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The Babies detail sophomore album: Our House On The Hill
by Chris Coplan
Earlier this month, The Babies (the side project of Vivian Girls Cassie Ramone and Woods Kevin Morby) released a 7″ featuring “Moonlight Mile”, the lead single to their sophomore album, Our House On The Hill. The rest of the 12-track effort will arrive on November 13th via Woodsist (their first on the label of Morby’s Woods bandmate Jeremy Earl), and is the first to feature bassist Brian Schleyer.
According to a press release, the band spent more time recording the follow-up to 2011’s self-titled debut, allowing them to “explore musical directions only hinted at on their first album”, specifically “hushed dirges, melancholic traveling odes and squealing rave-ups, all made cohesive by Kevin and Cassie’s captivating songwriting and lyrical themes.”
In case you missed it, stream “Moonlight Mile” below. The album’s tracklist follows.
Our House On The Hill Tracklist:
01. Alligator
02. Slow Walkin
03. Mess Me Around
04. Get Lost
05. Baby
06. Mean
07. On My Team
08. Moonlight Mile
09. See the Country
10. That Boy
11. Chase it to the Grave
12. Wandering
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Nokia is planning to release three of its new smartphones including Nokia 7.3 5G, Nokia 9.3 PureView, and Nokia 6.3 smartphones in November.
It is reported that HMD Global, Nokia licensee is going to organise a big event for in November for the launch of the new smartphones. The company will unveil all the three phones in this upcoming event.
According to reports, Nokia 9.3 PureView is going to be a flagship model, while the other two smartphones are going to normal models.
NokiaPowerUser said that HMD Global is going to organise a big event for the launch of the aforementioned smartphones. The event is expected to happen in November. According to sources, Nokia 7.3 5G and Nokia 9.3 are going to be revealed in the event. Although the sources mentioned only two smartphones, Nokia 6.3 is also expected to be launched in the same event.
As far as it is known, the event is still being planned. There are also chances for it to get postponed, in case, they face any issues. The report also claims that the new smartphones can be expected to arrive in retail in November or the following month.
Last month, HMD Global was planning for a big launch event in Q4 2020. This is the event where Nokia 9.3 PureView, Nokia 6.3 Nokia 7.3 5G is going to be unveiled. If these reports are true, then we can expect all the three smartphones to arrive by November.
Specifications of Nokia 9.3, Nokia 7.3 5G, Nokia 6.3
The Nokia 9.3 is expected to come with a 120Hz display, 8K video recording, and a 108-megapixel main camera. Whereas the Nokia 7.3 5G may come with a 6.5-inch full HD display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SoC. It is expected to feature a 48-megapixel primary camera at the back and a 24-megapixel front camera. It is also expected to come with a 4,000mAh battery with 18W quick charging.
As far as Nokia 6.3 is concerned, it is rumoured to have a 6.2-inch full HD display. The phone may be available in 32GB/ 64GB/ 128GB storage and 3GB/ 4GB/ 6GB RAM variants. It is also expected to have a quad-camera setup at the back and a 16-megapixel front camera. It may also have a 4,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 670/ 675 SoC.
Users seem to eagerly wait for the new smartphones to arrive.
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Raising city gas tax isn’t a perfect solution, but it could help prevent COVID carmaggedon
The retro-futurist BP station at Clark and LaSalle in River North. Image: Google Maps
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is basically facing a no-win scenario as she finalizes Chicago’s 2021 budget. Largely due to the COVID-19 shutdown, the city is facing a projected $1.2 billion deficit. She needs to address that, but whatever programs or city jobs she cuts, or taxes and fees she raises, some faction is going to be angry.
Some of the unpopular options Lightfoot is considering include a $94 million property tax raise, according to a report from WGN’s Tahman Bradley. The owner of a $250,000 home would pay an extra $56 a year. The mayor may also eliminate a thousand job vacancies and lay off hundreds of employees.
While Lightfoot has resisted calls from activists to reduce overall funding for the Chicago Police Department, vacant CPD jobs would go unfilled. The mayor also may tap into city reserves and refinance $500 million in debt. “We are looking at a range of different tools because of the enormity of this budget gap requires us to look at a number of different options,” she said.
One of Lightfoot’s funding ideas that might actually have an overall beneficial effect for Chicagoans is raising the city gas tax from five cents a gallon to eight cents.
The budget approved last year included increased fees on parking meters and ride-hail. Those were good strategies to better align the price of parking with the societal costs of driving, and help stop Uber and Lyft from cannibalizing CTA ridership. $2 million a year from the ride-hail tax revenue was earmarked for transit improvements.
But a city gas tax hike is sure to be controversial. The Illinois infrastructure bill passed last year in Springfield included doubling the state gas tax, which had been stuck at a flat 19 cents a gallon for two decades, to 38 cents, and indexing it for inflation so that the revenue won’t lose buying power in the future. That was a sensible ways to to raise money and reduce vehicle miles traveled, since car-based travel has many impacts on safety, health, and lost productivity, but many motorists surely weren’t happy about paying more at the pump.
Some groups have already blasted the city gas tax hike as inequitable. “It is immoral to raise property and gas taxes on poor people while using TIF dollars to subsidize luxury office developments,” argued the group United Working Families in a statement yesterday.
It’s not clear whether it would be possible to reallocate any of the tax-increment funding approved for, say, the Lincoln Yards upscale megadevelopment. But there’s certainly an argument to be made that gas tax hikes are inequitable because they’re flat taxes — everyone pays the same amount, whether you’re hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, or the person who cleans his office.
On the other hand, the proposed Chicago gas tax hike probably wouldn’t be a major hardship for many residents, since it would only amount to about a 45-cent increase on the cost of filling up an average-size car. That’s less than a fifth of the cost of a single ‘L’ ride, and poor people in Chicago are more likely to ride transit than drive.
Moreover, making driving a little less attractive could help mitigate a dangerous spike in driving as many middle-class-and-wealthier Chicagoans avoid the CTA during the pandemic. Although city officials recently said transit doesn’t appear to be a major source of spread thanks to cleaning procedures, social distancing, and mask use, many residents who can afford to drive instead are doing so. For example, a new Chicago Loop Alliance report found that while while downtown pedestrian activity is still at only about a quarter of normal levels, driving is almost back to pre-pandemic levels.
If this trend continues, we’ll soon see more driving than ever before, which will mean increased traffic congestion, pollution, and crashes, issues that disproportionately impact lower-income Chicagoans. Raising the city gas tax a few cents a gallon might help discourage unnecessary car trips while addressing the budget shortfall, without causing undue fiscal pain for residents, so it seems to be a good strategy overall.
City Council will hold hearings on the budget over the next few weeks, with a final vote in mid-November.
Filed Under: Chicago Policy, Driving, News, 2021 Chicago Budget, Gas Tax, Lori Lightfoot, Promoted
3-cent gas tax hike wouldn’t impact drivers much, but taking $16M from CTA is wrong
By Steven Vance | Nov 20, 2020
Included in Mayor Lightfoot's proposed budget are two transportation-related tax changes, one that would make driving a little more expensive, but another that would reduce funding for transit.
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By Angie Schmitt | Jul 1, 2019
Activists are urging the city's new mayor, Lori Lightfoot, to adopt surcharges to raise revenue for transit.
Lightfoot’s budget narrowly passes, with downsides for transit riders and motorists alike
The budget diverts $16 million in operations funding from the CTA. It also raises the city gas tax by three cents and drops the speed camera ticket threshold to 6 mph.
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By John Greenfield | Apr 1, 2019
Lightfoot's positions on bike/walk funding, the North LASD rehab, reduced CTA fares, and bus lane enforcement are arguably more progressive, but neither candidate is terrible on transportation.
Let’s lobby for fair sustainable transportation funding in Chicago’s 2021 budget
It may seem like an uphill battle during COVID, but it's important to remember that sustainable transportation investments generally provides excellent bang for the buck in terms of economic benefits.
Lightfoot at budget address: Uber and Lyft’s “essentially free rein in Chicago” is over
"I reject – and you should be deeply skeptical – of the false narrative ride-share companies are spreading," Lightfoot said in her speech.
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Tag: Teaching ELF Pronunciation
ELF 5 Part 3 – Learners, Materials, Idiomaticity & Pronunciation
Claudia Borghetti spoke on ‘Language versus Intercultural Learning through ELF Interactions: Higher Education Students’ Perspectives’.
Emphasising that NS might not know how language works, let alone how to explain the rules to others, Claudia states that if one feels less judged by their use of English, it would affect their confidence and ability to use English positively. She then goes on to outline the use of Byron’s criteria of measuring intercultural competence in terms of attitude, knowledge, skills and awareness, showing that a successful intercultural speaker is one that is able to negotiate meaning, take an external perspective of oneself and adapt.
Reiko Takahashi was up next with her presentation ‘English as a Lingua Franca in a Japanese context: An analysis of ELF-Oriented Features in Teaching Materials and the Attitudes of Japanese Teachers and Learners of English to ELF-Oriented Materials’.
Using the following criteria, Takahashi measures how ELF-Oriented the materials used in Secondary and High School English education in Japan:
Number of characters featured that are from outer circle and non-Japanese expanding circle countries;
Number of words uttered by these characters;
Use of either outer or expanding circle country other than Japan as location for dialogues;
Type of communication existing between NNSs with no NSs.
It was found that some of the materials in Japanese coursebook indeed featured outer circle English usage, illustrating with an example that showed the use of Singlish, with a focus on how Singlish is more simplified than English, e.g. ‘Cheaper, can or not?’
Although NNS characters are found in Japanese coursebooks, no NNS varieties were found in the audio materials.
In a survey, most students wanted to have more of a variety of nationalities in their coursebooks (e.g. 1 NNS, 1NS and 1 Japanese in conversation).
However, Japanese teachers expressed fears about including ‘non-standard’ varieties as it might be dangerous, or not needed by high school students.
Purposes of using ELF-oriented materials or introducing ELF features should thus be clearly communicated, and students should know that they are not to be imitated but are there for the purpose of awareness raising and exposure.
Takahashi’s conclusion seemed to favour the use of NS-normative standards in the language used in coursebooks, while featuring a variety of characters from different countries.
After a break, Valeria Franceschi gave a talk on ‘Culturally-loaded language and ELF: Idiomaticity in Cross-cultural student interaction in university settings’.
In examining a sample of 130 tokens, of which 103 types of idiomatic language had been identified (phrasal verbs and routine formulae were excluded from her definition of ‘idioms’), she demonstrated the following by categorizing idioms into social functions, communicative strategies and managing content (not ELF-related):
Frequent use of pragmatic markers noticed (kind of, like, something, something like that), and often used as a distancing device;
Idiom use was related to re-phrasing in communicative strategies: Repetition and rephrasing was used to increase explicitness;
Idioms were used to reinforce concepts, for topic introduction (cataphora), for gettings attention, and for buying the speaker time to think;
Idioms were used to mitigate criticism and potential face threats, and controversial topics;
Idioms used to build solidarity and social cohesion, often through use of humour;
These findings coincide with the VOICE corpus findings that pragmatic markers tend to cluster around the use of idioms.
Franceschi also found that speakers often signaled comprehension by backchannelling, and backchannel items were frequent in the data;
In the Q&A to Franceschi’s session, Mauranen commented that if we relax our criteria as to what we consider idioms, we would see creative language use everywhere. Marie-Luise Pitzl then questions how we draw the line between what is idiomatic and what isn’t and suggests that this line on its own could be seen as NS-normative.
Valeria Franceschi on Idiomaticity
The day ended for me with Milan Stanojevic’s research findings in her talk ‘Profiles of Successful and Less Successful Learners of English Pronunciation in Croatian Primary Schools’.
She found that…
Best pronouncers (using the Lingua France Core as a basis for measurement) were:
Not always the most highly motivated;
Knows what L1 Englishes there are;
Are aware of Global English;
Have extensive exposure to external sources such as uses of Web 2.0 tools e.g. Facebook, where they can interact and produce English.
Meanwhile, the less successful pronouncers were:
Not particularly motivated;
Completely unaware of inner circle Englishes (They think that English = England and that’s it);
Unaware of Global English;
Have only passive exposure to English, e.g. through songs and film.
Milan Stanojevic on Pronunciation
Suggesting future research possibilities that look into the question of whether a successful learner = a successful speaker, Stanojevic then goes on to ponder a question from the audience as to whether students from her monolingual Croatian class would use different pronunciation features when talking to other people who do not have the same L1, leaving the audience to think about the accommodation skills of our students when put in an intercultural scenario.
A full day of useful research findings and lots to think about…
But meanwhile, I must go worry about the findings of my own research that I will be presenting tomorrow morning…
No one has cracked a joke or shared a personal anecdote in the presentations I have seen today…this is a far cry from the TEFL talks that I am used to…
Do I tweak my presentation so that I do it straight-laced?
Or should I stay as the mad hyperactive Chia that the TEFL world is more used to seeing?
Funny how I am often told that I am too academic in the TEFL world, and now I feel like I am not academic enough…
Neither here nor there…
A familiar feelings of diaspora sets in…
Or is it just nerves?
Author Chia Suan ChongPosted on May 24, 2012 Categories (ELF) English as a Lingua Franca, ConferencesTags ELF, ELF Coursebooks, Pedagogic Implications of ELF, Teaching ELF Pronunciation, Teaching IdiomsLeave a comment on ELF 5 Part 3 – Learners, Materials, Idiomaticity & Pronunciation
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Muslim Migrants in Sweden Behind Epidemic of Cat Maimings and Torture
November 14, 2018 By CFT Team 6 Comments
Cats are the the most popular and loved household pet in Sweden, which makes the recent “epidemic” of maimings and mutilations even more disturbing:
The peaceful and pet-loving Scandinavian country has been hit by a wave of attacks against cats; the unfortunate felines were brutally mutilated and had to be put down.
Cat owners across Sweden have been taking steps to ensure their pets’ security amid an upsurge of animal brutality.
“Someone here is out to hurt animals. I do not know how to keep my animals safe,” Marie-Louise Davidsson, a troubled cat owner from Stockholm, told the Expressen newspaper.
Earlier, Davidsson had to take the heart-wrenching decision to euthanise Alibaba the cat, who returned home from a walk brutally maimed. According to Davidsson, Alibaba’s tail was fleeced, the fur and skin completely removed. The injury left the pet in so much agony that Davidsson had no other choice.
By her own admission, Alibaba was free to run in and out of the home, as were her three other cats. Now she is afraid to let her pets out of the apartment area.
“I cannot understand how there is someone who can do this sort of thing to a poor innocent animal in this way,” Davidsson said.
Her Facebook post sparked strong reactions among cat-loving Swedes; condolences to Davidsson and curses against the animal tormentors poured in. The culprits were called “perverts,” “sickos” and “evil idiots,” among other things.
In the post’s comments section, cat owners shared stories of their pets suffering similar torture, sharing pictures of their mutilated pets. Recently, cats from other regions of Sweden were reported to have been subjected to these kinds of attacks. Earlier this week, a cat in Dalarna had to be euthanised after it got its tail and feet chopped off in what veterinarians called an act of animal abuse.
According to the animal insurance company Agria, there are about 1.4 million cats in Sweden, a nation of 10 million people. Cats are the most popular pet, outnumbering dogs, rabbits, birds, hamsters and mice. In total, 34 percent of Swedish families have pets.
This Swedish woman cannot understand who would do such a thing to cats because the political correctness which dominates Sweden won’t allow her to even acknowledge that it’s Muslims doing it. The entire article avoids the obvious — that this problem materialized during the Muslim invasion of Sweden. Arabs and Africans do not treat animals the same way White people do, nor do they treat other people the way we do, so it’s foolish to expect them to respect something defenseless as a household pet, which they see as either lunch or something to torture for fun.
Animal cruelty has swept across Europe along with the migrants, but the media rarely reports on it, of course, but even more pathetic is that these Swedes are more outraged by these cats being tortured than they are about Swedish women and children being gang raped and murdered by these Muslim animals. Accepting these migrants in the first place is proof that the Swedes themselves are sado-masochistic, and what’s happening to these cats is what’s happening to their society as a whole.
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1. This went on 2015 watched on CSPAN wasting 500 million of our tax dollars to arm & train 5000 Syrians to fight ISIS of which only 60 men were trained the rest were even paid to participate they took the money & ran in less than 6 months the mass illegal migration began in Europe overwhelming the countries & devastating their economies. All arrived with Apple cell phones & using military rafts, life jackets arrogant & demanding all planned & orchestrated. Congress was in an uproar. Read & witness long & hard folks https://www.bing.com/search?q=Congressional+hearing+on+Obama+2015+arming+5000+Syrians+to+fight+ISIS&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IESR4A&pc=EUPP_ 185,000 migrants came into Europe in just three months …
https://www.express.co.uk/…/uk/585501/3-months-migrants-flood-Europe
Jun 18, 2015 · In the first three months of this year alone, 185,000 immigrants have sought refuge in Europe. The number is 86 per cent up on last year and underlines the migration crisis threatening Britain.
1. Viktor Orban: Leaders Who Allow Migrants To Flood Europe …
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Hungarian leader Viktor Orban has vowed to punish EU leaders who allow millions of illegal immigrants to flood into Europe. Millions of migrants have wreaked havoc in Europe since Obama opened the flood gates in the Middle East and implemented his irresponsible foreign policy
George Soros collaborating with Face Book, Google & SNOPES to play down crimes & the truth.
1. Europe in crisis over sex attacks by migrants amid calls …
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12090388/…
Jan 08, 2016 · Europe was in crisis on Friday night as mounting fury over sex attacks by Middle Eastern and North African migrants threatened to divide the continent east …
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A reality tour of ICE facilities for illegal immigrants. The Dem/lefts despicable lies they try to feed you. Creating anarchy & at the expense of your tax dollars. Risking national security & public safety
Better take a look folks what the left has done is despicable.
Jenny sampson says
Why on earth should a civilized country have to take in these backward thinking cruel sick thugs? Get rid of them, send them all back before they take over completely.
FederalCase7 says
Do not let these mentally deficient inbred mucus bags breed.
LEROYWASHINGTON says
We’ve all been lied to!
Ehite people can’t be racist:
Here’s a list of “white slave trades”: 1.barbary slave trade 2. arab slave trade 3. irish slave trade 4.crimean slave trade, 100’s of millions of white people were enslaved over the last 2,500 years, half were white women!
gheTTo says
We need to WAKE UP! and stand up for ourselves and our beloved country!!
Ottify says
Your commentary says it all. But what else can we expect from Europe’s most atheist nation? The most obvious cause and effect that is right in our face, but we refuse to see…
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Review: Willow
by Vladan Petković
21/10/2019 - Macedonian auteur Milcho Manchevski returns with another centuries-spanning triptych about mothers who are trying to conceive
Ever since his groundbreaking debut, Before the Rain, in 1994, Macedonian auteur Milcho Manchevski has hung onto his penchant for epic, meticulously researched topics that span decades or centuries, and tell stories about everyday people in troubling circumstances. His latest effort, Willow [+see also:
interview: Milcho Manchevski
film profile], which has just world-premiered in the Rome Film Fest's Official Selection, is about mothers, and similarly to his 2010 film Mothers [+see also:
film profile], it employs a triptych structure as it tells the story of women fighting circumstances and tradition in their desire to have a child.
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The first and shortest story is set in the Middle Ages (although if you saw how the protagonists of Honeyland [+see also:
interview: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara K…
interview: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir S…
film profile] live, you might be trying to figure out if it's actually happening today), and a young couple is trying out all possible superstitious rituals to conceive, combining them with Christian prayers. Finally, they decide to enlist the local fortune teller (a witch, basically, bearing in mind the era) to help them. The old hag agrees, but on one condition: that they give her the firstborn child, assuring them they will have many more.
In the second, longest segment, we are in present-day Skopje, where a taxi driver and a supermarket cashier, who meet in elaborately humorous circumstances, try everything that today's medicine has to offer in order to have a child, but nothing works until the point when the girl suddenly becomes pregnant with twins. But the ultrasound shows that one of the kids will be mentally and physically handicapped. The husband is vehemently and passionately against aborting it, while the wife tries to convince him that the other child's life will be ruined if she has them both.
In the final story, the sister of the heroine from the previous segment and her husband adopt a boy who is conspicuously quiet and withdrawn, perhaps even autistic. They shower him with love, understanding and gifts, but at one point, he seems to suddenly disappear…
Manchevski masterfully weaves the threads of the three stories together, through repeating motifs and little hints that a viewer can interpret on their own. A willow tree plays a major role in the ritual in the first story and reappears at crucial moments of the other two tales. The first name of the son in the first segment is Kuzman, while the taxi driver in the second is called Kuzmanovski. The actions of the characters and their destinies also seem inseparably connected – whether you read them in a Christian key or just as simple karma – but these relations are far from definite. Manchevski is not saying, “This is why this happened;” rather, it would be, "Maybe this had something to do with that.”
Visually, this is a lush film in which the rain-soaked streets of Skopje and its kitschy neo-classical monuments at times look almost as impressive as the gorgeous shots of nature from the first segment. At other times, cracked pavements and dilapidated buildings hark back to the stripped-down poverty of the young couple from the Middle Ages.
All of the actors are quite convincing, but the real standouts are newcomer Sara Klimoska in the first segment and, in the second, Natalia Teodosieva (Secret Ingredient [+see also:
interview: Blagoj Veselinov
interview: Gjorce Stavreski
film profile]) and Nenad Nacev (To the Hilt). Stalwart of Macedonian cinema Kamka Tocinovski (Punk's Not Dead) completely owns the third segment.
Willow is a co-production by Skopje-based Banana Film and Baba Film, the UK's Scala Productions, Hungary's Pioneer Pictures, Albania's Tirana Film Institute, and Belgian companies Saga Film and BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance.
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Ontario teachers planning second province wide strike on Thursday
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Protestors during the Queen's Park demonstration on Feb. 21. (Ian Lawrence/Twitter)
Some Ontario teachers are planning a second province-wide demonstration at the legislature on Thursday, March 5.
Last week, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) announced a one-day province-wide walkout.
All teachers in publicly funded Catholic district school boards across Ontario will be on strike and certain schools, including the Toronto District School Board, will be striking with OSSTF.
OECTA declared the strike after a resolution between the teacher union and the province could not be reached, while OSSTF has not been on the bargaining table with the province since December 16, 2019.
On February 29, the AEFO said they would join the strike after “very little progress” was made at the bargaining table with the province.
The teachers’ primary concerns are increased classroom size, expansion to online learning, funding cuts to special education, hiring teachers with seniority, and improved salary compensation.
“Enough is enough,” Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education said in a press conference on Tuesday. “The government has been reasonable and the union has not made moves to reciprocate.”
Lecce said the government has agreed to not increase classroom size for the new school year in the fall and that a 1% increase for compensation has been agreed upon.
“The unions have known about this plan for weeks but have not agreed because they want a considerable enhancement to their benefits package and want hiring practices based on seniority and not merit,” Lecce said.
When it comes to e-learning, Lecce said it’s up to parents, not the unions, to decide if students should take the online classes, which offer more STEM and digital literacy courses.
The Minister of Education called on teachers to “cease strike escalation” with this deal in mind and to provide “predictability for parents.”
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According to Liz Stuart, President of OECTA, the union has informed the mediator that negotiations can resume on Wednesday and can continue to bargain on Thursday and Friday if the discussions are productive.
“Despite constantly claiming they are available 24/7, and their priority is to keep students in class, the government has yet to accept our offer,” Stuart said in a statement.
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Santa Barbara County’s Psychiatric Health Facility is under scrutiny from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after two federal audits revealed multiple violations and deficiencies within the facility.
The CMS conducted an inspection last January and cited the hospital for various infringements, including failure to report the death of a restrained and secluded man, undocumented controlled substances missing from the pharmacy, food sanitation concerns and other Medicare code infractions. Following a second audit in early August, Ann Detrick — director of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services — drafted a “master plan” proposal to address the institute’s violations.
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According to CMS Survey and Certification Manager Rufus Arther, the hospital could lose Medicare funding, which accounts for 21 percent of the facility’s revenue, if it fails to comply with CMS requirements.
“Medicare funding is a very large aspect of their revenue,” Arther said. “If in fact their funding were to be terminated, it would be an operational decision on their part as to what they want to do.”
Arther said the organization will conduct an unannounced inspection within the next 30 days to determine if the SBPH is now operating in accordance with the code.
“They get an opportunity to correct the violations,” Arther said. “It is now a question of the unannounced visit they will face, to see if the problems we previously identified have been corrected.”
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors oversees the local hospital through the Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Services. According to 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr, the facility has taken the necessary steps to correct the infractions.
“At this point in time, I do not think we will be losing any funding from this; [the hospital] brought in an outside consultant to tell them everything they have to do to pass the audit,” Farr said. “It is important to remember that the psychiatric hospital has always passed these checks.”
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STA hosted Google Summit to help teachers from all over learn new ways to use technology in their classrooms.
Crystal Hoe teaches other educators how Google programs can help students learn. photo by Isabel Shorter
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STA held the Google Summit event for the second year in a row Oct. 28-30.
Google educators put on summits around the world to teach people about the different apps and programs that Google can help you do. These summits have multiple workshops that help teachers use technology more effectively in their curriculum, such as managing a flipped classroom and easier ways to grade. The Google Summits are used to help teachers to implement technology in their classrooms more effectively. Google educators put on workshops about the different programs that teachers can choose to go to. Around 250 people signed up to attend and teachers from all over were invited to attend.
“I really enjoyed attending with my friends and coworkers, as well as my mom who drove from St. Louis to attend with me,” STA math teacher Kelsey Romine said. “[My mom] teaches with Chromebooks and Google Classroom, so she was really interested in everything they were presenting.”
The event went on for three days, with pre-summit workshops Oct. 28. One workshop was an eight hour boot camp for Google certification. Another was a form of administrative I.T. work. Google Summit limited the amount of participants to 50 people on Friday because they were more intense. They had all of the other workshops and allowed up to 400 people to come Oct. 29-30. 15 to 20 sessions were going on at the same time; therefore, different classrooms in all four buildings were used.
“For me, I’m looking for things that help me work with teachers,”principal of academic affairs Barbara McCormick said. “So when I look at Google apps, or Google Drive, or the add-ons I’m looking for tools that make my job more easily manageable.”
McCormick went to a session two years ago and offered to host the next summit. Last February, STA hosted for the first time and almost 300 teachers were able to attend.
“My favorite part of the actual event last year was when ten different presenters had one minute to share a cool tool that can help teachers in their classrooms,” Romine said. “They were hilarious and really useful.”
Along with the workshops they put on, they also bring in keynote speakers. This year, the speakers were Adam Bellow, James Sander and Chrystal Hoe. Bellow was first a high school teacher, then he got a job as a technology training specialist. He is now the founder of many education websites. Sanders is the Chief Innovation Officer at Ed tech Team and is the founder of Breakout EDU. Hoe is the Integration Coordinator and Certified Google Apps for Education Trainer, Google Certified Innovator & Google Certified Educator.
“It is a great opportunity for us to be at service in the community because it’s not like we make any money off of this,” McCormick said. “If anything it might cost us just a bit, but the gain is that our people get to go to the workshops.”
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Spine and leaf topologies are widely used in hyperscale and cloud scale networks. In most of these networks, configuration is automated, but difficult, and topology information is extracted through broad based connections. Policy is often integrated into the control plane, as well, making configuration, management, and troubleshooting difficult. Openfabric is an adaptation of an existing, widely deployed link state protocol, Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) that is designed to: o Provide a full view of the topology from a single point in the network to simplify operations o Minimize configuration of each Intermediate System (IS) (also called a router or switch) in the network o Optimize the operation of IS-IS within a spine and leaf fabric to enable scaling This document begins with an overview of openfabric, including a description of what may be removed from IS-IS to enable scaling. The document then describes an optimized adjacency formation process; an optimized flooding scheme; some thoughts on the operation of openfabric, metrics, and aggregation; and finally a description of the changes to the IS-IS protocol required for openfabric.
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Echo Global Logistics Acquires Advantage Transport
Echo Global Logistics has acquired substantially all of the assets of Advantage Transport, a truckload transportation brokerage firm based in Phoenix.
Echo has retained the entire Advantage Transport workforce in connection with this acquisition.
Advantage Transport’s owners, Joe Larson and Matt Steckner, have over thirty years of combined industry experience. Advantage Transport is composed of transportation professionals specializing in TL shipping, carrier relations and servicing customers ranging from small shippers to large Fortune 500 companies. Effective immediately, Advantage Transport will begin doing business as Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
In calendar year 2010, Advantage Transport generated approximately $26 million in gross revenue and is expected to be immediately accretive to Echo’s earnings.
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7/7/2011 – Marten Transport Opens New Facility in Kansas City
Marten Transport opened a new terminal facility in Kansas City, Kan., a good location for drivers, according to the company….
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Dupre Logistics added Dedicated Cryogenic Transportation to its menu of services….
6/28/2011 – Prime Inc. Announces Qualcomm Text Messaging System
Prime Inc., Springfield, Mo., now allows its drivers the option to have their Qualcomm messages delivered directly to their cell phones as text messages….
6/27/2011 – Dean Foods Expands Southern California Fleet with Five Ryder Natural Gas Trucks
Ryder System delivered five natural gas-fueled delivery vehicles to Dean Foods, Ryder’s first customer for natural gas commercial vehicles made available through Ryder’s agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments in Southern California….
6/23/2011 – Con-way Truckload Helps Offer Driver Training in Detroit
Con-way Truckload announced a partnership with U.S. Truck Driver Training School of Detroit to create affordable training opportunities for prospective truck drivers. This comes as forecasts released by economists at IHS Global Insight predict it will take until sometime beyond 2021 before the Detroit area recoups the 323,400 jobs it has lost since the beginning of 2005, when employment hit its pre-recession peak….
6/17/2011 – Anderson Trucking Service’s Lease Program to Pay $1 Million in Bonuses To Contractors
Anderson Trucking Service will pay out $1 million in bonuses to drivers who have successfully completed a one-year lease with the Minnesota-based trucking company….
6/15/2011 – Old Dominion Relocates, Expands San Jose Service Center
Old Dominion Freight Line relocated its San Jose (Calif.) Service Center to an expanded and upgraded facility due to sustained growth in the region….
6/14/2011 – Marten Improves Driver Detention Pay
Marten announced an change in policy for detention pay for drivers….
6/14/2011 – Hub Group Acquires Domestic Transport
Hub Group, an asset-light freight transportation management company, acquired assets of Domestic Transport, an intermodal drayage carrier headquartered in Pacific, Wash., through subsidiary Comtrak Logistics….
6/8/2011 – Old Dominion Opens New Container Drayage Facility in Alabama
Old Dominion Freight Line opened a new container drayage site to serve all ports and container yards in the Mobile, Alabama, area….
6/8/2011 – GSC Logistics Acquires Seattle-Based Best Way Trucking
GSC Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, has expanded its presence into the Pacific Northwest by acquiring Best Way Trucking of Seattle, Wash….
6/3/2011 – Con-way to Contribute $100,000 to Joplin Disaster Relief Efforts
Con-way will be making a $100,000 charitable contribution to support disaster relief efforts in Joplin, Missouri, which was devastated by one of the most powerful tornados in recorded U.S. history….
6/2/2011 – Roadrunner Buys Bruenger Trucking
Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all of the outstanding stock of truckload carrier Bruenger Trucking, Wichita, Kan., for approximately $10.6 million, plus an earn-out capped at $3 million….
6/2/2011 – Prime Raises Minimum Revenue for Reefer, Flatbed Contractors
Prime Inc., Springfield, Mo., raised its minimum guarantee for independent contractors in its refrigerated and flatbed divisions, ensuring earnings of no less than $102,000 for every 100,000 miles completed….
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5/25/2011 – UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub
The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its hub in Louisville, Ky., this month. …
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Crumpton Cemetery
HISTORY OF CRUMPTON CEMETERY
04/18/1890 First directors of "The Crumpton Cemetery Association" met at the home of George E. Harrison to organize the Association. Officers elected were John P. Hartley, President, John L. Spry, Treasurer, and Charles B. Tracy,
Treasurer. The Directors voted to draft by-laws, etc; to move the existing cemetery to the southwest corner of Dr. F. N. Sheppard’s property, then in the occupancy of John P. Hartley (currently the corner of Rts. 290 and 544); and to
solicit subscriptions of stock, at $10.00 a share, in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00.
04/26/1890 Solicitation of stock subscriptions not very successful. Directors voted that anyone buying three shares of stock would be entitled to a free lot on one of the main avenues, except for Directors, who could choose their own lot location.
05/10/1890 Committee on Plan and Survey to have the cemetery ground graded, laid out, and otherwise permanently improved, as they may deem proper; "also to have the dead removed from the old, to the new cemetery, as soon as
expedient."
06/07/1890 John L. Spry resigned as Treasurer and Charles B. Tracy was elected. John P. Hartley was made Superintendent of the cemetery.
10/25/1890 Secretary was authorized to collect stock money due the cemetery, as early as possible.
06/13/1891 Directors and Stockholders met. Officers, Directors and Superintendent, as well as an advisory committee were elected. By-laws, Rules and Regulations, and Rules For Visitors were adopted.
05/15/1894 Officers, Directors and Superintendent, as well as an advisory committee were elected.
03/24/1900 Stockholders met at Bradley Hotel for the purpose of purchasing trees for the cemetery.
04/14/1900 At Stockholders meeting, committee appointed to obtain copy of the charter and deed for the cemetery, and to draft Rules and Regulations.
05/26/1900 Stockholders met at George E. Harrison’s office. Committee reported on successful location of charter and deed.
04/13/1901 Directors and Stockholders met at office of Chester River Steamboat Co. Officers, Directors and Superintendent were elected.
05/04/1901 Directors met at cemetery to discuss what should be done with back part of cemetery. Decided to let J. P. Hartley till the ground, planting first corn, then wheat, to kill the undergrowth, then get it in grass.
04/05/1902 Directors and Stockholders met at the Lodge Room. Officers and Directors elected. Committee named to secure plans and cost of building a small house at cemetery.
04/04/1903 Directors and Stockholders met at the Lodge Room. Officers and Directors elected.
04/06/1907 Directors and Stockholders met at Bradley’s Hotel. Officers, Directors and Superintendent were elected. Committee named for purpose of building out houses, digging well and beautifying cemetery.
02/29/1908 Directors and Stockholders met at John P. Hartley’s.
04/04/1908 Directors and Stockholders met at John P. Hartley’s. Officers and Directors elected. Improvements committee named to have house built.
04/03/1909 Directors and Stockholders met at John P. Hartley’s. Officers, Directors and Superintendent elected. Committee appointed to audit association’s books. Improvement committee named.
04/02/1910 Directors and Stockholders met at John P. Hartley’s. Officers and Directors elected.
04/10/1910 Directors met at John P. Hartley’s. Improvement committee named.
04/23/1910 Directors met at John P. Hartley’s residence. Superintendent elected.
08/06/1910 Directors met at Geo. E. Harrison’s to elect a Treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John P. Hartley. Mrs. Mollie E. Hartley was unanimously elected.
09/03/1910 Directors met at Geo. E. Harrison’s. Treasurer elected, as Mrs. Mollie Hartley declined. Director elected to complete John P. Hartley’s term.
04/08/1911 Directors and Stockholders met at Cooper Tarbutton’s. Officers and Directors elected. Committee of ladies named to buy small shrubbery and flowers to ornament the cemetery grounds. Cooper Tarbutton appointed to hire labor to keep the grounds in order and to act with the committee of ladies.
09/22/1911 Directors met at Mr. Cooper Tarbutton’s. Financial reports presented.
04/06/1912 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A. Lodge Room. Officers and Directors elected. Committee of Ladies named to decorate the cemetery with shrubbery and flowers.
04/05/1913 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A. Lodge Room. Officers and Directors elected. Committee of Ladies named to look after the floral decorations for the cemetery.
04/18/1914 Stockholders met at office of Chas. A. Bradley. Audit committee appointed to audit records of Secretary and Treasurer. Officers and Directors named. Committee named to have back of cemetery laid off in burial lots, etc. Committee of ladies named to look after beautifying cemetery grounds.
04/17/1915 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Lodge Room. Officers and Directors elected. Committee named to look after needed improvements. Committee named to beautify the grounds with flowers.
04/ /1916 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Lodge Room. Joel T. McGinnes was appointed to collect the outstanding indebtedness to the cemetery. Officers and Directors elected. Committee named to look after the flowering decoration of the cemetery.
04/01/1917 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Lodge Room.
04/29/1917 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Lodge Room. Officers and Directors elected. Committee named to look after flower decorations at cemetery.
05/03/1918 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Lodge Room. Voted for Officers and Directors to hold over for the year 1918.
04/12/1919 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A. Lodge. Audit committee appointed. Officers and Directors were all re-elected to their present positions. Committee named to "secure either cedar or locust to replace the boundrys & fix the Gate." A Committee of Ladies was named to look after the beautifying of the grounds.
05/08/1920 Stockholders and Directors met at C. A. Bradley’s office. Officers and Directors elected. Committee named for beautifying cemetery.
08/21/1920 Stockholders and Directors met at C. A. Bradley’s office.
04/02/1921 Stockholders and Directors met at C. A. Bradley Hall. Officers and Directors elected. Committee to beautify named.
07/09/1921 Cemetery Association met at Bradley Hall. Superintendent elected. (First mention of Superintendent since 1910.)
04/29/1922 Stockholders and Directors met at C. A. Bradleys Hall. Officers elected to hold over. Superintendent elected.
04/21/1923 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Lodge Room. All officers to hold over for year 1923, except Treasurer resigned and was replaced
04/12/1924 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Hall. Officers to hold over for year 1924 except for change in one Director.
04/11/1925 Stockholders and Directors met at P.O.S. of A Hall. All officers to hold over for the year 1925.
04/25/1925 Stockholders and Directors met. New Director elected. New resolution-No grave will be opened until the $.50 a year charge for cemetery care and maintenance is current and paid in full.
05/02/1926 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. C. Hendrix. All Officers carried over for year 1926 except Secretary/Treasurer, who resigned. New Secretary/Treasurer elected. Annual fee for care of lot raised from $.50 to $1.00.
04/07/1927 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. C. Hendrix. All Officers will hold over, except a new Secretary was elected.
04/14/1928 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. L. C. McGinnes expressed the desire to deposit $50.00 into the permanent fund, with the interest being used for the care of his lots, instead of paying the annual fee. He recommended that a legal document be adopted to give other lot owners this option.
05/05/1928 Stockholders and Directors met at house of H. Clay Hendrix. Adopted legal document proposed at Apr. 14th
meeting regarding one time deposits into permanent care fund. Officers and Directors were elected. Decorating committee elected.
04/06/1929 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix.Secretary reported that the majority of the stock outstanding was inactive. Purchasers had died and the stock had never been transferred. He was instructed to contact nearest relatives and ask who would accept stock and take an active interest in the cemetery. Officers and Directors were re-elected with the exception of a new Treasurer and the replacement of one director. New Vice President was elected.
12/14/1929 Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Purpose of meeting was to correct oversights in the issuance of deeds, to transfer lots from some owners to designated individuals, and to transfer stock from deceased owners to family members. A resolution was proposed establishing a perpetual care fund entitled "The Cemetery Upkeep Trust Fund. Action was deferred until Stockholdlers’ meeting in Apr. 1930. (This was prior to the state regulated perpetual care funds that are in use by cemeteries today.)
02/08/1930 Directors met at the home of H. Clay Hendrix. Report of special work by secretary, Louis C. Robinson, in reviewing all transactions of the cemetery regarding lots sold, deeds issued, care fees due, etc. Looking into the possibility of acquiring more land.
04/05/1930 Stockholders and Directors met at the home of H. Clay Hendrix. Adopted resolution requiring lot purchasers to deposit, at the time of purchase, $25.00 for perpetual care. The interest would be used by the cemetery to provide
perpetual care. Same Officers and Directors retained for another year.
05/03/1930 Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Purpose of meeting was to arrange a settlement with Mark Rogers for his thorough cleaning of the cemetery, and to appoint a Superintendent to keep the cemetery in a "thoroughly respectable condition for one year."
06/01/1930 Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Purpose was to consider a request by a lot owner.
04/11/1931 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Detailed reports given of Secretary’s and Treasurer’s books. Officers and Directors re-elected. Superintendent appointed. "Mr. Rogers reported damage to lots by trucks being
driven over them by vault and monument dealers, also damage caused by horses going into the cemetery after the driveway gate had been left open by some visitor at the cemetery. His action in placing a lock on the gate so no one could enter the cemetery with a vehicle without supervision by the Superintendent was unanimously approved. He was also requested to insist that all vehicles be kept off the vacant lots as well as those with graves in them."
04/02/1932 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Officers and Directors elected. Superintendent appointed. Proposal to increase perpetual care fee to $35. was tabled indefinitely. Proposal to refuse to open any grave until the payment of all past due fees and a perpetual care fee was tabled indefinitely.
04/01/1933 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Officers and Directors appointed Mark E. Rogers as Superintendent after review of six sealed bids submitted.
04/07/1934 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Officers and Directors elected. Appointment of Superintendent deferred for at least two months until definite information regarding the N. R. A. Code (National Recovery Act-part of New Deal, and later deemed unconstitutional) as applied to cemeteries could be obtained.
06/02/1934 Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. New Director elected. Only one applicant for Superintendent. He was elected.
04/27/1935 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Officers re-elected. Superintendent appointed. Annual care charge increased from $1.00 to $1.50. Perpetual care charge increased from $25.00 to $40.00.
11/30/1935 Stockholders and Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Purpose was to grant lot owners the opportunity, for one year, to still purchase perpetual care for $25.00 instead of $40.00.
02/11/1936 Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Purpose was to approve the sale of Chrysler stock, to replace the original purchase funds in the perpetual care fund, and to purchase Studebaker stock with the balance.
05/02/1936 Stockholders and Directors met. Date for price increase of perpetual care extended five months. Election of Officers delayed because of illness of Treasurer, George I. Harrison. Approved purchase of shrubbery for cemetery.
06/13/1936 Directors met at home of H. Clay Hendrix. Stock transfers approved. Officers and Directors elected. Death of George I. Harrison left Director vacancy, to be filled later.
04/03/1937 Stockholders and Directors met. Officers and Directors re-elected. One new Director elected. Superintendent elected.
04/02/1938 Stockholders and Directors met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Extended privilege to all existing lot holders of paying $25.00 perpetual care instead of $40.00. Burton M. Green appointed as Superintendent. Officers and Directors elected following resignation of L. C. McGinnes due to deafness.
04/11/1939 Directors met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. For the purpose of stock transfers.
04/15/1939 Directors and Stockholders met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Two new Directors elected. Officers and other Directors re-elected. Burton Green appointed as Superintendent. Approved purchase of fire proof safe. Committee appointed to have new building erected in back corner of cemetery. Approved that "not more than two (2) graves in strangers row could be sold to one family."
04/20/1940 Directors and Stockholders met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Officers and Directors re-elected. Superintendent re-appointed.
04/19/1941 Directors and Stockholders met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Officers and Directors re-elected. Superintendent appointed.
01/23/1943 Directors met for the purpose of considering ways and means of acquiring revenue for the care of the cemetery. With interest rates low and revenue small, fund down to $100.00. Discussion of legal advice on use of fund. Annual fee for upkeep raised from $1.50 to $2.00.
04/03/1943 Directors and Stockholders met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Officers and Directors re-elected.
03/04/1944 Crumpton Cemetery Association met. Stock transfers approved.
04/28/1944 Stockholders and Directors met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Fred W. Stevens, Herbert H. Bowers and Geo. Roland Harrison elected to fill three Director vacancies.
04/14/1945 Directors met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Directors re-elected. Officers elected. Superintendent appointed.
04/02/1946 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. Officers re-elected. On resignation of Lloyd Gale, Frank Reed elected Superintendent. Debts of unpaid care fees to be cancelled upon payment of $40.00 to perpetual care. Authorized
$1,000. 00 perpetual care funds to be invested in Gov. E Bonds.
04/03/1947 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers elected. Superintendent approved.
04/19/1948 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers re-elected. Superintendent re-elected.
09/28/1948 Directors met. Sold and purchased Studebaker stock. Authorized purchase of fire proof safe.
04/04/1949 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. Officers re-elected. Superintendent re-elected.
10/07/1949 Directors met at home of Wm. E. Stevens. Decision on a burial. Authorized sale of Studebaker stock.
02/06/1950 Met at home of Thos. J. McGinnis. Approved purchase of Studebaker stock.
04/24/1950 Directors met at home of Thos. J. McGinnis. One non-director stockholder was present. Officers re-elected. Superintendent re-elected. Approved stock transfers. Approved purchase of $500.00 government bond.
10/16/1950 Approved sale and purchase of Studebaker stock.
04/09/1951 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. Three non-director Stockholders were present. Officers re-elected. Burton Green elected Director to fill term of Wm. B. Stevens, deceased. Glenn Coleman, Wm. E. Coleman, Luther
Blackiston and Garrett Fennimore were elected as additional Directors. Superintendent re-elected.
04/07/1952 Directors met at home of Thos. J. McGinnis. Two non-director Stockholders were present. Officers re-elected. Bernard Merrick added as Director. Superintendent approved for another year. Committee appointed to investigate ways to beautify cemetery.
04/06/1953 Directors met at home of Thos. J. McGinnis. Officers re-elected. On resignation of Frank Reed, Luther Blackiston appointed Superintendent. Approved purchase of Studebaker stock.
05/05/1954 Directors met at home of Thos. J. McGinnis. One non-director Stockholder present. Officers re-elected. Superintendent resigned.
03/21/1955 Directors met at home of Thos. J. McGinnis. Officers and Directors re-elected. Frank Reed appointed caretaker (Superintendent?). Agreement made with State Roads about strip of land fronting cemetery.
04/02/1956 Mtng. held at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. Two non-director Stockholders attended. Officers and Directors elected. Superintendent elected. Hodge Coleman appointed Director.
04/01/1957 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. One non-director Stockholder attended. Officers and Directors re-elected. Howard Johnson named Superintendent. R. Woodall Robinson appointed Director. Approved to have regular annual meeting the first Monday in April, but to have other Directors meetings the second Monday in July and October.
07/08/1957 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. Discussed investment opportunities for perpetual care funds.
07/22/1957 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. Set lot prices and perpetual care fee.
10/07/1957 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnis. Approved building tool shed.
01/27/1958 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Discussed plans for building tool shed.
04/07/1958 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers and Directors elected. Supervisor appointed.
04/06/1959 Directors and Stockholders met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers and Directors elected. Supervisor appointed.
04/04/1960 Directors and Stockholders met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers and Directors elected. (Three Directors-Hodge Coleman, Jessie Ryland and Woodall Robinson-deceased since last meeting. Superintendent appointed.
04/03/1961 Directors & Stockholders met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers re-elected. Directors re-elected except for Julian Coleman, Burton Green and LeRoy Walls. Marion G. Coleman, John A. Coleman and Clifton M. Maule elected as new Directors. Superintendent re-appointed.
04/02/1962 Directors met at home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers re-elected.
04/08/1963 Directors and Stockholders met at the home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers re-elected. Superintendent re-appointed. Plan adopted to begin another section of cemetery. John A. Coleman moved, and was removed as Director. Other
Directors, in addition to Officers, are Grover C. Woodall, Herbert A. Bowers, Roland Harrison, Glenn Coleman, Marion G. Coleman, Clifton M. Maule, Luther G. Blackiston and Wm. E. Coleman. Sixty-two shares of stock are owned by
thirty-nine people, listed in the minutes.
04/06/1964 Directors and Stockholders met at the home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Approved using additional sections of the cemetery. Officers re-elected. Superintendent re-appointed.
04/05/1965 Directors and Stockholders met at the home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers and Directors re-elected. Superintendent re-appointed. Discussion of cemetery expansion.
04/04/1966 Directors and Stockholders met at the home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers and Directors re-elected. Samuel Irving Woodall elected as Director. Superintendent re-elected. Authorized sale of Studebaker stock.
04/03/1967 Directors and Stockholders met at the home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers and Directors re-elected. Superintendent re-elected. Authorized borrowing $3,000.00 to buy 3.907 acres from Herbert and Pearl Bowers for
$5,000.00.
04/08/1968 Directors and Stockholders met at the home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Officers and Directors re-elected (with the except of Luther Blackiston, deceased). Superintendent was re-elected.
04/13/1969 Directors and Stockholders met at the home of Thomas J. McGinnes. Louis C. Robinson resigned as President. Officers and Directors elected. Superintendent elected.
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Ripon is northwest of Modesto on Highway 99 in San Joaquin County, in the Central Valley region of California. Ripon is one of San Joaquin County’s most rural communities, with a population of under 16,000. Other cities within San Joaquin County include Stockton, Manteca, and Lodi. Sex trafficking and prostitution are longstanding problems throughout the county, in unincorporated areas and within the cities and towns, including Ripon. When the number of human trafficking cases was steadily increasing in 2016 and 2017 throughout San Joaquin County, the District Attorney’s Office announced it was making efforts to educate the public and urging local residents to be more vigilant in combating the issue. In a statement from the public information officer at the district attorney’s office, there were 28 cases of human trafficking, pimping and pandering in San Joaquin County in 2016. In the first third of 2017, there had been three confirmed cases of human trafficking and more tips and leads were being explored. Two unconnected long-term investigations into human trafficking in the county resulted in the rescue of eight girls, ages 14 to 17, and the arrest of almost two dozen people in early 2017.
In 2013, the Ripon Police Department conducted the sting at an undisclosed motel, contacting escorts on the Internet. Some of the escorts offered sex for money. During the course of their investigation, detectives arranged to meet the 17-year-old girl, who was advertising her services on a popular website. After speaking to an undercover officer at the motel, the girl was arrested on suspicion of prostitution and drug possession, authorities said. The girl received a misdemeanor citation and was released to a parent’s custody. In May, 2016, detectives from the Ripon Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), with assistance from an allied agency, conducted undercover operations yesterday at massage parlors on W. Colony Road and N. Wilma Ave. Undercover operatives responded to each of the businesses and during the course of the investigation they were reportedly propositioned by a masseuse for a sex act. The masseuses were arrested on suspicion of solicitation of prostitution and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on misdemeanor charges. This sting operation was part of an ongoing investigation into reports of illegal activities occurring at local massage businesses. The name of the allied agency that assisted in the investigation was withheld to protect the integrity of the undercover operatives.
Among the tactics used to address such problems are those designed to curtail consumer-level demand. In August, 2012, a truck driver was cited at a San Joaquin County truck stop after admitting to police he and a female engaged in a sexual act for money inside the cab of his truck. Police were called to a Truck Plaza in Ripon to investigate a report of prostitution. The sex buyer was was cited and released on a charge of solicitation of prostitution, and his identity included in news reports. Two others were arrested and charged for facilitating the encounter: One was arrested on suspicion of prostitution, conspiracy and contributing to delinquency of a minor. The girl admitted to officers she put an ad on the Internet to be contacted for a “good time,” and she engaged in a sex act with the man at the lot. Two males admitted driving the girl to meet the trucker. One was arrested on a parole hold, suspicion of conspiracy, aiding in prostitution, and contributing to delinquency of a minor. The other was cited and released on charges of conspiracy, aiding in prostitution, and circulating unauthorized money.
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Arrest and Shaming of Sex Buyer:
https://patch.com/california/redlands/ll-trucker-accused-soliciting-prostitution (2012)
Background on Sex Trafficking in the Region:
“Blackmailer Gang Uses Young Girl to Lure Men; Stockton Vice Ring Exposed”, Lodi News-Sentinel, June 21 1919.
“Accident Victim Tells of Prostitution, Dope”, Lodi News-Sentinel, July 13 1951.
“Stockton Parlor Is Raided”, Lodi News-Sentinel, September 2 1976.
“2 Men Charged Running Mobile Prostitution Ring”, Lodi News-Sentinel, November 30 1978.
“Five Suspects Sought in Rape of Tracy Woman”, Lodi News-Sentinel, March 31 1982.
“Stockton Man Convicted in Prostitution Ring”, Lodi News-Sentinel, June 23 2006.
“Man Arrested for Pimping Girl”, Stockton Record, September 20 2008.
“Police Asking Victims of Stockton Prostitution Ring to Come Forward, Receive Help”, Stockton Record, July 27 2010.
“Alleged Online Prostitution Ring Preyed on Disadvantaged”, Stockton Record, July 28 2010.
“Felony Convictions for Man who Ran Prostitution Ring”, Stockton Record, January 27 2012.
“County Human Trafficking Conference Shares Stories of Horror, Hope”, Stockton Record, November 10 2013.
“Man Held after Teen Forced into Prostitution”, Stockton Record, May 27 2014.
“Stockton Police Arrest Man in Prostitution Bust”, CBS/KPIX-TV 5, May 27 2014.
“Sex Trade, Part II: Lured into a World of Lies”, Stockton Record, September 28 2014.
“Man Guilty of Human Trafficking, Forcing Runaways into Prostitution,” FOX/KTXL-TV 40, December 19 2014.
“Human Trafficking Suspect Takes a 12-Year Sentence,” FOX/KTXL-TV 40, August 10 2015.
Background on Prostitution in the Region:
“Flophouses Face Uncertainty; Stockton Redevelopment Could Wipe Out Housing for Poor’, Lodi News-Sentinel, September 4 2001.
“Prostitution Sting in Stockton Nets 6”, Stockton Record, August 20 2004.
“Stocktonian Guilty in Prostitution Ring”, Stockton Record, June 23 2006.
“Motel Manager Arrested in Pimping Raid (1:03pm)”, Stockton Record, November 8 2007.
“Motel Served As Brothel, Police Say”, Stockton Record, November 9 2007.
“10 Arrested in Prostitution Sweep”, Stockton Record, August 21 2008.
“Stockton Cops Bust Suspected Prostitution Operation”, ABC/KXTV-TV 10, J
“Stockton Bankruptcy May Force ‘Mass Exodus’ of Police During Crime Wave”, Huffington Post, August 23 2012.
“Feds Break Up Prostitution Ring”, ABC/KXTV-TV 10, January 31 2013.
“Illegal Work Vexes City”, Stockton Record, September 2 2013.
https://www.recordnet.com/article/20130125/A_NEWS/301250308 (2013)
http://bergenfield.dailyvoice.com/lodi-undercover-detectives-charge-local-woman-with-prostitution-heroin-possession-in-sting (2015)
http://ramapo.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/tip-leads-lodi-detectives-to-undercover-prostitution-arrest-at-local-apartment (2015)
https://local.nixle.com/alert/5647212/ (2016)
Documented Violence against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Region:
“Man Arraigned on False Imprisonment Charge”, Lodi News-Sentinel, December 22 1983.
“Prison Sentence Could Have Saved Woman’s Life”, Lodi News-Sentinel, September 5 1987.
“Prostitute Murder under Investigation”, Lodi News-Sentinel, April 1 1988.
“2 Enter Pleas”, Lodi News-Sentinel, August 2 1990.
“Two Plead Guilty to 1991 Murder”, Lodi News-Sentinel, February 19 1993.
“Hearing Continued”, Lodi News-Sentinel, October 20 1993.
“Hearing Is Off”, Lodi News-Sentinel, December 2 1993.
“Witnesses Testify in Murder Hearing”, Lodi News-Sentinel, February 8 1994.
“Arraignment in Murder”, Lodi News-Sentinel, March 8 1994.
“Man Denies Guilt in Murder”, Lodi News-Sentinel, March 9 1994.
“Motions for Trial in Prostitute Murder”, Lodi News-Sentinel, March 24 1994.
“Trial Begins for Lodi Man Charged with Murder”, Lodi News-Sentinel, August 19 1994.
“Murder Trial Took Its Toll on Johnson”, Lodi News-Sentinel, October 22 1994.
“Juror’s Begin Deliberations on Convicted Killer’s Fate”, Lodi News-Sentinel, December 1 1994.
“Prosecutor Asks Jury for No-Mercy Verdict”, Lodi News-Sentinel, May 12 1995.
“Floored; Lawyer Faints When Client Tells Jury He Killed Prostitute”, Wilmington Morning Star News, August 19 1995.
“Stockton Youths Going to Trial in Prostitute’s Death”, Stockton Record, August 4 1996.
“Prostitute Cut, Choked and Run Over in Stockton Attack”, Stockton Record, October 2 2002.
“2 Suspects Arrested, Victims Sought in Rape Investigation”, Stockton Record, December 7 2007.
“Two Men Arrested in Sexual Assaults”, Stockton Record, December 8 2007.
“Men Accused in Prostitution Rapes Arraigned”, Stockton Record, December 14 2007.
“Prostitute Stabbed in Dispute over Pay”, Stockton Record, February 18 2008.
“May Gets 27 Years to Life for Killing Prostitute”, Stockton Record, May 7 2008.
“Man Meets Prostitute, Has Vehicle Carjacked”, Stockton Record, June 4 2008.
“Prosecutor Tells Jury Rapist Killed 3 Prostitutes for Fun”, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, August 8 2008.
“Serial Killer Trial Wraps Up in Stockton”, Lodi News-Sentinel, August 8 2008.
“Stockton Serial Killer Sentenced to Death”, Lodi News-Sentinel, September 19 2008.
“California Men Get into Shootout with Prostitutes Over Stolen iPhones”, Complex Magazine, May 11 2012.
“61-Year-Old Woman Stabbed; Police Seeking Suspect”, Stockton Record, February 25 2013.
“Man Robbed of Car, Money after Dropping Off Prostitute”, Stockton Record, March 28 2014.
“Man Seeking to Hook Up with Prostitute Gets Robbed Instead”, Stockton Record, April 2 2014.
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The U.S. Air Force is threatening to halt construction of a 845-megawatt wind farm in eastern Oregon that would be the world’s largest wind project, citing concerns that the wind turbines would interfere with a nearby military radar station.
Clean energy advocates are concerned that the confrontation could jeopardize other major wind projects in the region and elsewhere in the U.S., threatening 16,000 jobs and undermining President Obama’s push to develop renewable sources of energy.
Concerned that the blades of the 338 massive wind turbines might interfere with radar signals when positioned at certain angles, the Department of Defense moved to reject a Federal Aviation Administration permit.
Construction of the $2 billion project — which the Pentagon called “a hazard to air navigation” — is scheduled to begin in two weeks. Developers say that significant delays will likely kill the project because it will lose eligibility for federal stimulus dollars if construction does not begin soon.
Obama administration officials and wind energy lobbyists are now working to resolve the Pentagon’s concerns and clear the way for the Oregon project.
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Retrospective Contact Tracing: A Primer For State And Territorial Health Authorities
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This policy memo details key features of retrospective contact tracing and lays out five recommendations for state and local public health authorities who are seeking to deploy retrospective tracing as part of their broader contact tracing efforts.
Many states are missing clusters of COVID-19 cases. People are getting sick and dying, and yet, too often policymakers and public health leaders are in the dark about how the virus spreads through their communities. States need better tools to break chains of transmission more quickly and they need better information to make more responsive policy. Contact tracing is a key piece of this puzzle.
Currently, most states are relying solely on prospective or “forward” contact tracing to identify infected individuals. As new cases are detected, professional contact tracers attempt to identify, monitor, and support other individuals who were exposed and may have been infected. However, states have an additional tool at their disposal to break chains of transmission: retrospective or “backwards” contact tracing. Retrospective contact tracing attempts to identify when and where a case was originally infected in an effort to pinpoint COVID-19 clusters, also known as superspreader events.
Dually deploying both prospective and retrospective contact tracing can save more lives by 1) uncovering how and where clusters are formed, which uncovers more chains of transmission and 2) yielding actionable health intelligence about COVID’s transmission in communities. This health intelligence can better inform precise and impactful responses and public health outcomes statewide, as demonstrated in Massachusetts.
Led by Dr. Margaret Bourdeaux, Research Director of the Program in Global Public Policy and Social Change at Harvard Medical School, BKC Policy Practice: Digital Pandemic Response staff members Alexis Montouris Ciambotti, Adam Nagy, and Hilary Ross worked with student researchers Liza Tarbell and Joyce Wang to produce this policy memo.
The BKC Policy Practice: Digital Pandemic Response program is generously supported by the Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.
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In early summer, CCSA, in conjunction with the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, co-hosts the Workshop on the State of the Field of Cyber Conflict.
The SOTF Workshop is perhaps the only cyber-related event which is not dedicated necessarily to finding answers: rather, the SOTF is driven by the will to be sure we are asking the right questions.
The field of cyber conflict is growing faster than most other disciplines: not only are the underlying cyber technologies booming but so is the audacity with which adversaries are using them for national security purposes. Despite this fast-moving frontier of knowledge, the field has done a poor job of identifying the central questions, the canonical works, and the core issues which have been (more or less) adopted. A new researcher can enter the field and write a published paper on, for example, cyber deterrence, with little reference to the vast amount of work already published in this space.
At the SOTF, participants discuss cyber conflict as a field of research, agree on primary topic areas of research, review the core questions in each of those topics, create a shared understanding of existing research on those questions, and identify canonical works. The major questions include a wide range, such as: What is cyber power? How is cyber conflict most alike, and most different, from other kinds of conflict? Is it more or less escalatory than conflict in the air, land, sea or space? How can states and non-states encourage restraint?
SOTF consists of facilitated panel discussion led by a moderator who worked with rapporteurs to provide substance and structure to the discussion, which followed Chatham House rules.
The workshop presents engagement and leadership opportunities for established researchers as moderators. Ph.D. candidates play a particularly significant role in the event as both rapporteurs and participants. New scholars are frequently the ones most in need of this material and who can produce literature reviews and research which will fuel future conferences.
If you are interested in joining SOTF – as a participant, moderator, or rapporteur, please contact us.
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How to Play Score Hero Game? Review, Seasons, Level 400
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There are not so many good mobile football games but Score Hero is worth your attention. Here you can find a review of the game, how to play Score Hero, how many seasons are there and what is Level 400…
Score Hero Game Review
In the game Score Hero, the developer tried to fix all the problems of mobile gaming on the touchscreen – made more or less convenient controls, tried to make the game interesting for the player and minimized in-app purchases. Now it’s our turn to look at the creation and decide if it’s worth our time. There are a lot of toys on the net with a similar type of gameplay and similar problems, but we chose this one.
How to play Score Hero game: Gameplay
At the very beginning of the game, we choose the appearance of a football player, whom we are going to play with.
This is not so important, because further you will not pay much attention to its appearance, but the developers decided to give this opportunity to football fans.
By the way, it is also impossible to fully customize a football player – you have only a choice from several proposed options.
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Having chosen our hero, we will go through a short tutorial, where we will be shown how to pass, how to attack and how to score the goals.
The game offers dozens of options for winning, and you just need to find yours and implement them on the field. Gradually, your player becomes popular, he is taken to the teams and he signs up contracts with a sponsor, changes clubs and earn decent money.
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It’s a kind of football player manager but with possibility of playing football and all the important elements that bring pleasure and excitement.
How many seasons are in Score Hero? What is Score Hero Level 400?
The whole game is divided into seasons and the seasons are divided into levels. For example, in the first level you need to score from such and such a position, in the second you need to pass and score after that.
There are exactly 32 seasons in Score Hero game. But they are adding more and more. So at the time you read this article you may have quite different number of seasons.
The options are gradually becoming more versatile, and the opponents are more intelligent. It will no longer be possible to stupidly give a pass in front of the opponent’s nose and score into the bottom corner right next to the goalkeeper.
Here, tactics will come in handy, and the ability to correctly swipe your finger across the display, and even knowledge of football. In any case, the levels are interesting and make you constantly think with your head, gain skills and stuff like that. Plus there is something like a storyline that pleases us too.
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Score Hero level 400 is the famous hardest level of the game. (P.S. to complete it you’ve got to: 1. score 6 goals; 2. bottom corner x3 and 3. score with scorpion kick).
The developer decided not to go deep into donation. There is no way to buy yourself a cool football player, get some bonuses in the match, or something like that.
At the same time for real money you will have the opportunity to turn the moment back one step. For example, when you shot inaccurately on goal after five accurate passes. Don’t want to pay – just start playing the level from the beginning.
For each pass, however, energy is taken away and when it runs out, you can either wait or pay with real money. That’s it, the in-app purchases are over. Not very scary, right?
Summing up: game, which is worth to try
Now, with our short review you know how to play Score Hero and the next step – you should try it out!
The games with aim and storyline are always atractive. This product has a clear goal for your player – to become the best football player, to make a lot of money, and so on.
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There is also a storyline, because they write about you in magazines, your coach communicates with you and there are transfers to the other clubs.
The controls are clear to manage and you will quickly get used to them.
Even in-app purchases do not bother, and this is already worth a lot.
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ITV Daytime Studios Tour launches in London
Fans can visit iconic sets at ITV's White City location.
Ben Tipple / Wed 7 August
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ITV have officially launched the ITV Daytime Studios Tour, offering visitors the opportunity to delve behind the scenes at Television Centre in London.
Giving guided tours around the iconic studio sets, visitors are invited into the home of Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women, discovering what goes on both behind and in-front of the cameras.
Television Centre hosts the production of over 2000 hours of TV a year. Guests are guided around the home of ITV Daytime in White City, West London, hearing stories and insights directly from the studio floors.
Passionate tour guides offer never-before-revealed insights into the creation of some of the nation’s favourite shows, from seeing inside the creative department of This Morning, to how the set of Lorraine is dramatically transformed into that of Loose Women in less than an hour. There’s opportunity to read the weather on the Good Morning Britain set, and to hear from the stars of the shows themselves through specifically created video footage played at each stop.
The ITV Daytime Studio Tour also includes plenty of opportunity for pictures and selfies on the iconic sets – including the famous This Morning sofa – and explores the production corridors which lead to the green rooms, production offices, make-up areas and more.
An absolute must-see for any daytime TV aficionado, the tours offer genuinely exciting anecdotes and facts about the shows. Navigating the many corridors and stairs that supply the surprisingly intimate studios, visitors are offered a unique insight into the impressive work that brings the shows to life.
“We’re delighted to be welcoming viewers to our studios to get even closer to our flagship shows Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women,” says Emma Gormley, MD ITV Studios Daytime. “We’re proud to produce some of the UK’s most popular shows and their fans – our viewers – are extremely important to us, making this even more of an exciting opportunity.”
ITV Daytime moved to the White City location last year, having previously called South Bank home. With 27,000 sq ft of space and over 350 staff, the studios remain one of the most important in the world of broadcasting here in the UK.
The ITV Daytime Studios Tour joins other ITV live events such as Coronation Street The Tour, Emmerdale Village Tour, and This Morning Live.
The tours last approximately 90 minutes with access to three of the four sets on any given tour, depending on production that day. Weekend and weekday tours are also available.
Tickets for the ITV Daytime Studios Tour are available now through Ticketmaster.co.uk.
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This hike features river views, a waterfall, wildflowers, and ruins. Originally the Burling Tract it avoided development in the 1970's and was renamed the Dranesville District Park, and is now the Scott's Run Nature Preserve. This ambitious project represents a comprehensive reimagining and transformation of an auto-centric, suburban environment into a walkable, vibrant urban place. Also, be sure to check your pup for ticks when you get home. TRINITY is happy to share that we have been selected by CCS Project Management and CityLine Partners, LLC to construct a new state of the art fire station in McLean, Virginia! Children and dogs on leash are welcome and the leaves are fantastic in the Fall. First, since water can rise rapidly in Scott’s Run and We at Scott's Dog Supply, Inc want to earn your business.You can select a category with the buttons on the left side of the screen. Beautiful scenery, lots of wildlife, quiet, peaceful. Explore the most popular dogs on leash trails in Scotts Run Stream Valley Park with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, … And it’s located on the banks of the mighty Potomac River. The park is accessible from two parking lots along Georgetown Pike, just west of the 495 beltway, on the Virginia side of the American Legion Bridge. You can't find a closer waterfall hike to the Metro DC area. SCOTT, SUPPLIES Welcome to Scott's Dog Supply online store.Please give us the opportunity to prove our quality and service. Cliffs, valleys, forests, and a waterfall- this place ft. which feature incredible active. At the far end of the Woodland Trail, you can even explore the ruins of what was once someone’s home. 9 K S L 5 E D R POTOMAC RIVER Trail Signs osk Tra f"!")") Bring plenty of water and also have some clean up bags on hand. difficult treks. 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Above all else, If you can't find a spot, head to the next lot where there are plenty of spaces. Even mid-day when the parking lots are full, it doesn't feel crowded. The first parking lot can fill up quickly. Hopewell Lake. create your very own route. Another tip: The first parking lot for Scott’s Run (you’ll find it after getting of the Beltway, heading west on Georgetown Pike, and passing the entrance to a neighborhood) only has room for about a dozen cars. Scott Pet Products. Head there to read about more events, activities, and news for Washington dog owners. A short drive from the city, it makes a great half-day trip. Both the River Trail and Woodland Trail are cleared paths, good for strolling or even running with your dog, and wide enough that you can walk side-by-side with another person. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. have a variety of trails to choose from. Turns Out “Cyber” Is One of the Year’s Trending DC Dog Names. Braden Holtby Apparently Got Stuck at the Canadian Border Because of His Pet Tortoises, Video From Fall Real Estate Market Update With Local Leaders, Washingtonian Real Estate Virtual Happy Hour. It is a remarkable place of rare plants and splendid beauty. Just beyond the Beltway in McLean, you can find some great, dog-friendly hiking trails in Scott’s Run Nature Preserve. The Scotts Miracle-Gro company creates many popular fertilizer products, such as the Turf Builder line of lawn fertilizers. $15.97 $ 15. Scotts Run is a 4 mile popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Clark Colorado. Depending on the route you take, you can follow them for a mile or two. The area is popular with local hikers (and their dogs) and the recommended parking lot fills early on weekends! Distance from Downtown DC – 12 miles, off of GW parkway. the current can be dangerous, there is no swimming or wading. Yet that beauty is challenged by urban pollution and human destruction. A typical unit at Scotch Run Condos was once described like this..2-BR/2-Bath Scotch Run Condos ..Intercom & Security System & 9′ Ceilings. Here are a few simple tips that will help you keep your grass looking good and your dog … Cross Scotts Run on a fair-weather crossing a series of concrete posts and continue straight ahead. This lake is designated as a big bass lake and specific regulations apply. The area encompasses a couple hundred acres along the Potomac River, upstream from the American Legion Memorial Bridge. Scotts Run is split into two sections, Scotts Run South and Scotts Run North, on both sides of Dolley Madison Boulevard between the interchanges with I-495 and SR 267 in the Tysons East section of Tysons, Virginia. Visitors have flocked to Scott’s Run for years to witness the spring wildflowers. River Trail, your pup can splash in the creek along the way. Woodland Trail, you will find a stone chimney that’s left over from an old home. The asking price for this home is $325,000. At each entrance there’s a map showing the specific trails you can choose, but once you’re on the trails they’re not marked. adventure. We are Scotts Run in Radford, VA. Nestled in Radford's 24141 neighborhood, living at our community offers plenty of nearby highlights to enjoy. If your doggo is in the It’s a good idea to double check your route before you set the D.C. area? Space of the Week: A Modern Dream House in Bethesda. Some of the best hiking that is only 20 min or so from the city." Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Just remember that you are going downhill to the river do you will be coming back uphill. There are two entrances to the park Turn right and recross Scotts Run on another fair-weather crossing and ascend a steep hill. Basement Remodels Are Hot Because of the Pandemic. While we love our lawns for their looks, our canine pals enjoy them as a place to run, play, roll on their backs, and do their business. the side streams. When you go to Scott’s Run, you and your pupster will have a variety of trails to choose from. I have been there but never fished it for trout. Starting from Scotts Run Nature Preserve, the PHT continues out the back of the parking lot next to Scotts Run on its way down to the Potomac river. 5 Stunning Airbnb Cabins to Snuggle Up in This Winter, No Fireplace? This property is currently available for sale and was listed by WPMLS on Apr 3, 2020. © 2020 Wag Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon. Scotch Run Condos Ewing New Jersey. At the end of the 1 RULES AND REGULATIONS I. II. Just beyond the Beltway in McLean, you can find some great, dog-friendly hiking trails in Scott’s Run Nature Preserve. I love Scott’s run because it’s a short hike to the Potomac River. This 22-acre coldwater lake offers excellent trout and other coldwater species fishing. off, and if pawssible, have the map pulled up on your phone during your Visitors have flocked to Scotts Run Trail I've never fished there but have often taken the dogs for walks there. Best dogs leash trails in Scotts Run Stream Valley Park, Virginia. Designed by Samaha Associates, PC, the two-story, 15,150-square-foot Station No. Scotch Run Condos are stacked condos located in Kyle Way in Ewing NJ. has it all! So That’s Weird. The park’s trails range from easy strolls to more Gwyn Donohue is the author of the blog Two Dog Tales. Ask a Vet: Why Does the Cat Poop on the Bed? As you've probably witnessed most people fish off the dam probably because the water is the deepest there. Located a few miles from Morgantown, WV, this area's predominant industry in the early twentieth century was coal mining and production. Alternate names for this stream include Scot's Run and Scott's Run. Good local hike. 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The Lynx are missing. Now in my world i would have had my assault riffle, double barrel 12 gauge, 2 side arms and a reliable 4X4. I insist we don't have our tranquilizer guns ready to shoot at any time, and, we keep our ammo in a plastic hard to open container that we have to take our big bulky gloves off to get to. Sounds good lets go. Hey lets go out in the snow and look for this monster. FULL MOVIE: Snow Beast (PG-13 For Creature Violence) Skiing. An offshore drilling accident releases a giant primordial shark, threatening to turn a bikini contest into a bloodbath. Really, the problem is that the poor snowbeast can't get enough food because too many people have endangered its food supply of lynx. People behaving very silly in the face of life threatening situations. However, Snow Beast felt a lot like Shrek meets Piranha 3D. share. 1 Plot; 2 Cast; 3 Production; 4 Reception; 5 References; 6 External links; Plot . You can't blame it, a snowbeast's gotta eat. The Snow Creature is a 1954 science fiction-horror film movie produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder, for Planet Filmplays Inc., written by Myles Wilder, and starring Paul Langton. It stars John Schneider, Jason London, Danielle Chuchran, Paul D. Hunt, and Kari Hawker. email. Naturally, everybody who is dispensable gets killed except for the two lucky stars of the script. kinda reactions. This is nothing that you will not have seen before. People disappear every year out in the Canadian wilderness - however, this year is different. Village in Wales, United Kingdom As the white blanket covers the ground and beyond the cold air begins to freeze the living as the white beast blasts its way through the streets. Jim ('John Schneider') and his research team trek into the Canadian wilderness to study the Canadian Lynx every year. A wildlife researcher and a forest ranger discovers there's a vicious predator loose in the Canadian wilderness, and they're the prey. FULL MOVIE: Snow Beast (PG-13 For Creature Violence) By Francis Xavier April 29, 2020 9:02 am. Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017. Jim (John Schneider) and his research team study the Canadian Lynx every year. (2011). sms. Porn movies based on fairy tales Porn parodies of children's stories including Snow White, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz. Porn movies based on fairy tales Porn parodies of children's stories including Snow White, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz. Jul 23, 2016 - Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. This year, he has to take his rebelling 16 year-old daughter, Emmy (Danielle Chuchran), with him. It also suffers from the monster is obscenely powerful for red-shirt characters but more like a gentle kitten for the main ones. The movie's end credits are just text on a black background, so you don't have much to go on! The costume is awkward though and in some scenes even though the monster is only 10 feet away a long minute long chase scene ensues showing the victim sinking into snow moving about 1/2mph while the monster is walking on those big rubber shoes at 3 or four mph but never catches up to the victim until they stop. Snow White encounters Clementianna, who sends the Beast after her. Snow Beast (two words) is a 2011 remake of the 1977 made-for-tv movie Snowbeast (one word). Was this review helpful to you? Prince Alcott tries to save Snow White, but the Beast captures her. Okay, good idea, but only on one condition. Something not human. The movie's end credits are just text on a black background, so you don't have much to go on! Forever enchanting and inspiring, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs embodies The Walt Disney Signature Collection’s legacy of animation. I thought it was fun yeti type movie way back in 1977. The product can be a sure 100% outcomes of good results. With John Schneider, Danielle C. Ryan, Paul D. Hunt, Kari Hawker-Diaz. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Travelling or based outside United States? Bon service mais j'ai préféré la première version. A Colorado ski resort is besieged by a sub-human beast that commits brutal murders on the slopes. pin. This year, he has to take his rebelling 16 year-old daughter, Emmy (Danielle Chuchran), with him. 383 shares. Snow White (Lily Collins), an orphaned princess, is the rightful ruler of her kingdom, but a jealous, evil queen (Julia Roberts) schemes to gain control. Just sit back with a cup of coffee and mentally correct the script as you go view. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. But the lynx are missing. Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast is a 2012 American horror film written, directed and photographed by Sam Qualiana, and produced by Richard Chizmar, Marc Makowski, and Greg Lamberson. Click Here To View FULL MOVIE Snow Beast already in the market are Movies you will Watch and is appropriate here before your very eyes. In the distance the mountain tops are dusted with icing sugar the peaks looking more edible as the day draws on. People disappear every year out in the Canadian wilderness - however, this year is different. It really was neither or maybe both I don't know either way it didn't really make much of a difference in her reactions later. This year, he has to take his rebelling 16 year-old daughter, Emmy (Danielle Chuchran), with him. Fifty-three years after being attacked by killer shrews on a remote island, Captain Thorne Sherman is hired by a reality television crew to return to the island in question. Snow White (Lily Collins), an orphaned princess, is the rightful ruler of her kingdom, but a jealous, evil queen (Julia Roberts) schemes to gain control. Find Where to Watch Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast and Many More Full-Length Movies From The Best Streaming Services Online. As Jim and his team--with the help of a local ranger (Jason London)--try to find out why, something stalks them--a predator no prey can escape. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Snow Beast is a guilty pleasure of mine. This year something is increasing the body count. The Lynx are missing. Disney However, this year is different. However, the Beast hesitates in killing her and Snow White sees that it wears a necklace with a moon charm on it similar to the one the Queen wears. In this epic story of love and friendship, the kind and beautiful princess Snow White wins the hearts of the Seven Dwarfs and triumphs over the evil plans of a wicked Queen. When a meteorite lands near his family farm during a storm in Tennessee, the son of a struggling farmer believes it's connected to strange plague-like events afflicting the crops, the farm animals and even the family themeselves. Snow Beast Snow Beast (211) IMDb 3.5 1h 34min 2011 PG-13 Jim (John Schneider) and his research team study the Canadian Lynx every year. That was a plus even though you can guess who goes down. Also I want to use vehicles that are unreliable and hard to start. A young man gets one last shot to become a professional water skier, but has to overcome his family and the rigors of the pro circuit to see if he has what it takes. Snow Beast is an Drama, Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction movie that was released in 2011 and has a run time of 1 hr 30 min. Snowbeast (TV Movie 1977) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Don't expect logic. Elliot heads for the sexual fantasy island, Eden. For a low budget horror movie, it has a pretty good ensemble of characters and there is obvious enthusiasm to scare the audience. Something that no prey can escape...including human prey! Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. tweet. It was directed by Herb Wallerstein from a teleplay written by Joseph Stefano (who wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 thriller Psycho). sms. While the research team is trying to find out why the lynx have disappeared, the local ranger ('Jason London') is searching for the answer to what is making tourist disappear; even if it the last thing he ever does... and it is. Snow Beast is a 2011 horror film. Now I'm going to go stick my head in the freezer and reminisce about snow as it's been years since I've seen it. Jim ('John Schneider') and his research team trek into the Canadian wilderness to study the Canadian Lynx every year. When a charming prince (Armie Hammer) spurns the queen in favor of Snow White, she has the princess thrown into the woods to be devoured by a fearsome beast. Well I am blogging this to reveal that downloading Snow Beast and also watching Snow Beast the full movie streaming for free is very easy. But aside from the similar title and basic plot of people being attacked by a Bigfoot/Yeti, the two films are fairly distinct. People disappear every year out in the Canadian wilderness - however, this year is different. Village in Wales, United Kingdom As the white blanket covers the ground and beyond the cold air begins to freeze the living as the white beast blasts its way through the streets. 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Premier League set for dramatic final day
July 26, 2020 by Don Saint 0 Comments
Champions League qualification and the battle to avoid relegation are the major issues at stake as the Premier League season concludes on Sunday.
Coronavirus prompted fears the campaign might not be completed but after 92 games in 40 days the top flight is set for a dramatic finale.
Leicester City host Manchester United with both teams and Chelsea competing for the two remaining top-four spots.
Aston Villa or Watford and Bournemouth will be relegated with Norwich city.
Europa League qualification is also up for grabs, with Wolves and Tottenham battling for sixth place, which guarantees a European place next season.
Jamie Vardy is favourite to win the Golden Boot, while the Golden Glove is also up for grabs.
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FBI wanted fraud suspect surrenders to EFCC
September 23, 2020 by Delia Innoma 0 Comments
A fraud suspect on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Felix Okpoh, has surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Lagos.
Okpoh, alongside Richard Uzuh, Alex Ogunshakin, Abiola Kayode and Nnamdi Benson, had been declared wanted by the FBI sometime in 2019 for their alleged involvement in a Business Email Compromise scheme that defrauded over 70 businesses in the United States, of over $6m.
The suspect allegedly provided over 40 bank accounts to his conspirators, which were used to receive fraudulent wire transfers from their victims totalling over $1m.
He was, on August 21, 2019, indicted in a US District Court, District of Nebraska, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Okpoh, on Friday, turned himself in at the Lagos Zonal Office of the commission in company with his parents, Col. Garuba Okpoh(rtd.) and Chief Justina Okpoh.
The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said during interrogation, Felix stated that he surrendered to the commission “out of the respect he had for his parents and his resolve to be morally upright.”
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How To Choose The Best Sunscreen For Your Skin?
In July, Hawaii became the first state to ban the sale of sunscreens with the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate, because of the reported damage they caused to coral reefs as they wash off swimmers' bodies in the ocean.
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Updated: May 18, 2019 11:48 IST
Be careful of the sunscreen you use
You should use "broad spectrum" labelled sunscreens only
Use sunscreens that are water resistant for 80 minutes
Avoid sunscreens that contain fragrance, natural or synthetic
Sometime ago, the sale of sunscreens with the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate was banned, because of the reported damage they caused to coral reefs as they wash off swimmers' bodies in the ocean. "Just three drops of oxybenzone in an Olympic-sized swimming pool is enough to damage coral larvae," says Nathan Donley, senior scientist for the Center for Biological Diversity. The CDB recently petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the same ingredients on a national level.
Some dermatologists and consumers have preferred sunscreen without those ingredients anyway, using protection with physical blockers such as zinc and titanium oxide for sensitive skin or other reasons. There is some question as to whether certain chemical sunscreens disrupt the endocrine system, notes Kimberly Morel, pediatric dermatologist at the Columbia University Medical Center. But, she adds, "There is no controversy that ultraviolet light is a carcinogen, and so sunscreen is still important to use on areas of skin that cannot be protected by other means."
No matter what you choose, be sure it's labeled as broad spectrum, meaning it filters both UVA and UVB rays, says Morel. Look for products that are water resistant for 80 minutes, and for at least SPF 15, but preferably in the SPF 30 to SPF 50 range (and no higher). When shopping for these physical blocks, check ingredients, even if a sunscreen purports to be "natural," as some physical sunscreens still incorporate chemical ingredients.
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"Sunscreen brands can also change their ingredients, so it's better to become a label reader than to look for a specific brand," Morel adds.
However, if you want to get out under the sun fast, Morel and others have some suggestions to get you started.
Mary Sheu, assistant professor of dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, vacationed with her family in Hawaii soon after the sunscreen ban, but she would have packed physical sunscreen anyway. "Physical blocks are easier for people with sensitive skin," she explains. "They're less irritating and they last longer. They don't break down and become inactive with sun exposure." Sheu likes EltaMD UV Elements Broad-Spectrum SPF 44 Tinted 2.0 ($25.77, walmart.com) because the tinted nature moderates that chalky white look physical blocks can give skin.
Paula Begoun, the Seattle-based skin care expert and "Cosmetics Cop" of Paula's Choice Skincare, likes Clinique's Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion for Body, though it is admittedly pricey. She prizes its "elegant, non-chalky texture" and the fact that it contains antioxidants, "which boost a sunscreen's effectiveness" ($32, nordstrom.com). She recommends avoiding sunscreens that contain fragrance, natural or synthetic, as they can cause skin irritation and long-term damage.
"Zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are also the safest options for kids," says Donley, who is based in Olympia, Washington. "It's important to ensure that children are always adequately protected from UV rays . . . [as] skin cancers are the most preventable types of cancer." For kids, both Sheu and Begoun like Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreen, which uses zinc to protect the skin ($8.39, target.com).
When trying to decide between zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, the beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine in New York, Brian Underwood, says to go for a product that has a mix of the two. Bare Republic Mineral Mousse SPF 30 is one of his favorites -- it's a "solid option," "reasonably priced," and doesn't "leave an undesirable whitish cast on your skin" ($16.99, ulta.com). "The best sunscreen is one you'll actually use, so you want to look for a formula that feels good on your skin, doesn't leave any sticky or whitish residue, and is generally pleasant to use," he says. Meaning, you should want to use your sunscreen of choice.
Sometimes reapplication can be tricky. Morel, who is also an associate professor of dermatology and pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center, says the rule of thumb is to reapply every two hours, but even that guideline can vary. "For example, swimming or actively participating in sports on hot days with an 80-minute water-resistant sunscreen means you should reapply every 80 minutes, and even sooner if you towel dry and rub off the sunscreen," she explains. For reapplying over makeup, Kara Ferguson of the blog Politics of Pretty recommends Supergoop's 100% Mineral Invincible Setting Powder ($30, supergoop.com). "This comes in a translucent color or you can choose one close to your skin tone and it has a matte finish," she says. "I usually stick this in my handbag for work and the weekends and it's great for travel too."
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hoakley November 18, 2020 General, Life, Painting
The Faerie Queene 14: Cambell and Triamond
Walter Crane (1845–1915), The battell twixt three brethren with Cambell (1895-97), print, 'Spenser's Faerie Queene', ed TJ Wise, George Allen, London, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Wikimedia Commons.
The last episode completed the legend of Britomartis, or Chastity, so reaching the end of the third book of The Faerie Queene. This episode starts the fourth book, which is intertwined with the third in a complex series of threads. The first edition of The Faerie Queene, as published by Spenser in 1590, had concluded at that point, and it was only in his second edition of 1596 that he added the remaining three books.
There’s another oddity in this book: although its title refers to Telamond, the book actually names him Triamond.
Walter Crane (1845–1915), Title page, Book 4 (1895-97), print, ‘Spenser’s Faerie Queene’, ed TJ Wise, George Allen, London, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Wikimedia Commons.
Book 4: The Legend of Cambel and Telamond, or Of Friendship
Canto 1
Fayre Britomart saves Amoret,
Duessa discord breedes
Twixt Scudamour and Blandamour;
Their fight and warlike deedes.
After Britomart has rescued Amoret from the tortures inflicted by Busirane in his dungeon, the pair ride away together. Amoret grows increasingly concerned that she can’t pledge herself to the knight (who she still assumes is a man) as she’s already promised to Scudamour. They reach a castle where they stop for the night, and discover other knights there in company with their ladies. The castle’s rules require every knight to be accompanied, or to win himself a lady if they’re to sleep in one of its chambers.
One knight challenges Britomart for Amoret’s company, but when he’s unsuccessful Britomart takes pity on him and removes her helmet to reveal that she’s a woman. As her challenger is now pledged to her, he no longer needs a lady for him to remain in the castle that night. This also reassures Amoret that she can remain true to Scudamour.
The pair ride on the next day, telling one another about their respective quests, until they reach two knights in company with their ladies. They’re unaware that one of the ladies is the treachorous sorceress Duessa, and the other is Ate, Discord herself, whose feet point in opposite directions. Duessa is accompanying the shallow and unreliable Blandamour, and Ate is with the fickle Paridell.
Blandamour suggests to Paridell that he should fight for the hand of Amoret, but Paridell remembers his previous defeat by her and declines, leaving Blandamour to challenge Britomart himself. This proves disastrous, as Britomart immediately unseats him, and rides on without saying a word. Once they’ve brought Blandamour back to his senses, the three of them ride away, Blandamour now seething with anger at losing Duessa as well as Amoret.
Walter Crane (1845–1915), Fayre Britomart saves Amoret (1895-97), print, ‘Spenser’s Faerie Queene’, ed TJ Wise, George Allen, London, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Wikimedia Commons.
They next meet Sir Scudamour in the company of Britomart’s squire, her old nurse Glauce. Blandamour hates Scudamour, but as he’s still recovering from his defeat by Britomart, he asks Paridell to challenge the knight on his behalf. The first blows struck by Paridell and Scudamour throw them both to the ground, leaving Paridell unconscious. Scudamour, though, is quickly up on his feet, only for Blandamour, Duessa and Ate to hurl abuse at him, accusing Amoret of unfaithfulness.
Blandamour winnes false Florimell,
Paridell for her strives;
They are accorded: Agape
doth lengthen her sonnes lives.
Blandamour, Paridell, Duessa and Ate ride on until they meet a false double of the beautiful Florimell accompanying Sir Ferraugh, who had taken her away from the thief Braggadochio. Blandamour challenges Ferraugh for this false Florimell, and wins her when he throws his opponent to the ground. Paridell is inflamed with jealousy, so he in turn challenges Blandamour. When they charge at one another, both lances pierce the opponent’s shield, and sink deep into the knights’ flesh. The knights dismount and continue battling with swords, and it’s only when a squire turns up that they can be persuaded to call a halt to their bloody fight.
This is the Squire of Dames, and he greets the false Florimell as if she were the real one, whom he had presumed to be dead. He informs the knights that Sir Satyrane has found Florimell’s golden sash, and has been challenged for it by other knights, so is calling a tournament with that sash as its prize. With her sash would undoubtedly come the hand of fair Florimell too. With that contest in mind, Paridell and Blandamour settle their quarrel and head for Sir Satyrane’s tournament.
During that journey, they meet the famous knights Cambell, with his lady Cambina, and Triamond with Canacee, some of whose story has been told in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. [What follows is a continuation of The Squire’s Tale.] Canacee is Cambell’s sister, and Cambina is Triamond’s sister.
Many knights had expressed their love for Canacee, but she refused to return their love. As a result, her suitors were constantly fighting over her. Finally, to settle the matter, her brother Cambell decided to fight the three strongest suitors, with the victor claiming his sister’s hand.
Triplets named Priamond, Diamond and Triamond came forward in response. Their mother, Agape, was a Faery who had visited the Fates and begged that her sons’ lives should be lengthened. They agreed that when the first of the three died, his soul would extend the lives of the other two; when the second died, that would also pass onto the third to extend his life even further.
Walter Crane (1845–1915), Blandamour winnes false Florimell (1895-97), print, ‘Spenser’s Faerie Queene’, ed TJ Wise, George Allen, London, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Wikimedia Commons.
The battell twixt three brethren with
Cambell for Canacee;
Cambina with true friendships bond
doth their long strife agree.
On the day of the tournament with Cambell, Sir Priamond was the first into combat. Their lances first inflicted wounds on one another, but Cambell’s was only shallow, and he followed up by skewering his opponent through the throat. Priamond’s dead body dropped to the ground, his soul passing onto his surviving brothers as had been promised by the Fates.
Sir Diamond was next, and fought Cambell with axes. Sparks flew as their hefty blades struck metal, and Diamond’s blood was soon pouring out. Cambell dodged a mighty blow, and responded deftly by cutting clean through Diamond’s neck to behead him. With that, the souls of both dead brothers were concentrated in Triamond as the lone survivor.
Cambell and Sir Triamond were more evenly matched. Each in turn launched a flurry of strokes with their sword, only to be met with a similar response from their opponent. Triamond was the first to tire, enabling Cambell to slash through his opponent’s throat, which dropped him to the ground. But what should have been a fatal wound didn’t kill the last brother: his two remaining souls helped him back up to fight again. Just as Triamond was ready to strike a deadly blow to Cambell, the latter stabbed him deep into the armpit, and Triamond’s sword crashed hard against Cambell’s helmet. Both fell immediately, as if dead.
As Cambell rose to his feet again, the soul of one remaining brother pulled his opponent up too. The two fought on until there was a disturbance in the crowd of onlookers. A heavenly woman had arrived in a chariot drawn by lions: this was Cambina, Triamond’s sister, bearing a rod of peace entwined with two serpents in one hand, and in the other a cup of nepenthe, to sweep away care and grief.
Walter Crane (1845–1915), The battell twixt three brethren with Cambell (1895-97), print, ‘Spenser’s Faerie Queene’, ed TJ Wise, George Allen, London, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Wikimedia Commons.
Cambina persuaded both knights to stop fighting. Her rod of peace made their weapons fall away, and their anger dissolved as they drank from her cup. Cambell and Triamond embraced one another in a lifelong bond of friendship and loyalty, and their sisters likewise. When the knights’ wounds had healed, Cambell married Cambina, and Triamond took Canacee as his wife. True love and deep friendship bonded all four together for the rest of their lives.
Principal Characters
Amoret, or Amoretta, twin sister of Belphoebe, raised by Psyche as a paragon of grace and beauty, with only one true love. She’s abducted and tortured by Busirane.
Ate, discord personified, an ugly old woman with a forked tongue and feet which point in opposite directions. An accomplice of Duessa, she lives by the gates of Hell.
Blandamour, a knight whose weaknesses are his inconstant nature and shallowness.
Braggadocchio, a waster and thief, prone to boastfulness, with not an ounce of honour or goodness. He steals Sir Guyon’s charger and lance, and with them poses as a knight.
Britomart, or Britomartis, heroine of Book 3, “Chastity”, or faithfulness in true love. A woman knight and virgin, taken to represent the Fairy Queene herself, she has fallen in love with the image of the knight Artegall, and is in quest of him.
Busirane, an evil sorceror who captures Amoret and tortures her to try to make her succumb to his lust.
Cambell, a valiant and chivalrous knight, the brother of Canacee and husband of Cambina.
Cambina, sister to Triamond, Diamond and Priamond, who married Cambell.
Canacee, sister of Cambell, beautiful and with many suitors, but determined to remain a virgin until she marries Triamond.
Duessa, Una’s opposite, an evil sorceress who personifies falsehood, and is the symbol of the Roman Catholic Church.
Florimell, another virgin in search of her true love, but passive and defenceless. She represents perfect beauty. Presumed eaten or killed by a witch’s monster, but in reality saved and a captive of Proteus in the depths of the sea.
Sir Paridell, a fickle knight from Gloriana’s court who falls in love with Hellenore, elopes with her, then abandons her.
Sir Satyrane, a good knight, who helped Una in the past.
Sir Scudamour, a good knight, whose lady is Amoret. He is plunged into grief when she is adbucted and tortured by Busirane.
The Squire of Dames, a young squire sent on missions to please his lover, currently struggling to find more than three women who won’t surrender their chastity to him.
Sir Triamond, triplet brother of Priamond and Diamond. Their mother Agape did a deal with the Fates whereby their individual souls would transfer to enhance those of their surviving brothers, in the event of their death. His sister is Cambina, and he marries Canacee.
Wikipedia on The Faerie Queene, with a partial summary
Wikipedia on Edmund Spenser
Richard Danson Brown (2019) The Art of the Faerie Queene, Manchester UP. ISBN 978 0 7190 8732 5. (Note: this isn’t about visual art, but literary art and poetics.)
AC Hamilton (ed) (2007) Spenser, the Faerie Queene, 2nd edn, Routledge. ISBN 978 1 4058 3281 6. (Critical edition.)
Elizabeth Heale (1999) The Faerie Queene, A Reader’s Guide, 2nd edn, Cambridge UP. ISBN 978 0 521 65468 5.
Douglas Hill (1980) Edmund Spenser, The Illustrated Faerie Queene, Newsweek Books. No ISBN.
Richard A McCabe (ed) (2010) The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser, Oxford UP. ISBN 978 0 1987 0967 1.
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People would use Windows Mobile if not for antitrust case
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Bill Gates said on Wednesday suggested that Windows could have been the world’s dominant mobile operating system had it not been for the antitrust case the U.S. Justice Department brought against Microsoft.
“There’s no doubt the antitrust lawsuit was bad for Microsoft, and we would have been more focused on creating the phone operating system, and so instead of using Android today, you would be using Windows Mobile if it hadn’t been for the antitrust case,” Gates, a Microsoft co-founder and board member, said at the New York Times’ DealBook conference in New York.
The comments from Gates provide an alternate reality — instead, Microsoft remains dominant with Windows on desktop PCs and in other categories like commercial productivity software, but no longer works on Windows for phones. Alphabet‘s Google has the most popular mobile operating system, with Apple‘s iPhone in second place.
Gates’ comments also suggest that major antitrust cases against today’s other large technology companies could have negative market implications.
In the third quarter Facebook became the subject of antitrust investigations and inquiries from the U.S. House of Representatives, state attorneys general and the Justice Department, and Alphabet started receiving civil demands from the Justice Department regarding earlier antitrust investigations. The Supreme Court earlier this year said Apple iPhone users could bring an antitrust case against Apple regarding App Store commissions, and in July the European Union was reported to be beginning an antitrust investigation into Amazon.
“Oh, we were so close,” Gates said about the company’s miss in mobile operating systems. “I was just too distracted. I screwed that up because of the distraction.” He said the company was three months too late with a release Motorola would have used on a phone.
Earlier this year Gates said that his biggest mistake at Microsoft was not having Windows become the dominant mobile operating system.
“Now nobody here has ever heard of Windows Mobile. But oh, well. That’s a few hundred billion here or there,” Gates, one of the world’s richest people, told Andrew Ross Sorkin, a Times columnist and a co-anchor of CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
Gates also said he would not have retired as soon had it not been for the U.S. government case, which began in 1998. Gates started the company with Paul Allen in 1975, then stepped aside as CEO in 2000, letting Steve Ballmer take the reins as the antitrust case was at its peak.
He said retiring earlier was probably good for him because he got to become more involved with his wife, Melinda, in the nonprofit Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he is a co-chair and trustee.
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Meanwhile, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has expressed a desire to break up companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google.
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Gates said he has not spoken with Warren.
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Princess Holy Aura – Chapter 18
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 29, 2017 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet | 15 comments
“I push the door open slowly,” Seika said, miming the action across the broad table. Her voice echoed in the mostly deserted cafeteria, giving an appropriate overtone to her words.
Holly glanced at the other three members of the Steampunk Adventure Club. “Any of you doing anything while the Countess opens the door?”
Caitlin Modofori shrugged. “Iron Jake’s got his flux baton ready, but other than that he’s just watching.”
“By my calculations,” said Tierra MacKintor in a deliberately hollow, flat tone, “there is a ninety-two point six percent chance we are about to enter combat. The Argent Automaton is prepared.” The startlingly redheaded girl pushed back the gear-encrusted silvery mask and shifted to a more normal tone. “That means I’m holding my speed boost ready for action at the first sign of a fight.”
“Got it,” Holly said. “If there’s combat, you’ll start already at full speed. Good thing you told me; I’d assumed you would be going with the strength boost.”
Tierra grinned. “Speed kills.”
The third member, Nikki Hand, closed her eyes. “The Mystic is opening the Third Eye!”
“You’ll get a chance to see any supernatural influences. Good thinking, if it turns out there’s something beyond the mundane involved.
“As you open the door, you can see a huge, shadowy figure at the far side of the room . . . an immense, monstrous statue. There are many robed figures in front of it . . .” Holly continued describing what the Countess could see, and saw the others exchanging glances.
The fact that both she and Seika liked role-playing games had suggested the possibility of forming a gaming group to both of them. The school required a minimum of five people for any club that met after school hours, and though they’d found both Nikki and Caitlin fairly quickly, they’d been stuck for a couple of weeks looking for a fifth.
Holly knew, of course, that Dex would’ve been willing to join in a flash, but she honestly wasn’t ready to take that risk. Sure, visibly there was nothing to link her with Steve Russ, but long-term social interaction was a lot different than just passing someone in the hallway.
Finally, though, Tierra heard them discussing a Spirit of the Century adventure as a possibility and immediately spoke up about the art and fantastic costuming possible. Once she agreed to join, the Steampunk Adventure Club began meeting.
Just as well that we chose this genre, Holly thought. Steve never ran anything in this kind of setting, so I had to invent a new world. If Dex ever does join, or even hears about it, this isn’t going to remind him too much of what we used to do.
But there still were similarities — in the group, if not in the campaign. Seika was by far the smartest, though she wasn’t nearly as loud or clueless as Dex; Nikki was the cheerful supporting player who would take whatever role the others left open, reminding Holly poignantly of Chad; even her brown hair and broad figure echoed Chad’s own. Caitlin was more serious and thoughtful in play, a strange maturity that echoed the vastly older Eli — although her wavy honey-blonde hair looked nothing like Eli’s close-cropped black-and-silver. Tierra’s constant support of the campaign with little sketches, bangles, and costume props was certainly a lot like Mike, who used to make portraits of everyone’s characters.
Are these four the Apocalypse Maidens? Are any of them?
The thought always intruded, whenever she was talking to a girl near her own current age: Are you one of us? And she was never sure if she wanted the answer to be yes or no. As she was getting more used to being Holly Owen, the strain of being the only person who knew the secret was getting worse.
The players started discussing the tableau Holly had described, deciding how they wanted to approach this. Holly looked up, saw that the windows were almost pitch dark. “I think we’d better stop it here, everyone.”
A faint murmur reached their ears, and Seika grimaced. “Yeah, the teams are all coming back in.”
The girls’ sports teams practiced on the same days that the Steampunk Club currently met — as did a couple of other clubs. That was partly for the very good reason that if the teams were practicing, there were enough kids to justify keeping some of the buses available, saving parents trips while still getting the students home safe.
They started packing up the dice and books — or, in the case of Holly and Caitlin, tablets. “Darn, I was looking forward to kicking some heads in!” Seika said.
“I know you were,” Tierra said. “But it can get tedious. I’ll be glad to start that battle completely fresh.”
“Tedious? But . . .” Holly bent and picked up her backpack as the two began arguing mechanics versus dramatics and, Holly thought, preferences. Heh. You can’t please even all the players all the time, all you can do is hope to keep them happy MOST of the time.
“Come on, guys, we’d better head to A-Wing. Get better seats in the buses before the whole volleyball and football teams get in.”
Tierra had just opened the cafeteria door when the lights went out.
Nikki jumped and gave a tiny scream. “Sorry! I just . . . really hate that.”
They waited a few seconds, but the lights didn’t seem to be coming back on. They could hear the distant protests of the athletes. “Come on,” Tierra said after a moment. “It’s not that dark, and the buses won’t care. I just hope it’s not out back home. So boring.”
A bright white light appeared; Nikki had activated the light on her phone. “It may not be ‘that dark’ but isn’t this easier?”
They all laughed, and started down the corridor, steps echoing loudly in the deserted corridors. “There’s the door to A-Wing,” Caitlin said. “Why’s it closed, though?”
“I don’t know — ooof!”
The “ooof!” was forced out of Holly as she’d tried to push through and the door had refused to budge. “What the heck . . . ?”
“Some idiot’s locked it?” Tierra shoved against the door, but it wouldn’t move. “They know we’re here, right? We’ll have to go all the way to the other end and out the fire doors — and that’ll set off the alarm.”
Hurrying their steps so that they could still (hopefully) beat the teams to the buses, the five girls headed back toward one of the red fire exits; these were never locked, but any attempt to open them would set off a loud-screaming alarm (something that, invariably, someone would do at least two or three times a quarter). Holly saw the dully-gleaming bar come into view, strode forward, and —
“OOOF!”
She bounced off the door so hard she sat down on the cold granite floor.
“What the fuck?” Seika demanded in her Karkat voice.
Holly rose slowly to her feet, and suddenly the darkness around her was sinister, filled with amorphous menace. A chill stole down her spine. A bunch of girls locked into a place with the power suddenly out . . .
“There’s a back door through the cafeteria,” Caitlin said, sounding a little nervous. “We could go through there.”
“Fine,” said Nikki, “But I’m calling my dad anyway. It’s illegal to lock a fire door on the inside! People could get killed!”
She lifted her phone a bit higher as they walked. “Huh. I’m not getting any bars. How about you guys?”
Wow. It’s true. The hairs on the back of my neck are starting to stand up. The gooseflesh marched down Holly’s arms. “Shouldn’t Mr. Jefferson be in back of the cafeteria anyway?”
“Duh, of course. He’ll have the keys.”
Holly had been concentrating furiously, but apparently Silvertail couldn’t do his telepathic-talking trick to mere Holly Owen. Still, he’s gotta be nearby. He’d follow me. I’m not actually without any backup.
A rumble of thunder came from outside, and a flicker of lightning vaguely illuminated the hallway for an instant; they could see the black square of the open cafeteria doors up ahead. The tapping hiss of rain on the roof became audible.
“Wow, this is creepy!” Tierra said, in a cheerful voice. “Maybe we should be telling ghost stories or something.” They headed across the empty floor of the cafeteria. “Mr. Jefferson! Mr. Jefferson! Someone’s locked the doors to the wing!”
“Is the roof leaking?” Caitlin demanded. “It dripped on me!”
“Boy, I hope not,” Nikki said, turning the white light upward to look.
All five of them screamed, a sound that momentarily drowned out the growl of thunder.
Directly above, at the very peak of the ceiling, Mr. Donald Jefferson was spread-eagled, hands and feet impaled by something that glittered, a wide-eyed silent scream of horror showing above a red, dripping gash in his neck.
Cobbler on September 29, 2017 at 1:54 AM
Tierra grinned. “Speed kills.â€
There speaks an old hippy if I’ve ever heard one.
Well, there writesan old hippy.
Tierra is right in the combat sense as well. Speed adds to kinetic energy faster than power does. Though both are desirable in a fight. The crude formula for kinetic energy is, Mass times Velocity squared.
Ryk E. Spoor on September 29, 2017 at 5:56 AM
“Speed kills” isn’t from any hippy (hippie) culture, at least not in this case. It’s from RPG culture, which used it a lot in pointing out that what mattered was how fast you got to get into the combat, and that speedsters were often the real dominators of the battlefield no matter how much damage the tanks could dish.
(and I first heard it as part of the publicity behind why they changed the default speed limit to 55)
Robert on September 29, 2017 at 10:10 AM
I’m wondering if Joe Buckley is going to die somewhere in this story. :-)
Cobbler on September 29, 2017 at 11:23 PM
In the sixties it was about the danger of meth.
In the sixties I was at most 7 years old. :)
Robert on September 29, 2017 at 4:24 AM
And Holly’s/Steve’s secret is going to be out in 3, … 2, … 1….
Well, this certainly does SEEM to be a situation that might end up needing a Magical Girl Warrior to deal with…
Erik T on September 29, 2017 at 7:58 AM
Now, just _which_ Magical Girl Warrior will show up remains to be seen…
Perhaps it is time for one of the others to make an appearance?
Traditionally you get one new warrior every few episodes until you reach the full team.
Robert A. Woodward on September 30, 2017 at 12:03 PM
I haven’t looked at it all, but _Spirit of the Century_ is a real RPG (focus is on 20s-30s pulps). I wonder what the Argent Automaton stats look like.
Richard H on September 30, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Spirit of the Century is built on FATE; I’ve got the book around here somewhere, but Steve clearly rolled some new stunts for Holly’s group. The stats are relevant, but what I really want to see are the aspects. That’s where the fun character development is. Aspects are what you can use to improve your rolls (for a fate point), and they’re most of what gives your character, well, character.
The important mechanical thing to know about FATE is that fate points are basically a currency of dramatic tension. You get 10 per session, and you can spend them to reroll bad rolls, boost insufficient rolls that aren’t worth rerolling, and activate special abilities. There is also a system which looks sort of like D&D 3.5’s feat system called “stunts”. You get five of them.
I pulled the book out to start writing an evaluation of the characters here, but I’ll leave that for another comment.
I pulled the book off the shelf to refresh my memory…
I expect the Argent Automaton to have high fists, might, and athletics. IME, combat-twinked characters tend to make the combat system break down, but that’s okay for PCs. (Not all characters have strong combat stats. Trying to hit someone who defends at +4 with a +2 attack stat is way on the end of the bell curve and/or requires burning fate points on every attack. This means that your baddies should probably never have their highest stats in combat.) The mode system is almost certainly a set of custom stunts. I’d probably run them off Might and Athletics, personally, since the examples in the book already concern themselves with speed and force. Most of these don’t run off fate points, either; having modes is either an unnecessary drawback or an excuse to make them slightly stronger. Given the description so far of the player, Tierra, it sounds like she has an inner munchkin to go with her whimsy. I bet she rolled a whole set of custom stunts herself.
The Mystic would quite naturally have high Mysteries. I’d expect a stunt somewhere that lets her use Mysteries for just about anything while her third eye is open… for a fate point, of course. Since Nikki plays support characters, I expect that she has a bunch of utility skills and relies on setting aspects for her allies to tag, when in combat. We don’t know a lot more than that, but, with a substitution feat, you can do a lot of funny stuff. I once played a character with high stealth, academics, and perception stats with a stunt to use academics as any ability, for a fate point. I got into so much amazing trouble with that character.
Iron Jake is probably kind of gadget-oriented, actually, at a guess. I don’t know if he builds them himself (which would eat most of his stunt budget) or just has some of them. I expect the flux rod uses weapons, unless it has been modified to run off something else. With a name like that, it’s either functionally a tazer, in which case it can be created with Weird Science, or it’s weirder and more dangerous than that and was created with Mad Science. It takes 3 stunts to get the former and 4 for the latter, by the book, so it’s also possible that an NPC built it. In either case, I’m betting whoever has that stunt chain also built the Argent Automaton. It’s also possible that the flux rod is a Personal or Universal Gadget (Engineering) along the lines of The Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver.
We know absolutely nothing about Seika’s character except that she titles herself Countess. I’d bet on her having one of a high Resources, Contacting, or Leadership. Contacting has a reputation chain of stunts, while Resources can give a fantastic base to work from. Leadership is a combination of legal ability and being Mycroft Holmes or Professor Moriarty. Ironically, if you like leading from the front, Contacting is probably more relevant than Leadership, but they’re all more social-oriented than combat-oriented.
Ryk E. Spoor on September 30, 2017 at 7:21 PM
Probably close. I didn’t work out their characters in detail, just figured out the outlines.
Richard H on October 1, 2017 at 11:18 AM
It makes me nostalgic for college, back when the game was new. I played a pilot because I saw I could get a personal, attribute-backed airplane, and we ended up landing it on a moving train while chasing someone else’s nemesis because, well, that’s the kind of thing this game encourages.
(Then, like, our support characters got separated from our combat characters and were attempting to fight the most combat-oriented of the non-mook enemies, so our GM had to throw a bunch of rolls to not accidentally destroy them. Whoops!)
Ryk E. Spoor on October 1, 2017 at 12:43 PM
*bangs cane* You can’t go all nostalgic over that game! It’s still new, gol-ding it! It came out years after that kerfluffle in 2001, and that was just yesterday!
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It is one thing to understand how people spend their money in retirement; it is another thing to know why they do so. For example, through its Retirement Security Research Center (RSRC), the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that retirees:
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Regarding the last two observations, new work within the RSRC based on the Health and Retirement Study Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (HRS/CAMS) data shows that spending declines as people enter retirement and progress through it. The data show that the average individual aged 55–64 spent $54,500 in 2017. By ages 65–74, spending had decreased on average to $50,300 however, and by ages 75–85 it came in at around $38,500.
But not only does the amount of money being spent decreases, the propensity for people to spend heavily in certain areas also changes. According to HRS/CAMS, the proportion of people who heavily spend on housing in retirement tends to decline over time: from 21 percent for those ages 55–64 to 17 percent for those 65 and older. In contrast, the proportion of those spending heavily on health care increases: from 10 percent at ages 55–64 to 20 percent for those ages 75–85. Interestingly, the proportion of people who do a lot of “discretionary spending” such as spending on entertainment and contributions increases with age: 13 percent of spenders fall into the category at ages 55–64 while 18 percent do for ages 65 and above. However, discretionary spending becomes proportionally more focused on gifts and contributions for the oldest age cohorts: Gifts and contributions make up about half of discretionary spending for people 55–64 but exceed 60 percent for those ages 75–85.
What we cannot understand from the data, however, is why people are changing their spending as they do. This is critically important in designing retirement spending strategies. For example, before my dad retired, he was a foodie. He always wanted to go to the fanciest restaurants and enjoyed dining lavishly. When he retired, his behavior began to change. The local diner ultimately because his favorite restaurant and fried calamari his favorite meal choice — not exactly upscale. I worried that dad wasn’t enjoying his retirement because, even though he had the money, he didn’t spend it on treats for himself. Was he worried about running out of money? Was he trying to leave a big nest egg to his children? Or was something else at work here? I asked Anna Rappaport of the Society of Actuaries’ Post-Retirement Needs and Risks Committee about it, and she had the following opinion: It was probably indeed something else. Some older people have a hard time hearing and/or lower stamina; they don’t like sitting in noisy restaurants for long periods of time. Others find that what was exciting and fun a few years ago is no longer engaging. Some find that with changes in health and digestion, the foods that were exciting no longer work for them. In other words, it may not have been about money at all. Very possibly, my dad’s priorities and preferences had just changed.
But think about the implications when it comes to spending tools. Consider the possible differences in spending scenarios my dad faced at retirement:
A) He wanted to continue his current foodie lifestyle at first but then later realized he no longer enjoyed it or that his foodie group of friends had disappeared from his life.
B) He continued being a foodie at first, but ultimately other priorities emerged.
C) He wanted to continue to be a foodie but was fearful of spending too much and not having enough for high health care bills.
D) He wanted to continue to be a foodie but also wanted to leave an inheritance.
These are four dramatically different scenarios for my dad as he planned his spending approach in retirement. The first might require education. My dad might have thought at age 65 he would want to be a foodie throughout retirement, but the reality was different: His interest (and spending) waned. This could have been anticipated and planned for accordingly. The second scenario might necessitate a better understanding of what would replace being a foodie. Perhaps it would be something equally or more costly such as travel. Or perhaps my dad just wanted to stay at home with his book club (again, with lower spending). Scenario C might raise the specter of solutions addressing my dad’s concerns about health care bills. Certainly, the least optimal approach would be to try and self-insure out of fear of high out-of-pocket costs. The last scenario might beg the question — if giving is so important, why not do it now as opposed to waiting until the end of retirement?
Clearly the “whys” of spending in retirement can make a large difference in the spending advice given.
With the generous support of the RRF Foundation for Aging and EBRI’s Retirement Security Research Center, we are embarking on a project to understand what drives retirees to spend the way they do. Our research will include surveys and interviews to gain a better understanding of what drives retirement spending decisions and how to optimize them. Combined with data from our IRA database and HRS/CAMS, this research is intended to provide a holistic view of the whys of retirement spending. If you are interested in joining the RSRC, please reach out to Betsy Jaffe at jaffe@ebri.org to participate in this important initiative.
[1] Sudipto Banerjee, “Asset Decumulation or Asset Preservation? What Guides Retirement Spending?” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 447 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, April 3, 2018).
[2] Craig Copeland, “Withdrawal Activity of Individuals Owning Both Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts,” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 503 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, March 26, 2020).
[3] Forthcoming EBRI Issue Brief.
[4] Zahra Ebrahimi, “How Do Retirees’ Spending Patterns Change Over Time?,” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 492 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, October 3, 2019).
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London’s Rock Venues: Now And Then…
By Every Record Tells A Story on August 12, 2013 • ( 15 )
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Let me set the scene:
1987. As yuppies carrying brick-sized mobile phones drank Champagne, wearing garish pin-striped suits and highlights in their hair, London enjoyed the benefits of a booming economy as well as its unfortunate side effects. These included a widening gap between the haves and have-nots, and the ghastly sight of yuppies wearing bad suits and carrying oversized mobile phones whilst drinking champagne.
Meanwhile London quietly continued its long held tradition of being a Mecca for live bands and barely a week went by without the capital hosting a bunch of ozone-bothering mullet-haired metal minstrels.
I therefore saw a lot of live rock bands in the late eighties. I had left school, found a job and spent the money I earned on records, seeing live bands, gig t-shirts and beer. The rest, as the saying goes, I wasted.
I tried to see as many of my favourite bands as I could, and was always looking to encourage my friends into coming to shows with me, and vice versa. This sometimes got me into trouble:
On one occasion I got on particularly well with a guy in the queue outside a show and we arranged to call each other when other shows cropped up. I didn’t have a pen, and this was before mobile phones existed so he told me where he worked and I looked up the number in the phone book. (That’s what people did back then. Extraordinary, I know). When a ticket for a band I wanted to see came up I called him at work. It took three baffling phone calls before I realised there were two people in his office with the same name and I had been put through to the wrong one. I had, in fact, invited a total stranger to come and watch “Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts” with me. Of all the bands I could have chosen…
We got there in the end…
Most of the shows I saw were in just seven venues. London’s rock venues have not changed hugely, but much like the bands that played in them, there have been a few casualties along the way. Here’s a run-down to give you an idea:
1. The Hammersmith Odeon.
I still can’t get used to calling this most prestigious rock venue Hammersmith Apollo. A fully seated venue at the time – they hadn’t installed removable seats back then – its rock reputation was built by Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust swan-song and confirmed by Motorhead’s “No Sleep ‘ til Hammersmith” live LP which reached the top of the album charts in 1981.
Because of the seating, travelling down to Hammersmith after work on the tube to buy tickets at the box office (this was pre-internet) became a regular occurrence in order to get the best view. Iron Maiden played four consecutive dates in a row at Hammersmith on the Powerslave tour, saying they would rather play more gigs at the smaller venue than fewer larger Wembley Arena shows, and recorded side four of their Live after Death album there. The first ten or so rows of seats went to their fan club members only. Those were the days…
2. The Astoria.
This was a 1,600-2,000 capacity venue near Tottenham Court Road with a (rarely opened) balcony area. Unusually for the time it didn’t have seats downstairs. The Astoria was the Peter Beardsley of venues: ugly, but capable of producing something pretty special from time to time. It may have sold weak lager served in plastic cups, but then didn’t they all? It did benefit from being small-ish and it allowed people to stand wherever they wished. Sadly The Astoria is now closed as it was badly located: right on top of the development of a new rail network through London.
3. The Town and Country Club
Now called The Forum in Kentish Town, this venue hasn’t changed too much, save for extra seats upstairs. You could sit at a romantically lit table in the balcony if you didn’t want to join the seat-free downstairs mosh pits. I saw both Robert Plant and Ozzy Osbourne play in this relatively intimate and atmospheric venue, but didn’t feel the romantic section upstairs was the most appropriate way to enjoy either gig.
4. The Dominian Theatre
For a time The Dominian hosted a number of rock bands in a somewhat bizarre setting, as this was a proper West-End theatre. It was like seeing bands doing panto. I saw poodle haired rockers such as Cinderella and Yngwie J Malmsteen there. It has more recently hosted “We Will Rock You” – the Queen musical, so it has retained it’s tradition of hosting poodle-haired rockers.
5. The Marquee, Wardour St and subsequently The New Marquee in Charing Cross Road.
Both great venues, (see this previous piece) the New Marquee was a relocation after the building that housed the original Marquee was condemned. Sadly it couldn’t recover from the shame of hosting Bros playing a secret gig there, and it closed in the 1996 after a property developer bought the site.
6. Wembley Arena
Winner of the “Worst Acoustics in a venue” award fifteen years in a row, against stiff competition from the slightly larger Earls Court. This was mainly because it used to be a swimming pool, so was never constructed with acoustics in mind. Wembley Arena famously had the honour of Motley Crüe cancelling a 1988 show there because of “the weight of snow” on the roof which apparently would have buckled under the strain of Crüe’s live rig had it been suspended from it. An excuse, naturally, that was utter nonsense. It later transpired (and was strongly rumoured at the time) bassist Nikki Sixx had actually “died” (and recovered) after an overdose on tour in Japan and was in no fit state to continue the tour.
7. Brixton Academy
I well remember travelling to Brixton for my first gig there as a somewhat green sixteen year old with some trepidation. Brixton earned a reputation in the 1980’s as something of a “dodgy” London neighbourhood after riots in 1981 and 1985.
My fears appeared to be well-founded as I stepped over a homeless person on my way out of the tube station (still a rare sight in the late eighties), but actually the venue was (and is) excellent considering it holds 4,000 people. No seats downstairs meant you could get down the front for a better atmosphere. The venue has changed little in the last 25 years save for having the name of a mobile phone company added to it, and as with all the venues, you no longer have to inhale the second hand cigarette smoke of the person next to you…
A generation later, in 2013 city boys and hipsters hold mobile phones smaller than the boxes of electronic cigarettes that they smoke whilst wearing skinny jeans (mainly the hipsters) and skinny suits (the city boys), whilst the gap between the haves and have-nots has grown faster than the price of gig tickets despite a limping economy. London meanwhile remains a live Mecca for bands of all descriptions, adding the O2 Arena, The Camden Roundhouse, Shepherds Bush Empire, Koko, The Village Underground, Islington Academy, The Troxy and plenty of others. In that time we have lost The Astoria and The Marquee. But we have also lost the champagne-guzzling yuppies in garish suits and highlights in their hair.
It’s a fair swap…
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Interesting post and brings back memories of going to the same venues in the 80s. You say Koko is new but I think it is the old Camden Palace which I remember going to once when someone was taping concerts for TV. I seem to recall that tickets were free and I saw Magnum but I could be wrong. The other one I went to quite a bit was the Royal Albert Hall which I always enjoyed.
Ah! So that’s why I had never been to Koko. Mind you, I never went to the Camden Palace either! Thanks for the comment. The Royal Albert Hall is good, and has clearly been around a while, but I think Eric Clapton was as heavy as they got in the eighties – unless someone can tell me otherwise?
clare davies
The Clarendon was my place.
Dave Reynolds
Anyone remember the Clarendon Ballroom in Hammersmith especially the downstairs dungeon where I saw the likes of Mercyful Fate and Wrathchild) or the Fulham Greyhound down the road???
Yes, I saw the Pogues there for St Patrick’s in 1985, plus I played the Clarendon Basement with my band in 1986.. Once.
80smetalman
I have been to a few of those as well. Isn’t the Hammersmith Odeon now called The LeBatt’s Hammersmith Apollo. I also went to the Electric Ballroom in Camden Town. There were some cool pub that had great music. I remember back then because I used to follow a band called Joker’s Wild. The Wellington in Shepherd’s Bush was one. It’s a Burger King or a KFC now.
I hadn’t heard about the Labatt’s sponsorship. Hadn’t realised you could still buy Labatts, to be honest…
Saw some cracking gigs at the Wellington during its time.
Definitely, my favourite was the benefit for Prevention of drug abuse in under 18’s
Martin Hawley
I recall seeing Therapy at Brixton Academy while a riot was going on outside! We got a police escort to the next tube station down the line after the gig
Remember the Clarendon. Saw Bob Calvert and Budgie there (and I think Dogs d’Amour)
Funny – there was a night not so long ago at Brixton seeing the Black Crowes (where Noel Gallagher came on for an encore) and as we left we were warned of “riots”. I walked back to the tube station and saw nothing. I assumed it was a wind up until I saw the news the next morning with pictures of burnt out cars. I never saw a thing…
A lovely piece that brought back very fond memories. I continue to call the Odeon the Hammy O and will do until the day I die. Many a happy gig spent there despite security being slightly over zealous on occasion. I met the woman who became my wife in the Astoria so for that reason alone I’m glad it was demolished (Only joking love!). I had tickets for the Motley Crue show at the Arena (How we laughed). I only went to the old Marquee once, to see Slayer. I managed to blag my way backstage somehow and got to see the infamous dressing room. I liked the Charring Cross Marquee. It was a shame that closed down. I also remember the Powerhouse in Islington and the Dome in Tufnel Park (which is still there) and also the Rock garden in Covent Garden and The George Robey in Finsbury Park which is sadly just a shell now.
Cor some great names in the article. (sorry just come acros the website 1 year late ) Dumpys Rutsy Nights I saw them at the old Marqee, thet invited the crowd to come on stage with them. Hammy will always be Hammy. My brothers used to do the cleaning the next morning and would always come how with badges to add the denimin jacket, no doubt droped by over headbanging. Saw Yngiwe at the Dommion, had front row.
But for me there is one place that stood out for a young metal fan and that was the Red Lion in Brentford. The premier place to rock your face. Now a Mc Donalds. Thanks for the aricle and website
Never went to the Red Lion at Brentford! Come to think of it I never heard of it either – albeit looking back at magazines from the time there were a number of venues that were a little out of central London that I never ventured into (Walthamstow for one). Thanks for popping by – glad you found us.
Brian Jarvis
Visit and Join the Red Lion Brentford Music Facebook Group page for some great Rock Memories, and connect with some of the bands
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Haunting of Hill House director is back with another terrifying series
Bronwyn O Neill
The Haunting series on Netflix is one of the most brilliant and most terrifying creations the streaming service has to offer.
So when we learned that the director of Haunting of Hill House, Mike Flanagan was helming another project we were intrigued.
After almost a year, production has finally wrapped on Midnight Mass which became the first American show to film in Canada following lockdown.
So that’s no small feat in itself! And the synopsis of the show has us intrigued.
Pic: Netflix
The seven-part series is based on an isolated island community experiences miraculous events and frightening omens after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.
Okay, we’re listening…
Mike confirmed that the series had wrapped after 83 days this week, writing: ‘That’s a wrap on MIDNIGHT MASS. It has been an extraordinary, unprecedented production, and I cannot be prouder of this amazing cast and crew. In fact – and I do not say this lightly – this has been the best production experience of my career.’
Haunting of Hill House. Pic: Netflix
It has a pretty impressive cast including Zach Gilford, Hamish Linklater, Kate Siegel and Henry Thomas.
Kate, who is married to the director, starred in Hill House as grown up Theodora Crain and in Bly Manor as Viola, while Henry appeared as young Hugh Crain in Hill House and Henry Wingrave in Bly Manor.
It’s not known when Midnight Mass will arrive on Netflix but we’re hoping we won’t have to wait too long.
That's a wrap on MIDNIGHT MASS. It has been an extraordinary, unprecedented production, and I cannot be prouder of this amazing cast and crew. In fact – and I do not say this lightly – this has been the best production experience of my career.
— Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) December 16, 2020
In a series of Tweets, he said: ‘2020 was a year of unprecedented awfulness on planet Earth. In the scheme of things, it feels like a television show doesn’t really matter. But I feel so lucky to have worked with the amazing people I worked with, and to have gone through this experience with them all.’
‘The cast and crew of MIDNIGHT MASS hold a unique, permanent place of honor in my heart and memory, and always, always will. There will never again be a production like this one. We all step away from it different than when we started. It’s never been this hard to say goodbye.’
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NBC Mayor Fails To Reach Ted Danson’s Level | Television / Streaming
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The problem with “Mr. Mayor ”, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s new sitcom, isn’t Ted Danson himself. It’s the almost irresistible temptation to imagine that the new mayor of Los Angeles is secretly Sam Malone, or Michael the Architect, or the fictional Ted Danson from “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” or whatever he played for. all those seasons of “CSI” As it stands, neither Danson’s impeccable timing nor his internal tub of charisma can make up for the squeaky similarity of “Mr. Mayor ”nor his bland central figure. Swap with one of those other guys, though, and as “Arrested Development” fictional Carl Weathers might say, “You’ve got a stew.
All this to say that, in the two episodes planned at least for the critics, there is a marked lack of meat in “Mr. Mayor ”, a sitcom with staggering levels of unsatisfied potential. His weaknesses are most apparent at the character level, a circumstance that makes his prominent cast as much a blessing as a liability, and which underscores the stereotypical nature of the premise. There is nothing wrong with a formula. This is especially true in the land of sitcoms. Formulas become familiar because they work, and that familiarity becomes fertile ground for experimentation, innovation, and meta-humor. “Mr. Mayor” will likely remind you of other sitcoms as you watch, and that’s a feature, not a bug; I imagine the phrase “30 Rock meets Parks & Rec” was tossed around a lot while the series The problem is not the nature of the series’ formula, but the fact that it looks like a formula and nothing else, and the presence of actors like Danson and Holly Hunter only makes making its hollow all the more apparent. ”It’s an experience that leads to thoughts like this: I bet“ Mr. Mayor ”would be great, if it was actually“ The Good Place ”.
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Today’s game between Little Mill and Piney Grove was very exciting with lots of action that had to be decided in overtime. It went back and forth throughout the game with great defense from both teams and a couple of long runs for Piney and Little Mill. Little Mill scored first with a 79 yard TD for Sebastian Amerson to put them up 6-0. Little Mill added to the lead with a 34 yard touchdown run from Will Moffit. The converted 2pt play made it 14-0 Mustangs. Piney Grove answered with a 57 yard pass from Cameron Kenny to Londyn Lomax. Graham McKee’s pat attempt made the game 14-7 Mustangs. Little Mill increased their lead to 20-7 on a 48 yard touchdown reception by Ethan Dickinson from quarterback Will Moffit. The Grizzlies battled back with touchdown reception by Lomax and a and 1 yd touchdown run by Kenney to make the game 20-20 with 15 seconds left in the game. Piney had a chance to win the game in regulation time with an extra point but missed it. Little Mill got the ball first in OT but could not score. Piney took advantage winning the game with a 15 yard touchdown run by Luke Nelson. Congratulations to both team on a great game that was fun to watch.
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Lanarkshire cattle from paddock plate
Malcolm Jack
Key trends such as nose-to-tail eating and traceability have been good for business at Lanarkshire meat wholesaler MacDuff
Andrew Duff of Wishaw-based wholesale butchers MacDuff boastfully describes the fourth-generation family firm's meat as 'the Rolls Royce of Scottish beef'. Insofar as it's possible to enjoy every last part of their flagship product from bumper to bumper, he sort of has a point.
'We've recently seen a trend towards more restaurants employing their own butcher or having butchery capabilities on-site,' says Duff on the subject of the nose-to-tail cooking movement, something they've done well to tap into by selling whole carcasses. 'It means not only cost savings,' he continues, 'but also that they're able to offer a much wider range of cuts to their customers.' This year, it has helped MacDuff win Scotch Brand Product of the Year at the 2018 Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.
'It's been good for business,' Duff acknowledges, 'and we're now working with a number of top chefs and restaurants who are promoting our beef on social media and also on their menus. We offer full traceability which is key to this market and it also ties in with the whole farm-to-fork ethos which we're also keen to support.'
MacDuff source their cattle from a small selection of trusted farms in the Scottish Lowlands and Borders, choosing only high-end breeds such as Charolais, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus cross, all of them under 30 months of age. 'There's a move back to more traditional breeds right now,' says Duff. 'We're happy with that.'
Their prime cuts are matured on the bone to ensure tenderness, and their sides hang for a minimum of four days prior to cutting. They sell to high-end butchers and caterers across Scotland, England and beyond, with Andrew and his son Rory Duff hand-picking all the meat for customers every morning.
The key to a particularly good cow? A bit of rough. 'We only buy cattle that have been grass fed,' Duff explains. 'This natural diet is supplemented with root crops and grass silage. Cattle must have roughage to ruminate. That's good for their guts. In turn it affects the taste.'
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Climate and environmental solutions
Government of Sweden
MIL-OSI Europe: Address by PM Stefan Löfven at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020
Source: Government of Sweden
Your excellencies,
The Paris Agreement was a triumph for multilateral cooperation. It gave us hope that we could curb climate change and rising temperatures.
During these five years, we have seen progress.
But science never lies. Current measures under the Paris Agreement are not enough.
The clock is ticking. We need to step up the pace.
Sweden will do its part:
internationally, providing finance and innovative technology; and
nationally, by increasing measures to become the world’s first fossil-free welfare state.
Last week, we presented our national Long-Term Strategy.
By 2045, Sweden is to have zero net emissions of greenhouse gases, and thereafter achieve negative emissions.
This autumn, our first global pilot plant for fossil-free steel production was launched, Hybrit. This is one of the biggest technological shifts in steel manufacturing in a thousand years.
In addition, a Swedish mining company, LKAB will invest a further 40 billion EUR to lower its emission, which could help their customers world-wide reduce their emissions by 35 million tonnes per year. It is equivalent to two thirds of Swedish national emissions.
The Government’s Budget Bill for 2021 includes up to 1.5 billion euros in green credit guarantees.
On export finance – in addition to the existing ban on financing exports to coal power plants – by the end of 2020, no more export credit guarantees will be given for deals linked to the exploration, extraction and transportation of coal.
By 2022, we will end Swedish export credits for investments for fossil-fuel prospecting and extraction.
Last week, we hosted the second summit of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, which we launched together with India last year. I am happy to announce that Sweden will provide a multiannual contribution over three years to the Climate Investment Fund amounting to 30 million euros.
We are the first country to provide multiannual financial contributions to the Adaptation Fund and the Least Developed Countries Fund, amounting to 100 million euro for the period 2019-2022.
We need to step up our ambition and action. It is a responsibility for all countries.
Let’s walk the talk!
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MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Ambassador for Disarmament announced
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Nanaia Mahuta, and Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon Phil Twyford, today announced the appointment of Lucy Duncan to a key New Zealand disarmament position.
Ms Duncan was announced as New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva earlier this year. From 1 February 2021 she will in addition take up the role of Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament and New Zealand Ambassador for Disarmament.
“New Zealand attaches great priority to achieving progress on disarmament, and to making multilateral institutions such as the Conference on Disarmament more effective,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
“We have long played an active role in major international disarmament processes, reflecting the interest of the New Zealand people,” Phil Twyford said. “Continuing to have an Ambassador for Disarmament confirms our ongoing commitment.”
Ms Duncan is a career diplomat, having served previously as New Zealand’s Ambassador to Colombia and to Argentina, with postings also in Singapore, Vienna and Geneva. She has also served as a Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, leading the Multilateral and Legal Group.
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Government of the United Kingdom
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Test to Release for International Travel goes live
Source: UK Government
from today passengers arriving in England have the option to shorten the self-isolation by up to half on receipt of a negative COVID-19 test
private providers list is live on GOV.UK, protecting NHS Test and Trace capacity
anyone released from self-isolation following a negative test result must comply with the current domestic rules in their local area
Passengers arriving into England from today (15 December 2020) will be able to choose to pay for a private test and potentially shorten their self-isolation as the government’s testing strategy for international arrivals goes live.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that passengers arriving from locations not featured on the government’s travel corridor list can, from today, take a private test 5 full days after leaving the non-exempt place in order to release themselves from self-isolation on receipt of a negative result.
Available as an option for all passengers arriving into England by plane, ferry or train who have been in a ‘non-exempt’ location in the past 10 days, the move will ensure that passengers who receive a negative result on or after day 5 can immediately finish self-isolation, but must continue following the current domestic rules in their local area.
The move will give passengers the confidence to book international trips in the knowledge that they can return home and isolate for a shorter period if they receive a negative result.
With those opting into the scheme having to book and pay for a COVID-19 test from a private provider on the GOV.UK list, the government is ensuring NHS Test and Trace testing capacity is protected.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said:
I’m determined that, when people travel here from abroad, everyone remains safe. The introduction of this day 5 Test to Release scheme is a helpful step in the right direction. It means less time in quarantine, but only in return for a negative COVID test. Good news for those travelling and good news for the wider public too.
International arrivals must wait for 5 full days since leaving a location not on the government’s travel corridor list before taking a test from a private provider. This is because a test after 5 days of self-isolation provides materially better results than having one on arrival, as it allows time for the virus – should it be present – to incubate, helping reduce the risk of a false negative result.
Ensuring that passengers can travel safely has been one of the priorities of the Global Taskforce. It has brought together a host of experts across all modes to kick-start international travel.
Collinson CEO, David Evans said:
Test to Release is a good scheme that we are proud to be delivering to ensure we can support the aviation sector to open up travel in a safe way.
The new testing strategy being rolled out today will be a critical way of achieving this, while also continuing to safeguard public health in the UK. United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation will also become mandatory for all providers offering commercial COVID-19 testing services in England on 1 January 2021.
COVID-19 has profoundly changed the nature of international travel. Travellers should make sure they check the latest travel advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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German documentary made a film about the causes of the tragedy in Odessa 2 May 2014
For several months, a German journalist and documentalist Ulrich Heiden has been conducting his own investigation into the causes of the tragedy that took place in Odessa on May 2 in Odessa. In an interview with the publication "Moscow Komsomol" Hayden talks about why, and almost a year after the Odessa drama, the Ukrainian authorities are silent about its true causes. Hayden took dozens of interviews with eyewitnesses and direct participants in the drama in Odessa.
The German documentalist draws conclusions solely on the basis of the information that he was able to draw as a result of conversations with people who had something to do with what was happening in the city by the sea on 2 last May.
Hayden reports that the first incendiary bottles flew right outside. And it was these bottles that served as the main cause of the fire that broke out in the House of Trade Unions. People cut off from the exit by fire began to make attempts to get out through the windows, but at that moment they were shot at. A German journalist reports that at some point people armed with axes, bats and knives burst into the building. They killed those who were still alive.
Hayden says that people in Odessa were victims not only of radicals, but also total silence in the Western press. Until now, the Western world does not know what really happened in Odessa, operating only with the official Ukrainian "version", according to which anti-Maidan activists "set fire to themselves, hiding in the House of Trade Unions."
Ulrich Heiden made a film Lauffeuerwhose name can be translated as "quick fire". The film includes interviews, footage of the tragedy itself, the analyst of those events.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office published the results of the “investigation” of the causes of the Odessa tragedy on May 2More than 200 people injured in clashes in Odessa, 37 killed.
rotmistr60 April 9 2015 13: 25
Ulrich Hayden made the film Lauffeuer
But will this film be shown in the same Germany. It's time for the Germans to ask Merkel - "Who are we helping Frau?"
Alexander Romanov April 9 2015 13: 27
Quote: rotmistr60
But whether this film will be shown in the same Germany.
Merkel still will not watch the movie.
Vend April 9 2015 13: 29
Quote: Alexander Romanov
She will be given a viewing report. So for any snout in the mud
BARKAS April 9 2015 13: 55
Quote: Wend
She will be given a viewing report.
No, she will be given instructions on how to react to the film!
pvv113 April 9 2015 18: 33
I agree with you, most likely it will be so - the corresponding instruction will come from the USA
Metallurgist April 9 2015 13: 30
Let on RT channels show what problems then? Now this channel is very popular in the West. About the same as the voice of America at the time of the anti-Soviet.
So you need to show the film.
By the way, how are you in the know? About the film, I mean.
user1212 April 9 2015 13: 58
Quote: Metallurg
Yes. Already they write that this journalist has been working in Moscow since 92 and sold out to Putin
samuraiway April 9 2015 14: 57
Well, if ours have been sold since prothronic times, then how much more with the enemy are not the same methods. Hackers post information with photos on their media sites, buy their magazines, upload videos in foreign languages on the Internet ... massively so that the truth, with closed eyes and ears, gets through your nose ...
APASUS April 9 2015 18: 51
Let on RT channels show what problems then?
If this film is shown on RT, then Ulrich Hayden can safely put an end to his career, the authorities do not forgive such tricks discrediting her face, not every European will do it. There have already been many precedents
Lukich April 9 2015 13: 55
she knew everything before this film. only now the black curator ordered to pretend that nothing like this happened
perm23 April 9 2015 13: 56
And what should she watch. She already knows the whole truth. Well, Frau doesn’t hit his face in the face of a black friend and does not reproach the Nazis in Ukraine.
She knows everything perfectly, only with a conscience and honor she has problems. Big problems. Although I wrote about honor in vain. There is no honor.
For some reason, she looks and giggles in a voice with Hilary Clinton
Giant thought April 9 2015 13: 29
The main thing is that the German authorities do not erase this film, and ordinary citizens of Germany find out the truth about the tragedy in Odessa.
Yes, understand YOU and citizens know what. Spit on them all. They need work, a house, a car and all. He doesn’t want to think about anything else. Well, you don’t have to believe that Western society will wake up and be propagandized by propaganda and rise. This will NOT be. As during the war all our soldiers were waiting for the German working class to wake up and sweep Hitler, he did not rise and did not dare. So it is now.
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Yuri from Volgograd April 9 2015 13: 30
But whoever needs it will look. Only no sense will be verified.
And without this person, it’s not difficult to go to YouTube and see what Bendera’s filmed. They say in plain text that they will burn and throw bottles.
There is also a video with shooting.
All this cannot be explained in any way within the framework of human values, and cinema will not play its role. Unfortunately.
But I am for and God grant health to those who care.
Motherland Russia April 9 2015 13: 50
The good thing is that there are European journalists who want to tell the truth in Europe.
With each such attempt, the information blockade of the European population will be violated.
So, they will see the true face of Ukrainian nationalists in power.
Yes, there is no blockade, no. IM just don't give a damn about it. It’s easier for them. The government said that the Russians are bad - it means so.
gintnerserg62 April 9 2015 13: 52
will be shown on some farthest channel .. in the morning. But who needs it and they themselves will find on the Internet and look. The problem is that 90% of Germans will not search.
just exp April 9 2015 13: 55
Yes, this film will be silenced, and documentaries will be created problems with work.
if they have almost a black mark right away, they recently fired the editor-in-chief of an American large newspaper (I don’t remember which one, there was news about this on the site) which worked there for almost 20 years. and the reason, they say, did not coincide with the collective character and therefore she was kicked out. og, 20 years have converged, but when they released a negative article about kaklov, they didn’t agree at once.
xenod55 April 9 2015 14: 05
Frau sits under the heel of the mattresses, so THERE is on her a lot of dirt. part of it, of course, already flashed on the Internet - a photo on a nudist beach. But there is apparently compromising evidence, and even better - Komsomol and so on. And in Russia, of course it is the same for her. But the Russian compromising media in the Western media is much more difficult to break through. And mattress covers can turn it inside out in front of the whole west. And there are no stripes.
good fair April 9 2015 16: 13
Quote: xenod55
And mattress covers can turn it inside out in front of the whole west. And there are no stripes.
Her girlfriends seem to be wow, and Merkel herself is like a bruiser.
It is high time for Merkel to resign, there is one elegant way to resign on the eve of May 9, as Yeltsin did on the eve of the New Year 2000: - "I'm leaving!" That was a real New Year's gift for the citizens of Russia! I think the Germans will not bite, they will understand. She retired, went somewhere to Oberscheisingen and have a beer with sausages, and sprinkle my memoirs.
An60 April 9 2015 13: 25
But will this film be seen in "democratically" countries?
SteelRatTV April 9 2015 13: 27
Quote: An60
So, we must try - and make sure that they saw!
KBR109 April 9 2015 13: 36
Show it on RUSSIA TUDAY, focusing on the fact that the film is German.
bannik April 9 2015 14: 12
Hope on TUDAY, but don’t be bad! The more views on the internet, the more users want to see too. We must also participate in the distribution of the film on the Internet. Where could I link and film threw off. Join now!
oblako April 9 2015 14: 12
This of course must be done. It is necessary to work with public opinion constantly. BUT.
And what effect do you expect? The townspeople tickle their nerves for 5 minutes - they should see the news about the tsunami for us. People are already used to this. They turned away from TV and forgot. But the politicians on whom it is true that something depends on this field will still achieve their goals and interpret what they see will be different. That is the essence of Western democracy. Form the right opinion for the money and call it right.
Viktor Kudinov April 9 2015 18: 11
Thanks to this photo-documentary from Germany who tried to take a sober look at the Odessa tragedy. There would be more such work, and the attitude towards events in Ukraine and its current power in the West will change to adequate.
Craftsmen, we urgently need to translate this film into different languages and distribute it on the network. Unfortunately, I don’t speak languages to translate. The truth must be spread.
They translate it themselves. Views are not thick
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfMtzs9XqmRTtrngdJhu9w
kursk87 April 9 2015 13: 26
Everything secret becomes apparent!
lukke April 9 2015 13: 26
I am certain of one thing for sure - at least one German has no illusions about the tragedy
EvgNik April 9 2015 13: 38
Not alone. There are already quite a lot of them. CIA agent Merkel does not count, although she also knows the truth.
Fire April 9 2015 13: 26
Not really it began to reach this world, well, the JUNT she is the JUNT under them the dog is buried !!! A German is a big plus for courage !!!
jaguar April 9 2015 13: 26
There are still healthy people abroad, there are !!!!!!!!!!!
gsg95588 April 9 2015 13: 30
Conclusion from this film: If you serve the West, then you can do anything ....
SAM 5 April 9 2015 13: 31
There would be more such documentaries to open the eyes of the people of Europe.
rf xnumx April 9 2015 13: 33
This film, if anyone is interested
the German version on YouTube already has 16 thousand views, I hope it will collect more.
meridbt April 9 2015 14: 58
But in English, no? I want to show my colleagues
twviewer April 9 2015 18: 12
The essence of the film quietly boils down to the fact that Ukraine was supposedly a colony, and having freed itself, it became more and more national. And so the aspiration of some was faced with the rejection of others, and the authorities did not organize the killings and genocide of the Russians, but only indulged.
So I would not flatter too much about the "truthfulness" of the story.
not Russian April 9 2015 13: 37
As if this man without a knife shot himself.
Corsair April 9 2015 14: 01
Quote: non-Russian
they can throw money into the account through a Russian bank and declare that the Cossack supposedly mishandled - Russian propaganda and all that. They will not kill - it will only promote the film.
Mitrich76 April 9 2015 13: 37
Brave and truthful people are, in all countries, their honor and gratitude for this. And the Germans - the people are far from dumb. But one German will not change anything. Especially if we ourselves forget about the crimes of the neo-fascists. Such films should not only exist, they should be the material that will confirm our truth. And it is we, Russia, who must seek an international trial of the junta. And investigations like Ulrich Hayden are evidence and evidence.
fomkin April 9 2015 13: 38
In the information age, reliable information will be very difficult.
evm-2005 April 9 2015 13: 41
+1 to the opinion of Metallurg. There is RT broadcasting to a foreign audience, and a card in hand.
And it’s good to have a federal ride here.
when broadcast on RT they will stick the label "Russian propaganda". So it will be perceived by the majority of German inhabitants.
sazhka4 April 9 2015 13: 41
What "Nazis" and "fascists" ??? Putin said friends and brothers .. And discounts on gas, and the gas itself is almost free. It will be necessary and we will help more, and we will write off the debts, because they do not help the enemies, right ??. You don’t believe the Guarantor ?? Oh no no no...
Yeah . and try to ask this question in a straight line. We help all the brothers who blame us openly, they call us the aggressor, they left Crimea without water, the textbooks are already being rewritten. Victory is not recognized. And we will soon put bread and butter in their mouth. It’s not the people’s fault that such authorities. Maybe it's time to help your people. Maybe it will be better.
prabiz April 9 2015 13: 42
The initiative is good, but you still need to watch the movie.
mamont5 April 9 2015 13: 43
Already asked in the Bundestag, and more than once. And with Merkelsha everything is like water from a goose.
pofigisst74 April 9 2015 13: 45
No one will see him! At best, at Nuremberg-2. As evidence.
b.t.a. April 9 2015 13: 46
Until now, the Western world does not know what really happened in Odessa, operating only with the official Ukrainian “version”, according to which anti-Maidan activists “set themselves on fire by hiding in the House of Trade Unions”.
What to play with the soul then? The Western world knew and knows everything perfectly. Now the whole EU will be convinced that we did not know that there are fascists on the outskirts, they did not train in camps in Poland and Estonia. The West, of course, does not know that it was the so-called "train of friendship". The West, of course, did not know that the same "train of friendship" was sent to Kharkov. And there were murders and abductions of dissidents. By the way, pravosek people came to Donetsk by buses with the mission of "friendship". But there they were already ready for this and broke into the "friends". Also, the West does not notice that there is a civil war and people are dying on both sides. So the West doesn't know or doesn't want to know and see this?
imugn April 9 2015 13: 51
Again, they say, Russian propaganda
Artybyrd April 9 2015 13: 52
Quote: treble 72019
Of course, interesting!
budizdorov April 9 2015 13: 56
I completely agree that the West is indirectly involved.
Cat man null April 9 2015 14: 02
And through goode .. to someone finally realized ..
Estooooon goounch, b.lin ..
Shuttle April 9 2015 14: 08
"Ulrich Heiden directed the film Lauffeuer, which can be translated as Rapid Fire."
Lauffeuer in German, not "quick fire" at all, namely "greek fire". Not in the sense of nationality, but in the sense of the type of weapon. No options.
The etymology of the word "lauffuyer" is liquid fire, running fire, trajectory of fire, fire movement. But definitely not "quick fire". Because the "quick fire" in the variant of the type of shooting - "Schnellfeuer" (Schnellfeuer). And also without options.
So the film is called "Greek Fire".
It is logical if you know German and Russian at the same time.
Wedmak April 9 2015 14: 37
Have you already shown this movie? Or have you already been banned from showing?
Evil 55 April 9 2015 15: 05
I won’t be surprised if the Khokhlostanovites and the Geyropeans have already imposed another cartoonish text on him with praise of the friendship between Poros and Monkey ...
ydjin April 9 2015 15: 34
something I did not see Russian subtitles, sadly. He served urgent in Germany, they respected us there!
Pomah April 9 2015 16: 43
Two or four Germans will see this film ...
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This page is currently 157KB. The Buffy page is 291KB. VM had a season and a half, Buffy had 6.5 seasons: almost four time as much. Angel, having had 5 seasons, is just 64KB. This suggests, to me, that it might be wise to trim quotations a little, until more reasonable levels are reached (note that Buffy is the longest page here, and documents a looooong running seasons). Thanks ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 15:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
Title corrections[edit]
As I write this, the episode titles in this article appear to have been taken from TV.com's episode listing, which disagrees with UPN.com's listing, which is presumably more authoritative. Both sources and this list have (different) irregularities in their punctuation, capitalization, and spelling practices, in that not one of them is completely consistent with any known official style. To complicate matters, Wikipedia has now implemented a List of Veronica Mars episodes that has yet a fourth set of inconsistent practices.
Because I'm obnoxiously detail-oriented, I'm going to update both WQ and WP's episode lists (and WP's corresponding articles) so that they adhere to two basic principles:
They will follow Wikipedia and Wikiquote's capitalization, punctuation, and spelling practices, which are identical.
The title wording will follow UPN's list, on the assumption that it is most authoritative.
Where these two conflict, the first will be followed unless there is compelling reason to believe the difference was an intentional alteration by the creative team and not just a typo on the part of the UPN web content creator. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 01:37, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Jeff, your approach seems valid to me. I had also noticed the inconsistencies, but hadn't been able to find the time to figure out which was right. And since this page is actively worked by many, including you, I assumed it would be taken care of. I wholeheartedly support your rationale. ~ UDScott 14:24, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
I was bold and did all the corrections, but I admit being troubled by two of them:
"The Return of Kane" vs. "Return of the Kane": UPN uses the former, but TV.com and IMDb (I just discovered) uses the latter. I was thinking it was supposed to be like The Return of Shane, but it might instead be a parallel to LOTR: The Return of the King.
"Kanes and Abels" vs. "Kanes and Abel's": Again, UPN disagrees with both TV.com and IMDb. It still trumps them, because TV.com is presumably not as close to the creators as UPN, and IMDb is known to have many errors of this sort, but UPN.com has its problems, too.
We could really use a Veronica Mars source better than UPN.com. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 16:43, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Though I'm not sure about "Return of the Kane," I'm fairly certain that it is "Kanes and Abel's." The title is referring to the Kane family and Abel's daughter - thus Kanes and Abel's. alliterator 12:23 3 February 2006
Actually, I've just looked at a few alternate sources (TWIZTV.com, Whoosh, and the official site) and each lists those particular episodes as "Return of the Kane" and "Kanes and Abel's". This includes the "official" WB site for the show, which I would consider a pretty reliable indicator. ~ UDScott 16:54, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
I write for MarsInvestigations.net, whose titles are pretty much accurate. The only one I'm unsure about is "Ruskie Business" vs. "Russkie Business." MI.net has the first, but we've gone with the latter. alliterator 12:23 3 February 2006
A discussion at w:Talk:List of Veronica Mars episodes#Title corrections resulted in going with the titles "Return of the Kane", "Kanes and Abel's", and "Ruskie Business", based on agreement between two authoritative sources, the WB Veronica Mars site and the commercial DVD titles, mostly in contradiction with another authoritative source, UPN.com. (Unfortunately, none of them knows how to spell "Russkie", but if they wish to advertise their ignorance, that's their artistic privilege. ☺) The titles have already been corrected here as I write this, but I wanted to confirm this for readers. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 09:34, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Eliminating episode numbers[edit]
Per Wikiquote talk:Templates/TV shows#Eliminating episode numbers, I would like to eliminate the episode numbers in the Veronica Mars ep titles to fix a number of current problems. Given the intense effort on the part of multiple editors here to keep the episode list current, I don't see that we really need the numbers, and this would allow direct links to WQ from the new Wikipedia VN episode articles. How do folks feel about this? ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:59, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Custom table of contents[edit]
An anonymous user has created a malfunctioning custom table of contents for this article. This is worse than having the standard one, because it not only fails to provide proper links to all the sections, but also, in the carelessness of incomplete testing, practically guarantees that this problem will only worsen with an active show whose custom TOC needs regular updating. (This is the main reason why it's a bad idea to implement a custom TOC before a show ends its run.) Unless a registered user commits here on this talk page to maintain this TOC (or one like it) for now and the foreseeable future, I will revert this article to a standard table of contents. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 22:58, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
You will see that all of the links have been fixed, and with such a large number of people contributing to this page it stands to reason that it willl stay updated. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.62.91.130 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, 66.62.91.130, but there are still two links that aren't working, which you would have found if you had verified every single link as I already pointed out is a requirement for having these custom TOCs. It's not the number of editors contributing that matters; it's the need for at least one wiki-skilled editor to commit to properly maintaining the custom TOC. The fact that you've missed links even after having been told twice about this doesn't bode well. (It also doesn't help sponsor a feeling of participation that you haven't registered an ID. Users don't "own" IP addresses, so communicating with them on the IP talk page is problematic, and it is necessary for someone who commits to this level of maintenance to be easily and unambiguously reachable by the other editors who will inevitably ask why things aren't working right. I know because I've been through this on several different articles.) ~ Jeff Q (talk) 18:02, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
I checked all the links (again) and found one that wasn't working. I also cannot be responsible for problems in the TOC when someone else changes one of the headings.
66.62.91.130, you are wrong on two counts:
First, you did not check all the links. You missed "Leave It to Beaver", which was incorrectly spelled "Leave it to Beaver". I discovered this with a 90-second test of every single link in the TOC, the same kind of test I perform on any article with a custom TOC. You have thoroughly demonstrated by now that, whatever you are doing when you test, it is not adequate to the responsibility of maintaining a custom TOC.
Second, although wiki editors are generally welcome to do whatever work they wish (and avoid what they don't), custom TOCs are not the same thing as other edits. They are sufficiently complex that anyone who implements them is implicitly accepting the responsibility not only to create them, but to maintain them. Just as editors involved in an article revert erroneous or improper edits to the article, so too are they expected to watch for changes to custom TOCs. But because they're so challenging to implement, only a few editors in a project the size of Wikiquote know how to do this. (This is why I haven't just volunteered to jump in and do this myself — I don't have the time to add this commitment to my own work. I'd hoped to goad you into learning how to do this correctly and committing to the effort. I have apparently failed to do either.)
I also note that, despite your substantial contributions to Wikiquote thus far (assuming you're only a single person and not a bunch of folks using the same IP address — we have no way of knowing), you have yet to register a username, so I could post helpful suggestions to your user talk page and avoid these more "public" criticisms. (I cannot fathom why somone would not register a username. I can learn more about you from your IP than from a well-chosen username, and we require no private information for registration, as even the email address is optional.) Neither have you learned to use edit summaries, which anyone watching the changes to articles (like someone taking responsibility for fixing complex problems) should know is a critical time-saving element. All by yourself, you are managing to make this article hard to maintain. If no one else steps up to the responsibility of properly maintaining this TOC, I will revert to a standard TOC in a week or so. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 18:04, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
As promised, with no volunteer to manage the custom TOC, I have restored the standard one. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 12:25, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
holy god[edit]
who the hell took the time to type all this shit up, seriously —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.251.140.128 (talk • contribs) 01:47, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." — a variation on a saying commonly attributed to Laozi (Lao-Tzu). The whole point of Wikimedia projects like Wikiquote is to make robust works possible by having millions of editors. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 04:35, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Names in Quotes[edit]
It lists the name beaver in the quotes, shouldn't it be "Cassidy" -Peachey88 09:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
You raise a good point. Usually, we use the names that characters are best known by; thus, it's always "Weevil", not "Eli". The "Cast" section gives the complete name to make connections clearer. (Please note, though, that it only exists to connect the characters with the actors. Explanations of relationships should be left to the corresponding Wikipedia articles, leaving Wikiquote articles devoted to quotes.)
But it occasionally happens that a dialog segment requires that some connection be made right there, else someone unfamiliar with the show would be confused. Consider the passage:
["Amber is a bitch" has been keyed on Beaver's car.]
Veronica: Hey, Cassidy. Who's Amber?
Beaver: I have no idea.
The exchange implies Beaver is Cassidy, in much the same way a reader must deduce by context who is speaking in an unattributed exchange of quotes in a book. But you can add clarifying info to the context line to make this a bit clearer; e.g., "has been keyed on Cassidy's (Beaver's) car". (That's an awkward example because of the apostrophe-s, but you get the idea.) ~ Jeff Q (talk) 17:49, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Spoiler quotes[edit]
I'm kinda new to this editing thing, and I've been too lazy to register an account thus far but I think i'll be doing that soon. Back to my question, I was wondering, for these quotes are you looking for ones that are memorable and humorous or ones that add to the storyline. OR is it just a mix of both and I should want try to leave it out the ones that give away the episodes plots? I really hope that makes sense...I'm looking for some guidelines I guess. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.187.75.78 (talk • contribs) 06:46, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Sorry to have missed this question earlier. In general, we're looking for quotes that are memorable long after the story is told, not quotes that illustrate the storylines. Wikiquote is a collection of pithy quotes, not a quotation version of a plot summary. The difference can often be seen when fans want to quote critical moments in a show that bring plot points to a dramatic climax, but aren't really memorable words unless they invoke in your mind a scene that you've already watched. Someone who has never seen Veronica Mars should be able to appreciate whatever quality is exhibited by the quotes here. The only people who can appreciate plot points are ones who have seen the show. I hope this helps to clarify things a bit. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 04:42, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
quote[edit]
i think it was the mars, bar episode where Keith finds a gun and asks veronica about it, i think we should quote veronicas reply about vengeance but i no longer have the episode to do it, can someone else? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.167.119.126 (talk • contribs) 09:17, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Too many quotes[edit]
While I know it may be difficult to limit the number of quotes per episode for this show, it certainly appears that we have way too much here to escape possible copyright issues. We really need to trim the number of quotes per episode to single digits at least. This page is now one of the largest on Wikiquote and serious attention to this is needed. ~ UDScott 20:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Article could use some trimming here and there, otherwise it's mostly good. MatthewFenton 13:23, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I have restored the {{Checkcopyright}} tag that Matthew removed, as this article doesn't even come close to being within our goal of 3-8 quotes maximum per episode. (That's every single episode, not average, as each episode is a copyrighted work.) The purpose of the flag is to get people to do the "trimming". Otherwise someone will swoop in and do massive deletions, or else the entire article be replaced with a {{Copyvio}} tag, which would require it be rewritten from scratch. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 18:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I like quotes. I don't know much about the copyright issue of quotes - btw the comlete transcript of the show can be found somewhere on the Web, and it makes it much easier for me to watch the episodes (I'm German and I doubt they ever publish the series in German). However, there are too many quotes here. A lot of them are nice to read but not outstanding, and not really funny unless you've seen the show and remember what the situation was. And it's quite a lot to read... So I suggest 3-5 quotes per episode (as done on Wikipedia) plus perhaps a few background information about each quote. -- 21:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
I have trimmed the quotes for season 1 (will continue working on the others when I can). Please try to keep this page in a reasonable condition. ~ UDScott 12:24, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Season 2 has now also been trimmed. ~ UDScott 15:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Season 3 is also now complete - I will remove the copyright tag. ~ UDScott 16:41, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Split the article up[edit]
Maybe we should think about putting season 1 and 2 on separate, because it would reduce the page size (length and KB size) and easier to manage as well. 59.167.214.31 08:55, 9 May 2007 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.167.214.31 (talk • contribs) 08:55, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I think not. Editors of this article have not demonstrated any interest in keeping the amount of quotes down to a non-copyright-violating set, like 3-8 per episode. Splitting up the article will only encourage this problem. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 10:39, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Possible Vandal[edit]
In the Debasement Tapes section and i think theres a tinny bit in the I Know What You'll Do Next Summer section. Peachey88 01:13, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Could you be more specific? On a quick check I didn't see anything that jumped out at me. Also a perusal of the history shows no changes to those sections for months. -- Greyed 01:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
EG: Peachey88 12:23, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
BlackKat70: [to Piz] Advice: Never meet your idol.
Desmond Fellows: More advice: Always confirm the accuracy of photos.
[Mac and Veronica are getting lunch] Mac: Is the eggplant good? Spaghetti server: It's okay. Mac: How about that stuff? Spaghetti server: It's good. Mac: It's probably horrible for you, right? I'll stay with the eggplant. No, wait - what do you think? [pause] I need to see a psychiatrist. Veronica: I was thinking more an English professor. What we're dealing with her is an absurd level of symbolism. [to server] Two lasagnas. Spaghetti server: Okay. Mac: Symbolism? Veronica: I mean, the Bronson Parmigiana is good for me, but, ooh! The Maxuccine looks awfully tempting. Mac: It's not my fault Max won't stop calling. Like you should talk. Veronica: Me? I'm not ordering good boy while wishing I ordered bad boy. Mac: No, you gave up bad boy, but keep asking for samples of good boy. Veronica: No, I - wait, what? Mac: Okay, if Logan is the fettucine... [cellphone rings] Veronica: It's the eggplant.
Desmond Fellows: [to Veronica] Anyone ever tell you, you look like a feisty young Barbara Eden?
Desmond Fellows: The bad boys get all the chicks. I mean, look at you, Pez. You're single, and you're very nice. There's a correlation.
(although i'm not quite sure about this one) Kizza: I'm looking for detective Mars. Veronica: I'm detective Mars. Kizza: But you're just a girl. You're a teenager. Veronica: A girl, a teenager, and a private detective - I'm a triple threat. Barely fits on my business card.
Please do not call material that you simply believe is in error "vandalism". Vandalism has a very specific meaning here — an obvious defacement of a page with material that is clearly not part of the subject matter. The vast majority of inaccurate quotes are added or changed by your fellow Wikiquotians in good faith, often operating from memory (just as you appear to be doing). Having added quite a few quotes to this article myself, I can assure you that none of this is vandalism, and all of it sounds rather plausible. (I distinctly remember some of these dialogs myself, although I can't vouch for the exact content. But my own testimony is nothing compared to a proper review of the epsiode to confirm the material.)
We welcome any suggestions of changes (which you can do yourself, if you believe these to be either inaccurate or otherwise not worthy of inclusion), but please assume good faith of all editors whenever possible. If you have any questions about this, I'd be happy to discuss this with you on my talk page. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 15:17, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm not talking about the material as such but as the names in the section, i can definetly say that "Spaghetti server" was never a character within the show. Peachey88 03:21, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Heh, look at the dialogue and you'll see that it fits. They're in a restaurant and are talking to the person who takes their order and serves their food. A server or, if it's a spaghetti joint, a spaghetti server. Could probably be shortened to server and not lose anything but I don't think that is vandalism. Not sure about the character names of the other two. It's been a while since I watched Veronica Mars. But with a character who's name is "Pez" I doubt "Kizza" is out of line. I'll double check when I have more time. -- Greyed 03:27, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
More specifically, the IMDb entry on "Debasement Tapes" lists the minor character who served the food being discussed in the quoted scene (in the university cafeteria, as I recall) as "Spaghetti Server", making this an accurate attribution. (Our style, like IMDb's, is to captalize roles as proper nouns, so I've tweaked the article to reflect this.)
Some quotes, like this, feature characters who are not regulars. Whoever contributed this quote was right to use the published "name". It's perfectly fine, too, to raise an objection if you believe there is an error. But calling it "vandalism" is unnecessarily accusatory, especially when, as Greyed suggests, the context makes this plausible.
There are instances where editors have made prank edits that also may seem plausible but are incorrect. Even if something appears in retrospect to be a malicious edit, we try to assume good faith unless we have compelling evidence to the contrary (like a string of edits from the same username or IP that are blatantly malicious). This promotes better cooperative working, which is vital on a project like this where it's impossible to really know your fellow editors. Please consider this in the future. Thank you. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 04:54, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
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Dr.salem Al ketbi
Dr. Salem Al Ketbi is an Emirati researcher, opinion writer and political analyst. Al Ketbi earned a PhD, magna cum laude, with recommendation to publish, from the Hassan II University of Casablanca.
He has written articles for Arab and international newspapers and websites. He is a member of the Press Club Brussels, London Press Club, International Federation of Journalists, Federation of Arab Journalists, UAE Journalists Association, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), Emirates Human Rights Association, and a former candidate to the UAE's Federal National Council.
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Observers cannot dispute that the UAE leadership and people have always supported the cause and the Palestinian people from day one. Nothing has changed, except in the minds of the exploiters of the cause and the skeptics of the UAE’s unchanging positions.
Reacting to skeptics and bids to cloud the issue, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, said that the UAE is committed to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
“Peace is a strategic choice,” HH said, addressing the Palestinian community residing in the UAE in a speech read by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. “But not at the expense of the Palestinian cause,” he continued, adding that the UAE is their second homeland.
The UAE’s government and people cannot compromise on these established constants. This would be contrary to the founding principles of the state. Supporting just causes, not least the cause of the Palestinian people, is one of them.
The message of the Emirati leadership silences the chicanery and hijackers of the cause looking to discredit the UAE. They are doing their best to draw it into a war of words and imagined conflicts that divert their attention from the future and its bets on development, which are the main drivers of all UAE policies and strategic plans.
Surely, the televised speech of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the Palestinian community confirms the awareness of UAE leaders of how important it is to communicate directly with communities so as not to leave the opportunity for vicious and scheming minds to undo the bond between the Emirati and Palestinian peoples.
The UAE is embarking on a formal path for its own good as well as for a better way of resolving the Palestinian issue through unconventional alternatives and solutions, after decades of unsuccessful efforts. These have failed to achieve a real breakthrough in the interest of the Palestinian people.
The UAE has always banked on its good relations with Arab societies. The country invests in these relations, believing that this approach is the most effective one, in order to embody its principles and values aimed at building and providing a decent life for human beings.
It is therefore crucial for the UAE to clarify the reality of its position towards the Palestinian people. Things must not be left to rumors. The UAE is a country of loyalty. It never forgets those who have contributed to its construction and development.
HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan was therefore clear when he praised the positive role of the Palestinian community in his country’s rebirth. He stressed that the UAE will always be the welcoming home for them and their families. This message is particularly strong and relevant at this time, as some Palestinian officials have sowed confusion about the UAE-Israel peace agreement.
The Emirates has a tradition of not letting things up to chance, and of not letting its residents be prey to anxiety and fear. The UAE is a country of serenity that seeks security, peace, stability and happiness for all its people.
It took upon itself to radiate peace and tranquility in the hearts, based on the bonds of brotherhood and noble human sentiments that govern their policy towards all societies, beginning with the Arab and Islamic world.
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In Concert: Marty Wilde’s Rock ‘N’Roll Party, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Posted byentssouthwales November 28, 2012 Posted inUncategorizedTags:Music, Reviews
British Rock ‘N’ Roll legends don’t come much bigger than Marty Wilde and that was clearly evident when he stepped onto the stage of St David’s Hall last Friday evening for the latest date of his Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Tour.
Looking fabulous in a Rock ‘N’ Roll stylised yellow jacket, Marty backed by The Wildcats launched into the Elvis classic Lets Have a Party before treating fans to further hits Bad Boy, The Everly Brothers The Price of Love (which featured Marty on harmonica) and John Leyton’s hit Johnny Remember Me, of which Marty performed as a tribute to his friend who couldn’t make the Rock N Roll Party tour due to ill health.
Two slots in the evening were also given over to fellow performers Eden Kane and Mike Berry. Fifty years on from his greatest hits Well I Ask You and Boys Cry, Eden clearly hadn’t lost the ability to hold the audience, even encouraging participation on some numbers. Mike Berry who was Britain ’s own answer to Buddy Holly back in the early 60s also pleased fans with his own hits Tribute to Buddy Holly and The Sunshine of Your Smile which Mike joked is now very popular at funerals.
Marty made several returns to the stage during the evening delivering his own classics Jezebel and Teenager in Love while The Wildcats paid a warm tribute to bass guitarist and former Shadow Jet Harris who died last year by performing a memorable rendition of Jet’s 1963 chart topper Diamonds.
The evening rounded off with all Marty, Eden and Mike uniting to perform some classic Rock ‘N’ Roll tributes and Marty commenting “When you tell you’re friends where you were tomorrow tell them we weren’t a tribute act – we were the real thing!” After half a century of performing that’s quite a testament!
A version of this review appeared in The South Wales Argus during November, 2012
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SOLVED Morph browser navigation
cliffcoggin last edited by
While I think I have discovered most of the common functions of a Nexus 5 with Ubuntu Touch OTA13 I still struggle with navigating the Morph browser. In particular I have not found a way to return to the previous page or to switch tabs. I welcome any help to solve these problems.
[1] How to go back one page at a time? The < icon is dim and does not work.
[2] How to change tabs? I see a number at the bottom of the screen which I assume indicates the number of open tabs, but tapping, pressing or swiping only opens a select/copy/share/zoom menu.
potet last edited by
Swiping from the bottom of your screen should open a list of tabs. A quick swipe will open the previously used tab, a longer one will show you an overview of all open tabs.
The back button should work as in any other browser. If it's grayed out, maybe you opened the current page in a new tab or in a new window?
Ubuntu Touch is like a desktop OS in the sense that you can have multiple windows of the browser running at the same time, each with their separate tabs open.
Swiping up to show the list of tabs will only work when the keyboard is not open.
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@potet
Thank you. I realise all that but I could not get it to work. Eventually I found the problem to be that I was swiping up from the bottom edge of the visible display, when what I needed to do was swipe up from the bottom of the glass which is over half an inch further down.
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Weekend Long Read: Lawyers seek answers on Third Energy sale
By Guest Post on July 7, 2019 • ( 6 Comments )
Third Energy’s Kirby Misperton fracking site, 12 February 20118. Photo: Eddie Thornton
Anti-fracking campaigner Helen Chuntso reports on an investigation into the sale of Third Energy’s onshore gas business. She examines the importance of the deal for funding decommissioning – an issue now attracting cross-party political attention.
Eddie Thornton at Westminster rally, 5 March 2019. Photo: DrillOrDrop
A North Yorkshire resident is turning to the law to get answers about the proposed sale of the troubled would-be fracking company, Third Energy.
Eddie Thornton lives near Kirby Misperton, the site where Third Energy is still waiting for final consent to frack for gas. He has instructed a solicitor to ask questions of the industry regulator, the Oil & Gas Authority, which must approve the sale.
Under the deal, announced in April 2019, the entire share capital of Third Energy Onshore Limited would go to York Energy. This is a company founded two months earlier with links to the Cayman Islands and an affiliate of the US firm, Alpha Energy.
Mr Thornton, an opponent of fracking, is concerned about what would happen if the company that became responsible for Kirby Misperton and other local sites went bust and could not fund future decommissioning costs.
Third Energy’s most recent accounts revealed liabilities of £63.9m and the company appears to have failed a financial resilience test required before it could frack.
Eddie Thornton said:
“Third Energy never got to frack in our community because they didn’t pass a financial resilience test.
“Now it looks like they’re selling up to a mysterious Cayman Islands company no-one seems to knows anything about.
“Alpha Energy won’t just inherit the drilling licences. It will also take on the Third Energy’s disused well sites, old pipelines and outdated power plant. All this infrastructure represents millions of pounds of decommissioning costs.
“I’ve instructed solicitors to write to the Oil & Gas Authority demanding that the government carry out a rigorous financial assessment of Alpha Energy before they permit the takeover.
“We need to know that if Alpha Energy fails, it’s not going to be the taxpayer that foots the clean-up bill.”
The letter sent on 5 July 2019 asks the OGA to answer a series of questions. These include:
Has the OGA been asked to support or approve the deal?
Has the OGA already supported or backed the deal or is a decision pending?
Will the OGA order financial capacity or viability tests of York Energy Holdings or related companies before approving or supporting the deal? Have these tests been carried out?
Failure to frack
Third Energy got planning permission to frack its KM8 gas well in Kirby Misperton in 2016. Equipment rolled onto the site from September 2017 and by January 2018 Kirby Misperton looked set to see the first high volume hydraulic fracture in the UK since 2011.
But the company was still waiting for final permission, the hydraulic fracturing consent, required under the 1998 Petroleum Act, from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
At that point, publication of the company’s accounts was overdue by nearly four months.
On 25 January, the business secretary, Greg Clark, ordered a test of the financial resilience of all companies proposing to carry out hydraulic fracturing. He said this was to give stakeholders confidence “in a company’s ability to meet its commitments”.
In the light of Third Energy’s delayed accounts, Mr Clark said:
“I have therefore asked the Oil and Gas Authority to seek further financial information from the company, including the required set of up-to-date accounts, to inform my decision.
“I have also asked the Infrastructure and Projects Authority to assess the financial resilience of the applicant, including its ability to fund decommissioning costs. Once I have received this assessment, I will inform the Oil & Gas Authority whether I am satisfied with the application as required by the 1998 Act.”
On 6 February 2018, DrillOrDrop reported that Third Energy had begun to remove equipment off the KM8 site. The company said there would be “a further period before we can expect final consent from the Government to proceed with our operations.”
Since then, there has been no news about fracking or consent at KM8.
Equipment leaving Third Energy’s Kirby Misperton site. Photo: Steven Spy
Did Third Energy fail the financial resilience test?
It appears that the financial status of Third Energy did not satisfy the business secretary and BEIS. The current owner, Barclays Bank plc, could have been asked, under OGA Financial Guidance, to provide a decommissioning bond. But a bond does not appear to have been paid.
In February 2018, the MP, Caroline Lucas, asked the business secretary what financial benchmarks would be used in the Third Energy financial resilience test. The minister replied
“the process is still ongoing. The Department will respond further, as appropriate, in due course.”
It was a campaigner’s freedom of information request that revealed the most detailed response, in July 2018.
This disclosed that the financial resilience analysis would involve “a detailed quantitative and qualitative evaluation”. It included:
Financial information for all Third Energy group companies, including current and intended financing arrangements, investment details and commitments.
Management team and organizational structure
Decommissioning strategy
Key subcontracts and counterparts
Insurance and bonding arrangements
So far, there has been no public statement on the outcome of the tests. Are communities living near Third Energy sites to assume that no final consent has been issued and that Barclays refused to guarantee decommissioning costs?
Extra work, extra liabilities
Extract of OGA document on licence work commitments
In February 2019, it emerged that Third Energy had committed to drill three wells and frack four in its North Yorkshire licence areas in the next four years.
The work, revealed in response to a parliamentary question by the shadow business secretary, Rebecca Long Bailey, represented potentially millions of pounds of additional liability for decommissioning.
In March 2019, Ms Long Bailey asked whether a guarantor was needed for this work. The then energy minister, Claire Perry, said the new commitments did not represent any additional risk. The operations had already been appropriately assessed already or would be at an appropriate point, she said.
All these questions matter because there is growing concern about what happens if fracking companies go bust and cannot pay for decommissioning. So far, there are no clear answers.
Who pays to clean up fracking?
Most onshore hydrocarbon operators are relatively small companies whose accounts carry the liability and cost of decommissioning as an asset on their balance sheet. They assume that decommissioning costs will be paid from production revenue.
But isn’t it time for a new approach? Shouldn’t the OGA require funds for decommissioning to be held in a bond before work starts, rather than gamble on money not yet raised?
It seems the regulators have been trying to catch up with public and political scrutiny.
In August 2018, the OGA issued new Financial Guidance, which included a provision for the regulator to assess the financial capacity and viability of a licensee and to seek a guarantor. This was intended to ensure funds were available for abandonment of installations and to decommission the well and associated infrastructure.
But there’s still appears to be uncertainty in government about who picks up the tab if companies go bust.
A ministerial reply to a question by the Conservative MP Lee Rowley said would-be fracking companies could be required to meet conditions that would “provide assurance” that decommissioning costs would be met.
But another parliamentary answer to the Green Party’s Baroness Jenny Jones indicated that landowners could ultimately be liable if the company went out of business. Alex Chisholm, the permanent secretary at BEIS, told the Public Accounts Committee something similar in April 2019: “Ultimately, I think the landowner has responsibility.”
Extract from Section 20, paragraph 13 of the 14th Round Model Clauses
Ben Dean, in an article for DrillOrDrop, suggested, however, that the regulations could put the liability on you and me.
Section 20, paragraph 13, of the 14th round Model Clauses states that the minister becomes the owner of casings and fixtures forming part of a well left in position when rights over a licence expire.
He argued that this suggests the public will be responsible for clean-up costs if an operator becomes insolvent.
Three weeks after the announcement of the Third Energy sale, Rebecca Long Bailey asked the business secretary if it had been approved.
Parliamentary question asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on Third Energy sale
The energy minister’s reply was evasive:
“The potential sale of Third Energy to York Energy (UK) Holdings Ltd is a commercial agreement between the relevant parties. Therefore, it would not be appropriate for Government to comment.”
The solicitor’s letter, sent on behalf of Eddie Thornton, requires a response from the OGA on the progress of the sale by 26 July 2019. By then, we could expect one of the following outcomes:
OGA approves the sale
If this happens, North Yorkshire residents would be confident that there were sufficient decommissioning funds only if the OGA opened the records on the deal. Information on the financial viability and financial capacity of York Energy must be provided. The OGA must confirm that guarantees and bonds have been agreed and give details of the sums involved.
OGA refuses the sale
If this happens Barclays could, via its investment company Northwharf Investments Ltd, continue to fund Third Energy.
Or Barclays could decide it was tired of being associated with a fracking company and activate its much- stated aim of divesting its assets. But if Barclays liquidated Third Energy, who would fund the decommissioning costs of the wells, pads, pipelines and Knapton Power Station?
Protest outside Barclays in Piccadilly, London, 29 October 2016. Photo: Adela Pickles
If the OGA blocks the sale, the £64 million question seems to be one for Barclays Bank.
Is this what the group chairman, John McFarlane, would call the “appropriate time” to divest its non-core assets and shed liability for Third Energy, along with the damage to its corporate image that fossil fuels now carry? And if it did, would Barclays leave the cost of decommissioning to the taxpayer?
Updated 9 July 2019: Third Energy announced the completion of the sale of its onshore business to Alpha Energy
Mr Thornton is being advised by Marc Willers QC, of Garden Court Chambers, Estelle Dehon, of Cornerstone Barristers, and Richard Buxton Solicitors.
Campaigner and researcher, Helen Chuntso, outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, 5 October 2018. Photo: Bob Dennett
Helen Chuntso was part of a legal action at the High Court in 2018 to try to prevent fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site near Blackpool.
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Tagged as: Alpha Energy, answers, campaigner, deal, Eddie Thornton, frack, Fracking, Helen Chuntso, Kirby Misperton, lawyer, legal, North Yorkshire, Oil & Gas Authority, resident, sale, Third Energy, York Energy
Second drilling company seeks to explore for oil and gas near Surrey village
Updated: Deadlines set for reports on Ellesmere Port and Woodsetts appeals
Helen and Eddie;
Eddie, we would be interested to know more about the commercial interests his family has in the wind energy industry. Maybe the onshore shale gas industry would be seen as a rival to windcare and they are concerned about their bottom line by the so-called frackers?
Dennis May says:
With regards restoration bonds, in his role as an official of the CPRE, David Montagu Smith called for ‘measures requiring developers to provide adequate financial and licence guarantees to ensure that redundant wind turbines are decommissioned and the land restored without cost to the public; …’ That is David Montagu Smith, CEO of onshore oil and gas concern Rathlin Energy. Are they depositing bonds for their operations?
Pauline Jones says:
Eli-Goth -Don’t assume everyone is as obsessed by money as the fossil fuel supporters are. Eddie Thornton’s father is a retired local GP who has also worked in neo-natal units and therefore has a great interest and concern for the welfare of infants. He has also visited fracking areas abroad and seen first hand the detrimental health effects of the fracking industry. I have had the privilege of hearing him speak several times and have no doubts of his sincerity and wide knowledge of the subject. To reduce the family’s motives to a mercenary level says more about your mind than theirs.
Mike Potter says:
Eli Goth, your response attempts to divert attention away from the subject of the article by questioning entirely unconnected commercial interests. The thrust of the article is to question the financial resilience of the company that has ‘taken over’ Third Energy Gas UK Ltd’s holdings. It is important to every UK taxpayer that this company has the ability to pay for any decommissioning or necessary remedial work themselves, rather than the taxpayers potentially being burdoned – particularly as planning permission on virtually all their existing infrastructure has currently expired. Do you agree that confirmation of this company’s financial resilience is essential before any further activity takes place?
Mike Potter
I agree that it is worth knowing if York Energy has the funds available to decommission the existing Infrastructure, plus any new installations or wells. Just as it is interesting to know if Third Energy has the cash to do so.
However, in my opinion, the point about who does what if either goes bust should be well known.
As the state sanctions the exploration and production of a resource it owns, collects cash for permission to explore, collects cash on the resulting activities and production and oversees the risk taken by awarding licences and regulating the operator, the state will be responsible for what is left to sort, should a company go bust.
How the tax payer fares would need a bit more work, as you would need to deduct the income of all such activity ( onshore and offshore ) to work out if the tax payer has had to pay more tax as a result of such licensing and production.
It would be different where the resource is not owned by the state. No doubt the polyhalite mine being developed near Whitby could be used as a comparator, should they go bust ( being a company with larger debts than no production for a while yet ).
John Harrison says:
Well that did a lot of good Helen and Eddie, they have just announced that the sale of Third Energy to York Energy has been successfully completed.
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44465069
World Cup 2026: How US, Canada & Mexico won right to host tournament
With eight years to go until the tournament kicks off, many asked why Fifa seemingly rushed to make this decision.
The answer came partly down to its finances.
The governing body has paid hefty legal bills in recent years following the US-led investigation into corruption by a number of executives.
The Russian World Cup has also failed to attract major sponsors and the Qatar edition in 2022 also promises to be tricky to navigate.
In speaking to congress on Wednesday, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said the organisation was "clinically dead" when he took over in 2016. In gaining election he promised to quadruple Fifa's income. With a year to go until he faces a re-election campaign, he needs to start finding some of that cash.
It's for these reasons that Infantino was believed to favour 'United 2026', considering organisers' claims it will amass a huge $14bn (£10.3bn) in revenues (delivering an $11bn profit for Fifa). It is a figure that Morocco has openly questioned and even Infantino has labelled "optimistic". Morocco promised a much more modest profit to Fifa of $5bn from revenues of $7.2bn.
Plus a return to soccer when it's 40C hot - Phew!
Optimistic that the World Cup may one day be hosted again by England if FIFA are finally interested in tournament profit rather than the backhanded bribes of recent tournaments, especially as English football generates some of the biggest sponsorship revenue in the game.
Almost criminal it will be 64 years without hosting a World Cup by the time 2030 comes around, we already have the stadiums, training facilities and public infrastructure already in place.
If the UK can say they can came up $14 bn then FIFA will be only too glad to let the World Cup be staged in the UK. If the Murdochs get fed up with cycling then ... who knows?
Apparently Russia's defence is built around a 38 year old who was slow in his prime - time for a litle wager on the Saudis?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-29/former-fifa-boss-napout-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-u-s-prison?srnd=premium-europe
To his lawyers, he was a man who did hundreds of good deeds, including paying for his chauffeur’s knee surgery. But U.S. prosecutors said former South American soccer boss Juan Angel Napout sometimes moved illicit cash by dispatching his personal driver on 15-hour trips from Buenos Aires to Asuncion, Paraguay.
Napout, 60, a Paraguayan who was president of CONMEBOL, the governing body for South America’s soccer, as well as a vice president of FIFA, international soccer’s governing association, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday after being convicted by a U.S. jury of getting $3.4 million in bribes and soliciting almost $25 million.
Napout portrayed himself publicly as an agent of reform who tried to change CONMEBOL, which was plagued by years of corruption. But prosecutors argued that as soon as he joined the Paraguayan soccer association in 2010, Napout began taking bribes and collected perks like a $40,000 seaside vacation condo and more than $10,000 worth of tickets to a Paul McCartney concert.
"He entered sports to make money when he had more than enough," prosecutor Kristin Mace said. "Napout led by example at CONMEBOL and FIFA; he led colleagues and subordinates to believe that bribe-taking was common practice."
Alejandro Burzaco, chief of sports-marketing company Torneos y Competencias SA, testified he paid at least 30 soccer bosses more than $160 million to secure broadcasting rights to South American tournaments and World Cup matches in 2026 and 2030. A former Citigroup Inc. banker, Burzaco testified that Napout was among at least six soccer officials who accepted payoffs.
Jose Hawilla, the founder of Traffic Sports International Inc. who was caught lying to the U.S. in 2013, agreed to secretly record conversations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than a year. Hawilla described paying bribes to multiple officials, dating to the 1990s.
Chelsea v Man Utd - Hazard against Lindelof? Should be fun!
https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-probe-switzerland-suspends-top-economic-crime-prosecutor/a-46224999
The head of Switzerland's business crime division at the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has been suspended over allegations of a possibly criminal nature, the office said on Friday, confirming a report by the Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger.
The OAG said Olivier Thormann was suspended last week amid allegations concerning his conduct in the investigation of suspected corruption at world soccer FIFA.
"The information on which this decision is based is related to the OAG's criminal proceedings in the field of soccer and its governing body, FIFA," the office said in a statement, adding that the allegations had come to the OAG's attention at the end of September.
It said the information received "may be of criminal relevance," without giving further details or naming specific charges. It called the suspension a standard precautionary measure and said Thormann enjoyed the presumption of innocence.
The OAG said the allegations had nothing to do with a probe launched earlier this week against Rinaldo Arnold, a lower-level prosecutor who is a personal friend of FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. The Tages-Anzeiger reported last week that Arnold, who has not been involved in the FIFA probe, had organized meetings between the Swiss attorney general and Infantino.
FIFA remains the target of a corruption investigation that has been ongoing since the arrest of top football officials on the eve of the 2015 FIFA Congress in Zurich. US prosecutors have charged more than 40 entities and individuals in connection with the probe.
https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-president-attempting-to-sell-entire-fifa-rights-reports/a-46336713
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is planning to completely sell all of the sporting federation's major rights to a consortium with links to Saudi Arabia, two German media outlets reported on Friday.
A joint investigation between daily Süddeutsche Zeitung and public broadcaster WDR found Infantino had been lying about the intentions of a planned $25 billion (€22.5 billion) deal.
The deal was supposedly meant to deliver two new tournament formats to the new investors, but would also hand over complete rights to the Football World Cup, satellite and network transmissions, archives, movies and videos, video games and merchandising.
This would essentially leave FIFA as a hollow shell, while Infantino would lead the new organization.
Sergio Ramos this summer said "We are stronger without Ronaldo" :lol:
If like me you watched the Liverpool v Everton game, then congrats on seeing a most amazing goal - in the 96th minute to boot.
Spurs looked like a tired side after their mid-week game. No spark.
At the beginning of the season i had a lot of expectations on Tottenham, i even tought that they could have won their group in Champions League against a declining Barça and a shadow of former self Inter.
Maybe they have suffered Eriksen and Alli injuries and that affected also Kane numbers but they are already eight point down in Premier League and they risk to end up in Europa League if they are going to lose the final game.
Nirvana said:
so many players playing nearly all of the world cup, so a really messed up pre-season and underdone squad,
no real 'fresh faces' beyond Moura, who's now not really producing much,
still playing all their games "away" while the predictable delays hit the new stadium,
plenty of injuries in the early part of the season that they didn't have before...
could be argued they overachieved last season,
they were never going to be particularly high flying this season
Nations League Semis
England v Netherlands
Portugal v Switzerland
Archibald said:
Because I think they are a very strong team with some bright talents and in most cases they are still relatively young and with room to improve, they don't need a number of new players. In my personal "starting grid" for Champions League they were in the second row with Citizens, just behind PSG and Juvetus. This is a transitional year with Real Madrid that decided to add themselves to Barça and Bayern among the declining big powers of recent seasons, it's something to be expected seeing someone "new" going far in the competition.
If the World Cup is messing their season there is something wrong, per FIFA rules every player should have a 30 days break between the end of a season and the start of the new one, who goes all the way to the end of the World Cup should start the preparation for the new season later but by mid/late September you are fit and ready to play at a good level even if you started training in mid August. Every big team has plenty of players at the World Cup or continental championships every even year and are able to manage the delayed start of preparation.
I'd say that the world cup issue is more about the disruption to the pre-season, through the majority of your first team squad absent, than their fitness. Nearly all pre-season was the seconds and kids...
If they didn't have all the issues mentioned above, they'd be doing far better at the moment, though
ebandit
del1962 said:
why? nations league.............just as pointless as europa league
southgate grumbled 'players were not fresh enough for 1st international break after
early start to premier league' an early start to accomodate 3 international breaks
before xmas LOL!
disrupting premier league costing teams like spurs
not as though i should care i loved arsenal 4 spurs 2
another football grumble................when are uefa/fifa gonna toughen up fair financial play rules
man c are romping away with premier league..........goal difference greather than any other teams
some time ago they were fined for having too much $'s..what was the point of that......shoulda
been a points penalty
boy do man u need to sack mourihno.........their goal difference minus 1 /no chance of finishing
but he should be sacked 'cos he's an iidiot always blaming his own players..........hows that gonna
gel his team
+ again after so many superb players have come and gone...how is fellaini is still playing LOL
King Boonen
Man City were fined for having too much money..?
about 2014 man c were fined some £49 million and given transfer restrictions
this year german press had highlighited further financial irregularities....so far these are unproven
I've just watched the "derby d'Italia" that i've registered yesterday.
Juventus still playing with half gas and is enough to beat everyone when they don't have defensive blackout like against Genoa or the final minutes against UTD, this year i've seen them going deep only three times (against Valencia after Ronaldo red card, against Napoli in the second half and against UTD excluding the aforementioned final minutes). Yestarday Chiellini was monumental, he deflected almost every ball in Juventus area, i've never seen him so dominant.
The only weak point of Juve is Cancelo, having him is like playing with three defenders and an additional winger and even when he tries to defend he's really bad, i wonder why they didn't try him in a more advanced role.
Now i'm watching Chelsea Vs. Manchester City with the former surprising in the lead at half time. Anyway Premier looks always wonderful after watching the boring Serie A.
jsem94
I hate, as an Interista, how good Chiellini is. That being said, Koulibaly is the best defender and the third best player in the league behind CR7 and Dybala IMO.
De Sciglio is also not really that great of a player and Juve were far stronger with Alves/Lichtsteiner & Sandro than the starting full backs they had this Friday. I hate it, but Juve is such a well run club.
PL is a treat this year because Liverpool has had such excellent results and the wealth of coaching is really there right now. 7-8 of the world's top ten coaches are in England. I hope the title race stays alive for a while too.
Inter has a great pair of centre back with Skriniar and De Vrij and also a good third one in Miranda when needed, if i were a Juventus fan i would swap without any doubt one of them with Bonucci and the same with Albiol if i were a Napoli fan. Bonucci is another one that if i were a coach i would try in a more advanced role, he has good skills, an incredible long range pass but when he has to defend he often makes mistakes here and there, a lot of (not many) goals conceded by Juventus come from Bonucci mistakes.
The problem of Inter IMHO is Spalletti and his choices, Perisic is awful this year but he didn't bench him, he has a fixation for 4-2-3-1, he wanted at any coast Nainggolan that is a smoker and an alcoholic and he stays more in discos and pubs than on the pitch to train, not to mention the fact that to buy him they were forced to not retain Rafinha and to sell young talents like Zaniolo and Pinamonti along with others from "Primavera". He's lucky that other teams like Lazio and Roma are having subpar seasons and that covers a bit Inter problems (last year they were with ten more points after the 15th round, an huge difference).
May0maniac
True, I had the same idea last year at Milan when they already had Romagnoli and Musacchio as CBs, but no proper playmaker, having him play in a more advanced role before the defence could have solved a decent amount of problems.
Putting Bonucci in the middle of a back 3 allows him to play a libero playmaking role. That's his ideal position.
I love Nianggolan though, but he doesn't really fit in the 4-2-3-1 system perfectly. Because he's such a box-to-box player he should play in a 4-3-3 or something similar. I agree that Rafinha would have been a much better fit. He was only there briefly but boy was he good. Balde and Politano should be the first choice wingers btw.
Well, that's that season. Gutted for Napoli too.
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Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Review
By Sparky Clarkson on July 14, 2010 in Reviews
Virtue and Reward
HIGH The Lovecraftian transformations of Armon Ritter.
LOW The painfully sluggish sword fight against Hibaru Yaju.
WTF So, the hideous bird-lion boss is our new best friend?
One might well wonder why on earth anyone would make a game like Sin & Punishment: Star Successor for the Wii. The developer, Treasure, is known for hardcore shooters like Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun. While a game in that vein might fill a poorly-served niche in Wii software, it hardly seems like the sort of thing that would appeal to the console's broad audience of relatively inexperienced gamers. As I played the game, however, I came to understand Treasure's reasoning—the incredible robustness of the remote-and-nunchuk control scheme makes the Wii a solid hardware choice for shooters regardless of demographics. In addition, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor has been tuned to provide an excellent introduction to the genre for novices, and therefore may do a great deal to build the audience for this kind of game.
What a rosy picture I've drawn! Things don't begin so well as all that, however. Our introduction to the game takes the form of a cut-scene that showcases the game's weaknesses; there's practically no story, and what little exists is conveyed through stilted, poorly acted dialogue. Up close, as they are seen in these moments, the character models are distractingly ugly and even distorted, especially on an HD screen.
Thankfully, almost all the issues evaporate once the action starts. The game looks just fine in motion, with eye-catching enemies and beautifully-crafted bosses. The ordinary foes cover the screen while pumping out as many bullets as they can, but Treasure has tuned everything so that the system never chugs under their weight.
In the normal flow of action, the player uses the remote for shooting and the nunchuck for moving, without any waggle nonsense to ruin your wrists. Both playable characters can lock on to specific enemies for more certain hits, at a slight penalty in damage, and one character has a softer auto-lock. Charged shots and melee strikes are also available.
These latter factors often come into play in Sin & Punishment's numerous and inventive boss battles. The traditional elements are all here: hidden weak points, bosses invulnerable to anything other than the charge shot, screens absolutely full of bullets, and so on. Treasure also fiddles with the system to generate some interesting alternatives to a typical fight, including a sword battle and a segment that behaves like a classic 2-D fighter. These permutations aren't always successful—movement during the swordfight was unpleasantly sluggish—but they change up the action just enough to keep you on your toes.
A change-up is needed because although the game (overall) is quite short, the visually diverse stages themselves feel very long, and they often end in a crescendo of multiple bossfights. Hardcore score junkies may rebel against this structure as it increases their chances of taking an unlucky hit and losing all the points from a good playthrough. The generous checkpointing, however, means that newcomers to the genre will never get too frustrated with their lack of progress.
An accurately-named "Easy" difficulty also makes for a gentle welcome, but that doesn't mean that it's a cakewalk. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is a game where I died frequently because I sucked. The important thing here is that it was my fault; the control scheme almost never let me down. I knew that each death was the result of my bad decisions, my inattentiveness, my failure to read what was going on in a fight. The only exceptions were the slow-moving swordfight and one difficult-to-read boss. Even in those cases a simple adjustment of tactics was all I needed to get past an embarrassing game over.
After such a death, restarting from a checkpoint preserves progress but not score, so even people who never work their way above Easy difficulty have something to shoot for in replays. With its brevity and minimal story, the pleasure of Sin & Punishment lies in the old-school virtue of beating the high score, either a personal best own or someone else's. In this regard, the online leaderboards were something of a disappointment. They load sluggishly, and the game didn't seem to play very nicely with my console's Wi-Fi connection. Comparing scores to the rest of the world involves a lot of backtracking in menus, a design that feels dated in comparison to the effortless leaderboards of so many Xbox Live games.
Taking a few minutes to check scores might just feel like a welcome respite, however, after the intensity of Sin & Punishment's long levels. Treasure hasn't skimped on the frenetic action or toughness that the genre is known for, yet they've tuned the game to cut down the frustration for those who just want to progress without playing the same ten minutes of a level over and over again.
For the genre fan, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor will be a sublime, smoothly controlling treat. For the novice, it's a fairly gentle introduction to a classically hardcore experience. For Treasure, it's a great chance to addict a vast new audience to their style of game. Rating: 8.0 out of 10.
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Disclosures: This game was obtained via retail store and reviewed on the Wii. Approximately 13 hours of play was devoted to single-player modes (completed twice on easy and once on normal).
Parents: According to the ESRB, this game contains fantasy violence. None of the violence is graphic and there isn't any blood. Honestly, I'm not even sure what justifies the T rating; any child old enough to play a console game will be fine with this one.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing: Some attacks are preceded by sounds, but overall you won't have much added difficulty. Subtitles are available in cut-scenes, not that there's anything interesting going on.
Tags: Game Reviews Nintendo Shooting Sin & Punishment Teen (13+) Treasure Wii
frogofdeath
From your description, Star Successor seems to keep the same game-play as the original (which overall is probably a good thing).
Have you played the original? I would be curious to see how people who played the first Sin and Punishment feel about the sequel.
Glad you liked the review.
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Anarchic Actor, Artist Dennis Hopper, 1936-2010.
Fresh Air remembers the iconic screen actor, who starred in such films as Easy Rider, Hoosiers and Apocalypse Now. Hopper sat down with Terry Gross in both 1990 and 1996 to discuss his film career, his battle with drugs and his career as an artist.
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Anarchic Actor, Artist Dennis Hopper, 1936-2010
TERRY GROSS, host:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.
Today we remember Dennis Hopper.
(Soundbite of film, "Blue Velvet")
Mr. DENNIS HOPPER (Actor): (As Frank Booth) We're giving our neighbor a
joyride. Let's get on with it. Anyone want to go on a joyride with us? How
about you?
GROSS: That's Dennis Hopper in the 1986 film "Blue Velvet," directed by David
Lynch, who described Hopper as sort of the perfect American dangerous hero.
"Blue Velvet" was one of Hopper's comeback films. A few years before that, he'd
been institutionalized - paranoid and totally disoriented from years of drugs
and alcohol.
As a fan, I'm really grateful he was able to have that second part of his
career, which began with him playing crazed characters in films like "Blue
Velvet," "River's Edge," "Red Rock West" and "Speed." Hopper died Saturday of
metastasized prostate cancer. He was 74.
Early in his career, he was in two defining films about youth culture: "Rebel
Without a Cause," in which he had a small part, and "Easy Rider," which he
directed and starred in with Peter Fonda. While Hopper was still using drugs,
he played a drug-addled photojournalist in "Apocalypse Now."
We're going to hear excerpts of two interviews I recorded with Hopper, starting
with the first, from 1990. We began by talking about Hopper's role in "Blue
Velvet" as Frank Booth, a crazy, dangerous character. Hopper said that when he
read the script, he told director David Lynch, I am Frank.
Mr. HOPPER: I really understood Frank. I didn't have a problem with Frank. I
understood â I just understood him, and I called David. I'd never met David,
and he'd given me the part, and I called him. He was down in North Carolina
already, they had begun filming, and I said, you don't have to worry about
this. I am, I am Frank. I really understand this role.
So he got off the phone, and he told Isabella and Kyle MacLachlan and Laura
that â he said, my God, I just got off the phone with Dennis Hopper, and he
said he was Frank. He said that may be great for the movie, but how are we
going to have lunch with him?
But I just â I really meant that I understood the role, and I do understand
Frank. And I've known Frank. I've known a lot of guys like Frank.
GROSS: Did you think that you were like Frank at some point in your life?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I understood his sexual obsession, you know, and I â even
though David wrote it, the stuff that he was sniffing as helium, I had always
thought of it as some sort of drug, you know, like an amyl nitrate or a nitric
oxide. And I asked David if it would be all right to play it that way.
He had helium on the set, and helium, all helium does, it doesn't disorient
your mind. All it does is make you sound like Daffy Duck. So I tried it, and I
said, David, I'm really aware â I'm just hearing my voice. I'm not, you know,
able to act. I said, I want something â couldn't I try to use something that,
like, disoriented my mind? And he said what? And I said, think, what's this,
and I'd do a sense memory of an amyl nitrate, a nitric oxide or something. He
said what are those things? I said just watch.
So anyway, he liked what he saw, and I said if you want to dub that voice in
the helium voice in later, we could do that. And he said no, I don't think
it'll be necessary.
Anyway, we didn't dub it in later, and it did work. But you know, since then, I
started thinking how strange it would be if I had used that helium voice and
not had it disorient my mind. What a strange character he had actually written,
even more strange than my portrayal of Frank.
GROSS: Yeah, I see what you mean.
Mr. HOPPER: You know, it would've just been this guy who takes this, that does
this mask and gets this weird voice and then does all those things, and nothing
else happens to him. It would be very bizarre.
But anyway, because when I read it, I thought of it that way, of the drug, kind
of drug-crazed guy and the sexual kind of strange appetite that he had, I could
identify with those things.
GROSS: Do you like roles with the kind of intensity that your performance has
on the character of Frank?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, like, you know, I think that probably, of all the work that
I've done, Frank is probably the flashiest role I ever had. And I like it on
that level.
GROSS: When you were young, you got a scholarship to the National Shakespeare
Festival. Did you want to do classical theater?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, I did it, and I wanted to do it. I was â I wanted to become a
great actor, and at that time, the great actors were Shakespearean actors, the
ones who were thought of in the theater. I wasn't able to get into movies, so
in the theater were classical actors. So I got involved in classical theater,
Shakespeare.
GROSS: Your first movie role was in "Rebel Without a Cause." You were, I think,
18 years old. Did the movie help give you a sense of teenagers being their own
culture and their own misunderstood culture, or were you already feeling that
way?
Mr. HOPPER: I went on that picture â when I went on that picture, I saw James
Dean for the first time, act. And at that point, all I was concerned about was
being an actor. I wasn't concerned about, like, you know, whether people were
juvenile delinquents or not.
I had sort of come out of that, out of San Diego and Tijuana and that kind of
area, but I was interested in acting. And I saw James Dean act, and I â
basically, through "Rebel Without a Cause," I was just trying to figure out
what he was doing because I thought I was the best young actor at that time in
the world, and I suddenly ran into this guy, who was some years older than me,
but he was doing work that was so far over my head, I had to â I actually
grabbed him on the chickie run and threw him into a car and said, what are you
doing? You've got to teach me what you're doing.
GROSS: So what did he teach you?
Mr. HOPPER: He wanted to know what my motivation was for wanting to act, you
know. And he asked me if I had had a problem with my parents and if I had
actually hated my parents and that that was part of the drive that I had to
want to become an actor.
And I said that actually I had felt that. And he said, well, that's what he
felt also, and that his mother died when he was very young, and he used to go
to her grave and cry on her grave and say mother, why have you left me, why
have you left me, and that turned into I'm gonna show you. I'm gonna show you.
I'm gonna be someone. And that was the drive that he had brought into his
acting, which I described the same sort of feelings, that I was misunderstood
by my parents and that I had that feeling when they came to the theater that I
was going to show them. It was, like, yeah, I'm gonna show you. I'm gonna be
something. I'm gonna be an actor.
So this drive, this confused kind of drive and wanting to put it into other
people's â other parts and other things and these feelings, to use them in some
sort of imaginary, given circumstance, became the key for acting.
But anyway, he said you must learn how to not worry about the emotions, but you
must learn how to do things and not show them. You must learn how to smoke a
cigarette, and just not act smoking a cigarette. You must learn how to drink a
drink, not act drinking the drink.
And if somebody knocks on the door, you go and answer the door. Then you see
they have a gun in their hand. Then you react to the gun and so on. So
basically, it's, like, don't indicate, do something and don't show it. And
moment-to-moment reality, never anticipate what the next moment's going to
hold.
And so, like, you know, he said, and you're a very good technical actor. So get
rid of all that technique, though. Stop the line readings. Don't worry about
how it's going to come out. Just let it come out. Work on a moment-to-moment
reality level.
GROSS: Stop the line reading. So what did you stop doing?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I mean, like, you know, I was out of a classical theater
background. So, I mean, there were ways of reading lines. You know, I mean,
even hello, how are you became a way of reading a line. So there's a lot of
ways to say hello, how are you besides one fixed way that you decide in your
room somewhere that that's the way you're going to say hello, how are you?
GROSS: Was James Dean the first friend that you had who died? I mean, like
someone of around your age?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, I mean, there had been â yeah, I would think, yeah.
GROSS: Did it scare you a lot to have someone...?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, it was more â I mean, more than a friend, I think of him more
as a teacher than as a friend. We did two films together, which took about a
year of our lives. He only made three movies. We did "Rebel Without a Cause"
and then "Giant," and then he died two weeks before we finished shooting
"Giant."
So I was, like, 19. He was 24. It was more â we dealt with acting. We talked
about acting. It wasn't like we went out and drank beers together and got high
or, like, raced cars or anything.
When he died, it just destroyed me because I totally had this belief in destiny
and how people are destined, you know, to be â to fill, to fulfill their
destiny, you know, and I just couldn't understand why James Dean had died so
young.
He wanted to direct movies. He'd only been in three movies. And I â it just
destroyed my whole concept of destiny, life and that kind of thing for years. I
mean, probably still to this day, it still bothers me. I miss him. I wish I'd
have seen his work.
GROSS: We're listening back to a 1990 interview with Dennis Hopper. He died
Saturday at the age of 74. We'll hear more of the interview after we take a
short break. This is FRESH AIR.
GROSS: Let's get back to our 1990 interview with Dennis Hopper. I have to ask
you about "Easy Rider," the 1969 film that you co-wrote, directed and starred
in. You had done some work with Roger Corman. Peter Fonda had done some biker-
type movies and acid-trip movies with Corman. Did you see this as an
exploitation film, or did you want it to be a movie in the spirit of the
counter-culture?
Mr. HOPPER: You're talking about...?
GROSS: "Easy Rider," yeah.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, I didn't really â I wasn't really thinking about either one
of those things. I wanted to win the Cannes Film Festival. I wanted it to be an
art film.
GROSS: Right.
Mr. HOPPER: The counter-culture was becoming the culture at that time. So I
thought I was making a film for everyone. What I did was I showed people
smoking marijuana without going out and killing a bunch of nurses for the first
time, and I, you know, and I used the music of the day as a time capsule kind
of thing, rather than writing a score for a movie. It was the first time
individual songs had been used for a film.
The editing of the cemetery sequence was, like, a lot of, like, you know,
experimental films that I'd seen of the day, Bruce Conner in particular. I'd
used a lot of, like, kind of cutting that I'd seen on television for television
commercials.
We now look at MTV, but if you realize that these, that those rides that I
edited to the music, to Jimi Hendrix and to The Byrds and to Dylan and so on
were all â those were the first MTV kind of things, music video kind of things
that were ever done.
GROSS: Were you already doing a lot of drugs when you made "Easy Rider," and
was that out of control at all?
Mr. HOPPER: There was a lot of smoking of grass on that picture. Grass made me
paranoic(ph), and I didn't do it. I mean, I would do it â I did it, like, for
the scene where Peter and Jack and I are all smoking marijuana, and we see the
space people, or Jack talks about space people and so on.
But most of the time, I didn't smoke it, only because it made me paranoic. But
I drank. I was a drinker. I was a classic drinker in the great tradition out of
John Huston, Howard Hawks, John Ford and Dennis Hopper. Now, I was an
alcoholic, and I was never a great â I was never a big pot smoker. Even though
I smoked pot a great deal in my life, I didn't do it while I worked.
GROSS: What were your paranoid fantasies that it would bring out, or what form
of paranoia would it bring out in you?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I, just, it would interfere with the work, and nothing that I
did that interfered with the work â the work was on â the only thing that was
important to me. People, like, came to Paul Lewis and I...
GROSS: The producer.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, a few years ago â Paul was also the production manager on
"Easy Rider," and all the films that I've made, he's been with me, "The Last
Movie" and so on. And so people came and said how could you have done "The Last
Movie" doing all that cocaine and so on. We didn't have any cocaine on "Easy
Rider." We just made it popular. That was baking soda that I choose to use in
"Easy Rider."
But anyway, but I went to Peru, and I made a movie called "The Last Movie,"
which I won the Venice Film Festival with, which was never distributed, it's a
long story. But we used a lot of cocaine on that movie, and people said how
could you make a movie and drink and use cocaine and smoke grass and so on?
And Paul said, are you serious? We were making movies. You know, it wasn't
anything â if somebody had said you can't have any drugs, you know, you have to
make the movie, we'd have made the movie. Nobody said you can't have any drugs,
and we weren't doing anything that interfered with what we thought was our
work. So, like, it was always the work. The work was the most important thing,
and the drugs and the alcohol and all those things are secondary to it.
And we never â and I always measured it out, and, you know, if I was getting
too drunk, I'd do a little more cocaine, you know, and keep the work going.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. HOPPER: So, like, you know, anyway, that was (unintelligible)...
GROSS: So how did it get to the point where you did so much drugs that you
ended up not working?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I mean, there comes a point where, like, you know, if you're
not the most popular guy in the world and in demand, suddenly people start
looking at your behavior and then not wanting to work with you.
There are certain people that we don't have to name, but there are some very,
very big people that, like, never, it never interfered with their popularity,
and it never interfered with their careers - and some of our biggest stars.
So, you know, and I'm not advising people to use drugs or not to use drugs.
Drugs destroyed my life, but I probably would never have found out about it and
never gotten straight and never gotten into the trouble that I got into with
drugs and alcohol if my career had maintained a level where I was productive.
GROSS: I get the impression that you've been working really manically since
you've been straight.
Mr. HOPPER: I would have worked manically all my life if I would have been
allowed to.
GROSS: You mean if you got offered enough?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, I was never offered anything. So at a certain point, my using
and my drinking became who's coming out of the dressing room, which - what
Jekyll or Hyde. You know, what emotional roller coaster is he going to take us
on now? So, you know, that's what unfortunately drugs and alcohol did for me,
in my life, and my personal life was a shambles.
It never seemed to hurt what went on the screen, but it was the process to
getting it on the screen that terrified people.
GROSS: There's a kind of, I think, pretty famous story about what happened, an
incident that happened in your early career, and you were working â you were
working on a movie that Henry Hathaway was directing, and he was trying to get
you to do the scene the way he wanted to. You had your own way of wanting to do
And I think this went on for, like, 12 hours or something of you doing takes
and him insisting that you do it his way. And then he finally won. And I think,
because of your rebelliousness, that you were pretty much exiled from Hollywood
for a while. Is that right?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, for a long time, until he rehired me again.
GROSS: So he rehired you again?
Mr. HOPPER: Yes, seven or eight years later.
GROSS: So did you end up doing a lot of TV in that period?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah.
GROSS: I recently saw you on the "The Rifleman." I think it was the first
episode.
Mr. HOPPER: Right, you know, Sam Peckinpah wrote the pilot of "The Rifleman,"
GROSS: It was the pilot I saw, okay. So I'm wondering, you know, now that
you're directing again, if you ever see yourself in the Henry Hathaway role of
really wanting the actor to do it your way?
Mr. HOPPER: I don't see myself any other way.
GROSS: You mean...?
Mr. HOPPER: Did I hear a pause?
GROSS: Yes.
Mr. HOPPER: Did you hear a pin drop?
Mr. HOPPER: No, I'm the director. So I want them to do it my way.
GROSS: So if you saw the young Dennis Hopper coming in, and he insisted on
doing it his way, what would've happened?
Mr. HOPPER: I would've probably been amazing by the young Dennis Hopper and let
him do it his way.
Mr. HOPPER: But I would never let him know that he was doing it â I mean, I
would've, like, I would've given him plenty of space to do it his way. Hathaway
didn't. But if it comes down to doing it my way, I mean, it's got to be my way.
But, like, I give actors a lot of room to work. I mean, I never had a problem
with Sean Penn. I never had a problem with Robert Duvall.
I had problems with Don Johnson, but I don't have problems seeing what I got on
the screen with Don Johnson because we worked it out, and he did it my way.
The director is the boss, and that's just the way it is. So Hathaway, I learned
that from Hathaway. Also, I learned a lot of things from Hathaway. I did three
films for Hathaway. He was the boss, and the director is the boss, and if you â
if you're in a director's movie, and you don't do what the director wants you
to do, you might as well â it doesn't matter how good you are. You don't â you
look like you're out of step with everybody else, and you might as well just
hang it up right there because there's no sense fighting him.
GROSS: Dennis Hopper, recorded in 1990. We'll hear our 1996 interview in the
second half of the show. Here's Hopper in a scene from the Vietnam War film
"Apocalypse Now." Hopper played a crazed photojournalist. In this scene, he's
talking to the Martin Sheen character, Lieutenant Willard, who's in a cage in
the jungle, held captive by the renegade colonel was sent to find. I'm Terry
Gross, and this is FRESH AIR.
(Soundbite of film, "Apocalypse Now")
Mr. HOPPER: (As Photojournalist) He likes you because you're still alive. He's
got plans for you.
Mr. HOPPER: (As Photojournalist) No, no, I'm not going to help you. You're
going to help him, man. You're going to help him. I mean, what are they going
to say, man, when he's gone, huh? If he dies, when it dies, man, when it dies,
he dies, what are they gonna say about him? What, are they gonna say he was a
kind man, he was a wise man? He had plans? He had wisdom? (BEEP), man.
Am I gonna be the one that's gonna set him straight, look at me wrong?
(Soundbite of helicopter)
(Soundbite of song, "The End")
GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Iâm Terry Gross. We're remembering the mesmerizing
actor Dennis Hopper. He died Saturday at the age of 74 of metastasized prostate
cancer. Hopper played a lot of crazed characters. But when I recorded my second
interview with him in 1996, he was playing against type in the film "Carried
Away." He starred as the schoolteacher a small rural community living on a
broken down farm with his mother.
Now you grew up in Dodge City, Kansas, at least that's where you spent the
early years of your life. Did any of the characters in the movie remind you of
anyone you knew growing up?
Mr. HOPPER: Oh yeah. Well, my great uncles, they wore bib overalls until they
rotted off of them. They were wheat...
Mr. HOPPER: They were wheat farmers and I used to milk the cow before I went to
school in the mornings so...
GROSS: Were there big town scandals when you were growing up?
Mr. HOPPER: Hmm. Well, I mean Dodge City was - we were still trying to live up
to the old days when Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp were there,
you know? I just remember it was a dry state but if youâre old enough to get
your hand upon a bar they'd put a drink in it, so...
GROSS: Really?
Mr. HOPPER: And fighting around the drive-in seemed to be a, I mean, not the
drive-in movies with the drive-in hamburger joint seemed to be the big thing to
do after football games. And I, you know, my mother managed the swimming pool
in Dodge City, Kansas so I had an active swimming life as a child and my
grandfather was a wheat farmer. So it was a good life.
GROSS: Well, was it fun to see movies about Dodge City living there?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I remember Errol Flynn came to Dodge City when I was about
five years old. That was a big town, for the premier of, I think it was called
"Dodge City," I think, or "Fort Dodge" or whatever it was. It was in a movie
that Errol Flynn starred in with Olivia de Havilland. And anyway, they came
there. That probably had a lot to do with me eventually wanting to be an actor,
GROSS: Was that the only connection you saw between the movie world and your
own life?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I mean I was raised at the end of the Dust Bowl so I used to
tell people the first light that I really saw was not from the sun but it was
from a movie projector.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah. My grandmother used to - she didnât drive a car so she used
to fill her apron. We lived about five miles outside of Dodge and so my
grandfather would go off to the farm in Garden City, which is 60 miles away. My
grandmother would fill her eggs full of apron on Saturday mornings...
GROSS: Fill her apron full of eggs?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah and we'd walk into town she'd sell the eggs at the poultry
place and get the money and we'd go see a matinee and I'd see the Singing
Cowboys. Once in a while we'd see an Errol Flynn movie or a sword-fighting
buckling - sword-buckling movie. That's about it. I donât really remember what
they were. But I knew - I wanted to know where they were making these movies.
And Kansas was a very flat place so I wanted to know where the trains were
going and yeah, what a mountain looked like, what a skyscraper looked like,
what the ocean looked like.
And years later, I thought that I think it's one of the reasons I became so
interested in the visual aspects of things because of that horizon line. When I
finally saw the ocean when I was 13 years old, I saw my first mountain when I
came to Colorado when I was 13 on the way to California. I was really
disappointed. My mountains that I'd imagined were so much bigger. Then I got to
California and I saw the ocean. It was the same horizon line that I'd seen in
the wheat field and I thought wow, this is not what I'd imagined, you know? I
donât know what I thought. I thought you could see all the way to China or
something or it looked different or it would be a different angle. But it was
the same horizon line. And I think that - then I saw my first skyscraper and
not as big as I'd imagined. I always thought that like my imagination had been
developed quite...
Mr. HOPPER: ...was a little out of whack. You know, my buildings were bigger.
My mountains were bigger and the ocean was bigger in my imagination than in
reality and...
GROSS: But when you started taking photographs did you want the size of
buildings and the size of mountains to be as big as they had been in your
memory from movies, or did you want them to be as real as reality was even
though that was often disappointing?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah. Well, you know, what I did was I became an actor when I was
18 years. I started acting at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego when I was 13
and doing Shakespeare and doing all that. So when I was 18 years old I moved
from San Diego to Los Angeles and in a short amount of time I got a contract at
Warner Brothers. I was still 18 years old. I had just graduated from high
school and I was now under contract to Warner Brothers and I was doing "Rebel
Without a Cause" and when I was 19 I did "Giant" with Rock Hudson, Elizabeth
Taylor and James Dean. So during that period of time everybody was
photographing me. So when I started taking photographs, which is in this period
of time, I'd already been a painter and I started taking photographs not of
people but of walls and of things where I had no depth of field. I would shoot
flat on so I had a painting surface, so I'd shoot flat on a wall or flat on
something and it would become like the surface of a painting. So that was my
early beginnings of photography in the early '50s.
And then I went to a Cartier-Bresson, "Decisive Moment" period when I came to
study with Lee Strasberg in New York, which is where you catch something in
action. Guys throwing a ball, it's just before he catches ball or somebody's
walking over puddle, which it's seeing he's got his foot up just before his
foot hits the water or whatever. It's a moment where you see that a still
camera when to push the shutter and when to catch that decisive moment that
will make it a photograph.
GROSS: When you were going through your "Decisive Moment" period as a
Mr. HOPPER: Mm-hmm.
GROSS: ...what were a couple of the decisive moments that you clicked the
shutter for?
Mr. HOPPER: Oh dear. Running through the time of my career of taking
photographs I was a lot of different places. I was at the free speech movement
in Berkeley. I was at hippie love-ins. I was - I marched with Martin Luther
King through the South. I was in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
And, you know, I was at the march on Washington in Selma to Montgomery and all
those things. So I covered, in that "Decisive Moment" period I covered
everything from attack dogs and, you know, biting us to a flower being handed
to Martin Luther King, you know, by a young girl.
Saturday. We'll hear more of the interview after we take a short break. This is
FRESH AIR.
GROSS: Let's get back to our 1996 interview with Dennis Hopper.
Now what was your first exposure to art? Was there any art around when you were
growing up?
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, I donât know. You know, I drew when I was a kid and I studied
at the Nelson Art Gallery on weekends. They had an underprivileged children's
art class.
GROSS: Were you an underprivileged child?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I got in there. Yeah, I was, I slipped in. So at that time I
was in a drawing class and I was doing a little watercolor like Iâd learned in
Dodge City and this man came up to me and he said, what are you doing? And I
said well, I'm painting this rock and river and so on. And he said well son, he
said, I donât know how to tell you this but some day youâre going to have to
get tight and paint loose. And this man was - God, I'm trying to think of his
name. God, I just slipped his name right out. But he was Jackson Pollock's
teacher. He was, oh God, this is going to drive me crazy. Oh, Thomas Hart
Benton. Thomas Hart Benton, yeah. He taught me. He taught Pollock. Anyway, I
studied there and I found that I would go into the theater and draw the actors.
GROSS: The movie theater or stage theater?
Mr. HOPPER: Stage theater, where they were rehearsing plays and I'd sketch the
actors and so. So that was sort of my beginning of my art career. And when I
arrived in Los Angeles I had worked at La Jolla Playhouse and my friend, who
was my boss there, he was an interior designer and he was working with Mary
Price, Vincent Price's wife who was an interior designer. They had a kiln where
they did tile work at Vincent's house and I went up there and made some tiles
and that's where I saw - Vincent was an art collector - and that's where I saw
my first Franz Kline, my first Jackson Pollacks, my first de Koonings and so on
were at his house. And I'd been painting abstractly but I never really thought
that anybody really painted abstract until I saw these things. And so I started
doing work and I started showing with the painters around at that time. As a
matter of fact, Ed Kienholz was one of the artists that I worked with.
GROSS: Now it must've been interesting to be exposed to your first abstract art
through somebody's private collection as opposed to through a museum.
GROSS: Did that in a way encourage you to later become a collector? I mean
because it was part of how you were first exposed to it. I know you collect a
lot of art.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah. Well, Vincent gave me a painting actually when I was about, I
was 19 or 20, Vincent gave me a small painting. I donât even remember who it
was by now.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
Mr. HOPPER: And he said, I know that youâre probably going to be a collector so
let me start you off.
GROSS: Gee, how nice.
Mr. HOPPER: And then when I got my first money I did start collecting art and
so, it's like a compulsion. I was thinking about it the other day, I think
that, you know, I donât have a formula where I go to the right dealer and buy
the right painting. I've been very fortunate to seem to have an eye. I bought
Andy Warhol's first "Soup Can" painting, hand painted for $70.
GROSS: When was it?
Mr. HOPPER: It was like 1963, I believe.
GROSS: But why did you want it? What spoke to you about the painting? What did
Mr. HOPPER: The first time America had an art form of its own was abstract
expressionism. Weâd always imitated the Europeans before that and rather than
drawing a mountainous scene, I'm now going to draw a mountain or I'm going draw
a tree or I'm going draw this wonderful face of this person. Abstract
expressionist says we're going to use paint as paint. We're not going to draw
anything. We're going to make a brushstroke and that's going to be the
painting. And it's going to be action. It's going to be done with action so
we're not going to have time to think and preconceive a lot of stuff. We're
just going to use our motion and use the action of painting itself and make
that become the design and the pattern and then the motion of the canvas. And
so this changed the whole way that everybody looked at art and America suddenly
had its own art form.
And after you get into second and third generation, there's usually about 12 or
13 people who form the nucleus of a group - I mean in the abstract
expressionist. There was Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline and de Kooning and
Gottlieb and I donât know, there's Motherwell and there are about 10 or 12 guys
and women. That's sort of the way it's been through the history of art, through
Dada and surrealism and they just suddenly crop up and all these people come
are suddenly painting abstractly. They didnât have a meeting somewhere and said
let's all paint abstractly but for some reason they followed the history of art
and the next step seems to have been obvious to them and they started doing it.
GROSS: As somebody who was so attracted to abstraction, what interested you in
the idea of something representational of a real commercial object like the
"Soup Can?" Yeah.
Mr. HOPPER: Well, yeah that's what I'm really - I know I'm beating around the
bush. That's what I'm trying to get to. So at a certain point if youâre
collecting art or involved in it you suddenly see the third generation people
are now imitating. It's like looking at Remington or Russell, the great Western
painters and suddenly now you see Western artists imitating those things. It's
not original anymore. It's just an imitation. But when you have an original art
form like abstract expressionism, you get third generation abstract
expressionism imitating the first ones and trying to find their own way. The
critics started talking about what is the return to reality going to be? When
are we going to return to reality?
Now at that time there was a bunch of - a group of painters in San Francisco
called the Bay Area Figurative Painters and there was David Parks and Elmer
Bischoff and Richard Diebenkorn and Nathan Oliviera, whatever. And they were
using abstract expressionist terms and they were going back and using the
figure. And I looked at this and I said no, this is good painting, but this has
already been done. Soutine had done this before in France before abstract
expressionism. This couldnât be the return to reality because youâre using old
forms to return to reality. It doesnât make sense to me.
So when I saw my first "Soup Can" painting and I saw my first by Andy Warhol
and I saw my first cartoon paintings by Roy Lichtenstein and I saw the
billboard paintings of Rosenquist and I saw Oldenburg's giant hamburgers and so
on, I realized that this was a return to reality, that this was the comic book
and the soup can and the Coca-Cola bottle of Jasper Johns and so on.
Rauschenberg and these guys were coming to reality with a whole new set of
things. I mean before pop art as we know it, popular art, commercial art came
into being, the largest lithograph was just, you know, a two foot by three foot
piece of paper. Then suddenly we could use - there was Rosenquist and suddenly
we could do what commercial art could do. We can make lithographs the size of
billboards and Ed Kienholz showed us that we could take things off the wall and
we can rooms and environment, and Rosenquist took the square and the rectangle
and broke the surface for the first time in 1961, and suddenly we had different
shaped canvases and suddenly there was hard edge, and it went on and on. And it
was a wonderful, wonderful life I've had in art because I've seen so many
different things happen and develop.
GROSS: Youâve been collecting art for a long time. I think it was like in 1961
that your home burned down in a fire.
Mr. HOPPER: In the Bel-Air fire.
GROSS: Yeah. Now< did that discourage you from collecting? Because you lost, I
donât know exactly what you lost, but I imagine just about everything you
owned. Though I know your photographs had been touring, had been in an
exhibition, so they were saved.
Mr. HOPPER: Saved. Yeah.
GROSS: But I think a lot of people would think, well, what's the point of
collecting when objects you own can be so ephemeral.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah. Well, I lost over 300 of my own paintings. I had a studio in
the garage so it all burned down, so I lost all my paintings. I did have a
photographic show that night that opened, so my negatives for my photographs
were saved. In the house itself - I was married Brooke Hayward. Well, all I had
really at that time, my ex-wife Brooke lost all of her mother's, Margaret
Sullivan's furniture that she had in the house. And my father had fought with
Mao across China. He was in the OSS - Office of Strategic Services - and he had
been one of the people that took the surrender from the Japanese in Peiping and
then left them armed till Chiang Kai-shek come and take over so that Mao didnât
take the country so quickly.
However, he did collect some things when he had this three month period at the
time that he was going back between Mao and the Japanese to get some artifacts
out of China, and he brought these beautiful tapestries and things that he had
brought back from the Second World War. Unfortunately, I lost all those in that
fire. And when I came out of the thing, the only painting my wife had at the
time was a Milton Avery and the only thing that I saved out of the house was
the Milton Avery. I carried it out on my back as the house was burning down. So
it gave us an opportunity, you know, when something - when you lose everything,
you have to start over again, and at that time is when I started collecting. I
had some money to like start collecting and I started buying pop art. Well, I
fell into it right at that moment.
I saw my first soup can painting. I saw my first Lichtensteins, and I bought a
soup can and I bought an Ed Kienholz, which is, he's at the Whitney now, if
anybody's interested in seeing his retrospective. But he was an assemblage
artist and there was mannequin. It was called "The Quickie" and it was a
mannequin - a woman's mannequin head on a roller skate and she had her arm up
and she was picking her nose and it was called "The Quickie." And so I bought
that and I bought that for $30 or something. And then I bought a big abstract
wood relief - black and white relief that Kienholz had also done for - I think
that was $75.
My agent came in and looked at these things, the soup can painting, this
mannequin on a roller skate picking her nose and this big wood black and white
construction abstract thing and he said, youâre wasting your life. Youâre
wasting your wife's money and your money and if you donât stop this foolishness
youâre going to have to look for another agent.
GROSS: Wow.
Mr. HOPPER: And that's when my agent and I parted.
Mr. HOPPER: I went on collecting. So that's funny.
Saturday. We'll hear more of the interview after we take a short break.
This is FRESH AIR.
Now, Dennis Hopper, can I talk to you about music a little bit?
Mr. HOPPER: Sure.
GROSS: Has music played an important part in your life? Do you like music a lot
- listen a lot?
Mr. HOPPER: Oh yeah. Yeah.
GROSS: Now, you grew up in your early years before rock 'n' roll. What did you
listen to before rock 'n' roll?
Mr. HOPPER: (Singing) Marie the dawn is breaking. Marie, my heart is aching.
Mr. HOPPER: You know, something like that.
GROSS: This is the era of The Four Freshmen.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, right.
GROSS: No. Who am I thinking of, The Four Aces - The Four Aces.
Mr. HOPPER: Right. Exactly.
GROSS: Perry Como, Patti Page.
Mr. HOPPER: God, that's right.
GROSS: Could you tell the good from the bad then? I mean was there difference
to you between say, you know, Patti Page and Ella Fitzgerald?
Mr. HOPPER: (Singing) It's big wide wonderful world we're living in.
Mr. HOPPER: No, I could - I didnât know. Listen, I was having enough problems
just trying to get through high school.
GROSS: Was there anything you loved out of all that period of pre-rock 'n' roll
pop?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, I was a big - when I got to Los Angeles when I was 18, this
is like 1954, I got into jazz right away, so there was a period there before
rock 'n' roll, I'm not sure of the years, but it was a period of time there
where jazz was king and Miles Davis was the greatest act in the country. And
Bob Rafelson said to me once, who was the creator of The Monkees and later went
on to do "Five Easy Pieces" with Jack Nicholson, and so on, and make some
wonderful films. But at the time he said if Miles Davis hadn't turned his back
on the audience, the Beatles would never have been able to have invaded this
country so easily.
Mr. HOPPER: But Miles would only blow at a certain point when he felt like it.
And so he would go out and just stand there and not - maybe go through a whole
concert. I've seen him go through whole concerts where he didnât blow at all
and did make some fans angry. But I still love jazz. And rock 'n' roll was
something that I listened to secretly on the radio. I had a - I would move it
to the rock 'n' roll station. But even my wife, when she got in I would change
it to classical or change it to popular or change it to something. I didnât
want anybody to know that I was listening to rock 'n' roll.
GROSS: Why not?
Mr. HOPPER: It was like animal music. Youâre not supposed to be listening to
Mr. HOPPER: And this was like, this was a condition that went on for some time
and by - one time my wife got in the car and started the car before I changed
the station and it was playing rock 'n' roll and she said, oh, I love rock 'n'
roll. And I said, you do? You know, big surprise, huh? Oh wow.
GROSS: You might be one of the few adults who had to hide rock 'n' roll.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah, well, it was strange, you know? It was a strange time. It's
easy to accept pop art and it's easy to accept abstract expressionist art most
places these days. But in the old days if you had an abstract painting, that
was really weird. And if you had a soup can or a cartoon hanging in your house,
I mean who were you? What kind of weird person? And listening to rock 'n' roll
was like listening to the jungle or something. It just was unheard of. I mean
it was not accepted.
GROSS: Now, television, as we mentioned, you were doing a lot of episodic
television in the - like it's the late 50s, early 60s?
Mr. HOPPER: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
GROSS: When did television come into your life? Not as an actor but as a
viewer.
Mr. HOPPER: Oh, as a viewer. I saw my first television show when I was 13.
GROSS: That's pretty old.
Mr. HOPPER: Same year as I saw the mountains. You know, I was like, let's see,
I was, how old was I? What year would it have been? Forty. Would be about 1949.
GROSS: So it was pretty early in TV's development.
Mr. HOPPER: Were you shocked by it?
Mr. HOPPER: I wasnât shocked by it. It was a miracle.
GROSS: Yeah.
Mr. HOPPER: It was black and white and I think "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" was the
big show of the day, you know?
Mr. HOPPER: Pretty exciting stuff. It was in California when I went to visit my
aunt in California, so...
GROSS: What about the best shows to do when you were acting in episodic
television? I saw you in the pilot of "The Rifleman." You know, they were -
maybe they still are rerunning it on the Family Channel.
Mr. HOPPER: Wow.
GROSS: It's a really great series, and the episode youâre in, youâre like the
kind of kid gunslinger who comes into town and youâre a real showoff in it.
Mr. HOPPER: You know who wrote that? Sam Peckinpah wrote the pilot for "The
Rifleman."
GROSS: Yeah. Well, he wrote and directed a lot of them. Yeah.
Mr. HOPPER: Yeah. He didnât direct it but he wrote it. But he was there on the
set telling me how to play the part, so - but Sam and I had known each other
for years. He was the only guy I knew that smoked grass besides me. So we could
hide together on the studio lots and smoke a joint every once in a while.
GROSS: Just one question about marijuana and other drugs. Do you think that
they affected your visual sensibility at all or, you know, your artistic
interest?
Mr. HOPPER: Well, you know, I - first of all, I'm in these 12 step programs
because I had a problem. I became a drug addict and an alcoholic, so I'm sort
of torn with this question. I think that - I donât think anyone needs them to
enhance their visual or intellectual capacities. Does it help? It might in the
beginning clear - open up some doors, you know? But those doors rapidly close
if youâre a drug addict and itâs not a way of seeing. It's a way of dying, and
that's a reality.
As far as drinking, I mean, being an alcoholic and a drug addict, it was so
easy for me to point that - because I'm an artist, after all, it's okay for me
to drink and take drugs because I have an excuse, and being in total denial
about the fact that youâre an alcoholic and drug addict, because after all Van
Gogh spent a whole summer of drinking to find that yellow.
Mr. HOPPER: And then at the end of it I say, well, yeah, he probably couldnât
find the tube the yellow was in, he was so drunk, you know? But you justify all
these things and it's too easy to justify using drugs and drinking because
youâre an artist, and I can't cop to that excuse. I can say yes, in the
beginning everything works. Sex works. Drug works. Everything works. If you go
too far with it, it becomes less effective and then you start working for it
rather than it working for you.
Mr. HOPPER: And some of the greatest artists of all time never drank and never
took drugs and that's a reality as much as it is a reality that a lot of them
did and a lot of them died painfully stupid lives, which that could've been
avoided if they hadn't drank and taken drugs.
GROSS: I really want to thank you a lot for talking with us about your new
movie and about art and stuff.
Mr. HOPPER: Oh, itâs always a pleasure. It's great listening to your show.
GROSS: Dennis Hopper recorded in 1996. He died Saturday at the age of 74.
Dennis Hopper, thank you for all the great characters you brought to life.
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Actor and Director Dennis Hopper
Hopper made his film debut in Rebel Without a Cause, and played Frank in Blue Velvet. He directed Easy Rider and the new film The Hot Spot, which stars Don Johnson. Before his recent comeback, he developed a drug problem, which he's since kicked.
Street Actor Peter Coyote's Move to Motion Pictures
Coyote was a member of the Digger, a San Francisco-based guerrilla theater collective. After a brief stint as a stockbroker, he's now a movie actor, appearing in Jagged Edge, E.T., and Outrageous Fortune. He wrote the introduction to a new edition of Emmett Grogan's autobiography, Ringolevio, about the 1960s counterculture.
Jack Barth Goes on an "American Quest"
The humor writer's new book details his travels across America to fulfill ten personal goals, including working at the world's largest McDonalds, finding and kissing 60s actress Tina Louise, and photographing his dog in front of Babe Ruth's tomb. His previous book is called Roadside America.
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Retired Methodist Bishops Urge Church To Reconsider Stance on Homosexuality February 16, 2011 Guest Contributor
Retired Methodist Bishops Urge Church To Reconsider Stance on Homosexuality
A number of retired United Methodist bishops are urging the United Methodist Church to change its anti-gay stance and accept gay people as they are. To that end, they’ve signed a petition (PDF) that’s worth reading. Yes, it talks a lot about “God’s grace,” but even though I don’t support their religious views, it’s good to see older Christians seeing the light regarding how horribly and unfairly their church has treated homosexuals over the years:
[W]e… believe The United Methodist Church should remove the following statement from The Book of Discipline (2008):
“…The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching. Therefore self-avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be certified as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in The United Methodist Church.” ¶304.3
With this statement of conviction and counsel we seek:
To affirm that the historic tests of “gifts and evidence of God’s grace” for ordained ministry override any past or present temporal restrictions such as race, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
To urge the Church, ecumenical and denominational, to change the manner in which it relates to gay, lesbian and transgendered persons in official statements, judicial proceedings, and in congregational life.
To declare our conviction that the current disciplinary position of The United Methodist Church, a part of our historical development, need not, and should not, be embraced as the faithful position for the future.
To make known our names and shared personal conviction on this matter and to encourage other church and Episcopal leaders to do the same.
36 retired bishops have signed this statement — that’s 42% of all retired bishops in the church.
The fact that some current bishops are staying true to their bigotry didn’t stop the others from signing the document:
“I think that it’s unfortunate that this group of bishops has stepped outside of the covenant relationship and find this the only way in which to voice their opinion about the issue of homosexuality,” Oklahoma Bishop Robert E. Hayes Jr., said in an interview.
“This circumvents our way of handling difficult issues,” Hayes said. “I am very disappointed the bishops chose this way to make their opinions known.”
Which is what? Publicly? Honestly? With their real names? This is the type of actions more people in churches ought to be taking up. It doesn’t make their religion any more true, but it certainly makes their faith more inclusive.
Maybe young Evangelical Christians can learn a lesson in courage from these bishops. They certainly don’t have many role models in their own megachurches when it comes to fighting for equal rights for gay people.
(Thanks to Ryan for the link)
Billy Ray Cyrus Scared of Atheist Sign
February 17, 2011 Why Can’t Pastors Just Tell the Truth?
"If he wants to come here, he needs a real account, which I guarantee will ..."
Akira625
"The faithful fear us because we create doubt about their ludicrous fantasies of gaswad gawd."
"Ooooo, artistic "strict rules," eh? Am I supposed to cringe ... or just laugh my ..."
Troublesh00ter
"It's just the old "no true Scotsman" fallacy yet again"
Peter Mahoney
Current Bishop Hayes said:
“I am very disappointed the bishops chose this way to make their opinions known.”
The church’s response is SO ridiculous (and telling)!
Basically, it says: “How DARE members of a church voice the own personal opinions!?!” (especially opinions free of bigotry)
Next thing the church members will want to start thinking and speaking for themselves on other topics! Heresy! Blasphemy! No individual thinking allowed!! Quick, stop them!!
Jeff P
Maybe we will have to call them the Ununited Methodists (and that would be a good thing).
I recently attended a Methodist service for a reason that is irrelevent and once again was a bit disgusted at all the talking in unison with everybody saying vows and statements of belief. I hate it when people do that in unison. It is so creepy.
The bishops’ intentions are right, but they are incorrect in stating that homosexuality is compatible with Christianity. Homosexuality is as incompatible, according to their bible, as shellfish, collecting sticks on Sunday and letting your son smart-mouth you without stoning him.
Perhaps I’m being cynical, but I’m not going to assume that the petitioners have had a sincere change of heart about how they’ve treated GLBT people. No, I think they’re looking at over forty years of the UMC hemorrhaging membership in the U.S and U.K., and they realize their bigotry is one of the main reasons that young people are leaving.
Your way of handling difficult issues has been to ignore them and to disparage or punish anyone who urges you to change. Better get into the tub while you finish your exsanguination. You’re making a mess on the carpet, and it will be harder to sell the building.
I know at least one minister who left to join the Episcopal to get away from the overt bigotry. I can’t quite get her to see the silliness of going from one church to another, but then, she is a minister and kind of has a lot invested in her faith.
Maybe I’m being too cynical, but this reminds me greatly of retired Republican politicians who suddenly become in favor of gay marriage. Yeah that’s swell guys, but maybe you could have said something whe you were in an actual position of authority.
I mean yes, this is nice and all, but I’ll be more impressed when people who have something on the line, like current bishops, speak out.
walkamungus
Richard is pretty much right-on: The document basically says, “We see people leaving the church, or being unwilling to join the church, because we’ve been acting like total asshats to and about gay people. So maybe we should quit acting like asshats. Just sayin’.” Baby steps. At least they put it out there where it couldn’t get tucked in the circular file.
Call me cynical, but maybe the bishops are only speaking out after retirement because they now they can’t be fired from their posts.
Drew M.
Yeah, I’d be more impressed if there were some non-retired bishops on that document.
Kimpatsu
A number of retired United Methodist bishops are urging the United Methodist Church to change it’s anti-gay stance and accept gay people as they are.
Hemant! Apostrophe abuse alert!
neosnowqueen
There actually IS a process in the United Methodist Church to amend the Book of Discipline, which is basically “The Book of How We Do Things and Why.” I’m not certain, but it may be an annual process. At the most, every few years.
The bishop is probably pissed that they’re not doing it by the proper in-house political process, through petition to amend. This is the equivalent of complaining about other people’s votes in a public forum and not voting yourself. They’re raising their objections when they’re safe from any reprisals, but when they also can’t do anything but talk.
Then again, he’s probably pissed at all the UMC ministers who ARE doing it by the proper in-house political process. Uppity liberal ministers without a pulse on the sentiment of their congregations…. Besides, if they felt their words were welcome and their positions secure if they expressed these opinions, they wouldn’t have to wait until they’re retired.
Lion IRC
Retired Methodist Bishops Urge Church To Reconsider Stance on Homosexuality, Coveting, Idol Worship, Adultery………
If respecting another persons “lifestyle choice” is so important then I assert my right to a lifestyle based on God’s Law.
Fixed! Thanks 🙂
Samiimas
I’m glad churches are changing their minds about homosexuality, but think every single one of these churches should remind all of their members that they can never, ever, make any sort of claim that the Bible and it’s rule are in any way objective, infallible or unchanging, since we all just watched them change a rule.
I know it’s not gonna happen though. They’re gonna be given a free pass to whitewash history and we’re still gonna have to listen to lectures about how are morals are worthless because they change whenever enough of us want them to change.
nankay
neosnowqueen is right. The next big conference where there’s a chance to change The Great Big Book of Everything is in the spring of 2012. The issue is brought up regularly and regularly voted down.
The Presbyterian Church USA is voting on the issue right now, presbytery by presbytery (173 of them). So far it is 37 to 30 in favor of repealing the current situation of no out gays allowed in the ministry.
Also though in the US retired bishops might suffer no major repercussions, retired Bishop Christopher Senyonjo of the Ugandan Anglican Church was stripped of his pension and privileges when he suggested that persecuting gays should stop (he also had to temporarily flee the country).
United Methodists are a big deal as they are the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the US and the third largest denomination in the country (after the Catholic Church and Southern Baptists). However it also has a large number of non-US members, many of them in very conservative places (and a fair number of their members in the US are immigrants from those countries) so I don’t see church policy changing soon.
SpiritualAtheist
Surely, the problem with this it that it’s again trying to change the basis of the religion.
The church, and the bible are quite clear on homosexuality, and if the church did allow it it would just be another example of them ignoring the parts of their belief that have gone out of fashion.
Don’t get me wrong, I would love the church to change it’s policy and to accept homosexuality, but don’t pretend that it’s what God want’s people to do. Just admit that parts of your faith are wrong!
joe-bob
I agree with everyone who said this is a nice, wonderful, touching outreach to the gay community by these bishops.
That being said, it is also pathetic. The retired bishops are the ones stepping forward. Please note the word retired. I am so sick of people who come forward after they have spent years doing nothing while in positions of power and then decide to speak up once they are out of office. These people are nothing but moral cowards. They wait until they are safe from all retribution before coming forward. Rosa Parks risked jail time, MLK did go to jail, Muhammed Ali lost years of his boxing career because of his pacifism, ghandi risked severe abuse in opposing the British, and on the list continues. Those are examples of real moral courage and leadership. I’m still waiting to see that today.
i agree with you all who said that it would be much more impressive if current bishops would speak up for equality. the active bishops seem to believe their job is to prevent schism. the only way to do that is to keep things the way they are until the current antichange folks are dead. that could take a while!
What a bunch of crap you are spreading. God’s word is clear. Who is the moron that started this anti-Bible idea?
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The Simple Pleasures Of Taking Pictures
Plus: PEN15, Enola Holmes, and What’s Making Us Happy
Welcome! It was the week when Schitt’s Creek had a very big night at the Emmys. It was the week when the BTS Army came to NPR. And it was the week when big movies continued to slide forward into 2021, making us all a little more bummed but hopefully a little more safe. Let’s get to it.
Opening Argument: The Simple Pleasures Of Taking Pictures
I have been, off and on, something of a photography dabbler. Don’t get me wrong: I am not good at it in any way that would be meaningful to anyone else. But for stretches of time in the past, I’ve spent some energy learning about the controls on cameras and how to use them to get different results, and I’ve read some books and so forth. I have a roll of film I took at the Minnesota State Fair once, which features a man and his daughter riding the Scrambler, their hair flying, their faces delighted. I don’t know who they are. Somehow, I got them at exactly the right minute just as their car flew past me on its mechanical arm.
(Side note: I loved the quality of film where you didn’t know whether something worked until it came back from being developed. I once took a picture of a snowstorm in St. Paul where the flash accidentally fired when I didn’t mean to. It created a fascinating scatter effect, little squares of light that dotted the entire frame. I loved taking that print out of the envelope from Walgreens or wherever I had it developed. It was an absolute shock. But digital is all I do now, and it’s also good. For a bumbler like myself, it’s better to have a hundred chances than rely on happy and unexpected accidents.)
I have a roll of film I took at the 2001 9/11 memorial service at the Minnesota State Capitol. I’m proud of some of the pictures — the black-and-white ones are nice — but mostly, I used the camera, and the slight emotional distance it created, to tolerate the situation. To endure the sadness of it. As I said to someone this week, taking pictures lets me be in the world, but not too much.
And that’s sort of what I need right now, too. To be in the world, but not too much.
Of course, pictures are easier now, because I have a dog, and if you have any contact with any social media presence I’ve had in the last three years or so, you know that I love to take pictures of that dog. He has big, expressive eyes that always look concerned; he has a run that carries him at very high speeds with grace, but that paradoxically looks ungainly if you freeze him in place in a photo. He tucks in his ears in a way that makes him look like a Dickensian urchin, but is actually merely a plea for attention and skritches. (He has his own Instagram account.)
It’s a cliche to say «you need a hobby.» It suggests a certain directionlessness; there’s something dismissive about it. But I actually do need a hobby. I need several. And while obviously I love to read and watch movies and all the things I do for work, I need some hobbies that are purely my own only partially informed brain leading a series of experiments. That’s why I like to bake, but it can be hard to get motivated to bake for one person, if I’m honest. All my best baking has been done for the benefit of groups of people I currently don’t see. (I made some apple cider donuts one time and took them to work, and I think I earned several additional months of patience for the times when my laugh is too loud for the room.)
In the world, but not too much. Engaged with things, but moderated, too. That’s sort of what I need right now. I will probably never take brilliant portraits or artsy studio still lifes. But I will get my tripod out and take pictures of the moon, because it’s still up there, and I’m still down here.
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Aisha made her writing debut at NPR as a PCHH host with a touching piece about PEN15, a show we all have appreciated that’s now back for a second season.
I talked to Rachel Martin on Morning Edition about some of my favorite audiobooks and why I love them.
Glen wrote about Amazon’s Utopia, which he did not like.
Glen also wrote about Netflix’s Enola Holmes, which he did like.
Enola Holmes was also the topic of our Friday show, featuring Glen with our pals Chris Klimek, Daisy Rosario and Margaret Willison.
Stephen was one of the people at NPR Music who helped shepherd the BTS Tiny Desk (Home) Concert to the giant fandom that was so happy to hear it. What a delight to see other people totally delighted.
We covered the Emmys, of course — Stephen, Aisha and I did a late-night roundup on the podcast, and I wrote about why (against all odds) this weird pandemic-era version of an awards show kinda worked for me. (It didn’t hurt that it featured a lot of deserving winners.)
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Every week on the show, we talk about some other things out in the world that have been giving us joy lately. Here they are:
What’s making Daisy happy: Watching horror movies, like Nightmare on Elm Street
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FTT Wonders: Who Really Aired the First Asianovela in the Philippines?
Tag Archives: Wish I May farewell episode
Wish I May Ends Tomorrow
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‘Wish I May’ is down to its final episode.
The GMA Afternoon Prime series, whose story focuses on a rare genetic disorder called ‘chimerism’, will conclude tomorrow afternoon after a run of 88 episodes. It will be replaced by ‘Magkaibang Mundo’, starring Louise delos Reyes and Juancho Triviño.
Named after a hit song by fellow Kapuso star Alden Richards, ‘Wish I May’ starred Bianca Umali and Miguel Tanfelix, along with Camille Prats, Mark Anthony Fernandez and Rochelle Pangilinan, among others. It was co-directed by Neal del Rosario and Mark Sicat de la Cruz.
‘Wish I May’ was originally announced in October of last year to coincide with the AlDub phenomenon, but the premiere of the highly-anticipated series was delayed by a three-month extension of its eventual predecessor ‘The Half-Sisters’. It finally hit the airwaves on January 18, however, the long wait took its toll.
Not only did ‘Wish I May’ fail to make an impact, but its low ratings came at the same time as the decline of AlDub’s popularity. By the time the series aired, viewers were once again switching to ABS-CBN’s ‘It’s Showtime’ to watch the revival of ‘Tawag ng Tanghalan’ instead of ‘Eat Bulaga”s ‘Kalyeserye’.
Even worse for ‘Wish I May’ is the impressive performance of rival series ‘Doble Kara’. Ratings for both series consistently favor the latter, and as ‘Wish I May’ continued to fall short of expectations, it came to a point that GMA decided to lessen the promotion of the series by early April.
Suffice to say, it’s a decision that justified ‘Wish I May”s inability to succeed. The series whose premiere had been long overdue to begin with is about to end with a whimper.
‘Wish I May’ may be unique thanks to its focus on ‘chimerism’, but its long-delayed premiere will forever be remembered for all the wrong reasons. That said, it’s going to be a long day at the office for GMA management, wondering what might have happened if ‘Wish I May’ premiered as originally scheduled.
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Fuel cell electric buses
Hydrogen Refuelling Stations
Start to implement
Hydrogen and fuel cells
High V.LO-City
HyTransit
NewBusFuel
MEHRLIN
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H2Bus Europe
Refuelling stations
Sub suppliers
Home Start to implement
Demos in Europe
Hydrogen supply and storage
Refuelling FCEB’s
Demo's in Europe
Using this section
Starting your FCB project
Financing and Planning
Codes/standards/regulations
Financing and Planning your Fuel Cell Bus Project
Following the Conceptualisation of the project, the next task is to find ways to meet the costs of the project and commence planning. This Section is divided into:
Sourcing Finance – both in terms of determining and covering the costs.
Planning for HRS Operations and FCB Operations– general and specific challenges and Best Practice Solutions.
Sourcing Finances
Getting the money for any innovative initiative can frequently be complex and difficult. Especially when the initiative is being developed and implemented within a commercial, public transport bus operating environment.
Tools to be used for common diagnostics of the fuel cell system
Ballard published 'The Special Tools kit' is composed of tools to be used for common diagnostics of the fuel cell system such as a conductivity meter, hydrogen detector, adaptors needed for calibration and a USB interface for CAN c
USING THIS SECTION: WHO — WHAT— HOW
This section on fuel cell bus (FCB) implementation, documents the learning that has occurred from the most recent FCB projects, including the procurement of the FCBs and hydrogen refuelling stations (HRSs). Deployment and Operations will be updated as more information becomes available.
Establish a credible budget and a dialogue between partners
In the initial phase, a credible budget and a dialogue between key partners need to be established
- Involve key delivery partners at an early stage (transit agencies, health and safety officials, fire-fighters, local councils, etc.)
Starting your fuel cell bus project
Developing the overall concept of a fuel cell bus project sets the scope and, in many ways, the basis for the overall success of the project.
The Project Conceptualisation Stage provides the context within which the buses will operate and be perceived by the key stakeholders. It can also facilitate a broader framework within which other applications of hydrogen and fuel cell technology can be developed and utilised. These can provide a means to address energy system-wide and environmental issues as well.
Understand the market and its key players
The project development team needs to develop a good understanding of the market and its key players
- Provide partners with a list of main stakeholders on the supply side and talk to them in advance of any planning:
Understanding your context
Overall, there are two aspects of developing an FCB project which has considerable influence on the ease and success of the future project path.
Access sources for match funding
As the technology is not yet fully commercial, partners will need to access sources of match funding
- The project development team will develop a budget for the project
Clarifying and managing expectations
Setting up an FCB project today still requires the strong support of many stakeholders to provide personnel capacity and relevant expertise or funding. Acquiring this support can also bring the risk of ‘overselling’ the technology and raising very high expectations. On the other hand, high initial expectations may be necessary to get such a project approved at all. These expectations must be well managed during the course of the project.
Different funding programmes
Local actors may source match-funding for financing their trial from sponsoring bodies at a regional,national or european level:
Stakeholder identification, prioritisation and engagement
There is a wide range of stakeholders who can provide important and powerful support to your FCB project, or just as powerful opposition.
On the support side, as an example, an influential and involved Steering Group can provide significant ‘political’ support. It might consist of senior representatives from the local administration and the PTA/PTO, as well as respected political leaders (political ‘champions’), to maintain support and obtain advice.
On the opposition side, this may be very local, such as neighbours to the proposed refuelling site, or quite distant, such as national or international environmental organisations
“Self-Assessment Questionnaire” for bus operators
A “Self-Assessment Questionnaire” for bus operators has been developed by Roland Berger Consultants for the FCH JU,
to assess the level of preparedness and commitment for large-scale fuel cell bus integration into the bus fleets at individual participating locations of the bus commercialisation study .
It also provides orientation and a pathway for successful fuel cell bus deployment as it covers the main aspects to be considered in a structured and systematic way.
This way, it also supports cities and regions in their respective planning.
Planning for HRS and FCB Operations
The operational stage is the most essential aspect of an FCB project. It is the reason for embarking on the project. It will provide critical information to determine the future of the application of H2 and FCB technology at that site. It will also be the most public activity of the project and therefore, most open to scrutiny. Suc-cess is critical, and only careful and thorough planning can achieve this. The saying "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail" certainly holds when applied to an FCB Project.
An introduction to procurement
Have you ever wondered how the process of procuring fuel cell buses and hydrogen refuelling stations works? This section includes all you need to know about it.
Procurement of HRS and FCBs: General Challenges and Best Practice Solutions
Information on challenges and best practice solutions for hydrogen refuelling stations and fuel cell buses procurement.
Procurement of HRS – Challenges and Best Practice Solutions
Information on challenges and best practice solutions for hydrogen refuelling stations procurement.
Allocate sufficient resources for staff training and refreshing courses
Allocate sufficient resources for staff training and refreshing courses, with focus on practical training; involve dedicated staff
Procurement of FCBs – Challenges and Best Practice Solutions
Information on challenges and best practice solutions for fuel cell bus procurement.
Explain to (and remind) all staff the demonstration nature of the project
Explain to (and remind) all staff the demonstration nature of the project and the challenges of the operation of a new technology at the beginning to secure buy-in and allow better planning
The scope of this website is to give an overview of data, knowledge and experiences about fuel cell electric buses and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in Europe. The information on this website focuses mainly on bus operators and public entities that are willing to implement the fuel cell technology in their bus fleet.
This website is co-financed by the FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN JOINT UNDERTAKING (FCH JU)
Coordination website: WATERSTOFNET, HYDROGEN EUROPE
If you have any questions of information that can be added to this website, please contact us at info@fuelcellbuses.eu
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Supporting a thriving live music scene for musicians, artists, and fans everywhere
Album/EP Reviews
Aboleth Delivers Excellent Hard Rock From the Benthic Regions (Album)
by Seraphim Dibble
Posted on 8 Jan 2019
Review by Darlene McGarrity, images provided by Aboleth
Benthos is the debut album from Aboleth and is a dynamite ten tracks of heart grabbing, sludgy dominance. Aboleths are evil eel-like monsters in the Dungeons and Dragons mythos. This Aboleth, however, hails from Los Angeles and is bursting with such a stripped down talent it’s easy to assume listeners will hear more from this blues metal band in coming years.
Blues metal is a fickle thing. It’s been called stoner metal, sludge metal, about ten other things and has been done well by bands like Orange Goblin, Electric Wizard, and Black Sabbath, the band that arguably founded the genre. And while they all have a lot in common as far as chunky bass lines and down tuned grooves, they lack one component that makes Aboleth reign high on the blues metal list: a female front.
There are only three people in the band: Brigitte Roka on vocals, Boll3t on Drums, and finally Collyn McCoy on Baguitar. Listening to this album gives such a sense of awe in instruments and talent that it’s surprising to learn there are only three members. Roka (who also is the cover artist) and her whiskey-soaked vocals are reminiscent of Janis Joplin. The ping-ponging from high and sultry to scratchy and guttural to howling in the space of a note is impressive at the very least.
These are good, solid songs that have potential for being timeless. “Fork in the Road” oozes that side-of-the-dirt-road charm with a slow tempo to start and then bursting into a double tempo all the while holding tight to that liquid grit. “Black Box” has a sort of Danzig-esque vibe to it at first with Roka’s voice in a low croon complimented by that tangy Baguitar. And finally, “Wytches” is anthemic for the first ninety seconds with mostly drums and chanting the chorus which just keeps amping up. It’s definitely a smart choice for ending an album. Kind of like a “Whoa, it’s over?” This of course leaves no choice but to hit that play button again and give it another listen.
There are a few debut albums out there that could sit comfortable in a Top Twenty and Benthos should be on one somewhere. It would be no surprise to start seeing their name pop up as openers for bands like Orange Goblin, Electric Wizard, and Mastodon; maybe even the famed Corrosion of Conformity or Clutch.
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Author: Seraphim Dibble
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The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters - 123Movies
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadvertent social satire.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, TV Movie
Director: David Yates
Actors: Adam Godley, Anne Reid, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Palmer, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Lyndsey Marshal, Richenda Carey, Sally Hawkins, Simon Russell Beale, Sophie Thompson
Keywords:The Young Visiters or Mr. Salteena's Plan Viciu de gentleman А вот и гости!
Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King
After narrowly escaping the contagious catastrophe of the Corona Zombies, ditsy American beauties Barbie and Kendra battle their deadliest foe yet: social distancing boredom. Hooked on binge-watching a television show…
Genre: Comedy, Horror
It Was You Charlie
A once accomplished sculptor, a former college art teacher, but now a lonely graveyard shift doorman, Abner Roth is sadly a mere shadow of his former self. Having lost the…
Melvin, a high school student who doesn’t fit in, becomes victim of a horrible prank, now he will seek revenge on all who wronged him… and even some who didn’t.
Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.
No Good Heroes
After living peacefully in the caverns of a small town, a stranded group of aliens turn deadly as they fight for their existence, betraying the compassionate chief of police who…
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
I Love You Both
Krystal and her twin brother/roommate confront twenty-eight years of their codependency when they start dating the same guy.
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150th anniversary of Charcot’s description of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in Brain
Projet de recherche collaborative dirigé par le Prof. P. Corcia et le Prof. V. Meininger (Hôpital des Peupliers, Ramsay Générale de Santé, Paris, France)
Charcot remains forever associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), classically designated the ‘maladie de Charcot’, even though the term ‘maladie de Charcot’ initially referred to the tabetic arthropathies in England. But if it was Charcot who described and gave a name to the new disease ‘Sclérose Latérale Amyotrophique’, a number of others played their part too. The first mention of sclérose latérale amyotrophique appears in 1874 in one of a series of manuscripts summarizing the Friday lessons at the Salpêtrière, collated and published in 1877. The first publication with the title ‘sclérose latérale amyotrophique’ was in the Progrés Médical of 1874 (Charcot, 1874),...
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Roger Andersson
Anfallare i IFK Göteborg 1956/57, 1959
2 seasons, 2 games and 1 goal
Home-grown player
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Biography Statistics No games in the database
It is not known where Roger Andersson was born, but he was given a chance in the first team and made his IFK Göteborg debut in the 1956/57 season, which was also the debut season of team mate Ralf Nyberg. Andersson was part of IFK Göteborg's youth program before making his debute with the first team, and is as a result of that regarded by the club as a home-grown player. He has spent two seasons with the IFK Göteborgs first team, and during his career he played in 2 first team games and scored 1 goals.
1959 0 0 1 / 1 0 1 / 1
1956/57 0 0 1 / 0 0 1 / 0
Friendlies 2 1 0.5
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SKYMTL
HardwareCanuck Review Editor
I've got Macs and PCs at home along with an iPod, Zune HD, Kindle and an iPad now as well. I'd say that Macs are indeed easier to use but infinitely harder to customize to your liking. I'm not talking about hardware either; I'm just taking about the user experience itself. Apple wants you to have an experience and you can't really deviate from their mantra.
In my opinion, Windows XP and Vista were complete dogs when it came to user friendliness. Win 7 turned things around but it still isn't up to OSX standards in terms of plug and play functionality.
Pricing isn't pretty but build quality is generally top notch. With the number of laptops I have had, I know my ways around keyboard flex and the general creaks and groans that usually accompany a notebook experience. None of that happens with any of the Mac products I have tried.
Customer service? There is no touching Apple. There really isn't.
I'll agree w/ SneakySnake about the multi touch trackpad. It has nothing to do w/ OSX/Windows. It has to do w/ the hardware. The multitouch track pad on the Macbook's is leaps ahead of other manufacturers. Even if you were to install OSX on another manufacturers notebook that has a multitouch track pad it doesn't work nearly as well.
SneakySnake's SSD in his MBP is likely a Samsung drive similar to the Corsair one his brother uses.
I don't know what's so hard to believe about me not crashing in 9 years.
I don't go on sites I'm not supposed to, and I do download the latest updates off microsoft websites. On top of that I'm always switching out hardware and I don't really overclock (well, not for the time being at least) or do anything to cause system instability :blarg:
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Opeqa16x said:
This by itself stands a good chance of garnering you at least a few crashes due to Microsoft's open concept when it comes to drivers. IIRC, crashes due to third party software (like drivers) makes up well over 50% of MS OS crashes.
There's a reason why Microsoft went with a much stronger "certified driver" process with Vista and Win7.
Personally, I prefer the open software/hardware model of M$ PC's over the closed model that Apple has used exclusively since they canned the appleII line, but can easily see why a generation that just want's stuff to work out of the box would gravitate towards Apple gear regardless of any existing price/performance gap.
If he has a newer c2d mac its most likely not a sammy. From what I heard they stopped using them and switched over to toshiba awhile back. All depends on the age of his apple kit.
Being a Windows and Mac user, I think there are both disadvantages and advantages of using a Mac. Based on my experience OSX is very user friendly, very easy to use, things like setting up printers or sharing is extremely simple, you don't have to mess with IP's or anything along those lines.. Its also not very demanding in terms of hardware, native applications launch instantly, search is literally instant..
I've been using Windows for years, and I haven't encountered any issues with it either, but after having used Mac OS I don't think I'll go back, at least when it comes to the OS, I still use a PC with Mac OS installed, I had a iMac previously, and I did like it a lot, but obviously you pay a premium for that Apple Design, and well the entry level Macs aren't powerful enough for gaming, even the very high end can't manage gaming at native resolutions..
Also I've gotta say as far as features go, OSX is clearly the one with many more features, things like Expose, Spaces, Time Machine (Self Back Up Every Hour), Stacks, Coverflow.. etc..
The downside of course of Mac's are support and gaming, basically games made for Mac OS perform horribly, like for example Half Life 2 will perform %50 faster on Windows, and it goes the same for other games aswell, as far as I'm concerned gaming on a Mac is DEAD. Thats why the vast majority of Mac users use bootcamp to run games.. The other issue is obviously support, there isn't much support for Mac OS, at least not as much as the Windows platform, you can find alternative applications but yeah thats a compromise.. Also games on the Mac don't come right away, they come years after the Windows release..
Anyway If I were you guys I'd give OSX a try, install it on your PC if you have compatible hardware, that way you can decide if you like it or not..
N.V.M.
SKYMTL said:
Customer brought their phone into us and asked us to send it off for them as their address wasn't a valid address for Apple.
In doing so we decided to send off the customers phone and in about 2 weeks the phone came back in a box with a note on the phone stating that the "water" indicators had been tripped and that no warranty work would be done.
Never did they call or anything.. just sent it back. Now whose to say that the phone may have in inadvertently got some minor dampness? Nobody knows.
But really Apple is just a corporation who has been able to turn our society into a bunch of white plastic loving sheep.
BigDogg
Kitchener/Waterloo
As much as it pains me to say this the asthectics are the number 1 reason people will buy a Mac.
m1dget
BigDogg said:
Nope so sure about that... go in an Apple store once in your life, look interested in buying a machine, let them show you around the hardware and software and you will understand why most people buy one.
A Silly idea (or is it?) - Self-govern CPUs
CPU's and Motherboards
Experience With Racing Wheels
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Want to Buy 2 or 3 series nVidia Gpu
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1st Annual Awards
On Saturday 2nd July, the club held its first ever Annual Awards ceremony. The Dojo was transformed by a small team of volunteers, with all the mats being taken away, and the tables and chairs (and licenced bar) were set up instead. All the tables were dressed, and we had a balloon guy come along to help decorate them, the disco was set up, and we were ready to go…
The club invested £1400 into making sure the evening was a fantastic success and we are happy to say that it was exactly that. The atmosphere all night was really relaxed and friendly, and people were up and dancing within minutes of arriving thanks to the great music.
We had a number of ‘special’ achievement awards to present before we started with the main ceremony. These ranged from ‘Worst Haircut’ to ‘Services to One Life’ (One Life is a medical centre in town). These were great ice breakers and were all taken in good fun.
We then moved onto the very special awards, as follows:
Outstanding contribution to the club – Leyton Davis
Outstanding Senior – Neil Codner
Outstanding Junior – Joe Flounders
Student of the Year – Pennie Carter
This award also comes with a scholarship to the club for a year
Kerridge Award – Mollie Cooper
This is in memory of Steve Kerridge (Harvey’s step dad, and our Vice Chairman Rachel’s husband) who we sadly lost a few years ago. Steve was a great, hardworking guy who would help absolutely anyone. He was the first person to help renovate the Dojo HQ, the very next day that we collected the keys! In short, this is the ‘nice guy’ award. It has nothing to do with Karate ability, it’s about the character of the person and this, to us, is the most important award we give out.
On behalf of the club, I would like to personally thank everyone who helped set-up for the night, and rebuild the Dojo afterwards. It’s always the same few who come along to help but it is massively appreciated. A special thanks must go to Wendy and Mollie who put a lot of work into the planning, even before the date was set.
As with all of our events, they are only successful because of the team of people who help arrange everything. So, thank you to every one of you…
Sensei Lynne, her sister Debi and niece Chloe prepped the fantastic food and George & Nick Gowland put on another fantastic disco for us. Our Chairman, Julia Gowland and her oldest son Lee staffed the bar all night so that the instructors could just relax and enjoy the evening. Lee also provided some sponsorship from his company, McEwen’s for the evening. I would also like to thank our anonymous sponsor for providing the fantastic awards for the evening, and asking for nothing in return.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone who came along on the night. People were asking for many more similar events in the future so it’s fair to say that everyone had a great time.
The next big night at the club will be the Halloween Party in October (Theme will be Harry Potter/Hogwarts). Full details and tickets will be available from the club after the summer holiday.
(We have many more pics to upload, but the storage on this blog is full so we’re removing some older content so we can fit them all on)
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Look inside Justin Bieber's newest party pad
By Homes|12:30am Jul 04, 2014
Justin Bieber has just taken over two luxury apartments in the same Beverly Hills building to create the ultimate party pad.
Click through to see how the Biebs likes to live.
Bieber is shelling out a grand total of $29,000 a month for the two apartments, minus the bill for extra security.
After selling his suburban mansion in Calabasas to Khloe Kardashian and temporarily relocating to a rental in Atlanta, Justin is back in LA and ready to roll.
The 20-year-old star is renting both the penthouse and a smaller unit directly underneath it to accommodate his entourage.
Justin was the first to christen the penthouse unit’s private rooftop deck and spa.
Both apartments are brand new and never lived in.
They each have three bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Unfortunately, Justin’s new living situation isn’t working out that well for everyone.
The neighbours have complained about the excessive noise, late-night partying and marijuana smells that waft into the shared hallways, reports TMZ.
The cops have reportedly been called to the building numerous times in the past few weeks since the troubled pop star moved in.
Now, the home owner's association has had to hire private security at night to keep his party posse in check.
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December 9, 2020 December 12, 2020 aimeemorrison1 Comment
Teaching is a practice, not a perfect. This is a lesson that nearly all of us are currently working through, as near-universal campus shutdowns mid-semester pushed everyone suddenly and completely out of the classrooms we knew and into emergency remote teaching. Spring semester for many has been some hybrid of emergency and intention, a steep learning curve managing curricular expectations with the fallout of a near-total economic shutdown, waves of illness and displacement, the collapse of our support systems for everything from personal care to child care.
I don’t know about you, but as empowered and fortunate as I am in my life, my personal resilience has been sorely challenged by our Current Situation. It’s hard to transform my teaching when I can hardly manage to answer an email some days–and many of my students are in the same boat, that’s got a leak, and their bailing bucket is a thimble. I have to find a way to make it work, flexibly and compassionately and nimbly.
A discussion of resilient pedagogy is flowering online this week, like some kind of strawberry plant whose dormant rhizomes invisible under the soil all spouted up into the light at once, distinct and individual but still connected.
Like here: https://twitter.com/joshua_r_eyler/status/1270049889678999552?s=20
And here: http://www.cal.msu.edu/about/longview/imagining-resilient-pedagogy
And here: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/learning-innovation/preparing-future-disruption-hybrid-resilient-teaching-new-instructional
And here: https://twitter.com/aktange/status/1270328802820984833?s=20
I think I might be a strawberry plant, too–I recognize in some of the blind underground grasping I’ve been doing to transform my own teaching over the past several years might in fact be part of a larger, coherent set of practices we could collect under the resilient pedagogy umbrella. Spurred by my own mid-career ADHD and ASD diagnoses into a re-evaluation of my work practices and beliefs, and a growing attention to the necessity of a teaching praxis rooted in universal design–a teaching focused on a much broader kind of accessibility and inclusion for all rather than accommodations for individuals–I have been rebuilding my courses from the ground up. And it turns out that I have been building resilient courses.
There are some things I’ve never been good at: answering a bunch of specific emails; writing lectures; getting everything completely arranged in advance; having “lecture notes” to share with students; tracking daily details; remembering thing; managing my out-of-class time to produce things for class. There are some things I’ve always been very good at: lively in-class interactive activities; responding to current events in real time and producing lesson plans incredibly quickly; motivating students. And so, I started rearranging my teaching to mitigate my weaknesses and play to my strengths. At the same time, this offered a lot more flexibility and utility to students. Then I won a big fellowship that necessitated a lot of mid-semester travel, which reduced my ability to be physically present, often. And then my mom’s terminal cancer entered its end stages, which greatly impacted my emotional and cognitive availability, and also sometimes required trips with no notice.
What I came to, in the most general sense, was that the goal of my relationship with students was to empower them to become literate in a given domain of knowledge so that they could eventually direct their own learning, as curious critical thinkers. It struck me that creating a new course and then teaching it was the main way that I learn new material: I decided that course prep is probably the highest value learning activity of a given course, and that I would stop hogging it to myself and start downloading it onto students. So I would have way less prep to, could be a lot more available for interactions, and would empower students to come into their own critical literacy. As it turns out, I turned a highly bottlenecked and teacher-dependent classroom into a mesh network of massive parallel processing where the burdens of teaching and learning were distributed much more diffusely across participants, across the span of the semester, and across modalities. I built resilient teaching.
Here are some things that I do, that give a lot more flexibility for everyone to do their best and learn the most, even when disaster or absence or illness might knock one or some or all of us of course, more or less severely. Forthwith, one post on each topic, because I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS STUFF.
Stable, semester long groups
Collaborative class notes
One-page reading summaries
Short assignments, different modalities
Short assignments, not sequence
Flipped classroom: pedagogy of gentle provocation
Meta-cognitive classroom: teaching the teaching
Today I’ll write about the stable, semester long groups
At the beginning of the semester, I put students in groups of 3-5 people, depending on the class size, so that I wind up with 5-8 groups of students. These groups are stable over the term. They are crucial to everything that follows. Groups chunk grading; groups become a small network of accountability and support for students in them; if one member of a group cannot participate in a given activity, others can cover; groups allow students to focus on their own strengths as they negotiate roles with group members; groups help shy students feel safe in discussions because they’re smaller than The Entire Class; groups make learning social and peer-driven; groups are easier in all ways for me to manage than atomized students.
This is where it gets exciting, though: the kinds of work I assign to groups. Yes! It brings out my strengths and theirs, covers my weaknesses and theirs, and is both decentralized, redundant, and robust. WINNING!
I’m bad at planning detailed lessons in advance, but I’m good at producing frameworks. At the beginning of the term, the main topic and readings of each week are laid out. I teach social media, so that means I assign the scholarly readings for the whole term in advance, but explicitly leave space for me to chuck in all the primary texts week by week, based on What The Hell Is Happening On The Internet Today. I am also good at producing lesson structures. I know that each week in my selfies class, for example, each of the secondary readings will need a one page summary (produced by a group), each topic will need some relevant primary texts (found and shared by a group), each class meeting will require a detailed set of lecture notes (captured, organized, and edited by a group). Each group rotates through each activity at least twice, and the dates are set on day 1, so they can all mark them in their planners. And then we spend half a class discussing how they might organize and apportion the work, how they can publish their documents to the course CMS in the proper lesson, and how they can get help from me.
For example, group 1 might have four students in it. In week 2, they might be taking class notes. In week 3, they might produce a structured one-page summary of a critical reading. In week 7, they might be responsible to find three examples of Instagram influencers who suffered backlash over undisclosed #sponcon. At the end of the term, each group member reports on their own participation and role in the group, and assesses their group mates.
We explicitly learn how to work in groups, how to assess the strengths and challenges of each group member, and how to negotiate communication modalities, communication styles, work flow, and roles. We discuss how to accommodate one another and how to build each other up into a group that is greater than the sum of its parts. We discuss the power of both diversity and inclusion in group work, how many hands make light work but many brains make better ideas.
I am always going to do this forever. First of all, these are writing assignments that have actual real world value: these documents the groups produce are useful to and used by everyone in the class, including me. The materials they produce are embedded in the actual content pages of the CMS, not dropped into the black hole of a dropbox to be read and graded by me. This is living writing. Second, this has greatly increased the course accessibility, for all of us, because it reduces the responsibility of any given individual to need to perform in any class, and spreads the work around. Thirdly, it means any or many of us can flame out of any given day, lesson, or assignment, and the course rolls on, fully functional, even if, as happened this winter, the instructor leaves the class for six weeks, mid-semester, on a short-term disability leave.
How? Well, tune in for my next post, on the collaborative class notes assignment that groups complete.
Faster Feminism Spotlight: Dr. Lynn Jones & Archiving as a Means of Liberation
November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020 erinewunker
If you’re not familiar with the incredible life and work of Dr. Lynn Jones, then hold on to your seat. Or your hat. Or just let go and listen.
Last Friday Dr. Jones was the guest speaker for the Dalhousie Feminist Seminar Series. The Dalhousie Feminist Seminar Series is a series of informal discussions about feminist scholarship being conducted by faculty and students at Dalhousie University, our colleagues at other universities, and community members. Founded in 2015, the seminar series provides opportunities for socializing and conversation among those interested in gender and women’s studies. Until this year we were a committee of two. Dr. Catherine Bryan and I are delighted to be joined by Dr. Asha Jeffers, Dr. Eli Manning, and supported and in formal collaboration with Dr. Liesl Gambold and the GWST programme here at Dalhousie.
Given the, ahem, constraints of this particular year, we feel fortunate to be able to move the series online. We’re especially grateful, because when the speaker’s grant us permission, I will be archiving the talks here so that more people can access them. Let me introduce you to Dr. Lynn Jones.
Dr Lynn Jones is a community and labour activist who grew up in Truro, Nova Scotia.
From the time she was a child, she struggled against racism and segregation. She protested against the Vietnam and Nigerian Biafra War in university, and advocated for better access to post-secondary education for Black and Aboriginal students.
Jones became a strong labour activist with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and then became the first woman of colour and African Canadian to be elected Vice President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
Throughout her life, Lynn has been active in the pursuit of justice, working tireless for many causes and organizations that seek to eradicate racism, secure human rights, and achieve fair labour practices. She has been active in the environmental racism and justice movement and helped craft the first environmental racism bill in Canada.
In 2016, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Acadia University. On Friday Dr. Jones revealed that she’s recently been granted another Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University.
Currently, she is working to obtain reparations for Afrikan People & highlighting the crimes that occurred during and post Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. She has created the Lynn Jones African Canadian & Diaspora Heritage Collection (LJACDHC) at Saint Mary’s University, which is available to the public including researchers, community members tracing a family tree, educators and students, and community organizers.
The title of her talk is “Archiving as a Means of Liberation”
Dr. Lynn Jones gave this talk on Friday November 27th as part of the 2020-2021 Dalhousie Feminist Seminar Series.
Faster Feminism Spotlight: Dr. Marquita Smith
November 19, 2020 erinewunker
One of the great joys of my work-life has been (& is) co-organizing the Dalhousie Feminist Seminar Series.
The Dalhousie Feminist Seminar Series is a series of informal discussions about feminist scholarship being conducted by faculty and students at Dalhousie University, our colleagues at other universities, and community members. Founded in 2015, the seminar series provides opportunities for socializing and conversation among those interested in gender and women’s studies.
Until this year we were a committee of two. Dr. Catherine Bryan and I are delighted to be joined by Dr. Asha Jeffers, Dr. Eli Manning, and supported and in formal collaboration with Dr. Liesl Gambold and the GWST programme here at Dalhousie.
A silver lining of our current covid-context is that we get to extend invitations to thinkers who are beyond the geographical proximity of Halifax–and this brings me with delight to the point of this post. Each time one of our speakers gives us permission, I will post their talks here to share with you all!
On Friday November 13, 2020 our speaker was Dr. Marquita Smith. Dr. Smith graduated from Rutgers University, Newark with a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in English, and she received her Ph.D. from McMaster University in 2015. Her book project, Through the Glass: African American Literature and Carceral Feeling, offers an exploration of how contemporary African American narratives represent the impact of carcerality on the intimate, interior lives of vicarious carceral subjects—those not imprisoned yet deeply affected by its power. Her published and forthcoming work on the intersections of sexuality, race, and gender in African American and Black diasporic literature and culture appears in venues such as Postcolonial Text, James Baldwin Review, Popular Music and Society, The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music and Gender, Popular Music and the Politics of Hope: Queer and Feminist Interventions, The Puritan Magazine, and The Black Scholar. Her teaching and research interests include African American literature and culture, hip-hop studies, gender and sexuality, and critical race studies. She was awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in 2018.
Her talk for the series is entitled “[Black] Bodies Remember: Black Women Writers and Strategies of Survival.” You can watch it here! Thank you, Dr. Smith!
So…how are you?
October 19, 2020 erinewunker
Last week my friend S. sent me this meme and a message that said “Sending you love and laughs, friend.” I wrote back “OMG. Amen.” I felt so seen, and so in commiseration with her. Why? Because S. is a student, and I am a professor.
Here is a bit of context: S. and I met because our kiddos went to the same daycare. We learned, after a while, that we’re at the same university. She is in the sciences, I’m not. I’m a prof, she’s a student. She has classes on neuroscience and I teach creative writing and literature courses. In many ways it might seem we’ve not got a lot of commonality, but let me tell you: it feels good to compare notes. When we aren’t chatting about kids and their experiences this fall, we’re talking about how challenging it is to be on either side of the classroom this year. She is taking all her classes online. I am teaching all my classes online. We laugh about the difficulty of navigating bizarre and clunky pedagogical platforms (and then usually deferring to zoom in the end). We talk about how unexpectedly draining it is to talk to a computer screen (me) or stare at a talking head on a computer screen (her). And more than anything what we are noticing is that the increase of screen time and the near to totally deficit of face-to-face instruction is depleting.
I knew that the move to online teaching would be difficult. Unlike many of my colleagues, and indeed many regular Hook & Eye readers and contributors, I am not a particularly digitally-situated pedagogue. I rely, I realize, on the kinds of teaching tools that I haven’t yet found ways to translate into the online platform. I knew, though, that in many (most?) ways, online teaching would be more work. For example, my courses are all asynchronous. It is important to say that this is the case for really good reasons: students are taking them from all over the world, meaning time zones are a real factor in accessing the material. Some students don’t have enough bandwidth for synchronous teaching. Accessibility is an issue across a range of specificities. And, unlike with synchronous and in person teaching, this means that my lectures are scripted, with slides. It is just a fundamentally different mode of teaching for me, and it takes a lot more time to prepare a lecture. These are just a few very small examples, but suffice to say I knew this would be different and that it would be more work.
I did not anticipate some of the ways in which it would leave me feeling both over extended and, strangely, simultaneously feeling isolated. I think students are having similar experiences, at least some of the time.
In the coming weeks we’ll have a suite of guest posts from writers who are focused on the nuances, complications, opportunities, and silver linings of this online year. Stay tuned, and let us know if you would like to pitch a post. I, for one, am keen to connect.
Becoming “The Man”: Our own Lily Cho is interviewed by Hannah McGregor on Secret Feminist Agenda!
October 13, 2020 October 13, 2020 erinewunker
So, did you know that friend of the blog and sometimes-contributor Dr. Hannah McGregor hosts a peer-reviewed feminist podcast? She does. It is called Secret Feminist Agenda, and you can catch up on all the incredible interviews here.
Last week, Hannah interviewed our own beloved and brilliant Lily Cho about mentorship. Here’s how Hannah describes the interview:
“In this episode I sat down (virtually, of course) with Lily Cho to talk about feminist mentorship, the importance of boundaries, and trying to make change from within institutions. What if mentorship wasn’t based on intimacy but on clear boundaries and structures? What if the best way to transform the university is to really understand how it works? What if you clicked on these links?”
Give yourself a gift and listen to this conversation. Then, give yourself another set of gifts and listen to all the episodes!
We’re Here: A Welcome and a Welcome Back
September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020 erinewunker4 Comments
Every September, for the past ten years, we’ve been blogging here.
That’s right. Ten years of a feminist academic blog.
We’ve experienced enormous personal change. We’re not the same we who began this blog a decade ago. We’ve been many regular writers and many more guest writers. We’ve been precariously employed, unemployed, and in different stages of tenure track careers. We’ve left faculty positions for administrative ones. We’ve left academia entirely, and not always (or often) on our own terms. We have had children. We have lost loved ones. We have written, often in personal and vulnerable-making ways about out struggles, hopes, and concerns. We have raged. We have protested. We have despaired. We have hoped. We have written articles, and we have written posts about not writing. We have made mistakes. We have begun again, resolved to keep learning. We have held each other up. We have hoped, feared, and worked for and with students.
And now, this September, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, amid climate crisis, amid the intersecting pandemics of racism and hate, we are here again. And we will try to write and think and rage and hope and cry and worry and research and teach here with you.
Ten yeas ago “slow academe” was an idea linked both to sustainable slow food movements, and resisting the neoliberal imperative to produce. Now, here, in all the places and particularities that make up our divergent and necessary lives, “slow academe” might be a place to return our thinking. We’re here, and we hope you’ll meet us here from time to time, too.
For surely we need one another now as much as ever.
academic publishing · academic reorganization · collaboration · Uncategorized
A little good news! The Radical Publishers Alliance
May 14, 2020 erinewunker
Hi folks — today a PSA in lieu of a post: Fazeela Jiwa, amazing book-editing human and friend of the blog has alerted us to The Radical Publishers Alliance. This newly-formed coalition of left-wing publishers have joined together to support each other during this global pandemic.
Here is a bit about the Alliance from their press release:
With the entire book industry in jeopardy, the only response can be one of unity and solidarity.
Independent radical publishers struggle for survival in the best of times and with the book industry facing huge challenges as a result of COVID-19 and the economic shutdown, a group of radical publishers in the US, UK, and Canada have come together to share advice on publishing during the crisis and to encourage readers to support radical presses.
Left publishers in the Alliance share online promotions and author events of fellow presses, work together on virtual panels and book launches, and maintain an online hub for readers to find their next great radical read from a left publisher. You can find all of the publishers participating in the Radical Publishers Alliance, along with their discounts for readers, on the Left Book Club partners page .
The first initiative of the Radical Publishers Alliance is #RadicalMay , an online radical book fair featuring panel discussions, talks, and teach-ins with authors from 50 radical publishers from the US, UK, Canada, France, Spain, Catalonia, Basque Country, Italy, Germany, Argentina, and Indonesia. The book fair, held in partnership with LITERAL , a radical festival of books and ideas that’s held annually in Barcelona, kicked off May 1 and will continue throughout the month.
Participating English-language publishers include AK Press (US), PM Press (US), Verso Books (US and UK), Haymarket Books (US), The New Press (US), Seven Stories Press (US), Beacon Press (US), The Feminist Press (US), O/R Books (US), Between the Lines (Canada), Pluto Press (UK), New Society Publishers (Canada), Fernwood Publishing (Canada), Myriad Editions (UK), Repeater Books (UK), and The Evergreen Review/Foxrock Books (US).
More information about #RadicalMay as well as a schedule is available here .
As the Radical Publishers Alliance Writes:
In this moment of crisis, the need for critical left thinking is more urgent than ever. Our aim is to lift up the voices challenging our broken social and economic systems and to come together around radical ideas for a more just and equitable world. By supporting fellow left publishing houses during this dark time, we hope to emerge from the crisis intact and more organized for the long fight against capitalism still ahead of us.
If you are able, support your local booksellers and small presses! And, regardless, if you’re curious go check out the events that are available through #RadicalMay
adjuncts · affect · careers · guest post · inconvenience · Uncategorized
Guest post: Reflections on Adjunct Labor, Feminism, and other Inconvenient Truths
May 11, 2020 erinewunker1 Comment
This post is by Virginia Konchan.
I’m an American citizen with Canadian permanent residence since 2014. I moved to Halifax from Montreal in December 2019, and while I am not teaching this semester (I was formerly teaching part-time at Concordia University), I have been corresponding frequently with several former students I had in various literature and creative writing courses over the years, in the US and Canada. One is moored on a writing residency in Finland, working on his novel; another, a gifted poet, is quarantined in Boston, doing marketing and PR remotely for a health insurance company: her days are consumed by new policy changes, telemedicine, and Zoom meetings about how to offer emergency resources to customers struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. And a third, also a poet with tremendous talent, is teaching a full-time academic course load at a college in Washington State as an adjunct professor; yet several others are in graduate school, working toward degrees in poetry, literature, and the humanities.
My former student who is adjuncting and I have recently been sharing adjunct war stories and new poems. Her experience of adjunct life was so painfully reminiscent of my own life as an adjunct in the States, and as a sessional instructor in Canada, that it made me cry. I cried out of deep sympathy for her plight, and those of all academics with precarious, non-tenured positions. And to add to that endless, non-remunerative academic labor, the isolation and loneliness of quarantine. And to that, the fact that her hundred or more students that she is now conferencing with through Zoom (while dealing with system crashes and delays) don’t understand the difference between her academic rank and that of tenured professors, and thus impatiently expect her prompt email responses, thorough feedback, and emotional support. While the adjunct crisis remains a culturally ubiquitous topic to the point of redundancy, it may bear repeating, especially now in our global and financial meltdown, if only with the hope of underscoring just how broken and dehumanizing our capitalist-driven institutions of higher education are, particularly after the waves of privatization, corporatization, and the latest statistics on academic contingent labor (non-tenure-track positions of all types now account for over 70 percent of all instructional staff appointments in American higher education: the Canadian figures are better, but not by much).
So, while just one more voice to the chorus, I know my former student’s Sisyphean deadlock situation well because I’ve only ever had itinerant stints in academia myself, despite having been on the North American job market for over five years, with a PhD and three published books, searching for a tenure-track professorship or even full-time appointment, as a lecturer. I know what it feels like to feel completely expendable, to rely desperately, without any governmental or family safety net, on that $20k/year salary, only to have your course load slashed or reduced to zero the following semester with no notice, and to always wonder what other colleagues are discussing in faculty meetings, where adjuncts aren’t allowed. To duck my head in the hallway or at the copier in embarrassment to avoid making eye contact with other, more important faculty, and lastly, to try, with a kind of fruitless passion known only to other supplicants, to rise to the challenge every day, greet students with a smile, field their queries, and prolong my “office” hours (at most of the universities where I worked, I shared a makeshift cubicle space with dozens of other adjuncts, a constant influx of students and faculty making a quiet conversation impossible), despite the fact that by semester’s end, an adjunct’s intellectual and emotional reserves are beyond spent: sometimes irrevocably so.
I realize this mental, emotional, and spiritual depletion I am describing is not unique to adjuncts, yet it’s worth noting that the last few posts on Hook & Eye have been by only one tenured professor, and the rest by students (one other by an adjunct and alt-ac laborer). Yet all these posts suggest, regardless of the writers’ academic positions, that academe, perhaps globally, is undergoing a structural crisis revealing how, in the words of Hannah McGregor, our care is “being leveraged to ensure that the university maintains its institutional and imaginative force in the midst of this crisis, rather than being exposed as a site of neoliberal profiteering,” and wherein, as Brenna Clarke Gray puts it, paraphrasing Samuel Beckett: “I am trapped between an intellectual awareness of my own exploitation (I can’t go on) and an emotional need to enact care on behalf of those who are owed it from an institution that cannot pay its debts (I’ll go on).”
I can only speak on behalf of my own last 13 years in academe, as a student, graduate student instructor, and adjunct, but it seems both that the crisis of which others are speaking, and which I myself have always felt in the low rungs of the ladder I occupied, is both particular, and universal, and a pressure felt uniquely by women in academia, regardless of their position or rank. I have routinely seen, in the various Ivory Towers where I studied or worked, female faculty members shoulder greater administrative burdens than their male faculty counterparts; take on a lion’s share of the emotional labor and care work that is part of what can make teaching so rewarding, at least in theory; and suffer greater consequences as a result.
My female colleagues in the States and Canada have shared horror stories with me (I, too, relate) ranging from a variety of stress-induced conditions (sudden hair loss, rashes, insomnia, OCD) to alarming situations where Title IX complaints they filed against male coworkers poisoning the department with sexual harassment and veiled threats were either dismissed or not supported by HR and other faculty members, regardless of gender.
At this point in the history of neoliberal academy, and given the crushing immediacy of the pandemic, might our current broken moment of systems collapse provide a uniquely valuable time to evaluate these forms of brokenness, and seek a way forward: collectively and personally, intellectually and somatically? It seems less and less relevant (especially now, when questions not just of safety and survival, but situated value of academic labor and publishing loom large), what buzzwords we use to describe these various forms of exploitation: invisible or shadow labor, ghost work, zombie capitalism. The ugly facts remain that while articles appear regularly (scholarly and in pop culture) on the adjunct crisis (referred to by poet and professor Catherine Wagner as a “sharecropper estate” in her 2010 essay “I Am a Poet and I Have”in the Poetic Labor Project, a term usefully reworked into David Perry’s 2014 essay in Chronicle Vitae, “Sharecroppers. Migrant Workers. Adjuncts?”),every single agent who is imbricated in the system, from students paying $100k/year in tuition, on loans, to university presidents, seem helpless to stop the bleeding, or stop the system in its tracks.
We live in a globalized, and increasingly automated and roboticized world, where all human labor, academic and otherwise, is constantly threatened to be “phased out” by machines (I personally cannot stand the term “labor-saving device,” as that labor is usually not “saved,” it’s simply transferred onto a more flexible worker, willing to work for less and under more hazardous conditions, until everything is mechanized). And yes, there are marked differences between the structure of higher education in American and Canada: for example, I was paid nearly triple as an adjunct at Concordia than what I made per class in the US (it differs radically in Canada by province: in Atlantic Canada the pay is similar to the lower end of the US scale),though was only granted one course per semester because of part-time union restrictions, and thus my annual salary was even less. But whether late capitalist or quasi-socialist, the imperatives of higher ed remain the same: publish or perish; don’t complain; and follow the relentless pursuit of industry, efficiency, speed, and utility until you die, or until we face a global pandemic, as we are now, trying to imagine a path forward from this institutional calamity.
Lately, I find myself thinking in particular about affectual relations, and moments of bonding or connection that supersede Sianne Ngai’s concept of spectacle-induced “stumplimity,” particularly in speaking to my professor friends who share stories with me of their students’ plights, efforts to complete coursework, and moments of wisdom, hilarity, and poignancy online (my cousin’s entire class failed to show to a schedule Zoom conference last week, and the one student in attendance wouldn’t speak a word, instead merely staring at her while she peppered him with questions for as long as both could bear it; another friend cites “actual fear, working with/for parents, taking care of others, not caring whatsoever, knowing their grade cannot go down, being actually ill, not having access to school, bouncing around from home to home, and sheer ennui”) as reasons for her students’ lackluster attendance on Google Classroom.
I have also been re-reading Naomi Klein’s excellent book The Shock Doctrine(2007), recently, as, along with stumplimity, and outbursts of compassion, fear, uncertainty, and joy, I think our current moment is, affectually speaking, marked by the aftermath of shock (Klein speaks of it in reference to psychiatric shock therapy and the use of “shock and awe” as war tactics in the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq), as we begin to realize anew just how deeply embedded our psyches and even central nervous systems are by the 24/7 news cycle, our vicarious experience of tragedy, and the various forms of cultural mediation through which we experience the world, including social media self-curation, which tends to set our consciousness and being apart from the representations of ourselves we are presenting. For me, over time, these processes have resulted in what Freudian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich refers to as “character and body armoring”: learned coping mechanisms of obedience and thralldom that obstruct a more expansive, energetic, spontaneous interaction with ourselves, our world, and our here and now.
To say nothing of sensitivity to our or another’s pain: last week, for example, with my to-do list far outpacing my now-scattered attention span, and my emotionally-deregulated sensibility causing me anxiety, I instead chose to maniacally clean my house from top to bottom for 8 hours: the furor of my labors even scared my cat. At the end of the day I sat down and looked at my hands: they were badly cracked and bleeding from the scrubbing and harsh chemicals, but I largely felt indifference toward my own injuries and the trauma-fueled nature of my frenetic cleaning spree, as they were self-imposed. They didn’t even feel like my own hands.
Is this the nuclear fallout of what we all came to academia seeking: a life of the mind?
British writer and journalist Laurie Penny, author of several books including Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism, and Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults, in her recent Wiredarticle “This is Not the Apocalypse You Were Looking For,”writes with great clarity about the awful truth that the most vulnerable among us, whose lives are sacrificed during the pandemic, are not the monied, insured, and protected: they are the healers and carers, the nurses, doctors, cleaners, and drivers, those “whose work is rarely paid in proportion to its importance.”
Capitalism, writes Penny (who has also written cogently on related topics of self-optimization, and panic, pandemic, and the body politic, for Wired) “cannot imagine a future beyond itself that isn’t utter butchery,” and that is why, over the last two months, “There has been no vision, because these men never imagined the future beyond the image of themselves on top of the human heap, cast in gold.” Personally, I don’t want to live in a world where the talking heads of global capital suggest that “a certain amount of brutal death is a reasonable price for other people to pay to protect the current financial system,” yet that is the world I was born into and now inhabit. But the pandemic cannot be—imagine that!—solved by state-sponsored eugenics, violence, militarism, or any other handy tricks of capitalism to erase the fearful other.
So where does that leave us?
In a similar “desert of the real” that the other writers on this blog have described, and yet, to quote Penny one last time, “The end of the world has never been quite so simple a mythos for women, likely because most of us know that when social structures crack and shatter, what happens isn’t an instant reversion to muscular state-of-naturism. What happens is that women and carers of all genders quietly exhaust themselves filling in the gaps, trying to save as many people as possible from physical and mental collapse . . . emotional and domestic labor have never been part of the grand story men have told themselves about the destiny of the species—not even when they imagine its grave.”
I’m not a necromancer of any kind, even with regard to capitalism’s malaise, but this statement brings me a measure of peace because it’s not in direct opposition to my body’s own intelligence, my mind’s own form of logic, and my multifaceted emotional life, the way capitalism so often is.
So while I myself am not in any position to offer a critique or way forward, necessarily, at this juncture, any solace I’ve found over the last month has been born of this: the knowledge that, to quote Hamlet, “there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” There is no quick fix, nor one-size-fits-all solution: no one really knows. But there is, perhaps more now than ever, a growing awareness of a natural order of things in the natural world, and while not a model (ideological, aesthetic, economic) one can seek to follow in a societal sense, perhaps that’s what makes the small inroads we are all making day by day, from within a revisited ethics of care and solidarity, the best (albeit anti-theoretical), position of all.
Author of two poetry collections, Any God Will Do and The End of Spectacle (Carnegie Mellon, 2018 and 2020); a collection of short stories, Anatomical Gift (Noctuary Press, 2017); and four chapbooks, as well as coeditor (with Sarah Giragosian) of Marbles on the Floor: How to Assemble a Book of Poems(University of Akron Press, 2022), Virginia Konchan lives in Halifax.
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Guest post: “Fetch the Bolt Cutters!” Or, How Fiona Apple Gave Me the Freedom to Rage
April 29, 2020 erinewunker1 Comment
This post is by Myra Bloom.
There seem to be two main ways of dealing with the end of the world as we knew it: some people are conjuring an illusion of normalcy. They’re leaning extra hard into schedules and routines, maybe even cultivating new ones – working remotely, palpating sourdough, dialing into digital yoga classes, closely observing the behaviour of birds. Others are of the “chuck it in the fuck it bucket” school, to borrow a phrase from my friend Kristina. We might call this the ‘quarantinis-and-Tiger-King’ approach. A quick Google will furnish guides for maximal productivity(King Lear, they admonish you, was written under quarantine) or non-productivity(your desire to write King Lear, they admonish you, is your internalized domination by capitalism).
Until recently, I was an adherent, if not a card-carrying member, of team productivity. I was ‘teaching’ remotely (lol). I was pumping out Alison Romandishes, getting my daily unit of state-sanctioned exercise, wearing structured pants. I was, I thought, doing quarantine right. But as the days dragged on, the edges started to fray: a pair of leggings here, an extra handful of snacks there. I stared constantly at my laptop screen, waiting for something other than grim stats to happen, and when it didn’t I turned anxiously to my little screen, hoping something was happening there. I found only my haggard face reflected back at me in a black pool unmarred by notifications of any kind.
I started this essay one early afternoon. I was still wearing rumpled pyjamas, my body unwashed, the dog unwalked. Ordinarily, I would be horrified by the lassitude. I love order, stability, routine. Years of hustling in a precarious job market have honed me into an edgy shark, swimming for my life. There’s always something to chase in academia, where the resources are lean and mean. I sometimes personify academia as my bad boyfriend: he barely pays attention to me and doesn’t really seem to care how I’m doing, but when he smiles at me it’s like sunshine. And at first, I have to admit that I was pretty happy we were self-isolating together. When people would ask if I was “lonely” living “all by myself” (ugh, and plus, give the dog her due), I’d reassure them that, au contraire, I was keeping very busy. Maybe I didn’t specify exactly how much time I was spending with Boris, my sexy manuscript.
Lately, though, I’ve gotten a little sick of Boris. To be frank, I’d rather just eat chips. So, in the words of Fiona Apple, “fetch the bolt cutters!” By which I mean, blithely discard that which worketh not for thee.
I had a prof in grad school who once said to me, koanically, “Sometimes saying no, Myra… is saying yes… to the self.” I’ve been trying to channel that energy a lot this past year, my first in a tenure-track job. A joiner by nature, I felt flattered and gratified by all the opportunities that came my way, until I started to feel crushed under their weight. Now, I’m finding new power in a kindly but firmly stated ‘no’. Never has this advice felt more timely. Civil society is crumbling into the very earth, and yet my inbox is replete with dispatches from the university encouraging me to improve my digital pedagogy. My students are literally fleeing to their home countries, cowering terrified in crappy apartments, freaking out about their parents working on the front lines, and I’m supposed to get them excited to do an online poll? I would prefer not to.
You know who else would prefer not to? Fiona-effing-Apple, who has officially unseated Alison Roman as my quarantine guru. Step aside, rustic salad! It’s time to RAGE. For those of you who haven’t been playing her new album on repeat, Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a big FU to the micro and macroaggressions women face in a patriarchal, conformist society. Apple directs her righteous fury at the bullies, rapists, and other general assholes who have tried to hold women back over the years. Enough playing nice. The time has come to “Blast the music! Bang it, bite it bruise it!”
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a work of genius, but what makes it“the unofficial album of the pandemic”is its purposeful imperfection. Apple recorded it at home in Venice Beach, and you can hear her dogs, some weird sounds that might be coming from outside, and even her own mistakes: on the final track, she drops a line, swears, waits a few bars, then picks the song right back up. It’s the perfect musical accompaniment to these days of awkward Zooming, where the angles are unflattering and the dog farts audibly in the middle of the meeting (true story). This homespun humbleness could not be any farther from Drake’s “Toosie Slide,” also released this month, whose autotuned braggadocio put me in a funk that took several days to shake. While Drake’s gilded palace (watch the video) is a monument to capitalism’s monstrous logic, Fetch the Bolt Cutters gives us the tools to dismantle the master’s house. It reminds us, by way of contrast, that every shimmering surface is an illusion built on the backs of unsung labourers hauling a lot of garbage. I happen to know this firsthand: I used to drive by Drake’s McMansion-in-progress on my way home from work.
Remember that video from the Before Times of Prof. Robert Kelley’s children storming into his BBC interview, chased by their frantic mother? Besides the children’s impeccable timing, the punctum of that video was the domestic intrusion. The invisible labour of Prof. Kelley’s wife, Jung-a Kim, was suddenly visible, as she struggled to keep her family out of her husband’s frame. These days, we’re seeing a lot of people’s private lives as they broadcast to us from their home offices and bedrooms. It makes people seem a lot more human when we encounter them in the context of their worldly detritus. To me, the visibility of the domestic sphere, and of the invisible work that happens there, is one of the possible silver linings of the pandemic. In late March, the BBC describedthe “unintended consequences” of Malaysia’s decision to permit only the ‘head of the household’ to do the grocery shopping: namely, that men lost their minds in a labyrinth of leafy greens. I like to think that these men will ask themselves what other secret knowledge gardens their wives cultivate.
Another form of invisible labour that is being recognized in this moment is the chronically “underpaid and undervalued” work of women in “essential” sectors, including the service industry and healthcare. The New York Times reports that because women are overrepresented in these sectors, women suddenly outnumber men in the American workforce. As they put it, “the soldier on the front lines of the current national emergency is most likely a woman,” and even likelier a woman of colour. It’s likely too optimistic to say that the situation will change when the dust settles on the economy: structural inequalities stemming from issues like race, class and gender are too deeply rooted. To make a historical comparison, the women who entered the labour force during the First and Second World Wars were largely pushed to its margins when soldiers returned from the front. Nonetheless, their visibility in historically masculine roles gave them a platform from which to advocate for rights and opportunities. It’s in this more modest sense that I’m hopeful that gains might be made in the future.
So I guess what I’m driving at here is that Fiona Apple’s aesthetics of imperfection is also an ethics. In daring to put something imperfect into the world, she reminds us that the slick veneer that coats all our cultural products masks the rot festering just beneath the surface. Like Greta Thunberg, or Tarana Burke, or the Wet’suwet’en land protectors, she invites us to raise a collective middle finger to the status quo, and to build something wilder, fairer, freer.
Fetch the bolt cutters! Turn off the computer! Blast the music! Let’s get to fucking work.
Myra Bloom is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at York University’s Glendon campus. She teaches and studies Canadian literature, confessional writing, feminist aesthetics, and Quebec language/identity politics.
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Guest Post Pedagogy of the So Stressed: Pivoting to Digital with an Ethics of Care
April 27, 2020 April 26, 2020 erinewunker1 Comment
This post is by Brenna Clarke Gray.
I am just so tired.
Eight months ago, I started a new role as a faculty educational technologist. It didn’t occur to me that within the year of starting I would be a key member of a small and scrappy team leading a university-wise pivot to digital in the midst of a pandemic.
Good thing I love my job.
And I do. Really. But I am also just so tired. I know we all are. I know many of us wrestle with an anxious privilege around acknowledging our tiredness: we are so, so lucky to be working; those of us who caregive are so, so lucky to have our loved ones close. We know these are deep, profound privileges, that the peanut butter smear occluding the videoconferencing camera is really a gift. And yet.
I tell you these things as context for who I am and how I come to talk about care and educational technologies. I’m not sure how aware most people within the university are of the work of educational technologists; a lot more aware now than eight months ago, I would reckon. What has surprised me in this role is how easily I took to it as care work, and how that phrase means something very differently all of a sudden as we enter this strange new moment in the life of the university.
Educational technology is care work on a number of fronts. When I support faculty, I absorb a tremendous amount of anxiety, anguish, fear, and stress. I don’t actually know how to do this. I feel ill-equipped for how sad and scared my colleagues are, and I feel ill-equipped to be their first line of defence. But I do it anyway. And while I help them digitize their course content, we chat about their families and their students, how to manage their stress levels, how long this all might last. Like anyone who seeks out instructional support work, I love solving problems and I work hard to be approachable. I want to be seen as caring and competent, and if I’m honest, it’s in that order that I hope those characteristics are seen.
But more importantly, I want to help faculty make teaching and learning decisions around technology that enact care for students. That has never been clearer to me than in this pandemic, where my key role has been to advocate against synchronous, timed exams; against lengthy video lectures; against requirements of synchronous participation; for asynchronous participation options; for reflective writing and other open-book assessment strategies; and for generosity and compassion in course design. I spend far more time discussing pedagogy than I do pushing the buttons, and the pedagogy I work hard to enact is one that acknowledges the once-in-a-century shitstorm we are living through and asks for compassion. It is a pedagogy rooted in an ethics of care.
This work, in this moment, is infinite. For the first few weeks, I answered emails and phone calls and video chats and support tickets twelve or fifteen hours a day and never found the bottom of it. I don’t do that anymore, most days, but I could. There are more questions than answers, more people to help than helpers, and every time we think we’re at the end of it — that we’ve levelled off or are gaining ground — we find out we’re wrong.
As Hannah McGregor rightly points out, this labour serves to protect the institution; because individuals care, the institution itself doesn’t have to. Our care and goodwill allows the university to go on. If individuals take on this work, the institution can continue to ignore issues of care, or to present the difficult labour of individuals as the united mission of the institution. Neither option is sustainable for the human beings on the ground. Increasingly, in the intellectuals circles within which I move, I hear repeated calls to “let it break,” to refuse this labour. Pencils, pens, and emotional labour down.
And yet, I have no idea howI am supposed to do that. The university cannot love, but I can. And I do. Because the individualization of care within the university means that I know and love the people who will pick up this fight if I drop it, and I know and love the people who will be most impacted by a failure of support. I work on a team of individuals trying desperately to enact care in an increasingly hopeless-feeling sector-wide climate. A choice to resist calls for my emotional labour is also a choice to kick the ball down the road to someone else, someone who may not have the privileges of security and academic freedom that my faculty position — tenure-track only, to be sure, and thus precarious in its own way — affords me. Those of us who work in universities are hearing about the imminent budget crises that will befall the institution in the wake of Covid-19. Is there an ethical way to refuse to undertake this labour of care, of activism and agitation, from my position under these conditions? And if no one else continues the fight, if we do all revolt, is there a way for that to happen that doesn’t leave students and truly precarious faculty as collateral damage, left to flounder without adequate supports? I cannot see one.
I am not saving lives. I tell myself this every night as I fail to clear my brain enough to meditate, as embodied reminders of unanswered emails circle through me viscerally, jolting me into alertness over and over and over. I am not saving lives. I am not a frontline worker. I am not intubating patients or keeping the grocery store open or keeping vulnerable populations alive. There are so many more important ways actual lifesaving care is enacted, and I think too about the institutions that structure and obfuscate and absorb credit for that care, too.
But this work of mine is still urgent. It is urgent because we have no evidence that the institution, left to its own devices, will enact an ethic of care without the individuals who take on the labour. And the people left in the wreckage are real people. So then what? I am really asking. Because until I figure it out, I am trapped between an intellectual awareness of my own exploitation (I can’t go on) and an emotional need to enact care on behalf of those who are owed it from an institution that cannot pay its debts (I’ll go on).
I am so tired. I can’t go on. I’ll go on.*
*The author confesses that she previously tortured Samuel Beckett in an earlier blog post collecting some of these thoughts.
Brenna Clarke Gray (MA Carleton, PhD New Brunswick) is a literature scholar by training, a comics scholar by practice, and an educational technologist by trade. Her research interests include open pedagogies and ethical approaches to educational technologies. She is the Coordinator, Educational Technologies at Thompson Rivers University and is currently at work tracing the history and imagining the future of open tenure processes.
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This Whistleblower Spills the Beans on Reptilians, Nordics, Nazi UFOs & US Space Fleet
Is William Tompkins the most important whistleblower ever? His story exposes Nazi UFO technology & ET interference. This has been going on since before WW2!
William Tompkins is one of the most incredible whistleblowers to step forward. The depth and implications of his testimony are nothing short of astounding.
Of course, there will always be those who refuse to believe his story, since he is an ET (Extraterrestrial) whistleblower.
Tompkins claims he was part of an operation involving US Navy spies who stole UFO plans and antigravity technological secrets from the Nazis during the height of World War 2.
He asserts he personally distributed some of these stolen secrets as information packages to the CEOs of leading American corporations involved in the military and space industries.
Furthermore, William Tompkins says he actually worked alongside ETs – Nordic alien women who looked indistinguishable from humans and who were working as his secretaries.
Additionally, he reveals that the Nazis already had operational UFOs during the war, and because of the information that the US spies were able to obtain, the US later developed its own fleet of UFOs – which then got siphoned off into the black military sphere under the control of MJ 12 (aka MJ-12 or Majestic 12), the ultra secretive group that came into existence in the 1940s to “manage” the UFO/alien issue.
The Nazis, the Psychics and the Reptilians
To understand this tale and put it in historical context, we have to go all the way back to before World War 2 began. You may have heard of Secret Societies that were in existence around the time of the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, such as the Thule Society and the Vril Society.
An extremely talented young woman, Maria Orsic [she was a gifted medium], managed to make contact with alien civilizations and channel information from them. It is widely reported that one of these civilizations was from the planet Aldebaran, which is located is the Taurus system.
Maria Orsic of the Thule Society — Read more about her by following this link
According to Tompkins, the Nazis were in contact with Extraterrestrial Reptilians at the same time as Orsic was doing her channeling. Hitler found out about Orsic, her abilities and the fact she was receiving information that detailed how to construct UFOs.
Again, according to Tompkins, Hitler allowed Orsic (and the Nordics with whom she was working) to continue work on their UFO program, because the Nazis were already in contact with the Reptilians – and because Hitler knew he could always come in take over Orsic’s project at any time.
Collage of actual Nazi flying saucers codenamed “Haunebu” [Source]
Robert Wood, who was interviewed alongside William Tompkins by Search4TruthReality (part 1, part 2 and part 3), claims that the Nazis’ technology rapidly advanced due to their relationship with the Reptilians, such that they actually got to far side of the moon before end of WW2.
Wood is a veteran expert in the UFO field himself, having been given the task early in his career (when he was working at Douglas) to analyze how UFOs worked. He was given $500,000 to disseminate UFO documents and $250,000 to make a UFO documentary.
Later, Robert and his son Ryan scanned hundreds of MJ 12 documents and made them available on their website MajesticDocuments.com.
Whistleblower Spills Beans: ‘I Spent Three Years Serving on Deep Space Fleet’
Pictures collage or various models of real Nazi Vril flying saucers
The Battle of Los Angeles: Back in 1942 Where It All Started for Tompkins…
Now, fast forward to 1942, where the tale begins for Tompkins. The world is exactly in the middle of World War 2. The 2 brutal dictators Hitler and Stalin are commanding armies engaged in long battles with high fatalities on both sides.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to almost the entire world population except for a few insiders, the Nazis are deep into a secret UFO project.
Having obtained plans and schematics from a group of female channelers (one of whom was named Maria Orsic), the Nazis already have operational UFO craft, such as the Haunebu (top image collage).
During all of this, almost on the other side of the world to Moscow, on February 24-25, 1942, UFOs fly over the LA sky for hours.
Tompkins, who is still a boy in high school, watches the UFOs all night. The incident later becomes known as the infamous Battle of Los Angeles.
Actual picture of the 1942 UFO — 1500 rounds were fired at the object,
which was witnessed by approximately 1 million people
Several weeks later he is pulled out of high school to work in the military, and his life takes on a whole new direction.
Close up shot of UFO in the Battle of Los Angeles, Feb. 24-25th, 1942
William Tompkins Gets Closer to the ET Secret
According to William Tompkins himself, he was recruited at a young age by the Navy due to his precocious ability to build highly accurate model ships. After working at North American Aviation and Northrop, he was hired by Douglas Aircraft Company in 1950.
There he worked as a draftsman under a group partly controlled by Navy personnel who used to work for James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy from 1944-1947 and Secretary of Defense from 1947-1949, a man who also took JFK under his wing and who may have been responsible for JFK’s later interest in UFOs.
Forrestal was said to have jumped or fallen out of a high window and thus died in suspicious circumstances. It appears he knew too much and had to be eliminated because he went against the prevailing NWO agenda of secrecy regarding the alien issue.
Apparently, Forrestal was an ET contactee. Forrestal chose Admiral Rico Botta, who in turn chose William Tompkins.
It seems both Forrestal and Botta were guided to choose someone under them who was open to the extraterrestrial reality, someone who could handle the (colossal) truth. (For more on Rico Botta see this article).
JFK, left, with Curtis LeMay, right. LeMay was another one of those aggressive generals
who disliked Kennedy. Image credit: AP
The Start of MJ 12
In interviews such as with Project Camelot (part 1 and part 2) and in his book Selected by Extraterrestrials, Tompkins reveals much of his story. He explains how the ultra secretive group MJ 12 began – not in 1947 after Roswell as many imagine.
Tompkins explains it actually began in 1942 with the senior Douglas (the man who started the company Douglas).
Tompkins states that right after Battle of LA in 1942, in order to handle the implications of UFOs openly showing themselves in the skies, that Douglas pulled some key men into a group (or think tank) which later became MJ 12.
The group included 2 admirals and 2 generals, one of whom was Curtis LeMay – another man who disliked JFK and who, during the Cold War, was prepared to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the Soviet Union.
Robert Wood states that MJ 12 is mostly associated mostly with Air Force, not other branches of the US military.
Stealing Nazi Secrets
During WW2, US Navy operatives were embedded inside the Nazi military. They were able to get data (including pictures) of the Nazi UFOs and relay the information back to the US.
Tompkins explains how the information went through his superior, Rico Botta, who chose an ingenious way to handle the subject: by not classifying it all.
If he had given it top secret classification or another high classification, it may have attracted unwanted attention.
So, he chose to not classify it at all! This is the technique known as hiding the truth in plain sight.
Tompkins was assigned the job of handing out packages containing this information to the CEOs and leaders of private military corporations.
Unfortunately, the packets didn’t contain good schematics or drawings of the Nazi technology, but were rather like chicken scratch with very little technical information.
They even contained hieroglyphics (not the German language) since the operatives accessed the actual channeled information that had come via Maria Orsic!
According to Wood, the US Navy started back engineering UFO craft in 1942 (with permission from Forrestal) before MJ 12 came into existence. It took the Navy around a decade to produce functional UFO craft, but they did so eventually.
Tompkins went on to join TRW, an important space think tank which was formed around 1958-59 according to him. It also came out of a Douglas think tank (just as MJ 12 had). It had unlimited funds. Northrup borrowed money and bought TRW.
They also bought the US Navy’s ship building company that builds aircraft carriers – so they could take their engineers to crawl all over 790ft aircraft carriers so they could design a 1km space craft carrier.
A famous scene from Star Wars where Obi Wan warns that the “moon” is a Death Star
That’s No Moon — It’s an Alien Observatory Created to Keep an Eye on Us!
Our Moon is a Command Center
In various interviews such as with Jeff Rense, Tompkins puts forth his theory that our moon is not a natural object but rather an artificial object and command center. This aligns with what other researchers such as David Icke have warned about.
Our moon doesn’t rotate, and neither do other moons of other planets. Conventional physics explains this is because of a tidal lock, but is it perhaps because these artificial objects are hiding something on their dark sides facing away from their host planet?
Tompkins states that when the first astronauts went to the moon, they were shocked to discover it was already occupied – by Draco Reptilians. He says the Reptilians, over 9 foot tall, were standing there next to their advanced craft.
He jokes that the Reptilians “gave us the finger” (i.e. acted in an unfriendly manner). According to both Tompkins and Wood, the Reptilians had already made a deal with the Nazis.
Amazingly, Tompkins himself claims he saw ancient structures on the far side of the moon and that he saw a floating building – 1.5 miles above the lunar surface!
For Tompkins, the entire Apollo 11 mission was a show. All the astronauts were Freemasons. He states that Freemasons put the plaque on the moon first, then got back in the module to do the “Neil Armstrong” show.
Perhaps Armstrong should have said: “One small step for Man, one giant leap for Masonry.”
Finally, Tompkins goes deep into the conspiracy by saying that ultimately we don’t own our planet; it is a laboratory for advanced ETs to conduct experiments upon us.
Another US military patch featuring the reptile theme and a Latin motto.
Rough translation: “With all your bases, you’re a slave to us.”
[You find the above military insignia intriguing, then please follow this link for more similar patches.]
Reptilian Control of World Governments
Tompkins states that although there are many ET species interacting with humanity right now, including Dracos/Reptilians which influence some groups and Nordics which influence other groups, that Reptilians basically control every government in the world.
In his Project Camelot interview, Tompkins warns that if he talks about Reptilians and their darkest activities – which include eating humans and performing blood sacrifices – then some people will think it is so crazy that they will automatically shut down and discredit everything else he has said.
Kerry Cassidy reiterates the philosophy of Project Camelot: that humans in general are not protecting themselves and are ignorant of the dangers of predatory ET species, and that therefore it is vital that those in the know go public with their knowledge and warn others – because not to do so equates to culpability.
For what it’s worth, Tompkins also offer his opinion that all recent US Presidents (including Obama) have been Reptilians who could change their form – but that Donald Trump is not one of them.
Time Travel, Mars Colony and Political Control of the Human Population
Why William Tompkins? Nordic Mind Control
Nordic mind control may explain why Tompkins and why now. Tompkins tells a story in his Project Camelot interview that he come up with alternate design for the Apollo missions, and was able to present it to the top dogs as NASA, Werner von Braun and Kurt Debus.
He got a large model and had to drive it (in the back of a truck) onto a highly guarded military base. Somehow, he got through with no papers and no need to show security guards anything.
They even had a dolly right nearby to load and carry the model! Tompkins believes the Nordics have been helping him all along by clearing the way for him to do certain things.
So why William Tompkins? He thinks he is being given the green light, while others like him are being threatened or having their families threatened.
He thinks it is because of his association with Nordic ETs, specifically 2 women and 1 man who used to be his secretaries. As an aside, he did not know for a long time that he even had ETs working for him.
He only found this out when one day one of them fell down the stairs and was taken to hospital in a grave condition. He overheard her admitting she was not who she said she was and answering to another boss or captain.
US Navy and NASA Have a Fully Operational Space Fleet
Tompkins: Everything You’re Told is a Lie
William Tompkins likes to say throughout his interviews that “everything you’re told is a lie”. He claims that many of the systems and sciences we pursue, such as astronomy, medicine, etc., have been seeded with lies to trick us.
This harks back to his claim that every government on Earth right now is under Reptilian control.
Whether that turns out to be true or not remains to be seen, but certainly, so much deception has already been uncovered in so many areas of life that it is wisest to remain open to this possibility.
Tompkins’ tale reaffirms that the extraordinary story of humanity, and the depth of the worldwide conspiracy, cannot possibly be grasped without comprehending the reality of ET interference in our past and current ET influence and control over our affairs.
Thank you William Tompkins for bravely coming forward with your story and knowledge!
By Makia Freeman, Guest author, HumansAreFree.com / Sources and references:
Selected by Extraterrestrials: My life in the top secret world of UFOs, think-tanks and Nordic secretaries
http://www.BibliotecaPleyades.net
http://www.MajesticDocuments.com
http://www.dcdave.com/article4/021110.html
https://exopolitics.org
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Goodbye to democracy: An interview with Gáspár Miklós Tamás about Viktor Orbán’s speech
Since there is a debate going on about the art of the translator, I am happy to publish a translation by George Szirtes, Hungarian-born British poet, writer, and translator. He has translated many important Hungarian literary works into English, including such classics as the nineteenth-century verse play of Imre Madách, The Tragedy of Man, and novels of Gyula Krúdy, Ferenc Karinthy, and Sándor Márai. His last translation, Satantango [Sátántangó in Hungarian] by László Krasznahorkai, received the Best Translated Book Award in 2013.
So, enjoy both the translation and the thoughts of Gáspár Miklós Tamás or, as he signs his publications in English, G. M. Tamás. The interview took place on Egyenes beszéd [Straight talk] on the television station ATV on July 28. The original interview in Hungarian can be seen here. This dramatic interview should help foreign observers realize the seriousness of the situation in Hungary.
Only today two important editorials were published. The New York Times calls on Jean-Claude Juncker to act more forcefully because otherwise “the commission would diminish its credibility.” The Wall Street Journal wrote that the “West’s victory in the Cold War led to a complacency that the liberal idea was triumphant–that it was ‘the end of history,’ in the fashionable phrase of the day…. Western Europe needs to set a better example of what freedom can achieve by reviving economic growth, and the American President who ostensibly still leads the free world ought to break his pattern and speak up on behalf of the liberal idea.”
I’m grateful to George Szirtes for allowing me to publish his transcription and translation. The text originally appeared on his blog.
GOODBYE TO DEMOCRACY
‘On Saturday Hungary officially, ceremonially, openly, publicly, said goodbye to democracy.’
[My transcript is very close but here and there I have cut a passage for brevity or shaped a phrase in what I believe is a faithful fashion. In it TGM [TGM here since Hungarian puts the surname first] argues this is the beginning of a very dark chapter in Hungarian history.
I am somewhat amazed that the UK press hasn’t picked up more on the Orbán speech. It is, after all, quite something to declare the end of liberal democracy and to suggest that the prime minister should not be answerable to other state checks and balances. GSz]
Interviewer recounts views of other parties on Viktor Orbán’s speech then turns to Gáspár Tamás Miklós. She asks if there are any points in Orbán’s speech that the opposition and the press have left undiscussed.
TGM replies that this is a speech of extraordinary importance. He credits Orbán with being a highly intelligent man, a significant historical figure and a charismatic politician, one whose place is assured in Hungarian history. This, he claims, is the proclamation of a new political system, the seeds of which had already been sown. The speech was clear and simple to summarise.
TGM counts on his fingers and summarises.
TGM:
1. He is building an illiberal state. This is demonstrated by his rewriting of the constitution and by his ending of the separation of powers. He joked about this saying that if there were any attempt to impeach or obstruct him that would mean he wasn’t the leader of the country. In other words he knows what the game is, as do I.
2. His stated his doubts about democracy
3. He announced that the concept of human rights is out of date. That human rights are finished
4. He declared the country must abandon any notion of social support (or welfare state)
5. He declared that his preferred state models were Singapore, Russia, Turkey and China.
6. He declared that all NGOs working in the cultural or social sphere were foreign agents, traitors paid by alien powers
Gáspár Miklós Tamás
Interviewer asks which of these six points was new.
TGM`: Every one of them.
Interviewer doubts that but TGM insists that they are completely new. Was it not just a matter of actually articulating them in a new way? asks the interviewer. TGM repeats that it was utterly new, in every respect
TGM: Yes there was this kind breast-beating before but that’s not important.
He goes on to Orbán’s idea of the state founded on work, the ‘work state’, the ‘illiberal state’ the ‘populist state’ the ‘national state’ etc.
TGM: This is a complete break with the post-1945 consensus as espoused by what we call the free world, not only with 1945 but with the less-free post-1989 political, social and moral consensus. Its abandonment of social responsibility represents a break with the ideas of freedom, and equality. What does a ‘work-based state mean? It means a non-social state, a non-welfare state, a state that offers no support or aid – it is a case of arbeit macht frei isn’t it? It means that work is what people do not because they want to but because they have to so that capitalists may prosper, the kind of work the unemployed would be forced to do against which, in a free country, there would be mass demonstrations….
Interviewer returns to her earlier question. ‘But what is new in all this?’ Again TGM replies: everything. The question is what is to come?
TGM: So what is to come? What is new is that this has become a political programme to be enacted by the state. On Saturday Hungary officially, ceremonially, openly, publicly, said goodbye to democracy. The prime minister, the autocratic leader of the country, has declared that he is opposed to civil society. Have you noticed we no longer have a governing party by the way? When was the last time we heard anything of Fidesz as a factor, a genuine player? – all we have recently been hearing is a state apparatus in which not a shred of democratic process remains and when we see the Secretary for Defence using a violent thug [a named army officer from Hungarian history] as a role model for new army recruits we may be certain what kind of violent, thuggish, and repressive state is being promised to us… a state that, since the prime minister’s speech was given in Romania, believes in provocation, [a speech] that did in fact elicit a storm of protest in the Romanian press and many declared that they had had quite enough of Hungary.
So here we have, in this truly terrifying speech, given to his friends and a highly enthusiastic audience, one of the darkest moments in Hungarian history, a moment of darkness provided by Viktor Orbán. Meanwhile everyone goes, ‘oh dear, there he goes again, isn’t that just the kind of thing he tends to say ‘ But that’s not what is happening here. It is time to take Viktor Orbán seriously so that we can take up arms against him and save Hungary. I don’t despise him, I don’t look down to him. What we have here is an almost fully achieved dictatorship.
In any dictatorship the person of the dictator is important. Viktor Orbán is not going to let power slip from his hands now. All dictatorships depend on the dictator so now we have to concern ourselves with the kind of person Orbán is.
He told us that he will not be removed by elections. [That means] that those who are against him must be prepared for the grimmest struggle. Either that or he remains in office as long as his health permits, directing the affairs of the country by his own authority, while the country descends ever further into darkness in every possible respect in economic, political, cultural, social, or moral terms until we become a waste land, a wreck, a terrible place, a black hole in the map of Europe, a place more backward and more tyrannous than any of our Eastern European neighbours, and we will have to start envying the Bulgarians and Macedonians who will be in a far better condition, far freer, more cultured.
Interviewer asks what happens if Orbán refuses to be voted out through normal elections.
TGM: Blood and chaos. That’s the way it usually goes when elections don’t work. It’s what happens when people’s social plight becomes ever more desperate. Our social circumstances are bound to worsen and there will be people desperate and violent enough to bring down the country in the process.
We really can’t take this seriously enough. What was said in that speech is highly dangerous.
Interviewer asks whether people are in the mood to rise in defence of such high ideals.
TGM: Not at all, not at the moment. This is a browbeaten society that has utterly bought into [the Orbán persona?]. But it won’t always be so. Nothing lasts for ever. At the moment there is no ideology to confront this dark chauvinism, this cult of the state, this cult of force, full of anti-democratic sentiment.
Interviewer: Why isn’t there?
TGM: We are exhausted. We Hungarians are too tired to argue. You can’t expect people to sacrifice themselves without a hope of success. People are resigned. Like it or not, they accept they can’t change it.
Interviewer: So what hope is there?
TGM: [Thinks] The one hope lies in continuing to uphold the ideals of freedom and equality as long as we can. The hope is that, despite everything, we don’t give up on the ideals of 1918, 1945 and 1989. Those [ideals] belong to us. No one can take them from us. We might have to prepare for a long and very bad period. I myself might not live to see the end of it. Who knows? The fact remains that if we wish to live a moral life and to protect the culture of freedom we have to maintain a cool but obstinate resistance and to repeat our own commonplaces.
Interviewer: How can you maintain these high ideals when the prime minister offers hard facts? When he takes banks back into Hungarian control? When he forces banks to pay back what they owe. Has anyone ever made a bank pay us? So he doesn’t go on about ideals, about constitutional details.
TGM: I never said he was an unsuccessful politician. He is that, among other things. He is the only man who can give us hard facts because he is in charge of the government.
Interviewer: So there you are, hard facts. Isn’t it better to have hard facts than to be dreaming about ideals?
TGM: Are you talking about those four million people currently in desperate straits in this country? Do you think they like it? Do you think they don’t believe in ideals such as a better life? That too is an ideal: they believe their own children deserve as much as the better off, the middle class and the rich. That ideal is called equality.
It’s not the way they refer to it every day, of course. But that is the proper word for it. These things are connected. These ideals are not a matter for a few specialists divorced from reality. Equality means that the bottom four million have a right to food, electricity, to a heated home, to read, to enjoy their pleasures. That is an ideal but it’s not the reality.
This ideal concerns the poverty of four million people and the servitude of ten million, and opposes the torrent of state funded lies with which Viktor Orbán and his underlings flood this small country. Yes, there are ideals in which people believe, that, for example, they should be able to live a decent honourable life. That ideal has roots in Christianity, in liberalism, and in socialism. That is not something they are obliged to know, but they know it. And Viktor Orbán is telling you directly, in your face while laughing at you that that is what you have to live without.
And if, dear fellow Hungarians, that is what you accept that is what you’ll get. There’s nothing anyone can do for now except to regard this terrible speech with hatred and contempt. Because society is weak but it is possible for it to know these things.
[That is the end of the interview. It is a very dark vision of Hungary’s future and TGM is clearly angry. It is fascinating – and liberating – to hear a man talk of socialism with such conviction. It is fascinating that he should include Christianity and liberalism in the struggle for freedom and equality.
What that shows is that TGM is not an old-system communist. He was part of the opposition to the pre-1989 order. He is part of the spectrum that any democratic society should be proud to represent. It is the spectrum Hungary is on the point of leaving. GSz]
Posted in Hungarian politics, Hungary, Viktor Orbán and tagged Gáspár Miklós Tamás, George Szirtes, human-rights, hungarian history, illiberal state, Jean-Claude Juncker, poverty, TGM on August 1, 2014 by Eva S. Balogh. 30 Comments
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There is no way OV can claim to have a mandate for carrying out anything that is included in this speech. The WSJ is right, it’s time for Brussels to stand up to these bullies.
Marcel Dé (@MarcelD10) says:
(In Czech) Approaching the subject in terms of labancok / kurucok:
http://ehl.blog.ihned.cz/c1-62576210-co-chce-kuruc-viktor-orban
@Marcel dé, I made out enough from Martin Ehl’s article. It is very true that the whole history of Hungary can be summarized between the fight between “labancok” and “kurucok.”
Istvan says:
I don’t think the EU is going to stand up to Orban or the content of his speech. This report appeared this morning on the Budapest Business Journal website:
“The European Commission decided not to comment on the recent controversial speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who declared the end of liberal democracy in Hungary, EC spokesman Jonathan Todd announced on Wednesday. EU agreements bind all members to maintain democratic values and the commission sees no reason for making early conclusions based on a speech made at a summer university course, the spokesman added.”
It should also be added that the speech is apparently now close to official government policy because it is posted on the state website at http://www.kormany.hu/hu/a-miniszterelnok/hirek/a-munkaalapu-allam-korszaka-kovetkezik
The EU and in particular Germany finds Hungary a very useful little country to produce various products cheaply in and then make them appear as if they are German. The Audi A3 being a case in point. While the EU could begin proceedings to invoke Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, which allows the suspension of voting rights of a member state that is at serious risk of breaching the values listed in Article 2, including the rule of law, freedom, democracy and respect for human rights, but it is very unlikely to do so.
PM Orban was right when he stated: “When I mention the European Union, I am not doing this because I think it is impossible to build an illiberal nation state within the EU. I think this is possible. Our EU membership does not rule out this option.” The EU’s article 2 discusses only “values” it does not raise any of these values to the level of a “right” of EU citizenship. Moreover, even if the European Court of Justice found Hungary ultimately in violation of article 2 who would enforce such a judgment?
It seems to me ultimately EU action against Hungary would only happen if Hungary failed to follow a NATO directive in relation to joint defense against Russia, or an explicit violation of deeper sanctions against the Russian Federation including the reactor deal. But right now France wants nothing to do with deeper sanctions because it is building a war ship for Russia and employing 5,000 people in the process.
It’s up to the US to create the crisis situation that might force the EU to move definitively against Russia and force its hand against the Orban regime if it was to line up with Russia. I doubt this will happen while Oban is President, he is deeply fearful of war or even the threat of war.
Marcel, Eva: I have my doubts about the suitability of such “explanations”, too “poetic” so to speak (I wonder whether Martin Ehl would discuss some differences between Bohemian and say Moravian approaches with the prevalence of Hussites. Probably not.) In today’s Hungary, there is a clique of people who have exploited the modern state and the modern world of media to control most of the country’s resources. The methods are quite known from other examples of democracies slipping into authoritarian regimes. There is a public insufficiently trained in political matters, and burdened too much by a complicated past, which is not 300-400 years ago but much less. OV has just used in his speech ideas that have been rather popular in the European far-right. To speak about it as something entirely specific to Hungary is kind of buying into Orban’s world: we are so different, nobody can understand us, nobody can see the wisdom of our confused ideas. We the kuruces are fighting our long fight with some labances, and that is unique to us. Do not even try to understand (or consider this a mere power struggle).
So I do agree with Mr Tamas that this speech has indeed shown what Orban thinks and should be understood as a kind of his creed. It is not very unique but very much along the lines of the European far right. In the other threat, Orban’s rise was linked to the rise of other stars of Europe such as Marine Le Pen. Exactly, his company (or perhaps “too liberal” still ?). People doubted that Mein Kampf was meant seriously – but it was.
Lest there be any confusion, a “work-state” devolves rather quickly into a “slave-state”.
Will Hungary be a state like France under Petain? Travail, Famille, Patrie
Will Work, family and Homeland substitute liberty, equality, brotherhood?
chandlerozconsultants says:
Reblogged this on hungarywolf and commented:
Interesting… but I’m still not convinced. There are no references here to neo-liberal economics, which I believe is what Orbán was mainly critiquing, and no reference as to whether the translator transformed ‘not liberal’ into ‘illiberal’.
A literary digression.
“So here we have, in this truly terrifying speech, given to his friends and a highly enthusiastic audience, one of the darkest moments in Hungarian history, a moment of darkness provided by Viktor Orbán.”
Tamas is describing Orban’s speech in the style of Stefan Zweigs “Sternstunden der Menschheit” albeit with a negative sign.
Zweigs famous collection of essays has recently been lauched in a new English translation under the title “Shooting Stars”.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/29/shooting-stars-stefan-zweig-reviews
@Istvan:
At the moment, there is no European Commission. And no EP session. We’ll see.
@Kirsten:
As I do not believe in mono causality , I don’t believe in the kuruc/labanc cleavage being the explanation. However, I do think that the popular myth has been exploited in Hungarian politics for a couple of centuries, and that OV’s attitude contains yet another variation on the theme. And since you mentioned French politics, it would be a mistake there as well to overlook the myth of Joan of Arc when dealing with populists and nationalists (incidentally, there are numerous similarities beetween the two stories).
Such ‘national tales’ exist in every country. Hence, I don’t think evoking their existence actually bars outsiders from understanding the debate (though this is how Martin Ehl introduces his piece, I think it’s more of a catching figure of speech, op-ed style).
But of course, I agree there are also more rational points to be made.
PS: unless a violent crisis strikes France, Le Pen is lightyears away from ever winning the two-rounds presidential election. In the meantime, OV is in his second consecutive mandate as PM, and will probably be elected PR for eight more years after the upcoming change of regime.
Here is the biography of the Orban’s ideologist Gy. Tellér, whose ideas Orban aped in his Transylvanian speech:
http://magyarnarancs.hu/belpol/megalvadt-gondolatok-82385
cicamica says:
Monday, August 4th, 2014:
Hungarian Forint? -10%.
Hungarian Stock Market? -30%
Banks? Stormed.
Ethnic hostilities? Attacks on Roma.
Trains? Delays. Cancellations.
Food Supplies? Inflation.
Gas price? Up.
Gellért says:
The speech is actually more about denouncing the western civil liberties than denouncing democracy, in my opinion. Orbán should always be suspected of delivering a double message, one that critics outrageously respond to (and keep them occupied), and one that allows him to make again a little step in a direction of his liking.
Denouncing civil rights, just along the lines of the 1997 article of Fareed Zakaria, is I think his real move. The article about illiberal democracy is already mentioned by Eva: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/53577/fareed-zakaria/the-rise-of-illiberal-democracy
@Gellért, Orbán v. democracy. In Orbán’s thinking democracy is OK as long as it is the tyranny of the majority. Unfortunately, this is not how democracy is supposed to work. Moreover, there are problems with Orbán’s super majority also. Without rigging the electoral system he would have never gotten 2/3 majority.
Marcel, I understand that national myths are easily exploited and probably are also part of the whole story in Hungary currently. And yet I disliked the way how it was presented to the Czech reader. As if similar ideas about democracy as the embodiment of the majority’s will, the interest or not in an inclusion of Roma, or xenophonia and homophobia were not present in Czech discourse also. With respect to Marine Le Pen I have no doubts she us far from the Elysee palace. But explain that to people who do not have much experience with longer established democracies. The myth of Joan of Arc in French politics sounds interesting, I will have a look at it.
@chandlerozconsultants
There are no references here to neo-liberal economics, which I believe is what Orbán was mainly critiquing, …
That’s how some Fidesz people are currently trying to spin it. But there’s no way it can work, for the speech makes it clear: Ez azt jelenti, hogy a liberális társadalomszervezési elvekkel, módszerekkel és egyáltalán a társadalom liberális megértésével szakítanunk kell..
D7 democrat says:
I think there has been too much concentration on the “illiberal” side of the equation.
There is no argument that the Orban regime is “illiberal” to its core.
Orban believes there is a genuine democracy in Hungary?
A rigged election (yes, he would have still won in an open and fair one but the point is that he ensured it wasn’t an open and fair one), state control of 95% plus of the media, state control of the judiciary and legal system. Add to that corruption and mass abuse of state and EU funds and a complete and utter lack of transparency. The only difference with the situation in Turkey, Russia, China etc is that those who disagree with his regime are not being tortured and *disappeared*. But does that alone qualify Hungary as a “democracy”?
spectator says:
Gellért – and all the others:there is no such thing as “illiberal democracy”, you better get used to the idea. Furthermore, Orbán never used the therm in his speech either! He talked about “illiberal state” and only that. Read/listen the damned text, please!
In my opinion the usage of “illiberal democracy” is either wishful thinking – we may be able to sell this bullshit somehow – or deliberate misinterpretation of the Great Leader in order to hogwash the unexplainable.
There is no democracy without liberalism, you better learn this.
Either you accept the Orbanian illiberalism as it comes, – and it will never be democracy, so now you know, or turn against the LilliPutin (Thanks Wolfi!) and fight for your democratic rights.
Be a slave in your own country, enslaved by your own government, or you may want to be a free person, who don’t accept that a mediocre has been soccer player shaping your and your children’s future.
There is no other way dear Gellért, you better deal with it right away.
KekBolygo says:
It is not complicated.
Orban denied freedom to Hungary.
And the nation is too pathetic to throw out him.
Who needs an alternative leadership?
Every thinking citizen must rise up to defend freedom.
cheshire cat says:
Istvan I always look forward to reading your comments!
I don’t think Germany’s (the EU’s) attitude to Hungary could be simplified as “little cheap-labour country making our Audis”. Not even into “little nation that buy our cheap products in Aldi”. Everybody is currently on holiday in Brussels, all the commissioners are leaving as soon as the new ones are voted into office in the autumn.
The EU is looking at the whole picture when they decide not to act – they can’t afford losing political capital to remove a prime minister even if they knew Hungarians would swallow it (they wouldn’t). They can’t afford Hungary’s exit from the EU as Russia would flood into the political vacuum. Orban is a member of the council of heads of states, and as such, they need his vote here and there. The EU will act spectacularly if they think their inactivity threatens the “EU brand”, if they think other countries might follow Orban’s path or if his friendship with Putin gets excessive. This is not the case. Hungary, as always, is too small to matter.
Other than that, they will just make life a little difficult for him quietly, withholding funds etc. and wait for Hungarians to come around.
Szása says:
http://444.hu/2014/08/02/paks-bovites-titkosszolgalat/
How the Russians persuaded Hungary to go with Rosatom instead of Areva?
The comments are interesting too.
Perhaps, just as Miklós Németh (the last communist prime minister) intimated recently, because the real secret agent lists are to be found in Moscow, the Russians could give an offer to Orban/Kövér/Áder etc. which they could not refuse.
Kirsten @ no5, I think you summed it up well in the first para.
I also think that these “followers of the west” and ” Hungarian patriots” tendencies have been part of Hungary’s history. Starting from King Stephen: shall we ask in the German knights and become a Christian European state and save the nation from perishing? or shall we insist on our own tribal traditions and independence and save the nation from perishing? through the compromise with the Hapsburgs creating a dual monarchy, giving up some of Hungary’s independence in order to prosper and develop in peace. Up until now: shall we follow exclusively the liberal democratic path of Western EU or shall we fight for our independence where we can? shall we become slaves to the WEst or stay proud independent people? etc
But you are right: OTHER countries have also had these dilemmas, including Russians (the “zapadniks”, Westerners, and “narodniks”, the patriots). And interpreting everything along these lines gives it a taste of unavoidability: it has always been like that, it will remain like that. Consider Finland: if you manage to turn down the volume on “we won’t be slaves, and we are so special, everybody looks down on us, we have to prove that we are great”, then you can establish a successful, happy society, no matter how Eastern you are, no matter how you are positoned directly in Russia’s armpits.
Cheshire cat, and what would be particularly useful also for Hungarians to take notice of is that doubts about the desirability and practicability of democracy have existed (and do still exist) in all countries including those with the longest established modern democracies. In all countries there are groups of people with ideas that resemble those of OV. (Which is why he gets support also in countries where you “would not have expected that”, so in Britain, in France, probably also in the US, and in Germany and in the Central European countries anyway.) But even more importantly, you can find criticism or doubts about “democracy” also of a less pointed nature than that of the far right. Nowadays when it is nearly impossible in the “West” to suggest ideas that are “not democratic” (using the word) you will find these ideas somewhat “hidden”, for instance in doubts about the “wisdom of the crowd” (where the choice of word for “electorate” already hints at the feelings about democracy), the criticism towards politicians who do not do what “is good for the people” or “what people want” (all apparently homogenous in their preferences), the idea that unpolitical or “expert” government is best as it (of course) makes only expert (ie correct and impartial) decisions, a distinct aversion against “bad compromises” when uncompromising action would have solved problems swiftly etc. The fact that the democracies more or less survive even when such ideas are quite widespread is because those who wish to keep the system (and perhaps even improve it when possible) remain active and alert.
Then, what is also overlooked when this one specific perspective of the kuruces or labances is used (or of the narodniki and zapadniki), in other countries similar debates occurred (perhaps not centered about “East” and “West” but signified by other names, for instance “conservatives” and “progressives”, or Whigs and Tories, or Catholics, Socialists etc.) at which’s heart you can find exactly the same type of problems as imho “discussed” currently by Hungarians: individual versus nation, role of religion, role of the government, role of wealth and its distribution, degree of desirable homogeneity or heterogeneity of people within a nation and so forth. It is quite revealing to look at texts from the 1970s about the likelihood that Spanish transition will fail (because of missing desirability but mainly because of limited applicability in a country so deeply divided), or into German gems of political thought written before 1933 about the English petty-minded focus on “money making” versus German “deep thoughts and high culture” promoting the true elite. So for me there is nothing specific about the criticism of democracy by Hungarians, the only “specific” in that is the fact that Hungarians are compelled to believe they are “specific and special” and do not take notice of the doubts and ideas voiced elsewhere (which other critics of democracy in other nations have probably believed also, about their own people, not necessarily about Hungarians).
sunyilo12 says:
Eva and all,
Orban is stirring the very same pots that lead to the most unspeakable horrors of European history – the two WWs, even if bigger powers did the stirring those times. If Hungarian history has taught anything to the world: don’t expect Hungarians to stand up to the ideals of democracy; no one will stop a genocide against minorities or perceived internal enemies in Hungary if opportunity presents itself. I completely understand the cry of TGM. This course can easily end in another historic tragedy for Hungarians.One of those who have spoken up to a similar interpretation of recent Hungarian history is Andras Bruck who is publishing quite a powerful prose on ES.hu on a semi-regular basis. I think the course of events in the last five years have pretty much justified his premonitions.
I believe the EU needs to make a decision very soon. Either to expel Hungary, or keep Hungary in temporarily under effectively an economic embargo strictly tied to adherence to democratic standards under the threat of expulsion from the EU. While procedural standards might not exist for these scenarios they are better to create these as soon as possible. Today’s Hungary is much closer to a pro-nazi state of Horthy than to a modern European state without too much resistance from the majority of Hungarians. This is what TGM’s cry is about, my friends.
Kirsten, yes.
Ignorance about other countries, particularly about the west.
Even more surprising how little Hungarians know about other Central Eastern European countries, how they face up to the same problems, what solutions they come up with. How is Estonia growing so well economically?, how did Poland manage to establish to be so respected within the EU? how did Slovakia manage to get into the eurozone before us? etc. Lots of examples to learn from – instead, many prefer to keep saying “we Hungarians are so special and extraordinarily talented, but the West is only using us and won’t allow us to become rich because [insert latest conspiracy theory]”….
SzásaHow the Russians persuaded Hungary to go with Rosatom instead of Areva?
My guess is Vincent Jauvert’s article was referring to Finland, not Hungary.
Fukuyama made the following remark on August 1:
“Hard to believe that a European leader would openly call for illiberal democracy as Viktor Orban has done”
Hard to believe that a European leader would openly call for illiberal democracy as Viktor Orban has done: http://t.co/Duc8GVI6fc
— Francis Fukuyama (@FukuyamaFrancis) August 1, 2014
Mr Fukuyama might not know that Orban does not consider himself European, but half Asian.
@spectator. You accuse me of something I never did: I do not claim that Orbán uses the term “illiberal democracy”, I say Fareed Zakaria wrote an article about this. Then you feel free to simple assume that I did not read or listen to Orbán’s speech, which of course I did. You also assume I am Hungarian, you assume I am unlearned and that do not fight your ‘LilliPutin”.
These are not constructive starters and a very unwelcome response to my first comment on this blog.
buddy says:
Noticed that the WSJ editorial you linked to is behind a paywall after the first few lines. Anyway, I doubt there’s any point in reading it as you can tell what it’s really about even from the first few words: “One consequence of America’s retreat from global leadership…”
That pretty much says it all. In true WSJ editorial style, they’re just using Orbán as a foil to make Obama and the Democrats look bad, as usual.
As if Orbán would be behaving any differently if we had a President Romney or McCain in office! Or if either of those two gentlemen would any ability to stop him.
@buddy, all true but at the same time they ask for action against Orbán.
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Arrow Review – “Corto Maltese” S3E3
Arrow has been spot on with its cliffhangers this season. I have yet to leave an episode without having to pick my jaw up off the floor. As for the rest of “Corto Maltese,” I felt like it was a great setup episode for varying story lines, but in general, but otherwise, not much happened – except for amazing action scenes.
The focus this week was for Oliver and crew to bring Thea Queen Merlyn back to Starling City. As I was writing my notes for this episode though, I found that not much of it had to do with Thea. But I was impressed with her scenes. I really liked that we got her flashbacks this week, which were brutal. Malcolm Merlyn is as vicious as ever, particularly in the way he has been training his daughter to become a “warrior.” I also really liked the final sword fighting scene between Thea and Malcolm; he let her win. It would be foolish to think that after only five months that Thea would be able to beat the Dark Archer at anything. And we got our little teaser that Thea will become Speedy, Arrow’s teenaged sidekick, since Thea goes by Mia on the island.
In the mean time on the island, Diggle tries to find a missing A.R.G.U.S. operative, Mark Shaw. This story seemed to take up the majority of the plot of the island, and therefore the episode. For the moment, it doesn’t seem like it has much to do with anything, and wasn’t all that intriguing. I do have a feeling that Mark Shaw, aka Manhunter, will be our link back to the Suicide Squad, briefly featured last season. The best part of this whole scene? Oliver’s MacGuyvering of bows and arrows from things around the hotel room and the subsequent battle scene that ensued. Arrows shot, bullets shot, a kick that took three men down at once, and a neck punch with a computer! I was very impressed. I think this season’s action scenes are some of the best I have seen – ever.
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Back in Starling City, there was plenty going on. In fact, I felt that considering we were supposed to focus on Thea and Oliver, the meat of the episode was in Laurel’s storyline. All of her little stories were fairly disjointed, but when tied together, were a bunch of really good Easter Eggs (which you can find my complete list below) and the beginning of the next Black Canary (maybe). Laurel goes to a local boxing gym to interrogate a man named Ted Grant about Thomas Bronson. For what, I’m not quite sure, but he tells her to take classes. Jump to Laurel’s AA meeting where a woman admits that she is being beat up by her drunk boyfriend.
Laurel decides to channel her sister, badly and goes after the guy with a baseball bat. My biggest problem with it? She didn’t even tuck her hair into her ski mask before she did it. It’s a small gripe, but perhaps its from years of watching Joss Whedon shows, where in general, the girls have sensible hair styles when battling. I did think it was good that Laurel was beat. And no, its not because I think Laurel deserves it. No one deserves it. But again, it would be unrealistic that she would be able to just get away with plan that had no thought behind it. I guess the best thing about it is that she learned from her mistake and will probably be a real badass once she learns how to fight – which she plans to do from the boxer Ted Grant. It was also pretty cool that Captain Lance turned the guy who beat Laurel up in on an anonymous tip. Healthy father-daughter relationships for the win!
Laurel has a dang good reason to learn to fight after this.
Meanwhile, Felicity was busy helping Ray Palmer… and attempting to help everyone else. I love Felicity but how is she getting duped to work for this charismatic asshole? It’s easy to be all drooly over her new office and her personal assistant, but can’t she see through his facade? It will only be a matter of time, I hope. I loved how she was still trying to help Diggle and Laurel, and trying to explain herself to Ray with “It’s a long story.” It was very Felicity and very adorable.
Truth and lies were very important for all our heroes this week. And while there were supposed to be more truths exposed, it seems like there are still more lies than anything. Oliver planned on telling Thea “everything,” but only gave her what I call “truth bait” by telling her only the truth about how Robert Queen died. He still has yet to reveal his true identity to his sister; something that Diggle predicts could drive her away before it brings the siblings closer. At the same time, Thea does not come clean about her time on Corto Maltese. All the lies are bound to cause a lot of anguish for all the characters this season before any of them can come to terms with the truth of the world around them. It’s going to be a long year, folks.
All the while, we still don’t know who killed Sara. I suspect this will go on for at least half the season. But the shocking cliffhanger may give us a clue. Nyssa al Ghul, Sara’s former lover and partner in the League of Assassins, comes in to Arrow’s headquarters demanding to know where Sara is. What could this mean for the future? What could this mean for who killed Sara. I could speculate, but that would take a whole other post. For now I will just say I am teeming with excitement for what this could mean for the coming episodes. Gah!
Diggle’s line, “What is it with your family and islands?,” was the best line of the episode.
Roy has never flown in a plane.
Roy was about to take a frickin’ bow on a plane.
Laurel is getting really dark. She told her dad that the world is a place where people deserve to get punished. Not saying I disagree, but she is not the same girl she used to be. Good.
Thea will never sue McDonald’s for a hot coffee spill.
Hush Comics give “Corto Maltese” a B, for great use of action, realistically portraying the females strength, and setting us up for what is sure to be an epic season.
Easter Egg Hunt (spoilers ahead):
Home of the Wildcats!: Laurel’s new teacher, Ted Grant, also happens to be Wildcat. In his boxing ring, there was even a sign in the background that read “Home of the Wildcats!” Wildcat is a champion boxer who has trained Batman, Superman, and yes, even Black Canary. It looks like we will be seeing a lot more of him.
Greetings from Coast City: The man who Laurel tries to beat up has charges on him in Coast City, home of Hal Jordan and Ferris Air. It was a cool way to tie different DC Universes together.
Felicity Smoak, meet your maker: Felicity’s new assistant, Gerry Conway, also happens to be the name of the writer who created her namesake in the comics. She first appeared in the Firestorm comics of the 80s. This is yet another link to The Flash.
M & M & M: The first “M” is for Thea “Mia” Dearden Queen Merlyn is sure to become Speedy, Arrow’s sidekick. She was created by Kevin Smith in 2001. The second and third “M”s are for Mark Shaw aka Manhunter. I am certain this was not his last appearance this season. I predict there will be some sort of allusion to the Suicide Squad and possible a showdown with the League of Assassins.
Blueprints: The blueprints that Ray Palmer were looking at had OMAC written on the bottom righthand corner. The OMAC’s are machines that fight against humans with superpowers. None of this is looking good for the heroes of Starling City.
The might be a stretch but..: At one point Ray asks Felicity about the data she is trying to retrieve for him and refers to it as a “Lazarus.” The Lazarus Pits are a major tool used by R’as al Ghul for restorative powers. At one point, Black Canary was brought back to life by the Lazarus Pits. It could be me reading too much into nothing, but it could be something… dunh, dunh, dunh!
All pictures belong to The CW and DC Entertainment. The cover image and photo of Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen are credited to Diyah Pera. The photo of Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance is credited to Cate Cameron.
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Tower Health’s finance chief resigning after years of steep losses
Tower Health has hired a restructuring advisor and is considering selling its Philadelphia-area hospitals after posting steep losses in 2019 and 2020.
The finance chief of embattled Tower Health is resigning, the Pennsylvania health system announced Wednesday.
Gary Conner, Tower’s chief financial officer, will leave his position on Feb. 19. West Reading, Penn.-based Tower said it will search for a permanent successor to Conner, who has been CFO since 2015.
“We appreciate Gary’s contributions to Tower Health’s focus on meeting the ever-changing healthcare needs of our communities,” the health system said in a statement. “We thank him for his service to our mission and wish him the best.
Tower spokesperson Richard Wells declined to say why Conner is leaving, but the health system is in significant financial distress and has hired a restructuring consultant. It posted a staggering $439 million operating loss on $1.9 billion in revenue in fiscal 2020, which ended June 30, a nearly 23% loss margin. Executives on a November investor call blamed the pandemic, but Tower also lost money in 2019 before the crisis began.
Jim Gravell of Warbird Consulting Partners will serve as interim CFO while Tower searches for a permanent replacement, the system said in a statement. Gravell, who is already working with Tower, has almost 30 years’ experience leading large health systems. He was formerly the CFO of Mercy Health, a faith-based system with $5 billion in revenue.
Executives on the November call said Tower may sell the five acute-care hospitals it bought from for-profit Community Health Systems in 2017 in Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Those hospitals lost a combined $235 million in fiscal 2020. They also remarked on the underperformance of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.
Wells declined to share an update on that front on Wednesday.
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Mice Lacking γδ T Cells Exhibit Impaired Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection and Excessive Production of Inflammatory Cytokines
Toka Omar, Pascal Ziltener, Erin Chamberlain, Zhenyu Cheng, Brent Johnston
Marvin Whiteley, Editor
Toka Omar
aDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pascal Ziltener
Erin Chamberlain
Zhenyu Cheng
ORCID record for Zhenyu Cheng
Brent Johnston
bDepartment of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
cDepartment of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
ORCID record for Brent Johnston
Marvin Whiteley
Georgia Institute of Technology School of Biological Sciences
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes chronic and life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. A better understanding of the role that innate immunity plays in the control of P. aeruginosa infection is crucial for therapeutic development. Specifically, the role of unconventional immune cells like γδ T cells in the clearance of P. aeruginosa lung infection is not yet well characterized. In this study, the role of γδ T cells was examined in an acute mouse model of P. aeruginosa lung infection. In the absence of γδ T cells, mice displayed impaired bacterial clearance and decreased survival, outcomes which were associated with delayed neutrophil recruitment and impaired recruitment of other immune cells (macrophages, T cells, natural killer cells, and natural killer T [NKT] cells) into the airways. Despite reduced NKT cell recruitment in the airways of mice lacking γδ T cells, NKT cell-deficient mice exhibited wild-type level control of P. aeruginosa infection. Proinflammatory cytokines were also altered in γδ T cell-deficient mice, with increased production of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor. γδ T cells did not appear to contribute significantly to the production of interleukin-17A or the chemokines CXCL1 and CXCL2. Importantly, host survival could be improved by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor signaling with the soluble receptor construct etanercept in γδ cell-deficient mice. These findings demonstrate that γδ T cells play a protective role in coordinating the host response to P. aeruginosa lung infection, both in contributing to early immune cell recruitment and by limiting inflammation.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium found ubiquitously in the environment. It is an opportunistic pathogen that commonly infects immunocompromised individuals, especially in hospital settings (2). It is also the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (3). By late adolescence, 80% of cystic fibrosis patients are chronically infected with P. aeruginosa (4). In recent years, the rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa necessitates an urgent need for new treatments for the infections caused by this bacterial pathogen. One potential strategy to control P. aeruginosa infections would be to boost protective aspects of host immunity. A better understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved in host defense against P. aeruginosa infection will facilitate the development of such therapies.
The innate immune response plays an important role in the host defense against P. aeruginosa infection. An important aspect of the host defense response is the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines like tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-1 that facilitate immune cell recruitment to the site of infection. For example, TNF is a strong mediator of inflammatory and immune functions and is produced by monocytes, macrophages, T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and neutrophils upon bacterial infection (5). Lee et al. reported that TNF knockout mice failed to recruit neutrophils to the airways after P. aeruginosa infection (6).
Rapid and robust recruitment of neutrophils is a hallmark of P. aeruginosa lung infection and is crucial for bacterial pathogen clearance. In a mouse model of P. aeruginosa lung infection, neutrophil depletion rendered mice susceptible to a very low inoculum of several different P. aeruginosa strains (7). The primary role of recruited neutrophils is pathogen elimination through neutrophil serine proteases like neutrophil elastase (8, 9) and generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (10). Other immune cells are also involved in the resolution of P. aeruginosa lung infection. For example, alveolar macrophages are not only responsible for the internalization and killing of the bacterial pathogen but also the phagocytosis of dying neutrophils, thus limiting neutrophil-induced tissue damage (11). NK cells and NKT cells are innate immune cells that recognize stress proteins induced on infected cells via NKG2D receptors and help clear pathogens via production of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) (12).
γδ T cells play an important role in regulating the initial immune response to lung infections caused by various bacterial pathogens, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (13), Streptococcus pneumoniae (14), or Staphylococcus aureus (15). Following S. aureus infection, accumulation of γδ T cells in the lungs was reported to mediate bacterial clearance and neutrophil recruitment through the production of IL-17 (15). However, the role of γδ T cells in proinflammatory cytokine production and immune cell recruitment against P. aeruginosa lung infection is not well characterized.
The objective of the present study was to elucidate the role of γδ T cells in defense of the lung against P. aeruginosa challenge in vivo. To study the contribution of γδ T cells, various immune parameters were measured in wild-type and γδ T cell-deficient TCRδ−/− mice following P. aeruginosa lung infection. TCRδ−/− mice exhibited decreased bacterial clearance and survival, increased proinflammatory cytokine production, as well as delayed neutrophil infiltration upon intranasal challenge with P. aeruginosa strain K (PAK). Survival could be extended by inhibiting TNF signaling with the soluble receptor construct etanercept. These data implicate an important role for γδ T cells in regulating the host response to P. aeruginosa lung infection.
Reduced survival in TCRδ−/− mice upon intranasal challenge with P. aeruginosa.To test the biological impact of γδ T cells in host defense against P. aeruginosa infection, wild-type and TCRδ−/− C57BL/6 mice were infected intranasally with 1.8 × 107 CFU of PAK. Clinical scores and survival were assessed over the course of 4 days. The survival rate at 96 h post-PAK infection was approximately 73% in wild-type mice but only 36% in TCRδ−/− mice (Fig. 1A). This was coupled with a greater increase in overall clinical scores (Fig. 1B), decreased core body temperature (Fig. 1C), and increased weight loss (Fig. 1D) in TCRδ−/− mice. These data reveal an important role for γδ T cells in host defense against P. aeruginosa lung infection.
Survival and clinical parameters in wild-type C57BL/6 and TCRδ−/− mice infected with P. aeruginosa. Survival curves (A), clinical scores (B), rectal temperature (C), and weight loss (D) were measured in wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice intranasally inoculated with 1.8 × 107 CFU PAK (n = 22 to 26 per group, pooled from 4 separate experiments). Survival curves were compared by Mantel-Cox log-rank test. Other parameters were assessed by Tukey’s multiple-comparison test. *, P < 0.05 compared with time zero; †, P < 0.05 compared with wild-type mice.
Increased bacterial load in lungs of TCRδ−/− mice following P. aeruginosa lung infection.To determine the influence of γδ T cells on clearance of PAK from the lungs, the bacterial load was examined in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice at 8 h and 24 h postinfection. The bacterial CFU in the lungs and BALF of wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice were similar 8 h after infection. However, the bacterial burden in the lungs and BALF of TCRδ−/− mice was significantly greater at 24 h postinfection (Fig. 2A and B). In contrast, the bacterial burden in wild-type mice remained unchanged in the lung tissue and decreased significantly in the BALF at 24 h (Fig. 2A and B). Interestingly, the bacterial load was much higher in a subset of TCRδ−/− mice. All mice that succumbed to PAK infection (wild-type and TCRδ−/−) exhibited increased bacterial load at necropsy (data not shown). However, since bacterial load determination is an endpoint assay, we could not test directly whether enhanced bacterial load correlates with reduced survival. These results indicate that γδ T cells play an important role in regulating bacterial clearance, which may improve survival during P. aeruginosa lung infection.
Bacterial load in wild-type C57BL/6 and TCRδ−/− mice infected with P. aeruginosa. Wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice were infected intranasally with 1.8 × 107 CFU PAK. CFU were evaluated in lung homogenates (A) and BALF (B) at 8 or 24 h after infection (n = 8 to 10 per group). Each symbol represents an individual animal, and horizontal lines represent the median. *, P < 0.05 compared with 0 h; †, P < 0.05 compared with wild-type mice (using Dunn’s multiple-comparison test).
Altered immune cell recruitment in TCRδ−/− mice following P. aeruginosa lung infection.To evaluate the role of γδ T cells in regulating immune cell recruitment, we compared the number and types of immune cells present at 0 h (uninfected), 8 h, and 24 h after PAK infection. γδ T cells were detected in the lungs and BALF of uninfected wild-type C57BL/6 mice, and the number of γδ T cells increased at 8 h following infection with PAK (Fig. 3A). γδ T cell numbers in the lung returned to baseline at 24 h while remaining elevated in the BALF, suggesting movement into the airways. In contrast, only low levels of background antibody staining were detected in the lungs and BALF of TCRδ−/− mice (Fig. 3A), validating the lack of γδ T cells in TCRδ−/− mice.
Immune cell recruitment in wild-type C57BL/6 and TCRδ−/− mice infected with P. aeruginosa. Wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice were infected intranasally with 1.8 × 107 CFU PAK. The numbers of γδ T cells (A), neutrophils (B), macrophages (C), NKT cells (D), αβ T cells (E), NK cells (F), and B cells (G) were measured by flow cytometric analysis of lung and BALF cells using specific surface markers for each cell type (n = 8 to 12 per group, pooled from 3 separate experiments). *, P < 0.05 compared with 0 h; †, P < 0.05 compared with wild-type mice (using Tukey’s multiple-comparison test).
One of the essential factors contributing to P. aeruginosa clearance is the recruitment of neutrophils and other immune cells to the site of infection (7). Compared to wild-type mice, significantly fewer neutrophils infiltrated the lungs and BALF of TCRδ−/− mice at 8 h postinfection; however, neutrophil infiltration in wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice was not different at 24 h postinfection (Fig. 3B), suggesting a delay in neutrophil recruitment in the absence of γδ T cells. There was increased recruitment of macrophage-like cells into the lungs of wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice at 24 h postinfection, but TCRδ−/− mice exhibited significantly reduced macrophage recruitment into the BALF at 24 h postinfection (Fig. 3C).
There was no change in the number of NKT cells in the lungs of wild-type mice, but a significant increase was observed in the lungs of TCRδ−/− mice at 24 h (Fig. 3D). In the BALF, NKT cells were increased at 24 h in both wild-type and TCRδ−/− airways but significantly more so in wild-type mice (Fig. 3D), suggesting an impairment in movement of NKT cells from the lung into the airways. PAK infection of NKT cell-deficient Jα18−/− mice did not result in increased mortality (see Fig. S1 in the supplemental material) or impaired bacterial control (see Fig. S2 in the supplemental material), indicating that NKT cells are not required for the control of PAK.
αβ T cells were decreased in the lungs and increased in the BALF of wild-type mice at 24 h (Fig. 3E). In TCRδ−/− mice, αβ T cells did not decrease significantly in the lung and did not increase in the BALF to the extent observed in wild-type mice. The number of NK cells in the lungs was decreased at 24 h after infection and increased in the BALF of wild-type mice by 8 h (Fig. 3F). Accumulation of NK cells in the BALF was delayed in TCRδ−/− mice. B cells were decreased in the infected lungs of both wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice by 24 h (Fig. 3G). The number of B cells in the BALF tended to increase at 24 h but did not reach statistical significance (Fig. 3G). Overall, the loss of γδ T cells resulted in delayed recruitment of neutrophils to the lung and impaired immune cell infiltration into the airways.
Neutrophil-recruiting chemokines are not altered in TCRδ−/− mice following P. aeruginosa lung infection.As neutrophil recruitment was reduced at early time points following P. aeruginosa lung infection, we examined the levels of CXCL1 (KC) and CXCL2 (MIP-2), chemokines that have been implicated in neutrophil recruitment during P. aeruginosa infection (16). Levels of these chemokines were increased equally in both wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice 8 and 24 h after PAK infection (Fig. 4A and B). We cannot exclude the possibility that these chemokines or other chemoattractants were altered in TCRδ−/− mice at earlier time points.
Chemokine production in wild-type C57BL/6 and TCRδ−/− mice infected with P. aeruginosa. Wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice were infected intranasally with 1.8 × 107 CFU PAK. The chemokines CXCL2 (MIP2) (A) and CXCL1 (KC) (B) were measured in lung homogenates and BALF at 0 (untreated), 8, or 24 h postinfection with P. aeruginosa (n = 6 per group at 0 h, 9 or 10 per group at 8 h, and 6 or 7 per group at 24 h, pooled from 3 separate experiments). *, P < 0.05 compared with 0 h; †, P < 0.05 compared with wild-type mice (using Tukey’s multiple-comparison test).
Increased proinflammatory cytokine production in TCRδ−/− mice following P. aeruginosa lung infection.Local production of cytokines in the lungs influences host defense mechanisms against P. aeruginosa infection (17–19). However, the excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines can lead to tissue damage and other detrimental effects for the host. The levels of secreted cytokines in the lung tissue and BALF of wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice were measured at 0 h (uninfected), 8 h, and 24 h after infection. Consistent with a previous report (20), TNF levels were increased primarily in the BALF compared to the lung (Fig. 5A). Notably, TNF levels in the BALF at 24 h were significantly higher in TCRδ−/− mice than in wild-type mice (Fig. 5A). IL-6 levels were increased in the lungs of both wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice at 8 h postinfection (Fig. 5B). While IL-6 decreased in the lungs of wild-type mice at 24 h, it remained high in TCRδ−/− mice (Fig. 5B). IL-6 levels in the BALF were also increased at 24 h in TCRδ−/− mice compared to those in wild-type mice (Fig. 5B). The levels of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β were also significantly higher in the lungs and BALF of TCRδ−/− mice than in wild-type mice (Fig. 5C). Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), which is required for host survival in P. aeruginosa infection (21), was lower in the BALF of TCRδ−/− mice than in wild-type animals (Fig. 5D).
Cytokine production in wild-type C57BL/6 and TCRδ−/− mice infected with P. aeruginosa. Wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice were infected intranasally with 1.8 × 107 CFU PAK. The cytokines TNF (A), IL-6 (B), IL-1β (C), GM-CSF (D), IL-17 (E), and IL-1α (F) were measured in lung homogenates and BALF at 0 (untreated), 8, or 24 h postinfection with P. aeruginosa (n = 6 or 7 per group at 0 h, 9 or 10 per group at 8 h, and 11 or 12 per group at 24 h, pooled from 3 separate experiments). *, P < 0.05 compared with 0 h; †, P < 0.05 compared with wild-type mice (using Tukey’s multiple-comparison test).
Consistent with previous studies (22), IL-17A levels in the lung tissue and BALF were increased 8 h after infection and returned to the baseline by 24 h (Fig. 5E). Surprisingly, the levels of IL-17A did not differ between wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice, even though γδ T cells have been reported as a source of IL-17 (23). IL-1α levels in the lung and BALF increased over time but were not significantly different between wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice (Fig. 5F). Similarly, the levels of IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IFN-γ, and keratinocyte growth factor did not differ between wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice (data not shown). These results demonstrate that the production of some proinflammatory cytokines is altered in the absence of γδ T cells, likely contributing to increased pathogenesis and decreased survival following P. aeruginosa infection.
Improved survival of PAK-infected TCRδ−/− mice with TNF signaling blockade.As TNF is known to be an early mediator in the inflammatory cytokine cascade (6), we sought to determine whether the excessive TNF production in the BALF of TCRδ−/− mice was detrimental to survival following P. aeruginosa infection. Etanercept, a soluble TNFR2-Fc fusion protein that inhibits mouse and human TNF (24), was administered intraperitoneally 1 h postinfection to block TNF signaling. Overall, blockade of TNF signaling boosted survival in TCRδ−/− mice to the levels observed in infected wild-type mice (Fig. 6A). However, TNF blockade did not prevent the early mortality observed in TCRδ−/− mice. Clinical scores in etanercept-treated TCRδ−/− mice were lower than those of untreated TCRδ−/− mice but remained higher than those of wild-type mice throughout the experimental time course (Fig. 6B). TNF blockade did not prevent the initial decrease in temperature observed in infected TCRδ−/− mice (Fig. 6C). Variability in temperature in untreated mice over time reflects the progressive loss of mice in the experiment; the last mouse in the TCRδ−/− group exhibited a relapse at 72 h and subsequently succumbed to infection. Consistent with the clinical score, TNF blockade resulted in weight loss that was intermediate between wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice (Fig. 6D). Although etanercept prolonged survival in TCRδ−/− mice, these mice did not recover from infection and likely would have succumbed in a longer experimental protocol. It is clear that other factors must also contribute to the increased pathology and mortality observed in PAK-infected TCRδ−/− mice.
Survival and clinical parameters in P. aeruginosa-infected TCRδ−/− mice treated with etanercept. Survival curves (A), clinical scores (B), rectal temperature (C), and weight loss (D) were measured in wild-type C57BL/6 mice, TCRδ−/− mice, and TCRδ−/− mice treated with etanercept (TNFR2-Fc; 100 μg) following intranasal inoculation with 1.8 × 107 CFU PAK (n = 8 to 10 per group, pooled from 2 separate experiments). Survival curves were compared by Mantel-Cox log-rank test. *, P < 0.05 compared to WT mice; †, P < 0.05 compared to TCRδ−/− mice treated with etanercept. Other parameters were assessed by Tukey’s multiple-comparison test. *, P < 0.05 compared with time zero; †, P < 0.05 compared with wild-type mice.
γδ T cells are a subset of unconventional T lymphocytes that play important roles in protection against bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections (13–15, 25, 26). In this study, we examined the impact of γδ T cells on innate immune responses during P. aeruginosa pulmonary infection. In the absence of γδ T cells, bacterial clearance was impaired, and survival was significantly decreased. This was associated with delayed neutrophil recruitment and increased proinflammatory cytokine production. These findings demonstrate that γδ T cells play a protective role in coordinating host responses against P. aeruginosa infection.
Early neutrophil recruitment is essential for protection against bacterial infection, resulting in clearance via phagocytosis, protease release, and production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (8–10, 27, 28). In neutropenic mice, intranasal P. aeruginosa infection with a dose as low as 10 to 100 CFU is fatal (8). The delayed neutrophil recruitment observed in TCRδ−/− mice likely impairs the innate immune response against P. aeruginosa lung infection, leading to decreased bacterial clearance and reduced survival.
The cytokine IL-17 has been shown to mediate neutrophil recruitment to sites of infection via induction of the chemokines CXCL1 and CXCL2 (18, 29). γδ T cells are known to produce IL-17 (30, 31), but the role of IL-17 producing γδ T cells during pulmonary P. aeruginosa infection is not clear in the literature. Liu et al. (31) showed that IL-17 production was reduced and bacterial load was increased in P. aeruginosa-infected mice depleted of γδ T cells. However, CD4 T cells, B cells, and group 3 innate lymphoid cells also produce IL-17 during P. aeruginosa infection, and γδ T cells were not the major population of IL-17+ cells in infected mice (31, 32). In our study, IL-17 production was not disrupted in TCRδ−/− mice (Fig. 5E), confirming that γδ T cells are not the major source of IL-17 during P. aeruginosa infection.
While the neutrophil-recruiting chemokines CXCL1 and CXCL2 can be upregulated by IL-17, they are also upregulated via IL-17-independent mechanisms (20, 33). We measured CXCL1 and CXCL2 following P. aeruginosa lung infection and found no decreases in TCRδ−/− mice that would explain the delayed neutrophil recruitment. However, we cannot exclude the possibility of differences at earlier time points or impaired production of other neutrophil chemoattractants in TCRδ−/− mice.
We made the novel finding that recruitment of other immune cells implicated in defense against P. aeruginosa (macrophages, NKT, NK, and T cells) (34, 35) was also reduced in infected TCRδ−/− mice. This appeared to be due to reduced recruitment of immune cells from the lung tissue into the airways. It is unclear whether this was due to the absence of γδ T cell-derived signals or secondary to the delay in neutrophil recruitment. In support of the latter, NKT cell recruitment out of the lung vasculature during streptococcal infection is dependent on neutrophil-derived signals (36).
As mice deficient in NKT cells were reported to have impaired clearance of P. aeruginosa strain D4 (37), and we observed altered NKT cell recruitment in TCRδ−/− mice, we examined the role of NKT cells in infection with P. aeruginosa PAK. In contrast to the published results with the D4 strain, we did not observe a difference in survival or bacterial load in NKT cell-deficient Jα18−/− mice infected with PAK (see Fig. S1 and S2 in the supplemental material). Our results are consistent with a report showing that NKT cells played little role in the control of P. aeruginosa strain PAO1 (38). It is possible that different P. aeruginosa strains elicit distinct host responses and pathogenesis.
The reduced production of GM-CSF in the BALF of TCRδ−/− mice could also contribute to the impaired clearance of P. aeruginosa and increased mortality observed in these mice. Mechanistically, GM-CSF in the lung enhances the phagocytosis and bacterial killing activities of alveolar macrophage, and GM-CSF-deficient mice succumb to respiratory P. aeruginosa infection (21).
The current data show that proinflammatory cytokines, specifically IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF, are upregulated in the absence of γδ T cells (Fig. 5). Proinflammatory cytokines play a role in bacterial clearance through the amplification of the inflammatory response (39). However, overproduction of these cytokines has detrimental effects on the host, including systemic inflammation and severe tissue damage (40, 41). In this study, etanercept increased survival of TCRδ−/− mice infected by P. aeruginosa, suggesting that the overproduction of TNF in the absence of γδ T cells contributes to increased mortality. While TNF has proinflammatory effects that assist in bacterial clearance (6), the role of TNF in P. aeruginosa clearance is unclear. TNFR1- and TNFR1/TNFR2-deficient mice cleared P. aeruginosa PAK faster than their wild-type counterparts (42), while TNF−/− mice exhibited higher mortality (7). These differences could relate to the disparate genetic backgrounds of the mice used in these studies or uncharacterized receptors for TNF. Different mouse strains exhibit distinct susceptibilities to P. aeruginosa infection (43); therefore, it is important to consider the roles of immune effectors in the context of specific host-pathogen backgrounds.
In summary, our study has shown that γδ T cells play an important role in regulating innate host responses against P. aeruginosa pulmonary infection. γδ T cells facilitated immune cell recruitment and regulated cytokine production during P. aeruginosa challenge, contributing to bacterial clearance and survival. Further characterization of the mechanisms underlying their protective roles during infection will facilitate approaches to modify the host immune response to target hard-to-treat bacterial infections like P. aeruginosa.
Mice.C57BL/6 mice and γδ T cell-deficient TCRδ−/− mice (44) were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (Bay Harbor, ME). NKT cell-deficient Jα18−/− mice were generated in the laboratory of M. Taniguchi (RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Kanagawa, Japan) (45). Mice were maintained under specific-pathogen-free conditions in the Carleton Animal Care Facility (Dalhousie University) with ad libitum access to food and water. Male wild-type and TCRδ−/− mice were used in experiments at 8 to 12 weeks of age. All animal protocols were approved by the University Committee on Laboratory Animals in accordance with the guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care.
Preparation of P. aeruginosa and infection.P. aeruginosa strain K (PAK) was obtained from T. J. Lin (Dalhousie University). A single colony was used to inoculate 5 to 10 ml of LB broth, and the bacterial suspension was grown overnight with shaking at 37°C. Bacteria were resuspended in room temperature phosphate-buffered saline (Sigma-Aldrich) for determination of the optical density at 600 nm (OD600), where 1 unit of OD600 represents 8 × 108 CFU of PAK culture. Bacteria were resuspended in saline to infect mice with a dose of 1.8 × 107 CFU in 20 μl. Mice were anesthetized intraperitoneally with 60 μl anesthetic (80 mg of ketamine/kg of body weight and 16 mg/kg xylazine) and infected intranasally by placing saline droplets containing PAK onto the nostrils.
Monitoring mice for survival.Mice were monitored up to 96 h after infection. Clinical scores were ranked from 0 to 18 based on the parameters shown in Table 1. Rectal temperature was measured using a thermistor probe (YSI 451; Advanced Industrial Systems, Inc.). Hydration was measured by pinching the skin of the mouse between two fingers and observing its return to its original position. Mice were euthanized if weight loss exceeded 20%, balance or mobility was compromised, or total clinical score exceeded 15. In some groups, mice were treated intraperitoneally with the TNFR2-Fc fusion protein etanercept (100 μg per mouse; Enbrel; Immunex Corporation) or an equal volume of saline at 1 h postinfection, followed by monitoring over 96 h.
Clinical scoring criteria for P. aeruginosa infection
Isolation of lung cells for flow cytometry.Mice were euthanized at 0 (uninfected), 8, and 24 h postinfection to obtain lungs and BALF. Airways were lavaged 3 times with 1 ml phosphate-buffered saline. Erythrocytes were lysed using lysis buffer (155 mM NH4Cl buffer and 10 mM KHCO3, pH 7.4) for 5 min. Lung tissue was minced and passed through a 200-gauge stainless steel mesh into Hanks’ balanced salt solution (Invitrogen) containing 5% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Invitrogen). Lung cells were centrifuged at 863 × g through an isotonic 33% Percoll gradient (GE Healthcare), containing 5% FBS and 100 U/ml heparin (Sigma-Aldrich), for 20 min at 20°C. The resulting pellet was incubated in erythrocyte lysis buffer for 5 min. Cells were resuspended in Hanks’ balanced salt solution containing 5% FBS. Cell samples were stained with TCRδ fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) (GL3; BD Biosciences), TCRβ phycoerythrin (PE) (H57-597; eBioscience), NK1.1 peridinin chlorophyll protein (PerCP) Cy5.5 (PK136; eBioscience), and allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated CD1d tetramers loaded with α-galactosylceramide (NIH Tetramer Facility, Emory University, Atlanta, GA) to analyze αβ T cell, γδT cell, NK cell, and NKT cell populations. To analyze neutrophil, B cell, and macrophage populations, samples were stained with CD19 FITC (MB19.1; eBioscience), Ly6G PE (1A8; BD Biosciences), CD11c PerCP Cy5.5 (N418; eBioscience), and F4/80 APC (BM8; eBioscience) or isotype IgG2a,k APC (R35-95; BD Biosciences). Cells were examined using a BD FACSCalibur flow cytometer and analyzed using CellQuest software (BD Biosciences).
Processing of lungs and BALF for bacterial burden and cytokine analysis.Serial dilutions of 10 μl of the first 1 ml of collected BALF were plated on LB agar plates and incubated for 24 h at 37°C. Colonies were counted to determine CFU. The remaining BALF was centrifuged at 470 × g for 5 min, and the supernatant was stored at −80°C for cytokine analysis. Lungs were isolated postinfection and homogenized in 50 mM HEPES buffer (Sigma-Aldrich) with 0.1 mg/ml soybean trypsin inhibitor for 20 s. Serial dilutions of 10 μl of lung homogenates were plated on LB agar plates for bacterial counting. Colonies were counted to determine CFU per milligram of tissue. Erythrocytes in the homogenates were lysed in lysis buffer. The homogenates were centrifuged at 18,000 × g for 30 min at 4°C, and the supernatant was stored at −80°C for cytokine analysis.
Cytokine detection.Cytokine levels in the supernatant of extracted lung tissue and BALF were measured using a mouse Th1/Th2 10plex FlowCytomix multiplex bead assay kit (eBioscience). Data were acquired using a CytoFlex flow cytometer (Beckman Coulter) and FCS Express Flow 6 software. MIP-2, KC, and IL-1β were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using antibody pairs and reagents purchased from R&D Systems. Keratinocyte growth factor was measured using an ELISA kit from RayBiotech.
Statistical analysis.Unless otherwise noted, data are expressed as the mean ± the standard error of the mean. Statistical analysis was performed on pooled data using GraphPad Prism 8.1.2. Survival curves were compared by Mantel-Cox log-rank test. Bacterial CFU were compared by nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis analysis followed by Dunn’s posttest. Other data sets were compared by parametric analysis of variance with Tukey’s posttest. P values of <0.05 were considered significant.
This work was funded by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP-81301, MOP-110988, PJT-153285).
We thank Renee Raudonis for her technical assistance with the CytoFlex flow cytometric analysis.
Received 23 March 2020.
Accepted 23 March 2020.
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What they say... Kevin Murphy, president and chief executive officer, Onyx Graphics
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What does all the noise surrounding newly introduced Onyx 18 say about development direction at this Canon software subsidiary, and in the large-format market in general?
If you were on the Onyx stand at Fespa 2018 you will have seen personnel sporting Onyx 18 lapel badges and making lots of noise about the launch of what is the company’s new wide- and grand-format software - a package that enables PSPs to prove to customers that colour accuracy, consistency and conformance to standards such as G7 and Fogra have been met. Who doesn’t want that capability? What’s more, it’s the first solution compatible with iccMAX, the new standard recommended by the ICC for all wideand grand-format print applications including textile and soft signage.
In the words of its show press materials, “the new release brings next level power and reliability to the entire portfolio of Onyx products [Thrive, ProductionHouse, PosterShop and RipCenter] with the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE 4.8), a high-speed, high-fidelity print platform for increased consistency and reliability across proofing cycles. Combined with new dynamic tools for print production and optimised out-of-the-box presets, Onyx 18 delivers fast, superior output for all wideformat printing applications.”
Mark Lewiecki, senior product manager at Adobe expands: “With the Adobe PDF Print Engine now available in all Onyx solutions, customers can expect even greater reliability and consistency across their workflows, especially when jobs are built using Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC and InDesign CC.”
Sounds impressive, and Bryan Manwaring, director of product marketing at Onyx Graphics gets very excited about the development, saying: “Onyx 18 disrupts the status-quo of existing print solutions - it puts the power of Onyx into the hands of PSPs to go after that big account and distinguish themselves against their competition with output quality they can literally prove to their customers.”
Amid the on-stand high energy at Fespa 2018, it would seem a no-brainer that PSPs would be rushing to buy a product such as this, but a sobering thought is that of the 151 PSPs responding to the Image Reports’ independent survey of those in the UK/ Ireland’s large-format sector, only 13 (8.61%) said they would be investing in workflow software over the next two years (15.23% said they’d invest in design software over the same period, 3.31% in MIS and 1.99% in Web-to-print). But that kind of data won’t faze Salt Lake City-based Onyx which, according to president and chief executive Kevin Murphy, has seen “double digit profit growth over the last three years, and turnover approaching double digit growth too.” He’s confident that upwards trajectory will continue, adding: “We will continue with the same level of growth as in the previous three years.”
Murphy thinks Onyx has a plan to make that happen. The company - founded in 1989 and now a subsidiary of Canon - set out to help customers achieve colour printing on electrostatic printers for short run, large-format printing and continues to pursue a goal to help them increase productivity, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge through consistent colour quality - across various print platforms where required.
Since its foundation Onyx has shipped over 150,000 Rips - an area where it “will continue to invest in development/functionality to increase global market share,” according to Murphy, pointing out that “if you take China out of the equation we already consider ourselves to be market leaders” though he admits that “no-one really knows actual market share”. He qualifies his claim by saying “our shipments have continued to grow in what is a flat market.”
And there you have a vital clue to where Onyx sees its focus for growth - not so much in standalone Rips, which used to be around 90% of its unit sales - but in workflow products, AKA ‘site solutions’.
“Printer manufacturers want to optimise their sale so they become printer islands. But we want to optimise cross-technology platforms within a print production house - so that the red printed on one machine is the same as the red printed on another from a different vendor. And we also want to give them the data they require to be able to make strategic decisions for the business, like ‘which jobs did I make money on?’,” says Murphy
He continues: “Rips are still important to us. We now have a focus for instance on developing Rips for the textile print market where dye-sub needs better colour control. And we will continue working with printer manufacturers - we work with 125 - to ensure that if you have a printer we have a driver for it, but ‘site solutions’ is where our future is.
“It is our aim to become the leader in workflow products,” Murphy continues, agreeing that they are higher revenue products, and he goes on to provide the mission statement: “Your [print] shop will never outperform Onyx. However you want to print, trust Onyx to have the solution.”
Having asked Murphy if he thinks large-format PSPs though are really ready to invest in workflow products, where there’s been something of a slowburn, he notes: “The thing is, commercial printers are getting into wide-format and they know about workflow/automation capability from their past life and expect it in this area too. So large-format PSPs that were ‘artisans’ of sorts are having to wake-up to software solutions to compete. Plus, the market has in the past not really had very good solutions for the large-format market, just tweaked commercial packages. Software suppliers too are waking-up to the fact that large-format can be a valuable new revenue stream for them if they develop proper products. It’s why we are taking more time talking to the market and asking the right kinds of questions about what they want.
“How do we get colour consistency across various platforms is what we get asked a lot so we work with kit manufacturers to come up with solutions for that, and Onyx 18 is a real step up on that front, not just delivering consistency, but providing proof that PSPs can show customers, which is a big issue.
“Site solutions for mixed technology environments is a key ask and a profitable area for us. There’s a real demand now for businesses to be run more efficiently and so people want an end-to-end workflow.
“Take OnyxHub for instance - 2.0 is due out later this year for an improved user experience. The market wants a simplified, and where possible a more automated process, with data coming from the Rip as opposed to someone having to manually input it. And they want some sort of analysis rather than just data so that they can easily see what are the most profitable jobs or whatever. When people look at Hub reports they’re often horrified by their media wastage. They just assume ink is their biggest wastage, but accurate data reporting often shows otherwise.
“The greatest growth in software over the next five years will be information led. We’re based on the ‘Silicon Slopes’ where we have a great talent pool and our aim is to develop products that suit all sizes of PSP and that offer different purchase/ subscription models - including upgrades and support - to suit everybody.”
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Bali’s beaches are covered in plastic waste
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People come from all over the world to see Bali’s famous white sand beaches. But lately, you can’t see the sand underneath the tons of plastic waste washing ashore. And it’s getting worse.
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Coastlines around the world are groaning under the weight of plastic trash. “It’s not new and it’s not surprising and it happens every year, and it’s been growing over the last decade,” said Denise Hardesty, plastic pollution expert and principal research scientist at Australia’s CSIRO science agency. “But in monsoonal countries we do find a much stronger seasonal affect.”
Related: Surfing trip leads to 4Ocean cleaning coastlines around the world
When monsoons blow west to east each year, plastic waste especially piles up on southwestern Bali, which is right where Kuta and Legian are. Kuta Beach has long been known as party central to sun-loving visitors. Legian is a renowned beach and popular surf spot. Together, the two beaches receive up to 60 tons of incoming plastic trash per day.
Every day, crews of workers go out and rake the beaches. However, the trash still has to go somewhere. “The biggest problem is actually the trash handling hasn’t been effective in Indonesia,” said Gede Hendrawan of Bali’s Udayana University. “Bali has just started to reorganize it, also Java has just started.” Java is the island directly to the west of Bali and is one of the more than 17,500 islands that compose the archipelago of Indonesia.
Wayan Koster, governor of Bali, has emphasized how important it is to keep the island’s beaches clean. “The Badung administration should have a trash handling system at Kuta Beach that is complete with adequate equipment and human resources so they can work quickly to clean up the trash washed onto the beach,” Koster said. “Moreover, in the rainy season when there are tourists visiting, the trash handling systems should be working 24 hours a day. Don’t wait for tomorrow.”
CSIRO is planning to use remote cameras and artificial intelligence to get a better grip on littering hotspots in Bali. But as Hardesty pointed out, the real culprit in the problem of plastic washing up on Bali’s shores is the continuing increase in global plastic production.
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Bali's beaches are covered in plastic waste
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Sustained giving in October, November and December 2020
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For the months of October, November and December, the Inner Wheel Club of Singapore kept up the momentum of donations and outreach for children, women and migrant workers.
Anjli, our resident baker, continued to bake cup cakes for various homes and organisations as well as providing a most appealing 3-Kg cake each month for the Good Shepherd After School Care children. For December, as a special treat for the 160 children, in addition to the three tier cake with the theme from the movie “Frozen”, candy canes were distributed and a beautiful ‘Frozen’ themed A4-sized zip case was gifted to each child.
60 families in need, received cupcakes as a treat as part of a collaboration with Rotary and “Food from the Heart” organisation.
40 children in the three groups at the Good Shepherd Centre were provided with nutritious frozen fish and chicken for 4 meals in November and December.
To cap the year at the Good Shepherd Centre, a special meal was sponsored for the 50 children and staff at Good Shepherd Centre on Christmas Eve.
As the Indian Festival of Light, Diwali, fell in November, 210 Indian migrant workers from two dormitories were treated to Indian snacks, sweets and reusable masks.
130 migrant workers at a construction site recieved packet meals, towels and masks.
10 Welcome packs worth $100 each were provided for teenagers at Dayspring Residential Treatment Centre who helps teenage girls who have suffered from complex trauma of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
60 reusable masks were also donated to Casa Raudha which provides temporary refuge to women and children who have been victims of domestic violence.
We will continue to support and will be conducting online workshops in January 2021.
~ Wendy Louis, Club Correspondent
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CONMEBOL – Group 3
Sun. 3 September 1989
Estádio do Maracanã,
Att.: 141,072
Match revenue: 600,000 USD
Video: ‘full’ game
Brazil 1 – 0 Chile (forfeited)
1-0 (50) Careca
The game was abandoned after 69 minutes, when the Chilean team walked off the pitch after goalkeeper Roberto Rojas alledgedly had been hit by a firecracker thrown from the crowd. Later investigations revealed how Rojas’ injury had been self-inflicted, prompting severe punishment from FIFA, who subsequently awarded Brazil a 2-0 win. Chile were also banned from participating in the next World Cup qualification, and there was further individual punishment for Rojas, manager Orlando Aravena and team doctor Daniel Rodríguez.
Ref.: Juan Carlos Loustau
L1: Carlos Espósito
L2: Francisco Lamolina
(All Argentina)
It was time for the group decider, and what a tasty prospect Brazil against Chile was after what had happened in the Chilean capital three weeks earlier, when the 1-1 draw had been so full of incident and controversy it almost beggared belief.
Permutations were easily understood: Only a Chile victory would take them through. A draw or a home win would see the Brazilians through to Italia ’90. This had become clear after Chile’s 5-0 win against Venezuela on neutral ground in Argentina last week. They had needed to win by eight clear goals in order to overtake Brazil in the standings ahead of the final showdown.
The game would take place in one of the largest and most iconic stadia in world football: The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. With the capacity exceeding 140,000, it seemed likely that the visitors would be in for a difficult afternoon, and against an opponent which had never lost a single World Cup qualifier in history.
The table read thus beforehand:
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 11 1 5
2 Chile 3 2 1 0 9 2 5
3 Venezuela 4 0 0 4 1 18 0
Brazil team news
This was the big decider, and there had been some pre-match spat in the media in the days leading up to the game.
On the day of the match, Brazil boss Sebastião Lazaroni claimed that he had available to him “the strongest squad possible”, with the exception of Mozer (not released by Marseille) and the suspended Romário (Brazil had not been able to win through with their appeal to have his ban reduced from three matches to one following his sending off in Santiago).
The Brazilian subs’ bench (l to r): Acácio, Alemão, Renato, Ricardo Rocha, Mazinho
In the week prior to the game, the squad had been gathered in Teresópolis (Rio state), as per norm. On the injury front, there had been some minor issues with Mazinho (thigh strain) and Aldair (pain in his right knee), though both would be deemed fit in time to take part in the 16 man strong matchday squad, thus forcing their way back in after the pair’s enforced absence two weeks ago. This made sure that the experienced Josimar dropped out of the squad, and furthermore there was still no place available for talented 21 year old centre-back André Cruz.
While both Zé Carlos and Acácio had been participating in the training sessions ahead of the game, Lazaroni had ultimately once again opted for the latter as Taffarel’s probable understudy.
Another player who had dropped out since the 6-0 drubbing of Venezuela in São Paulo was forward Tita, who had come on as a substitute on that occasion with 17 minutes left for play. Lazaroni had rather opted for an extra defender this time around, making sure Renato Gaúcho remained the (only) forward option in addition to Bebeto and Careca.
Chile team news
Chile had, despite their failure to achieve that win by eight clear goals last Sunday, certainly not given up hope of qualifying for Italia ’90. Still, they were well aware of the size of their task, which was winning in Rio if they were to make it through. Manager Orlando Aravena had faith in his disciples completing the mission.
Captured during the playing of the national anthem, l to r: Yáñez, Pizarro, Reyes, Gonzáles, Hisis
Due to the fact that they feared a hostile welcome following the debacle from three weeks earlier, the Chileans had altered their original plans of arriving in Rio de Janeiro on the Friday before the game. Instead, they came flying in on the Saturday evening, seeing to that they missed out on their set training schedule at the Maracanã, which had been planned for at 3.30pm on the Saturday and two hours forward.
There had again from the Chilean camp been attempted some media mind-games in the days leading up to the fixture: “The Brazilians are anxious. We’ll be upset if we do not make it through, though if the opposition don’t pull it off, then there’ll be grief throughout the world. This is why there’s this hostility.” The quote belonged to Brazil based (with Porto Alegre club Grêmio) defender Fernando Astengo.
Chile had had to make do without Swiss based forwards Hugo Rubio and Iván Zamorano in their previous qualifier, though they were still, in the wake of last Sunday’s win, hoping to have the pair available to them in Brazil. However, as time was passing by, it became clear that the two would not make the return to South America in time. It should be noted that Zamorano went on to score all four goals for St Gallen in their 4-3 league win at Neuchâtel Xamax the following weekend (Sat 9 September).
There were knocks to nurse following the win over Venezuela for midfielder Jorge Aravena, the manager’s nephew, and forward Patricio Yáñez, but they were both deemed fit for participation a couple of days prior to kick-off. In training on home soil in Santiago, Chile had been seen testing out various tactics, even one involving a five man defensive line. In their three qualifiers thus far, they had lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. The new defensive formation had involved Leonel Contreras (featuring as libero for the entire second half at home to Venezuela) as centre-back alongside Hugo Gonzáles, with Astengo sweeping behind them.
The solitary squad change from the 16 who had featured against the Venezuelans, was young forward Luka Tudor leaving in order to be replaced by defender Óscar Reyes. This after it had been confirmed that Rubio and Zamorano would not be arriving.
Carlos Espósito, Juan Carlos Loustau, Francisco Lamolina
42 years of age was Argentinian Juan Carlos Loustau. He’d refereed in two Argentinian 1982 friendlies on home soil, 0-0 against Czechoslovakia and a 2-1 win against Bulgaria, and then been tasked with the 1983 Copa América semi-final between Brazil and Paraguay (0-0, Brazil through to the final on the away goals rule after 1-1 in Paraguay).
Loustau had been an annual feature in the Copa Libertadores tournaments since 1982, and had appeared three times during the recently held Copa América in Brazil. He’d refereed Peru’s two group stage matches against Paraguay and Colombia (2-5 and 1-1 respectively), as well as the second group stage match between Uruguay and Paraguay (3-0).
The Argentinian had also been in action twice during the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, when he’d been put in charge of Australia’s group stage match against Yugoslavia (1-0), in addition to overseeing the third place play-off game between Italy and West Germany (0-3).
Loustau was surely no novice.
Having played out that fiery and highly controversial 1-1 draw in Santiago three weeks earlier, Brazil had still just lost five times against Chile throughout history. The pair’s very first meeting had happened in the 1916 Copa América tournament, with the Chileans not winning until the 17th attempt, in another Copa América clash, 4-1 in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1956.
Chile’s record against their more illustrious South American rivals had improved over the last decade, with the stats in Brazil’s favour in the 1980s reading 5-4-2. Chile’s two wins had come in an ’85 friendly and then that emphatic 4-0 in the 1987 version of Copa América, when they’d finished runners-up behind Uruguay. That was a defeat which still pained the Brazilians.
While only few Brazilians remained from that ’87 defeat in Argentina, most of the Chilean team was still intact.
The stadium officially named ‘Estádio jornalista Mario Filho’, was built just in time for the 1950 World Cup, and the aim had been to create the world’s biggest footballing arena. It would achieve fame very quickly, albeit perhaps not quite for the reasons which the host nation back then had wanted: Brazil had to see Uruguay win 2-1 in the final game of the second group stage to claim their second title in front of an estimated 200 000 crowd. Officially, the attendance had been approximately 173 000. Maracanaço had been born as a worldwide term.
There had been few changes to the vast stadium until the time of the 1990 World Cup qualification. Obviously, the first of Brazil’s two home qualifiers had taken place at the Morumbi in São Paulo, as Venezuela had not been expected to draw sufficient attention to see the Maracanã filled. For the visit of Chile, though, and particularly after the two countries’ first encounter in Santiago three weeks earlier, there was no other stage than the pride of Rio de Janeiro.
During the 1989 version of the Copa América, held in Brazil, with the host nation winning to claim their first continental title in 40 years, their three matches in the final group stage had all been played at the Maracanã, with nearly 150 000 paying spectators arriving to finally bury the ghost of Uruguay as they won 1-0 in their final match to lift the trophy.
By the time of the afternoon kick-off, the temperature in the Maracanã area of Rio de Janeiro was 21 degrees.
Brazil (3-5-2)
1 Taffarel 23 Internacional
2 Jorginho 25 Flamengo
3 Aldair 23 Benfica
4 Mauro Galvão 41′ 27 Botafogo
5 Branco 25 Porto
6 Ricardo Gomes (c) 24 Benfica
7 Bebeto 25 Vasco da Gama
8 Dunga 25 Fiorentina
9 Careca 28 Napoli
10 Silas 24 Sporting Lisboa
11 Valdo 25 Benfica
x Acácio 31 Vasco da Gama
x Ricardo Rocha 26 São Paulo
x Mazinho 23 Vasco da Gama
x Alemão 27 Napoli
x Renato Gaúcho 26 Flamengo
Manager: Sebastião Lazaroni
Chile (4-4-2)
1 Roberto Rojas (c) 32 São Paulo
2 Alejandro Hisis 65′ 27 OFI Kreta
4 Héctor Puebla 7′ 34 Cobreloa
5 Hugo Gonzáles 26 Colo Colo
6 Jaime Pizarro 25 Colo Colo
7 Juan Carlos Letelier 30 Deportes La Serena
8 Jaime Vera 26 OFI Kreta
10 Jorge Aravena 31 Puebla
11 Fernando Astengo 29 Grêmio
14 Patricio Yáñez 28 Real Betis
18 Óscar Reyes sub 63′ 31 Deportes La Serena
x Marco Cornez 31 Universidad Católica
x Leonel Contreras 28 Deportes La Serena
x Juvenal Olmos 26 Irapuato
x Juan Covarrubias 28 Cobreloa
9 Ivo Basay on 63′ 23 Stade Reims
Manager: Orlando Aravena
It was time for the big showdown, and once the two national anthems had been completed, the Argentinian referee signalled for the two team captains to come and accompany him in the centre-circle. Mr Loustau informed Chile’s Roberto Rojas know that he’d won the toss of the coin, upon which the ‘keeper decided to remain in that half of the pitch where they had been warming up: To the left as the cameras were looking. That meant Brazil would be the ones to set the wheels in motion. The actual kick-off was performed by the two home strikers, Careca and Bebeto, to an expected crescendo from the packed stands.
The initial stages
In Santiago, the opening of the game had been marred by the early incident involving Romário and Hisis, with the former being sent off for throwing a punch. On this occasion, there’s more fluency to the early proceedings, with the home side going about their business as if it were they who needed to score.
Determining formations is always an interesting task, and while little had been expected in terms of surprises from the hosts, there had been plenty of talk in the media in the days leading up to the game how Chile would deploy a more pragmatic numbers combination this time around. They had been playing in 4-3-3 for their three first qualifiers, though it was easy to see how they had drafted in another defensive midfielder for this occasion. However, they were still just with the four players at the back, and so the extra defensive midfielder had been brought in at the expense of a forward, making sure they were now working according to 4-4-2 principles.
The ‘funny’ thing is that Chile supremo Aravena had said in the press in the wake of Brazil’s qualification opener in Caracas that the famous yellow and sky blue would never dare to approach the game in Santiago with such an attacking formation: Brazil had begun in Venezuela with three men up front in a 3-4-3, though returned to the defensively more secure 5-3-2 for the journey to Chile. This had given Aravena right, though now the manager had made an identical tactical adjustment to his select.
Valdo in possession, faced by Vera. Letelier in the background
Brazil were looking to utilize their wide areas when they went on attack. They kept possession among themselves, flicked the ball around at one or two touches, and were quite direct in how they wanted to play Jorginho and Branco in down either flank. They were looking for quick transitions, spending little time in possession through their more defensive players, with the two inside midfielders, Silas and Valdo, also having vital roles in trading the ball out into the wing positions. This time around, it was much more of a 3-5-2 than 5-3-2.
Branco, who had been exposed to that most horrid of tackles when Chile midfielder Raúl Ormeño saw red before the quarter of an hour mark last time the teams had met, seemed cautious in these early stages, going down easily a couple of times in quick succession. He’d need to regain his confidence in order to make a threat, although he kept being a willing customer coming forward, even before ten minutes had been played.
Mauro Galvão’s leg takes a hit
There were a couple of early nasty incidents involving Chile left-back Héctor Puebla. The 34 year old of Cobreloa, a converted full-back, had often displayed his desire to move forward hitherto in the qualification. With just four minutes on the clock, he’d followed through in a tackle against Mauro Galvão, placing his studs right into the Brazil libero’s left knee. It had looked pretty ugly from the replay, while the initial challenge had not even led to a stop in play. The referee had only signalled his whistle as he’d been made aware that there was a player down. With Galvão fit to resume, play was brought back to life through the means of a dropped ball.
Puebla earns his yellow
Puebla, like Ormeño last time around, seemed quite charged, and only two minutes after the incident with Mauro Galvão, he saw yellow for an infringement involving Bebeto. The nippy Brazil forward had outwitted the experienced Chile man, who had proceeded to kick him down, and then, as he was jumping away, he seemed to deliberately stamp his feet into Bebeto’s thigh. The home forward, laying on the floor, was writhing in agony, but fortunately, no severe damage had been done, and Bebeto was able to carry on. Puebla could have few objections against his booking.
Valdo tests Rojas with a drive
As for attempts at goal, Careca had been played in by a frequently involved Valdo as early as two minutes and 40 seconds in, and quickly turned on the edge of the box before firing a half volley over the bar with his left foot. Then Valdo, five minutes later, set himself up with an opportunity to strike from 25 yards, and though the shot appeared to have sound pace and direction, Chile ‘keeper Roberto Rojas flung himself well to his left and held on to the ball, conceding no rebound. The first ten minute period had for sure been an interesting one.
Midfielders Vera (l) and Aravena
Brazil enjoy the majority of the possession, while Chile risk very little in the opening quarter of an hour. They do not wish to expose themselves, and sit tight with both holding midfielders just in front of the centre-back pairing, and even with their central midfielder, Jorge Aravena, just in front of them again. This leaves everything to the innovation of their three most forward players, something which typically sees the ball come boomeranging back once it has been cleared. However, Chile’s discipline and work ethic can’t be faulted so far. They’re like a big ship with a number of watertight compartments.
Branco: wasteful
While a draw will suffice for the hosts, it is they who go out in search of the opening goal. They have players in every single position which is so comfortable on the ball, and the way they spread the ball about in midfield, often delievered with the outside of someone’s foot, is pleasant to watch. You have a feeling that they’ll be capable of carving goalscoring opportunities out, although they are realizing already at this stage that they’ll need to be patient. A pair of wasteful Branco efforts on 13 and 15 minutes respectively pose no threat to Rojas.
Chile’s pick
Patricio Yáñez, seen with Branco
Chile’s 4-4-2 is a narrow one, although their pair of forwards are often looking to attack towards wide areas, possibly attempting to exploit spaces left behind by the Brazilians’ two attacking full-backs. The front duo are Patricio Yáñez along the right and Juan Carlos Letelier across from him. Both had scored in the previous weekend’s 5-0 drubbing of Venezuela, and while Yáñez had plenty of pace to burn despite his relatively stocky frame, Letelier was stronger in possession, not poor at shielding the ball from defenders. He had certainly also proved through his hat-trick last week that he was someone capable of tucking away an opportunity.
Jorge Aravena
Working just off the front pair was the diminutive Jaime Vera. The Crete based midfielder had had a superb game last time around, and particularly in the second half, when he had been behind so many opportunities against the Venezuelans. He’d even, rightfully, got his name on the scoresheet late on. So far, though, he’d been well looked after by Brazil’s defenders and defensive midfielder, and he’d not got into his stride yet. The same could be said for Mexico based Jorge Aravena behind him. The gifted playmaker was someone who usually excelled when he had time to execute a pass out into the wide areas, preferably from a relatively deep position, but so far he’d mainly been chasing the home side’s midfielders.
Jaime Pizarro stood just behind Aravena, with Silas and Puebla in the vicinity
Chile’s two defensive midfielders were previous Colo Colo team mates Alejandro Hisis and Jaime Pizarro. The former, while a midfielder at club level, had performed well as their right-back in the three previous qualifiers. Now he’d been drafted into a more central position, working as the right-sided of their two holding men. The idea could well have been to look after the advance from Brazil’s two inside midfielders, but rather than being man-orientated, the Chile pair were working according to zonal principles. Pizarro to Hisis’ left was similar in his interpretation of the same type of role. They were both committed players who boasted plenty of ethos, something which benefitted the collective thus far, restricting the hosts to shots from distance.
Captaining the visitors was, for the fourth time from four in the qualification, Brazil based Roberto Rojas. The 32 year old was known as a very reliable customer, and had stood his ground well so far in these exchanges. He was even comfortable enough when coming off his line to claim aerial balls.
Hugo Gonzáles
The four men ahead of him were Óscar Reyes at right-back, Fernando Astengo as libero, Hugo Gonzáles in the marking centre-back position, and said Puebla at left-back. Reyes, whilst far from a novice at this level, had previously not featured in either of Aravena’s three qualification match-day squads, and perhaps was he seen as a more secure pick defensively at full-back than Hisis? Hard to say. Astengo and Gonzáles were working without a whole lot of depth between them, though it was still fair to assume that the former of the two’s role was that of the defence’s spare man. Gonzáles would at times be drawn towards Bebeto, and possibly more so than towards Careca. Puebla, being a winger all his career, was probably exposable along his left hand side.
Brazil threaten
Rojas has leapt well to palm a Careca header away for a corner
With the game arriving at the halfway stage in the opening period, the hosts keep turning the screw on their visitors, with Chile still showing no interest in or appetite for abandoning their defensive stance. How long can they weather the home side’s siege, though? Captain Rojas makes successive saves from threatening Careca headers just shy of 20 minutes, and then claims a Branco free-kick from the left hand channel, before relievedly seeing Silas skew a right-footed attempt just wide of the upright from inside the area. Brazil have upped the pace, and the visitors are struggling for air.
Dissecting the home side
Taffarel
In Brazil’s 3-5-2 select, Taffarel remains their option between the sticks. He has looked confident and reliable so far in the qualification, although he had rarely been put under stress. If he could just maintain his sheets clean, his country would make it through to yet another World Cup. At 23 years of age, the Internacional man looked a safe bet for that number 1 position for years to come.
(l to r:) Aldair and Mauro Galvão (with Valdo and Taffarel)
With Aldair having recovered from a sore knee, the stylish central defender regained his place at the expense of Ricardo Rocha to the right in their central defensive unit. The Italy based ace was as comfortable in possession as he was when making a header, and certainly looked a class act. He was operating with libero Mauro Galvão inside of him. The latter had rarely been put to the sword so far in the qualification, though in order to fend off the Chileans, he would need to show again why Lazaroni kept such faith in him, even if it also had to do with the ineligibility of Mozer. To complete the back three, there was captain Ricardo Gomes as the left-sided centre half. The Lisbon based 24 year old was strong, composed and a monster in the air, and was capable of spreading a pass with his fine left foot.
The two wide players were Jorginho to the right and Branco down the left. The former had so far not been highly prolific as a threat along his side, though it was not for the lack of trying. Most of Brazil’s attacking play had been aimed towards the left hand side in the initial stages, and whilst Branco might have looked a tad insecure to begin with, he was certainly regaining his confidence by the minute, despite some disappointing efforts from distance. Defensively, either had yet to be tested.
Paulo Silas goes close to scoring
Sitting at the base of their midfield was once more Dunga, for the fourth game in succession. He seemed to have just about every attribute which a holding midfielder ought to possess: Strength, distribution and positional awareness. Playing in Italy would’ve hardened him, and he was the perfect shield, happy to allow the other two midfielders more attacking freedom. They were Lazaroni’s favoured pair of Paulo Silas and Valdo. Both were plying their daily trade in the Portuguese league, and both thrived in possession. Silas was possibly the stronger of the two off the ball, capable of making a run from the deep, whilst Valdo’s sublime technique and range of passing made him a big asset in transitions. He’d distribute at pace. While Valdo again started as the inside left, the pair would invariably switch sides during the course of the opening half.
Bebeto (and Gonzáles, second half pic)
Up top were Careca and Bebeto. With Romário suspended, the former’s return to form via his four goal haul against Venezuela had come very timely for Lazaroni. Such a threat for his Napoli side in arguably the strongest league in Europe, Careca carried a constant threat to the opposition’s defence. He was flexible, strong, lept well, as shown via his two headers which had both drawn strong saves from Rojas, and combined well with the other players. As for Bebeto, he was so far operating somewhat in Careca’s shadow, rarely being allowed time in possession due to the fact that he often had Gonzáles to contend with. His pace and his ability to drift off into the channels still made him a huge possible threat, though.
Brazil continue to boss
Careca shouts his instructions, while Rojas, Astengo and Gonzáles persevere at the back for the visitors
The Chileans are unable to work themselves collectively into the opposition’s half, and once a ball is played towards either forward or even attacking midfielder Vera, they’re put under severe pressure, and possession is quickly lost. Their midfield and attack offer their seriously worked defence little respite, though while Brazil are enjoying such a large percentage of possession, it should be stressed how Chile are restricting them yet to long range efforts. The visitors’ defensive line is so deep and compact that finding space in behind is impossible. It is either a mistake by a Chilean or a lucky hit from distance which appear to be the best bets for an opening goal.
Valdo is about to strike his free-kick well over
Another skied effort from Careca from just outside the area, this time with his right foot, and a Valdo free-kick from 25 yards which went well over the bar, as well as a sniff of an opportunity for Bebeto, who then fails to read the situation in time before Puebla can get a challenge in, and a sad long range effort from Dunga, are the hosts’ next attempts at goal. With nearly 32 minutes on the clock, the game remains a one-sided affair, though there’s still no broken deadlock. With intensity levels soaring, there is still a possible drama in there somewhere.
Still no breakthrough
Despite all their neat approach play, the Brazilians had failed to draw more than those two Rojas saves from Careca’s headers. Perhaps was this demonstrating something of an achilles heel in this Canaries team? They were clearly a couple of levels up from Chile, but with no goals to show for, they would need to continue their forward push if they were to punish their visitors before the half-time break.
Aravena’s range for Chile’s solitary first half pop goalwards
The disciplined Chile side, which to their credit had not resorted to foul play other than that pair of incidents involving left-back Puebla early doors, attempted to slow the pace of the game down whenever they had the chance to resume play after another failed Brazil effort. Who could blame them? Their big chance was frustrating the hosts for as long as they could, and then try to create that moment of quality down the other end to perhaps nick this against all the odds. Their only strike goalwards in the first half had come on 24 minutes, when an Aravena free-kick 35 yards out had been hit well wide of target, with the ball even bouncing well prior to exiting for a goal kick, as if to underline the lack of threat.
Galvão earns his yellow
There’s a bit of temperature on 41 minutes, when the home side’s players, and midfielder Dunga in particular, feel that the referee is slow in awarding them a free-kick after a Yáñez push on the midfielder just inside the Brazilian half of the pitch. Yáñez appears to continue his chase of the ball down the right hand channel, prompting a silly and intentional clip of the heels by Mauro Galvão. Even if it is a free-kick for the hosts, the libero gets shown the yellow card.
Late efforts
Branco tests Rojas’ mettle
In a late push for the opening goal, Branco yet again tests his shooting boots, and his banana effort from the outside of his favoured left foot draws a reaction save by Rojas, who had been moving in the other direction, but who had been able to shift the weight back onto his right leg in time. His shot-stopping had prevented a Brazilian first half goal. Two minutes from the whistle, there had been another skied effort by Valdo, this time from open play some 25 yards out.
Despite the huffing and puffing by the home side, the score at the interval remained 0-0.
The home audience had made their presence felt during the opening 45 minutes, and with that added into the consideration, it had been a brave half of resistance from the visitors. They would have to do it all again, though, and even go one better: Scoring of their own. If they could not apply at least one final ball into the net behind Taffarel, the next three quarters of an hour would seal their fate as home sitters during next year’s World Cup.
Careca applauds the fact that the second half’s under way. Héctor Puebla bending down
The exact moment of kick-off for the second period has not been captured, though we rejoin the action only about four seconds in. Chile had set the wheels in motion for the final stage, and they were now defending the goal to the right as we were looking. There had been no changes in personnel from either manager, and so the same 22 who had started were still able to influence on the proceedings.
Early breakthrough
Whether or not the Chileans were fully switched on for the start of the second period is up for debate. Fact is that they had let Careca drive at them in the right hand channel early, before winning a corner after Astengo’s defensive header away, and three minutes in, they’d conceded a Valdo shot from 26-27 yards out, only to see it go well wide of target in what had been the midfielder’s fourth attempt from distance of the afternoon.
Careca crowns a direct Brazil attack with the opening goal
However, the above were only warnings of what was to come, as the hosts moved into the lead as the clock had just surpassed the four minute mark after the break. It had started when Rojas’ long kick out had been headed up in the air by Branco, only for Dunga to accept it as it came back to earth, playing a quick ball 20 yards on in the forward direction for Bebeto, who quickly orientated himself and turned around with his face towards goal. He skipped away from Gonzáles’ challenge, and threaded the ball delightfully forward for his strike partner Careca. For the second time since the restart, the Italy based ace drove with the ball at feet against the defence, albeit this time through the centre, and right before making it into the area, he sidestepped Puebla, before bursting into the box and firing a low shot which just eluded Aravena’s attempt at blocking. The effort from Careca’s left foot just squeezed through Rojas’ left arm somehow, despite the ‘keeper’s effort at stopping its path towards goal. It bounced off him and found its way into the back of the net, with the recovering Puebla unable to do anything to keep it out. 1-0. The hosts were well and truly on their way.
Any chance of a comeback?
While conceding had always been a distinct possibility, it hardly was ideal for the Chileans, who so far had been unable to string even a move together inside the opposition’s half all afternoon. Would they immediately abandon their defensive stance and go looking for a quick equalizer to revive their hope of gaining that unlikely win to make their passage through to Italia ’90?
Aravena elects to shoot from a difficult angle, and especially for a left-footed shooter
Well, in the five minutes following Careca’s goal, Chile would take the game to the hosts. They would have what turned out to be their best spell of the afternoon. Left-back Puebla had often been important in their attacking probings throughout the qualification, and he was allowed to participate down the left in a forward sense for the first time, drawing a free-kick off Dunga in the left hand channel, outside the box. Aravena decided to strike at goal with the outside of his left foot, though well over the target. A glimmer of hope, though?
Aldair fouls Vera
Chile then capitalized on what was the first moment of hesitation in these qualifiers by Brazil centre-back Aldair, who, instead of attacking a high cross towards the visitors’ attacking midfielder Vera towards the left outside the box, let the Chilean take the ball down and move towards the centre before making a challenge, conceding a free-kick in a promising position some 23-24 yards out. However, it was still not the totally ideal range for Aravena’s left foot, so Vera instead poked the free-kick into the path of Pizarro, whose right-footed effort went low into the defensive wall and was cleared. Another possible chance gone.
Hisis’ free header is aimed on target, but doesn’t worry Taffarel
The visitors’ mini-revival was to come to an end once Yáñez’ corner in from the right was headed straight at Taffarel by Hisis from 12-13 yards out, with the defensive midfielder having been allowed to attack the ball unchallenged. Still, it had been a five minute period in which the visitors had displayed their first attacking intent of the game, very much forced upon them following that Brazilian opening goal. They would be unable to maintain their levels, though.
Hosts seize back the initiative again
While it had hardly been a totally unexpected change in game picture taking place in the wake of Brazil’s goal, given the visitors’ need for a win, the hosts would soon enough regain their composure and win their authority back. Chile’s best part of five minutes spent inside the hosts’ half of the pitch had come to nothing, and eyeing qualification, the Brazilians probably had let their guard down somewhat. They found their shape back, and probably realized how Chile’s need to get up the pitch and score not just once but twice could bring about further openings. Both Careca and Bebeto were good at running directly at defenders, though one felt that their two inside midfielders, Silas and Valdo, were holding the key for further fun for the vast crowd.
Woefully skewed Bebeto effort
Jorginho and in particular Branco had been active down the flanks during the first half, though with a somewhat added focus on defensive security after their goal, the two wide men are not joining in attack at full throttle as previously seen. It is a more calculated approach from the hosts as the game is arriving on the hour mark. They must feel so confident that the match is headed in exactly the direction which they had been looking for. Bebeto’s run and left-footed shot well wide had been another pop.
Substitution and booking
Ivo Basay about to make his entry
Chile do not show a whole lot of urgency in their play; it is like they’ve come to terms with their fate. The game does no longer have much pace, and intensity levels are on the decline. It is to this backdrop that the Chile manager decides to introduce France based winger Ivo Basay, the 23 year old of Stade Reims. Basay had featured in all of their qualifiers so far, having made two starts, and even come on as a substitute during the opposite clash in Santiago, when he’d been the one who’d struck the late equalizer. Could he repeat this deed? Coming off to accomodate Basay was full-back Reyes, something which surely meant a switch back to 4-3-3, with Hisis dropping back to the right side in defence from his defensive midfield position.
Chile’s Hisis is booked
On 65 minutes, there’s a third booking of the afternoon. It goes to Hisis, who had just returned to that full-back position. He’d arrived too late in a tackle on Careca, and while he’d unceremoniously brought the Brazil striker to the ground, the referee had initially let play continue, as Branco was in position to take over and put a cross in from the left. With the danger eventually cleared, the very sound Argentinian referee then proceeded to show the Greece based man his yellow card upon the next stop in play.
Galvão hacks Aravena down
Upon that substitution, the game enters a scrappy few minutes, with neither side capable of displaying any fluency in their passing, and with a few free-kicks being awarded. As for the most recent acquisition, Basay certainly slots in up front, though perhaps not in an outright wide position as had been expected. Instead, there appears to be a fluctuating tendency among the three up top for the visitors, though at one moment the outline is definitely Basay through the centre, Letelier to his right, and Yáñez wide to the left. Chile fail to make use of a free-kick awarded to them 30 yards out when Mauro Galvão throws himself in studs first in a challenge on Aravena. It was a nasty bit of work, and a yellow would certainly not have been out of place. The resulting kick is prodded into Aravena’s direction for him to have a go, but he can’t get it past the wall.
Proceedings brought to a half
Portrayed through a replay
With 23 minutes and 45 seconds having been played of the second half, there’s a big roar going through the crowd with the visitors in possession inside their own half through Astengo. Five seconds later, the referee stops the game, and we’ve been zoomed in on Chile’s goalkeeper Rojas, who is laying on the floor with smoke pouring out from an item about a yard or so away from him. Has he been hit by a flare? Just about every Chilean players runs across to their clearly stricken team mate, with some of them beginning a discussion with the referee. Careca comes over to see how Rojas is doing. Yáñez makes obscene gestures in the direction of the crowd. Multiple times. Replays show how a firecracker has landed just feet away from the visitors’ captain, though there’s no footage of the moment of impact. Rojas must have been struck in the head, though.
Rojas with blood trailing
Careca attempts to calm the crowd down. Bebeto, who is also curious as to how the situation is with the stricken player, is pushed away by Hisis, who had been signalling just before that there’s a need for a stretcher. Some players, perhaps most notably Vera, have looks of total bewilderment at what is going on. With no stretcher arriving, the Chilean players decide to carry Rojas off the pitch themselves. As they approach the touchline, one can clearly see blood from the back of Rojas’ head, which has trickled down to his neck and onto his shirt. He appears to be in a bad state. However, only moments earlier, there had been no evidence of blood. Odd. The players disappear with their goalkeeper down the stairs just on the side of the pitch.
“Where do we go from here, ref?” Mauro Galvão
The Brazilian players remain on the pitch along with the officials. Several carry big question marks. Captain Ricardo Gomes is seen making “what now, ref?” gestures. The Brazil bench looks in disbelief. Unfortunately, this is about when the tape starts to show a replay of the game’s only goal, and there’s no further footage from inside the Maracanã.
Sebastião Lazaroni doesn’t know just what to make of the situation
With the benefit of hindsight, what we do know is that the home side’s players and the refereeing trio would remain on the pitch for about 20 minutes, waiting for the Chileans to return back on. However, this appeared not to have been the visitors’ intention, and ultimately, señor Loustau was forced to abandon the game, officially on 69 minutes. As things were looking, a replay in a neutral venue would be the best bet for what would happen next. Alas, the coming few days would reveal the real story behind the events.
Brazil, in need of just a point, set an early marker, and went on to boss the entire first half, creating several opportunities in front of Chile’s ‘keeper and captain Rojas. They were playing with swagger and assuredness, and the very deep visitors were unable to keep hold of the ball for longer spells, something which only heaped more pressure on their over-worked defensive line.
Rojas made only four significant stops during the first half, though, as some of the Brazilian attempts, coming from distance, had been wayward. The goalkeeper had held on to an early Valdo drive, and later he’d done very well to parry two strong headers by Careca in quick succession, before he’d also been able to keep out a curved Branco effort late in the half. The Chile number 1 was more and more looking to assume the role as their saviour. Silas had wasted perhaps the greatest chance when shooting just wide from inside the area.
Only five minutes into the second half, the hosts go in front through Careca, who accepts a forward pass from his strike partner Bebeto, before advancing and slotting home via Rojas’ left arm. Chile have easily their best spell of the game just in the wake of the goal, but they can produce no telling efforts, with only Hisis aiming a header following a right-wing corner on target (easily claimed by Taffarel).
The Chile team disappears down the tunnel never to return
The mini-revival comes to a halt, and though the hosts are once again in the ascendancy, Brazil rarely threaten to score a second thereafter, until the controversial moment when Rojas goes down, claiming to have been hit by a firecracker thrown onto the pitch. The game’s abandoned on 69 minutes, with the visiting players taking their captain back into the dressing room never to reappear.
Post game reactions
Under FIFA’s regulation, a team which abandons the field of play will lose the game, and the score will be set to 2-0. Obviously, right in the game’s aftermath, making a decision was difficult. More information was needed. Referee Loustau’s report would obviously be an important document. Likewise that of the referee inspector, Mr Eduardo Rocca Couture from Uruguay, and also from FIFA’s representative at the game, Spaniard Augustin Domínguez. There appeared to be the following possibilities shortly after the game had been forfeited:
A replay in the Maracanã
A replay in another Brazilian city/stadium
A replay in a stadium on neutral territory
There was little previous experience to draw advantage from, although early doors, a few comparisons were made with what had happened in a qualifier for the 1988 European Championships between the Netherlands and Cyprus, where the Cypriot goalkeeper, Andreas Kharitou, had been struck by a battery (!) thrown from the crowd, leading to a replay in another, near empty stadium.
There had also been incidents in a U21 European Championships qualifier between the Netherlands (again) and Luxembourg in February 1984, when a firecracker had been thrown on to the field of play by a Dutch supporter, ultimately leading to the Netherlands being disqualified from the qualification, and furthermore in a European Cup tie between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Internazionale in 1971, when the West German team’s 7-1 win had been annulled in the wake of Internazionale player Roberto Boninsegna having been struck by a can of Coke (a replay on neutral ground in West Berlin would later be played out).
Sergio Stoppel, president in the Chilean FA, said the day after the game that he was not carrying high hopes regarding a possible replay, acknowledging the difficulty in setting a date for such. Similarly was also heard from team coach Orlando Aravena.
Chile defender Fernando Astengo vowed to quit his Brazilian club side (Grêmio), and according to an interview made on the flight back to Chile, he would also try to persuade Rojas to leave his team São Paulo.
Two days after the game, the medical report from the examination of Rojas had revealed that there were no signs of any burns from a firecracker, just that there had been a cut to the left side of his forehead. Rojas himself said that he had been a ‘model professional’ throughout his career, and he did not understand why it had been doubted in Brazil that he was injured. “I would not even wish this on my enemies”, he was quoted saying. Resting in his Santiago home, he’d released a statement in the press. He felt he was not being believed regarding his inury. He furthermore claimed he had no problems regarding the relationship with his club (São Paulo), even if reports were claiming that they had put him up for sale.
On Sep 10, seven days after the game, the FIFA led inquest in their Switzerland headquarters ultimately awarded Brazil the win with the score of 2-0. This was on background of the medical report of Rojas (no evidence of any burns), and under the ruling that the Chilean team had walked off the pitch. Brazil had qualified for the World Cup, while Chile were out, having finished second in the group.
‘A fogueteira do Maracanã‘
Throwing the firecracker onto the pitch in Rojas’ vicinity had been 24 year old Rosenery Mello. Her name was revealed in the Brazilian press already the day after the game, and she went on to gain some kind of highly odd celebrity status. She was even requested by ‘Playboy’ to feature in one of their magazines. Interestingly, or perhaps not, senhorita Mello was without a telephone in her São Gonçalo home, some 20 miles from the city of Rio de Janeiro, and due to this, the mens’ magazine’s proposal took some time to reach her in person. Ultimately, they would get hold of her, and she would feature on the front page of the Brazilian November ’89 edition. Furthermore, it was said that she decided to turn out for the magazine due to the Brazilian FA passing on to her the fine which had been imposed on them by FIFA in the wake of the security breach, which had allowed Ms Mello to hurl a firecracker onto the pitch in the first place. This amounted to 12 000 USD, and apparently her earnings for featuring ‘sparsely dressed’ would cover this and plenty more: 40 000 USD was alledgedly her prize.
Individual punishment:
Roberto Rojas, nicknamed ‘the Condor’, was banned from football for a life time in the wake of what happened that afternoon in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of 32, he would never play again. Only in 2001, as Rojas was 44, was the ban rescinded, though obviously by that time, it mattered little in regards of him as a footballer. He would go on and manage São Paulo (!) in 2003. Interestingly, with a defensive focus, he took them to the Copa Libertadores for the first time in ten years, but he would be unable to lead them in the most prestigious continental club tournament as he was subsequently removed from his position.
Fernando Astengo (29) was Chile’s vice captain at the time, and with Rojas concussed (sic) during the melee, he had been given the responsibility of taking his team mates off the pitch. This had been done as they were carrying their goalkeeper between themselves. Astengo, a superb defender, was headed for a life in Serie A with Lazio, something which would never materialize, as he was given a three year ban. He would resume his career in 1993 with Santiago club Unión Española.
Orlando Aravena, the manager, was given a five year ban for his part in the surreal events that September afternoon in Rio. He had alledgedly ordered Rojas to feign injury after the goalkeeper had nearly been hit by the firecracker thrown onto the pitch. Aravena had resigned from his position as national team manager on Sep 12 under the terms of ‘just leading the country through the qualification’. He would subsequently be dealt his ban, and only in 1996 would he briefly return to management, as he was placed in charge of Santiago club Palestino.
Sergio Stoppel, president of the Chilean FA, was an educated doctor. He received a lifetime ban for his role in the ‘Maracanazo de la selección chilena’. This ban was ultimately lifted in 2007. He never returned to football, and so he went on to perform in the field of his education. Señor Stoppel passed away in 2014, 79 years old.
Daniel Rodríguez, the leading team doctor, was another who received a lifetime ban from football. His punishment, too, was lifted in 2007, though he would not return to the world of sports.
Alejandro Kock, a doctor working under Rodríguez, was given a one year ban as punishment. He would subsequently return to football with Colo Colo of Santiago.
1 Taffarel 6.8
had one, simple save to make all afternoon, and even in the brief spell of dominance by the visitors he was almost unworked. Difficult to judge
2 Jorginho 7.0
saw plenty of action initially, but as the game wore on, fewer attacks would have their origin from the right hand side. Timed some of his runs off the ball to perfection, and could’ve been utilised more
3 Aldair 6.8
displayed some hesitancy on a couple of occasions, and didn’t quite look his assured self, even if it led to nothing in terms of danger
4 Mauro Galvão 7.1
a focused and balanced display at the heart of the defence, which he marshalled well from his libero position. Made little attempt at coming forward. Unnecessarily saw yellow for clipping Yáñez’ feet after whistle had gone
5 Branco 7.3
seemed a little wary early on, but grew into the contest, and proved a constant thorn in the Chilean side with his trademark attacking contribution and crosses. Drew a parry from Rojas with a ‘banana’ effort
6 Ricardo Gomes 7.1
a tower of strength defensively, and through a solid team effort he faced no direct threat from Yáñez’ pace. Not quite the usual asset at attacking set-pieces this time around
7 Bebeto 6.9
got stamped on quite wickedly early on, and appeared somewhat reserved. Would again look to work in the channels, though he was not involved a lot. Masterfully worked to set Careca up for the goal
8 Dunga 7.2
kept the team tick through his swift and efficient distribution from his deep midfield position, though he would also occasionally make off the ball runs forward to decent effect
9 Careca 7.6
his off the ball work was pleasing, and he seemed to play with a high level of confidence after his recent four goal return. Arrived at a few opportunities, and vitally tucked away his second half chance having been set up by his front partner
10 Silas 7.3
combined well with several team mates, and came very close to opening the scoring with his effort from inside the area. Another player with such neat close control, and brought balls under control with such natural ease
11 Valdo 7.4
a midfield beacon of composure. Drew a save from the ‘keeper with his attempt from distance, though he had three other shots which were too high. Revelled in the interchanging of positions with Silas
1 Rojas 7.7
made two excellent saves from Careca headers, and also saved well from Valdo and Branco. Certainly kept Chile in the game through his first half performance. Got a hand to Careca’s finish for the goal, though his heroics would count for nothing once he went down claiming to have been injured by that firecracker
2 Hisis 6.6
aimed to halt the advance of the Brazilian inside midfielders, and stuck to his task in a plucky manner. Rarely able to maintain possession, and hit a few stray passes. Had Chile’s solitary effort on target. Went to right-back after the substitution
4 Puebla 6.8
a couple of early nasty incidents, though calmed down after his booking, and even displayed his engine in coming forward. This, however, was primarily a defensive display
5 Gonzáles 6.9
relished combat as always. Predominantly dealt with Bebeto, and won several challenges through his physicality. Less fruitful when up against Careca
6 Pizarro 6.8
went through plenty of off the ball work due to the nature of the game. More efficient than his ‘holding role’ partner Hisis, and seemed to enjoy the few moments he had in possession. A wasted free-kick attempt
7 Letelier 6.0
was far from replicating his performance from last week, and only got a few touches all match as he was well attended to by the home defence
8 Vera 6.2
seemed awkward all afternoon, and was marginalized in his attacking midfield role. Showed glimpses of his neat close control, but could not use it to the team’s advantage
10 Aravena 6.2
at times came very deep to pick the ball off his central defenders, though his long distribution remained ineffective. Rarely pleased due to the amount of off the ball work the Chilean players had to endure
11 Astengo 7.0
vital with his ability to intercept, and he’s a leading example in how to read the game from his libero position. Did not always have it his way in aerial challenges, but another confident display by the tidy defender
14 Yáñez 6.2
had preciously few balls to work with, and the visitors could not draw advantage from his pace. Enjoyed a fairly free attacking role, and seemed keen in the five minute spell of dominance which they enjoyed in the wake of the goal
18 Reyes 6.1
unable to stem the tide along his side defensively, as the hosts kept coming at him along their left. Not entirely his fault that several crosses found their way into the area, as Hisis could possibly have done more to assist
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came on in a forward role, but had no time to make an impact as the game was brought to a halt shortly after he’d made his entrance)
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Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris Team Up for ‘Way Too Pretty for Prison’ [Listen]
Miranda Lambert has already been giving fans a listen to several tracks from her upcoming release, Wildcard, but one of the highlights of the album that she has kept up her sleeve for a bit is her highly anticipated collaboration with Maren Morris, "Way Too Pretty for Prison." The two superstars ended that wait at midnight Monday morning (Aug. 26), after teasing the release Sunday afternoon.
The song starts off with a cacophony of guitar, ambling into a loping narrative from Lambert about a guy that's just no good. Morris joins in with the chorus: "He cheated, he's a villain, and you know I'd help you kill him, but we're way too pretty for prison. Hard time ain't our kind of living."
They go on to note "I don't want to talk about how those jumpsuits wash us out," and lament about the difficulties of getting lash extensions and wax jobs while behind the fence. A male-vocal chorus sympathizes with a retro "la-di-da-da" as the women ride along on the grooving, more than a little campy (in a perfectly executed way) single.
This is Lambert's first duet with Morris, but she had the fellow Texas native in mind right from the inception of the song. "I knew from the second we were writing it that I would love to have Maren on it," Lambert told iHeartRadio of the composition, which she co-wrote with the Love Junkies (Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose). "It popped in my head right away before the song was even done. So, I asked her to come in and sing on it."
The two women will continue to work together this fall. Morris is one of Lambert's special guests on her all-female Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour, which will begin in September.
Lambert is set to release Wildcard, on Nov. 1. She's released the lead single, "It All Come Out in the Wash," and fans have already heard tracks titled "Locomotive," "Mess With My Head" and "Bluebird."
Lambert is having quite the time the past few days, as she just won the 2019 ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award on Aug. 21, which the Academy of Country Music hands out each year to an artist who has had an especially impactful achievement in the preceding year.
See Miranda Lambert at the 2019 ACM Honors
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Drive-thru coronavirus testing site to open at baseball stadium in Lake Elsinore
by: Los Angeles Times, Megan Telles
A drive-through facility for coronavirus testing will open at a baseball stadium in Lake Elsinore this weekend.
Testing at the Lake Elsinore Diamond stadium will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in parking lot C, Riverside County health officials announced in a news release. Those who want to be tested must have symptoms or a risk of exposure and must make an appointment by calling (800) 945-6171.
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“This is going to take extreme measures, and it is our turn to step in and offer our support to ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach to best serve and protect all of Riverside County,” Lake Elsinore Mayor Brian Tisdale said in a statement. Lake Elsinore’s city manager declared a public emergency Tuesday.
The testing site is modeled after a drive-through facility for Coachella Valley residents that was set up at Southwest Church in Indian Wells starting Wednesday. Testing there is available from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Saturday, though officials are considering adding more days, said Shane Reichardt, spokesman for the county Emergency Management Department.
Read the full story on LATimes.com.
by Megan Telles, KTLA Digital Staff / Jan 16, 2021
Southern California officials are ramping up efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
State officials have announced that all residents 65 and older can get vaccinated in addition to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. But not all counties are ready to expand access to seniors as doses remain limited, and vaccination appointments are being booked quickly.
by Associated Press, Megan Telles / Jan 16, 2021
California counties are opening mass vaccination centers they say can help curb the coronavirus surge that is killing more than 500 people a day in the state — but only if they can get the vaccine.
A center that can handle as many as 12,000 shots a day opened Friday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles but California Gov. Gavin Newsom and others said they had no idea when, if or how many doses will arrive from the federal government.
by Chip Yost / Jan 15, 2021
Rallies were held across California Friday in support of allowing youth to play sports during the pandemic.
With its current ban on youth sports expiring Jan. 25, the state has yet to issue updated guidance. But advocates say athletics support kids’ well-being and they can play safely.
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The Limits of Friendship
Our Friend, Valerie Solanas at Signal in Malmö pays tribute to women artists who find strength in fragility, but forfeits on a broad anti-capitalist feminism.
By Matthew Rana 03.10.19 Review Artikel på svenska
Chiara Fumai, Chiara Fumai reads Valerie Solanas, 2013.
This year, the independent art space Signal in Malmö has been a meeting point for diverse and sometimes contradictory positions on what feminism or feminist approaches to art might entail. Among the exhibitions and events which have taken place since March: Johanna Arvidsson’s exhibition Dark Spring, which took its starting point in representations of the female body in the quattrocento; a reading by art critic and poet Quinn Latimer from her 2017 book Like a Woman;and a screening of Agnès Varda’s “ode to female liberation” L’une chant, l’autre pas (1977), to name a few.
Our Friend, Valerie Solanas
Signal, Malmö
Our Friend, Valerie Solanas continues this development, albeit in somewhat harder-edged fashion. Dedicated to the playwright and author of the controversial S.C.U.M. Manifesto (1967) – a difficult and much-maligned document which advocates for the overthrow of government, elimination of the money system, complete automation, and the destruction of the male sex – this tightly arranged presentation pays tribute to women artists who, to paraphrase the exhibition text, find strength in fragility.
This is rendered most clearly in works by Ellen Cantor. The thirteen drawings presented here comprise the first chapter in her series Circus Lives from Hell (2004), also the storyboard for her posthumously completed film Pinochet Porn (2008–16), which tells the story of five children growing up during the Pinochet regime. Cantor’s tenuous yet assured mark-making at times barely even registers the coming-of-age tale of Manuelo, the son of a wealthy industrialist. Unsurprisingly, the protagonist never fully reaches maturity. Nor does he seem capable of developing loving relationships with women. It’s a pathetic, but all too ordinary account.
Chapter 1: Manuelo (the clown boy) is among the few contributions which have nothing to do with Solanas, who is explicitly referenced in half of the works on view. Ostensibly, this show is not ‘about’ her. Nevertheless, such emphasis reads as an invitation to take her seriously as a thinker and feminist forbear. Which begs the question: why Valerie Solanas now?
Solanas is perhaps best remembered for shooting Andy Warhol in 1968. This is alluded to in the exhibition by Pauline Oliveros’s plaintive composition To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of their Desperation (1970). She is also something of a cult figure. In a recent episode of the Netflix series ‘American Horror Story’, for example, she is literally re-imagined as a cult leader played by the creator and star of ‘Girls’ Lena Dunham. Lili Taylor’s performance in Mary Harron’s indie classic I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) is likely a more accurate portrayal of Solanas, a paranoid-schizophrenic and survivor of sexual abuse who author Michelle Tea sympathetically describes as “queer when queer was illegal, a prostitute, woman who looked like a man living by her wits, an artist… pre-riot riot grrrl, pre-punk punk.”
Ellen Cantor, Untitled (From Within a Budding Grove), 2008.
If today Solanas’s brand of radical feminism has largely been discredited, then this is less due to her popular status than to the biological determinism and binary conception of gender on which it rests. Others, however, read her manifesto as a satire, S.C.U.M. (the society for cutting up men) as a literary device. Despite its vulgar rhetoric – as an example, men are referred to as “walking abortions” – some ideas in the manifesto do in fact resonate with the work of more esteemed thinkers such as Shulamith Firestone and Silvia Federici. Solanas’s arguments for automation, artificial insemination, and the elimination of the male sex are nothing less than radical proposals for the reorganisation of reproductive labour. And implicit in her rant about the male’s substitution of love with money is a critique of the exploitation of unpaid (domestic) work. These ideas are not inconsequential, much less the ravings of a lunatic.
Unfortunately, the exhibition doesn’t follow through on such insights, preferring instead to assemble “a group of ideal friends,” or what Solanas refers to in her manifesto as “conceited, kooky, funky, females grooving on each other.” Which is fair enough, I suppose. But despite the importance of safe spaces and communities of care, the merits of speaking only to one’s friends are, in today’s increasingly polarised political climate, debatable. Especially if this is viewed as a strategy for effecting structural change.
As Solanas writes, “what will liberate women is the total elimination of the money-work system, not achieving equality with men within it.” Such thinking arguably ought to provide the basis for a broad anti-capitalist feminism. Yet, channeled through Chiara Fumai’s strongly-accented English in the video Chiara Fumai reads Valerie Solanas (2013), this phrase sounds less like a rallying cry than the reductive sloganeering of today’s media landscape, where politics are measured according to their sign-value. Given that the artist modelled her address after Silvio Berlusconi’s inaugural communique as Italy’s prime minister, a certain aestheticisation of politics is to be expected. But if fighting fire with irony is still considered a viable political tactic, then as an artistic strategy, it feels cynical and exhausted.
Carole Roussopoulos & Delphine Seyrig, S.C.U.M. Manifesto 1967 (1976). Photo: Lotten Pålsson.
This is partially made up for in the black-and-white video S.C.U.M. Manifesto 1967 (1976), a collaboration between filmmakers Carole Roussopoulos & Delphine Seyrig. Here, the two women flank a television set broadcasting images of protest and war. To the left, Roussopoulos takes dictation from Seyrig – who is perhaps best known for her performance in Chantal Ackerman’s 1975 masterpiece Jeanne Dielmann, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – as she recites, earnestly I think, passages from the manifesto. The video is an ingenious scheme to redistribute Solanas’s book, then out of print in France. In this presentation, it comes across as superfluous.
Also overshadowed is Fumai’s complex and highly idiosyncratic video The Book of Evil Spirits (2015), another work in which Solanas does not figure. Here, the artist adopts the persona of the famed nineteenth-century spiritual medium Eusapia Palladino. Seated at a candlelit table equipped with Ouija board, crystal ball, several sheets of paper, and a pen, Fumai manifests a number of spectral female figures, whom she also plays. Among these ‘evil’ women: Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof, philosopher and activist Carla Lonzi, and the singer Roza Eskenazi. In other words, the video gathers ideal friends and alter-egos assumed by the artist in previous performances.
Ultimately, it’s not a lack of friends that makes this exhibition unconvincing. Aside from her riot grrrl cachet, no clear case is made as to why feminist artists should concern themselves with Solanas today. Especially when considering thinkers like Federici, whose rigorous historical analysis far surpasses the insights in S.C.U.M. Manifesto – if not its literary merits. Signal has clearly committed its program to responding to the urgencies of the #metoo movement and carrying its torch. But at a moment when feminism, both as a term and as a set of practices, has become so ambiguous and so contested, the importance of theoretical precision and political clarity cannot be overstated. Feminism is not a sign-value.
Installation view from Our Friend, Valerie Solanas at Signal in Malmö. Photo: Lotten Pålsson.
Ellen Cantor, Chiara Fumai, Pauline Oliveros, Carole Roussopoulos & Delphine Seyrig.
Matthew Rana, 09.10.19 at 06:05
Thanks for your response, Elena. You raise some interesting points, which, given the limited space allotted here, I’ll address as best I can.
1. The rage expressed in the SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas is not a sign value either.
Agreed. Rage may very well be a revolutionary affect. Solanas’s is unmistakable and arguably more complex than even the exhibition gives credit for. In Hamilton’s words, it was also “so corrosive and isolating that it refused all solidarity.” If only such contradictions were explored in the show.
2A. But this is perhaps slightly too complex to comprehend if you lack the ability to imagine the scope of such oppression…
Indeed, a broader and more nuanced understanding of women’s struggles is something that I strive for. Perhaps this is why I wished for more from this exhibition? Desire for greater complexity is also why I sincerely hope that, should Signal continue its current trajectory, future curatorial choices will be more diverse. An intersectional approach incorporating, say, work by women of color would surely help even the most unimaginative viewer to better comprehend the extent of women’s oppression, no?
2B. …that goes far beyond ”the exploitation of unpaid (domestic) work.”
I mentioned the exploitation of unpaid domestic work not because I believe it represents the totality of women’s oppression, but in reference to Silvia Federici’s analysis of social reproduction under capitalism, which gives patriarchy an historical and material content, not a biological one. If I emphasized the production and reproduction of labor power, this is because I understand it as the sphere in which Solanas’s thought most radically intervenes. Should you pursue this line of inquiry further, Kerstin Stakemeier and Marina Vishmidt’s arguments in Reproducing Autonomy (2016) surrounding the weaponization of reproductive labor within the contemporary art context may prove useful.
3. As to ”theoretical precision and political clarity”, it is definitely there throughout every curatorial choice, unless you specifically choose not to see it.
It would be unreasonable to ask you to account for every curatorial decision in the show. But perhaps you could elaborate on a more general level? Why, for example, is expressing rage preferable to articulating a coherent political (or aesthetic) argument vis-à-vis feminism today?
Elena Tzotzi, 08.10.19 at 08:23
Well, the exhibition speaks for itself and is certainly of another opinion. A male critic states that ”feminism is not a sign-value.” We could not agree more, because it is not. The rage expressed in the SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas is not a sign value either.
”To read her manifesto is to feel what she felt: an uncontainable disgust at the sheer depth and breadth of misogyny, the way it keeps on churning, the dark energy on which the world moves.”1
But this is perhaps slightly too complex to comprehend if you lack the ability to imagine the scope of such oppression that goes far beyond ”the exploitation of unpaid (domestic) work.”
And as to ”theoretical precision and political clarity”, it is definitely there throughout every curatorial choice, unless you specifically choose not to see it.
1. Marybeth Hamilton, ”Remembering 1968: The S.C.U.M. Manifesto for the Society for Cutting up Men”, http://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/remembering-1968-the-scum-manifesto-for-the-society-for-cutting-up-men/
Waiting for Spring
Despite rather uncertain prospects, these are the art events we look forward to in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
By Frans Josef Petersson, Mariann Enge, Pernille Albrethsen, Stian Gabrielsen 13.01.21 The Art Season
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QRIMOLE – October 2020
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It’s time for QRIMOLE! Let’s take a look at questions for Kpopalypse!
How would you explain the disconnect between the K-pop industry forcing idols to be underweight versus the idols that actually end up being the most marketable? For example, Nancy is constantly told she is too fat yet she is the most popular member and her fancams are the most viewed. Likewise, Hwasa is constantly fat-shamed yet she is always voted as having the best body out of female idols. Seolhyun’s curvy shape was a big part of what made AOA famous to begin with, yet FNC still had her lose weight. Starship clearly wants all their idols to be as skinny as possible despite Cheng Xiao being the only member of Cosmic Girls to be famous for her body. This isn’t a new thing either, Ai Shinozaki would frequently beat Yoona And Suzy in Korean popularity polls when they were in their prime, which is especially impressive considering Ai is Japanese. I get that most of the hate comments come from jealous trolls, but I don’t understand why companies cave into it? Like they must see what gets attention and makes money? And I know that there are people who genuinely prefer the skinny body type, but there is at least an equal amount of people who prefer thick. Why don’t companies cater to that market? If you look at Korean Maxim magazines, those women look nothing like your standard K-pop idol.
I’ve heard some people suggest that it’s because most of the stage outfits that idols wear are rented from the same high-fashion warehouses, so all idols have to be able to fit the same sample sizes. I can understand that to an extent, but I can’t see this being enough of a reason to want every idol to have the exact same shape when diversity is actually what sells among both men and women. Any thoughts on this?
Korean culture is something I really find to be hard work, it seems to be so much based around appearances. I don’t mean just physical appearance here (although there is that too) but rather appearances in the “keeping up appearances” sense. Everyone wants to be seen as the best, the skinniest, the prettiest, the toughest, the smartest, the most moral, the most in control, etc etc, a real “keeping up with the Joneses” culture, there’s too much conformity and not enough “I am what I am, fuck what you think” for my liking. That’s why companies are so scared of negative feedback and cave to it so easily. It’s truly pathetic if you ask me, some rich company shouldn’t be caving to the inane comments of a few 13-year olds, I really wish more people in general would grow a spine around this stuff. This is one of the reasons I dislike Shampoobuzz so much and other sites like that, they’re really fostering and promoting this culture of “oooh, let’s look at what the random strangers have to say, we must please everybody and all the random strangers or we are bad people doing wrong things” – fuck that.
The stage outfit theory, I think is getting warm, but not quite on the mark. Outside of stuff like Blackpink most outfits aren’t “high fashion” but custom made costumes. However what companies are trying to do is cross-sell their girls in groups as models for high fashion, and (usually) not “adult models” (where curves are preferred) but “fashion models” (where skinniness is preferred because people want to see the clothes – the girls are basically clotheshangers). Overt sexualisation is therefore usually discouraged for girl groups for the same reason that it’s discouraged for high fashion models, because the girls are intended to be sold to other girls via proxy (a fashion company, or someone with a product etc) and people worry that a girl who looks “too slutty” won’t have name-brand value that other girls buying products will respect. If a girl is a bit naturally curvy in k-pop that’s usually therefore seen as an accident that requires correction, Pocket Girls style groups notwithstanding. By promoting curves in k-pop I think that I’m actually doing a lot more for the health of idols than I’m given credit for!
My love life has gone down the volcano lately, and I’ve been listening to Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart Again” an unhealthy amount of times. Not whatever album of theirs that contained that song but that just one song. Still, great music, so no loss really. Pls recommend me other songs of similar themes.
Also, I only recently got into Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads as a whole. Like everyone else I knew that one song featuring Kylie about bashing your girlfriend’s head with a rock, but never the entire album for some reason. I liked the stories each song tells, if nothing else.
p.s. do you like The Cranberries? If I can pick one song to be the soundtrack of my life it’d probably be “Linger”.
I think Joy Division only lasted one album, I could be wrong though.
I really like “Murder Ballads” even though Nick himself actually hates it. Maybe that’s why. The track with Kylie is one of the weaker ones and is really only there because Nick Cave has been infatuated with Kylie since forever and wanted an excuse to do a duet with her. Best songs on that album easily “Stagger Lee” and “The Curse Of Millhaven“. I was lucky enough to see Nick perform Stagger Lee live one of the very few times he did it, this was when it just came out and most people hadn’t heard the song yet and the gasps from some of the audience were hilarious.
The Cranberries to me are like Cocteau Twins with rusty-gate vocals, “Linger” in particular actually so if you like that song in particular Cocteau Twins are probably your speed to and probably less depressive than Joy Division to listen to at a time like this!
oppar, i tried to follow your latest music theory post for a song that i thought was mixed pretty shittily! (think like hard pan left strings and hard pan right rhythm guitar). i tried doing the symmetrical panning i saw in the examples but now the problem is that everything is so LOUD but still pretty muddled. How do you mix a song that has a lot more instruments so that everything doesn’t clash/break your ears with the loudness or be muddled? or am i doing this wrong and the initial hard panned instruments thing was completely normal for songs with 2 instruments in the same pitch range
It just depends on the track. I would never pan strings and guitars hard left and right. Two guitars maybe but then only maybe. Also depends what you mean by strings, is it a string patch on a keyboard or an actual string section, and how big etc. If it’s too loud turn things down. I know that seems obvious, but just try chopping things out. When mixing, a cut is always better than a boost. I’d have to hear the different mixes and know what you’re trying to achieve to give better feedback than this.
My friend from Russia told me that you started to go to the gym to help your friend, which is cute.
I wanted to ask you a question: I have strong anxiety, thus I will never be able to go to a gym. I am training at home, but due to lack of tools, I don’t know how to improve my upper arms and forearms. With running as well as with knee bends, I started to gain muscles in my upper leg area, thus I want to ask you, if you could suggest creative methods to improve my arms or stomache area. I struggle to find something. I can’t do even one push-up/press-up, due to lack of strength. I managed to lose at least 8 kg in the last 5 months. I am 192 cm and I have 96 kg at the moment. I used to have 107 kg. I don’t know, if this information is important to training tools.
Honestly I think going to a gym is great for anyone with anxiety. Having anxiety is a reason to go, not a reason not to go. Gym as an adult is a totally different experience to horrid high school physical education class. It’s pretty much just everyone exercising on machines and free weights and minding their own fucking business. Put on some headphones and it’s an introvert’s dream.
I’m no expert on actual exercises, but standing bicep curls have worked for me pretty well, also if you can’t do a pull-up and you really don’t want to go to a gym, you can try a “reverse pull-up” where you start in the “up” position on a stool or similar and then drop yourself down, feeling the resistance of the body weight in your arms as you go. That’ll give the same muscles a workout, as it’s not the part where you lift that builds muscle, it’s the part where you put the weight back down in a controlled manner.
Abs exercises are bullshit though. I don’t bother with that crap.
Do you also feel some sort of melancholy while listenning to pporappippam or am I just too depressed?
That song was one of the only ones that didn’t depress me this year! I think you’re just pre-disposed to depression perhaps. You may wish to seek medical advice.
Hello Kpopalypse! I was recently going through your list of best 100 songs of 2010s and I noticed something. Most of the song which you have put in that list do not have that “replaybility” Factor to it. What I mean is, most of those songs are sound good but are not something you would like to listen to more than say 2 Or 3 times. I was wondering what are the factors that make a pop song catchy? What is that something which makes you want to replay a song again and again? Thanks for reading and please excuse and mistakes in my english. Have a great day oppar!!
Well, I would certainly consider all those songs have replayability and would listen to all those songs more than two or three times, in fact that’s exactly why I made the list, so I can do that! I feel like answering the rest of your question wouldn’t really be useful, because replayability is a subjective determination, and people obviously replay more things that they actually like. So any advice I give about what makes a song catchy, you’re not going to see it the same necessarily anyway.
Hello Mr. Kpopalypse oppar sir,
Your favorite forever depressed failing at everything she does verbose self-deprecating aspiring K-pop blogger here— if you remember me? I’ve written here a few times before with the last Qrimole being me having a mental breakdown at my mom’s office. That issue is mostly settled now as that was months ago and I got out unscatched. Though I still don’t have a therapist which leads me into venting about the American healthcare system and how shit that is because though I will find a therapist within my insurance network apparently I’m on a slightly different plan within said insurance so they’re technically not in network and if they’re not in network then they are more expensive and at this point I think I’ll just give up. Like forget it, I’m a lost cause anyway. Your words and the kind words of others only work for so long before I fall into a state of mind again that I’ll eventually escape from only to fall into a cycle again.
It honestly pushes me further into wanting to leave this damn country. The health care isn’t the only reason (though I’m scared to fall into debt just because I want to have my freaking annual physical), but other factors are into play as well. I think you can guess but I think I still have this mentality where I feel like if I move to a different country I won’t succeed as well as I would have in America. It’s probably the media brainwashing or seeing how my parents (immigrants) built and made a very good life here, but it’s like if I don’t stay in America, I’m screwed. But I’m just tired of the politics, the direction the country is taking (I mean look at the coronavirus response), the fact that I’ve never felt that attached to this country (except for maybe when I was a dumbass kid), and, this is bad, but I kinda get tired of the race talk here as well. I’m black but maybe cause my parents are from Africa and I’ve personally never experienced racism (except internalised I guess) or the like, I feel a slight disconnect from all the experiences I hear about on TV that happen to other black Americans. I know it sounds awful and a lot of black people would think me a traitor, but while I very much do care for the movement (of course), I do get drained from it all.
But I also don’t want to feel like I’m running away either. Of course I know every country has it’s problems but I feel so tired of this country and some of its people. Sometimes I feel dirty over being American.
I just feel like there are so many countries in this world that I must fit better in one – I just don’t see myself in this country 5, 10 years from now. But am I wrong? Is this just the ravings of a disillusioned person who just needs some sleep and a smack from reality?
I’m sorry for ranting but it’s 2am here and I’m not in the best mood but I decided I had to vent somewhere. I had another topic on my mind though that you may be able to better help with. So I mentioned before I have a blog on K-pop and in one of my Qrimole posts I mentioned how I may want to try K-pop journalism. See, this past summer I actually sent a few of my posts that to a K-pop site to look though in hopes that they’d might use one that I could edit and have published. But though they showed interest even after reading the articles, they never got back to me. I fear it may be because my style of writing and the type of posts I publish are…not the usual pandering tripe, I guess? I think they may have looked at the rest of my site and felt turned off ☹ (This is especially since I have a few BTS-specific pieces that aren’t the…most flattering…and one is practically a shit/crackpost)
I’d like to give an example but you may have stumbled across my small site before especially since I sort of mistakenly pinged back to your site a few times (and apologized about it through your Twitter dms), so that may be a clue. I get discouraged easily so I wonder if due to the nature of my site that it will turn out to be hard to write for any sort of K-pop publication if I use posts from there cause I have to write Billboard-style or Soompi-style or Allkpop or Koreaboo-style…but I don’t want to compromise how I write or gloss over K-pop issues. I have thought of putting my more serious posts on a different website like a different WordPress blog (tho idk if that makes a whole lotta sense) or a third-party site like Medium, but I’m not sure. I don’t know…should I just start my own publication, haha? But as a recent college grad who doesn’t have a proper job yet I need something…
Again, this is too long and I feel like this time for sure you may not answer my questions. That’s fair cause I have been on a K-pop hiatus for my mental health and neglected your blog in the process (though I half-assed my way through your latest survey—yay~!). I’m the usual transcriber for your AustralianSana podcast but I didn’t do the latest one cause I’m still sorta on a semi-break. Apologies for that but hopefully someone else did it? I have been in a horrible state of mind so most days I’m down and out.
Hope you’re better. I hope one day I will send you a Qrimole with good news instead (if I last that long).
Well, if I lived in America I’d want to leave too, but then it’s easy to say that when it’s not the culture you grew up in. I don’t know too many Americans who have moved to Australia, which seems similar on the surface but has a totally different culture in many ways. It’s hard to move to another place, I think, but I also know a lot of people who’ve done it and haven’t regretted it. It’s something to think about. I think turn the clock forward 50 years and America might really be a place worth escaping, but then what do I know about it, probably even less than I know about working out.
From looking at social networking people would think that racism is everywhere, but I think in most developed countries it’s a lot more under the radar than people think. Of course this depends on your location, lifestyle, and a bunch of other factors. The fact that you say that you’ve never really experienced it is something people may want to criticise you for, but it really should be something that is celebrated, it’s a sign of progress. We’re living in a time where there actually are black people in western countries who have never had to deal with racism and that’s a great thing, it shows how far race relations have come.
If someone who is as much of a stereotype as Lil Wayne can say that he’s never experienced racism either, I think that says a lot. That doesn’t mean there still aren’t problems, or that people shouldn’t address serious issues, or that there aren’t shitty attitudes that are just buried under the surface more now, but a lot more progress has been made on this front than I think a lot of people realise. I think we should be able to appreciate the good while still being able to point out that there is bad.
My advice for anyone writing personal k-pop blogs:
Don’t write “rants”, they are boring. Nobody cares about your opinion or how upset you are about a thing. Make it funny, make it educational, make it artsy, make it whatever you need to make it – but don’t make it only opinionated.
Don’t write like other people. Don’t try to be me, or IATFB, or Chris from Korean Indie, or The Bias List, or any of the other stuff out there you see. You’re a unique person so think about what you can bring to writing that is unique and specifically yours.
Learn how to use words effectively. This doesn’t mean break out the thesaurus, or take a course, it means absorb the lessons from other writing that you read. Every time you read something, you are teaching yourself how to write – or in some cases, how not to write. Think about why some phrases work better than others. Think about the writing that you like, what makes it work? When it doesn’t work, what makes it fail? Writing is a constant learning process, even I am still always learning.
I can’t help you much with pitching writing to professional sites though, I don’t give a fuck about any of that shit. Who knows why they ignored you but maybe you should take it as a compliment, that’s certainly what I would do.
Other the years I have seen a large number of idol groups from smaller companies debuting, releasing one (unsuccessful) song and then we never hear from them again. I think it would be smarter to plan for a minimum of 3-4 songs released over the course of a year and budget accordingly. Considering the amount of money and the years necessary to train group members, buying and promoting a few more songs doesn’t seem that much of an expense in comparison? IMO if you plan a debut with only one song, it will be almost impossible to develop a fanbase unless the song is exceptionally catchy which seems like a crazy gamble. What do you think is the reasoning behind this?
These companies might indeed want to go for three or four songs but the money might not be there especially if the first song goes nowhere. 95% of groups that are formed never even get to debut, let alone release multiple songs. There’s an outrageous amount of hurdles that need to be navigated to float a k-pop idol group, without a secure financial base from which to work from it’s extremely difficult to operate at all. The groups that only have one song and then faded away, rest assured nobody planned it that way. “Budget accordingly” doesn’t really work either, because the way to have an impactful debut is to make it look and sound as good as possible, which invariably means spending more money. So companies go all-in on something (hopefully) mindblowing if they can do so, rather than releasing something less impressive and having money left over. “Less impressive” generally doesn’t cut it in the hyper-competitive k-pop world.
Question about themes of k-pop songs. I could kinda understand that girls sing these songs, after all, not every k-pop girl groups get chance to perform more than 20-30 songs for their whole (successful) career. There’re young, youthful etc, etc.
However, songwriters: what kind of person are they? What is being like them? Writing all this sugary stuff for YEARS, several generations of groups?
Are they close to being crazy?
Well it’s writing “in character” to an extent. You’re writing something while keeping in mind who is going to be singing it and in what context, which is just a job that involves a degree of emotional distance and relativity. It’s no different to someone writing horror novels, if you’re a horror writer it doesn’t mean you want to stab everyone or whatever, but you want to write something that has the effect on the reader that you’re aiming for. The stereotype of writing is that it’s always “from the heart” and in some sense it is because a little bit of yourself goes into all of it somehow, but really writing can also be a lot more method-based and analytical.
So this happened when I was 5-6.I was in first grade and went to school in a school bus.There were 2 boys,both a lil older than me,in second or third grade.I’m not sure of their ages but they were probably 7-9.At first they used to used ask me for money and all that. Later they started being inappropriate,sneaking a hand under me and grabbing my ass while I was sitting whispering cheap lines straight from a b grade Bollywood flick and the likes. This went on for a week or two,I was the kinda good,dumb kid who felt bad about about complaining because then the bully might get punished or scolded.Fuck I didn’t even understand what was happening just that I felt really uncomfortable.
The day I told my Mum was when the main bastard (the other one was his slimey sidekick) stood behind me in the bus and when it stopped, he used the opportunity to kiss my cheek which used to be a pretty big deal in a small Indian city. Walking back home from the stop with my Mum, she asked why my cheeks were red and I fessed up every thing. She told me to tell my Grandfather everything apart from the sexual harassment parts and he complained to the conducter of the bus, from that day those two stayed away from me. A lame end, I know.
Except that it wasn’t an end for me. Even as an unknowing kid I felt really creeped out but as I grew and understood that ass grab and those words and everything as sexual harassment I was pretty shocked,livid,frustrated and all that shit.
So when I was 17 I told my Mum and best friend about this and the other incidents of sexual harassment I’ve faced. My friend was very sympathetic but my mother kinda dismissed their behavior as a result of bad parenting.
I don’t really have another straight male who I believe will be able to discuss this with me honestly so I’m asking you Oppar, what do you think they were doing? I as the victim feel that it was fucking sexual harassment but maybe it’s my anger or my lack of understanding of creeps so I can’t think further than that. I’m not calling you an abuser or some shit but I feel that you might understand this more that I do.
Because honestly the bad parents thing isn’t really an excuse enough for me but I don’t have the guts to find their sns and ask them directly. I’m fat and tan, both things considered unattractive here so they’d easily deny it and I’d be called a liar for attention and crap. This is why it took me so long to talk about my experiences.lol I still don’t have the guts to tell someone who might now those two. I’m a fucking coward, I know.
I went through the absolute wringer with bullying in school and experienced a lot of incredibly bad stuff, over more than a decade I went through almost every type of bullying you can imagine. I’ve always found that trying to get to the bottom of “why it happened” isn’t helpful. What happened has already happened, you won’t feel any better from knowing why it happened to you, as ultimately there’s no justification for it anyway, so the question isn’t relevant to anything because no answer to it is going to help you resolve it really. You’re not going to get an answer and then suddenly feel any relief or anything, nothing will be satisfactory. Chasing a “reason” is like saying “well, there’s certain contexts where being victimised could be acceptable”, but you don’t have to accept any of it, right?
Rather than focusing outward on the people and why they did this, I suggest that you focus that energy inward, on yourself. Focus on self-improvement, mental strength, knowledge, self-defence, resilience, and resistance to peer pressure. Don’t give other people who are not worthy your mental time and space, save yourself for the people you actually care about. I’ve forgotten the names of most of my bullies and I certainly never knew any of their motivations, but I was able to use the negativity from all of that in a positive way and build myself into someone who can either avoid or fight back against these situations and cannot be fucked with. This might help.
pleasee oppar this has to be in your next fanfic! not sure how but i’m soo ready for another “army taking over the world” type of shit XD
Certainly I won’t write about this specific thing, but I’m sure ARMYs will work their way into my creative writing again soon. I mean, Halloween is coming up this month…
If a large majority of KPOP wasn’t inspired by western genres (such as R&B) what do you think it would sound like? Also, would you agree with the opinion that KPOP was able to explode worldwide due to it being derived from western genres?
No idea, I guess it would be inspired by and thus sound like something else. This is a bit like asking “what if Hitler got accepted into art school”. Maybe the swastika would look different or something, it might have some go-faster stripes on it, or maybe a funky ribbon.
I think k-pop has exploded worldwide mainly due to production smarts improving plus the Korean government creating an environment where Korean pop could be exported effectively, something that other countries haven’t really bothered with.
This is not a question, rather a suggestion for bonus random video of the week.
Well I put it in here anyway because I don’t intend to use it for that. It sounds bad, the trot harmony doesn’t match the vocals so it’s all completely out of key. A pity, there’s potential for someone to do this idea well, but this isn’t it.
Hi Kpopalypse.
I’ve read that you’ve had plenty of girlfriends throughout the years. How did you get over the fear of rejection/nervousness when asking out a girl you liked? I think as I became an adult I started giving less of a fuck at an exponential rate. I really started to wear/act how I wanted. But one thing that didn’t change is how I feel about girls I’m interested in.
A lot of it was because in middle/high school I was I guess “ugly” and people bullied me for it. A particularly scarring experience was when I told my friend I liked a popular girl.. and after a few hours the entire school knew, and was laughing at me.. for like – the rest of the year. People also did that thing where they would lie and say a certain person liked me, only for me to ask and have the person get freaked out/confused. People also would fake ask me out and the like. I could go on, but I’m pretty sure you get what I’m on about.
I know kids are dickheads but when I try to talk to girls now, I still feel like the same kid I was back then. I’m somewhat subjectively less ugly given I don’t have acne/braces. I feel especially as a guy I have no idea how actually attractive I am because it feels like girls speak in some kind of fucking alien code when it comes to showing if they’re attracted to someone irl.
Any other advice for me?
(Bonus if you’re comfortable answering: When did you know you wanted to date your current girlfriend? Did you feel back then that she was definitely “the one”? Or did it take a while to realize that?)
Girls aren’t alien creatures, just talk to them the way you talk to anybody. This seems paradoxical but in my experience the best way to attract women is to not care about attracting women. You are at your peak attractiveness if you are being yourself and not worrying about what others think, or impressing anyone etc. I mean sure, give a fuck when the time comes and things get serious, but just be cool when getting to know people. No big pressure, no “I really like you” speeches, more hanging out and having fun and seeing if things lead anywhere.
Never tell someone else that you like someone – ever. Guess you learned that lesson already, but – you run the risk of sabotage. Keep that shit under wraps. Either tell her, or don’t tell anyone, but don’t ever tell a third party, at best they will by sympathetic but can’t help and at worst they will use the information against you. This is more for the benefit of others reading.
How did I know I wanted to date my current girlfriend? When I first saw her. I can’t really talk about how I met my girlfriend (she didn’t sign up to be an Internet celebrity, so I respect her privacy) but there was no “friendship” period. Wasn’t really a situation of “she’s the one”, that sort of grew over time. I don’t think you can be sure about long-term when first meeting a person – if you’re lucky you have a gut feeling and it turns out to be right, but just as often “the one” ends up not being that.
Hey Oppar,I hope that you’re having a good day/night!
I kinda feel weird because I don’t care about cultural appropriation and most of the other stans are obsessed (whilst ignoring or making up excuses for similar stuff from their own faves). For example I saw someone saying that abusive comments on blackpink’s Instagram are okay because they appropriated Indian culture (hindu religion to be more specific).As an Indian I didn’t get angry about it, just thought that they should just remove that tiny insignificant part to (which they did) but I seeing someone else get angry on my behalf was weird as fuck. Like I get why people (especially diaspora) don’t like it but is it serious enough to warrant bullying idols? Blackpink probably are just included in discussions around their clothes and make up and stuff. I don’t want to claim ownership of my own culture but others wanna do it for me? Although there were a shitload of desi armys involved in the dragging too because bp didnt work hard enough for their standards,cause they are ‘woke’ like that. I saw a tweet claiming that army are the ‘wokest’ people in India because they ‘talk’ about ‘racism’ (only about oppas) and mental health (while cyber bullying) and stuff. (Irony was that girl shitting on some girl group the other day).
Not saying that every fuck up of an idol is excusable, there are rapists and pimps there but I for one didn’t have very high expectations of a bunch of teens/people in 20s who either dropped out or somehow passed despite showing up 4 days per year to be well nuanced with political correctness, cultural sensitivity and all apart from the basics every one knows (or knows enough not to say in front of the people concerned usually).Sure school isn’t necessary to learn that stuff but you get what I mean, right? Like I’m not excusing racism or dumbass ignorant stuff but the ignorance is not very surprising? What were they expecting from kpop lol?
That brings me to the question that since nowadays every company dreams of a group a lá BTS who are very popular internationally and also considered to be all woke and stuff why aren’t other companies following suit with more woke groups? Why not have some,idk cultural/gender sensitivity classes so that they don’t fuck up on sns or interviews? Do they not care or are just a bit slow to catch up and we’ll have a bunch of wannabe bts groups in a few years?
Sorry for the rant Oppar,but most of my friends aren’t into kpop or if they are they weren’t dumbass enough to get involved with the fans.
I felt bad for that Hindu elephant god. How do you know how your god feels about it? What if it really wanted to be in a Blackpink video. It’s not easy to buy promo that good, let alone get it for free, maybe this was in fact Ganesha’s divine plan and you all just ruined it. I think there’s a lot of Hindu k-pop fans who are going to get a big shock when they die and end up in hell eating elephant shit because they robbed Ganesha of a cameo with Lisa and 600 million views.
I think with the bigger groups we probably will see whiny westerners and their whiny western values creeping in more, but people in k-pop will still fuck up again and again because the cultural distance is just too great and nobody really gives a fuck that much. Even the fans themselves who are complaining are mainly just antis posing as fans and looking for something, anything, to leap on – they don’t actually give a fuck about cultural sensitivity, they just want to weaponise whatever they can find so they can shit on the competition, hoping that then it goes viral with the people who do care. That hindu god was in the Blackpink video for less than a second, it whizzes by so fast you can’t even see it unless you’re looking really hard. Some fucked up fandom who hate Blackpink (ARMYs probably) were no doubt freeze framing every single second of that video, scanning it desperately, looking for something “problematic”, and I bet they were happy when they found it.
This song has been pissing me off because it has a perfectly decent and in my opinion really quite good prechorus, but the rest of the thing is utter horseshit. What goes on inside the mind of a composer/producer to put together something so qualitatively inconsistent like this?
Actually I hated all of it.
No producer is trying to make garbage music. It just happens sometimes. It’s subjective anyway obviously. It’s actually really hard to write a good pop song that appeals to many people, if someone tells you it’s easy ask them why they don’t have a hit on the charts.
Just wanted to know if you have seen this rare moment of seriousness on reddit.
It made me regain my faith in humanity a little after so many months of pure stupidity being shoved on my face.
Oh it got removed. Just like most of my posts whenever someone puts them on any corner of Reddit. I’m glad I have my own subreddit now so that bullshit doesn’t happen anymore.
Hi kpopalypse, I always wondered how do you keep track of every song for roundup? Is there a list or somewhere where you can find what week every song is released? Or do you just have a lot of knowledge when when group is releasing what. There’s a whole lot of songs every week in kpop, some from total nobodies that you always seem to include as well, so I was wondering how you even can find all of those.
I have very nice people who submit stuff. The main one submits a list just before every livestream with a ton of stuff in it, and I actually cherry pick from it for the roundup, I don’t include everything. There’s also a bunch of other people who submit stuff. I get a lot of submissions, and the entire reason why I started roundup was because people kept asking me for opinions on songs and submitting them to me all the time. Before this happened I used to keep track by subscribing to YouTube channels.
What with Dreamcatcher, Gugudan and WJSN sending their Chinese members home, never to return, is it a bad time to be Chinese in a Korean girl group (unless you are Yuqi)?
No idea about the politics of this. Vivi is still in Loona so I’m good.
Lee Chanhyuk (the dude side of AKMU) allegedly bought a building for the equivalent of $4 million US. Even given that he’s the sole producer/songwriter on AKMU tracks, I’m having a hard time getting to the “buying a building” level of money. How is this possible?
With bank loans. He’s now got a big old mortgage and is going to use AKMU money (plus whatever tenants are in that building paying rent) to pay off the loan.
You’ve probably heard about Kanye West going on a rant on Twitter about his contract among other things
And his rant over on his twitter )
My question is, how common is this? I’ve heard about exploitative contracts in both Korean & Western music, but it’s baffling to me that most artists are fucked over even after they’ve gained some negotiation power via fame – the first signing, sure, they’re nobodies and in no position to demand anything. But the 2nd time around, when they’re making back money for their labels through touring & endorsements?
Kanye West is….um, different, but someone as seemingly smart and business-oriented with well-off parents (i.e, able to afford good lawyers even as a teenager) as Taylor Swift getting a raw deal by her old label is weird. Is it just a matter of artists not caring what they sign during renegotiations as long as the money keeps coming in?
Believe it or not I don’t follow the activities of rap’s Donald Trump that closely, so I actually don’t know what he said. However if he’s complaining about music industry contracts there’s a reasonable chance that he might actually be talking some form of sense for once. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Artists get hoodwinked into all sorts of shit and a lot of them don’t look at contracts too closely, or as closely as they should. It’s like any glamour industry, a lot of people get blindsided by the glamour aspect and leave their critical faculties at the door, only to find out later that they got fucked over. Sometimes “later” can be decades away.
1. I remember reading in one of your posts “Some of that ‘Japanese drama scene’ men are pretty fit”.
I can’t read Japanese and it has been really difficult to find it myself, so would you please share the name of at least one drama with them to me? This way I can try the keywords one after the other, till I find what I want.
2. English isn’t my native language either, is this text in poor grammar?
My navigator is red underlining almost every word I typed. Using Firefox, btw.
P.S.: I Tried to ask this on your Curious Cat but I was cock blocked with the “You can’t send links” shit, which I didn’t anyway.
Sorry but I don’t understand this question.
Yes. Hence my answer to 1. Feel free to try again, via here or CC.
Hi Kpopalypse,
While I admit it’s very far-fetched (to the point it’s just a hypothesis, not even a conjecture), right now I think being forced/pressured to perform this sort of lesbian fanservices might be one of the reason Mina from Twice ends up suffering from mental health issues. I’m saying this as a Mina fanboy and a ASD patient.
For the person who asked you a physics question, I suspect he/she read your FAQ, and mistakenly thought you _really_ have a Bachelor of Engineering in audio/computer/electrical engineering (in addition to your Bachelor of Music), and is a practicing engineer……
I also want to say something about women and minorities in STEM. As a CS undergrad myself, I believe quotas for women and minorities are stupid (it’s patronizing and devalues their achievement), but I still think gender equality in STEM is a cause worth fighting for – there should be more outreaching programs, but never quotas. A pro tip to women and minorities in STEM: if you’re ever unlucky enough to meet those sexist/racist pigs, just tell them to talk to your hand.
There’s one thing I have to ask for your professional opinion: is it normal for a person to think a song to be quite good, after repeated exposure? Using ITZY’s “Not Shy” as an example, at first I found it to be mediocre, but after listening it a couple more times, I suddenly thought maybe my initial assessment was too harsh*. Is it because I gained immunity to its dreadfulness after I kept listening it over and over?
Actually, I am the guy who asked about the “cease and desist” question. Despite anyone capable of rational thought can tell this blog is extremely satirical and you’re basically the Christopher Hitchens of K-pop, I can still imagine some K-pop agencies would really want to sue you for libel, even if they end up losing the case – since most people in this situation would rather shut down the blog and settle the case outside the court than, you know, spending a hell lot of money to hire lawyers……
* I also found Yuna and Chaeryeong to be more attractive literally overnight, for unknown reasons.
Lesbian fanservice – that side of k-pop will probably never be discussed openly until some disgruntled employee packs their bags, moves out of Korea and writes a tell-all book (or does an interview with me)..
I actually do have an audio engineering degree along with my music degree.
I’m all for equal access, but you can only lead a horse to water…
Yes people tend to warm to songs because people like familiarity in music, it’s one of the reasons we bias toward music that we grew up with.
A libel suit would be dead before it even started. There are legal lines and I know what lines not to cross from that aspect. You should see some of the stuff that I choose not to publish… agencies should all be grateful that I respect the line in the sand and they should behave themselves appropriately.
Thoughts on this:
It’s good on the level of showing people what goes into the creation of a k-pop track. However if it’s trying to make some kind of point about “making pop music is easy, just add more stuff” then it definitely fails, if anything it just underlines how difficult it really is because this track has no topline and sounds dry with lots of default sounds.
Your cat’s thoughts
Sorry she’s too busy listening to Yeseo.
Okay so I found this Old F(x) phone CF, for the Chinese market
There’s a Korean version of the song on one of their CDs, featuring SHINee instead of this who-cares other boy band, But I’d never realized it was a CF song! In light of this:
1 How does it stack against the other Lollipop CF songs (Big Bang and 2ne1’s Lollipop, Big Bang’s Lollipop 2)? Do they share any particular motifs?
2 What is your favorite Kpop CF song?
3 Does Sulli’s ridiculous hairstyle make you want to buy a Lollipop phone?
They all suck.
Hi, does dog-whistle apply to live stages as well? In this performance of Fromis Underscore 9’s Feel Good, Jisun (coincidentally member with biggest heart), is wearing a handkerchief on her right side that based on the hanky code, means “dildo fuckee”. I think. The colour capture may have been messed up.
Oh look another attempt to make me give a fuck about the girls in “the underscore group”. You’re asking a colour-blind person about the “hanky code”, that’s a really bad idea for obvious reasons.
What are your hot takes on k-pop?
I heard that if you visit kpopalypse.com there’s a few around if you search.
Hey, it’s that person that sent you that very long video about the 158 genres of K-Pop! Since you didn’t have time checking the whole video, I decided to do it myself and list down songs that made it onto your different year-end lists along with the genre listed:
Candy (Anime)
Gottasadae (Art Rap/Avant Garde)
Dreamer (Britpop)
Suitable (Chillwave/Synthwave)
I’m Not Afraid (Dream Pop)
Love Tonight (Electro Trot)
Number 9 (Electropop)
Imagine, Close Your Eyes (Experimental Rock)
Callin’ (Gabber)
Sidekick (Hardstyle)
Camellia Flower (Indie Folk)
Trippin (Industrial)
Whale (Lo-Fi Rock)
Little Cat (Pop Rock)
Badster and even Side Effects (Psytrance)
Don’t Be Shy (Reggae)
Lip 2 Lip (Ska)
New (Soultronica)
Siren (Synthpop)
Hate You (Witch House)
HMs:
Banana Allergy Monkey (8-bit/Chiptune)
Be Mine (80s Alternative Synth)
WDFHOotN (Industrial Hip-Hop)
Nilili Mambo (Orchestral Pirate Music)
Final Kiss (Power Pop)
E (Techno)
Other songs you liked:
The Blue Bird (Classical Crossover)
Black Heart (Electrical Swing)
Mamma Mia (Surf Rock)
Is Who (Swing)
Picky Picky (Teen Pop)
Worst 30:
Hocus Pocus (Chillhop)
Stay (Country Pop)
Domino Game (Lambada)
Now, the question is, is there any inaccuracies to the genres matched to these songs? If there is, should they be labelled under a different genre?
You can probably figure this out without my help. Basically if you go to a music store and don’t see anything filed against that particular category, it’s not a genre. For instance fucking no-one is filing shit under “classical crossover” or “orchestral pirate music”. People just invent any old bullshit these days and call it a “genre” as a marketing tactic/fan-friendly gimmick. Just look at all the turds on Twitter who think BTS is “BTS-pop”, yeah nah.
i’m thinking of quitting kpop, any advice??
Do it. Just come back each year to here and I’ll give you 30 good songs to save you the trouble of following it all closely and caring about bullshit.
Jessica faced a lot of backlash (I don’t know if that’s the correct word to use) from SM for creating her own businesses and they basically kicked her out. I’m assuming this is obviously because SM didn’t make any profit from any of her businesses. What about in the case of popstars like Lady Gaga and Selena who have their own makeup lines? This obviously means their agency won’t make money off it nor can they advertise for competitors so how come they’re doing their own thing? How do these things work with music agencies?
It depends what’s in the contract. If the contract says you can’t do a thing, and then you go and do the thing, then you void the contract. Girls’ Generations’ contract is probably a lot more restrictive (like a “360 deal”, look it up) than Lady Gaga’s.
i was browsing twitter and noticed this. This journalist initially interviewed bts but didn’t include a single quote from V and when harassed by the fans as to why, she said he just didn’t talk at all and armys harassed her MORE saying its her jobs as an interviewer to engage the celebrities. Is this true…? I remember like many american bands certain members ex meg white, danielle haim usually just didn’t speak because they were shy or tired about it. Is this just another form of bts fans being absolutely deranged? Or did she genuinely do something wrong because she had to GO BACK and interview him to write an article (or maybe she just made it up who knows). Either way though, I don’t understand how some people are stilling willing to interview them with how vile their fans can be even when there’s no negativity towards them
She did nothing wrong. Her only big mistake was doing what the fans wanted and inserting a V statement after the fact, that just proves to the trashy human garbage fans that bullying and harassment is what it takes to get their way. It’s animal-level mentality. If your cat scratches your furniture and you feed her to distract her from doing the scratching, this just teaches your cat that “scratching furniture = food will be given” and she will then always scratch your furniture whenever she is hungry. Journalists should know this but they often don’t because they’re not real pros, anyone can get a gig writing for big sites if they know how to string words together and are willing to suck the corporate teat, so when the pressure is on a lot of them crumble, it’s a shame but there you have it.
In most bands there’s usually a spokesperson or two who takes the lead in all the interviews, and other members that don’t get interviewed hardly at all. It usually comes down to who wants to do it more and has more to say, and actually gives a better interview. Some people really open up when interviewed, others give one-word responses. You want more of the former and less of the latter. In bands where I’m creatively in charge I’ll do interviews, but if it’s a band where all I do is rock up and play my guitar, then I’ll let other people do them as the interviews will turn out better.
How is it possible, that Eunji in random YouTube video performs better that on albums, live concerts etc?
First time I genuinely wanted to go on live concert of k-pop star. Why is it so rare to see in actual k-pop shows? I mean, dancing could be cool, however it’s nothing compared to actual signer performance.
It’s a different type of song to what she normally does musically, so it requires a different type of delivery. Also there’s a limit to how much you can strenuously vocalise while dancing, that’s why on dance tracks singers ease back on the vocals and let the backing track do most of the work. Song is fucking shit though, I mean really what generic garbage, I’d rather hear the new Apink stuff. Mind you Ms Pac-man looks really good here rocking that grey suit, so every cloud has a silver lining.
hello! i’ve been in a couple relationships so far- just for context, i am a 20 year-old lesbian. i don’t know if it’s just anxiety or what, but no matter how much i love the person, i find myself afraid of a future spent together most of the time. it probably sounds selfish, but i feel a very real and physical fear that creeps in every so often and tells me i need to be alone. i have not experienced any trauma that could explain this- at most i think it’s the result of living in a large, often casually intrusive family. even then, though, i feel like a freak for having to isolate myself. it feels like people interact with others so easily. have you ever felt that way? any advice beyond “force yourself to interact with others”?
to wrap things up, i now know every single activity of dreamcatcher bc of asian junkie and it’s getting out of hand
You’re 20 years old, you shouldn’t be going around thinking “oh no what if I’m stuck with this person for life”, because that’s probably not going to happen anyway at that age. Of course then again it might, but statistically the odds of your next relationship being “the one” are low. I always thought part of the fun of being non-straight was not having to worry so much about commitment bullshit anyway because there’s no pressure to start a family etc… but then I’ve been with my girlfriend for 10 years now and we’re sworn to despise having children until the grave so I dunno.
Interacting with others is something that you might have to “fake it until you make it” with. It gets easier as you get older and give less fuck in general about trivial things. That’s one of the best things about aging, not caring about things that don’t matter becomes so much easier with a bit of lived experience under your belt.
I read a lot of Asian Junkie’s posts but I tend to skip the Dreamcatcher fan-fawning-over-some-thing ones because I don’t really care about what Jiu had for breakfast or whatever. I just want them to do more metal and less pussy weak shit, no more or less.
Do you know of any music that pretty much only people who know music theory can appreciate?
Yeah but it’s all garbage. I’m pretty sure only a music theory weirdo can appreciate the trash that is “twelve tone music” for instance. All that shit sounds like fucking ass.
Is this as much BS as my instincts say?
Firstly, causation doesn’t equal correlation. Korean food and fashion is increasing in popularity anyway. Secondly, projections decrease with accuracy over time. So while there is some logic to the article, there’s no guarantee that the predictions will pan out and the further out they project the fuzzier the results will be. In 2019 I’m sure that financial planners predicted that 2020 would be a great year for the cruise ship industry.
Hello, oppar. I’m a loyal caonima who’s been reading your blog for years now. Your writing got me through some very rough patches in life and I wanted to thank you for your continuing service in educating and entertaining dumb caonimas like me.
Now, on to my question. I have a huge problem. For the past 5 to 6 months I’ve been talking to a guy online. We hit it off instantly and it’s been, to be frank, one of the best things to happen to me this year. We got along amazingly well and formed a deep sense of friendship. Well, two months ago he confessed his feelings towards me (which are very much reciprocated). But here’s the thing.
I’m a 22 year old woman and he’s 30. I have zero relationship experience and I’m, to be honest, a difficult person. I was sexually assaulted as a teenager, which resulted in a pretty bad case of PTSD. Now, 7 years later, I finally managed to bring it down to an acceptable level after countless hours of therapy and multiple shrinks. It’s nowhere near as incapacitating as it once was, but it’s still part of my life and I have severe reactions to certain triggers. It’s a fucked up thing that I wish upon no one. Because of all of this, as you can imagine, involving myself with other people has never been an option. I’ve always been mostly into women (which helped, a little, since they felt less threatening) but I never managed to move past the first date. Anyhow, he’s had three girlfriends and is obviously way more experienced than me. For the sake of good communication I’ve already opened up quite briefly about my disorder and he was so very respectful about it. You’d think that’s the bare minimum, but I can’t even begin to tell you how many people I thought I trusted tried to make me relive the worst day of my life because of their morbid curiosity. He sent me a long, long letter detailing his thoughts, how my PTSD wouldn’t change a thing about how he percieves me and stressing that I need to tell him what makes me uncomfortable. I’m honestly at loss at what to do. He never pushes me. This is too good to be true. I even ran a huge background check on him to see if I was talking to a creep with ulterior motives but I think it’s only my head tying to sabotage myself. I’ve never clicked like this with anyone. Am I too insecure about my assault defining me? Is the age gap too large? Am I being naive? I’m freaking out because on one hand I’ve never felt like this in my entire life, but on the other I’m terrified of not being able to fulfill expectations of a normal relationship, because I can’t give that to anyone, and I don’t want to hold him back. Oppar I’m desperate.
It’s natural to feel cagey and anxious about going into uncharted territory. However honestly it seems to me like you might have one of the good ones. I think you’ve answered your own questions and you’re self-sabotaging, which is a natural thing that people do when they’ve experienced trauma and then suddenly they don’t – as weird as it seems, patterns are addictive, even destructive ones. However you should rise above it. He seems like the kind of guy who won’t force you into anything and is cool to just let you adjust in your own time, so if I were you I’d take the shot and see where it leads you. Age difference has nothing to do with it. Also your trauma doesn’t define you, it’s something that happened to you but it’s not who you are. You create who you are, not anybody else – and why let the demons win? If a relationship with a genuinely good guy fails purely because of past sexual assault, that means the sexual assaulter won – why let them win? I’d fight them every step of the way by proving to yourself that you can do exactly what you want. Whether things work out or not you’ll probably learn a lot, just remember that in this type of situation communication is key. He can only make decisions based on the information he has so make sure he knows what’s going on and what matters to you, and if he’s a good dude then he’ll do the right things.
Hi oppar, another women here to annoy you with relationship advice!
I love my boyfriend so much but i’ve never gotten to tell him. Covid-19 has gotten in the way. There’s really no where for us to meet these days. We text each other everyday, and have even watched a movie together on discord. He is my first relationship (Yes i am an adult),and he’s everything I want in a man.
We haven’t gotten it on or gone on dates since March. Our first date was January. He now shares a room with his brother and my father is home most of the time in my apartment. These are not great set-ups for making love.
I say I’ve been with him 7 months. What I’m wondering is… do those 7 months truly count? When it comes to a year together can I really say “Yeah its our one year anniversary together”?
What does “truly count” even mean, and why are you worrying about this anyway. What you should be worrying about instead is “is this situation working for me, or not”. If it works for you, why keep score? If it doesn’t, what do you need to do to change things and make it work? I think those are more important questions than counting relationship days like YouTube views.
Annyeong Kpopalypse. We are TWICE. We are a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.
We would like to humbly ask you to stop streaming our videos and music. As you are located in the continent of Australia, downloading our content puts a lot of strain on the undersea pipes connecting Australia to South Korea. If you continue to stream our content, these pipes will eventually burst and every living organism in the ocean will be electrocuted.
The ensuing ecological devastation would be catastrophic. Civilization would collapse and humanity would be reduced to a Hobbesian war of “all against all.”
More importantly than this, however, would be that fact that the lives of ONCEs everywhere would be put in grave peril. TWICE loves ONCEs more than anything else in the world, more than any commodity and more than any ephemeral pleasure that could be afforded to a woman.
The members of TWICE realize that the purpose of life is not to learn about the human condition, it is transcend it. ONCEs transcend the human condition by listening to TWICE. What is the ape to man? A laughing stock and a painful embarrassment. Likewise, what is the member of another fandom, or someone (dare we say) who doesn’t even listen to k-pop the the ONCE? A laughing stock and a painful embarrassment.
Man is simply a bridge connecting the beast to the ONCE.
We hope you will make the sacrifice of avoiding listening to our new releases for safety of ONCEs everywhere.
You girls already convinced me with “More & More” that it wasn’t worth streaming your crap, so don’t worry I’m happy to comply with this and will only download Twice content if any of the girls transition to JAV and then I’ll use the Japanese pipe instead which is built far better.
1. Since covid happened you seem to be quite busy, what changed that makes covid life more packed now? Or has it nothing to do with covid? I mean in my country everyone in the entertainment industry is jobless as fuck right now. In any case I hope you’re doing well and that life is treating well! 🙂
2. Not sure if you care enough about these things to answer, but in a previous roundup you expressed your doubts about the chorus progression of when we disco (the duet with JYP and Sunmi). As I also feel like something is off about the chorus I wonder how you’d change up the chorus. I’ve honestly been wondering this since you wrote about it how you’d improve it, or at least be able to point out why it sounds a bit lackluster. I really enjoy thinking of how i’d improve songs but I have the musical insight of a gorilla and don’t care enough to do anything about it.
3. Not really a question i’m just really impressed by the amount of guitars they featured in this song, how this one dude in the back is multitasking his way through the song and how it still works (to my gorilla ears at least). Maybe you’ll enjoy watching it aswell, or not be impressed at all idk, you seem to me like the kind of person who’d flex with having had like 7 guitarists in your band at the same time at some point of your carreer and that it was the norm back in the days :^)
Anyhow thanks for always answering my questions in a kind and respectful manner even though usually my sentences are long and incoherent as fuck and just pure torture to read, you’re patient as fuck.
I changed up my jobs a little. All my entertainment work evaporated literally overnight, so I started doing less/none of that and a lot more non-music stuff. As the non-music work I do (which I can’t discuss due to NDAs) is technically in an “essential services” category, I have been busy as fuck ever since, although things have calmed down somewhat since the peak insanity of March/April as Australia is mainly in control of our COVIDs at this point. My state has zero active cases at time of writing.
Actually I’ve warmed to that progression quite a bit since, however I just thought going back to the root chord every other measure was a wasted opportunity and he could have gone somewhere else. I was hoping for a more complicated harmony like in classic trot songs and T-ara ballads I guess. However it’s my problem and I’m seeing someone about it, I’ll get over it.
What a shame that they’re miming, but then I guess it would be near-impossible to play that drumbeat while also moving your feet from left to right like that. If this band don’t play it like this live I’ll be disappointed though, regardless. They’ve set the bar, they need to meet it.
Hi Oppa!
I thought you’d find this recent podcast by Joe Rogan featuring Miley Cyrus interesting. I’m sure it’s a lot of what you already know but I really liked the conversations they had about being a child star, relationship with the public and some other stuff.
I do have a lot of time for Miley, but probably not enough to watch a two hour podcast, at least not right at this minute while answering QRIMOLE questions of which there are many (as you can see). Thanks though, I might cherry-pick it later.
Hi, hope you’re doing well. Do you have any advice for a person who is scared of getting sick? For the past 4 years, I’ve been juggling several projects and obligations because I’m usually physically and emotionally strong enough to handle things. But just as everything was lining up for me professionally, I got really sick all of a sudden and had to spend a scary couple of weeks trying to figure out what was wrong. I’ve been telling people that I’m fine but the truth is I am scared. I’ve since been really careful with my health but I think the fear of getting sick again in a public place and feeling completely helpless is very stress-inducing and ultimately detrimental to my health. I just wanted to vent mostly but also ask: how do I stop feeling scared?
You’re living in great times for this. One of the interesting side-effects of COVID and if you ask me one of the great unexpected positives is that it’s really normalised hygiene, and as a result the incidences of humans getting diseases that are NOT the coronavirus have actually rocketed straight downward. For instance hardly anyone got the conventional flu this year compared with previous years. All that stuff they tell you to do to stop COVID spread, be vigilant about that stuff and you’ll find that other diseases you’ll get a lot less often. Especially watch out for objects that multiple people touch, like door handles, remote controls and lift buttons. It’s really easy to not get sick these days. However also practice good diet and exercise, that way even if you do get sick you’ll bounce back strong. You’re in control more than you think.
There’s this bizarre trend of young adults and teenagers becoming more and more fearful of hitting their 30s and lashing out against anyone who is like… 25 years old and dares to exist online. A lot of critics have weighed in on this issue and the conclusion is that kids are scared of living in these unprecedented, chaotic times where all the social markers of adulthood such as owning a house, getting a PhD etc. are materially unattainable and that’s why they become obsessed with hypothetical age gaps and shit as they project their mommy and daddy issues onto whatever adult is available at the moment (see for example the way Jordan Peterson is a substitute father for many young men. Somehow they ignore the fact that Peterson is a benzo junkie whose brain is so fried by Klonopin and a shitty diet that he is physically and mentally incapable of wiping his own ass let alone caring for a potential son). This is especially obvious when it comes to women, kpop fans act like they’re super progressive but then they’ll call women in their fandom “hags” and project some really fucking misogynistic fantasies on them, such as that if you’re not a mom by 30 you’re like an unemployed loser, but also if you’re a mom AND into kpop or fanfic or some innocuous shit you’re “immature” and a terrible mother ?? which is just insane to me as, again, these people believe they’re progressive and feminist but espouse beliefs about actual women that are too outdated even for a conservative boomer. This also speaks of their huge hypocrisy as:
1. A lot of people involved in kpop behind the scenes (and movies, and tv shows) are old as shit, or definitely much older than the arbitrary cut off defined by kpoppies. Are they not immature? the folks behind the scenes breathe and live kpop and creeps like YG seem to be the rule, not the exception. Who gives a shit about random 27 year olds making videos about Blackpink or whatever. I saw some dumbass in one of your past Qrimoles complaining against “30 year old women on youtube” and it made me realize how this is basically the “unmarried cat lady” stereotype but repackaged for the new generation.
2. Quite a lot of kpop female fans are lesbian/bisexual/trans and many of them don’t even want to be a married-by-30 heterosexual housewife. How kpop fans manage to complain about Irene and Seulgi “queerbaiting” while also calling gay women losers for having hobbies is beyond me.
Also they don’t seem to care about older men into kpop (you being the sole exception) or “uncle fans”. At best they tolerate their presence. I don’t understand the thing about being “losers” also. We’re in the midst of an unprecedented crisis greater than the Great Depression with millions unemployed and homeless worldwide. Hello??
As a lesbian who doesn’t give a shit about aging or children, I’ve slowly come to terms with the fact that my goals and happiness don’t line up with anything society wants or deems remotely “respectable” as being a woman who only fucks other women automatically offends a lot of people for no reason. Many of my favorite singers are way older than me, some of them started their artistic careers well into their 40s-50s and and only got better with time as they honed their skills, and that gives me hope for the future. But recently, I heard of a case of a 28 year old guy who killed himself with no previous history of depression or anxiety, he was successful with a loving partner, a nice job etc. yet when his family and friends looked up further, they found out he was really, really fucking scared of turning 30 and that despite his personal achievements he saw himself as a “loser” just because he was into anime and other geeky interests that he considered “immature”, and they said that maybe this weird rhetoric against aging could’ve affected him due to the high amount of teenagers in his fandoms making him feel self-conscious.
I honestly find this extremely disturbing and I know he’s not the only one as a lot of depression and anxiety forums are full of people swearing that they’ll kill themselves before or on their 30th birthday. I’d like to ask for your advice in the case other readers have similar suicidal thoughts: You’ve probably got a lot of shit for your age and writing about pop music. How do you manage to not care? I remember years ago you said the 30-40s are actually one’s best decades in life. Would you elaborate more on that?
I also want to know if this is a new phenomenon or if this is something that happens in every generation. We know the kpop business is extremely unforgiving to women but what about older women in the music industry in general (all genres included)?. Could the extreme ageism in kpop factor in fans’ behaviour? they have no critical thinking and believe being aware of something makes them immune to it so this could very well be case.
How do I not care: well I didn’t even really know about it for a start. I mean, sure I knew there was ageism with k-pop fans (how can one not know) but I didn’t know it was this specific and that 30 was highlighted as a specific turning point. I guess I’ve always felt like an outsider and an outcast, someone who never fit in, so just one more way in which I don’t fit in to add to all the other ways, it doesn’t really even get on my radar.
The music industry has always been ageist as far as women are concerned, as women are often designated with the role of youthful attractiveness. Although this exists for males too, there’s no denying the expectations on women are greater and have been as long as I can remember. Having said that there are exceptions and female performers who don’t care and are happy to age in public, and there’s a lot of them who look quite good doing it too. I think with k-pop the ageism is heightened because of Korean culture’s beauty obsession, but even then I’d say that the older women look great and most of my k-pop biases are either somewhere over 30 or just under. I think in the west the attitudes to age are becoming more sensible but I think Korea is lagging behind in this aspect. Things will probably change if some of the really big stars from the last ten years are able to hit their 40s and 50s and maintain a career. Good examples achieve a lot.
What’s up, oppar! I was just reading the latest QRIMOLE and saw your answer to that guy asking about “women in STEM” and equality and the like, and honestly? I’m a girl trying to become a mathematician (in the U.S.) – so naturally I have ended up with many male friends who are very into math – and the way that they seem to interact with STEM seems very gendered? They’re always talking about how they were encouraged to learn how to build things and code or whatever. In grade school I went to robotics summer camp, was the only girl, and felt so excluded and talked over I never tried anything related to tech again. My best subjects were always math and creative writing/art/literature, and it’s no surprise to me why many girls whose strengths are similar choose the latter if it’s the path of least resistance. Especially since the computational “follow the proper steps and get the correct answer” aspects of mathematics are stressed very early on, so the (important) bits about creativity, unique solutions, and beautiful structures are never shown to young students. It’s no wonder so many people think they’re “bad at math” – most people do not know what math really is. Compounding the problem, many girls are not tangentially exposed to the connection between creativity and mathematics in the same way that a middle school boy writing his first computer program or creating his first 3D model would be. I always got way more attention from teachers/authority figures/random adults for being a halfway decent pianist or being able to draw or whatever the fuck. It’s too bad that the qualities that make a good artist most certainly make a good mathematician. Most of the math boys I know are similarly interested in literature and the arts, but it’s no secret to me why they ended up choosing the math route over becoming English professors. Imo, it’s really the many subtle differences in the ways we socialize girls and boys that cause young women to make the decision that math/STE is not for them, when in a different world it might be.
P.S. Dipshits like the guy who wrote you that question sure don’t make things better. I don’t exactly squeal at the prospect of going into engineering or a tech field, where the male peers who talk over me/other girls at the problem-solving table because they think I got in the easy way (even when I’m – get this – consistently correct) would be my colleagues and, worse, supervisors.
In any case, I should ask a question. Why don’t you like classical music? I mean, lots of the (very general) things I like about genres like metal and k-pop are things I find to be pleasurable about classical.
I think the whole “women in STEM” discussion is a much more nuanced one than a lot of people are willing to have. Struggles like the ones that the other asker have are real and not fictional, but struggles like yours are also just as real and also deserve to be heard and addressed, and I don’t see why those can’t be addressed side by side. Rather than polarising and saying “no, WE have it tougher”, “no, actually WE have it tougher” why not acknowledge that there are factors that make it harder for everyone and those things need to be worked on so everyone has a fair shot. Like you point out, the discrimination actually starts way before STEM, at grade school level. Weed out the problems at that level and by the time people are STEM-ready maybe there’ll be a lot less of a culture of bullshit for them to contend with and maybe more women will actually want to do it. That’s just my view on it, being a completely non-STEM outsider I don’t really know what I’m talking about but pitting genders against each other is an obvious route to nowheresville.
One of the worst things about quotas is exactly what you point out – it invalidates the achievements of women who do have ability that equals or (quite often) exceeds their male peers. Forgetting about STEM and moving to an area where I do have decades of experience, I know girls who play in punk bands where I live who are sick of my radio station’s “female play” quotas, because when their releases chart high all their male friends just groan and say “well, you got in the easy way” – it completely invalidates all of their hard work. The fact is they’d chart well anyway because they have great music that kicks ass, but as long as the quota remains, sexist guys always have a way to dodge around and deny that fact. They want to be taken seriously but how can they be when they still have the “training wheels” on? This is why I don’t like quotas, they genuinely hurt the people they’re trying to help the most, by babying them too much. Let people stand on their own two feet, the quality will always rise to the top in my experience.
I don’t like classical music probably because I studied it at grad school level and I actually know how it works quite intimately. A lot of it is bland honestly. That’s not to say I hate everything classical ever but a lot of the “classics” I find to be seriously lacking. When you look at the forms and structures involved, a lot of classical music is just as formulaic and cookie-cutter as any tropical house k-pop track, and certainly a lot of it was driven just as much by exterior forces that demanded pieces sound a certain way etc. I actually find more modern attempts at “classical style” sit with me better than the originals just because there’s less adherence to outdated rules like “functional harmony” (which a future music theory post will cover).
Are you as tired of fandoms protesting idol “mistreatment” as I am? Just yesterday/today Once were all up in arms yet again about the way Twice is “mistreated,” and while I DO think some of their arguments are valid, trending shit like 1_Day_Til_Deadline does fuck all. Sure, YGE responded to the “protest truck” when it came to Blackpink, but that seems to be very rare, and I’m not sure what fandoms expect to change with their mass tweets and emails. I don’t see overwhelming outrage over ANS’s company forcing them to live on $8 a day, and it annoys me when fans categorize the management of people who are richer than I’ll ever be as “mistreatment.”
Fandom version of idol mistreatment:
why doesn’t my fave have a comeback, like, nao
my baby doesn’t get enough lines in the new song
why doesn’t my fave get a solo/movie/eyeliner range/etc
Actual idol mistreatment:
idols can’t eat proper meals because they’re not allowed to
idols are often isolated from parental guidance
sexual coercion is ridiculously common
psychological abuse is completely normalised in many cases
physical health is often sacrificed for the sake of physical performance
idols are signed to exploitative contracts which ensure they are the last to see any income
There’s too much dialogue about the former and not enough about the latter in my opinion.
SuperM’s latest song sounds like a mashup of the member’s respective groups. How come I get that feeling while I listen to that song? Is it too generic? Anyway, “Tiger Inside” is way better than “100”. Just putting it out there.
The mashup effect might be a conscious decision, or perhaps a happy accident just because the same songwriters who worked in those groups are now writing for SuperM.
I luv CupcakKe. But what could make this song better?
A better beat wouldn’t hurt. The beat choice is the most disappointing thing about her, and always has been. Everything else about her is great and I’m glad she’s still active as the last I heard from her she jumped the shark on Twitter and went all god-bothering or something.
Hello oppar! I’m the one from August QRIMOLE who likes kpop, Depeche Mode, overthinking stuff and your blog. Unfortunately, I couldn’t write this for Septemer QRIMOLE so I’m writing for the next one.
I was very excited to read your answer and when I read it I learned two things:
1. I shouldn’t write lengthy posts that require a lot of concentration when/if I’m tired as hell. This will affect the coherence, correctness and focus of my writing.
2. It’s impossible to be truly anti-capitalist while profiting off of that same capitalism (which is exactly what mainstream music artists do).
To address the first thing, I remember writing that post late at night so it’s rather jumbled up. I should have worded it better, which leads me to the second thing:
When I mentioned the “anti-capitalist lyrics” I should have noted that they aren’t really like that, but I forgot to. Your answer corrected this mistake: one does not simply casually write anti-capitalist lyrics while earning money thanks to capitalism AND not look like a hypocrite. This is perfectly logical theoretically.
But in reality, while capitalism is mostly good for mainstream artists, it’s even better for their record labels, and sometimes it’s ONLY good for their record labels while the artists are broke and treated like garbage. The latter case is the one we see in majority of kpop. It exists in western pop as well as other genres, of course, it just seems to get swept under the carpet, but the truth eventually comes to light.
Since you already know all of this, I’ll just note that I’m rather neutral on the actual topic of capitalism (it’s shitty but communism isn’t better by a long shot) and get straight to my question:
Is it fine to criticize aspects of capitalism one disagrees with even though they profit off of it? In this case, can a mainstream musician call out the greedy record labels without looking fake and dishonest?
Thanks in advance for reading and for the eventual answer.
I think it’s fine.
Example: Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav was obviously a crackhead, yet Public Enemy had several anti-drug songs and were one of the few rap groups to go hard on the anti-drug message (including anti-weed) right when Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” and Cypress Hill were both huge. Several people criticised Public Enemy for this – “how can you be so anti-drug when you’ve got an obvious drug addict in the group? Isn’t that hypocritical?” However in my opinion that made them even more qualified – who better to warn people about the excesses of drug abuse than someone suffering from those effects in real time? Likewise, who better to criticise a major record label’s cash-shovelling schemes than an artist on that label who is the direct victim of those actions?
So, how are you Mr. Caonima?
Have you ever played Final Fantasy XIII? I’ve been playing again since last months and felt a little better with the hopelessness my country (and its fucking leaders) has been putting since the start of the pandemic. It’s a RPG, and I think that you might like it since it has hugely annoyed Final Fantasy fandom for more than 10 years.
Plus, it can give you some nice ideas to add to your own games. And is also available for PC on Steam.
Take care and never stop being a cunt!
I’ve never played this game. I might try it one day but I’ve got so many Wonho-themed RPGs to play that I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to justify playing an RPG that doesn’t satisfy in this area.
Would you please describe with your own words how is to experience the Föhn in Adelaide? How do you people deal with clothing on such weather change? Do you get sick or something etc.
I’ve never heard of this term. Looking it up, this appears to be a Northern Hemispherian thing that doesn’t really apply to us.
Have you ever considered how hard was to Pentagon’s Hui to be in a unit with Hyuna and E-Dawn? Like, how to actually focus on work when the rest of your team are vigorously fucking anytime they can?
I’ve been in groups where I was the only member of the group not banging other members in the group. Honestly it’s not that big a deal because it’s not like they’re doing it in front of you or anything, all that shit happens behind closed doors.
So I know you don’t like lyrics all that much, but are there good(!) songs out there (K-pop and not) that have great meaningful lyrics? And if so, can you share some of what comes to your mind? Thank you!!
It’s not like I don’t like them, it’s more that they’re rarely the deal-breaker (or deal-sealer) in a song. I’ll make an exception for Anal Cunt though.
Boyd Rice too.
Ok, so here’s a bunch of songs that I think have what you call “pedal-point harmony” in it. So am I right? Have I finally nailed down this elusive concept in my brain?
No. I’ll probably do a post about it soon in the music theory series. I know I already have a post about this but it deserves a follow up, as people had issue with the original post. The original post isn’t wrong, but it needs to be explained better. It’s on the list.
Good day oppar-nim,
This is probably pointless (First please read this – how paranoid should I be about posting such stuff, both publicly and anonymously? I want to tweet the companies to give them a 3 month break using sweet pleading non-offensive non-suspicious language, but if I post such stuff, even if anonymously, could that attempt be ruined, like, if someone spying knows people are aware the companies could restrict idols’ SOS hints and cover up their condition even more, tightening the noose) (And please answer this but if you have the slightest doubt that my pleading-for-a-break-for-idols attempts could be affected by this post, delete all the question text except the parts that reveal nothing about the idol industry’s evil and don’t mention it, but still do answer the question. You could replace the question text for a query about efficacy of reaching out to companies on social media to give idols a break,ie, how to get them to notice it etc. Yes means everything is hopeless in context of the entire actual question and no means something can be done, then please elaborate cautiously) bleak but how can we end the suffering of kpop idols? Is there anything we, or influential activists in Korea can do? I was dumb and thought that if most people stop supporting anything exploitative companies put out, then the current idols will suffer, but no potential idols and staff will. But will the majority be convinced? I read an article about the k-pop-out-their-bones industry which said that aspirants choose this fuckery because every other job in Korea sucks as much and they’d follow their dreams if they’re to toil equally anyway. Is this true? Because it seems that in other professions at least there isn’t the extreme pressure of a flawless image, crackdown on self-expression or as much wanton forced labour or the expected fake, backstabbing environment of the kpop industry. You know the sponsorship angle. Can anything be done? Is it hopeless? If nothing else, will asking companies to give them reasonable breaks from time to time and gathering support on social media for this end work?
Don’t worry – the sad truth is that what you’re writing won’t have any effect because the companies simply don’t care about you, or their idols, all that much. Korean pop is a two sided market, and neither of us are on the side that matters the most. The lack of care exhibited in general is fairly palpable – just read about some of the stuff that Kim Nayoon and Cheska went through to get an idea. Both us and these idols have something in common – we’re all tools for the companies to get to an end goal, one which has little to do with any of us. That’s why I fight for idols and musicians, but not the companies that employ them, and I do it not by approaching the companies themselves, but by showing you and others various undiluted sides of manipulation so the bigger picture can be seen. Agencies will only start feeling pressure to change when there’s a mass awareness of how things are, and that how things are really isn’t okay.
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Sinjin
Excuse me, but I believe that the correct way to refer to the young lady is ‘MRS Shinozaki’.
Secondly, causation does, in fact, equal correlation. The converse, however, is not true.
LordMarkLives
Joy Division released 2 excellent albums: Unknown Pleasures and Closer, the latter of which was released after frontman Ian Curtis committed suicide. And following the commercial and critical success of New Order’s Substance 1987, the surviving members of Joy Division released a compilation called Substance, which included fan-favourite standalone singles “Transmission”, “Atmosphere”, and of course “Love Will Tear Us Apart”.
polsygol
“i feel a very real and physical fear that creeps in every so often and tells me i need to be alone….i think it’s the result of living in a large, often casually intrusive family.”
It sounds to me like you’re a more-introverted person who was raised in a family of extroverts. It’s not necessarily selfish or anxiety or in any way pathological to want to be alone–introversion is an innate personality trait. If you make sure you have enough alone time in your day, it is entirely possibly to be a highly-introverted person who is happily married and a good parent.
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Christmas Krampus History & Story
Posted on September 16, 2014 October 28, 2014 by Krampus
Who Is Krampus? Explaining the Horrific Christmas Devil
The mythical Krampus is meant to whip children into being nice.
Merry—or not-so-merry—Krampus! This beast with Germanic roots is St. Nicholas’s other half and scares
children into being nice, not naughty.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SEAN GALLUP/GETTY IMAGES
Tanya Basu – National Geographic
Bad Santa, meet Krampus: a half-goat, half-demon, horrific beast who literally beats people into being nice and not naughty.
Krampus isn’t exactly the stuff of dreams: Bearing horns, dark hair, and fangs, the anti-St. Nicholas comes with a chain and bells that he lashes about, along with a bundle of birch sticks meant to swat naughty children. He then hauls the bad kids down to the underworld.
We wondered: What are the origins of this “Christmas Devil”?
Krampus, whose name is derived from the German word krampen, meaning claw, is said to be the son of Hell in Norse mythology. The legendary beast also shares characteristics with other scary, demonic creatures in Greek mythology, including satyrs and fauns.
The legend is part of a centuries-old Christmas tradition in Germany, where Christmas celebrations begin in early December.
Krampus was created as a counterpart to kindly St. Nicholas, who rewarded children with sweets. Krampus, in contrast, would swat “wicked” children and take them away to his lair.
According to folklore, Krampus purportedly shows up in towns the night before December 6, known as Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night. December 6 also happens to be Nikolaustag, or St. Nicholas Day, when German children look outside their door to see if the shoe or boot they’d left out the night before contains either presents (a reward for good behaviour) or a rod (bad behaviour).
A more modern take on the tradition in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic involves drunken men dressed as devils, who take over the streets for a Krampuslauf—a Krampus Run of sorts, when people are chased through the streets by the “devils.”
Why scare children with a demonic, pagan monster? Maybe it’s a way for humans to get in touch with their animalistic side.
Such impulses may be about assuming “a dual personality,” according to António Carneiro, who spoke to National Geographic magazine earlier this year about revitalized pagan traditions. The person dressed as the beast “becomes mysterious,” he said.
Lump of Coal Preferred?
Krampus’s frightening presence was suppressed for many years—the Catholic Church forbade the raucous celebrations, and fascists in World War II Europe found Krampus despicable because it was considered a creation of the Social Democrats.
But Krampus is making a comeback now, thanks partly to a “bah, humbug” attitude in pop culture, with people searching for ways to celebrate the yuletide season in non-traditional ways. National Geographic has even published a book in German about the devilish Christmas beast.
In the U.S., people are buying into the trend with Krampus parties.Monday night’s episode of American Dad, called “Minstrel Krampus,” highlighted the growing movement of anti-Christmas celebrations.
For its part, Austria is attempting to commercialize the harsh persona of Krampus by selling chocolates, figurines, and collectible horns. So there are already complaints that Krampus is becoming too commercialized.
Looks like Santa might have some competition.
By Tanya Basu for National Geographic.
More Krampus Information from Wikipedia – Welcome Krampus to your festivities this year!
Krampus is a beast-like creature from the folklore of Alpine countries thought to punish children during the Christmas season who had misbehaved, in contrast with Saint Nicholas, who rewards well-behaved ones with gifts. Krampus is said to capture particularly naughty children in his sack and carry them away to his lair.
Krampus is represented as a beast-like creature, generally demonic in appearance. The creature has roots in Germanic folklore; however, its influence has spread far beyond German borders. Traditionally young men dress up as the Krampus in Austria, Romania, southern Bavaria, South Tyrol, northern Friuli,Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia during the first week of December, particularly on the evening of 5 December (the eve of Saint Nicholas Day on many church calendars), and roam the streets frightening children with rusty chains and bells. Krampus is featured on holiday greeting cards called Krampuskarten. There are many names for Krampus, as well as many regional variations in portrayal and celebration.
Krampus at Morzger Pass in Salzburg
The history of the Krampus figure has been theorized as stretching back to pre-Christian traditions. In a brief article discussing the figure, published in 1958, Maurice Bruce wrote:
There seems to be little doubt as to his true identity for, in no other form is the full regalia of the Horned God of the Witches so well preserved. The birch—apart from its phallic significance—may have a connection with the initiation rites of certain witch-covens; rites which entailed binding and scourging as a form of mock-death. The chains could have been introduced in a Christian attempt to ‘bind the Devil’ but again they could be a remnant of pagan initiation rites.[1]
Discussing his observations while in Irdning, a small town in Styria in 1975, anthropologist John J. Honigmann wrote that:
The Saint Nicholas festival we are describing incorporates cultural elements widely distributed in Europe, in some cases going back to pre-Christian times. Nicholas himself became popular in Germany around the eleventh century. The feast dedicated to this patron of children is only one winter occasion in which children are the objects of special attention, others being Martinmas, the feast of the Holy Innocents, and New Year’s Day. Masked devils acting boisterously and making nuisances of themselves are known in Germany since at least the sixteenth century while animal masked devils combining dreadful-comic (schauriglustig) antics appeared in Medieval church plays. A large literature, much of it by European folklorists, bears on these subjects. … Austrians in the community we studied are quite aware of “heathen” elements being blended with Christian elements in the Saint Nicholas customs and in other traditional winter ceremonies. They believe Krampus derives from a pagan supernatural who was assimilated to the Christian devil.[2]
The Krampus figures persisted, and by the 17th century Krampus had been incorporated into Christian winter celebrations by pairing Krampus with St Nicholas.[3]
Countries of the former Habsburg Empire have largely borrowed the tradition of Krampus accompanying St Nicholas on 5 December from Austria.
In the 20th century, Austrian governments discouraged the practice. In the aftermath of the 1934 Austrian Civil War, the Krampus tradition was prohibited by the Dollfuss regime[4] under the Fatherland’s Front (Vaterländische Front) and the Christian Social Party. In the 1950s, the government distributed pamphlets titled “Krampus is an Evil Man”.[5] Towards the end of the century, a popular resurgence of Krampus celebrations occurred and continues today.[6] There has been public debate in Austria in modern times about whether Krampus is appropriate for children.[7]
Krampus parade in Pörtschach am Wörthersee (2013)
Although Krampus appears in many variations, most share some common physical characteristics. He is hairy, usually brown or black, and has the cloven hooves and horns of a goat. His long pointed tongue lolls out.[1][8]
Krampus carries chains, thought to symbolize the binding of the Devil by the Christian Church. He thrashes the chains for dramatic effect. The chains are sometimes accompanied with bells of various sizes.[9] Of more pagan origins are the ruten, bundles of birch branches that Krampus carries and occasionally swats children with.[1] The ruten have significance in pre-Christian pagan initiation rites.[1] The birch branches are replaced with a whip in some representations. Sometimes Krampus appears with a sack or a washtub strapped to his back; this is to cart off evil children for drowning, eating, or transport to Hell.[1]
Krampusnacht
A modern Krampus at the Perchtenlauf in Klagenfurt (2006)
The Feast of St. Nicholas is celebrated in parts of Europe on 6 December. In Alpine countries, Saint Nicholas has a devilish companion named Krampus[10] On the preceding evening, Krampus Night or Krampusnacht, the hairy devil appears on the streets. Sometimes accompanying St Nicholas and sometimes on his own, Krampus visits homes and businesses.[1] The Saint usually appears in the Eastern Rite vestments of a bishop, and he carries a ceremonial staff. Unlike North American versions of Santa Claus, in these celebrations Saint Nicholas concerns himself only with the good children, while Krampus is responsible for the bad. Nicholas dispenses gifts, while Krampus supplies coal and the ruten bundles.[11]
Krampuslaufen
A Krampuslauf is a run of celebrants dressed as the beast, often fueled by alcohol. It is customary to offer a Krampus schnapps, a strong distilled fruit brandy.[1] These runs may includeperchten, similarly wild pagan spirits of Germanic folklore and sometimes female in representation, although the perchten are properly associated with the period between winter solsticeand 6 January.
Krampuskarten
Europeans have been exchanging greeting cards featuring Krampus since the 1800s. Sometimes introduced with Gruß vom Krampus (Greetings from the Krampus), the cards usually have humorous rhymes and poems. Krampus is often featured looming menacingly over children. He is also shown as having one human foot and one cloven hoof. In some, Krampus has sexual overtones; he is pictured pursuing buxom women.[12] Over time, the representation of Krampus in the cards has changed; older versions have a more frightening Krampus, while modern versions have a cuter, more Cupid-like creature. Krampus has also adorned postcards and candy containers.[13]
Krampus appears in various forms, and as part of differing celebrations, throughout central Europe. In Styria, the ruten bundles are presented by Krampus to families. The twigs are painted gold and displayed year-round in the house—a reminder to any child who has temporarily forgotten Krampus. In smaller, more isolated villages, the character has other beastly companions, such as the antlered “wild man” figures, and St Nicholas is nowhere to be seen. These Styrian companions of Krampus are calledSchabmänner or Rauhen.[1]
A toned-down version is part of the popular Christmas markets in Austrian urban centres like Salzburg. In these, more tourist-friendly interpretations, Krampus is more humorous than fearsome.[14]
In the 1600s, the Lutheran Church presented a “christchild” figure in the place of the Catholic Saint Nicholas. Representing the baby Jesus but often appearing as a young maiden, this figure was also paired with Krampus in some areas. In France’s Alsace region, Krampus is known as Hans Trapp and accompanies a “christchild” character during the holiday season.[11]
North American Krampus celebrations, though rare, are a growing phenomenon.[15] Some traditional Germanic communities in the north-east of the United States have preserved a Krampus tradition; in these he goes by Bellsnichol and combines aspects of both the wild man and Saint Nicholas.[11]
Outside of krampus, the being has many names. Klaubauf is used throughout Austria, while Bartl or Bartel, Niglobartl, and Wubartl are used in the southern part of the country.[1][16] Outside Austria, Krampus and related creatures go by Pelzebock or Pelznickel in southern Germany, and Gumphinckel in Silesia.[17] In Hungary, he is Krampusz (often used to refer to the entire race of these creatures),[3] and in Switzerland, Schmutzli.[18]
Krampus appeared in the American Dad! episode “Minstrel Krampus” voiced by Danny Glover. The show was cited by National Geographic as one of the manifestations of a growing anti-Christmas sentiment in the country.[19]
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Yield Performance of Six Lychee Cultivars Grown at Two Locations in Puerto Rico
Authors: Ricardo Goenaga 1 , David Jenkins 1 , and Angel Marrero 1
1 1U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Tropical Agriculture Research Station, 2200 P.A. Campos Avenue, Suite 201, Mayagüez 00680, Puerto Rico
https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH03488-16
The globalization of the economy, increased ethnic diversity, and a greater demand for healthy and more diverse food production has increased the demand for tropical fruits. There is a lack of formal experimentation to determine yield performance and fruit quality traits of lychee (Litchi chinensis) cultivars. Six lychee cultivars (Bosworth-3, Brewster, Groff, Mauritius, Kaimana, Salathiel) grown on Mollisol and Inceptisol soils were evaluated for 8 years at the Adjuntas Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR-Adjuntas) and La Balear farm, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, respectively. At UPR-Adjuntas and La Balear, cultivar Groff had a significantly higher production (257,296 fruit/ha) of total fruit than other cultivars, whereas Salathiel had the lowest. However, total fruit production of ‘Groff’ was not significantly different from ‘Kaimana’ and ‘Bosworth-3’at La Balear. At UPR-Adjuntas, cultivars Groff and Bosworth-3 had significantly higher number of marketable fruit than the rest of the cultivars averaging 171,760 fruit/ha. At La Balear, ‘Kaimana’ had a higher number of marketable fruit, but it was not significantly different from ‘Groff’, ‘Bosworth-3’, and ‘Mauritius’, averaging 291,360 fruit/ha. At both sites, individual fruit weight of marketable fruit was higher in ‘Kaimana’ than the rest of the cultivars. However, at La Balear, there were no significant differences between ‘Kaimana’ and ‘Mauritius’. At both locations, cultivars exhibited erratic production patterns, which were characterized by lower production during 1 or 2 successive years following heavy cropping. At current farm gate prices and fruit yield reported in this study, cultivars Groff, Bosworth-3, and Kaimana can generate a good income for growers, and allow them to diversify crops as part of their farm operations.
Keywords: tropical fruits; Litchi chinensis; soluble solids concentration
Lychee belongs to the Sapindaceae family and is native to southern China. The crop is grown commercially from latitude 17° to 32° and is usually found at low elevation in the subtropics and from 300 to 600 m in tropical locations (Menzel and Simpson, 1994). Except for about 1200 acres grown in south Florida and about 330 acres in Hawaii (Nagao, 2009), lychee is virtually unknown in the western hemisphere.
The most common and recommended method of lychee propagation is by air layering. Trees propagated from air layering come into commercial production about 3 to 5 years after field planting. Trees propagated by seed are slow in growth, not true-to-type, and take many years to bear a crop. Experimentation on optimal plant spacing of lychee is scarce but it is generally recommended that trees be spaced 25 ft within and between rows, which is equivalent to about 170 trees/ha.
Yield varies with cultivar, age of tree, weather conditions, presence of pollinating insects, and management. Insects are necessary for pollination, and honeybees account for about 80% of pollinating insects. An average yield is considered 25–60 kg/tree per year, although yields as high as 90–140 kg/tree per year can be obtained (Crane et al., 2013). Pruning is carried out at harvest with the removal of 15 to 60 cm of the branch with the fruit clusters (Zee et al., 1998). The lychee is a nonclimacteric fruit and as such does not ripen once harvested; therefore, the fruit must be picked at optimal visual appearance and eating quality. Pericarp color is the most commonly used harvest index, but color and fruit maturity varies with cultivars, regions of cultivation, and cultural practices (Underhill et al., 2001). The fruit has a short shelf life of about 2 to 7 d at 25 °C (Underhill et al., 2001). The handling and storage of lychee postharvest are determined by the need to control pericarp browning, which is accomplished by reducing the rate of water loss by various methods (e.g., cooling at 5 °C, use of plastic films for packaging) or by chemical treatments such as sulfur dioxide followed by immersion of fruit in 1 n hydrochloric acid (HCl) for 2 min (Underhill et al., 2001).
There are about 70 known cultivars of lychee, but only a few have been studied or extensively cultivated. The most commercially used cultivars are Kwa Mi, an early cultivar with fruit of excellent quality; Kaimana from Hawaii; Bosworth-3 (Kwai May Pink) and Salathiel are Australian selections that bear fruit regularly; Brewster, a midseason commercial cultivar in Florida; and Groff, a late cultivar that bears regularly in the tropics (Galan-Sauco, 1987; Zee et al., 1998). Most cultivars require a chilling period of about 15 °C for about 10 weeks for flower induction and consequent fruit set although more tropical cultivars are known to flower after a period of 20 °C for 6–8 weeks. To our knowledge, replicated field trials to evaluate these and other lychee cultivars are nonexistent. The objective of this study was to evaluate yield performance and fruit quality traits of six lychee cultivars grown at two locations in the highlands of Puerto Rico.
This study was conducted at the UPR-Adjuntas and at La Balear farm in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. The soil order at UPR-Adjuntas is a Mollisol (toa silty clay loam: fine, mixed, active, isohyperthermic, Fluventic Hapludolls) and at La Balear farm an Inceptisol (Alonso clay: very-fine, parasesquic, isohyperthermic, Oxic Dystrudepts). The soil at UPR-Adjuntas has a pH in water of 5.68, pH in calcium chloride (CaCl2) of 4.82, 13 mg·kg− ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N), 11 mg·kg−1 nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N), 20 mg·kg−1 phosphorous (P), 204 mg·kg−1 potassium (K), 2160 mg·kg−1 iron (Fe), 72 mg·kg−1 manganese (Mn), 4 mg·kg−1 zinc (Zn), 0.75 mg·kg−1 aluminum (Al), and 1.46% organic carbon. At La Balear, the soil had a pH in water of 6.51, pH in CaCl2 of 5.84, 8 mg·kg−1 NH4-N, 13 mg·kg−1 NO3-N, 426 mg·kg−1 P, 258 mg·kg−1 K, 2201 mg·kg−1 Ca, 132 mg·kg−1 Mg, 99 mg·kg−1 Fe, 40 mg·kg−1 Mn, 21 mg·kg−1 Zn, 0.17 mg·kg−1 Al, and 1.83% organic carbon. During the experimental period (2005–12) at UPR-Adjuntas mean monthly rainfall was 18.7 cm, mean evaporation 11.6 cm, average mean temperature 22.0 °C, average maximum temperature 28.3 °C, average minimum temperature 15.1 °C, and 584 m elevation. At La Balear, average mean temperature was 22.5 °C, average maximum temperature 30.6 °C, average minimum temperature 16.3 °C, and 449 m elevation. Soil samples from each site were taken about 6 weeks before planting by taking seven borings at a depth of 0–25 cm from each of the projected cultivar rows. Samples were air dried and passed through a 20-mesh screen. Soil pH in water and 0.01 m CaCl2 (1 soil : 2 water) were measured with a glass electrode. Exchangeable cations (K, Mg, Ca) were extracted with neutral 1 n ammonium acetate and determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy (Sumner and Miller, 2007). Phosphorus was extracted with 1 n ammonium fluoride and 0.5 n HCl and determined using the ascorbic acid method (Benton, 2001). Organic carbon was determined by the Walkley–Black method (Nelson and Sommers, 2007). Soil ammonium and nitrate were determined by steam distillation (Mulvaney, 2007).
Before transplanting, the soil was chisel plowed to a depth of about 90 cm. Planting holes of about 1.5-ft deep were dug with an auger connected by a drive shaft to the power-take-off unit of a tractor. On transplanting, each plant received 11 g granular P provided in the form of triple superphosphate. Six-month-old air layered trees of cultivars Brewster, Bosworth-3 (Kwai May Pink), Groff, Mauritius, Kaimana, and Salathiel were transplanted to the field 13 May 1999 (UPR-Adjuntas) and 3 Apr. 2003 (La Balear farm) and arranged in a randomized complete block design with five replications at each location. Within a replication, plots for each cultivar contained three trees spaced 16 ft apart and 20 ft between adjacent rows (about 336 trees/ha) forming a triangular array. The experiments were surrounded by two rows of guard trees. Plots were irrigated as necessary with spinner jets (model DXMAG368X; Maxijet, Dundee, FL) providing 13.5 gal/h at 20 psi and spaced 12 ft apart (UPR-Adjuntas) or by overhead irrigation (La Balear). Fertilization was provided every 3 months using a 15N–2.2P–16.3K–1.8Mg fertilizer at a rate of 498 kg·ha−1. Herbicide (glyphosate) for weed control was applied only in strips within the planting row. Weeds between rows were controlled with a brush mower.
Harvests were initiated in June 2005 at UPR-Adjuntas and June 2007 at La Balear farm about 6 and 4 years, respectively, after trees were field transplanted. At this time, trees were producing fruit in sufficiently large numbers for commercial harvest and sale. At harvest, telescopic long reach pruners (model 160ZR-3.0–5; ARS, Osaka, Japan) were used to cut fruit clusters on terminal ends of tree branches from each cultivar within a replication. Recommended pruning was carried out at harvest with the removal of 50–60 cm of branches with fruit clusters (Zee et al., 1998). The weight of fruit clusters attached to stem pieces was recorded in the field (fruit cluster yield). Fruit clusters were then brought to the laboratory where they were separated from stems, counted, and weighed again (fruit yield). Fruit from each tree were then composited by replication and cultivar. Fruit were placed in a basket having 25 × 25-mm holes at the bottom and those passing through the holes were considered too small and hence, nonmarketable. The number and weight of marketable and nonmarketable fruit were then recorded and weighed. Representative fruit totaling 10% of those harvested were then used to determine soluble solids with a temperature compensated digital refractometer (PAL-1; Atago, Tokyo, Japan) 1 d after harvest. Flowering normally occurred during January to February and fruit harvested from May to July; between two and four pickings per tree were made during the harvesting period. Representative fruit from each cultivar is shown in Fig. 1. Results are reported for harvests made from 2005–11 (UPR-Adjuntas) and 2007–11 (La Balear).
Representative fruit of six lychee cultivars grown at two locations in Puerto Rico; 1 cm = 0.3937 inch.
Citation: HortTechnology hortte 26, 6; 10.21273/HORTTECH03488-16
Analysis of variance was carried out separately for each location using the GLM procedure of SAS (version 9.4 for Windows; SAS Institute, Cary, NC). After significant F test at P ≤ 0.05, means separation was performed with the Tukey’s honestly significant difference range test.
Cultivars and years showed highly significant effects (P ≤ 0.01) on most fruit production parameters measured in the study. Exceptions were marketable yield and total yield at UPR-Adjuntas, and fruit soluble solids at La Balear, which did not show a significant cultivar effect. The year × cultivar interaction was significant for marketable, nonmarketable, and total fruit number at both locations but the year × cultivar interaction for the corresponding marketable, nonmarketable, and total yield was significant only at La Balear farm (Table 1). The year × cultivar interaction was also significant for fruit cluster yield and individual fruit weight of marketable fruit at both locations (Table 1).
Number of fruit, fruit yield, fruit cluster yield, individual fruit weight, and total soluble solids of six lychee cultivars planted at two locations in Puerto Rico. Values are means of five replications and 8 years (2005–12) at the Adjuntas Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR-Adjuntas) and four replications and 6 years (2007–12) at La Balear in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
In general, cultivars exhibited an increase in the number of total fruit produced from field transplanting until 2009 at both locations (Table 2). In 2010, there was a drastic decline in total fruit production followed by a sharp increase in 2011 and then a leveling off or another decline (Table 2). The increase in fruit production during the first few years was expected as trees increased in age. At La Balear, significantly higher total fruit production by all cultivars occurred in 2011, averaging 512,508 fruit/ha. At UPR-Adjuntas, higher total fruit production by all cultivars was obtained in 2009 but production did not differ significantly from that obtained in 2008, 2011, and 2012, averaging 216,428 fruit/ha.
Number of total fruit of six lychee cultivars grown at the locations in Puerto Rico. Values are means of five replications at the Adjuntas Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR-Adjuntas) and four replications at La Balear in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
The dramatic decline in fruit production by all cultivars in 2010 at both locations is noteworthy (Table 2). It is well accepted that cool temperatures promote flowering in lychee (Davenport and Stern, 2005; Paull and Duarte, 2011; Zee et al., 1998). Temperatures between 0 and 14 °C are known to induce flowering in lychee trees (Galan-Sauco, 1987; Nakata and Watanabe, 1966). In an elegant pot experiment, Menzel and Simpson (1988) subjected several lychee cultivars to maximum/minimum temperatures of 15/10, 20/15, 25/20, or 30°/25 °C. In general, trees subjected to 15/10 and 20/15 °C for 6 weeks showed panicle emergence, whereas those exposed to 25/20 or 30/25 °C did not flower. Lower temperatures in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico occurs during the months of January, February, and March with average (n = 21 years) maximum/minimum temperatures during these months being 25.3/10.7 °C at UPR-Adjuntas. In 2010, average maximum/minimum temperature at UPR-Adjuntas was 26.5/11.6 °C which is higher than average. Further, during Jan., Feb., and Mar. 2010 at UPR-Adjuntas, there were 51 d with temperatures below 13 °C and only 9 d with temperatures below 10 °C. In contrast, in 2009, a year of good fruit production at UPR-Adjuntas, there were 67 d with temperatures below 13 °C and 28 d with temperatures below 10 °C (data not shown). Unfortunately, 2010 weather data for La Balear is not available; however, this location is 4 km from UPR-Adjuntas. Therefore, a similar temperature response is to be expected. Drought or water deficits do not induce lychee flowering. Drought is only effective in promoting lychee flowering if it coincides with, or is followed by, low temperatures (Davenport and Stern, 2005). With rainfall being very similar at both locations during the cooler months in 2010, the authors suggest that the decline in fruit production at both locations in 2010 was associated with higher-than-normal temperatures during the cooler months which we hypothesize prevented trees from having an inductive flowering period.
At UPR-Adjuntas and La Balear, ‘Groff’ had the highest production mean for number of total fruit produced, whereas ‘Salathiel’ had the lowest (Table 1). However, at La Balear, total fruit production of ‘Groff’ was not significantly different from ‘Kaimana’ and ‘Bosworth-3’. At both locations, cultivars exhibited erratic fruit production patterns, which were characterized by lower production during 1 or 2 successive years following heavy cropping (Table 2). For example, as compared with 2006 total number of fruit in cultivar Brewster declined 46% and 51% in 2007 and 2008, respectively, at UPR-Adjuntas, increased 148% from 2008 to 2009, declined by 100% in 2010, increased by 100% in 2011, and had a final decline of 92% in 2012 when the experiment ended. Similar patterns were observed for this cultivar in La Balear. Erratic fruit bearing has been mentioned as one of the major limitations to lychee production (Crane et al., 2013). Reasons for this response in production are not clear. Fruit set problems can occur in lychee even if flower production is consistent (Paull and Duarte, 2011). Lasiodiplodia theobromae was reported to cause inflorescence blight in longan (Dimocarpus longan), a close relative to lychee, in a field adjacent to this study (Serrato-Diaz et al., 2014). However, years of high production rules out L. theobromae being a major factor limiting flower development in this study. The possibility of water stress impeding flower induction or development is ruled out because supplemental irrigation was supplied when necessary. The high fruit load in some cultivars during 1 or 2 consecutive years may have resulted in depletion of assimilates, which then caused an “off-year” because of light blooming as trees built up carbohydrate reserves (Scholefield et al., 1985). Biennial production is not always characterized by an every-other-year cycle. An “on-year” can be followed by one or more “off-years” and vice versa (Paz-Vega, 1977).
At UPR-Adjuntas, cultivars Groff and Bosworth-3 had significantly higher numbers of marketable fruit per hectare than the rest of the cultivars, whereas at La Balear, ‘Kaimana’ had a higher number of marketable fruit, but it was not significantly different from that of ‘Groff’, ‘Bosworth-3’, and ‘Mauritius’ (Table 1).
Significantly higher yield of marketable fruit was obtained by ‘Kaimana’ at La Balear, whereas ‘Brewster’ and ‘Salathiel’ produced significantly lower weight of marketable fruit per hectare than other cultivars at the same location (Table 1). Weight of marketable fruit at UPR-Adjuntas was not significantly different among cultivars. At both locations, weight of nonmarketable fruit was significantly higher for ‘Groff’ (Table 1). This was the result of this cultivar producing a significantly higher number of nonmarketable fruit than other cultivars. However, as a percentage of total fruit production, ‘Groff’ produced a significantly higher percentage (+20%) of nonmarketable fruit at both locations than other cultivars (Table 1). The large number of total fruit produced by this cultivar at both locations may have resulted in high sink demand for assimilates and a corresponding reduction in individual fruit weight (Table 1).
Although lychee fruit are normally sold in grocery stores as individual units packed in plastic clamshells or in road stands in paper bags, the fruit is also sold in clusters in farmers’ markets. In this instance, the fruit remains attached to small stem sections after harvest. In this study we found that on average, between 4.4% and 7.0% of the harvested clusters were composed of stem pieces (Table 1). Marketing fruit in clusters has the advantage of being less laborious and minimizing fruit damage because detaching stems from fruit may cause rupturing of the skin. However, because of bulkiness, marketing fruit as clusters make it unsuitable for packaging in clamshells. Clamshells can be refrigerated to reduce moisture loss of fruit and increase shelf life. Studies have shown that, after storing lychee in polyvinyl chloride film for 40 d at 10 °C, the fruit lost 6.4% in weight as compared with 1.7% when stored at 0 °C (Tongdee et al., 1982). Therefore, marketing lychee in fruit clusters is not conducive to prolonged shelf life.
Individual weight of marketable fruit averaged over cultivars was 13.2 and 14.3 g at UPR-Adjuntas and La Balear, respectively (Table 1). At both sites, individual fruit weight of marketable fruit was higher in ‘Kaimana’ than in other cultivars; however, at La Balear, there were no significant differences between Kaimana and Mauritius. Cultivars Bosworth-3 and Brewster had significantly higher concentration of soluble solids at UPR-Adjuntas, whereas there were no significant differences among cultivars for this variable at La Balear (Table 1).
In conclusion, six lychee cultivars were evaluated for the first time at two locations during 8 years of production at UPR-Adjuntas and 6 years at La Balear. Cultivars Groff and Bosworth-3 at UPR-Adjuntas and cultivars Groff, Bosworth-3 and Kaimana at La Balear produced significantly more marketable fruit per hectare than other cultivars. Assuming that a grower can achieve yields ranging from 1818 to 1916 kg·ha−1 (UPR– Adjuntas agroenvironment) or 3080 to 6567 kg·ha−1 (La Balear agroenvironment) with these cultivars (Table 1) and that farm gate prices are the current $5.50/kg, then a gross income of $9999 to $10,538 per hectare or $16,940 to $36,118 per hectare can be obtained at each respective location. This is a good gross income per hectare but equally important, production of lychee allows the grower to diversify farm operations particularly in the mountain region of Puerto Rico, where cash crop alternatives are few. Reported results in the literature of erratic production in lychee were confirmed in this study. At both locations, individual fruit weight of marketable fruit was higher in ‘Kaimana’, making fruit of this cultivar perhaps more attractive to consumers.
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We thank Edmundo Rivera, Tomás Soto, Tomás Miranda, and Pablo Ríos for their excellent field assistance, Francis Zee, and Felipe Ozonas for land use.
Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
2 Current address: South Carolina Forestry Commission, P.O. Box 21707, Columbia, SC 29221
3 Corresponding author. E-mail: ricardo.goenaga@ars.usda.gov.
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At specific moments in history, women publicly entered the masculine realm of baseball to advance female suffrage in the United States. Girls and women took to the field in the nineteenth century, enjoying newfound bodily freedoms and disrupting Victorian constraints. While their performances may not have always translated into explicit suffrage activism, their athleticism demonstrated strength at a time when many people used women’s supposed weakness as an argument against their political enfranchisement. However, as the popularity of baseball increased at the turn of the century, the number of female ballplayers decreased. Activism in the sport therefore changed. In the mid-1910s, suffragists advertised at men’s baseball games. The women recognized the value of promoting suffrage through sport; yet, they also acknowledged that by entering ballparks, they entered a male space. Suffragists therefore exhibited conventional White gender norms to avoid aggrieving male voters. Women’s different engagements with baseball, as either players or spectators, had varying consequences for women’s political and sporting emancipation. Women’s physical activism in baseball demonstrated female prowess and strength in sport, but only abstractly advanced women’s political rights; suffragists’ promotional efforts through men’s baseball more directly influenced the eventual passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, but their actions supported women’s position on the sidelines.
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Live events are central to television production. Live sporting events, in particular, reliably draw big audiences, even though more consumers unsubscribe from cable to stream content on-demand. Traditionally, the mediated production of these sporting events have used technical and production crews working together on-site at the event. But technological advances have created a new production model, allowing the production crew to cover the event from a broadcast production hub, miles away, while the technical crew still works from the event itself. These remote integration model productions have been implemented around the world and across all forms of sports broadcasting, following a push for economic efficiency—fundamental in a capitalist system. This manuscript is a commentary on the effects of the COVID-19 global crisis on sports productions, with a focus on remote integration model productions. More specifically, the authors argue that the number of remote sports productions will grow exponentially faster, due to the pandemic, than they would have under normal economic circumstances. The consequences on sport media education and research are further discussed, and a call for much needed practice-based sports production research is made.
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Sports public relations has long been used to promote the big game and highlight key players. Then, the coronavirus crisis halted sports, and the constant stream of public relations content fell silent. There was no game to hype, no sports moment to celebrate. This essay is about the public relations lessons learned during the pandemic. It discusses how sports public relations prior to COVID-19 often valued relational breadth over depth. As a result, sports public relations operated at a superficial level of momentary engagements sustained by creative content rather than the deeper relational connections that public relations purport. The essay then illustrates how COVID-19 cultivated opportunities for relational breadth and depth to grow between players and fans. Finally, the essay questions if we really want sports public relations to return to normal or if sports public relations professionals should incorporate these lessons into sustainable, postpandemic public relations practice.
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In this essay, the authors explored Pinsker’s conception of two pandemics, as reflected in the concerns expressed about the future of women’s sport, prospects for female athletes, and the security of women leaders in sport as they emerged in articles published in national news sources. The purpose of this essay was to capture, in a limited way, how women’s sport concerns surfaced in the media in the aftermath of a forced industry shutdown; to gauge reactions, assess real and perceived threats; and to examine how and whether this crisis inspired positive thoughts about women’s sport opportunities for the future. Our work is based on the tracking of articles published in major news outlets about the impact of the pandemic on women’s sport from March 10, 2020, to May 25, 2020. Readings of the collected articles revealed several themes that fit within the two pandemics framework: reactions to the loss of momentum in women’s sport; fears regarding a reversal in gains made by women’s sport in the marketplace as competition for limited resources escalates; concerns about women’s sport participation decreasing due to cuts and delays in programs; and a focused commitment to gender equity and maintaining momentum, even in the face of significant headwinds.
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Are you aware when and how the Olympic games started?
This is actually a kind of festival, which is done in honor of the Greek god Zeus. This festival and games were commonly held in a rural sanctuary called Olympia.
The athletes who participated in these events were all male from the different parts of the Greek world. There were even delegated that have come from Spain and Turkey.
The Olympic Games during the ancient times started sometime in 776 BC and the rest is history.
Olympic Games Today
Every year, Olympic Games takes place and it is usually participated in by different countries all over the world. Basically, a particular country send a number of people who will serve as the country’s representatives for the different sports and athletic events that will be help in the World Olympic Games.
This is one of the biggest events of the year and people from all around the world stop with what they are doing just to see the competitors play in every event shown on TV.
Interesting Olympics Facts
The very first Opening Ceremonies in the Olympic Games were held in London sometime in 1908.
It was in the year 1912 when the last pure gold medal was awarded to the winner.
Spyros Samara was the person who composed the popular Olympic hymn, which is usually played when and during the flag in the Olympic Game is being raised. The international Olympic Committee declared this hymn to be the hymn of the Olympics and this was declared sometime in 1957.
Russia was known to be the country with only few athletes participating in the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games respectively. It was in 1952 Olympic season when Russia has made it possible to take part in all the Olympic Games events.
All of the medals to be awarded to the winning individual or team are designed by the Olympic Games’ organizing committee. Generally, all silver medals to be awarded should be made from 92.5 percent silver while every gold medal should be plated with six grams of gold.
The flame of the Olympics is so popular. But, did you know that the first Olympic Games flame came out in 1928? The flame concept was derived from the Greek Olympic Games wherein participants in the Olympics lighted the flame and kept it burning from the start up to the end of the Olympics.
Olympics Games is widely known all over the world but the facts above may have become known to you just this time.
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Ahead of any product release, Apple executives share their thoughts about the upcoming products as well as the company’s future direction.
We already wrote about some of the highlights from the interview that CNN Money shared a couple of days ago, where Eddy Cue talked about Apple TV and original programming. Today we’ll be looking at interviews with Tim Cook, published by The Independent and The Telegraph.
Apple CEO spoke about the iPad Pro as a PC replacement, as well as how tablets should replace PCs in the near future.
[quote]”I think if you’re looking at a PC, why would you buy a PC anymore? No really, why would you buy one?” […]
“Yes, the iPad Pro is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people. They will start using it and conclude they no longer need to use anything else, other than their phones.”
Even though Apple’s iPad Pro does bring serious performance, we believe that PCs will stay in high demand for decades to come. This especially goes for professionals who need desktop-grade applications for calculations and visualizations. However, an average home user who spend a lot of time browsing the web, editing text documents, and sending emails, can do all of these actions using a tablet. [/quote]
On a different note, Cook says that sales of the new Apple TV were “very strong”, and he even anticipated that the newest Apple TV generation will “set a new record this quarter”.
Apple’s iPad Pro will be available for purchase starting tomorrow. The entry-level model is priced at $799 and brings 32GB of storage. A 128GB Wi-Fi model is available for $949, while a 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model is available for $1,079.
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On 29/06/2020 01/07/2020 By JacIn Colonialism, Colonisation of Wales, Demographics, Welsh Government123 Comments
This is a subject I’ve tackled before; I’m returning to it because the problem seems to be spreading, yea! even unto the city of my dreams.
This is another ‘biggie’ but, as usual, broken down into easily-digestible chunks. Enjoy!
For those new to the subject, One Planet Developments were introduced and encouraged by the Labour-Plaid Cymru coalition management team (2007 – 2011), at the instigation of – among others – Jane Davidson, who served in that team as the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing.
The issue being addressed was, we were told, how Wales could play its part in saving the planet. Yet this excuse was – as we political commentators are wont to put it – bollocks. The lie is exposed by the claim that OPDs will reduce Wales’ carbon footprint – by attracting more people into the country.
For Wales is the only country on Earth to allow OPDs. No one else has been so stupid.
The true motivation was that Davidson’s ‘alternative’ friends wanted smallholdings in Wales but didn’t want to pay commercial property prices. Enacting legislation –TAN 6 strengthened with the Well-being of Future Generations Act – allowed hippies to settle just about anywhere by claiming OPD status, then demanding – and getting! – planning permission for structures that no one else would be allowed to build.
This meant they could set up a smallholding on a shoestring.
Her work done in Corruption Bay, Davidson moved on after the 2011 election to take advantage of the group-think she had helped engender. A post was created for her at UWTSD Lampeter with the Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness (INSPIRE), a department that began life with her arrival in January 2012.
Perhaps in the hope of disguising the relationship between the Labour Party and higher education, and to give her some academic credibility, Davidson is billed as ‘Dr Jane Davidson’, but her doctorate is purely honorary, and from another Labour-linked institution in Pontypridd.
Predictably, ‘Dr’ Davidson lives on a smallholding of her own.
MOVING EAST
The majority of OPDs are to be found in Pembrokeshire and west Carmarthenshire, but as I’ve suggested, they’re creeping east.
Earlier this month a planning application was submitted to Carmarthenshire County Council for a OPD at Llansteffan. To be exact, in ‘Pentowyn farm yard’. Here’s the full planning application.
Pentowyn farm is located across the Tâf estuary from Dylan Thomas’s boathouse at Laugharne. Nice.
Note that the work on this OPD started on 1 May last year, so it’s taken over a year for what is now the retrospective planning application to be submitted. Which is how OPDs operate, knowing that no matter what the local planning authority might say, the ‘Welsh Government’ or the Planning Inspectorate will always grant planning consent.
To help you follow the tale, here’s the plan submitted with the planning application. It shows a long, thin section of land to the east and north east of the farm buildings, with a more compact area to the south and south west, on the other side of the road. The planned buildings are located on this second area.
A number of things struck me about this application. First, the agent is Tao Wimbush; and if that name rings a bell, then it’s because he is a hetman in the Lammas commune not far away, up towards Crymych.
I’d always assumed that these enviro-colons were vegans, or at least, vegetarians – so why is there a ‘butchers unit’ and a ‘mobile refrigeration unit’ at this OPD? But then, Wimbush is only the agent, the adviser.
The applicants are Mark and Ann Oriel, and even though their company name as given on the planning application is ‘Lammas Earth Centre’, and their address that for the Lammas commune, I suspect the Oriels live in Bancyfelin, and Mark runs a slap, rub and squeeze outlet in nearby Sanclêr. (No, not that kind of establishment.)
Which might suggest he too lacks the necessary background in the butchering of livestock and the preparing of meat for sale. So why the ‘butchers unit’? (I wish to God people would use apostrophes.)
Certainly, the Oriels own the land to the east of the farmhouse, the land edged in red on the Land Registry title document plan (scroll down). But the land to the south of the farmhouse, where the shack and the butcher’s building will be located, is not on that title document. So who owns that land?
When I tried to get the document from the Land Registry I drew a blank. The land is either not registered or not yet re-registered.
Copyright Ordnance Survey. Click to enlarge
If you go back to the planning application (20) you’ll read, ‘A butchers unit for processing meat grown on the farm’. I’m not sure that the Oriels have enough land to graze many animals so this must refer to other land.
When asked if neighbours or the local community have been consulted about the proposed development (23) the applicant answers, ‘I have discussed the proposal with my direct neighbours’. So who are the ‘direct neighbours’?
The farm buildings and the land down as far as the road are owned by a woman living in Sketty, Swansea. Shown here edged in red on the Land Registry title plan. I suspect they (or some of them) have been converted into holiday cottages.
The land across the road to the south east, adjoining the land for which planning permission is sought, is owned a local farming family. Are they the ‘direct neighbours’?
The more I think about this, the weirder it seems. We have a hippy asking for planning permission for a sports therapist to have a OPD complete with what reads like a mini abattoir. And we don’t know who owns the land on which the new buildings are to go.
Is someone using the near-certainly of planning permission being granted for an OPD to get consent for something that might otherwise be difficult to get past the planners and other authorities?
If so, then this is a dangerous development, and might signal that OPDs are now being used in a way that I’m sure was not intended by the buffoons who agreed to this idiocy back in the days of the Labour-Plaid Cymru coalition.
ANOTHER STRANGE ONE
Someone has also directed me to a property being advertised by Rees Richards, a long-established firm of estate agents in Swansea and the surrounding area. The company was advertising a property with ‘Potential for ‘One Planet’ development (subject to planning)’.
As we know, planning is never a problem for OPDs, so we can take that for granted.
Of course, if someone wanted to repair and renovate the old house then they wouldn’t need planning permission for an OPD. But that house needs a lot of work, and it would cost a lot of money.
So I assume that the house and the outbuildings are not the big selling point.
Certainly, Cwm-Garenig is a bit off the beaten track, and there’s no mains electricity, so that might attract potential OPD dwellers. But it’s still only 19 acres, and the area round about has been mined for centuries.
I’d hate to switch on the Evening News to hear that, ‘Police and rescue teams are still searching for survivors after a yurt-full of tofu tasters disappeared today down the old Number 9 shaft . . . ‘.
Wouldn’t that just be too, too awful!
Cwm-Garenig marked on both maps
It seems to me that Rees Richards is selling 19 acres of land, some of it possibly unstable. Not only that, but we have a Swansea-based estate agency cottoning on to the possibility of bumping up the price of low value land by adding the magic letters ‘OPD’.
Clearly, this is no longer a rural thing, as you’ll learn from reading on.
If estate agents and others have latched on to the fact that OPDs are a sure-fire way of getting planning permission for dwellings in open country (and maybe not just open country), then who knows where it might lead?
It certainly leads us to Swansea.
BRIGHTON COMES TO GOWER
I introduced this scam scheme to you in Miscellany 06.06.2020, just scroll down to the section ‘Brighton Greens discover Gower’. It’s called the Furzehill Project. Here’s the link to the article from which the image below is taken.
The Brighton gang goes by the name of the Ecological Land Cooperative (ELC) and want two smallholdings on an 18 acre site it bought in December 2017. These smallholdings will be of 5.5 acres each because the rest of the land is already being used by the ELC’s local partner, Cae Tân CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
Though there are very few locals involved with Cae Tân and so it’s questionable how well it’s supported by the wider community.
The leading light in Cae Tân would appear to be Anthony ‘Ant’ Flanagan, who has set up a string of companies, none of which seem able to survive without public largesse, and at least one of which has entered into a disastrous partnership.
It may be worth listing these companies, seeing where their money comes from, and checking on their fates. (CIC means Community Interest Company.)
CORDELIA COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed 15 June 2015; 5 loans taken out 2017, three with Finance Wales, all still outstanding; 4 new directors appointed February 2017; either merges with or is taken over September 2017 by YnNi Teg Cyf. Flanagan no longer a director.
KILLAN SOLAR CIC. Formed June 2015; 3 loans taken out 2016/17 all with Finance Wales, still outstanding; April 2017, registers with FCA as Community Benefit Society Gower Regeneration Ltd.
WOLFIE COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; Dissolved December 2017.
HERMIA COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015, but Flanagan joined by others and address moved from Gower to London; in the red.
MARBLE COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; Flanagan sole director; Dissolved December 2017.
MARIANA COMMUNITY ENERGY COMPANY. Formed June 2015; Flanagan sole director; Dissolved December 2017.
SHUFFLES COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; Dissolved December 2016; Flanagan’s co-director was John Christopher Whiten.
BABS COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; directors Flanagan and Whiten; Dissolved January 2018.
CLEOPATRA COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; directors Flanagan and Whiten; Dissolved December 2016.
PEASBLOSSOM COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; directors Flanagan and Whiten; Dissolved December 2016.
HERMIONE COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; directors Flanagan and Whiten; Dissolved December 2016.
MIRANDA COMMUNITY ENERGY CIC. Formed June 2015; Flanagan sole director; Dissolved January 2018.
CAE TÂN COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE LTD. Formed April 2015; 8 directors (one or two may even be Welsh); latest accounts show Total Net Assets of £5,918.
GOWER POWER CO-OP CIC. Formed June 2013; 5 directors including Flanagan and Whiten; net assets £21,956.
COIGACH COMMUNITY CIC (originally Willowcroft W. Community Energy CIC). Formed June 2015; address moved from Parkmill to Manchester July 2016, when Flanagan ceased to be a director; net assets £10. (‘Coigach’ is a Scottish Gaelic name.)
I suspect that the inspiration for all these start-ups in June 2015 were the municipal energy companies in England, such as Bristol Energy. But Bristol Energy is docked in Shit Creek. The council is hoping to find a buyer.
Others are Robin Hood Energy in – where else? – Nottingham, which lost £23m last year; and Victory Energy in Portsmouth, which in May had its licence revoked by Ofgen.
So why did Gower Power enter into a deal with Bristol Energy in January?
These council-owned energy companies end up costing council taxpayers a hell of a lot of money. We know that Swansea council has been very generous to Ant Flanagan, so how indebted are my fellow-Jacks as a result of this generosity?
Ant Flanagan and his playmates are responsible for the arrival in Wales of the Ecological Land Cooperative of Brighton, who want the smallholdings at Ilston.
A point I made about the planning application in the earlier piece was that letters of support for Furzehill were coming in from all over England but there were few letters from locals. Well that’s changed. And the locals haven’t held back in their criticisms.
If we click on the ‘Comments’ tab, then from local residents we read:
‘This is nothing more than a vanity project from a group of opportunists who are hell bent on claiming community grant subsidies and then feeding that funding through its various other side projects . . . ‘.
Another writes:
‘ . . . In the meantime small farmers trying to scratch a living from the earth are being displaced by larger cooperatives, being unable to compete with grant led, subsidised or community funded groups.’
A third says, referring to OPD legislation:
‘The Ecological Land Coop, an organisation based in South England, would not be likely to be investing money in land in Wales if this planning law applied equally to England.’
This writer continues:
‘As a former organic market gardener, serving people in and around Swansea by growing and selling through a veg box scheme between 1994 and 2018, I no longer even try to compete with these market rigging opportunists.’
While a another objector has this to say:
‘I object about this proposal on two grounds
That this a means of laundering and misappropriating WG and any LA grant funds, rather than a being of benefit for local produce growers/vendors, many of which are being put out of business because of the practices unscrupulous organisation.
There were other objections along similar lines. Arguing that these people are exploiting OPD legislation, they’re only here because of easy access to public funding, which then helps them under-cut genuinely local growers and companies. Some objectors make specific claims of dishonesty.
How the hell did we get to a situation where we are funding interlopers to put local people out of business?
Because . . .
Wales is a land of make-believe, especially when socialists are in charge, and image is more important than reality. Being seen to do the right thing has become more important than actually doing the right thing . . . and far, far easier.
Which is how we end up with One Planet Developments, and the mantra that Wales can show everyone how to save the planet. Idiocies that are welcomed in the Guardian, cheered by superannuated hippies in California, and will have Eco-capitalists from Sweden to Australia rubbing their hands with glee as they think about how many bird-slicing, flood-causing wind turbines they can erect on our hills . . .
The kind of headline the ‘Welsh Government’ loves to see. But does it provide any benefits for us Welsh? Not in this life! Click to enlarge
There are no material benefits for us Welsh from OPDs, and wind turbines, and saving the planet, yet we are lectured that it’s done for some greater good, and for generations to come. Intangible and unquantifiable benefits that may never materialise. But then, virtue signalling is so much easier than coming up with a serious economic strategy for Wales that might create business opportunities, careers and jobs.
When you think about it, the message being put out today by the ‘progressive’ parties in the Senedd is not a lot different to that preached in earlier times by clerics in the pay of landowners and industrialists. It runs, ‘There’s nothing for you in this life, but if you’re virtuous and obedient then your reward is in heaven’.
Those clergymen were serving someone else’s interests, not the interests of those to whom they preached. And it’s the same with the ‘Welsh Government’ today.
‘FARMLETS’
In the companies listed for ‘Ant’ Flanagan you may have noticed Killan Solar CIC, which converted in 2017 into Community Benefit Society Gower Regeneration Ltd.
Anthony Flanagan appears to be still in charge, but with other directors on board, prominent among them, Roy Kenneth Church. The Church family has for many years run the Gower Heritage Centre at Parkmill, which seems to be the base for most of the Flanagan Companies.
Roy Kenneth Church is also a director of Swansea Bay Community Energy Ltd, which has now been deregistered and for which documents are no longer available on the FCA website. Yet another ‘Energy’ company, and given the name, this one suggests ambition on the scale of the municipal failures we looked at earlier.
Though on the FCA document Church is also listed as a director of Swansea Bay Community Energy Two Ltd, for which I can find nothing. Did a ‘phoenix’ company rise from the ashes of Swansea Bay Community Energy Ltd?
Church is also one of the two directors of Tourism Swansea Bay Ltd which, despite the grand title, is a shoestring outfit based, again, in Parkmill. But at a different address to the Gower Heritage Centre.
Then there’s Gower Power Solar Ltd, where we find Church, Flanagan and John Christopher Whiten. The only documents filed, in October 2017, tell of a dormant company. Possibly linked with Gower Power Co-op CIC, where we find Flanagan and Whiten among the directors.
But back to Killan Solar CIC which metamorphosed into Gower Regeneration Ltd.
The name ‘Killan’ refers to a couple of farms which give their name to a road in Dunvant, on the western outskirts of Swansea. We need to focus on the land to the right of the land outlined in red on this plan of Killan-fach farm, Land Registry title number WA289902.
The land we’re looking at is covered by title number WA289901.
There we find a solar complex owned by Gower Regeneration Ltd, with Roy Kenneth Church and Ant Flanagan as directors. The money to build the complex came in the form of three loans from Finance Wales Investments. All three loans remain outstanding.
So, in a sense, you and I own those solar panels because like most things we look at in this piece – they were paid for with public money that has yet to be repaid.
A request for pre-planning application guidance has been made to Swansea council for this land. Land that seems to be owned by Dunvant SBG Ltd. The only director of which is Roy Kenneth Church.
Dunvant SBG was formed in 2001 and the five outstanding charges go back almost as far. Roy Kenneth Church was a director from 24 December 2001 until 1 October 2009, and then rejoined in September 2019, probably following the death of his father.
Covered by Land Registry title number WA289901. Click to enlarge
The plan being hatched, it seems, is to build an ‘Eco village’ of 12 ‘farmlets’. Yes, ‘farmlets’. What a twee word, I wonder what idiot thought that up? I ask because even though the land seems to be owned by Roy Kenneth Church the pre-application submission came from Gerald Blain associates of Whitland.
‘Farmlets’ of 2 acres or less. Not much bigger than decent-sized allotments. What the hell is going on? (Here’s a link to the council website.)
Equally perplexing is why Church couldn’t find an architect in Swansea, which might have spared him a trip to Whitland. But wait! Whitland . . . now who do we know in that area? Why, Tao Wimbush’s postal address is Whitland. And having a background in architecture himself I’m sure he knows Gerald Blain and his mate Mark Sanders.
Gerald Blain Associates seems to be another shoestring outfit. The latest accounts at Companies House show total assets of £49. Confirmed by Company Check. Why would Church rush down west to hire this lot?
I say Church, but the applicant for these ‘farmlets’ is named as a Captain Steve Croaker. But I cannot find a Captain Steve Croaker. Who is he? Does he even exist?
UPDATE 01.07.2020: ‘Captain Croaker’ has been identified. He is Steven William Crocker of Cefn Gwlad Solutions Ltd, though I’m assured he has other strings to his bow. A Swansea man with strong links to Roy Kenneth Church and Parkmill.
What we have is an area on the edge of Swansea where development is not permitted because it would result in Dunvant, a part of the city, merging with the village of Three Crosses, viewed as Gower. But OPD promises a way around this problem.
Because anyone who could get planning permission for substantial properties sitting in an acre or more of land, with Gower on the doorstep, could rake it in.
Gerald Blain mentions OPD more than once in his submission. He makes a big play on how difficult it is for young people to get into farming. Which may be true, but this is not farming. You won’t see any of the old Gower families on these ‘farmlets’.
For they are intended for the friends of Tao Wimbush, and the land-grabbers from Brighton. Using OPD almost as blackmail – “If you don’t give us planning permission we’ll scream ‘OPD’ and our friends in Corruption Bay will give us what we want”.
The council clearly sees what’s behind this plan – expensive dwellings in the green belt with planning permission obtained by subterfuge. This extract from the council’s response to Gerald Blain makes that clear.
It seems very unlikely that the council will look favourably on this project when it’s discussed at 2pm today (Monday). It may be possible to follow proceedings by installing this Microsoft app.
But what happens if the mysterious Cap’n Croaker appeals to the so-called ‘Welsh Government’? Will those clowns allow it?
The problems with OPD go beyond what I’ve listed here.
For example, a lady in Powys writes to me regularly with tales of a family that thinks OPD status gives them carte blanche to erect other buildings, to dump vehicles, etc. The parents and adult children who live on this OPD cause havoc on a narrow access track.
It seems they’re now looking for someone to sell what little they produce in the way of vegetables because they’re too busy themselves at the jobs that take them away every day from the ‘OPD’!
One Planet Developments should be self-sufficient agricultural smallholdings, not a little place in the country from which you commute to your job.
The supine behaviour of Powys County Council towards this OPD encourages others to behave in a similar fashion.
Taking the lead from OPDs in Powys. Ain’t it cute? Click to enlarge
As might be expected, Powys County Council’s refusal to act, and local AS’s and MP’s unwillingness to get involved, not only encourages mess like you see in the picture, it drives out decent residents and it deters investors.
I shall return to problems in Powys in more detail at a later date.
Information comes in from various sources about OPD problems in other areas.
For example, a reliable source who has provided information before writes:
‘What I can tell you briefly is that the most, if not all, of the plots at Tir y Gafel are no longer Lammas as such but are freehold properties that can be brought and sold without restrictions.
This source also advises that the hub, central to the Lammas community, and built with funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change in London, has been abandoned because it is structurally unsound.
Furthermore, it is now surrounded by freeholders unwilling to take responsibility for what was intended to be a shared, community building. Presumably it will now be allowed to fall down.
Another source directed to me to certain Facebook postings. Here’s one from David Thorpe of Cynefin Community Land Trust.
What’s being promoted here is a new village, a new English village in Wales. And note how this new village will be tagged onto ‘an existing settlement’, just like the ‘farmlets’ in Dunvant. OPDs were not supposed to be new suburbs.
Thorpe is a patron of the One Planet Council . . . along with Jane Davidson.
Here’s another contribution from Thorpe.
Andrew Slade? Does that name ring a bell? It should. Slade is one of the English civil servants who run the ‘Welsh Government’. He it was who took EU money off our farmers (Pillar 1) and transferred it to ‘Rural Development Projects’ (Pillar 2).
He’s worked with ‘Game Show Gary’ Haggaty, who’s rogering Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.
Together they’re all working to get Welsh farming families off their land – so they can be replaced by OPDs, and ‘rewilders’, and Mongolian yak herders . . . any bugger will do, just as long as they’re not Welsh.
This is naked racism. This is ethnic cleansing. Yet this is what One Planet Developments have become.
Plaid Cymru and the Welsh National Party
On 11/05/2020 15/05/2020 By JacIn Corruption, Plaid Cymru, Third Sector, Welsh Government, Welsh Labour86 Comments
This is another lengthy and rather complicated tale but it boils down to a corrupt system seeking to defend itself from a man, and now a new party, determined to expose that corruption.
PLAID CYMRU RUNS TO THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
After being hounded out of Plaid Cymru Neil McEvoy, with other Cardiff councillors, formed the Welsh National Party, or, in Welsh, Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru. The English version was accepted by the Electoral Commission but not the Welsh language version, rejected because it was too close to the names of existing parties.
I think this decision was wrong. Firstly, the names are clearly different, and for Plaid Cymru leaders to argue that Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru was the original name of their party is disingenuous, for that name had fallen out of use when I joined Plaid Cymru in the mid-1960s. Nor is it “widely used by Welsh speakers”. Plaid Cymru is ‘Plaid Cymru’ whether you’re speaking Welsh or English.
What’s more, party logos also appear on ballot papers, further reducing the chances of confusion.
Not satisfied with a draw, Plaid Cymru has now mounted a legal challenge to the name ‘Welsh National Party’, on the following grounds:
Irrational to maintain the registration of the name ‘Welsh National Party’ having rejected the registration of its Welsh translation, ‘Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru’
Failure to consider the high likelihood that, in Wales, the Welsh translation of the name ‘Welsh National Party’ would become commonplace in the context of the official legal status of the Welsh language
Failure to give adequate reasons to explain why the English name ‘Welsh National Party’ would be unlikely to cause confusion, having accepted that the Welsh name would cause confusion
To address the first point: The registration of ‘Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru’ was rejected because it might be confused with a name no longer used by Plaid Cymru. But even that absurd decision may not invalidate ‘Welsh National Party’ because it’s unclear if the name in one language must be a direct translation of the name in other languages.
Second point: “In Wales”! – where else will the WNP be standing? While “would become commonplace in the context of the official legal status of the Welsh language” needs to be translated . . . into English.
Third point: The rather obvious answer is that ‘Welsh National Party’ is unlike the name of any existing political party. Making this an argument for accepting ‘Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru’ rather than for rejecting ‘Welsh National Party’.
Let us also remember that a few years ago, Plaid Cymru introduced the English language moniker, the ‘Party of Wales’. Though I can understand Plaid being miffed that it never caught on, because from Connah’s Quay to Chepstow people still say ‘Plaid Cymru’.
At the risk of labouring the point, Plaid Cymru is known by that name, and by that name only, all over Wales, and beyond, to speakers of Welsh, English, and all other languages.
Another irony is that Plaid Cymru objecting to a party with ‘National’ in its name. Ironic, because since Dafydd Elis Thomas led the party in the 1980s, and the left took over, ‘nation’, ‘national’, and ‘nationalist’ have been frowned on in Plaid Cymru circles. The party now deals with the geographical expression ‘Wales’, and the people(s) of Wales.
But I suspect there’s more to this harassment of the Welsh National Party than simply trying to sabotage a putative rival. As I’ll try to explain.
But before that, and in response to these latest developments, Gretta Marshall, chair of the Welsh National Party has issued the following statement:
“The WNP is going from strength to strength. The Welsh name put forward is Y Blaid Genedlaethol. We felt this was a sensible compromise. There is no possibility of confusion with any other party in Wales.
Statute law is clear. Once registered, a political party cannot simply be de-registered on a whim no matter who complains. Due process exists. Cardiff Council has already confirmed in writing that our Group of councillors in the Capital is a Welsh National Party Group.
As Party Chair, I am overseeing our action. We have written to the Electoral Commission and the Speaker Committee of the House of Commons.
The obvious thing would have been for interested parties to at least communicate with us. That did not happen, which is unfortunate. “
PLAID CYMRU, FRIEND OF THE UNION
I have long argued that from London’s perspective Plaid Cymru is the perfect ‘nationalist’ party (irrespective of how it might describe itself). For a number of reasons.
To begin with, Plaid always struggled due to the perception of it being a ‘party for Welsh speakers’. Something I encountered again and again when canvassing in the 1960s and 1970s. Being greeted on the doorsteps of east Swansea not with hostility, but an almost apologetic, “Sorry, love, we don’t speak Welsh in this house”.
That perception was a major obstacle to the party’s progress, and unfortunately it was not entirely incorrect. Which was a shame, because I knew so many who were not hostile to the idea of devolution or even independence, but they did feel excluded by Plaid Cymru’s over-emphasis on the Welsh language.
Support for what I’m saying came in September 1997, when the working class areas of Swansea voted heavily for devolution in the referendum. This was the picture from Swansea Bay to the Heads of the Valleys, the region of the shared accent, with the highest percentages of Welsh identifiers.
This region, containing almost half our population, should have been fertile ground for any party preaching radical change with a strong Welsh flavour. It is certainly the key to success in Wales.
But Plaid Cymru’s leadership, understanding little about the southern working class, believed that to appeal to this electorate the party needed to out-Labour Labour – by being more socialist!
But voters in the south supported Labour for the same reason stockbrokers in Surrey and hedge fund managers in Hertfordshire vote Tory – naked self-interest. Of course there were socialists among the Labour voters, but most put up with the leftie dreaming just so long as Labour delivered on wages and holiday pay and lower taxes.
But in its naiveté, Plaid’s out-of-touch hierarchy saw red flags, barricades and electoral success . . . but realised nothing more than a few false dawns.
And now, things are even worse, for Plaid Cymru seems to have abandoned the practical and self-serving ‘socialism’ of the old southern working class in which I grew up for lunacies straight off California’s campuses.
There are now elements in Plaid Cymru that dream of Antifa stormtroopers patrolling the streets cracking the skulls of anyone who looks suspiciously bourgeois. And if you haven’t read the Guardian that morning then you’d better run, boy. Click to enlarge
This combination of still being perceived as a Welsh language party while now insisting that 16-year-olds can have gender reassignment surgery on demand – and branding as a fascist transphobe anyone who disagrees – has as much chance of electoral success as I have of becoming chairman of Cardiff City Supporters Club.
But if you were sitting at a desk in London wouldn’t you adore a no-threat nationalist party like Plaid Cymru? Wouldn’t you do your best to support it . . . and slap down any rival threatening to expose and replace it?
Which is why I suggest there may be more to this quibbling over party labels than meets the eye.
Away from the hair-splitting, Plaid Cymru could be in its death-throes anyway. Having failed to win in the south (or the north east), and having done no more than retain its four seats in last December’s elections (and come no better than third anywhere else), Plaid Cymru is more penned in to its heartland than ever.
A socially conservative heartland that votes Plaid Cymru for very similar reasons to die-hard Labour areas in the south vote as they do – perceived self-interest and force of habit.
But through emigration and colonisation – issues Plaid Cymru has refused to confront (especially the latter) – it’s only a matter of time before people in these areas give up on Plaid Cymru and resign themselves to the Cornwallisation of what was Y Fro Gymraeg.
But if a new party emerges – be it the Welsh National Party or Gwlad – to address the problems of lack of investment, low wages, poor infrastructure, house prices, saturation tourism, etc., etc., then such a party could both outflank Plaid Cymru in its heartland and also appeal to those urban areas Plaid Cymru has scarcely penetrated.
PLAID CYMRU, LABOUR’S LITTLE HELPER
Despite all the huffing and puffing Plaid Cymru has no chance of blowing down Labour’s house. In fact, it’s not really trying. Because in Plaid Cymru’s weltanschauung Labour, despite being the dominant party, isn’t really the opposition, let alone the enemy.
No, comrade, the enemy is always the Conservative and Unionist Party. The Tories are no more or less Unionist than Labour . . . but of course they’re a party of the right.
Grasp that and you’ll realise that Wales’ constitutional relationship with England and the state of the nation are of secondary importance to how the governing party in London is viewed through Plaid Cymru’s ideological prism. And this explains, a) why Plaid Cymru attracts leftist fringe elements, and b) why it’s forever cwtshing up to Labour.
For don’t be fooled by the sound bites and the electioneering – Plaid Cymru has no real desire to overcome ‘Welsh’ Labour, and if it did by some chance get more AMs then it would almost certainly and immediately offer a coalition deal.
LABOUR’S LITTLE HELPER 2; WHERE IT GETS PERSONAL, AND WHY
The Welsh National Party is not a one-man band, far from it, but because Neil McEvoy is involved, and because there are elements in Plaid Cymru that regard him as Beelzebub’s emissary on Earth, this personalises the attacks.
Just look at the history.
In October 2013 it was announced that the Labour administration in Cardiff docks had done a budget deal with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats.
Snouts were soon in the trough and when, in 2016, Neil McEvoy exposed some very dubious dealings the Plaid Cymru leadership turned on him. For the troughing involved Nerys Evans, a former Plaid Cymru Assembly Member who’d set up Deryn Consulting.
Now let’s move on to early 2017, when Neil McEvoy broke the scandal of Deryn getting contracts from Ofcom due to two Deryn directors serving on Ofcom’s advisory committee for Wales.
A clear case of insider advantage, even corruption. But, again, Neil McEvoy became the villain for exposing it!
And yes, it’s the same woman, Nerys Evans, who’d been involved with the Ofcom scandal. I understand that when she ceased to be an AM Plaid Cymru, as a farewell gift, presented her with a lovely moral compass.
No doubt it will turn up one day on The Antiques Roadshow. Unused.
Hinkley Point nuclear power station is in Somerset, but dumps its contaminated mud off the coast at Cardiff. As a Cardiff AM Neil McEvoy was doing his job in asking for an Environmental Impact Assessment. Plaid Cymru thought he was being ‘confrontational’.
Plaid Cymru AM Simon Thomas even called the campaigners “conspiracy theorists”. Later, when McEvoy said that Thomas should have got a more severe sentence for his child pornography offence, he made even more enemies in Plaid Cymru’s upper echelons.
And who can forget the very suspicious – possibly illegal – timber contracts. Again, Plaid Cymru criticised Neil McEvoy for being ‘aggressive’ in his insistence on straight answers.
The body involved in both cases was Natural Resources Wales, an agency of the ‘Welsh Government’. Making Plaid Cymru more concerned with saving Labour’s blushes than with serving the national interest.
Later, when Neil McEvoy criticised the decision to allow the CEO of Natural Resources Wales to retire and walk away, leadership candidate Rhun ap Iorwerth and Llywydd (Speaker) Elin Jones were said to be “furious” at his impertinence.
But Elin Jones is very close to Labour. Here’s a photo I’ve used recently showing her with Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs in a Dublin bar with Griffiths’ boyfriend ‘Game Show Gary’ Haggaty earlier this year.
Few images illustrate the closeness of the Labour-Plaid Cymru relationship than a Welsh-speaking woman from a farming background sharing a glass of porter with two people intent on destroying the Welsh family farm and all it stands for.
It was inevitable that Neil McEvoy’s enemies would strike back. First, in March 2017, Labour-controlled Cardiff city council suspended him on a trumped-up charge of ‘bullying’. He was in fact standing up for a woman getting a rough deal from the council.
Eleven days later, as pay-back for exposing the Deryn-Ofcom scandal – and at Deryn’s insistence!– Plaid Cymru followed Labour’s lead and also suspended him.
This is what Vaughan Roderick, BBC Welsh Affairs Editor wrote of Plaid Cymru’s decision. A very revealing piece in a number of ways.
He tells us that, “a group of domestic violence survivors and women’s activists has written to Plaid Cymru calling for the party to review its support for Mr McEvoy”. The group was represented by Rachel Williams . . . who just happens to be a member of the Labour Party hiding behind a third sector body. (And there are hundreds of them in that disguise.)
Later we read, “fellow (Plaid Cymru) AMs complain of him (Neil McEvoy) being in a ‘continual attack mode'”. In other words, Plaid Cymru is criticising Neil McEvoy for attacking the Labour Party, the corrupt and incompetent buffoons who have run Wales into the ground.
Last September Plaid Cymru helped both Labour and Deryn by agreeing to suppress the findings into leaks connected with Carl Sargeant’s suicide.
The leaks came from Labour First Minister Carwyn Jones’ office to Deryn, where Jo Kiernan could be found. Kiernan was a former adviser to Jones. The following week it was she that Carwyn Jones phoned soon after hearing of Sargeant’s suicide. One of two calls he made to Deryn.
I covered this in Plaid Cymru -Labour’s little helper, again!
What we see at work here is the unwritten alliance between the self-styled ‘progressive’ parties Labour and Plaid Cymru, lobbyists, civil servants (answering to London), and the third sector. They mwah away in the swamp of Corruption Bay and they all have the knives out for Neil McEvoy because he knows how they operate, and worse, he threatens their cosy and corrupt relationships.
Another recent example of the alliance in operation was in November 2019, when Neil McEvoy tried to introduce a register for lobbyists, an initiative that was opposed by both Labour and Plaid Cymru. With their opposition choreographed by Deryn.
Though, strangely, in 2016 Plaid Cymru was in favour of a register of lobbyists. Google still shows the link (below), but the information has disappeared from the Plaid Cymru website. Fancy that!
Yes, Neil McEvoy brings down trouble on his own head, but he does it for the right reasons, because his ‘crime’ is – exposing corruption.
As if all that wasn’t enough to make enemies for him in Plaid Cymru and Labour there are also very important political and financial considerations.
In 2016, Neil McEvoy, standing as a Plaid Cymru candidate in the Cardiff West constituency, almost beat Mark Drakeford, the current First Minister of the so-called ‘Welsh Government’.
And the vote was most definitely for Neil McEvoy rather than for Plaid Cymru, as the results in the other Cardiff seats made clear. In next year’s elections to what is now the Welsh Parliament Neil McEvoy will be standing again in Cardiff West, and he has a very good chance of winning.
Which means that another motive for Plaid Cymru attacking him and the WNP is to protect the First Minister. For he drives the gravy train.
If Plaid Cymru had two heads it would have one stuck up its own arse and the other stuck up Labour’s.
THE NASTY PARTY
By being what it has become, Plaid Cymru obviously attracts the young idiots with their absurd ’causes’, and their black and white take on everything. But most of them will, hopefully, mature.
But Plaid also has an already mature element that should know better, but behaves irresponsibly and vindictively, egging on the young hotheads. We saw it with the horrific treatment of Dilys Davies.
One of these is Rhian Fitter, who tweets as ‘Mrs Eff’, @ichy_vagenda. She recently attacked Neil McEvoy over an incident from 1996, when he was a young teacher in Pontypool.
The facts are that returning from a school trip to France, and arriving back in Pooler after midnight, two local ne’er-do-wells tried to hijack the bus full of kids. There was a bout of fisticuffs and Neil McEvoy managed to get the two off the bus. The fight continued on the street and the hijackers’ mates turned up, which resulted in Neil McEvoy getting a bit of a kicking. This has left him with impaired hearing.
But the bus got away and the kids were safe.
Neil McEvoy told the story at a Plaid conference, but because it puts him in a favourable light there are some in Plaid Cymru who say he must be lying. Rhian Fitter being one, though why she chose to dredge it up when she did can only be guessed at.
Not only did she dredge the story up but she re-wrote it. For Neil McEvoy never claimed the incident took place in the Middle East, nor did he mention guns. Rhian Fitter knows that full well but still feels it’s OK to lie because she’s attacking Neil McEvoy.
She even organised a poll. Given her followers the outcome was predictable. Though she didn’t have it all her own way.
What I find fascinating here is that Rhian Fitter, while telling lies about Neil McEvoy, and generally traducing his reputation, accuses him of trying to discredit Plaid Cymru! Breathtaking double standards.
But of course Rhian Fitter is a ‘progressive’, a native of the sunlit uplands. She is both morally and intellectually superior to people like Neil McEvoy, and me. And as is the way with her kind, she entertains no doubts.
A few more nasty and inaccurate tweets were posted. Until eventually it dawned even on Rhian Fitter that she may have gone too far, and so she deleted some of them.
But even in ‘apologising’ she can’t resist having a Parthian shot with ‘aliens’!
I tell you this because ‘Mrs Eff’ is the mother of Rhydian Elis Fitter, Plaid Cymru’s Senior Communication Officer. I’m sure the boy learnt a lot about communicating from his esteemed mother.
I shall end this section with a salutary tale from Swansea, illustrating how vindictive Plaid Cymru can be, and where it gets them.
An old mate of mine is Ioan Richard, who served the Mawr ward on the outskirts of the city for decades, both on the old Lliw Valley district council and then the unitary Swansea city council. He was Lord Mayor 2011/12.
Ioan fell out with Plaid Cymru many years ago and stood as an independent for most of his political life. In 2004 he and other independents went into coalition with the Liberal Democrats to run the city council. Plaid Cymru, which had a chance to join the coalition, chose to sit in opposition with the bruvvers.
It is believed that the order to stick with Labour came from Plaid Cymru HQ.
In 2012 Plaid Cymru threw a lot of resources into targeting Ioan’s seat in Mawr, unsuccessfully. Dai Lloyd and his cohorts were seen daily in a semi-rural ward the party had previously neglected. Ioan won. Labour came second.
Plaid Cymru lost their five seats in Swansea, and now the party is little more than a shadow in my home city.
In 2008 in the Llansamlet ward where another old friend, Dr John Ball, had been the party’s first Swansea councillor, Plaid Cymru was even beaten by the BNP!
The parallel is in Plaid Cymru cwtshing up to Labour and attacking a man who wants better for Wales after seeing through Plaid Cymru’s hypocrisy from the inside.
Since Dafydd Wigley was deposed Plaid Cymru has just gone through the motions of being an alternative to the Labour Party. In reality, there is an agreement between the two parties to hoover up the non-Tory vote.
And they can get more votes by staying separate than by officially merging.
An agreement helped by both wanting just enough power and money from London to fund their growing networks of cronies, and also to indulge in the gesture politics and the virtue signalling they prioritise.
And London, even with a Tory government in power, will be happy to fund this corruption in order to ensure that there’s no serious threat from Wales.
Don’t you find it strange that with less than a year to go to the 2021 elections to the Welsh Parliament, and with Labour in power for over two decades, Plaid Cymru is more concerned with attacking a new party that’s hardly got off the ground?
What are we to make of this?
Next year, anyone who cares about Wales would be a fool to vote for Plaid Cymru because a vote for Plaid Cymru will be a vote for the Labour Party . . . and for Deryn . . . and for the third sector . . . and for colonial rule. If you are determined to vote for the pond life of Cardiff Bay it would make more sense to cut out the middle man and give your vote directly to Labour.
But it doesn’t have to be like that. Because next year you will be offered alternatives to those who have betrayed us; you will be able to vote for new parties, with fresh ideas, and candidates who will put Wales and Welsh interests first.
In 2021 vote for the Welsh National Party or vote for Gwlad.
On 04/06/2019 05/06/2019 By JacIn Brexit, British Nationalism, Cardiff, Cardiff Bay, Colonisation of Wales, Conservative and Unionist Party, Devolution, Englandandwales, European Union, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Third Sector, Welsh Assembly, Welsh Government, Welsh Independence, Welsh Labour, Welsh Nationalism28 Comments
I haven’t prepared any in-depth or weighty post for this week; instead, I’ve put together a few things I’ve been thinking about, or been sent, that might also be of interest to you. You know me – always trying to please!
One of the more bizarre responses to the 2016 EU referendum result came from Leanne Wood, then leader of Plaid Cymru – ‘Let’s go into coalition with Labour!‘, she suggested.
Quite what this was supposed to achieve no one seemed to know, but it struck me at the time as a predictable response from Plaid Cymru’s clenched fist and beret tendency. Those who would still regard the Tories as ‘the real enemy’ even if ISIS invaded the Rhondda Fach.
I mention this because even with the Red Queen dethroned Plaid Cymru seems to be thinking along similar lines today. With new leader Adam Price calling for a coalition of Remain-supporting parties for the next UK general election.
Ideally, of course, Plaid Cymru would like a coalition with Labour, but thanks to Comrade Corbyn’s vacillating that is not possible. So with that hope dashed, Plaid now seeks a deal with the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, Change UK and the SNP.
(UPDATE: It’s all happening! Now the ‘Welsh Government’ has come out for Remain.)
Let’s consider the SNP first. Things are very different in Scotland, where the SNP will be hoping to win every seat in the next UK general election; so the chances of them doing a deal with other parties, which would almost certainly mean standing down in some seats, is a non-starter.
The SNP could even turn the next general election into a vote on independence and EU membership, especially if Westminster refuses to allow another independence referendum.
Next up is Change UK. If you’re unfamiliar with this lot, then let me explain that they’re a bunch of preening egotists who couldn’t get their own ways in their previous parties. Before the next election comes around clashing egos will have destroyed this collective huff of a party and that’ll be the end of Change UK.
(UPDATE: Within hours of publishing this piece the bust-up happened!)
On to the Greens, aka the Green Party of England, for there is no Wales Green Party. Worse, last year Greens in Wales voted on whether to set up a separate Green party and decided to stay as the Green Party of Englandandwales. Which means that Plaid Cymru wants to work with a party that refuses to recognise Wales as a country!
Note how the BBC reports it, as if common sense prevails against dangerous separatists seeking to sunder a sacred bond. Click to enlarge
Finally, the Liberal Democrats, the party that kept the Tories in power at Westminster between 2010 and 2015, and the party that – with its single AM – helps keep Labour in power down Cardiff docks. A gang of opportunistic and amoral politicos that would sell their grannies for a sniff of power.
Despite decades of trying to promote themselves as the ‘nice’ party I have a deep and abiding contempt for the modern Liberal Democrats. I had time for old Geraint Howells and a few others from the genuinely Welsh Liberal tradition, but the modern party is a venomous thing not to be trusted or handled.
Containing individuals like Callum James Littlemore, who is ‘Diary Manager’ for local party leader Jane Dodds. (She needs a diary manager!) I thought for a minute it was a typo, and he worked on her farm, but apparently it’s true. Anyway, young Callum bears out all I’ve thought about LibDems.
Though he can’t have been in Wales for long if he thinks Plaid Cymru “support divisive nationalism”. Listen to Uncle Jac: Plaid Cymru is a bunch of evasive, wishy-washy, ishoo-botherers, forever seeking distractions to avoid confronting any specifically Welsh issue. Brexit being the latest such distraction.
Let’s hope we hear little more from Littlemore. (Couldn’t resist it!)
Ruling out the SNP for the reasons I’ve given, these are the parties that Plaid Cymru is ready to co-operate with thanks to Plaid’s fixation with Brexit. What would Plaid get in return – I mean, would these parties campaign for Welsh independence, or even greater devolution? I think not.
It also means that by turning the next election into a single-issue affair Plaid Cymru will ignore the things people care about. Done in order to line up with England’s Brahmin left, thereby alienating thousands upon thousands of people that must be won over if Wales is to escape the humiliation long ago imposed on us by John Bull; a colonial system loyally maintained into the present day by ‘Welsh’ Labour and its rag-bag of hangers-on.
There’ll be a price to pay for this posturing, this self-indulgent myopia. I sincerely hope.
CORRUPTION BAY
This is a term I coined well over twenty years ago as the title of an opus describing the ‘regeneration’ of Cardiff’s docklands. Perhaps the biggest milking of the public purse ever seen in Wales.
Made possible by Secretary of State for Wales (1979 – 1987) Nicholas Edwards, who set up, in April 1987, the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation (CBDC), to be run by his good friend and fellow High Tory, Sir Geoffrey Inkin. The CBDC became the conduit for pumping hundreds of millions of pounds of public money into land owned by Associated British Ports (ABP), of which Edwards was a director.
The CBDC was wound up in 1999 and Edwards – Lord Crickhowell since 1987 – stepped down from the board of Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd 28 April 1999.
Of course, Edwards/Crickhowell didn’t have it all his own way. For example, despite donning his Welsh National Opera tricorn he failed to get a new opera house to the Bay, but learning from that disappointment he made sure that the ‘consolation prize’ of the Notional Assembly building was located on his patch.
And while it was being built he saw to it that ABP continued to coin it by having AMs and staff use Crickhowell House – at £2m+ a year.
Crickhowell House/Tŷ Crughywel/Tŷ Hywel, click to enlarge
Crickhowell House was soon renamed Tŷ Crughywel, and is now Tŷ Hywel, apparently in honour of Hywel Dda. Which looks very much like an attempt to hide the Crickhowell connection, for I’m not aware of Hywel Dda having any local connections.
Despite having moved into the new Senedd building over ten years ago the ‘Welsh Government’ still agreed a series of leases that bind it – and us – to Tŷ Hywel until 2049, or Armageddon, whichever comes sooner. Guaranteed to cost us many more millions of pounds.
I mention this to give the background to what we see today in Cardiff Bay; the squalid and incestuous wheeler-dealing, the lying and the backstabbing, the cronyism, the incompetence, and the waste of public money.
The latest example of the incestuousness comes with Daniel Bryant leaving lobbyists Deryn for Plaid Cymru. This ménage à trois involving Deryn, Plaid Cymru and the Labour Party is not good for democracy or for Wales.
(Cathy Owens is a director of Deryn. Though I shudder to think what ‘Deryn standards’ might be referring to. Could it be sarcasm?)
But this is what devolution has done. It has given us a class of people, divorced from the real world, who study politics, help out local politicians in their spare time and then, when they finish university, get a job working for a politician, or lobbyists, making contacts, and getting on their party’s list of approved candidates.
They then become politicians and make decisions affecting the lives of people with whom they have little contact and for whom they may have little concern. I say that because politics is no longer about serving the people, it’s a team game of abstractions and all that matters is scoring points against the opposition. (Though in Wales it often seems to be just two ‘teams’ involved.)
This system of musical chairs that begins with teenagers choosing a ‘career’ in politics goes a long way to explaining why Wales is in the mess she’s in today. And also why, alone in western Europe, Wales has no register or regulation of lobbyists – because the lobbyists won’t countenance such legislation!
Speak out in favour of such legislation – as Neil McEvoy has done more than once – and you will be hounded and vilified – by lobbyists, your own party, and anyone else the lobbyists can influence. Is this democracy?
Of course not, but it is Corruption Bay; and those we find lurking there today are worthy successors to the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
For anyone who missed it over on Jacqui Thompson’s blog, soon-to-be-retired Carmarthenshire chief executive Mark James plans to stay active with Ffynnon Consultancy Ltd . . . of Brighton. A company formed 23 April 2019.
‘Why Brighton?’ you ask, and the answer is because that’s where his mates are. ‘Mates!’ Yes, you must remember his partners from the Cardiff Bay property business. I wrote about it in Baywatch and Baywatch 2. In particular, Mark Philip Carter, a director with James of Building and Estate Solutions Today Limited.
That company is based in Cardiff, but Carter has other companies based at the same Brighton address – 161-163 Preston Road – where we find Mark James’s new venture. Companies such as Friend-James Accountants LLP, Friend-James Ltd and Opher Ltd.
The two directors of Ffynnon Consultancy are James and his missus. He with 400 shares, she with 100.
It was always unlikely that when James retires later this month, and surfboards out of county hall on a flood of tears, that he would put on his slippers and take up some innocent pastime like counting his money, or evicting bloggers.
But now, with his own consultancy, his protégée Wendy Walters taking over his job, and Emlyn ‘Two Barns’ Dole keeping the councillors in check, James should be able to run the show by remote control!
For as the old saying has it – You can’t keep a good man down. Or in this case, a vindictive and manipulative megalomaniac, and Private Eye Shit of the Year 2016.
You know he can’t just walk away – for there is a Wellness Village to build!
Talking of which . . . there’s something nagging me, for there is another company with a very similar name to James’s new venture. This being the Ffynnon Consultancy Group Ltd.
What’s interesting about the Ffynnon Consultancy Group is that its entry in the ‘Welsh Government’s Directory of Welsh Businesses tells us: “At the Ffynnon Consultancy Group we identify and establish business connections across a wide platform of business sectors in the UAE and the GCC”.
‘UAE’ is of course the initials of the United Arab Emirates, and ‘GCC’ stands for Gulf Cooperation Council. So why would this obscure little company be operating in the Gulf?
I ask because I’m sure you’ll remember that it was links with that part of the world that led to suspensions at Swansea University and the halting of city deal funding for the Wellness Village.
The sole director of the Ffynnon Consultancy Group – a one-share company that appears never to have traded or done anything since being formed in June 2016 – was Angela Louise Williams of Llandybie, until she was replaced last Friday by Kevin Williams of New Quay, Ceredigion, with the company’s registered address also transferring to New Quay on 3 June.
Given the Gulf connection, I got to wondering if there might also be a link with Swansea University, the Wellness Village, or with outgoing Carmarthenshire CEO Mark James’s new company Ffynnon Consultancy Ltd?
In the hope of getting answers I e-mailed Ffynnon Consultancy Group and received a reply from Kevin Williams, who expressed surprise that Companies House had allowed registrations from two companies with such similar names.
He assured me that neither he nor Angela Louise Williams had any links to either Carmarthenshire County Council or Swansea University. So that would appear to be that . . . just an amazing coincidence . . .
M4 OR NO M4
As I write this, on Monday evening, the word is that tomorrow the ‘Welsh Government’ will not back the proposed M4 ‘relief road’ through the Gwent Levels and Newport docks. So, on that assumption, here are a few points that immediately popped into the cavernous Jac cranium.
Let us hope that this unexpected decision heralds a new era of development and investment spread across the country, thereby obviating the need for an M4 ‘relief road’.
Presumably the announcement will be accompanied by promises to invest in public transport. Again, I urge that thinking goes beyond the Cardiff region, because there is a country out there.
Nothing would prove this administration’s commitment to both Wales beyond Cardiff and public transport better than a west coast railway line from Carmarthen to Bangor.
Finally, this decision might deter commuters from Bristol and elsewhere moving into Wales for cheaper housing – have you thought about that? Well, have you!
And, finally, this week’s caption competition. I am grateful to the person who supplied this wonderful photograph of Paul and Rowena Williams of Weep for Wales fame. The picture comes from the XscapeNow Facebook page.
These crooks are former owners of the Radnorshire Arms Hotel in Presteigne, The Knighton Hotel, Plas Glynllifon, Seiont Manor Hotel and other establishments from Northumberland to Cornwall.
I can’t help thinking that holding an illustration of criminals being caught by the police might be seen as tempting fate.
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REPORT: The Pontiac G8 El Camino, GXP Live... As Holdens!
Ray Wert
Holden's readying a limited edition version of its Commodore SSV with Pontiac's twin-nostril grille and hood scoops. According to Australian sources, the special edition will be called the Commodore G8 SSV and be available as a sedan, ute and wagon!
Apparently, the move to stop the export program in the wake of GM's bankruptcy and the killing off of the Pontiac brand has left a warehouse of parts once destined for cars to be exported to the US. Holden's marketing department — sensing an opportunity — has decided to use the stockpile on VE Commodores, which will be sold as a premium priced, limited edition Holden. Brilliant!
Even better news is the special edition will apparently also be available as a ute and wagon! GM had announced plans to bring over a G8 El Camino Sport Truck ST to the United States but then nixing those plans, along with even the idea of a wagon version of the Zeta-platformed RWD G8.
2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck: The El Camino Is Back!
A few weeks ago we, along with our friends at PickupTruck.com, were given exclusive access to a…
Although there's no official confirmation yet from Holden, the mere thought of the G8 surviving provides us some level of comfort — even if we're not getting it here. Frankly, the mere thought of a Pontiac El Camino vastly increases the likelihood we may have to move to Australia for some good ol' fashioned muscle car hoonage! Seriously, this is the best news we've heard in weeks.
UPDATE: Aussie site carpoint's reporting the following:
"It is unclear how many of each will be made, but dealer contacts have suggested it will be close to 1500 in total, or about 500 of each body style.
Prices of each limited edition model will be $1000 more than a regular SS V. The Holden bulletin outlined to dealers the following:
Pontiac G8 SS-V ute manual $47,490
Pontiac G8 SS-V sedan manual $55,290
Pontiac G8 SS-V wagon manual $57,290"
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Electoral Practices in post-Independent Chile, 1820-1830
Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz presented his work at the Sixth Joint Seminar LAC/ Centro de Estudios de Historia Política, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile, and offers here a summary of his talk
Juan Luis Ossa, in La Tercera, Santiago, 17 January 2020
On 23 January 2020 I presented a paper in the Latin American History Seminar at the Latin American Centre of Oxford. Although at the beginning I thought to give a general overview of my current work on the origins of Chilean democracy, I ended up focusing on a more specific subject: the electoral practices in post-independent Chile, the period in which Chileans not only broke their bonds with Spain but also opted for a republican system of government.
My talk is part of a book on the 1820s that should be published at the end of this year. Following the formula proposed by Hilda Sabato in a recent work on republicanism in nineteenth-century Latin America, I argue that the 1820s in Chile are to be considered as a political, economic and cultural laboratory in which various alternatives were “tested”. By introducing this experimental metaphor, I propose that this period is an antidote to teleological narratives that, from the present, assume and take for granted a Chile that could have been very different. The main question I try to answer in the book is: how was power disputed and exercised after the monarchical legitimacy gave way to a new republican legitimacy? My work aims to know the different ways of understanding power, as well as the different paths to accessing it in a post-revolutionary context.
Electoral practices were one of such paths. In the 1820s, Chile experienced a “revolution of the vote”, not very different from what was happening at the same time in Buenos Aires (the phrase “revolution of the vote” is by Marcela Ternavasio). A revolution that occurred especially in political and cultural terms; I am not in a position to affirm that the same occurred socially, although I do not believe that the elections had been anything more than a mechanism of “domination” by a supposed monolithic and evil elite. By insisting that during the 1820s different ways of understanding power arose, my book seeks to go beyond the Manichean divisions that consider the 1820s as a simple “anarchy” (conservative historiography) or as a linear continuation with the old regime (social or Marxist historiography). Given that competition for power was so widespread, what one sees is that society as a whole underwent a process of politicization, in which lawyers, landowners, merchants, artisans, indigenous people and hacendados entered a game of alliances and counter-alliances that changed according to the interests of the actors involved.
Once the change from a monarchical to a republican regime was implemented, the political spectrum was divided into clearly identifiable factions. The dispute over power (what Pierre Rosanvallon calls “the political” or “lo político”) occurred on a structural level. The dispute over “politics” (or “la política”) was, on the other hand, more contentious or temporary. Since its framework was less substantive, less institutional, less concrete and more porous, these practices were not power in itself, but rather ways of accessing it.
Now, if the sum of “politics” forms “the political”, then the discursive practices and mechanisms of those who struggled for power have to be examined. Elections were a vehicle of political mobilization par excellence. Electoral politics were not strange, in effect, to artisans and to the urban working sectors. Just as it would be wrong to say that politics in Latin America began only in 1808 with the fall of the king to Napoleon (an argument much in use in the current historiography), it would be wrong to state that the initial kick of the politicization of the popular sectors occurred with the emergence of the labour movement at the end of the nineteenth century. That may have been, perhaps, their institutionalization, but in no way was their departure point. The revolution for independence was sufficiently comprehensive (or totalizing) as to affect Chilean society as a whole.
Juan Luis Ossa Santa Cruz
Centro de Estudios de Historia Política, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
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MEET THE STARS AND GET AUTOGRAPHS OF LOCAL NASCAR RACERS THIS SATURDAY
July 22, 2015 – (West Salem, WI) – A great night of fun and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series excitement is coming up for area race fans this Saturday night.
Pischke Motors, your local Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Nissan dealer presents all the racing action, featuring the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models, Dean’s Satellite Sportsmen, Auto Value Thunderstox and the ANTS Complete Pest Control Hornets. Plus, check out cars from the glory days in the Vintage Car Division, as they race around the big 5/8th mile oval.
It’s the week to get to the track early, as the 1st 500 fans will receive a FREE 2015 Collector’s Poster! Grab one on the way in and then at 6:30 head on down to the race track for the annual pre-race driver autograph session! Meet all the local NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stars and check out all the cars up close. Get autographs and photos with your favorites!
Gates open at 5:40, qualifying starts at 5:45, Autographs at 6:30, and the racing starts at 7:30. Grandstand general admission is $12, Students age 12-17 are $6, and Kids age 6-11 are $3, Children age 5 & under are FREE.
The 2015 season is quickly flying by and there’s only five weekly races remaining. Although it’s been the year of Steve (Carlson), Brad Powell has not given up. Last weekend his car was fast and could have won both features, but cut a tire while leading the first race. He nursed the car to still get a good finish, but it could have been better. He aced the field in the second race and took home the first place trophy.
Any misfortune on the track for Steve Carlson could really tighten up the points race. Last Saturday the “King of Short Track Racing” got into trouble and spun with Cole Howland early in the second feature, but Carlson fought back and ran through the field to a 5th place finish.
The Dean’s Satellite Sportsmen had a first time feature winner last week – Brad Warthan, and it was the second week after Steve Bachman’s return, whom had another good finish. Points leader Nick Clements was second, and still has a firm grip on the point lead. Tony Leis is still within reach though.
A strong battle is emerging in Auto Value Thunderstox for the point championship. Charles Vian Jr. is looking for his first title of any kind at the track and holds a two point margin over Andy Moore. Both finished 1-2 last weekend in the feature.
Another battle that has a two point margin is the ANTS Complete Pest Control Hornets, with Nate Towner just ahead of Garrett Thicke. Another two back is Hunter Miller. All three are looking for their first title.
The action and battles continue this Saturday night and take the green flag at 7:30!
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Telford & Wrekin Council (TWC) published Telford & Wrekin’s coronavirus figures for the week ending 3 January 2021 yesterday. There were 802 confirmed COVID-19 cases last week, compared to 275 cases in the previous week. That is a 192% increase overall.
The coronavirus figures for Telford & Wrekin for the week ending 13 December 2020 showed that:
802 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19
This is a 192% rise compared with last week’s total of 275 cases
The seven day infection rate for Telford and Wrekin is 446 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000
For the West Midlands, the seven day infection rate is 548 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000
For England, the seven day infection rate is 608 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000
Sadly, 1 person in the borough has died from Covid-19 in the past week (bringing the total borough deaths to 144)
There were 72 people diagnosed with Covid-19 in Telford and Shrewsbury hospitals, as of 3 January
Although the cause of the increase is unclear, TWC suspects that it is a combination of the new coronavirus variant circulating in the borough, in addition to households mixing over Christmas.
Of particular concern to the Council is that over 60s – the age group most likely to suffer serious complications – have experienced a 109% increase in cases.
The Council is urging people to adhere to the national lockdown restrictions.
In TWC’s Newsroom post, Director of Public Health, Liz Noakes, recommended that “people need to act like everyone has the virus, and that they may be carrying the virus themselves – 1 in 3 people with Covid-19 show no symptoms.”
“If you show any symptoms of coronavirus you must urgently self-isolate and get tested,” Liz Noakes added. “Getting a test is one of the reasons people can leave home in this lockdown.”
The Newsroom post also highlights that the rapid-testing centre at The Place, Oakengates, which opened for invite-only rapid testing last month, is now open for any resident without symptoms to book a test. People from certain wards in the borough are being urged to book a test.
“The rapid testing centre at the Place, Oakengates, is now open to any resident who is not displaying symptoms to get tested,” Liz Noakes said. “Especially those people who can’t avoid leaving home for work.
“In particular, we are calling on residents in seven of Telford and Wrekin’s wards to get a rapid test, as rates in these wards exceed 550 per 100,000.
“If you live in Newport North & West, Apley Castle, Shawbirch, Horsehay & Lightmoor, Priorslee, Admaston & Bratton, and St Georges and are not showing any symptoms – please book a rapid test at the Place, Oakengates next week.”
Rapid tests can be booked online via TWC’s website.
The continuing advice is for people to to wash their hands regularly, wear masks, only leave home for essential reasons such as food shopping, and to practice social distancing. NHS England has a full list of steps you can take to help stop the spread of the virus.
People with coronavirus symptoms should self-isolate and book a standard coronavirus test as soon as possible. You can book a test 24/7 online, or by calling 119.
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Returning from a short stay in Vienna, where there is tons of it — Gothic, baroque, Hapsburg imperial — I have been thinking about my attitude to architecture. At the city’s centre in Michaelerplatz is the so-called Looshaus, a plain, modern office block, built in 1911; rumour has it that Emperor Franz Joseph closed the blinds of that part of his enormous palace that looked over the square, so as to avoid seeing what he regarded as an atrocity; and never thereafter used that exit from the Hofburg.
The architect of this controversial building (not in fact devoid of ornament) was Adolf Loos, who at the same time was putting together theories that emerged in his manifesto called Ornament and Crime. This work influenced various movements that preceded the modernist phase in architecture, notably the Bauhaus.
My first remembered encounter with twentieth-century architecture was walking into the glass door of a restaurant at the Festival of Britain (was this the first such door in the land?). No doubt the Skylon and the Dome of Discovery also had the impact of novelty on my imagination, but repeated visits to the Festival Hall later probably confirmed the style that I now know as International Modernism as my model for all architecture: buildings should be functional, with their modes of construction on display. I suspect I was a typical Young Elizabethan in my tastes.
Later I was disillusioned to learn that the wood-grain patterns in the concrete walls of South Bank buildings of the 50s did not result from their process of manufacture, but are a decorative element created at great expense, harking back to earlier methods of construction (a ‘skeuomorph’). Somehow I had absorbed the puritanical notion put forward by Loos that ornament in architecture is intrinsically wicked. Severely modernist buildings like the skyscrapers of Mies van der Rohe, which perhaps I tried to admire without liking much, no doubt confirmed my unwitting prejudices, as did countless other modern constructions of less distinction.
Now I know (thanks to Learn Italy lectures) that nearly all architectural features — pilasters, entablatures, scrolls, pediments, and so on — are decorative. The triglyphs — those triple-grooved panels on the friezes of Greek temples, are skeuomorphs too, referring back to earlier wooden structures. There can be scarcely a town in Britain that doesn’t have a nineteenth-century bank or civic building that alludes to Greek and Roman architecture, with columns and capitals and all the paraphernalia that goes with them, triglyphs often included, none of which are likely to be functional, being ornamental elements dignifying a large box (which is what most buildings are).
So now I can look at so-called ‘Classical’ buildings and enjoy their proportions and patterns of straight lines and curves without disturbance even though I know they serve no function. But I still have to suppress a frisson of alarm when confronted with the gaudy exuberance of baroque ornament, whether outside or inside a building; quite illogically I feel it is ‘merely decorative’ and therefore disgusting and unworthy of attention. This doesn’t make sense.
In Vienna there are several buildings by the eco-artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He hated the sterile monotony of Loos-inspired office blocks, factories and flats. In his love for biomorphic and irregular forms and desire to incorporate features of the natural landscape into his buildings (especially the ‘tree-tenants’ which he believed everyone should house) he professed a great dislike for straight lines (the ‘devil’s tools’). In his apartment block, the Hundertwasserhaus, the floors gently undulate as if concealing large molehills (‘an uneven floor is a melody for the feet’), where columns and walls are covered with bright ceramics, every window has a different coloured surround, and greenery sprouts from every balcony and cascades from the roof. I note, however, that the walls of his houses are vertical, and his paintings and designs for postage stamps and flags are all severely rectangular. His is a joyful ornamental modernism, still playing off the straight line against his curvaceous structures.
This rumination was supposed to be an exhortation to enjoy Italian baroque architecture, but the message was waylaid by my stay in Vienna.
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Jonathan Demme, 'Philadelphia' Director, Dead At 73
Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of Philadelphia and The Silence of the Lambs died early Wednesday from esophageal cancer. He was 73.
"Sadly, I can confirm that Jonathan passed away early this morning in his Manhattan apartment, surrounded by his wife, Joanne Howard, and three children," Demme's representative said in a statement.
His 1993's project, Philadelphia, was equally ubiquitous and even more culturally significant: The film, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, raised awareness of gay rights and the AIDS epidemic.
"Jonathan taught us how big a heart a person can have, and how it will guide how we live and what we do for a living," Tom Hanks, who starred in Philadelphia, said in a statement. "He was the grandest of men."
The Rossing Stone remembered today that the filmmaker was inspired to create a film about AIDS after his friend Juan Botas became sick with the disease. "We looked for a story for a long time, and we decided it would be pointless to make a film for people with AIDS," he said. "Or for their loved ones. They don't need no movie about AIDS. They live the truth. We wanted to reach people who don't know people with AIDS, who look down on people with AIDS."
"Sad that Jonathan Demme has passed. Philadelphia absolutely humanised people living with AIDS. Talented, humane man. RIP," tweeted today Matthew Todd from London, journalist, author of the BOYS' LGBT Book of the year 2017.
In an interview promoting Philadelphia, Demme disclosed to Rolling Stone some sage filmmaking advice he received from Roger Corman: "Jonathan, never forget what the primary organ is for the moviegoer. It's the eye. You must keep the eye interested." It's a lesson he never forgot.
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When you listen to Terry Callier’s music, it really makes you wonder why it took three decades after the release of his debut album for this singer to be able to live from his music. “Turn You To Love”, »easily Terry Callier’s most underrated album« (allmusic.com), may in the first moment be somewhat astonishing for its rather disparate mix of numbers. Unlike the works by other soul mates, Callier’s songs demonstrate not how soul should be but rather what soul can be. His musical language does away with angry attitudes, and cultivates instead deep and sincerely felt sentiment. This is expressed not only in sprightly funk (“Sign Of The Times”) but also in moderately paced and soulful songs such as “Pyramids Of Love”. His vocal prowess is shown in a wide variation of numbers – from well rounded to smoky, gauze-like phrases (“Turn You To Love”), via a rhythmically freely swinging number with a lengthy text (“Ordinary Joe”), and a narrative, meditative atmosphere (“Occasional Rain”). In between we find a fine mix of diverse voices (“You And Me”) and a drop of the cultivated, indestructible groovy sound of the times (“Still Water”).
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Women’s rights group, Equality Now, has filed a case against the Tanzanian government at the Africa Court on Human and People’s Rights over its ban on pregnant girls from attending school.
The organisation, in a statement, said that going to court was the last resort after years of lobbying the government to overturn the ban.
The Tanzanian government has not officially responded to the suit.
A law passed in 2002 allows for the expulsion of pregnant schoolgirls.
The law says the girls can be expelled and excluded from school for “offences against morality” and “wedlock”.
In 2017 Mr Magufuli, while speaking at a public rally, said that young mothers would be distracted if they were allowed back in school:
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The President also criticised rights organisations who have been pushing the government to reverse the law:
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At least 8,000 Tanzanian girls drop out of school every year due to pregnancy
Women’s rights groups have been urging the government to change the law.
At least 8,000 Tanzanian girls drop out of school every year due to pregnancy, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
Equality Now said the ban was discriminatory and had trapped many girls in a cycle of poverty.
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