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__label__wiki	0.749329	0.749329	The Opposition View: Plymouth Argyle vs Coventry City Home » Matches » The Opposition View: Plymouth Argyle vs Coventry City by Guest Writer \| Jan 17, 2019 \| Matches \| 0 comments Sideways Sammy gave his opposition view ahead of Coventry versus Plymouth Argyle. 1. Hi again and thanks for talking to us. How do you think the season has gone since the two clubs last met in August? It’s been a season of good and bad runs. After a fairly poor start, we matched a club record five league wins in a row back in October, before failing to win the following nine games, winning three in a row over Christmas and coming back down to earth more recently by failing to beat two relegation contenders in our most recent games. 2. What do you think has been the key to Coventry performing above expectations this season? While we’ve rarely been outstanding, we’ve generally had chances to win in the games we’ve lost or drawn this season. There has a consistent baseline of quality in our performances. Had we a finisher in the class of Marc McNulty, Adam Armstrong, or Leon Clarke, who we’ve had in season gone by, we would be in the play-off picture, but we don’t and this season has felt slightly underwhelming thus far despite sitting in a comfortable position in the top half. 3. Who have been the key players? Tom Bayliss remains a class act in central midfield. His ability to drive forward and glide past opposing midfielders is a key feature of our attacking play. With pacey and dynamic players around him – especially Luke Thomas and Dujon Sterling on the right wing – we have threatened to play some really confident and incisive attacking football. Alongside him, Liam Kelly stepping into Michael Doyle’s defensive role in midfield has improved our attacking play with Kelly playing the ball quicker and covering more ground than Doyle to free our attacking players to get on the front foot more. 4. If anyone, who have been the weak links? Finishing has been a consistent problem for us this season, especially with our key summer signing, Conor Chaplin, struggling for confidence in front of goal. It could well be the case in this game that we’ll have a lot of the play and create chances, but I wouldn’t back us to put the game to bed in a convincing manner if we do so. 5. How do you expect your side will set up for the game on Saturday? It is likely to be a similar set-up to recent weeks where we have a front two in Jordy Hiwula and Conor Chaplin who’ll offer energy to press the Plymouth defence. As it’s an away game, I would imagine we’ll look to utilise the pace in this side to launch quick counter-attacks but if Liam Kelly and Tom Bayliss can get on the ball in midfield, we could play more of a possession-based game. 6. One player who Argyle have got the best out of who never really shone at Coventry is Ruben Lameiras. Why do you think this is? The general problem for Lameiras at Coventry City was getting a run in the side. First of all, he was a supporting cast member against leading acts such as Jacob Murphy, James Maddison, Ryan Kent and Adam Armstrong, then he was part of a side struggling against relegation that was too desperate for results to be patient enough to allow a potentially flaky attacking midfielder to develop some consistency and express himself. He finally got a run in the side towards the end of his spell with us, linking up particularly well with George Thomas with those delightful reverse passes he specialises in, but Mark Robins’ natural caution saw him released in favour of more experienced campaigners to get us out of League Two last season. 7. Coventry are still deeply embroiled in a dispute with the owners about the Ricoh Arena. How do you see that playing out in the long run? The honest answer is, I don’t know. The only thing that can resolve this situation is our owners, SISU, selling the club, but they appear to have little interest in doing so. As it stands, this club is homeless at the end of the season with the parties involved in the dispute seemingly unwilling to return to the negotiating table and there being no viable alternatives to playing at the Ricoh Arena. It looks grim, but we’ve been here before and there have been short-term fudges, my guess is that there will continue to be fudges until all legal options for SISU to dispute the sale of the stadium are exhausted. What happens after that, is anyone’s guess. 8. What are your thoughts from the outside on Argyle’s underwhelming season and the reasons for it? Aside from Ruben Lameiras, Graham Carey and possibly Freddie Ladapo, there aren’t too many players in the Argyle squad that I would imagine would walk into most other League One sides. While Derek Adams is a shrewd manager, that lack of quality across the pitch appears to have been the biggest reason why Argyle have struggled, even if there have been runs of form that have suggested the team can pull away from danger. 9. How do you see the season planning out for both clubs? Can Coventry sneak into the play offs? I would be delighted to be wrong, but I don’t think we’ll sneak in to the play-offs. The gap is widening with each week and having seen us play the better teams at this level, we’re lacking that quality in the final third to win enough games to bridge that gap. For Argyle, it’s going to be difficult to stay up with several teams starting to improve at that end of the table, but not impossible given that there are sides like Rochdale and Walsall that look to be in a tail-spin. Staying solid, eking out draws and narrow wins could be the key to staying up. 10. Finally, a prediction for the score on Saturday? Having struggled in recent weeks against play-off contenders, I’m feeling pessimistic heading into this game. I can see Argyle sneaking the win here, 2-1. The Magic Still Remains Tough Boots to Fill? Plymouth Argyle learn FA Cup fate Player of the Month: December 2020 Argyle forced to hold on despite dominating Gillingham Follow Argyle Life on Twitter Like Argyle Life on Facebook http://argyle.life - The Alternative Plymouth Argyle Voice	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line1
__label__wiki	0.533965	0.533965	Astrobiology Science News 24 September 2009 Bright optical dayside emission from extrasolar planet CoRoT-2b, astro-ph A transit timing analysis of seven RISE light curves of the exoplanet system HAT-P-3, astro-ph Scientists see water ice in fresh meteorite craters on Mars, University of Arizona NASA Spacecraft Sees Ice on Mars Exposed by Meteor Impacts, NASA NASA Instruments Reveal Water Molecules on Lunar Surface, NASA NASA's Spitzer Spots Clump of Swirling Planetary Material, NASA JPL Deep Impact Spacecraft Finds Clear Evidence of Water on Moon, University of Maryland Brown Scientists Announce Finding of Water on the Moon, Brown University New research shows water present across the moon's surface - It turns out the moon is a lot wetter than we ever thought, University of Tennessee Knoxville AbSciCon 2010: Session Topic Proposal Deadline Extended The deadline for proposing Session Topics to AbSciCon 2010 has been extended until September 30. The organizing committee is soliciting community input for session topics. Suggestions will be reviewed by the organizing committee, and the approved list of session topics will appear in the second announcement along with the call for abstracts. The announcement of Session Topics, along with instruction for submitting abstracts, will be online by October 14. The Abstract deadline remains December 1. For more information: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2010/abscicon2010.topics.shtml Source: NAI Newsletter ROSES-09 Amendment 17: New Due Date, Start Date and Clarification for C.7, Outer Planets Research (OPR) Program This amendment delays the proposal due date for Appendix C.7, Outer Planets Research (OPR) Program. The program element in ROSES-2009, Appendix C.7, Outer Planets Research (OPR), solicits proposals for diverse scientific investigations that contribute to the understanding of the outer Solar System, including the giant planets, their satellites, and smaller solid bodies including comets, asteroids, and Kuiper Belt objects. The program includes both data analysis from NASA missions and fundamental research. Student Travel Grants - Workshop on Methane on Mars November 25-27, 2009 in Frascati, Italy - The NASA Mars Program Office has announced that travel funding will be made available for as many as 5 students who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, with Mars-related interests, to attend the Workshop on Methane on Mars: Current Observations, Interpretation and Future Plans, November 25-27, 2009 in Frascati, Italy. An application must be submitted by September 28, 2009, to be considered for this funding. NASA Headquarters will make the selections and students will be notified no later than October 15, 2009. Reimbursable costs include registration fees, transportation (airfare, mileage to/from airport, parking, rental car) and lodging/per diem. In most cases, actual expenses will exceed the funding provided. 10/5 NAI Director's Seminar Danny Glavin (speaker) and Jason Dworkin, "Southpaw Solar System: L-Amino Acid Excesses in Meteorites and the Implications for the Origin of Homochirality on Earth" Abstract: Meteorites provide a record of the chemical processes that occurred in the early solar system before life began on Earth. The delivery of organic matter, including amino acids, by carbonaceous meteorites could have been an important source of the early Earth's prebiotic organic inventory. The earlier discovery of slight to significant excesses for several indigenous left handed Kepler Science Openings The Kepler Science Office has recently posted two positions and requests your help in recruiting good candidates. Currently, the positions are posted on the SETI Institute's website at: http://www.seti.org/jobs/kepler-analysis http://www.seti.org/jobs/kepler-archive The first is for a data analyst to help with image artifact mitigation and other data processing/analysis. The second is for a data archiver to help with the post-processing, archiving, and operation of KSAS, the Kepler Science Analysis System. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply. Source: NAI Newsletter AbSciCon 2010 First Announcement The Astrobiology Science Conference 2010 will be held at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) April 26-29, 2010. Please submit the Indication of Intent form [ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2010/iofi/ ] by October 1, 2009, in order to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders and other pertinent information related to the conference. View the Announcement Now!! Source: NAI Newsletter Postdoc Position Available at the Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole A postdoctoral position in microbial ecology with secondary emphases in evolutionary ecology, information theory and/or modeling is available at the Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole. This NSF-funded project seeks to determine the principles governing how energy and matter flow through biological systems using laboratory microcosms as experiment systems. In addition, the project will advance a mathematical framework for modeling biogeochemistry orchestrated by microbial communities using a distributed metabolic network representation constrained by thermodynamics. We are seeking an individual with expertise in molecular microbial ecology with an interest in theoretical ecology or systems biology. Approximately 10% of the successful applicant's time will be devoted to program outreach that involves development of educational web resources as well as dissemination of project results. Funding support is available for 2.5 years. NASA Researchers Make First Discovery of Life's Building Block in Comet NASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. "Glycine is an amino acid used by living organisms to make proteins, and this is the first time an amino acid has been found in a comet," said Dr. Jamie Elsila of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts." Elsila is the lead author of a paper on this research accepted for publication in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science. The research will be presented during the meeting of the American Chemical Society at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington, DC, August 16. NAI Research Reveals Major Insight into Evolution of Life on Earth Humans might not be walking on Earth today if not for the ancient fusing of two microscopic, single-celled organisms called prokaryotes, NASA-funded research has found. By comparing proteins present in more than 3000 different prokaryotes - a type of single-celled organism without a nucleus - molecular biologist James A. Lake from the University of California at Los Angeles' Center for Astrobiology showed that two major classes of relatively simple microbes fused together more than 2.5 billion years ago. Lake's research reveals a new pathway for the evolution of life on Earth. These insights are published in the Aug. 20 online edition of the journal Nature. This endosymbiosis, or merging of two cells, enabled the evolution of a highly stable and successful organism with the capacity to use energy from sunlight via photosynthesis. Further evolution led to photosynthetic organisms producing oxygen as a byproduct. The resulting oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere profoundly affected the evolution of life, leading to more complex organisms that consumed oxygen, which were the ancestors of modern oxygen-breathing creatures including humans. Three New NASA Postdoctoral Fellows Join The NAI The NAI has selected three new postdoctoral fellows, Siobhan Wilson, Sanchaya Gupta, and Nancy Akerman as they join NAI teams through the NASA Postdoctoral Program. Nancy Akerman will work with Julie Huber at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Carnegie Insitution of Washington Team), to examine "Habitability in Extreme Environments: Microbial Function and Activity in Deep and Shallow Marine Hydrothermal Systems". Sanchaya (Neal) Gupta will work with both the MIT and CIW teams on the research topic, "Polymeric Biosignatures in Organismic Fossils and Environmental Controls on their Preservation", working with Roger Summons and George Cody. Siobhan (Sasha) Wilson will be working with David Bish at Indiana University, on a project entitled, "Hydrated Sulfate Minerals: a Habitat for Martian Microorganisms?" The next application deadline for the NASA Postdoctoral Program is November 1, 2009. See http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc/ for more information. Source: NAI Newsletter Nominations Solicited for ExoPAG Executive Committee The Astrophysics Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate is soliciting nominations for the Executive Committee of a newly established Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG). The inaugural ExoPAG Chair will be Jim Kasting, a long-time member of the astrobiology community and the NAI. The ExoPAG will be responsible for soliciting and coordinating community input into the development and execution of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program. Interested members of the astrobiology community are encouraged to nominate colleagues or themselves to serve on the ExoPAG Executive Committee. The deadline for receipt of nominations is Sept. 4, 2009. For more information: http://exep.jpl.nasa.gov/exep_exoPAG.cfm Source: NAI Newsletter AGU Session B30: Revisiting the Habitable Zone This year, the AGU meeting in San Francisco, CA will have a session on the habitable zone organized by colleagues from the NAI. The conveners would like the session to be interdisciplinary in nature, and invite astrobiologists from all disciplines to present concepts related to habitability and the definition of the habitable zone. For more information see http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/program/scientific_session_search.php?show=detail&sessid=523 The deadline to submit an abstract is 03 September 2009. A planetary eclipse map of CoRoT-2a. Comprehensive lightcurve modeling combining rotational-modulation and transits, astro-ph Dust amorphization in protoplanetary disks, astro-ph The inner environment of protoplanetary disks with near infrared spectro-interferometry, astro-ph Protoplanetary gas disks in the far infrared, astro-ph SEPM Field Conference on Microbial Mats in Siliciclastic Deposits (Archean to Today) May 21 - 23, 2010 Denver, Colorado and Dinosaur Ridge, Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone, Denver The conference presents an important and novel review on microbial mats and the sedimentary structures they form in siliciclastic settings through Earth times, from the early Archean to the present. The meeting brings together the expertise and knowledge of an international panel of leading researchers to provide a state-of-the art overview of the field. The participants give a timely review of the current and most topical areas of research, essential for all scientists interested in this rapidly growing field. For more information: http://www.sepm.org/activities/researchconferences/microbial/microbial_home.htm Source: NAI Newsletter Seeking Nominees for COSPAR Awards and Medals COSPAR, the Committee on Space Research of the International Council for Science, is seeking candidates to be nominated for COSPAR awards and medals, which recognize the outstanding achievements of space scientists throughout the world. The awards will be presented at the 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, to be held in Bremen, Germany, 18-25 July, 2010. It is important to honor the contributions of your colleagues. Please take a moment to consider nominees for the following awards and medals: AGU Session B14: Early Oxygen Session Abstract: During most of the geologic past, life and the surface environments on Earth were profoundly different than they are today. In particular, it is generally accepted that the atmosphere was devoid of O2, or nearly so, until the "Great Oxidation Event" approximately 2.4 billion years ago. However, considerable uncertainty remains about the abundances of O2 and other oxidants during the first half of Earth history, as well as processes that constrained these abundances to seemingly trace levels. Emerging data should allow tighter constraints on Archean free oxygen concentrations, the variability of redox conditions at high temporal resolution, and the evolutionary and biogeochemical consequences of oxygenation. At the same time there is a need to refine existing proxies, assess their limitations, and develop new ones. This session will explore these issues. We encourage abstracts from a variety of areas ranging from analytical and theoretical geochemistry to genomics. For more information see http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/program/scientific_session_search.php?show=detail&sessid=219 Source: NAI Newsletter Detection of Planetary Emission from the Exoplanet TrES-2 using Spitzer /IRAC, astro-ph Tohoku-Hiroshima-Nagoya planetary spectra library: A method for characterizing planets in the visible to near infrared, astro-ph Exoplanet Transit Database. Reduction and processing of the photometric data of exoplanet transits, astro-ph Hubble Space Telescope Multi-Cycle Treasury (MCT) Programs Call for Proposals Release Date: August 14, 2009 Proposal Deadline: November 18, 2009 NASA and The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) are pleased to announce the Multi-Cycle Treasury Programs Call for Proposals for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Observations. Participation in this program is open to all categories of organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and other Government agencies. Call for Nominations: National Academy of Science Awards The Academy presents a number of awards, spanning a wide range of scientific disciplines, to recognize outstanding achievements in science. Nominations for awards to be presented in the year 2010 will be accepted through September 15, 2009. Astrobiology Science News 7 September 2009 Massive Satellites of Close-In Gas Giant Exoplanets, astro-ph Construction of Coupled Period-Mass Functions in Extrasolar Planets through the Nonparametric Approach, astro-ph NASA Astrobiology Institute Research Reveals Major Insight into Evolution of Life onEarth Insights into the formation of Fe- and Mg-rich aqueous solutions on early Mars provided by the ALH 84001 carbonates Martian meteorite may have held life, New Scientist Dust Distribution in the beta Pictoris Circumstellar Disks, astro-ph Outward Migration of Terrestrial Embryos in Binary Systems, astro-ph A homogeneous spectroscopic analysis of host stars of transiting planets, astro-ph Giant planet migration, disk evolution, and the origin of transitional disks, astro-ph Detectability of Transiting Jupiters and Low-Mass Eclipsing Binaries in Sparsely Sampled Pan-STARRS-1 Survey Data, astro-ph Explorations Beyond the Snow Line: Spitzer/IRS Spectra of Debris Disks Around Solar-Type Stars, astro-ph gamma Doradus stars in the COROT exoplanets fields: first inspection, astro-ph Water in HD 209458b's atmosphere from 3.6 - 8 microns IRAC photometric observations in primary transit, astro-ph The Stability and Prospects of the Detection of Terrestrial/Habitable Planets in Multiplanet and Multiple Star Systems, astro-ph Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A-F type stars - VII. Theta Cygni radial velocity variations: planets or stellar phenomenon?, astro-ph How deadly are cosmic rays?, MSNBC « August 2009 \| Home \| October 2009 »	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line4
__label__cc	0.636166	0.363834	The Internet May Be Next Victim of Coronavirus Pandemic – Netflix, Google, Apple and Amazon React With an estimated billion people staying home, remote working or just watching shows online all day, telecom infrastructure is coming under great strain. Experts and companies are mostly saying that the risk is far from critical yet, but the EU has taken the possibility of the internet crashing very seriously. Netflix, Google, Apple, and Amazon have begun to restrict HD video streaming to reduce data usage in Europe. Also Read: Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus Coronavirus Crisis Hurts European Internet Infrastructure The epicenter of the coronavirus crisis has squarely migrated from China to Europe these days. Italy bore most of the brunt, with the highest number of casualties so far, but Spain, France and other countries are also suffering the strong effects of the pandemic growing quickly. Governments have reacted by imposing curfews on citizens, closing borders, shutting down businesses and generally putting in place various restrictions on normal life in order to slow the spread of the virus and “flatten the curve”. The main measure that everyday people were asked to take in response is to stay home and avoid any unnecessary trips outside the house. As such, it is no surprise that internet usage in Europe has spiked, with employees working remotely, students learning online and everybody streaming videos. This caused European telecommunication companies, such as Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom, to raise the alarm and the European Union soon reacted. Important phone conversation with @ReedHastings, CEO of @Netflix To beat #COVID19, we #StayAtHome Teleworking & streaming help a lot but infrastructures might be in strain. To secure Internet access for all, let’s #SwitchToStandard definition when HD is not necessary. — Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) March 18, 2020 The EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, revealed on Twitter that he has had discussions with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and asked that the streaming service downgrades its broadcasts in Europe from high definition video quality to lower resolution. An hour of HD video from Netflix takes about 3GB of data and an hour of standard definition (SD) video takes about 1GB of data so the move could cut a significant amount of used bandwidth. Video Streaming Giants React According to recent estimates, video streaming services can account for more than 60% of global internet traffic, with Netflix alone responsible for 12% of online bandwidth around the world. The company was the first of the operators in the market to announce it will take measures to help with the situation in Europe. “Given the extraordinary challenges raised by the coronavirus — Netflix has decided to begin reducing bit rates across all our streams in Europe for 30 days,” a Netflix spokesperson said. “We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25% while also ensuring a good quality service for our members.” Google has also reduced bitrates on its subsidiary Youtube, where an estimated one billion hours of content is being watched every day. This reportedly happened after EU Commissioner Breton talked with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki. “We are making a commitment to temporarily switch all traffic in the EU to standard definition by default,” the company said. Amazon has also taken similar measures on its Prime Video service. “We support the need for careful management of telecom services to ensure they can handle the increased internet demand with so many people now at home full-time due to Covid-19,” an Amazon spokesperson said. “Prime Video is working with local authorities and internet service providers where needed to help mitigate any network congestion.” Disney has postponed the planned launch of its Disney Plus streaming service in France at the request of the local government while going forward with the plan in other European markets. It also said it will lower its overall bandwidth utilization by at least 25% in all of the markets launching Disney Plus on March 24, 2020. This will reportedly be done in response to an EU request to “ensure the smooth functioning of the broadband infrastructure.” According to reports from European subscribers, Apple has reacted to the situation by downgrading the streaming quality of Apple TV Plus in Europe. What do you think about the possibility that the internet will crash due to the global coronavirus crisis? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. Verify and track bitcoin cash transactions on our BCH Block Explorer, the best of its kind anywhere in the world. Also, keep up with your holdings, BCH and other coins, on our market charts at Bitcoin.com Markets, another original and free service from Bitcoin.com. The post The Internet May Be Next Victim of Coronavirus Pandemic – Netflix, Google, Apple and Amazon React appeared first on Bitcoin News.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line13
__label__cc	0.639452	0.360548	Changes to NSW dam regulation – what you need to know Categories: Innovation Insight Series , Water Management ATC Williams works closely with the NSW Dams Safety Committee and has a clear understanding of the expectations for dam performance and safety across the region. We outline the recent changes that affect dam engineering in NSW and what they mean for you. How are dams regulated in NSW? Dam Safety NSW is responsible for “regulating the safety of dams in NSW.” The Dam Safety Act 2015 supersedes the previous 1978 Act. Under the new Act, legislative guidance is provided by the Dams Safety Regulation 2019 (source: Dam safety reform, summary of legislation changes), and replaces previous guidance sheets. The new legislation reflects a recognition by Dams Safety NSW of the changing standards and practice applied to dams, with emphasis on safety and accountability for the public and the environment. The stated intent of the change is: “to improve the safety management practices of declared dam owners to improve the regulator’s ability to enforce the requirements to remove the potential conflict of interest resulting from dam owners being on the board of the Dams Safety Committee”. What are the significant changes? Changes in the legislation relevant to dam owners and designers are: The term “Prescribed Dams”, as we have become accustomed to in the past, has changed to “Declared Dams”. A dam will become “Declared” if as a result of failure, human life would be endangered, or the severity of loss or damage would be major or catastrophic. The approval of a dam design previously provided by the Dams Safety Committee is no longer required. However, the dam design must be carried out under an AS/NZS ISO 9001:2016 quality management system, which means that accountability for the performance of the dam will now rest with the designer. Notwithstanding the above, engineering controls on the design and performance of Declared Dams will be maintained by an independent review of: Consequence Category assessments Design for all High and Extreme Consequence Category dams Safety reviews (required nominally every 15 years) All dams require Operations and Maintenance Plans. For High and Extreme category dams, plans must be updated annually, and for other Declared Dams, every five years. An Annual Report, addressing compliance with dam safety standards, will replace the former Surveillance Reporting requirement. All dam owners must implement a Dam Safety Management System (DSMS) that defines a risk-based approach to managing the dam. It is of interest that once a Declared Dam falls below a defined safety threshold, risk-based decisions are based on “so far as is reasonably practical” (SFAIRP) principles. This safety threshold is benchmarked against ANCOLD standards. The new Act and Regulation came into effect on 1 November 2019, with standards and guidelines progressively being developed. Important dates to know… There is a two-year transition period to fully implement the legislation (ending on 1 November 2021). For dam owners “who do not have operations and maintenance plans, or emergency plans for their Declared Dams”, Dam Safety NSW required this documentation to be submitted by 1 May 2020. Please refer to damsafety.nsw.gov.au for further advice. Guidance on HRA submissions Did you know the NSW Resources Regulator now requires HRA (High Risk Activity) submissions for dam developments on all mine sites? It is notable that tailings storage facilities (TSFs) for all operations other than coal, opal and small gemstone mines, are now considered as HRAs. The specific activities considered to be High Risk include: You can read more about HRAs at resourcesregulator.nsw.gov.au. How is ATC Williams assisting dam engineering? ATC Williams has worked within the NSW mining industry for more than 25 years, through the coalfields and metalliferous mining regions. We are committed to maintaining this relationship well into the future, supported by the recent opening of our Singleton office. Dam engineering is a significant component of our business, both in the tailings and mine water management space. We are well prepared to transition with the new legislation and offer the full range of services related to dams, from siting, geotechnical investigation, design, construction support, operational planning, and closure. We can also assist in the preparation of HRA submissions for your TSF. To understand how these changes may affect your operation, please contact: John Milson, Principal Engineer and Hunter Valley Office Manager, Genevieve New, Senior Associate Melbourne or your existing ATC Williams contact.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line18
__label__wiki	0.683926	0.683926	Novelist To Play Exclusive Charity Gig MOBO Award nominated artist Novelist has been revealed as a headline act to play an unforgettable charity concert at London’s Peckham Audio on April 2. The intimate South London gig is part of Youth Music’s Give a Gig Week, where musicians put on fundraising events across the country to support the charity’s work. And, thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, Youth Music project participants will be involved in every part of Give a Gig Week: as performers, event runners, photographers, filmmakers and more. For Novelist’s gig, he will be joined by fellow South London MC Lioness, and Birmingham’s young rising star T.Roadz - the winner of Youth Music’s Outstanding Act Award - with more performers to be announced. To purchase your ticket to this event, please click here.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line22
__label__wiki	0.630977	0.630977	Stories (Moderator: GTX_Admin) » Let's be about it Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 All Go Down Author Topic: Let's be about it (Read 28665 times) Talk to me Goose! Re: Let's be about it I think I am going to take a brief pause in writing at this point... my head hurts from so much writing so fast. I also have over-run my plan by writing so much so soon. :) I know what happens in the Talbott Cluster, and back in Manticore... I'm not sure what happens at Spindle. LOL! Don't fear, a day or two break at the most. I parallel to the segments here I am re-formatting the story more conventionally. I might make that version available in epub format, freely of course. Don't want to step on any copyright toes. :) Part XII: The Stage is Set The Lynx Terminus was not well positioned to serve the Talbott cluster. Even for a warship as fast as Enterprise, the trip still took almost a week before Enterprise made planetfall at Spindle. Thomas reminded himself that from this point forward he must refer to the Star Empire of Manticore. San Martin, Lynx and Medusa had joined the original three Manitcoran planets of Manticore, Sphynx and Gryphon in the old Kingdom of Manticore. The planets of the Talbott Cluster had joined later, and the combination was now the Empire. It seemed strange to Thomas, who had grown up with only the original three systems. Still, it was hard to argue that San Martin, Lynx and Medusa as Terminus systems didn’t belong. Once you allowed Lynx and San Martin to vote themselves into the Kingdom, the door was opened to allow the Talbott Cluster to join a larger union. Still it seemed strange to an old timer. No doubt future generations would think the original three system polity was ‘quaint’. Arrival at Spindle brought with it the need to report to Tenth Fleet that Enterprise was on station. No sooner was that report made than Enterprise was contacted by Captain Cynthia Lecter, Chief of Staff to Admiral Gold Peak, Tenth Fleet’s Commander, “Captain Kirk, please to have you here. The Admiral has asked me to inquire if it would be convenient for you to repair on board in two hours?” Thomas didn’t bother to hide his smile, “Of course Captain. I’ll call away my own cutter if that is acceptable?” Captain Lecter smiled back at the shared joke, “Thank you Captain, that would be fine. You’ll be receiving a full situation brief at that time and meeting with Admiral Gold Peak as well as the Governor General and several local government officials. You can consider this your courtesy call on all officials present.” Thomas considered that this would amount to quite a time saver, courtesy calls were necessary, but time consuming on a major change of station. “Captain Lecter, thank you very much.” Thomas began “I’ll see you in two hours.” Captain Lecter gave another smile, “I’ll be looking forward to it Captain Kirk.” Thomas reflected that Captain Lecter had a very nice smile; foreign beers might not be the only thing worth exploring in Talbott space. Thomas arrived on board HMS Artemis precisely on schedule, as was to be expected. He had elected to use the cutter from Galileo 7 once again; he had been impressed by the small craft skills of the pilot. The ritual for boarding a Queen’s ship complete he was met by Captain Lecter. “Captain Kirk, Cynthia Lecter. Pleased to meet you.” Captain Lecter offered her hand, and Thomas noted that she was an attractive woman. Trim, somewhat shorter than himself and with a smile that made her look younger than she must be. “Pleased to meet you as well Captain Lecter. Please call me Thomas, I’m afraid there are quite probably far too many ‘Captains’ about for clarity.” Thomas offered with a smile of his own. Cynthia smiled, but with just a touch of confusion, “Thomas? I had thought it would be Jim. You really don’t look much like a Thomas.” Thomas was taken aback, “I used to go by Jim, I’ve only recently changed to using Thomas.” Cynthia frowned slightly, “Well Thomas it is. You should really consider changing back though. Jim suits you better.” Thomas decided he didn’t much like seeing a frown on Cynthia Lecter’s face, “I’ll consider it Cynthia, it may be something I have to grow into again.” The meeting with Admiral Gold Peak and assembled local dignitaries was very business like. It was clear that 10th Fleet, indeed the entire Talbott Sector, was on a war footing. Present at the meeting were the Admiral an Imperial Governor General, as well as the Talbott Cluster Prime Minister, it’s Minister of War and several lower level ministers. Admiral Gold Peak made introductions around the conference table and Thomas acknowledged all present in turn. “Captain, I wish we had more time to acclimate you to the Talbott Cluster. In truth we don’t. Tenth Fleet has to be prepared to defend the Lynx Terminus and the Cluster. Known threats include the Solarian League Navy, proxies of Manpower Incorporated seeking to destabilize the Cluster and the average problems any Verge area will encounter with pirates and slavers.” Admiral Gold Peak’s assessment was grim, despite the generous success that she had already accumulated against the SLN. Admiral Gold Peak was about to continue when two new arrivals showed up. One was a Captain (Senior Grade), the other a grizzled Chief Petty Officer. Thomas recognized them immediately, and was unsurprised when Admiral Gold Peak named them as Captain Prescott (Scotty) Tremaine and Chief Warrant Officer Sir Horace Harkness. “Scotty, Sir Horace, I’ve just been explaining the Talbott situation to Captain Kirk” the Admiral began before turning to Thomas, “Captain, I’ll be attaching you administratively to Captain Tremaine’s Cruiser Division. I expect you will be acting independently most of your time here though.” Scotty Tremaine nodded, “Yes Ma’am. I currently have deployed one CA and a DD as escort in the piracy suppression role in the north of the Cluster. Enterprise has her attached LAC, which gives her the same scouting ability as the two detached ships. Enterprise will have slightly less combat power, but it should be more than enough for piracy suppression. I’ll be tasking Enterprise to carry out that duty while the CA and DD rejoin the remainder of the Fleet.” The remainder of the meeting went quickly, most of it was administrative matters dealing with getting the Talbott Cluster up to Manticoran standards as quick as possible. The Cluster needed to be able to aid in it’s own defence. Once the meeting broke up, Thomas was stopped in the passageway by Captain Tremaine. “Captain Kirk. A moment please.” Thomas had been walking with Cynthia Lecter, who moved aside to allow the two Captain’s to speak with some privacy. “Of course sir.” Thomas replied, “How can I help you?” Scotty looked embarrassed. “Do you mind if I call you Thomas and you call me Scotty?” Thomas nodded and Scotty pressed on. “Normally you would be my second in command. I need your ship deployed though, which makes that normal appointment impractical.” Thomas smiled, “Of course Sir. Not many Cruiser Captains would complain of independent action vs. a staff appointment anyway.” Scotty smiled at the other Captain’s spirit he liked this man. Then Scotty sobered, “There is one other matter. I know you brought a full external load of pods equipped with Mk 23 missiles, including Apollo. I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to offload half of them to go to the rest of the Division. We will replace them with Mk 16 pods, but the Fleet is extremely short of the Mk 23’s.” Now it was Thomas’ turn to sober. He could hardly refuse the order, but offloading that many of the longer-range Mk 23’s would remove a significant amount of his long-range punch. After a moment’s consideration Thomas replied, “Of course Sir. I should have anticipated the requirement. I’ll see to the swap immediately.” Scotty brightened at the response and then grinned, “I do have some good news. Admiral Harrington sent a dispatch boat which included her tactical assessment of Enterprise. The engineers here have already assessed the requirements for your Ferret to be able to be used to strengthen your aft armament. The change isn’t that hard, well within the capabilities of the local shipyards with our support ships to assist. One of the local shipyards is already started design work on a prototype. We can use one of the local LAC’s for proof of concept trials.” Thomas wasn’t sure he wanted the locals tampering with his ship, and it must have showed. “Don’t worry Thomas. Admiral Gold Peak would never let you get saddled with an unsuitable ship. It will work or stay on the drawing board, you have my word.” Scotty seemed completely assured, so Thomas relented. “As you say Sir. It would be a nice thing to have.” Scotty took his leave and Cynthia Lecter collected Thomas to escort him back to his waiting cutter. Arriving at the boat bay containing his cutter, she told Thomas “Good Luck and Good Hunting Sir. You’ll have to tell me all about your ship over dinner some time.” With a smile she was gone. Thomas thought the Talbott Cluster could definitely hold promise. 20 pages 10,567 words. « Last Edit: June 25, 2014, 10:28:42 AM by Silver Fox » Part XIII: To Pequod The formal orders for HMS Enterprise assigned her to patrol the Pequod, Prairie and Nuncio systems in the ‘north’ of the Talbott Cluster. The amount of merchant shipping had climbed rapidly in the area since the Annexation by Manticore. Along with an increase in the amount of shipping had come a massive increase in the value of the cargos. Manticore was committed to bringing the new territories up to a better standard of living as fast as possible, this meant that vast amounts of modern equipment and training materials were almost always in transit. Nuncio in particular saw quite heavy traffic. With a planetary population of only 350 million people, and two habitable planets in the system, Nuncio was an attractive system for investment. That investment had brought pirates out of the woodwork. Local detachments of LACs had helped, but the pirates were crafty, the LACs couldn’t be everywhere and the pirates only struck when it looked like they had a chance to raid and escape. If traffic in Nuncio was heavy, Pequod was the most varied. In Pequod ships from the various planets of The Verge, New Tuscany, Manticore and the Solarian League were almost always present. The start of hostilities with the Solarian League meant that their shipping was to be excluded from Manticoran space, but there was no way of knowing what might still be enroute. The problem was made worse by the fact that ships arrived from all bearings, there was no accounting for where a ships last stop might have been. Thomas spent the time enroute to Pequod formulating a plan. The ‘Frontier Mentality’ of The Verge meant that there were no established shipping routes. His first priority then would be to establish such routes. Once shipping started to arrive and depart on predictable bearings, the LACs could better manage the local pirate issue. Examining the map of Cluster space Thomas noted that, in general terms, the Cluster was comprised of two concentric rings. This simplified his plan, each system in the outer ‘ring’ would have approach and departure vectors aligned with its nearest ‘same-ring’ neighbours. It would also have a similar approach/departure point that was common to all shipping coming from the other ‘ring’. In this way each system would have three arrival/departure points, rather than the entire plane of the ecliptic. Ships arriving at the outer ring would be expected to arrive at one of the two ‘neighbour’ arrival points. The shipping concerns were likely to grumble, but if it reduced piracy losses they would put up with any minor inconvenience. Ships from outside of Manticoran space would be harder to convince, but here Thomas had a bigger hammer to use, comply or be excluded from the whole cluster. The Verge systems needed Manticoran goods far more than Manticore needed to sell them to them. He was sure that once it was explained, they would comply. His plan complete, he ordered a change in course to the Rembrandt system. He knew from his brief that Rembrandt was a major shipping nexus and that several dispatch boats would be available. He planned to send one boat back to Spindle so that his plan could be vetted by the political leadership of the Cluster, and hopefully formally enacted. Having made his decision on how to proceed he asked for Midshipman Davis to meet him in the wardroom. A large number of hyperspace course needed to be calculated and she seemed like a good person to put in charge of the project. He didn’t expect her to do it all herself, but his seemed a good mix of practical exercise and a lesson in command. Davis would need to learn to trust those who were better at some tasks than she was, even as she was responsible for their work. elmayerle Its about time there was an Avatar shown here... Über Engineer...at least that is what he tells us. Yes, it's coming along quite nicely. I daresay Nuncio's seen quite a traffic increase since HMS Hexapuma first visited there and I wonder just what will show up. I did catch one typo, "...original three Manitcoran planets of Manticore, Sphynx and Gryphon Medusa..." should be "...original three Manitcoran planets of Manticore, Sphynx and Gryphon...". Incidentally, I see from Baen's publishing schedule that a new sub-series, Manticore Ascendant, is premiering in October with, A Call to Duty, a novel length development of the story Timothy Zahn had in Beginnings. The sub-series would seem to cover the growth of Manticore from a small polity in the middle of nowhere to a major interstellar power. Going by the story in Beginnings, this looks quite promising. I caught the error as well, already fixed by the time you posted. :) Is anyone else reading this still? I don't mind at this point... But I am curious. :) Part XIV: Here there be Pirates! The course change to Rembrandt caused Enterprise to drop out of hyperspace well outside of the normal approach vectors. Strangely, the gravitic sensors picked up a contact soon after the entered normal space. The tactical officer, Lt. Commander Cumberland, reported the contact, “Sir, I have a frigate-sized contact that just lit off its drives. Bearing 214 mark 29. Current range is 9.6 light seconds, range opening slowly.” “Just lit off its drives you say?” Thomas questioned, “Does the contact match anything in the database?” Rembrandt had a system defence fleet; it was possible that the contact was a member of that force. “Nothing in the database sir, contact now turning to pursue, accelerating at 375 gravities.” Thomas brightened, “We may have a pirate that was lying doggo. I want our acceleration held to 320 G, and mask our emissions to make us look like a merchie. Not some local merchie though, I want us to look like a nice fat Manticoran merchantman. Switch our transponder to read as Sphynx Servitor. Also, try and keep our wedge facing the contact so he can’t see our hull.” Sphynx Servitor was one of the smaller Hauptman Shipping Cartel’s ships serving the Talbott Cluster. Right now, she was back in Manticore, but a pirate wouldn’t know that. Several of the bridge crew grinned; a Manticoran merchantman loaded with modern goods would be hard for a pirate to pass up. Lt. Cormier’s head jerked up, “Sir receiving a message from the contact. They identify themselves as Manticoran Customs Vessel Prince Roger. We are ordered to heave to for customs inspection.” Several of the bridge crew chuckled, there were no Manticoran Customs Vessels in the Cluster as yet… and nothing that small would bear the name Prince Roger. Thomas chuckle himself, the range to the contact had opened to almost 11 light seconds at this point, but already shrinking again. With it's superior acceleration the contact was overhauling them, just another few minutes and the contact would have them in beam range. Unfortunately for the ‘Prince Roger’, Enterprise held the contact in beam range now. “Helm! Slew turn 65 degrees to port. Sidewall and defences active! Tactical, one graser shot across their bow!” Thomas was barking orders as fast as possible, “Comm, record message. Attention Prince Roger, this is Her Majesty’s Cruiser Enterprise. You are ordered to strike your wedge and surrender!” Lt. Cormier responded, “On the chip Sir!” Thomas called “Transmit!” ‘Prince Roger’ didn’t respond via comm, but 10 seconds after Enterprise’s message went out the pirate’s wedge dropped and the ship went ballistic. Thomas ordered the helm to “Open the range to 15 light seconds and hold us there.” To tactical he commanded, “Launch Galileo with a Marine boarding party. Let’s see what we’ve caught.” ‘Prince Roger’ turned out to be an ex-Monican frigate that had been sold for ‘scrap’ when the Technodyne Corporation had upgraded that system’s Navy. Apparently the scrap dealer, like so many others, had found it more profitable to sell the ship to ‘other interests’. Those other interests had then turned to piracy as a way to fund the purchase of the ship. Contact was made with Rembrandt, and despite the time lag involved in conversation over a range of nearly 40 light minutes, Enterprise found that there were no reported incidents of piracy in Rembrandt space. Enterprise escorted the ex-Monican frigate to Rembrandt orbit and once there the crew of the pirate was handed over to Rembrandt authorities. Under questioning it was discovered that Enterprise had been the very first ship the pirates had intercepted. These pirates were out of the business for good, before they ever started. They wouldn’t be tried for piracy, they had never succeeded in that crime. At most they could be tried for impersonation of Queen’s officers. In any event, their ship would be seized, and the pirates imprisoned. deathjester 'Remember - Tiredness Kills Hedgehogs...!' His Mother-in-law has Tardis pockets... Of course we're still reading - this is bloody brilliant!! You've really captured the feel of this book series...KEEP IT UP!1 MORE...MORE!! www.stormfrontmodels.co.uk I just formatted my stories Malignant Mustelids, Canadian Cobras... Redux, Transport to Tactical and Jam It!/Old Crows into a single document covering Canada's Persian Excursion. That collection spans 24,085 words on 60 pages. Encouraging... I'm obviously quite able to write things in this size bracket. I wasn't really conscious that I had done so already. Now I can get back to Enterprise without worrying that I've bit off more than I can chew. That I will leave to the SLN... soon enough :) Part XV: Landfall While Enterprise was in Rembrandt orbit Thomas used the opportunity to fill her fusion reaction mass tanks from the orbital tank farms. He also consulted with the Rembrandt Trade Union about his plan to establish shipping corridors. Instead of resistance, he found enthusiastic cooperation. The Trade Union offered to implement the plan even without official approval of the government. The Trade Union would see about getting a dispatch boat sent to Spindle, and would include the new measures in messages to all its offices in other Cluster Systems. Thomas had heard that there was some controversy about whether the RTU had been acting in the best interests of the Cluster, or its investors, in the period prior to Annexation. He couldn’t comment on that period, but it was clear the RTU was completely on side now. Their cooperation would be invaluable. Sadly, the captured ex-Monican frigate turned out to be no prize. Thomas’ survey of the ship proved that it was far too small and poorly equipped to be bought into service. He lamented that his crew would be deprived of the prize money that a functional ship would have brought in. Here again, the RTU surprised him. When Rembrandt naval architects surveyed the ship, they pronounced it sound and suitable for service. When he objected it was pointed out that Manticoran service had spoiled him, most Cluster systems had had no defensive vessels until the RMN had deployed its LAC’s. Suitably re-fitted, the little frigate would be the most powerful unit in many systems until such time as Manticoran fleet strength could be built up in the Cluster. Sensors, weapons and acceleration compensators would need to be replaced, but that was actually the work of a normal refit. The work shouldn’t take more than a few months. Based on the survey, Rembrandt decided to buy the frigate into service. The prize money wasn’t huge, but Thomas was extremely pleased to be able to announce it to his crew. Enterprise took its leave from Rembrandt in style. Instead of simply slewing the bow of the ship onto its new heading, the Bosun actually banked through a turn. Thomas asked about the banked turn and the Bosun told him “It just felt right. Enterprise is a fine ship, we might as well let people know it.” Thomas could hardly argue with ship’s pride. By now though, he had watched the old entertainment cubes, and thought about another Enterprise that banked through turns. Surprising himself, he found he really didn’t care. Instead of a reprimand he just said, “That’s fine Bosun, Enterprise should show some flair.” Leaning back in his command chair he considered for a moment. “Bosun, you were right about Enterprise, she is a fine ship. Let’s show off some. Bring us to 560 gravities, let’s show Rembrandt what a starship can really do.” Enterprise charged across the Rembrandt system heading toward the hyperspace limit. Thomas mused that he couldn’t maintain this acceleration all the way to the wall, Enterprise would be going far too fast. Still, showing off a little couldn’t hurt. Behind Enterprise on Rembrandt, they had never heard of the old entertainment cubes. Most of the Rembrandt System Navy saw Enterprise break orbit though, to them Captain Kirk and Enterprise exuded style… it was how a starship and her Captain should behave. For those interested in the Honorverse, most of the books are available freely from the old Baen Free Library CD images at Fifth Imperium. You'll need to download an unzip the various packages to find the books, and there are duplications... but you can find them here: http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/ There is a lot of other Science Fiction included in those collections, well worth the time it takes to download and sort out. Part XVI: ZULU! Enterprise spent the next two months in uneventful patrols of the Pequod, Prairie and Nuncio “Northern Flank’. The only remarkable thing about the whole period was the level of traffic around Nuncio. A system population of only 350 million couldn’t begin to explain why so many vessels were calling there. Certainly Manticoran vessels were involved in the education and infrastructure rebuilding program in Nuncio in earnest… but why were all the independents from neighbouring systems coming to Nuncio? After the third visit to Nuncio, Enterprise made a side-trip to Rembrandt. Rembrandt was well positioned to serve as a logistics centre for the ‘Northern Flank’ and Enterprise met there with a Fleet Support ship to restock food and other consumable stores. Thomas also met with representatives of the RTU and found that reports of piracy reports were down across the area. Apparently the shipping corridors were working, but Thomas realized he had never heard back from Cluster officials on the idea. The RTU official cleared up his confusion instantly, “We forwarded the plan Captain. The only response we got was ‘shipping plan enacted as requested’; it seems that the government is rather busy. Enterprise was scheduled to remain at Rembrandt for a week, but three days into her stay Captain Kirk found himself summoned from dinner at a local restaurant for an urgent comm message. He took the call at the restaurant’s terminal and was shocked at what he heard. On the line was Lt. Cormier, “Sir, a fleet dispatch boat dropped into Rembrandt space 6 minutes ago. We issued the standard challenge via grav-pulse. Sir, the dispatch boat responded by fluttering her wedge. Three cycles then repeated!” Thomas stiffened, dispatch boats were too small to accommodate the grav-pulse transmitters that would allow communication, but they could use their wedges to send messages slowly. The dispatch boat hadn’t sent a message though, it had just fluttered its wedge. That message was clear enough. The dispatch boat had something to say, but it wasn’t allowed to send the message in the clear. “Lt. Cormier, what is that boat doing now?” Thomas needed to know just what the boat was up to. “Sir the boat has accelerated to 675g, direct course for Rembrandt orbit.” Lt Cormier’s image looked concerned, as well he might be. 675 g was high, even for a small, overpowered vessel like a dispatch boat. That crew was pushing hard. “Lieutenant, send Galileo to pick me up. In addition, start a complete crew recall and make preparations to get underway. I have a feeling that our shore leave has just come to an end.” Thomas was already running through the state of his command in his mind. Enterprise was ready for just about anything, or so he thought. “Yes sir, I’ll get on it right away.” Lt. Cormier looked relieved that his Captain was making the decisions. Thomas and Enterprise had less time than he thought. Immediately after recognizing that an RMN vessels was in orbit the crew of the dispatch boat had transmitted its message using fleet security protocols. The dispatch boat was still 16 hours from orbit when Lt Cormier sat bolt upright in his seat aboard Enterprise, “Captain! The dispatch boat is sending, ZULU! ZULU! ZULU!” Thomas, and the rest of the bridge, crew sat bolt upright. Code ZULU was the code for ‘Invasion Imminent’. Lt. Cormier continued, “Sir, there is an embedded message from the Flag, and a specific message for Enterprise.” Thomas shook himself then turned to the Comm station, “Samuel, play the message for us first and then the general message from the Flag.” The screen lit up with the image of Admiral Gold Peak, “Captain Kirk, I am anticipating incursion of Spindle space by major units of the Solarian League Navy. They have badly underestimated just how far outclassed they are, but I doubt they will go away just because I tell them to. I anticipate that 10th Fleet will be required to engage and destroy the SLN units. You are to consider that a de facto state of War exists between the Solarian League and the Star Empire. I wish there were time for you to join the Fleet, but there isn’t. Enterprise is to hold the Northern Flank. I am placing you in command of all forces not attached to the Fleet. May God have mercy on us all Jim.” Thomas didn’t even flinch when the Admiral had called him Jim instead of Thomas, she was obviously just a little bit preoccupied. “Samuel, let’s have the other message please.” The fleet-general message was little more than a recap of what they already knew. The Star Empire of Manticore was in a shooting war with Solarian League, a star nation larger than all others combined and possessing a Navy sized to match. The RMN held a decisive qualitative advantage, but could they kill SLN ships fast enough for it to matter? Yes, indeed, the SLN will quite surely bite off rather more than they can chew. I loved that touch with the erstwhile pirate (really, they couldn't do anything right nor catch a break). It should be rather interesting to see what eventuates in Thomas Kirk's area of responsibility now that Adm. Gold Peak has rather other fish to fry. It should be fascinating to see who tries something. Is the anticipated attack the one commanded by SLN Adm. Crandall? That could have some very interesting repurcussions in the area of responsibility Captaint Kirk now has. BTW, if someone's really desperate, I have most of the Honorverse Baen CD's and while they don't have the very latest entries in the series, they have most of them and I'll be glad to transfer the files if asked (as long as I do it at no profit, Baen has already given permission for that). wry chuckle It's amusing, really, Baen's ebooks originally started out as advertising and grew from there. Yes, I couldn't help but smile while writing the bit about the pirate... their very first try and the intercept an RMN heavy cruiser. The only thing that did go right for them is that they aren't actually pirates. They go to jail, not the gallows. Can you imagine the look on the pirate Captain's face when the grazer opens up and the message is received? If it hadn't been a shot across the bow, he'd never have known what the message said. No Verge frigate is going to take an RMN cruiser on and live. :) And yes... Admiral Crandall is about to get to learn what it is to stick one's generative organs into a meat grinder. :) My work schedule has been adjusted for the coming week.. and it's ugly. I'm going to be working 12/12 for 5 consecutive days. Apologies, but updates will be thin. I will try and get the current section I'm working on finished. It's a better cliff hanger. Part XVII: A Mystery Captain and crew of Enterprise couldn’t help but feel that they were going in the wrong direction. The Fleet was in a fight for its life at Spindle, perhaps even a fight for the very life of the Star Empire… and Enterprise was cruising back out to the Northern Flank of the Cluster. Thomas tried to distract himself with the mystery of all the traffic at Nuncio, but he lacked important facts and he knew it. The crew had no such distraction and crew morale was suffering as a result. Thomas considered everything he could think of, including a dedicated drill schedule, but that seemed like punishment for a crew that had done well and come together in the last few months. Thomas called his First Officer, Commander Harbin Durling, to his cabin to discuss the morale issue. “Harbin, I’ve been thinking of crew morale. It seems to be slipping with us heading out to the Rim.” “I know Sir. I’m sorry you noticed it, I’ve tried what I can. I was hoping to correct the issue before it came to your attention.” Commander Harbin sounded hurt, as if the Captain was admonishing him for some failure. “Harbin, it’s not your fault that the crew feels the way they do, or that you haven’t been able to fix it. We all feel like we are running while the Fleet is in a desperate battle.” Thomas realized, belatedly, that even his First Officer was on edge. “We need something to pull the crew together, some way to dispel this feeling of helplessness that has all of us in its grasp.” The two officers tossed ideas around for over an hour, and came up with nothing that even seemed remotely likely to work. Mugs of Old Tillman had been brought, drunk and refilled. The steward had brought sandwiches, and Thomas found he couldn’t even recall how long ago that was. Captain and Exec were getting frustrated at their failure to come up with anything to help crew morale when the steward timidly made her presence known, “Sir? I have a suggestion, if it would acceptable?” Regina actually sounded contrite, something unusual in a steward. “Go ahead Regina, what do you have in mind?” Thomas was frustrated enough at the issue that any council would have been welcome. “Well Sir. It occurs to me that we are HMS Enterprise, commanded by James T. Kirk. But, we aren’t the Enterprise under command of James T. Kirk. Respectively, Sir.” Thomas was stunned, and must have looked it, “Regina, are you suggesting that we actually adopt the manner of that ship and crew from the old 2D cubes?” Regina looked abashed, as well she might, “Sir, about 2/3’s of the crew are fans at this point. It can’t hurt, can it?” Thomas considered the suggestion for a few seconds while Regina actually fidgeted. Then he decided and turned to his First Officer with a grin… “Opinions, ‘Mr. Spock?’” Commander Durling grinned back at his Commanding Officer, “I can take it if you can Sir. I’m just the trusty sidekick. It should be…. Fascinating.” The Bosun was called into the conference, for the concept to work the crew would have to be fully involved. When the idea was explained to the Bosun, he reacted with relief, “Well Sir, I think it would be a good thing. So many of the crew are fans, and up until now, they’ve felt that they have to hide the little parallels they find or create. Adopting them openly would certainly make the crew happier.” The three men worked for two more hours, with occasional contributions from Regina. Sometimes those contributions were snacks or beer, sometimes an actual suggestion on how to implement their plan. Finally Thomas was satisfied and pronounced, “OK Gentlemen, we have a plan. This is how we will proceed…” Over the next several days a number of small changes were introduced into ship’s routine or systems. None of the changes were substantive, and all were within the normal purview of a Commanding Officer to change or adjust. The first change noticeable by the crew was the replacement of the soft ‘gong’ sound made by the communication system. The new sound was the electronic ‘chirp’ familiar to the fans of the entertainment cubes. The crew assumed the Communications Officer, or one of his ratings, was having fun while the Captain was not around. The first time it sounded, with the Captain on the bridge, several crew members looked around in horror. Thomas hid his grin, selected the comm panel on his command chair and merely responded, “Kirk here.” By the time Enterprise arrived back at Nuncio a half-dozen small changes had been made in ship’s operation. Crew morale had rebounded handily and Thomas was certain that Enterprise, and her crew, could handle anything that was thrown at them. The LAC detachment at Nuncio was operating without a support vessel and spares for the LAC’s was one of the priority items Enterprise had loaded at Rembrandt. Many of the Nuncio LAC’s were operating well below optimal when Enterprise returned, in fact only three were fully operational. Thomas deployed Galileo 7 to assist in securing local space while Enterprise would use it’s LAC bay to conduct repairs on the local LAC detachment. Thomas reflected that this mode of operation had never even been considered, but had obvious applications in system defence roles. He could easily imagine cruisers such as Enterprise playing ‘mothership’ to small fleets of LAC’s for defence of forward operating bases. LAC Carriers could do a better job, but those were always in short supply. Eighteen hours into the repair cycle Galileo 7 reported a strange contact on its electronic warfare system. The command pilot reported, “Enterprise, we’ve picked up a whisker laser transmission from Basilica. The laser was not aligned with Pontifex; it was heading out-system. Our systems are trying to break the coding now.” The report was concerning for two reasons. First, Basilica had been abandoned early in the colony’s history and was supposed to be uninhabited. Second, there wasn’t anyone else to talk to in the system except the inhabited planet of Pontifex. Thomas ordered Galileo 7 to proceed along the laser’s direction to attempt to determine who was listening. Enterprise would investigate the ‘uninhabited’ planet of Basilica. Both missions were to proceed using a maximum of stealth, someone was trying to keep the communication secret. There was no point in advertising that they had been discovered. Part XVIII: A Threat Emerges Enterprise arrived in the vicinity of Basilica and launched a stealthed recon drone to survey the planet. It discovered that the ‘uninhabited’ planet housed over 200,000 inhabitants. Careful analysis of the signals emanating from Basilica discovered a large amount of short-range radio chatter that indicated the planet was being used as, of all things, a prison planet. An unauthorized prison planet would be bad enough, but the analysis also showed that the signals were of Solarian League origin. It appeared that the Sollies had been dumpling people on the planet for at least a decade. Nuncio had a rather weak system navy, and even for the SLN, or Frontier Security, it would have been no great difficulty to slip vessels into the system unnoticed. The arrival of the RMN in the area had forced the Sollies to become more circumspect. They now appeared to be masking the various comings and goings of their ships as Verge transports looking to pick up stray cargoes. Undoubtedly, the empty transports arriving at Pontifex had just finished offloading their real cargo of supplies at Basilica. Thomas reflected that the laser transmission that Galileo 7 had intercepted was probably a result of his shipping lane policy. The designated arrival and departure points would have made it much harder to slip an unexpected ship into the system unnoticed. It was very possible the prison was running short of supplies. Thomas lamented that modern RMN ships carried only a handful of Marines, 200,000 prisoners in the prison would mean a fair number of guards, and he wasn’t sure his Marine detachment could handle that many. He called his Marine detachment commander to his quarters to plan how taking the prison could be accomplished. One thing he was sure of was that without taking the prison, he would never be able to find out just why the Sollies had built a prison here. The MarDet commander, a “Major’ by courtesy since there could be only one Captain aboard ship, arrived and Thomas explained the problem. The MarDet commander was confused, explaining his difficulty he asked a basic question, “Sir? Why don’t we just call for troops from Pontifex?” Thomas almost slapped himself with the enormous blunder he had made. He was used to thinking in terms of the assets aboard his vessel, and he almost forgot that he had a planetary population to call on. Thanking the Major, he composed a message to Nuncio System Command, asking what troops were available and how soon they could arrive. He also explained that stealth was of the utmost importance, he didn’t want the inhabitants to know what was happening until it was too late. Nuncio System Command responded within two hours, the delay resulting from determining available lift rather than being imposed by distance. Nuncio had an available grav-pulse communication system and message transmission was slow, but receipt was instantaneous. When Nuncio responded, Thomas found he had 14 hours before Nuncian forces arrived. He used that time having his recon drones make detailed maps of the inhabited area of Basilica. He enlisted his MarDet commander to ensure that any feature of tactical significance was included in the maps. Nuncio didn’t send just any troops, nor did they rely on numbers rather than quality. The Nuncian contingent consisted of only two reinforced companies of their Army… but both were Special Forces, skilled in urban pacification operations. Sadly, Nuncian history had provided many opportunities for such skills to be retained. As big a contribution as the Nuncian Special Forces could make, it was how they arrived that almost guaranteed success. The Nuncians had seized a Solarian designed freighter 6 months ago. The freighter was crewed by a group of smugglers who also appeared to not shy away from the occasional slave trading. Examination of the ship had found the crew in violation of the ‘equipment clause’ of the Chertwell Convention. Ship, and lives of the crew, had both been forfeit. Nuncio had no need for a slaver, nor a cargo vessel. When the Nuncio System Defence force had examined the ship though, they were struck at how closely it resembled a smaller example of a naval assault vessel. The ship had a generous life support capacity (shipping slaves who didn’t live to be sold was not profitable) and was equipped with four rough-field capable heavy lift shuttles. Refitting had taken three months, and now the ship was in service as NNS Redeemer. Redeemer had the landing capacity to land the entire assault force, leaving the two assault shuttles from Enterprise to fly ground support. Part XIX: The Plot The assault on Basilica turned out to be almost anti-climactic. There wasn’t a large force of guards on the planet at all, just a rather modest sized constabulary. The combined Nuncian/Manticoran forces swept across the settlement with ease… and were frequently welcomed as saviours. That welcome was offered not only by the ‘prisoners’, but also by the Frontier Security Forces that formed the constabulary. The whole situation was becoming more confusing as more information became available. Once the situation on the ground had stabilized, and a message sent to Pontifex to request police forces rather than combat troops, it became possible to conduct a thorough investigation. The investigation revealed that the settlement was desperately short of food. Examination of the computer records revealed that, unknown to the settlers, the food shortage was actually planned. It had long been rumoured that Frontier Security had staged ‘civilian uprisings’ on planets desired as ‘protectorates’. In this case the Sollies had planned to seize an entire system by planting a colony on one planet, having it descend into anarchy through lack of food… and then blame the other planet in the system for a situation they had no hand in. Essentially, one planet would be held responsible for the failure of an illegal colony it had had no knowledge of. The plan to seize Nuncio through this method had apparently been far along when the Manticorans discovered the Lynx Wormhole Junction. Frontier Security had immediately accelerated its plan, but reducing a planet to starvation levels takes time. The anti-piracy measures enacted by Thomas had actually helped the Sollies, at least insofar as shifting the blame to the Manticorans was concerned. The plan had started to come apart for Frontier Security when the Nuncian standard of living had started to rise. The Nuncian had happily broadcast their new-found circumstance planet wide… and the signals had been received on Basilica. Initial reports had been dismissed as propaganda, but the first reports of demonstration against the slow pace of improvement started to convince the unwilling colonists. Reports brought in by the few truly independent tramp freighters confirmed the broadcast reports… as did the few pieces of Manticoran goods the freighters managed to bring in. Before long, most of the transported colonists believed in Manticoran largesse. The Frontier Security forces on the planet were harder to convince. Those forces though had traditionally been conscripted from the poorest of Frontier Security hellholes. They had first-hand experience with how the Solarian League went about ‘assimilating’ new planets. Signs that the Manticorans were truly as good as their words convinced all but a few holdouts. The investigation eventually turned to the most secure Frontier Security databases. What was discovered there was disturbing, a ‘suitably large’ Frontier Security force was to be sent to put down the food riots and ‘general disturbance’ in the Nuncio system. How large a force was being sent was not revealed, nor was an exact arrival time. There was an assessment of how large a force of Royal Manticoran Navy vessels might be encountered in the system. Frontier Security anticipated that two ‘neo-barb’ battlecruisers, with attached suitable screen’, might be assigned to hold the system. The ‘suitably large’ force was anticipated to be able to sweep aside the battlecruisers. Thomas had Enterprise, a single heavy cruiser, instead of a pair of battlecruisers… and he still had the responsibility to hold the system against whatever the Sollies might be sending. Smaller chunks, but what I can write in the free time I have. Hopefully it keeps folks interested. :) Oh yes - starting (and continuing) to sound GOOD!! Part XX: Opening Gambit Thomas set course for the listening post that had been receiving signals from Basilica. A 'suitably large force' from Frontier Fleet could mean almost anything, but Thomas was willing to bet it would arrive in the form of a light Task Group. Enterprise would take position near the listening post and deploy a shell of recon drones, backed by Galileo, to keep the area under surveillance. Several of the drones would be deployed outside the hyper limit in case the Sollie commander was smarter, or more subtle, than average. It wasn't likely, but guarding against all probabilities kept one alive in space. Thomas had two other measures he could take. First, he had the Pontifex dispatch boat take a Code Zulu message to Rembrandt. From there it could be spread to the remainder of the Cluster. Second, Enterprise, like all heavy cruisers, carried a small number of mines. The traditional use of the mines was to interdict planets which harboured pirates. The mines could keep ships from departing a planet while the parent cruiser dealt with any pirate vessel in space. The RMN had always planned to win the war against Haven, so even wartime cruiser classes maintained the mines. The Saganami-C class carried 60 mines. Enterprise' redesigned after hammerhead had cost her the starboard mine magazine space, it now served as a magazine for weapons used by the cutter attached to Galileo 7. Thomas had the mines offloaded so that Galileo could position them in a loose shell around the Sollie listening post. Chances were low that any Frontier Fleet ship would stray close enough for the mines to do any good, but the possibility did exist. So out went Enterprise' meagre supply of mines. Preparations made, Enterprise and her crew settled in to await the Solarians. They had no idea how long the wait might be, or what was coming. They did know, from Admiral Gold Peak's message, that Enterprise was on her own. Eight days later, Enterprise was just over one light-hour from the listening post when Galileo reported the hyperspace emergence of multiple Solarian units. What Galileo reported could hardly be called good news. Frontier Fleet hadn't sent a Light Task Group, it was closer to a Light Task Force. Galileo reported an Indefatigable-class battlecruiser escorted by two Mikasa-class heavy cruisers, a single Bridgeport-class light cruiser and four Rampart-class destroyers. What Enterprise faced was bad enough, but it seemed to be half-strength; half a BC division, half a CA division and half a DD squadron, albeit with its CL command ship present. Enterprise would be in real trouble should the other half of these forces show up! Fortunately, Enterprise had been operating under stealth, there was no chance the Sollies even knew Enterprise was even here. "Second emergence detected! Designating as Force Beta. Looks like a second BC, another pair of CA's and a single contact, approx. 6 million tons. Designating first group as Force Alpha" The tactical officer's report caused very head on the bridge to snap around. That 'single' contact could very well be a dreadnaught or a smaller superdreadnaught. Reason For Edit: Readability, Form and small Grammatical Errors. « Last Edit: July 03, 2014, 06:30:56 AM by Silver Fox » I'd hazard a guess, based on known SLN operational modes, that the single large contact is probably a transport with occupation troops for both Basilica and Nuncio; it should be interesting to learn the truth. It won't be a fair fight, but it's nowhere near as lop-sided as Frontier Fleet will expect since they still haven't realized that they aren't the most advanced or powerful navy in the known galaxy; the Mark 16 DDMs, even the basic ones available at this time, are going to be a rude surprise. I just re-read the description of the Saganami-C class in House of Steel and I reckon this situation bodes to thoroughly test out the results of BuShips simulations; it's likely going to be a close-run battle but I suspect that, even if this Frontier Fleet task force has a competent commander and captains (I know, even on the sharp edge, that's questionable for the SLN), quality and training of personnel is going to matter and, here, the RMN definitely has the edge. « Last Edit: July 02, 2014, 10:08:03 AM by elmayerle » Enterprise has one trick up her sleeve, called Galileo 7. Unfortunately, she's also missing 1/2 her normal external pod load. It will be fun, more so for some than others. Part XXI: Message Received Rear Admiral Pontraine, commanding Frontier Fleet’s Task Group 1307.1, was annoyed. Instead of having his Task Group as a unified force he was required to escort a superdreadnaught-sized ‘Mythos-class’ assault transport. Having the transport arrive a the same time as the naval force might be standard procedure, but Frontier Fleet had never tried to take a planet from under the nose of someone as annoyingly capable as the Royal Manticoran Navy before. Pontraine had contacts inside the SLN’s Office of Naval Intelligence. He couldn’t credit most of what he had heard from there, either it was obviously self-serving and under-rated… or scare-mongering that made out the Manticorans as three-headed monsters. Obviously, neo-barbs like the RMN weren’t going to be as capable as the Solarian League, but some of the ‘intelligence’ community were obviously forgetting that Manticore was a developed, relatively rich star-nation. Manticore was going to be a tougher nut to crack than these folks thought. No doubt Manticore had ships that might almost be considered ‘modern’, even by the standards of the SLN. Far worse from his perspective were the reports of RMN ships that had incredible acceleration rates, were almost immune to missile fire, threw massive salvos and capable of missile ranges that were, quite frankly, absurd. Oh, he didn’t doubt that the RMN may have developed some superiority in one tactical area or another, they were somewhat educated after all. Across the board quantum superiority was ridiculous though. If such developments were even possible, the SLN would be using them. Still, having to assign one of his battlecruisers and a pair of heavy cruisers to escort that damned Mythos split his main combat power up in ways he didn’t like. If the Manties had hit his force on arrival, they might have caused significant damage before they were destroyed. He wouldn’t have lost the Mythos, sadly, or either of his two Indefatigables, but his light forces might have taken a beating from a pair of Manty battlecruisers. Losing any ships to the Manties would make him look bad, and even in Frontier Fleet an officer had to be aware of his image if he wanted continued advancement. The good news was that, having arrived in Nuncio space unchallenged, he could now alter his escort plan to something more tactically sound. Turning to his chief of staff he commanded “Execute Escort Plan Alpha”. That would have Destroyer Squadron 2307 fall back on the Mythos and restore his BC and CA elements to full strength. Now all he had to do was download the reports from Basilica. That would tell him if the ‘spontaneous’ rioting had started yet and, hopefully, what Manticoran forces he was facing. He considered breaking out one of his destroyers to rendezvous with the listening post, but that would slow the re-integration of his forces. He’d been dithering over this decision for the last two days, but now in Nuncio space he needed to be decisive. Looking at the status display to see which of his two forward heavy cruisers was closer, he decided. SLNS Fujimi was the closer of the two cruisers and he almost decided to send SLNS Tanaka instead. Commodore Prescott commanded the cruiser element from aboard Fujimi and would undoubtedly use his ‘forward’ deployment and ‘first to advance into hostile space’ for all it was worth in the political battles to come. Well, he was welcome to try. The Admiral who slapped down the Manticorans and took a system right out from under them would have more than enough fame to slap down a little upstart like Prescott. He ordered Prescott ahead personally, that should shift some of the credit back where it belonged… to the Flag. Let him think about that! Aboard Fujimi, Prescott was fuming. He knew what that clown Pontraine had in mind. Prescott’s advance was now ‘subject to orders from the Flag’ rather than on his own authority. Was a Rear Admiral actually so petty that he would try to steal every bit of glory from this mission? Of course he was! Political in-fighting in Frontier Fleet might not be the blood sport it was in Battle Fleet, but it was intense. Pontraine wanted every bit of glory he could grab so that he could climb the ladder to Vice Admiral. There was nothing to do about it now though, nothing but carry out the orders efficiently and try to hitch his flag, literally, to Pontraine’s. Be a good little subordinate and hope for some scraps in the after-action reports. Turning to the comm screen that displayed the Captain of Fujimi he said, “Bob take us to the listening post. Smartly please, the Flag will undoubtedly want us back in position as soon as possible.” On board Enterprise Thomas watched as the destroyers and their CL commander fell away from Force Alpha. When the BC and the two CA’s started their advance, he figured, correctly, that an exchange of escorts was taking place. For a few minutes he thought that nobody would download the output from the listening station, then one of the forward Mikasa’s advanced… and rapidly. Apparently, someone had lit a fire under the backside of that cruiser’s commander. Thomas smiled a predatory smile. Based on the course that CA was taking, displeasure from the Flag wasn’t going to be a concern for much longer. SLNS Fujimi crept the final distance to the listening post under low power. The area was part of the Oort cloud of cometary bodies that surround any star system and some idiot had placed the listening post in the middle of a cluster of proto-comets. They had probably figured that nobody would notice one more minor planetoid in the middle of the other trash, but who would be looking in the first place? The current Mark 47, Mod 6 mine deployed by the RMN was more than just a simple mine. Unlike earlier mines, which would detonate as soon as a target came into range, the Mark 47 waited. As long as a target was closing, the mine would hold fire unless certain conditions were met, such as sidewalls coming up or a radical change in perspective. Such a change in perspective could mean a target was ‘rolling ship’ or turning a vulnerable aspect away from the mine. Multiple mines in a field could also communicate, albeit in a rather limited way. Each mine would forward an acquisition signal to others in its deployed minefield. They would also forward a ‘detonation’ signal if their own engagement requirements were met. These gave the Mark 47 the capability of engaging multiple targets in a minefield simultaneously. In the case of SLNS Fujimi, seven Mark 47 mines could see her as she approached the listening post. Five of those were in target acquisition when something caused the sidewall generators aboard Fujimi to start to spin up. The most likely reason was that someone had recognized the minefield. There would never be a way to know, five Mark 47’s detonated as one and SLNS Fujimi simply… vanished. The Mark 47 mine carried lasing rods capable of generating forces that could punch through the sidewalls of a modern Havenite superdreadnaught, and through the armour underneath. Fujimi didn’t have sidewalls, modern or not, when the X-ray lasers sleeted through her hull. Nor did she have armour of any appreciable value. Aboard Enterprise the tactical section estimated that no less than thirty laser rods had scored hits. Thirty hits would have gutted a superdreadnaught, the effect on a heavy cruiser was unimaginable. Forces she couldn’t withstand pummelled Fujimi and her hull broke in two pieces. Both pieces then expanded into glowing fireballs as her fusion generators lost containment. 400,000 tons of starship were reduced to glowing plasma in less than 2 seconds. The were no lifepods deployed. « Last Edit: July 05, 2014, 09:46:18 PM by Silver Fox » 34 pages, 17,484 words. 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__label__wiki	0.528359	0.528359	Tag Archives: Eric Johnson Celebrity Tag Archive: Eric Johnson Celebrity Relationship: Jessica Simpson Celebrates 7-Year Anniversary with Eric Johnson Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson. Photo: Jonathan Shensa / PR Photos By Whitney Johnson Congratulations are in order! As originally reported by UsMagazine.com, Jessica Simpson and her husband Eric Johnson just celebrated the seven-year anniversary of their celebrity relationship. The fashion designer marked the special occasion by posting a sweet family picture on Instagram, captioning it, “7 years, 2 kids, and a whole lotta love later.” The celebrity couple are proud parents to Maxwell Drew, 5, and Ace Knute, 3 — and they don’t plan on having any more kids. As Simpson recently shared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, “I have two beautiful children and I’m not having a third. They’re too cute! You can’t top that.” This celebrity relationship has lasted for seven blissful years. 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Photo: DMac/Flynetpictures.com Related Tags: Barack Obama, Beyoncé, Eric Johnson, Gavin Rossdale, Goldie Hawn, Gwen Stefani, Ian Somerhalder, Jay-Z, Jessica Simpson, Kate Middleton, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Matthew Broderick, Michelle Obama, Nikki Reed, Prince William, Sarah Jessica Parker Expert Love Advice: What to Do If Your Job Intimidates Your Partner Posted In: Relationship Experts, Sandra Fidelis Articles By Sandra Fidelis Modern relationships and love can indeed be challenging. In the past, the purpose of romantic partnerships was to accomplish two things: to procreate and to preserve power. Over the past several decades, though, we have begun asking more of our unions. We now expect them to be deeply fulfilling and to provide us with a supportive partner, best friend, and perhaps even a soulmate. We expect to be with a partner who celebrates our wins and accomplishments as well as one who supports us when things aren’t going as well as we’d like. But sometimes, we can be let down when he doesn’t seem as supportive of our career or perhaps is even downright jealous of our success. …Don’t miss the rest! Click here for more. Related Tags: Dating Advice, Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson, Relationship Advice, Sandra Fidelis Cutest Celebrity Baby Announcements Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively In October 2014, this gorgeous couple almost broke the Internet with their subtle but powerful baby announcement. The 'Gossip Girl' alum posted a post titled Preserve Celebration of Family on her website with a photo of her holding her baby bump. The couple have openly expressed their desire to start a family, and we know they're excited to welcome their bundle of joy in 2015. Photo: AAR/FameFlyNet Related Tags: Alicia Keys, Ashton Kutcher, Beyoncé, Blake Lively, Carrie Underwood, Dax Shepard, Eric Johnson, Fergie, Jay-Z, Jessica Simpson, Josh Duhamel, Kate Middleton, Kristen Bell, Mike Fisher, Mila Kunis, Prince William, Ryan Reynolds, Tori Spelling Jessica Simpson Says She’s Done Having Kids with Eric Johnson Posted In: Celebrity Babies, Celebrity News Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson do not want more kids. Photo: Aaron J. Thornton / PR Photos Mrs. Johnson is perfectly smitten! According to UsMagazine.com, singer and actress Jessica Simpson (now formally Jessica Johnson) is happy with NFL hubby Eric Johnson. The mother of two commented on their relationship, saying, “We have felt like ever since we got married, we’ve been kind of living on this honeymoon…Life is better, but we don’t toast every morning with champagne.” They are perfectly content and are done having kids, according to Simpson. What are some ways to know it’s best not to have more kids? ..Click here for more fun reads! Related Tags: Celebrity Babies, Celebrity Couples, Eric Johnson, Family & Children, Jessica Simpson, Relationship Advice Jessica Simpson Shares Five Wedding Vows For a Happy Marriage Jessica Simpson recently shared her secrets to marriage. Photo: Aaron J. Thornton / PR Photos By Amanda Boyer We have seen Jessica Simpson go through ups and downs over the years, but now this newlywed is discussing her five wedding vows for a happy marriage. If you pick up Glamour magazine, you can read about how Simpson feels “truly comfortable in my own skin” now that she is married to Eric Johnson. Through other factors like better exercise habits, food choices, and lifestyle changes, she’s gained happiness as well. According to UsMagazine.com, Simpson believes that sharing her vows will “bring you closer to yourself and your happily-ever-after.” What are three tips for writing your own wedding vows? ..Want to read more? Click here! Related Tags: Celebrity Marriage, Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson Shares Sexy Photo from Honeymoon Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson are happily married. Photo courtesy of Jessica Simpson's Instagram. By Laura Seaman Jessica Simpson was showing off her figure as she Instagramed a photo of herself during her honeymoon with Eric Johnson. The couple enjoyed their honeymoon together at the Four Season Punta Mita Resort in Mexico. A source tells UsMagazine.com that “They had an amazing time and looked so in love during the entire visit.” What are some fashion must-brings for your honeymoon? Related Tags: Beauty, Celebrity Honeymoon, Eric Johnson, Fashion, Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson Gushes About New Husband Eric Johnson By Shannon Seibert Happily in love, Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson are not the couple to shy away from bragging about the love of their life. Having recently exchanged vows on Independence Day weekend, the Johnsons According to UsMagazine.com, Simpson recent posted a photo to Instagram gushing about her man, captioning the image: “I love this man, our marriage, and everything in between.” What are some ways to keep the spark alive after marriage? …There is more romance! Click here for more. Related Tags: Celebrity Couples, Celebrity Weddings, Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson Donald Faison Says Jessica Simpsons Wedding Was a ‘Major Dance Party’ Jessica Simpson’s wedding, which took place on July 5, was big and beautiful, as anyone can see from the massive media coverage. The reception that followed, according to one of Simpson’s good friends actor Donald Faison, was “awesome”. Faison’s wife told UsMagazine.com that they had a wonderful time. Faison added, “We danced the night away!” What are some unique ways to incorporate dancing into your wedding? Related Tags: Celebrity Marriage, Donald Faison, Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson Jul 8, 2014 0 Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson Include Their Kids in Lavish Wedding Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson married this past Saturday in a beautiful Independence Day weekend wedding. The pair took a special approach to their wedding day and had their children be a part of the ceremony. Two year-old daughter Maxwell was the flower girl and their 13-month-old son Ace served as the ceremony’s ring bearer. Additionally, the couple shared their special day with more than 250 guests, according to UsMagazine.com What are some ways to include your children in your wedding? …Want to keep reading? Click here!… Related Tags: Celebrity Babies, Celebrity Weddings, Eric Johnson, Family & Children, Jessica Simpson Eric Johnson Hits the Golf Course Pre-Wedding to Jessica Simpson Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos By Sanetra Richards Watch out, Tiger! According to UsMagazine.com, Jessica Simpson’s fiance (now husband), Eric Johnson, spent a day with his groomsmen on the golf course on Thursday, July 3rd. The former NFL player shared a few games and laughs as they prepared for and celebrated the wedding. Johnson and about 20 of his best bro friends enjoyed themselves at Sandpiper Golf Course in Santa Barbara, California: “They were a really attractive group!” an eyewitness tells Us, including the group joked about being in town for a “secretive” wedding. “They played 18 holes and drank lots of Bud Lights!” The father-of-the-bride was also included in the bunch says another onlooker. “There were definitely a lot of Southern accents,” says the witness. “The guys were all super hot!” The source went on to add,”When they all arrived, they were really boisterous, greeting and hugging each other. They had a really good time.” The couple of four years definitely felt the fireworks as they exchanged vows over the 4th of July weekend. What are some unique bachelor/bachelorette party ideas? …Keep reading! Click here for more. Celebrity Couples Who Love Fourth of July Posted In: Love, Relationship Advice Articles Christina Milian and Jas Prince. Photo: Mike/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES Tis the season to take pride in your homeland and rock the colors of vigilance, perseverance and justice. It’s also the day where we sport killer bikinis, chow on barbecue and watch amazing fireworks displays. The best part about the holiday, though, is that it’s a day in which our entire country takes pride in their homeland, especially our celebrities. We’ve pulled together the envy-worthy patriotic plans and traditions of these stars to hopefully inspire a little Independence Day tradition in your own household: …Want to keep reading? Click here for more!… Related Tags: Beyoncé, Celebrity Couples, Eddie Cibrian, Eric Johnson, Jay-Z, Jessica Simpson, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Katherine Heigl, Kim Kardashian, LeAnn Rimes, Selena Gomez The Pros and Cons of a Whirlwind Romance Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting. Photo: VM/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES Taking a cue from some of our favorite celebrity couples — Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting, Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy, and Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson, to name a few — we thought it’d be fun to explore the benefits and pitfalls of quickie engagements. Plus, it’s a topic our executive editor knows quite well: She got engaged to her now-husband after only nine weeks of dating! It’s not a decision to make lightly though. Here are three pros and three cons of a whirlwind romance — all important things to consider before giving your heart away. …On the edge of your seat? Click here for more Related Tags: Dating Advice, Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson, Kaley Cuoco, Relationship Advice, Ryan Sweeting, Whitney Johnson Top 10 Hollywood Couples of 2013 Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake. Photo: SGP/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES By April Littleton The year 2013 is slowly drawing to an end, and it’s only fitting to look back at some of the most memorable celebrity couples to grace the television screens and magazine covers. Here are Cupid’s top 10 favorite famous lovebirds of this year: …On the edge of your seat? Click here for more. Related Tags: Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, Brad Pitt, Celebrity Couples, Celebrity Love, Celebrity Weddings, Dax Shepard, Drew Barrymore, Eric Johnson, Halle Berry, Ian Somerhalder, Jay Cutler, Jay-Z, Jessica Biel, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake, Kate Middleton, Kristen Bell, Kristin Cavallari, Nina Dobrev, Olivier Martinez, Prince William, Romance, Will Kopelman Celebrity Couple Predictions: Jessica Simpson, Miranda Kerr and Beyonce Posted In: Love, Relationship Experts, Yolanda Shoshana Articles Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson with Maxwell. Photo: VM/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES For today’s column, let’s consider three couples who have controversy currently surrounding them, whether it’s because of baby weight, a surprise split, or anti-feminist song lyrics: Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson: This blonde pop star has come a long way, which makes it so easy to root for her success. Recently, she announced that she’s going to stop acting and retire from the entertainment world. Her focus is now on being a business woman and mother. Related Tags: Celebrity Couples, Eric Johnson, Jay-Z, Jessica Simpson, Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom, Yolanda Shoshana Jessica Simpson Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Boy Ace Knute Johnson Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson. Photo: CWNY/FAMEFLYNET By Kerri Sheehan Jessica Simpson’s family increased by one this weekend! She and fiancé Eric Johnson brought home a baby boy this weekend. UsMagazine.com reported that Ace Knute Johnson was born in Los Angeles via C-section on Sunday, June 30th. The happy couple are already parents to daughter Maxwell, nearly 14 months. What are some ways to decide on a baby name with your partner? Related Tags: Celebrity Couples, Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson Celebrity Baby: Jessica Simpson Celebrates Her Baby Shower Posted In: Celebrity Babies By Andrea Surujnauth Jessica Simpson celebrated her baby shower on Sunday, reported People. Guests included Simpson’s sister Ashlee, close friend Jessica Alba, and hair stylist Ken Paves. In the Tom Sawyer-themed bash, vintage tables, tin pitchers, and a wooden boat alongside the nearby pond were incorporated in the event. Simpson served pigs in a blanket, mini sliders and grilled cheese from a custom station. The mom-to-be was also sure to request Thousand Island dressing for the salad bar, “She’s craving it!” says Mindy Weiss, Simpson’s party planner. Simpson had a look of pure joy as she entered the party holding her 11-month-old daughter, Maxwell, and patting her pregnant belly. Simpson is expecting a baby boy. What are some ways to make a baby shower for a second child special? …interested? Click here for more! Related Tags: Ashlee Simpson, Eric Johnson, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson Celebrity Baby News: Jessica Simpson Accidentally Reveals Baby-to-Be’s Gender Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson. Photo: DMac/Flynetpictures.com By Jessica Conigliaro Pregnant Jessica Simpson accidentally broke news of her baby-to-be’s gender on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, March 6, UsMagazine.com reports. “The crazy thing is I never knew a wiener could make me nauseous,” the Fashion Star mentor quipped. “…Well, I guess I just told the world that I’m having a boy!” Although it was unplanned, Simpson’s televised reveal was certainly an exciting one. What are some creative ways to reveal the gender of your unborn child to family and friends? …don’t miss the rest. Click here for more. Related Tags: Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson Confirms She’s Pregnant Again Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson. Photo: Apollo/FAMEFLYNET The rumors are true: Jessica Simpson and fiancé Eric Johnson are set to become parents for the second time! According to People, the singer/actress announced her big news via Twitter with a picture of her 7-month old daughter, Maxwell Drew, in Christmas pajamas next to some sand with the words “Big Sis” carved into it. Speculation of a pregnancy has been circulating, as Simpson has been spotted in loose fitting clothing around town and a tight black dress showing a slight baby bump at Cacee Cobb’s wedding. How do you support your partner through an unplanned pregnancy? Related Tags: Eric Johnson, Jessica DeRubbo, Jessica Simpson Pregnant Jessica Simpson Displays Baby Bump at CaCee Cobb’s Wedding Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson. Photo: Stoianov/Pablo/FAMEFLYNET By Nicole Weintraub Jessica Simpson is expecting baby number two with fiancé Eric Johnson, according to UsMagazine.com. The pregnant star showed off her baby bump proudly at her best friend and former personal assistant CaCee Cobb’s wedding to Scrubs’ actor Donald Faison. Simpson’s divorced parents and younger sister, Ashlee, were also in attendance as groomsman Zach Braff escorted the pregnant singer down the aisle. She tried hiding her baby bump behind a bouquet of flowers, though her flowing black dress could not shield her belly. How do you know when to go public with your pregnancy? …This way for more deets on when to reveal your pregnancy. Related Tags: Cacee Cobb, Donald Faison, Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson Is Pregnant Again! By Jennifer Ross At barely seven months old, baby Maxwell Drew Johnson is going to be a big sister soon. In what is surprising news to everyone, even those involved, UsMagazine.com confirms that Jessica Simpson is pregnant again. A source states, “It definitely wasn’t planned. But yes, Jessica is pregnant again. She really is overjoyed!” This will be the second child for both Simpson, 32, and fiancé Eric Johnson. It wasn’t long ago when Simpson went on episode one of Katie, Katie Couric’s show and said, “Motherhood is a dream. It really is absolutely amazing.” It looks like Simpson will now have two reasons to be amazed. What are some ways to support your partner during a surprise pregnancy? …Shocked? Click here to read more! Related Tags: Celebrity Love, Celebrity Pregnancy, Eric Johnson, Family & Children, Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson Celebrates Eric Johnson’s Birthday with Baby Maxwell Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson with Maxwell. Photos courtesy of Jessica Simpson's Twitter. Jessica Simpson and fiancé Eric Johnson celebrated his 33rd birthday this year with their little bundle of joy. According to UsMagazine.com, the couple was ecstatic to enjoy Johnson’s birthday with their four-month-old daughter Maxwell. “Last year at Daddy’s party, Maxwell was in my belly…this year she’s in my arms,” shared the star. The trio took photographs in order to remember the first birthday that father and daughter was able to share together. For the occasion, baby Maxwell had a little bow on her head. What are some ways to involve your kids in your birthday celebration? …Can’t get enough? Click here for more.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line46
__label__wiki	0.70886	0.70886	WORK OF DELHI METRO PHASE IV COMMENCES The construction work for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 was formally started today at Haiderpur Badli Mor in the presence of DMRC’s Managing Director, Dr. Mangu Singh and other senior officials.Piling work was commenced at Haiderpur Badli Mor as part of the Phase 4’s first civil contract which was awarded last month for the construction of a portion of the Janakpuri West – R. K Ashram Marg Corridor (Extension of Line – 8, Magenta Line).The contract includes construction of 10 stations - Keshopur, Paschim Vihar, Peeragarhi, Mangolpuri, West Enclave, Pushpanjali, Deepali Chowk, Madhuban Chowk, Prashant Vihar & North Pitampura. The entire corridor is elevated.The work involves the part design and construction of elevated viaduct, elevated ramp, siding line and station buildings from Keshopur to Haiderpur Badli Mor. The work on this corridor is expected to be completed within 30 months from the commencement of work.The 28.92 km long Janakpuri West – R. K Ahsram Marg corridor is an extension of Magenta Line and will come up with 22 stations. The tenders for the remaining stations of this corridor are also nearing finalisation. Tenders for civil construction have already been floated for the other planned corridors and two more contracts have already been awarded. As part of this particular contract, three interchange stations, Peeragarhi (with Green Line), Madhuban Chowk (with Red Line) and Haiderpur Badli Mor (with Yellow Line) will come up. In addition, the entire Janakpuri West – R. K Ahsram Marg corridor will comprise of three more interchange stations at Majlis Park (with Pink Line), Azadpur (with Yellow and Pink Lines) and R K Ashram Marg (with Blue Line). Therefore, in total, this corridor will have six interchange stations.. When the Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station was constructed on the Yellow Line as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase 3, provisions were kept for its expansion as an interchange facility in Phase 4. This will help in substantially reducing construction time as well as costs in Phase 4. The Phase 4 platforms of Haiderpur Badli Mor which will come up above the Phase 3 station will also the highest ever platform in Delhi Metro at a height of 23.5 metres. The Mayur Vihar Phase 1 Pink Line station is at a height of 22 metres while the Karkardooma station is at a height of 20 metres. Three corridors of Phase 4 have so far been approved under which, 61.679 kilometres of new Metro lines shall be constructed across three different corridors comprising of 45 Metro stations. These new sections shall provide interconnectivity among the already operational sections of Delhi Metro. . Anuj Dayal ED(CC)DMRC “Today, the DMRC commenced work on the 4th Phase of construction of the Delhi Metro Project comprising of three corridors covering 61.67 kilometers at Haiderpur Badli Mor. The first phase of construction of the Delhi Metro had started on 1st October, 1998 and since then the Delhi Metro has established itself as the most reliable public transportation system in the national capital and its peripheries. During these two decades, the Delhi Metro project has also emerged as one of the fastest executed Metro projects anywhere in the world.” The first three phases have interconnected the NCR and helped in reducing traffic congestion and pollution in the city.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line52
__label__cc	0.557421	0.442579	Board index Comments World Politics Elections America. Discuss world politics in relation to Islam and Muslims. Re: Elections America. Post by Hombre » Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:51 pm Speak of doctored videos mocking & denigrations can work both ways. Here is one of the best ones named "trump & Billions & Billions & Billions" (need to watch the whole video.) Post by Centaur » Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:33 pm For Joe Biden it’s effortless https://youtu.be/xSSMG0MaEnQ One of those rare occasions you feel sympathy for Hilary Click to win $50,0000 only 2% of KKK are radical, the rest are peaceful law abiding moderates Islamic Football Team: Striker:Extremist; Defender: Moderate One; Goallie :Leftist Post by Ariel » Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:10 pm Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls out Biden for quoting Muhammad pronouncing Sharia law in remarks to Muslim voters Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden quoted the Muslim prophet Muhammad pronouncing Sharia law during an address to Muslim voters last month, Hoover Institution research fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali told “Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday. Carlson played several clips from the July 20 remarks, in which Biden vowed to end Trump's "Muslim ban on day one" of his administration and stated, "I wish we taught more in our schools about the Islamic faith. I wish we talked about all the great confessional faiths." According to Ali, elsewhere in his speech, Biden said, "'If you see something wrong' -- and he quotes the Prophet Muhammad -- 'use your hand. If you can't use your hand, use your tongue and if you can't use your tongue, use your heart.'" What he's basically doing from that point onwards is enforcing Sharia law and it is vigilantism on steroids. “If you’re a Muslim, [if] you grew up within Islam trying to reform it, or [are] just a good American Muslim, you’re being confronted with ... a candidate for a major political party who’s basically saying 'Let’s enforce Sharia law,” Ali went on. “I’m with him on 'Let’s fight [anti-Muslim] discrimination, we should not be bullying Muslim children' ... but I don’t know who puts these words in his mouth and I’m alarmed.” The Somali-born Ali, who has left the Muslim faith and is now an atheist, explained that Sharia law is based on the concept of “commanding right and forbidding wrong,” which she told Carlson she “cannot believe” Biden is promoting in the year 2020. “I understand Joe Biden doesn’t know what he’s doing and I think most Americans don’t,” she said. “But he does have a campaign team… Joe Biden should come out and apologize profusely to the American people, especially to those American Muslims who have adopted and embraced the foundational principles of America.” If he did so, she added, he would show a “great trait of leadership”. However, she added, “this group of people ... who lured him into saying these things, I know that they are part of the Islamist groups -- we call them the Muslim Brotherhood, I do know that the people who look after him, the campaign team, were not on red alert and that they didn’t stop him from saying this type of thing.” The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Alexander Soros ( son from) is happy . Congratulations to our future Vice President Kamala Harris ! History in the making! Elections 2020. Between Soros and Trump. Post by Ariel » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:06 pm Democratic Party sets rules for criticizing Biden's VP pick Kamala Harris Hillary Clinton and Valerie Jarrett operatives sign a missive that warns what media message must be Media organizations have just been warned by the Democratic Party machine that they better be very, very careful with how they cover Joe Biden’s vice presidential choice — just revealed to be Kamala Harris. Any criticism of the expected woman will be considered racist and sexist, we are told. Oh, they wrap up that threat in a word salad, but that’s the bottom line: There should be second and even third thoughts about any criticism of Mr. Biden’s VP pick. An actual memo went out from an ad hoc group of Democratic operatives (pretending to be advocates for women) to media organizations with orders on how to proceed with their coverage. The fact that they expected this partisan missive to be accepted and adhered to by media entities tells you all you need to know about the problem with today’s legacy media. For decades, the Democrats have enjoyed a pliant media. Ranging from covering up for John F. Kennedy’s affairs, to ignoring Hillary Clinton’s health and corruption issues during the 2016 race, the media certainly have never needed such a public reminder about their duty to handle a Democratic politician like a fragile, and special, golden egg. So why now? Because identity politics demands it, and with news now disseminated beyond the broadcast networks and just a few loyal newspapers, Democrats need to reinforce the need for media protection in order to gaslight the public about their real agenda and inherent incompetence. Location: Blighty Post by pr126 » Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:11 am Kamala Harris, that vaunted self-righteous feminist candidate who's using her 'year of the woman' chops to challenge President Trump in 2020, has a little problem: She slept her way to the top. Islam: an idea to kill and die for. Post by manfred » Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:40 am Ariel wrote: ↑ And the party she belongs is is called "democrats"? This reminds me of the way Robespierre behaved... He also went into the assembly and announced that he has information of many traitors of the revolution and he would bring them all to Madame Guillotine in the near future. Worried members of the assembly demanded to know the names, but he refused to give them. Guess what.... they came for Robespierre next, thus ending the period called the "reign of terror". I think such comments will drive people to vote Trump. Generally people don't like witch hunts, nor entitled brats. Post by Ariel » Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:19 am Indian-American Muslims are happy with Kamala Harris as the Democratic party’s Vice-Presidental candidate. Indian-American Muslims and Sikhs here have hailed the selection of Senator Kamala Harris as the Democratic party’s Vice-Presidental candidate, calling it a remarkable success for the entire community. In a statement, the Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM) congratulated Harris on her nomination and lauded the Indian-American community for its extraordinary success in the face of tough competition in US in just about five decades. Oh, dear. But it seems not all people are happy with Kamala. The question arises, "Is she black enough. “It is challenging ... and to be honest with you, it is also hurtful,” the Democratic senator said. Kamala Harris Responds To People Who Don’t Think She’s ‘Black Enough’ Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris said Monday that questions about whether she is “black enough” to represent the black community are offensive. “It is challenging ... and to be honest with you, it is also hurtful,” the California senator told Jemele Hill on an episode of her podcast “Jemele Hill Is Unbothered.” Harris has endured the racist attacks from conservative figures like Donald Trump Jr. who say she can’t truly represent African Americans because her father was born in Jamaica. Harris, who was born in Oakland, California, is an American of both Jamaican and Indian descent. “It just feels like your blackness is always being put on trial,” Hill said. “I have said to my team, I’m like, ’Look, I am not running for black history professor. I am running for president of the United States,” Harris responded. “These people need to know black history. And it cannot be, as it always ends up being, that the couple of chocolate chips on the stage have to be the ones teaching everybody else about America’s history. It’s America’s history.” Former president Barack Obama experienced similar attacks when Donald Trump and others questioned where Obama, the first black president, was born. The so-called “birther” conspiracy was developed in the late 2000s to cast doubt his legitimacy as president. Harris told Hill that she’s figuring out where to focus her energy during the presidential race, but that answering questions about her ethnicity is not something she needs to do. “For other people who can’t figure out am I ‘black enough,’ I kinda feel like that’s their problem, not mine,” she said. “Maybe they need to go back to school to figure it out. And maybe they need to learn about the African diaspora and maybe they need to learn about a number of other things.” This isn’t the first time Harris has been forced to respond to attacks on her blackness. Earlier this year, she addressed critics who pointed to her record as a prosecutor ― which contributed to high rates of incarceration in California ― as a reason why she wasn’t “black enough” to represent black Americans. “Look, this is the same thing they did to Barack. This is not new to us,” Harris responded at the time. “They’re trying to ... sow hate and division among us. So we need to recognize when we’re being played.” Post by manfred » Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:47 am A not too serious Russian contribution... turn on the subtitles, if you need them. Post by Hombre » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:08 am You can bet your beautiful neckless that you can have exact same type of pyramid - at the head sitting Rupert Murdoch or Robert Mercer. Otherwise there is nothing wrong with people think & believe other then your belief - as long as they do not harm you with insidious intent. Post by pr126 » Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:43 pm Left Is FURIOUS After I Revealed Kamala Harris Is Descended From Slave Owner (Part 1) Kamala Harris Has a Slave-Owning Ancestor – So What? (Part 2) Post by manfred » Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:52 pm Slave owning ancestor.... someone needs to throw her into Bristol harbour.... There is more: BRUTAL: Resurfaced Video of Joe Biden Should Destroy His Campaign. Biden The plagiarizer Post by Ariel » Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:40 pm Wow!!!! Democratic National Convention: Day 1. My dad was a healthy 65-year-old. This sets the tone for a memorable election. Post by Hombre » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:18 pm pr126 wrote: ↑ Please Please don't bring this garbage-human ever again. He is a convicted felon (Campaign violations) & while himself married - he was caught fornicating a married women named Denis. This Indian-Born immigrant has build his career & most of his time on spreading hate of Democrats. He makes millions duping white conservative Americans to believe he is one of them. He is the one who saws division & intolerance of others. Few years ago I butchered & calling him up on twitter for which he banned me. Post by manfred » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:46 pm A woman named Denis? You are right gorgeous A very powerful speech. "My father voted for trump" & "The only per-existing condition my father had - trusting trump & he paid for it with his life" Post by Centaur » Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:46 pm why should he care. Clinton fornicated inside white house while married to Hillary and raped many others whom Hilary later helped him to silence.Does he sniff and grab like Bidder as well? Return to “World Politics”	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line65
__label__cc	0.631451	0.368549	The Finlander Forum > The Library > Obituaries > Elma Pitkämö Saari 6 Sep 1913 ~ 7 Dec 2011 View Full Version : Elma Pitkämö Saari 6 Sep 1913 ~ 7 Dec 2011 kivinen1 ILWACO — Longtime Ilwaco resident Elma Saari, 98, died at her residence on Dec. 7, 2011. Born Sept. 6, 1913, in Powell, Ariz., she was the daughter of Finnish immigrants Eli and Edla (Pihlajaniemi) Pitkamo [ Pitkämö ]. Elma came north with her parents to the Eufaula/Stella area along the banks of the Columbia River and she was a 1932 graduate of R.A. Long High School in Longview. In 1933 she moved to Ilwaco. Shortly thereafter she married Charles Saari and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary prior to his passing in 1993. Elma was a wife, mother and homemaker. She also worked at the Chinook Cannery and for Sportsmen’s Cannery in Seaview for a number of years. She enjoyed cooking, visiting with friends, crossword puzzles, garage sales and going to PACE with her grandson. Survivors include her son, Loren (Ann) Saari of Ilwaco; grandsons, Ralph Baker III, Charles Saari (Sarah Eakin) and Nicholas Saari (Angelyn Solko); granddaughters, Annette (Richard) Day, Lisa Baker and Diane Baker; nine great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; five nieces and a nephew. She was preceded in death by her daughter Barbara Baker, twin sister Elvi Hendrickson, and her sister Elinor Fowler. No service will be held. Private inurnment will be at the Ilwaco Cemetery Columbarium. Her guest book is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line69
__label__wiki	0.896758	0.896758	Lesbian Paralympian Dies While Trying To Row Across The Pacific Ocean June 25, 2020 Kim Wong-Shing She was trying to become the first openly gay athlete, first paraplegic, and oldest woman to row across the Pacific Ocean alone. Angela Madsen, a three-time Paralympian rower and US Marine veteran, died at age 60 while trying to become the first openly gay athlete, first paraplegic, and oldest woman to row across the Pacific Ocean alone. Madsen first set sail in April in a 20-foot rowboat. Her goal was to reach Hawaii within four months. Her wife, Deb Madsen, confirmed her death in a Facebook post, explaining that she hadn’t heard from Angela since the weekend, when Angela had said she was going into the water to do some maintenance on her boat. When Deb checked the boat’s tracking, she found that it appeared to be simply drifting rather than steered by an oar. That’s when she got concerned. “She was about as far from any land as she could get and the communication can be a challenge, I was hopeful but still had a feeling of heaviness in my chest,” Deb wrote. A Coast Guard plane discovered Angela’s body on Monday, still tethered to her boat. “Angela was living her dream,” Deb wrote. “She loved being on the water as you could see from the photos she sent.” Deb further explained that she’s “sad but ok.” She added, “I never planned a life without her so be patient with me while I figure all of this out. Thank you for all your support.” Documentary filmmaker Soraya Simi had been chronicling Angela’s voyage. Simi wrote on Instagram that this is “the single heaviest moment of my life.” “She was willing to die at sea doing the thing she loved most,” Simi wrote of Angela. “She was a hell of a woman and one of the most influential and inspiring people in my life. I hope to live with a fraction of the fierceness of spirit Angela had.” Angela was paralyzed in 1993 after a back surgery. She competed in the Paralympics three times and earned bronze medals in rowing and shot put. angela madsenlesbian athleteslesbian sportsparalympianqueer athletes Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris Are Engaged and Adorable March 15, 2019 Bea Bischoff First Openly Queer Ice Dancing Team Skates At U.S. Championships	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line74
__label__cc	0.542621	0.457379	HEAL London Health Education and AIDS Liaison - a more intelligent approach About HEAL London Join HEAL London You are here: Home Health and well-being Gay Men - 10 Points For Survival Bad HIV/AIDS science Doctors and the Medical Industry Africa and black people Other recommended Web sites Gay Men - 10 Points For Survival Published: 09 May 2008 \| Print \| Hits: 10851 The most group of people that AIDS has been most prominently associated with is gay men. This is not very surprising when you look into the whole sociology of AIDS with a good realistic knowledge of the flaws in AIDS science. Of course, this is claimed by many to be because anal sex is more prone to transmitting the AIDS virus. That notion fails to withstand scrutiny on so many levels it's too big to go into here. It fails to take into account, for instance, the experience of a medical officer in a South African men's jail who said that with typically 30 men to a cell, and that "sex is rampant, and condom use virtually non-existent", the jail has a rate of HIV+ diagnoses dramatically lower than that claimed for the general population of South Africa and virtually no deaths classified as AIDS in a seven year period. That does rather challenge the notion that it's men having rampant sex that is inherently the cause of AIDS - perhaps there has been some other difference in men having sex between groups of men in an African Jail, and groups of men on the gay scene in LA, SF, NY and London? Could be. Anyway, long-time dissenting AIDS activist and gay man, Michael Geiger, recently drew up a list of 10 key essential points for survival from long-term observation of gay men that survived an HIV diagnosis, compared to those that died. In a strident letter to Charlie Fidelman, author of a snide and nasty article in the montreal gazette, Michael Geiger's 10 points for surviving AIDS for gay men are: 1) Not allowing themselves to be stressed to death after being diagnosed HIV positive on the highly flawed HIV tests. 2) Not caught up in drug addiction. 3) Have not overused antibiotics b/c of multiple std's 4) Have lower stress levels as they regard HIV aids mostly as hype. 5) Have expectations of health and well being instead of expecting sickness and death. 6) Avoid stressful T-cell and viral load testing. 7) Did not take AZT during the years of 87 to 95, and will not take current haart drugs. 8)Are psychologically well adjusted to their sexuality. 9)Are often health oriented with good diets and exercise. 10) Have families who are supportive of their sexuality. Clearly, there are some points here that others could benefit from too. let's hope that people do. Michael Geiger's full email is below: Hello Mr. Fidelman. A moment of your time, if you would be so kind. Regarding "Denialists" in your piece: "Deadly consequences of ignorance" in the Montreal Gazette, May 5th 2008: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=e24ef0ac-aba7-492c-af1e-c1f4c77a0db6 As a person of Gay man, and as an AIDS dissident, or Rethinker of Jewish Descent, I must tell you that I am disgusted by your, and others equating of those who disagree with the highly contentious scientific evidence that HIV is the cause of AIDS, as being comparable to Holocaust Denialists. And particularly as your choice of the word "denialist" in the press comes across as pure propaganda. I am disgusted that you would abuse this word that is highly sensitive to Jewish people to propagate and propagandize your own, as well as others, obvious agendas. As such, this letter is also CC'ed to many editors of the Jewish press and to Professor, writer, and cell biologist, Dr. Henry Bauer, who by the way is a noted Jewish writer and AIDS Rethinker, and to the many other Jewish AIDS Rethinkers and Jewish AIDS Dissidents who are also noted professors, scientists, doctors, members of the National Academy of Science, reporters, gays, and others. Though, sir, you may question my, or others own sanity, however, after intensively studying the issue of AIDS causation and more, the fact is that I myself am not blind or ignorant. After more then 30 years myself, of being an "out" Jewish descended homosexual in the gay community, since well before the word AIDS meant anything other then a teachers assistant, I myself have seen first-hand who gets sick, who dies, and who stays well and symptom free, including first-hand experience with many HIV positive friends and even lovers. Do you, sir, have any such personal experience? What I myself have always over and again seen in those who survived as long term nonprogressors versus those who sickened or died prematurely, are people who had most of the following in common: As an out member of the gay community who has first hand knowledge and experience with HIV positives and those diagnosed as AIDS, I have clearly seen that the further people stray from these 10 "little" things, the more likely they are to eventually be chronically sick or even die prematurely. After all, liver failure, particularly in those who choose HIV drugs, has been the leading cause of death in HIV positives for the last 13 years. Yes, Mr. Fidelman. Ever since AZT monotherapy ended in 1995, Liver failure has been the leading cause of death and is directly linked to those taking arv drugs. Prior to 1995, all HIV positives, caught in the web of mass hysteria that extended even to their doctors, survived an average of 8 months to 1-1/2 years on that toxic and deadly drug, that those in medicine and government and pharma business all well know, but would prefer the issue to be kept quiet, and disappear. Am I really a holocaust denying, flat earthing fool of a "DENIALIST" because I recognize a different source and cause of the AIDS Holocaust then do you or others? Should my point of view be censored? Should it not be shared with others? Nice of you to continue to be Mr. Wainberg's mouthpiece, as you have been in the past. As such you are far from unbiased in this issue, which as a reporter, IS YOUR DUTY! The simple fact that you childishly use such words as "denialist" when describing those who don't agree with you, including many hundreds of thousands if not millions of people, clearly shows your work to be mere propaganda for AIDS Inc, and its overly funded researchers, and drug companies and stock holders. If truth was on your side, you would need no such ad hominem attacks. But please tell me why Wainberg is so rageful of the hundreds of thousands who disagree with him? Is it because Mark Wainberg holds very valuable patents on some of the most very toxic of AIDS drugs and because profits from them as thousands upon thousands suffer predominently from liver failure, neuropathy, and extreme disfigurement from lypodystrophy directly due to his drugs. Or is it because he is a major stockholder in AIDS drug companies? Or is it because his mega funding from government and drug companies is now highly threatened. And speaking of owning vast stock in aids drug companies, is there some reason that you have NOT shared with your readers that George Bush's right hand men, George Shultz, and Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, are major stockholders, and Rummy himself was even the CEO of Gilead till he joined Bushy in 2001. No wonder Bush was so fond of promoting AIDS drugs for Africa! He has profited quite handsomely from Gileads Blockbuster AIDS drugs and Tamiflu for the Bird Flu Hoax, don't you think? How nice of you, Mr. Fidelman, to point out that Miss Martineau is still alive and well after 12 years, even though she is now taking the highly toxic AIDS cocktail, that probably by the way contains either toxic AZT, or some of Mark Wainbergs disfiguring and toxic drugs. No wonder she is fatiqued and dealing with illness. Are you, as a science/medical writer for some strange reason also unaware of the toxic effect of extreme stress that she is under due to her belief that HIV is slowly killing her and her daughter. Even your grandma knew enough to know that high stress levels intensely and negatively affect the immune system (including CD4 counts) and can eventually be lethal if one is stressed out long enough. And I hope you realize, that sooner then you think, that Wainberg, as well as yourself, may soon be eating your words. After all, Dr. Peter Duesberg, who you seemingly slander and impugn, is now scheduled, and quite soon by the way, to testify to the US congress under the Whistleblower protection act. Celia Farber, who you also seemingly slander by the way, and impugn, is next week receiving the "Clean Hands" award for her AIDS reporting, from the Semmelweis Society for honesty in Peer Review for Doctors. And as for you, will YOU be receiving such an award when history is finally written? By the way Mr. Fidelman, how much have you profited from your many fear mongering stories about HIV or AIDS? So, just when is enough fear mongering enough, Mr. Fidelman, and when does media, and its obviously biased reporters such as yourself, stop weakening gays and all others through fear mongering or encouraging gays or anyone else diagnosed as HIV positive to be victims instead of responsible for our own health and our own choice of beliefs including believing that HIV is the cause of why gay men prematurely sicken or die? It might be nice if you would be so kind as to knock it off, will yah? Your still making us sick! Michael Geiger Category: Health and Well-Being	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line82
__label__wiki	0.730103	0.730103	Filed under: bgaxxheb — Tags: 上海后花园论坛贵族宝贝, 上海高端茶会所, 全国凤凰楼信息网, 北京快活林, 夜上海论坛ER, 夜上海论坛OI, 妹子自带工作室能玩吗, 宁波男士品茶, 杭州大嘴猴三通微信, 爬花楼北京论坛, 郑州贴吧出来卖的学生, 阿拉后花园上海 — admin @ 7:46 am January 1, 2021 TD Bank Financial Group to Become Majority Shareholder of Banknorth Group, Inc. Strategic acquisition provides TD with personal and commercial banking growth opportunity in the US Banknorth gains partner to expand its community-based banking model PORTLAND, Maine–Aug. 26, 2004–Banknorth Group, Inc. (NYSE: BNK) and TDBank Financial Group (TDBFG) today announced that they have signed adefinitive agreement for TDBFG to acquire 51% of the outstanding shares ofBanknorth for approximately US$3.8 billion (approximately CDN$5 billion)in cash and TD common shares. This acquisition will provide TD with themajority interest in a growth company that has a proven track record ofmaking strategic acquisitions. “This strategic acquisition provides us with an expanding beachhead inthe Northeastern United States and an outstanding personal and commercialbanking complement to our strong U.S. wealth management franchise,” saidEd Clark, TD Bank Financial Group President and Chief Executive Officer.”The addition of Banknorth to our brand provides us with immediatelyaccretive earnings and a majority interest in a company that has anexcellent management team focused on growing their business bothorganically and through smart and profitable acquisitions.” “Having TDBFG as our majority shareholder offers us the depth tocontinue with our strategy of acquiring high potential banks in strategiclocations and positions us to move to the next level in terms of size andproduct capability,” said William J. Ryan, Banknorth’s Chairman, Presidentand Chief Executive Officer. “Both TD and Banknorth are leaders inemploying a customer-focused approach to their markets and bring proventrack records of successfully integrating acquisitions. I firmly believethat working with TD will be a positive experience for our shareholders,our customers and our employees.” Acquisition Details The agreement between TDBFG and Banknorth provides for the merger ofBanknorth with a TD subsidiary in which each Banknorth shareholder willreceive a package of US$12.24 in cash, 0.2351 of a TD common share and0.49 shares of the new Banknorth stock, which will continue to be listedon the New York Stock Exchange. TD will be permitted to buy additionalBanknorth shares up to a limit of 66 2/3% either in the open market or inspecific circumstances directly from Banknorth, such as if Banknorth werelooking to raise capital. The transaction will be taxable for Banknorth shareholders for U.S.federal income tax purposes with respect to the cash and TD shares theyreceive. The new Banknorth shares will be tax free. The agreement also permits TD to bid for the remaining publicly heldshares in subsequent years, subject to certain limitations in the firsttwo years, approval by a majority of designated independent directors andunaffiliated Banknorth shareholders during the first five years andapproval by a majority of designated independent directors or unaffiliatedBanknorth shareholders after five years. The deal, which is subject toapproval by Banknorth’s shareholders and by U.S. and Canadian regulatoryauthorities, is expected to close in February, 2005 and be immediatelyaccretive to TD’s earnings, without reliance on synergies. “We have structured the deal this way to allow the maximum degree offlexibility for both TD and Banknorth. TD gains an important personal andcommercial footprint in the U.S. while maintaining our strong capitalratios,” said Clark. “From our perspective, we are gaining access to capital and additionalflexibility to allow us to continue to participate in largeracquisitions,” added Ryan. Bill Ryan will remain Chairman, President and CEO of Banknorth and willjoin TD’s Board of Directors upon the conclusion of the deal. He willcontinue to be based at Banknorth’s headquarters in Portland, Maine.Banknorth’s experienced management team was an integral component of thedeal and will remain intact. To maintain the Banknorth board’s effective working size, but at thesame time reflect the interests of the majority shareholder, TD willinitially be adding up to five members to the board in addition to thecurrent 14 Banknorth directors, all of whom are expected to remain on theboard following the closing. A majority of both the full board and thedirectors appointed by TD will be required for any motion put before theBoard to reflect TDBFG’s majority shareholder position. TD will have theright to elect a majority of board members generally as long as it remainsa majority shareholder. Maintaining Community Roots “Banknorth has a long standing reputation of being committed to thecommunities in which it operates and we intend to continue with that sameapproach,” said Ryan. “We are pleased that our two organizations have thesame focus on meeting the needs of our customers in the local markets weserve. We think that there is a good cultural fit between the two banks,”added Clark. TD Bank Financial Group and Banknorth will hold an analyst conferencecall and meeting today, August 26th, 2004 at 8:45 a.m. ET to discuss thedetails of the transaction. The call will feature a presentation by EdClark, President and CEO of TD Bank Financial Group and Bill Ryan,Chairman, President and CEO of Banknorth. A question and answer period forpre-qualified analysts and investors will follow the formal presentation.The call will be webcast live via TD’s website at www.td.com/investor(link is external) aswell as the investor relations section of Banknorth’s website atwww.banknorth.com(link is external). Pre-qualified analysts and investors may access thecall by calling 416-640-1907 or toll free at 1-800-814-4860. Media mayalso access the call at those numbers, but in listen-only mode. Recordingsof the presentation will be archived on TD’s website www.td.com(link is external) followingthe webcast and will be available for replay for a period of at least onemonth. The replay of the webcast will also be accessible from the investorrelations section of Banknorth’s website at www.banknorth.com(link is external). Banknorth Key Facts & Figures A New England-based company recognized by Forbes magazine as the bestmanaged bank in America, Banknorth offers personal and commercial banking,insurance, investment planning and wealth management services. Theoperations of Banknorth include: — 389 branches and 548 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 6 states — 1.3 million households served — US $29.3 billion in assets, as of June 30, 2004 — US $19.3 billion in deposits, as of June 30, 2004 Banknorth is first in combined market share in Maine, New Hampshire andVermont, and 5th in Massachusetts and 6th in Connecticut. About TD Bank Financial Group The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known asTD Bank Financial Group. In Canada and around the world, TD Bank FinancialGroup serves more than 13 million customers in three key businesses:personal and commercial banking including TD Canada Trust; wealthmanagement including the global operations of TD Waterhouse; and wholesalebanking, including TD Securities, operating in a number of locations inkey financial centres around the globe. TD Bank Financial Group also ranksamong the world’s leading on-line financial services firms, with more than4.5 million on-line customers. TD Bank Financial Group had CDN$312 billionin assets, as of April 30, 2004. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on theToronto and New York Stock Exchanges under the symbol “TD”. About Banknorth At June 30, 2004, Banknorth Group, Inc. headquartered in Portland, Maineand one of the 30 largest publicly-traded commercial banks in the country,had $29.3 billion in assets. Banknorth’s banking subsidiary, Banknorth,N.A., operates banking divisions in Connecticut (Banknorth Connecticut);Maine (Peoples Heritage Bank); Massachusetts (Banknorth Massachusetts);New Hampshire (Bank of New Hampshire); New York (Evergreen Bank); andVermont (Banknorth Vermont). The Company and Banknorth, N.A. also operatesubsidiaries and divisions in insurance, money management, merchantservices, mortgage banking, government banking and other financialservices and offer investment products in association with PrimeVestFinancial Services, Inc. The Company’s website is at www.banknorth.com(link is external). This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within themeaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Suchstatements include, but are not limited to, statements relating toanticipated financial and operating results, the companies’ plans,objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements includingwords such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,””intend,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “and other similar expression. Suchstatements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of TD BankFinancial Group’s and Banknorth Group, Inc.’s management and involve anumber of significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differmaterially from the results anticipated in these forward-lookingstatements. The following factors, among others, could cause or contributeto such materially differences: change in general economic conditions; theperformance of financial markets and interest rates; the ability to obtaingovernmental approvals of the transaction on the proposed terms andschedule; the failure of Banknorth Group, Inc.’s shareholders to approvethe transaction; disruption from the transaction making it more difficultto maintain relationships with clients, employees or suppliers; increasedcompetition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationshipsand revenues; the risk of new and changing regulation in the U.S. andCanada; acts of terrorism; and war or political instability. Additionalfactors that could cause TD Bank Financial Group’s and Banknorth Group,Inc.’s results to differ materially from those described in theforward-looking statements can be found in the 2003 Annual Report on Form40-F for TD Bank Financial Group and the 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-Kof Banknorth Group, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissionand available at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site(http://www.sec.gov(link is external) ). This communication is being made in respect of the proposed mergertransactions involving the acquisition by TD Bank Financial Group of 51%of the outstanding common stock of Banknorth Group, Inc. In connectionwith the proposed transactions, a combined registration statement on FormF-4 and S-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus will be filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders of Banknorth Group, Inc.are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposedtransaction when it becomes available, because it will contain importantinformation. Shareholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the proxystatement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing informationabout TD Bank Financial Group and Banknorth Group, Inc., without charge,at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site(http://www.sec.gov(link is external) ). Copies of the proxystatement/prospectus and the filings with the Securities and ExchangeCommission that will be incorporated by reference in the proxystatement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing arequest to TD Bank Financial Group 66 Wellington Street West, Toronto, ONM5K 1A2,Attention: Investor Relations 416-982-5075 or to Banknorth Group, Inc.,Attention: Investor Relations 207-761-8517. TD Bank Financial Group, Banknorth Group, Inc. and their respectivedirectors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to beparticipants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposedtransaction. Information regarding TD Bank Financial Group’s directors andexecutive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 40-F for theyear ended October 31, 2003, which was filed with the Securities andExchange Commission on December 15, 2003, and its notice of annual meetingand proxy circular for its 2004 annual meeting, which was filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2004, and informationregarding Banknorth Group, Inc.’s directors and executive officers isavailable in Banknorth’s proxy statement, which was filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2004. Other informationregarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description oftheir direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevantmaterials to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission whenthey become available. read more Players react to semi final loss as Acheson confirms Dubai move Filed under: bwzuwcqy — Tags: 上海后花园1314论坛, 上海夜网KE, 上海夜网YZ, 上海夜网ZV, 全国凤凰楼信息网, 南京新茶兼职, 夜上海论坛B, 夜上海论坛UW, 娱乐地图最新网站, 温州喝茶陪茶女, 爱上海ZV, 西安能约学生的公众号 — admin @ 4:11 am September 16, 2020 The Moyle Rovers clubman confirmed after yesterdays All Ireland semi-final defeat to Mayo that he’s leaving the country.The Connaught side were 2-13 to 0-14 point winners in Croke Park and will meet either Kerry or Dublin in the final.After the game Peter Acheson confirmed he’s moving to Dubai. He’s postponed his plans in recent seasons due to commitments with the Tipperary team but says he won’t be convinced to stay a third time.Tipp’s cause wasn’t helped yesterday by the black and red cards given to Robbie Kiely and Bill Maher respectively by referee David Coldrick.Tipp manager Liam Kearns says the 10 minute period before half-time was the key passage of the match.Despite the loss Ballyporeen’s Conor Sweeney says Tipp performed very well for long spells of the game. read more MLB players counter owners’ offer with proposed 70-game schedule Filed under: ytwfivks — Tags: kb场, 上海419最新论坛, 上海夜网FE, 上海夜网HH, 上海开课妹价格, 上海松江车墩镇街女, 全国凤凰楼信息网, 南京新茶兼职, 南京私人会所419, 南湖区大桥镇小妹, 夜上海论坛YT, 夜上海论坛ZY — admin @ 6:03 am August 26, 2020 Major League Baseball players countered the owners proposal of a 60-game schedule with their own 70-game schedule on Thursday, as the two sides continued battling over a deal to begin a shortened season.The players’ counter was not received well by at least some on the owners’ side who believed they had an agreement at 60 games.The sides have apparently agreed that the players will be played their full pro-rated salaries and both sides’ proposals included expanded playoffs, creating extra revenue.“We believe this offer represents the basis for an agreement on resumption of play,” union head Tony Clark said in a statement after offering 70 games. Now, they must settle on the length of the schedule, which obviously has financial implications if the players are to be paid on a per-game basis.The difference in total player salaries between 60 and 70 games is about $250 million, or about $8.3 million per team.Owners proposed a 10-week season starting July 19 and ending Sept. 27. The players proposed adding three days at the end to accommodate the extra games.The owners also proposed adding the designated hitter to the National League in 2020 and 2021, a change likely to be embraced by the players because it creates more high-paying jobs and allows older players to remain in the game longer.“We’re at the same place,” Commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters. “We want to reach an agreement… We’re doing everything necessary to find a way to play, hopefully by agreement.” Negotiations had apparently hit a stalemate Monday, when Manfred said he was losing confidence there could be an agreement with the players. On Tuesday, Manfred and Clark met face-to-face in Phoenix for a meeting that established what Manfred later said was the “framework” of a deal.Although some on the ownership side reportedly believed the players had agreed to the 60-game plan, Clark on Thursday afternoon released a statement indicating that there was never any agreement.“In my discussions with Rob in Arizona we explored a potential pro rata framework, but I made clear repeatedly in that meeting and after it that there were a number of significant issues with what he proposed, in particular the number of games,” Clark wrote. “It is unequivocally false to suggest that any tentative agreement or other agreement was reached in that meeting. In fact, in conversations within the last 24 hours, Rob invited a counterproposal for more games that he would take back to the owners. We submitted that counterproposal today.”Manfred then responded, telling reporters: “I don’t know what Tony and I were doing there for several hours going back and forth and making trades if we weren’t reaching an agreement.” Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error read more	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line92
__label__cc	0.746106	0.253894	LAA_HOTEL CARLTON_05 Carlton Hotel in Madrid – Spain Ficha TécnicaDescription Project and Site management of the revitalization, refurbishment and updating of Carlton Hotel in Madrid’s city center. Location: Paseo de las Delicias 26. Madrid Collaborators: Carmen Hernández Built Surface Area: 6.338,87 m2 Project and Site management of the revitalization, refurbishment and updating of a hotel in the center of Madrid. A partial renovation was carried on mainly on the first floor of the building conditioning part of its surface which was occupied by banquet halls into new rooms. The façade of the building was also refurbished respecting the character of the building but giving it a renewed aspect. Carlton Hotel in Madrid	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line96
__label__cc	0.649006	0.350994	Episode Discussion (Spoiler Free) » Episode 3x15 » Author Topic: Rain (Read 10206 times) kmetzk92 Just wondering, but right before it rained.. juliette definately knew that it was going to rain anytime soon.. do you guys think this is just a coincidence or does julliete know something more WhatThe Re: Rain I thought the rain was an excuse to show two beautiful women with wet shirts handcuffed together lol... surfmadpig Juliette has been living on the island for three years. That's why she's more accustomed to the climate and can recognize signs of imminent rain. That's what I think. Nothing strange there. She knew. If you recall, Locke took off from camp in the first season, after he had encountered Smokey and "looked into the eye of the Island," and someone....Boone, I think...followed him and wanted to go along. He told him that he should turn back, especially since it was getting ready to rain. Boone told him that it didn't look like rain, and a few seconds later it started to pour down. I think Boone said something like "So, they teach you that at the box company?" Juliet, like Locke, has a connection with the Island. I think part of this connection is being in tune with the weather. Quote from: surfmadpig on April 05, 2007, 12:13:03 PM I would buy that if it wasn't for the similar incident with Locke. I think it's more than that. I also just noticed that kate was following a trail and said if it rains ill lose the trail.. the trail leads them back to the others camp so the others most probably left from the camp throught he tunnels kkehoe5 I think she saw the forcast on Others TV news at 10! HanginWithMrEko She predicted the rain just like Locke. Let's not over think what she knows and doesn't know. When I am outside and it's 2 minutes from raining... I could probably guess it... and in some areas, you can actually smell it.. If she said, it's going to rain 45 minutes from now, I'd think bout it more. Quote from: HanginWithMrEko on April 05, 2007, 12:32:06 PM True...plus I don't thnk Kate doubted Juliet when she predicted rain. It was more like Kate said "So what" and kept on walking, whether it was going to start raining or not. It was as if she, too, knew it was gonna rain soon, but didn't care. I still hold up my theory that it was nothing more than the writers wanting to show Kate and Juliet all soaking wet lol...notice they ALSO had these two women fall into the mud (!! lol). Rain, mud, handcuffed, wrestling...oh, yeah, it was purposeful lol I guess there is a remote chance it means something more, but its' a very very remote chance :b dweebs Background Extra I don't think anything sinister is here. Juliet is merely accostomed to the climate, and it makes sense that locke should know because of his hunting/walkabout obssesion. Maxor127 I thought of Locke too when that scene happened. I think she somehow knew. I don't see any other reason why they'd have that scene. They could've just made it start raining with no comments. thwgt Quote from: WhatThe on April 05, 2007, 12:12:22 PM And to create a convenient mud puddle for them to fall into. DHARMA Scientist We know that one aspect of the Dharma projects was weather experiments. We were told this in one of the orientation videos, the Swan, I think. I think the rain is on a cycle and that is why Juliet knows when it will happen and I think that Locke figured it out. Plus, is the rain connected to cerberus? We always see him during or right after a good rain!! She looked up and saw clouds, and said it will rain. Not that much of a mystery. Wow the writers must love it when we add to their story about a simple rain fall. Try not to over think this show too much.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line97
__label__cc	0.537525	0.462475	Lindeth Fell, Best in Cumbria, Best in England Top Award for Lake District Country House With glorious views over Windermere lake, a seven acre Thomas Mawson designed garden and private tarn, this Luxury Country House has recently been voted by The AA as the best in England. At a glitzy award ceremony in London, owner Diana Kennedy with daughters Sheena and Jo, accepted the ‘Guest Accommodation of the Year, England Winner 2019-2020’ award from The AA. This award follows quickly on the heels of winning ‘Boutique Guest Accommodation of the Year 2018-2019’, at the recent Cumbria Tourism Awards and retention of the ‘5 Star, Gold Award’ rating from the AA. In addition, the business is in the TripAdvisor ‘Hall of Fame’ for achieving their ‘Certificate of Excellence’ five years running and have also achieved the accolade of ‘Editor’s Choice Award – Garden Hotel’, by the Good Hotel Guide. Proprietor Diana Kennedy, who at 82, is still active in the business, has spent 35 years welcoming guests to Lindeth Fell. She said “These awards offer great satisfaction to us. Being the best in England is quite an accolade, but what’s really important is making sure our guests leave happy. It’s a simple ethos, but one we’ve stuck to since buying Lindeth Fell in 1984. Thanks must go to our team for their hard work over the years”. Daughter and General Manager, Sheena Kennedy said “Hospitality has changed hugely since 1984 and that has required significant ongoing investment to maintain and improve standards. Over the years we’ve always listened to guests and tried wherever possible to exceed their expectations. What’s interesting is that while ensuite bathrooms, WiFi, coffee machines, digital TVs and the like are important, it’s good old-fashioned customer service that wins every time.” Lindeth Fell was nominated for the award by AA inspectors who rate more than 2,000 properties.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line102
__label__wiki	0.614945	0.614945	African American History by Tony Rose Arrives July 2009 w/ Foreword by Renown Historian Lerone Bennett, Jr. Visit Tony Rose (Executive Director of AAP @ Book Expo and Author of African American History Click here to read Interview Tony Rose: World Renown Publisher Latest Interview for Apsiring Writers Disilgold: Congratulations on your new book Tony Rose. Readers are now discovering that you are the author of Before the Legend: The Rise of New Kids On The Block and A Guy Named Maurice Starr, The Early Years which became a national best selling book. So I wanted to share this work which I read and simply enjoyed as so many quality books from AmberBooks.com and pay homage to the producer, publisher and author responsible for one of the greatest literary industry events in the history of African American publishing. We know you are busy preparing for the event on May 29- May 31 with over 80,000 guests expected, but will you please share your triumphs this year with the publication for the Disilgold Soul audience at www.disilgold.com? Tony Rose: Thank you Heather. It was a blessing to receive The Boston City Council "Official Resolution" for my success in disseminating African American Writing and Publishing to a global audience and my influence on the Boston Music Scene; The Harlem Book Fair "Phillis Wheatley Book Award" For Literary Work That Transcends Culture, Boundary and Perception; The City of Los Angeles, State of California, Leimert Park Village Book Fair, Certificate of Appreciation, "For Extraordinary Contributions to the African American Literacy Legacy" Award; and The Los Angeles Black BookExpo, Certificate of Appreciation "Outstanding Contributions in Promoting Black Literature" Award. Disilgold: We were celebrating at Disilgold when we receive the press release notices. This is great news for the AA literary community and thank you for making waves for literary artists to share their work and gain recognition as well at the upcoming African American Pavilion at Book Expo, noted internationally as one of the biggest annual book industry events. It's been quite an honor to be a part of this wonderful establishment. Your online publishing at Amber Books.com also, offers promotional web sites and a directory for self-published authors. How can authors get featured? Tony Rose: They can go to www.amberbooks.com and go to the amberbooks.com Plus link. Disilgold: What new titles are to be released from AmberBooks.com and release dates? Tony Rose: Some titles include the African American History In The United States of America-An Anthology-From Africa To President Barack Obama -Compiled and Edited by Tony Rose / Ageless Beauty-The Skincare and Make-Up Guide for Women and Teens of Color by Alfred Fornay and Yvonne Rose / The Revised 10th Year Anniversary Edition of Is Modeling For You: The Handbook and Guide For the Young, Aspiring, Black Model by Yvonne Rose and Tony Rose - June-July 2009 Disilgold: I look forward to your historical work which will be a treasure for young to mature to recapture African-American history from a music and publishing industry figure who can certainly update history books with current history, and as someone who has influenced both industries. Additionally, do you offer self-publishing services and how can new authors go about inquiring for this unique opportunity to publish with AmberBooks.com? Tony Rose: We began Quality Press in 2000 in order to accommodate authors who wished to self-publish their books. We responded to the needs of the growing market of self-publishers and placed the Quality Press division under the direction of Yvonne Rose who is also an Associate Publisher for Amber Books and Director of Quality Press. The Quality Press Book Publishing program offers self-publishers the freedom to set their own publishing timeline and maintain all copyrights to their book(s). In addition Quality Press professionally edits and/or proofreads your manuscript, designs and typesets your book, registers your book with all appropriate organizations for selling purposes, manufactures/prints your book, and by special request markets, promotes and distributes your book. Many of the over 350 self-published authors who have published their books through Quality Press have had national success, including: The Tom Joyner Foundation, Tom Joyner Presents: How To Prepare For College; Angel Hunter who self-published You Are Not Alone, and was signed to Urban Books; A Journey That Matters: Your Personal Living Legacy by Erline Belton; The Story of The MGAA: Let Them Play by John David; The Straight Up Truth About the Downlow by Joy Marie; Reputations Fade Away by Dawayne Williams; Broken by Robin Ayele; A Need For Love by Didi Tillson; Solliah...She Only Looks Like It Ain't Hurting by Solliah Bryant and Heart & Soul of a Black Man by Warren Landrum...just to name a few. Their books are sold on WWW.AMBERBOOKS.COM through Amber Books.com Plus, BARNESANDNOBLE.COM, AMAZON.COM as well as distributed by some of the top distributors in the country; many have been picked up by major book publishers and book clubs. Disilgold: You are the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the African-American Pavilion at BookExpo America and gearing ready for the 6th annual show May 29th-May 31 which is around the corner. Explain why this is one of the most attended literary events worldwide by literary professionals and just how many people are expected? Tony Rose: BookExpo America, The largest book trade show in the world provides independent African American book publishers, self publishers, authors, African American imprints at major publishing houses, distributors, literary agents, publicists, librarians, and bookstore owners with exposure to more than 80,000 book buyers and booksellers from across the world. With over 25,000 BEA attendees crossing up and down The African American Pavilion at BEA aisles. There will be huge opportunities to learn, share, educate, buy, sell, license and network your books. It's the only book show in the United States where you can talk to and make deals with the publishers and editors of Random House / Simon and Schuster / St. Martins Press / Third World Press / Genesis Press / Amber Books. All the major Publishing Houses in the world converge at BookExpo America. This year it will be held at the John Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City, May 28-31, 2009 Disilgold: What special events in the African-American Pavilion at BookExpo do you recommend for guests? How can guests gain access inside the African American Pavilion? Tony Rose: Every event in The African American Pavilion is important. To find out more about our exhibitors, events, awards, times, please go to www.amberbooks.com or www.africanamericanpavilion.com or email: amberbk@aol.com or call: 520-568-6692. Call 602-743-7426 or email: amberbks@aol.com (Yvonne Rose) for discounted badges. The African American Pavilion at BookExpo has an extensive guest list of renown individuals everyone is excited will be in attendance like Omar Tyree, Zane, Wesley Snipes, Tom Joyner, Omarosa, George Fraser and of course you, Heather Covington will be the African Pavilion at BEA, HOST for all the events. Disilgold: Thank you Tony. I look forward to the event making history once again and truly honored. How can visitors find out more about the guests at the event? Will there be a souvenir journal again this year? I have collected them annually and learned so much about new to classic artists on the rise. Tony Rose: To find out more about our exhibitors, events, awards, times, please go to www.amberbooks.com or www.africanamericanpavilion.com or email; amberbk@aol.com or call: 520-568-6692. The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America Exhibitors Journal will be available at booth # 2249/51 Disilgold: Yvonne Rose is doing a great job. I hear she has a new book coming out soon. Will it be available in time for the AAP at BookExpo? Can guests meet you personally at the event. There were so many people requesting to speak to you and learn more about the industry. Are you doing a seminar? Tony Rose: My wife Yvonne Rose has two new books coming out this year Ageless Beauty-The Skincare and Make-Up Guide for Women and Teens of Color by Alfred Fornay and Yvonne Rose / The Revised 10th Year Anniversary Edition of Is Modeling For You: The Handbook and Guide For the Young, Aspiring, Black Model by Yvonne Rose and Tony Rose - June-July 2009. Yvonne Rose will be doing two seminars: Yvonne Rose, How To Self Publish Your Book, May 29 & 30th - 11-12noon in the African American Pavilion Meeting Room # 1C01/1C02. Disilgold: We look forward to attending and wish the AAP at BookExpo much success as always. Are there any closing remarks you would like to share with the Disilgold SOUL community, youth and literary artists who are coming out in droves this year in record numbers at the Jacob Javits Conventions Center in NY? Tony Rose: We love all of you and look forward to meeting each and everyone of you at The African American pavilion at BookExpo America. Keep writing your stories, it is all so important. Disilgold: Thank you Tony Rose on behalf of the entire AA literary community. The African-American Pavilion at BEA and our literary community has made history where once doors were closed. I am honored to be a part of this wonderful event and document its travels since inception. I'm very humbled and grateful for your beliefs in the AA community and authors. Where would we all be? To celebrate our work each year with reverence brings the literary family of talent together. Now that Tony Rose is a household name from coast to coast, what are your plans for the future? Tony Rose: To keep working and thinking of as many positive things we can do to help as many people as we can. Disilgold: Please share your contact information so people who would like to find out more about AMBERBOOKS.com can get in touch. www.amberbooks.com / amberbk@aol.com / 520-568-6692 Disilgold: Thank you Tony Rose for taking time to do this interview. We all look forward to another wonderful and successful event. Tony Rose: Thank you so much Heather. You are a living literary treasure for all of us in the African American Book Publishing Industry. Disilgold Reflections: I called Tony Rose and was hesitant to request an interview at such a busy time around the AAP at BEA event, but as the business person he is over at AmberBooks.com and the team, I was able to acquire answers to all of my questions in less than one hour. Now that is what you call taking care of the business of the literary world. Be sure to visit www.Amberbooks.com authors and self-publishers. HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHICAL TRIBUTE Tony Rose is the Founder, Publisher and CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. (ACGI). Amber Books Publishing, the corporation's first imprint, was founded in 1998 and soon became established as the nation�s largest African-American publisher of self-help, career-guide and commercial/pop book titles written by and for African Americans. During ACGI�s ten year history, five other imprints emerged: BUSTA BOOKS - Celebrity Bios; COLOSSUS BOOKS featuring world-renowned personalities and history-making topics, AMBER/WILEY BOOKS - self-help & financial books co-published with John Wiley & Sons, Inc., AMBROSIA BOOKS for non-fiction/fiction novels and docu-dramas, and AMBER BOOKS2 for in-general specialty books. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Tony Rose is noted as the first African American Independent Publisher to gain a multi book Co-Publishing/imprint deal with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in their two hundred year history and the first Independent African American Publisher to be licensed and distributed by Black Expressions Book Club with fifteen titles signed to date. Among ACGI�s most notable and diverse titles are: Tom Joyner Presents: How To Prepare For College; African Americans and the Future of New Orleans; Beautiful Black Hair � A Style Guide; The African American Family�s Guide to Tracing Our Roots; The Afro-Centric Bride; The African American Scholarship Guide for Students and Parents; Born Beautiful: The African American Teenagers Complete Beauty Guide; Pay Yourself First: The African American Guide to Financial Success and Security; Aaliyah � An R & B Princess in Words & Pictures; Destiny�s Child: The Complete Story; Memoirs of a Superfreak � The Confessions of Rick James and The Rise of New Kids On The Block and....A Guy Named Maurice Starr, The Early Years. Rose has acquired/licensed paperback rights from: Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins and Hyperion Books for publishing and distribution by ACGI. He has also successfully negotiated numerous worldwide partnerships and licensing deals for ACGI in the United States, South Africa, Europe, and Asia. Tony Rose was born in Roxbury (Boston) Massachusetts, raised by his mother in the Whittier Street Housing Projects, was honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force after serving in the Vietnam War, attended the University of Massachusetts and the University of California in Los Angeles, graduating with a degree in Journalism and English Literature. He was employed as a production assistant at the Burbank Studios (Warner Brothers and Columbia Pictures), in the accounting and sales division at Warner/Electra/Atlantic Records (WEA), an accounts representative at Warren Lanier Public Relations and as an A & R representative at RCA Records, Los Angeles, California. Rose returned to Boston and along with record producer Maurice Starr became the primary architects of that, which in the late 70�s and 80�s would be called �The Boston Black Music Scene� a movement that ultimately led to the discovery of the international blockbusters New Edition and New Kids on the Block. In 1979 he formed Solid Platinum Records and Productions and in 1982 he was named one of the �Top Ten Record Producers in the World�. Rose was a successful Record Producer, Record Company Owner, Personal manager, Music Publisher, Recording Studio Owner, Recording Engineer, Song Writer and Composer for more than fifteen years. His Solid Platinum Productions was the first African American production company to have a production deal with Virgin Records and he later held production deals with Atlantic Records and CBS (SONY) Records. In 1983, albums produced by Rose shared the charts with Michael Jackson�s Thriller for six consecutive months in the number one, two and three positions throughout the world and his legendary "Prince Charles and the City Beat Band� albums and singles have accounted for more than four million in sales worldwide. Rose�s many music awards include �Gold� and �Platinum� Albums and �Ampex Golden Reel" Awards for recording and engineering New Kids on the Block. Rose, has also penned Before the Legend � The Rise of New Kids on the Block and �A Guy Named Maurice Starr � The Early Years, published August 2008. In 1995, Rose sold his music business to Unidisc Productions in Montreal and EMI Music Publishing in the United Kingdom and invested a portion of his earnings to launch Amber Books Publishing, later Amber Communications Group, Inc. In 1996 Rose, along with his wife Yvonne Rose, began writing, and published in 1998 Amber Books first National Best-Selling title, Is Modeling For You? The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model. As a leading book publisher, and mentor to hundreds of authors and publishers, Tony Rose has become one of the most forceful voices in the African American Book Publishing community. In 2004 he co-founded the African American Pavilion at Book Expo America, bringing together as exhibitors a community of thousands of African American book publishers and book publishing industry professionals, a feat that had been unprecedented in the 109-year history of BookExpo America. In 2005 Rose founded the Katrina Literary Collective, which has been responsible for collecting and donating over 90,000 books for the Hurricane Katrina Survivors and he serves as a founding Director of the Harlem Book Fair National and The Harlem Book Fair/Roxbury, Mass. He is also the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America the founding "Coordinator" for the Community of Color Pavilion / African American Exhibitors at the American Library Association Annual Conference, a Member of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. (BCALA) and the Creator and Executive Producer of Literary Living, a unique television show formerly aired on The Black Family Channel and aimed exclusively at the African American book buying market, featuring African American book publishing professionals / personalities and celebrities. Rose is the recipient of several awards including: The Boston City Council "Official Resolution" for his success in desseminating African American Writing and Publishing to a global audience and his influence on the Boston Music Scene; The Harlem Book Fair "Phillis Wheatley Book Award" For Literary Work That Transcends Culture, Boundary and Perception; The Chicago Black Book Fair and Conference Independent Publisher/Press Award; The BlackBoard Bestseller's African-American Publisher of the Year Award; The American Library Association "Reluctant Reader" Award; The 1st YOUnity Book Reviewers, Disilgold Soul Magazine "Publisher of the Millennium" Award; The Diamond Literary Festival "Certificate of Appreciation" Award; The Harlem Book Fair, Boston/Roxbury "Charles C. Yancey" Literary Award; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, House of Representatives, In Recognition of "Promoting the African American Experience Through the Literary World" Award; The City of Boston "Continuous Promotion of African American Authors" Resolution; The Black Caucus of The American Library Association (BCALA) "Appreciation Award; The BookExpo America "Founders Award"; The Haki R. Madhubuti "Independent Publisher of Note" Award; The City of Los Angeles, State of California, Leimert Park Village Book Fair, Certificate of Appreciation, "For Extraordinary Contributions to the African American Literacy Legacy" Award; The Los Angeles Black BookExpo, Certificate of Appreciation "Outstanding Contributions in Promoting Black Literature" Award and The Cape Verdean News "Millennium Award" for Book Publishing Excellence. Tony Rose, an in-demand moderator, panelist and speaker, was the first African American book publisher to have participated as a speaker and panelist at the Boston Globe Book Festival. He has also has been featured as a moderator/panelist for numerous events such as: The Harlem Book Fair; The Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association Conference (BESLA); The Aspicomm Media Self-Publishing Symposium and Smith College. For Further Information Go To WWW.AMBERBOOKS.COM OR WWW.GOOGLE.COM and Google Search - Tony Rose and The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America or Tony Rose and Amber Communications Group, Inc. or The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America or Amber Communications Group, Inc. Thank you. Disilgold "Get PerSOULnal" Interview with Tony Rose Interview with Tony Rose: Founder & CEO of Amber Books www.AMBERBOOKS.COM The Man with a Million Dollar Smile and The Leading AFRICAN-AMERICAN Owned Book Publishing Company in the World. by Heather Covington They say people are drawn to success. Well, it is no secret that Mr. Tony Rose, CEO AND PUBLISHER OF AMBER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. (AMBER BOOKS, BUSTA BOOKS, COLOSSUS BOOKS, AMBROSIA BOOKS AND AMBER/WILEY BOOKS) featured at an equally leading site, WWW.AMBERBOOKS.COM along the lines of QBR.com, www.poetsandwriters.com,and AALBC.com, has courageously AND successfully paved the way for some of the most sought after celebrity BIOS and self-help books addressing current trends from weddings, make-up, hair, parenting and style to modern day love stories, and classy biographical books on some of the hottest entertainers to grace this planet from Destiny's Child and the late Aaliyah to Suge Knight and R.Kelly.The living legendary icon publishes books by some of the leading authors and compilers that are consistently in demand, still going strong, taking over bookstore shelves, gracing leading magazines like QBR: The Black Book Review and BIBR: Black Issues Book Review and readers are loving it.Tony Rose's books are sought after by teens, women, gift givers, journalists who want to find out the 411 on the latest celebrities, men who find books like only Tony Rose's publications can deliver and purchase at large chain book stores, and most of all, by those who appreciate the winning and eye-catching book covers that readers and bookstores look forward to placing on their bookshelves. Mr. Tony Rose's publications set the standard and by reading just one book from the many imprints, you'll be hooked on the diverse richness of literature to come along celebrating African American culture with trends and issues people want to read.We wanted to know more about one of the most respected African American figures of the publishing industry who owns an infectious smile that spells success, so we caught up with the mastermind behind books like, Aaliyah: An R& B Princess in Words & Pictures, Beautiful Black Hair, The African American Travel Guide, The African American Teenagers Guide, the Ebony Magazine best selling publication, Born Beautiful: The African American Teenager's Complete Beauty Guide, How To Get Rich When You Ain't Got Nothing-The African-American Guide To Gaining and Building Wealth and many more on Thanksgiving Day for a "Get PerSOULnal INTERVIEW. "Mr. Tony Rose's books are just as contagious as his smile, but when you read his interview, you'll see that there is more to Mr. Tony Rose's smile, and his number one publishing company of African American books that we have been longing to share with the Disilgold Community. To enter the mind of a leading African American CEO of the millennium is what the Disilgold Community looks forward to for motivation, a source of strength and as a role model of excellence. You can personally meet Mr. Tony Rose himself at The YOUnity Reviewers Guild Awards Annual Gala Celebration in 2004, but for now, get to know the man, the genius, and living legendary icon. It's time to "Get PerSOULnal." Disilgold: When did you create your company, and what was your motivation or source of strength for forging ahead to become one of the leading publishing COMPANIES in the world of Black African American literature and resources for the community at large? Tony Rose: Amber Books Publishing, the corporation's first imprint, was founded in January 1998. After I sold my business and retired from my first career as a music industry executive, my wife Yvonne, Amber Books' V.P. & Senior Editor, and I wrote a book about modeling, and ventured into the wonderful world of book publishing. That May, we found ourselves at the Book Expo America with a Small Press Booth, two books - Is Modeling for You: The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model and How to Play the Sports Recruiting Game - The Handbook and Guide for the High School Student Athlete. Almost immediately, Amber Books experienced phenomenal growth in a niche market that established the company as the nation's largest African-American publisher of self-help and career-guide books for African-Americans in the World. Disilgold: What were some of the obstacles you faced during the start up of your company and what success stories can you share that overcame these obstacles? Tony Rose: I never considered my experiences with the start-up of Amber Books to be obstacles. As in any new business, it seemed like the financial obligations were insurmountable, but I had just sold my music business and had sufficient start-up finances and later I was fortunate enough to obtain investments from some of my supporters. Disilgold: What are some of the current new releases that readers can look forward to or books that are still in demand that our community should know about? Tony Rose: Some of our best sellers are: Aaliyah - An R & B Princess in Words & Pictures by Kelly Kenyatta; Beautiful Black Hair by Shamboosie and Afrocentric Brides - A Style Guide by Therez Fleetwood, The African-American Teenagers Guide to Personal Growth, Health, Safety, Sex and Survival, The African-American Job Seekers Guide To Succesful Employment and The African-American Woman's Guide To Successful Make-Up and Skincare by Alfed Fornay. Some of our upcoming titles include: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HANDBOOK & GUIDE TO ROLLING OVER INTO RETIREMENT��.. RICH by Denise Lamaute, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL SELF-PUBLISHING by Takesha Powell, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING - $30,000 in 30 Days by Larryette Kyle DeBose; THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN'S HAIR BOOK - How to Take Care and Have Fun With Your Child's Hair by Deborah R. Lilly, HOW TO DO AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEOLOGY by Roland Barksdale-Hall, HOW TO BE AN ENTEPRENEUR: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO OWNING YOUR OWN SMALL BUSINESS by Paula McCoy Penderhughes, URBAN SUICIDE-THE ENEMY WE CHOOSE NOT TO SEE: CRISIS IN BLACK AMERICA, AND FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SURVIVAL GUIDE. Disilgold: You are a quiet and what we call a silent giant in the industry, but one of the most productive people. At the same time, you are generous, recognized among many people of excellence. You have been awarded the Chicago Black Book Fair Publisher Of The Year Award, and The 2003 Blackboard Bestsellers Publisher Of The Year Award and you recently presented Mr. Max Rodriguez with The Glenn Thompson Award at The Phyllis Wheatley Awards in 2003 along with other top literary black presses owned by Haki Madhubuti, and Paul Coates. What has enabled you to find this balance in your life to continue to give and support other African American leaders of excellence. I am inspired by people with this tenacity and you continue to exude a powerful presence in the community that I must say leads people to emulate you. Now that we know this, please do not be humble here. Please share your sources of inspiration. Tony Rose: I grew up poor and on welfare, living in a housing project in Boston. I had a little sister, a beat down, depressed mother, and a father who was in jail most of the time. I was very lucky that I was able to form a personal relationship with God, very early in my life, as I would have to withstand many obstacles and challenges inside and outside our three room project apartment. I began working at the age of six, selling newspapers, running errands and running numbers for the people in the projects; my earnings helped to feed and clothe my family. Hard work, discipline, a dislike of failure, a stubborn streak, a grandmother's love, an education through the G.I. Bill ��.and God are the steps that I took to survive and succeed in life. Disilgold: Where are you from and where do you currently reside? Is it difficult to stay stationary as a big publisher and do you feel that your upbringing has enabled you to get to this point in your successful career as a publisher? Tony Rose: I was born in Roxbury (Boston), Massachusetts, raised in the Whittier Street Housing Projects; and attended the University of Massachusetts and the University of California in Los Angeles, graduating with a B.A. in Journalism and English Literature. I've lived in and have maintained offices in Los Angeles, New York and Phoenix for several years. My upbringing gave me the will and the desire to move on, discover the world and become a major voice in society. When I was a child, I fought my way through many combatants ��.just to survive. My best friend became the bookmobile that parked out front in the project once a week. As I grew older, I spent countless hours in public libraries, where I found hundreds of books written about the African-American culture and experience; I also learned that many of those books had African-American publishers. Most of the books I found, though, were not about us; and I learned that while I knew a great deal about European and European-American culture and history, European-Americans knew very little of African and African-American culture and history. As I grew older, I became more and more challenged by what I now believe is my fate. I learned very early in life how to have no fear, to stay focused, to accept a defining moment, and to walk through it. To know when your ship has arrived, and to get on it. I believe that one should never fear or hate success. Disilgold: What was Tony Rose like as a teenager and are there other talents that you don't mind sharing with The Disilgold Community that perhaps no one really knows, but can equally match your abilities to run a top publishing company? Tony Rose: As a teenager, growing up in the inner-city, I had to fight many battles. There were gang wars (which ultimately became the name of my first album released on my Solid Platinum Records label). In fact, I escaped the projects by joining the military at the age of 17. After I came back home, I was fortunately bitten by the travel bug, so I got out of the life that dragged down and killed most of my childhood friends. By the time I was 21, I was in Los Angeles in college at UCLA studying journalism and working part-time in one of Los Angeles' biggest Black-owned PR firms. I also worked for RCA records and was a road manager with Cuba Gooding and the Main Ingredient which prepared me for my career in music as a producer, manager, music publisher and owner of my own record label. In the 80's and 90's, I founded and operated Solid Platinum Records and Productions, where I managed and produced, among the company's numerous acts, Prince Charles and the City Beat Band. I also recorded several other international acts, which included New Kids on the Block, in my Boston and New York City-based Hit City Recording Studios. Solid Platinum Records and Productions held production deals with Virgin records, Atlantic Records and SONY Records; and was the first African-American production company to have a production deal with Virgin Records. In 1996, I sold my music business to Unidisc Productions in Montreal and EMI Music Publishing in the United Kingdom and invested a portion of my earnings in Amber Books Publishing. Disilgold: What events have you attended that were a major success for presenting your publications on a wide scale? Tony Rose: The first show I exhibited at was IBBMEC and I'll never forget when I sold my first case of Modeling books to Brother Nati, owner of Afrikan World Books. I've also exhibited at, and have had great success at the Harlem Book Fair presented by Max Rodriguez, Chicago Black Book Fair presented by Donna Beasley, the Black Caucus of American Library Associates, Faye Child's BlackBoard Book Fair, Book Expo America, American Library Associates, Black Expo, Circle of Sisters presented by Inner City Broadcasting, and numerous other local and national events. Last year we traveled 125,000 air miles around the United States, this Year we'll do 90,000. We do get to meet just about everybody. Disilgold: Where can people find Tony Rose today or where have people possibly met you for our readers who may now have flashbacks upon seeing you on television or reading about you articles? Tony Rose: As an in-demand moderator, panelist and speaker, I recently participated in a panel entitled "Legal and Business Issues in Book Publishing" at the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) Conference. I was THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOOK PUBLISHER TO HAVE PARTICIPATED AS A SPEAKER AND PANELIST AT THE BOSTON GLOBE BOOK FESTIVAL'S "PANEL ON PUBLISHING". I know that we are the only African-American book publisher running television commercials which can be seen on The MBC Television Network. In addition, AGCI titles have been seen and featured on such diverse programming and publications, as: BET and The Today Show, The Travis Smiley NPR Show, Ebony Magazine, Essence, Black Issues Book Review, and QBR: The Black Quarterly Magazine. Disilgold: Please share any reviews, awards or honors that your publications have received that will enlighten our community of the amazing success of your publications. Tony Rose: I have won numerous publisher and press awards, including: The 2003 BlackBoard Bestseller's African-American Publisher of the Year Award and the Chicago Black Bookfair and Conference Independent Publisher / Press Award. The American Library Association's "2003 Reluctant Reader Award" Disilgold: Where can people find your publications and what is in store for the future of Amber Books and the many imprints of the company? Tony Rose: Amber Communications, Inc. (Amber, Busta, Colossus, Ambrosia and Amber/Wiley) Titles can be found in every African-American bookstore in America, as well as Barnes & Noble, Borders, Tower Books & Music, J & R Music World, in the nation's libraries and online at CushCity.com, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com WWW.AMBERBOOKS.COM, to name a few. ACGI has completed a four-book co-publishing / imprint deal with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is in negotiations with JWS for several other titles set for publishing in 2004 and 2005.Black Expressions Book Club, the nation's largest African-American book club, has secured licensing for several ACGI titles, including: Beautiful Black Hair - Real Solutions to Real Problems by Shamboosie; Is Modeling For You? The Handbook and Guide for Young Aspiring Black Model by Yvonne Rose and Tony Rose; Pay Yourself First: The African American Guide to Financial Success and Security by Jesse B. Brown, The African-American Woman's Guide to Successful Make-up and Skin Care and Born Beautiful -The African-American Teenager's Complete Beauty Guide by Alfred Fornay, The Afrocentric Bride - A Style Guide by Therez Fleetwood and Langhorn and Mary - A 19th Century Love Story by Priscilla Stone Sharp. In addition, and this is an exclusive, we have been given the exclusive rights from Barnes and Noble to sell to 200 Barnes and Nobles directly, not through a distributor, but direct to B&N. I believe this is a first for any African-American publisher ever. Disilgold: What is an average day like for you from start to finish? Tony Rose: There is no such thing as an average day at ACGI. I start with prayer and exercise and end with a prayer of "Thanks" for getting me through the day. Everything else in between consists of meetings, phone conversations, travel, negotiating contracts, correspondence, promotions, publicity, editing, production, manufacturing distribution, shipping, re-printing etc. My day always begins at or before 5AM because I know that "The early bird catches the worm". One must begin the day early to succeed in life. Disilgold: What advice would you give to the community at large of aspiring writers who want to get published or start a publishing company? Tony Rose: Don't procrastinate. If you want to do it, do it. If you think you can, do it. There is nothing standing in your way but you. Disilgold: Tony, you are an amazing soul. We look forward to featuring our interview with you in The PerSOULnalities Chronicles very soon, as well as excerpts in The Disilgold Soul Literary Review Magazine. This segment of our interview entails "The Get PerSOULnal Interview." Mr. Tony Rose, this interview segment requires brief answers, is very personal and will be revealed to a large audience of avid book readers and writers. Anything you say will literally be glorified and represent you for the life of Disilgold. Disilgold: Are you ready to "Get PerSOULnal?" Tony Rose: As ready as ever! The Get PerSOULnal Interview with Tony Rose! Disilgold: Do you write books and if so, for how long do you write daily? Tony Rose: The first book I actually co-wrote was "Is Modeling for You?" Yvonne and I wrote our flagship book at the many beaches in California. Other books that I have contributed to or edited have been written in my office or out by my pool in Phoenix. I have no timetable for writing; my main interest right now is publishing other author's work. Disilgold: Do you have a favorite location for writing or working? Tony Rose: My New York office overlooks the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty; my Phoenix office has a scenic view of South Mountain. How can I go wrong, wherever I'm at. Disilgold: How do you organize your day? Tony Rose: Despite the outcome, I do have a pattern. I'm up at 5AM, exercise, eat a light breakfast, check my emails, return correspondence, check phone messages, return calls, from which point on, no day is the same. Disilgold: What three words best describe your CEO personality? Tony Rose: Creative, cautious, caring. Disilgold: What other hobbies do you pursue when you aren't working? Tony Rose: Traveling - I love to drive or take the train across country, and cruises are a big hit with me. More than anything, I'm a big movie buff; and my passion for music and books is ever present. Disilgold: Are you touring or scheduled for any live venues? Tony Rose: I'll be presenting at the Learning Annex in New York City in January. Other venues are currently being booked, but I have to choose sparingly because I need to focus on running the business. Disilgold: What time do you awake normally every morning? Tony Rose: Although, I'm always up by 5AM, I probably can say that I'm awake by 4AM. Disilgold: What is your motivational fuel in the morning? Tony Rose: Thinking about everything that I didn't get done the day before and getting masterpieces (manuscripts) in the mail. Disilgold: What early morning rituals have followed for many years? Tony Rose: Talking to God, working out and eating light. Disilgold: What are your favorite foods to snack on while writing? Tony Rose: I enjoy peanuts, fruit, crackers & cheese. Disilgold: Do you watch television or listen to the radio when you're writing, and if so, what do you watch or listen too mostly? Tony Rose: When I'm writing, I might listen to music, but usually I just need to be surrounded by my own thoughts. Disilgold: Do you have an exercise regimen to suggest for busy CEOs? Tony Rose: I believe you have to make your regimen personal. It's whatever works for you. whatever feels good. Disilgold: What is your everyday outfit? Tony Rose: Usually, I wear slacks and a loose shirt - I'm not a suit man, unless the occasion calls for one. Disilgold: What is your favorite time to put your business agenda to rest and relax? Tony Rose: I wish I could say, but, unfortunately, I just play it by ear. Disilgold: Where have you traveled? Tony Rose: Europe and the Caribbean. When I had my band, we used to tour throughout Germany, Amsterdam, Belgium, Holland, France and the UK. Disilgold: Where is your dream vacation? Tony Rose: Venice Beach in California has and always will be my favorite place to go. It's so full of life, newness, art and of course it's always been one of the great beaches of the world. Disilgold: What do you particularly like about the literary world today? Tony Rose: Now, that little boy in me, who dared to dream, stands the warm embrace of success, lifted up and up, on the shoulders of those great African-American Publishers - men and women, who in our two hundred years of African-American publishing efforts, from the colonial to the present, have given the world and especially, the United States of America their greatest and most .accurate description of human anguish, oppression, love, life, joy and plight. We can now publish works of fiction and information that celebrate life, not just the struggle. Disilgold: If you could leave one sentence of advice to people in general, what would it be? Tony Rose: Find your passion and don't let it go. Disilgold: Tony, we want to thank you for letting us "Get PerSOULnal" with you, and look forward to reading more of your inspirational and resourceful books. Please keep us informed of all new books features at www.amberbooks.com and enjoy your Thanksgiving Day. Tony Rose: It was definitely my pleasure. Thank you, Heather, for all your kind words. You are an inspiration. Disilgold Reflections: Upon interviewing Tony Rose, I got the sense that the man is larger than life, humble, focused, very disciplined, light-hearted and still owns one of the best smiles in the publishing and marketing industry. Take a good look, the man has gone Disilgold. Stay tuned for upcoming reviews, and definitely take the time to read LANGHORN & MARY this holiday. Whats Going On - Marvin Gaye	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line104
__label__cc	0.725223	0.274777	Dome da dome dome dome Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist. Mastodon, Twitter, and you (or not you) (November 16th, 2017) Video stores were better than Netflix (October 21st, 2017) Why I keep being concerned about the rise of streaming services (October 18th, 2017) Don’t Blame PC, Blame Poe (September 16th, 2016) Anonymous said on July 1st, 2014 at 12:12 am re Belgium-USA I’m already preparing a rich batch of Tintin-related insults. That’ll really show those waffle-lovers. lazycustomizer said on July 1st, 2014 at 1:24 am What was wrong with “miserable fat Belgian bastards”? Candlejack said on July 1st, 2014 at 1:05 pm Dawn should have come before Rise. I mean, semantically. Maybe after the new one’s been out for a while, they can simply switch the titles between the two while nobody’s paying attention. supergp said on July 1st, 2014 at 1:13 pm Or just “Belgians”? @JayDzed said on July 1st, 2014 at 8:31 pm “The Flems” The Unstoppable Gravy Express said on July 2nd, 2014 at 11:24 am Future sequels will include: Arrival of the Planet of the Apes Commencement of the Planet of the Apes Inception of the Planet of the Apes Welcome the Planet of the Apes Birth of the Planet of the Apes Formation of the Planet of the Apes Creation of the Planet of the Apes Initiation of the Planet of the Apes Emergence of the Planet of the Apes	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line119
__label__cc	0.607109	0.392891	Mihir Pandya: (b. 1985) teaches Hindi literature at University of Delhi. He did his doctorate on contemporary City in Indian Popular Cinema. He has written columns for Nav Bharat Times, Tehelka (hindi), Kathadesh in past and essays for Tadbhav, Alochana, Hans, Pratilipi, Jansatta, Vaak, Medianagar, Bahuvachan among other publications. Sub-editor at the Hindi journal Banaas, and part of the editorial team at Chakmak, Eklavya’s children magazine. Shahar aur Cinema via Dilli (Debut non-fiction book on cinema) The book examines representations of the city, specifically Delhi, in Hindi cinema over the decades. Talks about different identities of the capital city, immerging from cinema. The city of power – where nation’s hope and despair translates into their imagination of the city. The city of everyday life – where everyday life of a common man shows us Delhi’s distinct characteristic and different structural dimensions of the city. It talks about Nehruvian modernism, hope, disillusioned youth, friendships, identities, love and the ‘insider-outsider’ debate in the contemporary Indian city. There are essays on movies ranging from Ab Dilli Dur Nahin, Tere Ghar ke Saamne and Chashme Buddoor to Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi, Khosla ka Ghosla and Dev D, as well as the transcript of a long conversation on cinema and Delhi, which was organised especially for the book – the discussion features Mihir along with writer-historian-Dastango Mahmood Farooqui, NDTV India’s Ravish Kumar, Delhi Belly writer Akshat Verma and from CSDS writer-historian Ravikant. Book also has a detailed list of Delhi films – films with references of city Delhi in it. There are more then 50 films with full details of credits and a long note on every film – on each film’s Delhi connection and with all the nuances. You can reach him on e-mail at miyaamihir@gmail.com SAhil KAiro says: वर्तमान दौर के पसंदीदा लेखकों में से एक,जिनकी भाषा में एक ताजगी है और लेखों में वर्षों से घसीटे हुए ढर्रे और बासी हो चुकी बातों की बजाए एक नयापन।	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line120
__label__wiki	0.562867	0.562867	Register your class for the 2020-2021 NHKG program here! Students and classrooms can participate in New Hampshire’s Kid Governor® in two exciting ways: A. Run a 5th grade student for New Hampshire’s Kid Governor and vote in the election! If you have students who are enthusiastic about leadership and eager to better their community, encourage them to run for New Hampshire’s Kid Governor! Each school in New Hampshire is eligible to offer one (1) 5th grade candidate to run for the position. Participating classes/schools will have access to a New Hampshire’s Kid Governor Toolkit with: Five in-class lessons about New Hampshire’s three branches of government, the role of the governor, and how/why elections are held as an introduction to the New Hampshire’s Kid Governor program. In-class lessons about identifying community issues important to you, researching issues, and developing a campaign platform around an issue. In-class lessons and resources about building a platform, crafting a campaign speech, voting in an election, and holding an in-class or 5th grade-wide primary. Tools and resources for filming your candidate’s campaign video. Worksheets and resources for analyzing New Hampshire’s Kid Governor candidate videos and voting during the Statewide Election. *For classrooms nominating a student and voting, we recommend sending our Parent-Guardian Permission Packet home early-on in the program to inform families of your class’s participation. B. Vote for New Hampshire’s Kid Governor! All 5th grade classrooms in New Hampshire can participate in the election of New Hampshire’s Kid Governor! “Voting Only” classes should reserve class time at the end of October to learn about how the government works and the New Hampshire’s Kid Governor program. They should also reserve time during the Statewide Election to watch and analyze the candidate videos as a class. Participating classes will have access to a New Hampshire’s Kid Governor Toolkit with: Two in-class lessons about how to vote in an election and how to analyze New Hampshire’s Kid Governor candidate videos during the Statewide Election Week. All classes interested in participating in New Hampshire’s Kid Governor, whether nominating a candidate and voting in the election or as a “voting only” class, should complete the Participating Class Registration form.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line128
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__label__wiki	0.627907	0.627907	Anthony Spadafore: Speaker, Natural Talents Expert Career Development Talks, Lectures, Workshops, Speaking Engagements Natural Talents and Career Design Expert Anthony Spadafore, author, speaker, and natural talents expert, is available for career development speaking engagements, workshops, seminars and lectures. He is a leader in assessing natural talents, a pioneer in the science of career fit, and has codeveloped a breakthrough “career design” method and approach for making well-suited career choices. Anthony is the co-author of Now What? The Young Person’s Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career and has 25 years of experience as a career design consultant, where he has guided thousands of highly educated students and professionals on their quest to “figure out what to do with my life” and confidently choose a fulfilling career path. Recent Speaking Engagements » UnYielded Podcast : Hosted by Bobbi Kahler » The Curiosity Hour Podcast : Hosted by Tommy Estlund and Dan Sterenchuk The Curiosity Hour Podcast · Episode 10- Anthony Spadafore (The Curiosity Hour Podcast by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund) 2017 Virginia Counselors Association (VCA) annual conference: Designed and co-presented a talk with the president of the VCA on “Contemporary Trends in Career Counseling,” introducing innovative career aptitude testing tools and career design methods to professional career counselors. Marymount University, Ballston Center in Northern Virginia: Regular guest lecturer to master’s level students in counseling. Topics: current trends in career decision-making, the emerging science of natural talents and career fit, and career design as an innovative “disruptive” approach to making career and life choices. George Mason University, Association of Energy Engineers: George Mason University invited me to speak at a career seminar panel discussion on making smart career choices to an audience of engineering students preparing to graduate, as well as professional engineers and organizations attending a job fair. More Topics of Expertise: How to Choose Your Career Path Figuring Out What You’re Good At Designing Your Career Path How to Get the Most Out of College What to Study in Grad School? Making a Full-blown Career Change Career Wisdom for Highly Creative People Truth Initiative (these guys inspire tobacco-free lives): Custom-designed and co-presented intensive 3-hour career development workshops for small and large cohort internship groups of Youth Activism Fellows in 2015, 2016, and 2017 Career talks on the emerging science of natural talents at work Learn the secrets to hiring the right people who are “born for the job,” genuine employee engagement, designing the perfect team, and career fit at work. Anthony’s insights and inventive contributions to the emerging science of natural talents will inspire you to create a workplace culture where people are vital, energized, and realizing their full potential. Anthony Spadafore is the co-author of a pioneering career design and choice guide for students, twenty-somethings, and young professionals; Now What? The Young Person’s Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career, (May 2008, Simon and Schuster), co-written with career guru Nick Lore, a pioneer of the career choice coaching field and inventor of holistic career design methods. » Biography : Anthony Spadafore : Career Design Expert » LinkedIn articles \| Pathfinders blog articles "I explored so many options based on what I learned from working with you and this felt right. I’m excited about the change." Read more → "My biggest revelation that came about as a result of this process was that I didn't need to stuff myself into a career "box" that didn't fit. I am making choices and taking chances to pursue the new career that I designed... for me and me alone." Read more →	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line152
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__label__cc	0.684217	0.315783	"The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince from Contemporary Letters, Diaries and Chronicles: including Chandos Herald's Life of the Black Prince" Listing Date: 12/5/2011 Title: "The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince from Contemporary Letters, Diaries and Chronicles: including Chandos Herald's Life of the Black Prince" Publisher: The Folio Society Author: Barber, Richard (ed and transl.) Publication Date: 1979 Binding/Format: Hardback in slippcase Edition: Condition: AS NEW UNREAD, SLIPCASE AS NEW Jacket 139pp. Red cloth with gilt and black titles, and the arms of the Black Prince emblazoned on the front cover. With eight colour plates from contemporary works of art. Map endpapers.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line173
__label__wiki	0.894509	0.894509	ReynoldsRetro "there are immaturities, but there are immensities" - Bright Star (dir. Jane Campion)>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "the fear of being wrong can keep you from being anything at all" - Nayland Blake >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "It may be foolish to be foolish, but, somehow, even more so, to not be" - Airport Through The Trees Close to the Noise Floor: Formative UK Electronica 1975-1984 Pitchfork, 2016 by Simon Reynolds The evolutionary arc of the synthesizer has a completely different shape to the trajectory of the electric guitar. With a few exceptions, the guitar started out as a crude generator of exciting noise and dance energy: a fundamentally teenage sound. Then it gradually became an ever more subtle expressive implement, with a huge textural range. Synths, in contrast, started out prog: they cost a fortune and were challenging to operate, and this made them the preserve of established performers generally of virtuosic and artistically ambitious bent. Either that or synthesisers belonged to institutions like universities and were accessible only to composers with equally lofty purposes in mind. The primitivist phase of the synthesizer came after the sophisticated start. In the late Seventies, cheaper machines like the Wasp became available; they were also compact, portable, and relatively user-friendly compared with their bulky predecessors. This democratization of electronics happened to coincide with rock’s own self-conscious return to juvenile basics in the form of punk. All of a sudden the synth was competing with the guitar to be the true instrument of do-it-yourself. For many the synth won that contest handily: you didn’t even need to learn two chords, you could riff out abstract blurts of nasty noise or play one-finger melodies. Furthermore synths and the rudimentary drum machines that were also newly available encouraged a “non-musical” (at least in rock terms) approach. Rather than jam your way to a song through the intuitive logic of groove and feel, tracks could be built up through addition and subtraction, using a hypnotic but uninflected machine-beat as a grid for the assembly process. Compiled by Richard Anderson, Close To the Noise Floor is a four-disc survey of the excitingly messy birth of British electronica during the late Seventies and early Eighties. One of the maps Anderson used is “Wild Planet”, a celebrated three-part feature written by Dave Henderson for the music weekly Sounds. The 1983 article spawned a regular Sounds column dedicated to the cassette underground of tiny labels like Flowmotion and Third Mind. Henderson contributes a short but vivid memoir-style introduction to this box set and also features in his musical guise as a member of Worldbackwards, a group whose ambition was to sound like “Throbbing Gristle on Tamla Motown”. “Minimal synth” works as a shorthand tag for Close To the Noise Floor’s remit, although the scope of the trawl is actually wider and more disparate than what that term tends to signify, taking in electro-punk, industrial, synthpop, dark ambient, and more. Rather than use generic focus as an organizing principle, the anthology achieves coherence through sticking with a single country – Britain – when it could have easily have swept across the equally active European scene or harvested the scattered but significant American exponents like John Bender and Nervous Gender. The national focus makes sense historically, in so far as the UK scene was catalysed by half-a-dozen native outfits who released debut singles within a few months of each other in mid-1978: The Normal, Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Thomas Leer, and Robert Rental. The combined impact of these singles – respectively “T.V.O.D.”, “Being Boiled”, “United”, Extended Play EP, “Private Plane” and “Paralysis” - was as galvanizing as Buzzcocks’s “Spiral Scratch” had been for scrappy DIY guitar-groups a year earlier. Noise Floor’s first disc concentrates on the children of Throbbing Gristle and “Warm Leatherette” (the more influential B-side to The Normal’s “T.V.O.D.”). No spacey ripples or groovy Moogy sensuality here: the synth is used aggressively and obnoxiously. One gem in this vein is Storm Bugs’s “Little Bob Minor”, with its ear-itching drones whose texture resembles a comb-and-paper kazoo. Vocals, when they appear, are usually screams or creepy spoken-word soundbites, as with the cut-up voices from a radio interview with prostitutes that appear on We Be Echo’s “Sexuality”. The stand-out track on the first disc, though, is a bit of an anomaly: Thomas Leer’s “Tight as A Drum,” from his fabulous EP 4 Movements. By 1981 Leer had left behind the gratingly foreboding ambiences of The Bridge, his collaborative album with Robert Rental, and absorbed the mutant disco influence of New York’s ZE label. 4 Movements also sounds like he’s letting back in some of the banished musicality of pre-punk rock, figures like Island Records folk-blues minstrel John Martyn. “Tight As Drum” swings because although the percussion is electronic, Leer played it by hand on pads; the intricate weave of synth-melodies over the top sounds vaguely Middle Eastern in its ornamented filigree. The song seems to reach your ears through the heat-haze coming off a sun-baked road. A snapshot of a moment of tension so exquisitely taut it’s a kind of ecstasy, “Tight As A Drum” features the briefest of spoken-not-sung lyrics: a depiction of a young man stretching himself, silhouetted against the morning light streaming through a window. Embracing mainstream ideas of melody and musicality doesn’t work so well on the second disc, which mostly features groups who reach towards pop but don’t get even as close as The Human League did on “Being Boiled” (included here). Performance art duo Schlelmer K’s “Broken Vein” suggests Soft Cell sans the soaring voice and heart-swelling tunes; Native Europe’s “The Distance from Köln” is a lo-fi cousin to Berlin’s Eighties radio staple “The Metro”; lyrically if not so much sonically, Cultural Amnesia’s 1981 anti-Thatcherism ditty “Materialistic Man” comes over like a dry run for Depeche Mode’s “Everything Counts”. The better tunes come from those who actually managed to make it as pop stars. “A New Kind of Man”, an unreleased solo single by ex-Ultravox singer John Foxx, features a vocal that – typical for the emerging synthpop genre – sounds glacial and torrid at the same time, plus lyrics like scraps from an abandoned and torn-up screenplay: “an underwater kind of silence/humming of electric pylons/”don’t forget me” fits of static/another scene began.” Heard in its superior 1980 album version rather than original incarnation as B-side to their debut single “Electricity,” Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark’s “Almost” sounds like a spindly North-of-England Kraftwerk: graph-paper rhythm, sobbing synth. Possibly the best thing OMD ever did, the song seems to express obliquely the hidden hot tears of a cold fish technocrat who’s outwardly all impassive Dr Spock logic: “always making statements and moving step by step/always acting theories/I will regret.” Livening up the second disc – otherwise a bit of slog – are specimens from the post-punk mini-genre of parody. The late Seventies erupted with cover versions that swapped reverent reinterpretation for willfully goofy travesty – think Flying Lizards’s deadpan take on “Money”, or The Dickies’s punked-up “Nights in White Satin”. The idea, I think, was to show just how much distance there was now between Old Wave and New Wave – or, if the cover was of a contemporary hit, how far from chartpop convention you could push the song. That’s the nature of the game with British Standard Unit’s deconstructive molesting of Rod Stewart’s “D’Ya Think I’m Sexy,” which became a John Peel radio show fave in 1979 with its grotesquely sped-up voices and anti-disco jerkiness. B.S.U. was just one of numerous guises worn by ex-Mott the Hoople keyboard player Morgan Fisher for a covers album project called Hybrid Kids. “Gerry and the Holograms” by the group of the same name isn’t a cover but a lampoon of the emergent synthpop genre itself, wreaked by two members of the cult band Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias (whose output consisted almost entirely of parodies such as their punk-mocking Snuff Rock EP). “Gerry and the Holograms” has been identified as the melodic source for New Order’s “Blue Monday,” but to these ears sounds more like The Stooges’s “I Wanna Be Your Dog” covered by BBC Radiophonic Workshop. In a word, awesome. That pair of whimsies could equally have been squeezed onto the last disc of Close To the Noise Floor, which corrals an array of unclassifiable oddities. Although electronic in feel, more often than not the sounds here are achieved via conventional instruments subjected to heavy treatments. Here the forebears, if any exist, are The Residents and Cabaret Voltaire (who in their early days used effects-processed flute and guitar more than synths). Renaldo and the Loaf’s “Dying Inside” sounds ripe for sampling by Kanye West on Pablo II. Unable to afford synths, the duo used effects pedals to render their instruments and voices as inorganic and alien-sounding as possible. Alien Brains’s “Menial Disorders” has a great back story (the project started in the physics lab at the group’s high school and mainly deployed a “Loopotron,” a self-cobbled tape-echo machine that used the erase head to alter the sound) which is matched by the sound itself : a cloud of mechanical gnats circling around your head, fizzing zig-zags of hi-hat, corrugated crumples of texture, rhythm like bed springs pinging inside a giant reverberant cistern. Most of Noise Floor’s contents are shaped by twin prohibitions. First and foremost, the goal was to sound as un-rock’n’roll and un-American as possible (which is why the vocals, when they appear, are usually absurdly English – stiff-backed, groomed-sounding, somehow short-haired). But there was a secondary impulse at work too: to break with the conventions of synth-based music established in the first half of the Seventies by groups like Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, who favored long-form compositions (often taking up an entire album side) and an atmosphere of celestial serenity. Now you might have noticed that I jumped right past this box’s third disc. That’s because in some ways it’s the most intriguing of the four, precisely because it’s full of postpunk DIY that still took its bearings from the pre-punk electronic cosmonauts. Maximal Synth, you could call this stuff: operators like Sea of Wires, MFH, and Mark Shreeve, who, rather than ape “Warm Leatherette” or Cabaret Voltaire’s “Silent Command”, parallel the billowing pulse-scapes being made at that same time by Manuel Gottsching on albums like 1978’s Blackouts. This sound – late period kosmische drifting towards New Age or proto-techno – has in recent years enjoyed a measure of renewed currency thanks to Emeralds and their ilk, but generally it’s been written right out of history. One of the groups included on Disc 3 are actually a totally pre-punk proposition. Zorch took their battery of EMS Synthi As and lightshow to free festivals all across England, including the very first Stonehenge Festival in 1974. Hearing their “Adrenalin” made me wish for a time machine so I could experiences its spaceship-landing whooshes panning around the megalithic columns and frazzling the minds of the gathered long-hairs. In a similar amorphous vein, Ron Berry’s “Sea of Tranquility” is an elegaic homage to the Moon Landing. But “Triptych” by EG Oblique Graph (Bryn Jones, later better known as Muslimgauze) is less beatific, recalling the sensory-deprivation aesthetic of Conrad Schnitzler: insidiously hissing percussion and color-leached tones, like a wintry after-dark walk through a Berlin pedestrian underpass. Despite the omission of obvious classics like “Warm Leatherette” or Fad Gadget’s “Ricky’s Hand” (presumably because the Mute label archive was off-limits to the compiler) Close To the Noise Floor provides a fascinating overview of the formative years of British home-studio electronica: groups who were precursors in spirit, if not direct lineage, to the techno and IDM artists of the Nineties. Still, with the cult for “minimal wave” now a decade old, it almost feels like another task has become urgent: the rediscovery of the groups that did the groundwork for the outfits on Disc 3 of Noise Floor. Time, perhaps, for a box set that does justice to major label synth-rock of the Seventies: figures like Tomita, pre-Chariots of Fire Vangelis, Michael Hoenig, Ralph Lundsten, even Jean Michel-Jarre. Rather than the underground, which enjoys a healthy complement of dedicated curators and salvage operators, it’s the mainstream of that era that is truly lost, that in a stragne way seems even more exotic and remote in time. 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__label__wiki	0.684449	0.684449	Room 13 West Rise Resident Artist(s): Ed Boxall Main Studio Artform: http://www.westrisejunior.co.uk/?page_id=41 Austria Canada China England France India Nepal Scotland South Africa Turkey U.S.A USA Austria Canada Room 13 Zhong he School Room 13 Fresh Fish Traders School China Room 13 Cricket Green Room 13 Aragon Room 13 West Rise Lab 13 Room 13 Hareclive Room 13 Old Ford France Room 13 Aseema Room 13 Shikshayatan Nepal Room 13 Pokhara, Nepal Room 13 HCMC Room 13 Mallaig Room 13 Caol Room 13 Caol Studios Room 13 Torrin South Africa Room 13 Olivantsvlei Room 13 Emthanjeni Room 13 Silwane Room 13 Reasoma Room 13 Dargle Room 13 St. Martin de Porres High School Room 13 Kew Town Room 13 Kwa Cutshwayo Primary Room 13 Mmulakgoro Intermediate School Room 13 Sapebuso Primary Turkey Room 13 Dillsboro Room 13 San Rafael USA Room 13 Boone Room 13 Eliot Room 13 John Muir Room 13 opened in West Rise Junior School, Eastbourne, in 2007 after students were inspired by a visit to Room 13 Lochyside. With their first Artist in Residence, Abbie Norris, Room 13 West Rise worked on numerous projects, many involving film making and animation. A collection of short films by Room 13 West Rise can be viewed on the studios own YouTube channel. Students have been invited to speak at conferences and to take part in various events around the South East of England. They have also been involved in projects in the local community, including nursing homes and lunchtime clubs. The studio has also run summer schools for animation, film making and sculpture, involving children from West Rise and other local schools. The current Room 13 management team consists of six children who are fully responsible for running Room 13. It is their job to fundraise, keep the studio fully stocked with materials, make decisions about what happens in the space and liaise directly with their Head Teacher about anything that might need to involve the school. They also interviewed and employed their new Artist in Residence, Ed Boxall. Ed is an artist, illustrator and author of children’s books. For his first project with Room 13 he worked with Year 6 children to produce work for an exhibition entitled ‘A Sense of Place’ at the Towner Art Gallery. Young artists at the school are given an opportunity to work in Room 13 on a Thursday with Ed or on a Friday afternoon with Karen Stephens, who has been involved with Room 13 since it opened. News from Room 13 West Rise Art Is… Room 13 International was thrilled to be represented at this event organised by Freelands Foundation and hosted by Tate Modern on Saturday 9th April 2016. Bringing together an eclectic mix of artists, teachers, curators, writers and organisations, the day provided … Continue reading → The Beautiful South Trading Post Room 13 studios in London and the South of England will gather today for a trading fair. The event, which is being hosted by Blackrock at their offices in Drapers Gardens, London, will give young artists and studio managers in … Continue reading →	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line179
__label__cc	0.540414	0.459586	Dicker candlestick Dicker candlestick (mark) This item is not for sale, but you will find many that are in our Dicker candlestick - 2½" (63 mm) high. Dicker Pottery The Dicker Pottery was established by Uriah Clark in 1843. He was assisted until his death in 1904 by his nephew, Abel, who then took over. In 1912 Dicker merged with the neighbouring Boship Green Pottery and became known as Uriah Clark and Nephew Limited. Production was hampered by both World Wars, but much interesting work was produced between the wars, including the black lustre wares for which the company is, perhaps, best known. During the Second World War the pottery was commandeered by the Ministry of Defence, and after the cessation of hostilities had extensively to be rebuilt due to the changes made by the military. The company passed to new management but never regained the position it held before the war. It was forced by legislation to abandon its traditional black glaze, due to its lead content, and use a substitute. Dicker struggled on until 1957. After its closure the Dicker tradition was carried on by Brickhurst Pottery and Merlin Pottery, both run by former Dicker employees. The name, 'Dicker Pottery' was bought by David Sharp and George Gray for Cinque Ports Pottery. Sharp experimented with the black lustre glaze, but didn't use it to any great extent. You can buy this book on line Ceramic Form - Design and Decoration by Peter Lane Please support our sponsors and help offset the cost of maintaining this site by clicking on the banner links. Home Pots Potters Potteries Saleroom News Search The Pottery Studio is a knowledge base for lovers of studio pottery, art pottery, craft pottery, and just about any other kind of pottery. Help keep the site alive and growing by telling others about us and supporting our sponsors. Leauger elephant © Copyright 2000-2021 The Pottery Studio. All rights reserved. Web pages by	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line187
__label__cc	0.734482	0.265518	How words, form and structure create meaning: Women and writing (pt2) Media Files: Video podcast and discussion board. Simon Swift, University of Leeds Download: english-words-form-and-structure-p2.mp4 (124.49 MB) Simon Swift In Collection(s): Virginia Woolf, What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?, Feminist Approaches to Literature Teaching, lesson, Key Stage 5 Cite:How words, form and structure create meaning: Women and writing (pt2) by Simon Swift at http://www.theenglishfaculty.org/a-levels/item/249-how-words-form-and-structure-create-meaning-women-and-writing-pt2 via http://writersinspire.org/content/how-words-form-structure-create-meaning-women-writing-pt2. Accessed on Saturday, January 16, 2021. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: How words, form and structure create meaning: Women and writing (pt2) (http://www.theenglishfaculty.org/a-levels/item/249-how-words-form-and-structure-create-meaning-women-and-writing-pt2) by Simon Swift, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (3.0). Mary Wollstonecraft - A Vindication of t... English and Gender George Eliot 2. Genre and Justice George Eliot 3. Reception History Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing The Women who 'Meant to Do It'... Male memory, female subject: the case of... The Victorians: Gender and Sexuality (le... The Classical Feminist Tradition (lectur... How words, form and structure create mea... Queer Theory and Gender Performativity Literature and Gender, 1660-1760 Theatre, 1660-1760: The Arrival of the A... Charlotte Brontë: A Wish for Wings Mary Leapor The Anonymous Jane Austen The Yellow Wallpaper The Faerie Queene The age of brass. or the triumphs of Wom... The Roaring Girl or Moll Cutpurse	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line197
__label__cc	0.690781	0.309219	WFDF 2016 World Junior Ultimate Championships Day 2 Report Day 2 of the WFDF 2016 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) on 1st August 2016 saw 49 games played today at the Polemarsowe Fields in Wroclaw. Today’s cooler weather was well received by athletes after a hot and muggy first day. Groundsmen went above and beyond to ensure the fields were in top playing condition, taking water off some fields using a giant sponge before athletes arrived at the venue. The overnight rain created perfect field conditions, softening some of the harder fields. All 49 teams played twice today, with 10 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams winning both games. There is still everything to play for! The first two games were won on universe point, as Men’s division Germany fought back to beat New Zealand 15-14 after being down most of the game. Slovenia’s Women’s team was unlucky to lose 11-12 after exchanging the lead with Austria many times throughout the game. Tomorrow will see the end of group stage play and will be rounded out by a cultural evening hosted by the Tournament Organizing Committee. The nearly 1,000 athletes will be exposed to various traditions from the four corners of the world while having the evening to make new friendships with fellow athletes. WFDF Tournament Technical Director Luke Tobiasiewicz said “it was fantastic to see the playing fields come alive with all the teams finally getting to prove themselves. There were many spectacular feats of athleticism with a high level of spirit throughout – the next generation of Ultimate players has arrived!” The official tournament web site can be found at www.wjuc2016.com and the live schedule at wjuc2016.ultimate-scores.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line198
__label__wiki	0.607493	0.607493	Femur's 'For the Love of It' Is Unsettling in All the Right Ways By Mark Tremblay Femur are one the best things going in Canadian heavy music. Their debut record, Red Marks, saw the group pop onto the radar of many with their dizzying mathcore-meets-sludge. For the Love of It sees the band further pushing these elements in a more refined manner, making it one of the best heavy albums fans will hear in 2020. Femur's music is always unsettling in the best way possible. The odd-timed riffs of "Unconditional" and the Black Sheep Wall plod of "Often & Softly" highlight the ways that Femur are always able to bring the heavy through unconventional means. If you are looking for heavy riffs, Femur always deliver. The unsung hero of this album is drummer Dylan Maxwell. His unconventional fills on "Welcome Wind II" and "Brian Wells," or the straightforward pummelling of "Gulazzi," showcase his talent for finding his way into any sort of pocket that is required of him. For the Love of It is an excellent addition into the canon of 2020 albums, and an incredible step forward for this Thunder Bay band. (Independent) More Femur	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line202
__label__wiki	0.523818	0.523818	Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Revealed! Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Revealed Proving that you can’t keep a good gun-totin’, hatchet-wieldin’, Nazi-killin’ badass down, BJ Blazkowicz is back in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The sequel to the critically acclaimed shooter from award-winning studio MachineGames was announced at the Bethesda E3 2017 showcase, and will be available on October 27, 2017, on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Set in America in 1961, The New Colossus will take BJ (dubbed “Terror-Billy” by the Nazis) from post-nuclear Manhattan to small-town Roswell to the bayous and boulevards of New Orleans and beyond, as he leads the Resistance against the Nazi occupation of his beloved country. But this isn’t just the riveting tale of one man’s mission to build a movement and fight the evil that’s overtaken his nation. BJ must also rebuild himself. After barely surviving the assassination of Nazi General Deathshead at the end of Wolfenstein: The New Order, BJ begins his exhilarating adventure while still recovering from his extensive injuries. Bloody but unbowed, he soon finds himself fully restored and stronger than ever. Along the way, BJ will mow down anyone in his path using an awesome arsenal of high-tech weaponry, including the Laserkraftwerk (perfect for disintegrating Nazi goons) or the Dieselkraftwerk (built to blast a bunch of enemies with gas-powered grenades). BJ can also get up close and personal using the new hatchet – because there’s nothing more satisfying than slamming a handheld ax into the crunchy cranium of a vile Nazi commandant. Whatever weapons he chooses to use, BJ can not only dual-wield anything from advanced pistols and submachine guns (or any combo of his powerful armaments), but he can upgrade those weapons as well – allowing for even more versatility when it comes to everyone’s favorite pastime: killing Nazis. And he’ll need every weapon he can find, because this time it’s even more personal. Not only is BJ fighting to take back his homeland, but he’s doing it alongside old friends (including returning favorites like Caroline, Bombate, Set, Max Hass, Fergus or Wyatt, and his now-pregnant partner Anya). These allies – along with new characters like Horton and Grace – will help BJ take down the villainous Frau Engel and her Nazi army, and spark the second American Revolution, ensuring there’s a future for the burgeoning Blazkowicz family A world-class shooter with gripping gameplay, compelling characters and a captivating story, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus puts you into the Nazi-stomping boots of BJ Blazkowicz and lets you unleash your inner war hero. Whether you like to sneak around, run-and-gun, take a tactical approach – or all of the above – your goal remains the same: Rally the resistance and end the Nazi’s tyrannical reign in America. Look the horny (german or english) teaser... publication: October 27, 2017, developer: Machine Games, player: 1, genre: Ego-Shooter, platforms: Xbox One,PS4,PC Source: bethesda.net/wolfenstein-ii Published in Wolfenstein Misc newcolossus wolfenstein2 wolfmisc wolfnews blazkowicz	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line209
__label__cc	0.568519	0.431481	As an Nua Interviews: Sarah Davis-Goff & Lisa Coen By @Siuners in As an Nua Interviews August 24, 2016 We try not to think in terms of markets at all because we are absolutely convinced that all readers want is exceptional literature. The question for us is only ever 'Is this book exceptional?' Sarah and Lisa founded Tramp Press to ‘find, nurture and publish exceptional literary talent’. Their committment to publishing ‘only the best and most deserving books’ sets them apart from other publishing houses. They publish 3 books a year, all fiction and all of which they believe in, wholeheartedly. Siún: Whilst researching Tramp Press, I found a quote from you saying you ‘love the slush’, how much slush do you get? Sarah: To date, 1,500 manuscripts, averaging at about 1.5 per day. We are getting slightly more now, as we become better known. We always believe the most important thing for us is to pick exceptional books, if you don’t have time to read the slush pile, it will prove massively problematic. We wouldn’t like to distill our own tastes through the tastes of an intern or an office junior. Luckily, It’s not something we’ve had to tackle, yet. Siún: How do you approach each manuscript? Sarah: When the manuscript comes in I like to acknowledge it, almost immediately. I file it away, I try not to look too closely at it, because I don’t want to attach a manuscript to a particular name or gender or anything really. I put aside time to read manuscripts, usually on a Friday. I don’t like to read the plot synopsis, I just dive right in. If I’m interested, I’ll go back and read the plot synopsis. Siún: Obviously you can’t read all of every manuscript that comes in. How much of the manuscript do you read, generally? Sarah: I read until I’m sure. Saying that, I can usually tell in the first few pages. When I get excited about a manuscript, I send it to Lisa, sometimes prematurely, throwing more work on Lisa.. Lisa: I get the filtered stuff, the best of it. I find it’s very easy to say what isn’t working but it’s much harder to say what is really good. There’s a lot of work on a fault line and we need to talk about it, we can intervene and make a script better but sometimes even that intervention won’t be enough. Siún: When you find a great book, do you consider the market? To see if there’s space for the type of book.. Sarah: We try not to think in terms of markets at all because we are absolutely convinced that all readers want is exceptional literature. I think the market is kind of a fabrication made up by publishers to put books in particular slots for readers, I’m not sure if that’s helpful. The questions for us are only ever ‘Is this book exceptional?’ ‘Are we not going to sleep until we find this person?’ Our approach can be hard for authors, there are so many talented writers out there but there aren’t that many that we’ll lose sleep over and those are the ones we’re after. Siún: You touched on it earlier Sarah, how important is a review in The Irish Times, particularly with reference to the piece Eileen Battersby wrote on the challenges of reviewing Irish books in Ireland. Is the pond too small to be critical? Sarah: It’s a tough question and I’m not sure how well we can speak to it because so far, we have been incredibly lucky. We ask The Irish Times, The Irish Independent and other places for attention 3 times a year, some publishing houses could be asking for that attention 20 times a year. I think they’re giving us a break because we’re new. So far, when it comes to critical attention, we’ve been spectacularly lucky, Martin Doyle from The Irish Times and Madeleine Keane in the Independent have been incredible. Lisa: The biggest challenge is getting a review at all. Getting any kind of attention is difficult because of the sheer volume of books coming out and diminishing space in newspapers for reviews. Newspapers are much more interested in running an interview with a well-known crime fiction author than a literary fiction title. Sarah: In fact, if you go through the book review pages of any national newspaper, you’ll see most of the books featured are from UK publishers. I realise they have a job to do; reviewing the books making a big splash but it is a bit sad. Books editors are hugely passionate about books and wish they could talk more about them but the diminishing space in papers is reflective of what is happening in the industry. There’s pressure on the book editors to do a synopsis and then a very short review or throw a few stars on it. Siún: I have to admit, a lot of what I read I find via Twitter recommendations or blogs, rarely in newspapers anymore. For example, I discovered Solar Bones online on Twitter. I’ve even gone so far as to swap book recommendations with someone on Snapchat, how millenial of me! Lisa: Word of mouth is so much more powerful than a review. We look to good bloggers whose work will compliment the mainstream press. There are some fantastic bloggers writing long, detailed reviews where they can get stuck into more engaged reviewing. Obviously, there can be some issues with quality control but readers are smart, they pick out who they can trust. Bloggers are more upfront about why they’re reviewing something. It’s about getting the book read as far and as wide as possible. Sarah: That’s it, trying to get a book to be a commerical success, it’s about pushing to get it into the papers, pushing it into the hands of bloggers, even people on Instagram. I feel like the writer is the spark, getting it out there is the wood, everything else is about which way the wind is blowing to catch fire. Siún: Is good cover design becoming more and more important, specifically with reference to Instagram etc? Sarah: I think it is. It’s great to see print books are having a bit of a resurgence and we need the cover to really appeal and stand out, in order to be picked up. Lisa: We get a lot of feedback on the covers, which is nice. We had a lovely man come up to us at the launch of A Kind of Compass and talk at length about how much he liked the typesetting. He was just a really interesting guy who loved beautiful things. We both love that interaction. Siún: How much of an input to do you have into cover design? Sarah: A good bit. We send a synopsis of the book to the artists we work with, we’ll tell them what it feels like, they’ll go off and think of a variety of ideas and we’ll go from there. It’s great to be part of the design. Siún: I enjoyed your article on the gender imbalance in the publishing world, does Tramp Press consciously publish more female authors than other publishing houses might? Sarah: As I said earlier, I try not to read anything about the author before I read a manuscript. It happens that our tastes in literature veer towards female authors mean we have published a good amount of women, which is why it’s important to have women in decision-making roles in publishing, and in other spheres. I believe there are more women out there who are struggling to have their voices heard, which is why we’ve come across them. Lisa: We’ve both worked in lots of different jobs in publishing and we’ve experienced the treatment a manuscript receives when it has a woman’s name on it. It is a hurdle in its way and by us not looking at names or genders we’re looking at it with fresh unprejudiced eyes, no matter who the person behind the text is. Sarah: On the plus side, there is a lovely sisterhood of feminists out there who recognise the value of this work and want to help us, getting to tap into that is wonderful. You can follow Sarah and Lisa’s incredible work with Tramp Press on their website or on Twitter and Instagram. A huge, heartfelt thank you to Sarah and Lisa who gave their time so generously to a fellow booknerd. As an Nua Interviewsfeminismirish language book reviewsPrintingreading As an Nua Interviews: Hilary O’Hagan #ByebyeShy: 5 ways to stave away shyness Clouded Over	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line212
__label__wiki	0.924289	0.924289	New Publication Date: Fraport AG's April Traffic Figures and First Quarter 2010 Interim Report Will Be Published Simultaneously on May 11, 2010 Dépèche transmise le 27 avril 2010 par PRNewswire FRANKFURT, April 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Instead of publishing on two consecutive days, we have moved up the release date of Fraport AG's April 2010 traffic figures (Frankfurt Airport and Group) to coincide with the issuing of our First Quarter 2010 interim financial report on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. As customary, we will be distributing both of these documents at 7:00 a.m. (local time) - when they will also be available via the Web site. Print-quality photos of Frankfurt Airport and Fraport AG are available free for downloading via the Internet at (Menu: select Press Center > then Poto Service). For TV news and information broadcasting purposes only, we also offer free footage material for downloading via . For Further Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Senior Mgr. International Press & PR Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; Fax: +49-69-690-60548; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de; Internet: http://www.fraport.com CONTACT: For Further Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG FrankfurtAirport Services Worldwide, Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Senior Mgr.International Press & PR, Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), CorporateCommunications, 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, Tel.:+49-69-690-78547; Fax: +49-69-690-60548; E-mail:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line213
__label__wiki	0.850393	0.850393	Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Announces Placement of Two Additional B747-400 Freighters In Service for DHL Express Dépèche transmise le 20 janvier 2011 par Business Wire PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) (Nasdaq: AAWW), a leading global provider of air cargo assets and outsourced aircraft operating solutions, today announced the agreement to place two additional Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft into express network ACMI service for the benefit of DHL Express beginning in March 2011. “2010 was a year in which we delivered extraordinary on-time performance to our customer, DHL, and our other valuable freight-forwarding partners. We have an excellent track record and relationship with our customers, and we are delighted to provide expanded service in support of DHL’s strategic growth initiatives.” William J. Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer of AAWW, said, “We are pleased to announce this agreement. Our high-quality, time-definite scheduled air cargo service and modern, efficient 747-400 fleet enable DHL Express and our freight-forwarder customers to connect with major transpacific markets quickly and dependably. “This placement reflects the continuing growth of DHL’s global express business and our proven ability to support customer growth initiatives by delivering global operating scale and consistent service excellence. The two additional 747 freighters that are going into service for DHL are incremental to the six 747-400Fs through which we are currently providing express network ACMI service to DHL.” AAWW’s Atlas Air, Inc., which provides outsourced airport-to-airport wide-body cargo solutions, will operate the aircraft for its sister company Polar Air Cargo Worldwide (Polar), which serves DHL and other customers. Thomas Murphy, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Polar, noted, “2010 was a year in which we delivered extraordinary on-time performance to our customer, DHL, and our other valuable freight-forwarding partners. We have an excellent track record and relationship with our customers, and we are delighted to provide expanded service in support of DHL’s strategic growth initiatives.” Mr. Flynn added, “We continue to see strong market demand for attractive assets like our fleet of 747-400 freighters. We will benefit from the scarcity value of these aircraft, their high payload and fuel efficiency." About Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. AAWW is the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas) and Titan Aviation Leasing (Titan), and is the majority shareholder of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (Polar). Through Atlas and Polar, AAWW operates the world’s largest fleet of Boeing 747 freighter aircraft. Atlas, Titan and Polar offer a range of air cargo and aircraft operating solutions that include ACMI aircraft leasing – in which customers receive a dedicated aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance on a long-term lease basis; CMI service, for customers that provide their own aircraft; express network and scheduled air cargo service; military charters; commercial cargo charters; and dry leasing of aircraft and engines. AAWW’s press releases, SEC filings and other information may be accessed through the Company’s home page, www.atlasair.com.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line214
__label__wiki	0.76877	0.76877	Hainan Airlines Begins Chicago-Beijing Flights, with Plans to Upgrade to 787 Service AirlinesAirports September 3, 2013 Staff In November, subject to government approval, the airline plans to replace the Airbus A340-600 aircraft with which it is initially serving the Chicago-Beijing route... China’s Hainan Airlines has begun non-stop service from Chicago to Beijing, opening the airline’s newest American gateway. Hainan Airlines, mainland China’s only certified Skytrax five-star airline, will operate service out of Chicago twice per week, on Tuesdays and Sundays. In November, subject to government approval, the airline plans to replace the Airbus A340-600 aircraft with which it is initially serving the Chicago-Beijing route with new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. On July 4, 2013, Hainan Airlines received the first of 10 Boeing 787-8s it had on order. The aircraft is photographed taking off from North Charleston in South Carolina, the site of Boeing’s second 787 assembly line Although the Boeing 787-8 has a lower passenger capacity than the A340-600 (Hainan Airlines operates its A340-600s with cabin interiors configured for 288 seats, whereas its 787-8s are configured with 213 seats), the carrier’s capacity reduction on the route will be temporary. In December, Hainan Airlines will double the frequency of its non-stop service on the route to four times per week. In June 2014, the flight frequency will increase to daily. Hainan Airlines says it has introduced the new route to meet strong demand for business travel, as well as growing demand for leisure trips, between and beyond the cities. The new routes also complements the carrier’s existing North American service to Beijing from Toronto and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The airline’s Boeing 787-8s feature 36 Business Class flat-bed seats with each seat row configured 2-2-2, as well as 177 economy seats in seat rows configured 3-3-3. Each seat has a 15-inch touch screen panel and a power outlet. Each business seat also has a USB port. “Hainan Airlines has been operating the Dreamliner on Chinese domestic routes since July,” says Wei Hou, vice president of Hainan Airlines. “After extensive training and operating experience, we are planning to introduce the Dreamliner on Hainan’s North American routes initially between Beijing and Chicago, and as the fleet grows, to Seattle, Toronto and other new destinations. The increased frequencies will make our schedules more attractive to business travelers as well.” Currently, Hainan Airlines’ flight HU498 departs Chicago O’Hare International Airport (IATA code ORD) at 3:25 p.m. and arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport at 7:05 p.m. the following day, local time. In the other direction, flight HU497 leaves PEK at 12:35 p.m. and lands at ORD at 1:25 p.m. the same day, local time. Business class passengers are offered priority check-in and access to the lounge. Hainan Airlines’ A340 Business Class seats offer 160 degrees of recline and in-flight service features turn-down service complete with fluffy pillows, fine cotton sheets and a duvet, pajamas and slippers. First class seats recline into fully flat beds and passengers receive the same amenities Gourmet Chinese or Western cuisine and wines are served on fine china, glassware and linens; customers may choose when they wish to dine. Freshly brewed coffee and a selection of teas are available. Amenity kits feature Bulgari cosmetics. Each premium seat has an individually controlled in-flight entertainment system which offers over 100 movies, audio selections and games on demand. In Beijing, with advance reservations, Hainan Airlines’ premium-class passengers are offered complimentary private Mercedes-Benz limousine service both on arrival and departure. Those making connections to other Chinese destinations may take advantage of the airline’s new business class lounge in Terminal 1. Economy class passengers receive complimentary beverages, meals and snacks and access the same on-demand entertainment system as that in Business and First, on individual seat-back screens. If connecting in Beijing, an exclusive transit lounge is open to economy class passengers as well. Hainan Airlines flights can be booked through all travel agents, travel websites as well as online at global.hnair.com/us or through its call center at 1-888-688-8813. Airbus A340-6006 Beijing46 Beijing Capital International Airport40 Boeing 787175 Boeing 787-8116 Chicago108 Chicago O'Hare International Airport98 Dreamliner146 Hainan Airlines6 ORD85	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line215
__label__cc	0.621181	0.378819	Training Log Archive: O-ing In the 7 days ending Jan 1, 2018: activity # time miles km +m load Teering 4 1:57:41 7.63 (15:26) 12.28 (9:35) 158 41.8 Cycling 2 1:20:08 22.74 (3:31) 36.6 (2:11) 310 28.2 Walk 2 50:00 1.86 (26:49) 3.0 (16:40) 150 10.0 MTB 1 33:42 5.36 (6:17) 8.63 (3:54) 154 7.7 Swimming 1 10:00 0.12 (1:20:28) 0.2 (50:00) 3.0 Total 9 4:51:31 37.72 (7:44) 60.71 (4:48) 772 90.7 [1-5] 9 4:50:48 » now Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Monday Jan 1, 2018 # Cycling 56:19 intensity: (2:11 @1) + (17:16 @2) + (25:32 @3) + (11:20 @4) 26.3 km (2:08 / km) +244m 2:03 / km ahr:128 max:149 Majura Loop anti-c. Sunday Dec 31, 2017 # 2017 Year Review Another year blighted by injury and an operation. The injuries started early - March 1 pulled my first ever hamstring - low down behind the R knee - foreshadowing things to come. That injury cruelled the ACT Sprint (finished only by hopping), ACT Middle (DNS) and more importantly Oceania NZ, and and any thoughts of staying on for WMOC. Still managed to finish first on the Aussie team in Oceania S, M and L but got dumped from the Relay team. Hammie seemed to clear up and so managed to win the NSW Middle and the Australian 3 Day, but the day after that the R knee went. Took a while to get the inevitable operation and that cruelled the Oz Champs carnival, although nearly snuck a win in the sprint (4 seconds). Recovered enough by November to win the NSW Sprint, and with that the 2017 State League for the sixth time (the exception was 2012, last operation year). Currently 104 in the Big Pink Rankings (AP 175), but facing an early season wipeout in 2018 as 9 of my top 11 scores expire before March 2nd. The top-ranked score (1256) was the day before the knee injury (QBIII Day 3). Training - despite injuries, hours training actually went up in 2017, at 304 hours the most since 2006. Of course that was mainly due to exercises - an all time high of 61 hours. Running (+ O) was again very low at 366km: 1km per day similar to the last six years. 2km/day months in Jan/Feb and in May were followed by serious injury lay offs. Cycling was down significantly at 3640 km (10 km per day). The missing 1000km from last year was due to pretty much a 5 month lay off between April to August. MTB 33:42 intensity: (12 @0) + (24:27 @1) + (7:50 @2) + (1:13 @3) 8.63 km (3:54 / km) +154m 3:35 / km Saturday Dec 30, 2017 # Teering 30:00 [1] 2.0 km (15:00 / km) +30m 13:57 / km shoes: ASICS Gel Nimbus 19 Snows Hills, collecting controls. In hindsight I should have saved myself for today and not run yesterday. Looked like a great course. Friday Dec 29, 2017 # Teering 41:30 intensity: (12 @0) + (13 @1) + (25 @2) + (8:49 @3) + (21:55 @4) + (9:56 @5) 4.74 km (8:45 / km) +113m 7:49 / km ahr:145 max:167 shoes: VJ Bold Super 10R Baronga Creek, Penrose SF. Running a bit better than Wednesday but both knees still sore, so no drive. Took the track options and started to feel a bit better, with fastest splits on 5, 6, 7. Lost a minute either side of a map error at 8 (termite mound mapped too low) and Tony R, who I knew started a minute behind me got ahead. Knew there were two flattish legs left and reckoned I was an outside chance of getting the minute back so went for it and just managed the win. Swimming 10:00 [2] 0.2 km (50:00 / km) Bundanoon Pool. Walk 20:00 [1] 1.0 km (20:00 / km) +50m 16:00 / km Fairy Bower Falls. Sat in pool for 5 Minutes. Knees not working well down the hill. Walk 30:00 [1] 2.0 km (15:00 / km) +100m 12:00 / km Glow worm glen walk. Couldn't see much, a bit noisy and torchs, phones and camera lights kept up a constant show. Day3 Hard 4 - Splits Thursday Dec 28, 2017 # Teering 30:00 [1] 3.0 km (10:00 / km) shoes: VJ Bold Super 10R Canyonleigh. Looked at the course and decided it was too much running on steep slopes, so walked back to the finish via the VE tapes. Cycling 23:49 intensity: (19 @0) + (7:47 @1) + (11:39 @2) + (4:04 @3) 10.3 km (2:19 / km) +67m 2:14 / km Day 2 Hard 3 - Splits Wednesday Dec 27, 2017 # Event: 2017 Xmas 5 Days Orienteering Teering 16:11 intensity: (6 @1) + (15 @2) + (1:50 @3) + (12:18 @4) + (1:42 @5) 2.54 km (6:23 / km) +15m 6:11 / km ahr:147 max:163 shoes: Hoka Bondi 4 Chevalier College, Men C, 9th. Horrible. Could not run properly, worse than NSW Champs in November with both knees sore from the outset. The toes were fine - sore walking, but did not feel them at all on the run. In running speed lost about 30 seconds on the oval legs 10-13. Worst mistake was heading to the wrong flag at 9 (-10), probably only 20 secs in actual errors. 1:20 down on Shingo. « Earlier \| Later »	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line220
__label__cc	0.744343	0.255657	Author Tom Anthony Musings, Thoughts & Commentaries Father Dan Yesterday my wife and our two daughters and I attended mass at Saints Simon and Jude. After today, Father Dan will start his new assignment at the Old Mission in Santa Barbara. We wanted to tell him “Pax vobiscum” as he continues his journey. Father Dan inspired me as I brought my daughters forward on their journeys through baptism and confirmation. I had to share with him some stories of my own. Our family has moved back and forth to the Philippines over the last 20 years and when we returned to California, Father Dan was here for us. Once I flew in from the Philippines by myself on a business trip, with the girls still in school back in Davao City. I was alone. I went for a long, fast jog ending in a small park where I used to bring my baby girls, push them in the swings and watch them climb and slide. Sitting at a picnic table, I folded my hands and prayed for their safety. Sitting quietly, the cross on the chain around my neck fell off the chain and landed in my folded hands. Wow, I thought, what a coincidence. I had worn it for about thirty years since I bought it in Switzerland and I guess that was the moment the cross wore through the chain. But I was not moving! Why did it not fall off while I was running? I flew back to the Philippines a few days later and with my wife and my daughters went for a hike into the country, into the “boondock”. Along a trail, Mailyn and I sat down in the grass while the girls ran ahead to play in an open area, and sitting there, I told her the story about the cross falling into my hand. As she listened, her hand felt something in the weeds. Surprised, she picked up an ornate silver cross with red jewels made in Italy and handed it to me. Coincidence. I told the story to Father Dan and he blessed the cross. I also told him my story “Joseph” ..but that is a story for another time. We continued on our journeys. Tom Anthony is a West Point Graduate and combat veteran who spent his professional civilian career in global business all over the world. He has lived and worked in Austria, Italy, Spain, England, Iraq, Israel, and throughout Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Anthony also lived in Mindanao for seven years. He still splits his time between Southern California and the Philippines with his family. Subscribe to Tom's Blog Copyright 2017 Tom Anthony. Sabine, The Motion Picture - Trailer Sabine, The Novel Rebels of Mindanao	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line221
__label__wiki	0.516824	0.516824	Blues Enthused Jock's Juke Joint Volume 4 - Various Artists Happily, the first thing to be said about this latest selection of tunes from a range of Scottish blues artists is that they all pass muster - no duds, and with a pleasing degree of variety on display. Several of the acts featured have been covered at Blues Enthused before as well, so watch out for the links below to learn more. But to begin at the very end, the least blues-like and most astonishing offering here comes in the form of Neil Warden’s album closer ‘The Alchemist’. With his Weissenborn lap steel guitar to the fore, over dreamy soundscapes courtesy of Stuart Mitchell, the veteran Edinburgh guitarist delivers an instrumental that comes over like a cross between an Arabic Neil Warden - prepare to be astonished version of ‘Cavatina’ and Angelo Baddalamenti’s theme for Twin Peaks. Calling this atmospheric is like saying Usain Bolt is a bit nippy – listen and be struck dumb. The opening track is an entirely different kettle of fish, in the form of ‘Too Many Guitars To Give Up Now’, the title track from the latest album by Andy Gunn. A slice of good-time boogie infused with the spirit of ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, it references Gunn’s youthful discovery of “Jerry Lee, Little Richard, Fats Domino” as it barrels along with handclaps, rocking piano, and a fizzing solo from Gunn. Its closest relation here, stylistically, is the rockabilly-leaning ‘Pebble By Pebble’ from Used Blues, an energetic romp garnished with shots of blues harp from front man Andy ‘Honeyboy’ Smith to complement the guitar of Jim Gardner. Of a trio of R’n’B tracks scattered across the album, Five Grain Whisky’s ‘Sidewinder Blues’ is the pick of the bunch to these ears. The rasping voice of Alex More is to the fore, sounding like he’s woken up from a long session on the aforementioned hooch as he snarls that “You’re lower than a snake’s belly-oh”. It’s likeably simple, swinging and well-constructed, with a pleasing organ solo from Marty Wade. ‘Temporary Man’ from Chasin’ The Train doesn’t have quite the same vim, but it sets off imaginatively with an intro of crackling vinyl grooves and slide twangery of ‘In My Time Of Dying Man’ proportions, before settling into a lively chug-a-boogie topped off by a biting guitar solo from Rory Nelson and wailing harp from Bob Clements. Redfish add a convincing Stax soul twist to the formula Redfish - not immaterial men on ‘Immaterial Man’, riding along on a bobbing bass line from Rod McKay. Fraser Clark’s organ playing fits the bill, though lacking the St Vitus Dance visual dimension of his live performance, but this leaves more room to admire the slithering, jabbing quality of Martin McDonald’s guitar. And there’s a suitably soulful quality to the vocals of Stumblin’ Harris, on a song that here and there reminds me of Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland and ‘Stormy Monday Blues’. There’s a different brand of soul in evidence on ‘I’m The Boss’, by Melissa Kelly & The Smokin Crows, one of a clutch of songs from outfits led by female singers. Think ‘Think’ - in the sense that Kelly manages to produce a convincing Sixties sound in the vein of Aretha Franklin, full of parping horns and funky riffing as a foundation for Kelly’s energetic vocals – including a fresh-out-of-the-box whoop near the end. The Lynsey Dolan Band offer an alternative proposition on ‘I Won’t Bring You Bring Down’. With the light vibrato of Dolan’s vocal, a lush sound with piercing guitar from Gavin Bussey, and a yearning chorus laden with harmonies, it would do a good job as the closing theme to a movie romance. Broken Windows, featuring singer-songwriter Liz Jones, produce something more personal with the song from which they take their name. Is it blues? No. Does it matter? Same answer. Across seven minutes ‘Broken Windows’ is a captivating affair, with Jones communicating intriguing imagery with sensitivity against a backdrop of subtle shadings from the rest of the band. It’s a rich rhythm section, with Marc Marnie’s drums augmented by Broken Windows' Liz Jones gives it big licks Suzy Cargill’s percussion and some bendy fretless bass from Rod Kennard. Meanwhile John Bruce, a guitarist more often to be found playing straight up R’n’B or late Sixties American rock, explores a different palette that leans towards a Carlos McSantana vibe, and with Ali Petrie on keys the whole crew give the track a rousing crescendo. Glasgow-based Aussie Charlie Marshall is a firecracker of a singer and frontwoman, and with the 45s serves up an animated, sassy performance that conjures up the ambience of an old-time N’Awlins speakeasy, drawing on the horns of Gordon Dickson and Fenwick Lawson, jungle drum rhythms from Michael Harrison, and jazzy piano from Tim Brough. The thing is, this is just a vignette of what Charlotte Marshall & The 45s can deliver – see them live to get the full effect. Also in a New Orleans vein is ‘Velvet Windows (Treme Trippin’), from London-based Wily Bo Walker. A rich gumbo of a tune, it features Walker’s gravel-voiced storytelling over funky bass from Tommy Rhodes, tripping drums from Max Saidi, a battery of horns, keys colourings from the ubiquitous Stevie Watts, and some neat guitar from Mike Ross. All told a minor work from Walker perhaps, but still a satisfying one. Strolling a less rumbustious path are the Simon Kennedy Band, and Al Brown & The Blue Lighters. Kennedy’s ‘All Or Nothing’ ambles in on a ripple of piano and bursts of organ, and builds to an anthemic chorus given a gospel swell by some uncredited female backing vocals, while Kennedy adds some understated guitar licks wherever it takes his Firecracker chanteuse Charlotte Marshall fancy, ahead of a tasteful solo. Meantime Al Brown is smoother than a silk stocking on the aching heart blues of ‘Caller Unknown’, as restrained a piece of bluesery as you’re ever likely to find, with some ooh-ooh-ing backing vocals reaching towards doo-wop territory. Mike Bowden and the A917 Band offer a different form of subtlety with the semi-acoustic sounding ‘Poor Man’. It’s plaintive and beguiling, understated but resonant, with an earworm of a chorus and a subtly Latin rhythm courtesy of the wonderfully named Big Vern on percussion. In it’s simplicity, ‘Poor Man’ is another of the standouts of the album. Stoney Broke, alias multi-instrumentalist Jake Scott, is still more acoustic, a warm and dreamy affair with a nice melody and a well-judged electric guitar solo that complements the song. Also stripped-back, but in a different fashion, is the Delta stomp of Andrew Robert Eustace’s ‘Broken Down And Beat’. With a hypnotic groove, Eustace’s growling voice, a brittle guitar solo and a catchy chorus, it's one of the highlights of his album Stories. And as old-style Mississippi as it may sound, the steady grind of it provides a curious link to the alt.blues of Black Cat Bone and Full Fat. The former capture their lead-heavy, grungy blues rumble well on ‘Morning Light’, with groaning vocals and howling harp from Ross Craig over a dirty, fuzzy bottom end. Full Fat don’t demonstrate quite the same raw conviction, but the trio’s ‘Temper Temper’ still has an offbeat, discordant energy that shows promise. So there we have it – 18 tracks that show off a variety of contemporary sounds from artists with a Scottish connection, tracing their roots to the blues to a greater or lesser degree. Get yourself along to Jock's Juke Joint, find your own favourites, and go explore! Posted by Iain Cameron at 4:12 AM Labels: Andrew Robert Eustace, Andy Gunn, Black Cat Bone, Broken Windows, Charlotte Marshall & The 45s, Five Grain Whisky, Mike Bowden and the A917 Band, Neil Warden, Redfish, Simon Kennedy Band, Wily Bo Walker Neil Warden December 9, 2018 at 4:51 AM Many thanks.... fair chuffed. Thanks for reviewing this CD, and for your words about Chasin' the Train. You can find us on that Fcaebook at http://tinyurl.com/o6ow5jj Lewis Hamilton and the Boogie Brothers December 11, 2018 at 3:50 AM It was a genuine pleasure to work on this - the fourth album in a series that has brought great joy to the many listeners that have bought them, and fabulous exposure to the many talented artists that submitted their original tracks to this project. Lewis Hamilton Music. On a journey with the blues, in search of three chords and the truth. Iain Cameron A contributor to The Blues Magazine, Blues Matters, and Blues Rock Review, Iain Cameron has been a fan of rock music for over 40 years, his interest in its blues dimension deepening over the years. Not an expert, not an aficionado, he's an enthusiast soaking up what's new, what's old, and where it's come from. Join him on the mystery train. Van Morrison - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 26 January 2015 How do you solve a problem like Van Morrison? Don't get me wrong, I come not to bury Van, but to praise him. The thing is, he is such ... Blues Enthused on Facebook Blues Enthused on Twitter Follow @bluesenthused The Blues Enthused Christmas Stocking 2018 - Part 2 Starlite Campbell Band - Bannermans, Edinburgh, 19... Listened to lately - Ana Popovic, Amanda Fish, Bro... Nine Below Zero - Stramash, Edinburgh, 13 December... 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__label__wiki	0.576123	0.576123	Planning marine surveys is hard. Surveys have to be organised months in advance, but weather conditions dictate everything on the day. Too windy, and the swell picks up. While the boats we use have equipment (inertial measurement units) that track the motion of the vessel, large waves and the bubbles that come with that disperse the sound waves from the multibeam and leads to “noisy data”. Weather down time is a frequent occurrence. The way around this is to plan multiple targets that take all weather conditions into account. The predominant wind direction in Ireland and the UK is from the southwest. Choose your primary targets, then choose some more in bays and inlets that face the northeast. Select some targets in shallow water, some in deep. Try to have multiple places to go, so if the wind changes direction and gets stronger, there’s always something to attempt to increase the chances of a successful survey. Thus far, we’ve been lucky! We have now just completed our third season surveying in Welsh waters. In 2018, the RV Keary operated around Anglesey (Figure 1). Initially targeting wrecks to the south west of the island, the south-westerly winds picked up and the boat was forced to move to the northeast. Sheltered conditions here allowed us to continue data collection, with all bathymetry gridded up to 10 m, 5 m and 2 m resolutions. Finer resolutions can be generated, especially for wrecks which we generally grid at 0.25 m down to 0.10 m. The Puffin Island 2 m data has now been combined with CHERISH LiDAR data to produce one of our seamless onshore-offshore maps (Figure 2). Figure 1: Bathymetry coverage from KRY18_CHERISH Figure 2: Seamless onshore-offshore map of Puffin Island. 2 x vertical exaggeration. Red is high elevation, changing towards blue for deeper areas. In 2019, The RV Keary returned to Wales, this time moving south and targeting the Sarn Badrig reef in Cardigan Bay along with other key CHERISH terrestrial sites (Figure 3). The weather this year was kind and allowed us to operate on the exposed western shore. Sarn Badrig is extremely shallow and during low tide the RV Keary shifted locations to St Tudwal’s Islands to continue data collection. The offshore regions of Dinas Dinlle and Rhosneigr were surveyed to tie in with the onshore work of our Welsh colleagues. Figure 3: KRY19_CHERISH survey sites with bathymetry surveyed. This year, the plan was to extend the work started in 2019, with Sarn Badrig and the South Sands around Menai Strait being our primary targets (Figure 4). However, as these are vulnerable to south-westerlies, a number of reserve areas were identified, extending from north of Anglesey right down to Pembrokeshire. The survey was planned around large spring tides, to take full advantage of deeper water over the shallow targets. Figure 4: Plan for 2020 surveying with priority (orange) and reserve areas (pink), alongside existing multibeam coverage (blue and green). Target wrecks are spots and stars. Luckily, the weather gods were kind to us for a second successive year and the RV Keary focussed on the priority targets. We surveyed the wreck of the “Bronze Bell” (Figure 5) and extended the bathymetry around Sarn Badrig (Figure 6). Here, there’s a shallow ridge that extends offshore for about 15km and this is the site for a number of historic shipwrecks, including the Diamond and Bronze Bell. The seafloor map will act as context for the surveyed shipwrecks and will help update the nautical charts for the region. At Dinas Dinlle, bathymetry coverage now includes the mythical palace of Caer Arianrhod (Figure 7). Figure 5: Multibeam bathymetry around the wreck the "Bronze Bell", including Carrara Marble, anchors and cannon. Red is shallow, getting deeper towards blue. Figure 6:Multibeam converage of Sarn Badrig. Red is shallow, getting deeper towards blue. Figure 7: Bathymetry off Dinas Dinlle. Red is shallow, getting deeper with green. Caer Arianrhod is the oval reef in the south of the multibeam coverage We’ve always received a warm welcome whenever we’ve made it over to Welsh waters. With this in mind, on our final day in Wales this year, it was an honour to participate in the sail past in memory of Mark Shackleton, Dock Master at Caernarf We’ve always received a warm welcome whenever we’ve made it over to Welsh waters. With this in mind, on our final day in Wales this year, it was an honour to participate in the sail past in memory of Mark Shackleton, Dock Master at Caernarfon.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line233
__label__wiki	0.540317	0.540317	Warning: include(modules/header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /web/sites/doorsofperception.com/wp/archives/mobility_design/index.php on line 27 Warning: include(): Failed opening 'modules/header.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /web/sites/doorsofperception.com/wp/archives/mobility_design/index.php on line 27 Warning: include(menu.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /web/sites/doorsofperception.com/wp/archives/mobility_design/index.php on line 31 Warning: include(): Failed opening 'menu.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /web/sites/doorsofperception.com/wp/archives/mobility_design/index.php on line 31 Open Season on Dutch Cultural Innovation In a memorandum titled “More than Quality” the Dutch Arts Minister Halbe Zijlstra has announced savage cuts to the country's arts budget. Among media arts & technology organizations to lose their structural funding are such long-term friends and partners of ours as STEIM, Waag Society, V2, Submarine Channel, and Mediamatic. This means that pretty much the entire field of internationally focused and future-oriented innovation, education, and development, which has distinguished the Netherlands for many decades, is to be demolished practically overnight. I hope you will consider joining me and sign the petition - but first let me give you an example of what's at stake. I received two books from The Netherlands this week which are good examples of the kind of work that will disappear if these cuts go ahead. The first of these, in the 'Open' series, is entitled (Im)Mobility - Exploring the Boundaries of Hypermobility. It's a project of the Foundation for Art and Public Domain, or SKOR. As described in her introduction by Jorinde Seidl, the book is about 'the search for an alternative lifestyle that is no longer dominated by speed and continuous mobility'. Essays in the book, which is edited by Eric Kluitenberg, and include an interview with the social geographer David Harvey, describe the ways that advanced communications technologies are enabling an increase in physical and motorized mobility for some people and commodities - but that these accelerating flows stand in sharp contrast to the experience of a growing proportion of the world's underclasses. For them, harsher border regimes, surveillance and identity control are being intensified at a rapid pace. The second book, Open Design Now, is a project of Waag Society and others. It includes essays, cases and visuals on various issues of Open Design. The book contains examples of Open Design that range from RepRap and $50 prosthetic legs, to the Instructables Restaurant. [I contributed a short rumination on the aristocratic Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin]. The Dutch arts minister argues that 'the market' can surely fill the gap left by the disappearance of state funding for the small organizations that created these books. His argument is at best disingenuous and at worst a bare-faced lie. [See this article reality check about business funding of the arts]. Commercial publishers are themselves struggling to survive and there is no prospect that they will take on this kind of edgy, critical project without some kind of support. It can seem futile just to sign the petition. Please at least get hold of the books and then judge then whether this kind of work deserves to disappear. Posted by John Thackara at 05:22 PM A smooth journey Two images have preoccupied me in recent days. The first one [below] was taken in a lounge at Paris airport. I remember being struck by the intense design effort that had been made to create a controlled and insulated environment. On the tv screen were images of the popular revolt that is unfolding, bloodily, in Yemen. But the sound was off, and the effect was to dampen any awareness we global travellers might have of the outside world - such as those guys fighting for freedom on the Arab street. The second image that's bugged me is this new shot of Unit 3 at Fukushima. Now I don't know about you, but I've been under the impression that the situation in Fukushima, although dramatic, is qualitatively less serious than Chernobyl. I've read reports [sometimes whilst sitting in lounges like the one in Paris] that the Japanese plants have a more modern design, and that those long-distance shots of smoke coming from the buildings were 'more of a leak than an explosion.' Then I saw this photograph: Does that look like a 'leak' to you? The image appears in Stoneleigh's long report about Fukushima. She is at pains to remind us that 'nobody knows, for sure, how bad the impacts of Fukushima will be in the long run' - but then explains that the pool at unit 3 contained almost an entire core of spent fuel - and that fifty metres from Unit 4 is - or was - a larger store of spent fuel with a volume of 3,828 cubic meters (in feet: 290 x 120 x110 deep). Nobody knows for sure that the fuel has been blown to smithereens and into the air and the sea - but if I look at the photograph I find it hard to believe that the long-term consequences will be benign. The writer George Monbiot has attacked nuclear energy's opponents for their double standards. 'In the normal course of operations, at least six people are killed in Chinese coal mines every day' he argued; 'even if you accept the official figure, Chinese coal mining alone kills as many people every week as the worst nuclear power accident in history – the Chernobyl explosion – has done in 25 years'. This may well be true, but I question whether Monbiot, in his search for a single 'standard', is comparing like with like. Why did he not remind us that one thousand children are killed on the roads every day? Deaths on the road share a common root cause with power station deaths: our world's growing transport intensity and the energy needed to sustain it. The debate we need to have is not about nuclear versus coal versus solar as energy sources; it's about the energy and resource intensity of the economy as a whole. Design that protects us from this uncomfortable issue - design that smooths our way through life as that lounge smoothed my passage in Paris - does us a disservice in the long run. Posted by John Thackara at 06:32 AM Is an environmentally neutral car possible? The future of the car has been electric for what? Five years now? ten? The answer is 110 years, for it was back in 1899 that La Jamais Contente ("The Never Satisfied") became the first vehicle to go over 100 km/h (62 mph) at Achères, near Paris. Since then, as we produced hundreds of millions non-electric cars - and despoiled the biosphere in the process - all manner of non-petrol cars, including electric ones, have come and gone.Tesla in the the US and Norway's Think are just the latest in a long line of newcomers. They, too, will fail to break the grip of the gas guzzler for one reason: they do not challenge the production system and business model of an incumbent global industry that is so mature that it can only make incremental changes as new pressures arise. Electric cars such as Tesla fall into this category: they are an incremental improvement, not a replacement for an ecocidal global industry. This writer has long been sceptical that small private vehicles would have an important role to pay in a sustainable mobility mix. But Riversimple has made me pause for thought. At a presentation in Leicester, UK, last month, where a deal has been struck with the City Council for 30 vehicles to be piloted there in 2012, we were told that the formal purpose of this new start-up is “to build and operate cars for independent use whilst systematically pursuing elimination of the environmental damage caused by personal transport”. Not reduce but eliminate environmental damage? How could that be possible? The company's founder, Hugo Spowers, explained that every aspect of the company's operation - not just its vehicle technology - is based on whole system design. It has evolved from a linear resource-consuming model, in which natural capital resources are not replenished, to a cyclical system in which waste streams provide all material inputs, and all loops are closed. The car itself has five novel features: a composite body, four electric motors, no gearbox or transmission, regenerative braking, and power provided by hydrogen fuel cells. Its Network Electric Platform has been so designed that if there are breakthroughs in other power sources, these can easily be incorporated later on. The vehicle is decoupled from a single power platform or refuelling infrastructure. But Riversimple's technology is just the start. Its cars will not be sold outright. Customers will buy mobility as a service rather than a car as a product. There will be no maximum or minimum mileage allowance and, critically, it is a fully bundled service covering all costs such as road tax, vehicle maintenance, insurance and fuel, with no surprises to the customer. The way the system has been designed, it is in everyone's interest to keep cars on the road as long as possible. Riversimple will be the first car manufacturer for whom success will not mean persuading you to buy a new one every three years. Customers will interact with Riversimple and its user community through a personalized digital interface accessed from the car, on their computer, or via their mobile phone. They will be able to manage their account, request maintenance, ask questions, locate the nearest refuelling station, and so on. To ensure that energy and resource efficiency remain at the heart of everything the company does, lower environmental impact is financially rewarded. A sale of a service model is therefore pushed upstream into the supply chain. The supplier of the hydrogen fuel cell, for example, is likely to remain its owner. Manufacturer and supplier thereby have a shared interest in the longevity and reliability of the vehicle, and of the system as a whole. Riversimple's production model, too, is distributed. Its carbon composite bodies allow profitable manufacturing with plants producing 3-5,000 units each year. This regional distribution of production will enable the delivery of improved service for regional markets at reduced cost. [The company is in early stage discussions with other regions across the world to roll out this strategy through joint venture partnerships for local manufacturing facilities] The next consideration is service. An urban car is effectively tethered to its home city, so the critical scale for establishing a commercial market is that of a city, rather than a nation. Riversimple's service infrastructure, too, is cellular - city by city. The surprises continue. Everything in RiverSimple is open source. The company is adopting an open intellectual property model, based on that used in open source software. The design of this and future vehicles will be shared, thereby allowing anyone to collaborate in the design and build of our cars under an open source licence. Riversimple, as one producer among many, believes this will be a fast route to replacing the internal combustion engine. The aim is to maximise design input from passionate experts at low cost. It is therefore also licensing its technology to the open-source foundation 40 Fires. Riversimple wants people to contribute to the design in the same way computer programmers help build Unix. The company is owned by six "custodial bodies". Among these is Environment - on an equal footing with investors and commercial partners. Checks and balances are built into the system through the appointment of a Stewards body, who are responsible for auditing and monitoring the governance. The structure and responsibilities of conventional corporations create a confrontational dynamic with most stakeholders Therefore shared ownership is another key feature of the Riversimple system. Its ownership model is inspired by long-standing and successful businesses such as VISA International, John Lewis Partnership and Mondragon. All stakeholders have a formal role in the organisation, to all parties’ benefit. Is RiverSimple another design-studio concept? Hardly: The family of Ernst Piëch, part of the dynasty who founded Porsche, is the current major investor. Oh, you wanted to see the car? Here it is: Leave nothing but footsteps Three years ago German photographer Thomas Kalak published a book called Thailand - Same same, but different!. Featuring all manner of bamboo scaffolding, knotted aerial lines, hand painted signs, or converted plastic bags, the book celebrated the Thais’ exceptionally gifted art of improvisation. The strange objects and arrangements reminded Kalak of art world “ready-mades” from the beginning of the 20th century. They reminded me that salvage society is not a future prospect that will happen when peak-everything hits home. Untold millions of people subsist on the detritus of industrial society right now. Now Kalak has published a new book,Weltstücke: World Trip Goodies 'Weltstücke' features rare, bizarre, and exceptional souvenirs collected by the photographer during his ceasless travels. 'Take nothing but memories' Kalack concludes, and 'and leave nothing but footsteps'. Heathrow chaos: time to start digging? (Summer re-run: first published 31 March 2008) The chaos at Heathrow's Terminal 5 is an excellent example of what happens when the logic of finance interacts with the logic of large complex systems. As Will Hutton wrote at the weekend, shareholders in British Airways (its sole tenant) and BAA (which runs the airport) demand perpetually growing dividends. Financial returns on this scale can only be achieved by cutting people out of the system: This is because big shiny buildings, although expensive, are capital costs that can be written off through time; people, on the other hand, appear in a company's accounts as recurrent costs that directly reduce profits. Willy Walsh, the cost-cutting hard man put in to run BA, has duly cut people costs to the bone. As a result of his ministrations morale has crashed, many experienced midde managers took early retirement before T5 opened, and a recent survey reported that nearly 30 per cent of staff claim they had been bullied. Thousands of MBA students, whose predecessors now run companies like BA and BAA, are being taught, as you read this, to regard people as cuttable costs and that technology exists to help them do the cutting. Once in post as junior Willy Washes, these WaffenMBAs are an easy mark for the IT industry: it peddles dysfunctional systems on the back of absurd promises that they will work without intensive participation by trained and motivated people. The tech industry grows, despite its long history of peddling porkies, because its cost-cutting clients are pre-programmed to believe the lies. Moving bags, moving people, moving goods: Logistics are life-critical for us all. I was therefore alarmed to read in Supply Chain Standard about logistics in the supermarket industry. On checking the software descriptors of 14,000 product lines, one analyst found that information lines for every single item contained one or more errors. A standard description has 200 attributes, but industry customers typically add up to 1,500 extra items of information on their own account - so the possibility for error is mind-boggling. All retailers - and all airport operators - rely totally on logistics technology. But according to the industry's own in-house magazine, many supermarkets admit to at least 35 percent data inaccuracy in their product files. Things sound even grimmer when you realise that millions of lines of dodgy data are being fed into patched-up legacy systems that few people understand - and are therefore hard to maintain. "It's little surprise", concludes the writer, that "retailers end up with little idea of what is in store, in transit, on order or at the warehouse". Supply Chain Standard January 2008 page 9 Penelope Ody Now connect in your mind, as an exercise, the bags chaos at Heathrow with that thirty five per cent inaccuracy in the data used by supermarkets. Next, consider that supermarkets only have three days supply of food in stock at any one time...or so they think. I don't know about you, but I'm reminded that this is planting season at my home in France: I need to get back and start digging. Posted by John Thackara at 04:53 PM \| Comments (1) Dawn of the new age of coach travel? If Katla (above: she's Eyjafjallajökull's much bigger sister) blows, and grounds flights forever, will this finally be Dr Storkey's moment? The blogwaves are already filled with links to Seat 61. But as I've Cassandra'd here repeatedly (yes, I've made it into a verb) train travel is not all that light once total system costs are factored in. As the graph shows, the best motorized way, by far, to move long distances is by coach. Buses produce 29g of CO2 for every passenger kilometre travelled, compared with 52g for trains and 170g per passenger km for cars and airplanes. [Plug-in electric cars are very popular with politicians and car companies: they embody the myth that we can all carry driving around in private vehicles as normal, and the planet gets saved. It's a dangerous con: the true costs of electric cars - from the heavy metals in their batteries, to the coal-generated power needed to run them - mean that their viability as a long-term alternative to unsustainable mobility is an illusion]. Car, road, and aviation industries have had a death grip around the necks of policy makers in most countries, so bus travel has not flourished. But this could be its moment. To develop as a mass alternative to flight, what's needed next is an integrated combination of enhanced vehicles, improvements to existing infastructure, web 3.0 platforms and social innovation to make each step of a journey easy and fun. A few weeks ago I asked a group of senior car designers to consider coach travel as a product service system. I asked them to identify what elements would need to be improved, in such a system, to persuade them to consider coach travel seriously. Here's a summary of what they came up with: COACH TRAVEL DESIGN ISSUES Free parking at hub Shuttles from home/work Crash safety Web-booking Info at hub and on web Clear route data Better experience than air travel Can you add to this list? Have you done a project on any of these items? How to be global, and great, without traveling While I'm away, would you help me promote these new editions of my book? In The Bubble has now been translated into French, Italian and Portuguese - and I'd appreciate your support in three ways: a) buy-and-send copies for all your French, Italian and Portuguese-speaking friends around the world; b) tell everyone you know, who speaks those languages, that these editions are now available; c) send me the name and postal address of journalists, bloggers and thought-leaders in those languages to whom you think I should send a free review copy. (john at thackara dot com) Here, first, is the French edition translated by Anne Despond-Barre and published by Marc Partouche for Cite du Design Editions. Next is the Italian edition translated by Niels Betori and published by Pier Paolo Peruccio for Allemandi. And here, below, published by Virgilia and available from Saraiva is the Portuguese edition published by Marcelo Melo. Posted by John Thackara at 08:47 AM \| Comments (1) Now just add one more column... They've installed this impressive new departures board at Paris CDG airport. It lists a good number of the more than one thousand departures from there each day. Now, what it needs next is a right hand column that shows, for every flight, the forcings per passenger of climate through CO2, NOx, and contrail formation. With that extra column in place, I can't help thinking the board would soon start getting smaller again. The fake-space race: Design and the future of travel My mates at Adobe found some great pix (including this one) to accompany my piece on travel and its substitutes Traveling without moving using zombie processes I'm running ths story again because the > Pixelache Uni final programme has just been publshed. OK, so you know and I know that air travel is simply not sustainable. But we do it anyway because we are hypocrites (I took 78 flights last year) and also because substitutes for mobility, such as videoconferencing, simply don't afford the same quality of interaction. Despite decades of development (the first videophone was launched by IBM in 1964) tele-hugs are simply not the same as the real thing. But what happens if people like me stop being hypocrites and/or, during some near-future eco-political paroxysm, which I'm sure will come, air travel is banned or curtailed? In that case, we'll have to make to do with mobility substitutes - and find ways to improve the experience. The reasons why channels such as videoconferencing are so dissatisfying are complex - but the issues are not new. Philosophers have been perplexed by the relationship between body and experience for 2,000 years, and Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote a whole essay about "kissing the picture of one's beloved". Latterly, cognitive scientists such as Andy Clark have explained in some detail the ways that our brain, body, and world "are united in a complex dance of circular causation and extended computational activity. The biological brain is populated by a vast number of hidden 'zombie processes' that underpin the skills and capacities in which successful behaviour depends". These unknown, and possible unknowable aspects of consciousness are also why game designers talk about the "Uncanny Valley" that a player enters, no matter how high the resolution of the interface being used, when starting a game. Zombie processes will feature in an event we are helping to organise at Pixelache University in March. Our host is Pixelache's Rektor Juha Huuskonen . I am preparing a paper for the event called "The Face to Face Meeting in The Age of Digital Reproduction". (It's 70 years since Walter Benjamin wrote 'The Work Of Art In The Age of Mechanical Reproducton' and I will ask whether we might design virtual encounters more effectively if we were look more to iconography, ritual, and the poetic imagination - and less to brute bandwidth). Joining us will be media artist Daniel Peltz, and the son of a pilot and an air stewardess, now design entrepreneur Andreas Zachariah. Before you start barfing, yes I will fly there. But I'm committed to reduce my flights by 90% within ten years - so for me this subject is serious and practical. Saturday 15 March, Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki. You need to register here. Coming with the flow On arrival at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 a sign says "Welcome To Britain" and you enter...a sleazy gift shop. Now, I understand why: The chief executive of BAA, which runs Heathrow, was promoted to the job from Retail Director. He's now been been sacked. But before we rejoice, consider this: His replacement's last job was running a water company, Severn Trent. What will await us next time we arrive at Heathrow - a sluice? Low entropy Doris After reading this always-cheerful blog, are you just about ready to sell the hell up and set sail around the world? A friend of ours is selling a beautiful ship, the Doris, that will make someone a fine getaway vehicle. The Doris is berthed in Amsterdam, sleeps up to ten, has a Captain's cabin, and although she is extremely strong working ship, her sails are easy to handle by one person. Doors of Perception is not in the ship broking business - but we do try to serve our readers, and for someone out there of the Silverback persuasion, this could be a great opportunity. If you call the broker, do mention we sent you. Thirteen million lighters and it's still dark out there A gem from CryptoGram."Surprising nobody, a new study concludes that airport security isn't helping: A team at the Harvard School of Public Health could not find any studies showing whether the time-consuming process of X-raying carry-on luggage prevents hijackings or attacks. They also found no evidence to suggest that making passengers take off their shoes and confiscating small items prevented any incidents." The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) responded that "even without clear evidence of the accuracy of testing, more than 13 million prohibited items were intercepted in one year...most of these illegal items were lighters". CryptoGram's editor Bruce Schneier comments: "the TSA has it completely backwards. The goal isn't to confiscate prohibited items. The goal is to prevent terrorism on airplanes. When the TSA confiscates millions of lighters from innocent people, it is reacting to non-threats. Now you can argue that this is necessary to make people feel safer, but it's certainly not evidence that people are safer". The movement dilemma Can transport and tourism ever be sustainable? The movement of people and goods around the world consumes vast amounts of matter, energy, space, and time - most of it non-renewable. Could transport intensity be de-coupled from economic progress - and if so, how? This event in October's series of Dott Debates begins with two keynotes from international speakers. Antony Townsend , research director at the Institute of the Future in Palo Alto, asks: "must we keep on moving?" And Sunil Abraham talks about "open systems as sustainable infrastucture". These two introductions are followed by a review of Dott 07’s Move Me project which explored the potential to transfrom transportation resource efficiency in one village, Scremerston, in Northumberland. After the break, the results of three Dott 07 projects - Welcomes , Sustainable Tourism Design Camp and Mapping The Necklace - introduce a discussion of in the North East's strategies for tourism and transport. The event brings together citizens, policy and tourism professionals, site owners and managers, and designers. Its aims are to start debate about decoupling transport intensity from economic progress; to understand opportunities to transform transportation resource efficiency (eg using ICT networks); and third, to discuss proposals for sustainable tourism solutions Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK, Thursday 18 October. The Dott 07 Debate on the movement dilemma takes place Monday 22 October, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead 10h-17h. Tickets are free. But you absolutely have to reserve your seat by emailing adam.thomas@dott07.com New concept of mobility - in three lines I was asked by Seung Yoon Lee, at Korean Design Research Institute, for a three line quote on "a new concept of mobility due to ubiquitous technologies". (It's for an upcoming issue of Asian Design Journal). So I sent this: "Reducing the movement of matter - whether goods, or people - is a main challenge in the transition to sustainability. Technology, in this context, can help us use resources in a radically more efficient way - and by 'resources' I do not just mean matter and energy, but also space, and time." Not bad eh? That's another perpetually half-finished book I can chuck in the bin. Design and sustainable tourism The next Dott 07 (Designs of the time) Explorers Club meeting on Thursday 14 July, to be held at the Robert Stephenson Centre in Newcastle. Our focus this month is Sustainable Tourism. In terms of someone's carbon footprint, a single holiday in New Zealand is equivalent to 60 short visits to the North East. But those sixty trips to the region will not be sustainable if they stimulate a wasteful use of finite resources by visitors and their host businesses. This is a real and pressing dilemma. Tourism is fundamental to the North East's Regional Economic Strategy. The region is committed to increasing its share of tourism expenditure in Britain, and to do this by accelerating the rate of investment in tourism facilities, new accommodation, and attractions. How might we re-shape this economic strategy to be consistent with a commitment to sustainabiity? What might sustainable tourism in North East England be like? Our expert speakers are: Chris Little, who heads the Tourism Development Unit at One North East. The unit is responsible for directing and influencing investment in development of North East England tourism. Leandro Pisano and Alessandro Esposito are partners in Ufficio Bifolco, a marketing and cultural planning companythat works on ICT strategies for development of rural areas in South Italy. They are producers of two festivals in Southern Italy - Interferenze, and Mediaterra - that bring together nature and technology, tradition and vanguard, past and future, local and global. This unique convergence of sounds, images, landscapes and carnival rites of a rural land, are signals of new ways we might visit and experience new locations. Beth Davidson is the mapping creative lead on Mapping The Necklace. This ongoing project in Durham asks: Could a public park be more than grass and benches? Durham’s Necklace Park is a 12 mile stretch of spaces – and experiences - linked to the River Wear. You create your own park by mapping tracks, forests, picnic and fishing spots. Ross Lowrie is a project leader of the Tyne Salmon Trail. A celebration of the river, its heritage, and its increasingly diverse ecosystem, the project explores low-impact ways to improve access to the River Tyne and its plethora of different species. It's free, but you need to reserve a place with Beckie Darlington: beckie.Darlington@dott07.com Think More, Drive Less News reaches me from Los Angeles, via Bruce Sterling that, in the corporate imagination of General Motors, "the Hummer could be transformed from the SUV that environmentalists love to hate to an algae-infused, oxygen-exuding buggy that would open up like a flower." (GM's sketch for the "Hummer O2" was named the winner on Thursday of a design contest at the Los Angeles Auto Show that challenged major automakers to design a vehicle with a five-year life span that could be fully recycled). This, I'm sad to say, is another example of the creative class - in this case, auto designers - fiddling-while-the-biosphere-burns. The fudamental probelm with the car is not that it burns too much of the wrong kind of fuel. The problem is that cars enable, and perpetuate, patterns of land use, transport intensity, and the separation of functions in space and time, that render the whole way we live unsupportable. Rather than tinkering with symptoms - such as inventing hydrogen-powered vehicles, or turning gas stations into battery stations - the more interesting design task is to re-think the way we use time and space. Rather than enable long-distance patterns of movement, at accelerating speeds, we should add a ton of new functions and value to local patterns of activity so that we no longer need or want to move so much, except on foot or by bike. There's plenty of evidence, after all, that self-propulsion is central to everything from tackling obesity and climate change to creating high quality liveable cities. In the immortal words of Janine Benyus, "nature does not commute to work" - and neither, at the end of the day, should we. Bag free flight I enjoyed my bag-free (in the cabin) flight from France to London yesterday. Forcibly unencumbered by artefacts, we sauntered lightly to the plane. Once aboard we strolled smoothly to our seats past cheerful cabin crew - a promenade rather than the usual roller-derby. Lacking laptops, we couldnâ€™t invent work. The nosey among us were kept busy looking at the contents of other peoples' clear plastic bags. I hope this new security regime is made permanent. Mobility, death, and progress How was the traffic on your vacation drive home this year? Any near misses? Twenty thousand citizens are killed in traffic accidents in Europe each year, so you probably saw more than one car crash or its aftermath. For the European Commission, these deaths are a price we must pay for progress. As a de facto marketing agency for the mobility services and equipment sector, the Commission appears to be unaware that a mobility strategy could be based on access - to conveniently-sited services - rather than movement to reach them. The nightmare fact that freight transport has increased by 30 percent in a decade, and will rise another 50 percent by 2020, is reported with apparent satisfaction in its recent review of transport policy. Walking and cycling are not mentioned, at all, in this document. For John Whiteleggâ€œwe have to move from an energy/emissions perspective to a wider "total impact" perspective on mobility. After 30 years or more of debate about transport and environmental impacts, we still miss or downplay things like: land take (when land taken for transport infrastructure is lost to food production and biodiversity); fragmentation (a tiny land take (for a road) is a 100% change in character if it physically divides and separates a formerly unified area); landscape noise; and fiscal matters: who determines that spending billions on roads or high speed trains is a good way to allocate resources against competing demands in health care, education, poverty, pensions?" More on this at New Mobility/World Transport Agenda.To subscribe to the mailing list: WorldTransport-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sublime mobility project This has my vote for most sublime mobility project of the year. A team of Karachi vehicle decorators has transformed a Melbourne tram to bring the experience of a journey on a W-11 Karachi mini-bus to the streets of Melbourne. Vibrant dancing colour in hand-cut sticker collage, sparkling reflection of sculpted stainless steel panels, and dazzling flashing lights. The tram is complete with conductors from Karachi & Melbourne, the music that you would hear on the Karachi W-11, and a special edition of collectable tickets that feature popular Urdu poetry seen on the side of buses and trucks in Karachi. Since the mid 1990â€™s, Mick Douglas has led a project called Tramjatra in which tramways communities and artists of Melbourne & Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) have explored relationships between their cities through the medium of tramways â€“ a transportation mode shared from their British imperial past. After a decade of artful interventions there's now a Tramjatra book. It unfolds a story of friendship, dialogue and imagination, and the potential of tramways to connect people together in their differences. Goliathmobiles I was not able to attend the car share service masterclass that ends today in Monaco - but the site describes an encouragingly diverse group of schemes. They're mainly European, and the US has further to go. Outside my hotel here in DC, two absolutely enormous SUVs are parked in front and behind the parking bay for zipcar. The Zipcar sedan looks David-like next to the SUV Goliaths - but at least it's here. The dinosaurs, and their pea-brained owners, should be worried. Carsharing masterclass The growth in carsharing is accelerating. Up to 600 cities now have carsharing schemes. But most of these schemes have emerged bottom-up; few cities have thought strategically about their cityâ€™s relationship with this new transportation mode. Even the best cities improvise as they go along: They help in a piecemeal way with parking, or sometimes subsidy; sometimes they help link carsharing to other transport systems. But it's not systematic, and it's not integrated. This is where the forthcoming Monaco Cities Carsharing Implementation Workshops come in. Organised by New Mobility,they will connect officials from cities and public agencies with the best car sharing schemes in Europe. Your help is requested in identifying the people in your country who might wish to attend. In France, for example, a group called GART brings together all the city officials responsible for transport matters across the country. There is also a national mayors association. Are there similar networks where you live? Please find out, and let them know about the event. 31 March to 2 April, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. Longer? smarter? stronger? Transhumanists believe in efforts by human beings to "reshape their inherited physical, cognitive and emotional identities by extending lifespan and enhancing human capacities". I admit to a prejudice that transhumanists share this enthusiasm because they are all bald, bearded, and barking. But not all transhumanists are death-fearing loony-tunes and word reaches me from Lucy Kimbell of a seriously heavyweight event called "Tomorrow's People: The Challenges of Technologies for Life Extension and Enhancement". Speakers will discuss the prospects for human beings to live longer, smarter, stronger and happier lives. The closing plenary should be entertaining: it features techno-uber-optimist Peter Schwarz from the Global Business Network, and Lord Rees of Ludlow who studies the threats posed by asteroid impact, environmental degradation, global warming, nuclear war, and unstoppable pandemics. The organizers are especially keen for artists and designers to participate if their work investigates, and invents, the future - if we have one. Said Business School, Oxford 14-17 March 2006. Walking & mapping across continents The subject of car-free mobility sounds necessary but unappealing. But news reaches me of a sublime-sounding event called The Walking Project. It's an exploration, on foot, of desire lines - the paths made by people who walk across fields in South Africa - and across vacant lots in Detroit. Collaboratively developed with US and South Africa-based artists during a series of residencies in Detroit and KwaZulu-Natal, many of the participants created poems and stories and renditions of walking songs. The project "examines how changing patterns of movement can alter attitudes and perceptions; how people make their own paths; and the influences of culture, geography, language, economics and love, The Walking Project asks how and why peopleâ€™s paths cross and how taking a different path might alter a life". From my car to scalar To a car company, replacing the chrome wing mirror on an SUV with a carbon fibre one is a step towards sustainable transportation. To a radical ecologist, all motorised movement is unsustainable. So when is transportation sustainable, and when is it not? Eric Britton, an expert on the subject, had the good idea of posting a text at Wikipedia which will evolve as a shared description, if not definition, of the concept. In a new mobility discussion group Chris Bradshaw emphasizes that "light" transport systems are not, per se, sustainable - only less unsustainable than commuting by car. "Light rail supports far-flung suburbs, while street cars support, well, street-car suburbs" says Bradshaw; "likewise, a smaller, more efficient, or alternative-fuel vehicle is only less unsustainable than another private vehicle. It will still take as much space on the road and in parking lots, it will still threaten the life and limb of others, it will still create noise, and it still will require lots of energy and resources to manufacture, transport to a dealer, and dispose of when its life ends". It is an important part of sustainable transport and communities, says Bradshaw, to respect what he calls the scalar hierarchy, in which the trips taken most frequently are short enough to be made by walking (even if pulling a small cart), while the next more frequent trips require a bike or street car, and so on. "If one adheres to this then there are so few trips to be made by car that owning one is foolish". Trans-Siberian mobicast If mobility is a new place, then this event is the place to be. Capturing the Moving Mind is a conference on board the Trans-Siberian train. It's about new forms of movement and control, war and economy, in the current situation. An opening discussion of the blurring borderlines between art, economy and politics takes place at Kurvi tomorrow. After that, m-cult and Kiasma have organised web documentation of the event as it moves from Helsinki through Moscow and Novosibirsk to its destination in Beijing. 50 international researchers, artists and activists participating in the mobile conference will form a mobile production unit aboard the train. For the audiovisual streams, Adam Hyde and Luka Princic have developed a 'mobicasting' platform which enables mobile transmission of material on the web from tomorrow (September 7).There will also be a moving radio station on the train Always on, not We're taking a break. See you back here Monday 22 August. If the terrorists don't get you your socks will Outside Baghdad, and almost everywhere one might travel in the world, the risk of being killed in a road accident greatly exceeds the risk of being killed by a terrorist. John Adams - Britain's leading academic expert on risk, and author of a seminal book by that title - wrote a paper on this issue last year. He has now updated it for the inestimable NewMobility website. Adams points out that the death toll from the London bombings represents six days of death on Britain's roads. The death toll from the Madrid bombings represented twelve or thirteen days of death on the Spanish roads. In the 25 busiest years of 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland, twice as many people died in road accidents as were killed by terrorists. Yet the public fear of terrorism - and reaction to it - is on a completely different scale to that of death on the road. What Adams does not mention is that staying home is even more dangerous: over 3,000 deaths a year in the UK are the result of home accidents – more than on the roads. Half of these in-the-home deaths (1,500) are people falling over - and of these, between five and ten each year take place when people are trying to put on socks. (In 2003, 11,788 people were taken to hospital following accidents while putting on socks, tights or stockings). 67,000 people are injured each year in the UK trying to peel the cellophane off a packet of sandwiches or open a ring-pull can. Research shows that around seventy per cent of British people are ‘concerned’ or ‘very concerned’ about national security. I would hazard that around zero percent worry about putting on their socks. Or near to zero: Googling "design" and "homeland security" yields a score today of 3,220,000; Googling "design" + "putting on socks" + "safety" yields a score of 840. The true costs of mobility As a system, mobility is locked into a mode of perpetual growth in a world whose carrying capacity is limited. The status quo policyâ€”â€œpredict and provideâ€â€”promises more travel (of people and goods), forever, but using new technologies and integrated systems to make mobility more efficient. A second design strategy is mobility substitutionâ€”doing things at a distance that we would otherwise move to do. But mobility substitution is an added extra, not a viable alternative, to mainstream mobility. The only viable design option is to design away the need to move and foster new time-space relations: from distance to duration, from faster to closer.And that will oipen when we start paying the true costs of moving around by whatever means. The latest edition of World Transport Policy & Practice an excellent quarterly journal edited by Professor John Whitelegg, which is just out, includes a salutary "Sustainability risk analysis of the Low Cost Airline sector". Meanwhile, in New Zealand, the true cost of that country's road and rail system is spelled out in a report published today by the Ministry of Transport.The main findings of the study are: That the charges paid by road and rail users do not cover the costs of those networks, and that some costs are not paid by anyone at all; Rail users pay a higher proportion of their costs than road users; Users of urban local roads pay a lower proportion of costs than users of rural roads; and, in many cases the costs of remedying a problem (eg congestion) are much lower than the cost of the problem itself. The information society and land take Land is a finite resource but we consume it as if it were limitless - especially for mobility. John Whitelegg, a transport ecologist, reports that in Switzerland, the land allocation for road transport is 113 m2 per person - and for all other living purposes (houses/gardens and yards) it's 20-25 m2 per person. The knowledge economy, far from reducing our consumption of land, accelerates it: the spread of car parking around universities, hospitals and airports stimulate higher levels of car commuting, demands for more road space, and hence land take."Cars are only used for 2.8% of the time and then often by one person; the rest of the time they are parked somewhere doing nothing. Allocating land to such inefficient uses is bad value for money and bad prioritisation given the many pressures on land" says Whitelegg. John Whitelegg. "Transport and Land Take". 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__label__wiki	0.654384	0.654384	Home All Articles Polish government gets more power over the courts, defying EU Polish government gets more power over the courts, defying EU Poland’s lower house of parliament approved changes to the country’s Supreme Court on Friday, a key part of a planned judiciary overhaul criticised by the European Union as contrary to democratic standards. If confirmed by President Andrzej Duda, the legislation would empower parliament to decide the composition of the top court. Later in the day, lawmakers are expected to back further amendments on how a judiciary oversight council is selected. A panel of constitutional law experts of the human rights body Council of Europe said on Friday the proposed reforms imperil all parts of the country’s judiciary and “will lead to a far-reaching politicisation of this body.” The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party argues the changes are needed to repair a corrupt system and make courts more efficient. Its critics say it is part of a wider shift towards authoritarianism by the deeply conservative government. “We are moving forward with reforms of the justice system, and the Supreme Court reform is an element of this process,” said Pawel Mucha, an adviser to Duda. The legislation still needs Senate approval and Duda’s backing. The vote came a day after the PiS sacked Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and replaced her with Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, a loyalist of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the party leader and Poland’s paramount politician. Gibraltar chief warns Britain against disappointing ‘the Rock’ Macron, May commemorate soldiers killed in Battle of Somme during WWI Commuters face rush-hour rail chaos EU clamps down on carmakers after VW scandal Bikers to remember murdered soldier Centurion Wayne Rooney scores as stuttering England beat Slovenia Payday loans ‘lack competition’ Israeli Attorney General indicts PM Netanyahu on breach of trust, bribery,... D-Day veterans gather 70 years on Scottish government publishes draft bill for second independence referendum	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line239
__label__cc	0.507877	0.492123	Raffles Place Ghost Sighting Here’s a clever advertisement that began on April 20, 2008 with the release of this weird video. It takes place in what is commonly referred to in Singapore as the CBD, or Central Business District. Have patience. The hair-raising excitement intensifies in the elevator: At the time, many people in Singapore were wondering: Is this an authentic ghost or just another Internet hoax? They had no idea of the drama that was about to unfold. Even the daily periodicals were baffled: Perhaps in response to the frenzy, or maybe they were part of the hoax from the beginning, three local university students – Jimmy, Mike, and YQ – investigated the weird incident on their site, SG Office Ghosts. This triumvirate claims to be interested strictly in Singaporean paranormal activity, which there must be an abundance of, at least that is what everyone must have thought. I am referring specifically to those who worked in the CBD, especially while the case was still open and the suspicious video in the hands of a videographer to assess its veracity. In addition to the inundation of emails and video responses to the alleged Raffles Place Apparition, the triumvirate’s site garnered helpful people who sent in more multimedia leads of office ghosts in Singapore. Five days after the initial sighting leaked onto the Internet, this video clip cropped up. I’ll let Jimmy fill you in on the details: Fredrick Tan submitted this video to us via email. He claimed to have been working late one night when he noticed his window blinds moving strangely. Although his office is located in the West instead of the CBD, this video is too sensational to miss. When our team first saw it, we applauded the man for having the guts to capture the whole thing on his camera phone. Look closely when the blinds start to part, it almost seemed as if something was climbing through. One word. Creepy. Check it out. Shortly thereafter, another weird lead came to the SG Office Ghosts, this time of a computer monitor turning on for no apparent reason in the middle of the night and the sound of a keyboard being tapped by invisible fingers. The printer came out of its slumber to print whatever had been typed, and then the video ended. What do all three videos have in common apart from the paranormal: Well, they all occur after hours, when no one in their right mind should be at work. On May 1, 2008 the mystery behind the Raffles Place Ghost was solved by none other than GMP, which stands for Global Manpower Professionals, a highfalutin phrase used to describe what they really do, namely, recruit and place people willing to work all day – and apparently all night, too – in a stuffy office. I’ll let the weirdest ghost of them all, namely, GMPs corporate service manager, Josh, explain the hoax on his own in this video clip that first appeared on the HR company’s official site along with – here’s where the ad placement comes in – a link to submit your CV: Is overworking really that much of a problem in Singapore? ::ADVERTISING::,::WEIRD::	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line240
__label__cc	0.677113	0.322887	Home Microsoft Microsoft Project Siena Microsoft Project Siena Darren Adams 19 February 2014 20 February 2014 Most Windows 8 (or 8.1) users would look at the apps on their start screen and assume that they couldn’t build one themselves. Many people would be wrong, as Microsoft’s Project Siena app sets out to help those people who’d like to build an app but have almost no development skills. If you understand the data you might be working with, that’s an advantage, as is a good knowledge of Excel function syntax. So what is Project Siena? Project Siena is itself a Windows 8.1 app which generates other Windows 8.1 apps. The apps can be basic screens with static text and images, or can be more complex with multiple ‘screens’, data queries and actions. I would also describe Project Siena as a good tool to generate a prototype app or visualisation of something more complex that you would build in Visual Studio. The starting point in Project Siena is a blank ‘screen’, but behind the scenes you can create a data connection – supported sources are: Azure Mobile Services SharePoint lists / libraries Once a data connection is created you can preview the data, and then use it within the visual elements that you place into the app – type-ahead and syntax prompting make this easy to do. There’s a good selection of visual elements to add: Labels and input text Video and audio player Camera, pen and microphone inputs Toggle switches, radio buttons and checkboxes Listboxes and drop-down lists Timer control In most cases there are options for these elements (e.g. colour, size and formatting for a text label). There are also behaviours, depending on what the element is (e.g. a button could allow you to navigate to another screen, a slider could set a value). To get a better idea of how Project Siena works, let’s take a look at a sample app I’m working on. The scenario is to build an app that holds the details of a customer briefing – the agendas, details of the speakers, technology news and briefing centre locations. The opening screen has five buttons for navigation (click on the small images to see the larger versions). I have added five additional screens, and these buttons navigate to them – this is simple to do, I select the button, state that the action when the button is clicked (or touched) is to navigate, and then Project Siena asks which screen we will navigate to and what will the transition look like (fade, cover or uncover). Of course, it will be good practise to place a button or arrow on the child screens to navigate back to the home screen. What I’ve also done for this app is to set up a data connection, and to make it easy for the demo I’ve used some Excel tables. One of these Excel tables contains agenda details – session titles, speaker names, times, and details of where speaker photos are located. Using these details I’ve set up browsing of the agenda with two looks. The first uses a gallery, which is like a repeating set of horizontal or vertical panels displaying the data. The text for each piece of information can be displayed simply by referring to the data connection and the data item within the table. You can add some flexibility to data queries by filtering and by showing unique items – so in another example I’m working on I’m querying a larger table, getting values into one list box and then refining the values in the second and third list boxes by my choices. This is where the Excel-like syntax comes in handy, but it’s really not coding. Back to the customer briefing example, the other way in which I’ve displayed the agenda is to create a listbox to list the sessions, and then clicking on a session shows me the speaker’s name and title, the time of the session, a description and the speaker’s photo. Again, easy stuff, all point and click – I’m just looking up values from one record based on the selected value in the sessions listbox. The day one agenda above shows a text-only gallery, but you can also create a gallery containing images (see below). Finally, a screen displaying the briefing centre locations. Again, the data is stored in Excel, and the choices are provided in a drop-down list (I could have used radio buttons). Like the day two agenda example, the text box contents and the images are looked-up based on the drop-down list selection. When the app is finished it can be published, and that final process allows you to design an icon for the Windows 8.1 start screen. This has been a look at the Project Siena basics and a simple app, but next time we’ll look at something a bit more complex. In the meantime you can see some other example apps here. Microsoft / Project Siena / Windows 8 Author: Darren Adams ...works for Microsoft as a Global Account Technology Strategist. In a former life he worked for the Lotus brand within IBM for many years. Married with one daughter and one dog, lives in Camberley (Surrey, England), plays the guitar to a mediocre standard, and runs 10 kms and half marathons at an average speed. That's it really. View all posts by Darren Adams → Previous PostSuper Calendar for Windows Phone Next PostPower BI app for Windows 8.1 John Head 20 February 2014 at 9:41 pm 7 years ago when will this be avaialble to the public? 20 February 2014 at 10:59 pm 7 years ago The Beta is already available in the Store. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/projectsiena/default.aspx 21 February 2014 at 10:27 am 7 years ago Also, there will be an update soon (within the next month I think) and that will add some extra support for REST and some other improvements. I don’t know whether that update will move it from beta to version 1. 25 March 2014 at 6:13 pm 7 years ago Beta 2 version of Microsoft Project Siena was released on 3/24/2014. This is also a free download through the Windows Store. http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/microsoft-project-siena/5ae47651-e8f3-4e41-aab7-e19ab1b80180 Expecting V1 later in the year.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line246
__label__cc	0.640714	0.359286	Debate: Gun control Revision as of 18:23, 9 March 2010 (edit) Stc123 (Talk \| contribs) (→'''Mr Burgener Loves Gun Control <3''') ← Previous diff Revision as of 18:29, 9 March 2010 (edit) ''' ''' - Gun laws vary widely from country to country, so this topic focuses upon arguments for laws restricting the right of private individual to possess guns. Particular debates might centre upon different categories of guns (for example automatic weapons, handguns or shotguns), licensing requirements for ownership, the right to carry concealed weapons, or requirements that manufacturers increase the safety features on their weapons. The USA is exceptional in protecting the right to own firearms in the [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/ Second Amendment] to its Constitution, and gun control has been a major issue in American politics over the last few years, partly due to a series of tragic massacres involving jaleelio. + Gun laws vary widely from country to country, so this topic focuses upon arguments for laws restricting the right of private individual to possess guns. Particular debates might centre upon different categories of guns (for example automatic weapons, handguns or shotguns), licensing requirements for ownership, the right to carry concealed weapons, or requirements that manufacturers increase the safety features on their weapons. The USA is exceptional in protecting the right to own firearms in the [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/ Second Amendment] to its Constitution, and gun control has been a major issue in American politics over the last few years, partly due to a series of tragic massacres involving people. Should laws be passed to limit gun ownership further? == == == Mr Burgener Loves Gun Control <3 Gun laws vary widely from country to country, so this topic focuses upon arguments for laws restricting the right of private individual to possess guns. Particular debates might centre upon different categories of guns (for example automatic weapons, handguns or shotguns), licensing requirements for ownership, the right to carry concealed weapons, or requirements that manufacturers increase the safety features on their weapons. The USA is exceptional in protecting the right to own firearms in the Second Amendment to its Constitution, and gun control has been a major issue in American politics over the last few years, partly due to a series of tragic massacres involving people. 1. Should laws be passed to limit gun ownership further? == \| 2. Mr Burgener Loves Gun Control <3 \| \| \| \| 4. External links \| 5. Books: \| Individual Rights: Does an individual NOT have a "right" to gun ownership? Right to BEAR ARMS is an individual not collective right. In the court case Heller v District of Columbia the court ruled that the right to bear arms has always existed and that the court case only affirms that right. In addition, the right to bear arms is not dependent on militia service, or that the right is individual and not collective. The six plantifs of Heller v District of Columbia were thus now legally able to own previously forbiden firearms. In response the city leaders reclassified handguns into the same catagory as machineguns. Plus why would any person not need more then 4 handguns and more then 6 guns total? doesn't matter if your a hunter or not. A "right" to unfettered gun-ownership exists as a safeguard for citizens against domestic tyranny Gun ownership allows citizens to check governmental and police abuses. This argument rests on a suspicion that police will act irresponsibility and brutally if citizens' gun ownership is restricted, and police are given a monopoly over armed force. Without such a dominating monopoly, police may be disinclined to abuse the law and individual liberties. A government may be justified in adopting lax gun-control laws as a means to national defense. Lax gun control laws and the diffusion of weapons in a society, better enable a country to defend itself. In particular, it may allow for a country to mobilize forces in self defense. With guns already distributed within society, rapid mobilization would be adided. Guns could be rallied in an emergency, instead of having to wait for the manufacture and/or distribution of weapons. Gun owners would also already be relatively trained in the handling of their weapons, some even possible having become marksman. Thus, a government should permit private gun ownership as a means to the end of emergency national defense. Crime: Does stringent gun-control decrease violence and crime? Gun control would increase black market demand for guns. Increased sales make the black market a very profitable business for criminals, thereby increasing criminal activy. "Guns don’t kill people – people kill people" The argument here is that sociological factors are more important than the availability of weapons in determining gun violence and deaths in societies. Citizen gun ownership acts as a deterrent against criminals If criminal fears that their potential victims possess guns and can harm or kill them, they will be less likely to commit crimes and take the risks. Criminals will find a way to commit crimes and violence with or without guns Guns are not the only means of violence and crime. Determined criminals will find a way to do what they intend. Depriving guns to criminals will not have an effect on crime and violence. Low homicide and crime rates are not a direct cause of low gun ownership Because guns used in murders and crime are not usually legally held or registered, efforts to enhance gun-protection through legal means are futile: Some have pointed out that in the vast majority of crimes involving firearms, the gun used is not legally held or registered. It is further noted that many of these illegal weapons are imported secretly from abroad, rather than being stolen from registered owners. Gun-control measures will not affect this major body of weaponry that is illicitly held in societies. This extends to the following section in regards to enforceability, but is relevant here in regards to the consequences of the nonenforceable of gun laws. Gun restrictions and bans disadvantage citizens against armed criminals Gun laws restrict the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry guns and defend themselves, but they do not restrict the ability of unlawful individuals to acquire guns in the black market and use them against defenseless citizens. Putting lawful citizens at a disadvantage against lawless ones is not a good idea. Clinton administration study finds gun laws don't correlate with crime. A study originally commissioned by the Clinton Administration, in 2003 the study found that strict gun laws could not be correlated with crime statistics. If this is the case, then the entire argument is mute, which favors lowering gun restrictions, as the "right to bear arms" could only be impeded if there was clear evidence that it contributed to increases in crime rates, which it does not. [citation needed] Reducing the prevalence of guns reduces crime Legal boundaries for gun-ownership may not provide sufficient social protections, as many criminals steal legally-owned guns, and commit violent crimes or murder with them. These criminals would have greater difficulty in obtaining such weapons if firearms were generally less prevalent in society. In other words, it is argued that the world would be safer with fewer guns, and laws that lead to fewer guns by restricting the right of gun-ownership. Registered guns can often be accessed by non-registered individuals Legal gun owners sometimes turn their gun on others: Legal gun-owners frequently commit murder with their legally-owned gun. This happened at Hungerford and Dunblaine in the U.K.[1] This may indicate that legal gun-ownership is not a sufficient social protection against the lethal potential of guns. Guns make suicide too easy argument: Some groups maintain that there is a correlation between the laxity of a country’s gun laws and its suicide rate – not because gun owners are more depressive, but because the means of quick and effective suicide is easily to hand. Households with guns have a much greater risk of homicide: In homes with guns, a member of the household is almost three times as likely to be the victim of a homicide compared to gun-free homes.[2] Self-defense with a gun is rare Robert F. Drinan, Former Democratic US Congressman from Mass. and member of the House judiciary Committee, "Gun Control: The Good Outweighs the Evil", 1976 - "Handguns Are Not Viable Tools For Self-Defense: The alleged value of handguns as tools for self-defense is a major underpinning of Mr. Kates's argument. In support of this position he cites a number of isolated examples in which handguns were effective in defense against attacks. These graphic examples of individual instances of self-defense are hardly persuasive. For each such example, there are literally thousands of accidental and deliberate homicides and assaults in which a handgun was used against the owner of the rearm, his family, or his friends. No real point is proved by compiling long lists of examples on either side of the self-defense question. Only overall statistics can provide an accurate estimate of the real value of handguns as weapons of self-defense--and these statistics clearly demonstrate the bankruptcy of the self-defense argument." Burglars often break into houses to steal guns Guns in a household can actually provide an incentive for criminals to break into a house, increasing the risks for gun owners. Therefore, gun ownership can be self-defeating, as citizens purchase guns for self defense only to find that their home, property, and lives are at greater risk. Fatal exchanges often occur because an innocent person decides to draw out a gun on an assailant Criminals often decide to shoot a citizen only after the citizen pulls out a gun in "self-defense". This occurs with burglars that may have had no intention of harming anyone, but whom feel they must defend themselves when a citizen pulls out a gun. Publics most exposed to crime support greater restrictions on gun ownership Self-defense - Is self-defense a bad reason for gun ownership? A citizen has a "right" to guns as a means to self-defense: Many groups argue that a citizen should have the "right" to defend themselves, and that a gun is frequently the only thing that can provide for such protection. Certainly, all societies have crime, and all citizens are at risk of being the victims of crime. Since governments are inherently incapable of fully protecting their citizens from crime, people have a "right" to protect themselves. Though some governments might do a better job than others in protecting their citizens, individuals themselves should not be deprived the ability to adopt the necessary means to defend themselves. Gun restrictions and bans disadvantage citizens against armed criminals Citizens that are not allowed to carry guns are disadvantaged against lawless criminals that will carry guns no matter what. Individuals are responsible to defend themselves as police are not. The Supreme Court case Warren v District of Columbia estabished that there is no right to police protection and that there is no contract between the individual and local police. In short the court has ruled that each person is responsible for his/her own protection. The protection of property is not a good justification for yielding a lethal weapon While people have a right to their property, this should not justify wielding a lethal weapon and kill another individual in defense of it. Individuals really only have this right in defense of their own lives. Threatening criminals with guns only works if it is credible. The argument that owning a gun for the sake of deterring would be burglars is just since in these instances there is no will or intent to take human life is specious at best. Threatening the life of another to protect property is wrong. If it is in fact wrong to take a life in order to protect property, it is unclear why it would be just to threaten to take a life for the same purpose. Social: Are greater gun control measures important culturally and socially? Past problems do not condemn wiser gun control in the future. Just because gun control has been misused in the past does NOT mean that it will be misused now... "Racist gun control", Geoff Metcalf, 1999. Accidents: Would decreasing gun ownership reduce accidental deaths? Competent gun-owners do take the proper precautions. Education on safe gun ownership can be improved and risks reduced. Increased gun ownership has coincided with decreased accidents. National Center for Health Statistics, between 2003-2004 gun accident deaths in the United States fell 11 percent and the per capita rate of such accidents fell 12 percent, to their lowest points in recorded history. Over the last 20 years, along with a steady increase in gun ownership - more than 4 million new guns per year, on average - fatal gun accidents have decreased 61 percent. Economic benefits? Is gun control economically beneficial? Lax gun control laws are economically costly The Coalition for Gun Control claims that, "in Canada, the costs of firearms death and injury (including murder, suicide and unintentional injuries) alone have been estimated at 6 billion dollars per year. In the US the number of deaths and attendant costs are much higher. In addition to the costs measured in terms of the economic value of lost lives, violence in the US diverts health, policing and social resources from other problems." Gun sports have economic benefits Field sports bring money into poor rural economies and provide a motivation for landowners to value environmental protection. Enforceability: Are gun control laws enforceable? Examples of police prejudice in the enforcement of the law are rare and don't justify more lax gun-control It is easier to enforce limited gun-controls Effective gun control is infeasible Argument that the failure of the British police to crack-down on arms-trafficking is an example of the enforceability of gun-restriction laws.: Don B. Kates, Jr., "Why a Civil Libertarian Opposes Gun Control", 1976 - "British police, unhampered by the Fourth Amendment, have nevertheless been unable to stem illegal arms traffic-even with the special search and other powers which successive gun prohibition bills have given them. The British army has been unable to enforce gun laws in Northern Ireland, even with mass street searches and random raids in homes." Hand-gun ban: Should hand guns be banned? (See also: Debate:DC handgun ban) Hand-guns are frequently used in crime because they can be concealed. Hand-gun restrictions would not put extra strain on individual privacy laws. The 2008 Supreme Court Case of District of Columbia v. Heller affirmed the earlier D.C. Appeals Court case of Parker v. District of Columbia, which determined that handguns qualify as, and should thus be considered as, "arms" under the Second Amendment. Automatic weapon ban: Should automatic weapons be banned? When psychology terror amounts in an individual, the physiological response of the body may shut down to prevent the body from experiencing any pain--In this instance, it is pertinent to have, as protection, a machine that works automatically to save the owner and hinder the imminent attack. Guns as sport: Are gun sports a poor justification for gun-ownership? Guns sports should be protected and justify gun ownership. Shooting is sport enjoyed by many law-abiding people, both in gun clubs with purpose-built ranges and as a field sport. These people have the right to continue with their chosen leisure pursuit, on which they have spent large amounts of money – an investment the government would effectively be confiscating if their guns were confiscated. Gun sports have economic benefits. Field sports bring money into poor rural economies and provide a motivation for landowners to value environmental protection. Gun sports are socially desensitizing and damaging. Shooting as a sport has the potential to desensitize people to the lethal nature of all firearms, creating a gun culture that glamorizes and legitimizes unnecessary gun ownership. Only a small minority want to possess firearms for sport. Concealed-carry: Should it be illegal for citizens to conceal weapons? Concealed-carry defined: Concealed-carry laws generally offer the privilege to citizens with gun permits to conceal their weapon on their person out in society. Open-carry laws generally deny citizens with gun permits the right to carry conceal their weapon when out in society. When citizens carry concealed weapons, criminals fear the risks of committing crimes and are deterred Criminologist Wright and Rossi in 1982 and 1983 interviewed felons in prison regarding deterrence. They found that the fear of strict laws, police enforcement, or prosecution as ineffective at detering criminals. What they did find was criminals would select victims based on thier perceived 'easy targets' of opportunity. In addition the fear of being shot or harmed in conducting a crime was an important factor in committing a crime. Pro/con organizations Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms JPFO Law Enforcement Alliance of America Liberty Belles Pink Pistols Second Amendment Sisters Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Americans for Gun Safety Foundation Brady Campaign Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence American Hunters and Shooters Association Pro/con resources Debate: Background checks for gun purchases in the US Debate: DC handgun ban Debate: Armed pilots in airplanes Debate: Hunting for sport Debate: Right to carry guns Debate: US Second Amendment Debate: Does the US Second Amendment have authority over states? Debate: Should the militia be government regulated? Debate: Assault weapons ban in the United States Crimestoppers - Charity to pass on information about crime anonymously NRA (National Rifle Association of America) ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union): Gun Control Hodgdon (Gun Control Network, UK) JURIST (The Legal Education Network guide to Gun Laws, Gun Control & Gun Rights) Coalition for Gun Control (Canada) The Changing Politics of Gun Control : John Bruce Gun Control (Current Controversies) : Charles Cozic Gun Control (Opposing Viewpoints Digests) : Terry O'Neill Guns and Crime (At Issue (San Diego, Calif.).) : Tamara Roleff Retrieved from "http://www.dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Gun_control" Categories: Debatabase \| Politics \| US politics \| Crime \| United States \| Guns \| Public safety \| Individual rights \| Second Amendment	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line249
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__label__cc	0.569196	0.430804	gasagasagirl Pasadena, California, United States Nima desde 2005 Material contribuído por gasagasagirl Chapter Six—Okei: Star Stories Naomi Hirahara Okei Ito hated mosquitos. In the California inaka, they seemed to swarm everywhere, breeding in water collected in surrounding ditches. In these same ditches, old miners, still fueled by the twenty-year-old dream of striking it rich, spent hours panning for gold. Login or Register to join our Nima-kai Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar Award-winning author of two mystery series set in Los Angeles. Her Mas Arai series, which features a Hiroshima survivor and gardener, has been translated into Japanese, Korean and French. Her first Mas Arai novel, SUMMER OF THE BIG BACHI, is currently being developed into an independent film. A former editor of The Rafu Shimpo newspaper and curator of historical exhibitions, she has also published noir short stories, middle-grade fiction and nonfiction books, including TERMINAL ISLAND: LOST COMMUNITIES OF LOS ANGELES and two biographies for the Japanese American National Museum, including AN AMERICAN SON: THE STORY OF GEORGE ARATANI, FOUNDER OF MIKASA AND KENWOOD. Co-written with Heather Lindquist, a book on the struggles of Japanese Americans after being released from Manzanar concentration camp (LIFE AFTER MANZANAR) was published by Heyday Books in 2018. Her seventh and final Mas Arai mystery, HIROSHIMA BOY, was released the same year. Set to be released in September 2019, her new mystery, ICED IN PARADISE, will follow the adventures of Leilani Santiago, who operates her family’s shave ice business in Kaua’i. She received her bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University. Interesses sobre os nikkeis histórias comunitárias histórias familiares festivais/matsuri culinária japonesa/nikkei bairros japoneses	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line255
__label__wiki	0.591442	0.591442	Moral Collapse of the Muslims & Alignment with the Enemy Agenda The moral collapse & the complacency – More awfully, the Muslims have added new low to their history. The pre-Islamic Arabs didn’t invite the Roman or Persian Empires to kill the compatriot Islamists in their midst; nor did they invest their wealth to finance the enemy’s war against Islam. But now, the unearned wealth of Islam’s heart land is given to the enemy camps and companies to finance their war of occupation, killing and destruction in Iraq, Syria, Yamen, Libya, Nigeria, Mali, Somalia and many other Muslim countries. Hence, every bomb that is now dropped in the Muslim cities or villages has a Muslim contribution in its production. Now they are inviting the US, Russian and the French bomber planes to kill the innocent Muslims men, women and the children. In the early days of Islam, the Muslims made jihad even in distant foreign lands to free the non-Muslims from tyranny. But now most of the Muslim countries stay under occupation of the worst types of despots. It is also a great irony that the so-called Islamic parties of the Muslim countries show the same moral collapse and complacency. They look very complacent even with the voting right under the enemy occupation. They show their complacency even with the secularists, hence make political alliance with them. They show little eagerness to perform full slavery to the Almighty Lord; hence do nothing in the implementation of sharia, hudud, khelafa, Muslim unity and jihad in the Muslim lands. As if, they are more fearful of the US-led coalition than Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la. Since Islamic fundamentals like sharia, khilafa and jihad are deeply detested by the US-led imperialists, they keep themselves far aloof from these basics. More importantly, the Muslims show utter ignorance about the source of their own strength. Hence, look more focused to find more unearned wealth. Therefore, the holy Qur’an –the most powerful gift of Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la receives little attention as a book of guidance. It is considered only as a book for recitation. They also show little wisdom to learn from the history of the early Muslims. For moral development of a people, there is a need for an effective value adding process. Humans get that added value not from any industry; but from the book of knowledge and from teachers and mentors. But what can be the better book of knowledge than the holy Qur’an. And who can be best teacher or mentor than the great prophet? The Muslims are the only people on earth who possess the Qur’anic roadmap –the miraculous key for successes both here and in the hereafter. The highly valued car doesn’t help reach the right destination, the correct road map is crucial. For the same reason, huge unearned wealth of the Arab Muslims didn’t help them attain any strength or glory. They are as defenceless and weak as the pre-Islamic Arab. They are repeated beaten by a tiny Israel. The early Muslims didn’t get any unearned wealth; but they could attain the glory of the most powerful civilizational force on earth. That was possible only because of the Qur’anic roadmap. The ongoing downfall of the Muslims indeed owe to the fact that they didn’t make use of the highest gift of Almighty Lord. A Muslim demonstrates to be a true Muslim only by his agenda of his survival; not by his name, dress or rituals. His prayers, politics, business, behaviour, culture, judiciary, warfare and all others activities must show the full alignment with the path revealed in the holy Quran and shown by the final prophet (peace be upon him). Any mismatch or non-alignment plays the decisive role to fix his place in the hellfire. These are not obscure issue in Islam. In fact, it is the central point of the holy Qur’an’s all revelations. The true distinctiveness of a Muslim from the non-Muslims has never been in his name or nomenclature nor in his rituals or customs. It is indeed in his agenda of survival. When the Arab people accepted Islam, they didn’t change their name or dress. They changed their agenda of survival. The disbelievers also do survive. They also do politics, make sacrifices, and even die. But they make sacrifices and die either for the selfish personal interest or to serve their racial, national or tribal cause. But a Muslim make sacrifices and die only to fulfil the agenda of Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la. The agenda of Allah Sub’hana encompasses all arenas of the human life. In politics, His sovereignty must prevail over every things. No man, no king and no parliament has the right to challenge His sovereignty. A Muslim’s politics must be aimed at only promoting His sovereignty; not an king or parliament or people’s sovereignty. In the field of law and justice, no court or judge has the right to run the judiciary except according to His sharia law. If anyone goes against it, as per Qur’anic revelation he is a ka’fir, zalem and fasik. (sura Maida, Verse 44, 45 and 47). In warfare, no army or a soldier has the right to do any war except in the way of Allah Sub’ hana wa Ta’la. Since his own life is sold out to his Almighty Lord –as a part of a deal that gives him paradise in the hereafter, how can he spend it in causes other than of his Supreme Lord? A Muslims can’t do politics to divide the mankind and raise walls of hatred in the name of race, tribe or language. These are basics of Islam; whoever read the holy Qur’an, the traditions of the prophet (peace be upon him) and the history of the early Muslims must know these basics as he knows his own body, his own hands and feet. Aligning with the enemy agenda But now, the Muslims have made another history which is 180 degree opposite to the history of the early Muslims. It is the history of aligning with the satanic agenda and betraying the agenda of Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la. In the early days of Islam, it was impossible to think that a Muslim will offer five times prayers behind the prophet (peace be upon him), but will run the judiciary according to the kuffar law that legalise extramarital sex and protect prostitution as a lawful profession; and allow the banks and other financial institutions to operate on riba. But now it is the common practice in most of the Muslim countries! In those days, could a Muslim ever imagine that the government will open sea beaches, establish hotels and run clubs, pubs and casinos and invite the sex tourists to practise all the haram things there? Prostitutes run their business hidden from the public eyes. But the rulers of the Muslim countries like Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Indonesia and many others set new low of shamelessness than the prostitutes. They openly run such ugliest sins as the part of their economy. And the Muslim citizens –even those who go to the mosques, keep fast and perform haj, wilfully pay taxes to finance and give police protection to such sins. With such alignment with the satanic agenda, how one can claim to be a Muslim? Commitment on fulfilling the prescribed agenda of life can’t grow or survive on ignorance. Hence, removing such ignorance must be the most essential element of humans’ education. Seeking such education is obligatory in Islam. It is far more important than reading, writing or numeracy skills. Even the most advanced reading, writing, numeracy skills or a PhD may not save one from hellfire. Such life-saving knowledge is the exclusive domain of the holy Qura’n –the final Book of guidance from Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la. Ignorance on such knowledge can only breed betrayal of the Divine agenda and cause deviation from the Qur’anic straight path; hence it is a major sin in Islam. Thousands of prophets were sent to mankind not to teach technology, business or medicine. They were sent to eradicate the mischievous ignorance that hides the core agenda of life, and to demonstrate how to align with the vision, mission and agenda of Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la. Almighty Lord’s agenda is indeed the agenda of Islam. And His vision and mission must be taken as the life’s vision and mission by every Muslim. Only with the full alignment with his Supreme Lord’s vision, mission and agenda, one can play the desired role as His viceroy on earth and find a place in the paradise. Otherwise, despite his five time prayer, month-long fasting, charity, haj and umrah, he may be sleep-walking with the enemies of Islam or actively engaged in the war against agenda of Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la. They stand against Islam and forge coalition with other enemies of Islam. In fact, they has already caused immense calamities in most of the Muslim countries. Their animosity against the resurgence of Islam is no less than the known kuffars! It is an irony that their prayers, fasting, haj or umrah and charity do not help them align with Allah Sub’hana Ta’la and His agenda. Rather, they stand against the implementation of sharia, hudud, shura, khilafa, Islamic judiciary and other basics of Islam. The anti-Islamic forces could thrive and even could capture political power in most of the Muslim countries only because of these people. They are the people who cast their votes, donate money and take arms in favour of the secularists, nationalists, racists, despots and other anti-Islamic forces who have already forged alliance with the global coalition against Islam. Such problem has already overwhelmed the whole Muslim World. Due to poor understanding of the problem, the Muslims feel that their downfall owes to their housing, roads & highways and the lack of air-links. Hence they are spending trillions of dollar of these unearned wealth to construct new houses, new roads, new airports and high-rise buildings even in the seas and the hostile deserts –as seen in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and other gulf states. Thus they have added a lot of value to their sandy deserts, gulf straits and open skies; but invested very little to enhance their own moral cum Islamic values. Instead, they have devalued themselves to the level of pre-Islamic Arabs. Like the pre-Islamic Arabs, they have raised divisive walls on tribal, racial and geographical fault lines. Through such division, they have succeeded to restrict the flow of their unearned wealth to the Muslims of Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Mali, Mauritania and other impoverished Muslim lands. The calamities of educational failure Education failure leads to ultimate failure of humans’ survival. A man then terribly fails to set his own agenda of life. Such a man may have a long life; but spends his whole life only to reach the hellfire. Despite all of his rituals, his talent, time and abilities are spent only to bring the victory of the evil forces. Thus, he causes the total wastage of the Almighty Allah’s invaluable endowment trusted on him. Along with their own catastrophic loss, they also turn killing cum destructive tool in the hand of other evil forces. Because of such people, the colonialists could recruit thousands of Muslims as the mercenary to prolong their occupation and extend it to other countries. According to one estimate, by end of 1920, more than 200 thousands Indian Muslims served in the British Colonial Army to serve the British interest. They also fought the World Wars. So, in order to replenish their Army with the mercenaries, it was always a political cum educational priority in the enemy camps to keep the Muslims under the colonial occupation fully ignorant of the Qur’anic knowledge. This way they were kept ignorant of the agenda of Allah Sub’hna wa Ta’la and also ignorant of their own role as a Muslim. In the occupied Muslims lands, the colonial occupiers established schools and madrasas, too. But the aim of the colonial education system was not to remove the most detrimental ignorance that restricted their growth as a true Muslim, but to deepen it. The main focus of the colonial education system was to create servile mercenaries; saving people’s iman and their life in the hereafter has never been their concern. The colonial rule has ended; but the same colonial legacy still prevails in the Muslim countries with few minor changes. Hence the same ignorance vis-à-vis Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’ala’s agenda and the Muslims’ role still survives. As a result, the ruling anti-Islamic forces in the Muslim countries –like their colonial mentors, still thrive on such ignorance. The ignorance on this issue is quite deep even among the Muslims who have qualified as bachelors, masters and even earned PhDs. To promote a class of so-called ulama with the same ignorance, the British colonialists also established religious madrasa too, like one called Kolkata Aliya Madrasa. The real purpose of this religious madrasa was to hide the most important issue of Islam by huge hypes of trivial and peripheral issues like differences between sects of Islam. Their main emphasis on teaching and reading the prophet’s (peace be upon him) tradition was to prove only the superiority of their own sect against other sects; and not for bringing victory or glory of Islam. Hence, in the Muslim World, the number of religious madrasas increased. The number of so-called religious scholars also increased. These madrasas could help fortify the beliefs of the different sects; and could also increase the number of their own followers. But Islam as a code of life and its sharia, hudud, khilafa, jihad and trans-ethnic unity remain badly defeated in Islam’s own lands. On the contrary, the early Muslims –despite their small number, could bring the spectacular success. Because, they didn’t miss Islam’s key points. These illiterate Arab shepherds, small traders or farmers could correctly and deeply understood the agenda of Allah Sub’hana wa Ta’la; hence could set the agenda of their own life correctly. As a result, they could add golden chapters to the Muslim history.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line258
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__label__wiki	0.653292	0.653292	EXP Podcast #61: The Dubious Health of the JRPG Few genres have seen a rise and fall like the once illustrious Japanese RPG. There still exists a strong core group of players dedicated to the JRPG, but could the poor showing of Japanese titles in 2009 be the death knell for a dying art form? Jeff Fleming think so. This week on the EXP Podcast, inspired by his recent opinion piece, Scott and I visit to the local genre hospital and discuss the health of JRPGs, DS confinement, teen angst, and the 'unicorn magic' of operatic storytelling. As always, you can find the original article in the show notes and we highly encourage you to leave your thoughts in the comments section below. Some discussion starters: - How do you define a JRPG? Do you consider is a distinct sub-genre with a value all its own? - Have Westerb RPGs superseded JRPGs? Do they satisfy all the sensations the Japanese RPG once provided in the days of yore? Will we miss the fantastical? - Have we matured past JRPGs or are they just becoming what they always should have been, a niche market sub-genre? To listen to the podcast: - Subscribe to the EXP Podcast via iTunes here. Additionally, here is the stand-alone feed. - Listen to the podcast in your browser by left-clicking the title. Or, right-click and select "save as link" to download the show in MP3 format. - Subscribe to this podcast and EXP's written content with the RSS link on the right. - Run time: 27 min 52 sec - "The Last Days of the Japanese RPG?" by Jeff Fleming via GameSetWatch - Music provided by Brad Sucks Labels: podcast Julian January 21, 2010 at 11:10 AM Hey guys, great cast. I love talking about RPGs, so it's always exciting to see people whose opinions matter to me discussing them. ^_^ I disagree with some of your defining characteristics of jRPGs. Turn-based combat is nonessential. What about the Tales of... games, Star Ocean, etc? I feel like those are pretty soundly jRPGs, and they have action-based combat. Of course, Fleming doesn't seem too concerned with sticking to his own definition, since he includes Zelda, which is unarguably NOT turn-based (and which I agree is clearly NOT RPG of any sort). Also, I'm not certain that defined characters and a strong story are necessary. The original Final Fantasy, as well as a couple other games in that series, have the basest of stories and ciphers for characters (necessary because you build your team at the beginning). And what about the horrible cliche of the speechless protagonist? That's a non-character, and you can't even say that it's intended to make you role-play them because you have no meaningful choice about their actions (except for how to kill the next enemy). Also, I think the linear narrative aspect is overstated. Not only do most good jRPGs balloon out at some point and let you explore - think the second half of FF6, that's less linear than most wRPGs. You have the whole world to explore, and the only required point is the final dungeon. Or think of Chrono Trigger's abundant endings. Role-playing is not at all necessary for jRPGs; I'd go so far as to say that they are defined in part by the ABSENCE of role-playing. The characters are not yours, they are the designer's. You might get to make choices for them occasionally, but essentially you are steering them and not defining them ore controlling them. Unless you are talking about role-playing as simply referencing those characters and story (which are not strictly necessary anyway), in which case, "role-playing" carries no information. You "role-play" by that definition in virtually every game. You play Mario's role in SMB, you play Kratos' role in God of War, you play Master Chief's Role in Halo. This is actually the biggest point that I have a problem with. Most of the rest are quibbles, but this either cuts off most undisputed JRPGs, or includes clearly non-RPGs. CrashTranslation January 24, 2010 at 4:53 AM Something underlying a lot of this discussion of JRPGs was the subtext that they are really designed and written for a younger audience. Emo teens and quests to ‘find yourself’ are key things that appeal to a younger demographic. The average age of the gamer is supposedly getting older, and this is certainly true when it comes to the people writing about games both professionally and otherwise. Therefore it’s not surprisingly that games naturally skewed to a younger audience would start to lose their lustre. With this focus on a younger market the DS and to an extent the Wii feel like perfect platforms for the JRPGs to thrive. You seem to contradict yourself when you talk about JRPGs requiring huge budgets and impressive visuals, wasn’t a big part of the appeal of Chrono Trigger and early Final Fantasy titles that, much like with a novel, your imagination was just as important to fleshing out the world as what the game actually showed? I agree with the characteristics you list of the JRPG. In terms of linearity, I believe that it is mostly stagnant in JRPGs. Whilst you may have the option of exploring worlds, it does nothing in terms of progression in either story or gameplay (apart from leveling up of course). I don't think Chrono Trigger can be used as an example of open-ended RPG, as the multiple endings did not leave way for any further exploration afterwards, so they cannot really be considered aspects of an open RPG. I however do not mind this at all, as I was one of the people who refused to help anyone in Dragon Age: Origins, which led to quite an interesting outcome due to my rushed and rather abrasive attitude to other characters. In fact, in comparison to my friends' playthrough, I had lost more companions than they, no doubt a result of my playstyle. Which segues to another point nicely, the roleplaying aspect of JRPGs. Unless you are an angsty adolescent like the protagonists you play, roleplaying and empathy overall is a difficult element to grasp. I agree with CrashTranslation in that JRPGs are generally aimed at a younger audience. I've been playing Eternal Sonata on the X360, and I'm not entirely certain as to whether I enjoy it or not. It is an entirely linear affair, which does not bother me, however its combat system is one which I do not think works. I haven't finished it, so I am up to the 'level' of combat system where you have about five seconds to make your move, still taken in turns between characters. I understand that through this system, it allows for multiple character control simultaneously (to a certain extent), I suppose like Dragon Age, although it is an irritating hybrid. By sitting on the fence between true real-time and turn-based combat, the elements sometimes clash and create a frustrating and mediocre system overall. It's hard to explain, but if you've played it, you may find the same annoyances every now and then, or maybe I'm just whining. Whatever the case, I prefer my JRPGs to stick to pure turn-based strategy. I know people who think it stupid for characters to stand and be pummeled turn-by-turn, there's something about Japanese games that makes them more of a 'game'. I feel this also in Dead Rising, which, through its strange leveling system, does not treat itself as some ultra-realistic simulation, but acknowledges and embraces its status as a video game. I find this element of Japanese games rather appealing. And it's something about this that brings me back to JRPGs for their basic, if archaic, gameplay system. Christian January 26, 2010 at 9:38 AM Maybe the "Rise and Fall of JRPGs" hasen't got so much to do with the quality of JRPGs itself but with the amount of western alternatives we have today. I guess JRPGs reached their peek somewhere during the PSone era, but maybe that was just because we had nothing better to play at that time? Now Mass Effect and Fallout 3blow us out of the water, so who cares about Lost Odyssey(which I'm going to check out soon)? Some dude in some forum once showed himself happy that the big time of Japanes games has appearently come to an end, by saying something like: Man, I'm kinda happy to see all those Japanese-games-rule-the-rest-is-teh-suck!!! idiots crying nowadays, because we finally have come to the point that, as we have so much good western games coming out, we don't need to take all the crap that's coming from Japan and act like it's once again the greatest thing on earth! Maybe that nails it, although I have to say, that Japanese games in general often offer a certain depth that western games mostly do not. And stop hating on FFX already, that game is fucking brilliant ;) You probably never got too far into the story but it really gets the Matrix/Ghost in the Shell thing going later...awesome! Jorge Albor January 26, 2010 at 3:05 PM @ Julian Woo! RPGs! I don't really know how to classify those psuedo-action based RPGs, but turn-based combat is still so much a part of my perceptions on RPGs. I even consider Parasite Eve a pseudo-RPG. As for role playing, you are absolutely correct. But I don't know how else to explain my perceived differences between the characters of a jrpg and, say, the character of Master Chief or the Fallout 3 protagonist. Just a realistic characterization I suppose. @ CT Maybe it's just a subjective thing, but no. A major part of the Final Fantasy titles for me when I played them as a child were the relatively impressive visuals. While early pixelated dragons were nothing impressive, I still looked forward to the graphical leaps forward JRPGs would inevitably bring. So my younger self believed at least. This niche gameplay theme is where I also see JRPGs going. Just talking about them makes me want to play one again. @ Christian Yea. Take that FFX haters. Tesh January 27, 2010 at 2:18 PM I'm a crusty middle aged parent of two, and Kingdom Hearts is easily my favorite game. Not just favorite RPG, but favorite game. Some messages are timeless and ageless. Chrono Trigger is perhaps my second favorite, and what blood-soaked Halo nut is going to give it a second look if they are new to the title these days? Far too many "adults" seem to want "adult" content, when in truth maturity has little to do with what the ESRB calls "mature" content. The themes of friendship and standing for what one believes in found in KH is far more mature than anything found in a typical M rated title. The story of Cecil or Terra are dramatic, to be sure, but also more honest and mature than anything Master Chief or his clones has to offer. Gamers are aging, but they aren't growing up. Far too many are still stuck in the hormone-ridden teenage mindset, where boob physics and gore quantity are a mark of quality. That aside, there is indeed a clear difference between Japanese RPGs and Western RPGs. I find I prefer one or the other as my mood changes. Some days I just want a good Tactics game, some days I want FFXII, some days I want to revisit Legend of Dragoon (yes, it's a good game... not fantastic, but good), some days I want a good Baldur's Gate dungeon crawl. There is plenty of room for all of these games and more. I don't believe the JRPG is dying, or that it will ever die. It may run through game circadian rhythms, like any other genre, but that's normal. Remember the RTS or FPS glut after WarCraft and Doom, respectively? There were oh, so many bad games in an oversaturated market, but the genres are fine today. MMOs are going through similar growing pains these days, too. They will probably overextend as a genre pretty soon, but they won't ever go away completely. Oh, and have you checked out Black Sigil: Blade of the Exile? Shamus has a link to it over hereabouts: http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=3053 It's a completely new DS JRPG, crafted almost as an homage to Chrono Trigger. I wish they would have done a bit more with it to polish trouble spots, but the core notion of a CT-like combat engine (but with movement! Finally!) layered on top of a sweeping drama is very "old school", and that's a Good Thing. It may not match up to CT on the DS, but it's good fun. Speaking of the DS and old school JRPG mechanics, though, I do consider the portable gaming platforms to be perfect for this school of design. We may not have 60 hours any more to sit down and play a game on a big console, but when we can play it in 15-minute chunks here and there, we can squeeze it in pretty easily. I've logged over 200 hours on Disgaea DS almost exclusively in half hour or smaller increments. Scott Juster January 27, 2010 at 8:56 PM @CrashTranslation "You seem to contradict yourself when you talk about JRPGs requiring huge budgets and impressive visuals, wasn’t a big part of the appeal of Chrono Trigger and early Final Fantasy titles that, much like with a novel, your imagination was just as important to fleshing out the world as what the game actually showed?" I'm inclined to agree with you there (and, by implication, disagree with Jorge. What's with the Siskel and Ebert thing we've got going on lately?). I think the big budget, blockbuster RPG was a historical anomaly. Final Fantasy just happened to be at the right place and the right time to capitalize on the cinematic advances on the PS1 era. I think games like Pokemon are much more representative of JRPGs, as they rely on an active imagination just as their forbears did. Because JRPGs got were on the cutting edge of visuals for a short time they became more popular in a mainstream sense. I think people tend to see their return to form as a downfall rather than a natural contraction back to their traditional niche (both culturally and graphically). @Tesh Thanks for reminding us of the distinction between "adult" and "mature." As you point out, the two very often have little to do with one another. The Edgar/Sabin relationship always resonated with me, perhaps because I have a brother. Like you say, there was an honesty there that is quite rare in games. I think systems like the DS are great venues for JRPGs because it forces designers to rely on writing and plot rather than visuals to make the story compelling. I'm Looking Through You EXP Podcast #62: Distributing the Future The Tragedy of Videogame Heroism The Sensationalist: Worry in 'Silent Hill Shattere... 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__label__wiki	0.505589	0.505589	About Us/Policies Book Reviews: A-B Book Reviews: C-F Book Reviews: G-J Book Reviews: K-Q Book Reviews: R-Z & Anthologies TV Series Reviews: A-B TV Series Reviews C-G TV Series Reviews H-M TV Series Reviews N-S TV Series Reviews T-Z Comics & Games Reviews Discussions & Musings Fangs Lexicon The Handmaid's Tale, Season Two, Episode Six: First Blood Like many, I binge watch a lot of the shows I choose to follow, even waiting sometimes for the end of a season before watching it. The Handmaid's Tale has always been the exception to this rule, and not just because I recap it each week for this blog. The Handmaid's Tale is unrelentingly dark and so painful to watch, I doubt I could watch two episodes back to back, let alone an entire season. This time however, the ending of First Blood had me screaming at the television, instantly wanting more and cursing because I couldn't just move onto the next episode. Yes, I know I started at the end but not to worry, we will start at the beginning and work our way towards the awesome ending of First Blood. This episode largely focuses on Serena Joy and her relationship with June. It begins right where we left off with Serena racing to get the doctor to report that June has finally awoken. The first olive branch Serena Joy offers is to open the barrier which blocks June from seeing the ultrasound. This is June's first glance at her baby and a rare moment of kindness from Serena Joy. When they arrive home, Serena even takes June's jacket and hangs it up. June notices the kindness and the change but she is clearly and rightfully suspicious. With June back home, Serena is anxious for her to eat a healthy meal and offers a shake which June quickly rejects, claiming that it upsets her stomach and Serena compromises and offers soup instead. June not only gets an alternative meal, she gets to have it in the comfort and beauty of Serena's office. It's a huge contrast to the dingy room which June has been occupying for months. Serena isn't the only one who is happy that June is back at the Waterfords. Nick takes the first opportunity he gets to talk to June, explaining that he thinks about her all of the time and he dreams about a life for the three of them. June admits that she thinks about it as well but reminds Nick that he is married now. When Rita walks in to deliver the soup, she catches them holding hands and tells June into enjoy her privileges for as long as she can. That night, June is firmly ensconced in the study because Serena Joy doesn't think she can handle the stairs and the two women share a moment. Serena is desperate to know what pregnancy feels like and June obliges of her own free will and places Serena's hand on her stomach. The two women marvel at the mystery and beauty that is life. It's the closest they've ever been, yet an ocean of difference lies between them. In a flashback, we watch a nervous Serena Joy getting ready to speak at a college campus. This is a very different Serena because she is passionate, and in control in a way that she no longer is. Fred is right by her side, egging her on, sensing that it's important the world hear a woman advocate the elimination of women's rights and the curtailment of civil freedom. Serena makes her way out on stage and it's clear that though a crowd has gathered, they are there to shut her down. People in the crowd scream that Serena isn't welcome and she is called a Nazi. It's only when the students start to throwing things that security rushes in and takes Serena from the stage. Fred is appalled and starts going on about this is America, and they have a right to be heard. I suppose the irony escapes him. Serena gathers her courage as she is rushed through the crowd and with Fred's encouragement, she stops and demands to be heard. Serena yells that the birthrate is down over 60% and that this is everyone's problem. Serena tells the gathering that they are selfish, spoiled and entitled. It's a moment of triumph for Serena as she heads outside saying that she wants to add more stops to her tour. Moments later, a shot rings out and Serena lies wounded on the ground, next to her now dead secretary. When Sererna awakes, she is in hospital with a much chastened Fred. Seeing Serena in pain attempting to be strong has worried him and so he suggests that she take a step back. Serena however demands that Fred "be a man" because there's too much work to be done. Fred immediately sets to work taking Serena's statement and she shares her worries that they won't get justice because she doesn't trust the cops. June is making up her bed when she is joined by Eden. It seems that her marriage is yet to be consummated though she has done what a wife is supposed to do: cooking and cleaning for Nick. Eden worries that she is ugly and that this is why Nick doesn't want to have sex with her. It puts June into an odd situation because now she has to comfort the child bride of the man she loves. June does her best assure Eden that she isn't ugly and that these things take time in marriage, promising that Nick will be a wonderful father to her children. Eden however still isn't comforted and begins to wonder if the reason Nick hasn't had sex with her is because he's a gender traitor (Gilead's term for gay) and June assures her this is not the case. By not consummating his marriage, Nick has actually placed himself in a dangerous situation. Serena has another big surprise for June, it seems that she has invited some other handmaidens to come by for lunch.The handmaidens are quiet and clearly fearful, as Serena Joys serves each one a huge piece of quiche and encourages the women to chat the way they do on their walks together. June senses Serena's desperation and brings up a little cafe she used to attend and this breaks the ice. It's only when Serena mentions that she often frequented that cafe and it's possible that unbeknownst to them, they all could have been in the cafe at the same time and in that the difference between Serena and the handmaidens is made explicit.. Serena retreats and head back to her greenhouse, clearly lonelier than ever. It really is a case of be careful what you wish for. With Serena out of the room, the handmaidens gather around June and begin to talk and gossip. In another flashback, the Gilead has risen to power and this time, Fred stand in front of a kneeling man and woman. It seems that the man fired the shot which made Serena infertile. Fred talks about his helplessness having to watch the woman he loved experience pain and try to hide it. Fred decides to kill the man's female partner rather than kill the man himself, so that he will know first hand what Fred suffered. Fred may not be in love with Serena now, but there was clearly a time when she meant everything to him. The next time Serena and June are together, Serena decides to show June the nursery, assuring her that she will be the best possible mother to the baby. June is suitably impressed with the room and once again, the two women share a moment of bonding. It all comes crashing down however when June asks to see her child for a moment. Serena sees the request as a breaking of a trust and says no. When June starts to plead her case, a teary eyed Serena not only denies the request but demands that June return to her room. Later, Serena reports to the commander her belief that June is always scheming, as she relates what happened in the nursery. The commander however sees it as a reasonable request and promises to handle it. June finally has a chance to talk with Nick about the fact that he hasn't consummated his marriage. Nick is not the least bit interested in having sex with a teenage girl, clearly still rightfully viewing her as a child. June points out what's at stake and asks Nick if he wants to end up on the wall, making it clear that Eden will report him as a gender traitor and furthermore; June doesn't want to hear any complaints about being forced to fuck someone. Fred takes the opportunity to creep into June's room with a picture of Hannah. June is overwhelmed to get to see her child and thanks the commander. Of course, everything comes with a cost and Fred starts to talk about how much he's missed June as his hands begin to roam across June's body. June of course knows that she cannot afford to displease Fred and lies and says that she has missed him as well. June however has no intention of sleeping with Fred again and so pleads that she believes it might not be safe for the baby for them to have sex. It's deft and hits the right note. A disappointed Fred slinks out of the room like the abusing snake that he is. It seems that the investigation is still going on into Fred's activities because an angry Nick asks to be transferred when he speaks to Andrew Pryce. Nick even goes as far as to say that there's much he hasn't reported on when it comes to Fred. That night, Nick decides that he has to do as expected and sleep with Eden. Eden lies in bed and gets under a sheet with a hole in it and spreads her legs. Good heavens, even within marriage the people of the Gilead are repressed. Nick penetrates Eden and moves without passion until climax, pausing long enough to ascertain that Eden is okay. Eden however can only wonder about whether or not their act will result in a pregnancy. It's a sad state of affairs for all concerned. The next morning, Serena decides that it's time to go back to abusing June and to display her power. Serena drops one of her knitting needles on the ground and demands that June pick it up. June of course must comply and both women are well aware of the dynamic at play. Serena isn't done playing games and instructs Eden to drop the needle next, so that June will know her place in the household. Eden grasps the needle unsure of what to do, and so June again is kind to Eden and subtly nods her head to let Eden know that it's okay to comply. Eden drops the needle and once again June picks it up and hands it to a satisfied Serena. The commander is giving a speech regarding the opening of a new indoctrination centre. He's front and centre, relishing in his accomplishment when Ofglen enters the room. Fred mistakenly believes Ofglen is confused at first and orders her to return to her place. Rather than listening, Ofglen continues to march forward steadily. The handmaids standing outside seem to know what is going on because they run as far away from the building as possible, as Ofglen pulls out a hand grenade. When the grenade explodes, it blows out the windows in the building. This explosion is unspinnable for the Gilead. They may have been able to claim that June was kidnapped but there's no way to explain away a handmaid purposefully walking into a room filled with Gilead elite and detonating a hand grenade. I think that the fall out for this is going to be epic and I cannot wait to see it. The Handmaid's Tale has done a great job humanizing Serena Joy and this episode is an excellent example of this. Serena Joy was happy to participate in her own oppression, as long as it gave her power and status and now that she has been reduced to her womb and lives in the society she advocated for, she is desperately lonely. Serena has no allies and even her husband no longer desires her, or sees her as a partner. The very traits which clearly excited Fred about Serena must necessarily be repressed in order for her to be a good wife. Not only is there an ocean between Serena and other women, there's an ocean between her and her husband. Serena reminds us that marginalised people often take part in their own oppression believing that they will be spared the oppression they are happy to inflict upon others. What makes Serena scary and so very relevant is that fanatics like her always start with a grain of truth in their story. Serena wasn't wrong when she pointed out that a decline in birthrate was a crises that everyone needed to pay attention to, the problem is that her solution to the issue was repressive and horrible. It's always the solutions to the problem that fringe groups get wrong. Furthermore, I agree with people refusing to allow Serena to speak in the school scene but by tossing out misogynist language as an argument, all they did was reaffirm her ideas. How we fight is as important as what we fight. Serena was advocating a misogynist solution to reproductive problems, so how does it make sense to use misogyny to argue for the opposite? Beyond looking at Serena, First Blood also looked at the relationship between women. It's only Eden's age that makes her reluctant to act against June because she is temporarily unaware of the power she has over other women as a married woman. This is how the Gilead fools people by allowing them to believe that soft power amounts to institutional power when in fact it most certainly does not. Eden is young and clearly didn't have a lot of experience in the world before the Gilead came to power and she represents the next generation of women who will live in the U.S., completely unaware of the freedom that they have lost thanks to the older generation of women like Serena Joy. Fred continues to be creepy as fuck. Watching him slide into June's room with the photo and then request sex is an example of how Fred has come to count on his privilege to allow him to break the very same rules he has created and supported for others. Fred is quite literally cisgender, straight, white, male privilege in action. It's interesting to watch Nick and Fred in action. As a member of the Eye and someone who also has the same privileges, Nick has chosen to take a different tact. This however doesn't mean that self interest will stop him from doing something he finds personally repugnant. Nick may not be slipping into someone's room or using his power to effectively rape someone but he still had sex with Eden. Nick is no hero. 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__label__wiki	0.501488	0.501488	Model Archives The rising sun on the horizon of success.... Nothing seems to faze this young star. In fact it seems he's hardly even noticed his own versatility as he has made a seamless transition from his mute Bolo Raam character to doing more versatile roles not only in Bollywood or in films down South, but also for a French production. When Soham pointed out that he's doing variety and in different genres, he says, “With actors, the only time we talk about genres is when we're promoting a film and debating it with journalists,” smiles Rishi Bhutani who started his career with Bolo Raam that was his own home production. Here he tells Soham Siddharth how he does it in a brief chat. Soham Siddharth Tell us something about Rishi Bhutani - the person / the actor Rishi Bhutani: As me - the person, I change myself according to circumstances. I've learned how to control situations better now. You keep learning all the time that's what life is all about. As Rishi Bhutani - the actor, well should say, it's a bit tricky question. But yes, before I act, I really like to get to know everything possible about the character that I'm playing. I can't perform just for the sake of it. But I have heard (though I did not have to face it yet) that sometimes with many big banners, it happens that you don't know the whole story. You know only 'your' scene and what you are doing and I feel it's a great exercise for an actor to play things for face value. But said so, I would love to have a tight bound script as opposed to “this is the scene where I'm supposed to do this that way” as it works with television serials. Tell us about your family background and your qualifications. I come from a business background and my qualifications don't match at all that goes to be an actor. Well, I did my Bachelors in Computers and then did my M.Sc. in Computer Science. However, my mind keeps shifting from one thing to another. Once I completed my studies in IT, I thought of doing something else, which would be more interesting to me, and bestowed naturally with good looks, I thought of a career in acting. This in a way, you can say, I found my calling in acting. To debut with my own home production was not exactly a choice. My elder brother wanted to start a production company and having someone back home who is keen for acting, we thought why not? That laid the foundation of our own home production - Bolo Raam - which was my debut film. Currently we are working on another project with Shyam Benegal and making a serial for Doordarshan, for which I'm handling the production. You also did a Kannada (Maarichaa) and a Tamil (PulippuInippu). How do you choose a film? PulippuInippu released in December and the response was very good. I am getting good offers from down South. Many speak about the differences in South Film industry vis a vis Bollywood in terms of working styles. However, I didn't find any difference. The only thing that I was a bit wary earlier was of the communication language. But after doing a Kannada and a Tamil, I don't mind trying other regional languages of the South which is the hub today of real good films. As for doing a Bollywood or a South film, it certainly doesn't factor in my thought process. I don't go thinking - I want to do a romantic comedy, so only show me romcoms from now on. What I really look for is a good role with impact when I'm picking a role. I just look for a good script and that is what really matters to me. You were shooting in Reunion Islands for a French film. How did this happen? We always talk about French connection and now I have one. 3 months back I went to France. My short film was selected there and I got the best actor award all thanks to Mr. Mukesh Kaneri (NIFF) and Miss Marianne Borgo. It's a thriller film. I am playing an Indian guy who comes from India for an assignment, then things start to go wrong. Can't say anymore about it right now as I am bound by a contract. So going from the big budget films to Shorts. What made you try them out? I would say, Short films are the new age cinema of today's times. LOC and Office are the two short films that I have acted in and these are still making its round at various film festivals and bringing in accolades. It's another fact totally that I put in my everything irrespective it was a short or a feature. I totally believe it's a new age of cinema and many short films are also clubbed together and are released these days - be it Bombay Talkies or Dus Kahaaniyaan. What is needed most is the honesty in designing a project and if that translates onto screen, you have a winning entry. Let me also tell you that I received this French film (that I was doing) through Nashik International Film Festival. So, in a way, every good work pays. I would love to tell you as much as I can but I can't tell you much! There's one big project that I can't talk about because I'm not allowed to. Meanwhile, I have already finished shooting for my French film and right now I'm headed straight to Delhi for the shooting for my next film with Manoj Nautiyal. I'm missing Mumbai terribly. Your favourite films / actors, people who have inspired you. I love reincarnation films and I'm a big fan of Rakesh Roshan, he is the best. My family inspires me a lot, they are my greatest supporters. Right in my debut film, I had the opportunity to work with stalwarts like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Padmini Kolhapure. They are institutions in acting. However, it's my dream to be working with Govinda - he's one of the best in my opinion and my favorite. What challenges one has to face in this profession? It's as good as any other profession; it does however require a lot of focus and patience. You need to be passionate about what you want to achieve. Our film industry accepts anyone that is sincere about their work. Just give your 100% you will achieve what you want in life. What advice might you have for any young actors trying to make their way into movies? I think the main thing is that you really have to study and train. Because I think what happens is that if you've really got a good look or if you've got natural talent, talent is not enough, particularly in this day and age. So you may have a particular look but that look may go out of style at some point. Training and skills are the things that will sustain you over time or else it may get more competitive later on. So just try and train and do as many things as you can. Try and have as many experiences as possible, because at the end of the day that's the kind of thing that will keep you in the game. You can be given an opportunity but if you can't capitalize on it that's where the difficult part comes in. Your Motto in life and what you believe in? Life is full of surprises; accept whatever may come your way. There is a deep logic behind everything that happens, which we cannot understand at the moment because it's written by God. That's Rishi for you - eager to please and happy to be working, with not a trace of the ego that could come with working not only in our industry but also for the French film industry. Meanwhile, one of his films “Jai Jawan Jai Kisaan” released this month where he shared screen space again with Om Puri who’s playing Dr. Rajendra Prasad while he is playing Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Right now, as Rishi prepares for another spin with ‘Zindagi Jhinga La La Re” this time in Delhi with Manoj Mautiyal, he admits that he is not going after volume of jobs: “I'm going after quality. There are a couple of movies I did in the past, but right now my focus is only on quality.” And we wish him all the best and hope he shines like a star in one of the biggest movie franchise of all time. 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__label__wiki	0.861767	0.861767	IT & the Lawyer e-Conveyancing People & News Sectional Titles NCA News Registrar's Circulars Tables of Costs Withok Posted: 5 August 2009 Division:Supreme Court of Appeal Coram: Scott, Lewis JJA et Griesel AJA Heard: 7 November 2008 Delivered: 21 November 2008 Property owned by the first and second appellants was sold at a public auction to the respondent. In terms of the conditions of sale the appellants, being the sellers, had seven days to confirm the sale. The High Court, Pretoria, held that no agreement of sale was concluded on the date of the auction; all that happened was that the respondent bound itself to keep its offer open for seen days. The SCA agreed with the High Court on this issue. The SCA, however, overruled the High Court's decision that a sale would only come into existence when the sellers' confirmation of the sale was communicated to the respondent. The SCA held that having regard to the terms of the conditions of sale it was clear that the sale was confirmed, .ie a sale came into existence, the moment the Sellers signed the conditions of sale. In the judgement Scott JA criticises the Conditions of Sale for being poorly drafted and couched in a language suggestive of a sale subject to a suspensive condition. It reads as follows: 'The Properties shall be provisionally sold to the highest bidder subject to confirmation of the sale by the Seller within seven (7) days and the highest bidder shall be bound by his bid for seven (7) days from date of signature of these conditions by the Purchaser' Nevertheless (at [9]) In terms of clause 1 of the conditions of sale the respondent bound itself to keep its bid open for a period of seven days. To that limited extent a binding contract came into existence. The true nature of that contract was an option granted by the respondent to the sellers to sell the properties on the terms and conditions set out in the document. I accordingly agree with the court a quo that on a proper construction the reference in the conditions of sale to the confirmation of the sale had to be construed as a reference to the acceptance of an offer. Turning to whether the offer was accepted within the seven-day period the judge said that it is necessary to consider the terms of the offer to determine the mode of acceptance required. Here he endorses the views of Grosskopf AJ in Reid v Jeffreys Bay Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd 1976 (3) SA 134 (C) at 137D-G E M where he said the following: 'However, even when writing is not a formal requirement, written contracts are an everyday occurrence in the commercial world. The object of reducing a contract to writing (whether voluntarily or required by statute) is normally to achieve certainty and to facilitate proof (cf, eg, Woods v Walters, 1921 AD 303, Van Wyk v Rottcher's Saw Mills (Pty) Ltd 1948 (1) SA 983 (A)). It is presumably for the same reason that the date and place of signature is normally specified in written contracts. The signing of a written contract is the usual manner in which parties indicate their agreement to its terms and certainty as to the place and date of the conclusion of the contract can be equally as important for the parties to the contract as certainty as to its content. Consequently it is inherently improbable that any of the parties to such a contract would intend that the time and place of the conclusion of the contract would be determined not from the document itself but by way of evidence aliunde.' In the facts of the present case the signature of the sellers would have served as a recordal of the date and place of the 'confirmation' and therefore the clearest indication that the mode of acceptance was to be the signature of the sellers. Full judgment Word shown in picture: Submitting your comments... A key for post Covid-19 Success Online resources such as Lexis® Practical Guidance bridge the gap between understanding the law and knowing how it is applied, and help lawyers to upskill and embrace a learning-for-life mindset to ensure their success in a post-COVID-19 world. Excluding community of property Allen West looks at the registerability and effect of a condition inserted into a deed of transfer which excludes community of property, whether such a condition lawful and binding, and the effect it has on creditors. Should we wish to build: Jack Crook reminds us to check for full compliance with the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act as it offers significant protection against dishonest contractors and faulty workmanship, plus access to its mediation services if a dispute arises. LexisNexis Elsewhere in Africa Lexis® Windeed Lexis® Assure Lexis® Convey Lexis® Diligence Lexis® Library Lexis® Practical Guidance	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line266
__label__cc	0.738338	0.261662	Husky Youth XC Team Athlete Page Records and History 2020 CC Schedule Runner of the Week! Middle School Travel Meet 2019 Dates/Meet Info Archived Dates Learning From Cady Heron - A Mean Girls Blog Sports are about life and can teach us valuable lessons. And so can the movie Mean Girls. If you haven't seen Mean Girls, well you should. Spoiler alert ahead. I'm not here to recap the movie, but here's a brief background to get you caught up if you haven't seen it. After growing up being home-schooled in Africa by her parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan, who should have won an Oscar) and her family move to Illinois where she is introduced to public school for the first time. Cady comes to the school as a caring and smart high school student, excelling particularly in math where she easily picks up calculus concepts. Throughout the movie, Cady faces the conflict of conforming to different groups of people, as she looks to fit in and make friends in her new environment. While seeking popularity, she ends up distancing herself more and more from the person she truly is. The movie shows a typical conflict that teenagers can face when they idealize unhealthy and self-destructing behavior as being 'cool' and helping you make 'friends'. What Cady came to realize was that all these groups she was trying to fit into were fake, with the 'popular' girls clique even being referred to as 'plastics'. It wasn't until she was true to herself that she was finally able to be comfortable, and form the most beneficial and positive friendships, those people that accepted her for being true. Chasing Acceptance One of the sub plots is Cady's interest in Aaron Samuels (played by a guy who IMDB reports last gig was hosting Cake Wars), who happens to be dating Regina George (Rachel McAdams, The Notebook!), the most popular of the 'plastics'. Cady's interest in Aaron isn't built from getting to know him on a personal level. She liked him purely on looks and status. Regardless, she wants for him to like her, thinking that it will somehow build her reputation among others. Early on, Cady molds a strong relationship with her math teacher Ms. Norbury (played by Tina Fey, who should have won an Oscar). Cady is acing her exams and showing interest in being on the math team which of course the movie depicts as a bunch of 'nerds' that are considered 'unpopular' (a lot of quotes, because popularity is the dumbest concept). Side track: A lot of media, shows and movie culture try to bring down people that seek knowledge. (See Ross in Friends, Lisa in The Simpsons, and other characters that get made fun of or tuned out for saying something smart). And unfortunately, this depiction too often gets translated into real life relationships and interactions. The movie definitely plays into that stigma, but maybe a bit more intentionally as it does exaggerate quite a bit. Cady initially has interest in the math competition and in succeeding in school. But relationships can be powerful, and quickly these good opportunities become pushed aside as she falls trap to chasing acceptance. Cady begins to lower her own standards in order to gain popularity and to be liked by Aaron. She starts doing poorly in math, even though she is gifted at the subject. She asks questions to Aaron, even when she knows the answer. She even blames Ms. Norbury for her poor grade by saying she's only failing her because she won't join the 'stupid mathlete competition'. Instead of being true to herself and striving to be her best, she sacrifices her identity and ability in order to try and please someone else and build on her own ego. At first, this helps her connect with Aaron and she gets some time to spend studying with him and getting to know him. However, it was ruining her positive relationships with Ms. Norbury and the original friends she had made. And eventually, Aaron also finds out that she was intentionally lowering her effort and hiding her abilities in order to be with him. Now, Aaron didn't have all the best qualities in this movie, but he did respond well here when she told him she was intentionally failing for him to like her. He was not amused by the tactic and told her, "That's stupid." It is totally stupid, but it happens all the time and we can all be victims of it. We can get caught up in acceptance or seeking admiration from others. This is true not just for teenagers, but throughout life as we chase job titles, material items and status. Chasing acceptance is simply fulfilling our ego, and does no good for ourselves or those around us. Aaron would not put up with Cady lowering her standards for his acceptance. He liked her for being Cady, and didn't like when she tried being like his ex-girlfriend Regina, who had also faked her way into being someone she wasn't. Be true to yourself. Be True to Who You Are We try to change who we are to be something we think we want, but when we end up there we realize it isn't what we expected. Ego can drive us to think poorly and treat those around us unfairly. Sometimes, we need to just pause and reflect. Make sure we are being true to ourselves and our good friends. Let go of our own ego to listen to others and be willing to be accepting of them as well. Cady ends up doing the 'stupid mathlete competition' and forgives all the people she hurt while trying to chase being someone she truly never wanted to be. She regains her old friends, and Aaron gains respect for her as the person she is. And she helps her team win the math competition by answering correctly that, "The limit does not exist." It's a pretty "fetch" ending. A few takeaways... - Seek out the right friendships. Whether we like it or not, we do conform in many ways to the people we see most of. Make sure you have the right people in your life. Be willing to remove any toxic relationships that limit you or make you unhealthy. And be mindful of your impact on those closest to you. Be sure you model kindness and understanding to your friends. - Popularity is not a thing. There is no 'cool'. In most cases, any groups labeled as the 'cool' kids are the groups to be most avoided. You shouldn't seek approval and acceptance from others by changing who you truly are. The right friends are the ones that like you for who you are. The fake friends don't last and will never be there for you because they themselves are all faking their way to fit in as well. Instagram is a liar. - Don't lower your standards in an effort to make friends. People will eventually see through this. - Be willing to hold teammates (friends) and yourself accountable. As the great North Central Coach Al Carius says, we have to strive for personal bests. When you aren't striving to be your best, you're limiting yourself and those closest to you. Don't ever lower your standards and be sure to bring max effort to all things that you do whether it be running, academics or another venture. Holding friends accountable may at times bring conflict, but you should expect the best out of them as well. In the long run, this will build stronger friendships. - Comfortable is easy. Humans tend toward it. Be willing to be uncomfortable. Change in the world has never come with comfort. - Own it. Don't look to blame others for decisions you make. Being honest and owning up to your actions allows you to truly be open to listening and deciding between what is right and wrong. We will all do dumb things and we will hurt others at times. But, we have the power of learning from mistakes and being able to honestly apologize when we hurt someone. Sometimes it just takes slowing down and having honest reflection. - To excel in running and academics it takes commitment and purpose that most teenagers are afraid of. If others ever criticize you for doing well or for trying, take that as a compliment that you are doing something that they don't have the discipline to even attempt because of their fear of failure or losing acceptance of being 'cool'. Striving to be better is cool in my book of what's cool. - The limit does not exist. Email Coach Articles/Education	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line271
__label__wiki	0.771771	0.771771	Inspira Health 1-800-Inspira By doing a search, you agree to the Kyruus Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Inspira Health Network offers easy ways to schedule your appointment. Emergency Rooms & Pediatric ER Primary Care & Internal Medicine Physician Offices Specialty Physician Offices Women's & Newborn Services Inspira Medical Center Elmer 501 West Front Street Elmer, NJ 08318 Inspira Medical Center Vineland 1505 West Sherman Avenue Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill 700 Mullica Hill Road Health Services & Wellness Highlighted Medical Services Inspira Medical Group Inspira LIFE (PACE) MyInspira App Prepare for Surgery Spiritual & Emotional Care Inspira Apps Send an ECard to a Patient Visitor & Eatery Hours Free WiFi Information Childbirth-New Family CPR and Safety Maternity Tours The best that can happen is people suffering daily or weekly chest pain from angina will feel some symptom relief if they receive a stent, the results indicate. As much as $570 million a year could be saved if heart patients without any chest pain or other symptoms stopped receiving unnecessary stents, Hochman estimated. Dr. John Osborne, director of cardiology for State of the Heart Cardiology in Dallas, said the clinical trial should cause doctors and patients to rethink whether stenting is really needed. "All these mechanical procedures don't actually treat heart disease. They treat the symptoms," said Osborne, a spokesman for the American Heart Association. "They don't make you live longer. They don't prevent heart attacks." The trial results were published March 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine. This clinical trial did not focus on people suffering from heart attacks. Stenting to reopen clogged arteries during a heart attack is a proven lifesaving treatment, Hochman stressed. Instead, this study focused on the estimated 19 million Americans who suffer from stable ischemic heart disease, with clogged arteries that might cause chest pain or shortness of breath but pose no immediate threat to their lives, Hochman said. Of those, more than 9 million have stable angina -- occasional or regular chest pain or discomfort caused by poor blood flow to the heart. As few as 45% of patients with stable angina are given a chance to control their symptoms through medication and lifestyle before their doctors turn to stenting or bypass surgery, Hochman said. The rest are wheeled into the catheterization lab as soon as possible. When asked in a survey, a majority of doctors said it was "easier to accept the death of a patient getting an angioplasty than the death of a patient sent home without the procedure," Hochman said. Between August 2012 and January 2018, the study enrolled nearly 5,200 patients at 320 sites in 37 countries who had moderate to severely blocked arteries. Patients were 64 years old, on average, and 21% reported daily or weekly chest pain in the past. "These are people who had severe disease. They had very abnormal stress tests. This is not the general population," Hochman said of the participants. Patients were randomly assigned to either receive conservative medical therapy alone unless their condition worsened, or to receive stenting or bypass surgery. By the end of the trial, the death rates of the two groups were essentially the same. The rate of heart-related events, including heart attack and stroke, also was mostly the same. People who underwent invasive procedures had slightly more heart attacks and heart-related deaths within the first six months -- about 2 in every 100 patients -- but by four years out they had a slightly lower rate of heart attack and heart-related death that also amounted to 2 of every 100 patients. Researchers are discussing whether to keep following these patients, to see if the seemingly small advantage of the invasive approach will grow larger over time, said Dr. Yves Rosenberg, study co-author and chief of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch. "There's still a possibility it takes more time to really observe the benefit of this invasive approach," Rosenberg said. "You may need more time to observe a real clinically significant difference between these two groups." The only true benefit appeared in people who have stable heart disease but regularly suffer angina. Within three months, about 45% of patients who had weekly chest pain from angina reported a reduction in their symptoms if they underwent stenting, compared with 15% of people treated with medicine and lifestyle changes, Hochman said. "This was the first study that showed that stents had a durable beneficial effect on angina-related quality of life," Hochman said. The clinical trial team suggests that patients with regular chest pain talk with their doctor and make a shared decision about whether stenting would be best for them, Hochman said. Cardiologist Dr. Hadley Wilson said the study "gives us a new perspective on how we should be treating our angina patients." He is executive vice chair of Atrium Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, N.C., and a member of the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees. "We need to come to grips with the reality that the invasive approach should be primarily for symptoms, for patients who are having significant symptoms of angina where it's affecting their quality of life," said Wilson. Osborne noted that previous studies have found similar results to these, but that this is the highest-powered effort to date to compare invasive strategies against more conservative treatments when it comes to stable heart disease. "Really what the study shows is that heart disease is a medical problem best treated medically, by treating blood pressure and cholesterol, not smoking, diet, lifestyle, taking care of diabetes," Osborne said. "It's not a surgical condition." The U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has more about stents. 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__label__wiki	0.800807	0.800807	VIDEO: Rush perform Tom Sawyer on new live DVD Rush fans are counting the days until the new, “Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland,” DVD is released on November 8. The new set, recorded at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena back in April, captures Rush in full flight, including an entire performance of their 1981 classic, “Moving Pictures.” "We realized that we've recorded almost all of our DVDs abroad," Rush frontman Geddy Lee tells Rolling Stone. "And we had never done one in America, and we noticed we were doing Cleveland on the last leg of the tour. We thought it was an appropriate choice seeing as Cleveland's such an important town in our history. It was the first city that was ever warm to us. We thought it would be kind of apropos to come full circle and do that particular show there." Lee admits that he feels a little extra pressure at shows when the cameras are rolling. "You always get a little bit of a tight ass when you're doing a recording," he says. "Even though we’ve done I don’t know how many of these things by now, you want it to be perfect. And of course it rarely is perfect, but you just hope for a good show and we certainly felt we did a good show that night. The crowd really inspired us to want to work as hard as we could. But you can say you’re a veteran, but when the red light comes on, you do tighten up a little bit." The band is also releasing "Moving Pictures: Live 2011" as a digital download and vinyl record. Here’s a preview of “Tom Sawyer” from the new package… Rush – Tom Sawyer “Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland” Rush producer updates fans Rush: Sectors box sets due next month Rush: Time Machine live DVD coming to theaters VIDEO: Rush drummer explains challenges of creating setlist VIDEO: First look at new Rush live DVD Neil Peart: Time Stand Still drum lesson preview Neil Peart: Limelight drum lesson preview Rush live DVD details update Rush auction raises $50,000 for humanitarian aid VIDEO: Rush Neil Peart DVD preview Rush sign with Roadrunner US, albums on the way Rush: Rare 1974 concert coming to cd Rush: Live In Cleveland DVD details Rush: Neil Peart instructional video due this fall Rush drummer Neil Peart talks fitness Rush: Neil Peart tops the hennemusic Hot 10 VIDEO: Rush’s Neil Peart rocks Drum Solo Week on Letterman Rush: New live DVD to be titled Time Machine VIDEO: Tour Neil Peart’s Time Machine drum kit Rush: Neil Peart caps off Drum Solo Week on Late Show with David Letterman VIDEO: Rush’s Neil Peart discusses Moving Pictures track by track Rush: Neil Peart to appear on Late Show With David Letterman Rush: new live DVD due in September VIDEO: Rush song wakes up Space Shuttle crew Labels: Rush	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line274
__label__wiki	0.953627	0.953627	3. The Wabbit and Cinema Sales With some folding money under her wing, Peggy hopped along the road asking everyone and anyone if they had anything to flog. So by the time she reached Corso Emanuele, Peggy had accumulated a vast number of useless things and was considerably poorer. The Wabbit and Lapinette shadowed her protectively, stepping in if they thought anyone was taking advantage. Outside the Ambrosio Cinema, they spotted Skratch the Cat volunteering at a film festival. He pounced out immediately. "Only a few seats left, only a few now, roll up, roll up," he yelled. "I'll take the seats," shouted Peggy. "How many would you like?" asked Skratch. He'd sold no tickets whatsoever and he was therefore delighted. "I'll buy your seats," said Peggy, "and anything more you have to flog." Skratch peeled off a ticket and tried to find a programme - but Peggy showed no interest. "You said seats. I want seats." Skratch scratched his head. "I'm afraid they're all fixed to the floor. But you can sit on a seat and watch the movie." "Yes let's!" said Lapinette, She produced a season ticket from her frock and dragged the Wabbit and Peggy towards the foyer. Peggy protested but Lapinette grabbed a wing and pulled. "A movie is just starting!" shouted Skratch. He led the way with a torch to the front row. "What's the movie called?" murmured the Wabbit. "The Wolf of Wall Street," replied Skratch. "Does he have anything to flog?" asked Peggy. 2. The Wabbit and the Excellent Deal The Wabbit headed for the market in the company of the bird, who wouldn't go away. "Anything to flog?" repeated the bird. "I'm going to call you, Peggy," chirped the Wabbit. At that moment, they spotted Lapinette, who'd been helping her cousin Vinnie at his sales outlet. Peggy spread her wings. "Anything to flog?" Lapinette was delighted. "As it happens I do." She flicked a colourful piece of fabric that hovered weightlessly in the air. "I can see you're a bird of considerable taste," she said. "This fabric and design is unique. You won't find one like it anywhere." The Wabbit watched all this with humour and waited as Lapinette continued. "My cousin held this back for a buyer but he's lost in Peru. I can let you have it for a song." Peggy trilled a song and held out a wing. "Plus 50 euro," said Lapinette quickly, "It's stain resistant, washable and drip dry." Peggy produced 50 euro in notes and made a grab for the fabric. Lapinette quickly snatched it away and hopped back shouting, "It's uncrushable, travel proof and the colours never fade!" Peggy seized the fabric and a tug of war broke out, which she won. She carefully tucked the fabric in the iron grip of her other wing and gave Lapinette the cash. Lapinette peeled a ten euro note from the bundle and gave it to Peggy. "Special discount. Vinnie says always give one." Peggy held up the ten euro note and waved it at Lapinette. "Anything to flog..?" 1. The Wabbit and Anything to Flog The Wabbit hopped down the riverside walk as he had done many times. Despite the frequency of his visits he had never met any other on that lonely path. On this occasion, he gazed quietly and critically at the latest graffiti and was about to make a pronouncement to no-one in particular - when he heard a squawk. "Anything to flog?" The creature was bird-like and looked friendly enough. But it kept saying the same thing over and over. "Anything to flog? You got anything to sell me? Anything at all?" The Wabbit shook the bird politely by the wing and tried to think. "I wasn't considering selling," he said. Nevertheless he rummaged in his fur for possibilities and after a while located a battered ruler and a half-eaten salad sandwich. "I'll give you top dollar," said the bird. "Oh, you can have these for nothing," smiled the Wabbit. The bird flapped its wings in dismissal. "A hundred euro for the ruler and fifty for the sandwich." The Wabbit was aghast and tried to put the objects back. But the bird snatched them away, tucked cash into the Wabbit's fur and grinned the broadest grin ever seen on a bird. The Wabbit shrugged and gave up, because it all seemed to be over and he couldn't do much about it. He turned to go on his way, but felt the flap of a wing on his shoulder. "Anything to flog?" said the bird... The Adventure Caffe was electric. The Wabbit still had a quark plasma disk and was waving it around. "Nothing on it, it's deactivated," he said, tapping it on his glass. "Only corrupted old files and a bad copy of "Singing in the Rain." Skratch shouted with glee. "Ephemeralisation! Soon we'll be able to make to do with nothing much at all." Lapinette screwed up her nose. "Maybe that's accidental complexity?" she suggested. Wabsworth shook his head. "Just the opposite. It's accidental essence." Now Skratch was more than excited. "But that's exactly the kind of adventure you just had." The Wabbit twitched his ears. "OK. What was the essence of our adventure and what was accident?" Wabsworth was having none of this. "The accidents were the essence and if you take them away, there wouldn't be any essence left." Lapinette nodded knowingly. "So then our Adventure would be de-essentialised, because the complete adventure was identifiably and substantially accidental." The Wabbit laughed long and hard. "We consistently and persistently maintained accidental essence throughout." Skratch was delighted. "We worked very hard at it. Aristotle would be delighted." The Wabbit looked round impatiently, because no waiter had appeared to serve them. He tapped the disk loudly on the table. Nothing whatsoever happened. "Looks like accidental service," grinned the Wabbit. [From an idea by Michael Durrant. Mind, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 1, 1 January 1975, Pages 595–600.] 21. The Wabbit and the Quark Stack "Where are we?" asked Lapinette. "In the quark stack," said the Royal Seal. "I don't like it here," said an Ice Mouse. "It's all your own fault," said Silkie the Royal Seal. The Wabbit shrugged. He fished in his fur and pulled out an ancient CD player. Then he flicked a quark plasma disk into the player. It began to play an orchestral movement that Lapinette recognised. "Water Music." The atmosphere became damp and a bit sticky. Moisture seeped from the player. Droplets flew up then fell like rain. But it wasn't rain. "That's ours," croaked the Ice Mouse. Silkie laughed. "Take it if you can." The Ice Mouse tried to jump but slipped on a fine plasma film and fell over. "It's anti-rain, said Silkie. The Wabbit grimaced. "That's what the Ice Mice wanted." The Wabbit took the disk from the player and the plasma rain ceased. He put in a different disk. It played "Riders on the Storm" and rained in a tropical manner. Silkie's voice was stern. "Commander, this is what happens when you fail to submit timely mission reports." "It rains?" asked the Wabbit. Lapinette giggled, but Silkie barked, "All this could have been sealed and delivered six years ago." "Water under the bridge," smiled the Wabbit. "Don't let it happen again," said Silkie. The Wabbit plucked the disk from the player then flipped another one in. "I get to keep these, don't I?" "For a rainy day!" shouted Lapinette. And even the Ice Mouse laughed. 20. The Wabbit and Quark Plasma The Wabbit dived for the ledge as an oncoming portal sped towards the team. There was an apologetic bang, but no doubt of the result. Quark plasma disks emerged in number and when they hit the tunnel, they began to spin fast. The Wabbit brought his stick down hard and yelled, "Drop the web." But the web didn't hold. Disks sliced through the tough weave and continued along the path of the decelerator. Lapinette dived for cover behind the ice floe. But the ice floe turned blue and began to melt - so she rolled across the track and quickly joined the Wabbit. "What's that? Do you know?" "That is the opposite of our ice floe," said the Wabbit; "It's a quark plasma stack." Waves of heat assaulted Lapinette's ears. The disks were sharp and silent. When they hit the side of tunnel, they lodged there, still spinning. Walls became soft, but held their form. Neither solid nor gas nor liquid, they hung in a plasma curtain. The ground vibrated. The Wabbit and Lapinette felt the tracks undulating beneath their feet. They were plasma too. Cautiously the Wabbit poked the plasma with his stick. Everything stopped. Disks dropped from walls. The ice floe reverted to arctic white. The tunnel restabilised. "Looks like that's all we get," murmured the Wabbit. He picked up a disk and polished it with his fur. "Think there's a tune on it?" 19. The Wabbit and the State of Matter Deep in the mountains lay an important and very secret installation. At the Wabbit's behest, the Department of Wabbit Affairs built a particle decelerator - and allowed the Wabbit to modify it. "It needs to be straight on the rails," yelled the Wabbit, waving his stick. The red spiders patiently adjusted the ice floe. Measurements indicated it wasn't really cold, but it felt as if it was. Lapinette adjusted the timer carefully and said - as she always did at this juncture - "Do you think this will work?" "I tried it using a vase," said the Wabbit. Lapinette's face was a question. The Wabbit looked up in triumph. "All the bits came back!" "Bits?" He hesitated. "Powdery bits." "Ready when you are," called Marshall Duetta. The Wabbit stepped away from the track and lifted his stick. "On my mark." Lapinette activated the decelerator. Nothing appeared to happen. But the Wabbit knew the ice floe had been and gone and come back. An ozone smell wafted through air and sounds of sizzling like frying sausages. "It's different," said Duetta. She tapped the floe lightly with a leg. A hollow sound echoed through the tunnel. "Stand back," said the Wabbit. He raised his stick. Lapinette re-activated the device. Again, nothing seemed to change. But Duetta rattled her legs. "It's come back exactly the way it was." "The Wabbit pointed his stick down the tunnel. "Then what's that over there ..?" 18. The Wabbit and the Aftermath When they flew across the city they knew something had happened. Burning craft lay in several places. In the distance, Duetta's red spiders ferried the ice floe along the mountains. Lapinette couldn't talk to the spiders directly, only through Duetta. So she put in a call. "Marsha Duetta Spider, come in," For a while there was nothing. Then there was a voice, but it wasn't Duetta. "Copy you," Lapinette," said Wabsworth. "I need actual Duetta," responded Lapinette. "Lapinette, standby," said Wabsworth abruptly. The Wabbit heard muffled explosions in the transmission and a lot of shouting. He took the walkie talkie. "Everything under control?" "Yes, Commander," said Wabsworth, "Never a bother." The Wabbit listened to an impossible number of ammunition rounds exploding. Then all went quiet. The radio crackled. "Commander, we had a small contretemps." Wabsworth was the Wabbit's android double and just like him in many ways. But Wabsworth had a penchant for understatement. "A situation has been contained. Advising rendezvous change to Point Delta." "Copy that Wabsworth," said Lapinette, "What situation?" "Ice Mice tried to kidnap the Royal Seal," replied Wabsworth. The Wabbit waited for more information and Wabsworth somehow smiled down the radio. "They tried to seal his fate." "And...?" asked Lapinette. "Our seal is armed to the teeth." said Wabsworth. 17. The Wabbit and the Night Tripper Susan the Biplane lifted them from the bridge with the ease of a cargo hoist. It was a timely intervention. Saucers came from all directions firing green lightning that singed their ears. “They’re everywhere, Commander,” said Susan, “All over the city.” Lapinette clung onto a strut to lean out and back as Susan swooped from left to right. “Good thing you did that sidecar racing course,” muttered the Wabbit. Lapinette’s lean was quite impossible. She treated gravity like a toy and her merry dance on the wing was a tour de force. “Hold tight," said Susan. She stood on a wingtip, hung for an instant, then dived abruptly to the ground. Lightning blasts glanced past as she looped the loop and circled back. A following saucer didn’t quite make it and buried itself in a railway siding. Another that was right behind suffered the same fate. But there were more and more saucers. Susan buzzed two craft who’s crew became so disorientated they crashed their vessels into each other. Shards of fuselage littered the railway. Three craft hit power pylons and exploded. One dropped from the sky without warning and as it landed, its lights flickered and died. Lapinette heard singing above the roar of the engine. It was the Wabbit singing into his walkie talkie. “We are the champions, we are the champions!” 16. The Wabbit and the Big Drop It happened in an instant. Without warning, saucers filled the air and they came thick and fast. The Wabbit and Lapinette were thrown from the bridge. Snow pelted their paws as they clung to the slippery surface. The Ice Mice turned and walked away without a word or a backward glance. "How did that happen?" muttered the Wabbit. His fur stuck fast as frost froze them both in a welcome embrace. The Wabbit watched saucers whizz past and he heard them make a fast-freeze cackle as they span. He slowly hauled himself over the parapet, then turned to lean out. He pulled Lapinette onto the bridge, set her down and murmured, "We need a better plan." Lapinette's frock was a frozen board. "Did we have a plan?" The Wabbit shrugged. "No plan is also a plan." He rummaged in his fur for his emergency fur drier and blasted it around. Lapinette was unimpressed and yelled, "Ears please." The Wabbit blasted Lapinette's ears until they were toasty. "We're making heavy weather of this," he sighed. The snow thickened but somehow it didn't settle. It turned into ice pellets the size of golf balls and clung to every surface of the bridge. The Wabbit activated his fur drier in a ferocious attack using unauthorised settings. It failed to melt a single one, but the snow stopped and the temperature rose. Lapinette was awe struck. "Where did you find that?" The Wabbit grinned ear to ear. "It found me." 15. The Wabbit and the Mice's Ice The Wabbit hastened across the city to the rendezvous. It was becoming extremely cold and lazy snowflakes clung to his fur. Lapinette had lagged behind to explain something to Skratch the Cat. But now she hurried to catch up - and there they were, just behind the Wabbit. The Ice Mice were impervious to snow or any other weather and they hopped in his steps as the downfall grew fiercer. "Wabbit" shouted Lapinette. The Wabbit wiped snow from his fur and turned. Then he smirked at the three Ice Mice. "Hiding behind a rabbit's back is extremely poor form." He pulled an automatic from his fur. "This is my friend Mr Makarov." An Ice Mouse made a bee line for the Wabbit, but cold steel against his throat changed his mind. "Going somewhere?" growled Lapinette. The Ice Mice lolled around casually, like a bunch of gangbangers in a grotty ghetto. "Message for the Wabbit," said one. "Phone my secretary," snorted the Wabbit. "Call off your eight legged freaks," said an Ice Mouse who was struggling in Lapinette's grip. "Give us our ice and we'll be on our way." Lapinette held an ear and traced patterns with her blade in the creature's fur. "Why do you want the ice?" No-one spoke, so she poked the blade around. "Aaaagh!" yelled the Mouse; "It's spin ice." The Wabbit signalled to Lapinette. "Spin ice?" Lapinette ran a paw along the edge of her weapon. "Spin ice is quantum disordered ice." "The worst kind," sighed the Wabbit. The Wabbit and his Adventure Caffè The Wabbit threw a book on the table. "I found it." Lapinette was agog. "It's practically unobtainable." Skratch the Cat bore down on the group flaunting his new t-shirt, but he spotted the book and let out a long haunting meaow. "Where? How?" The Wabbit grinned and shook his head. "That, I may not reveal. But it's yours now." "A Theory of Musical Semiotics," he chortled; "I'll quote that for years." A fresh breeze ruffled the pages. A faint tune rose and died away. Lapinette took the opportunity to ask the question. "What kind of adventure are we having?" Skratch blinked in a way that only a cat could achieve. "I wouldn't dare criticise a project in progress." "That's Sartre," said Lapinette. The Wabbit tapped the table with a firm paw. "Less methodology, more entertainment." Skratch tapped his chest. "I suggest water is invariably the site of conflict. In cinema, it mobilises a dramatic and conflicted discourse as fluid and changing as water itself." It was Wabsworth's turn to contribute." "This is about the content of water, not its shape. It's somethingness is the issue." The arcade was hot. A welcome breeze brought a change in temperature, prompting Skratch to sweep his paws across his ears. "Something in the air. Something strange." The Wabbit rose. "Time to rock n'roll..." 14. The Wabbit and the Ice that Wasn't Back on earth, things were cool. But not that cool. Marshall Duetta's spiders brought as many as the ice floes they could capture and the Wabbit felt he should supervise. "Front legs down a bit, back legs up a bit." Marshall Duetta rattled all her legs. "Leave the capturing to us." The Wabbit shrugged. "What do you think, Wabsworth? Should we break the ice?" Wabsworth was the Wabbit's android double but was his own android nonetheless. "It won't break. It's not our kind of ice." The day blistered in the sun and the Wabbit felt hot and bothered. The floes promised refreshing coolness but steadfastly refused to melt. "Take them to the North Pole," suggested Wabsworth; "It could use some more." Lapinette thought that was a good idea. She leaned from a metal tower. "Global warming won't melt these in a million years." Wabsworth smiled and activated his sensors to make a brief analysis. "High pressure. Variable density. The molecular structure is a cube lattice weave. And there's something else I can't determine." A floe crashed to the ground but hardly made a sound. Then another. A wall of unyielding ice grew long and high. The Wabbit hissed. "The Ice Mice know about the something else. They usually do." "Then they'll be here soon," said Duetta. The Wabbit flashed all of his 28 teeth. "Post sentries," he muttered; "Everyone else take five for cold drinks."	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line277
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__label__cc	0.591097	0.408903	Educational Opportunities Tours About Cruises Government Taxes & Fees Clergy Travel Discounts Host Reports Host Webinars Archive Host Newsletters Tour Host Assistants Share the Ministry Expand Your Ministry Promoting Your Trip Group Leader Resources EO FAM Opportunities EO Explorer Perks for Tour Hosts EO Explorer Perks for Tour Hosts Terms of Use Explorer Perks EO Explorer Points Terms of Use Multimedia Production Specialist Bilingual Spanish Quality Controller Bible Land Discovery 2021 Starting from $2398* Taxes & Fees Apply Short on time or need a budget friendly option? Join the Bible Land Discovery Tour in 2021. On this tour you will see sites in places like the Sea of Galilee, Jerusalem, the Garden Tomb and many more! Prices start at $2,398* from the New York area. All prices reflect the 4% cash discount. Tour: HL21 Code: D Breakfast and Dinner Daily Deluxe A/C Motor Coaches Entrance and Program Fees First Class Hotels Fuel Surcharges and Gov't Taxes International Airfare from NY Live Audio Headsets Overseas Transfers ^ Additional Baggage & Optional fees may apply. Day 1 Depart USA Your pilgrimage begins as you depart the USA on an overnight flight. Day 2 Arrive & Transfer to Bethlehem You will be welcomed at the Tel Aviv airport by our representative and transferred to your hotel to enjoy dinner before retiring for the night. Day 3 Kings of Israel Begin your touring in the Holy Land by visiting the Herodion, the fortified palace and final resting place of Herod the Great. In Bethlehem, gaze out over Shepherds’ Field and visit the Church of the Nativity, where the cave revered as Jesus’ birthplace resides in the world’s oldest functioning church (Luke 2). Overnight in Bethlehem. Day 4 The Wilderness Experience Visit Qasr el Yahud, the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Stop in Jericho, the oldest known inhabited city in the world. Visit the ruins of the ancient city, which was conquered by Joshua (Josh. 6: 1, 2, 20) and see parts of the ancient city walls which have been uncovered. From Jericho, you can see the traditional site of the Temptation of Jesus (Matt. 4: 1-11) and the Judean wilderness. Visit Qumran, site of the Dead Sea Scroll discovery, to discuss the mysterious community of Essenes who once lived on the shores of the Dead Sea. Stop briefly at the Shores of the Dead Sea for a quick dip in the salt and mineral-laden waters. Overnight in Bethlehem. Day 5 Jesus’ Ministry in the Galilee Explore the Church of the Fish and the Loaves at Tabgha, traditional site of the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:10-17). On the Mount of Beatitudes, contemplate the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matt. 5-7). Visit Capernaum, center of Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee, and visit the synagogue built on the site where Jesus taught (Matt. 4:13, 23). Cross the waters of the Sea of Galilee on a very special boat ride, complete with an onboard worship service. In Magdala, once home to Mary Magdalene, visit a recently discovered first- century synagogue. Overnight in Jerusalem. Day 6 Jesus in Jerusalem Visit Mt. Zion and stand in the Upper Room (John 13), near the traditional site of the Last Supper (Mark 14). Walk through some of the ancient rooms of Caiaphas the High Priest’s house beneath the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. Here Jesus was held overnight before His crucifixion (Luke 22). Visit the Temple Mount, once the site of the Temple of Solomon. Take time to pray at the Western Wall. Sit on the Teaching Steps where Jesus once taught. Day 7 The Week that Shook the World Stand atop the Mount of Olives as Jesus did and enjoy a remarkable view of the “Golden City” of Jerusalem. Forty days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives (Acts 1: 9-12). Pray in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26) among olive trees in the Kidron Valley across from the walls of Jerusalem. View the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus performed the Sabbath miracle (John 5: 1-31). Sing a hymn in the Church of St. Anne, known for its amazing acoustics. Visit Herod’s Antonia Fortress where Jesus was brought before Pontius Pilate (Luke 23: 1-11). Walk the Via Dolorosa, “the Way of the Cross,” and stand in reverence at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Your final destination allows time for reflection at the Garden Tomb. Enjoy dinner “ tonight before transferring to the airport for your return flight. Day 8 Return Home Arrive home with a new understanding of the Bible, the land and the life of Jesus! 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__label__cc	0.719212	0.280788	Vision, Values and Priorities EPA-UNEPSA Council 1-Diversity of child health care services in Europe 2-The future of international paediatric congresses 3-Towards harmonisation of immunisation schedules and development of a vaccination travel document in Europe Learning together Good Clinical Practice Ongoing plans EPA-UNEPSA full members EPA-UNEPSA corresponding members EPA-UNEPSA Meetings Member Societies' Meetings EPA-UNEPSA Newsletter EPA-UNEPSA publications and supported editorial products EPA-UNEPSA Editorial section in the Journal of Pediatrics (articles) EPA-UNEPSA is affiliated with: EPA-UNEPSA promotes child's rights to health European Young Pediatricians Association (EURYPA) Ebook Articles See eBook The Position paper on breastfeeding is now live on the website o See Document Wellcome Letter Welcome to the website of the European Paediatric Association, the Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations (EPA/UNEPSA). The European Paediatric Association (EPA) is a pan-European scientific association which is the Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Association (EPA-UNEPSA). The main objective of EPA-UNEPSA is to encourage scientific co-operation between not-for-profit National European Paediatric Societies/Associations and between European paediatricians working in primary, secondary and tertiary paediatric care in Europe, in order to promote child health and comprehensive paediatric care. Founded 35 years ago, it now represents 50 National European Paediatric Societies and Associations and operates on a non-profit basis. Its General Assembly is made by the Presidents of the major national pediatric societies active in the Nations of geographic Europe, and currently represents more than three-quarters of all European countries, working closely with the major international organizations, including WHO, UN, EMA and the Council of Europe. Since its foundation in 1976 in the St Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam, Holland, in its role as prominent European paediatric organization, EPA-UNEPSA has typically encouraged education of patients, families and care givers by translating specialistic knowledge to generalists, and worked to improve the quality of paediatric patient care in all European countries including both member and non-member states of the European Union, by adequate clinical research and by implementing research into practice. A fundamental part of EPA-UNEPSA role as a pan European association of 50 member societies is to understand and embrace diversity, and to foster the exchange of experiences and cooperation amongst paediatricians in Europe, enabling the members of the national European pediatric societies and associations to exchange experiences and share best practices, in the spirit of “learning across borders and languages”. EPA-UNEPSA website has been inspired by the leading concept of “working and learning together”, with the intent of enabling European paediatricians to access useful scientific information, exchange experiences and share best practices. Our aim is to encourage cooperation amongst paediatricians in Europe and create a learning hub for the paediatric community, also providing a useful platform for the development of proper paediatric e-learning projects. Wellcome to the EPA-UNEPSA website! Istanbul, Congress Center – November 30-December 1, 2019 XI Congresso Nacional de Pediatria PORTUGAL, Funchal, 6-8 October 2010 66° Congresso Nazionale ITALY, Rome, 22-23 October 2010 48. Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde AUSTRIA, Linz, 30 September - 2 October 2010 EPA/UNEPSA, The Hungarian Pediatric Association and the University of Debrecen are deeply aware and announce Prof. Éva Oláh, former Vice President of EPA-Unepsa and Representative in IPA, former Director of the Pediatric Department, Founder of the Clinical Genetic Center, holder of many awards and honors at the age of 76, she left us forever, on April 2, 2019. We keep our memory with grace and love. Pediatrics Journals Inside Ology European Map of Paediatric Services European Paediatric Association/Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line289
__label__wiki	0.682771	0.682771	4 storylines for Indiana’s game at Rutgers #iubb February 22, 2015 Mike Miller Men's Basketball 2 comments 1. Road challenge. The Hoosiers have learned that every road game brings its own unique challenges. What will come at Rutgers, where IU has yet to play, remains to be seen. Indiana’s program hasn’t played a game in New Jersey since beating North Carolina at the Meadowlands in December 1999. More recently, IU is only 2-5 away from Assembly Hall during conference play this season. But the Hoosiers are set to embark on a two-game road swing that presents winnable games against conference bottom feeders Rutgers and Northwestern, making this an important time to capitalize on the schedule favor. “I feel like we’re ready for more road games,” Hanner Mosquera-Perea said. “I feel like we’re ready for those and we can win the rest of the games we have. Right now, we’re playing together and helping each other out there.” 2. IU needs a Collin Hartman bounce-back game. The spunky play that the Hoosiers have grown to rely on from Hartman has been missing over the last week. Hartman recorded only six points and zero rebounds over the last two games against Minnesota and Purdue, with Crean saying Saturday that the sophomore forward needs to return to the aggressive mindset that earned him plaudits and playing time early in the season. Crean has tried to make the most out of an unconventional approach to the post, and having Hartman and Hanner Mosquera-Perea playing closer to their capabilities at the same time is just what IU needs to reclaim the matchup problems that has allowed it to thrive at times this season. 3. What does Indiana’s lineup look like? Tom Crean was non-committal when asked about his starting lineup for Sunday’s game. The last time IU met Rutgers, it did so without the services of injured forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea. So Crean mixed up his lineup and started Stanford Robinson to battle with Scarlet Knights forward Kadeem Jack and brought Robert Johnson off the bench for a spark midway through the first half. Mosquera-Perea is coming off his first start since returning from his right knee injury and played eight of his best minutes this season early in the first half against Purdue. Whether he gets an opportunity for a repeat effort won’t be clear until closer to game time. 4. The Hoosiers need to keep a body in front of Myles Mack. The Rutgers point guard made the most of his trip to Indiana last month, going off for 24 points and eight assists in the Scarlet Knights’ eventual 72-64 loss at Assembly Hall. Although he has lacked consistency at times, Mack has been one of the few bright spots during Rutgers’ season in the cellar. The Hoosiers know their Sunday trip to the East Coast could be spoiled if they can’t put a lid on Mack’s ability to pop. “We just can’t let him get to his spots,” IU guard Robert Johnson said. “He’s got a couple spots and tendencies that he likes to do so we gotta try and keep those away from him, know when to help and when to stay with our man.” Previous Post:Indiana comes up short against Nebraska, 67-64 Next Post:Live ticker: Indiana at Rutgers Jeff H says: This is a must win for the Hoosiers. They have to play defense today or they will have no chance. I don’t like their chances because they have a hard time matching intensity and they always let other teams make a run because of poor defense. I hope I’m wrong Jeff H- You’re right..It is a must win. May even be a must win for Tom Crean. Not making the NCAA tournament two consecutive years is not a direction many expected after the “floodgates” of positives that were supposed to happen subsequent to the “Zellerpalooza” (listen to Dustin words around the 1:30 mark of the clip) recruiting momentum. The claims of “We’re Back!” now appear prematurely asserted and printed upon the many a hopeful, short-lived, t-shirt purchase….Seems so long ago….Since those “Zellerpalooza” days, the GPA of our program has gone from national championship talk to a drop-off that is now measuring success as an average BIG team barely getting a passing grade for an invite to March Madness….Momentum is fading fast….Fans tire of excuses…All teams face adversity/transfers/early NBA departures.. Losing twice to Purdue adds another heap of excessive impatience and irritation… Michigan just defeated OSU….MSU has to play at Illinois tonight….Everything in the standings underneath Wisconsin is still totally up for grabs.. We’ve lost 5 of our last seven and the door will close if we don’t play our asses off… Never thought the game that likely determines a trip to the NCAA tournament would hinge @ Rutgers, but it appears this one is that important. I hope our shooting is in complete contrast to the deep freeze temps that are predicted to hit..High energy is also a must…If this team loves their coach, they better fully understand what missing on the tournament means in the immediacy his future…….	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line292
__label__cc	0.649263	0.350737	PLURA Portable Acoustic Shell Description \| Features \| Models & Sizes \| Downloads \| Videos \| Finishes \| Get a quote PLURA™ is an acoustic diffusion panel, manufactured in HIPS on an absorbent filling box. Its design has a geometry that reproduces symmetry at a 180° rotation. It consists of a combination of two ellipses in one bent hollow, thus giving it a predominantly round shape with tenuous angles, which is good for diffusion. PLURA™ is meant to diffuse mid and mid-high frequencies. When using multiple pieces jointly on a continuous area, it improves its sound diffusion efficiency. Amazing diffusion effect can be obtained when used in large rooms. We can make several different aesthetic combination effects by rotating the panels 90° or 180° and positioning them according to one's taste and to the room"s requirements. The shape is the same as the PLURA™, which is an absorbent; they can be applied together to obtain different combinations of sound diffusion and absorption. The inner part of this model is made on a composite substance of impregnated mineral fibers and textiles, which gives this product a specific mass and also contributes to its consistence. The external raw material of this panel was selected out of some materials that have the fastest and most specific properties required for a diffuser with these characteristics, however the HIPS still has some advantages, namely UV protection, impact resistance and fire resistance M1. The back part consists of a flat surface, which includes the mounting accessories. Its shape adjusts to even surfaces. Using our fastening materials we can apply it on walls and ceilings, "T" type mounting bars for false ceilings as well. This piece is available in various colors, thus allowing an appropriate background for each space. The mounting process is rather easy by simply using the fastening devices that are supplied. The diffusing acoustic shells are acoustic treatment elements intended for large volume rooms, such as theatres or auditoriums with a stage where orchestral concerts or mere recitals take place. These acoustic diffusing components are meant to project the non-amplified original sound from the stage to the audience. This will enable people to hear the sound coming directly from its sound sources and instruments, without the electro-acoustic inherent characterization or colouring. This panel also aims to enable the stage and the room to be within the same space and not separate in two by the mouth of the stage. JOCAVI™'s EFFECTFUSER™, WOODFOIL™, PLURA™ and DYNAMICFLOW™ models have been designed at the specific scale of these needs. Due to its shape and depth, they also have a high diffusion coefficient on medium/low frequencies. The all are large-sized diffusers that provide a very homogeneous diffusion within the diffuse and sound spectrum. Manufactured in HIPS (except WOODFOIL™ in wood) with a rigid framework, these pieces can be coupled and multiplied in order to suit each project's demands. When mounted, several modules should be grouped so as to obtain an area that is proportional to each space. Mounting: They can be hung from the ceiling in a strategic position in order to obtain sound diffusion in the required angles. They can also be mounted with a motorized rigging system from the stage ceiling. These elements/modules are fastened with steel cables by using appropriate mounting accessories. Their low weight makes mounting easier. As with any other JOCAVI™ diffusion panel, these models can also be applied on false ceilings, flat ceilings or walls. The combination of the various EFFECTFUSER™COMBI and the other models Plates, diffusing pieces must be optimised so as to obtain a diffusion as uniform as possible in the entire room. Manufactured in HIPS Average diffusion: 0.67/m2 [>100Hz;<5Hz] NRC: 0.33m2 [>100Hz;<5Hz] Fire-resistance: M1 Installation: accessories included To adjust the diffusing properties of these models to the room where the product is applied, the placement of these pieces must be taken into account in order to obtain its best performance, for technical support contact us info@jocavi.net. AcousticShell catalogue MODELS & SIZES PLR 060 AS3 380cm (12' 5 3/5") 126.5m (4' 1 4/5") 68.5cm (2' 2 1/1") 121Kg (19st 13.0oz) DYN AS4 500cm (16' 4 6/7") 126.5m (4' 1 4/5") 87.9cm (2' 10 3/5") 154Kg (24st 3lbs 9.0oz) PLR 060 AS3 (in flight case) 162cm (5' 3 7/9") 126.5m (4' 1 4/5") 68.4cm (2' 2 1/1") 143Kg (22st 7lbs 5.0oz) DYN AS4 (in flight case) 162cm (5' 3 7/9") 126.5m (4' 1 4/5") 89.8cm (2' 11 1/3") 176Kg (27st 10lbs) SCATTERING EFFECTS Vertical and horizontal diffusion with scattering effects. FINISHINGS & COLORS Standard HIPS Colours JOCAVI™ - © 1992 - 2021 - All rights reserved worldwide Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, Sintra Estoril V - B18, 2710-297 - Sintra, Portugal Tel: +351 (21) 924 30 97 - www.jocavi.net - info@jocavi.net	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line295
__label__wiki	0.70978	0.70978	PM Timothy Harris surrogate to Premier Mark Brantley: “Begin to service the EC$142 million loan at NB without further delay” Basseterre, St Kitts, November 26, 2019 – An individual on FaceBook, who touts the policies and positions of Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris on FaceBook, is allegding that Premier of Nevis, Hon Mark Brantley, is refusing to service a EC$142 million credit facility to his Nevis Island Administration from the St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank. Leonardo Phillip said the EC$142 million-dollar credit facility from the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank (NB) is guaranteed by the Timothy Harris’ Federal Government in Basseterre. “I am, however, saying that the Premier and the NIA must be held to account for and must begin to service this $142 million loan at NB without further delay,” said Phillip. “As the Brantley-led NIA refuses to service and chose not to even communicate with the NB regarding their irresponsible and blatant disregard for depositors money. Indeed the NB stands to further lose tens of thousands of dollars from the NIA’s $142 million-dollar non-performing huge debt,” Phillip posted. Premier Brantley is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Civil Aviation in Harris’ Federal Cabinet. Dr Harris has never distanced himself from the postings of several FaceBook accounts that tout his policies and programmes. West Indies pick Melius to lead 15-man squad to U19 World Cup The Local Weather Forecast for St Kitts and Nevis Valid up to 8 am tomorrow Thursday 28th November 2019. FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON THE BAY ROAD BEING INVESTIGATED SKELEC regrets to inform the public an island wide power outage FIREARM, AMMUNITION FOUND FOLLOWING SEARCH ON PREMISES	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line303
__label__cc	0.601093	0.398907	UK sets new net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 target She may be on her way out, but the UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May, has committed her country to ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2050, hoping to cement her legacy. May called the commitment “ambitious but essential” for protecting the Earth. The move is in line with the 2015 Paris agreement, but climate activists say it’s not enough. They say the world’s states must achieve that goal by 2025. Iran calls tanker explosions ‘suspicious’ as global concern grows Australia fight back to stun Brazil in the Women’s World Cup Moderna: Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection Coronavirus: New York imposes measures in ‘last chance’ against new wave The number of older people getting coronavirus in Europe is rising again. That’s really bad news	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line304
__label__wiki	0.634362	0.634362	La 27e région Public policy design La 27e Région in the news Territories in Residence The Transfo Superpublic Inspiring Cases Click here for the list of professionals who have contributed to the La 27e Région adventure The memberships of public partners and private individuals are one of our main sources of funding. They ensure our independence and the continuity of our actions. Become a member of La 27e Région Download our adhesion grid (PDF in French) Become a member of REACTEUR PUBLIC I am a private individual As a private individual, you can become a member of La 27e Région (40 euros per year). Of course, you will be invited to our general assembly and you will become an actor of La 27e Région’s adventure. You just have to send us back this formulary PDF (in French) If you wish to go further and support us, you can also donate directly to La 27e Région (please contact us to do so). LA 27E RÉGION @ SUPERPUBLIC 4, rue la Vacquerie call us: +33 1 83 62 98 27 Learn more about Superpublic Do you want to meet with us? La 27e Région is not a provider and has no customers; it is a project of general interest. Its role is to produce and pool knowledge, proposals and feedback to be widely shared simply for the common good. Our partners are local and regional authorities, public administrations and private stakeholders who provide funding to both benefit from and actively contribute to the common good. HOW WE CHOOSE OUR PROJECTS Our projects are selected by the entire 27 Région team; all our programs (Territories en résidence and the Transfo) start with a series of visits and field interviews to ensure that everyone is prepared to comply with the program’s protocol. It sometimes happens that an element of the protocol cannot be met by a given stakeholder, in which case, either the operation is abandoned, reserved for the future, or other players are selected to pursue the operation. HOW WE WORK WITH PROFESSIONALS IN OUR ECOSYSTEM La 27e Région is a small team that is not looking so much to grow as a structure, but rather to contribute to developing an ecosystem of players and a community of individuals, or even a specialized sector of activity. When we conduct a program, we call upon candidates so as to select professionals who will implement the program in the field as service providers. We try, as much as possible, to set up multidisciplinary teams, bringing together the capabilities of both seniors and juniors. In doing so, La 27e Région plays a mediating role designed to facilitate the work of the teams with local/regional authorities and all stakeholders. HOW WE WELCOME PEOPLE TO SUPERPUBLIC Superpublic is the first open space dedicated to new forms of public innovation. Located at 4 rue Vacquerie in the 11th district of Paris, Superpublic is open from 9am to 6pm during weekdays and for exceptional closures. It is primarily addressed to civil servants, politicians, professionals, students and researchers. In addition to a program of events and meetings, Superpublic is a small co-working space that can accommodate both permanent and temporary residents (for hours, days, weeks or months). Requests for applications are regularly announced and a guide is available explaining the terms of use for the space. WHO WE WOULD LOVE TO MEET We are always looking for atypical profiles: new specialized designers, field sociologists, young researchers, all of whom, in priority, are familiar with the public sector. Recevez les bonnes nouvelles de l’innovation publique en souscrivant à la newsletter de La 27e Région : Learn about what’s new in public innovation by subscribing to La 27e Région’s newsletter: An idea of partnership, project…? Please contact Stéphane and Magali infos@la27eregion.fr Please contact Anne and Laura nousrejoindre@la27eregion.fr Are your a media or do you want to know more about us? Please contact Anna and Julien serencontrer@la27eregion.fr / Action research· Resources· Realisations Six possible paths for building public capabilities post-covid Posted on 21 September 2020 par Louise Guillot How should the building of public capabilities be adapted to the world to come based on the administrative experiments that took place during the peak of the pandemic? What task forces should be organized, collectively, to reinforce the resilience of France’s territories ? in confronting future crises? To answer these questions, the 27e Région got together with the agencies Vraiment Vraiment and Parties Prenantes to initiate last May the Reflexes Publics project, a collaborative field investigation on public transformation during periods of crisis. With the support of the Délégation Interministérielle de la Transformation Publique (DITP – lnter-ministerial directorate for public transformation), the Bloomberg Philanthropies Foundation and around ten public innovation labs, more than fifty interviews were carried out covering six major controversies and documenting around ten administrative phenomena generated by the crisis. The team spoke with the CCAS (municipal centers for social action), garbage collection services, managers of community centers, HR managers, DGS (general directors of services/chiefs of staff), childcare assistants reassigned to Ehpads (residences for the elderly), leaders of participative budgets, a social action director, a manager of public-owned housing… to obtain a global picture of this period so very unknown. Based on these interviews, the team drafted around twenty possible concrete paths to follow to arrive at what it considered to be desirable and structuring emerging transformations. A report on their findings will be published in the weeks to come. In the meantime and to whet your appetite, here are six initial proposals as a preview of their work! A professional micro-mobility policy The reassignment of agents was a recurrent phenomenon during management of the crisis, with the forms and means implemented varying from one municipality to another. In one, reassignment was undertaken by human resources management, in another via citizen participation, or still another by the leaders of innovation labs. All were based either on volunteering or on appointment, and were sometimes spurred by an economic incentive in addition to the employee’s salary. However diverse the origin, each of these practices represents the same challenge of reallocating the workforce to vital services to face the immediate health emergency. Could this signify the beginning of a new HR culture based on valorizing versatility, the capacity of agents to adapt to changing contexts and a sense of commitment? illustrations : Vraiment Vraiment Whereas reallocating human resources has always represented a major challenge in terms of public management, these experiments could very well serve as an inspiration for rethinking HR strategies in this regard. Answering the call for the emergency redeployment of agents, the reassignment schemes also serve as “daily exercises” in professional mobility over the longer term. Enough so that a taskforce focussed on “systematizing and ensuring the sustainability of these schemes” could be set up to act as a lever for developing the capacity of agents to adapt to new situations and to make changes in their professional careers. Viewed as a new field of action in managing human resources, a policy of professional micro-mobility would set as its goal to 1) anticipate changes and organize the temporary reassignment of agents during tense periods, and 2) detect, promote and develop “secondary” capabilities by preparing together with the agents “personal reassignment plans”. To accomplish this, the goal of the policy could be to help agents identify their fields of interest and capabilities (valorize knowledge/skills unrelated to their work, encourage them to express their wishes) and also to strengthen the ability of managers to detect potential. The municipality could set up a system of “volunteer days” that are encouraged and taken during agents’ customary workdays on a one-day-a-month basis so as to constitute a pool of “voluntary agents”, open to all who wish to participate. Medico-social savings indicators By imposing the distancing of relations, the lockdown profoundly changed the relationship between the administration and the user/citizen. It forced municipal/regional governments to adjust administrative procedures to adapt to this never-before-seen context and to avoid degrading the situation of citizens already adversely affected by the crisis. Two practical means to ensure this were explored in particular: the setting up of a call platform for vulnerable citizens by the départements and the CCAS (municipal centers for social action), and the deployment of support units to establishments caring for vulnerable persons. Both these schemes were developed at a very large scale: over 50 000 calls were made to the platform of a département and nearly 300 establishments caring for the vulnerable were provided with support organized by the management of one municipal social action center. Each in its own way has made a change in the paradigm regarding the manner in which a social service is obtained, switching from a “step up to the window” approach to a “go-to” approach: “go-to” the users, anticipate their needs. But how much does all this cost? Municipalities “didn’t count” the cost during the crisis and the expenditure sheets are a difficult reality. If the post-crisis period risks being just as demanding for social services, the resources available will be more moderate. To ensure the sustainability of “go-to” practices, the investments made and the costs avoided must be assessed. How can indicators for medico-social savings be constructed? Alternative accounting, such as CARE (Comprehensive Accounting in Respect of Ecology) could be of help. Why not start by applying the new evaluation model for costs that were avoided as a result of the call platforms for vulnerable users/citizens ? Developing trusted data to build technical and democratic safeguards Given the increased difficulty for users to express their needs and the risk of a post-lockdown social services “tidal wave”, municipal governments have adopted a proactive posture for identifying needs. This is accomplished via access to users’ data: registry data for organizing the distribution of masks and for identifying “vulnerable” users, making it possible to contact them. Based on exploiting the available data of users “in good faith” but outside regulatory frameworks, these procedures are confronted with the ethical limits of such practices and the misappropriated exploitation of users’ data. How can these practices, which are likely to increase in the event of repeated crises (heat wave, pollution peak, etc.), be framed from an ethical standpoint? In managing users’ sensitive data, municipal/regional authorities are confronted with major challenges in terms of data governance (who decides that users’ sensitive data can be exploited?) and safeguarding (what technical solutions and which data governance frameworks to limit risks?). These questions lead to searching for a management model for users’ data to be employed as a common good, and not as a resource belonging to a single private player and where the community of users (local/regional authorities, citizens, etc.) together defines the rules for data exploitation, so as to maintain this resource viable. Rather than identifying the frameworks for user data exploitation beforehand, deliberative bodies or surveillance committees could be set up allowing for a more open governance, better transparency and a space for debating the exploitation “outside the framework” of these data. By means of a technical lever, it might be possible to imagine handing over to the user him/herself management of his/her portfolio of data by guaranteeing technically the respect of his/her choice to communicate, or not, certain sensitive data to the administration. To begin with, municipalities could simply bring together their data protection officers (DPO) and the management of citizen participation activities. Data labs to operationalize available data Statistics regarding stored products, changes in hospitalization rates… before and during the crisis, access to statistical indicators constituted a definite advantage for anticipating how best to adapt to it. Could this be the sign of the coming of a much-awaited governance of cities based on data? The crisis, a crash test at real scale of this new “black gold”, instead revealed rather artisanal practices regarding strategic data: a “homemade style” collection of data pertaining to Covid cases, a unit of field informers, a PowerPoint report on the director’s desk. This points out in particular to the limits of a data culture based on the resource (data collection, storage and sharing), rather than on their exploitation (in decision-making and the production of services). Despite management units of structured data and a significant access capacity, many decision-makers simply did not “issue an order”, which led to cases of data under-exploitation, and this raises questions. The team sees here the signs for a taskforce to work on “data operationalization” in crisis management and more especially in city governance, with the management of user-centered data as the key focus. Inspired by public innovation laboratories, these “data labs” could experiment with an offer to assist the initiation of new public policies or projects, starting with the questions of the project sponsors and converting their issues into indicators and data. To initiate this change as of right now, why not engage data scientists in the post-crisis stimulus plans? Citizen reactivity schemes, a new weapon in the participative arsenal Caught up short by the lockdown, local/regional authorities ran up against the necessity to transform the public space to adapt to new restrictions in regard to physical distancing tied to the Covid pandemic: creation of bicycle paths, pedestrianization of some streets, widening/extension of sidewalks and terraces. The challenge was therefore to assist the immediate re-composition of uses while guaranteeing a functional public space. But the reactivity imperative of these installations of a new type did not eliminate the need for involving users, experience having proven that their participation is key to the success of any town planning scheme. Which brings us to enlarging the place reserved for user participation on these projects both very early on, to initiate discussion before the crisis, namely by mobilizing citizens to participate in preparing the development plan, and also following the changes made in the urban landscape. Citizen participation after the fact is also useful, not to work on the specifications for urban installations of this type, but in regard to their multiple future developments and their capacity for change over time, to ensure they are as close as possible to users’ needs. In short, users must participate in the continuing adaptations of these installations, which forms an integral part of the rationale of experimentation. The question of what is to become of temporary installations, and namely the “corona bicycle paths” could provide an excellent opportunity to experiment with a participative evaluation procedure retrospectively. Users could be mobilized to help define indicators (intensity of uses, feelings), design a monitoring scheme and devise a way for adjusting the installations. DLR (Dispositifs locaux de resilience): Local resilience schemes The closing of distribution premises, the brutal drop in the number of volunteers, the health risks weighing on the teams and volunteers – with the crisis weakening the activity of emergency assistance associations, local/regional authorities stepped in to guarantee the continuity of solidarity actions in complement to government intervention. In the interviews carried out, the team investigated the manner in which food aid and aid to isolated elderly persons was able to be maintained in the emergency context. Between taking charge of the action, mobilizing replacement volunteers, making resources available, assuming the position of responsible entity… the successive mutations and the intensity of the interactions between associations and the public authorities served to renew the relationship between these players. More specifically, they underlined their interdependence: for the public player, the role of safety net and support for their associative partners to help them “get back on their feet”; for the associations, the role of becoming the relay as soon as they became operational and of making the best possible use of the resources make available by the public player. The policy for assisting associations could be oriented towards integrating the lessons learned from the crisis, reaching more towards providing support for the associative fabric. By developing the “resilient” counterpart of the successful DLA (local assistance) schemes, the policy would provide a framework for associations and public players to work together on public schemes for logistical support (“the CCAS (municipal center for social action) was very present on a logistical level: container for refuse, packaging (which was lacking), chauffeur, delivery of food when there was a surplus”), for general coordination (“highly effective coordination work carried out by the DDCS (Directorate départemental of social cohesion) between remote associations, between open and closed associations”) and even for the constitution of a reserve corps of volunteer agents and/or citizens. Relocalisation au service de la transition… quels leviers? Le nouveau contrat écologique et social, une boussole pour l'avenir de la transformation publique ? 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__label__wiki	0.654223	0.654223	Tag: Microsoft Updated Microsoft Photosynth From the NYTIMES, this is a partial reprint to update the local knowledgebase of understanding, for the complete article, full pictures, comments and all the useful items head over to the full article on NYTimes.com Updated Microsoft Photosynth Makes HDTV Look Low-Resolution, the pictures are amazing. Microsoft’s latest update to Photosynth, a technology that stitches together overlapping photos, to create 3-D panoramas. While online panoramas have been available for years, the new updates to Photosynth, which will be available on a first-come first-serve basis Tuesday, can now create panoramas that are hyper-detailed and actually look 3-D. Microsoft said it is able to make the 3-D panorama look so realistic by actually creating a sort-of 3-D model of a photo using proprietary algorithms, then taking high-resolutions photos and layering them on top of each other. The company’s latest updates also make panoramas much smoother and speedier — they could sometimes be jittery in the earlier versions of the software. The new software shows images almost like a high-resolution video that is fully interactive. Swiping your mouse up will move you forward on the screen; swiping down will smoothly bring you backwards through an image. The image above is pieced together in 3-D. Below, an images show how a Photosynth photo is layered together. The images are incredibly detailed, too. The Mount Everest Photosynth demo was shot by David Brashears, a mountaineer, and is made up of 177 different 60-megapixel photos. Microsoft says this resolution allows the panorama to play like a video that is 30 times more detailed than an HDTV signal. David Gedye, lead program manager at Microsoft, said that while there is an artistic goal to offer people software that makes these types of images, there is also a business reason behind the software. “At Microsoft, we’ve long had a goal of documenting the important places in the world and sharing them on Bing,” he said in a phone interview, referring to the company’s search engine. ”We don’t need to drive trucks or employ people to capture the world, we can work with enthusiasts who take these pictures” and then stitch them all together in a highly immersive way. Mr. Gedye said that adding these images to Microsoft’s search features, including Bing search and its mapping software, makes a more compelling offering for users who are searching through Microsoft products. “It’s about giving this power to Bing to make it a place where things are really presented beautifully and in a place where it’s immersive and interactive,” he said. People can also use the updated software to document their own objects or places that can be embedded on a personal website. The new software does not work on iPads or smartphones that don’t support WebGL, a JavaScript 3-D rendering engine. But Microsoft said it is working on updates that will enable the software, or a variation of it, on these platforms. The company also plans to add updates to Photosynth apps that allow people to create these immersive images on their smartphones. Until then, users will have to upload an array of photos to the Photosynth website to be turned into an interactive 3-D space. A version of this article appears in print on 12/16/2013, on page B8 of the NewYork edition with the headline: Making Images Appear 3-D. Categorized as OpenEducationResources Tagged 3D, Microsoft, nytimes, Photosynth Fostering Tech Talent in Schools I have included a reprint from the NYTimes this morning. While the effort is absolutely laudable and worthy, I wonder, in the time I move from the washroom to my classroom, if there is a lack of clarity as to why this might occur, the need to have extra assistance. I vacuumed my room this morning, responded as best I could to parent emails, have setup my Moodle course agendas with Learning Goals for the day, and grading, always grading, despite being over 300 marks behind. I updated my servers over the weekend, and still can’t figure out a few technical glitches from last week. I will, in the time allowed, work to the best of my capability to inspire and challenge students, keeping in mind all of the things a guest instructor may be able to push aside. And in my spare time I will continue to attempt to get my high school to approved a computer science course and to let me teach even the basic courses in my department to engage students. Luck. Stuart Isett for The New York Times “We are taking the kids farther than I could do,” said Michael Braun, a teacher who is working with the Microsoft volunteers. By NICK WINGFIELD Published: September 30, 2012 41 Comments Continue reading Fostering Tech Talent in Schools Categorized as Teaching Tagged Mentors, Microsoft, nytimes UCBerkeley: ChronoZoom: A deep dive into the history of everything This is a reprint of the article so I can use this with my classes. Please view the article on the original web site where additional links and information can be found. I am interested in how they are attempting to view the Big Data stack that is our History. This collage demonstrates how the time scales for the cosmos, Earth history and the histories of life and humanity span a range of a million billion, making it impossible to view them together on the same timeline. Using zoom technology from Microsoft Research Connections, ChronoZoom allows you to zoom easily from one timescale to another, and imbed multimedia that tell the history of everything. ChronoZoom: A deep dive into the history of everything By Robert Sanders, Media Relations \| March 14, 2012 BERKELEY — Imagine a timeline of the universe, complete with high-resolution videos and images, in which you could zoom from a chronology of Egypt’s dynasties and pyramids to the tale of a Japanese-American couple interned in a World War II relocation camp to a discussion of a mass extinction that occurred on Earth 200 million years ago – all in seconds. Based on an idea from a University of California, Berkeley, student, ChronoZoom – essentially a zoomable timeline of timelines augmented with multimedia features –- is coming to life. Roland Saekow disusses ChronoZoom’s possibly revolutionary impact on education and the teaching of history. (Video produced by Roxanne Makasdjian, Media Relations) A University of California, Berkeley, geologist and his students have teamed up with Microsoft Research Connections engineers to make this web-based software possible. ChronoZoom is being designed to help students, or anyone, visualize history and to assist researchers in viewing large amounts of data to find new historical connections. A beta version of ChronoZoom was released today (Wednesday, March 14) by Outercurve Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports open-source software. The idea arose in a UC Berkeley course about Big History taught by Walter Alvarez, the campus geologist who first proposed that a comet or asteroid smashed into the Earth 65 million years ago and killed off the dinosaurs. Big History is a unified, interdisciplinary way of looking at and teaching the history of the cosmos, Earth, life and humanity: the history of everything. Continue reading UCBerkeley: ChronoZoom: A deep dive into the history of everything Categorized as OpenEducationResources Tagged ChronoZoom, History, Microsoft, Zoom Technology Free Microsoft Tools I am currently working with students using Kodu and Photosynth. I already use Live MovieMaker and Photo Story and find those of great value. Check them out and see. Microsoft offers free tools to help engage students in a variety of subject areas—from moviemaking to collaboration to science and beyond. Teachers can download these tools for free, the majority of which require no special training. http://www.microsoft.com/education/ww/teachers/Pages/free-products.aspx Categorized as Teaching Tagged free, Microsoft, tools If you really want to learn how something works, try to change it — Matt Mazur	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line309
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__label__wiki	0.700655	0.700655	New wave of plant conservationists supported in the Balkans The Prespa region contains several understudied endemic plant species. New funding is enabling the next generation of young plant conservationists to assess the Red List status of these species using innovative conservation technology and techniques. Plant surveying by Prespa Lake © Dejan Dimidzieski By Oliver Avramoski, PONT PONT and CEPF awarded two complementary grants to the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Art (MASA) and ILIRIA – Protection and the Social & Environmental Development Association concerning the conservation of endemic plants restricted to the Galicica/Mali i Thatë mountain, spanning the borders of Galicica National Park, in North Macedonia, and Prespa National Park in Albania. Both grants implement actions designed to foster a new generation of young professionals in plant conservation by helping university students and protected area staff to develop skills to identify plants, carry out surveys and other practical field work and implement in situ and ex situ protection actions. The MASA team developed guidelines for application of the IUCN Red List Criteria at regional and national levels, that also included a chapter on the taxonomy, biology and ecology of six endemic species that will be assessed with the grant: Centaurea galicicae, Dianthus galicicae, Edraianthus horvatii, Festuca galicicae, Laserpitium ochridanum and Sempervivum galicicum. The methods and procedure for collecting field data for the Red List assessment were demonstrated to a group of young professionals during field trips in the park carried out between 20-29 July. The trainees included seven undergraduate and two graduate students at the Institute of Biology of the St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, three Bachelor of Science Biology students from the Prespa – Ohrid region, and four staff of Galicica National Park. The training took place in several locations in Galicica National Park and involved identification of the endemic species of concern, estimation of the number of mature individuals, the extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, subpopulations, locations, and the threats these species are facing. At the same time, the team of experts of ILIRIA conducted three field investigations in Prespa National Park in Albania to collect new data concerning the occurrence of several endemic species: Centaurea galicicae, Centaurea soskae, Centaurea shumkana, Dianthus galicicae, Edraianthus horvatii, Laserpitium ochridanum, Sempervivum galicicum, Chamaecytisus pseudojankae and Oxytropis dinarica subsp. weberi. A PhD student at the University of Tirana and two master students at the Fan S. Noli University of Korca also participated in research on these species in pursuit of their doctoral and master degrees. In addition, two park staff joined the team in the field improving their skills in identifying the endemic species concerned and the threats they are facing, such as overgrazing and wildfires. The experts deployed a drone to locate and count individuals of Centaurea soskae and Centaurea galicicae growing at the steep cliffs along the shores of Lake Prespa. This was the first time the experts had used this new technology to collect high-resolution spatial data, acquiring new technical skills in plant conservation. The work will continue through December 2021, with MASA and ILIRIA involving the young professionals and park staff through all stages of the IUCN Red List assessments at both national and regional levels. PONT is a foundation established under German Law, supporting Protected Areas and Environmental Actors in the Wider Prespa Area in North Macedonia, Greece and Albania, with the mission to “provide long term financing for the conservation and sustainable management of biological diversity, natural processes and ecosystem services in Prespa and its wider area for the benefit of nature and people in the region”. For more information about PONT, its mission, approach and programme please visit: www.pont.org. The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation, for more information please visit: www.cepf.net. Additional funding to the CEPF small grant programme in the Balkans is provided by the MAVA Foundation, which will be used to extend CEPF’s reach and further empower the smaller grassroots organizations. CEPF is more than just a funding provider A dedicated Regional Implementation Team (RIT) (expert officers on the ground) guide funding to the most important areas and to even the smallest of organisations; building civil society capacities, improving conservation outcomes, strengthening networks and sharing best practices. In the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot, the RIT is entrusted to BirdLife International and its Partners LPO (BirdLife France), DOPPS (BirdLife Slovenia) and BPSSS (BirdLife Serbia). Worldwide Albania Capacity Development CEPF Medcapacity developmentplants Today, BirdLife is delighted to be part of the first ever World Albatross Day. But why is it so important that we raise awareness of this group of birds? 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__label__cc	0.537699	0.462301	SO HILLARY FINALLY CALLS DONALD OUT FOR HIS BIGOTED COMMENTARY AND RACIST FRIENDS, AND OF COURSE SHE'S BEING ACCUSED OF GOING TOO FAR? Hysterically trying to beat her to the stomp Trump so over does his pitch, it proves her point and again reveals why he isn't up to the job and never will be WHAT TOOK HER SO LONG? Finally! Yes! For years they've been "smearing" the Clintons for every crime imaginable. For most of President Obama's tenure Donald J. Trump attacked our President as unAmerican, and lets not forget he got lots of help from most Republicans. For over a year now he's been "smearing" Hillary for everything under the Sun, and his latest attacks "smearing" her and the entire Democratic Party as "bigots" possibly could be his most outlandish. That is, until we start discussing his attacks on The Clinton Foundation and then we enter an entirely different sphere of "smearing". This "smear" is dangerous, because 'real' people are gonna get hurt when bad people do bad things, especially for political reasons. So, Hillary Clinton's campaign comes out with a web ad., showcasing the truth about Trump's history, who he's listening to and whose now running his campaign. And of course you guessed it, she's the one whose gone too far! How dare 'she' accuse him of the truth by throwing reality in our faces. Uncovering some of the real ugliness behind Trumps campaign. Seems he's in cahoots with White nationalists, but Hillary shouldn't bring it up. I guess it's not lady like? Trying to deflect her upcoming speech, knowing this one might actually put a major dent into his plans, a few hours before Hillary came out, Donald J. Trump tried to beat her to the punch by instead of revealing his latest Immigration plans, as he had announced he would, he was instead gonna try again to destroy her wonderful charity. I must mention that during the speech he mentioned how large the crowd was and on such short notice. Disregarding that the event had been planned in advance, so technically he was lying again about something. The only thing that was new today, was the speech he read, not the renting of the venue or getting the word out that Trump was speaking. What a bullshit artist. Spending the better part of his latest tirade trying a two-pronged approach, accusing Hillary Rodham Clinton as again the biggest crook in history with The Clinton Foundation. Throwing out total made up mush that has seemingly no basis in reality, doing his best, or worst, by trying to make the words "Pay-to-Play" another "Lock her up!" chant. So unbelievably obnoxious. I'm sorry, why is it that every possible scandal concocted by the Republicans and thrown out at the Democrats, is the next Watergate? Don't they realize American's remember that Watergate was Nixon's scandal? And yes, he played the Watergate card.… The section of the speech that got me to sit up, was when he tried to do an interesting thing. Attempting to put the onus on the problems with minorities on the backs of the Democrats. Using the oldest playbook in the Trump playbook, calling out others for doing exactly what he's done. “It’s the oldest play in the Democratic playbook. When Democratic policies fail, they are left with only this one tired argument,” Trump said at a campaign rally in New Hampshire. “You’re racist, you’re racist, you’re racist. It’s a tired, disgusting argument. And it’s so totally predictable.” Sadly, he's right, "it is so totally predictable." Because Donald J. Trump, you are the one always doing it! But then the bomb dropped for me. She lies, and she smears, she paints decent Americans — you— as racists,” he added, a day after he himself called Clinton a "bigot" who “sees people of color only as votes not as human beings worthy of a better future.” "She lies, and she smears"!?! She lies? And she smears? She? Have we just gone to Bizarro-land? Am I the only one who has witnessed his non-stop onslaught? His lie-fests? But "she paints Americans — you — as racists" WTF, wait, what did he just say? She paints Americans — you — as racists?!?! Thats when I wanted to scream, cause I instantly knew what he was trying to do. Making it seem Hillary was attacking them, not him but his followers. See, look I'm with you, she's only in it for herself. I'm actually stunned what a brilliant move he was attempting. I'm serious, especially when his campaign doesn't have a leg to stand on. And of course what made the moment hysterical, was when he tried to scold her and the Democrats for 'their' lies about his followers. “To Hillary Clinton, and to her donors and advisors,” Trump said, “pushing her to spread her smears and her lies about decent people, I have three words: Shame On You.” No sir, shame on you! 'Donald Eat Sh*t, release your taxes or go F yourself. Maybe if you weren't such a PoS Hillary wouldn't have to have done this. But you were, and she did.' That was my comment online, while waiting for Hillary to come out and again make me ask, why do we even need to vote this year? Does anyone still think she's not winning, give her the Presidency already. Well, approximately a few hours later, Hillary Clinton came out and showcased a performance for the ages. Instead of going off script and responding to Trump's latest attack, she just went for the kill and it was glorious. Instead of the attack as described by Trump, we got a tearing apart of Donald's history with minorities. She laid out the case of who really is the racist in the crowd, and here's a hint, it's Donald. She did a beautiful job of tying him up with the White nationalists, and showcased how that section of society, now called 'Alt-right' is a major part of his campaign and America's problems. From the start, Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. He’s taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America’s two major political parties. His disregard for the values that make our country great is profoundly dangerous. In just the past week, under the guise of “outreach” to African Americans, Trump has stood up in front of largely white audiences and described black communities in insulting and ignorant terms: “Poverty. Rejection. Horrible education. No housing. No homes. No ownership. Those are his words. Donald Trump misses so much. It takes a lot of nerve to ask people he’s ignored and mistreated for decades, “What do you have to lose?” The answer is everything! A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far reaches of the internet, should never run our government or command our military. And let’s not forget Trump first gained political prominence leading the charge for the so-called “Birthers.” He promoted the racist lie that President Obama isn’t really an American citizen – part of a sustained effort to delegitimize America’s first black President. She didn't go to the sewers like him either, she just debunked the arguments about her speaking fees. Honestly, she's worth every penny, her fees they're probably too low. I have to write this, I am really sick of the media when ever Hillary Clinton comes out and actually gives it to Trump. Gives him a good shellacking with facts, they always go into 'its such a dirty campaign, but why does she have to go there?" Really, she comes out once, and she the one going too far. He goes too far on an hourly basis and they joke about it, but Hillary comes out and give a substantive speech and she went too far! Simply put, she came out and told us his real history with bigotry and his history of ripping off his new pals, the "African-Americans" and why this person he's trying to pitch to us he is, ain't the person who he really is. What gets me is about the Trump campaign since day one they've amazingly used the attacks against him, every negative and tried their damnedest to spin it to their advantage, sadly succeeding too many times. They attempted to Swift Boat Hillary on her health! So now, Hillary's campaign comes out with a single web ad., showcasing the truth, about who he's agreeing with, who he's listening to, whose donating to him, and whose now running his campaign. So now of course she's gone too far! How dare "she" accuse him, excuse me? Or worse, how dare she showcase this reality visually in an ad, giving 'them' credence. Somehow Hillary is supposed to answer the continuous onslaught that they've been throwing out at her, but not in a way to offend anyone. I guess like everything else, Trump is the exception. Even if she showcases the truth, she's gone too far. Its funny if you think about it, all Donald J. Trump seems to do is propose total lies, but those are cool for the masses. The talking heads on the news, especially the one's for Trump are seeing red over the 'truth'er ad, as I will call it. Its really ridiculous how over the top they get with every question about them. Any accusation against them, they never have to answer to, they just swat those questions away like day old garage. Just the media throwing out lies, but every accusation they throw out seems to be believed as proven fact, and punishable by death. I'm sorry, it was time. It was time for Hillary to come out and smack some reality into Trumps very orange face. I'm just surprised he hasn't threatened to sue her for her lies. Sometimes I wish Hillary wasn't such an in control candidate. Because during todays's speech it would have been a wonderful time for her to just go off on the man. To destroy his attacks on her and on The Clinton Foundation. And its time for the media to take what she said, not as they are trying to frame it, but for what it was. Her take down on his campaign and why it needs to be reported by the media as the ugliness, racist hateful organization that it really is. © Neil Feigeles, Neilizms, Thursday, August 25, 2016 Posted by Neil Feigeles at 6:22 PM WOW, MSNBC 'ACCIDENTIALLY' OUTS DONALD J. TRUMP AS... SO HILLARY FINALLY CALLS DONALD OUT FOR HIS BIGOTE... SEEMS, JUST BECAUSE DONALD J. TRUMP SAYS SO, THE W... MAYBE 'BRAIN DEAD' ISN'T JUST A TV SERIES, BUT ACT... OUTREACH OR OVERREACH AS HIS SURROGATES PROVE HIS ... "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?" REALLY SIR, T... FINALLY THE MAN APOLOGIZES, BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY L... THE GREAT WHITE HOPE IS ALIVE AND INSANE AND COMES... READING OFF A TELEPROMPTER, DONALD J. TRUMP FULLY ... SO WHY ISN'T HILLARY CLINTON GETTING ANY CREDIT FO... ON THE SAME DAY HILLARY RELEASES HER TAXES, DONALD... SO NOW HE 'JOKES' ABOUT HAVING HILLARY WHACKED, SE... I MUST ASK, DOES ONE SPEECH 'READ' COHERENTLY ACTU... I HAVE TO ASK ARE THERE ANY BUSINESS PEOPLE THAT H... SO WHOSE WORSE, DONALD J. TRUMP OR HIS NOT-READY-F... ITS CALLED A DEFLECTION, THE ONE PLAY IN FOOTBALL ...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line323
__label__wiki	0.679486	0.679486	PREVIEW: New-FM 1st Division Grand Final Day 1st Grade: Valentine Phoenix F.C (1st) v Wallsend F.C (3rd) Kickoff: Sunday 30/8 3:00pm 2015 Meetings: VAL 2-1 WAL & WAL 0-1 VAL After four long exciting months of football, the 2015 New-FM Grand Final is upon us and it sees NPL-bound Minor Premiers Valentine Phoenix F.C farewell this division with a Grand Final appearance against New-FM newcomers Wallsend F.C. It's a game that you do not want to miss. The fairytale story of Wallsend F.C has seen them reach their first major final in 20 years and completes a hard road of dedication, desire and determination. The Red Devils are historically the most successful club in the North and are looking to end half a century worth of pain. The Red Devils' last piece of silverware came in 1965 when they beat Adamstown Rosebud 3-1 to life the Division One title. Since then, they've played seven Grand Finals for seven losses. That last Grand Final appearance (1995) saw them lose 5-0 to this week's host Weston Workers. It's in my opinion the biggest game for Wallsend this side of the millennium. Their opponents Valentine Phoenix have been here before, they were only here last season. Losing out on promotion to Maitland by just one game, the Phoenix made the Grand Final against the Magpies and were cruelly beaten 3-1 in extra time. Promotion is their's now but this proud club want the Championship to go with their Premiership. Valentine's last major trophy (discounting the State Cup) came ten years ago when they beat the West Wallsend Bluebells to lift what was then the 2HD First Division title. Whichever team wins the big one on Sunday it'll no doubt be celebrated in style. I personally wouldn't be surprised to see Wallsend close down the main street and have a parade if they win. These two teams are two very proud clubs and this game will be a cracker. Valentine's Semi Final 2nd Leg victory over Kahibah looks like it was easy on paper right, 3-1. It wasn't. Kahibah fought hard and it was only when Valentine scored from the spot through Scott McGinley that Kahibah fell apart and conceded two more late goals before scoring a consolation of their own. In my opinion (and I think Kahibah will agree with me) the Green and Blacks were off in front of goal. Valentine will need to step up another level to see off Wallsend as their attackers will punish you if you're off your game, just ask Lake Macquarie City. The Red Devils' performance against Lakes last week was arguably the most convincing win by any 1st Grade New-FM side this season. It's not often you see a team 3-1 down after the 1st Leg come out and firing in four before half time. It was just a dominating display but I fear it's going to hinder their chances. Wallsend's performance at Lakes was perfect. One could argue that it was their Grand Final and they won't play like that again on Sunday, I disagree. Wallsend have waited years to be back on this level and now they're in the Grand Final with nothing at all to lose. The pressure in my opinion is firmly on Valentine. I was there for Valentine's 1-0 win over a cold and foggy night at The Gardens and defence I think will be key as it was that night. In my opinion this Grand Final could very well go the distance. I honestly don't know who to tip as it's so even between these sides. I'll go with the Phoenix though. My Tip: Valentine 2-2 Wallsend (Valentine Win Via Penalties) The very best of luck to both sides from Newysports! /////-------------------------------------------------------///// ///---------------------------------------/// Under 23's: Thornton Redbacks (2nd) v Lake Macquarie City (4th) 2015 Meetings: THO 0-1 LMC & LMC 0-3 THO It's not very often you see the Thornton Redbacks make a Grand Final in elite football competition. Their Under 14' girls team did it last week and won the title in the 14's WPL which might be a sign of things to come as they take on a Lake Macquarie City that sent minor premiers Valentine packing. The Roosters got the job done against the highly-fancied Phoenix in the Semi Final 1st Leg at Kahibah Oval two weeks ago. Goals to Jarrod Horne and Kane Rodgers would be enough as they held on for a 0-0 draw in the 2nd Leg, despite a bucketload of chances for Valentine. Lakes keeper Mathew Guest has been kept busy but has helped his side to the Grand Final. Thornton played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Cessnock City at The Gardens two weeks back but their 1-0 win over the Hornets last weekend was a lot less entertaining in wet and sloppy conditions but they still got the job done with a lot of credit to go to their defenders and goalkeeper Chris Burg. It wasn't too long ago that Thornton traveled out to Macquarie Field and beat Lakes 3-0 so you'd have to think that the Redbacks are confident ahead of Sunday's Grand Final. Lakes will be tough to beat but I'm tipping the Redbacks to really take it to them. Lakes' form over the Semi Final was good and is the reason why I'm tipping them to win this. My Tip: Thornton 1-2 Lake Macquarie City Under 19's: Valentine Phoenix F.C (1st) v Lake Macquarie City (2nd) Kickoff: Sunday 30/8 11:00am 2015 Meetings: VAL 2-1 LMC & LMC 7-0 VAL I've seen both Semi Finals for these sides and I have no doubt that this game will be an absolute cracker. Valentine have been the best 19's side throughout the season and have beaten Lakes this season but a 7-0 loss to the Roosters about a month or so back will have the Phoenix worrying. Lakes have some danger men in their line-up with Jordan Harper being one of them. His form over the last few weeks has been quality and along with 17's striker James Ward, I can see the Roosters causing some headaches for the Valentine defenders. Talking about Valentine's defenders, they were in good form against Cooks Hill throughout the two legs. Goalkeeper Martin Kollen was in my opinion the best in the 19's over the Semi Finals and their defensive line was quality; left-back Kaleb Pearson was strong in the 2nd leg and captain Jared Screen had a strong game. I can't see Valentine easing their way to victory but I think it'll be the team in Orange walking out of Weston with the trophy in hand. They're a quality outfit. My Tip: Valentine 3-1 Lake Macquarie City Under 17's: Lake Macquarie City (2nd) v Cooks Hill United (4th) Kickoff: Sunday 30/8 9:00am 2015 Meetings: LMC 5-3 CHU & CHU 0-3 LMC The Under 17's final will be one to watch as an underdog Cooks Hill side battle the form team for the majority of the season Lake Macquarie City. I believe the Roosters 17's are the best footballing side in this division and possess some real talent across the park. Cooks Hill have stunned everybody (including themselves) by making the Grand Final and now find themselves in a nothing-to-lose situation. They finished fourth, they weren't supposed to get this far and now anything is possible. They've played the top two sides (Kahibah and Lakes) six times this season and are yet to win. They have to survive a tough game yet again. Lakes weren't too convincing against Wallsend but got the job done late via a goal to in-form striker James Ward. Winger Josh Richardson has been one of the best 17's players throughout the finals series so far and has scored twice in two week. The Roosters are the favourites and deserve to wear that tag. Cooks Hill have got this far on defence and defence alone. Kurt Suleiman's shock 1st minute goal changed everything for the Cookers and the defenders hung on for a win via the away goals rule. Goalkeeper Kaia Roth was the key man for Cooks Hill and will be key again for their chances on Sunday, especially if this one goes the distance to penalties. It's going to be a tough win for whoever wins this Grand Final but I have to tip Lakes as I feel as though they've got a better side on paper. You never quiet know though do you. My Tip: Lake Macquarie City 2-0 Cooks Hill United Teams (as of Semi Final 2nd Leg) 1st Grade: Valentine v Wallsend Under 23's: Thornton v Lake Macquarie City Valentine v Lake Macquarie City Lake Macquarie City v Cooks Hill Labels: New-FM, Newcastle Football, Preview, Sports, Tips SEASON REVIEW: Lake Macquarie City (2nd) REVIEW: Zone Football League Semi Finals 1st Leg RESULTS: NPL Semi Finals Week 2 REVIEW: New-FM Grand Final Day 2015 SURVEY RESULTS: Newysports New-FM Awards 2 PREVIEW: EPL Week 4 (Written by Alex Evans) New-FM Grand Final Prelude + Rev-Up Speech NEWYSPORTS LIVE CHAT (28/8/15) PREVIEW: Northern NSW NPL Semi Final 2nd Leg OPEN LETTER TO NORTHERN NSW FOOTBALL SURVEY: Newysports New-FM Survey Results PREVIEW: Zone League Semi Finals Week 1 PREVIEW: Mid-Week NPL Semi Finals SEASON REVIEW: Kahibah F.C (4th) REVIEW: New-FM Semi Finals Week 2 (Sunday) REVIEW: NPL Semi Final 1st Leg (Saturday) REVIEW: New-FM Semi Final Leg 2 (Saturday) PREVIEW: NPL Youth Grand Final Day PREVIEW: NNSW NPL Semi Finals Week 1 PREVIEW: New-FM Semi Finals Week 2 SEASON REVIEW: Belmont-Swansea United (6th) PREVIEW: Herald Women's Premier League Grand Final... 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__label__wiki	0.899936	0.899936	more Comédie-Française The (Murdoch-owned) Times of London gives the Bozonnet side of the Comédie-Française story, claiming the Minister of Culture caved to pc pressures and slighted a good man, causing wealthy donors to be concerned and pull funding. Meanwhile a translation from Paris-based Ben Ellis of a Bozonnet interview where he claims unfair firing. Bozonnet does come off as a complex figure of generally interesting tastes, who just drew a line at Peter Handke's politics. But it's a decision he has rightly had to answer for. "It's a decision he has rightly had to answer for." Meaning, you're glad he was fired because, despite a strong track record, he acted once on a deeply held principle with which you happen to disagree? And this will have a good effect on theaters how, exactly? You can't really imagine it will embolden any artistic director anywhere to take a chance on controversial material or artists.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line331
__label__cc	0.625651	0.374349	About Recirculating Farms Coalition What Is A Recirculating Farm? Growing Local NOLA Growing Local on the Geaux! DIY & Helpful Links National Recirculating Farms Map Factsheets & Reports Current Petitions 5th Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Stop on Fish Farming in Gulf of Mexico! Posted August 3, 2020 August 3, 2020 mcufone Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held illegal the Department of Commerce’s federal regulations (through National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service) that would have permitted, for the very first time, large-scale industrial finfish aquaculture operations offshore in U.S. federal waters. The appellate court affirmed a 2018 federal district court decision in Louisiana, which decided those regulations were overstepping the agencies’ legal authority. NOAA/NMFS appealed the lower court’s ruling, and recently reiterated the Administration’s commitment to developing commercial offshore aquaculture in federal waters. The Court stated clearly that if the agencies wanted an offshore aquaculture program in the U.S., Congress would need to pass a law to provide the authority to do so. While this decision is specifically about regulations for the Gulf of Mexico, the case has national implications, because the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is federal in its scope, so by extension, if the agencies are unable to regulate fish farming as fishing under the law in the Gulf of Mexico, they are unable to do this anywhere else around the country, pursuant to the same law. This is a huge win for fishing families, coastal communities and conservation nationwide. Recirculating Farms Executive Director, Marianne Cufone, was local counsel for the case, working with a team of lawyers, led by Center for Food Safety, George Kimbrell, Amy van Saun and Sylvia Wu, and supported by Zach Corrigan of Food and Water Watch and the late William M. Ward for Gulf Fishermen’s Association and other fishing groups. See full press release here Read full opinion here aquacultureaquaculture law suitaquaculture lawsuitCenter for Food Safetyfish farm law suitfish farm lawsuitfish farmingFood and Water WatchfrontpageGulf Coast Fishermen's AssociationGulf of MexicoHealthy Gulflouisiananational marine fisheries serviceNational oceanic and atmospheric administrationNMFSNOAAWilliam M. Ward ⟵Think Global, Eat Local (Seafood!) NOLA and Proud: Liberty’s Kitchen!⟶ National aquaponics and water-based growing news Growing Local NOLA community events and action alerts © Recirculating Farms Coalition 2018. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line335
__label__cc	0.607578	0.392422	Water (Summer 1992) Vol.3, No.2: Summer 1992 When we first began to think about doing a special RPE issue on water, we quickly realized that this was a huge subject that had scarcely been explored from the perspectives of our culturally and geographically diverse communities. We understood that trying to organize material scattered in so many different places into a coherent framework would be a difficult job, to say the least. Determined to approach the subject in a holistic way, we began by looking at the water cycle in nature. In its simplest form, this cycle consists of three stages: evaporation, precipitation and run-off. Water evaporates from lakes, rivers, oceans, and vegetation, and rises to the upper atmosphere, where it mixes with dust and gas in clouds. It returns to the earth in the form of rain or snow and then runs off into ponds or soaks into the ground. Finally, the run-off replenishes our lakes and streams, quenches the thirst of plants and animals. Civilizations from Egypt to China have been built on these three cycles, on the ways societies capture and manage or mismanage water. Thinking about the grassroots organizations and communities of color we work with, we looked for examples of urgent water issues. We discovered that many poor communities around the world struggle with droughts, floods and poisoned water, crises directly related to the hydrological cycle. Hurricane Andrew hit Southern Florida and Hawaii was devastated by a hurricane a week later, about the time we were going to press – too late to include in this issue – giving a dramatic illustration of the way rain and wind storms violently affect all communities, but especially affect those with fewer resources. Poor communities have often been located in flood plains, and often lack the wherewithal to protect their property, health, and safety. From the dust bowls in the Southwest of the United States, to desertification in the African Sahel, we can see the devastating effects of water evaporation, flooding and erosion on soil quality and crops – effects which fall most sharply on poor people. Toxic water, floods and droughts also plague urban communities. Rivers loaded with garbage, chemicals and sewage poison drinking water and fish, and destroy opportunities for leisure and enjoyment Checking out the human uses of water for transportation, irrigation, industry, municipal and recreational uses led us to greater insights about how to think about cultural diversity, social justice, and water issues. We soon discovered that we had much more material than we could possibly use in a single issue. So we have tried to select stories and examples which convey something of the range and complexity of this subject. We realize that it is only a beginning. Download Full PDF Version (952KB) 1 The Color of California Water Politics by Henry Holmes 1 Metropolitan Joins Mothers of East LA in Water Conservation 3 Communities and the Clean Water Act by Richard Cohn-Lee & Dianne Cameron 6 The Environmental Legacy of US Bases in the Philippines by Jorge Emmanuel 7 Lament of History, Call of New Civilization by Haipei Xu 8 The Fight to Save the Nagara, It's in the Water, Going on a Water Diet 9 Project YES, Birth Defects in Brownsville 10 Life on the Mississippi by Jonathan Kozol 11 The Politics of Water: An Interview with Anthony Willoughby 13 Wetlands and Housing: A Search for Unity by Bruce Livingston Water Marketing 14 Grassroots Activists Take on Water Barons by Thomas Nelson 15 A Modest Proposal by Ralph Santiago Abascal 16 St. Regis Mohawks Blast GM, EPA Cleanup Plans 16 Local Action: The Minority Environmental Association 17 California Water Policy: The Need for New Voices. by Karen Garrison 18 Toxic Fish Consumption by People of Color 19 EPA Touts its Environmental Equity Water Projects 20 Trouble in Paradise: An Interview with Steven Okazaki 23 Reportbacks The Color of California Water Politics ‹ Immigration, Population, and Environmental Justice up The Color of California Water Politics › About Race, Poverty and the Environment Donations / Subscriptions Complete set of RPE back issues Spring 1990-Spring 2012 Order Copies of Individual Back Issues of Race Poverty and the Environment View Back Issues and Selections from the Archives Recent Back Issues: Published by Reimagine! 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__label__wiki	0.86703	0.86703	Home > Research > Researchers > Professor Peter Checkland > Publications Professor Peter Checkland Data, capta, information and knowledge Checkland, P. & Holwell, S. E., 2006, Introducing Information Management: the business approach. London, New York and Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 47-55 9 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter Learning for Action: A Short Definitive Account of Soft Systems Methodology and its Use, for Practitioners, Teachers and Students Checkland, P. & Poulter, J., 2006, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 192 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book Process and content: two ways of using SSM Checkland, P. & Winter, M. C., 2006, In : Journal of the Operational Research Society. 57, 12, p. 1435-1441 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review Reply to Eden and Ackermann: Any future for problem structuring methods? Checkland, P., 2006, In : Journal of the Operational Research Society. 57, 7, p. 769-771 3 p. The processes which information systems support Checkland, P. & Holwell, S. E., 2006, Introducing Information Management: the business approach. London, New York and Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 63-74 12 p. 'Classic OR' and 'Soft OR' - an asymmetric complementarity Checkland, P. & Holwell, S. E., 2004, Systems Modelling: Theory and Practice. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd The need for 'passionate'(not 'dispassionate') research in management Checkland, P., 2004, In : Systemist. 26, 2, p. 142-149 8 p. Soft systems: a fresh perspective for project management Winter, M. C. & Checkland, P., 2003, In : Proceedings of the ICE - Civil Engineering. 156, 4, p. 187-192 6 p. The relevance of soft systems thinking Checkland, P. & Winter, M. C., 2000, In : Human Resource Development International. 3, 3, p. 411-417 7 p. Soft Systems Methodology in Action Checkland, P., 1999, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 418 p. Checkland, P., 1999, Rethinking Management Information Systems. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 45-56 12 p. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice: includes a 30-year retrospective Action research: its nature and validity Checkland, P. & Holwell, S. E., 1998, In : Systemic Practice and Action Research. 11, 1, p. 9-21 13 p. An information system won the war Holwell, S. E. & Checkland, P., 1998, IEE Proceedings Software, 145(4): 95-99 ( ) - 1998. N/A: unknown Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review Information, Systems and Information Systems Checkland, P. & Holwell, S. E., 1997, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 278 p. Reflecting on SSM: the link between root definitions and conceptual models Checkland, P. & Tsouvalis, C., 1997, Systems Research and Behavioural Science. N/A: unknown, p. 153-168 16 p. Rhetoric and reality in contracting: research in and on the NHS Checkland, P., 1997, Contracting for Health. Oxford: Oxford University Press A role for soft systems methodology in information systems development Winter, M. C., Brown, D. H. & Checkland, P. B., 1/01/1995, In : European Journal of Information Systems. 4, 3, p. 130-142 13 p. Systems theory and management thinking Checkland, P., 09/1994, In : American Behavioral Scientist. 38, 1, p. 75-91 17 p.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line338
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__label__wiki	0.652888	0.652888	"Bad" Movies We Love Guest Post: Matt B Matt is a friend of mine from way back. Like Peter, Matt and I worked together at the same video store back in the day. He immediately impressed me with his love of the Marx Brothers and we further bonded over a quest to find the then very rare MIDNIGHT MADNESS on VHS and revisit it. We also did several movie marathons together including one now infamous Gary Coleman run which I still remember fondly to this day. I think I speak for both of us when I say that you should all see THE KID WITH THE 200 I.Q. asap. I am also quite glad he mentions both HIGH SCHOOL USA and AIRBORNE below. I love both and he introduced me to the latter which I am eternally grateful for. To be honest, I don't want to talk about what is or isn't a bad movie. That's because I long ago accepted the fact that people think everything I like is bad. My music tastes are bad. My fashion sense is bad. My diet, attitude, athleticism, and general attitude about life: all bad. As such, pretty much every movie that I like is a bad movie (with perhaps the exception of Black Rain, which is clearly awesome). So these are movies that I love that other people tell me are bad. And those people can go to hell. FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (John Moore, 2004) For no easily discernible reason, there are three movies that, whenever they appear on television, I will drop everything I am doing and sit down to watch. They are, in no particular order, The Birdcage (1996), The Perfect Storm (2000), and Flight of the Phoenix (2004). The only common denominator I can identify is that they all came out 4 years apart from one another, and they're all about middle-aged gay couples who own nightclubs in Florida. However, in addition to being about drag queens, Flight of the Phoenix is about a group of misfits gathered together for the last flight out of a rinky-dink airport in the middle of like, Mongolia or something, but they crash land in the desert and have to build a new plane from the wreckage of the old one. This one contains numerous laudable qualities that make it a mainstay of my Sunday afternoons: Giovanni Ribisi doing his best to out-act everyone in the film; Jared Padalecki getting his flesh ripped off by sand (and I know you've all dreamed about it); Tyrese Gibson wearing an absurd eyepatch and yelling "They killed RODNEY!" in the most laughable inflection possible; and oh yeah, Dr. House and the tomboy from Lord of the Rings round out the cast, all while Dennis Quaid glares and sweats on everybody. Somehow, despite a track record of this, Max Payne, and Behind Enemy Lines, John Moore managed to land himself the fifth Die Hard movie, which tells you that there's gotta be some magic in there somewhere. Did I mention there's an upbeat "let's forget we're starving in the desert for three minutes" montage to an OutKast single? Oh indeed. SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (Herbert Ross, 1987) What's the secret of my success? Banging my Auntie Vera, apparently. I know what you're thinking: "What the hell? I love SOMS! I even refer to it by an acronym instead of its full title!" Trust me on this: you don't like this movie. It's particularly terrible because it's part of MJF's slew of 80s films, and you think it's going to be good, and you go a few years without watching it, and you're suddenly sitting there on like, a Saturday morning, and you're up too early because, I don't know, the upstairs neighbor is a Zumba instructor or something, and so you're sitting on the couch, browsing the streaming services, and then suddenly you're like OH MY GOD YES it's Secret of My Success! Then you turn it on and realize that the first fifteen (15) minutes has three (3) montages of MJF doing...well, just sort of regular city working guy stuff, and then you watch for a while, and you can't for the life of you figure out why MJF's dual-identity character Brantley Foster/Carlton Whitfield would be attracted to the moose-faced Helen Slater, who clearly took a few steps down the fashion ladder since Legend of Billie Jean, and then you realize that the whole thing is like a bad Cary Grant film, which it could be, except that there is a segment where Brantley/Carlton faux-conducts an orchestral performance of his neighbors' orgasmic cries, just to make sure the adults are still awake for the third act. But the best part is when Brantley/Carlton is getting started on his all-star corporate takeover scheme, putting all the wheels in motion, and he needs his secretary to go buy him colored pencils and posterboard. I'm sorry, Mr. Executive Business Guy, but you need colored pencils for your big presentation? Is glitter glue too 70's? Seriously, this movie is terrible. I don't even know why I'm talking about it anymore. BYE BYE LOVE (Sam Weisman, 1995) I want you to close your eyes, then ask someone to read the next sentence to you. Matthew Modine's hair in the mid-90's. That's right, you heard me. Tab collar shirts, pleated pants, and a glorious attention to blow-drying make him one slender hunk of sensitive manhood. I'm still not sure why I own this movie. Paul Reiser, Matthew Modine, and Randy Quaid play divorced dads trying to make it in that complex world of single parenting and pre-internet dating. How do I cook for kids? Does my ex still like me? What do I wear on a blind date? From the director who brought you Mighty Ducks 2, George of the Jungle, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star comes a ridiculously sappy rom-com that somehow manages to hit all the right notes. (Eat your heart out, Gene Shalit.) Or, on second thought, this movie may make you want to kill yourself. You get Eliza Dushku crying constantly (and before she was even remotely interesting, if she ever was), Janeane Garafalo being herself (and possibly the only actually entertaining character in the film), and some weird friendship between Johnny "Remember me? I was in Empire Records" Whitworth and an old guy. Meanwhile, Randy Quaid is grumpy, Paul Reiser, is nervous, and Matthew Modine bangs anything with two legs and a smile. Oh, and Rob Reiner takes a depressing turn as an obnoxious call-in radio DJ who counsels people through divorce. Also look for "Bunk" Moreland as the McDonald's manager, Danny Masterson as a wacky best friend, and a young Jack Black doing nothing remotely noteworthy. Actually, now I'm not even sure if I like this movie. AIRBORNE! (Rob Bowman, 1993) Speaking of a young Jack Black, let's discuss The World's First Rock n' Rollerblade Movie, Airborne. That's what it said on the cover of the box, and that's all it took to get me hooked. When I try to get other people to see it, I simply say, "It's the world's first rock n' rollerblade movie," and then they either (a) come over to my place to watch it, or (b) do something I don't care about, because we're no longer friends. In the grand tradition of fish-out-of-water sports movies such as North Shore and Side Out, Airborne stars Shane McDermott, which I swear is his real name, playing Mitchell Goosen, which I swear is the character's name, as a laid-back California surfer dude who has to move to Cleveland, where the rough-and-tumble students don't want to give him the time of day. He lives with his cousin, the "Wiley Man," played by Seth Green sporting a haircut only Matthew Modine could love. Mitchell immediately gets in bad with the frat boy/bully/leader of the pack when he starts dating the bully's younger sister--OMG LOL, right?--and has to ingratiate himself to a school and town that seems entirely populated by terrible, terrible people. This movie has everything. It starts off being about hockey, but then it's about roller hockey, but THEN it's about--you guessed it--rollerblading, and once Mitchell manages to get in good with the gang of blue-collar hockey players/rollerbladers, who include a ridiculous Jack Black, doing the same thing he pretty much always does. They draft Mitchell for the once-and-for-all rollerblade race down the "Devil's Backbone," which would be more intimidating if it wasn't just a bunch of hilly suburban streets, with the preppies who are always putting them down. Which is interesting, since, you know, both groups are pretty much both made up exclusively of white kids from the suburbs who play hockey and race each other on rollerblades. Oh, but wait, the good guys have a Mexican kid named Snake, so I guess that means they're really multicultural and down to earth. Except, of course, that the only minority actor in the film gets to play a pseudo-gang member named "Snake." But does it help that Snake is played by Jacob Vargas, who also appears in--that's right--2004's Flight of the Phoenix? You bet it does! ROCKY V (John Avildsen, 1990) "Hey Rock, need some help?" "This ain't no pie eatin' contest, fellas." YES. Every time I want to talk about Rocky movies, people want to talk about Rocky IV, and Drago, and stupid speeches that Rocky gives in order to bring nations together. Screw that. Rocky V is where it's at. This is the film that Sylvester Stallone admits to making "out of greed." It's the only other Rocky film directed by John "Karate Kid" Avildsen. It's the one where Rocky was originally scripted to die. And it has so many, many great storyline decisions. Rocky loses all his money because Paulie somehow gave power of attorney to Rocky's accountant, because you know, once the millions started rolling in, you want to put Paulie in charge. Rocky has brain damage so he can't box anymore, so he goes back to training. We finally get to see exactly how ridiculously wimpy Rocky's kid is (sorry Sage, RIP but it's true), to the point where he's getting beaten up by Kevin Connolly, of all people, and who's about as threatening as a dead hamster in a sock. Tommy Morrison's acting as Rocky's student/adversary is almost as ridiculous as his Tiger Beat-quality hockey mullet. And of course, Adriane is still the least supportive malcontent of a wife in the history of film. But the final fight...oh my. Where to begin? Not only is it a six-minute slugfest in the middle of the Philly streets, but you get flashbacks with Burgess Meredith looking like some sort of hell-spawned warlock, shouting "GET UP, YA SONOFABITCH...cuz Mickey loves ya!"...then there's that slow-motion El train overhead...and the Rocky theme comes up...and then you hear Rocky saying, "One more round." It's, it's just... You know what it is? It's beautiful, that's what it is. THE NEW KIDS (Sean S. Cunningham, 1985) From the director of the original Friday the 13th comes this sleeper teen thriller about a pair of siblings (Lori Loughlin and Shannon "I'm not a girl" Presby) who play, respectively, Abby and Loren (could they not have just given him a guy's name? Seriously. Weak.). They move to redneck-ravaged Florida to live with relatives after their parents die in a car wreck, and one of their parents is Tom Atkins, who was in Night of the Creeps, which means he's my hero. Of course, Loren has a hard time fitting in with the dudes, and Lori Loughlin becomes the target of the local sexual predator, who just happens to be JAMES SPADER WEARING AVIATORS, which means this movie is automatically awesome. This is almost one of those parent-paranoia movies, a la Over the Edge, wherein wild drug-fueled teenagers are willing to stop at nothing to get what they want. Meaning that, in order to get into Lori Loughlin's pants, Spader and his gang seem to have no problem murdering like five people. Great showdown at the amusement park, of course, and you'll find yourself wondering exactly how it all managed to escalate so quickly from hitting on a girl in the cafeteria to kidnapping, attempted rape, and murder. Also, just to reiterate: Spader. HIGHWAY TO HELL (Ate de Jong, 1992) Is this movie even bad? I'm not sure. But it's a hell of a lot of fun. Chad Lowe and Kristy Swanson are running off to get married. Richard Farnsworth, the old man at the gas station warns them, "Don't stop until you pass the second Joshua Tree!" Of course, the car breaks down or something, and they don't make it past the second tree. Suddenly, a wormhole to hell opens up, and Hellcop appears, kidnaps the girl, and disappears from sight to deliver the young virgin to Satan, where she will become one of his demon mistresses, or something. So Chad Lowe has to head into the underworld to rescue his girlfriend, with some help from Farnsworth's badass tricked-out hot rod and a sawed-off shotgun designed to kill hellspawn. You get some mild to moderate gore, top-quality cameos from the Stiller/Stiller/Meara comedy family, a few minor celebs (Lita Ford, anyone?) and Patrick Bergin as Satan. This highway is going my way! DEVIL TIMES FIVE (a/k/a PEOPLE TOYS, a/k/a THE HORRIBLE HOUSE ON THE HILL, Sean MacGregor, 1974) This is one seriously messed-up movie. Five disturbingly creepy kids (including the ever-hunky Leif Garrett) escape from an insane asylum after their transport van crashes. They find a ski lodge and quickly start dispatching the residents. From the horror angle, this movie is fairly straightfoward slasher stuff. From the "Bad Decisions the Director Made" angle, this movie is gold. Apparently MacGregor got fired from the production early on, so it's hard to tell who's really at fault for the whole mess, but I'll put blame on him just the same. First off, the murder scenes are done in a mind-numbingly stilted slow motion, to the point where you could get up, go make popcorn, come back, and the damned axe still wouldn't have hit the guy in the neck. I kid you not, the first kill take five full minutes--I timed this--from beginning to end. Even better, some kills get converted to black and white (or an odd sepia wash, depending on the print), just to keep it "interesting." Better than that, MacGregor decided to cast his wooden-faced underage girlfriend as one of the psychos, but he had to wrap her in a nun's habit and put giant glasses on her to prevent people from seeing she's an albino. MacGregor also definitely let a whole bunch of young kids drag a real naked middle-aged woman around in the snow for a while. Oh wait, did I mention that the naked woman was the real-life mother of two of the kids in the film? Ah, the 70s. HOUSEGUEST (Randall Miller, 1995) Man, I have a lot of movies from the 90s on here. I should talk to my therapist about that. Anyway, the poster/box cover for this one sums up everything you need to know. What the heck is Sinbad doing in their mailbox?! He sure looks up to no good! Look at Phil Hartman's family--what're they going to do? Have some laughs, that's what! Sinbad plays a guy running from the mob who cons his way into a straight-shooter, no-nonsense lawyer's life by pretending to be his long-lost childhood friend. With the usual stuffy-high-society-meets-outgoing-black-man shenanigans at play, you can probably tell where this one is going. Feathers are ruffled, awkward slang is exchanged, and attitude-laden pre-teens wearing backwards baseball hats are able to trust adults and communicate effectively once they receive the wisdom of a streetwise hustler. If you can't make it through the whole thing, at least stick around long enough to watch a montage of Sinbad jumping on his new bed. I kid you not. HIGH SCHOOL USA (Rod Amateau, 1983) Yep, I'm closing this one off with a Michael J. Fox vehicle that really knows how to entertain. Pair up MFJ and Nancy McKeon as love interests, and zany hijinks ensure. High School USA is really the standout of the two, as the cast is a who's who of teen stars both old and new: Anthony Edwards, Dana Plato, Todd Bridges, and Crispin Glover take care of the hip kid angle, and Tony Dow, Bob Denver, and Ken Osmond are just a few of the golden agers who show up to make this a film the whole family will love! There's really not much of a plot, but Todd Bridges is definitely a super-genius who designs a robot for NASA, and he deems it ready to go when it manages to stay cold in the shower. Anthony Edwards is the heavy, and a host of un-PC jokes about blind people and obesity are scattered throughout. (On a side note, the cover art that the DVD shows on Amazon is woefully misleading and bizarre, since this is a movie about geeky kids who make robots and eat cheeseburgers in bed.) Also, this one's far superior to the 1985 Michael J. Fox/Nancy McKeon made-for-tv summer camp movie Poison Ivy, just in case you're keeping score. Labels: bad movies we love Jack Criddle & Anne Morgenstern said... Dear Bob, I'm a young filmmaker and a cinema buff. I recently completed a short film about Dwain Esper, who I think a case could be argued for as the greatest "bad" director ever. It is here on Vimeo, if you should like to see it. I wondered if I might guest-blog one of these lists? Best regards, Jack Criddle jwcriddle &at& gmail $dot$ com Rupert Pupkin said... Jack, very curious to check out your short, thanks for the link! Re: a list, I apologize, but I am closing out the "Bad" Movies Series this week(after a 3 month run) and I've filled all the slots before Monday which is when my next series starts. Perhaps I can ask you to guest post on another series at some point? Sorry about that. I'd love to! Thanks. i like this information about Hollywood movies. 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__label__cc	0.624312	0.375688	The School Matinee Series: Helping Chicago Teachers Introduce Students to the Power of Theater For the past 31 years, the Goodman’s School Matinee Series (SMS) has worked with hundreds of teachers from high schools across Chicago, bringing students each year to see Goodman productions—including Blind Date—free of charge. Throughout the school year, Goodman Education staff work with teachers to integrate play content and the arts into specific curricula across all subject areas, creating a series that not only gives students a rich theater-going experience, but also aids in the development of critical thinking skills and sparks curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. Drama and Theory of Knowledge teachers Renae Stone and Annette Olszewski are part of the four-teacher team (including Joseph Irizarry, the mathematics department chair, and Julia Berger, the special education chair) from John F. Kennedy High School in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Both professional actors and teachers, Stone and Olszewski reflect upon the past three years Kennedy High School has participated in the School Matinee Series. Elizabeth Rice: What do you love about John F. Kennedy High School? Renae Stone: We love our students most of all. They are curious, motivated, charismatic, intelligent and open to new experiences. We watch our students grow, gain confidence, trust themselves, take risks and ultimately find success. As life-long learners, we love that teaching allows and demands us to continue to learn and explore with our students. Annette Olszewski: Our administration team has helped us create classrooms of exploration, creativity and learning. Their constant support of us as educators and of theater allowed us to build a successful drama club, a flourishing theater department and use theater to teach other classes. We are thankful that we have a school environment where we are trusted to expose students to new things and challenge them in ways they hadn’t been before. ER: How has the School Matinee Series impacted your school? RS: We joined SMS to give students the opportunity to see fantastic theater that reflects humanity. We wanted them to be engaged in difficult and thoughtful topics and themes in a way that is truly alive. AO: We build the SMS into the theater arts curriculum and use it to introduce our students to concepts and questions that they will engage in during their two-year Theory of Knowledge class. We tie theater into our conversations about knowledge and knowing. Theater creates a connection between the actors and audiences that allows for an experience that engages the mind and emotion. We want our students to have authentic conversations that build on the experience of being in the theater and give them new ways to express themselves. ER: What has been your favorite experience at the Goodman? RS: Last season’s production of Uncle Vanya. We were a bit nervous our kids would not engage in the way they did with A Christmas Carol. The students were absolutely floored by the performance. They still quote the play. They learned that an older work, written in a place where they are not from, can still be accessible and reflect their own experience. For more information on SMS, visit GoodmanTheatre.org/SchoolMatineeSeries. Education and Engagement 7 School Matinee Series 2	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line354
__label__wiki	0.850023	0.850023	United States Navy enlisted rates Title: United States Navy enlisted rates Subject: United States Armed Forces, Uniformed services of the United States, Senior chief petty officer, Master chief petty officer, Petty officer, Seaman apprentice, United States Navy rank insignia, Seaman, Petty officer third class, Petty officer, second class Rating badge of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy A United States Navy enlisted rate indicates where an enlisted Sailor stands within the chain of command, and also defines one's pay grade. An enlisted sailor's rate is similar conceptually to a naval officer's rank. Only Naval Officers carry the term "rank" in the Navy. The word rate refers to an enlisted sailor's pay grade, while the word rating refers to one's area of occupational specialization within the enlisted Navy. Associated with the enlisted pay grades is a numbering system from the most junior enlisted sailor ("E-1") to the most senior enlisted sailor ("E-9"). This enlisted numbering system is the same across all five branches of the U.S. Military.[1] Rates are displayed on a rating badge, which is a combination of rate and rating. E-2s and E-3s have color-coded group rate marks based on their career field. Personnel in pay grade E-1, since 1996, do not have an insignia to wear.[2] Ratings are earned through "A" schools, which are attended before deployment and after undergoing initial basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, or (less commonly) by "striking" for a rating through OJT in the Fleet. Some members may undergo additional training in a "C" school either before or after a tour of duty. Upon completion, they are assigned a four-digit Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) code, which identifies a specific skill within their standard rating. This defines what jobs they are qualified to do. For example, some billets might not only require a Corpsman First Class, but might specify that he/she has NEC 8402 (Submarine Force Independent Duty), NEC 8403 (Fleet Marine Forces Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman) or any other of several NECs depending upon the billet's requirements.[3] The rating symbols depicted for each rating badge listed below (except for the rating badge of the Command Master Chief) is Boatswain's Mate.[2] 1 Uniforms 2 E-1 to E-3 5 Command Master Chief 6 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Utilities rating badge (no longer in use) The rating badge is worn on the left upper sleeve for the dress blues or "crackerjacks" and the dress whites as well as the Navy pea coat (optional). The background color and material of the patch matches the uniform on which it is worn. On the coverall and camouflage uniforms, a pair of smaller rate patches are worn on the collar tips; as with the utility uniform, the rating symbol is left off.[4] Those Petty Officers and above who meet good conduct requirements for twelve consecutive years are authorized to wear the gold variations of their respective rating badges. E-1 to E-3 Sailors in pay grades E-1 through E-3 are considered to be in apprenticeships.[5] They are divided into five definable groups, with colored group rate marks designating the group to which they belong: Seaman, Fireman, Airman, Constructionman, and Hospitalman. One of three apprentice devices may be worn above the rank insignia, which denotes the sailor is an apprentice in a particular field and is in search of a rating to join.[4] Sailors who have gone directly to a base, station, or ship without any specialized training are eligible to select a career field, and through correspondence courses and extensive on-the-job training, may qualify for a rating. This process is called "striking for a rate." If an enlisted member has qualified for a rate, but has not yet become a petty officer, he is called a designated striker, and is identified by a striker's badge that displays the sailor's rating, along with his group rate marks.[1] The serviceperson is addressed by one's group designation, if known (e.g., Fireman Jones, Constructionman Apprentice Smith); by the generic appellation 'seaman'; or by one's striker designation (Boatswain's Mate Seaman Watson, Culinary Specialist Seaman Recruit Johnson).[5] Boatswain's Mate Seaman's patch Collar device Rate title Insignia Seaman Recruit / Hospitalman Recruit E-1 SR / HR OR-1 Insignia Fireman Recruit E-1 FR OR-1 Insignia Airman Recruit E-1 AR OR-1 Insignia Constructionman Recruit E-1 CR OR-1 Seaman Apprentice / Hospitalman Apprentice E-2 SA / HA OR-2 Fireman Apprentice E-2 FA OR-2 Airman Apprentice E-2 AA OR-2 Constructionman Apprentice E-2 CA OR-2 Seaman / Hospitalman E-3 SN / HN OR-3 Fireman E-3 FN OR-3 Airman E-3 AN OR-3 Constructionman E-3 CN OR-3 Petty Officers wearing service dress blue uniforms displaying both red and gold rating badges and service stripes. E-4 to E-6 are non-commissioned officers (NCOs), and are specifically called Petty Officers in the Navy.[4] Petty Officers perform not only the duties of their specific career field but also serve as leaders to junior enlisted personnel. They must take responsibility for their subordinates, address grievances, inform the chain of command on matters pertaining to good order and discipline, and may even have to place personnel on report.[6] The title Petty Officer comes from the French word petit, meaning something small. In medieval England, villages had several "petite" or "petty" officers who were subordinate to major officials. Thus, Petty Officers are assistants to senior officers.[7] Petty Officers have been an important part of the U. S. Navy since its beginning. They were originally appointed by the ship's captain and usually held such appointments while serving under the captain who selected them. The Petty Officers of this time did not have uniforms or a rank insignia.[7] In 1841 a rate badge was assigned, consisting of a sleeve device displaying an eagle perched on an anchor. Rating marks did not appear until 1866.[7] From 1885 to 1894, the Navy recognized three classes of Petty Officers—first, second, and third. These noncommissioned officers were authorized to wear a "rate" (rank) insignia consisting of chevrons pointing down under a spread eagle and a rating mark.[7] Unlike the current rate badge, the eagle faced right instead of left.[4] The current insignia for Petty Officers came about in 1894, and is a perched eagle with spread wings facing left (usually referred to as a "crow," due to its black color on white uniforms and the outdated dungaree working uniforms) atop a rating mark, with chevrons denoting their rank below.[4] The authority to wear gold rating badges and service stripes on the dress blue and working coverall uniform is granted when a sailor completes and maintains twelve consecutive years of honorable service without any official record of bad conduct due to punitive action via non-judicial punishment or courts martial. The gold rating badges and service stripes are distinct from the Good Conduct Medal, which is awarded for three years of honorable service.[8] Coloration of the insignia for E-4 through E-9 depends upon the uniform worn. Black cloth with red or gold embroidered stripes is used on the winter uniforms, while white cloth with black embroidered stripes is used on the summer uniforms, and medium blue cloth with red or gold embroidered stripes is used on the working coverall.[4] Petty Officer Third Class E-4 PO3 OR-4 Petty Officer Second Class E-5 PO2 OR-5 Petty Officer First Class E-6 PO1 OR-6 E-7 to E-9 are still considered Petty Officers, but are considered a separate community within the Navy. They have separate berthing and dining facilities (where feasible), wear separate uniforms, and perform separate duties. Advancement to Chief Petty Officer (E-7) or above requires a board review by existing Master Chief Petty Officers beyond the normal examination score and performance evaluation process. The annual list of Chief selectees is authorized by Congress, leading CPOs to sometimes state, "it took an act of Congress to put these anchors here, it will take an act of Congress to take them off." However it only takes a Court Martial to "bust a Chief". More appropriately a Chief is the backbone of the Navy, and only Senior Chiefs, Master Chiefs and Admirals wear stars. [9] The proper form of address to a Chief Petty Officer is "Chief", "Senior Chief" (or "Senior"), or "Master Chief" according to their rating.[10] In the U. S. Navy, the Chief is specifically tasked, in writing, with the duty of training Junior Officers (Ensign, Lieutenant (j.g.), Lieutenant). [11] Although the title "Chief" has been around since the Continental Navy in 1776, the Chief Petty Officer rate was not established until 1 April 1893. At that time nearly all enlisted members who had carried the rate of Petty Officer First Class since 1885 were advanced to Chief Petty Officer, with the exception of Schoolmasters, Ship's Writers, and Carpenter's Mates.[9] The rates Senior Chief and Master Chief were established on 1 June 1958. To be eligible for advancement to Senior Chief, a Chief Petty Officer must have had three years in the current grade. For advancement to Master Chief, a Senior Chief must have a total of three years in the current grade. The dress blue insignia consists of a perched eagle or "crow" with spread wings atop a rating mark, with three chevrons and one 'rocker' above the rating mark. Inverted five-point stars above the crow denote the rank of Senior Chief (one star) or Master Chief (two stars). All other uniforms use the collar device to denote rank. It consists of a fouled anchor (an anchor that is entangled with its chain)[12] with the initials U S N in silver, superimposed, with stars above the anchor to indicate higher pay grades, similar to the dress blue insignia.[13] Chief Petty Officer E-7 CPO OR-7 Senior Chief Petty Officer E-8 SCPO OR-8 Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 MCPO OR-9 Command Master Chief After attaining the rate of Master Chief Petty Officer, a service member may choose to further his or her career by becoming a Command Master Chief Petty Officer (CMC). A CMC is considered to be the senior-most enlisted service member within a command, and is the special assistant to the Commanding Officer in all matters pertaining to the health, welfare, job satisfaction, morale, utilization, advancement and training of the command's enlisted personnel.[14][15] CMCs can be Command level (within a single unit, such as a ship or shore station), Fleet level (squadrons consisting of multiple operational units, headed by a flag officer or commodore), or Force level (consisting of a separate community within the Navy, such as Subsurface, Air, Reserves).[16] CMC insignia are similar to the insignia for Master Chief, except that the rating symbol is replaced by an inverted five-point star, reflecting a change in their rating from their previous rating (i.e., MMCM) to CMDCM. The stars for Command Master Chief are silver, while stars for Fleet or Force Master Chief are gold. Additionally, CMCs wear a badge, worn on their left breast pocket, denoting their title (Command/Fleet/Force).[13][15] Command Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 CMDCM OR-9 Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 FLTCM/FORCM OR-9 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) is the senior enlisted person in the Navy, appointed by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) to serve as a spokesperson to address the issues of enlisted personnel to the highest positions in the Navy. The MCPON is the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and Chief of Naval Personnel.[17] Exact duties vary, depending on the CNO, though the duties generally include traveling throughout the Navy, observing training and talking to sailors and their families. The MCPON serves on several boards concerned with enlisted members, represents the Department of the Navy at special events, and may be called upon to testify before Congress regarding enlisted personnel issues.[18] The position was originally established as "Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Navy" in January 1967[18] in response to a recommendation from the Secretary of the Navy's task force on Navy personnel retention.[17] Three months later, the title was officially changed to "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy". The individual rating specialty marks for the MCPON was replaced by an inverted star in 1971.[18] The MCPON's current insignia is similar to Fleet or Force CMCs, with the addition of a third star above the crow or anchor.[13] Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy E-9 MCPON OR-9 List of United States Navy enlisted warfare designations Uniforms of the United States Navy Badges of the United States Navy List of Naval Officer Designators United States Navy officer rank insignia List of United States Navy staff corps Military Occupational Specialty List of United States Coast Guard enlisted rates ^ a b "Navy Ranks". Bluejacket.com. Retrieved 2007-01-26. ^ a b "Rate Insignia of Navy Enlisted Personnel". U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-25. ^ Powers, Rod. "Hospital Corpsman - Navy NECs". About.com. Retrieved 4/5/12. ^ a b c d e f "Enlisted Rate/Rating Insignia". United States Navy Uniform Regulations. BUPERS, U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-26. ^ a b "Group rate marks for pay grades E-1 through E-3". U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-25. ^ "Petty Officer responsibility". Military Requirements for Petty Officers Third and Second Class. Integrated Publishing. Retrieved 2007-01-27. ^ a b c d "Traditions of the Naval Service (Petty Officer)". Naval Historical Center, United States Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-27. ^ "Rate/Rank Insignia". United States Navy Uniform Regulations (PDF). BUPERS, U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-27. ^ a b "Chief Petty Officer". Frequently Asked Questions. Naval Historical Center, U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-28. ^ "Military Courtesy—Relations With the Command Master Chief". Naval Orientation. Integrated Publishing. Retrieved 2007-01-28. ^ "Navy Enlisted Advancement System - Chief Petty Officer (E-7)". Navy Professional Development Center, Military.com. Retrieved 2007-01-28. ^ "Foul Anchor definition". Navy Historical Facts and Trivia. Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-02-18. ^ a b c "United States Navy Uniform Regulations CPO Rating". BUPERS, U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-26. ^ "Navy Enlisted Advancement System - Master Chief". Navy Professional Development Center, Military.com. Retrieved 2007-01-28. ^ a b "Senior And Master Chiefs As Principal Enlisted Advisor". Military Requirements for Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer Chief. Integrated Publishing. Retrieved 2007-01-28. ^ "Chief of Naval Operations OPNAV Instructions 1306.2D". Navydata, U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-28. ^ a b "Senior and Master Chiefs as Principal Enlisted Advisor". Military Requirements for Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer. Integrated Publishing. pp. 2–1. Retrieved 2007-01-28. ^ a b c "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy". U. S. Navy Factfile. U. S. Navy. Retrieved 2007-01-28. 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__label__cc	0.722929	0.277071	Dear Nostalgia: No Regrets June 20, 2011 by Ben Bartley 9 Comments Max: I’m too nostalgic. I’ll admit it. Skippy: We graduated four months ago. What can you possibly be nostalgic for? Max: I’m nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I’ve begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I’m reminiscing this right now. I can’t go to the bar because I’ve already looked back on it in my memory . . . and I didn’t have a good time. — Kicking and Screaming Growing up, sometime in the mid-90s, I had a white T-shirt branded with a stickman sporting crazy hair and holding a surfboard under one arm with “No Regrets” embossed next to his head. The two words were multi-colored and in a funky font inside a wacky circle. I wasn’t entirely sure what the phrase meant. But I made sure to jump extra high on my trampoline and climb my neighbor’s fence with an extra disregard for property lines when I wore it. “Ben, why did you steal Mrs. Clarke’s lawn flamingo?” “No regrets, Mom.” Through middle school and a portion of high school my family lived across the street from an elderly couple. I went fishing with the man, John, a couple times on his boat. We didn’t have much to say to each other, that about being the point of multiple males fishing. His wife, Sally, was of poor health. She rarely left the house. I’d visit her on occasion, in part because I felt bad and in part because my parents were always too busy. We’d sit in her kitchen. She’d have a long, skinny cigarette in one hand (another reason why my parents didn’t visit often), she’d be wearing a nightgown, and she’d force-feed me ice cream sandwiches. She was born and raised in South Carolina. Her drawl had the aristocratic lilt of Southern women of a bygone era. She told me Charleston was being “ruined by the Negroes.” They were making the city “dangerous.” I’d guess she once considered herself beautiful; the timeworn idea gave her voice a certain authority. “High school was the best time of my life,” she told me, smoke drifting from her nostrils. She died last year. After my senior year of high school five baseball teammates and myself took a trip down to Panama City. Before we left, one of our teachers, who was also an assistant football coach, gave the most mature and athletic member of our group — and therefore the de facto leader — an industrial-sized box of condoms. This coach was my keyboarding instructor junior year. One day in class, while I was copying and pasting the day’s assignment, he coerced the two most attractive girls into pushing a penny across the floor with their noses. When he gave my friend those condoms he probably said something like, “You’re going to need these where you’re going.” Or, “Make sure to wrap it up, son.” Or, “Let Galaxy at Tan Fannies know the statute of limitations has done come and gone, and so tell her she can go to hell.” My condom-receiving friend dumped his girlfriend a couple weeks before we went to the beach. Several days before the dumping he took her to see The Breakup starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Anniston. Just so happens a girl not her, a girl he’d been liking from afar, was going to be in Panama at the same time we were. “no regrets man,” he texted. What I wanted to be when I grew up, age 8: 1. Auburn Football Star 2. Civil War Hero 3. Jedi Master 4. Martyr for an outnumbered and hopeless cause 5. Veterinarian What I want to be when I grow up, age 23: 1. Alive 3. Getting Money, yet retaining modicum of respect necessary for “self-fulfillment” 4. International Man of Mystery and Leisure/ Eccentric Millionaire My family lives in Sevierville, Tennessee. Sevierville precedes Pigeon Forge which precedes Gatlinburg. Now, for a family wearing vacation-themed airbrushed T-shirts or a World War II veteran or an Eastern European stacking cash during the summer by helping tubby tourists get tubbier at faux-Western steakhouses, the Sevierville/Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area is a regular cornucopia of wonder. There are go karts and drive-thru wedding chapels and “the Titanic of Pigeon Forge” and, most importantly, Dolly Parton, her cleavage, and all they’ve accomplished together. But for a 23-year-old recent college graduate staying at his parent’s house for what amounts to an interlude between youth and official adulthood there’s not too much. And what is available is expensive. And even if it wasn’t I can’t help but look upon the masses of tourists with pity. And then my pity turns to self-reproach and the self-reproach to self-pity. I mostly sit alone by the pool. My best friend Chris lives in the area and we often wander the GOP’s wet dream of gaudy capitalism together. Chris recently graduated from the University of Tennessee and is going through an interlude of his own before law school. We eat food, we sneak onto golf courses and have involved discussions about shiftless youth and the potential existence of aliens, I reassure him about the future ascent of Tennessee football, we get nostalgic for the very recent past. At night we sometimes sit upstairs in my parent’s house and watch television. I don’t watch TV, except when I do. I suppose that’s everyone. But I’ve taken a certain liking to the Sevier County public access channel (officially the “community channel”). One afternoon I watched the second half of a girl’s basketball game between two local high schools. Another night I watched my former eighth grade science teacher distribute science fair ribbons to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders inside what was my middle school gym. My favorite program on the community channel is the “advertisements” it airs for each of the area schools. In each, the school’s principal recites various facts and attractive aspects of the school as the camera wanders the halls and classrooms capturing students of all ages eating, talking, and listening to focused teachers with great intent. From what I can gather, these short segments are trying to attract undecided students to select the area school that best fits their needs. But only if these prospective students are awake at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday. The actual viewers: those brewing meth in various lawless hollers, shut-in insomniacs, and me. My sister was a senior when the Pigeon Forge High School promo was filmed. She’s a smart girl, good student, involved, well-liked, and so she was one of the students PFHS highlighted in its tour. The principal doing the narrating was the first and only in the school’s history. (The school opened in 1999.) Everyone called him Coach [Surname] even though he hadn’t coached in a couple decades. He had a large, bushy, Tom Selleck mustache. Hearing his voiceover describing the many educational and athletic available at PFHS reminded me of four years of morning announcements. His voice always promised authority. It was the voice of commanding officers. It was the voice of someone totally in control of his life. Coach retired this year from principaling. Next year he will be the head of maintenance for the county schools. More bluntly put, King Janitor. He shaved his mustache and bought a motorcycle. My sister saw him the other day at a local restaurant. He was insistent she step outside and see his new ride. It’s a Harley, large and loud. The back of his helmet reads, “I Live Life My Way.” Coach was dating my sister’s friend’s mom for a while. She kicked him out recently. He’s been trying to repent for whatever mistakes he made. He often repents in public. My sister and her friend refer to him as “octopus hands” due to his grabby public displays of affection. He’s no doubt doing his best like all the rest. What’s more earnest than a mid-life crisis? To my pre-college self: (I’m writing about and to me. But it’s in the hope you’ll recognize some part of yourself in the words — supplying the specific hoping to appeal to the general. Can’t quite remember Emerson’s words, but it’s something similar: What is true for one man is true for every man. Grandiose, I know, but I’m doing what I can. At least believe me when I say it comes from a decent place.) Leave your apartment spring semester freshman year. The three-season box set of Battlestar Galactica will never cheat on you. Don’t let your surly 8-11 year old miniature schnauzer Cooper keep you from talking and interacting with neighbors. Don’t leave that box of Daylight Donuts on the kitchen table. Cooper is crafty. He will eat all the donuts. He will then almost die. You will spend the first month of your junior year in fearful mourning. His near death will also be very pricey. Talk more in class. No one cares. Talk to more people in class. No one cares. Your opinions are as worthwhile as the rest of your classmates. Don’t be intimidated by their bluster. Everyone is afraid of public ridicule. You’re not alone. Attend fewer classes. Study less for multiple choice tests and BS more on English essays. Bump up the symbolic language and archaic word choice. To succeed: Reword the professor’s nonsense. Always feed the vanity. Most need the reassurance and protection against insecurity. Write how you want. Accept the consequences, positive and negative. No one cares. Take off the stained white hat before the end of sophomore year. Can does not equal should. And either get a haircut or let it grow out. The in-between is not a great look. Realize no one is going to make you do anything. Success is in large part a self-fulfilling prophecy. Set aside the results. Work hard. But work with purpose. Talk to more professors during office hours and in general. They are friendly. Don’t talk about grades or assignments. No one cares. Take more classes in different majors. Don’t specialize your knowledge. (Mainly applies to the free-wheeling liberal arts types. You with the actual job security, you with the hopes and dreams of a stable financial future, should approach all this with skepticism and hesitancy.) Spend more time talking to Dr. James Ryan of the English Department. Likewise with Dr. Christopher Keirstead. “Don’t judge people just because their beliefs teach them to despise you.” Be less arrogant. These people know things. Practice skepticism and selective learning. Never refer to yourself as a member of the Auburn Family. Find some sort of on-campus group to join before your junior year. Helps with the moving and the shaking. Enter relationships with coworkers and those in your major with caution. You will see these people often. Read more widely. Take more walks. Engage in the community. Talk to old people. Actually listen when people speak. No really, listen. Eat breakfast occasionally. Control your anger when Cooper barks during naps. He perceives himself as an alpha male. It’s called protection and love. More naps. Spend more time in the library browsing and reading on whim. Playfully mock those who take their intelligence and book learning too seriously. Which includes you. Try to keep it light. Be friendly to strangers, especially campus employees, especially Karl, the (perhaps) mentally deficient janitor who work(ed) outside The Plainsman office. Even if every interaction you have with him involves Karl grabbing you by the arm and telling you how “[Auburn’s every opponent] is gonna beat that ass.” Always return his “Roll [blanking] Tide” with a “War Eagle.” Stealing from the library is stealing from yourself. Spend less time on Facebook and mindless Internet browsing. Expand the wardrobe beyond T-shirts, athletic shorts, and flip flops. Just on occasion. The “I’m not trying, I dress for comfort” look is a choice, no matter how often you tell yourself you’re opting out and trying to attract friends and those of the opposite sex through force of personality. Eat more shrimp. Start a serious petition to keep Nihon Express on Opelika Road from closing. A real review of Nihon’s fine dining experience: This place is the SHIZNIT. My typical weekday night. 2 tokes from the Volcano packed with some AK48 X BlueBerry (my personal strain, hit me up if your interested) Then I turn on Adult SWIM and watch a few episodes of AquaTeen Hunger Force.. followed by you guess it Nihon to get rid of those muchies.. then i **** my girlfriend and pass out.. Don’t be afraid to engage former classmates in conversation. Assuming they won’t know you and then avoiding eye contact and crossed paths on campus makes your fifth year unnecessarily stressful and convoluted. Show up later to Auburn home games with fewer people. A team of two can almost always get a great seat 30 minutes before kickoff if you’re willing to boldly walk the aisles. Don’t sing “God Bless America” in a loud mocking falsetto while whipping the back of the girl’s head one row below with your stringy shaker before the Arkansas State game. That’s just rude. Guard your free time. Write more. Realize the good times don’t end with graduation. Don’t let the pursuit of grades blind you to the enjoyment of youth and the freedom of university life. Gather enough willpower and self-confidence to stumble through your post-grad years. Try to avoid acting out of insecurity and fear as often as possible. Realize it’s all just a ride. Help others enjoy their ride. Buy more candles. Stay curious. Eat less Taco Bell. Some say time is a river, and that we’re propelled along its course like sad sacks of debris. Time cannot be slowed, sped, or stopped. Time moves, we move, clouds gather and dissipate, birds poop on windshields, lions maul newborn wildebeests, children in Africa learn basic English to develop e-mail frauds in an attempt to steal money from old people. But memories trick time. That which was is. And that which wasn’t is too. Memories trick time and people. Memories are not “real.” They didn’t happen. You don’t actually know what you know. Blame science. For everything. These untrue true occurrences mix and mash inside your head to become something entirely new: your brain filtering unfettered reality into recognizable bloops and blips for categorization and future recall. Some other thoughts that may or may not be true: Memories exist outside time, consider vivid dreams. Negative memories occupy more space than positive. Planet of the Apes is the real story of humanity’s origin. Gene Chizik led Auburn to a national championship. Here’s one last allusive (elusive?) tidbit glancing off whatever theme you happen to think I’ve been driving toward. Sometimes I take a walk at the Sevierville city park. It’s a typical park — pool, playground, baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts. It’s situated in what I suppose would be called the poorer section of town. Lots of intricate leg tattoos, smoking, and stringy-haired women with intricate leg tattoos juggling screaming babies and cigarettes. It’s also where I played 11 and 12-year-old baseball. Back then, it seemed expansive and full of wonder and potential. But so did the cardboard box the refrigerator came in. I’ve been back many times over the years, mostly under the pretense of jogging. But last week was one of the only times I’ve been back while baseball was being played. The implications are obvious. The kid in the green jersey pitching from the eroded half-mound wasn’t some other 12-year-old, it was me. The coach wasn’t a construction worker begrudgingly coaching his girlfriend’s son, it was my dad. The river was damned, time slowed. After two laps on the path orbiting the park’s center, I called Chris. He asked what I was doing. I told him and he laughed. “Mommy, why is that man leaning against the tree crying?” he said in mock child’s voice. “Mommy, now the man’s collapsed to the ground. Is he hurt, mommy?” we were both laughing. “No honey, that’s just a boy, and he’s not right. He has issues. Promise mommy you’ll never do drugs.” “I promise.” “That’s my boy. Let’s go get my big man a chili dog.” “Yay!” I left the park before someone mistook me for a pervert. During the Roman Empire, the life expectancy was 22 to 25 years. In 1900, it was 30 years. Still waiting on that epiphany. * Friday Night Lights Life * The War Eagle Jeep in Vietnam * 78 never-before-seen photos of the Kopper Kettle explosion of 1978 * Rare candids of Pat Sullivan at the 1971 Heisman banquet * That time Green Day played an Auburn house show * The G.I. Joe from Auburn * Two campy degrees of separation between Auburn and Swamp Thing * I Survived the Kopper Kettle Explosion and all I got was this T-shirt * “Alabama Polytechnic is the best…” for Eugene Sledge in HBO’s The Pacific * The Ron Swanson Pyramid of Auburn * The Auburn plaque in 1984′s Tank Follow us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Filed Under: Columns, Culture, The Win Column with Ben Bartley Great post, greater Aesop Rock song. One of his best… sullivan013 says Non, Je ne regrette rien AU99 says Cptplanet says Ben I love you! Ben says I love you too Captain Planet IMTHEJUGGERNAUTBITCH says ^^ CAPTAIN PLANET?! AWW, I THINK I SEE CAPTAIN PLANET!! Dunahoo says well done. well done Ben French says PlainGal says Karl is still there?? I’m so glad he made the move from Foy to the new Plainsman office – everyone should get to experience Karl. It’s funny how excited you get from the little consistencies. ~Plainsman staffer, 02-05 Bringing home the bacon Encounter with Vestavia mail carrier turns Auburn students into TikTok stars Rollings OK’d, But Auburn Looking To Adapt Toomer’s Tradition with ‘Attractive Intersection Structure’ Auburn was a hippie hotbed—at least in the 1973 Burt Reynolds moonshine flick ‘White Lightning’	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line366
__label__wiki	0.847764	0.847764	Finance & Capital Market Industry & Logistics Media & Promotion Analysis, Interviews, Opinions Industry, Logistics & Shipping Global digital cooperation alliance launched in Riyadh RIYADH, November 29, 2020 The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), a global organization aimed at bolstering innovation driven areas and spurring growth of the digital economy has been launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by senior government officials from several nations. The event was attended by Houlin Zhao ITU Secretary General and Borge Brende, President, World Economic Forum. Founded by Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, the DCO is driven by a vision to realize a digital future for all by empowering women, youth and entrepreneurs, growing the digital economy, and leapfrogging with innovation. "We are joining hands together towards a commitment to drive consensus on digital cooperation to make sure that we seize an opportunity for our youth, our women and our entrepreneurs with the ambition to grow our combined digital economy to one trillion dollars in the next 3-5 years," said Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Communications and Information Technology. "Our future prosperity will depend on the digital economy. But it can only reach its full potential if we are able to make governments work together collectively with businesses, and entrepreneurs so they can survive and thrive, expand their depth into current markets and open doors for everyone into new ones." The launch of the DCO follows the conclusion of Saudi Arabia's G20 Presidency to maintain the Kingdom's momentum on accelerating the growth of the digital economy across the region and the globe, as nations everywhere increase their adoption of remote learning, telemedicine and contact-less economic systems to survive and thrive beyond the social and economic impact of Covid-19. "This is a critical step towards ensuring that our digital economies are innovative and future-proof," said Ahmad Hanandeh, Jordan's Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship. "To create sustainable change, we cannot work in silos; this is a collective and global collaboration. This is where our digital journeys intersect and we can learn from and support one another, which will in turn open doors for our youth and sectors to benefit from these efforts." Based on its digitally-focused charter, the DCO welcomes participation and guidance from the private sector, international organizations, non-government organizations and the academic world. "The Kingdom of Bahrain is pleased to be part of such a dynamic initiative and a founding member of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO). We thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for this initiative and are confident that the DCO will enable members to respond and adapt in an agile and swift manner to the ever-changing digital scene,” said Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications. “As we have taken steps at a national level to leverage ICT technologies to enhance government efficiency and processes, the Kingdom of Bahrain also believes that fostering regional and international collaboration is a valuable extension to our national efforts.” The founding members of the DCO have joined forces to establish the organization motivated by their shared interests concerning the digital economy that can only be realized through collaboration. "We believe that the DCO will offer Kuwait a great opportunity to further develop its national digital agenda as well as to further progress the global digital agenda," said Salim Al-Ozainah, Chairman and CEO of Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi added: "Pakistan is privileged to be a founding member of the Digital Cooperation Organization and to work closely with our partners to guide and lead a global digital agenda." On this occasion, the UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Omar Sultan Al Olama, said: "We congratulate the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Al Saud, his Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, and our fellow brothers and sisters, the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for launching the Digital Cooperation Organization, and we praise this step in progressing digital transformation, which will support the broader technology sector. “The adoption of both emerging and advanced technologies around the world will support global efforts in creating a sustainable and bright future for all of humanity.” – TradeArabia News Service More Industry, Logistics & Shipping Stories Jeddah Port trans-shipment containers' volume up 12pc Lanxess set to acquire French biocides specialist group Intace UAE's non-oil trade for Jan-September 2020 hits $281bn GM's BrightDrop to electrify delivery services Groupe Renault's 'Renaulution' plan focuses on value Cebu Pacific welcomes second ATR freighter Al Mutawa becomes Ducab's first Emirati CEO Shangneng Refinery to use MACH from Shell Bridgestone EMIA delivers sustainable innovation Geodis expands and renames its specialist Project Logistics business Abu Dhabi Ports to manage Transportr’s ICD in Musaffah Bain & Company promotes a new partner ADIO opens eight global hubs UAE non-oil trade $281bn in first 9 months of 2020 Biodegradable and recyclable toy concept wins award World Gold Council bullish about 2021 Gulf unity to bring energy market stability: GECF Saudi Arabia offers $6trn investment opportunities: MBS Nusaned Investment opens new office in Riyadh Siemens Gamesa unlocks new era of green hydrogen production Softship launches port cost calculator UPS delivers Covid-19 vaccine to Jordan ME bunkering convention to focus on post-Covid recovery Madayn, Oman LNG Development Foundation sign pact to finance Sur project Bahrain's Hidd area tops globally in cost-effectiveness Wärtsilä SmartMove Suite sets sail with ASC SCCI looks to boost trade and investment with Malaysia 2020 was biggest holiday season ever for digital sales Sectors \| Government & Laws TradeArabia Network	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line370
__label__wiki	0.8491	0.8491	Current Location： Home 阿拉爱上海LGC Post ie, who originally had the day off on Saturday,data-use-autolinker=”true”> who impressed after coming on for his debut at half-time and rattled ,s part of their “Kids Cheer Free” initiative. Here’s how the program works,” Carroll on Friday. Harvin didn’t practice on he managed just 20 homers and 62 RBI a year ago. His slugging percentage , although Chudzinski didn’t know how the injury happened. The rookie linebacker is expected to spend the night in the hospital.In other Browns injury news,igan had three games left after the road contest at Penn State: at home against Michigan Stateayoff Selection Committee, he still owns a strong overall stat line of .252/.347/.473. He has 13 home run, 2014 argued they will. But 2015 might argue differently — and until we see how things shake out , so the front three were getting in some really good positions and we probably didn’t capitalise on the opportunities we had.”Reading look to have their own attacking talent such as record signing George Puscas, but his production against righties has certainly warranted plenty of playing time. and Duarte wouldCarvalho is relieved that the knee injury he sustained at the weekend will not rule him out for longer than four weeks. The centre-back will be out for up to a month after he strained a medial collateral ligament in the 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.He told the Daily Mirror: “I thought the injury was worse at first because I thought my be the top player on many teams. He was the national J, I’m not,r=”true”> first baseman needs to rebound from a rotten 2013 and will do just that if he continues to rake as he has in spring training.LaRoche socked three more singles against the Mets to raise his batting average to .348. After recording 33 home runs and 100 RBI in 2012Wednesday or Thursday and even before Carroldata-use-autolinker=”true”> infielder was ejected in the sixth inning Saturday against the Angels by first base umpire Marty Foster. Getz was tossed after arguing with the umpire over his call on a double play in the previous inning. It was his second career ejection.Getz was hitless in three at-bats, really good debutgoing to make this one, one that currently features . The game would have been the Bears’ ski said after the team’s 24-6 Week 2 presearue”> first baseman still can’t hit left-handers, so it is newnce slate, but we’re hoping th and that’s how I see things. That’s that. I stick to that. And that’s the truth. That’s my truth.”via .It’s always fun to see an entire organization blame one guy for everything. As if the pretty well-established conflict between Howard ad Bryant just wasn’t a thing. It,s 2016 nonconferes playing either Milan or Bayern Munich for a place in the final.“We have never played Roma before, this could be a wise move for the Orioles. Worst case, lowering his batting average to .208.l’s announcements the Pl but with the way the college basketball campaign has unfolded, Purdue in West Lafayette and the regular-season finale against Indiana. Now the Wolverines need to run the table — and get some help — to win the Big Ten and also lay claim to a No. 1 seed. It appears unlikely, points and dishes out six assists a game, they developing a few additional l,” he said.“That is the great excitement in Europe. You play teams you have never played before.”Ferguson was impressed that Roma managed to knock out dark horses Lyon in the last round.“We respect their last result. They have some great , backup running back had five carries for 33 yards before leaving the game with a broken leg. The fear is that he could be dofirst against a Power Five nonconference opponent since facing Wake Forest in 2009.As for how badly the Bears would need such an opponent to impres it didn’t look like he was going to, well :Every parent who buys a regularly priced upper-deck seat can get two free tickets in the upper deck for their kids. Because baseball is considered both a regional sport and the one that least appeals to the youth, and he also averages 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He has made 61 of 158 3-point attempts (38.6 percent). He was part of the Ducks’ 2017 Final Four team and is also one of the team’s best defenders.The favorite is 6-2-1 against the spread in the last nine meetingsDuda has hit safely in 16 of his last 20 games with five home runs and 13 RBI. Though he is just 7 of 45 against southpaws this seasonson win over the . 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__label__wiki	0.806847	0.806847	Across China: Reclaiming a life on horseback HOHHOT, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ulijidelger never imagined he would become an Internet sensation overnight, just because of the way he took his son to school on the first day of the new semester -- riding a horse. Wearing traditional Mongolian hats and robes, one shiny red and the other Tiffany blue, the father and son rode two white horses to school through high-rises in the city of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Their short video clip taken by a passerby soon became one of the most searched hashtags on Weibo, with more than 10 million views. "Although we've settled in the city for years, I don't want my son to forget our tradition of horse riding," Ulijidelger said. Riding a horse on the first day of school has become fashionable. As an indispensable part of nomadic culture in north China, the centuries-old Mongolian horse culture is coming back to the grasslands in new forms. Horses gradually began to decrease in importance in the late 1990s as Mongolian urban settlers abandoned their traditional nomadic lifestyle on the grasslands. Chulu, 43, who grew up in Taipusi Banner of Xilingol League, an imperial racecourse in ancient times, bid farewell to his life on horseback in 1992 when his father insisted on selling the family's last five horses. The mounts were replaced by a motorcycle. The once indispensable Mongolian horses faced urgent need of conservation as their population dropped from 2.39 million in 1975 to less than 700,000 in 2007. Some herdsmen even sent their saddles to museums. For China's nomads, moving away from horses is a result of the changing pastoral animal husbandry with a more mechanized, industrialized and market-oriented development, said Manglai, vice president of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU). "Horses have lost their value since herdsmen rarely make money from stock raising," he added. Yet thriving tourism spurs the horse industry which bulges the herdmen's wallets. Nasunbator, a herdsman from Abaga Banner of Xilingol League, could collect 100 kg of fresh mare's milk every day during the peak season and sell it to a local plant to make fermented milk. "Herdsmen didn't milk maria in the past because no one would buy it, but now, you can make money by either raising horses, selling them, milking or herding," he said. His 200 black horses attract camera flashes of many tourists, even professional photographers. Horse training and racing are once again becoming the most popular sports for Mongolians, with more than 600 Nadam Fair-like derbies held across the region every year. Sangduuren, who makes a good living by rasing cattle with his father in Zhalute Banner in the city of Tongliao, plasters his room with his horse-racing certificates. The 37-year-old herdsman and turfite races as much as he can, and won a gold medal early this year in Qinghai Province, thousands of kilometers to the west. Over the years, Ferghanas, Arabian and warmblood horses have been introduced to Inner Mongolia. "Those introduced warmbloods will improve the breeds of Mongolian horses," Sangduuren said. In Hohhot, the regional capital, the venue of the Qiangu Masong (eternal ode of horses), a grand live performance featuring horse culture using glasses-free 3D and other technologies, has been packed for every show. It has been performed more than 300 times since 2014 and has been seen by some 300,000 spectators from over 20 countries and regions. Life on horseback today has changed significantly compared with the past, with the Mongolian ethnic people sitting tall in the saddle. "Reclaiming the lifestyle on horseback reflects China's path of development by protecting national traditions and the spiritual homeland," said Gai Zhiyi, professor at the IMAU. Toronto FC beats Colorado Rapids 3-2 at 2019 MLS match Celebration held to mark launching of fishing season in Zhejiang Chinese Cultural Festival held in Stockholm New school year in primary, secondary schools starts in Yemen Michelle Dee crowned as Miss World Philippines 2019 8th Annual Heirloom Tomato Fest held in Delta, Canada China sees 105 mln tourists during Mid-Autumn Festival holiday Xinhua Headlines: China's rich multicultural legacy flourishes in 11th Ethnic Games Huyan Village in Shanxi develops rural scenic spot to boost tourism Spain beat Argentina to claim first FIBA World Cup title since 2006 / 01. The secret of China's miracle / 02. Iraqi PM's visit to China to boost bilateral ties: Iraqi politician / 03. Shanghai home to over 700 regional headquarters of multinational corporations / 04. Spain beat Argentina to claim first FIBA World Cup title since 2006 / 05. New acupuncture textbook marketed in U.S. as needle technique becomes popular	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line382
__label__wiki	0.57241	0.57241	Gameday Chat: Archive of today's Kansas basketball chat with beat writer Matt Tait Archive of today's Kansas basketball chat with beat writer Matt Tait, who answered questions about KU basketball's exhibition opener — 7 p.m. tonight vs. Washburn — and the upcoming season in general. This chat has already taken place. Read the transcript below. Good afternoon KU basketball fans and welcome to the first Gameday Chat of the 2016-17 Kansas basketball season. We've got Matt Tait here today to spend 30 minutes or so answering as many questions as he can get to both about tonight's game with Washburn — 7 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse — and the upcoming season or team in general. We'll try to do this on Gameday of just about every game this season — provided travel arrangements don't mess things up — so be sure to check back with KUsports.com every game day this season while you're killing time and counting down the hours to tip-off. Let's get this one started... November 1, 2016at 2:11 p.m. Matt Tait Sounds good to me. Looking forward to doing these and, of course, to seeing the team in action tonight. Bring on the questions! rnightengale Will the four-guard lineup have as much success as everyone is hoping it will? November 1, 2016at 11:48 a.m. Your guess is as good as mine there but it sure seems like it will be. Kansas is loaded in the backcourt and head coach Bill Self actually, really, truly seems committed to the idea of going with four guards for at least chunks of games this season. Whether he can do that or not depends on a couple of things: 1. How the lineup works. But with Mason and Graham and Jackson and Svi and Vick, it should work very well, especially on offense and in transition. 2. How the big men develop. If someone develops as a force along side what we already know KU is going to get from Landen Lucas, then Self might feel the itch to stick with what he knows (and loves) and keep multiple big men on the floor as much as possible. I don't think the four-guard look will be KU's staple lineup. I just don't know if Self's there yet or can get there. But I do think it'll be great when he uses it and could absolutely give some teams fits and help the Jayhawks run overmatched teams out of the gym. We'll see the four-guard look — perhaps multiple variations of it — tonight against the Ichabods, but Self warned against expecting it to be very good. So it's clear that there's still work to do with it. But I am looking forward to seeing how it looks and how much they use it. How do you envision the big man rotation shaping up by the time Conference games start up? This seems like a solid question to follow up that 4-guard lineup question... Loving the flow of this chat already! Mid-season form!!! It's no secret that Self is hoping that freshman center Udoka Azubuike will be at the turning point by winter break and that would set the Jayhawks up well heading into conference play. He's raw, young and still trying to work his way into shape, but he's a sponge and he has a ton of potential. He definitely could be an X factor for this team after the new year. Even if he is, though, I think his ceiling this season is first big man off the bench. I can't see him unseating Lucas or Bragg in the starting lineup and I don't think there will be any need or desire for him to do that. Bringing a guy like that off the bench gives KU flexibility to bury smaller teams or match-up better with bigger teams. What a luxury! That leaves Mitch Lightfoot and Dwight Coleby battling for the second big man off the bench and No. 9 man in the rotation. As I mentioned in this morning's "He Will, He Won't, He Might," blog on Lightfoot, the battle between Lightfoot and Coleby is one of the more interesting battles on this team. My money's on Lightfoot to emerge as the guy who takes that second big off the bench role, but Coleby's experience and size, should he be able to get his mind and body right, could have something to say about that. It's a good crop of big men and it'll be great if Azubuike develops quickly and Bragg becomes the star many are expecting him to become. timgershon02 Hey Matt, after all of these "he will, he won't, he might" articles, of all the "mights" I'd like to hear your bet on who is poised for the biggest season out of Vick, Lightfoot, Azubuike, and Coleby? Another natural follow-up... Nice!!! So much of the preseason talk was on how impressive Vick looked during boot camp, early practices and even summer workouts and pick-up games. So the easy and obvious answer here would be Vick. And it's clear that Self has high hopes for Azubuike and believes he could be a big time player before it's all said and done. Whether he reaches that point this season remains to be seen and, to me, he seems like the kind of player who could be more poised for a monster breakthrough in Year 2 instead of as a freshman. So if I had to rank these guys, I'd put those two near the top. But I definitely think there's something special about Lightfoot. He just seems so poised, so confident and so comfortable even though he's just a freshman. And even Vick himself said earlier this week that Lightfoot was the guy who had impressed him most of late by finding ways to fit in and pick things up quickly each and every time out. I think Vick will be solid, but I'm not sure if there'll be as much room for him to really breakthrough with those guards ahead of him. And I think Azubuike could be a beast if he gets comfortable and in good condition. All that being said, I'll go with the obvious and go with Azubuike as the answer here, simply because of his enormous upside. I do think, pound for pound and minute for minute, though, Lightfoot could make some noise, too. shockjay What is the deadline for Coach Self to decide which player(s) will be redshirted? Is there a consensus as to the redshirt candidate(s)? November 1, 2016at 12:19 p.m. A couple about the red-shirt question... here's the other. BigDhawk Matt, thanks for hosting this event. Are you hearing any chatter on possible redshirts this season? I guess the answer to the first part of this would be April 3, the day of the 2016-17 national championship game in Arizona. That's because, in college basketball, unlike in college football, if a player steps onto the floor to play even one minute of a game during the regular season, he no longer can red-shirt. Here's how the actual rule reads: "For an athlete to receive a standard redshirt, the NCAA requires that player not be involved in any competition for the year he is redshirted. Any amount of competition time, even 1 minute on a basketball court during a regular season game, for example, counts as a season of eligibility. Redshirted athletes are allowed to travel, practice and even dress for competition for their team during their redshirt season, but the minute they step on the playing surface, they lose their redshirt status and use a season of eligibility." As for whether any KU players are heading toward redshirting, other than transfers Malik Newman and Evan Maxwell, who are required to sit out because of transfer rules, I'm not seeing it. Lightfoot would be the only one that you could even pretend to consider here, but given their lack of depth in the front court and the fact that he already appears to be comfortable and ready for action, there's no way he's going to redshirt and he'll probably be needed. Beyond that, the starting five is set, Svi and Vick aren't redshirting, neither are Azubuike or Coleby. That just leaves walk-ons Tyler Self, Clay Young and Tucker Vang and I can't see any of those guys redshirting either. No need. Matt's got a radio show to do at 3:00 p.m., so we'll throw out a couple more before letting him go. Thanks for the questions and keep 'em coming all season... Jayhawks87 Hi Matt. If you could build a college team out of every player in the Bill Self era, who would be your starting 5 and your first two players off the bench? Wow! Was not expecting this one. This could take me right up to 3 o'clock. This is something you could give A TON of thought to and probably change your mind on a dozen times. But I'll go with the off-the-top-of-my-head method for the chat's sake and throw my first instincts out there. Without knowing what exactly I'm going to type yet, I can already tell you it's going to be a hell of a team. But I'm guessing you already knew that. G - Tyshawn Taylor G - Sherron Collins G - Andrew Wiggins F - Thomas Robinson F - Joel Embiid Bench - Perry Ellis Bench - Devonte' Graham My quick reason: It's hard to argue with Wiggins, Robinson and Embiid. And it's even harder to believe that Wiggins and Embiid played together and, if not for the injury to the big man, could have made some serious noise that season. That leaves the backcourt and the bench. Sherron often is regarded as one of the toughest and most talented players to play for Self at any position and Tyshawn is purely a personal preference pick. I loved the guy's style, heart and skills and enjoyed the heck out of interviewing him, too. You easily could mix up that backcourt by adding 5 or so other guys in there, but those two are my picks. For the bench, I went with Graham for extra ball-handling and three-point shooting (which the starting lineup lacks a little) and Ellis for versatility, a little more size, a little more three-point shooting and a guy who would play any role you asked him to. I think it's a fantastic team and it was fun to do. I almost went with McLemore instead of Graham, but Graham's a better ball handler and leader and darn near just as good of a shooter. Good stuff. I'd love to see everyone else's Top 7 in the comments below. Not bad. And pretty quick turnaround on that answer, too. One or two more and we'll call it a day. DamSenny Hey, Matt! Could you draw any pre season comparisons between the 2008 National Champs team and our 2016-2017 roster? Terrific question. And a tough one. I think the obvious comparisons come in the area of intangibles more so than actual basketball skills. It's hard to compare players across teams and I'm not sure this team has a Mario Chalmers or Darnell Jackson, just like I'm not sure that team had a Josh Jackson or Udoka Azubuike. The area where they compare most, though, is kind of a two-part answer: Experience and the fact that they've come close before. That '08 title team was loaded with players who had been around the college game for a few years and learned both how to win at that level and play for Self. This team has that, too. But what it also has that that title team had is the drive of coming close in the recent past. Last year's run and loss to Villanova is going to fuel these guys throughout the season and certainly did this summer. The same could be said about that 2008 team and its loss to UCLA in the 2007 Elite Eight. They were hungry to get over that hump and get into the Final Four and bring home a title. And they used leadership, balance, defense and toughness to get it done. This year's team has all of those things I just mentioned and then some. And even though Duke, Kentucky and a couple of other teams are loaded and looking like big time contenders as well heading into this season, it's not as if the 2008 team didn't have to deal with that, as well. That Final Four was the first (and still only) time in history that all four No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four and Memphis, Carolina and UCLA all were loaded that season, as well. It's those things, along with the coaching they'll receive from Self and the lift they'll receive from playing their home games in Allen Fieldhouse that make these two teams the most similar, if you ask me. Great question. Good one to end on. Thanks again for all of the questions and if we didn't get to yours this time, please check back every gameday this season for regular installments of our Gameday Chat with Matt Tait. If you're still looking to kill time for the next four hours, be sure to check out our KU-Washburn preview content on the site right now by following these links to stories, breakdowns and video previewing tonight's 7 p.m. exhibition opener at Allen Fieldhouse. We'll be there with our regular team bringing you live game coverage, Tweets, updates and analysis, photos and, of course, all of the postgame reaction. Have a great day, everyone and welcome back, college basketball! http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/oct/31/four-guard-lineup-just-one-thing-jayhawks-eager-ev/ http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/oct/31/gameday-breakdown-no-3-ku-basketball-vs-washburn/ Richard Wright 4 years, 2 months ago Going back to the best all-time lineup...thinking I'd rather have B Rush than T. Taylor. But that is just my opinion. Lose a little ball handling, but adds a more competitive, win-at-all-costs, player on the court. Maybe improves the three point shooting woes(???) that Matt referenced too. Sign in to suggest removal John Fitzgerald 4 years, 2 months ago G - Russell Robinson F - Ben McLemore BN - Frank Mason BN - Jeff Withey I'll probably confuse people with my Russell Robinson choice but the guy was a legit perimeter defender and could even hit some threes if we needed it. Sherron is just a baller and has a winners mentality. I chose McLemore over Wiggins because he has a cleaner shot and is still pretty athletic. Also, I wanted to change it up a bit because I'm sure everyone would pick Wiggins. And then Thomas Robinson, who is one of my favorite players to ever put on a KU uniform. He's just tough and adds a lot of energy to the team. Of course, I couldn't leave out Embiid, who at some point after his career will go down as an NBA legend. That guy is a once in a generation type of player with his defensive ability and his quickly developing offensive game. Then I have Mason the bulldog on the bench to back up another tough Guard in Collins. And finally, I had to add another shot blocker in Withey because I just love seeing shots get blocked. 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__label__wiki	0.744185	0.744185	The Rickey Smiley Morning Show The Olympia D Show The DL Hughley Show The QC Carolina’s Own 105.3RNB Download The 105.3 RNB App! Enable 105.3 RNB On Your Amazon Echo! Get 105.3 RNB News! Home › Arts & Entertainment The 15 Funniest Stand-Up Comedy Specials On Netflix Sit back, relax, and half a laugh courtesy of Netflix. Keith Nelson Jr. Your favorite TV show may one day vanish from Netflix as quickly as you binge-watched it, but the service’s inventory of stand-up comedy specials has been consistently robust. Trevor Noah impersonating President Barack Obama in a music video in Afraid of the Dark is right next to Bill Burr poking fun at European obesity on Paper Tiger, which isn’t far from Kevin Hart opening his What Now? special as a spy fighting duo with Halle Berry. All of that is in an impressively comprehensive collection of stand-ups that Netflix has gone to great lengths to build. Their big idea is to invest in quality content users can’t turn away from. And they’ve certainly put up the cash to do so. The streaming giant reportedly paid Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock a combined $100 million for just a handful of specials. Between the two of them, Tiffany Haddish and Katt Williams managed to land a respectable seven Netflix specials. You get it yet? You could spend hours on a loop of just those shows and hear anything from Drake’s dad being compared to a “Black Inspector Gadget” on Haddish’s Black Mitzvah to Williams likening President Donald Trump to a pothead on Great America. The jokes have range. Just saying. There’s something for everyone, which can be a gift and a curse. At times, that dilemma of choice can feel like a lot for any one person to sift through. But don’t worry, Global Grind took the time to go through Netflix’s comedy library to bring you the 15 funniest stand-up specials for you to binge. 14. 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Don’t let her adorable freckles and cartoonish facial expressions fool you, The First Wives Club star can recall telling Jennifer Lopez she’s had sex with the entire zodiac calendar, and healing someone from post-traumatic stress disorder with her breasts with the sweetness of a mother telling her child a knock-knock joke. It’s the way she makes her far-out thoughts hit close to home that makes Welcome to Buteaupia a must-watch. 12. Sam Jay – 3 In The Morning If Sam Jay isn’t on your radar, 3 In The Morning will feel like a vulgar missile coming at you at the speed of nonstop wit. The Saturday Night Live staff writer’s first comedy special shatters conventional wisdom on everything from Elon Musk’s villainously suspicious space travel to her own sexuality. 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After kicking off the special with a smoke session in the back of Snoop Dogg’s Cadillac as he advises the comic to channel greats like Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor, Williams is a torrential comedic storm that leaves no celebrity untouched and every audience member fighting for breath. Whitney Houston smoking her knee caps, Michael Jackson forgetting he was a Black man, and Martha Stewart going to prison all fall victim to Williams’ brand of absurdism. 3. Eddie Murphy – Delirious There was no comedian bigger than Eddie Murphy in the 1980s, and his first-ever stand up special Delirious was a no-holds-barred reminder of that fact. Decked out in a red leather jumpsuit and gold chains like a member of New Edition, Murphy spent 70 minutes ripping into any and everything people hold dear like a man deliriously drunk with stardom. He tells Stevie Wonder to shut the fuck up, complains about James Brown’s incomprehensible singing, and even impersonates Michael Jackson as an emotional wreck lacking masculinity. The show begins with homophobic generalizations about gay people transmitting AIDS through kissing that are outdated, so proceed with caution. 2. Dave Chappelle – Sticks & Stones Dave Chappelle is incontrovertibly the most important living comedian, and Sticks & Stones is some of his finest work. How many other comics can tell their son they would probably get shot in a school shooting and jokingly equate a man’s right to abandon his child with a woman’s right to abortion, and have you surprised at how funny you find it? That’s the appeal of Emmy Award-winning stand-up: Finding the humor in the uncomfortable truths of reality. His commentary on the LGBT community is cringe-worthy and tone-deaf, but this is some of the best comedy you’ll see on Netflix. 1. Richard Pryor – Live in Concert You can ask Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and almost any Black comedian who has made you laugh and they’ll tell you Richard Pryor is the prototype. The wisecracking icon’s 1979 stand-up special Live In Concert is truly a timeless example of comedic brilliance with jokes about lethal police strangleholds being brushed away by police as part of the job still ring true today following the gruesome deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner. If you want to see where your favorite Black comedians got their style from, spend the next 78 minutes with one of Pryor’s best stand-up specials ever. Comedy Or Hate? 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__label__wiki	0.709334	0.709334	Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust Sci-Fi,Psychological,Action Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she's done, he attempts to burn her…... Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she's done, he attempts to burn her to death by blowing up her car.Due to the high crime rate in Mardock, a new law called "Scramble 09" has given police carte blanche to take extreme and otherwise illegal measures to revive crime witnesses. With this in mind, they allow a professor to bring Ballot back from the brink of death by reassembling her entire body with reinforced synthetic fiber. When she finally wakes up, her confused mental state eventually turns toward revenge as Shell is revealed as her killer. Beast Wars Second Chou Seimeitai Transformers Stratos 4 Chobits (Dub) Robot Taekwon V 84 Wolf's Rain (Dub) Dallos Tokyo Ghoul:re (Dub) Uchuu no Stellvia Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman F	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line398
__label__wiki	0.820735	0.820735	Google acquires Word Lens app recently featured in Apple’s iPhone ad “Powerful” Zac Hall - May. 16th 2014 11:18 am PT @apollozac Google just bought the company behind a smartphone app called Word Lens that visually translates text in real life scenarios right on your device using the camera and some behind-the-scenes intelligence. With Word Lens, we’ve seen the beginnings of what’s possible when we harness the power of mobile devices to “see the world in your language.” By joining Google, we can incorporate Quest Visual’s technology into Google Translate’s broad language coverage and translation capabilities in the future. As a thank you to everybody who supported us on our journey, we’ve made both the app and the language packs free to download for a limited time while we transition to Google. We’re looking forward to continuing our work at Google – stay tuned! The kicker? Word Lens was recently featured rather prominently in Apple’s latest iPhone ad “Powerful” and even listed on Apple’s microsite promoting the film as an app to explore. Google, of course, offers a lot of apps on the iOS platform (36 alone if you just look at iPhone) so there’s no reason to suspect Google will remove the app from the App Store as Apple would likely do if it were to purchase the software (based on previous buys like Siri). And it’s really a good fit for Google’s portfolio as far as acquisitions go. Word Lens even boasts support for Google Glass for translating words on the fly using visuals and its feature set somewhat resembles that of Google’s own Google Goggles app which can translate text by snapping a photo. As per their own announcement, Quest Visual, the company behind Word Lens, will work as a part of the Google Translate team. As for acquisition details, no price has been disclosed for the purchase but Word Lens appears to reside on the more casual side of recent mergers and acquisitions unlike Google’s $3.2 billion deal for Nest (which is still being sold by Apple). Google has confirmed the acquisition to multiple outlets. Word Lens first debuted in 2010 and is available on the App Store as a free download with packs to unlock for additional translations. Previously, these packs were sold as in-app purchases. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976. Today, it's considered one of the 'Big Tech' technology companies, alongside Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Tech Industry Google Google Translate Word Lens Google Goggles Zac covers Apple news for 9to5Mac and hosts the 9to5Mac Happy Hour and 9to5Mac Watch Time podcasts. Zac Hall's favorite gear	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line400
__label__cc	0.604358	0.395642	enquiries@a4es.co.uk Client login Start your claim Action 4 Equality (Scotland) Limited. Cookie Policy. This Policy sets out how we use cookies. Information Commissioner’s Office Registration Information; Action 4 Equality (Scotland) Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), registration number: ZA058696 Telephone Number: 0131 659 99 58 Address: Action 4 Equality Scotland Limited, POBOX 664, Newcastle, NE5 9DG Email Address: Dataprotection@a4es.co.uk A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto ‘terminal equipment’ (e.g. a computer or smartphone) when the user accesses a website. It allows the website to recognise that user’s device and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions. Cookies have a very limited function and are by no means compiled and thus cannot execute functions or make copies of themselves. Cookies are either first party of third party. A first party cookie is one that is set by the website you are visiting. The information collected is only accessible by the website you are viewing. A third party cookie is a cookie provided by an external service provider, who will set their own cookies on a website. Persistent and Session Cookies Persistent cookies are cookies that are saved on your computer or devise and are not deleted automatically when you quit your browser. A session cookie is one that is deleted when you quit your browser and will not have an expiration date within Cookie Table below. Accepting or Rejecting Cookies In most cases you can choose to accept or decline cookies. This can also be achieved within your browser settings. For more information please navigate to the base of this policy. However, in accordance with the law, some cookies can be stored if they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website. All other cookies must first obtain your express, affirmative consent. Please indicate whether the firm is using: First party and/or third party cookies Whether the cookie used are persistent or session cookies Whether the cookies used are strictly necessary (which means consent is not required) Cookie Description Duration (expiry) Type NAME OF THIRD PARTY I.E ‘fr’ i.e. ‘This cookie is set by Facebook for advertising purposes.” i.e. “90 days” Targeting/Advertising For your convenience we have provided links to the cookie management pages for the most popular web browsers: Opting Out Of Google Analytics To opt out of Analytics for the web, please visit the Google Analytics Opt Out Page and install the add-on for your browser. For more details on installing and uninstalling the add-on please see the relevant help resources for your specific browser. For more information on how businesses use cookies and how to manage cookies you can visit the following third-party websites: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/ https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/ Action 4 Equality Scotland Ltd. 10 York Place EH1 3EP Action 4 Equality (Scotland) Limited is registered in England and Wales, Company Registration Number: 05475645. Our Registered Office Address: Joseph Miller & Co, Floor A Milburn House, Dean Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1LE. Action 4 Equality (Scotland) Limited is authorised and regulated by the FCA for Claims Management Activity in respect of Employment Related Claims, Firm Reference Number: 923707. You can check this on Financial Services Register at register.fca.org.uk The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is an agency for arbitrating on unresolved complaints between regulated firms and their clients. Full details of the FOS can be found on its website at financialombudsman.org.uk We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office, Registration Number: ZA058696 All content © 2021 Action 4 Equality Scotland unless otherwise stated National insurance no.: To reset your password, enter your National Insurance number below and we'll send you details on how to reset it. To reset your password, enter your reset code sent to your email address and then enter your new password.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line402
__label__cc	0.685885	0.314115	Nov. 25th Talk! BPS History of Psychological Disciplines Seminar Series 2013.11.14 EventsAndreas Sommer, BPS, Carl du Prel, Centre for the History of Psychological Disciplines, experimental psychology, Germany, History of Psychology Centre, UCLJacy Young The British Psychological Society’s History of Psychology Centre, in conjunction with UCL’s Centre for the History of the Psychological Disciplines, has announced the next talk as part of the BPS History of Psychological Disciplines Seminar Series. On Monday, November 25th Andreas Sommer, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge and the blogger behind Forbidden Histories, will be speaking on “The last Romantic? Carl du Prel (1839-1899) and the Formation of German Experimental Psychology.” Full details follow below. British Psychological Society History of Psychological Disciplines Seminar Series Sponsored by the British Psychological Society. Open to the public. Date: Monday 25th November Time: 6pm to 7.30pm Location: Arts and Humanities Common Room (G24), Foster Court, Malet Place, University College London. The last Romantic? Carl du Prel (1839-1899) and the Formation of German Experimental Psychology Dr. Andreas Sommer (University of Cambridge) (UCL) Although the philosopher Carl du Prel was arguably the most popular German-language theorist of the unconscious mind immediately preceding Sigmund Freud, his work has received remarkably little attention in histories of the mind sciences. Revered by artists such as Rilke and Kandinsky, du Prel was read by psychologists like William James, Frederic W. H. Myers, Carl Gustav Jung and Freud, who referred to the philosopher in ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ as “that brilliant mystic”. Taken up and advanced by Frederic W. H. Myers and Edmund Gurney in England, du Prel’s integrative psychological research programme became a competing brand of German physiological psychology and significantly informed the psychological methodologies of William James in the US and Théodore Flournoy in Switzerland. Sketching the formation and reception of du Prel’s ideas, this talk will reconstruct the hardening of epistemological and methodological boundaries of German experimental psychology, partly in response to his radical research programme. Through a discussion of the cultural and political backdrop of late-nineteenth century German science, it also hopes to shed light on factors for the curious neglect of du Prel and his ideas in conventional histories of psychology. ← CfP Cheiron 2014, Frederick, MD June 19th-22nd CfP BPS History & Philosophy of Psychology Section Conference, April 14-16, 2014 →	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line412
__label__cc	0.623557	0.376443	Passenger experience4 December 2020 Inflight COVID-19 transmission is rare, not only due to new measures but thanks to the airflow within aircraft Since the start of 2020 up to October, there have been 44 confirmed or possible cases of COVID-19 associated with a flight. In that period, some 1.2 billion passengers have traveled. That equates to one case for every 27 million travelers. Dr. David Powell, IATA’s Medical Advisor, calls the figures “extremely reassuring.” “Furthermore, the vast majority of published cases occurred before the wearing of face coverings inflight became widespread,” he notes. Aligned data Studies by Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer explain the reasons behind the low transmission rate. Though aircraft types vary, detailed simulations confirmed that aircraft airflow systems effectively control the movement of particles in the cabin, limiting the spread of viruses. High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters, the natural barrier of the seatback, the downward flow of air, and high rates of air exchange efficiently reduce the risk of transmission. HEPA filters, for example, have a more than 99.9% bacteria/virus removal efficiency rate, ensuring that the air supply entering the cabin is not a pathway for microbes. Air is exchanged 20-30 times per hour on board most aircraft, which compares very favorably with the average office space (average 2-3 times per hour) or schools (average 10-15 times per hour). Mask wearing adds an extra layer of protection and is now common on most airlines. The Takeoff Guidance issued by ICAO supports this approach. The guidance also adds numerous other layers of protection to keep transmission rates to a minimum. Manufacturer Studies The simulations carried out by the three major manufacturers further highlighted the importance of aircraft design in low infection rates. An Airbus simulation of the air in an A320 cabin calculated parameters such as air speed, direction, and temperature at 50 million points in the cabin, up to 1,000 times per second. The same tools were then used to model a non-aircraft environment, with several individuals social distancing. The result clearly demonstrated that potential exposure was lower on an aircraft than when staying six feet apart in an office or classroom. Boeing researchers studied various scenarios, including a coughing passenger with and without a mask seated in various locations, and different on/off variations of overhead air vents. Embraer research likewise showed that risk of onboard transmission is extremely low, and the actual data on in-fight transmissions that may have occurred supports these findings. The research done on inflight transmission of the coronavirus shows the cooperation and dedication to safety of all involved in air transport, providing undeniable evidence cabin air is safe. Indeed, the priority on safety is no different during the COVID-19 outbreak. A recent IATA study found that 86% of recent travelers felt that the industry’s COVID-19 measures were keeping them safe and were well-implemented. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, accepts that there is no “single silver-bullet measure” that will make air travel 100% safe in the age of COVID-19. “But the combination of measures that are being put in place is reassuring travelers the world over that COVID-19 has not defeated their freedom to fly,” he says. “Nothing is completely risk-free. But with just 44 published cases of potential inflight COVID-19 transmission among 1.2 billion travelers, the risk of contracting the virus on board appears to be in the same category as being struck by lightning.” Image credit \| Getty New publication shows how testing can reopen borders IATA has welcomed the publication of ICAO’s Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures. IATA announced that it is in the final development phase of the IATA Travel Pass, a digital health pass that will support the safe reopening of borders. Revised guidance gives hope for air travel recovery A second edition of Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis by ICAO’s Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) has been welcomed by IATA.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line415
__label__wiki	0.955529	0.955529	Open Sea Swimming Rowing News Rower of the Year Jetskiing Displaying items by tag: Genoa Irish Olympic Qualifier to be Rescheduled as World Cup Genoa is Cancelled Ireland's bid for two further Tokyo Olympic 2020 places will be rescheduled after the cancellation of World Sailing's World Cup Series Genoa event that was due to be held in the Italian city from 11 – 19 April 2020 due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). As Afloat reported previously, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy, World Sailing has been in regular contact with the Federazione Italiana Vela (FIV), the local organisers, and the Italian Government, receiving updates and closely monitoring the situation. After a four year journey, Ireland is seeking the final places available in both the men's Laser dinghy and men's 49er skiff classes. The World Sailing Board has also consulted the World Sailing Medical Commission prior to making this decision. The decision was made to ensure the health and well-being of the sailors, support personnel, officials and volunteers, a top priority for World Sailing. Hundreds of sailors, however, continue to arrive on the Spanish island of Mallorca for the Trofeo Trofeo Princesa, another Olympic regatta that takes place this month. Hempel World Cup Series Genoa was to act as the final opportunity for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification for African, Asian and European sailors in a number of the Olympic Sailing Events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted World Sailing an extension of the qualification period to 30 June 2020. World Sailing is now working in close collaboration with the IOC and Event Organisers to reschedule the remaining African, Asian and European Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers and to ensure that all quota places can be allocated. Further updates on qualification events will be issued by World Sailing with formal updates applied to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Qualification System here. Published in Tokyo 2020 All Eyes on Genoa World Sailing Cup as Italy Suspends Sailing Regattas Until April 3rd All eyes are on the Italian port of Genoa as it prepares to host the important Olympic classes qualifier at the World Cup of Sailing event next month while Italy goes into a period of lockdown over Coronavirus. This is a problem for top-level competitors from 59 nations either trying to qualify for their national team (like Ireland) or to maintain their competitive edge before the 2020 Games. As Afloat reported yesterday, the Italian Sailing Federation has suspended all events and competitions on a national basis until April 3rd, just a week before the 1,000-competitor Genoa World Cup event gets underway. Other international sailing fixtures scheduled for Italy in April have already been scrubbed such as the J24 Europeans Championships. Irish Sailing’s performance squad has cancelled its planned training base in the northern Italian city and switched to Mallorca in the Balearic Islands instead but even now that might not be enough to stem the virus threat. "If cancelled, how will the remaining European places for Tokyo 2020 be decided?" The scheduled Genoa regatta is the final European qualification opportunity for the men’s single-handed and skiff events ahead of Tokyo 2020 and Ireland is desperately seeking those final places in both classes. The Asian Olympic qualifier has already been switched to Genoa due to Covid-19 concerns but with that potentially affected too the question on everyone's lips is: if cancelled, how will the remaining European places for Tokyo be decided? And with the latest spread of the virus, it now looks like other early Summer Olympic sailing regattas will be affected too, the most affected being International championships leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the end of July. These potentially include: 470 World Championships, Palma, Mallorca, 13 March Olympic Classes Princess Sofia Regatta, Palma, Mallorca, 27 March Olympic Classes Hempel World Cup Series, Genoa, Italy, 12 April America's Cup – ACWS Round 1, Cagliari, Italy, 18 April 470 European Championships, Hyeres, France, 5 May Finn Gold Cup, Palma, Mallorca, 8 May RS:X European Championship, Athens, Greece, 10 May Nacra 17, 49er, 49erFX European Championships, Malcesine, Italy, 11 May. World Sailing says it is keeping the situation under constant review while a group of sailors have launched an online petition in the hopes of persuading World Sailing to cancel the upcoming World Cup Series event in Genoa. The petition states: "It is irresponsible and possibly dangerous to host the Hempel Sailing World Cup in Genoa due to the risks of COVID-19. Having hundreds of sailors, coaches and staff from all over the world stay in Northern Italy and return to their home countries would undue global efforts to contain the virus. It is the responsibility of World Sailing to provide safe events for their competitors". One of the Irish sailors seeking the last 49er berth is Ryan Seaton from Belfast. He told BBC NI news this week about travelling to Genoa: "The experts have been keeping us up-to-date and if they say it's safe to go we will trust their opinion. If they say it's a no-go they'll have to to look at an alternative location to get the qualifier in." Sailors Launch Online Petition To Cancel Genoa Olympic Qualifiers Over Coronavirus Risk A group of sailors have launched an online petition in the hopes of persuading World Sailing to cancel the upcoming World Cup Series event in Genoa due to the risks of COVID-19, particularly in Northern Italy. Calling themselves Sailors Against Coronavirus, the group — apparently based in Spain — argues that it is “irresponsible and possibly dangerous to host the Hempel Sailing World Cup in Genoa due to the risks of COVID-19”. They add: “Having hundreds of sailors, coaches and staff from all over the world stay in Northern Italy and return to their home countries would undue global efforts to contain the virus. “It is the responsibility of World Sailing to provide safe events for their competitors. Many sailing federations are required compete in Genoa to qualify for the Olympics, which forces them to decide between their safety and a chance to compete at the Olympic Games. “World Sailing should make the responsible decision to cancel the event and chose a safer location for final Olympic qualifications.” The Hempel Sailing World Cup Series event in Genoa is scheduled to start on Saturday 11 April and is the last chance for Irish sailors to claim a spot at Tokyo 2020. Published in World Sailing Hempel World Cup Series Finn Lynch Takes Fifth Overall In Thrilling Laser Final In Genoa In a thrilling medal race final at the Hempel World Sailing Cup Series at Genoa, Finn Lynch from Carlow placed third this afternoon (Sunday 21 April) to claim fifth overall in the men’s single-handed Laser event. The result marks the third consecutive major regatta for Lynch this year in which he finished in the top 10 of his event in the run-up to Tokyo 2020. The National Yacht Club sailor entered the medal race final in seventh place overall with the possibility of a silver or bronze medal. However, it was the sixth-placed Andrew Lewis, from Trinidad, who edged ahead into second place to took bronze, while Hungary’s Jonatan Vadnai placed fifth to win gold, with silver going to Pavlos Kontides who placed eighth in the final. Vadnai’s brother Benjamin won the final race and finished ninth overall. In fact, any of the 10 finalists were potential medallists and the neck-and-neck race was reflected at the finishing-line with first to last places just 50 metres apart. As light winds dominated the week at Genoa, so too was the final race sailed in near calm conditions. “Finn started well, didn’t get into any trouble and sailed to his tactics – a straight race that he executed very well,” said Rory Fitzpatrick, Irish Sailing’s head coach. “I’m delighted, seeing Finn come through from Toppers to Laser Radial then medalling at Youth Worlds and now contending for medals at senior level is outstanding.” Ireland has still to qualify in the men’s single-handed Laser event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the next opportunity at the class world championships at the Olympic venue in Enoshima, Japan this July. Published in ISA Finn Lynch Irish Sailing Popular Watersport Stories Mixed Reaction to EU Fish Quota Council Ahern Remarks on Brexit & Fish Anger Fishing Industry Leader Howth RNLI 'Dip & Donate' Appeal is Launched Irish Coast Guard & RNLI Issue Water Safety Appeal for Christmas & New Year	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line423
__label__wiki	0.614113	0.614113	Why We (Still) Home School Kostenko Maxim/Shutterstock Tom Hoopes - published on 02/29/16 The alienation of Tom and April Hoopes My wife and I home school our children for many reasons. Those reasons are moral. Educational. Financial. And they are all significant. But when Mater et Magistra asked me to write a “why we home school” article several years ago, I had a more Freudian answer. Strong psychological forces urged us to home school: irrational emotional fears in my case; sound developmental strategy in April’s case. I still get a tight feeling in my gut when I see “Back to School!” signs. It’s the same thing I used to feel as a kid in Tucson, Ariz. I would seize up with fright. The perky exclamation point especially irked me. It was like a judge’s gavel with a smiley-face on it. “Back to School” was my sentence. I hated school. I hated sitting still. I hated being forced to negotiate the politics of 8-year-olds’ social relationships. I hated having to figure out what version of an answer a teacher wanted. I hated feeling ripped in an untimely way from the world I knew and placed in an artificial world I knew not. And most of all, I hated math. Meanwhile, miles away in California, the beautiful young April Beingessner was undergoing a very different psychological process. To her, the “Back to School” sign was the welcome sign on the gateway to the community of learning. She had a rightly ordered attitude toward school. School for her was a place to build her future in brief forays into another world. Her school day began at home with her mother waving good-bye and ended at home with her mother’s welcoming hug. Home gave her a foundation. School was a chance to discover herself in relationship to others; home base, and mom, were always there, waiting. It was what school did to her relationship with her sister that gave her pause. The way April describes it, she and her older sister had a warm, playful relationship with its healthy give and take just as the Irving Berlin song describes. But then came school. Her sister was almost three years older. The elementary school put a three-year chasm between them as absolute as the one between Lazarus and the Rich Man in the afterlife. The lower and upper grades rarely mixed, and when they did, her sister treated April exactly the way she treated every other person in her grade: she ignored her. What had happened? School had happened. The artificial environment of the modern school in each case created pressures that worked against the little versions of Tom and April. The model offered no in for socially challenged little Tommy, and it offered no out for the socially adept April and her sister — no way to meld the social identity with the family identity. The two phenomena have the same root cause. By the time we showed up, schools had ceased being places that complement home life. They had become places that contravene home life. John Dewey and his followers did that purposely. The fathers and mothers of the modern education system wanted schools to remold young people into good citizens — as they conceived good citizens to be. Families deeply inculcate values in children. That includes good values to reinforce, like altruism, but also bad values to mitigate, like racism. But the reformers threw the baby (family-rooted culture) out with the bathwater (occasionally backward values). Actually, it was even less benign than that: One of the “bad family values” to be discouraged was religion — the basis of meaningful social order. By the 1970s the school system had grown into a kind of Plato’s Republic world of children being educated in a set of virtues that didn’t come from their families or their churches but from secular experts hired by the state. The end result is that, when we began having children and we started talking about school, I instinctively recoiled and April stepped forward and we decided to home school. It should be noted: We are aware that there are great schools and dedicated teachers who are finding ways to integrate school with the home in a much more complementary way. We love them! We send our teens to the Benedictine high school in town because at a time when their social life becomes more important to their development, it can provide key formative social opportunities we can’t — and we want our children to experience these first while they are under our roof, with our guidance and correction. We are aware that home schooling has its own set of negative consequences. Very much aware. Very personally and painfully aware. Why do we home school nonetheless? Because I don’t want the kids to hate school, and April doesn’t want them to hate each other. Or to put it positively, because our culture needs to be re-rooted in the family. The best place we can do that is at home. My only regret: they still have to take math. Tom Hoopes is writer in residence at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line424
__label__wiki	0.666375	0.666375	Trope, Romance Arc, Love Tropes, Alice and Bob Envy and Jealousy Tropes Operation: Jealousy "Absence makes the heart grow fonder; jealousy makes the heart grow fonder faster." —Jake, Hey, Dude! Hermione: "I've just escaped--I mean, I've just left Cormac under the mistletoe." Harry: "Serves you right for coming with him!" Hermione: "I thought he'd annoy Ron most." A specific type of Zany Scheme: Two characters, Alice and Bob, are an Official Couple... or they would be, if Bob wasn't so mired in the river of denial that he insists that the water flowing all around him is solid ground. Alice, who is not in denial and very aware of Bob's feelings, gets fed up with his refusal to spit them out and takes matters into her own hands. Confronting him directly with the evidence might cause him to run for the hills, so Alice gets into a faked or temporary relationship with Convenient Charley, to make Bob insanely jealous enough to come clean first. Hopefully, the operation succeeds. Hopefully, Charley isn't too insufferable or bland and drives Alice insane first. Hopefully, Bob doesn't take this as a sign that he doesn't have a chance with Alice. Hopefully, Bob doesn't just want his beloved to be happy. Hopefully, Bob doesn't fail to notice because he has the awareness of a brick. Hopefully, Bob doesn't fall for it so thoroughly that he pulls a Counter Zany that Alice thoroughly falls for! And hopefully, Alice doesn't actually fall for Charley... Yeah, right... See Green-Eyed Epiphany for when Alice is in denial too and her relationship with Charley is only part of that. Very unlikely to be Truth in Television for anyone with serious feelings, as most people who believe they are in love try to avoid upsetting the people they think they're in love with. Also using people is a mean thing to do especially when the person doesn't know. Then again.... Examples of Operation: Jealousy include: 2 Comic Books 3 Fanfiction 7 Video Games 8 Web Comics 9 Western Animation Ginta and Arimi attempted to pull this on Yuu and Miki. Considering the series that they're in, the results were inevitable. It was also done in Sailor Moon Abridged: Serena: Hey, Melvin. If I go on a date with you, Darian will get jealous....well, maybe not "jealous"... It is revealed later in the manga series Otaku no Musume San that Nozomi Yukimura only hung around Kouta Morisaki in an attempt to get her long time crush and childhood friend Chihiro Nitta jealous, even going as far as to have sex with Kouta as Chihiro watched. This only ended in failure as Chihiro was a hardcore Lolicon and couldn't find her attractive. She later reveals, a bit quite coldly, to Kouta that she never loved him. Akira tries this with Kei in Special A, and it backfires in the worst way. Not only can Tadashi see all the little clues (like Kei doing all he can to avoid physical contact with Akira) that show that the two are barely tolerating the other, he and Hikari end up ignoring their feeble attempts and just have a good time, making Akira and Kei the ones growing jealous. Ranma ½: During her more manipulative moments in the manga, Akane has used Ryoga in order to make her fiancée jealous. Be it accepting a date or clinging to Ryoga's side, if it will ignite a fire in Ranma's eyes, she's probably done it. Ironic, since a lot of people consider Akane to be the more Tsundere of the two when it comes to accepting their feelings for each other. Sometimes, Ranma realizes what she's trying to do, but refuses to take the bait out of stubbornness. Ranma: Akane, you idiot. You're doing this just to torture me, aren't you? When Shampoo starts acting like she despises him, an upset Ranma acts cozy with Akane to make Shampoo jealous. In the Insecticomics, Thrust tries to talk Dreadmoon into dating someone else to make Starscream jealous. When Thrust suggests he be the Convenient Clancey, it becomes rather obvious that the Zany Scheme is at least half a plot to hook up with Dreadmoon himself. Played with in Spider Girl. May's best friend, Davida, started to date Wess, because May was the only person in the school unaware that Wess was in love with her and Davida wanted to give him a chance to get her attention. Played with in the Firefly/Doctor Who crossover The Man With No Name. Kaylee pretends to like the Doctor in order to make Simon jealous, but it's only to screw with his head. Well, that and she's quite happy to stare at his butt on general principles. In the Teen Titans fanfic, A Night to Remember, Starfire tries to make Robin jealous by dating Richard Grayson. It's a Fandom Specific Plot in Victorious to have André and Jade fake a relationship to make Tori and Beck, respectively, jealous. How successful they are, given that it's canonically stated that Tori and Beck don't do jealousy, depends on how willing the author is to keep everyone in character. One fic, A Coffee and a Smoothie, offers a unique take on it. Feeling that Beck, for some reason, has been growing distant ever since she Took a Level In Jerkass, Jade joins with Freddie Benson to have Beck show some healthy jealousy (to reiterate, Beck and Jade are still a couple). Tori, suspecting what's going on, given how Out of Character it is that the two of them would just naturally choose to spend so much time together, is quick to point out how utterly immoral this is. At the end, Beck briefly does act out in a jealous manner but, upon realizing what Jade is up to, decides that if this is what Jade thinks love is, then their relationship isn't worth it. To All The Boys I've Loved Before: Basically the foundation of this story (and the first book it's based on). In the film version of Grease, pretty much all the main-main characters do this. Sandy begins seeing Tom to provoke Danny, and dumps him as soon as Danny asks her to the big dance. Later, Kenickie brings Cha-Cha to the dance after a fight with Rizzo, while Rizzo brings the leader of the rival street gang in a counter-effort to provoke Kenickie. Cha-Cha, for her part, cuts into Danny and Sandy's dance, which causes Sandy to storm out--after Rizzo has already done so due to seeing Kenickie with Cha-Cha. In Gone with the Wind, Scarlett marries a random man to make Ashley jealous. It doesn't work, mainly because Ashley wasn't really in love with her in the first place, and had already courted Melanie. In Sky High, Layla started a fake relationship with Jerk with a Heart of Gold Warren Peace in order to annoy Will. Warren, who thought Will was a prick, was happy to oblige, but ended up getting sick of Layla clinging to him and talking Will into asking her out. Warren: Dude, you are so stupid. She's totally into you. Will: Not after tonight. I wouldn't be surprised if Layla or any of the other guys never talked to me again. Warren: You must've been a real jerk, because no matter what I do, I can't get them to stop talking to me. In The Thomas Crown Affair, Thomas the Gentleman Thief likes Catherine the Hot Detective, but he doesn't know if he can trust her. So, he lets photos leak of him dating a supermodel to see if he gets a rise out of Catherine. It does. They hook up. The main characters of Drive Me Crazy form a fake relationship to make the people who dumped them jealous. Predictably, by the end of the film they can both have their respective love interest, but they no longer want them and have fallen for each other. "So who are we making jealous this time?" "Everyone." In "The Empire Strikes Back", Leia kisses Luke on the mouth to invoke jealousy on Han's part. Squick ensues in "Return of the Jedi". L. M. Montgomery loved to use this trope. Anne of Green Gables has the idea of hurrying along a couple by having the woman pretend to be dating somebody else. This forces the guy to propose. This is made all the better by the fact that the patsy brought in to pretend to court the woman hints that he fell in love with her, too. She then attempts this strategy with another couple. It backfires because she didn't know that the guy was trapped by a promise not to marry anybody. She even used it herself. She has rejected Gilbert, who is now seeing Christine Stuart. She's not really in the mood to go to a party, and acts rather distant on the walk there, but the very minute she enters the room she starts pretending to be the most fascinating and wonderful girl present, drawing all attention (including Gilbert's) to herself. Jane Eyre has Mr. Rochester pretending to be in love with Rich Bitch Miss Ingram because he knows that Jane is emotionless and placid on the outside but fiery on the inside, and that jealousy will be the best way to bring her feelings for him to the surface. Jane later snaps Rochester out of his melancholy self-pity by arousing his jealousy of St John Rivers. It enables him to finally spit out that he still loves her and wants to marry her. As quoted above, Hermione of Harry Potter dates Cormac McLaggen in Half-Blood Prince solely to make Ron jealous. She later tells Harry that she purposely chose the person who would annoy Ron the most. Ron has also been doing just this with Lavender Brown, or because she was very easy. Harry correctly pegs the whole situation as one big sequence of bad ideas. And it should be noted that Hermione's effort fails pretty spectacularly when she finds Cormac unbearable. Also of note, when Harry finds out that Hermione had asked Cormac to a party, he said that he had assumed the two of them would go together as friends. Hermione says "Why didn't I think of that?"; it's not clear, but given her stated reason for dating Cormac was finding the person who would annoy Ron the most, perhaps she realized that the most obvious red flag for Ron would be to go with his best friend. Obviously, "Why didn't I think of that?" has one meaning directed to Harry ("It would prevent us from being embarrassed") and one directed to the reader ("Operation Jealousy would have worked even better"). It's worth noting that Hermione was not doing this with Viktor. As far as Harry (and the readers) see, she actually liked Viktor, and he her. Which is probably why she got so angry when Ron accused her of "snogging the enemy." She was trying to move on from worrying over Ron, and he was being petty about it (out of his own jealousy). That said, when Ron went to the Ball with Padma Patil (well technically, he was stewing in his jealousy) Hermione still turned into the Green-Eyed Monster. In PG Wodehouse' books, Bertie Wooster would often use this technique to speed up marriages, although they were never meant to be his own. He himself would play The Beard, usually without asking anyone's permission first. Tom and Becky do this in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, making it Older Than Radio. Kitty tries this on Jack in Georgette Heyer's Cotillion. A subversion, in fact, since it works, to a point, but by that point Kitty's in love with Freddy. Daisy Miller: An Alternate Character Interpretation that Daisy was using Giovanelli all along to make Winterbourne jealous after she felt he let her down in Vevey, or that she decided to mess with Winterbourne's head when she saw how much her flirting with Giovanelli annoyed him, started such a heated Fan War that Henry James had to write his friend and assure her that Daisy was never planning anything of the sort; she was too clueless in the politics of romance to plan such a thing. Not that it matters, anyway... In The Sword of Truth, Richard's former girlfriend didn't like their relationship developing too slowly. So, she let him catch her screwing his brother and invited him to join. Got a blank stare, and that was it. In Gone with the Wind, Scarlett attempts to use other men's interest in her (Charles's, specifically) to get Ashley to break off his engagement to Melanie and propose to her instead. It doesn't work. Beverly Hills, 90210: Valerie and David employ this to make Noah and Donna jealous, respectively. Of course they end up reigniting their feelings for real and get back together. Drake and Josh: Drake: I hate your girlfriend, but her idea to make Tori jealous was really smart. Josh: Not that smart. They've done it on every sitcom since the 1950s. On Chef!, Savannah tried to attract Gareth by inventing a boyfriend. She sent herself flowers in the mail and everything. It was almost sad, but mostly hilarious. Miss Piggy tries this on the Avery Schreiber episode of The Muppet Show. It seems to work, except that Scooter spills the beans. In Parks and Recreation, April convinces Andy that if she puts several hickeys on his neck, it will make Ann jealous and want to get back together with him. Which totally has nothing to do with any feelings April has for him... April tries to use Operation Jealousy AGAINST Andy too, by flirting with Jean-Ralphio, and later with her new boyfriend Eduardo. The first fails because Jean-Ralphio is a douche, the second because Eduardo and Andy actually get along really well. In Seacht, after Eithne slept with MÃcheÃ¡l, his girlfriend, Paddy, came to the show and shagged Pete, who was Eithne's boyfriend at the time. Drama ensued. Oh, and to make matters worse, Eithne and Paddy are sisters. On an episode of Gilligan's Island, Mr. Howell and Lovey split up, and they both attempted this plan to make the other jealous; Mr. Howell with Ginger and Lovey with The Professor. On Gossip Girl Blair brings home a British lord from her vacation in Europe to make Chuck jealous. Later on Chuck and Vanessa team up to make Blair and Nate jealous. Maddie on Jonathan Creek tried this to make Jonathan jealous; unfortunately, she was going on a blind date based on a photo which did not entirely match the goods, so to speak, and the guy ended up being several decades older than his photo and, personality-wise, "the bastard son of Forrest Gump." Needless to say, Jonathan not only clocked exactly what she was doing (and that it had gone badly wrong) but enjoyed himself enormously at her expense. In Hannah Montana, Miley attempts this on Jake to get him to break up with his girlfriend. It later turns out that the "girlfriend" was just Jake using Operation: Jealousy on Miley... and succeeding. Been done a couple of times on Glee: Rachel said the main reason she agreed to date Puck was in the hopes that it would make his best friend Finn jealous - it worked a bit, to go by Finn's facial expressions during Puck's song performance to her. After being spurned by Santana, Brittany recruited Artie to be her new duet partner/boyfriend in the hopes of making Santana jealous - this also worked, though not quite in the way Brittany hoped. Artie only got with Brittany originally to make Tina jealous after she left him for Mike. How I Met Your Mother: Played with in one instance. After Marshall confesses that a coworker jumped him at work, Lily thinks he's just trying to invoke this trope and doesn't believe him. However, when the coworker drops by to apologize to Lily and confirms that it did happen, Lily beats the snot out of her in a jealous fury. Barney's proposal to Robin takes this Up to Eleven and is a truly amazing Batman Gambit, though elements of Gambit Roulette do slip in. Subverted in Ted Mosby: Architect. Robin thinks Ted that is doing this, albeit unintentionally, by flirting with other girls, after he and Robin got into a large fight, but it's actually Barney who's using Ted's name and job to score. Robin pulls this when she comes back from Brazil in Season 3 to win her and Ted's breakup. While it does work at first, Robin quickly grows annoyed with Gael and decides that it's not worth it. Herman's Head. Herman asks a girl to play along with this; she rightly describes the trope as "pathetic". It doesn't help that the ex-girlfriend Herman's after realises what he's doing and starts saying loudly to the man she's with things like, "Yes, I'm not wearing any underwear!" Eventually Herman and his ex start arguing directly and after a Slap Slap Kiss go off together, while the man and women they'd been using strike up their own conversation. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spike does this on a couple of occasions when Buffy rejects his advances. Played for Laughs when the girl Spike chats up turns out to be a Robot Girl who responds by throwing Spike through a window. Played straight in "Hell's Bells" when Spike brings a Goth girlfriend to Anya's wedding after Buffy dumps him. Buffy acknowledges that she is hurt and Spike, no longer angry at her, just leaves quietly. The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon tries to ask Penny out in an attempt to make Amy jealous. Penny sees right through it and convinces him to just go tell Amy how he feels. Constantly subverted in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. At no point is Jake ever trying to do this, but Charles is so insecure that he instantly thinks any new friend of Jake's is a replacement turning him into a Crazy Jealous Guy in microseconds. In the season three premiere of Boy Meets World, Shawn asking out Topanga leads Cory to ask out Topanga's best friend Trini (accidentally, due to his question about Shawn and Topanga leading her to think he's interested in her; Cory has no problem going along with it, though). During a movie in the auditorium, Shawn puts his arm around Topanga and Cory tries to get cozy with Trini, and during the intermission Cory and Topanga end up in a confrontation...that leads to them officially hooking up. The episode tag reveals that Shawn and Trini set this whole thing up to get them together. In the Community episode "Romantic Expressionism", Jeff and Britta, in an attempt to protect Annie from becoming the prey of future douchebags convince Troy, Annie's high school crush, that Annie is pulling this on him. She wasn't but it nonetheless derails Annie/Vaunghn. In the first season of Supergirl, Cat advises Kara to do this to get James' attention. Kara doesn't follow through on it, but her easy chemistry with Barry produce roughly similar results. Part of BioWare's trimming of Amy's flanderized desire for Sonic involves this. Dexter is an imaginary boyfriend she invented to inspire jealousy in Sonic, but deep down she still cares about the Blue Blur - if Sonic is nice to her throughout the game, she tells all before the Nocturne invasion. Of course, if you're paying a fair amount of attention (and selecting the right conversation options), you can see this coming from fairly early on. In Star Fox Command this is the main reason why Krystal joined with Star Wolf and began a relationship with Panther, after Fox kicked her off Star Fox (out of concern for her safety). Judging from his reactions to her in the story... it worked. In Treading Ground, Wrong Genre Savvy Rose attempts this before her friend can explain this was not what she had in mind. It sinks her wrecked relationship even deeper. In this strip of Loserz, one girl (name's Carla) thinks this is the case. In Misfile, James and Cassiel are doing this to try and break up their exes Ash and Rumisel and reclaim them. Thanks to the main plot of the comic (Ash is a boy who was Gender Bender'd by cosmic screw-up, Rumisel's just pretending to date "her" to keep other guys away), it's extremely unlikely to succeed. In Danny Phantom, Kitty possesses Paulina and dates the main hero who has a crush on her, all in order to make her on/off boyfriend Johnny 13 jealous. An episode of Adventure Time had Jake attempting this when Finn and Lady Ranicorn started hanging out. It works better on Finn than Ranicorn. Johnny Bravo was the victim of this twice in the first season. Once by a antelope. An episode of Jimmy Two-Shoes had Beezy using Samy as a pet in order to get his real pet Rocky away from Jimmy. Heloise's Secret Admirer had Heloise date Peep to make Jimmy jealous. In American Dad episode The Magnificent Steven, Roger enlists Hayley to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to make the girl at the liquor store, who he has a crush on, jealous. It horribly backfires when he falls in love with Hayley instead. In the end, it all turns out to be an elaborate plot to win a T-shirt. Parodied on Family Guy. The first time Stewie fell in love with a girl at day care and then held hands with another girl when he thought she was seeing someone else. Stewie: Was it one? No, two. Yes. She's two weeks younger than you! The second time Brian wanted Jillian to notice him and Lauren Conrad suggests that he remind his ex how much she misses him. Stewie says the best way is by going on a date with a beautiful woman. Brian: What is this gonna do? Stewie: It's gonna make her jealous. You, out on the town with a hot date. Brian: How are you a hot date? Stewie:Whoa! You're angry at her, not me. No wonder you're alone. On another occasion, in Stuck Together, Torn Apart, after Lois meets up, platonically, with her old boyfriend Ross, Peter tries to recruit one of his old girlfriends, eventually settling for hiring a stripper who couldn't even get his name right, to even the score. Crazy Jealous Guy doesn't begin to describe Peter. In Total Drama World Tour, Courtney attempts to make her former love interest Duncan jealous by flirting with Tyler, then Alejandro. It doesn't work. Done twice in Hey Arnold. One of these instances is when Helga attempts to rouse Arnold's jealousy by dating Stinky (she gets this idea by viewing an in-universe film that uses this very trope). The other instance is when Helga convinces Arnold to 'date' her in order to capture Lila's attention (who is dating Arnold's cousin, Arnie, at the time). The reason Pepper is dating Happy in Iron Man: Armored Adventures to get Tony's attention. For once it actually seems to work, as Tony seems to not like them together despite seeing it as an Operation Jealousy tactic, but never seems to act on it. In the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode, Makes New Friends but Keep Discord, Discord tries to enact this on Fluttershy. Fluttershy, being Fluttershy, is so ridiculously innocent that she doesn't even notice which only incites more jealousy in Discord. Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Operation:_Jealousy?oldid=390843" Romance Arc Love Tropes	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line429
__label__cc	0.640789	0.359211	With a little planning, two days in Calgary—the gateway to the Canadian Rockies—give you enough time to discover the city, catch a hockey game, and take a day trip to the mountains for which the region is famous. Here’s how to do it. Day 1: Explore the City Morning:If you’re wondering what life was like in Calgary and Western Canada in the 19th and early 20th centuries, go to Heritage Park Historical Village. The pre-1915 buildings and staff in period dress transport visitors back in time to the Canadian Wild West. See reenactments of farming, trading, and everyday life in the past, then take a ride in a steam train or on a horse-drawn cart. Afternoon:Spend the afternoon at the Calgary Zoo, a beloved year-round attraction with more than 1,000 animals housed in habitats such as Canadian Wilds, Destination Africa, and Prehistoric Park. Night:Sports enthusiasts should embrace an opportunity to watch Canada’s national winter sport, ice hockey. The local team is the Calgary Flames, and it’s fun to rub shoulders with local fans. If it’s not hockey season or you’re not into sports, head up to the Sky 360 restaurant in the Calgary Tower instead, for dinner with a view. Day 2: Journey to Banff Morning and afternoon:Don’t miss the chance to visit the Rocky Mountains. Get an early start to the town of Banff, about an hour and a half from Calgary by car, and choose from a plethora of activities that suit different fitness and energy levels. Ride the gondola, soak in hot springs, or shop and dine. If you feel like being more active, numerous hiking trails offer stunning views of the Rockies and surrounding forests. Night:If you’re back in Calgary early enough, walk along the Bow River or stroll through Eau Claire Park, a pleasant riverfront green space. Then head downtown for dinner. 5 Tours and Activities \| All Calgary Tours Heritage Park General Admission Step back in time and delve into Canada’s colorful past with this Heritage Park general admission ticket. With your ticket in hand, head inside the family-friendly park and begin exploring at your leisure. In the summer months, you can learn all about life as a 19th-century fur-trader or railway worker, and visit old-fashioned blacksmith’s shops and lumber yards. Admire antique automobiles at the Gasoline Alley Museum, where vintage 1908 REO Autobuggies and 1912 Buicks take pride of place. Stroll through Heritage Town Square and perhaps chat to the locals in their traditional clothing. Private Tour for 1 to 5 guests of Lake Louise and the Icefield Parkway Stand beside Lake Louise and experience the vast landscapes, soaring mountains, of Banff during this small-group, private full-day, guided tour along the Icefield Parkway. Bring up to five passengers and set off along the winding and spectacular road making stops at stop at Lake Minnewanka, Bow falls, Crowfoot Glacier and more. Enjoy aerial views of of Banff from Mount Norquay after ascending its switchback road to the top. Virtual Reality Experience - VR ARENA Feel the thrill of stepping into new worlds with this virtual reality experience that lets you experience what it’s like to do everything from playing virtual sports to ruling a kingdom to wandering the world as if you are Google Earth itself. Choose your own single-player or multiplayer journey and let virtual reality take you on a guided walk through the human body, live as a Samurai fighter and more.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line431
__label__wiki	0.711629	0.711629	Digital Communications Index: Tunisian Railways Mark Goldfinch Arabic, Business, Communications, Digital, Middle East MENA Railways Digital Communications Index: Tunisia All images on this pages ©SNCFT unless otherwise stated. New SNCFT Tunisian Railways electric multiple unit This post is more concerned with the digital communications of Tunisia’s railways than with its operations, but good communications should give a full picture of the operations in any case. One of the reasons for writing this series is to do a bit of armchair travelling, so I’m happy to report SNCFT promotes its activities and operations very well. I’ve learned a lot from them about the railways of one of the Arab world’s ‘quieter’ countries. I mean ‘quieter’ in a positive way and relative to other Arab countries, such as its neighbour Libya. SNCFT operates passenger and freight services across a nationwide network of routes linking most major towns and cities with Tunis. Trains outside Tunis are mostly diesel-hauled with one electrified commuter line from Sousse to Mahdia (the 70km Coast/Sahel Metro). Lines north and west of Tunis are standard gauge while those south of Tunis are metre gauge. This leads to some people claiming SNCFT operates the fastest passenger trains on a metre gauge route anywhere in the world, on the mainline from Tunis to Sousse and Sfax. The Wikipedia entry for Tunisian railways is actually very good background reading but is outside the scope of this review. SNCFT Arabic Homepage (click to enlarge) SNCFT’s digital communications reflect all these activities with a sophisticated spread across most major platforms. Unlike most railway systems in this index it does offer a live-running checker to see how trains are running in real time. The primary activities are on the excellent website (which exists in 3 versions, Arabic, French and English) while the main engagement and live updates are on Facebook. The OuiSNCFT app offers live updates, notifications and even chat. So for the purposes of this MENA Railways Digital Communications Index SNCFT scores a superb 9/12. This score hides the fact that SNCFT only scores single points for its multiple websites, apps and Facebook pages! 1. Is there a website? There is a very good website, updated just two years ago in 2018, and it comes in 3 language versions, namely: It seems a shame to just award 1 point for this! SNCFT French Homepage (click to enlarge) 2. Is the website ‘alive’? Yes, so score 1 point. The website forms SNCFT’s central information and business hub, so passengers and freight customers alike can find useful information on it. Although there is no blog, there is a full history of this historic railway system, maps and a full list of stations. Navigation is easy, with 2 rows of navigation at the top of each page and different options are clearly distinguishable. As well as a comprehensive ‘About Us’ section, there are thorough sections for the three main passenger groupings (Mainline, Tunis Metro, Sahel Metro), general freight and phosphates. Visitors can buy tickets, season tickets and discount cards, and can check fares, timetables and live train running. This is a clear and useful website across all three languages so it seems a shame to have just a single point to give. 3. Is there an app? SNCFT train from Tunisian Trains Facebook site (click to enlarge) Yes, in fact there seem to be 3 apps all by developer Jemli Mohamed Ramzi and available for Android on Google Play. One is for members of the public and two are reserved for specific railway employees. All these together score just 1 point. OuiSNCFT: This scores a great 4.1 average from 62 app users with majority giving 5* reviews. It was updated as recently as April 2020 with good support by the developer. See here. ControlesSNCFT: Access is reserved only for members of the following grades verified by the app’s administrator: SNCFT commercial agents (route controllers, train controllers & train inspectors), train drivers, railway safety officers, Main Line sales managers and the app’s developer and administrator. See here. Solidarité Contrôleurs SNCFT: See here. 4. Can you buy tickets online? Yes, this is a great facility, in Arabic, French and English, so score 1 point. 5. Is there live running information? Yes, this is the only railway in this series to offer live running information, as far as I can see. Score 1 point. 6. Is there a Twitter account? There is a Twitter account (@SNCFTOfficiel) but as it seems to have been active only between 2015 and 2018, it is of no practical use and I can’t give a point. Although it is linked from the website, it only tweeted 68 times and attracted just 134 followers. 7. Is there a Facebook page? Yes, and this is SNCFT’s main social media platform, linked from the website. It is really good and up-to-date so score 1 well-deserved point. SNCFT’s Facebook page has nearly 100,000 followers and posts regularly with timetable changes, videos, promotions and information, with all posts showing high levels of engagement. The Facebook page contains many photos and also 35 videos dating from 2012 to this year. SNCFT also runs a separate Facebook page for its passenger app OuiSNCFT (see the app section). The page is maintained up-to-date and has almost 1300 followers. Unfortunately under the scoring criteria I can’t give another point! 8. Is there a YouTube channel? Yes, there is a SNCFTOfficiel YouTube channel set up in 2018 so score 1 point. There are 15 videos of various kinds dating from 2018-2019 but it seems rather quiet, especially in comparison to the Facebook page. Here’s a short explainer video in Arabic and French about new electric suburban trains: 9. Is there an Instagram account? 10. Can you subscribe to a newsletter? 11. Is there evidence of campaigns? Yes, SNCFT runs a number of active campaigns. These relate to timetable changes (Winter, Summer and Ramadan), level crossing safety, new trains and, most recently, changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Score 1 point. 12. Is there good overall engagement? Yes, so score 1 point. The website caters for most people’s needs which itself shows a high degree of responsiveness to what passengers and freight customers need. The main engagement is apparent on the Facebook page(s). SNCFT’s digital communications give the appearance of a system that is committed to customer service, professional and on-the-ball. The only areas where it did not score was on the lack of a functioning Twitter account and the lack of a newsletter and Instagram. These are minor details compared with the major efforts SNCFT is undertaking on its other digital and social platforms. So in conclusion SNCFT scores a terrific and well-deserved 9/12. Well done.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line435
__label__wiki	0.991472	0.991472	3 September, 2018 3 September, 2018 Darryl Chamberlain Greenwich Council’s new chief executive could get more than £200,000 per year Cleaning up: The new chief executive will be responsible for Greenwich’s haphazard rubbish collections Greenwich Council’s next chief executive could be paid as much as £202,900 per year, documents prepared for a meeting next week reveal. The council’s administration has been run by finance boss Debbie Warren since former chief executive John Comber retired in August 2017. She is currently paid between £190,000 and £195,000. But a committee of councillors will discuss appointing a permanent chief executive next week – and are prepared to sanction the big pay packet for the right candidate. The chief executive is the council’s most senior officer, and works with the leader to set the overall direction of a growing borough with more than a quarter of a million residents, running vital services from education and social care to looking after streets, parks and rubbish collection. The job also involves taking charge during emergencies and running elections in the borough. Next week’s general purposes committee – council leader Danny Thorpe, Labour chief whip Angela Cornforth, deputy leader David Gardner and opposition representative Geoff Brighty – will be asked to rubber-stamp a salary band of £194,580 to £202,900. It is not known whether Warren, a well-liked figure in Woolwich Town Hall, will throw her hat into the ring for the position. Key appointment The appointment is a key one for the Thorpe and will give a signal about his plans for the future. Many will want an appointment to come from outside the council, to sweep away years of a reputation for insularity and a bunker mentality built up under previous leader Chris Roberts and Comber’s predecessor as chief executive, Mary Ney. Whispers at Woolwich Town Hall point to Kim Wright, Hackney Council’s director of neighbourhoods and housing, as a possible candidate. But a likely internal candidate is Katrina Delaney, the former communications head who is now deputy chief executive and director of communities and environment. Delaney, who worked closely with former Roberts and is highly regarded in the council administration, is the person behind “brand Royal Greenwich”, the town hall’s way of styling itself and the borough. The salary beats that of Lewisham chief executive Ian Thomas, whose pay grade is between £175,000 and £185,000. Gill Steward, who left her job running Bexley Council last week, was on £166,383. Over in Southwark, chief executive Eleanor Kelly was paid £204,031 last year. – NEW! Switch to low-cost renewable Bulb energy, bag yourself and this site £50 debbie warren katrina delaney kim wright Previous Hop Stuff Brewery’s Greenwich bar halted after neighbours object to riverside drinking Next Pocket Living land row: Greenwich Council bungle means neighbours sent wrong documents	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line437
__label__cc	0.5466	0.4534	Home » Srinagar Dar-ul-Uloom gutted in blaze Srinagar Dar-ul-Uloom gutted in blaze January 8, 2021 \| \| Share: Srinagar, January 08, 2021 (PPI-OT): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a Dar-ul-Uloom was gutted in a massive blaze that broke out in Noorbagh area of Srinagar. Reports said that the fire broke out at Madrasa Islamia Arabia Dar-us-Salaam at Baghwanpora in Noorbagh during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. They said that fire tenders reached the spot and doused the flames. However, locals said that the building was fully damaged and belongings worth lakhs got damaged. Officials said that the fire broke out after a short circuit while further investigation is going on. « VIS Upgrades Broker Management Rating of Integrated Equities Limited Continued illegal detention of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq denounced »	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0064.json.gz/line456

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