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Culture Shock in Japan
Expats might find that the degree of culture shock in Japan can be extreme. In addition to the language barrier, which increases the farther from Tokyo one goes, Japanese society has developed a very fixed code of acceptable conduct, especially in the realm of business. Foreigners, or gaijin, very seldom fit into this code without making a considerable effort.
However, the Japanese are very hospitable and friendly toward foreigners, whom they regard as honoured visitors to their country. If wanting to fit in and become part of Japanese society, the onus will be on the individual to learn the language, customs and traditions.
Language barrier in Japan
Learning Japanese can be very challenging if one wants to go beyond the basics of conversation. Besides the difficulty of learning to read and write Japanese characters, there are very intricate systems of formal language which even native Japanese speakers find complex and difficult to master.
In general, the Japanese are quite forgiving of language mistakes made by foreigners. However, it's advisable to be overly polite, humble and cautious, particularly within the context of business interactions.
As the Japanese value maintaining harmony, they are not the most vocal of people. Facial expression, tone of voice and posture are often used to demonstrate one's feelings on an issue.
Frowning while someone is speaking can be interpreted as a sign of disagreement. Expats may find that the Japanese maintain an impassive expression when speaking.
While making eye contact is important, one should avoid staring into another person's eyes for an extended amount of time. This is particularly important when in the presence of someone senior in terms of either age on status.
Work ethic in Japan
The Japanese work ethic is something that foreigners often struggle to get to grips with. The workplace in Japan is competitive and people are willing to go the extra mile to stand out from the competition.
A workweek of 70 to 80 hours isn't unheard of and the Japanese are very reluctant to take sick days. So, it's common to see people still working when they have a severe cold or flu.
Punctuality is also highly valued and the Japanese rarely arrive at meetings or appointments even a minute late. It's considered rude and disrespectful to arrive late or unprepared.
Saving face in Japan
The concept of saving face is crucial in Japanese society. The Japanese try to avoid confrontation or causing a person any form of embarrassment by putting them on the spot.
It's considered rude to reject an invite or request in Japan. Instead of directly saying no, one should instead say they will consider the invitation or propose an alternative.
Cultural etiquette in Japan
Bowing is an important part of Japanese culture – if meeting someone, thanking someone, taking leave of someone, asking for something or just being polite, one should bow. It's important to incline one's head with hands at the sides – the deeper the bow, the greater the respect being shown. It's considered impolite for a Japanese person ever to come out with a direct 'no’. Even a tiny hesitation or any vagueness in the response could actually mean 'no'.
With regards to doing business in Japan, it's particularly important to be aware of the role of seniority, which is measured according to age and not necessarily company status. It's also very important to make sure one has a substantial number of business cards made as soon as arriving in Japan (it might be a good idea to have English on one side and Japanese on the other), as the exchange of business cards is the first thing done in any business (or sometimes even private) interaction.
►For more on finding employment, read Working in Japan
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In this second volatile and violent year of the Trump presidency, American borders of all kinds seem to be dangerously tight. Immigrant travel bans and ICE deportations, mass incarceration, gendered violence, racialized attacks, urban and rural divisions emphasizing class, and constant social media anger all underscore a vision of an America of intractable difference. This course investigates sources of these borderlines and most crucially how novelists, filmmakers, poets, visual artists and essayists perceive racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, religious and class borders in this country as they may ¿re-imagine¿ difference possibly via Vijay Prashad¿s ¿polyculturalism¿ or Gloria Anzaldùa¿s ¿borderlands.¿ Texts include those of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Boots Riley, Dee Rees, Ryan Coogler, Magdalena Gomez, Janice Lobo Sapigao, Layli Long Soldier, Naomi Shihab Nye, Edwidge Danticat, Sherman Alexie, Shailja Patel, Beyonce, Kara Walker, and the podcast ¿Ear Hustle,¿ narratives created and produced from inside San Quentin. Course work includes active discussion, journal entries, one comparative analytical essay and a creative final project/with analytical paper examining personal or community identities.
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon, Wed 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM at 260-012 with Duffey, C. (PI)
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED, Writing 2
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon, Wed 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM at 200-201 with Miner, V. (PI)
Notes: Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores; first-year students admitted if space available. Advance sign-up process and deadlines at http://introsems.stanford.edu.
FEMGEN 208B: Women's Activist Response to War (HISTORY 208B, HISTORY 308B, HUMRTS 113)
Terms: Spr | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 208B | 4-5 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-SI | Class # 31033 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | COL | Students enrolled: 1
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Thu 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM at 200-015 with Jolluck, K. (PI)
FEMGEN 266: Women's Voices in Contemporary Italian Literature (ITALIAN 266)
The traditional canon of Italian literature consists almost exclusively of male authors. Yet Italian women writers have been active since the time of Dante. This course presents an overview of women's prose fiction of the last 100 years, from Sibilla Aleramo's groundbreaking feminist novel Una donna (1906) to Elena Ferrante's La figlia oscura (2015). We will examine such concerns as the central issue of sexual violence in many female autobiographies; the experience of motherhood; the conflict between maternal love and the desire for self-determination and autonomy; paths to political awareness; reinventing the historical novel. Taught in English.
Instructors: Harrison, R. (PI) ; Wittman, L. (PI)
FEMGEN 266 | 3-5 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED | Class # 30120 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM | In Person
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon, Wed 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM at 120-414 with Harrison, R. (PI); Wittman, L. (PI)
Instructors: Harrison, R. (PI); Wittman, L. (PI)
This course will introduce you to formal, historical, and cultural issues in the study of film. We will study the technological and social history of cinema and engage with philosophical and theoretical questions pertaining to film as a medium and as a cultural product, even as we undertake the formal analysis of fiction, documentary, and experimental films.
Instructors: Iyer, U. (PI) ; Whitworth, C. (PI) ; Zhao, Y. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Mon, Wed 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM at McMurtry Building 102, Oshman with Iyer, U. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Wed 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM at McMurtry Building 102, Oshman with Iyer, U. (PI)
Instructors: Iyer, U. (PI)
Notes: Screenings will be on Wednesday, 7-10pm in Oshman.
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Fri 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM at 260-003 with Zhao, Y. (PI)
Instructors: Zhao, Y. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Fri 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM at 260-003 with Zhao, Y. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Thu 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM at 240-110 with Whitworth, C. (PI)
Instructors: Whitworth, C. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Thu 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM at 240-110 with Whitworth, C. (PI)
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Oeler, K. (PI)
FILMSTUD 100A | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Class # 27944 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC | In Person | Students enrolled: 10
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon 6:30 PM - 9:20 PM at 200-002 with Oeler, K. (PI)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon, Wed 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM at ARTGAL7 with Oeler, K. (PI)
Notes: Screenings will be held on Mondays 6:30-9:20pm in McMurtry 115.
FILMSTUD 100B: History of World Cinema II, 1930-1959 (FILMSTUD 300B)
The impact of sound to the dissolution of Hollywood's studio system.
FILMSTUD 100C: History of World Cinema III, 1960-Present (FILMSTUD 300C)
This course will provide an overview of cinema from around the world since 1960, highlighting the cultural, political, and economic forces that have shaped various film movements over the last six decades. We will study some key film movements and national cinemas towards developing a historical appreciation of a variety of commercial and art film traditions. Through an exploration of films from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, we shall examine the industrial histories of non-Hollywood film production and exhibition practices that produce the particular cinematic cultures of each region.
Instructors: Iyer, U. (PI) ; Whitworth, C. (PI)
FILMSTUD 100C | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Class # 28667 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC | Students enrolled: 17
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Wed 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM at McMurtry Building rm 115 with Iyer, U. (PI)
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Mon, Wed 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM at McMurtry Building rm 350 with Iyer, U. (PI)
Notes: Class will be held MW 3-4:20 in McMurtry rm 350. Screenings will be held on Wednesdays 5:30-8:20pm in 115.
FILMSTUD 100C | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Class # 34263 | Section 02 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | DIS | Students enrolled: 4
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 - with Whitworth, C. (PI)
FILMSTUD 101: Fundamentals of Cinematic Analysis: Film Sound (FILMSTUD 301)
The close analysis of film. Emphasis is on formal and narrative techniques in structure and style, and detailed readings of brief sequences. Elements such as cinematography, mise-en-scène, composition, sound, and performance. Films from various historical periods, national cinemas, directors, and genres. Prerequisite: FILMSTUD 4 or equivalent. Recommended: ARTHIST 1 or FILMSTUD 102. Course can be repeated twice for a max of 8 units.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Repeatable 3 times (up to 12 units total)
Instructors: Ma, J. (PI)
FILMSTUD 101 | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Class # 30666 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC | In Person | Students enrolled: 12
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Tue 6:30 PM - 9:20 PM at McMurtry Building rm 115 with Ma, J. (PI)
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at McMurtry Building rm 350 with Ma, J. (PI)
Notes: Class will meet on MW 1:30-2:50 in McMurtry rm 350. Screenings will be on Tuesdays 6:30-9:20, in Art115.
FILMSTUD 102: Theories of the Moving Image (FILMSTUD 302)
Major theoretical arguments and debates about cinema: realism,formalism, poststructuralism, feminism, postmodernism, and phenomenology. Prerequisites: FILMSTUD 4. WIM at 4 units only.
Instructors: Davies, J. (PI) ; Oeler, K. (PI)
FILMSTUD 102 | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Class # 27889 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC | Students enrolled: 9
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Mon 6:30 PM - 9:20 PM at McMurtry Building rm 115 with Oeler, K. (PI)
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at McMurtry Building rm 360 with Oeler, K. (PI)
Notes: Class will meet on MW 1:30-2:50 in McMurtry rm 360. Screenings will meet Mondays 6:30-9:20pm in McMurtry 115.
FILMSTUD 102 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Class # 34262 | Section 02 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | DIS | Students enrolled: 6
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Thu 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM at 50-52E with Davies, J. (PI)
Instructors: Davies, J. (PI)
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REES 145D: Jewish American Literature (AMSTUD 145D, ENGLISH 145D, JEWISHST 155D)
From its inception, Jewish-American literature has taken as its subject as well as its context the idea of Jewishness itself. Jewish culture is a diasporic one, and for this reason the concept of Jewishness differs from country to country and across time. What stays remarkably similar, though, is Jewish self-perception and relatedly Jewish literary style. This is as true for the first-generation immigrant writers like Isaac Bashevis Singer and Anzia Yezierska who came to the United States from abroad as it is for their second-generation children born in the United States, and the children of those children. In this course, we will consider the difficulties of displacement for the emigrant generation and their efforts to sustain their cultural integrity in the multicultural American environment. We'll also examine the often comic revolt of their American-born children and grandchildren against their (grand-)parents nostalgia and failure to assimilate. Only by considering these transnational roots can one understand the particularity of the Jewish-American novel in relation to mainstream and minority American literatures. In investigating the link between American Jewish writers and their literary progenitors, we will draw largely but not exclusively from Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe.
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
RELIGST 1: Religion Around the Globe
This course surveys major religious traditions of the world. Through examination of a variety of materials, including scriptures and other spiritual writings, religious objects and artifacts, and modern documentary and film, we explore Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Jainism as rich historical and living traditions.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Chu, N. (PI) ; Fisher, E. (PI) ; Pitkin, B. (PI) ; Chu, N. (TA)
RELIGST 1 | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI | Class # 29321 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | LEC | In Person | Students enrolled: 6
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Tue, Thu 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM at 70-72A1 with Fisher, E. (PI); Pitkin, B. (PI); Chu, N. (TA)
Instructors: Fisher, E. (PI); Pitkin, B. (PI); Chu, N. (TA)
Notes: Class will meet in 70-72A1 from 10:30-11:50am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
RELIGST 1 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI | Class # 29954 | Section 02 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | In Person
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Mon 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM at 70-72A1 with Fisher, E. (PI); Pitkin, B. (PI); Chu, N. (TA)
RELIGST 1 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI | Class # 30275 | Section 03 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | In Person | Students enrolled: 5
04/01/2019 - 06/05/2019 Fri 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM at 70-72A1 with Chu, N. (PI); Fisher, E. (PI); Pitkin, B. (PI)
Instructors: Chu, N. (PI); Fisher, E. (PI); Pitkin, B. (PI)
RELIGST 2: Is Stanford a Religion?
This course seeks to introduce students to the study of religion by posing a two-part question: What is a religion, and does Stanford qualify as one? Scientific, pragmatic, seemingly secular, Stanford may not seem at all similar to religions like Christianity, Judaism or Buddhism, but a deeper look reveals that it has many of the qualities of religion--origin stories, rituals and ceremonies, sacred spaces and times, visions of the future, even some spirits. By learning some of the theories and methods of the field of religious studies, students will gain a better understanding not just of Stanford culture but of what motivates people to be religious, the roles religion plays in people's lives, and the similarities and differences between religious and secular culture.
RELIGST 11N: The Meaning of Life: Philosophical, Aesthetic, and Religious Perspectives
Raise ultimate questions about life. Yes, the unexamined life is not worth living, but also the unlived life is not worth examining. Students and professor examine their own lives in the light of questions that the readings and lectures bring up: 1. The big picture: Is there such a thing as "the" meaning of life? 2. What is entailed in making personal-existential sense of one's own life? 3. What constitutes the good life, lived in society? 4. How can a university education bear upon the search for a meaningful life? 5. What "methods" for or approches to life can one learn from studies in the humanities? After introductory lectures, the seminar studies a series of artworks, poems, diverse texts, and a film, all of which bear on the questions mentioned above -- works such: 1. Plato's Allegory of the Cave, from "The Republic" 2. Manet's "A bar at the Folies Bergere" 3. A comparison/contrast of Monet's early (1862) "Still Life" and van Gogh's late (1889) "Irises" 4. Lyric poetry T.S. Eliot: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," and "East Coker"; Edwin Muir: "The Heart Could Never Speak"; Philip Larkin: "Days" 5. Martin Heidegger's "What Is Metaphysics?" 6. Jean-Paul Sartre's novel "Nausea" 7. Marx's Paris Manuscripts of 1844 8. Bergman's "The Seventh Seal"
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors: Sheehan, T. (PI)
RELIGST 11N | 3 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum | Class # 28878 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | ISF | Students enrolled: 11 / 16
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 20-21B with Sheehan, T. (PI)
Notes: Introductory Seminar. Preference to first-year students; sophomores admitted if space available. Advance sign-up process and deadlines at http://introsems.stanford.edu.
RELIGST 12N: Perspectives on the Good Life
The question is how to approach and evaluate different perspectives on the good life, especially when those perspectives are beautifully, and elusively, presented to us as texts. We will consider both classic and modern writers, from the West and from China; some are explicitly religious, some explicitly secular; some literary, some philosophical. Most of the class will revolve around our talk with each other, interpreting and questioning relatively short texts. The works we will read - by Dante, Dickenson, Zhuangzi, Shklar, and others - are not intended to be representative of traditions, of eras, or of disciplines. They do, however, present a range of viewpoint and of style that will help frame and re-frame our views on the good life. They will illustrate and question the role that great texts can play in a modern 'art of living.' Perhaps most important, they will develop and reward the skills of careful reading, attentive listening, and thoughtful discussion. (Note: preparation and participation in discussion are the primary course requirement. Enrollment at 3 units requires a short final paper; a more substantial paper is required for the 4-unit option.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors: Yearley, L. (PI)
RELIGST 12N | 3-4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum | Class # 31664 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | ISF | Students enrolled: 13 / 15
01/07/2019 - 03/15/2019 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 70-72A1 with Yearley, L. (PI)
RELIGST 14N: Demons, Death, and the Damned: The 'Other' and the Otherwordly in America
This course will examine how beliefs about the "other world" actually shape and are shaped by Americans' this-worldly actions and interactions (i.e. in the demonization of the "other," whether defined religiously, racially, ethnically, or in gendered terms). Students will ask how ideas about demons and death, heaven and hell have reflected the concerns, values, and identities of Americans over time. Students will learn how to read primary sources against secondary literature.
RELIGST 17N: Love, Power, and Justice: Ethics in Christian Perspective
From its inception, the Christian faith has, like all religions, implied an ethos as well as a worldview, a morality and way of life as well as a system of beliefs, an ethics as well as a metaphysics. Throughout history, Christian thinkers have offered reasoned accounts of the moral values, principles, and virtues that ought to animate the adherents of what eventually became the world's largest religion. We will explore a variety of controversial issues, theological orientations, and types of ethical reasoning in the Christian tradition, treating the latter as one 'comprehensive doctrine' (John Rawls) among many; a normative framework (actually a variety of contested religious premises, moral teachings, and philosophical arguments) formally on par with the religious ethics of other major faiths as well as with the various secular moral theories typically discussed in the modern university. We will learn to interpret, reconstruct, criticize, and think intelligently about the coherence and persuasiveness of moral arguments offered by a diverse handful of this religious tradition's best thinkers and critics, past and present.
Last offered: Spring 2016 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
RELIGST 18N: Religion and Politics: Comparing Europe to the U.S. (JEWISHST 18N)
RELIGST 26: The Bible and its Interpreters
Introduction to major stories, figures, and themes of the Christian Bible and their retellings in theological writing, art, literature, film, and music throughout the ages.
RELIGST 31: The Religious Life of Things
Temples, prayer beads, icons, robes, books, relics, candles and incense, scarves and hats, sacred food and holy water; objects of all sorts play a prominent role in all religions, evoking a wide range of emotional responses, from reverence, solace and even ecstasy, to fear, hostility and violence. What is it about these things that makes them so powerful? Is it beliefs and doctrines that inspire particular attitudes towards certain objects, or is it the other way around? Many see a tension or even contradiction between religion and material pursuits and argue that the true religious life is a life without things. But is such a life even possible? This course adopts a comparative approach, drawing on a variety of traditions to examine the place of images, food, clothing, ritual objects, architecture and relics in religious thought and practice. Materials for the course include scholarship, scripture, images and at least one museum visit.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
Instructors: Kieschnick, J. (PI) ; Gullotta, D. (TA) ; Jebbia, j. (TA) ; Lee, S. (TA)
RELIGST 31 | 3-5 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED | Class # 30357 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | LEC | In Person | Students enrolled: 78 / 100
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Mon, Wed, Fri 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM at 260-113 with Kieschnick, J. (PI); Gullotta, D. (TA); Jebbia, j. (TA); Lee, S. (TA)
Instructors: Kieschnick, J. (PI); Gullotta, D. (TA); Jebbia, j. (TA); Lee, S. (TA)
RELIGST 31 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED | Class # 32425 (CANCELLED) | Section 02 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | In Person
RELIGST 31 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED | Class # 32426 | Section 03 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | DIS | In Person
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Fri 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM at 240-101 with Jebbia, j. (TA)
Instructors: Jebbia, j. (TA)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Fri 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM at 20-21G with Lee, S. (TA)
Instructors: Lee, S. (TA)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Thu 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM at 240-110 with Gullotta, D. (TA)
Instructors: Gullotta, D. (TA)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Thu 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM at 110-101 with Gullotta, D. (TA)
09/24/2018 - 12/07/2018 Thu 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM at 90-92Q with Jebbia, j. (TA)
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Atlantic Beach Brewing Expands Distribution to Central Florida
Sunshine State Distributing announced a new partnership with Atlantic Beach Brewing Company that will begin distribution of the brewery’s core line of craft beer in Central Florida to six counties: Orange, Osceola, Polk, Brevard, Lake, and Seminole.
Distribution of Atlantic Beach Brewing Company beer is expected to begin at the end of June and will include kegs and cans in restaurants and craft bars and cans in retail locations.
“It’s no surprise how fast Atlantic Beach Brewing Company is growing, and we’re excited to introduce Central Florida to their beers,” said Chris Larue, president of Sunshine State Distributing. “They bring the same passion to their craft that all great Florida breweries do.”
Atlantic Beach Brewing Company was founded in 2016 by twin brothers Chuck and Spencer Horn and Spencer’s wife, Linda. Canning at their North Florida facility began in March 2018.
“We’re an independent, family-owned brewery and we’re all about great, quality beer to please casual drinkers and beer enthusiasts alike. We hit the market aggressively and we’re steadily growing—that’s just how we do business,” Spencer Horn said. “Sunshine State services the truly craft-driven customer on and off premise and that’s exactly what we are looking for in a distribution partner.”
The initial distribution will include Atlantic Beach Brewing Company’s core craft beers which comprises the brewery’s flagship beer, Duality IPA, a “crushable” session IPA called TwoMinutes, and Mayport Red.
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Contactless Service May Ease Consumer Fears Around COVID-19
Written by Joseph M. Carbonara March 17, 2020
Consumers’ fears surrounding eating in restaurants continues to grow, per new research from Datassential. Just over a quarter (27%) of consumers surveyed plan to avoid eating at restaurants (up 8% since Datassential’s first survey on March 10); 41% of consumers are still nervous about eating out but still plan to do so (up 2%); and 32% of consumers have no concerns about eating in restaurants (down 10%). The increased fear persists across demographic groups, with particularly large spikes among Boomers (+12%) and Gen X (+9%).
When it comes to dining out, 38% of consumers surveyed by Datassential expressed concern about touching shared objects — countertops, napkin dispensers, chairs, cash and other surfaces that may feel almost unavoidable and 28% expressed concern about being near other people. In contrast, only 15% of consumers expressed concern about staff handling food, and just 7% were concerned about interacting with restaurant staff.
The results suggest restaurants should look to shift to a touch-free environment and eliminate as many contact points as possible while also using gloves and other protective measures to minimize the potential for transmission. Many restaurant chains are already starting to take these steps.
Earlier this week, for example, Just Salad announced it will utilize tamper-proof packaging as it switches to contactless delivery. Starbucks temporarily shifted to a “to go” model of service, the chain said it may also move designated pickup areas for customers who order by its app to help reduce contact points.
A chain with one of the more thorough definitions and approaches to contactless service is Jeni’s ice cream shops. To eliminate the possibility of direct touch between employees and customers, Jeni’s take on contactless service includes no flavor sampling and eliminating cones, with the chain instead opting to serve scoops of ice cream in compostable bowls. In other words, the chain has suspended any menu item that an employee has to hand directly to a customer. In addition, Jeni’s has stopped accepting cash payments and will wipe down point-of-sale touch screens after every use.
While such changes are designed to help make dining out more appealing in the short-term, it may not matter to some consumers. Roughly 47% of consumers surveyed by Datassential say they have stocked up on essentials, which shows an inclination toward riding out this public health crisis in their homes. When it comes to stocking up, consumers have done so across every food and beverage category. They’ve loaded up on dried goods, canned foods, frozen foods, shelf-stable beverages, fresh produce and even meat and seafood.
Interestingly, consumers see risk in all forms of food prepared outside of the home, with self-serve salad bars at restaurants and self-serve food bars at grocery stores being the riskiest. They find meal kits to be the option that carries the least amount of risk, followed by takeout food and drive-thrus.
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Archive for June 23rd, 2008
Image of the Day: Blood, Tears and CO2e
‘Economy’ Throttles Ecology!
Look Ma, No Hands!
A Chinese national flag flutters outside a coking plant in Changzhi, Shanxi province May 29, 2008. Origin unknown. Source: Reuters. Image may be subject to copyright. See FEWW Fair Use Notice!
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Air Quality in Beijing 2008
Posted by terres on June 23, 2008
News of air quality in Beijing aren’t good
But hey, who cares? The athletes would probably be pumped with so much exotic performance enhancers they wouldn’t feel a thing.
As for the foreign visitors, they’ve got to be wealthy enough to travel to China and stay there for a week or two, right? And if you are wealthy, the discourse goes, you would know what’s good for you!
Air pollution can be seen down the main road of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square June 18, 2008 as paramilitary policemen march across it as part of the flag lowering ceremony at sunset. Australian Olympic officials have defended their decision to ban dozens of athletes from marching at the opening ceremony in Beijing because of concerns about pollution in the Chinese capital. Although it is not unusual for Australian athletes competing in the first few days to skip the ceremony to save their energy, Athletics Australia has ordered the entire team to stay away from Beijing for as long as possible because of concerns about air quality. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA). Image may be subject to copyright. See FEWW Fair Use Notice!
What others say about the air quality, Beijing 2008:
Smoggy smoggy smoggy, oi oi oi
China has even changed the way it measures Beijing air quality so that the results appear better than they really are, report The New York Times and Beijing air-quality blogger pyongyangsquare.com. What could be more thoughtful than that when it comes to putting your guests at ease? …
“We have had athletes come back from a recent test event and one athlete has got 10 days off training because of a respiratory problem,” Athletics Australia’s high performance manager Max Binnington told ABC radio. “We don’t want our athletes to be undertaking that sort of risk.” …
They needn’t worry about making excuses. All Australian attempts to avoid upsetting the hosts will be forgotten once the Americans turn up looking like Darth Vader.
Randy Wilber, the lead exercise physiologist for the US Olympic Committee, has urged American athletes to wear specially designed carbon filtration masks over their nose and mouth from the minute they set foot in Beijing until they begin competing …
Pollution cloud over the Olympics
With 47 days to go to the Olympics China has admitted pollution fears remain high and endurance events may have to be re-scheduled.
China insists Beijing’s air quality will meet World Health Organisation standards in August [Olympics from Aug. 8-24 and the Paralympics from Sept. 6-17.] It is limiting car traffic during the event, suspending construction work and closing and moving factories away from the city.
But it is one of the most polluted cities in the world and, with 3.5 million vehicles on the road, it’s among the most congested.
Beijing Announces Traffic Plan for Olympics
Beijing has 27 air-quality monitoring stations, but some observers have questioned whether the stations, many of which are in rural and mountainous areas in the city’s suburbs, accurately reflect the quality of air in the crowded urban center of the city where most people live — and where most Olympic events will take place. In recent days, one reporter at the news conference remarked, the hazy air has seemed polluted, though the environmental agency’s daily figures say the pollution level has been low.
Blood over Beijing
The Beijing Olympics will not be the world’s least controversial. China is under fire by human rights activists, the Olympic Torch relay has become a focal point for protests, while athletes from some nations have signed gag orders to stop them commenting on anything but sport. So much for sport and politics says Jacqui Lund. …
People and pollution ? two commodities China has in abundance. Both are badly managed, both are currently in the international eye. “This will be the People’s Olympics,” China promised when they were awarded the Olympic Games. “We will make the preparations for the Olympic Games a process of substantially improving the people’s living standards, both materially and culturally,” they claimed.
China budgeted around $37bn on the Olympics in Beijing. Their state-of-the-art Olympic facilities, the ‘Bird?s Nest’ National Stadium and the ‘Water Cube’ Aquatics Centre are structural wonders to behold.
Lurking in the shadows are China’s 40 million people living below the poverty line with no national healthcare system. No-one has been able to say how the Water Cube will feed and medicate the millions.
According to the China Rights Forum, the number of people displaced by Olympics-related development in Beijing is over 1.4 million.
To the Good People of China
If you’re flying to Beijing for the Olympics …
China Under Siege
Will the 2008 Olympics trigger the last phase of Beijing Collapse?
Collapsing Cities
Drying Aquifers, Sinking Cities
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PlayStation 3 Firmware 4.20 Causes Massive Problems for Users
It seems that the latest firmware for the PlayStation 3, software update 4.20, is causing a series of major issues for owners of the console, with some saying that their devices are unable to start while others report different types of problems.
Sony’s firmware updates on the PS3 usually go off without a hitch but the latest software, which took it to version 4.20, has apparently caused a series of major issues for PS3 owners from all over the world.
According to members of the official PlayStation forums, a large variety of problems have appeared after they installed the new firmware update.
The most serious ones include complete hardware failures, with some PS3 owners being unable to start their console.
“After few hours of Skyrim, I closed the game and installed the 4.20 update, choosing the option to shut the PS3 down after install. Now the PS3 will not turn on. I am getting the Green/yellow/blinking red light error,” said one user.
“I ran the new software update last night. It was very slow to install and stuck on 99% for a good while, but it did eventually complete and the system restarted as normal. Then when I went to play a game the system became stuck with just a black screen for around 10 minutes. Eventually I restarted to the system. On restart I just get a blue screen. The usual start up sounds do play, but that's it, cant access the menu to try any fixes. It won't even allow a hard restart at this point, and just gives 3 beeps,” another added.
Other PS3 owners can start their console after the update, but they’re now faced with constant freezes or can’t access certain features, like Blu-ray playback, or work with data (photos, videos, or music) found on external hard drives.
Sony, as of yet, hasn’t posted an official answer to all these complaints, but it’s clear that a new software update will soon be released.
manker - 07-05-2012, 12:08 AM
dlukym - 07-05-2012, 02:35 AM
Time to buy some stock in Sony.
mr. nails - 07-05-2012, 03:42 AM
i haven't had a problem with it yet.
420 ftw. smoke break...
godofhell - 07-05-2012, 12:53 PM
i have 2 PS3's and both were updated. No problems at all. I think the people that are bitching have moded consoles that lock up after the firmware update.
bobbintb - 07-05-2012, 02:40 PM
Originally Posted by godofhell
if they are modded they wouldnt be updating.
WHiKWiRE - 07-05-2012, 04:38 PM
2 consoles here also and have experienced no problems still watching netflix and battlefielding like a baus.
megabyteme - 07-05-2012, 11:20 PM
Good to hear of this. I'm usually not an early adopter of firmware releases, but I'll wait this one out. Better safe than sorry.
Perhaps $ony has intentionally disabled a small percent of its users so they'll run out an buy new machines. Sneaky, untrustworthy bar stewards. Bet they're all dressed up in Spider Man costumes with the extended slanty eyes.
megabyteme - 07-07-2012, 10:44 AM
Version 4:20. Hmmm...
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Global indexes put more value on A-shares
Home Financial news Global indexes put more value on A-shares
Via China Daily
An investor checks the stock price in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province on Nov 7, 2019. [Photo/VCG]
MSCI’s increased weighting of China’s stocks may draw large capital inflows
Global index provider MSCI will increase the weighting of China’s A-shares in its widely tracked equity indexes, a move analysts said will draw a large amount of capital into the country’s stock market this year.
A total of 204 A-shares, 189 of which are mid-cap stocks, will be added to the MSCI China Index and the inclusion factor for 268 existing constituents will be increased from 15 percent to 20 percent, MSCI said on Thursday following its semiannual index review.
The representation of China’s A-shares will rise to 12.1 percent and 4.1 percent in the MSCI China and MSCI Emerging Markets Indexes, respectively, after the adjustment.
All changes will be effective after the market closes on Nov 26, according to MSCI.
The announcement came as China has pledged to step up the opening of its capital markets to foreign investors and further remove investment restrictions. The country has scrapped the quota limit for qualified foreign institutional investors to invest in the onshore securities markets and the securities regulator said it will further revise the rules to make investment easier for foreign investors.
China International Capital Corporation estimated that the latest adjustment will likely bring additional capital worth $35 billion to $40 billion (including active and passive funds) into the A-share market, much higher than the previous rounds of increased weighting by MSCI.
“The equity market of China is now one of the most attractive markets in the world. Its valuation is relatively low, its companies are trustworthy and the potential of the Chinese economy is attractive. Global investors are eager about the opportunities in this country, especially when the interest rates in many economies are now turning negative,” said Chen Jiahe, chief strategist at Cinda Securities.
READ ALSO China to safeguard Chinese firms' rights, interests
US bank JP Morgan said in a research note that it expected China’s A-share market to see $7 billion in passive capital inflow as a result of the latest weighting.
“In the longer term, we expect MSCI to further increase the inclusion factor of China A-shares, as China continues to open and reform its market, and ease access to onshore equities for foreign investors,” the bank said in a note.
Stocks in sectors of banking, food and beverages, biomedicine and electronics will benefit the most from the capital inflow as they make up of the majority weighting in the MSCI inclusion. In the long term, the representation of foreign investment in the A-share market will continue to rise, according to Lianxun Securities.
MSCI said that the removal of the investment quota limit by Chinese regulators for foreign investors increased the accessibility to China’s market, but issues including whether they could access hedging and derivative tools remain a factor affecting future A-share inclusion.
MSCI is not the only global index provider seeking to increase the weighting of Chinese A-shares in its indexes. FTSE Russell, another international equity index provider, is also scheduled to increase its A-share inclusion factor to 25 percent in February.
Chen Jia contributed to this story.
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Teams & Riders Brothers in (crank) arms - Yates Discussion Thread
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Richeypen
Unlike the riders around him Yates actually had a jersey to lose if he had come a cropper on the last descent. He could have easily lost that jersey with a crash. As it was he was standing on the top step of the podium in Paris with Sagan, Majka & Froome. TBH i couldn't give a fig about who comes 2nd, 3rd or 4th.
RedSpirit
yaco said:
RedSpirit said:
Ramon Koran said:
I'm sure in the Orica team car and Adam himslef decided that the risk exceeded the reward. Seriously who cares who finished third in the tour only the winner counts, he's won the white jersey and finished forth, great winners like Alberto don't care about podiums nor should Adam, it seems to me that the biggest failures in modern cycling are those that are overjoyed with a podium (andy, nairo, pinot and maybe bardet).
Then overjoying the fourth place should be way worse. Who is gonna remember who ended 4th?. Once you have demonstrated that you could be with the great OC contenders in the climbs, it doesnt really matter in terms of prestige or wages if you end up 4th or you lose the place by risking to get a better prize (Zakarin). I would even say public actually remember the people who risks even if they failed.
Of course Yates has achieved a great result, but the temper he has shown sucks. He is just one more conformist rider in the bunch of "contenders". Just 20 secs, and he just said "surrender" not even trying once. I would call it "pathetic" of course, the attitude of course, not the effort.
An inauspicious first post. Hoping it's an inomaly.
What are you, the Legitimacy Cop here in the forum? Show me your credentials please. Hope you get at least your fanboy badge, you deserve it.
I love posters who set their stall out from the start. Makes it easier to put them straight on the ignore list
Jagartrott
Richeypen said:
You don't care about a GT podium, but you do care about a jersey for a competition between 28 riders, where the third finished at 42 minutes? OK.
i gave your first post the benefit of the doubt. You need to understand more about cycling. Did you watch the last stage. Kelderman fell on the descent, Pantano nearly fell on the descent. You are going to risk everything to show off on treacherous descent. Or even better watch the prior stage when a number of GC riders fell on the descent.
This thread is discussing the growth of a promising young rider. You are the one parrotting on about fan bios.
hrotha
Can you name any comparable situation where the rider who was 4th didn't try to get on the podium?
wrinklyvet
hrotha said:
To be comparable it would have to be treacherously wet or otherwise dangerous and the rider would have to be wearing one of the jerseys that he would stand to lose if he were to crash. Now how would anyone without an encyclopedic knowledge find a comparison for that?
"Comparable", not "exactly the same".
Also, people still making it sound like it was suicide to not take the descent at a snail's pace.
I know what it means.
I also know what caution is.
fowlyetti
Simon just won the Klasika Ordizia. So good week for the Yates brothers.
Good win by S.Yates in a tough race.OBE has a strong imprint in Spanish races though not at the same level as Moviestar.
Expect one or two more Spanish riders to join OBE.
PremierAndrew
S Yates could be a good bet for Saturday
TMP402
I really hope there's video. I can't find anything better than some sh***y periscope video so far.
I did a first post expressing an opinion about a rider and a race, which is pretty much the forum scope if I'm correct, then you respond just to make a value judgment about me and the future quality of my posts, how should I answer you, yes sir it' won't happen again?
I'm not making any imprudent judgment about how much you know about cycling, so I would ask that you do the same. Usually among mature people disagreement is not solved by despising other people as you look to do every single time.
By the way "discussing the growth of a promising young rider" doesnt include critizising his temper or attitude in races? Are you the one who decide which kind of opinions are desirable in this topic?
Red Rick
As for Adam Yates on stage 20. He attacked on the Aspin descent for a few days in white, then he doesn't do it for a podium in Paris? Yo no comprehendo
SlickMongoose
Red Rick said:
In the first case he was fresh and feeling strong, in the second he was knackered and barely hanging on to the group.
Fairly straightforward.
Or maybe faceplanting over the top of the flamme rouge has given him a phobia of attacking on descents.
With a few kilometres to go the young Briton attacking convincingly on the last climb, holding off four other riders to take an impressive solo victory and set the record for the fastest time up the ascent in the history of the race.
Some video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9brG2xUjssM
As usual with small races, the video excludes all of the actual racing
S.Yates must be in decent form to have recorded the fastest ever ascent up the climb. Hopefully he can finish off the season well after his hiccup.
fungusbear
I suspect he will have a very strong end to the season given that he is not raced much so he should be fresher than a lot of riders. I suspect that he will ride well on saturday and perform strongly in the vuelta.
Nick C.
The guys got his career ahead of him including the Olympics in acouple of weeks and you want him to throw that all away for a podium on the Tour? He will get plenty of those over his career it's not like he's missed a win. He's won the white and finished 4th in the first GC he has aimed for, not bad.
A similar thing could have been said by Valverde's DS when he withdrew from the Tour in 2005 with a knee injury. It took him ten years and he already had a better pedigree (clinic notwithstanding) than Yates.
Ramon Koran
Nick C. said:
Different rider, different era. Valverde just got unlucky and didn't focus that much on GT's in the end he got his podium anyway.
SlickMongoose said:
It's a descent. Not a climb. Gaps in the breakaway on the descent were a lot bigger than 16 seconds or whatever is was, and pretty sure they climbed as hard as they were knackered as well.
Yes, but it took a decade is what I was saying. In 2006 he crashed out as a heavy favorite. Then Contador arrived along with Schleck and Evans. I think he was usually hanging at the back so attacking may have been unrealistic, but the future is not a given. 4th is great, really it is, but the maybe next time or thinking about the race up ahead (where I assume Froome will be the leader and Yates would not be on the first page of favorites unless a motorbike takes out the leaders)
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Derren Brown's Ghost Train - Rise Of The Demon
timmy1372
Location: Somerset
Re: Derren Brown's Ghost Train - New for 2016
Justin wrote:
I'm sure of you contact Guest Services then they can sort something out for you. You would have been a pass holder at the original event and this event is a form of appology to make up for DBGT which we didn't have access to on the night, but it is worth checking.
I was a bit gutted that we didn't queue up earlier in the day for it on Friday when it was open, but it seems like not many people managed to ride it on the day, even after long queues from when it opened.
Dannyski
Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:32 pm
I do wonder what the problem could be. It's annoying, we visited Friday evening, Saturday and this morning to try and get on the damn thing with no success, it's really sucked up our weekend and left quite a bitter taste.
ThemeCrafter264
Part of the issue is the ride suffers from heat on sunny days
owenrita121
ThemeParkCrafter wrote:
How... It's indoors!
Nothing will stop her speed.
I was told this. I presume the issue lies with the headsets overheating as there were a lot of headsets down
jonny9403
And towers no longer have the most unreliable new investment
Well if they can air condition my local Tesco (which is the size of a small town) then they can air condition that ride building!
All senior management for Thorpe were there I think. Interesting to note, that dbgt could have opened but they didn't want downtime and only the very first part of the queue (not even under shelter) was used.
Benjisstephens
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I was at Thorpe yesterday and all day there was staff and signs outside saying that the ride would be unavailable today. I, of course, was disappointed but continued a good day on the park. It was at about 5 when I said that if I couldn't go on it, I would at least have a look at the shop. We turned the corner to see people in the queue and a line reaching to the back of the plaza. We quickly joined it and found out that Thorpe was going to open it up. The queue started to fill up and we managed to get on it in about 40 minutes. Of course, this was very good news since we were expecting a 90 minute one.
Finally being able to ride it when I was expecting to go home without riding it, made it even more exciting, but this just further emphasises that Thorpe has got a lot of work to do on this ride to make sure it has as little downtime as possible. I think Dannyski's line sums up the ride very well. "Disney attraction with Merlin prices." Personally I really liked the attraction and of course, I would be biased, but it is still a great addition to Thorpe Park. The VR is debatable, but I won't go into any spoilers. I don't think the use of VR has been oversaturated yet. I think HTC Vive worked well in the attraction; it suited the Derren Brown idea of twisting reality.
Overall, the ride is exactly what it was designed to be, a reinvention of the Ghost Train. Hoping for more will only leave you disappointed. There is so much we don't see in the ride because of how technically advanced it is, so thinking about it in that mindset you can see where the money was spent. So although it maybe was on a merlin budget, it truly was a Disneyesque attraction.
NeoXIII
Location: Stafford
I've now been messed about with by Thorpe Park and Ghosttrain three times: delayed opening, massive screwup with the ticket promotion and now the attraction not being open for Summer Nights last Friday. Luckily I've managed to get on it once while it was working, so yay. But massively disappointed in TP and DBGT so far, despite how much I liked the ride the first time...
Altontowersbarlow
I think people need to use a bit of common sense and calm down a bit. People are always asking for ground-breaking attractions and begging for bigger and more advanced attractions in the UK but are then complaining and slating the park it opens at for not being "reliable" enough. People also said that they supported the delayed opening of DBGT because they recognised that it wasn't ready and wanted to enhance guest experience, but now people are turning that against the park too. Think about how many times roller-coasters breakdown during a day and they're not even half as technical as something like DBGT, so of course its going to have issues. If you discount the fact it was delayed (because people would have complained if it was un-finished) and consider that despite the huge amount of possibility for issues to occur the ride has only been closed for a few odd days that's pretty good going. The heat issue is a shame but I bet you any money if Thorpe Park closed the ride to install air conditioning people would complain then too. We've finally got a ground-breaking major dark-ride in the UK, and therefore we need to accept that, its going to have issues (like every other-ride but slightly more because of the nature of the attraction), Thorpe Park are doing the best they can and Derren Brown has done a better job than most theme park creative teams in the UK ever have. You cant demand more and more and expect everything to work perfectly and serve you seamlessly, because that's not reality (No pun intended).
Also, have a bit of patience and common sense. Okay the ride is advertised as "open" but do you really think a brand-new attraction isn't going to have downtime? Maybe wait a few months until everything's calmed down and plan your trip then, instead of rushing ahead impatiently and being left disappointed.
After going on the hottest day of 2016 I personally found absolutely no issue with the building being too hot, especially with all the large industrial fans dotted around the building. Although it's not so much an issue on this particular forum, boy don't people want to pick at this ride!
In regards to the posts about how TP haven't tried and other nonsense, I just have to say that you are the one who goes into the park knowing full well that an attraction may not being open - the park don't do it on purpose and if they had opened it and the ride was terrible or someone was injured then you'd be doing one of two things. 1 - seeking more compensation after presuring the attraction to open or 2 - telling tgem to reopen it asap and accusing them of lacking effort.
Sorry for the rant, however I for one can gladly say I feel Thorpe put the most time and effort into their attraction than any other UK Merlin park and so comments like this really get under my skin!
jonny9403 wrote:
Galactica, anybody?
I think both Galactica and DBGT VR headsets suffer from heat problems, the headsets overheat in warm weather, Galactica had holes cut into the front of the headsets recently for extra ventilation.
It's true that enthusiasts do get a bit carried away in their criticisms, which is no surprise considering they (we) are the most who are the most emotionally invested, but on the other side of the coin there is the general public and on Friday night whilst in the queue for the Ghost Train (not the actual queue, but a queue for the queue), one of the ride hosts was trying his best to work his way down the line and explain to guests why the ride was not open. There was a family from Hull in front of us and I listened as he explained to them that it was a technical fault, the woman asked what the fault was and he said that he could not say because he did not know. She asked how long it would take to fix and he said he did not know, he explained that as the ride was new, it was expected that you might get some teething problems, to which the woman asked why it was open if it was still experiencing problems? The ride host replied in a roundabout way that with such a new and high tech ride the only way to flush out all the bugs was to put people on it and get proper feedback, to which the woman asked why she had been invited to drive 4 hours, at her cost, to help them iron out the bugs for the new ride. This exchange didn't get any friendlier as the woman and her family, just normal people who had invested in some Merlin Passes, who got an email about a ride that before then they had probably never heard of (or at the very best briefly on a TV spot or the like), do not understand the situation and have very little sympathy. They ended up marching off to guest services. Angry.
I must admit that I was surprised we didn't see a longer technical rehearsal phase, although there will always be things that only become apparent once an attraction is fully operational. I can only imagine there was a fair bit of pressure to get the ride open in time for the peak summer season, with it being deemed in an acceptable state to do so. However, after its first month (exactly in fact) of official operation I can't really say I've noticed a significant reduction in the number of issues it's having.
Given that a notable number of the journeys and one of the two endings are still inactive it is clear that ultimately commercial factors overrode those of creative once a full experience was available. Don't get me wrong, what's there makes for an enjoyable attraction but it is somewhat tainted knowing it is effectively incomplete and that there is the real possibility of your experience being ruined by technical issues. I can't imagine how frustrated I would be if it broke down or there were problems with the VR on my first run through especially.
I think i might have sparked a 'long-post chain'. Sorry about that guys
Ryan.B
I can't imagine how frustrated I would be if it broke down or there were problems with the VR on my first run through especially.
This. On my ride, it broke down while we were in the pre show for 15 minutes, very claustrophobic as well as what I guess was some panic/anger somewhere of a lot of banging and what sound like ghost train out. I guess it was let us out or something similar, then we were alllowed to go through to the next part, and there was a delay due to guests trying to get off at the wrong point, this was 20 odd minutes. The short delay message was replaying repeatedly as well, then. The next train arrived and it looked likes the faults were over, but as I got the wow of seeing the
underground carriage, guess what, about 10 headsets were out of use so we were sent back, losing the wow factor and half of our group.
A few minutes later it started, they let us put on the VR, and I thought the problems were over again, but there was a blur (finger print?) on the goggles. I could deal with it but the headsets aren't cleaned after every ride, which is quite dirty considering they are so heavy on it due to bacteria etc on galactica. Feel lucky that my glasses fitted in and we were off. Next bit involves some major spoilers
If someone can inform me what happens here that would be great.. I saw night vision mode begin, but it was in night vision and I couldn't move around or hear anything, but something must have been happening because the was movements on the actual train (could see the train moving like an underground train and that's it) was moving and people were screaming, a few seconds later I saw what I think was the thing scaring people's outline and shadow darker stood opposite walking around towards me through the window, more people were screaming, again anyone able to tell me what was happening? Next was a mainly working part, the teenager with the lighter coming to talk, and I couldn't hear much but I remember something to do with saving yourself from the bad stuff or something or other and a barking dog, I couldn't see that either as my screen wasn't moving anywhere. Next I saw something on the floor for two seconds, went out of view but it did look scary, a few seconds later an actor stroked my leg, and because I couldn't look on the screen I had no idea if it was the person near me tapping me or an actor. A few seconds later we left the train to see the first working effect. The monster shadow in the smoke onto my third favourite part of the ride which was good, the evac and train crash, we were told why we were evacced but i feel it would have been better if it was an evacuation notice like on a train for delays, saying something similar to 'welcome to the Underground, follow the evacuation procedures, cover your mouths and move forward quickly. Harmful gases are coming up but we are unaware of the cause. Leaves enough time for the train in front to stop stacking and move forward and is more immersive (obviously more professionally worded) the train crash was good, and made me jump a bit, but not much due to me being stood at the back and slowing Down straight away, maybe some 'Sparks' coming off the wheels? It was very good though, and there was an actor crawling shouting for help in a croaky voice and stroking people's legs which was my favourite little touch. We ran over to get back on, which looked great, but finding a seat was tricky as well as the ride started and we had our headsets on, until it stopped, and we took our headsets off again for a few minutes odd due to stacking, and unbeknown to me the video on the screens above was the VR, ruining some of the surprise. After that mishap the ride ran fine, and I loved it. It was one of my favourite rides (at least that part) there was parts which made you move back into your seat, jumpy parts, very convincing motion and it all came together beautifully, despite it being the part I've seen lots of negative reviews for. I loved it and it was 9/10. Same for the pre show, and I'd say 8/10 for the Middle scene. Sadly all the delays and broken parts on the first part left a bit of a sour taste, but I imagine if the first part when working is even near as good as the second part was good the whole ride would average out at a 8.5, but with the poor run I had I'd give the first VR scene a overall of 3 and the ride itself a 6. I was left wanting to ride again, and I know if I get a better run through I will rank it higher.
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The headsets themselves shouldn't be overheating in the same way as Galactica. Galactica has a phone in each headset doing all the processing whereas for DBGT all of the processing is done on a computer behind closed doors, the headsets are merely little monitors.
The frequent headset outages sounds a lot like it could be down to software bugs. In essence the VR segment is just a PC game that plays out on a computer hidden somewhere. Perhaps the most tricky part is that while the park may have plenty of engineers, I doubt they have many qualified IT experts to hand. So when turning it off and on again doesn't work they could well be having to use a long trial and error method of troubleshooting.
The headsets are most certainly not overheating - at least not enough to close the ride. The headsets would have been tested to their limits along with various other suppliers in the development stage of the attraction - not to mention you can physically feel that the headsets are kept at a suitable temperature. Remember that Galactica uses phones - Ghost Train uses headsets specifically designed for prolonged use.
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NeoXIII wrote:
Twice here that I've been all the way down to Thorpe Park and missed out on the Ghost Train, but the Summer Night was fun nonetheless. I'm still patient enough to wait until next season if necessary.
Owen wrote:
What I've heard (this is 100% rumour) is that the synchronisation between the transport system and the VR is sufficiently off to be vom-inducing. It's probably best that they fix that before opening the ride again, unless they want it to be the next X:\>NoWayOut
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HomeH.R. McMaster Insists ‘Disruptive’ Trump Is Good For Israel
H.R. McMaster Insists ‘Disruptive’ Trump Is Good For Israel
Ron KampeasMay 3, 2017
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In an Israel Independence Day message, U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, said President Donald Trump’s disruptive approach to governing coupled with the rise of the Islamic State presented new opportunities for regional peace.
Trump “is a results-oriented businessman who feels an intense responsibility to succeed for his investors, in this case the American people,” McMaster said Tuesday at Independence Day celebrations hosted by Israel’s embassy in Washington, agreeing with those who say Trump is “disruptive.”
“‘We have always done it this way’ is not a phrase that works on President Trump,” McMaster said. Trump has little patience for “a debate over doctrine.”
That approach creates opportunities to forge a unified approach among Israel and its Arab neighbors, McMaster said, and that could lead to peace.
These elements “have created an opportunity that coincides with our new and unconventional American president,” he said.
Noting Trump’s push for Middle East peace — the president meets Wednesday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and is reported to be headed to Israel later this month — McMaster called on those present to back the initiative.
“We should all support this effort and do our best to seize this opportunity,” he said.
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Giampaolo hopes for a revolution and gets a familiar flop
Written by: Alasdair Mackenzie aksmackenzie
Marco Giampaolo decided it was time for change. A spark was needed, fresh impetus to lift the thick fog of gloom from what has been a catastrophic campaign so far.
The former AC Milan coach made five changes to the team that fought back from two goals down against Udinese on Sunday, only to immediately concede again and lose 3-2.
And those changes had a theme to them – out goes the old, in comes the young.
The average age of the Toro team at the Stadio Olimpico was 24 years and 87 days, the youngest they have fielded since coming back up to Serie A in 2006/07.
The brilliantly named Alessandro Buongiorno earned his first Serie A start in defence, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic got his first Serie A appearance in more than two years in goal, and summer signing Amer Gojak was handed a rare chance in midfield.
It looked like a chance for a fresh start, but instead Giampaolo was dished out a serving of cruel irony as the most impressive Torino youngster of the season, Wilfried Singo, picked up two yellow cards in just 14 minutes to leave his coach with a shredded game plan.
The decision was harsh and left the Granata with a momentous task ahead of them. But the ease with which Roma went through the motions of racking up a 3-0 lead by midway through the second half is a concern, 10 men or not.
Torino have now conceded 30 goals in 12 games this season. It’s the worst record in Serie A, and the last team to have started a season with a defensive record this bad and manage to avoid relegation was Pro Patria, all the way back in 1950/51.
Giampaolo has been backed by his employers, but he needs a result soon. He has now lost eight of his first 12 games, the joint-worst record for the club in the three points for a win era.
One win is a staggeringly poor return considering the tools he has available, which includes one of Italian football’s finest marksmen in Andrea Belotti.
Bringing in a coach like Giampaolo, whose footballing philosophy is markedly different to that of predecessors like Walter Mazzari and Moreno Longo, was always going to require a degree of patience to allow a transition to take place.
But should Torino go into the winter break cut adrift in the relegation zone, that patience is sure to be tested. How long will faith in Giampaolo’s ideas last when they are fighting for their Serie A status?
Toro will throw everything they have at Bologna on Sunday, before finishing their 2020 duties with a trip to Napoli.
The last thing they needed before getting just a two-day rest before the game against the Rossoblu, who have had struggles of their own lately, was to play 75 minutes with 10 men.
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Benevento v AC Milan: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Date: 3rd January 2021 at 12:09am
Written by: Forza Italian Football Staff
Serie A leaders AC Milan take on former coach and club hero Filippo Inzaghi and his Benevento in their first game of 2021 on Sunday evening (kick-off 18:00).
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Benevento (4-3-2-1): Montipò; Letizia, Glik, Tuia, Barba; Improta, Schiattarella, Ionita; Insigne, Caprari, Lapadula.
Unavailable: Caldirola, Falque.
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjaer Romagnoli, Dalot; Kessiè, Tonali; Diaz, Calhanoglu, Leao; Rebic.
Suspended: Hernandez.
Unavailable: Bennacer, Gabbia, Ibrahimovic, Saelemaekers.
– Benevento won their very first Serie A point against AC Milan in December 2017, thanks to a 2-2 draw (after 14 successive defeats).
– Benevento won their last Serie A home game against Genoa and could win two in a row for only the second time in their top flight history (after January 2018, against Chievo and Sampdoria).
– AC Milan are unbeaten in their last 14 Serie A away matches (W10 D4), their longest run since April 2004. In 2020, AC Milan have only lost one league match on the road. Only in 1992 and 1964 have they done better.
– AC Milan are unbeaten in nine games when playing their first calendar year Serie A match away from home (W8 D1); their last such defeat was back in 1997 (3-0 v Lazio).
– AC Milan and Benevento are the two sides with the best points increment between two successive Serie A appearances after 14 games (Benevento +18 than 2017/18 and AC Milan +17 than 2019/20 – three points/win era).
– No promoted team with at least 18 points from their first 14 Serie A games have been relegated at the end of the season during the three points for a win era.
– AC Milan have scored the most headed goals (seven) in Serie A this season, whilst only Crotone (zero) have scored fewer than Benevento (one).
– Benevento boss Filippo Inzaghi, who played more Serie A games for AC Milan (202) than any other side, drew 0-0 in his only previous meeting against the Rossoneri as a coach – in December 2018 with Bologna.
– Benevento’s striker Gianluca Lapadula made his Serie A debut with AC Milan, scoring eight goals in 27 matches in 2016/17; he is goalless in his last eight league appearances after having scored in five of the previous eight.
– AC Milan’s striker Ante Rebic has scored three Serie A goals against promoted teams, the last against Lecce in June 2020: after his goal against Lazio last time out, he could find the net in two league games in a row for the first time since July (v Lazio and Juventus).
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HomeBlogBlogThe Procession to Calvary out now, an adventure game made from beautiful Renaissance paintings
The Procession to Calvary out now, an adventure game made from beautiful Renaissance paintings
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The good thing about everyone from the Renaissance being dead is that they won’t mind if we muck about with their paintings. And by ‘we’ I mean Joe Richardson, and by ‘Joe Richardson’ I mean the guy that made Four Last Things, a sumptuous adventure game made out of Renaissance-era art, cut up and sutured back together. Joe’s just released a follow-up in the form of The Procession to Calvary, and it looks just as gorgeous, just as silly as its predecessor: as if Terry Gilliam’s cut-up animation had been updated in HD, and turned into a game.
What’s this latest game about? Well, pointing and clicking, chatting and item-wrangling. But also:
“Huzzah! The holy war is over! Your oppressors have been vanquished, the churches of the Old God lay in ruin and thousands of innocent people have been murdered! But it’s not all good news; the tyrant Heavenly Peter has escaped your clutches, and you have been tasked with the mission of finding him…
Your journey will take you through a richly detailed landscape built from hundreds of different Renaissance paintings. You will steal a ship, feed a donkey, compete in a talent contest, assist an inept street magician, sing, dance, play the (magic?) flute, poke a man’s face, hunt for treasure and have a chat with Our Lord God Almighty… But will you find Heavenly Peter? And if you do, how will you take your revenge!?”
Fans of adventure game puzzles will be pleased to hear there are adventure game puzzles, while non-fans of adventure game puzzles will be delighted to learn that they’ll be able to skip any they can’t be bothered with—and in an ingenious fashion. One of your inventory items is a sword, which you can use for “optional murder”, essentially to skip any riddles you can’t be arsed with. What a great idea. Though the description warns that “your actions might come back to haunt you…” Well I should think so too.
The Procession to Calvary can be had from Steam or the Humble Store, and with 10% off for the next few days. (Ta, Blue.)
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Home General Report: The next major corona demo is to take place in Constance
Report: The next major corona demo is to take place in Constance
Photo: demo by Corona skeptics on August 29, 2020 (via dts news agency)
Berlin (dts news agency) – The initiative “lateral thinking” wants to move the demonstration against the Corona measures originally planned for October 3 in Berlin to Constance. The journalist Olaf Sundermeyer wrote on Wednesday evening, citing the organizer on Twitter. The aim was to distance oneself more easily from right-wing extremists who had mingled with the protesters in Berlin, it said.
A human chain around Lake Constance, for example, is being considered. The protest on Saturday had caused a stir in many ways, the climax in the evening was the attempted storming of the Reichstag with the Reich flag in hand. The organizers of the demo, during which tens of thousands protested peacefully during the day, also distanced themselves from this action.
Reich flags could also be seen there.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine says Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande bought No. 1 spot — and they refute it
By Katie Scott Global News
Posted May 19, 2020 12:33 pm
Tekashi 6ix9ine, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Getty Images
Tekashi 6ix9ine has started a feud between himself, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Billboard over the No. 1 spot on the charts over the weekend.
On May 8, 6ix9ine released his new song GOOBA, and Grande and Bieber released their collab Stuck With U, which had the two songs battling for that week’s Billboard No. 1 slot.
Stuck With U debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts while GOOBA sat at the No. 3 spot. Doja Cat‘s Say So remix with Nicki Minaj had the No. 2 slot.
READ MORE: 6ix9ine, out of prison for over a month, breaks YouTube record, addresses being called a ‘rat’
After the chart was revealed on Friday, 6ix9ine shared a video on Instagram claiming that Billboard “gets paid for No. 1s.”
“I’mma make this real quick because I be real disappointed in Billboard. It gets paid for No. 1s, somehow manipulates the charts,” 6ix9ine said in his first video about Billboard.
He went on to show his followers the chart forecasts of “what every label in the world gets” before naming off record labels.
The forecast the rapper showed his viewers had 6ix9ine at No. 2 and Grande and Bieber at No. 5.
6ix9ine claimed that Grande and Bieber “went from fifth place to being first place out of nowhere. So GOOBA never jumps to No. 1 but Ariana jumps from No. 5 to No. 1.”
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6ix9ine then pulled up Billboard’s tweet about fans being able to receive a signed Stuck With U CD and accused Billboard of manipulating the charts by creating bundle packages for fans to help increase Bieber and Grande’s numbers.
For a very limited time, you can get a #STUCKWITHU CD signed by @ArianaGrande and @ justinbieber. https://t.co/jrEqMbQpGO
— billboard (@billboard) May 14, 2020
“BILLBOARD DONT LIKE TATTLETALES,” 6ix9ine captioned the post. “@billboard explain this to the millions of artist who never got #1 because you guys play favourites.”
@billboard explain this to the millions of artist who never got #1 because you guys play favorites.
A post shared by TATTLE TALES SEPTEMBER 4TH (@6ix9ine) on May 15, 2020 at 11:38am PDT
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After 6ix9ine accused Billboard of manipulating the charts, the outlet published a piece explaining how they arrive at the numbers each week.
“In an effort towards transparency regarding the Hot 100’s chart rules and tabulation process—and the calculations that go into the determinations of its final rankings — Billboard wanted to clear some things up regarding this week’s chart, and the stats accumulated by the two singles that marked its highest debuts,” the Billboard staff said.
“Streaming numbers visible to the public on audio and video data platforms do not reflect the volume included in Billboard’s chart calculations. Neither do the stream counts that services make available to content owners (including 6ix9ine and his team) directly through a proprietary data feed or dashboard,” Billboard added.
(WARNING: This video contains explicit language.)
Billboard also addressed the “forecast” 6ix9ine showed his followers in his Instagram video and said: “The chart forecast referenced was not created nor provided by Billboard to the industry.”
“Those with access to sales, streaming and radio data from various sources often create their own chart models and update them at their own frequency. Billboard does not distribute any Hot 100 ranking forecast to labels, management or artists,” Billboard clarified.
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6ix9ine posted another video to Instagram with more claims on Saturday, captioning it: “@billboard CAUGHT CHEATING. @billboard YOU’RE A LIE AND CORRUPT. YOU GOT CAUGHT CHEATING AND THE WORLD WILL KNOW.”
“I want the world to know that Billboard is a lie,” 6ix9ine said, adding: “You can buy No. 1s on Billboard.”
The 24-year-old rapper went on to accuse Grande and Bieber’s teams of buying plays and downloads for Stuck With U.
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“They purchased half of those things with six credit cards,” he continued. “When we asked where was those six credit cards linked to, Billboard said we can’t disclose that information.
“It’s all manipulated, it’s all fabricated,” he said.
@billboard YOU’RE A LIE AND CORRUPT. YOU GOT CAUGHT CHEATING AND THE WORLD WILL KNOW.
Billboard responded to 6ix9ine’s claims about the “six credit cards,” saying: “Billboard and Nielsen Music/MRC Data conducts audits on all sales reported with access to purchase-level detail, and works with data partners to recognize excessive bulk purchases and remove those units from the final sales total.”
Billboard continued: “All titles this week, as in every week, were put under the same scrutiny. (Billboard has reached out to Fame House/Bravado, retailer and reporter of director-to-consumer sales, for further comment about the sales data provided for Stuck With U.)”
On Monday, Grande took to Instagram to refute 6ix9ine’s claims in a lengthy post, attaching a screen shot to Billboard’s chart.
“Thank u to everybody who supported this song, this cause and made this happen. We love uuuuu so much. There’s so much to celebrate today,” Grande began her post.
She continued: “However, I would like to say a few things. Anyone who knows me or has followed me for a while knows that numbers aren’t the driving force in anything I do. I’m grateful to sing. Grateful to have people who want to listen. Grateful to even be here at all. I didn’t have a number one for the first five years of my career and it didn’t upset me at all because from the bottom of my heart, music is everything to me. my fans are everything to me.”
Grande said she promises “I couldn’t ask for another f–king thing.”
“I would like to address a few things which I don’t usually do (I don’t give my energy to drama or strange accusations normally but this has gone a little too far)…my fans bought the song,” she wrote. “JUSTIN’S fans bought the song. OUR fans bought this song (never more than four copies each, AS THE RULES STATE).”
Grande called her fans “ride or die motherf—ers” and said she thanks “God every day that I have them in my life.”
“Sales count for more than streams. U can not discredit this as hard as U try,” she wrote before addressing that 6ix9ine has only called her out and not Bieber.
“To anybody that is displeased with their placement on the chart this week or who is spending their time racking their brain thinking of as many ways as they can to discredit hardworking women (and only the women for some reason…..) I ask U to take a moment to humble yourself,” she wrote.
“Be grateful you’re even here. That people want to listen to U at all. It’s a blessed position to be in. I’ve had a lot of ‘almost number ones’ in my career and I never said a goddamn thing because I FEEL GRATEFUL TO EVEN BE HERE. TO WANT TO BE HEARD AT ALL ….,” she wrote.
“And you should feel that way too. Congratulations to all my talented a– peers in the top ten this week. Even number 3,” she wrote, congratulating 6ix9ine on his place on the chat.
“And thank U to @billboard for this honour. And thank U to everybody who helped us raise a lot of money for a very important cause this week. Love U all a lot,” Grande concluded.
Ariana Grande/Instagram.
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Bieber released a statement on his Instagram Stories on Monday, saying that 6ix9ine is “counting his global streams and this is a domestic chart so only domestic streams count.”
“60,000 units came because we don’t disclose our numbers until end of the week,” Bieber explained. “That’s called strategy.”
Bieber addressed 6ix9ine’s credit card allegations, saying, “He said 30k was bough with 6 credit cards but that is a lie. The rules are clear one credit card can buy max 4 copies. Anything over that the entire amount gets thrown out.”
“Nielsen company checks this and found all our sales were legit because our fans are amazing and bought them. Don’t discredit our fan base with false info,” Bieber wrote.
“This is my song with Ariana Grande and I’m honoured to work with her to help raise money for a great cause. If you gonna say her name make sure you say mine because it’s our song,” Bieber concluded.
Justin Bieber/Instagram.
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6ix9ine responded to Grande with another video on Instagram to explain that his frustrations are with Billboard and not the Thank U, Next singer.
“@arianagrande All I’m saying is I worked super hard to make it out of Brooklyn NY. I speak for the millions of kids who aren’t as fortunate as you. The millions who weren’t fortunate to be on T.V.. LIFE is REAL when you’re on welfare LIFE is REAL when you grow up with out a father. You don’t know what that is like. You say for me to be humble …. I don’t think you know what humble is………. YOU ARE VERY TALENTED AND BEAUTIFUL GOD BLESS YOU. But you will NEVER UNDERSTAND MY PAIN,” 6ix9ine captioned the video.
“I don’t want you to think that I am coming at you,” the STOOPID rapper said. “Not saying that you’re not talented, not saying that you can’t sing. You are a beautiful singer. You just don’t understand my pain.
“My mom used to collect cans on the street. I used to bus tables and be a dishwasher,” 6ix9ine said before showing clips of Grande as a teenager starring on Nickelodeon’s Sam & Cat and Victorious.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAV8BJJn4Y4/
In a followup post, 6ix9ine posed with six credit cards and captioned the photo: “Don’t worry we going #1 next time @billboard.”
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Germany calls for moratorium on GM crops
1.Germany in push against GM plants
2.Europe may ban two types of genetically modified corn
Agence France-Presse, 26 November 2007
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5js6ji6WlxJqnJUm6FZ9FrFdQOUng
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Germany called on Monday for authorisations of new genetically modified (GM) plants in the European Union to be temporarily halted to make sure that safety checks are thorough enough.
German Farm Minister Horst Seehofer said the complicated current authorisation procedure failed to sufficiently take into account public opinion.
'We should stop and see if the procedure is adequate,' Seehofer told journalists at a meeting of EU agriculture ministers focusing in part on GM plants.
Under his proposal, the halt to authorisations would target both the imports of GM products and the planting of GM crops in Europe, but only briefly while checks were carried out.
Under the current procedure, the European Commission makes recommendations to member states to authorise or forbid a plant strain on advice from the European Food Safety Agency.
However, because member states often cannot agree on whether to authorise a plant or not, the decision reverts back to the European Commission.
Seehofer found some support from Italy and France.
French Farm Minister Michel Barnier told journalists that 'we should take the time to put incontestable (checking) procedures in place' although he preferred to target only the planting of new GM crops, not imports.
However, EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel warned that calling a halt to any new authorisations while the procedure is reviewed would lead to harmful, unintended consequences.
'To postpone any new approvals will have dramatic consequences,' Fischer Boel said.
'The result will be that the production of meat will move out of Europe and we will have to import meat that is fed with GM products that are approved in third countries but not in Europe,' she added.
Fischer Boel said that maize, or corn, prices were already 55 percent higher in Europe than in the United States due in part to the higher cost of keeping GM and non-GM grains separate.
The European Union is already under pressure from the World Trade Organisation to lift import bans on some GM products that the global free-trade referee has deemed to be illegal.
The World Trade Organisation has given the European Union until January 11 to lift the ban on imports of nine GM products, mainly maize and soya, which Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg have in place.
see also: Germany calls for EU moratorium on GM crops http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/26/afx4372877.html
2.A Kernel of Wisdom
Europe may ban two types of genetically modified corn Grist Magazine, 26 Nov 2007 http://www.grist.org/news/2007/11/26/corn/
Europe may end up sans two types of genetically modified corn, as E.U. environment officials have proposed a ban on the seeds. Officials say the GM corn, made by powerful biotech companies DuPont Pioneer, Dow Agrosciences, and Syngenta, could harm wildlife and disrupt food chains. E.U. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the genetically modified corn could have 'unexpected ecosystem-scale consequences' and that 'potential damage on the environment' could be 'irreversible.' Well, we're convinced -- but the European Commission will have the final say.
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September 26, 2017 by nucols
Meet Author Kristen Debler
Author Interviews, Uncategorized
author, blog, Coast Miwok, fiction, interview, journal, poetry, The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, writer, Yulu Ewis
Kristen Debler is Coast Miwok and the proud member of The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. She is a political/social activist, owner of an online ghostwriting company, and a freelance writer. She has over ten years of organizing and writing experience. Her poetry and short stories have been published in various magazines and journals. She publishes under her pen-name Rosemarie Sage and Tribal /Activist Name Yulu Ewis. She graduated college with a Certificate in Pre-Tribal Law, a Bachelor’s of Science in Communications, a Master’s of Science in Legal Studies and is currently obtaining a Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. She currently lives in Sacramento, California.
GNU Staff: What are your poetic influences?
KD: The two poets that opened up my eyes to the world of poetry were Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. Throughout my undergraduate years I started to get more involved in Tribal cultural, governmental and political affairs. In my sophomore year I took a Post-Colonial Literature class and I was introduced to a Joy Harjo; a Native American activist, singer, writer, professor and Poet. Her work showed me another way that poetry could be used, as a political voice, and through her work and influence my poetry journey started.
GNU Staff: How are poetry and storytelling valuable in your tribe’s culture?
KD: Storytelling is how we kept our culture and traditions alive. Stories were not only used to teach morals, and good decision making, they were also our way of entertainment. A good storyteller could keep their audience enthralled for hours. Poetry is my version of storytelling. I believe that storytelling has always been my calling and poetry is the way that I express my vision, and share my stories with the world. I used poetry to express my culture and what we are going through today.
GNU Staff: How do you weave the language and religion of your cultural heritage into your work?
KD: Weaving is a metaphorical term. When we think of the term weaving, we often think of a basket. Weaving a basket together takes skill because these baskets hold more than food; they are the fabric that holds all of our traditions together. There is no particular method to follow when I am writing. Weaving the language and spiritual beliefs of my culture within my work is often the same as breathing the morning air. The words I use just belong – it is as if inspiration flows through me and I am just the conduit that relays the message for the world to hear.
GNU Staff: What are your thoughts about poetry as a political act and agent of change?
KD: Words are power! Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Marilyn Chin, Paula Gunn Allen, and Joy Harjo (among others) have used poetry to express the harshness of the world they live in, as well as fuel the change they wanted to see in the world. I feel the same way. Singers use music; artists use murals and paintings; and we writers / poets use words. All of these venues help bring people into our reality and help them feel what we want them to feel.
GNU Staff: Why do you feel performing your work in public and making videos is important?
KD: As a reader, opening a fresh, new book is one of the best feelings I could ever experience. However, with the advancement of technology, the writing world has entered a new realm. People read E-books, listen to books on their phone or in their car, and the written word is starting to become less desired and almost obsolete. This is a scary thought for writers. The only way we can keep our storytelling as desirable as it has been for years, is to become more creative. YouTube, competitions, and performances are all popular right now. It is a way to expose my work to a different type of audience who might not have been interested in it before.
KD: Also, performing and recording my poetry is a way to let others experience my emotions, and what I meant when I wrote a particular piece.
KD: I have embarked on a new journey creating a video book with my thesis and other political poetry. Here is a link to the first of many videos that will make up what will become “Ope” in video form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR0Jql-pYT8
GNU Staff: For what issues do you feel your poems raise awareness, and what can people do to help join the cause?
KD: My poetry addresses issues that are prevalent in Native American communities. The questions of native rights, water rights, and disenrollment have been brought up within our communities. Disenrollment is an issue that I have been working with to tackle with other natives. This is an issue that questions our own sovereignty because of issues such as greed and power. Disenrolling members makes us look like clubs and organizations, rather than a group of people connected through blood, culture, traditions, language, and religion. People can join the anti-disenrollment cause by joining Stop Tribal Genocide on Facebook.
GNU Staff: Do the Internet and social media contribute to the well-being of poetry?
KD: I think so. The internet and social media connect artists to people that might not be able to view their work before. Networking has become easier, and you can get more views on YouTube in a day than having people picking up your book. The internet allows people to view you, read you and learn about you at any given moment. This can be scary at times, but it can also be very rewarding and inspiring.
GNU Staff: How important is the accessibility of meaning? Should a reader have to work hard to ‘solve’ the meaning of the poem?
KD: As a writer, I understand the importance of metaphors. However, they can be misleading when you want your audience to know your meaning. Painting a picture is important because we want to create a scene that brings others into our world. I know as a reader that if I have to read things over and over again to get different meanings, I start to get agitated. This is one of the reasons I try to make sure my meanings are readily accessible to those who are reading or listening to my poems.
GNU Staff: What books are you reading right now?
KD: Currently I’m reading An American Genocide by Benjamin Madley, 1491 by Charles C. Mann, and Grand Avenue by Greg Sarris.
GNU Staff: What advice do you have for aspiring poets?
KD: Words are power! Words are powerful! Remember that when you are writing. Writing is a message that you share with the world. It is an art form. It’s not about publishing or even about publicity. Writing is about finding what you are passionate about and let the moves speak through you. When the words flow through you like ink from a pen, you just know you have to write it down. You don’t have a choice. I personally love that feeling.
How can readers reach you and your work?
Readers can reach me via email: write4success@hotmail.com if they have any questions.
If interested in reading any of the stories I have written, please visit: http://www.newbbay.com/profile-RoseMarie%20Sage-1542.html
Visit my blog site at: https://mytrendingstories.com/profile/kristen-debler/, and if anyone is interested in my company’s ghostwriting services they can view my work on my website (www.songofmyspirit.weebly.com), and my portfolio (Kristendebler.wix.com/portfolio).
February 11, 2017 February 11, 2017 by nucols
Meet Author Krista Wagner
author, author interview, blog, Fabricio Correa, fiction, Intent, interview, journal, Krista Wagner, National University, writer
A Thrilling Journey into Faith
Interview with Author Krista Wagner
BY FABRICIO CORREA
Krista Wagner was born in 70’s Southern California. She lives with her Marine Corp veteran husband, three very entertaining children, and an indispensable faith in Christ. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is an English adjunct instructor.
Fabricio Correa: In your novel Intent, the protagonist Raylee Johnson lives a sheltered life in a small town. Do you share similarities with Raylee’s upbringing?
Krista Wagner: Not really. My parents divorced when I was a baby and I grew up in the city. Both my parents were not Christians. The one thing Raylee and I have in common is that we are both an only child.
FC: The bleak setting possesses an aura of mystery where water is a character itself. How does water as an element interact with the Protagonist?
KW: In two primary ways: as a place where she finds comfort in the company of her loved ones (her parents, Billy) and as a place of revelation. In the second half of the novel, the water begins to serve as a metaphor for unease and danger as Raylee starts to unravel the mysteries behind the deaths of those close to her.
FC: Raylee starts out as an impressionable, naïve girl living with her overprotective parents. Do you think her parents somehow contributed to her being unprepared to go out in the world by herself? If not, do you think all the love they gave her actually made her stronger than any adversity?
KW: I think her parents believed in her more than she believed in herself, so it was more of Raylee’s insecurities that created this doubt. And, ultimately, her parents love and the faith they supplied gave her the courage she needed.
FC: Raylee encounters tragedy in her life which shatters her “glass house” existence. How did that shake Raylee’s expectation of self based on her dependent demeanor?
KW: She became bitter. The faith she grew up in became fractured and redirected into her high school crush, Billy.
FC: Religion has a crucial role in Raylee’s life. Her tragedies made her question her faith only to allow it to grow stronger inside her. How do you see the connection between hardship and faith?
KW: Adversities do not have to overtake us when we have faith in God. He is our Rock and our Comforter. Psalm 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
FC: Your novel is set in the 90’s. How do you think your novel affects the digital era teen?
KW: It reminds us of how much simpler life was without all of the technology and how much more people interacted face-to-face. I’ve had younger readers experience a nostalgia for something they never had.
FC: Tell us about your academic background.
KW: I received my BA in English from UMBC, my MA in English Composition from CSUSB, and my MFA in Creative Writing from National University. My debut novel Intent, a spiritual dramatic thriller, was published in 2014. Rian Field, a psychological thriller, The Gold, a middle-grade fantasy, and indigo, a YA realistic issue-driven novel, were published in 2016. I have been an English Instructor since 2008.
FC: How can your readers reach you and your work?
KW: I can be found all over social media:
http://kristawagner.wixsite.com/intent
https://www.facebook.com/kristawagnerofficial/
https://twitter.com/IntentBook04
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8509957.Krista_Wagner
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/krista-wagner?list=author_about
https://www.pinterest.com/kristawagner31/
You may find Krista’s novel, Intent on Amazon.
INTENT by Krista Wagner
Trying to deal with small town life and feeling that she has no real purpose, Raylee Johnson finds a new source of confidence when her former high school crush returns to town. When she begins to feel better about the direction her life is going, Raylee is thrust into a maze of doubt, uncertainty, murder, and deceit where the only thing she does know for sure is that her life is engulfed in lies.
January 15, 2017 January 15, 2017 by nucols
GNU Journal Winter Issue 2017
GNU Journal Issues
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The GNU Journal Winter Issue 2017 is now live.
Click on the book covers above to view the GNU Journal Issues for 2017. If the links in eBooks are non-functional, download the file, open it, and then the links will function.
A Letter from the GNU Staff:
We would like to thank the writers who sent in their piece(s) to the GNU Staff for the Winter 2017 Publication. Writing is a solitary endeavor, and it takes a whole lot of sweat, tears, and angst to put one’s words on paper—let alone the self-talk and confidence required to share and/or submit completed work for publication consideration.
The dedication and continued support of the GNU Staff made the creation of this body of work a reality. Without the assistance of the editors/readers, as well as the unwavering support and guidance of Professor Frank Montesonti, this publication would not have been possible.
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11 GAF EME Officers Inducted into GhIE
The President of Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing Alexander Leslie Ayeh has on Wednesday, July 01, 2020 inducted 11 Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Engineer, Mechanical and Electrical (EME) Officers into the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) at a Special ceremony via Zoom from the Engineers Centre, Roman Ridge, Accra.
After administering the oath via Zoom to the inductees, in his remarks, the President reminded the new Engineers that they had been selected based on vigorous training that was based on knowledge, ethics, leadership and service.
President Ing Ayeh congratulated all inductees and urged them to be guided by the ethics of the profession and ensure that the image of the institution was upheld at all times.
The Immediate Past President of GhIE, Ing Steve Amoaning-Yankson advised the new members to eschew the get-rich-quick attitude, bitterness and resentment among themselves.
In his closing remarks, the Executive Director of GhIE, Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyapong admonished the newly inducted Engineers to take their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) seriously and ensure that a minimum of 18 points was earned every year for them to be of good standing with the GhIE and also pave the way for renewal of their certification to practice.
The 11 inducted EME Officers included; the Director General, Plans, Research & Development Brigadier General (Ing) Richard Addo Gyane, Col (Ing) KK Kumi, Col (Ing) K Nditsi, Col (Ing) F Sasu, Lt Col (Ing) Frimpong Manso, Lt Col (Ing) DK Ahedor, Lt Col (Ing) A Awuku-Annie. The others were Lt Col (Ing) Abdul Karim Azumah, Lt Col (Ing) Bernard Nyameke, Lt Col (Ing) Eric Kwabena Nyarko and Lt Col (Ing) JBK Boglo.
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Tag: passion
Volunteer Week ft. Eion Beaton
May 8, 2017 May 17, 2017 greatoceanroadcoast
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is an annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution more than 6 million Australian volunteers make to communities across the nation.
The Great Ocean Road Coast Committee are grateful for the support environmental volunteer groups contribute to help preserve the natural coastline for future generations. This week we would like to showcase some of our dedicated volunteers and say thank-you for their ongoing contributions to the environment. Read more →
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Australia celebrates helping hands
May 28, 2015 October 21, 2015 greatoceanroadcoast
Local volunteers Ian and Roma Edwards are just two of 6 million volunteers being celebrated as part National Volunteer week this May.
Ian and Roma Edwards stand in their Indigenous garden.
The couple, who founded local volunteer group Jan Juc Coast Action (JJCA) in 1994, have been working to protect and restore the Jan Juc cliffs since they moved to the town in 1990.
The Edwards began by removing debris and rubbish along the local foreshore and their dedication was recognised by the Victorian government which awarded the couple a $30,000 grant to form the JJCA group and continue their conservation work.
The JJCA’s first major task was to remove the woody weed from the Jan Juc cliffs before revegetation works commenced.
The Edwards are pleased at the progress the JJCA group has made over the past 20 years.
“One of our biggest achievements has been seeing the return of many birds and native animals around the Jan Juc cliffs.
“The indigenous flowers have attracted the rare Rufous Bristlebird back to the area which is very encouraging,” Mr Edwards said.
The Edwards have loved learning about coastal conservation and enjoy sharing their skills and knowledge with others.
Mrs Edwards admits their passion for indigenous flora and fauna has become an obsession that has extended to her own garden.
“Our garden only has indigenous species because they are easy to look after and bring lots of birds and wildlife to the area.
“The results of our work is difficult to gauge because if it is done correctly then it should be impossible to tell that any work has been done at all,” Mrs Edwards said.
JJCA holds working first Sunday of each month and everyone is encouraged to help out – even if they only have an hour or so to spare.
“It is great to see more young people getting involved. They still have their original hips and plenty of energy which keeps our work going.
“It is possible to make a difference and even small actions can make a big impact,” Mr Edwards said.
This year, National Volunteer Week runs from 11th to 17th May. This year the theme of the week is ‘Give Happy, Live Happy’ – promoting the increased happiness of Australians who volunteer and are active in their community.
Have you ever thought about how you can help the environment? Check out our website to find your local volunteer group today.
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Feista Fun on Bell Street
October 9, 2013 August 7, 2014 greatoceanroadcoast
The second Bell Street Fiesta is set to explode with a fun filled day of events, activities, stalls and entertainment for all ages as part of the Drink Art Food Torquay (DAFT) Weekend.
The Bell Street Fiesta will be a fun filled day of activities and entertainment for all ages. Photo: http://daftorquay.com/about-the-fiesta/
The street will come alive on Saturday October 12th with 5 hours of non-stop entertainment for all the whole family. Activities on the day will include:
Beer, wine and coffee appreciation tastings
Local produce tastings
A Farmers Market
Fashion parades
A variety of engaging stalls
An array of kids activities
The Great Ocean Road Committee (GORCC) is hosting an interactive, environmental education stall at on the day.
Eco-Logic Education and Environmental Services have been comissioned by GORCC to set up the stand which will featuure a range of fun activities for all ages.
Activities include quizzes, ‘Spot the Hoodie games’, story book reading and plasticine fun.
All the fun will take place in Bell Street Torquay, commencing at 11am.
Click Here to check out the weekend program filled with events, activities and entertainment for all ages.
ANGAIR Wildflower Show this weekend (2012)
Holiday fun on the coast for all
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Event for those who love Jan Juc
August 12, 2013 August 7, 2014 greatoceanroadcoast
The Jan Juc Coast Action (JJCA) Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 1 September, at the Jan Juc Surf Club (Clubhouse Road, Jan Juc VIC 3228) from 10am – 12pm.
Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy some food and refreshments (details TBC), craft activities for the kids, a talk on local birds and more.
JJCA volunteers during a working bee.
JJCA works for the preservation and revegetation of the Jan Juc coastline with indigenous species and the removal of environmental weeds, erosion control and provision of tracks and lookouts.
The group meets on the first Sunday of each month, except January.
If you love the Jan Juc coastline and want to be involved in or support its preservation then JJCA would love to see you there!
Contact Geoff: 0418 958 355 or Luke: 0406 113 438 for more details.
Learn more about environmental volunteer groups in our region and how you can get involved.
Rare orchid survives on edge
Father’s Day fun in Jan Juc
Cleanup helps conserve the coast
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Landcare awards recognise coastal groups
July 1, 2013 August 6, 2014 greatoceanroadcoast
Three environmental groups were winners of the Coastcare Award last month as part of the 2013 Corangamite Landcare Awards.
The Bellarine Catchment Network (BCN), Swan Bay Environmental Association (SBEA) and the Borough of Queenscliff (BoQ) all received the award in recognition of the hard work and dedication to conserving the environment.
Coastal volunteers Jill Warneke and Matt Crawley Photo: Corangamite CMA
The Corangamite Landcare Awards celebrate the contributions many individuals and organisations make to the environment and the Corangamite region.
The LandCare Awards booklet indicated over five years a strong, energetic partnership project flourished between the three groups inspiring many to become involved in the protection of the Narrows Dunes Coastal Moonah Woodland.
Since 2007, BCN, SBEA and BoQ have done on-ground works and facilitated community awareness, involvement and research.
Geoff McFarlane, a volunteer from the Bellarine Catchment Network, was also inducted into Corangamites Landcare Honour Roll.
Geoff McFarlane, a volunteer from BCN, was inducted into the Corangamite Landcare Honour Role. Photo: Corangamite CMA
You can get involved in coastal volunteering along the Surf Coast too, you don’t have to be experienced or an expert! Click here to learn more about opportunities in our region.
Discover what’s intriguing about estuaries
GORCC thanks volunteers
Volunteer saves injured hoodie
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Young conservationists take action
November 15, 2012 August 6, 2014 greatoceanroadcoast
A group of young environmental protectors are taking conservation action as part of their community connections class at Surf Coast Secondary College and are set to become guardians of the coast into the future.
Surf Coast Secondary College students and young guardians of the coast Pat Binyon and Tim Anderson get to work.
The year 10 students have planted over 400 trees as part of various conservation projects which have included the removal of noxious weeds at Whites Beach, planting within Moonah Woodlands at Spring Creek and litter patrols near Jan Juc.
SCSC community connections teacher Shane Elevato said many of the students were now looking to study biology and outdoor education in 2013.
“The students are demonstrating not only a passion for the environment but an interest in conservation as a potential career path for the future.”
The students have been undertaking the work in partnership with the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) through the organisation’s Coast Guardians program.
“The program tied in with our community connections class, which gives students the opportunity to get out into the environment, demonstrate direct activism and put what they have learnt in the classroom into practice,” Mr Elevato said.
He said the year-long program taught students about the impact rubbish has on bird life and marine life and specifically looked at how removing plastic and bottle tops from the coast can help to save animal life.
“The program makes students more appreciative of how special our local environment really is. When they get out into the community and see the impact littering can have they learn to appreciate the environment and have a greater sense of ownership of the environment.”
GORCC conservation officer Georgie Beale said topics covered with the group over the last term included plant communities and dune ecology.
“Throughout the year the students have covered a range of theory topics including plant communities, dune ecology, sustainable fishing, environmental weeds, and marine debris. Planting and weeding is also an important part of the program and helps to ensure noxious weeds do not invade Indigenous plant species,” she said.
The Coast Guardians program also includes work and partnerships with environmental volunteer groups such as Torquay Coast Action, Friends of Queens Park and ANGAIR who have been working with students on various sites throughout the year.
This story featured in the the Surf Coast Times Green the Coast column.
SCSC students working away as part of GORCC’s Coast Guardian Program.
For further information on the Coast Guardians Program visit our website or read this media release.
To learn more about the Environmental Education Program visit our website.
Interested in volunteering? Read more on our volunteer page.
Young protectors preserve coast
Counteracting the Coast Tea-Tree Invasion
Students take lead on coast care
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A little known orchid is existing on the Jan Juc cliff top, its precarious survival an unexpected and happy surprise for local volunteer group Jan Juc Coast Action (JJCA).
The rare and state significant orchid Swamp Diuris (Diuris palustris) formerly populated areas near Melbourne but became locally extinct due to urban development.
JJCA has been working to ensure the orchid’s survival. In 2010 the group pollinated the flowers and collected seed. The delicate operation consisted of members getting down on their hands and knees to pollinate the tiny orchid flowers with tooth-picks.
Graeme Stockton and Roma Edwards from JJCA in the process of planting minute “home grown” Diuris seedlings. PHOTO: Ian Edwards
JJCA member Ian Edwards was one of the volunteers assisting in the project.
“We simulated the action of the tiny native bees or wasps that may be the natural pollinator and by late summer it was possible to collect some of the dust-like seed,” said Mr. Edwards.
Last year JJCA volunteers also found large numbers of Sun Orchids (Thelymitra spp.) and Onion Orchids (Microtis spp.) in the remnant native grassland of the Jan Juc clifftop, these also rely on the presence of specific soil fungi and specific insect pollinators.
JJCA Chairman Luke Hynes said like the Swamp Diuris, the Sun Orchids and Onion Orchids also rely on the presence of specific soil fungi and specific insect pollinators.
“We had seen few previously, but with the regular rainfall this year there is a profusion,” he said.
JJCA Committee member Graeme Stockton said the introduction of foreign pasture grasses, and invasion by a host of weeds and escaped garden plants have crowded out much of the original vegetation.
“We are amazed that so many indigenous plants have survived the past century and a half and they deserve all the assistance we can provide,” he said.
Springtime brings an abundance of wildflowers along the coast – what have you spotted this season?
To get involved with JJCA contact Luke Hynes on 0406 113 438
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Looking for activities for the kids these school holidays? Perhaps activities that are not only fun but educational and with an environmental message might be just what you are after.
Get out and about and have some fun on the holidays and learn about the environment as well!
There’s so many options for holiday fun on the coast- one example is Parks Victoria’s holiday program – with activities being held over the school holiday period between 7 July and 14 July at a variety of locations along the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road (including Pt Addis and Urqharts Bluff) and across Victoria as part of their Junior Ranger program.
Activities include bushwalking and beach discoveries, and are suitable for primary school-aged children and their families. They also have some DIY activities for both indoors and out.
The Marine Discovery Centre is also running free activities with Rockpool Rambles being held on the coast, find out more here.
You can have fun and learn about the coast these school holidays either out and about or in the comfort of your own home!
If its cold and wintery you can have fun at home on a rainy day using our free printable activities like board games puzzles and brain-teasers that are not only educational but fun for all ages.
If the weather is fine, you could head out and discover the coast, find inspiration for an activity trail and discover the Surf Coast Walk here or explore the wonders of the Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary and Split Point Lighthouse here.
For a comprehensive list of school holiday activities on offer throughout the state visit the Victorian Government’s School Holiday Activities Page here.
Are you getting out and about on the coast these holidays? Share your stories!
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Anglesea heath back to its former glory
June 29, 2012 August 5, 2014 greatoceanroadcoast
The coastal reserve above the Anglesea Surf Club has undergone a remarkable environmental transformation, thanks to a five-year project carried out by students and volunteers.
Year nine students from St Bernard’s College and Anglesea Coast Action (ACA) volunteers have spent more than 700 hours restoring the heathland back to its natural state. Students and volunteers met regularly at the site to remove the weeds with loppers and saws.
A big thank you to the St Bernard’s students and volunteers who spent over 700 hours restoring the area above the Anglesea Surf Club.
Why did this site need attention?
The site’s Indigenous vegetation was damaged during the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires and struggled to recover due to the quick regrowth of weeds.
Carl Rayner, secretary of ACA, said only small amounts of biodiversity remained in the reserve when the project began.
“The area has gone from a weed-infested coastal reserve with half a dozen species to a thriving heathland, which is now home to over 110 species of Indigenous plants,” he said.
“The result is amazing and I have never seen a transformation quite like it before.”
Vice president of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet Society for the protection of Flora and Fauna (ANGAIR), Neil Tucker, said the weeding work meant smothered native vegetation was able to germinate again and grow naturally.
“A wonderful variety of native plants have bloomed in the area including orchids, which no one knew were there,” he said.
How do St Bernard’s students give back to the environment?
St Bernard’s campus director, Mark Smith, said the program taught the students about the need for everyone to take responsibility for the protection and preservation of the natural environment.
“We wanted them to contribute to an ongoing community project that fitted with our theme of environmental awareness – and the project was a perfect fit,” he said.
“The students are all from the city and spend four weeks at the school’s Santa Monica Campus each year. The students have benefited by gaining a better understanding of the coastal environment, especially in terms of learning about what plants are Indigenous and why it is advisable to plant them – and how invasive species have affected the coast and dunes.”
Year 9 student Josh Saliba is one of many St Bernard’s College students who have helped restore Anglesea Heath back to its natural state.
What other benefits have emerged from the project?
Mr Rayner said plenty of positive feedback had been received about the restored site.
“The view from the nearby lookout is magnificent and people have said to me that it’s now arguably one of the best views along the Great Ocean Road.”
The project was made possible through Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, ACA and ANGAIR funding.
Have you seen the coastal reserve above the Anglesea Surf Club recently?
Tell us what you think of the transformation!
Want to get involved in GORCC’s Environmental Education Program for schools? Click here for more information.
Interested in protecting and preserving the coast? Find out more about environmental volunteering on the coast here.
Check out what other local schools have done lately to protect our beautiful coast.
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Sustainable careers in focus
June 6, 2012 August 5, 2014 greatoceanroadcoast
Are you or someone you know unsure of what career path to take? Or are you just looking for a new way to increase your employability in the workforce? It seems that careers with a sustainable focus are the next big thing.
Higher education institutions are offering an increasing number of sustainability focused courses to meet the growing demand in the job market.
The Gordon TAFE offers a number of courses that have an environmentally sustainable emphasis.
The Gordon Tafe is just one of the higher education institutions taking advantage of the trend, offering courses with an environmental emphasis such as a Diploma of Sustainability, Sustainable Tourism Management, and Carbon Accounting and Management.
All of these courses will prepare students for a greener future by incorporating valuable sustainability knowledge.
Skill centre manager for sustainable innovation Darren Gray is delighted with the Gordon’s cently accredited and certified Carbon Accounting and Management course.
“We are very proud of this course and it involves the critical skills needed in order to achieve a low-carbon economy,” he said.
The Gordon Culinary School
In 2010 and 2011, the Gordon worked in partnership with Sustainability Victoria in an Australian TAFE first to encourage environmental sustainability in their culinary school’s operations through the case study- A Life Cycle Approach to Sustainable Service.
Check out their case study here for more information.
The Gordon’s ‘Life Cycle’ approach strives to create behaviour change with their culinary school students.
This initiative was established to decrease the culinary school’s environmental footprint in several areas including reduction of waste, energy, packaging and water usage.
Program manager Wayne Chrimes said the Life Cycle Approach is at the fore front of sustainability design, becoming a strong focus within many industries.
“Whilst we are minimising environmental impacts across our training facilities, the culinary school is also educating students and industry on how to employ sustainable practices for both short and long-term benefit,” he said.
“By embedding sustainability across the Gordon’s culinary school, we are creating behaviour change with today’s students who are the up and coming industry leaders of tomorrow.”
Gordon TAFE Redevelopments
The Gordon also planning to undertake a $26 million redevelopment of its East Geelong Campus and is now seeking funding to support the project.
The redevelopment will house the Gordon’s Centre for Sustainability along with other new facilities that include a new training patisserie kitchen, which will integrate key ideas from the Life Cycle Approach.
If you are thinking of a career with a sustainable focus, some hands on experience might be just the ticket to boost your resume.
There are a number of environmental volunteer groups on the coast who would love to hear from you and you become a regular participant, or just help out when or where you can.
Volunteering is a fantastic opportunity to build your skills and knowledge, as well as a hands on way to make a real difference to our precious coastal environment.
It’s a great addition to your resume, and for those interested in a career in environmental management or conservation, it’s the perfect way to gain experience and make valuable contacts.
For more information of the Gordon’s courses, check out their website at www.thegordon.edu.au
If you are interested in environmental volunteering on the coast, check out all the groups operating in our region here.
Or, to learn more, watch the video below on environmental volunteering on the coast.
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Review | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Kingdom Hearts is a series that many hold dear, bringing about splendid memories of their favorite Disney films mixed with a Final Fantasy flavor. While one chapter closed last year, another opened in its place, leaving room for the series to continue. Of course, being the Kingdom Hearts series, this means at least one spin-off title before getting there. In this case, that falls on Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, a rhythm game from indieszero. Similar to the Theatrhythm series, this spin-off takes fans on a nostalgic trip down memory lane to the music of Yoko Shimomura. While it definitely brings back good memories, this spin-off doesn’t bring them back untarnished.
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory takes place immediately after Kingdom Hearts III: Re Mind. Playing the World Tour mode will take you to dozens of worlds, each with songs to complete. Even though the plot follows the last game, roughly 90% of the story is just a recap of the entire series narrated by Kairi. You’ll have to play through hours of rhythm stages just to get to the new plot points. We don’t want to spoil the revelation, but it does at least get the gears turning again for the series. Despite this crucial information, it might not be worth the investment of playing through 118 music stages. It especially feels this way when the new content is only about 25 minutes in the grand scheme of things.
The story aside, Melody of Memory shines in its rhythmic gameplay. Playing as one of four teams from the Kingdom Hearts series, you’ll have three types of stages: Field Battles, Memory Dives, and Boss Battles. Each one plays slightly different, but you’ll mostly experience Field Battles for the majority of songs. Field Battles will have your team running along a musical staff as enemies approach you to the rhythm of the music. You’ll have to attack using one of three buttons, jump to dodge projectiles or strike airborne enemies, and glide along a path of musical notes as you make your way to the end of the song. If you miss a note, an enemy will usually deal some damage to your health bar. Lose all your health and that means you failed the song.
Memory Dives take a different approach, putting players over a cinematic utilizing multiple clips with a central theme. Your team will fly along and similarly strike notes like you would in field battles, though with the addition of joystick actions. It also switches out the gliding for holding down a note, with the possibility of needing to do multiple notes during the hold. Finally, Boss Battles will be like a mix of Field Battles and Memory Dives. These put players in a battle arena where they fight against a major boss. The notes will work similarly to Memory Dives, but there will be the addition of dark notes. Manage to hit these notes and you’ll dodge the attacks from the boss. These stages are all fairly unique, though it would’ve been nice to get a few more Boss Battles.
Honestly, that’s where Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory drops the ball. There’s a lot of glaring omissions from the game, and it makes one wonder if any attempt was made to maintain these missing elements. First of all, likely due to licensing, there’s a lot of missing music. Songs like “He’s a Pirate” or “Night on Bald Mountain” are completely gone here. To make matters worse, those specific worlds are completely absent. The Caribbean, Symphony of Sorcery, Deep Jungle, and even the Hundred Acre Wood get a snub here. I can understand why certain songs might not make it in, but I don’t get why the non-licensed music couldn’t have been used with a different setting.
Missing worlds and songs are one thing, but then there’s the guest characters. While mostly a fun feature, some worlds feature a guest character to temporarily join your team. Characters like Aladdin, Stitch, Mulan and more will spice up a stage. Despite having several guests, again, some end up being a no-show. This includes Jack Skellington, who despite being attached to two worlds in the game (Halloweentown and Christmas Town), doesn’t make an appearance. This is also the case for any of the Kingdom Hearts III guests, mainly due to those worlds all being Memory Dives. Probably the most disappointing for me was that Auron doesn’t join you for Kingdom Hearts II’s Underworld. It really makes one wonder what’s preventing these features from happening.
To make things even more confusing, the game includes songs that have never been in the series before. Songs like “Circle of Life” and “A Whole New World” are unlockable by synthesizing with a Moogle. While these classic Disney songs are certainly welcome, it ultimately brings things into question. Of course, there’s also the classic Disney songs that do appear in the games, like Frozen’s “Let it Go”. You even have one Final Fantasy track, though it’s a missed opportunity for The World Ends With You music. With such a large tracklist, at least there’s still plenty of quality songs to choose from. It also provides an excellent mix of Shimomura’s composition range.
Another thing worth mentioning is the strange game design choices during World Tour. Each song has three missions to complete, earning stars to unlock gates to new stages. While most of these missions are pretty normal, some are real head scratchers. Some missions will have you rack up a total number through multiple attempts, meaning some stages have to be replayed three or four times to complete the mission. Other missions require changing to certain difficulties. While the higher difficulty missions make sense, some require playing on the lower Beginner difficulty. It’s just a strange design choice, and it even affects the achievements, both in-game and the PlayStation trophies/Xbox achievements. For those that want to complete everything, you’ll have to play over 140 songs on three different difficulties. This also includes getting a “Full Chain” score on 50 songs on each difficulty.
While I certainly have my qualms, most of these are merely as a fan of the series. I’m personally disappointed at these omissions and oversights. If I take my personal feelings out of the equation, then this is a mostly stellar Kingdom Hearts rhythm game. Of course, that doesn’t mean it gets a free pass at everything. There are still some issues at hand that most players will likely run into, fan or not. Some of them continue the trend of strange design choices while others take issue with the presentation.
Graphically, the game uses models from the remastered Kingdom Hearts games. This means no Unreal Engine like with Kingdom Hearts III. While this helps to release on a system like the Nintendo Switch, it does make the game feel a little dated. Despite the lower graphical detail, the game also has performance problems, specifically during Memory Dives. Not only are the cutscenes in the background distracting, but it seems that they cause frame rate drops as well. This creates a problem when you’re trying to precisely hit a note during a song, only for it to jump a few frames suddenly. Luckily, the rhythm of the music helps. It’s sort of a testament to the developers for how well the notes are synced to the music. Some of the Memory Dives even have special synchronization with visuals as well.
While World Tour is the main attraction, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory also has multiplayer. Two players can compete online in a rhythm face-off, playing identically to the Field Battles. To spice things up, doing well earns “tricks” for players to use against their opponent. Tricks come in a variety of flavors, like turning enemies invisible, removing rhythm markers, or even shrinking enemies. While tricks on their own are a minor nuisance, the real issue is when they come in pairs. This is where the multiplayer comes off unbalanced, as you can literally have a good few seconds where your notes are completely invisible. This means that unless you memorize the song pattern, you’re not going to do well.
While the competitive multiplayer can become a nightmare, the co-op multiplayer can still be enjoyable. Again, it takes Field Battles into the multiplayer realm as a friend joins alongside you for the ride. Playing as Sora and Riku, you’ll hit notes like normal, though now, there’s a healing mechanic. If your teammate is struggling, you can save them with some magical medical care by hitting ability crystals. It doesn’t change things up too much, but it at least provides some local co-op fun with a buddy. The Nintendo Switch version also adds a local eight player battle royale mode, allowing players to compete for the highest score. Of course, as long as every player has a Switch and a copy of the game.
Again, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a pretty great rhythm game, providing solid and challenging gameplay as well as a stellar tracklist. It may be missing a lot of fan favorite elements, but if you overlook it, it’s still an impressive recap of the series. If you’re a casual fan and you want to experience the music, it’s a fun enough time. For those that are the die-hard fans, you’ll mostly be playing this for the new clues at the end. It’s assuredly going to be a big piece of the puzzle that is this series, but it might not be a big enough reward for some. Either way, it was great to revisit these games in a new way.
Final Score: 7.5 out of 10
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Oliners Compete in Tae Kwon Do
Posted on May 1, 2012 by Hari Iyer
Editor’s note: The author has requested that the full, unedited version of this article be made available to the public. Scroll down to see the full text.
This year, five Olin students competed in the National Collegiate Taekwondo Championship held at MIT. Stephanie Northway, Chaz Gwennap, Sasha Sproch, Mark-Robin Giolando, and Hari Iyer trained under Professor Shan-Yuan Ho, a former Taekwondo champion, Master Instructor of Olympic-style TKD, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics from MIT.
The team formed in February when firstyear Stephanie Northway, a third degree black belt in TKD, had the idea of starting a general martial arts club: “I had wanted to revive Olin’s martial arts club since I got here, and when I found out that Nationals was in Boston this year, I started recruiting everyone I could to form an Olin Taekwondo team.”
From the first day, the practices were intense, and Prof. Ho’s coaching was designed to get everyone up to speed quickly, including nonstop kicking drills, careful practice of footwork, and several rounds of sparring, even for newcomers.
“I joined because I wanted to exercise more, and I figure everyone ought to know some self-defense,” says Sasha. “I really liked that I was learning useful (and sometimes complicated) blocks and attacks from day one, but I didn’t expect to be sparring so soon! Actually kicking another person, even though they had protective gear, was strange and frightening.”
As the tournament drew closer, Coach HoHo (as she’s affectionately known) took the Oliners to practice with her coach, Grandmaster Joseph Pina, Olympic coach in 2000 and 2004. “Practicing with his students was really valuable,” said Hari. “It was really at that time that I learned the importance of timing. We’d be sparring and those kids would calmly stand there and suddenly reach up and place their feet on your head. It was humbling.”
On Saturday, the team went out to support Mark, Sasha, and Hari in colored belt sparring. Mark was known for rattling his opponents with bursts of three fast kicks, and he put up a great fight. Hari’s first opponent started off scoring many points, but by the third round, Hari was landing several blows, including a direct kick to his opponent’s forehead, ultimately losing by a point.
Soon before Sasha began her match, she twisted her ankle, hardly able to walk. Despite that, she chose to fight, and after several spectacular kicks to her opponent’s head, her opponents could not touch her. This happened round after round, and Sasha kicked her way to a bronze medal.
Sunday was black belt forms and sparring, and Steph began with an awesome display of forms. Soon it was time for sparring, and Chaz went up first. The level of intensity was much higher in black belt sparring, and Chaz tripped up his opponent by messing with his distance and angle of attack. Despite a solid effort, he was unable to defeat his more experienced opponent.
Steph began later, and she completely dominated her first and second rounds with her impeccable calm, timing, and technique. As opponents would rush towards her, throwing crazy kicks, she would wait and almost casually stick her leg into their chest or face, completely stopping them and leaving them dazed. She advanced to the quarterfinals, only losing to an opponent who was an eventual finalist.
Coach HoHo commented, “Olin’s inaugural team put in a fantastic performance, given that we just started training at the beginning of February, and Sasha and Mark had never even kicked before. Every member scored, everyone put in 100% until the final bell, and no one lost mentally. I am very proud of our Olin team.”
What’s the future of the club, now that Professor Ho will be returning to MIT?
“We’ll definitely keep recruiting more members, training and practicing amongst ourselves,” says Steph, “We also hope to compete at more local tournaments, so there will be many opportunities to come!”
The original, unedited version of the article can be found below:
This year, five Olin students competed in the National Collegiate Taekwondo Championship held at MIT on April 7-8, where two students placed highly. Stephanie Northway, Chaz Gwennap, Sasha Sproch, Mark-Robin Giolando, and Hari Iyer trained under Professor Shan-Yuan Ho, a former Taekwondo champion, Master Instructor of Olympic-style TKD, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics from MIT. The team formed in February when freshman Stephanie Northway, a third degree black belt in Taekwondo, had the idea of starting a general martial arts club: “I had wanted to revive Olin’s martial arts club since I got here, and when I found out that Nationals was in Boston this year, I started recruiting everyone I could to form an Olin Taekwondo team.”
Eight students responded to the call. In addition to the five above, Jong Nam, Slater Victoroff, Kaitlin Gallagher, and Chloe Eghtebas joined for weekly practices. From the first day, the practices were intense, and Prof. Ho’s coaching was designed to get everyone up to speed really fast. Although Steph and Jong were black belts in Taekwondo, the others came with various backgrounds. Some, like Slater and Hari, had background in other styles, but never competed. Others, like Sasha and Kaitlin, had never tried martial arts before. Prof. Ho’s coaching included nonstop kicking drills, careful practice of footwork, and several rounds of sparring, even for newcomers.
On Saturday, April 7, the team went out to MIT Johnson Athletic Center to support Mark, Sasha, and Hari in colored belt sparring. The fights were held on the upper level of MIT’s gymnasium, and students and coaches from all over the country filled the bleachers and prepared to fight. There were more than 600 competitors at the national competition, which is held once a year. In the center of the arena, six matches would be happening at once, with supporters crowding around the rinks as judges would carefully monitor the fight from all corners.
Finally, it was time for Mark, Sasha, and Hari to fight, each in their own division. Mark was known for rattling his opponents with bursts of three fast kicks, and he put up a great fight until the end. Hari’s first opponent was nearly a foot taller, two belts higher, and started off scoring many points. But by the third round, Hari was landing several blows, including a direct kick to his opponent’s forehead, ultimately losing by a point.
Soon before Sasha began her match, she twisted her ankle and had to sit with an icepack, hardly able to walk. Despite that, she chose to fight, and after several spectacular kicks to her opponent’s head (yes, with an injured foot), her opponents could not touch her. This happened round after round, and Sasha kicked her way to a bronze medal.
Sunday was black belt forms and sparring, and Steph began with an awesome display of forms. Soon it was time for sparring, and after receiving a bye, Chaz went up first. The level of intensity was much higher in black belt sparring, and Chaz tripped up his opponent by messing with his distance and angle of attack. Despite a solid effort, he was unable to defeat his more experienced opponent. Steph began later, and she completely dominated her first and second rounds with her impeccable calm, timing, and technique. As opponents would rush towards her throwing crazy kicks, she would wait and almost casually stick her leg into their chest or face, completely stopping them and leaving them dazed. She advanced to the quarterfinals, only losing to an opponent who was nationally ranked in the US and was an eventual finalist.
Throughout the entire tournament, Coach HoHo was energetically studying potential opponents, encouraging the team, and providing precise feedback, diving between rounds to personally coach every fight. “Her coaching was brilliant,” said Hari. “Some coaches were screaming at their students when they were losing, but [Coach HoHo] was just really supportive and provided concise and game changing advice in the 30 seconds between rounds.”
Coach HoHo commented, “Olin’s inaugural team put in a fantastic performance, given that we just started training at the beginning of February, and Sasha and Mark had never even kicked before. Every member scored, everyone put in 100% until the final bell, and no one lost mentally. I am every proud of our Olin team.”
Now that this is over and Professor Ho will be returning to MIT, what’s the future of the club?
“We’ll definitely keep recruiting more members, training and practicing amongst ourselves,” says Steph. “We also hope to compete at more local tournaments, so there will be many opportunities to come!”
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South Korean smartphone maker Samsung launched its Galaxy A series in the year 2019. Under this, many smartphones were launched which were extremely popular among users. These smartphones have been made available with a clean and streamlined One UI. All handsets launched under this series are designed keeping in mind specific audiences. Now Samsung has launched the Galaxy A51 smartphone to give users something new. Priced at 335.08 United States Dollar this smartphone has been given many features that make it special Useful Cards and Multilingual Typing are present. But despite all this, is this smartphone a better option for you? Due to this, we are giving you a review of Samsung Galaxy A51, which will clear the image of this phone in your mind.
Design of Samsung Galaxy A51 :
This phone gives a premium look. Also, its glossy look makes it more elegant. Talking about the back panel of the phone, it comes with a glossy panel. It has a quad rear camera and flash light on the left side. At the same time, the phone has very thin bezels. Volume and power buttons are provided on its right side. Apart from this, there is a SIM tray on the left side. At the bottom is a charging port, earphone connector, and microphone. Talking about the front panel of the phone, a punch-hole display has been given in it. However, it is a bit difficult to operate the phone with one hand. Due to being glossy, it is very slippery, so you will always have to keep the phone cover fixed.
Display of Samsung Galaxy A51:
First of all know what features the company has given in this segment. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD Plus Super Amoled Infinity-O display. Its pixel resolution is 1080 x2400. Its aspect ratio is 20: 9. The viewing experience of this phone is very good due to the Infinity-O display. We have liked this phone a lot in this segment. In the sunlight, the content was being viewed properly on the phone screen. At the same time, there was no need to increase the brightness too much. Due to the way the company has placed the front camera in the middle of the display, the company has managed to reduce the bezels of the phone. Protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 has also been made available on the phone. In such a situation, the phone screen will also be safe. While watching YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. in the phone,
Hardware of Samsung Galaxy A51 :
This phone is equipped with an octa-core Exynos 9611 processor and up to 8 GB of RAM. In addition, 128 GB of internal storage has been made available. It can be expanded up to 512 GB with the help of microSD card. In the Indian market, this phone has been launched in two variants. Out of this, only 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variants have been made available in the market. If seen, this much RAM and this much storage is enough for the user and even if the storage is not enough, you can install a microSD card. First of all let’s talk about multitasking. Jumping from one app to another in the phone was quite easy. We did not feel any kind of lagging in this. We switched apps quite quickly and our experience was good.
Talking about the processor, it is an octa-core processor based on 10nm. This is somewhat better than the Exynos 9610 processor given in the Galaxy A50. This processor is a perfect option to deliver with 6 GB RAM. So the company has provided the perfect option for this segment users. Talking about the gaming segment, we played Pubg Mobile Lite in this phone and we did not have to face the problem of overheating or hang. However, the performance of any phone is known only by using it in the long-term.
Software of Samsung Galaxy A51:
This phone is based on the company’s Samsung One UI 2.0. It works on Android 10. This UI is much better than the company’s old UI. Google’s navigation gestures have been made available in the phone. Also parental controls are present. The phone also has a Wi-Fi calling feature. With this feature, whenever you call someone, it will be routed through your Wi-Fi router. Apart from this, features like new Bixby Routines, Bixby voice have also been made available in the phone. Talking about pre-installed apps, it includes apps like Facebook, Netflix.
Camera of Samsung Galaxy A51 :
Talking about this segment, the phone has four quad rear camera setup. It has a 48 megapixel + 12 megapixel + 5 megapixel + 5 megapixel sensor. We have liked its photo quality a lot. Whether in the day or at night, the photo quality from this phone is quite good. Talking about the features, it has given camera modes like Live Focus, Pro, Panorama, Macro, Food, Night, Super Slo-Mo, Slo Motion Hyperlase. In addition, AR Emoji feature has also been made available in it. We liked this camera feature best. Let me tell you that this camera does not deliver 48 megapixel images. It provides output of 12 megapixel images. That is, the final image that comes in front of you is delivered by combining 4 images of 12 megapixels. The camera of the phone is quite good compared to the Galaxy A50.
Talking about videos, we made many slow-motion videos, whose quality looked quite good. At the same time, it is 32 megapixels when it comes to selfie sensor. We liked this phone very much in the case of selfies. A lot of detailed selfies can be taken for posting on social media. The possibility of photo blur in the phone camera increases because optical image stabilizer is not provided in it. In such a situation, while taking the photo, you will need to keep your hands very steady or a tripod will be needed.
Special features of Samsung Galaxy A51 :
Some special features have also been provided in the phone. It has features like Make for India Innovations, Useful Cards, Multilingual Typing and Finder. Let us first talk about Make for India Innovations. It has been researched on users of India. It is designed with a focus on users who want fast and organized life. Talking about useful cards, you will see this in the messages. Reminders and offers etc. will be present in it. Many Indian languages are given in the keyboards under multilingual typing. Marathi, Hindi and Telugu languages have been added to it.
Security features of Samsung Galaxy A51:
We have liked this phone even in this segment. The fingerprint sensor and face unlock in the phone are quite fast. There is an in-display fingerprint sensor on which the phone is unlocked as soon as the thumb is placed. At the same time, Face Unlock also works very fast in the phone.
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Chaudhvin ka Chand (1960)
This one was for me Guru Dutt’s less interesting films. In my teens I just couldn’t warm up to it as I had for Pyaasa, Kaagaz ke Phool or Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam or for that matter even Aar-Paar. Although nearly everybody loves the title song, even that didn’t much to me. All this changed completely when I read Cory Creekmur’s notes on the film on Philip Lutgendorf’s site. I cursed myself for being blind and re-watched it. One thing is to be said of it: this film created more waves of contradictions in my heart than any other film ever has.
The film begins with a song singing paeans of glory of Lucknow and showing its wonderful architecture or what was to be seen through this shoddy print.
We learn that Pyare mia (Rehman), Shaiza (Johny Walker) and Aslam (Guru Dutt) are fast friends. Aslam is an orphan and Pyare’s family brought him up and got him started with his business. Shaiza’s father is a police inspector and not at all impressed by his son’s antics. He reminds me at times of Bertie Wooster’s friends.
During one of their strolls Pyare gets a glimpse of a lady’s face (Waheeda Rehman), who is wearing a burkaah and falls in love with her and is dead intent at marrying her.
His mother though has other plans for him. Due to her ill health she can’t go on Haj, but the religion allows sending somebody else instead of her and she gets the merit of it. The maulvi, whom she has chosen for the task is reluctant to go since he has a young daughter of marriageable age. She, the mother, promises that she will get the marriage arranged and thinks of Pyare, who in turn pushes this duty on to Aslam, who readily agrees.
Aslam’s wife is Jamila, the mystery lady! Since Aslam has not seen her, he doesn’t know that it the same lady, whom his friend craves for.
By accident he learns that his friend’s object of desire is his wife. Meanwhile Pyare’s marriage is settled with Aslam’s cousin, who he thinks is his beloved.
So what happens with this comedy, sorry tragedy of errors? Who gets the girl?
I don’t know what to make of this film.
On one hand you have this wonderful bromance Aslam-Pyare. You have to see the looks, which Aslam gives Pyaremia!
And then you have lots of Sitagiri. One would think it is out of place in a muslim-social. No, Sitagiri knows no such boundaries. It makes one feel like going and banging one’s head against the wall.
Then there is this game of hide and seek in the story, song and cinematography. It takes your breath away. Thanks Corey!
Women are treated as mere accessories to men’s lives. When Aslam trying to get counsel from his wife on their love triangle. He gives the example of two friends, one of whom covets a gem and the other has found it and regards it as his. His question: should he give the gem to his friend? Jamila thinking that the gem is meant as a gem asks him to ‘return’ it.
But you have to laud the fact that Minoo Mumtaz has been used here competently. She gets to mouth two songs and dance to it.
It is the purdah system, which is the main protagonist of the story. It is which creates the whole misunderstanding. I thought at the beginning, this would be a scathing criticism of a society, which bars men and women from freely communicating with each other. My hope lay in the fact that all the three friends are shown not to be so particular about purdah, mostly Aslam, since he always jokes of showing Jamila off to his friends.
SPOILER AHEAD
In the end when Pyare has committed suicide and asked Aslam to let the secret remain a secret, the latter goes and closes his wife’s face with the niqab. I was schocked!
SPOILER END
Lata Mangeshkar sings for the first and last time for Guru Dutt Film Produtions
Geeta Dutt has only one song, a background song at that. Starting with this movie she stops singing for Waheeda Rehman.
Conclusion: good art, bad story
Posted by harveypam on June 11, 2010 in Bollywood, Guru Dutt Series
Tags: Chaudhvin ka Chand, Chaudhvin ka Chand film review, friendship, guru dutt, Johny Walker, Lucknow, Minoo Mumtaz, Mumtaz Begum, Purdah, Rehman, Waheeda Rehman
22 responses to “Chaudhvin ka Chand (1960)”
bollyviewer
I am normally blind to artistic camera angles and gorgeous cinematography, which I did notice here. But nothing, in my opinion, overshadows the nauseatingly sexist aspects of the film and I must admit that I HATE it! (There, I’ve said it out aloud.) Like a friend on Bollywhat mentioned, the women are all caged-in and the purdah, in this case, gave me a strong feeling of claustrophobia. I’ve been a very big fan of Chaudhvin ka chand ho ya aaftaab ho, but when put together with the context of this film, its no more no less than an exercise in female objectification, and that has dimmed the lustre of the song considerably! I kept thinking that a plot like this calls for a Bimal Roy or a Gulzar (who, to his credit, has never made a film like this!) – only they can transform a nauseatingly sexist story into a palatable film (check out Bimal Roy’s Benazir which is also very sexist, but does not offend the way CKC does). Well, this film has pushed Pyaasa and Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam further down on my to-watch list since I am not very charitably disposed toward Guru Dutt, these days!
You have put all that I had in my heart in expressive words!!!!!
Basically I find the story good, because it points out the evils of the social norms. It shows clearly the failings of the purdah system, but nobody questions it, rather they confirm it in the end and all is well in glorious Lucknow.
So many people have recommended Benazir and since the time I read your review, have always wanted to see it, but the place where I live doesn’t have stores with old films. Will have to look for other resources.
If you are so offended by Guru Dutt, don’t watch the Pyaasa now, but don’t give it the total miss.
Well here we must part ways harvey. 🙂
This film is one of my favourite films of all time.
I find the whole narration very gripping.
I think it isn’t fair to apply modern theories to a society half a century ago.
Jane Austen would never have been my favourite author if I started applying modern sensibilities to her novels.
The women were treated with respect in this film. The very fact that he consults his wife about the ‘gem’ is progressive enough.
Poetry was always this way with a woman’s beauty and the song is no different.
Anyway I didn’t find ‘anything’ sexist or anti woman in this film.
If Waheeda was showing sitagiri (LOL) then Guru Dutt was no less heart broken and languishing elsewhere.
At least in India purdah is not very strict. If you had a good friend sooner or later he would join the family circle. In many cases the woman wearing a burqua threw it back as soon as she was away from her area.
If you walk around some muslim areas you’ll see a lot of women like that.
I didn’t get what your interpretation was regarding Aslam’s putting the burqua back on his wife’s face towards the ending.
I thought it was symbolic.
I interpreted it as *it’s over* to her question ‘kya hua?’
The answer to her question would always remain behind a veil.
The feeling I have whenever I watch it is as if this time over he’ll agree to his mother’s wishes and marry this girl and get the surprise of his life, and all things will be fine.
harvey: It’s been a while since I saw Chaudhvin ka Chand, but I must agree with you and bollyviewer; the Sitagiri of this film makes it one of my least favourite Guru Dutt films. Just the very tone and lyrics of a song like Badle-badle se mere sarkar nazar aate hain are enough to make me grit my teeth! What riled me most was the idea that a woman could be switched – like a possession, not a human being with emotions of her own – from one man to another. This is definitely not the first or the last film to use that archaic premise, but one certainly expected something more progressive of Guru Dutt…
“What riled me most was the idea that a woman could be switched – like a possession, not a human being with emotions of her own – from one man to another.”
That is really painful. Nobody asks the women, what they want. ‘You are my friend and if you like her you can have her’ is the premise. Well, to tell the truth I didn’t expect anything progressive from Guru Dutt. But his art of film-making is so fine, that one wishes he would have been progressive.
The story has great potential for a brilliant comedy and satire. A pity that it was only touched upon in the wonderful song ‘Yeh duniya gol hai’
A remake in this direction would be a great idea
@ pacifist
I agree with you that the narration is gripping.
I also agree with you that modern theories shouldn’t be applied to stories of 50 years back. And on the face of it, the women are treated with respect. 🙂
And I am glad you have a diffferent opinion! 🙂
Even 50 years back the feminist movement was very strong, if not stronger than now. Like for e.g. during the independence movement, though many religious men were against women participating in it, people from all strata supported women in their struggle. This was a strong impetus for the feminist movement in India, both for muslims and hindus. Thus, the call for the men and women to communicate with each other on the same level is not of the 21 century.
And as to the respect thing: It always comes with a price. Manu also respects women so long they treat their husbands as gods, even if he ill-treats them.
The muslim families that I knew in Bombay, didn’t have the purdah at all. There were rich and not so rich families and there was no difference. And other muslim ladies, who wore burqah did open the niqaab when buying vegetables, which Jamila and her mother do while buying flowers.
Your interpretation of the ending is, I must admit, the more attractive and poetic one. 🙂
But the way, I interpret the story it doesn’t seem conclusive to me. For me the story is of three male friends young and liberal, two of them at least who try to look at the faces behind veil start the wheel of tragedy rolling. If Pyare mia hadn’t taken a peek at Jamila, he wouldn’t have fallen in love with her. Aslam in his liberal attitude shows his friend his wife’s face, which further aggravates the situation, leading to death and tragedy. Aslam learns the lesson and abides by the purdah.
The foreboding of this tragic end is to be heard in the qawaali sharamaa ke ye kyo.n sab pardaanashii.n. The song in fact summarizes the whole story!
betaab nigaaho.n se kah do jalavo.n se uljahanaa Thiik nahii.n
aanaa sambhal ke pardanashiino.n ke saamane
jhukatii hai zi.ndagii bhii hasiino.n ke saamane
mahafil me.n husn kii jo gayaa shaan se gayaa
jis ne nazar milaayii vahii jaan se gayaa
ye naaz\-o\-adaa ke matavaalaa bemaut bhii maaraa karate hai.n
(Lyrics from giitaayan.com: http://thaxi.hsc.usc.edu/rmim/giitaayan/cisb/3198.isb)
tell the impatient glances it is not right to play with fire
step in with care in front of the fair sex
even life bows in front of them
who enters their sanctuary loses their pride
who looks into their eyes loses his life
Thanks for your alternative opinion.
Similar opinion gladdens the heart,
Opposite opinion stimulates the mind.
Quite some time since I saw this film but I do agree with you, bollyviewer and dustedoff on this. This is the least favourite Guru Dutt films of mine.
Storywise (better said contentwise), I think CkC vies with Mr. & Mrs. 55 for the last place on Guru Dutt’s list of movies for me.
LOL! I am the odd one out here – NOT REALLY!
I can guarantee I’m as progressive if not more 🙂
It’s just that I don’t cry wolf everytime there is a ‘burqua’ story or a woman heartbroken at seeing her home and husband in ruin.
Even the most progressive woman should be allowed to feel heartbroken over that. 🙂
Though there *is* now a post feminist period where one is standing back to observe, check and study the ‘achievements’ and take measure.
@dustedoff
There was no switching of women in the sense that Aslam is aware he would have to die. Switching would mean just handing over the woman – unlike in Sangam (there too I think RK thought his wife still loved Rajender Kumar, because she still had his letter).
@harvey
Ah! That’s one way of interpreting. 🙂 This makes it look like the film is preaching ‘purdah’ which I don’t think is Guru Dutt’s aim inspite of that qawalli. Being a quawalli I’m sure there is a pretty strong rejoinder to what you have quoted.
The veil is circumstantial. It is the story of mistaken identities, love and guilt, and friendship.
Something like ‘nav durghatna’ written by Rabindranath Tagore, made into a film ‘ghunghat’.
three male friends young and liberal, two of them at least who try to look at the faces behind veil..
Only **that face**..and..*only* when she would uncover her face which is different from trying to look at the faces BEHIND veil
start the wheel of tragedy rolling
IMO the wheel of tragedy started rolling when Pyare went around begging his friend to marry the girl…. or one could say when he saw her face…..or when they exchanged their dupattas.
If Pyare mia hadn’t taken a peek at Jamila, he wouldn’t have fallen in love with her.
Of course! But the story is more about his *having fallen in love*.
You could even say that if they hadn’t exchanged their dupattas this wouldn’t have happened.
Or if he had obeyed his mother and married the girl she said.
@pacifist: Ah, mea culpa. I didn’t really mean ‘switching’ as in swapping or going back and forth, just that the woman would pass from one man to another. Which was bad enough if the woman had no say in the matter. That was what irritated me.
> Which was bad enough if the woman had no say in the matter. That was what irritated me.
Neither did the *man* Rehman.
Guru Dutt didn’t even ask him for his say in the matter. He took it for granted that he would be happy to get her at any cost.
Discussion in a sticky situation is highly recommended, but when emotions are involved that too of high sensitivity I can’t see a situation where a man or woman will be asked.
Its all emotionally driven by taking matter into ones own hands guided by ones own feelings, with no regard for others reaction – man *and* woman – Pyare *and* Jamila.
What would he really gain by killing himself (based on a hope that Pyare might marry her), because who knows how Jamila would have reacted. She might not have agreed.
Then again, if she did, would Pyare be pleased to have her as his wife at last – I would think not. It would always remind him of the ‘price’, thus taking away all the pleasure.
harveypam
“I can guarantee I’m as progressive if not more”
I’m sure you are. Liking Chaudhvin ka Chand is surely not enough proof to stamp you non-progressive! 😉
“cry wolf everytime there is a ‘burqua’ story”
That would be a pity! 🙂
“or a woman heartbroken at seeing her home and husband in ruin”
That would leave you with a sore throat. 😉
That a woman is heartbroken at seeing her home and husband in ruin is completely a normal reaction. But if she goes on about being a slave to him and that he take up another wife and so on and so forth…, I think is an occasion enough to cry wolf and that alone leaves one, while watching Hindi movies, with a sore throat. 😦
In the qawaali, as an answer, it goes on further
koii in hasiino.n ko puuchhe duniyaa me.n na ho gar dil_vaale
nazare.n jo na hotii.n to nazaaraa bhii na hotaa
duniyaa me.n hasiino.n kaa guzaaraa bhii na hotaa
nazaro.n ne sikhaayii inhe.n shoKii bhii hayaa bhii
nazaro.n ne banaayaa hai inhe.n khud bhii khudaa bhii
ye husn kii izzat rakhane ko har zulm gavaaraa karate hai.n
The gist would be: if there were no admirers, the person to be admired won’t exist. The admiring looks have taught ‘women’the playfulness as well as modesty and made them god
The admirers would bear any inconvenience to keep their respect.
This fits my interpretation of the story quite well. The person behind the veil is expected to maintain the modesty, this is what brings them respect. After all, men have taken up the task to see that it is maintained. The male-dominated society decides upon, when the respect is due for the women. See the Manu quote.
The last stanza goes on in the same lines as the first one.
One can naturally discuss for a long time, if Pyaremia is himself curious about the faces behind the veil like Shaiza or when the tragedy starts rolling and the story is surely of “having fallen in love”. Basically nobody has anything against the basic storyline. It is the way it is treated and the interpreted. If it was treated in a form of comedy of errors (as Creekmur points out), it would have made a wonderful comedy and satire. But what I read and interpret from the story as picturised by Guru Dutt and co. (the reasons as mentioned above), as sexist and opposing the mingling of men and women with each other. Though the story itself would say, that the fact that men and women who are unrelated are not allowed to mingle, can have fatal consequences.
LOL! harvey. Agree with getting a sore throat. Thanks for not labelling me as non progressive for liking this film immensely.
In urdu shairi a woman is always adressed as ‘purdah nashee.n’ or any other such word. The reason being the language and shairi *does* belong to a culture of ‘purdah’.
They are not differentiating between two kinds of women.
So the lyrics are not about ‘purdah’ but the woman herself.
Its not about *these* women but *the* women.
In addition there is the beautiful poetic play with words like ‘nazrein’ and ”nazaara’ for example.
All I can say is that I am willing to disagree because rebutting your comments with an explanation from another angle could go on for a while. :-).
So I can continue to enjoy it as a sweet film with romance drama and tragedy – and good songs especially the quawalli 😉 which I have always liked but have understood it differently from you.
Ah yes, another thing, about looking at faces. I have always taken it as ‘boys will be boys’ kind of thing. Nothing to do with purdah actually. The cluster of boys outside ‘women’s college’ is a parallel. 🙂
Yes pacifist, this is how I perceive it as well, we are just two people who have seen a movie with different perspectives and different interpretations. Thank God, for that, thus we could have this exciting discussion.
I meant women and not these women. I wrote ‘women’ since women are not mentioned explicitly in the lyrics, but as the beautiful/fair sex (hasiino.n).
The word play is wonderful in the qawaali.
Also the line:
nazaro.n ne banaayaa hai inhe.n khud bhii khudaa bhii, which can be interpreted in different ways.
The ‘sacrifice’ happens all the same, but by Pyare mia. Either way Jamila suffers, for no fault of her own!
This is also my least favorite Guru Dutt film. In fact I can’t even comment on it in detail because, if I recall correctly, I started using the fast-forward button.. But I like the Minoo Mumtaz songs!
The songs are all nice, aren’t they?
And both Minoo Mumtaz and Johny Walker get two to sing.
Hello Harvey,
Yeah, well I recently saw Chaudvin ka chand too, and like you and some others, I just couldn’t love the movie. It’s too predictable and contrived, I think. I was going to do a review, and something told me it would be a waster of time. But it was very instructive to read what everybody thought, thanks!
I don’t know, it would have been nic to see your take on it. At least it happens to me, as soon as I start writing the thoughts take up the form of words and it spills out. At times in each word in the sentence in a different language, but it comes!
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Interesting review. However , feel the story and incidents should not be treated harshly as this is a setting of 1960. What was normal then will be shocking now but that is how change happens in society over time. One should view the movie for what it is. Brilliant actors , expressions, songs in an era where talent is all that mattered.
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In 3 days visit to J&K, VHP President Togadia raised issues of Kashmiri Pandits, Jihadi Terrorism and Art 370.
VHP is for making India a Hindu Rashtra and favoured amendment of the Constitution in this regard.
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PTI | Jammu | Nov 4, 2017:: VHP chief Praveen Togadia today urged the Centres special representative on Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma to give priority to resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits within a time frame.
He also called for abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Indian Constitution and opposed the dialogue process with separatists.
“Unless Kashmiri Pandits are not settled in their homeland, no dialogue is worth its meaning. The fact that they cannot come back to their homes is not only painful, but insulting as well,” he told reporters here.
“Therefore, I ask Sharma to give priority to the issue and ensure their settlement within a time frame,” he said.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief, who arrived here yesterday, is on a three-day tour of Jammu region.
He is chairing a Hindu Helpline convention in which over 100 delegates from across the country are taking part.
Togadia also spoke against havining a dialogue with separatists in the Valley.
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In reply to a question about Chief Minister Mehbooba Muftis “warning” in July that there would be no one in the state to hold the tricolour, if special rights and privileges to the state will be tinkered with, the VHP chief said, “Praveen Togadia and crores of my associates across the country will come to shoulder the flag”.
The controversial leader also remarked that those indulging in stone pelting against security forces in the Valley should be carpet bombed.
“We should strive to make Jammu and Kashmir terrorism free and those who indulge in stone pelting against soldiers should be carpet bombed,” he said.
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Carpet bomb those who create hurdles in anti-insurgency operations: Togadia.
RK Online | Jammu | Nov 4, 2017:: Vishva Hindu Prashad (VHP) International Working President, Parveen Togadia on Saturday pitched for carpet bombing on stone pelters in Kashmir.
“Those creating hurdles in anti-insurgency operations of security forces; should be carpet bombed. Such anti-national people can only understand the language of bullets,” said Parveen Togadia, who is on 3-day visit to Jammu to address rallies and hold meetings with the party leaders.
Togadia also started Hindu Help Line which would provide assistance to Hindu community. Togadia talked about welfare schemes for the Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir like free legal aid and medical aid.
The right wing leader also warned separatists for their warning that if Special Status is revoked from Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir will become Syria for India.
“Don’t threaten us with Syria. In Syria, only Muslims have suffered and their houses have been destroyed because of militants?” Togadia warned Hurriyat leaders.
“Indian Army will reply with bullets to all those Pakistan sponsored people and anti-nationals in Kashmir,” he further added.
He also opposed talks with Hurriyat Conference and said that “I will consider Daneshwar Sharma as an interlocutor only if he succeeds in rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits back to their respective houses in three months.”
He also highlighted that Jammu is being discriminated by the government while opposing self-rule and autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir.
Togadia responded that those advocating autonomy or self rule should go to Pakistan. “There is no space for such people. It is better for them to leave the country.”
Togadia said that Rohingya Muslims should be pushed back to Bangladesh. “We will not allow them to stay in Jammu or elsewhere in the country. It has been established that they have links with international militant groups,” he claimed.
“This is the constitutional duty and they should be pushed back into Bangladesh borders,” he added.
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DE Online | Jammu | Nov 4, 2017:: Resolving to strengthen Hindutva forces in J&K, VHP international working president, Dr Parveen Bhai Togadia today urged the members of his organization in the State to redouble their efforts in this regard.
Dr Togadia, who reached here this afternoon on a three days visit while addressing a close door meeting of State Core Committee of his organization said the VHP which is wedded to cause of Hindus across the world will take every possible step in strengthening the Hindutva forces in this border State. (Click here to watch video)
Dr Togadia said that empowering Hindutva forces in this trouble-torn State is need of the hour and VHP activists are wedded to work for the betterment and upliftment of Hindus allover the globe. The VHP will not make any compromise in this regard, he said, adding the organization has come into being only for serving Hindu cause and restore the pristine glory of this nation.
Dr Togadia said “whosoever will be in the Government whether it is PDP-BJP or N C -Congress coalition, it makes no difference for us and our organization will not support any party which will not promote Hindu cause”.
He said VHP is working in 40 countries across the globe for betterment, upliftment, unity and security of Hindus. “Our ultimate aim is Akhand Bharat which included Afghanistan, Burma, Nepal, Tibet parts of Central Asia etc”, he added.
Lambasting those forces who are day dreaming of separating Kashmir from India, Dr Togadia said from the day when this universe came into being, the Kashmir has been part of India (Bharat). “It was Kashyap Rishi –a great saint who created this beautiful Valley from a lake thousands of years back and since then it has been an integral part of India”, he added.
The VHP State president Leela Karan Sharma and other leaders gave a complete feed back to Dr Togadia on prevailing situation in the State and problems being confronted by the Hindu Samaj especially the discrimination being faced by the Jammu region in various spheres of life.
The VHP leaders of the State expressed their resentment over the working of present Government saying that there is no visible change on ground between previous and present Government.
Sharing their concern, Dr Togadia also expressed his dismay over it saying it is unfortunate that the anti-national and anti-social elements in the State who still continue to rule the roost have not been given a feeling that there is a Government of nationalist forces now.
While addressing a meeting of lawyers in the evening, Dr Togadia stressed on formation of a law to ban cow slaughter in entire country by the Parliament of India. He was responding to a question from the lawyers that why the cow has not been declared as a national animal in India. He said it is an emotive issue and VHP is pressing for enactment of a law by Parliament to ban the cow slaughter across the country.
The VHP leader also said that his organization is pressing for a law to ban more than two children to control population explosion in the country.
He said VHP is for making India a Hindu Rashtra and favoured amendment of the Constitution in this regard.
Dr Togadia urged the lawyers to come forward in extending their hand in running the Hindu Helpline launched by VHP. He said the cooperation of lawyers and doctors is needed to make the functioning of this helpline a success.
He appealed to the lawyers of the State that after receiving any call from Hindu Helpline that people need their support and assistance, they should come forward and do their selfless service especially to poor and down-trodden families mostly from SC community. “The advocates should come forward in providing legal aid to members of SC community when they need it without any charges”, he added.
Addressing the meeting of Durga Vahini (Women Wing of VHP) at Rama Event Barnai, the VHP leader recalled the role of great Indian women right from Vedic period. He said India feels proud of the women folk who have proved their mettle always. He urged the members of Durga Vahini to imbibe the characters of these great Indian women in them.
The prominent VHP leaders who attended the Core Committee meeting included State VHP chief, advocate Leela Karan Sharma, vice presidents, Prabhu Dayal Gupta, Shakti Dutt Sharma, Dev Raj Gupta, Sushila Abrol, Reviti Raman, Ajay Manhas joint secretary and Rajesh Bhasin incharge media.
Among the prominent lawyers present in the meeting included Leela Karan Sharma, Abhinav Sharma ex president Bar Association, Rohit Sharma, Ranjit Singh Jamwal, Jai Kumar etc.
The prominent members of Durga Vahini who attended the meeting were its regional convener, Rajni Thukral, Matar Shakti, Vichar Ghosti president, Rita Sharma, Durga Vahini, convener, Shiva Khajuria while Veena Gupta conducted the proceedings.
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Q: What grade are you in?
A: 12th
Q: What are some of your interests or hobbies?
A: Acting, spending time with family, I like to read and do art.
Q: I’ve heard that you do dance outside of school. How many years have you been doing dance? What kind of dance?
A: I used to dance, I danced for 6 years. I did all kinds of stuff like ballet, tap, ballroom, jazz.
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
A: Read a good book, spend time with family.
Q: I understand you volunteer in the community. Where have you volunteered? How often do you volunteer? What do you enjoy about volunteering?
A: Cedars Healthcare Center, I do that quite a lot: holidays, whenever I’m not at school. My favorite part is interacting with the patients.
Q: Are you involved in any clubs or organizations here at WHS? Which groups? What do you like about being involved in each of them?
A: National Honor Society, treasurer of Beta club, and I’m in shows. Governor’s school also helps interact with the school Concert Choir.
Q: I understand that you’ve travelled quite a bit. Where have you traveled? What have you learned in your experiences on those trips? What advice do you have for students who want to travel but haven’t gone with Passport Club or other trips?
A: Europe: England, France, and I’ve been around the United States. I love seeing the culture and looking at different ways of life. And my advice is you should totally go do it because it’s worth it.
Q: How do you plan to use your experiences in Governor’s School to your advantage in your future? What do you plan to do after graduating?
A: I plan to do theatre so hopefully I can major in that in college, but I’m also considering health care. As for colleges, I’m looking at JMU, VCU, and possibly BRCC.
Q: How have you been involved in the local theater community? What performance has been your favorite to participate in? Do you have a favorite role/character that you’ve played in a production? Who would you like to play?
A: At the Wayne Theatre, I’ve been in Shrek the Musical, My Fair Lady, The Secret Garden, [etc]. My dream role is probably Liza in My Fair Lady, and I really liked my role of Humpty Dumpty, but I’m really up for anything.
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Updated: ITV, S4C, C5 Bringing Catch-Up TV To Mobile
In its interim Q1 earnings report, the UK’s leading commercial broadcaster ITV (LSE: ITV) says: “We’ve been investing in making ITV Player more robust and easier to use, and we’re making it available on a wide range of mobiles and tablets, starting with Android smartphones within the next few weeks and on the iPhone in Q3.”
Britain’s leading broadcaster catch-up TV service, BBC iPlayer, launched on mobile earlier this year. Channel 4 launched it 4oD on iPad last month. ITV, which is looking for ways to charge for online content, did not say whether its mobile VOD would incur fees.
The broadcaster acknowledges it underperforms online but says in latest earnings: “Online performance and distribution improved, with long form video views up 67 percent to 45 million and total video views rising by 45 percent to around 72 million.”
Former Global Radio digital director Robin Pembrooke (pictured) has been trying to sort out ITV’s online strategy after being appointed its digital director.
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C also yesterday launched its S4C Clic catch-up TV service, previously available only via web, as an iPhone app. iPad coming soon.
Catch-up shows are available during a 35-day post-transmission window but the app also simulcasts live S4C. The app is bilingual.
This could be a good way for S4C to reach a younger audience, which appears to have turned off its programming in recent years.
Channel 5’s Demand Five catch-up service will go on iPad this autumn, Mad.co.uk reports.
In Q1, an improved TV advertising market pushed ITV’s revenue up 11 percent, compared with last year, to £500 million.
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Push for every school leaver to have first aid education
Following the UK's move to make first aid training compulsory in state schools, St John New Zealand are pushing for the same in Kiwi schools so that every school leaver graduates with basic first aid education.
Recently, the British government announced that first aid training would be compulsory in state-funded schools by 2020.
“Our counterparts in England, St John Ambulance, were part of the coalition which campaigned for this and similarly, we want a standard to be set for New Zealand schools,” says Sarah Manley, St John Director of Community Health Services.
St John advocates for CPR and lifesaving first aid skills to be taught and included in the national school curriculum, lining up with the Labour Government’s “School Leavers’ Toolkit” policy, whereby every school leaver will graduate with basic first aid education.
Today St John announced a pilot programme to teach lifesaving CPR to year nine and year 10 students in Christchurch, beginning today, at Christchurch Boys’ High School. More than 4,000 students from nine Christchurch high schools have already committed to participating in the programme; these include Burnside High School, Cashmere High School and Haeata Community Campus in Aranui.
The pilot is being spearheaded by the St John Area Committee for Christchurch, which is aiming to be the “most survivable New Zealand city for cardiac arrest”.
“It has been proven that early intervention with CPR on someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest greatly improves their chances of survival and we want to arm our young people with the skills necessary to help save lives until an emergency ambulance arrives on the scene,” says Craig Stockdale, St John Christchurch Area Executive Manager.
Since 2015, St John has partnered with ASB and ACC, to deliver the ASB St John in Schools programme – a first aid course for pre-school, primary, intermediate and Kohanga Reo around the country – but there is currently no compulsory requirement for New Zealand schools to book this course.
“Our goal is to engage the Ministry of Education and other relevant organisations to discuss how to integrate first aid training into the school curriculum because we believe it is important for every child in New Zealand to have lifesaving skills,” says Ms Manley.
“We want our children to have the skills and confidence to take action in an emergency while building the community resilience of the next generation.”
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On May 2, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the final version of its conscience rule. This updated rule purports to authorize individual health care workers and institutions to refuse to provide certain services by citing a religious or conscientious objection. Such leeway may have serious implications for patients, especially for women, LGBTQ people, and those seeking end-of-life care. Some view the rule as consistent with the administration’s promise to promote religious interests. Others fear the harmful effects of allowing individual workers at health care facilities to deny critical and sometimes life-saving care to patients. What are the legal implications?
On July 19, the American Bar Association hosted a webinar exploring these regulations. National Health Law Program’s Susan Berke Fogel joined Americans United for Separation of Church and State’s Richard Katskee and Catholics for Choice’s Sara Hutchinson Ratcliffe as presenters for this captivating and informative discussion.
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In her new #FitnessFriday post, Halle Berry encouraged her fans and followers ‘to consider the health of not only themselves but of the people around them’ with a brand new message on her Instagram page!
There’s no stopping Halle Berry‘s fitness routine, not even the current COVID-19 pandemic. In a thoughtful, serious post to her Instagram on March 13, the Oscar winner, 53, shared a sizzling photo of herself after an intense workout. Sweating while wearing a black tank top, Halle wiped away the sweat from her intense exercises, sporting some wrapped fabric around her wrists and lower arms. The dramatic photo, which you can see here, was accompanied with an important message from the actress.
“This #FitnessFriday, I ask everyone to consider the health of not only themselves but of the people around them and to try a good old fashion at-home workout. Check my story highlights for a series of at-home workouts with me and @peterleethomas – fancy equipment NOT required! Stay SAFE and happy Friday!” Pointing fans and followers in the direction of her Fitness highlight reel on her Instagram account, Halle showed off a slew of effective, equipment free workouts fans could do in the comfort and safety of their home. With her trainer, Peter Lee Thomas, at her side, Halle proceeded to do a series of workouts including Jump Runners, Jump Jumping Jacks, and Running Mans. These, and more, are the workouts Halle encouraged her followers to take up during the COVID-19 crisis.
But for Halle, exercising and training is far more than just a means of staying fit and healthy. Over the years, the actress has shown that fitness is a part of her lifestyle, and her trainer cannot help but admire her work ethic. “She doesn’t feel herself when she’s not doing it, because she realizes how beneficial that is and how good it is for the hormones, how good it is for her sleep, how good it is for her.” Peter shared EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife. He also added that, for Halle, “This is now her life, and this is so important.”
Halle’s trainer even revealed that, just like any other person with a busy schedule, her workout length varies from day to day. “Sometimes the workouts are 20-30 minutes long, sometimes they’re 45 minutes, sometimes they’re an hour and a half,” Peter confessed. “There’s been many cases there was two-hour long workouts because we’re doing several disciplines. We’re doing martial arts, and we’re doing fitness at the same time. That fluctuate, can change based on her schedule.” With the uncertainty of the future affects and limitations of Coronavirus still looming, fans of Halle can rest assured that they can maintain their health while prioritizing the health of others at the same time.
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Israeli soldiers carried out, on Thursday at dawn, two airstrikes targeting areas in central and southern Gaza Strip.
Media sources said the army fired missiles into farmlands near Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, causing damage.
They added that the soldiers also fired missiles into lands west of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, causing damage.
There have been no reports of casualties in the two attacks.
In a short statement, the Israeli army claimed it was retaliating to a mortar shell that was reportedly fired from Gaza and landed in an open area near the border.
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Plains materials, American Philosophical Society Archives
Culture: Ho-Chunk | Shoshone | Crow | Kaw | Omaha | Dakota | Pawnee | A'aninin
Alternate forms: Winnebago, Shoshoni, Kansa, Sioux, Minnetaree, Gros Ventre
Contributor: Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899 | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Smith, Rev. T. W. | Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 | Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887
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Description: Correspondence regarding Plains Indian materials. Includes Thomas Jefferson's letter to John Vaughan transmitting a copy of his "communications to Congress of the information respecting Louisiana..." [Jefferson (1806)]; Du Ponceau's request for a copy of the first two pages of Journal historique from original in Department of State; Du Ponceau to Johann S. Vater concerning Indian vocabularies brought in by Major Long, which are being copied into his book, where he now has 25 vocabularies (notes that Long lost others when baggage men deserted to the Indians); John C. Calhoun's instructions for Long's Missouri expedition (Long urged to pacify and conciliate Indians, get information as to their number and character, fill in vocabulary forms, and follow Jefferson's instructions to Lewis [Printed (in part), James (1823): 3-5]; Ferdinand V. Hayden's observations on the Indian history of the Colorado region, including use of stone arrow points by the Pawnees, earth huts of Indians along Missouri River, use of stone implements, and his belief that Digger Indians of Nevada are most degraded [Printed, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 10: 352-353]; Daniel G. Brinton's letter to Henry Phillips desiring a copy of Hayden's article on Missouri Tribes for Horatio Hale; and Rev. T.W. Smith's inquiry about a paper on Sign language [See also Dunbar (1809)]. Other Native American groups mentioned include Winnebago, Shoshoni, Upsaroko or Crow, Wahtoktatas, Kanzas, Omahas, Yankton Sioux, Pawnee (Panis), Minnetaree (Gros Ventre), and Sioux.
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Defence INS Vikrant IAC-1 successfully completed Basin Trials
INS Vikrant IAC-1 successfully completed Basin Trials
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India’s first indigenously designed and developed Aircraft Carrier IAC-1 or INS Vikrant successfully completed its Basin Trials today in presence of Vice Admiral AK Chawla.
INS Vikrant completed its harbour trials in August and entered in to Basin trials in mid-october.
In Basin Trial, aircraft carrier tested in the sea water for the first time and it is conducted to prove the propulsion, transmission and shafting systems of the ship.
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The IAC-1 will now enters in the final phase of sea trials in early 2021 and expected to Commissioned in to the service of Indian Navy by the end of 2021 or in early 2022.
INS Vikrant is currently under construction by Cochin Shipyard Limited and it has a displacement of 40,000 metric tonnes.
It is 262 metres (860 ft) long and 62 metres (203 ft) wide and can accommodate 26 fixed wing combat aircraft and 10 helicopters.
INS Vikrant is powered with 4 General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine engine, it has a maximum speed of 28 knots (55 KM/hr).
It is a STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) configuration Ski Jump aircraft carrier.
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Although, having a Aircraft Carrier without having its air wing is irrational, currently Indian Navy has has just 40 MiG-29K out of 23-26 aircrafts are already operational with INS Vikramaditya and the rest being operated by INS Hansa.
Considering the availability of MiG-29k is just 50%, it cannot operate from INS Vikrant, at least not with aircraft carrier full potential.
Indian Navy will have to fast track the procurement process new naval fighter jets, Navy will require at least 2 squadron that 36 new fighter jets.
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The Russian government reportedly fired a number of officials over the defection of a senior Kremlin aide, who alleged worked as an American spy. Meanwhile, Moscow has filed a search request with INTERPOL about the alleged defector’s whereabouts. News of the defection was reported on September 9 by the American news network CNN. The network alleged that the man —which it did not name— was exfiltrated from Russia in 2017 by the United States Central Intelligence Agency, over fears about his life. A subsequent report in the Russian daily newspaper Kommersant identified the alleged defector as Oleg Smolenkov, 50, and said that he disappeared along with his wife and three children in the summer of 2017 while on holiday in Montenegro.
On September 11, the Reuters news agency revealed that Smolenkov was a career diplomat who served as senior aide to Yuri Ushakov, Russia’s former ambassador to the United States and senior international affairs advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But the Kremlin disputes claims that Smolenkov was a highly placed official or that he could have been in possession of damaging classified intelligence.
According to a new report from Russia’s InterFax news agency, the Kremlin disciplined a number of Russian officials for permitting Smolenkov and his family to travel to Montenegro. The disciplinary action was taken soon after Smolenkov’s disappearance and led to a number of firings, said InterFax, citing anonymous government sources. In the summer of 2016, the Kremlin had issued a travel ban for Montenegro, which barred government employees from traveling there, due to the deteriorating relations between Moscow and the former Yugoslav Republic. Montenegrin authorities had previously claimed that Russia tried to stage a coup and planned to kill the country’s prime minister. According to InterFax, an investigation by “the relevant law enforcement agencies” concluded that those officials who had allowed the Smolenkovs to travel to Montenegro had “violated the ban”. They were therefore “disciplined and [some] were fired”, said the anonymous source.
Meanwhile it was reported on Friday that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs filed a search request for Smolenkov and his family with INTERPOL, the international agency that facilitates worldwide cooperation between national police organizations. When asked about it by Western news media, a Russian government spokeswoman said that Russia did what any other country would do in this situation: it contacted INTERPOL with “questions regarding the disappearance of […] a citizen of Russia on the territory of a foreign state along with his family […] and his presence on the territory of the United States”, said the spokeswoman.
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Apple's New iPhone Rewards Hackers for Bugs
Apple first announced the idea of releasing hackable iPhones in August last year.
By Chris Young
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At last year's Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas, Apple announced that it would be releasing hackable iPhones to help security researchers investigate the smartphones for vulnerabilities.
Almost exactly a year later, the hackable iPhone has been released by Apple's Security Research Device (SRD) program. While some have lauded Apple for their commitment to the security of their devices, others aren't quite so happy.
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What is Apple's 'Security Research Device'?
Apple has long been known for keeping its devices secure and refusing to even open them up to the FBI. While that is great for consumers, because it means they have a very secure phone, it has made it difficult for security researchers to analyze the iconic smartphone for vulnerabilities.
Now, for a lucky few, they will be able to get an in-depth look into iOS at a code level. With the July 22 launch of Apple's SRD program, Forbes reports, Apple will launch what they have dubbed "security research devices" (SRD). These will come "with unique code execution and containment policies," the company says.
In order to gain access to one of these devices, an applicant has to be enrolled in the Apple Developer Program and be able to prove a track record of security issue discovery.
Anyone who is accepted will essentially be loaned an SRD for 12 months, which will only be for use within a strictly controlled security setting.
Controversial restrictions
While allowing researchers to delve into iOS code in search of vulnerabilities like never before, Apple's SRD program has unfortunately courted controversy due to restrictions the company has imposed on any researchers that find said vulnerabilities.
"If you use the SRD to find, test, validate, verify, or confirm a vulnerability, you must promptly report it to Apple and, if the bug is in third-party code, to the appropriate third party," the requirements state.
That's not the issue though. The problem, according to several commenters, is what follows:
Once the vulnerability is reported, "Apple will provide you with a publication date (usually the date on which Apple releases the update to resolve the issue)" and will "work in good faith" to resolve flagged vulnerability as soon as possible. The restrictions prevent researchers from talking to the press before the publication date.
This restriction seems to have been tailored so as to exclude some well-known security researchers who use a 90-day policy for their announcements. Ben Hawkes, Google's Project Zero technical lead, took to Twitter to say the following:
It looks like we won't be able to use the Apple "Security Research Device" due to the vulnerability disclosure restrictions, which seem specifically designed to exclude Project Zero and other researchers who use a 90 day policy.
— Ben Hawkes (@benhawkes) July 22, 2020
While Apple is allowing unprecedented access to its iOS system with its hackable iPhones, some argue that their SRD program won't be beneficial due to overly tight restrictions on security researchers that are part of the program.
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CEX.IO offers increased staking rewards in July
As the number of crypto staking offerings grow, CEX.IO stands out with its flexible, user-friendly service.
To appreciate the growing interest in staking services, CEX.IO offers a special July deal for its customers.
Staking ATOM, XTZ, ONT, NEO, & TRX brings 10% higher than regular estimated annual yield rewards in July.
Staking has been a major topic in the cryptocurrency industry recently, and a growing trend around the world. With more and more people believing in a crypto-based future, there is no lack of those who are willing to HODL their funds and wait for the price surges of the future.
Meanwhile, platforms like CEX.IO have provided them with a way of earning a profit with their dormant coins, where the coin holder doesn’t have to do anything. This is what crypto staking offers.
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What is crypto staking?
In general, staking means participating in the governance of a blockchain that supports Proof of Stake as a consensus mechanism (a method of making decisions). This participation is done by delegating coins to someone who runs a node – the software dedicated to making decisions for the blockchain. Your coins, along with the coins of others, delegated to this node, are locked in a special address while participating in staking.
The more coins delegated to a node, the higher voting power it typically has. In exchange for delegating the coins to support a node, a coin holder receives rewards – a portion of coins emitted by the network.
Being a form of a passive income, staking has grown so popular that plenty of platforms decided to jump on the bandwagon and offer it to their own clients.
However, CEX.IO is interesting due to a different approach, as well as a special offer that the exchange recently announced.
How does CEX.IO approach staking?
CEX.IO has been a major player in the crypto industry since 2013. It understands that the crypto world is still not simple enough, which is why the platform itself made an effort to simplify the staking process as much as possible.
Speaking about staking itself, it’s a complex process. If users decide to participate in it on their own, they will need to dig into technicals — learn how to run and maintain a node, how to delegate coins, and so on. CEX.IO Staking takes care of the technical side.
Hence, it allows anyone to join and participate in staking, without having to be particularly tech-savvy.
Next, the exchange is also offering flexibility. There are quite many exchanges and staking providers who offer staking service to the customers. However, some of them lock coins for the period of staking, which means users don’t have access to them for some period. Even removing a coin from staking can add more time that the coin is not available to its holder. CEX.IO Staking doesn’t lock funds. Users are in full control of their assets.
Users can trade their tokens while staking, and their rewards will still be calculated as long as the tokens remain in the users’ accounts. This will not change even if the user uses their tokens to place an order. But, if the order is fulfilled, and the amount of coins changes, the rewards will be re-calculated and changed accordingly, as well.
This is where CEX.IO Staking flexibility lays.
Lastly, CEX.IO also announced a special July offer, where the service increased staking rewards by as much as 10% of the regular annual estimated yield over the duration of the month.
The service offers staking for several different cryptocurrencies, including TRX, MHC, ONT, NEO, XTZ, and ATOM.
How to participate in staking on CEX.IO?
The platform is focusing heavily on simplicity, and so participating in staking is rather straightforward. All that users need to do is open an account, and purchase one of the stake-able tokens on the exchange, or deposit them in their CEX.IO account.
That’s all it takes. The staking rewards will then be added to the users’ balance automatically, and there are no additional actions that are needed.
The simplicity and flexibility of the CEX.IO Staking make it a convenient and hassle-free way to earn. An advanced cryptocurrency enthusiast or a complete novice, everyone can take advantage of staking, a new way to engage with the crypto economy, without
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JDG Media was once again commissioned to run the media campaign for the successful State of Mind themed Super League round.
As has been the case since 2013, JDG Media was responsible for ensuring the mental health charity’s exposure was maximised through online, written and broadcast media channels.
All six Super League games over the weekend of 7-10 July were State of Mind themed, with volunteers on hand to provide information on mental fitness, tackling stigma and signposting support.
You can read our case study from previous State of Mind campaigns here.
Features with a range of rugby league personalities, including current and former players, were devised and distributed to a wide range of press contacts, while another excellent promotional video was produced by partners Mocha TV.
JDG MD, James Gordon, said: “The State of Mind campaign is the highlight of my year. To work with such terrific people year-in year-out is an honour, and anything we can do to increase awareness of the fantastic work they do in mental health is a privilege.
“With our connections and significant reach in rugby league, it’s an ideal project for our excellent team of writers to work on, and once again we seem to have achieved the aims and objectives set out in the brief.”
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Decades-Old Email Flaws Could Let Attackers Mask Their Identities
By now you’re hopefully familiar with the usual advice to avoid phishing attacks: Don’t be too quick to download attachments, don’t enter passwords or send money somewhere out of the blue, and, of course, don’t click links unless you know for sure where they actually lead. You may even scrutinize each sender’s email address to make sure that what looks like help@techcompany.com isn’t really help@techc0mpany.net. But new research shows that even if you check a sender’s address down to the letter, you could still be deceived.
At the Black Hat security conference on Thursday, researchers will present “darn subtle” flaws in industry-wide protections used to ensure that emails come from the address they claim to. The study looked at the big three protocols used in email sender authentication—Sender Policy Framework (SPF), Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM), and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC)—and found 18 instances of what the researchers call “evasion exploits.” The vulnerabilities don’t stem from the protocols themselves, but from how different email services and client applications implement them. Attackers could use these loopholes to make spearphishing attacks even harder to detect.
“I think I’m a savvy, educated user and the reality is, no, that’s actually not enough,” says Vern Paxson, cofounder of the network traffic analysis firm Corelight and a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, who worked on the study along with Jianjun Chen, a postdoctoral researcher at the International Computer Science Institute, and Jian Jiang, senior director of engineering at Shape Security.
“Even users who are pretty savvy are going to look at the indicators that Gmail or Hotmail or others provide and be fooled,” Paxson says.
Think about when you hand a friend a birthday card at their party. You probably only write their first name on the outside of the envelope, and maybe underline it or draw a heart. If you mail that letter instead, though, you need the recipient’s full name and detailed address, a stamp, and ultimately a postmark with a date on it. Sending email across the internet works similarly. Though email services only require you to fill out the “To” and “Subject” fields, there’s a whole list of more detailed information getting filled out behind the scenes. Those industry-standard “headers,” as they’re known, include date and time sent and received, language, a unique identifier called a Message-ID, and routing information.
The researchers found that by strategically manipulating different header fields they can produce different types of attacks, all of which can be used to deceive the person on the other end of an email. “What’s the account sending it and where is it from? There’s not much that enforces that they actually align,” Paxson says.
The 18 exploits fall into three categories. The first set, called “intra-server” attacks, prey on inconsistencies in how a given email service pulls data from headers to authenticate a sender. Take the fact that email headers actually have two “From” fields, HELO and MAIL FROM. Different authentication mechanisms can be set up to reconcile those two fields in different ways. For example, some could be implemented to interpret an email address that begins with an open parenthesis—like (wired@iscool.com—as an empty MAIL FROM field, causing it to rely instead on the HELO field for integrity checks. Those sorts of incongruities create openings for attackers to set up strategic email domains or manipulate message headers to pose as someone else.
The second category focuses on manipulating similar inconsistencies, but between the mail server that receives your message and the app that actually displays it to you. The researchers found, for example, vast inconsistencies in how different servers and clients handle “From” headers that list multiple email addresses, or addresses surrounded by different numbers of spaces. Services are supposed to flag such messages as having an authentication issue, but in practice, many will accept either the first address in the list, the last address in the list, or all of the addresses as the From field. Depending on where the email service lands on that spectrum—and how the mail client is configured—attackers can game this progression to send emails that look like they came from a different address than they really did.
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract | April 2009
Y402H Variant in Complement Factor H (CFH): Association with Age-Related Maculopathy (ARM) and Correlation with Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD), Serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP), and Lutein & Zeaxanthin (L&Z) in a Mid-South US Elderly Sample
A. Iannaccone; K. Spencer; L. M. Olson; J. T. Armstrong; K. C. Johnson; E. Kenyon; S. Satterfield; E. J. Johnson; S. B. Kritchevsky; J. L. Haines
A. Iannaccone
Hamilton Eye Institute,
UTHSC, Memphis, Tennessee
K. Spencer
Ctr. for Hum. Genet. Res, Vanderbilt U., Nashville, Tennessee
L. M. Olson
J. T. Armstrong
K. C. Johnson
Prev. Medicine,
E. Kenyon
Epidemiol. & Biostat., UCSF, San Francisco, California
S. Satterfield
J. Mayer USDA Hum. Nutr. Res. Ctr. on Aging, Tufts U., Boston, Massachusetts
S. B. Kritchevsky
Sticht Center for Aging, Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
J. L. Haines
Commercial Relationships A. Iannaccone, Bausch & Lomb; Kemin Foods, F; K. Spencer, None; L.M. Olson, None; J.T. Armstrong, None; K.C. Johnson, None; E. Kenyon, None; S. Satterfield, None; E.J. Johnson, DSM, F; S.B. Kritchevsky, None; J.L. Haines, None.
Support NIH K23 EY000409, N01 AG62101, N01 AG62103, N01 AG62106, IRRF; RPB; AHAF; UTHSC Neurosci. Pre-Science Progr.; DSM; Bausch & Lomb; Kemin Foods
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2009, Vol.50, 961. doi:
A. Iannaccone, K. Spencer, L. M. Olson, J. T. Armstrong, K. C. Johnson, E. Kenyon, S. Satterfield, E. J. Johnson, S. B. Kritchevsky, J. L. Haines; Y402H Variant in Complement Factor H (CFH): Association with Age-Related Maculopathy (ARM) and Correlation with Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD), Serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP), and Lutein & Zeaxanthin (L&Z) in a Mid-South US Elderly Sample. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2009;50(13):961.
Purpose: : To report on the association between the Y402H CFH variant and ARM in Mid-South US elderly participants in the Health ABC ARM Ancillary (ARMA) Study, and to investigate the correlation between this genotype, MPOD, serum CRP and L&Z.
Methods: : The rs1061170 SNP was genotyped with Taqman Assays on Demand (Applied Biosystems). Of the 340 ARMA Study participants (all >70 years old, 81% White; total ARM: n=110; AREDS cat. 3: n=86; cat. ≥4: n=24), genotype information could be obtained in 303 of them, and in 104 of the ARM cases. Serum L&Z were measured by HPLC methods, CRP by high sensitivity methods, and both were log-transformed.
Results: : The high-risk allele for SNP rs1061170 was observed in 41.4% of the sample, and in homozygosity in 55 subjects (18.2%). The resulting Y402H variant was associated with increased ARM odds in White subjects (age and sex-adj. OR=2.15, 95% CI 1.17 to 3.95). The Black ARM sub-sample was too small to verify the association. MPOD and serum measurements were available for 150 of the unaffected and 68 of the ARM genotyped subjects. Ln(CRP) serum levels tended to be higher by genotype (YY: 0.66±1.24 µg/mL; YH: 0.82±1.16 µg/mL; HH: 1.15±1.23 µg/mL; p=0.07), but there was no difference in either MPOD or serum ln(L&Z) levels. The expected positive L&Z-MPOD relationship was not affected by CFH genotype, whereas the CRP-L&Z correlation was opposite between YY (inverse) and HH subjects (direct).
Conclusions: : Higher odds of ARM associated with the Y402H CFH change were seen also in this Mid-South sample with mainly early (AREDS cat. 3) ARM. Homozygosity for the HH variant tended to be associated with a higher inflammatory load by CRP criteria. Carrying the H variant did not affect the retinal MPOD-L&Z relationship, suggesting that higher L&Z intakes via diet or supplements would achieve MPOD augmentation not only regardless of disease status (Iannaccone et al. IOVS 2007;48: E-Abs. 2147) but also regardless of CFH genotype. The expected inverse CRP-L&Z correlation (Kritchevsky et al. AJE 2000; 152: 1065-71) was seen only in participants with the YY (wild-type) genotype.
Keywords: age-related macular degeneration • genetics • inflammation
© 2009, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., all rights reserved. Permission to republish any abstract or part of an abstract in any form must be obtained in writing from the ARVO Office prior to publication.
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Tories set to outline details of Afghan training plan
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Ottawa too slow on new tobacco warnings, CMA.
By Amy Minsky | November 9, 2010 | 1 minute
OTTAWA – Health Canada is being criticized for its “senseless
policy” on tobacco warning labels after delaying plans to force tobacco
companies to increase the size of health warnings on cigarette packages.<p>
“We should all be outraged about the suspension of efforts to renew tobacco
warning labels,” reads an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association
Journal, released Monday.<p>
The new labels were supposed to cover 50 to 70 per cent of the package’s
surface, and have updated, more graphic images.<p>
The official process to modernize Canada’s tobacco product labels began in
August 2004, nearly four years after Canada became the first country in the
world requiring tobacco companies to cover half the pack with government-
mandated graphic warning labels.<p>
“Ten years ago, Canada was a leader,” the Canadian Cancer Society said in
a statement. “Abandoning this labelling policy may be a setback for efforts in
Canada, particularly as labels are now the government’s only remaining mass
communication initiative warning of the dangers of smoking.”<p>
Health Canada moved to mandate new and bigger warnings after its own public-
opinion research showed current warnings, which have been on packages since
2000, were no longer eliciting strong reactions from smokers.<p>
Independent research pointed to the same trend, showing a decline in the
effect of warning labels in Canada over time.<p>
Some countries, such as Thailand and Uruguay have updated their labels
several times over the past five years, according to the Cancer Society.<p>
There were murmurs, among industry executives, of the impending label
changes more than one year ago. And with Health Canada apparently ready to
implement the new labels, the regulations were expected to be tabled in January
2010.<p>
In reaction to the criticism, government said it hasn’t abandoned the
planned regulations, and while it continues to review research on health
warning messages, it isn’t ready to move forward.<p>
“Health Canada reviews information to determine whether new evidence has
emerged clearly linking tobacco usage to specific diseases,” Stephane Shank, a
spokesman for Health Canada, said in a written statement to Postmedia News.
“As well, the impact and possible effectiveness of any new messages on the
smoking behaviour of Canadians needs to be determined before new messages are
considered.”
NDP pressing for national suicide prevention plan.
By Postmedia News | November 5, 2010 | 2 minutes
OTTAWA – Ten Canadians will kill themselves today – and the federal
government is being called upon to create a national strategy that would help
stop them and the thousands of other Canadians who commit suicide every year.<p>
The NDP is set to introduce a private member’s bill in the House of Commons
Friday that would have the federal government establish a national plan to
drive down the suicide rate.<p>
More than 3,500 Canadians commit suicide ever year – which works out to
about 10 a day – many of them children and teenagers. Suicide is the second-
leading cause of death among youth aged 10 to 24 and the suicide rate for
aboriginal youth is four to six times higher than the rate for non-aboriginal
youth.<p>
“This year, as in years past, more people will die by suicide in Canada
than the number of all injury-related fatalities and homicides combined,” said
Tim Wall, executive director of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention.<p>
Wall held at a news conference Thursday with NDP MPs Megan Leslie and Carol
Hughes, the sponsors of the bill.<p>
“Suicide is a major public health and social issue and yet Canada has not
responded to both the United Nations’ and the World Health Organization’s call
to action and joined the international family of countries who did and
established national suicide prevention strategies and funded national co-
ordinating bodies,” he said.<p>
The NDP MPs, Wall, and Marion Wright, chief executive officer for the
Canadian Mental Health Association who was also at the news conference, said
the federal government needs to take the lead and help link and co-ordinate all
of the existing efforts at provincial and community levels to help them share
best practices. They said a national strategy should include more investment in
support services for people contemplating suicide and the families of those who
do, as well as more training for health professionals.<p>
There also needs to be a large-scale public awareness campaign, the
advocates said, to help fight the stigma around mental health issues and
suicide, and to help Canadians recognize signals from people at risk of killing
themselves.<p>
Hughes shared that her uncle and cousin both killed themselves, and that
this past year a volunteer in her office also committed suicide.<p>
“It was quite detrimental to me that we didn’t read the signs,” she said.<p>
People are sometimes uncomfortable talking about suicide, and even death in
general, and that a public education campaign would help break through those
barriers, according to Wright.<p>
“We need to start to educate the public that this is death, and it’s
suicide. And we need to say those words, as difficult as they are,” she said.<p>
Suicide rates are known to be higher among particular groups, aboriginal
youth and gay and lesbian youth for example, but another at-risk group that is
often overlooked is the elderly, the advocates noted.<p>
With Canada’s aging population, the suicide rates for older Canadians could
increase, Wall warned.<p>
“It’s going to become even more pressing over the years,” he said.<p>
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health has been doing good work
on the issue, Wall said, and a national strategy would help spread that work
more widely across the country.<p>
The NDP said it would happily withdraw its bill if it saw the federal
government mount a large-scale effort to tackle suicide but until then, the MPs
will be rallying support for the proposed legislation. If passed, it would
require the government to hold consultations with the provinces and other
stakeholders to develop a national strategy and to have the plan ready one year
after those meetings.
F-35 purchase could be ballot-box issue: MacKay
“It very well could be an election issue,” Mackay said. “It’s a shame. I don’t want to see politics played out on the backs of the military, as we’ve seen in the past.”
BHP Billiton to ‘review our options.’
By Postmedia News | November 5, 2010 | 1 minute
SASKATOON – BHP Billiton Ltd. is prepared to make a stronger case to
Investment Canada regarding its $38.6 billion US bid for Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan Inc., the company said Thursday.<p>
“We can’t comment on the ongoing process, however we are prepared to make
substantial undertakings on which we are willing to be held to account,” said
BHP Billiton spokesperson Bronwyn Wilkinson.<p>
Following Wednesday’s announcement by federal Industry Minister Tony Clement
that the bid doesn’t offer a net benefit to Canada, BHP Billiton said it’s
willing to continue talks with the federal government.<p>
“We’ll review our options and continue to co-operate and engage with the
minister and the Investment Review Division,” she said.<p>
The offer for Potash Corp. still stands, Wilkinson added.<p>
BHP Billiton is maintaining its stance that its offer will benefit the
province and the country. The mining firm has said it will make Saskatoon its
global potash headquarters, repatriate potash jobs from Potash Corp.’s Chicago
office and engage in an aboriginal employment strategy should it be successful
in acquiring the potash firm.<p>
“We understand how important potash is to Saskatchewan and to Canada, but
we believe we’ve offered significant net benefits, she said.<p>
“The offer is of net benefit to Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Canada.”<p>
Meanwhile, the Nov. 18 deadline for Potash Corp. shareholders to decide
whether or not to tender their shares to BHP Billiton will have to be pushed
back to accommodate the 30-day period Clement said will be available for the
Australian firm to reassess its offer.<p>
A new tender deadline has not been set.<p>
“The minister has asked for an extension of 30 days which would mean we
would be required to extend the offer to meet the requirements of the
Investment Canada process,” Wilkinson said.<p>
Pirate Party candidate seeks bounty in Winnipeg ballot box
OTTAWA – There may not be a parrot perched on his shoulder, nor a
patch over his eye, but Jeff Coleman is still the de facto face of the Pirate
Party of Canada.<p>
Coleman was set to file his nomination papers with Elections Canada by the
end of Friday to become the first official candidate from Canada’s newest party
to run in an election here. He is seeking the seat in an upcoming Winnipeg
North byelection.<p>
“I have the honour of introducing the party to Canada,” Coleman said.<p>
A 25-year-old small business owner who lives and works in Winnipeg North,
Coleman said he thinks the people in the riding will be receptive to the Pirate
way of thinking.<p>
The party achieved national registration last spring and counts 2,000
members so far. It’s mandate is to overhaul Canada’s copyright laws and the
patent system, and to protect personal privacy.<p>
“The information age has changed how our society works,” said Coleman,
noting Canada’s laws on copyright and digital information have not kept pace.<p>
The party’s planned overhauls would include liberalizing copyright laws to
prevent commercial copying only, allowing for things such as digital file-
sharing between friends. They would also loosen patent laws to shorten the
terms patents are valid and prevent patents completely in some industries,
including pharmaceuticals and software.<p>
The Pirate Party is also pushing for more open government, requiring all
research conducted to be made public and readily available to Canadians.<p>
Beyond that, Coleman said the focus is going to be on whatever voters in the
riding want.<p>
“I’m running a listening campaign,” he said.<p>
This is the first branch of the Pirate Party to run outside of Europe.<p>
In 2009, the party secured its first victory, with a Swedish representative
winning a seat at the European Parliament.<p>
The party is Sweden’s third-biggest based on membership numbers.<p>
Coleman said he has so far had a good response from voters, achieving the
required 100 signatures from eligible voters in the riding needed to apply for
candidacy with Elections Canada.
Internet hoax: Steve Nash quitting Phoenix Suns to become Victoria mayor
By Postmedia News | November 5, 2010 | Less than a minute
VICTORIA – Victoria was abuzz on Thursday over an Internet rumour
that basketball star Steve Nash was planning to run for mayor.<p>
The Phoenix New Times published the hoax story about the two-time NBA MVP
quitting the Phoenix Suns, which spread quickly around the web.<p>
The story said “Nash is more popular in Canada than bacon” and the result
would be a formality with Nash the likely winner in a “Canadian avalanche.”<p>
It even quoted current Mayor Dean Fortin as saying: “He’s got my vote.”<p>
The story said the former Victoria resident will close a deal on a house in
Victoria on Nov. 15 and move back that day in anticipation of the Jan. 20
election day in the B.C. capital.<p>
Victoria mayoralty vote isn’t until the fall of 2012.<p>
Fortin, himself a basketball coach and avid follower of the game, was in a
council meeting Thursday.<p>
Victoria Times Colonist
Prentice resigns to join CIBC
By Elizabeth Thompson | November 4, 2010 | 2 minutes
Environment Minister Jim Prentice abruptly quit the Harper government Thursday and announced he will join the senior management ranks of CIBC.
Campbell resigns amid HST controversy
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell stepped down
Wednesday in a surprise announcement that followed months of sinking popularity
for the Liberal leader.<p>
“It is time for a new person to lead the province,” Campbell told
reporters at a news conference in Vancouver, adding he hoped a leadership
convention would take place as soon as possible.<p>
The popularity of the province’s 34th premier has plummetted, in large part
due to the hugely unpopular HST his government introduced.<p>
Campbell has been premier for nine years and five months.<p>
On Wednesday, he thanked his family for supporting him during 26 years in
politics.<p>
“I always felt the public life is incredibly important – it’s what defines
us as British Columbians. It’s what defines us as Canadians,” Campbell said.<p>
“I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to serve in this position
longer than most of my predecessors and be part of this incredible time in
British Columbia’s history. It’s been quite a run.”<p>
He said recent initiatives have been overshadowed by the focus on his
leadership.<p>
“Politics can be a very nasty business and at times that nastiness spilled
over into their own personal lives,” he said, thanking his family for their
support. “For that, I am sorry. I want to say thanks to them for their love
and support.”<p>
Campbell also said he’s hopeful his resignation will allow British
Columbians to move forward and fully consider the harmonized sales tax and its
alternative as they prepare for the September 2011 referendum on the tax.<p>
He did not answer questions Wednesday. He is scheduled to hold a media
availability Thursday in Vancouver.<p>
Campbell’s resignation came amid a flurry of behind-the-scenes speculation
about his leadership in recent days.<p>
A caucus meeting of Liberal MLAs scheduled for Thursday had been deemed by
some as an emergency meeting on Campbell’s leadership and the party’s woes.<p>
In addition, unconfirmed rumours of Liberal discontent, including critical
comments by Campbell’s energy minister after a recent cabinet shuffle,
increased speculation the long-serving premier’s career was coming to an end.<p>
The premier and his government had been dogged by continued anger over his
decision to introduce the harmonized sales tax shortly after winning re-
election in 2009. The unpopular decision has been met with sustained voter
outrage and dragged his party down in the polls.<p>
Campbell had tried in recent months to resurrect his dismal personal
popularity, which had dipped to below 10 per cent.<p>
Most recently, in a provincewide television address last week he promised a
15 per cent income tax cut – the second-largest in the province’s history – in
what was widely seen as an attempt to appease angry voters.<p>
He also shuffled his cabinet last week, reorganizing numerous ministries and
attempting to grab control of the political agenda.<p>
Campbell, 62, took the helm of the B.C. Liberal Party in 1993, but failed to
form government in the 1996 election despite winning the popular vote.<p>
He recovered from that disappointment to record a landslide victory in 2001,
when party captured all but two seats in the legislature. He was re-elected in
2005 and, in 2009, he became the first premier in 26 years to win a third
straight election.<p>
A former developer and teacher, Campbell previously served three successive
terms as Mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993.<p>
Victoria Times Colonist<p>
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Canada’s mantle as stem cell research leader fading, experts warn.
OTTAWA – Canada has been a world-renowned leader in stem cell
research but is now falling behind and its international reputation is at risk
unless major investments are made in the rapidly evolving field, researchers
warned parliamentarians Tuesday.<p>
Canada first discovered stem cells, the precursors of all cells in the body,
50 years ago and, until recently, was at the forefront of research, MPs on the
House of Commons health committee heard Tuesday from leading experts in the
field. Funding is drying up, however, and Canada is quickly being overtaken by
other jurisdictions which are spending massive amounts of money because they
consider stem cell research the future of medicine.<p>
“Stem cell research is an area which Canada has pioneered, has led the
world, and we’ve got the talent, the will and the expertise to continue to do
so,” said Dr. Drew Lyall, chair of the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation. “It’s
simply not realistic to expect Canada, or indeed anyone else, to keep up to
remain globally competitive in the long-term without some further dedicated
investment in the field.”<p>
Lyall and other witnesses testifying before the committee, noted that the
state of California alone, is investing $3 billion over a 10-year period in
stem cell research projects. The entire country of Canada is investing nowhere
near that amount, he said.<p>
Stem cells are critical for regenerative medicine, medicine that involves
growing new cells, tissues or organs. Stem cell therapies are being used to
treat a number of diseases including leukemia and some immune disorders and
experimental procedures are being done for other illnesses.<p>
Stem cell therapies are considered to hold great promise for treating
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, arthritis, diabetes, hemophilia and spinal cord
injuries.<p>
The research community needs more financial support so that more research
can get off the ground, more clinical trials can take place in Canada and
Canadian patients can benefit from them, and so that successful research can be
translated “from the bench to the bedside,” the MPs heard from the panel of
experts.<p>
Dr. Michael Rudnicki, scientific director of the Stem Cell Network and a
researcher at the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research at the Ottawa Hospital
Research Institute, said funding opportunities are increasingly hard to secure.<p>
“The funding is very tight right now. New investigators are having a hard
time getting funding, established investigators are losing their funding,” he
said. “This is an incredibly important area for Canada, and there’s a very
essential role for the federal government to support research, that’s basic.”<p>
According to Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the federal
government’s main research funding arm, $41.5 million was invested in stem cell
research last fiscal year.<p>
More than just cash is needed, however, some of the experts told the health
committee. More training of specialists is needed, for example, and complicated
regulatory frameworks need to be streamlined, and harmonized, in order to
improve the research environment.<p>
Medical researchers are sometimes viewed as “just another special interest
group,” said Rudnicki, but the government needs to recognize the importance of
this field, he said.<p>
“We have real leadership in this area. So we have a choice: do we invest in
an area where we’re strong to make it even stronger or do we let it go?” he
said.<p>
It’s not only Canada’s reputation as a stem cell research leader that is at
risk, but some patients are impatient, and are heading overseas for risky stem
cell treatments that aren’t available here, the experts said.<p>
Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, head of CancerCare Manitoba, warned that Canada needs to
make stem cell therapies equitably available for all Canadians, or else medical
tourism will only rise.<p>
“More and more Canadians are seeking, or will seek in the future, medical
tourism destinations if we do not step up to the plate and develop that
capacity to be able to offer therapies across the country,” he said. Patients
going abroad and coming home sicker than when they left, or seeking
compensation from their provincial health plans for treatments, are issues the
provinces are already grappling with, he said.<p>
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Saskatchewan would consider suing Ottawa over Potash Corp. decision
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said Monday his province will consider suing the federal government if it decides to allow the $38.6-billion US hostile takeover of the world’s largest fertilizer company to go ahead.
Kenney moves to increase his powers over watchdog for immigration consultants
By Sonya Bell | November 1, 2010 | 1 minute
Canadian groups want tighter controls on BPA use.
OTTAWA – Thirteen Canadian health and environmental organizations are
pressuring the federal government to eliminate public exposure to bisphenol A,
citing research that links the hormone-disrupting chemical to several chronic
diseases.<p>
Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is a chemical used to make many hard
plastic toys, bottles and food containers.<p>
“Robust scientific evidence links low-dose BPA exposure with increased
risks for breast, prostate and testicular cancers, altered reproductive
function, altered metabolism of sugars and fats linked to obesity and diabetes,
and adverse effects on the developing brain,” said Kathleen Cooper with the
Canadian Environmental Law Association, one of the groups involved.<p>
While the groups acknowledged the government’s move to add BPA to Canada’s
list of toxic substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act last
month, they want to see further steps.<p>
The environmental groups, which includes the Canadian Paediatric Society and
Ontario Public Health Association, have called for an end to all food and
beverage-related uses of BPA as well as better testing and regulation of
endocrine-disrupting substances and the disclosure of such substances on
product labels.<p>
Canada has been a leader worldwide in regulating BPA, becoming the first
country in the world to ban BPA in baby bottles in 2008.
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Ultraflat indium tin oxide films prepared by ion beam sputtering
Younggun Han, Donghwan Kim, Jun Sik Cho, Seok Keun Koh
Indium tin oxide (ITO) films with a smooth surface (root-mean-square roughness; Rrms = 0.40 nm) were made using a combination of the deposition conditions in the ion beam-sputtering method. Sheet resistance was 13.8 Ω/sq for a 150-nm-thick film grown at 150 °C. Oxygen was fed into the growth chamber during film growth up to 15 nm, after which, the oxygen was turned off throughout the rest of the deposition. The surface of the films became smooth with the addition of ambient oxygen but electrical resistance increased. In films grown at 150 °C with no oxygen present, a rough surface (Rrms = 2.1 nm) and low sheet resistance (14.4 Ω/sq) were observed. A flat surface (Rrms = 0.5 nm) with high sheet resistance (41 Ω/sq) was obtained in the films grown with ambient oxygen throughout the film growth. Surface morphology and microstructure of the films were determined by the deposition conditions at the beginning of the growth. Therefore, fabrication of ITO films with a smooth surface and high electrical conductivity was possible by combining experimental conditions. θ 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Zoom Video Communications, Inc. On Behalf of Consumers Who Used And/Or Purchased Zoom Software Believing The Zoom Software Product Was Secure And Their Information Was Safe
Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on April 3, 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed against Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) in United States District Court, Central District of California, “on behalf of all similarly situated consumers who used and/or purchased the Zoom software Product believing that the Product was secure and that their information was safe.”
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Xavier’s Mark Lyons is on the board for 2012-2013
By Drew Franklin | April 23, 2012 | 11:50am | 109
Xavier point guard Mark Lyons was one of the best point guards in America last season, averaging 15 points, three assists, and three rebounds per game for the Musketeers. But thanks to a fallout with the coaching staff following the infamous brawl with Cincinnati, Lyons is looking to transfer for his final season of college basketball.
Insert Kentucky.
The Cats have expressed serious interest in the guard, who could be eligible to play next season. Lyons redshirted his freshman year at Xavier and will graduate next month, so he would be considered a graduate student transfer. By NCAA rules, graduate student transfers are allowed to play immediately as long as they enroll in a graduate program that isn’t offered where they completed their undergraduate studies. It’s the same move we saw from Wisconsin star quarterback Russell Wilson last season in college football.
Lyons’ character could be a concern for Kentucky fans — he received a two-game suspension for this role in the brawl — but his game would be a huge addition to next year’s roster. Adding a proven player to compete with Ryan Harrow and provide depth at the point guard position is just what UK needs. Kentucky would once again be a serious contender for the national title if John Calipari can somehow reel Lyons into Lexington.
We’ll definitely be keeping an eye on this one.
109 Comments for Xavier’s Mark Lyons is on the board for 2012-2013
11:53 am April 23, 2012 Permalink
Don’t want him. Don’t care how good he is.
BobbyA
Do want him. Don’t care what Steely Dan says.
just a question but how many scholly’s do we have for next year? know they are trying to add bennett along with already committed noel, cauley, poythress, goodwin……
Don’t know him personally, so I can’t speak to his character (Ahem.) But I doubt he comes to UK to share minutes with Harrow. He could go to KU or a bunch of other schools and immediately take over as the #1 PG on the roster.
12:00 pm April 23, 2012 Permalink
Sign him up, we have a serious lack of guards next year
3) You did see the entire starting 5 declare for the NBA draft the other day right?
Sheriff Buford T. Justice
3. One would think that we would have at least 7 schollys open with our starting 5 plus two seniors departing.
Honestly if Cal thinks he is worth the interest, then he is. Cal won’t offer the kid if he is a thug or gangster or whatever.
Gotta give him a chance. Cal can mould character. If he’s still a thug then nobody will respect him here anyway.
5) Beckham? Really? SMH
Looks like he wants to go play for Miller at Arizona!!! Miller recruited him to Xavier to start with before he went to Arizona, plus they just lost there PG!!!
BUCats
Sign him up, we need someone for senior day next year
Pikeville25
That new SEC rule could prevent him from coming here but man he would be a great addition and Cal has a good track record with guys with issues…
This would be huge for us. I’d take him in a second. So what, he got in a fight against the rival team. Are you guys that worried that Cal can’t handle that? This guy will be walking old ladies across the street at UK or else he’ll get sent packing.
lexslamman
Thug is a racist term, but it wasn’t originally applied to young black men – it came from the British Raj in India for certain religious ‘cults’ in the east of the subcontinent.
Do not want him. Don’t care if he’s better than Lebron James.
Did you not see his comments after the fight this year. He himself said he wasn’t a thug. . .he’s said he’s a gangster.
Frankthetank
screw the small talk…sign him up. If he wants to go play in the NIT with Miller at Arizona that will prove he doesn’t have what it takes to play for UK. But I’m not gonna judge a kid based on one two game suspension in his college career. That was an ugly event that I’m sure he regrets and hopefully he learned from. Bring him to Lexington, hang number 9, and give us a reason to celebrate Senior Day next year…Let’s go Coach, sign him up!!
Ville Cat
It’s pretty simple, if Coach Cal wants him, I trust his decision. His game could be a big addition to us next season.
Rockfield,KY
Thug refers to someone who gets paid to beat other people up basically, but I agree with RYNO. It’s just become an acceptable term to call a black guy these days by people who don’t want to be called racist for saying N—-r. Don’t recal every hearing anyone refer to a white kid as a thug.
redhound35
To everyone saying “We don’t need him, we have Harrow, blah blah blah” you all do realize that he will need a break every so often in games right? Our only backup options at guard are Beckham and Polson, who aren’t bad, but I wouldn’t trust them to provide as quality minutes as Mark Lyons would. Plus, we need some sort of senior leadership/experience. I say sign him up and let Calipari mold him to fit our program.
WildontheCats
We only have 3 returning players on scholarship (Hood, Harrow, and Witjer)
Polson and Beckham are preferred walk-ons who olny get a scholarship if we have one left over (like last season they both received one)
Malone and Long are true walk-ons who are paying their own way.
We can issue 13 scholarships each season.
With 4 incoming freshmen already committed we can still offer, 4 more scholarships or 2 more before Polson and Beckham need to start paying their own way.
16. I don’t have an opinion on him one way or the other bc I’m uninformed, but I’m pretty sure that was Tu Holloway that said they were gangstas after the brawl.
16) I understand that completely. I didn’t know the origin, but I know when I was growing up Thug just meant a goon, or a common criminal. But now it’s used almost exclusively as a pajorative term in place of n***er. Be up front about who you are. Say what you mean. If you want to be an ignorant racist, be that. Come right out and use the term you want to use. PC racism..what a joke.
Figure The Facts
Pass. Mark Lyons is trouble that UK does not need.
Winning is important but it’s not everything.
Some of you trolls on here that try and make our program look bad, get a life, we just won the National Championship and lost all six of our guys…why on earth would u not want another great guard to add to this team? Dumb fans are activated.
BrowDown
9. You really think Beckham is going to be able to be a solid guard next season? This year we had Teague at PG and when he sat down, Beckham was never used to fill in, if he was good, he would’ve had some split PG time with Lamb.
16. No, you’re wrong. That was Tu Holloway. How about knowing what you are talking about before you speak?
i trust Cal
… but Miller and AR make a lot of sense given the history
Pikevile25
Cal even said BECKHAM IS NOT a PG!!!!
MemphisCat
If Cal wants him, that is all I need to hear. I’m sure Cal won’t waste his time, if he can’t play and follow the rules. If he doesn’t want to play Cal’s way he will be off the team or the last on the pine. If he wants to go to the NBA, I bet he plays Cal’s way.
Zip ’em up! I mean snatch him up!
Alger Hiss @ Yalta
RYNO,sounds like your stuck in the 60’s. Take your political tripe somewhere else.
This is a sports site not a site for you to promote your political views.
jpgott2
3.) We are losing 5 players to early entry, plus 2 players to graduation. So that is 7 open scholarships from end of the season departures. We also get back Pooles scholarship, from his midseason transfer. So that is 8! We will be fine.
5.) you just said we have Beckham as our backup! That is enough concern for us to be looking for another PG. We are also looking at Torrian Gram for backup SG, so we could move Goodwin over to be backup PG.
Am I the only one who is content with the roster as it is at the moment? We have plenty of guards. If we add anybody, it needs to be a power forward. We have no depth there.
BOOM! Did you all hear that? That was #18 droppin some knowledge..or at least setting a good example.
If you don’t know, now ya know..
26) No. Beckham won’t be a servicable option as backup PG next year. That’s why I was SMH (Shaking My Head) at the commenter who suggested that UK doesn’t need this guy cause we have Beckham.
Cats By Triple Digits
17, Arizona will be a pretty solid team next year. Slow your roll and do your homework before you bash a team.
36 – to be honest, I can’t speak for everyone else obviously, but I’m not content with it at all. But I trust our coach, and I love the kids on the roster. I think we have some pieces missing and I think they will get filled accordingly. A little depth at guard, especially a kid that can score the ball like Lyons, would be huge.
Steve Cooney
Can you say Metta World Peace?????
33) Political? Huh? Its called an observation. I’m not the type to make everything in life about politics. You should try it sometime.
39…hahahahahaha..do my homework. There is a good chance I’ve forgotten more than you know about college bball. However, my comment was a bit of a jab (and one with truth/merit). Miller is a great coach and he will get Arizona turned around. They should be decent next year. They were supposed to be decent this year too though. I’m saying if the kid picks Arizona over UK, then he is missing a valuable asset between the ears. I realize I’m a little biased. I’m sorry for making fun of your team…
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We do not need Thug Lyons. He’ll be more worried about gettin dissed than winning games. NO THANK YOU!
FourThinInches
Pass. one of the NCAA’s best PG’s? 15 pts and 3 ASST! Good PG’s dont average 3 assist… Beckham can back up the point, or even hood. I know the fans are all about filling that last scholly up with a xfer 1 and done, but come on this kid was one of the trash talkers that started a bench clearing brawl.
37. You replied to number 5, who said we have a lack of guards, but never mentioned Beckham. I thought you were saying that he was wrong for saying that we have a lack of guards and that Beckham would be sufficient. My apologies.
MonsterMash24
What’s with all the hate on here guys? I say bring him in…if hes good & we need another guard,why do people feel the need to say bad things about another person’s post? Come on people…Hes a good player and Cal has had success with hot heads lol…Hope he wants to come to
UK!!!
Jeff Garlin
Ryno, sorry I have to agree with Alger Hiss. You need to take your political views to a Marvin Gaye messageboard or something.
Getcha Popcorn Ready
FACTOID: Lyons hails from Schenectady,New York. The same city that brought you Pat Riley. It may not be relevent in this situation, but I just thought it was kiind of interesting.
wampuscat43
Post-UC game interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gpS7PSYWcM
I’ll pass. We don’t need Xavier’s rejects.
44.) I am all down with backing up Harrow with a 4 year type guy, but Beckham has shown not 1 ounce of being able to be a solid backup that can create (looked super tentative last season), and Hood is not a PG on top of coming off a season ending injury. To be honest, Goodwin would be our backup, and we would slide the players around, or we would grab Torrian Gram to put in at SG.
Conway is ready for the next blog post. The comments on this one are getting repetitive. zzzzzz
Nothing but trouble, move along
He’s Darnell Dodson 2.0
Coach Robic
If this guy is in consideration, I’ll take Anthony Hickey.
World Metta Peace
I would pass on him he is a thug. I know one when I see one
tacosaucegood
1:00 pm April 23, 2012 Permalink
Being from NKY, I got to watch a lot of Xavier games this past season. Trust me, you don’t want this punk. Every time he does ANYTHING good, he flexes and talks trash at the other team’s bench; and every time he gets a foul called on him he swears at the ref. Kid is 100% a THUG. He should transfer to UC to fit in with the rest of those clowns.
Tresgoggles
Twany Beckham is going to play football.
Bill Laimbeer
Ryno here is an example of a black man calling a white man a thug.
Dennis Rodman noted this in his book Bad As I Wanna Be, saying, “He (Laimbeer) was more than a thug, but that’s what he’ll be remembered for.”
Upon Further Review, I trust that Cal will take a PASS on this kid. Unless he thinks he can help the kid act like he has some sense. Either way, I trust our coach to make the right decisison.
cats cats cats
I agree with 56. If not UC maybe this gangsta should go to Huggins he loves thugs.
Dipstick Freemont
Zip’em up guys, Zip’em up.
Urincatland
People get on here saying we don’t need this, that, and the other. Well, why don’t you negative a$$ people let the Coach that just won a National Championship make that decision. Go Cats!!
I would pass, but I’ll trust in our coaching staff to make the right decission!!
SeoulCat
No.No.No.
A self-admitted “gangsta”? No, no, no. We don’t need Carruth 2.0.
bluefan
No gangsta needed. What would that do to the chemistry of the team? Coach probably reconsider after seeing the Lakers game yesterday.
BingleJells
More cowbell, no Lyons. Bad apple will make the entire crotch stink.
A thug is considered a violent person/criminal or one of a former group of professional robbers and murderers in India who strangled their victims.
It isn’t a racist term but because TuPac and others used to refer to themsleves as thugs now when a person uses that term they feel it is demeaning to african americans….the definition says nothing about, nor has it in the past, race.
I hope he does not get to UK. I live between cincy and Dayton and freinds are big X fans. They don’t even want him. How this thug got a degree I will never know.
58) That’s awesome. One example? How much digging did you have to do, just to find that ONE EXAMPLE- The fact that you dug through all kinds of search results to attempt to disprove something that you can easily see on an every day basis is all I need to know about you.
Keep his “gansta” thug ass as far away from Lexington as possible!
67) This is hilarious- “It isn’t a racist term but because TuPac and others used to refer to themsleves as thugs now when a person uses that term they feel it is demeaning to african americans….the definition says nothing about, nor has it in the past” By that logic, because black people call each other N***er, I guess that’s not a demeaning, racist term either? Quoting the Webster’s definition of the term is completely irrelevant. It’s the context of comments made. If you can’t see that, then your blind to the world around you.
67) Here’s your examples RIGHT HERE IN THIS THREAD!! No need to go to Websters…
#68 I hope he does not get to UK. I live between cincy and Dayton and friends are big X fans. They don’t even want him. How this THUG/N***ER got a degree I will never know. See what I mean? It’s right there. You switch those two words, and the meaning is exactly the same. Not doing it for you? How about this one, just 3 comments down:
#70 Keep his “gangsts” THUG/N***ER ass as far away from Lexington as possible.
Do you really not see it? It’s pretty obvious.
72)You P.O.S., if you’re going to quote me, actually quote my actual comment. If not, zip it.
73, screw you. WE WANT THIS PORCHMONKEY.
73) Say what you want to say then. Stop hiding behind the vail of political correctness. You don’t know the kid. You know nothing about him except what he looks like and that he got in a fight. I know about as much about you as you know about him, so if you feel justified to call a kid a thug, I feel justified to call you a closet racist.
Like I said, if you’re going to quote me, at least be honest enough to quote my “actual” comment. You can blab all you want, but the more you do, you’re only exposing you’re true stupidity…especially when it comes to having common freaking sense!
My point is that the words are used to achieve the same meaning. I used your quote to illustrate that you can use the words interchangebly. You said thug, I added the n***er to show that when you substitute it, the meaning remains the same. Don’t like being unfairly characterized as something you’re not? Don’t dish it out if you can’t take it.
Common Sense Says- How many people have called this kid a thug on just this one message board thread? Why does that one word description keep showing up more than any other? I think it’s safe to say that not one person on here really knows anything about him, right? So why is it still the most commonly used term? Given the lack of people’s real knowledge of Lyon’s character, if he was a white kid, I’d bet anything that “thug” would not be used once to describe him.
What ever Coach wants to do.
78) I’ve got two 2nd cousins, who I found out today, have both sentenced to prison. News came from my mom. My reaction to her was both are “thugs” and should of been locked up a long time ago. And guess what…both are WHITE/CAUCASION/PALE…what ever term you want to use. Geez…is stupidity ever rampant in this nation. Everyone making excuses for everything & everything.
78) You sound like you need to join Sharpton & ol’ Jesse and do some ambulance chasing…I’m sure you’d fit right in.
MMFIJI
Seriously…the kid said something after a fight with an arch-rival and people latch on to the thugs thing. He spent four years at X with minimal issue and because of that he should never play again? Lyons is more a 2 guard who can be the lead guard and would be a great addition in a position we need help with for next year.
00BBN00
Seriously guys? Relax! If Cal offers to this guy then he will be worth it. Trust in Cal he’s the best recruiter and IMO the best COACH in the NCAA!
Stay away from this kid!!! Know what I am talking about!!
Never met the kid, so I don’t know what kind of person he is…I’ll trust Cal’s judgement. As I thought by now, that all of you would…
Pretty sure he was the 2 guard though, Tu Halloway ran the point.
80) Wow. So you admit that you would equate this kid’s character, who you know nothing about besides what he looks like, with your two 2nd cousins who were recently sentenced to prison. Do you enjoy making my point for me?
82) If it were just this kid, maybe I’d understand more, but it’s used to describe young black athletes all the time. And if he’s got more than one tattoo, forget about it. He’s a thug for sure.
81) Again, wow- anyone who says, “Hey, maybe you shouldn’t attack this guy’s character by calling him a thug” is an ambulance chaser? I’m not sure how Al Sharpton or Jessie Jackson fit into the equation (maybe there is somthing in common there but I can’t quite figure it out). Anyway, I’m sure your reasoning is totally solid. Have a wonderful day in la-la land.
Quote from Paul Daugherty in today’s Cincinnati Enquirer:
Mark Lyons is leaving X. Or maybe he isn’t. It’s very odd for a rising senior who has started two years to leave. Watching from afar, it was obvious that Lyons had his own agenda last winter, much of the time. Good player. Not as good as he believed himself to be. Never in sync with Tu Holloway. What should have been one of the best back courts in the country was instead a road trip seeking a destination. Good luck to Cheekz. And to whoever brings him in if he leaves. Both will need it.
I want to be a thug, but my mom won’t let me. Plus, the Brady Bunch is on.
Bobbyperrysucks
Will people stop thinking hood is ever going to comtribute at UK. He simply is not good enough.
sckysportsink
DeMarcus Cousins (beloved by most of BBN) carried a similar label when he came to UK. Cal will either get him to do it right, or he’ll put him on the bench until he does it the way the coaching staff wants it done.
watch the press conference and see how impressed you are with this guy. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gpS7PSYWcM
I believe in second chances for anyone who is remorseful and wants another chance. I am sure our coaching staff is checking him out. He would be a great addition to our backcourt. Still hoping Anthony Bennett, Amile Jefferson, and Torian Graham decide and come to the University of Kentucky.
92) I saw nothing wrong with any of that. My objective first impressions, not bad at all. Sounds like a couple of guys who are emotional because they just got into a fist-fight with a rival team. Ever been in a real fight with someone else, much less a brawl with a group of people? Your adrenaline is pumping for a long time after it’s over. You’re shaken up, angry, and even a little euphoric. Again, you can’t snap to judgements. There’s a history between the programs and the players.
theWilkman
This business over the term “thug” is ridiculous. It isn’t a racist term at its core. First thing that popped in my head was the old Looney Tunes cartoon with Bugs Bunny and the 2 mobsters. Guess what “race” they were? White. Guess what they were called? Thugs. For crying out loud, the episode was called “Bugs and Thugs” (thanks wikipedia). Thug = mobster = gangster = criminal. All are synonyms with no racial connotations. RYNO, quit acting like such a self-righteous a$$hat
A10Fan
I follow a school in the A-10 in addition to the Cats, and there’s a TON more to Lyons resume than just the UC brawl. Anyone that says bring on Lyons doesn’t get what an idiot, what a cancer, this guy truly is. I trust that Call will figure it out and not go after this guy when push comes to shove. Let’s just say, there’s a REASON he was run off X’s team. Plus, he’s not THAT good of a player. Tu Holloway – that kid can play. Lyons is good, but nowhere near as good as Holloway and NOT 1st round good like we’re getting used to.
@RYNO – “By that logic, because black people call each other N***er, I guess that’s not a demeaning, racist term either?”
Thug wasn’t a racist term that was inturn used by the ones that it was demeaning. Your logic is flawed. For anyone to take offense to someone be called a thug as a racist statement would probably turn around other words and take offense to them as well. Let me fix one of your posts……
#68 I hope he does not get to UK. I live between cincy and Dayton and friends are big X fans. They don’t even want him. How this GENIUS(/N***ER) got a degree I will never know. See what I mean? It’s right there. You switch those two words, and the meaning is exactly the same. Not doing it for you? How about this one, just 3 comments down:
#70 Keep his “choir boy” SMART(/N***ER) ass as far away from Lexington as possible.
I think it is you who is reading into this….maybe they are racist or maybe just maybe they don’t like a thug/brute/brusier/dirty ball player on their team and since thug is a popluar one to be associated with rough player it was used.
I mean did anyone cry out at John Channey when he said he was going to call in some goons to handle buisness on the court? Try it with you sentence again……
I hope he does not get to UK. I live between cincy and Dayton and friends are big X fans. They don’t even want him. How this GOON(/N***ER) got a degree I will never know.
Same meaning at thug here yet it could be a racist term if you allow it.
Bill Lambeer was called a thug and bad boy all his career….quit trying to make something more thatn what it is.
98) Wrong. People don’t use the term GOON to refer to young black athletes. If they did, I would be saying the same thing about that. It’s not the word itself, it’s the meaning behind it. It’s not only obvious, it’s widely accepted and used!! I think it’s wrong. I know you can’t believe it because you are obviously out of touch with reality, so I’ll just quit. At this point, I think the mods are deleting my posts- Later
98) Bill Lambeer hasn’t played a game in 20 years. There, I’m done now. Promise
What I think is pretty obvious is that you think that word is racist when most everyone else on here doesn’t. Maybe you should stop promoting your agenda where it doesn’t fit. Oh wait RYNO has declared thug=the N word. The world must change accordingly. Personally when I hear the word thug I think of a Tony Montana……I guess by your flawed logic I hate Cubans. Your done? Ya right. Me on the other hand….I’m out.
zip 'em up
76 – “zip” it — I see what you did there.
Ryno likes those black boys. Ryno is a queer.&
Don’t care if he is the reincarnation of Wilt Chamberlain. Don’t want any thugs on our team, it would only bring out the worst in the other guys.
kentuckyrules
OMG…all the butt-hurt people in here again. If Cal wants him and has a chance, then trust Cal knows what he’s getting into. A lot of bball players talk trash, and if you’ve ever played, you know this. Yes, what he did was bad, but he was punished accordingly. So, since nothing has even happened yet, STFU all that are complaining, sheesh. If he comes to UK, and he does something Cal doesn’t like, I am sure he’ll be a pine-rider. Think about it. Trust the coaching staff.
Sorry I had to fight during your Black Panther party.
Thug life baby. Don’t beleive everything ya read. Alazae and weed.
Nino Brown
If gentlemen of color were to begin using the term “thug” when referencing athletes of Caucasian descent, would it be considered racist? Would the term then become interchangeable with “honky” or “whitey”? How is one to know whether or not the individuals who used the term “thug” when commenting were in fact Caucasian? And where is Caucasia by the way?
Ryhno, it looks like it is you who has made the generalization my friend.
Navan Johnson
Don’t trust whitey.
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National Retailers Sign Leases at Town N’ Country Shopping Center
Five Below under construction at Town N' Country Shopping Center in Easley, S.C.
Five Below, HomeGoods, Ross Dress for Less, ULTA Beauty to join lineup with Chipotle
Easley, S.C., June 10, 2020 — Rise Partners is pleased to announce that national retailers Five Below, HomeGoods, Ross Dress for Less and ULTA Beauty have signed leases for new stores at the Town N’ Country shopping center as part of the firm’s multimillion dollar redevelopment and improvement of the property.
The four retailers – all new to Easley – will occupy newly created spaces at the former JCPenney building at Town N’ Country, which was acquired by Rise Partners in April 2019. Construction is scheduled to be complete this fall, with opening date announcements coming soon from each of the retailers.
In addition, Chipotle Mexican Grill has signed a lease for 2,400 square feet at a freestanding building under construction near the front of the shopping center, and the fast-casual restaurant company expects to open a new prototype store with a drive-thru there this fall. Rise Partners is marketing the remaining 2,200 square feet at the building to national restaurant operators.
“We are thrilled to welcome these highly regarded retailers to Easley and to Town N’ Country, and we look forward to completing our renovations and unveiling a revitalized shopping center to the community later this year,” said Greg Wilson, a partner with Rise Partners.
Five Below, which offers trend-right, high-quality products loved by tweens, teens and beyond, has leased 8,600 square feet at Town N’ Country. Discount home furnishings retailer HomeGoods has leased 22,200 square feet, and off-price apparel and home fashion chain Ross Dress for Less has leased 22,000 square feet. ULTA, the largest beauty retailer in the country, will occupy 10,000 square feet.
Located along Calhoun Memorial Highway, Town N’ Country totals 280,000 square feet and is anchored by Belk, Hobby Lobby and Staples. Rise Partners also plans to update the exterior facades of the remaining buildings as part of the redevelopment, which will be completed this fall. For more information about the project and leasing information, contact Jeff Howell at jhowell@risepartners.net or visit www.risepartners.net.
About Rise Partners
With offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina, Rise Partners is a commercial real estate investment and development firm that has acquired and repositioned more than $100 million in retail real estate assets across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic since its inception in 2017. Collectively, the principals of Rise Partners have managed more than 30 million square feet of retail real estate, completed more than 10 million square feet of development and redevelopment projects, and underwritten and closed acquisitions totaling $7 billion. Their experience spans a multitude of property types, including large regional power centers, regional malls, grocery-anchored neighborhood centers, community centers, single-tenant net-leased buildings, distribution centers, office buildings and mixed-use developments. Rise Partners is passionate about serving the needs of its retail partners and the communities in which it invests and develops. For more information, visit www.risepartners.net or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Michael Garner wrote on 31 Oct 2020:
I definitely remember seeing the man perform (solo) at The New University of Ulster (Coleraine) in the early 1970s in one of the lecture halls. Given that he played in November of 1971 at Queen's University in Belfast, it was quite probably a day or so either side of that date. Great gig, great memories: does anyone else remember it? It was the first but not the last time I saw him live.
Webmaster wrote on 16 Jan 2021:
Christy Moore also has a recollection of this concert in Phase 1 (the Students Union Building) at what was then the NEW University Of Ulster in Coleraine in the early seventies:
"I recall that gig in Coleraine, either ’72 or ’73... Planxty played that night with a youthful John Martyn who mesmerised us with his beautiful music... Later we were stopped at a road block manned by the Ulster Defence Regiment (1970-1992). At least one of them was a drunken uniformed lout who was most unhappy at the sight of our 'fenian' licence plates... We were very relieved to get through... John was very unsettled by the experience as were the rest of us..."
George Burt wrote on 12 Oct 2020:
About Neil Ardley's Harmony of the Spheres. I'm surprised and disappointed that JM's contribution to this gets so overlooked. Neither John Neil Munro nor Graeme Thomson give it much attention. The music sounds very challenging to play and the band are all top-notch Brit-Jazz players, none of them with a reputation for putting up with time-wasters.
JM must have made a significant effort to do it. I can't think of another guitar-player with John's background who would even think of attempting it. Richard Thompson maybe. According to Graeme Thomson, JM was in one of his booze and drug binges at this time, wandering around in a dressing gown, with a walkman strapped to his head. Doesn't sound like it to me! Another small point. Pepi Lemer was singer on the jazz scene back in the 70's. I saw her perform a couple of times, a very clear pure voice I remember... No human being in the history of humanity has ever been called "Pepsi Iemer". Keep up the good work! Cheers! George
Webmaster wrote on 13 Oct 2020:
Must have been a typo.. I stand corrected :o)
Chuck Chiavarini wrote on 03 Sep 2020:
I was looking at your list of 1973 shows and noticed that May 3, 1974 is missing. That was John and Danny at London Polytechnic with a band called Unicorn as support. Lovely evening. I can send you a picture of the ticket if you like.
Webmaster wrote on 04 Sep 2020:
Wonderful addition after all these years, thank you
Mark Gregory wrote on 24 Aug 2020:
Hi, I am trying to date a gig at St Andrews Hall in Norwich for the Green Deserts Charity. It was either 88, 89 or 90. I have photos of John from the gig which was with just a keyboard player. We were there as a support act and I am trying to date the gig for a project about our band I am doing.
Graham Marsden wrote on 10 Aug 2020:
Saw John perform Ophelia with The Band at The Apollo Hammersmith in the 90s..
Webmaster wrote on 24 Aug 2020:
This case is documented in the giglist: 1996-06-20 UK, London, Forum. Guest appearance at The Band concert. "Mysteriously, John Martyn wandered onto the stage and richly intoned the chorus of Ophelia, then just as mysteriously vanished again. [...] Levon Helm from behind the safety of his drumkit called for 'Bobby O' to come back on. Then added 'He's called Bobby O in the States. He's just shy.' That was just the first of the euphemisms that seemed to be circling the stage that night."
John Kovacevich wrote on 29 Jul 2020:
Dear Big Muff, I saw John Martyn many times both in New Zealand and England and interviewed him once for The University of Auckland student newspaper Craccum. The first time I saw him was at The University of Victoria (Wellington, New Zealand) Union Hall, on Friday 26 August 1977. I wish to add some information to your comprehensive gig history and correct elements of the review by Raymond Jones. It was after he had toured Australia and not before. He drank a bottle of Coruba rum (not Bourbon) straight followed by the Coca-Cola. I sent you the review for your pages separately. Thank you for a great website and keeping the spirit of a great musician alive.
Thanks for the review and for providing the exact New Zealand gigdate. I made the necessary adjustments. And found three new Australian dates in the process!
Alan wrote on 04 Jul 2020:
Hi. I was intrigued to find your site. The exhaustive list of gigs particularly interested me because as a 19 year old lad living in Leeds, I caught a JM gig in Leeds Town Hall the night before I went to live in Spain for six months. It was in the last few days on January 1985. I remember it clearly because I was nervous about the move to Spain the following day and therefore the gig is clearly fixed in my mind, with JM on stage in front of the iconic Leeds Town Hall organ. So I was perturbed to see no listing in your site. You have him playing dates in Ireland at that time. Am I wrong or are you? Let me know please.
Webmaster wrote on 04 Jul 2020:
The gig list is exhaustive but also not complete. It is quite possible that John played the Leeds Town Hall somewhere between Friday January 25th and Monday January 28th. We'll see what comes up.
Andrew Hoaen wrote on 18 Jun 2020:
I loved seeing John play and saw him several times in the eighties, it's funny I saw him at the gig at Zeffirellis in Ambleside in October 1984. Everyone has different experiences of gigs but I thought it was a fabulous intimate performance, just him hanging really loose and jamming. Perhaps not to everyone’s taste. Great project.
Terry Newton wrote on 18 Apr 2020:
I met John Martyn unintentially on the 11th December 1978. My local pub named The Augustus John, near Liverpool University (popular with students) was often a meeting place for people attending concerts at the university's Mountford Hall venue. I and my friends had seen many concerts there ourselves - Ian Gillan Band, Climax Blues Band, Nutz, Roy Wood (yes!) and many local or lesser known bands. We normally had a few beers and played pool all night, the pub was busy, come 7.30pm it emptied out (people off to the concert nearby no doubt). Around 8pm two guys came in and put money down on the pool table. I was playing against one of these guys (winner stays on pool rules) and I asked him if he knew who was playing at the university? Me! came his reply, and who's me? John Martyn he said, my support act is on first. We were none the wiser, sorry we had never heard of him, I was 21 years old and into rock music at that time. According to your site info his support would have been Steve Tilston.
Anyway just a little story I just had to share with his followers and what better site to post it on.
John Martyn RIP.
Formerly Liverpool now Granada
Martin Cowan wrote on 12 Apr 2020:
Looking through the gig guide, I note you have Durrutti Column as support act for the October 1982 show at Hammersmith Odeon. However, I was at this show and I believe that Any Trouble were the support. I think DC had been due to support but were unable to due to Vini Reilly’s ill health.
Also, I saw JM at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry in June 1985 but this is missing from your list. I was hoping to find out the date but it seems to be a ghost gig as unable to find it listed on the internet so far!
Best wishes, Martin
Webmaster wrote on 14 Apr 2020:
Thank you! I modified the giglist.
Iain Thow wrote on 30 Mar 2020:
The Leeds festival JM played at in 1983 was over the weekend of 9, 10 & 11 September. I think John was on Saturday's programme (so the 10th). John did indeed play a superb solo set, one of the best I ever saw him do. Despite it pissing down all weekend and the site becoming a swamp, it was a great festival. Runrig headlined on the Friday night (and were ace) and Stockton's Wing and (if I recall correctly through a haze of Guinness and snakebite) Moving Hearts were the other two headliners. There were also excellent sets from Dick Gaughan (another highlight), Martin Simpson and the Battlefield Band. The latter had to play an extra long stint because the electrics failed due to the deluge and they could carry on acoustically, which whoever was supposed to follow them couldn't. A fantastic weekend.
Webmaster wrote on 30 Mar 2020:
Great, I edited the giglist accordingly.
John Shakeshaft wrote on 28 Jan 2020:
12 Feb 1975 - I attended this Liverpool University gig also and Paul Kossoff was supposed to play there too but was 'ill' supposedly. We only went to see Paul Kossoff being mad Free fans, but John Martyn was so good that we all became fans. Also I was at Zeffirellis Ambleside and my wife and had a pizza on the table next to John and the boss of Zeffirellis I presume. The gig was good but yes he was pretty drunk!
John Burns wrote on 28 Dec 2019:
On the Live In Milan 1979 page, the word 'stronzo' is translated as bullshit! Not quite, it is one of the worst Italian insults going, meaning tiny little piece of shit. Much worse than va f'anciulo (go fuck yourself) which is said in a playful way by comparison, see Lenny Bruce on the same subject. You'll soon get an Italian's attention using stronzo/stronzi!!
Webmaster wrote on 31 Dec 2019:
I corrected the note.
Bob Meyrick wrote on 19 Dec 2019:
I can confirm the Nottingham University gig was on the 11th of February [1975], not the 18th - I still have my diary from that year and (how sad is this) the student newspapers... John was joined by Danny Thompson on bass and John Stevens on drums. Apparently Paul Kossoff was supposed to be there, but was apparently chemically inconvenienced. Cheers, Bob Meyrick
Rab Zappa wrote on 28 Oct 2019:
I saw John play live about six times, some good, some not so. Our local venue Alnwick Playhouse were casting around for suggestions of who to put on in the late 90's? I said try JM. They booked him but made the mistake of paying him before he played. Town painted tartan… He only just made the stage an hour late. Amazingly he could still stand and make beautiful music but only for about half an hour. We'll never see his like again, songwriting of a god…
Andrew Dellow wrote on 14 Oct 2019:
Hi. I have been looking on your site to check some dates of old concerts I went to see John Martyn - Leeds University and Putney Half Moon. I found them which was great.
I thought you may want to include another performance that is missing from the list. I went to Cecil Sharp House in Camden to see something called 'Concert for Perform' on Saturday 28 February 1981. To be honest I don’t remember what the 'Perform' bit referred to - I imagine it was a musicians charity but don’t know. Anyhow, Cecil Sharp House is -as I’m sure you know- the HQ of the English Folk Song and Dance Society. I remember a small hall with a number of bands/ musicians through the day. I know this as I recorded bits of it on my old portable Philips cassette recorder on a TDK C90 which I came across the other day. I wrote on it the name of the groups performing as well as the date and I would have done that on the day pretty much. Other bands I recorded were in order - The Arizona Smoke Revue, John Martyn, The English Country Blues Band, The Watersons, Martin Simpson and June Tabor, Happy Traum. I can’t remember who else if any were there. It was a one day thing and a good real ale bar is all I remember.
The recording of John Martyn has Jelly Roll Baker and May You Never as well as a typical bit of JM comedy in between. I remember he wasn’t on long but don’t remember if he played anything else.
Cheers, Andrew
Barronell Bayley wrote on 15 Aug 2019:
I remember being at a John Martyn concert [unaccompanied, no backing musicians/ singers]. Think it was at the university but possibly the NOTTINGHAM Polytech. He was a bit nervy but in between drinking his beer, breaking a guitar string and talking in a nervously fidgety manner, he played and sang quite beautifully. I remember everyone was sat on the wooden floor, in not a very big venue/ room. Do you have anything on this gig at all?
Saw him many years later at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil in May 97. Said he was just getting over a bout of cold/ flu but was absolutely brilliant, vocals wonderful. Anyone else there that night would testify the same. Hope to hear from you.
Gwyn Morris wrote on 02 Aug 2019:
This looks interesting, The John Martyn Project appearing in Exeter, Truro, Shrewsbury, Sheffield, Leicester, London and Bristol in September
https://www.thejohnmartynproject.com/
also in Eindhoven in January
https://www.songkick.com/concerts/38578664-john-martyn-project-at-meneer...
Chris Walters wrote on 30 Jul 2019:
Hi, saw John at 1994-12-02 UK, Ashburton (Devon), Lanterns. Jason Feddy was the support act, and he played a few more gigs on that tour with John. Jason was successful in his own right and is now a Cantor, radio presenter and musician in California.
Thanks, I made a note.
Gordon Lees wrote on 17 Jul 2019:
Although my memory of the seventies is patchy (for various reasons!) I remember seeing John at Leeds University in November 1979 - I remember it was snowing and the buses went off! It was a solo performance - and jolly splendid it was too! The Leeds University website has it recorded under Autumn term 1979/80 https://alumni.leeds.ac.uk/Live-at-Leeds
Nice tip, this was 21 Nov 1979.. Will make a note and take a closer look at the archive page, too. They made one mistake, 13 Mar 1975 must be February.
[Les Oman] wrote on 06 Mar 2019:
John Martyn and Hamish Imlach both performed in The Glen [Carradale] at The Antares Memorial Concert, an evening that will take quite some beating. [The fishing boat Antares sank in the night of 21 November 1990 after it’s nets came in contact with a nuclear submarine, ed.] Gerry Singal who owned the Glen Bar and Restaurant got Hamish Imlach (a friend of his) and John Martyn to Carradale where they did a fantastic gig in the packed Glen, all in aid of the 'Antares Fund'. John broke off his tour to Spain to do this benefit gig.
Apart from the music, there was a surreal moment where a dead sheep wrapped in binliners was raffled while JM cradled it in his arms. Then Hamish crooned an impromptu blues about the sheep which had a call and response, which John then joined in with!
Kintyre Forum
[Les Oman] wrote on 20 Feb 2019:
Iain McGeachy, alias John Martyn is from Dalintober fishing stock and if I remember correctly there is some background info on this in Angus Martin's book about Kilkerran Graveyard.
Back in the day, he used to come to Carradale for his holidays every year, sometimes with legendary double bassist Danny Thompson who featured on many of his classic albums and live shows. Strangely, they came on the service bus to go fishing, and one time famously, were getting a lift from Lochgilphead as some of the Crofters were up at a Dick Gaughan concert, so they ended up doing a floor-spot in Lochgilphead Folk Club. Apparently Dick was only too glad to lend JM his guitar and the Janny from the school was summoned to get a double bass for DT. When they were announced by the organiser, who still couldn't believe what was happening, Danny got up and said something like "The ******'s away for a fish supper" and proceeded to terrorise the audience with a performance of the legendary Haitian War Dance [Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus, ed] he used to perform with the Pentangle!
Anonymous wrote on 15 Jan 2019:
You have missed out a gig at Battersea Town Hall, somewhere in the Summer of 76/77. Definitely around the release of One World. Opening act was Stan Tracey, doing Under Milk Wood. John was doing a benefit for Danny Thompson, who apparently had had a heart attack (although rumour has it he was compering the Cambridge Folk Festival at the time). The concert was called F.M.O.B. Fond Memories of Battersea, where Danny was in a Dr Barnardos Home. John renamed it Fuck My Old Boots.
Now I come to think of it, this was the first time I heard Small Hours and One World and Big Muff, so I guess it must have been before the release. It was the upstairs of Battersea Town Hall. Can't have been more than a hundred people.
Naturally the amplifier screwed up. Is there an engineer in the audience? After much cursing from John, one was found. While John was provided with various 'gifts' from the audience, playing resumed and we were treated to an amazing, chest reverberating, One World.
I think this has to be my fave concert. I reminded John about it when he was over here in New York in 1998. I think he remembered!
The concert was 30 July 1977. This comment was e-mailed July 1999 but somehow missed to be included here.
Peter Emmens wrote on 03 Jan 2018:
In 1971/ 1972 I was Social Secretary at Brighton Poly. John did a solo gig at the Friday Night Club. If memory serves me it was during February 1972. He was outstanding and everyone had an excellent time.
John Wilde wrote on 13 Sep 2017:
[When Live At Leeds was sold by mailorder] I worked with Beverley. Packaging and mailing records, visits to the post office 3 times a day. For anyone that is interested, I sat in on the Inside Out recordings where I did the album art which was used in the gatefold cover. A real honour and extraordinary pleasure hanging out with such legendary artists.
I was his roadie for those dates and then went to Europe with him. It was an eye opener and great fun. We know what an original John was and to see him recording with Steve Winwood, Chris Wood (Traffic), Bobby Keyes, Remi Kebaka (Traffic) and Danny Thompson was a dream come true to me. I will never forget it.
Marc ter Horst wrote on 23 Jul 2017:
A couple of things are not right, I know because I was present at the gig of 3-11-1991 at Tivoli Utrecht. Support act was Calvin Russell but John didn't want to play after Calvin so John opened first. I was there and there was no pulling the plug. Had a chat with him after the show, his son was also there.
Jon Storey wrote on 21 Jul 2017:
From your concert listing:
1982-10-23 UK, London, Hammersmith Odeon (perhaps Dominion). With band, supporting act Any Trouble. "Extra show by public demand." Tickets £3.50-£4.50.
This gig was at the Dominion, Tottenham Court Road, London - I was there and remember Any Trouble was supporting John and his band. I taped both artists although unfortunately my tapes have since been lost.
Parker Drew wrote on 10 Mar 2017:
I can add one gig to John Martyn's history. While supporting YES on tour in 1974, he played on March 2nd, 1974 at the Louisville Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. It was my first-ever YES concert... and my birthday. That YES concert was a magical night. I doubt anyone in the audience had even heard of John Martyn. He was the perfect opening to the evening.
Joe Quilty wrote on 19 Feb 2017:
He definitely did two gigs in Les Cousins post the Central London Poly gig with Loudon Wainwright III [30 October 1971, ed.]. I know because I was there for both, and the first time I ever saw him was by chance when I went to the Loudon gig. The first one was possibly still in 1971 but more likely in 1972. The second one was on the closing night when Les Cousins closed its doors for the last time [April 1972, ed.]. That night he was in a seriously, in earnest, awesome, riveting mood to play out Les Cousins. That night was simply, amazing... I remember it well. I was 16 years young at the time and I nearly missed the last tube on the nearby Northern Line, the gig ran on so late. Just got there in time, by shear luck - phew! I had no clear idea at what time the last tube left Tottenham Court Road. All I knew was that No Way was I leaving Les Cousins before the end...
Chris Rigby wrote on 12 Feb 2017:
John played at Birmingham University Students Union in the Christmas term 1970. This would therefore be between early October and mid-December. Your gig guide has massive holes for late 1970 - I hope you can find more details about this gig, so you can fill at least one!
Phil May wrote on 31 Oct 2016:
I saw John, with Danny Thompson, at the Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, in 1986 (it could possibly have been early 1987, but I don't think so). It was a seated gig, with no support, probably a warm-up. The material was very similar to the German concert CD release from that time. Any clues as to the exact date?
Peter Clarke wrote on 12 Sep 2016:
Hi - only just discovered your wonderful site. Brilliant. BUT I have a problem - probably of my memory! I went to see JM and full electric band at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester in the early 80's and take this to be either the 23/10/81 or 20/09/82 gig. I even got back to the after gig 'party' as I was with Susie Stockton from the pro-folk organisation 'Perform', who knew him. It was a bit flat afterwards and he was keen to know if I'd enjoyed the gig. I said I had but it was actually a real disappointment - hardly any of the subtlety and jazzy-folky feel I had loved at previous gigs in the 70's.
My recollection is that his record company (Island? WB?) were trying to break him as a major rock act and it just wasn't happening. The nadir for me was a song with a repeated word ('Brazil'?) as the hook. However -and this is really the point of my query!- I then went a few years later to see him and it remains one of the very best gigs I ever went to - a real return to his very best with all the classics. But as for details, 30 years later I can only assume my memory is lacking as I can't see it on the gig list. I thought it was a trio with Danny Thompson and a black guy on percussion and it was at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and that it was in the middle-ish 1980's. I also thought I'd been told that he was broke and was doing these almost unofficially to get some cash together. Any help? Whatever the actual facts, it was a totally brilliant gig!
It might have been the June 1985 show at the Belgrade Theatre..
Gavin wrote on 07 May 2016:
I was very interested in your comment about the Amsterdam, Paradiso gig in May 1983. I was the drummer for Well Brian who was support that night. I lost touch with the band when I left for Scotland in 1982. Would you by any chance have any info about the singers name or a way to contact them again? The singer/ writer was Bas Ebble though that's probably not how it was spelled. As I am Scottish, you will understand Dutch wasn't my fist language.
Victor Schiferli wrote on 13 Apr 2019:
Hi Gavin, being a fan of John Martyn I came across your comment by accident. I was a guitar pupil of the Well Brian guitarist Rob van Duuren in those early 80s days and saw the band perform quite a few times. Also still have the single, Miracle Of Love. I do remember them having a Scottish drummer at the time so that must have been you! I once took some pictures at a show in the open air theatre in Bloemendaal: https://www.facebook.com/victorschiferli/media_set?set=a.3279935760674&t.... Rob and also the singer, who is called Bas Eblé, are on Facebook, the latter as "Bastien Eble".
Middelie
Joe Higham wrote on 16 Mar 2016:
Hi, I'm curious about a gig which I saw in Canterbury - circa 1978/79? I'm very sure about the gig as I hitched down there from Lincoln Art College with a friend and stayed with my brother (who was at Kent/Canterbury Uni). What made the gig so special was that he'd invited Steve Tilston to play the first set, someone I'd just discovered a few months earlier - he'd just brought out Songs From The Dress Rehearsal I think? After Steve Tilston, John played a first set solo and then brought on a band to play a few tunes 'from a forthcoming album'! I don't know the members of the band, but it was -I think- just bass, guitar and drums, although I may have forgotten someone I'm almost sure there was no keyboards.
Thanks in advance for any info.
One entry in the giglist looks interesting: 1977-02-11 UK, Canterbury, Kent University. "Kent Ents '77 presents | John Martyn | + Guest support | at the Odeon, Friars, Canterbury | Friday February 11 at 8pm." This ties in well with the release year of Songs From The Dress Rehearsal (1977). And the upcoming album must have been One World of course.
David Simpson wrote on 01 Feb 2016:
I have never seen so much passion, or feeling put into music by any other performer, I still cry when I see him singing in his wheel chair.
"WHERE's the MONEY !"
(John in the BBC studio)
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So much at risk if Site C continues… yet I still don’t think John Horgan has the courage to stop it. Where does this leave residents downstream?
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October 21, 2010 11:37 am at 11:37 am
I am reminded of an old bumper sticker:
Don’t steal, the government hates the competition.
North Van's Grumps says:
October 21, 2010 1:02 pm at 1:02 pm
I was in Court Room #54 on Monday (Oct 18th) when the sentence was handed down against the two defendants, Basi and Virk. I stood outside of Court Room #54 and heard the Special Prosecutor say to reporters, and myself, that it was his decision to accept a change of plea from Not Guilty to Guilty, no one else was involved.
Now I’m hearing, second hand from the Press, in this morning’s newspapers that there was a deal struck on October 8th between two Deputy Ministers, that they made the deal. So why has there been a delay of ten days, why wasn’t the Court informed that there was a change of plea back then, and why were the Press out in force on Monday when the most that were in attendance previously in Court Room #54 was perhaps seven or eight, no make that five or six fine upstanding Press people?
Plus, on Monday there were eight RCMP officers as well, in civilian clothing. Under cover perhaps?
http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/24_258_87
This little provincial document says that the most an indemnity can be is $50 million. How did the BC Liberals promise an indemnity of something FIVE greater than what’s allowed to CN Rail in the SALE of BC Rail?
Guarantees and Indemnities Regulation
[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 18/2000]
All indemnities must, where possible, contain limits as to the amount to be indemnified and a time limit on the term of the indemnity, or that calls for a periodic review of the necessity for continuing the indemnity agreement.”
http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/ocg/fmb/manuals/CPM/09_Guarantees_and_Indemnities.htm
Laila says:
October 22, 2010 12:56 pm at 12:56 pm
Thank you for these links NVG, no matter how you look at it, it simply doesn’t make sense.
John's Aghast says:
Maybe I’ve got House Arrest too! I never leave the house except for ‘work, family or recreation’. Oh yes, and I’d leave if it was burning down. I’m not so pissed at the pitiful sentences as I am that they expect me to believe that Basi & Virk had this sudden epiphany after seven years. C’mon, I might have been born at night, but it wasn’t LAST night!
kootcoot says:
“Maybe I’ve got House Arrest too! I never leave the house except for ‘work, family or recreation’.”
Good one! BTW, does criminal activity fall under “work” or “recreation?”
Under that definition, I would think it is safe to say most working people in BC are under house arrest…lol
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UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI) in partnership with the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge recently released a very powerful report, “Left Behind During a Global Pandemic: An Analysis of Los Angeles County Neighborhoods at Risk of Not Receiving COVID-19 Individual Rebates Under the CARES Act.” It urges state and local leaders to step up for Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. The report illuminates the vulnerability to economic uncertainty of these neighborhoods, and yet they are least likely to receive federal aid.
Some of the findings of this report are listed below:
Large segments of Los Angeles County’s population are excluded from the CARES Act’s individual rebate because of the requirements set by the act.
Neighborhoods with the highest risk of not receiving a rebate are overwhelmingly comprised of people of color.
Immigrants are also relatively more concentrated in higher-risk neighborhoods than native-born populations.
Many of the riskier neighborhoods are majority renters, whereas the least risk neighborhoods are predominately homeowners.
The report finds that fifty-six percent of Latino neighborhoods in L.A. County are at the highest risk of not receiving needed relief. Overall, the report recommends state and local governments should direct economic relief and social safety net benefits toward these vulnerable communities.
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i am PATRIODD
Larry Rankin
Larry Rankin, an experiened writer, enjoys creative writing in all forms, from literary to mainstream.
Inspiration for the Poem
This poem is in response to the current definition of the word Patriotic, which recently has been changed to mean ignorant, close-minded, and cowardly.
The word Patriodd has been coined here as a new term to encompass the old meaning of Patriotic: free-thinking, open-minded, and brave.
by Larry Rankin
As the Author Intended the Poem to Look
Below is a photo of the poem "i am PATRIODD" as the author intended it to look visually.
"i am PATRIODD" Hubpages Version
I am patriodd. I think. I am not blind.
I am patriodd. I believe in what this world can be. I know it has never been great and therefore cannot be great again--only great for the very first time.
I am patriodd. I pray for the safety of troops and the destruction of the impotent old men putting them in harm's way.
I am patriodd. So I fly the flag upside down and kneel where others stand.
If I did not care, I would put my hand over my heart and pretend.
I will not be a coward. I will not be a casualty of convention. I am strong. I am brave. I am patriodd
I am patriodd. I don't recognize appointed racists. I don't support sexist pigs. I reject innocents killing one another for HIS amusement.
I am patriodd. And sometimes faith is sterility--vanquisher of established culture--and questions the breeders of life.
I am patriodd. I still care. I won't leave because I still care. I won't shut up because I still care.
It may be that this thing that is happening will happen no matter--but it will not happen because of me!
Rather I parish here attempting to cure the illness that has gripped the rest than succumbing or running away from it, because I am patriodd!
I ACTUALLY BELIEVE IN A SOMETHING! I CARE!!!
I am utterly alone, because it is a more social, inviting place this day and--I fear--for many yet to come.
I AM PATRIODD!!!
As Read by the Authur
© 2018 Larry Rankin
Jack Shorebird from Central Florida, US on April 20, 2020:
Every time I read this, it makes me think...
At least with the video, I know how to pronounce it now.
Luis G Asuncion from City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines on November 23, 2019:
I love to read your poem specifically in regards with patriotism. Thanks for sharing it.
Neetu M from USA on May 31, 2018:
An odd patriotism - is that where you got the word? Good thinking!
Larry Rankin (author) from Oklahoma on April 26, 2018:
Catherine: lowercase I is symbolic of a lot of things. Feeling small is certainly one of them.
We're also often taught that poor grammar is a sure way to not be heard. So when I do things like this with the grammar it is often symbolic of feelings of impotence as far as being heard.
I coined the term Patriodd, and as far as I know, no one else used it in any capacity before me.
The video was hasty. I wanted to figure out how to do one for future reference and conceptually it's fine, but I have a poor reading voice and it needs work.
Thanks so much for your feedback.
You have done a terrific job with this. Patriodd? Did you coin that word?. I have never heard it before. The English language certainly needs this word.
I like how you put "I" in lower case. I took it to mean a lack of ego, but also the feeling of being very small.
The video was a wonderful way to add another dimension to this article.
Lawrence Hebb from Hamilton, New Zealand on April 03, 2018:
I agree that just because you don't agree with the government of the day, doesn't mean you don't support those in the military.
A few years ago, over here we had a debate about changing our flag. The argument for changing it was it reminds people of the 'colonial' past and modern New Zealand wants to leave that behind.
One argument against it was "it would be dishonouring all those who fought and died under the New Zealand flag.
That was until it was pointed out that they were buried with the Silver fern (a symbol of New Zealand that even appears on the All Black jerseys).
It's one thing to disagree with the government (democracy allows for that) but disrespect of the anthem shows a nation divided.
Another argument would be to think of the words being sung, America was under attack, the soldier was a prisoner, yet as long as he saw the 'banner' hope remained.
That, to me, is why anthems are important, for us it's a prayer that God would defend New Zealand, doesn't matter what our faith is, we can all join and at least stand while those who believe sing it.
Lawrence: I stand for the anthem. It isn't how I choose to protest. But I support the right of those who do.
I don't see the direct relationship between not standing for the anthem meaning you don't support those in the military.
Not agreeing with the government doesn't mean you don't respect those in the military. Sometimes to support the government means you're happy to see the brave young men and women who put their lives on the line die for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
Lawrence Hebb from Hamilton, New Zealand on March 31, 2018:
There is another way, one that builds unity through diversity, maybe that's why I feel at home here in NZ, we have unity through the diversity.
Personally, I'd struggle with the sitting through the national anthem, I'm not arguing whether a government is right or wrong, I'm more concerned with honouring men and women who made sacrifices so that I could have a voice, as Patten said, "We should thank God that such men lived"
Patriotism should never be about ignorance and racism, but its up to us to stand tall and shout why such people gave their all.
Larry Rankin (author) from Oklahoma on March 29, 2018:
Larry: see my prior response. It applies to you too.
We don't want to always be spinning our wheels, but comversly, there is definitely such thing as too much unity.
Dianna: I hear and understand what you're saying, but I'm also a strong believer that you can have way too much unity.
Differing ideas and a society that celebrates ideas and perspectives is essential to a healthy society to.
Kind of a moderation between soulless government machine versus anarchy.
Thanks so much for dropping by.
JG: lol. I hope the term catches on.
Larry W Fish from Raleigh on March 21, 2018:
Larry, it is always good to stand up for what you believe in. Life has changed here in the US since I was a young boy. There is a lot of divide in this country and if it is to survive we must bring ourselves together to make it a great nation again. Love your way of thinking.
Dianna Mendez on March 19, 2018:
First, we must return to our roots of being one in this country on government. We cannot survive if we are divided, at least to agree to do what is good for all. Second, your card drawing is really good!
jgshorebird on March 12, 2018:
I am also PATRIODD. Where the hell do they sell the bumper stickers?
Jill: when something is wrong, sometimes resistance is all you have at your disposal.
When enough people say, "This is normal! This is normal!" Over and over again, sometimes it's hard to keep a grasp on the true reality.
Monte: thanks so much for the concise and thoughtful response.
I'm glad you found the work relevant.
Jill Spencer from United States on March 06, 2018:
Awesome, Larry: resist.
MONTE ARMSTRONG on March 06, 2018:
I was impressed with the writers ability bring emotion to pen and deliver it it unabashed FROM the heart.
The subject matter though relevant and and contemporary ,is timeless and can be contemplated for generations to come as a well as in antiquity. The Word patriot in and of it's self is an incubator to ambiguous interpretation.
I look forward to seeing more of this writers work . I believed he has a lot to say that should be said about the human condition
Bill: too much divide and conquer. With collective effort, truly collective effort where we are all heard, things couldn't have ever possibly gotten to this.
Too few people being allowed to wag the dog.
Heidi: yes I actually drew it!:-) It's my best work to date. I have limited artistic skill. Took me around 20 hours, because I kept having to develop techniques to accommodate my limited art skills, lol.
Thanks so much for the kind words, friend.
Linda: I always appreciate and value your feedback. I'm glad the poem carried some meaning for you.
I didn't even think of the other destruction when I used the term. Just want their influence taken away, and the vindictive part of me wants a dunce cap put on their head and their nose shoved in the corner;-)
Nikki: exactly! And never does that involve just assuming what is being done has been done in our best interests as a country.
FlourishAnyway: so many things taken away. I like to avoid terms like left and right when I can, but sometimes it's hard.
Get far enough either direction and you run into trouble, but recently it's the far right.
This redefining is interesting to me. Like the following logic regarding the National Anthem: "it is a military song and if you kneel that means you hate the people who protect us."
That logic is wrong on every level. It's all of our song to commemorate being an American citizen. As such, it is a perfect venue to protest, and such a protest, especially when doing something respectful and symbolic like taking a knee, does not necessarily directly reflect on the military, and even if it does, it probably isn't directed at the troops but those figureheads who are endangering the troops.
Chris: that was just beautifully put, my friend. You have a way of summing things up that is just wonderful.
It's not just military and force, it's not just the rest of us. It's all of us having ownership here and all of us having a right or even a patriotic duty to either agree or disagree.
Heidi Thorne from Chicago Area on March 05, 2018:
Wonderfully said! Love the playing card. I'm guessing you drew that. Thanks for sharing your insight and talents with us!
Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on March 04, 2018:
Your poem is powerful and thought provoking, Larry. I don't wish for the literal destruction of anyone involved in the situation, but the destruction of their influence would be wonderful. Your new word and its meaning should be adopted far and wide.
Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on March 04, 2018:
Well done, Larry! I love Chris's comment as well....we can...we must...come together or we all lose.
Nikki Khan from London on March 04, 2018:
A wonderful poem and message is amazing too as being Patriotic is very necessary to love, respect, defend and to fight for the betterment of your country.
FlourishAnyway from USA on March 03, 2018:
The word has been hijacked by the far right. I liked your message and your poem. Keep creating, Larry.
Chris Mills from Traverse City, MI on March 03, 2018:
This is a good message, Larry, and thought provoking. The idea, concept, even the word Patriot, has been taken from the great number who deserve it and redefined for the few who believe the only form of bravery and patriotism is when one wears, or stands behind (very far behind) those who wear a military uniform. It takes all of us to build a great country and world. Great poem and message.
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Posted on September 20, 2016 by livemusicdaily
Interview: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Discusses The Flock, Summer Festivals, Upcoming Tour with Dopapod & more
We recently spoke with Greg Ormont of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong on a variety of topics reading from “the Flock” to his favorite summer experiences to his upcoming tour with Dopapod. For tour information visit Dopapoad.com or PigeonsPlayingPingPong.com.
Special thanks to Tyler Gerrells
The release of the new album, Pleasure, included a lot of really good tracks that the Flock had been eagerly waiting for, however, there seem to be a lot of others that you guys have been playing for a while now that didn’t make it. (Poseidon, whirled, ocean flows, etc.) Are there any particular processes you go through when choosing what songs will make the record?
You know it! Let me walk you through our creative process. Typically, we write each potential song name on a page in a notebook, rip out the pages and ball them up. Then we head over to Bruce Bigsby’s Batting Cages & Roller Rink and feed them into the pitching machines. Next, we coat a ping-pong paddle in all-natural bird wax, fire on the machines and take turns swinging… whatever sticks makes the cut. From there, we make sure the track listing has good flow.
Could we expect a new album dropping pretty soon with the arsenal of songs out there that have yet to make it on an album?
We definitely have more than enough material for a new album.
The three newest songs out there, Too Long, Fun in Funk and Henrietta, seem to really have the Flock excited for new material. Should we be expecting any new songs like these in the near future?
The Flock should always expect new music from us. We’re always writing and working on something kooky on the side. Currently, we have two new songs that are just about ready to be played live. One is super funky and the other puts off a tropical vibe. I just need to finish the lyrics to both, but they’re developing nicely in practice and I think the Flock will love them once they’re complete. Most of us write new ideas or full songs every day, which has us juggling dozens of song ideas in our weekly jam sessions. Not to mention all of the extra kookiness we have brewing…we’re in a really good place right now.
Could you talk about the Flock in general? The “jam” scene is by no means new, but sometimes bands get that extra push that seems to take them to their next tier musically. Right now you guys have a lot of momentum, can you describe how you went from playing small Baltimore venues to becoming a huge force on the music scene?
(laughs) Well first off I didn’t know we were a “huge force on the music scene” so thanks for blowing some smoke our way. All I know is that whenever we play, we treat it like it’s the most important show of our lives on the biggest stage in the universe. And I think the Flock appreciates our effort and pours their energy into the melting pot too, until we’re all sucking down on the same tasty stew of funky goodness. We’ve been touring our asses off for the past five years. I think we played 196 shows in one of those years.
What are your highlights of the summer?
It’s been a wild summer and I’ve loved every second of it. I’ll never forget our debut at Merriweather Post Pavilion. I’ve seen some life-changing shows at MPP, so it was surreal to watch people sing our songs in the pavilion and dance on the lawn from our view on stage. Also, we played an after-party for Umphrey’s McGee at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ that got completely out of hand. We decided to play an additional 15-minute “soundcheck set” in between UM sets and it was quite possibly the most energy we’ve ever been hit with all at once. It felt like we survived a hurricane after our two-song set. But as far as special weekends go, nothing beats the high we feel at Domefest every year.
This past Domefest was a big success at the new venue in Bedford, PA. Are we to expect the festival will continue to be held in Bedford or is there a chance that it will return to Trip’s Farm in WV?
This year’s Domefest was unreal. The crowd, the bands, the new venue… everyone had a blast! I can tell you this much, if we could go back in time and plan Domefest 2016 again, we wouldn’t change much.
What have you gotten to learn more about yourself personally while living on the road. You clearly are in a huge rush sometimes getting from city to city, but some days are long days full of sleep or perhaps just some thinking. How has this lifestyle changed your perspective on society?
I find myself wondering why more people don’t live life out of a backpack. Also, why is highway food so terrible? And what’s the deal with airplane peanuts?
What are you most looking forward to about touring with Dopapod?
I heard that if you spend enough time around them, you can absorb some of their Berklee education. I’m going to start by stalking Rob, then work my way through the band on tour this fall.
What do you enjoy most about Rob’s guitar playing?
Rob’s a really creative player. Every time I’ve seen Dopapod, Rob ends up ripping a line that turns my head. I’ll try to figure out what mode he’s in and eventually discover that he’s using a scale that I’m familiar with but his succession of notes are just totally different to what I’m used to hearing or playing. I was sold on Rob’s playing when I first saw them play “Onionhead” live. He only repeats a couple of notes for the first half of the song, but it works so well within the rest of the group that it’s all you really need to play. They’re all great listeners.
What venues are you most looking forward to playing?
I love to play so I’m truly stoked for all of our shows, always. Just skimming the tour dates, I’m really looking forward to our debuts at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT, Irving Plaza in NYC and The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC, but really, I’m super stoked for all of our shows. I’d be stoked to play in your backyard, especially if you have craft beer and great food.
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Bekah Martinez on Pregnancy No. 2 After Extreme Nausea: ‘There’s No Chance’
Not happening! Bekah Martinez cleared one thing up after admitting she was battling nausea — she isn’t expecting her second child.
“Why am I suddenly feeling EXTREMELY nauseous??? WTF is going on i just got done being sick,” the season 22 Bachelor alum, 24, captioned a close-up selfie on her Instagram Story on Thursday, May 2.
Posting a second similar pic, Martinez added: “And there’s NO chance of me being pregnant so don’t even go there hahaha.”
The former reality star already shares 3-month-old daughter, Ruth, with her boyfriend, Grayston Leonard. “On the morning of February 2nd, our little girl joined us earth-side and we will never be the same,” she wrote when their baby girl arrived. “We are all as healthy and happy as can be.”
Since then, the California native has been candid about her experiences as a new mom, detailing everything from breast-feeding to placenta pills.
She even shared a photo of her postpartum belly and adult diaper. “So amazing what we can do,” Martinez wrote on Instagram. “I’ve never felt so much respect and love for my body, diaper and all. #ThisIsPostPartum.”
“Let’s stop saying moms are ‘lucky’ to get their pre-baby bods back,” the new mom said of her postpartum body two weeks after giving birth. “’Lucky’ is getting the opportunity to carry a child within you. ‘Lucky’ is having a healthy baby. ‘Lucky’ is watching your body change after bringing new life into the world, not squeezing into your old high-waisted jeans a week after giving birth. I am truly lucky.”
The ABC personality announced in September 2018 that she and her boyfriend of three months were expecting. Martinez opened up about the status of their relationship in March.
“This man is wonderful. And handsome. And a great dad. I love him so much, but there’s so much you don’t see that goes on behind the Instagram scenes,” she captioned a selfie with Leonard on social media. “I think it’s easy to look at our photos together and think we transitioned seamlessly into a life with each other, and that couldn’t be further from the truth.”
She admitted that their new chapter included “mostly tears and arguments,” adding, “Don’t get me wrong, I’ve never been happier than I am now. I couldn’t think of a better person to be my partner or the father of my child, but dealing with the stress of an unplanned pregnancy with someone you barely know is ROUGH.”
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Lack of Southwark Street Cash Dispensers?
Mark Roelofsen
Monday 22 October 2012 12.06pm
Did I miss a cash dispenser anywhere between the Blue Fin Building and the Santander / Nat West by Borough Market. It's quite a trek and with all the new shops, hotels and offices along there I'm sure there must be a demand for a cash point. In fact, is there a machine anywhere along Southwark / Stamford Street west of Blue Fin? The only one I can think of near there is at the PO in Blackfriars Bridge Road.
Mark Roelofsen wrote:
There is one at the Shell petrol station on SBR.
There is one attached to the offy on Flatiron Square as well, but it charges, whereas I think the one by the Shell is Santander as well and free.
Modman
There's one by the Tesco express on Great Sufolk Street, just across from the Blue Fin Building too.
Modman wrote:
Oh that's right, I forgot about that one! Also, you can get cashback at M&S.
There's also the HSBC machine in New Globe Walk.
At one point there was also a fee-free cash machine in the turbine hall at Tate Modern but I'm not sure if it's still there.
Mark mentions Stamford Street, where there is an HSBC at Milroy Walk / King's Reach Tower.
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Wasn't it planned that a Nat West was moving into one of the still empty units with mention of a cash machine? History of course, but it would have made sense.
Yes, NatWest was going to go into the unit at the corner of Bankside 2, across the piazza from M&S.
I have heard rumours that RBS/NatWest continue to pay the rent on that empty unit, and may still eventually open a branch there.
(Inside the building there are banking facilities for their own staff.)
Monday 29 October 2012 3.13pm
Thanks for everyone's contributions.
There is a dirth between London Bridge and elephant though? The garage one on SBR was my secret- not anymore though!
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Messages from the Mythical
Everyday Apologetics
Live Music Log
Nonfeminism
War on Children
War on women? I do not know how any human being could be more privileged or more powerful than a first-world modern woman.
We have bestowed upon every woman of childbearing age an unquestionable right to end the lives of her own children in utero totally without consequence.
It is a war on our children.
I am not making this up. I arrived at my mom’s house (she needs company 24/7 now) to relieve my sister. She was watching Judgment at Nuremberg on TV. When it was over I happened to turn directly to C-Span and there was Cecile Richards testifying in front of congress about Planned Parenthood funding. If you don’t see the serendipity, let me explain.
Judgment at Nuremberg spends time bandying about some questions, like: Were these crimes standard operating procedure in times of war? Weren’t all sides guilty of similar things? Or were these war crimes or crimes against humanity, crimes against civilization? How could genocide happen in this civilized place? Who was really responsible?
Wouldn’t it be best to let it go and move on?
The film’s poignant verdict: when we decide to dehumanize a single person, we have made a decision to evaluate the relative worth of all human beings from then on. We are capable of excusing any crime against any human being. In our willingness to exploit one person, we are on the inevitable, one way road to oppression by the powerful upon the socially powerless. Very often the final result is genocide.
We have discarded any objective basis for true justice. We have lost who we are.
We have condemned ourselves; we have lost our humanity.
A nation of people who were once civilized and great had descended into a nation of accomplices to genocide, of relative justice, of inhumanity to man.
Explicit in that message is that everyday Germans had failed to take responsibility for what had been happening in their country. They had looked the other way. There was nothing they could do. They didn’t know.
What did I see on C-Span? The well-compensated President of Planned Parenthood unable to answer a single question. She didn’t know anything about anything. She’d have to ask her hundreds of staff. She was not responsible for anything.
Passing the responsibility, pleading the incompetence of being a small cog in the machine, pleading ignorance: all these were the most popular pleas of those tried at Nuremberg.
There are only two choices here: either this President of the organization came to the hearing unprepared, or she was unwilling to answer truthfully because she would implicate herself. If abortion is such a boon to womankind, why didn’t she stand up proudly for exactly what she does?
I also saw, and see, a culture which was willing to look the other way, and to comfort itself with euphemisms and rationalizations.
(Then she pulled the girl card: “You’ve made me testify for 5 1/2 hours now, and I can’t answer any more!” *sniff sniff* Hooray for feminism.)
By the way, let’s remember we were only deciding if they still get federal funding, not whether they were going to be forcibly shut down. Shame on us that shutdown isn’t even an option.
She is the head of an organization which has been implicated in:
infanticide,
mutilation of pre-born infants living and dead,
quantifying and cataloging human body parts for the purposes of selling them
and profiting from their sale by the billions,
altering surgical procedures on unsuspecting clients in order to minimize the damage to saleable body parts,
ginning up more business by creating a culture of death, self-orientation, and free and easy sex promoted to children,
while destroying the trust and supportive relationships which ought to exist between young people and their parents. (Check out some of their educational materials.)
There is plain evidence now, for anyone who wants to look, that they do all of this.
On Facebook, I saw my pro-choice friends’ objections: “That’s absurd! The videos are doctored. The charges are ridiculous!”
Then aren’t you saying that the charges are objectionable?
If true, would we abandon our support of PP? My guess is no.
If we’re unwilling to be moved by the slaughter, undeniably true, of innocent infants;
of a huge corporation profiting by the billions from their deaths;
by the danger this corporation exposes women to in order to maximize their profit;
to lies, to divisive propaganda,
to immorality, to injustice, to exploitation…
then what does matter?
I see in our culture the same willingness to look the other way as there was in Germany of the 30’s and 40’s, the same willingness to pass the responsibility…to shrug and to say, what can I do about it anyway?
To excuse it by rationalizing away the value of human lives. To tend to our own interests while human beings are being slaughtered right down the street.
The trains full of the doomed passed through their towns and villages, but at least they hid their death camps deep in the forests. Our killing mills are sitting right on our main streets, and we’re downright proud of them.
This entry was posted in Everyday Apologetics, Home, Life, Nonfeminism on March 19, 2016 by madblog.
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john zande March 19, 2016 at 6:41
How can you kill something that cannot die?
madblog Post author March 19, 2016 at 6:41
You are saying foetus’s are being “killed.” How can you kill something that cannot die?
Are you saying “fetuses”/ babies are immortal? Otherwise I still don’t know what you are trying to say.
You are saying foetus’s are being killed, worse actually, “murdered,” so I’m asking you, if this true then explain to me how you can kill something that cannot die?
Something cannot be considered “alive” until it can “die.” Defined Human Life begins at the moment its twin, death, also springs into existence. Without death there is no life. The former begets the latter. The latter assigns meaning to the former. One delineates the other, and the definition of death is not in dispute. Death is when electroencephalography (EEG) activity ceases. That’s it. That’s death. It follows quite naturally therefore that the onset of defined human life is when foetal brain activity begins to exhibit regular and sustained wave patterns, and that occurs consistently at around week 25, although it is not until 28 weeks till we see full bilateral synchronisation. That is when you may call the foetus “On,” and only after something is “On” can it be turned “Off,” meeting the legal, scientific and medical definitions of death. To argue anything to the contrary is patently absurd.
Your scientific/medical information is agenda-driven, absurd and simply wrong. A comforting rationalization from a MAN, whose presumptuous opinion on this matter entails no personal risk.
If it allows you to yawn while human beings are being terminated, you prove my point. You are demonstrating the truth of my post.
Any woman who has carried a child to term will tell you that there’s a living thing moving in there. Your distinction between living/NOT YET living is moot. It’s human. It’s not a dead thing. It is a living thing. The science is in: it is a living human being, or if your selected silly medical criteria prefers, it soon WILL BE a living human. The same moral values apply regardless.
If an adult person ceases to have brain waves he retains his humanity; he does not become non-human. Likewise, he may become a dead human, but not a non-living human. He is either alive or dead.
A fetus is not dead, therefore it is alive.
Your scientific/medical information is agenda-driven, absurd and simply wrong.
In 1979, the Conference of the Medical Royal Colleges, “Diagnosis of death” declared: “brain death represents the stage at which a patient becomes truly dead.”
This was updated in the 1980s and 1990s to state that brainstem death, as diagnosed by UK criteria, is the point at which “all functions of the brain have permanently and irreversibly ceased.”
Further still updated in 1995 (to present), “It is suggested that ‘irreversible loss of the capacity for consciousness, combined with irreversible loss of the capacity to breathe’ should be regarded as the definition of death’
This is mirrored in US law:
U.S’s Uniform Determination of Death Act (§ 1, U.L.A. [1980]) states: “An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead.”
It is also mirrored in Australian law:
The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Statement on Death and Organ Donation define death as: a) Irreversible cessation of all function of the brain of the person; or b) Irreversible cessation of circulation of blood in the body of the person.
So, the question stands: How can you kill something that cannot die?
Can you answer this?
If you don’t want to believe me, believe Professor Goldenring, a leading figure in the anti-abortion movement. He wrote the New England Journal of Medicine paper, “Development of the Fetal Brain.”
“When the coordinating and individuating function of a living brain is demonstrably present, the full human organism exists. Before full brain differentiation, only cells, organs, and organ systems exist, which may potentially be integrated into a full human organism if the brain develops. After brain death what is left of the organism is once again only a collection of organs, all available to us for use in transplantation, since the full human being no longer exists.”
You see, Madblog, your problem here is you think “life” magically appears in the foetus. It doesn’t. At no stage does “life” magically appear in a zygote, a blastocyst, embryo, or foetus. Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago and hasn’t been interrupted since. A foetus was never inorganic and suddenly becomes organic. For this reason, the only true method we have to distinguish the onset of a distinct, functioning human being is when the brain begins to exhibit sustain EEG activity, and we see full bilateral synchronisation only at week 28.
Only after something is “On” can it be turned “Off.”
You’re still talking about death–and even your criteria here require that death means the DEATH of something which was previously alive. That is exactly what I’m talking about: ending lives, resulting in death.
You see, Madblog, your problem here is you think “life” magically appears in the foetus. It doesn’t. At no stage does “life” magically appear in a zygote, a blastocyst, embryo, or foetus. Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago and hasn’t been interrupted since. A foetus was never inorganic and suddenly becomes organic. ”
You have just agreed with me that fetuses are living. YOU are insisting that non-living fetuses suddenly become alive.
But then you are trying to posit a third category which is neither alive nor dead, but something like pre-living. Which is absurd.
You’re all confused. Is a sperm a unique human life?
All of it is living. I think we can agree on that. It is possible for a sperm to die. So that’s not really the question, is it?
I’m not spending any more time today on the precise moment when a fetus becomes a living human because the question is moot and because it is a distraction. You, and many others, posit a “before life–bing! –living” continuum. That allows you to defend the proper termination of not-living-yet “fetuses.”
The question is: is it a living person?
The science all demonstrates that the zygote is a distinct human being apart from its mother host. It is a living organism, and it is a distinct human; it does not have potential to become anything but a human being.
You can assign personhood at any arbitrary mark if you wish, but that assignation is arbitrary and preference-based.
I think the question is moot anyway if the item in the womb is going to become a person, unless you end its life.
No. How can a sperm meet the legal, medical and scientific definition of death?
Please explain that to me.
I’m not spending any more time today on the precise moment when a fetus becomes a living human because the question is moot and because it is a distraction.
Quite on the contrary, it is the heart of the very matter. You are saying something is being “murdered,” so justify that word use. Justify yourself. Prove it.
The science all demonstrates that the zygote is a distinct human being apart from its mother host.
Wrong, again. I really want you to read this exceptionally carefully. It’s the words of the so-called ”Father of the Anti-Abortion Movement”, Jack Willke:
“Since all authorities accept that the end of an individual’s life is measured by the ending of his brain function (as measured by brain waves on the EEG), would it not be logical for them to at least agree that individual’s life began with the onset of that same human brain function as measured by brain waves recorded on that same instrument?” (Dr. Jack Willke, Abortion: Questions and Answers)
So, please answer the question: Before full bilateral synchronisation, how can you “kill” something that cannot “Die”?
What? A skin cell is living, a bacteria is living, an amoeba is a living organism. A sperm is not living? An egg is not living?
Sperm cannot die? Really?
Part of the living system that began on earth 13.8 billion years ago and hasn’t been interrupted since. You have to address the matter of when a distinct, functioning human being becomes a reality. You are saying a distinct human being is being “murdered.” So, tell me:
You have the legal, medical, and scientific definitions of death.
To repeat, as the anti-abortionist, Goldenring (Professor of Surgery, the Paul W. Sanger Chair in Experimental Surgery, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology), clearly states:
Before full brain differentiation, only cells, organs, and organ systems exist, which may potentially be integrated into a full human organism if the brain develops. After brain death what is left of the organism is once again only a collection of organs, all available to us for use in transplantation, since the full human being no longer exists
This is silly. You are very clearly arguing all of my points.
Death happens AFTER LIFE.
Zygotes and sperm and bacteria and eggs are living, continuing the life that began at the beginning.
The question here is not whether something is living. Sometimes you are arguing over that, and sometimes you are arguing over personhood. You don’t see the distinction.
The quotes you cite do not support the assertion that you are making; they are part of a discussion about the relative development of a human organism.
The final point you cede is that “…when we decide to dehumanize a single person, we have made a decision to evaluate the relative worth of all human beings from then on.”
You have the legal, scientific and medical definitions of death.
Unless you can tell me how you can kill something that cannot die your post (and your position in general) is patently absurd.
So tell me, how can you turn something “Off” that is not “On”?
If you can’t, just stop talking because you’re just babbling nonsense.
Yes. Death is the termination of life. It is not the state of something before it is alive. That, according to you, is some third option other than life or death.
All-ALL-medical and otherwise expertise has known for some time that a fetus is a living organism, and that it is human. Living + human = living human.
The question among those who are searching for justification for Abortion-On-Demand is whether those living humans have personhood. (Not whether they are alive OR human.)
When you take your hands off your ears and stop yelling, “La–la–la!” we can talk. You are talking past all my answers as if I haven’t responded.
Again, I write a post the point of which is: When we devalue a single human life, we have to decide the relative value/status of all lives from then on; and you start a comment thread the point of which is to question the human value/status of fetuses. PERFECT.
All-ALL-medical and otherwise expertise has known for some time that a fetus is a living organism, and that it is human.
Absolutely, categorically incorrect. A total and complete lie.
Shall I re-post the words of the so-called ”Father of the Anti-Abortion Movement”, Jack Willke:
There it is, in black and white from an anti-abortionist.
And here is another anti-abortionist, Professor Goldenring:
Let me repeat that first sentence: “When the coordinating and individuating function of a living brain is demonstrably present, the full human organism exists.
A distinct human being can die. So answer the question:
Since all authorities…This man may see that as logical, but it is not conclusively so. That may be a logical conclusion, or it may not be, because there are a multitude of other factors to include in the question.
There are other legal definitions of death; brain death is not the universal measure.
The DEATH of a living organism after it was alive is not equivalent to the state of an organism either before it is living, or before it has brain waves (or any other arbitrary measure pro-choicers like to pull out of their hats.)
I repeat, that man whose brain waves have ceased ( or become unmeasurable, which is notable) does not become either (1.) non-human or (2.) living in the way that life began 18 gazillion years ago BUT not living yet. He becomes a dead human being who was previously alive.
You are here declaring that an unborn child is dead. Or else you are granting it a third state which is neither life nor death.
There is no science or medicine anywhere which tells us that a fetus is not a living organism. (You may not wish to allow personhood, but you cannot seriously deny that it is a living thing.)
There is no science anywhere which tells us that the fetus is not human. You may wish to deny personhood until some arbitrary condition is met, but it is human as species, it will be human, it will never be anything else.
Tell a woman who has miscarried, even at a very early stage, that she has not lost her baby, or that it’s OK—it wasn’t alive. Actually, please don’t.
Madblog, I have provided you evidence for my position. All you have done is disagree and offer nothing, nothing at all, to support yours. Somewhat hilariously, you’re also contradicting the statements of staunch, staunch, staunch anti-abortionists.
What other “factors” might be involved? Please explain. Are you talking about a soul? Great, prove it.
Absolutely false. A bold faced lie, in fact.
I have given you the legal, scientific and medical definitions of Death from the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Why lie, Madblog?
Again, an absolute lie.
Goldenring, an anti-abortionist says it quite clearly: “When the coordinating and individuating function of a living brain is demonstrably present, the full human organism exists… After brain death what is left of the organism is once again only a collection of organs, all available to us for use in transplantation, since the full human being no longer exists.”
You are here declaring that an unborn child is dead.
I have made no such declaration. Again, why are you lying?
What I have said is that before full synchronisation (week 28) there is no functioning human organism. As Goldenring says, “Before full brain differentiation, only cells, organs, and organ systems exist, which may potentially be integrated into a full human organism if the brain develops.”
I’m glad you brought this up. There’s a very good reason why the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. National Library of Medicine call natural abortion after week 20 “preterm deliveries,” while before that date it is labeled “miscarriages.” There is a distinct line.
So, the facts are these: At no stage does “life” magically appear in a zygote, a blastocyst, embryo, or foetus. Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago and hasn’t been interrupted since. A foetus was never inorganic and suddenly becomes organic. For this reason, the only method we have to distinguish the onset of a distinct, functioning human being is when the brain begins to exhibit sustain EEG activity, and we see full bilateral synchronisation only at week 28.
If you want to use language like “kill” and “murder” then you must tell me, and everyone reading this, how you can kill something that cannot die?
Would you like the legal, scientific and medical definitions of death again?
Over to you.
I’m telling you the sky is blue here, not some wacko personal belief. Enough time has been spent on this.
Just one thing though: What part of the following is a “lie?”
Are you actually disputing this?!
How are you not embarrassed to prove the point of my post: that a culture which devalues, discounts, erases the value of human beings must forever after make judgments on the relative value of human lives?
Let me know when you want to answer the only question that matters here, OK.
Until you answer this, I suggest you drop the deliberately inflammatory language you’re using. It’s unfounded, patently false, and inherently irrational… It’s why no one takes Evangelicals seriously.
Apologies… you are correct in saying he becomes a dead human who was once alive: a living, functioning, distinct human organism, defined as such because he had full neural synchronisation. He had a brain that was “On,” and is now “Off.”
My point is that the state of this man is not comparable or equivalent to a pre-born human being.
There is no “human being” until full bilateral synchronisation. Please understand that. Please get that straight in your head. A human being can die. Before week 28 nothing can “die.” Period. So, if you want to use language like “kill” and “murder” then you must tell me, and everyone reading this, how you can kill something that cannot die…
OK, let’s go into it a little. Fetal brain waves are measured long before 28 weeks. Your “science” is ridiculous.
Here’s the one question for you: How do you justify terminating fetuses after they have achieved full bilateral synchronization? Because clearly you do. This is the only topic on which I will converse.
OK, Madblog, this is where you’re supposed to provide “evidence.” Like I said, no one takes Evangelicals seriously because of baseless statements just like this.
First up, there is no such thing as “brain waves.” If you knew what you were talking about you’d already know that. For brain activity the required neurological infrastructure (neurons, dendrites, and axons with synapses between them) simply doesn’t exist until week 20. From the New England Journal of Medicine, Professors K.J.S. Anand, and P.R. Hickey:
“electroencephalographic patterns…First, intermittent electroencephalograpic bursts in both cerebral hemispheres are first seen at 20 weeks gestation; they become sustained at 22 weeks and bilaterally synchronous at 26 to 27 weeks.”
Now, bear in mind, circuitry firings from week 20 do not denote sustained activity. What is happening is much like a car turning over. Bursts, but no feedback. The “engine” is not on.
So, let’s let Prof. Christof Koch (2009) explain:
“But when does the magical journey of consciousness begin? Consciousness requires a sophisticated network of highly interconnected components, nerve cells. Its physical substrate, the thalamo-cortical complex that provides consciousness with its highly elaborate content, begins to be in place between the 24th and 28th week of gestation. Roughly two months later synchrony of the electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythm across both cortical hemispheres signals the onset of global neuronal integration. Thus, many of the circuit elements necessary for consciousness are in place by the third trimester.”
Clearly I do? Really, and based on what do you make that assumption? I certainly haven’t said anything to the like, so you’re just lying… again.
Why do you lie so much, Madblog?
So you do not approve of abortion on demand after a certain mark of development?
After full bilateral synchronisation, no, not unless the woman’s life is in danger. This, of course, reflects almost all abortion laws. In fact, most laws err on the side of caution, naming 20 weeks as the legal cutoff date. I think that’s fair.
It definitely
does not reflect “almost all ” abortion laws. Educate yourself.
I think you should let your feminist friends know your views; most of them would define you as pro-life and a forced-birther.
In the States, yes it does. All bar 9 states have legal terminations up to week 28 (before synchronisation), with the majority at and before week 25.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/18/us/politics/abortion-restrictions.html
This explains it a little clearer:
No restriction 9 states and D.C., 28 million population
28 weeks 3 states, 36 million population
24 to 26 weeks 26 states, 190 million population
12 weeks 1 state, 3 million population
6 Weeks 1 state, 672,591 population
And yes, I was little wrong. In the US (not my country, remember) the “majority” of states fall behind the 25th week.
That puts us in the same boat. You now understand that there are (many) fetuses, which by your criteria are living, which are being terminated. By your own set of markers, human beings are selectively killed. What will you do with that information?
Let’s add to that the fact that there are still more abortions happening outside of the legal criteria. Hence my post, since the videos I mention have PP spokespersons describing how to do partial-birth abortions (which are illegal) in such a way as to leave saleable parts undamaged. In other words, within Planned Parenthood this (abortion which violates legal criteria) is S.O.P.
In my area, there was the notorious trial of Kermit Gosnell, an actual sadist, who operated an abortion facility for decades which killed born fetuses (“botched abortions”) in the most gruesome and cruel ways imaginable, and sent many women to the hospital wounded as well. He carried on his PP practice unmolested by law, with Planned Parenthood’s approval, for many years.
Not in the same boat. I said before full synchronisation, but if the woman’s life is in danger after that point then I can fully understand terminating the pregnancy.
The videos are a fraud. Even the producer admitted that. You see, this is another reason why no one takes you seriously: you’re citing a known fraud. You have no credibility.
I don’t understand. There are abortions by your statistics which would happen after that point. There certainly are for real, regardless of your statistics.
The woman’s life in danger is a notorious distraction, an extremely rare reason for abortion. Certainly most, even after your own marker, are not for this reason.
The producer said no such thing. Apparently you have not watched the videos; they are certainly not fake, and this was determined in court. Better check your agenda-driven news outlets.
Really, you show yourself to be uninformed and defensive here. In the U.S. it is only the dumbest of the feminist Kool-Aid drinkers who believe the videos were faked. They are widely understood to be real and accurate; it’s just that not enough of us care…which was the whole point of my post.
I haven’t given any statistics. Again, you’re just lying.
I gave you the legal cut off dates for US states.
Why do you lie so much?
And yes, the videos were a fraud. The produces are in fact up on felony charges
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Harris-grand-jury-indicts-pair-behind-Planned-6782865.php
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/01/25/creator-of-anti-planned-parenthood-videos-faces-felony-charge/
Why are you SUCH a jerk? It isn’t a lie to use the word “statistics” for a list of numbered items. I apologize for using an incorrect word.
And FYI, this is the New England Journal of Medicine’s reaction to the fraud
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1510279#t=article
The current uproar was ignited when an antiabortion activist, posing as a biomedical research company representative, captured on video — which he then edited in the most misleading way possible…
And if you’re really interested, here is a detailed article outlining all the “creative” splices the producers did in making their fraud
http://valerietarico.com/2015/08/31/42-splices-and-counting-nine-facts-you-should-know-about-the-planned-parenthood-smear-campaign/
Uninformed again sir. The complete and unedited videos were freely available as well. The court declared that the “edits” were for time and not for substance, and that they were accurate. You really haven’t watched them, have you? Best bloviate on what you know.
“David Daleiden wanted to show exactly what a 19-week-old aborted fetus, being held in the hands of a medical technician, looked like. The problem was he didn’t have that picture. So he went to the Internet, found something close and inserted it into his documentary.
The photo, two cupped hands holding a tiny male fetus, appeared on screen as dramatic music played. Against this backdrop, a medical technician detailed how she was present when an intact 19-week gestated fetus was aborted at a Planned Parenthood clinic and, she says, harvested for tissue samples.
Daleiden’s video failed to mention that the photo and the story do not match.”
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/19/politics/planned-parenthood-videos/
That’s just one of the frauds in the “videos.”
You see, if all you have is lying then no one, ever, is going to take you seriously. Lying does that to people. They lose all credibility.
I’m going to have to stop here and ask you what do YOU think is the definition of “lie”? I do not think that word means what you think it means.
Not sure but at this point in the video, I believe he may have been showing an example of how a 19-week fetus appears for the viewers’ benefit. I know about that, and I believe the parents approved the use of the picture. No explanation would be needed.
No, he stole a picture from the net of a stillborn.
And I’m still waiting for you to show this court case you said cleared the producers.
You weren’t lying again, were you, madblog?
No. I’m not sure why you keep throwing that non-sequitur at me, but have fun.
What about those fetuses which are “human” and “alive” according to your own personal criteria? The numbers would be many. Still don’t care, am I right?
And you are still missing the point of my post, at the same time demonstrating its truth.
Like I said, if the mother’s life is in danger, then a termination of the pregnancy is fine. The absolute majority of terminations occur in the first few weeks of pregnancy, so whatever you’re trying to argue here holds no bearing whatsoever on the broader subject.
So, are you going to tell me how you can kill something that cannot die?
I remind you, you are using language like “kill” and “murder,” so either justify that language use, or drop it
Madblog, show me that court decision
I never said that any court case cleared the producers! Please don’t put words in my mouth. The analyses didn’t legally “clear” anybody. I
simply said that a court had determined that the videos were accurate. I was incorrect here, in that the analyses were offered as evidence but not that any legal determination was made one way or the other regarding the analyses themselves.
Here are some articles Re: the analysis. There was an analysis by Coalfire, which found the “edits” were bathroom breaks and waiting room times. Then there was the analysis hired by PP, which found much the same, though since they reported “edits,” agendaed headlines abounded.
http://dailysignal.com/2015/09/29/forensic-analysis-planned-parenthood-videos-are-authentic/
http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/9764
And here’s a report on the firm that Planned Parenthood hired to examine the videos:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423246/planned-parenthoods-commissioned-video-review-proves-authenticity-its-employees
“The importance of the Fusion GPS report is in what it does not show: evidence of fabrication or of blatantly misrepresentative editing. Nothing was dubbed or (contra the Times’s headline, “altered”). Despite the cuts and skips, even Fusion GPS admits: “This analysis did not reveal widespread evidence of substantive video manipulation.” What Planned Parenthood representatives said, they said. Melissa Farrell still says Planned Parenthood can “get creative” about tissue procurement, Debbie Nucatola still talks about illegally altering abortion procedures to increase the likelihood of usable organs, and Mary Gatter still wants her Lamborghini. The report doesn’t even touch the latest Planned Parenthood videos, which culminate in charges of outright homicide. … In short, Planned Parenthood’s own technical analysis has shown that the Center for Medical Progress did not put words in any of its employees’ mouths, and there is no “context” in which tampering with abortion procedures to obtain usable organs could be justified.”
Alliance Defending Freedom: A radical right wing evangelical Christian legal group (dedicated to opposing abortion) who want to reinstate “Christendomic theology of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries.”
Oh wow… Fabulous link there. Thoroughly believable.
Nice group, too. In April 2013 ADF attorney Lisa Biron was found guilty of child pornography when she filmed her own 14-year-old daughter having sex with two men on multiple occasions.
Look, I’m not at all interested in the “videos.” They are a fraud. Period. By even bringing this fraud up demonstrates to me that you’re not interested in what is “real.”
There is only one question here which must be addressed here:
Answer that, or this conversation is over.
Since the substance of my post, and my repeated statements during this conversation, have been to point out that our culture has abandoned the value that says all human beings are of inestimable intrinsic worth, and that it is inhumane to evaluate the status and worth of select human beings as compared to others, assigning full status to some and erasing status for others…when a child in the womb develops arbitrarily selected brain markers is completely irrelevant.
The apparent fact that you cannot see that point demonstrates my assertions over and over again. YOU are here to assign worth to some humans and to devalue the worth of others. That is your purpose in this conversation.
(Now there is (sic) no such thing as “brain waves”? Oy.)
At no point did I lump you into a pile of “all those atheists” as you have lumped me into a category. You are talking to me, not a cartoon.
A disagreement with you does not constitute a lie. Is English your first language? I let it go for a bit, but calling your host a liar is quite beyond civil behavior and you are finished here.
Well, stop lying, and you won’t be called a liar. It’s really quite simple.
Now, are you going to tell me how you can kill something that cannot die?
Sorry, I forgot to end the blockquote. i’d appreciate it if you ended the blockquote after Goldenring’s words. Thank you.
It’s OK, I understood it. I’ll get to that edit soon. Spinning plates here while typing.
Cheers. Appreciated.
By the way, at no time do I use the word “murdered.”
I guess that makes you a liar.
You haven’t, not in this post, but “killing a human” (as you are trying to argue) implies murder, does it not?
So, that brings us back to the all important question:
Madblog: How can you kill something that cannot die?
I never refer to abortion as murder for good reasons.
How do you expect to be taken seriously when you’re a liar?
“Our killing mills are sitting right on our main streets, and we’re downright proud of them.”
So, once again Madblog:
SusanneH March 25, 2016 at 6:41
John Zande; I’ve been pregnant three times. Each time, by the beginning of the fourth month, I could feel my sons moving. According to you, they were not actually “alive” yet. However: son #1 was very quiet, moved rarely, spent days at a time making no perceptible motion. He is now 18, and outstandingly quiet and peaceful, and recently mentioned to me that he couldn’t understand boys who had to move around all the time, he’d rather just sit still. I laughed and told him he had been that way since I first started to get to know him, at four months of life inside of me. Son #4 was a pusher, shover and honestly I wasn’t sure if he ever slept from four months til birth. And now he is a high-energy, active kid; the exact opposite of his older brother. And sons 2 and 3 were twins, and since it was hard to tell who was who before they were born, it was not possible to tell their characters before birth, but they did jostle for room quite a bit and were very much ALIVE when I first felt them move at four months.
You, sir, are an uneducated dunce. I wince in shame for you when I read your comments. You are abusive and cruel, full of your perceived “knowledge” that is really foolishness. Get some humility; you will be much wiser for it.
Thank you Susanne. Much could be said of the presumption and insensitivity of a man who feels free to marginalize the self-report of literally all women who have been with child, and to “explain” to them their experiences.
Isn’t it remarkable how the personality of each child is apparent in the womb? I’ve told my kids the same thing exactly! It’s very clear that children-as young as a few weeks in utero-are possessed of built-in personalities.
Hi Susanne
”I’ve been pregnant three times. Each time, by the beginning of the fourth month, I could feel my sons moving. According to you, they were not actually “alive” yet.”
I never said that. Ever. Please read carefully what I wrote.
The movement you are describing is simply action potentials firing. The actions are not directed (consciously) in any way, nor can they be, until after full bilateral synchronisation.
That is simply a hard fact. There is simply no neurological apparatus (neurons, dendrites, and axons with synapses between them) in place at week 16. What you were feeling was akin to a frog’s leg spasm when electricity is passed through it.
Nice ad hominem attack, but thoroughly misplaced. If you’d like to actually address the points presented (namely, how can you kill something that cannot die?) in a coherent manner then by all means do so.
Your insensitive reply seems more like either a programmed response or akin to a frog’s leg spasm when electricity is passed through it.
Well, I’m sorry is simple biology disturbs you, madblog, but all i wrote was the simple facts of an organic body.
You are aware, aren’t you, as to how the body works?
The bold arrogance here is remarkable. I am aware of the biological facts here, yes I am, having carried and borne six children. And having miscarried at least one. I am obviously aware of how the body works.
You presume to interpret every woman’s experience for us. And you are apparently unable to comprehend conversation directed to you, since you’ve been completely uninformed by anything said to you. You’re like a parrot.
How does your mind work and do you have a capacity for empathy? That is really what is in question here.
”You presume to interpret every woman’s experience for us.”
Not at all, nor did say anything even remotely close to that. You’d be well advised in the future to be more careful with your accusations, Madblog. It does not reflect well on you, or your capacity to engage an adult conversation.
”And you are apparently unable to comprehend conversation directed to you, since you’ve been completely uninformed by anything said to you.”
That’s a peculiar statement, especially considering all I have been talking about here are facts. I’m sorry, but I’m not going to apologise for facts. If you can’t respond to them in a coherent and meaningful manner then that is your problem, not mine.
As Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine so eloquently put it:
“Facts are facts. They are enormously discourteous.”
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Tricia March 20, 2016 at 6:41
Yes, very well said indeed!
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xPraetorius May 15, 2018 at 6:41
@MB — You said this:
It would be difficult to find a better summation of how inextricably Nazism and abortion are linked! Well said.
Don’t worry about Zande… he’s the sophist’s sophist. He knows he’s wrong, and is simply in need of a Sword of Alexander to cut through the Gordian Knot of his “thinking.”
• “It” (a fetus — we’ll even use their language) is living.
• “It” is life. Both facts are undisputed by any scientist on Earth.
• “It” is human. Also undisputed by any scientist.
• “It” is “human life.” Also undisputed by any scientist on Earth. No one pretends “it’s” a plant or a mineral (though Zande once tried to make the indirect case to me that minerals are living, and that they suffer. He can be quite the idiot.)
• If you argue about “it” for more than nine months, “it” will render the question of whether “it’s” “a human life” entirely moot. “It” then is. Also undisputed by any scientist on earth.
• None of these facts are even disputed by sophists like Zande.
It’s that little, teentsy, weentsy article — “a” — on which they hang the entirety of their argument.
“It’s not a human life!” they scream! It’s human, it’s life, it’s living, it’s human life, but it’s not a human life…” Get it? That’s the tortured, pathetic gymnastics the pro-deathers have to go through to arrive at their conclusion. No wonder they don’t like to debate!
So, pro-deathers — prove your point. Prove that “it’s” not a human life.
You pro-deathers’re going to destroy “it.” Therefore, the burden of proof — beyond any possible shadow of a doubt — that it’s okay to do so, sits squarely on your shoulders. Because if you’re wrong…
If you’re wrong, then you’re as bad, as repulsive, as horrible, blood-thirsty and disgusting, as any Nazi there ever was.
And you know it.
So… prove it.
One last, quick question: Why is it that whenever leftists and atheists take a stand on something — anything! — someone, or someones — sometimes tens of millions of someones — ends up dead? Every time. The list of leftist- and atheist-caused atrocities is very, very, very long.
— x
madblog Post author May 15, 2018 at 6:41
The gymnastics by especially Z on several of my posts is astonishing. I actually did witness him admitting that IF these are human lives, then it miiiiight not be just to end their lives. A huge admission. I’d have to find the thread. But they are all unwilling to take the next intellectually honest step.
I think you’re right in saying that sjw stands always end up killing people. It is certain that the dehumanization of human beings always ends in mass death.
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By Loveworld UK on 27th April 2018 News
It was only a coincidence – but the publication of lacklustre GDP data on the same day Travis Perkins updated investors on current trading will have made the builder’s merchant’s task easier.
For what they show is that the business actually appears to be defying the current gloom engulfing the construction sector.
While the latter suffered a 3.3% quarter-on-quarter contraction during the first three months of the year, Travis Perkins actually enjoyed a highly creditable 3% rise in its like-for-like sales, driven by a remarkable 19.7% increase in its plumbing and heating division, which includes the City Plumbing Supplies, City Heating Spares, Primaflow and National Shower Spares brands.
That follows a substantial improvement in the business which, in recent years, had been struggling amid intense competition.
Image: Travis Perkins is a trade and consumer-facing business.Pic: Travis Perkins
Meanwhile, like-for-like sales in the general merchanting division, which includes the core Travis Perkins brand, fell by just 1.3%, a better performance than might have been expected given the industry backdrop.
That was the good news.
The bad news was that the company’s consumer division, which includes the Wickes, Tile Giant and Toolstation brands, suffered a 4.6% drop in its like-for-like sales.
:: Obvious Brexit link in economic slowdown
The company blames this on “poor weather conditions and the current weakness in the UK do-it-yourself market”.
That weakness has been plain for all to see. Kingfisher, owner of the UK’s largest DIY chain B&Q, saw its share price melt last month after reporting a 2.8% fall in full year like-for-like sales at the business – intensifying to a 5% drop during the final three months of 2017.
Image: B&Q has not been immune to the slowdown in spending
Its chief executive, Veronique Laury, said the outlook was uncertain and described consumer confidence as “just terrible”, adding that B&Q had suffered from fewer people entering its stores and had suffered from “softer demand for big ticket items such as kitchens”.
Ms Laury has since then mused publicly about a return to the high street and, instead of more out of town warehouse-style stores, opening smaller outlets – potentially marking a revival of local ironmongers – as well as stepping up click and collect services.
If things have been bad at Kingfisher, they have been worse still at Homebase, the UK’s second largest DIY chain.
Its woes, however, have been largely self-inflicted following its £340m takeover, less than two years ago, by the Australian retail giant Wesfarmers.
Image: Homebase sales have struggled under Wesfarmers
It decided to rebrand Homebase to Bunnings, the name under which it trades Down Under, which has a far more macho image and which is geared more towards builders and professionals.
Wesfarmers has now written off more than the purchase price, put the business up for sale and, in the meantime, earmarked between 20 and 30 stores for closure.
Compared with that, the drop in sales in the consumer division at Travis Perkins during the first three months of 2018 does not look at all bad.
Clyde Lewis, of stockbroker Peel Hunt, said of Travis Perkins’s update: “It could have been much worse, given the weather and second-hand housing market backdrop.”
But Graeme Kyle, of Shore Capital, added a more cautionary note, pointing out that sales in the consumer division were probably flattered by the early timing of Easter, traditionally a very important sales period for DIY stores and garden centres.
He said: “Adjusted for Easter, consumer would have been -6%, marking a continuation of the steep cyclical downswing we are seeing in UK DIY spending.”
That consumers are spending less doing up their homes has also been apparent in recent trading updates from Carpetright, which has offered its shareholders the first glimmer of light in a while, revealing on Thursday that its creditors had approved a Company Voluntary Arrangement that will enable it to shut 92 stores and reduce its rents at 113 others.
Topps Tiles, another company heavily exposed to the home improvement market, is another to recently have warned of tougher trading – only some of which could be explained by the bad weather in March.
The old rule of thumb for home improvement and DIY chains were that, even if house prices were falling, they would benefit from people spending more on doing up their homes.
The UK is not quite yet in the territory of falling house prices but, with Nationwide Building Society today predicting house price growth of just 1% for the rest of the year, the market is pretty tepid.
Nor are people moving home as much: statistics published on Thursday by HM Revenue & Customs revealed that there were just 267,800 housing transactions during the first three months of the year, a shocking fall of one-fifth on the same period last year. That points to a very subdued market which cannot all be blamed on the weather.
Even though wages are now growing at a slightly faster rate than inflation, for the first time in a year, it would probably be unwise for DIY retailers to expect too much of an improvement in their fortunes just yet.
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The new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series: The most powerful C-Class of all time
OverviewA generation ahead: the new Mercedes-Benz M-Class: Refinement meets efficiencyCompact sports tourer: the new B-Class from Mercedes-Benz - Heralding a new era in the compact classFirst public appearance of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class: Mercedes-Benz at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor ShowLuxury van Viano Vision Pearl: Yacht on four wheelsMercedes Concept A-CLASS: The first heartbeat of a new generationMercedes-Benz Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS - The future shape of the new compact car range: Mercedes-Benz presents electric The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster - Open sensuality: roadster performance in its perfect formThe new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series: The most powerful C-Class of all timeThe new Mercedes-Benz F 125! research vehicle - Redefinition of automotive luxury: emission-free driving in First ClassThe new SLK 250 CDI: Sports car performance with the fuel economy of a sub-compactThe new SLK 55 AMG: Top marks in all disciplines
Spectacular design, technology transfer from the world of motorsport and driving dynamics at the highest level; the new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series embodies the new AMG brand claim, Driving Performance, like no other AMG model. The new high-performance vehicle is the most powerful C-Class of all time, boasting a maximum output of 380 kW (517 hp) and a maximum torque of 620 newton metres. The AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine impresses with its hefty torque, tremendous pulling power and responsiveness, and ensures high-calibre performance: the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds. Exclusive fun at the wheel comes courtesy of the adjustable AMG coil-over sports suspension, the AMG high‑performance compound braking system and the functional standard equipment. The AMG Track Package is available as an option to enhance driving dynamics even further. It boasts sports tyres and active rear-axle transmission cooling, plus the AMG Aerodynamics package including flics, a functionally tuned front splitter and an adjustable carbon-fibre rear aerofoil.
Broad, low, brawny and ready to pounce from a standstill – the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series makes a mighty impression. It’s clear right from the first time you set eyes on it that the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series is made for ambitious laps on a closed-off race track. In visual terms the new high-performance vehicle is reminiscent of the SLS AMG GT3 customer sports car and symbolises the transfer of technology from the sphere of motorsport, which has been part of the corporate philosophy of Mercedes-AMG GmbH for 44 years now.
With its new C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series, AMG is presenting an exciting sports car for enthusiasts who are passionate about sports cars which are big on horsepower, and this marks the impressive continuation of the Black Series strategy, which began back in 2006. AMG, the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz Cars, is once again demonstrating its expertise when it comes to designing and developing emotionally appealing high-performance cars.
“AMG has its roots in international motorsport. The new C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series is the best proof there is for the permanent transfer of technology from the race track to the road. The numerous successes in the DTM, the customer sports range featuring the SLS AMG GT3 and our commitment to Formula 1, where we have been providing the Official F1Ô Safety Car and the Official F1Ô Medical Car for the past 15 years, continuously spur on our engineers and technicians. The C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series embodies the new AMG brand claim, Driving Performance, like no other AMG model”, comments Ola Källenius, the CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
Key data at a glance:
C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series
380 kW (517 hp) at 6800 rpm
620 Nm at 5200 rpm
Engine weight (dry)
Fuel consumption, NEDC combined
Arrow-shaped front section with large cooling air openings
It doesn’t matter from which angle you’re looking at it: the new C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series displays its ties with motorsport from every perspective. The arrow-shaped front section with the central Mercedes star in the radiator grille is the visual synonym for its unfettered forwards thrust. The air intakes in the striking front apron ensure reliable air flow through the large cooling modules. Two openings in the aluminium bonnet support the expelling of engine heat, whilst the struts positioned at an angle in the front apron emphasise the vehicle’s width. The black front splitter located at the lower end helps to balance the vehicle aerodynamically.
The expressive design continues in the side view: the newly developed front axle with a greater track width calls for new wings, which have been widened by 28 millimetres on each side. “6.3” logos give a nod to the sheer power of the large-displacement eight-cylinder high-speed naturally aspirated engine beneath the bonnet. Air outlets intimated behind the wheel cut-outs call to mind powerful racing cars. The onlooker discovers a black strip on the restyled AMG side skirts – a look which continues the idea of the front splitter. On each side the rear wings have also been widened by 42 millimetres, due to the greater track width of the rear axle. Air openings are hinted at in front of the rear wheels, forming a fitting conclusion.
AMG light-alloy wheels featuring light forging technology
255/35 R 19 and 285/30 R 19 – these are the impressive wheel formats for the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series at its market launch. The wheel/tyre combination is mounted on 9 x 19 (front) and 9.5 x 19 (rear) AMG light-alloy wheels, fills out the wings to stunning effect and plays a significant part in the dynamic appearance of this new AMG sports car.
Painted titanium grey, the high-sheen light-alloy wheels are produced using particularly light forging technology – as is the case on the SLS AMG. These forged wheels weigh a total of eleven kilograms less than comparable wheels with a conventional design. The lower weight results in reduced unsprung masses, which improves both the suspension’s response and the steering precision.
Broad effect of the tail end with a diffuser insert
The tail end of the Black Series coupé is also a feast for the eyes: the new rear apron with its expressive black diffuser insert creates a broad effect. Just like on the SLS AMG GT3, it protrudes beyond the profile of the rear apron. The black grille on the upper end of the diffuser insert is an eye-catching feature, as is the AMG sports exhaust system: both of the chromed twin tailpipes integrated into the rear apron have an angular cross-section. The spoiler lip on the boot lid is painted in the vehicle colour and reduces lift at the rear axle, resulting in more driving stability at high speeds. The AMG logo with its discreet “Black Series” lettering is reserved exclusively for the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series.
Engine with high-tech components from the gull-wing model
A displacement of 6.3 litres, a maximum output of 380 kW (517 hp) and a torque of 620 newton metres from eight cylinders – one glance at the technical data and it’s clear that the engineering behind the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series is every bit the equal of its sensational appearance. The high-torque M156 naturally aspirated engine was specially refined for the new two-door model, whose forged pistons, connecting rods and the crankshaft with a lightweight design, for example, all come courtesy of the SLS AMG. These measures are flanked by a new engine control unit. As the car’s performance proves, the uprated V8 engine has an easy time of it in the coupé: the sprint from standing to 100 is over in 4.2 seconds.
Plenty of pulling power, an agile response and hefty torque – the qualities of the large-displacement AMG high-speed naturally aspirated engine arouse unadulterated passion in the driver. The jewel in the crown is the emotive, hallmark AMG eight-cylinder sound from the AMG sports exhaust system.
The optimised engine oil cooling ensures more performance even when the vehicle is put through its paces in harsh race-track conditions. With the aid of components from the SLS AMG, the AMG experts have managed to give the oil cooler a cooling surface which is 50 percent larger. The tried-and-trusted, innovative AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission takes care of power transmission. Four transmission modes, the double-declutching function and RACE START promise maximum motoring pleasure and a high degree of variability. In the “Sport plus” and “ Manual” transmission modes the gear changes take a mere 100 milliseconds.
AMG coil-over sports suspension with an AMG rear axle differential lock
The AMG sports suspension is a sophisticated new development. It has been designed as a coil-over suspension, as is the norm in motorsport – and it represents a hallmark feature of a Black Series model. It offers numerous setting options, and allows the driver to create their own personal set-up. The track width of the axles has been widened by 40 (at the front) and 79 millimetres (at the rear) respectively. In conjunction with the modified torsion-bar stabilisers, the C 63 AMG Black Series impresses with its pronounced driving dynamics, high grip and low roll angle. The AMG speed-sensitive sports steering facilitates superb vehicle control: the retuned map control for the power assistance ensures optimum steering precision.
The standard-specification AMG rear axle differential lock is responsible for reliable traction in particular for race-track applications. The 3-stage ESP® offers the ideal solution for all driving situations: via the ESP® button the driver can choose from the “ESP ON”, “Sport Handling Mode” and “ESP OFF” stages. In view of the increased driving dynamics, not only has the anti-lock braking system been completely retuned; the AMG high-performance braking system has also been redeveloped: a larger braking system is now used, with discs featuring compound technology proven in motorsport at the front axle (format: 390 x 36 millimetres) and integral discs at the rear axle (360 x 26 mm). Red-painted six-piston fixed callipers at the front and four-piston fixed callipers at the rear reliably decelerate the perforated, fade-resistant brake discs, which are ventilated all round.
Interior with a functional motor-racing atmosphere
The captivating high-tech components and the spectacular exterior design both find their logical continuation in the interior of the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series, which is black with red highlight elements, displaying the functional atmosphere of a true racing vehicle, whilst at the same time positively glowing with high quality and lovingly crafted details. Two AMG sports bucket seats facilitate the best levels of lateral support and thus optimum vehicle control on the race track. The black DINAMICA microfibre upholstery on the centre panels of the seats and doors is a new type of synthetic fibre which is characterised by its high lightfastness. The omission of the rear bench seat underlines the vehicle’s sporty character and reduces its weight. As an option the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series is also available as a four-seater including the AMG sports seats familiar from the C 63 AMG Coupé – and with single seats in the rear.
The AMG performance steering wheel in nappa leather/DINAMICA microfibre with a steering wheel rim featuring flattened top and bottom sections has aluminium shift paddles for manual gear changes. Red seat belts and red contrasting topstitching on the steering wheel, on the seats, door centre panels, armrests on the doors, the centre console and on the shift lever gaiter add some interesting highlights. An exclusive “ Black Series” logo adorns the trim on the dashboard, which sports a high-gloss black piano-lacquer look. The dashboard with three autonomous round dials has a three-dimensional TFT colour display. On opening the vehicle door the driver is greeted by AMG lettering. Possible displays for the engine oil temperature, the ESP® mode or the gear selection are integrated into the AMG main menu. The rotary switch for the C, S, S+ and M transmission modes and RACE START is located on the centre console next to the selector lever with a DINAMICA microfibre cover.
The C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series is proof positive that high driving dynamics and excellent active and passive safety need not necessarily be mutually exclusive: five airbags, belt tensioners and belt-force limiters for all seats are part of the standard specification, as are the anti-lock braking system ABS, the 3-stage ESP®, Headlamp Assist, the tyre pressure loss warning system and cruise control with SPEEDTRONIC variable speed limiter.
The standard specification also includes (selection):
AMG door sills in stainless steel, brushed, with AMG logo
AMG sports pedals in brushed stainless steel, with rubber studs
Audio 20 CD radio with double tuner, colour display, Bluetooth® interface, hands-free function, USB interface and eight loudspeakers
THERMATIC automatic climate control
AMG Track Package and AMG Aerodynamics package
AMG has two special packages to offer for enhancing driving dynamics even further: the AMG Track Package comprises 255/35 R 19 front and 285/30 R 19 rear sports tyres from Dunlop. They have been exclusively developed for the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series, and they tangibly and measurably increase grip. Active rear-axle transmission cooling improves performance in punishing race-track conditions. The radiator is located in the rear apron and the airflow passes through it effectively.
What are known as flics are part of the AMG Aerodynamics package. They are made of genuine carbon fibre and located on the front apron. Also included in the package are a functionally tuned front splitter made of genuine carbon fibre and a fixed carbon-fibre rear aerofoil with an adjustable blade. Both components not only increase the lift at the front and rear axle; they also optimise the vehicle’s aerodynamic balance.
Other optional extras include:
AMG Exterior Carbon-Fibre package (cross strut in front apron, exterior mirror housing, inserts on the side sill panel, diffuser insert and spoiler lip in genuine carbon fibre)
AMG light-alloy wheels featuring forging technology, painted in matt black with a high-sheen finish on the rim flange, with 255/35 R 19 and 285/30 R 19 tyres
AMG carbon-fibre trim
Intelligent Light System ILS
Tinted side/rear windows
Four captivating Black Series models since 2006
Whilst its driving dynamics are totally suited to the race track, the new C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series offers all the properties which characterise a t rue Mercedes-Benz: suitability for everyday use, durability, safety and quality.
The most powerful C-Class of all time is the fourth Black Series model to be launched since 2006. The first one was the SLK 55 AMG Black Series. The AMG 5.5-litre V8 engine in the decidedly puristic two-seater enticed customers with its maximum output of 294 kW (400 hp) and a torque of 520 newton metres, and between July 2006 and April 2007 120 units were produced. The CLK 63 AMG Black Series followed directly in its footsteps. The two-seater coupé was powered by an AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine with 373 kW (507 hp) and a torque of 630 newton metres. Between April 2007 and March 2008 700 vehicles were made.
The highlight up until now was the SL 65 AMG Black Series, which was unveiled in July 2008: the high-performance coupé still captivates drivers today with its spectacular appearance, unique performance data, systematic lightweight construction and exclusivity of the highest calibre. The AMG 6.0 litre V12 biturbo engine with a maximum output of 493 kW (670 hp) and torque of 1000 newton metres made the SL 65 AMG Black Series the most powerful AMG vehicle ever to enter series production. In total there were 350 units built from September 2008 to August 2009.
The C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series celebrated its world premiere during the Formula 1 race on the Nürburgring. The market launch will follow in January 2012, and its sales price is 115,430 euros (incl. 19% VAT).
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Increasing health insurance coverage for addiction treatment is key to fighting opioid deaths
by Theresa Kreif, University of Hawaii at Manoa
People who suffer from an addiction to opioids and want to overcome their addiction should not be denied access to treatment by their insurance providers, according to new policy recommendations that were co-authored by Claudio Nigg, a professor in the Office of Public Health Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
The most common reason why people who want but do not get addiction treatment is that government and private insurance programs don't cover the costs, according to a statement published June 27 on the website of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
"To fight the opioid addiction epidemic that is ravaging the U.S. today, policymakers need to increase Medicaid funding for addiction treatment and declare the opioid epidemic to be a national emergency, and not just a public health emergency," Nigg says, explaining tt this would provide more federal money for treatment programs.
On average every day, 78 people die in the U.S. from opioid-related overdose, and 3,900 people start taking a prescription opioid for a non-medical reason.
In Hawaiʻi, 77 people died from opioid-related overdose in 2016, the most recent year that statistics are available from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Studies have shown that an effective, evidence-based method of treatment for addiction is "medication-assisted treatment." These programs include two components: medications that decrease cravings, and behavioral therapy, such as counseling or talk therapy, which is what ultimately helps people to change their behaviors.
"Many insurance programs cover the cost of the medication, but not the counseling," Nigg says.
People who enter programs that don't provide behavioral therapy have poorer outcomes and higher relapse rates, research shows.
"People need the counseling, not just the pills, to overcome their addiction," he says.
Nigg is an expert on behavioral health science. Over his career, he has studied theories of behavior change, and has conducted research on what motivates people to engage in healthier behaviors.
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The Hawaii Missile Alert Culprit: Poorly Chosen File Names
Saturday morning, January 13, 2018 at 8:09am Hawaii time, a staff member of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency’s (HIEMA) State Warning Point office was going through their routine shift change checklist. They went through the same checklist every time they started their shift. It was routine. It wasn’t interesting.
At one point, they opened up their IPAWS alert software, retrieved a list of saved “templates” and picked one from a list of 9. What they picked was named PACOM (CDW) — STATE ONLY.
Only, this wasn’t the template file they meant to open. The template they meant to open was named DRILL — PACOM (CDW) — STATE ONLY. Other than the word DRILL in the file name, the two files were nearly identical. I say nearly, because there was one other difference: The drill version sent a message only to test devices, while the non-drill version sent the exact same message to every mobile phone in Hawaii.
The message was ominous. BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
The message that showed up on every cell phone in Hawaii.
The State Warning Point staff member didn’t immediately realize they’d chosen the wrong file. Nothing in the system would tell them they had. The clicks and confirmations were exactly the same for either file. They wouldn’t realize their mistake until a few moments later, when their personal phone buzzed with the alert, as did everyone else’s in the State Warning Point Emergency Operations Center. Oops.
Sending a message to millions of phones about an incoming ballistic missile should, one would think, have a confirmation message. It did. But so did the test message. It also required the user type in a special password to ensure they intended to send the message to every recipient, but so did the test message.
The crux of the error was choosing the wrong file, from a list that looked like this:
This list, supplied by HIEMA, are the templates for messages.
It’s not hard to see how the wrong file was chosen. These seem to be listed in chronological order, newest to last. (The first file BMD False Alarm was added right after the false alert went out and the Governor issued a statement. It contains the message used to tell everyone that the NOT A DRILL message in fact was a DRILL.)
There’s an alternate template list floating around: (It seems the state isn’t sure which State Warning Point uses.)
In either case, you clearly see that the DRILL file name is almost identical to the actual file name. (CDW is Civil Defense Warning.) This list is alphabetical, which isn’t much better than date ordered.
Planning For This Mistake To Happen
This wasn’t a thoughtfully designed menu, any more than any random collection of user-named objects are. Yet, to get here, a lot of careful planning had to happen.
The system used to send out the alerts is called IPAWS — the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System — managed by the US Government’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in association with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The cellphone portion of IPAWS is known as the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.
States and counties can get access to the IPAWS system to post emergency notices, from everything from road closures to AMBER alerts (child abduction alerts).
Hawaii has had their system in place for a while, which they used for weather related issues, like landslides that close roads and tsunami warnings. In November, HIEMA concerned about rising tensions with North Korea, put out a new emergency preparedness plan, which included WEA messaging in case of a ballistic missile launch.
Here’s a slide from HIEMA’s emergency preparedness slide deck, stating their reaction to a missile launch:
Here are the messages HEIMA recommended:
You can see the actual message that went out was very close to the messages recommended in HIEMA’s plan. (WEA has a 90-character limit, so the recommended 138-character message needed to be shortened.)
I’m guessing, with these new guidelines in place, the State Warning Point updated their saved messages, first including the drill as a regular practice, then adding the actual message. (It seems they decided to add a template for tsunami warnings at the same point, as that fall in between to the two PACOM messages. PACOM stands for the United States Pacific Command, the military joint coordination office that monitors the Pacific region.)
FEMA lists 23 approved vendors of IPAWS alert origination software. Most of these are either Software as a Service or iOS apps. (Yes, someone can alert their entire state from your phone.)
HIEMA hasn’t revealed which vendor they’re currently using. (I’ve been told FOIA requests have already been filed to learn more about the systems used in Hawaii and other states.) It’s unlikely the HIEMA implementation was customized in any way. It takes quite a bit of work to get FEMA certified. Leave that work to the vendors.
If you visit the websites for the various approved vendors, you see some nicely designed systems. Here’s one from a company called Alertsense:
It seems to be a cleanly designed system. However, it has a predecessor and it’s possible HIEMA is using something that looks more like this:
Governments, which are often about saving their taxpayers money, don’t pay for upgrades. Especially for systems that aren’t broken. Hopefully, we’ll learn more soon about the specific system Hawaii is using.
This Mistake Has Likely Happened Before
My reaction, upon seeing the system involved, was why hasn’t this happened before? After all, choosing a wrong file is a common mistake. If the way you send an IPAWS message is to select a predefined template, then it’s likely someone picked the wrong one in the past.
However, it wouldn’t make the news. Most IPAWS alerts are for AMBER alerts and local weather issues. If the wrong message was sent out, say for a road closed by flooding, most people wouldn’t know there was an issue. If they weren’t near that particular road, they probably wouldn’t give attention to the message at all, even if it was a mistake.
IPAWS messages are usually local. A statewide message is rare. That’s what made this incident so public.
The newsworthiness of the incident was amplified because of our nation’s recent tensions with North Korea. It seems we’re always just a very stable genius’s tweet away from having a missile launched in our direction. Had this accident happened two years ago, everyone would’ve had a different reaction. (Though, it wouldn’t have happened two years ago because there was no need to think about incoming ballistic missiles back then.)
File Names Are The Culprit
Have you every known someone who loaded an old version of a file, when they meant to use the most recent, then accidentally saved the old data over the new? That is, in essence, the problem we saw here.
This is a classic user experience problem involving file name conventions. Users often do not choose file names thinking will I make a mistake in the future and choose the wrong file? We make mistakes with our files all the time, grabbing the wrong version when two files are similarly named.
If we want to ask ourselves, how would we prevent this from happening again, we have to look at how the IPAWS messages are stored for future use. The system, as it works today, relies on users to save the message templates with a meaningful name. If they fail to do so. If they choose a name that’s quite similar to another, this mistake will happen again.
There’s no system enforcing naming convention, just like there aren’t naming conventions for any other files in any other filesystem. Our systems don’t force a specific file naming regimen on the users, to ensure that every name is clear and distinct, so they’ll prevent naming confusion in the future.
A Possible Solution — Get Rid of File Names
In many ways, file names are an anachronism from days of old, when reading data was slow and space was costly. We could eliminate them in many cases, and this is one of them.
For an IPAWS WEA message, there are two distinct identifiers that we could use instead of a file name: the message itself and who it’s broadcast to. The message (BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND) is the most important thing and would distinguish it from other messages. The design could use the message as a primary indicator.
The design could also separate drills from the actual emergency alerts. There could be separate lists for the drills, which are clearly distinguished by location and other distinct visual coding (like color shading).
Using the message as the identifier and separating out the drills would do a lot to prevent this problem from re-occurring. Frankly, this is a classic micro-interactions problem. Good design could go a long way to make sure we never have this problem again.
Of course, this would be up to the vendor of the software. And there’s 23 vendors in this case. Is it FEMA’s responsibility to mandate this type of UX change? Or would the vendors do it just to avoid embarrassment?
We probably don’t want our lawmakers creating safety standards for file name methodologies. Or do we?
How Would We Have Predicted This Problem?
It’s easy now, with 20–20 hindsight, to see this problem clearly. But could we have predicted it the week before?
We don’t do enough work to stress test our own designs. We don’t ask whether people will confuse names they created themselves because those names are too similar. We don’t ask how we prevent panicking the population of an entire state, clogging up emergency 911 call centers, possibly putting anyone having a real emergency at risk.
In emergency preparedness operations, drills are a regular practice. FEMA, state emergency operations, and local first responders regularly hold drills. In these drills, they try to anticipate what might go wrong. They create scenarios that push at the extremes (what if a terrorist attack happened during earthquake recovery?), then hold retrospectives to take apart what happened and where the system didn’t hold up.
In these drills, product and service vendors are invited to participate. They observe how their products and services held up under the stress of simulated situations. Smart vendors also run their own drills and simulations, pushing their own products and services to extremes. These stress test their products, giving them a chance to make them more robust and effective.
These types of procedures are not common in digital products, except in the information security space, where regular hacking events have become common. (Last year, the Department of Defense U.S. Digital Service invited the public to break into D.O.D. systems, offering a bounty for anyone who could succeed, to stress test their system security.)
What would a simulated missile launch have revealed about the operation of the system? Would we have encountered the exact opposite of the problem that happened on January 13? Would we see an operator using the DRILL template when they meant to use the official warning? In HIEMA’s emergency action plan, the WEA message needs to go out 5 minutes after detection because impact happens 15 minutes later. How many lives might be lost if a delay happened because it took 5 minutes to realize no warning went out?
We need more of these types of learning experiences, where vendors and operators work to stress our systems. We need to break down the barriers of organizations and work directly with the users, as they have a lot of perspective to offer us. Then we need to design something better, something safer for that population.
UPDATE: The Verge published that the vendor for HIEMA was AlertSense, as we’d suspected and corroborated that the issue was indeed a template naming issue.
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Article: Ethical Dimensions to Federal Court Litigation in Immigration Matters By Cyrus Mehta
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<div class=”entry-content” itemprop=”text”><p>In light of the <a href=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/10/28/latest-data-show-h-1b-visas-being-denied-at-high-rates/#47e4d83f54c3″>higher possibility of denials</a> of routine H-1B and L-1 petitions, immigration lawyers may want to consider stepping out of their comfort zones. They should consider thinking about representing the client beyond the motion to reopen or appeal to the Appeals Administrative Office (AAO) in the event of a denial. Seeking judicial review of a denial under the Administrative Procedures Act is a very viable route to challenge a denial. Immigration lawyers may wish to structure the engagement to contemplate federal court action too, and also discuss this possibility with clients at the very outset. Sure enough, not all lawyers, especially business immigration lawyers, may wish to become federal court litigators. Even if they do not wish to do so, they must still provide that option to the client and be willing to refer the federal court matter to another firm.</p>
<p>Before representing a client in federal court, immigration lawyers must be mindful of some key ethical rules, which will be discussed in greater detail below: <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/”>ABA Model Rule 1.1</a> – a lawyer must provide competent representation. <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_2_scope_of_representation_allocation_of_authority_between_client_lawyer/”>ABA Model Rule 1.2(a)</a> – a lawyer shall abide by client’s decisions concerning the objectives of representation, and shall consult with client as to means by which they are pursued. <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_2_scope_of_representation_allocation_of_authority_between_client_lawyer/”>ABA Model Rule 1.2(c)</a> – a lawyer may limit the scope of the representation. <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_3_diligence/”>ABA Model Rule 1.3</a> – a lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client. <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_4_communications/”>ABA Model Rule 1.4</a> – lawyer is obligated to communicate with client with respect to which the client’s informed consent is required (e.g. lawyer must communicate pros and cons of administrative v. judicial review). <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_7_conflict_of_interest_current_clients/”>ABA Model Rule 1.7</a> – a lawyer may represent two clients even if there is a conflict of interest if the lawyer reasonably believes that he can provide competent and diligent representation to both affected parties.</p>
<p>Immigration lawyers should have federal court litigation in their sights at the very outset of the representation as it is possible to altogether bypass the AAO upon denial and seek review in federal court. Under <em><a href=”https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/509/137/”>Darby v. Cisneros</a></em>, 509 U.S. 137 (1993), exhaustion of administrative remedies is not required when the agency’s regulation does not mandate it, which is the case with AAO appeals. Still, judicial review may not always be the optimum strategy. If the administrative record is not adequately developed, then seeking administrative review may also allow the lawyer to supplement the record on behalf of the client. The lawyer must competently advise on the pros and cons of seeking judicial review over administrative review, which has been addressed in <a href=”http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2018/07/administrative-review-versus-judicial-review-when-an-employment-based-petition-is-denied.html”>Administrative Review Versus Judicial Review When an Employment-based Petition is Denied</a>. The lawyer may then proceed based on the client’s wishes, and in immigration cases there will generally be two clients, after obtaining informed consent.</p>
<p>The immigration lawyer normally undertakes dual representation of the employer and the employee. Representing both employer and employee is permissible so long as the goals are aligned, which they normally are in the pursuit of an H-1B or L-1 petition by the employer on behalf of the foreign national employee. Under <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_7_conflict_of_interest_current_clients/”>ABA Model Rule 1.7</a>, even if there is a potential for conflict of interest, lawyers may represent both client so long as they provide competent and diligent representation to both. The risk for conflict may become more acute after a denial when one client may wish to seek judicial review while the other client doesn’t. The lawyer must be able to manage such a conflict or withdraw from the representation of both clients.</p>
<p>Lawyers should objectively evaluate the pros and cons of federal court litigation with their clients. They must adequately communicate with the client, in accordance with <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_4_communications/”>ABA Model Rule 1.4</a>, so that the client can give informed consent regarding whether to litigate in federal court or not. Most employer clients are hesitant to litigate because they may fear government retaliation. The lawyer should assure the client that the government <a href=”https://wasdenlaw.com/threat-of-uscis-retaliation-from-litigation/”>does not have a policy of retaliating if the employer chooses to litigate</a>. An employer may also be dissuaded from litigating because of potential adverse publicity. If the employer is gun shy about litigating, and the employee desires to litigate, a lawyer can resolve the conflict by having the beneficiary as plaintiff so long as the employer supports litigation and keeps the job open. Of course, the lawyer must <a href=”https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/practice_advisory/litigation_for_business_immigration_practitioners.pdf”>research the case law in the circuit</a> regarding whether the beneficiary can serve as a plaintiff and also be prepared to face more resistance from the government if the beneficiary as opposed to the employer is the plaintiff.</p>
<p>One aspect of managing conflicts at the time of federal court litigation is determining who can pay fees involved in litigation? As noted, there are times when the foreign national beneficiary may wish to sue while the employer takes a back seat. In such cases, the employee wishes to pay the fee rather than the employer. As the APA potentially gives the beneficiary standing to seek review over a denied labor certification and H-1B, fee restricting rules such as 20 CFR 656.12(b) (concerning labor certifications) and 20 CFR 655.731(c)(9)(ii) (concerning H-1Bs) cannot thwart the foreign national’s right under the APA to challenge the denial. Therefore, it may arguably not be a violation of these rules prohibiting the foreign national from paying the fee in the context of a law suit filed under the APA. This has been addressed in <a href=”http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2018/06/can-the-beneficiary-pay-the-fee-in-federal-court-litigation-challenging-an-h-1b-visa-or-labor-certification-denial.html”>Can the Beneficiary Pay the Fee in Federal Court Litigation Challenging an H-1B or Labor Certification Denial</a>?</p>
<p>Lawyers may also claim fees under the <a href=”https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF11246.pdf”>Equal Access Justice Act</a>, which may give them the incentive to take on a case on behalf of a client who may not be able to afford to pay the fees. The EAJA authorizes the payment of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in an action against the United States absent a showing by the government that its position in the underlying litigation “was substantially justified.” The engagement agreement should be able to address how fees under the EAJA will be addressed. A lawyer may have the client pay all the fees and then let the client get the EAJA fees if victorious in the action. Alternatively, the lawyer may charge no fee or a low fee, but the client agrees to give the EAJA fee to the lawyer. It must be clearly indicated in the engagement agreement when the lawyer will claim the EAJA fee and when lawyer will give back EAJA fee to client.</p>
<p>Here are some other nuggets regarding the ethics of financing litigation that might be useful for immigration lawyers. Pursuant to <a href=”https://www.dcbar.org/bar-resources/legal-ethics/opinions/Ethics-Opinion-375.cfm”>DC Bar Ethics Opinion 375</a> lawyers are generally free to represent clients who pay for legal services through crowdfunding. However, the lawyer must be mindful of the source of the funds because of the heightened risk in the event that the funds are obtained through illegal means. The lawyer may also wish to counsel the client about the risk of sharing confidential information to third parties funding the litigation. But when the lawyer directs the crowdfunding, the lawyer must be aware of the ethical rules relating to payment of fees by third parties, management of client funds, communications with third parties, and fee agreements. Also note that under <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_8_current_clients_specific_rules/”>ABA Model Rule 1.8(e)</a>, a lawyer is prohibited from providing financial assistance to a client in contemplation of pending or contemplated litigation, except with respect to advancing court costs and expenses of litigation, the repayment of which may be contingent on the outcome of the matter. With respect to indigent clients, lawyers may pay court costs and litigation expenses regardless of whether these funds will be repaid is warranted.</p>
<p>The lawyer must be mindful of <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/”>ABA Model Rule 1.1</a> regarding competence. If a lawyer knows that she is not competent to handle a federal litigation matter, she should associate with a lawyer who is competent to handle it. Rule 1.1, however, does not preclude new lawyers from handling a matter for the first time provided they become competent. Comment 2 to ABA Model Rule 1.1 is worth noting:</p>
<p>A lawyer need not necessarily have special training or prior experience to handle legal problems of a type with which the lawyer is unfamiliar. A newly admitted lawyer can be as competent as a practitioner with long experience. Some important legal skills, such as the analysis of precedent, the evaluation of evidence and legal drafting, are required in all legal problems. Perhaps the most fundamental legal skill consists of determining what kind of legal problems a situation may involve, a skill that necessarily transcends any particular specialized knowledge. A lawyer can provide adequate representation in a wholly novel field through necessary study. Competent representation can also be provided through the association of a lawyer of established competence in the field in question.</p>
<p>Moreover, part of being a competent lawyer is to also be prepared to carry forward federal court litigation to completion. While most lawyers have been able to reverse an adverse decision through settlement with the Assistant US Attorney, some have had to be litigated to conclusion. While there are many reported cases of a district court judge <a href=”https://casetext.com/case/relx-inc-v-baran”>overturning a denial</a>, many district courts have also <a href=”http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2019/10/denial-of-h-1b-cases-the-occupational-outlook-handbook-is-not-the-holy-grail.html”>upheld USCIS denials</a>. The lawyer should not take the position that because she is comfortable with only seeking administrative review with the AAO, she will not litigate, consider litigation or provide any advice regarding litigation. While a lawyer may stay within his comfort zone by not litigating, and can also limit representation under ABA Model Rule1.2(c), it is incumbent upon this lawyer to recommend client(s) to another counsel who will be able to litigate the matter.</p>
<p>The lawyer may also have to get <a href=”https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/pro_hac_vice”>pro hac vice admission</a> or get admitted in new jurisdiction. The lawyer must then not subsequently become administratively ineligible by failing to pay annual fees, either intentionally or inadvertently, or complying with CLE requirements in that jurisdiction. The lawyer can be sanctioned under 8 CFR 1003.102(f) for knowingly misstating his/her qualifications on a G-28 or EOIR 27/28.</p>
<p>There are other considerations prior to undertaking federal court litigation. The lawyer must check whether underlying basis of denied H-1B petition still exists. Has the job site changed so that the LCA is no longer valid (as one cannot do a <a href=”https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2015/2015-0721_Simeio_Solutions_Transition_Guidance_Memo_Format_7_21_15.pdf”>Simeio amendment</a> on a denied H-1B)? Is there still a job offer? Otherwise, the lawyer could be sanctioned under <a href=”https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_1_meritorious_claims_contentions/”>ABA Model Rule 3.1</a>, non-meritorious claims, or <a href=”https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11″>Rule 11of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure</a> (FRCP) if the factual contentions in a pleading do not have evidentiary support. However, if the facts change after litigation has commenced, such as the loss of the job, it may still be ethical to proceed with litigation as a successful outcome can impact positively impact the ability of the beneficiary to change status or to port to a new employer.</p>
<p>Finally, since immigration lawyers started filing APA actions in the past two years, most of the cases have <a href=”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/12/trump-h1b-visa-immigration-restrictions/”>settled favorably</a>. After filing a complaint in federal district court, the case has often settled through the USCIS reopening the case and outright reversing the denial or through the issuance of another Request for Evidence. Still, it is not prudent to undertake federal court action with the objective to solely to settle as FRCP 42 only allows withdrawal if defendant has not filed any pleading. Otherwise, an action may be dismissed upon the plaintiff’s request only by court order and on terms that the court considers proper. The lawyer must manage the expectations of the client in this regard, and charge appropriate fees to cover the entire duration of the court action rather than just the first phase in the hope that the case will settle.</p>
<p>While undertaking judicial review of denials, immigration lawyers must not just learn new rules, skills and procedures, but must also be cognizant of the ethical dimensions. This blog provides some pointers.</p>
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<p>This post originally appeared on <a href=”http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2020/01/ethical-dimensions-to-federal-court-litigation-in-immigration-matters.html” target=”_blank”>The Insightful Immigration Blog</a>. Reprinted with permission.</p>
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Aussie TV, radio and print media issues joint statement on news media bargaining code
Australia’s major television networks have come together with publishers, radio networks and peak industry bodies to call on the Morrison Government to implement a news media bargaining code before the end of the year.
In a joint statement, the organisations said Google and Facebook must start to pay for news media if local news businesses are to survive, especially following a year of floods, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The statement was signed by Free TV Australia and Commercial Radio Australia, as well as publishers News Corp Australia and The Guardian, plus Prime Media Group, Southern Cross Austereo, Nine, Seven West Media, Ten, and Win.
“Australians need a strong and vibrant news media sector now, more than ever. Australians also know that trusted local news sources are under threat. Many have closed, forever silencing local voices,” the statement reads.
“The global digital platforms should care about the local media landscape. They should care about ensuring the sustainability of the local news media sector.”
Following comments last week by Nine Entertainment and Seven West Media in their respective AGMs in which global platforms were slated for the “negative impact” they’ve had on Australian businesses, creators and consumers, the statement further criticised the way that Facebook and Google benefit from the current model.
“…the financial ledger in producing the content is currently very one-sided.
“Australians can search for news on Google and share stories with their family and friends on Facebook and Instagram partly because of investment by local news media businesses in quality journalism,” the statement continued.
“Google and Facebook generate significant revenues by collecting data on those users and turning it around in highly targeted advertising.”
It noted too, that Australian media companies simply “can’t avoid using the digital platforms to reach news consumers,” while “no single individual media business is critical to
the platforms” leaving a significant power imbalance.
The final code, therefore, must have “final offer arbitration”, “strong protection against discrimination”, “cover all services” and require digital platforms to exchange relevant information.
The media also took the opportunity to dispel what it says are “myths” about the code.
“Internationally, digital platforms have been slow to agree to the proposition that they should pay a fair value for the news media content they use.
“It is a fact that the Code will not require the platforms to provide any additional user data to news media companies. The Code will not stop them from making changes to their algorithms, or require special treatment for news media businesses.
“We agree that the Code must be fair to all parties and take into account relevant costs and benefits, including any potential “undue burden” on the platforms’ commercial interests.”
The statement follows a recent blog post by Google, which outlined several reasons why it believes the ACCC’s news media bargaining code in its current form is “one-sided” and contains “technically impossible” elements.
View the full joint statement here.
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As The Pogues ring out on the office speaker for the third time already today and Matt Williams begins to tuck into the latest tub of Celebrations at just gone 10:00, it’s clear that Christmas cheer has well and truly hit Mongoose HQ. As we dive into the festive season, it’s not just Santa who’s busy, it’s been all go on Goswell Road for the ‘Goose as well.
Refreshingly, it’s been the turn of women’s sport to hit the headlines as the England women’s cricket team narrowly lost out in the T20 World Cup final to arch rivals Australia. This came alongside the exciting news that football’s coming home in the form of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2021. But it was Ada Hegerberg who stole the show as the 23-year-old forward deservedly became the first female to win the coveted Ballon d’Or. Behind the scenes at Mongoose, the New Balance Cricket team has been busy planning for 2019 with new ambassador, Danni Wyatt. The record-breaking England opening batter is currently over in Australia with the Melbourne Renegades for WBBL04 so make sure you keep an eye on BT Sport for all the action.
After the Telegraph Ski & Snowboard Festival in October, team The North Face has again been busy as they headed over to Ireland to launch the brand’s flagship store in Dublin – much to the delight of our CEO, Chris O’Donoghue!
Back in London, our resident fitness gurus Amelie Hawkins and Harriet Cooper were in Aldgate for the official opening of Victus Soul – a truly immersive fitness space, featuring high impact workouts delivered by top instructors, so go easy on the mince pies this month and get down to the state-of-the-art studio for a truly brutal HIIT class!
Speaking of mince pies, our Digital Director Dan Marsh is in the thick of his annual supermarket tasting campaign. If you’re looking for office mince pies as a festive treat, it’s the Tesco Finest option that’s a runaway leader at the moment, scoring an impressive 8/10. We’ll keep you updated if he finds anything better!
Finally, it’s one final mention for the Change Please team for keeping things on track as the award-winning social enterprise partnered with TfL and Virgin Trains. If you’re en route home for the holidays, make sure you try a Change Please coffee and in doing so, help tackle homelessness throughout the UK.
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ODB 180: The Turner Prize 2015
Hosted by Tramway, Glasgow.
With no disrespect to the artists involved in this year’s Tuner Prize, the annual contemporary art prize has always been about much more than the individuals shortlisted. Probably Europe’s most important – in column inches and media attention if nothing else – prize event, the Turner elicits a response; strikes up a conversation; stirs debate. But whether you bewail its choices or celebrate them, it offers a discourse on the state of not just modern art but culture generally. Even if it isn’t the case, the overall picture is far more nuanced than we are led to believe by its detractors, the Turner Prize has for a long time been dominated by London – either through the institutions or the city in which most nominees have chosen to base themselves. In more recent times a shift to hosting the event outside the capital has seen it travel to the Baltic in Gateshead, to an old army barracks in Derry-Londonderry, and now (and about time) to Tramway in Glasgow – as the name may suggest, previously shelter to the city’s trams, now renovated into the southside of the city’s most iconic arts venue.
It is to the credit of the city that the London-centric dominance of the 90s has changed and shifted northwards across the border, and now, if anything, the tendency is to feature an abundance of artists practicing in Scotland’s contemporary art hub or to pick former alumni from the celebrated and famous Glasgow School of Art (among the top ten arts institutes in the world according to recent league tables). Glasgow’s grip on the prize can’t be exaggerated, with 30% of all the nominees and five winners all formally attending the GSA; many of which have stayed in Glasgow or have produced their most iconic work there. A revitalised Glasgow, still on a roll since last year’s Commonwealth Games, certainly has a lot to offer the artist. Whilst it can’t compete economically with London, and it has its fair share of problems it is nevertheless an inviting place with cheap rents and studios.
But though last year’s winner was the Master of Fine Art graduate Duncan Campbell, 2015 has been unkind to Glasgow with not a single artist either formerly studying or practicing in Scotland on the shortlist. The city’s GOMA is however staging its own celebration of GSA, the Devils In The Making exhibition showing former alumni and Turner Prize winners/nominees for the entire run – including works made in Glasgow by David Shrigley, Douglass Gordon, Martin Boyce and Victoria Morton.
Unusually a sedate affair this year, subdued and measured, the four artists taking part in this year’s prize offer a diverse range of themes, delivered in a subtle fashion using a range of mediums. By now we should, even the less ardent art fan and well wisher, have come to terms with conceptual art. That it is here to stay. The idea that art is – as vague as it sounds – anything the artist wishes it to be has been around now for a century. So we shouldn’t be surprised, just curious, by this year’s nominees. The only real discourse, if there is indeed any this year, is towards the London-based activist art group Assemble’s ‘A Showroom For Granby Workshop’. Is it design, architecture or art? Well the answer is yes to all three. Renovating a number of houses with the local community of Liverpool in a previously abandoned and ‘tinned-up’ Granby triangle of streets, the “social enterprise” is steadily redefining art activism. By bringing an area that had seen everything from a recent decline back to its more affluent heydays back to life the 18-strong collective strive to offer real design and living solutions to the housing crisis. Outlining the process and extending their project to now include the setting up of a small scale manufacturing enterprise to provide long-term economic support and training to the area, a number of tactile prototypes and objects with character are on show alongside a catalogue of various goods. Everything from the marbled fashioned rock effect hewn kitchen sink to block printed fabrics and sculptured reclaimed door handles are offered up for review and dialogue. It is a worthy cause. A social design enterprise as produced by artists, which cofounds because it doesn’t immediately fall into the conformities of art. Isn’t that what conceptual and contemporary art is? Moving beyond conventions, raising questions? At least its hands are getting dirty and fulfilling a demand for real world problems.
On more familiar territory, Nicole Wermers series of ‘Untitled Chair’ installations and trio of ‘Sequence’ ceramic sculptures on first sight seem easier to grasp and form an opinion on. Placing a number of faux Marcel Breuer chairs, cloaked, hugged and draped by vintage fur coats, Wermers central premise of replicating the everyday act of ownership, performed in cafes and bars throughout the world, by claiming your seat with your coat seems a fleeting gesture of observation. The fact the coats are sewed to the seats permanently suggests otherwise. For one thing there is the choice of the iconic Breuer chair itself, designed by the genius student turn carpentry master of the iconic Bauhaus, which at least in theory was to offer good, comfortable utilitarian design to the masses, but in the end was priced far from reach of the average citizen – though many have copied, enervated and softened to fit all scales of income over the decades, the originals have themselves become prized art works and expensive artefacts. As for those vintage furs, well they don’t come cheap, so is this an indictment or observation on luxury and in some degrees, individualism? Is the act of personalising and ownership to be seen as an act of indulgence, a luxury we no longer can entertain, or am I digging too much now? Leaving this aside, another observational piece, and a clever one at that, is Wermer’s ceramic sculptured post it notes. I must confess it took me a while to realise what they were and that they were made from, so circumspect you could walk past them without even noticing as the blend in with the white walls of the space. Again another common but almost outmoded and outdated idiosyncratic method of social interaction – the reserve of those seeking house mates, forming a band and selling in the local community – the tear-off notices become another permanent icon and stand as curiosities from another age, despite the digitalised onslaught.
The conspiracy theorem nerve centre of Bonnie Camplin’s ‘Patterns’ echoes the paranoia of her “artwork as research” installation. Five video screens playing Youtube streamed talking heads from – you decide – deluded individuals who are convinced of their tales of illuminati, cybernetic conspiracies and visitations from beings both alien and from other dimensions are surrounded by rows of tables filled with books (including Alan Moore’s Prometheus graphic novel series), tracts, pamphlets, and all kinds of paraphernalia relating and displayed in a congruous fashion to each other. From quantum physics to the debunked Shaman stories of Carlos Castaneda, a head-spinning, befuddled myriad of theories, knowledge and in some cases scientific research compete for your attention. Informed is good, but an information overload can be dangerous or at least lead to joining up the wrong dots. Camplin for one is sympathetic to the subjects in the videos, suggesting the possibility that they are telling the truth. Maybe they believe they’re telling the truth, but in the vacuum that is the Internet, where these conspiracies and interactions can grow unabated, where hokum and the most fantastical will be believed by someone and even turned into an industry itself, the real disempowerment and globalised homogeny that has eroded both our sense of belonging and worth, our livelihoods and communities are not controlled by Lizards, Opus Dei or the Prioy de Sion like shadowy cables but manipulated to their advantage by those in plain sight of us all: humans.
The opening night was as you can imagine bustling with those both wishing to be seen at these kinds of events and those celebrating its inauguration. Though a respectful gaggle of the art world perused at their leisure the four nominees exhibits, it was a struggle. Especially with the choral performances composed by Janice Kerbel, whose group of tenors, sopranos and baritones performed an elaborate comedy eulogy to as series of unfortunate accidents, meted out to some clumsy individual. Performances were obviously sanctioned, and as we experienced heavily attended, though you could at least hear the aloof sometimes striking piqued shrills echoing throughout the gallery. Kerbel’s ‘DOUG’, missed by us at the time, gives operatic accompaniment to a haphazard individuals various dices with death, from falling down a flight of stairs (‘Fall’) to being struck by lightening (‘Strike’). Part vaudeville, part narrative ballad elevated to high art, Kerbel’s vocal dynamic piece is attempting to push new boundaries, in what she calls “compositional choreography”. A return visit is needed to truly experience it.
Not so radical this year, unless you believe that the entries redefine totally the idea of what art is and what it should stand for. A hushed, almost sedate show, multifaceted and complex, the Turner Prize 2015 continues to confound. The controversy that has to be fair, been light over the last few years, just isn’t there this year. For once we really can concentrate on the work, the most radical piece, Assemble’s workshop and renovation project will quite possibly win out in the end – the only true radical in this lineup, offering a sensible solution to a one of the most discussed topics of conversation and protest in the UK, housing.
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The Fruit of Her Hands revolves around events that take place between 1215 and 1293.
Meir ben Baruch is born in Worms.
The Church’s Fourth Lateran Council decrees that Jews be differentiated from others by their type of clothing to avoid intercourse between Jews and Christians. Jews are sometimes required to wear a badge; sometimes a pointed hat.
Nicholas Donin is excommunicated by Rabbi Yechiel of Paris.
Meir received early talmudic education in Wurzburg under R. Isaac ben. Moses of Viena, the author of the Or Zarua
A rabbinic ban was placed on the works of Rambam and in 1233; Rambam’s works were denounced to the Church in order to rid the Jewish community of what the Jewish leaders considered to be a dangerous influence. At the urging of Rambam’s foes, the Church burned copies in Montpellier.
Having for ten years clung to Judiasim while living in the state of excommunication, Donin now converts to Christianity and joins the Franciscan order.
Donin stirs up the Crusaders to the bloody persecutions in Brittany, Poitou, and Anjou. Jewish communities in Anjou, Poitou, Bordeaux and Angouleme were attacked by Crusaders. 500 Jews chose conversion and over 3,000 were massacred.
Donin denounces the Talmud to Pope Gregory IX.. Thirty-five articles were drawn up, in which Donin stated his charges. Donin insisted that the Talmud and all other products of the “oral tradition” were heretical cocuments that kept the Jews from adopting the True Faith.
On March 3, Parisian authorities broke into Jewish homes and seized every Talmud they could find.
On June 12, 1240, a public debate was opened between Donin (as prosecutor) and four representatives of the Jews: Yehiel of Paris, Judah b. David of Melun, Samuel b. Solomon ( Sir Morel de Falaise), and Moses de Couçy.
Some 10,000 copies of the Talmud, carried in 24 wagon loads, were burned at the stake.
Meir ben Baruch writes his elegy, “Sha’ali Shrufa” or ” O You, who burn in fire, ask how your mourners fare” to commemorate the burning.
Maimonides’ cousin, Rabbi Yonah, realized his mistake in opposing the Rambam’s writings. He decides to travel from city to city in penance, retracting all that he had previously said against Maimonides.
Meir ben Baruch settles in Rothenberg ob der Tauber and founds a Jewish seminary. He writes almost a thousand responsa, shaping Ashkenazic custom and lifestyle.
The dead body of the child, Hugh of Lincoln is discovered near the house of Jopin, a Jew. Under torture and because his torturers offer him a pardon in exchange for his confession, Jopin declares that Hugh was murdered for a ritual. But King Henry III orders Jopin’s hanging after he is dragged through the streets tied to a horse. Of the 100 Jews brought to London for trial, 18 were hanged without trial, 79 others were convicted and hanged, 2 were pardoned and one was acquitted.
After suffering further persecution, Yechiel of Paris and his followers settle in Israel, founding a seminary there.
A disputation is held at Barcelona, Spain, before King James. Rabbi Moses ben Nacheman defends the Talmud against a converted Jew, Pablo Christian. King James orders the Jews to erase passages from the Talmud that are objectionable to Christians
In a special session, the Vienna city council forced Jews to wear the Pileum cornutum, a cone-shaped headress. In some manuscript drawings a cap, unpointed, may be seen secured around the chin with cloth or a strap. The basis for stems from one of Meir’s responsum, who ruled that it is permissible to go out in the street on the Sabbath wearing tall hats that cannot be blown off by the wind, but those that are not so secure on the head must be attached with a strap.
Jews are massacred in Weissenberg, Magdeburg, Sinzig, Erfurt and other German cities. In Sinzig, the community is locked in the synagogue on the Sabbath and burned alive.
King Rudolf of Habsburg takes the German throne and ends the interrugum (kingless years).
Ten Jews were murdered by a mob in Mainz after they had been charged with ritual murder.
26 Jews were killed as a result of a ritual murder charge in Bacharach.
40 Jews were murdered after a ritual murder charge in Oberwellel.
In Munich 180 Jews were burned alive in the synagogue after a ritual murder charge.
Emperor Rudolph I declares that all Jews are his property (servi comarae, “serfs of the treasury”). Thousands of Jews flee Germany. Meir ben Baruch decides to emigrate to Palestine with his family. He is betrayed by an apostate, and imprisoned. Emperor Rudolf I demands an exorbitant sum for his release. Meir refuses to allow the Jews of Europe to raise the funds to ransom him, fearing he will set a precedent.
Meir dies in captivity.
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AFL coach bought $3m worth of Bitcoin while addicted to drugs
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Mark "Bomber" Thompson leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court (Pic: @CandiceWyatt10).
Disgraced AFL legend, Mark “Bomber” Thompson, has revealed he became obsessed with trading cryptocurrency while addicted to the drug ice – but he still “believes” in Bitcoin.
The former coach of Australian Football League Club’s Geelong and Essendon is currently in court fighting three drug trafficking charges after police raided his apartment in Port Melbourne in January 2018.
The 53-year-old’s AFL coaching career ended in 2014 when the club he was coaching was rocked by a supplements scandal, of which he had no involvement in.
“I’m a drug taker and I’m sad that I’m a drug taker … I took drugs back then to mask all the pain,” he told the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.
Discovering Bitcoin
After leaving the “football world”, Thompson told the court he came across cryptocurrency trading tutorials on YouTube which lead to spending his days trading crypto while locked in his apartment.
“Here I am in 2017 at home, I found cryptocurrency, your Honour, it’s something I’d been looking for in my life,” he said.
“It was intense, I was under pressure, I did it 12 hours a day by myself.”
He soon began taking ice and estimates he traded up to AU$3m worth of Bitcoin while using the drug.
Now facing jail time and with a reputation in tatters, the Australian sporting icon still believes his drug-fuelled investing may pay off.
“Bitcoin is still going to be a big thing. I’m a believer,” he added in court.
His case has been adjourned until next month.
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Home Entertainment Michelle Obama felt ‘cheated’ when Barack did this: rumor debunked
Michelle Obama felt ‘cheated’ when Barack did this: rumor debunked
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Michelle Obama allegedly felt cheated when she married Barack Obama after he ran for president, according to a tabloid.
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama have been married for almost 30 years. However, their marriage has been subjected to non-stop gossips when Barack became the president. One outlet even claimed that his political career affected his marriage with Michelle.
Michelle Obama allegedly felt cheated
National Enquirer recapped Michelle’s podcast and her statements about her marriage with the former POTUS. The ex-FLOTUS talked about the emotional highs and lows during the coronavirus pandemic, which most can relate.
The article ended, claiming that “Michelle felt like she was cheated” when Barack joined the presidential race.
Rumor debunked
Gossip Cop debunked the report because it twisted Michelle’s words to create a story that she’s at odds with her husband. But the claims are not true.
Michelle Obama never despised Barack for being the president. In fact, she was very careful that their daughters won’t hate the presidency.
She is also a proud wife to Barack. She even called him the “most reflective, most honest, most thoughtful” person she knew.
Also, with National Enquirer’s reputation for publishing articles based on the statements of its undependable sources, this could be another groundless claim waiting to be debunked.
Michelle on parenting while Barack was the president
In the season finale of The Michelle Obama Podcast, Michelle invited her mom Marian Robinson and older brother, Craig. They talked about the challenges in parenting, and Michelle shared how she raised their daughters Malia and Sasha when Barack was the president.
During the podcast, Michelle said she was careful not to pout in front of her kids when Barack wasn’t there. She didn’t want them to feel bad that their father is not at home due to his responsibilities in the White House.
“I always tried to make sure that I wasn’t pouting in front of the kids when Barack wasn’t there,” Michelle said.
“If I had made a big deal out of it and said, ‘Oh my god, your dad’s not here again! Oh, he’s missing this’ or ‘Oh, I just wish…’ then that’s the signal to them, ‘Well this isn’t normal.’”
Michelle also said that even if Barack was the president, he worked his schedule around their schedule. He didn’t let them wait until 9 o’clock for dinner. Also, Barack’s presidency didn’t hinder their daughters from doing what they need to get done.
“I never wanted them to resent the presidency, or resent what their dad did,” Michelle said.
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Microsoft finally sheds light on Xbox One X, Xbox One S shortage
There’s been chatter about Xbox consoles going out of stock and nowhere to be found in most retail stores, and now we know why.
Its not only the Nintendo Switch consoles that have been very hard to buy since the pandemic started. The Xbox consoles, particularly the Xbox One X and the One S, have been a rare find lately.
Many have speculated about the reason behind the shortage. There’s due to the pandemic, with people securing a form of entertainment while stuck at home. Second, which have become obvious as of late, is to prepare for the arrival of Xbox Series X.
Microsoft official announces halt in production
In a statement given to The Verge, a representative official announces that Microsoft will cease to produce Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition.
The statement reads:
“As we ramp into the future with Xbox Series X, we’re taking the natural step of stopping production on Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition. Xbox One S will continue to be manufactured and sold globally.”
It looks like Microsoft is using the “rip the bandage” technique, as it introduces its next-gen console to the gaming public. Meanwhile, Sony is set to help its community transition from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5, considering there is a big jump on prices and accessibility.
Sony is also going to limit the number of PS5 consoles upon release, which is a good method since it’ll mean that the PS4 will not immediately be the thing of the past.
However, it looks like Microsoft will be taking a different route as it introduces Xbox Series X to its consumers.
Readers should note that the One X was originally released in 2017, while the One S All-Digital Edition was launch in May 2019. Nevertheless, despite production put on halt, those who are still looking for the said consoles will likely still grab a few from retail stores.
“Gamers can check with their local retailers for more details on Xbox One hardware availability,” says the representative from Microsoft.
A natural but premature step
Furthermore, Kotaku noted that what Microsoft is doing is a natural step. Although, Microsoft might have pulled the plug prematurely.
As the media outlet notes, “For starters, the Xbox Series X isn’t even out yet. Even stranger is the decision to stop producing the more-powerful Xbox One X while leaving the low-end Xbox One S on shelves, but not the lower-end All-Digital Edition.”
Meanwhile, video game investment firm New Breukelen founder Joos van Dreunun gave his to two-cents on the issue, telling CNN:
“With the new devices and services coming out, this seems more like an effort to reduce the number of [consoles] in the market and avoid consumer confusion.”
It is indeed too early for a production halt, most especially that people are relying on the availability of gaming consoles amid the pandemic. Games haven’t stopped releasing either; so those who are looking to buy a console to play an Xbox game can no longer do so or will have a hard time acquiring one now.
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Comparing NBA Stars to their Statistical Contemporaries: An Application of Machine Learning
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It’s human nature to compare, and nowhere is that tendency more present than with sports. We have an almost debilitating dependency on analyzing players by comparing them to others. And well, if we’re gonna do that, may as well do it in as informed a way as possible. Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.
I’m in a machine learning class currently, and one of the techniques for classification we’ve learned is the K-Nearest Neighbors algorithm. At a high level, we have data points (player seasons, i.e. Kobe in 2007-08). Those data points are multidimensional, with each dimension representing a feature of that data point (i.e. points per 36 minutes, FG%). How KNN works is almost overly simplistic, but very powerful. It simply classifies an observation by trying to find the class of data points whose features are in total the shortest “distance” away from the test observation and appear the most frequently. In other words, if there are 4 different classes of data (A, B, C, and D), in order to classify a test observation, we’re going to try to find the 10 data points with the most similar features, and then classify based on which class is represented most among those 10 data points. Among the K nearest neighbors, which class appears most frequently?
This translates very well to basketball. Thanks to Basketball Reference, I compiled a table of players who had all star seasons in the modern era (since the advent of the 3 point shot). I kept 16 statistics: true shooting %, free throw %, effective field goal %, 3 point %, 2 point %, points per 36 minutes, personal fouls per 36, turnovers per 36, blocks per 36, steals per 36, assists per 36, defensive rebounds per 36, offensive rebounds per 36, free throw attempts per 36, 3 point attempts per 36, and 2 point attempts per 36. Of course, you can use any set of stats you want, but I went with these 16 to give a good blend of playing style and effectiveness. To note, these stats bias towards offense rather than defense. I normalized all the data, so that no one feature would be weighted more heavily than the other (i.e. just because the numbers are bigger, that points don’t have more impact than steals) and then ran K-Nearest Neighbors on 7 test cases from their most recent 2015-2016 regular seasons: Andre Drummond, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Giannis, Karl-Anthony Towns, King Kristaps, and Steph Curry.
The results were compiled into radar charts with each test player being compared to the 3 players with the most similar stats as picked by KNN. The test player’s stats are represented in a filled in yellow shade, while the 3 closest comparison players are represented as 3 different color outlines. Basically, when looking at the charts below (click to expand), how well were we able to color between the lines? It allows us to see how these players match up to their most similar statistical contemporaries. The results led to some revelatory and some not so revelatory observations.
For starters, Andre Drummond’s historically bad free throw shooting still sticks out. Even after normalizing, Drummond is miles worse than even the 3 players most similar to him – Shaq, Duncan, and Dwight Howard. In a lot of ways, these comparisons make sense. Shaq and Dwight were two of the most physically gifted centers of their era, just like Drummond. Anthony Davis meanwhile, gets Kevin Garnett as one of his comparisons. This should come as no surprise, considering that Garnett has been noted as one of the closes comps for AD all along. Damian Lillard though, got two shooting guards (albeit two of the best in history) and a small forward as his comparisons. And this says more about the compared players than it does about Lillard, a point guard. Ray Allen and Joe Johnson were underrated playmakers (“Iso Joe” shouldn’t obscure Joe Johnson’s numerous gifts). In their primes, the offense could flow through them. Giannis is a total freak. KNN classified him as Kevin Garnett (a prototype F/C hybrid with shooting touch), Paul Millsap (noted for his ability to play the role of a swiss army knife at any front court position), and Brad Miller (!). Another note: Giannis has the most rounded radar chart of all our test players. It just serves to highlight the balance and versatility the Greek Freak brings to the court.
The two rookies were an interesting case study in and of themselves. Whereas Towns got compared to Robert Parish, Pau Gasol, and Bill Laimbeer, Porzingis got compared to Jermaine O’ Neal (forever underrated in his prime), David West, and Marc Gasol. So whereas Towns got three Hall-of-Fame caliber players, Kristaps got players who were very good, excellent in their own right, but just a tier under that all-timer level. And that’s in line with what a lot of smart basketball people have been saying this season. Porzingis is awesome, no doubt, but Towns should be a unanimous pick for Rookie of the Year. We haven’t seen someone play the position like that as a rookie since Tim Duncan.
And then there’s the game-breaking, video game Steph Curry. KNN compared Curry to Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Reggie Miller, three of the most prodigious offensive talents to ever pick up a basketball. Not only were those his comparisons, Curry’s radar chart definitely did not stay within the bounds of those comps. His 3-point volume is greater, and with better shooting efficiency, scoring output, and playmaking ability than Durant, Harden, or Miller. Tinker with the algorithm’s parameters a bit, and I also got LeBron James at one point.
Truly, we are all witness. Steph Curry is a goddamn wizard, and of that there is no doubt.
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CLARE Rewcastle-Brown’s need for an audience is obvious to anyone who reads her ranting about the Wall Street Journal’s brilliant book, Billion Dollar Whale. Rewcastle-Brown had survived because she was the lucky receiver of stolen files from PetroSaudi. But she was totally outstripped by the WSJ because they could understand and explain the material. Rewcastle could do neither.
So now she brings us another “investigative piece” claiming that there is a wider range to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal. There may be more to it, but on the evidence of her latest work, she needs the WSJ to ride to the rescue.
In her latest, she tells us that Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB bonds represented merely the latest development in the sort of activities that inspired our intrigue. The piece is long for the average reader, at least for web reporting. So now she sensationally introduces Roger Ng, Deutsche Bank, Taib Mahmud, as well as other well-placed Malaysian decision makers into the web to spice us better than a real treat of sambal belacan. It seems likely, after the Taib family took down the Bruno Manser Fund in the Canadian High Court, that they must have been missing the attention.
But she cannot tell us more than the shocking information that Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs do business in Malaysia.
Kenanga Holdings is added into the confusing intrigue. She spills a big can of sambal.
Everyone in the industry knew Deutsche Bank held a stake in Kenanga, a publicly traded company. This is a matter of public record. They had one seat on Kenanga’s board. Kenanga is the largest retail stockbroking company in Malaysia. Cahaya Mata Sarawak Berhad holds 25% of Kenanga (after merging their broking firm Sarawak Securities Sdn Bhd).
The Taib family made hundreds of millions from stockbroking in the 1990s during the stock market boom. At that time the company was a private company. Oops. Rewcastle-Brown always claimed that the Taib family made its money invisibly and through illegal logging. That claim was what destroyed the BMF case in Canada. But now we see that the Taibs got rich in public, on record in public companies. Thanks Rewcastle-Brown.
When did you notice?
But this appears to be what we already know.
It looks like the Sarawak Report and Global Witness (a Soros company) want to cast a wider net on the 1MDB scandal to “tumis” (stir fry) the report.
“This guy knew this guy, who knew this guy.”
How amusing. I know a guy, who knows a guy, who knows James Bond.
Source: https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/106145
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Is buying a 4K TV as simple as ensuring that it has a 4K resolution? Not quite, especially if you want your multi-thousand-dollar investment to last as long as possible. Whether you’re looking for a new 4K TV or wondering if your existing one conforms with the latest standards, understanding terms like HDCP, HDMI, HEVC and UHD is invaluable. Here’s the skinny.
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Phison PS3110-S10 A quad-core controller that is designed for use in high-end enthusiast-class SSDs. It has an eight-channel design and claims to enable sequential read and write speeds of 550MB/s and 530MB/s respectively for SSDs using MLC NAND. Random read and write performance is claimed to be in the region of 100,000 and 90,000 IOPs respectively. Such performance figures are comparable to the latest highend SSDs in the market today. The Phison PS3110-S10 will also offer hardware AES encryption.
Silicon Motion SM2256 The latest controller from Silicon Motion is an improvement over the existing SM2246EN controller already used in some drives today. The SM2256 adds support for TLC NAND and features Silicon Motion’s NANDXtend errorcorrecting code technology that claims to be able to improve the endurance of TLC NAND. It can also be extended to accommodate 3D Vertical NAND in future. Like most modern controllers, AES encryption comes as standard and the controller claims to be able to offer sequential read and write speeds of up to 540MB/s and 480MB/s respectively, meaning it is comparable with today’s mainstream SSDs.
JMicron JMF680 The JMicron JMF680 is an update to the current JMF670H controller and differs by offering support for TLC NAND, made possible by its improved error-correcting code engine. The JMF680 will also feature Write Booster, JMicron’s own SLC cache technology that boost performance when paired with TLC NAND, which typically suffers from poor write performance. The JMF680 features a four-channel design and is targeted at mainstream users. Like the Silicon Motion SM2256, the JMicron JMF680 was designed to be extensible, so it will also be able support 3D Vertical NAND in future.
Most 4K TVs support something called HDCP, which stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, but only the more recent ones come with HDCP 2.2, the latest generation content protection mechanism. Simply put, HDCP attempts to secure the connection between the source and display (and anything in between); and expectedly, the protection system is the strongest yet in version 2.2.
Now, HDCP 2.2 is really designed for 4K content, so you’re fine if you think you’re going to stick with 1080p all the way. But there will be a problem if you’ve a 4K source device (e.g., a Blu-ray player) or service that’s HDCP 2.2-compliant and is trying to send protected 4K signals to a non-HDCP-2.2 4K TV. The TV would most likely show a blank screen. To make matters worse, non-HDCP-2.2 devices can’t simply be upgraded to support HDCP 2.2, because specific hardware is required.
In short, if you’re buying a new 4K TV (or home theater projector or receiver) today, it’s of your best interest to make sure that it supports HDCP 2.2. Many consumers like to buy from second or third-tier brands because they’re usually more affordable; and while there’s nothing wrong with that, be mindful that such TVs often lack the latest features like HDCP 2.2.
For early adopters who’ve bought a non-HDCP-2.2 4K TV, unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do. But now that you know what it is, don’t be too surprised if some 4K content won’t display properly on your TV some point down the road.
Because HDCP 2.2 is very new and often used as a selling point, manufacturers would usually indicate which connections on their devices support it.
Early and cheap 4K TVs typically come with HDMI 1.4, and while it supports 4K just fine, it has a framerate limit. To be more precise: 30 frames per second for 3,840 x 2,160 and 24fps for 4,096 x 2,160.
HDMI 2.0 is designed to support higher bandwidth (up to 18Gbps) than 1.4, and as a result, it’s able to do 4K at framerates up to 60fps. Other features include options for the Rec. 2020 color space, 4:2:0 chroma sub-sampling, up to 32 channels of audio, 21:9 aspect ratio, dual video streams, and improved 3D and CEC functions. HDMI 2.0 is also backwards compatible with HDMI 1.x.
In a nutshell, HDMI 2.0 can only get more important as more 2160/60p content arrives. For futureproofing’s sake, there’s no reason to omit it if you’re buying a 4K TV (or receiver) today. Some early 4K TVs are able to upgrade from HDMI 1.4 to 2.0 through a firmware update, but that is not a guarantee and really depends on the manufacturer.
Also, while HDMI 2.0 and HDCP are often mentioned in the same breath, know that one doesn’t equate the other. Although it’s possible to upgrade from HDMI 1.4 to 2.0 through a software update, the same doesn’t apply for HDCP 2.2 (see above). In addition, if a 4K TV supports HDMI 2.0, it doesn’t mean it also supports HDCP 2.2.
For those interested, the latest HDMI version now stands at 2.0a, with high dynamic range (HDR) video support the major new feature added.
While HDMI 2.0 is a real standard, don’t get cheated to buy an expensive HDMI 2.0 cable, because there’s no such thing. A regular High Speed HDMI cable is all you need.
HEVC/H.265, or High Efficiency Video Coding, is a compression standard that succeeds the MPEG-4/H.264 AVC standard. Expectedly, it’s much more efficient (almost 200%) than its predecessor, which becomes important when dealing with high-res, high-bandwidth 4K content. As such, HEVC has become the go-to compression scheme for 4K streaming services, like those from Netflix, Amazon, and M-Go.
The good news is unlike 4K TVs sold in 2013 and early 2014, recent 4K TVs from name-brand makers mostly come with a built-in HEVC decoder, so they shouldn’t encounter any hiccups when playing HEVC-compressed 4K streams. That said, it’s still possible for a HEVC decoder-equipped 4K TV to not playback HEVC 4K content, something we saw on the 2014 Panasonic AX800/802 series. In this particular case (which was resolved in October 2014 through a firmware update), they weren’t able to play Netflix’s 4K content because the TVs’ processing chip didn’t meet Netflix’s certification requirements.
At the moment, we aren’t aware of any HEVC problems in any of the latest 4K TVs made by name-brand TV manufacturers. If anything, check if HEVC is supported if you’re buying a model in their lower-end series. Again, be more careful with off-brand 4K sets, because their makers are less likely to be as enthusiastic with regards to such certification.
For those who have bought a 4K TV in 2013, you could be out of luck, unless you’ve one of LG’s earliest 4K TVs that came with a built-in HEVC decoder, or a Samsung 4K TV, like the S9 and F9000. The latter didn’t come with HEVC support, but it can be added easily via Samsung’s external One Connect upgrade box.
4K streaming services such as Netflix tend to use HEVC, so your TV needs to have an HEVC decoder to show the content properly.
Strictly speaking, a 4K TV that has a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels (or 2,160p) should really be called a UHD (Ultra-High Definition) TV or 4K UHD TV to avoid confusion with the DCI (Digital Cinema Initiatives) standards, the latter of which are specs defined for digital cinema production and projection systems.
Standards and trade bodies like the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) in the U.S. and Digital Europe in Europe have also gotten into the act of defining 4K for consumer products and coming out with their own standardization logos. Both organizations agree that 4K UHD has a pixel count of 3,840 (horizontally) and 2,160 (vertically), and there must be 8 million addressable pixels (3,840 x 2,160) that use an red-green-blue (RGB) sub-pixel layout.
Which brings us to the brouhaha that started last year with regards to whether a 4K panel using a red-green-blue-white (RGBW) sub-pixel arrangement can be considered a true 4K UHD TV. Commonly found in China, these cheaper RGBW-based LEDLCD 4K TVs use a fourth white sub-pixel, which results in lower energy consumption without sacrificing brightness. However, due to the pixel arrangement and the fact that each pixel isn’t made up of three colored sub-pixels, image quality may take hit as their resolution and color accuracy aren’t as good as ‘true’ 4K panels using a RGB matrix.
At the end of the day, it boils down to the question of whether you can see the difference. The danger is more with 4K TVs using RGBW panels sourced from unknown suppliers, because for these panels, you’d never know the ratio between the RGB and white subpixels. This is yet another reason why we always recommend buying from reputable TV makers.
The TVs that we colloquially call ‘4K TVs’ should really be called ‘UHD TVs’ or ‘4K UHD TVs’ to avoid confusion with DCI 4K standards.
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The Curse of Oak Island: Season 6, Episode 16- Detour
Nova Scotia / March 16, 2019 by Hammerson Peters / Leave a Comment
The following is a Plot Summary and Analysis of Season 6, Episode 16 of the History Channel’s TV series The Curse of Oak Island.
[SPOILER ALERT!]
An interpretation of the rust-coloured substance discovered at Smith’s Cove.
The Fellowship congregates in the War Room, where the boys inform Craig Tester via video conference of the results of the dye test conducted the previous episode. After some discussion, Marty Lagina concedes that the rust-coloured fluid discovered at Smith’s Cove is “consistent with a flood tunnel that’s plugged”. Paul Troutman then suggests that the supposed flood tunnel’s entrance might be beneath the concrete crane pad used during the construction of the cofferdam. The treasure hunters agree that they ought to explore the area beneath the crane pad, and remind each other that they will have to obtain new permits from the Nova Scotian government in order to begin this operation.
An interpretation of the “augmented reality” model of the hypothetical Smith’s Cove cofferdam.
An interpretation of the crossbow bolt found on Oak Island’s Lot 26.
Later, the treasure hunters meet at Smith’s Cove where, under the direction of Laird Niven, they set about fully uncovering the slipway. While Billy Gerhardt gets as close to the structure as he can with his backhoe, Gary Drayton and Jack Begley search the area with a metal detector. First, they unearth a long iron object which reminds Drayton of a spear point, evoking the alleged Roman pilum tip discovered in Season 6, Episode 3.
Later, Rick and Marty Lagina and Dave Blankenship meet with Vanessa Lucido and Mike Jardine at the Money Pit area. It is revealed that, as a result of the recent collapse, the team will be unable to work in Borehole H8 for the rest of the season. Rick then expresses his belief that a shaft sunk at the terminus of the supposed Shaft 6 Tunnel will reveal items of interest.
That evening, the Oak Island boys meet in the War Room with diver Tony Sampson. The crew plans to have Sampson dive on the targets prescribed by the COGS team, which conducted a LIDAR scan of the waters off Oak Island in Season 6, Episode 14. The first anomaly is a triangular rock off the South Shore which points in the general direction of the Money Pit. The second target is a supposed anchor lying on the sea floor.
A map of Oak Island.
Later, Alex Lagina, Jack Begley, and Peter Fornetti head out to the first underwater target on Tony Sampson’s boat. Alex and Tony dive for the target while Jack and Peter remain on the boat, the former in the capacity of a backup diver and the latter being in communication with the divers.
After some searching, Alex and Tony come across two kelp-covered rocks which they believe might constitute the first anomaly indicated by the COGS survey. The rocks form a triangle which indeed appears to point in the general direction of the Money Pit. Legally unable to investigate the rocks without a permit, the divers ascend to the surface.
After the boat, captained by Ryan Mosher, is brought to the general area of the second anomaly, Alex Lagina and Tony Sampson make another dive. The treasure hunters quickly come across a kelp-covered object which appears to be a rock, not an anchor as previously surmised. “I think [that] if you were sensitive to disappointment,” Alex Lagina concludes in a later interview, “you would not be on Oak Island. But it’s not discouraging. We had a list to look at, we got eyes on them, and we still know more than we did this morning.”
While the diving operation is wrapped up, the rest of the crew meets with surveyor Steve Guptill at the Oak Island Research Centre. Doug Crowell explains that they would like Guptill to compile previous survey data in order to pinpoint the precise location of Shaft 6.
An interpretation of the slipway at Smith’s Cove.
The next day, Marty Lagina and Craig Tester head to Smith’s Cove, where Laird Niven has fully unearthed the slipway. After the archaeologist gives the treasure hunters the green light to remove the logs that comprise the structure, the three men contemplate the slipway’s purpose. Marty optimistically suggests that it might have been used to transport chests of gold from a ship to the island.
While the three men chat, Gary Drayton searches through Smith’s Cove spoils with a metal detector and uncovers a wrought iron hinge. Drayton shows the artifact to Rick Lagina and Craig Tester and suggests that it might be very old.
An interpretation of the wrought iron hinge found on Smith’s Cove.
Later, Marty Lagina, Alex Lagina, and Doug Crowell drive to the Ross Farm Museum in the town of New Ross, Nova Scotia. There, they meet with blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge, to whom they show the metal objects recently discovered at Smith’s Cove. Legge identifies several of the pilum-like objects as “crib spikes”- nail-like tools used in the creation of wharves, derricks, platforms, and cribbing. He then dates the artifacts from 1650-1800.
Legge then takes a look at the hinge recently discovered by Gary Drayton and declares that it is “a very old piece of iron” and “a hinge for a very, very thick door”. When prompted, he dates the object from the early 1600s until before 1800. The treasure hunters then speculate as to the object’s purpose. “I’m voting flood gate,” says Doug Crowell.
More Underwater Triangles
In this episode, Alex Lagina and Tony Sampson dove on two anomalies on the seafloor off the South Shore Cove, which were indicated by the LIDAR scan conducted in Season 6, Episode 13. The first anomaly consists of two stones which form a triangle which appears to point in the direction of the Money Pit. The second anomaly, which some had initially suspected to be an anchor, proved to be an ordinary rock.
These underwater rocks evoke the three rectangular stones off Smith’s Cove which were investigated in Season 1, Episode 2. These stones appeared to align with a similar stone on the shore of Smith’s Cove, and with the Money Pit area beyond.
An interpretation of the underwater rocks at Smith’s Cove, investigated in Season 1, Episode 2.
Another underwater stone was investigated in Season 3, Episodes 8 and 9. While conducting a sonar scan of the sea floor off Oak Island’s southern shore, the crew discovered a perfectly triangular underwater stone which appeared to point to the location at which the mysterious South Shore Cove triangle once lay. While investigating this anomaly, which proved to be a natural rock with a potentially-artificial marking on its surface, Tony Sampson discovered a similar rock along the same hypothetical line, closer to shore.
Crib Spikes
Near the end of this episode, the crew drove to the Ross Farm Museum in the town of New Ross, Nova Scotia. There, they met with blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge, to whom they showed the iron rods discovered at Smith’s Cove, which have been variously identified as medieval crossbow bolts and Roman pilum tips throughout the season. Legge identified the artifacts as “crib spikes”, which he described as nail-like tools used in the creation of wharves, derricks, platforms, and cribbing. He then dated the artifacts from 1650-1800.
The Smith’s Cove Hinge
Another artifact the crew submits to Legge for analysis is a wrought iron hinge discovered by Gary Drayton at Smith’s Cove this episode. Legge declares the artifact to be “a hinge for a very, very thick door”, and dates it from the early 1600s to the late 1700s.
This artifact evokes the decorative hinges discovered on Fred Nolan’s old property in Season 5, Episode 13, as well as the iron brace brought up from GAL1 in the Season 4 finale.
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Blanding’s turtles are easy to spot with their dark, high domed shell, bright yellow chin and neck, and great big smile. But things aren’t actually cheery for these turtles—they are a turtle in trouble. They are at risk of extinction in Nova Scotia and across Canada. They are listed as Endangered under both the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) and the Nova Scotia Endangered Species Act (NS ESA).
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Summer Harvesting Program Eases Burden of Pandemic in Tadoule Lake
By: Felix Meza December 10, 2020
Project coordinator Caroline Thorassie at Stony Lake.
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For many northern communities, the Covid19 pandemic has amplified economic and social challenges and increased food insecurity. That prompted Oceans North to work with the Sayisi Dene First Nation at Tadoule Lake in northern Manitoba to launch a new program that supported local harvesters in providing hundreds of pounds of fish to community members.
The project began in early May 2020 with discussions between Oceans North and Ernie Bussidor, a community leader in Tadoule Lake and executive director of the Seal River Watershed Initiative, about the idea of offering financial support to harvesters who would provide healthy, nutritious food to the community.
Indigenous Elders report that land and harvesting skills are declining in the community, like in so many, and that such knowledge is not being passed along to the next generations as it once was. This observation echoes the findings of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which found that the loss of land and harvesting skills was one of the main impacts of residential schools.
Community leaders and elders were extremely positive about our proposal. Oceans North worked with Ernie to hire a local project manager who was well-known and respected and could ensure the success of the harvesting program. Caroline Thorassie, a community member, took on the task of organizing the program and worked hard to advertise it, including using social media like Facebook, as well as popular physical message boards in the community.
Ernie Bussidor cleans fish at the Tadoule Lake stewardship summit.
Credit: Felix Meza
Caroline hired four fishers from the community. Nets and fishing gear (three nets per community project, ropes, crates and sideline) were purchased in Winnipeg and flown to the community in early June. From July through September, the harvesters traveled to the lakes, set nets, harvested fish, cleaned and then distributed the fish to community members.
Fishers went out to the lakes around the community once a week on two-day fishing trips. On day one, fishers set nets, and returned early the next day to collect the nets and fish for cleaning and distribution. This schedule was sometimes adjusted according to the weather.
Mike Duck, a harvester for the project, said a significant amount of work went into harvesting and distributing fish to his community. He explained that the best fishing in the area is at Stony Lake – a one-hour drive from the community, accessible only by driving on the eskers. Sand eskers run continuously for miles and are natural travel routes for wildlife and for the community. Once the harvesters arrived at the lake, they had to travel another half hour to get to the best fishing spots.
Harvesters were able to catch lake trout, white fish, northern pike and pickerel. Lake trout is highly prized by community members as a rich, fatty fish that offers more sustenance than the more popular pickerel that is popular in southern Manitoba. After the drive and boat rides in and out of the fishing spots, harvesters gutted and cleaned the fish the same day as they were caught.
“Tadoule has a history of fishing and hunting and a small group of us are providers to the community,” Mike said. “Fishing is part of our community culture and identity — to be on the land and provide for our communities.”
The criteria for distributing the fish were established by the fishers, project manager and community leaders. For example, elders and community members who were unable to go out on the lakes were prioritized. The harvesters also divided the community into three different areas for distribution purposes: south end, north end and middle of town.
Hundreds of pounds of fish were delivered to community members during the summer. By fishers’ accounts, it is estimated that roughly half of the community benefited from the program. In total, there were approximately 12, two-day fishing trips, and nets were set every trip, depending on weather.
Community leaders said the program was a very positive experience, not only for the harvesters but also for community members who benefited from access to nutritious food or were able to share in a traditional experience. Next year, Mike would like to partner with the local high school to introduce students to harvesting. Hands-on, practical experience will help the next generation to develop skills to support greater food security in their community for years to come.
This program compliments ongoing efforts to establish the Seal River Watershed as an Indigenous Protected Conservation Area. The Sayisi Dene of Tadoule Lake are working on an alliance with neighbouring Inuit and Cree communities to purse this protected area as a means to secure greater management and conservation over their traditional lands. In other places, such as Arctic Bay, harvesting programs have been combined with stewardship, monitoring and guardian programs to support protected areas.
Felix Meza is a consultant with Oceans North who assists with conservation projects in northern Manitoba.
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The Birth of OGS
Basic to the plan was an eye to the future when OGS began operations in a small office in the Capitol on October 1, 1960.
In 1959, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller convened a commission to study and improve the effectiveness of state government. In its report, the commission recommended creating a new state agency, the Office of General Services, to provide essential "housekeeping" services, like centralized purchasing, management of office space and state properties, maintenance of state buildings, and the distribution of supplies and other materials. OGS would not only bring together a number of related functions, but also sharpen the state's procedures and processes.
Following approval by the State Legislature, OGS began operations on October 1, 1960, under the leadership of its first commissioner, General C.V.R. Schuyler. Over 60 years, the agency that began with one man in a small office in the State Capitol has grown into a substantial and diverse organization with thousands of employees in more than 25 locations statewide.
“You are the front-line troops in the endless struggle to promote economy and efficiency in government regardless of ever-increasing demands for service and the ever-increasing complexity of modern life...I look to you with confidence for accomplishment of your present tasks and meeting our future challenges.”
– Governor Rockefeller to OGS employees, November 1965
OGS has evolved from a group known for its agency-related assistance to a powerhouse that provides unparalleled support and service. Time and again, OGS employees show up when New York needs them most. From springing into action to relocate employees and respond to the national emergency during the days following the September 11 attacks, to leading communications and the procurement of goods and services needed for the state to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, OGS provides critical support to facilitate progress.
While OGS helps state agencies fulfill their own missions and goals, it also provides a broad spectrum of services to local governments, the business community, and other partners. Under the administration of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, OGS has expanded its crucial role in making the state more productive, prosperous, and responsive. This function-first agency is now a modernized organization that has a more direct impact on New Yorkers than ever before.
While much has changed in 60 years, one thing has not: the pride OGS employees take in being part of an agency that has an immeasurable impact on state government and on New Yorkers. We hope you enjoy this look-back at our agency and celebrate all we have accomplished together, past and present.
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Following the completion and publication of its audited 2019 financial statements, BBS Limited intends to re-file its banking licence application.
It has not been a smooth ride for BBS Limited in its bid to convert into a fully-fledged commercial bank following its demutualization in 2017.
The demutualization process – voted for by the organisation’s shareholders – meant BBS was converted from a society into a company. The transformation was finally completed in April 2018.
BBS Limited hopes to become the first indigenous commercial bank should it acquire a banking licence from the Bank of Botswana (BoB). Currently, there are 10 licenced commercial banks in the country.
In September 2018, BBS Limited listed its shares on the Botswana Stock Exchange Limited (BSEL) and was hoping to use the move as a springboard to become a fully-fledged commercial bank.
However, a series of hiccups along the way, including delayed publication of audited financial statements, which resulted in the company’s shares being suspended from trading, contributed to the delay in the bank acquiring a banking licence.
Having finally published its audited financial statements late last week, BBS Limited Board Chairperson, Pelani Siwawa-Ndai revealed the organisation intends to re-submit its banking licence application before the end of the year.
“The application record has been updated accordingly. All things being equal, we expect to have received a response from the authorities by the middle of 2021,” she declared.
Siwawa-Ndai added that in the meantime, the company is preparing itself for operating commercially by putting in place the necessary operational and human capital requirements.
Additionally, since the company has published its 2019 audited financial statements, the suspension on trading of its shares has been lifted.
Meanwhile, BBS has reported a loss of P35.761 million during the year under review, compared to a loss of P26.191 million for the nine-month period to December 2018.
However, BBS Limited Managing Director, Pius Molefe insists other performance indicators show the business is still strong despite suffering a loss.
He pointed out that total savings and deposits grew by 33 percent, from a balance of P2.170 billion (as of 31st December 2018) to P2.885 billion by the end of December last year.
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Three of the Top Paper Myths Debunked
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We’re all familiar with requests like, “Go green, go paperless,” “Please consider the environment before printing” and “Think before you print.” While these requests are based on good intentions, they’re also rooted in some common paper myths.
The truth is that when it’s sustainably sourced and manufactured, paper is a responsible choice. Careful paper manufacturers such as Domtar work hard to minimize their products’ impact on the environment.
Forest certification and chain-of-custody (CoC), which has existed for more than 20 years, helps ensure a transparent supply chain. Moreover, paper is one of the most recycled products in the world, speaking to the industry’s leadership in one of the most important aspects of sustainability.
What are the most common paper myths? And how can we set the record straight? Each year, Dan Persica, Domtar’s sustainability communications manager, delivers a presentation on the environmental attributes of paper at the National Paper Trade Association’s Paper School. As part of that presentation, he debunks three paper myths about the industry’s impact on our planet.
Paper Myth #1: Paper production causes deforestation on a massive scale.
Paper Reality: Other industries contribute far more to deforestation than paper.
Several surveys have shown that people believe the paper industry contributes to the loss of tropical forests. However, the Rainforest Alliance notes that agriculture expansion is responsible for 70 percent of global deforestation and is the greatest threat to tropical forests. That’s because products like palm oil can be found in nearly everything, from cosmetics to food, and the growing demand for that product often requires agricultural expansion into once-forested areas. In addition, several environmental groups report that cattle ranching has caused up to 70 percent of forest loss in the Amazon.
In the United States, the paper industry ensures that more than twice as much wood is grown as is harvested. In fact, the net total U.S. forest area has increased by 3 percent in the past 60 years, and the net volume of trees on timberland has increased 58 percent. In Canada, forest cover has remained stable, with less than 0.5 percent of Canada’s forest harvested annually.
Paper Myth #2: Paper is wasteful.
Paper Reality: Paper is one of the planet’s most recycled products.
Most people would agree that a product is green if it is reusable, recyclable or comes from sources that can be regenerated. Paper wins on all counts.
A 2013 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study on solid waste generation recycling and disposal found that more than 63 percent of paper in the United States is recovered for recycling. As of last year, that number increased to nearly 67%. The paper industry’s goal is to see that rate climb to 70 percent.
Also, did you know that paper can be recycled five to seven times? That’s something to cheer about.
Paper Myth #3: Harvesting trees to make paper is bad for the environment.
Paper Reality: Sustainable forest management benefits people and the planet.
Paper is highly recyclable, but it can’t be recycled indefinitely. Virgin fiber is necessary to produce the paper products that we depend upon in our everyday lives. If we were to only use recycled fibers in our products, we would run out of printing paper in less than a year.
But when we sustainably source our wood fiber and properly manage our forests, we can get the paper products we need while still protecting our natural resources. Domtar is committed to maintaining the highest level of assurance via third-party CoC certification.
Such certification protects the interests of our landowners, preserves our forests and ensures that consumers can be confident in their purchases of paper products, such as items from our EarthChoice product line.
We also partner with some of the world’s best-known environmental organizations to raise awareness of the need to protect our vital natural resources — including our forests.
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Domtar is proud of how our industry manages and protects its most vital resources. To stay up-to-date on our latest sustainability efforts, subscribe to the EarthChoice Monthly Minute newsletter or read related articles on the Newsroom.
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You can also learn the truth about other paper myths through Two Sides North America. This organization promotes sustainability within the graphic communications industry, which includes forestry, pulp and paper.
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Assam: Court extends stay on vacation of paper mills quarters till March 25
NEW DELHI , February 26, 2020 2:54 pm
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The Delhi High Court has extended the stay on vacation of employees’ quarters of the Nagaon and Cachar paper mills in Assam till March 25.
Paper mill employees union general secretary Ananda Bordoloi said the liquidator has submitted a written reply to the court confirming that attempt will be taken to revive the industries as “going concern”.
The case of Cachar Paper Project Workers Union versus Union of India came up for hearing on Tuesday, when the liquidator submitted a written reply confirming that the process for revival of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC) paper mills of Assam as “going concern” will commence by next few weeks as per orders of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), delivered on May 29, 2019 and February 18, this year, Assam Tribune reported.
He said since the process for revival of the industries will resume and notification would be announced for expression of interest under the Companies Act 2013, the question of vacation of quarters by employees does not arise “in our view”.
They added that the Union of India and the Central Provident Fund Commissioner have not yet submitted their reply and have sought time to submit by the next date of hearing.
Earlier, the liquidator attempted to liquidate assets of the HPC paper mills on piecemeal basis and issued an order to vacate quarters forcefully, including termination of employment of all workers and employees in contravention of the NCLAT order of May 29, 2019.
“The actual process of revival of the industries will now commence as per law,” Bordoloi said.
“The government cannot deny their responsibilities and will discharge its duty to save the industries and employment of two lakh youths in industrially backward state of Assam,” he said.
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Cash fine of up to Rs 200,000 proposed for misconduct by online business operators (rep 03/01/2021)
Broadband Internet Connected In 512 Of 753 Local Units (rn 29/12/2020)
Go digital : The government must digitise its services to ensure public safety and also to be future ready (kp 25/11/2020)
Internet access in Nepal crosses 22m (ht 20/11/2020)
Pospects Of Software Industry Amid COVID-19, by Kristina Shikhrakar (rn 07/11/2020)
Metropolitan traffic office transitions to digital : Around 2,500 service seekers have availed of online services in the past one month, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/10/2020)
Nepal Telecom launches GSM service in Taksindu, the trekking route to Namche (rep 22/10/2020)
Government prioritises e-procurement but most bidding still done manually, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/10/2020)
Laptops fly off the shelves as classes move online : With new shipments of computers not arriving quickly enough from China, potential buyers will have to wait, wholesalers and retailers said, by Krishana Prasain (kp 28/09/2020)
The future of the classroom is online : The government must support universities as they move to embrace virtual classrooms, by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/09/2020)
Nepalis pay Rs 104.53 for 1GB mobile data use: Report (rep 15/09/2020)
Internet subscribers up but speed remains a problem : Consumer rights activists say speed of internet is not as service providers had advertised and the telecom authority should be more vigilant, by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/09/2020)
The digital delight : How Covid-19 lockdown triggered a positive change in Nepal’s e-governance system and digital economy, by Shristi Kafle (rep 12/09/2020)
Mapping Net Coverage, by Kundan Aryal (rn 11/09/2020)
Why has internet become sluggish in Nepal? (kh 06/09/2020)
New cyber security law requires firms to use information sharing platform : The purpose of the platform is to establish a cyber security community to detect and prevent cyber attacks, by Krishana Prasain (kp 05/09/2020)
Internet access is a human right : Affordability, accessibility and availability must be ensured to build a digital Nepal, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire (kp 23/08/2020)
How do digital freelancers fare in Nepal? While a majority of people are only just getting used to working online, a small segment of the Nepali workforce has already had ample time to understand, experience and embrace digital workspaces, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 11/08/2020)
Hopeful internet firms need to have minimum capital of Rs 40 million: Nepal Telecommunications Authority rolls out new internet service operation bylaw, by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/07/2020)
Security Concerns In Digital Transaction, by Rudra Prasad Adhikari (rn 14/07/2020)
Telecom service providers directed to limit number of SIM cards issued per person: Minors are limited to one card and need to get their parents to provide a proof of relationship document, by Krishana Prasain (kp 12/07/2020)
Internet usage surges 35 per cent during lockdown (ht 09/07/2020)
Broadband internet extended to remote areas in 41 districts: Officials say project will be completed in the remaining districts once the lockdown is lifted, by Krishana Prasain (kp 07/07/2020)
Telecom Authority directs ISPs to make provisions for customers to monitor internet connection: The number of complaints regarding slow internet spiked during the lockdown, by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/06/2020)
Digital divide too wide for online classes to succeed in Nepal: The government has proposed online teaching-learning, but a majority of the schools and students in the country do not have computers, much less the internet, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/05/2020)
As popularity of virtual meetings soar, concerns over abuse and harassment come to surface: Law enforcement officials say it is difficult to track down and punish people ‘bombing’ online meetings as they don’t leave behind evidence, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 27/05/2020)
Growing Digital Platforms and the Need for Regulatory Framework, by Ashmita Gautam (kh 22/05/2020)
Speed test puts Nepal in 118th spot globally in fixed broadband in April: The average mobile broadband speed showed an improvement with the country moving up five places, by Krishana Prasain (kp 19/05/2020)
Bridging The Digital Divide, by Kundan Aryal (ht 08/05/2020)
Cyber risk increases along with rising trend of webinars, by Arpana Ale Magar (ht 06/05/2020)
Govt to use Zoom software for online meetings (ht 06/05/2020)
Is online teaching really worth it? School administrators coercing students to adapt technologies of learning better learn what the digital divide means, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 04/05/2020), Can we embrace tech education during lockdown?, by Raghab Sharma (kh 04/05/2020)
E-Governance Can Be Game Changer For Nepal, by Sunil KC (rn 23/04/2020)
Cyber Security and Internet Governance in Nepal, by Manish Jung Pulami (kh 22/04/2020)
Authority directs internet companies not to disconnect users for non-payment: Service providers say they need government help as their costs have increased while little money is coming in, by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/04/2020)
Digital democracy: We need greater scrutiny during crises (kp 15/04/2020)
Internet slows as Kathmandu residents grounded by the lockdown turn to the web en masse: The number of video content engagements including YouTube, Facebook video and TikTok has surged, said service providers, by Krihana Prasain (kp 03/04/2020)
ISPs say can't provide 25% off on Internet service sans subsidy (rep 31/03/2020)
Internet bandwidth increases by 25% amid lockdown (rep 29/03/2020)
Covid-19 and the shift to remote working: With the spread of the coronavirus, many offices in Kathmandu too have started work-from-home provisions. But how productive is this new working culture?, by Shashwat Pant (kp 22/03/2020)
Internet use jumps with more office workers working from home: The Nepal Telecommunications Authority is ready to enhance bandwidth as required, officials said, by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/03/2020)
Lagging in digitalization: Government has time and again failed to understand the need to go digital in all the sectors and put the effort in developing regulations to monitor the digital platforms, by Prayash Raj Koirala (rep 12/03/2020)
NTA launches apps to test call quality, Internet speed (rep 04/03/2020)
What you need to know about ethical hackers in Nepal: The country’s cyber security is not the strongest. And with everything going digital—from national identity cards to driving licenses—if we are not too careful, we could invite in a lot of risks, by Shashwat Pant (kp 03/03/2020)
Nepal placed 127th among 140 countries for internet speed: Mobile broadband download speed was recorded at 12.43 mbps against the global average of 31.95 mbps, by Krishana Prasain (kp 23/02/2020)
Daami Music: A Nepali song streaming mobile app is the new flavour of the season: The app has nearly 12,000 active daily listeners and more than 1,000 new subscribers are being added every month, by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/01/2020)
Social Welfare Council upgrading its system to become paperless: The new system will start offering online services by the end of the current fiscal year, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/01/2020)
Govt to provide service via mobile app (ht 06/01/2020)
Plans afoot to improve govt mobile app (ht 28/12/2019)
NTA, NT ink pact to lay optical fibre in Karnali, Sudurpaschim (ht 06/12/2019)
Quality of mobile video experience in Nepal still way down: Nepal ranks 86th among 100 countries for mobile video quality in Opensignal report, by Krishana Prasain (kp 04/12/2019)
Slow internet affects government services in Jumla, locals say: The district’s land revenue office has been carrying out operations online for the past two months, by LP Devkot (kp 02/12/2019)
Labour office turns to technology in a bid to provide hassle-free services to migrant workers: After online application, the remaining process of getting work permits goes online to ease services for aspiring migrant workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/11/2019)
Free internet for public schools, offices (ht 24/11/2019)
Government issues new directive for cyber security (ht 23/11/2019)
What does cloud-based gaming mean for Nepali players? Even as internet speeds keep growing, data caps and latency will remain an issue even if Nepalis manage to get a subscription internationally, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 19/11/2019)
Bringing Silicon Valley to Kathmandu Valley: Artificial Intelligence is here, better get used to it, by Sonia Awale (nt 15/11/2019)
MoCIT to enhance cyber security of govt bodies (ht 05/11/2019)
Cybersecurity: A strategic imperative for Nepal: Digital advancements are proceeding in the absence of a holistic and integrated approach to managing cybersecurity threats, by Narayan Koirala (kp 18/10/2019)
Online system fails to deliver quick service (ht 16/10/2019)
Nepal has a lot of catching up to do in terms of digital technology: We need to do a lot of brainstorming in order to formulate policies that help develop our economy—especially when it comes to innovation and technology (kp 14/10/23019)
Nepal Telecom launches 4G services in 32 major cities: The company is offering a slew of attractive internet packages as well (kp 03/10/2019)
Wi-Fi service to be provided at trekking, pilgrimage destinations: Annapurna Circuit and Everest Base Camp are among the destinations to get Wi-Fi service, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 01/10/2019)
NT’s 4G expansion to gather momentum (ht 01/10/2019)
How safe is your data? To start the culture of protecting data, Nepali consumers have to demand accountability and transparency from the organizations which collect their data, by Pratigya Bhattarai (kp 26/09/2019)
Nepal among countries with slowest mobile internet: The country's mobile internet speed was clocked in at 10.78 Mbps against the global average of 28.02 Mbps, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 24/09/2019)
Telecom regulator calls on schools to sign up for ambitious IT lab project: The IT lab project has been initiated to reduce the digital divide between students at public and private institutions, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 20/09/2019)
NRB to make BFIs spend certain share of profit on IT security (ht 20/09/2019)
Look smart, DoTM: Whatever the reason, having service-seekers wait for years for a smart driving license is simply frustrating (ht 19/09/2019)
Hackonomics: What is attracting hackers to Nepal?, by Bimal Pratap Shah and Vivek S Rana (rep 17/09/2019)
Local units in Hetauda yet to incorporate online registration system: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration had introduced the online registration system five years ago, by Subash Bidari (kp 16/09/2019)
Digital revolution required: People should refuse to spend the entire day waiting in a queue in a government office, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 15/09/2019)
Security printing in limbo after ID cards, passports and notes put up for global tender: A senior Nepal Rastra Bank official says they are in the final stages of calling for global bids to print and supply banknotes for the next three years, by Anil Giri (kp 07/09/2019)
Government to launch mobile app to deliver services digitally: IT experts say use of mobile SIM card registration data for applicant identification problematic; raise concern over cyber threat and misuse of digital information by the state, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/05/2019)
Breaking the barriers : No matter how much we glorify role of ICT in improving education, it cannot happen without larger participation of teachers, by Hitesh Karki (rep 01/09/2019)
NT to complete 4G expansion work by mid-February (ht 31/08/2019)
Optical fibre laying work to resume by mid-September: 32 districts will be connected with high-speed optical fibre to allow fast data transfers and voice and video calls, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 27/08/2019)
Software to be upgraded for more effective monitoring: So far, 29,000 cooperatives have linked up to the online financial reporting system, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 27/08/2019)
Government implements national strategy for e-commerce sector: The online marketplace is growing steadily despite a late start, but there are no laws to regulate them, by Krishana Prasain (kp 24/08/2019)
Online bidding remains suspended for two weeks due to software upgradation works: Upgraded software to help determine bid capacity of contractors and suppliers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/08/2019)
Nepal invites France and Germany to make final pitch for multi-million dollar security printing facility: Berlin-based Bundesdruckerei and Paris-based IN Groupe , both state-owned entities, will be submitting their final proposals on August 7, by Anil Giri (kp 05/08/2019)
Toward Society 5.0, by Ved P. Kafle (rep 05/08/2019)
Telecom regulator wants to equip 930 public high schools with IT labs in six months: To achieve the goal, the contractor has to install and commission the laboratory at 39 high schools every week, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 04/08/2019)
Data collection and privacy issues: We need to start talking about who is gathering our personal information and how they are using it, by Jagat Bahadur Kunwar (kp 02/08/2019)
Nepal’s IT sector under big risk, by Suman Dahal rep 02/08/2019)
Service providers withdraw 13% TSC levied on internet users, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 27/07/2019)
Number of 4G users soars by 125 pc (ht 23/07/2019)
Internet prices likely to go up from mid-July, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 16/07/2019), Internet access to become costlier due to addition of service charge: Service providers will be adding 13 percent to the bill as telecommunication service charge from Wednesday, by Krishana Prasain (kp 17/07/2019)
Digital development and e-commerce in Nepal: Even with the government’s adoption of an e-commerce strategy, there is a lot more to do to expand the digital market, by Madhu K. Marasini (kp 15/07/2019)
NTA to set up IT labs in 1,000 public schools: Each lab will have computers, printer, surveillance system, UPS system, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 15/07/2019)
Half of population uses mobile phones to access the internet: The growth in mobile internet users has been attributed to exponential growth in users from the rural areas as more people are using social media platforms, report says, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 11/07/2019)
13pc hike in internet fees from July 17: ISPs; Price of the cheapest package to go up by at least Rs 100 (ht 11/07/2019)
Nepali apps you should try: Here are a few apps that offer more than supplementary services, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 09/07/2019)
Issues On Smart Cities, by Harsha Man Maharjan (rn 06/07/2019)
Transparency in governance, through cyberocracy: Nepal’s bureaucracy has not kept pace with the radical political change the country has gone through, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 05/07/2019)
Broadband to be accessible in rural areas within a year: NTA (ht 28/06/2019)
What does Huawei ban mean for Nepali users? While Huawei Nepal says its phones, as of now, fully support Google services and Android updates, the future remains uncertain, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 25/06/2019)
Perks of going cashless: It will be difficult for Nepal to become a cashless economy but it should make an effort, by Biranchi Poudyal (rep 20/06/2019)
Internet prices likely to go up from mid-July, by Zenith Shah (rep 19/06/2019)
Internet providers say they will not hike data costs if service charge is dropped: Nepal remains among countries with the most expensive internet, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 15/06/2019)
With government services and data going digital, proper cybersecurity is more essential than ever: Government agencies and private companies both need to focus more on securing their data, say security professionals, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 11/06/2019)
Internet service providers say data charges will go up from next fiscal: The average monthly cost of an internet connection will jump from Rs1,400 to Rs1,680 from July 17 (kp 05/06/2019)
Telecom Authority to set up IT centres in 124 remote villages, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 02/06/2019)
Public vehicles to issue 'electronic paying card': Town planners, however, call the plan ‘too ambitious’, considering the government’s track record of unkept promises, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/06/2019)
Breaking the glass ceiling: The participation of women in Nepal’s info-tech sector is still very low but the future holds promise, by Asmod Karki (kp 01/06/2019)
Google decision to hit Nepali Huawei customers (ht 21/05/2019)
PM inaugurates work on information highway (rep 21/05/2019)
Digital banking in Nepal: Focus on infrastructure, security, by Amish Dhungel and Dwaipayan Regmi (ht 20/05/2019)
Internet service providers slam NEA’s proposed hike in rental charges, by Krishana Prasain (kp 18/05/2019)
Why aren’t there more women in IT? Nepal is part of a global trend in technology—there are vastly fewer women in tech than men, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 14/05/2019)
National ID cards find no use (rep 12/05/2019)
Online trading system full of flaws, taskforce report finds, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/05/2019)
Online system further delays work of land revenue office, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 09/05/2019)
On the register: Nepal will soon be implementing an Equipment Identity Register for all mobile devices in the country. But what does that actually entail?, by Bivek Khatiwada (kp 07/05/2019)
Blackout of government sites exposes cybersecurity lapses in country: But government officials downplay the incident saying it’s ‘part and parcel’ of Nepal’s evolving cybersecurity process, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 06/05/2019)
Keeping time the Nepali way: Hamro Patro started out as a Nepali calendar app in 2010, but nine years and over 5 million downloads later, its founder has turned Hamro Patro into a digital conglomerate, by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 06/05/2019)
Sensitivity for security: Nepal needs to understand the gravity of security threat emanating from its inability to control cyber crime, by Thaneshwor Chalise (rep 04/05/2019)
Can the internet be policed? Even as the government attempts to stifle freedom of expression online, it continues to display a fundamental lack of understanding about the internet, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 30/04/2019)
Nepali mobile app developers reshaping digital landscape, by Krishana Prasain (kp 27/04/2019)
Prioritise intellectual property rights: Copyright laws need to be updated to keep up with technological advancements, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 26/04/2019)
Advancing the frontiers of knowledge: What’s so super about supercomputers and why does Nepal need them anyway?, by Abha Eli Phoboo (kp 26/04/2019)
As server goes down, hundreds deprived of getting their work done at transport office: The problem has occurred four times in the past four months, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/04/2019)
Regulate pay apps: The authorities should have the Chinese mobile payment systems register in Nepal so as to regulate them, just like the credit card providers (ht 18/04/2019), Chinese payment platforms are illegal, but officials say they can’t control them: Majority of the Chinese-run businesses use popular Chinese digital wallets to sell goods and services, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 19/04/2019)
27 youth entrepreneurs set up notebook factory investing Rs 150 million, by Mohammad Habib (rep 16/04/2019)
Report exposes government bodies’ cybersecurity flaws: In response to Auditor General’s report, officials blame a lack of budget, which they say hinders work and puts data security at risk, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 15/04/2019), All in one place: Data centres are indispensable but yet an unrecognised part of national infrastructure (kp 16/04/2019)
Minister Baskota launches FTTH service in Janakpur (ht 14/04/2019)
Illiteracy, old policies hurdles for ‘Digital Nepal’ (ht 08/04/2019)
IT potential: Make use of idle talent, by Vikash Raj Satyal (ht 26/03/2019)
WorldLink to provide free WiFi hotspots across Nepal, by Krishana Prasain (kp 11/03/2019)
Government to introduce e-commerce regulations, by Krishana Prasain (kp 06/08/2019)
Data security concerns over national identity card project:Nepal government’s attempt to push the digitised national identification cards without proper security checks could put citizens’ information at risk, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 03/03/2019)
Blockchain in real estate: A radical revolution, by Biranchi Poudyal (ht 28/02/2019)
‘ITB curtails fundamental rights of people’ (ht 26/02/2019)
Not left behind: ICT development must reach all members of society, by Ritika Singh and Sushma Giri (kp 24/02/2019)
Has national ID card project put Rs 7.5bn at stake? MPs fear it will be just another card to occupy space in wallet; Seek govt clarification before spending billions on the project, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 22/02/2019)
New IT Bill could kill innovation in Nepal, experts warn:s Critics of the government’s Informational Technology Bill say it will add more red tape for internet companies, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 21/02/2019)
It’s about time that the country broke ground in the IT field (kp 19/02/2019)
Bajura municipality goes paperless by installing internet in all its ward offices, by Krishna Oli (rep 17/02/2019)
With a new IT bill, state draws battle lines against free speech: In attempting to regulate social media platforms, Oli administration violates the freedom of speech and opinion guaranteed under the constitution, experts say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 16/02/2019)
Nepal finally gets its first supercomputer, by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/02/2019)
In the grey: The government’s decision to impose an additional five percent excise duty on smartphones is fuelling a grey market in imports, by Johnson Shrestha (kp 12/02/2019)
Creating smart schools: No nation has progressed fast in terms of technology adoption when its school going children are not fully integrated to technological developments, by Hitesh Karki (rep 12/02/2019)
Lack of technical staff delays online land registration process, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 07/02/2019)
No progress in RTDF-funded optical fiber projects (rep 05/02/2019)
Two Chinese firms roped in for 4G LTE expansion project (kp 04/02/2019)
Connect IPS: Payments made easier: A new digital platform allows online transactions, including government tax payments, without the use of an intermediary parking platform, by Bhivek Khatiwada (kp 29/01/2019)
NTA drafts guidelines for free public wi-fi service (ht 26/01/2019)
Adopting Tech and Trade Diplomacy, by GP Acharya (rn 23/01/2019)
Technology on wheels: Mobile ICT labs can help address several gaps in Nepal’s efforts to promote ICT education, by Sagun Shrestha (kp 22/01/2019)
Catching the bullet train The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings both opportunities and challenges, by Mina Aryal (kp 22/01/2019)
ISPs threaten to hike charges: Cite the 500pc hike in fee for use of NEA’s electricity poles (ht 20/01/2019)
Enter the project bank: Province 3 has launched a software-based database containing details of all projects, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 02/01/2019)
Wiring change: Analog challenges cripple government’s ambitious ‘Digital Nepal’ vision, by Kshitiz Khanal (kp 31/12/2018)
Framework of digital Nepal within a month: Minister Banskota (kp 30/12/2018)
Country's first supercomputer installed at IT Park, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 30/12/2018)
Taking ctrl: For a secure and functioning Digital Nepal, the government should engage local programmers, by Prakash Paudel (kp 18/12/2018)
Six-day national conference of network operators concludes (rep 15/12/2018)
KMC launches Smart Urban Technology Challenge 2018, by Anup Ojha (kp 13/12/2018)
Bright And Dark Facets Of The Internet, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire (rn 05/12/2018)
Use hi-tech to manage disasters: PM (kp 04/12/2018) [??], A long way to go: Before achieving ‘Digital Nepal’, the state must invest in ICT education throughout the country, by Manoj Bhattarai (kp 04/12/2018) [!!]
Striking a balance: NID’s intentions may seem benign, but potential data misuse cannot be overlooked (kp 22/11/2018)
‘DIGITAL NEPAL’ dream can be achieved only by expansion, improvement of telecom services, interview with Gokul Prasad Baskota, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ht 13/11/2018)
ICT in education: If teachers can use social media sites, they can use educational web applications too, by Sagun Shrestha (kp 07/11/2018)
MoHa to allow access to citizenship data (ht 05/11/2018)
Global tender call for e-passport from next year: Nepal could issue e-passports in 18 months, by Anil Giri (kp 03/11/2018)
Home Ministry starts printing national ID, by Anil Giri (kp 02/11/2018)
Digital defence: Going digital is a necessity, but privacy and security concerns must be addressed (kp 01/11/2018)
Move towards paperless governance: The new set-up will require civil servants to use official email for correspondence, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 31/10/2018)
A city awakening: Behind the thin dust, Janakpur is a melting pot of opportunity in Nepal, by Ravi Kumar (kp 28/10/2018)
Digital leapfrogging: Can Nepal achieve it?, by Prashant Koirala (ht 24/10/2018)
PMO to monitor monthly progress of ministries, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 13/10/2018)
NTA closes 21,000 porn websites (kp 12/10/2018)
Digital 2020: Nepal’s digital economy will grow exponentially atop a robust digital payments layer, by Biswas Dhakal (kp 11/10/2018)
Bank on data: Nepal is standing at a critical juncture of political and economic change that presents new opportunities to collect, open, and act on data, by Deepak Singhania and Thomas van den Aarssen (rep 03/10/2018)
As hackers get better of government sites, officials say full safety infeasible (kp 01/10/2018)
Towards a digital Nepal: The government should make strengthening national broadband the prime objective, by Ashma Dixit (kp 30/09/2018)
India for satellite-based navigation in SAARC (kp 25/09/2018)
Why computer education fails: We still continue to follow the same course built on foundational course designed by “experts” at the time when computers were a novelty, by Hitesh Karki (rep 22/09/2018)
Govt to block access to porn sites (ht 22/09/2018), Govt bans pornographic contents on internet (rep 23/09/2018), Government bans raunchy content, by Nayak Paudel (kp 24/09/2018), Does porn abet rape? Blocking pornographic contents doesn’t decrease people’s predisposition to sexual violence, sexual urge or natural curiosity about sex, by Ujjwal Acharya (rep 26/09/2018)
Keeping Bad Side Of Internet At Bay, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 14/09/2018)
Well connected: An advanced digital network and sustainable transport will change the society for the better, by Manish Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 13/09/2018)
Foreign jobs data system and phone app launched (kp 11/09/2018)
NEPSE fails to start online trading (ht 10/09/2018), Hitch delays launch of online trading system (kp 11/09/2018)
Phone app for local governments (kp 05/09/2018), Mobile app launched for local levels to disseminate info (ht 09/09/2018)
Pokhara to have free Wi-Fi spots at 10 public places (rep 05/09/2018)
Government all set to launch digital platform: GoN Citizen App to give citizens access to state services at all levels (kp 04/09/2018)
Internet in Nepal: Making it affordable, by Bikram Shrestha (ht 04/09/2018)
Government agencies increases digital presence (kp 03/09/2018)
KMC mayor inaugurates free Wi-Fi service in Pashupati area (ht 03/09/2018)
Know your stuff: Knowledge management is key for organisational effectiveness in the public sector, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (kp 19/08/2018)
Access and the internet: Clearing up four misconceptions about digital connectivity in Nepal, by Shailesh B, Pandey (kp 15/08/2018)
Microsoft imagine cup 2018: Nepali app developers win Microsoft award, by Krishana Prasain (kp 15/08/2018)
Govt withdraws internet tariff hike for home users (kp 27/07/2018), Internet service users get relief from 13% TSC (rep 27/07/2018)
First digital Cabinet meet begins today: The move follows PM Oli’s warning on May 30 to dismiss any minister who does not know how to operate a laptop (kp 26/07/2018)
Digital payments: To prevent illicit activities, better regulation of digital payments is a must, but citizens’ privacy should be protected (ht 26/07/2018)
Twitter handle for government offices soon (kp 25/07/2018)
Govt moves against own promise of affordable internet, by Arpana Ale Magar (rep 18/07/2018), Surging internet cost to affect National Broadband Policy target, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 18/07/2018), ISPs not allowed to hike Internet charges: MoIC (rep 19/07/2018), 'TSC on internet to make up for declining voice call revenue' (rep 21/07/2018)
Int'l cyber security conference on July 27-28 (rep 11/07/2018)
Internet, voice calls to become dearer: Internet fee likely to be raised by almost 14pc, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 09/07/2018)
PMO to soon go paperless, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/07/2018)
Digitizing governance: The government must develop policies and programs to enhance investment in ICT to materialize e-governance vision, by Khem Raj Neupane (rep 05/07/2018)
Need of ICT in health, education stressed (ht 26/06/2018)
Collection of details for National ID card begins, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 23/06/2018)
Internet subscription fee likely to rise, by Umesh Poudel (ht 21/06/2018)
MIT launches global startup labs in Nepal (kp 18/06/2018)
CHN named among top 10 world startups (kp 12/06/2018)
International ICT Conference to be held in mid-June (rep 12/06/2018)
Teaching with technology: Many teachers who are currently teaching computer in public schools grew up in an era when computers were virtually non-existent, by Hitesh Karki (rep 27/05/2018)
KTM to host Global Cyber Security Summit in July (kp 22/05/2018)
Registration of IP to go digital: Govt; Weak IP laws have led to a large number of counterfeit products being sold on the market without legal hurdles (kp 05/05/2018)
Closing the gap Just having access to the internet is not enough to overcome the digital divide, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 30/04/2018)
After Kyirong, NT plans to bring Chinese internet via Tatopani (ht 26/04/2018)
Optical fibre laying process likely to face delays, by Umesh Poudel (ht 25/04/2018)
‘Heritage sites, parks will have free Wi-Fi shortly’: Bouddha, Swayambhu, Baisdhara, Pashupati, Basantapur and Sankha Park to get high speed routers (kp 04/04/2018)
MC to set up free Wi-Fi zones (ht 02/04/2018)
New cellphone app to update city air quality (kp 30/03/2018)
3 hill districts of Province 1 to get internet access soon, by Ananda Gautam and Dipendra Shakya (kp 25/03/2018)
Digital democracy: Good governance can be enhanced through utilisation of novel technological solutions (kp 23/03/2018)
NVC orders action against officials over ‘faulty’ app (kp 04/03/2018)
The future is here: Nepal urgently needs to prepare to strengthen its e-commerce and digital trade sector, by Pragati Koirala (kp 16/02/2018)
Robust e-payment system must for e-commerce to flourish (ht 11/02/2018), Espouse e-economy: Prioritise ICT as one of the growing industries in the country and implement policies accordingly, by Saurav Bashyal (ht 11/02/2018)
CAN Info-Tech kicks off, by Naresh Neupane (kp 26/01/2018), CAN Info-Tech continues to draw large crowds (kp 27/01/2018), CAN Info-Tech attracts youths in droves, by Kushal Basnet (rep 28/01/2018), Carving out a niche at CAN Info-tech 2018, by Naresh Neupane (kp 31/01/2018)
KMC launches free Wi-Fi zones, CCTV surveillance at ward 10 (kp 25/01/2018)
Online recording of personal events picking up, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/01/2018)
‘Nepal added over 250 internet users per hour’, by Naresh Neupane (ht 20/01/2018)
Online system adopted for driving licence (ht 19/01/2018)
Rural municipality goes digital, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 15/01/2018)
Invisible thieves: Recent cyber-attacks have shown that Nepali banks need to keep up with technology, by Haribol Acharya (kp 11/01/2018)
Chinese internet from tomorrow: Monopoly of India in bandwidth supply to end; competition amonmg service providers expected to inttensify, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 11/01/2018), Nepal ends India’s internet monopoly with Chinese link (kp 13/01/2018), Nepal-China optical fibre link operationalised (ht 13/01/2018)
‘Singha Durbar’ mobile application launched (kp 01/01/2018)
Think before you click: Nepal should exercise security measures to safeguard digital intrusions because anyone is susceptible to crypto-jacking, by Biranchi Paudyal (kp 31/12/2017)
CAN Info Tech set to kick off on Jan 28 , by Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 15/12/2017)
Launch into cyberspace: Access to the internet will make NGOs in Nepal more reliable, faster and efficient, by Samaya Lama (kp 03/12/2017)
Cyber threat corners banks: Use of pirated software is quite rampant in financial institutions in Nepal. This has prevented them from installing new patches to upgrade the software, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 01/12/2017)
Linking all with all: By 2020 over 20 billion devices will connect to the internet and every person on the planet will connect to at least four devices, by Ajaya Kusum Adhikari (rep 05/11/2017)
19 govt sites breached in latest cyberattack (kp 04/11/2017)
NT claims Mid-Hill optical fibre project will meet set deadline, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 27/10/2017)
Technology ain’t enough: Teachers considered teaching computers an additional burden and expected to be paid ‘extra’ for it, by Hitesh Karki (rep 14/10/2017)
Four ISPs express interest to deliver free internet (ht 10/10/2017)
Internet penetration at 61pc of population: More than 6,581 new users are connected to the internet every day in Nepal, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 05/10/2017)
The next big thing: Nepal should capitalise on the growing prominence of e-commerce to fuel inclusive growth, by Barsha Dharel Dixit (kp 27/09/2017)
Connect every ward with free internet in a year: House panel (ht 26/09/2017)
CAN Commtech 2017 kicks off, by Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 15/09/2017)
Internet connection thru China in testing phase, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 11/09/2017), Test transmission of Chinese internet bandwidth under way (ht 14/09/2017)
On ‘computerized’ schools: The two schools in Sindhupalchowk district that I recently visited both had good computer labs. But the computers were all covered in dust, by Hitesh Karki (rep 06/09/2017)
Free internet in Valley’s public places by year-end: Singha Durbar, Media Village, Padma Kanya Campus to benefit in the first phase, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 26/08/2017)
CAN CommTech 2017 to begin from Sept 14, by Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 23/08/2017)
Internet forum stresses wider collaboration (kp 20/08/2017)
It's all about IT: Nepali software companies write algorithms for self-driving cars and analysed data for French President Macron’s elections campaign, but they could do much more, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 18/08/2017)
Harmful indulgence, by Ajaya Kusum Adhikari (rep 06/08/2017)
58 govt websites ‘hacked to test vulnerability’: Purported hackers say ‘done in three minutes’; 3-member committee to look into the matter, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 25/07/2017), Government websites face pre-launch tests: Three-member committee formed to probe hacking of websites is scheduled to submit its report to the Ministry of Science and Technology on Sunday , by Sanjeev Giri (kp 28/07/2017), Defending digital frontierNepal must catch up to overcome vulnerability to the escalating threats of cyber-attacks (kp 28/07/2017)
Nepal to receive Chinese internet bandwidth from Aug (ht 25/07/2017)
Heil Machine Age: The mindset of the current government leadership needs to be broadened to think in terms of the Internet of Things, by Manish Pokharel and Pratap Shah (rep 19/07/2017)
An assistant in your pocket: Three great apps worth having on your smartphone, by Bivek Khatiwada (kp 18/07/2017)
Nepalis’ online shopping dream turning real soon: This service is expected to revolutionise the e-commerce business in Nepal, as it will allow millions of electronic cardholders to purchase goods from Nepal-based online stores and even open online stores, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 18/07/2017)
Stalled for years, IT Park finally comes to life, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 18/07/2017)
Online registration of personal events going up (kp 09/07/2017)
Nepal to be connected with Chinese internet in August, by Ashim Neupane (rep 02/07/2017)
Ncell expands 4G service to western cities: Now fast mobile broadband available in Pokhara and Damauli (ht 01/07/2017)
NTA gears up to roll out mechanism to check internet speed of ISPs (ht 30/06/2017)
Nepal ‘safe’ from lethal ransomware attack (kp 29/06/2017)
At your fingertips: Nepali apps you need on your phone, by Anuj Bhandari (kp 27/06/2017)
NT launches Internet service for bus passengers (rep 27/06/2017)
Tepid growth in 4G service subscription (ht 24/06/2017)
Nepal needs to wait longer to use Chinese bandwidth, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 19/06/2017)
Quake-hit districts to get broadband internet: The initiative taken by NTA to connect earthquake impacted districts with high-speed internet is in line with directive set by the government last year (kp 18/06/2017)
Internet service reaches 58 percent of Nepalis, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 17/06/2017)
WorldLink, Mercantile submit proposal to NTA (ht 17/06/2017)
Broadband internet service across Nepal ‘in two years’ (kp 11/06/2017)
ICT Day May 2 made official: The celebration of ICT Day would be expanded nationwide with new programmes (kp 06/06/2017)
NTA to introduce 15 broadband projects targeting 61 districts (ht 22/05/2017)
Three ISPs get 15 days to furnish details to NTA (ht 17/05/2017)
Nepal clueless about how to benefit from India’s South Asia Satellite (ht 12/05/2017)
Internet voting: Viva la revolución: In the age of internet, rather than voting every five years at a polling booth, we could vote directly, issue-by-issue, using our smartphones, by Manish Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 10/05/2017)
One in two Nepalis use internet: NTA report (kp 09/05/0217)
Bandwidth supply from China delayed (kp 08/05/2017)
4G subscribers rue slow data speed (rep 29/04/2017)
Nepalis in no hurry to upgrade to 4G service (kp 27/04/2017)
11 hill districts to be connected via optical fibre this year: NT (kp 26/04/2017)
Bleak future: We have not been able to adopt specific policies to move towards information technology rich society, by Hitesh Karki (rep 15/04/2017)
NT’s optical fibre project likely to face delays (ht 07/04/2017)
Tap and tour: Bhuntu is a smart phone app that explains Nepal’s culture from the perspective of locals, by Clara Bullock (nt 07/04/2017)
Importance of website: Great opportunities, by Maya Prakash Pant (ht 03/04/2017)
Civil registration online from April 14 in all districts: Listing of personal events such as birth, death, marriage, divorce and migration to be streamlined (kp 28/03/2017)
Optical fibre link with China delayed till May (ht 23/03/2017)
The bandwidth bottleneck: Inclusive internet policies have to acknowledge the inequality in income distribution, by Shailesh Pandey (kp 21/03/2017)
Tech troubles: There is no denying that computers can work magic. But only if there is the right environment to run them, by Hitesh Karki (rep 04/03/2017)
14 years on IT Park still not functional: Experts blame lack of stable policy on IT sector's development, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 02/03/2017)
Kathmandu’s Silicon Alley and the Law: Archaic laws and limited e-commerce hold back start-up offering a new motorcycle ride-sharing app, by Sonia Awale (nt 17/02/2017), Soon, Sagoon: A Nepali sets out to change the way the world uses social media, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 17/02/2017)
Information centre set up in Bajura village (ht 12/02/2017)
High speed Internet coming to Everest, Annapurna regions, by Ashim Neupane (rep 09/02/2017)
Long-distance medicine: Lack of Internet access and low bandwidth slows spread of telemedicine in Nepal’s remote areas, by Sonia Awale (nt 03/02/2017)
APP to hail taxis set to be launched in a month (kp 01/02/2017)
CAN Info-Tech draws 34k visitors on Day 1 (kp 27/01/2017), Annual IT fair: The state needs to invest heavily in the development of science and technology (kp 01/02/2017)
‘Internet for All’ (ht 23/01/2017)
Not so fast: Accessing internet won’t suffice. We also need to tailor content as per the needs of local school children whose medium of learning is Nepali, by Hitesh Karki (rep 23/01/2017)
Why delaying IT? As a civil servant I am always amazed by the amount of money we spend in our record keeping system, by Shreedhar Aryal (rep 19/01/2017)
Digital technology: Data-driven urban development, by Pradip Khatiwada (ht 18/01/2017)
Industry Ministry launches paperless documentation (kp 16/01/2017)
Collective effort sought to expand ICT to remote areas of the country (ht 07/01/2017)
Cyber warfare: How prepared is Nepal?, by Nitesh Bhatta (ht 05/01/2017)
Govt to launch mobile app for passport application: Service seekers can install the app, download the form and fill out the personal details before submission (kp 03/01/2017), Mobile app for PP application launched (kp 04/01/2017)
Application for driving licence goes online (ht 25/12/2016)
Government 2.0: The government needs to embrace digital transformation and make electronic governance its priority number one, by Manish Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 14/12/2016)
FCGO procuring IT services to start e-payment: e-payment likely to begin from Jan 1 (rep 06/12/2016)
Digital services: For financial inclusion; In Nepal’s case, it is possible for digital financial inclusion to become a game changer for unserved and under-served low-income households as well as micro- and small enterprises, by Bhubanesh Pant (ht 29/11/2016)
Securing cyberspace: Nepal has to develop a comprehensive national cyber security strategy if it i s serious about protecting itself from cyber threats, by Mahesh Singh Kathayat and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 28/11/2016)
Broadband connectivity in seven quake-hit districts within a year, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 24/11/2016)
Bureaucracy 2.0: Nepal is still stuck with the centralized bureaucratic practices ill suited for rapidly changing technological landscape of the hyper globalized digital world, by Subarna Shakya and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 14/11/2016)
KMC on way to becoming paperless (ht 13/11/2016)
Get the basics right: Why haven’t we been able to make much progress in developing IT human capital? Because of apathy, by Hitesh Karki (rep 12/11/2016)
‘World class’ IT and engineering academy planned (kp 11/11/2016)
Govt to expand cloud computing system (ht 07/11/2016)
Digital dividends: Govt should formulate a clear policy on using technological innovations for development (kp 25/10/2016)
Measure IT right: The national ID card center was established in July, 2011. We still do not know about its progress, if any, by Hitesh Karki (rep 20/10/2016)
Industry 4.0: If Nepal does not take the innovation route, it will remain stuck in poverty just like in the first, the second, and the third industrial revolutions, by Saroj Devkota and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 04/10/2016)
NTA, NT sign agreement to lay optical fibre (ht 29/09/2016)
Getting IT right: IT creates employment and facilitates dissemination of information only with the right planning and only when end-users appreciate value of information, by Hitesh Karki (rep 29/09/2016)
Digital volunteerism: Bringing revolution, by Pradip Khatiwada (ht 27/09/2016)
Security 2.0: The government’s commitment to increase FDI without prioritizing cyber security can be regarded as nothing but a toothless rhetoric, by Mahesh Singh Kathayat and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 17/09/2016)
Internet-based television slowly gaining popularity, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 06/08/2016)
Tired of seeking funds, Pun offers own land to run innovation hub, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 01/08/2016), IT conference begins (ht 01/08/2016)
Brace yourself: 4G coming soon, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/07/2016)
The information era: Govt needs to facilitate more citizens’ access to mobile devices and internet (kp 15/06/2016)
‘Nepal is Apac’s fourth malware-prone nation’, by Garima Chaulagain (kp 13/06/2016)
Economics of cyber security: It is important for businesses to think of cyber risks as business-related risks and not merely IT-related risks, by Vivek S. Rana (kp 07/06/2016)
Broadband internet service to be expanded (ht 20/05/2016)
App for migrant workers launched (rep 19/05/2016)
Ratna Park starts Wi-Fi service (kp 19/03/2016), Ratna Park offers free Wi-Fi to visitors (ht 19/03/2016)
Start-up Nepal: Extending the internet services simply means increasing economic opportunities, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 13/03/2016)
In ‘a simple test’, hackers ‘breach’ into NT’s server: IT experts say any unauthorised access to information is hacking and that such a breach could be dangerous, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/03/2016)
Into the dark webWith the spike in the number of internet users in Nepal, cybercrimes are also on the rise, by Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 27/02/2016)
Free Wi-fi at Ratna Park from this week: KMC, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/02/2016)
Computer crime: As Nepal moves towards a digital democracy, there is a need to develop a safer cyberspace, by Mahesh Singh Kathayat, Manish Pokharel and Bimalpratap Shah (kp 21/02/2016), Cyber crime incidents on rise (ht 21/02/2016)
The big divide: Digital technologies and their rapid penetration can facilitate our strides towards development, by Avinash Gupta (kp 18/02/2018)
Reclaiming real connections: Studies show that increased use of social media impedes our ability to establish real connections with people, by Subhash Ghimire (rep 15/02/2016)
Together we click: Nepal’s internet population may still be small, but when it comes to online voting, the country is a powerhouse, by Marissa Taylor (kp 13/02/2016)
ICT sector complains of being given low priority (kp 30/01/2016)
CAN Info-Tech to throw its doors open today (kp 29/01/2016)
CAN Info Tech from Jan 28 (kp 13/01/2016)
Service faster in Khumbu: Ncell (kp 07/01/2016)
Internet services knocked out by fuel shortages, power cuts, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 30/12/2015)
The next big thing: Government needs to take necessary steps to step into the era of the Internet of Things, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 29/12/2015)
The electronic transactions act contradicts the constitution, by Prakash A. Raj (kp 20/12/2015)
Focusing ICT For Development, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire (rn 20/12/2015)
World of connection: Govt needs to invest in infrastructure for high-speed internet connectivity (kp 01/12/2015), Digital by default: Estonia demonstrates how small countries like Nepal can be digitised in a timely manner, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 01/12/2015)
Over 11 million Nepalis have access to Internet (kp 29/11/2015)
Appeal to revise cyber legislation (kp 19/11/2015)
Survey for expanding internet service in Myagdi begins, by Harikrishna Gautam (rep 16/11/2015)
World’s first app on debris management, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 05/10/2015)
Free wi-fi in Ratnapark from mid-October (kp 27/09/2015)
The efficiency dilemma; Policies that simply push for Information Communication Technology diffusion risk increasing net energy consumption, by Shailesh Pandey and Nischal Regmi (kp 11/09/2015)
Government mulls separate ministry for ICT sector (ht 07/09/2015)
Cyber security strategy in offing (ht 03/09/2015), Online attacks on the rise (ht 03/09/2015)
Ministry of internet: The concept of providing government services over smart phones still seems borrowed from a sci-fi flick, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 01/09/2015)
Utopian visions: Broadband internet kept at its core should be seen for what it is: an important tool, not a miraculous solution for all the ills in society, by Shailesh Pandey, Harsha Man Maharjan and Yogesh Raj (kp 28/08/2015)
Lousy growth: The rate of return on investment in information technology in Nepal continues to be on the lower side, by Vivek S. Rana (kp 26/08/2016)
Visually impaired deprived of access to web, by Thomas Bogaty (ht 25/08/2015)
Fine tune it: The draft National ICT Policy looks exciting, but it requires a few amendments, by Pratyush Nath Upreti and Neil Brown (kp 19/08/2015)
Internet freedom: Unrestricted broadband internet access should be included as a fundamental right in the statute, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 26/07/2015)
SASEC project to be delayed: 70pc work on laying optical fibre cables completed (ht 20/07/2015)
Nationwide broadband service by 2020 (ht 28/06/2015)
40pc of Nepalis connected to Internet: There are 10.69 million data service subscribers across the nation. In May 2014, the figure was at 8.21 million (kp 19/06/2015)
Stakeholders for Universal Connectivity in Nepal (Martin Chautari, Research Brief no. 15, April 2015)
Digital doom: As e-governance takes off, the government will need to develop a framework to secure information assets, by Narendra Mainali (kp 21/04/2015)
Cabinet endorses broadband policy (ht 15/04/2015)
NT launches FTTH internet service (kp 03/04/2015)
Govt aims to extend broadband internet to all VDCs in three fiscals: Technology Ministry reviewing ‘National Action Plan’ forwarded by DoIT (ht 20/03/2015)
Global meet on cyber security, law starts (kp 21/02/2015)
MoFA internal correspondence sans paper, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 15/02/2015)
International cyber security conference to start Feb 19 (kp 13/02/2015)
Mind the gap: The course and curriculum of IT colleges are old and not up to the market needs, by Sudan Jha (rep 10/02/2015)
Trans-border fibre connection in offing: NT, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 08/02/2015)
ICT conference kicks off (rep 02/02/2015)
Standards for telecom towers in the offing (kp 01/02/2015)
Land revenue offices to go online (ht 31/01/2015)
Digital identities: Broader transformation of the Internet economy with implementation of a national e-ID could help propel this country towards prosperity, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 30/01/2015)
CAN InfoTech 2015 to begin from Jan 28 (kp 25/01/2015), 21st edition of CAN Info-Tech starts today (rep 28/01/2015), Footfall reaches 300k at CAN Info Tech fair (kp 02/02/2015), CAN Info Tech 2015 concludes (ht 03/02/2015)
Country’s internet penetration at 35 per cent (ht 21/01/2015)
Cyber security emergency response team formed (kp 19/01/2015), ITSERT-NP to tackle security threats (ht 19/01/2015)
‘CAN Federation’ finally registered: CAN InfoTech 2015 to kick off from Jan 28 (ht 08/01/2015)
Going digital: Nepal still seems clueless about the pressing need to move towards e-governance, even as its neighbours have embraced the digital age, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 06/01/2015)
What is app enning in Nepal: Nepali software engineers and cyber entrepreneurs go boldly forth where few Nepalis have ventured (nt 02/01/2015)
ICT for development: It deserves top priority, by Keshav Raj Gyawali (ht 23/12/2014)
Local goes global: Nepali app gets shortlisted for Google’s app challenge, by Stéphane Huët (nt 05/12/2014)
Govt planning to bring down monthly internet cost to Rs 208 from Rs 1,010, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 11/11/2014)
Work on optical fibre extension to start within this fiscal (ht 10/11/2014)
House committee seeks clarity on IT development (ht 10/11/2014)
Experts suggest better branding of Nepali apps (kp 05/11/2014)
What a mess! The websites of government bodies are amateurish in organization and distasteful in design, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 04/11/2014)
NT to reduce internet tariff by 20 pc (rep 01/11/2014)
Govt to fix minimum broadband speed at 512 kbps: Internet service providers at liberty of providing service by fixing speed on their own at present (ht 30/10/2014)
FCGO to roll out new public accounting software by next fiscal (ht 30/10/2014)
KMC to concentrate on e-governance (kp 29/10/2014)
Role of IT in overall development stressed (ht 14/09/2014)
IT Park to come into operation this fiscal year (ht 12/09/2014)
NT launches FTTH internet service (ht 06/09/2014)
FIU installs anti-money laundering software, finally (kp 01/09/2014)
Internet bandwidth cost down, consumption up: Fall in price around the world contributed to decline in fees for local service providers (ht 27/08/2014)
Into the digital divide: Nepal’s IT roadmap must be realistic and aligned with the country’s wherewithal (kp 22/08/2014)
Myagdi to have free wi-fi, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 21/08/2014)
IT experts pile pressure for registration of ‘CAN Federation’ (ht 21/08/2014)
Data service subscribers surge: Records show 8.68m Nepalis had internet access as of mid-June (ht 13/08/2014)
Work on SASEC Information Highway finally begins (ht 07/08/2014)
Govt mulls district optical fibre project: Plans to make broadband internet accessible in rural parts of country, expand services (ht 03/08/2014)
Broadband Policy coming within 45 days, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 29/07/2014)
Digital democracy on demand: More informed public debates on the necessity and feasibility of digital technologies are necessary, by Yogesh Raj and Santa Bahadur Basnet (kp 16/07/2014)
Connecting the dots: Internet will open new communication channels that can bring new knowledge and information resources to rural communities, by Suman Khakurel (rep 06/07/2014)
Roadmap to nowhere: Architects of Nepal’s IT Roadmap have relied on suspect data and failed to consider structural issues, by Yogesh Raj (kp 25/06/2014), The game changers: Surely there are Nepali versions of Steve Jobs waiting to be spotted out there, by Suman Joshi (kp 26/06/2014)
Banking on IT: Inefficient policy formulation and lack of vision have led to stagnation in IT development, by Suman Khakurel (rep 22/06/2014)
Govt in talks with ADB to launch VoBS (ht 30/05/2014), Govt plans to unveil Broadband Policy within this fiscal: Ministry of Information and Communications asks Nepal Telecommunications Authority to submit the draft (ht 30/05/2014)
Experts urge govt to focus on broadband service (ht 18/05/2014)
Bringing it home: One can only imagine the impact it will have on Nepali economy and job market if a small fraction of IT projects were to be oursourced to Nepal, by Suman Khakurel (rep 28/04/2014)
Nepalis may get to enjoy 4G service this year, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 26/04/2014)
70pc govt services to go online: All its e-services to be integrated to national portal by 2018, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 24/04/2014)
Nearly 30 per cent Nepalis have internet access (ht 28/03/2014)
Free Wi-Fi for tourists at Hanumandhoka, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 06/03/2014)
NT offers free Wi-Fi for a month, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 09/02/2014)
Him Prasad develops new software for visually impaired (ht 27/01/2014)
IT roadmap on anvil (kp 26/01/2014)
Govt plans to implement signatures digital (kp 25/01/2014)
IT project progress reviewed (ht 23/01/2014)
Four new ISPs join internet services fray (kp 16/01/2014)
Technological teaching: Use of information communication technology in teaching is vital to preparing children for the digital age, by Shesha Kanta Pangeni (kp 09/01/2014)
Time for e-volution: E-governance will enable government staff to increase productivity and maintain transparency, by Prabin Paudel (rep 08/01/2014)
Govt preparing plans to put IT sector in high gear (kp 06/01/2014), Facing the frontier: A National Information Technology
roadmap is long overdue (kp 07/01/2014)
Call to develop mobile application as per local needs (rep 06/01/2014)
CAN Info-Tech 2014 kicks off (nn 02/01/2014), Info-Tech resounds with calls to throw open IT Park (kp 03/01/2014), From home-grown tablet to IPTV, it has ‘em all (kp 03/01/2014), Info-Tech pulls in 200K visitors in three days (kp 05/01/2014), Discount offers galore at CAN Info-Tech (kp 06/01/2014), CAN Info-Tech ends on a high note (kp 08/01/2014)
Future’s bright, but challenges abound, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 02/01/2014)
Taskforce formed to study feasibility of making Nepal a 'Free WiFi Zone' (nn 01/01/2014)
The quality bottleneck. Martin Chutari, Research Brief No. 19, March 2017
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Sean McMorris Lo & Behold CD Review
Posted on: June 24, 2014 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0
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Together has a blend of pop rock and mid-seventies styling; there is a current and contemporary feel to this effort that is provided further depth through the sheer eclecticism of the styles that McMorris has included here. The track Lo & Behold expands upon McMorris’ repertoire with slightly hard rock styling; the track comes forth as a blend of Matchbox 20 and John Maher while still having a bit of grit and gravel.
Did You Ever Think is a slower and more heart-felt track in the vein of early Elton John and Billy Joel. The piano line properly highlights McMorris’ vocals without dwarfing them. The intertwined instrumental and vocal elements are able to unite and create a track that resounds loudly with listeners long after the album has finished. Next to You has a deliberate drum line that gains momentum, with the resultant track settling into a soulful and funky sound. There is a dichotomy between these stylistic decisions that allows listeners of a wide array of genres something meaty to chew on.
More Than Meets the Eye is the final track on Lo & Behold and has an epic sort of sound. The deliberate and intense composition here tie together the theatrical rock of Rush and Queen while keeping a close and comfy bar-room sound. The sheer dedication to reconciling these two styles makes this a perfect send off for fans, as well as providing some indication to the styles and influences that McMorris may use for subsequent releases. The album is available on iTunes and CDBaby ($6 for a download, $12 for a physical copy of the CD), while individuals that are interested in the latest information about McMorris’ live dates and recordings would do well to check out his Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/seanmcmorrismusic ).
Top Tracks: Did You Ever Think, More Than Meets the Eye
Sean McMorris Lo & Behold CD Review / 2014 Self / 10 Tracks / http://seanmcmorris.com/
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Young blood does not reverse aging in old mice, UC Berkeley study finds
By Brett Israel, Media relations| November 22, 2016 November 22, 2016
November 22, 2016 November 22, 2016 Brett Israel
A new study from UC Berkeley found that tissue health and repair dramatically decline in young mice when half of their blood is replaced with blood from old mice. The study argues against the rejuvenating properties of young blood and points to old blood, or molecules within, as driving the aging process.
“Our study suggests that young blood by itself will not work as effective medicine,” said Irina Conboy, associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley. “It’s more accurate to say that there are inhibitors in old blood that we need to target to reverse aging.”
The study was published today in the journal Nature Communications. The research was supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, SENS Research Foundation, Rogers’ Family and Calico.
In 2005, Conboy and colleagues published a study in Nature that found evidence for tissue rejuvenation in older mice when they are surgically joined to younger mice so that blood is exchanged between the two. Despite remaining questions about the mechanism underlying this rejuvenation, media coverage of the study fixated on the potential of young blood to reverse the aging process, and on comparisons to vampires, which was not the takeaway from the study, Conboy said. In the years since the 2005 study, scientists have spent millions to investigate the potential medical properties of youthful blood with enterprises emerging to infuse old people with young blood.
“What we showed in 2005 was evidence that aging is reversible and is not set in stone,” Conboy said. “Under no circumstances were we saying that infusions of young blood into elderly is medicine.”
Blood exchange in humans is FDA-approved for a few devastating illnesses (auto-immunity, for example, where self-reacting antibodies are removed), but high volume or repeated additions of blood or its components to genetically different people is known to have side effects of immune rejection, leading to organ failure.
While the experimental model used in the 2005 study found evidence that some aspects of aging may be reversed, the techniques used in the study do not allow scientists to precisely control the exchange of blood, which is necessary to dig deeper into blood’s effect on aging.
When two mice are sutured together, a technique called parabiosis, blood is not the only thing that is exchanged in this setup; organs are also shared, so old mice get access to younger lungs, thymus-immune system, heart, liver and kidneys. In surgical suturing it takes weeks to a month for the effects of blood to take place and the precise timing is not actually known. Nor is the precise amount of the exchanged blood.
In the new study, Conboy and colleagues developed an experimental technique to exchange blood between mice without joining them so that scientists can control blood circulation and conduct precise measurements on how old mice respond to young blood, and vice versa. In the new system, mice are connected and disconnected at will, removing the influence of shared organs or of any adaptation to being joined. One of the more surprising discoveries of this study was the very quick onset of the effects of blood on the health and repair of multiple tissues, including muscle, liver and brain. The effects were seen around 24 hours after exchange.
With the new experimental setup, the research team repeated the experiments from 2005. In each test, blood was exchanged between an old mouse and a young mouse until each mouse had half its blood from the other. The researchers then tested various indicators of aging in each mouse, such as liver cell growth as well as liver fibrosis and adiposity (fat), brain cell development in the region that is needed for learning and memory, muscle strength and muscle tissue repair. In many of these experiments, older mice that received younger blood saw either slight or no significant improvements compared to old mice with old blood. Young mice that received older blood, however, saw large declines in most of these tissues or organs.
The most telling data was found when researchers tested blood’s impact on new neuron production in the area of the brain where memory and learning are formed. In these experiments, older mice showed no significant improvement in brain neuron stem cells after receiving younger blood, but younger mice that received older blood saw a more than twofold drop in brain cell development compared to normal young mice. The researchers think that many benefits seen in old mice after receiving young blood might be due to the young blood diluting the concentration of inhibitors in the old blood.
“Under no circumstances did young blood improve brain neurogenesis in our experiments,” Conboy said. “Old blood appears to have inhibitors of brain cell health and growth, which we need to identify and remove if we want to improve memory.”
The research team has begun to investigate specific molecules in old blood that might cause inhibition of cell development, but future experiments are needed for a clear picture of why young animals are worse off with old blood.
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Top 10 open law posts from 2012
Software patents: The talk of 2012
26 Dec 2012 Rob Tiller (Red Hat) Feed
Looking back over the law channel posts of 2012, I was not surprised to see that software patents were a major concern. The high volume of significant patent lawsuits of competitors and rising levels of NPE (aka patent trolls or patent assertion entities) suits has been the subject of both open source community and mainstream media interest.
There were new ideas on patent reform, and an increasing recognition by the public at large that software patents can hinder innovation. We also saw interesting developments in the areas of internet privacy and freedom and copyright law. I'll go out on a limb and make a prediction:
there will be more to think about and write about in these areas in 2013.
Top 10 open*law posts in 2012
Closing the software patent loophole: Professor Lemley's new proposal, Jared Engstrom
Prometheus bound: An important precedent for the next software patent case, Rob Tiller
Oracle v. Google shows the folly of U.S. software patent law, Julie Samuels
What SOPA means for [fill in the blank], Ruth Suehle
What to do about the "patent troll" problem, Rob Tiller
Oracle v. Google and API copyrightability, Richard Fontana
Infographic: How patents hinder innovation, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Apple, Samsung, and the white queen's gambit, Andy Updegrove
Pinterest and copyright: Why you should keep sharing--and keep pinning, Ruth Suehle
Should software patents be abolished?, Rob Tiller
Remembering the SOPA blackout
People and companies across the globe expressed their views about Internet censorship on January 18, 2012. Here's what that day looked like.
What do you think we'll see happen in 2013?
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Rainbow Six Siege for PC is an online tactical shooter game. There is a strong emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players, with each player assuming control of a playing character to defend or attack in each different scenario. These include hostage rescue, bomb defusing, and capturing or defending a control point.
The game got off to a slow start but plenty of downloadable content upgrades, plus the developers ‘game as service model’, since its release have seen any gaps in gameplay, plot and progression get filled in, and it is now known as one of the best games of its type with over 45 million registered players worldwide.
The player chooses to play as one of the members of the Rainbow teams. There are several to choose from, and each character has different gear and gadgetry, specialised weapons and are even of nationalities. You can play as American, German, Russian, French or British operatives, all in teams of four.
As each team member has different capabilities and gear, teamwork, cooperation and communication between all the players is absolutely vital for successful runs. Tactical thinking starts early and then provides a support throughout the whole game: the most successful missions are those that are carefully planned from the off.
Players can choose their character, make upgrades and perform customisations to weaponry and gadgets, as well as pick spawn/ respawn points: but once the mission has started these choices cannot be undone so players must consider all the information carefully before committing to anything.
Once a battle is initiated, it must run to the end, and players cannot respawn until it is lost or won. Characters killed in the fray, however, can enter Support Mode, and aid their companions remotely as radio support and similar.
The White Masks are a terrorist organisation bent on world domination for unknown reasons. Rainbow unit is redeployed, having been dormant for three years, and controlled by Six (voicing and motion capture performed by Angela Bassett).
The teams are assembled and trained, before setting forth on the main mission, the take down of the White Masks after they attack a university (Bartlett University). The players must find their way onto campus, battle through the villains and break the siege to rescue those innocents on the grounds and eradicate the terrorists.
The campaign ends with a huge success, and the end result is that Rainbow Unit is needed for the security of the world. The unit stands ready and able, awaiting the next call to action, whenever it should arise.
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In order to offer an authentic siege experience, the game developers actually consulted genuine anti-terror units, examining real-life siege scenarios. This is noticeable in the game, with genuine psychological dilemmas presenting themselves to the players – a couple of hours’ gameplay will leave you sweating and breathless!
The in-game currency is ‘reknown’ and it can be used to upgrade weapons and gear, customise characters and to purchase cosmetic touches that will make your character more uniquely yours. It is earned by completing missions, performing tasks and can also be bought with real cash.
Players must use their environment to their advantage: shooting holes through walls to weaken them, or planting explosives while on the attack. Defenders need to strengthen walls and raise barriers using barbed wire or laser traps to prevent attackers from breaching into their stronghold.
These actions must be planned before battle commences as there will no be time once everything kicks off.
While tracking through places, the backgrounds are well rendered, with lots of domestic detritus and the odd poignant reminder of former times.
The sound-track is quieter, with muted ambient sounds overlaid with occasional bursts of footsteps and gunshots – this gives a spectral feel to the quiet times, heightening the tension to almost unbearable levels before contact with the enemy allows the suspense to be dispensed with a burst of action.
Working in concert with your team members is the overall purpose of the game, and communication and planning are key in getting the whole team working in concert to cover all the bases and make sure objectives are met.
This is the tutorial level, but offers enough fun and engagement to be a standalone solo game in its own right. ‘Situations’ are a series of missions, loosely connected with a narrative thread, which train players in all the skills needed for future meetings with or battles against the White Masks.
Absorbing and fun, they get you ready for the main game which is multiplayer combat missions, as mentioned above.
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The Centers for Disease Control has issued specific guidelines for law enforcement to help officers stay safe during the current COVID-19 public health crisis. Sadly, no segment of our population will escape this persistent virus, including our law enforcement community. Officers are already used to facing the unknown, but this invisible enemy poses an immediate threat, not only to an officer, but to the officer’s family and coworkers.
As we navigate this public health crisis, the law enforcement community must be exceptionally vigilant in keeping our first responders and their families in top physical and mental health. Already law enforcement departments across the country are beginning to see its own officers infected with COVID-19, and sadly even succumbing to the virus in some areas.
Officers should follow the same guidelines as the general public when coming into contact with others, whether responding to a call or even interacting with coworkers. These guidelines include washing hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water, maintaining a physical distance of at least six feet and avoid touching the face.
If soap and water are not readily available and the officer is not responding to a case involving illegal drugs, alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol is an acceptable substitute. When possible, an officer should meet people outside of their homes and avoid unnecessary contact with other individuals.
When possible, encourage the public to use non-emergency numbers to submit a police report by phone, rather than sending officers to people’s homes. If an officer is responding to a call involving anyone who is suspected of having COVID-19, a trained Emergency Medical Service person should transport that individual. Officers should also wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when in contact with individuals who may have COVID-19. These may include protective masks, gloves, goggles and clothing.
Officers need to stay mentally healthy as well. That means getting enough sleep, limiting alcohol consumption and staying connected with loved ones. Spend time playing video or board games with family, participate in video calls with loved ones who are far away, take walks with family members who live in the same home and make time to pursue hobbies.
Most important, know that as a law enforcement officer, your role is vital to the safety of your community and to our nation. It is a commitment that is not made lightly and one that is greatly appreciated.
Fallen Law Enforcement Officers to be Honored During Virtual Candlelight Vigil on May 13
National Police Week signature event to take place virtually in response to COVID-19 public health crisis
The names of fallen U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty will be formally dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial during a virtual Candlelight Vigil on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.
Traditionally held on the National Mall with more than 30,000 first responders, surviving families and law enforcement supporters in attendance, special remarks and the names of each of the men and women who died in the line of duty during 2019 will be read aloud during the virtual Candlelight Vigil, which will be live streamed. The names of fallen law enforcement officers who died earlier in history, but whose sacrifice had not been previously documented, will also be read during this time.
“The current crisis that our nation and the world is facing has resulted in the cancellation of public gatherings in DC during National Police Week 2020,” said National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund CEO Marcia Ferranto. “We will not let this crisis deter us from honoring the fallen. We plan to march forward in solidarity with a virtual Candlelight Vigil and the reading of the names that can be watched from anywhere in the world. Then, as the future becomes more certain and the end of the crisis is near, we will begin to make plans for an in-person reading of names to honor our fallen officers.”
Located in Washington, DC, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is a living monument to ensure the men and women who died in the line of duty will never be forgotten. The names engraved on the Memorial’s walls represent fallen officers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, federal law enforcement, and military police agencies.
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Letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund
Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
Signed by
Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 21.6 cm)
Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
Letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The letter is printed in black ink on Douglass State Bank letterhead. It is addressed to Rev. V. K. stokes and begins [Dear Brother Pastor: / Doubtless, you have already read some of the many news releases concerning the nation-wide effort to give assistance to Daisy Bates and her husband to liquidate heavy indebtedness, due to the forced closing down of their newspaper business]. The letter requests contributions before the end of the fundraising campaign for the Daisy Bates Trust Fund. H.W. Sewing, Treasurer of the Fund and President of the Douglass State Bank, signed the letter. There is a postscript at the bottom of the page which begins [P.S.- Rev. Stokes: Will you stress the courage of Mrs. Bates and ask your members if we as Negroes should let these freedom fighters lose all they have fighting in Little Rock for first class citizenship for the Negro?...]. The paper has a Douglass State Bank watermark. The reverse is blank.
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
Documents and Published Materials
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
2017.14.5a
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Envelope for letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund
H x W: 4 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (10.6 × 24.1 cm)
Envelope for a letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The envelope has [D F Daisy / The DOUGLASS / STATE / BANK] in blank text in the upper left from Kansas City, Kansas. The center of the envelope has printed text which reads [Rev. V.K. Stokes / Trinity Baptist Church / 1526 McCullob [sic] St. / Baltimore, Md.]. There are three stamps in blue ink along the top, one for auto loans and two postage marks. The adhesive on the back envelope flap has yellowed.
2017.14.5b
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Pinback button for the 1974 National Black Political Convention
A.G. Trimble Co., American, founded 1913
National Black Political Convention, American, 1974 - 1975
ink on paper with metal and plastic
H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (6 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
A pinback button for the 1974 National Black Political Convention. The outer edge of the button has a red background with black text that reads [National Black Political Convention]. Inside the red circle, is a black circle with arrows pointing towards the center. The center background is green with black text that reads [March 15-17 / Little Rock Arkansas / 1974]. The exterior edge has the manufacturer's information printed in black. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
buttons (information artifacts)
Politics (Practical)
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
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Kloran, or, Ritual of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan
Women of the Ku Klux Klan, American, founded 1923
Parke-Harper Publishing Company, American
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
H x W x D: 5 11/16 × 3 5/16 × 1/16 in. (14.5 × 8.4 × 0.2 cm)
A pamphlet titled “Kloran, or, Ritual of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan” published by the Women of the Ku Klux Klan. The thirty-eight paged pamphlet has a yellow cover with black text. Stamped in red ink on the bottom right corner of the front cover is “8113.” An unused registration receipt is adhered to the front cover on the inside of the pamphlet. Handwritten on page one of the pamphlet in the top right corner is “15- / 051325.”
Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
Place printed
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
White supremacy movements
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a51f0f8c-c6d4-4b72-90ef-1cd51d59e6ab
Women of America! The past! The present! The future! Outline of Principles and Teachings
H x W x D: 5 11/16 × 3 × 1/16 in. (14.4 × 7.6 × 0.1 cm)
A small booklet of printed black text on white paper. Large black text at the top of the cover reads “Women of America! / The past! The present! / The Future!” At the center of the cover is a black and white image of a blindfolded woman holding a torch above her head with her right hand. In her left hand, she is holding a shield. Printed in black text at the bottom of the page is “Outline of Principles and Teachings / Women of the Ku Klux Klan / Incorporated / Issued by the Imperial Headquarters Women of / the Ku Klux Klan, Little Rock, Ark.” The image and text is surrounded by a checkered border. The booklet has sixteen pages.
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Flier with segregationist voting guide
Mothers' League of Central High School, 1957 - 1959
Ted Lamb, 1927 - 1984
Matson, Russell
Tucker, Everett
Concourse 2, C 2053
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
H x W: 5 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (14.3 × 10.8 cm)
Small printed flyer. Black text on white paper. It reads [IF YOU WANT TO KEEP / OUR SCHOOLS SEGREGATED / VOTE / FOR REMOVAL / OF LAMB / MATSON / TUCKER / AGAINST REMOVAL / OF LASTER / McKINLEY / ROWLAND / THE MOTHER' LEAGUE / P.O. Box 3321 / Little Rock, Arkansas].
fliers (printed matter)
2013.46.13.1
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5245ef19b-fcfc-440d-8441-5dd213e25957
Political card antagonizing candidates favoring integration
H x W: 2 × 3 1/2 in. (5.1 × 8.9 cm)
White card with black printed text aligned at the center. Names are in bold. It reads [DAISY has a little LAMB / Whose face is white as snow, / Everywhere DAISY goes, / LAMB, TUCKER, and MATSON / are sure to go.]
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Mimeograph sheet with segregationist language
H x W: 2 15/16 × 5 in. (7.5 × 12.7 cm)
Small mimeographed flyer. Black ink on soiled white paper. It features a drawing of Little Rock Central High School and the text [CENTRAL HIGH REFORMATORY / BROTHERHOOD BY SUSPENSION! / SCHOOL OF ONE BLOSSOM, AND IT’S A / DAISY] Discolored throughout. Edge wear throughout, with tears and loss. Two small holes at bottom right.
mimeograph copies
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f37c80f9-66d9-430f-ac6c-97dac3aea093
Eisenhower Sends Troops to Little Rock
Grolier, American, founded 1909
Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
H x W: 4 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (11.1 x 15.6 cm)
Information card relating to integration of Little Rock Central High School
Card number 54.7 in a series of information cards relating to major historical events in the United States. On front, the title and a photo of Federal troops integrating Little Rock Central High with a description of the event on the right and a map of the United States with each state outlined and Arkansas highighted in red. On back, black text giving the history of Eisenhower's decision to send troops to Little Rock to desegregate the school.
Media Arts-Photography
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
© 1996 Grolier, Inc © 1957 UPI-Corbis-Bettmann. Permission required for use.
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52c58ad77-fdc9-4458-8884-6a93a1ba3166
Copy photo of Minnie Brown, Melba Pattillo, and Thelma Mothershed doing homework
Photograph by
Johnson, Maurice, American, 1919 - 2005
International News Photos, Inc., American, 1911 - 1958
Brown-Trickey, Minnijean, American, born 1941
Patillo Beals, Melba, American, born 1941
Mothershed-Wair, Thelma, American, born 1940
toner on paper, ink on newsprint
H x W: 8 x 10 1/8 in. (20.3 x 25.7 cm)
A copy of a photo of Minnie Brown, Melba Pattillo, and Thelma Mothershed doing homework after a day of school at Little Rock Central High School with caption at top. A newspaper clipping of the photo and accompanying caption is glued to the back.
The caption reads, "CGX-160-Little Rock, Ark- INP Soundphoto-9/25/57- After a busy day at integrate dLittle Rock Central High School, three of the nine Negro students who were escorted to classes by Federal troops are shown doing their homework after returning home today. Let to right- Minnie Brown Melba Pattillo, and Thelma Mothershed. INP Staff photo by Maurice Johnson."
photomechanical prints
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd511c473a0-12b2-4d35-ae0e-82b855a9b6a6
James Oscar Jones Oral History Interview
Jones, James Oscar, American, born 1943
Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Hansen, Bill, American, born 1939
Grinage, Ben, American
James Oscar Jones remembers growing up on a farm in Arkansas, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, and attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College in Pine Bluff. He discusses his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and meeting activists Bill Hansen and Ben Grinage. He recalls participating in sit-ins at Woolworth's drug store in Pine Bluff, and helping African Americans in rural areas become political candidates.
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d69facb0-7e45-4cf8-bda9-3ab6c3888bf9
Carrie M. Young Oral History Interview
Young, Carrie M., American, born 1948
Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
Himmelbaum, Howard, American
Black United Youth, American
The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.56.1a, 2011.174.56.1b, 2011.174.56.1c, 2011.174.56.1d, 2011.174.56.1e, 2011.174.56.1f, 2011.174.56.1g, 2011.174.56.1h, and 2011.174.56.1i.
Carrie Young recalls growing up in on a farm, moving to West Helena, Arkansas, with her family, and meeting civil rights organizers from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), including Myrtle Glascoe, Bill Hansen, and Howard Himmelbaum. She remembers registering voters, gathering signatures to overturn a poll tax, and protesting at the Arkansas state capitol. She discusses her marriage to Howard Himmelbaum, suing her employer for discrimination, and working with the group Black United Youth in Little Rock, Arkansas.
West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
2011.174.56.1a-i
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57dac9f67-4705-41f7-b01b-102bde958cce
Photograph of Terrence Roberts and soldiers at Little Rock Central High School
Roberts, Terrence, American, born 1941
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.6 cm)
H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.5 × 24.1 cm)
A black-and-white photograph of a group of armed United States military personnel in light-colored uniforms facing a young man, Terrence Roberts, wearing a horizontal striped shirt and dark slacks. The young man has a pencil tucked behind his left ear.
gelatin silver prints
© Getty Images/ Paul Popper/ Popperfoto . Permission required for use.
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5953b215b-35cb-4d53-a632-d935d149eb05
Outfit worn by Carlotta Walls to Little Rock Central High School
Sportswear by Sheinberg
LaNier, Carlotta Walls, American, born 1942
cotton with plastic buttons
H x W (top): 22 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (57.8 x 59.7 cm)
H x W (skirt): 27 x 41 in. (68.6 x 104.1 cm)
Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School in September, 1957. She wore this matching skirt and blouse to the first day of school, which was also the first day she was turned away.
This outfit was worn by Carlotta Walls LaNier during the "Little Rock Crisis" of 1957 at Little Rock Central High School. The outfit consists of a skirt and blouse in a matching alphabetical print of blue, teal, and white on a black background. The blouse fastens with small black buttons, has a pointed collar and short sleeves that tie into bows at the cuffs. The skirt is full and has several pleats at the waist.
ensembles (costume)
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carlotta Walls LaNier
2012.117.1ab
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516a6c474-e3c6-4baa-98d4-03ba9b73019c
Report card for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School
ink and graphite on paper
Carlotta Walls' 10th grade report card from Little Rock High School. The report consists of a pre-printed form on a folded card. The form has been filled out in a combination of handwritten blue ink, handwritten graphite, and stamped black ink. The front of the card reads [ REPORT / of / Pupil's Progress ].
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b054a86d-2084-4fe5-8e86-004894edff6d
Desegregation of Central High School Little Rock, AR
Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
Eckford, Elizabeth, American, born 1941
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
H x W (Image): 15 × 18 1/8 in. (38.1 × 46 cm)
A black-and-white photograph depicting (l-r) Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillio Beals, Elizabeth Eckford, and Minnijean Brown-Trickey exiting a car outside of Little Rock Central High School. Other students (likely other members of the Little Rock Nine) are remain in the car. A service member is assisting Elizabeth Eckford as she exits the car. In the distance, a crowd can be seen gathered in front of the school.
© Ernest C. Withers Trust
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd555607599-b134-4c1c-8887-aea339f022fa
FBI Wanted poster for Leroy Eldridge Cleaver
Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
Hoover, J. Edgar, American, 1935 - 1972
Concourse 1, C1 053
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
H x W: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Wanted poster depicting four mug shot photos of the Black Panther leader, Eldridge Cleaver. Text at the top reads: [Wanted / By The / FBI / Interstate Flight - Assault With Intent To Commit Murder / Leroy Eldridge Cleaver / FBI No. 214,830 B]. The back of the poster is blank.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5476928e7-a5d8-412f-830e-a0347d3b55bd
Photograph of seven of the Little Rock Nine meeting at the home of Daisy Bates
Samuels, Gertrude, British American, 1910 - 2003
The New York Times, American, founded 1851
Thomas, Jefferson, American, 1942 - 2010
Ray Karlmark, Gloria Cecelia, American, born 1942
H x W: 8 3/8 × 9 15/16 in. (21.3 × 25.2 cm)
This black-and-white photograph depicts seven of the Little Rock Nine, from left to right, Melba Patillo, Carlotta Walls, Jefferson Tomas, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Terrence Roberts and Gloria Ray, meeting at the home of Daisy Bates, a local NAACP leader. The seven are gathered around a table with books.
© Gertrude Samuels
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Tuskegee Airmen scrapbook compiled by Daisy Crockett
Crockett, Daisy, American
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
332d Fighter Group, American, 1942 - 1949
99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
Davis, Benjamin O. Jr., American, 1912 - 2002
Maj. Hall, Charles B., American, 1920 - 1971
The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965
Rouzeau, Edgar T., 1905 - 1958
Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012
477th Bombardment Group, American, 1943 - 1947
paper, ink on newsprint, cardboard, imitation leather
14 1/2 x 12 x 2 3/4 in. (36.8 x 30.5 x 7 cm)
A scrapbook filled with newspaper and magazine clippings related to the missions and lives of the Tuskegee Airmen between 1943 and 1945. The scrapbook was compiled by Daisy Crockett, the wife of airman Woodrow W. Crockett. The pages of the scrapbook are bound between two faux leather covers with an open binding on the left side. The cover is red with tooled designs and features two small children dressed in Dutch clothing colored in gold. Below the figures the words [Scrap Book] appear in relief.
The scrapbook is approximately 80 sheets of paper with all but the last 3-4 pages filled with hundreds of clippings, predominantly from magazines and newspapers. The source of most of the clippings is not identified, but those that are identified come from a number of publications, including the Hawk's Cry (a semi-monthly newsletter from the Tuskegee Institute), Yank Army Weekly, Selfridge Field News, Arkansas Survey-Journal, Pittsburgh Courier, Arkansas Democrat, Chicago Defender, and the Afro-American. Many of the articles from the Pittsburgh Courier were written by Edgar T. Rouzeau and feature the double VV for victory campaign. The articles focus almost exclusively on the Tuskegee Airmen and their service. Benjamin O. Davis, Charles B. Hall, Capt. George Spencer Roberts, Othal Dickson, Charles H. Debow, Col. Robert Selway, Bishop John A. Gregg, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the 100th fighter squadron, the 332d Fighter Group, the 553d Fighter-Bomber Squadron, and the 477th Bombardment Group are prominently featured.
There is a small paper parachute folded and placed between two pages near the middle of the book. There are also a series of full page pictures of different aircraft flown by the USAAF.
Tuskegee Army Air Field, Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Selfridge Field, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bd4e6171-e45a-4a54-ac85-7a41de14b512
Pinback button promoting the National Black Political Convention
Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
Diameter: 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 0.6 cm)
Round pin-back button featuring a red border and a central green circle with four inwardly pointed arrows. Black type appearing within the green circle reads, [MARCH 15-17/LITTLE ROCK/ARKANSAS/1974]. Black type appearing on the red border reads, [NATIONAL BLACK/POLITICAL CONVENTION]. Black type appears on edge of button and reads, [A. G. TRIMBLE CO. PGH PA 15222].
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b1ba2148-d3e0-4c80-83d6-8e252c92519f
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Delano, CA 93215
2021 Honda Talon 1000X FOX Live Valve
New Utility Vehicles • SxS: Sport
2021 Honda Talon 1000X FOX Live Valve • $22,099
SxS: Sport
SXS10S2XDLM
Pearl White / Metallic Blue
YOUR ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE JUST GOT BETTER.
The Honda Talon family of side by sides have shown the world just how good a sporting side-by-side can be . . . if you build them the Honda way. And with the addition of our FOX Live Valve-equipped models, they’re even better. Here’s what you need to know: Every Talon in our lineup—the newest four-seaters and our two-seat Talon 1000X and the Talon 1000R models—all share the same industry-exclusive Automatic DCT Transmission, I-4WD technology, complemented by our powerful, high-output engine. And they all offer the combination of performance and rider comfort you expect from a Honda. The differences between our two-seat models? The Talon 1000X is a little narrower and a little shorter (64 inches wide and an 87.6-inch wheelbase). It also uses a three-link rear suspension, which makes it a natural for owners who prioritize maneuverability and quick handling. For 2021, both the Talon 1000R and Talon 1000X are available with FOX Live Valve suspensions for the best off-road handling you’ve ever experienced. With a Honda Talon, life is better, side by side.
FOX LIVE VALVE SUSPENSION: The Talon 1000X FOX Live Valve features FOX Live Valve suspension with 2.5-inch shocks on all four wheels. The system adjusts damping on each shock independently, automatically, and up to 200 times a second for superior ride quality and less pitch and roll over all terrain.
CHASSIS DIMENSIONS: The Talon 1000X’s 87.6-inch wheelbase contributes to this sport side-by-side’s tracking, and also gives you a super-smooth ride. At 64 inches wide and shorter than the Talon 1000R, the Talon 1000X places an emphasis on quick handling and maneuverability.
LONG-TRAVEL THREE-LINK SUSPENSION: The Talon 1000X features Honda’s three-link rear suspension, with a whopping 15.1 inches of rear-wheel travel for a smooth ride and superior control.
FOX LIVE-VALVE 2.5 SHOCKS: On the Talon 1000X FOX Live Valve, these shocks incorporate FOX’s automatically-adjusting Live Valve technology. The shocks are constantly changing their compression damping (each shock independently, in real time). You get less roll in corners, a smoother ride through whoops, and more resistance to bottoming—a deluxe ride overall.
HIGH-PERFORMANCE DISC BRAKES: A high-performance side-by-side needs high-performance brakes. The Talon 1000X’s power, chassis and suspension travel helps take these side-by-sides to the next level. Front and rear the Talon 1000X features 250mm discs, with 34mm twin-piston calipers in front and 34mm single-piston calipers in the rear. Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) optimizes front and rear braking power under dynamic chassis conditions in two-wheel drive.
INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION: Dual A-arm suspension gives you 17.7 inches of travel in the front. Pair that with stellar ground clearance and you begin to understand two reasons why the Talon 1000X handles so well and is so comfortable in rough terrain.
TIGHT TURNING RADIUS: It’s all about superior maneuverability here. The Talon 1000X offers a narrow 17.4-foot (5.3 meter) turning radius for superior maneuverability on tight trails.
WHEELBASE: The Talon 1000X’s 87.6-inch wheelbase contributes to this sport side-by-side’s tracking, and also gives you a super-smooth ride. A bit shorter than the Talon 1000R’s, it places an emphasis on quick handling and maneuverability.
FRONT/REAR WEIGHT BALANCE: Exhaustive testing shows that for serious sport driving, a slight rear weight bias is best. That’s why we set the Talon 1000X up with 44 percent of its weight over the front, and 56 percent over the rear. Uphill, downhill, over whoops and in g-outs, the Talon 1000X just flat-out works.
DUAL-RATE SPRINGS: The Talon 1000X’s suspension springs offer soft initial travel, yet resist bottoming for both comfortable ride and control—the best of both worlds.
SKID PLATES: Off-road driving is a tough pursuit, and Mother Nature can be harsh. Not to worry—we have your Talon 1000X covered. Literally. Generous skid protection armors vulnerable undercarriage and suspension components. Want even more? Check out our accessories lineup.
DURABLE FRAME FINISH: Your new Talon’s frame looks great, and it will keep looking good for a long time. That’s because we fully dip it in an electrostatic surface treatment inside and out during manufacture, and then powder coat the whole thing to help resist chipping.
FRONT BUMPER: Here’s something you can see and experience for yourself. The Talon 1000X’s standard front bumper offers a degree of vehicle protection some other side-by-sides lack. But this smart design doesn’t compromise performance, because it’s designed to slide smoothly over obstacles in rough approach conditions, enhancing off-road clearance and maneuverability while still offering good protection.
RECOVERY HOOK POINT: Built in to the Talon 1000X’s chassis design, this attaching point makes it easy to secure your Talon 1000X for transport, and also makes it easy to hook up a recovery strap when your buddy on some other brand of side-by-side gets stuck. Make him buy you lunch as a payback.
DRIVER / PASSENGER PROTECTION: The Talon 1000X’s Occupant Protection Structure uses large-diameter tubing, and meets ROHVA’s rollover protection standard. The standard-equipment hard doors and quick-clip side nets help keep debris from entering the cabin. Auto-style three-point seatbelts are equipped with an emergency locking retractor mechanism, to help optimize passenger security. (The Talon 1000X’s seats are also four-point compatible for competition use.)
ADJUSTABLE DRIVER’S SEAT: Honda has a ton of data and experience on seats, thanks to our auto division. And while just about every sport side-by-side has an adjustable driver’s seat, only the Talon gets it this right. Designed to fit a wide range of operators, it also locks positively in position without wobble, helping make you feel more connected to the vehicle.
PAINTED BODY: Why paint and not color-molded plastic? Because the Talon 1000X’s painted body parts resist scratching better, and we know that where you’re going to be driving this side-by-side, you won’t want to slow down for a little brush by the side of the trail. Plus, they just look better—the first time you see a Talon 1000X in person, we’re sure you’ll agree.
TILT WHEEL: With a tilt steering wheel, you’re ensured an even more comfortable experience, especially under high-performance driving conditions. The tilt-wheel function can also make getting in and out of the Talon easier.
PASSENGER “T” GRAB HANDLE: Your passenger needs a solid way to hold on, but it took the Talons to get this feature right. The passenger “T” handle is quick adjustable, but just as important it adjusts solidly and rattle free.
LCD DISPLAY: The multi-function LCD dash display is large enough to host loads of information, like speed, fuel level, engine speed, transmission mode, fuel gauge, coolant temperature, trip information and more. It even includes a clock, so you’ll always know when it’s time for some fun.
HARD DOORS: The Talon 1000X's wide doors (standard equipment) make entry and exit easier. Plus, the doors use an automotive-style double-latch design that provides a secure, rattle-free feel.
ROOF: Typical of Honda’s attention to detail, the Talon 1000X’s roof is specially designed to divert rainwater away from occupants. And unlike some others, it’s also designed to be aerodynamically cooperative when transporting the vehicle, whether you’re trailering it forward or backward. Standard equipment.
TWIN-LEVEL PASSENGER FOOTRESTS: Some side-by-sides treat their occupants like they’re flying in economy class. Not the Talon 1000X. You’ve got acres of legroom here, even for six-foot-plus passengers wearing bulky boots. The special two-level passenger footrests let you brace yourself solidly over rough terrain, and stretch out when just cruising along. Designed to accommodate a wide range of passengers in comfort.
COMFORTABLE SEATS: The Talon’s seats have been designed to be the most comfortable in the industry. They feature a wide seatback and an even wider seat bottom. They don’t rattle. They don’t hold water. They offer tons of lateral support. And the driver’s side is positively adjustable to fit a wide variety of operator heights. They’re even compatible with four-point harnesses for competition use. Your connection to your side-by-side starts here, and even before you start moving, you’ll know the Talon 1000X is the right ride for you.
INTEGRATED INNER DOOR HANDLE: Another “small” detail, but one you and especially your passenger will come to appreciate. The integrated inner door handle is another example of the premium the Talon 1000X puts on comfort and convenience. You’ll use it dozens of times each weekend, and wonder why all side-by-sides aren’t built this way.
LARGE CARGO BED: Lunchtime? We’re on it. The Talon 1000X’s cargo bed sits up high, out of harm’s way and where it’s easily accessible. Big enough to easily hold a large 45-quart cooler with room to spare, it has a 299-pound capacity (that’s a lot of burgers) and features six strong tie-down points.
DOOR NETS: A small detail? Not when you’ve wrestled with some other designs or aftermarket add-ons out there. On the Talon, our door nets are standard equipment. They latch and unlatch quickly and easily. Performance counts, and we’ve made it easier to protect yourself from the elements.
GENEROUS, SECURE CUP HOLDERS: Hey, we’re out here to have a good time, and who wants to be thirsty? And that means taking something to drink with you. The Talon 1000X’s twin cup holders securely hold the 30-ounce off-road standard, as well as plenty of other travel cups.
FLAG MOUNT: On other side-by-sides, things like a flag mount are an afterthought. Not on the Talon. No detail escapes our designers’ full attention. The Talon’s flag mount is fully integrated into the design, and easy to use.
BUILT IN THE U.S.A.: The Talon 1000X is purpose-built for the American market, right in America. Domestically and globally sourced parts are all assembled at our plant in Timmonsville, South Carolina, and once these side-by-sides roll off the line, they’re ready to explore every corner of the country.
Drivetrain Features
AUTOMATIC SIX-SPEED DCT TRANSMISSION: The convenience of an automatic with the strength, control, and efficiency of a manual, Honda’s DCT lets you drive the way you want. Choose between manual mode or fully automatic. Plus, the addition of Sport Mode increases the fun, shifting at higher RPMs for a spirited, full-performance driving experience. DCT puts you in control as to what engine speed you want, and what gear ratio. Or you can let it do all the thinking for you. In addition, you also get genuine engine braking and a more efficient power delivery than a belt-driven CVT.
I-4WD: The Honda Talon 1000X showcases the second generation of our exclusive I-4WD system, specifically tuned to respond quicker and capable of delivering even more drive force. Think “i” for “intelligent,” because that’s exactly what it is. An industry-first brake-traction control system for side-by-sides, it simplifies operation, increases drivability and optimizes traction. Based on proven, advanced technology from Honda’s automotive division, you get the benefits associated with a locked front differential with none of the downsides. That means it maintains front-wheel traction even if one wheel wants to spin on ice or mud or if it’s in a hole. But at the same time, you get the lighter steering, better tracking at high speeds, tighter turning radius, and reduced kickback associated with unlocked front differentials. Special software tunes the I-4WD system for sport use.
LAUNCH MODE: Nobody wants to get beat off the line, and with a Talon 1000X FOX Live Valve you’ll be the one doing the laughing. Talons are the only side-by-sides with both automatic transmissions and a launch mode. And it’s easy to use: Just hold down the brake, press the Launch Mode switch, hold both paddle shifters back, floor the gas pedal, and release the paddles. Hold on tight, because you’re going to be feeling serious acceleration. The DCT automatically shifts up too, so you keep going through all the gears. Launch mode even features a special yaw control, so you launch straight and true.
RELENTLESS DURABILITY: When it comes to strength and toughness, the Talon 1000X leads the way. The oversized 87mm CV joints, beefy 39.7mm driveshafts and strong U-joints are all built to survive the loads that low-speed rockcrawling can generate—and which cause driveline failures in so many other side-by-sides.
PADDLE SHIFTING: Steering column-mounted paddle shifters add a serious dose of performance in every drive. In Manual mode, they let you shift without ever taking your hands off the steering wheel, and in Automatic mode, they let you override the current gear with a quick up or downshift, holding that gear for several seconds before returning back to Automatic mode.
HIGH / LOW SUBTRANSMISSION: With a full 42-percent gear reduction between High and Low, you get the torque you need in all six gears. That’s sure to come in handy when driving over difficult terrain, scaling hills or rock crawling.
HILL START ASSIST: Need to stop while going uphill? Honda’s Hill Start Assist automatically holds your Talon 1000X in position while you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator—there’s no roll-back drama. It even works on the downhills, too!
2WD / 4WD / SHIFT ON THE FLY: Want to access as much traction as possible? Put it in I-4WD. Need maximum power at all four wheels? I-4WD eliminates the need for traditional locking differentials. Want to use 2WD for lighter steering or specific terrain? The Talon 1000X lets you do it all, and the best part is, you can do it all with the push of a button.
CV JOINT BOOT PROTECTION: Tear a CV boot, and it’s only a matter of time until you’ll be making a costly replacement. That’s why we give the Talon 1000X’s CV joints double protection: First, we design them to tuck up tight covered by the suspension arms. Second, the CV joints themselves get a special guard to offer even more protection.
ADVANCED TRANSMISSION LOGIC: The brain of the DCT, Advanced Transmission Logic, senses how you drive and adapts. Relaxed drivers get earlier shifts for a quieter ride at lower engine speeds. Sportier drivers will hold each gear longer for higher RPM shifts. And when going downhill, you get true engine braking. Now that’s a smart transmission.
SPIRAL RING AND PINION FINAL DRIVE: Spiral-cut gears in your Talon 1000X’s final drive mean the load is shared over several teeth, not just one, and that means they’re quieter and produce less vibration too.
CONNECTED DRIVE FEELING: Compared to a CVT transmission, the Talon 1000X’s positive automatic DCT gearbox gives you a far more connected feel with your side-by-side. Combine that with the Talon 1000X’s responsive engine, and you’ll see why a Talon 1000X gives you a superior sense of control.
ENGINE LOCATION: Balance is the key to great handling, and that’s why we put the Talon 1000X’s engine where we do. Mounted behind the cab, it results in an excellent, neutral weight distribution.
LOW-EXPANSION BRAKE HOSES: By fitting the Talon with low expansion brake hoses, you get better pedal feel and rock-solid braking performance.
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING: Standard equipment on all Talon models, our Electric Power Steering system helps eliminate bump steer through rocky and rutted terrain, which reduces fatigue. What makes it even better is the added assist you get when you need it most, like when you’re in 4WD, driving at lower speeds, or maneuvering over rough conditions. And on the Talon 1000X, the system is specially tuned to give you the right amount of feedback for sport-driving.
POWERFUL 999CC TWIN-CYLINDER ENGINE: Sport side-by-sides need power, and you’re sure to find the Talon 1000X offers plenty of it. The Talon 1000X’s 999cc liquid-cooled inline twin delivers the kind of powerful torque and quick-revving horsepower you’d expect from a flagship sport model, but is equally responsive in lower revs and in the critical midrange too. Set longitudinally in the chassis and managed by Honda’s sophisticated PGM-FI engine-mapping system, it delivers the kind of refinement no other side-by-side can match.
UNICAM CYLINDER HEAD DESIGN: The Talon 1000X’s 999cc liquid-cooled inline twin uses the same proven Unicam® cylinder head design found in our championship-winning CRF450R motocrosser. That helps make the engine more compact, which lets us position it for optimal weight distribution and ground clearance.
ROLLER ROCKER ARMS: Roller-tip rocker arms in the Talon 1000X’s valve train help reduce engine friction, facilitate higher, faster revs, and contribute to more efficient engine operation and power. They’re another example of Honda refinement you may not see, but that you’ll feel with every ride.
HIGH LIFT, LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT: Giving the Talon 1000X’s engine a camshaft with high lift and long duration helps transform the engine. Better breathing helps the Talon 1000 make more power, and keeps that power coming all the way to redline.
INCREASED THROTTLE BORE SIZE: Complementing the Talon 1000X’s potent camshaft specs, our engineers also gave the engine twin 46mm bores for more airflow and better breathing. You’ll feel it the first time you floor the throttle, and you’ll hear it too, with the Talon 1000X’s throaty intake roar.
HIGH-FLOW FUEL INJECTORS: Here’s a math lesson that’s anything but boring: More air plus more fuel equals more power. With the hot cam, throttle body and high-flow fuel injectors, the Talon 1000X’s engine is the total package for total off-road performance.
OFFSET DUAL-PIN CRANKSHAFT: The crankshaft seems such a simple part, but it’s here that so much of the engine’s character is determined. By offsetting the cylinders’ two crankpins by 270 degrees, the Talon 1000X’s engine delivers a wide powerband and abundant torque. Counterbalancers keep everything running smooth.
TUNED EXHAUST: The final part of the Talon 1000X’s balanced power equation: better breathing and more fuel delivery require an equally tuned exhaust system. The Talon 1000X delivers. Not only does it deliver some beautiful mechanical music, but it helps the engine deliver smooth, even power from partial throttle to wide-open running.
HIGH CAPACITY COOLING SYSTEM: Rock crawling, deserts, dunes, and high-altitude operation can all challenge your side-by-side’s cooling system. That’s why we gave all our Talons a high-capacity system. Tested under some of the most arduous conditions we could find, you can rest assured your engine will remain cool, calm, and collected when the going gets tough.
OIL-JET PISTONS: Another invisible example of Honda’s race-winning engineering. Squirting oil up onto the underside of the Talon’s pistons help them run cooler and seal better. The combination makes for longer piston life, and more power. The design also lets us use lighter pistons, for a faster-revving engine.
10MM CYLINDER OFFSET: By building the Talon 1000X’s engine with the cylinder bore 10mm in front of the crankshaft, we change the thrust forces on the pistons’ skirts and faces. That helps the rings seal better. It’s all part of the Honda story—numbers only tell a small part; design details like these make your Talon 1000X the best in class.
SPINY SLEEVE CYLINDER LINER: Another example of Honda’s attention to detail and unmatched engineering. This unique system positively locks the steel cylinder liner and the aluminum cylinder block together. The result is more contact surface area, and that means better engine cooling and heat transfer for superior engine performance.
SEMI-DRY-SUMP LUBRICATION: Proven in Honda’s racing engines, keeping engine oil away from the crankshaft helps eliminate windage losses. The semi-dry-sump design also helps ensure more positive oiling under the extreme driving conditions a Talon 1000X driver can experience. Better engine lubrication and longer engine life are the result.
ENGINE AIR INTAKE: To get the most out of your engine, you need the best air going into it. That’s why we positioned the air filter up high over the engine in the rear, and the air intake off to the side. It helps ensure a clean air supply, even at deeper fording depths.
RUBBER-MOUNT ENGINE AND EXHAUST: Some of the most impressive Talon 1000X features are those you’ll never see. In addition to the suspension and ground clearance, we rubber-mounted the engine and exhaust system to insulate the cabin against excessive vibration. We also gave them four engine mounts to add strength under high-performance driving operation.
POWER: Because Honda’s all-gear Automatic DCT Transmission is so efficient, it has more rear-wheel horsepower than some of the competitors in the class.
Front / Rear - Dual 250 mm hydraulic discs
Curb - 1,523 lb. (Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and full tank of fuel)
Six-speed automatic Dual-Clutch Transmission (DCT) with high/low subtransmission. Two drive modes with 2WD and I-4WD. Three shift modes (standard, sport, manual w/ paddle shifters)
Direct front and rear driveshafts
Unicam® OHC longitudinally mounted parallel-twin four-stroke; four valves per cylinder
Fuel Injection (PGM-FI), 46 mm throttle body
Meets current California Air Resources Board (CARB) and EPA standards
Full-transistorized with electronic advance
7.3 gal. (including 1.1-gal. reserve)
Independent double-wishbone; 14.4 in. of travel
3 link trailing arm; 15.0 in. of travel
Recommended for drivers 16 years of age and older
One Year, Transferable limited warranty; extended coverage available with a Honda Protection Plan
Talons are only for drivers 16 years and older. Multi-purpose utility vehicles (side-by-sides) can be hazardous to operate. For your safety, drive responsibly. Always wear a helmet, eye protection and appropriate clothing. Always wear your seat belt, and keep the side nets and doors closed. Avoid excessive speeds and be careful on difficult terrain. We recommend that you complete the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (ROV) E-course. The free course is available at www.ROHVA.org. All SxS drivers should read the owner’s manual before operating the vehicle. Never drive after consuming drugs or alcohol, or on public roads. Driver and passengers must be tall enough for seat belt to fit properly and to brace themselves with both feet firmly on the floor. Passenger must be able to grasp the grab bar with the seat belt on and both feet on the floor. Respect the environment when driving. Talon® is a registered trademark of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ©2019 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (05/19) powersports.honda.com
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