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TWICE’s First Solo Concert Sells Out In 40 Minutes
TWICE‘s first solo concert tour has sold out in just 40 minutes, further cementing the group as one of the most popular rookie groups in all of K-Pop.
TWICE debuted just two years ago and the group has quickly become a dominant force in the music industry. With catchy songs such as “Like Ooh Ahh,” “Cheer Up,” and “TT,” it’s no wonder they have such a strong fanbase. The group has already won multiple awards and broken YouTube records in an extremely short amount of time.
Tickets for TWICE’s first concert tour, TWICE 1ST TOUR “TWICELAND -The Opening-,” want on sale this past January 20th at 8PM KST. The three-day concert tickets sold out in just a mind-blowing forty minutes for the standing area as well as the designated seating section.
Their first concert will be held at the SK Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul from February 17 to 19.
TWICE 1ST TOUR
‘TWICELAND -The Opening-‘
2017.02.17~19
SK OLYMPIC HANDBALL GYMNASIUM#TWICE #트와이스#TWICELAND pic.twitter.com/laD82S6Q9V
— TWICE (@JYPETWICE) January 19, 2017
Don’t forget to check out their adorable YouTube invitation below!
Source: AsiaToday
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A 10 Day Short Film Festival will Play Outside on RiNo Walls This Month
Cori Anderson January 10, 2018 Lifestyle + CultureNeighborhoods
RiNo has become known as a neighborhood filled with art— especially street art and murals. At the end of February though, short films will add a new artistic element to the area with a 10-day film festival, projected on exterior walls from Broadway to 36th Street on both Blake to Larimer Streets. This event, called Side Stories, will include an interactive map, complete with audio for each film, so you can hear about the pieces while also receiving block-by-block suggestions for where to eat or find a drink (warm or cold) while exploring the different films.
Ten Colorado artists will project their digital works, each having received a $5,000 grant to produce a three to five-minute video loop. The only requirement for the videos is that they must relate to the historic significance of the surrounding neighborhoods. Currently, RiNo will project the films directly on blank walls and will not use murals yet, but it is something they are considering for the future.
“It’s a priority for us to support different artists and art forms while activating our neighborhood and small business,” said Jamie Licko, president of RiNo Art District. Part of the appeal of projecting films on the exterior walls in EastRiNo during this time of year is to engage the public with exploring the neighborhood in a new way, in the hopes that some people will find other favorite businesses in the area to support.
Side Stories will happen on February 21 to March 2, 2018, from 6 to 10 p.m. every day. It is a result of a partnership between Mainspring Developers, Mary Lester/Martin Family Foundation, RiNo Art District, the Colorado Office of Film, Television, & Media and the Denver Film Society. The 10 Colorado artists/art groups participating in the inaugural event are: Postmodern, Futuristic Films, Gary Emrich, Ivar Zeile (Denver Digerati who has done a similar project in the theater district), CU Denver Student & Faculty Collaboration, David Zimmer, HaveyPro Cinema, The Made Shop, Mighteor and Studio Hippo. As stated before, all films must adhere to a site-specific theme, through genres of film include documentary, animation, historical, live action, motion graphics and experimental.
“Side Stories supports local artists, enlivens a neighborhood and small businesses during winter evenings, and creates an experience to encounter art while exploring our city,” said Fiona Arnold, president of Mainspring Developers, who had the initial idea for Side Stories. “Our goal is to combine all three elements together in a new way that we hope will be interesting, inspiring and just plain fun.” Visitors to the event are encouraged to bring headphones and smartphones to listen to the audio tour while they explore, and to remember to wear proper clothes if it’s cold.
For the most up-to-date information, stay tuned to Side Stories website.
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Cori Anderson wants to change the world, one article at a time. She believes that art may be our most important invention and that many of society’s woes could be addressed through creative problem-solving. For the last four years, she has written nearly 500 published articles about the Denver, Colorado cultural landscape, focusing heavily on street art and contemporary visual art. Her articles have been shared by Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock and have earned her highly-regarded positions on panels, tour groups and Twitter chats. Cori was first published as a poet when she was only 10 years old in a young writer’s anthology and has since been published in the Sky Hi Daily News, The Mountain Gazette, Westword, 5280 Magazine and 303 Magazine. See some of her adventures and creations on Instagram or Twitter
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Video Interview: Spain – the cross national hospital AECT – Hospital de Cerdanya
By NAAF April 22, 2020 May 28th, 2020 4 Comments
Interview with the Director General Dr. Francesc Bonet
Spain has been struck harshly by the Covid-19 epidemic.
Hans Morten Lossius, General Secretary of the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation (NAAF) interviews Director General Dr. Francesc Bonet, from the cross-national hospital AECT – Hospital de Cerdanya about the situation in Spain and their experiences so far. The Interview was made in early April.
Their services are situated in the far north Spain, at the French border.
– What is the situation in your area now? Lossius asks.
– Fortunately, we are in an isolated area in the mountains between France and Spain, Bonets says.
The area is not densely populated, and there is no public transport that carry people infected with Covid-19.
– We are one of the best hospitals for the moment, due to the isolation, Bonet tells.
AECT-Hospital de Cerdanya is situated 1200 meters above the ocean, and the atmosphere is clean. They receive both French and Spanish patients at the hospital, and they have more or less the same amount of infected people from both countries.
They have a 24-hour heliport on the roof where they normally receive mountain rescue helicopters from the French Securité Civile, and HEMS helicopters from SAMU, the French medical emergency system, and helicopters from the Catalan side.
– Have the population of patients in HEMS changed in this situation?
– Yes, because of the isolation of the citizens, we have a very low amount of trauma patients. There are almost no traffic or mountain accidents, because it is forbidden at the moment to go out of our homes.
Bonet tells that the amount has decreased as much as 90 percent, and that the helicopters are mostly used to interhospital transfers.
France and Spain have different sets of restrictions for corona-patients. The French do helicopter transports of Covid-patients, while the Spanish helicopters avoid these transports because it may give them logistical problems.
– Are there any changes in cardiovascular emergencies or other emergencies?
– Well, it is a strange situation, medical emergencies like stroke and myocardial infarcts also have slowed down a bit for the moment. People are more relaxed at home, so there are fewer medical pathologies.
Bonet tells that the hospitals are 80-90 percent dedicated to the fight against Covid-19. Most of the critically ill patients, especially when it comes to respiratory distress are related to Covid.
– Our intensive care units (ICU) are not organized for these situations, so we have to intubate patient to transport them to higher level hospitals.
– Are you discussing taking the HEMS physicians to man the ICU?
– In Spain the HEMS physicians usually go only on the helicopter, while in France they have mixed the ground service and the aeronautical service.
– Do you still have a heavy burden on the health system?
– The cases are rising, and we think we are on the top now. The government has to balance between finances and starting the system again, as well as going into a more normal life, so they try to let people go to work. Schools, restaurants and other populated areas are still closed. So, when a lot of people suddenly go out, we expect a rise of cases again. We can understand that life and business must continue, but we still have a high level of infections and deaths.
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Scientometrics
The use of co-nomination analysis in real-time evaluation of an R&D programme
Authors: W. Giusti 1 and L. Georghiou 1
1 University of Manchester Programme of Policy Research in Engineering Science and Technology M13 9PL Manchester UK M13 9PL Manchester UK
This article describes the application of co-nomination analysis, a technique designed to map the structure of a research community. The technique was used as part of the evaluation of the UK national information technology programme, which sponsors collaborative research between firms and between firms and universities. Co-nomination networks are based upon responses to questionnaires which researchers are asked to nominate other researchers whose work is similar or relevant to their own. Researchers nominated in the same response are presumed to be linked, and where these links occur with multiple frequency, the likelihood of their being significant is increased. The article describes the extension of a network which had been previously identified and compares the citation scores of researchers identified in the networks. It is concluded that the networks represented were realistic and a useful input to the evaluation. Industrial and government researchers with low citation scores were in some cases central to the networks, suggesting that co-nomination is useful in areas where publication is restricted or considered less important. Further development of the technique is planed.
Problems of quantitative analysis of scientific activities: The non-additivity of data. Part II. Corollaries
Author: S. Haitun
Evaluation of some methods for the relative assessment of scientific publications
Author: P. Vinkler
The classification of science and the science of classification
Author: M. Moravcsik
Science in Latin America how much and along what lines?
Authors: M. Krauskopf, R. Pessot, and R. Vicuña
The Spanish scientific productivity through eight international databases
Authors: A. Méndez and I. Gómez
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Free Genealogy » Black Genealogy » Georgia African American Genealogy
Georgia African American Genealogy
1 Comment / Black Genealogy, Georgia
African American Genealogy online research is much more difficult due to the scant nature of record keeping for African American’s prior to the Civil War. This is the reason for creating a separate section for African Americans much like we have for Native Americans who’s research can also be hampered by the available records. The links below provide an accurate reflection of what is available to be searched for African American genealogy.
Conducting successful African American genealogical research can be a challenging adventure. In recent years, the challenge has been lessened and the adventure heightened by the growing body of publications relating to this ethnic group. Special-interest groups and genealogical societies nationwide are publishing key guides, new bibliographies, and important how-to books. Before delving into published sources, however, it is always important to pause long enough to organize one’s own personal papers and review standard research methodology.
Searching for African American families involves two distinct research approaches. These approaches correspond to the distinct change in the legal status of African Americans in the United States before and after the Civil War. Genealogical techniques used to track slave families before the war are necessarily quite different than those used for white or free African Americans; however, research conducted on African Americans after the war usually involves the same types of records as those used for whites.
United State National Archives
Genealogy Research at the National Archives
Georgia State Archives
African American Research
African Case and Slave Trade (PDF)
1906 Atlanta Race Riot (PDF)
Georgia African American Griots
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
Elizabeth Johnson Harris, Life Story, 1867-1923 (hosted at Special Collections Library at Duke University)
Free Biography Resources (hosted at AccessGenealogy)
A B Bi C Ch Cr D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Georgia African American Cemeteries
Access Genealogy’s Cemetery Records
The most complete coverage of Cemetery records available on the web. They are broken down by county. We do know know if there are African Americans in these cemeteries, so you should browse them for ancestors also.
African American Census Records
Hosted at Ancestry.com
1870 US Fed Census $$
Access Genealogy’s Census Records
Providing the most complete coverage of census records available on the web. We’ve broken the list down by county, and take a careful look at the index page where we explain which records are missing from the census data and may never be recovered.
The First African Baptist Church of North America $$
Slavery petitions and papers $$
Hosted at Kia’s Potpourri
1891-1900 Irwin County Marriage Registry Listings
1900 Coffee County Colored Marriage Registry Listings
1900 Toombs County Colored Marriage Registry Listings
African-American Marriages Burke County Georgia (hosted at GAGenWeb Project)
A B C-D E-F G-H I-J-K L-M N-O-P-Q R-S T-U-V W Y-Z
Ancestry.com Slave Narratives $$
Perhaps no other resource approaches the range of human experience found in Ancestry.com’s Slave Narratives. This collection of interviews stands in contrast to other slave narratives that appear in most literature anthologies which were written by the rare few who, against staggering odds, had become literate. This database provides a more poignant picture of what it was to live as a slave in the American South. Taken from The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography, this collection is the most complete available picture of the African-American slavery experience. There is simply no other historical document quite like it. The collection contains over 20,000 pages of type-scripted interviews with more than 3,500 former slaves collected over a ten year period. (Requires Ancestry.com Membership) Get 14 Days Free Access!!!
Slave life in Georgia $$
Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874 $$
Hosted at Slaveholders and African Americans 1860-1870
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1820 Jasper County M33/Roll 6/Page 179 – Slave Records & Schedules
1840 Early County District 574/Page 123
Military Records (hosted at AccessGenealogy)
World War 1 Records
World War I Records
World War II Records
Georgia World War II Army – Air Corps Casualty List
Georgia World War II Navy – Marines Casualty List
Civil War Service Records $$
African-American Civil War Soldiers & Sailors (hosted at Solders and Sailors System)
African-American Surnames Database (hosted at Afrigeneas)
Georgia Vital Records (hosted at AccessGenealogy)
AccessGenealogy. Black Genealogy . Web.
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Acoustic Kitchen
Adler & Hearne - SOLD OUT
Acoustic Kitchen Studio, 3198 Royal Lane Suite 104, Dallas, TX
From Texas' upper east side, award-winning singer-songwriters Lynn Adler and Lindy Hearne connect with audiences coast to coast. Their music is a signature blend of original folk, jazz and blues with deep Texas roots. With 12+ recordings and decades of touring between them, their repertoire is playful, poignant and poetic – including sparky love ballads, historically based tributes, children’s music, quirky story songs, modern-day spirituals, and anthems of justice and peace. Raised by musical families and nurtured by choirs through college, the two met in Nashville, and now pay it forward together in performances from listening-room venues, festivals and community events to churches, libraries and schools. Lynn co-wrote the theme song for the hit PBS children’s TV series "Wishbone." Her diverse writing background brings added experience to the duo's workshops and presentations. Lindy sang in the famed Texas Boys Choir as a child, and for several years he and his band were Roy Clark’s backup group performing with Roy from Las Vegas to Hee Haw to Carnegie Hall. How to describe Adler & Hearne's music and vibe? Think 'song circle' between Johnny and June Cash, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto, and Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell.
https://www.adlerandhearne.com/ https://www.facebook.com/adlerandhearne/
Acoustic Kitchen Recording Studio * 3198 Royal Lane, Suite 104 Dallas, TX 75229 * rachel@acoustickitchen.com
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Andy B Sports
" Amy Wright, "Men in Black, "The Cincinnati Kid" "Sweet Bird of Youth", "The Larry Sanders Show" Garry Shandling, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, Sissy Spacek, Tennessee Williams, Wil Smith
Remembering Rip Torn
Last week, the superb actor, Rip Torn passed away, at the age of 88.
Mr. Torn lived an extraordinary life, overcoming the insidious blacklisting/(Torn said he was greylisted–note the spelling, I can envision Torn in his great television role as “Artie” on “The Larry Sanders Show,” making the distinction amidst the “heaviness”), that permeated Hollywood and this country.
His performances in film include good roles and excellent performances in “The Cincinnati Kid” and the Tennessee Williams penned “Sweet Bird of Youth.”
Torn was married three times, each time to an actress (Ann Wedgeworth, Geraldine Page and Amy Wright, who was with him and married to him when he died. He helped his cousin, the great actress Sissy Spacek start her career.
I cited Torn as “Artie” on ‘The Larry Sanders Show” which starred the late Garry Shandling. He was “Zeb” in two “Men in Black” movies.
Go make some noise in a better place, Mr. Torn and as Will Smith, with him and a star in 2 “Men in Black,” movies, “communicated”— “rip” RIP!”
Rip Torn, pictured above.
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Bridging The Gap Reviews: Evangelion 2.0
Author: wintermuted Published Date: November 6, 2009 2 Comments on Bridging The Gap Reviews: Evangelion 2.0
Two Point Zero Sum
And so two years fly by, delivering Evangelion 2.0 to the polarized masses. Is it the final nail in an enduring cultural milestone’s coffin? Could these new films in fact be anime’s equivalent of the Star Wars prequels? Or perhaps even the heralding of a more complete version of a legendary “incomplete” series? Well it depends on what you as a viewer want out of EVA. In most respects it is very much a Summer Blockbuster version of Anno‘s classic, with leans more toward the elastic weirdness of Tsurumaki‘s stylings. This might be the foremost clue for those keeping score with GAINAX over the last several years. And if one is familiar, then it may be more apparent of what type of sequel this is. Continuing off of the previous film which was a streamlined, “pumped” version of the tv series’ first six episodes, 2.0 dares to dash away expectations and offer eye-bursting spectacle instead of pointed human drama. Part Gurren Lagaan/Diebuster, part Michael Bay headache-fest, and part Anno music video, the film is akin to a regrettable trip to the candy store. (To partially quote Dr. Evil – “An Evil Candy Store?” Err..yeah.) One may get the feeling of satisfaction, but is left with merely a promise and a nagging toothache.
Now while my first paragraph may seem to be a little harsh even for me, but it just stands to reason that the anime industry as a whole has been saturated in sameness, and hopeless pandering toward the Akiba market for so long, that many have forgotten, or just plain forsaken the power of ideas. And this line of thinking has fallen into peril with mounting news of dwindling talent and pay. GAINAX (and KHARA) has put their hopes in the resurrection of its greatest tentpole, and delivers a 100 minute blast of energy that works in some visually astonishing, yet disappointingly slight ways. For every new wrinkle the film offers, there’s about four little story crumbs which are left neglected without so much as a blink. There’s simply not enough running time to get viewers to care about anyone, or anything save for already existing fans of the series. The compression is near overwhelming this time, covering an insane amount of story which one would suppose could rival that of a movie version of The Lord Of The Rings, albeit sans charm or emotion. The whole affair feels content to attack the viewer via sheer aesthetic spark, leaving little warmth to the proceedings.
New characters are introduced as well as additional scenes are given to old favorites, which one would assume would gives us fresh new insight into the world of the series. The irony being that I can’t see these films harvesting new fans to the franchise. The events and gags presented are made with a FANS ONLY seal emblazoned, and may leave new viewers in the psychedelic icebox. Sure we get to see the budding of the Shinji/Rei/Asuka love triangle, but do we really need to? I mean, it’s cool to see Asuka be the tsundere queen she’s always been, and we finally get to see Rei become mildly winning, but it all comes off so rushed that it only works as service for its own sake. (the domain of doujinshi and fanfiction has effectively bled over into the mix, which kind of grates) A majority of this installment’s running time is almost completely new material which kept me glued throughout , but what displays never goes beyond the surface level. There IS a definite shift in an all-important plot-point from the latter half of the series which may shock fans, but that’s it….Only the FANS would feel this dread, while newbies will be hard pressed to care one way or another. When witnessing this particular story change, I definitely felt my guts twist for a moment, but it’s easily something that will only work once, without retaining the shellshock inducing jolts of the tv series’ sequence of events.
Most frustrating is the inclusion of the controversial original character Mari Makinami Illustrious, whom for lack of a better way of explaining it…is Asuka’s recklessness transposed into a Meganekko figure with no real character or important role in the story. She’s a new line of resin kit. She just drops in, looks pretty, kicks holy ass, and exits. (However, I will say that her image in Beast-mode makes for one of the film’s more indelible moments.) I had reservations at first about this character upon the announcement of her appearance during the preview at the end of the first film. And over the course of the wait until release, I did my part to apply faith that Anno/Tsurumaki had good reason to include her. But alas, she offers nothing more than a marketing tool in the end, making the rest of the film ring that much more hollow.
Now while it may seem that I’m really giving this movie the business, its just borne out of a deep hope that these films would compliment a series which is so dear to my heart. There is some stunning animation, with some scenes that are particularly stunning to behold (the YAMASHITA- Morning in Tokyo-3 montage comes to mind- This simple, yet sumptuous moment truly brought a lump to my throat.) And the action is unfathomably gorgeous with an aggressive penchant for the surreal. The newly updated versions of the Shito/Angels are unlike any alien enemies ever seen on screen, and come in a myriad of bizarre configurations, adding layers of wonder to the eyes. But as a longtime fan, I need a lot more than mere fan service to keep me going. To see Evangelion turned into nothing more than two-hours of ass-kicking & cute girls kinda hurts a little. What made the series such a phenomenon for me was its grandeur, its honesty, its broken, desperate heart, and much of it jettisons here in favor of noise and color splattered fury. In fact, it seems to go against everything the tv series had been saying for years in regards to fan expectations. Perhaps one should have seen this coming, but to see the number of stalwart talents involved here going all-out for what amounts to little but a panderfest may end up garnering more resentment than praise.
Do I think there’s any hope left for the last two films in this series? Yes. Where 2.0 ends is rife with possibility. I’ll admit to being quite startled by what they decided to do. It asks a huge ” Where to now?”, leaving the original canon in a fiery rubble. And for this, it must be commended on some levels, as there is a potential for unexplored territory. So all may not be ruined. But as for what we’ve lost in the process, it’s going to require a mean kind of feat to earn it all back.
So did I enjoy it? Yes. Albeit, not in any lasting, satisfying manner.
Are we witnessing 1999 deja vu? Not really. But for a crew & creation famous for startling reinvention and delivering a iconic vision in the process, everyone (not merely fans) deserve better than this.
Tagged Anno, Eva 2.0, evangelion 2.0, Gainax, KHARA, mari makinami, meganeko, neon genesis ev, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Rei Ayanami, review, Reviews, tokyo 3, tsurumaki
Author: wintermuted
Part-time wandering artifact, part-time student, Wintermuted's travels from the wastelands of California's Coachella Valley have crystallized his love of all-things soulful & strange. A child of the VHS era, and often working for the anime man, his voyages continue onward in the name of bridging generations of Japanese popular art together. Can also be found via twitter.com/winterkaijyu , as well as wanderingkaijyu.blogspot.com !
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The 2011 and 2012 ALT Conferences
By the time this report is available, ALT-C 2011 will be upon us, having absorbed the lion’s share of the ALT staff team’s efforts in recent weeks. Alongside this, we are working out the overall focus and shape of the 2012 conference, which will take place in Manchester between 11 and 13 September, and which will be chaired by a “troika” of Jonathan Drori, Sarah Sherman, and Julie Voce. We will announce full details of the conference on 8 September at which time we will also be inviting expressions of interest in membership of the ALT-C 2012 Programme Committee, with a substantial proportion of those involved in the 2011 committee being given the option of continuing their membership for a further year.
HE White Paper and the HEFCE’s new Strategy Statement
The HE White Paper and HEFCE’s “Opportunity, choice and excellence in higher education” [PDF] were published earlier this month. The White Paper is largely silent on technology in learning (its focus is much more on the long term shape of the HE system in England). In contrast, the HEFCE Strategy Statement has a couple of helpful references to learning technology, with one of six HEFCE objectives for learning and teaching being: “To support the continuous improvement of teaching, learning and assessment, diverse forms and modes of provision, the effective utilisation of learning technologies and the increased accessibility and use of open educational resources.” ALT will be responding formally to the consultation questions for the White Paper, and, by arrangement with HEFCE, we will also be summarising briefly for HEFCE our perspectives on “the effective utilisation of learning technologies” consideration by HEFCE as it develops its business plan later this year.
Election of two new Trustees
ALT is governed by a board of 13 trustees, nine of whom are elected by the membership as a whole, with three vacancies filled each year. This year there has been one nomination for the role of vice-chair (who will become chair in 2012 and president in 2013): This candidate will be declared elected unopposed at the ALT Annual General Meeting on 7 September in Leeds. There have been four nominations for the two vacancies as trustees. We have engaged Electoral Reform Services to run an online ballot of the membership to choose the two new trustees. The four candidates are: Alastair Clark (NIACE), Lesley Diack (Robert Gordon University), Matt Lingard (LSE) and Stuart Sutherland (National College for School Leadership). All ordinary and certified individual members, and the representatives of all organisational and sponsoring members, will be sent voting instructions on ALT’s behalf from ERS, by email, during August. The closing date for voting will be 1 September 2011. Please use your vote.
Vacancies on our four operational committees
We have some vacancies on each of our four operational committees (Further Education, Membership Services, Publications, and Research), for an initial three year term, with effect from autumn 2011. Becoming a member of one of these committees is a good and reasonably “low-hurdle” way to get involved in ALT. Membership is open to non-members – although anyone appointed to a committee who is not already an ordinary or certified member of ALT is expected to join before taking up their role. Current memberships are shown here http://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/who-we-are/operational-committees. You can express an interest from the ALT website. The closing date for expressions of interest is 9 September 2011.
An honour for ALT founder member and ambassador Wendy Hall
We are proud to announce that Wendy Hall, who is a founder member of ALT and who is now one of our three ambassadors has just been honoured (with Manuel Castells, Vint Cerf, David Clark, Joi Ito and Niklas Zennström) with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute in recognition of her significant contributions to the development of web technologies and web science research.
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Samsung’s KitKat update seems to remove benchmark-boosting “shenanigans”
We examine the Android 4.4.2 update's effects on the Galaxy S4 and Note 3.
Andrew Cunningham - Mar 4, 2014 3:36 pm UTC
Behavior in Android 4.3
AnandTech published a table demonstrating when some common phones boosted some common benchmarks, and we ran all of those known-boosting tests on both an AT&T Galaxy S4 and a Sprint Galaxy Note 3 under Android 4.3 and 4.4 to see how the CPU behaved.
The Note 3 running Android 4.3. Normal idle CPU usage while sitting at the Home screen.
Opening Geekbench 2 ramps all cores up to 2.3GHz, even if they're not doing anything.
Same for Geekbench 3.
And AnTuTu. Get the idea?
Vellamo.
Basemark X.
AndEBench.
3DMark.
Pay attention to the CPU monitor widget in the corner of each screenshot. Normal idle behavior will ramp the cores down to a low clock speed and even turn them off to save power. Consistently, though, opening up Geekbench versions 2 and 3, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Basemark X, AndEBench, or 3DMark will ramp all four cores up to the maximum 2.3GHz clock rate and keep them there until you leave the app.
The Galaxy S4 running all of the same benchmarks under Android 4.3. It exhibits the exact same behavior.
The same was true of the Galaxy S4 after its update—all four cores go right to the maximum speed of 1.9GHz when a benchmark app is opened. According to AnandTech's data, most of the Android OEMs game one or two benchmarks to make their numbers look better, but none are as thorough as Samsung is in its version of Android 4.3.
Boost no more: Behavior in Android 4.4
Here's the Note 3 running Android 4.4. The CPU performance is much more in line with what you'd see in any old app.
CPU speeds fluctuate up and down rapidly based on actual CPU activity, not on some boosting algorithm.
AnTuTu.
Moving to Android 4.4, that strange CPU activity stops happening. Every single benchmark we ran prompted variable-but-normal fluctuations in CPU speed based on actual activity. Speeds would ramp up for a couple of seconds while the app launched, but once it became idle, the speeds settled back down to where they would normally be.
The Galaxy S4 running KitKat. Different phone, same story.
After applying the KitKat update, none of the apps behave any differently from any other application. Most of the time, the CPU cores are running at lower frequencies, and individual cores are often turned off. While running the tests, the CPUs approach their maximum clock speeds but are allowed to fluctuate as they would under actual use rather than staying artificially inflated.
To confirm these findings, Primate Labs' John Poole was able to pull data from the Geekbench Results browser to see how the scores varied from update to update. Poole was able to confirm both that a benchmark boost was added to many of Samsung's devices beginning with the Android 4.3 update and that the boosting does not seem to be present in the Android 4.4 update. The team has also added some detection code in a recent Geekbench update that would note when boosted scores were uploaded to that database—Samsung's Android 4.3 software sets the detector off, while 4.4 does not.
"To confirm that the boost had an impact on Geekbench scores, I applied Welch's t-test to the scores for each device that the detector highlighted," Poole told Ars. "For each device on the list, I found that scores under Android 4.3 are significantly greater than scores under Android 4.2.2 (p < 0.002).
"Two of the devices on the list (the Samsung Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S 4) have a significant number of Android 4.4.2 results uploaded to the Browser. The detector did not detect a boost under 4.4.2, which leads me to believe that Samsung has disabled the benchmark boost in Android 4.4.2. I was concerned that the boost became more sophisticated and was able to evade the detector, but scores under Android 4.4.2 are significantly less than scores under Android 4.3 (p < 0.002)."
Poole was able to give us the mean Geekbench 3 scores from various Galaxy S4 phones running Android 4.2.2, 4.3, and 4.4.2 to demonstrate how they jumped up in 4.3 and fell back down in 4.4.
Single-core score
Multi-core score
4.2.2 660 1812
4.3 682 2114
"There's a statistically significant difference between 4.2.2 and 4.4.2, but the absolute differences are much smaller," Poole told Ars. "I'm inclined to think that the change between 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 is due to Samsung tweaking the overall power and performance settings rather than a new harder-to-detect boost."
Does benchmark boosting really change anything about what it's like to actually hold and use a phone? No, not really. Is it a disingenuous marketing tactic that misrepresents a phone or tablet's true performance under certain conditions? Does it mislead reviewers attempting to use common performance testing tools and confuse the spec-obsessed, performance-hungry consumers who use those numbers to decide how they'll spend their money? Yes, we'd say so. However minor an effect the boosting might have had on Samsung's sales or its reputation one way or the other, we're glad to see the company reverse course.
The real reason to install these updates will be the new features they bring, though. Neither phone gets any of the redesigned TouchWiz user interface elements shown off on the Galaxy S5 last week, but both still pick up all the under-the-hood enhancements of KitKat as well as a number of other Samsung-specific tweaks. These are just the first Samsung devices to pick up their Android 4.4 update—the company earlier this month released a full list of 14 devices that would get KitKat eventually, including older handsets like the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note 2.
We'll keep a close eye on those updates that come out to see if Samsung's benchmark boosting rears its head again, and to see how it affects devices from the other Android OEMs (Poole suggested, for example, that some Sony Xperia phones and tablets that hadn't been boosting previously were beginning to boost in a recent update). For now Samsung seems to be backing away from the practice, and that's a good example for Google's largest Android partner to set, however belatedly.
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The long silence of the Auschwitz cellist
This file photo taken on January 31, 2018 shows Holocaust survivor and cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch addressing the Bundestag (Germany's lower house of parliament) in Berlin during the annual ceremony in memory of Holocaust victims and survivors. At 95, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, one of the last living members of the women's orchestra at Auschwitz, is among the most prominent survivors raising her voice against hate and forgetting. But for four decades she guarded her silence. John MACDOUGALL / AFP.
by Yannick Pasquet
BERLIN (AFP).- One of the last living members of the women's orchestra at Auschwitz, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, is at 95 among the most prominent survivors raising her voice against hate.
But for four decades she kept her silence.
Even her two children were long kept in the dark about what their steely, stoic mother suffered at the Nazi death camp in today's Poland and at Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated 75 years ago.
Born in 1925 into a Jewish family in what was then the German town of Breslau, today Wroclaw in Poland, Anita was sent to Auschwitz in 1943 while still a teenager. Her sister Renate was deported on a separate train.
Already an accomplished cellist, she was able to join the camp's orchestra for women and girls -- a fact she says likely saved her life.
The musicians were forced to play marches for slave labourers on their way to and from work each day, and for the SS guards.
But the scars left by those years were long her closely guarded secret.
"I didn't want to overwhelm my children with my terrible past, I wanted to leave it behind," she told AFP by telephone from London in an antiquated German, having spoken only English to her children.
'Hung in the air'
That toxic silence in the intervening decades passed the trauma down to a second generation also scarred by their parents' suffering and loss, her daughter said.
Maya Jacobs-Wallfisch is now a psychotherapist specialising in transgenerational trauma.
For years, there were no words for Anita to tell her daughter and son, the cellist Raphael Wallfisch, how their grandparents were murdered in April 1942, or how Aunt Renate returned from the camps "a skeleton with gaping wounds on her legs".
Nor could she find a way to explain how she, reduced to the camp registration number 69388, played her instrument "a few metres from the crematorium, with an awful view of the selection ramp" for labour or the gas chambers.
The pain she carried with her "hung in the air", Anita said, but she never spoke about it -- not even with her husband, pianist Peter Wallfisch.
"We had other things to do, we had to begin our life again from zero," she said.
'Locked-up' trauma
Lasker-Wallfisch struggled with the burden of her memories but her children were not fooled. Maya said she knew all along that her mother guarded a dark, corrosive secret.
She grew up with "strange parents" who spoke German among themselves, a language their children didn't understand, while hating everything that came from Germany.
Friends asked Maya why her mother had a "telephone number" tattooed on her lower arm. One day, rummaging through a drawer, she found shocking photos from Bergen-Belsen, where her mother and aunt were transferred in March 1944.
Secrets and silence "are never healthy", Maya, 62, said. "I absorbed everything but of course without knowing what 'everything' was."
"Trauma doesn't go away, it is locked up... For some people, it is the only strategy to stay sane," she said. "But the wounds of the past are deep and may come to haunt the next generation."
Lasker-Wallfisch says she owes her life to music. It is also what led her back to Germany for the first time in more than 40 years, when she began to speak out about her experiences.
'2,000-year-old virus'
"I never wanted to return to Germany," she said.
But "my curiosity to see Bergen-Belsen was too great", she added.
In July 1989 she visited the camp where more than 50,000 people including Anne Frank lost their lives, to attend a concert of the English Chamber Orchestra she co-founded.
She also returned to her birthplace in Wroclaw, and to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Seeing the camp "empty, without a single person, was... unreal".
Since then Lasker-Wallfisch has repeatedly denounced discrimination and the resurgence of extremism. Until the virus outbreak, she was a fixture on television and at schools across Germany.
In January 2018, on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, she delivered a fiery speech to the Bundestag lower house of parliament.
She was the first survivor to address the chamber since more than 90 members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party won seats there the previous autumn.
In an unwavering voice, she told the deputies that hatred of Jews and Holocaust denial were staging a dangerous comeback.
"Anti-Semitism is a 2,000-year-old virus that is apparently incurable," she said.
"Hatred is simply a poison and in the end you poison yourself."
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الصفحة الرئيسية › وظائف في المملكة العربية السعودية › وظائف في خميس مشيط › وظائف مشغل غرفة التحكم في خميس مشيط › مشغل غرفة تحكم
مشغل غرفة تحكم
Al-Jazeera Paints co
تم نشره يوم 17 ديسمبر 2020
2 - 6 سنوات Khamis Mushait - Saudi Arabia
المدرسة المتوسطة ، المدرسة الثانوية ، دبلوم ، اي تخرج. أي جنسية
التأمين الطبي, عمولات , بدل السفر
الدخول للتقدّمسجّل وقدّمقدّم بدون تسجيل
شواغر 02
•Operate the SCADA (Supervisory control and data acquisition) for plants start-up and shutdown operations in order to meet Company’s objectives and production targets.
•Do Batch Productions according to batch tickets.
•Monitor and control all process parameter such as flow rates, pressures, temperatures, level transmitter, etc, through displays, graphics and trend logs and propose suitable remedial measures.
•Communicate with production supervisor for batch parameter adjustments in the field during Production operations.
•Report to shift Supervisor in case of parameter abnormalities and process deviations immediately.
•Monitor & Control the usage of raw materials, chemicals and other plant utilities effectively to an optimum level in safe manner.
• Prepare monthly reports as per SOP to production engineer.
•Ensure the safe shutdown plant during operational emergency situations.
•Identify and investigate the faults and inform the operator for remedial action.
•Adhere to Company’s HSE policy, standards and approved operating procedures while performing the duties / tasks.
• Perform any other job-related activities as directed by the line manager
كيميائيات / بتروكيميائيات / البوليمرات / الغازات الصناعية
عمليات المعدات - آلة / ماكينة الرافعة / رافعة شوكية
مشغل غرفة تحكم عامل الانتاج سكادا Supervisory control and data acquisition Controller الدعم التقنيقي خدمة العملاء
الأشخاص الذين يبحثون عن وظيفة مشغل غرفه التحكم بحثوا أيضا
وظائف مشغل غرفة التحكم وظائف المفتش وظائف الإشراف على الإنتاج
وظائف الدعم الفني وظائف خدمة العملاء وظائف هندسة الإنتاج
التقارير الشهرية وظائف
Al-Jazeera Paints Company, was established in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in 1979, as a small company with high aspirations and ambitions. In a short period of time, and as a result of the vision and dedication of the founders, the efforts have succe eded in laying strong grounds for a pioneering company in the paint industry in the GCC countries and the Middle East at large. In this context, the company became a pioneer in manufacturing and developing innovative, high quality and environmentally responsible paints, designed to meet the requirements and needs of a wide range of clients including industrial, commercial and individuals.
The company capacity to manufacture high quality paints grew to reaching 320 thousand tons annually, up from merely 4 thousand tons at inception.
Al-Jazeera Paints, throughout the past years, strived to support the national economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and interacted with local communities in where it existed. The company manufactured cotemporary, high quality, environmentally safe and innovative paints serving all kind of industries, construction projects and decor.
The company paved the way to the Saudi youth to develop and improve their technical and technological knowhow by providing them with on-the-job training and through attracting them to employ with the company.
Al-Jazeera Paints Company spares no efforts in making partnerships with distinctive clients based on responsibility bearing, enhancing human resources and concerted efforts for the purpose of reaching the highest professional standards, and achieving sustainable development in the field of paint manufacturing. As a result, the company covered all areas of the Kingdom with 500 showrooms and sales centers of which their locations were carefully selected to be within reach of company clients. It furnished these showrooms with a highly trained staff that is dedicated to assist and help clients to select from a wide range of specialized and distinguished products in order to satisfy their diversified preferences and tastes.
Al-Jazeera Paints Company continues its professional march in exploring the endless potential of paint industry technologies utilizing its production units and by realizing the best value for its products at the aim of enriching people’s lives and maximize its clients’ prosperity.
The company will stay steadfast in keeping its promise of commitment to quality, objectivity and innovation in manufacturing all its products along with professionalism that the company can through it realize excellence and increase its capabilities to reach the highest international standards.
Throughout the 33 years of professional experience, Al-Jazeera Paints, the paints industry giant in the Middle East and surrounding regions, has experienced many successes which were beneficial for our national economy and realized exceptional achievements:
1 - The company was crowned as the first paint company outside of the United States of America with the International (Green Seal) certificate for sustainable green buildings according to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) classification. We have manufactured high quality paints, environmentally responsible and one that preserve the consumer and the environment.
2 - The company was crowned as the first company in Asia and Africa with UL certificate for our fire resistant products using Intumescing Technology. We were also crowned with a certificate from Exova Warringtonfire Laboratories for the same products making the Kingdom becoming in the forefront in the world of paints side by side with the industrial countries. This has led the Kingdom to play a prominent role in preserving lives, properties and in protecting large projects from collapsing.
3 - Our company name was the first paint company to be included in the international MPI list as a result of passing of our products of a number of organization tests .
4 - Throughout the years, we were competitively in line with the needs and wants of our clients in regard to all kind of paints and related services, consequently we had an assortment of architectural, decorative, industrial, marine paints along with protective paints, wood paints, fire resistant paints and others.
5 - We have increased our production capacity to about 320 thousand tons annually by establishing the first of its kind fully automotive factory which utilizes the latest international technologies to manufacture environmentally safe water-based paints. The factory commenced operations in mid of 1993 with a production capacity of only 4000 tons.
6 – We established the first of its kind natural research and study center in 1993 where all the field testing,
experiments and inspection take place thus making sure that the products are in line with the Middle East weather conditions which tends to be hot as a result of sunshine throughout the year.
7 – We developed an R&D center that emulates the most advanced R&D centers in the world and invested tens of millions of KSRs in it. We also furnished it with high competencies of engineers and technicians who are entrusted to innovate the latest and most advanced products thus meeting our esteemed clients’ expectations and requirements.
8 – We launched the first mobile training center equipped with samples, tools and training means and toured the Kingdom as an integral step to the work of the central training academy which all are for free.
9 – We established the first paints training and educational academy in the Arabic Gulf region and the Middle East that strived to bridge the gap between academic research and application on the ground along with providing the latest in the world of paints and increase scientific and research exchange with universities and specialized authorities as well as organizing joint researches. The company assumed the organization of scientific conferences related to paints and colors and participated in international, regional and local conferences. The academy was equipped with the latest equipment and technical training tools and works according to the latest practical and applicable scientific methodologies. We also established branches for the academy all over the Kingdom.
10 – We organized the first and the second Saudi Paint and Colors conference based on our solid vision of the necessity to enrich scientific research in the world of paints.
11 – We enhanced our presence in the gulf in the field of metals anti-corrosion by providing anti-corrosion and rust products that prolongs the life span of the metals. Moreover we participated in the Middle East Anti-Corrosion conference held in Manama-Bahrain.
12 – We changed the classical look of paints through innovating a decorative bundle that was much celebrated by our esteemed clients including our first of its kind external paint (Al-Jazeera Thilal) which resist drit, sand and harsh weather conditions along with our lineup of products including (Al-Jazeera Worood, Al-Jazeera Rawa, Al-Jazeera Ebdaa, Al-Jazeera Khayal, Al-Jazeera Goldy, Al-Jazeera Chamois, Al-Jazeera Velvet, Al-Jazeera Fantasy, Al-Jazeera Marmo, Al-Jazeera Rowshen).
13 – We bonded parents and their children by offering a special paint for children rooms and made sure it was safe and healthy.
14 – We celebrated heritage and gave it a good deal of our attention as it is important for our esteemed clients through a new and unique innovative product that grants the modern houses a clayish look, dubbed it Al-Jazeera Mashashco.
15 – We have developed a special kind of paint that combats graffiti on walls of buildings which violates the values and norms of the society, dubbed it; (Al-Jazeera Rival).
16 – We manufactured the strongest and the latest paint that fights microbes in surgery and delivery rooms in hospitals. The new product is based on silver ions and accredited by International Agion Labs dubbed; (Al-Jazeera Anti-Microbes Agion).
17 – In line with our strive to preserve public health and safeguard the environment, we were the first Saudi paints company that manufactures paint for ships that resist marine fouling with no TBT component which is harmful for marine environment and health of men who live of fishing.
18 – We issued the first e-catalog in the world of paints and launched two e-applications, iDecor and iJazeera for colors and décor on smartphones. We established a color center in our showrooms to assist in selecting the right colors and decoration that are highly unique and modern that embody the aspirations of all society segments.
19 – We have created a quantum leap in the methods of displaying of paints through more than 500 outlets in and out of the Kingdom which are unique furnished with high end decorations and enjoys a spacious area along with a special design that meets the needs of our esteemed clients and capture their attention.
20 – We put our print on a number of government, private, health, educational, commercial, touristic and universities projects in yet a solid proof of the quality of our products including large projects in King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center which is a part of ARAMCO, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman and King Abdul Aziz International Airport.
21 - We attracted Saudi competencies and provided a work environment that encourages innovation and excellence to enable our ambitious employees to excel and develop. We hired national cadre from people with special needs. And we continued our strive to instill work ethics in youth through organizing annual meetings with large numbers of them.
Always looking forward to new horizons in the manufacturing and technology of paints along with maximizing the benefits of our products to enrich people’s lives and prosperity.
To provide products and services in the field of paint manufacturing in a way that meets clients desires and needs as well as to emulate the developments in the filed for the sake of fulfilling these desires now and in the future.
a. Commitment
b. Dedication
c. Objectivity
d. Creativity and Innovation
e. Team Spirit
1. We strive to be a leading and competitive paint company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Gulf region and the Middle East and Africa
2. Achieve partnership with clients and society at large that stems from the spirit of responsibility and uplift the national industrial sector along with development of the human resources.
3. Realizing the highest quality standards and excellence through knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm and commit to performance and balanced growth.
Company General Policy:
The Company utilizes high quality raw material in its production and performs conclusive testing and experimental procedures before being put to production and usage.
Al-Jazeera Paints invest in its human resources and employs qualified and experienced staff yet help the company deal with the market and preserve company pioneering position.
It utilizes the best equipment and the most advanced machinery in its production operations.
It equips and activates R&D and quality control labs using the available resources.
The company adheres to standards and specifications of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization along with American Specifications and Standards and the ISO in all its products.
الاسم / التعيين:
الموارد البشرية - NA
موقع الكتروني https://jazeerapaints.com/
مشغل مصنع (النفط والغاز)
الغانم الدولية
7 - 14 سنوات برقان - الكويت
مشغل اللوحة
برونل
10 - 16 سنوات الزور-الكويت
مشغل حقل لتكرير النفط والغاز (مجمع الكبريت)
دانيم للاعمال الهندسية
7 - 10 سنوات قطر - قطر
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Prison Collection
Mandela’s unpublished autobiographical manuscript written on Robben Island
The heat rises
Long Walk Original Manuscript [LWOM_344.jpg]
NMPP-PC-NMPP-PC-2012/14-chapter 10-344
1976 - (Creation)
Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla
(18 July 1918-5 December 2013)
virtually a staple diet. But this was a matter about which we all felt very strongly and we were prepared to make the sacrifices which were demanded. The sense of shock was so great that people spontaneously organised their own system of inspection and culprits were rough handled. At markets and outside wholesale and retail shops there were scuffles and skirmishes in which people threw out the shop's supplies of potatoes into the gutters and people were beaten up and their baskets or shopping bags thrown away.
A church conference attended by white and balck delegates was held in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, and the African priest who acted as host was a man who once visited India and was given an interview with Mahatma Gandhi. But he chose to defy the people by including potatoes in the dinner prepared for the guests. Some of the women who cooked the food threw away the potatoes. Both white and black delegates refused to touch those that reached the table.
This boycott was one of the greatest triumphs and showed that the ANC and its allies enjoyed solid mass support. It was felt both by the shopkeepers and merchants and by farmers and the government. In the warehouses and on farm stacks and stacks of potatoes in bags went to seed and began shooting out roots and stems through the hessian sacks or rotted away altogether. Although we have no records it is clear that the industry suffered heavily. The Indian vegetable merchants in Ddiagonal Street as well as potato wholesalers kept us well informed about the developments and extent of the boycott, and throughout they acted as a good barometer of the campaign.
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When I started this site, I wouldn’t have considered reviewing a country-pop teenage starlet, but Taylor Swift has enjoyed a phenomenally successful career where she’s transcended genre boundaries. Named after James Taylor, even as she’s left the country genre, Swift has retained the confessional, story-telling narratives of country in her songwriting.
Swift’s first album, 2006’s Taylor Swift, was released at the age of 16, and my favourite track, ‘Our Song’ was written for her 9th grade school talent quest. However, I’m much more interested in the adult, pop oriented Taylor Swift – there are plenty of good songs on her early albums, and Fearless in particular is very strong. But Red and 1989 are pop marvels, full of hooky, relatable songs.
If you want complex, challenging music, Swift’s probably not the artist for you – her speciality is straightforward, emotionally communicative songs. But she’s transitioned from teen prodigy to adult megastar more seamlessly than anyone else in the history of popular music. Swift is such a major celebrity and savvy businesswoman that it can overshadow her talents as a songwriter, but she deserves to be recognised as a very good pop writer.
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Overlooked Gem: Fearless
2006, 6.5/10
Taylor Swift started writing the songs for her debut at the age of twelve, and wrote most of the songs in her freshman year of high school. She collaborated with songwriter Liz Rose on many of these songs, although standout track, the closing ‘Our Song’, was written by Swift alone for her 9th grade talent quest. Swift’s main musical collaborator is producer Nathan Chapman – he’d worked with Swift on her demo tapes, and Taylor Swift was his first full length production. He gives the album a smooth veneer, when it would possibly benefit from a slightly rougher edge, but he certainly did enough to propel Swift on the road to mega-stardom.
Taylor Swift essentially has two styles – plaintive country-pop ballads like ‘Tim McGraw’ and ‘Teardrops On My Guitar’, and uptempo country fare like ‘Picture To Burn’ and ‘Our Song’. The more genuinely country the album sounds, the more effective it is – when Swift turns on the southern girl charm, is backed up by a banjo, and includes lyrics like about her mama as on ‘Our Song’, it’s most entertaining. But there are plenty of good tunes elsewhere – ‘Tim McGraw’ is a good example of Swift’s romantic, yet grounded in reality, lyricism, while ‘Mary’s Song (Oh My My)’ tells the story of Swift’s neighbours’ long marriage.
Apart from ‘Our Song’, I don’t feel like listening to Taylor Swift often, but there’s clearly a very talented 16 year old songwriter spreading her wings here.
2008, 8/10
Fearless is a strong sophomore effort from a more mature Swift, which proves that her first album wasn’t a fluke. Fearless features more diverse arrangements, like the piano and strings of ‘You’re Not Sorry’, and tougher guitars on songs like ‘Change’. Fifty three minutes seems overlong for Swift’s straightforward songs, and Fearless could stand to lose a couple of tracks, although all of Swift’s songs here are sturdy, and the album ends with on a high note with the anthem ‘Çhange’.
The young Swift thrives on realistic teen experiences, and songs like ‘Fifteen’ work with their believable, autobiographical lyrics (“‘Cause when you’re fifteen/Somebody tells you they love you/You’re gonna believe them”). ‘Breathe’ is a gorgeous track, with its lilting melody underscored by strings, while the family reminiscences of ‘The Best Day’ are charming. I usually detest key changes between two consecutive choruses, but the tick works in ‘Love Story’, because it’s accompanied by exuberant, previously unheard lyrics (“marry me Juliet/You’ll never have to be alone”).
The peak of the early, country-oriented Swift, Fearless is a remarkable record from an 18 year old writer.
Speak Now isn’t a significantly different record than Fearless – if anything it’s a shift towards pop music, and songs like ‘Enchanted’ and ‘Haunted’ contain very few country elements, instead layered with dramatic orchestration. Speak Now is the only album on which Swift wrote all the songs by herself – like a bid for acceptance from rock oriented critics who prefer self-contained acts – but Swift stated that it was coincidental and that she had most of her good song ideas when her writing partners weren’t around. Swift doesn’t need a songwriting partner here as much as she needs an editor – the 14 songs here stretch out over 67 minutes, and it’s to the record’s detriment.
Swift’s indulging in the kiss-and-tell analysis that she’s infamous for, most notably onthe accusatory ‘Dear John’ – it’s clearly an important song for Swift, but it drags at almost seven minutes. Also of note is ‘Better Than Revenge’ where Swift dismisses a female rival with the scathing “She’s better known for the things that she does/On the mattress.”
Tucked away in the over-length, there are great songs – ‘Back To December’ is beautiful with its pretty melody and strings, while the dramatic ‘Haunted’ is also effective. ‘The Story Of Us’ and ‘Mine’ are pacy, succinct pop songs – the latter’s “You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter” might be the best line that Swift’s ever penned.
It needs some editing, but there are plenty of great songs on Speak Now. Some of the best material is the farthest away from country, and it’s not surprising that Swift moved towards pop on her next record.
Swift had been edging towards pop music throughout her first three records, but Red is the first album where she’s primarily a pop artist. Before Red, I was mostly aware of Swift due to the incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when Kanye West stormed the stage during her acceptance speech. After Red Swift was an inescapable pop phenomenon, with songs like ’22’, ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’, and ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’. Taylor collaborated with Swedish hit-maker Max Martin on those three hits, but also used her Taylor Swift-era team of Liz Rose and Nathan Chapman for the fan favourite ‘All Too Well’. There are still country elements, like the gentle closer ‘Begin Again’, while the record starts with the relatively urgent ‘State of Grace’.
Swift covers a lot of bases over the sixteen tracks of Red, but turns in an impressive number of great pop songs. The two duets, with Ed Sheeran and Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody, are among the disc’s weaker tracks, but most of the songs are very strong. There’s enough going on in ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ to elevate it above a made to order hit – Swift’s lyrics are witty (“You would hide away and find your peace of mind/With some indie record that’s much cooler than mine”) and the post chorus hook of “You go talk to your friends…” gives the song personality.
There are a ton of great album tracks – highlights include the brooding ‘Treacherous’, the slight but tuneful ‘Stay Stay Stay’, and ‘Starlight’, a tale of the courtship of Ethel and Bobby Kennedy. But my favourite is the title track, starting with a pretty country riff, before launching into a soaring chorus with Swift’s string of colour similes and metaphors (“Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met/But loving him was red”).
Red was incredibly successful, and it’s justified – a record full of great tunes and thoughtful lyrics.
Red was a pop album, but it was still largely guitar based, providing continuity from Swift’s earlier country records. 1989 is a pop album that’s based on the pop music from Swift’s year of birth. Swift listed her influences for the record as Phil Collins, Annie Lennox, and Like A Virgin-era Madonna, and 1989 is swathed in synths and drum machines. Max Martin and Shellback are much more involved than on the previous record, with Martin credited as executive producer and receiving writing credits on half of the tracks. A new collaborator is Jack Antonoff, from Bleachers, who worked with Swift on three tracks, including writing the backing track for ‘Out of the Woods’.
Despite all the changes in style, Swift’s melodic sense and lyrics are intact. If anything her lyrics are sharper than before, especially when she’s poking fun at her public persona; on ‘Shake It Off’ she sings “I go on too many dates/But I can’t make them stay”, while on ‘Blank Space’ she states “‘Cause darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream”. The album boldly states its new sound immediately with the stark ‘Welcome to New York’, little more than a simple synth line and drum machine behind Swift’s vocal.
The hits are front-loaded, but 1989 has so many songs that sound like potential hits that it doesn’t matter. Seven singles were released, but album tracks like ‘All You Had To Do Was Stay’, and ‘I Wish You Would’ would also have served as singles. My favourite of the hits is the pulsing ‘Style’, where the meter of the words in the chorus showcases Swift’s lyric writing skills; “You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye /And I got that red lip, classic thing that you like.” Deluxe versions of the album include three extra tracks, and they’re all strong – the pretty ‘You Are In Love’ and the urgent, hooky ‘New Romantics’ are among the album’s best songs.
1989 is so jam-packed with memorable, well-written songs, that it should be remembered as one of the best pure pop albums of all time.
Taylor Swift’s reputation endured a tough time between in the years between 1989 and Reputation – she was engaged in a Twitter feud with Kanye West, where she was painted as the villain. Accordingly, Reputation has the feeling of Swift hunkered down in her bunker, with song titles like ‘This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things’ and ‘Look What You Made Me Do’, while the cover image is a reproduction of a tabloid newspaper. At least she has a companion in her bunker – Swift’s romantic life is less volatile than usual, as lyrics like “My reputation’s never been worse/So you must like me for me” and “I want to be your end game” indicate.
This time around, Swift seems more interested in self-expression than she is in making an album of catchy pop songs – ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ was a pointed choice as a first single, with its line “The old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now…she’s dead.” The record’s often interesting, but it’s as much an insight into Swift’s inner workings as it is a pop record. As on 1989, Swift’s main collaborators are Jack Antonoff, and Max Martin and Shellback, but it’s an altogether darker and more personal record.
Despite the darker, more personal songs, Swift’s pop sense is still intermittently intact on Reputation. The most successful songs are the driving 1980s pop of ‘Getaway Car’ and the more tender ‘Dancing With Our Hands Tied’. Reputation arguably captures a wider range of moods than any other Taylor Swift album, largely shedding her America’s Sweetheart persona – she’s vindictive on ‘Look What You Made Me Do’, sexy on ‘Dress’, wistful on ‘Delicate’, soulful on ‘Don’t Blame Me’, and flirty on ‘Gorgeous’.
Reputation is a muddled record after the streamlined pop of 1989, but it’s not without its charms. It will certainly appeal to dedicated Swift fans, with more insight into her personality than most of her records.
After the claustrophobia of Reputation, Lover is refreshingly joyful and breezy. Most of the record consists of mature and nuanced synth-pop, perfect for the audience that’s grown up with Swift. The album purposefully opens with ‘I Forgot You Existed’, a statement of purpose, ignoring detractors and focusing on the positive. Swift has characterised Lover as a “love letter to love”.
At 18 tracks, Lover would be stronger pared down to a dozen songs, but the best tracks are as good as anything Swift has released. On the title track, Swift delivers a soulful torch song, different than anything she’s released before, but playing to her strengths with its typically excellent lyrics: “Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover.”
The dominant style on Lover is mature synth-pop, not unlike Carly Rae Jepsen’s recent albums, and often in collaboration with Jack Antonoff. ‘False God’ is buried towards the end of a long album, but it features some of Swift’s best lyrics, applying a series of religious metaphors to a relationship; “Make confessions and we’re begging for forgiveness/Got the wine for you”
Alongside the predominance of mature synth-pop, Swift’s trying different things – the upbeat ‘Paper Rings’ has a peppy Motown feel, while she takes on politics with ‘Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince’ and the great line “You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes.” More surprisingly, Swift revisits country, playing with the Dixie Chicks on ‘Soon You’ll Get Better’, a low-key song about her mother’s battle with cancer.
While the choice to release the worst songs on Lover as the first two singles was an unusual ploy, Lover is a strong comeback from Swift. It presents a more mature version of Swift, helping to cement her position as one of popular music’s most accomplished song-writers.
If there’s a complaint of Taylor Swift’s career to date, it’s that everything has seemed so calculated. Her albums are almost always released at two year intervals, with a meticulously planned release campaign. Her lead singles have become progressively more execrable, calculated to stimulate maximum pop synapses. It was a surprise when Swift announced a album created in quarantine, then released it the next day.
Folklore is markedly different than Swift’s previous work – opener ‘The 1’ starts with minimalist piano, with Swift cussing in the first line. Swift feels emancipated, free to make the “indie record that’s much cooler than mine”. Her main collaborators on Folklore are Jack Antonoff and The National’s Aaron Dessner, who shared the co-writing duties with Swift on these gentle indie-folk tracks. Swift’s boyfriend Joe Alywn, under the alias William Bowery, is credited as a co-writer on ‘Betty’ and ‘Exile’.
The marked change in style has helped Swift’s credibility. She’s always been an outstanding songwriter, right back to when she wrote ‘Our Song’ for her school talent quest in her early teens, but the more relaxed tone on Folklore has increased her appeal. She’s often been accused of taking too much material from her love life, but here she’s more like a novelist, writing narratives like ‘Cardigan’, ‘August’ and ‘Betty’ – accounts from all three corners of a love triangle.
Swift’s vocal melodies are gorgeous on tracks like ‘August’ and ‘Invisible String’. ‘Cardigan’ doesn’t feel like a lead single, but there’s no obvious single choice on a subdued, introspective record. ‘Mad Woman’ has a beautiful piano introduction, while the duet with a non-falsetto Justin Vernon on ‘Exile’ provides a rare moment of variety. Folklore is very good, it simply feels overlong, with 16 songs running over an hour and little stylistic variation. It’s difficult to know what to cut though, as none of the tracks are obviously weak.
Despite the different style, Folklore has enjoyed massive success – it only took a week to become the year’s best selling album in America. Swift’s on her eighth album, and the credibility-boosting Folklore bolsters an impressive catalogue.
After 2017 moribund and disappointing Reputation, I was speculating whether Swift’s best work was behind her. She’s proved me spectacularly wrong with three strong albums in less than eighteen months – Lover, Folklore, and now Evermore. Like Folklore, Evermore is an indie-folk album, with Swift again collaborating with The National’s Aaron Dessner. Evermore doesn’t feature the spellbinding vocal melodies of Folklore, but it’s enjoyable anyway, showcasing Swift’s abilities as a storyteller.
On a restrained record, some of the most memorable musical moments come from guests. Danielle and Este Haim add backing vocals to ‘No Body, No Crime’, a funky country track where the protagonist is also named Este. The National’s Matt Berninger duets on ‘Coney Island’, while Bon Iver features on standout closing track ‘Evermore’. Elsewhere Swift’s best material is clustered near the end of the record – ‘Marjorie’ is named after her grandmother, while ‘Cowboy Like Me’ references her country heritage musically. ‘Long Story Short’ features typically well-written lyrics;
No more keepin’ score now
I just keep you warm
And my waves meet your shore
Ever and evermore
Evermore doesn’t have as much musical appeal as Folklore, but it’s more than enough to sit back and enjoy a master storyteller plying her trade.
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Top 5 Movie Apps For Every Android & iOS Device
Andrew Nackton
Imagine if you called up your local cable TV provider and asked them for free channels, what will be their reaction?? They’d probably laugh at you and ask you to stop joking and pay for the channels you watch. But with just three words you can have the solution to the above conundrum, those three words are ‘free online streaming’. All you need is a fast internet connection, a streaming video device like Chromecast, Roku, tablet or even your smartphone and you will have plenty of options to choose from without paying a single buck for the movies. Most people have no idea which free app to use and which app gives them better quality and better viewing experience. It leads to even the knowledgeable folks to waste hours of time searching for an appropriate app which leads to boredom and eventually they lose interest in watching movies on apps. Did you really think you will read this article and we will tell you to go search for free apps on your own?? You need not worry as below is a list of free apps which are excellent for streaming free movies online. Alternatively, you can check the below video for some cool apps that have some amazing features.
Top Legal Movie Apps For Android & iOS You Should Try
1. Tubi TV
Tubi TV works just like any other streaming service. You get a standard interface with rows of movies sorted on the basis of genres and topics. One little clever detail worth noticing in this app is that it has categories such as “Not on Netflix” and “highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes” which makes it really easy for users to find the best content in this app. The interface is easy to use on most of the platforms including Chromecast, Roku channel, Web browsers and most of the mobile apps with Android or iOS. It even remembers where you left off so that you can continue streaming even after an interval.
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2. SnagFilms
It is an ad-supported app with loads of indie movies, documentaries, TV shows and more. SnagFilms keeps some of the movies on its homepage for you to begin with and as you begin streaming movies, the app starts preparing a recommended list you for you to watch movies according to your viewing experience. It also has a section for the latest and most popular movies which help you stay up to date with the latest releases around the world. Snagfilms is one of those rare apps which lets you stream free movies which offering you HD content in 720p or even 1080p, which is great considering similar websites give you movies having standard DVD quality. SnagFilms works wonderfully well in Chromecast, Roku and most of the devices having Android or iOS.
3. Crackle
Crackle is a free streaming service (with ads) provided by Sony and is well-known for its large collection of classic movies and Jerry Seinfeld’s original series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”. This app has numerous features including personalized recommendations and lots of channels to flip through. Crackle might be one of the unique apps as here you can find arguably one of the best collections of Classic movies. It might fall short when it comes to latest and most popular ones but most apps that provide latest movies fail to provide Classic movies and not every app can provide everything. It works smoothly on various smart TVs, most of the smartphones and tablets having iOS or Android.
4. Hotstar
The Hotstar app of Star India allows it viewers to watch TV shows, live sports and the latest movies free of charge on every Android and iOS smartphone. Doesn’t it sound too good to be true?? It provides excellent performance if you have an account however the only performance issue is that it adjusts the resolution according to the speed, meaning you are not guaranteed a good resolution all the time and once it stops streaming and shows an error, you will have to close the app, re-open it and find the same movie or TV show and play it again. When it comes to content, this app is like no other. Especially if you are from India, it provides you everything from your favourite TV show to the latest movies released and even the Live Cricket Match which you are unable to watch from your office or hotel room.
5. Viewster
Viewster is a streaming website which allows you to easily find free movies and TV show without asking you to create an account for watching them. Everything on Viewster is free but the only disadvantage is that the resolution of most of the content is less than or similar to DVD quality movies. Another disadvantage is that it does not support widescreen and the videos will be displayed as a relatively small square in the centre of your screen. Viewster has free movies but it doesn’t have a lot of features like adding subtitles, downloading it for offline use, changing the resolution and more. Viewster works well on Chromecast and most devices having iOS and Android OS.
In a perfect world Apple, Roku and other companies would be willing to open up their search tools such that any free streaming service would be able to bring its content to the world. But that is not the case and until it happens, you will have to surf the internet and look for apps. So, hit on few of these apps and start enjoying movies without any hassle.
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Big Barcodes
Here are a couple of strikingly similar magazine covers which both make reference to the Universal Product Code, or UPC. This barcode is now commonly used to scan trade products at checkout counters in grocery stores but there was a time when it was new and when it was resented.
Mad Magazine took up the gauntlet first, in it's April 1978 issue when the UPC label was first being introduced to magazine covers. A magazine might be expected to resent the UPC's infringement on its valuable cover space, the area the magazine uses to project its image and sell itself to newsstand customers. Mad showed its Luddite streak, reproducing a grotesquely-enlarged version of the UPC label and expressing the hope that "this issue jams every computer in the country." Mad's defiance might have had more bite if they had actually omitted the smaller, real UPC code.
A decade later, The New Yorker ran James Stevenson's cover, which uses an enlarged UPC image as a strong graphic element that overwhelms the small and oblivious supermarket shoppers. The New Yorker may safely assume that it doesn't share too many readers with Mad, but over a decade certainly some readers may migrate. Stevenson's use of the enlarged UPC label specifically pertains to grocery items and not to magazines. Note that The New Yorker's cover doesn't carry the real UPC label. The magazine's circulation is mostly by subscription, and these mailed issues do not carry the UPC barcode that copies of the magazine are required to have in stores.
Mad Magazine, No. 198, April 1978
James Stevenson, The New Yorker, November 14, 1988
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The New Tecumseth Fire Department arrives at a massive barn fire in Beeton on Mon., Nov. 23, 2020 (David Sullivan/CTV News)
BARRIE, ONT. -- The cause of a barn fire in New Tecumseth is under investigation by the local fire department.
The fire broke out on Monday afternoon at the farm on the 11th Line in Beeton near the 20th Sideroad.
More than 10 units responded to the blaze, battling the fire for hours.
Officials said the barn had a large amount of hay and straw inside it, fueling the flames.
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You are at:Home»Aviation»Osprey squadron celebrates anniversary with new insignia
A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey squadron is getting a makeover, just in time for its 62nd birthday.
VMM-363, out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., created a new insignia to mark the anniversary, according to a Marine Corps news release.
The squadron, known as the Lucky Red Lions, had an old insignia featuring a brick-red lion on a kelly-green shamrock background.
VMM-363’s old insignia. Photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller.
The new insignia, which was awesomely commemorated in a birthday cake for the celebration, keeps the main elements of the design, but depicts the lion with a more modern stencil theme, with red ribbon banners at the top and bottom. The color scheme is a little brighter, too.
A cake designed to look like the new insignia. Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Thorn
According to the release, the squadron was first activated in 1952 during the Korean War, and first deployed in 1965 to Vietnam.
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Steve Hill on June 5, 2014 11:13 pm
That design was made by Sgt. Alex Limjoco over five years ago. Sgt Limjoco was an avionics technition at HMH-363, when the squadron was still based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and flying the CH-53 D. I hope that this is a mistake in printing, and not a Marine trying to plagerize the work of another.
Tom Aguilera on June 7, 2014 7:35 am
That’s ridiculous and complete BS! That isn’t theirs to use! Limjoco drew that for us as a deployment patch! Sgt. Limjoco R.I.P.
VNVet on June 11, 2014 12:15 pm
I’m pretty sure Sgt. Limjoco would be honored that his work is now going to represent the entire squadron and as such it IS an honor to him. Kwitcherbitchin’ Marines.
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The Marine Corps released a new graphic at the recent Sea Air Space expo that highlighted the way it will respond to future crises around the world. I picked up a copy of this poster at the Sea-Air-Space exposition last week, where several generals discussed how Expeditionary Force 21 will work. The graphic diagrams a Marine expeditionary brigade that is forward deployed and can be scaled to whatever size needed to respond to various crises. The first slide shows a crisis breaking out on land, but not too far from the shore. Expeditionary Force 21 points out that most of…
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By Gina Harkins on April 2, 2014 Battle Rattle, Marines
Experts want to tap into the way Marines make decisions based on hunches to see if there’s a way to further develop their “sixth sense” and help them guess right more often than not. Most warfighters develop their gut instincts through time and experience, said Lt. Cmdr. Brent Olde with the Office of Naval Research, according to a news release. But now ONR experts want to apply their studies in neural, cognitive and behavioral sciences to help Marines and sailors develop those instincts earlier in their careers. The goal is to help them tap into their “spidey sense” when making…
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No masking over plague and pandemic impacts upon history
In the first year of the nineteen twenties, when many of our grandparents were alive, people wore masks to protect themselves from the Spanish Flu. Some went so far as to put them on house cats to protect the mousers.
Elephant in Biden's room will suck out oxygen, so pardon Trump
By: Mike Malak
As one of his first acts, Joe Biden should preemptively pardon Donald Trump from a cornucopia of offenses about which we are obligated to presume his innocence unless,and until it is adjudicated to be otherwise.
His niece, Mary, blames the president's father Fred, the Machievelli of public housing in Queens, for the leaky conscience that gave Trump permission to cage children at the border, cavort with dictators, and try to execute as many people as he can before the last of his Diet Cokes is carted away from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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Door 2020 opens to future road of wacky uncertainties and upheavals
Everyone with common sense, by now, has realized that their resolutions for the New Year are headed for another heap of aspirational disappointment. The pundits, as is their want, saw a future no more reliable than what the Oracle of Delphi’s spake.
The problem with seers, Nostradamus and client scientists excepted, is that they divine for the short
From and leave the breadth of human history to the halls of academia, and Oliver Stone. We’ve decided to help and offer a view of humanity in these United States for the decade of the 20’s. They will be roaring, but not with happiness.
Trump, Congress work to bury Impeachment truth
If he ever gambled at a blackjack table you can be sure that if Donald Trump was dealt a pair of tens, or better, he’d split them and double down. If nothing else, the last three years have revealed that Trump doesn’t play for chump change. Though some of his bets defy conventional wisdom, and are patently harmful, he’s all in all of the time. The pending impeachment trial in the Senate gives Trump a huge opportunity to exercise his intuition, survival instincts, and the New York doggedness that won him fame and (perhaps) fortune.
The Party of Trump has lost its memory, no longer promotes law and order
BEFORE we get to the business at hand, we want to hear from the Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, as to which Democratic Senator gets to rise for the point of order that the Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, must recuse himself from acting as a juror in the matter of The Impeachment of Donald J. Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors.
McConnell is married to Elaine Chao, Trump’s Secretary of Transportation and, by reason of the pecuniary aspects of that relationship, must recuse himself from any participation in Trump’s trial as a matter of both common and statutory law. There is no doubt that a loss of employment for Chao would hurt Mitch in the pocket, sufficient reason for even greater men than he to vote the sawbuck ticket when it comes to their own fanny packs.
History-deficient Trump teaches us "All Roads lead to DISASTER"
“Mr. President, with you all roads lead to Fordham.” Before Donald Trump got his academic bona fides at Penn, with its acclaimed Wharton school, he spent two years at Fordham University in the Bronx. Close to his home, and run by the Jesuits, it is a fine school, by all reasonable standards, even if it isn’t Ivy League. In fact, the only reason it deserves mention, since the University keeps its Trump affiliation mostly to itself, is a partial responsibility for gaps in the president’s knowledge of history,
No country for old or corrupt men: Sanders, Biden, Trump, Giuliani saga
Bernie Sanders attempt to beat the clock hit midnight when the indefatigable campaigner suffered a heart attack. He’s vowed to trudge on, but the handwriting is on the wall. The last ailing man elected president was FDR, and there has yet to be anyone like him on the American stage.
Lindsey Graham will be Trump's Goldwater in Nixon-like reality shock
It’ll be Lindsay Graham’s job to trek from the hill to the White House and tell Donald Trump that it’s time to pack up and go. To sweeten the pot, Graham will inform the president that the GSA has approved a Trump Presidential Library in the lobby of every building bearing the ex-president’s name.
Kamala Harris burnt Biden, showed she can torch Trump
The torch Joe Biden claims he’s still carrying is sputtering like a firecracker on a wet lawn. In the second night of Democratic televised look-me-overs, the former V.P. was shut down by Cal Sen. Kamala Harris in a set piece that should spell the end for Uncle Joe. Harris, in contrast to Biden’s pasteurized plastic smile, was emotive, prosecutorial, and intelligent when she attacked Biden for comments he made, recently, about working with segregationist senators back in the day.
Mueller's witch hunt corner's Cohen covan, flipping Trump out?
Robert Mueller’s “witch hunt” just cornered the leader of the coven when Donald Trump’s former lawyer-fixer, Michael Cohen, flipped for a second time and blew the whistle on what he claims is his long-time benefactor’s financial lying and manipulation regarding Russia. Cohen’s Thursday revelations in a Manhattan federal court opened the door to further scrutiny of Trump purported commingling of personal and political affairs. If proven, Trump will be deprived of further ability to maintain that his organization had nothing to do with Russia, where official action serves to enhance private enterprise.
Assuming the truth of Cohen’s revelations, which are contested by Trump and his now personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, there was a long-standing relationship between the president and the original red state. Another Trump associate, Felix Sater, has claimed that Russian election meddling had a nexus to a proposed Trump tower in Moscow that included a fifty-million-dollar, in-kind, inducement to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
There has been no shortage of Damon Runyon-like characters in Trump’s orbit, going back to his earliest days in business. The notorious lawyer, Roy Cohen, who played a large part in Senator Joseph McCarthy’s 1950’s hearings into purported communist infiltration of Hollywood, was one of them. Cohen, who mentored Trump, is likely the source of his lifetime obsession with giving no quarter.
Most international real estate tycoons would salivate over the prospect of penetrating the Russian market. With oligarchs galore, who operate under the aegis of officialdom, the potential for enormous profits is tempting. Trump may have succumbed. His offspring, Don Jr. and Eric, have spoken lovingly about beaucoup Russian money flowing to the family enterprise.
Deutsche Bank, a prodigious Trump lender, has been under investigation that peaked this week when the bank’s headquarters were raided by German authorities who seized records they believe will reveal the extent of Deutsche’s alleged money laundering. Trump would’ve gone under without the bank’s help on more than one occasion.
Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, replaced himself as top official at the Bank of Cyprus with a former Deutsche Bank chairman when he left to head Commerce. Due to the bankruptcy of the 2nd largest Cypriot bank, (then headed by Ross), and forced merger with the Bank of Cyprus, Russian depositors wound up with huge shares of the newly combined financial institution that, effectively, controls Cyprus, a valued tax haven.
These issues will come into clearer focus if Mueller’s investigation links Russian endeavors to put a favorite sun behind the Resolute Desk with desires to further enhance that country’s favored citizens. Cohen’s revelations point the way. Trump, who lies easily, particularly about his business connections to Russia, may be close to getting tagged with an insufficient funds penalty.
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The future of Indiana graduation
Dr. Butts explains the new requirements
Katie Kelley
Anna Eggers, Staff Writer
On Wednesday, December 6, the Indiana State Board of Education cleared a vote 7-4 to alter graduation pathways for students all across Indiana starting with the class of 2023. These students will be freshman starting in 2019, which will be the first year where these effects will truly take place.
MSD of Wayne Township Superintendent Dr. Jeff Butts had a strong voice against these changes as the school board started discussing their interest in them.
“Right now, we don’t have the accountability system modified for students to move out of the current system. We have two different groups going through right now, one who have to take the ECA for Math and English, and one who will instead take the ISTEP 10. For the people in these groups, there may be a chance to follow this new system,” Dr. Butts said.
Current sophomores are some of the students who currently have to take ISTEP 10 in order to graduate, but seniors follow a slightly different path where they take the Math and English ECA or End of Course Assessments as part of their graduation requirements.
However, these new changes are throwing all of us in a loop with three major boxes students will have to check.
“Students starting in 2019 will have to have the core 40, as well as displaying employability skills, which could be service learning, an internship, or it may include your extracurricular or co-curricular activities. We’re not for sure, we have to find out the parameters on that. And then there’s a third component. It’s the academic assessment outside of the diploma. So we have box one (earning the core 40 diploma), box two (displaying the employability skill) and box three (includes passing either the ASVAB with a 31, the SAT with a college-ready 1010, or a college-ready ACT score, or have 3 classes with a C or better in advanced placements, international baccalaureate, or dual credit, where one of them have to be in a core area).
“You can also pass three Cambridge examinations, or pass three CLEP examinations but those aren’t as well known in Wayne Township. If a student doesn’t earn a C or higher in advanced placement, they can pass at a 3 or higher on the test and still be able to keep it as a valid test,” Dr. Butts said.
The options with this new system are endless. However, with many of the options, some disadvantages are quick to present themselves. For students who decide to make their third box be checked off with 3 AP classes, if they take any of those three during their senior year there’s a good chance they won’t receive their score for the end AP test until after their graduation. If they don’t pass the class, nor the test, it could pose problems for them if they would truly be able to graduate on time.
“If we’re looking at it today, the biggest concern is that the core diploma that would be required would be the Core 40. Twelve percent of graduates earn a general diploma, mostly because of Algebra 2.
“So if we can look at a diploma that may not require Algebra 2, it may allow for students who are going into the military and may need a different math to be able to graduate while a student going to college who needs the Algebra 2 to be able to get their diploma as well. However, if it were to go into effect this year, the class of 2017 in Wayne Township would have a 12 percent less graduation rate, with other districts having effects up to 40 percent drops with due to what would be added to qualify to graduate,” Dr. Butts said.
Graduation rates are a pride of Wayne Township, and it makes these changes so much more significant. Every staff member in our Township is going to start working together to ensure our students will keep their bright futures. Considering the dedication and resources that Wayne has, it raises curiosity on how these changes may affect other schools as well.
“Our administrative staff went through the class of 2017 and it’s not much different. We already try to give kids a chance to multiple pathways, so our students are going to be at a much greater advantage compared to students in another part of the state. That was one of the conversations we’ve talked about throughout the last couple months- what about those schools who don’t have those resources? How will their students navigate through these pathways? How will they have enough options to graduate?
“Some schools in Indiana are in a very rural place and so students wouldn’t have as good of a chance for work. Other schools don’t have as many advanced placement opportunities,” Dr. Butts said.
Standardized testing and advanced placements have been an important piece of the puzzle for students in Wayne for a while, but these changes may flip around the way that we take certain tests and afford them.
“Then there’s the question of what will happen if a student doesn’t pass the SATs- will they retake it, who will pay for it? The budgeting piece has been a very large concern because they haven’t yet done a fiscal analysis to find out how much it would cost for every single student in Indiana to take the SATs and during the day. Right now you have to take it on Saturday. This way, hypothetically, they’ll take it on a Wednesday during schools.
“So to be able to provide students all the options they need, should we have all students take the ASVAB? And have all the students take the SATs? These are some conversations we’ll have in Wayne Township as we decide how we’re going to guide the class of 2023 to navigate through the new requirements,” Dr. Butts said.
Anna Eggers, co-editor in chief
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January 16, 2021 – Home swim meet
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No one knows quite how Cromwell’s Bridge in Kenmare got its name, but it likely wasn’t named after Oliver Cromwell. One popular theory about the stone bridge is that it was named ‘croimeal,’ the Gaelic word for ‘mustache,’ but when English-speakers overheard locals talking about the bridge, they assumed they were saying ‘Cromwell.” However it got its name, Cromwell’s Bridge is one of several beautiful and ancient sites along the scenic Ring of Kerry. It’s located just outside the village of Kenmare near the Stone Circle, making it a convenient stop for visitors passing through the area.
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“Lancair/Cirrus Comparison”
Austin February 27, 2007 March 12, 2016 Comments Off on “Lancair/Cirrus Comparison”
So, compared to the Cirrus SR-22, what is the Lancair Columbia 400 like?
Well, as you preflight it, you see the Cirrus has a nice big, bulging fuselage.. sort of like it was designed by (or for) Homer Simpson. The fuselage bulges WAAAY out to the side and top around the seating area, then tapers in the back, necking into a skinny tail like a tadpole. This shape gives the most internal volume for the least drag, so from an engineering standpoint, it works really well. Sure, it has a lot of frontal area and wetted area in thefront part of the body, but as the tail tapers in at the back, the air SLOWS DOWN after it’s hi-speed frantic race around the big bulbous front. As the air slows down over the aft part of the airplane, it naturally becomes higher in pressure. And, thanks to the carefully-sculpted conCAVE curve of the tail, this extra pressure sort of PUSHES the plane along, making up, to SOME DEGREE, the drag incurred pushing the air out of the way in the first place. In other words, it works like this:
Step 1: the air puts some drag on the airplane getting out of the way of the bulbous body
Step 2: the air goes to very low pressure as it races quickly to slide smoothly around this bulbous intruder
Step 3: the air slows back down as it comes back together over the skinny tail
Step 4: as the air slows down, it goes to high pressure
Step 5: because of the way the tail tapers so much in a concave curve, this high pressure pushes the airplane along
Obviously, this is no perpetual-energy machine… only SOME energy can be recovered, but this is how pressure-recovery works, and it lets the Cirrus slip through the air fast, even though it has a very large cabin area. (Enough, in fact, to scoot your seat all the way back and put your feet on the dash, should you feel so inclined, while waiting on the ground for someone. This could also easily be done in-flight when on autopilot, in theory 😉 ).
Once you have pre-flighted the Cirrus, walking around it’s large, bulbous body, and entering it’s pretty large, comfortable cabin, you sit inside to be greeted by a surprisingly HARD seat (bad) and a pretty impressive smattering of glass displays. The SR-22 has an Avidyne PFD, MFD, two Garmin 430’s, an STEC-autopilot, and a Garmin transponder, ALL with screens of one size or another. That’s SIX computer displays. Throw in the three emergency flight instruments and four standby engine instruments and you have a pretty decent smattering of instruments in the cockpit. The look is fine, though perhaps a TINY bit cluttered. This shotgun-blast of instruments has a TREMENDOUS advantage, though: THREE-QUARTERS OF THE STUFF IN THE PLANE CAN BREAK, AND YOU CAN STILL FLY JUST FINE! Adding up the PFD, MFD, and two Garmin 430’s (each a GPS with it’s own screen and map), the Cirrus has 4 moving maps, 2 gps’s, two com radios, two nav radios, three fuel gages, two attitude references (three if you include the autopilot, which can keep you right side up), and five heading indicators. (Five? Yup. The HSI on the PFD, the moving map on the MFD, each Garmin 430, and the compass). And, you can pull the circuit breakers on any of these guys and that will have only limited effect on the other units. Each GPS has it’s OWN moving map if the MFD fails. The autopilot has it’s OWN attitude reference system if the primary AND BACKUP attitude indicators fail. I have had instructors pull the circuit breakers on basically every piece of equipment in the airplane and still flown approaches to minimums, no problem at all. I have had in-flight failures of the PFD, MFD, and GPS’s (not all at once) and have never even been slightly inconvenienced by them.
Anyway, the avionics are not that pretty (6 screens, 4 manufacturers), but simply impossible to take out of commission in flight. (Remember, two generators, two batteries, two electrical systems, one system failure does not typically cause another).
Once you have gotten into the bulbous fuselage that offers both roominess and speed (but looks sort of Homer-Simpson-like), and gotten acquainted with the avionics which are both functional and just SILLY-redundant (but sort of random-looking), you fire up the engine. This is a big old 9-liter flat-6 normally-aspirated with no exhaust system to speak of. It starts up with a nice big SNORT and than a growling, popping, snarling-at-the-bit lope. The Cirrus engine lopes and snarls along at idle EXACTLY like stock-car: The cams clearly optimized for a higher rpm while the engine barks and canters along, barely running to save fuel at idle, announcing to everyone in sight that it has an unlimited airflow on-tap, and wants to USE IT by spinning up to redline, because it is just NOT happy to sit here at idle.
Of course, the engine gets it’s wish every flight, and if you advance the power slowly, you are typically IN THE AIR BEFORE YOU HAVE EVEN GOTTEN THE THROTTLE TO THE WIDE-OPEN POSITION. This is thanks to the Cirrus’s nice long skinny wing, which is all too happy to get you off the ground out of it’s generous ground effect. The plane races up at 2,000 fpm no problem, and eases down to maybe 500 fpm thru 15,000 feet. Level at 15,000 feet you pull the mixture back and you are running at 50% power, lean of peak, 165 knots, 10.5 gallons per hour. You are getting about 18 statute miles per gallon at this point.. the same as a car in town, which averages about 25 miles per hour… but you are going 190 miles per hour.
Again, that is the same gas mileage as a car going 25 mph, but you are going 190 mph.
This is thanks to the pressure-recovery fuselage, long skinny high-aspect ratio wing, low air drag at 15,000 feet, and ability to run the engine lean of peak, an ability granted by the carefully-balanced engine and per-cylinder exhaust gas and cylinder-head temperatures on the displays.
The airplane just hums along for about 7 hours like that, with enough room inside for one pilot to crawl into the back of the plane while the other flies, and vice-versa, to literally fly in shifts like an airliner on an inter-continential flight. I have been in the back of my airplane while a friend flies, setting up a local-area network between multiple Macintosh laptops, running networked copies of X-Plane in preparation for a business presentation, while flying at 8,500 feet over Wyoming and Colorado. The plane has so much room, speed, and range, that you can actually use it as a little flying hotel room, traveling and working all at the same time, with a hardware setup that makes the Cirrus basically impossible to stop. The stormscope display built into the maps show you lightning, the traffic display shows you other planes, and the prop and wings will, on command, sweat glycol to keep ice from forming on the plane.
On descent, point the nose down and feel the speed build just a bit… the Cirrus does not have speedbrakes, or need them as long as you plan your descent way out if coming down from 15,000 or so. Since you were only running at 50% power at 15,000 feet (about all the power you can get in that thin air) shock-cooling does not even come close to existing. Just ease the throttle back as you descend to ease back to 35% power approaching the airport and you can come scooting into the pattern nice-n-speedy, but a final 15% power reduction and maybe a steep turn will have you right at a comfortable 120 knots, just about ready to lower first notch of flaps.
The Cirrus SR-22 has got to be the best all-around, easy to use, versatile, nice-flying single-engine airplane made, in the world.
If you fly less than 800 miles, want a plane that is easy to learn, use, and fly, with moderate performance and good systems, then Cirrus is simply the best.
But, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry are technically the best cars… but are they really the ULTIMATE cars?
So, enter the Lancair Columbia 400.
The Lancair started life as a sexy, speedy, and sleek homebuilt, and then some guys came along and said “Let’s certify it and sell it!”
Thus was born the Lancair Columbia 300.
This sounded great at first, but then they saw that the FAA was oh-so-picky about being able to get out of a SPIN. (The Cirrus does not need to worry about this… it has a parachute, and the spin recovery in a Cirrus, officially, is to pull the chute with your right hand while calling your insurance company on your cell-phone with your left). The Lancair needed to have a radically larger wing to be certified so that it’s stall speed would be at or below 61 knots. And it needed some tweaks here and there on the wing to make sure it could recover from a spin. The resultant plane, the Lancair Columbia 300, was nice, but not really much faster than a Cirrus, so most people just bought Cirruses. Well, Lancair had a solution to that: TURBO! Put on two big turbochargers, two big intercoolers, and an oxygen system in the right wing. Call it the Lancair Columbia 400. The plane can sizzle at 235 knots, but the weight of all that turbo hardware up front scooted the center-of-gravity forward… they added the turbo up front, but did not scoot the wing forward (that would require a whole new design), so the plane can, in some cases, actually be illegal to fly because it is out of it’s forward CG limit with full fuel and two big people up front, if nothing is in the back! (NOTE: The Cessna 182 has the same issue, so this problem is not unique to the Lancair) As well, the plane just did not always get out of a spin, so they added a strake under the aft fuselage like a Lear-jet to stop the spin. And added a bunch of little vortex-generator-thingies on the wings. And the tail. And put on a really tiny nosewheel fairing to reduce side area up front. And made it so that the inner 25% of the elevator IS ACTUALLY FIXED, MOTIONLESS, NOT MOVING AT ALL, to limit elevator authority to make it harder to get into a spin and hold it there. All of this to guarantee the plane can get out of a spin… something the Cirrus is not expected to do without a parachute and resultant damage to or destruction of the plane.
So the Cirrus gets out of a spin with a parachute and resultant airframe damage or destruction, the Lancair gets out of a spin conventionally, but requires a dozen annoying aero tweaks to make it happen.
As far as construction goes, the Lancair seems built to survive several World Wars. While the Cirrus is certified in the NORMAL category, the Lancair is in the UTILITY category, which requires the plane to be able to survive higher G-load, so the Lancair is certified to be structurally stronger than the Cirrus. I spoke to someone who said he took his Lancair through turbulence so strong that no other plane he knows of could have survived it. When Lancair put the wing in a jig to put huge loads on the wing to see when it would break, they broke the TESTING JIG rather than the wing! Oops!
But that is just the structure, what about all the structural SYSTEMS? While a Cirrus has wound up grinding down into a field because one pin was left off of one aileron by one careless mechanic, when you pre-flight a Lancair, you look at (for example) the aileron attach-point and say: “Wow, That is some pretty heavy duty hardware. That could NOT feasibly break!” Then you see ANOTHER attachment just like it 2 feet out along the aileron. And then a THIRD after that!!! The mechanic could forget to assemble any one of these COMPLETE linkages and the plane would be UN-AFFECTED: The two remaining attach-points would easily do far, far more than hold the surface in place. Not only is the Lancair PHYSICALLY STRONGER, but the Lancair can withstand failures that the Cirrus can not. You look at the trim tab actuator: and then right next to it you see a back-up. You look at the aileron actuator: and then right next to it see a back-up. Not so on the Cirrus. You look at the electrical buses, generators, batteries, and magnetos, and see every system exists in duplicate. This is no different than the Cirrus, but the Lancair has a cross-tie switch that lets you send power from one half of the plane’s electrical systems to the other in a pinch (like, if one half of the plane’s electrical systems are brought down by a nearby nuclear blast)… the Cirrus can NOT do that. Here’s the deal: If a Cirrus loses half it’s electrical-generation systems, it loses half the electronics plane. If the Lancair loses half it’s electrical-generation systems, it loses NOTHING. Simply flip a cross-tie switch to power the broken half of the airplane off of the working half.
The Lancair engine can be fed fuel by it’s internal engine-driven pump. Or the standby pump, which auto-engages within a half-second of primary pump failure. Or you can hit the primer… heck, you can run the engine on that! Or you can feed it a bit more fuel with the vapor-suppression switch.
The Lancair systems still go farther to improve safety. On the Cirrus, they said: Let’s combine the throttle and prop-rpm control into one lever to make it EASIER to fly. Great. It works OK. BUT, in the event the engine quits, and you pull the throttle back, the engine is still windmilling at 1,600 rpm! That is pretty fast, and a lot of windmilling drag! As you glide down in a Cirrus, the engine and prop are constantly engine-braking (just like down-shifting in a car) soaking up power and steepening your glide. In a Cirrus, you can only glide 9 miles for every mile of altitude: a 9-to-1 glide ratio. In the Lancair, after an engine failure, you can pull the prop rpm-governor back to less than 900 rpm! That is normal idle! The engine and prop have basically ZERO drag at that low rpm. The result? The Lancair can glide THIRTEEN miles for every mile of altitude! That’s a 50% improvement in glide-range over the Cirrus! This is due to the additional complexity and control of the variable-pitch manual-control prop and the low-drag shape of the plane.
So the Lancair is stronger than the Cirrus, is built with heavier-duty hardware, has more backup hardware in case primary hardware fails, has more backup electrical options in case half the electrical systems go down, has more backup fuel pump options in case the engine goes down, has more engine and prop control to glide just about 50% farther than Cirrus, and can be spun and recovered as well.
So how are they operationally?
With Cirrus, you can easily check the tire pressure. Not so with the Lancair. With the Lancair, the main wheel fairings are so tightly faired for speed that you can hardly check the tire pressure or put any air in the tires without taking the fairings off!
With the Cirrus , there is room to move around inside. In my Cirrus, I have actually crawled into the BACK of my own plane during flight to work on my computer. (A friend flying). Not so with the Lancair. The fuselage is so skinny and trim and minimal that once you are in the plane, it is amazingly comfortable, but you have little room to move. I literally cannot take off my jacket in the Lancair cockpit: there is not enough room to move around enough to take it off. (This is no matter since the cockpit is so comfortable, that you might as well be in the cockpit of a Corvette: Comfortable but without any thought of moving). The people in the back of a Cirrus are snug but comfortable… the back of a Lancair is a bit more like cruel and unusual punishment for more than two hours if there are two people back there… though one person can sit sideways for hours just fine.
Also, the Cirrus has tie-downs, but with the Lancair, the tie-downs are actually stored INSIDE THE PLANE, and then screwed onto the wings AFTER YOU LAND, so you do not have the infinitesimal drag of tie-downs in flight!
Also, the Cirrus has nice little fuel-drains that stick out so you can get to them. The Lancair has the drains recessed so not even one extra quarter of a square inch is exposed to the wind… never mind the fact that you can’t drain the fuel before take-off without spilling it all over you hands and dribbling it all over the wing and gear fairings because of the recessed nature of the fuel-drain.
So, you have a plane with a fuselage so trim you can hardly move once inside.
A plane with such tight fairings to save drag that you can hardly check the tire pressure without letting the air right out!
A plane without external tie-downs to save drag so you have to screw them into the wings after each landing if you are leaving the plane outside (rare).
A plane without external fuel-checks to save drag so you have to spill fuel to check it.
A plane so tight and optimized for speed that you cannot take off your jacket in the cockpit. (literally)
A plane known as the 2007 Lancair Columbia-400: Achingly beautiful to look at with it’s super-sleek lines, slippery-sexy-small, ludicrous-fast, amazingly-long-ranged, amazingly strong, and with enough redundant systems to survive World-War-3, all with the quirky personality of a home-built or a Ferrari.
It’s perfect.
It’s as close as you can get to an X-Plane in a certified design.
So what’s it like to fly?
You walk up to the airplane and you are simply overcome by it’s beauty. Unlike the bulbous Cirrus, which is always just painted white with some stickers on the side to try to make it look fast (reminiscent of putting racing stripes on a Honda Civic) the Lancair is truly custom-painted, the sensuous lines on mine draped in arctic white, Cranberry-Pearl, and Viper Steel gray. Any Italian would approve of the style. Open the little door and manage to wiggle in (unlike the big door and easy-access of the Cirrus) and you find yourself in the Shuttlecraft from the USS Enterprise, (and I am talking the Enterprise-E here… the one with all the leather cushioning and glass displays). The cool executive-gray interior is simply without equal in svelte perfection and style, and the panel consists almost solely of two sleek black Garmin-1000 displays, with a handsome trio of standby-gages on the left. A cool black numeric keypad rests under your right hand, the throttles at ready forward of that. The seat is MUCH more comfortable than the rock-hard Cirrus seat, making it every bit as comfortable as the new Corvette C-6… and that is saying a LOT. You could sit there for hours and never feel like getting out. It is, truly, like putting on the perfect, taylor-made glove. You won’t MOVE much once you are in.. but you won’t WANT to. The same can be said of your front-seat companion, though it would take a special fortitude to remain for long in the back.
Like the exterior, the interior is simply un-matched. I could go on for about 10 pages on what the Garmin-1000 can do, but let’s just sum it up in one word: ANYTHING. From real-time weather uploaded to you by satellite to perfection in trip-planning right to the gallon and minute to real-time TFR data uploaded to you by satellite to a digital autopilot that will run right alongside a Boeing in functionality to terrain maps turning yellow, and then RED (!) as you get too close to the ground, to cool circles drawn around the airplane showing you your current range, with all wind and speed and fuel-flows considered. The G1000 can do anything you could imagine to ask for, and if either screen fails, the other goes into backup-mode to get you the rest of the way home.
Turn the key and you are greeted by a sound a Cirrus pilot does not expect: A soft purring hum of an engine that sounds like a Corvette at idle, but with the gentle feathering purr of a lightly-spinning propeller. The big turbos suck up all that exhaust noise, resulting in a very pleasant, quiet choppa-choppa-choppa-choppa sound, mostly coming from the gently-loping prop. Inflate the inflate-able door-seals and even the windy sound from the prop goes away and you feel like you are in a spaceship from the future.. all cool gray leather with smooth black glass and a smooth purring from the powerplant. At this point, you might feel that you are in the careful refinement of a new C-6 Corvette (OK, you HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A GREAT CAR THAT IS, so let me use an analogy you will understand: It feels like a new BMW. Ugh. I can’t believe I said that because a new C-6 Corvette is every bit as refined and sophisticated as a BMW, but faster and more capable by far as well, but THAT is a topic for a different paper).
Anyway, once the engine is purring you add a little dose of power and the sleek, heavy airplane eases forwards. The Cirrus has the rudders inter-connected to the ailerons, with springs, so the rudder pedals have a nice, firm, springy self-centering feel. The Cirrus has brakes with a nice gentle feedback. The Cirrus has long wings with ailerons far from the center of gravity, but inboard of the wingtip to keep them out of the harsh wingtip vortex. This gives the Cirrus a WONDERFUL feeling in roll: very light and crisp and effective. The Cirrus has a full-span elevator to give a very crisp, precise, easy pitch control, The Cirrus has it’s center of gravity right over the center of the wing to make pitch control light and precise and easy. The Cirrus has a wonderful, balanced, responsive, self-centering and harmonious feel in ailerons, elevators, rudders, and brakes, in taxi, take-off, and climb.
The Lancair has NONE of these qualities.
The Lancair has no rudder-aileron inter-connect, so the rudder pedals flop around loosely under your feet with no tendency to center themselves, resulting in a dis-connected turning feel. (Remember, both plane shave free-castoring nose-wheels). The brakes on the Lancair feel amazingly ‘wooden’: The pedals offer no resistance at first, then suddenly cannot move any more at all, and give no feedback or motion as they are pressed harder, resulting in a dis-connected braking feel. The Lancair wings are short, so the ailerons have little leverage on the center of gravity, so the aileron response is a bit slow. You input an aileron deflection and the plane gradually BUILDS roll rate rather then responding instantly, like a Cirrus does. The Lancair ailerons go almost all the way out to the wingtips, so the tips of the ailerons live in the wingtip vortex, making them difficult to move at high speed. The elevator is only partial-span (for spin recovery) so elevator authority is really limited… sometimes it is hard to hold the nose up… in fact, it is common to run out of up-elevator authority in every landing, rolling the plane smoothly onto the runway at high speed as the elevator hits the up-stop! In other words, the Lancair is so nose-heavy that you sort of just drive it down to the earth, easing your flight-path to level with pitch and maybe some power as you slide onto the runway. Every landing is sort of smooth, but fast. If you carelessly fly it just like a Cessna, you will crash. When at the forward CG limit, the elevator in the Lancair just starts getting really HARD to pull in the flare and soon hits the stops as the plane eases (or plops) onto the runway in a flat attitude. Now, you do NOT need to ever be at the forward CG limit, though! I have 36 pounds of emergency survival gear (3 packs at 12 pounds each) in the back, and that scoots the CG AFT just the right amount to give the plane a nice feel in pitch: Landings involve a FIRM aft motion on the stick to EASE the plane onto the ground. The balance feels nice, if firm and solid, as you ‘paint it on’ in a somewhat-flat attitude.
In other words, you really FLY a Cirrus, without any thought of control limits. (much like a Cessna)
You MANAGE a Lancair, carefully watching speed and trim and control deflections. (much like a 747)
It is NOT TOO hard to do, but it is an extra little bit of challenge that makes the flight MORE fun, and the plane MORE endearing, IF you are up to the challenge, and IF you take pleasure in managing the plane across the sky in plush comfort and ludicrous speed, rather than just flittering around easily at moderate speed.
(I should note that an F-18 pilot once told me that the Lancair is BETTER to roll than a Cirrus, and that the Lancair IS used in aerobatic routines, while the Cirrus is NOT. The F-18 pilot told me he can NOT do a decent barrel-roll in a Cirrus, but in the Lancair he really CAN do it. Perhaps this is because even though the Lancair may not feel as CRISP, with it’s shorter little wings than the long spindly Cirrus-wings, it may ultimately build up more roll rate if properly managed. As well, Cirrus just paints the word “CIRRUS” on an aerobatic airplane and hires Patty Wagstaff to fly HER aerobatic airplane (made by Extra) at airshows, while the Lancair guys actually do their aerobatic routine IN A COLUMBIA 400).
Even the full-power of climb is quiet, thanks to the turbos soaking up the exhaust, the heavy frame absorbing the engine, the tight little package slipping un-noticed through the wind, the heavy, rigid frame allowing ZERO vibration or squeaking, and the door-seals keeping out that last little bit of wind. All is quiet as the colorful displays on the G1000 predict every tiniest detail of the trip to come, and you sit in cool, opulent comfort as the miles melt away, listening to techno on the XM-radio. We finally got our flying car.
Now let’s talk about warning systems: The Lancair will tell you, with warnings on the Primary Flight Display, if it detects carbon dioxide in the cockpit. It will tell you what the oxygen on board-is, in PSI. It will tell you, with a nice loud “BING!” and flashing yellow alert message on the PFD, if the oxygen OUTLET PRESSURE is too low (as would happen if the system developed a leak). If you get to close to the ground in a rapid descent it will firmly announce: “TERRAIN! TERRAIN! PULL UP! PULL UP!” in your headset. If you get too close to a radio tower, it will emphatically claim: “OBSTACLE! OBSTACLE! PULL UP! PULL UP!” in your headset. If another plane gets too close to you, she will urge: “TRAFFIC! ONE-O-CLOCK HIGH! ONE MILE!” in your headset. If you put the fuel selector between the two tanks, she will gently chide you “FUEL VALVE!” in your headset. If you have too much fuel in one tank compared to the other, a “FUEL IMBALANCE” warning will come up on the PFD. If a generator fails (you have two) she will calmly announce: “ALTERNATOR OUT. ALTERNATOR OUT!” in your headset. If you are wearing an oxygen mask, then you can watch the oxygen pressure indicator running up and down on the “systems” page as you BREATH!
The Lancair is monitoring the terrain, the buildings and radio towers, itself, all the other airplanes in the area, the cockpit environment, and even your own BREATHING as you fly, bringing up warnings and telling you verbally, and in writing on the PFD, if ANY of them get out of safe operating limits.
All this while a map of the USA with all the weather systems drawn on it, and a green circle indicating your total range, with all resultant possible outcomes, is plotted for your to decide your next move. The Cirrus did NONE of this. If things get dicey, your game can become simple in a Lancair: Look at the weather patterns on the map. Look at the range circle on the map. Find an airport that is IN the circle but OUT of the weather. THAT is your destination if everything hits the fan, and with 106 gallons on board, you can have a really big circle. I know of no other plane that can touch these abilities.
For the descent in the Cirrus, ease back the power and the prop stays at a pretty high rpm and the big prop just eats up the energy as you slow. In the Lancair with it’s higher weight and lower drag and more powerful and versatile systems, you have a few more options: You can pull the prop RPM back and just SCREAM downhill if you like, or firewall the prop and surge down under engine-braking, allowing a more rapid descent… or even deploy the speedbrakes. Pop a little button and speedbrakes pop up out of the wings and the plane hops and skips and shakes as the speed just boils away. (Warning! Using the speedbrakes means that you did not plan something right, and therefore wastes energy. Using the speedbrakes to go from 250 mp down to 150 mph wastes the same energy as punching a Corvette from 0 to 100 mph… SIXTEEN TIMES! This is because kinetic energy is a square law… four times the average speed (200 mph vs. 50 mph) is sixteen times the energy).
So, how DO you fly?
You can fly at 200 knots at 1,000 feet, drinking a lot of fuel.
You can fly at 200 knots at 17,000 feet, drinking only a bit of fuel.
You can fly at 200 knots at 25,000 feet, just SIPPING fuel.
You can fly at 235 knots at 25,000 feet, GULPING fuel.
Go high.
Go low.
Go fast.
Go slow.
The plane lets you do anything… and world of weather on the panel lets you know just exactly what to do.
The turbo gives you every bit of power at all altitudes, the throttle and mixture let you gallop along gulping fuel running rich, or ease back low-power, lean-of-peak, sipping efficiently.
At 25,000 feet, lean of peak, 45% power, the Lancair goes 200 knots, a healthy does FASTER than the Cirrus, while still getting BETTER gas mileage.
At 16,500 feet, the Cirrus, rich of peak, can deliver 165 knots on 15 gallons per hour.
The Lancair, at the same altitude and fuel flow, delivers 190 knots.
FASTER with BETTER gas mileage: The Lancair makes the impossible true.
And with 105 gallons on board (to the Cirrus’s 84) and the ability to climb to 25,000 feet to catch the jet-stream (to the Cirrus’s 17,000), and cruise easily at 210 knots (to the Cirrus’s 165), the Lancair has the potential to GROSSLY leave the SR-22 in it’s propwash in strength, backup systems, warning systems, speed, altitude, range, and efficiency… ALL AT THE SAME TIME… with the best comfort and sound and avionics and beauty that there are. Period.
For he who can manage this airplane, there can be no substitute for the Lancair Columbia 400.
Like Ferrari, it is simply the BEST.
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It is said that the most significant thing about business is the place. This might have been true in the days before the arrival of the internet, but it seems that now, marketing is what decides the success of a company.
Starting a company today is still all about the location, but now it should be about getting your brand to stand out in the most aggressive real estate market: the net. On the world wide web, attention is a valuable resource that everybody is fighting for. This is the reason marketing has shifted its priority towards internet marketing. Wishpond is one of those products that aims to make online marketing easier and much more effective.
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With CEO and Founder Ali Tajeskandar, Wishpond was launched to become an internet marketing solution to take care with all the steps needed to create a successful campaign. While it has gained recognition for being one of British Columbia’s best, is this the perfect marketing tool for you?
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Overall, Wishpond is a excellent product. As to which strategy is best, only you can answer that. However, a good deciding point is that the number of customers and customers that your business can accommodate. The Basic plan is more than enough for 1000 clients. Sure, the Pro plan offers more analytics tools and the promotions and competition builder all for an additional $33 per month. However, what you get from it’s limited by how many customers your company can cater to.
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Angel Flight Seeks Federal Court Application for Stay Against CASA 09/19 CSF Legislation
HomeHomepage Article 2, Community Service FlightsAngel Flight Seeks Federal Court Application for Stay Against CASA 09/19 CSF Legislation
March 13, 2019 By Kreisha Ballantyne
ANGEL FLIGHT CEO MAJORIE PAGANI MOVES TO PROTECT GENERAL AVIATION INDUSTRY RIGHTS
Angel Flight has hit back this week at CASA, lodging an application to the Federal Court in Victoria seeking a stay of CASA’s 09/19 Community Service Flights legislation, which many...
Angel Flight has hit back this week at CASA, lodging an application to the Federal Court in Victoria seeking a stay of CASA’s 09/19 Community Service Flights legislation, which many in the aviation industry regard as inappropriate and unnecessary.
CASA claim to have underpinned their 09/19 legislative changes on a statistical review of CSF incidents and accidents, asserting that CSF participants are four (4) times more likely to be injured when compared to the mean general aviation average.
Both Angel Flight and AOPA Australia have refuted CASA’s claim and have called on the regulator to publish their CSF statistical study and safety-case, however, to date nothing has been published.
In response, Angel Flight has engaged the services of a highly credentialed Australain statistician to review CASA’s claimed rates of incidents and accidents for general aviation and more specifically CSF operations. Preliminary analysis indicates that there is no difference between GA and CSF flights.
The matter is expected to come before the court Friday 15th March 2019.
EXCERPT FROM THE FEDERAL COURT APPLICATION
Details of claim
The Applicant is aggrieved by the decision for the reasons set out in the affidavit of Marjorie Elizabeth Pagani, sworn on 12 March 2019.
Grounds of application
The Instrument was not authorised by regulation 11.068 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (Cth) (the CASR) because the “class of authorisation” specified in the instrument is not a “class of civil aviation authorisation” prescribed by the CASR (s 5(1)(d) of the ADJR Act).
Further or in the alternative to ground 1, the Instrument was not authorised by regulation 11.068 of the CASR because:
it is expressed to apply in relation to a type or kind of aviation operation (“community service flights”) and not a class of persons, aircraft or aeronautical product as required by s 98(5AA) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cth) (the CA Act)
pursuant to s 98(5AA) of the CA Act the Instrument is not a “legislative instrument”; and
regulation 11.068 of the CASR only empowers the Respondent to make legislative instruments
(s 5(1)(d) of the ADJR Act).
Further or in the alternative, the Instrument creates a new class of operation, namely, “community service flight”, the creation of which is not authorised by regulation 11.068 of the CASR.
The Respondent breached the rules of natural justice by failing to provide the Applicant with an opportunity to be heard in relation to:
the restriction in relation to passengers imposed by clause 7(1)(c) of the Instrument as made, which did not appear in the draft instrument published for the purposes of consultation in December 2018; and
the changes to “Aeroplane maintenance requirements” from those contained in the draft instrument published for the purposes of consultation in December 2018 to those contained in the Instrument as made
(s 5(1)(a) of the ADJR Act).
Orders sought
Interlocutory relief
An order that the entry into force of the Instrument be stayed pending further order of the court.
Final relief
An order quashing the Instrument.
A declaration that the making of the Instrument was not authorised by regulation 11.068 of the CASR.
A declaration that the Respondent denied the Applicant natural justice by failing to provide an opportunity to be heard in relation to:
the changes to “Aeroplane maintenance requirements” from those contained in the draft instrument published for the purposes of consultation in December 2018 to those contained in the Instrument as made.
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Kreisha’s experience across various sectors of the aviation industry reflect her passion for general aviation. In previous editorial roles at AOPA Australian Pilot, Sport Pilot and AirSport, Kreisha has had the privilege of flying in – and writing about -a multitude of aircraft types, from a powered parachute to a PC12. Kreisha is currently a feature writer for Australian Flying magazine, as well as CASA’s Flight Safety Australia. As a private pilot, Kreisha has experienced an incredible array of aviation adventures, including flying solo across Australia in heels and lipstick to influence young female pilots; wing-walking on a vintage Stearman; flying in New Zealand, the UK, the USA and Austria; and interviewing a diverse and incredible cross-section of aviators. Now in her tenth year in the industry, she is delighted to continue her passion for writing about aviation as one of AOPA’s new digital editors.
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Use of modified lignocellulosic butanol residue in phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde polymers
Liu, J., Zhang, Z., Chen, R., Xu, Y., Wang, C., and Chu, F. (2017). "Use of modified lignocellulosic butanol residue in phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde polymers," BioRes. 12(1), 1015-1030.
Lignocellulosic butanol residue (BR), obtained as the by-product of lignocellulosic butanol production, was used for the preparation of lignin-based phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde resins (LPRFRs) by condensation polymerization. The lignin was first phenolated under sodium hydroxide catalysis at 90 to 92 °C at various phenolation times (1.0 to 4.0 h). The structural differences between BR and phenolated BR (PBR) were studied using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The BR phenolated for 3.0 h had high phenol hydroxyl content, low molecular weight, and good thermal stability. The LPRFRs with 30 wt.% BR had the lowest free formaldehyde and phenol. With the substitution of BR for phenol, the hydrophilicity of LPRFRs increased. In addition, the mechanical, fragility, thermal properties, and morphology of lignin-phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde foams (LPRFFs) were also investigated. The LPRFFs had excellent comprehensive properties when 30 wt.% PBR was substituted for phenol. These experimental findings could provide a new avenue for further study and application of bio-phenol-resorcinol foams.
Juan Liu,a Zuxin Zhang,a Riqing Chen,a Yuzhi Xu,a Chupeng Wang,a and Fuxiang Chu b,*
Keywords: Lignin phenolation; Lignin-based phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde resins; Foams; Mechanical Properties; Thermal stability
Contact information: a: National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Laboratory on Forest Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Institute of Chemical Industry of Forestry Products, CAF210042, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; b: Chinese Academy of Forestry 100091, Beijing, China; *Corresponding authors: chufxg@163.com; wangcpg@163.com
Phenolic foams are widely used because of their advantageous features, such as fire-resistance, dimensional stability, and chemical corrosion resistance, compared with other polymeric foams (Ma et al. 2013; Del Saz-Orozco et al. 2015). Phenolic foams are mostly produced with petroleum-based phenol and formaldehyde chemicals (Pilato 2013; Ding et al. 2015). However, petroleum-based phenol possesses strong toxicity and is resistant to biochemical degradation, which seriously threatens the ecological environment and human health. As the second most abundant biopolymer, lignin contains rich functional groups such as phenolic hydroxyl groups, benzene rings, and ether linkages, and plays a significant role as an alternative source for phenolics (El-Saied et al. 1984; Cetin and Özmen 2002; Wang et al. 2009; Grishechko et al. 2013). The incorporation of lignin units in phenolic foams not only reduces the production cost and environment pollution, but also promotes the development of the biomaterial industry.
However, lignin has lower chemical reactivity than simple phenol because of its high molecular weight and crosslinked structure, which hinders effective condensation reactions (Li et al. 2008; Podschun et al. 2015). Lignin is primarily modified chemically by phenolation, methylolation, and demethylation (Funaoka et al. 1995; Filley et al. 2002; Malutan et al. 2007) reactions. Among them, phenolation is considered the most promising modification method because of its simple process and satisfactory results (Zhao et al. 2016). There are many publications on lignin phenolation reactions and the preparation of sustainable lignin-based phenol foams. The phenolation modification of lignin is usually achieved using acid catalysts such as oxalic acid, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid (El-Saied et al. 1984; Alonso et al. 2005; Ma et al. 2011; Zhou et al. 2015). However, the synthesis reaction of thermoset phenolic resin for foaming is generally catalyzed by alkalis. Therefore, the reaction system should be adjusted to a basic medium, which would waste energy produced via neutralizing acid catalysis (Zhao et al. 2016). The partial replacement of petroleum-based phenol by phenolated lignocellulosic butanol residue (PBR) to prepare lignin-based-phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde resins (LPRFRs) catalyzed by alkalis has rarely been reported.
As the by-product of lignocellulosic butanol production, lignocellulosic butanol residue (BR) was used for the preparation of bio-phenolic foams. The present work aimed to phenolate lignocellulosic butanol residue (BR) in the presence of a basic catalyst to improve the reactivity of BR and to produce LPRFRs and lignin-based-phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde foams materials (LPRFFs). The effects of phenolation time on BR were studied using analytical techniques, such as Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The physicochemical and wetting properties of LPRFRs under different phenolation times and BR replacement percentages of phenol were analyzed. In addition, the mechanical and thermal properties as well as the morphology of LPRFFs were also studied.
The BR sample (polysaccharide 1.5 wt.%, ash 3.9 wt.%, and holocellulose 11.9 wt.%) was provided by Songyuan Guanghe Energy Co., Ltd (Songyuan, China). The chemicals phenol, 37 wt.% formaldehyde aqueous solution, paraformaldehyde, petroleum ether, and sodium hydroxide were obtained from Nanjing Chemical Reagent, Ltd (Nanjing, China). Resorcinol and polysorbate 80 were supplied from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd (Shanghai, China). All reagents used for the chemical analysis were of analytical grade.
Phenolation of BR and synthesis of LPRFRs
Phenol (300 g), BR (80 g), and 30 wt.% NaOH solution (38 g) were mixed in a 1000-mL flask. The phenolation of BR was carried out at 90 to 92 °C at various reaction times (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 h) to explore the optimum phenolation time. The replacement percentage of phenol in BR was increased from 0 to 50 wt.% while keeping the optimum phenolation time of 3 h. The molar ratio of formaldehyde to phenol, BR, and resorcinol was 2.0:1.0 (Zhang et al. 2013). First, the formaldehyde aqueous solution was added into a mixture of phenol and PBR. After reacting at 88 °C for 0.5 h, the paraformaldehyde was charged into the flask every 15 min. Then, the flask was cooled down to 70 °C and resorcinol was added to the system. It was then allowed to react for approximately 40 min. Finally, the synthesized resins were cooled down to room temperature quickly and the pH of the prepared LPRFRs was adjusted to 7.0 with formic acid. The synthesized LPRFRs contained high-solid resins with 70 to 80 wt.% solid contents.
Preparation of LPRFFs
Approximately 100 g of LPRFRs and 5 g of surfactant (polysorbate 80) were first added into a mixer, and the contents were stirred and mixed well by a high-speed mixer at room temperature. Second, 8 g of blowing agent (petroleum ether) was added to the mixer and allowed to mix quickly to prevent evaporation. Then, 20 g of complex acid curing agent (wt/wt: sulfuric acid/phosphoric acid/p-toluenesulfonic acid/water = 2.0:1.0:1.5:2.5) was put into the mixer. After beating well, the mixture was poured into a mold and cured at 70 °C for 50 min. The density of prepared foams was approximately 52 kg/m3.
Characterization of BR and PBR
The BR and PBR samples were treated with diethyl ether and HCl solution and dehydrated at 40 °C for 48 h with a vacuum drying oven according to a literature procedure (Gordobil et al. 2014). The FT-IR analysis was carried out with a Nicolet iS10 FT-IR spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA). The spectrum was acquired from a range of 500 to 4000 cm-1.
Ultraviolet (UV) analysis
The phenolic hydroxyl contents of BR and PBR samples were obtained by the ultraviolet differential spectra method. The UV-spectra and absorbances of BR and PBR were obtained by adding 2 mL of lignin-dioxane-water solution (3 g/L in 9:1 v/v dioxane and water) to 48 mL ofNaOH solution (0.2 M) or phosphate buffer at pH 6.0 using a UV-1800PC spectrophotometer (Mapada, China) (Mancera et al. 2011; Liu 1996).
GPC analysis
The weight average molecular weight (Mw), number average molecular weight (Mn), and polydispersity index (Mw/Mn) of BR and PBR samples were evaluated using a gel permeation chromatographic (Malvern, UK) analyzer equipped with a 1122 binary pump and a 3580 refractive index detector.
THF was used as a mobile phase at the flow rate of 1 mL/min, and polystyrene standards were used to obtain the calibration curve. The samples of BR and PBR were first treated with pyridine and then with acetic anhydride in the volume ratio of 1:1 to increase their solubility in organic solvents, as per reported methods (Tejado et al. 2007; El Hage et al. 2009).
TGA analysis
The thermal stability and degradation of BR, PBR, and LRPFFs were studied using a thermogravimetric analyzer. Thermogravimetric (TG) measurements were performed using a Netzsch (Germany) STA 409 apparatus. Approximately 4 to 5 mg of samples was scanned from 35 to 900 °C at a heating rate of 10 °C/min under nitrogen gas at a flow rate of 0.02 L/min.
Characterization of LPRFRs
Physicochemical properties of LPRFRs
The viscosity, solids content, free phenol, and free formaldehyde contents were tested in accordance with the ASTM standard D1084 (2008), ASTM standard D4426 (2001), and GB/T 14074 (2006), respectively (Zhang et al. 2013a).
Contact angle measurements
The LPRFRs with 0, 30, and 50 wt.% BR substitution were heated at 60 °C for 5 h and then at 100 °C for 3 h to obtain resin films. The sessile drop method was used to measure the contact angle of resin films using a DSA100 contact angle analyzer (Kruss, Germany) at 15 °C. To obtain the surface free energy, three liquids water, ethylene glycol, and glycerol were used.
Characterization of LPRFFs
Mechanical properties of LPRFFs
Compressive and flexural strengths were tested with a CMT4000 universal testing machine (Shenzhen, China) according to Chinese National Standards ISO 844 (2004) and ISO 1209-1 (2004), respectively.
Fragility properties of LPRFFs
Fragility reflected the mechanical properties of LRPFFs indirectly. The LRPFFs prepared were cut into 12 cubes (with dimensions of 25×25×25 mm3) for testing according to ISO 6187 (2001).
TGA measurements of LPRFFs
A thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) was used to study the thermal stability and degradation of LRPFFs. The samples used for analysis (4 to 5 mg) were scanned from 35 to 900 °C at a heating rate of 10 °C/min under a nitrogen atmosphere (0.02 L/min).
Morphology of LPRFFs
The morphological structures of LRPFFs were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM, S-3400N, Hitachi Co., Japan). The fracture surface of samples was first gold-coated (E-1010 ion sputter, Hitachi Co., Japan) with a conductive layer to avoid electrostatic charging during the experimental testing process. The accelerating voltage was 15 kV, and the working distance was 28.2 mm.
FT-IR spectra analysis
FT-IR spectra of BR and PBR samples are shown in Fig. 1 in the range from 600 to 4000 cm-1. The absorption bands at 3332 cm-1 were attributed to O–H stretching vibrations (both phenolic OH and aliphatic OH). Bands at 1509 cm-1 were attributed to C–C stretching vibration of aromatic skeleton. The peaks at 1213 cm-1 were due to the C–O stretching vibration of phenolic C–OH and ether linkages; meanwhile, the peaks at 1030 cm-1 were for the C–H deformation vibration of primary hydroxyl and ether groups. In addition, the bands at 755 cm-1 were due to C–H (Ar) in-plane deformation vibration of guaiacyl lignin (G-lignin), and the bands at 692 cm-1were assigned to the presence of C–H (Ar) out-of-plane deformation vibration of mono-substituted benzene ring structure.
There were differences between the IR spectra of BR and PBR with different phenolation times, which indicated the structural change between them. With an increase in phenolation time, the band intensities at 3332 cm-1 increased in PBR, indicating that there was an increase of O–H contents after phenolation. And the peaks at 1509 and 1213 cm-1 became sharper and intense, which indicated that the phenolic modification of BR could improve the content of phenolic OH. The intensity of PBR bands located at 755 and 692 cm-1 also increased markedly. That was due to the nucleophilic substitution between ortho or para hydrogen of phenol and the α-position of the phenylpropane units of lignin were substituted by hydroxyl groups (Doherty et al. 2011; Zhao et al. 2016). However, the peak of 3.0 h PBR at 1030 cm-1 was weaker than that of 4.0 h PBR, which arose from the condensation reaction between hydroxyl groups of 4.0 h PBR (Matsushita et al. 2009). Phenolic OH serves as an important functional group in preparing the LPRFRs by activating the free ring positions to make them reactive with formaldehyde. It was obviously that the phenolic OH contents of BR were improved by phenolation treatment, which provided an effective approach to make the best use of lignocellulosic butanol residue to prepare LPRFRs.
Fig. 1. FT-IR spectra of BR and PBR samples with different phenolation times
Ultraviolet differential analysis
Phenolic hydroxyl content could be obtained by UV-differential spectral analysis at 298 and 356 nm (Dos-Santos et al. 2010). The absorbance, extinction coefficient, and phenol hydroxyl content of BR phenolated at different reaction time are presented in Table 1. It was clearly apparent that the phenolic hydroxyl content first increased and then decreased with phenolation time. The phenolic hydroxyl content of BR before phenolation was 2.91%, and that of PBR phenolated for 3.0 h reached a maximum of 3.36%. However, the phenolic hydroxyl content decreased while BR phenolated for 4.0 h because of the re-polymerization reaction of hydroxyl groups. The BR could be decomposed into low-molecular-weight and highly-reactive fragments during the phenolation process at high temperature (Matsushita et al. 2009), which was also confirmed by the GPC measurement. When the phenolation time was too long at high temperature, the recondensation of reactive fragments and phenol occurred and resulted in low-phenol hydroxyl content and high molecular weight (Saisu et al. 2003). These results indicated that the BR phenolated for 3.0 h had the highest activity compared with other BR samples and was more suitable to react with formaldehyde and to prepare LPRFRs.
Table 1. Absorbances and Extinction Coefficients of BR and PBR Samples
The BR phenolic modification had an effect on the molecular weights of BR and PBR samples. Table 2 shows the values of weight average molecular weight (Mw), number average molecular weight (Mn), and polydispersity index (Mw/Mn) of BR and PBR phenolated for various times. Among the four phenolated PBR samples, the PBR phenolated for 1 and 2.0 h presented a slightly lower Mw, Mn, and Mw/Mn compared with BR, while the PBR phenolated for 3.0 h had the lowest Mw, Mn, and Mw/Mn and PBR phenolated for 4 h had a slightly higher Mw and Mn than BR. During the phenolation process, the carbon–oxygen bond at α-position of the phenylpropane units of lignin was attacked first by hydroxide ions, resulting in the cleavage of ether linkages. Then, the ortho or para hydrogen of phenol reacted with lignin. Additionally, the presence of phenol could inhibit the self-condensation of PBR fractions (Brebu and Vasile 2010). However, when the phenolation treatment was more than 3.0 h, the self-condensation of PBR would play a dominant role in phenolation reaction, which would cause Mw, Mn, and Mw/Mn of PBR to become higher. The results suggested that the BR phenolated for 3.0 h was more suitable for condensation with formaldehyde because of less steric hindrance (Zhang et al. 2013b).
Table 2. Weight Average (Mw), Number Average (Mn), and Polydispersity Index (Mw/Mn) of BR and PBR Samples
The thermogravimetric (TG) and derivative thermogravimetric (DTG) curves of BR and 3.0 h PBR samples are presented in Fig. 2. The initial degradation temperature (T5%), the 20% weight loss temperature (T20%), the maximum weight loss temperature (Tmax), and char residue (at 900 °C) for BR and 3.0 h PBR are shown in Table 3. The decomposition process could be divided into three stages with different molecular weight distributions presented in BR and 3.0 h PBR. The BR and PBR had a small weight loss below 200 °C, attributed to moisture evaporation and the degradation of low-molecular weight organic compounds (Zhang et al. 2016). At this stage, the weight loss rate of 3.0 h PBR was a little more than that of the BR sample. However, the initial degradation temperature (T5%) of 3.0 h PBR was much higher than that of BR, with values of 237.6 and 190.2 °C, respectively, which indicated that the phenolation treatment could improve the thermostability of lignin. The second stage, which ranged from approximately 200 to 650 °C, was the main devolatilization process. The weight loss rate of 3.0 h PBR was similar to that of BR. During this process, the demethylation of the dimethoxy-groups led to the conversion of phenols into pyrocatechols, and thus two-oxygen atom products were formed by the cleavage of the methoxy group C−O bonds. In addition, the cleavage of the side chain C−C bond occurred between the aromatic ring and the α-C atom (Demirbas et al. 2004; Brebu and Vasile 2010). The third stage took place between 650 and 900 °C, which was attributed to the carbonization process.
As shown in Table 3, the T20% and Tmax of 3.0 h PBR were 361.3 and 379.2 °C, respectively, while those of BR were 328 and 371.3 °C, respectively. Thus, 3.0 h PBR exhibited higher temperatures (T20% and Tmax) than BR, and the content of char residue of 3.0 h PBR and BR at 900 °C were 43.54% and 39.48%, respectively. It can be inferred that the thermal stability of lignin was enhanced by phenolation treatment because the thermal properties of lignin mostly depend on the type of oxygen functional groups in the lignin structure (Brebu and Vasile 2010). During the phenolic reaction process, highly reactive and unstable free radicals were formed by cleavage of the aryl–ether group, which further reacted through rearrangement, electron abstraction, or radical–radical interactions to form products with increased stability (Afifi et al. 1989).
Fig. 2. TG and DGT curves of BR and 3.0 h PBR samples
Table 3. TG Data of BR and 3.0 h PBR Samples
The physicochemical properties of LPRFRs formed at various phenolation times, and the BR replacement percentages of phenol are displayed in Table 4. Free phenol and free formaldehyde contents of the resin without BR were quite low, at 1.85% and 0.22%, respectively. With phenolation time increasing from 0 to 2.0 h, the viscosity, solids content, free phenol, and free formaldehyde contents of LPRFRs that BR replaced with 20 wt.% phenol had little change. The free phenol and free formaldehyde contents of LPRFRs with 3.0 h PBR had minimum values, which was due to the fact that the PBR was more reactive and reacted well with formaldehyde. Viscosity, free phenol, and free formaldehyde contents of LPRFRs with 4.0 h PBR were markedly increased because the PBR re-polymerization occurred and the activity of PBR was decreased. Additionally, the high viscosity hindered the reaction between resorcinol and formaldehyde in the late stage of polymerization, which would increase free formaldehyde content.
With the substitution of BR (phenolated for 3.0 h) for phenol, the viscosity, solids content, free phenol, and free formaldehyde contents of LPRFRs showed an increasing trend because of the lower chemical activity of BR compared with phenol. Also, BR contained some polysaccharide, ash, and holocellulose. When the BR replacement percentage of phenol was higher than 30 wt.%, the free phenol and free formaldehyde contents were too high to affect human health. When BR was displaced 50 wt.% phenol, the high viscosity observed would seriously affect the foaming behavior and make blending LPRFRs with addition agents (surfactant, foaming agent, and curing agent) difficult. Overall, the optimum phenolation time was 3.0 h and the maximum BR replacement percentage of phenol was 30 wt.%.
Table 4. Effects of Reaction Time on Physicochemical Properties of LPRFRs
Contact angle and surface components of LPRFRs with 0, 30, and 50 wt.% BR are shown in Table 5. With the substitution of BR for phenol, the contact angle to water and ethylene glycol of LPRFRs films decreased, while that to glycerol was increased, and the surface free energy was increased. This change in trend was due to different chemical properties of the used liquids and the hydrophilic groups present in LPRFRs. The phenolated BR had high hydroxyl content and the C3 side chain of BR had higher Lifshitz–van der Waals component than the methylene group (Matsushita et al. 2006). Therefore, the wettability on the surface of LPRFRs films with BR was better than PRFRs.
Table 5. Contact Angle and Surface Components of LPRFRs with 0, 30, and 50 wt.% BR
, the surface free energy; LW, Lifshitz–van der Waals component; AB, Lewis acid-base component; + and – represent the electron-acceptor and electron-donor parameters of , respectively
Performance Analysis of LPRFFs
The effects of phenolation time and BR replacement percentages of phenol on the mechanical properties of LPRFFs had been studied. The compressive and flexural strengths of foam samples are shown in Fig. 3. When the BR replacement percentage of phenol was kept constant at 20 wt.% level, the compressive strength, and flexural strength of LPRFFs were increased first and then decreased dramatically with the increase of phenolation time. The LPRFFs prepared with 3.0 h PBR showed good mechanical performance, whilst the mechanical properties of LPRFFs with 4 h PBR performed poorly, which was due to the re-polymerization of BR fractions and the low reactivity of LPRFRs. Therefore, the best mechanical properties were obtained for the 3.0 h PBR modified LPRFFs samples. The compressive strength and flexural strength for LPRFFs with 3 h PBR were 163.6 and 254.5 kPa, respectively. For unphenolated LPRFFs the corresponding values were 138.1 and 221.8 kPa, with an increase of 18.5% and 14.7% compared to LPRFFs with BR.
Then, holding the phenolation time of BR at 3.0 h, the BR replacement of phenol in the range of 0 wt.% to 40 wt.% was studied. As shown in Fig. 3(b), the compressive strength and flexural strength of LPRFFs increased with the replacement of phenol and decreased when the BR replaced phenol was over 30 wt.%. The compressive strength and flexural strength of PRFFs without BR were 128.1 and 210.5 kPa, respectively and that of LPRFFs with 30 wt.% PBR substitution were 181.6 and 261.6 kPa. The strengths for LPRFFs with 30 wt.% BR were increased by 41.8% and 24.3% relative to PRFFs. When phenol was replaced 40 wt.%, the compressive strength and flexural strength of LPRFFs were decreased by 11.3% and 8.7%, respectively. Therefore, the LPRFFs with BR 30 wt.% substitution had the best mechanical properties. The higher replacement percentages would decrease the mechanical properties of LPRFFs because large amount of BR would result in low reactivity and curing rate, and high viscosity of LPRFRs, which affected the mechanical properties of LPRFFs.
Fig. 3. Effects of (a) phenolation time and (b) BR replacement percentage of phenol on the mechanical properties of LPRFFs
Fragility of LRPFFs
The effects of phenolation time and BR replacement percentages of phenol on the fragility of LPRFFs are depicted in Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 4(a), the phenolation time could affect the fragility of LPRFFs. The fragility of LPRFFs with BR was 24.3% and that of LPRFFs modified with 3.0 h PBR was 19.4%, which showed a decrease of 20.1%. This result was an indication that extending the phenolation time appropriately could improve the materials’ fragility, and LPRFFs modified with 3.0 h PBR possessed optimum property. As shown in Fig. 4(b), with the replacement percentage increasing from 0 wt.% to 30 wt.%, the fragility of LPRFFs was decreased first, and then increased when BR was replaced with 40 wt.% phenol. The change in trend indicated that the LPRFFs had the best properties with BR replacement percentage at 30 wt.% level. The fragility of the foam matched to its mechanical properties.
Fig. 4. Effects of (a) phenolation time and (b) BR replacement percentages of phenol on fragility of LPRFFs
Thermal behavior of LPRFFs
The thermograms and the thermal parameters for LPRFFs with 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt.% BR substitutions are shown in Fig. 5. The thermograms for LPRFFs were quite similar to PRFFs and showed four steps of thermal degradation. In the first step (35 to 150 °C), the weight loss was due to phenol, formaldehyde, and moisture losses (Del Saz-Orozco et al. 2015). The weight loss in the second step (150 to 220 °C) was due to the moisture formed by condensation reaction of hydroxyl functional groups including hydroxymethyl group and phenolic hydroxyl (Lee et al. 2012) groups. In the third stage (220 to 360 °C), the mass loss observed was attributed to the decomposition of polymer chains, as well as the formation and release of water and formaldehyde moieties. The Tmax of LPRFFs was lower than that of PRFFs and that of LPRFFs decreased obviously with the increase of BR replacement rate, which are indicated in Fig. 5(b). It was shown that the LPRFFs had lower thermal stability than PRFFs in this stage and the more percentages of BR incorporated into the PRFRs, lowers the thermal stability of LPRFRs. The fourth stage ranged from 360 to 900 °C which was attributed to the degradation of BR and the formation of carbonaceous char.
As shown in Fig. 5(c), T10% for PRFFs was found at 242.6 °C, whereas for LPRFFs with 20 wt.% BR substitution the T10% was at 168.3 °C, and that with 40 wt.% BR substitution was at 203.0 °C. With the increase of BR replacement rate, the T10% of LPRFFs was decreased and then increased when the BR replacement rate was more than 20 wt.%. This might be because of the presence of excess BR, which affected the thermal degradation of LPRFRs within 250 °C and improved the thermal stability. And as shown in Fig. 5(d), the Ash900°C of PRFFs was 48.55%, for LPRFFs with 20 wt.% BR it was 41.09%, and with 40 wt.% BR it was 42.33%, respectively. The Ash900°C content was reduced significantly with the incorporation of BR into PRFFs. Thus, the LPRFRs had lower thermal stability than PRFRs with BR incorporated into the PRFRs.
Fig. 5. Thermograms and thermal parameters for LPRFFs with 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt.% BR: (a) thermograms; (b) Tmax (°C); (c) T10% (°C); and (d) ash at 900 °C (%)
Morphology of LRPFFs
Figure 6 represents the morphologies of LPRFFs in various phenolation times and BR replacement percentages of phenol. The LPRFFs exhibited obvious spherical shape at 150X magnification. It could be observed that the cell diameter of LPRFFs was small, cell structure was excellent, and the cells distributed well when the foams were produced with LPRFRs modified with 20 wt.% BR that phenolated for 3.0 h. But the cell size of LPRFFs with 20 wt.% BR phenolated for 4.0 h was bigger and not uniform because of the high viscosity of LPRFRs modified with 4.0 h PBR went against bubble formation. It could be also observed that LRPFFs had good cell structure when the BR was phenolated for 3.0 h and the replacement percentage was at 30 wt.% level. And LRPFFs modified with 40 wt.% PBR had big and uniform cell structure because of the excess BR present which would affect its reactivity and viscosity.
Fig. 6. SEM images for LPRFFs with different phenolation time (0, 3.0, and 4.0 h) and BR replacement percentages (0, 30, and 40 wt.%) of phenol
In this work, BR was phenolated under different reaction times to increase its chemical reactivity in the presence of sodium hydroxide solution. The phenolated BR was then used to replace phenol to prepare LPRFRs and LPRFFs.
1. The BR phenolated for 3.0 h had lowest molecular weight and best thermal stability. And the phenolic hydroxyl content of BR was increased to 3.36% by phenolation treatment.
2. The LPRFRs with 30 wt.% BR that was phenolated for 3 h had low free formaldehyde and free phenol contents, which were 0.29% and 2.08%, respectively. With the substitution of BR for phenol, the contact angles of LPRFRs decreased and its surface free energy increased because of the increase of hydrophilic groups.
3. The greatest mechanical properties for the modified phenolic foams were obtained by replacing with 30 wt.% phenol, and its compressive and flexural strengths increased by 41.8% and 24.3%, respectively. As a whole, LPRFFs with 30 wt.% BR that phenolated for 3 h had the best features.
This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Non-profit Research Institution of CAF, Grant. No. CAFYBB2016ZX002 and the National Natural Science Fund of China, Grant. No. 31200448.
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Introducing Sonlight's New Kindergarten Program: Exploring American History
By Sonlight
Mar. 2, 2020 // Elementary, Grade Levels, News, Preschool
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Sonlight's Kindergarten Program: Exploring American History
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For years the Sonlight team has thought about a kindergarten American history program for ages 5-6. But we couldn't find a quality textbook or spine (a book that runs through the entire program as the foundation), that was interesting, age-appropriate, engaging, and people-focused.
One of Sarita Holzmann’s priorities is to make history, as much as possible, about people. History happens to individuals, and individuals have stories.
A Kindergarten Curriculum Based on the Best Picture Books
After almost two decades of seeking the perfect book, we finally had an epiphany.
What do young readers enjoy that older children tend to pass over?
Picture books!
Over the years, Sonlight’s book reviewers would fall in love with gorgeous, nonfiction picture books. But Sonlight doesn’t include many standalone picture books, because that would quickly become cost-prohibitive. At $10-$20 each, and each book easily read in a single sitting, a single Sonlight program built around picture books would end up costing over $3,000. It might be marvelous, but would certainly be out of most families’ budgets.
And yet those picture books continued to call out, “Read me!”
What if we could build a textbook (a spine) that was a springboard to all the amazing picture books available for American history?
So we created a book that introduces students to an enormous range of heroes and events from American history.
Heroes and Happenings, the History Spine
We are thrilled with the end result and you will be too! Sixty chapters, across two volumes, introduce children to a wide range of people and events. Some of them are well known, like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Some are far more obscure like Dave the Potter, an enslaved African American who inscribed rhymes on his pots at a time when the enslaved were forbidden from learning to read, or Temple Grandin, the autistic professor who transformed how people manage cattle.
Heroes and Happenings, the 2-volume history spine of Exploring American History
AVAILABLE APRIL 1, 2020
Each chapter is approximately 1000 words, which takes around 10 minutes to read aloud. If all you do is read through these chapters, you’ll have an excellent introduction to American history.
You’ll cover American icons and and treasures such as
the four presidents on Mount Rushmore
An inside look at Heroes and Happenings, the history spine
After Amy Lykosh did the original writing, a team of illustrators brought her words to life. Brianna in Product Development designed each spread in a beautiful layout. A team of editors suggested changes.
You’ll learn about events in almost every one of the 50 states. You’ll learn about people from a range of religions and ethnicities, with diverse skin colors and contributions. For animal lovers, we have a chapter focused on horses and a chapter with an amazing dog.
Many chapters include call-out boxes to explain something in greater depth. For example, when you cover Leif Ericson, the Viking explorer who reached North America back in 1001 CE, you’ll also learn about the Viking women who created the sails of those ships, using a drop spindle.
The Suggested Picture Books
And at the end of each chapter in Heroes and Happenings, you’ll find a box that asks, “Want to know more?” Some chapters suggest a single nonfiction picture book. Some have a half dozen or so. But if a character captures your attention, you can seek out those recommended picture books.
At the end of each volume, you’ll find dozens more recommendations, so if this program whets your appetite, you can read even more picture books.
If you don't have access to any picture books, that's fine. The textbook itself has enough information, illustrations, maps, and detail that, even if you are overseas, you will still get a solid biographical understanding of these different characters.
But if you love the library, you have room to explore even more.
That’s the story behind the Sonlight book Heroes and Happenings, a two-part volume with 60 biographies of characters and events from American history.
A Jeopardy! Champion's Secret Strategy
It gave us a level of validation when, during production of Exploring American History, we read that Jeopardy! star James Holzhauer, the most winningest contestant ever, used children’s books as his secret weapon to become a game-show millionaire. He headed to the children’s section of the library to look for books “tailored to make things interesting for uninterested readers.”
What Else is in Exploring American History
Besides Heroes and Happenings, the two-volume spine, what else is in Exploring American History for ages 5-6?
The 4-day schedule includes timeline figures and seven additional history books. The 5-day version includes another three!
Enjoy a deeper dive into the Revolutionary War, Westward Expansion, the time of the Pilgrims, and more. As a complete program, this history curriculum is stunning.
The Bible portion of Exploring American History includes an album of memory songs and The One Year Bible for Children, an excellent overview of the stories of the Scriptures.
For the Literature portion of the program, pick the Readers according to your children’s needs. The collection of Fun Tales is the most obvious choice for K, but you have additional possibilities. Contact an Advisor if you need help choosing.
The Read-Alouds are a tremendous treat! There are seventeen marvelous books in the 4-day program, plus four additional titles in 5-day. Even if you opt for the 4-day schedule, these four additional books are well worth adding to your order.
Enjoy animal books, adventure books, and books about life in interesting places. With beautifully written, age-appropriate, and often humorous plots and appealing illustrations, this is a kindergarten homeschool curriculum to celebrate.
SEE EVERYTHING IN THIS PROGRAM
The Sonlight team has carefully curated the Exploring American History collection over many years. Early elementary is one of the hardest ages to find good books—children still have limited vocabulary and prefer short chapters, and not many authors are up to the task.
And if you are feeling a little bit sad because you do not have any children who are young enough for this new program? Honestly, for the price, just order this program, even if you don’t have a child aged five or six. It's a beautiful, beautiful program. You will be encouraged, and you'll be blessed.
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New app brings one of the iPhone 6s’ best new features to older iPhones
New iPhones are a double-edged sword. On one hand, they bring exciting new features and big performance improvements to Apple fans. In fact, this year’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are the most powerful smartphones the world has ever seen. On the flip side though, not everyone wants to spend money on a new smartphone each year, so they’re forced to do without all of the nifty new features Apple adds exclusively to new models.
As it turns out, that’s not always true, because a new app has managed to bring one of the iPhone 6s’ best new features to older iPhones including the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s.
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3D Touch was clearly the star of the show during Apple’s big iPhone 6s unveiling back in September, but Live Photos are also a great addition to Apple’s arsenal. The feature automatically creates a brief three-second animation with sound each time a still photo is captured, and the resulting video file is saved alongside the photo. It’s a very nifty feature, and it helps set the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus apart from their predecessors.
At least, it used to help set them apart.
A new app called LiveMaker brings Live Photos to other Apple devices including the iPhone 6, iPhone 5s and several iPad models. While the result isn’t exactly the same as Live Photo, it’s pretty close and it opens this fun feature up to millions of new users.
The app’s full description follows below, and then you’ll find two download links at the bottom of this post. This first goes to a free version of the app that allows you to capture five Live Photos to test the feature, and the second leads to the paid version of LiveMaker.
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Apple introduced Live Photos for the new iOS and iPhone. LiveMaker is coming for this new feature.
The users with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, even iPhone 4s should have the opportunity and capability to capture wonderful Live Photos. As well as, users should have the way to view and download more excellent Live Photos.
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A hospital in north London has achieved the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6 rating.
Re-opened in September 2018, Chase Farm Hospital has gone through a massive refurbishment to make it a digital hospital, including a go live of an updated electronic patient record (EPR).
The HIMSS EMRAM rating system is seen as an international benchmark for the use of advanced IT to improve patient care, with Stage 7 being the highest possible rating.
According to HIMSS criteria, stage 6 means that the trust has established clear goals for improving safety, minimising errors, and recognising the importance of healthcare IT.
Chase Farm is part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL), which is one of 16 trusts chosen by NHS England to pioneer new technology as part of its Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) programme. The trust provided £10m and received a further £10m from NHS England to fund new technology at the RFL.
Dr Chris Streather, RFL group chief medical officer, said: “We are delighted that Chase Farm is one of the few NHS hospitals to have achieved a stage 6 rating – especially as we have been validated against the tougher criteria that have recently been introduced.
“This is testament to the incredible vision and dedication of our staff who have embraced a new way of working, enabling us to deliver outstanding care to our patients.
“This digital approach is what the future of healthcare looks like and means a better experience for our patients and our staff. Now our aim is to further advance our use of technology so CFH can become a stage 7 hospital.”
Since the new hospital opened, Chase Farm has been pioneering new technology so staff can deliver better, safer and more efficient care to patients.
From self-check in kiosks to clinical staff using mobile devices to access patient information at the touch of a button, the new hospital and its staff are leading the way in revolutionising patient care.
The hospital has also introduced new technologies including the Ascom mobile handset nurse call system, which enables patients to call a nurse without disturbing other patients.
Digital Health News was invited for a tour of the new hospital in April 2019 – where we were able to speak to the team who have overseen the huge project.
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De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (Book)
De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
Bob De Moor (author)
De Leeuw van Vlaanderen / Bob de Moor
Bob De Moor
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About Bob De Moor
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Bob de Moor is the pen name of Robert Frans Marie De Moor (20 December 1925 – 26 August 1992), a Belgian comics creator. Chiefly noted as an artist, he is considered an early master of the Ligne claire style. He wrote and drew several comics series on his own, but also collaborated with Hergé on several volumes of The Adventures of Tintin. He completed the unfinished story Professor Sató's Three Formulae, Volume 2: Mortimer vs. Mortimer of the Blake and Mortimer series, after the death of the author Edgar P. Jacobs.
Bob de Moor started drawing with pencil at three or four. Living in a port town, he developed a strong interest for drawing sailing ships which carried into his professional career with his Cori, de Scheepsjongen series and other work. Following studies at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, De Moor started his career at the Afim animations studios. His first…Read more on Wikipedia
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Jacques Martin
Grasland
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De maagd van Gent
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My primary research interest is plankton ecology. I have focused my research around zooplankton mainly copepods, their taxonomy, small-scale behavior, adaptations, grazing in relation to abiotic and biotic variables of the pelagic system. Recently I have also extended my research area to study behavior of marine insects and effects of microplastics on corals and fish.
Marine ecology, zooplankton, behavior, copepods
Mahadik, G. A., Castellani, C. & Mazzocchi, M. G. Effect of diatom morphology on the small-scale behavior of the copepod Temora stylifera (Dana, 1849) J. Exp. Mar. Bio. Ecol.493, 41–48 (2017).
Ph.D., Life and biomolecular sciences, Open University of London, 2014
M.Sc., Zoology, University of Mumbai, 2007
2015 - present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2014 - 2015: Postdoctoral fellow, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
Doctoral Fellowship by Institute per L’Ambiente Marino Costiereo (IAMC) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) (February 2011- February 2014).
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Zara Cox
In a family of cold-hearted black sheep, I, Axel Rutherford, am the blackest.
My father has hated me since the day I was born. The feeling was mutual. In the shady underworld that was my legacy, Cleo McCarthy became my light. She was beautiful, passionate, and my whole world. So naturally my father had to destroy us. First he sent me away. Next he claimed Cleo as his own. But now I've returned, and nothing will stop me from taking back everything that is rightfully mine.
He was the love of my life - when my life was still my own.
We were young enough to believe we would last forever, Axel and I. But neither of us realized how cruel life - and our families - could be. Now I'm trapped in a gilded cage: desired by Axel, who must never know the full truth, and controlled by his father, who would sooner see me dead than free. And I wouldn't even care, except that it's no longer only my life at stake.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY JUL 17, 2017
Cox's second Dark Desires erotic contemporary (after I, Porn Star) is a sizzling, kinky retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Childhood sweethearts Cleo McCarthy and Axel Rutherford both come from ruthless crime families. When they fall in love as teenagers, they think their love will last forever until their love affair is destroyed by Axel's malevolent father, who claims Cleo for himself. When he sees her again years later, Axel at first can't forgive Cleo for choosing his father over him, until he learns that Cleo really had no choice at all. Despite his background, Axel has a conscience, and the life he took at his father's insistence haunts Axel so much that he founds the Punishment Club, a private facility where masochists gather for the punishments they think they deserve. Axel doesn't know the identity of the person he killed, but Cleo does, and that bombshell may transform their relationship. Cox's blisteringly hot prose is as sweetly addictive as caramel popcorn and as spicy as a hot pepper. Cleo and Axel's tale will captivate Cox's existing fans and win her new ones.
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Title: Truth or Bear
Series: Shift Book 2
Author: Zoe Ashwood
Genre: Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance
Cover Design: Natasha Snow Designs
Even a lone wolf’s heart can be broken.
Nikolai’s life was going just fine—until he was betrayed. He’s lost his job, his family’s trust, and his purpose, all for the cost of falling for a pretty bear. Now his friends have turned against him and they won’t stop until he’s dead. The last thing he wants to do is join forces with the woman responsible, but she might be his only chance at survival.
Getting kidnapped and shot was not part of Claire’s plan—and neither was falling for the lieutenant of the very organization she swore to destroy. Now working with Nik is dredging up all sorts of unwanted, heated memories. She couldn’t resist him when they first met, and nothing has changed when she sees his handsome face again.
But when rogues threaten their families, claws come out. Keeping secrets might have been their job description, but they’ll have to come clean to beat their enemies.
The dimly lit corridor was empty as Nik made his way toward the server room. He flicked off the safety on his gun then glanced over his shoulder to confirm that Stevens and Novak were actually doing what they’d been told for once. At their nervous nods, he faced forward again, reaching for the door handle.
His shift was about to end, just forty minutes until he could shuck his gun belt and go find Masha. Take me out on a real date, she’d said last night as they’d lain on his bed, sweaty and breathing hard after the most spectacular sex he’d ever experienced. He’d have promised her anything right then: a date, a dozen dates, his heart and soul—so he’d kissed her and later made dinner reservations for tonight.
“On three, I’ll open the door. Novak, you cover Stevens while he enters.” He kept his voice at a murmur, not wanting to spook the intruder who’d tripped the silent alarm.
How he’d gotten past the other security measures—an armed guard and an eight-digit keypad—was a question Nik would be asking as soon as the asshole was shackled to a chair. The guy had to be pretty stupid. Like he was going to get away with breaking into the room where Maxwell kept all the Guard’s backups?
The hum of the cooling vents drowned out any sounds coming from the room beyond, and Nik could barely detect the scent of something living over the musty smell of dust. This house wasn’t one of the luxurious mansions Maxwell liked to rent. They’d vacated one of those just days ago after the report had come in that the Shifter Assembly of North America had captured one of their people. The hyena was a nasty piece of work, and Nik wasn’t sad to see him gone, but he’d been taken alive, which meant he could be questioned. He could be turned. So Maxwell wasn’t taking any chances with this new intruder. Three to one might have seemed like overkill, but they couldn’t let him slip through their fingers. Not if he had answers to give.
“One…two…three!”
With a sharp push, he threw open the door, stepping to the side in the same movement to hide from a potential attack. Novak, overeager monkey that he was, barreled right past him, his gun raised to a point where he was sure to clock himself in the eye if he actually fired his weapon. He clearly needed more hours at the shooting range. Stevens covered for him, though, staying back.
Novak’s voice sounded from inside the room, “Oh fuck, Nik. I mean, sir.”
Something about his tone had Nik moving, even though he hadn’t received the all-clear from his trainee. He stepped over the threshold, gun ready, and swept the room for the intruder. Here, the scent of another living creature that had barely filtered through to the corridor became stronger, more pronounced. His body reacted to it before his mind caught up. And then he saw her.
Masha was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the server room, her computer in her lap and her palms up. Novak pointed his gun at her. Stevens was hot on Nik’s heels, and now the two of them were aiming at his—his what? Girlfriend? He thought he might be sick as the truth rolled over him like a tidal wave. She had no reason to be there. Which meant… Fuck.
The defiant look in her eyes faltered when he barked the order. “Cuff her.”
“Nik, wait,” she called, but he turned from her, putting away his gun. There was a scuffle, something crashed, and Novak yelled at her to get back down. Nik flinched but kept going. A blow connected, then a soft groan nearly ripped him in two.
A weight settled on him, the crushing realization that he’d been fooled, that every good thing that had happened in the past two months had been a lie.
“Nik!” she gasped, then yelped in pain.
He did not turn back.
Entering the living room, Nik was relatively sure his face was blank. Hard to tell since he’d spent the past hour trying to get his emotions under control, punching a bag in the gym—without gloves—until he’d skinned his knuckles and sweat poured off him. He’d had a cold shower to cool down and changed his clothes, all the while breathing through his mouth and keeping the windows open, though the night temperatures had dropped below freezing. But Masha’s scent lingered. He’d sat on his bed, and a cloud of it rose around him like a seductive, deceptive embrace.
He’d chucked her pillow through the window, startling another young guard into shifting. At the gangly elk’s confused stare, Nik had cursed and yelled an order to burn that fucking pillow. Clearly not his finest moment.
He was better now. A fresh shirt that only smelled of his detergent, a gun strapped in his shoulder harness, a prayer that Maxwell wasn’t in the mood to make a spectacle out of her. He could face his lover and be as professional as his reputation claimed he was.
But one look at Masha, and he realized his poker face would do him no good at all. She was tied to a chair in the middle of the room, her head hanging forward so wisps of her short black hair obscured her face. The sharp scent of her fear hit him hard, and her labored breaths told him she was in bad shape. What scared him the most was the plastic tarp that covered the dusty wooden floor and the carpet. A tarp meant to catch any bodily fluids that were released during the…questioning, and possibly to wrap up the remains after his boss had extracted all the information he needed.
Nik had his gun out before he knew what he was doing. The two lieutenants who stood guard by the door advanced, going for their own weapons, so Nik forced himself to relax, letting his hands drop. But he didn’t holster his gun. Then he focused all his attention on his boss, even though his gaze was drawn to Masha.
“Thank you for joining us,” Reid Maxwell said, his voice mock-polite. “I’m sorry we started without you.”
At the sound of his voice, Masha lifted her head, and Nik couldn’t help the curse that slipped out of his mouth. Her face was a ruin, blood dribbling from her lip, and one eye already swelling shut. From the way she grimaced with every shallow breath, her ribs were broken or at least bruised. He moved toward her; he couldn’t even process what he was doing. They questioned suspects, yes, but not like this. Never—
“Uh-uh, Nicky.” Maxwell’s soft admonishment stopped him dead. “I can’t let you at her just yet. You think you’re angry now? You want to hurt her for betraying your trust? Wait until you hear who our little friend really is.”
Hurt her? Maxwell’s words refused to pierce Nik’s shock. He thought Nik wanted to hurt her even more? God, yes, he wanted to shake her, ask what the hell she’d been thinking, breaking into a restricted room, but she was defenseless, unarmed. A woman. If he hit her with enough force, he could… Bile rose in his throat, and he wondered, stupidly, whether the tarp would also serve to protect the floor from his vomit.
Novak, his eyes round with apprehension, stepped closer to Nik, offering a thin file. Nik reached out to take it, anything to keep his mind from imagining how Masha got those bruises. Which of them had hurt her? He’d kill them, he’d—
The black-and-white photo inside the file was of Masha, a candid shot of her in the street, her face thoughtful as she studied her phone. Her hair was longer, a silky mass that fell around her shoulders, and black-framed glasses perched on her nose. But the clothes made the biggest difference. The Masha on the photo wore a fitted dress that even Nik recognized as elegant, a fancy trench coat and a handbag that probably cost more than his monthly salary. And heels. Sleek high heels that sent an involuntary curl of lust into his gut. But it wasn’t her outfit that boiled his blood. It was the building behind her: a glass-paneled wall of a corporate high-rise in downtown Manhattan that he knew too well from hours of surveillance that he’d done on the place.
“What’s this?” he choked out, turning to Masha.
This Masha, the short-haired tomboy who’d wormed her way into his bed, spat blood onto the tarp. Nik saw how much it cost her to lift her head, to look him in the eyes.
“This right here is Claire Thibault,” Maxwell said, stepping over the spit and placing a hand on the nape of her neck.
She flinched at the gesture, just slightly, but enough for Nik to know it was his boss who’d inflicted the injuries, not one of the other lieutenants.
“She can’t be.”
“You’d think Thibault would take better care of his little heir, wouldn’t you? Fucking cowards, sending a woman to do their job.” Maxwell’s voice was deceptively light as he cupped Masha’s face and lifted her chin. “But the family resemblance is there. She even has the birthmark.”
Nobody had ever seen the heiress of the largest North American shifter clan. Protected and kept hidden in their Canadian stronghold, that was the word on the streets concerning Claire Thibault. People joked about her—was she so ugly Thibault hid her from the world? Pregnant and busy making an army of little bears?
Bears. The thought clicked into place, a missing puzzle piece. Masha had claimed she was a half-blood brown bear, and from her name, he’d assumed she had Russian roots like him. As a half-blood, her shifts didn’t come easily, she’d said, explaining her reluctance to wear her animal form. But if it was true, if she was really Claire Thibault, her other form was a black bear. Fuck. The betrayal stung. The scents were too close to distinguish, so the ruse had worked perfectly. Everything about her had been calculated to make him trust her, like her.
And the birthmark? Nik’s heart sank even lower. How could he have missed it? The identifying mark of all Thibault shifters, a stamp of their pure blood, of their superiority.
“You can see why I was worried to find someone breaking into our server room.” Maxwell dropped her chin and wiped the blood off his fingers.
“You knew who she was before you sent us in?” His boss was a sadist but he usually reserved this kind of subterfuge for his enemies, not his highest-ranking officers. “Why didn’t you tell me?” Nik rubbed his hand through his hair. “Fuck, Reid, how did you even find out?”
Maxwell snorted. “It was too easy. I should have thought of flipping one of the Council members years ago. A threat here, a fat check there, and voilà, one Councilwoman all too ready to rat out this little mole.” He grinned, the smile reminding Nik of days when their world had been a lot less bleak and angry. “Did I go too far with the animal metaphors? Never mind. All that matters is that we have one very important guest here.” He waved his gun in Masha’s—Claire’s—direction.
Then he stepped closer and backhanded her. The chair toppled over with the force of the blow. Masha’s head whipped back, droplets of blood splattering the tarp, and Nik snarled, prickles of heat all over his skin announcing he was about to shift.
He felt more than saw the lieutenants close in as Maxwell turned on him.
“What, Nik?” he snapped. “You don’t want to see her hurt? What did you expect, that I’d let her go?” Leaning in close, he murmured, “Do you want me to look weak?”
Panic rising in his chest, Nik had to force his jaw to unclench. “No, sir. But she won’t be worth much as a hostage if she’s dead.”
Maxwell cocked his head to the side. “See, you’re saying the right things. Yes, Thibault would pay more if I could convince him that his precious princess hasn’t been hurt. But you know we need information. And if it were anyone else, you’d be the first to agree. You’re my best interrogator! Yet here you are…” He drew in a deep breath, and Nik fought not to step back. “…smelling of fear. You’re shaking, Nicky. So tell me. What are you hiding?”
A hundred answers flitted through Nik’s mind, none convincing enough for Maxwell to drop this line of questioning. The worst that could happen… Oh, who was he kidding? The worst was already happening right in front of him.
“I should have worked out who she was.” The truth was all he could give his boss. The man he’d once thought was his closest friend. “I’m sorry.”
“So why are you afraid?” Maxwell’s amber eyes burned holes into him. “Don’t you want to see her punished? She fooled you. Fucked you. So she could run back to Daddy and tell him all about it.”
Nik’s stomach roiled at the thought, and he shook his head, half to say no, he didn’t want her punished anymore, and half to deny that this was what their relationship could be boiled down to.
Maxwell clicked his tongue. “You’re growing soft on me. I need you sharp, Nicky, if we’re going to win this war.” He turned back to Masha, who was still lying on the floor, and gave her a casual kick in the ribs that had her whimpering. Then he waved his free hand at Novak and Stevens. “Pick her up.”
The younglings scrambled forward, feet slipping on the tarp, and heaved Masha’s chair upright. Then they almost ran back to the corner of the room, eyes darting between Nik and Masha, as if they were hoping for him to tell them what to do. So he jerked his head toward the door. There was no need for them to witness this.
Maxwell watched with narrowed eyes as Nik’s youngest trainees left and only the two lieutenants remained. Bach and Moers each took one corner of the room. The three men stared at him, but he couldn’t move. Couldn’t think past the crushing blow that had shattered all hopes he’d had for his future, for their future. He couldn’t look at the mess that had been his lover’s beautiful face.
Nik didn’t step closer to Masha, and Maxwell lifted his arms. “What are you waiting for? We need answers.”
Masha’s dark eyes met his, and he knew he was screwed. He would never hit her. He was sick to his stomach with guilt from having left her alone with these people. The irony didn’t escape him—he was usually an eager member of ‘these people’. So many times, he had questioned men and gotten answers. He’d always been good at getting answers. But now, there was only one answer he could give his boss.
Zoe Ashwood is a romance writer with a passion for sweet stories with a sexy twist. While she’s always been a reader, Zoe’s writing used to be limited to diary scribbles and bad (really bad) teenage poetry. Then she participated in NaNoWriMo 2015 and never looked back.
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SANCTUARY Return To Europe For Special Festival Shows; Band Discuss Future Plans In New Video
May 24, 2019, 2 years ago
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On December 13th, 2017, Warrel Dane, the legendary lead singer of Sanctuary and Nevermore passed away while recording his posthumously released studio album, Shadow Work. At that time, Sanctuary had already confirmed and announced a US tour supporting Iced Earth in February/March 2018 and while shocked by Warrel Dane’s passing, decided to turn it into a tribute to his legacy with exceptionally talented Witherfall vocalist Joseph Michael.
Performing tracks from 1988’s Refuge Denied, 1990’s Into The Mirror Black and 2014’s The Year The Sun Died, Joseph Michael delivered a stunning performance and received very positive feedback from the fans attending the shows. Remaining founding members Lenny Rutledge (guitars) and Dave Budbill (drums) ultimately made the decision to continue with Sanctuary and new singer Joseph Michael not only as a live act, but also compose and record a new album, which is currently expected to surface in 2020.
Now, the band has confirmed two European festival shows this summer and will tour North America in July performing the entire Refuge Denied album as Lenny Rutledge explains: “Sanctuary are looking forward to playing two special festival shows in Europe this summer in addition to our commemorative Refuge Denied dates in the US where we will perform our classic debut album in full. If you’re an old school Sanctuary fan or a fan of classic metal, you don’t what to miss this run of dates! Joseph Michael (Witherfall) is the new singer of Sanctuary and we will be playing songs from all 3 albums but focusing on the earlier material. Come check out the return of Sanctuary!”
Lenny Rutledge and Joseph Michael reveal more about Sanctuary’s future in this new video:
While the new album is still months away, Sanctuary will continue to perform live as Joseph Michael enables the group to do intense old school sets including the soaring vocals and high screams, fans know and love on albums such as Refuge Denied and Into The Mirror Black. Sometimes, great triumph comes from great tragedy, and this sounds true in regards to Sanctuary!
North America, performing all of Refuge Denied with special guests Ghost Ship Octavius:
11 - Atlanta, GA - Basement
12 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 586
13 - Frederick, MO - Cafe 611
14 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar
16 - Somerville, MA - Once Ballroom
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Crafthouse
18 - Cincinnati, OH - North Side Yacht Club
19 - Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle Brewery
20 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary
21 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
16 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom *
17 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon *
* only Sanctuary performing
European festival shows:
25- 27 - Brande-Hörnerkichen, Germany - Headbangers Open Air
10 - Kortrijk, Belgium - Alcatraz Festival
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My Five Favorites
As I promised yesterday, here’s a rundown of my five favorite biographies. I should probably qualify this by adding the disclaimer “…at this particular moment”, as my list might very well be different, depending on when you ask me. Yeah, I’m a noodge that way.
Anyway, here they are, in no particular order:
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley (Peter Guralnick)
There’s a moment from the film Pulp Fiction that ended up on the cutting room floor in which Mia Wallace asks Vincent Vega whether he’s an Elvis man or a Beatles man. “You might like both,” she tells Vincent, “but you always like one better.” If you’ve been reading this blog even casually, you know I’m a hardcore Beatles fan. But I’m still fascinated by Elvis — especially the post-GI, bad-movie making, white jump-suited, bloated karate Elvis. And that’s why I bypassed completely Last Train to Memphis — the first book in Guralnick’s two-part Elvis bio, which tells the story of Elvis’ meteoric rise — and headed right for the good stuff.
Guralnick tells Elvis’ story in a clear-eyed manner, spinning a story that’s almost Shakespearian in its tragedy. And it quickly gets ugly, as Elvis corrodes into a lazy, strung-out fat kid, distracted by go-carts, badge collecting, and playing cowboys and Indians with his sycophantic Memphis Mafia, all the while derailing his own career, despite an incredibly forgiving fan base. From one oh-my-gosh, no way! moment to another, Guralnick delivers the goods, careening like a barely-controlled jalopy toward the decidedly non-glamorous ending we all know is coming. Look away? Heck no. Cringe-inducing? Heck yes. Awesome.
Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate (Robert Caro)
Think the legislative process sounds boring? Think again. Using the crafting and passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to frame the story of Johnson’s Senate years — during which he practically invented modern Senate procedure — Caro makes lawmaking look downright dramatic. Which it is, especially when the stakes are so high.
Johnson doesn’t come across as a hero in the practical sense — he’s a boor, unfaithful to his wife, an opportunist, and, at times, doesn’t appear to have any real core beliefs. Whether it’s speaking to Southern senators with a deep drawl before turning around and talking to New England progressives without a hint of an accent, or kissing the appropriate backsides to secure plum committee assignments and roles in the Senate leadership, Johnson appears to bend his own personality — as well as the personalities of others — to fit his own purposes. But whether you like him or not, he understood politics, and process, like no one else before him (and perhaps better than any since). And once he became committed to a cause, he was a dangerous man to cross; no one could kick your teeth in quicker using parliamentary procedure than Lyndon Johnson. You’ll genuinely cheer when he finally steers the Civil Rights Act to final passage.
Caro ends the book with a cliffhanger, as Johnson angles toward the Vice Presidency — and Caro’s next book will take things from there. Don’t rush things, Caro, but really, hurry up, won’t you?
The Lives of John Lennon (Albert Goldman)
If I had to choose my all-time favorite book — biography or otherwise — this would probably be it. Certainly, the fact that it’s about a Beatle automatically moves it toward the front of the line. But why choose this particular book — which I’ve re-read more times than I can count — when there are so many other Beatle bios out there? Simple: this one’s terrible.
No, really. This is a train wreck. Goldman has a major axe to grind, and over the course of 700-plus pages, he grinds his axe to iron powder. Lennon comes across as a mainly lucky, mostly untalented, naive bisexual musician with serious mother issues. It’s Character Assassination to the Extreme — of Lennon, Yoko Ono, and almost everyone but Paul McCartney — and you’ll find yourself marveling at the body count Goldman leaves behind. Every page contains one cynical, sneering appraisal of Lennon and his work after another, with Goldman trashing Lennon’s motivations and so often rooting for him to fail that it begs the question of “Why in the world would you devote 700 pages and seven years of your life to a subject you obviously can’t stand??”
I don’t know the answer, but I’m glad Goldman did it anyway — because this one is so gawdawful that it’s terrific.
Oscar Wilde (Richard Ellmann)
Richard Ellman won the Pulitzer for his work on Oscar Wilde, and with good reason: it’s not only the definitive look at the Irish poet, playwright, critic, and martyr, but it’s also a ripping good read. Wilde was a movie star in a time before movies, a tabloid staple, and a constant bestseller, and Ellmann makes him — and his work — come alive.
Following Wilde’s rise to literary and theatrical fame, a series of colossally bad decisions lead to his imprisonment and disgrace — another ending we know is coming and want desperately for our subject to avoid. In Ellmann’s capable hands — especially as he traces the poet’s final frustrating years — Wilde emerges not so much a victim of Victorian morals but rather of his own ego and genius. And we’re more than ready to forgive him for it.
John Adams (David McCullough)
Sure, it’s an easy choice — the Citizen Kane of biographies, universally admired, and perpetually in print. But it deserves every word of praise that’s been written about it. And if you say you didn’t enjoy it, you’re just trying to buck the trend, mister.
McCullough originally set out to write a book about the relationship between Adams and Thomas Jefferson, but worried (he said later) that Adams might get lost in Jefferson’s shadow. But the more research he did, the more he began to wonder whether Jefferson could truly stand up to Adams — and changed the focus of the book to turn the spotlight solely on the second president.
It was a shrewd decision, and the right one. John Adams — heck, all of McCullough’s work — is not only a great piece of storytelling, it’s a user’s manual for How To Do Biography Right.
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2 responses to “My Five Favorites”
Jaye Wells | July 3, 2008 at 2:47 pm |
The first book I ever wrote was a biography of Lyndon Johnson. I’m sure MASTER OF THE SENATE is better though, since I wrote mine in fifth grade and did my own illustrations.
Madison | July 22, 2008 at 2:43 am |
You realize that there aren’t any john steinbeck-back on there? isn’t he your favorite?!?!
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Books > Hindu > Goddess > The Mother (of Sri Aurobindo Ashram)
The Mother (of Sri Aurobindo Ashram)
by Prema Nandakumar
Born in Paris to wealthy parents, Mirra Alfassa's spiritual quest brought her to India where she joined forces with Sri Aurobindo for the realisation of his vision of the future. She was the main force behind the setting up of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry, and while Aurobindo was the guru, she became the 'Mother' to the inmates of the Ashram. Their vision of a world populated by 'superconscious' men is of special relevance today, when most of the civilized world, recoiling from the 'progress glut' is trying to remove the disharmonies it has inherited inherited in the wake of technological advances. The benign and fascinating personality of the Mother is brought to life in all its vividness and complexity in this short biography published on the eve of the mother's centenary on 21 February 1978.
Prema Nandakumar is well known for her standard critical study of Sri Aurobindo's Savitri and for her learned books on poet Bharati's life and works and sensitive renderings of his poems into English. As a child, she grew up ' in an environment where the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were living presence'. This is reflected in the perceptive descriptions of the Mother-her vision, and the efforts to realize that vision.
There have been several illustrious women from the West who chose India as their sadhana kendra, field of action and realisation. Sister Nivedita, Annie Besant, Ida Scudder, Mira Behn, Sophia Wadia, Mother Teresa ... the list grows long. These elect spirits came, casting aside the comforts of their homes, to suffer, sacrifice and build a new life for the people of their adopted country, India.
The ministry of Mirra, the Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, had a similar impulsion, and achieved truly phenomenal results. Born on 21 February 1878 in Paris, she first came to Pondicherry in 1914, and joined forces with Sri Aurobindo for the realisation of his vision of the future. After his passing in 1950, she remained in India to continue his work which was verily the transformation of human con- sciousness and the establishment of Life Divine on the earth. At the age of ninety-five, the Mother withdrew from the physical sheath that was her consecrated body on 17 No- vember 1973. As the architect of Sri Aurobindo Ashram and as the inspiration behind' Auroville', the City of Dawn, the Mother will forever remain a potent and living force in the earth atmosphere.
I was pleasantly surprised when the National Book Trust, India, asked me to write a short biography of the Mother, for I knew at once that it was a formidable, even an impossible, task. Nevertheless, encouraged by my father, Professor K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar, I accepted the assignment though not without a measure of diffidence.
Since my childhood thirty years ago, I have grown in an environment where the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were living presences. After I had completed my book, A Study of 'Savitri', I was permitted to have darshan of the Mother, and during the fifteen minutes I was with her in my father's com- pany (that was in 1961), I found her verily incarnate grace. How is one to attempt a biography of that power and per- sonality?
During the last year, my father has been revising and greatly expanding his earlier On the Mother (1952), and he readily placed in my hands the manuscript of his compre- hensive study of the Mother. My work was thus rendered easy, for in the main I had only to select what I needed for my purpose, and present the material in my own way. My father has also gone through my first draft, and made many suggestions towards its improvement, which I have grate- fully incorporated.
I am thankful to the copyright department, Sri Auro- bindo Ashram, for permitting me to use quotations from the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
Part I: ASPIRATION
1 Childhood and Girlhood 3
2 Sence of Mission 5
3 Occult Pastures 8
4 The Paris Group 10
5 Sri Aurobindo 14
6 Spiritual Diary 17
7 Sailing for India 19
8 Meeting Sri Aurobindo 22
9 Collaboration 25
10 Return to France 28
11 Vedic Experience 31
12 Japan 33
13 To the Women of Japan 36
14 Return to Pondicherry 39
15 Sadhana and Siddhi 43
Part II Dedication
16 The Ashram 51
17 The Mother 54
18 Conversations 61
19 Darshans 64
20 The War Years 68
21 The Coming of the Children 71
22 Karma Sanyasa Yoga 76
23 Towards the Future 78
24 Tales of all Times 81
25 Sri Aurobindo's Withdrawal 85
Part III: CREATION
26 Her Single Greatness 91
27 University Centre 96
28 Vision of the Future 100
29 The Great Secret 103
30 She was Ambitious 106
31 The Supramental Descent 110
32 New Dimensions 113
33 In her Eighties 116
34 The Attack on the Ashram 118
35 Manifold Ministry 120
36 Auroville 124
37 The Living Flame 128
Select Bibliography 133
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The first Pakistani awareness series ‘AAGAHI’ to be nominated for Cannes Lions
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s AAGAHI nominated at the 66th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s awareness series “AAGAHI” has been nominated at The 66th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. AAGAHI, which literally means awareness, is a public service campaign with an aim to educate women about their legal rights in Pakistan and is nominated for the Sustainable Development Goals Lions in the Gender Equality category. AAGAHI is indeed the first Pakistani awareness series to be nominated for Cannes Lions. The winners will be announced during the Cannes Lions Good track award ceremony tomorrow.
“AAGAHI is a campaign designed to create awareness in women so they are able to navigate the police and judicial system with confidence in Pakistan. The impact created in rural and urban communities through AAGAHI has been tremendous and we at SOC Films are delighted to be shortlisted for the Cannes Sustainable Development Goals award.” said Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on her first Cannes Lions nomination.
Over the course of the past seven months, SOC Films released a series of short animated films in Urdu explaining and clarifying the legislations which affect women; and giving an overview of how the legal provisions granted to them may be applied, such as; how to file an FIR, what does the law state on instances of domestic violence, divorce, cyber-crimes and inheritance and what is the procedure for reporting issues like these and who should be approached for help.
Each short-film was designed and produced by SOC Films and covered the law, its interpretation and the safety that it provides to the victim. This also included the legislation, as stated in the Pakistan Penal Code, and the various case laws, which have been passed or revised in the recent years. One of Pakistan’s leading actresses, Aamina Sheikh lent her voice for the series. AAGAHI has been produced in collaboration with Women Action Forum Karachi.
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Blood and Water’s Ama Qamata Bags First International Nomination
Things are only getting better and better for Blood And Water star Ama Qamata as she has just bagged her very first international nod. The series placed the breakout star of 2020 in a higher ranking. Apart from being recognized at home, Brazil has also gave your girl the thumbs up.
Ama Qamata has been nominated for the ‘Revelation Actress Of The Year’ award at the Series Brazil Awards. The Gomora actress announced this on her Instagram Stories, expressing her excitement.
“It’s a celebration y’all !So honoured to be nominated at this year’s Series Brazil Awards for Revelation Actress Of The Year. This is just incredible. I am honestly speechless. Thank You Brazil. Let’s bring this one home yeah,” she wrote.
She is nominated amongst many other actresses in the world but her fans can ensure she takes this one home by voting for her. The international streaming hit series has left many in total awe, as well as put many of our actors on, with its intriguing storyline and talented actors.
The series was shot in Cape Town and it boasts a star-studded cast which includes the likes of Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema, Gail Mabalane, Thabang Molaba, and Cindy Mahlangu. The international hit streaming teen series tells a story of Puleng Khumalo, who is investigating the case of her older sister Fikile Bhele, who was abducted at birth. Puleng’s gut feeling leads her to following her heart so she gets herself transferred to the same school as her probe is well underway.
Speaking to ZAlebs about landing the role of Puleng she said “I was obviously very excited because the audition process was quite long. Initially, I sent a self-tape because I couldn’t physically go to the audition and they wanted to see me in person for my call-backs. I flew myself down to Johannesburg to do the callbacks and I begged my mom and I was like I really have to do this.
“The second time they flew me to Cape Town and I had to test chemistries with different characters and they were like we really like you and, we would like to give you the role of Puleng and obviously I was very excited because I’ve been praying for an opportunity like this.” she said.
The rising star has made a few appearances in numerous TV shows including My Perfect Family, Muvhango, and Rythm City. The petite actress currently portrays the role of Buhle on Mzansi Magic’s hit Telenovela Gomora.
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8 Zombie Series Worth a Looksee
Note: I wrote and published this a while ago — September to be exact — but due to some shenanigans involving backups or something, several posts were lost, in addition to all pictures on the site. So that’s a bummer. But that’s why this might seem familiar.
A couple few months back I wrote a thing about the oddball zombie movies I have have enjoyed, which got me thinking about zombie television series. There were a bunch of things I wanted to include, but they weren’t movies, and I didn’t want the list to burgeon too much. So here I am now with all the zombie series that I half-wanted to include but couldn’t!
Like the movie list, the series included hail from all over the globe. I’ve deliberately excluded well known network/cable stuff like iZombie or The Walking Dead. This is my rodeo and I will do what I want, but more importantly, I’m talking about the oddballs that maybe the average non-zombie-obsessed freak might be interested in.
I went back and forth about this one, because as a spin-off of sorts, maybe I should include its source material, Z-Nation. Z-Nation is an avowedly z-punk take on the zombie apocalypse, both pulpy and melodramatic in turns. Its old school Dr Who-style micro-budget forced its writers and designers into bottle episodes and off-camera horrors in ways I thought enhanced the series, but then its whole aesthetic was so deliberately goofy that who even knows. Black Summer has a similar low-budget shitty-digital-video feel, but it’s not really campy at all. You wouldn’t find, say, a z-nado, a zom-baby, or zombie strippers like you do in Z-Nation. This is hardcore First Night storytelling, staged in those first weeks when the dead begin to rise.
Z-Nation never exactly stressed me out because its environment was too fictional, if you’ll excuse my vagueness, but Black Summer did, and often. The series opens with a nuclear family packing up to run. There are sirens in the distance, and as they make their way through suburbia, people pour out of their tick-tack McMansions into the street like a river. They come to a military checkpoint, the daughter is loaded onto a transport vehicle, and the father is discovered to be bitten and ejected. The mother follows the father back into the neighborhood as her child is removed, screaming, in the custody of the military. There are other plotlines too — a Black man in the custody of the police; a deaf man and a Korean woman; even a zombie who reanimates in the street.
The thing that makes Black Summer so arresting is how suburban everything is, how normal, in the pejorative sense of the word. The world Black Summer inhabits hasn’t been broken down and overrun. The lights still work and the windows are unbroken. The automatic doors at the grocery slide open when you walk towards them. The opening episodes have Roshoman-style overlapping narratives which I thought were a cut above ur usual zombie fare, but could read as precious in the wrong mood. I enjoyed how different Black Summer was from the series it spun off from, but I can entirely see how partisans of one wouldn’t like the other. They’re very different kinds of pulp: one leans into the silly and melodramatic, while the other relies on a gritty shitty digital video aesthetic.
I fully admit that Freakish isn’t great — maybe isn’t even good — but it definitely hit some sort of sweet spot for me involving teen melodrama and the zombie apocalypse. (I <3 teen drama 4evah.) I really loved the YA novel This is Not a Test because of its use of the tropes of teen fiction in the extremity of the end of the world. I love how it makes manifest how dire everything is in adolescence. It makes the emotional landscape manifest.
Anyway, Freakish follows something like a half dozen teens trapped in the school when the local chemical plant melts down (or whatever), filling the town with a cloud of chemicals that turns them into something like zombies. One of the kids seems to know more about the spill than he should. Several have secrets both banal and deadly, and there’s a love triangle or two. They while away their time playing grownup and failing just as horribly as actual grownups. In short, it’s the Breakfast Club with teeth. And Canadian accents.
Dead Set
I watched Dead Set ages ago, after it premiered in England, but well before it was easily available in the States. I got a bootleg copy from a much cooler friend, and then mailed (like literally through the Post Office mailed) the DVDs around to a list of people. This I’m sure dates the fuck out of this. Dead Set is a limited series — only five episodes — about the zombie apocalypse taking place around the set of the British reality tv show Big Brother, a place which at first blush seems like the perfect place to ride out the end of the world. It starts, like all Last Night stories do, with the usual melodrama and personality conflicts of both the crew and the staff of Big Brother. (This is made even more verisimilitude with the inclusion of several Big Brother “personalities” in the series: everything from former Big Brother house residents to a marquee host.) (It also features a tiny baby Riz Ahmed.)
The following paragraph is riddled with spoilers, so beware, spoiler averse.
I was just absolutely floored by the end of Dead Set, which saw basically the entire cast zombified or otherwise dead, up to and including the ostensible heroine. I kind of can’t think of another series like this, that’s just like, fuck it, kill everyone, let’s just wholeheartedly embrace the nihilism inherent in any zombie narrative. Usually someone survives to make you feel good about the human race or whatever. The way Dead Set uses spectacle and violence to deny the viewer catharsis is pretty freaking cool, all told.
In the Flesh takes place after the zombie menace has been contained, and everything is slowly grudgingly returning to a new normal that is anything but. The series follows one of the those afflicted with Partially Deceased Syndrome (PDS) — oh how I love the penchant for zombie neologism — in his reintroduction to his small, mean, Northern English town. The zombies in this alt-history were beaten back and rounded up. Government scientists found a cocktail of drugs, to be injected daily, which would keep the feral zombie-state at bay. Kieran is sent home with makeup to cover his pallid skin, contact lenses for his dead eyes, and scheduled injections to keep him from murdering everyone around him.
Complicating Kieran’s reentry into society — I mean, in addition to his guilt over the killings, which he remembers with perfect clarity, and his clearly undead state — is that his small town was a locus for the living’s mile by mile reclamation of a landscape teeming with the feral dead. So he’s coming home to a populace who are something like bigots — if not outright bigots — with something like an acquired disability or communicable disease. It’s … not great.
The thinking and reasoning zombie is very much a thing, in literature at least, and occasionally the films made of those books: The Girl with All the Gifts, Warm Bodies, even the execrable Patient Zero with a wasted Stanley Tucci. But I can’t think of an example (short of The Returned, a French series I’ll address down-list that is a serious edge case even for inclusion on a zombie list) that shows the living and the dead interacting this intimately on a day to day basis. The traumas of zombie narratives tend to be ongoing, at least for the living. In the Flesh plays with this, showcasing social recovery which relies on re-traumatizing an entire class of people. Like you do.
Reality Z is weird, and I’m including it not because I thought it was great or anything, but more because of its oddball nature. It’s wholeheartedly and avowedly a remake of the British Dead Set, which I raved about previously. Dead Set was five episodes; Reality Z is ten. The first five episodes of Reality Z are almost shot-for-shot recreations of the source material, from antagonistic normality to nihilistic finality, with just enough new establishing source material to connect the next plot arc. The next five episodes follow another group of survivors to their doom, complete with a similar-but-different rationale for the group’s inevitable breakdown.
I suspect there’s a lot of this series I’m not getting because I’m not Brazilian, and not particularly up on Brazilian politics and culture. Many of the characters feel trope-y, but I can’t quite read the tropes and what Reality Z might be doing with them. (And when I say they feel trope-y: this is not meant as a slag. Genre fiction deals in tropes, and the myriad ways writers animate and reanimate those tropes drives the genre.) There’s a corrupt politician and his corrupt policeman and handler, a political dissident, a cast off corporate drone and her beleaguered son. They reclaim the reality tv house depopulated at the end of the Dead Set arc, and are in turn joined by a whole new set of randos and types.
It’s … pretty messy, and probably not in a good way. Dead Set was stiletto-thin, in and out before you noticed the cut and then damn. Remaking Dead Set and then appending a whole other Dead Set inspired arc onto it seems like a weird choice. Why not just go with the final five episodes as its own rumination slash exploration of the whole decadent consumerist spectacle of reality television and its attendant cruelties? Which is not to say that the new characters and character arcs are bad or uninteresting, just that maybe the creators should have had more faith in their story, and let it stand on its own. And while I’m bitching just a little, I did have a good time watching this, and it’s definitely worth a watch as a companion to Dead Set if nothing else.
It’s somewhere between disingenuous and faux-naïve to put this series on a zombie list, yet still I do it! The undead in The Returned are fully alive, turning up months, years, decades completely unchanged from the moment of their deaths in a small French town on the Swiss border. Their returns are small, explosive events, detonating whole families, but quietly and secretly: A teenager, unknowing of her death, and now several years younger than her once identical twin; the husband of a woman now remarried after raising up their child alone; a preternatural child with no living family taken in by a self-contained and scarred woman. These people all deal with the resurrections of loved ones with the quiet hissing conversation of the totally freaked out, reintegrating imperfectly into lives that have, as they say, moved on.
The Returned reminds me strongly of early Twin Peaks: moody and Gothic, claustrophobic and blue-lit. (The Returned isn’t as grotesque as Twin Peaks, nor as funny, which is probably related.) The fundamental relationship between the two is grief, both public and private. The way The Returned deals with the grief caused by the loss is opposed to the average zombie narrative. There’s no expedient violence, no frenetic action as death drives the living to their inevitable fates. Instead it stews, uncomfortably, in the small moments of lived lives. It makes no pronouncements. Even the clergy demurs as to the advisability of the resurrection of the body — “I’m not sure it would be a good thing”
I fully admit that Betaal is something of a mess. It starts with such promise — something like mercenaries (maybe police, maybe military, maybe Blackwater) are tasked with relocating a native population “for their own good”, and accidentally awake the literal hungry ghosts of colonialism. Which is a completely awesome set-up for a series, and I loved all the metaphorics by 2 by 4 that they hammered home. Police are a colonial force; imperial forces use rule of law to exploit both resources and people. The first couple episodes use their zombies as a metaphor for colonialism, and I am 100% here for it. But then the story diffuses into subplots and confusing machinations pretty hard, its metaphors stuck in the mud and spinning.
I did enjoy much of the staging and scares. The zombies aren’t full-on K- or J-horror chitinous nightmares — they can still talk and reason in certain limited circumstances, making them all the worse — and the directors take full advantage of the filmed-in-dark-o-vision aesthetic of the series. It is a often effective way to cover for a microbudget and I did jump and squeal at multiple points. At others it was just like, what even is going on here? Obfuscation by dark (or just off camera) relies on the eventual reveal, and that was sometimes not so great.
That said, the series ultimately misses the mark, getting too bound up in personal bullshit to be really effective. Like, it’s neat they started out with zombie-as-colonialism as the central metaphor, but then someone flinched as to actually committing to that as the spine of the series. By the end, I was like, how can I possibly make meaning out of this mess? Which is totally fine, if disappointing: not everything has to have meaning, it’s just real nice when it does. I understand how my expectations are unreasonable.
I feel like one of the reasons I ultimately stuck with A Song of Ice and Fire for four and a half books was its opening, which allows the reader to catch a glimpse of the zombie menace just beyond the Wall. Ned Stark executes a man for desertion because that man nearly got killed by some zombies and then ran the fuck away from that, boy howdy. It’s been an age since I read Game of Thrones, but I’m pretty sure the zombies don’t appear meaningfully again until maybe book two? And even then? Again, that is fine! Not everything has to be about zombies.
However, if you’re jonesing for a medievalish court intrigue saga but this time with zombies, look no further than The Kingdom! Set in Korea’s Joseon period, the series follows the grown son of the king’s concubine and presumptive heir to the throne who is beset by his father’s much younger pregnant wife (who will ostensibly deliver the true heir, should the issue be male), her powerful burgher family, and zombies, not necessarily in that order.
We learn right quick that the king has zombified, but the queen’s powerful family is covering that up so they can get that baby born and cement their power through the throne. (Which I thought was kinda interesting because that’s not precisely how primogeniture works in the West. The queen would deliver a monarch irrespective of gender, and even after the king died. But then there’s also no official recognition of the children of concubines, and Westerners don’t use the term the same way anyway, so.)
The crown prince is well out of his depth, on the run with a good naturedly corrupt courtier-type as they picaresque their way through the Korean countryside. Bae Doona (who I really enjoy) does a turn as a beleaguered nurse who puts the pieces together as to how the zombie plague works and largely single-handedly saves the bacon of, like, everyone. Unfortunately, she’s mostly carried along the narrative like luggage, and isn’t given enough actual story work. But the hats alone are worth the price of admission, so don’t credit my grousing overmuch.
There are a number of series I’ve only had the time to catch a few episodes of, for one reason or another, so’is I can’t say if they’re worth or watch or not.
New Zealand: The Dead Lands. The opening of The Dead Lands is both jarring and comfortable. It takes place in the “long ago and far away” space of the fairy tale, but with what are recognizably modern zombies. The situation in Maori myth set in a lush New Zealand setting doesn’t hurt either. But at only one episode, I kind of can’t say what was going on? A demi-god pisses off actual gods and … zombies? Maybe? I did very much dig the mythic setting, which stands in sharp contrast with most zombie narratives which feature the decay of modernity, if not outright ruin porn.
California: The Santa Clarita Diet. Only caught the first two or three, and I have no idea why I never continued. Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant have a snappy, wholesome chemistry, which is tested when Barrymore’s character wakes up one day hungering for human flesh. It’s the kind of comedy where early lightness promises to deepen, especially given the sometimes bleak-yet-technicolor jokes of the earliest episodes.
Daybreak: On paper, this series seemed like it was tailor-made for my proclivities: kinda Gen-X self-aware and self-referential, with a teen movie aesthetic which I usually eat up with a spoon. (I mean, Matthew Broderick plays the high school principal in flashbacks, come on.) I adore the completely bullshit “groups one finds in a lunchroom” cataloguing sequence that takes place in teen movies (see the one in 10 Things I Hate About You for example), and Daybreak takes this all a step further, turning them into post-apocalyptical gangs reminiscent of The Warriors.
Reader, I hated it. I couldn’t make it more than 3 episodes in. Maybe it was the mean-spiritedness, maybe the sub-Broderick douchebag-cum-hero, maybe it was just a bad potato. I fully think it might work for others though! A weird way of ending a roundup of zombie series I enjoyed, but there you are.
Posted on December 7, 2020 December 28, 2020 Categories alternate history, America and environs, apocalypse, Australia, Canada, cannibals, fantasy, horror, Rule Britannia, We're from France, zombiesTags Betaal, Black Summer, Daybreak, Dead Set, Freakish, In the Flesh, Kingdom, Reality Z, The Dead Lands, The Returned, The Santa Clarita Diet, Z-NationLeave a comment on An Incomplete List of Zombie Television Series I Have Enjoyed.
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Re-TEVAR in treatment of stent graft-induced new entry between two non-overlapping stent-grafts: a case report
Yiwei He1,2,
Shoujun Tang2,
Yongheng Zhang2,
Jianping Liu2 &
Haining Zhou ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4856-28091,2
Progress of the aortic disease after the stent graft treatment of aortic dissection implicates the potential risks of stent graft-induced new entry (SINE). Although rarely reported, it should be vigilant in patients who might incur serious complication in early period after the thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Thus, the development of aortic disease-specific stent grafts would assist in achieving positive patient outcomes when suffering SINE. However, it is an extremely rare for SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts.
We here reported a 59-year-old male patient with sudden onset of chest pain for 4 h. Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) revealed a huge SINE formed between two non-overlapping stent-grafts. The re-TEVAR surgery was performed and the patient experienced a good recovery.
The SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts treated by re-TEVAR operation was alternative and feasible. The short-term and medium-term follow-up results were satisfactory.
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) was first reported in 1999 and its first-generation equipment was applied to endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysm, and subsequently widely applied to Stanford B aortic dissection (TBAD) [1]. Stent graft-Induced New Entry (SINE) appears to be an uncommon iatrogenic phenomenon typically occurring as a late complication of the endovascular treatment of aortic dissections, specifically in TBAD. This complication was defined as a new tear caused by the stent graft, excluding natural disease progression or iatrogenic injury, which can lead to high mortality rates. To our knowledge, it is an extremely rare case for SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts. In this case report, the patient with SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts were successfully treated by a re-TEVAR operation.
A 59-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital with sudden onset of chest pain for 4 h. The patient had a longstanding history of controlled hypertension.
Three years ago, the patient presented himself to a local hospital with sudden onset of chest and abdominal pain. Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) revealed aortic arch dissection combined with distal dissection of descending aorta (Fig. 1a1, a2), of the case who had undergone the primary TEVAR assisted by Chimney technique with two non-overlapping stent-grafts surgery at that time. The proximal breaks were covered with a stent-graft (Medtronic VA 3030C200TE) assisted by Chimney technique (Fluency 10 mm*40 mm). The second stent-graft (Medtronic ENE2828C80EE) was implanted above the abdominal trunk artery to cover the distal breaks. In order to cover the breaks as much as possible and reduce the risk of paraplegia due to the continuous coverage, the two stent-grafts were non-overlapped, and the distance was about 30 mm. At 4 months after the primary TEVAR, MDCT did not show any significant change in the repaired aorta (Fig. 1b1, b2). However, 3 years later, MDCT showed a SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts had develop into a huge aneurysm originating from the distal end of the first stent-graft to the proximal end of the second stent-graft (Fig. 1c1, c2). Considering the possibility of a fatal aneurysm rupture at any time, emergent re-TEVAR was performed, and the third stent-graft (XianjianXJZDF36180) was implanted to prevention of aneurysm rupture, instead of open surgery. The third stent-graft was carefully implanted according to the overlapping area by re-TEVAR, and overlapped the distal end of the first stent-graft more than 70 mm, and the proximal end of the second stent more than 60 mm. MDCT re-examination showed the SINE between the primary no-overlapping stent-grafts disappeared and the reconstruction of blood vessels was smooth within 2 years of clinical follow-up checkup (Fig. 1d1, d2). The patient experienced a good recovery after surgery without stent migration, collapse, stroke, and spinal cord ischaemia.
a1, a2 The MDCT showed proximal and distal breaks before the primary TEVAR. b1, b2 The area of non-overlapping two stent-grafts was normal at 4 months after primary TEVAR. c1, c2 3 years after the primary TEVAR, a SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts was formed. d1, d2 The SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts was disappeared by re-TEVAR
SINE is an uncommon late complication of the endovascular treatment of aortic dissections with high mortality rates [2]. It can occur either at the proximal or distal end of the stent [2, 3]. SINE, which was first reported by Kato et al. [4] in 2001 as an aneurysmal degeneration of the aorta after TEVAR for acute aortic dissection, is one of the serious and specific complications. Risk factors of SINE may include the oversizing of the stent graft, the radial force of an oversized stent graft or an already diseased intima [4]. By generalizing the past researches, Wadi concluded that the etiology of SINE was likely related to the radial force of an oversized stent graft, the oversizing of the stent graft, intrinsic intimal weakness, a false lumen remodeling, or natural progression of the aortic disease [5]. Thus, the reintervention for SINE can excavate new entry around the aorta and avoid the aortic rupture. The treatment of proximal and distal SINE had been reported in previous clinical cases [6,7,8]. Some researchers had suggested that the risk of paraplegia could be significantly reduced by preserving as many intercostal arteries as possible [9, 10]. It was worth to be considered to avoid potential complications induced by paraplegia due to the long frame coverage area [9,10,11]. Meanwhile, the vascular true-lumen could be open up as much as possible. Given above concerns, these two stent-grafts were non-overlapped and the intercostal artery was preserved in the T7-L2 segment of the descending aorta.
To our knowledge, it is the first-reported case of the two non-overlapping stent-grafts of SINE treated by re-TEVAR. Frankly, we would not deny that the original TEAVR might be a failed operation, but the results are satisfactory after re-TEVAR. The SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts was treated successfully and the descending aorta was well recovered by re-TEVAR. No paraplegia was observed after re-TEVAR. It will be an ideal option for patients to suffer from less risk of cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermia circulatory arrest.
As one of the complications after TEVAR, SINE may be more dangerous than TBAD itself, the SINE between two non-overlapping stent-grafts treated by re-TEVAR operation is alternative and feasible. The short-term and medium-term follow-up results are satisfactory.
All data analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
TEVAR:
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair
TBAD:
Stanford B aortic dissection
SINE:
Stent graft-Induced New Entry
MDCT:
Multi-detector computed tomography
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Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 653000, China
Yiwei He & Haining Zhou
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Suining Central Hospital, No. 127, Desheng Road, Chuanshan District, Suining, 629000, China
Yiwei He, Shoujun Tang, Yongheng Zhang, Jianping Liu & Haining Zhou
Yiwei He
Shoujun Tang
Yongheng Zhang
Jianping Liu
Haining Zhou
YHZ, YWH and JPL performed the operation; YWH and SJT were involved in patient care. SJT, YHZ and HNZ were involved in manuscript preparation and revisions. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Haining Zhou.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
He, Y., Tang, S., Zhang, Y. et al. Re-TEVAR in treatment of stent graft-induced new entry between two non-overlapping stent-grafts: a case report. J Cardiothorac Surg 15, 314 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-01359-w
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-01359-w
Type B aortic dissection
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You Are Here: Home → 2008 → November → 29 → Still Fighting for the Land They Till
Still Fighting for the Land They Till
Ronalyn V. Olea November 29, 2008 1 Comment Agrarian Reform, Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, Filipino peasants
They came from different places. One farmers’ group tries to eke out a living farming the land they have been tilling in Bukidnon in Mindanao, and the other farmers’ group is in Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon. They may be miles apart, but their stories are the same.
A land that was almost theirs
Florentino Macote, Jr. is president of the Buffalo Tamaraw Limus Farmers’ Association (BTL) in Bgy. Musuan Dulogon, Maramag, Bukidnon. He is among the 378 farmers tilling the 400 hectares of land inside the Central Mindanao University (CMU).
During the Aquino administration, in 1987, the BTL applied for coverage under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). In 1991, the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) issued certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to the farmers.
A year later, however, the Supreme Court issued a decision declaring the land inside the CMU as exempted from CARP coverage.
In 1993, DARAB issued a demolition order against the farmers.
Macote said, “Gusto na nila kaming paalisin noon kahit walang relocation. Naghugas-kamay agad ang DAR, wala na raw iyon sa jurisdiction nila.” (They wanted us to leave the place even if there was no relocation site ready for us to transfer to. The DAR said it could not do anything for us, saying it is already outside their jurisdiction.)
Macote said they asserted their right to stay. “Pinagtibay namin ang aming samahan. Natutunan namin na sa pagkakaisa naming magsasaka, di agad nila kami mapapaalis.” (We consolidated our organization. We learned that when we are united, they could not easily remove us from the land we till.)
In 2001, the BTL, through the help of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP or Peasant Movement of the Philippines), held a dialogue with the CMU administration. As a result, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed by the two parties. The farmers agreed to pay P4,000 ($78.446 at the 2001 exchange rate of $1=P50.99) per hectare per year as rent to CMU. The MOA’s effectivity was from 2002 to March 2007. During the period of five years, Macote said, the government agreed to find a suitable relocation site for the farmers.
When the MOA expired, there was still no relocation site for the farmers, Macote said. The CMU security guards, goons and elements from the Citizens Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) have since guarded the land heavily. Since January this year, Macote said, they could not go to the farms and till the land.
Macote said that by September, the CMU administration agreed to negotiate again with the BTL. A new MOA is in the offing. Macote, however, heard that the CMU administration plans to lease the land to them for P10,000 ($208.246 at the current exchange rate of $1=P48.02) per hectare for one year, and that the next MOA’s effectivity will only be for a year.
A military reservation?
Pascual Guerrero, 77, is an officer of Alyansa ng Magbubukid na Nagkakaisa 3,100 (ALMANA 3,100 Alliance of United Farmers 3,100). The 3,100 refers to the hectares of land in Bgy. San Isidro, Laur, Nueva Ecija.
Presidential Proclamation No. 237 issued on December 19, 1955 declared the area, then Sitio Matatalahib ng Bgy. Masagana, as part of the Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation.
By 1991, the said area was declared outside the military reservation by virtue of Executive Orders 407 and 448. The said issuances ordered the distribution of land to the farmers for free. These executive orders also paved the way for a deed of transfer in favor of the Department of Agrarian Reform issued by the Department of National Defense (DND).
In 2005, however, then Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Mike Defensor questioned the disposition of ‘patrimonial lots’ inside the Fort Magsaysay. The DENR filed for the cancellation of the CLOA before DARAB. The DARAB ruled in favor of the farmers.
Guerrero said that subsequently the 7th Infantry Division stationed at the Fort Magsaysay also filed for the cancellation of their CLOA.
Joseph Canlas, chairperson of Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (AMGL or Alliance of Farmers in Central Luzon) said the military does not recognize the deed of transfer and is pushing for the deferment of the continuing implementation of CARP.
In September 2007, an inter-agency dialogue was held. The DAR, DENR and Department of Justice talked with the farmers. The DND, though invited, did not attend, said Canlas. The dialogue, said Canlas, upheld the rights of the farmers to till the land.
Military harassment
Both Macote and Guerrero complained of military harassment.
Since Sept. 24 this year, Macote said that elements of 103rd Infantry Battalion have been staying in their community inside the CMU. The soldiers, he said, conducted ‘census’ and have been patrolling every night.
Whenever the BTL would hold a meeting, Macote said, the soldiers would be around listening and taking down notes.
On October 13, Macote said that while he was away from home, soldiers went inside their house and took video footages. “Ginawa nila iyon sa halos lahat ng miyembro,” (They did this to almost all of our members) he said.
Macote said the soldiers are there to frighten them. The soldiers, said Macote, showed them the powerpoint presentation “Knowing the Enemy,” which brands legitimate organizations as ‘front organizations’ of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Included in the list is the KMP, of which the BTL is an affiliate.
In Nueva Ecija, Guerrero said, soldiers destroyed and burned some of the farmers’ nipa huts. He also said that soldiers transformed the barangay (village) hall into a military outpost.
“Wala namang order na binabawi na ang aming CLOA, bakit nila kami hina-harass?” (There has been no order canceling our CLOA, why are they harassing us?) asked Guerrero.
Development projects?
The farmers said they are driven away from their land to make way for so-called development projects.
Macote said that he learned from the Sangguniang Bayan ng Maramag (Municipal Council of Maramag) that Lapanday and Dole Philippines, two giant agri-corporations, are interested in the CMU land.
“Gusto nilang i-convert ang lupa bilang taniman ng saging at pinya. May krisis sa bigas pero gusto nilang bawasan pa ang mga palayan,” (They want to convert the land into a banana and pineapple plantation. There is already a rice crisis and yet they want to decrease the land devoted to palay.) said Macote.
Macote said the CMU has 3,080 hectares of land. Agricultural corporations have been renting a part of it.
Guerrero’s group, meanwhile, suspects that the Ft. Magsaysay and the land they occupy would be part of the Metro-Luzon Urban Beltway. The so-called development project will include a jathropa plantation and the construction of highways.
Macote said, “Malaki naman ang lupa [ng CMU], bakit di pa ibigay sa magsasaka ang maliit na bahagi?” (CMU owns a large tract of land, why can’t they just give a small part of the land to the farmers?)
Macote also demanded the immediate pullout of soldiers from CMU. “Bakit may sundalo sa unibersidad?” (Why are there soldiers inside the university?)
Macote said CMU Acting President Rodrigo Malunjao told them that the order to deploy soldiers inside the university came from Malacañang.
Guererro and the Fort Magsaysay farmers are also demanding for the distribution of the land to them and for a stop to the military harassment targeting their members.(Bulatlat.com)
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Meet the 10 Professionals Under 35 Who Are Changing Recruiting and HR
Paul Petrone
If you want to know how the world of HR and recruiting is changing, you have to find the people who are leading the change.
So we did.
Recently, we released our first ever LinkedIn Next Wave ranking, where we identified 150 people under the age of 35 who are changing the way we do business. Of those 150, 10 are in the world of HR, and are transforming the way companies recruit and retain talent.
Who are these 10 people? Well, in alphabetical order, they are:
1. Mike Bailen
Director of recruiting at Eventbrite
When he was head of talent at Zappos in 2014, Bailen got rid of job postings. Instead, he told his recruiters they should be finding new hires through relationship building.
Now he's doubling down on that philosophy at Eventbrite, where he's mapped out a plan to upend what he calls recruiting's “gauntlet.”
"Lots of people apply for jobs, but only the top 1 percent make it through successfully and get hired," Bailen said. In his ideal world, 100 percent of applicants will get hired, because only the best will enter the process.
One way he's making that happen: events, an often overlooked piece in hiring strategies. Eventbrite hosted 108 recruiting events last year, with executives and product folks talking directly to potential hires.
Bailen says the strategy helps recruiters find candidates before they're applicants, saying "there is no better way to get to know a person then to meet them in person."
2. Porter Braswell
CEO at Jopwell
Companies often acknowledge that they need to do a better job of hiring minority candidates. Braswell and his co-founder, Ryan Williams, aim to help.
Their company, Jopwell, is a recruiting platform focused on connecting top companies with a diverse pool of applicants for positions ranging from internships to full-time jobs. Employers like McKinsey, Pinterest and Goldman Sachs (Braswell’s old firm) use the service, which draws from more than 200 colleges.
Braswell, 27, wants everyone to feel like they can get to the top, not just the well-connected. "What keeps me up at night,” he told LinkedIn, “is this terrifying feeling that we can always be doing more.”
3. John Bunch
Technical advisor to the CEO at Zappos
Zappos is taking on one of the biggest and most radical organizational changes in corporate history: getting rid of bosses. It's embracing a management philosophy called Holacracy, which eradicates managers, replacing them with a flat, self-motivated, self-directed company structure.
Bunch, 33, is the person tasked with implementing the overhaul. He puts on three-day seminars to train Zappos employees on life within Holocracy and helps to set new policies and procedures in the post-bosses world.
A former software team lead and professional poker player, Bunch says the company still has “a long way to go on our journey of really, fully embracing (Holacracy)." But he’s a believer.
“This is the future of management,” he told LinkedIn.
4. Parker Conrad
CEO and co-founder of Zenefits
No one in HR embraces the title of "disruptor" more than Conrad, 35.
His 2-year-old company, Zenefits, gives employers a free dashboard to manage payroll and other services while collecting fees from benefit providers. Apparently, people like it, as his business is now valued at $4.5 billion and has racked up more than 10,000 clients.
The incumbents haven't exactly welcomed Conrad into the club though. In June, giant ADP cut off Zenefits; Conrad escalated the fight into a legal and PR dispute that continues to make headlines.
5. Joelle Emerson
CEO and co-founder of Paradigm
As companies battle to get women into top roles, many are turning to Paradigm – a startup founded by Emerson - to find biases in their hiring that they didn't even know they had. A perfect use case of Paradigm is Pinterest, which is relying on Paradigm to help get female engineer hiring rates up to 30 percent in 2016.
"I'm all about data, so if we create a new tool or intervention that has an impact we can measure, it’s clear we’ve been successful," Emerson said.
So far, Paradigm has landed high-profile clients like Airbnb and Slack. And yet, despite her success, founding Paradigm wasn't an easy jump for the 30-year-old Emerson, who previously worked as a women’s rights lawyer.
“Moving away from a career path that I’d spent eight years planning for (and invested a ton of money in – law school is expensive!) to start my own company was a huge personal challenge," she said.
6. Taro Fukuyama
CEO and co-founder of AnyPerk
Fukuyama, 27, was living in his friend’s car in a Taco Bell parking lot when he thought of AnyPerk. The company provides software that easily allows companies to add and track perks for their employees like discounted gym memberships or free vacations, along with negotiating good deals on said perks.
Over 1,000 clients now use AnyPerks, including Cushman & Wakefield, Seamless and Birchbox. What’s next for the company? A product that lets managers easily give employees bonuses.
Buoyed by his success Fukuyama is a big believer that anyone can make it in Silicon Valley. The key is just being resilient.
"To say AnyPerk had humble beginnings would be an understatement," he told LinkedIn. "Never give up."
7. Sarah Nahm
CEO and co-founder of Lever
Startup CEOs and hiring managers routinely cite recruiting as one of the hardest parts of their jobs. But the challenge isn't just finding good candidates; it's also dealing with clunky HR tools.
Nahm, 29, is trying to make the process as seamless as possible with her start-up, Lever. The platform does everything from posting jobs to tracking feedback, with a UI even non-recruiters can put up with.
So far, Lever is gaining traction with fast-hiring companies like GitHub and Box. And Nahm knows how to scale: She previously worked on Chrome at Google, helping it expand from 100,000 to 100 million users.
Before that, she was writing speeches for Marissa Mayer when the Yahoo CEO was head of search at Google. Now, Mayer is writing checks, investing in Lever, alongside other Silicon Valley notables like Keith Rabois.
8. Vivek Ravisankar
CEO and co-founder of HackerRank
Career fairs can be good for companies, but a brutal environment for engineers. Ravisankar thinks he has a better method for filtering out brilliant minds.
The 27-year-old quit his job developing Kindle software for Amazon to start what became HackerRank, which hosts coding challenges and contests for engineers. The results give Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and more than 1,000 other companies a new way to assess technical candidates.
The company's hoping to tease out “the high-school prodigy, or the programming genius in foreign networks.” And it’s certainly catching the eyes of investors, as HackerRank in July raised $7.5 million from the Japanese HR company Recruit.
Ravisankar also has one more passion: films. He's directed three short flicks already.
9. Rachel Saunders
APM program manager at Yahoo
At Yahoo, Saunders, 26, digs for information on prospects to make highly personalized pitches that reference hobbies, family and more. All of it worked, as her hundreds of personalized emails a month (to UI designers, front-end devs, etc.) saw a 60-to-70 percent response rate.
“Many recruiters focus on quantity before quality,” Saunders says. “The best candidates respond...when their individual work is acknowledged.”
Saunders credits her previous job as a luxury salesperson at Hugo Boss with helping her hone her approach. Whatever the secret, Yahoo has noticed her talents, promoting her into a role where she recruits and transforms recent college grads into top-notch product managers.
10. Daniel Yanisse
CEO and co-founder of Checkr
Yanisse, 26, is set on being the checker of record for the new workforce. Checkr automates, simplifies and speeds the process, conducting background checks for 300 on-demand companies — including Uber.
Yanisse came up with the idea as a software engineer at a delivery company; he found checking on drivers to be a pain-point that he could fix. Investors have taken notice, as Checkr – already backed by Y-combinator - raised $10 million from Accel Partners last year.
Have someone you think belongs on this list?
You can nominate names for next year’s Next Wave list here.
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Pat Toomey on Drugs
Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative (PA-15)
Medical marijuana research yes; but state laws no
Incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R), while serving in the U.S. House, voted against a 2003 floor amendment to protect state medical marijuana laws from federal interference. But last June, he cheered an Obama administration move to remove a roadblock in the way of more medical cannabis research.
Democratic challenger Katie McGinty is a former chief of staff to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D), who recently signed a medical marijuana bill into law. For her own part, McGinty "supports legalizing medical marijuana and supports decriminalization," a spokesperson said this year. But in 2013, in response to a voter's question, she said, "I am not for legalization of marijuana." In the same appearance, however, McGlinty also said she opposed even medical cannabis, so it's possible that her position on full legalization will similarly evolve. Source: Marijuana.com on 2016 Pennsylvania Senate race , Jun 13, 2016
Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism.
Amendment to set up a task force on counter-terrorism and drug interdiction and allow military personnel to help patrol U.S. borders. Bill HR 2586 ; vote number 2001-356 on Sep 25, 2001
Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC.
Vote to pass a bill that provides $429.1 million in funds for the District of Columbia and approves the District's $6.8 billion budget. Among other provisions, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for needle exchange programs, prohibits implementing an approved ballot initiative to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana. Reference: Bill sponsored by Istook, R-OK; Bill HR 3064 ; vote number 1999-504 on Oct 14, 1999
Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance.
Toomey scores D by the NORML on drug reform
OnTheIssues.org interprets the 2016 NORML scores as follows:
C-/D/F: "hard-on-drugs" stance (approx. 243 members)
C: mixed record on drug reform (approx. 45 members)
A/B: pro-drug-reform stance (approx. 293 members)
About NORML (from their website, www.norml.org):
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law's mission is to move public opinion sufficiently to achieve the repeal of marijuana prohibition so that the responsible use of cannabis by adults is no longer subject to penalty.
NORML is a nonprofit, public-interest lobby that for more than 30 years has provided a voice for those Americans who oppose marijuana prohibition. We represent the interests of the tens of millions of Americans who smoke marijuana responsibly and believe the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana should no longer be a crime.
NORML supports the removal of all criminal penalties for the private possession & responsible use of marijuana by adults, including the cultivation for personal use, and the casual nonprofit transfers of small amounts. This model is called "decriminalization."
NORML additionally supports the development of a legally controlled market for marijuana, where consumers could purchase it from a safe, legal and regulated source. This model is referred to as "legalization."
NORML believes that marijuana smoking is not for kids and should only be used responsibly by adults. As with alcohol consumption, it must never be an excuse for misconduct or other bad behavior. Driving or operating heavy equipment while impaired from marijuana should be prohibited.
NORML strongly supports the right of patients to use marijuana as a medicine when their physician recommends it to relieve pain and suffering.
Lastly, NORML supports the right of farmers to commercially cultivate hemp for industrial purposes, such as food and fiber production. Source: NORML website 16_NORML on Nov 8, 2016
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Spotlight Series: Wind
Friday 26 February 2021, 13:15
This is a socially distanced performance
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Cancelled
Dvořák Wind Serenade
Mendelssohn Konzertstück No. 2*
Tailleferre Arabesque
Paul Harvey I Got Rhythm from Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin
Valerie Coleman Red Clay and Mississippi Delta
R. Strauss Suite for Winds
(* change to previously advertised programme from Konzertstück No. 1)
Wind of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
www.rpo.co.uk
In light of the coronavirus outbreak and current restrictions, this performance has been cancelled.
With full support from the Orchestra, we are doing our utmost to support the national effort in reducing the spread of coronavirus, and the health and well-being of all our visitors, staff members, and visiting performers is our number one priority.
Bookers will be refunded the full cost of tickets and any drinks vouchers to the card that they paid with. If you would prefer a Cadogan Hall credit voucher, please contact the Box Office on 020 7730 4500 (Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm) or via our online form as soon as possible.
The many different instruments of the wind section provide an enormous range of different sonorities, making for some glorious combinations in this delightful lunchtime performance.
Dvořák’s Wind Serenade manages to sneak in a couple of string players to the ensemble and combines rustic folk elements with marches, dances and a sprightly finale.
Music from Mendelssohn and French composer Germaine Tailleferre shows off the clarinet’s rich tones and wide range, alongside Paul Harvey’s entrancing take on Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm.
Valerie Coleman describes her wind quintet Red Clay and Mississippi Delta as merging ‘classical technique and orchestration with the blues dialect and charm of the south’ in a piece that is full of dazzling virtuosity.
Richard Strauss’ Suite for Winds concludes the programme with writing that shows of the colours and textures of each instrument.
This is a socially distanced performance.
Duration: approx. 75 minutes (no interval)
2021-02-26 13:15:00 2021-02-26 14:30:00 Europe/London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Spotlight Series: Wind Cadogan Hall or one of the supported venues. Please contact the box office for more details.
Stalls £20, Gallery £15
Cancelled View Seating Plan
This is a socially distanced event
We are following government guidelines to make this event socially distanced.
Our number one priority is the health and wellbeing of our visitors and staff. We’re following the official government guidance on working safely during coronavirus to make sure we’re COVID-secure.
Most importantly we ask that you stay at home if you have had any symptoms of illness such as a cough, sore throat, or fever (or have been in contact with someone with these symptoms) in the 14 days before attending an event at Cadogan Hall. If you have any questions, you can call our box office on 020 7730 4500 or complete our Contact Us form.
Find out more about the measures that we have introduced to keep our visitors, artists and staff safe here.
Future events in this series
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Spotlight Series 2021
Back to Live
A brand new series of socially distanced, smaller-scale performances which places a different ensemble from the Orchestra in the limelight, with a glorious selection of music, from time-honoured favourites to some less well-known musical gems that shine a spotlight on great composers.
Read more about this series
Spotlight Series: Brass & Percussion
In light of the coronavirus outbreak and current restrictions, this performance has been cancelled. With full support from the Orchestra, we are doing our utmost to support the national effort in reducing the spread of coronavirus, and the health and...
More Info Cancelled
Spotlight Series: II
Tuesday 9 February 2021, 13:15
Spotlight Series: III
Wednesday 10 March 2021, 13:15
The drama and delight of Rossini’s Overture to Il signor Bruschino opens this lunchtime concert as musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra bring you a programme of incomparable orchestral music. Principal Cello Richard Harwood performs Elga...
Spotlight Series: Strings
The final concert in this spring Spotlight Series gives the strings of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra their chance to shine with a selection of well-loved pieces. American composer Jessie Montgomery’s energetic Starburst combines fleeting melodie...
We are back! Our doors are open to audiences this winter for socially-distanced performances including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Mozartists, The Sixteen and the English Chamber Orchestra.
The Mozartists: 1771 - A Retrospective
1771 - A Retrospective
Wednesday 27 January 2021, 19:30
In light of the coronavirus outbreak and current restrictions, this performance has been cancelled. With full support from the ensemble, we are doing our utmost to support the national effort in reducing the spread of coronavirus, and the health and...
English Chamber Orchestra
Mozart & Barber
Fauré’s Requiem
Thursday 4 March 2021, 19:30
Following two sold out performances of Handel’s Messiah, the ECO is delighted to welcome back VOCES8 to perform Fauré’s Requiem.
Thursday 18 March 2021, 19:30
The English Chamber Orchestra presents a programme of string music which will also include tracks from its new CD on Signum Classics being released the same day.
The Mozartists
Brautigam plays Mozart
Monday 22 March 2021, 17:00 & Monday 22 March 2021, 20:00
Celebrated Dutch fortepianist Ronald Brautigam joins Ian Page and The Mozartists for the first time in a captivating programme of masterpieces from Mozart’s maturity. All three works explore the turbulence and chromatic intensity of minor keys....
The Gruffalo & Peter and the Wolf
Socially distanced performances with the Mozart Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday 7 April 2021 - Thursday 8 April 2021
The world premiere of a new adaptation of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. This magical book has been re-worked into an enchanting piece for narrator and orchestra by Philip Mackenzie. Plus a hilarious brand new work based on Kipli...
Mozart’s 1771
Tuesday 11 May 2021, 19:30
Ian Page’s vibrant period-instrument ensemble returns to Cadogan Hall for a fascinating survey of Mozart’s activities in 1771. The programme features not only symphonies and arias that he wrote himself but also highlights from operas by P...
Miloš – The Voice of the Guitar
Rescheduled from 2 Apr & 10 Oct 2020
Thursday 23 September 2021, 19:30
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, this performance has been rescheduled to Thursday 23 September 2021 at 7.30pm. This will enable the concert to go ahead safely and as originally planned. With the full support of Miloš, we are doing our utmost t...
Alistair McGowan – The Piano Show
Rescheduled from 15 May 2020 & 20 April 2021
‘The classical concert you’ve always wanted to see’ – a unique mix of classic comedy and classical music. Following the surprise success of his Sony album, which reached No. 1 in the UK Classical Album charts, comes Alistair McGowan’s new s...
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Canmore Winter Carnival draws crowds and Olympic competitors
by Sharon Titus February 16, 2012 September 4, 2020
For 3rd year running, town locals have some fun in the snow
The town of Canmore is hosting their third annual Winter Carnival from Feb. 10 till Feb. 20.
The Carnival is a community-wide celebration of the season and the vibrancy of the town itself.
With activities — like ice-carving competitions, street hockey and kids’ dogsled races — the Carnival is a two-week-long community event that draws families out of their warm houses and invites visitors from surrounding areas, like Calgary and Edmonton, to have some fun in the snow.
The majority of the scheduled events are free for the public to participate in, while some require a small registration fee, says Heather May, the program assistant for arts and culture for the town of Canmore.
“You will see local families all downtown participating, as well as volunteer contributions,” says Marsha Wright, volunteer coordinator for the festival.
Albertans gather on the Main Street snow track to watch the Kids and Mutts races.
Photo by: Celeste de Muelenaere
The scenic view of the surrounding Canadian Rockies is not the only enchantment that makes the Canmore Winter Carnival an attraction for Albertans.
Canmore — being the first town to ever put a snow track on the Main Street — is a source of pride for locals, says Wright.
About 850 cubic meters of snow was taken from the Nordic Centre and piled onto Main Street to create a track in the heart of the town for many of the featured events, she says.
On Feb. 11, the Kids and Mutts races drew a large crowd of parents with children.
Some were there in support of a sibling or classmate, while others simply came out to enjoy the festivities.
Five-year-old Veda Boiral was smiling from ear to ear when her name was announced as one of the winners of the Kids and Mutts races that took place on Feb. 11, 2012.
“I come here every year,” says Banff native Eilleen Patterson, 65. “It’s just a super activity that brings the community together.”
“Whether the kids are five or 12, as soon as they come onto the track, their eyes just light up and they become so focused,” says Rob Heighington, master of ceremonies for Main Street events.
“It’s just great to see.”
But the snow track is not all the Carnival has to offer.
Just off the Main Street in front of the Civic Centre, kids can be seen playing street hockey, and ice-sculptures — in progress and completed— can be admired.
“It’s just a good day to bring my wife and boys down for some fun in Canmore,” says one of the ice-carvers, Scott Harrison, as he puts the finishing touches on his carving of a Chinese dragon.
This year the Carnival coincides with the International Biathlon Union Cup races, also known as IBU, held at Canmore’s Nordic Centre.
It is the first time ever that the IBU races are being held in North America, so families have a chance to also catch a glimpse of some of the Olympic and World Cup athletes that are competing in IBU races.
Featured events this week include IBU Cup races, curling on the pond, and the Bonhomme Carnival, which includes skating on the pond, an ice castle and traditional waffles on Sunday Feb. 19.
For more information on daily events or to register visit The Town of Canmore’s website.
cdemuelenaere@cjournal.ca
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Cal Performances at Home Spring 2021
On Tuesday, January 12, Cal Performances at UC Berkeley announced its Spring 2021 Cal Performances at Home season of 12 newly produced, full-length Main Stage music and dance video streams filmed expressly for Cal Performances. A continuation of the ambitious performing arts streaming series launched in fall 2020, the spring season features a new performance premiering on select Thursday evenings from February 25 through June 10, 2021. Recorded on stages all over the world—in renowned venues and recording studios in the locations where the artists are sheltering in place—all artists currently planned for the spring series were originally booked to perform in person at UC Berkeley as part of Cal Performances’ 2020–21 live season, which was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and in accordance with UC Berkeley guidelines for campus operations.
Cal Performances at Home Spring 2021 press release >>
Cal Performances at Home 2020-21 Spring Calendar >>
Louisa Spier Jeanette Peach
Cal Performances Cal Performances
Public Relations Manager Public Relations Senior Associate
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Pictured: Takács Quartet performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere Thursday, February 25 at 7pm PST; Performance will be available to view on demand until April 28, 2021. Pictured: Richard O’Neill (viola), András Fejér (cello), Harumi Rhodes and Edward Dusinberre (violins)
(credit: Courtesy of Takács Quartet)
Pictured: Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere Thursday, March 4 at 7pm PST; Performance will be available to view on demand until June 2, 2021.
(credit: Kaja Smith)
Pictured: Pianist Mitsuko Uchida performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere Thursday, March 18 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until June 16, 2021.
(credit: Justin Pumfrey)
Pictured: Soprano Christine Goerke and pianist Craig Terry perform as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere April 1 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until June 30, 2021.
(credit: Arielle Doneson)
Pictured: Pianist Jeremy Denk performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere April 15 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until July 14, 2021.
(credit: Shervin Lainez)
Pictured: Vocalist Jazzmeia Horn performs with her ensemble as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere April 22 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until July 21, 2021.
(credit: Emmanuel Afolabi)
Pictured: Soprano Renée Fleming performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere April 29 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until July 28, 2021.
(credit: Scenario Two)
Pictured: Composer Julia Wolfe. Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Wolfe's Steel Hammer as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere May 6 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until August 4, 2021.
(credit: Peter Serling)
Pictured: Pianist Beatrice Rana performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere May 13 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until June 23, 2021.
(credit: Nicolas Bets)
Pictured: yMusic performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere May 20 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until August 18, 2021.
(credit: Graham Tolbert)
Pictured: Jordi Savall performs with La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere June 3 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until September 1, 2021.
(credit: David Ignaszewski)
Pictured: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere June 10 at 7pm PDT; Performance will be available to view on demand until September 8, 2021. Pictured: Jamar Roberts and Robert Battle
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Ronda Rousey Says She Wants More WWE
Ronda Rousey got a taste of the WWE and she wants more! The UFC champion told WWE legend Roddy Piper that she had so much fun at WrestleMania 31, there is no way she is not getting back into a WWE ring.
Rousey made her first in-ring WWE appearance at WrestleMania 31 in a highly publicized angle with the Rock, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon. It had been widely circulated that the WWE have been interested in using Rousey for awhile, yet her UFC contract prevented her from showing up. With a blessing from Dana White, the WWE finally got their girl and it may be that blessing that winds up blowing up in White’s face.
Rousey was a guest on Roddy Piper’s PodcastOne.com podcast and talked extensively about her experience at WrestleMania 31. Rousey told Piper that the biggest problem is that she can’t wait to go back.
“I hit the ground running,” Rousey said. “The first I ever wrestled was at Wrestlemania with an attendance record at Levi’s Stadium. I had a problem when I left. There’s no way I can’t not go back in there again. There’s no way. After experiencing that, there’s nothing like it.
“The second I left I was already thinking, ‘How can I possibly go back?’ I didn’t even change [clothes] yet. I hadn’t even gotten out of my outfit yet.”
Rousey is already rumored to be a part of the WrestleMania 32 main-event. Early speculation was that she’d either back up Rock vs. Triple H or tag with Rock against Hunter and Stephanie in a mixed-tag team match. Recent reports indicate that the WWE wants a Rousey vs. Stephanie singles match. Whatever the idea is, it would appear that Rousey is up for it and anything else.
Piper talked to Rousey about the angle and the benefits of working with someone like the Rock in that situation.
“It’s a tricky thing having [The Rock]. He’s so good at putting people over. He holds the room so intensely, it’s hard to not be outshone by him,” said Rousey. “Triple H and The Rock could be one of the biggest rivalries of all-time. How can we make a situation where we ignore them? That’s a lot of pressure, to be captivating enough to ignore them.”
Rousey also talked a bit about the spots in the angle with Stephanie and Triple H. Rousey told Piper that the hip-toss in particular did not go as planned.
“That wasn’t even a throw I was planning. I made it up on the spot. I pulled it out of my ass. I don’t even know what that is,” said Rousey. “It was kind of awesome to see everything planned, and everything that doesn’t go according to plan.”
She also told Piper that Stephanie wasn’t supposed to go down in their skirmish either. Rousey and Piper both agreed that the spontaneouity of it all made the moment even better.
“I was nervous, in a way, when I knew [the appearance] was coming up,” Rousey said. “I was trying to look like I was cool but my heart and my chest were [pounding]. I was trying not to look obvious but I think I totally did.”
Rousey and Piper also talked a bit about wrestling fans. Rousey literally stopped short of saying that wrestling fans were better than MMA fans. To put it in context, Rousey told Piper that wrestling fans understand that the WWE stars are just entertaining whereas MMA fans may take things she says to promote a fight too literally.
Sorry Dana but you have a problem on your hand. Your number one star is hooked and loved the rush of working in a stadium in front of 66,000+ people. Rousey did tell Piper that she won’t look ahead to future WWE dates until she fights Beth Correia on August 1. Rousey also told Piper that she had several movie commitments shortly thereafter.
I’d say there is a pretty good you’ll be seeing Rousey at WrestleMania 32 if she has her way. If she doesn’t, it could lead to an interesting showdown between White and his biggest UFC star.
Check out the entire podcast with Piper and Rousey. It’s a lot of fun and I can almost guarantee you that you’ll come out of it having a bigger appreciation for the UFC champ.
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Tag: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Episode 4: Maximum DC FanDome Coverage
The Snyder Cut Journey & What We Can Expect
Since 2015, the road for Zack Snyder and DCEU fans has been a rocky one. The one moment in Hall H, when the Batman v Superman trailer came on and everyone went nuts, was the moment that changed the hype level for this franchise. However, after the release of the film, things took a turn for the worse.
The criticism for Batman v Superman hit the fan base hard and for many years, they had to defend Zack Snyder and his film. 4 years later the film is still very much divisive and constantly raises a negative discourse online. After Warner Brothers took the damage from Batman v Superman, their next film, Suicide Squad, also faced harsh criticism online from everyone. The DCEU franchise has not had a very easy entry into the world of comic book films but the fans still had faith in Zack Snyder to deliver with Justice League.
PRE JUSTICE LEAGUE RELEASE
As they were filming Justice League, Zack Snyder would post updates on his Vero account, with storyboards, still pictures and behind the scene photos. In March 2017, it was reported by ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ that Zack and Deborah Snyder experienced a tragedy in their family, as their daughter, Autumn passed away from a suicide. It was rumoured, that Zack wanted to finish Justice League and asked Warner Brothers to postpone filming, but they refused and hired Joss Whedon to finish the film. Zack Snyder stepped down from his own film, to be with his family, as his work was slowly chopped up and left on the cutting room floor.
Joss Whedon stepped in and only used 10% of the Zack Snyder’s footage, which was already completed. The rest of the film was reworked and rewritten to fit Whedon’s vision of Justice League, which was released under Zack Snyder’s name for the final result. Joss Whedon had removed the heart of the Justice League, in his rewrite, as Ray Fisher’s Cyborg, was cast aside and given a much smaller role, as was intended. Whedon added a Russian family in the third act, which was apparently more important than the team development.
POST JUSTICE LEAGUE RELEASE
Fans could tell the difference from the very first Justice League trailer, which was all Zack Snyder’s footage, versus Joss Whedon’s version. The lighting was off, the atmosphere felt different, the humour was not the dark sarcasm, we were accustomed to in Man of Steel or Batman v Superman. It was a completely different film.
“Sources say “Justice League” reshoots have been used to punch up the dialogue. Whedon, the director of “The Avengers,” is well respected for his ability to create memorably wry exchanges between his characters.” – Justin Kroll, Brett Lang for Variety
The fans were skeptical with Joss Whedon’s vision because Zack Snyder’s vision, for the DCEU, was extremely different, than what the MCU had to offer and that was never seen as a bad thing. Whedon’s choices were very interesting and did not really capture the same essence that Zack Snyder had already put in place, in the previous two instalments of his Superman story arc. Majority of the final product felt forced and extremely rushed, leaving Warner Brothers with another bust at the box office. Justice League earned $228 million domestic and $656 million worldwide, as reported by ‘Forbes’ it cost Warner Brothers more money to make it, than it brought in.
This collage shows the differences from Zack Snyder’s film versus Joss Whedon’s reshoots.
Source: @Deven_Wagner on Twitter
The social platform ‘Vero’ is something Zack Snyder used throughout his journey on Justice League. In the early stages when Warner Brothers asked him to cut down his runtime.
Source: Zack Snyder’s Vero Account
As Zack Snyder continued answering fan questions on his Vero people began to question what actually happened with Warner Brothers and Justice League. Zack did not watch Joss Whedon’s film, he stayed away from everything after he was forced to give up his film.
Exhibit A: Fans Asking Questions About Joss Whedon’s Cut of Justice League
Exhibit B: Zack Snyder Posting His Scene of Cyborg and His Family
Exhibit C: A Photo of Uxas Which Was NOT Used in Whedon’s Cut
#ReleaseTheSnyderCut Movement
On January 7th, the attention for #ReleaseTheSnyderCut gained a new momentum. Fans of the Snyder Cut stood outside the Warner Brothers Headquarters with a #ReleaseTheSnyderCut sign, showing them that fans do care about Zack Snyder’s full vision.
Source @BatmanNewsCom on Twitter
After this, the movement became stronger and fans of Zack Snyder continued to press on social media that his cut existed and was, in fact, real. There were multiple sources confirming and reassuring all of us that there was a cut and it would come out in due time. The hashtag went viral and the fans kept pushing for 4 years. It wasn’t until Zack Snyder posted this image on his Vero that fans really pushed the envelope on the movement.
Zack Snyder showed fans the film reels of his original 214 minute cut that he has kept with him. It is real and it does exist. During all of this, there was also merchandise that was sold through Ink To The People that fans purchased to support the Snyder Cut and all proceeds went to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The fans were so incredibly dedicated to making sure that Zack Snyder’s full vision would be seen in whatever form because of the poor circumstances that caused him to step back. The fans believed that it was mishandled and that he deserved justice.
On the March 27th, 2020, the 4th Anniversary of the often divisive Batman v Superman, Zack hosted a watch party on Vero and that night, something very unexpected happened. It was the day that united the whole cast of Justice League, which made for a very emotional evening. Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck all used the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut hashtag on their social platforms.
Shortly after, the hashtag grew stronger and continued to be the Number 1 trending topic for a couple of days. Fans continued to push and they started questioning when the official drop would be. The rumours began to swirl, claiming that Zack was going to strike a deal with HBO Max. Zack then wanted to host a Man of Steel watch party to restore some hope in the world.
Many people tuned in because there was a rumoured surprise at the end of the watch party. People claimed that Zack had some information on the Snyder Cut that he would share with us. He shared his storyboards and gave running commentary about the details he used in Man of Steel and then his wife, and executive producer Deborah Snyder, came and joined the party. After the film was over, Zack invited fans to ask questions on his Vero but what they did not expect, was Superman himself making an appearance. Henry Cavill showed up in his famous blue tank top and helped Zack Snyder reveal the official HBO Max poster for ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’. There is no set date but it will be coming out in 2021.
Source: Warner Brothers and HBO Max
Love Letter To DCEU Fans
Zack Snyder’s Justice League Teaser Trailer
JUSTICE CON & DC FANDOME
Justice Con is a fanmade event, created by three, very dedicated women on Twitter and YouTube, @TheNerdQueens and @ya_girlmeg/Wonder Meg on both platforms.
The con was a complete success and it was filled with so much positivity during those 2 days! Ray Fisher had his own panel and discussed Cyborg’s arc in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, he also addressed the alleged toxicity on set, with Joss Whedon in the director’s chair. Towards the end of his panel, Zack Snyder jumped in and the views skyrocketed. Fans loved seeing Zack and Ray interact on the livestream!
Right after, Zack Snyder had his panel and taught the fans about aspect ratios because he is using a different aspect ratio for the Snyder Cut. Zack also revealed a new t-shirt in honour of his daughter Autumn and his dedicated fanbase.
It will be released over at Ink To The People and all proceeds will go to The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Zack didn’t stop there, he gave us a short, 20 second clip of something fans have been waiting for. This little teaser got everyone excited for what we could expect at DC Fandome!
You can expect a darker version of Justice League with Victor Stone at the center of the story. Zack Snyder always intended to have Cyborg as the heart of Justice League and there are plenty of more scenes with him at the forefront. There are possible Martian Manhunter scenes, more of J.K. Simmons Commissioner Gordon, a first look at Ryan Choi (Atom) working in Star Labs with Silas Stone and a possible Green Lantern cameo!
What we do know is that we are getting a full Zack Snyder’s Justice League trailer on August 22nd. So get your accounts ready, go schedule your panels and get ready to enter…. the SNYDERVERSE!
Episode 2: Justice Con Coverage
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A Love Letter to DCEU Fans: We Did It!
May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020 1 Comment
By: Amanda Guarragi
To my fellow DC fans, I salute you, because we did it. The #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement is a massive success and in 2021, on HBO Max, we will finally see our beloved Justice League come together as it was intended. Zack Snyder hosted a Man of Steel watch party today on the platform Vero, which he uses quite often. In his commentary, he discussed the choices he made in each scene in a very detailed manner and it showed how dedicated he was to bringing fans the best version of Superman. It was so much fun to watch because he gave his audience important information and pointed out a couple of easter eggs.
Zack Snyder has always created beautiful films that are deeply rooted in the source material. Most importantly, he has fun on set because he loves the material so much. Zack Snyder is a great director because he is also a fan of the content. When he was describing Superman’s first flight and showing his storyboards, you could feel how much love went into those scenes. Today was a very special day because towards the end of the film, Henry Cavill made an appearance and talked about how he felt putting on the suit. It was a great moment, considering we haven’t really seen Henry Cavill, let alone him speaking about the Snyder Cut, but I always knew there was a plan in place.
After 4 long years of being extremely vocal about Warner Brothers releasing the Snyder Cut of Justice League, it was finally confirmed from the man himself. At the end of the livestream, Zack and Deborah Snyder had a couple of fans join their Zoom call with Henry. This also proved that Zack has a very close relationship with his fanbase and loves having discussions with them. He answered all their questions, including the one in regards to the Snyder Cut. At first Henry, Zack and Deborah laughed. Zack awkwardly said, “It’s out of my control. It’s not up to me.” then he started talking about a tiny flash drive, that he left in a bathroom stall somewhere, to try and divert the question.
At that point, I thought we were duped. I thought there would be no announcement because he was diverting the question, but Henry came to the rescue. It fell silent for a moment and then Henry said, “You know what, I think I’d like to see it.” and Zack answered, “Oh, really? Well I can’t just show it but I can do this.” Zack then turns the camera to his big screen, where he was watching Man of Steel on, and this showed up.
courtesy of HBO Max
Beautiful right? The moment we’ve been waiting for and he announced it in the most Zack Snyder way. Everything started with Man of Steel and Zack’s version of Superman. It all started with Henry Cavill. Superman hasn’t risen yet because Zack Snyder’s Justice League hasn’t been released. It was only fitting that Henry, Zack and Deborah would all join together to make this announcement. The internet pretty much exploded today and all DC fans are beyond happy. My Twitter timeline took me back to a time where we were gearing up for Justice League and it gave me that same feeling today. All the friends I have made in the DC community and the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement has truly been amazing. We went up to bat for our director and now his vision will finally be complete.
It is a very emotional day for so many people. This community has been through so many bad moments but our love for these characters and these films helped us push through. We have constantly been under fire and we have had to defend these films for the past 4 years. It has been a very long journey but it was definitely worth it because today, today we made history. To everyone that used the hashtag, to everyone who defended these films and these actors, this couldn’t have been possible without you guys. We have been a team since SDCC in 2015, ever since we saw the footage for Batman v Superman. We went through all the criticism and the hatred together, but we stuck to our guns and made the impossible happen. Today is for all of you.
To Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller, on behalf of the whole fanbase, thank you a million times over for your love and dedication to these characters. The DCEU would not be the same without you guys. You have all made comic book films that deeply resonate with so many people around the world and with characters that have been iconic throughout history. You have all built the foundation for the future of the DCEU and we truly can’t wait to see what comes next.
Whether Zack Snyder’s Justice League, is a six episode television series, or a three hour epic released on HBO Max, we will all be there on the very first day it is released, watching it because it’s going to be a big moment. Hope is what got all of us here and that’s why today is overwhelming, especially by watching Man of Steel. It’s not an “S”, on Kal’s planet, it means hope. The definition of hope, the feeling of it and having it payoff, is what today is.
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with Peter Sinclair
New Renewable Transmission Can Bring a CO2 Free Economy
We can do this.
Analysts have long argued that nations aiming to use wind and solar power to curb emissions from fossil fuel burning would first have to invest heavily in new technologies to store electricity produced by these intermittent sources—after all, the sun isn’t always shining and the wind isn’t always blowing. But a study out today suggests that the United States could, at least in theory, use new high-voltage power lines to move renewable power across the nation, and essentially eliminate the need to add new storage capacity.
This improved national grid, based on existing technologies, could enable utilities to cut power-sector carbon dioxide emissions 80% from 1990 levels by 2030 without boosting power prices, researchers report today in Nature Climate Change.
A $2.5-billion transmission line carrying wind power to the U.S. Southeast is coming — whether state regulators there like it or not.
On Friday, the U.S. Energy Department used a decade-old statute to clear Clean Line Energy Partners LLC’s 705-mile (1,134-kilometer) power line for construction over any objections from the states involved.
The Energy Department’s approval of the line, proposed to carry 4,000 megawatts of power from the wind-rich Oklahoma panhandle through Arkansas and into Tennessee, marks the first time the 2005 statute has been used to bypass state approval and push through an interstate transmission project.
“Moving remote and plentiful power to areas where electricity is in high demand is essential for building the grid of the future,” Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said in a statement. “Building modern transmission that delivers renewable energy to more homes and businesses will create jobs, cut carbon emissions, and enhance the reliability of our grid.”
The approval highlights a potential workaround for some U.S. transmission developers who have for years dealt with regulatory delays and roadblocks at the state level while trying to site new power lines. The statute gave the Energy Department authority to clear interstate projects co-sponsored by either of two of its four public power agencies. It’s just the latest twist in the battle over transmission siting between state and federal agencies as U.S. regulators push for stronger, multi-state lines capable of moving renewable power to where it’s needed.
“Moving remote and plentiful power to areas where electricity is in high demand is essential for building the grid of the future,” Ernest Moniz, the energy secretary, said in a statement. “Building modern transmission that delivers renewable energy to more homes and businesses will create jobs, cut carbon emissions and enhance the reliability of our grid.”
Clean Line Energy Partners will still need to acquire land where the line would cross. The federal government said it could use eminent domain if negotiations failed, under a thus-far unused provision of the 2005 Energy Policy Act.
Energy officials have been urging significant extensions and upgrades to the nation’s transmission system for years but there has been little new construction since the 1980s. And although the push to enhance the grid has gained urgency as renewables have spread, thousands of miles of long-haul lines have not yet gained approval.
Allowing the project, called Plains and Eastern, to go ahead could encourage the spread of low-carbon electricity and increase system reliability at a reasonable cost to consumers, the department said.
Michael Skelly, the president of Clean Line, said, “We are encouraged by the strong market demand for low-cost, clean energy and anticipate that interest will only increase now that the project has this essential approval in place.”
Nature Climate Change: Future Cost Competitive Electicity Systems and their Impact on US CO2 Emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation are a major cause of anthropogenic climate change. The deployment ofwind and solar power reduces these emissions, but is subject to the variability of the weather. In the present study, we calculatethe cost-optimized configuration of variable electrical power generators using weather data with high spatial (13-km) andtemporal (60-min) resolution over the contiguous US.
Our results show that when using future anticipated costs for wind and solar, carbon dioxide emissions from the US electricity sector can be reduced by up to 80% relative to 1990 levels, without an increase in the levelized cost of electricity. The reductions are possible with current technologies and without electrical storage. Wind and solar power increase their share of electricity production as the system grows to encompass large-scale weather patterns. This reduction in carbon emissions is achieved by moving away from a regionally divided electricity sector to a national system enabled by high-voltage direct-current transmission.
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A Green Road Project Says:
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Gingerbaker Says:
Wow! That’s pretty big news and kudos to the authors – this represents a lot of work. With all the hoop-la about rooftop, it is important that people realize that our future energy needs can not even be close to being met by rooftop PV, and larger-scale projects, removed quite far away from where the electricity will actually be consumed, will provide the bulk of our energy.
That HVDC and an improved grid can provide constant power at low cost even with no storage is exciting news, news that has enormous implications for our infrastructure construction strategies.
It will be interesting to see if HVDC lines can be buried in trenches to reduce costs even further, and to see what inroads can be made to increasing the cost-effectiveness and life-span of the expensive peripheral electronic equipment needed for HVDC. Right now, this is a nascent field, and the expensive peripherals (big-scale inverters, etc) need replacement every twenty years.
This also has implications for the future of hydrogen production/storage on very small to very large scales, since the need for large-scale battery and kinetic storage seems to be reduced dramatically with this study.
Peter had an interesting post recently about envisioning our energy future. For me, I think it is extremely important to envision a 100% renewable energy future where our infrastructure serves everyone, is owned by everyone, and whose guiding mission is to produce abundant power at the least possible cost. Roof-top PV has none of those values – but a publicly-owned renewable energy system that sites energy farms for maximum efficiency and then distributes that energy where and when it is needed does.
Frank Speaking Says:
Communism , Socialism.
Seriously you are correct, there actually are areas where Public Ownership makes logical and economic sense to all but the purist Capitalist.
miffedmax Says:
So when the denial lobby said “not economically feasible” did they really mean “we’re blocking clean energy at the state level”?
Richard Mercer Says:
Another use of HVDC long distance transmission lines would be to make use of the enormous potential for steady base load power from Solar Thermal power plants with molten salt heat storage. The Southwestern states have potential for about 1,000 GW, using just a tiny percentage of the available and suitable land, according to the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). Power from the Sun Day and Night. Not intermittent. These solar plants can have comparatively high capacity factors of 45-70% according to NREL. Their estimate of potential for Arizona alone is 285 GW generating capacity. After adjusting for capacity factors, this is equivalent to 120 nuclear power plants or more, by my back of the envelope calculation.
from NREL
“Concentrating solar has promised big additions to renewable energy production with the additional benefit of energy storage — saving sun power for nighttime”
Nighttime power generation is hardly the only benefit of heat storage.
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Solar Thermal power plants
“Adding TES provides several additional sources of value to a CSP plant. First, unlike a plant that must sell electricity when solar energy is available, a CSP plant with TES can shift electricity production to periods of highest prices. Second, TES may provide firm capacity to the power system, replacing conventional power plants as opposed to just supplementing their output. Finally, the dispatchability of a CSP plant with TES can provide high-value ancillary services such as spinning reserves.”
Solar thermal and heat storage
“Profit Maximization
Energy storage allows the plant operator to maximize profits. During periods of low hourly power prices, the operator can forgo generation and dump heat into storage; and at times of high prices, the plant can run at full capacity even without sun.
Solar generating capacity with heat storage can make other capacity in the market unnecessary. With heat storage the solar plant is able to ‘shave’ the peak load.
Reducing Intermittence
The ability of thermal solar plants to use heat energy storage to keep electric output constant: (1) reduces the cost associated with uncertainty surrounding power production; and (2) relieves concerns regarding electrical interconnection fees, regulation service charges, and transmission tariffs.
Increasing Plant Utilization
Solar plants equipped with heat storage have the ability to increase overall annual generation levels by ‘spreading out’ solar radiation to better match plant capacity.”
Click to access owens_storage_value.pdf
rayduray Says:
I concur that Solar Thermal power should be developed, and seems to have great potential.
That said, we shouldn’t disregard the fact that there’s going to be a learning curve, as demonstrated by the disappointing energy production at the Ivanpah plant in CA.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601071/one-of-the-worlds-largest-solar-facilities-is-in-trouble/
Ummm… this post was about how long-distance lines can eliminate the need for storage technology. So, immediately, we start talking about storage technology?
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Due to the popularity of this page on my original blog, I’ve commenced a new blog called From Dorfprozelten to Australia. You can find it here: http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/
In the future I will mostly be posting any key stories for the Dorfprozelten emigrants on the new blog. Although the focus is on the immigrants to Australia, I’d also welcome contact from any Dorfprozelten immigrants who settled in other countries. To contact me please email cassmob at yahoo dot com dot au. (please change to the usual format for emails) or please leave a comment at the end of one of the posts.
One of my broader research interests is learning more about the emigrants from Dorfprozelten in Bavaria to Australia. This interest originated with my own family history research as I tried to learn about my great-great-grandfather, Georg Mathias Kunkel, who emigrated in the mid-1850s. I have been unable to find him in any shipping records to Austalia: assisted; unassisted/unsponsored; crew lists which is why I tried to learn more about his fellow emigrants.
Family anecdotes consistently say the my George came to Australia in the goldrush era and jumped ship. Given that many of Dorfprozelten’s men worked on the River Main which runs through Dorfprozelten this is not an implausible story. However unlike many of his fellow emigrants he was unlikely to have left home because of economic necessity: his family ran one of the large inns in the Village “das Goldenes Fass” which was a lucrative business. Perhaps he had wanderlust or perhaps like other young Bavarian men he left to avoid the military draft (another common family tale). Unfortunately he doesn’t appear in the Australian records in any of the eastern states/colonies until he marries his young Irish wife, Mary O’Brien in Ipswich Queensland in 1857. At the time he was working as a servant though he later had many occupations: boarding house keeper, pork butcher (in Ipswich and in the northern NSW gold fields at Tooloom); railway worker and farmer. It is probable that he arrived somewhere in Australia two or three years before though after 20+ years of research this remains a mystery.
The migration story of his fellow emigrants is much clearer. Most of these migrants came as family groups under the colony of New South Wales’s (NSW’s) vinedresser bounty scheme.
In the cold winter days between December 1854 and January 1855, over 50 people left their home village of Dorfprozelten in Bavaria to migrate to Australia. They farewelled not only friends and family, but the traditions and environment familiar to them throughout their own lives, as well as to generations of their ancestors. Their departure represented the loss of 5% of the town’s population – an impact which would have rippled through their network of neighbours and family.[i] Although there were occasional single departures, this was the largest mass movement from Dorfprozelten to Australia.
The first known couple to come to Australia were Eugen Nebauer and his wife Caroline Nebauer who arrived in Sydney on 5 August 1852 on the Reiherstieg [ii] . It can only be assumed that their reports back to family and friends in Bavaria were positive and when the bounty conditions became more favourable for families the exodus to Australia commenced.
The first group of four families and two couples was scheduled to sail on the Commodore Perry, a brand new, state of the art clipper ship built for Baines’ Black Ball Line in Liverpool.[iii] This group arrived in Sydney on 26 April 1855.
Closer inspection of the Lists reveals an anomaly however. An annotation indicates that 14 of these German vinedresser families actually arrived on the Boomerang, another Black Ball Line clipper, via Melbourne.[iv] Only one Dorfprozelten family, the Josef Zöller family, travelled on the Boomerang though there were close links with another family from nearby Fechenbach, the family of Carl Diflo. The experiences of the German passengers on these two ships appears to have been quite different. The Commodore Perry passengers included a large number of Scottish emigrants travelling to Tasmania and the Bavarians’ comments on arrival reflect the first frustrations of living in a different culture. The Boomerang’s passengers however experienced the challenges of icebergs and severe storms before arriving safely in Melbourne where they were trans-shipped on the Yarra Yarra to Sydney, arriving there on 21 May 1855.
Meanwhile the third batch of Dorfprozelten families was also on the seas though their voyage was to be quite different again as they sailed on a German ship, the Peru, which left Hamburg on 17 January 1855. Among the 375 emigrants on board were seven Dorfprozelten families or couples (26 individuals). These emigrants had a shocking voyage under poor conditions. They arrived in Sydney on 23 May 1855 and were immediately placed in quarantine due to the presence of scurvy and fever on board. The Sydney Morning Herald of 24 May 1855 described it as being “in a very dirty and disgraceful state.” The sailing conditions on German ships were less stringent than on British emigrant ships of the time and the mortality rates reflected this. Among the 32 deaths reported in the Board Lists (36 per the newspaper) were three Dorfprozelten people, two children and one adult: Maria Kuhn, wife of Dominicus Kuhn, who left behind three young children; Clara Kaüflein aged 7 (daughter of Joseph and Anna Kaüflein) and Thomas Neubeck, the one-year-old son of Alois and Clara Neubeck.
Because the vinedresser scheme only applied to families, single people who wished to emigrate had to take private contracts. Among these men were Georg Günzer and Franz Dümig (later Dimmock/Dimmick). The young men were mostly recruited as shepherds to the properties in Moreton Bay district. Despite the intention that the families were sponsored to help develop a wine industry in the colony of NSW with their recruitment being based on prior experience of working in viticulture (sometimes a rather tenuous claim), many if not most of the Dorfprozelten immigrants were employed as shepherds or labourers, often in remote locations. The families probably had little idea of just how far away they’d be from each other but with about half the families being sent to the Moreton Bay district, they were remote not just from each other, but often from any other community. A huge and soul-searing experience for a group of people who had grown up in a familiar, tight-knit village where their families had lived for generations.
Only two of the immigrants had relatives already living in the colony: Eugen Nebauer, the founding Dorfprozelten emigrant to Australia was the cousin of brothers Josef and Vincenz Kaüflein. Two of the female immigrants were sisters: Clara Neubeck and Louisa Wörner. Two of the immigrants were brothers though they had different surnames: Georg Günzer and Dominicus Kuhn. Clara (aka Rosina) Hock was a cousin to these two men.
My presentation to the 2006 Genealogical Congress in Darwin expands on this research with particular reference to the Moreton Bay (Queensland) families. The paper’s title was They weren’t all Lutherans – A case study of a small group of German Catholics who emigrated to Australia from Dorfprozelten, Bavaria.
I am interested in hearing from anyone who is descended from these Dorfprozelten families. Surnames of their descendants include: Bilz, Coe, Morse; Diflo, Muhling, Ott, Erbacher; Diflo, Nevison; Gunzer, Ganzer, Volp, Hock, Gollogly, Bodman, O’Sullivan; Hennig, Henny, Courts, Robson, Paf, Middlebrook; Kaüflein, Kaufline, Afflick, Agnew, Engelmann, Foran, Goodwin, Lawless, Murrell, O’Keefe, Worland; Krebs, Wistof, Ambrosoli, Miller; Kuhn, Brigden, Rose, Miller; Kunkel, O’Brien, Paterson, Connors, Lee; Zöller, Schulmeier, Brannigan/Branniger, McQuillan, O’Brien.
For another description of Dorfprozelten have a look at this blog post from the Man from Mosel River.
[i] The population of Dorfprozelten in 1850 was 1084 people, of whom all except one were Roman Catholic. In the twenty years 1840 to 1860, the village’s population increased by only 92 people (births net of deaths). Veh, G. Dorfprozelten am Main,Benedict Press, 1995, pp50-51.
[ii] State Records New South Wales (SRNSW), Persons on Bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle Moreton Bay, 1848-66, NSW Archives Kit, CGS 5317, microfilm 2463, 4/4927.
[iii] The Commodore Perry was launched in the American fall of 1854 in the Boston shipyards and is believed to have sailed to Liverpool in December. http://www.eraoftheclipperships.com/page56.html. The Sydney Morning Herald of 27 April 1855, page 4, also describes it as “one of the largest and finest vessels that has entered this harbour.” The ship’s cargo included 300 tons of coal and 2250 sacks of salt and was captained by Captain G Mundle who also had his family on board. By the time it arrived in Sydney it had 312 passengers in the steerage, ninety-five more than are listed on the Board’s List for the ship.
[iv] Public Records Office Victoria. For online access to unassisted immigration lists at the Public Records Office of Victoria, including the Boomerang’s passenger list, refer to: http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=23
200 thoughts on “Dorfprozelten, Bavaria”
Daniel Zeller says:
Hi. I’am a decendant of Josef Zoller ,Hume .St. Toowoomba.
Regards Daniel Zeller
hi Daniel Good to hear from you. It’s great to make contact with other Dorfprozelten descendants. I’ll email you later. Pauleen
Monica Anderson says:
Hi, My husband is a descendant of Joseph Zeller who arrived on the “Peru’ in 1855 from Alsace Lorraine. He was 10 years old at the time. He went to Drayton, Toowoomba with his family and later moved out to the Darling Downs. Is it likely that this is a shared ancestor?
peter-robert-lynch says:
hi i am a descendant from the zeller’s from
kate-or-catherine-zeller 1860-1896 she married
in 1880 to james-mcquillan in toowoomba-qld.
now their child no-1 was rodger-mcquillan 1881-1963
he married in 1907 to alvina-rose-young 1882-1921
their child no-3 -rodger-james-mcquillan 1910-1986
he married in 1935 to cecilia-emily-burdell 1918-2001
their child no 2 is my mother-alvena-cecilia-rose-
mcquillan born 23/11/1938 she is still living in 2016
she married in 1958 in nsw to john-b-lynch born
14/11/1938 died 15/1/2015 noe i am child no-3
born 15/4/1961 in tully qld i am peter-robert-lynch
and that is how i am related to the zeller’s.
for the past 10 years now i have been doing my
mother’s family-tree .i have over 1,300 surnames
in the family-tree. zeller,beutel,mcquillan,collins
burdell,and many more surnames.
Billie Johns says:
Hi, I am a deseneant of A. Henny (Hennig) whos Mother was Eva Muffig and who married Maria Zoller. They all lived in Dungog and around the Hunter about 1845 onwards. A Hennigs dad was Jacob. Just by my family, you can see how they stuck together!
Hi Billie, I knew the Hennigs aka Hennys were at Dungog and I agree that often these families interlinked. Will be back in touch via email.
Pamela Bearce says:
To Billie Johns. I am also a descendant of the Hennigs (Hennys) so we are related. My g.g. grandmother was Sarah Courts, who was married to Anthony
hi Pamela, do you want me to pass your email on to Billie? People don’t always see the responses. Let me know, Pauleen
Harrison Tucker says:
I know this post was a while ago but I am also related to A. Henny and Sarah Jane Courts. I was wondering if any of you knew anything about Mary L Henny their daughter as the records say she lived a very long life and died in 1962 and she is my G g Grandmother. For complicated reasons my grandfather was adopted out of the family and lost all connection with this side. Would appreciate the help to reconnect this side!
Greg Smith says:
Hello. I am a descendant via John Henny (1810). he was my GGGG grandfather.
Robert Nebauer says:
Hi, I am a descendent of Eugene Nebauer via his son Jacob. I have visited Dorfprozelten some years ago with friends from southern Bavaria.
Will be in touch via email. THanks for posting.
Pauleen
Janelle Hardy says:
Robert, so am I. Where does your family tree go from there? (you could email me if you are interested)
Janelle Hardy (nee Nebauer)
Gail Wilson says:
Robert…..I also am a descendent of Eugene……via Joseph….I would love to find out your family tree as well. Have information on Eugenes parents, Joseph & Elizabeth and their parents….but do you know anything else…..Would love to hear from you…..Gail
Joan Whybird says:
My name is Joan Whybird [nee Grehan] my grandmother was Anna May Zoller, whose family came from Dorfprotzeltin, Bavaria in the 1800’s. The Zoller family settled on the Darling Downs and became farmers.
I am going to Dorfprotzrltin in July and will try and look up the Zoller’s if possible.
hi Joan
You will love Dorfprozelten I’m sure and enjoy finding the Zollers.
monica o'brien says:
Joan, Maria Anna Zoller was my g.g.grandmother. I can send you a copy of a birth brief of my Dorfprozelten family which an Umscheid connection, Fredy Umscheid, did for me some years ago. Many of the Dorf. names on it. Ten years ago, I and my daughters stayed with the Umscheids and Werner Zoller in Dorfprozelten. Caroline Umscheid married my g.grandfather, Eugen Nebauer.
Monica O’Brien
It appears that you and I have the same g.g. grandmother. Maria Anna Zollers married John Henny in 1834 in Bavaria. I am trying to go further back for Maria Anna and if you have any links or hints how I may proceed, I would be really grateful
hi Pamela, The Zollers are not my direct line, nor are the Hennys. However I know one of my other commenters is related to that family. I’ll get in touch directly via email. There are a number of options available to you: local history book, Wurzburg Catholic Archives, Catholic Church at Dorfprozelten.
Judy Umscheid Lucas says:
I also have a connection to Dorfprozelten. My family originated from Johannes Ludwig Umscheid. He went to Iowa and his son Johann Leo moved to Nebraska. My grandfather Clarence was born there and then went to Oregon and then Alberta, Canada where there are a large group of us now. Would there be anyone that knows this family?
hi Judy, the Umscheids are definitely a Dorfprozelten name. From memory one of the women to Australia was an Umscheid. I’ll check it out and get back to you. Good to hear from a US descendants of a Dorf emigrant! Pauleen
Hi Judy, I have been back and checked my research and the Dorfprozelten local history book….too many names in my head to just rattle them off straight away with confidence. Your Johann Josef Umscheid is in there with marriage details …do you have them? Caroline Nebauer, one of the first Dorfprozelten emigrants to Australia was born an Umscheid. Analysing the family details in the book I realised that Franz Dümig (later Dimmock or Dimmick), who was a later emigrant to Queensland in Australia, was her half-brother. They probably didn’t see each other in Oz as they were many miles apart. His story here was tragic.
There are other Umscheid links in Australia but I would need to follow up if/how they are linked to your lot. Umscheid is a fairly typical name in the village as you perhaps know.
Cheers, Pauleen
Hello – I am a relative of Eugene – Is there any chance of getting a copy of Caroline Umscheid family tree…I am so interested in the family tree – I would love to go to Germany one day to research. Gail
Hi, Monica. Maria Anna Zoller was my GGGG grandmother. I’d love any information you have please. I have here listed as “Mary”. I guess that anglicised their names when here (Henna to Henry)? Thanks and regards, “cousin”. Greg.
She is also my ggg grandmother. I am curious as to how we are related. My grandfather was William James Henny, son of Anton Henny and
Sarah Jane Courts
Hi, Pamela
In my line, Sarah Henny is my great grandmother. She is your William’s brother. That’s our connection.
So, hi, cousin. 🙂
She was William’s mother, my great grandmother so we are probably related through one of Williams siblings I have a photo of Sarah taken at a wedding in 1915
Did you know that Sarah was the daughter of convicts?
Paul Davis says:
Joan we are organizing a re-union in Toowoomba on November 16th for your Zeller line, happy to share info and hope to see you at the re-union
Ray Feeney says:
Hello Joan,
My wife is related to Mary Krebs, daughter of Michael Krebs and Magdalena Gollen, she was from Dorfprozelten and married Ambrose Ambrosoli, they were my wife’s Great Grandparents. Settles in the Hunters Hill area.
hi Ray
I’ve emailed you separately.
Sorry Pauleen, I called you Joan, must be my eyesight
I am decendent from four brother’s who came from Bavaria whom supposidly paid there passage by provideing entertainment on the ship they came from. I was told that they left in January in 1855. After reading your story i wondered if they were appart of the lot that were quarantined. If you know any more can you please let me know. I think your name was changed a little in WWII, now it is spelt Redenbach.
thank you very much and i hoe to hear from you soon.
If one of the brothers was called Henry you will find some references if you search on the State Records NSW site at http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/quicksearch.aspx.
Search using R%bach and this will give you variants. Sorry I can’t help more. The name does not sound typical of Dorfprozelten.
Janine Conway says:
Hi Pauleen, My GGGGrandfather Phillip and his family came out on the maiden voyage of the Commodore Perry in 1885, but his family is not specifically one that you listed. ARENTZ is their last name and they are the first family listed on the ships passenger list. They were Roman Catholic and both Phillip and my then 14yr old GGGrandfather were listed as “vinedressers.”
I am very new to the family tree game and am learning fast. I stumbled over your item here on the net and it helped me to undertand a bit more what happened to my family. I was wondering if you might be kind enough to point me in the right direction of where the Commodore Perry picked up my Arentz family in Germany or any articles or a book or history written about the immigration of Germans to Australia. Thanks in advance. Janine
hi Janine
Yes I have the Arentz family on the Commodore Perry shipping lists ni 1855 (you accidentally wrote 1885) but as they don’t come from the Dorfprozelten area, they weren’t part of my study. I can highly recommend articles by Jenny Paterson who has written many articles on the German immigrants -she writes for Ances-tree, the magazine for the Burwood and District Family History society. Most family history societies should have copies as would the major reference library in your home state. There are a variety of books written about German immigrants with different “slants”. Another place to search is http://trove.nla.gov.au/book. Happy hunting.
Hi again, I have just recently found out that one of the seamen on board the Commodore Perry 1856 , Dominic Conway 17yrs old from England, could be my great grandfather. He jumped ship in Sydney and was later in jail for a week under a different name Daniel Conway 20 yrs old. This fits with my g-grandfather. Can people actually find records of the crew on these ships, like a register of employment? Thanks
There is a yes and no answer to this question….and it’s all rather complicated. I think I might put together a post on this as a general topic…have put short version on Rootschat previously. As they say, “watch this space”. Pauleen
Don’t know if you’ve looked at the Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters website: http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1856/05/006com.htm This page lists Dominic as one of the crew members. However you should be able to find out more about him -I’ll post on that anon. Pauleen
Terry Vlad says:
Hi, my name is Terry. I clicked on to your site as I was looking at some ancestors who arrived on the Commodore Perry in 1855. They were John H and Catherina Ruhle. I’m unsure whether they came from your Barvarian village. However, my comment is more about your descendant. I had a similar problem with one of my great grandparents. I had found the ship in which my great grandmother had arrived. She married my great grandfather within a few months of her arrival. Their wedding certificate showed that they lived in the same very short street in Brisbane. I had searched for many (20) years for the ship on which he arrived. My cousin and I have been working together to do our family tree and she found that he had arrived on the same ship as my great grandmother. This information was on his application for naturalization. While at the national archives in Brisbane, I checked the passenger list again. It turns out he was not a passenger but an able bodied seaman who worked his way to Australia. They also had the naturalization application which bears his hand written signature. I was able to print out a copy.
hi Terry
Thanks for getting in touch. I’m so pleased you managed to link your ancestors on the same ship! My family story has always said that my George Kunkel jumped ship (which kind of implies he was a seaman) and over the years I”ve searched for crew and paying passengers without success. Still one day I might get lucky. Did you know that you can look at crew documents by ordering films from the LDS Church? This might give you some more information on him….although perhaps not a lot it’s worth the few dollars and the bit of time (compared to the 20 years you’ve spent, like me). I posted about these records on roots chat a while ago -I’ll try to find the link and send it or put on the blog. I live in hope that one day my George will appear on some shipping record, and feel that when he does my great-great grandmother will be there too. Such are the joys of family history. Thanks again.
Hi, my name is Mary and I am a gggranddaughter of the Scottish emigrants to Tasmania on the Commodore Perry (1855). I am looking for any information about the voyage. You mentioned that the bavarians commented on their fellow passengers – do you have any accounts from the voyage?
Rod says:
Hope this reply goes to Mary – I realise it is 12 moths later but wondered if you received any information as it appears my GGgrandfather also came from Scotland to Tasmania on the same voyage.
hi Rod, Sorry about the delayed response as I’ve been away. If you have another look at the Dorfprozelten page you will see I’ve now left an online response to Mary’s comment. The same information should be helpful to you.
It seems I didn’t leave a reply on this comment. I suggest that the best place to find out what was said about the voyage is in the comments section (right hand side of the page) on the shipping microfilm from the NSW State Records Office. You need to look at the microfilm of Board Immigrant Lists which in this case is Reel 2469, [4/4946]. While some microfilms have been put online this is not one of them. One example of a comment made was “bought provisions from the Scotch emigrants”. I suggest you also look at the various newspapers which might have commented on the voyage on http://www.trove.nla.gov.au or on microfilm.
I was wondering if there are any Stapfs there today? My great grandfather Joseph Stapf (and two of his brothers) came to the United States sometime in the 1860’s or 1870’s.
A kind gentleman from Germany sent me a copy of our branch of the family tree, and so many of my ancestors seemed to be from this place, but they called it Prozelten.
I am unable to help you with this enquiry -I don’t live in Dorfprozelten and don’t have access to the records there. There are two places quite close together (about a kilometre) and they are Dorfprozelten and Stadtprozelten. Either would be possible for your ancestors if they have used Prozelten. It’s quite likely too that they were Catholic as was the norm in that area.
Denise Nicholls says:
Hi, I stumbled across your blog when researching my family history. I am a descendant of George Gunzer from Dorfprozelten. He changed his name to Ganzer (well, it became Ganzer) and ended up on a farm in Murphys Creek near Toowoomba. He would be my great great grandfather I think. I’m interested to find out when and how he made it to Australia and also any information on his wife, Hildegardis Hoch from Dorfbrutzelden also in Bavaria.
I am unable to reply rin detail ight now but will email your personal email. Don’t forget to look at the Qld State Archives records for immigration -they have both Hildegardis and Georg’s immigration details. When Hildegard remarried after Georg Gunzer’s death, she and her husband (plus at least some of her children) were neighbours of my ancestors, the Kunkels, at the Fifteen Mile.
kevin ganzer says:
Hi Denise,I to am a decendant of George Gunzer and Hildergardis Hock my grandfather was Christopher Ganzer,if i can be of any assistance please get in touch,hope to hear from you.Best wishes Kevin Ganzer
Thanks Kevin, I’ve asked both Ganzer descendants if I can pass their emails on to you for further communication. Thanks for getting in touch and I”m pleased the blog is serving to connect these Dorfprozelten families.I’d be happy to be in the loop too given my broad interest so will send you my email directly.
Kevin, so good to hear from you. Would be keen to chat, so if you would like to email me, please do so. Pauline said she would send you my details. My mother was Doris Ogilvie, daughter of Millie (Margaret) You would be a cousin of hers too, as well as Maureen Scheikowski. Are you living in Brisbane? Looking forward to hearing from you, Denise Nicholls
hi Denise, As okayed by you I have passed your email onto Kevin directly. Pauleen
catherine Scheikowski says:
You say George Gunzer & and Dominicus Kuhn are brothers where is the basis for that?
I’m descended from George Gunzer & gollogly marriage
The parish records for Dorfprozelten confirm that Dominicus and Georg share the same mother though it’s less clear whether their father was the same. It is possible however as Dominic’s birth was legitimised after the parents’ marriage. Hope this helps. Pauleen
Hi catherine,that is correct,georg and dominic are brothers iam in the phone book also,your mother and i are, cousins would be great to catch up some time, ihave a couple of photographs of interest but not sure whomthey are,maybe Christopher Ganzer/ellen gollogly i think house is in murphys creek cheers for now kev
hi Kevin, I’d be interested in your photos, too so will email directly. Thanks for responding on this. Pauleen
Hi Pauleen, I’m a descendant of Catherine Frey who sailed on the Peru in1855. She was married to Johann G Schmieg who died on the voyage. She married Georg Schmitzer a vine dresser in Maitland. (I’m unsure if he was with them on the Peru or The Helene in 1853.. conflicting reports) Thankyou for the info on the conditions of their voyage as I, like you, love to get a feel for how they lived and coped in such hard circumstances. Do you have any more information on those who died on the Peru or the passenger list so I can confirm Catherine Frey’s (Schmieg) and Georg Schmitzer’s arrival. They came from Dahenfeld and Siglingen. Cheers and thanks Julie
Good to hear from you. It’s so interesting to hear all the different connections between these early immigrants.
You can find a shipping list for the Peru (and other immigrant ships) on microfilm at any sizable family history society or usually at any state reference library as well as some smaller local libraries. If you are not near one of these you could look at the website for the State Records Office of NSW but do try to look at the originals by microfilm -it will give you a better sense of the detail, and usually more info. The newspapers of the day always had some info on each ship as it arrived under “shipping News” …these are very easy to peruse now….you don’t even have to go to the library as they’re available through the online Australian newspaper website at the Australian National Library. http://trove.nla.gov.au/. However you need to be aware that the print in early newspapers hasn’t always scanned perfectly so you may need to search inventively to turn up all the articles.
Another good source which will help you with confirming which ship your ancestors came on, is the Kopittke books published by the Queensland Family History Society (can be ordered direct from them or referenced in a library). The important thing about this information is that it lists the passenger lists from the Hamburg end and so includes all passengers not just those assisted by the government. Hence this is where you’ll find the single people who emigrated and who were not eligible under the NSW vinedresser scheme -the single people had usually signed contracts to work for various landholders before they left Germany.
Pauleeen
I think I’ve just found my husbands ancestors (the Zellers or Zoellers) on the “Peru”which arrived here from Dorfprozeltan in 1855. I am checking the other people on the site who saved this information. Joseph Zoeller was 10 years old and travelled with his parents and 3 siblings. If its our Joseph then he settled on the Darling Downs in Queensland.
Elizabeth Kendall says:
Dear Pauleen, I made a query a little while ago about Franz Ignatz Zoeller and his life in Dorfprozolten. I realised that I not never sent you my email address to receive your information. I am so sorry, but this only just occured to me! My apologies. My email address is e.kendall@griffith.edu.au. Thanks once again for your website! Kind regards
Dear Pauleen, I made a query a little while ago about Franz Ignatz Zoeller and his life in Dorfprozolten. I realised that I never sent you my email address. I am so sorry, but this only just occured to me! My apologies. My email address is e.kendall@griffith.edu.au. Thanks once again for your website! Kind regards
I have just read your entry and would like to ask if your Franz Zoeller is the same as the one listed on the Peru? He is my husbands great great grandfather. His second name was Heinard, not Ignatz, but he also came from Dorfprozeltan in1855.
hi Monica
Thanks for getting in touch…I have also emailed you directly.
Yes this is the same Franz Zoller. I understand from other family members that one of his certificates (death from memory) refers to his second name as Heinard. I have to say I wonder if this is a transcription problem with the certificate when typed up. I have gone back to the Dorfprozelten church records and done extensive research which confirms his name was Franz Ignaz and in Australia (and possibly Dorf.) he used Ignaz as a regular name . I’ve made a few links in relation to this name via Trove and hospital deaths.
I’ve just realised I hadn’t replied to your earlier post. Yes, Joseph Zoller was one of this family. Will add this info to email.
Cheers Pauleen
Michelle Erbacher says:
I am descended from Andrew Diflo and Julianna Lohr who came to Australia on the Commodore Perry in 1855. I was wondering if you have any information about the Diflo family in Germany?
Jacqueline Gooding says:
I am also descended from Andreas Difo and Julianna Lohr. Love to hear if you find any information about the Diflo family.
Thanks for visiting Jacqueline. Pauleen
Shane Ross says:
I am also descended from Andreas Difo and Julianna Lohr. I have some stuff at my website. It’s a work in progress.
Thanks for dropping by Shane. I’ve had a quick look at your web page and will comment there too or email.
hi Michelle, Unfortunately I don’t have anything on them as a couple but a little on Juliana’s family which I’ll send directly. However the most critical thing is that her maiden name is not Kirchgessner as implied on her shipping record which states she is the daughter of John and Katherine Kirchgessner, also both dead. Instead her parents were Johann Joseph Löhr (day labourer) and Catharina Barbara Kirchgessner (from Georg Veh and his book on Dorfprozelten). Cheers Pauleen
Nadine Francis says:
Hi Pauleen, My father inlaw is a distant relation to George Gunzer going back on his mother’s side. He had told that the surname had changed but wasn’t sure how and what for. He has told me bit’s and pieces of what he remembers hearing when he was young, but a few in the family have lost contact or passed away which makes it hard to put some of the ‘stories’ together. So if you have or know of where to find out more info that would be great. I found you just by using goggle and typing in George Gunzer. I am interested in the photo that a gentlemen Kevin talked about a few entries ago. Thanks Nadine
Rod Fraser says:
Report from the Examiner (of Launceston Tasmania) 10 April 1855
‘COMMODORE PERRY” FROM LIVERPOOL. This splendid ship, belonging to Messrs Baines and Co., commanded by Captain Mundle, arrived from Liverpool on Satur day last, after a passage of 85 days. She sailed from Liverpool on 11th January, with about 800 passengers for this port and Sydney, and experienced fine weather throughout the passage, but the last fort night or three weeks the winds have been light and baflling. On 10th January, exchanged signals with the ship Sebastopol, outward bound from thie same port; crossed the equator on 6th Febrnuary; on 4th March, in lat. 46 o 6′ S., long., 16 o 55′ E., passed the first iceberg, and continued to meet with berg and field ice until 9th March, when the last berg was passed in lat. 490 9′ S., long. 34° 10′ E.; the highest southern latitude reached was 51 38’ S. ; passed the longitude ofCape Leuwip on 23rd March, since which the wind was easterly and light. The greatest run made in the 24 hours was 300 miles. On 4th April the Harriet Armytage, for Melbourne, was spoken off Cape Otway. There are about 350 statute adults for this place, selected by Joseph Bonney, Esq., for the St. Andrew’s Society; and 50 Irish laborers sent out for the Fingal road trust; there are also about 800 German vine dressers and planters for Sydney. The deaths have been–amongst the Scotch 1o,
one adult, one sixteen years old, and eight three years old and under; amongst the Germans 18, all children; amongst the Irish there was no mortality. On Sunday morn ing the president and committee of the St. Andrew’s Society, with several other gen- tlemen Interested, including the Rev. R. K. Ewing and Captain Mundle (who came up to town the previous day in the Titania), proceeded down the river in the steamer Cobra, taking a supply of beef, potatos, apples, &c. for the emigrants. On ap- proaching the ship, although prepared for wonder, all were astonished at the immense object floating before them, and as the steamer drew alongside some seven or eight hundred heads were thrust over the bul warks – Scotch, Irish, Germans – men, women, and children. Great surprise was expressed at the state of cleanliness in which the ship was found, and very great praise Is due to Captain Mundle for the prudent exercise of that forbearance and decision which secured for himself the esteem of all, and the observance of those regulations so essential to the harmony of a large number of people. Acting as cicerone, Capt. Mundle led his visitors all over the vessel, pointing out and explaining the most noticeable objects of his floating empire. In the first place, the vessel’s sides are some twenty feet out of the water; she has three decks, -the lower one being occupied by the Germans. Over the main deck are beams supporting the boats, spare spars, &e., and a gangway on both sides, railed in, leading from the poop to the top-gallant forecastle. In the latter part. there is a fire engine capable of throwing a jet of water the entire length of the ship. . The lower masts are, like those of a man-of-war, built of several lengths of timber, nicely fitted, and secured by numerous and massive hoops. On looking aloft the eye is arrested by the singular appearnce presented by the double topsail yards attached to each mast. This arrangement is to facilitate the talking in of canvas in bad weather. The lower yard is fixed to the lower mast by a truss, like the main yard, a short distance below the top; the upper yard traverses the topmast in the ordinary manner, the sheets of the upper one hauling down through the lower yard, and those of the lower through the main yard. In fine weather both topsails are set, but when it becomes necessary to shorten canvas the upper yard is lowered down to the cap of the mainmast, thus doing away with the difficult and dangerous operation of reefing. The rudder is worked by Robinson’s patent steering apparatus, the novelty of which consists in the employment of the screw instead of tiller chains; and its superiority is manifest in the slightest motion of the wheel being sufficient to influence the rudder. On the rudder head, and coming up through the board that covers the other part of the apparatus, is a brass hand, which moving horizontally and in unison with thie rudder, indicates its exact position. The duty of steering the vessel is exclu sively confided to six quarter-masters, whose office is portrayed upon their caps in letters of gold. Passing now from the deck into the saloons, one is astonished at the extent to which ease and elegance have been attained. The sides are formed of highly polished satin wood, maple, and rose-wood, thickly studded with fretwork and columns In gold. Mirrors, marble-top tables, splendid carpets, and velvet cushions assist to make up a display of magnificence unknown to even oriental luxury. About twelve o’clock, the people having been assembled, the Rev. R. K. Ewing held a short service on the deck, addressing them from the 27th verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra,-” Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers.” He reminded them of the gratitude they owed, the privileges they possessed, the religious freedom which they would here enjoy, and the glorious future before them; lie charged them solemnly to take God’s word to be their guide-to select and constantly attend upon the ministry of the teacher under whose instructions they expected to derive most profit, and in all their transactions to exhibit those virtues which are the offspring and adornment of the Christian character. The service being concluded, it was intimated that there was an infant to be baptized, which ordinance was performed: as there will probably be a few curious to know the names given to the “ocean child,” we annex them: Joseph Mundle Chisman M’Kenzie Bucha- nan. The Scotch emigrants having dis- persed, the Germans took possession of the deck, and held a service in their own way, as usual: the Irish paid their devotions below. We may here mention that Mr. Chisman, the respected chief officer, con- ducted divine service every Sunday during the passage. Altogether the emigrants for this port are an intelligent and respectable body of people, and likely to prove a valuable addition to our population. Captain Mundle speaks in the highest terms of commendation as to their conduct oil the passage; and they, appreciating the kind- ness of the Captain and his desire to make them as happy as possible, give expression to similar sentiments in reference to him. This is not the first occasion on which Captain Mundle has visited Launceston. Some four or five years ago he commanded the Martha, taking horses hence to India and New Zealand. We congratulate him upon his advancement, and especially upon the success of his last passage to Australia. He has been exceedingly fortunate in holding together so large and varied a number of people without any disturbances, or even a complaint. Long may he be spared to discharge duties for which he has proved himself so well qualified. The Commodore Perry is anchored at Lagoon Bay, and will not come up any higher. Should the steamer Pirate arrive in time, she will bring up the immigrants and their luggage. The hiring will com mence on Saturday morning. The following are the dimensions of the Commodore Perry:-Length, 202 feet; breadth amidships, 42 feet; depth of hold amidships, 28 1/2 feet; tonnage, 2143 N.M.
Regards Rod Fraser
Thanks for this great contribution Rod. I’m sure it will be helpful to all those researching the Commodore Perry. I’ve seen other reports but not this one from memory…I certainly don’t recall reading this about the Germans. Excellent! It sounds like a very flash ship.
Hello Pauline,
Thankyou for all the research you’ve done on the Dorfprozelan migrants, its been marvellous to get so much information and so many leads. Thanks to you I have been in touch with Elizabeth Kendall who has emailed me so much interesting family history. It seems that we have to go back to a geneation before the arrival of the Dorfprozelten migrants to find our shared ancestor. Our great-great grandparents were not siblings, but they were cousins. Joseph and Caroline Z oller were raised by their Aunt and Uncle, Franz and Catharine Zoller. Their parents had died ,but it seems that their relations on their mother’s side (the Gunzers ) also came to Australia at a later date and they bought a 3rd sibling with them. I wonder if you could give my email address to Denice Nicholls and Kevin Ganzer, as I am keen to discover what happenned to this sister. Many thanks
hi Monica, I’m glad this linking is working so well. Yes the first two children who came out were, as far as I’ve been able to tell, not the children of either Franz and Catharine…many emails between me and the local historian over in Dorfprozelten to get to the bottom of this. I think I’ll also send you the story I wrote for Queensland’s Founding Families on this family as you might find it useful. I’ll pass your email on to the others. Thanks also for keeping me in the loop -much appreciated. Pauleen
Pauleen,
I haven’t seen further posts from Mary. Her backgound is similar to mine – Scottish immigrants through the St Andrew’s Society. I am particularly looking for records covering the Scottish end of the story. (It was good of the German immigrants to drop us off here on their way to Sydney 🙂 ) It would be great if there were Baines and Co records still in existance.
hi Rod, No I might send Mary an email to let her know you’re out there. I think it might have been kinder that the Scots helped the Germans out with food -I think they were given pretty dodgy info and seem to have been short provisioned. I did think the stats on the voyage deaths were interesting. I have a theory that the Irish who survived the Famine were a tough mob and had high immunity to most illnesses -I very much doubt they were in better condition when they got on board. Have you tried searching for Baines and Co records at various Scottish archives including the university archives? The other possibility is to use a National Library of Australia library card to see if there’s much about the Scottish end of the process in the UK papers. It’s the best my post-rugby brain can come up with right now 🙂 Pauleen
hi Rod, Email sent to Mary -will see what evolves. Pauleen
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Yes the Franz Zoeller on the Peru is the one I”m researching. I’d be pleased to discuss by email if you can include this in your post. Thanks.
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Another extract from the Launceston Examiner – this one at the time of the 50 year Commodore Perry reunion – note particularly the references to the German band etc
Commodore Perry reunion 1905
Examiner 8 April 1905
In the fifties of last century some splen- did clipper ships, like the Oliver Lang, the Commodore Perry, the Ocean Chief, the Shooting Star, the General Wyndham, and a fleet of others, brought to the shores of Australia and Tasmania contingents of pioneers, who laid the foundations of the Commonwealth of Australia-or, perhaps, it would be more accurate to say, WHO built a magnificent edifice upon foundations already made. Those grand colonists from the Mother- land are now becoming scarce. On Thurs- day next, April 13, the golden jubilee of the landing of immigrants by the ship Commodore Perry, at Launceston, will occur, and one of those now old colonists, Mr. Alfred Jones, former governor of the Hobart Gaol, and now visiting justice at the Launceston Gaol, has been endeavouring to gather round the festive board as many of his shipmates of half a century ago as he could discover. I am indebted to Mr. Jones for some interest- ing particulars about the Commodore Perry and its passengers. He says: – “The Commodore Perry, 2,000 tons, Captain Joseph Mundle, left Liverpool January 11, 1855. Passengers about 450, consisting of about 200 Scotch, 100 Irish, 150 Germans, and about 11 English. The Scotch immigrants were selected by the late Mr. Joseph Bonney, of Perth, Tasmania, who represented the St. Andrew’s Society of Launceston. The society consisted of Mr. (now Sir) Adye Douglas, John Thompson, James Robertson, Thom- as Corbett, Alexander Webster, Alexander Learmonth, John Fownes, and others whose names I cannot remember. Many of the Irish were engaged for Lord Talbot to work, on his estate at Malahide, Fingal district. The Germans (vine- dressers and planters) were bound for New South Wales. We arrived at the Heads on April 7, thus making the passage in 86 days, which was considered a good run, although the Ocean Chief, which left Liverpool for Hobart on the 7th Jannary-, beat us by 14 days. During the voyage there were 36 deaths, includ- ing one adult-a Mrs. McKenzie-and an- other about 16 years old, the others being young children. There was one birth. The mother-Mrs. McKenzie, above referred to-died; the child was adopted by a Mrs. Joseph Buchanan, and named after the captain, the chief officer,, and the child’s father-Joseph Mundle, Chismen McKenzie. I was informed this day (Wednesday) that the ‘boy’ is still in the land of the living, and recently paid Launceston a visit. Since I came here in the Commodore Perry, I have travelled the greater part of the globe, but never enjoyed a passage as I did that on board the Commodore Perry. I am enclosing a letter I received yesterday (Tuesday; from an old shipmate, whom I do not know, from which you will gather that we had enjoyable times. Considering the number of passengers and the different nationalities amongst them, I think the voyage was unique. The captain and his chief officer were men and Christians. I do not recollect a single disturbance during the voyage calling for the interference of the officers. The poor unfortunate Germans occupied the steer- age or third deck. I will leave you to imagine how they fared. In those days, there was not the attention paid to sanitation that there is at the present time; and they suffered in consequence. The second-class passengers fared very much better. They had ample accommodation between-decks. I have received only two letters concerning the re- union; and I assume there will be no meeting!” It may be added here that the Mr. Alexander Webster spoken of by Mr. Jones is still one of the most prominent figures in commercial circles in Launceston. In the year 1870 Mr. Webster was Mayor of the city.
The letter received by Mr. Jones from one of his fellow-voyagers to Launceston fifty years ago furnishes such a vivid description of life on board an emigrant ship in those far-off days, that I give, it below: –
“Zeehan, 1st April, 1905.
“Dear Shipmate,-Your letter I was pleased to see in yesterday’s ‘Examiner,’ suggesting a re-union, lt’brought vividly to my memory the voyage trom Liverpool, with its pleasures.and discomforts; and, by the way, we entered’ George Town Heads to-day fifty years ago, didn’t we? It seems to me that I now hear the voice of Captain Mundle, rousing up the Ger- man band-‘Come on, you fiddlers!’ or Mr. Chismen squaring any little acerbity that had arisen between passengers about their precedence at the coffee mill, or as to whose turn it was to scrape the ‘tween deck. I hear big Mick Mangan tell the poor Germans, who for weeks had dosed him with brandy wine, ‘Give me another bottle, boys, and I won’t touch yez!*”. I hear the sailors chanting ‘Tom is’ gwine to die now, poor ole’ man,’ or ‘Was ye e’er in twenty-six?” Those served as our vesper hymns, and helped to lighten the monotony of pumping ship. When bracing up the yards-‘Why did you die, Paddy Murphy, O?’ and the asertion, Kitty, you’re my darlin’. But, oh, the band! Will over the tunes they inflicted day in day out, leave my memory! The bogus -wedding got up* on St. Patrick’s Day, in which Paddy Mac was ‘bride’ and Tom K-groom, and the serving out’ of a pint of porter to each of us to celebrate the event; and how Jonathan Graham, the ‘ Orangeman (dead lately) was indignant at the on-goings. I remember how very conservative we Scotchmen -~were when we heard that a hundred Irishmen were to ship with us, and insisted on a bulkhead being built between us and them. I also recollect how, before many weeks, that partition was surreptitiously broken down, and a more or less exchange of civilities and songs indulged in. How that you and I ona a good many more worshipped from afar the pretty Irish girl, Miss R-, but who was married, and was coming out on a family ticket with her husband; and how I felt taken down when I met her and her husband in York-street some months later, and asked whose baby she carried, and was over- whelmed with pity when I was told ‘Its me own,’ with no further explanation. Yes, Mr. Jones, even-in our ashes live our wonted fires, and at our age we can afford to be reminiscent, and fight our innocent battles o’er again-live, for the nonce, in the past, and renew our youth for the time being. I lived two doors to the south ol’ you-opposite ‘Husbands.’ Was the unfortunate captain of No. 12 mess, com- posed of eleven gigantic Scotch plough men, besides yours truly, with appetites that had had. little but spoon-food, par ritch and kail,’ previously, to appease it Do you remember our dispenser-‘Physic’ -the unfortunate butt of all ? The doctor, the ‘Long Tailor,’ and their amours-but I have got on the swing, and could write all night on the subject! I fear’you will consider me senile and garrulous. However, sir, we lived slower fifty years ago, and a voyage such as ours _ impressed itself indelibly on our memories, e.g., your ‘Examiner’ letter-for which many thanks, as I have enjoyed myself to-night. Although there is little probability of my being present at any re-union my ship- mates may participate in, I hope no strain of sorrow, unless the” natural one for those who are ‘gone before,’ will prevail, and that the struggles for an exist- ence in Tasmania will be forgotten, and a night aboard the Commodore Perry (by the way, I furnished him with whiskers and moustache, in tar)-will be enjoyed, even although it is more than fifty years since we went aboard. Nothing – or something of the Flying Dutchman – in this last sentence. I have the pleasure of renewing acquaintance after fifty years.-Yours, truly., Jas. Kirkwood.
Hello Rod,
Strangely enough, my wife has a German descendant , Krebs, who arrived on the Commodore Perry, and I have been looking into James Kirkwood from Zeehan, Tas, from another angle to see if he is one of my Kirkwoods from Renfrewshire. My Kikroowds were from a place called Kilmalcolm and this same James Kirkwood that you have posted mentions Kilmalcolm in a letter to the editor of the Launceston Examiner in 1907, regarding another matter. Do you by any chance know this James Kirkwood and where he is from in Scotland?? Wouldn’t it be a big coincidence if both my wife and myself had relatives who came on the Commodore Perry. Many thanks fro your help
Ray Feeney.
Hi ray, do you want me to pass your email on to Rod? I’m very interested in your wife’s family as the Krebs are among my Dorfprozletn interests. Will send you an email.
Yes please, could you pass on my email to Rod. I thought it would automatically go to him. I have contacted you previously about the Krebs, but glad to help if I can
I am not familiar with James Kirkwood at all. I checked Ancestry for the records on the Commodore Perry for that voyage. It shows up one James Kirkwood aged 19 who is listed (I think) as a miller from Scotland. He was introduced by Alexander Learmonth of the St Andrews Immigration Society.
Sorry I can’t provide any more details. My GGGrandfather Alexander Fraser was also on the ship but, again. not enough detail. I would love to find some records of the immigration society to fill in the gaps but unfortunately have not located any.
Ray, further information – this time the Cornwall Chronicle from Feb 1866. Not sure if this miller is the same Kirkwood as was in Zeehan – the Zeehan one is linked via the reunion letter whereas the link here is being a miller. The Zeehan one is quite a character – plenty of mentions if you do a search on Trove!
Messrs John Gaunt and James Kirk- wood having leased the North Esk Mill,
it is now in full work and it will be a great convenience to farmers in the vici- nity of Patterson’s Plains, Evandale &c This Mill has been standing idle for about twelve months past, and the want of it was felt to be a very great inconvenience to a large number of persons who had been in the practice of sending their grist to it. Messrs Gaunt and Kirkwood are determined to act liberally with all those who patronize the North Esk Mill. They are both millers, by trade and are there fore in a position to do business on most reasonable terms.
Richard Kirkwood says:
I am a direct descendant of the James Kirkwood in question I am his Great Great Grandson. I would be interested in any information on his family history prior to his departure to Tasmania in 1855…. it is believed he also had a brother Alexander on the same ship.. the commodore perry
hi Richard, Neither Rod nor I have further info on the Kirkwoods. My focus is on the Germans and Rod was just adding some general info about the voyage. Have you tried the Tasmanian archives site to see what else might be available? Pauleen
Spencer Wilson says:
hi trying to trace family margaret smith and brother gypsies from barvira traveled to liverpool docks and met gggrandad horse dealer from boston massatusits america had irish conections patrick shannon had brothers seamore place boston mass also edgehill cemetery liverpool any help ????? spencer
Sorry Spencer. Sinus like you have your work cut out for you. I don’t have any suggestions for you other than looking on http://Www.familysearch.org. good luck.
Val Ganzer says:
Hi Pauleen,
My husband and I are off to Dorfprozolten in September this year. We are excited to see the birthplace of his ancestors. Although we know that language will probably prevent us from finding out any additional information, we just want to experience the area. Have been to Germany before in 2006, but not to this region.
Val Ganzer
Hi Val, I’m sure you’ll have a great time..it’s a lovely area. Will contact you via emaill.
Would you please send Val my details so we can see what the family connection is.
No problems Val -will do. BTW I am starting a new blog for the Dorfprozelten immigrants. It’s on this link. http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/ Pauleen
Hi Val,
Are you descended from George Ganzer?Gunzer. If so, I’d love to share information with you. I’ll ask Pauleen to send you my email address.
Denise Nicholls
To Rod Fraser,
Thanks Rod for the last posting re James Kirkwood, being a miller. Kirkwood certainly was a prolific contributor to the Launceston papers on all sorts of issues, he was a bit of a stirrer I think. I have contacted someone on Rootsweb re Kirkwoods from Zeehan, and he thinks they are from my “Kilmalcolm” family. He has passed the query on to his sister who is the Kirkwood expert, so I am waiting on a reply. Thanks for your trouble, and I will get to the bottom of it sooner or later.
Ray.
hi Rod & Ray, good you have made a connection on this topic. I feel I’ve seen something else about the St Andrew’s Emigration Society but can’t recall where…or did I imagine it. Will post if I find something.
2 February, 2012 at 7:33 am
I have the same ancestor as JANINE CONWAY who wrote earlier about MARTIN ARENTZ 14 years old from the COMMODORE PERRY. They settled in Tingha NSW and there are several of us researching this family. There is a bit of a mystery about Martin’s birth mother, either Maria Anna or Anna Maria Ketzer who died back in Germany. I now have a German Ketzer checking on this for me and he has emailed me often, His tree dating back to 1600s is on the net now and I would be happy to hear from Janine if we can exchange emails.
Fiona McLennan
Hi Fiona, If you give me your permission I’ll pass your email on to Janine so you can chat about the Arentz family. One comment on the maiden names of women on the German ships is that I’ve found a couple of instances where the mother’s maiden name is actually that of HER mother…the way the Germans report their names is what caused the confusion I think. However if your Ketzer ancestor died before the family emigrated you probably already know her name.
Thanks, that will be great Fiona
However, now I’m wondering whether Janine has been given some mixed information!
2 February, 2012 at 10:54 am
I’ll pass on your email and leave you to sort out the family.
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Jerônimo Kunkel says:
4 April, 2012 at 12:10 am
Sou descendente de um imigrante Kunkel, chamado Ferdinad, e seu pai foi Jacob Kunkel, que teria um outro filho com nome de Pedro. Ferdinand veio para o Brasil. Aqui somos muitos Kunkel. Gostaria de receber e trocar informações dos parentes. Meu e-mail é jeronimokunkel2010@gmail.com. Espero contato.
4 April, 2012 at 6:54 am
Sorry Jeronimo I don’t understand what I assume is Spanish although I get the drift. Can any of my readers translate this for me?
I am descendant of an immigrant Künkel, called Ferdinad, and his father was Jacob Künkel who would have one other son with name of Peter. Ferdinand came to Brazil. Here we are many Künkel. I would like to receive and exchange information on relatives
It is portuguese
http://translation.babylon.com/portuguese/to-english/
Hi Paul, I’m not sure I can help you. I have many Kunkels but no Ferdinands I’m afraid. Do you know where your relative came from?
No this was a treanslation to Jeronimo’s email above, I just started here today and thought you might like translation
Ah, sorry to be obtuse. That’s helpful, thanks Paul.
I thought it might be Spanish too , so I showed it to my son who Skyped from Spain earlier today. He says its Portuguese and could only give me a very rough translation, which I think you’ve managed already. There are applications on Google which (if you reply in English) Jeronimo can probably use to translate back into Portuguese.
Thanks Monica and son. Will have to give it a try with Google. Useful to know it’s Portuguese. Isn’t it amazing how this genealogy team works. Pauleen
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Judy (Umscheid) Lucas says:
Hi. I just notice in the first part of this blog that a relative married a Caroline Umscheid. My great grandfather came from Dorfprozelten in the 1880s.His name was Johannes Ludwig Umscheid, born in Dorfprozelten in 1822. I am just working on our family History and find it very interesting. I also was fortunate enough to visit this little village last March. Although it was a quick visit, I found this little town truely a gem and wish I could have spent more time doing research there.
hi Judy, The Umscheid is not my own relation but rather one of the immigrants to Australia in the 1850s. If your great grandfather came from Dorfprozelten in the 1880s it’s quite likely they’re related. Did you manage to pick up a copy of the local history while you were there? I see you’re in Canada – is that where your ancestor went? Or did he go into the USA. I too love Dorfprozelten -it’s modern but still you can see how it was in the old days. You can see some of my photos on my Flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassmob/sets/72157600185994835/ Pauleen
Peter Booth says:
The following family of Phillip Zeller and Anna Maria Francesca Kremer arrived as Asst Immigrants or Qld in Feb 1879 aboard Fritz Reuter. Two more children were born after arrival.
Note they are listed as ZOLLER. Another variant might be ZOELLER
Can anybody identify their origins?
QLD Archives – Index to Registers of Immigrant Ships’ Arrivals 1848-1912
SURNAME Given Age Ship Date
ZOLLER Philipp 44 Fritz Reuter 7 Feb 1879
ZOLLER Anna 40 Fritz Reuter 7 Feb 1879
ZOLLER Wilhelm 19 Fritz Reuter Died on voyage
ZOLLER Martin 16 Fritz Reuter 7 Feb 1879
ZOLLER Ferdinand 12 Fritz Reuter 7 Feb 1879
ZOLLER Berenhardt 10 Fritz Reuter 7 Feb 1879
ZOLLER Catherina 5 Fritz Reuter 7 Feb 1879
ZOLLER Johan B 2 Fritz Reuter 7 Feb 1879
(Ex HAMBURG)
The German immigrant ship Fritz Reuter arrived at the Bar last Sunday morning at half-past 6 o’clock, in tow of the Boko. She was at once visited by the health officer, and upon its being reported to him that there had been thirty deaths during the passage, of which seven were from typhoid fever, he ordered the vessel and immigrants into quarantine. The ship was towed to Peel Island by the Boko, dropping anchor there at a quarter to 4 o’clock the same afternoon. The following is a list of the deaths reported to have occurred on board the Fritz Reuter during her voyage :— Wilhelm Zoller, aged 19 years, who died of typhoid fever on November 18 ; Johanna Ericksen, 31 years, typhoid, December 15; Jonas Ericksen, 33 years, typhoid, December 16 ; Lanet S. Jensen, 22 years, typhoid, Decem- ber 21 ; Niels Olson, 23 years, December 22 ; Catherine M. Jensen, 24 years, typhoid fever, on January 15 ; Annie C. Christiansen, 9 years, typhoid fever, on January 16. Besides these, there were twenty-three children of 4 years and under, seventeen of whom died of diarrhoea, four of marasmus, and two of inflammation of the kidneys.
Thanks for this Peter. At this time frame it becomes a little more challenging finding the places of birth. Have you tried buying the birth certificates for the children born in Qld? No guarantee the parents will be specific about their own place of birth, but when all else fails… Alternatively you could try to find where those children were baptised as the church records may also give this information, you just never know. Also try for his naturalisation, if applicable, and see what it tells you (available at Qld State Archives). If you are in or near Brisbane there is a family history Expo on at Jindalee and I notice Eric Kopittke is talking on exactly this topic on Tuesday 26th June at 2.30pm -he is a German expert so would be well worth hearing if it’s possible to get there. Here’s the link http://www.unlockthepast.com.au/events/unlock-past-queensland-expo-2012/program. Hope some of this helps and if anyone links in to this family I’ll let you know.
Hello, I came across your website when I typed my relatives into google. I am a descendant of Alois and Clara Neubeck, who also came from Dorfprozelten. Some distant cousins of mine published a book on all their life once they arrived in Australia, and sent it out to all of their descendants. I was only young then but I still have the book and its very interesting.
Very nice webage, I like all the pictures of Dorfprozelten.
Thanks Alison. I wonder if there are any of the Neubeck books still around. It would make for interesting reading.
I’ve just discovered your web site when I looked up Dorfprozelten to get a map. My ancestors (Hennig) but name changed to Henny arrived on the “Peru” in 1855. They settled in Dungog, N.S.W. and had a dairy farm there. I haven’t been there but In understand that there is a Henny Street so imagine that they must have been among the early settlers in that location.
Pam Bearce
hi Pam, good to hear from you. Yes I knew the Hennigs changed their name to Henny (a fairly typical response to getting the English spelling in line with German pronunciation. I did visit Dungog briefy about 7 years ago but didn’t see Henny St -I imagine it’s near where they lived. You may want to have a look at my Flickr page which has some photos of the Henny graves in the Dungog cemetery. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassmob/sets/72157600238648514/. Cheers Pauleen
Thanks for your reply. After I sent my first message, I noticed that after Hennig, Henny, there was the name Courts. That may also a relative. A James Courts had a daughter, Sarah Jane, who married Anthony Henny in Dungog in 1865.
Next time I go to NSW, I want to go to Dungog to have a look around and go to the museum, cemetary, etc.
Are you, by any chance, the man who is going all around the country photographing German graves? If so, I heard about you from the Bribie Island Family History Group. I will go to your website to see the photos.
hi Pam, I’d be interested to hear about your discoveries in Dungog when you visit as I am unlikely to get there again any time soon as I live in Darwin. No I’m not the man, in fact not one at all ;-), who is doing the German photos though I’d be interested to know who that is if you find out. Cheers Pauleen
annwilliamsapsleymissionmjohnjeffery says:
I’d like to hear about these photos too..Arentz, Fritsch (and I never thought you were a man Pauleen! It’s my mother’s name but spelt the tradional way)
It would be good to learn about the German photos wouldn’t it? If I found out more I’ll be sure to post the link. It’s that tricky Cassmob that throws people 😉 Arentz appears on either Commodore Perry or Peru (ships) I think from memory.
”traditional” .. typo
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Will they answer me if I write in English? I’ve heard that English-written letters go into the “round file”, i.e. trash
hi Pamela, it does depend on where you write to. It took me three personal visits and a number of letters before I progressed my research in Dorfprozelten and I do write and speak German a little from my high school days. Whereabouts are you in Oz? There are some copies of the local history available -one in Brisbane and one in Sydney that I know of. I will email you but this weekend is busy so may not be for a day or two.
I’m in Ningi – about an hour or so north of Brisbane. Thanks for your input and answers. Unfortunately my high school language was French and that’s so long ago now that there’s barely any left.
From the shipping list (Board Immigrant Lists) we know that Anna Maria Zöller’s parents were “Franz & Regina Zöller living in Dorfprozelten”. From the local history, Dorfprozelten am Main Teil II, we have her birthdate as 8 February 1809.
The Germans tended to state their parents the following way: Catherine Zöller, parents Michael and Catherine Brand ie the father’s surname is implicit as Zöller whereas we would say Michael & Catherine Zöller. Something to be aware of and something which muddied the waters on some of the immigration documents.
I will try to contact the local historian to see if I can learn more about Annia Maria Zöller’s parents.
There is a copy of the Dorfprozelten history in the Genealogical Society of Qld library at East Brisbane as I donated a copy to them, however if you were going to see it perhaps it would be best to ring them first.
hi Pamela
I have emailed you with info but I’m also including the information here for the benefit of others. I’d particularly like to acknowledge the assistance of the local historian for his help with this, and also the info in the local history, Dorfprozelten am Main, Teil II (there is a copy at GSQ in Brisbane, and I think at Burwood & district FHS).
Anna Maria Zöller (later Hennig then Henny) born 8 Febrary 1809 in Dorfprozelten.
Her parents were Franz Michael Zöller (b 1. 10. 1774 d 29. 6. 1816 ) married 12. 4. 1807 Regina Zöller ( b* 19, 5. 1784 + d ?. 2. 1857)
From the above book I now find that Franz Michael Zöller’s parents were Antonius Zöller (day labourer and sailor/shipman)(b 21 June 1729 d 19 Feb 1796) and his third wife (married 13 June 1769) who was Rosina Seus (b 12 July 1743 d 8 april 1808). First wife: Gertrud Seus (b19 Sept 1722 d 17 Feb 1747); 2nd wife Catharina Krebs married 4 Feb 1749, (b 18 Mar 1729 d 17 Mar 1768)
This family lived in house number 155 (see page 160 of the local history).
Maria Regina Zöller (b 19 May 1784): parents were Paulus Zoller (b 7 Feb 1737 d 3 Feb 1796) and her mother was his second wife (married 12 Nov 1778), Anna Maria Seus born about 1750 and died 30 May 1784 so it’s very likely she died as a consequence of childbirth given the proximity to Regina’s birth date. Paulus was a day labourer and his first wife was Maria Eve Brand (born Platz, so she would have been a widow). He remarried after Anna Maria’s death on 10 Jan 1785 to Maria Grasman from nearby Stadtprozelten. Maria Regina and youngest sister Catharina (b12 June 1792) were the only children of Paulus’s to survive to adulthood.
The family lived in a house virtually adjacent to the presbytery where the new church is built. All this is on page 85 of Georg’s book. It is worth noting that Zöller and Seus are very common names in Dorfprozelten (a bit like Smith and Brown in Australia).
Again, many thanks to my friend Georg for his help.
Thank you SO much. I really appreciate your help and knowledge. One of the members of the Bribie Island Family History Information Group gave us a lecture last week. He is a German “expert” and told us how hard it is to get information. I have another German ancestor from Duisburg but despair of finding information about her because the place was almost bombed out of existence during WW2. I will check with the library re looking at the book you donated.
hi Pamela, I have written to Georg and will see whether he has a chance to reply (or if his email is the same!). If you have the original place of your ancestors you are well & truly a step ahead. A word of warning not to listen to the experts (including me) as the gospel truth. When I first started back in the ’80s I was emphatically told there were no Bavarians and no Catholics who’d emigrated from Germany. This was plainly incorrect even though it came from someone who was generally very expert. If you write to the relevant archive in simple English you should get a response provided you have specific details to offer though it helps if you can get someone to translate your letter for you. For example the Catholic Archives in Wurzburg hold the Dorfprozelten church records and a friend recently got her ancestor’s baptism from them, but of course there is a cost.
In terms of Duisburg, I suggest you look at the family search catalogue at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog. They have a number of record sources microfilmed so I wouldn’t give up hope just yet. Yes it will be written in German but you can usually pick out your surname and you can always post to one of the various sites asking for help with the translation. I notice they also have some emigration documents on film for Duisburg. Happy hunting!
I’ll get back to you if I hear more about Anna Maria.
I hope this and the next are the ones you mean. Pam
Thanks Pam.
Ralph Lindsay says:
My wife Lisa, is a 4x Great Grand Daughter of Captain Joseph Mundle.
Thanks for visiting and commenting Ralph. I suppose it would be quite interesting for her to learn about the voyages he captained, including the Commodore Perry. Cheers Pauleen
Susan Kassulke (nee Muhling) says:
Hi, I am a descendant of both Muhlings and Diflo’s I have only recently started tracing my family history and am finding it not only interesting but educational also…. My great grandparents were Leonhardt Valentine Muhling and Rosa Diflo. both of their ancestors came to australia from Germany.
hi Susan, Great to hear from you. I will be in touch via email. I’m glad you’re enjoying your family history -early warning -it’s obsessive 😉
Daniel Hutchinson says:
My family comes from Dorfprozelten. 😀 I was thrilled to find this post. We live in the US now but visit annually. My Tante Claudia (Kappes) is the Burgermeisterin from the neighboring city, Stadtprozelten. Dorfprozelten put out an extended history book a few years back chronicling the history of the town and nearly all of the townspeople. Is this where you’re getting all of your history from? My mom has the book, and she was following along as I was reading from your blog. I know we are distantly related to the Zoller family, I’ll have to do some digging to see exactly how. Your blog has ignited my genealogy bug! Thank you! -Daniel
I guess I could have left our Family names, lol.
My Oma was born Brand, and married into Plachy. Her family was from Dorfprozelten many generations back, my Opa was from Czechoslovakia and moved to Germany after WWI.
And now that my mom has read half of the book for me over the phone, because neither of us can sleep, we’ve come to the realization that you wrote an article in the book about your great grandfather, Georg Kunkel. We’re in that book too! 😀 The Hutchinson family! 🙂 I was searching the internet about my family because my great uncle, from Dorfprozelten, passed away today and I was feeling homesick. I’m so glad I stumbled on your blog, it;s helped my mom and I focus our attention on all of our wonderful visits and memories of Dorfprozelten and not of the family that we’ve lost over the years. Thank you! -Daniel
I’m sorry to hear of your loss Daniel…always difficult but especially when a long way away. Yes I gave Georg quite a bit on the Australian emigrants including George Kunkel, whose family owned one of the inns for centuries (see pages 192 and 143-144). What pages are yours on…should look but being lazy. It’s an invaluable book I must say. I’m glad it brought back lots of positive memories for you to distract from your sadness. You might also be interested in some of the photos of Dorf on my Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassmob/. Will email tomorrow. Pauleen
Daniel, If you look at the Dorfprozelten tag (right sidebar) or search by Dorfprozelten you will find all the stories I’ve written on these families who emigrated. Pauleen
Ah, Brand is a name of the area for sure including the inn owners. Your grandfather’s story would be interesting.
Hi Daniel, Great to hear from you. Yes I have three of G Veh’s books…very helpful. I’ve also done a lot of research at this end (Australia) on our mid-1850s migration. I call the Zollers, the Ziller/Zeller/Zollers for the multiple ways that I’ve found them indexing. Happy searching.
Rod Williams says:
I am chasing up a relation that I believe came from Dorfprozelten to Australian and settled in the Hunter Valley. My gggg mother is Anna Rosina Nebauer. She was born in Dorfproltzen in 1835 and died in Merriwa, NSW in 1905. I believe that she is the sister of Eugen Nebauer whom you have referred to above. Ancestry.com shows that Anna Rosina has the same parents as Eugen. Eugen and his family arrived in Australia on the Reihersteig in 1852. I have been told that Anna arrived with Eugen but she is not noted on the passenger list (only Eugen, his wife Caroline and their young daughter Maria Rosina are listed).
I can’t find any other record of Anna’s departure from Germany and arrival in Australia. I am wondering whether you have come across Anna Rosina Nebauer in your research and if not, whether you have any pointers on where I might do further digging.
hi Rod, thanks for visiting. I believe you are correct and that I have some info but I’m a bit “vagued out” today so will need to hunt further. Single people weren’t eligible for the government assistance so they sometimes signed contracts for work before they came. In this case, her brother may have paid for her. She should appear on the Koppittke’s Hamburg shipping indexes (QFHS) as these included all passengers, not just those who were assisted. You might want to look at my post on German newspapers here though they’re not that easy to search https://cassmob.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/searching-german-newspapersbooks/. Will follow up for you tomorrow. Pauleen
Hi Rod and Pauleen,
As Rod found, Eugen and his wife and daughter came to Australia in 1852 aboard the Reiherstieg. Eugen(e)’s mother Caroline, and his sister Anna Rosina joined them in 1855 possibly aboard the Peru (from memory). Caroline died on the way from the Maitland district to Gungal and is buried in a little historic cemetery near Jerrys Plains. There is no headstone but she is commemorated on a plaque there. As you probably know, Anna Rosina went on to Gungal to become matriach of the Stair clan.
Cheers, Robert and Kaye Nebauer
hi Robert, Thanks for getting in touch. Yes, I’d just checked my Kopittke indexes and Rosina arrived on the Peru in 1855 (departed 1854) with several other Dorfprozelten people. I hadn’t known about her gravestone so thanks very much for that! If Rod is interested the Hamburg shipping lists can be ordered in on microfilm from the LDS church. However they have also done detailed books for each year. I have 1854 and it shows that Rosina Nebauer emigrated with a Elisabeth Nebauer. Then I pulled out my Dorfprozelten local history and Stephan and Elisabeth Nebauer have no children baptised Elisabeth whereas against the mother’s name is a question mark for her death date. This makes me think it could be she who’s emigrated with Rosina. Elisabeth would then be about 62. I quickly searched the NSW Death indexes using her surname+first name; then her first name up to 1904 (spelling it both Elizabeth and Elisabeth). No luck. I also tried marriages for Nebauer, zip, then none under Elisabeth and too many under Elizabeth only). I turned to the Australian Cemeteries Index, and Bingo!, there she is: Elisabeth Nebauer in an unmarked grave, aged 78, died 4 January 1871, so this is right (her DOB is 5/8/1792). The local history suggests that all but one son and one daughter had died in Germany (and it’s possible that they had too). Which must have made making the long voyage worthwhile to be with her son Eugen and daughter Rosina. A brave woman! Here’s the grave link http://austcemindex.com/inscription.php?id=716860. OK I see from Ron’s Carnivale page that he knows about Elisabeth as did you, but I didn’t followed it up previously so I’m happy to have added a new name to my list.
Oops sorry, said Caroline (Eugene’s wife) when I meant Elizabeth (his mother). It’s obviously Elizabeth that’s buried at Jerrys Plains.
Figured that Robert…I saw your comment after I was already hunting in the Kopittke books. Thanks for getting back to me.
Hi Robert, Kaye and Pauleen.
I am deeply appreciative of your assistance here. The Peru was the missing piece in my investigation, I agree that Elizabeth and Anna Rosina were brave in moving out to Australia but the same should be said for Eugen and Caroline and the other folk from Dorfprozelten who had already made the trip. As Robert indicated, Anna Rosina went on to be the matriarch of the Stair/Stoehr family and I am a descendant of them through the marriage of her daughter Rose to Charles Hazell (my mother is a Hazell). Researching into the Hunter Valley Germanic heritage has been a real eye opener for me as I knew little of it until now. I have also just discovered that my mother is also a descendant of another Germanic family (the Schuber’s) who settled in the HV in 1853, arriving on the Helene. Like many other german immigrants at that time, Anton Schuber was a vinedresser. It is nice to feel part of the great HV wine heritage.
hi Rod, you’re most welcome and glad to help. For a long time this bunch of Catholic Germans have been neglected. There’s a good researcher writing about them in the Burwood and District FHS magazine, Ances_Tree so if you can locate a nearby library which has the mag, it’s well worth a look. I also wrote about them for the Genie Congress here in 2006 which is published in the proceedings if you want to follow it up. Inevitably I know more now than I did then, especially about the NSW ones. I have another blog which I’ve called from Dorfprozelten to Australia but I haven’t done too much with it so far. The address is http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/. You might also be interested in the Dorfprozelten category on my right-hand sidebar of this blog -there are 31 stories relating to Dorfprozelten. Cheers for now. Pauleen
Pauline Nebauer Tape says:
Hi! I’m interested in any information on the Nebauer’s who live or lived in Dorfprozelten. Eugene Nebauer is my great, great, great grandfather and my great, great grandfather is his son Joseph Phillip Nebauer. I was brought up on the farm that belonged to the Nebauer family in Gungal, so that house has lots and lots of stories to tell. If anyone has other information on the Nebauer’s living in Australia i would love to hear from you. Anna Rosina Stair is buried with her husband in Merriwa NSW. The Nebauer reunion is held every 5 years, next one should be in 2014.
hi Pauline, I will write to you separately but thank you for getting in touch here. Isn’t it wonderful that you have regular reunions -not something many of the other families have managed. You might be interested in my other blog, still in its infancy, on the dorfprozelten emigrants. http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/
I’ve also just started a facebook page for the Dorfprozelten emigrants’ descendants at https://www.facebook.com/groups/541563712595845/. To join it, all you have to do is request to join and I’ll approve it. Hopefully over time we’ll get lots of members who are descendants of these early pioneers and it will be a place where people can connect with relatives or learn about the other families who came. Cheers Pauleen
I have written to this website….to no avail
Gail Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 03:29:56 +0000 To: gail62marie@hotmail.com
Don’t know what went wrong Gail, this is the first message that’s come through. I have accepted you on the Facebook page. It would be great to know which family you descend from. Thanks for getting in touch and apologies that it appears to have been frustrating.
Hi Pauleen. Just a quick note to say that you have done an amazing job with collecting all that information. I spent all day reading everything on your page and found it really interesting. I look forward to reading more article in the near future.
Cheers Pauline
(paulinetape@hotmail.com)
hi Pauline, thanks for visiting. I’m so pleased that you found it useful. Good to see you on the new FB group too. Cheers Pauleen
Chris Nebauer says:
Mine name is Chris and my farther john grew up around that area also. Just found this blog and great to see all the nebauers on here.
Graham O'Harae says:
My name is Graham O’Harae. My wife’s maiden name was Schubert. She is the 2nd great granddaughter of Anton and Karolina (nee Wallich) Schubert. If you could provide us with any information it would be greatly appreciated, particu;arly about the vessel “Helene”.
hi Graham, Unfortunately I’m not in a position to help you with this. I do this purely for my own enjoyment and have only researched the people from Dorfprozelten. There are many opportunities online to follow this up and if you are near Brisbane I’d suggest a visit to the State Library or the Archives, or a family history library near you (Qld Family History Society is especially good for Geman research). Alternatively you may wih to hire a researcher. Good luck with your search. Pauleen
hi Graham, I am not a professional researcher and have no information on the Helene or the Schuberts. I can only suggest you join one of the family history societies and perhaps also visit the Archives in Brisbane or the State Library. Pauleen
Lauren Miller says:
After researching my family history for many years i have just come across your blog. It has some insightful stories and confirms members of my family history also. I am a descendant of Maria and Dominicus Kuhn who travelled to Australian on the ‘Peru’ in 1855. Their daughter, Katharina (who was aged 10 on the voyage) is my gg grandmother. She married John Charles Miller who was also from Germany (Stettin) and arrived on the ‘Windsor’ in 1853. (as per his naturalisation record).
Thank you for your information and i look forwards to searching through your blog.
Please ignore the spelling mistakes…..i’m tired!!
hi Lauren, good to hear from you. I’ve been offline for a while with family obligations but am hoping to get back to my other blog as well about the Dorfprozeten immigrants. I’m quite interested in the Kuhn family as I hadn’t managed to track down too much about them other than their marriages etc through NSW BDM. My Dorfprozelten blog is here http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/ but I haven’t got a lot up there yet. If you search this blog for “Dorfprozelten” you will learn more about the emigrants from the village. Good to her from you and so sorry about the delay!
No worries about the delay at all. We all have very busy lives. Thank you for the link to your other blog. Again, full of wonderful information about my families history.
If you wouldn’t mind – maybe we can find the connection. Thanks, Pam
Sure Pam, will pass it on. Would be interested in the outcome 🙂 Pauleen
Pam Bearce says:
Pauleen. Is it possible that there is some connection between Anna May Zoller and my gg grandmother Anna Maria Zoller? I note that tere’s a Zoller reunion in Toowoomba and if there’s any relationship to me, I wouldn’t mind attending. Thanks., Pam
Pam, sorry I’ve been offline for a while. Can I get back to you next week? I’m sure the reunion mob would be happy for you to attend. Paul’s email is on the Dorfprozelten to Australia blog.
Yes, that’s fine. There’s probe;e no connection but thought I’d ask anyway.
pam I am organising the re-union you can cntact me direct on traveligman@bigpond.com to see if is the same family
Joy Strong says:
Dear Cassmob, I am a decendant of jJohann Hock and Clara Gunzer.I read a letter from someone asking for info on her GGrandmother Kate nee rosner. I think kate may be a sister of my grandmother Clara nee Rosner who married William Morrow in Kyogle n s w unfortunatly I can’t find the letter and wondered if you may have an email address for the writer, I believe she lived in Casino on Nth coast. I would be grateful if you could put me in contact with the writer
Thanks Joy
hi Joy, I too am having trouble finding that comment, so perhaps it was on the Dorfprozelten page. If I find the correct comment I’ll send her your email as requested. You might be interested in our new Dorfprozelten Diaspora Facebook page and also the Dorfprozelten blog page which I’ve started. These are the links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/541563712595845/ and http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/
Deanna Smith says:
Hi Joy
I think it is me that you are trying to contact.
My great grandmother was Kate Rosner whose mother Mary(Hock) married Edward Henry Day and I posted a letter about what I know of the family.I am happy to have my email address passed on to you.
Hope to hear from you soon
Deanna (nee Day)
Thanks for getting in touch Deanna. I’ll send your email to Joy. Pauleen
Thankyou Pauleen
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I just put dorfprozolten in Google and your blog came up congratulation on all your work I am planning to visit the village next year. Any info you have on the area or things I should/see do when there would be appreciated.
hi Chris, Good to hear from you. If you’re interested you might want to join our Dorfprozelten facebook group as several people have been to Dorfprozelten more recently than I have. Just ask to join and you’ll be in the group.https://www.facebook.com/groups/541563712595845/?fref=ts
Happy to email if you prefer not to be in FB. Cheers Pauleen
Matthew O'Brien says:
I am a descendant of Eugene & Caroline via their son Joseph!
I have information of Eugenes mother Elizabeth Nebaur neé. Platz
And that she is buried at Jerrys Plain in NSW!
Which comes along with her parents names of Nicholas & Ellen Platz.
Do you know anything of this?
Alternatively if you could email me also, it would be much appreciated
Annette McManus says:
Hi. I am tracing my family tree and it’s harder on the female side!! My great grandmother is Caroline Kuhn married John Brigden in 1872. On the marriage certificate has her father as Dominic Kuhn. Mothers name not there. Not sure if there is a connection to Dominicus – was Dominic the anglicised version!
Regards Annette
Glenys Ridgway says:
Hi, I am the Great Grand daughter of Michael Anton Diflo and have really enjoyed your blob. I have been doing family research for a few years now and find it very rewarding, but time consuming. I did find Johan Andrew Diflo’s was buried in the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery under the name of Deflo. He was buried on the 1st April 1871.
Regards Glenys
Thanks for commenting Glenys. The Diflo family arrived on the Downs and settled in as good citizens. They were among the first of the Dorfprozelten people to be naturalised.
Rhonda Macrae says:
Good evening, Pauleen,
I am hoping that you could perhaps help me. I am helping a young friend with his genealogy and I have com across his German ancestry, and was wondering if they come from the same village in Bavaria. The surname is HAHN, (Englebert and Anna Maria and family) and they arrived in 1849 via “Parland’. as vinedressers. Apparently, they went to Carcoar in NSW not long after arriving. Could it be that this family came from Dorfprozelten? If not, where could I go to find out where they could have possibly come from. Thanking you. Rhonda
Hi Rhonda, Many of the steps are the same as for any of our immigrants: purchase death certificates for the parents or marriage certs for the children; check the relevant parish registers, look at gravestones, and Trove for obits. That ship seems to have two possible rcords which can be checked at a library: film 2459 and fiche 851 in the Archives Office of NSW series. I don’t know where you live so you will need to try a genie society or a reference library.
You should also get a copy of Jenny Paterson’s article on the Parland in Ances-Tree Vol 16, no 2 which I believe can be our purchased from Burwood and District Genealogy Society. Her research is excellent!
NO, the family are nit from Dorfprozelten so you will need to pursue the above options.
Anotheroption is to order in the film from the LDA church to a genie society or family history library near you. They are not the easiest things to read, and I see that the ship left from London which plays havoc with that theory.
My other suggestion would normally be the indexes done by Rosemary and Eric Koppitke for QFHS but again these are for the ships leaving Hamburg, coming to Australia, as they use the above records.
My first port of call would be Jenny Paterson’s article. Happy sleuthing,
Good Evening Pauleen,
Thank you very much for your reply and suggestions and directions that I would need to take. Seeing that the Hahn’s did not come from Dorfprozelten, I can look further afield. I’m not that familiar with European genealogy. I’m even having trouble doing my grandmother who was born in Corsica, brought in France, came to Australia when she was 23, after marrying my grandfather in 1920, in Southampton.
Once again, thank you for your help.
Rhonda Macrae
Good morning Pauleen,
After again reading through your reply, I decided to judy google ‘german immigrant to nsw via parland 1849’ and I came across “Letters from German Immigrants in NSW” by George Nadel. There were 14 pages put up and reading through, there was a letter from Engelbert Hahn from Eltville, the ancestor of my friend. The previous paragraph to the letter stated that he was a carpenter who came out as a vine dresser and even gave the name of his employer in Carcoar. This letter was dated 27/8/1849 to his in laws and gave descriptions of what life for him was like a suggesting that they and others in the village/town come out to Australia.
That was a good discovery wasn’t it? One of the joys of the digitisation of old documents. I’d still try to get hold of Jenny Paterson’s article as it will provide a wider perspective. Happy searching. Pauleen
Interesting posting, and loved the letters home to Germany. Interesting to me because my wife has an ancester from Dorfprozeltern, Mary KREBS, (on her mother’s side) and one on the Parland in 1849, POST, on her father’s side.
That was a win Ray 🙂
I am a descendant of the Zollers and Hennig/ Henny’s, Courts and Middlebrooks that you were looking for from Dungog. Unfortunately my Great-Grandfather was adopted out of the family but he made contact with his Middlebrook ancestry later in the 1980’s and through them I was able to find that he was a descendant of Anthony Henny and Sarah Jane Courts. Anthony’s parents were Maria Zoller and John Hennig who came on the ‘Peru’ as you were able to teach me. I thought I would make contact but unfortunately have not got much to teach you from my end but that my family stayed in the Hunter. I’m the first not to be born there, myself being born in Sydney. Thank you for your amazing research and interest in these early German families. I was shocked to find German Ancestry in the family and its great to have background on why they came out and made the big move from Dorfprozelten.
Thanks for getting in touch Harrison and my apologies for being so long in replying – I’ve been very disorganised this year. I’m glad the research has been helpful and interesting to you. In terms of getting in touch with living relatives – it can always be tricky. You are welcome to join my Dorfprozelten Diaspora Facebook group if you like. Have you tried just searching the white pages and cold calling or sending a written letter to members of the family…hard to say how they will respond but if you explain your circumstances and what you hope to achieve it might open the gates. Pauleen
Hi, Harrison. Bit of a surprise for me, too. John Henny and Maria Zoller are my GGGG grandparents. So, hi “cousin”. I am trying now to go back a bit further, past Jacob Hennig and Eva Muffig. Regards, Greg.
Helen GEYER says:
My ancestors travelled to England from Germany and sailed to Australia per Commodore Perry 1855. They were Godfrey (Gottfried Geiger) GEYER and Johanna nee Bott or Bort? It is unknown whether they disembarked in Sydney or Moreton Bay, but they were at Wellingrove Statuon near Glen Innes for a number of years before moving north to Tenterfield where they remained.
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PureCycle Technologies Partners with Milliken, Nestle to Accelerate Revolutionary Plastics Recycling
PureCycle Technologies Partners with Milliken, Nestlé to Accelerate Revolutionary Plastics Recycling
PureCycle brings in strategic partners that will restore virgin-like attributes to waste polypropylene for consumer facing applications
CHICAGO, March 13, 2019 — PureCycle Technologies, is announcing it has partnered with global industrial manufacturer, Milliken & Company, and the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé S.A., as it moves forward with plans to open its first plant to restore used polypropylene (PP) plastic to 'virgin-like' quality with a revolutionary recycling method.
PureCycle’s patented recycling process, developed and licensed by P&G, separates color, odor and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. Milliken, whose additives will play a critical role in reinvigorating recycled polypropylene, has formed an exclusive supply relationship with PureCycle to help solve the plastics end-of-life challenge. “Nestlé is working with PureCycle to develop new packaging materials that help avoid plastic waste, in line with the company’s commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.”
“These partners are helping us accelerate as we bring this solution to the market,” said Mike Otworth, CEO of PureCycle Technologies. “This is a validation of our method, and it will help us continue to move even more quickly as we make plastics recycling reality.”
Bringing both consumer market knowledge and technical expertise, Milliken and Nestlé help PureCycle work towards delivering the world’s first virgin-like recycled polypropylene. “The use of Milliken’s additives will help to ensure that PureCycle’s Ultra Pure Recycled Polypropylene (UPRP) is of the highest quality and adds the maximum value to brand owners and consumers. We believe that this partnership will further differentiate PureCycle as both a leading reclaimer and producer of polypropylene,” continues Otworth.
“Milliken understands that creating a sustainable future requires meaningful collaboration with other industry pioneers,” said Halsey Cook, president and CEO of Milliken & Company. “We believe PureCycle’s technology combined with Milliken’s leading plastic additives provide a transformative opportunity to elevate the viability of recycled polypropylene and help solve the plastics end-of-life challenge.”
With technology licensed from P&G, PureCycle is in the midst of building the first plant in Lawrence County, Ohio, that will recycle 119 million pounds of polypropylene, producing over 105 million pounds per year starting in 2021. The momentum created by these new relationships is enabling PureCycle to open the plant’s feedstock evaluation unit, which processes multiple variations of feedstock (waste polypropylene) to optimize plant 1 and subsequent plants.
Today, about 20 percent of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is commonly used to make plastic bottles and other consumer goods, is recycled. By contrast, less than 1 percent of polypropylene plastic is currently recycled. PureCycle is the first company to solely focus on recycling and reintegrating polypropylene upstream to highly sensitive consumer product applications, which are used in food and beverage packaging, consumer good packaging, automobile interiors, electronics, home furnishings, and many other products.
PureCycle Technologies will make high-quality, recycled PP widely available for purchase across industries. This technology demonstrates P&G's commitment to sustainability and helps in achieving P&G's 2020 recycling goals – doubling the use of recycled resin in plastic packaging and ensuring 90 percent of product packaging is either recyclable or programs are in place to create the ability to recycle it. PureCycle’s technology supports P&G's vision of using 100 percent recycled or renewable materials and having zero consumer waste go to landfills.
“Our approach to innovation not only includes products and packaging, but technologies that allow us and others to have a positive impact on our environment. This technology has the capacity to revolutionize the plastics recycling industry by enabling P&G and companies around the world to tap into sources of recycled plastics that deliver nearly identical performance and properties as virgin materials in a broad range of applications,” said Kathy Fish, Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer, Procter & Gamble.
The global polypropylene market is valued at more than $80 billion, according to Transparency Market research, and is on track to reach $133.3 billion by 2023. The Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) has identified 1 billion pounds of recycled polypropylene demand in North America alone. The majority of that demand is for 'high-quality' recycled polypropylene, APR has said.
PureCycle Technologies is portfolio company of Innventure, a Wasson Enterprise Partnership.
About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies offers the only recycled polypropylene with properties equal to virgin polymer. Our proprietary process removes color, odor, and other contaminants from recycled feedstock resulting in virgin-like polypropylene suitable for any PP market.
PureCycle Technologies licenses technology from Procter & Gamble. To learn more, visit purecycletech.com.
About Innventure, a Wasson Enterprise Partnership
Innventure has more than 20 years of experience identifying disruptive technologies and creating successful new companies. The group combines the expertise of Wasson Enterprise (WE), a family-based investment firm led by former Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Greg Wasson, and XL Tech Group (XLTG), Innventure’s precursor company. The team has a long history of identifying breakthrough technology solutions that address unmet needs and have sufficient economic impact to drive and sustain changed customer behaviors. Of the 11 new companies the Innventure founders created over 20 years, 10 achieved late-stage funding, including six successful IPOs. Innventure’s initial sourcing deal with Procter & Gamble took place on December 2015. Learn more at www.innventure.com.
About Milliken
Milliken has been solving everyday problems with innovative solutions for more than 150 years. Our research, design and manufacturing expertise reaches across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemicals, floor covering, and performance and protective textiles. An unwavering commitment to ethics guides our work to redefine how we add strength and protection to products, how we infuse vibrancy and color into our surroundings, and how we care for the environment. For us, success is when discoveries made within Milliken help us all have more meaningful connections with the world. Discover Milliken at www.milliken.com, and join us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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THE FISHING FLEET Husband-Hunting in the Raj by Anne de Courcy
christine 2012 / Asia / History / India / Indian Authors / Non Fiction / Reviews / Subcontinent 22 December 2012 18 May 2020
Anne de Courcy’s book is a delightful account of that well-known colonial sport, husband-hunting in India.
Quite.
In a book that is well-written, informative, poignant and often times sad, Ms de Courcy tells us some of the stories of generations of young British women who went out to India to marry. Or not marry, as the case may be.
During the height of British colonial rule, there were very many more (British) men than there were (British) women in India. Generations of young men went out to India in search of adventure, of a prestigious career, and also in search of money (though that was often less of a motivator than prestige and a sense of duty, it must be said).
And generations of young women subsequently went out to India, in search of their own version of a career, i.e. a husband.
The British colonial authorities had strict rules on the age at which its servants could marry, and since affairs, let alone marriage with Indian women, were severely frowned upon, when the ships arrived in India, with their precious cargoes of carefully chaperoned unmarried young women, there was something of a feeding frenzy. The prize was a bride. Or a husband, depending which way you look at it.
Through letters and diaries, and accompanied by many glorious old black and white photographs, the adventures, loves and lives of these intrepid young women are told. They were young, ready to be romanced, and amazingly resilient. Some girls married and settled in cities, but some fell in love with planters or military men in far-flung corners of the country, so off they went to live lives of isolation, adventure and – seen from our cosseted perspective – often downright hardship.
Most of these fishing fleet girls loved their husbands, their lives and loved India. The biggest sadness in their lives usually centred around their children. In the early days, babies died so tragically easily, in the unhealthy climate, and lacking as they did medical facilities in the “mofussil” or countryside.
Those children who survived spent their early years cossetted and pampered, until that dreadful day when they were shipped back Home to school. These are the saddest moments of this lovely book. Little children are torn from their parents and the sunny, colourful, cherishing country of their birth to be sent away for years to a cold, grey, unfamiliar place called Home. Except that home is India.
Of course, many children of the fishing fleet couldn’t wait for their miserable English school days to be over, so they could head straight back Home, and thus the long love story with India continued.
A happy, upbeat read, which certainly made this Indian resident slightly ashamed of herself for her occasional moans about Delhi power cuts or poor internet connections. Decidedly un-fishing-fleet-y.
Published in 2012 by Hachette, the hardback costs Rs 750
If, after reading this review, you wish to buy the book, it couldn’t be simpler. Simply click on the link below :
It wasn’t only from India the children were shipped back – and it happened more recently than we maybe think. I must have told you how my mother, with her elder and younger sisters, came back from Kuala Lumpur in 1926 (Mum was 5) and didn’t see their parents for about 5 years – flying way too expensive, a sea voyage back out took too long even in the summer hols. And the real tragedy was that the youngest girl died the Christmas after their parents finally came home…
Jane Binstead
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Heart-breaking, poor little mites
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Home General Interest US Vice President Mike Pence’s aide tests positive for COVID-19
US Vice President Mike Pence’s aide tests positive for COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence’s spokesperson Katie Miller, who also serves as a spokesperson for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, has tested positive for the disease.
Trump confirmed Miller was the staffer who tested positive on Friday during an event with Republican lawmakers at the White House.
‘She’s wonderful young woman,’ Trump said. ‘Katie tested very good for a long period of time and then – all of a sudden – today she tested positive. She hasn’t come into contact with me but spent some time with the vice president.’
Pence was tested Friday and the test came back negative.
Miller is married to Stephen Miller, an adviser to President Trump who works in the West Wing near the Oval Office.
Following Miller’s diagnosis, Trump, the vice president, and most White House staff including Miller’s husband Stephen are now getting tested on a daily basis, a change in policy made this week, Mail Online reported.
This comes a day after a valet to President Trump tested positive for Coronavirus.
Trump said he wasn’t worried about the risk of infection despite the virus moving closer to the Oval Office.
‘I’m not worried,’ he said. ‘We’re taking very strong precautions of the White House.’
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows called the White House the ‘safest place that you can come to.’
He said additional safety protocols have been put place over the last 48 hours but declined to detail them.
‘I don’t want to get into all the procedures that we’ve embarked on but I can tell you that this – it’s probably the safest place that you can come to,’ he said.
Staff are checked daily, give symptom histories and all work spaces get regular, deep cleanings, according to deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere.
‘The President’s physician and White House Operations continue to work closely to ensure every precaution is taken to keep the President, First Family and the entire White House Complex safe and healthy at all times. In addition to social distancing, daily temperature checks and symptom histories, hand sanitizer, and regular deep cleaning of all work spaces, every staff member in close proximity to the president and vice president is being tested daily for COVID-19 as well as any guests,’ Deere said in a statement to DailyMail.com.
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School board hires replacement workers instead of resolving issues at the bargaining table
On the second day of a strike involving 250 education workers with the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO), the union representing them, CUPE Local 4155, is questioning the school board’s priorities.
“They had replacement workers hired on the first day of the strike,” said Raymond Giroux, president of Local 4155. “We see now why they refused to meet with us on Monday, the day before the strike began: they were more interested in hiring contractors to do our jobs, and in renting a bus to deliver their managers past the picket line.”
The union also raised safety issues with the replacement workers. “Who’s been hired?” asked Giroux. “Have they had criminal records checks, as all our members have? Do they have the appropriate licenses for water flushing in the schools, as we do? Are they safe? We urge the board to get back to the table with us and resolve this, rather than spending money on contractors. We’re here, and we’re ready to bargain.”
“We know that in addition to all the safety concerns, using temporary replacement workers is bad for communities – it creates divisions, and it prolongs strikes,” said Michel Revelin, CUPE national representative. “I really urge this board to prioritize bargaining a fair deal with its own employees right now.”
Local 4155 represents secretaries, clerks, cafeteria watch, custodians, library technicians and IT technicians in schools throughout eastern Ontario.
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The Mighty Ducks actor Shaun Weiss enters rehab following public intoxication arrest
The actor who played goalie Goldberg also thanked his supporters and even dropped a fun Ducks reference
by Lake Schatz
Shaun Weiss mugshot
Earlier this month, Shaun Weiss — the actor known as Goldberg from The Mighty Ducks franchise — was arrested for public intoxication. Although he spent a few hours in police custody, he was set free and with no formal charge on his record. Now Weiss, in an attempt to turn his life around, has just announced he will be entering rehab for his problems, as TMZ points out.
“At this time, in an effort to break free from the self destructive patterns of behavior and drug abuse that have landed me at rock bottom, (to be real… BELOW rock bottom. Even rock bottom is like ‘holy sh!t, how’d you get all the way down there?’) I have checked in to a well regarded, long term rehabilitation center,” Weiss wrote in a lengthy, and at times humorous, message posted on Facebook.
“I have surrendered to the reality that without immediate treatment my life is in eminant danger,” he added, recognizing the grave impact of his bad habits. “My spirit was until recently depleted, weak and shrouded by darkness has been renewedby the overwhelming out-pouring of love and support from fans of my early work as an actor.”
The 38-year-old Weiss also took the time to express his gratitude for the outpouring of support he’s gotten from Ducks fans far and wide:
“I hear stories about how much Heavyweights or the Ducks movies impacted their lives or helped them through hard times or just made them laugh over and over. Such a testament to all the blood, sweat and tears everybody put into those flicks during that magical time over 20 years ago. Please believe how medicinal these personal exchanges are for me. Even if you think I’m the knuckle-puck guy or the fat kid from ‘Hook’. In the midst of my most challenging times your support is giving me the strength I need to embark down the long road to recovery.”
In further thanking his supporters, Weiss managed to slip in a silly reference to the Ducks’ secret weapon on the ice: “(Self…please, DO NOT type the next line)” before writing this, “Guys, you ARE the wind beneath my wings. (OMG… you went there. A flying V/ Duck refference ON TOP of a throw-back to classic Bette Midler?… you promised you’d be sober when you wrote this…).”
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FDA Approves Second Drug in New Class of Cholesterol-Lowering Medications
Trials showed Repatha slashed 'bad' LDL cholesterol levels in those who couldn't tolerate statins
Amy Norton
THURSDAY, Aug. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a second drug that's part of a potent new class of medications that sharply cut levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol.
Repatha (evolocumab), an injectable drug, works by blocking a protein that interferes with the liver's ability to remove LDL cholesterol from the blood.
In July, the FDA approved Praluent (alirocumab), another injectable drug in the same class of medications as Repatha. Both drugs are called PCSK9 inhibitors, which don't seem to cause the muscle problems that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs sometimes can.
"Repatha provides another treatment option in this new class of drugs for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia or with known cardiovascular disease who have not been able to lower their LDL cholesterol enough with statins," said Dr. John Jenkins, director of the FDA's Office of New Drugs at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
A recent review of 24 clinical trials -- published in the Annals of Internal Medicine -- found that PCSK9 inhibitors lowered people's LDL cholesterol by about 47 percent, on average.
More important, the drugs seemed to cut the risk of heart attack or death from heart disease, according to the researchers.
Experts did urge some caution, however: The trials so far have been short-term, and it's not clear whether the new drugs really do extend people's lives, according to Dr. Seth Martin, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
"Still, the early data are exciting, and we're cautiously optimistic," Martin, who co-wrote an editorial published with the review, told HealthDay.
Until large clinical trials are completed in 2017, health experts won't have definitive proof that the new drugs actually reduce the risk of heart attacks and death.
Statins have long been the go-to treatment for lowering LDL cholesterol. Studies have proven they can help prevent heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular complications.
But for some people, statins cause intolerable muscle pain. "Those people would be obvious candidates for PCSK9 inhibitors," Martin said.
For others, statins just don't do the job -- including people with familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited condition that causes very high LDL levels and heart attacks at an early age. That's another group of people that could benefit from the new drugs, Martin said.
"Familial hypercholesterolemia is not rare," he noted. "It affects about one in 300 to 500 people."
Of the trials covered in the Annals review, half involved people with familial hypercholesterolemia. Some of the other trials focused on people who'd quit statins because of the side effects.
However, that doesn't mean the new drugs are completely safe. Martin said the main concern that has arisen in trials of the new drugs is the potential for "neurocognitive effects." For example, some study patients reported problems such as confusion and trouble paying attention. But, Martin said, it's not clear yet whether the PCSK9 inhibitors are actually the cause.
For the Annals review, researchers led by Dr. Eliano Navarese, of Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf, Germany, pooled the results of 24 clinical trials involving more than 10,000 patients. Some compared a PCSK9 inhibitor to a placebo (an inactive treatment), while others used the cholesterol drug ezetimibe (Zetia) for comparison.
Overall, the researchers found, the new drugs cut LDL to a greater degree. They also lowered patients' risk of heart attack or death by about half.
Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a preventive cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, told HealthDay that the results of the new cholesterol drugs were so far encouraging.
"For all those patients unable to take statins, finally there might be an option that can change [their] outcomes," said Steinbaum, who was not involved in the recent review.
But, she added, "we need to patiently wait for the next phase of trials to see whether the clinical outcomes are as promising as the initial studies suggest."
The new drugs have to be self-injected, which might put some people off. On the other hand, Martin said, the injections are done only once a month or every couple of weeks.
"Some people may prefer that to taking a pill every day," he said.
Then there's the cost. PCSK9 inhibitors are specialty drugs known as monoclonal antibodies, which are lab-altered versions of human antibodies. And they aren't cheap.
The new drugs could cost up to $12,000 a year per patient, according to a recent estimate by CVS Health, one of nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers.
Repatha is marketed by Amgen Inc., of Thousand Oaks, Calif.
The American Heart Association has more on treating high cholesterol.
SOURCES: Aug. 27, 2015, news release, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Seth Martin, M.D., clinical and research fellow, Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute, Baltimore; Suzanne Steinbaum, D.O., preventive cardiologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; April 28, 2015, Annals of Internal Medicine
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CHS Invite features several top teams and an unusual format
Date: September 4, 2020Author: daubs3245 0 Comments
A middle school race precedes the larger high school meet at 8 a.m.
For the first time in two weeks, Coles County will get to run against some unfamiliar opponents.
Last week, both the Mattoon and Charleston boys and girls cross country teams faced off against each other twice. With the help of a staggered start, the Trojans are going to be able to pull off their yearly Charleston Invite.
Both teams will get to see Danville, Richland County (Olney), Effingham, Mahomet-Seymour, Mattoon, Mt. Zion, Newton, Shelbyville, St. Joseph-Ogden, Sullivan, Urbana, Cumberland County Co-Op, and Champaign Central come to town.
In the boys’ race, Class 1A powerhouse St. Joseph-Ogden and reigning Apollo Conference champion Mahomet-Seymour appear to be the favorites to win the invite. St. Joe placed 18th in the state as a team and brings back senior Brandon Mattesey, who clocked a 15:48 at state last year.
In Class 2A, the Bulldogs placed 11th as a team and bring back a slew of quality runners that includes the senior trio of Nick Mies (15:49 at state), Kyle Nofziger (15:54), and Jonah Singer (16:09).
“It is an honor that other coaches think our team might win,” said Mahomet-Seymour coach Neal Garrison. “There are so many strong cross country programs with experienced coaches at the invite. It will really just be fun to see many of these coaches and watch how well they have gotten their runners to run.”
Urbana, the CHS Invite reigning champion, beat Mahomet-Seymour by just nine points in 2019. Junior Sam Lambert finished fourth and could contend for an individual championship while junior Park Mitchell placed in the top 10.
“I’m excited to see who emerges as the top runners in the area,” said CHS coach Greg Rogers. “This will be our first chance to get a good look at some talent. Brock Davee of Mattoon had an impressive run at the Charleston Triangular, so I expect he will look to compete with the top runners from Mahomet-Seymour and St. Joseph-Ogden.”
Davee, who just missed out on state last year, has started strong, running the three-mile EIU’s Panther Trail in 16 minutes, 40.87 seconds ast week. He will face off against state qualifiers Gavin Kirby of Olney and Alex Ahmari of Champaign Central.
“I am always excited to see the kids get out and compete. This is a great meet on a great course and there will be great competition,” said MHS coach Troy Haacke. “It will give a chance to see where we are at.”
Rogers is hopeful that his young Charleston squad can further improve. Junior Luca Carcasi ran 18:10 last Thursday on the Panther Trail.
“Among Charleston runners, Luca Carcasi will have a great opportunity to see where he stacks up against other teams’ top runners. He’s confident he can compete near the top,” said Rogers. “Mason Reeley should be out there to prove himself among the pack of top runners in the first flight, and Adam Rudibaugh has already learned a lot about high school racing and will have a unique opportunity to compete with the other teams’ number three and four runners. Charleston has a hard-working and determined group of boys who will no-doubt improve with every meet.”
Sam Ferrar (18:06), Trent Hettinger (18:22), and Quincy Hamilton (18:35) bolster the Green Wave squad.
“I want to see the kids improve and drop time, stay focused and be competitive,” said Haacke. “I will be watching the conference teams and see how we compare.”
The girls’ competition will feature an abundance of quality teams.
In Class 1A, St. Joseph-Ogden finished seventh as a team. Despite losing two seniors, juniors Ava Knapp and Ashlyn Lannert return after running times of 19:04 and 19:06, respectively, at the state meet.
Cumberland senior Jasmyn Dittamore returns after running a 19:13 at the state meet. But few runners will be even be close to Richland County’s Tatum David, who set a Class 2A state meet record time of 16:04.
Even the guys’ coaches are excited.
“This meet excites me because it is probably the largest meet that we will get to compete in this year,” said Rogers. “And, we get to host it on our home course.”
In Class 2A, Mahomet Seymour appears to be the favorites after finishing 18th at the state meet last season. Apollo Conference champion Elizabeth Simms returns to lead the charge, running a personal-best 19:09 last season. Junior teammate Klein Powell ran a 19:19 at the state meet.
“Our girls are excited to run on a familiar course with some good competition,” said Mahomet-Seymour coach Jama Grotelueschen. “We have only had one meet this year which was on a tough course we had never run. This race at EIU will help us gauge where we are at.”
Right behind in contention could be an Apollo Conference member in Mount Zion. The Lady Braves finished 15th at state meet but lost senior Taylor Fox to graduation. The team returns junior Ashleigh Anderson (19:12) and senior Lucy Griffith (19:14), who fielded great showings at Peoria last year.
However, Mount Zion will be one member short on Saturday.
“I think we will be in contention for the win but Mahomet is also a tough opponent,” said Mount Zion coach Kelly Fox. “We will be without our number one runner as she is in a 14-day quarantine due to contact tracing within our school. She doesn’t have any symptoms and is heartbroken that she will not be able to participate but our girls go deep, and I’m sure they will pull together to make up for her absence.”
Charleston senior Megan Garrett appears healthy for the first time in two years. Last week, Garrett recorded a time of 19:57 on the Panther Trail to win the tri-meet while teammate Grace Spoonhour took third in a 21:31.
Both members have run at the state meet, while two-time state qualifier, Mattoon’s Kylie Haacke, was second to Garrett by running the course in 20:25.
“I think given our situation on social distancing it is the best we can do,” said Haacke. “There should still be enough runners in each heat to be competitive, it will be a little harder from a coaching standpoint to keep track of everything, but that is OK.”
Two notable names will be missed this year. Shelbyville’s Ailey Mitchell, who finished as an All-State recipient, runs at Illinois State now. At Urbana, Olivia Rosenstein, who finished fourth in the Class 2A meet, also graduated. However, fans can keep an eye on junior Celia Barbieri, who ran a time of 18:22 at the state meet.
With a forecast of 73 degrees and 10 mph winds, it could be a great day to race.
“We are very excited to run in our first invite,” said Fox ”I’m looking for the girls to have solid performances with the work that they’ve put in over the summer. A nice cooler day will also help tremendously. Our first meet was in the afternoon heat and humidity.”
STAGGERED START
It’s going to be a long day for the Charleston crew running the event (Schedule Below). However, the coaches are grateful for the community to pull of this invitational. Due to the pandemic, many invites are canceled, which means this could be one of the few times runners get to run against a lot of teams.
“With a meet as large as this, staggering the races made the most sense to us when formatting the meet,” said Rogers. “We are required to follow the IHSA cross country guidance, and staggering is one of the recommended practices for meet management. The staggered starts and the pairing of each team’s runners provide something different and exciting, so we wanted to make the most of the situation that we’re in.”
“I am super grateful that the Charleston coaches were not only willing to run the invitational but for all the amount of time and energy they put into organizing this meet,” said Garrison. “It was a huge undertaking on their part with trying to meet all the health safety guidelines while trying to allow so many runners from so many teams get an opportunity to run. I can’t thank them enough. “I really like Charleston’s course and the people that run the meet. It is so well organized and the Charleston people really are just great kind-hearted souls. The course was created by the legendary Coach Tom Woodall in such a way that it is both challenging and can still bring fast times.”
“We are thrilled to be running at Charleston this weekend,” said Grotelueschen. “It will be one of our biggest meets this season due to all of the restrictions. We can’t thank Charleston and EIU enough for their creative and diligent work to put on a meet this size and still comply with all of the parameters.”
In adherence to the IHSA cross country guidance, the format of this Invitational will follow a flighted race schedule.
9 a.m.: each team’s #1 and #2 girls
9:10: each team’s #3 and #4 girls
Short break to allow timer to finish flights and compile times
10 a.m.: each team’s #1 and #2 boys
10:10: each team’s #3 and #4 boys
11 a.m.: JV girls (each team is allowed to enter 2 runners)
11:4 a.m.: JV boys (each team is allowed to enter 2 runners)
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Ethically pure Chinese soldiers who purge the world of evil American mercenaries
TooSteep May 14, 2020 in Geopolitics
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Peter Zeihan's latest newsletter. Pretty strong stuff. Thoughts?
A Failure of Leadership, Part II:
How To Lose Friends and
Mobilize People Against You
By Xi Jinping (and Peter Zeihan) on May 14, 2020
The propaganda out of China of late has been…notable. Beijing has accused the French of using their nursing homes as death camps, has blamed Italy for being the source of the coronavirus (at the very peak of Italian deaths), has charged the US Army with bringing the virus to China in the first place, has thrown a “fact sheet” of truly disbelievable disinformation at the fact-oriented Germans, and turned the country’s ambassadorial core into cut-rate tabloid distributors – all while leaning on anyone and everyone from the United Nations to the World Health Organization to the European Union to regional legislative bodies to alternatively suppress and delete any information or analysis that does anything but laud China, as well as push them to take public stances that slobberingly praise China.
In doing so the Chinese have seemingly deliberately wrecked their relations with the Americans, French, Italians, Germans, Czechs, South Africans, Kazakhs and Nigerians, just to name a few. (The Swedes had all but ended their diplomatic relationship with China – having come to the public conclusion that the Chinese government was a pack of genocidal, power-mad, information-suppressing, exploitive, ultranationalists – before COVID.)
Nor are these disturbing shifts limited to the realm of foreign disinformation. Propaganda at home is boiling in a new direction as well. Overt, blatant racism is the core of the new program, with the government expressly blaming foreigners of all stripes for coronavirus in specific and China’s ills in general. Everything from restaurants to buses to gyms are banning foreigners. As a rule the government edicts are color-blind, but there are plenty of stories out there of this or that municipality or establishment singling out this or that nationality or skin color for…special consideration.
And the invective will get more offensive and self-destructive and seemingly stupid. China’s propaganda offensive April was done by the professionals – the folks at the head of the Ministry of Truth-, er, Foreign Affairs. All the lies and everything that demeaned and insulted countries in the grips of the coronavirus was expressly deliberate and sanctioned from the top, with the ambassadorial core directed to follow suit. (For those of you who like names, watch spokesman Zhao Lijian, a man who enjoys Chairman Xi’s personal sponsorship).
But we aren’t in April any longer, and China’s propaganda effort has become more diffuse, adopting more of a mob mentality. Now the entire governing apparatus has been unleashed, including agencies and bureaus down to the local level who normally have nothing to do with public relations, much less official propaganda. There is no longer a cohesive storytelling effort a la the Soviet style of propaganda. It is as if the Chinese equivalent of the MAGA crowd and the Bernie Bros are suddenly part of the propaganda effort, working alongside – or at least in parallel to – the Voice of America and the State Department.
The April propaganda was sophomoric and moronic, particularly at influencing foreign audiences or achieving some sort of strategic goal. In May it has already degraded into the realm of the infantile. My personal favorite was when an apparatchik made a lovely post stating “We condemn the fatso to death” with the “fatso” in question being US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Considering the ultrafine mesh the Chinese internal censorship dragnet has been using of late, that particular post’s ongoing longevity is a testament to just how holistic the CCP’s effort has become.
In the past few weeks the Chinese have deliberately destroyed three decades of efforts to build up soft power. I have never seen this sort of influence collapse, much less on a global scale. Even the Soviet fall saw Moscow retain influence throughout Latin America, Africa and the Middle East…and then the Soviet Union collapsed. The Trump administration just lost their Olympic gold in Gravitas Destruction to the Xi administration, and not by a small margin.
So…what the hell?
The Party may be descending into narcissistic ideology, and the Han Chinese may have always had a superiority complex based on a superiority complex, and we all may be a bit aghast at both the new tone and substance of Beijing’s foreign policy, and CCP is too paranoid, controlling, arrogant and bunkered to pretend to lead anything on a regional – much less global – scale, but I think we can all accept that the Party is not run by a bunch of morons.
The explanation is unfortunately very simple: the Chinese leadership is well aware that soft power isn’t what is going to solve the problem they see. There’s some guidance as to the CCP’s thinking in how the propaganda effort is being explained within China, and it doesn’t bode well for the future.
Semi-officially, the CCP called the April (official) effort Wolf Warrior diplomacy, in reference to a recent (and wildly popular) Chinese movie series about ethically pure Chinese soldiers who purge the world of evil American mercenaries. The closest equivalent I can think of would be like calling an American propaganda effort Starship Troopers diplomacy. (Yeah, it is as stupid as it sounds.)
The (more disperse) May effort, in contrast, is being referred to as a Yihetuan Movement mindset. It is a reference to a particularly chaotic period at the turn of the 19th to the 20th centuries when a particularly violent strain of ultranationalism erupted in response to foreign actions within China. Most non-Chinese readers probably don’t recognize the Yihetuan Movement reference, but they probably do recall how it was labelled in the West: the Boxer Rebellion. More on that in a minute.
This new propaganda program isn’t about Xi attempting to convince the wider world of China’s greatness or rightness. This isn’t about the United States or Europe or Africa, and certainly not about global domination. Instead it is about intentionally saying things so far beyond the pale that there’s a global anti-Chinese backlash. The backlash itself isn’t the goal, but instead a means to an end. Xi is attempting to use a global anti-Chinese backlash to enflame anti-foreigner nationalist activity within China. Put simply, Xi is trying to get the world pissed off at China so that China becomes pissed off at the world.
Xi feel he needs to hyperstimulate and mobilize a large enough proportion of the population so that they can assist the state security services in containing, demoralizing, cowing – and if necessary, beating, killing and disappearing – those who do not buy in.
Think this seems a bit…extreme? Brush up on your 20th century Chinese history, particularly in the context of how the CCP is explaining its propaganda effort to the Chinese citizenry.
Google the Great Leap Forward to review just how deliberately brutal the Chinese government can be to their own people, and just how good the Chinese government can be at motivating its own citizens to persecute one another.
Check out the Cultural Revolution to see how mobilizing portions of the population to repress the rest of the population makes the East German Stasi look like New Zealand socialists.
Review the Tiananmen Square massacre to remind yourself of how far the CCP will go even in “modern” times when it faces a threat to its power.
Look up the Boxer Rebellion to see how such processes result in the state-sponsored lynching and murder of Christians and foreigners. (Btw, if you are a manufacturer or investor and you still have personnel in China, now would be a glorious time to get them the fuck out).
The only part of this that is new for China is that this time they have industrial and digital technologies to help manage the population so that the sharp end of state power can be brought to bear more quickly.
This leaves only one question: Why…WHY would Chairman Xi feel this sort of extreme action is necessary?
Put simply, Xi fears the end of China is nigh.
And that, again, requires a completely new newsletter.
Stay tuned for Part III…
Edited May 14, 2020 by Tom Kirkman
Moderator edit - changed the copied & pasted grey text to black, to make it more legible
0R0 + 5,478
I was wondering if Zeihan's old projection of China folding into itself are being unfolding before our eyes as they make use of the CV19 outbreak to detach from the world and eliminate the external contacts of their peoples. Don't be surprised if the country dumps your factory and design staff right out of the country by sending rabidly violent mobs into your offices industrial operations and businesses. The rabid nationalist propaganda in China is signaling the end of the China market. It is purely China for the Chinese.
In financial terms, China's dollar liquidity crisis and internal collapse of the highly leveraged SOEs and private real estate markets, is forcing them to detach financially from the rest of the world after the Baoshang bank disaster as explained by Brian McCarthy. As he says, China's most attractive option is to keep the financial system afloat with internal inflation while cutting off their dollar liabilities and sealing up China hermetically.
The collapse that was inevitable in my work by 2025 that could have been cushioned with proper aggressive monetary intervention and acceptance of high price inflation so could be done slowly, has been pushed over the edge by the CV19 outbreak suddenly and all at once, combining with the effects of swine fever culling the pork herd in half and bird flu and the lockdown killing off bird flocks and green rot restraining grain output for a second year. Food inflation is already at 20%, while industry is in deflation and unemployment is stubbornly high in the second month of recovery, with fresh industrial unemployment piling up. All the traditional harbingers of broad social revolt in China are in place.
The future of the CCP is in jeopardy. They must clamp down hard on their own people. Particularly the free thinking professional classes and entrepreneurs that anchored their growth.
Jason Martin + 58
While I certainly agree with many of your conclusions and your overall perspective, I somehow feel that you've come to the right conclusions for the wrong reasons. Personally I am rather patriotic in my private opinions. America is the greatest Empire on earth, and the only real criticisms I have for it is that it doesn't behave in a properly imperial fashion. Largely for the same reasons that the Roman Republic failed to properly manage it's empire until it was reformed by Caesar.
The only point of issue I can really find is the hyperbole of your exposition borders on the ludicrously partisan. While personally I'm absolutely invested in crushing the Chinese and driving them before American Exceptionalism to the musical sound of the lamentations of their women, I also recognize that perspective and balance, and a dispassionate appreciation of motivation and results leads to a saner and more utilitarian analysis.
The one thing I would point out, that you seem to possibly be overlooking is that in the game of propaganda, outrageous lies and bullshit are adaptive and useful. It is in the CCP's best interest to maintain a truth blockade, and for their claims to become increasingly hysterical. The more unhinged they appear, the more they generate fear.
Consider it like this. Who would you rather be trapped in a room with, a totally sane but likely malevolent person, or a 800 pound gorilla on LSD and armor made largely of rusty spikes and razor wire?
Crazy unpredictability is actually a legitimate strategy. I call this the Homeless Guy on a Bus strategy.
New video interview with Brian McCarthy on China's ongoing leverage and economic decline problem coming out of the CV19 shutdown.
He describes the mechanics of China's dollar trap, the likelihood that their reserves have already been pledged for collateral. How they are tackling the real estate bubble bursting by fixing the prices of real estate above the current market values and how this is preventing liquidity to owners and thus forcing them to borrow against the property, ship the money out of China in export goods, and leaving it abroad, and then skipping town.
52 minutes ago, Jason Martin said:
The Guy on the Bus strategy is what the Kims have been doing in N. Korea for a long time. That is doubtless the new China strategy of overt insult and bullying and commercial self sabotage as they export defective junk for good prices in antibody tests and PPE. This smells strongly of burning bridges. It appears they need to decouple more than the West is interested in doing so, as the contact with Westerners through their export manufacturing, AI projects etc. is a destabilizing source for dissidents to communicate out of China and with each other via external VPNs and human intermediaries. They do seem to be morphing into N. Korea.
I don't have the kind of patriotic zeal and partisanship is limited to Trump's stance on "the swamp" (which is largely Democratic, started up by FDR and mobster Joe Kennedy and the Unions and Marxist operatives in academia) and his mild position on China (I have become ever more of a China hawk as I learn more of how deeply kleptocratic their foreign investment behavior is, while corporations keep putting another hand in the Chinese capital meat grinder and the fact that nobody can take their money out of China directly is not showing up on their financials. The SP500 is heavily contaminated with China manufacturing and investments that have no cash flow value and no accounting value as they are captive in China's capital roach motel). I was a China bull for well over a decade till the failure of their massive stimulus of 2008-2011 to keep traction with the economy, and have become progressively more worried and disillusioned about their prospects as Xi established his personal dictatorship and the economy was "growing" only through gigantic stimulus programs and ever steeper credit impulses.
I oppose the Democrat power machine and its deep and wide corruption and constant power grabs, I don't support Trump per se. I do appreciate his handle on identifying and attracting his base and how to press Dem buttons to have them pop like a Jack in the box to capture his base's attention. I am not a Trump Republican by choice.
My geopolitical stance on the US is very much pro US. Not so much because the US was always smart moral and successful in its global actions, but because of the incredible benefit the world has gained from its sometimes erratic control of the global trade system in what is basically a non-empire. As it is actually costing the US while benefiting its allies, but most of all benefiting non-allies and sometime enemies and challengers that were elevated from subsistence farming into industrial giants. I did think for ages, that the empire was based on "exorbitant privilege" but looking from post 1970 to post Volcker, the world was a totally different place and it was very obviously a US subsidiary role to the hot growth Eurodollar market through which international trade and finance work. With that perspective looking back to the inflationary 1970s and before, it was foreign manipulation of their currencies that inflated the Eurodollar volumes and thus pressing down the dollar. Once I understood that, I was open to Zeihan's perspective.
Coffeeguyzz + 311
Great stuff in this thread.
Arguably one of the most brilliant minds in contemporary discourse - Dr. Victor Davis Hanson - just gave a one hour interview to Epoch Times that touched upon several of the topics discussed above. (Interview easily seen online).
Specifically, in the timestamps between 29:00 to 47:00, VDH covers China-related items that are as current as today's headlines, including the Cognitive Dissonance components that prompt such seemingly schizophrenic behavior across much of the political and social spectrum ... worldwide.
While this entire interview is quintessential VDH - ranging from Sophoclean Heros to Director Grenell's recent actions - it is a treasure trove of insight from a truly high level intelligence perspective.
Strong preemptive warning to 'progressives/liberals' who do not process contrary data effectively ... it may be best to simply shun Professor Hanson's perspectives ahead of time as exposure to a dramatically different narrative may very well be injurious to one's mental health.
0R0 - thanks for that Brian McCarthy interview. Price floors. Infinitely illiquid. Stability and control at all costs. Getting out of Dodge. Terribly corrupt system that is not built to care about anyone. System built to crack heads. Seems bullish for Australian, Kiwi, Canadian real estate.
Taking Hong Kong and Taiwan with them might be the thing that finally opens the eyes of the west. Does China force the timeline of a decoupling?
He doesn't really explain why they refuse to let the CNY go from 7 to 11. What is your take on that?
I wonder if Trump recently heard about this? He appears to have done a 180* switch on the US dollar. Suddenly he is talking positively about a strong dollar.
Terribly corrupt system that is not built to care about anyone. System built to crack heads.
Nature is red in tooth and claw. It's never surprising the degree to which a human system mimics nature, what is surprising is the degree to which it doesn't, the degree to which it benefits the unproductive.
Why do people always think that a system that isn't designed to care, is somehow corrupt? To my mind, the only useful question about a system is not whether it cares, but whether it works and produces expected and tolerable results. I'd say our system does so in spades.
8 hours ago, TooSteep said:
Yes, Trump knows of this dollar trap China is in. The trade deal was not really about trade, it was about squeezing the Chinese Current account by obliging them to buy specified quantities of goods from the US, thus pushing it into a negative flow.
Your terms of trade and both credit rating and currency rating are heavily influenced by your currency exchange rate and its trend. As your currency weaken's your ability to cover forex debt comes into question. It also acts to constrain your domestic liquidity because forex credit becomes more expensive (higher rates).
Chinese capital flight is what caused high real estate prices in all major cities globally and throughout Australia and NZ. Their closing up and implosion will stop capital flight.
SUZNV + 780
10 hours ago, TooSteep said:
While waiting for 0R0 answer, I may give my understanding about that:
China will try to hold on as long as they can, no one but themselves can have enough information when they will do it and why because no one know how Covid19 will affect the world. And if the next president is Democrats, then they can buy sometimes, like the video suggested as Democrats may not push Trump's trade war.
If CNY from 7 to 11, at first all employees in China will have reduced salary as inflation is up to 57% and trigger a chain reaction:
-Chinese will try to buy anything that can keep the price, they don't want to have CNY anymore. What they can have depends on Chinese regulation.
-Anyone worldwide who has CNY will try to get rid of CNY, which make CNY devalues more so it will not stop at 11.If I recall an article a few weeks ago correctly, EU central banks currently hold a fund more than 500 million Euro values of CNY with the promise that they can swap that CNY to USD anytime. China denied their obligation to do the swapping for Argentina once in 2017. But EU are much tougher than Argentina so it is harder to say no. Global central banks worldwide hold about $107 billion towards the Chinese currency in their reserves. They wouldn't want to see their reserves reduce 57% and may ask China to take CNY back.
Surely Trump knows this. But the strong dollars this year depends how much QE stimulus US will print to save the economics and reduce unemployment for campaigning the election in Nov.
Edited May 16, 2020 by SUZNV
The second half of Zeihan's piece on the shutdown of China.
A Failure of Leadership, Part III:
The Beginning of the End of China
By Peter Zeihan on May 15, 2020
The Chinese are intentionally torching their diplomatic relationships with the wider world. The question is why?
The short version is that China’s spasming belligerency is a sign not of confidence and strength, but instead insecurity and weakness. It is an exceedingly appropriate response to the pickle the Chinese find themselves in.
Some of these problems arose because of coronavirus, of course. Chinese trade has collapsed from both the supply and demand sides. In the first quarter of 2020 China experienced its first recession since the reinvention of the Chinese economy under Deng Xiaoping in 1979. Blame for this recession can be fully (and accurately) laid at the feet of China’s coronavirus epidemic. But in Q2 China’s recession is certain to continue because the virus’ spread worldwide means China’s export-led economy doesn’t have anyone to export to.
Nor are China’s recent economic problems limited to coronavirus. One of the first things someone living in a rapidly industrializing economy does once their standard of living increases is purchase a car, but car purchases in China started turning negative nearly two years before coronavirus reared its head.
Why the collapse even in what “should” be happening with the economy? It really comes down to China’s financial model. In the United States (and to a lesser degree, in most of the advanced world) money is an economic good. Something that has value in and of itself, and so it should be applied with a degree of forethought for how efficiently it can be mobilized. This is why banks require collateral and/or business plans before they’ll fund loans.
That’s totally not how it works in China. In China, money – capital, to be more technical – is considered a political good, and it only has value if it can be used to achieve political goals. Common concepts in the advanced world such as rates of return or profit margins simply don’t exist in China, especially for the state owned enterprises (of which there are many) and other favored corporate giants that act as pillars of the economy. Does this generate growth? Sure. Explosive growth? Absolutely. Provide anyone with a bottomless supply of zero (or even subzero) percent loans and of course they’ll be able to employ scads of people and produce tsunamis of products and wash away any and all competition.
This is why China’s economy didn’t slow despite sky-high commodity prices in the 2000s – bottomless lending means Chinese businesses are not price sensitive. This is why Chinese exporters were able to out-compete firms the world over in manufactured goods – bottomless lending enabled them to subsidize their sales. This is why Chinese firms have been able to take over entire industries such as cement and steel fabrication – bottomless lending means the Chinese don’t care about the costs of the inputs or the market conditions for the outputs. This is why the One Belt One Road program has been so far reaching – bottomless lending means the Chinese produce without regard for market, and so don’t get tweaky about dumping product globally, even in locales no one has ever felt the need to build road or rail links to. (I mean, come on, a rail line through a bunch of poor, nearly-marketless post-Soviet ‘Stans’ to dust-poor, absolutely-marketless Afghanistan? Seriously, what does the winner get?)
Investment decisions not driven by the concept of returns tend to add up. Conservatively, corporate debt in China is about 150% of GDP. That doesn’t count federal government debt, or provincial government debt, or local government debt. Nor does it involve the bond market, or non-standard borrowing such as LendingTree-like person-to-person programs, or shadow financing designed to evade even China’s hyper-lax financial regulatory authorities. It doesn’t even include US dollar-denominated debt that cropped up in those rare moments when Beijing took a few baby steps to address the debt issue and so firms sought funds from outside of China. With that sort of attitude towards capital, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that China’s stock markets are in essence gambling dens utterly disconnected from issues of supply and labor and markets and logistics and cashflow (and legality). Simply put, in China, debt levels simply are not perceived as an issue.
Until suddenly, catastrophically, they are.
As every country or sector or firm that has followed a similar growth-over-productivity model has discovered, throwing more and more money into the system generates less and less activity. China has undoubtedly past that point where the model generates reasonable outcomes. China’s economy roughly quadrupled in size since 2000, but its debt load has increased by a factor of twenty-four. Since the 2007-2009 financial crisis China has added something like 100% of GDP of new debt, for increasingly middling results.
But more important than high debt levels is that eventually, inevitably, economic reality forces a correction. If this correction happens soon enough, it only takes down a small sliver of the system (think Enron’s death). If the inefficiencies are allowed to fester and expand, they might take down a whole sector (think America’s dot.com bust in 2000). If the distortions get too large, they can spread to other sectors and trigger a broader recession (think America’s 2007 subprime-initiated financial crisis). If they become systemic they can bring down not only the economy, but the political system (think Indonesia’s 1998 government collapse).
It is worse than it sounds. The CCP has long presented the Chinese citizenry with a strict social contract: the CCP enjoys an absolute political monopoly in exchange for providing steadily increasing standards of living. That means no elections. That means no unsanctioned protests. That means never establishing an independent legal or court system which might challenge CCP whim. It means firmly and permanently defining “China’s” interests as those of the CCP.
It makes the system firm, but so very, very brittle. And it means that the CCP fears – reasonably and accurately – that when the piper arrives it will mean the fall of the Party. Knowing full well both that the model is unsustainable and that China’s incarnation of the model is already past the use-by date, the CCP has chosen not to reform the Chinese economy for fear of being consumed by its own population.
The only short-term patch is to quadruple down on the long-term debt-debt-debt strategy that the CCP already knows no longer works, a strategy it has already followed more aggressively and for longer than any country previous, both in absolute and relative terms. The top tier of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – and most certainly Xi himself – realize that means China’s inevitable “correction” will be far worse than anything that has happened in any recessionary period anywhere in the world in the past several decades.
And of course that’s not all. China faces plenty of other of issues that range from the strategically hobbling to the truly system-killing.
China suffers from both poor soils and a drought-and-floodprone climatic geography. Its farmers can only keep China fed by applying five times the inputs of the global norm. This only works with, you guessed it, bottomless financing. So when China’s financial model inevitably fails, the country won’t simply suffer a subprime-style collapse in ever subsector simultaneously, it will face famine.
The archipelagic nature of the East Asian geography fences China off from the wider world, making economic access to it impossible without the very specific American-maintained global security environment of the past few decades.
China’s navy is largely designed around capturing a very specific bit of this First Island Chain, the island of Formosa (aka the country of Taiwan, aka the “rebellious Chinese province”). Problem is, China’s cruise-missile-heavy, short-range navy is utterly incapable of protecting China’s global supply chains, making China’s export-led economic model questionable at best.
Nor is home consumption an option. Pushing four decades of the One Child Policy means China has not only gutted its population growth and made the transition to a consumption-led economy technically impossible, but has now gone so far to bring the entire concept of “China” into question in the long-term.
Honestly, this – all of this – only scratches the surface. For the long and the short of just how weak and, to be blunt, doomed China is, I refer you my new book, Disunited Nations. Chapters 2 through 4 break down what makes for successful powers, global and otherwise…and how China fails on a historically unprecedented scale on each and every measure.
But on with the story of the day:
These are the broader strategic and economic dislocations and fractures embedded in the Chinese system. That explains the “why” as to why the Chinese leadership is terrified of their future. But what about the “why now?” Why has Xi chosen this moment to institute a political lockdown? After all, none of these problems are new.
There are two explanations. First, exports in specific:
The One Child Policy means that China can never be a true consumption-led system, but China is hardly the only country facing that particular problem. The bulk of the world – ranging from Canada to Germany to Brazil to Japan to Korea to Iran to Italy – have experienced catastrophic baby busts at various times during the past half century. In nearly all cases, populations are no longer young, with many not even being middle-aged. For most of the developed world, mass retirement and complete consumption collapses aren’t simply inevitable, they’ll arrive within the next 48 months.
And that was before coronavirus gutted consumption on a global scale, presenting every export-oriented system with an existential crisis. Which means China, a country whose political functioning and social stability is predicated upon export-led growth, needs to find a new reason for the population to support the CCP’s very existence.
The second explanation for the “why now?” is the status of Chinese trade in general:
Remember way back when to the glossy time before coronavirus when the world was all tense about the Americans and Chinese launching off into a knock-down, drag-out trade war?
Back on January 15 everyone decided to take a breather. The Chinese committed to a rough doubling of imports of American products, plus efforts to tamp down rampant intellectual property theft and counterfeiting, in exchange for a mix of tariff suspensions and reductions. Announced with much fanfare, this “Phase I” deal was supposed to set the stage for a subsequent, far larger “Phase II” deal in which the Americans planned to convince the Chinese to fundamentally rework their regulatory, finance, legal and subsidy structures.
These are all things the Chinese never had any intention of carrying out. All the concessions the Americans imagined are wound up in China’s debt-binge model. Granting them would unleash such massive economic, financial and political instability that the survival of the CCP itself would be called into question.
Any deal between any American administration and Beijing is only possible if the American administration first forces the issue. Pre-Trump, the last American administration to so force the issue was the W Bush administration at the height of the EP3 spy plane incident in mid-2001. Despite his faults, Donald Trump deserves credit for being the first president in the years since to expend political capital to compel the Chinese to the table.
But there’s more to a deal than its negotiation. There is also enforcement. In the utter absence of rule of law, enforcement requires even, unrelenting pressure akin to what the Americans did to the Soviets with Cold War era nuclear disarmament policy. No US administration has ever had the sort of bandwidth required to police a trade deal with a large, non-market economy. There are simply too many constantly moving pieces. The current American administration is particularly ill-suited to the task. The Trump administration’s tendency to tweet out a big announcement and then move on to the next shiny object means the Chinese discarded their “commitments” with confidence on the day they were made.
Which means the Sino-American trade relationship was always going to collapse, and the United States and China were always going to fall into acrimony. Coronavirus did the world a favor (or disfavor based upon where you stand) in delaying the degradation. In February and March the Chinese were under COVID’s heel and it was perfectly reasonable to give Beijing extra time. In April it was the Americans’ turn to be distracted.
Now, four months later, with the Americans emerging from their first coronavirus wave and edging back towards something that might at least rhyme with a shadow of normal, the bilateral relationship is coming back into focus – and it is obvious the Chinese deliberately and systematically lied to Trump. Such deception was pretty much baked in from the get-go. In part it is because the CCP has never been what I’d call an honest negotiating partner. In part it is because the CCP honestly doesn’t think the Chinese system can be reformed, particularly on issues such as rule of law. In part it is because the CCP honestly doesn’t think it could survive what the Americans want it to attempt. But in the current environment it all ends at the same place: I think we can all recall an example or three of how Trump responds when he feels personally aggrieved.
Which brings us to perhaps China’s most immediate problem. Nothing about the Chinese system – its political unity, its relative immunity from foreign threats, its ability import energy from a continent away, its ability to tap global markets to supply it with raw materials and markets to dump its products in, its ability to access the world beyond the First Island Chain – is possible without the global Order. And the global Order is not possible without America. No other country – no other coalition of countries – has the naval power to guarantee commercial shipments on the high seas. No commercial shipments, no trade. No trade, no export-led economies. No export-led economies…no China.
It isn’t so much that the Americans have always had the ability to destroy China in a day (although they have), but instead that it is only the Americans that could create the economic and strategic environment that has enabled China to survive as long as it has. Whether or not the proximate cause for the Chinese collapse is homegrown or imported from Washington is largely irrelevant to the uncaring winds of history, the point is that Xi believes the day is almost here.
Global consumption patterns have turned. China’s trade relations have turned. America’s politics have turned. And now, with the American-Chinese breach galloping into full view, Xi feels he has little choice but to prepare for the day everyone in the top ranks of the CCP always knew was coming: The day that China’s entire economic structure and strategic position crumbles. A full political lockdown is the only possible survival mechanism. So the “solution” is as dramatic as it is impactful:
Spawn so much international outcry that China experiences a nationalist reaction against everyone who is angry at China. Convince the Chinese population that nationalism is a suitable substitute for economic growth and security. And then use that nationalism to combat the inevitable domestic political firestorm when China doesn’t simply tank, but implodes.
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The One Child Policy means that China can never be a true consumption-led system...
And why is that?
On 5/14/2020 at 2:14 PM, Jason Martin said:
America is the greatest Empire on earth, and the only real criticisms I have for it is that it doesn't behave in a properly imperial fashion.
Surely we can use more slaves than Rome, had we kept Slaverism going the factories wouldn't be shipped to China in the first place. - And in that sense, China is more like the new Rome.
Edited May 16, 2020 by Jee
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On 5/14/2020 at 11:54 AM, TooSteep said:
On 5/16/2020 at 12:50 AM, Jee said:
Stop working and see what happens.
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On 5/15/2020 at 10:38 PM, 0R0 said:
You might find this analysis insightful:
President Trump Discusses China’s Cover-Up of Wuhan Virus – The Economic Consequences Will Now Increase
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On 5/14/2020 at 10:54 PM, TooSteep said:
Just noticed the Author change. LOL! Priceless.
On 5/15/2020 at 11:32 PM, Jee said:
Stages of life progression. The consumption ages are those of getting to work and then raising a family with all the necessary required expenditure and aggressive income seeking. Then comes the savings stage when mature workers are at the peak of their productivity and start saving for retirement. They reduce spending relative to incomes. Then there is retirement, when savings are drawn, productivity is next to nothing, and consumption falls rapidly as aging retirees are not healthy enough to spend their savings.
The ratio of people in their consumption stage to those in their savings age and retirement ages determines how much of income is directed towards consumption. It also relates to the savings flows into the economy from savings that can be used to invest. Those peak as the proportion of the savings cohort peaks. Interest rates drop accordingly.
My favorite charts to indicate the savings waves are
(1) From Jim Bianco, the neural network fit of demographic and economic data OTHER than central bank monetary level (QE) or rate policy.
(2) The global savings glut as shown in the gross savings figures
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.CD?locations=CN-US-XC-JP-KR
And we can see it again in savings as % of GDP
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS?locations=CN-US-XC-JP-KR
The Chinese drop in % savings for GDP is because GDP is overstated while the savings are real. The new retiree stream is growing rapidly and the net savings flow from the pre retirement savings should be falling now and going forward, while the high spending cohort is shrinking rapidly as incoming are smaller than outgoing (into the saving phase).
Even the pro-China people seem to think it's a bad idea:
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-reputation-wolf-warrior-diplomacy-covid19-by-minxin-pei-2020-06
Chinese Diplomats Behaving Badly
Jun 9, 2020MINXIN PEI
At a time when China’s reputation is suffering and its relationship with the United States is in freefall, the country’s diplomats should be focused on differentiating China’s foreign policy from that of US President Donald Trump. Yet they are doing just the opposite.
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – Chinese diplomats have long had a reputation as well-trained, colorless, and cautious professionals who pursue their missions doggedly without attracting much unfavorable attention. But a new crop of younger diplomats are ditching established diplomatic norms in favor of aggressively promoting China’s self-serving COVID-19 narrative. It is called “wolf warrior” diplomacy – and it is backfiring.
Shortly before the COVID-19 crisis erupted, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi instructed the country’s diplomatic corps to adopt a more assertive approach to defending China’s interests and reputation abroad. The pandemic – the scale of which may have been far smaller were it not for local Wuhan authorities’ early mistakes – presented a perfect opportunity to translate this directive into action.
And that is precisely what Chinese diplomats have been doing. For example, in mid-March, the foreign ministry’s newly appointed deputy spokesman, Zhao Lijian, promoted a conspiracy theory alleging that the US military brought the novel coronavirus to Wuhan, the pandemic’s first epicenter.
Similarly, in early April, the Chinese ambassador to France posted a series of anonymous articles on his embassy’s website falsely claiming that the virus’s elderly victims were being left alone to die in the country. Later that month, after Australia joined the United States in calling for an international investigation into the pandemic’s origins, the Chinese envoy in Canberra quickly threatened boycotts and sanctions.
But, unlike the fictional special-operations agents after which they are named (from a popular Chinese action movie), China’s wolf-warrior diplomats have not been rewarded for their recklessly confrontational style. Far from burnishing China’s international image and placating those who blame the country for the pandemic, their actions have undermined China’s credibility and alienated the countries it should be wooing.
Why change tack in the first place? One reason is China’s current combination of historical insecurity, rooted in its so-called century of humiliation, and heady arrogance, fueled by its immense economic clout and geopolitical influence. So keen are China’s leaders to gain the respect they feel their country deserves that they have become highly sensitive to criticism and quick to threaten economic coercion when countries dare to defy them.
Another reason is the current regime’s emphasis on political loyalty. Under President Xi Jinping’s highly centralized leadership, Chinese diplomats are evaluated not on how well they perform their professional duties, but on how faithfully and vocally they toe the party line. This is exemplified by the appointment last year of Qi Yu, a propaganda apparatchik with no foreign-policy experience or credentials, as Party Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – an important post traditionally held by an experienced diplomat.
If aggressively pushing the Communist Party of China’s preferred narrative is a matter of professional survival, diplomats will do it, even if they recognize that it is counterproductive (as many probably do). They certainly will not try to persuade their political masters to change course. Whereas diplomats risk paying a heavy price for conscientious dissent, they seem to suffer no consequences – from criticisms in official media to demotions or dismissals – for destructive loyalty. When pushing the CPC-approved narrative produces negative results, it is, in Party parlance, an issue of tactics, not the “political line.” Punishing loyal diplomats for “tactical errors” would make them more reluctant to do the CPC’s dirty work in the future.
By removing any incentive for diplomats to temper their approach and offering a convenient excuse for setbacks, this logic entrenches bad policy. It does not help that China lacks a free press and political opposition to highlight the failures of the wolf-warrior approach. Unlike Western diplomats, those in China do not have to fear public ridicule or criticism. All that matters is what their bosses say – and their bosses want wolf warriors.
This is a mistake. At a time when China’s reputation is suffering and its relationship with the US is in freefall, the country’s diplomats should be focused on differentiating China’s foreign policy from that of US President Donald Trump.
It is Trump who recklessly promotes conspiracy theories and aggressively responds to any perceived slight with threats and sanctions. It is Trump who foolishly alienates friends and partners, rather than cultivating mutually beneficial relationships. And it is Trump whose belligerent insistence on his country’s superiority has eroded its international reputation and undermined its interests.
China’s leaders should know better.
Edited June 9, 2020 by TooSteep
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What Peter Zeihan never told you:
The World Is Feeling Pity for the US
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/coronavirus-trump.html
America has turned into a pitiful pariah
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/02/trump-has-turned-america-into-pitiful-pariah/
While Germany is led by a woman with a doctorate in quantum chemistry, the U.S. president was suggesting that people inject disinfectant to cure the virus.
With the spiking of America’s hospitalisations from the virus, the images of nurses in New York City wearing garbage bags for personal protection circulated around the globe.
Many people have cited the line from the Irish Times that “the world has loved, hated, and envied the U.S. Now, for the first time, we pity it.” That’s not quite right. The emotion is not pity, but schadenfreude: people around the world are taking a secret pleasure in the U.S.’s ineptitude.
The curbside killing of George Floyd in broad daylight by a white Minneapolis cop was a game-changer because the whole ghastly thing was recorded on video and seen worldwide.
Edited June 10, 2020 by Hotone
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The Canada 3 sled lost control coming out of turn 11 on its second run of the four-man bobsled competition, getting slightly airborn as it headed into the next turn. It then flipped and slid to the finish with the crew wedged between the sled and the ice. The whole team eventually walked away from the wreck, but still: yikes.
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High Tension: FDR’s Battle to Power America
John A. Riggs
From the highest halls of power to the remote corners of rural America, featuring amazing technological innovation and an epic battle between the captains of a powerful industry and America’s most politically astute president, here is the story behind one of the greatest peacetime achievements in US history―the electrification of an entire nation under Franklin Delano Roosevelt
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in the depths of the Depression, high tension―or high voltage―power lines had been marching across the country for decades, delivering urban Americans a parade of life-transforming inventions from electric lights and radios to refrigerators and washing machines. But most rural Americans still lived in the punishing pre-electric era, unconnected to the grid, their lives consumed and bodies broken by backbreaking chores.
High Tension is the story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s battle against the “Power Trust,” an elaborate Wall Street-controlled web of holding companies, to electrify all of America―even when the corrupt captains of the industry and their cronies (led by a formidable and honest champion, Wendell Willkie, whose role in the battle propelled him to a presidential bid to unseat Roosevelt in 1940) cried that running lines to rural areas would not be profitable and that in a free market there would simply have to be a divide between the electricity haves and have-nots.
FDR knew better. And in this story of shrewd political maneuvering, controversial legislation, New Deal government organizations like the Tennessee Valley Authority, the packing of Federal courts, towering business figures, greedy villains, and the crying needs of farmers and other rural citizens desperate for services critical to their daily lives John A. Riggs has chronicled democracy’s greatest balancing act of government intervention with private market forces. Here is the tale of how FDR’s efforts brought affordable electricity to all Americans, powered the industrial might that won World War II, and established a model for public-private solutions today in areas such as transportation infrastructure, broadband, and health care.
John A. (Jack) Riggs studied history at Swarthmore College but took a lengthy detour into public policy before writing High Tension. Now a Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute, he was at the center of energy...
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Port O'Brien perform at The Borderline in London. Photography by Anika Mottershaw
by Gary Wolstenholme April 12th, 2010
and Anika Mottershaw
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Home Finance Funding | Investment Payments app startup QPay raises $570k to draw millennial consumers away from...
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Payments app startup QPay raises $570k to draw millennial consumers away from the banks
By James Harkness
QPay team (L-R): Andrew Clapham (CTO), Moe Satti (CFO) and Zakaria Bouguettaya (CEO).
The brains behind QPay, a payments app for uni students, have secured $570,000 in funding to challenge banks for the millennial market.
Provided to QPay by high-profile investors including Sydney Angels and the Sydney Angels Sidecar Fund 2, the funding will enable the startup to release a student-targeted QPay MasterCard.
According to QPay CTO and co-founder Andrew Clapham, the aim with the QPay MasterCard is to capture millennial consumers at the point when they’re most likely to begin making serious financial decisions – when enrolled in tertiary education.
“University is the time when life decisions start to become quite future-focused, especially regarding our finances,” he said.
“We might be weighing up the amount of student debt we can responsibly accrue, and what return we might expect to receive career-wise. We could be trying to save for a deposit on a property, and wondering the best place to deposit our cash. Or, we might simply be getting a handle on our first experience with budgeting outside of Mum and Dad’s house.
“Whatever the case, university is a crucial turning point for financial decision-making. And the thousands of student transactions occurring on our app each month have allowed us to develop a financial product that perfectly suits the financial behaviour of this group.
“Given that universities arguably comprise the largest cluster of millennials anywhere in Australia, we see this as our first step towards becoming the next challenger bank for millennials,” said Andrew Clapham.
QPay is already used by more than 150,000 students across Australian and UK universities, including the University of Sydney, Melbourne, and Queensland, and the University of Oxford and Cambridge.
Clapham, who co-founded QPay with CEO Zakaria Bouguettaya, said the QPay MasterCard will build on the financial behaviour of these students by uniquely tailoring the rewards it offers every time the card is used for a purchase.
“If you’re a frequent coffee drinker, expect a free coffee from your local coffee shop, or if you regularly shop from a certain store, your next purchase may come with a 50% discount,” he said.
“Students are always looking for affordability and convenience – the best deal for the least amount of effort – which is why QPay is being so strongly embraced across all of these universities.”
QPay is backed by a Corporate Authorised Representative with an AFSL license, and the waiting list for the MasterCard has already grown to 4,305 students, far exceeding the initial goal of 2,000 cards.
This proof of concept was a key attraction for QPay’s lineup of investors, including the head of Royal Bank of Scotland’s Australian arm, Andrew Chick, world-renowned leadership consultant, Charles Carnegie, and prominent angel investor, Rayn Ong.
Ong, who is the lead investor and non-executive director of QPay, commented: “QPay’s viral acquisition strategies have created a high level of adoption and engagement even at this early stage. It makes sense to take it one step further by bundling relevant deals into the MasterCard offering.”
QPay received $400,000 from Sydney Angels in 2016 in its first funding round and has since performed over $11 million transactions for university students – a number which is projected by the co-founders to double by the end of 2018.
The original idea came when the co-founders were students, and realised there was no single access point for student needs such as second-hand textbooks, timetabling, accommodation, student organisations, and campus events.
payments app
Sydney Angels
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Rise in transit deaths plague streets BRONX TIMES REPORTER,4 NOVEMBER 13-19, 2020 BTR Mail: Bronx Times 3604 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx, NY 10465 To Subscribe: (718) 260-4595 General Phone: (718) 260-4595 General Fax: (718) 518-0038 News Phone: (718) 260-4597 News E-Mail: bronxtimes@schnepsmedia.com Sports Phone: (718) 260-4597 Sports E-Mail: bronxtimes@schnepsmedia.com Display Phone: (718) 260-4593 Classified Phone: (718) 260-2500 Display/Classified E-Mail: bronxtimes@schnepsmedia.com Bronx Times Reporter (USPS#730390) Copyright © 2020 by the Bronx CNG LLC is published weekly by Bronx CNG LLC, 3604 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. 52 times a year. Business and Editorial Offi ces: 3604 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Accounting and Circulation Offi ces: Bronx CNG LLC, 3604 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Call 718-260-2500 to subscribe. Periodicals postage prices is paid at New York, N.Y., and additional mailing offi ces One Metrotech North, 10th fl oor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Postmaster: Send address changes to Bronx Times Reporter, One Metrotech North, 10th fl oor Brooklyn, NY 11201 BY ALEX MITCHELL The Bronx has seen an unfortunate pattern of vehicular related fatalities throughout the recent span of days. Three senior citizens, a cyclist and a moped driver all lost their lives to automotive collisions spread throughout the borough, dating back to the end of October – one from alleged drunk driving and another involving an MTA bus. Senior couple dies of injuries following multi-car crash in north Bronx: NYPD Authorities said that at 4:01 p.m. on Oct. 26, the NYPD responded to a call regarding a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Allerton Avenue and East Gun Hill Road. Upon their arrival, offi cers found 81-year-old Juan Rosario with head trauma and 74-year-old Hilda Rosario with trauma to her body — both were unconscious and unresponsive. Offi cers also found a 51-year-old man who was conscious and alert and had sustained injuries to his left wrist and ribs. An investigation found that Juan Rosario was driving a 1999 Lincoln Town Car with Hilda in the passenger seat eastbound on Allerton Avenue when he failed to properly navigate the roadway as he approached the intersection of East Gun Hill Road, he failed to properly navigate the roadway. Rosario’s car collided with the 51-year-old victim’s car, a 2012 Chevrolet Suburban, that was headed westbound on Allerton Avenue. A third car, operated by a 32-yearold woman, was behind the Suburban and tried to swerve to the right but was hit by the Suburban. The driver in the third vehicle was not injured. EMS rushed all three victims with injuries to Jacobi Hospital where Hilda Rosario was pronounced dead. Juan Rosario ultimately died of his injuries on Nov. 4. The 51-year-old victim was listed in stable condition. All vehicles remained at the scene following the incident. There are no arrests at this time and the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad is continuing the investigation. MTA bus fatally strikes senior pedestrian on Morris Park Avenue A 78-year-old Morris Park man was recently struck by an MTA bus and succumbed to his injuries day later, the NYPD announced Monday morning. George Dingfelder was crossing Morris Park Avenue at about 6:13 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 when the 2007 model MTA express bus struck the the senior man while moving eastbound with a green light, according to the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad. Dingfelder, who police say crossed against the pedestrian light signal was rushed to Jacobi Hospital after being struck by the bus’ front bumper and died of his “severe head trauma” on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The 45-year-old bus operator remained on scene and was not reported injured as result of the collision. Police have made no arrests and the investigation into the fatal strike remains ongoing. Cyclist killed by tractor trailer near Willis Avenue Bridge in the south Bronx A male cyclist was fatally struck by a tractor trailer near the Willis Avenue Bridge in the intersection of Bruckner Boulevard and Brown Place at about 1:46 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. Police say the westbound cyclist collided into the back of the tractor trailer while riding on Bruckner Boulevard as the vehicle was moving southbound on Brown Place, leaving the victim unconscious on the roadway. The bicycle rider was brought to nearby Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 34-year-old driver of the tractor trailer remained on scene and the investigation is ongoing, according to the NYPD’s Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad. Alleged drunk driver charged with fatally striking man on moped in Soundview A Bronx woman faces criminal charges for fatally striking a mopedrider with her sedan while allegedly driving drunk early on Saturday morning, police reported. Stephanie Mendez, 33, of Haviland Avenue ,was booked shortly after the Nov. 7 crash that claimed the life of Frank Davila, 59, who lived right around the corner from the crash site on Bruckner Boulevard in Soundview. Law enforcement sources said Davila was riding his moped southbound on Rosedale Avenue at about 12:20 a.m. on Nov. 7 and entering the intersection of the Bruckner Boulevard when Mendez approached while operating a 2005 grey Volvo sedan heading eastbound on the boulevard. Cops reported that Mendez struck Davila and his moped, sending the victim hurtling to the pavement. Mendez stopped her vehicle and remained at the scene, police said. Offi cers from the 43rd Precinct and EMS units responded to a 911 call about the collision. Upon arriving at the scene, they found Davila unconscious and unresponsive on the street, with trauma about his body. Paramedics rushed him to Jacobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Following questioning, Mendez was taken into custody on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired. Additional charges are pending the results of the ongoing investigation. Police did not specify whether her blood alcohol level was tested. Call for protected bicycle lanes and other safety measures Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Danny Harris addressed an uptick the borough’s cyclist fatalities, which now stands at eight this year; he also spoke on pedestrian dangers proven to exist in the Bronx. “This has been a particularly deadly year in the Bronx, and not just for cyclists. In 2019, there were 28 traffi c deaths in the Bronx, while in 2020, we have now seen at least 46. This year, 22 percent of all fatal New York City traffi c crashes happened in the Bronx, compared to 13 percent in 2019,” he said in a statement, adding that the Bronx has seen the most cyclist deaths citywide in 2020. “Only three percent of the city’s total protected bike lane mileage is in the Bronx, compared to about 50 percent in Manhattan,” Harris added. The executive director also called for change in the south Bronx corridor of Bruckner Boulevard where the unidentifi ed cyclist died in a truck route, saying it is “precisely the type of street that requires complete, dedicated bike infrastructure which separates people on bikes from multi-ton tractor trailers.” Getty Images link link link link link link
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The Michigan Daily March 10, 1945 (vol. 55, iss. 91) Page Image 25
March 10, 1945 (vol. 55, iss. 91) - Image 25
TE M IC H IGAN D AILY
Page Twenty-One
Patrons isted
For Annual
ictory Ball
Gov. Kelly, Pres. Ruthven,
Regents, Professors Named
Patrons for this third V-Ball in-
clude Governor and Mrs. Harry F.
Kelly, President and Mrs. A. G.
Ruthven, Vice-President and Mrs.
4. P. Adams, Vice-President and
Mrs. R. P. Briggs, Vice-President
and Mrs. M. L. Niehuss, Vice-Pres-
Went and Mrs. S. W. Smith, Re-
gent Vera B. Baits and Mr. S. G.
Baits, Regent and Mrs. R. S. Bish-
op,-Regent and Mrs. A. B. Con-
nable, Regent and Mrs. R. A. Hay-
Tard, Regent and Mrs. J. J. Her-
Bert, Regent and Mrs. H. G. Kipke,
Regent and Mrs. J. D. Lynch and
Regent and Mrs. E. C. Shields.
The list continues with Profes-
sor C. G. Brandt, Professor and
/Mrs. L. M. Gram, Doctor F. E.
Robbins, Secretary and Mrs. H. G.
Watkins, Dean and Mrs. W. I.
Bennet, Dean and Mrs. R. W.
Bunting, Dean J. A. Bursley, Dean
and Mrs. I. C. Crawford, Dean and
Mrs. L. T. Dana, Dean and Mrs.
J. B. Edmonson, Dean and Mrs.
A. B. Furstenberg, Doctor and Mrs.
L. A." Hopkins, Dean and Mrs. E.
H. Kraus and Director and Mrs.
H. B. Lewis.
List Continues
Additional patrons are Dean Al-
ice C. Lloyd, Director and Mrs. E.
V. Moore, Director Rhoda F. Red-
dig, Doctor and Mrs. W. G. Rice,
Doctor and Mrs. C. A. Sink, Dean
,and Mrs. E. B. Stason, Dean and
Mrs. R. A. Stevenson, Dean and
Mrs. H. F. Vaughan and Dean and
Mrs. C. S. Yoakum.
The list concludes with Asst.
,Dean Mary C. Bromage, Asst. Dean
and Mrs. W. J. Emmons, Asst.
Dean C. T. Omstead, Asst. Dean
Jeanette Perry, Asst. Dean and
Mrs. W. B. Rea, Asst. Dean and
Mrs. E. A. Walter, Registrar and
Mrs. I. M. Smith and Miss Ethel
A. McCormick.
Guests' Names Told
V-Ball guests include Professor
and Mr. S. W. Allen, Doctor Mar-
garet Bell, Professor and Mrs. H.
0. Crisler, Professor and Mrs. H.
M. Dorr, Professor and Mrs. D.
L. Dummond, Captain and Mrs. G.
R. Horn, Lt.-Comm. and Mrs. C.
A. Hoyt, Professor and Mrs. H. C.
Koch, Captain W. V. Michaux, Lt.-
Col. and Mrs. R. C. Miller, Pro-
fessor and Mrs. W. C. Olson, Pro-
fessor and Mrs. J. A. Van den
Broek,- Professor L. G. Vander
Velde, Major and Mrs. J. P. Wil-
bern, Professor and Mrs. H. O.
Whittemore and Professor and
Mrs. E. S. Wolaver.
Additional guests are Lt.-Comm.
.and Mrs. J. J. Branson, Assoc.
Professor and Mrs. G. B. Brigham,
Assoc. Professor W. W. J. Gores,
Assoc. Professor and Mrs. A. Ma-
' Say it with FLOWERS and
you will be sure that you
are giving the finest . . .
no matter what the oc-
casion.
A FLOWER SHOP
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ARNABY
- turd.y- March 1, 1945,THE M1:HIAN DAILY PanITI tv-f -,I
Oh, it's you again. Jim Fisk. And I suppose
you want me to float another bond issue on
that Erie Railroad of yours.. .Well,I won't!
Not until I finish feeding these little birdies.
,'m Barnaby-
Trying to fool old Dormant, are you? It
can't be done, Jim. And tell Jay Gould-
But here comes another pigeon!
A big fellow! Looks hungry, too-
It's Mr. O'Malley, my Fairy Godfather. And he
wants to borrow a hundred million dollars ...
Hello, m'boy.
Am I in the
CROW-KE'C-r
1 l \ 1 1 / 1 I (.l ( I ] " - "" 7 _ CoWight, 1445, The N&*Vo K P Inc
, Lt.-Comm. and Mrs. E. F. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Norton, Mr.
*tt, Assoc. Professor and Mrs. and Mrs. P. A. Ostafin, Mr. and
F. Wells. Assoc. Professor and Mrs. W. B. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs.
Hamuel Graft Lays Down
Law to Slack-Wearing Coeds
Mrs. Bennett Weaver, Asst. Pro-
fessor and Mrs. R. C. Boys and
Doctor William M. Brace.
Additional Guests
Other guests are Asst. Professor
and Mrs. F. O. Copley, Asst. Pro-
fessor and Mrs. D. B. Gooch, Asst.
Professor and Mrs. A. H. Hawley,
E. N. Riskey, Mr. and Mrs. G. R.
Thornton and Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Towe.
Concluding the list are Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. John, Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Heidgen, Mrs. A. Johnson, Mrs.
H. Loeser, Mr. and Mrs. I. S.
Loewenberg, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
McConnel, Mr. and Mrs. F. R.
Mixer, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Schol-
nick, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Sorice
and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wick.
Hitler Comes
To Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.,-March 9-
Adolphus (Hitler) Schikelgruber,
one-time wall-paperer and gov-a
ernmental official in Germany,k
today registered for admittance to
the College of Literature and Arts,t
at the University of Michigan. 1
Schikelgruber, who is intending
to major in Surrealistic Painting,s
was visibly impressed with theN
University. He was also quite en-t
thusiastic over the rug exhibition,j
held in the Islamic Art Depart-
ment of Angell Hall. Said he
Asst. Professor and Mrs. 0. M. when asked about the kind of men
Stanley, Asst. Professor and Mrs. who smoke cigarettes, "Well, these
A. H. Stockard, Asst. Professor and beautiful rugs remind me of an
Mrs. L. C. Stuart, Asst. Professor ancient parable. 'Many men
and Mrs. R. E. Townsend, Asst. smoke, but only Fumanchu'.
Professor and Mrs. A. Van Duren, Schikelgruber then retired to
Jr., Asst. Professor and Mrs. E. his quarters, a magnificent man-
Weddige, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. And- sion overlooking Ann Arbor's busi-
erson, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Baker ness district. He sent down for a
and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Brunson. couple of cases of beer, and we two
The list continues with Doctor settled down to a nice long chat
and Mrs. A. W. Coxon, Mr, and on world affairs, sex, and the
Mrs. L. F. Etter, Mr. A. R. Favreau, future of the horse in thermo-
Mr. G. Kiss, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. dynamics. When I left he ad-
Kuenzel, Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Lag- monished me with this little re-
ler, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Mann, joinder, "You drink too much!"
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flattering piece of clothing that a
female can wear, and they know
it. Women hate dungarees, but
they are willing to suffer the
"slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune" with the knowledge that
at the end of the long arduous
trail of abuses and indignities,
their reward, the universal habit
of female trousers, will more than
amply satisfy the sacrifices.
The women have just about
achieved their goal; slacks, trou-
sers, pants, shorts, and any other
imaginable thing with two legs,
are firmly in the feminine grasp,
a grasp too vise-like to be broken
by ordinary methods. Women now
wear slacks at will, and Will
writhes in agony along with mil-
lions of other men. I will admit,
that on about one girl in a thou-
sand, slacks are becoming, but I
will also say that that one girl in
the thousand, never got into the
University of Michigan.
You can see them walking to
classes, walking from classes,
sitting in classes, standing in
front of you in acigarette line,
or in any other of the innum-
erable positions, which they can
assume. -Slacks-- (Why they
ever called them slack, I'll be
darned if I know). They bend,
they crease, they strain to such
a point that one has to look
away and place one's hands over
one's ears; they are horrible but
milady loves them.
The women now wear slacks on
any occasion. They go swimming
in them, they go to class in them,
they go out on dates in them, and
it is even rumored that Adrian has
come out with a pair of formal
trousers for women, affectionately
called Slackays. Slackays are made
of cross-stitched broadcloth, with
a baby-pink flange of courdoroy
running down either leg. Slack-
ays are said to have frilled cuffs
with puffed-up hip joints. As you
can easily visualize-a formal fit
for a queen.
Men! This must be stopped be-
fore it goes any farther. I will
leave you with just one thought
from which you men must make
your decision.
If slacks go any further, while
skirts go out of fashion,
Who'll wear the pants in the
family, and who'll give whom the
smashin'?
Spcelia Dliay
Meteing Called
It is importatn htat eveyr emm-
ber of hte Michiagn Daliy staff
aeppar promtply at a pcelia prf-
oorrdeagni meteing which will be
hide in the Sudtent Publiciations
Biulding nxet Wendsay at $ p. m.
Proffreadgni is an essentail fro
eveyr nwespapre adn the Dliay
stands fro acuraccy at lla timse.
Frsehmna dna sofmores aer rqe-
uirded to attend.
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January 11, 2021 / Keith Kamisugi
The Equal Justice Society was one of 70 organizations that sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives today urging Members to vote immediately to impeach President Trump for creating and inciting January 6th’s violent mob attack at the Capitol. The letter (see text below) urged that Trump be removed from office and barred from ever serving in public office again.
EJS supported the 2019 impeachment of Donald Trump. We were among the first groups to call for impeachment inquiries and organized a town hall on impeachment in Oakland with Congressman Al Green in October 2019.
Dear Representative:
Our 70 organizations call on you and your House colleagues to act immediately to impeach President Trump.
On January 6, 2021 President Trump incited a seditious, criminal mob to attack the United States Capitol.
The attack resulted in the Capitol being invaded, trashed, and ransacked; in the death of five people, including a Capitol Hill police officer who was killed in the line of duty; and in the intentional interruption of Congress performing its constitutional duty to count the presidential electors and certify the election of the 46th President of the United States.
President Trump acted in December to create the January 6 mob and on that morning to incite the mob to invade the Capitol.
On December 20, Trump tweeted “Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild.”
President Trump lit the match and invited the mob attack on January 6 when standing on the National Mall he addressed the gathered crowd.
Trump said, “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol,” and “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” Trump also said to the mob, “You will never take back our country with weakness.”
The Trump message was loud and clear, and the mob proceeded to invade the United States Congress, a citadel of our democracy, and wreak havoc in the halls of Congress, an institution created by Article I of the Constitution.
President Trump went on later to say about these criminal and seditious insurrectionists, “We love you,” and “You’re very special.” Trump also defended the ransacking of the Capitol,
tweeting, “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away.”
President Trump has presented an incontrovertible case that he is unfit to serve as President. Trump is a clear and present danger to the safety and security of the country and cannot be allowed to continue in office.
President Trump has shown he is willing and able to create and incite a criminal and seditious mob to invade the United States Capitol. There is no way to know what other dangerous and destructive acts Trump is also capable of undertaking in his remaining days in office. Trump must be held accountable for his central role in the invasion and desecration of the Capitol.
President Trump must be removed from office immediately and prevented from ever serving in public office again. Our organizations strongly urge you to begin this process by voting to impeach President Trump as quickly as possible.
Action Group Network
Alliance for Youth Action
American Oversight
Americans for Financial Reform
Andrew Goodman Foundation
Bend the Arc Jewish Action
Blue Future
Brady United Against Gun Violence
Campaign for Accountability
Center for Digital Democracy
Clean Elections Texas
Coalition on Human Needs
Coalition to Preserve, Protect & Defend
Constitutional Accountability Center
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Demand Progress
DemCast USA
Democracy 21
Democracy Initiative
Democracy Matters
Disciples Center for Public Witness (Disciples of Christ) Earthjustice
Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund
Equal Citizens
Fix Democracy First
Generation Progress
Greenpeace US
Lawyers Allied to Uphold the Rule of Law Lawyers Defending American Democracy
Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG)
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) The Loyal Opposition
Main Street Alliance
Mainers for Accountable Leadership
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action
National Women’s Law Center
People Demanding Action
PFLAG National
Progressive Turnout Project
Project On Government Oversight (POGO)
Protect Democracy
Reclaim Our Democracy (MA)
Revolving Door Project
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Sierra Club
Stand Up America
Voices for Progress
The Workers Circle
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The Tailgate
Hey Osama
By Henry,
September 11, 2008 in The Tailgate
Kosher Ham
The Gadget Play
We don't know Bin Laden's motives... really.
We know his plans, but we don't know the motives behind them.
All we can do is assume what his intentions were/are.
Besides ,there are a few things in that post, that I will address after my hiatus.
BigMike619
Rage On
Everything offends you bro. Take a chill pill. Many of us have already stepped on the "no politics" bandwagon for the day.
yap yap yap, take your own chill pill.
Buford T. Justice
I forgive you. America is better for it.
I can only go by what the man says. And he says he opposes American culture, society and government.
I don't really feel like bickering anymore today. If some of you insist on playing the contrarian role, today of all days, I will admit that it will disappoint me, but go ahead. This is America and you are allowed to do so.
On September 11th the north east was attacked by the terrorist group Al Qaeda, most of them coming out of Saudi Arabia. On March 20th 2003 the United States of America invoking September 11th attacked the country of Iraq with claims that they aided Al Qaeda and could devastate us with nuclear weapons. On November 2nd, 2004 the south voted back into power the same people that lied to our country using September 11th to invoke anger and fear. On September 11th, 2008 we still do not have justice and we are sending messages to Osama Bin Laden.
Pathetic. This is how Republics eventually fail.
Predicto
America and its ideals are much to strong to fall from anything as ineffective and haphazard as terrorism. The only way to destroy this great nation is by doing it ourselves.
Spaceman Spiff
I hope he's still alive...so we can one day catch him and have a public hanging in a big football stadium somewhere.
I know I'll bring lots of batteries to throw. D cells.
GibbsFactor
Hey Osama,
Kiss my MTV watching, McDonalds eating, Xbox playing, porn watching ass.
**** you dip****. You've done nothing but hidden in a hole tough guy. All the while, we've single handedly reshaped your home region. How's that Big Mac in Baghdad *******?
How's the sun feel on your skin dickwad? Bet you haven't seen a cloud in 7 years. Eat **** and die. I hope your 72 virgins skin you with fish hooks for all eternity.
**** YOU.
Capt. Kaos
Sounds like somebody needs some life experience. This isnt about who did what to whom.... it's much bigger that that, they tried to take something that we hold dear from us by force.... **** Them! I'd send that insane ****er a message everyday if it keeps him from doing anything like that again!
pjfootballer
I only have one word to say to him- "COWARD".
Smoot Point Really
You can have Vicious... If you don't have him already.
SPR j/k
CaptChaos86
Hard to believe its been 7 years. But we are still here and still standing, still strong.
God Bless America!!
Guest sith lord
The point is that I don't think Bin Laden really thought that he was gonna destroy America's way of life "TOTALLY." But he did change this nation whether you want to admit it or not. Our innocents is gone. Terrorism, for the most part, was something that only happened across the ocean. 9/11 changed that way of thinking.
Sure, it's alright to tell Bin Laden "F%$K YOU, WE'RE STILL HERE!!!" But lets not get arrogant to think that this can't or won't happen again.
jservs7
People still think Osama was behind 9/11? Ignorance is bliss.
btfoom
Troll Ratings:
Take no offense to this, but Osama can turn around and say the samething in reverse. This man killed Americans on American sole 7 years ago and he's still out there.
4/10 - tries to make up for obvious troll using the 'take no offense', kind of like Ricky Bobby talking to his boss.
2/10 - much less effective. Motive is easily read and trolling option is obvious. I've seen worse, but not much.
3/10 - hard to judge this one effectively as it is so obviously a trolling effort. Maybe it is just ramblings, maybe trolling. Needs more clarification.
Where did I ever suggest that it can't or won't happen again?
All I said is it didn't happen this year. And every year it doesn't I'm gonna remind bin Laden that I'm still here.
That's not arrogance. That's defiance. And you are damn right I'm defiant towards that man.
It's been seven years.
I'm still here. I'm still American.
Just wanted you to know.
I love this tread and post. Short, sweet, and to the point.
Osama/Al Qaeda did more to damage the to themselves than they ever could have done (or ever do) to us. The woke us up (that's right, youngins, there was lots of terrorism going on pre 9-11) and now we are fighting back (and winning for 7 years and counting).
Look forward to this thread next year, and the year after, etc, Henry.
:applause:
You must believe everything you watch on TV. That might help clarify things.
Chachie
Henry-
1. Bin Laden's a member?
2. No call out threads.
-Chach
Bin Laden's a member?
I wonder if there are any other "great minds" out there...
ntotoro
You mean Joanie didn't really love Chachie... ?
Slut. :mad:
My mind is sub-par but every now and then I make a funny.
That too. :cool:
You just ... don't get it, do ya?
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Paper - On the structure of a human embryo eleven millimeters in length
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Bonnet E. and Severs R. On the structure of a human embryo eleven millimeters in length. (1906) Anat. Anz., 29: 452-459.
Historic 1906 paper describing an early human embryo. The described embryo measured 11 mm CRL, probably corresponding to week 6 Carnegie stage 16. A reconstructed model was also illustrated in the paper.
Note this was also the title of Edmond Bonnot's 1906 Master of Arts thesis submitted to the Graduate Conference of the University of Missouri.
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1 On the Structure of a Human Embryo Eleven Millimeters in Length
1.1.1 Table 1. Volume of Embryo N0. H60 (11 mm)
1.1.2 Table II. Volumes of Embryo, Newborn, and Adult
1.1.3 Table III. Vertebral Levels of Organs in Embryo H60 (11 mm)
1.2 Additional Plates
1.2.1 Plate 3. Photograph of the posterior view of the model
1.2.2 Plate 4. Photograph of the anterior view of the model
1.3 References to Literature
On the Structure of a Human Embryo Eleven Millimeters in Length
By Edmond Bonnot, A. B., A. M., And Ruth Seevers, M. D.
From the Anatomical Laboratory of the University of Missouri.
With 3 Figures.
The work was done under the direction of Prof. C. M. Jackson, to whom we are indebted for assistance in various ways.
The embryo used for this study is catalogued as No. H60 in the collection of human embryos in the Anatomical Laboratory of the University of Missouri. It measured eleven millimeters in head-rump length, after fixation and hardening in alcohol, and was excellently preserved. According to MALIBS rule, it would be about 33 days old. Fig. 1 is from a photograph of the embryo, together with its yolk sac, membranes, etc. The embryo was stained in bulk in alum-cochiueal, embedded in paraffin, and cut in serial transverse sections 20,1; thick. In order to study the structure of this embryo, two models were reconstructed by B0nN’s wax plate method. The first, which is represented by Figs. 2 and 3, is a finished model carefully reconstructed by Mr. BONNOT to show the form and relations of the cervical, thoracic, abdominal and pelvic viscera, together with the large blood vessels. The second was a rough model reconstructed by Mr. SEEVERS in order to determine the volume of a) the entire embryo and b) the principal parts and organs of the embryo. The volumes were measured by the water—displacement method, and then the actual volume was computed by dividing the result by the cube of the enlargement (75 diameters).
Fig. 1. From a photograph of the 11 mm human embryo (No. H60), somewhat magnified, showing the right side of the embryo, with the umbilical cord, yolk sac, and membranes. The tip of the tail is turned somewliat to the left, and is hidden by the umbilical cord.
The following table shows the volume of the model and also the (computed) actual volume of the embryo and the various parts.
Table 1. Volume of Embryo N0. H60 (11 mm)
, Volume of Actual Part“ of Body I Model i Volume Entire embryo 41200 cc. 0,0976 cc. Head of embryo 182100 ,, 0,0-13-1 ,, Trunk (without limbs) 20 700 ,, 0,0491 ,, Upper extremities 1200 ,, 0,0028 ,, Lower extremities 1000 ,, 0,0023 ,, Brain 8350 ,, 0,0198 ,, Spinal cord 2000 ,, l 0,0047 ,, Lungs 150 ,, 0,0003E) ,, Heart 1 500 ,, ; 0,0035 ,, Liver 2000 ,, 0,0047 ,,
In the next table, the absolute volume and the percentage of the total volume of the body is given for the various parts of the embryo.
Table II. Volumes of Embryo, Newborn, and Adult
11 mm. Embryo Newborn Adult volume °/,, of volume "/0 of volume * °/0 of cc. whole ee. Whole cc. 1 whole Whole body 0,0976 100 1 3440_ 100 _ 00 000 100 Heart 0,0035 3,04 1 Eff I { 300 0,5 Lungs 000035 0,30 } ' 1542 2,57 Liver 0,0047 4,85 E r 1463 -2,44 Brain ; 0,0198 20,20 371,7 10,8 1314 2,19 Spinal cord , 0,0047 4,85) 3,9 0,11 25,1 0,04 Head 0,0434 44,42 Trunk 0,0-L91 50,12 Upper extremities ‘ 0,0028 2,91
Lower extremities V 0,0023 2,43 454
For purpose of comparison, some figures (quoted from various sources in V11«n:ou1)'r’s “l)aton und 'l‘al)ellen”, 2. Aufl., 1893, and in DONALDSON’s "Growth of the Brain”, 1895) are also given for the newborn and for the adult. These figures are not in all cases directly comparable with each other, but will serve to indicate approximately the relations. For the heart, lungs and liver of the newborn, two sets of measurements are quoted. The lungs in the first case were evidently in the unexpanded fetal condition.
Fig. 2. From a photograph of the left side of the model. showing the cervical, thoracic, and abdominal viscera, as well as the large blood vessels. In the lower part. of the model, a portion of the external body wall. including the lower extremity and tail, is shown. The original model is forty-seven centimeters high, being reconstructed with an enlargement of seventy—five diameters. For convenience, the model isgmade in two segments, the plane of division passing horizontally through the liver.
Explanation: A ascending aorta. a dorsal aorta. a‘ left aortic arch. ac anterior cardinal vein (sinus-like dilatation). c caecum, not marked externally, though its cavity is distinct internally. co colon. d ductus Cuvier. hI hind limb. l lung. L liver. la left auricle. lv left ventricle. m mesentery. pa posterior cardinal vein. ph pharynx. s somite (external surface). so anlagc of sexual gland. so origin of suhelavian artery. sr suprarenal body (slightly visible). ta tail. th thymus, including the main gland and also the smaller “nodulus thymicus”. tl lateral anlage of the thyroid gland, located between the fourth and fifth branehial arterial arches. tm, median thyroid anlage. u umbilical vein. w Wolffian body. x quadrangular window cut through the thick-walled great omentum into the bursa omentalis. The anlage of the imperfectly differentiated spleen lies in the oiuental wall just behind this window. Internal to the omentum lies the stomach (visible through the window in the original model, though not in the photograph). ys yolk stalk, out near attachment to intestinal loop.
DONALDSON also gives (upon the authority of F. P. MALL) the combined volume of brain and spinal cord in the human embryo of 2 weeks at 0,04 cc., of 4 weeks at 0,2 cc., andof 12 weeks at 3,0 cc.
Fig. 3. From a photograph of the right View of the model. On this side, the lower part of the body wall is not seen as on the left side, but has been dissected out to the mid-sagittal plane, giving a side view of the spinal cord, notochord, the descending aorta with its branches, and the pelvic viscera.
Explanation (in addition to letters shown in Fig. 2): a‘ right aortic arch. al allantois. b Wolffian duet. ca caudal artery. cl cloaca. d duodenum. ha hypogastrie artery. i intestine. n notochord. o gall bladder. r rectum. ra right auricle. rv right ventricle. sc spinal cord. sv sinus venosus. u ureter. Its T-shaped upper extremity, forming the anlage of the permanent kidney, is almost entirely hidden by the hypogastric artery. up urinogenital papilla. vv vitelline (omphalomesenteric) vein.
These figures for the embryos of 2 and 4 weeks are evidently too large, however, being apparently larger than the volumes of the entire embryos of those ages. ' ‘
It will be observed from the preceding table that the heart is relatively large in the 11 mm embryo, being relatively about 6 times as large (in volume) as in the newborn, and more than 7 times as large as in the adult.
The lungs, on the contrary, are relatively only 5’/7 as large in the embryo as the newborn lungs before expansion (volume 43,5 cc., or 1,26 0/0 of whole body), or 1/, as large as the newborn lungs after expansion (volume 90 cc., or 2,62 0/0). 'l‘l1e adult lungs, according to the figures given, appear to be of about the same relative size as the expanded lungs of the newborn.
The liver in this embryo appears to be relatively only slightly larger than in the two newborn specimens for which figures are given, but it is relatively twice as large as in the adult.
The brain in this embryo is seen to be relatively large. It is, however, not so large when compared with the newborn (about twice as large) as it is when compared with the adult (about 9 times as large).
The spinal cord, however, shows the most surprising figures. That it is relatively enormous in size is evident from the portion visible in the model (Fig. 3 sp). Its volume, i11 this embryo, is exactly the same as that of the liver, or 4,85 0/0 of the whole body. This is about 44 times as large, relatively, as in the newborn, and 115 times as large as in the adult! It is evident, moreover, when the figures for the brain and spinal cord are compared, that the brain falls off most rapidly in size (when compared with the entire body) between birth and adult life; whereas the spinal cord decreases most rapidly in relative size before birth. Comparing the newborn with the embryo, the whole body has increased about 35000 times in volume, the brain about 19000 times, and the spinal cord about 830 times. From the newborn to the adult, the whole body increases about 17,4 times, the brain nearly 3,5 times and the spinal cord 6,4 times in volume.
The head of the embryo is, as is well known, relatively very large, the trunk and extremities small. No exact figures for comparison with later stages are available, however.
In form and relations, the various organs in this embryo agree, in general, with those of corresponding embryos already described in the literature. The more important relations are shown in the two views (Figs. 2 and 3) of Mr. Bonnor’s model. A brief description of the various structures is given under the explanation of these figures.
The levels of the principal organs with respect to the vertebral column were observed, and are indicated in the following table. The levels at this stage are most readily determined by means of the corresponding spinal nerve roots. All the organs noted he at levels considerably higher than in later stages. 457
Table III. Vertebral Levels of Organs in Embryo H60 (11 mm)
Vertebral Level
Heart 6th cervical to 4th thoracic
Formation of dorsal aorta between 7th cervical and 1st thoracic
Origin of subclavian art. 7th cervical
Ducts of Cuvier 7th cervical
Origin of vitelline art. 8th thoracic
Oesophagus 5th cervical to 3rd thoracic
Stomach 3rd thoracic to 7th thoracic
Liver 3rd thoracic to 7th thoracic
Trachea 5th cervical to 1st thoracic
Lungs 1st thoracic to 3rd thoracic
Thyroid gland 5th cervical
Suprarenals 3rd thoracic to 6th thoracic
Wolffian bodies 2nd thoracic to 1st lumbar.
Certain features concerning the blood vessels in this embryo deserve special mention. The dorsal aorta is formed by the union of the two lateral aortic arches, just below the origin of the subclavian (vertebral) arteries. At its origin, the aorta is comparatively narrow in caliber (Figs. 2 and 3), but gradually enlarges as it passes downward, until its diameter becomes at least twice as great towards its lower e11d (Fig. 3). The hypogastric and caudal arteries are seen to be wide at their origin, but soon diminish rapidly in caliber (Fig. 3).
The vitelline artery in this embryo arises from the aorta opposite the 8th thoracic vertebra, and runs downward in the mesentery of the U-shaped loop of the intestine. On reaching the extremity of the loop, the artery divides into two branches which encircle the intestine, uniting again into a single trunk at the attachment of the yolk stalk (Figs. 2 and 3ys). HOCHSTETTER (7) has described a similar ring formed by the vitelline artery in mammals (out).
In earlier embryonic stages, as is well known, there exist two distinct vitelline arteries passing out, one on each side of the intestine, to reach the yolk sac. One of these (usually the left) is said to atrophy, leaving the other as a single vessel. The arterial ring existing in this case does not agree with this theory, however. Possibly the single trunk is formed by a fusion of the two primitive vitelline arteries except where they persist to form this intestinal ring. Later, one side of the ring evidently atrophies, leaving a single vitelline artery. Still later, all of the vitelline artery distal to the intestine atrophies with the yolk sac, the proximal portion persisting as the superior mesenteric artery of the adult.
The vitelline (omphalomesenteric) vein crosses above the intestine at the attachment of the yolk stalk, and enters the mesentery, forming a prominent ridge on its upper (primitive left) surface. On approaching the duodenum, this ridge becomes still more prominent (Fig. 3 '01)), and at one place the peritoneum entirely surrounds the vessel, which at this point is free from the surface of the mesentery. The vein finally passes under the duodenum to enter the liver.
Just below the duodenum, a branch from the vitelline vein extends out into the mesentery, and in the sections is found to accompany the vitelline artery. This branch evidently represents the superior mesenteric vein of the adult. The vitelline vein (distal to the duodenum) already shows sign of involution. Its walls are thickened, and its lumen very narrow, in places almost obliterated. No such changes are seen in the vitelline artery, however.
That the vitelline (omphalomesenteric) vein does not persist as the superior mesenteric vein was noted long ago by LUSCHKA (10). He states that the omphalomesenteric vein 1) disappears in man in embryos of the third month, but can still be injected through the heart at birth in the carnivora which are born blind (dog, cat, etc.). ALLEN (1) confirmed these results in the dog, cat, lion, and guinea pig.
These results, however, have evidently been overlooked by many later writers. HIS (6) makes no mention of them in his elaborate work. He states that the omphalomesenteric vein becomes the superior mesenteric and the portal veins. The omphalomesenteric does become, in part, the portal vein, but evidently only a, small portion of it becomes superior mesenteric vein (i. e., the portion from the point where it is joined by the branch which does represent the true superior mesenteric up to the point where it receives the splenic vein, forming the portal vein).
MINOT (13) does not make a clear statement as to the relation of the vitelline vein to the superior mesenteric vein, and does not mention the atrophy of the vitelline vein. The same may be said of the text-books of MARSHALL (ll), MC MURRICH (12), YOUNG and Ronuvson (14), HERTWIG (5), and others.
DEXTER (3) describes, apparently as an original observation, the atrophy of the omphalomesenteric vein in the fetal cat, and an independent formation of the superior mesenteric vein. LEWIS (9) later verified this condition for the pig, crediting DEXTER with the original discovery.
Fosren and BALFOUR (4), however, describe the superior mesenteric vein in mammals as eventually joining the vitelline to form the portal vein. CIIARPY (2) also states the relation correctly, and credits LUSCHKA with the discovery. HOCHSTETTER (8) cites and endorses the statements of ALLEN (1).
LUSCHKA also included the artery in his statement, but this is evidently an error.
The large sinus-like dilatations of the lower portion of the jugular (anterior cardinal) veins are very evident in the model (Figs. 2 and mm).
Finally it may be worthy of note that in this embryo the umbilical vein in two places divides and reunites. (The vein shown in the model is the left umbilical vein, the rudimentary right umbilical vein not being represented.) Below the distal portion of the intestinal loop, while still lying in the wall of the umbilical cord, the umbilical vein divides into two equal branches, which immediately reunite (not seen in lateral views of model). In the body wall below the liver (Fig. 212) the umbilical vein again divides, this time into three branches, one large and two small, which soon reunite into a single trunk before entering the liver.
Additional Plates
From Bonnet's 1906 thesis, model photographs that did not appear in this paper.
Plate 3. Photograph of the posterior view of the model
Showing the descending aorta, the cardinal veins, the thoracic and abdominal viscera. In this view the levels or the spinal nerve roots are indicated by short transverse stripes on the oesophagus and descending aorta. Ad, descending aorta; ov, anterior cardinal veins; hl, hind limb; la, left suriele; 3, liver; la, lune; oe, oesophagus; per, posterior oarlisal veins; ph, pharynx; ra, right auricle; s, suprarenals; sv, sinus venosus; window out in mesogastrium; wl Wolffian bodies.
Plate 4. Photograph of the anterior view of the model
The small uper part shows the pharynx and its appendages, and the branchial arteries. The large middle part of the model represents the heart above and the liver below. Below the liver are the intestines, yolk stalk and umbilical vessels.
A, ascending aorta; cae, caocum; cv, anterior cardinal veins; H, heart; ha, hypogastric artery; hl, hind limb; ia. iliac artery; in, intestine; L, liver la, left auricle; lr, Larynx; lv, left ventricle; pa, pulmonary artery; ph, pharynx; rs, right auriole; rv, rimht ventricle; ea, sexual anlsge; t, tongue; ta, tail; tm, thyxus; tr, thyroid gland; up, urinogenital papilla; uv, umbilical vein; va, vitelline artery; vd, vétclline duet; vv, vitelline vein; wl, Wolffian bodies.
References to Literature
1) ALLEN, W., Omphalo-mesenterie Remains in Mammals. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, Vol. 17, 1883. — Also reviewed in HOFMANN u. SeHwAL1m’s Jahresber., Bd. 11, 1883, p. 384-385.
2) CHARPY, A., in Poininii-CHARPY’s Traité d’anatomie humaine, T. 2, 3, Paris 1902, p. 1023.
3) DEXTER, F., The Vitelline Vein in the Cat. American Journal of Anatomy, Vol. 2, 1902, p. 261~—267.
4) FOSTER, M., and BALFOUR, F. M., The Elements of Embryology, London 1889.
5) HERWIG, 0., Textbook of Embryology. Translated by E. L. MARK, New—York 1892.
6) His, VV., Anatomie menschlicher Embryonen, Bd. 3, Leipzig 1885.
7) HOCHSTETTER, F., in HE1:TwIG’s Handbuch der Entwiekelungslehre der Wirbeltiere, Lief. 13—15, 1903, p. 141.
8) —, ibid., Lief. 3, 1902, p. 2]—166.
9) LEWIS, F. T., The gross Anatomy of a 12 mm Pig. American Journal of Anatomy, Vol. II, 1903, p. 211-225.
10) LUSCHKA, 11, Die Anatomie des Mensohen, Bd. II, Tiibingen 1863, p. 341.
11) MARSHALL, A. M., Textbook of Vertebrate Embryology, New York 1892.
12) McMurrich, J. P., The Development of the Human Body, Philadelphia 1902.
13) Minot, C. S., Human Embryology, New York 1892.
14) YOUNG, A. H., and ROBINSON, A., in Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy, New York 1905.
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After Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence, Adani Group is keen to join the lucrative the Indian defence industry. But the Modi government has scrapped Russia’s proposal to make Adani partner for joint production of AK-103 assault rifles worth Rs. 3,000 crore.
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In April, the two governments had agreed that the Russian company, Kalashnikov Concern, will only partner Indian Ordnance Factories owned by the government.
As per the sources, the Defence Ministry last month rejected the Russian proposal on grounds that the foreign vendor did not have the option to select the Indian company in joint manufacturing partner, including the transfer of technology, in inter-government agreements.
“We have conveyed to the Russians that if they insist on Adani as their partner, they should come through the tender route,” sources said.
To further its Make in India programme, the government had been keen on promoting the private sector in defence manufacturing, but the political dispute around discharge of offsets in the Rafale deal by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence has led to greater caution on the part of the government.
According to the sources, Reliance was allowed to be chosen by Dassault as its offset partner for the Rafale deal because it doesn’t involve joint production and transfer of technology to Reliance Defence. Moreover, the price discovery of the French fighter jet was done through a bidding process which started under the UPA government.
The development could postpone the conclusion of the government-to-government deal which was to be inferred before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russia this October.
The inter-government agreement to buy six lakh AK-103, worth nearly Rs 50,000 a piece, was initiated during defence ministers Sitharaman’s Moscow visit in April. At that time, it was mutually agreed that Indian Ordnance Factories would partner the Russians.
In July, the Russians put in a request that they be allowed to partner Adani (Defence & Aerospace) for the joint manufacturer of assault rifles in India. Kalashnikov Concern, the Russian firm, is offering the AK-103, an advanced version of the AK-47/AKM rifle, numerous quantities of which are in use by the Indian Army, police and paramilitary troops.
It is providing licensed production of the AK-103 to remove the lucrative Indian market away from former Warsaw Pact countries which obtained AK-making knowhow from the former Soviet Union and have been selling stockpiles at throwaway prices.
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Spanish government to extend state of alarm until April 26
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the decision after contacting opposition leaders and scientific experts
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on a visit to a ventilator factory in Madrid on Friday.Kike Para / EL PAÍS
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Saturday that the government intends to extend the state of alarm, which was declared three weeks ago in a bid to slow the coronavirus outbreak, until April 26.
The exceptional measure was approved by the Spanish Cabinet on March 14 and came into effect the following day. It was set to last until March 29 but was extended by Congress for another 15 days until April 11.
The proposed extension of the state of alarm, however, does not apply to the emergency decree announced by Sánchez last Saturday that suspended all non-essential jobs until Thursday April 9. That means that non public-facing sectors will be able to resume activity after Easter.
Health authorities warned that the coronavirus outbreak could worsen if the confinement orders were eased
Sánchez decided to extend the state of alarm after speaking with opposition leaders, and meeting with Committee for the Technical Management of Covid-19 and scientific experts, who have been analyzing the spread of the pandemic. Although the number of coronavirus cases has been stabilizing, health authorities warned on Friday that the situation could worsen if the confinement orders were eased.
Sánchez cannot extend the state of alarm without the approval of Spain’s lower house, the Congress of Deputies. The coalition government led by his Socialist Party (PSOE) and junior partner Unidas Podemos does not count on a working majority in Congress, meaning he needs votes from other groups to pass legislation.
On Saturday, the Spanish prime minister spoke with Pablo Casado, the leader of the conservative Popular Party (PP), to ask for his party’s support. But Sánchez’s decision last week to tighten the coronavirus lockdown to include all non-essential workers angered Casado, as well as regional leaders who complained that they were not consulted beforehand. Casado accused the Socialist leader of “improvising” and said his way of dealing with the coronavirus crisis was an “explosive cocktail of arrogance, incompetence and lies.”
Casado, however, softened his tone on Saturday. The PP leader said that he had received Sánchez’s call and told the prime minister that “the Popular Party supports contention measures to contain the coronavirus.”
The leader of Ciudadanos (Citizens), Inés Arrimades, also indicated that her party would support an extension of the state of alarm.
But it is less clear whether the Popular Party will back the government’s recent economic and social measures aimed at those affected by the total lockdown.
Meanwhile, the government has also been working on measures to soften the rules of the lockdown, such as implementing the generalized use of face masks among the public to allow people to leave their homes more often and return to some activities. The problem, however, is that there are not enough face masks for everyone in Spain – it is almost impossible to buy them at pharmacies or shops – meaning the measure could only be implemented once distribution is normalized.
Sánchez will contact regional leaders on Sunday to ask them to support extending the state of alarm. Spanish Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to approve the measure, which will is likely to face a congressional vote on Thursday.
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Dalmatian Pelican is one of the largest bird species in Europe and in World with a wingspan of 270 – 320 cm and 170-190 high. Urtica dioica is a species often considered weeds. The average length is 170–190 cm … The Dalmatian Pelican (scientific name Pelecanus crispus) is an enormous bird native to such Asiancountries as China and India, as well as to the southern regions of Europe, especially Greece. Adult birds can have a wingspan of over 11ft making them one of the worlds largest flying birds. Bearded leaf chameleon (Rieppeleon brevicaudatus), with its rather underwhelming "beard" consisting of just a few raised scales. The Dalmatian pelican was common 12,000 years ago but disappeared when the wetlands were drained telegraph.co.uk Britain's biggest bird could make comeback in latest rewilding plans This waterfowl species has light ash-coloured plumage and a characteristic long bill with an expandable pouch beneath. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. A panning shot of a flying Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus). It is ideal for photographing cormorant, dalmatian pelican, flamingo & more. “The Dalmatian pelican is an interesting bird because it doesn’t fish in groups like other species of pelican, it spreads out, so the impact of pelicans on any one wetland would be considerably less than a large colony of cormorants. These magnificent birds have been in decline in recent years, partly due to habitat destruction on the part of us humans, but thankfully the population at Kerkini has prevailed & still thrives within this perfect haven. Two photographs, a winner and a student winner, were selected by a panel of independent judges for each of the competition's six categories. On the list is the dalmatian pelican, which can weigh up to 15kg, and the giant sturgeon, which can grow as long as a minibus. A panoramic shot of a flying Dalmatian Pelican and close-up of a female wolf killed in a brutal fight for dominance with her sister are among the winners of an annual photography competition. Mr Macdonald said other recent rewilding initiatives, such as the first breeding pair of white storks in 600 at Knepp in Sussex years show what can be done through conservation efforts. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? A jumping spider (family Salticidae) sits at the edge of its den, constructed on the underside of a fallen leaf in the rainforests of Costa Rica, as it triumphantly feasts upon its unfortunate insect prey. He said: “What’s extraordinarily exciting is for generations we have grown up thinking that truly exciting wildlife belongs in Africa or you need to travel to the darkest depths of Romania to see, and what we forget is that originally we had these giant birds here in the United Kingdom, floating over our marshes.”. The British Ecological Society’s photography competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and animals. A Defra spokesperson told The Independent: “As part of the 25 Year Environment Plan the government will provide opportunities for the reintroduction of formerly native species, where there are clear environmental and socio-economic benefits. A panoramic shot of a flying Dalmatian Pelican and a wolf killed in a fight for dominance were just two of the images that won an annual photo … On her winning image, Alwin, a PhD candidate at the University of Eastern Finland, said: “I gave this image the title The art of flight because of how impressive this bird’s wings appear in the picture, you can almost see the bird flying in front of you despite it being a still image”. With a range spanning across much of Central Eurasia, from the Mediterranean in the West to the Taiwan Strait in the East, and from the Persian Gulf in the South to Siberiain the North, it is a short-to-… Tagged: Dalmatian Pelican . Their wingspan is even more impressive. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, two children appeared. Dalmatian pelican The winning entry of the 'animal portraits' category taken by Helmut Moik of Austria. People with asthma are 30 per cent LESS likely to contract COVID-19 - and it may be because their inhalers are helping to control the virus, study claims, Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Now, a new rewilding effort which aims to expand the UK’s marshlands could see the belated return of these huge freshwater birds. Can a rewilding retreat really help your mental health? Iran - Fars - Parishan Lake (IR) 2007-01-16 Hans Verdaat Mobile apps. A panoramic shot of a flying Dalmatian Pelican and a wolf killed in a fight for dominance were just two of the images that won an annual photo competition. The Dalmatian pelican can grow up to 1.8 metres in length – that’s 5ft9, the average height of a man in the UK. Bird enthusiasts thronged to the Land's End area in Cornwall to catch a glimpse of the bird. Adult birds can have a wingspan of over 11ft making them one of the worlds largest flying birds. Paralarvae of Octopus bimaculatus emerging from their egg sacs. As the day turned to night, mesmerised tourists gathered to witness the baobabs' grandeur amidst a deep-coloured sunset. According to IUCN’s Red List, the Dalmatian pelican total population size is about 10,000-13,900 individuals, which equates to roughly 6,700-9,300 mature individuals. Categories included, Up Close and Personal, Dynamic Ecosystems, Individuals and Populations, People and Nature, Ecology in Action and The Art of Ecology. The Somerset levels one of the bird’s historic breeding sites – could be a future area considered for a reintroduction, Mr Macdonald said, but the wetlands would require further restoration to support pelicans. About Dalmatian Pelicans: The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the biggest of all the pelican species. Largest pelican; differs from great white pelican in having curly nape feathers, grey legs and greyish-white plumage. These massive birds can grow up to 70 inches inheight, 33 pounds in weight, and 9 feet in wingspan. It is the largest member of the pelican family. “Critically, habitat creation needs to come first. Winner Art of Ecology, Common nettle, foe or friend - Sanne Govaert. At 11–15 kg in weight it’s also the world’s heaviest flying bird, although large swans and male bustards can sometimes exceed the pelican in weight. The Dynamic Ecosystems award was handed to Peter Hudson for his picture of a roadrunner dancing around a western diamondback rattlesnake, with its wings spread wide. There are huge expanses of fish-rich reed bed, secluded and protected.”, “So in many ways you could argue that conservationists have been moving towards pelicans for the last 50 years. This category required photographers to use close-up or macro photography. Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall, UK, on 18th May 2016. Download this stock image: Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall - G2HPFC from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Student winner Dynamic ecosystems, Last Meal of the Day - David López-Idiáquez. The British Ecological Society’s photography competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and animals. It can be found on the steep rocky walls (up to 80 meters high) of the Iguazú Falls, flying frequently near and through these waterfalls offering a unique show. Winner Dynamic Ecosystems, Into the Lion's den - Sam England. See more Dalmatian Pelican images on my blog post Light and Shade on Lake Kerkini.. Published: 01:00 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 16:13 GMT, 27 November 2020. Its size means it rivals the wingspan of the largest albatross species, and it is among the heaviest flying birds. Contact. A a bearded leaf chameleon relaxing on a branch against a black background in Tanzania, by Michal Smielak, won the Up Close and Personal category. Overview; Gallery; Names; Classification; Records; Literature; Sequences; Data Partners + Online Resources. 'I am very grateful to be selected as one of the winners and feel motivated to continue learning about photography, which is an excellent tool to show our planet's wildlife and how it relates to its environment.'. Millions of people used to flock to local bingo halls every week, in the hope of matching a line or a full house. The most westerly part of Dalmatian Pelican's current range is the Balkans, but bones from the species have been found in peat bogs in England and it's thought they went extinct 2,000 years ago, having previously been common, following the drainage of wetlands. Use our free mobile apps to identify images and record your counts and observations. Overall student winner, Breath. The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the biggest of all the pelican species. Filmed with a Nikon CoolPix P900. The emerging paralarvae still carried their yolks with them for the first few days of their new journey. The Dalmatian pelican can grow up to 1.8 metres in length – that’s 5ft9, the average height of a man in the UK. 'You can almost see the bird flying in front of you despite it being an image,' he said. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. The comments below have not been moderated. Majestic Dalmatian Pelican wins British Ecological Society prize dailymail.co.uk - Ryan Morrison. Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832 Length 1.60–1.80 m (5.2–5.9 ft), wingspan 2.70–3.20 m (8.9–10.5 ft), weight 10–12 kg (22–26 lb). Download this stock image: Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall - G2HPFG from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Mr Macdonald, whose book Rebirding examines possibilities for reintroductions of bird species, told The Independent he believes there is already the necessary habitat to support a limited number of Dalmatian pelicans in Britain, but said any reintroduction would have to be carried out based on “rigorous science”. It has declined considerably over much of its range over the past 200 years, although populations have now largely stabilised. At the beginning of my time at Kerkini I avoided photographing the pelicans as they moved between the assorted flotsam near the shoreline, seeing it as a major distraction. Its size means it rivals the wingspan of the largest albatross species, and it … Dalmatian pelicans grow up to six feet in length, and have wingspans of up to 11.5 feet (3.5m), Ambitious rewilding plans aim to bring enormous pelicans back to UK. Cypseloides senex is a species of swift known in Latin America literally as "Waterfall swift". Dalmatian Pelican could be a future prospect at English wetlands after the Wildlife Trusts called for the government to restore such habitats ... "Where a species can be demonstrated to have been native to UK and it is no longer present because of human activities then, in principle, we would enthusiastically support its reintroduction when the circumstances are right. Mobile apps Our partners. At the saltworks of Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone in the vicinities of Montpellier (France), a group of greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) feed just before the end of the day. Student winner People and Nature, Mouth - Roberto García Roa. A panoramic shot of a flying Dalmatian Pelican and a wolf killed in a fight for dominance were just two of the images that won an annual photo competition. In: Yesou, P.; Sultana, J. The only modern-day record of Dalmatian Pelican in Britain came in 2016 (Brian Mellow). The British Ecological Society’s photo competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and animals. Winner People and Nature, This is our playground - Elena Racevska. Constant Flow - James Orr. The stunning photos celebrate […] (ed. And yes, they support fabulous wildlife too.”. The Dalmatian pelican was common 12,000 years ago but disappeared when the wetlands were drained telegraph.co.uk Britain's biggest bird could make comeback in latest rewilding plans A picture of flamingos feeding at the end of the day, taken near Montpellier in France, won David López-Idiáquez the Individuals and Populations category prize. The British Ecological Society’s photography competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and animals. Dalmatian Pelican dives down to catch the fish attracted to the fishing poles on the shores of Lake Kerkini in Northern Greece. 'I used a technique called panning which involves using a slow shutter speed and moving the camera along with the bird as it flies. “You’ve got 220 sq km of fish-rich water, and of course, that’s what pelicans are all about – large expanses of fish-rich water where they can fish. Wildlife photographer and judge Gabriela Staebler said: 'The standout images show not only great photographic skills, but love and emotion for wildlife. A Cope's Vine Snake (Oxybelis brevirostris) shows a conserved behavior of some reptiles across the Squamata phylogeny. Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. “Pelicans need large connected areas of fish-rich water, which of course brings us to the other side of the country where we’ve been seeing successful conservation for decades, which is the East Anglian coast.”. Overall runner up. Majestic Dalmatian Pelican wins British Ecological Society’s photography competition ... Over the years, bingo has been a big part of society in the UK. This photograph is a panorama made up of multiple long-exposure photographs of the Milky Way above an experimental stream system made up of 128 mesocosms. The stunning photos celebrate […] At over 3.5 metres, they rival that of the wandering albatross, which is widely considered to have the largest span of any bird on Earth. Bird enthusiasts thronged to the Land's … Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Dalmatian Pelican, Trevorian Pool, Cornwall, 9 May 2016 (Photo: Penwith Nature) Dalmatian Pelican breeds patchily from Greece east to Mongolia and China. … Mr Merlo said: 'The Iguazú National Park has remarkable importance since it protects a very diverse natural ecosystem, and the waterfall swift is an important icon of Iguazú and its diversity. Their wingspan is even more impressive. It's a quite fascinating behaviour for this internationally vulnerable bird species. The Dalmatian, pink-backed, and spot-billed were all closely related to one another, while the Australian white pelican was their next-closest relative. Majestic Dalmatian Pelican wins British Ecological Society's photography competition 27-11-2020 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk The British Ecological Society's photography competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and animals. Ms Hardenbol, who also won the People and Nature category, said he called his image 'the art of flight' as he was impressed with how the bird's wings appeared. Status and population development of Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus and Dalmatian Pelican P. crispus breeding in the Palearctic. Subjects range from a standoff between a roadrunner and rattlesnake, flamingos feasting at sunset and baby octopi emerging from their egg sacs. 'With their impact on people they will contribute to the preservation of nature. Housing for the threatened - Alwin Hardenbol. Winner Individuals and Populations, I see You - Elena Racevska. In Varanger, Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) often like to nest on decrepit buildings. The Dalmatian Pelican is, by a small margin, the largest of the Pelican species, as well as one of the largest living bird species on earth. He said: “[Storks] are another fantastic example of what’s possible. Relax - Michal Smielak. The adults have a greyish-white plumage, grey legs and its lower mandible converts to red during breeding season. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. The Dalmatian Pelican is the rarest of the world's seven pelican species and the second biggest bird species on the planet (1,20 m tall, wings spread up to 3,2 m, weighing 6-10 kg). There are so many benefits of this sort of work – thriving wetlands hold back floodwater and stop it gushing downstream and they also filter out impurities so we have better drinking water. The Dalmatian Pelicans of Greece photography holiday is a photography holiday of 5 night/6 day duration, that costs £1399 per participant & takes place in Kerkini in Greece, between the dates of 9th - 14th January 2021. JSON; GBIF; Encyclopaedia of Life; Biodiversity Heritage Library; PESI [counting] records This map contains both … Dances with Rattlers - Peter Hudson. dalmatian pelican in flight - dalmatian pelican stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images Dalmatian Pelicans Pelicanus cristatus feeding on fish at Lake Kerkini Northern Greece close-up of animal family of pelicans (dalmatian pelican pelecanus crispus) drifting on sea - dalmatian pelican stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images Nikki Williams, director of campaigns and policy at The Wildlife Trusts told The Independent: “Pelicans soaring over marshlands would be a fantastic sight – but first we need more, bigger, better wetlands. Status Report for Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) Hellenic Ornithological Society - Society for the Protection of Prespa 6 Geographic Range The Dalmatian Pelican occurs in the northern hemisphere, from Montenegro and Albania (Crivelli et al. The Dalmatian pelican is d ispersive in Europe, largely based on feeding opportunities. The UK’s Wildlife Trusts is already working to restore and protect the country’s wetlands, and plans drawn up by naturalist and rewilding advocate Ben Macdonald make the case for a careful reintroduction of the birds in the near future. It would be the crowning glory.”, “I’m not saying they should arrive tomorrow, but I think it’s a very important species we should be thinking about, and doing so makes us think big.”. From bill to tail, Dalmatian pelicans grow up to six feet in length, and have wingspans of up to 11.5 feet (3.5m) – dwarfing the UK’s existing largest bird, the common crane, which has a … They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans that rival that of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. This photograph is a close-up of a weaver ant colony where the ants are carrying their immature members to a safer place. Tumbling through this theatre of shadow and fading light. Dalmatian Pelican - Pelecanus crispus. A panoramic shot of a flying Dalmatian Pelican and a wolf killed in a fight for dominance were just two of the images that won an annual photo competition. Guest blog by Abbas Ashoori Although the Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) population has increased in some sites in Europe as a result of conservation actions, rapid population declines in the remainder of its... Corporate Sponsors. It weight up to 15 kg makes also the heaviest flying species in world. Student winner Art of Ecology. At 11–15 kg in weight it’s also the world’s heaviest flying bird, although large swans and male bustards can sometimes exceed the pelican in weight. The British Ecological Society's photo competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and animals. Describing the first time he saw a Dalmatian pelican in Hungary, Mr Macdonald said: “I thought it would be the size of a large heron or a stork, or something. This video is unavailable. Overall winner, Wolf Fascination by Peter Hudson. This humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) swam up to me at the end of a dive on the Great Barrier Reef and looked directly into my eye. Advertisement. 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The Weird and Creepy World of String Harmonics
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January 20, 2016 by Martin Fowler
I have played stringed instruments for my entire musical career — namely, the electric bass, then the upright bass, closely followed by acoustic and electric guitars. From my upbringing, string harmonics were primarily a way to tune an instrument (the fifth-fret harmonic of a string being the same pitch as the seventh-fret harmonic of the next string higher), and a nice, airy, shimmering timbre in contrast to the dark, warm tone of the bass notes. I didn’t think much of them beyond that.
Later I learned about their potential as an expressive device by using the limited natural harmonics available, as made famous by the inimitable Jaco Pastorius. That said, I never immersed myself fully enough to find out how each individual note was performed in some of his works.
It wasn’t until much later in my musical career and schooling that I considered the potential for string harmonics as a compositional tool. After all, they were limited to whatever notes you could get out of a string’s natural overtones — or so I thought.
Division of string into equal parts at node points
How to Sound a Harmonic
How does one actually sound a harmonic on a stringed instrument? Basically, if a finger is placed (not pressed) onto a particular node on a string at a mathematically relevant position (i.e., where your finger divides the string into two, into three, etc.), one of the naturally occurring overtones of the root note of that string will sound, instead of that root note.
The overtone series, based on C2
The note in the overtone series that sounds corresponds to the division of the string. That is, dividing the string in half gives you the second overtone (an octave), dividing in thirds gives you the third overtone (an octave and a fifth, or a twelfth), dividing the string in fourths gives you the fourth overtone (two octaves up — remember this one for later), and so on.
At some point I delved into Jaco’s “Portrait of Tracy”, and realized that the D# harmonic at the end of the first phrase of the melody simply wasn’t possible with natural string harmonics, and there had to be some other way of performing it.
Artificial String Harmonics
Luckily, my nerdy bass teachers and classmates at Berklee knew all the cool tricks, and they showed me just how one performs this artificial harmonic. Basically, the principle of harmonics can be moved around the fingerboard by pressing the string down on the fretboard and placing a finger at a relevant place above that “fretted” (pressed) note.
Artificial harmonics performed on violin
Since the simplest harmonic to find is generally the octave above, I had a lot of fun finding ways of incorporating that particular artificial harmonic into my playing, including using it as a textural tool for melody much in the way Jaco did, but also as a tool for orchestration, or using the sound of these harmonics to layer with, or on top of, other sounds.
But that was just octaves, and that was just electric bass. Which got me thinking… what other roles throughout history have string harmonics played, and how could I use them for my own compositions and arrangements? (Here is an in-depth overview of the use of string harmonics throughout Western music, especially in the music of French composer Maurice Ravel.)
Around that same time I had an opportunity to explore just that. I began assisting composer Bryan Senti on his most ambitious score to date — Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter, a film about the 1961 Milgram experiment on obedience that observed people’s tendencies to either follow orders or reject them. String harmonics abound in this score, and from a technical standpoint, I learned something I never knew before about orchestral string performance of artificial harmonics — there is a very particular way to play them, and therefore also a very particular way to write them.
+ Read more: Learn more about proper music notation and using it as a possible career path in “What Is a Music Engraver? (And What Does It Take to Become One?)”
The most common type of artificial harmonic is widely known as the “touch-fourth” harmonic, and is so named because it is produced by placing a finger (usually the pinky) a fourth above the fretted note, which produces a note two octaves above the fretted note. As explained by Samuel Adler:
“The node a fourth above the stopped pitch has been found to be most practical, and it is suggested that this manner of securing artificial harmonics be adopted for orchestral performance.” [Adler, p. 50]
And so it was, Mr. Adler. There’s also a standard way (today) to notate such touch-fourth harmonics, constituting a standard written note to indicate the fretted note, with a diamond note a fourth above it on the same stem indicating the stopped node (which sounds two octaves above the fretted pitch).
Proper notation of artificial touch-fourth harmonics
What Can You Do With String Harmonics?
Musically, a previously obscure fact suddenly became seemingly obvious through working on the score — string harmonics in an ensemble setting are really creepy sounding. Senti, an accomplished violinist and string arranger, knew this very well first-hand in approaching the score for Experimenter.
Soon after this revelatory project, I began a score of my own — the soundtrack for the weird and wonderful paranormal podcast Limetown. The scripts of the show contain a naturally eerie disposition and, fresh off an equally haunting score project, I decided to carry the ethereal, ghostly timbre of these artificial string harmonics on to new frontiers. This isn’t to say that this is the only use for string harmonics, especially artificial ones. They simply happen to have a distant, vocal quality that could be read equally as eerie, melancholy, hopeful, or elated, depending upon the context.
+ Learn more: Explore the other textures and qualities you can add with string instruments in our upcoming course “Orchestration for Strings!”
With Experimenter, we were lucky to record some incredible NYC players at one of the top studios in the world. Fortunately for Limetown (working without a movie budget), the 21st century affords me a luxury the likes of which Ravel did not have — sample libraries. Having already gone through the process of harmonic-math to find all the right notes and the right positions for the Experimenter players to play the correct parts (and having to correct some of them in-session, fast and under pressure), I was very thankful not to have to think quite so hard about the notes on my new project, and to have access to infinite “players” and “studio time” to work with.
Although harmonics can be a bit more difficult than standard orchestrating, they can absolutely be worth the extra effort to deliver far greater emotional impact.
String harmonics aren’t anything new in the string instrument world — especially among violinists and violists — and are much more common than I’d realized, being a bassist. They’re generally just considered too difficult for bassists to reach, and sometimes the same is true of cellists, depending upon the writing. Again, from Adler:
“Double bass artificial harmonics are not recommended, even though some contemporary composers have called for them in solo music.” [Adler, p. 50]
Though he specifically mentions double bass here, he’s referencing solo works for both acoustic and electric bass, as in Jaco’s work. In fact, this is exactly how Jaco achieves the D# harmonic so crucial to his melody in “Portrait” (through a touch-third, rather than the touch-fourth mentioned previously) — one of his many virtuosic feats.
Still, despite many such popular examples of harmonics, most musicians remain unaware or simply baffled by their execution or worth to a composer — and from what I’ve seen, they can be worth a whole lot. So start playing around!
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Martin composes and produces music for commercial, educational, and artistic media for several companies, and records and performs with many NYC-based artists. He also produces original electro and house music and remixes as MDFX, plus trap/jungle/bass music and remixes as WNNR, and will release his debut solo record later this year. His favorite cloud type is the lenticular cloud.
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Clanof ✭✭✭
I've been subscribed to CraveTV pretty much since it came out. Actually now that you mention it I do think that's where I watched Discovery when I was still watching it.
RogueAngyl ✭✭✭
Call me a pragmatist, but I'm not going to space characters just because DSC doesn't rank high with me. Once in a blue moon I'll purchase a special pack or some extra dilithium, but I've been playing since shortly after launch and have only just reached VIP 12, so I'll take good characters when I can get them.
That being said, the more DSC goes on, the more I cringe. If I suspend my belief this is supposed to be Trek for a minute, I really like it. It feels very Battlestar Galactica to me (and I say that stylistically, not just because the spore drive resembles BSG FTL). The prequel aspect just complicates the F out of things for me, because I'm one of those detail geeks that gets giddy when I hear a sound effect they used in TNG, but curses the name of Gersha Phillips first for designing ill-fitting jumpsuits (for the timeline, not the actual fit) that eerily resemble the henchmen uniforms from the Russian superhero film "Guardians" and second leaving out my misogynistically favorite part of mirror universe episodes. I lost my STUFF when they showed the schematic of the supposed USS Defiant, after 40 years of the Constitution class being represented the same way on television.
So as far as this game goes, if I happen across DSC characters I'll hang on to them, if only to work towards immortalizing achievements, but I'm in no rush to accumulate not-alternative alternative timeline mirror universe cylon characters.
My 8-Point STT Strategy:
1. Voyage.
2. Have fun. If something isn't fun, don't do it.
3. Only pursue characters I care about.
4. Contribute to the fleet.
5. No more spending beyond monthly cards.
Yateball ✭✭✭✭✭
I don't have Bell (Have Cogeco so not even satellite) and get the new episodes on Space every Sunday so I'm not sure what this info is about
[TFA] Commodore Wizzlestix ✭✭✭✭
Yateball wrote: »
It's about the original deal announced and the press release from the Bell marketing department before the show even aired. Whether it's changed or not I couldn't care. Also, Space is Bell.
I got Space when I lived in Alberta and was on Telus. So it seems like everybody gets Space.
Bell owns Space, Crave and CTV. If you're with Rogers or a third party ISP and Netflix only...
But I'm not missing out on anything. For so many reasons, the show is just not my cup of tea.
Then you pay the $8 CAD a month for Crave (I'm not with Bell or Rogers). Its fine-ish. They have a good selection of titles worth paying for. Netflix's web player is more robust with better picture quality. I should probably just pay for only one at any given time but I irrationally switch from one to the other after finishing a series. Watched Ray Donovan on Crave, switch to Netflix for Black Mirror, back to Crave for Deadwood, etc, etc.
I'm very smart with my money. I still willingly give DB money as proof of that.
Yes, you could. But why would I. Especially when my point was "exclusives exclude". The fact that the rest of the world gets it free on Netflix but here in North America, we have to pay for yet another service, regardless of the cost, is one of the reasons I don't like the show. It's that simple.
I've been paying for CraveTV since long before Discovery came out. I use it more than I use Netflix, there's a ton of great series on there.
No one gets it for free on Netflix. Almost everyone pays to watch it on Netflix. The question is how much value does Netflix provide to you in your native country?
Here in Canada, there's a competing streaming service. The competing streaming service has a good selection of shows and movies to watch and is cheeper on top of that. There's nothing stopping you from dropping Netflix tomorrow and then binging on Crave for the next 6 months. I still like Netflix but its selection of material is dwindling for me and Netflix Canada does a weak job of keeping up with new seasons (where the hell is Better Call Saul Season 3?!?!?).
American's gripe about Discovery is not just because of its exclusive nature but also because you're paying $10 US/month for a limited selection of TV shows. CBS may as will put up a big "Just Pirate It" sign.
Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
When people say things like they get it free on Netflix it means they already have and use Netflix. They are not paying anything extra to have Discovery so yeah I would say it’s free and be very confident that it’s a true statement. Star Trek Timelines was free. The phone was bought, the monthly bill is paid, but gosh diddly darnit the game is free.
Enterprise Was Best wrote: »
They're paying extra if Discovery becomes the only thing they're watching.
I agree with your sentiment but it still relies heavily on Netflix providing good value for your money. That's not a guarantee, especially if you live in Canada. Netflix Canada used to be great but now they rely heavily on original content with some licensed content. Its not as good a deal as it used to be.
I pay for both Netflix and Crave mainly because both provide a lot of shows that I haven't seen. Discovery is the reason I started on the latter but it wasn't the only reason. It would be preferable just to have one streaming service but unfortunately that's unlikely to happen. At least I'm not stuck with CBS All Access.
Weirdly both offer all of the other Trek shows but neither offer the movies. That's more annoying than having to pay for two streaming services.
I have to pay for CBS all Access and yes I am annoyed by it. Discovery is so by far the only thing I would ever consider watching on it so yes I full on pay $10 a month to watch Discovery. Since after this half season it won’t be on again until at least a year I will cancel that subscription once I watch the last episode and re-new whenever it comes back.
1) I’m not paying for CBS All-Access. I have Netflix and Amazon Prime, which provide vastly more value to me. Discovery by itself is not worth the price of admission and I'm not one of the people who spends $100 a week on pixels (monthly card and very infrequent piles or offers).
2) Space Orcs. They’ve been discussed a *lot* in this thread and others so I don’t need to go into too much detail. Some will say, “but what about the changes from TOS to TNG/DS9???” It was a positive change, from a source of relatively one-dimensional plug-in villains to a society conflicted by honor, the desire to fight, and the need to find a place in the galaxy that didn’t result in their destruction. Now they are religious zealots that do not look, sound, or act like Klingons in any sense of the term.
4) The characters. I watched the first two episodes on the free trial of All-Access and with the exception of Saru and maybe Georgiou, even the named characters were bland and uninspiring.
5) The overall choices for art. I don’t dispute high production quality (cinematic is a good word for it) but pulsed phasers, holograms, uniform designs, and ship designs do not fit into this time period. It would make far more sense if the show was set in the Kelvin timeline, where the events of 2233 drastically changed the political and technolgical landscape of the Alpha Quadrant...but CBS backed themselves into a corner by promising that they would stage Discovery in the Prime Universe.
I do not reflexively airlock all STD characters, though other than T’Kuvma, the two Saru variants, the 2* Burnham, and the latest Burnham I also have no intention of leveling those I do have any time soon. This is for much the same reason as others have stated: I want to enjoy the game by using characters I know and love. I have to give in a little to make sure I can remain competitive but if I don’t like a character I’m probably not going to work very hard on them or to get them. See also: Jake Sisko, Wesley, Neelix.
SpyOne ✭✭
I mean something slightly different, which is why I usually phrase it as "is included with Netflix".
I have Amazon Prime, and there is an option to add CBS All Access to Amazon Prime. For exactly the same cost as getting it seperately.
Lots of CBS content is available online for free, unless you want to quibble that having to watch ads is a form of payment. And if that's your position, I'll point out that ads are super cheap. If My time is worth $10 an hour, most online shows "cost" me about 25 cents an hour to watch.
Really I have two seperate complaints about Discovery. The first is that it is behind a paywall at all. There are plenty of ways to put it up for free while still making All Access attractive: only have the last 2 episodes up for free. Only put the new episode up a week after it airs. And of course run commercials.
The second is that All Access is exceptionally poor value for the money.
They priced it comparable to Amazon and Netflix, and it just isn't remotely in that league. If it offered streaming of every show CBS had ever aired (Magnum PI, Murder She Wrote, all of 60 Minutes for the last 50 years), then maybe it would be worth $10 a month.
And third: they offer a better deal to everyone outside the US. So basicly I am being punished for being honest and not logging into Netflix through a proxy in England.
... It would make far more sense if the show was set in the Kelvin timeline, where the events of 2233 drastically changed the political and technolgical landscape of the Alpha Quadrant...but CBS backed themselves into a corner by promising that they would stage Discovery in the Prime Universe.
Forgive the nitpick but I feel it is important to note that CBS didn't actually have any choice about that.
When the old Viacom (which owned all of the rights to Star Trek) was splitting up in 2005, they split the rights to Star Trek. CBS got the rights to make TV shows and the "Prime" universe, Paramount Pictures got the rights to make movies and to create the "Kelvin" universe.
CBS can't set a show in the Kelvin universe any more than they could use any other property they don't own. And given how the owners seem to view the two franchises as competitors, this means we aren't going to see any Prime universe movies or Kelvin universe tv shows.
Irial ✭✭✭✭
Irial wrote: »
jackson992 wrote: »
My hate stems from the fact that you cannot watch it for free like you should be able to
To clarify, I think you do not like how much you would need to pay to be able to watch the show during its original airing ... to the best of my knowledge, for any/every show being newly created these days, you have to one way or another pay something, don't you?
Again with the picking apart of every last tiny detail. The dude doesn’t like a $10 subscription charge to watch one show a week. Let it be
My apologies Enterprise Was Best for my poorly phrased question, as I now realize it failed to convey my intended point - it was not my wish to be "picking apart ... every last tiny detail".
I 100% agree with you that the "dude doesn't like a $10 subscription charge to watch one show a week". The part of his post though that I was wanting to question was the sentiment I read (perhaps incorrectly) within the phase "free like you should be able to" - to me this comes across as either there is a feeling of some type of 'entitlement' regarding being able to watch the show without paying an extra charge, or even more severely as somehow it is 'immoral' of CBS to be marketing this product in this manner. Again, maybe it is all in my head and I am just overthinking it, but hopefully if nothing else, you will now understand I was not interested in picking apart a tiny detail.
Maybe not immoral, but frankly, its a bad financial deal just for one show.
The price break will be interesting to see when the blu-ray release hits. I'm betting it will be cheaper than the service. But then you'll not have the eps the moment they come out -- you'd have to wait til the end of the season.
Or the sheer amount of content available on other services for comparable pricing.
You know the crazy thing? If it wasn't for playing this game, I'd not even give two thoughts about Discovery anymore.
I'm perfectly content with other shows and franchises these days, and using them to get the things that I used to get from Trek. But then I started that break with Enterprise and Nemesis. It used to be that Trek really had a monopoly on well written stories that could actually lift you up or speak to something that needed a voice in the sci fi vein. I woke up a bit when Babylon 5 came around and I watched it and DS9 unfold together with nothing short of awe. And then there was Farscape, etc. And I really never felt much from the first Wrath of Khan remake, nor whatever Enterprise was.
I think whenever i leave this game, I might just box up all my Trek and put it in the closet for a while. Let it sit for a bit and let the parts that mean something to me become special again.
Really the only things that stir me up on Disco anymore are the anti-hater hate patrol, lol. Or the ones who cry foul when all you want is that this place isn't 24/7 only Disco and the other shows still get exposure during events (I wanna see what the megas are going to look like with Disco on hiatus). (I think the phrase entitled gatekeeper is what I was called for that.).
The Collective (PoF) ✭✭✭✭✭
A little off topic but I’ve noticed it in some of the posts. Which leads me to my question: Why does everyone hate William Shatner?
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[TP] The Collective wrote: »
By several accounts from his main cast co-stars, he was a diva on TOS. Even he and Nimoy had a long-standing enmity until they patched things up later in life. And since then he has not been the most easy-going fella, to put it mildly. He does not suffer fools gladly, for sure.
Jhamel ✭✭✭✭✭
Mainly I dislike DSC because it's yet ANOTHER reboot of the original timeline. Enterprise was okay (not too great, but okay) and it was still Star Trek (not only because of "Regeneration" and "These Are The Voyages", even though those two episodes gave me the chills).
Then there is the Kelvin timeline ... argh. Not wanna talk about that now. I watched all three movies and the "best" of them was probably Into Darkness because of Benedict Cumberbatch and Peter Weller alone. Already then I thought "oh no, not another movie before the TNG timeline".
And now there's Discovery ... please! I want more Star Trek! I want to see what happened with Deep Space Nine, the Enterprise-E, Voyager ... the Titan ... B-4 ... the relations with the Romulans and much more. This all will probably always and only be reserved for the books.
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Thanks, I didn’t know that.
It's often attributed to the SOP of television in the 60s. Shatner was the lead so he felt threatened by the popularity of Nimoy's character and rather trampled on the day players. It's worth noting that Takei, Koenig and Nichols were only day players. Doohan had a slightly better contract than they did but yeah, the bit part players felt Shatner wasn't giving them their due.
I had heard also that he directed Star Trek V because he refused to come back unless he could direct, largely motivated by Nimoy having directed III and IV.
A lot of people who worked with him dislike him on a personal level, and most of them feel that's entirely his fault, though most of them seem reluctant to say why.
÷ The Eternal Champion ✭✭✭
Issues that I have with Discovery:
1 - Imagine if we started DS9 right in the middle of the Dominion War. People would get a different impression of what a Star Trek show would be like. Instead DS9 started with a fresh new Captain using baseball to explain linear time to aliens who don't understand the concept. That's a little more Trek.
2 - I like Michael Burnham's story. SMG might not be the best actor to tell that story. Honestly, I find her to be the least compelling actor in the DSC cast. I expect better from the series lead. She has had some good moments though and may grow into the role later.
3 - Art direction is not mastering its domain. DSC in some ways looks like what a futuristic ship should be. And then they went overboard. The new look Klingons being the most egregious example.
I don't airlock everything DSC. Some of the crew are very good although I wish I didn't grab Lorca. He's not bad at 1/5 but I already have plenty of CSD crew. I ended up skipping Tilly and Mudd because I didn't want more 1/5 2 Skill characters. Most of the DSC crew live in the vault. Tactical Burnham is the easily the best out of the lot.
Overwhelm and devastate, that's the way to get power and to hold it, and I mean to do that. - Colonel Green, who led a genocidal war early in the 21st century
Hearing all the mirror universe talk got to me. I caved and watched a bunch more episodes. The series actually does get a lot better. Still hate the Klingons, but there are a bunch of episodes where there is little to no screen time with Klingons and those episodes have been pretty awesome.
They're written decently if you don't mind hairpin turn WTF moments. Some of the actors deliver.
That ain't my problem with it.
Yea... and I read your earlier comments and you are 100% right. Star Trek has always examined humanity and morality in ways that this show isn't doing, and without that it doesn't feel like Star Trek, it does feel more like a generic action show. But damn does it get good for a generic action show. Juat wish they wouldnt have branded it Star Trek because after the first half dozen episodes it gets pretty exciting.
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The Judiciary Seeks to Bully Congress with Misinformation to Maintain its PACER Slush Fund
New this morning – sources tell Fix the Court that the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is mobilizing dozens of judges to lobby their members of Congress to oppose a bipartisan bill that would make PACER free and searchable and would modernize the third branch’s diffuse, complicated and wastefully expensive electronic case management system.
The Open Courts Act (H.R. 8235), introduced by Reps. Hank Johnson (D) and Doug Collins (R) and supported by House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler and Ranking Member Jim Jordan, passed the Committee unanimously on Sept. 15. Now, judges on several different Judicial Conference committees, we’re told, are being equipped with talking points comprising numerous falsehoods in an effort to kill the bill.
Some of the more laughable assertions appearing in the judges’ lobbying materials include:
– That “free PACER” would cost $2 billion to build (…no serious technologist believes that an online filing system comprising static PDFs would even cost a tenth of that);
– That free PACER would mean filing fees would have to double or triple (…the bill provides a “pay-for” that keeps filing fees at or near status quo); and
– That a new, modernized system would not benefit the public (…because the public enjoys paying exorbitant fees to access public documents?).
This escalation is as odd as it is unprecedented in recent history, as there’s no Senate companion bill, and we’re in a lame-duck session. With this being the case, one would presume the third branch would use its political capital to advance efforts to improve judicial security (S. 4711 / H.R. 8591) or add 65 new judgeships to U.S. District Courts (S. 4779) – both purported AO priorities.
What’s more, a federal appeals court ruled earlier this year that the judiciary has been using PACER revenue to pay for non-PACER related programs in violation of federal law, meaning the program is legally in need of an adjustment.
“Federal judges should not be lending their names and reputations to an ill-advised, ethically dubious lobbying effort,” FTC executive director Gabe Roth said. “Instead of waging a campaign of grievance and misinformation, the judiciary ought to work with lawmakers on a legislative fix.”
The lobbying effort also raises ethical concerns. Judiciary policy states that judges should only lobby on issues they are “uniquely qualified to address” (p. 155) that would not compromise their impartiality (cf., Canons 3 and 4A[2]). But judges are not experts on modernizing government IT systems, and they are hardly impartial about preserving what’s widely considered to be the judiciary’s own slush fund, as PACER brings in more than $140 million annually.
The ongoing lawsuit over PACER fees makes this revelation even more ethically troubling. After the Federal Circuit ruled in August that the judiciary had been illegally spending PACER revenue, the court remanded the case to the D.C. District, and preliminary research suggests there is some overlap between the judges who sit on these courts and those being asked to lobby against the Open Courts Act.
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This is a mostly spoiler-free review of The Crown Season 4, though we do discuss certain elements of the story throughout. All 10 episodes of The Crown Season 4 will be available to stream on November 15 worldwide.
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Netflix’s The Crown continues its triumphant reign in Season 4, with another batch of 10 expertly crafted episodes from showrunner Peter Morgan that explore the royal family’s complex relationships with each other. New cast members Emma Corrin as Princess Diana and Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher help to bolster what is already an A-list ensemble with equally captivating performances of their own. But Season 4 is also bittersweet, knowing that this is the last time we’ll see this particular cast embody their respective characters. Thankfully, the past two seasons have proven that Morgan and his team know how to handle a recast in order to properly depict the passage of time for the residents of Buckingham Palace.
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First and foremost (as always) is Oscar-winner Olivia Colman’s dynamic portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II. Sure, we’ll get to all of the juicy Charles (Josh O’Connor) and Diana stuff in a bit, but Morgan continues to anchor each season around the Queen and the notable events affecting the UK and its global empire. In Season 4, which takes place from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, the Queen’s complicated relationship with newly elected Prime Minister Thatcher is the focal point.
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When Thatcher and Elizabeth aren’t sparring in the political arena, The Crown does an admirable job of comparing and contrasting their personal lives. In “Favourites,” Morgan deftly examines how the two mothers have a favorite offspring, whether they’re aware of it or not. We won’t spoil the results here, but the episode is especially humorous for Elizabeth, who does her darndest to determine which child she prefers over the other by spending some quality time with each of them. For a character who’s never shown much affection for any of her kids throughout the series, it’s awkwardly funny to watch her attempt to emotionally connect with her children.
In terms of Charles and Diana’s story, Season 4 covers over 10 years in just 10 episodes; the entirety of their engagement is covered in one episode. And though that may seem like a lot of historical meat to chew in a short time, Morgan dedicates enough screentime to the couple so we can get to know them properly, while also spreading sufficient love to the rest of the ensemble in order to prevent Season 4 from becoming the “Charles and Diana” show.
One of my favorite Charles and Diana episodes is the third, called “Fairytale.” Here, Morgan’s script calls attention to some romantic fairytale tropes, such as a lovely young woman falling for the handsome prince and getting to choose which ridiculously huge stone to wear on her finger. But it also plays with expectations, showing that there’s a darker side to their engagement that includes turning a blind eye to Charles’ continued affection for his longtime lover, Camilla Parker-Bowles (Emerald Fennell), and Diana’s feelings of isolation as she adapts to the intricate and sometimes bizarre customs of royal life. She’s a fish out of water, and it takes a toll on her.
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However, even when the couple is at odds with one another, O’Connor and Corrin’s on-screen chemistry is excellent. Corrin nails Diana’s youthful, lovable, and playful exuberance – traits which often clash with Charles’ less affectionate demeanor. O’Connor, for his part, seems as though he really feels at home in Charles’ skin after having portrayed the character for a full season before fully stepping into the story’s spotlight.
At first, I assumed that Charles and Camilla would be painted as the villains in this well-known tale, but The Crown’s retelling of it isn’t as black and white as that and shows them sympathy. In an unexpected but also welcome take on their fateful romance, Morgan highlights both the good and the bad aspects of Diana and Charles as individuals. By the time the credits rolled on the Season 4 finale, I understood where both sides were coming from and saw them as flawed humans rather than antagonists.
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There’s not much to nitpick about The Crown’s fourth season, however, it would have been nice for Helena Bonham Carter’s Princess Margaret to have a more meaningful role. Carter was just so damn good in Season 3, especially in “Margaretology” and “Cri de Coeur.” In Season 4, Margaret is still as sassy as ever, and Carter seems born to play her devil-may-care attitude and witty charm. This time around, though, Margaret is given only one episode – “The Hereditary Principle” – in which to shine as she takes on the role of detective and uncovers a dark secret in her family’s past. While entertaining enough, if I had to pick one episode as the least significant of the season, this would be the one. That’s no slight toward Carter’s performance, but when you have dynamic characters like Thatcher, Elizabeth II, Diana, and Charles on your roster, watching Margaret play Sherlock Holmes isn’t the most exciting prospect.
[poilib element=”quoteBox” parameters=”excerpt=Margaret%20is%20given%20only%20one%20episode%20in%20which%20to%20shine.”]But even when The Crown isn’t at its best from a story perspective, the series remains one of the best looking shows out there, from a technical standpoint. Morgan uses a team of directors and cinematographers to work on various episodes, but there is remarkably little differentiation between each chapter when it comes to the high fidelity of the filmmaking, set designs, and costumes. While I don’t have a vote in the Emmy category for makeup, the team that brought Anderson’s Thatcher to life should definitely be nominated for making her look so convincing without overdoing it. The on-location setpieces from the scenic Scottish Highlands to the bustling London streets look genuine, which gives a feeling of authenticity to everything in frame.
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Garnett to the Lakers?
By Big Country, June 26, 2007 in Non-Football
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I doubt anything comes of it, but local media here in LA is reporting the Jerry Buss has instructed Mitch Kupchak to keep talks going in a potential 3-way deal.
Not sure of all the players involved, but the krux of the deal has Odom and Bynum going to the Pacers, a pair of 1st round picks going to Minnesota and Garnett to the Lakers.
Will be interesting if there is any fire to this smoke.
chiefjay 18
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Those three slapsticks on after Rome on 850 are fricken hilarious to listen to. They were talking about this the other day. I couldn't stop laughing.
I'd love to get KG on the Stones. Hope Joe D. is working something.
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers are aggressively pursuing trades — and their main target reportedly is Kevin Garnett in what would be a clear attempt to placate a disgruntled Kobe Bryant.
The Lakers' proposal, according to the Los Angeles Times, includes forward Lamar Odom and center Andrew Bynum. But that might not be enough to acquire the 31-year-old Garnett, one of the NBA's most talented and versatile big men.
Fact is, considering the Lakers are all the way down at No. 19 in the first round of Thursday's draft, they might not have what it takes to acquire the 10-time All-Star. Garnett averaged 22.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 blocked shots for a team that went 32-50 last season.
Lakers spokesman John Black declined comment Tuesday, and Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale has done the same through team spokesman Mike Cristaldi.
"We felt the team underachieved last year," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said last week. "We could stick with the group as it is today, or we can look to be aggressive and try to get to that next level. Either way, we think we'll be a talented team next year."
Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer the past two seasons, complained about a lack of talent around him at season's end, and later said he wanted to be traded, adding nothing could change his mind.
Despite that request, the Lakers have made clear that trading Bryant isn't in their plans. Bryant is owned $88.6 million over the next four seasons, but could terminate his contract in two years.
Garnett is under contract for two more years at $22 million next season and $23 million the following year, but he could opt out next summer — a development that could spur the Timberwolves to action.
It was first reported the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics were involved in four-team negotiations with the Lakers and Timberwolves, but those talks broke down, leaving Los Angeles and Minnesota alone in the discussions.
The 27-year-old Odom will earn $13.5 million next season and $14.6 million in 2008-09 — the final year of his contract. The 19-year-old Bynum, taken with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 draft, is due $2.2 million next season.
Lakers center Kwame Brown, owed $9.1 next season in the final year of his contract, also could be involved, as could Minnesota guards Troy Hudson and/or Marko Jaric. Hudson has three years left on his contract and Jaric four.
Kupchak has said the Lakers are looking for a veteran ball-handling guard.
Odom and Brown both underwent surgery last month, but Kupchak believes both will be ready to go when training camp begins in October.
McHale said last week he has always listened to trade proposals involving Garnett, adding: "Nothing has changed. You always listen. You listen, and it doesn't go very far and it hasn't gone very far now."
That was last week. Perhaps that's changed.
The Lakers and Timberwolves were Western Conference finalists following the 2003-04 season, but neither has been close in the last three years.
The Lakers traded Shaquille O'Neal to Miami after that season, and after missing the playoffs in 2005, they were eliminated in the first round by Phoenix each of the last two years. The Timberwolves haven't made the playoffs since 2004.
While he's expressed the hope of improving the Lakers, Kupchak knows how difficult making a major trade can be for several reasons.
"I can't say that until a deal is made," he said. "They change on a hairpin."
darin3 1,311
wait, you can change this?
I don't think it's going to happen. The Celtics don't want to give up Al Jefferson. So that killed the Celt's involvement.
And those that think that the Wolves will deal KG for Brown/Odom/Bynum are on crack.
Sgt. Ryan 0
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This just opened the other 28 teams eyes, that Garnett is really on the block. Expect him to be moved, but not to LA, unless a 3rd team gets in the mix.
Id love to see Dallas send SG - Jason Terry, SF - Josh Howard and C Eric Dampier for Garnett. But even that seems far fetched. Dallas needs to keep Devin harris at all cost, the dude is going to be better than Tony Parker, is already quicker and better going to the basket, just needs to do what Parker did, improve his mid range jump shot. Can you imagine, a penatrating PG, dishing to Garnett, or kicking back out to Dirk. man that would be nice. Even if it is just a pipe dream.
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I added a "?" to the title since this is currently not a done deal.
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Can you imagine, a penatrating PG, dishing to Garnett, or kicking back out to Dirk. man that would be nice. Even if it is just a pipe dream.
This would create the same situation as in Phoenix. Marion is forced to play SF the majority of the time because of Stoudemire when his natural position is PF and he is much more comfortable there. Who would you move to SF or C, Dirk or KG?
It's a nice thought, and I think Dallas needs to make some moves. I just think they could make a better one for a lot less $. Maybe, a run at Mr. Billups?
Billups will resign in Detroit. Dallas cant get him unless its a sign and trade as they are already over the cap.
IF Dallas traded for Garnett this would be the starting lineup
PG - Devin Harris
SG - Maurice Ager or Jerry Stackhouse
SF - Dirk
PF - Garnett
C - Diop
But a deal sending 3 starters for Garnett would severly limit the depth on the bench. Though Diop is a better C than Dampier now anyway, defensively anyway. And Dampier wasnt a scorer to begin with.
Phoenix would have to deal Stoudemire to get Garnett from Min. Marion has already said he wouldnt sign an extension there, and Min already said Diaw isnt a strong enough piece to even get Min to even consider sending garnett there. Min wants an all-star calibur player if they are going to deal. Phoenix wont deal Nash, and Barbosa isnt going to get it done.
Will be interesting, but I love the egg on Boston. First they tank games last yr to get more balls in the lottery, then miss out completely on the top 4 players. Then they make a deal for Garnett, and Garnett tells them, sorry I dont want to go there. Marion says virtually the same thing, and J Oneal doesnt want to be there either.
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If KG leaves the T-Wolves are going to have even worse crowds than 2006-7 and that was bad enough. The Joe Smith contract disaster continues to plague Minnesota. McHale and Taylor are a pair of cretins. The list of bad decisions by these two is almost endless.
If KG does leave, I hope he goes to a real contender and gets the ring he thoroughly deserves for all the work he's put in battling against the odds and the crap management here.
Jeez, if he went to Dallas, I'd even have to pull for them in the playoffs.
Edited June 27, 2007 by Ursa Majoris
Local media last night was reporting that Garnett to the lakers is essentially dead, but that there is a new 3-way deal being haevily discussed that would result in Garnett to the Suns.
They didn't give any details on who the third team was or what Phoenix would be giving up, so I am figuring it is basically a lot of smoke right now.
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I just heard a guy from the Arizona Republic on Seattle radio saying that Garnett has the most complicated contract in the league in terms of making it work in a trade. That and they wouldn't part with Marion or Stoudamire.
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Marion is not a PF- he is a great 3 though. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Suns deal Marion and others for KG, if they can make it work cap-wise. Marion behind the scenes wants to be da man, not 3rd fiddle in Phoenix.
for KG's sake- I would love to see him in Phoenix -
another twist. Atlanta getting Stoudamire, Phoenix getting Garnett and Minn getting the #3 pick +.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2917781
There was a growing sentiment around the league Tuesday night that the Kevin Garnett sweepstakes are nearing a conclusion and that the Phoenix Suns are the most likely winners, with two trade scenarios emerging that could potentially land Garnett in the desert by draft night.
With the Los Angeles Lakers' attempts to construct a multi-team deal or a direct trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves collapsing, ESPN's Jim Gray reports that talk of a potential three-team trade that would involve Minnesota, Boston and Phoenix has been rekindled, in which the primary cost to the Suns would be All-Star forward Shawn Marion moving to the Celtics.
Yet an even bigger trade concept, ESPN.com has learned, was hatched Tuesday by the Wolves, in which Phoenix would likely be asked to trade away the player it has been trying not to trade, All-NBA center Amare Stoudemire, who would go to the Atlanta Hawks.
Either way, indications from various NBA front-office sources suggest that Garnett being moved in conjunction with Thursday's draft looks more likely than ever before, with the Suns -- identified by ESPN.com last week as KG's first choice for a new home -- in prime position to make the big score.
In the scenario reported by Gray, Garnett would go to Phoenix, Boston would land Marion and the Wolves would receive a package featuring the No. 5 overall pick in Thursday's draft along with undisclosed players from the Celtics and Suns.
The key stumbling block for Boston would be Marion's reluctance to play for the Celtics, which sources say was conveyed to both teams last week when the idea of a three-team trade involving these clubs was first made public. With Marion possessing the right to opt out of his contract after next season and become a free agent in July 2008, Boston would undoubtedly be seeking assurances from Marion's camp that he's interested in signing an extension with the Celtics, even though league rules technically would preclude such negotiations until after July 1 (and after the trade).
Kevin Garnett is a double-double machine. In fact, no player in NBA history has had as many consecutive seasons of averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per season as the Timberwolves forward.
Player Seasons
Kevin Garnett 9 (1998-2006)
Larry Bird 6 (1979-1984)
Wilt Chamberlain 6 (1965-1970)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 (1971-1975)
Charles Barkley 5 (1990-1994)
Another possible stumbling block: Minnesota, sources say, has been adamant that any trade with Boston would include Al Jefferson. The Celtics, in turn, are willing to part with Jefferson only if they're the team that gets Garnett. It remains to be seen if either side softens its stance in the final hours before the draft.
In the newer trade scenario, sources say, Minnesota is looking to acquire Atlanta's No. 3 and No. 11 picks in the draft along with several cap-friendly contracts from the Hawks and Suns. To participate, Atlanta wants Stoudemire from Phoenix.
Such a trade would hold significantly greater appeal to Minnesota than any Celtics' offer that didn't include Jefferson. The Hawks, meanwhile, would be able to reunite Stoudemire with ex-Suns teammate Joe Johnson and immediately field a promising big-and-small core to build around and make Atlanta competitive, given the current state of the Eastern Conference.
The Suns, though, are understandably reluctant to part with Stoudemire after he made the All-NBA first team in what appears to be the most successful comeback from microfracture knee surgery that the NBA has ever witnessed.
The Lakers, meanwhile, haven't abandoned all hope of partnering Garnett with the increasingly frustrated Kobe Bryant just yet. Another concept in circulation Tuesday raised the possibility of a multi-team trade in which the Indiana Pacers' Jermaine O'Neal would go to Atlanta, with Lakers forward Lamar Odom and young center Andrew Bynum heading to the Pacers. That package, at worst, would send the No. 3 pick in the draft to Minnesota as the main payoff for Garnett.
But the Suns increasingly look like the favorites, given that Phoenix is Garnett's preferred destination if he has to leave the only NBA city he has ever known and with the Suns clearly possessing more trade assets. The Wolves are looking for a combination of high draft picks, top young talent and expiring contracts to provide cap relief. The Lakers don't have a draft pick higher than No. 19 to offer and Minnesota, sources say, is not interested in Odom because of the two years and nearly $28 million left on the lanky lefty's contract.
It's believed that the Suns will continue trying to keep Stoudemire out of any deal, but sources say that the athletically gifted 24-year-old is not untouchable -- not with the Wolves having finally made the philosophical commitment to end the Garnett Era after years of speculation and with Phoenix feeling as though there is no better player it could acquire to counter San Antonio's Tim Duncan, who is seen as the Suns' biggest obstacle to getting out of the Western Conference playoffs.
Sources say Minnesota, furthermore, clearly hopes to complete a Garnett trade before the draft begins in hopes of securing a pick in first half of the lottery to go with its own No. 7 selection. The fact that Wolves owner Glen Taylor left the country for China on Tuesday afternoon for his honeymoon doesn't appear to have slowed the Wolves down at all.
Yet it remains to be seen if the Hawks, who have been notoriously reluctant to make roster moves of any sort for months because of their uncertain ownership situation, will actually commit to join in on a trade of this magnitude.
In any case, it's a trade that, even without completion, has seemingly eclipsed one of the most anticipated drafts in years.
Im not so sure garnett is better than Stoudemire. Garnett is older, and certainly has fewer yrs to play than Amare. I dont see Garnett on that squad as an upgrade offensively, though he could play better D on Duncan in the playoffs.
Yeah - wow, Amare for KG- that would be hugh, and I thought Phx would never deal Amare. BUT. Their window is closing- Nash only has 2-3 more years at this level left in him- they are right there in knocking off SA- maybe they are saying eff it- we have to make a run now- in that case I could see it. KG in that system would be sick, very interesting.........
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It's being reported on ESPN radio here in Phoenix that a 3 way deal between Boston/Minnesota/Phoenix is about to be finalized. Shawn Marion met with the Suns brass last night to confirm that he is not in their long term plans. It is reported that today he is on his way to Boston to talk to the Celtic's brass about a long term big $$ deal. If he approves the trade (he has a no trade clause or "opt-out agreement") here's what's being said is completed - ALL 3 teams are ready to pull the trigger.
MINNESOTA gets: #5 overall pick AND Theo Ratliff from Boston, Kurt Thomas from Phoenix...
BOSTON gets: Shawn Marion and the Suns #29 overall pick..
SUNS get: Kevin Garnett
We'll see if anything comes of this or not... As a Suns fan, I dont want to see Marion go, but love the thought of having a true defensive big man in the middle.
Edited June 27, 2007 by Shorttynaz
isleseeya 124
wow ..that would be huge ...lifts suns that much closer to title in my oponion ...minnesota wont have much too show for it though
There is no way in hell Minnesota does that deal. #5 pick and 2 spares for Garnett. Keep dreaming
well, with the 5 and 7 picks, Minny could draft a few busts.
+1. If Kevin McHale wants to be run out of town on a rail, this would do it nicely for him.
It's all rumors at this point. It may not seem like a boatload for him, but they already have the #7 pick. They would be getting the #5 pick. And throw in 2 veteran big men. Pair them up with some SOLID draft picks. They're not going to the NBA finals, but it would make their team better! Besides, Garnett is aging. It's only a year or 2 before he's on the downfall of his career. Get something for him now before it's too late. And as much as I hate the Lakers, that's what they SHOULD be trying to do with Kobe. I mean you've got the best player in the league on your team. However he's also getting to the later stages of that "prime". Trade him while his value couldn't be any higher. Get a boatload for him and/or a nice couple of draft picks. This is one of the best draft classes in quite some time. Get something for Kobe before it's too late. However they wont. And I can only hope that Kobe opts out of his contract next year and bails, leaving the Lakers high and dry!
By Chad Ford and Marc Stein
Updated: June 27, 2007, 10:05 AM ET
There was a growing sentiment around the league Tuesday night that the Kevin Garnett sweepstakes are nearing a conclusion and that the Phoenix Suns are the most likely winners, that could potentially land Garnett in the desert by draft night.
Indications from various NBA front-office sources suggest that Garnett being moved in conjunction with Thursday's draft looks more likely than ever before, with the Suns -- identified by ESPN.com last week as KG's first choice for a new home -- in prime position to make the big score.
In the scenario reported by Gray, Garnett would go to Phoenix, Boston would land Marion and the Wolves would receive a package featuring the No. 5 overall pick in Thursday's draft along with Theo Ratliff of the Celtics and Kurt Thomas of the Suns. Phoenix may also include their No. 29 overall pick to Minnesota.
TODAY on a local radio show, they had stated that Shawn Marion is on his way to Boston to discuss a long term big $$ deal. Take it as you wish. I just read another article stating that Boston says they're not trading away the #5 pick, but IN THAT ARTICLE, it states that they are still talking to a few teams and a big multi-team blockbuster trade is definitely not out of the question.
New article from Yahoo that has Stoudemire going to Atlanta, similar to as mentioned previously:
NEW YORK – Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett is close to going to the Phoenix Suns in a monumental three-way trade that would send Phoenix forward Amare Stoudemire to the Atlanta Hawks, league sources said Wednesday.
Atlanta would move the Nos. 3 and 11 picks in Thursday's draft, as well as Zaza Pachulia and Anthony Johnson, to Minnesota.
Minnesota owner Glen Taylor has delivered a mandate to his basketball executives to get a deal done, one league executive said.
Yahoo! Sports has learned that the trade would also save the Hawks from an emerging showdown between the front office and coaching staff over whom to draft with the third pick. The front office and coaching staff had settled on Florida power forward Al Horford, but a faction of the Atlanta Spirit ownership group, with business interests in China, is pushing them to take Yi Jianlian.
The deal hinges on Atlanta general manager Billy Knight saying yes, as well as Hawks ownership, which is mired in lawsuits, being willing to increase payroll. It is believed that star Hawks guard Joe Johnson talked to his former Suns teammate on Wednesday and that the 24-year-old Stoudemire, a first-team All-NBA choice, told him that he'd welcome the trade.
This is the most likely scenerio. No way Phoenix gets Garnett without giving up Amare.
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Then I don't understand what they are thinking unless they now are going to keep Marion?
I can see why Minnesota would let Garnett go for the #3 and #11.
Atlanta is Atlanta and Amare would at least give fans a reason to show up to watch.
What I don't get in Phoenix is why you'd trade Garnett straight-up for Amare unless you've now decided to keep Marion . How are Nash and Garnett in anyway an upgrade over Nash, Marion and Stoudemire? Am I missing some picks to Phoenix too?
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Colin Cowherd Ranks the Eight Teams Remaining in the NFL Playoffs
By Wil Leitner Jan 12, 2021
Colin Cowherd Ranks the Eight Remaining Teams Left in the NFL Playoffs
(Full Segment Below)
8. Los Angeles Rams
“They have the best defense in my opinion. Seven straight games with multiple sacks and they’ve held opponents under 15 points the last five weeks. The problem is that they’re the weakest team at the most important position, quarterback. Jared Goff has a broken thumb, he has swelling, and the reality is that over the last six games Goff has five touchdowns and five picks. They’re not dynamic at all. Now I do LOVE Cam Akers, and I think if you can run the football against Green Bay you can make it competitive, but they’re a little slicker version of the Bears, and feel incredibly lob-sided. They have an offensive coach, a great defense, but you’re kind of a liability at quarterback.”
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
“They only have one win against a team with a winning record this year, and that was the Packers in Week 6. They have beaten up on some bad teams. I do think Brady is playing well, and the emergence of Antonio Brown is something. Brady’s experience at this stage is good, and there’s almost a break – if you can call it that – getting to face a team who has routed you twice. It’s a little bit of a break getting to face the Saints again, instead of going up against a team you crushed, and AT Lambeau, which I wouldn’t like at all. Brady has 200+ passing yards in the first half of three straight games, so he is COOKING and that is good news for them.”
6. Cleveland Browns
“I have Cleveland at six because they’re the least experienced team left. They’re getting ‘smarter.’ They’re 11-0 this year when they win or tie the turnover battle. Their turnovers are being diminished, and they have the best offensive line remaining in the playoffs. Since Week 8 Baker has 14 TDs and a pick. I think they’re well-coached, I think they’re smart, but I do think this weekend feels a little bit like the end of the road. They felt like a playoff team, maybe a playoff win, they got it, but they just don’t have a ton of experience, and they’re facing the world champions next.”
5. Baltimore Ravens
“They’ve beaten Cleveland a couple of times. They outrushed the Titans 240 yards to 50, and that’s just hard to do. Lamar Jackson has always been dynamic, but last week I thought he played with a self-awareness on Sunday. It wasn’t about him trailing, it was about him leading. Ball security, he made really good decisions, and their defense held Derrick Henry to a season-low 40 rushing yards. They’ve got a lot of components for a Super Bowl team. They’re dynamic at quarterback, they can own time of possession, they have a Super Bowl-winning coach, and they play real defense and usually have a pass rush.”
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A Regression based approach for link residual time prediction in MANETs
Mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) is a collection of mobile terminals forming an infrastructure less and quick deployable network, which can communicate to each other via multiple hops or single hop. Such ad-hoc networks have always been important for various applications like defence applications especially for countries like India having boundaries and regions with large geographical diversity. Mobility attribute is a notable one in MANETs, as this leads to frequent topology changes which are the primary cause of route failure. A route is an ordered set of links, hence for predicting future availability of any particular route, it is important to estimate the availability of its currently available constituent links. This paper explores various link availability prediction model and proposes a least square polynomial regression-based statistical approach to predict the availability of link. Proposed approach assumes that movement of nodes are based on column mobility model i.e each node in the network is linearly moving with constant speed. Each node in the network periodically broadcasts hello packets to its neighbours to inform it’s availability in the network. Neighbour node receives hello packet and uses its signal strength to estimate distance between sender and receiver of hello packet. A monotonically decreasing signal strength of hello packets at receiver node indicates that nodes are moving away from each other and link between them may break in future so it starts link residual time prediction algorithm to predict the time when the distance between them will exceed the pre-defined threshold value. The proposed algorithm is simulated using NS 2.35. The performance of the algorithm has been analyzed for identified parameters. The results are also been compared by simulating other existing link prediction approaches based on interpolation.
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Conservative radio: liberalism's favorite target
townhall.com ^ | 5/11/02 | David Limbaugh
Posted on 05/11/2002 12:48:13 AM PDT by kattracks
News Flash: The liberal elite media, who incidentally (and laughably) deny they're liberal, believe that conservatives possess a "simplistic world view." This is rich -- on many levels.
But first, do you buy their denials that they are in fact liberal? Do you think they aren't elitists or that they have a respectful view of conservatives? Do you believe they are open-minded, as they imply? Do you think they don't inject their political bias into their "news" stories?
If you mistakenly answered yes to any of these questions, please consider a delicious gem from Brent Bozell's Media Research Center (MRC). The peerless MRC devotes its glorious existence to exposing liberal media bias and demonstrating that your answer to all these questions should be "no."
In their latest Cyberalert, MRC treats us to a tidbit from NBC's Lisa Myers on a recent airing of "Nightly News." The report is quite revealing of the mindset of this self-absorbed, uncritical media culture.
In the story, Myers observed that conservatives dominate talk radio, which she attributed to the simplicity of the conservative worldview. I'm not kidding you.
You might be asking yourself what talk radio's supposed simplicity has to do with its success. What is the connection here?
"Well," says Myers, "experts say conservatives are more entertaining because their message fits the media." Sounds insulting to talk radio and its audiences on first blush, but surely Myers didn't mean it that way. Oh? Read on.
Myers next quoted approvingly Talkers Magazine's liberal Michael Harrison, saying, "The conservatives are more cut out for today's sound bite-oriented, short attention span, media environment ... "Where others see shades of gray, (conservative radio talk show hosts) mostly portray the world as black and white ..." Come on, Michael, you're supposed to be a talk radio expert (and advocate) -- but your take is embarrassingly shallow.
Would somebody please tell these sophisticates that TV is far more sound bite-oriented than radio? TV newscasts barely contain over 20 minutes of news -- perfect for short attention spans -- and consist of a series of superficial snapshots of major stories. By contrast, the talk radio format is conducive to lengthier reporting and analysis, and interaction with engaged and informed audiences.
And you want to talk about simplicity of worldviews? When it comes to network news, there is much less diversity of message among the three "giants" than among any three prominent talk radio shows.
If you have ever had the misfortune of watching the nightly newscasts of ABC, NBC and CBS back to back, you would have discovered that their messages couldn't be more in sync if their production staffs were part of a conspiracy.
But beyond being wrong, these statements are illustrative of the big media's attitude toward conservatives -- and provide the answers to the questions I posed above. They wouldn't talk so disparagingly about conservatives if they considered themselves conservative. They wouldn't equate conservatism with black and white simplicity if they weren't arrogant elitists or if they had respect for conservatives. They wouldn't analyze the phenomenon of conservative talk radio success with so little critical thinking if they weren't themselves close-minded, undiscriminating followers of a party line dictated by their oppressive, monolithic, self-contained culture. And they wouldn't infuse their subjective opinions into a broadcast labeled as "news" if they weren't determined to flavor their reports with their undisclosed biases.
Now please don't tell me that Lisa Myers is not representative of the typical media elite. Truth be told, she's probably not as liberal as most of her colleagues, including NBC anchor Tom Brokaw, who quarterbacks the newscast and introduced Myers for this story.
Yes, conservatives are more likely to see black and white in the sense of believing in moral absolutes. But that doesn't mean they fail to appreciate the complexity of the world and its subtle nuances.
Sure, conservatives tend to believe that human nature remains relatively constant (fallen) and that we can therefore learn from history. For example, they accept history's lesson that socialism smothers freedom and prosperity. But liberals, with their blind faith in man's perfectibility, have difficulty absorbing such lessons.
If the media elites were truly independent thinkers, wouldn't you see some variety of opinion among them? Instead they march in lockstep like their mind-numbed soul mates in Hollywood. It appears that they are just attempting to project their own negative characteristics onto conservatives. Sorry, they don't fit.
I'm afraid the elitists are simply jealous that they can't compete in talk radio, the alternative medium providing refuge for those long since fed-up with their bias.
David Limbaugh is author of Absolute Power: The Legacy of Corruption in the Clinton-Reno Justice Department.
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©2002 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
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1 posted on 05/11/2002 12:48:13 AM PDT by kattracks
To: kattracks
Didn't Lisa Meyers used to work for Harper's before she worked at the White House?
2 posted on 05/11/2002 12:51:01 AM PDT by Janella
To: kattracks;Janella ;all
Here are sources for Media bias:
-Media Research-free e-letter--
-Reed Irvine's Accuracy in Media--
-the Ben Franklin Foundation--
-Citizen's Coalition for Responsible Media--
Do you all recall when a clintophilliac- I think it was Joe Conaston- labeled talk radio "hate radio?" That's how some view dissent...
3 posted on 05/11/2002 1:51:17 AM PDT by backhoe
The leftstream media's constant attacks on talk radio tell me that they not only take it seriously as a competitor, but they also realize that through Rush, Hannity, etc., the truth is getting out. Alternative news sources like talk radio, Fox News Channel, and the internet have finally given people the unvarnished truth about the left.
4 posted on 05/11/2002 3:55:05 AM PDT by ABG(anybody but Gore)
The reason the left can't do talk radio, is the call-ins. They can't do C-span in the morning. The people, the workers call in a rip them up.
5 posted on 05/11/2002 5:05:30 AM PDT by Leisler
To: backhoe
The Liberal take on talk radio is a real study in irony. In other words, the world is all shades of gray to a liberal unless of course he is discussing the conservatives and then it is really quite "black and white". Liberal views are "good" consesrvative views, "bad". Liberal=love, conservative=hate. Hardee, har har.
6 posted on 05/11/2002 6:24:43 AM PDT by okiedust
To: okiedust
Since Liberals (and Liberal ideas) make no sense, they have to convince themselves that the reason they make no sense is that....well....its just too complex and difficult, so how can anyone expect them to make sense.
Its not their fault, its just....well.....too complex.
7 posted on 05/11/2002 6:57:04 AM PDT by eddie willers
BTTT
8 posted on 05/11/2002 7:09:37 AM PDT by StriperSniper
I wish someone really smart would undertake a thorough, objective, sophisticated analysis of why conservatives dominate talk radio and why liberals have failed to gain even a toehold in it. If someone were to write a book on the subject, I would buy it.
What is interesting to me are the proportions. In terms of who has a presence in talk radio, it's not a 60/40 split, or even a 70/30 split; it's more like a 95/5 split -- a total blowout for the conservatives. This extreme lopsidedness is fascinating to me. It is a striking manifestation of some fundamental difference in the way liberals and conservatives think about things, and I'd like to see somebody really pin down what it is.
9 posted on 05/11/2002 7:47:12 AM PDT by Yardstick
Every liberal is a thug.
10 posted on 05/11/2002 7:47:51 AM PDT by moyden
If anything, we have to consider that the liberals are the ones with a simplistic viewpoint. According to any self-respecting liberal, anything can be fixed if the government throws money at it. If the schools are passing students who can't read, by all means don't kick the violent students out of the classroom or fail them (which in my state of Michigan, is illegal without parental consent until the children reach high school), give the schools money. If there is a high crime rate in a given area, don't put the perpetrators in jail, throw more money into social programs. . Are certain women given to having several children by several fathers that they never bother to put time into raising? Give these mothers more and more money. According to them, government money is the answer to every problem and accountability should never come into play
11 posted on 05/11/2002 8:42:51 AM PDT by onevoter
To: eddie willers
Of course, that's it. How dense of me. I'll bet they have real discussions about Occam's razor, too. Probably think its a tool to slice and dice simple things in order to reduce them to their most complex components. LOL
12 posted on 05/11/2002 10:34:36 AM PDT by okiedust
I'll bet they have real discussions about Occam's razor
And if confronted by the Gordian Knot,
they would stand around taking about the intricate weave and its impossibility
while standing gobsmacked at Alexander's solution.
13 posted on 05/11/2002 10:52:01 AM PDT by eddie willers
To: Yardstick
What is interesting to me are the proportions. In terms of who has a presence in talk radio, it's not a 60/40 split, or even a 70/30 split; it's more like a 95/5 split -- a total blowout for the conservatives.
And proof positive of this is the recent programming shuffle that happened this week on KABC 790 AM Los Angeles. Gloria Allred (aptly named I must say and formerly on the air from 9 - noon) got bumped back to one hour in the 11 - 12 slot. Seems KABC just can't find a spot where people want to listen to her. Hmmm, I wonder why? They've tried drive home, evenings, weekends, now morning, and she can't seem to make it anywhere.
Who bumped her out? Bill O'Reilly. KABC loves the Allred message, but they know what pays the bills.
Case closed. And no, I don't listen to her. It's just impossible sometimes not to slip in all that bile while surfing channels on the AM dial.
14 posted on 05/11/2002 11:01:46 AM PDT by Euro-American Scum
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
Most conservative radio is listened to while driving alone in a car. I wonder if the liberal's attraction to buses, car pools, and trains, for the little people, not them, has something to do imprinting on people a nameless collective worker bee mind set as well as cutting people off from conservative influence and a freedom loving lifestyle.
15 posted on 05/11/2002 11:07:36 AM PDT by Reeses
Actually this may explain partly why big cities are not conservative. City dwellers ride the buses and subways and don't drive alone much listening to conservative ideas.
To: Reeses
I think most lefties are not good listeners or good readers. Except for the elite rulers, most of the lefties probably didn't pay attention in school classes or read their books very well. TV is popular with them because they are at the picture-book level.
17 posted on 05/11/2002 11:27:04 AM PDT by angry elephant
How long before they tried to put him(Alexander) in jail because he didn't "play fair?" After all, everyone else tried to "do the right thing" and untie the knot. They intended to do it, so they should get credit for that. Clearly Alexander took advantage of them. He was a bad man, winner of life's lottery, etc.
Truth always happens to be simpler. It is lies that take a lot of words.
19 posted on 05/11/2002 11:58:25 AM PDT by VRWC_minion
I wish someone really smart would undertake a thorough, objective, sophisticated analysis of why conservatives dominate talk radio and why liberals have failed to gain even a toehold in it
You apparently never listened to Mario Cuomo's radio show. If you had you wouldn't need to request a study. He used out right lies regarding factual matters to support his views. It wasn't hard to debate him.
20 posted on 05/11/2002 12:01:52 PM PDT by VRWC_minion
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Perfectly positioned
Frostkrone Food Group: ANUGA 2019 was a huge success
Rietberg, 15 October 2019. Its extensive and thoroughly international selection of street food successfully threw the Frostkrone Food Group into sharp relief at the ANUGA 2019 - a visual and tasty feast for one and all. The Taste Innovation Winner Lava Bites was the star of the show.
Now since 2019, five companies have been married together under the umbrella of the Frostkrone Food Group. In Cologne this group of companies presented customers from the retail trade and food service branch with an impressive concentrate of diversity taken from the world of street food, culinary delights that find a ready market in deep freezers of supermarkets and also in the food service sector and at snack bars. Such treats range from dainty, exquisite specialities made of Tunisian-style brick dough as created by Varenne Gastronomie through trendy snack ideas from frostkrone, cream cheese delicacies from Bornholter, tasty potato snacks from Rite Stuff Foods right up to the practical pizza pockets for oven and microwave on offer from the chefs at Piz'wich. All these are quick and easy to prepare and it goes without saying that such snacks can be savoured anywhere, anytime.
Frédéric Dervieux, Managing Partner of the Frostkrone Group, is delighted with the very positive resonance: "We took advantage of this year's ANUGA to showcase our business group in all its facets and indeed to highlight our role as an innovative trailblazer. Our team enjoyed a wealth of interesting and in-depth discussions with trade visitors from home and abroad. And the feedback we received was consistently positive."
Leaving nothing to chance
In the category "Finger food & snacks", variety always has to be the trump card to play. So one is constantly on the lookout for exciting product innovations that really chime together with current consumer tastes. Consequently, when their experts develop new products, as well as exploiting the years of experience and the sector-specific expertise of their own staff, the Group also makes full use of the knowledge provided by specialised institutes and similarly takes heed of vibes coming out of customer surveys and tastings.
Lava Bites are an excellent result of this pulsating ideas factory. These small, fiery snacks were chosen by a specialist jury made up out of journalists as the Number One innovation and were permanently requested and enjoyed by visitors during the course of all the trade fairs. Outside as black as volcanic rock with a glimmer of glowing lava but on the inside their fiery mix ablaze with creamy Cheddar cheese and red jalapeño chilli peppers sets everyone alight.
Further examples of product innovations presented by the Frostkrone Food Group at the ANUGA were the gems listed below:
Maxxarella: the longest-lasting kind of cheese delight you can imagine and it can be held just between two fingers. Thanks to an innovative production process, the mozzarella can be incredibly stretched inside its breaded coating. The cheese gently melts to form a delicious waterfall enveloped in perfectly seasoned, crispy, golden breading and is served as a little piece of heaven.
Pizza Pocket Breakfast: with a hearty helping of scrambled egg, spicy, full-flavoured Cheddar cheese and gently sautéed potatoes, this is the answer to all questions on rustling up a swift breakfast. The pocket snack product is available for the microwave and also for heating up in a conventional oven.
Börek: crispy pastry sheets filled with exquisitely aromatic cream cheese, spinach and feta cheese, and then seasoned with a touch of refreshing mint.
Petites Corolles Salmon: wheat pastry dough baked wafer-thin with Mediterranean vegetables and choice salmon perfected in a creamy sauce of mozzarella and goat cheese.
Apart from these innovations, also present at the ANUGA 2019 in full strength were all the popular finger food bestsellers such as Mozzarella Sticks, Chilli Cheese Nuggets and Jalapeño Snacks, all of which have had a firm foothold on the market for years.
In addition to the frostkrone Tiefkühlkost GmbH and the Bornholter Käsevertriebs- und Produktions GmbH, the Frostkrone Food Group comprises the two French companies of Piz'wich Europe and Varenne Gastronomie and also the US-American business Rite Stuff Foods Inc.
Frostkrone has its headquarters located in the town of Rietberg, in the federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and is specialised in the production and marketing of deep-frozen finger food and snack products. Since its founding in 1997, the company has established itself as an innovative trendsetter in the deep-frozen, convenience food segment. The year of 2018 saw Piz'wich and Varenne Gastronomie becoming part of the Frostkrone Food Group and in 2019 the US-American business Rite Stuff Foods Inc. swelled the ranks when they joined the Group.
The Frostkrone Food Group stands out in sharp relief because of its incredibly wide variety of finger food and snacks. The Group markets its products in the food retail trade, in the food service industry and also online. The many-faceted range of products is available worldwide in a great deal of countries including those in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Switzerland, in the eastern European countries, Asia and in the USA.
The Frostkrone Food Group boasts several cutting-edge production facilities in Germany, France and in the USA.
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Getting Creative in Cyprus
The Cyprus bailout plan, which raises about €6 billion by taxing bank accounts, is having problems. Small savers don’t think their bank accounts should be taxed at all, and big savers (i.e., Russian plutocrats) are unhappy too. But Felix Salmon says there’s a solution. A paper by sovereign debt guru Lee Buchheit suggests that Cyprus simply convert every bank account over €100,000 into a 5-year CD. Or a 10-year CD. That’s it. Problem solved.
I’ll trust that Buchheit has done the math correctly, but I don’t quite get the point. “To be sure,” says Felix—and this is always where the rabbit goes back into the hat—”the new CDs, which would be tradable, would surely trade at less than par: there would be a present-value haircut on deposits over €100,000. But that’s going to happen anyway. And at least in this case patient depositors will have a chance of getting all their money back in full — with interest.”
I don’t get this. What’s the difference between having your account taxed by 10% or receiving a CD that you can sell for 10% off its face value? In both cases you have 90% of what you used to have, and in both cases you can then either leave your money in Cyprus or invest it somewhere else.
Still, even if it turns out that depositors would see little difference between taxes and CDs, Buchheit suggests that the CD option would have benefits for Cyprus itself: “Terming out excess deposits will effectively lock in that funding to the banks for many years. The alternative (debiting 9.9 percent now and watching the balance of 90.1 percent get out of Dodge when the banks reopen) may easily require the bailout package to be reworked in a month’s time.” True. On the other hand, a tax can be unilaterally imposed with no real legal question marks. Buchheit’s plan also requires a restructuring of Cyprus’s sovereign bonds, and there would be loads of legal question marks there.
In any case, it’s a clever sort of solution, and all things considered, it might be better than the tax. When you strip it bare, though, it amounts to much the same thing. One way or another, no matter how much you try to paper things over, someone has to come up with a few billion euros. That’s a hard rabbit to hide.
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1 edition of Grenada uncovered found in the catalog.
Raymond D. Viechweg
an uncommon view of the island "s geocultural beauty
by Raymond D. Viechweg
Published 2010 by Trafford in [Bloomington, Ind.] .
Natural history,
Landscapes,
Pictorial works
Statement Raymond D. Viechweg
LC Classifications F2056.2 .V54 2010
John Moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of He and his wife, Chris Woolwine-Moen, produced thousands of award-winning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map. Welcome to Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique – a tri-island state often referred to as the Island of Spice. Located in the Southern Caribbean, we play host to the world’s first Underwater Sculpture Park, cascading waterfalls and white-sand beaches. You will feel instantly welcomed by the open hearted nature of our friendly people.
Book Reviews. Podcasts. Monitor Daily. Press disputes justification of Grenada invasion both in terms of the number of men on the island and the quantity and quality of the arms uncovered. Гренада (енгл. Grenada) острвска је држава у Средњој Америци.Налази се на југоистоку Карипског мора северно од Тринидада и Тобага и јужно од Светог Винсента и Гренадина.. Гренада је најјужније острво у ланцу Виндвордских — Генерални гувернер: Сесил Ла Гренад.
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Grenada (/ ɡ r ɪ ˈ n eɪ d ə / grin-AY-də Grenadian Creole: Gwenad) is a sovereign state in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself plus six smaller islands which lie to the north of the main island.
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The commission began shortly after the boys concluded their project. Hurricane Ivan. On September 7,Grenada was hit.
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The often turbulent struggle for survival from the earliest Arawak settlement to t /5(9). Grenada, with its unspoilt landscapes, has the perfect balance, appealing to the interest of adventure lovers, beach dwellers, or couples looking for a romantic destination.
On our picturesque and petite island, you can go for a swim in the crystal clear waters of Grand Anse Beach to trekking through the rainforest of Seven Sisters Waterfalls.
Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) and several tiny islands in the Caribbean, or West lies just northeast of Trinidad and Tobago, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the is famous for spices and is known as the "Spice Isle", being a major source of nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and l: St.
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This Caribbean archipelago consists of the main islands of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and several smaller islands. Rich in nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and cocoa, they're known as the ‘Spice Isle’.
The Alhambra is an ancient palace, fortress and citadel located in Granada, Spain. The eighth-century-old site was named for the reddish walls and towers that. Grenada is divided into six parishes. Parishes. Hurricane Janet passed over Grenada on Septemwith winds of km/h ( mph), causing severe damage.
The most recent storms to hit have been Hurricane Ivan on September 7,causing severe damage and thirty-nine deaths and Hurricane Emily on Jcausing serious damage in Carriacou and in the north of Grenada .A young man still in his teens from the village of Telescope in St.
Andrew was rushed to hospital in a serious condition and admitted after he sustained a severe chop to the upper part of his body over the last weekend. The incident a source told the Informer occurred somewhere in the village of Mirabeau, St.
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SCRSS talk by Robert Stephenson on his book “We Are Building Capitalism! Moscow in Transition 1992-1997” 12th October 2020
Dear All, You may be interested in this talk organised by the SCRSS: Wednesday 28 October – 7pm Talk by Robert Stephenson on his book “We Are Building Capitalism! Moscow in Transition 1992-1997” Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-talk-by-robert-stephenson-on-his-book-we-are-building-capitalism-tickets-124992137849 The talk is free, but you can make a donation when you register About the talk Next year sees the 30th anniversary of the sudden and unexpected collapse of the Soviet Union. Few cities have undergone changes as intense and fundamental as those experienced by Moscow in the wake of this historical event. In his talk for the SCRSS , Robert Stephenson will…
Reminder for “Making Peace in Eastern Ukraine” 18:00 on 15 October 11th October 2020
Dear All, This is a reminder for the next GB Russia Society talk: Please note, that to take account for the time difference between London and Kyiv, the start time of this talk will be 18:00 (not the usual 19:00). Making Peace in Eastern Ukraine – Sarah Lain at 18.00 pm, Thursday, 15 October After six years of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, there has been little progress on political agreement towards sustainable conflict settlement. Although President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken an approach unlike his predecessor’s, the Minsk process still faces challenges. In her talk, Sarah Lain offers an update…
Correction to start time – Talk by Sarah Lain at 18.00pm, Thursday, 15 October 4th October 2020
Dear All, Please note, that to take account for the time difference between London and Kyiv, the start time of this talk will be 18:00 (not the usual 19:00). Great Britain-Russia Society: talk by Sarah Lain at 18.00 pm, Thursday, 15 October Making Peace in Eastern Ukraine After six years of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, there has been little progress on political agreement towards sustainable conflict settlement. Although President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken an approach unlike his predecessor’s, the Minsk process still faces challenges. In her talk, Sarah Lain offers an update on the situation in eastern Ukraine and…
Great Britain-Russia Society: talk by Sarah Lain, Thursday, 15 October and talk by Dr Robert Henderson, Thursday, 29 October 1st October 2020
Dear All, I am delighted to be sending you details of the first two talks of the Autumn session. These will both be via Zoom. Great Britain-Russia Society: talk by Sarah Lain at 7.00 pm, Thursday, 15 October Making Peace in Eastern UkraineAfter six years of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, there has been little progress on political agreement towards sustainable conflict settlement. Although President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken an approach unlike his predecessor’s, the Minsk process still faces challenges. In her talk, Sarah Lain offers an update on the situation in eastern Ukraine and developments in the conflict resolution…
Various events this week 27th September 2020
Dear All, Reminders for 3 events taking place this week: 1- Pushkin Club Zoom Event: Pushkin on People Confronting Statues – and vice-versa. Tuesday, 29 September at 6pm 2-SCRSS talk: The Society’s President Professor Bill Bowring will give a talk on Russia and the European Convention on Human Rights on Wed 30 Sep, starting at 7pm. 3– London Translators’ Group talk – Natasha Dissanayake: “What were the Russian Experiences in London? 16th Century onwards” Thursday October 1 at 19:00. And 4-Bibs Ekkel & Adrian Zolotuhin The Balalaika & and other tall stories. Livestream from Sands Films Music Room Thursday 1 Oct 2020 at 19:45 1-Pushkin Club Zoom Event: Pushkin on People…
Pushkin Club Zoom Event: Pushkin on People Confronting Statues – and vice-versa. Zoom talk on Tuesday, 29 September at 6pm 23rd September 2020
Pushkin Club Zoom Event: Pushkin on People Confronting Statues – and vice-versa. Tuesday, 29 September at 6pm Illustrated talk, musical interlude, theatrical-style readings in English and Russian. Please see the Pushkin House link below for more information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/zoom-event-pushkin-on-people-confronting-statues-and-vice-versa-tickets-120237139521 Best wishes Ute
Natasha Dissanayake: “What were the Russian Experiences in London? 16th Century onwards” Zoom talk on Thursday October 1 at 19:00. 23rd September 2020
Natasha Dissanayake: “What were the Russian Experiences in London? 16th Century onwards” Thursday October 1 at 19:00. The talk will take place via Zoom. It will be in English and costs £3. This is a London Translators’ Group talk. Natasha Dissanayake has spent some 20 years researching for her book on this subject. There are some 20 different sections in her book covering major aspects of the Russian presence in London from the 16th century to the present day, and featuring a wide range of Russian characters: members of the Imperial family, aristocrats and Bolsheviks, diplomats and churchmen, musicians, painters…
London Translating into Russian Group event: Natalia Dissanayake “What were the Russian Experiences of London – 16th Century Onwards?” on Thursday 1 October at 19:00. 21st September 2020
Dear All, I would like to let you know about a talk by our longstanding member Natalia Dissanayake “What were the Russian Experiences of London – 16th Century Onwards?” on Thursday 1 October at 19:00. This is a “London Translating into Russian Group event” This is a meetup with the author, Natalia Dissanayake, who will present her book about the lives of Russian emigre in London since the 16th century. Natalia Dissanayake is a Blue Badge guide and she has masterfully intertwined the lives of prominent Russian figures, aristocracy, ballet dancers, tsars, writers, scientists, sportspeople and many others with…
SCRSS event. Professor Bill Bowring talk on Russia and the European Convention on Human Rights on Wed 30 Sep, starting at 7pm. 20th September 2020
Dear All, I am forwarding the below from Ralph Gibson, Hon Secretary of the SCRSS about a talk which might be of interest to you: “I am delighted to announce the SCRSS’s first online event. The Society’s President Professor Bill Bowring will give a talk on Russia and the European Convention on Human Rights on Wed 30 Sep, starting at 7pm. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the ECHR. Russia has been a member of the Council of Europe for 25 years, and of the ECHR for 22 years. Professor Bowring discusses how this has been possible, and whether the close…
Joining information for GB-Russia Society talk by Yulia Khalikova on 14 September 2020 via Zoom 13th September 2020
Thank you for making or requesting a ‘household’ booking to attend Yulia Khalikova’s talk on ‘Russia and The International Legal Order’, at which you will be most welcome. Here, for your private information as the recipient of this email, is how to attend via Zoom: please do not share this onward. Redacted, as only available to those who have booked You should next be taken into a ‘virtual waiting room’ from which, after a short wait, you will then be ‘admitted’ to the talk. It is hoped that it will be pretty straightforward. However, please bear with us: although we have…
Russia and the International Legal Order under the Putin Constitution – Yulia Khalikova Monday 14 September 19:00 10th September 2020
Dear All, This is an automated reminder for the next GB-Russia Society talk taking place on Monday 14 September at 19:00 via Zoom. (The link will be live from 18:30). Russia and the International Legal Order under the Putin Constitution – Yulia Khalikova Russia’s so-called Putin Constitution, which superseded the Yeltsin Constitution earlier this year, has attracted significant attention as a means for President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. Less widely known or understood, however, are its serious implications for Russia’s legal system, including the country’s relationship with the international legal order. In her talk, Yulia…
Russia and the International Legal Order under the Putin Constitution – Yulia Khalikova 14 September 4th September 2020
Dear All, I hope you have had a good summer? I am writing to let you know that the next GB-Russia Society talk will take place on Monday 14 September at 19:00 via Zoom. (The link will be live from 18:30). Russia and the International Legal Order under the Putin Constitution – Yulia Khalikova Russia’s so-called Putin Constitution, which superseded the Yeltsin Constitution earlier this year, has attracted significant attention as a means for President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. Less widely known or understood, however, are its serious implications for Russia’s legal system, including the country’s relationship…
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Dear All, I am emailing you to let you know that the GB-Russia Society is looking for a web designer / administrator for the Society’s website, and Henry Pares and David Brummell have drawn up a paper with details of what we think we are looking for. Henry has already incorporated feedback from committee members. We would now also like to give members the opportunity to review/comment on the draft, particularly as we believe that within the membership there is experience and knowledge which could assist us. If anyone would like to see the document, please contact me on membership@nullgbrussia.org. …
Bol’shaya Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya 28th August 2020
Dear All, Hope you are well. Please see a message from a member below: “I would like to pass on a pristine set of the ‘Bol’shaya Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya’ 3rd edition, 1970 – 1981, missing just volume 25. Free, but I suggest a donation of, say, £50 to GB-Russia funds. Anyone interested to collect from Tunbridge Wells”. If this may be of interest, please let me know on membership@nullgbrussia.org and I will pass your message on. Have a good long weekend Ute
“Putin the KGB and Russia’s War on the West” Zoom talk by Geo Kegler at the St Barnabas MG Group 24th August 2020
Dear All, I am sending you this email as you may be interested to know that our member Geo Kegler will be giving a talk to the St Barnabas MG group via Zoom entitled: “Putin, the KGB and Russia’s War on the West” on Tuesday 25 August at 8pm. You may join the talk by clicking on the link below: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79921535667?pwd=RU1JUVdGRGRKZTV1V2dqdUl6eFpuZz09 If you have any questions – please contact Geo on gpkegler@nullicloud.com Best wishes Ute
Daniel Salbstein 21st August 2020
Dear All, The following announcement appeared in today’s edition of the Telegraph and the Times. BEGINS Salbstein Daniel Edward OBE, at home on 12th August 2020 aged 82. Devoted husband of the late Margaret Gay. Deeply missed by David, Miriam, Richard, Emma, Gabriella and Chloe. Businessman, family historian, gracious host and admired former Chairman of the Great Britain-Russia Society. Private family funeral due to current restrictions. Donations, if you wish, to the British Heart Foundation. ENDS
Very Sad News 17th August 2020
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BEARR Trust is recruiting a new Information Officer 16th August 2020
Dear All, Just to let you know, the BEARR Trust is recruiting a new Information Officer. The advert and job description are attached. They are also available on the website at https://bearr.org/2020/08/13/vacancy-for-a-part-time-information-and-administration-officer-at-the-bearr-trust/. Best wishes, Ute
Joining information for GB-Russia Society talk by Dr Martin McCauley on 3 August 2020 via Zoom 2nd August 2020
Thank you for making or requesting a ‘household’ booking to attend Dr Martin McCauley’s talk ‘Revisiting the Brezhnev Era: why was the system so ineffective despite having so many good people?’, at which you will be most welcome. Here, for your private information as the recipient of this email, is how to attend via Zoom: please do not share this onward. Redacted as only available to those who have made bookings You should next be taken into a ‘virtual waiting room’ from which, after a short wait, you will then be ‘admitted’ to the talk. It is hoped that it will…
Monday 3 August – Martin McCauley : Revisiting the Brezhnev Era 18:30 for 19:00 31st July 2020
Dear All, This is an automated reminder for the next talk in our Zoom series which will take place on Monday August 3rd at 18:30 for 19:00. We are inviting members, their guests and non-members to book for this Zoom talks in the same way they book physical talks. Those who book will receive an email from our Hon Secretary, Henry Pares, with a link to the Zoom event, one or two days before the talk, inviting them to take part by clicking on the link. The talk costs £5 per household booking. If you would like to use a credit from…
Joining information for GB-Russia Society talk by Sergei Guriev on 24 June 2020 via Zoom 23rd June 2020
Thank you for making or requesting a ‘household’ booking to attend Dr Sergei Guriev’s talk on ‘The impact of the COVID crisis on the Russian economy’, at which you will be most welcome. Here, for your private information as the recipient of this email, is how to attend via Zoom: please do not share this onward. Redacted as only available to those who have made bookings You should next be taken into a ‘virtual waiting room’ from which, after a short wait, you will then be ‘admitted’ to the talk. It is hoped that it will be pretty straightforward. However, please…
Wednesday June 24 Dr Sergei Guriev – The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Russian Economy” at 19:00 (the link will be live from 18:30). 20th June 2020
Dear All, Just a reminder that our next talk will take place on Wednesday June 24 Dr Sergei Guriev – The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Russian Economy” at 19:00 (the link will be live from 18:30).“Above and beyond its public health impact, the coronavirus is ravaging economies across the globe. In Russia the impact is likely to be more pronounced, since the pandemic has also accelerated a substantial drop in the price of oil. Sergei Guriev, one of the most celebrated Russian economists of his generation and a highly-respected commentator on current events in Russia, joins us at the GB–Russia Society to discuss the prospects for the Russian economy…
Joining information for GB-Russia Society talk by Catherine Belton on 11 June 2020 via Zoom 10th June 2020
Thank you for making or requesting a ‘household’ booking to attend Catherine Belton’s talk ‘Putin’s People: How the KGB took back Russia and then took on the West’, at which you will be most welcome. Here, for your private information as the recipient of this email, is how to attend via Zoom: please do not share this onward. Redacted as only available to those who have made bookings You should next be taken into a ‘virtual waiting room’ from which, after a short wait, you will then be ‘admitted’ to the talk. It is hoped that it will be pretty straightforward….
Zoom talks on 11th and 24th June. 19:00 6th June 2020
Dear All, Apologies – I omitted to include the start time in my previous email. The talks will start at 19:00, but the link Henry Pares sends out will be live from 18:30 on the night. Best wishes Ute
2 talks via Zoom: Thursday June 11 – Catherine Belton and Wednesday June 24 – Dr Sergei Guriev 6th June 2020
Dear All, Please see details for the next two talks which will again take place via Zoom: Thursday June 11 – Catherine Belton: “Putin’s People: How the KGB took back Russia and then took on the West” Catherine Belton is a special correspondent for Reuters, and served as the Financial Times’ Moscow Correspondent from 2007-13, and has contributed to the Moscow Times and Business Week. Her book “Putin’s People: How the KGB took back Russia and then took on the West” was published in April 2020 and is a Sunday Times best-seller. As the Soviet Union crumbled and Russia transitioned to…
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FEATURE | Cristian Portu: Real Sociedad’s underrated star
A match-winner in a historic, fiercely-contested derby in LaLiga is usually the hot topic in football. But not Portu – he has very much been given the cold shoulder.
And it’s hard to see why. Real Sociedad’s advanced midfielder has notched seven goals and as many assists since moving to the Reale Arena from relegated Girona in the summer.
The 27-year-old’s 14 goal contributions this season fall behind only Lionel Messi (25), Karim Benzema (19) and Luis Suárez (18), making him – statistically – the most pivotal Spaniard in LaLiga. High praise indeed.
Included in his 14 returns are a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win against local rivals Athletic Club on Sunday.
He calmly finished Alexander Isak’s cutback to put his side in front just after the hour mark, before their roles were reversed for the winner: Portu’s expert backheel set up the Swede to seal the game for Imanol Alguacil’s side after Iñaki Williams had equalised.
Isak and Martin Ødegaard have taken most of the plaudits this season, during the Spaniard’s side’s assault towards Europe, but Portu has been consistent behind Isak in attack.
Playing on the right side or in a number 10 role, he has featured in every league match since missing the opening weekend defeat to Valencia with a muscle injury.
In that time, he has scored against Sevilla and assisted against high-flying Getafe, before his man-of-the-match display against La Real’s Basque rivals, Athletic.
It’s amazing, then, that he is rarely mentioned as one of LaLiga’s more dangerous players – particularly considering his exploits in his two previous full seasons in the Spanish top flight.
He played a key role in Girona’s first promotion to LaLiga in 2016-17 after joining from second-tier Albacete, before scoring 11 goals in the following season as Pablo Machín’s side made a genuine challenge for the Europa League qualification places.
It was not to be, and despite Cristhian Stuani and Portu’s goals – including in a famous 2-1 win against Real Madrid in February 2019 – they were eventually relegated last season.
Whilst Stuani remained in Catalonia, Portu moved to La Real. His side currently sit in sixth place, ahead of Valencia on goal difference.
If Portu remains pivotal in a return to European competition for La Real, Portu will, you would imagine, be among the contenders for a place in Luis Enrique’s Spain squad for the European Championships this year, alongside fellow rookies Williams and Adama Traoré and other stand-out Spanish talent.
Perhaps then Portu will get the recognition he deserves, and make his first senior Spain appearance. Indeed, he last wore a Roja shirt as an under-17 in 2009.
But Sociedad will be thankful. They managed to sign him from relegated Girona with little competition for €10m, and there was no chance of him leaving in the January transfer window. He truly is one of the most underrated players in Europe’s elite leagues.
Ryan Plant
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Wildfire’s behavior key to finding its source
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USA — Wildfires, like people, have personalities. And by understanding their behavior wildfire investigators can trace a fire back to its source and find out what and who started it.
“You can learn some really interesting things by looking where a fire’s burned…a fire burns faster uphill. And it moves faster when the wind is driving it,” says Janice Coen, a wildland fire researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Coen looks at the weather conditions, scorch patterns on grass, ash deposits and tree damage.
“If you look at a pine tree that’s been burned, the needles get frozen in place when the fire burns over it — they kind of point down wind. That tells you which way the wind was blowing, and directing the flames,” said Coen.
These fire direction indicators along with eyewitness accounts from trained first responders help investigators like former senior special agent for the U.S. Forestry Service Paul Steensland, locate the point of origin — where the fire started and what started it.
A investigation using these techniques led authorities to a suspected serial arsonist they say set a wildfire that killed five firefighters in California in October.
Steensland says it’s like following footprints through the snow.
“What we are trying to do is retrace the fire’s progression away from where an ignition source came in contact with the materials that first ignited it.”
And unlike a structural fire, a wildfire first starts very small and low in intensity, building up as it moves away from the point of origin.
“We typically move from the area of most damage to the area of least damage.”
That area is usually a quarter-acre to a half-acre in size. When located, the area is tagged off with caution tape and a team of investigators gets to work.
An agent will identify the advancing area or fire progression zones — where the fire is moving away from the origin — at its greatest intensity and greatest speed. That’s usually the direction that the wind is blowing or the direction of the uphill slope.
Agents will enter a burn area and start a very methodical zig-zag fashion search — looking for fire transition zones and marking them with colored flags — red: advancing, yellow: lateral and blue: backing.
Steensland says fires tend to burn out in a rough V or U shape away from the origin area.These yellow lateral areas of transition get closer and closer together as you reach the apex of the V — the origin area, where the fire actually started. It’s usually an area about the size of a table top 5 feet by 5 feet or 10 feet by 10 feet or less.
If an obvious ignition source is not visible, they get down on their hands and knees and look very meticulously for say a match, carbon particle or a catalytic converter particle — often used to start wildfires, says Steensland.
“We look first with the naked eye. Then we’ll look with a magnifying glass or a very powerful reading type glass. If nothing is visible on the surface, then we’ll try and brush off or blow away ash and burned debris to expose the layer underneath. And if we still don’t find anything, we’ll run a magnet or metal detector over it.”
It may seem like finding a needle in a haystack but it almost always pays off.
“I’ve found the head of match on one case, matches on others, cigarette butts. I found a very small piece of metal from a grinder that I recovered with a magnet.”
And how easy is it to start a wildfire? Too easy, Steensland says.
“Just a match to the grass and you’ve got a fire.”
But connecting that match to a person — that’s the hard part, requiring good old -fashioned detective work, interviewing witnesses, first responders, appealing to the public for information and doing behavioral evidence analysis such as profiling.
“Most of the cases that we are dealing with are repetitive — serial arson. The fire setter does not set one fire but has set numerous fires,” Steensland says.
The average arsonist sets about 35 fires before being apprehended, according to Steensland.
“And we usually catch the guys. If they continue to set fires, we will eventually catch them — it’s just a matter of when not if.”
Last week Raymond Lee Oyler, 36, from Beaumont, California, was charged with starting a deadly blaze in southern California.
Firefighters Mark Loutzenhiser, 44; Jess McLean, 27; Jason McKay, 27; Daniel Hoover-Najera, 20, Pablo Cerda, 23, died fighting southern California’s Esperanza fire.
The 40,200-acre blaze destroyed 34 homes and 20 outbuildings.
Olyer was charged with five counts of first-degree murder, 11 counts of arson and 10 counts of use of an incendiary device. Charges also include seven fires set over the past year.
Olyer pleaded not guilty.
Meanwhile, firefighters are battling a wind-fueled wildfire about 60 miles east of Los Angeles that began on Monday. The fire threatens as many as 100 homes and caused two school evacuations.
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How do you know whether you are wise or otherwise?
You know, I am sure, that the Bible says a lot about wisdom and folly. Would you be thought of as a wise man or as a fool? A good test is what have you invested yourself in? Today’s devotional will explain. God bless you.
Because of Calvary,
John Janney
Proverbs 11:30 (ESV)
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and whoever captures souls is wise.
II Timothy 2:6 (ESV)
It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
“With the kind of start I had in life, I’m sure I could have soon died and gone to hell and nobody would have particularly cared. I was born into a broken home, my parents having separated before I was born. The only time I ever saw them together was eighteen years later when I was called to testify in a divorce court.
“As a boy I lived in a neighborhood in north Philadelphia in which they said and evangelical church could never be planted. But God has a fantastic sense of humor whenever anyone decides what can’t be done. He led a small group of Christians to buy a little house there, and start a church.
“One man in the church was named Walt. He had only a sixth-grade education. One day Walt told the Sunday school superintendent he wanted to start a Sunday school class. ‘That’s great, Walt,’ he was told, ‘but we don’t have an opening for you.’ Walt insisted, however, so the superintendent said, ‘Good. Go out and get a class. Anybody you find is yours.’
“Then Walt came into my community. The first time we met, I was playing marbles out on the concrete. ‘Son,’ he said, ‘how would you like to go to Sunday school?’
“I wasn’t interested. Anything with school in it had to be bad news.
“So he said, ‘How about a game of marbles?’
“That was different. So we shot marbles and had a great time, though he whipped me in every single game…. By then I would have followed him anywhere.
“Walt picked up a total of thirteen boys in that community for his Sunday school class, of whom nine were from broken homes. Eleven of the thirteen are now in full-time vocational Christian work.
“Actually, I can’t tell you much of what Walt said to us, but I can tell you something about him… because he loved me for Christ’s sake. He loved me more than my parents did.
“He used to take us hiking, and I’ll never forget those times. I’m sure we made his bad heart worse, but he’d run all over those woods with us because he cared.
“He was not the most scintillating person in the world, but he was for real. I knew it, and so did everyone else in that class…. The only reason I have a ministry today is that God brought along my path a committed teacher.” [Howard G. Hendricks, Teaching To Change Lives, (Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1987), p. 21-22]
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Google paid a fine for the violation of antitrust law in Russia
The trial that lasted over two years in connection with the violation by Google of Russian antitrust law resulted in the conclusion in April 2017 of a settlement agreement with the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia).
Regulation of online movie services and other audio-visual services in Russia
On 1 May 2017, the Federal Law No. 87-FZ was signed amending the Federal Law 'On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection', the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations and some other regulatory legal acts that establish requirements for owners of audio-visual services, including online movie services in Russia, liability for violation thereof, and powers of the Federal Service for Supervision in the area of Communication, Information Technology and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) in this respect.
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HomeLocal NewsRep. Chris Corry introduces bill safeguarding farmers and ranchers state land lease rights
Rep. Chris Corry introduces bill safeguarding farmers and ranchers state land lease rights
February 8, 2019 News Local News Comments Off on Rep. Chris Corry introduces bill safeguarding farmers and ranchers state land lease rights
Looking to put better protections in place for farmers and ranchers leasing state trust lands, Rep. Chris Corry has introduced a bill that would change the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) standards when terminating a land lease. Corry, R-Yakima, says the change is necessary to develop trust between the agency and land lessees.
“This is a partnership, and the state needs to hold up their end of the bargain,” says Corry. “When the Department of Natural Resources moves to terminate a land lease, farmers and ranchers often take an ugly financial hit. We need to give them confidence their lease agreements will be honored. My bill helps that relationship-building process,” stated Corry.
Under the non-default or early termination provision of a state trust land lease, DNR is authorized to terminate the lease in the event the agency includes the land in a plan for a “higher or better use, land exchange, or sale.” According to RCW 79.13.420, when ending a lease early, DNR must provide advance written notice of at least 180 days and documentation of the planned or “higher” use for the land.
Corry’s bill, House Bill 1964, would also require the agency to obtain written consent from the lessee before reclaiming the land. He says when it comes to farmers and ranchers, there isn’t a bigger, or more powerful, landlord than DNR, which makes the additional safeguard necessary.
“Fundamentally this is a tenant rights issue. We wouldn’t do this to people renting a home—moving them out simply because somebody else has more money. We need to honor these leases, so farmers and ranchers can be confident that when they enter in these agreements with the state, they can rely on the terms,” added Corry.
State trust lands are a public resource. According to DNR, 1.1 million acres of state trust lands are leased for grazing or agricultural use.
House Bill 1964 has been referred to the House Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
The 105-day 2019 legislative session is scheduled to end April 28.
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