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Chuarrancho, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy
Municipality of Chuarrancho
Guide to Municipality of Chuarrancho ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.
2 Civil Registration
3 Parish Records
4 Census Records
5 Cemeteries
6 Localities
In the census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in 1880, the territory appeared as a village of San Pedro Sacatepeque.
Chuarrancho ascended to the category of municipality on March 4, 1884.
The government decree of March 20, 1886, annexed it again as a village in the municipality of San Pedro Sacatepequez.
The Chuarrancho village ceased to be jurisdiction of San Pedro Sacatepequez in 1899 when it was annexed by San Raymundo.
Again officially promoted to municipality on November 30, 1899 ..
The municipality of Chuarrancho has a population of approximately 10,000 people[1]
Registros civiles, 1893-1933 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
Parish Records[edit | edit source]
There are no records for only the municipality of Chuarrancho. See the records of neighboring municipalities.
Cementerio Municipio de Chuarrancho
Localities[edit | edit source]
Chiquín
Rincón Grande
Subin Pasaje
Trapiche Grande
↑ Wikipedia Collaborators, "Chuarrancho," In Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuarrancho. Visited 18 July 2017.
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Becca Kufrin Makes 'Last-Minute Decision' to Move to Los Angeles Following Garrett Yrigoyen Split
By Jennifer Drysdale 1:46 PM PDT, September 3, 2020
Becca Kufrin is on the move! The former Bachelorette is now living in Los Angeles following her split from Garrett Yrigoyen.
Kufrin shared the news on Instagram on Thursday, revealing she signed a lease in L.A. in a "last-minute decision." She and Yrigoyen lived in San Diego, moving in together after her season of The Bachelorette in 2018.
"Hello Los Angeles 👋🏼," Kufrin began her post. "I can’t wait to get to know you once this pandemic totally stops cramping my style! Spoiler: I’m officially an LA resident (and according to this picture I still don’t know what to do with my hands🤷🏻♀️)."
"After a crazy couple of months, I made the last-minute decision to sign a lease (sight unseen) in an area that I was totally unfamiliar with," she shared, adding in the comments that she had moved to the Valley. "But I’m here to embrace this new adventure and put down some roots in the City of Angels during this next chapter in my life."
Kufrin concluded her post by asking fans and friends for any recommendations. "You know this girl loves her food, so please dish on the best taquerias, mouthwatering bakeries, Farmer’s markets, evening cocktail joints, etc. Minno and I also love long walks on the beach and watching sunsets with furends she meets at the dog park, so please share away," she wrote.
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Kufrin revealed on Tuesday that she and Yrigoyen had split, two years after his proposal on The Bachelorette.
"Although this is a very difficult and quite a personal matter for me, I do truly value and care for all of our listeners and the questions and concerns you've had these past few weeks. And so I just want to go ahead and share with you guys directly what I've been going through," she said. "So I want to preface this with I'm sitting in my apartment alone recording this by myself. I didn't think it was fitting to bring anyone else into this conversation when my relationship was only made up of two people, which was obviously myself and Garrett."
"I know that there has been so much speculation and curiosity out there regarding where him and I stand... No one else has the right to confirm this unless it comes directly from the source, from the horse's mouth, which is, in this moment, me," Kufrin continued, getting choked up as she shared the breakup news.
"I don’t think it’s going to come as a shock to anyone, but Garrett and I have decided to end our engagement. And if you have followed us on Instagram the past couple of months, you'll have noticed that I spent a lot of time in Minnesota. I was with family and close friends, and he was out on the West Coast doing the same," she said. "We were just trying to take time and gain some clarity as to what was the next best step in our lives together or as individuals."
Kufrin said her and Yrigoyen's decision to split was reached "after many conversations." Earlier this summer, he ignited controversy with a pro-police post amid the Black Lives Matter movement, which Kufrin's Bachelor Happy Hour co-host, Rachel Lindsay, called him out on.
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gangway (n.)
"temporary passageway" to a ship, building under construction, etc., ultimately from Old English gangweg "road, passage, thoroughfare;" a compound of gang (n.) in its original sense "a going, journey, way, passage" and way (n.). Nautical use dates from 1680s in reference to a passage on the ship, from 1780 of the opening at the side whereby people enter and leave, and by 1840s of the board or bridge they use to get to and from the dock. As a command to clear way, attested by 1912, American English. In British parliamentary use, with somewhat the same sense aisle has in the U.S. Congress.
Below the g[angway], as a parliamentary phrase, is applied to members whose customary seat does not imply close association with the official policy of the party on whose side of the House they sit. [Fowler]
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Home / Shop / Flute Choir / Flute Choir (Five or more Flutes) (10) / From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests
From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests
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From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests, composed by Bedrich Smetana, arranged for flute orchestra by Shaul Ben-Meir
Scored for 6 C flutes (flute 1 doubles on piccolo), 2 alto flutes, 2 bass flutes, contrabass flute.
Smetana's My Fatherland was a product of the composer's deeply felt Czech patriotism. Between 1856-61, he lived in Sweden, but news of a new Czech theater in Prague lured him back to his homeland. In 1866, he was appointed its principal conductor. The sudden onset of deafness in summer of 1874 made conducting impossible, and Smetana spent the last decade of his life focused on composition; he wrote the six part cycle of My Fatherland between 1874-1879.
Smetana outlined a detailed program for each part of the cycle. “From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests” opens with music meant to overwhelm the individual listener with nature's grandeur. After this opening, the sounds of the outdoors gradually emerge from silence – the birdsong, flowing water, a rustic melody in the winds. After a few halting hints, a vigorous polka precedes the coda, in which Smetana recalls the work's principal themes in augmented form to bring the piece to a joyous ending.
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Analyst: September U.S. Retail Sales May See Rare Increase
October 10, 2011 | By Mike Rose
A new report from Wedbush Securities has forecast that U.S. retail video game software sales may see a rare increase in September 2011.
Ahead of official numbers to debut later this week, the company's Michael Pachter estimates that a barrage of strong releases, plus a late August release for Madden NFL 12, has seen overall September sales of $635 million, up 4 percent compared to last September's $612 million.
It named the likes of FIFA Soccer 12, Gears of Wars 3 and Resistance 3 as titles that helped push sales through in September. The company noted that retail sales have seen a decline in every month this year apart from April, and now September.
Wedbush said that October should also see gains compared to last year, thanks to such releases as Battlefield 3 and Batman: Arkham City.
In terms of hardware sales, Wedbush Securities expects 190,000 Wii units were sold, down 25 percent year-over-year, while 360,000 Xbox 360 units were sold (down 26 percent) and 260,000 PlayStation 3 units (down 17 percent). The company noted that this last decrease was despite the PS3 price cut earlier this year.
The firm also believes that Nintendo DS sold through 185,000 units (down 54 percent year-on-year), and the Nintendo 3DS managed around 225,000 units, and improvement thanks to the recent mid-August price drop.
NPD is expected to publish its official report on new U.S. retail sales of games, hardware and accessories after the market closes Thursday.
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Casino News: Macau Gross Gaming Revenue Takes Major Hit
Macau Gross Gaming Revenue Takes Major Hit In Month Of August
As protests in Hong Kong rage on, gambling revenues in the nearby gambling territory of Macau have been hit hard.
The gross gaming revenues in the lone territory in China where gambling is permitted took a major hit in the month of August. Revenues in Macau dropped by 8.6 percent in the month, which is more than double the four-percent drop that some experts had projected. The overall hit resulted in August being the third-worst month of 2019 for the area. While some have blamed bad weather in the area throughout August, it’s impossible to ignore the reality of the protests in nearby Hong Kong as severely impacted the overall numbers. At one point last month, protesters had shut down the Hong Kong airport for a couple of days.
Still, it’s important to put this number in perspective. Macau’s August GGR still reached a total of $3.01 billion. The fact that it is down from the $3.28 billion generated in August of last year is a problem, but that doesn’t mean the Chinese region didn’t land a major score. So far in 2019, the GGR number stands at $24.5 billion. While that is nearly two-percent lower than it was at the same time in 2018, it is still a significant number.
Sports Betting License Regulations Approved By D.C. Lottery
Sports betting fans in the Washington, D.C. area are thrilled to learn that the D.C. Lottery has approved sports betting regulations in the state. They will officially begin taking license applications in the coming weeks.
The changes to the law will push bettors in the region one step closer towards legally betting on sporting events in the District of Columbia. While no business within a two-block radius of a sporting event stadium will be able to apply for a license, there are a number of different establishments that will be able to do so in order to cater to those interested in betting in D.C.
The D.C. Lottery will work with licensed sportsbooks operating in D.C.’s four major sports arenas and stadiums, hotels, bars, and even some restaurants in the area. The state will offer full licenses as well as provisional licenses, which will both require a 30-day review before they are granted.
Banned Gambler Cannot Claim Jackpot At Ameristar Casino In Iowa
The Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa has refused to pay out a $1,733 jackpot to a gambler that was apparently banned from using the slot machines at the casino in the first place. While the woman somehow managed to make it back inside the facility to play, her name was on a list of banned patrons and was flagged when she attempted to collect after hitting the jackpot.
The woman, Tamara Bean of Omaha, has appealed the no-payment decision to state officials. However, they will not challenge the conclusion of the Penn National Gaming-operated casino.
According to the casino officials, they aren’t required to keep banned patrons outside of their establishment but will not pay them out if they are blacklisted. If she can’t collect on her winnings, though, it begs the question if she can collect back whatever she lost. It looks like
the casino has no issue with making a profit off of a banned patron but will not shell out any money at all if they actually win.
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New iPhone Feature Allows You to Secretly Call 911
By Jaclyn Anglis December 5, 2017
Even though we all have a love-hate relationship with our phones these days, there’s no denying that having a mobile device on you can come in handy when you’re in a pinch. Now, the iPhone has a new feature that could actually help save your life.
It’s Rule No. 1 that we call 911 whenever we have an emergency. But in some life-threatening situations, like an attacker coming after you, your safety could possibly be even more at risk if the person happens to see you dialing emergency services. That’s where the iPhone emergency SOS feature comes in to potentially help save the day.
A viral Facebook post by Travis Cena, a martial arts studio owner in California, recently revealed that your iPhone has a feature that allows you to hit your iPhone lock button quickly five times in a row in order to see an emergency SOS slider pop up on your screen. When you slide it, it’ll make the 911 call for you — no pressing keypad buttons necessary!
According to Apple’s official website, emergency SOS is available for all devices that are iOS 11 capable, but it’s only accessible with the five presses on iPhone 7 and earlier models. If you have an iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus, you’ll have to press and hold the side button and a volume button to make that same slider appear on the screen.
It’s worth noting that there’s an additional new feature called Auto Call, which will automatically sound when you place an emergency call. You’ll have to shut that feature off by going to your settings and shutting off Auto Call in order to make your call totally discreet.
We hope you never, ever have to use this feature, but it’s great to know it’s there, just in case!
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Lenovo A6000 review: A good entry level phone with a great display but average camera
We review the Lenovo A6000, the first phone with a 4G connectivity to be launched at Rs 6,999
Nimish SawantMar 24, 2015 13:36:16 IST
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The definition of entry level smartphones has been undergoing a sea-change since the last year. And this year, Lenovo added another feature to the already-crowded entry level smartphone segment - with the addition of the 4G LTE enabled Lenovo A6000 at a Rs 6,999 pricing. Lenovo announced the A6000 at CES and up to that point, the cheapest 4G smartphones that we had seen were the Rs 8,999 Yu Yureka and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G at Rs 9,999. While 4G networks are still found in only limited circles across the country, it is just a matter of time before it goes mainstream. Hopefully, we will see more 4G circles activated this year. So one can say that Lenovo has released a budget 4G smartphone at the right time. But at MWC, we already saw the announcement of the Lenovo A7000, which is quite strange. Let us see if the Lenovo A6000 is worth purchasing.
Build and Design: 6/10
Lenovo A6000 comes with a 5-inch display and for an entry level phone, it has a decent design. Of course, the budget sacrifices the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The rear-cover is plastic and quite flimsy in nature, prone to easy flexing. But I liked the rubberised feel on it, which helps with a good grip on the phone. The volume-rocker and the power/standby buttons are located on the right hand side and on the top you have the 3.5mm audio jack along with the microUSB charging/data transfer port.
The Dolby speaker section is located on the rear side at the bottom, whereas on the top left hand corner you have the 8MP camera along with the LED flash unit. The glass display on front has soft buttons located at the base. The phone weighs 128 grams and is 8.2mm thick.
Features: 7/10
Considering this is a budget device, the phone comes with modest internal specs. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC which has a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex A53 processor along with Adreno 306 GPU. This is paired with 1GB of RAM. On the storage front, you have 8GB of which 3.33GB is used by the system and the rest is available to the user. You will have to expand the memory if you like to store a lot of apps or data on your phone. The microSD card allows you to put in a 32GB microSD card.
Lenovo A6000 has a dual-SIM configuration on which only one SIM can take in either a 3G or 4G sim card. It runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS with the Lenovo Vibe 2.0 skin on top of it. The 5-inch display comes with an HD resolution and has an IPS panel. There is an 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. There’s a 2,300mAh removable battery.
Software: 6.5/10
Proprietary apps such as Security, Dolby and SYNCit
Lenovo A6000 comes with the Lenovo Vibe 2.0 skin atop the Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS. It lacks an app drawer. It comes with a lot of pre-loaded apps such as txtr ebooks, Guvera music streaming app, Theme along with some game apps such as Frog HD, Asphalt 8 and so on. Lenovo’s proprietary apps such as Security, SYNCit and SHAREit are also present and cannot be removed. This is part of Lenovo’s DOit apps. The default theme is an overdose of colours which some may like and some won’t. As the name implies, SYNCit lets you back up your contacts, SMSes and call logs to the cloud. SHAREit lets you transfer photos, videos, documents and so on using the phone’s Wi-fi channel - similar to Wi-fi direct. It works with Windows PCs and iOS devices. You can quickly change the phone’s profile while adjusting the volume as it shows up the Silent/Meeting/General/Outdoor profile icons just below the volume slider. There are 14 quick notification icons under the notification tray. Settings menu looks like any stock Android settings menu, except that with the A6000 you get more colourful icons and a white backdrop.
Performance: 7/10
Lenovo A6000 houses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC which has a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. It gave scores that were similar to the Xiaomi Redmi 2 considering that both phones house the same processor and RAM combo. AnTuTu gave 20182 and Quadrant gave 11280 pts. The Geekbench 3 single core score was around 483 which was similar to the single core score seen on the HTC Desire 526G+ as well as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G. Of course the multi-core scores are much higher for the other two phones.
From L to R: Quadrant: 11280; Geekbench 483 (single core) and 1445 (multi-core); AnTuTu 20182
Call quality is quite good and I did not face any issues. I couldn’t test the 4G capability as Mumbai is yet to come under the 4G circle of supporting telecom service providers.
The phone performs most tasks without a hitch. I did not notice any lag while swiping through home screens or switching between apps despite the Vibe 2.0 skin. While playing games, the Asphalt 8 ran without any issues, but installing it will immediately show you the ‘Running out of storage space’ symbol. The heating is under control when playing heavy games or while watching videos.
It could playback most video formats with the default player but struggled with 1080p files. The speakers are surprisingly loud and the Dolby app lets you tweak the audio according to your liking. The bundled earphones are mediocre and you will have to invest in a good pair.
Display: 7.5/10
Thanks to the IPS panel, the 5-inch HD display of the Lenovo A6000 has great viewing angles. The display is bright with sharp colours. When held at a regular distance, you will not notice any pixellation. The display is a finger-print and smudge magnet and you will need to be constantly cleaning it. The phone package bundles a screen protector. The LCD display means that the display does not give the best blacks. However, I did not notice any backlight bleeding while watching videos on the display. Legibility in sunlight is good, although you will most likely need to set a higher brightness level.
Camera: 6/10
For an entry level smartphone, the Lenovo A6000 sports an 8MP rear camera along with a 2MP front facing camera. While that may look impressive on paper, the output leaves a lot to be desired. The regular camera is strictly average and captures enough detail to let you share the image on phones. But a closer inspection will reveal some patchy areas. The HDR mode isn’t impressive at all and tends to overexpose the entire image instead of balancing the shadows and highlights. Low light photos lack details. Videos showed a lot of screen tearing and noise as well. On the whole the camera is not the strong point of the Lenovo A6000.
Battery Life: 7/10
The PC Mark for Android app kept crashing with the Lenovo A6000, so we did our 8-hour loop test which involves two hours each of calling, video streaming, video playback and audio playback. At the end of the loop test, there was around 28% battery remaining. This gives it enough juice to run a day on regular use case.
Verdict and Price in India
Lenovo A6000 has started a new trend - 4G enabled entry level phones. While the 4G feature is great as a future-proofing feature, I was quite surprised by the quick launch of the Lenovo A7000 earlier this month. As a stand-alone entry level phone, the A6000 ticks the right boxes. The 5-inch HD display will be liked by many over the 4.5-inch qHD display on the Moto E, for instance. It makes for a good first smartphone purchase.
Of course at the low price, you do get some drawbacks such as no Gorilla Glass protection, poor camera, flimsy rear cover and so on. Lenovo A6000 has some competition in this price bracket as the second gen Moto E and the Xiaomi Redmi 2 are both priced at Rs 6,999 as well. We are testing the Moto E and the Redmi 2 at the moment and would reserve the final verdict till those reviews are done.
If you leave apart the 4G feature, the A6000 is like any other entry level phone. I liked the fact that Lenovo isn’t charging a premium just for the 4G feature.
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The Levono A6000 features a 5.0-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad core processor and has 1GB of RAM. It comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage, expandable upto 32GB via microSD card and has a 8.0-megapixel rear camera and 2.0-megapixel front camera. It comes with Android 4.4 KitKat OS and support a 2300mAh battery capacity with 3G & 4G.
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microSD, upto 32GB
Bluetooth Features
Yes, with A-GPS
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 2100 MHz
EGPRS or EDGE
70 x 8.2 x 141 mm
Audio connector
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Netflix axe another of their Marvel shows…
by kezijin | Nov 30, 2018 | Articles
Well, it’s the news we were dreading but can we really say it’s not expected?
Deadline broke the news last night that Daredevil has officially been cancelled by Netflix.
Netflix released a statement “Marvel’s Daredevil will not return for a fourth season on Netflix,” and went on to say “We are tremendously proud of the show’s last and final season and although it’s painful for the fans, we feel it best to close this chapter on a high note. We’re thankful to showrunner Erik Oleson, the show’s writers, stellar crew and incredible cast including Charlie Cox as Daredevil himself, and we’re grateful to the fans who have supported the show over the years. While the series on Netflix has ended, the three existing seasons will remain on the service for years to come, while the Daredevil character will live on in future projects for Marvel.”
While it’s not a complete surprise, there had been hope as the show runner, Erik Oleson, had recently said he’d pitched season 4 and was looking forward to continuing to tell his story.
Just pitched @netflix #Daredevil Season 4. Fingers crossed!
— Erik Oleson (@erikoleson) November 17, 2018
Despite the cancellation of Luke Cage and Iron Fist, the recent debut of Daredevil’s third season, which was very well-received by critics and fans, seemed to hint at something more positive.
However there have been many rumours of very strained relations between Netflix and Marvel. With the two reportedly butting heads over “creative differences” with rumours of a disagreement on the financial side of things too. It’s well known how costly the Marvel shows are to make, with Netflix pouring huge sums of money into the projects – despite the fact that Netflix doesn’t technically own them – the series have been expected to overperform in viewership. Recently, however, there’s been a considerable increase in new Netflix originals being released or green-lit, it seems like that might not have been as feasible as it was when Daredevil first premiered in 2013, or was it in anticipation of Marvel not budging?
It’s also thought that Netflix and Marvel TV did not agree on season orders, with Netflix pushing back the episode orders for many of the shows from 13 to 10, something that Marvel had been resisting (though this is something I personally agree with Netflix on!)
This cancellation leaves Marvel’s Netflix roster at Jessica Jones and The Punisher, and both are still poised to debut upcoming seasons as planned but with no official confirmation as yet, it’s pretty safe to assume their days are numbered.
Several key members of the team have shared their thoughts on this cancellation, with star Deborah Ann Will and Season one showrunner Steven DeKnight posting on twitter.
I’m so sad that we won’t be continuing this story. Mostly I’ll miss seeing the friends I’ve made everyday. Thank you to every person who contributed to this series over the years. And to @erikoleson because of you we are going out on a high. @Daredevil #Daredevil pic.twitter.com/aVmXu1UwFu
— Deborah Ann Woll (@DeborahAnnWoll) November 30, 2018
Deeply saddened by the news. Honored to have been a part of it. https://t.co/NPvgbhdUbH
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 30, 2018
What do you think of Daredevil’s cancellation? Let us know your thoughts!
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PUBG Lite is an alternative F2P version of the popular premium battle royale game PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS that provides to PC players with older and humbler systems access to this popular online shooter. Optimized for weaker hardware that cannot cope with the full version of the game, PUBG Lite for Windows introduces more simplified visuals, but thankfully, retains all the gameplay systems that have made the original so popular across the world.
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March 8, 2017 » Today News » ISIL
German authorities deport 22 Tunisians including Islamic State suspect
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A German state government has deported 22 failed asylum seekers to Tunisia, one of whom is suspected of membership in the Islamic State terrorist group, officials said Wednesday.
The Interior Ministry of Saxony, the eastern state which conducted the deportations, said that eight of the 22 deportees had been in police custody before boarding a flight from Dresden to Tunisia.
A government source told dpa that one of the people deported on Wednesday is a 24-year-old man suspected of Islamic State membership.
Prosecutors say that Charfeddine T, whose last name was withheld in line with German privacy laws, was “in Germany to carry out a mission for Islamic State, the details of which are currently not known.”
The government of Chancellor Angela Merkel has been carrying out group deportations in an effort to crack down on criminal asylum seekers and deter would-be migrants with little chance of being granted asylum.
Source: /Eblnews
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Guy Singh-Watson - Riverford
“Covid and Brexit will be 'absolutely crippling' for UK farming”
The founder of one of the UK's most successful organic farms believes the combination of the Covid crisis and the possibility of a no deal Brexit could be "absolutely crippling" for the food industry. Guy Singh-Watson, who founded Riverford Farm in Buckfastleigh, South Devon, more than 30 years ago, says he feels "very gloomy" about the UK's future prospects.
"Sitting here today it does look very much as if we're heading for a no deal, and I think commercially it's going to be an absolute disaster," he told ITV News.
"Exchange rate fluctuations, a very weak pound, we do import quite a lot of vegetables from southern Spain, Italy and France, so that has been incredibly disruptive and added substantially to our costs. I find it really distressing actually, I really find the combination of Covid and Brexit is going to be absolutely crippling."
This week Farming Minister Victoria Prentis told Parliament the government was "absolutely committed to high standards". Existing laws would safeguard them, she said, adding that these were "of more use than warm words" in maintaining animal welfare, food standards and environmental protections.
Guy Singh-Watson believes the pandemic has accelerated the need for the food industry to move beyond its reliance on meat and dairy and embrace more sustainable farming methods. Riverford has seen a surge in demand for its hugely popular veg boxes since the pandemic arrived - and Guy says his passion for going green is as strong as ever.
Food production has not escaped the difficult summer, with Covid forcing the industry to think again about how it works - but it hasn't all been bad news as the way we consume is changing too.
"We had to adapt very quickly to changing customer behaviour. We've seen a massive increase in demand, we're delivering 50 per cent more than this time last year. There have been all the costs and stresses of adapting to a new world and keeping our staff safe at work."
Publication date: Fri 16 Oct 2020
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2020-12-10 CEO Organics Unlimited receives global award
2020-12-09 OF&G welcomes news of the recognition of all six UK organic control bodies by the EU
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2020-12-04 "Biomarket will serve as a showcase for Spanish organic products to other markets"
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2020-11-19 "We expect that the Biomarket will initially account for 20% of the organic fruit and vegetables marketed in Catalonia"
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Famous Dave's new menu is inspired by its founder and features 23 fresh items, including a value section.
Famous Dave's Pivots to New Era with Founder-Inspired Food, Tech-Driven Operations
The barbecue chain is rolling out major changes under new leadership.
April 2018 Danny Klein
In the past several months, Famous Dave’s business model and corporate structure has shifted behind the curtain. Jeffery Crivello, the chief financial officer of PW Partners Capital Management, LLC, took over as chief executive officer in November. Famous Dave’s made a CFO change in February when Dexter Newman announced his departure, effective March 5. Paul Malazita assumed the role of interim chief financial officer.
Then, later in the month, when the company was reporting fourth-quarter earnings, Famous Dave’s continued to outline its strategy toward becoming a leaner, more profitable restaurant company, including the closing of 13 underperforming units in fiscal 2017 and the refranchising of eight company-owned stores. This brought the split to 16 corporate locations and 135 franchises in 32 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and United Arab Emirates. Since 2015, Famous Dave’s decreased its company-owned stores from 50 to 16 as it sheds net debt, and diverts resources to franchise operations, like training and marketing efforts.
Now, Famous Dave’s is taking some of those changes to the frontline.
The company unveiled new “founder-inspired brand initiatives,” intended to “elevate its franchise offerings.” This includes 23 new menu items curated by founder and barbecue hall of famer “Famous Dave” Anderson. Also, the chain introduced a smaller footprint and investments in technology such as online ordering, third-party delivery, and the eventual rollout of delivery-only stores.
“Barbeque is a labor-intensive undertaking, especially since we commit to using smokers in each of the restaurants and give each menu item the attention it needs to be truly Famous,” Anderson said in a statement “When I founded the concept decades ago, I was on a mission to deliver on the best barbeque in town. Because our franchisees are so committed to delivering on that same great taste, they’re always open to innovative offerings to deliver to their loyal guests.”
Included in the new menu: Hillbilly Hubcaps, Cajun-seasoned fried jalapeño slices served with rémoulade sauce and Burnt Buttz, a smoked pork that is flash-fried and griddled in blackberry barbeque sauce.
Famous Dave’s created a new value menu as well, which features a mix of barbecue and non-barbecue items served with smaller portion sizes at lower prize points.
Franchisee will now have the ability to customize Famous Dave's menus to their region.
Franchisees are being given more room to innovate. The company said it is encouraging operators to customize menus to their region, with the option to select from various designs to provide menu localization to Famous Dave’s brand identity.
This latter note could be a powerful one considering the regional roadblock that national barbecue chains often face in expansion.
“We introduced flexibility in menu printing and design because we want them to be able to showcase different flavors that are specific to each of their regions in addition to the delicious and cravable core offerings we have” Crivello said in a statement. “As we develop as a brand it’s critical that we continuously roll out innovative ideas that will keep us ahead of the curve in the industry and allow us to offer something new and exciting to our guests.”
Famous Dave’s introduced its smaller footprint design in January 2018 in El Paso, Texas. It showcases a lighter and more efficient back-of-the-house kitchen with a contemporary front-of-house design.
Third-party delivery arrives in August at all corporate locations. Franchise units are up next, Famous Dave’s said, adding that the shift allowed the chain to target younger customers. Franchisees are curently deploying the services of an outside delivery specialist to accelerate the process.
More vividly, it also inspired the company to imagine a delivery-only model. The company said these units would fit in 500– to 800-square spots compared to the typical 5,000-square foot footprint. It will allow for food preparation and quick delivery of the same items featured at full-service locations, Famous Dave’s said.
Famous Dave's expects to be a more nimble concept with varied footprint models.
Contemporary meets better efficiency at Famous Dave's smaller stores.
“As we move forward, we are focused on laying the groundwork for the future by constantly looking for ways to revamp our offerings to both our guests and franchisees,” said COO Geovannie Concepcion in a statement. “We are a nimble and active company, and we are prepared to get things to the market as quickly as possible to stay relevant in the space. With the help of our dedicated franchisees, our strong brand and culture, and our commitment to staying true to our roots, we’re excited to see what the future holds. Pairing the delivery and online ordering option with the new menu and store design will allow us to differentiate in the segment and attract new Famous Dave’s fans and franchise partners.”
This delivery-only model is something Red Robin is testing in downtown Chicago. Like Famous Dave’s expectation, this store features signature items served from a smaller spot without the sit-down experience.
Bloomin’ Brands opened its first Express locations in fiscal 2017. These combine Outback and Carrabba’s offerings in delivery and takeout-only formats. There are three currently open, with eight expected by the end of the year.
Minnetonka, Minnesota-based Famous Dave’s franchise same-store sales grew 1.1 percent in Q4 versus the prior-year period, while company-owned stores saw comps rise 8 percent and traffic lift 9.2 percent. For fiscal 2017, Famous Dave’s recorded franchised same-store sales declines of 2.3 percent. Company stores appreciate comps growth of 2.4 percent with a 3.3 percent traffic increase. General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.9 million to $14.6 million Revenue declined 15.7 percent to $64.4 million from fiscal 2016.
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Off-Center May Be Best
The twelfth hole is the one hole on the course that truly demands length off the tee with carries over two ponds from the back tees yet only one carry over water from the next three tees. As long as this hole may play straightaway, the only way to see the green from the fairway is to play further away from the more direct route. If one chooses the straight route, a ridge that separates the hole from the eighteenth hole to its right will block almost any view of the putting surface. The saving grace for those who do choose to take the riskier, less-visible route is the opportunity to kick an approach off another ridge that rolls directly into the green, avoiding a lone bunker protecting the left side.
One routing challenge with this site is working golf holes around existing ponds, the existing clubhouse location, and the large hill in the middle of the property. The area where existing ten, twelve and eighteen are located minimized my options to just three parallel golf holes. Safety is a bit of a consideration, particularly with twelve and eighteen playing parallel to each other in the same south to north direction from the landing areas into the greens. Both holes are dogleg-rights, which adds the predominant slice possibility as an additional safety challenge. Yet routing each hole, I was able to transform these safety challenges into two distinct strategic challenges.
Eighteen is a heroic par-four that requires one cutting the corner more so than the routing of twelve. Twelve, on the other hand, exhibits a very non-intuitive approach to golf course design. The accepted rationale over the past seventy-five years or so (post-Golden Age), leaves most every golfer who plays the game accepting that the center of the hole is always the route to take off the tee. But that is not how the game of golf began.
Rather, the forefathers of the game centuries ago simply tried to find the best route from point A to point B, and that wasn't always the case found along the middle. That is also not the case for number twelve at Braemar. In fact, the farther left one play off the tees, the better the view and angle into the green becomes.
Visibility from Left Side of Fairway
So, cutting the corner or even playing to the middle of the hole, will leave the golfer with an absolute blind approach running against the slope of the fairway. The smart play is the longer route to the far left following a shallow valley with a full view of the putting surface. The strategic challenge of both holes results in golfers aiming to opposite sides on parallel holes (twelve to the left and eighteen to the right).
Visibility from Right Side of Fairway
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COVID CONFINES
LABOUR OF LOVE
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CONCRETE COLLECTIVE
—Ethos & Founders
—CC Exhibitions
Graham Cook Photographic Art
Copyright © Graham Cook, 2020.All rights reserved.
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Ethos & Founders CC Exhibitions
Photography is the language that lays the foundation for all Cook's artistic practice. He considers himself a social documentary/street photographer artist who is influenced by American masters that pioneered the way before us.
British born photographer Graham Cook graduated from the University of South Wales in Documentary Photography and more recently a Master’s degree in Multidisciplinary Printmaking at the University of the West of England and since been working within photographic education.
In recent years his personal practice has evolved with the exploration of the diversity of printmaking and media, exposing him to new conceptual ideologies and physical materials. Shooting traditionally on film but not exclusively his point of departure is though his observations of the streets where the viewfinder quietens and simplifies the chaos that surrounds him, creating new narratives and conversations. He has also pointed the camera inwards, exposing his intermit family life by documenting the birth of his children with the combine approach of photographer and father.
Cook is also co-founder of Concrete Collective and a member of exposure47.
Exhibitions/Press
"New York Minute" Solo Show, McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater, Feb 2020. (Gallery)
Milkbooks. https://www.milkbooks.com/blog/your-stories/graham-cook-new-york-minute/. Jan 2020.
Fringe Arts Bath Festival: Size Matters, June 19. (Gallery)
Fresh off the Block: MA print Show, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, June 19. (Gallery)
Fresh Arts: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, March-Sept 19.
Exposure47. http://www.exposure47.co.uk/concrete-collective-construct-urban-foundations/. Welsh, S. Jan 19.
Concrete Collective Call & Response: CentreSpace Gallery, Bristol, Jan 19. (Gallery)
Mini Print Exhibition, Arnolfini Gallery Shop, Bristol, Dec 18.
Offset Group Exhibition, The Quarry, Weston-Super-Mare, June 18.
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Skin Care Tech Is Already Having A Big Year
Victoria Song
Published 2 years ago: January 17, 2019 at 11:30 am -
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Las Vegas might not be the first place you think of when it comes to the future of skin care — it’s in the desert after all. But at this year’s CES, skin care tech was at the show in full force.
Some tech we saw was borderline magical. Opté’s spot-erasing wand had us doing double takes as it erased age spots and discoloration in real time before our eyes. Likewise, L’Oreal’s My Skin Track pH impressed with its flexible, but chic sensor prototype that can measure your skin’s pH levels based on your sweat.
Olay even convinced us that maybe daily moisturizing regimens should be a thing with a handy AR app that predicts how you’ll look in the future based on your skincare habits.
But where there is good tech, there is also bad tech. Like the Clartici. It’s a scanner that supposedly measures the health of multiple layers of skin with a complicated metaphor. In the app, your skin health is visualized as layers of soil and described in unhelpful terms. Like, your left cheek area’s “soil colour” might be “medium as ginger.” Ultimately, it’s supposed to tell you how best to moisturize with its proprietary lotions and costs a whopping $3,469 retail. (Somehow, it was on sale at CES for just $278. Still.)
And while we were fans of Olay’s Future You Simulator and Keurig-esque Moments pod, its FaceNavi Wand sort of fell flat as a massager with a tacked-on AR component. There were also plenty of dubious light therapy and sonic massage wands.
These devices are meant to cure everything from acne, blackheads, wrinkles, and reduce under-eye puffiness, but translate to little more than either giving your face a sonic massage or waving multi-coloured LED lights in front of your face.
In any case, it’s encouraging to see tech companies try to make viable solutions for everyday problems. Most of these products won’t be coming to market until the end of the year at least, but it’s nice that for once, beauty tech at CES didn’t feel like a total joke.
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Notts veg box delivery service launches
Parsnips and Pears, a new Nottinghamshire-based vegetable box company, has signed up over 200 customers in the last eight weeks, following a successful pilot scheme.
The business has since launched across the NG4-6 and NG8-16 postcode areas, and is set to expand its services further at the start of next year.
Parsnips and Pears sources its produce from local farmers and growers.
Sara Barlow is the force behind the new business: “This is honest to goodness, great quality, great tasting seasonal produce delivered directly to the door – and that common sense offer has really resonated with our customers.
“Why rely on supermarket produce that’s been half way around the world and back, when something can be picked from a nearby field and be on your fork soon afterwards?”
Parsnips and Pears vegetable boxes are available in different sizes, from small to medium, large to extra large and special occasion. Prices start at £7.99 including delivery.
Vegetable boxes can be ordered online through the website or by calling 0115 822 8622.
Follow Parsnips and Pears on Twitter here.
The author: Matt Wright
Matt lives in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He is passionate about the independent food & drink sector and founded Great Food Club in 2010 after being inspired by local producers near his home town.
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Commission’s internal security proposals decried as xenophobic and fundamentally flawed
Proposals by the European Council and Commission on implementing security measures to tackle the myriad of challenges facing Europe have been strongly criticised by GUE/NGL during a debate in the European Parliament today.
German MEP Cornelia Ernst described the proposals as flawed and criticised the Commission for its lack of strategy:
“What we have is neither new nor does it represent a coherent system. The Commission has no strategy when it comes to internal security because as a minimum requirement, it assumes our existing instruments work well.”
“We already have enough security tools and the Commission has been hoarding billions of data like a magpie collecting shiny objects in its nest. But we are investing too little on the preventive side and the brunt of these proposals focuses on repression. It’s completely unequal and flawed,” added the GUE/NGL co-ordinator on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE).
Ernst also criticised the lack of proposals to safeguard fundamental rights as a breach of confidence in EU citizens, and said European Charter of Fundamental Rights was being ignored. Instead, she argued that the Commission should look further afield to tackle the root causes:
“What about stopping the sources of finance to terrorism, or investigating the role of countries like Saudi Arabia?” asked Ernst.
For Spanish MEP Miguel Urbán, xenophobia is one reason why the Commission has got it wrong with its proposals:
“The fences aren’t enough to stem the flow of migration – people are still trying to come and there are more deaths directly related to our borders and security policy.”
“There’s the defence industry at play on both sides of the fence, too – with people traffickers on the other.”
“So we keep hearing that border checks must remain with ever-harsher rhetoric linking terrorism, organised crime and people trafficking with security,” added Urbán.
“Europe is building a fence around itself, is becoming more racist and is undermining people’s liberty.”
“Xenophobia is driving Europe’s security policy when we should be looking at the other side of this crisis,” concluded the Spanish MEP.
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Re: Danganronpa F3: Risk vs. Reward - Chapter 1 Daily Life
Rank: Decisive Witness
Shirly put a hand to her chin.
"Now you're either hitting on me, or accusing me of faking my talent... come taste my coffee if you have doubts."
Southern Corn
Wandering Monk
Gender: None specified
Rank: Ace Attorney
Sir Cardor giggled gleefully, somewhat unbecomingly of a knight. "Hypnotised, you say? Why, that is but a load of rubbish! And that's coming from you, who was just fantasising over Lady Shirly moments before. Try if you like, but I doubt you'll be able to with my helmet on."
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SiRReN
Rank: Suspect
Lone wrote:
John sketched a gallant bow. "Forgive me, I would never accuse someone of such trickery. I would be honoured to taste your coffee."
Southern Corn wrote:
"A knight such as yourself would wish to make this sporting, surely," John commented. "And besides that, I am the Ultimate Hypnotist, remember. As long as I have eye contact with a person, I can hypnotize them with a snap of my fingers. Even the most stubborn have revealed the truth to me." He snapped them to demonstrate.
The youth turned away though, to follow Shirly. He waved his hand back over his shoulder. "I won't hypnotize you though - I see no need."
"Okay... but no hanky-panky, if you know what I mean. I do have a boyfriend... not that I care about him much." She went off to the bar with John.
"No need, you say", said Sir Cardor incredulously. "Ha! Those are but the words of a coward too frightened to demonstrate that in fact his trade is but a fraud! Enjoy your coffee, Sir Swindler. Hopefully, it shall not taste half as bitter as the truth from my own mouth- hey! Do not escape before I am finished!" He seemed somewhat disappointed that John had left with Shirly before he could finish insulting him further.
John cast one last look at Terry and smirked as he left with Shirly before the doors closed behind them.
"So, tell me, Shirly - what is it that makes a coffee great?" he asked.
CaptainPancakes
"Couldn't the hypnotist just hypnotise all of us and find out who the mastermind is that way?"
Akio gasped, suddenly looking terrified. "Ah..! Or is it fake like everyone says it is?!"
Sir Cardor gave a glare at John- or rather, the door from which he had left. Overhearing Akia's thoughts, he added, "Even if his balderdash turns out to be true, it isn't not enough. For all we know, some of us may not even oblige, and Sir S, will not be able to as he is completely covered in that mysterious armour. Sir Swindler may even turn out to be the mastermind himself and could make the others lie. It is very much possible. Believe me when I say his craft is a hoax, however."
"A-Ah! I didn't think about what that armchair psychologist would do to me if he used his powers on me..!"
Akio nervously pointed his lighter at John, shaking. It wasn't possible to determine whether he was acting or not. "S-Stay away! Your talent is used for evil!"
Sir Cardor gently patted Akko on the back. "You needn't fear of him, Sir Firebug. Sir Swindler has long since skedaddled from the scene. Just steer clear of him in the future, for he may try to hypnotise you into setting yourself alight." He walked away triumphantly, feeling that he had spread enough bad blood for John for the day.
Franzise Deauxnim
"Perhaps we should try searching the new rooms more thoroughly for an exit?" Kagayaki suggested. "It's unlikely we'll find anything considering how much preparation went into this, especially if we're barred from doing anything that may be considered 'vandalism', but it certainly could not hurt."
KamiPanda
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Location: Inside the mirror
Dale wasn't sure this was the time to happily be drinking coffee, but at least it got two of the more troublesome students out of the way. Then he realised he was hungry. No use fighting on an empty stomach.
"Well, I'll search the kitchen. Anyone else coming?"
Akio grinned annoyingly, jumping on Dale's back. "I changed my mind! I'm not sleepy! Let's go eeeeeat!"
Doctor Nanjo
"Yeah, okay."
Casey mutters at Dallas's theory.
"So the mastermind is posing as one of us, huh? If we're gonna be testing people's talents to see if they are who they say they are, let's do it now. Maybe Terry should get over here and square up so we can clear his name!"
She raises her fists as if she can box Terry out, and shouts to him.
"Look I ain't scared to lose to a real knight. C'mon it's not every day I'd get to fight someone like that!"
Franzise Deauxnim wrote:
"Wait did that jerk really ban vandalism? What the hell? Does it want us to die of boredom? Anyway, I'm down to snoop around. I love exploring!"
When Dale calls for someone to search the Kitchen, Casey replies, "Alright! Let's do this!"
KamiPanda wrote:
"I shall accompany you if you'll have me, Lord Valler." Kagayaki inclined her head and tucked her gohei and handbook into her kimono. "It's probably best to search in groups. One may notice what another missed."
Kachu
You only need one.
Silas smiles at the group. "Looking around together? I can get behind that. It's a lot better than going at each other's throats. No need to suspect each other yet. I'll gladly look around with someone, if they'll have me."
Oddly enough, Dale didn't find Akio's actions annoying that time. His expression grew a little stiff as he tried to hide his feelings.
"Groups will be best. We can watch each-other's backs then." He said, before turning to head for the kitchen. He seemed ready to move whether Akio stayed on or not. "Just a guess, but the food has to come from somewhere. That might be a lead."
Shirly hands John a cup of dark green coffee. She hears everyone talk about investigating.
"Maybe we should too," she says. Shirly decides to head back.
John's eye twitched, annoyed as Shirly left. He left the coffee behind, untouched, and rejoined the group.
"What's the point in looking around?" he said unenthusiastically. "You're all going to die anyway."
Akio leaned forward and put on his lighter, not paying attention to whether the flame might hurt Dale.
"Onwards, mule! This torch will lead the way!"
"Oh," said Shirly, disappointed. "You didn't bring the coffee with you. You can drink and walk around, that's okay isn't it?"
SiRReN wrote:
"Eventually we all do, yes," Kagayaki replied brightly. "Yet if one does not do their best to live, one may as well be dead already."
S looks around at the group, wondering what to do next.
“Searching for a way out seems like the best course of action, at the moment. Although like Kagayaki said, we must be careful not to break the vandalism rule. I still think this is just a prank, but I’d rather not push our luck. If they can kidnap everyone here and have whatever Monokuma is on their side, perhaps it’s best to abide by the rules until we find the mastermind.”
CaptainPancakes wrote:
Well, that annoyed Dale. The flame moreso than the unintended insult however. "Don't you dare burn my jacket." He growled, not looking back. "I may be a bodyguard, but don't think I can't also hurt people."
"You can make me another later," John answered, no longer interested in coffee.
"You'd know quite a bit about death, wouldn't you?" he addressed to Kagayaki.
"Oh, please. I'm perfectly capable of -- whoops!"
Akio accidentally drops his lighter, before luckily catching it with his feet. "That was a close one!"
She raised an eyebrow at that and chuckled softly. "If you believe that, Lord Bramwell, will you be taking my advice and assisting in our search?"
Casey jogs around the others as they make their way into the kitchen, clearly amped up.
As soon as they there. She starts moving everything that's not nailed down. She pulls every drawer out as far as she can and dumps the utensils inside onto the counter.
"Wait a sec, do we have a plan on how we want to sweep the room?" she says as she's already opened several cabinets in the middle.
"Oh my, be careful there Aiko! We want to escape, but don't kill us all before that happens."
He shrugged, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "I suppose I don't mind playing along. Where should we go, Miss Miko?"
Dale couldn't see what Akio had done, but 'whoops' didn't fill him with any confidence. "Oi! Blast it, be careful!"
As soon as they reached the kitchen Dale tried to roughly push Akio's hands off his shoulders, intending to unceremoniously dump him onto the ground. Preferably with enough of a bump to try and reinforce the point.
Doctor Nanjo wrote:
"Split up and take our own sections. Then rotate to make sure no-one missed anything." Dale suggested. He didn't seem to mind the mess Casey had made.
Akio fell off of Dale, falling landing on his butt. "O-OW!"
Akio began to tear up. "T-that hurt..."
Datamatt
"I stopped believing..."
Lyla snickers at the scene for a few moments. "Did you not see that coming?"
Datamatt wrote:
"D-Don't laugh at me!" Akio snapped. "I think my butt broke..."
"Oh alright, well I'll take here I guess," she says, using a whisk to point to the area she's already made a mess of.
"So if there's any secret ways out over here it'll be on my head."
Casey gets on her hands and knees and puts her ear up against the back wall of a cabinet she had emptied of canned vegetables. She knocks on the inside.
"Yo that's gotta be hollow! That's the most hollow sounding wall I ever heard in my... Oh, uh... I can't tell actually. I guess it sort of sounds the same everywhere."
Dale seemed a little guilty upon seeing Akio's reaction, and turned away from him to go claim one corner of the kitchen for examining. "Go and make yourself useful, firestarter. Check out the oven for us." He called back, before kneeling down to open up the ground-level cupboards.
Kagayaki glanced around the kitchen; most of it had already been taken apart by Casey. "Someone should probably check the meat locker, I suppose..." she mused. "I'd... rather stay here if it's all the same to everyone."
John rolled his eyes at the miko and turned his attention to the scene caused by Dale. "That wasn't a very nice thing to do was it," John said to Akio as if speaking to a child, who was still seated on the floor, a little teary eyed. "He was supposed to carry you and he let you down - dropped you, actually."
"Someone should mend his... butt." Shirly pointed at Aiko on the floor.
"Err, I'm not gonna do it, okay? Get him some medical tape or something."
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Go Beyond Large-Cap ETFs For Dividends
A hallmark of many of the most popular dividend ETFs focused on U.S. equities is that these funds are usually tilted heavily toward large-cap stocks.
Venerable dividend-payers such as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) are among the most common holdings found in a plethora of dividend ETFs.
Sectors such as consumer staples and health care do offer income investors some level of comfort as these groups are chock full of large-cap dividend names. However, that does not mean investors should gloss over opportunities with mid- and small-cap ETFs, particularly when those funds are focused exclusively on dividend stocks.
Yield statistics indicate there are a few mid- and small-cap ETFs investors may want to have a look at. The WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Index had a trailing 12-month dividend yield advantage of more than 1.8 percent over its market cap-weighted index peers, the Russell 2000 Value and the Russell 2000 indexes while WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Index had a trailing 12-month dividend yield advantage of more than 1.4 percent over its market cap-weighted index peers, the Russell Midcap Value and the Russell Midcap indexes, said the ETF issuer in a new research note.
The WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Index is the index tracked by the WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSE:DES). DES has a 30-day SEC yield of 3.23 percent compared to 1.43 percent for the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSE:IWM). The focus on dividends has lead to a significant difference in returns. Over the past year, DES is up 19.4 percent compared to 14.4 percent for IWM.
DES has also been 200 basis points less volatile than IWM. The WisdomTree offering charges 0.38 percent per year, which is higher than the 0.25 percent charge by IWM, but DES does feature a monthly dividend. Home to $545.1 million in assets under management, DES allocates a combined 44 percent of its weight to financial services and industrial names. Consumer discretionary and utilities also receive double-digit allocations.
As for the WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Index, that index is tracked by the WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund (NYSE:DON). DON's 30-day SEC yield of 2.79 percent is not spectacular, but it is far better than what investors will find on the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF (NYSE:MDY).
As is the case with small-caps, mid-cap dividend-payers deliver better returns while featuring lower volatility. Over the past 12 months, DON has outpaced MDY by 520 basis points while being 230 basis points less volatile. MDY is the cheaper of the two ETFs with an expense ratio 0.25 percent compared to 0.38 percent for DON.
DON, which has $577.2 million in AUM, devotes a quarter of its weight to financials. Utilities, discretionary and industrial names combine for another 47 percent of the ETF's weight. Top individual holdings include Windstream (NYSE:WIN), Ameren (NYSE:AEE) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY).
"In our opinion, mid- and small-cap companies are important tools for providing diversification benefits and increased potential return," said WisdomTree Research Director Jeremy Schwartz in the note. "Specifically, we think that mid- and small-cap dividend-paying companies deserve a larger share than they're currently being allocated by market cap-weighted indexes. Allocation to mid- and small-cap dividend-paying companies can increase trailing 12-month" dividend yield."
For more on ETFs, click here.
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02/07/2013 12:43 pm ET Updated Feb 11, 2013
Healthy Restaurant Meals Boost Chain Sales, New Study Says
By Joe Satran
The conventional wisdom on restaurants and health is that eateries intentionally serve up high-calorie, low-nutrition dishes because they think they're the best way to draw customers in and maximize profit. This theory of menu design certainly provides a convincing explanation for the success of unhealthy fast-food chains like McDonald's and Taco Bell.
But a new study released Thursday by the Hudson Institute suggests that, if this theory was ever really valid, its power has waned in recent years.
The researchers examined sales figures from 21 major chain restaurants, some of which had recently introduced more lower-calorie options to their menu, and some of which had cut such items. (For a nice primer on some of the healthy dishes that chains have introduced, by the way, check out Stephanie Strom's story on the trend in today's New York Times.) They discovered that the chains that had added more low-cal items had performed strikingly better than the ones that hadn't. Between 2006 and 2011, visits went up 10.9 percent at the chains that had beefed up their healthy offerings, while they dropped by 14.7 percent at the restaurants that had decreased their low-cal offeries.
We know, we know: correlation, not causation. Maybe, you might posit, the restaurants that had the means to develop healthy recipes were already doing better than those that didn't? Or maybe they all did a bunch of marketing using their healthy items, but people actually ordered the unhealthy ones anyway!
Nope. At least not mostly. The study also found that sales of the actual healthy items went up by over 470,000 units in the five-year time span studied, while sales of unhealthy items plummeted by about 1.3 million units. The study found that sales of French fries and high-calorie drinks (like sugary, as opposed to diet, sodas) had gone down particularly fast.
There may certainly be other factors lurking in the background. It possible, for example, that a few people are buying two of the "low-calorie' main dishes, defined in the study as those under 500 calories, and eating them both at once, boosting sales without cutting caloric intake. But this study does, at least, provide fodder for restaurant R&D workers who are pushing their bosses to agree to add more healthy items to their menus. Which may be good news for diners' health down the road.
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At Montreal's beloved Au Pied de Cochon, already indulgent poutine gets another heaping helping of calories mixed with fat and guilt, in the form of foie gras. Foie gras poutine is just what it sounds like — crispy fries smothered with gravy and cheese curds, and topped with a rich slab of foie gras. <em>More on The Daily Meal:</em> <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/11-chic-and-affordable-beach-escapes-slideshow?utm_source=huffington%2Bpost&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=gut%2Bbusting%2Bmeals" target="_hplink"><strong>11 Chic and Affordable Beach Escapes</strong></a> <em>Photo Credit:</em> © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kev_walsh/" target="_hplink"><strong>Flickr/kev_walsh</strong></a>
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The area in which a hunter can shoot safely is referred to as a zone-of-fire. Before setting off in a group, hunters should agree on the zone-of-fire each person will cover. A zone-of-fire depends on many factors, including the hunter’s shooting ability, the game being hunted, the hunting environment, and the hunting strategy being used.
A hunter’s zone-of-fire changes with every step. This is particularly true of groups hunting birds, rabbits, or other small game.
A hunter must never swing or shoot outside the safe zone-of-fire.
For safety purposes, it’s best to have no more than three hunters in a group. For new hunters, two is a safer number until they become familiar with maintaining a proper zone-of-fire.
A hunter’s zone-of-fire changes with every step. It’s important to remain alert and aware of your companions’ locations at all times.
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Garbage truck worker hit, killed by garbage truck
On behalf of Smith Magram Michaud Colonna, P.C. | Jan 15, 2015 | Workplace Accidents
According to New Jersey police, a garbage truck worker in Franklin Lakes was killed on Jan. 7 when he was struck by the garbage truck while on a route with a coworker. The accident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Black Hawk Lane in a residential neighborhood.
Officers indicated the driver of the truck, a 53-year-old man employed by Gaeta Recycling Company, was apparently backing the garbage truck when he struck and killed his coworker who was outside of the truck at the time. Officers said the garbage truck driver immediately called for help following the accident. The victim of the accident was found by emergency responders underneath the truck.
There were also two other garbage workers in the neighborhood at the time, but neither of them reportedly saw the accident. Law enforcement is requesting that any witnesses that may have seen what occurred to contact them. The garbage truck driver was ticketed for careless driving. Responding officers believe the incident was an accident.
In the event a person is killed in a work-related accident, New Jersey law allows a family to recover benefits through their employer’s mandated workers’ compensation insurance. By filing a claim, families may receive funeral and burial expenses as well as monthly income replacement payments to help compensate them for their financial losses. In some situations, a family may want to consult with a lawyer for advice when filing a claim. For instance, a lawyer could help a family determine if a workers’ compensation claim is applicable or whether a lawsuit is more appropriate.
Source: NJ.com, “Worker killed by garbage truck in Franklin Lakes, police seek witnesses”, Noah Cohen, Jan. 8, 2015
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Use Buckwheat As A Summer Cover Crop
The pretty blooms of buckwheat add a nice cover crop to unused portions of your summer vegetable garden.
by Frank HymanAugust 15, 2016
PHOTO: anro/Flickr
One of the prettiest plants in the garden isn’t a vegetable. It’s the summer cover crop buckwheat—which isn’t really a wheat either.
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is considered a pseudo-grain or fruit seed, and is related to plants like sorrel and rhubarb. The seeds, called “groats,” can be eaten as a hot cereal or ground for flour, which is commonly served as buckwheat pancakes, soba noodles or galettes. Yet another bonus: The flowers are fragrant and produce a strong nectar that bees make into a dark, sought-after, summertime honey.
But let’s talk about buckwheat as a cover crop: It’s a great one. It germinates in hot weather, is drought-resistant and heat-tolerant, attracts pollinators, suppresses weeds, matures quickly and will grow in infertile soil.
I rotate buckwheat into my garden after cool-season crops, such as broccoli or snap peas, have finished in the late spring. It will mature through the hot weather of summer and can be tilled in before your fall plantings.
Buckwheat has medium-sized seeds, landing somewhere between the smallness of lettuce seeds and the bigness of corn, beans and squash seeds. Seed size tells you how deep to plant: Tiny seeds, such as lettuce, need sunshine to germinate and want to be at the surface or barely covered. Big seeds want to germinate in the dark about the depth of three times their thickness—or about the depth of your first finger joint. Buckwheat wants something in between, which can be accomplished by broadcasting the seed on the surface and lightly pushing the soil around with a gravel rake or seed harrow.
Buckwheat shrugs off the heat of early summer, sends deep roots to find moisture and spreads its wide, heart-shaped leaves quickly to shade out many weeds. And it looks a flowering meadow while doing it.
You’ll want to mow the buckwheat about a week or two after the first flowering, before it sets its seeds, so that it doesn’t become a weed itself. The 2- to 4-foot-tall stalks can be left on the ground as a mulch, slowly releasing nutrients into the soil and further helping to suppress weeds, or it can be tilled in to release nutrients more quickly. Even if left as a mulch, you can go ahead and transplant your fall crop right into the residue.
Frank Hyman managed an organic farm, worked as an integrated pest management scout for tomato farmers, and served as an elected board member of the Durham Soil & Water Conservation District in North Carolina. He has harvested oranges in Spain, strawberries in France and mushrooms in Italy. He has owned a garden design/plant/build business since 1992 and earned a BS in horticulture and design from NCSU, one of the top hort schools on the planet. Learn more about him at www.greatgardenspeakers.com and watch his how-to videos at www.frankhyman.com.
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Most famous for its colonial and pre-Columbian gems of Cusco and Machu Picchu, much of the country remains unexplored. With nearly 70 percent of its land covered in jungle, Peru is a frontier for new discoveries. Civilizations past and present have found a home in Peru’s historic Cusco, colonial Lima, and Amazonian Iquitos — the most populous city in the world not accessible by road. Peru has 11 UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the coastal Caral-Supe, the oldest known civilization in the Americas. In fact, with Holbrook, travelers to Peru can explore a legacy of empires, with the Incas being the most recent. New archaeological finds ongoing at Chachapoyas, Machu Picchu, and along the coast indicate that much of ancient Peru remains hidden under the surface. Holbrook, an early pioneer in travel to the region, surpasses other Peru tour companies in knowledge of the country. Holbrook was one of the first companies to lead travelers to remote Manú National Park and biosphere reserve. From the Urubamba River to the Andean highlands, as your Peru tour guide Holbrook is always on the frontier to present the true Peru and a journey of a lifetime.
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Ultimate Peru: The Amazon and Machu Picchu
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Peru is South America’s third largest country, covering 800,000 square miles, and can be divided into three distinct geographic regions: the Amazon, the central high sierra of the Andes, and the coast. Here you can travel along the Amazon River to a 1.1 million acre bioreserve, which hosts the region’s most diverse populations of flora and fauna. Enjoy amazing panoramic views from treetop platforms and a canopy zip line as you examine the biodiversity inhabiting a variety of Amazonian ecosystems including riverine, restinga, swamp, varzea, and terra firme. Observe rare and endemic species like the red-faced bald uakari monkey, and learn about conservation efforts as you participate in data collection of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
West of the Amazon River Basin, the second highest mountain chain in the world rises abruptly from a small ribbon of coastal desert. Hike through a cloud forest along the Urubamba River, a dense ecosystem home to hundreds of species of birds, butterflies, and mammals. Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, offers opportunities for kayaking, birding, and visiting the man-made reed islands of the Uros tribe. Along the coast, see the Mirador sea lion colony at Paracas Reserve and visit the Ballestas Islands, a breeding site for seabirds such as the Humboldt Penguin, Peruvian Booby, and Inca Tern.
Culture & Inca History
Among the most famous of Peru’s landmarks is the mysterious Machu Picchu, theorized to be a ceremonial site. Explore these ancient mountaintop ruins and the rest of the Sacred Valley as you learn about the Inca Empire. Examine the contrasts between Inca and Spanish architecture during explorations of a colonial cathedral and an Inca temple in Cusco. Explore fascinating archaeological sites including Machu Picchu and Sacsayhuaman, the fortress that forms the head of the Puma design of old Cusco; its construction remains a mystery because the stones are not found in the region and most weigh over a ton.
In Lima, Peru’s capital and largest city, you can visit the National Archeology Museum, Peru’s oldest and largest state museum. The museum displays a large collection of ceramics, textiles, sculptures, and ancient Peruvian metals dating back to pre-Hispanic times. Also visit La Catedral, the most important church in any town in Peru. This beautiful colonial building in the Plaza de las Armas presumably houses the remains of the conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
Opportunities for more in-depth cultural exchange are plentiful. Mingle with locals at the Pisac marketplace, the largest native market in the Andes. Participate in an earth payment, an ancient Pachamama ceremony custom of indigenous Andean cultures. A shaman begins the ceremony with an offering of Andean cereals, grains, and fruits with coca leaves, and ends with the ritual burning of the offering and burial of its ashes to complete the cycle. Interact with community members in a Ribereño village in the Amazon and learn about their culture and traditions.
Peru has an astonishing 1,800-plus bird species, making it a paradise for birders. Spot some of the 400-plus species of birds that fly above Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. Explore the Amazonian lowlands by boat and foot to look for colorful macaws and the enigmatic Hoatzin. Discover the unique mist-fed ecosystem of Lomas de Lachay, home to the underground-nesting Burrowing Owl. Visit Pantanos de Villa, a protected area recognized by the RAMSAR Convention as an internationally important wetland for aquatic birds. Witness the seabirds of Ballestas Islands, including species such as the Humboldt Penguin, Peruvian Booby, Inca Tern, and the endangered Peruvian Diving Petrel.
U.S. and Canadian citizens must have a valid passport to enter Peru. Passports must be valid for at least six months after the date of departure. Tourists must provide evidence of return or onwards travel.
For visits fewer than 90 days, you will be issued a tourist card, called the Tarjeta Andina de Migración (TAM), upon arrival in Peru. It is important not to lose this document, as it can be time consuming and inconvenient to replace.
If you are not traveling with a U.S. passport, please check with the Embassy of Peru for the requirements based on your nationality.
There are no vaccinations required for entry into Peru.
Some physicians recommend that travelers get hepatitis A and typhoid vaccines before visiting Peru.
Yellow fever is a risk in certain parts of Peru. The CDC recommends the yellow fever vaccine if you are traveling to these areas.
The CDC warns that travelers to South America may be at risk for exposure to malaria. Malaria is caused by a parasite found in Anopheles mosquitos, which are active from dusk until dawn. Prevention is twofold: the use of anti-malarial drugs and the prevention of insect bites. If you choose to use an anti-malarial drug, as recommended by the CDC, see your physician for a prescription.
Locally transmitted cases of Zika virus have been reported in Peru. Local transmission means that mosquitoes in the area have been infected with Zika and are spreading it to people. The CDC recommends that travelers to Peru protect themselves from mosquito bites. As a precaution, the CDC advises women who are pregnant to consider postponing travel to any area where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. Transmission risk is reduced in areas above 6,500 feet in elevation,
Upon arrival at locations of high elevation, shortness of breath and a pounding heart are normal responses to the lack of oxygen in the air. However, for some visitors, these symptoms can deteriorate into altitude sickness. Headache, extreme tiredness, dizziness, nausea, and loss of appetite are standard symptoms. Staying hydrated and well rested is important to adjust to the altitude. Avoiding heavy, fatty foods and alcohol in the days before arriving to altitude can help. Over-the-counter medications are also available to help prevent or alleviate symptoms. It’s advisable to avoid sleep medications, as they can slow breathing and respiration, which aid in getting the blood oxygenated while sleeping. Participants who take blood pressure medications should discuss this with their doctor as the medication can drop pressure too low at times.
The currency of Peru is the Nuevo Sol.
The electrical current in Peru is 220V 50Hz AC. Travelers from the United States need to use a converter.
The time zone of Peru is Peru Time Zone (UTC-05:00).
Peru does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Departures and arrivals on flight schedules are listed in the local time.
Peru’s country code is +51.
To call Peru (from the U.S.): Dial 011-51-(xx-xxx-xxxx)
To call the United States: Dial 001-(xxx-xxx-xxxx)
Please check with your cell phone provider if you’re unsure whether or not your cell phone will work internationally. Be aware that you are likely to incur additional charges for international use. It may be more affordable to purchase a local SIM card upon arrival.
There are many public Internet booths in Peru and some lodges offer WiFi. Connection speeds vary widely depending on your location.
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Peru
Clive Byers
This handy shirt pocket guide samples 252 species of common and spectacular birds of Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Manu and other popular destinations. Each gets a large color photograph and description but, alas, no range map.
Birds of Peru
Tom Schulenberg, Dan Stotz, John O'Neill, & Dan Lane
Gorgeously illustrated, this authoritative guide covers nearly 20 percent of the world's birds.
Robert Dean
A fold-out field guide to the birds of Peru. At 7in x 11in, it's easy to fit on your pocket. Double-sided and laminated to withstand the elements.
Peru, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
David L. Pearson & Les Beletsky
Featuring 500 illustrations of the birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and insects of the Amazon, Andes and Pacific Coast.
Peru Mammals
Rainforest Publications
A handy, double-sided laminated card depicting over 60 commonly encountered mammals of Peru. Beautiful and accurate full-color illustrations.
Peru, Birds of the Forest
A handy, double-sided laminated card depicting 100 commonly encountered parrots, motmots, hummingbirds and other forest birds of Peru.
Peru Map
A detailed laminated relief map of Peru at a scale of 1:1,750,000. This is a very clear, colorful map, which also features detailed insets of Lima and Cuzco and even a site plan of Machu Picchu.
Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu
Wright Water Engineers
Ken Wright's foldout color site plan shows the monuments, topography and physical features of the Inca sanctuary with exquisite clarity.
Peru Adventure Map
A well-produced, colorful shaded relief map of Peru at a scale of 1:1,500,000.
Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map
This fact-filled map shows the whole of the Sacred Valley, from Cusco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu, on one side, and, on the reverse, the area surrounding the sanctuary in splendid, topographic detail (1:50,000). It's the best map for those making the trek from kilometer 88 to the site and an excellent choice for those exploring by bus or train.
Insight Guide Peru
Insight Guides
Panoramic in scope, this illustrated overview brings Peru to life in color photographs and vivid essays on history, archaeology and culture.
Bradt Guide Trekking in Peru
Hilary Bradt
This classic guide for exploring the Andes of Peru is great for both practical trail information and general information on the region. It's a compact overview, featuring walks, treks and an extensive introduction.
Culture Smart! Peru
John Forrest
A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
Lonely Planet Quechua Phrasebook
Serafin M. Coronel-Molina
This shirt-pocket guide is a surprisingly thorough introduction to not just the language but also the customs and culture of the Andes.
The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu
An excellent overview of local culture and history, including chapters on exploring Cuzco, the Sacred Valley and Lima. Fifth edition.
Through the Eyes of the Condor, An Aerial Vision of Latin America
Robert B. Haas
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The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
Michael Goulding, Ronaldo Barthem, & Efrem Ferreira
This beautiful, profusely illustrated atlas of the river includes its major tributaries and 150 full-color maps. Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Barthem and Ferreira provide the accompanying text.
Tropical Nature
Adrian Forsyth & Ken Miyata
Two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists offer a lucid portrait of the tropics through 17 marvelous essays that introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforests.
Carmen Bernard
Featuring archival drawings and photographs, a chronology and chapters on Atahualpa, the Conquistadors and Hiram Bingham, this handy book (previously published as People of the Sun) illuminates the daily life, monuments and history of the Incas.
Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca
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This authoritative and concise illustrated survey of Andean art and architecture covers not only Machu Picchu and additional Inca monuments, but also Chan Chan, Nasca and other archaeological sites and cultures.
The Peru Reader, History, Culture, Politics
Orin Starn
Lively and literate, this meaty anthology ranges from historical accounts to modern analysis.
A Sacred Landscape, The Search for Ancient Peru
Hugh Thomson
Hugh Thomson travels all over Peru with his archaeologist pals, visiting Moche, Chavin, Nasca and other ancient sites in this thrilling account of adventure. His tale is bracketed by an account of his discoveries with Gary Ziegler at Llactapata, a newly excavated observatory barely two miles from Machu Picchu and essentially lost since Bingham happened upon the place in 1912. He concludes with wise words by John Hemming, "Anyone can find a ruin in the jungle; but it can take a lifetime to understand what you have found."
Conquest of the Incas
This classic prize-winning history of the Inca struggle against the Spanish invasion weaves wide-ranging, scholarly material into a gripping narrative.
Deep Rivers
Jose Maria Arguedas
Like his narrator, 14-year-old Ernesto, Arguedas (1911-1969) was a mestizo of Spanish and Quechua descent, attuned to the hardships of bridging these two worlds. Translator Horning Barraclough captures the rhythms of the challenging Spanish-Quechua original, and of Spanish as it is spoken in the rural highlands.
Lima, A Cultural History
An erudite guide to the cultural gems and literary history of Peru's capital city. James Higgins, who specializes in Peruvian literature, covers the scope of the city's history from its pre-Columbian museums, to its conquistador heritage, to its dynamic present.
Starting out in Cuzco, heart of the Inca Empire, Wilson spreads north and south along the Andes, including excerpts from South American literary giants, travelers and his own impressions.
The Great Inka Road, Engineering an Empire
Ramiro Matos
An astute collection of essays on the "Qhapaq Nan" (the Great Inca Road), covering its engineering, practical uses and the great civilization that built it. Includes more than 225 full-color illustrations.
The Last Days of the Incas
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MacQuarrie tackles the personality, aspirations and greed of Francisco Pizarro in this vivid account of the conquest of a continent.
Machu Picchu, Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
Richard L. Burger & Lucy C. Salazar
Burger and Salazar vividly evoke the art, architecture, culture and society of Machu Picchu in this illustrated, up-to-date survey. With Hiram Bingham's original report, archival and modern photographs and excellent chapters on recent archaeology at the site.
Between the Lines, The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca
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A wide-ranging, scholarly overview of the Nasca Lines. In this book, written for a popular audience, Aveni discusses previous theories about the significance of the lines, putting forward intriguing new ideas about how the lines may have related to sources of water.
Eight Feet in the Andes
The indomitable Murphy treks 1,300 miles through the Andes (with a mule) on the trail of the conquistadors in this spirited account.
Lost City of the Incas
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This first-rate adventure story by the man who brought Machu Picchu to the attention of the world is not just a gripping tale of exploration and archaeology, it also sets the scene for any visitor to the site.
Monuments of the Incas
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Stone Offerings
Mike Torrey
Torrey captures the dramatic setting, solitude and intricate construction of the Inca site of Machu Picchu in 100 striking color photographs taken over a few days at summer and winter solstice.
Textiles from the Andes
Penelope Dransart
Taking as its focus 30 examples from the British Museum, this generously illustrated survey covers the scope of Peruvian and other Andean textiles from ancient Paracas through the Inca and Colonial periods.
The Ice Maiden
Johan Reinhard
National Geographic archaeologist Johan Reinhard brings together tales of his own adventures and plenty of Inca history in this account of his discovery of Juanita, a 500-year-old mummy found in the Peruvian Andes.
Adriana von Hagen & Craig Morris
Morris and von Hagen trace the rise and rule of the Inca with authority in this region-by-region survey, reconstructing the finely built palaces and temples of Cusco and life at lavish royal estates like Chinchero and Machu Picchu. With 150 mostly black-and-white photographs and illustrations, including extensive site plans.
The Incas and their Ancestors, The Archaeology of Peru
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The Nasca
Helaine Silverman
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After Acquiring Noble Energy, Chevron Shuts Off the Gas to Israel, Demands Higher Prices
Jewish Press News Desk
19 Tishri 5781 – October 7, 2020
Prime Minister Netanyahu may have been premature with his praise of gas giant Chevron‘s entrance into the Israel offshore gas market following the completion of their acquisition of Noble Energy on October 5, 2020, making Chevron the operator of Israel’s Tamar (25%) and Leviathan (39.66%) offshore gas fields. Noble was acquired in an all-stock transaction for $5 billion and assuming $8 billion in debt.
Netanyahu said their entrance was “tremendous revolution in the supply of energy to the State of Israel” and “will bring billions, tens of billions and perhaps hundreds of billions of shekels to you, the citizens of Israel.” Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said, “The entry of the global energy giant is great news for the Israeli economy and opens up opportunities for investment in the high-tech and startups in the energy sector.”
Unfortunately, one of Chevron’s first moves in the Israeli market was to turn off the flow of gas to the Israel Electric Company (IEC) on Tuesday and demand much higher prices.
A bit more of a revelation than a revolution.
In 2012, the IEC agreed to pay $6.30 per BTU for the offshore gas from the Tamar gas field, but over the intermitting years, new agreements were made and the prices for gas dropped to $3.75 per BTU (according to a Globes report, the agreement was to sell for 10% less than the Leviathan price). The latest agreements were made with Isramco, Dor Gas, Tamar Petroleum and other partners, who have combined 53% control of the Tamar gas field, according to a TheMarker report.
Chevron and Delek, the remaining partners, refuse to honor that agreement. Noble Energy and Delek had unsuccessfully tried to block the deal for the past year.
In February, with the start of the Coronavirus crisis, natural gas prices dropped and the IEC imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the spot market, for an average $3.5 BTU. The pandemic also caused Noble Energy’s stock to crash which helped Chevron’s acquisition of the company.
Currently, global natural gas prices are approximately $2.60.
Chevron informed the Israel Electric Company that the they were cancelling the last price agreement, and were demanding the full 2012 price.
To leave the IEC with no alternative, Chevron also shut off the flow of gas to Israel from the Tamar gas field.
Without any other immediate options for gas to run the country’s electric generators, IEC switched over to buying gas from the Leviathan gas field at the higher price of $4.79.
It just so happens that Chevron and Delek control 85% of the Leviathan rights, so by the IEC moving over to Leviathan at its higher prices, they’ve already doubled the profits for Chevron and Delek.
Israel’s offshore drilling sites and gas finds. Credit: Noble Energy
The IEC is contractually required to buy 1.75 BCM from the Tamar gas field in 2020, and has so far purchased 1.5 BCM. The IEC now plans to buy only the minimum (0.25 BCM) from the Tamar field until the end of the year, and will look for other sources and contracts for gas for the rest of its needs (3 BCM), according to TheMarker.
As an aside, Chevron holds a 35% stake in Cyprus’s offshore Aphrodite gas field, Delek holds 30%, another 35% is held by Royal Dutch Shell. Netanyahu and Steinitz are hoping that Chevron will expand Israel’s reach into the global market via a pipeline to Europe (which may now be effectively controlled by Chevron).
The Israel Competition Authority had recently ruled that Isramco and Tamar Petroleum could make separate deals with the IEC from Noble (Chevron) and Delek, after they complained that Noble (Chevron) and Delek were blocking the the Tamar deal to halt competition, according to Globes.
Deputy Attorney General Meir Levine declared that Chevron has veto rights over new contracts on the Tamar field until the end of 2021. While the IEC says that Chevron has no right to shut off the flow of gas to Israel, and they plan to turn to the courts.
Isramco and Tamar Petroleum have also demanded the Tamar gas flow be turned back on and accused Chevron and Delek of monopolistic practices and a conflict of interest to direct business to their more lucrative Leviathan holdings.
Chevron’s entry is definitely a game changer, just not the one that Netanyahu and Steinitz expected.
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Home Health and Medicine Coronavirus Minister Litzman Resigns in Protest of Upcoming Holiday Lockdown Decision
Minister Litzman Resigns in Protest of Upcoming Holiday Lockdown Decision
Jewish Press Staff
24 Elul 5780 – September 13, 2020
Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon / Flash90
Corona Czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu (L) with United Torah Judaism leader Yaakov Litzman (archival image).
Housing and Construction Minister Yaacov Litzman (UTJ) handed in a resignation letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest of the government’s plan to lockdown the country, and specifically the synagogues during the upcoming High Holidays. Litzman said the lockdown should have been initiated a month ago and the government should not have waited until the holidays. Litzman was the Health Minister in previous governments, including during the first Coronavirus wave when the infection was temporarily put under control.
Litzman blamed Coronavirus Czar professor Ronni Gamzu as having purposely planned in advance to lock down the country for the holidays. He has been at loggerheads with Gamzu ever since Gamzu was appointed the Coronavirus commissioner.
In his resignation letter, Litzman wrote it is difficult decision that will reduce and limit the number of people that go to shul on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, and it will affect hundreds of thousands of Jews from all sectors, for many of whom this is the only time of the year they go to synagogue.
Litzman said that he repeatedly protested against a holiday season lockdown, and warned and argued at the cabinet meetings and in other forums that if a full-blown shutdown would be needed, then the government needed to do so immediately instead of waiting until he numbers rose so high. The government, Litzman said, needed to enforce a lockdown two weeks ago, or a month ago, when the numbers were already rising, and not wait until the holidays.
Litzman accused Gamzu of repeatedly telling him that a holiday shutdown was not his plan, but yet this is exactly what Litzman warned Gamzu would do, and he was apparently right. Furthermore, Litzman says that by waiting until the holidays for a lockdown, the infection rate only got needlessly higher.
In his letter, Litzman wrote that the agreement between Netanyahu and Litzman regarding shuls and holidays was breached, and therefore, he is resigning and utilizing the Norwegian Law to return to the Knesset as an MK.
UTJ will remain in the coalition. In effect, the resignation is actually more of a symbolic gesture than anything else.
According to Wikipedia, Litzman was born on 2 September 1948 to Polish survivors of the Holocaust, in a displaced persons camp in Germany. When he was two years old, the family immigrated to the East New York section of Brooklyn, and then to the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, where he grew up. In 1966, at age 17, he immigrated to Israel, and continued his Torah studies. Litzman is married, has five children, and lives in Jerusalem.
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Talking about Oracy: Developing communication beyond the classroom
Whether considering the art of debate; understanding dialogic teaching methods; the necessity of questioning; or the ability to assess and develop these skills, this book has been written by a classroom teacher, for classroom teachers, in the hope that oracy is recognised for its significance to improving students’ life skills and aspirations.
Whether considering the art of debate; understanding dialogic teaching methods; the necessity of questioning; or the ability to assess and develop these skills, this book has been written by a classroom teacher, for classroom teachers, in the hope that oracy is dragged out of the shadows and recognised for its significance to improving students’ life skills and future aspirations.
When we think about the transferable skills all students will take with them post-academia, oracy, literacy and numeracy should logistically stand proudly side by side. This triad of skillsets are the key components that are used to measure intellectual development in childhood, as well as being further instilled and nurtured in all students throughout their education.
However, as children become students and as these students become critical thinkers, an element of this crucial triad appears to have been disowned in recent years.
In 2020, oracy appeared to have even less relevance in academia, with the only supportive provision for both Language and Literature to deal with any missed learning being the eradication of any recorded proof of this skill. Yet another indication that oracy has, in some circumstances, been cast into the shadows and banished into the realm of the subject specific curricular.
We need to be realistic and embrace the idea that this skill is a necessity to success for all learners post-academia. Training students in the ability to communicate effectively with different audiences in different contexts, needs to be brought back into the spotlight in the hopes that we can attempt to resolve any misconceptions regarding oracy’s place in the curriculum.
Through the recognition of the theoretical understanding of communication that will provide the foundations for this book, the aim is that it acts as a supportive guide that will provide suggestions and strategies in order to hopefully empower and encourage educators in all subjects in education, thus restoring the use and appreciation for this necessary skill both inside and outside the classroom.
For so long, focus has been on the stress and rigor of assessments, and the fulfilment of the curriculum to ensure that all students can navigate their GCSE examinations. This book will question whether this will have a detrimental effect on students who may have been exposed to fewer of the skills that they will require when leaving an educational setting and venturing into everyday life.
So, let’s address the elephant in the room, and provide it a voice.
'Talking About Oracy is a much-needed book especially for secondary school teachers and leaders. As a former English and Drama teacher, many of my own light bulb moments with students were when I saw what they were able to achieve when supported to talk and communicate effectively. Sarah Davies also makes an effective case for all teachers to teach oracy both as a crucial life skill and as a process learning. The book and the case studies it contains, are rooted in research and evidence whilst offering resources to apply such knowledge practically. It’s definitely a book for your CPD library.'
Vivienne Porritt, Vivienne Porritt, Strategic Leader of #WomenEd and Vice President of Chartered College of Teaching
'As someone who is passionate about everyone finding their voice, I found this book refreshing and one that every educator across the globe should read. In my opinion, oracy can be all too easily forgotten – the poor relation to numeracy and literacy – yet it is a vital life skill that our young people have to be taught. As Sarah says, ‘it is time that we talk about oracy’, and her book does this wonderfully well. With case studies, research and clear explanations, Talking About Oracy is an enjoyable and engaging read. With her top tips and wise words, Sarah has ensured that this book will improve our students’ capacity to understand speech and to express themselves in speech, but she has also considered how we (as educators) can improve our own skills too. With a chapter devoted to oracy in leadership, this book meets the needs of all those in education and I cannot recommend it enough. I just wish it had been out when I first started teaching!'
Toria Bono, primary teacher and evidence lead educator
With a wealth of knowledge acquired from elements of the private sector, including recruitment consultancy and human resources, Sarah returned to her passion for teaching after the birth of her eldest son.
After working throughout the North West of England as a cover teacher, Sarah went on to achieve her PGCE in English Secondary Education. She has also gained a Masters in English Literature, and is now a lead examiner for one of the leading exam boards.
Since qualifying as a teacher, Sarah has gained experience as both a lead practitioner, and as head of English for a secondary school that is part of a multi-academy trust. In all of her professional roles, Sarah has had the ability to develop her craft, as well as her passion for developing teaching and learning strategies for all subjects. Having received her NPQML as well as Olevi training, Sarah has also written articles for both Sec:Ed and TES.
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Britney Spears’s New Hair Color Is the Ultimate Throwback
By Erin Lukas
Updated Sep 05, 2019 @ 9:45 am
Summer is over and celebs are dealing with the season change by getting dramatic hair makeovers. Just this week Charlize Theron cut her hair into a bowl cut that inexplicably looks amazing, Emma Stone was seen with bright red hair filming scenes for Cruella, and Katherine Heigl traded her signature blonde for a rich chocolate brown color.
Britney Spears is another blonde that's decided to go darker for fall. She revealed her new brown hair on Instagram, saying the color was inspired by her sister. "Same faces, same dress, new hair !!!!!" she wrote in the post's caption. "Yes, my sister inspired me to go dark !!!!!!!" ICYMI: Spears's sister, Jamie Lynn went from blonde to brunette this summer.
Spears is clearly feeling her new look, and so is her boyfriend Sam Asghari. He commented on her big reveal alongside the singer's fans. "Beautiful blond or black," Asghari wrote, heart emoji included.
The singer's brown hair makes it feel like it's 2013 all over again. That was the last time she shocked her fans by dyeing her hair dark chocolate brown. Since then, she's stuck to the buttery blonde shade she's known for.
VIDEO: Britney Spears Sparked Engagement Rumors During Her Red Carpet Appearance with Sam Asghari
All I have to say is: Gimme more of this brunette Britney Spears.
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Latest results mark impressive turnaround by AIB
Bank back in profit but unclear who will steer ship in years ahead
Thu, Mar 5, 2015, 08:43 Updated: Thu, Mar 5, 2015, 10:00
Ciarán Hancock
The one question that hasn’t been answered is who will replace David Duffy as chief executive
Another week and another Irish bank is back in profit for the first time since the financial crash in 2008.
The theme had already been established by Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland with their full-year results in late February and AIB added its name to the list on Thursday with a pre-tax profit of €1.1 billion in 2014.
This was an impressive €2.8 billion turnaround on 2013 with positive news on virtually all of its key metrics.
Income rose by 31 per cent, lending approvals increased by 37 per cent, its net interest margin improved, the number of Irish owner-occupied mortgage accounts in arrears declined by 22 per cent, and operating expenses fell by 5 per cent.
There was a €185 million provision writeback last year, reflecting the level of debt restructuring and economic improvement in Ireland. This compared with a provision charge of €1.9 billion in 2013.
Its impaired loans decreased by €6.7 billion to €22.6 billion.
About 36,000 mortgage arrears customers have been provided with solutions with 90 per cent of the new payment arrangements sticking.
There was also some cheer for taxpayers with AIB set to pay a first dividend of €280 million on its €3.6 billion in preference shares, which date back to 2009. Talks with the Department of Finance on its capital restructuring “continue” although little additional detail was given.
The one question that wasn’t answered was about the new chief executive. David Duffy resigned in January and will shortly take his leave of AIB for Clydesdale in the UK. In his chairman’s statement in the annual report, Richard Pym said a successor would be appointed “shortly”.
Bernard Byrne, who heads AIB’s personal, corporate and business banking activities, is widely tipped to secure the role.
When Duffy joined AIB in 2011, his job was to stabilise a bank that was in disarray at board level and at loggerheads with the Government, its key shareholder. It has also lost the trust of customers and staff.
Duffy delivered on his plan of cutting €350 million from its cost base while growing lending, improving margins, tackling its mortgage arrears, modernising the bank, and ultimately returning AIB to profit. In his three years at the helm, he delivered an impressive €4.8 billion turnaround in its pre-tax profit.
His successor will face a different challenge. AIB is on a slow road to privatisation with the State keen to get a return on its €20.8 billion bailout of the bank.
To quote Duffy, this will be a “multi-year” process with several moving parts. It will require the new CEO to sell the story of AIB’s recovery to international investors while also continuing to grow lending, improve margins while also managing the legacy issues from the property crash, which will be around for years to come.
Bernard Byrne
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Richard Pym
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INDEX SCREEN DEFINITIONS FOR THE iSHARES MSCI GLOBAL IMPACT ETF
Many of our iShares sustainable ETFs seek to track an index with business involvement screens. Business involvement screens seek to remove exposure to controversial business activities that may pose risks or violate an investor’s preferences. Learn more about the specific screens below.
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Desmond Earls
Dr Hisain Elshaafi
Dr Ann-Marie Enright
Eileen Farrell
Dr Joanne Fitzgerald
Dr Paula Fitzpatrick
Dr Pauline Flanagan (nee Madigan)
Dr Deirdre Fleming
Dr Susan Flynn
Dr Peter Francis
Dr Guiomar Garcia-Cabellos
James Garland
Dr Kieran J Germaine
Michael Gleeson
Dr Martin Harrigan
Dr Ciara Healy-Musson
Dr Karen Hennessy
Antoinette Jordan
Dr Thomae Kakouli-Duarte
Dr Yvonne Kavanagh
Dr Joseph Kehoe
Dr Veronica Kelly
Dr Allison Kenneally
Dr Nigel Kent
Dr Sharon Kinsella
Dr Andrew T Lloyd
Dr Clare Lodge
Dr Sheila Long
Dr Theresa Lowry-Lehnen
Dr Denise Lyons
Dr Agnes Maciocha
Dr Carmel Maher
Dr Niamh McCrea
Dr Dean McDonnell
Dr John McGarrigle
Dr Chitra Meade
Dr Christophe Meudec
Dr Patricia Mulcahy
Maeve Murphy
Dr Cathal Nolan
Christopher Nulty
PG Cert BSc (Hons) PhD
Lecturer in Biosciences
Department of Science & Health, Carlow Campus
e: ann-marie.enright@itcarlow.ie t: 059 9175549
Dr Enright is a microbiologist with research experience in Environmental Microbiology, Molecular biology, Microbial Ecology and Bioremediation. After the completion of her B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Microbiology in 2002, she began her PhD studies, and investigated low-temperature anaerobic treatment of synthetic pharmaceutical wastewaters, with reference to both the microbial ecology and process technology. She completed her PhD programme in autumn 2006. From 2007 to May 2010, she worked as a postdoctoral research scientist in both the Microbial Ecology Lab (MEL) and the Microbial Ecophysiology Research Group (MERG). While working in Galway Dr Enright has also supervised several final year projects during her role as a postdoctoral scientist and acted as a mentor to several PhD students in NUIG which has led to the publication of several peer reviewed research papers. Dr Enright has taught at several third level colleges including National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).
Her current research interests include the bioremediation of environmental pollution, the optimisation of biogas production and plant growth promoting microorganisms.
Dr Enright has a significant research output in the area of Environmental Biotechnologies and Microbial Ecology
Finnegan, C., Ryan, D., Enright, A. M., and Garcia-Cabellos, G. (2017a). Gas Chromatographic Approach to Evaluate the Efficacy of Organotin Degrading Microbes. International Journal of Environmental Bioremediation & Biodegradation, 5(1), 18-26.
Finnegan, C., Ryan, D., Enright, A. M., and Garcia-Cabellos, G. (2017b). Developing Microbial Inocula to Support Biofuel Crop Cultivation on Tributyltin Contaminated Marine Sediments. Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 5(2), 47-56.
Villa Gomez, D. K, Enright A.-M., Rini, E. L, Buttice, A, Kramer, H, and Lens, P. (2015) Effect of hydraulic retention time on metal precipitation in sulfate reducing inverse fluidized bed reactors. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. Vol 90, Issue 1, pages 120–129.
Madden, P Al-Raei, AM, Enright, A. -M, Chinalia, F. A, de Beer, D., O'Flaherty, V., and Collins, G. (2014) Effect of sulfate on low-temperature anaerobic digestion. Front Microbiol. 2014; 5: 376.
Katuri, K.P., Enright, A. –M., O'Flaherty, V. and Leech. D. (2012) Microbial analysis of anodic biofilm in a microbial fuel cell using slaughterhouse wastewater, Bioelectrochemistry, 87, 164–171.
Siggins, A., Enright, A. -M., Abram, F., Botting, C. and O’Flaherty, V. (2012) Impact of Trichloroethylene Exposure on the Microbial Diversity and Protein Expression in Anaerobic Granular Biomass at 37°C and 15°C. Archaea Volume 2012, Article ID 940159.
Hughes, D., Enright, A.-M., Mahony, T. and O’Flaherty, V. (2011) Novel anaerobic sewage treatment and Bioenergy production- High-rate Anaerobic Digestion as a Core Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Municipal and Low-strength Industrial Wastewaters (2005-ET-MS-29-M3) STRIVE Report Series No.64.
Siggins, A., Enright, A.-M. and O’Flaherty, V (2011). Temperature dependent (37-15°C) anaerobic digestion of a trichloroethylene-contaminated wastewater. Bioresource Technology. Sep; 102 (17):7645-56. Abram, F., Enright, A.-M., O’Reilly, J., Botting, C.H., Collins, G. and O’Flaherty, V. (2011) A metaproteomic approach gives functional insights into anaerobic digestion. Journal of Applied Microbiology. Vol 110, (6), pg 1550–1560 - June 2011
Siggins, A., Enright, A.-M. and O’Flaherty, V (2011). Low temperature (7°C) anaerobic treatment of a trichloroethylene-contaminated wastewater: microbial community development. Water Research May WR17147R1
Siggins, A., Enright, A.-M. and O’Flaherty, V. (2011) Methanogenic community development in anaerobic granular bioreactors treating trichloroethylene (TCE)-contaminated wastewater at 37°C and 15°C. Water Research. Vol 45, (8) pg. 2452-2462.
Madden, P., Chinalia, F.A., Enright, A.-M., Collins, G., O'Flaherty, V. (2010). Perturbation-independent community development in low-temperature anaerobic biological wastewater treatment bioreactors. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 105(1), 79-87.
McKeown, R.M., Scully, C., Enright, A.-M., Chinalia, F.A., Lee, C., Mahony, T., Collins, G., O'Flaherty, V. (2009) Psychrophilic methanogenic community development during long-term cultivation of anaerobic granular biofilms. ISME Journal. 3(11):1231-42
Lenz, M., Enright, A.-M., O'Flaherty, V., Van Aelst, A.C., Lens, P.N.L. (2009) Bioaugmentation of UASB reactors with immobilized Sulfurospirillum barnesii for simultaneous selenate and nitrate removal. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 83 (2), pp. 377-388.
Enright, A.-M., McGrath, V., Gill, D., Collins, G., O'Flaherty, V. (2009) Effect of seed sludge and operation conditions on performance and archaeal community structure of low-temperature anaerobic solvent-degrading bioreactors. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 32 (1), 65-79
Enright, A.-M., Collins, G., O’Flaherty, V. (2007) Temporal Microbial Population Dynamics in Solvent-Degrading Anaerobic Granular Sludge from Low-Temperature (15˚C) Wastewater Treatment Bioreactors. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 30(6), 471.
Enright, A.-M., Collins, G. and O’Flaherty, V. (2007) Low-temperature anaerobic biological treatment of toluene-containing wastewater. Water Research 41: 1465-1472.
Collins, G. Mahony, T., Enright, A.-M., Gieseke, A., de Beer, D. and O’Flaherty, V. (2007) Determination and localization of in situ substrate uptake by anaerobic wastewater treatment granular biofilms. Water Science and Technology 55(8-9): 369-376.
Collins, G. McHugh, S., Connaughton, S., Enright, A.-M., Kearney, A., Scully, C., Mahony, T., Madden, P and O’Flaherty, V. (2006) New low-temperature applications of anaerobic wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. 41(5): 881-895.
Collins, G., Kavanagh, S., McHugh, S., Connaughton, S., Kearney, A., Rice, O., Carrigg, C., Scully, C., Bhreathnach, N., Mahony, T., Madden, P., Enright A.-M. and Vincent O’Flaherty (2006) Accessing the black box of microbial diversity and ecophysiology: recent advances through polyphasic experiments. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. 41(5): 897-922.
Collins, G., Connaughton, S., Enright, A.-M., Scully, C., Mahony, T. and O’Flaherty, V. (2006) Application and biomolecular monitoring of psychrophilic anaerobic digestion. Water Science and Technology 54(2): 41-47.
Enright, A.-M., Collins, G., Mahony T. and O’Flaherty, V. (2005) Metabolic screening of anaerobic sludges for the psychrophilic anaerobic treatment of solvent-containing pharmaceutical-like wastewaters. Water Intelligence Online 41(6).
Enright, A.-M., McHugh, S, Collins, G. and O’Flaherty, V. (2005) Low-temperature anaerobic biological treatment of solvent-containing pharmaceutical wastewater. Water Research 39 4587-4596.
Current Research Students
Investigating the novel bacterium Ensifer adhaerans OV14 the putative replacement for Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer in commercially viable crops. Aisling Dunne (postgrad), Dr Guiomar Garcia-Cabellos, Dr David Ryan, Dr Ewen Mullins (Teagasc) and Dr Anne-Marie Enright (PI)
Microbial bioremediation and physiochemical treatment of landfill leachate Sinead Morris (postgrad), Dr Guiomar Garcia-Cabellos, Dr Deirdre Enright (ITT), Dr David Ryan and Dr Anne-Marie Enright (PI)
Bioremediation of Tributyltin (TBT) in Irish marine sediments: Microbial screening and process optimisation. Christopher Finnegan (postgrad), Dr Ann-Marie Enright (ITC), Dr David Ryan (CIT) and Dr Guiomar Garcia-Cabellos (CIT, PI)
Influence of enzyme supplementation technologies on biogas production and productivity in agriculture Navodita Bhatnagar (postgrad), Dr David Ryan (ITC), Dr Richard Murphy (Research Director, Alltech) and Dr Ann-Marie Enright (ITC, PI)
Plant growth promotion potential of novel bacterium Ensifer adhaerens OV14 Wojciech Nowak (postgrad), Dr Guiomar Garcia-Cabellos, Dr David Ryan, Dr Ewen Mullins (Teagasc) and Dr Anne-Marie Enright (PI)
Areas of interest as a supervisor include
Anaerobic digestion,
Plant growth promotion
Currently involved in collaboration with Alltech and Teagasc.
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Home / World News / US plane crash kills former state legislator, 5 others
US plane crash kills former state legislator, 5 others
A small plane crashes in a residential area and kills all six people aboard, including the pilot, a former state lawmaker who had offered joyrides to airport visitors after a charity breakfast.
By HT Correspondent | AP, Fremont
A small plane crashed in a residential area and killed all six people aboard, including the pilot, a former state lawmaker who had offered joyrides to airport visitors after a charity breakfast.
Gene Damschroder Senior, 86, was flying the fixed-wing, single-engine Cessna when it crashed about 1 p.m. yesterday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. His five passengers also died in the crash in Sandusky County.
"It was just kind of an accident. He was giving airplane rides. He always gives charity air rides," said Gene Damschroder's son, Rex Damschroder, who was not at the airport when the plane crashed.
"Someone said they heard the engine sputter," he said. "The next thing we knew they were down in a field in a residential area."
No one on the ground was injured, and no buildings were damaged, patrol Lt Tony Bradshaw said. It was too early to tell what caused the crash. The National Weather Service said there was no severe weather in the area at the time.
The Lions Club of Fremont held a fly-in breakfast, inviting nearby pilots to fly to Fremont Airport and display their planes.
After the event, Damschroder offered visitors a chance to go up in planes for the cost of fuel, according to a poster at the airport. The joyrides were not related to the Lions Club event.
Authorities could not confirm that those on board had taken Damschroder up on his offer.
US Tech Workers said that the new regulation will hold those secondary employers accountable that claim to be not directly involved in the sponsoring of H-1B visas.(Photo for Representation)
IT companies’ clients required to meet H1-B filing obligation under new US rule
According to the office of foreign labour certification, the regulations require all common-law employers of H-1B workers to file a labour condition application (LCA).
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The Return of Downside24, the Rapper Who Literally Lost His Voice
Birmingham-based rapper, Downside24 has released his latest track, Been a Minute, to the delight of music fans, garnering a video premiere from LinkUp TVand plaudits from GrmDaily. The track also features Mox and Aktual and sees Downside24 picking up where he left off after a life event almost left him facing the rest of his life unable to speak and even facing a battle for life itself. Combining elements of UK and US hiphop, it sees Downside24 teaming up with Mox for the first time in seven years and creating a sound which is as fresh and cutting-edge as ever.
Listen to Been a Minute here:
Downside24 was riding the crest of a musical wave in the UK when he received devastating news. Diagnosed with thyroid cancer, the rapper and entrepreneur knew that even if he survived his battle, he potentially faced the rest of his life unable to speak, let alone rap. After surgery to remove both thyroids and radiotherapy, Downside24 felt like his life was over, his life changed forever, and a lifetime of medication ahead. Motivated by his love of music and the support of his friends around him, Downside24 is back sounding better than ever!
Watch the Video for Been a Minute here:
Been a Minute is written by Downside24 and Mox and, as the title suggests, centres around them still being in the game despite what life has thrown at them “You know I ain’t never going out sad”
As well as winning over audiences with his music, Downside24’s clothing brand is also taking off – check out the pic below!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/downside241
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downside24/ / https://www.instagram.com/moxmusic1981/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-410641560
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5FTFTbyMPR77ijSLVyV9ei?autoplay=true
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Violent RAP WAR Broke Out In Jacksonville - It's Turned Into A Mini Chicago!
By LYNDON ABIOYE - There's a violent rap war breaking out in Jacksonville Florida - and MTO News has confirmed that it's turning the city into one of the most violent places in the country.
Over the past four years, small gangs that used to "rep their hoods" have expanded into gang alliances. Neighborhood gangs have cliqued up with each other and now the city has two large RIVAL alliances, each made up of different gangs from all sides of the city—north, south, east, and west.
And the city is in an all-out WAR.
The result, MTO News has learned, has been an unprecedented crime wave in Jacksonville. The murder rate is the highest it’s been in two decades. And the city has broken all records for the number of shootings in a month.
What's different about this beef - is it's as much about hip hop as it is street beef. After each member of a rival gang is killed, a new rap song is dropped - DISSING THE DEAD OPPS. Here is a 50-minute video, showing clips from rap songs talking about people murder just in the past 2 years.
And the hip hop gets even more disrespectful than that. Some of the new artists from Jacksonville put pics of other DEAD OPPS on their album covers:
One popular rapper posted a video of him urinating on hip OPPS grave:
And another actually shot a music video, where he's dancing on his OPPS grave - and sitting on his tombstone.
The top rapper in the city, Youngeen ACE released a new video this year, called MURDER RATE RISING - about what's going on in Jacksonville.
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HOUSE OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
Covid Makes History
A platform for museums across Europe
The House of European History began a project collecting evidence of life in Europe during the pandemic, under the working title "Documenting Covid". So far it has focused primarily on the phenomena of solidarity, hope and community building. As a next step, we are sharing the experiences and results from a variety of museums' diverse collecting actions. Together these allow us to connect, confront and compare experiences with a continent-wide audience.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, UK - Lockdown Legends I
In July 2020 the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Liveable Exeter and Exeter City Council asked people across Devon to nominate their Lockdown Legends; to celebrate local people who had shown particular kindness, courage, humanity or ingenuity during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lockdown Legends honours those people and allows those who were supported, or saw the lives of others improved, a chance to say thank you.
The following stories showcase the resilience of the people of Devon who have helped the most vulnerable in our society. They are truly inspiring and highlight the selfless actions of individuals who went above and beyond to help others.
Jack Hopkins
Jack aged 5 from North Devon - during the lockdown he walked 50k to raise money to help the NHS. Total raised £1550. He walked 5k twice a week and although this was tough he kept going as he remembered “the doctors and nurses needed to help to stop the virus”. Nominated by Katie Roberts
© The Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Mahi Ahmed
Mahi Ahmed was the founder of Inclusive Exeter CIC’s Coronavirus Hardship Relief Project. As lockdown loomed, Mahi got working on his plan to have tasty, nutritious meals delivered to vulnerable people across the city. Within days, a team of volunteers responded and our wonderful group of co-ordinators, order takers, shoppers, chefs and delivery drivers came together. Mahi’s enthusiasm was infectious and our whole team felt motivated and energised. More than 1,000 people benefitted, receiving meals and/or food parcels, thanks to Mahi’s vision and drive. He would say that every member should be nominated but he is our Lockdown Legend. - Nominated by Alan Quick
City Community Trust
CCT is Exeter’s leading health and wellbeing charity working in partnership with Exeter City Football Club and provides a range of activities to people of all ages, focused on health, education, wellbeing and physical activity. During the Covid-19 crisis CCT turned their attention to underpinning the support services here in Exeter and East Devon. Throughout May they responded to requests to deliver groceries and medication to the most vulnerable in the community and have now supported shielded and vulnerable people - Jamie Vittles, Andy O’Doherty and all the team at the City Community Trust were nominated by Cllr Peter Holland.
Marilyn Laws
Since late March Marilyn Laws has selflessly raised over £1000 for the Children’s Hospice South West and in the process brought a sense of security to the community. Marilyn raided her sewing supplies to make an array of masks for the community, and in the process raised money for an organisation where terminally ill children have come to spend their last days during lockdown. The generosity of people has been overwhelming. This is not only in terms of the donations but assisting Marilyn in her quest to distribute the masks. Marilyn’s mission continues! – Nominated by Simon Tootell
Paul Mouland
Paul Mouland, the Freemoovement team and their volunteers have been delivering, by bike and trailer, hot meals to the homeless, medication, books from Exeter Library, food packages and essential supplies for people who have suffered financially and emotionally. They have forged partnerships with multiple community organisations including faith groups, St Thomas Food Fight, St Thomas Medical Centre to name a few. Paul has also stepped in and hosted online Covid-19 emergency meetings for the city wards of St Thomas, Alphington and Exwick. Their contribution to the city of Exeter has been immense. - Nominated by Chloe Pooley
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, UK - Lockdown Legends II
YMCA Exeter Support Workers - Peter Hall
YMCA Exeter Support Worker, Peter Hall is our lockdown legend. As networks, routines and community connection were stripped away for our 31 young people living in supported accommodation, Peter responded with faultless courage. He went above and beyond to support our young people as he toured the building, responding to any fears and connecting from a distance - ensuring every young person knew that they weren’t alone.
YMCA Exeter Support Workers - Lydia Brown
As lockdown hit on 23rd March, YMCA Exeter Support Worker, Lydia Brown, was on call 24/7 responding faultlessly and courageously to young people struggling with the impact of lockdown on their mental health. One resident needed Lydia to accompany them to the hospital, other residents needed Lydia to queue for hours to collect their prescriptions. Many residents just wanted to chat on the phone day or night, knowing that Lydia would be there for them. To all of us at YMCA Exeter, Lydia is our lockdown legend.
YMCA Exeter Support Workers - Sarah Griffiths
As Covid-19 broke, Sarah Griffiths single-handedly kept YMCA Exeter supported accommodation spotlessly clean for all 31 young people living in residence. She went above and beyond, putting her own health at risk to ensure that there was no chance of the virus spreading. From endlessly cleaning communal handles, to meticulously ensuring communal bathrooms were free of germs, Sarah embodied selfless courage and kindness towards all of our young people. To all of us at YMCA Exeter, Sarah is our lockdown legend.
My very good friend David Spicer is a Lockdown Legend because every day for the first 50 days of Lockdown he played a virtual ‘Guess the song’ keyboard rendition of popular hits for his vast number of followers. This quickly became very important to all of his friends and family as it provided something to look forward to and chat about together online. It made everyone smile in a really tough time when people were scared and stuck indoors. His little chat, some jokes and keyboard skills were a daily highlight and made lockdown an easier thing to get through. - Nominated by Dax Oliver
Sammy Hartstein
Sammy is 16 years old and has been a regular volunteer for the Buckfastleigh Response team, helping deliver food parcels for the food bank. He has donned his face mask and gloves and carried heavy boxes of groceries to people who needed support, often in hot weather. As well as delivering food, he has delivered books to help shielded people with their lockdown boredom. He has done all of this whilst coping with the death of his grandma, the loneliness of lockdown, and uncertainty around his GCSEs. - Nominated by Helen Hartstein
Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum - "Covid 19 and Me"
Home haircut, April 2020
A three-year old boy, Oisin, has his haircut at home, Carryduff, Northern Ireland, April 2020. Due to the lockdown hairdressers were shut.
© Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council staff and councillor with NHS floral banner
This floral banner, dedicated to the National Health Service (NHS), was planted by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council staff in Lisburn’s historic 17th-century Castle Gardens.
© Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Shuttered shop, Lisburn City Centre, March 2020
Due to a nationwide lockdown in March 2020, shops were ordered to close. Many people were very worried by the pandemic, and shop owners often left words of encouragement on their closed businesses, including this – ‘take care and stay safe’. Lisburn Turkish Barbers is located in Market Square, Lisburn.
Child’s linen face mask
Linen is strong, lightweight, easy to work with and helps wick moisture away. It is one of the best fabrics for facemasks or coverings. In Northern Ireland, the use of face coverings in enclosed public spaces was made mandatory to help stifle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alcohol hand sanitiser, April 2020
Alcohol hand sanitiser was in huge demand in the early days of the pandemic. Many distilleries ceased producing spirits and started selling their own, branded, hand gels. Shortcross Gin is located outside Crossgar, Co. Down, and sold their products online.
MAS & FelixArchive, Antwerp, Belgium – "Corona-archives"
Antwerp prison banners
The employees and inmates of the prison on Begijnenstraat made four banners. This way they sent out messages of solidarity and empathy - a wish for health for everybody.
15 March – 16th May 2020
Collection: MAS, inv. nr MAS.0328.002
© Employees and inmates of the Antwerp prison
Urban gym
'Beerschot Atletiek' and 'Buurtsport Kiel en Hoboken' developed a gym track across the Kiel neighbourhood. They suggest exercises everyone can do in different public places, making use of benches, stairs, etc.
© Beerschot Atletiek, Buurtsport Kiel en Hoboken
Walking the Meir
When the lockdown was over, the stores on the shopping street Meir reopened. Retailers took safety measures of all kinds. The municipality created road markings to enable crowd control and ensure physical distancing.
Collection: FelixArchief, inv. nr 2876#82
© Thomas Heuser
Iftar ‘on wheels’
Celebrating ‘Iftar’ — breaking the fast together after sunset — was not possible during this Ramadan. Therefore some mosques, such as El Fath, delivered Iftar meals by cargo bike to people who were alone or in poverty.
12th April – 13th May 2020
Collection: FelixArchief, inv. nr 2920#6
© Dienst Levensbeschouwingen and Mosque El Fath
’t Akkoord plays music for De Fontein
Since seniors turned out to be more vulnerable victims of the coronavirus, many inhabitants of care centres and service flats had to stay at home. The musical band ’t Akkoord gave a physical distance concert in front of residence De Fontein to provide some musical distraction.
© Fanfare ’t Akkoord – Diana Van Strijdonck
The National Museum of Lithuania, Lithuania - “Who Will Tell the Story of COVID-19 in the Museum in the Distant Future?”
Composer Zita Bružaitė’s piece “Anxiety”
When the quarantine was announced on March 16, composer Zita Bružaitė started creating her new piece “Anxiety” (Lith. Nerimas). Every day, she devoted at least half an hour for this work. The manuscript of the composition donated by Bružaitė to the museum reflects various moods and conditions that the artist had undergone on each day of the quarantine.
© The National Museum of Lithuania
Spending her time at home, Gintautė focused on her favourite hobby, embroidery. Having asked her friends on Instagram what represented the current situation to them, she embroidered thirty-three different quarantine stories on her old T-shirt. The stories depict different symbolic ideas, nostalgic things, and relevant issues such as toilet paper and respirators. When a follower asked her to embroider something magical, she decided to interpret this through an image of ‘a coronavirus in a glass jar’. The T-shirt was given to the museum by Gintautė Riabovaitė.
Cherry blossom trees online
Spring is the time when all the people of Vilnius go to the ‘sakura orchard’ to admire the blooming trees. Yet this spring, in order to protect the people and limit inevitable gatherings, Vilnius City Municipality in cooperation with the telecommunication company Telia installed cameras in the orchard and organised live web-streaming of the blooming sakura cherry trees. Vilnius City Municipality donated the informative sign to the museum.
A ticket from Bali
In March 2020, when the borders of most of the countries were closed suddenly, travellers were faced with huge challenges. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania started arranging repatriation flights from the countries with the biggest numbers of held-up registered citizens. The last flight from Bali Island took place on March 28-29. Ugnė Karaliūnaitė, who returned home on that flight, gave her tickets to the museum.
A template for face shields
At the rapid onset and spread of this viral infection, Lithuanian health care institutions did not have enough protective equipment, whereas the acquisition of such protective gear became next to impossible. In response to the situation, the School of Robotics developed a 3D mask print template, which businesses and individuals used to print over fifty thousand face shields for health workers in a very short period of time. Paulius Briedis (VšĮ Robotikos mokykla) donated the template to the museum.
Museum Foundation for Post and Telecommunications, Berlin, Germany - "Covid Communications"
Hamster package
This 'hamster package' was sent during the Coronavirus pandemic as an alternative birthday present, when physical visit were not possible. It contained two rolls of toilet paper, a large pack of pasta and food cans - items that were especially useful at the beginning of the first measures against the Coronavirus in Germany. Many of the items were sold out in supermarkets. The sender was the “Hamster Company, from Hamster street in Hamstern”.
Amberg, April 18th, 2020
© Margit Haberberger (Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications)
Thank-You letter on a postcard to postmen
Deutsche Post AG received this self-designed postcard as a 'thank you' to its mail deliverers, who were particularly stressed by the increased volume of letters and parcels during the coronavirus pandemic. Because of the measures taken to combat the coronavirus, many households were increasingly having goods delivered to their homes. Since then, consignments have frequently been delivered contactlessly. The card can be seen as a gesture and sign of solidarity to the postman, similar to the evening applause for healthcare professionals. The postcard is marked with Cologne Cathedral in a snow globe.
Cologne, March 30th, 2020
© Deutsche Post (Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications)
Diary of an extraordinary time
The book, published by the artist Hasso von Henninges, collects contributions from 20 authors who report on their daily experiences, routines and impressions from the Coronavirus period in the months of March and April. These weeks were shaped by measures to combat the coronavirus and self-isolation. They write down their thoughts partly handwritten, partly digitally. The 260-page work has a distribution run of 32 copies.
Nuremberg, March / April 2020
© Hasso von Henninges (Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications)
Postcards in times of Corona
The artist Susanne Schattmann launched an appeal by post, sending old postcards covered with acrylic paint to family and friends, with the request to design them and send them back. More than 50 people of all ages responded with their creations. The motifs and techniques of the postcard gallery show a complete range - from watercolors and photos, to expressions and iconic representations. A related “map tour” is also being developed, as well as a self-written song.
Nuremberg, March to June 2020
© Susanne Schattmann (Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication)
Individually created instructions for the use of Skype and IPad for seniors
The coronavirus pandemic has boosted digitization. A large part of personal exchange has increasingly shifted to digital channels due to contact restrictions. For this reason, Mr Rauch bought an iPad for his parents, who are over 80, so that he can still communicate face to face with them. Since the parents had no experience with computers, smartphones or the internet, their son created step-by-step instructions that he sent to his parents by post with the device. He explains how to use the device and instant messaging service Skype.
Dortmund, March 22nd, 2020
© C. Rauch (Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications)
Gallery Oldham, UK - ”Oldham’s Lockdown Museum”
Tandle Hills
From busy parks, play centres and kids clubs, to open fields, long grass, sky and space. Tandle Hills has been and will continue to be our sanctuary. Children need free limitless space, time and play without the rules of the house, adults and world around them. When it was all too much this is what healed us.
© Claire Iberson
Nurses on the Children’s ward with decorated visors
Oldham’s Lockdown Museum is a digital project to collect a snapshot of what life has been like in the local area during the Covid-19 pandemic. They asked the local community to help record and explore this time, so they can share a digital time capsule with future generations of Oldham residents.
© Lucy Lees
Teddy in window
Oldham Gallery published nine digital exhibitions: Lockdown Life, Kindness, Objects, Making, Changes, Messages, Nature, Sport and Work. During August they also asked for pieces of writing — people's ‘Lockdown Letters’.
© Helen Hopkins
Socially distanced social occasion
So far 80 people have sent over 300 images and pieces of writing which are the beginnings of a brilliant archive which will help the Gallery tell future generations what life was like in the area during a global pandemic.
© Jane Whittaker
Jump and pose!
Child from key worker group staying active at school.
© Alexandra Park Junior School, Oldham
Liechtenstein National Museum, Liechtenstein - "Covid-19 daily life"
Corona Solidaritätsband
This bracelet was given by the Ministry of Society to the employees of the National Administration. It shows pictograms of hygiene measures, the observance of which should slow down the further spread of Covid 19.
© Liechtenstein National Museum
Photo taken in the Liechtensteinsten community of Ruggell, on the border with Austria during the time when the border was closed. Translation of the sign: Border crossing point closed for all traffic (including pedestrians).
© Sven Beham
Impressions from Vaduz - "Bus stop"
Bus stop in the municipality of Vaduz: public bus, poster with information on protective measures for guests and drivers.
Impressions from Ruggell - "Posters"
Post office of the municipality of Ruggell.
On the left: Information about the limited opening hours valid from 20.04.2020. The post office was closed before.
On the right: Notice and request to keep your distance and to make cashless payments if possible.
Gesperrt Poster Gemeinde Balzers
Between mid-March and mid-May 2020, all public playgrounds and playgrounds in the Liechtenstein municipality of Balzers were closed to the public. Posters of this kind were placed at all these places.
Historic England, UK - #PicturingLockdown
Jenny Mclean remembers Nidiya
Boundary Way Allotments are a couple of hundered yards from where I live. I went there yesterday and met a Jamaican man named Tony Mclean and we started a conversation about this project. He told me that his wife Jenny was at a funeral of her best friend Nidiya who had died of COVID-19 at that very time. I spoke with her this morning and she said she would be happy to have a chat at the allotments because she finds a lot of solace being there. She was almost physically sick when she was at her friends funeral remembering the 33 years, she was best friends with Nidiya. Black & Asian people seem to have been hardest hit with the disease in the city of Wolverhampton.
© Anand Chhabra, Wolverhampton. Anand was one of the 10 artists commissioned by Historic England
Clap for NHS
One of the project's 10 commissioned artists, Roy Mehta, picked this for including within the collection's 10 London Suburbs images. He said: "The image that I have picked is: 'Shuvaseesh Das, Clap For NHS London’. I liked some of the other images but this one encapsulates the reality of the ‘Lockdown’ for so many people. The framing enables us to see the couple in context and the clapping on the balcony can only refer to the current support for the NHS. Matched with the sombre look on their faces makes this a powerful image.
© Shuvaseesh Das, London
Socially Distanced Soaking
Back lane fun on a hot spring day. Two friends ‘fight’ til they’re wet through and their buckets are empty. Their innocent giggles and indignant shrieks reminders of days past, and of those that will come again.
© Ali Hood - Plymouth Ali was one of nearly 3000 members of the public who submitted an image for the collection. Hers was one of 10 chosen to represent the South West.
Juliette, Juliette (sounds of the street)
As spring welcomes us with sunnier, warmer days I’ve found some of my most welcomed relief resting in the garden. A combination of Lockdown married with a furious flare of symptoms meant that this small precious outdoor space had once again become the ultimate safe haven it always is for me; a place to be in the world again only in the form of wind blowing, glorious birdsong, the chitter-chatter of children playing or my closed eyes against spring sunshine. And yet it really is a wonder to participate in such a haven of rest given that we live amongst such close quarters.
© Bella Milroy, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Bella was one of 10 artists commissioned by Historic England
Coincidental hair cutting
Coincidental hair cutting going on in adjacent gardens of two neighbouring families. The garden on the right belongs to staff photographer Alun Bull.
© Historic England Photographer - Alun Bull, Sheffield Alun is one of Historic England's resident architectural photographers
Musée de la Vie wallonne, Belgium - "Illustrating the Health Crisis"
Protection mask
This mask was designed in the context of the Covid-19 health crisis, by Isabelle Mathieu, a hat maker based in Alleur. This creation was developed to allow communication with people who are deaf, hard of hearing or mute. "Relab de Liège" collaborated on the project by providing laser cutting of the materials, ensuring that the edges of the fabric do not fray at the visor.
© Isabelle Mathieu, Province de Liège, Wallonie, Belgium
No kiss, but the heart is there!
Badge encouraging respect for physical distancing, in the context of the coronavirus crisis.
Created by Musée de la Vie wallonne, on printed metal.
Everything will be fine We promise!
Hand-crafted decorative panel conveying a message of hope, as part of the confinement imposed by the coronavirus crisis.
© Valentine Paquay
After the rain ... comes the sun, Let's stay at home!
This panel was produced during the period of confinement by a mother and her children. It was hung every day on the facade, in the windows on the ground floor of the house.
© Julie Sohier
Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Scotland - "The Local Covid Experience"
No More Skateboards
At the start of the UK lockdown at the end of March 2020, almost everything stopped. This included the usual forms of play. This is the empty skateboard park on the South Inch, Perth, Scotland.
Photo by Mark A Hall, copyright Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Culture Perth & Kinross, Perth, Scotland
Leprechauns and Rainbows
Very quickly after lockdown and the consequent home-schooling commenced, many families expressed their hopes and anxieties through playful artwork displayed in house windows.
Graffiti Rules OK?
From around two months into lockdown some playful protest began to emerge alongside the established empathetic response. This graffiti was created beneath the A9 bridge over the river Almond, at Inveralmond, Perth, Scotland.
Chalk-drawings in lockdown
During lockdown children rediscovered some traditional ways to play closer to home. These pavement chalk drawings and games cropped up in several places, in this instance the centre of Perth, Scotland.
Painted Pebbles
Towards the end-phase of lockdown, children began to leave painted pebbles outside of their schools as a show of solidarity and empathy.
This is part of the so-called “family lockdown caterpillar” outside Moncrieffe Primary School, Perth, Scotland.
Hungarian Open Air Museum, Hungary - "Virtual Mask Exhibition"
"From Budapest"
When people started to buy all the stocks from the shops, I also wanted to provide myself proper protection, in my extraordinary way of course. I chose the medieval plague doctor mask as an example for myself. I was convinced that if that worked in the Medieval Ages, it must be useful now too. I received it just in time in April. I was doing the groceries, walking on the streets and used public transportation in this one for a week. Wherever I was, conversations froze, people were frightened around me. Professional photographers are still calling me over for having a picture on the streets. Whether there is a pandemic or not, people should never lose their senses of humour, even if it’s a bit morbid.
© Miklós Neszt
"From Mosonmagyarórvár"
It all started on the evening of 13th March, when it was announced that from next Monday we were not allowed to go to school. We all thought it will only take a week or two... we were wrong.
These masks were made of linen, we had colourful ones for the children and white ones with three layers for the others. I hope everything will be back to normal again soon. Now it is getting better, we can participate in summer camps where I can be surrounded by friends again!
© Léna Krisztina Czencz
"From Mezőkövesd"
A local dressmaker sewed my mask for my wedding. We were short on time therefore it’s not embroided. We are a family with Matyó routes, women of several generations embroided beautiful dresses and ornaments.
The wedding was on 21st March at Mezőkövesd, when my girlfriend, Beáta Görzsöny, became my wife, Beáta Kiss. :) Due to the safety measures we only had a few guests on that day, it was bizarre but also an amazing memory.
© József Kiss
"From Debrecen"
We had read in local news and on the web that the government had asked help from citizens to sew masks at home. We sent an email with our registration, received the positive answer from one of the Community Centres of Debrecen, and they delivered all the material, rubber bands and the pattern of the mask. Everything was pretty easy afterwards. My husband drew the design, my son (with reduced capacity to work) cut them and I added the required stitches at the end. We produced more than 150 masks in a few days. It was not only fun but also really useful!
© Mária Hajduné Ferenczi
"From Herend"
I am from Herend. We worked together with several helpers, sewing shops and sponsors, and voluntarily produced around 50.000 masks in Veszprém county, and gave them out for free. Most of them went to hospitals and pharmacies.
© Katalin Orbán
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Spain - "Covid Projects"
New otherness
We asked our visitors to send us photographs with their masks on. These masks are mandatory and therefore define new faces in public spaces.
© Paloma Sánchez
Close Heritage
During the confinement phase, we asked our public to turn their house into a museum and explain their "favourite piece" in video. Alfonso told us that his hat brought back to him many memories of his country: Mexico.
© Alfonso Hernández
Anthropology for a crisis
During the confinement, more than 20 anthropologists collaborated with the museum giving some indications about what was happening and which changes in human life could be expected after this. We have published their articles on the MNA website. This picture appears in Álvaro Alconada’s “Suspended in a time of reflection”.
Written caption "Don't touch me! I could have the virus!"
© Álvaro Alconada
Windows over the world
During the weeks in which the Spanish people were confined to their homes to avoid falling ill with Covid, their windows were their only way of seeing what was happening outside, in their street or neighbourhood. So we asked them to send us photographs of themselves. This photograph, from Ana’s window, shows us how, despite being "locked up", you can still see the rainbow. April-May 2020
© Ana Gil
New daily life
We also asked our community to send us photographs showing how they had returned to their neighbourhoods after not being able to visit them for several months. Ángel sent a photograph showing the first visit to the church in a long time.
© Ángel Villa
The National Museum of Finland, Finland - "Photo Collection"
Participants in the Poikkeusliike (‘Exceptional Moves’) community dance event in the Ruoholahti district of Helsinki, 27 March 2020. People took part in an online dance event all over Finland by dancing for 20 minutes at the same time in a place of their choice.
© Mikko Patrikainen, Finnish Heritage Agency
The Superhoitaja (‘Supernurse’) mural thanks nurses for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. The graffiti art by Molotow Finland is a mark of respect for healthcare workers and is in the Konepaja area of the Vallila district of Helsinki, 28 April 2020.
© Sakari Kiuru, Finnish Heritage Agency
Evening sing-along for residents of the Loppukiri (‘High Point’) community retirement home in the Arabianranta district of Helsinki on 19 March 2020. Residents over the age of 70 avoided physical contact during the coronavirus lockdown.
© Hannu Häkkinen, Finnish Heritage Agency
Environmental studies class in Sinebrychoff Park for Class 3B of the Helsinki German School (Deutsche Schule Helsinki), 26 May 2020. Some classes worked outdoors and some indoors when the schools reopened in mid-May. Special educational needs teacher Anmol Dogar is in the background.
Despite the coronavirus, the Hurstin apu (‘Hursti Aid’) organisation distributed food to poor and disadvantaged people in the Kallio district of Helsinki, 17 April 2020. Owing to the lockdown, queuing was abandoned and food was distributed whenever people came to ask for it. The charity distributes food and clothing parcels all year round to those who need them, and it organises various events.
Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Slovenia - "Collecting jokes related to coronavirus"
With the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, we at the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, as a socially responsible institution, asked ourselves how we could respond to it and, above all, how we could help people in a given situation. We decided to start collecting jokes that started circulating among us. With this, we wanted to make people happy and relieve them of everyday worries, fears and anxieties associated with illness, isolation, loneliness.
© Blaž Verbič
On the other hand, we also wanted to record the situation in society with jokes that are part of our spiritual cultural heritage. One of the jokes says that given the number of jokes circulating, there has never been a happier pandemic. Or that the jokes about the coronavirus are spreading faster than the virus itself.
One of the main features of jokes is oral transmission, but in a given situation, when we were forced to stay at home, everything was transferred to the Internet and modern ways of communication.
In two months we have collected more than 1,000 jokes and their selection is currently on display in computer projection in main museum hall and on the outside stand in front of the museum, where we write new jokes every week. For the Summer Museum Night on 20. June 2020 we are preparing an exhibition "Koronski humor".
A glimpse from the exhibition CORONA HUMOUR: Jokes in time of pandemic COVID-19 ("Homeschooling versus working from home-office" section).
Monoghan County Museum, Republic of Ireland - “Recording Our Experience”
Sami Nasr from Co Monaghan, enjoying the cool breeze from the car window while out for a drive after lockdown eased.
© Amina Nasr
Picture of Tara McCarron from County Monaghan and a colleague working on a Covid 19 ward.
© Fiona McCarron
Picture of road in North County Monaghan during the Covid 19 lockdown.
© Angela Ovens
Picture of Glenn Murphy and family from Monaghan, who ran a marathon around his house during the lockdown and raised over €13,500 for front line workers in Monaghan.
© Glenn Murphy
Museum of Ethnography, Hungary - “Quarantine Objects”
Mask with embroidered violet
‘As a big fan of embroidery I am well aware of the time that needs to be invested; I also embroider a lot in my free time. The mask has two layers and is crafted by hand. I chose the violet to decorate it for two reasons: it is one of the first flowers that flourish in spring, exactly at the same time when the pandemic has turned up in Hungary; and on the other hand it has a symbolic meaning of rebirth and hope - for fighting against the virus.’
© Márta Halászné Magyar
Technology and Creativity
’Both my husband and I were teleworking during the confinement. I have an equally balanced and quite busy daily routine. His workload is random but the supervision is strict, his activity on screen is being checked from time to time. However, when there are no tasks to deal with — but you know that there would be a lot to do in your home — it can be infuriating. A solution has been found in the form of skewers. While I am working, the other screen also remains on. ’
‘I love to spend my time being creative, when it comes to decorations. That creation has been made as the centrepiece for Easter. We haven’t seen our family members for weeks now and it became a daily routine to watch the updates on the virus every day on the telly. I particularly think that our days can get much better with a bit of sense of humour.’
© Nóra Veloz
Meaningful masks
‘People went extreme with buying masks as soon as the pandemic turned up in Hungary, therefore I have decided to make my own ones - it seemed the only solution. I was looking for a premium quality cotton shirt that I could produce 6 masks from the back of it.
It is a poignant picture for me because Italy is my favourite country and also had to face the virus first in Europe. There is an Italian phrase called “dare una mano” that means to give a helping hand to someone. The T-shirt has just got a missing arm, literally symbolising the missing help that Italy should have received from those countries whose tourists are basically the main customers of these goods.’
© Katalin Zubora
‘This ironing board has become a much greater part of our daily life in the last seven weeks than it was in the previous ten years. Its height is adjustable, therefore it is just perfect to keep the laptop on it during the online piano classes my child takes, so the teacher has a perfect view not only on the posture but on the fingers too. It was worth it to buy it for this reason alone.’
© Emőke Nagy
The National Museum of Denmark, Denmark - "Digital Artefacts on Covid-19"
Together but apart
Daughter is talking with her mother on the phone. The mother lives in a nursing home but they managed to see each other by respecting regulations and social distancing.
© Naja Christiansen
During Easter a low populated local area experienced a surge of people hiking in the nearby nature even though the guidelines in Denmark said to confine at home. A resident felt provoked by the crowding of people and made a sign saying, “Go home” and put it by the road. As her neighbours were very vexed about this, she ultimately took the sign down.
© Anne-Mette Marchen Andersen
Vesthimmerlands Museum, Denmark - “Covid Snapshot”
Birthday without guests! Nursing homes were shut down and visitors were denied access because of the virus. That is why Grethe Gertsen’s family had to gather outside the nursing home the 2nd of April in order to celebrate her 91st birthday. She is sitting in the window.
Every day the museum collects reports from people who suddenly feel that everything is turned upside down. Charlotte Høj Opheim-Winje is usually an orthopedic surgical nurse, but in a few days, she has been retrained to manage corona patients at Farsø Hospital. Her story is now secured for future generations.
Before entering supermarkets and grocery stores customers are encouraged to take care of each other and the employees and keep a distance. Furthermore the stores let people know that there is no reason for hoarding, since goods are still delivered every day. Signs and warnings are an important part of our museum’s documentation of a very special situation. Later on, some of them will end up in the museum’s collection. Furthermore, the museum collaborates with the Mayor’s office in order to secure decision summaries and other important municipal documents.
Østerbrogade
Empty streets and towns. People stay at home, which is also an important part of the documentation the museum is currently gathering.
Hand sanitizer, plastic gloves and signs telling you how to behave in the supermarket, including the maximum capacity of the store. Shopping is suddenly a risky business and not at all as it used to be This is currently being documented by the museum which sees the COVID-19 crisis as a unique opportunity to document history as it is happening right now. What is really important to the museum is to depict all the changes going on.
La Fonderie, Belgium - “The intimate confinement”
"Before", this cart was the symbol of the shopping that "had to be done" at the weekend, to the detriment of other much more attractive occupations. We dragged it a bit like a ball, and we saw in it only a utilitarian object. Now, at the time of confinement, it has become the signal for exit and adventure.
© Anne (Viroflay - France)
As my wife (the one from the shopping cart) is teleworking in our room called the office, I am confined to our living room, dining room… But our office, in the past life, served as: a piano room, a singing room, a computer room, a painting room and every 2-3 days, as a drying room. "Plume" and I now live in our dining / dryer room. I console myself because, in this time of confinement, ironing has become superfluous (…) so we aren’t also living in an ironing room!
© Christiane (Viroflay - France)
My cell phone has become very important since the start of confinement because I was able to call my family, my friends ... Thanks to the cell phone, I am also in contact with my teacher. I broke my old phone the weekend before the confinement started, and I was able to buy another at the very last minute, on Wednesday when all the stores were to close at noon. I arrived at the store at 11am. Phew!
© Louane (Anderlecht - Belgium)
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Romania - “UNARTE Quarantine Artistic Laboratory”
Trap 2020 / I'm not present 2020
“Even though the house of my parents is much bigger than the studio I lived in Bucharest before the quarantine, I feel like I’m in one of those big cages at the zoo, where the animal gets to live in conditions that replicate its natural habitat, but it is still missing freedom.”
© Teodora Savu (b. 1996), student at UNARTE - Graphic Arts Section, second year, Master, after priorly graduating her BA in Scenography
Home is everywhere project: There Is No Outside, 2020 / We'll Call You, 2020
"Unfortunately, the situation forces me to keep my apartment as my only «home». By drawing I can escape a little and place myself in different spaces that have a familiar atmosphere. Although the state I am conveying is one of loneliness and boredom, I consider it a very beneficial period for artistic development and beyond.”
© Mălina Lorelei Fulga (n. 1998), a student at UNARTE - Graphic Design Department, third year, BA level.
Self-isolation diary, fragment, 2020
"The «What day is it» series is a short self-isolation diary that illustrates my personal process of adaptation in the midst of a pandemic for almost a month. It started as a university assignment and turned out to be one of the most therapeutic activities I've done during these months.
The diary consists of two parts: the first part answers the «Where am I?» question and mainly reflects the psychological changes produced by the new and much-too-different reality between the four walls where we got stuck overnight. The second is about «Where would I like to be?» and nostalgically illustrates the small, once common desires that keep invading our thoughts during these times."
Diana Grigore (b. 1997), a student at UNARTE - Department of Object Design and Visual Communications Department, first year, MA level
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✎ About Zhang Xiaojuan
Birth Year: 1966
Birth Place: Shanghai, China, China
Time in space: 14 days, 14 hours, 29 minutes
Selection: Chinese Group 1
Missions: Shenzhou 10
Zhang Xiaojuan
Zhang Xiaojuan was born on 1966 in Shanghai, China, China. Zhang Xiaojuan is a cofounder of Shanghai-listed YTO Express Group, one of China's largest express delivery firms. Zhang is classmate of fellow delivery billionaire, STO Chairman Chen Dejun.
Zhang Xiaojuan is a member of Logistics
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He was born in May 1966 in Jinzhou, to a family of Manchu ethnicity and was a squadron commander in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force when he was selected to be an Astronaut in 1998. He had accumulated 1000 flight-hours as of 2004. He was selected as part of the backup crew for the Shenzhou 9 mission. In 2013, he was selected to fly Shenzhou 10, the third spaceflight to the first Chinese space station Tiangong 1.
Shenzhou 10 was launched on 11 June 2013, at 09:38 UTC (17:38 local time) on a Long March 2F rocket. It docked to the Tiangong-1 space station, and the crew spent 12 days on board. Zhang returned to Earth on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 00:07 UTC. Total mission duration was 4 days 14 hours and 29 minutes.
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News On F1 - Ayrton Senna vs. Michael Schumacher - The Debate - Page 6
Hello! Well, there were a lot of points to answer, so I hope you guys like reading! :-D
This is really for everyone, but especially for Ryan T, if he's still around!
“…The wrong/ manufactured claim was mainly from Paul D of Scotland…” Sorry, Ryan, but I have read over my last mail and I cannot spot ANYTHING in it that is “wrong” or “manufactured”. By the way, I have not accused YOU of fabrications or distortions despite disagreeing with many of the things that YOU say – if you ever read this and reply then please return the compliment. Anyway. I said that Benetton would have won without Schuie because it’s TRUE – e.g. Johnnie Herbert winning at Silverstone AND Monza in 1995 (in both instances Schumacher was out – for the significance of this, see below). I said that Benetton won AFTER Schuie left because it’s TRUE – e.g. Gerhard Berger at Hockenheim. I said that Lotus did NOT win after Senna left because it’s TRUE – he scored their LAST EVER victory. The number of points Benetton reaped after 1995 DID decline dramatically – but they would have anyway, with the overpowering strength of the 1996 and 1997 Williams…I bet even Ayrton Senna himself couldn’t have used a Benetton to beat the Williams to the title in those years! :-D
“…Didn't they have the money at that time? Weren't they capable?? “ You seem to have misunderstood the point I was making about mega-rich teams. ESPECIALLY where you wrote “…McLaren would have had a bigger budget than Benetton (correct me if I am wrong, that’s my one assumption). So, using your own argument about budgets as well, Senna had a better car than Schumacher…” No, I am NOT saying that the quality of a car increases directly with the amount of dollars available. That would be facile. My point was that the mega-rich teams that Schumacher has ALWAYS driven for never had to make do with a sub-standard package of engines, tyres, personnel etc. to the extent that Senna did when he drove for Lotus. This means that Senna’s achievements at Lotus, in a relatively poor car (because the team did not have the assets to make a better one relative to the competition at the time) were NEVER mirrored by Schumacher, who has ALWAYS driven for a team with much better resources. THIS means that I am more impressed with what Senna achieved before he won championships than I am with what Schuie achieved before he won his own.
No, Ryan, I am NOT saying that McLaren was poor. Ferrari and McLaren were both stable, rich teams. But Schumacher could only join one or the other, couldn’t he? He chose Ferrari, but HAD he joined McLaren, it would NOT have disproved my point, and it would NOT have implied that I thought that Ferrari had no resources.
You asked “…how come Ferrari didn’t win a Driver’s Championship since 1979 until Schumacher did it…” (Well, they’d have won it sooner than they did, as early as 1999, had Irvine NOT been required to submit track position to Schumacher earlier that year, to the detriment of his own point’s total). Anyway, that is an ENORMOUS question, and any answer would require amongst other things a complete regurgitation of the key events, deals and developments of all the championships from 1979 to 2000. Shorthand is - SOMEBODY was going to win the title back for Ferrari eventually, given the team’s resources. Had he been equal priority, EDDIE IRVINE could have taken it (see above). Also, it was NOT ONLY the arrival of Schumacher that changed the team’s fortunes; the revival of Ferrari was an ENORMOUS project, initiated and ‘sold’ to the sponsors, management and so on LONG BEFORE Schumacher signed for them, and which would have occurred anyway without him. The arrival of Todt, Brawn, Stepney and Byrne (and many others), revised sponsorship and investment levels, revised team-orders and even a new attitude (“There’s no point being fast if you don’t finish”) also helped turn things around. However, all this really doesn’t stick to the point of our debate, which is “Who’s Better – Senna or Schuie?”
“…Also, if Byrne & Brawn’s Technical interpretations are not correct, the authorities would have dealt with it...” Well, that is as great a display of blind faith in the sport’s decision-makers as I have ever seen. You only have to have seen the unpunished scandals of illegal barge-boards, de facto traction control, photographs strongly suggestive of banned differential braking systems, the controversy over flexible floors and rear wings, Michael Schumacher’s lead-weighted crash helmet that he took to an official weigh-in (depressing but true), and Benetton’s use of an unapproved fuel filter (that THEY said would actually SLOW refuelling down, but which reliable sources have stated would SPEED UP pit-stops by about a second). This second may not sound like much until you remember the pit-stop in Brazil, ’94, when Senna entered the pits AHEAD of Schuie – and left the pits BEHIND him…somehow!...There are many others, but most of these scandals and infringements have NOT been punished, despite having been either corrected or even being allowed to creep into the sport, to the EXTREMELY vigorous protests of fans, commentators and drivers alike. (Incidentally, as further demonstration of the advantage of having Ferrari putting most of their resources into one driver, look at the end of the 1999 season. After Schumacher crashed at Silverstone, Eddie Irvine became Ferrari’s championship hope, and, boy, Irvine’s points-per-race average fairly SOARED!...He was winning THIS, he was winning THAT…even taking into consideration Mika Salo’s self-sacrificing help, the man was somehow…mystically…REBORN! All of a sudden, the form of the Ferrari No.2 and underdog literally SKY-ROCKETED, to the point that he clawed back so much ground and reaped so many points that he was challenging Mika Hakkinen for the title by the last race of the season that year!)
In response to “…Why can’t you speak about ’92 ??.. I agree with you that Senna & Schumacher were not in comparable cars. Senna was in the car that won the Drivers Championship for the four years prior to that..” my reply is: because at the time of writing I was not immediately and intimately familiar with the results of that season, and the reasons for them. I was unprepared for someone to attach such huge significance to that one year, to the only complete racing year in Schumacher’s and Senna’s overlapped lives where Schumacher, for SOME REASON, scored more points. However, because this seems to be such a pivotal issue with you, I have decided to look into the 1992 season – here are my findings: The first thing I learned - and it was a strongly-recurring theme – was that at the start of 1992 the McLaren car was NOT by ANY MEANS up to the relative standards of previous years. In fact, by around half-way through the *1991* season McLaren were losing serious ground, and Senna took the title that year thanks to the amount of points he’d gained at the START of the season, when Williams were still trying to improve their package. This, Ryan, I hope will finally put the last nail into the coffin of your frankly EXASPERATING habit of insisting that a team that won championships in previous years must always logically still be front-runners the year after (or even SEVERAL years after!). Anyway. For various reasons, in 1992, Schumacher retired *4* times. My sources inform me that he scored 53 points that season. So far so good. Now, Ayrton Senna retired for various reasons *7* times, and scored 50 points. How badly did the different rate of fail-to-finishes affect the result? Well…looking only at races that they finished, Schumacher earned an average *4.8* points per race. Which is pretty decent. Ayrton Senna scored an average *6.25* points per race. This means that Ayrton Senna, rather more often than not, finished in a higher position when he finished a race than Schumacher did when HE finished a race. The inevitable conclusion, then, is that it was MACHINERY (*NOT skill*) that let Senna down. This means that in 1992, he retired on THREE more occasions than Schumacher. and yet finished only *3 points* behind him, in a season where, when he DID finish, he scored on average *6 points* per race. That really says it all. Given equally reliable machinery, Senna would have WHIPPED Schumacher. Further proof that when Senna finished he tended to BEAT Schumacher pretty convincingly can be seen in their tally of wins that year – Senna, *3*; Schumacher, *1*. I’m not taking anything away from Schumacher’s performance in 1992. He proved himself to be a bright new talent. Really impressive, beautiful. All I’m saying is that, adjusting for retirements, he just didn’t do as well as Senna, that’s all.
Incidentally, here you say “…Couple that with the fact that he had 8 years’ experience against Schumacher’s six races, Senna should have beaten Schumacher hands down...” Whereas HERE, you say: “…There are other factors such as the Chassis that could make a big difference…” And, even more damning: “…Statistics don’t say the whole truth, but longer the period (or larger the sample) the greater the accuracy. 10 – 13 years (160-200 starts) should give a fare result…” Oh? So you AGREE that the results over one year (16 starts) don’t give a representative result? So you AGREE that, say, 1992 on its own isn’t enough? OK, then how about we compare the race performances of EVERY race that the two men appeared in together? It’s easily done, and it would only be fair! Representing the results of 41 races, it is the biggest sample of comparative data possible for this discussion. Here are the results, pinched from PlanetF1’s superb archive…
Head to Head Race Results:
(Schumacher is on the left, Senna is on the right).
Won 5 10
Finished Higher 17 20
when both finished 7 10
Retirements 14 14
(Incidentally, this table DOESN’T display the fact that Michael Schumacher never achieved a single pole position while Ayrton Senna was alive).
Ryan, what I hear from you is “..Schuie got higher numbers in 1992, Schuie got higher numbers in 1992…” over and over. Don’t be fooled by the bigger numbers from that one year, Ryan. If it’s JUST THE POINTS IN THAT ONE YEAR that matter - Patrese scored *56* points that season, which is more than either of them. So Ricardo Patrese was a better driver than Senna AND Schuie, right?...(Nope!)
”Tell me, what’s so good about “THE Alain Prost” compared to Hakkinen , Montoya or Raikkonen ??” I swear, Ryan, this is your finest yet! MUSEUM quality! Here are a few important pointers… Senna: Got NO sacrificial help from team-mate in all his Championship years.
Schumacher: Got CONSTANT sacrificial help from team-mate in all his Championship years. Senna: Beat Prost, who’d achieved many victories, and multiple championships.
Schumacher: Beat Montoya and Raikkonen at first when they were novices in different teams from him in years when he had a strong car and, later, beat them when they were more clued-up about Formula One when he had the DOMINANT car.
Senna: Beat Prost, a tremendously strong-running veteran of the sport, in an EQUAL car. Schumacher: Has NEVER beaten champion material in their prime in an equal car. POSITIVELY DEMANDS relatively mediocre team-mates, who must always take a subservient role. Schuie, recently, has beaten **Eddie Irvine** and **Rubens Barrichello** in equal cars (with UNequal team orders). Looking further back to his Benetton championship years, in an equal car he beat Johnnie Herbert (who was really never the same after the accident early in his promising career that smashed his feet to bits), Martin Brundle (a good man and solid driver but, sadly, never a race-winner), Ricardo Patrese (a former race winner but WELL past his prime when he - ahem! - ‘raced’ with Schumacher) and Jos Verstappen. Oooh! ‘Jos the boss!’ I’ll let others pick apart the rest of your argument, Ryan. I could type about the differences between Senna beating Prost and Schuie beating those other chaps all day.
Also, you said: “…You say that in ’94 Senna’s car was “Difficult” quoting Frank Williams. Paul you are the one saying that Senna was good & won in these sort of cars…” Yes, given time, mate! Fair play, even in that tricky car he got 3 pole positions out of 3. He was CRASHED INTO once, spun on another occasion whilst trying to catch what I and many, MANY others have always thought was a VERY SUSPICIOUSLY nimble Benetton, and lastly suffered a fatal accident whilst leading a race. Senna would have won eventually that year – even Alain Prost said that Senna could maybe have even beaten Prost’s record of 51 race wins in 1994, had he lived (Senna had 41 at the start of that year). No-one could possibly pretend that the outcome of those 3 races were anywhere NEAR representative of Senna’s actual talents (or Schuie’s, for that matter). Then you said: “…How come Hill managed to push Schumacher to the limit in the same car ??...” Where you yet again return to your INFURIATING tendency to imply that cars cannot be developed or improved throughout the course of a year. Well, the ’94 Williams WAS developed and improved throughout the year. So too, I presume, was the Benetton, but Williams seem to have clawed back more ground. Get this into your head – **THE WILLIAMS CAR AT THE END OF THE SEASON WAS OF GREATER QUALITY THAN THE CAR THAT STARTED IT**!! As a matter of fact, it was so good that in order to win that year, Schuie only managed it by intentionally ramming Hill, just because he'd knackered his own suspension and knew he was going to lose the championship by his own mistake. I say again, Schumacher had to punt Hill off, after Schuie had damaged his own car by hitting a wall seconds before, as the result of his own error! How can ANYONE who wants to talk about Schuie’s skill refer to the ’94 Championship, the world-renowned PINNACLE of underhand, spiteful skullduggery and foul play, without cringing with embarrassment for the man?
Incidentally, I presume that the apparently tasteless comment ”…As for Williams cleaning the floor with Benetton : with due respect, Senna should have kept his car on the track in the first place. THREE IN A ROW in the best car is not good at all...” was unintended. Having been raised to have regard for folk and to give them the benefit of the doubt I will assume that you were NOT talking about Senna’s retirements when you stridently declare “…THREE IN A ROW in the best car is not good at all…” The reason being that not only was one of those retirements caused by someone else shunting him off, but also that another one actually resulted in a horrifying fatal accident that Senna, whilst negotiating an easy turn, for some reason could not avoid. So I presume in your defence that you are NOT implying, in ghastly terms, that Senna was so prone to lapses of judgement and skill as to be routinely incapable of keeping a car on a track. So you must have been talking about pole positions. That MUST be it, because the alternative “THREE IN A ROW” would be ghoulish. You must have meant “Three pole positions in a row in the fastest car is not an impressive performance,” but even so I remind you that Frank Williams himself said that the car at the start of the year was a difficult one, so either way you look at it, with that statement of yours, you are missing the point.
Also you said “…George from Greece: Firstly, please read my comments on Lotus again & try to comprehend – or ask someone else to explain it to you… “ You don’t need to patronize George as he made the same perfectly reasonable interpretation of your statement (about a team apparently having to be good in one decade after having won a championship in a previous decade) as I did.
“…On the subject of Contracts & Team mates, although I don’t think it is sporty, you can’t blame Schumacher for it…” Well, actually, Ryan T. from Sri Lanka, yes, we can! Schumacher’s “ME!-ME!-ME!” attitude has cheapened the sport for millions of fans and obscured his true level of skill. I actually really rooted for Schumacher when he was trying to beat Hakkinen, whom I saw as the dullest man in the world. But it was obvious even then that there were some serious questions to ask about Michael Schumacher. Eventually, I lost all respect for him in Austria 2002 when he took the win from Rubens, the guy who’d been on pole, and who’d led the entire race until the last few meters. Schumacher, with 10 points won as a direct result of his own demands, lacked the moral courage to even stand on the top of the podium while his country’s National Anthem played. He was getting jeered and booed by about 100,000 people anyway, why didn’t he just take his lumps? If he was doing something he could justify, and doing the right thing, why was he so humiliated?
“…Wonder what would have happened if Senna was the man at McLaren & Prost wanted to join ?...” Frankly, I think that after 1988 Senna wouldn’t have minded. Senna could beat Prost. That’s why Prost FORBADE Senna to join him at Williams when Prost joined them in 1993. (Just like Piquet vetoed Senna a few years earlier). Senna wanted to join Williams for 1993 as well, but was vetoed. He would have loved to drive against Prost, because Senna knew Senna was better.
Finally, in response to “…Team mates helping the No.1 driver has always been there. I don’t like it but that’s there to stay. The mistake Ferrari made was that they were open about it. However, you can hand pick the number of times Schumacher got help from his Team Mate. Most of the time his mate was behind his competitors…” Yes, team orders have always been a feature of F1, BUT NOT TO THE SPORT-DESTROYING, CONTEMPT-INDUCING EXTENT THAT SCHUMACHER DEMANDS. It is THIS more than anything else that cheapens Schumacher’s currency. And have you considered how much the-team-mate-usually-being-behind-him is INEVITABLE, given the difference in the way they are treated as the result of his own demands? How much of it is down to preferential budget allocation, testing time (remember when Schuie was given his 2002 (or was it 2003?) Ferrari before Rubens got his?) imbalanced resources and technical personnel (…ever noticed how many car failures Rubens suffers compared to Schumacher?...). Ever noticed how in the 12-lap qualifying, Irvine or Rubens would routinely be sent out first, to assess the properties of the track and let Schuie view the telemetry TO THE DISADVANTAGE OF THEIR OWN QUALIFYING POSITION. And remember how in the race Irvine would bunch the pack up and make overtaking difficult while Schumacher romped away?...The list goes on…
**Here is an open plea to team Ferrari – you are rich enough and strong enough to be able to run two Championship contenders, which has ALWAYS been the desire of the millions of fans who are the financial bedrock of Formula One. Millions of folk say that Senna vs. Prost at McLaren were among the greatest years of the sport. By now you must surely understand why NO-ONE likes to hear the words “…and Barrichello is in the lead, so that’s another 10 points for Michael Schumacher…!...” Ferrari, drop this attitude of putting all your eggs in one basket, give your team-members equal priority, with one of them eventually beating the other SOLELY ON MERIT like all of the other big teams and let’s go ‘RACING’ again!**
The logic is circular, and very, very tired. “Schumacher gets preferential treatment because he’s the Championship hope. And he’s the Championship hope because he gets preferential treatment.” Where does one cross the line, when does one change into the other? Regards all, Paul D - Scotland
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An investigation is underway after a camera was found in a bathroom at a Natomas school, the school district said.The small camera was found Tuesday in the staff bathroom at the Natomas Park Elementary School main office, the Natomas Unified School District said in a letter to parents.“We do not know if the camera was functional. It had a memory card that did not appear to be wirelessly connected,” the district said in a statement.Officials checked all other bathrooms in the school and no other devices were found, the district said. Police were called and are investigating the incident.“Though nothing suggested the issue extended beyond this one staff bathroom at Natomas Park, out of an abundance of caution we checked restrooms at all district campuses (Thursday) and nothing suspicious was found,” the district said.Anyone with information about the case is urged to call Sacramento Police at 916-264-5471.
NATOMAS, Calif. (KCRA) —
An investigation is underway after a camera was found in a bathroom at a Natomas school, the school district said.
The small camera was found Tuesday in the staff bathroom at the Natomas Park Elementary School main office, the Natomas Unified School District said in a letter to parents.
“We do not know if the camera was functional. It had a memory card that did not appear to be wirelessly connected,” the district said in a statement.
Officials checked all other bathrooms in the school and no other devices were found, the district said.
Police were called and are investigating the incident.
“Though nothing suggested the issue extended beyond this one staff bathroom at Natomas Park, out of an abundance of caution we checked restrooms at all district campuses (Thursday) and nothing suspicious was found,” the district said.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call Sacramento Police at 916-264-5471.
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Residents along SH 154 want mailboxes moved for safety
By Alex Leroux | October 30, 2019 at 11:20 PM CDT - Updated October 31 at 10:31 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - On Monday evening, Robert Denton was crossing State Highway 154 to get his mail.
“He was walking across the street to the mailbox and tripped and fell and was knocked unconscious,” said Cindy Guyon, Robert’s daughter. “The first car, luckily, saw him fall, but the second car was angry because she slammed on her brakes and he flew around her.”
Guyon saw the incident happen and said they’ve been trying to get the mailboxes on their street moved for a while now.
“We’ve tried to get the mailboxes moved, but they aren’t interested unless they took a petition,” said Guyon. “He asked for all the mailboxes on this side to be moved, but the post office said a petition would be the only way to do it.”
She posted on Facebook about the incident and learned of many others on the same highway having the same issues; including Debra and Eddie Strachan.
“He walked up the hill and fell right in the middle of the road,” said Debra. “Fortunately, he wasn’t unconscious or anything, he was able to get himself up before any traffic came through.”
Debra said they’ve both gotten notes of medical hardship from their doctors requesting the mailboxes be moved to their side of the highway and given them to the post office.
But, they said nothing has been done for almost two years.
“If that is a possibility, which it must be, why can’t a carrier go up one side and down the other and if that can’t be done I don’t understand why the hardship case has to take so long and why it’s not being acted upon,” said Debra. “We’ve gone through their process, what they’ve requested and they haven’t acted on it.”
In February of last year, Debra’s next door neighbor died while crossing to get the mail.
“Bella and I had gone to the end of the driveway so she could check the mail and she got out of the truck to check the mail,” said Deanna Smith, Debra’s nest-door neighbor. “She never looked and she was hit by a car.”
Smith said no one was really at fault in her daughter’s death, so it was forgivable, but she said often it isn’t an accident.
“We can’t predict what the person driving the car is doing and we go to cross that road and somebody isn’t paying attention it puts our lives in jeopardy,” said Smith. “So, I wish and hope they can do something to protect that.”
Smith said she understands moving the mailboxes may add some extra work to the mail carriers, but she hopes the post offices will prioritize the safety of the homeowners.
Guyon said she and her family are going to start a petition to have the mailboxes moved by their house in Big Sandy.
Debra and her husband plan to go to their congressman next, if the petition doesn’t help out.
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I have been approached by Mr G with a request to transfer his options in the company to his super fund, for personal reasons.
He holds 1,000,000 options, expiring next May, and exercisable into ordinary fully-paid shares in the company at $1.00 each. These options were granted free of charge in 2009 when the company floated on the ASX, being in consideration for his assistance in the share float (IPO).
According to the Options Agreement, the options may be transferred, but only with the prior consent of the board. There is no minimum vesting or escrow period in relation to the options or the shares.
The duly executed options transfer form is attached, for your information. I am not aware that there is any specific/legal requirement(s) for such document other than as necessary to clearly identify the securities being transferred and that it be signed – although in the opinion of some advisers such may be covered by Part 7.11 (Title and Transfer) of the Corporations Act.
Stamp duty no longer applies in Queensland (where the company is taken to be registered) on an options transfer because the underlying securities are stock exchange listed (which themselves are exempt from stamp duty) – but, incidentally, I do not know the current situation with regard to stamp duty on options transfers in other Australian states.
I understand from Mr G’s accountant that he may be liable for capital gains tax on the options transfer, because the underlying value of the relevant shares (ie, the market price on the ASX) has increased over time since the IPO – but I believe that is a matter for the parties to the transfer, not us.
Note that following processing of the options transfer form, details of the transfer must be included in the Options Register as per section 170 of the Act.
I recommend board approval to the options transfer.
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Address: 3 Hutton Centre Drive Ninth Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92707
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Areas of Practice Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Complex Commercial and Insurance Litigation, Contract Disputes, Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Insurance Bad Faith, Arbitration and Mediation, Employment, Insurance
David E. Hayen is an experienced civil litigator, specializing in complex litigation, including personal injury, contract disputes, intellectual property, including unfair competition, trade secrets and trademarks, and insurance bad faith. Mr. Hayen has also specialized in the arbitration and mediation of personal injury, commercial, employment and insurance matters, having served as an arbitrator and mediator with The Center for ADR, the American Arbitration Association and Judicate West.
Mr. Hayen attended law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review. He graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Economics, Business Administration and Philosophy.
For ten years, Mr. Hayen was Assistant General Counsel for Aramark Inc., where he assisted clients in various industries, including the magazine and publishing industry, the transportation, the uniform rental and food service industries. Mr. Hayen supervised litigation matters, including personal injury matters, negotiated and drafted trade secret, service mark and patent license agreements, drafted complex agreements for the purchase of computer hardware and software and represented Aramark before various governmental agencies.
Mr. Hayen is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association ("LACBA") and Century City Bar Associations ("CCBA"). For the CCBA, Mr. Hayen was the Founding Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and Chair from 1997–1999; and Chair of the Corporate Law Section from 1983-1986. For the LACBA, Mr. Hayen was a Founding Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Executive Committee.
Selected Speaking Engagements: Continuing Education of the Bar panelist, "Contractual Arbitration" and "Judicial Arbitration." LACBA panelist, "Evaluating Cases for ADR-The State of the Art." CCBA Corporate Law Section, "Employee Termination." LACBA Real Property Section panelist, "Aftershocks-What Litigators and Real Estate Attorneys Need to Know About the Northridge Quake." LACBA Construction Litigation Section panelist, "“The Availability of Attorney’s Fees Under the AIA Form Contract." Panelist or Moderator for eighteen CCBA Corporate Law Section Programs, including, "The Art of Legal Negotiation" and "Negotiating and Enforcing Computer Contracts."
Bar Activities: Member of the State Bar Standing Committee On the Administration of Civil Justice, 1993-1995.Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, CCBA, 1997–99, 1985–88.Member, Board of Advisors, Institute for Corporate Counsel, 1984–86.Member, CCBA Board of Governors 1983–86.Delegate to the California State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1983–1986.Recipient, Award for Service in the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program, State Bar of California, 1984.
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[Review] 'Vivarium' is a Terrifying Yet Timely Account of Forced Isolation
Vivarium - noun - An enclosure meant to keep animals in a simulated environment which mimics their natural habitat...
...Sometimes the premiere of a movie coincides with real-life events which suspiciously seem to mirror or predict the outcome of the particular film. The horror comedy Idle Hands (1999) follows the story of high school students being murdered at the hand of a fellow student, which follows a pretty common slasher storyline, but this particular teen-horror unfortunately premiered ten days after the Columbine shooting. Needless to say, the ticket sales suffered and Idle Hands quickly disappeared from theatres. On the other side of the coin, in 1979 a thriller called The China Syndrome showed a reporter’s attempts to expose the dangers of a faulty nuclear power plant. Twelve days after the movie premiered the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station experienced a partial meltdown and ticket sales for the film increased as audiences wanted more nuclear-power inspired drama. Both of these films could not predict the massive events which would occur in the movies’ opening weeks, but coincidence or not, the events helped shape the success of the films. So, what if a movie premiered and it eerily echoed our current state of existence? I’m not talking about fear of contagion or distrust of government or others. I’m talking about a film which displays extreme isolation and forced social-distancing. Vivarium comes from the inner workings of Lorcan Finnegan’s mind (Without Name) and this well-casted isolation-horror shows Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots as two people separated from the world. When Finnegan originally wrote the script and began casting in 2018, how was he to know intense confinement would become the norm?
Now before you dismiss the film completely with your cries of “too soon” and “I want to be happy,” just shut-up for a second and keep one thing in mind while you become trapped with Tom (Eisenberg) and Gemma (Poots) in their endless suburban hell: this film is a romance-horror. Yes, you will observe a couple enduring a mentally-exhausting year of psychological abuse, but the pair finds small ways to flirt and express their love for one another. It is still a bleak romance story, but if these two can find ways to love each other through everything, then the rest of us can make it through a quarantine.
Gemma the school-teacher and Tom the gardener want to take the next step in their relationship and find a new house. The giggly and loving couple, however, cannot decide on their future home, so they inquire from one of the creepiest real estate agents ever seen. Unfazed by the unsettling demeanor of Martin (Jonathan Aris), the house-hunting duo willingly follow the Stepford-wife of real-estate agents into a bland labyrinth of sameness. And even as Tom and Gemma drive away from civilization, the loving couple takes part in an endearing car ride duet which further establishes the bond the two of them share. On top of the world, they pay little attention to the sign which reads “Yonder. You’re home right now. Quality family homes. Forever.” The punctuated addition of “forever” further extends the creepy endlessness stretched out as far as they can see. All the houses look identical, even down to the single pale green hue which covers the interiors as well as the lawns. Not really the ideal location or scenery for the young pair, but they no longer have a choice.
Even if you find Martin unsettling, you will miss him when he is gone. After Tom and Gemma realize they are alone in the sterile environment of Yonder, the two try to make a break for it, but what starts as a humorous exit becomes frustration and then leads to terror. Unable to drive-away or even observe a non-Yonder house, more drastic measures are attempted. However, instead of a route home, the unseen forces of the nightmarish-suburbia gifts the couple a baby with the promise of release if they raise the child. So, no way out, no working phone, or source of entertainment, and now the addition of a third member to the sequestered family. Gemma presents the child as a ‘boy,’ but “Not-a-boy” becomes a more accurate description.
The child actor Senan Jennings plays an amazingly creepy creature as Not-a-boy becomes a constant drain on Tom and Gemma’s already grueling existence as the piercing screams of the child come without warning and rule the lives of the unfortunate pair of captives. Also, when it comes to creepy kid tropes, Jennings checks off quite a few boxes. Within the dull interior of the prison-home, Not-a-boy sits in front of a tv which only plays fragmental images of static. The images hold no interest to the adults, but the small creature now in their care becomes mesmerized by the pointless pictures. Further evidence for including Not-a-boy in the long list of terrifying children comes from how he looks and sounds. Even though quite young, the child dresses like a door-to-door religion peddler and even more disturbing is the strange voice the creature uses. Combining vocal traits of Tom and Gemma (and even Martin) the older sounding voice emanating from the childlike face creates a discordant and off-putting effect. No matter what your thoughts are on the young, after witnessing the physiological destruction the child unleashes, you are going to want to reach out and check on your quarantined friends with children. They might not be doing so well.
The fight to avoid isolation and the revulsion demonstrated by the couple (mostly from Tom) grows with each agonizing day in captivity as they find themselves forced into a life they did not ask for, nor want. Without human interaction, people have no roles or purpose, so the detainees of Yonder grasp for any responsibility which will bring fulfillment. Resorting back to their lives on the outside, Gemma eventually begins attempts at teaching Not-a-boy, and on day 98 of solitude Tom collects his gardening tools from the truck of their defunct car and aims his spade and pick at the fake lawn. Digging a hole fills the time, gives Tom an objective, and puts space between himself and the creature (and, unfortunately, Gemma too). In fact, the more Tom works on the hole, the more distance he puts between himself and everything he knows. As if he is self-isolating himself in an already lonely situation.
Perhaps the premiere of the film came at the wrong time as so many of our lives now revolve around self-isolation. Or perhaps the movie comes at the right time as it creates a realm of social-fiction which shows us where the human mind could go if quarantined for too long and we can be thankful our situation will never be as bad as Tom and Gemma’s. Or maybe the film serves to be a combination of the two options. Escapism becomes a sought-after trait when looking for a distraction from today’s realities but hitting close to home also presents an alternative perspective on life (which some will find troubling). Horror usually borders between the obscure and the familiar, so perhaps Vivarium is simultaneously the perfect film for the times and also the perpetuator of nightmares. Either way, you must excuse me. I got a hole to dig.
Enter Vivarium when it releases on Digital/VOD March 27th from Vertigo Releasing.
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Burkinabe security forces patrolling near Gorgadji 2019 Reuters/Luc Gnago
Government security forces allegedly executed 31 civilians in a counterterrorism operation in Djibo
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that on 9 April 2020 31 unarmed persons were killed by security forces in Djibo, 200 km north Burkina Faso’s capital. Burkinabe security forces have three military camps in the region to counter the presence of jihadist terrorists who have been recruiting new members among local Peuhl and Fulani communities. Islamist armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahel have been present in Burkina Faso since 2016, spilling over from neighbouring Niger and Mali.
Local residents feel caught in the middle of this crossfire, with both security forces and extremist armed groups threatening their lives. In fact, since 2017 jihadist groups killed more than 300 civilians in Burkina Faso, while government forces have killed several hundred men for alleged support to these groups. A Djibo resident said to HRW: “The jihadists have been roaming around lately. It’s like we’re punished for their mere presence.” All the men killed on 9 April belonged to the Fulani ethnic group and died after being arrested by heavily armed security forces in armoured vehicles. According to witnesses, the bodies of the victims – made unrecognisable by bursts of gunfire – were found a couple of hours after the arrest nearby cemeteries.
HRW reports the words of a man who lost his brother in the 9 April killings, who declared: “How can unarmed people be thrown into a vehicle by our own army and murdered without even being interrogated or tried?”. Burkinabe defence ministry has promised to act upon these allegations by opening an investigation on the matter. Nevertheless, similar incidents have occurred in the past and local officials have done little to hold the perpetrators accountable. Corinne Dufka, Sahel director at HRW, urged competent authorities to impartially investigate this alleged war crime and to suspend all the officials involved from their duties until the release of the investigation’s outcome.
To know more, please read:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/20/burkina-faso-security-forces-allegedly-execute-31-detainees
https://af.reuters.com/article/burkinaFasoNews/idAFL8N2C868I
https://af.reuters.com/article/burkinaFasoNews/idAFL8N2C83Q9
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/burkina-faso-security-forces-executed-unarmed-detainees-hrw-200420061935931.html
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Amazon Says Nearly 20,000 Employees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
19,816 Amazon workers, or 1.44 percent of the company’s front-line employees, have tested positive or been “presumed positive for COVID-19.”
Amazon revealed the figure in a blog post published Thursday.
The company says it employs 1,372,000 front-line employees across both Amazon and Whole Foods.
via The Verge:
The blog marks the first time Amazon has disclosed how many of its workers have contracted COVID-19, and comes after months of demands for increased transparency from workers, governments, and Amazon investors. Amazon warehouse workers have reportedly even worked amongst themselves to attempt to determine how many of their colleagues have contracted the disease. The disclosure is also notable following comments from Amazon senior vice president of worldwide operations Dave Clark in May, who said that the “total number of cases isn’t particularly useful” in a 60 Minutes interview.
Amazon points out that its 19,816 cases are lower than the 33,952 it estimated it would have seen, when comparing its total employee count with a general population case rate reported by Johns Hopkins University. But while that might paint Amazon in a positive light, at least 10 employees have died from the disease, NBC News confirmed with Amazon in an article published yesterday. The company didn’t discuss those deaths in today’s blog post.
Amazon says it conducts thousands of COVID-19 tests per day, with a goal of doing 50,000 tests a day across 650 sites by November. The company also says it has distributed more than 100 million face masks, instituted temperature checks, and introduced “enhanced cleaning procedures” at its sites.
However, workers at a warehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana told The Verge that cleaning has been uneven and that the site has been too crowded for appropriate social distancing in May. And three warehouse workers sued the company in June, claiming that working conditions put them at risk of COVID-19 infection.
The question is … does everyone trust Amazon to be truthful about their numbers?
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Posted: Feb 14, 2020 / 10:19 AM EST / Updated: Feb 14, 2020 / 10:19 AM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 is a sellout for the fifth consecutive year.
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Here's who won't get a second stimulus check from the COVID-19 relief bill
Some people who got the first coronavirus stimulus check won't be getting the second one. Here's why and the latest on the status of a second stimulus check.
Author: TEGNA
Published: 2:30 PM CST December 26, 2020
Updated: 7:32 PM CST December 27, 2020
WASHINGTON — After days of uncertainty, President Donald Trump on Sunday night signed the $900 billion pandemic relief package that had passed Congress after months of negotiation.
The president signed the measure, along with a bill funding the government, just days after he made a surprise, eleventh-hour demand for $2,000 relief checks.
Days ago, Democrats said they would call House lawmakers back to Washington for a vote Monday on Trump’s proposal to send out $2,000 relief checks, instead of the $600 approved by Congress. But the idea is likely to die in the Republican-controlled Senate, as it did among Republicans in the House during a rare Christmas Eve session.
Now that Trump has signed the Congress-approved plan for $600 stimulus checks per person, not everyone is eligible.
Here's where things stand and who would or wouldn't get a second stimulus check.
Will you get a second stimulus check if you got the first one?
Because the second stimulus check passed by Congress is half the size of the first check, not everyone who got a payment in the Spring will get money this time around.
If your 2019 reported income was $75,000 or less, under the current plan you would be eligible to receive the full $600 one-time payment. Couples who reported an adjusted gross income up to $150,000 would receive $1,200.
If you reported making more than $75,000, you would receive partial payments dropping by $5 for every $100 above the income limits.
So an individual who earned $86,900, for example, would get $5 under Congress' approved plan. During the first round of direct money, the money phased out at $99,000 for a single filer.
If you're a couple making $174,000 or more, or a head of household making more than $124,500, you also won't get a second stimulus check.
Would dependents get a stimulus check?
The second round of stimulus checks proposed in the COVID-19 relief bill that Congress passed in December uses similar criteria as the CARES Act to determine which dependents are eligible.
So adult dependents, such as college students, don't qualify for the second stimulus check.
Those who are eligible for relief who have dependent children under the age of 17 will get an additional $600 per child. That's $100 more per child than the first round of relief payments.
Who else isn't eligible for the second stimulus check?
If you're a "non resident alien" in the U.S., then you would not be eligible for a second stimulus check. Those without a Social Security number that is valid for employment also would not be eligible.
The IRS has previously noted that deceased individuals, along with estates or trusts, are not eligible. Despite that rule, a government watchdog report from June found at least 1.1 million stimulus payments were sent to Americans who had died.
One key change from the CARES Act is that households where one spouse doesn't have a Social Security number but others do would be eligible for the second stimulus check. During the CARES Act, households were disqualified from getting funds if a member didn't have a Social Security number.
How much will the stimulus checks be?
The plan that Congress approved and President Trump signed on Sunday night would give most adults a $600 one-time payment, plus $600 per dependent child. The COVID-19 legislation was combined with an end-of-year spending bill and sent to President Trump, who then made a surprise demand for Congress to up that amount to $2,000 stimulus checks.
Democrats plan to call House lawmakers back to Washington for a vote Monday on Trump’s $2,000 proposal, though it would probably die in the Republican-controlled Senate. Republican lawmakers already blocked one effort for $2,000 checks during a Christmas Eve session of the House.
RELATED: Republicans block $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID-19 aid in chaos
When would stimulus checks go out?
Now that President Trump has signed the relief bill into law, a potential timeline is a bit clearer.
During the first round of economic impact payments, President Trump approved the CARES Act on March 27 and the first checks started appearing in people's bank accounts about three weeks later, during the week of April 14.
However, because the IRS already did a lot of the set-up work during the first round of payments, there's a chance a second round of stimulus checks could be sent out faster.
In an interview on Dec. 21, before Trump's demand for bigger checks, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Americans can expect to receive stimulus payments in just a few days after the bill becomes law.
If you received your first stimulus check by mail, you'll want to sign up for direct deposit to make sure you get it quicker. It's likely that paper checks won't arrive until weeks after payments are sent out to those who set up direct deposit.
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In this April 23, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump's name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, in San Antonio.
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Twitter Changes Make Customer Relations Even Easier
At least two-thirds of the adult American population has used Twitter as a means of reaching out to various companies. In some cases, the interaction is positive, or comes in the form of a recommendation to friends and followers. In other cases, these tweets are worded as complaints. In fact, nearly half of the adult population has shared negative reviews of products, services, or of a company’s customer service. The takeaway – monitoring your twitter feed is nothing short of essential.
Social Media Examiner has touched on this topic in various blog posts – suggesting that it is very important to have a plan in place before the customers have the opportunity to tweet to the brand.
This is a very public arena. Saying the wrong thing, or even saying the right thing in the wrong way, can cause a serious reputation disaster. It is easy to make a mistake in responding to social chatter, particularly when the tweets are attacking your brand, product, service, or customer interaction. But, setting aside emotion, to respond in a respectful, timely manner can give the person on the other end, and a much larger Twitter audience, a great impression of your customer relations.
In the same blog post, Social Media Examiner acknowledged the fact that the Twitter 140-character limit can make it difficult to say everything that you need to voice to your customers. The writer suggested using the reply feature, removing your Twitter handle (which automatically appears when you click reply on a tweet), and using this to continue your message to the consumer.
That may not be necessary any longer, however. Twitter has changed the rules, in a great way. The 140-character rule is still, technically, in effect, but, there is one major difference. There are certain aspects of tweets that will no longer apply to the 140-character count. For instance, when you hit reply, to the customer tweet about your brand, that person’s Twitter handle will automatically appear (@soandso). Before the rule change, that handle would have counted as characters, thereby further restricted the length of your return message. Now, that will no longer be the case. Additionally, you can include links, photos, gifs, and more without limiting your voice.
If there is a particular question that your customer has asked via Twitter, for instance, you can respond with 140 characters, for that person’s benefit and that of anyone else seeing the tweet, but also link to an informational page on your website. This will undoubtedly improve your ability to handle the brand-related chatter on Twitter.
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January 03, 2008 Special Sections » Annual Manual
Joining the culture club ...
by Flyer Staff
VISUAL ARTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
119 S. Main, 523-2787
Housing one of the largest collections of artwork from the Q'ing dynasty, the Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art also contains such rare items as an imperial cinnabar throne, intricate jade sculptures, and ivory masks. Accompanying activities often include Chinese musical performances, martial arts demonstrations, and calligraphy demonstrations. The museum was founded in 1998 by Memphians Jack and Marilyn Belz, who have been collecting Chinese art since 1968.
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens
4339 Park, 761-5250
dixon.org
Boasting a permanent collection that includes works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cezanne, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens is continuing the lifelong devotion to the arts sparked by Margaret and Hugo Dixon, who left their home and 17-acre estate for Memphians and tourists to enjoy. The Georgian-style residence is surrounded by formal English gardens, open vistas, and woodland areas. Major exhibitions of paintings and sculpture are held throughout the year. Open-air concerts also are held periodically.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Overton Park, 544-6200
brooksmuseum.org
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art maintains a permanent collection that includes a print study room with more than 3,000 works of art on paper, as well as galleries filled with French Impressionism, Flemish and Italian Renaissance and Baroque, and 20th-century art, making Brooks the oldest and largest fine-arts museum in Tennessee. In addition to a series of exhibitions held throughout the year, Brooks also hosts First Wednesdays, social events including entertainment that take place on the first Wednesday evening of every month.
Memphis/Germantown Art League
mgal.org
The Memphis/Germantown Art League was formed in 1976 by ten artists meeting in Germantown. Since then, the membership has grown to almost 250 and spans Tennessee and three neighboring states. The purpose of this non-profit organization is to aid its member artists in their professional growth and artistic skills by providing exhibitions, workshops, and demonstrations.
Memphis Jewish Community Center
6560 Poplar, 761-0810
jccmemphis.org
Formed in 1949, the Memphis Jewish Community Center is a multipurpose complex serving more than 6,000 members in the Memphis area. The Shainberg Gallery at the MJCC features several exhibits consisting of mostly paintings and drawings throughout the year.
National Ornamental Metal Museum
374 Metal Museum Drive, 774-6380
metalmuseum.org
Since its humble beginnings in a former military hospital, the National Ornamental Metal Museum's exhibits have continued to grow in stature over the years. A non-profit organization, the museum relies on funding from donors as well as tuition received from classes and workshops. Exhibits change every two to three months.
College and University Galleries
Galleries throughout the Memphis area offer a wide-ranging schedule of changing exhibitions, usually dedicated to art created by their students and faculty, but often bringing in important traveling exhibitions as well. Major galleries include:
The Art Museum at the University of Memphis
amum.org
The university's art gallery houses two permanent collections, "Egyptian Antiquities" and "The Spirit of Africa," as well as a wide range of temporary exhibits of contemporary art. Admission is free and guided tours are available for groups of up to 60.
Christian Brothers University Gallery and Museum
650 East Parkway South, 321-3432
cbu.edu/library/gallery
A venue for temporary exhibits which display the work of both students and a variety of guest artists throughout the year.
Jones Hall Gallery
Jones Hall, Room 109, The University of Memphis
Lab gallery at the University of Memphis, featuring BFA exhibits, graphic-design shows, and more.
mca.edu
An art and design institution that is committed to recognizing and cultivating the diverse abilities of each student — and to preparing them for a future that will utilize and appreciate their talents to the greatest extent. The gallery presents changing exhibitions — often showcasing the work of faculty and students — throughout the year.
Rhodes College Clough-Hanson Gallery
2000 North Parkway, 843-3442
rhodes.edu
Clough-Hanson shows contemporary works by students and guest artists.
7950 Trinity, 737-7322
balletmemphis.org
Founded in 1985 by Dorothy Gunther Pugh as Memphis Concert Ballet, Ballet Memphis began with just two professional dancers and a $75,000 budget. Today, the company is the most successful ballet organization in the city's history. Ballet Memphis puts on four shows a year at The Orpheum, while holding classes in classical ballet for all ages and levels.
3405 Summer, 323-1947
classicalballetmemphis.org
Classical Ballet was founded in 1989 and is now part of the Germantown Performing Arts Centre. Members of this pre-professional company have won the Craft and Choreography Scholarship from the Southeastern Regional Ballet Festival.
Concerts International
home.midsouth.rr.com/webs/ConcertsInternational/
Concerts International has been bringing chamber music to Memphis for 35 years.
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
3100 Walnut Grove, 324-3627
memphissymphony.org
Founded in 1952 as the Memphis Sinfonietta, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra has grown over the years into one of this city's most important cultural organizations. Today, more than 850 musicians, staff, and volunteers in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, the Memphis Symphony Chorus, the four separate orchestras within the Memphis Youth Symphony, and the Memphis Symphony League operate with a $3.8 million budget to present music to radio, television, and live audiences of more than half a million people annually.
Opera Memphis
6745 Wolf River Blvd., 257-3100
operamemphis.org
One of the oldest continuously running opera companies in the nation, Opera Memphis often enjoys full houses at the historic Orpheum Theatre. Performances are often in Italian with English translations projected above the stage.
TRAVELING PERFORMANCES / LOCAL VENUES
Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center
3663 Appling, 385-6440
bpacc.org
The Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center (BPACC) is more than a venue for business meetings and commercial functions. It boasts a performance schedule that spans a diverse selection of disciplines in music and theatre. The BPACC will also be hosting an ongoing Family Series, a Sunday Jazz series, and a Dinnerstage series.
Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center
60 Perkins Ext., St. Mary's Episcopal School, 537-1486
stmarysschool.org/thebuckman
Named after the philanthropist Mertie W. Buckman, this center on the campus of St. Mary's Episcopal School presents concert and dance series that continue throughout the year.
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
255 N. Main, 726-0915
thecannoncenter.com
Located in downtown Memphis, the Cannon Center offers regular concerts by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and is a stop for touring children's shows and popular comedians and musicians.
Germantown Performing Arts Centre
1801 Exeter, 757-7256
gpacweb.com
The Germantown Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) has been hosting excellent performances viewed by Mid-Southerners for 13 years, and this season will continue that tradition. In addition, the IRIS Chamber Orchestra, directed by Michael Stern, will continue a tradition of noteworthy performances.
The Orpheum Theater
Main and Beale, 525-3000
orpheum-memphis.com
The Orpheum proudly stands as one of the original downtown theaters of Memphis and one of the premier performing-arts centers in the Mid-South. In addition to bringing Broadway productions and a wide array of other entertainers to the area, The Orpheum also hosts local companies such as Ballet Memphis and Opera Memphis.
Hattiloo Theatre
656 Marshall, 502-3486
hattilootheatre.org
Repertory theater in downtown Memphis presenting classical and original works with largely African-American themes.
Playhouse on the Square and Circuit Playhouse
51 S. Cooper (Playhouse), 1711 Poplar (Circuit), 726-4656
playhouseonthesquare.org
A company of professional actors who live in the Memphis area prepares and produces a variety of shows throughout the year at two primary venues, Playhouse on the Square and Circuit Playhouse.
Poplar Pike Playhouse
7653 Poplar Pike, 755-7775
ppp.org
The Poplar Pike Playhouse at Germantown High School has received wide acclaim for the level of dramatic performance and training it has achieved. Actors coming out of the program have appeared on Broadway and on television.
Rhodes College McCoy Theatre
A student-composed cast and crew put on about four productions per year, inviting established actors from the Memphis community to act alongside them and share their acquired knowledge of both the business and craft of drama.
Theatre Memphis
630 Perkins Ext., 682-8323
theatrememphis.org
Theatre Memphis is the longest-running community theater company in the area, with a main stage and the intimate setting of Next Stage, formerly known as the Little Theatre.
2085 Monroe, 274-7139
theatreworks.org
TheatreWorks is made up of five organizations: Playwright's Forum, Emerald Theatre Company, Our Own Voice Theatre Troupe, Memphis Black Repertory Theatre, and Voices of the South.
University of Memphis Theatre and Dance
memphis.edu
Annually puts on a full season of performances that includes plays and dance concerts, featuring both students and faculty.
Bartlett Community Theatre — bartlettcommunitytheatre.org, 484-2646
Germantown Community Theatre — germantowncommunitytheatre.org, 3037 Forest Hill-Irene, 754-2680
Artists on Central — 2256 Central, 726-0330.
David Lusk Gallery — davidluskgallery.com, 767-3800
DCI Gallery — dcigallery.net, 767-8617
Delta Axis @ Marshall Arts Studio — deltaaxis.org, 522-9483
Fountain Art Gallery — fountaingallery.com, 458-7100
Jack Kenner Photography — jackkenner.com, 722-8877
Java Cabana (coffeehouse with gallery) — javacabanacoffeehouse.com, 272-7210
L Ross Gallery — lrossgallery.com, 292-5559
Lisa Kurts Gallery — lisakurts.com, 683-6200
Lulalyn — lulalyn.com, 278-0111
Material — 2553 Broad,
MO's Memphis Originals — mosedge.com, 413-1315
Montyshane Gallery — montyshane.com, 413-8865
Painted Planet — 2158 Young, 728-6278
Perry Nicole Fine Art — perrynicole.com, 405-6000
Dance Works — danceworksinc.org, 333-5174
Now in its 21st year, Dance Works offers classes in classical ballet and modern dance and will add hip-hop in 2008. Performances, often featuring renown guest teachers, are presented four times a year.
New Ballet Ensemble — newballet.org, 726-9225
The New Ballet Ensemble goes one step beyond classical ballet training, embracing all forms of dance from hip-hop to modern. The troupe presents several shows a year, including its annual crowd-pleasing "Nut Re-Mix," a twist on the classic Tchaikovsky ballet.
Project: Motion — projectmotiondance.org
Dance collective specializing in modern dance.
Indie Memphis — Focuses on Southern filmmaking and Southern films. Yearly festival. indiememphis.com, 246-7086.
MeDiA Co-op — Group devoted to digital filmmaking. MeDia Co-op hosts screenings, workshops, and a yearly festival. mediaco-op.org, 278-9077.
Memphis Film Forum — Hosts annual Memphis International Film Festival, bringing in actors and filmmakers. memphisfilmforum.org, 273-0014.
Beethoven Club Series — beethovenclub.org, 274-2504
Calvary and the Arts — calvaryjc.org, 525-6602
Germantown Symphony Orchestra, germantownsymphony.org, 755-8708
Lindenwood Concerts — lindenwoodcc.com, 458-1652
Memphis Chamber Music Society — 758-0150
Memphis Vocal Arts Ensemble — memphisvocalarts.org, 458-9766
READINGS AND BOOK SIGNINGS
Barnes & Noble — 794-9394 (Winchester), 386-2468 (Wolfchase)
Bookstar — 323-9332
Borders Books and Music — 754-0770
Brentano's — 763-1945
Burke's Book Store — 278-7484
David-Kidd Booksellers — 683-9801
Java Cabana — 272-7210
River City Writers Series — 678-4591
Waldenbooks — 373-5301 (Wolfchase), 360-8023 (Hickory Ridge)
Xanadu Book Store — 274-9885
Blues Foundation — Sponsors events that promote the blues. blues.org, 527-2583.
Center for Southern Folklore — Downtown venue offers live music, coffee and beer bar, retail shop, and a museum. southernfolklore.com, 525-3655.
Harrell Performing Arts Theatre — The town of Collierville's concert hall and cultural center offers musical, theatrical, and dance performances as well as community classes. harrelltheatre.org, 853-3228.
Lantana Projects — Lantana Projects is an international artist residency program. Exhibits and arts-related events occur throughout the year. lantanaprojects.org, 491-3821
Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Inc. — The Alliance offers a wide selection of classes, as well as a venue for performers. memphisblackartsalliance.org, 948-9522.
Memphis Pink Palace Family of Museums — Includes Pink Palace and Museum, the IMAX Theatre, Sharpe Planetarium, and the Lichterman Nature Center, the Pink Palace Family hosts various arts programming all year long. One popular event is the annual Crafts Fair in October. www.memphismuseums.org, 320-6365.
ArtsMemphis
artsmemphis.org
ArtsMemphis provides operating funding for more than 20 local arts groups, including Ballet Memphis, Opera Memphis, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Theatre Memphis, and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
UrbanArt Commission
urbanartcommission.org
This commission champions public art and urban design in Memphis and Shelby County. Projects include the Cooper-Young trestle, the walkway outside the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, and the aluminum sculptures of dancers at Ballet Memphis.
South Main Arts District
southmainmemphis.org
In recent years, old warehouses and stores in a once-neglected area of downtown Memphis have been refurbished into shops, restaurants, and galleries. On the last Friday of every month, visitors can hop aboard the Main Street trolleys for tours of the area's many art galleries, which include:
Art Village Studio and Gallery — 410 South Main, 521-0782
D'Edge Art & Unique Treasures — 550 South Main, 521-0054
Delta Axis Power House —45 G.E. Patterson, 578-5545
Disciple Gallery — 390 South Main, 386-4299
Jack Robinson Gallery & Archive — 44 Huling, 576-0708
Jay Etkin Gallery — 409 South Main, 543-0035
Joysmith Studio — 46 Huling, 543-0505
Memphis College of Art On the Street Gallery — 338 S. Main, 272-5100
Rivertown Gallery — 125 South Main, 527-7573
Sue Layman Designs — 125 G.E. Patterson, 527-2872
Then and Again — 521 South Main, 521-9846
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GWAR will never die, kick off Eternal Tour
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on October 15, 2014
In response to some metal fans calling on GWAR to call it a day after the tragic passing of Dave Brockie, band manager Sleazy P. Martini has issued a statement:
“If I wanted your opinion, I would just knock you unconscious and urinate on your face. Which wouldn’t elicit much of an opinion at all – just the way I like it. You see, GWAR is a perpetual and unstoppable force. If I tried to retire them, I most certainly would end up flayed, shredded, pulled and served with coleslaw and fries to Gor-Gor. One who is a lion tamer cannot suddenly decide to stop and ask his lions to become house cats. And GWAR’s lust for human carnage cannot properly be met in semi-retirement on the talk-show circuit. So the shows must go on. And they have, starting with Riot Fest in Chicago. The GWAR Eternal Tour starts tonight in Norfolk, VA. and goes through December 13th in Baltimore, MD”
The band has already added two new members, Blóthar on lead vocals, and Vulvatron, and announced their “Eternal Tour” with Decapitated and American Sharks, which starts tonight.
Martini continues:
“In response to all you haters who would give your left nut to see GWAR finally call it quits, you can go ahead and keep your left nut and hang it from your nose-ring for another 30 years, because GWAR AIN’T GOING NOWHERE! And though you may think GWAR sucks, remember that GWAR is immortal. So, long after your lame hipster ass is in the ground being used as a luxury condo by worms, maggots and pill bugs, GWAR will still be alive, sucking forever.”
Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, passed away on March 23rd, 2014, at the age of 50, just a few years after the death of guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus, who passed on November 3, 2011 at the age of 34.
GWAR w/ Decapitated and American Sharks:
10/15: Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
10/16: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/17: Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
10/18: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium – “Rock and Shock Festival”
10/19: Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
10/21: Louisville, KY @ Expo Five****
10/22: Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater
10/23: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
10/24: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
10/25: Austin, TX @ Emo’s – “Housecore Horror Film Festival*
10/26: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
10/28: Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
10/29: Sauget, IL @ Pop’s Nightclub
10/30: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
10/31: Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall**
11/1: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
11/2: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
11/3: Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
11/4: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory Concert House
11/5: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
11/6: Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
11/7: Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Live
11/8: Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
11/10: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
11/11: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/12: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
GWAR w/ TBA and American Sharks:
11/14: Vancouver, BC and Commodore Ballroom
GWAR w/ Corrosion of Conformity and American Sharks:
11/15: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
11/16: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
11/17: Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall
11/19: Fargo, ND @ The Venue
11/20: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theater
11/21: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
11/22: Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
11/23: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection***
11/25: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
11/26: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/28: Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
11/29: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
11/30: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
12/2: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
12/3: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
12/4: Pensacola, FL @ Venue 578
12/5: Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live
12/6: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
12/7: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
12/8: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater
12/9: Toronto, ON @ Opera House
12/10: Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theater
12/11: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
12/12: New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
12/13: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
*No American Sharks
**Havok plays on this show
*** The Meatmen play on this show
**** Huntress plays on this show
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Steven M. Safyer, MD, President and CEO of Montefiore, attended the Association of American Medical Colleges' Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems in Washington, DC, and introduced Senator Charles Schumer – a long-standing and tireless champion of academic medicine and the Affordable Care Act.
Dr. Safyer thanked Senator Schumer on behalf of the patients and families Montefiore serves and also for all he has done to not only expand coverage, but everything he is currently doing as leader to ensure Congress does not lose sight of how their decisions will affect real people, like our patients and hard-working employees. The Senator is a long-standing and tireless champion of academic medicine and Montefiore's unique patient care, education, research, and community service missions.
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Montefiore President and CEO, Steven M. Safyer, MD, joined with leaders from six of the nation's most prominent health systems in Washington, D.C. to discuss the importance of protecting coverage and innovation made under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Dr. Safyer was also among a group of 20 healthcare executives who signed a consensus statement calling for policies to protect coverage for our most vulnerable citizens.
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How many calls did McGregor respond to in 2018?
2,222 total calls. We foresee an increase of approx. 5% per year in call volume, although there have been signs that the rate of increase is accelerating at a greater pace.
How many EMTs do you have?
We have roughly 60 active volunteer members. Nearly half are advanced life support (ALS) providers, including Paramedics and Advanced EMTs.
How many ambulances do you operate?
We have three Advanced Life Support ambulances available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. During large scale events, McGregor will staff up to 6 ambulances to meet the demand of said events.
I like the idea of a volunteer organization, but I have a few questions:
If you have to rely on volunteers, are your ambulances really "available" 24 x 7?
While on duty, the majority of our members stay at the station, day and night, ready for calls. This gives the quickest "out the door" time possible. We have an enviable record of 99% availability. This compares well with the best services in the state. For the rare times when we are unavailable, Dover and other towns are ready with an ambulance.
How long does it take the ambulance to begin responding when there is a call?
1.18 minutes is the average time until an ambulance rolls out the door. Again, these times compare favorably with the best in the state.
How long does it take the ambulance to get to the scene of the emergency?
6 minutes 20 seconds is the average time until an ambulance arrives on scene (from when we are first notified) (in Durham/UNH, the average time is approximately 4 minutes). This is among the fastest ambulance response times in the state, including both paid and volunteer services. Not surprisingly, this time is mostly affected by how far we have to travel.
Our EMTs live in the communities they serve; often one of our EMTs, outfitted with life-saving equipment, arrives and begins care prior to the arrival of an ambulance or fire department vehicle.
I've heard that for most major problems, it's important to have a paramedic:
Does McGregor have paramedics?
McGregor has 14 active paramedics. This allows us to make a paramedic available virtually every time one is required (99.9% availability). We are often able to deliver two paramedics for major calls (e.g. cardiac arrest) or when two calls occur at the same time.
Locally, over 57% of ambulance transports require a paramedic. In part, this is because only a paramedic can perform the vast majority of advanced procedures and medication administration.
Paramedics are only one component of a successful EMS response. Other essential components include a first responder (usually not a paramedic) who arrives on scene rapidly and provides stabilization, as well as other EMTs who are part of the ambulance crew. McGregor has 20 Advanced EMTs. Advanced EMTs can also perform certain advanced life support procedures, but have a more limited scope of practice than Paramedics.
Are there other paramedics available locally?
Unfortunately, the local availability of paramedics is limited. While the local fire departments have excellent advanced life support providers, they have very few paramedics and, unlike hospitals in other areas, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital does not offer paramedic service.
Durham Fire Dept. has 1 paramedic; Madbury Fire Dept. and Lee Fire & Rescue do not have providers operating at the paramedic level. Although there are other more distant agencies that have paramedics, they are further away and have little excess capacity to serve our communities.
Are your volunteer paramedics and EMTs highly skilled?
Many of our senior "volunteers" are seasoned emergency medical professionals who work (or recently worked) for some of the most highly-regarded EMS agencies and Emergency Rooms in the area, including:
Frisbie Memorial Hospital EMS
Exeter Hospital ALS Intercept Services
Wentworth Douglass Hospital Emergency Dept.
Exeter Hospital Emergency Dept.
Portsmouth Hospital Emergency Dept.
Boston MedFlight
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team
How do your volunteer paramedics and EMTs maintain their skills? How do they compare to other paramedics?
To remain highly-skilled, paramedics and EMTs must do two things: (i) perform a high volume of skills, and (ii) attend continuing medical education.
Four factors ensure that our providers remain highly-skilled:
We cover four communities rather than just one, yielding a high volume of calls.
Many of our senior providers work for multiple medical services.
Our continuing education efforts are dedicated to improving our medical skills; we do not divide our attention by focusing on other emergency disciplines.
Our providers often pursue advanced-level courses beyond the minimum requirement. For example, while all paramedics are required to be certified in ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), several of our providers are certified at the ACLS-Experienced Provider level and two of our paramedics are ACLS Instructors.
All of this sounds expensive. I thought one of the benefits of a volunteer organization was low cost?
High-quality EMS is expensive. Nonetheless, McGregor is extremely cost effective for several reasons:
1. Cost to Taxpayers is Low
Most of the cost is paid by insurance companies.The communities collectively pay less than 20% of the cost.
Four communities share the cost, keeping the cost reasonable for all.This point is key, as the costs for two ambulances are the same whether covering one community or four.
Private donations fund a portion of our capital costs.
2. Volunteer Organizations are Inherently Cost Effective
Thousands of free volunteer hours annually.
No dedicated administrative staff.
Overhead is exceptionally low
Volunteers thus save the communities over $590,000 per year. Capital costs excluded.
I live in Lee (or Madbury or Durham). Don't we need to have our own EMS agency and ambulance?
We ARE your hometown ambulance service. Our volunteers are residents of Durham, Lee, and Madbury and students at UNH. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization and we serve all of our communities equally. While we have historically been known as "Durham Ambulance Corps," we are not an agency of the Town of Durham and we are not part of the Durham Fire Department.
Working together, Durham, UNH, Lee and Madbury have built a first-class EMS system that is extremely cost-effective. This system—in which a local first responder service (your fire department) is coupled with a separate "regional" agency (McGregor) providing primary EMS transport and treatment—is the prevalent model used across the United States. Standing alone, without a significant increase in cost, it would be very difficult for any of the communities to operate a high-quality, paramedic-level EMS transport system.
I thought our fire department also has EMTs? What role do they play?
McGregor and your fire department are both integral parts of your town's EMS system. While we work closely together to provide care to the patient, the roles we play are quite distinct.
McGregor's primary role is providing medical care prior to and during transport to the hospital. Our ambulances are outfitted with the latest advanced life support equipment. For many life threatening emergencies--including cardiac arrest, lethal heart rhythms, severe breathing emergencies, severe allergic reactions, and seizures—we can "bring the ER to you," performing many of the procedures that would be performed in the hospital emergency room.
Your local fire department performs several roles at EMS calls. The primary roles of the fire department at major EMS scenes include responsibility for safety, fire, rescue and hazardous materials issues. For example, at a car accident, the fire department may be engaged in extricating the patient from the wreckage, addressing fire and explosion hazards, and performing traffic control. In addition, firefighters that have been cross-trained as EMTs provide outstanding EMS first responder care.
How long has McGregor been providing service to the community?
McGregor was founded in 1968 in memory of "Doc" McGregor, who sought to improve EMS in Durham and surrounding communities. New Hampshire towns have historically enjoyed a strong ethic of community service. Our volunteer fire and EMS organizations are a fundamental part of the "core fiber" that helps preserve and maintain our central character. McGregor Memorial Ambulance, with over four decades of volunteer service to the community, exemplifies this ethic.
What do your "customers" (i.e. Town residents) say about your services?
Here's what our customers had to say in written survey responses:
"When the ambulance arrived they were professional but more importantly compassionate and explained every move they had to make. They made me feel safe when they moved me. Each and everyone who was there talked to me and calmed me with their concern. I can't say enough for the care I received. God bless you all." McGregor Patient, January 2005, Lee NH
What recent patients said about the quality of their care:
99+% Strongly Agree or Agree that the crew was "skillful and competent."
"Such competent volunteers"
"All who responded did an excellent job of caring for me..."
"I suggest a ride in a simulated injury situation for every one of [the town's leaders] to experience the excellence of care."
"Always excellent"
"Very professional, competent, and compassionate (ambulance crew)."
"Excellent job."
"I felt completely comfortable that I was being treated by professionals."
"I feel honored to have been in your care.... I was very impressed by the expertise."
Is McGregor entirely volunteer? I thought you had a few paid EMTs?
We have two paid EMTs on-duty every day from 6a to 6p. One is a Paramedic and one an Intermediate/Advanced EMT. Note that, although they are not required to do so, much of the paid staff are also available when off-duty.
They respond to EMS calls (when volunteers are unavailable). In addition, they perform double-duty, performing administrative tasks, maintaining the operational readiness of the ambulances and providing training. Like most non-profit organizations, McGregor requires a small number of employees to facilitate the work of the volunteers.
Our board of directors are all volunteer.
I understand some of your EMTs are UNH students. Are newly trained EMTs taking care of my family?
Patient care is always in the hands of one of our senior "crew chief" EMTs. McGregor crew chiefs have, on average, participated in over 250 McGregor calls and have years of experience. In addition, they must have completed over a year of rigorous training and passed a "crew chief" promotional examination.
McGregor ambulance crews meet standards that far exceed the state minimum requirements for ambulance crews, and, to our knowledge, are as rigorous as any in the state.
Bear in mind that even a new EMT must have completed a state-certified course, passed a national written and practical examination and be licensed by the State of New Hampshire. Even with these qualifications, however, a new EMT cannot qualify as even a junior McGregor crew member without performing additional McGregor training and passing a McGregor written and practical examination. It would thus be impossible for any new McGregor EMT to be in charge of patient care.
We are proud of our student EMTs, which today comprise approx. 30% of our volunteers.
What other benefits does McGregor provide to our community?
Positive Relationship Between the University, University Students and Towns
Every day, the commitment of our student volunteers enhances the positive image of UNH and its students. Moreover, it is one way in which the University gives back to the surrounding communities. McGregor provides initial medical training for scores of UNH students who have gone on to become doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
UNH offers EMT and Advanced EMT courses to students and New Hampshire residents. These courses act as a crucial "feeder" for new McGregor volunteers. Many of the instructors for these courses are also McGregor members.
Preparedness for Large Scale / Mass Casualty Incidents
In today's environment, prudence requires that we be prepared in the event that a large scale incident—whether accidental or deliberate—occurs at any of the large sports, entertainment, educational or transportation venues located in our communities. With our large group of medical volunteers, we can rapidly deploy the EMS personnel required to begin treating the ill and injured. A large, dedicated EMS capability frees our dedicated firefighters to focus on the fire, rescue and haz mat aspects of such an incident.
Core Feeder Organization for Seacoast EMS, Fire and Hospital Organizations
With its unique focus on training and continuing education, hundreds of McGregor’s members have gone on to careers as EMTs, doctors, nurses, firefighters and police officers in the Seacoast area and beyond. McGregor alumni include:
Dr. Lukas Kolm, EMS Medical Director and Emergency Physician at WDH
Dr. Joseph Mastromarino, EMS Medical Director and Emergency Physician at Exeter Hospital
Dr. Dave Heller, Emergency Physician at Portsmouth Hospital.
McGregor maintains one of the most active EMS training programs in the State of NH. We provide training to our own members and help coordinate training for other EMS providers in the Seacoast area.
Extensive weekly and monthly training in-house
One of the top EMS educators in NH is a member
Key provider of EMT education in the Seacoast
EMT Refresher Classes
EMT Classes
Advanced EMT Classes
Emergency Vehicle Operations
McGregor provides public CPR, First Aid and Defibrillator Instruction Studies show that teaching CPR to citizens and teachers saves lives!
Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support
Public outreach and education is a key component of McGregor's service to the community.
McGregor offers frequent CPR, first aid and defibrillator classes in the community and in Oyster River schools
McGregor has approximately 15 AHA Certified CPR Instructors.
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Incredible V12 Forza Ferrari!
By Kurt Quambusch Classic Cars slider Comments Off on Incredible V12 Forza Ferrari!
An incredible V12 Ferrari build to bring the legendary Daytona Competizione to be enjoyed by the masses.
Dream cars are funny things. Often, we can’t quantify what it is that makes us love them, we just know we do. The Ferrari Daytona’s maybe a bit different. If you don’t go weak at the knees when you see one, you’re a bit dead inside.
Those two names – Ferrari and Daytona – are steeped in evocative racing history. Then there’s the 1960s-styled curvaceous body, quad headlights behind plexiglass, deep-dish wheels shod in fat tyres and a bonnet – which goes on for days – concealing the signature piece. A Ferrari Colombo V12. Once you hear one rumbling, you truly understand the passion surrounding this most famous of Italian marques.
First revealed at the 1968 Geneva Salon, the Daytona’s factory name was the far duller 365GTB/4. The Daytona name was given by the automotive media to honour Ferrari’s 1-2-3 victory at the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours, and it’s not hard to see why it stuck. Some 1400 Daytonas were built between 1968 and 1975 – about 125 being 365 GTS/4 convertible Spyders – while 15 Daytona Competizione factory racers were made between 1971 and 1973. And they were good. They won class victories at Le Mans in 1972, 73 and 74, and one finished fifth outright in 1971.
Valuable? You bet. Daytonas sold at auction in recent years – mainly in the USA and Europe – have gone for the equivalent of around $1million. And that’s just road-going ones. With only 15 Competizione racers produced, prices for these are off the scale. In July 2018, the Daytona which scored outright fifth at Le Mans sold for, gulp, 12.5million Euros. That’s over $20 million in our money. With such value, clearly it’s destined for a life of pampering and demonstration laps rather than being raced as intended.
Which brings us to the rather special car here. No, it’s not one of the 15 original Competiziones, but a faithful and excellent recreation built on a genuine Ferrari chassis with V12 engine. And, unlike those 15 hyper-valuable originals, this one is regularly enjoyed on race tracks and at hill climbs, bringing joy to crowds that would never otherwise see one. The driver’s not the shy type either, ensuring this Daytona is well exercised and tears along at a bloody fast rate.
He may be 77 years old, but Queenslander Trevor Bassett has lost none of his enthusiasm for Ferraris, or his outright speed. “I had a schoolboy crush on Porsches and Ferraris as a teenager,” he said. “Back then it was the Porsche 356 and 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France, and by age 21 I owned an MG ‘A’ twin cam. A Brisbane friend bought an old 1951 Ferrari 212 and gave me a drive, and all I wanted was a Ferrari after that.”
He got there eventually, and is now on to his 16th Prancing Horse. His first car was an MG TC – “that’s when I learned how to pull apart cars and put them back together,”– before moving onto Jaguars. In 1976 he bought his first Ferrari – the beautiful 246GT V6 Dino – and has owned Italian cars ever since, including 15 Alfa Romeos.
While his racer may not be original, Trevor has previously owned three genuine Daytonas, plus two Berlinetta Boxers, four Dinos, three 365 GT4 grand tourers and a 308 GTS. His slightly more sensible everyday Ferrari is a 2004 575 Maranello. He has a particular affection for Ferrari V12s as they’re so under-stressed. “I raced a 365 GTC/4 for 15 years, would pull the engine down every five years to do the valves and bearings, and just had no trouble,” he said.
A racing Daytona was the dream however, but a genuine one wasn’t an option. “There’s too much initial outlay and too much to lose if I write it off in competition,” he said. “I sold the 365 GTC/4 because it was now a $300,000+ car competing against $30,000 cars, so I decided to rebody a Ferrari 400.”
Now the Ferrari 400 isn’t the most loved machine to ever come out of Maranello. It wasn’t particularly pretty or fast, and had the dubious honour of being the first Ferrari available with an automatic transmission. Positively, it used a V12. Trevor owned a 1977 carburettor example and decided it’d be an ideal base to build upon. “It wasn’t that good a car,” he said. “It had been customised in Hong Kong so I didn’t feel guilty about chopping the body off it.”
An engineer shortened the 400’s chassis by 300mm to make it the same size as a Daytona’s, cutting out the section where the rear seats were. “The floor is shortened but all original, the 400’s front and rear firewalls remain and we fitted another 400’s five-speed manual gearbox.” As for the mainly glass fibre body, it came from North Carolina as somebody there had got hold of body moulds from English company, Autocraft, which had converted 25 Daytonas into Spyders. “He made us four bodies at the same time, one each for a mate and me, and we have two more bodies waiting to be converted,” said Trevor.
While fitting the new body was no easy process, Trevor said from what he saw, all front-engine Ferrari V12s are the same measurement from steering wheel to front axle, so minimal modification was needed. The moulds were Daytona road car ones though, so to get the Competizione look Trevor and his mate had to make fibre-glass flared guards front and rear – these being glued to the 400’s steel inner guards – while the racer’s fared-in headlights and smaller grille had to be designed themselves.
It’s hard to miss the wheels, isn’t it? These yellow rims are a genuine spare set of Daytona Competizione Campagnolos bought from Europe, 15-inch diameter in 9-inch (front) and 11-inch (rear) sizes, shod in Avon 295 tyres. “They’re a massive footprint,” Trevor said. “I find you can get too much grip at the back, so that’s why the car understeers a bit.” The shock absorbers are all-aluminium adjustable items, rear brakes are standard but up front are larger Brembo rotors from a later Ferrari.
The 400’s mighty V12 proudly stuffs the engine bay, fed by six Weber 40 DCOE carburettors replacing the original 38s. “Once you get the jets right the only problem is when a bit of dirt gets in,” Trevor said. “Otherwise the Webers are pretty reliable.” He does all the car’s tuning and servicing himself, but employed EnzoTech on Brisbane’s north side to rebuild the motor with higher compression, higher lift cams and larger bore exhaust extractors. The original sodium-filled engine valves, which were very prone to rust if not used regularly, have been replaced with stainless steel ones.
“I Raced A 365 Gtc/4 For 15 Years, Would Pull The Engine Down Every Five Years To Do The Valves And Bearings, And Just Had No Trouble.”
“It now has around 430 horsepower at 8000rpm, which is about 80hp more than a standard Daytona,” he said. “Mine would leave an original one for dead as they’re about 1600kg. This one’s 1450kg, whereas a true competition Daytona is 1350kg.” The differential has a lower ratio better suited to racing, and while the V12 could offer more power, Trevor wants the car to remain sensible for road use. “For historic racing, I think you should drive to the track, race, then drive home again.” The cabin’s a beautiful blend of 70’s class and racing purpose. A full roll cage, Momo racing seats and harnesses have been fitted, while the dashboard and instruments are original Daytona bits bought from a Californian Ferrari wrecker. There’s gorgeous quilted leather, Ferrari metal gear knob that feels superb in the hand, and evocative Veglia gauges. A magnificent place to go racing Hitting 240km/h at 8000rpm in this Daytona tribute must be quite the experience. “That V12 can just about bring tears to your eyes with the sound they make,” Trevor said. The car’s mainly used at Queensland’s Morgan Park, but also proves itself as a reliable and tractable thing around town. “I can go along at 1500rpm in fifth gear and it’ll just pull away,” he said. “It’s reliable and just needs normal servicing, though it holds 16-litres of oil so you don’t feel like changing it too often.”
It’s a shame the original Daytona Competiziones are so valuable as it means very few people will ever see, hear and feel one driven properly. Trevor’s faithful recreation is the perfect alternative; beautiful, aggressive, loud and spectacular. Just the way a proper race car should be.
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3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company Unit History
24 July 1945, Baugnez (Malmédy), Belgium. Symbolic Cross erected to honor the memory of the US PWs shot by German Waffen SS troops during the Battle of the Bulge on 17 December 1944 (aka Malmédy Massacre). Article published in the Belgian Weekly “Le Patriote Illustré” dated 29 July 1945.
Following the Great War, and during the 20 years following it, the responsibilities of The Quartermaster General mainly applied to the permanent cemeterial functions that had to be administered in times of peace. He not only had direct control over Arlington National Cemetery and Mexico City National Cemetery, but in addition was responsible for the establishment and general supervision of all national cemeteries, soldier plots, confederate burial plots, monuments, and military parks under the jurisdiction of the War Department, as well as the maintenance of all records pertaining to them. His peacetime functions were greatly expanded by the sharp increase in the size of the United States Army in 1940, and after Pearl Harbor, by the additional responsibilities exercised in wartime in connection with graves registration activities overseas. These responsibilities were further extended in fall of 1943 by the designation of The Quartermaster General as Chief, American Graves Registration Service. He was now also charged with formulating the necessary policies for the operation of the Graves Registration services outside the continental limits of the United States (as per WD, Cir # 206, dated 11 Sep 43) and assigned to organize the return of the remains of American dead, including those of the Army – Navy – Marine Corps – Coast Guard and civilian employees of the War Department and other agencies of the US Government, after the cessation of hostilities.
The 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company was officially activated as per Letter AG.322 (26 Nov 43) ref. OB-I-SPMOU-M, dated 26 November 1943, effective 10 January 1944 at the Quartermaster Unit Training Center, Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming (Army Service Forces Training Center + Quartermaster Replacement Training Center + Quartermaster School, acreage 94,874; troop capacity 665 Officers and 16,518 Enlisted Men –ed). Constitution and assignment were issued per Letter, Headquarters, Seventh Service Command, SPKSA 322 (10 Jan 44), Omaha, Nebraska, dated 10 January 1944.
The original cadre of 15 EM was obtained from Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment, 496th Quartermaster Battalion, Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming, with the balance filled from draftees transferred from various Reception Centers in the Zone of Interior and from EM stationed at Fort Francis E. Warren.
The organization’s Commanding Officer was Captain Graydon C. Kays, O-367130, QMC, from Los Angeles, California.
After having been constituted the unit was assigned to the Seventh Service Command and organized in accordance with T/O 10-297, dated 6 November 1943, with an authorized strength of 6 Officers and 124 Enlisted Men (later amendments were introduced; C1 dated 25 November 1943 and C2 dated 22 December 1944, with a final authorized strength of 6 Officers and 119 EM). While serving in the European Theater, the unit was to operate under the code name “Daisey”.
Report of 3042d QM GR Co listing American dead grouped at one of their Collecting Points near Bastogne, Belgium, dated 15 March 1945.
In World War Two, Quartermaster Graves Registration Companies fell under the category “General Service and Miscellaneous Units”, including such other organizations as: QM Service Companies – QM Salvage Collecting Companies – QM Fumigation and Bath Companies.
Training was immediately initiated with the unit participating in one of the specialized courses set up by the Quartermaster School. This Graves Registration course was established in response to requests from Theater Commanders late in 1942 for Officers capable of handling casualties occurring in combat zones, and eventually three 2-week classes for Officers were initially conducted during the first half of 1943. This type of course followed by the 3042d stressed practical field work and improvisation in Graves Registration operations.
The organization went through its 6-week phase of basic military training, followed by basic technical instruction and specialized field training under actual bivouac conditions away from all military installations.
Highlights of the unit’s training and other activities:
13 February 1944 > fired 40 cal. 30 rounds during M-1 Carbine practice course
15 February 1944 > fired M-1 Semi-Automatic Rifle cal. 30-06 for record course “C”
17 February 1944 > completed Infiltration course
22 February 1944 > completed Basic Training course
23 February 1944 > fired 50 cal. 22 AA rounds during familiarization course
23 February 1944 > completed QM Service School
13 March 1944 > completed Chemical Warfare Training course
30 March 1944 > passed the required Overseas Physicals
8 April 1944 > viewed the compulsory Censorship Film
11 April 1944 > completed the Malaria course
15 April 1944 > granted a 7-day pre-POE furlough for all Enlisted personnel
The 3042d QM Graves Registration Company was transferred from Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming, to the New York or Boston Port of Embarkation, for further permanent movement overseas under shipment no. 1106-LL with readiness date 1 May 1944, as per WD 370.5 (4 Apr 44) OB-S-E-SPMOT-M, dated 7 April 1944, amended by WD 370.5 (8 Apr 44) OB-S-E-SPMOT-M, dated 11 April 1944. The organization was ordered to transfer to Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, for staging, per Special orders # 121, Headquarters ASFTC, Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming, 30 April 1944.
The Company effectively departed from Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming, 2 May 1944, reaching Camp Edwards, Massachusetts (Antiaircraft Artillery Training Center –ed), 5 May 1944 (per Troop Movement Table, 6 June 944) where it would remain until 13 May 1944.
“Holy Scriptures” often used by Chaplains for services in the field. Left: Christian Prayer Book, published by the Augsburg Publishing House, 1945. Right: Jewish Holy Scriptures Prayer Book, published and distributed by the Jewish Welfare Board, dated 1942.
The 3042d QM GR Co departed Boston POE, on board the “John Ericsson” 13 May 1944, per Recapitulation Sheet, dated 15 May 1944.
Stations in the ZI – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming – 10 January 1944 > 2 May 1944
Camp Edwards, Falmouth, Massachusetts – 5 May 1944 > 13 May 1944 (Staging)
The unit’s arrival in the United Kingdom was officially registered as taking place on 25 May 1944 in Liverpool, England, per Headquarters, Services of Supply (SOS), ETOUSA, APO 87, dated 30 May 1944.
Stations in the United Kingdom – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Prescot, Lancashire, England – 25 May 1944 > 12 June 1944
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England – 12 June 1944 > 30 June 1944 (Transient Camp No. 2)
Donington Hall, Shropshire, England – 1 July 1944 > 9 July 1944
Marshaling Area, Southampton, England – 9 July 1944 > 11 July 1944
Stations in France – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
landed at Utah Beach, Normandy, France – 13 July 1944
Blosville, France – 14 July 1944 > 4 August 1944
St. James, France – 4 August 1944 > 26 September 1944
Longuyon, France – 28 September 1944 > 5 October 1944
The 3042d QM GR Co assisted in evacuation and burial operations at the Blosville American Military Cemetery, Normandy, France (Blosville was situated approximately three miles south of Ste-Mère-Eglise, an area filled with crashed gliders strewn everywhere, hundreds of parachutes hanging from hedges, trees and farm buildings, and many dead bodies of American and German personnel –ed). The place selected for a temporary burial site was one of six American cemeteries set up in a radius of about twenty miles. At the outset, Blosville was intended to be temporary and primarily serve the 82d Airborne Division. By the time the St-Lô breakout took place, the Allies had moved further east and the cemetery already contained over 6,000 American graves.
The unit then operated a Collecting Point near Avranches, Normandy, France, where battlefield dead, remains, and personal and issue-items were assembled.
It later established one (1) American and one (1) German Military Cemetery at St. James, Brittany, France on 4 August 1944, and organized Collecting Points at Vannes and Rennes, Brittany, France, under direction of VIII Corps Headquarters the following day.
The organization established a new Collecting Point for American and Allied dead at Lesneven, Brittany, France, on 10 August 1944. Following instructions received from VIII Corps it then set up a separate German Military Cemetery at Lesneven, Brittany, France, on 13 August 1944.
Notes: It was reported by FUSA that following the D-Day assault landings, a QM Railhead Company and QM Service Company were sent to the temporary cemeteries to begin the collection of bodies and the digging of graves. These Companies continued the service until D+5 at which time Prisoner of War labor was furnished by the 1st Engineer Special Brigade. This stressed the importance of providing adequate Quartermaster Service personnel in any operation against the enemy. The recommendation that was ultimately made by VII Corps (responsible for the Utah beach assault) was that in “Operation Neptune”, 2 QM GR Platoons and 1 entire QM Service Company landing early on D+1 would have materially alleviated the confusion on the landing beaches from many scattered bodies and abandoned equipment!
Luxembourg:
Stations in Luxembourg – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Clervaux, Luxembourg – 5 October 1944 > 17 December 1944
Jewish burial and prayer ceremony in the E.T.O., winter 1944-1945.
While stationed at Clervaux, Luxembourg, and based upon orders received from VIII Corps on 5 October 1944, the 3042d established several Collecting Points at St. Vith, Belgium (East side of highway N26); Clervaux, Luxembourg (at the entrance of the Company’s Administrative installations); Niederfeulen, Luxembourg (as from 7 Nov 44); and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. All bodies delivered to these points were eventually evacuated to the Master American Military Cemetery at Henri-Chapelle, Hombourg, Belgium, which site had been liberated by troops pertaining to the 1st US Infantry Division 12 September and officially opened for burial operations on 25 September 1944. During the month of October 1944, a total of 122 American, 3 Allied, and 11 German dead were recovered and evacuated.
Still operating at the above Collecting Points, the Company evacuated the bodies of 90 American, 0 Allied, and 30 German dead during the first two weeks of November. This operation was followed by the recovery of 54 more American, 0 Allied, and 17 German dead, during the last two weeks of November 1944. The American Cemetery at Hamm, Luxembourg, was established by the 609th QM GR Co for burial of TUSA casualties and officially opened 29 December 1944.
The 3042d QM GR Co was attached to the 588th Quartermaster Battalion (M), APO 230, United States Army.
Twelve (12) Enlisted Men were sent on DS to the Arlon Rest Center, Belgium, effective 11 December 1944.
Belgium:
Stations in Belgium – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Freux, Belgium – 17 December 1944 > 18 December 1944
After arriving at Freux, Belgium, the Company established Collecting Points at Wiltz, Luxembourg; Winseler, Luxembourg; Gouvy, Belgium; and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. During the first two weeks of December 1944, a total of 32 American, 0 Allied, and 3 German dead were recovered and evacuated.
Givet, France – 18 December 1944 > 20 December 1944
(Respelle, Belgium – 20 December 1944 > 21 December 1944)
Sedan, France – 21 December 1944 > 24 December 1944
Rethel, France – 24 December 1944 > 13 January 1945
During the last half of December 1944 the unit operated several Collecting Points for Allied and enemy dead, eventually evacuating these to the Cemetery. All previously-reported Collecting Points were meanwhile closed and those now in operation were established at Pin, Belgium; Bastogne, Belgium; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; and Rethel, France (where the Company’s Headquarters was located). In addition to these Collecting Points, eight (8) Teams of three men each traveling in ¾-ton Weapons Carriers and 1-ton Trailers were evacuating the dead from the Bastogne area to the American Cemetery located at Grand-Failly, France, which had opened on the eve of Christmas, 24 December 1944.
Reproduction of unit sign (b/w panel) as used by the 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company in the European Theater of Operations.
Most of the organization’s equipment, including individual clothing and equipment, but fortunately not including the vehicles, was lost in combat during the Battle of the Bulge. Much of the individual clothing and equipment was eventually replaced as well as some organizational supplies and equipment so that the personnel could operate successfully. All records existing prior to 15 December 1944 were destroyed as a result of the battle for Bastogne, Belgium, in which the organization was forced to hastily withdraw without records.
On 11 January 1945, the 3042d was attached to the 519th Quartermaster Group. The 3060th QM Graves Registration Company received instructions from FUSA on 13 January 1945 to investigate, collect, and research the circumstances surrounding the fate of American captured personnel massacred by German troops at Baugnez, Belgium. They were supplemented by the 3200th QM Service Company for recovery and evacuation of the bodies.
Jamoigne, Belgium – 13 January 1945 > 12 February 1945
Bastogne, Belgium – 12 February 1945 > 16 March 1945
Soon after reaching Jamoigne, Belgium, the 3042d unit was relieved from duty with FUSA, and assigned to Third United States Army, effective 15 January 1945.
The organization started operating 4 new Collecting Points from 21 to 31 January 1945 inclusive, and was attached to Headquarters, 537th Quartermaster Battalion for administration. From 1 February through 10 February 1945, the unit opened Collecting Points for the 87th Infantry Division, the 17th Airborne Division, and VIII Corps. Following that period and up to the end of February, it further operated 4 Collecting and Evacuation Points, and 4 Clearing and Evacuation Teams for evacuation of American, Allied, and enemy dead in the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium.
Starting 1 March through 20 March 1945, the 3042d QM GR Co expanded its 4 Teams to 6 Collecting and Clearing Teams, while continuing to operate the 4 Collecting and Evacuation Points located in the combat zone.
Notes: The Collecting Points established by and under Corps jurisdiction served as an assembly area to which Corps troops evacuated their dead. VIII Corps Collecting Points also received the dead from Division Collecting Points, thereby relieving the Divisions of the responsibility for evacuating these to the cemetery. Army Collecting Points served primarily Army troops and Hospital units in the rear of the Army area. Evacuation was direct from the Third US Army Collecting Point to the appropriate cemetery. In TUSA normal procedures were followed except in certain cases where methods varied to meet local situations. The assignment of a QM GR Platoon to a Division was found to be a waste of personnel (according to Third Army Headquarters, such small unit was inadequately trained, staffed, and equipped to properly operate a cemetery –ed). They solved the problem by operating one Army Cemetery and attaching a Collecting Team to each Division for the purpose of evacuating the dead to the Army cemetery. This Team consisted of 5 EM traveling in 2 ¾-ton Weapons Carriers with 1-ton Trailers. On good roads they could evacuate up to a distance of 150 miles during rapid advances by the Army. The plan adopted by TUSA not only tended to save critically-needed personnel and equipment but furthermore enabled to localize identification procedures and avoid excess handling of the bodies.
Example of Graves Registration Form No. 1 (Revised 1 Sept. 1943) “Report of Burial”, dated 4 November 1944, as used by the 605th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company in the E.T.O.
Third United States Army reported that QM Service Companies attached to the Graves Registration Companies operating the cemeteries helped provide the necessary labor requirements. If necessary, enemy PWs were used to supplement the above, but due to their rapid turnover they were merely used for digging graves. Civilian labor although paid for, was found to be generally inefficient and difficult to control.
Stations in Germany – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Wittlich, Germany – 16 March 1945 > 26 March 1945
Stromberg, Germany – 26 March 1945 > 15 April 1945
Erfurt, Germany – 16 April 1945 > 23 April 1945
Buchenbühl, Germany – 23 April 1945 > 29 June 1945
Kaiserslautern, Germany – 30 June 1945 > 30 June 1945
From 21 March through 31 March 1945, the organization operated the same Collecting and Evacuation Points for the 87th Infantry Division; this mission of collecting and evacuating the dead continued up to 10 April 1945.
During early April 1945, the 3042d operated an American and a German Military Cemetery for burial of American, Allied, and enemy dead at Stromberg, Germany, which had been opened 26 March 1945. This mission lasted from 1 April through 20 April 1945.
On 9 April 1945, Pfc Martin E. Holman, Jr. was wounded in action as a result of being ambushed at an enemy roadblock near Hanau, Germany.
Between 21 April and 30 April 1945, the 3042d operated 2 Collecting and Evacuation Points for the 97th Infantry Division.
Nancy, France – 1 July 1945 > 1 July 1945
Dijon, France – 2 July 1945 > 2 July 1945
St. Rambert, France – 3 July 1945 > 3 July 1945
Arles, France – 3 July 1945 > 23 August 1945 (Staging)
While at the Arles Staging Area, the 3042d operated as a ‘complete’ unit from 4 July up to 23 August 1945.
Losses of Enlisted Men during the operations in the European Theater of Operations were estimated to be 20 EM by transfer to other units, and 4 by injury, including 1 wounded in action.
Illustration of a “Personal Effects” box as used by the Army Effects Bureau, Kansas City Quartermaster Depot, containing personal effects of a deceased soldier which are being returned to the next-of-kin.
Special instructions were received whereby it was stated that the Commanding General, European Theater of Operations, was to take the necessary action and issue the necessary instructions to move the 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company from its present overseas station to the Southwest Pacific Area on or after 1 July 1945, for a “permanent change of station”, utilizing water transportation provided by the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, under shipment No. R 5801-BBB; upon embarkation at present overseas station, the unit would pass to the control of the CG, ASF, and upon arrival at the ultimate destination, to the command of the CG at final destination, per WD 370.5 (7 Jun 45) OB-S-E-SPMOT-M, dated 11 June 1945; amended to change the destination to a Port in the continental United States, as per WD 370.5 (14 Sep 45) OB-S-E-SPMOT-M, dated 18 September 1945.
Return to the ZI:
The 3042d QM GR Co after being duly processed boarded the “Marine Raven” (Ship R 5801-HBB) in Marseille, southern France on 24 August 1945, and sailed with destination the Zone of Interior on 25 August 1945. After an uneventful voyage, the ship reached Staten Island, New York, departing for Camp Kilmer, Stelton, New Jersey (Staging Area for New York Port of Embarkation –ed), where the personnel arrived on 3 September. The unit debarked on 6 September 1945. All personnel were subsequently re-grouped and transferred to Camp Lee, Petersburg, Virginia (Army Service Forces Replacement Training Center –ed) the same day, as per radio order CM-IN-4120 (6 Sep 45) from the Commanding General, Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, dated 5 September 1945. The organization arrived in Camp Lee, Virginia 6 September 1945, as per radio order CM-IN-5304 (7 Sep 45) emanating from the CG, Camp Lee, Petersburg, Virginia, dated 6 September 1945. Assignment to the Army Service Forces Training Center (ASFTC) at Camp Lee, Virginia, was effective as per AG 370.5 (6 Sep 45), OB-S-E-SPMOT-M, dated 8 September 1945. The 3042d was then relieved from assignment to the ASFTC at Camp Lee from “preparation for extended field service”, “redeployment training”, and/or “pending further instructions to be issued by the CG, ASF”, as the case could be, but remained temporarily assigned to the Army Service Forces Training Center, Camp Lee, Petersburg, Virginia, without change of station, effective immediately as per SPX 322 (25 Sep 45) OB-I-SPMOU-M, dated 26 September 1945.
On 30 October 1945, Captain Lloyd G. Briney, QMC assumed command of the organization relieving Captain Graydon C. Kays, QMC.
The 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company was finally to be inactivated by the CG of the ASFTC as a Category IV Unit, 5 days after the assembly date, as per AG 322 (4 Oct 45) OB-I-SPMOU-M, dated 9 October 1945, amended by AG 322 (16 Oct 45) OB-I-SPMOU-M, dated 19 October 1945. Effective date 28 November 1945, at Camp Lee, Petersburg, Virginia, as per GO # 113, ASF, Headquarters, Camp Lee, Petersburg, Virginia, dated 15 November 1945.
An NCO from a Graves Registration Platoon completes a label of a Personal Effects Bag (QMC Stock No. 27-B-250). As soon as all the bags have been prepared and inventory lists completed, they will be closed and sealed for forwarding to the Effects Quartermaster, Army Effects Bureau, Kansas City Quartermaster Depot, Kansas City, Missouri, ZI.
The 3042d QM GR Co was finally processed and duly inactivated 28 November 1945.
Postwar Transfer to SWPA:
The 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company was re-designated 113th Quartermaster Service Company, effective as of 10 November 1948, per AGAO-I 322 (8 Feb 49) –M, dated 8 February 1949. Subject organization was subsequently assigned to the RYUKYUS, and was to be activated and organized in accordance with T/O & E 10-500, dated 10 January 1945, Column C; 2 AK; BF; BD; DG; 2 DI; EM; FA; with an authorized strength of 6 Officers and 102 Enlisted Men, per AGAO-I 322 (10 Nov 48) CSGOT-M, dated 10 February 1949. The unit was officially activated 5 December 1948, and attached to the 58th Quartermaster Base Depot (PS), per GO # 95, Headquarters, Ryukyus Command (RYCOM), dated 3 December 1948.
Personnel Roster – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company (end 1944)
Captain Graydon C. Kays, 0-367130, QMC, Commanding Officer
First Lieutenant Gerald E. Bridenbaker, O-1578204, QMC, Platoon Officer
First Lieutenant Timothy F. McCarty, O-1588729, QMC, Platoon Officer
First Lieutenant John F. Miller, O-1595043, QMC, Platoon Officer
First Lieutenant Alvin A. Trussell, O-1582221, QMC, Platoon Officer
First Lieutenant John R. Wood, Jr., O-1590271, QMC, Executive Officer
Enlisted Men
Herbert J. Ackerman
Marion G. Alexander
Lawrence L. Anthony
Chesley R. Austin
Charles G. E. Backstrom
Robert R. Barber
Sam Bender
Richard E. Biersach
Wilmer E. Blunier
Herman C. Bont
Dean G. Bowser
Donald A. Bricco
Lyle H. Brotherton
Paul D. Butler
Jessie D. Campbell
Leslie B. Campbell
Woodrow J. Chandler
Harry Clark
Augustine B. Conant, Jr.
Harry E. Cooper
Wesley K. Cooper
William J. Cummins
Vincent R. Dearing
Raymond J. Dell
Nicholas Demas
William H. Dent
James H. Dethloff
William H. Dice
Maril L. Dorough
Henry H. Fairchild
Charles M. Falknor
Edmund O. Fitzpatrick
Floyd E. Fisher
James B. Foster
Ward B. French
Norman H. Fryman
Edgar S. Gallant
Allan Gillies
Louis R. Green
William J. Grothaus
Robert L. Gunther
Richard J. Halvorson
Everett R. Hamblin
Archibald K. Hanes
Donald G. Hanner
Harvey E. Hardwick
Martin E. Holman, Jr.
Wendell V. Holmes
Ray L. Hunter
William L. Jacobs
Thomas Javella
Harry F. Jones
Joseph Kasmari
William J. Keen
Edward H. Knopp
Victor B. Konieczny
Anthony A. Kruschel
Louis LaDue
Robert J. La Monte
Delbert H. Langer
Delma H. Langley
Frank F. Lape
Casimir J. Lewickf David A. Lock
David Magliocco
Daniel W. Martin
Roy P. Masini
Arthur L. Massey
Morris B. McCartt
Merlyn M. McFarland
Francis G. Meagher
Mike Mejaski
Salvatore A. Messina
Joe V. Milianti
Arthur H. Miller
Lee M. Miller
Thomas Morsicato
Michael Nagy, Jr.
George Nanasy
Norbert S. Neuhausel
John B. Newsom
Joseph J. Novosel
Robert E. O’Connell
Nicholas A. Olajos
Alonzo H. Pence
John D. Peoples
William Porter
James P. Preftakes
Lawrence S. Putman
Harold G. Raybould
Lester A. Reed, Jr.
Robert W. Reiff
John W. Richter
Julius L. Rivlin
Frank A. Rizzio
Elbert R. Rose
Clarence J. Rouse, Jr.
Robert J. Russell
Ellis J. Seager
James Schachne
James J. Shea, Jr.
John D. Shea
Thomas J. Shoulla
John E. Simmons
Herschel B. Smith
Warren W. Stanhope
James E. Strong
James P. Swiggett
Everett C. Taylor
Marion E. Thomas
Samuel A. Thomas
Lawrence A. Thomsen
George B. Thorbrogger
Howard Turner
Milton H. Vilter
Kurt Von Wihl
Nicholas Voutas
Herbert P. Wendt
William E. Westerfield
Benjamin N. Willis
Edwin C. Wood
Joseph A. Zeni
Chart illustrating Operations of the Quartermaster Graves Registration Company in the E.T.O, as based on T/O & E 10-298, dated 26 September 1944.
Personnel Strength – 3042 Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
6 Officers + 124 Enlisted Men – 31 October 1944
6 Officers + 124 Enlisted Men – 14 November 1944
6 Officers + 122 Enlisted Men – 14 December 1944
6 Officers + 124 Enlisted Men – 29 May 1945
Campaign Credits – 3042d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Normandy Campaign (GO # 102, WD, 9 November 1945)
Northern France Campaign (GO # 103, WD, 13 November 1945)
Rhineland Campaign (GO # 118, WD, 12 December 1945)
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (GO # 63, WD, 20 September 1948)
Central Europe Campaign (GO # 116, WD, 11 December 1945)
Special thanks must go to our ’master’ contributor Lynn F. McNulty and to Brian N. Siddall, WW2 Research Analyst, who provided us with copies of original reports and other documents. Without their precious help this concise Unit History of the 3042d QM Graves Registration Company would otherwise never have been written.
Read more: https://www.med-dept.com/unit-histories/3042d-quartermaster-graves-registration-company/
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Download the VAERS Database
For those who want to do serious analysis of the VAERS data, we have a Microsoft Access database with all of the data (from 1990 to the end of 2020).
It comes with a sample query (a hot-lot sorter) but you can program others.
The data is available as a 191 megabyte ZIP file. Once downloaded it expands into a 803 megabyte Access file (.mdb).
The downloaded database is a Microsoft Access file. Access has a query language (SQL) which can do anything with the data. The small table called "Vaccines" is outdated and can be ignored. The larger table called "VAERSDATA" has the real VAERS content:
The Raw Data appears in a table with a row for each VAERS case. The columns are the different fields in the VAERS data. This is exactly as it comes from the U.S Goverment:
A Form which presents the data in a more readable way:
A Sample Query which uses SQL to find "hot lots" (particular drug lots that have appeared the most frequently).
To run the query, go to the Queries part of the database and open the "SortByFrequency" query:
(For the curious, this query works by sorting the output of "FindManLotFrequency", a query which looks at a list of every vaccine's manufacturer's lot number and counts the occurrences of each. This query, in turn, calls "SortByManLot" to generate that list.)
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March 7, 2019 11:09 am AEDTDate Time
Geochemical ‘stamp’ offers new hope for repatriation of unprovenanced human remains
A team of researchers have investigated geochemical signatures in surface geology and ancient remains as a potential tool to repatriate Indigenous skeletons back to their place of origin.
Dr Michael Westaway, PhD candidate Shaun Adams, Professor Brian Fry and Professor Rainer Grun, from Griffith’s Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, led the team that has built an isotopic geochemical reference framework for Cape York, QLD, that can aid in refining the regions of origin for collected ancestral remains that have no known provenance.
The findings have been published in GeoArchaeology.
The team looked at the ratio of two strontium (Sr) isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in archaeological and environmental material recovered throughout Cape York and built a series of maps, developed with Traditional Owner groups, that reveals where people may have grown up, lived and been buried.
Adams said investigating the isotope chemistry of tooth enamel offered the chance to measure a robust geochemical signature, that does not degrade as quickly as biological material in Australia’s harsh environment.
“We also utilised tooth enamel because it records the place of childhood and retains the signature for thousands of years,” he said.
“However, before Sr isotopes in human teeth can be used to determine provenance, we must first know how Sr in the landscape varies.”
For the study, the team sampled water, plants and soil, and compared that to faunal teeth to approximate what human Sr isotope results should look like.
These Sr isotopes weather from rock into soil and water, where they are taken up by plants, animals and humans. Sr from rocks passes through water, animals and humans without change and leaves a ‘stamp’ on remains.
“So we are not just ‘what we eat’ but also ‘where we eat’,” Adams said.
“Our bodies become an isotope record of where we have been and what we have eaten. This makes them especially useful in archaeological projects hoping to understand prehistoric human mobility and diet.
“By looking at teeth, we can see where people grew up and then compare that to the bones, which take on the variable signature and can reveal where they were buried.
“Teeth and bone are strong proxies for where someone has lived. Our map shows the variability of Sr isotope ratios throughout Cape York is wider than that seen in oversees studies.”
Adams said that Sr isotope ratios will reveal some of the regions that ancestral remains have come from, but as there is often more than one place with the same results he suggested it as a tool that could be used to narrow down results.
“This technique is bolstered by combining with genetics and other morphometric techniques that look at the physical characteristics of humans,” he said.
The technique has been used globally for decades and was successfully used to resolve the provenance of ancestral remains from Victoria back in 2004.
The work was advised by the Cape York Aboriginal Advisory Committee, which was set up to offer advice on repatriation for his Australian Research Council Linkage Grant: LP140100384. It comprised of Indigenous representatives from throughout Cape York.
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Studio Technologies Releases Model 44D Dante Audio Interface
Units Provide Professional Audio Quality When Interfacing Analog Signals With Dante Audio Networking
By robp@dpagan.com
SKOKIE, IL, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 — Studio Technologies, a manufacturer of high-quality audio, video and fiber-optic solutions, introduces the new Model 44D Audio Interface. The Model 44D provides a simple yet high-performance means of interfacing 2-channels of analog line-level audio to and from applications that utilize Dante™ audio-over-Ethernet media networking technology. Two Model 44D units can also provide one-to-one signal paths, two in each direction, over a standard local area network (LAN).
“The Model 44D is a fully professional product that offers the audio quality, features and reliability required by 24-hour, on-air broadcast and other commercial applications,” says Gordon Kapes, president of Studio Technologies. “The Model 44D is designed as a bridge, using Dante to link analog or other Dante interfaces found on devices such as matrix intercom systems, broadcast routers and audio consoles. An Ethernet connection is all that’s required to make the Model 44D part of a sophisticated, networked audio system.”
Dante audio-over-Ethernet provides an easy-to-use, high-quality audio “backbone” for a variety of fixed and field audio infrastructures, with deployment increasing dramatically over recent years. The Model 44D is a general-purpose tool that helps to expand Dante’s capabilities to facilities and equipment that primarily support signals in the analog domain and its key features reflect this. The Model 44D also supports transport of contact closures or status signals between Model 44Ds and other compatible products. Each unit provides two general-purpose inputs (GPIs) and two general-purpose outputs (GPOs). In-band audio signals (20 kHz tones) are used to transport the signals through the Dante paths.
Two line-level audio inputs use standard 3-pin female XLR connectors for easy interfacing with balanced and unbalanced sources. The input audio signals are converted to 24-bit digital and then transported via the Dante interface. Two digital audio signals arrive via the Model 44D’s Dante interface and are then converted to analog. Two 3-pin male XLR connectors on the unit’s back panel provide balanced line-level outputs. A 9-pin D-subminiature connector, also located on the back panel, is used to interface with the GPI and GPO signals.
For compatibility with SMPTE and EBU applications, a configuration choice allows the nominal level of the input signals to be +4 or 0 dBu. The unit provides two analog line-level output channels, which can also be set to +4 or 0 dBu. Both inputs and outputs are electronically balanced, capacitor coupled and ESD (static) protected.
The Model 44D provides four 5-segment LED meters located on the front panel. These display the level of the audio signals associated with the two line inputs and two line outputs. At the time of installation and setup, the meters are invaluable in helping to confirm correct operation. During normal operation the meters offer direct confirmation of the unit’s audio signal levels, helping to ensure optimal audio quality.
The Model 44D’s operating power can be provided by way of the Ethernet interface using the Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) standard. The unit can also be powered using an external source of 12 volts DC. The Model 44D connects to a data network using a standard 100 Mb/s twisted-pair Ethernet interface, with the physical interconnection made by way of a Neutrik etherCON RJ45 connector. The compact, lightweight enclosure is applicable for tabletop or portable applications. To support rack-mounting optional front panels are also available.
The Model 44D’s audio circuitry was designed in the spirit of professional audio equipment rather than that found in typical commercial audio gear. High-performance components are used throughout, providing low distortion, low noise and high headroom. Signal integrity is maintained in both the analog and digital domains.
The Model 44D introduction complements Studio Technologies’ recently introduced Model 43D Dante to IFB Interface. The Model 43D is a specialized audio interface designed for broadcast and related IFB and talent cue applications. Two independent, 2-channel powered IFB outputs provide audio and 28 volts DC for supporting connection of portable listen-only user beltpack devices. Two transformer-balanced “-10” line level analog outputs are provided for connection to devices such as wireless IFB transmitters, battery-powered user beltpacks and amplified loudspeakers.
Since 2013, Studio Technologies has embraced the Audio-over-Ethernet movement, developing a range of Dante-enabled products that offer unique solutions for broadcast, production, commercial and government applications. Dante-compatible products include the Model 214, 215 and 216 Announcer’s Consoles, Model 45DR and Model 45DC Intercom Interfaces, the Model 5202 Dante to Phones and Line Output Interface, the Model 5204 Dual Line Input to Dante Interface and the Model 5205 Mic/Line to Dante Interface. The new Model 374, along with the Model 370 and 380, further enhance Studio Technologies’ line of Dante-enabled products, adding support for intercom and specialized on-air applications.
For more information on other Studio Technologies’ products, visit www.studio-tech.com.
About Studio Technologies, Inc.
Studio Technologies, Inc. provides tailored, high-performance video, audio and fiber optic products for the professional audio and broadcast markets. Founded in 1978, the company is committed to designing and manufacturing dependable, cost-effective, and creative solutions for broadcast studio, stadium and corporate environments. Known for “designing for the way professionals work,” the company is recognized as an industry leader. Product categories include fiber-optic transport, intercom and IFB interfaces, announcer consoles, and loudspeaker monitor control systems. A growing line of Dante-enabled audio-over-Ethernet products is receiving wide recognition. For more information, please visit the Studio Technologies website at www.studio-tech.com or call 847.676.9177.
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By Divyang Makwana On Jan 15, 2021 Last updated Jan 15, 2021
The taskbar on your Windows 10 PC can be used for quick access and to keep your apps and windows minimized in it. If you are a user who wants to keep the taskbar on the top instead of the bottom, it’s easy to do it. Here’s how.
Go to the taskbar, right-click on it and uncheck the option Lock the taskbar in the popup menu.
Once you unlock it, you can easily move it to any side of the screen, click and hold on the taskbar and drag it to the top of the screen, release the click to set the taskbar on the top.
This way you can move the taskbar on top in Windows 10. If you want to move it back to the bottom in case you change your mind, drag it to the side you want to keep. The taskbar works exactly as when it was at the bottom, only with a different orientation. The Start menu will now pop down from above instead.
Want more? Take a look at these similar Windows 10 guides.
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Mathewson Gess AttorneysLegal NewsOtherTow trucker freed on bail
June 26, 2013 | 0 Comments | Other
Tow trucker freed on bail
ARTICLE BY CAPE ARGUS, COURT REPORTER JADE OTTO
The State has a weak case against the owner of a tow-truck company accused of murdering a driver from a rival company, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court has said. Magistrate Alfreda Lewis found yesterday that it was in the interests of justice to release Chris Olieslager, 40, of Maitland, on bail of R2000. Olieslager, who is accused of stabbing Linley Summers, 45, to death, may not contact State witnesses. Lewis quoted the investigating officer, Warrant Officer Mark Vermeulen, as saying that so far Olieslager was linked to the crime only by the evidence of Summers’s son, 15. Summers and Olieslager responded to the same accident scene in Maitland on June 15. The court heard that Summers’s son, who was sitting in another vehicle with his back to what was happening, had seen Olieslager put what he thought was a knife into a black pouch and the pouch into his pocket before leaving the scene. Lewis said: “The court finds that the State does not have a strong prima facie case… The State has a witness who is not a real eye witness.” The State would have problems proving murder based on circumstantial evidence. It might have had a better case if the charge were culpable homicide, Lewis said. The case resumes on August 30.
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Opposition: Tunisia trying to buy favour with private media
May 20, 2020 at 1:52 pm | Published in: Africa, News, Tunisia
A cameraman backstage at Nightly News at Nessma TV in Tunis, Tunisia, 10 May 2019 [Kim Badawi/Getty Images]
The Tunisian government is working to win over private media organisation through measures it has put in place to support them with provisions during the economic downturn the country is suffering, critics have said.
Private television channels have faced difficulties for years and do not receive the same privileges as state run media groups. The high costs of broadcasting, reduced advertising streams have been compounded by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic downturn, the National Syndicate for Private TV Channels explained.
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh decreed days ago that exceptional measures should be put in place to support the private audiovisual media sector, including all private radio and TV channels, through the state's provision of 50 per cent of the 2020 broadcasting expenses.
Critics said the government measure was a waste of public funds.
READ: Tunisia's Ennahda denounces efforts to create rifts within parliamentary blocs
The Republican Party expressed its concerns that these measures would be a prelude to appeasing the owners of private television channels, most of which are controlled by the wealthy and political power lobbies.
The party demanded the government immediately abolish these decisions and direct those allocations to support the vital sectors that are suffering from real difficulties in this delicate economic circumstance.
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Scientology and Nazi Germany
December 12, 2018 By Mike Rinder 115 Comments
Most of you likely saw the clip of Leah reading the letter from scientology before last night’s show:
A response from @LeahRemini to a last minute statement from The Church of Scientology about tonight’s all-new episode of #ScientologyTheAftermath at 9pm. pic.twitter.com/W1FZYUBIrG
— A&E Network (@AETV) December 11, 2018
This is the transcript of the statement:
The Church states that it supports religious freedom for all and respects the religious beliefs of others, for all faiths, as enshrined in its Creed. The Church accuses Remini of spreading vitriolic religious hate and bigotry that instigates violence. The Church also insists that this disgustingly bigoted show spreads lies and foments discrimination, as was done in Germany in the 1930s. The Church urges [the network and its owners] to stop turning a blind eye to their effort to profit by spreading lies and religious hate.
Here are some things you may not know.
The letter came in at midnite Monday to A&E. Scientology had been asked to respond to this show for many months, just as they have been asked for every show. We also ask them to provide someone we can interview for every show. They never do. They send these things at the very last minute so that when their statement is NOT included, they can cry “unfair bigotry — they refuse to carry our side of the story.” (Hey, they won’t even let us follow them on Twitter or Facebook, we are blocked, but they follow us..)
Leah had flown into NY for a press day for Second Act. She arrived at 2am and then had to be in hair and makeup at 5 for her appearance on Good Morning America and then to a bunch of other media. A&E sent a camera crew to her hotel to shoot her reading the letter while she was preparing for another appearance. Unlike ScientologyTV which is simply internal infomercials, A&E is a real TV network and the logistics of changing or adding anything to a show the same day are monumental.
We wanted to include this letter as it is the BEST example of the lying hypocrisy of scientology. So it was a massive combined effort to get this done — for which scientology should be eternally grateful. We will likely never bother to do so again, unless they top this Hindenberg with something even more explosively outrageous.
And this is the big one: Leah Remini’s heritage, according to her DNA test is 49.5% Ashkenazi Jewish (European Jews) who were decimated by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
Let’s analyse this for a minute.
Scientology teams up with the anti-semite Louis Farrakhan and even presents his right hand man and most avid defender, Tony Muhammad with their highest “human rights” award (The IAS Freedom Medal).
They then claim they “support religious freedom for all and respect the religious beliefs of others” but have never said a single word about the hatred that spews from the NOI. But these paragons of virtue then accuse A&E and Disney of “turning a blind eye to lies and religious hate.”
But the final insanity is when they stoop to comparing Leah to “Germany in the 1930s.” That is disgusting. Talk about bigotry. They, defenders of the anti-Semites who they have hopped into an unholy alliance with, are accusing a woman with a predominant Jewish heritage of acting like the Germans in the 1930s. Vomit.
This might be an appropriate moment to ask Scientology, that famous question asked of Senator Joe McCarthy:
“Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency? Have you no shame?”
Of course, everyone knows the answer to this. The truth is they had no sense of decency in the first place.
And as scientology becomes increasingly desperate and Miscavige becomes more and more worried that his safe haven hiding behind the skirts of his tax exemption and the First Amendment may be eroding, their responses will become more and more unhinged. This is Exhibit One. No doubt there will be more to follow.
Filed Under: The Aftermath Tagged With: A&E TV, David Miscavige, Disney, Leah Remini, Scientology, The Aftermath
This episode was a checkmate to all of Scientology’s “bigot” bull crap. They love to throw that word around but leah and mike did a great job of shining the spotlight directly on Scientologies own disgusting hypocrisy.
rosemarietropf says
This is their usual tactics…why don’t they ever see it doesn’t work anymore? Before the internet it had “some” workability, for them, as far as shutting people up. Now, with the internet, it’s all there for everyone to read and share and it does them more damage than good. The truth shall win out.
Ex Int Base Victim says
Krieger – That is really good news.
I know exactly what you are talking about and it is pretty exciting to know that David Miscavige will be held accountable for his crimes against human beings.
You really need some editors, DM. Here’s what an accurate statement would say:
“The Church states that it OPPOSES religious freedom for all and DISrespects the religious beliefs of others, for all faiths, as enshrined in its Creed. The Church accuses Remini of spreading vitriolic religious hate and bigotry that instigates violence, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS ATTACK OUR CRITICS WITH OUR OWN CRIMES.. The Church also insists that ITS disgustingly bigoted show spreads lies and foments discrimination, as was done in Germany in the 1930s. The Church urges [the network and its owners] to START turning a blind eye to OUR effort to profit by spreading lies and religious hate.”
PS-Hey, maybe you can have a fundraising effort in which your “whales” get to adopt an SP to harass with their donations! I bet you all would get off on that, eh?
Balletlady says
To hear Leah actually spell OUT & then pronounce her last night to NOI, had me laughing out loud. I can only imagine that the “little man” is feeling the vise tighten around his miniscule “boys” which is making it extremely uncomfortable to sit. He must drink himself into oblivion just to be able to get a night’s sleep.
I can hardly wait until the next episode goes full blown (pun intended) into WHERE Shelly is & WHY the Police Dept felt it unnecessary to actually SEE & SPEAK to the flesh & blood Shelly Miscavige instead of taking the word of..???
One would begin to think what the HELL is going on? In what universe is it perfectly ok to take the word of another person that the “missing person” is alive & well without even SEEING that person standing in front of them to make sure that certain missing person is well, healthy, happy or just plain old fine?
So if one WERE to rid one’s self of a “pesky untrustworthy blabber mouthed” person, & one of their friends or family members fills out a missing person’s report because they have had no contact with that person…..the local police will take the word of “oh he’s fine” or “yes, she’s off picking daisies”…..& leave the premises without ONE stone unturned in actually SEEING that so called “missing person”.
Wooweee….just think of all those “pesky people” one might gladly rid themselves of if ONLY we KNEW that the police in California would NOT even bother to TRY to SEE or TALK to that “missing person”…..grand life ain’t it? Maybe we should make our list & check them twice….hmmm, let’s see now, who’s the 1st on the list.
Shelly knows wayyyy too much, she could sink Davey’s Fart Winds Battleship…..talk about a religion circling the drain….Shelly’s knowledge would totally obliterate the tiny tyrant & his loyal minions who are holding Shelly somewhere in an Ivory Tower well out of the sight & sound of EVERYONE but one of Davey’s puppets.
In hindsight we damned well know that Shelly literally is little Davey’s Titanic Iceberg & he is MARRIED to her, the “love of his life”….”his wife, you know, the one who SHOULD BE standing right next to him or maybe at the least, one step behind him……isn’t seen because Shelly IS the one person who could actually sink Davey to the bottom of the sea….a whole new version of circling the drain.
Maybe a few blog members on Mike AND Tony’s blog need to fill out a Missing Person’s Report on Shelly just to see how much attention it WOULD get from the Police Dept.
Oh, before I forget….WHERE IS SHELLY anyway?
Martin Ottmann says
It also should not be forgotten that Thomas Marcellus, one of the former directors of the infamous “Institute for Historical Review” (IHR) was listed as a Patron of the IAS during the 1990s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Historical_Review
Among the contributors to “Freedom Magazine” was Fletcher Prouty, another affiliate of the IHR.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Fletcher_Prouty
Gene Trujillo says
The church (DM) seems to often accuse others of what they themselves are doing. In this case, he is accusing another of “bigotry”. Let us examine DM’s behavior for bigotry and why yes! He rants about “sucking cock on Hollywood Boulevard” and ~accuses~ people of being homosexuals as though it is a horrendous thing to be. He did this to his own execs who had worked countless hours on his behalf for free such as accusing Debbie Cook of being a lesbian, and accusing Yager and another hole person I forget now of being homosexual partners.
I don’t think he really believed any of that. He was just trying to degrade and belittle them by making them out to be something that he apparently thinks is just terrible, a homosexual. That means that DM is an ACTUAL bigot, as was mankind’s greatest friend Ron. To DM, the death of a parishioner who he had taken part in C/Sing was no big deal, “She died. People die.” But being a homosexual is terrible. You might just be a bigoted sociopath…
Belynda says
Even an atheist will attest to the truth in, ‘and this too shall pass’
Cassi S. says
I almost puked in my mouth a little when they made their comment/comparison of Leah. That is disgusting of them, but, then again, it’s Scientology making this claim, but ohhhh, they respect religious views and are non discriminatory and are all about saving the planet and doing good for the public and people. Ha, they need to take a long and hard look at the mirror at themselves and take a moment to step back and realize they are the bigots, but I am sure that will never happen. Maybe a few will, but, only time will tell.
It shocked me to learn that the NOI is paired up with Scientology, especially seeing as Caucasian (white) people aren’t allowed to be members, basically, but the majority of Scientology is Caucasian. That just raised numerous red flags to me. I was born and raised into the Catholic. I graduated high school in 2002 and church became one of those only on Easter and Christmas things. Then I was assaulted in 2009 at a prison I worked for by an angry inmate who wasn’t even angry at me. Then I became an Athiest all together because to me there was no God if he was supposed to be there all the time with me and that still happened. After having a near death experience and joining a Christ based support group, I do believe God exists. My life made a complete 180 almost. Now, as for going to church. I do go sometimes, and I go to a Catholic Church still, even though I do question some of their practices, main one being confession where you confess your sins to the Priest and he absolves you of your sins and gives you a penance and you say whatever prayers he tells you to and usually paired with doing an act of kindness during the week or some sort of community service act. I just never have understood why I have to confess to a Priest to get a connection with God/Jesus. So, I’m question my beliefs all the time, the beliefs I was brought up with, and now we have a Pope who is trying to change things and it just seems to be a spiral of a mess because some are crying out good job and others are mad as hell.
I do hope Scientology loses it’s tax exempt status and the IRS does an audit on them all the way back to when the exemption was granted and makes the church go bankrupt and possibly a huge FBI takedown to place people under arrest who are still very much active and carry out the terrible, horrendous things done to people and treat it like it is normal.
Please keep doing all you do! You are shining major light on this cult, and helping some members realize they are in a cult and brainwashed, and also keeping someone (like me) who thought about going and joining up for what the overall pitch was to get us to join, and now seeing we almost made the largest mistake of our lives.
MKM says
As a fellow ‘cradle Catholic’ I understand your struggle. But I think we can both agree that the Catholic church, with all it has to atone/answer for, is miles ahead of Scientology in terms of church vs. cult. I share your feelings about confession. But I do want to point out that you don’t have to hand the priest your credit card before going into the confessional. Scientologists have to pay ahead for everything! And when it comes to charity and charitable acts, the vast majority of established religions truly understand the concept. For Scientologists it’s ‘out-exchange’ (I think that’s the term). I’m starting to ramble but I have to bring up Disconnection vs. Excommunication. Excommunication is a very rare event. You don’t get excommunicated for just asking questions about the faith, or for just deciding to leave the church. My siblings haven’t been Catholics since their teens (I am the youngest at 61). No one, neither minister nor lay person, has ever so much as suggested that I (or my now deceased parents) should have no contact with them. In fact, we are encouraged to continue talking with them. How else can you even hope they might, someday, come back to the church? It’s common sense. OOPS! I forgot common sense is entheta! Hence Leah Remini = Nazi.
ctempster says
Good points you make, MJM. I want to add that Catholics don’t take your confidential confessions and spew them to the public to get back at you if you leave, nor do they hunt through and cull through your folders looking for dirt with which to declare you an SP with. In regular Confessional Tech at the Cof$, at the end the auditor is to give a forgiveness statement, something like, “As a representative of Scn, for all you have confessed here, you are forgiven.” That is in a regular Sec Check. But the tech was altered by Davey to be HCO Sec Checks, which are different from regular ones so that they begin with the statement, “I am not auditing you.” That HCO Sec Check was supposed to be rarely done and only if the person was really exhibiting criminal and bad behavior and you suspected crimes for which they could be persecuted. Davey has altered it to be that ALL Sec Checks are HCO style (…I’m not auditing you…) so that you can say “but this was not a real session and therefore you can be persecuted for anything you reveal in session. And in fact, they are taken right to the big bad MAA’s office for handling after the Sec Check is over. It’s like they want to find dirt on you with which to black mail you and with which to keep you in the fold cuz you know it will come out if you leave.
Also, MKM, Excommunication does not involve shunning. You just can no longer receive the sacraments in the church.
Zack Taylor says
I didn’t catch the entire show, and will catch the rerun; but, even though I’m no fan of Scientology, I don’t support other cults, and have mixed feelings about the Nation of Islam. Scientology’s infiltration of the Nation of Islam might have the result of questioning their beliefs, which is actually good, unless of course they successfully convert people to a cult that’s even worse.
On another note, I noticed the paid ads on Twitter allegedly coming from your daughter in an obvious smear of you and wrote about it at the end of my most recent article which is linked in my name. This smear is so incredibly obvious that I can’t help but wondering what they’re trying to accomplish. I suspect it might be a far-fetched reverse psychology PsyOp for some absurd reason, and it might actually work out to advertise your show since few people are likely to believe it.
I previously speculated about the possibility that Scientology might be indirectly related to Philip Corso’s claims about sharing Alien technology with corporations, including some that L. Ron Hubbard might have ties to. that is also linked to with my comments about this absurd smear in the article.
Basically it’s speculation that small pieces of the truth are often released through unreliable sources like Hubbard and many other people that look like quacks including Bob Lazar who also claimed to share alien technology but was exposed as a fraud only to be proven right about a couple things years later.
I also speculated about the possibility that you’re involved in a controlled disclosure effort, which is better than letting the cult go on unchallenged but not nearly as coming out with the truth preparing people for it in the most effective way possible.
Strange stuff, of course, but Scientology is strange.
In one way, you are so right. The Scam is very strange. But in another way, it is also dead simple.
Just consider a drug addict who is addicted to the most powerful narcotic drug in the world. Then, instead of that drug, substitute “money”. IMHO, The Scam is easily understood by thinking of it in those terms.
Thanks Mike for making the truth about the insanity of Scientology available as it happens. I consider I can speak with authority regarding this article. I’m about 100% Jewish and was brought up from a very young age being educated about the Nazis evil legacy and the impact it had on my family.
Also I am one of very few who I know who was a Scientologist for almost 50 years. During that time I was in the one and only rock band that joined the SO as a group, I was one of the third SO founding staff member at Celebrity Centre 1969(Yvonne Gilliam was the first), I worked with Hubbard on music on the Apollo in 1974, I performed at over 600 events for the Cherch, I was a co-writer of the music for the iconic Dianetics commercial and I was the music producer of the music video UNITED for Youth For Human Rights. I was privy to much that went on in Scientogy across 5 decades including being on a first name basis with most upper level executives including Miscavige.
I have watched the organization through its development, expansion and now contraction. This year all my “friends”(hundreds)and my two children disconnected from me. I knew whence I speak.
My opinion: Scientology is now a full on fascist, neo-religious organization run by an uneducated psychopath. It was designed that way by Hubbard and it has achieved its full insane potential. Those people I know who are still members are delusional and fully controlled by the dogma written and compiled by Hubbard and now further distorted by Miscavige.
Mike, the work you and Leah are doing is necessary. Although Scientology is relatively small in comparison to many other readical religious and political movements the example you set in exposing the truth is monumental. I support what you are doing and hopefully my activities will help support our common goal to fully expose this organization so that it can’t hurt any more people. Thank you again for what you are doing.
At least the NOI espouses family values, healthy living and self sufficiency. Do all NOI attribute suppression of the black race to “Satanic Jews” as Farrakhan rants?
Satanic Jews in NOI and psychiatry in Scn are identifiable enemies which is part of cult indoctrination, having an identifiable enemy in society to unify against and oppose. It was over 30 years ago that I left Scn and I don’t think I adopted the idea that psychiatry was the enemy of mankind. Maybe it was more the idea that psychiatry was a government endorsed waste of time, energy and money. At any rate I wasn’t too concerned about psychiatry although my memory is about it is vague.
Mark Foster says
Richard, their ” family values ” endorse the subservience of women and the ” re-education ” of gay people, among other things. In their cosmology, white people are inferior; they are, literally, ” genetic accidents “. NOI is just another variety of some culty, toxic shit.
There’s no denying the toxicity of NOI doctrines and beliefs but I’d like to hope that not all NOI and all current scientologists are radical fundamentalists. Maybe that’s too much to hope for.
For example, the second guest on the episode apparently still believes in NOI but abhors the infiltration of scientology into the NOI structure and doctrine. I wonder if he was looking at Mike and Leah as inferior or if he has some kind of thinking like “The black race is the mother of all other races.” (whether that’s true or not). If that’s the extent of his prejudice or bigotry then so what.
I can only speak of my own scientology experience of yesteryear. I thought that everyone should eventually become a scientologist but I didn’t have a steely glare.
Scientology creeping into NOI is certainly an interesting if slow moving development. Maybe I’ll be around long enough to make comments about “The First United Church of NOI and Scientology”.
MarcAnon says
I was amazed to hear that SCN is managing to infect the NOI to such a degree that dissenters are being fair gamed and members are being pushed to disconnect from them.
One has to wonder what the NOI leaders like Farrakhan and Tony Muhammad think the NOI is going to get out of this, other than SCN taking over their whole organization and destroying it? Are they kool-aide drinkers now too? Why would they revere a white man who went around calling people wogs?
SCN is the opposite of the ideology that Mr. Ishmael described on the program. Self reliance, independence, raising yourself and your neighbors up, being family oriented, etc. are the opposites of Scientology. Even their religious discipline process couldn’t be more diametrically opposed to SCN and its ethics conditions and abuse.
Aquamarine says
“One has to wonder what the NOI leaders like Farrakhan and Tony Muhammad think the NOI is going to get out of this…”
What benefits the NOI general public receives is anyone’s guess but what its leaders are getting in volume out of Scientology is no stretch to answer. Hint: its green and has numbers, symbols and faces printed on it.
rogerlarsson2012 says
LRH and DM portraited on toilet paper turn green into their true colour of nazi brown.
I’m starting to suspect that the CofS-NOI relationship evolved as an accident as much as anything, without the leaders on either side really having thought out where it might end up. Much of history is that way, and much of Scientology’s history in particular, like the locations of its orgs and missions, comes down to the happenstance of one or several key people being in a particular place at a particular time.
I think it’s fairly obvious that the NOI originally thought they were going to get some Dianetics “tech” that would make their members more able, helping them to shed the bonds of their past, in line with their goal to empower African-Americans and strengthen their communities. When Scientology originally reached out to the NOI as part of its “social betterment” efforts and attempts to establish connections in the African-American community, and the NOI saw a possibly useful tool to acquire in supposedly non-religious Dianetics, I’m not sure either side thought through what would happen as NOI members inevitably started to work up the “bridge” and got into Scientology itself. Now both have started something they can’t really stop, and may just be caught up in it, and not really even thinking strategically.
SILVIA says
The problem for miscabage is that the show does NOT spread lies. In fact several actions have been amended inside the cult thanks to Leah and Mike’s show, such as change the location of the hole, abortion and others.
This does not mean that the crimes and abuses did not exist, of course they did and Miscabaga was the source of many of them, but yes, he is now in paranoia that his millions will be taken away by the government for evading taxes and terrified that no one will “flow” admiration and respect to his diminutive body, as without the flow of these emotions he will be an insignificant nobody (in the eyes of his followers).
Poor rotten soul.
Peggy L says
There was so much to digest after Tuesday’s Aftermath documentary. If I wasn’t convinced before I’m all in now that the cult of scientology is a fungus, bacteria, virus, that if it touches you, or you touch it, and you don’t disconnect from it, it will eat away your humanity. Sadly, there will be aftereffects, and it will keep trying to control your body, mind and soul. But, there is a cure, and that cure is exposing the cult to the sunshine on the truth of what a curse it is.
Ann Davis says
Peggy L, it really is a lot to digest every week! I love it! One hit after another. Just wait till DM sees next week’s episode…
Photographer says
Keep disinfecting this ball of tax exempt infected gaping wound of pus called Scientology by shining your light on it.
The cock roaches are scramming for the darkness.
The members are getting some of that light Mike and Leah. I sat with 2 Scientologists who were in DOUBT and willing to talk about it.
We watched your show plus a bunch of the re runs.
They are OUT! Now we will help them during thru the deprogramming and healing process. They are very angry and upset to realize how badly they were betrayed by the Church of Scientology and L Ron Hubbard.
The truth is always better than living the lies.
If you leave today lurkers – YOU WON’T GET ANY WORSE!
Thank you Mike and Leah!
Thank you Photographer. This is wonderful! Totally makes my day. I’m so happy for them. Way to go.
TrevAnon says
Music to my ears!
Can’t help to plug it once more.
You may want to show them the list of exes speaking out (if you haven’t done so already).
http://whyweprotest.wikia.com/wiki/Former_Church_of_Scientology_members_who_have_spoken_out
Not saying they themselves should do so – just to be clear. (Heh.)
That’s great news. I have talked to a few scientologists that say they are not out but that they are done. They have too much to lose to say they are out; so they are just fading away and the church is letting them.
When I got declared the church would not let me just fade away; I HAD to go in and talk to them. I’d say that was a big mistake except, I am so much better (being a declared SP) and happier being away from the grips of the church of scientology and SO thankful and grateful for my friends, my family and my life now. I can breath again.
It’s hard to convince someone that fears losing a loved one or good friend or income that life is better out here, but it is. It just takes a while to get out of the toxic fumes that permeate your space until you’re out in the fresh air for a while. At least that was the way it has been for me. Having said that, I do hope one day I get to hug my son, Sammy, again and help save the rest of his life from the broken promises and losses he will go through. I miss him very much.
Scribe says
I’m giving you a cyberhug Mary. I sincerely hope you are reunited with your son.
Thank you☺️
Joe Pendleton says
By the way, Leah did a bang up job interviewing these guests.
She’s the best. She knows when to listen and when to ask the next (great) question.
Another important episode Mike . Thank you and to Leah as well.
Markus Thoess says
Mike, I have serious problems with the Nazi topic.
More then one time I have asked you, Debbie Cook or tom De Vocht to expose how the COS and OSA infiltrated the Clearwater GOV and the CW Police Department.
Thus resulted in a environment today where in a US City a Police is unable to investigate in Suicide or Homicide cases without having OSA Sara Heller among them.
There are numerous death cases starting from Lisa MC Person until today.
Many of them are not professional investigated or turned down by the Church.
I personally think, that is EXACTLY the same situation that Adolf Hitler and the SA had, before they came to power in 1933. A situation where they are ABOVE the law.
You yourself have orchestrated that. Tom had, Debbie had, Peter Mansell and many others before him had too.
Only to name the case of Kyle Brennan, OT 8 Biggi Reichert, Michael Bamme or OT 5 Evgheni Zharkin and you know what, only a couple of weeks ago the third German , Sea Org Member Sabine L. came from Flag, stayed a couple of days at the exact same village where Biggi Reichert had her last days at OT 8` Gloria XX. and tried to commit suicide by cutting her veins.
I personally think that as long as this happens again and again, without having a working law system in a Florida City with the name of Clearwater, it is only cheap to broadcast about people who have been financially ruined by a cult that they want to go to.
It is even more in the behavior of people of the Nazi regime to silence, to NOT Speak or to hide instead of exposing how the “church” reached that status.
Sorry those you think can confirm your belief are unable to help you. You seem to think the Clearwater Police are like the German police under Hitler and the SA? Sorry, that comparison is not much better than scientology’s. The problem in the US is the legal system and the preponderance of laws protecting organizations deemed religious. Remember, the FL STate’s Attorney and the CWPD/FDLE DID bring charges against scientology. The FBI did conduct an extensive investigation. It’s not someone influencing/threatening people in law enforcement that is the reason no prosecutions are successful. Believe me, I am pushing as hard as anyone can to solve this. You really believe that if I had information that would blow the lid off some conspiracy to obstruct justice that I would not have a) Told the FBI or b) shown it on The Aftermath or c) Failing that included it on my blog?
Tom, Debbie, me or anyone else don’t have information that fits your assumptions because that information does not exist.
Mike, sorry that is hard to believe.
First of all, I don`t think there is something that should be compared to Hitler and the Nazis. Maybe ISIS.
During the amateurish investigations of the suicide/homicide cases in CW, at any time Sarah Heller and Peter Mansell for the last years where involved. Also it is for sure and proved that many of the CW police are working off duty on paycheck for the church. Detective Steven Bowling, who was in charge of the case of Kyle Brennan that was maybe the most annoying and amateurish done police investigation on a death case I ever heard about, was working off duty for the cos. None of the police officers I spoke to in 7 years of visiting CW would say something about what they know openly because they live there and do not want to have problems.
Do you think that is the way a jurisdiction unit should work?
As for your excuse that you all don`t know nothing about it: I also doubt that. First of all, if something like that is happening at FLAG OSA gets informed as the weekly OSA report says and we all know. Its in the police documents that remedially they call OSA legal.
Now what will OSA do?
You know it. They will inform the FLAG leading structure and of course the headquarter.
So that least that is easy to see and to prove. Former police officer Ray Emmonds who died recently told me that if a Scientologist was found dead from a foreign country at CW, its body would be sticked in a plastic bag and being shipped back to its country. No real investigation took place.
Klaus Buechele who was your Deputy told me personally ( among two witnesses in a restaurant Hubbard used to visit near CW ) the same.
As for the FBI. I visited the FBI at Clearwater in 2014 and gave them documents and many information about the Biggi Reichert Case, about two other cases. None of them meant anything to them. They didn’t even know. They told me what they would have done, if the info I gave to them would have been given to them by either the CW police or the German Police ( reg. Biggi) at the time of the event.
As for the Brennan Case, the Zarkhin Case and the Michael Damme Case, all documents and interviews with people involved also proved, that the police did a lousy investigation just to get the folder closed.
The Brennan case would go even so far, that it whitewashed Denise Miscavige and her fellows from annything they had to do with it.
So in other words: If your son one day would be found dead at flag Mike, trust me you will not get any justice and you will also don`t see any proper investigation at all.
And that is happening on US soil.
Miscavige fan says
I’d pay to watch on PPV to see David Miscavige strung upside naked with his legs spread and have his crotch flogged with a 6’ bullwhip dipped in used motor oil and aged cat piss.
It sure would improve the ratings of Scientology TV!
It’s Scientology itself that bears more than a casual resemblance to Nazism, with its roots in the Thelema of Hubbard’s claimed “very good friend” Aleister Crowley, who was affiliated with the German occultists who formed the Thule Society from which the Nazi Party arose; and Hubbard’s admiring writings about ruthlessness in “Bolivar,” and the Venezuelan dictator who (supposedly) got rid of leprosy by killing all the beggars. One of Hubbard’s contemporaries in sci-fi wrote about how they were uncomfortable with Ron’s fascist bent.
Hubbard’s Scientology shares with Nazism and other totalitarian ideologies, the belief that creating a “new man” (“homo novis” in his terms) and an ideal world order, justifies any means including the sacrifice of individuals (“heads on a pike”) and even mass extermination (“dispose of them quietly and without sorrow”). They also all rely on internal and external propaganda campaigns – lying, deceiving, and making false claims and accusations as deemed necessary and as suits the aims of the regime, which North Korea is another infamous example of.
Hubbard said that “the criminal accuses others of things which he himself is doing” – a virtual paraphrase of what Nazi Joseph Goebbels referred to as “the cleverest trick used in propaganda.” Scientology seems to take that as a virtual “scriptural” directive to act out, though I think their propensity for doing so constantly comes more from unconscious psychological projection, seeing in others that which they are unable to confront and address in themselves, because they are forced to repress all internal criticism. And didn’t Hubbard also say something to the effect that you become what you hate?
Interesting read.
We need to have Marty Rathbun explain to us how the A&E writers are able to consistently craft such believable scripts, and the producers of the show are able to turn each non theatrical guest into such amazing actors. Staggers the imagination it does.
Mel B says
Thank you, thank you, thank you. For interrupting your schedules when you are on lack of sleep to work with A&E on finding a way and time to film Leah reading the letter they sent. It is most definitely appreciated. We trust you because you are transparent with us on what is happening as it happens. Keep up the great fight!
Great show! My favorite part by Leah to Farrakhan “my name is Leah, L E A H Remini, R E M I N I. I laughed out loud and scared the dog!
Over at Tony Ortega’s site he honored Tiponi Grey who ‘called out Scientology for their lack of compassion’. Almost on cue (Pavlovian-like) , Karen Blinky Pouw issued a cold and compassionless statement about Ms. Gray(sic) . They just can’t help confirming what had just been said about them. It’s just too easy.
I think people are confusing Karen Pouw with the sleazy lawyer Monique “blinky” Yingling. Both of them are scumbags though. Monique is the one who constantly blinks.
Thanks Pat,
It’s that age and memory problem, I think….
Dead Men Tell No Tales Bill Straass says
They do not call him Der Dwarfenfuehrer for nothing.
Just as there is Scientology the subject and tech versus Scientology the organization there is the NAZI party and the Nazi (tech).
Just because his name is Miscaviage instead of Hitler does not mean that they are different or operate differently. I could see DM (correcting) the typos in Mein Kaumph and reissuing it as”lost tech”. and forcing everyone to buy a new “Basics Package”
In so doing he believes that he is improving on Hitlers tech.
Sounds true to me Bill.
Hey, y’all; there is no difference between scientology and the organization that is set up deliver it. Don’t be distracted by the parts of the garbage called ” the tech” that are or are not being applied or utilized; it’s a crime syndicate operated by slaves for the benefit of the leader, as it always has been. It’s one big scam- by intentional design.
Indeed. What I finally realized, is that you can take Hubbard’s “Affirmations,” as well as his admiring writing about a Venezuelan dictator who expediently “disposed” of all the beggars in the country, and the ruthless “Bolivar” and Manuela – in his “Responsibilities of Leaders,” which Miscavige reportedly took to heart – and pretty much draw a straight line from the late 1940s’ “Material things are yours for the asking. Men are your slaves.” to how Scientology is run today.
What PeaceMaker said!
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DEBUNK SCIENTOLOGY IS CONTAINED WITHIN IN IT; it’s a rank, steaming pile of shit. The lies, the flaws, the contradictions, the non sequiturs, the gibberish…It’s all there, in plain sight, in volume after volume of logical fallacies and pseudo science and shitty, 1950’s science fiction.
It’s a science, no, wait…It’s a religion. It’s an applied religious philosophy. It’s a technology…based on imaginary research fueled by drugs and chain smoking. The scientology organization is a social betterment group and a church and a defender of human rights and the most ethical group on the planet and the holder of the trademarks and copyrights of Eternity Insurance and Galactic Salvation.
That’s right folks, this is the baddest, most dope shit since the invention of the wheel…
*Right? *?
Bravo Mike! Their perverse retaliations masquerading as justified moral outrage is digging deeper and deeper their own burial hole.
It’s very interesting that that these two bigoted groups are together.
I would not consider then strange bedfellows, they are exactly alike in principle.
The theology is different but the principles are the same: bigotry and hate.
…and deception and lies.
So true Mary
BTL, there are even similarities in the cosmologies of the two groups: space opera, master race theory…and Fard Muhammad as a prophet of Allah, while Hubbard is ” Buddha in the West “.
The leaders of both groups are fond of money, power over others, lies, intrigue, expensive suits and shoes, and hair products.
It’s the same cult characteristics:
– superior leader
– superior knowledge
– evil critics
– only way
– eternal damnation for not following the only way
– dwelling in a bubble
– demonization of society
– demonization of enemy groups
– blaming others for their failure
– demonization of reason in the name of reason
– arrogance
– the destruction of loving human realations
May this form of group and its depravity go the way of the dinosaur.
Mike, you and Leah are the consummate professionals. The Church of Scientology is one, doomed cult. I’m in awe. Thank you!
Dead men tell no tales says
I know a fair bit about the Nazis and I have always thought that the Church employs their tactics very standardly and even for the same stated reason.
The Nazis were not as megalomaniac as Scientology. They were not trying to clear the planet They were clearing Europe of Jews and others. As the Nazis were more overt about what they were doing they are more successful than Scientology.
Jere Lull (38 years recovering.) says
The problem with ‘the NAZI card’ is that it’s been misplayed SO MANY times in 70 years that it’s ‘spots’ have been worn off. NO one mistakes it as a valid characterization of any but real, self-proclaimed Nazis, such as the skin-heads … AND, because it’s targeted at so many who are SO**OBVIOUSLY** NOT Nazis or sympathizers, most thinking people blow it off as unwarranted as a first impression. making the (false) connection isn’t as easy as it once might have been.
Miss Q says
It’s Godwin’s Law in action.
https://youtu.be/BfDCwP2SnI4
Nowadays the argument doesn’t even have to go on very long at all before Hitler is invoked. A mere disagreement is all that’s necessary. (I call that “Miss Q’s Corollary.” ?)
Scientology [DM] can’t pull from wider history as he is so VERY proudly self-uneducated, and can’t conceive of others being well-educated. Too, DM isn’t very imaginative and has to keep recycling his half-baked “bright ideas”. His teenie, tiny… brain … overheats whenever he tries to think of something new, only quenched by imbibing some high-quality(or at least expen$ive) scotch®, until everything quiets down and he’s passed-out.
Zen Little says
Excellent post Mike, and another great show! Leah and Mike, Shine the Light !! Leah’s statement at the end was perfect.
It is ‘curiouser and curiouser’ how hidden Miscavige has become last couple decades, obviously even more so these days.
Sharing the limelight fans only if you please, for Miscavige, Popes and Generals don’t go onto the battlefield until the war is won, so instead we get the flying monkeys and his oger level IQ henchmen is all he’s got. Doesn’t even the Pope make a public appearance once in a while?
Something is afoul here… ya think? … maybe a l o t.
Gravitysucks says
I think afoul also.
Teen says
“My name is Leah Re…mi…ni…that’s Re..mi…ni”. Classic!
Excellent show last night. I find it hilarious that the most “white man” hating group on the planet glorifies one of the worst “white men” who have walked this earth. Just hilarious….so, more evidence that NOI is just like Scn cult….it’s all about deceit to procure as much money as they can to benefit a few of their evil leaders. Perfect match.. NOI will undoubtedly experience a mass exodus, as well. As well they should.
I love the irony…
What I truly loved about her closing statement was the droll smile with which it was delivered. Made his “inability” to know her name even more obvious. LOL
Me too Teen!!
The Nation of Islam and the Church of Scientology have a transactional relationship. NOI have a fairly large group of members who are for the most part poor. CO$ is endlessly rich, hemorrhaging members and desperate for new people, any people, of any race, creed, color etc. Co$ desperately needs BODIES to keep it going. NOI needs MONEY to keep it going.
John Fifer says
Again , Thank you for all you do.
Thechurchofmisdirection says
The church play the NAZI card on opponents quite often because it diverts the attention off of themselves and what they are doing to their own people and others, because if anybody is acting like NAZI’s its them, the church of Scientology and they are so scared that the people are going to find out what they really are.
Too late. There’s only one solution left and that is to come clean but that is no where in the tech for david miscavige.
Scientology + Decency? Thanks for the snicker. Tubby never was any concerned with anything of the sort, which would be tantamount to submitting to “wog” values an norms of behavior. AFAICT, he never learned those things, but was allowed to grow up a spoiled brat, with the apparent emotional age of a 4-year-old, an immature one, at that. Meanwhile, Godwin’s Law need not be invoked as we KNOW scientology will NEVER debate the issues, but will only attack with the most vile ad hominem attacks their teenie, tiny brains can think up. I’m sorta waiting for them to come out with that play yard classic:”poopy pants”. Leah’s “Really?” was SO spot-on to decimate that attack. In fact, including Scientology’s version of “participation” is dynamite, really puts their lies in perspective. It’s a shame that so few in the organization will ever see “Aftermath”, but they CAN’T let them see or the truth would implode them even more quickly than “must-savage” is accomplishing it. Sadly, I don’t see any direct legal challenges against the organization coming as a result of the show, only education of some or many who might be tempted to join in the future…. “Curious?” … “Hell no, not that fake ‘church’!” As a result of that episode, “Aftermath” might make inroads in via NOI, as I doubt they’re as indoctrinated against watching or hearing anything people that MIGHT be be “entheta” or ‘unsavory truths’. Since DM and his minions are probably thoroughly livid about this episode, I half expect them to attack the show as Islamophobia, particularly due to the clips of thee NOI guy’s blatantly bigoted and prejudicial remarks, which they’ll claim were unrepresentative of NOI’s root “message of peace”, and criminally edited to remove them from any context to slander NOI’s good name.
SORRY if I gave OSA any ideas, but that’s what occurred to my sleep- addled brain when I first got around to reviewing the recording.
Insightful comment Jere. I always enjoy your thought process.
Jere, the NOI has ALWAYS been racist. It’s part of their ” scripture ” ; white people are
” devils ” and ” genetic accidents “, per their creation stories. They are not Islamic, just as scientology is neither spiritual or religious. Just so you know… They have been vociferously anti-white and anti-semtic for decades. It’s a core aspect of their beliefs/ world view.
$camology has become a fart in the vacuum of space.
Lol……praying the smell disappates soon…
Unfortunately the smell remains.
Only a powerful disinfectant like the revoking of their tax exempt status will begin to remove the stench.
Hans says
Yes stay strong Leah and Mike. At least you
know DM’s responses will be so way out there
that they do not even deserve a second thought.
So good to see Leah in a new movie! A must-see.
“The Church states that it supports religious freedom for all and respects the religious beliefs of others, for all faiths, as enshrined in its Creed.” The church’s religious sacrament is to lie lie lie then if that doesn’t work lie some more. Of course it states what would be politically correct to state. You note that it STATES that, it doesn’t say that it really does that. Therein lies the rub.
And Miscavige and all your minions heed your own spew:
“…stop turning a blind eye to [your] effort to profit by spreading lies and religious hate.”
Leah’s response was classic.
Mick Roberts says
As per the usual, Scientology once again hand-delivers the best evidence you guys have in making your case against them. This one had to be the most obnoxious and self-defeating “response” of all time so far.
And kudos for calling this one a “Hindenburg”. Sometimes, the term “foot-bullet” just doesn’t quite capture the essence of what they just did to themselves. This is most certainly one of those times. Excellent post Mike, yet again.
I Yawnalot says
The Hubbard playbook in action, as modified by Miscavige and his lawyers, eager to jump on the cashed up band wagon of religious & constitutional exploitation. Disgustingly despicable doesn’t quite cut it as descriptive enough but Scientology sure has shown us what dwelling in a prison of hate does. It’s scary to contemplate just how far they will go to cover up their criminal activities as their lies are already unbelievably outrageous.
Scientology always plays the Hitler card because, why?
Q: Why not Stalin, or Pol Pot?
CoS: Never heard of them.
Q: Caligula? Attilla the Hun?
CoS: Nope, not in our past lives records.
Q: Ok, then, Saddam? John Wayne Gacy? The Grinch That Stole Christmas?
CoS: Nope, we’re sticking with all Hitler, all the time. Attack, attack, attack, that’s what Hubbard drilled into us, so that’s what we do. He never said we needed more than one name to attack with, so it’s Hitler for us. It’s a name easy to remember, and it begins with ‘hit’ – our COB has affinity for that word, you know. We just love Hitler, I guess.
Hilarious Ammo!
Scientology membership is fast approaching the numbers of the KKK. David Miscavige needs to get a job as he’s been too long on whalefare.
“Whalefare” ? Great one scribe!
Thanks Ann. ?
“Whalefare.” PERFECT!
Scientology is sure fixated on dead people. But when you look at what they do to the living… yep, the only reference they can rely on is the lies from the past. Scientology is 100% fully devoted to lies.
“..we’re sticking with all Hitler, all the time.”
Hilarious! ?
Didi M says
I am a post war (1947) German born person, who lost countless family in that debacle of hate and destruction led by the same kind of lunatic ‘obey or be punished/imprisoned/tortured etc…’ behaviors the COS – from lunatic schizophrenic for sure Hubbard to even worse lunatic Miscavage and ilk force upon its members and especially ex members makes me scream with anger and frustration!
Please to any who may not know what Hitler and his Nazi’s were about. They were exactly what Hubbard/Miscavage and Farrakhan ilk are doing and about right now!! They are the SAME EVIL DEMENTED/CRUEL/ABUSIVE FIENDS who use fear and intimidation and violence to achieve their grotesque goals. ANYONE who makes you afraid is to be called out and absolutely rejected – PERIOD. ANYONE who makes you feel small is to be absolutely rejected – PERIOD. Anyone who makes you feel warm/accepted/protected who allows and for that matter encourages you to question and explore and learn all you want and can about any and everything is to be CHERISHED. jUST MY TWO CENTS 🙂
Julie Marty says
Amen! Tell it like it is…
Great post! I completely agree with you Didi M.
jburtis2013 says
Having majored in European and German history with a minor in German language at Boston University, let me say that Scientology seems to have little or no grasp of the depths of the violent behavior practiced by Nazi Germany. If they did, they wouldn’t compare it to the tame sort of informational give and take Leah and Mike and their friends appear in weekly.
Yeah, that’s what so outrageous about it. Throwing out crap like that just undermines the true horrors of what millions of innocent people (including children) had to go through.
Also, presenting that “statement” for an episode that actually exposes their love affair with a real anti-Semitic bigot (with tons of documented evidence) is just stunning, even for these morons. It’s stunning from a logical standpoint, from a PR standpoint, and from a moral standpoint.
Exactly Mick!
Sadie-Kay says
With a response like the “Nazi Germany” one Scientology provided — they got nothing! :/
IndieScientologyNews (@IndieScieNews) says
Mike — I think you are misreading the chart. The way I read it, Leah is 97.6% Jewish. She is 49.5% Southern European.
Sorry, it was I who misread the chart. My mistake.
The image is slanted, so it might appear that way. But follow the lines all the way across and you’ll see that it reads the way Mike stated it.
The best part of watching Leah read that letter last night was the utterly exasperated “Really?” at the end.
The desperation is deepening.
Scientology, you’re not fooling anyone but your shrinking membership; the few remaining followers are standing on a ticking time bomb about to detonate as your lies and deceit are continually exposed to the world.
Honestly Dave, how do you think your usurping of power will end?
And as usual, the church says it is “all lies” without taking one single specific claim and countering it with the truth as they know it. Instead of saying what single item specifically is a lie, they just blanket say it is all lies. This goes against their own LRH references, of “Generalities Won’t Do” and other references which state that you should never speak in generalities. Well when you cannot disprove anything that is said, it is dangerous to take up separate points one at a time to try to rebut them because you can’t rebut them. What is being shown on the A&E show about Scn is TRUE and that is why they can’t take specifics and say that that specific thing said it untrue. Because it is not.
Ctempster, good point! Scientology always contradicts itself, intentionally. Arnie Lerma( RIP ) has a whole section of lermanet devoted to confusion technique.
I’ll point out another simple contradiction in scientology doctrine: the creed of scientology( and the freedoms it states are guaranteed to ALL beings ) versus all of scientology ” ethics ” , including fair game and disconnection and noisy investigations and the rest of the skeezy shit and detritus associated with it.
Scientology is opposite world: study technology is indoctrination; auditing is hypnotic indoctrination and enslavement ( get your false euphoria fix ); ethics is control and punishment and indoctrination and abuse and miscellaneous criminality; public relations is lying and dissembling and fantasizing and bullshitting; dissemination is devious hard-selling and love-bombing and more lying; volunteer ministering is lying, posing for photo ops, and appearing next to organizations that actually DO something in order to look/appear socially relevant and effective, mostly to other cult members, because the non-scientology public sees through the charade; administrative technology is cluster-fuck generation and the manufacture of busy-work, tedium and inefficiency.
Notwithstanding – here we are 50+ years later and absolutely none of the ‘promised results’ have taken place; in fact pretty much the ‘opposite has’ – no? Has anyone in or out of Scientology ever met ‘anyone who has reached the shilled ‘state of total enlightenment – or whatever’ ? It’s all a pile of horrific,beyond brutal control and deliberate brainwashing of people who with the best of intentions were persuaded to believe that a goofball lunatic like Hubbard had the answer to who or what creation etc… is. I repeat – anyone who for one second does any kind of harm to another claiming it’s for ‘the cause’ is full of shit. Period. I look forward to that Miscavage creep being held fully and publicly accountable for his crimes.
WhatAreYourCrimes says
Mr. David Miscavige, who the hell is advising you??
It seems the worst possible moves are chosen everytime.
Scientology is trying to play chess using the rules of checkers, and brother, it does not look pretty.
Listen you CSMF, I will deign to answer your stupid question and this is the last time I will speak on the subject. Got that? Good. No one, and I mean nobody advises me about a single goddamn thing. Is that clear enough for you, Mr. 1.1?
Lol…….exactly the reason he is an utter failure at everything he does…
Scribe! ?
WhatAreYourCrimes ,
I think it is the voices inside his head that advise David Midget so well.
Krieger says
To Mike and Leah and all that have suffered at the hands of Miscarriage and Scientology, stay strong. Your words are not falling upon deaf ears. Your messages are being received and justice is coming.
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SU-22 Kill over the Persian Gulf - Page 2
International Military Forums > Military History Forums > Modern Military History
Originally Posted by G-Capo
F-14 is an interceptor.In With in Visual range combat even the old Su-22 would of cut it to pieces.
lol, you bet!
http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/interviews/snodgrass/migshootdown.wav
AJChenMPH
I think it was definitely within visual range. My recollection of the maneuvering is that the lead Su-22 fired an Atoll just as they were going abeam, and that the F-14's each made one single turn to reverse in behind them and stuffed Sidewinders up their tailpipes. I believe the range was inside 2 miles for each of the kills, and possibly at about one mile.
EDIT: we'll find out soon enough, I shot an email to my old NROTC commander (who was XO of VF-41 at the time of the incident) to get the details.
EDIT #2: damn, I was close. Here's his take (verbatim email, I'm not even correcting his typos, etc.):
The Libyan fired an atoll prior to the "pass", that is to say that he fired before the two pairs of aircraft passed each other head on. (As soon as the missile was fired, the U.S. Tomcats had clearance to shoot, based on the prescribed rules of engagement.) The Libyans turned southward as soon as they passed the Tomcats. The Tomcats did a high turn to the Libyans six o'clock positions and fired sidewinders at 0.5 to 1.0 mile range. One missile per kill.
The flight involved my squadron, and in fact I was en-route to relieve the two aircraft when it happened, so I heard the entire thing on the radio.
Of the four F-14 aircrew who were involved, one pilot was killed in an aircraft accident in an F-18, one pilot is currently flying commercial airlines, one RIO was killed in a skiing accident, and one RIO was re-trained as a pilot and is currently on active duty as a two-star Admiral.
Oy, this is going waaaaaay off-topic. Sorry.
A piece from Flight Journal magazine on the Iranian F-14As
Topic: Re: SU-22 Kill over the Persian Gulf
Originally Posted by phoenix80
In late January 1981 two F-14's from Khatami Air Force Base were on combat patrol over the southwest region of the Persian Gulf. At around noon, Iranian ground radar picked up a target approximately 100 to 200 feet above sea level in the southern region of the Gulf, moving at a high rate of speed toward Bushehr. The ground radar operator directed the F-14's to the incoming object.
At this time the lead F-14 radar picked up the same aircraft and secured a radar lock on the target. After confirming the target was definitely hostile, and flying at a very low altitude and only a little over 30 miles away, the lead F-14 fired an AIM-54A Phoenix missile. The Phoenix hit the Iraqi SU-22 in the middle of the fuselage, cutting it in half.
Thank you Phoenix for the information. I also found it listed on the ACIG section on, "Iranian Air-to-Air Victories 1976-1981." The kill is listed as 'confirmed'.
Reference URL;
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_210.shtml
Originally Posted by icecold
The AIM-54 Phoenix Missile was developed in the 1970s as the principle long-range, air-to-air, defense armament of the F-14 Aircraft.
Actually, the Phoenix Missile was one of the programs from the TFX or F-111 program. The TF-30 engines, which were not designed for a manuevering aircraft... didn't work well for a fighter such as the F-14. The F-111 as a Navy interceptor would have depended upon the maneuvering missile to intercept the target. The same design philosophy as the F-4 Phantom was designed to. The AWG-9 radar and, Phoenix Missile worked well.
To me the most fascinating Iranian A.F. F-14A kill was that of an IrAF Tu-22B Blinder! On March 19, 1988 the Blinder was at 44,000-ft. and traveling above Mach 2.0 the F-14A was also around Mach 2.0, approximately 40-mi. away and, above 40,000 when it fired the Phoenix Missile. The AIM-54A Phoenix Missile traveled in access of 70-mi. to make the kill! (I have no idea of the exact 'intercept geometry'?) It was a confirmed kill and was viewed by an USAF E-3 AWACS!! There was a notice to Saudi aircraft to stay clear of the northern Persian Gulf. I have seen a copy of the document from the USAF to the Saudi AF recommending the suspension of flights in the northern Persian Gulf until further notice. Tom Cooper (SEE NOTE) obtained copy of the document through the Freedom of Information Act and is in the hardbound copy of, "Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat."
Tom Cooper is the author & co-author of many books on air forces of that region including, "Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat", "Iran-Iraq War in the Air 1980-1988", "Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat", "Arab MiG-19 & MiG-21 Units in Combat," etc.
The earlier the Iranian AF claimed three other Tu-22Bs on 03/25/84, 04/06/84 and, 04/06/84. The Iranian AF also claims 54 confirmed kills and 7 more unconfirmed kills with the AIM-54A Phoenix Missile!
Oh, back to the original topic, attached is a diagram of the engagement between the USN F-14s and LARAF Su-22's.
For awhile, I remember hearing some oddball stating the Su-22s did not fire a missile at the F-14s, the Fitter dropped an auxilliary fuel tank! I think experiencedF-14 pilots know the difference between a missile launch, the flame of the rocket motor, the missile flying ahead of the launch Su-22 and, a fuel tank dropping away from the Fitter.
Why the Su-22 fired a IR missile at a target in the front hemisphere when that missile had a hard enough time hitting a target when the target is directly ahead and not maneuvering.
F-14A_Vs_Su-22_2_E-m.jpg (39.3 KB, 8 views)
Actually, the USN F-14A kills against the "Libyan Arab Republic Air Force" (LARAF) fighters were made over the Gulf of Sidra, not the Persian Gulf.
The first incident occurred on Aug 19, 1981, as stated before! The first radar contact was made by the E-2C. The E-2C, which directed the F-14As to intercept LARAF Su-22M-2Ks. The Su-22s fired a Atoll Missile (the target/F-14 was totally out of launch of parameters) at the lead F-14 and the missile missed.
the lead F-14 radar picked up the same aircraft and secured a radar lock on the target. After confirming the target was definitely hostile, and flying at a very low altitude and only a little over 30 miles away, the lead F-14 fired an AIM-54A Phoenix missile. The Phoenix hit the Iraqi SU-22 in the middle of the fuselage, cutting it in half.
The US Navy has 'never' claimed a kill (confirmed or unconfirmed) using the Phoenix Missile! There have been rumors (that's all just rumors) about an F-14A using a Phoenix Missile to kill a Mirage F.1 on the second day of the PGW#1.
However the second SU-22 managed to evade the scene.
Aaah.... NO! Both Su-22M-2Ks were shot down by the F-14As using Sidewinder -9L missiles.
Both the pilots (L. Mucynski and H.Kleeman) from the F-14s were flown back the USA for press conferences, within a day of the incident. (It was a real 'dog and pony' show.) The audio of the 1981 and 1989 incidents are on MP-3 files on the internet, although the MP-3 files for the 1989 incident are far more numerous than the one for the 1981 incident. You Tube has some home made videos and while the artistry is amateurish, the audio are all part of the MP-3 files the USN released afterwards.
A lot was made by the mass media about the order when the fighters were about 35 miles apart, "warning yellow... weapons hold." This phrase you can only fire your missiles 'if' you feel for sure you have been engaged. This is standard over the Mediterranean Sea. "IF", this incident had happened over the Bearing Straits, the orders would be "weapons tight!" You have no permission to fire on the enemy.... this issue will be settled by the diplomats!!
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Motorsport Forums > Racing > Formula E > How do you regard Nelson Piquet Jr. now?
View Full Version : How do you regard Nelson Piquet Jr. now?
zako85
Nelson Piquet Jr. won the first Formula E championship. Does that exonerate him from the 2008 Singapore GP cheating scandal?
N4D13
heliocastroneves#3
That was Flavio's fault, not his. Nelshino was forced to do that.
rjbetty
I have to give credit where it's due, Nelsinho did well. I don't at all like him as a person
(with the caveat being I 've never met him).
Leaving personality aside (which is a bit hard to rate from the distance), I have to admit I probably have had to re-evaluate him as a driver. I really thought he was utterly rubbish in 2008-2009, possibly the worst driver on the grid in F1 at that time.
However... F1 is littered with drivers about who we can say "didn't fulfill their potential", "were better than what they showed", etc. Lehto and Verstappen seemed utterly incompetent in 1994 alongside Schumacher, but in other seasons looked much better than that.
There are always circumstances to make someone look in a better or worse light. I believe Piquet Jr is fundamentally a fine driver, but circumstances hindered him. Yeah, I don't think he has the talent to be up there with the best F1 drivers. But he can be a competent driver, and not out of his depth on F1 level.
3rd September 2015, 17:30
For a long time, I have been thinking that there needs to exist an open-wheel outlet that will accept exceptionally well prepared open-wheel refugee drivers from Formula 1 or from the junior open-wheel series (GP2 and such). That is, people who weren't well enough financially connected to get into F1 or remain in F1, but who were still very good open-wheel drivers. Clearly, IndyCar is not such a series today. But Formula E seems like a series that can absorb the talented open-wheel drivers from Europe (as well as from America) who didn't make it in F1.
So when evaluating Nelson Piquet Jr, I think we have to take into account how high was the amount of talent in Formula E. Sure you can't compare most of them to Hamilton or Vettel or Alonso or others stalwarts of F1, but you should take notice when hearing their names: Alguesuari, Sam Bird, Buemi, Heidfeld, Marco Andretti, Bruno Senna, Nicholas Prost, etc. Lots of Former F1 drivers, many of which were genuinely good open-wheel racers but couldn't hang around long enough because they didn't have enough sponsors.
Regardless of whether you agree with me or not, I do think that Formula E has made agreat achievement by attracting all those drivers and teams in its first season. IndyCar could only dream of such success today.
Pechito37
1st November 2016, 20:44
I think he is ok, 2008, as you said helio, was Flavios fault. also, was leading German gp for a bit, finished 2nd.
In 15-16, team was rubbish. he is better
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Words and photography by Jay Clue
“These are the annual hunting grounds of Kajikia audax, the striped marlin.”
Baja California boasts some of the most biodiverse waters in the world, hosting a variety of migratory species throughout the year. As a result, it has become a hotspot for sportfishing, but at what cost? In Issue 11 of Oceanographic, Jay Clue shares how he hopes to connect people with the incredible marine life in these waters
It’s a cool autumn morning and the warm rays of Baja sunshine are just beginning to dance over the horizon, illuminating the grey sky with splashes of orange and pink. Our guests are huddled up scanning the water as we speed across the glassy bay heading for open ocean. This group has travelled from all over the world to be here. To wake up in a Mexican fishing village and be led 20 miles offshore in a small panga by a marine conservationist, an ex-fisherman turned eco-tourism captain, and a tattoo-covered adventurer and photographer.
Signs of the battle we are in search of are on the horizon – flocks of frigate birds are hovering above the action, ready. I can already see fins cutting through the water. Our captain Melecio yells ‘vamonos!’ and we slip into the water. As the bubbles clear, the frenzied scene is unravelling rapidly before us. Shards of silver explode just in front of us, then reform into gigantic metallic bait balls. The fish look like liquid metal twisting and bending through the Pacific Ocean. They are being hunted by one of the oceans fiercest predators and we are currently surrounded by more than 30 of them. Two-metre-long, sword wielding warriors are ripping through the waters around us at lightning speed. Their stripes ignite flashes of neon blue before they dart back into the shimmering bait ball, smashing it into pieces.
Shards of silver explode just in front of us, then reform into gigantic metallic bait balls.
Streams of bubbles burn off their long bodies giving the impression of underwater rockets. They have a form evolved for speed. Pure muscle capped off with a sword-like bill and a large crescent shaped fin on the other, delivering enough torque to propel them to 50 miles per hour. These are the annual hunting grounds of Kajikia audax, the striped marlin. Packs of sea lions rest on the outer edges waiting for their turn to join in. They speed into the hunt the moment the marlin stand down. It is an incredible behaviour to witness, mammal and fish cooperatively hunting together. A fin whale slowly cruises below, turning to its side to look up at the commotion. We spend our entire day trying to keep up with the frantic sardines and mackerel.
Bahia Magdalena, or Mag Bay as it’s affectionately called, is one of Baja’s unique natural gems. A gigantic shallow bay edged with rocky and mountainous barrier islands. Flowing white sand dunes meet the lush green mangroves that play a vital role in this local ecosystem. Pods of dolphins can regularly be seen searching the mangroves for snacks. Groups of sea lions can be found lounging on buoys and beaches. In winter, grey whales journey here to give birth and raise their young in the protected waters of the bay. I’ve been visiting the area since I first came to Baja and began exploring its natural wonders for what would become the foundation of Dive Ninja Expeditions, an ecotourism platform that bridges the gaps between tourism, marine research and conservation. I visit the area throughout the year to see its seasonal visitors, whether it be whales, mako sharks or marlin. I impatiently wait for the marlin’s return every year and once they arrive, I spend as many days as possible in the area.
This past season on a quick stop home between trips to Mag Bay, I received a message from a concerned friend. At first, I was a little confused as to why they had sent me a photo of a luxury fishing yacht. But then as I read the caption, my stomach began to knot. It was announcing a new sportfishing world record – 330 striped marlin caught in a single day by one vessel at Bahia Magdalena. My heart sank, but my brain tried to rationalise that there was no way that it was physically possible. It must be a marketing stunt. I would be returning to Mag Bay the following morning so I would investigate once there.
Streams of bubbles burn off their long bodies giving the impression of underwater rockets.
The IUCN classifies striped marlin as near threatened with their population trends continuing to decrease.
The next morning, I headed back out on the water with Melecio, shark conservationist Regina Domingo, and a new group of guests. The waters seemed different. As we reached the marlin area it all began to sink in. There were no frigates. No gulls. No pelicans. Our sea lion friends were nowhere to be found. The ocean that had been teeming with life only 72 hours earlier had become desolate. After searching for six hours we decided to call it a day. I’ll never forget the dramatic change we witnessed during those days after the world record was broken.
Sportfishing and Baja go hand in hand. It makes up a gigantic portion of the tourism dollars that come through the area. This is easily seen by any short walk around Cabo San Lucas Marina, where there are hundreds of sportfishing vessels ready to take tourists out. The area is home to many of the largest tournaments in the world with some offering multimillion-dollar prizes. It’s these tournaments that were the reason I was 20 miles offshore in the middle of the ocean. Witnessing them first-hand became the inspiration for our striped marlin citizen science expeditions…
The IUCN classifies striped marlin as near threatened with their population trends continuing to decrease, with stocks in some areas showing declines of more than 40% in recent years. Regina explains: “Marlin populations have plunged over the past several decades as a direct result of commercial tuna and swordfish fleets, which catch marlin and other billfish through longline fishing or through netting.” Yet, a paper published in 2010, showed that a four-year closure of long line fishing in Baja California Mexico ‘had a rapid effect on local abundance of striped marlin’, with ‘regional striped marlin abundance likely increased by 12–22% following the four-year closure’. It begs one to question: why they are still being fished?
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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Published: 23:49, Oct 23,2020
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina urged the United Nations to play more decisive and robust role in resolving existing global challenges, including the Rohingya crisis.
‘There are still areas where the UN can play a more decisive and robust role in resolving many of today’s intractable challenges such as the Rohingya Crisis,’ the prime minister said in a message issued on Friday on the occasion of the UN’s 75th founding anniversary.
She said that the world is still beset with poverty, hunger, armed conflicts, terrorism, insecurity, climate change – all of which call for concerted efforts and greater action.
‘As we agreed in the declaration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, our challenges today are interconnected and can only be addressed through reinvigorated multilateralism. Only together can we build resilience against future pandemics and other global challenges,’ she added.
On the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Sheikh Hasina said, Bangladesh joins the international community in reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the principles and objectives enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
She said that this year holds a special significance for Bangladesh as the birth centenary of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being celebrated.
In his maiden speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September 1974, the prime minister said, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made an unequivocal commitment to global peace, emphasised solidarity among nations, championed multilateralism and called for the promotion of human rights, justice and the rule of law nationally and globally. ‘Our engagement with the United Nations is guided by his adept philosophy and vision,’ she added.
Sheikh Hasina said that 2020 is a challenging year because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 and since early 2020, the pandemic continues to ravage through and reverberate around the world.
‘It has put enormous strains on our societies, economies, health systems, lives and livelihoods, businesses and export earnings. Only by working together and in solidarity can we end the pandemic and effectively tackle its consequences,’ she said.
The prime minister said that over the last 75 years, the United Nations has had many achievements and it has promoted freedom, shaped norms for international development, helped mitigate conflicts and saved hundreds of thousands of lives through humanitarian action.
It has worked to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, including the equal rights of women and men, she added.
Mentioning that Bangladesh has been an active, contributing and responsible member of the United Nations, Sheikh Hasina said that in the endeavour to maintain global peace and security, Bangladesh has emerged as one of the leaders in the UN Peacekeeping Missions by adhering to its long-standing ‘Culture of Peace’.
‘Our government has also made exemplary achievements in implementing the SDGs, increasing women empowerment, enhancing access to economic and social rights, achieving food security and reducing inequalities.’
‘Our economic performance for the last 11 years has been stellar. We are right on track to become a middle-income country by 2021, a developed country by 2041, and a prosperous Delta by 2100,’ she said.
Noting that the world today is different from what it was 75 years ago when the UN was founded, the prime minister said, ‘In this ever-evolving world of more challenges and opportunities, we expect the UN to remain the most trusted partner to all nations.’
‘With a concrete and meaningful roadmap for shaping the future, the UN can guide us in our endeavor to build a secure future for us where security would be guaranteed, development ensured and human rights protected,’ she said.
Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh remains committed to working together with the United Nations and international community in responding to all shared challenges to create a peaceful, sustainable, inclusive and just world.
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Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold cannot wait to have the “raw emotion” of fans back at Anfield.
Sunday’s visit of Wolves will be the first time since March the ground has opened its doors to supporters, with 1,500 to be accommodated on the Kop and a further 500 in the Main Stand.
The England defender may not be fit in time to experience it first-hand as he is recovering from a calf injury which has kept him out of the last four matches.
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“It feels empty without them.
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NewsChannel 5 has uncovered new questions about how ACT college admissions tests are administered by Metro Nashville Public Schools.
By: Phil Williams
Posted at 11:11 PM, Dec 09, 2015
NewsChannel 5 has uncovered new questions about how state-mandated ACT college admissions tests are administered by Metro Nashville Public Schools.
Among the questions: who's really taking the tests?
That comes as state lawmakers prepare to hold hearings on the district's testing practices.
In Tennessee, every 11th grader is supposed to take the ACT.
Over the last three years, Metro has claimed solid gains on the ACT tests.
But district-wide, just 87 percent of last year's graduates took the test at any point before graduation, according to state and Metro statistics.
These are the ACT participation numbers produced by Metro Schools two weeks ago, confirming my own research pic.twitter.com/TLZCfLMSTX
— Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) December 10, 2015
A prime example of the issue is at Stratford High School in East Nashville.
Stratford has drawn high praise for its efforts to make school not seem so much like work. The goal: to create an environment that educational and engaging.
The results, according to Principal Mike Steele, are that "our ACT score and the number of students going to college, applying and being qualified to go to college, is up drastically."
Those gains have earned Steele a national award for science and math education. And the school system says he's now in line for a $5,000 bonus -- largely due to gains in the school's ACT test scores.
But what we discovered -- evidence that Stratford isn't testing all of its students -- has one state lawmaker questioning whether the school's gains are really what they seem.
"No, he doesn't deserve a bonus," said Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale. "You have a problem, and to tell me you are going to be rewarded as a principal with a financial bonus. That's not right. There's no way."
In 2012, Metro's chief academic officer Jay Steele announced a plan to raise ACT scores district wide.
But then, "assistant principals were told they did not have to test all juniors," said whistleblower Kelly Brown.
Brown was a guidance counselor at Pearl-Cohn High School. At her school, she says, the decision was made to test all juniors, but not testing -- despite the state requirements -- was held out as an option.
"That was something that all Metro high schools the principals were given and some principals chose to test all their juniors and some decided they were only going to test whatever group they felt like they needed to test," she added.
Other Metro teachers at other schools tell a similar story.
But the district emphatically denies that any such instructions were even given.
Still, an analysis prepared by district officials acknowledges that "struggling or absent students take the ACT in the 12th grade."
"All students have to take the ACT exam in your junior year," Womick said. "And for you as a school as a whole to set up a policy to say, oh, they have to take it by your senior year is in direct violation and contradicts what you have to do by state law."
While we don't know exactly what happened at Stratford, we do know that the percentage of students scoring at least a 21 on the test went from 8.8 percent the year the ACT push began to more than 17 percent last year.
And while that looks good, we discovered that Stratford went from all students taking the ACT by the time they graduated in 2013 to the next year, when 15 percent of the grads skipped the test.
And by last year, we discovered, the school's improved ACT scores did not include a third of the graduates.
That's the worst participation rate in the district.
These are last-minute numbers produced to suggest problem really wasn't so bad; not an apples-to-apples comparison pic.twitter.com/aYvPQHuEjG
"You have to have a full picture of everybody, every student at that school and how they are performing," Womick said. "We only have a picture of two-thirds of them."
Metro Schools officials blamed inclement weather that disrupted the district's testing plans for juniors in 2014, forcing some schools to reschedule the test for a teacher in-service day.
At Stratford, just 43 percent of students took the ACT on that date. Metro says the rest were given vouchers to take the test later.
But Antioch still managed to test almost 68 percent of its juniors that same day.
Hunters Lane had 71 percent.
And 78 percent of all juniors at Pearl-Cohn tested that day.
Womick said, "That leads me to believe, without a shadow of a doubt, there's gamesmanship going on, there's manipulation of the testing."
While the numbers showing a dramatic decline in the percentage of students taking the ACT at Stratford were confirmed two weeks ago by Metro Schools, they gave NewsChannel 5 a whole new set of numbers late Wednesday that they claim show the amount of testing is actually up.
NewsChannel 5 Investigates doesn't have access to student data to be able to determine which numbers are accurate.
A district spokesperson indicated that her office would be providing a formal statement to include with the story, but that never happened.
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Nashville to allow fewer than 7,000 fans at Nissan Stadium for Steelers game on Oct. 4
10% of stadium's 69,143 capacity
Nashville Mayor John Cooper has announced that Titans fans will be able to attend the Steelers game at Nissan Stadium on Oct. 4 at 10% capacity.
By: Chris Davis , Laken Bowles
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville Mayor John Cooper has announced that Titans fans will be able to attend the Steelers game at Nissan Stadium on Oct. 4 at 10% capacity. That's fewer than 7,000 of the stadium's 69,143 maximum capacity.
Cooper made the announcement Thursday during Metro's COVID-19 update. He also said the city would transition from its modified Phase Two to Phase Three on October 1.
Additionally, the Oct. 11 Titans game vs the Bills can have 12.5% occupancy, while the Oct. 18 game against the Texans can have 15%. The goal for November to the end of the season would be to get to 21% occupancy, which is the maximum allowed by current CDC guidelines.
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Earlier this month, the city announced that the team would play its home opener against Jacksonville this Sunday without fans.
Tickets will be made available to Titans season ticket holders only, at least for now. The team is encouraging fans to get to the stadium early to prevent lines at the gates.
Fans will be required to wear masks and social distance the entire time they're on the property. Mask wearing will be enforced by the franchise's security team and officials from Metro Public Health.
Season ticket holders will be able to reserve up to six seats together in their group. Groups will be spaced apart from each other in the stands.
Concession stands will be open, but all items will be sold pre-packaged. The team has also installed 300 hand washing stations throughout the concourses.
Titans CEO Burke Nihill says the team will work closely with Metro Public Health if any patrons end up testing positive for COVID-19. "We have had some conversations with the health department about how the Ticketmaster technology and understanding where particular people are sitting in seats would be able to help contact tracing efforts," said Nihill.
Mayor John Cooper says he understands this is a calculated risk to allow fans back in the stands, but it's one they feel like can be done safely. "We have an economy and a city that has to be functional as safely as possible. We’re trying to find that sweet spot to be able to do it," Cooper said during Thursday's news conference.
Only two NFL games were played in front of a live audience during week one. The Chiefs and Jaguars allowed fans in their stadiums, and this weekend the Colts, Cowboys, Browns and Dolphins will play in front of a crowd.
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A routine eye check-up is mandatory to detect early problems. Pixabay
Routine eye imaging can identify changes in the retina that may be associated with cognitive disorders in older people with Type-1 diabetes, researchers say. According to them, people with diabetes are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders than are people without diabetes.
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The team drew on eye scans routinely gathered from patients as a part of normal vision care. One set of scans was based on optical coherence tomography (OCT, a technique employing light to provide cross-sections for the retina). The second set of scans employed OCT angiography (OCTA, an extension of OCT technology that examines blood vessels in the retina).
Both types of scans are non-invasive and widely available in eye clinics in the US and can be performed within minutes. The researchers found very strong associations between performance on memory tasks and structural changes in deep blood vessel networks in the retina. “Memory is the main cognitive task that is affected in Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, so that was exciting,” Fickweiler said. (IANS)
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Northrop Grumman Engineer Earns Rising Star Award
Each year, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Alumni Association honors distinguished alumni for their service to UMBC and their contributions to the community and workforce. Lauren Mazzoli, a UMBC grad who received her master's degree in computer science in May, was among the pool of leaders recognized at her alma mater.
On Oct. 5 at the Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC, Lauren, a two-time UMBC grad, received the 2017 UMBC Rising Star Award, which honors outstanding graduates of the last decade. Considering that only eight UMBC alumni received an award, Lauren is both thankful and surprised to receive the recognition.
“UMBC has a lot of strong talent and awesome alumni who're doing great things,” Lauren said. “But, I think it [the award] has a lot to do with how much I give back and how many different events I've supported with Northrop Grumman and UMBC.”
Supporting Diversity in STEM
While taking a computer science class, Lauren, a mathematics major at the time, realized the stark need for more women and minorities in computer science and cybersecurity. She graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science and wanted to enhance the interaction between Northrop Grumman and UMBC.
In light of her eagerness, she not only became involved in initiatives at UMBC, but she also led and supported many events, including events for the Cyber Scholars Program, a merit-based scholarship program primarily funded by the Northrop Grumman Foundation for students interested in a cybersecurity career.
Lauren helps put on company competitions, hiring events, networking sessions and technology expos to help UMBC students break into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industry and secure positions at Northrop Grumman.
“I've always been passionate about helping others. In high school, I would spend my weekends volunteering as a big sister program participant or at a homeless shelter,” Lauren says. “Volunteering has become a hobby for me now, and I consider myself lucky to be able to help young women and people of all backgrounds succeed in STEM fields at UMBC and Northrop Grumman.”
Lauren especially loves UMBC events that shed light on innovative company technologies and programs.
“Many of our initiatives and programs are classified, so it's amazing to allow students to see what Northrop Grumman is actually producing,” she said.
“If I don't understand something, I make sure that I step outside of my comfort zone to ask questions and communicate with the team …”
Building the Future at Northrop Grumman
Her service to UMBC after hours isn't the only reason Lauren is a superstar. Lauren, now a member of the Northrop Grumman Future Technical Leaders (FTL) program, exceeds expectations at Northrop Grumman, designing new technologies and web applications.
“If I don't understand something, I make sure that I step outside of my comfort zone to ask questions and communicate with the team,” Lauren said. “Owning a task or project and getting it done in advance has helped me succeed at Northrop Grumman so far.”
Aside from helping students land internships at Northrop Grumman, Lauren plans to mobilize company employees to help continue volunteerism efforts to bridge the gap between STEM students and Northrop Grumman. Luckily, Lauren's efforts to spread the word won't be too difficult, in light of the extensive number of employees who are connected to UMBC.
“I think it's awesome that we continue to partner with UMBC every year,” Lauren said. “A school that values diversity partnered with a company [Northrop Grumman] that values diversity both speak volumes to employees and students.”
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Restoring the Majestic Oaks of the Ohio River Foothills
Forests in southeastern Ohio have been evolving, often to their detriment, since the earliest wave of European American settlers moved into the state in the early 1800s. One of the most alarming changes is the steady loss of the mighty oaks that once dominated the forest canopy.
Foresters and wildlife biologists recognize the problem, understand what caused it, and know how to solve it.
“Past management has caused the loss of oaks in the forest canopy,” said Travis Bowman, former NWTF wildlife biologist in Ohio. “This directly effects not only the value of forests but also wildlife.”
The Ohio River Foothills, which includes the 240,000-acre Wayne National Forest, is one of NWTF’s “focal landscapes.” While oaks were the dominant trees in the forests here for thousands of years, the foothill forests were also remarkably diverse.
Deed descriptions from Ohio’s early years help color in a picture of forest conditions in the early 1800s. These deeds describe various land features such as “witness trees,” landmarks used to designate property boundaries. Most of those witness trees were white oaks.
Those trees also represented money. On extensive tracts of private lands in the region, a logging method referred to as “high grading” was the standard practice for decades. Loggers only took valuable trees, primarily oaks, while leaving lower-quality maple trees standing in the forests. Red maple quickly overtook logging sites, suppressing any regeneration from the shade-intolerant oaks. Today, most private forest land in the region is plagued with excessive low-quality maple.
How well tree species flourish in specific locations of a forest is affected by several factors. One of these is the “slope aspect,” simply the direction a slope faces. North and northeast aspect slopes are typically wetter and referred to as “mesic.” South and west slopes, along with ridgetops, are typically drier. They are called “xeric.”
Oaks usually prefer slightly drier locations while maple thrives in shady mesic sites. Herein lies the problem, Bowman said. Many of the drier sites have been long invaded by shade-tolerant red maple. While oaks may still be present in the canopy, they are not regenerating. Why? The maples are outcompeting them.
Besides maple, invasive species like the rapidly growing “tree of heaven” (scientific name – Ailanthus) also prefer these sites, adding to the oaks’ woes. Fold in invasive plants that also flourish in mesic conditions and oaks are further restricted in their ability to maintain dominance in the forest canopy. In 2020, oaks are in continued decline in the Ohio River Foothills while species that thrive in wetter forests gain a better roothold.
RESTORATION BEGINS
It is a serious situation, not only for the forestry industry but also for wildlife calling these forests home. Hardwood mast production is a top priority for wildlife. This is one reason the NWTF began partnering with the USDA Forest Service and other natural resource agencies in a comprehensive effort to restore forests in the Ohio River Foothills.
The NWTF has been aiding the 240,000-acre Wayne National Forest for several years, and according to Katrina Schultes, Wayne National Forest wildlife biologist, “Working with the NWTF has been a win-win.”
NWTF funding has helped with several projects, including the Non-Native Invasive Species Program, which has treated some 3,300 acres of invasive plants and trees in the national forest.
Bowman said the two major invasive species being targeted are autumn olive and tree of heaven.
Sites scheduled for timber harvests are pretreated prior to cutting to prevent invasive species from taking over logging sites before oak seedlings and sprouts become established.
“Today, timber cutting in no way resembles the process of 100 years ago,” Bowman said. “Now, it’s as much, if not more, about controlling invasive plants after the harvest is completed.”
The NWTF also funds crop tree release work. Even older oaks need light, especially for acorn production. Cutting adjacent trees that are blocking light from reaching oaks and other mast producers will increase food supplies for turkey, white-tailed deer and other wildlife species.
To date, work on the Wayne National Forest via the Non-Native Invasive Species program includes 234 acres treated for autumn olives and 2,523 acres plagued with tree of heaven. Another 215 acres saw crop tree release work, while managing forest openings covered 333 acres. The NWTF’s contribution is nearly $46,000.
Other work having a positive wildlife habitat impact on the Wayne National Forest involves converting large stands of white pine back to oak, Schultes said. The Civilian Conservation Corps planted these large, monoculture white pine stands in the late 1930s.
Prescribed fire is another needed tool in this focal landscape. While prescribed fire is used extensively in many parts of the United States, Bowman said, “Prescribed fire is still not well accepted in Ohio.”
To remedy that, staff from both the Wayne National Forest and the NWTF is developing educational programs designed to help the public understand fire’s benefits, ensuring a clear understanding of the differences between wildfire and prescribed fire.
Achieving the desired wide-scale restoration impacts is not possible by working only on national forest lands, Bowman noted. State and private forests need attention as well. Bowman is part of the Ohio Interagency Forestry Team, which includes experts from federal and state agencies, and state universities. Ultimately, the goal is to restore oak-dominated forests across 17 counties, an area containing 46% of Ohio’s forests, 17 of 22 state forests, 34 wildlife management areas and the state’s only national forest, the Wayne.
“The plan is to work across public land boundaries and with private landowners to develop and maintain healthy oak forests in the region,” Bowman said.
Controlling invasive plants and maintaining the forest habitat with prescribed fire and timber harvesting is needed to get these forests back on track, enabling a reset, one in which majestic oaks again rise to their lofty place on the landscape.
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Don’t interfere in India’s internal affairs: MEA issues strong statement calling out Turkey for bringing up the Kashmir ‘issue’
The spokesperson of the MEA, Raveesh Kumar, stated, "India rejects all references to Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral and inalienable part of India" He reiterated that the said region is an integral part of India.
Turkish President Erdogan (left), MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar (right)
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has slammed the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan if Turkey on Saturday for raising the Kashmir issue yet again. India warned Erdogan to not “interfere in India’s internal affairs” after the Turkish President compared the so-called “struggle” of the Kashmiris to that of the fight of the Turks against foreign occupation during the First World War.
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In a joint press conference with the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Erdogan drew parallels between the “struggle of Kashmiri people” and the battle of Gallipoli which was fought in Turkey between the Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish President said that there is no difference between Gallipoli and Kashmir. The comments were made during Erdogan’s 4th visit to Pakistan.
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The spokesperson of the MEA, Raveesh Kumar, stated, “India rejects all references to Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral and inalienable part of India” He reiterated that the said region is an integral part of India.
Kumar added, “We call upon the Turkish leadership not to interfere in India’s internal affairs and develop a proper understanding of the facts, including the grave threat posed by terrorism emanating from Pakistan to India and the region.”
Read: India-Turkey: A glorified relationship that is rightfully turning realistic
This is not the first time that Turkey had raised the Kashmir issue, despite repeated disapproval by New Delhi. In 2019, during an address at the United Nations post the abrogation of Article 370, Erdogan was seen supporting the stance of Pakistan on Kashmir.
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Confessions to the Parish of the People: The Print seems to be apologizing by proxy for its obsessive China coverage
The Print has seemingly lapsed into its old habits of creating news out of nothing. In a summary piece published, The Print’s ‘Editorial Staff’ has published nothing short of a calumny when it claims that PM Modi is unhappy over how the Indian media has been praising China’s response despite the pandemic originating there.
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In the Christian church denominations of the Catholic orders, there is a tradition of confessing anonymously to a parish member for sins that the confessor commits. Scenes of mafia killers confessing were made popular in the popular TV show The Sopranos and countless movies linked to the Italian origin mafia. One media outlet it seems has just done that in a tacit manner, while trying to hide the intentions and the origins of the confession. The Print has seemingly lapsed into its old habits of creating news out of nothing. In a summary piece published the ‘Editorial Staff’ of The Print, it has published nothing short of a calumny when it claims that the Prime Minister Modi is unhappy over how the Indian media has been praising China response despite the pandemic originating there.
What makes it quite ironic is the fact that the story quotes a press release on the Prime Minister’s interaction with the media of the print industry, and fail to mention an even more important part completely missing from the Print’s coverage to say the least. Quoting the press release:
“He said that newspapers carry tremendous credibility and the local page of a region is widely read by people. It is therefore imperative that awareness about coronavirus is spread through articles published in this page. It is essential to inform people about where the testing centres are, who should get tested, whom to contact to get tested and follow home isolation protocols. This information should be shared in newspapers and web portals of the paper, the Prime Minister said. He also suggested that information like location of availability of essential items during lockdown can also be shared in the regional pages.”
Conveniently though the Print seems to ignore the fact that this was not the sole interaction with media. Prime Minister Modi had also interacted with the electronic media and the radio fraternity, and pretty much echoed the same message with them. For instance, with the radio fraternity, the PM had exhorted the Radio Jockeys to disseminate positive stories and case studies, particularly of those patients that have fully recovered from coronavirus infection, and also inter-play such stories in different parts of the country, thus bringing the entire country together. To the news channels, the PM had suggested the need to counter pessimism and panic through positive communication, highlighting the necessity to keep the doctors and health care workers motivated since they are at the forefront of this fight.
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However, all that we have seen from The Print so far is obsessively sceptical coverage, questioning of official figures, and rumour mongering and panic creation by continuous harping on the underreporting and undertesting. Further, it even castigated the need for a lockdown, citing examples of countries only to end up with egg on its face subsequently on every occasion.
Article by The Print
This mainstream media habit by The Print of discovering ‘sources’ and quoting to tell the readers that ‘the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unhappy’ reads straight out of the UPA Era, when a certain National Advisory Council chairperson would often be unhappy about the government’s decisions rather frequently. Be that as it may, the piece seems to read more and more like a confession statement to church parish done anonymously, the difference being that the parish here is the reader of the Print. While other media houses have covered China, the so-called praise has been conspicuous by its absence in most of the media coverage barring the confessor.
Picture in Contrast: Is The Print reading more and more like the new mouthpiece of China in India?
The man behind the organization, Shekhar Gupta of the coup theory infamy, and his team at The Print have been caught with his literal pants down for reporting fake news. However, a cursory glance through the ‘news’ belted out by the site on the COVID-19 issue makes one wonder – is the team at The Print being more than an apologia for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in India? The question arises as one goes through their coverage of China and the stark contrast with the coverage of India’s response – it is not only premised on fake news, but also reeks of malevolence to a degree of fault.
While coverage of the Chinese response to the COVID-19 pandemic is perfectly legitimate – many other organizations have also done the same – the sheer volume of webspace, time, energy and resource expended in painting a rosy picture of China flies in the face of public perception and anger not just within India but across the world. The gung-ho coverage of how China has gone about the pandemic crisis seems as if all is well is baffling to say the least. But for the print logo, one could be mistaken to see it as the coverage provided by Xinhua, China Cable Television (CCTV) CCTV Global Television Network (CGTN) or the Global Times or People’s Daily, all of which are essentially mouthpieces of the CCP and will always toe the line of the government, come what may.
Compare it with the kind of tweets the propaganda machinery of China has been putting out on the subject, and the eery similarity of the tone cannot be missed by even the most uninformed person.
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Surface nanoscale axial photonics
M. Sumetsky and J. M. Fini
M. Sumetsky* and J. M. Fini
OFS Laboratories, 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
*Corresponding author: sumetski@ofsoptics.com
M Sumetsky
J Fini
M. Sumetsky and J. M. Fini, "Surface nanoscale axial photonics," Opt. Express 19, 26470-26485 (2011)
Surface nanoscale axial photonics: robust fabrication of high-quality-factor microresonators (OL)
Coupled high Q-factor surface nanoscale axial photonics (SNAP) microresonators (OL)
Theory of SNAP devices: basic equations and comparison with the experiment (OE)
Light propagation
Photonic integration
Ring resonators
Whispering gallery modes
Fiber optics components (060.2340)
Microcavities (140.3945)
Micro-optical devices (230.3990)
Revised Manuscript: November 27, 2011
Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics Vol. 7, Iss. 2
2. SNAP theory: prototyping one-dimensional quantum mechanics with light
3. Experiment: Localization in quantum wells, tunneling, dark states
4. Experiment: Halting light with a point source
Equations (46)
Dense photonic integration promises to revolutionize optical computing and communications. However, efforts towards this goal face unacceptable attenuation of light caused by surface roughness in microscopic devices. Here we address this problem by introducing Surface Nanoscale Axial Photonics (SNAP). The SNAP platform is based on whispering gallery modes circulating around the optical fiber surface and undergoing slow axial propagation readily described by the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation. These modes can be steered with dramatically small nanoscale variation of the fiber radius, which is quite simple to introduce in practice. Extremely low loss of SNAP devices is achieved due to the low surface roughness inherent in a drawn fiber surface. In excellent agreement with the developed theory, we experimentally demonstrate localization of light in quantum wells, halting light by a point source, tunneling through potential barriers, dark states, etc. This demonstration has intriguing potential applications in filtering, switching, slowing light, and sensing.
©2011 Optical Society of America
For the past few decades, research and development in photonic integrated circuits [1–9] has struggled to build a platform with the miniature dimensions, flexibility, and control needed to deliver breakthrough capabilities in optical computing, communications, and fundamental science. The platform must include waveguides for propagation and routing light, but must also provide means for trapping light. Building microscopic high-quality-factor traps for photons is non-trivial. One cannot simply construct a microscopic version of a traditional optical resonator, since naturally reflecting materials (metals) are highly absorbing. Also, one cannot construct photonic quantum wells using a straightforward analogy to electronics and quantum mechanics. Indeed, this would require total internal reflection of light everywhere at the boundary surrounding the trap, a challenge for the low-loss optical cavities with microscopic dimensions [6].
Two basic platforms for fabrication of photonic circuits with microscale elements have been developed. The first, a ring resonator platform, is built on thin transparent photonic wires that tightly confine light due to the high refractive index contrast between the wire and surrounding material. In this platform, wires form closed rings that are coupled together to provide higher level of functionality [1,2,8,9]. The second platform is based on photonic crystals, materials with periodic modulation of refractive index [5]. Thin waveguides are created using a linear disruption of periodicity while microresonators are formed by localized defects [3–7]. With the advances in lithographic technology and design methods, these two platforms have steadily increased in complexity, achieved lowed loss, and broadened functional capability. The miniature integrated photonic circuits that have been proposed and demonstrated using the ring-resonator and photonic crystals platforms can potentially revolutionize optical communications and computing by implementation of superfast all-optical processors of light pulses on a chip and, in particular, miniature optical buffers [1,3] and all-optical switches [2,6].
Yet, despite the remarkable accomplishments, the existing platforms still face a severe limitation: It is necessary but very difficult to fabricate photonic circuits that have both microscopic dimensions and ultra-small losses (required, e.g., for creating the ultra-high quality-factor microresonators). Indeed, the microscopic dimensions of photonic elements can only be achieved with high-index-contrast material interfaces. However, precisely in this regime of high index contrast, the sensitivity to surface roughness and fabrication errors is daunting and potentially fundamentally limiting. To reduce the sensitivity to the interface roughness and uncontrolled attenuation, photonic circuits with low-index contrast can be exploited [9,10]. However, to avoid radiation losses at low-contrast waveguide bends, the size of photonic resonators has to have the millimeter scale [9,10]. These photonic circuits might be low-loss and easier to fabricate, but they are no longer microscopic.
In this paper, we present a new photonic platform with ultra-low loss, flexibility, and elements having microscopic dimensions [11]. Our solution consists in Surface Nanoscale Axial Photonics (SNAP) employing whispering gallery modes (WGMs) [12–15] that circulate circumferentially around the surface of a thin optical fiber while also undergoing slow propagation along the fiber axis (Fig. 1 ). SNAP elegantly manifests a number of key properties:
Fig. 1 Illustration of a SNAP device. The whispering gallery modes (WGMs) are excited in the SNAP fiber with a transverse microfiber (MF) connected to the light source and detector. The nanoscale variation of the effective radius of this fiber determines the distribution of slow WGMs along the fiber surface and also the spectrum of light transmitted through the MF.
(a) Remarkably low surface roughness effortlessly results from the fiber draw process. The key benefit of SNAP is the orders of magnitude lower loss (~10−5 dB/cm [14,15]) achieved at a high-index-contrast silica surface compared to high-index-contrast lithography-based technologies (~0.1 dB/cm [1–4]).
(b) Periodicity and slow light without the periodic modulation of the refractive index (as for photonic crystals): Periodicity is introduced automatically by each revolution around the fiber surface. Axial propagation naturally has features of slow light, since the propagation of slow WGMs is primarily azimuthal.
(c) SNAP is readily described by the one dimensional Schrödinger equation: The axial propagation of slow WGMs exhibits turning points, localization in quantum wells, tunneling through barriers, etc.
(d) Precise control of light achieved with nanoscale variation of the effective fiber radius, which define the “potential” that steers, localizes, and engineers WGMs.
(e) Novel phenomenon of surface WGMs completely halted with a point source of light.
(f) Microscopic length scale in each dimension: For slow WGMs, the characteristic axial wavelength is much larger than the wavelength of light and has the order of a few tens of microns. This dramatically simplifies fabrication of SNAP devices and, in particular, the ring microresonators. As opposed to the macroscopic increase of the diameter of ring resonators in low-contrast photonic circuits, we increase the third dimension along the fiber axis and keep it microscopic.
Modes in an optical fiber are characterized by the propagation constant β(λ,z) which depends on the radiation wavelength λ and variations of the fiber radius, r(z)=r0+Δr(z) and refractive index nf(z)=nf0+Δnf(z). In conventional optical fibers, light is directed along the interior fiber core and has the propagation constant close to β0(λ)=2πnf0/λ. In contrast, SNAP employs transverse WGMs wrapped around the fiber surface by total internal reflection. The propagation constant of these modes is much smaller than β0(λ) and the speed of their axial propagation is much smaller than the speed of light in the fiber material, c/nf0. In fact, the axial speed of a WGM and its propagation constant can be zero at the resonance wavelength λres defined by the condition of stopped axial propagation β(λres+iγres,z0)=0 at a point z0, where the resonance width γres determines the propagation loss.
The central idea of SNAP is to exploit the sensitivity of WGMs to the extremely small variations of the fiber radius and index near the resonance λres. Generally, a variation in radius causes coupling between modes and intermodal transitions, a complex problem which is usually addressed with the system of coupled wave equations [16]. In SNAP, this problem is absent: Variation Δr(z) and Δnf(z)is so small and smooth that the coupled wave equations become decoupled and the dependence of the WGM field on the axial coordinate, A(z), is defined by a single differential equation. Near the resonance wavelength λres, this equation takes the form of the stationary Schrödinger equation (see Appendix A, Subsection A.1):
(1)d2Adz2+β2(λ,z)A=0, β2(λ,z)=E(λ)−V(z),E(λ)=−2β02(λres)λ−λres−iγresλres, V(z)=−2β02(λres)(Δr(z)r0+Δnf(z)nf0),
where the effective energy E(λ) is proportional to the wavelength variation and the effective potential V(z) is proportional to the radius and index variation. Introducing the effective (optical) radius reff(z)=nf(z)r(z), we can simply say that the potential in Eq. (1) is proportional to the effective radius variation,
(2)Δreff(z)=r0Δnf(z)+nf0Δr(z)
Near the resonance wavelength λres, dramatically small effective radius variations are enough to reflect and confine light. Indeed, it follows from Eq. (1) that for the typical experimentally determined value of γres~10−7μm at wavelength λres~1μm and fiber radius r0~10μm, light can be confined with an effective radius variation of the order of r0γres/λres~1 pm. This corresponds to feature perturbations of Δreff(z)~1 pm and Δnf(z)~10−7. The characteristic axial wavelength in this case is 2π/β(λ,z)~λres3/2γres−1/2nf−1~1mm, i.e., 1000 times greater than the wavelength of light. In the experiments described below in Sections 3 and 4, the characteristic axial wavelength is ~50 μm.
Slow WGMs can be excited in an optical fiber using a microfiber (MF) [17], specifically, a micrometer diameter waist of a biconical fiber taper, which is attached normal to the SNAP device and connected to the light source and detector as illustrated in Fig. 1. The MF waveguide acts as a point source in Eq. (1) so that the amplitude of the WGM excited by the MF positioned at z=z1 is expressed through the Green’s function G(λ,z1,z) of Eq. (1),
(3)Λ(λ,z1,z)=CG(λ,z1,z).
The spectrum of excited WGMs can be observed by measuring the transmission amplitude of the MF,
(4)T(λ,z1)=1−i|C|2G(λ,z1,z1).
Parameter C in Eqs. (3) and (4) determines coupling to the MF. It is a weak function of wavelength and, with good accuracy, is constant in the vicinity of resonance λres. The derivation of Eqs. (3) and (4) based on the formalism of the Lippmann-Schwinger equation [18,19] is given in Subsection A.2 of Appendix A.
SNAP devices include the three basic building blocks illustrated in Fig. 2 . The first is the WGM bottle microresonator [20] coupled to a MF (Fig. 2(a)). This corresponds to a quantum well V(z) in Eq. (1), and leads to the formation of states localized between turning points zt1 and zt2 at a discrete series of wavelengths corresponding to resonances in the transmission amplitude T(λ,z1). From Eq. (4), the resonance transmission amplitude T(λ,z1) is proportional to the WGM amplitude at the MF position z=z1. In particular, if z1 coincides with a node of the WGM then the coupling to the MF vanishes and the WGM becomes dark, i.e., it practically does not show up in T(λ,z1) (for details, see Appendix A, Subsection A.3.3).
Fig. 2 Basic elements of a SNAP device. (a) – MF coupling to a bottle microresonator. Slow WGMs excited by the MF can be trapped in the quantum well formed by the nanoscale variation of the effective fiber radius. (b) – MF coupling to the neck of the fiber. In this case, variation of the fiber radius forms a potential barrier. (c) – MF in the region of monotonic variation of the fiber radius. In this case, the WGMs emitted by the MF are reflected from the turning point and, under certain conditions, can be completely halted by the MF source.
A second building block is a concave fiber waist (Fig. 2(b)). In this case, for wavelengths in the underbarrier region, E<V(z), the WGM is localized due to the exponential decay of its amplitude away from the MF position z1. Alternatively, above the barrier, for E>V(z), the excited WGM is delocalized. In the particular case of a uniform fiber, Δreff(z)≡0, Fig. 2(b) offers a simple explanation of the localization of light in a uniform cylindrical microresonator described with a less general semiclassical theory in Ref. [21]. (see Appendix A, Subsection A.3.1).
In the third building block (Fig. 2(c)), the MF is positioned near a turning point ztwhere the SNAP device has monotonically increasing radius. In this case, the wave that is launched by the MF along the positive axial direction, interferes with the wave that is launched along the negative direction and reflects from the turning point zt. At discrete wavelengths when the condition of destructive interference of these two waves is fulfilled, the distribution of light is fully localized between the turning point zt and MF position z1. This effect is similar to the situation in the Mach-Zehnder interferometer when light propagating along two arms of the interferometer approaches the region of coupling with opposite phases and equal amplitudes so that the waves in two arms cancel each other. Figure 2(c) offers a simple explanation of the remarkable effect when a point contact with a MF source completely halts light propagating along the SNAP device, while the detailed theory of this effect is given in Subsection A.3.2 of Appendix A. In particular, Fig. 2(c) clarifies the appearance of localized conical modes discovered in Ref. [22].
These three basic building block elements can be used to create a wide range of densely integrated photonic devices by coupling them together. They can also be coupled to one or more transverse MFs to provide multiple inputs and outputs. In such integrated assemblies, the field distribution along the SNAP device as well as the transmission spectrum, group delay, and dispersion of light transmitted through MFs can be engineered using Eq. (1), (3), and (4). Recently we have shown that it is possible to reproducibly fabricate SNAP microresonators at the surface of an optical fiber with sub-angstrom accuracy [23]. Further development and application of methods reported in [23] potentially allows creation of low-loss, densely packed devices for filtering, switching, slowing light, and sensing.
In the experiments below we consider SNAP devices which reproduce the nanoscale radius variation of Fig. 2. In doing this, we experimentally demonstrate all the described basic elements and find excellent agreement of their performance with the developed theory.
The described basic SNAP phenomena, familiar from elementary quantum mechanics [24], are confirmed experimentally in excellent agreement with the developed theory. In our experiments, to arrive at small dimensions of SNAP devices, we fabricated them from a regular optical fiber drawn down to r0≈11 μm . The nanoscale variation of the effective fiber radius, Δreff(z)was introduced using a simple technique of controlled local heating with CO2 laser and pulling. Thus we avoid the surface roughness that might result from other methods of fiber post-processing. It is known that post-processing of silica by annealing and melting causes variations of both the density and refractive index [25, 26]. In addition, post-processing of an optical fiber result in its refractive index and physical radius variation due to the relaxation of the frozen-in tension, which is introduced by the pulling force in the process of fiber drawing [27, 28]. From Eqs. (1) and (2), only the combined variation of the refractive index and physical fiber radius entering the expression for the effective fiber radius affects the performance of SNAP devices. Due to the drastic elongation along the fiber axis, the field distribution in SNAP devices is much easier to access, control, and engineer as compared to the WGM-based microdevices demonstrated previously including spherical, toroidal, and ring microresonators [14, 15] as well as microresonators directly fabricated by relatively small deformation of the optical fiber surface [29].
We fabricated samples of SNAP devices reproducing the characteristic nanoscale fiber radius variation illustrated in Fig. 2, the shape of an elongated bottle (quantum well) with a neck (barrier). These samples include bottle microresonators with multiple axial localized states (Figs. 3(b), (c) ), three axial localized states (Figs. 3(d), (e)) and a single axial localized state (Fig. 3(f), (g)). The samples were experimentally characterized as follows. First, an MF was translated along the test fiber in 20 μm steps where the transmission amplitude spectra (vertical plots in Figs. 3(b), (d), and (f)) were measured with an optical vector analyzer (1.3 pm wavelength resolution). In our experiments, the resonances corresponding to different polarizations of light did not overlap in transmission spectra and only one polarization was considered. The effective fiber radius variations (bold curves in Figs. 3(c), (e), and (g)) are found from these plots by applying the MF scanning method [30, 31] corrected with Eqs. (1) and (4) (see Appendix A, Subsection A.5).
Fig. 3 Experimental characterization of the nanoscale effective radius variation and spectra of the fabricated bottle microresonators with a neck. (a) – Illustration of a bottle microresonator with a neck; (b), (d), and (f) – Resonant transmission spectra measured for the MF positions along the SNAP fiber spaced by 20 μm for the microresonator with multiple, three, and one axial state, respectively; (c), (e), and (g) – radius variation of the SNAP fiber in cases (b), (d), and (f).
In excellent agreement with theory, we observed full localization of light in dramatically shallow bottle microresonators. In Figs. 3(b), (c), the fiber shape features an elongated (300 μm in axial length) and extremely shallow (only 7 nm in radius variation) bottle microcavity. In agreement with the developed theory, the bottle resonances in Fig. 3(b) are localized between turning points zt1 and zt2. Depending on the value of coupling with the MF, the Q-factor of these resonances varies from a relatively low (Q~3⋅104) or greater than 106 (with the resolution limited by the measurement device). The resonance state can be dark (i.e., practically uncoupled from the MF) if the MF position approaches a node of the localized state or is deep in the underbarrier region (see Appendix A, Subsection A.3.3). Approximating the effective radius variation in Figs. 3(b) and (d), with the quadratic dependence, Δreff(z)=−z2/2R, we find the axial radius-of-curvature R=0.93 m of the multi-level bottle microresonator (Fig. 3(c)) and a smaller R=0.04m for the three-level bottle microresonator (Fig. 3(e)). The experimental free spectral range ΔλFSR of the resonances in Figs. 3(b) and (d) is 0.082 nm and 0.38 nm, which is in good agreement with the theoretical values 0.08 nm and 0.39 nm found from Eq. (1) for the harmonic oscillator, ΔλFSR=λres2(2πnf)−1(r0R)−1/2 (see Appendix A, Subsection A.4). At the field maxima, the resonance width is primarily determined by coupling to the MF (see Appendix A, Subsection A.3.3). For example, in Fig. 3(b) the maximum resonance width γc(max)~0.1 nm. Then, using Eq. (A.3.15) the value of coupling to MF is estimated, |C|2~0.1μm−1. Finally, Figs. 3(f) and (g) demonstrate a shallow bottle resonator with a single axial state. The length of this resonator is 70 μm and its height is only 5 angstrom. It is remarkable that such a minor deviation from uniformity is able to fully confine light.
Oscillations of spectra outside the quantum wells in Fig. 3 are easily explained. These oscillations result from the interference between light propagating directly through the MF and light, which couples into the test fiber, reflects from a turning point, and then couples back into the MF. Interestingly, on the right hand side of the barriers in Figs. 3(b), (d), and (f) there are high Q-factor resonances, which coincide with the quantum well resonances but are situated outside of the quantum wells. Appearance of these resonances is explained with Fig. 2: Light excited by a MF in the region of Fig. 2(c) propagates in direction of the quantum well, tunnels through the barrier, and resonantly attenuates. In the vicinity of the tip of the barrier, the tunneling rate may affect the Q-factor of resonances. Finally, if the MF is positioned deeply in the underbarrier region (bottom of Figs. 3(b), (d), and (f)), the outgoing WGMs strongly decay, interference is absent, and the transmission spectra are smooth.
The characteristic axial length of the low-lying WGMs of the SNAP bottle microresonators, Lz~50μm, is surprisingly small for so large axial radii-of-curvature R. This fact is simply explained by the expression for the WGM localized in a quadratic quantum well, Eq. (A.4.6) of Appendix A, yielding Lz~R1/4. For example, the axial size Lz increases only by a factor of ten when radius R grows from the typical R~100μm [14,15] to the gigantic R~1 m considered here. For the same reason, dramatic increase of the axial radius does not significantly affect the value of the WGM volume, an important parameter in cavity quantum electrodynamics [7,14]. The volume Vmpqof the mode (m,p,q) is usually defined as the ratio of the integral of the field power over the cavity volume and the maximum field power. From Eq. (A.4.6), we find Vmpq=ξpqR1/4r019/12(λres/nf)7/6 where for the first axial states the dimensionless parameter ξ00=1.78 ξ01=3.18, and ξ02=4.14.
We have experimentally demonstrated the remarkable effect of halting light with a point source, as predicted from our theory (see Fig. 2(c) and the description above). This effect takes place takes for the SNAP device illustrated in Fig. 4(a) when light excited at z1 reflects from zt and destructively interferes at z1. The transmission spectra and radius variation of the device, measured as in the previous case, are shown in Figs. 4(b) and (c). The localization of light is confirmed experimentally with two microfibers, MF1 and MF2. MF2 is translated along the test fiber and probes the field excited by MF1 as illustrated in Fig. 4(a). The measurement results are shown in Fig. 4(d), where the vertical axis lines of all spectra correspond to zero transmission. It is seen that at the discrete values of wavelengths indicated by horizontal arrows, the field distribution is fully localized along the fiber segments with a length of less than 100 μm and a radius variation of less than 5 nm. To compare the measurement results with theory, the fiber radius variation is approximated by the quadratic dependence Δreff(z)=z2/2R, and the Green’s function of Eq. (1) is found analytically [32] (see Appendix A, Subsection A.4). The axial fiber radius, R=3.1 m, is found from Fig. 4(c). With this value, the comparison of the transmission spectra measured experimentally and calculated with Eq. (4) and Eq. (A.4.2) of Appendix A (respectively, black and blue curves in Fig. 4(b)) shows excellent agreement. A minor deviation near the principal peak maxima is explained by the deviation of the actual radius variation from the quadratic dependence away from its minimum. In addition, in our calculations, we ignored the effect of the probe MF2, which can be made relatively small by decreasing the coupling to MF2 (experimentally, this can be achieved by translating MF2 along its length and increasing the MF2 diameter at the contact point). Finally, for comparison, the surface plot of the theoretical calculation of the WGM field amplitude distribution found from Eq. (A.4.2) for the parameters of the experiment, Fig. 4(f), is placed in the background of Fig. 4(d). Good agreement is found both for the positions of the localized states and for the field distribution. Note that coupling to the MF2 vanishes together with the field amplitude and, hence, does not change the condition of full localization. A deviation near the principal peaks is, again, due to the assumed quadratic approximation for the radius variation and coupling to the MF2.
Fig. 4 Experimental demonstration of the effect of full localization of light between a turning point and a point contact of a SNAP fiber with an MF. (a) – Illustration of the localized WGM field distribution excited by MF1 and scanned by MF2. (b) – Experimental resonance spectra along the SNAP fiber for the MF positions spaced by 100 μm (white curves) compared with theoretically found resonance spectra (blue curves). (c) – Radius variation of the SNAP fiber found from spectra in Fig. 4(b); (d) – Resonant transmission spectra measured for the MF2 positions along the SNAP fiber spaced by 20 μm and MF1 positioned at 240 μm from the minimum of the fiber radius; (f) – Surface plot of the theoretically calculated WGM field distribution as a function of the distance along the SNAP fiber and wavelength for the experimental radius variation found from Fig. 4(c).
Nanoscale variation of the effective optical fiber radius (including the variation of the fiber radius and/or refractive index) enables formation and integration of independent or coupled microdevices (e.g., a sequence of microresonators) on a SNAP platform. The axial radiation wavelength of SNAP microdevices is significantly larger than the wavelength of light, which simplifies their operation and broadens the field of potential applications. The further decrease of the axial size of SNAP elements can be achieved with larger variation of the effective fiber radius while retaining adiabatic behavior and adherence to the developed theory. Due to the very low attenuation of light propagation along the optical fiber surface, the SNAP microdevices can exhibit significantly improved performance in filtering, time delay, slowing light, switching, sensing, etc., compared to lithographically fabricated photonic circuits.
A.1. Derivation of Eq. (3) for the propagation constant of a slow WGM
The propagation constant β of optical modes in a fiber with radius r0 and refractive index nf, which is situated in the surrounding medium with index n0, is defined by the equation [16]
(A.1.1)(F1m(U)+F2m(W))(F1m(U)+n02nf2F2m(W))=(mβknf)2(VUW)4,
(A.1.2)F1m(x)= 1xJm(x)dJm(x)dx, F2m(x)=1xHm(2)(x)dHm(2)(x)dx
(A.1.3)U=r0(k2nf2−β2)1/2, W=r0(k2n02−β2)1/2, V=kr0(nf2−n02)1/2, k=2π/λ.
where Jm(x) and Hm(2)(x) are the Bessel and Hankel function, respectively. In the zero approximation, the propagation constant is set to zero, β=0, and Eq. (A.1.1) is split into two equations for TE and TM modes:
(A.1.4)F1m(U0)+F2m(W0)=0(TEmodes)
(A.1.5)F1m(U0)+n02nf2F2m(W0)=0(TMmodes)
(A.1.6)U0=nfkr0, W0=n0kr0.
In the semiclassical approximation, for the WGMs located close to the fiber surface, U0≈m>>1, the resonant wavelengths are approximately defined from Eqs. (A.1.3) and (A.1.4) as
(A.1.7)λmp(0),±≈λm(0)[1+ζp21/3m2/3+n0m(nf2−n02)1/2(nfn0)±1] , λm(0)=2πnfr0m,
where ζp is a root of the Airy function (ζ0≈2.338, ζ1≈4.088, ζ0≈5.22), p~1, and signs + and – correspond to TE and TM polarizations. From Eq. (A.1.7), the free spectral range (FSR) is
(A.1.8)λm(0)=(λm(0))22πnfr0,
Assume now that the wavelength λ, the fiber radius r, and the fiber refractive index are slightly shifted from λmp(0) and r0, respectively. For a WGM propagating close to the fiber surface, in the first approximation in Δλ=λ−λmp(0) and Δr=r−r0, iteration of Eq. (A.1.1) near the resonance λres=λmp(0) yields
(A.1.9)β2=2(2πnfλres)2[Δrr0+Δnfnf0−Δλλres] .
This equation leads to the expression for β(λ,z) in Eq. (1).
A.2. Derivation of Eq. (3) for the WGM field distribution and Eq. (4) for the resonant transmission amplitude
Generally, the field excited by a MF in the SNAP device is localized in the vicinity of the MF/SNAP fiber contact point and does not have the rotational symmetry. However, near the resonance, λ=λres, the beam launched by the MF constructively interferes in the process of circulation along the SNAP fiber surface. Then, after a large number of turns, the beam acquires axial symmetry. The axially symmetric component of the beam becomes much greater in amplitude compared to its original asymmetric part, so that the latter can be ignored.
For the nanoscale and adiabatic variation of the SNAP fiber radius and outside the region of coupling with the MF, i.e., in the absence of source, Eq. (1) is the known uncoupled wave equation [16] with the propagation constant defined by Eq. (A.1.9). For a MF with the diameter ~1 μm, the axial size of the coupling region is Δzc~1 μm. Near the resonance λ≈λres, Δzc is much smaller than the axial wavelength λz=2π/|β|. Indeed, from Eq. (A.1.9), for λ~1μm, r0~10μm, Δr<10nm, and |λ−λres|<1nm, we have λz≥20μm. Thus, the effect of the MF positioned at z=z1 can be described by adding a δ-function point source Cδ(z−z1) to the right hand side of Eq. (1). This immediately yields the expression for WGM amplitude defined by Eq. (3). More accurately, Eq. (3) for the WGM distribution and Eq. (4) for the transmission amplitude can be derived based on the formalism of the Lippmann-Schwinger equation. Following Ref. [18], the Hamiltonian describing the electromagnetic waves in the optical fiber coupled to a MF waveguide is approximated by H=H0+V, where H0=∑kEk|k〉 〈k|+∑cEc|c〉 〈c| is the Hamiltonian of the uncoupled states in the MF and SNAP fiber and V=∑c1≠c2Vc1,c2|c1〉 〈c2|+∑c,k(Vc,k|c1〉 〈k|+Vk,c|k〉 〈c1|) defines the MF/SNAP fiber coupling. Here |k〉 is an uncoupled waveguide mode of the single mode MF and |c〉 is an uncoupled WGM. For the axially symmetric fiber with very small radius variation, in the adiabatic approximation, the WGM Ψc(r)=〈r|c〉 factors in the cylindrical coordinates r=(z,ρ,φ) into a product of axial Am,p,q(z), radial, Ξm,p(ρ), and azimuthal, Φm(φ), components:
(A.2.1)Ψc(r)=Am,p,q(z)Ξm,p(ρ)Φm(φ)
m is the discrete azimuthal quantum number, p is the discrete radial quantum number, q is the discrete or continuous axial quantum number, and the amplitude Am,p,q(z) satisfied Eq. (1). All the factors in Eq. (A.2.1) are assumed to be normalized (e.g., Φm(φ)=(2π)−1exp(imφ)). The coupling operator V is spatially localized in a small vicinity of the MF contact point with the coordinate z=z1. As mentioned, the axial length of this region is much smaller than the characteristic variation length λz of Am,p,q(z)so that the coupling elements of this operator, Vc,k=〈c|V|k〉, are recast as
(A.2.2)Vc,k=Cm,pAm,p,q(z1), Cm,p=〈Ξm,pΦm|V|k〉.
The total wave function is determined by the Lippmann-Schwinger equation,
(A.2.3)|Ψtot〉=|k〉+(Ek−H0+iε)−1V|Ψtot〉=T|k〉,
where ε is a positive infinitesimal number enforcing the outgoing boundary condition and T is the scattering T-matrix. After approximate diagonalization and renormalization, the elements of the T-matrix, which determine the transition from the incoming wave |k〉 into the WGM |c〉 are [18, 19]:
(A.2.4)Tc,k=Vc,kEk−Ec+iΓc
where Γc is the full resonant width of the state |c〉, which takes into account both transmission losses in the SNAP fiber and leakage in the MF/SNAP fiber coupling region. The part of Ψtot(r) localized in the SNAP fiber which is excited by the income wave |k〉 is
(A.2.5)ΨTF(r)=∑c〈Ψtot|c〉Ψc(r)=∑cTc,kΨc(r)
Taking into account Eqs. (A.2.3), (A.2.4), and (A.2.5), we find
(A.2.6)ΨTF(r)=∑c〈Ψtot|c〉Ψc(r)=∑m,p,qCm,pAm,p,q(z1)Am,p,q(z)Ek−Ec+iΓcΞm,p(ρ)Φm(φ)=∑m,pCm,pGm,p(λ,z,z1)Ξm,p(ρ)Φm(φ),
where Gm,p(λ,z,z1) is the Green’s function of Eq. (1) at λres=λmp(0),±. In the vicinity of the resonance λ≈λm0p0(0),± all the terms in the second line of this equation except for those with (m,p)=(m0,p0) can be ignored so that
(A.2.7)ΨTF(r)|λ≈λmp≈Cm,pGm,p(λ,z,z1)Ξm,p(ρ)Φm(φ)
The resonant dependence on wavelength in Eq. (A.2.7) is determined by Gm,p(λ,z,z1), while Cm,p, Ξm,p(ρ), and Φm(φ) are weak functions of wavelength that can be ignored. Equation (A.2.7) validates Eq. (3) with C=Cm,p and G(λ,z,z1)=Gm,p(λ,z,z1).
The transmission amplitude through the MF is found as [19]
(A.2.8)T(λ,z1)=1−i∑c|Vc,k|2Ek−Ec+iΓc.
Similar to the derivation of Eqs. (A.2.6) and (A.2.7), this equation is transformed into
(A.2.9)T(λ,z1)=1−i∑c|Cm,p|2Gm,p(λ,z,z1)
and in the neighborhood of a resonance, λ≈λmp(0),±, to
(A.2.10)T(λ,z1)|λ≈λmp≈1−i|Cm,p|2Gm,p(λ,z,z1),
which coincides with Eq. (4) for C=Cm,p and G(λ,z,z1)=Gm,p(λ,z,z1).
A.3. The WGM distribution and transmission amplitude in the semiclassical approximation
A.3.1. No turning points. Localization in a uniform SNAP device
Solving the Schrödinger equation, Eq. (1), in the semiclassical approximation [24] in the absence of turning points, we find the Green function,
(A.3.1)G(λ,z1,z2)=12iβ1/2(λ,z1)β1/2(λ,z2)exp(i∫z<z>β(λ,z)dz),z<=min(z1,z2), z>=max(z1,z2),
and the WGM field distribution is found from Eq. (3). From Eq. (A.3.1) and Eq. (4), the transmission amplitude through the MF is
(A.3.2)T(λ)=1−|C|22β(λ,z1)
For a uniform SNAP fiber, r(z)=r0, the propagation constant is independent of z,
(A.3.3)β(λ,z)=β0(λ)=πn(2/λres)3/2(λres+iγres−λ)1/2
Substitution of this equation into Eq. (A.3.1) shows that, as expected, the WGM field Λ(λ,z1,z)=CG(λ,z1,z) exponentially vanish at both sides of the MF due to the presence of loss defined by γres. In the absence of attenuation, γres=0, in accordance with illustration in Fig. 2(b), the WGM amplitude |Λ(λ,z1,z)| is delocalized and is uniform along the axis z for λ<λres, i.e., above the potential barrier. It is localized and exponentially decaying for λ>λres, i.e., in the underbarrier region. From Eqs. (A.3.1), (A.3.2), and (A.3.3) the following expressions for the field amplitude Λ(λ,z1,z) and transmission amplitude T(λ,z1) are found:
(A.3.4)Λ(λ,z1,z)=C2iβ0(λ)exp(iβ0(λ)|z−z1|),
(A.3.5)T(λ,z1)=T0(λ)=1−|C|22β0(λ).
The tree-dimensional problem of resonant transmission through a uniform SNAP device coupled to a MF was solved in Ref. [21] by calculation of the sum over the turns of circulating beam excited in the SNAP fiber. Equation (A.3.2) coincides with the expression for the WGM field amplitude obtained in Ref. [21]. However, Eq. (A.3.4) corrects the expression for the transmission amplitude of Ref. [21], which mistakenly contained the factor i in front of |C|2. With this correction, the shape of the transmission resonance appears to be asymmetric rather than symmetric. In particular, for the small MF/SNAP fiber coupling C, the transmission power is
(A.3.6)P(λ,z1)=|T0(λ)|2=1−|C|2Re(β0(λ)−1)=1−|C|2λres3/2{[(λ−λres)2+γres2]1/2+λres−λ}1/24πnf[(λ−λres)2+γres2]1/2
A.3.2. One turning point. Localization enforced by a point contact
If the radius variation of an optical fiber is monotonic, the presence of a MF may still lead to full localization of a WGM as illustrated in Fig. 2(c). In this case, solution of Eq. (1) exponentially vanishes to the left hand side of the turning point, z<zt, and is an outgoing wave to the right hand side of the MF position, z>z1. The Green’s function of Eq. (1) found in the semiclassical approximation with these boundary conditions is
(A.3.7)G(λ,z1,z)=Cexp(−iφ(λ,zt,z1)−3πi4)β1/2(λ,z1)β1/2(λ,z){12exp(−|φ(λ,zt,z)|),z<zt,cos(φ(λ,zt,z)−π4),zt<z<z112cos(φ(λ,zt,z1)−π4)exp(iφ(λ,z1,z)),z>z1,,
(A.3.8)φ(λ,z1,z)=∫z1zβ(λ,z)dz.
From this equation, light is confined between the turning point zt and the MF position z1 if the following condition of destructive interference at z1is fulfilled:
(A.3.9)∫ztz1β(λ,z)dz=3π4+πn
where n is a large positive integer. Then, in the considered approximation, the transmission amplitude defined by Eq. (4) is equal to unity, i.e., light does not couple into the SNAP fiber and the localized state becomes dark.
A.3.3. Two turning points. A bottle microresonator. Dark states
If the MF is located inside the bottle microresonator, which contains multiple localized states as illustrated in Fig. 2(a), and is separated from the turning points by the distance greater than the axial wavelength 2π/β(λ,z), then Eq. (1) can be solved in the semiclassical approximation. In particular, the transmission amplitude, Eq. (4), is
(A.3.10)T(λ,z1)=1−i|C|2cos(φ(λ,zt1,z1)+π4)cos(φ(λ,z1,zt2)+π4)2β(λ,z1)cos(φ(λ,zt1,zt2)),
with φ(λ,z1,z2) defined by Eq. (A.3.8). The resonant peaks of the transmission amplitude correspond to the zeros of denominator in this equation λ=λn+iγres, which are determined by the quantization rule
(A.3.11)∫zt1zt2β(λ,z)dz=π2+πn.
Expansion of Eq. (A.3.10) near λn+iγres yields
(A.3.12)T(λ,z1)=1−i|C|2cos2(φ(λ,zt1,z1)+π4)2β(λ,z1)χ(λ,z1)[(λ−λn)−iγres],χ(λ,z1)=∫zt1zt2∂β(λ,z1)∂λ|λ=λndz.
If the numerator in Eq. (A.3.12) vanishes then the bottle microresonator becomes a dark state uncoupled from the MF.
It is instructive to compare the expression for the resonant transmission amplitude through a localized state, Eq. (A.3.12), with the known formula
(A.3.13)T(λ,z1)=(λ−λn)−i(γp−γc)(λ−λn)−i(γp+γc),
where parameters γp and γc determine the propagation loss of the SNAP fiber and the coupling to the MF, respectively. From Eqs. (A.3.12) and (A.3.13) we find γres=γp+γc and
(A.3.14)γc=−|C|2cos2(φ(λ,zt1,z1)+π4)4β(λ,z1)χ(λ,z1)
As expected, the coupling coefficient achieves maxima γc(max)at the field maxima when cos2(…) in Eq. (A.3.14) equals unity. For example, for the parabolic quantum well, when the radius dependence is approximated by Δr(z)=z2/(2R) we have
(A.3.15)γc(max)=21/2nf|C|2β05/2(Rr0)1/4(n+12)1/2.
A.4. Exact solution for the quadratic variation of the effective fiber radius
The semiclassical approximation of Section 3 fails near turning points and also near the bottom of quantum wells and the top of potential barriers. Solution of Eq. (1) in these regions is critical because it corresponds to the edge peaks of the resonant transmission amplitude of the bottle microresonators (Fig. 3) and also to largest principal peaks featuring slopes and neck regions of the fiber (Fig. 4). The effective radius variation defined by Eq. (2) in these cases can be approximated by the quadratic dependence:
(A.4.1)reff(z)=r0+(z−z0)22R,
where the axial radius R can be positive for the neck-shaped SNAP fiber and negative for the bottle-shaped fiber. Then, the Green function of Eq. (1) can be expressed through the parabolic cylinder functions. For numerical simulations, it is more convenient to use the integral representation [32]:
(A.4.2)G(λ,z1,z2)=−δz023/2π1/2∫0∞dx[sinh(σx)]1/2×exp{iπ4−iΔλ¯σx+i2sinh(σx)[cosh(σx)(z¯12+z¯22)−2z¯1z¯2]},
where σ=(sign(R))1/2,
(A.4.3)z¯j=zj/δz0andΔλ¯=(λ−λres)/δλ0
are the dimensionless axial coordinate and wavelength, and
(A.4.5)δz0=(λres/2πneff)1/2(r0R)1/4andδλ0=λres2(r0R)−1/2/2πneff
are the characteristic lengths along z and λ.
For negative R, the WGMs of the SNAP bottle microresonator are found as
(A.4.6)Ψmpq(z,ρ,φ)=exp[−12(2β02r0R)1/2z2]Hq[(2β02r0R)1/4z]Ai[(2β02r0)1/3(r0−ρ)−tp]exp(imφ)
where Hq(x) is the Hermite polynomial, Ai(x) is the Airy function and tp is the root of Airy function (see, e.g., [33]).
A.5. Experimental measurement of the effective radius variation
In the semiclassical approximation, the relation between the resonance amplitude T(λ,z1) and effective radius variation Δreff(z) of a SNAP fiber can be clarified with Fig. 2. If the MF is situated in the region where the SNAP fiber has a bottle shape (Fig. 2(a)), the spectra T(λ,z1) possess sharp resonances corresponding to localized WGMs (see, e.g., Fig. 3). For each MF position z1, the resonant peaks of the amplitude are located in the interval between the turning point wavelength, λTurn(z1)=λres(1+Δr(z1)/r0) and the wavelength λTopcorresponding to the top of the potential barrier and independent of z1. Thus, the effective radius variation is found as
(A.5.1)Δreff(z1)=(λTurn(z1)−λres)r0/λres
As an example, the fiber radius variation, shown in Fig. 3(c), envelopes the resonance spectra of Fig. 3(b).
In the case of extremely slow variation of the fiber radius, reflection of WGMs from the turning points can be ignored. The peak of this amplitude λPeak(z1) is shifting proportionally to Δr(z1) so that
(A.5.2)Δreff(z1)=(λPeak(z1)−λres)r0/λres
Equation (A.5.2) resembles the approach of Refs [30, 31]. Finally, for a SNAP fiber segment, which does not contain localized bottle states, (e.g., the regions near the fiber neck (Fig. 2(b)) and to the right hand side of the neck (Fig. 2(c)), the resonance amplitude has the Airy-type oscillations (see, e.g., Fig. 4 (b)) It can be shown numerically, that, in this case, the fiber radius variation is proportional to the shift of the largest main peak of the resonance amplitude, λMainPeak(z1):
(A.5.3)Δreff(z1)=(λMainPeak(z1)−λres)r0/λres
Generally, the effective radius variation can be found from the amplitude spectra T(λ,z1) measured at different MF positions z1 by numerical solution of the inverse problem for Eqs. (1) and (4).
The authors are grateful to Y. Dulashko for assisting in the experiments, to D. J. DiGiovanni for useful discussions and suggestions, and to M. Fishteyn for useful consultations.
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(1) d 2 A d z 2 + β 2 (λ,z)A=0, β 2 (λ,z)=E(λ)−V(z), E(λ)=−2 β 0 2 ( λ res ) λ− λ res −i γ res λ res , V(z)=−2 β 0 2 ( λ res )( Δr(z) r 0 + Δ n f (z) n f0 ),
(2) Δ r eff (z)= r 0 Δ n f (z)+ n f0 Δr(z)
(3) Λ(λ, z 1 ,z)=CG(λ, z 1 ,z).
(4) T(λ, z 1 )=1−i|C | 2 G(λ, z 1 , z 1 ).
(A.1.1) ( F 1m (U)+ F 2m (W) )( F 1m (U)+ n 0 2 n f 2 F 2m (W) )= ( mβ k n f ) 2 ( V UW ) 4 ,
(A.1.2) F 1m (x)= 1 x J m (x) d J m (x) dx , F 2m (x)= 1 x H m (2) (x) d H m (2) (x) dx
(A.1.3) U= r 0 ( k 2 n f 2 − β 2 ) 1/2 , W= r 0 ( k 2 n 0 2 − β 2 ) 1/2 , V=k r 0 ( n f 2 − n 0 2 ) 1/2 , k=2π/λ.
(A.1.4) F 1m ( U 0 )+ F 2m ( W 0 )=0 ( TE modes )
(A.1.5) F 1m ( U 0 )+ n 0 2 n f 2 F 2m ( W 0 )=0 ( TM modes )
(A.1.6) U 0 = n f k r 0 , W 0 = n 0 k r 0 .
(A.1.7) λ mp (0),± ≈ λ m (0) [ 1+ ζ p 2 1/3 m 2 /3 + n 0 m ( n f 2 − n 0 2 ) 1/2 ( n f n 0 ) ±1 ] , λ m (0) = 2π n f r 0 m ,
(A.1.8) λ m (0) = ( λ m (0) ) 2 2π n f r 0 ,
(A.1.9) β 2 =2 ( 2π n f λ res ) 2 [ Δr r 0 + Δ n f n f0 − Δλ λ res ] .
(A.2.1) Ψ c (r)= A m,p,q (z) Ξ m,p (ρ) Φ m (φ)
(A.2.2) V c,k = C m,p A m,p,q ( z 1 ), C m,p =〈 Ξ m,p Φ m |V|k〉.
(A.2.3) | Ψ tot 〉=|k〉+ ( E k − H 0 +iε) −1 V| Ψ tot 〉=T|k〉,
(A.2.4) T c,k = V c,k E k − E c +i Γ c
(A.2.5) Ψ TF (r)= ∑ c 〈 Ψ tot |c〉 Ψ c (r)= ∑ c T c,k Ψ c (r)
(A.2.6) Ψ TF (r)= ∑ c 〈 Ψ tot |c〉 Ψ c (r) = ∑ m,p,q C m,p A m,p,q ( z 1 ) A m,p,q (z) E k − E c +i Γ c Ξ m,p (ρ) Φ m (φ) = ∑ m,p C m,p G m,p (λ,z, z 1 ) Ξ m,p (ρ) Φ m (φ) ,
(A.2.7) Ψ TF (r) | λ≈ λ mp ≈ C m,p G m,p (λ,z, z 1 ) Ξ m,p (ρ) Φ m (φ)
(A.2.8) T(λ, z 1 )=1−i ∑ c | V c,k | 2 E k − E c +i Γ c .
(A.2.9) T(λ, z 1 )=1−i ∑ c | C m,p | 2 G m,p (λ,z, z 1 )
(A.2.10) T(λ, z 1 ) | λ≈ λ mp ≈1−i| C m,p | 2 G m,p (λ,z, z 1 ),
(A.3.1) G(λ, z 1 , z 2 )= 1 2i β 1/2 (λ, z 1 ) β 1/2 (λ, z 2 ) exp( i ∫ z < z > β(λ,z)dz ), z < =min( z 1 , z 2 ), z > =max( z 1 , z 2 ),
(A.3.2) T(λ)=1− |C | 2 2β(λ, z 1 )
(A.3.3) β(λ,z)= β 0 (λ)=πn (2/ λ res ) 3/2 ( λ res +i γ res −λ) 1/2
(A.3.4) Λ(λ, z 1 ,z)= C 2i β 0 (λ) exp( i β 0 (λ)|z− z 1 | ),
(A.3.5) T(λ, z 1 )= T 0 (λ)=1− |C | 2 2 β 0 (λ) .
(A.3.6) P(λ, z 1 )=| T 0 (λ) | 2 =1−|C | 2 Re( β 0 (λ) −1 ) =1− |C | 2 λ res 3/2 { [ (λ− λ res ) 2 + γ res 2 ] 1/2 + λ res −λ} 1/2 4π n f [ (λ− λ res ) 2 + γ res 2 ] 1/2
(A.3.7) G(λ, z 1 ,z)= Cexp( −iφ(λ, z t , z 1 )− 3πi 4 ) β 1/2 (λ, z 1 ) β 1/2 (λ,z) { 1 2 exp( −|φ(λ, z t ,z)| ), z< z t , cos( φ(λ, z t ,z)− π 4 ), z t <z< z 1 1 2 cos( φ(λ, z t , z 1 )− π 4 )exp( iφ(λ, z 1 ,z) ), z> z 1 , ,
(A.3.8) φ(λ, z 1 ,z)= ∫ z 1 z β(λ,z)dz .
(A.3.9) ∫ z t z 1 β(λ,z)dz = 3π 4 +πn
(A.3.10) T(λ, z 1 )=1−i|C | 2 cos(φ(λ, z t1 , z 1 )+ π 4 )cos(φ(λ, z 1 , z t2 )+ π 4 ) 2β(λ, z 1 )cos(φ(λ, z t1 , z t2 )) ,
(A.3.11) ∫ z t1 z t2 β(λ,z)dz = π 2 +πn.
(A.3.12) T(λ, z 1 )=1− i|C | 2 cos 2 (φ(λ, z t1 , z 1 )+ π 4 ) 2β(λ, z 1 )χ(λ, z 1 )[(λ− λ n )−i γ res ] , χ(λ, z 1 )= ∫ z t1 z t2 ∂β(λ, z 1 ) ∂λ | λ= λ n dz.
(A.3.13) T(λ, z 1 )= (λ− λ n )−i( γ p − γ c ) (λ− λ n )−i( γ p + γ c ) ,
(A.3.14) γ c =− |C | 2 cos 2 (φ(λ, z t1 , z 1 )+ π 4 ) 4β(λ, z 1 )χ(λ, z 1 )
(A.3.15) γ c (max) = 2 1/2 n f |C | 2 β 0 5/2 (R r 0 ) 1/4 (n+ 1 2 ) 1/2 .
(A.4.1) r eff (z)= r 0 + (z− z 0 ) 2 2R ,
(A.4.2) G(λ, z 1 , z 2 )=− δ z 0 2 3/2 π 1/2 ∫ 0 ∞ dx [sinh(σx)] 1/2 ×exp{ iπ 4 −i Δλ ¯ σx+ i 2sinh(σx) [ cosh(σx)( z ¯ 1 2 + z ¯ 2 2 )−2 z ¯ 1 z ¯ 2 ] },
(A.4.3) z ¯ j = z j /δ z 0 and Δλ ¯ =(λ− λ res )/δ λ 0
(A.4.5) δ z 0 = ( λ res /2π n eff ) 1/2 ( r 0 R) 1/4 and δ λ 0 = λ res 2 ( r 0 R) −1/2 /2π n eff
(A.4.6) Ψ mpq (z,ρ,φ)=exp[ − 1 2 ( 2 β 0 2 r 0 R ) 1/2 z 2 ] H q [ ( 2 β 0 2 r 0 R ) 1/4 z ]Ai[ ( 2 β 0 2 r 0 ) 1/3 ( r 0 −ρ)− t p ]exp(imφ)
(A.5.1) Δ r eff ( z 1 )=( λ Turn ( z 1 )− λ res ) r 0 / λ res
(A.5.2) Δ r eff ( z 1 )=( λ Peak ( z 1 )− λ res ) r 0 / λ res
(A.5.3) Δ r eff ( z 1 )=( λ MainPeak ( z 1 )− λ res ) r 0 / λ res
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Oxford United striker Agon Mehmeti ruled out for several weeks with torn hamstring
By David Pritchard @OxfordMailOUFC Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United
Agon Mehmeti in action before his injury on Tuesday night Picture: David Fleming
AGON Mehmeti is expected to be sidelined for several weeks after tearing his left hamstring on Tuesday night.
Oxford United's medical staff have now assessed the striker, who was carried off just eight minutes into his first start for the club.
And as initially suspected, the Albania international faces a lengthy spell in the treatment room.
United boss Pep Clotet said: "I spoke to the medical staff this morning and they said everything looked fine for him on Sunday, Monday and even on Tuesday.
"He was rested and then he got a tear in the hamstring.
"I think it’s because he stretched the leg in a way that the muscle felt a lot of stress. It’s a bit unfortunate.
"There’s nothing we can do, just get him recovered.
"That’s why we have enough depth in the squad to get through these periods.
"It could be a few weeks because it’s not a small one."
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Snowman with Long Scarf Jim Shore
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Jim Shore grew up in rural South Carolina, the son of artistic parents who instilled a love of American folk art. His grandmother was a master quilter who taught him the patience and skill to bring intricate designs to life. Jim worked decades developing his craft, manufacturing his own designs and traveling the country to sell his work. Finally in 2001, he partnered with Enesco to create Heartwood Creek, the successful brand that brought Jim world-wide fame. Jim has received multiple awards from prestigious trade organizations including ICON HONORS Life Accomplishment Award in 2012. Jim is a legend in the giftware industry, inspiring retailers and consumers alike with an enduring body of work based on tradition, family and love of country. Jim’s unmistakable style combines a diverse color palette with timeless design drawn from images of American and European folk-art forms, including quilting, rosemaling and tole painting. His fresh new interpretation of traditional motifs has international appeal and works with a variety of themes and formats, including Jim’s successful partnerships with iconic brands like Disney, Peanuts, Coca Cola, and most recently The Grinch. During his 16-year partnership with Enesco, the Jim Shore Collection has grown from a small group of Santas, Snowmen and Angels to a broad year-round brand respected and sold around the world. From show-stopping Statues to Mini Figurines, from Santa Claus to Mickey Mouse, Jim Shore has something for everyone. It’s a tribute to Jim’s boundless creativity and unique ability to touch people in all walks of life through his art.
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Everything handmade.....Christmas by the Sea....Busy Library
This Week in Lincolnville: A Treasure at the Beach
....can’t keep my hands off
Diane O’Brien
Jana and Mike Timchak in Windsor Chairmakers’ Shaker Gallery. Photo by Diane O’Brien
When was the last time you stopped by Windsor Chairmakers on Atlantic Highway just north of the Beach? Have you ever? Since it’s been there for 32 years, it’s surprising how many local people when they do come in, say “I’ve been driving by this place for years, but never stopped.”
Walking in the other morning to speak with new owners Mike and Jana Timchak, not my first time in the showroom, I was struck all over again by how much there is to see. Two houses full of handmade furniture, in fact, 18 rooms and a large, sunny space all across the back, the Shaker Gallery. I wanted to touch every piece, run my hands over the silky finishes, imagine one of those chairs in my house.
MONDAY, Dec. 2
Recreation Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Office
School Committee, 6 p.m. Room C-1, LCS
TUESDAY, Dec. 3
Veterans Park Committee, 3 p.m., Town Office
Needlework Group, 4-6 p.m., Library
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4
Watercolor Journaling, 4-6 p.m., Library
Winter Camping, 7 p.m., Library
THURSDAY, Dec. 5
Soup Café, Noon-1 p.m., Community Building
Conservation Commission, 4 p.m., Town Office
FRIDAY, Dec. 6
Family Music Together, 11 a.m., Library
SATURDAY, Dec. 7
Intro to Pickleball and Open Play, 9-11 a.m., Lynx Gym, 523 Hope Road
Book Signing, Noon-2 p.m., Library
Beach Tree Lighting and Community Party, 4 p.m., Beach
AA meetings, Tuesdays & Fridays at 12:15 p.m., Wednesdays & Sundays at 6 p.m., United Christian Church
Lincolnville Community Library, open Tuesdays 4-7, Wednesdays, 2-7, Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon. For information call 706-3896.
Soup Café, every Thursday, noon—1p.m., Community Building, Sponsored by United Christian Church. Free, though donations to the Community Building are appreciated
Schoolhouse Museum open by appointment, 505-5101 or 789-5987
Bayshore Baptist Church, Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 a.m., Worship Service at 11 a.m., Atlantic Highway
United Christian Church, Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Children’s Church during service, 18 Searsmont Road
Dec. 15: Carols in the Round
Yes, the Timchaks are the “new” owners of Windsor Chairmakers, but they’re hardly new to the business that the late Jim Brown founded in 1987. Jim had been working as a furniture designer in Highpoint, North Carolina, where he came up with the idea of starting a workshop in Maine to build Windsor chairs. The 1840 farmhouse in Lincolnville that he bought is the center of today’s complex of buildings. With the workshop in the barn and the next door house now annexed to the first, Windsor Chairmakers is an impressive place.
Meanwhile, as Jim was in the very beginning stages of building his dream, a young man from Connecticut was making his way up the coast. Even as a child Mike Timchak knew what he loved doing. Hanging out in his uncle’s carpentry workshop, repairing the antique furniture his mom sold (learning how things went together and the places where they broke), being “dragged all over New England’s historical places” Mike had a rather unique childhood. The second oldest of five children, it was a family of artists, quilters and knitters, people who made things.
At fourteen he built his first chair, a Windsor stool, and earned a Boy Scout woodworking badge. His favorite classes were shop and drafting. Then, when the family vacationed in Kennebunkport one year, Maine had him hooked. He began exploring the state, more and more sure he wanted to settle here. He found his house on Main Street, Lincolnville, and in 1987 Mike and his Golden Retriever moved in, the house where he, Jana and their two sons live today.
Jim Brown hired him on the spot when he came by looking for work in the spring of 1988. Windsor Chairmakers showroom had opened, making and selling two styles of chairs – an armchair and a side chair – and a small table.
It was some two or three years later (they can’t agree on the year) that Jana, an upstate New York native and an artist, stopped by the shop with her mother. As they looked around the shop she noticed the young guy working quietly in the corner.
“Never once looked at me,” she says.
“Oh yes I did; you just didn't see me,” he replies.
“Why can’t I meet a nice, mellow guy like that,” she wondered to her mother after they left. A few months later she was back, this time working as a finisher. Jim had hired her, she swears, because she played the fiddle. Within a couple of weeks she and Mike were dating, and in short order, engaged and then married.
Jim Brown was a master marketer, realizing early that an attractive setting would bring people in off the road. When a next-door property, the Croes farm, was for sale he bought that and brought in a small herd of Scottish Highland cattle. A wooden seesaw under the apple trees kept children busy while their parents shopped. The bucolic feel of the place was intentional.
Jim expanded the line of furniture to include dining tables, beds, cabinets, benches, each new design added to the growing showroom. But then, in 1996 Jim was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and everything changed. As his illness slowly progressed, Mike assumed more and more responsibilities for the business especially custom design work.. Jim passed away four years ago; this past March his wife, Nance, sold Windsor Chairmakers to Mike and Jana. The Timchaks have added many new designs to the Windsor Chairmakers line of furniture since taking over and will be adding more new pieces every year.
The place is open six days a week, year round. Though their busiest season, as any coastal Maine business that relies on tourists will tell you, is Memorial Day to Columbus Day, they’ve never closed a single day. Most pieces are custom made, from the finish the customer wants to the size of a table or a specially-designed piece. Wood samples with every possible finish are on display, as are table leg styles, and various turnings.
Windsor Chairmakers uses only native woods – ash, pine, tiger maple, cherry, walnut – and as much as possible, these are locally sourced. An exception might be cherry, for example, as the best cherry comes from Pennsylvania.
The chair seats are from pine logs, which Robbins Lumber sets aside for Mike. The logs go to Dave Flanagan at Viking Lumber in Belfast; he rough saws them into planks. Those pieces are air-dried in their drying shed up to a year and a half to a moisture content of 20%. From there they go into a kiln that takes them down to 6%.
The finish on the furniture consists of an aniline dye or 18th century-type milk paint, followed by two sealer coats, a glaze coat, two coats of lacquer, finish sanding with 320 grit, polishing with Scotch Brite, a coat of beeswax and scuff sanded with 0000 steel wool. No wonder I can’t resist running my hands over it. All these finishing products are environmentally safe.
The workshop has been blessed for many years with the talents of Julie Cook, Lincoln Clapp, Steve Mckeen and most recently, Crockett Lalor and Nick Baranowski.
Mike will make a sketch of a proposed piece, and for a $200 deposit refundable up until the day they start to cut the wood, he’ll do a finished drawing and even make a small model, sending back and forth the wood samples until the customer is satisfied this is how he wants the piece to be. It’s not uncommon for someone to pull out their phone and call home, asking for measurements or photos to plug into the design Mike is making for them.
One woman settled into a certain rocking chair, quietly knitting and wasn’t noticed for an hour or more. “I want to make sure this chair is just what I need; I knit for hours at a time.”
“Stay as long as you want,” she was assured. Sure enough, she ordered the rocker with a small modification. It’s done and ready to be shipped in time for Christmas.
Pieces are sold right off the floor during the season, but the sale is dependent on leaving them in place until Columbus Day. Jana keeps a paper and pencil calendar to schedule things. A typical week may find the workshop turning out six chairs and a couple of beds or tables to fulfill orders.
Shipping, and in fact, managing the showrooms (all 18 of them) has fallen to Jana since she and Mike became the owners. Shipping is almost as complicated as building the furniture. Chairs are often boxed up in a specially-made crate, then sent via various delivery services. Tables are disassembled, legs taken off, etc., wrapped in soft blankets and sent to Portland to a “white glove” delivery service which specializes in fine/antique furniture. They’ll bring it right into your house and re-assemble it.
A bare bottom chair has proved popular over the years. The chair bottom is left unfinished, shipped to the customer with special pens to have the underside inscribed for a special occasion. For example, a retirement gift may have messages from co-workers or an anniversary or birthday is noted. When the bottom is returned the chair is completed and the hand-written notes covered with finish.
The Timchaks are eager to use their business to give back to local organizations; donations to the Lincolnville Community _Library have included three tables, six chairs and the head desk; this past summer they donated a chair that was raffled during the Library’s Summer Picnic and Auction. Also this spring the Lincolnville Business Group made some $800 for their local scholarship fund on a donated Windsor chair.
By the way, Windsor Chairmakers is having its Annual Holiday Showroom Sale these weeks with special marked down prices on various pieces of furniture, a perfect reason to make that long-deferred stop at the shop. Oh that, and the hot cider and homemade cookies Jana dishes up when you come in out of the cold.
Mike considers himself a lucky man to be working with this core of people, doing the thing he loves, making beautiful furniture the best way he knows how, and in the place he’s chosen to call home. It’s what we all ought to strive for.
Christmas By the Sea: Tree Lighting
This Saturday is the annual Beach bonfire, carol singing and tree lighting on Lincolnville Beach. Come at 4 p.m. ready to sing; Morgan Keating, a New Hampshire musician with L’ville Beach connections, will once again be leading the carols. The bonfire is always amazing, Santa arrives by fire truck, and we all troop up to the LIA building for cookies and goodies and a visit with Santa afterwards. See you there!
Contact Tracee and/or Ed O’Brien if you can help with cookies, decorating or bonfire: 380-3899.
It’s a busy week in the Library:
Tuesday, 4-6 p.m., knitters and needleworkers will gather.
Then Wednesday, 4-6, the watercolor journalers will take over.
At 7 p.m. Wednesday Lincolnville’s Matt Silverio, chief of Northeast Mobile Health Service’s Mountain Rescue Team, will talk about winter camping. He’ll discuss proper layering of clothing, moisture management, and essential things to carry along for recreating outside in winter. He will also tell what people should do when lost or injured in the wilderness and how the search and rescue response teams work in Maine. Matt, who grew up just up the road from the Library has been camping, skiing, climbing, paddling, and running in the Maine woods for more than thirty years. Come by and hear his story; he says he enjoys camping in the winter more than summer.
Friday at 11 a.m. Jessica Day will be at the Library for Family Music Time. Bring along your little ones for an hour of fun.
Saturday, noon until 2 p.m., Dr. Caer Hallundbaek, author of Dear Little One: Thoughts to My Child in an Uncertain World, will be at the Library to sign the new edition of her best-selling book. Written to inspire readers of all ages, Dear Little One offers a parent’s loving reflections on many aspects of life—friendship, faith, health, aging, money, fear, hope, love and grief. She will also have copies of her book Inspired Relationships: 7 Saints' Real-Life Lessons on How to Live, Love and Work, an insightful and innovative tool for relationships at home, at work and in community. Dr. Hallundbaek is an award-winning writer and radio host on matters of spirituality and life transitions. The books are $20 each.
Art Show at the Coop
Stop by the Belfast Co-op to see Lincolnville’s Robin Brawn’s exhibition of her newest collages, “Bits and Whispers.” Robin started creating collages as a teenager and has not stopped since. It was very therapeutic to cover boxes, trunks and notebooks with magazine pages and words that resonated with that time of life. Today her collages include antique ephemera, photographs,
found objects, inspirational quotes, and many layers of handmade paper and paint. This new show is titled “Bits and Whispers”. She has a studio full of art bits from flea markets and whispers from vintage books. Her art continues to be a source of spiritual healing. The Co-op café is a stop on Belfast’s Holiday Art Walk, December 6, 5-7 p.m.
Carols in the Round.
Save Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15 for the beautiful a cappella candlelit performance of traditional English, German, French and American carols by the Mount View High School Chamber Singers held at United Christian Church. The doors open at 3:30, performance starts at 4.
Sympathy to the family and friends of Dorothy Koski, long-time Lincolnville resident, talented and well-known church organist, mother, wife. I always enjoyed her playing at UCC for various events.
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Charter of Victims's Rights
Who is a victim of crime?
The Victims Rights Act 1996 (NSW) defines a victim of crime as someone who suffers harm as a result of an act committed by another person in the course of a crime. This includes physical and psychological harm, as well as loss or damage to property. Family members of a person who dies as a result of a crime are also considered victims of crime.
Charter of Victims Rights
The Charter of Victims Rights is contained in the Victims Rights Act 1996 (NSW), and applies to all NSW government agencies who work with victims of crime.
The Charter contains the following rights for victims of crime:
1. Courtesy, compassion and respect
A victim will be treated with courtesy, compassion, cultural sensitivity and respect for the victim's rights and dignity.
2. Information about services and remedies
A victim will be informed at the earliest practical opportunity, by relevant agencies and officials, of the services and remedies available to the victim.
3. Access to services
A victim will have access where necessary to available welfare, health, counselling and legal assistance responsive to the victim's needs.
4. Information about investigation of the crime
A victim will, on request, be informed of the progress of the investigation of the crime, unless the disclosure might jeopardise the investigation. In that case, the victim will be informed accordingly.
5. Information about prosecution of accused
A victim will be informed in a timely manner of the following:
the charges laid against the accused or the reasons for not laying charges,
any decision of the prosecution to modify or not to proceed with charges laid against the accused, including any decision to accept a plea of guilty by the accused to a less serious charge in return for a full discharge with respect to the other charges,
the date and place of hearing of any charge laid against the accused,
the outcome of the criminal proceedings against the accused (including proceedings on appeal) and the sentence (if any) imposed.
A victim should be consulted before a decision referred to in paragraph (b) above is taken if the accused has been charged with a serious crime that involves sexual violence or that results in actual bodily harm or psychological or psychiatric harm to the victim, unless:
the victim has indicated that he or she does not wish to be so consulted, or
the whereabouts of the victim cannot be ascertained after reasonable inquiry.
6. Information about trial process and role as witness
A victim who is a witness in the trial for the crime will be informed about the trial process and the role of the victim as a witness in the prosecution of the accused.
7. Protection from contact with accused
A victim will be protected from unnecessary contact with the accused and defence witnesses during the course of court proceedings.
8. Protection of identity of victim
A victim's residential address and telephone number will not be disclosed unless a court otherwise directs.
9. Attendance at preliminary hearings
A victim will be relieved from appearing at preliminary hearings or committal hearings unless the court otherwise directs.
10. Return of property of victim held by State
If any property of a victim is held by the State for the purpose of investigation or evidence, the inconvenience to the victim will be minimised and the property returned promptly.
11. Protection from accused
A victim's need or perceived need for protection should be put before a bail authority by the prosecutor in any bail application by the accused.
12. Information about special bail conditions
A victim will be informed about any special bail conditions imposed on the accused that are designed to protect the victim or the victim's family.
13. Information about outcome of bail application
A victim will be informed of the outcome of a bail application if the accused has been charged with sexual assault or other serious personal violence.
14. Victim impact statement
A relevant victim will have access to information and assistance for the preparation of any victim impact statement authorised by law to ensure that the full effect of the crime on the victim is placed before the court.
15. Information about impending release, escape or eligibility for absence from custody
A victim will, on request, be kept informed of the offender's impending release or escape from custody, or of any change in security classification that results in the offender being eligible for unescorted absence from custody.
16. Submissions on parole and eligibility for absence from custody of serious offenders
A victim will, on request, be provided with the opportunity to make submissions concerning the granting of parole to a serious offender or any change in security classification that would result in a serious offender being eligible for unescorted absence from custody.
17. Compensation for victims of personal violence
A victim of a crime involving sexual or other serious personal violence is entitled to make a claim under a statutory scheme for victims' compensation.
18. Information about complaint procedure where Charter is breached
A victim may make a complaint about a breach of the Charter and will, on request, be provided with information on the procedure for making such a complaint.
More information about victims' rights
What can victims of crime expect from NSW Police Force?
When interacting with victims of crime, NSW Police Force employees will:
Comply with the Charter of Victims Rights;
Comply with the NSW Police Force Customer Service Charter;
Be victim focussed;
Use interpreters and support persons where necessary;
Provide victims with a victims' card.
Victims' cards contain the name and phone number of the Officer in Charge of the matter, and the COPS Event Number. The card also includes contact details for the Victims Access Line and information about the Charter of Victims Rights.
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Port NOLA Joins USDA’s Southeast U.S. Cold Treatment Pilot Program
Pilot Expands Shipping Options & Reduces Perishable Cargo Transit Time
NEW ORLEANS—May 23, 2017—The Port of New Orleans announced a new opportunity for shippers looking to transport perishable cargo from South America. Port NOLA received approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for inclusion in the Southeast U.S. In-Transit Cold Treatment Pilot Program.
“Participating in this pilot is a significant gain and highlights Port NOLA’s ongoing commitment to developing new business,” said Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans President and CEO. “This program gives current and future port shippers additional options to transport refrigerated cargo while reducing transit time from origin to the consumer.”
Prior to this program, refrigerated cargo had to flow through specialized treatment facilities in the Northeast U.S. to be cleared for distribution. With more than 900 refrigerated plugs available at Port NOLA’s facilities, the Port is equipped to handle additional perishable cargo.
The following commodities are included in this pilot:
• Blueberries, citrus, and grapes from Peru
• Blueberries and grapes from Uruguay, and
• Blueberries, apples, and pears from Argentina.
“NOCS is excited to work with the Port of New Orleans and potential customers to take advantage of this opportunity to bring new products through the US Gulf,” said Jim Henderson, Vice President Sales and Marketing New Orleans Cold Storage. “With all the global container routes coming into this port from many producing areas around the world, combined with the unique cold chain infrastructure and growing distribution market in the region, the Port of New Orleans is a natural fit. We look forward to working with the industry and community to further develop this trade.”
New Orleans is well-positioned to grow in the refrigerated import sector with additional leverage coming from efficient rail connections to inland markets.
“It is an exciting development for the Port of New Orleans to be approved by APHIS as a pilot port in the Southeast for cold-treatment in-transit of certain tree fruit and stone fruit from South America,” said John Hyatt, Vice President of the Irwin Brown Company, a New Orleans freight forwarder. “Historically, fruit subject to infestation by med-fly could not be imported south of the Mason Dixon Line, a geographical designation. With this test program, more niche cargoes of this type can be considered as candidates for on-shore/on-dock cold treatment.
Port NOLA is the most recent Southeast U.S. port to be included in this pilot.
“Congratulations to the Port of New Orleans for becoming an official participant in the Southeast U.S. In- transit Cold Treatment Pilot,” said Dr. Laura Jeffers, APHIS National Operations Manager. “Approving the Port of New Orleans in this pilot will help promote the health of U.S. agriculture in the international trade arena.”
Port NOLA will partner with APHIS and the U.S. Custom and Border Protection Agency to implement this pilot.
The Port of New Orleans is a deep-draft multipurpose port at the center of the world’s busiest port system — Louisiana’s Lower Mississippi River. Connected to major inland markets and Canada via 14,500 miles of waterways, six class-1 railroads and the interstate highway system, Port NOLA is the ideal gateway for containers and breakbulk cargo, as well as passenger cruises. A growing network of ocean carrier services, along with services like container-on-barge make Port NOLA the superior logistics solution.
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News Indonesian searchers hunt for crashed plane’s voice recorder
Indonesian searchers hunt for crashed plane’s voice recorder
An Indonesian rescue team member walks near debris found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crashed, at the search and rescue command center at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Divers looking for the crashed plane's cockpit voice recorder were searching in mud and plane debris on the seabed between Indonesian islands Wednesday to retrieve information key to learning why the Sriwijaya Air jet nosedived into the water over the weekend. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Divers searching for a crashed jet’s cockpit voice recorder were sifting through mud and plane debris on the seabed between Indonesian islands on Wednesday to retrieve information key to learning why the Sriwijaya Air jet nosedived into the Java Sea over the weekend.
Indonesian navy divers on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from the jet that disappeared Saturday minutes after taking off from Jakarta with 62 people aboard. The information on both black boxes will be key to the crash investigation.
The 26-year-old Boeing 737-500 had resumed commercial flights last month after almost nine months out of service because of flight cutbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration sent an airworthiness directive requiring operators of various Boeing 737 aircraft models, including the 737-500, to carry out engine checks before they can be flown again after being out of service. The order followed reports of engines shutting down in mid-flight because of corrosion in a key valve.
Director General of Air Transportation Novie Riyanto said the plane was inspected on Dec. 2, including checks for engine corrosion, and was declared airworthy by Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry on Dec. 14. It resumed commercial flights on Dec. 22, according to ministry data. After returning to service, the plane made 132 flights, including the last one, according to aviation-data firm Flightradar24.
Aviation experts said planes that are parked for long stretches can be returned to flight safely.
“It depends on how the airline maintains the aircraft while it is grounded,” said William Waldock, an aviation-safety expert at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. He said airlines should run engines periodically and perform other maintenance. “It tends to keep everything lubricated, and it reduces the likelihood of corrosion building up in places you don’t want it to be,” he said.
John Goglia, a former member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, said preparing a long-grounded jet can be an intensive and expensive chore, taking a team of mechanics up to two weeks to check engines and make sure that electronic, hydraulic and fuel systems are operating and free of contamination.
Goglia said that his initial thought on learning about the plane’s long grounding “was if they did the proper due diligence, because sometimes that stuff doesn’t show up for a little while.”
Navy officials have said the two black boxes were buried in seabed mud under tons of sharp objects in the plane’s wreckage, slowing the search efforts. A signal that may be from the cockpit voice recorder was detected near where the flight data recorder was recovered, between Lancang and Laki islands in the Thousand Island chain just north of Jakarta.
At least 160 divers were deployed Wednesday to boost the search for the recorder that holds conversations between pilots.
More than 3,300 rescue personnel, 13 helicopters, 54 ships and 20 raft boats searched Wednesday in the area of the java Sea where the jet crashed and have found parts of the plane and human remains.
Bambang Suryo Aji, the National Search and Rescue Agency’s operations director, told reporters that bad weather and high waves up to 5 meters (16 feet) high forced authorities to suspend the search in the afternoon.
So far, the searchers have sent 139 body bags containing human remains to police identification experts. Anguished family members have been providing samples for DNA tests to the disaster victim identification unit, which on Tuesday said it had identified four victims.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that the team it is sending to join the crash investigation will arrive in a few days.
The four NTSB investigators will be joined by personnel from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, General Electric and Boeing, who have expertise in operations, human performance, airplane structure and systems, the NTSB wrote on Twitter.
The airline’s data showed that both pilots in command of the plane were highly experienced and had relatively good safety records.
Capt. Afwan, who goes by one name, began his career as an air force Hercules pilot and had several decades of flying experience. He was known to his relatives and friends as a devout Muslim and preacher. Afwan’s co-pilot, Diego Mamahit, was equally qualified.
Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator with Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee, said the crew did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before the plane nosedived into the sea.
Indonesia’s aviation industry grew quickly after the nation’s economy was opened following the fall of dictator Suharto in the late 1990s. Safety concerns led the United States and the European Union to ban Indonesian carriers for years, but the bans have since been lifted due to better compliance with international aviation standards.
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Washington Jail Prisoner Settles Retaliation Claim for $10,000
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2012 published in Prison Legal News December, 2012, page 16
Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliatory Searches, Retaliatory Segregation, Dental Care, Retaliatory Discipline, Lighting, Legal Property, Legal Materials. Location: Washington.
Washington State’s Pierce County has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed a prisoner was subjected to retaliation in the form of solitary confinement for exercising his First Amendment right of access to the courts.
Neil Grenning filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for events that transpired at the Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center (PCDCC) between April 3, 2002 and October 26, 2004. His problems began when he started to log and report PCDCC’s failure to comply with a class-action consent decree related to the jail’s operations and prisoners’ rights. [See: PLN, March 1997, p.18].
Grenning’s concerns related to religious access, legal access, medical care, laundry and outdoor exercise. Shortly after he wrote letters to the ACLU and filed grievances with PCDCC staff, the mailroom began opening and reviewing his legal mail. He was also subject to several cell searches that resulted in his “legal materials [being] strewn all over the bed and floor, and specific papers disposed of.”
After Grenning witnessed two PCDCC guards severely beat prisoner Gary Brateng, Grenning experienced additional retaliation when he wrote an affidavit about the July 11, 2003 beating for an FBI investigation into the incident.
Several “violent” searches of Grenning’s cell followed, and on November 18, 2003 he was moved to solitary confinement with 24-hour illumination, which also resulted in confiscation of his legal materials. He was returned to his old cell block 12 days later.
On January 2, 2004, Grenning was again placed in solitary confinement. He remained there until he was sent to prison on October 26, 2004. During that period he made several attempts to be removed from solitary. PCDCC officials, he said, were violating their Objective Classification System by claiming he was a security threat because he had a $10 million bond.
PCDCC filed a motion for summary judgment after Grenning filed suit, and the district court granted the motion. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed with respect to Grenning’s claims related to dental care and the constant illumination in his confinement cell, but reversed on the retaliation claim. See: Grenning v. Bisson, 382 Fed.Appx. 574 (9th Cir. 2010).
Up to that point, Grenning had litigated the case pro se. Following remand he was represented by Seattle attorney Harry Williams, who helped reach a settlement on October 17, 2011. The terms of the agreement required Pierce County to pay $7,500 to Human Rights Watch and $2,500 to Grenning “for his costs and filing fees.” See: Grenning v. Bisson, U.S.D.C. (W.D. Wash.), Case No. 3:06-cv-05298-RJB.
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Home Latest Freuds Network Takes Minority Stake In Clarity
Freuds Network Takes Minority Stake In Clarity
Agency network The Brewery has acquired equity in fast-growing technology agency Clarity.
Maja Pawinska Sims 12 Nov 2019 // 2:00PM GMT
LONDON — The Brewery, the agency network linked to communications agency Freuds, has taken a minority shareholding in US-headquartered technology specialist Clarity.
Under the terms of the deal, The Brewery will provide long-term investment and support for Clarity's growth plans.
The level of investment is undisclosed, but as part of the deal, the Los Angeles office and operations of another agency within The Brewery group, Brew PR, will become part of Clarity and will operate under the Clarity brand.
Brew PR was bought by Freuds in 2016 and was previously run by Dena Cook, who joined Mattel in March this year. The other Brew PR offices in London and New York will remain under their own brand within The Brewery network.
The addition of the LA office will enable Clarity, which currently has offices in New York, San Francisco and London, to expand its reach across North America.
The Brewery deal follows a period of rapid growth and investment by Clarity, which acquired San Francisco-based DRSmedia in August 2018. It hired Rachel Gilley from Bite to lead its UK operation in December 2018, and Alex MacLaverty from Hotwire joined as global COO in April this year.
Clarity CEO and founder Sami McCabe told the Holmes Report: “Talking through our challenges and opportunities with Freuds, there was an obvious synergy in what we’re trying to achieve. In the short term, the deal accelerates things for us in the US as it gives us an office in a vibrant city where we have long felt there is an opportunity for us in the tech space.
“In the longer term, it will enable us to execute against our bigger vision to build a new type of global agency, that looks and feels and behaves like a boutique but has reach and scale.”
And he said there was further geographical expansion on the cards: “We’re working on a couple of acquisition opportunities in Asia and Europe and we’re hoping to conclude both deals in a matter of months. We’ve established a partner network in Europe as a placeholder, and we do intend to have a fully-owned office in every major European market. Our San Francisco acquisition is flourishing, this year we’ve focused on the UK, and Europe is next.”
As well as acquisitions, McCabe said Clarity’s focus was on “new capabilities in new sectors, new verticals and categories, building our own tools and proprietary technology, and creating one incredible company culture across multiple offices, being the best possible employer we can be.”
Arlo Brady, CEO of The Brewery and Freuds, said: “Our investment in Clarity further expands our geographical reach, in addition to our core capabilities, and places our business even closer to the heart of the new economy. Working together, we are able to present a real alternative to the larger, slower network agencies in the fast-paced tech landscape.”
The Brewery has different levels of investment in each of the businesses in the network, which include Republic (insight-based consultancy); Proud Robinson & Partners (experiential marketing); Atomized Studios (content development); Freuds Signature (influencer network); Freuds Branded (branding and design); and Social Misfits Media, (cause-focused social media and digital).
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