 Ford F-150 achieves best-in-class max towing and max payload, putting it atop the pickup truck heap for getting work done.
The all-new F-150 sports an even mightier version of the twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost® V6 that now puts out 400 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. Thanks to all that muscle, the 2021 Ford F-150 offers the strength to tow up to 14,000 pounds when properly equipped.* Not only is that better than every other truck out there, including the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra, but it’s also 800 full pounds better than the 2020 F-150. That’s stepping your game up to another level.
Speaking of another level, the 2021 F-150 is on a whole different plateau when it comes to payload. With the legendary 5.0-liter V8, your new F-150 gives you the power to carry a payload up to 3,325 pounds, which is over 1,000 pounds more than the No. 2 truck in the segment. Crushing expectations and crushing the competition — it’s just what the F-150 does.
And the 2021 Ford F-150 offers plenty more that makes it worthy of being your next truck crush. New for the 2021 model, Ford offers gotta-have-it features like SYNC® 4 with over-the-air update capability, an Interior Work Surface perfect for eating lunch between tasks, and a Max Recline Seat that lets you knock off on your break.
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Funding for alternative fuel schemes
Vans will go electric and lorries will run on hydrogen dual-fuel under a £20m government programme to cut emissions and improve air quality, transport minister John Hayes has announced.
The funding, announced at the Sustainable Road Transport Conference, in central London, is being given to 20 firms who set out plans for innovative ways to deploy low and zero emission vehicles.
The freight industry accounts for about 30% of the UK’s CO2 transport emissions and the money will help fleets get their new vehicles on the roads from mid-2017 onwards.
Hayes said: “Each one of these successful projects will help cut vehicle emissions, improving air quality and reducing pollution in towns and cities.
“This is yet another important step towards this government’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions from transport to help tackle climate change.
“We are already making headway through our investment in low emission vehicles, greener public transport and walking and cycling, as well as grants for innovative advanced biofuels projects.
The funding is being delivered by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and Innovate UK.
The aim of the competition is to demonstrate new technologies and to encourage the widespread introduction of low and zero emission vehicles to UK fleets.
Innovate UK’s manufacturing and materials director Simon Edmonds said: “These 20 projects around the UK will spearhead the uptake of the next generation of innovative low emission freight and fleet vehicles. The impact will benefit the environment, particularly in our big cities.
“It builds on the results of previous low carbon projects with OLEV, and the data collected from this new trial will be invaluable to future development and commercialisation of these vital technologies.”
Police release CCTV images after armed robbery at forecourt in Eastleigh
Hampshire Police has released CCTV images of a man its officers want to identify following an armed robbery at a petrol station in Eastleigh.
ACS calls for rates relief to be extended in the next Budget due in March
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has submitted evidence to the Treasury ahead of the 2021 Budget, calling on the Chancellor to extend the business rates discount in 2021/22 to avoid a sudden shock of high rates bills while stores are still dealing with the impact of the pandemic.
Traffic flows greater than during first lockdown, according to RAC data
Car use by drivers in the UK has not fallen to the same extent as it did during the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020, according to an analysis of RAC data.
Issa brothers bid for Caffe Nero
Sky News is reporting that EG Group co-CEOs and founders Mohsin and Zuber Issa have approached Caffe Nero – one of the UK’s biggest coffee shop chains - with an offer. According to the Sky News story – widely reported across the national press - the brothers have made contact over the weekend with a proposal to buy Caffe Nero from its founder and controlling shareholder, Gerry Ford.
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Finalists announced for the Forecourt Trader Awards 2020
The Forecourt Trader Awards finalists have been announced today, with a fantastic range of retailers nationwide having reached the final round. The most prestigious and respected awards in the UK’s petrol retailing calendar seek out the brightest and best in the industry – those pushing the boundaries of hard work and innovation in the pursuit of excellence, and as in previous years, standards have been extremely high.
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Home Metro Get your dance stamina up, Dash Berlin is hitting New York...
[UPDATE] Get your dance stamina up, Dash Berlin is hitting New York with a 4 hour set!
[Update June 29th, 2017] Announcement from promoter:
“We regret to inform our fans that due to unforeseen circumstances we have to reschedule the Esscala July 3rd Dash Berlin event at the PlayStation Theater. The event will now take place on November 17th 2017 at the same venue. All tickets purchased will be honored for the new date and refunds will be provided for those who choose not to attend the new show. Once again we apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused and we hope you will join us at the end of year.”
Dash Berlin is without a doubt one of the biggest names in the trance scene, even to this day. With four albums and a countless number of singles including classic hits “Till The Sky Falls Down” and “Never Cry Again,” this artist has continued to push the energy at live shows with emotional and euphoric trance melodies over the years.
Coming up soon, New York trance and dance music promoter Esscala has partnered up with Playstation Theater to bring you a special Dash Berlin extended set on July 3rd.
Ranked among the best DJs in the world for the last decade, you will not want to miss this rare four hour performance. Oh, and it’s a holiday weekend! So no excuses!
Esscala Presents:
Dash Berlin (4 Hour Extended Set)
July 3, 2017 | 10 PM
Your chance to win a pair of tickets or claim passes here.
Dash Berlin
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Raising money for brain injury support through bass
dylanflynn1984 December 30, 2020, 10:25pm #1
I got my first bass when 15. shortly after I suffered a traumatic brain injury. not really able to play, I started Pass the Bass. I’m getting bassists to play mine, selling merch, money goes to the Brain Injury Association of America. over 50 have played mine; lucky to watch Fat Mike with Nofx, Matt Freeman with Rancid, Ken Casey with Dropkick Murphys, Jay Bentley with Bad Religion… some great bassists with mine. donated over $16,000. just really trying to spread the word, turn it into something bigger
Glitch December 31, 2020, 12:11am #2
Hey is this the guy who did like a glossy black 10-or-so strings bass that you sent to you tubers?
If so that’s so cool!
eric.kiser December 31, 2020, 10:52am #4
@dylanflynn1984 do you have link to where we can learn more about this?
ChrisBritsBass January 5, 2021, 1:10pm #5
Just a quick one to say that’s awesome, and well done.
I had a brain haemorrhage back in '09 and my parents were told to prepare their goodbyes on my first night in ICU.
It’s great to see others making positives from challenges they face.
T_dub January 5, 2021, 4:49pm #6
Yeah, I have had Major head trauma in 2 accidents in my life time.
A car crash where I was cut from the car with Jaws of life in 1990 and then I just lost consciousness and fell straight back, smacking-my head on concrete with all my body weight back in May 2013.
Fortunately for me, I have had no major brain damage that has limited my motor functions or ability to live a normal life, but yeah, the friends and fam were told to prepare for the worst.
Yeah, I fully appreciate and support what you are doing.
More info would be great.
dylanflynn1984 January 5, 2021, 6:16pm #7
I just turned 36. June 6 will be 21 years since I suffered a tbi in an auto accident. no recollection, was told it was estimated that I hit the tree at around 70 mph. was in a coma for 12 days. one point a nurse walked up to my mother, told her it was time to start grieving for her son. my mother was then told I’d spend my life in a nursing home. walked out of rehab, went home about 10 weeks after the injury. have lived an independent life since.
April is going to be 6 years since I started this campaign. sucks it’s not me, love watching my bass played, been lucky to watch some amazing bassists with mine. over 50 bassists have played mine, donated over $16,000. really trying to make more people aware of this, turn it into something bigger
look up Pass the Bass
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She said exactly that in both newspaper reports?
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Evidently not. It was the journalist that said 'Immediately afterwards she went to the street-door', and 'shortly before a quarter to one', and 'about four minutes after she locked her front door for the night'.
She could not possibly have gone to her door immediately after hearing the PC pass, else she would have seen Stride and parcel man standing just yards away.
There was no careful checking of the time just before she went outside.
There was no four minutes between going inside and arrival of the pony cart.
Can you not see how the journalist regards the 'about four minutes' as a logical necessity, based on reasoning that is due to faulty assumptions, that are due to a lack of information? The journalist appears to be completely ignorant of Smith's witnessing of the couple, and the report should be regarded as partially redundant.
At the very least, people should realize that much of that report is just analysis, and it is not clear what parts of the report are owing to the 'important statement', and which are the result of the journalist's own theorizing, so who can say for sure what elements of that report are attributable to Fanny? To borrow a term from Mr Marriott, the report is unsafe to use as evidence
How do you know that these errors originated with the reporter and not from Mortimer herself especially after considering what appeared in the Evening News? If she was simply wrong about the time that Smith passed, believing it to have been 12.45 instead of nearer to 12.35, then the 4 minutes might have been her just trying to fill in the gaps?
However, I doubt my analysis will make much difference to The Old Guardianistas, who will continue to interpret the report in a simple-minded way - taking everything in it at face value
Why are you so determined to brand people that might disagree with you? Cant it be possible that some just interpret some events/evidence/statements differently from yourself? You’re basically taking the Rubenhold approach by trying to brand and discredit so that you can pigeon hole. If someone disagrees with you they must have an agenda for doing so.
There are various theories and scenarios and opinions on this case. There are some that the majority believe one thing. There are some where it’s probably 50/50. I’m not dogmatically attached to anything just because it’s been around a long time. Equally I don’t feel the desperate need to accept something ‘new’ just for the sake of it being ‘new’ which appears to be the case with some.
If she was simply wrong about the time that Smith passed, believing it to have been 12.45 instead of nearer to 12.35, then the 4 minutes might have been her just trying to fill in the gaps?
If what you propose would be true, Michael, the gap between going inside and hearing Diemshutz's pony cart pass her house would have been 13-14 minutes instead of 4. Or how do you see this?
So, there are 3 possibilities as far as I can see:
she heard Smith pass her house around 12:35 and went to her doorstep at least 1.5 minute later (so that Smith and Stride & companion would be out of sight) and stood there for some 10 minutes
she heard someone else pass her house just before 12:45 and shortly or immediately after went to her doorstep and stood there for some 10 minutes
same as 1, but she stood at her door for some 20 minutes
Frank
Originally posted by Jeff Leahy View Post
It is interesting however that he is standing where Brown claims he found a Copper on the corner of Fairclough and Christian Street?
most odd
That's an interesting observation by Jeff Leahy, indeed. Shortly after hearing screams of "Murder" and "Police", James Brown saw a man calling for a policeman standing where (or very close to where) Spooner deposed he stood.
The short answer is that I don’t know Frank There’s no interpretation of events which can encompass everything without assuming significant errors by someone.
We’ve discussed the possibility of errors by Mortimer and Smith but we only discuss Schwartz in terms of was he there or not. What if he was there but slightly later than stated? After all, if he didn’t own a watch, why would he have been more likely to have got the time right than anyone else? So what if....
Smith passes at 12.34
Mortimer comes to her doorstep at 12.35
She stands there for 15 minutes
She goes back inside at 12.50
The Schwartz incident occurs at 12.51
She hears the commotion from the club around 1.01 (meaning instead of 4 minutes inside had been 10?)
She goes back inside at around 12.45 for some purpose (maybe she went to the loo but didn't want to mention it )
She returned to her doorstep at around 12.47 (missing the Schwartz incident)
She stays there for 10 minutes then goes inside
Its like the worst game of join the dots ever Frank
Sorry for the late reply, Michael, but you’re right, it is like a bad game of join the dots!
I see that you keep holding tight to Smith’s estimate of 12:30 – 12:35, which is fine, of course. I like your first suggestion better than the second, because it fits better (or, perhaps, less bad) with the evidence.
I, actually, didn’t mention a 4th possibility (not on purpose):
Mortimer heard Smith pass her house just before 12:45 and went to her doorstep at least 1.5 minute later (so that Smith and Stride & companion would be out of sight) and stood there for some 10 minutes.
The way I look at things, this possibility is a best fit for all the evidence we have. As you know my reasoning is that if we count back from Blackwell’s arrival in the yard at 1:16, we arrive at Johnson’s arrival/Smith’s departure at 1:12 -1:13 and if we’d assume that Smith stayed at the scene for 5 minutes before he left for the ambulance (which seems quite long to me, judging by his statement), he’d arrived at the scene around 1:07 – 1:08.
I know, this doesn’t fit with Smith’s assertion that he was at the corner of Commercial Road and Berner Street at around 1 o’clock, but he can’t have been there, yet, at that time, as he didn’t see Eagle running, he didn’t see PC 426 H going to get Dr. Blackwell and he didn’t see PC 426 H returning with Johnson from that corner. When Smith arrived at the north-western corner of Berner Street, PC 426 H must have been waiting in the doctor’s house, which was at the north-eastern corner of Batty Street, for assistant Johnson to get ready.
No need to apologise Frank. Your version also provides a time gap for the Schwartz incident. My only doubt is that I’d given greater weight to Smith’s accuracy about time as he’d passed the same clock that Diemschutz took his timing from.
That would return Smith to the top of Berner street, at close to 1am.
Where did Stride & companion go, considering she must return just before 1am, if not into the yard?
And when does JtR enter the picture?
The 1:16 gets quoted all the time, but strictly speaking, this is the time Blackwell begins his examination, not his time of arrival at the gates.
This is true because Johnston is aware of this time - thus it must have been recorded by Johnston when he is with Blackwell, near the body...
As soon as Dr. Blackwell came he looked at his watch. It was then 1:16. I was there three or four minutes before Dr. Blackwell.
The coroner had this understanding, also...
… although the bleeding had stopped when Dr. Blackwell's assistant arrived, the whole of her body and the limbs, except her hands, were warm, and even at 16 minutes past 1 a.m. Dr. Blackwell found her face slightly warm, and her chest and legs quite warm.
There must be a gap of some minutes, for these reasons, although 426H could have gone to the surgery via Fairclough & Batty streets.
The big problem is always going to be that Lamb must arrive a few minutes or more before Smith, for Smith to not hear any of the related activity.
Yet this puts Lamb on the scene at 4 or 5 past 1 (in your 4th scenario), and much activity has to occur between then and 1am, for Diemschitz to arrive when claimed. Consider what he said to The Star:
First of all I thought it was my wife, but I found her inside the club enjoying herself with the others. I said to some of the members there is a woman lying in the yard, and I think she is drunk. Young Isaacs, a tailor machinist, went to the door and struck a match, and to our horror we saw blood trickling down the gutter almost from the gate to the club. The dance was immediately stopped. I and Isaacs ran out for a policeman, but could not find one after traversing several streets, but in the meantime another man from the Club, Eagle, ran to the Leman-street police-station and fetched two policemen, who arrived about seven minutes after the discovery.
The Leman street detail is incorrect, but the 7 minutes would throw out the timeline.
No need to apologise Frank. Your version also provides a time gap for the Schwartz incident.
That 1½ to 2 minute gap, is roughly the time it would take Smith to walk from #40 to #1 Berner street.
For all 4 actors in the Schwartz play to be out of Mortimer's sight, by the time she gets to her doorway, the play would have to begin well before Smith reaches Commercial Rd - meaning he would walk straight past b-s man and IS - those two going in the other direction. Smith would then hear the event.
Both Stride and b-s man would also have to quickly leave the scene, without going into the yard, else Fanny will see b-s man walking away from it.
My only doubt is that I’d given greater weight to Smith’s accuracy about time as he’d passed the same clock that Diemschutz took his timing from.
You still don't seem to understand that if Smith arrives just after 1am (even 1:05), Diemschitz cannot have arrived at 1am, as claimed.
The choice is Diemschitz or Smith, but not both.
The choice is Diemschitz or Smith, but not both
And you don't seem to understand this pointless nitpicking on 5 minutes or so here and there. The oft quoted 'precisely' could simply have been added by the reporter.
And you don't seem to understand this pointless nitpicking on 5 minutes or so here and there.
So let's call it 12:55. Now when you do you want the so-called Schwartz incident over by?
The oft quoted 'precisely' could simply have been added by the reporter.
Elizabeth Strides Inquest
Those at the curved bench are reporters
You just won’t let this fantasy go will you? The Schwartz incident was over when it was over. It would have taken a matter of seconds. Apparently no one else saw it. So what? The police, who were there, believed him and continued to believe him. Unless of course they put the description given by him of BS Man onto the front page of the Police Gazette over 2 weeks after the Inquest was over just for a laugh. I’m getting tired of this embarrassing conspiracy crap!!!
You just won’t let this fantasy go will you?
Actually, it is you and the other hard-core Schwartzists, who cannot let the fantasy go.
The Star: INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE IMPORTANT was given to the Leman-street police late yesterday afternoon by an Hungarian concerning this murder. This foreigner was well dressed, and had the appearance of being in the theatrical line.
So Israel Schwartz was probably an actor!
Was he paid for his services to the Socialist League, I wonder, or was there some other kind of deal done?
The Star: He could not speak a word of English, but came to the police-station accompanied by a friend, who acted as an interpreter.
How convenient that all the nuances of speech were hidden from the police, and a friend doing the interpreting!
The Star: The man tried to pull the woman into the street, but he turned her round & threw her down on the footway & the woman screamed three times, but not very loudly.
So the man tried, but failed? The man had broad shoulders. Stride was a slight, impoverished woman, and of middle age.
If the man had wanted to pull her into the street (for no obvious reason), he could have.
Schwartz clearly lied about this, and furthermore, the footway is the street, for all intents and purposes. Why would she have stood in the darkness of the Dutfield's Yard passageway?
Swanson: The man who threw the woman down called out apparently to the man on the opposite side of the road 'Lipski' & then Schwartz walked away, ...
How improbable that the one and only word that was called out, was a word meaningful to this man of no English!
The Star: He gave his name and address, but the police have not disclosed them. A Star man, however, got wind of his call, and ran him to earth in Backchurch-lane.
If the police did not disclose his name and address, he (or the interpreter) must have contacted the press of his own accord.
What possible reason would he have for doing that? What's in it for him?
Many people spoke to the press on Berner street, the morning of the murder - so why not Schwartz? Why did he require a special meeting?
Of course, these questions assume that the man who spoke to the reporter, was the same man who spoke to Abberline.
A rather different story was given, though - so we can't be sure it was the same man.
The Star: It seems that he had gone out for the day, and his wife had expected to move, during his absence, from their lodgings in Berner-street to others in Backchurch-lane. When he came homewards about a quarter before one he first walked down Berner-street to see if his wife had moved.
So Schwartz supposedly went out all morning, afternoon, evening, and well into the night, leaving all the details and work involved in moving address, to his wife!
However, this unlikely scenario sets him up for one of the most beautifully constructed excuses ever told by someone going near a crime scene.
You see he just wanted to quickly duck down Berner street that night, to see if his wife had finished moving, but unfortunately was frightened off by a man smoking a pipe. Not to worry, when he finally made it to the new address, the wife was there! What a relief - don't have to go back to Berner street tonight!
So Schwartz gave himself an excuse for briefly being on Berner street, at close to the time of the murder. How utterly convenient.
By the way, what's this 'expected to move' bit? Expected? Is that the excuse to be used, when not found at the new address?
The Schwartz incident was over when it was over. It would have taken a matter of seconds.
When Schwartz runs away incontinently, b-s man is still at the gates, and Stride is still on the footway.
What happens then? Do these two quickly run off stage, in preparation for the next act?
Apparently no one else saw it. So what?
The Star: The police have been told that a man, aged between 35 and 40 years of age, and of fair complexion, was seen to throw the woman murdered in Berner-street to the ground. Those who saw it thought that it was a man and his wife quarrelling, and no notice was taken of it.
Irish Times: During the day all sorts of stories were brought to the police with the object of showing that more or less effective "clues" to the perpetrators of the murders had been obtained. ... Another story was to the effect that a man of light complexion had been struggling with the woman Stride in Berner street, and that he threw her down, but it being thought that it was a man and wife quarrelling nobody interfered with them.
Those who saw it? Nobody interfered with them? What's all this about, then?
The police, who were there, believed him and continued to believe him.
Anderson to the Home Office, Oct 23: That a crime of this kind should have been committed without any clue being supplied by the criminal, is unusual, but that five successive murders should have been committed without our having the slightest clue of any kind is extraordinary, if not unique, in the annals of crime. ...
Moreover, the activities of the Police has been to a considerable extent wasted through the exigencies of sensational journalism, and the actions of unprincipled persons, who, from various motives, have endeavoured to mislead us.
Israel Schwartz may well have been one of those unprincipled persons, and there is not a hint of him being heard from or making an appearance at the inquest. Where did he go?
Unless of course they put the description given by him of BS Man onto the front page of the Police Gazette over 2 weeks after the Inquest was over just for a laugh.
You're wrong to suppose 'the police' was a monolithic thing, in which everyone agrees with everyone else.
I’m getting tired of this embarrassing conspiracy crap!!!
Does that include your own crap...?
Hi Caz,
If Schwartz had felt threatened by his encounter with BS Man and Pipeman might he not just have layed low at a friend's house or somewhere out of town until it all died down?
Irrelevant conspiracist thinking.
An assumption that it’s impossible to make and yet......
An assumption based on a false assumption.
Or that Lipski was the only word he recognised? Or that in translation that’s how it came across? Or that he said Lipski then other words in a quieter voice which he didn’t catch?
Or the interpreter told someone that he was taking Schwartz to the station and that person talked or his brother-in-law talked or his mate Bob. This isn’t difficult stuff is it?
A question based, again, on a false assumption.
Perhaps because he was possibly threatened by the killer his was scared for his safety until he was persuaded that it was the right thing to do?
Unwarranted assumptions appear to be in vogue at the moment.
There’s much that we can’t be sure of.
Apparently so. Do you have evidence that this wasn’t the case?
And how utterly conspiracist. Even an alibi is proof of something dodgy going on
You don’t know the exact circumstances so how can you call it false?
No, this is when the Illuminati arrive with a couple of disgruntled Ochrana agents to meet up with the Head Black Magician to kill Stride on that exact spot where a witch was buried in 1625 after being hit by a flying saucer piloted by Buddha and a mentally unstable barrel-maker from the Isle Of Wight. Honest
A serious question. Is there mention from other sources that someone else saw the incident?
Don't ask me. I asked you.
Probably talking about the letters and the kidney etc?
The police considered Schwartz evidence important well after the Inquest so we know that’s not why he wasn’t at there. Of course this won’t stop some bringing it up to bolster a nonsense point of course. The fact that some police may have had their doubts is largely irrelevant if true.
Not that I want to harp on about you believing that Schwartz wasn’t called to the Inquest because the police had no faith in him of course.
Can you quote me suggesting that Schwartz was probably or definitely not called to the inquest, and that this was due to the police having no faith in him?
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The Car and the Man
The American Enterprise ^ | Sept 2003 | Ben Stein
Posted on 07/31/2003 6:20:53 AM PDT by Valin
The automobile—the Toyota, the Cadillac, the Buick, the Subaru, the Ford, the Jaguar, the Plymouth, the Bentley—is essentially a dream. No, it’s better than that. It is a dream come true. For men.
For all of his existence, from the stone age until the last century, man was weak, slow, vulnerable to wind and weather. Man could basically move at the same speed in the early nineteenth century as he could in the fiftieth century B.C., when he fought off saber-toothed tigers. His worldview was shaped by his slowness—walking, at best riding a horse—dwarfed by the immeasurable distances of planet Earth. Man was puny and was constantly reminded of it by his pitiful slowness at getting from place to place, and his weary body. Above him in the ancient world were the gods, who flitted with lightning speed.
Man was a mortal, doomed to crawl through life at a snail’s pace. Man could do some things to make himself stronger. He could put on armor, which protected him to some extent from the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. But the armor also hindered him, constricted him, slowed him down. Man could ride a horse, but the horse also tired, also was mortal, also needed food and water and rest. This was galling to man, because men are the physical sex, the ones who need to show dominance and strength. Men got where they were through force and power and endurance, as compared with women, who succeeded through beauty and tenderness and understanding (and poison, if need be). But the limitations of even the strongest man were pitiful, especially in comparison with the legends of the endless strength and speed and durability of the gods. All about man were the signs of his weakness, in his own flesh and bone and muscle.
Then came the automobile, the modern, mighty, potent vehicle of the twentieth century. Suddenly man was infinitely powerful. More than that, man was no longer just man. Man became a Greek god. Man could be the man he’d wanted to be since the dawn of mankind. Man could zoom from place to place with dazzling speed. Man could be in New York in the morning and in Washington, D.C. at noon. Man could travel at speeds of which he had only dreamed, at any time and place of his choosing, in privacy, across vast plains and valleys.
Man was no longer hamstrung by distance or heat or fatigue. The car was the suit of magic armor that man could put on to make himself the immortal warrior he had always dreamed of being. Suddenly, in just a few generations, the man who had left his cottage to plod miserably along a muddy road, could suit up in his car, strap on his deity’s wings and fly down the freeway carrying hundreds of pounds of freight with him effortlessly.
Man could do anything he wanted in terms of travel in climate-controlled comfort with sounds on the stereo that drowned out any thoughts of his mortality, all for pennies per mile. And he felt like a king, no, mightier than any king or conqueror—for what could Napoleon or Caesar have conjured up that was even remotely comparable to the car?
If you want to see this evolution of mankind happening in microcosm, see man rise from the primordial ooze to the summit of earthly and heavenly power in just a few days, consider the young man and his first car. I saw this in June when our son came home from boarding school, armed with his learner’s permit and a fairly good report card, to claim the car he had been promised for such achievements. We had agreed upon a vehicle after much negotiation. It was a great car: a sporty but safe (we hope and pray) Subaru WRX all wheel-drive sedan. When I took my son to the dealer to sign the paperwork, he was slouched and anxious. When he took a test drive, he was excited. When his old Pop signed the papers that would let Tommy drive it whenever he wanted he stood up straight and mighty, his biceps bulging like Achilles before the walls of Troy. As I write, he has had that car for one week, and he has moved into a zone of dazzling self-confidence and happiness that I would not have dreamed possible in his formerly sulky self.
He no longer feels like a vulnerable child. He feels like a man.
It reminds me of the first sports car I ever got: my glorious
1962 Corvette. Shiny, shiny red with a customized mighty V-8 that moved it so fast it “caught rubber” as I shifted from third to\ fourth at 100 miles per hour. In those days, in my dreary office at the Federal Trade Commission, I felt like a shlub, a loser, a failure. When I got into the car, the one my mother called “the hell machine,” I was a god of power, prestige, and sexiness. I can still recall the girls gazing at me longingly as I hurtled along Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Avenues on my way to teach part time at American University. To them, Ben Stein was not the guy in that fiberboard walled office at the FTC. He was the coolest guy ever, in his Corvette with the wind ripping through his hair as he drove along in that mighty, tireless beast. From a bureaucrat to a god. That was what that Corvette did for me.
And think of the world of difference between men and women and their cars. Sure, women often express satisfaction with their cars. My wife is certainly happy with hers as it lurks, grinning with its BMW 7 series power in our garage, and as she drives it at heart-stopping speed on the freeway. But does she love it? Is she defined by her car the way a man is by his? Would she sacrifice, work two jobs, stay up late and wash her own shirts drip dry to have that car, as I did to have my Corvette?
Cars are often men’s best friends. The car is always there, waiting patiently in its lair, waiting only for the garage door to be opened to rip into the stratosphere of Mount Olympus and Valhalla carrying the man. The car does not make judgments, does not complain, does not get jealous. The car exists to serve and to exalt. What better friend could there be for a modern man? Yes, the car pollutes, consumes resources, and clutters up once-cute city streets. But think of what the car does for man: It makes him feel good about himself, takes away his loneliness, confers a feeling of immortality, is a kind of steel-chrome-glass Viagra. Never mind the immense, boundless additions to the economy or the ability to connect communities.
Long ago, a smallish, easy-to-handle revolver was invented in the Wild West, or so the story goes. The Colt pistol was soon called “the equalizer” because it made puny weaklings a match for big bad bullies. But the car is a far greater equalizer. It matches men with gods, with their dreams. In that greatest of all American novels, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes the Dutch sailors when they first saw Long Island and then found the boundless continent rolling on endlessly behind it: They beheld for the first time something that equaled the magnitude of human imagination.
When the male of the species first beheld the automobile and turned that key, he unlocked a machine whose power matched his wildest dreams. That match was made in heaven and is eternal.
We love our cars, and we will never let them go.
Ben Stein is a lawyer, writer, economist, TV personality, and car lover.
TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; Miscellaneous
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1 posted on 07/31/2003 6:20:53 AM PDT by Valin
To: Valin
Love Ben Stein.
2 posted on 07/31/2003 6:28:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Love my Vette.
3 posted on 07/31/2003 6:30:33 AM PDT by glock rocks ( be vewy vewy quiet... I'm hunting twolls...)
It's even better when you read it in HIS voice...
4 posted on 07/31/2003 6:32:17 AM PDT by Hatteras (The Thundering Herd Of Turtles ROCK!)
Okay, now I understand their stupid obsession.
5 posted on 07/31/2003 6:32:21 AM PDT by Bigg Red
To: glock rocks
Love my S2000
6 posted on 07/31/2003 6:35:12 AM PDT by ElTianti
'62 Vette 327/340hp - sweet motor - basically a stroked 283
Ive got a .060 over 283 in my 67 Chevelle (64cc) '66 Vette Fuelie Camel Hump heads (461's), wild cam, '66 vette quad manifold. Sounds and runs like a 396, cept you can rev it to about 6 or 7 grand
Though I have to say - my favorite is
7 posted on 07/31/2003 6:37:03 AM PDT by Revelation 911
I can still recall the girls gazing at me longingly as I hurtled along Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Avenues on my way to teach part time at American University. To them, Ben Stein was not the guy in that fiberboard walled office at the FTC. He was the coolest guy ever, in his Corvette
A legend in his own mind. He paints men and women with a broad brush. True half the women thought he was cool, but the other half thought he was just a boy with a toy. And though many men do see their cars as an extenuation of themselves, so they must have the latest and greatest, there are those of us who are more practical, and do not love our cars. For those of you who love your car I would like to say, why waist love on something that will never love you back and if it could would trade you in on a cooler sexier driver?
8 posted on 07/31/2003 6:42:45 AM PDT by Between the Lines
To: Between the Lines
Every party has a pooper...
To: Revelation 911
The 'Cuda from "Phantasm"
The Ford from "Mad Max"
The Lincoln from "The Car"
One of these days......
10 posted on 07/31/2003 6:56:36 AM PDT by RandallFlagg ("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
Beuller......anybody........Beuller.
11 posted on 07/31/2003 6:56:42 AM PDT by CollegeRepublican
Two words...Lighten up!
12 posted on 07/31/2003 6:59:16 AM PDT by Valin (America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.)
Three words.... get a life
13 posted on 07/31/2003 7:00:04 AM PDT by Between the Lines
396's don't rev like small blocks. I tried it--it went BLOOIE !
14 posted on 07/31/2003 7:05:27 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
To: Hatteras
A graduate of the Arnold Stang Big-Boy Voice announcing school...
Sorry to ruin the "mine is bigger" party. I didn't know this was a private party, since it is in News/Activism I thought that it was a logical thinking mans discussion of the article. Guess I was wrong and in needs to be moved to chat. I will leave yall to your perversions now. You kids have fun... Later...
To: RandallFlagg
The Ford F-150 that Charles Bronson drove in the movie about watermellons...
I love my 96 Camaro. Supposedly the name came from the chief exec at Chevy and is Latin for companion. I hate to see them retire, but glad to own one. Especially since the *ahem* cats seem to have fallen off last month. And the stock manifold, and the stock ypipe...shhh don't tell the greenies. Keep them focused on SUVs.
18 posted on 07/31/2003 7:23:53 AM PDT by doodad
This article describes exactly why the left must destroy the automobile culture.
19 posted on 07/31/2003 7:38:26 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie ("Leave Pat, Leave!")
No problem. Not a private party at all. By your first comments, it was obvious you didn't know who Ben Stein is. If you had known Ben Stein, you would have noted the irony in the paragraph you cited and would have realized what a "stick in the mud" your comment painted you to be.
Thanks for your silly little opus.
By the way, MINE is bigger. ;-)
20 posted on 07/31/2003 8:00:24 AM PDT by Hatteras (The Thundering Herd Of Turtles ROCK!)
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Anthem Demo Impressions – Our 5 Biggest Concerns Right Now
Anthem’s demo was largely impressive, but it hinted at some things that are a little concerning.
Posted By Billy Givens | On 28th, Jan. 2019 Under Article, Previews
Anthem’s demo has presented players with a small chunk of the game to explore. So far, its world is a gorgeous playground for showcasing its flashy action, and its overall structure is looking promising for fans of the genre. Still, there are a few glaring issues worth mentioning that could knock its enjoyment down a notch when it launches on February 22.
Looting and Loadouts
Whereas games like Borderlands or Destiny allow for on-the-fly weapon replacements when new loot is acquired, Anthem is taking some unusual steps towards altering this genre norm. For instance, items found in the wild have their names and stats hidden, revealing only their rarity until players reach the end of the current expedition.
This design choice means that it isn’t possible to swap in stronger weapons as they’re collected. Loadouts in general are cemented once players venture into an expedition, and they can’t be edited in any capacity until exiting or finishing the task. This could work well to keep moment-to-moment gameplay moving along, since no one likes waiting around for teammates to manage their inventories mid-mission. But it also creates the potential for trial-and-error when tackling missions, meaning some players may find themselves having to leave a mission to adjust their loadouts after finding that their current one just wasn’t adequate.
These design choices could end up being non-issues if the game doesn’t punish players with extremely rigid loadout requirements for specific missions, but it still may create extra busywork. Depending on how long load times are in the final build of the game, this could either be a minor inconvenience, or tedious and detrimental to the pacing.
Puzzles Are a Puzzling Design Choice
The demo’s first main expedition includes a segment with a small, relatively simple puzzle that asks players to choose a correct sequence of three symbols spread across a large room. While the puzzle itself can be solved using a minor amount of exploration to discover faintly glowing clues near each symbol, it creates a problematic scenario for most teams that aren’t pre-formed with communicating members.
When placing a group of 2-4 (potential) strangers in a puzzle room together, the game is expecting them to work together to overcome the challenge. This can be difficult when some players don’t grasp the concept and consistently impede other players’ progress by unknowingly altering the symbols that have already been properly set.
It’s yet to be seen how many of these types of puzzles exist throughout Anthem’s campaign, but having an abundance of them outside of a raid-style setting would not only potentially cause frustration for parties made via matchmaking, but may hurt the game’s pacing. A tacked-on puzzle feels out of place in a game otherwise filled to the brim with breathtaking, fast-paced flight, and intense, chaotic firefights.
A Jarring and Lifeless Hub
A dull maze of bricks and clutter make Fort Tarsis a bland and uninspired central hub in Anthem. Most of the game’s story is presented to players here, and while the acting and storyline are thus far engaging and believable, exploring is otherwise too mundane and slow to be enjoyable.
The primary reason for this is the fact that the game awkwardly and unnecessarily switches the perspective from third-person to first-person upon arrival to the hub, awkwardly replacing the javelins’ nimble traversal with clumsy, lethargic movement. It’s a design choice that’s not just utterly pointless and jarring, but also effectively destroys the game’s sense of pace. There are vendors, a few collectibles, and a smattering of NPCs to talk to, but none of it feels worth the sluggish trek to get to them in a place as mundane as Fort Tarsis.
The EA and BioWare Effect
Despite Anthem shaping up to be a promising experience, there’s no denying that EA’s reputation casts an ominous shadow. While the publisher has confirmed that the game will not feature loot boxes or pay-to-win microtransactions, they’ve packed the game with an abundance of cosmetic purchases. This could potentially lead to them locking the coolest armor behind a paywall, while implementing drastically lower drop-rates or higher prices for the in-game sets.
Additionally, while EA has confirmed that all “story content” will be free, there’s no confirmation that this encompasses things such as raids or other additional missions that could be pivotal to improving your character. So, it’s always possible that the promise of “free DLC” could be misleading consumers to believe they’ll never have to pay for content to keep up to date with their friends. It’s not uncommon or unreasonable to pay for expansions, of course, but EA’s wording is cryptic for now.
Meanwhile, BioWare seems to be providing Anthem with a solid structure and story so far, but their recent misstep with Mass Effect Andromeda, coupled with Dragon Age: Inquisition’s divisive design, has left a sour taste in some gamers’ mouths. There’s reason to believe the once-great developer has lost their way, but only time will tell.
Combining EA’s history of over-monetization and these recent BioWare slip-ups, Anthem may very well scare off some gamers from the get-go. If it lands well, however, there’s still some widespread trepidation about the game’s long-term viability in the hands of two companies whose reputations have declined.
Longevity and the Lack of PvP
While Anthem smells like a hit so far, BioWare and EA have yet to disclose how much content can be expected on day one. We could end up with another situation like Destiny’s initial release, which left players with considerably less PvE content than originally anticipated. Player retention is exceptionally important in any online, ongoing game, and many gamers will often jump ship if there’s not enough content to keep them engaged until the next content update.
Destiny has included multiple PvP modes since its release, offering a reason for continued investment to those who have exhausted their cooperative content. Meanwhile, Anthem’s primary competition this year, The Division 2, is adding traditional PvP alongside its pre-existing Dark Zone content. But EA has confirmed they have no plans to expand Anthem into the competitive arena at launch or in the near future afterwards.
Furthermore, developing engaging gameplay takes time, so it’s unlikely we’ll see any significant new content for at least a bit. If Anthem isn’t packing enough endgame content to sustain players through the lull, they’re likely to miss having a long-term option for competitive play to fill that time gap. This could be detrimental to the game’s player retention with The Division 2 offering a lot of bang for its buck come March.
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Kristen Stewart as Snow White.
Snow White, the milquetoast heroine
Editor's note: Aaron Sagers is a New York-based entertainment writer and nationally syndicated pop-culture columnist. He has specialty knowledge in "paranormal pop culture," has lectured at conventions nationwide on the topic and is a media pundit on supernatural entertainment. He covers pop culture daily at ParanormalPopCulture.com and can be found on Twitter @aaronsagers.
Wielding a sword and embarking on a quest to vanquish an evil queen does not a warrior princess make. What it does make, however, is about $56 million and a top spot at the box office.
Released last Friday, the movie “Snow White and the Huntsman” is an attempt to launch a female-driven fantasy franchise. Based on the money it is pulling in so far, that attempt will likely succeed, but the movie falls far short of being a story worthy of the genre. And for fantasy nerds who have come to expect more from female protagonists, this armor-plated princess flick will not be the one to rule them all.
Within the fantasy genre, the exploration of humanity – in both its selfless acts and depraved depths – is what makes these stories of myths and magic more than just swords-and-orcs tales. J.R.R. Tolkien, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Robert Jordan, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling and many other fantasy authors know this when they put their characters on a quest.
The quest is clear with “Snow White and the Huntsman.” Instead of an animated Disney film with a porcelain-skinned heroine, this outing stars Kristen Stewart (the “Twilight” films) as the eponymous heroine from the Grimm fairy tales. The movie tries to go in a, well, grim, direction by making Snow White a virginal, innocent hero who escapes the clutches of her sorceress stepmother (Charlize Theron) and then returns to take her out.
Joining her on the journey – because the queen has been sucking life and youth from their lands – is an assassin- cum-protector Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth), seven bandit dwarves (including Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones, Ray Winstone and Nick Frost) and the fairy magic of the forests which has deemed Snow “The One.”
But trading in on a reinvigorated fascination with fairy tales, and the popularity of “Twilight” (Stewart as Snow sports her same Bella Swan grimace and is caught between two suitors), the film fails to develop a believable heroine on a mission. It opts instead for a character who rapidly transforms from a pouty ragamuffin captive to a pouty source of light magic, and leader of men.
After a decade of quietly serving as a prisoner in a tower and coming- of- age, Snow gives into a flash of violence before shifting back into a meek girl. But Stewart’s princess is not only the fairest of them all;, she also appears to be the most superficial. Like the pristine surface of freshly fallen snow, she lacks the emotional drive to make fantasy fans care about her character.
Where is the rage and bitterness over having her father’s kingdom usurped or her youth robbed? Is there no desire to spike the head of a creeper who attempts to molest her? Is she not slightly unhinged and imbalanced – and not just shy or socially awkward – after being left to rot in a cell?
With regards to Theron’s Queen Ravenna, there is also a lack of complexity. There are brief moments that reveal how the queen became obsessed with youth and power, but how did she become so blasted evil? As a woman subjected to the rule and abuse of men, would she not have some empathy for other females? After killing her king husband, slaughtering his men, subverting the kingdom’s subjects and blackening the land, what compels her to keep Snow White alive instead of murdering her (especially when it is assumed Snow is already dead)?
Instead of addressing these questions, the film relies on interesting visual effects of light and dark magic to obfuscate the superficiality of black-and-white characters.
There are plenty of powerful and well-developed female figures to cull from in the genre. In "The Dark Tower" series, King gave fantasy nerds the character of Susannah Dean, a wheelchair-bound, vengeful heroine who overcomes multiple personalities and serious anger management issues.
Rowling created a non-magical Muggle girl who entered a world of fantasy with a fresh eye in the "Harry Potter" books; Hermione was an outcast to some, and know-it-all to others, yet became one her world’s saviors through her wits – all while maturing into a young woman. In her "Avalon" series, Bradley has several women who fight to alter, preserve or simply survive a harsh Arthurian world. Morgaine is a priestess and a lover who views an oncoming religious shift with hesitation and, eventually, pragmatism. Gwenhwyfar is her polar opposite: a character of depression, self-loathing and fear. Tolkien also gave fantasy fans complex women when he wrote Eowyn and Arwen in the "Lord of the Rings" series.
And over on HBO, “Game of Thrones” – based on George R.R. Martin’s book series, “A Song of Fire and Ice” – just wrapped its second season where heroines and villainesses (of various shades and motivations) not only share the stage with men but often dominate it. Instead of simply being character templates, the women of “Game of Thrones” are, at turns, likable and loathsome. They feel real despite existing in a fantasy world.
In works of fantasy, a widowed dragon queen can be a fierce ruler while also acting like a petulant girl. A queen can be a sexually awake woman who loves her children, but also be a conniving schemer – who relies too heavily on a goblet full of wine. A little princess can be a fighter who craves retribution, while her sister can slowly mature beyond being an entitled brat. Prostitutes and wildlings can likewise be more than what their character types might otherwise dictate.
Fantasy nerds are used to expecting complicated female characters within the genre as much as they’re used to monsters and magic. But “Snow White and the Huntsman” misses the opportunity to join these ranks.
The film could be (and should have been) one that flipped the vulnerable princess fairy tale into a fantasy epic where a strong, believable female protagonist leads a quest against a strong, believable female antagonist. The result, however, is a movie that will not likely cast a spell against genre fans.
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My wife really wanted to see this movie. As we left the theater afterward, she asked me, "What did you think about it?", to which I replied, "Oh, it was quite good, dear – very entertaining".
June 6, 2012 at 10:13 pm |
TehKitteh
Did she pat you on the head after that, say "That's a good boy", and give you a treat? (If so, count yourself lucky!)
June 7, 2012 at 5:37 am |
A long time ago, I learned not to sweat the small stuff. We held hands during the movie, and I got "attaboy points" for going. Time well spent.
Why all the hate on Kristen Stewart? I've never understood that. I've enjoyed her since Panic Room and I enjoyed this film as well. It's doing just fine at the box office so I never ever use critic reviews because we always seem to have different tastes in films.
I don't hate Stewart, but either her acting lacked complexity, or that's the way the director wanted it. It wasn't a horrible movie, but I don't feel the need to own it or watch it again. It's not a captivating or compelling movie, but there are some lovely special effects eye candy. Worth seeing once on the big screen. Once.
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I hate to say this, but Tolkien gave Arwen two whole lines in all of the LotR books. Two whole lines. Eowyn got more but not much. And you didn't mention Galadriel at all. There are no women at all in Hobbit, not until Peter Jackson created one for the movie and added the subplot with the Necromancer at Dol Guldur. At least the LotR movies give Arwen some room to shine.
L.Destin
Overall, the movie was enjoyable to sit through. Theron was great as the Evil Queen. I felt Snow White's character was reactionary–she didn't really do anything, she just reacted to situations around her. The only part that threw me off was her sudden speech when she woke up... I wonder how much was edited out, because that part came out of nowhere, in my opinion.
Was I expecting great character development–not really. I watched for the action, Chris Hemsworth, and to see what spin on the classic fairy-tale this movie will have. Therefore, I enjoyed it.
Reviews won't matter for this film (this is from the industry that voted "Shakespeare in Love" to win over "Saving Private Ryan" for best pic) because of the several connections from Twilight fans, Game of Thrones fans, and those who just like Charlize Theron. Moviemakers knew this going in.
They lost me when they pit Kirsten Stewart as "Fairer than" Charlize Theron. Seriously?
truefax
My sentiments exactly.
Now that the writer has mentioned Stephen Kings THE DARK TOWER series, I wonder when Hollywood is going to get around to making a movie out of it. Viggo Mortensen as Roland, Zoe Saldana as Susannah.
Good call on Viggo as Roland, he'd be perfect
Visually, the movie was impressive, but what movie isn't that relies so heavily upon CG? Kristen Stewart is a horrible actress, period. She obviously appeals to teens & early-20-somethings, which is why, I'm sure, she was cast in this role - casting understood that she would draw Twighlight fans. There were some interesting moments in the film; I thought the dwarves storyline had real potential, but they didn't spend enough time on them to explore it well enough. I also liked the colony of scarred females who were thriving despite the absence of their husbands, who were at war. Again, something that could have been explored a little deeper...Instead, we were stuck with "filler" moments of long, wordless scenes where the talentless Ms. Stewart tried to appear meaningful and thoughtful, but failed due to a lack of facial expression and dead eyes. A real actor can carry such scenes (see "Apocalypto" for a great example). In short, I think the movie was made for a much younger audience. My teenage son seemed to enjoy it...
RedRae
I have read this article twice and do not see the point of it. I saw the movie and liked it. It was something different. Granted Snow White could have acted a little better, but the Huntsman and the dwarfs were great.
Snow White could have actually acted, actually. Egads, she's the worst.
Leonard Komen
they were great? look up some definitions: unusual or considerable in degree, power, intensity, etc.:wonderful; first-rate; very good: being such in an extreme or notable degree:
Oh my GOSH! I want to come down Abe is out of town. Agghhh this is just what I wanted. PS love the last post drliang kids and love that cute little girl's hair! If I come up with something for Saturday, I'll call. I'm so wishing I just lived down the street.
The point was kind of glaringly obvious. The film had a lot of potential and could have become a real fantasy force, but it instead lazily became a money grab taking advantage of Stewart's fame instead of developing the characters.
Perhaps the point of the article is simply advertisement for the movie disguised as "news"?
I thought the author's comments on the movie where very astute and well communicated. I am surprised you can't "see the point" of them. Maybe that's why you liked the movie?
I agree .. the movie was good .. a lot of hate going on here for Ms. Steward for her portrayal here stemming from her twilight character .. if anyone had read the books .. she acted Bella the way the character was written .. as for this story .. she was fin as was Ms. Theron who has way more experience .. as for the fairer in the land crack .. supposed to be about kindness and purity not the look of the queen who no matter her looks of course of which are gorgeous .. her soul was rotten to the core much like the apple .
I have one scheduled to come out (via c-section) June 12th. If he comes ealirer I will let you know. I admire your work ..and have NO experience with newborn photography. It is on my list of many things to get better at!
November 14, 2012 at 2:38 pm |
The Lord of Excess
Bleh ... meh ... bleh ... more Hollywood tripe and more vanilla cultural garbage. All we are capable of producing in this wasteland. Sad. It wasn't always that way, great films are far and few between anymore. It is about slow motion boobies, explosions, CGI, and ultra thin plotlines that the average 5th grader would scoff at. I don't see us ever turning around though, the age of idiocracy is upon us
Holy moly, you've shocked me! I utter the word "Idiocracy" every time I see yet another example of the cookie-cutter, low-brow, obvious, depthless, ridiculous excuse for entertainment that we, as Americans, are buying into. I get so sick of what's available on tv & pay-per-view that I escape to the classic movie channels or go digging through Netflix to find anything with a point, a plot, and believable actors. I don't think it will take 500 years for us to get to "Idiocracy's" level, though; I think we're a decade or two away.
GodlessOpera
I can't wait to start watching "Ow my b@lls"
A. LIncoln
Saw this "actress" on Leno about a week or so ago. Not impressive, not at all. She was sassy, appeared to be lost, and demonstrated pretty much zero personality. I honesty thought she might be on something at the time I saw it.
She seriously always look and acts that way. She has to be the worst actress to ever reach a cinematic peak this high in history.
she is a known pothead. the even had pics of her with a pipe.
I thought the actress was okay, I think the problem was with the script and maybe directing. Rather, the directing wasn't awful, but maybe there was just a little too much crammed into too little time to do it right.
During a particular death scene I almost laughed, realizing that due to the music and concentration on it that I was supposed to really care about this character that I'd probably literally only seen onscreen for a total of 5 minutes. I don't even know what their name was - still!
During the "let's go to battle" speech I was underwhelmed, and it's especially hard to feel pumped up for battle when it looks like there's maybe 15 soldiers total riding along a beach to infiltrate the castle. Yawn.
at last; someone with a sense of objectivity; the lead actress was going through the motions – not E-motions; although she was partly victimized by bad directing and skimpy script writing; there was not enough character development to get you interested; what made each character "tick" ? couldnt tell; one of the more intriguing characters was the Troll and he/she had one scene; it would have been logical for him/her to reappear in the apolyptic battle scene; it seemed as though the director was limited in creativity to placing random fantasy objects – one troll, several faeries – in some sprinkled fashion throughout the movie to tease the audience with them but didn't know what to do with them thereafter. Even the dwarfs seemed to pass through the story without depth. now a subjective comment: yawn!!!
" a non-magical Muggle girl " Seriously. How do you expect any credibility when you either didn't even see (or didn't understand) one of the very films you are holding up as a standard.
I would always like to help out with your sooths. Just let me know and maybe I can arrange it. I don't know if I would have the patience you have, though. After watching you in action, I know for sure that it's a whole lot harder than I imagined. I might panic, or start to cry if the baby wouldn't go to sleep and. There's a lot of pressure. On second, though?/
So let me get this straight. He compared several heroines to this one, fine ok. But he complains about how they were more fleshed out than this one? Ok lets compare 6 Harry Potter movies to 1 Snow White movie... Fine thats not fair so lets compare 2 seasons of GoT's to a 2hr movie... Ok ok thats still just silly, so lets compare 3 3hr LotR movies to just this 1 2hr movie...
Hmmm seems kind of silly. He should have stopped writing at the Bella Swan quips. After that it all became drivel and far reaching. Kristen Stewart is definitely not a good actress but this guy isnt any better of a writer either. Maybe I should compare this 1 writing to several pieces of Shakespeare or something...
Unfortunately, Kristen Stewart cannot act and Snow White was more like a female sleeping dwarf. And the queen was the best most beautiful actress in the flix.
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Thank You for giving me the word i was looking for to explain how uninteresting the Snow White character was. i found myself not even really caring if she made it through the Dark Forest or not. and her battle speech wasn't even exciting – i'm surprised anyone was willing to follow her anywhere. I was more interested in the Queen and the Dwarves. And does Kristen Stewart have any other facial expression? Overall it wasn't a bad movie, it just could have been better. maybe the sequel will be an improvement. however i'll wait for the dvd of that one.
How come nobody ever criticized Natalie Portman in her gawd awful performance in the silly Star Wars series. That was truly horrible. The again the entire Star Wars series was boring and predictable. I rooted for the Empire. Please kill everyone in the republic.
Actually, I believe a lot of people made comments on Natalie Portman"s acting ability.
hal9thou
The movie was ok, better than expected. This article and calling Hermione Grainger a "a non-magical Muggle girl" is unforgivable.
Jech
Agreed. She is Muggle born, and VERY magical.
sdgman
Yes, you are correct, me and my geeky self picked up on that Granger slight immediately and hurried to point it out!
All that matters is whether or not you liked the movie. My GF and I actually enjoyed the movie, despite all the bad reviews. So, you can never tell. Trust your own judgement.
RIght on...the movie was so MAGICAL...from the scenery to the dwarves...fantastical..haha And, I'm sorry these actors were working with ONE full sentance of dialogue that DID NOT WRITE and created emotion from acting with a GREEN SCREEN...I thought the whole cast did a great job considering what they were working with...and what they were working with left me and my 3 friends (guys and girls) I saw it with, GIDDY, after it was all said in done. 😀
*they did not write
Anomic Office Drone
$56 million!?! I know everyone likes different stuff, but that's a huge number given that I don't know anyone who has seen or wants to see this.
mariosphere
How come Snow White in this movie is "the prettiest of them all" when Charlize Theron is obviously the prettiest and hottest?
I have to argue that, Jessica Biel...
Because true beauty comes from within.
But not within Kristen Stewart
If only Miss Stewart was born with facial expressions.
The botox curse? Or just a woody face?
Jill C
Or just a complete lack of personality.
seriously???? I have never been jealous of a 5 year old's hair, but c'mon!!??? What a liltte beauty!! Gorgeous pics! She looks like she should model professionally. And the baby is soo cute! The outfit in those last ones is so fun!
Oh and if she were attractive, I was very sad when I saw she was in the movie, it looked good up until then.
Rachels
Wow, talk about being envious! Kristen is a great actress. If she wasn't, the Twilight saga would have been a flop.
And she's got the pocketbook now to prove she's got it!
WTG, Kristen!!
T. R.
I have not seen Ms. Stewart on film, because I have not been interested in any of her films. But certainly you're using the term "great" too freely. When one lists the truly "great" U.S. film actresses, I doubt if anyone would think to include her. (I have seen trailers for her films, and was not impressed with what I saw of her.)
I also doubt that her acting abilities contributed in any way to the success of the "Twilight" films. Most people probably saw the films because they were familiar with the books, not because they wanted to see Ms. Stewart's "great" acting. The could have cast Martin Short in drag in the role, and it would probably have still done the same box office numbers.
P.S. You should have used the subjunctive case and written, "If she weren't..."
She studied the cod fish open-mouthed method of acting.
Seriously, how anyone can call her an actress is beyond me.
mynameisidontreallygiveacrap
This film looked promising *until* Kristen Stewart made an appearance. Why in the world directors continue putting this no-talent woman in films is beyond me. Can we please be DONE with this actress? She's not even attractive enough to justify all the attention.
Says you. Miss Stewart is a talented and beautiful young actress.
Amen to that. She has the personality and talent of a rock.
and thats putting it nicely... Although I think you just insulted several sharp rocks.
I have to disagree with you about the "superficiality" of the Snow White character. The entire theme of the character IS that she is pure and perfect, and magically so (hence the Queen's desire to kill her). Rage, bitterness, and a hint of insanity would have undermined that idea. Although I agree that they would have made for a more interesting character, that character could not be this movie's Snow White.
As for the Queen, it seemed fairly clear from the flashbacks that the traumas of her youth left her substantially unhinged. Here cruelty would also explain why she kept Snow White imprisoned: the Queen enjoyed her suffering. I feel like the Queen was a very well written and masterfully acted character.
I might be more appreciative of this review if the author hadn't misquoted the name of the book series on which the Game of Thrones HBO series is based. (such a fact more quickly obtained than walking into the kitchen and popping the cap on a cold one) It is 'A Song of Ice and Fire'. Not 'A Song of Fire and Ice.'
Oh, and btw, I've seen this movie and actually agree with your review.
Ms. Granger
Hermione was not a "Muggle" nor "non-magic". She was a muggle-born witch.
Amen! The author of this piece of tripe gave himself away as a hack right there!
Yup +1. Clearly has no idea what he was talking about.
Unfortunately, it only takes a few mistakes to kill credability.
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Ty Herndon and Kristen Chenoweth Release ‘Orphans of God’
November 25, 2020 November 24, 2020 Bethany Bowman
When country crooner, Ty Herndon announced he was releasing a duet with the talented Tony Award Winner, Kristen Chenoweth, I wanted to find out how this came to be.
With Herndon, he grew up singing from a young age and never really had a choice. He comes from a musical family and they traveled the south singing at camp meetings and tent revivals. He even considered being an evangelist at one point. His family listened to the Grand Ole’ Opry and singers like Tammy Wynette.
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‘Dune’ Ditches 2020, While AMC Commits to Staying Open
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The 2020 theatrical release calendar is getting even slimmer in the wake of the announcement that Regal cinemas are temporarily closing, although AMC, North America’s largest theater chain, says it will remain open.
Warner Bros. said late Monday that its sci-fi pic “Dune” will now open in October 2021, instead of this December. The studio also pushed back “The Batman” to March 2022 and moved up its “Matrix” sequel to Dec. 2021.
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Esther vs. Vashti, Austen vs. Brontës
Sarah SeltzerMarch 21, 2011
As I prepared for the beginning of the perennial Purim question of “Esther vs. Vashti” at the same time as I delved into Jane Eyre-mania, I began to think about how women are always pushed into dichotomies. I wondered cynically how soon someone would write about the new Brontë films by declaring Jane Austen passé. I didn’t have to wait long. This article about the “Battle of the Bonnets” in the Washington Post is a witty and sharp look at women’s cultural obsessions and it contains some great literary observations. But the headline, and the “battle” premise, rankles.
It always seems to me that when it comes to women who take different paths there’s a meme out there that there’s only room for one. Virgin or whore, Esther or Vashti, Austen or Brontë. Yes, the two most famous Brontë sisters, Charlotte and Emily, and Jane Austen took divergent approaches to writing about the “woman question.” Austen was sort of an Esther, using her brilliant wit to dazzle readers but containing steely critique of the system under her perfect prose, while the Brontës, Vashti-like , seethe with rage at women’s unfortunate lot and churn with a desperate desire for escape.
These women were writing in different styles, and in completely different cultural eras. Why not just appreciate the fact that both of those approaches worked so well that readers can’t get enough of them even today?
After all the blogging we’ve done here at The Sisterhood this year about why women’s writing gets short shrift, it’s worth asking again where these kinds of comparisons fit in on a wider scale. The Washington Post’s Monica Hesse makes the point herself, wondering whether “there might be some latent, dismissive misogyny involved in the concept that there is only enough cultural love for one female literary figure at any given time.” I’d take her suggestion further. It’s an extension, and a continuation, of sexism to push female authors into a catfight, or to lump them together just because of their gender. This rarely happens with their male counterparts. Do we ever assume that because people enjoy the satirical writing of P.G. Wodehouse, they must hate the tragic novels of Henry James? Do we ever see pieces in the media declaring “Joyce or Beckett: readers choose!” Even with biblical figures where a comparison may be warranted, there’s less interest (note to self: don’t pitch articles asking “Are you a Moses or an Aaron?”) We have a social attitude that sees men who have different styles as complementary and women or people of color who have different styles as competing.
Austen and the Brontës should be able to share the spotlight comfortably as should all women who achieve fame and acclaim, no matter how they do it. Esther and Vashti have transcended their legend and become enduring figures for women to look up to and little girls to dress up as. That’s something to applaud. As Leah Berkenwald wrote last year, “MY feminist reinterpretation of Purim not only celebrates Vashti and Esther, but validates both of their choices.”
Sarah Seltzer
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Housing Data Profile Shines Context on Greenwich Housing Trends
By: greenwichfreepress | February 14, 2018
The Partnership for Strong Communities, a statewide nonprofit whose goals include ending homelessness and expanding affordable housing, has published a data profile of Greenwich, which they say could see a decline in school enrollment of 7% by 2030.
According to the data profile, 116 of the state’s 169 municipalities are projected for a decrease in school-age children between 2020 and 2030. Many municipalities will see declines over 15%.
Possibly more telling is the projected drop in population between 40 and 60 years old’s.
According to the data profile, as Greenwich’s population ages, “this will potentially lead to the need for smaller, denser, more affordable homes closer to the town center, services and, if possible, transit connections.”
The subject of a slow drain in the downtown Greenwich population has been cited during recent debate over Joseph Tranfo’s proposed development on Benedict Court and Benedict Place as a reason P&Z should approve it.
Mr. Tranfo is proposing a 60% residential multi story development with about 70 units, in the shadow of Greenwich Avenue.
The development would add population to downtown, which is losing population despite recent construction of condominiums in the area of Milbank Ave and Mason Street.
The Tranfo development would also include affordable housing, along with other benefits including municipal parking and meeting spaces.
At the Jan 31 P&Z meeting, Mr. Tranfo said his proposed development – which will be either rentals or condos – would have a theme of ‘aging in place.’
“It’s the classic downsize property,” he said. “People on two acres or four acres – the kids are done with school, they don’t need the big house but want to stay connected to town, church, clubs, and friends.”
The data profile acknowledges that Greenwich has few units for teachers, nurses, electricians, firefighters and town workers, and a narrow range of housing choices for Baby Boomers seeking to downsize and Millennials and young families seeking to move to town.
The common definition of an affordable home is one where the resident uses no more than 30 percent of their income to pay the rent or mortgage.
According to the data profile, in Greenwich, 42% of renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing, and 33% of owners spent more than 30% of their income on housing.
Households that spend more than 30% of their income on housing may have little left over for necessities such as transportation, food, health care etc.
In Greenwich, 1,259 housing units were considered affordable in 2016, which is 4.9% of the overall housing units.
In 2016 the number of affordable housing units in Greenwich was 1,259, which breaks down to 856 governmentally assisted units, 338 tenant rental assistance, 11 CHFA/USDA mortgages and 54 deed restricted units.
Though the Tranfo proposal was not submitted under state statute 830-g – a statute created to encourage development of affordable housing in towns with less than 10% affordable housing – recently P&Z has been besieged by 830-g proposals.
With just 4.9% of housing deemed affordable, Greenwich is significantly shy of the 10% goal for affordable housing.
Under 830-g, a developer who is willing to build housing that includes affordable units can challenge the town if it rejects the proposal.
Attorney for the 2017 proposed development at 143 Sound Beach Avenue, Chip Haslun, had argued that development would provide affordable housing and lure both millenials and seniors to Greenwich.
That said, if a town can show a development submitted under 830-g would significantly threaten public health or safety, it can deny the application.
In the end, when P&Z found the Sound Beach Ave proposal was grossly underparked, and had safety issues due to fire dept access issues, and denied the application on Dec 2, 2017, Mr. Haslun said he suspected the applicants would head to court for an appeal.
Another proposal submitted under 830-g was at the site of Post Road Iron Works on West Putnam Ave.
In that case, a proposed whopping 355-unit building spread over 7 stories, would have been the size of 1-1/2 football fields. That application had issues with the Wetlands Agency and a sewer issue. The applicant took the town to court.
Like other towns in Connecticut, the data profile says Greenwich is ill prepared to accommodate the needs of renters, which has increased in Connecticut from 30% to 35% since 2007.
The data profile says that Greenwich is one of 118 municipalities that has single-family homes dominating its housing stock (71%), and little modest or multifamily housing mostly because the bulk of homes built after 1970 were single-family homes designed to accommodate Baby Boomer families then in their 20s.
Many of those Baby Boomer families, now in their 60s, are seeking more modest homes. According to the data profile, these Baby Boomers are now having difficulty selling their homes because few young families can afford them, in turn flattening median sales prices and stunting the growth of Grand Lists.
The total real property Grand List in Greenwich, according to the Partnership for Strong Communities, has declined by 5% from 2008 to 2016.
Also, according to the data profile, Greenwich’s population has been consistent, increasing only slightly from 61,101 in 2011, to 62,434 in the years between 2011 and 2015. But the median age for people in Greenwich, 42.2 years old, is 1.8 years older than the state median of 40.4.
And while, Connecticut is becoming increasingly diverse, with the non white population rising from 28% to 31% between 2010 and 2015, in Greenwich the White population is 76%.
Greenwich’s annual median household income in 2015 was $128,153, which is 82% more than the state’s median household income of $70,331. Greenwich’s median household income ranks 9 out of 169 municipalities.
According to the CT Office of Policy and Management, Connecticut housing prices declined precipitously after the 2008 financial crisis and have yet to rebound to pre-crisis levels, particularly in municipalities where housing stock is dominated by single-family homes.
Across the state, 152 out of 169 municipalities have seen no change or declines in their Grand Lists, forcing most to raise mill rates, reduce services or both.
The median home value in Greenwich is $1,169,900 and the median gross rent is $1,800.
To see the entire Partnership for Strong Communities housing date profile for Greenwich click here.
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Suite Wars Great Escapes
From the tropical rainforests of Indonesia to the Caldera in the Aegean Sea, we’ve spanned the globe in search of the timeless great escapes that are as luxurious as they are exotic
By Ayesha Khan
In the property’s lavish 3,500 square foot Tibetan Spa Suite, guests are treated to customized spa treatments in a private couple’s spa room, complete with an authentic wooden Tibetan soak tub.
Adventure travel provides us that necessary reprieve from our vie quotidienne. There is something to be said about the thrill of being in a completely foreign land, delving into new cultures, landscapes, and ways of life. Whether your utopia sits in the Himalayan climes of Tibet or the lagoons of the South Pacific, our latest selection of suites will be sure to impress.
We begin our journey of enlightenment in the modern day remnants of the Lost City of Atlantis: the pristine Greek island of Santorini. Perivolas, the guesthouses of the Physhas family, is a quaint collection of 18 whitewashed caverns where ordinary rules of hotel room design no longer apply. In fact, there is nothing ordinary about Perivolas or its breathtaking cliff-side setting. Everything from the sweeping Aegean views over the world famous infinity pool to the sculpted interior spaces accented with island antiques and the Psychas family’s signature pinks and mauves epitomises the quirky charm that pervades the island of Santorini.
The Perivolas suite can only be described as a stunning cave palace where all the makings of exclusivity come together in the most unlikely way- the Psychas way. The suite houses two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a spa-style bathroom, complete with a sunken soak pool, massage shower, and hammam. But the most outstanding offering at the Perivolas Suite is its private indoor/outdoor swimming pool that starts in the bedroom and winds its way to the private landscaped terrace by way of a skylit “tunnel” that has to be seen to be believed.
James Hilton spoke of Shangri-La, a paradise nestled in the Tibetan mountains where peace prevailed. This enchanted place was to cast a spell on all who resided there. Perched at a dizzying 10,500 feet above sea level, the Banyan Tree Ringha brings the mystique of Hilton’s Lost Horizon to life. The true adventurer won’t let the fact that simply breathing at this altitude can cause nausea, heart palpation, headache, and shortness of breath, or that there are oxygen pods in the minibar keep them from enjoying this experience. It’s all worth it when you are enveloped in the entrancing charisma of Tibet, from its snow-capped peaks to its deep canyons and crystal streams.
In the property’s lavish 3,500 square foot Tibetan Spa Suite, guests are treated to customized spa treatments in a private couple’s spa room, complete with an authentic wooden Tibetan soak tub. The suite also features pine-decked balconies with valley or river views, the most exquisite local arts and crafts, and a rustic Tibetan fireplace, designed to conjure the authenticity of farmhouses in the Yunnan province.
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Ontario invests $1 million in McMaster researchers’ effort to prevent the next pandemic
Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities Ross Romano has announced that the province is investing $1 million to create a nationally accessible library of compounds that will accelerate the work of McMaster’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats.
In keeping with pandemic social-distancing protocols, the minister made the announcement electronically from Toronto, in co-ordination with McMaster president David Farrar and the one of the university’s leading infectious-disease researchers, Gerry Wright, who joined Romano online from campus.
The investment will create the Canadian Chemical Compound Library for Antibiotic Discovery at McMaster University – which will expand McMaster’s existing collection of more than 10,000 strains of environmental bacteria and fungi and make it available to researchers across the country. The David Braley Centre for Antibiotic Discovery will be home to the library.
New antibiotic drugs come from searching large and diverse collections of chemicals for those with potential to kill life-threatening bacteria. The new compound library will close a critical gap by creating wider scientific access to a quality chemical collection explicitly designed for antibiotic discovery.
The investment will also support the identification of a set of rules and guidelines that can be adopted by researchers and the private sector to accelerate antibiotic drug discovery and development, and to disseminate online education modules to provide timely information on antibiotic advancements to the public, researchers and clinicians.
“According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent health threats facing the world today,” Romano said.
“Supporting scientific research to address the challenges of antibiotic resistance will result in discoveries that have the potential to save thousands of lives.
“We are grateful for the government’s investment and confidence in our research,” Farrar said. “COVID-19 has reminded the world of its vulnerability to infectious diseases, and McMaster is trying to ensure that, as a global society, we are never left feeling that vulnerable again. We are proud of McMaster’s work in this area and look forward to expanding its scope and impact.”
The investment provides an important boost to McMaster’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats, said Wright, scientific director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research and the inaugural lead of the Global Nexus, which was announced earlier this year.
“We are excited to be able to expand the collaborations and partnerships around our urgent work to find new solutions to the growing threat of infectious disease.”
The Global Nexus is an international network of McMaster researchers from many disciplines and other partners with a single goal: preventing future pandemics and mitigating global health threats like antimicrobial resistance.
Last month, the Global Nexus garnered a $2-million gift from Canadian philanthropist and entrepreneur Stephen Jarislowsky for the creation of a new research chair in pandemic research and prevention, funding matched by the university.
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Imaging of atrial septal defects: echocardiography and CT correlation
Non-invasive imaging
Amer M Johri1,
Carlos A Rojas2,
Ahmed El-Sherief2,
Christian F Witzke3,
David W Chitty1,
Igor F Palacios3,
Jonathan J Passeri3,
Mary Etta E King3,
Suhny Abbara2
1Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen's, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2Division of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence to Dr Amer M Johri, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, FAPC 3, Kingston, Ontario Canada; amerschedule{at}gmail.com
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.205732
Patent foramen ovale (PFO)
atrial septal defect (ASD)
transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
CT scanning, echocardiography (three-dimensional)
echocardiography (transoesophageal)
Adult patients with atrial septal defects (ASDs) have variable clinical presentations that can range from dyspnoea on exertion to cerebral vascular accidents from paradoxical embolism. Currently echocardiography is the mainstay in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with ASDs. As CT technology advances and low radiation techniques improve, cardiac CT is becoming a desirable method to evaluate patients with ASDs when echocardiographic evaluation is limited.
Correct diagnosis and appropriate management of patients with patent foramen ovales (PFOs) and ASDs relies on an understanding of the embryologic development patterns that resulted in the malformation and associated anomalies. In this review, we illustrate the development of the interatrial septum and the foramen ovale. We discuss the diagnosis of PFOs and ASDs by echocardiography and highlight the incremental benefit of CT to further elucidate defect morphology, associated anomalies, and anatomy post-repair.
Development of the interatrial septum
The primary atrium starts as a common cavity.1 Starting at 5 weeks of gestation, the primordial single atrium begins dividing into right and left sides by formation and fusion of two septa: the septum primum and septum secundum (figure 1). Early in the fifth week of gestation the septum primum begins to form near the centre of the roof of the common atrium, growing downward to the endocardial cushions, and partially dividing the common atrium into right and left counterparts (figure 1, A-1 and A-2). The gap between the septum primum and endocardial cushions is known as the ostium primum. Before the septum primum and endocardial cushions fuse, perforations develop within the cephalic portion of the septum primum through apoptosis, creating a large window known as the ostium secundum. At the end of the sixth week the caudal free edge of the septum primum reaches the atrioventricular cushions and fuses with them, closing the ostium primum (figure 1, B-1 and …
AMJ and CAR contributed equally to this manuscript.
Competing interests In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all authors participating in Education in Heart have disclosed potential conflicts of interest that might cause a bias in the article. The authors have no competing interests.
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Hearth Moon Rising
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Hearth’s Revolutionary Dream
I traveled to eastern Vermont, to a one of those New England towns where all the bed-and-breakfasts boast about a hero of the Revolution who slept there.
I went into a gift shop and handed the woman behind the counter a rubber-banded stack of brochures for services I offered to the public (not sure what those were), and said to her, “If you’re going to just throw those in the trash, please hand them back.”
But she insisted she would take and distribute them. Then she suggested I browse the gift shop.
I walked over to a display of potpourri and picked up Bernie Potpourri in a little plastic bag stapled to a cardboard closure. It smelled like mothballs. The camphor smell was pleasant to me, though, and I inhaled deeply.
The retail clerk came over to me and said, “Bernie is really about helping old people. That’s his true constituency.” I decided to buy Bernie Potpourri.
**Interpretation**
Early in the primary season, I reluctantly decided I would support Andrew Yang. I hated to support a male candidate when there were many qualified women running, who seemed to actually have a chance of winning, but Yang’s platform was just too good and well thought out for me to ignore. Yang has a degree in economics, as do I, so that’s probably part of why his ideas made sense to me. (Actually, I think Trump also has a degree in economics, but he’s from a different school than I, in so many ways.)
I paid enough attention to the primary to see how Yang did, but I’m tired of this election season already, and I’m not watching debates or keeping up with developments. Of course, there’s really no way to escape it, so subconsciously I probably have been trying to make up my mind who to vote for.
I thought I was probably going to vote for Amy Klobuchar. She’s proven to be a competent legislator, which is important given how hard it is to accomplish anything in Washington these days. I would pick someone like Klobuchar with her limited vision, who can actually accomplish something, ten times over someone like Bernie, who has an attractive vision but hasn’t done much in all the decades he’s been around.
Plus, Bernie’s a dick. He switched to the Democratic Party in 2016 to run for president, then left the Party after he lost, then switched back recently to try for the Dem nomination again. As a registered Democrat, I resent him asking for my vote after that snub.
Also, like most people, I’m tired of his supporters. In 2016 I thought they were sexist, but this time around I’ve decided they’re also racist and homophobic. Mayor Pete is not my ideal, but they’ve been vicious toward him and won’t leave his supporters alone. He is definitely gay, even if he isn’t Queer enough for straights with interesting hairdos. And as for the other candidates being “too white” – what is Bernie? I guess whiteness is something we shall overcome, if we’re woke enough whites. Why didn’t the people making this argument support Yang, or Kamala Harris or Tulsi Gabbard (who is still in the race, I think)?
Yet I think the dream was telling me to vote for Bernie. It didn’t change my opinion of him, but it was telling me that a win for Bernie would be beneficial to me personally. I was gravitating to that mothball smell. The mothballs could apply to Bernie himself, who not only is old but is an old-school social democrat, or it could relate to good ideas that have been ignored for awhile that he would take out of storage. Mothballs could also relate to old people, reinforcing the message from the retail clerk (who was very nice, not like a Bernie supporter at all), that the demographic that would benefit most from his election is the senior one, which I haven’t reached yet but can definitely see from here. It was a potpourri, so there were a lot of unrelated plants being offered, but the camphor dominated.
Another aspect that is interesting is the stack of brochures. It says that I have things to offer that I feel have been rejected, and which people in the Bernie camp – no, Bernie Gift Shop – would value. Sometimes little details in a dream are important, so what about the rubber band? Rubber: flexible. Band: sticking together. Rubber Band: tying things together.
The touristy village where the dream took place is significant, and it says that this election is fundamentally related to the founding of the American government, relating to the ideals we like to think we live up to. But the village was selling access to heroes of the Revolution, suggesting there is another revolution coming. I think it’s interesting that the clerk was female, because the village was pandering access to long-dead men. The suggestion was that despite the sexism, there was something for me here (I guess since I’m also getting old).
Even though I would love to get more feedback on my dream, I’m closing comments on this article. I don’t want to hear more from Bernie Bros, or from the Bernie Bro Handmaidens with their “I suck dick for socialism” T-shirts*, and they can’t resist jumping into all conversations about the election. I’m tired of you guys. Tired, tired, tired. You have made me old and tired. Just go suck some dicks. I can’t wait for the day after Bernie is inaugurated, when you start throwing tantrums about how he betrayed you, by being the conceited old fart he’s been all along.
*I’m not making this up.
Tags: Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Camphor, Mothballs
Actually a perfectly fine day. It’s Friday! (Frigg’s Day) The planet for Friday is Venus, the planet of love and friendship. And 13 is a number associated with some lunar calendars.
But if you still want to be spooked, there’s this. I was walking along a dirt road earlier this week and saw this widow-maker. Don’t know if the photo conveys how huge it is. I took this as a divinatory sign to slow down and pay attention.
Samhain 2019
I must be the only person in my village who takes a broom to the front porch to tear down the spider webs on Halloween. I like the holiday, including the trick-or-treating, but for me it’s not about terror.
Ghost trees in a flooded field.
Trick-or-treating comes from an old custom of children dressing in rags to signify the poor departed souls who cannot find their way to the Otherworld. Householders would give the children treats to bless and mollify the spirits of the unhappy departed, reducing the chances that they would do troublesome things like emit strange knocking sounds or whisk things around in the wind. This was one aspect of the Celtic holiday, which was about remembering ancestors.
I sometimes wonder how mainline Christians would feel about Easter becoming a festival of terror and evil. After all, Jesus rises from the dead, so that’s a more plausible holiday for a zombie apocalypse. Keeping the spirit of the spirit of Halloween can be a challenge, because I certainly don’t want to be one of those Halloween Scrooges who turn off the lights and pretend they’re not home.
I’m looking forward to tonight. I do like seeing all the children. I get lots and lots of trick-or-treaters, so many that I wonder if some of the teenagers dare each other to come to my house on Halloween. But hey–this witch tore down the spider webs in front of the door.
Categories: Adirondacks, Samhain, Trees
The Holy Beech
In the mature hardwoods of the Adirondacks, the American Beech reigns supreme. It is a majestic tree, stretching 80 feet or more and providing the dense summer canopy of the forest. The wood of this tree is also dense, and the trunk grows straight, with smooth gray bark. In the fall the golden leaves of the Beech offset the bright red of the many varieties of maple that grow here. While the forests at mid-elevation are described as Beech/Hemlock/Yellow Birch/Sugar Maple forests, it is the Beech that predominates the longer an area of forest is undisturbed.
Forest animals from Red Squirrels to Black Bears depend on the fruit of the Beech for survival. The tree produces two small triangular nuts encased in burry shells. The Beech fulfills a core sustenance role for wildlife played by the White Oak in warmer climates. Like the Oak, the Beech hangs on to its dry leaves throughout the winter, letting go only when spring arrives and its long spear-like buds emerge. The leaves are large, oval, and pointed, with toothed edges. This is a long-lived tree which bides its time in the shade for many years, shooting up quickly when a patch of sunlight emerges as another tree falls.
Though nature enthusiasts prize this beautiful tree, the lumber industry is equivocal about its merits. The wood makes beautiful furniture and durable blond flooring, but the trees themselves are susceptible to various diseases which are hard to recognize uncut. Beech is less desirable as cordwood because the wood takes a long time to season. Mostly the trees are left alone, which is just as well since they fill such an important ecological niche.
American Beech can be thought of as the North American equivalent of European oaks such as the English Oak. Both belong to the Fagaceae family, and according to Robert Graves much religious symbolism associated with the oak was transferred from the Beech, partly because the Beech is not found in Mediterranean climates. The European Beech is equivalent to the American in many ways: it is long lived, tall, shade tolerant, and produces the seeds that animals love. The American Beech is a bit fussier about its growing environment, though, and the European grows faster, so if you live in a North American city the beech tree in your neighborhood may not be a native one.
In German folklore the souls of children waiting to incarnate hung around beech trees, so women would wander around beeches to conceive. Beech wood could not be allowed near a woman in labor, however, or she would have a more difficult time with the birth.
Beech has a strong association with writing. Beech wood tablets were once used as a writing surface, particularly for runic script. The smooth bark of living beech trees continues to be used for carving.
Beech is considered conducive to divination, and it is a recommended wood for wands. I suppose it’s used for wands, rather than staffs, because it is so dense. I recently acquired a prime piece of American Beech, and I’m surprised every time I pick it up by how heavy it is. I am intending to use it as a staff, but I doubt I’ll be able to carry it too far into the woods.
Dana, “Sacred Tree Profile: American Beech (Fagus Gradiflora) – Magic, Medicine, And Qualities, The Druid’s Garden, July 6, 2015. https://druidgarden.wordpress.com/tag/beech-tree-mythology/
Chris Dunford, “Beech: The Most Beautiful Tree in the Wood,” Nature Explored Photography http://www.nature-explored.com/beech-info.htm
Stan Tekiela, Trees of New York (Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications, 2006).
Categories: Adirondacks, Trees
Tags: beech
Frigga and Writing
Germane to my post last week on Frigga, here is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Divining with Animal Guides.
The origin of Germanic writing is complex. Late Bronze Age carvings and cave markings from Northern Italy to Sweden show some rune-like symbols, their meaning undeciphered. Readable runic script dates to the second century and was presumably derived from the Etruscan alphabet, with which it shares some symbols. The god Odin is credited with discovering the runes, eighteen of them to start, when he hung upside down from the world tree, Yggdrasil, for nine days and nine nights. It is essential to understand that runes are not and were not simply signs that could be manipulated to form language, although they certainly were used for that purpose. Runes have always been magical powers in and of themselves. They disclose hidden truths, they protect buildings, they form spells. They are the force behind what words they speak.
Since Odin found the runes while tied to the tree but did not invent them, we have to look deeper for their source. The deities who nourish Yggdrasil are the Norns Urd, Verthandi, and Skuld. They are the Norns we are usually talking about when we say “The Norns.” The Norns water Yggdrasil’s roots from a pool of water at the base of the tree. They are responsible for giving each person their destiny and can reveal the past, present, and future. They are usually the powers invoked when using runes for divination and they are the powers petitioned for changing life circumstances. In addition to tending the tree, the Norns tend a pair of swans who are said to be the parents of all swans in the world. The Norns themselves wear cloaks of swan feathers.
Another Germanic divinatory goddess is Frigga, who knows the future but seldom speaks of it. According to some sources it is she who bestows destiny on every child. Frigga’s distaff is in heaven and the stars revolve around it, which means she controls the calendar. Frigga wears a crown of heron feathers. Her sacred tree is the birch, probably the White Birch or Silver Birch. The white, supple bark of the birch has been used throughout northern Europe as a medium for writing and drawing. Natives in North America used the Paper Birch for similar purposes. Since bark is a degradable material it would be impossible to know how far back symbolic drawing on birch goes; extant pieces from Russia date to the twelfth century. Not much was recorded in Christian times about Frigga, despite her status as nominal head of the pantheon along with Odin, because clerics worked especially hard to erase all traces of her. Those who in later centuries recorded the Norse legends were men who would not have been privy to feminine traditions anyway. While Frigga is not explicitly documented as a writing goddess, information about her points in that direction.
Birch bark writing from Russia, 13th century. This is a young boy’s school lesson.
Categories: Germanic, Trees
Tags: birch tree, Frigg, Frigga, Norns, Odin, runes, writing
Autumn Visage
Fall scenery from the Adirondacks. Enjoy!
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Categories: Samhain, Trees
Tags: Adirondacks, Autumn, Pagan Blog Project
Is Friday for Frigga or Freyja?
Frejya prizes her magic amber necklace. Amber from northern and central Europe is the fossilized resin of an extinct conifer. Photo by Manfred Heyde.
While Frigga’s worship was prevalent in all regions of Germanic settlement, Frejya’s worship seems to have been concentrated in the Nordic countries. This supports the hypothesis that she was a latecomer to the pantheon, her relative prominence a sign that she was the principal deity of an indigenous people.
When Germanic tribes adopted the Roman calendar, the sixth day of the week, which the Romans dedicated to the goddess Venus, became Frejya’s day. Although Venus and Frejya are not terribly similar, Frejya does have the most Venusian qualities of the pantheon. Where Freyja was not the dominant goddess, the sixth day was dedicated to Frigga. The English Friday was clearly derived from Frigga, although in Scandinavian languages the name of the day probably came from Frejya.
Frejya is closely aligned with her brother the boar god Freyr, who is like his sister in many ways, aiding the harvest, bringing wealth and protecting children. While Frejya’s symbol is the vulva, Freyr’s is the phallus, and he was worshiped at a huge phallic monument. Frejya also has a lover, the god Oder, who has a tendency to wander, and Frejya will wander herself in search of him, leaving the earth cold and barren. Frejya wears a necklace of amber which she obtained from the dwarves. She also wears a cloak of falcon feathers and leather tunic and leather leggings. She has a lovely red mouth and is generous with her affection and her possessions.
The line of stars in the constellation Orion known as “Orion’s Belt” has also been called “Frigga’s Distaff.” Photo by Roberto Mura.
Frigga is wife of the Germanic god Odin, who is the chief male shamanic deity. Odin obtained most of his magic by threatening and confronting various goddesses and priestesses. He is no match for Frigga, however, who can always best him in a battle of wits. Before Odin arrived on the scene, Frigga’s principal male deity was probably her son Balder. She doted so much on her son that she extracted promises from every living thing on earth never to harm him. She overlooked the poisonous mistletoe, since it is such an innocuous looking plant, and was tricked into revealing her oversight. Frigga’s loss of her son and their subsequent reunion mirrors the dormancy and regeneration of vegetation. In pre-patriarchal societies, the role of goddesses as sisters and mothers rather than wives is emphasized, since children belong to the mother’s family.
Frigga cries tears of gold when she mourns and has a great love of adornment, wearing precious jewels and a showy crown of heron feathers. She dresses in finely woven cloth. Her spinning wheel revolves in the night sky as a constellation. Frigga is a generous goddess like Frejya, but in one area she is famous for her stinginess: she usually refrains from divulging prophecy, even though she knows everything which is to come.
This is by no means a complete picture of either Frejya or Frigga, but by now a picture should be emerging of two goddesses who can neither be conflated nor made entirely distinct. The best way to get to know them is to take a meditative journey to meet them face to face.
This is the final installment of this series on Frejya and Frigga. Also see an earlier post on Frigga as goddess of the birch. The following list of sources is for the entire series (seven installments).
BBC. “Boar Watching.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Wild_boar#p0087k14
BBC. “Pigs Have Evolved to Wallow in Mud.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9464000/9464994.stm
Barrett, Clive. The Egyptian Gods and Goddesses: The Mythology and Beliefs of Ancient Egypt. London: Diamond Books, 1996.
Cooper, D. Jason. Using the Runes. Wellingborough, UK: The Aquarian Press, 1986.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. “Gyrfalcon.” http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/gyrfalcon/lifehistory
Gimbutas, Marija. The Living Goddesses. Miriam Robbins Dexter, ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999.
Guerber, H.A. The Norsemen. London: Senate, 1994.
Hopman, Ellen Evert. A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine. Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2008.
Monaghan, Patricia. The Book of Goddesses and Heroines. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 1990.
Ombrello, T. “Conifer Cones.” http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-ombrello/pow/conifer_cones.htm
Sullivan, Janet. “Picea Abies.” U.S. Dept of Agriculture, 1994. http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picabi/all.html
Taylor, Thomas (trans). “The Orphic Hymns.” http://www.theoi.com/Text/OrphicHymns1.html#15.
Tekiela, Stan. Trees of New York. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Boooks, 2006.
Vikernes, Varg. Sorcery and Religion in Ancient Scandinavia. London: Abstract Sounds, 2011.
Walker, Barbara G. The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988.
Walker, Barbara G. The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1983.
Categories: Animals, Magical Tools, Trees
Tags: Frejya, Freya, Freyja, Friday, Frigg, Frigga, Pagan Blog Project, spinning
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Gyrfalcon Circling the Spruce: Another Frejya Episode
Gyrfalcon. Plumage ranges from dark gray to brown to white and varies greatly. Photo by Omar Runolfsson.
Frejya has appeared to me as a stocky young woman against a backdrop of tall spruce forest, standing on the snow beside the kind of weaving, shallow streams that develop in the north as winter moves into spring. She comes as a spring goddess, evidenced by the height and intensity of the sun. (One of the nice things about a vision is that you can look directly into the sun without feeling pain in your eyes.) When I say she is stocky, I don’t mean fat: her shoulders are broad and she is proportioned like a tall woman. Her rib cage is large, like the stout breast of the gyrfalcon. She has a brown cloak, curling brown hair and glistening brown eyes. Some describe Frejya as blond, but to me she appears in falcon coloring. What those who have seen Frejya mostly comment on, however, is her mouth: a small, very red, well-shaped mouth with lips curved in a joyful yet seductive smile. It is an entrancing smile, a smile that says she knows just about everything. I do not believe that Frejya would have had to have slept with the dwarves to obtain the Brisingamen Necklace; she must have done so only to please herself. To obtain the necklace she would only have had to spread those red lips in the smile no creature could resist. But I digress.
Frejya’s Amazonian proportions and her seductive manner place her in the “maiden” category for those who see goddesses in terms of maiden-mother-crone. Yet the fertile, family-focused boar is usually associated with motherhood, and Norse pagans appear to have regarded Frejya as a benevolent goddess bestowing wealth and favors. Her rune is among the most auspicious, and Cooper describes its divinatory meaning as “Good fortune, fertility, increase in property and success in endeavors.” These are qualities that proclaim “mother.”
Frejya’s rune Fehu (FAY-who).
The point of intersection between the fir, falcon, and boar is, of course, death. The gyrfalcon is a fierce hunter who winters in the frozen world. The Norway Spruce thrives in cold environments and remains forever green. The boar is also fierce in her own way, and carrion is a major part of her diet. As described in the last post, there are dying and resurrecting gods and goddesses from other European and Middle Eastern cultures with pine, pig, or falcon associations, but we don’t really need these examples to establish the point.
Frejya’s representation throughout the lifecycle suggests an affinity with the sun, which defines the cycle of the year. Her association with both the winter and the summer solstices reaffirm this connection, as does the Yule fire and the summer bonfires. Frejya’s amber necklace represents her command over the sun and hence the passage of time. Those who see Frejya as blond may be focusing on her sun aspect, perhaps dazzled by the brightness of her nimbus. It is interesting in this regard that the Egyptian sun god Horus also takes the form of a falcon.
Although Frejya is a goddess for all seasons and all ages, I want to explore Frejya’s death aspect more closely. I will do so in a later installment of this series.
Categories: Animals, Midsummer, Trees, Yule
Tags: boar, Brisingamen Necklace, Falcon, Frejya, Freya, Freyja, gyrfalcon, Horus, Norway Spruce, Pagan Blog Project, runes, spruce, sun
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Frejya’s Three Forms
So what does boar, fir and falcon say about Frejya?
Let’s look first at the falcon. Freya’s falcon is probably the Gyrfalcon (JER-falcon), the largest falcon, who likes the northern climates. If she migrates at all, she is driven by scarcity of food, and she will sometimes winter at sea over ice. The Gyrfalcon is the preferred falcon for hunting. She mostly hunts birds, including other raptors, although she will also take small mammals. Other predatory birds leave her alone, as she is fierce. She has a varied hunting strategy and is considered very intelligent. The goddess Frejya has a cloak of falcon feathers reaching to the ground. With her characteristic generosity she loans this cloak to the other gods when they need it to move quickly. Falcons in general are associated with the sun or with death. Other important falcon deities include Circe, the witch who trapped Odysseus and changed his sailors into pigs, and Horus, the Egyptian sun god who avenged the death of his father Osiris and performed an important funerary rite for him.
Boar piglets. Frejya and Freyr are brother and sister boar gods. Photo by Tiia Monto.
The boar is the wild predecessor of the domestic pig. While only the male domestic pig is called a boar, in the wild there are boar sows and boar piglets. Boars like most wild animals prefer to avoid people, but both males and sows will charge anything that threatens them. With their huge size and thick skulls they are formidable, even more so if they are adult males with curving tasks. Boars chase away other predators to eat carrion. They are mostly scavengers, digging up roots and grubs in addition to scavenging dead carcasses. Sows prefer to raise young together, and males remain with their mothers until they are full grown. Boars are prolific breeders, something that was never a problem until they became protected in certain areas. The boar has always been preferred quarry for hunters – originally because he provided a great deal of tasty meat, only later because the danger involved provided excitement for sportsmen. The boar was also prized for his dense fur. Frejya often rides on the back of a boar. Her brother Freyr can also take the shape of a boar. Sows in general are associated with motherhood, probably due to their large extended families and high fertility rate. These qualities, plus their generous size, may account for their association with abundance. The crepuscular scavenging and carrion eating habits of boars may account for their being linked with death and the underworld. In both Celtic and Germanic cultures boar was eaten at the winter solstice feasts. Goddesses associated with the boar or sow include the Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility Demeter, the Welsh goddess Cerridwyn in the form of a white sow, and the Continental Celtic goddess Arduinna. The Babylonian god Tammuz, the Egyptian God Osiris, and the Greek God Adonis die after being gored by a boar.
The fir or conifer tree thrives in all but the driest and coldest environments. Conifer forests define “tree line” at extreme latitudes and altitudes, the point where plant growth becomes scrubby. Freya’s fir is the Norway Spruce, which despite its name is prevalent throughout the northern and mountainous regions of Eurasia. Like most spruce trees it is a cold loving tree and it is hardy to the Arctic Circle. It is a particularly beautiful tree that is planted as an ornamental in North America. It grows very tall, 100 feet or more, and typically lives a few hundred years. It produces a nice canopy and is used as a wind breaker. It is a fragrant tree that produces a sweet smelling resin. The cones of the Norway Spruce grow very long, up to 8 inches, and they are quite attractive. The fir’s link with Freya probably comes from the evergreen boughs that decorated halls of feasting during the Winter Solstice observances. These festivities lasted several days or weeks. In a sense, with the great fire, drinking, roast boar, festive attitude, and greenery, Pagans were re-creating Freya’s hall of Sessrymnir, while the dark, cold and frozen landscape outside created a simulation of death. The Norway Spruce used to be the quintessential Christmas tree, although the Scotch Pine works better in today’s commercial environment. Trees in the pine family are associated with winter, rebirth, immortality, strength and sometimes fertility, possibly due to the phallic shape of the cone. Pine has been a preferred wood for coffins due to its association with immortality as well as its availability and workability. Other deities associated with trees in the pine family include the Anatolian Cybele, with her dying and resurrecting lover Attis, the Roman-Persian sun god Mithras, the Greek resurrecting god Dionysus, and the Greek healing god Ascelpius. The pine tree is one of the seven important “chieftan trees” in Celtic druidry, associated with the hero Bran who brought the Irish tales of the isles of paradise in the west.
So this is some background on the boar, fir and falcon. With some reflection you can see how the three fit together to give a deeper understanding of Frejya. I will examine the connection between the three more thoroughly in next week’s post.
Categories: Animals, Trees, Yule
Tags: Adonis, Arduinna, Asclepius, Attis, boar, Bran, Cerridwyn, conifer, Cybele, Demeter, Dionysus, Falcon, Freya, Freyja, Freyr, gyrfalcon, Horus, Mithras, Norway Spruce, Osirus, Pagan Blog Project, pig, pine, pine cone, sow, Tammuz
The Fir and Falcon
Norway Spruce forest. The English word “fir” and its equivalents in other Germanic languages refers to an evergreen tree with needles, although in biological taxonomy that definition has changed. Photo by Kristaga.
The Fir and Falcon sounds like a good name for a medieval tavern. I can picture the large room with the riotous crowd, a bit too warm from the bodies and the fire in the hearth. The orange glow in the room flickers and dances in the torchlight even before the mead is poured. The patrons are mostly men, some with their wives or sweethearts, along with a few women of the sort men are happy to drink with but fear to meet on the battlefield. There is only one maid serving, and though her shoulders are broad and her arms strong from lifting innumerable tankards, she has a buxom figure, bright eyes, and lovely red lips that smile easily. She doesn’t mind the appreciative looks from the men, and she will laugh at a ribald joke, but none dare treat her with disrespect. Everyone knows they drink mead and eat boar in this hall at her pleasure. This is the Sessrymnir (SESS-rim-nir), “the roomy-seated hall,” home of the warriors who died most bravely, and it is the goddess Frejya who presides.
Frejya (FRAY-yah or FRY-yah) leads the Valkyries (val-KEER-ease), the nine thin white-armed maidens who carry the dead from the battle fields, and she gets first choice of the slain heroes, a mark of her position in the warrior societies within Germanic cultures. There is much that we do not know about the mythology and magic of the non-warrior societies, particularly as they relate to women. Early recorders of Germanic mythology and tradition were mostly Norse Christians in the first centuries of conversion, who sought both to exalt these traditions and to reconcile them with Christian values of the time. Goddesses did not fare well in this context. Still, there is a larger medieval record of Freya than any other Germanic goddess. We know that the Summer Solstice was her biggest festival, and that on that evening many bonfires would be lit along the shoreline, simulating the special necklace she wore, the amber Brisingamen (BREE-sing-AH-men) necklace. We know that she was appealed to for good harvest, wealth, fertility and love. And we know that the tree she with which she was most closely associated was the fir; the animal, the boar; and the bird, the falcon.
I need to digress here to explain something not generally understood about the Goddess in her biological forms. Many European goddesses have three manifestations, whether or not they are considered “triple goddesses.” (Semitic goddesses, on the other hand, usually have twin forms.) Take for example the goddess Athena. Robert Graves, recognizing Athena as a pre-Indo-European goddess despite the early Semitic influences on Greek culture, looked at two forms of Athena, the snake and the owl, and tried to find a third animal to complete the triad. He chose the goat for Athena’s third form, an association so tenuous and obscure only a scholar with his depth of knowledge could have found it. What Graves did not know, perhaps because his research centered on the Mediterranean, is that Old European goddesses have an earth animal form, a bird or sky animal form, and a tree form. This is what completes the triad. Knowing this we can immediately recognize Athena’s third form as the olive tree. It is represented on nearly all her coins, along with the owl. Cultivation of the olive tree was a huge achievement in agricultural production, and the owl and the snake also furthered agricultural production by keeping rodent populations in check. Looking at owl, snake and olive together backs up Graves’ assertion that Athena is primarily an agricultural goddess, and that her association with technology and highly organized society grew from that primitive role.
So what does boar, fir and falcon say about Frejya? As this article is getting a bit long, the question will be explored in next week’s post.
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Back To The Future Toyota Tacoma
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As the Chicago Cubs face a potential elimination from the NLCS tonight (Mets lead the series 3-0), it’s looking a lot less likely that Back To The Future properly predicted the upcoming 2015 World Series champions. But BTF fans will be happy to know that some of the movies awesomeness will still be coming to fruition with the reveal of this Back To The Future Toyota Tacoma.
True fans know that although the DeLorean may get all the attention, Marty McFly’s was more in love with the 1985 Toyota pickup truck. To commemorate Back To The Future Day (October 21st marked the date Doc Brown and Marty McFly came to the future all the way from 1984), Toyota has outfitted this 2016 Tacoma with a paint job to match the original from the film, along with off-road suspension, KC lights, and a few other nods including that classic TOYOTA logo found on the tailgate. There’s no plans to actually produce this truck, but it will be making the rounds in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas for fans to see.
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< The Muthers
Aye! Avast there! We mateys sail the seven seas led by "Crossbone Kelly" (Jeannie Bell) and the lively lassie named Angie (Rosanne Katon). Together with a crew of fellow lily-livered lubbers, these maidens call themselves....THE MUTHERS!!!
Okay, but in all seriousness, Jeannie and Rosie are modern day pirates. Looking to rob and score from various spoiled-rich folks who make the mistake and venturing out into the Pacific Ocean with their yachts. After an exchange for booty (That will be the last of the pirate lingo that I mention. I swear!) Kelly recieves word that her sister, Sandy, has gone missing. Kelly eventually finds out from the Justice Department that Sandy has been kidnapped and taken into some sort of plantation fortress where women are housed like prisoners and and are forced to endure hard labor of working in the fields by landowner/warden, Montiero (Tony Carreon) The Justice Dept. agent tells Kelly and Angie to infiltrate this "Prison" as spies or else they'll get arrested for their pirate crimes. The girls agree to option #1. So off they go, enroute to Montiero's haven of hell. Once they get there, they get information from their cellmate/worker, Marcie (Trina Parks) on the whereabouts of Sandy. Come to find out, Sandy's already tried to escape and is already close to kicking the bucket due to the torture methods emplied by Montiero . Another character is introduced, Serena (Jayne Kennedy), a striking beauty who had once worked out in the fields, but had "Risen" in the ranks to "House servant" for Monteiro. It appeared that Serena and Marcie were once friends, but Marcie feels abandoned by what appears to be greediness exploited by Serena.
As the days go by, Kelly and Angie are losing their minds in the hellhole and want out! The timing comes when their cover has been blown by the now-deceased Justice Dept. Agent. Just when the girls appear to recieve their harsh torture, Serena causes a breakout for the girls. With that plot device, we now go from Women-In-Prison film to a survival-in-the-jungle film! We're told almost all throughout the movie how "Escaping from the jungle is so impossible", but now the situation has become tougher because not only is there a shaky alliance between the girls, there's also the usual natural horrors of the jungle threatening our girls. And if that weren't enough, Monteiro's forces are now combined with The Muthers' piratey arch-enemy, Turko (John Montgomery) Expect to see this movie close out with over 1000 bullets being fired!
Though this was among the last of the Filipino/Blaxploitation movies that Cirio Santiago worked on--And the one that wasn't as successful as TNT Jackson or Ebony, Ivory and Jade--It's still not a tremendous loss by any means. Of course, it's far from perfection (What Santiago movie is perfection?) it's still worth looking at. Most of the positive reaction comes from the cast. Jeannie Bell continues to secure her status as one of the great leading action heroines of the 1970's (Even though she's often doubled by a man when doing those hand-to-hand combat scenes) As for Rosanne Katon..Well, the first time I saw this movie, I seemed to remember this being one of her most reserved performances. Meaning that she only seemed to let her karate kicks and trigger-finger do most of the talking. But I forgot all about her brief delirium performance during the WIP section. So it's good to know there was a little bit of additional acting from her rather than just kicking a whole lot of ass. Trina Parks might be best known as part of the "Bambi & Thumper" duo from Diamonds are Forever. And yes, you do get to see her do a little bit of extra martial arts, as well as having the movie's best lines. And finally there's Jayne Kennedy who was quite a fixture from the era. A Miss Ohio, supermodel, actress, sportscaster, etc. I have to admit what a pleasure it was to see a great big bundle of looks and talent into a very simple-minded action fest like this. The only faults I have with the movie is that the WIP aspect of the movie isn't handled very well. You've seen this scenario presented much better in other films. But the pirate-warfare scenes that open and close the movie are highpoints of this movie. We all love seeing chicks with guns and there's a few occasions here when we see the chicks get to play some BIG guns. That imagery is worth the price alone. Heave-to, mateys!
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Touring Fiction And Fact
Posted on February 5, 2014 by GuitArchitecture
This Road Starts With Metal
This post is borne from a series of blog articles in the metal community that went viral.
To start, MetalSucks posted an piece that corporate sponsors may be detrimental to some touring acts which was followed by a rebuttal to the contrary. All of which lead to the latest “Hey here’s the economic reality of being in a touring band” post courtesy of Shane Bley of the band Oh, Sleeper. He describes the group as a mid-level band which with a $300 guarantee in various venues is probably only a slight exaggeration in stature (Try getting a $300 guarantee from a club you’ve never played in x 10 or 20 venues. You have to have some kind of stature to get that guarantee) .
I’ve posted some excerpts below (you can read the full post here):
“On tour bands have two ways to make money. Guaranties, and Merchandise.
On tour bands have big bills. The biggest are: Managers, Booking agent, Merch Rates, Merch bills, Food, and of course.. the Gas bill. Our last headliner tour was an east coast run with 3 other bands. The average guaranty per band was 300$ per band, and around 300$ in merch. This was the average for all 4 bands, for the entire tour.So we have a 600$ gross income per night.
Now lets break this down. Merchandise is bough, printed, and shipped on the bands dollar….$300(gross) – $150(merch cost) – $75(merch venue rate) = $75 (Net profit for the band.) BUT the breakdown doesnt stop there. If the band has a manager, he takes 15% of Net profit of merch.SO MERCH TOTAL PER NIGHT:$75 X .15 = $11.25$75 – $11.15 = $63.75( TOTAL Net profit in merch for the band.)
Guaranties:$300(gross guaranty) – $45(managers cut 15%) – $30(booking agents cut 10%) = $225 Average Gas bill is around $150. some days way better some days way worse….Most west coast tours we do the average gas bill is around 200–250…but ill use 150 for this example.$225(guaranty after manage and agent deductions) – $150(gas bill) = $75We have 6 people on tour, our 5 Guys, and our merch guy “The maze”. We give everyone $10 bucks a day to eat on. (This isnt enough when your 6 4 and 200lbs like micah and i by the way)6 people x $10 = $60$75 – $60 = $15$15 Total net profit in Guaranties.
$63.75(Net merch) + $15(Net guaranty) =$78.75 for the band for the night. out of $600 gross.if you divide that 6 ways its $13.12 a day per band member.———-This doesnt include hotel costs. which are usually 50–60 bucks. Most bands dont get hotels or shower to save money to pay for phone bills. This does not include Tires/Van payment/Oil changes/Van upkeep registration bla bla/Trailer tires/Gear/etc. This doesnt include taxes. This doesnt include ROAD TOLLS. Which in the northeast can add up to 20–40bucks a day.”
Is this an oversimplification of the economics of touring?
There are a number of tweaks that could be made to the above example to make it more profitable.
But it’s also accurate of the current climate and, for many bands looking to this as an example, it’s putting the cart in front of the horse.
Wait there’s history lecture here?
Touring – as described above – is a dinosaur.
It’s a relic from the old music business model where you would:
sign to a major label
get in debt up to your eyeballs releasing a debt record
get label support to go out on the road an promote the record to sell more records for the label.
What was lost to most acts in this equation was the fact that touring expenses were generally recoupable to the label, so it was pretty much impossible for most artists to make their money back. That was one reason why you had bands on the road for years that would come home and not have any money to show for it.
The labels had these bands tour relentlessly to sell records, but some of them ended up building a fan base. This is a double edged sword for a label as a popular band that switches labels is now someone else’s money maker. This became really important later on when the bands would break up and the singer or principle member of the band formed new band and had to take it on the road as there was a built in audience to draw from.
Punk (oddly enough like the folk, bluegrass and other musical examples that didn’t have label support before them) came along and turned this model on it’s head. DIY had a new ethos:
bands did the legwork
they booked their own shows
released their own records and merch and
kept the money for themselves.
When DIY worked (and it didn’t always work) – it did so because of local scenes. It worked because local scenes had loyalty and community. There would be people who would go to the VFW on a Sunday afternoon just because some hardcore band was playing. In other words, it was as much about the scene as it was about the music. Each one built off the other.
We’re not in Kansas anymore Dorothy
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum.
We de-contextualized art with the advent of the internet. Gradually, we didn’t have to go to a venue to see a band, or go to a cd store to find new music because we could see videos of bands playing and hear their music for free online.
We orphaned tracks from albums and took away the context for listening to songs. We took away the ritual of finding something exciting in a store and getting it home and popping it in a tape deck or playing it on a turn table while reading the liner notes to find out more about what we were listening to.
Scenes gradually became online communities which has the potential to reach more people in more places but largely removed localization.
So to recap:
The way consumers acquired music changed and no longer required a physical place to buy or hear music.
The way music was sold, no longer required selling to people in person.
The way people experienced music was now (largely) relegated to another component in an ADHD addled cocktail of a lifestyle.
File under: not much of a silver lining
The thing is, the old system was already broken. It was already unsustainable, and all of these factors coming together simply put a light on the accounting parlour trick that was the old label system that had run its course.
Most people were never making big money anyway. It’s the old joke about a musician being a person who loads $5000 dollars worth of gear into a $1000 van to drive 100 miles for a gig that pays $50.
I previously posted an article that (allegedly) showed the houses the band Manowar lived in in upstate NY and the article was written with a lot of snark because there was a real disconnect between the fantasy of being in a band and the reality of being in one. Manowar sells out several thousand seat halls in Europe and (according to the article) have members that still live at home with their folks.
So, we now see the little man behind the curtain. That’s probably a god thing, because it means we can get real.
I think one answer lies in the idea behind kickstarter.
Mind you, I don’t think the answer is kickstarter. Crowdfunding already has a stink around it for many people who see it as a sign of desperation but Kickstarter doesn’t just smell funny, it’s already dead. It’s already passe. The mainstream hasn’t fully caught up yet – but what was the last crowd sourced start up you funded through kickstarter?
Kickstarter isn’t the answer but the idea behind it is more important than ever.
The idea behind it is tapping into the online community. Seth Godin would probably talk about building your tribe, I think of it as building a scene.
The future is regional and global.
Global access, regional development and support.
The future is in scenes, fans and community.
The internet was supposed to be the great uniter. It was supposed to be the thing that brought us all together, and instead it put all of us alone in a room staring at a smart phone screen looking for the next thing to entertain us.
People feel isolated. They want to experience things. They want to belong to something bigger than themselves.
One thing I hear musicians say all the time is, “No one wants to go out to shows anymore.”
Locally, Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady had ticket sales for a Book of Mormon run there that broke the theater ticket system from the crushing demand. We’re talking about lines around the block. My Valentines Day present of tickets for a show in NYC with Mrs. Collins ended up running me $300 or so (and those were the cheap seats!) and, like it was for the months before and after that Valentines Day, the venue was completely sold out.
People will go out to shows that are events. They will not go spend $10 on a cover and pay for a two-drink minimum to see their friend Dave’s band play at 11pm on a Tuesday night when, consciously or subconsciously, they can go see him anytime.
There’s value in scarcity.
Back to that touring thing.
I’m not saying don’t tour.
I’m saying tour smaller and keep your expenses low. I think it was Ellis Paul who toured for years in a car with just his manager for company. That’s a profitable touring model. Taking your musical collective of 12 people on the road and making money? No chance.
I’m saying tour smaller in scope – Think local then regional.
BUILD YOUR SCENE! Be a big fish in a small pond, and support that small pond to keep it well stocked. Find compatible acts and create events that people want to go to. Give people something that they want to belong to. Some of the pop up restaurants are a brilliant example of this idea.
Find alternate sources of income.
This is critical. They days of making all your money from one thing are over for most people. Musicians with diverse skill sets who do multiple things well will be more likely to keep their head above water.
In the first article I mentioned there was a very interesting post from MattBandhappy, who it turns out is the drummer in Periphery. Periphery is a djent band with a sizeable following. They’ve been on the cover of magazines. They play expensive custom gear and it turns out that none of them are making much money off Periphery.
“This article explains one of the exact reasons why i started teaching on tour and online. I play drums in Periphery, and believe me, we need more than just the band to make money. Because of this need, I created bandhappy.com – A global marketplace for live, online, video chat and on tour music lessons. Through our video chat platform, working musicians can teach their fans all over the world without any geographic limitations right from home, as well as being able to schedule, communicate, get paid, and promote their lessons. Artists can also use our scheduling and payment tools to teach lessons on-tour from city to city at every venue they play…This site really gives working musicians a way to tap into their fan bases, make a supplemental income for themselves, and tour without the worry of where their next dollar or meal are coming from.
Embrace “tour support” when possible.
A lot of times it’s not DIY or Die but is instead DIY AND Die.
You need support when you go on the road. This is traditionally been fans. For some acts this has been corporate funded sponsorship, privately funded sponsorship (like grants) or public funded sponsorship (like paid public performances).
There are acoustic acts that have done this for years. They book a tour of school districts to play because they know they can get x amount of dollars to play a school assembly, book a series of house concerts and then book other events around those to fill in.
10 years ago, I would have said the way to do a tour for a mainstream type act would have been to partner with someone like Starbucks. Try to get them to pay transportation costs to every Starbucks you could do an unplugged set into and then play the local venue.
Now I would say that there are better partners and after you have a few small successes you may even be able to crowdfund future efforts with real fans, and not simply faceless Avatars who have no connection to you other than to perpetually stalk you with cries of, “HEY WHERE’S THAT MONEY I PAID YOU?”
So, build a fan base. Build a scene. Build community. And if you’re going to tour – tour smart in ways that make sense for you and not simply ways that are simply always the way they’ve been done.
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Home Student Life Student Entrepreneurs Shine at Pitch George Competition
Student Entrepreneurs Shine at Pitch George Competition
$10,000 in prizes awarded to students with the next big idea at the annual contest.
Yuchen "Felicity" Xie and Lulu Ma, from Team Mobile Farmers Market, and Brandon Minor, who led Team Replica, took home the first-place undergraduate and graduate prizes, respectively, at Saturday's Pitch George competition.
By Brittney Dunkins
Mobile Farmers Market, a portable, wireless payment application for farm-to-table vendors, and Replica, a 3-D technology that can scan any object from a mobile device, were the first-prize winning ideas presented at the George Washington University’s annual Pitch George Elevator Pitch Competition on Saturday.
More than 40 teams competed for a total of $10,000 in prizes at the celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (CFEE) and organized by the Office of Entrepreneurship, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Business.
“We think it’s important for entrepreneurially inclined students to experience this process in a safe environment,” said Kevin May, a Ph.D. candidate at GW and competition organizer. “This is a launching pad for people with very early stage ideas, and it offers support for piloting the next steps of bringing a business to life.”
Only 12 teams of undergraduate and graduate students qualified for the semifinal round where they presented their fledgling business plans to a team of judges inside an elevator. Graduates and undergraduates were judged separately.
The concept of the elevator pitch reinforces the idea that students need to be focused and enthusiastic in their approach in order to capture the attention and support of potential investors, Mr. May said.
“Watching the winning teams today, you could feel their enthusiasm during the presentations, and you knew that they were going to follow their passion,” said Amy Millman, M.P.A. ’79, a CFEE guest lecturer and founder of Springboard Enterprises, a platform for female entrepreneurs.
“There is so much talent on this campus and to give students an opportunity to be front and center and get support for their endeavors is very exciting,” she added.
Team Mobile Farmers Market included students Tony Liu, Yuchen "Felicity" Xie, Lulu Ma and Lisette Garcia, who took home the first-place undergraduate prize of $2,000. Their portable application connects users of the Electronic Benefit Transfer card, a government-issued card for food and cash benefits, with 8,000 fresh food retailers worldwide.
“It was amazing to win,” Ms. Xie said. “Pitch George was a great opportunity to get feedback from judges, to further develop our business idea and to get a chance to talk to other groups.”
The graduate first-place and $2,000 prize went to Team Replica, led by Brandon Minor, B.A. ’13, B.S. ’13, a computer science Ph.D. candidate at GW. Replica uses object recognition algorithm technology to scan and print objects from mobile devices.
“Winning Pitch George was a little surreal, to be sure, but the validation it brought was satisfying,” Mr. Minor said. “I had an opportunity to pitch what I thought was a good idea, and the results showed me that I might actually be onto something.”
Both teams will have the opportunity to advance directly to the semifinals of the Business Plan Competition and compete for $101,000 in prizes.
Other undergraduate winners include second-place team Carne Asada winning $1,500, third place team StudentStart.it winning $1,000, and the audience selected “fan favorite” team, JiYeon’s Tea Thermos, which won $500.
Graduate second-place winner Luckipets took home $1,500, third-place winner FoodRunners took home $1,000, and graduate “fan favorite” winner Craft/Work took home $500.
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Undergraduate "fan favorite" winning team JiYeon'sTea Thermos led by Ji Yeon Jung
Graduate "fan Favorite" winning team Craft/Work led by Kevin McCarthy
Undergraduate third place winning team StudentStart.it led by Christina Nanfeldt and Michael Rickert
Graduate third place winner FoodRunners led by Ryan Mentock
Undergraduate second place winning team Carne Asada led by Cecillia Ramirez
Graduate second place winning team LuckiPets led by Tanya Taylor
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Quick Answer: Is Having An Orgasim Bad When Pregnant?
Is it safe to have an Orgasim in third trimester?
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Do you get more hornier when pregnant?
As long as you’re cleared for sex by your doctor, having sex or an orgasm isn’t bad for your baby and there’s no sign sex bothers them at all.
An orgasm can trigger contractions.
By your third trimester, you may already be experiencing some Braxton-Hicks contractions..
Cramping or painful twinges that may feel like contractions during or after orgasm in a normal, low-risk pregnancy are likely caused by increased blood flow to your abdominal area, as well as natural changes that make your cervix more sensitive. Menstrual-like cramps around conception can be caused by implantation.
It’s true that some penises are too big to fit comfortably into a vagina. But a woman’s vagina ends at the base of her cervix, which connects the vagina to the uterus, and a penis can’t enter the cervix. Some people enjoy deep penetration during sex, and some people don’t.
And, for most patients, the force of a 20- to 40-pound child bumping your belly is not enough to harm the baby. That said, toddlers can be unpredictable, and a hug could quickly turn into flailing arms and legs, which might cause abdominal injury or a fall. Consider explaining a safer way to hug you.
Whether you’re a new mom or a seasoned pro, a low-risk pregnancy can be defined as one where there is no need for or benefit from medical intervention. Most pregnancies (92 to 94 percent) are considered low-risk. Mom and baby are healthy and there’s nothing to indicate that labor and delivery won’t go smoothly.
“They also recognize their parents’ voices from the moment they are born. If dad sings to the baby while baby is still in the womb, baby will know the song, calm and look to dad.” The family that sings together, stays together.
The fact is that sexual stimulation cannot trigger labour or cause a miscarriage. While orgasms tend to cause minor uterine contractions (and so can nipple stimulation and the prostaglandins in semen), the contractions are generally brief and harmless.
Truth: Nope. “The baby is well protected,” says Ari Brown, M.D., a pediatrician and the author of Expecting 411. Besides all that amniotic fluid, your baby is nestled in the cavity of the uterus, which is protected by a thick muscular wall.
A “high-risk” pregnancy means a woman has one or more things that raise her — or her baby’s — chances for health problems or preterm (early) delivery. A woman’s pregnancy might be considered high risk if she: is age 17 or younger. is age 35 or older.
There is a high chance of having significant bleeding when a pregnancy in the second trimester delivers on its own at home. In the case of fetal demise, a dead fetus that has been in the uterus for 4 weeks can cause changes in the body’s clotting system.
During pregnancy, we have higher levels of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone, which in addition to supporting your continuing pregnancy, also increases vaginal lubrication, blood flow to the pelvic area and the sensitivity of your breasts and nipples; all of which can make you feel like one horny mamma.
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Earth's ability to absorb nearly a third of human-caused carbon emissions through plants could be halved within the next two decades at the current rate of warming, according to a new study in Science Advances by researchers at Northern Arizona University, the Woodwell Climate Research Center and the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Using more than two decades of data from measurement towers in every major biome across the globe, the team identified a critical temperature tipping point beyond which plants' ability to capture and store atmospheric carbon — a cumulative effect referred to as the “land carbon sink” — decreases as temperatures continue to rise.
The terrestrial biosphere — the activity of land plants and soil microbes — does much of Earth's “breathing,” exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen. Ecosystems across the globe pull in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and release it back to the atmosphere via the respiration of microbes and plants. Over the past few decades, the biosphere has generally taken in more carbon than it has released, mitigating climate change.
But as record-breaking temperatures continue to spread across the globe, this may not continue; the NAU, Woodwell Climate and Waikato researchers have detected a temperature threshold beyond which plant carbon uptake slows and carbon release accelerates.
Lead author Katharyn Duffy, a postdoctoral researcher at NAU, noticed sharp declines in photosynthesis above this temperature threshold in nearly every biome across the globe, even after removing other effects such as water and sunlight.
“The Earth has a steadily growing fever, and much like the human body, we know every biological process has a range of temperatures at which it performs optimally, and ones above which function deteriorates,” Duffy said. “So, we wanted to ask, how much can plants withstand?”
This study is the first to detect a temperature threshold for photosynthesis from observational data at a global scale. While temperature thresholds for photosynthesis and respiration have been studied in the lab, the Fluxnet data provide a window into what ecosystems across Earth are actually experiencing and how they are responding.
“We know that the temperature optima for humans lie around 37 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fahrenheit), but we in the scientific community didn't know what those optima were for the terrestrial biosphere,” Duffy said.
She teamed up with researchers at Woodwell Climate and the University of Waikato who recently developed a new approach to answer that question: MacroMolecular Rate Theory (MMRT). With its basis in the principles of thermodynamics, MMRT allowed the researchers to generate temperature curves for every major biome and the globe.
The results were alarming.
The researchers found that temperature “peaks” for carbon uptake — 18 degrees C for the more widespread C3 plants and 28 degrees C for C4 plants — are already being exceeded in nature, but saw no temperature check on respiration. This means that in many biomes, continued warming will cause photosynthesis to decline while respiration rates rise exponentially, tipping the balance of ecosystems from carbon sink to carbon source and accelerating climate change.
“Different types of plants vary in the details of their temperature responses, but all show declines in photosynthesis when it gets too warm,” said NAU co-author George Koch.
Right now, less than 10 percent of the terrestrial biosphere experiences temperatures beyond this photosynthetic maximum. But at the current rate of emissions, up to half the terrestrial biosphere could experience temperatures beyond that productivity threshold by mid-century — and some of the most carbon-rich biomes in the world, including tropical rainforests in the Amazon and Southeast Asia and the Taiga in Russia and Canada, will be among the first to hit that tipping point.
“The most striking thing our analysis showed is that the temperature optima for photosynthesis in all ecosystems were so low,” said Vic Arcus, a biologist at the University of Waikato and co-author of the study. “Combined with the increased rate of ecosystem respiration across the temperatures we observed, our findings suggest that any temperature increase above 18 degrees C is potentially detrimental to the terrestrial carbon sink. Without curbing warming to remain at or below the levels established in the Paris Climate Accord, the land carbon sink will not continue to offset our emissions and buy us time.”
Funding for this research was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (grant NNX12AK12G), National Science Foundation (NSF) East-Asia Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship (1614404), the Royal Society of New Zealand Foreign Partnership Programme (EAP- UOW1601) and the New Zealand Marsden Fund (grant 16-UOW-027). This work used eddy covariance data acquired and shared by the FLUXNET community, including AmeriFlux, AfriFlux, AsiaFlux, CarboAfrica, CarboEuropeIP, CarboItaly, CarboMont, ChinaFlux, Fluxnet-Canada, GreenGrass, ICOS, KoFlux, LBA, NECC, OzFlux-TERN, TCOS-Siberia and USCCC networks.
This article was originally published by Sciencedaily.com. Read the original article here.
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