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5 things to know about those encrypted texts US diplomats exchanged on Ukraine
The texts discuss whether Trump was pressuring Ukraine to help his campaign.
ByAnne Flaherty
The House deposes 1st witness in impeachment inquiry
Kurt Volker, former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine answered questions from lawmakers during a closed session.
Avalon.red via Newscom, FILE
Private texts by top U.S. diplomats and aides to the Ukraine government suggest the Trump administration aggressively pursued the foreign power to launch an investigation that many of the president's supporters believed would benefit Donald Trump.
The explosive texts, released this week by House Democrats, were obtained as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump in Congress.
The chats include Kurt Volker, the U.S special envoy to Ukraine at the time; Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine; and Gordon Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union.
Volker also exchanges messages with Andrey Yermak, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
(MORE: 'Crazy to withhold security' aid to Ukraine for political campaign: Top US diplomat )
Volker Texts on Ukraine Shared With Congress by ABC News Politics on Scribd
Here are five things to know:
The quid pro quo
Democrats have yet to release the full transcripts of all the texts. But so far, the most revealing seem to come from Volker, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine who testified behind closed doors this week.
In the exchanges with other diplomats and with Ukraine’s Yermak, Volker makes clear that the U.S. won’t agree to a summit between the two leaders unless Ukraine announces plans for an investigation.
Ambassador William Taylor holds a news conference in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, June 25, 2019.
“Heard from the White House,” he tells Yermak shortly before a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukraine President Zelenskiy. “Assuming President Z convinces trump he will investigate … we will nail down date for visit to Washington.”
Ukraine’s Yermak responds after the call, noting that it went well. But the issue remained unresolved.
“I think it’s possible to make this declaration and mention all these things… But it will be logic to do after we receive a confirmation of date,” Yermak wrote Aug. 10.
Volker later says he agrees with that approach.
Volker never mentions Biden, but he does 'Burisma'
Volker makes clear in his texts to Yermak on exactly what the U.S. wants to hear, going so far as to help draft a statement for Ukraine. In that statement, Volker writes, Ukraine’s president would announce plans to examine potential 2016 election meddling – an apparent reference to claims by some conservatives that corrupt Ukranian officials tried to help Hillary Clinton win.
Volker’s texts also call on Ukraine to say it would look into the dealings of Burisma, an energy company that employed Biden’s son, Hunter, on its board.
John Rudoff/Sipa USA via AP, FILE
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon D. Sondland spoke to World Oregon today, March 25, 2019, in the organization's Portland, headquarters.
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At one point, Volker sends a proposed draft statement to his colleague, Sondland, who responds: "Perfect. Lets send to Andrey after our call."
In his prepared testimony to Congress, Volker says Biden is never mentioned specifically. He also says suggestions that Biden acted improperly “has no credibility to me.”
A career civil service officer challenged his colleagues, calling Trump's actions 'crazy'
Of the three, it's Taylor -- the top diplomat in Ukraine who has served in at least three administrations, focusing on international affairs -- who expresses serious concern that the administration has placed a hold on aid to Ukraine, warning the move had "shaken their faith with us."
At the time of the exchange, questions were already swirling about Trump's aid strategy. News broke in late August that nearly $400 million of security assistance had been put on hold by the White House.
In a Sept. 5 Washington Post editorial, the newspaper said it had received information Trump was "attempting to force" Ukraine's president "to intervene in the 2020 U.S. presidential election by launching an investigation of the leading Democratic candidate, Joe Biden."
After describing the prospect of Ukraine not getting the aid as a "nightmare," Taylor says: "I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign."
The diplomat who denied any 'quid pro quo' was a Trump megadonor
Sondland, the top U.S. representative to the European Union, swiftly knocks down Taylor's allegation with a formal-sounding statement.
"Bill, I believe you are incorrect about President Trump's intentions," he writes via text. "The President has been crystal clear: no quid pro quo's of any kind. The President is trying to evaluate whether Ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms that President Zelenskiy promised during his campaign."
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Kurt Volker, a former special envoy to Ukraine, arrives for a closed-door interview with House investigators, as House Democrats proceed with the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 3, 2019.
(MORE: Kurt Volker resigns as US special envoy to Ukraine)
Sondland's statement is likely to be seen by Republicans as proof the administration wasn't looking to tie foreign aid in return for a promise by Ukraine to investigate a Trump political rival.
Democrats, however, are going to note Sondland's political background as a Republican megadonor and hotelier who contributed more than $1 million to Trump's inaugural committee before being appointed to his first diplomatic post. He was confirmed by the Senate in 2018. They will also likely focus on his suggestion to Taylor to take the conversation offline.
This is just the beginning
The encrypted texts provided to Congress and leaked Thursday to reporters is likely just the beginning of this line of the investigation. They came from Volker, who testified behind closed doors Thursday after resigning last week. While there are exchanges between the men over a number of days, it's unclear whether the texts show their complete communication.
The House Intelligence Committee on Friday was expected to hear from the intelligence community's inspector general, and other State Department officials are scheduled for depositions in the coming weeks.
ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Conor Finnegan contributed to this report.
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What to Know in Washington: Pelosi Sets Marker With Virus Vote
May 15, 2020 7:02 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing ahead with a vote on a $3 trillion Democratic-only virus relief bill today despite the misgivings of some liberals and moderates in her party and the fact it has no chance of ever getting signed into law.
Pelosi (D-Calif.) is counting on key parts of the bill — aid to states, more payments to individuals and extending unemployment insurance — to generate enough public support that the White House and the GOP will be forced into negotiations on another round of stimulus for a hobbled U.S. economy.
“I am optimistic that the American people will weigh in and make their views known,” the speaker said yesterday, deflecting questions about pressing ahead with a partisan vote without any active negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) or President Donald Trump’s administration.
McConnell previously said Congress should wait and see the impact of $3 trillion in stimulus already passed before acting on another package. But last night on Fox News he said “there is a high likelihood that there will be another bill.”
McConnell said he’s spoken with Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about the next phase of stimulus but they’ve set no date for getting it done. He dismissed the House Democratic legislation, known as the Heroes Act, as “a $3 trillion left-wing wish list.”
The White House said Trump would veto it if it ever got to his desk.
The toll of the coronavirus pandemic continues to mount even as some states begin rolling back lockdown orders, allowing businesses to slowly reopen. More than 1.4 million people have been infected and more than 85,000 have died. And since businesses began shutting down in mid-March 36.5 million people have applied for unemployment insurance.
Adding to pressure on lawmakers and the White House is the prospect of an autumn election campaign with the economic hardship continuing. Read more from Billy House and Erik Wasson.
Read an in-depth analysis of the measure in the BGOV Bill Summary.
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Pelosi at the Capitol on Thursday,
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‘Stealth Bailout’ for Oil Companies: Dozens of oil companies and contractors took advantage of a little-noticed provision in the stimulus bill Congress passed in March to claim hundreds of millions of dollars in tax rebates. They are employing a provision of the $2.2 trillion stimulus law, called the CARES act, that gives them more latitude to deduct recent losses. The change wasn’t aimed only at the oil industry. However, its structure uniquely benefits energy companies that were raking in record profits in 2018 as crude prices reached $76.41 per barrel, only to see their fortunes flip a year later. Read more from Jennifer A. Dlouhy.
School Choice Groups Seek Tax Credits: Almost 50 school choice groups are calling for lawmakers to provide special tax relief for K-12 private schools that they warn are at risk of closure because of the pandemic. The groups want a 50% tax credit on private school tuition for both the 2019 and 2020 tax years and they want to have tuition payments labeled as contributions to nonprofits for tax deduction purposes. They also calling for emergency grants that states could use for scholarships for private school tuition. Read more from Andrew Kreighbaum.
Also Happening on the Hill
House Democrats Set to Approve Proxy Voting: Democrats are set to push aside more than 200 years of House precedent with a vote today to let lawmakers serve as proxies for colleagues quarantined or otherwise stuck at home by the coronavirus pandemic. This low-tech version of remote voting is the Democrats’ temporary answer to health and travel concerns raised by dozens of lawmakers. It would alter House rules to let individual members cast votes on behalf of as many as 10 colleagues. It’s been dismissed by Republicans as a way to let lawmakers stay home while other Americans are going to work and as a move that would have constitutional implications. Read more from Billy House.
Senate Passes Uighur Human Rights Measure: The Senate gave unanimous consent to legislation that would impose U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials over human rights abuses against Muslim minorities, an action sure to anger Beijing as anti-China sentiment grows at the Capitol. The bill from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would condemn the internment of more than 1 million Uighurs and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang region of China and calls for closing the camps where they are being held. It would require the president to impose sanctions on and revoke the visas of any officials found to be responsible for the oppression of the Uighurs. Daniel Flatley has more.
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DeFazio Urges Airlines to Create Distance: House Transportation Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) asked U.S. airlines to apply social distancing policies on their planes, citing reports of increasingly full commercial flights. In letters to two airline trade associations, he called on members to “ensure that their reservation systems leave at least one seat-width of spacing between passengers and to dynamically adjust fares as needed to account for the effect on load factors.” Read more from Ben Livesey.
The Path to Reopening
Business Is Split on Partisan Lines Over Recovery: The politicization of Americans’ views about the Covid-19 outbreak, including whether to wear a mask, extends to small businesses. Firms in the Northeast and in Democratic-leaning states are more anxious about the future than their peers around the country, with many expecting economic pain from the Covid-19 pandemic to last longer than six months, a new U.S. Census Bureau survey shows.
The survey of around 90,000 firms shows that, while every U.S. region is affected by the outbreak, the extent of financial damage and people’s attitudes toward it vary widely by state. About 40% of respondents in blue-leaning states of Vermont and Hawaii, as well as Washington, D.C., see it taking more than half a year for business to return to normal. However, only 18% of those surveyed in the GOP strongholds of West Virginia and Idaho see it taking so long, the data show. Read more from Michael Sasso and Alex Tanzi.
CDC Posts Reopen Advice for Restaurants, Offices: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published guidance yesterday advising states on how they should reopen bars, restaurants and workplaces. The guidance outlines a series of steps that should be taken to keep their workers and customers safe, such as requiring hand-washing, social distancing measures, and how to check for symptoms. An earlier version of the guidance was held back by the Trump administration for being too “prescriptive,” particularly for states that have had less intense outbreaks.
The White House’s task force issued broad guidelines for reopening the country on April 16 but largely left the specifics to states on how to restart economic and social activities. Around the U.S., states have begun moving ahead with plans to reopen, even as cases of the disease continue to circulate. But in the absence of guidance from the CDC, providing rules and advice had largely been left to state and local groups, or not dispensed at all. Read more from Jennifer Jacobs, Emma Court and Justin Sink.
Under the newly issued CDC guidelines, businesses would be encouraged to follow a series of steps.
Bars and restaurants shouldn’t reopen until they can follow applicable state and local orders, and until they’re ready to protect people who are at higher risk for severe illness, the guidelines say. Then they should encourage social distancing—add space between tables and stools; encourage drive-through, delivery and curbside pick-up; limit occupancy; avoid self-serve; and restrict employee shared spaces.
Mass-transit operators should limit routes to and from high-transmission areas before increasing to full service, as well as space out passengers by closing every other row of seats, according to the CDC’s guidelines. Youth programs, camps and childcare programs should change procedures and activities to limit shared toys and supplies, the guidelines say.
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Trump yesterday announced plans to resupply and maintain the U.S. stockpile of medical equipment, more than two months into a coronovirus pandemic that initially caught many hospitals with shortages of ventilators and protective gear. The U.S. will keep 90 days of supplies to gird against future flare-ups of the outbreak as the nation begins to reopen its economy, according to the Trump administration, Mario Parker, Justin Sink and Jordan Fabian report.
Top Court Rejects Texas Inmates on Covid-19 Prevention: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to reinstate a judge’s order that required a Texas prison for elderly inmates to take more than a dozen specific steps to protect against the coronavirus outbreak. The justices yesterday rejected calls by inmates Laddy Valentine, 69, and Richard King 73, who said the Wallace Pack Unit in southeastern Texas isn’t doing enough to protect them from possible infection. The case marked the first time Supreme Court intervention was sought in a dispute over the steps prisons must take to protect inmates from the coronavirus. Read more form Greg Stohr.
Mail Voting Opens Door to Disenfranchisement: Minorities, young adults and those with disabilities face barriers to voting by mail as states rush to prepare for holding elections as safely as possible. The effects of long-existing issues with voting by mail wasn’t as perceptible in previous elections because only a fraction of the electorate in most states utilized absentee ballots. The coronavirus is expected to change that in November, but state officials are making decisions now on how voters will cast their ballots in the general election, as well as in dozens of primaries over the next several months. Read more from Emily Wilkins.
Biden Says People Who Believe Tara Reade Shouldn’t Vote for Him: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday that any voter who believes the sexual assault allegations against him shouldn’t vote for him, Jennifer Epstein reports. “I think they should vote their heart and if they believe Tara Reade, they probably shouldn’t vote for me,” Biden said during an interview on MSNBC. “I wouldn’t vote for me if I believed Tara Reade.”
Biden has denied Reade’s claim that when she worked for his Senate office in 1993, he pushed her against a wall in a Capitol Hill office building, put his hand up her skirt and sexually assaulted her with his fingers.
“Look at Tara Reade’s story, it changes considerably,” he said. Biden was referring to Reade’s changing descriptions of the episode in media interviews over the past several weeks. Her narrative has also shifted from her initial claims more than a year ago, when she said Biden touched her shoulders in a way that made her uncomfortable, but didn’t mention an assault. “The truth matters. This is being vetted, it’s been vetted,” Biden said. “This is just totally, thoroughly, completely out of character.”
Trump Revives ‘Obamagate’ Conspiracy: Trump has complained from the start of his presidency that Barack Obama and anti-Trump factions in the Justice Department and U.S. intelligence agencies misused their power to undermine him. Now, Ric Grenell, Trump’s acting spy chief, and Attorney General William Barr have taken highly unusual steps that are prompting accusations they’re using the same agencies to protect Trump and bolster his “Obamagate” conspiracy theory against Democrats in the months before the November election.
Amid the dire developments of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump is using the new actions to fire up his political base through renewed attention to what he described in a tweet Thursday as the “biggest political crime and scandal” in U.S. history. He’s also depicted Biden as a key player in those unspecified crimes. Read more from Chris Strohm.
Jordan Seeks Hunter Biden-Burisma Documents: House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) yesterday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to turn over documents related to the Ukrainian natural-gas company where Joe Biden’s son served on the board. Jordan, a close ally of Trump, is seeking records specifically tied to Hunter Biden and to Burisma Holdings founder Mykola Zlochevsky. Read more from Billy House.
House Moves May Expose More Trump Rules to Rollbacks: Publication of a new rule governing the divisive issue of sexual misconduct allegations on college campuses has been accelerated just in time to meet an estimated deadline of May 20—a move that could prove significant if Democrats sweep the November elections, Cheryl Bolen and Andrew Kreighbaum report.
Trump to Receive Space Force Flag: Trump will be presented with the Space Force flag at the White House today, his latest effort to herald the launch of the new branch of the U.S. military, Jennifer Jacobs and Josh Wingrove report.
Trump Pick to Lead Media Agency Is Under Investigation: Trump’s choice to lead the agency in charge of Voice of America is under investigation by the attorney general for the District of Columbia, a Democratic senator said yesterday. The nomination of Michael Pack seemed, after a two-year delay, to be on a path to be cleared by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, followed by a likely confirmation vote by the full chamber. Then the D.C. attorney general’s office told the committee that Pack was under investigation. Read more from Daniel Flatley.
Virus Revives Worst-Case Scenarios for U.S.-China Relationship: The coronavirus pandemic has revived all the worst-case scenarios about U.S.-China ties, edging them closer to confrontation than at any point since the two sides established relations four decades ago. Read more.
Meanwhile, China said it did not know until Jan. 19 how infectious the new coronavirus is, pushing back against accusations that it intentionally withheld information about the severity of the outbreak in Wuhan from the world. Read more.
WTO Leader Search Begins: The U.S. and European Union signaled they want to move rapidly to replace the head of the World Trade Organization after Director-General Roberto Azevedo unexpectedly announced plans to step down Aug. 31, a year before his term expires. Read more from Bryce Baschuk.
To contact the reporters on this story: Zachary Sherwood in Washington at zsherwood@bgov.com; Brandon Lee in Washington at blee@bgov.com
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Giuseppe Macri at gmacri@bgov.com; Loren Duggan at lduggan@bgov.com
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How Santa Claus innovated his enterprise using AI and robotics before Christmas
2020 has been a challenging time for everyone and as we look forward to some time off this Christmas, there’s one man that’s going to make sure that he brings festive cheer to households this week.
Santa Claus has been working hard behind the scenes to make sure nearly 2bn children across the globe receive their Christmas presents on time and the pandemic isn’t going to stop him, or his merry elves.
Like many businesses who have had to adapt in recent years, Santa too has had to look at how he can streamline his North Pole operations so both Santa and his helpers can concentrate on doing their job effectively.
Intrigued by the world of digital, especially as he’s running a data-heavy enterprise, Santa has decided to implement a combination of AI, robotics process automations (RPA) and machine learning to run his business of making and delivering toys.
So how has Santa done this?
Santa was keen on using a firm that has extensive experience in this field. He knew Manchester is a city with massive digital ambitions so decided to look closer when he came across Agile Automations.
He was immediately impressed with the team who understood big data and knew the tools needed to drive maximum efficiencies into the business. When Covid hit Santa decided it was time to develop a digital strategy incorporating all aspects of RPA. He understood that implementing robotics into a system solves defined tasks by learning from data.
Data management in 2020 and beyond
Santa receives hundreds and thousands of letters a day from eager boys and girls.
Santa’s elves would normally read the letters and file them away – but the filing cabinets are now at capacity and sometimes getting to the right information can be time-consuming – there have even been incidents when a letter has gone missing.
With a new digital system, Santa has incorporated OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tech. Thus, the scanned the letters are digitised and entered into a CRM system which takes note of the name and address, updated where required from last year, or indeed creates new entries; as well as including a list of toys.
It can also recognise if the letter should go into the naughty or nice list based on scoring and Santa’s oversight. By compiling a list of activities which are good, and a list of activities which are bad, coupled with a weighted scoring system, Santa can then identify which list a letter should go in. Unfortunately, several members of our team are still on the naughty list!
Staffing issues during the pandemic
By getting bots to do the repetitive and time-consuming tasks, Santa has a much happier workforce as they’re not up all night trying to sort through the letters, update records and keep on top of the naughty and nice list; not to mention the toys requests.
But this year has been an unusual one for everyone including Santa as he has also had to deal with staffing issues as hundreds of elves have been impacted by Covid.
Thanks to automation in Santa’s workflow, he has been able to keep track of elves who were off due to Covid or those who have been told by Track and Trace to isolate. Some staff had to be furloughed too – even Santa wasn’t immune to the economic uncertainties caused by the pandemic, but he did realise that there was something that he could do about it.
With almost 1m elves working at any one time, the new robotic workforce could be easily scaled up or down to cope with fluctuations in capacity, ensuring that resource was readily available when required.
The system could also see where there was excess capacity. It allowed data from the CRM to show that ‘Elvis’, who is normally busy making board games, could be reassigned to make computer games, as the letters showed that demand had reduced in one and yet surged in the latter.
Once Santa’s workflow automation and CRM were running smoothly, he’s had to look at implementing API into Amazon for deliveries and tracking to help on a special night, and take the pressure off Santa. Through outsourcing to a trusted partner to access their resources and expertise, the system could look at which presents might be best fulfilled by Amazon and which by Santa to increase efficiency.
Now let’s looks at the supply chain….
With so many toys to make with materials and supplies coming from all over the world, it was not enough to keep a note on a spreadsheet, which was clunky and continually crashing.
Santa’s suppliers need to be paid on time and therefore a bank reconciliation robot was introduced which cross-referenced invoice orders and payments. Automating the payment runs at key trigger points when both invoices become due or indeed when the system automatically generates purchase orders which are based on the production requirements of Elvis and other partners.
Navigating the globe and keeping track of operations
Santa also wanted a system that could help him travel from country to country without relying on Rudolph’s sense of navigation.
Santa told us Rudolph is good, but it can be a long night delivering toys to fast asleep boys and girls and last year he took a wrong turn, delaying Santa by 45 mins! This is a long time when you must also head back to the North Pole to join Mrs Santa Clause for Christmas breakfast.
But rest assured, there will be no mistakes this year thanks to an automated mapping system which is cross-referenced with an external address data and Google maps. This means shorter and faster routes, which also means everyone can head back to the North Pole in plenty of time without the usual rush and stress.
With all the technology implemented, Santa has a new app to monitor performance on the go. Elves also have access to the app which logs each address visited, time taken to deliver presents in each continent as well as reporting ongoing issues. A dedicated IT team back in the North Pole head office can pick up on any problems immediately.
What did Santa say?
Said Santa: “When you work all year long for that one special night, there can be no space for making mistakes.
“I was reluctant to go down the RPA route, but the elves have been complaining that I need to move with the times. They work hard all year round often working into the nights and weekends.
“By implementing the latest technology has meant we have saved time and it has allowed us to concentrate on other parts of the business such as making new toys and our marketing and social media strategy.
“Now that the elves have more time, they are a much happier and more productive workforce.
“Thanks to Agile my enterprise is significantly efficient, and the digital transformation of the organisation means we can now expand our reach to more children around the world.”
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OUR COVID WARRIORS
We motivated our incubatees to 'Re-visit' all the possibilities and to 'Re-Invent' them as per to the need of the hour. This resulted in the incubatees shifting to online platforms while others invested their brains in R&D and came up with promising solutions. Some of our COVID warriors are:
Probano:
The global outbreak of COVID 19 has brought the whole world to an abrupt stop. The country has its eyes set on the declining economy and those who were headed towards their career paths are now struggling with anxiety and fear. The need for direction or guidance to these young minds is necessary more than ever.
Probano, an incubatee of AIC-BIMTECH, under the leadership of Aditya Bose, did not let the lock-down shackle the dreams and stepped forward to make the lives of these young people easier, amidst the chaos. With their mission of providing the best career guidance, they are undertaking a total of 100 virtual career counselling sessions for the audience all over India. They have enrolled unique guest speakers who are professionals from different fields and have invited the masses to join in the counselling sessions. The speakers speak about their journey so far and inspire people, on how to tackle life challenges and the current situation efficiently.
Their innovative mix of technology and personalization is helping the generation to explore and discover their passion. AIC-BIMTECH is extending its wholehearted support to Probano to realize this target.
Uneako:
It is a fact that change forces us to examine and gain perspective. The beauty is that most human beings are adaptable and flexible enough to maintain a forward movement in their lives, but sometimes it can seem impossible to see positive changes amidst tragic ones.
AIC-BIMTECH's incubatee, Uneako Green Pvt. Limited has provided the world with an exemplary solution today. While India was battling with the lockdown and its repercussions, this team of two brothers - Ankit and Atul Tripathi, along with their able workforce invested their brains in R&D and came up with an innovative and much-needed requirement of today's routine - A Face Shield by the name of 'SN19'.
The product is designed to give all-round protection to one's face along with clear visibility. The highlighting feature of the product is its 'Lightweight' nature, it only weighs 40 g and hence can be bulk transported to the affected areas easily. The product is so pliant and adjustable that it can fit any person's face without posing any issues in bending and turning the neck or head. SN19 prevents touching the most vulnerable part of your body, your face, hence safeguarding you from the transmission of the virus. Altogether it's the 'Ideal Shield' for battle against Coronavirus.
As of today, there are lakhs of people including healthcare workers, policemen, media, volunteers etc. involved in food distribution who have benefited from this innovation. Startups like Uneako promise to provide 'Sustainable' solutions and support to society.
Concis:
COVID-19 brought disproportionate job losses during the lockdown and specifically the rate was higher in the case of younger professionals. This had also given rise to some serious long-term repercussions for future employment along with economic viability, leaving these people with no salaries to draw.
AIC-BIMTECH proudly shares the success story of its incubatee, TGN Networks Private Limited (Concis), headed by Rohit Chauhan. He took a serious resolution to offer his services to the folks who lost their jobs due to the pandemic. The company devised a plan to reach out to the Fin-tech industry and financial services market and connect with individuals for possible work they can carry out. Concis offered jobs mainly pertaining to Report Editing and trained them via webinars.
As a result, they got a huge response and they are looking forward to enrolling a total of 500 individuals till the end of July. The notion of Concis is not only commendable but also admirable.
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Today’s New York Times Headline: Why Much Of US Main Media Is Disbelieved And Ignored Now
But (1) this is an appeal, not a trial, and (2) the first session was back in November 2010. It stands uncorrected still. But (as Fly By Night observes in a comment) this weird correction appears down below.
Posted by Peter Quennell on 06/27 at 11:20 PM • Permalink for this post • Archived in Hoaxers from 2007, More hoaxers, Hoaxers: media groups, NY Times, News media & movies, Media news, The wider contexts • Comments here (3)
In Europe Human Rights Especially Privacy Trumping Web Defamers And Damaging Journalism
The legal lie of the land seems to be increasingly in favor of those in Italy and the UK and even the US being serially defamed by “Bruce Fisher” and others on the cynical pro-Knox bandwagon.
The European Community’s Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights (image above) are both situated in Strasbourg in north-east France. The ECHR was established in 1998 by the Council of Europe, not the EC, and it has 47 member governments including Russia.
It receives its basic guidance from the European Convention on Human Rights. Article 10 on freedom of expression and human rights reads as follows:
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.
2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
Note the real strength of that second paragraph. While free speech is generally favored, it will not be protected if it is unfairly damaging to individuals or anarchic to the functions of courts and the governments.
With the pervasive spread of the internet, and the huge potential now for damage to be done globally, the ECHR generally mirrors national courts ruling in favor of those individuals who had been defamed and damaged by unfounded claims by journalists and internet posters.
Many member governments now have firmer human rights legislation either in place or in the pipeline, and the right to personal privacy and protection on matters that do not affect the public good is invariably a strong part of that new legislation.
Here is Julius Melnitzer of Canada’s National Post explaining, in the context of one case in which the ECHR did rule against a national court, that this is not the main trend being observed (emphasis added).
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that British reporters and journalists need not contact the subjects of potentially defamatory stories before publication to protect people’s privacy.
But the decision isn’t likely to quell the potential for litigation against individuals and businesses arising from online publication of statements that negatively impact reputations.
That’s partly because the law of defamation and the law of privacy are quietly blending, all to the advantage of victims, particularly celebrities, who have been defamed or have had their privacy invaded….
“There’s clearly an increasing overlap between the law of defamation and the law of privacy,” says Michael Smith, who practices defamation law at the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. “Individual social media users should be concerned, but employers face even greater risk because each time an employee posts a negative comment online while at work, or from a work asset such as a laptop or smartphone, the employer is exposed to liability.”...
It’s not just negative comments, but unduly intrusive ones, that can attract liability. While the mere fact that something is true and not malicious may prove a defence to defamation, victims can base their case on an invasion of privacy so long as there is no public interest in reporting the subject matter of their claim.
It’s not that Canada has seen a host of such social media-related suits. “But Canadians spend more time online than any other nationality, which means it’s only a matter of time before we start seeing these types of cases,” Mr. Smith says. “People are thinking less about they’re writing, and they’re firing off knee-jerk reaction missives without a sober second thought.”
As well, high-profile cases like the one involving Mr. Mosley and the extensive publicity afforded rocker Courtney Love’s recent payment of US$430,000 to settle a suit over defamatory remarks she made on Twitter means that awareness of victims’ rights will grow.
“And that’s when we’re likely to see an influx of defamation cases related to social media,” Mr. Smith says. Many, of course, will be small cases, of the mom and pop variety. But the upside on liability is huge.
“As the courts have noted, defamation or breach of privacy on the Internet can amount to permanent, worldwide damage to reputation,” Mr. Smith says.
Smart move of Knox’s and Sollecito’s parents to be far more restrained now in their public comments these days, especially as all of them will face their own day in court. Perhaps those driving the Knox bandwagon should do likewise.
Maybe first stop inventing approximately 100% of their “facts” and scrub their internet postings clean.
Posted by Peter Quennell on 05/31 at 03:45 PM • Permalink for this post • Archived in The wider contexts, Media news • Comments here (13)
Open Letter To Joel Simon Of CPJ: Not Even One Anti-Mignini Accusation Withstands Careful Testing
Posted by Kermit
Mr. Joel Simon
Executive Director, Committee to Protect Journalists
330 7th Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Dear Mr. Simon,
More on your potentially libelous open letter, sent unchecked to 21 world leaders, and your first attempt at a response.
As previously with Open Letter #1 of April 26, this will have to occupy several posts, because the evidence against your unsubstantiated or misleading accusations against Umbrian Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini is so voluminous.
[Above: Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists is stepping into the same slippery terrain of unsubstantiated accusations against Mr. Mignini as Friends of Amanda activists such as Judge Michael Heavey have done in the past, and which Amanda Knox’s lawyers have had to disassociate themselves from. Is this just a procedural slip-up by Mr. Simon which he will quickly seek to correct, or is he consciously introducing himself and his organisation as a proxy player in a potential attempt to pervert the course of justice?]
As a public notice, your own open letter definitely has a potential impact on his reputation and career in the professional realm, and on his good name and honour as a person. No demonstrative proof was offered for those accusations. My own skepticism concerning the soundness of your accusatory text was underlined by what seemed to be the only and entire basis for this splashy letter, an aggressive international PR campaign fraught with risk for the CPJ’s reputation:
Sfarzo told CPJ “¦
Preston told CPJ “¦
Cottonwood told CPJ “¦
Editor Ken Robinson said “¦
There was no apparent fact-finding, no contrasting of opinion, no double checking, no collecting of documents. Not even evidence of the slightest, minimal effort to contact the subject of these grave accusations, Mr. Mignini (not even a “he didn’t reply to our email” or a “we tried to call his office at midnight but no one answered”).
This is shameful coming from a journalistic organisation, in an industry where every professional worth his salt checks a source before publishing to avoid credibility and legal problems further along.
My letter raised a number of questions about how and why your open letter to the world was prepared, and I made a number of requests or suggestions in order to understand better the basis for the accusations against Mignini.
Some of the red flags which result from my questions are:
Did the CPJ simply accept the accusation of certain persons against Mr. Mignini without even minimal, Google-based fact checking?
-> If so, then Red Flag
Having realized that basic fact checking was not carried out, has the CPJ proceeded to do so?
-> If not, then Red Flag
Does the tipster who set you on this issue also stand to gain something by painting Mr. Mignini in a certain light?
Is the tipster or one of the subjects of the letter a financial backer of your organisation?
Could one or more of the subjects that the CPJ sought to protect in its missive be less a journalist seeking to report news freely, and more an element of a lobby group in an open criminal case?
Do you know that the principal subject who you sought to “protect” in your Letter to the World is actually a screen name, used by the blogger?
Having realized (thanks to our first reply to you here on TJMK) that you were seeking to protect a screen name, did you proceed to identify the real-life person behind the screen name, and check what provoked a police visit to his home and what he is actually charged with, and if said charges can be in any way linked to Mr. Mignini, who closed his investigation of the murder of Meredith Kercher almost three years ago?
Upon realizing that your accusations are neither substantiated nor relevant, is it possible that the CPJ could be used as a party to pervert the course of justice in two open criminal cases?
Have you included as justification for action in your letter to the world the supposed threat to persons who aren’t journalists or reporters?
As a result of the CPJ Letter to 21 World Leaders, could the until now untarnished reputation of the Organization to Protect Journalists be put into question, favouring the abuse perpetrated against journalists by those in power around the world who actually do threaten the work of journalists?
With the acknowledgement that just one of these red flags (any one of them) is raised, the CPJ should have taken a step back and thought through how and why it ended up issuing its Letter to the World of 19-04-2011, identified internal control issues and external damage caused (both to the organisation’s reputation and to third parties), and taken steps to correct the cause of the red flag and ensure that it doesn’t happen again in the future.
There is negative impact that has already occurred to the Committee to Protect Journalists. However, it will continue to grow as more as more journalists, public agencies and the public in general become aware of and concerned about what is fast becoming the CPJ’s Abusive Accusations Against the Perugian Prosecutor Affair.
Instead of stepping back and reflecting on how to resolve this problem elegantly, only two days after publishing our first reply to you the CPJ posted a note, not on its front page but revealingly hidden away on the institutional blog page on its site.
Frankly, I was astounded that the CPJ seemed to sweep the questions I raised in my first letter under the CPJ’s own carpet by stating that “we stand by” the first Letter to 21 World Leaders on 19-04-2011.
Instead of trying to de-construct what it has created, the CPJ seems to be making the monster grow.
I should say that we ““ the international followers of progress in the case concerning the murder of the English student Meredith Kercher in Perugia on 1 November 2007 - recognize and are thankful that at least the CPJ did give the reply to our letter, and that comments have been open on that page. We do thank you for that.
However, to some extent, both your reply and some of the comments posted on the CPJ site actually increase our concern surrounding the CPJ’s recent actions and the obvious lack of due diligence applied in the preparation and sending of your Letter to the World. Had it occurred because of a procedural slip up, the normal reaction of an organisation such as yours would be to suspend the Letter to the World and perform detailed (or even basic) fact checking.
But you haven’t.
[Click above for a larger image]
[Above: CPJ coordinator Nina Ognianova takes the heat on behalf of Joel Simon, admitting that the Letter to 21 World leaders was only written on the basis of accusatory statements offered or requested of “victims” of Mignini, with no fact checking whatsoever.]
The CPJ reply to our letter states: “CPJ has received a number of emails in reaction to our April 19 letter “¦ which details cases of harassment”.
What details? Your April 19 letter didn’t detail anything.
The CPJ reply to our letter states: “CPJ takes no position as to the alleged guilt or innocence of either of the defendants in the Kercher case”
This comment has nothing to do with either your original letter or our response, and I don’t know why you have included it in your reply. We all assume a priori that the CPJ has no position on the case of the murder of Meredith Kercher. What we are concerned about is that CPJ does not provide any detail or checking to its grave accusations against Mr. Mignini.
The CPJ reply to our letter states: “Those in positions of power must understand that scrutiny and criticism, including the harshest of kind, comes with the office.”
We could not agree more with that no-brainer. What is missing in the framework of your open letter to world leaders about Mr. Mignini is what must be said in the next breath, the missing second half of that equation, which is that in addition, the Press (from individual reporters to the sectorial press associations which represent them such as yours) must act in a responsible manner, striving to publish and communicate truthful facts which have been thoroughly contrasted. To not achieve that level of responsibility means a drift towards the Press publishing news and “facts” à la Janet Cooke and Jimmy’s World.
[Above: Let’s hope that the CPJ can help avoid a 21st century Jimmy’s World. Does the CPJ have an Ombudsman service when regular channels of complaints provide no adequate reply?]
In my opinion (and that of many persons who have written me, and I’m sure many persons who have written you), that is exactly how the Committee to Protect Journalists is appearing.
When you say that in spite of the extremely serious issues that we raise about your document accusing Mignini “We stand by it”, you are really saying two things:
1) you continue to support the highly doubtful veracity of the unsupported accusations against Mignini
2) you are not planning to do any further checking of the facts, as effortless as that may be. (Instead of “further” checking of the facts, it’s really a question of “initial, basic” checking of the facts)
If that is what you stand by, then the overall reputation of CPJ is called into question, and those who truly should respond for the abuse of real journalists in tough situations around the world know that they can ignore your calls of support for personal freedom and freedom of press, calling into question the integrity of your organisation.
[Above: World leaders on all continents who are directly responsible for the abuse of journalists and the free press in general, or who are in a position to improve the conditions of journalists have their life made easier when organizations such as the CPJ are seen as frail or lacking in the very principles that they promote.]
I can understand that from the CPJ’s point of view, you are in a tight position. Your reputation is at stake. You have published a high-profile letter containing grave accusations, which as it actually gets examined beyond the words of the accusers starts to unravel very quickly and evaporate, and by no means justifies a letter of alert to world leaders.
At the same time, the most visible of the persons who supposedly has suffered at the hands of Mignini is on the list of the CPJ’s significant financial benefactors. “Preston “¦ suffered harassment by Mignini himself in 2006 ““ and eventually was forced to leave Italy for fear of imprisonment ““ told CPJ “¦.”
And Douglas Preston is now going his own way promoting and “improving” your letter and claiming that you have carried out an “independent investigation”, when that seems to not be the case. Preston has said in the last few days:
“the Committee to Protect Journalists “¦ has made public the results of their own, independent investigation into the actions of Mignini and the police, prosecutors, and judges in Perugia, Italy.
Their conclusions are shocking. The report details what appears to be an organized campaign to harass, intimidate, and physically threaten Italian and American journalists covering the case. CPJ discovered that in at least on case police in Perugia assaulted a journalist who had criticized Mignini, trumped up charges against him, and then tried to get him certified “insane”””all with Mignini’s knowledge and cooperation.
The CPJ investigation also detailed how Perugian authorities extended their harassment campaign into the United States, threatening American journalists, writers, and newspapers with criminal charges in a gross attempt to extend Italian criminal laws on to American soil and interfere with the freedoms we enjoy in our own country.
The Committee to Protect Journalists was so concerned with their findings that yesterday they sent a strong letter of protest to the President of the Italian Republic, asking for action to end this abuse and calling on him to take steps to protect journalists in Perugia. The letter reads like a horror novel.”
(Source: Doug Preston promoting something he calls The Monster of Perugia)
Mr. Simon, I have highlighted certain expressions of Preston in bold. Is it of your opinion that this financial backer of the CPJ is using expressions and style that actually reflect the content of the CPJ letter which you signed, and how you prepared that letter? If not, what do you think explains the gap?
Could it be the close proximity of the genesis of the 19-04-2011 letter to Preston himself, to him promoting “my nonfiction book, The Monster of Florence, written with Italian journalist Mario Spezi, and currently being made into a movie” that Preston claims will star George Clooney?
[Above: In the name of transparency, it would be appropriate for the CPJ to reveal the financial contributions that Douglas Preston has made to the organisation, as well as to detail the communications and attached documents that Preston has exchanged with the CPJ with regard to the Letter to the World of 19-04-2011. This is what honest Governance is all about.]
I have received a number of emails in the last few days, as I’m sure you have too, and the message people are telling me is that something has gone amiss with the CPJ letter to 21 World Leaders about a local Italian prosecutor in the hills of Umbria.
Let me help you out.
I want CPJ to work. I am not looking for it to be humiliated, as it is a very needed organisation which has done great work. However, respect must not just be earned but it must be maintained. In the case of the CPJ letter of 19-04-2011, I honestly believe that something went wrong in the internal control procedures of the CPJ. Those should be relatively easy to review, revise and use in the future to improve the quality of your activity.
However, in addition to correcting its internal procedures with regard to the future, a wrong committed must be righted. Journalism is not about sweeping things under the carpet.
As regards the latter, it is the CPJ who should decide the action it will take. I suppose that writing a new open letter copied to 21 world leaders, admitting that the CPJ got bamboozled (which is honestly what I think happened), is expecting too much.
However, why don’t you contact Mr. Mignini’s office and give him fair time to respond on your webpage? That would be just, fair and elegant, especially after the lack of elegance shown in your world letter.
Are you even aware if he knows about the supposed incident of 28-09-2010 suffered by the Perugia blogger? My bet is that he learned about it on 19-04-2011 upon reading your letter about what a bad guy he is, and that whatever reason that the police may have gone to the home of a guy who uses the screen-name “Frank Sfarzo” (real name Sforza) has more to do with that blogger’s real-life persona than his blog posts related to the Meredith Kercher case.
Did you even know that “Frank Sfarzo” is only a screen-name? Please, please tell me that you didn’t first learn that fact only once the critical emails started to arrive after your 19-04-2011 post.
If so, that would be a serious pie-in-your-face: a letter to the world to protect a screen name against totally unsubstantiated accusations of physical abuse by police, which even if they occurred show no dotted line to a prosecutor whom some unrevealed OPJ tipster has decided to denounce (although we all have a pretty good idea of who that tipster is).
Let me help out by working to set things straight, and shed some contrasting and revealing light on the grave accusations poured on Mignini in the CPJ’s letter.
Thanks to Google, we are able to contrast the accusers’ words against .... their own words, photos and deeds as documented on Internet. These are mostly made available by themselves in their own posts and comments.
It is truly shocking that the CPJ didn’t exert the minimal effort which I present below in the Annex to this letter, and which allowed me to get a completely different understanding of how shallow the recent attack is against Mignini. To be honest, the CPJ should have seen the bamboozle coming a mile away.
If the CPJ won’t do a basic, minimal, obvious, fast, easy, needed-to-avoid-a-libel-accusation, beginner journalist’s exercise of checking the facts in a high-profile accusation with international repercussions, then I will.
Let’s do a fast “Balance” of facts as we are able to gather them. I’ve set up a Balance Sheet which we’ll use to perform some checking and tests on some of the accusations which appear in the CPJ letter. I would have performed these tests and included them in my first letter a week ago, however, I was hoping that the CPJ would have spent literally, just a few minutes to do the checking.
Here’s the format of our Balance Sheet for Testing CPJ’s Anti-Mignini Accusations. We’ll fill it out as we go along.
Given the length of the indicative results that we have obtained, today we will post this letter, and shortly we will post the Annex with our findings with the complete Balance Sheet for Testing CPJ’s Anti-Mignini Accusations.
Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information or if I may be of assistance as you become more familiarized with the complex forces which are out to turn Mr. Mignini into an evil, rogue prosecutor.
However, what’s good for some people’s business is not good for yours.
I hope that with this second TJMK letter the CPJ will finally realize the delicate, weak state of your 19-04-2011 letter and will take the appropriate measures.
In your own words to the 21 World Leaders, “thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. We await your response.”
A Main Poster on TJMK (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Copied to:
His Excellency Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic
Angelino Alfano, Ministro della Giustizia
José Manuel Barroso, Presidente della Commissione Europea
Herman Van Rompuy, Presidente del Consiglio Europeo
Baroness Catherine Ashton, Vice-Presidente della Commissione Europea e Alto Rappresentante dell’EU per gli
Affari Esteri e la Politica di Sicurezza
Viviane Reding, Vice-Presidente della Commissione Europea e Commissario per Giustizia, Diritti
Fondamentali e Cittadinanza
Neelie Kroes, Vice-Presidente della Commissione Europea e Commissario per la Digital Agenda
Jerzy Buzek, Presidente del Parlamento Europeo
Heidi Hautala, Presidenza del Sottocomitato sui Diritti Umani del Parlamento Europeo
Jean-Marie Cavada, Presidenza dell’Intergruppo per i Media del Parlamento Europeo
Thomas Hammarberg, Commissario del Consiglio d’Europa per i Diritti Umani
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Rappresentante Permanente dell’Italia presso l’EU
Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State
Michael Posner, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Philip H. Gordon, U.S. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
John Kerry, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard Lugar, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Republican Member, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democratic Member, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, Ambasciatore Italiano presso gli Stati Uniti
David Thorne, U.S. Ambassador to Italy
Posted by Kermit on 05/10 at 06:26 PM • Permalink for this post • Archived in Hoaxes against Italy, 10 Mignini MOF hoax, Hoaxers from 2007, Knox-Mellas team, Heavey, Bremner, Francesco Sforza, More hoaxers, News media & movies, Terrible reporting, Media news • Comments here (14)
Explaining Why CNN Is So Desperate For A Hit And Quaint Niceties Like “Truth” Be Damned
[Above: Jeffrey Bewkes, the head of CNN’s owner Time Warner, with the actress Hayden Panetierre]
A top-rated night-time show on the American TV frontrunner network CBS will pull in over 10 million viewers.
Fast-tanking CNN is lucky if it pulls in over FIVE PERCENT of that audience on any average day. A typical audience is just over 1/2 a million. Here is the story from last September.
Jonathan Klein, president of CNN’s US network, leaves his post today after a sudden announcement that he has been replaced by Ken Jautz, the head of CNN’s downmarket but more popular sister channel HLN.
Klein’s departure comes after a disastrous year for CNN, as its daily ratings slumped by 36% to an average of 640,000 weekday viewers, putting it in third place behind Fox News and MSNBC among cable news channels.
Fox News averages 2.4m viewers while MSNBC has nearly 850,000. HLN averages around 550,000 on weekdays.
The American stock market knows of this CNN fiasco, and it values all three accordingly. You can see this in the 3-year chart just below - the period shown is about half that.
The red curve below is for the US stock market average (the Dow Jones Index and you can see that it GAINED about 10 percent.
The green curve below is for Viacom Corp, which is the owner of CBS, and you can see that it GAINED about 50 percent.
The blue curve below is for Time Warner, the owner of CNN, and you can see that it LOST about 30 per cent in the same period.
We have no beef with CNN overall. But to try to boost its viewer ratings and stockmarket price with appalling reports on the back of the very sad death of Meredith? That seems to us to be in very sick territory.
Ironically CBS’s owner, Viacom, has seen its impressive recent gains since the CBS network STOPPED airing biased and misleading reports on the case and reacquired some integrity
The Meredith Effect?
Posted by Peter Quennell on 05/08 at 02:08 PM • Permalink for this post • Archived in Hoaxers: media groups, CNN Network, News media & movies, Terrible reporting, Media news • Comments here (3)
Drew Griffin Report This Sunday At 8:00 Seems Intent On Sustaining CNN’s Persistent Extreme Bias
CNN and CNN International have aired more biased reporting and inaccurate commentary on Meredith’s case than all other US networks - combined.
At bottom here is a video of a typically biased CNN panel.
Jingoism, defamation and xenophobia remain pervasive throughout, though the videos for the worst of the worst - an entire CNN panel baying for Italian blood - have been mysteriously disappeared.
Larry King, Elliott Spitzer, Nancy Grace, Jane Velez Mitchell, Jeffrey Toobin, and so on and on, have all helped to seriously mislead CNN viewers about the real evidence, and about the very strong case against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
The Micheli Report and the Massei Report and the recent very hardline Supreme Court ruling on Rudy Guede stating that three people did it - all of those reports comprehensive, meticulous, and very damning - don’t even seem to have simply been MENTIONED yet on CNN.
CNN never seems to have had a competent legal reporter actually present in the courtroom. There is a very conspicuous lack on CNN of any Italian interviewees or legal analysts. CNN has seemingly never ever presented an accurate description of how cautious the Italian justice system really is, or how many hoops Italian prosecutors have to jump through.
No mention ever on CNN that the US State Department and Rome Embassy observed the trial and found absolutely nothing wrong. No mention ever on CNN that not one human rights and prisoners rights organization such as Amnesty International has ever shown interest in this case.
Here are about three dozen CNN headlines taken from CNN’s own website. Do you notice any suggestive pattern?
Amanda Knox’s family speaks out
Amanda Knox’s parents say their daughter is no killer
Knox innocent, parents say
Murder case brings ‘Foxy Knoxy’ infamy in Italy
Knox scared but insists on innocence, Italian lawmaker says
Sollecito: Amanda Knox ‘incapable of killing’
Knox aunt: Italians supportive
Is Amanda being railroaded?
Amanda Knox tells Italian jury she’s not an ‘assassin’
Lawyer: Vague theories and bias, but no evidence in Knox murder trial
U.S. student testifies Italian police pressured her
Amanda Knox’s parents hope acquittal is near in murder case
Disputed evidence in spotlight as Amanda Knox trial nears end
Amanda Knox lawyer makes emotional plea for acquittal
Amanda Knox sobs as guilty verdict read
Knox’s parents react to conviction
Knox’s parents blame media
Knox’s parents: ‘huge mistake’
Amanda Knox: Court has made ‘huge mistake’
Knox jury, prosecutor decried
Knox ‘ready to fight on,’ parents say
Knox family, friends react
Amanda Knox’s aunt says hearing verdict was ‘gut-wrenching’
Knox verdict leaves many questions unanswered
Judge allows appeal in Amanda Knox case [actually it’s automatic]
Jailed mobster claims he can prove Amanda Knox is innocent
Knox’s mother reacts to libel case
Knox’s mom: This feels personal
Toobin: Knox libel charge ‘very strange’
Notice any bias in that list? You think CNN took the same position on the convicted brutal murderer Scott Peterson now on Death Row for whom there was actually much LESS evidence?
This sunday at 8:00 US east coast time, on CNN and CNN International, the aimiable and lightweight CNN investigative reporter Drew Griffin (image at top) will seemingly present an hour more of the same.
CNN investigative correspondent Drew Griffin reveals new details that cast doubts upon controversial blood, knife, DNA, and other evidence presented in Knox’s original trial….
Griffin also has a rare television interview with the chief prosecutor in the case, Giuliano Mignini, and reveals a pattern of prosecutorial behavior that raises questions about the original conviction.
He debriefs viewers on Knox’s now-disputed confession ““ obtained after days of unrelenting questioning, and according to Knox, even physical abuse by police interrogators.
Pattern of prosecutorial misbehavior? Really? A confession obtained after days of unrelenting questioning? Really? Which days precisely? And exactly what confession was that?
No mention at all that both Amanda Knox and her parents Curt and Edda now face separate calunnia trials in Perugia for serious wrong charges that were pretty well exactly like these.
Drew Griffin’s normal beat is aimiable, lightweight political muckraking. He apparently has not previously reported on crime or on court cases, or for that matter on Italy.
No matter. He simply gets told to follow the CNN party line - and like a robot, he does so.
Posted by Peter Quennell on 05/06 at 04:21 PM • Permalink for this post • Archived in Hoaxers: media groups, CNN Network, News media & movies, Terrible reporting, Media news • Comments here (35)
Three Excellent Websites Commenting On The Case That We Have No Connection With
TJMK has cross-posting relations with Miss Represented, and Peter Hyatt, and several other objective websites on Meredith’s case.
These below are three careful, objective websites we’ve had no connection with, but admire. Click on the images to get to them.
Posted by Peter Quennell on 04/18 at 05:42 PM • Permalink for this post • Archived in News media & movies, Great reporting, Media news • Comments here (4)
The Precise And Accurate Italian Wikipedia Article On Meredith’s Case, Now Translated Into English
Posted by Tom M and Skeptical Bystander
A recent post on TJMK by Gwaendar refers to Wikipedia and the current effort by the Fictitious Friends of Amanda to make her the focus of an article that has so far been devoted to the Murder of Meredith Kercher.
The Eclectic Chapbook blog often comments on the case. It has called this effort “tragically misguided and possibly somewhat demented,” describing it as an instance of “the Enchanted Glen Phenomenon, which is a psychological space wherein normal laws do not apply and all rules are magically suspended. “
We have now examined and translated the Italian Wikipedia article which was written in a space where the normal laws certainly are applied and no rules have been suspended.
The main reporting and the voluminous records of the trial and the appeal are of course all in Italian, and Italians on the whole have a far better grasp of events and the legal context than do most observers in the US and the UK. Because there is so much source material, and so little misleading reporting, it would seem that If any Wikipedia in any language in the world is going to describe the case correctly, it will be the Italian one.
This translation below of most of the Italian Wikipedia article is not word-for-word, but it is intended to convey the substance of the Italian article as it would have been if originally written in English.
The index, the sections on books and movie, and the citations were omitted.
The murder of Meredith Kercher, an English student in Italy enrolled in the Erasmus program at the University of Perugia, occurred during the night of November 1, 2007. Meredith was found lifeless, with her throat cut, in her bedroom in the house she shared with other students in Perugia. The cause of death was hemorrhage due to bleeding from a wound to the neck caused by a sharp object used as a weapon.
Two men and a woman were convicted as a result, of murder, sexual violence and theft.
Meredith Susanna Cara Kercher was born December 28, 1985 in Southwark, London, lived in Coulsdon, and was a student at the University of Leeds, where she was pursuing a degree in European Studies. She enrolled in the Erasmus program, and had arrived in Italy in September 2007 to complete her degree in European Studies.
Details and circumstances of the murder
Kercher was murdered at night between 1 and 2 November 2007, in the apartment she shared with three other young women, two Italian and an American, who were away that night. Based on the first examination of the autopsy, the pathologist who handled the case ruled that the death occurred between 22:00 and midnight on that day.
The following morning an elderly woman living near Via della Pergola where Meredith’s body was found, alarmed by the discovery of two abandoned mobile phones, called the police. From information obtained from one of two mobile phones the Postal Police of Perugia sent agents to the house of Meredith Kercher. On their arrival the police found Amanda Knox (Seattle, USA, July 9, 1987), Meredith Kercher’s flatmate, and her Italian friend, Raffaele Sollecito (Giovinazzo, March 26, 1984), with whom she had recently started a relationship, outside the house.
The two young people said they were awaiting the arrival of the police; when asked why, they said they had found a window broken, the door open, and suspected a theft. Later, these claims were questioned by investigators, given that the Police Post arrived at the house on Via della Pergola at 12:35 and telephone calls to the Police were not made not until 12:51 and 12:54. Entering, the Police found the bedroom of Meredith Kercher locked and decided to break down the door. Upon entering, they found a number of bloodstains, the room in disarray, and a foot sticking out from under the duvet which had covered the bed.
The Convicted:
The three convicted at the first stage are:
Raffaele Sollecito, who was born in Giovinazzo (BA), a university student of 23 years at the time of the murder;
Amanda Knox, a student originally from Seattle, U.S., 20, who had a relationship with Sollecito at the time of the crime;
Rudy Hermann Guede, born December 26, 1986 in the Ivory Coast, was arrested in Germany on November 20 and extradited to Italy on December 6, 2007. At his lawyers’ request, Guede received from the court at a preliminary hearing an order granting expedited trial.
Knox and Guede were detained in Capanne prison, a 20-minute drive from Perugia. Sollecito, after also being held in Capanne, was transferred in early 2008 to the Vocabolo Sabbione prison in Terni.
The case also, initially, erroneously involved Patrick Lumumba, owner of the restaurant where Amanda Knox worked; her statement placed him at the crime scene on the night of the crime. The charges were later proved unfounded and demonstrated the unreliability of Knox as a witness. Implicating the Congolese man was also an incorrect translation of a text message sent to him in English by Knox (‘see you later’, which rather than a generic “Ci vidiamo,” was translated literally as “we will see each other later”[“ci vidiamo dopo”].
Thus, police thought that the two had an appointment for the evening of the crime). Patrick Lumumba was ultimately released and all charges against him were dropped. Following the unjust detention lasting 14 days, Lumumba was awarded € 8000 as compensation, but this was deemed inadequate by his lawyer, who threatened to sue.
The Sentences
Knox, Sollecito and Guede were sentenced respectively to 26, 25 and 16 years in prison. Rudi Hermann Guede opted for an abbreviated trial and his conviction for complicity in murder and sexual violence was made final by the Court of Cassation, First Criminal Division, on December 16, 2010. For the other two participants, the case is on appeal. The decisions reconstruct in detail the manner and circumstances of the murder, a motive defined “violent, sexual, erotic.”
The conviction in the first trial of Sollecito and Knox, issued by the Court of Assizes of Perugia, is based on numerous expert opinions, objective evidence and testimony.
According to the reconstruction regarding Knox and Sollecito, on the evening of November 1, 2007, they met in piazza Grimana, where they had occasionally met Guede, an acquaintance of Knox, who decided to join them for the evening. They decided to go to Knox’s house, to which her roommate Meredith Kercher, after an evening with her English friends, had just returned. Kercher’s bedroom door was presumably ajar, and upon entering the house the three defendants immediately noticed her presence.
Going directly to another part of the house, Knox and Sollecito made love. Guede, shortly after, went to the bathroom, where he left organic residues in the water of the toilet, as found in the investigation. According to the reconstruction, Guede left the bathroom, probably excited by the sounds of Sollecito and Knox making love, noted again the door ajar at Kercher’s room, and decided to approach. Then he entered Kercher’s room; but after her refusal, he became violent, attempting to rape her.
Kercher’s cries led Knox and Sollecito to go to her room, where they joined Guede’s criminal action, finding it an “exciting situation.” While the Guede violated Kercher, Knox and Sollecito tried to immobilize her: to do this Sollecito and Knox wielded knives to threaten the victim. The analysis shows that the knife wounds by Sollecito were probably quite small, while Knox wielded a kitchen knife, later found, and on which were found genetic traces of her mixed with those of Kercher.
The situation then deteriorated, partly because of the screams and resistance of Kercher: Knox then, with the kitchen knife, struck the victim in the neck, causing fatal injuries. The three defendants, shortly after the murder, fled with Kercher’s phones, fearing that if someone called her and got no response, they would be suspicious and the crime would be discovered: the cell phone was ultimately found in an embankment a few hundred meters from Kercher’s house.
Then they headed in different directions: Guede to a nightclub, Knox and Sollecito to the latter’s flat. The next morning Knox and Sollecito tried to clean up the crime scene and clean up their tracks; then they broke a window in the house to stage a mock burglary, hoping to throw the investigation off course.
Guede’s Supposed Confession
In March 2010 rumors spread of an alleged confession by Rudy Guede. The facts are as follows: it seems that Guede had revealed his complicity, with a friend, in killing Kercher, to Mario Alessi, an inmate housed in the same prison, a character already known to police and media for the murder of little Tommaso Onofri, Guede had invited Kercher to go to a party, she refused, and subsequently the friend of Guede tried to rape her. According to Alessi, Guede tried to come to Kercher’s aid, and Guede’s friend rebuked him, saying that he should just strike the final blow to end the girl’s misery, which is what Guede did.
Then Guede and his friend met again by chance in a nightclub, and Guede’s friend gave him money to flee to Germany, where he was at the time of the extradition and return to Italy for arrest. This reconstruction, which would completely exonerate Knox and Sollecito, was found by investigators to be totally unfounded.
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Amanda Knox To Be In Court In Perugia Tomorrow In Hearing About Stopping The Lifetime TV Film
[Above: Lifetime TV has an office suite in this giant hitech building which Google is presently purchasing]
Past posts on this mixed bag of a TV movie can be found here.
Late February Amanda Knox’s lawyers filed suit in Perugia to stop the airing of the movie (so far aired maybe half a dozen times in the US) and Raffaele’s Sollecito’s lawyers filed suit in Perugia and (or so they say - we can find no court record) also in New York.
The Perugia judge at the first hearing took a pretty relaxed view of the urgency of the matter and so it is only now that legal teams for Lifetime and Amanda Knox will face one another in court. The suit claims that the movie “violates the reputation” of Amanda Knox.
Very substantial payment for damages has been requested. If the New York suit also proceeds (unlikely as US law is not exactly favorable) the total asked appears to amount, converted from Euros, to over two hundred million dollars to compensate for sullied reputations.
Today’s Italian media reports in ANSA and AGI dont say very much more than that, except that Amanda Knox would like to be present in court.
As this is not Sollecito’s team’s suit, this is about the first time that one appellant will appear in court without the other. No word at all yet on the constitution of Lifetime’s legal team.
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John Follain Foreign Correspondent UK Sunday Times Chats Online About Case And Italian Politics
Transcript of a live online Sunday Times discussion with foreign correspondent John Follain on Monday 7 March 2011.
Sunday Times Foreign Editor:
Welcome to John Follain, foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times who has covered Italy since 1998. He has written a book about the murder of Meredith Kercher which is out in August. So let’s begin, John is waiting for your questions
John Follain:
Hello, all set and looking forward to your questions - about the Kercher case, Berlusconi or anything you see fit to throw at me
[Comment From James Ellington]
Hi John, How do you think Amanda Knox managed to gain celebrity status given the gruesome nature of the crime she has been convicted of?
Should we blame the media or the readers? Seriously, I think one big reason why this case has interested people is that they identify themselves with the parents of Meredith Kercher, or of Amanda Knox.
As for Amanda Knox being a celebrity, I’d say the twists and turns of the investigation and the trial have a lot to do with it - as well as her looks and the fact that it has to be a rarity to have an American exchange student with such a background being convicted (the appeal trial is now on, of coruse) of such a crime.
[Comment From Freddy: ]
What do you make of the film? It doesn’t seem to have gone down too well with anyone involved
Hi Freddy,
Having covered so many of the events, it was very moving to see some of them on screen - the actors do look very much like the real protagonists. But I did find it peppered with inaccuracies and callous in its depiction of events just before Meredith’s death - including a completely unbelievable scene showing Rudy Guede embracing Meredith.
[Comment From Rebecca Ward]
So let’s cut to the chase, do you think Amanda Knox to be guilty or has she been wrongly convicted? And what do you base your opinion on?
Ah, thought that one would come up. Under Italian law, Knox’s conviction doesn’t become definitive until she has exhausted her chances of appeal - meaning the current appeal trial and a possible Supreme Court trial.
Having said that, I do think she played a role in the murder, along with her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and Rudy Guede. That’s an opinion based on the evidence against her including the staged burglary, the DNA samples involving all three, and her behaviour at the police station
[Comment From Suzanna, Gloucs]
I have read that Guede was able to elect to go down the “˜fast track’ route for trial. What is that? Sounds like a McDonalds version of the law?
Hi Suzanna,
Not McDonalds but the Italian equivalent of plea-bargaining in a way. The fast track route involves a defendant agreeing to a faster trial, with fewer witnesses and no jury among other conditions, in exchange for a lower sentence if convicted.
But there’s no doubt many in Perugia and elsewhere have been shocked by his final prison sentence of 16 years, which will be greatly reduced for good behaviour among other factors.
[Comment From JJ ]
Can Knox be thought of as credible when saying she had been assaulted and asked questions under duress when being interviewed in light of the Facebook comments and images of swords and rituals?
Hi JJ,
I think it’s hard to accept that she accused an innocent man - Patrick Lumumba, the owner of the bar where she worked - simply because the police supposedly “pressured” her into doing so.
When she appeared in court and was questioned at length by the prosecutor over this, she didn’t come up with a convincing explanation. Plus there’s the fact that the day after the police interrogation, she repeated the scenario of Lumumba killing Meredith at the cottage.
[Comment From Charles and Jane]
I’ve seen interviews with Knox’s parents ““ difficult not to make assumptions here ““ but they seem rather unhinged (especially the mother). I realise it is not the everyday situation you find yourself in re your children but I think they do AK rather more harm than good?
Hi Charles and Jane,
To be honest, no, I don’t think they’re unhinged. I spent more than three hours interviewing them and AK’s sister Deanna in Seattle, and they came across as determined to bring Ak back from Perugia.
As for them doing AK more harm than good, the massive PR campaign they launched didn’t go down well with at least one of her Perugia lawyers, and it has backfired with the courts in the sense that judges in Perugia think the attacks - especially against prosecutor Giuliano Mignini are unjustified.
[Comment From james forrest]
What was the greatest challenge you faced in writing your book and did you meet any of the people connected with the case during the course of your research? Would you be interested to interview Knox if you had the chance? What question would you most like to ask her if you had the chance?
I set out to re-construct events from the moment Meredith and AK arrived in Perugia, through the murder and the subsequent investigation, right up to the current appeal trial - as much as possible describing not only what the main characters did but also what they thought at the time.
So the challenge was obtaining numerous, repeat interviews - one was six hours long - with as many of the characters including the prosecutors, detectives, lawyers, experts, relatives and friends among many others.
Yes of course, which journalist who has followed the case wouldn’t like to interview AK? But she is banned from giving interviews as long as her conviction, or acquittal, hasn’t become definitive. I don’t have a top question for her, what I would like is to ask her to go through events in as detailed a way as possible.
[Comment From Peter Polites]
What do you expect to be the outcome of the Amanda Knox appeal which has been delayed so forensics can carry out a review of the evidence used to convict her? When do you think we will hear the result? And do you think there is the possibility that the forensic evidence was contaminated?
Given that more than 20 judges have so far ruled that AK is guilty, I think the appeal court will head the same way - although it could reducer both the sentences for both her and Sollecito.
But no thinks the outcome is certain - the key hearing will be in late May when the court-appointed experts report back on their review of the DNA evidence found on the kitchen knife believed to be the murder weapon, and on Meredith’s bra clasp in her bedroom.
Yes contamination is in theory always possible but I see nothing to indicate that happened here.
[Comment From Ivor Gibson]
There have been heaps of books published about the case of Amanda Knox ““ what does yours do that the others don’t?
Hi Ivor,
I hope that my book offers the fullest-possible account of the case - I hope the reader will feel he or she are with Meredith and her friends in her last weeks in Perugia, behind the shoulder of the prosecutor or the detective as they make their discoveries, with AK and her mother as they talk in prison, and present in the courtroom at the key moments of the trial.
[Comment From Sammy]
what is the reaction of the average Italian to the bunga bunga scandal? disgust or secret envy?
If you believe Berlusconi, 51% are for him, and 49% are against him. The truth is the average Italian does think the scandal is pretty awful but that doesn’t stop a big minority - a majority if you include his coalition partners - thinking Berlusconi is the best man for the job right now.
Basically the Left has yet to persuade anyone apart from diehard followers that it does have a programme for government and can rule the country efficiently.
[Comment From Elise Crothers]
I read that Berlusconi thinks he can prove in court that Karima El Mahroug was not underage when he allegedly paid her for sex ““ what do you think will be the outcome of his trial in Milan next month?
Hi Elise,
The prosecutors are confident that Berlusconi’s claim that she wasn’t underage will be thrown out by the court - her date of birth is on her Moroccan passport and as her father points out, they wouldn’t have spent such a long time trying to get her into community centres for minors if she was an adult.
The outcome is a very tough one to predict, but one near-certainty is that Berlusconi won’t try to stop the trial going ahead. He wants to fight his corner in court by attending all the hearings.
If he is convicted, he would most likely get a suspended sentence because he is over 70 and because he has a clean record.
And if he is convicted, he has said he will stay on as prime minister.
[Comment From jude]
what does Bunga Bunga mean? I think I know but do I?
Hi Jude,
I think I know too, but only on the basis of what Ruby told prosecutors before the whole scandal became public.
And that’s second-hand, in that she said that Berlusconi told her that it was something copied from Gadaffi’s harem - ie. an orgy.
But then again, Berlusconi’s people have claimed it’s no such thing but just a joke about two ministers on an island who come to an obscene end with natives (don’t ask).
And the newcaster Emilio Fede, who is accused of aiding and abetting prostitution for bringing showgirls to Berlusconi’s home, said it was the name of the sofa
[Comment From Mary]
How can you stay on as Prime Minister if you are convicted?
A prison sentence of three years or more would automatically include Berlusconi being barred from holding public office for a year or more. But that wouldn’t become definitive until the case was ruled on by the Supreme Court, which could be in a couple of years or more.
[Comment From Simon Kennedy, Edinburgh]
Last year Berlusconi fawned over Gadaffi, treating him like royalty on his visit to Italy and has also described him as “my great friend”. Now they seem to have changed direction due to the threat to their energy supplies. Should Italy take a stand against Gadaffi and what would this mean for the Italian economy?
Despite Berlusconi’s previous “friendship”, and embarrassing scenes including Gadaffi being allowed to lecture young women - all from a PR agency - bussed in to attend his lecture on “Islam”, Italy says it will stick to whatever the EU and the UN decide on sanctions.
But it’s been noticeable that Libya’s interests in Italy - there’s even a stake in the Juventus soccer club - have gone untouched officially because they’re not held by Gadaffi himself or his clan.
The trouble for Italy is that taking too strong a stand against Gadaffi could threaten vital energy supplies.
And the Italians are quick to point out that they were not alone in giving Gadaffi red-carpet treatment.
[Comment From Gemima9]
how will Italy cope with the thousands of North African migrants arriving in the country after the unrest in the middle east?
Hi Gemima,
The government hopes it won’t be alone in coping and that other EU countries will step in, because it simply doesn’t have the facilites to cope with the possible arrivals - some estimates are around 250,000 to Italy alone.
The emergency plans drawn up by the government including using converted barracks to house them but this would all be temporary. And the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has regularly criticised the way Italy has been dealing with previous cases, saying it doesn’t give them a proper chance to claim and obtain refugee status.
Sunday Times Foreign Editor
Well, that’s all we have time for folks. Thank you for all the questions. Thanks to John for giving us his time. Do tune in next week at the same time for another heavy-weight topic. Have a good week. Bye.
Thanks to you all for your interest, and hope we get another chance to talk soon.
According to a BBC report Bunga Bunga is the nickname of Greman actress Sabina Began who organizes Mr Berlusconi’s controversial parties. Therefore “bunga bunga parties”.
Not everybody is buying that explanation it seems. Other versions keep surfacing.
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Remarks Mocking Japan Win Disapproval In The American Media
Most Americans are eager global travelers (or would be if they could afford it) and large numbers live through choice in foreign countries.
But there are some for who certain foreign countries seem to give problems. Italy has been given a vey hard time over Meredith’s case, both by some journalists we previously thought reputable and by some anonymous commenters online.
Typically they depict an Italy that none of us here recognise, and as we periodically try to show through our videos, images and reports there is a reason why in the eyes of most of the rest of the world it is rightly seen as a gentle, cultured, beautiful country.
Japan is another country toward which a few media stars and a few online commenters have felt safe in presuming there’s an open season for unkind remarks. But not, it seems, any more.
Dozens of media sites are today reporting negatively on such remarks. Best not to repost the unpleasant remarks right here. But click on the image above for some examples, and the reactions they are now engendering.
The reader comments below that report are good. The decent broad middle steps in.
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A Perugian Media Report (Neutral As Usual) In Italian On Knox’s Calunnia Hearing
Shown here is the more modern of Perugia’s courts not far from the questura (central police station) and the railway station. It was here that Judge Micheli tried and sentenced Rudy Guede in October 2008 and sent Sollecito and Knox off for trial.
This court is said to be more suited to closed sessions and to sessions where there is a large press. Indictees and perps enter the court via a ramp down to the basement in vans with darkened windows.
These inside shots of the ground-floor corridor are all we have posted so far on the court’s interior. It was a surprise they allowed a photographed perp walk here, there was none at the previous hearing. Maybe to show AK is okay?
That might be Chris Mellas that she gives a faint grin to, to the left. Perhaps he made sure the camera was there.
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Meredith’s England: How Italy’s LA7 TV Captured It One Year Ago
A repeat of Main Poster Nicki’s post one year ago on LA7’s kind caring pro-Meredith documentary, unfortunately aired only in Italian. No US or UK network has captured Meredith’s story in English yet in a documentary or a film, though we know several would now really like to try, if Meredith’s family choose to say yes.
Below: Very moving scene from Meredith’s funeral, as her coffin is brought to Croydon Parish Church
Below: Croydon Parish Church (St John the Baptist) where 400 attended Meredith’s funeral mid-Dec 2007
Below: Reverend Colin Boswell conducted Meredith’s funeral service, and tells of pain at its long delay
“It was a very sad day, sad because of her horrible death, for the pain her family were experiencing at that time - pain they are still feeling right now. The family had to wait for six weeks before they could bury her, she was only 21 years old. Her family showed great strength and courage. We gathered together here in the church. There were many friends from school, teachers, university companions, friends, neighbours. We tried to play down our sadness as much as we could, to reflect upon the goodness of her life, her beauty; trying thus to concentrate on the positive characteristics of Meredith and of her existence which we had shared.”
Below: One of several shots of the Kercher family in Perugia, their only direct presences here
Stephanie: “Mez was so important for so many people for her spontaneous, smiling and altruistic personality. We are trying to understand with great difficulty why she was taken away in such a cruel way.”
Below: Several images of Meredith appear late - documentary could have used fresh images in first part
Below: Image from a segment on Meredith’s starring in a music video, linked at top-right here
Below: One of many intensely moving segments on Meredith’s Perugia friend Samantha Rodenhurst
“I’d only known her for five weeks, but when you are in a foreign land, you become friends very quickly. You depend on each other for so many things, emotional support, language support, advice, information. We became close rather quickly, even though we didn’t ever have the opportunity to know more about each other’s pasts. I think at first she reminded me of the friends I used to have at home… In fact we became good friends at once.”
Below: Start of a long segment on University of Leeds where Meredith’s activities were described
Below: One of various scenes at the University tending to show women students Meredith’s age
Below: First of four university students unhappy at protracted process and poor media coverage
Yes especially in the beginning it was talked about a lot. But now it’s almost disappeared. I don’t think it was excessive; I think the media concentrated just on some aspects, just the ones they thought would make interesting news, like the war in Afghanistan, the news which create a sensation they keep showing. But probably they don’t report the whole story. I think that in the case of Meredith they concentrated on just a few things exaggerating them, leaving out others. And now, for the family, it’s been going on for too long. They’re going back over the same things.
Below: Second of four university students unhappy at protracted process and poor media coverage
She is remembered here. Services have been held and there is a memorial to her. There is much sadness.
Below: Third of four university students unhappy at protracted process and poor media coverage
It’s think that for the family it’s been going on for far too long. The media can’t just talk about it the same way they did in the beginning.
Below: Fourth of four university students unhappy at protracted process and poor media coverage
Our media pass very quickly from one thing to another. Sometimes they are very mistaken: perhaps they don’t give some things the attention and depth that they really deserve.
Below: Another intensely moving segment on Meredith’s Perugia friend Samantha Rodenhurst
“Horrible - it was a horrible, terrifying moment. I was in a complete state of shock I couldn’t feel anything - I think that when you are in such a state it’s almost impossible to feel anything. I didn’t cry much that evening; I was in too much shock. I couldn’t do anything.”
“After the funeral service, we planted a tree at the school: a symbolic place where people can come to remember her and pray for her.”
Below: Storefront sign in Coulsdon, Croydon, in south London where Meredith lived till she was 18
Below: Wider shot of Coulsdon, Croydon, in south London where Meredith lived till she was 18
Below: A cafe in Coulsdon, Croydon, in south London where Meredith often ate out
Below: The owner of the cafe describes often serving Meredith cheeseburgers and chips
She was always a very striking girl - a very beautiful girl. Now it’s a been quite a while, because she went off to college. She used to come here once a week, sometimes with her family. She would order a cheeseburger with chips and a milkshake.
Below: The newsroom of the Croydon Guardian which has provided the best coverage in the UK
Below: Croydon Guardian reporter Kirsty Whalley who we have praised here for her outstanding articles
“Meredith’s background is solid, very proper middle-upper class. She was a girl from a very good family. Meredith’s family is reserved and their friends are acting according to the family’s wishes: no publicity. The family was surprised by the number of people attending the funeral, friends, neighbors, and former classmates. They like to remember her happy smile, because she was a happy person. She went to Croydon Old Palace School, very exclusive, prestigious and very expensive, where she made many friends. She loved to write and loved the media; and certainly she wanted to travel and to have experiences of new places. Her brother gave an address in her honour in which he said he wanted to always remember her so jovial, happy, always ready to make people laugh; that he wanted to remember her smile.”
Below: The entrance to the church, Croydon Parish (St John the Baptist) where Meredith’s funeral was held
Below: The floral arrangement at the funeral of Meredith (Mez) put together by her friends
Below: One of the several intensely moving images of the cemetery where Meredith hopefully lies in peace
Below: Another of several intensely moving images of the cemetery where Meredith hopefully lies in peace
Below: The final of many images of Meredith in the documentary which rises to linger in full-screen
Below: Three images of the conclusion of the dcumentary, for which a translation is provided above
Merdith Kercher was killed in Peruga on 1 November 2007. Amanda Knox e Raffaele Sollecito were arrested on November 6th 2007. They have been charged with voluntary murder and sexual violence.
The verdict of the Court of Cassazione is expected by December 2009. The Ivorian citizen Rudy Guede has already been sentenced to 30 years by the GUP of Perugia in a fast track trial.
Patrick Lumumba, accused by Amanda Knox, was cleared of all charges after two weeks of detention in the Perugia jail.
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Strange Tale Of Ex New York Times Reporter Who Christian Longo Impersonated On The Run
In follow-up to Lilly’s raw truth of a post on Christian Longo and the similarities with Amanda Knox.
Two things really stand out in this five-minute CBS interview - which sets things up nicely for a longer CBS 48 Hours report, by the way, it seems they don’t always get things wrong.
First, there is the fascination some people have for psychopathic narcissists who have killed. Especially those people who seem themselves not quite right and morally a bit untethered.
And second, there is the cold preening cynicism of the killer himself, who apparently even admitted to Finkel after the trial was all over that, yes, he did kill his wife and three little tots.
But he claims he did that to “save” them. Being bothered about it just isn’t his thing. In prison, Christian Longo’s highly attention-seeking antics, self-pity, and strong public denial continue.
Even Longo has his several white knights. “Such a nice guy.” Yeah. Right.
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Legal Analysts Abrams & Kelly Who Reported Badly On Meredith’s Case Turn “Expertise” To Peru
1) Dan Abrams
Above: NBC’s legal analyst Dan Abrams on recent developments in Peru. Immediately below: Dan Abrams after the Knoc-Sollecito verdict last December.
Last December, Dan Abrams exaggerated the Italian media depictions of Amanda Knox and their effects - has he ever watched the CNN and Fox crime shows at home in New York?!
But he essentially got it right on the hard evidence presented and on the legitimacy of the verdict. He did not slam the prosecution or Italy in general, and he displays at least some token understanding of how the Italian legal system works.
Missing only was any mention of the (then forthcoming) judges’ sentencing report, and the key fact that that report represents the point of departure for the appeals. A report that is strongly loaded against the flaky scenarios of “who REALLY did it”.
By the way, Dan Abrams here followed some minutes of appalling reporting by NBC’s Keith Miller, who has surely been the worst and most biased reporter in Perugia. Miller is apparently based in London, a freelance, and not Italy, and he speaks no Italian.
If you so wish you can see Paul Miller here fawning over the Knox family and Amanda Knox, and misrepresenting just about every “fact” he selects to mention.
2) John Q Kelly
Below: John Q Kelly, a New York lawyer who is often on the airwaves, generally with a heavily pro-victim slant, talking about the Lima and Aruba murder cases in which Joran Van Der Sloot is the one suspect in each.
On Meredith’s case John Q Kelly got it very screechily very wrong. That was probably the single worst lawyer’s commentary on Meredith’s case (leaving aside Anne Bremner’s absurd rants) that we have ever seen.
KELLY: “My thoughts, Larry, it’s probably the most egregious international railroading of two innocent young people that I have ever seen. This is actually a public lynching based on rank speculation, and vindictiveness. It’s just a nightmare what these parents are going through and what these young adults are going through also.”
Not surprisingly, John Q Kelly has not since said another word on Meredith’s case.
How Each of The Three Subtly But Surely Pushed The Other Two Closer to The Fire (Part 4 of 4)
Posted by Cesare Beccaria
My previous report appeared here. In January 2009 the trial of Knox and Sollecito sees its first session. In February 2009 the prosecutor calls Rudy Guede to testify in the trial of his presumed accomplices.
A year earlier, Guede had said, on several occasions, that he wanted to have a face-to-face confrontation with Sollecito. This time, on the contrary, he says that he will be “mute” until his appeal, although he could “say some heavy stuff regarding the two defendants, but first I have to defend myself.”
All the attorneys conveniently keep their client off the stand, except for Amanda, who does a fairly decent job. Guede is not put on the stand and no confrontation was allowed by his lawyers. Sollecito is conveniently kept on the sidelines throughout the trial except for a couple of interventions. All their words were filtered by their lawyers.
On 4 April 2009 Guede is again called to testify at the trial in Corte D’Assise, andt he exercises his right to silence. From February to December 2009 the three attorneys play their game in Court, both in the Guede appeal and in the Knox-Sollecito trial in the Corte D’Assise.
Everything they said is documented in the trial transcripts and their reciprocal accusations went on and off until the last days in the Corte D’Assise.
As we have already seen for Rudy’s trial, during the closing statements the explicit accusations re-emerges with great strength (“the only guilty person is Guede, while Raffaele must be acquitted”, says Mrs. Buongiorno) and then the ceasefire kicks right back in again, right after the trial.
In mid-December 2009 a fourth Porta a Porta program discusses the murder of Perugia.
The previous week Amanda Knox and Raffaele Solecito have been found guilty of the murder, and now Guede is waiting for his verdict on appeal.
On this program the attorneys continue with their veiled reciprocal accusations, but without being direct and too explicit. More than a ceasefire, it’s an armed truce.
Amanda Knox’s attorneys were not present on the program, but Amanda was represented by Mrs. Sabina Castelfranco, the correspondent for CBS. This time she timidly tries to venture into the usual American media propaganda and lies regarding this case, but she’s regularly contradicted, and on certain occasions even ridiculed.
Sollecito’s father is present in the studio. His father talks about the innocence of his son, and only of his son, without mentioning anything in defense of Amanda. “My son was not at that house…. Curatolo could not have seen my son because he was at his house”. He says that if Raffaele was present at the crime scene he would have helped Meredith, and so on.
The host Bruno Vespa asks Sollecito’s father why did Amanda accuse Patrick, an innocent man? Francesco Sollecito responds “You are giving me a hard task, that of being not only the defender of my son but also of Amanda Knox”.
Giuseppe Castellini, director of the Perugia newspaper Giornale dell’Umbria, says that this trial has a logic, and such logic emerged from the various judges in 2008 up to Judge Micheli (GUP) that charged them with the crime.
The judges had said that more than one person committed the crime.
“Clear elements prove than more people were involved”. There’s physical evidence at the crime scene of more than one person. Two witnesses heard the screaming and more than one person leaving the house. The GUP had asked “Who are these people?” and Castellini concludes that “all clues and all circumstantial evidence lead to only two people and to no one else”.
“This is the weird thing”, says Castellini. “Everything leads to Amanda and Raffaele. There is not a third person…. Defense then rightly tries to dismantle such pieces of evidence one by one, but this is in essence the story of this trial”.
The host Bruno Vespa asks Guede’s lawyer Biscotti “You claim that the killers are Amanda and Raffaele?” Biscotti responds: “No, actually it is the Court that has decided on first instance that Amanda and Raffaele are the killers”.
The discussion rotates around Rudy’s role and statements.
We know that Rudy Guede never took the stand at either trials and only gave a spontaneous declaration that doesn’t require any questioning on the part of the prosecutor. In court, Rudy said: “I heard the voice of both Meredith and Amanda and they were arguing over what Meredith had already told me: the money that Meredith was missing”.
Rudy says he heard Meredith saying to Amanda “We need to talk”, and Amanda responding: “What’s happening?” In his declarations in Court Guede does not mention Raffaele (as he had previously done out of trial) but merely states that he was assaulted by a young man, in a time span of few seconds, and couldn’t recognize him. (Note that in previous statements he had said that the struggle lasted few minutes and that the assailant was Raffaele).
Vincenzo Mastronardi, a criminologist hired by Guede’s defense, repeats what Rudy told him: “I heard the bell. I heard it was Amanda. I heard Meredith say “˜we need to talk’”. Bruno Vespa asks him: “Did he only hear Amanda?”, and he responds “Yes, he only heard Amanda”.
Then Mastronardi explains his discussion with Guede. He asks him “Did he have glasses? He responded “˜no’. Did he look like Raffaele Sollecito? He responded “˜I don’t know, he might look like him but I am not certain’. “˜All I am certain of, is that the voice was of Amanda’ “.
This is interesting: why does Guede confirm that Amanda was in the house, but does not confirm - in December 2009, just a few days before his verdict on appeal - that Raffaele was also in the house?
Why has he been accusing Raffaele since March 2008 and now, just before his verdict on appeal, he says (or rather, his consultants say) that he’s certain about Amanda but not of Raffaele?
Do Guede’s attorneys fear a wrong move by Sollecito’s attorneys, while being confident about Amanda’s attorneys?
At this point the host Bruno Vespa starts a heated argument with the criminologists, claiming that it is not possible that Guede could have not recognized the assailant. “Come on, you’re a criminologist” says Vespa, “you know that anyone could easily recognize the face of the person that is wielding a knife in front of you…. You have to agree that this is an element of objective fragility” he adds.
Paolo Crepet, a psychiatrist, notes that originally Rudy’s version was kind of different. “Rudy talked to his assailant. He was threatened”.
Rudy’s attorney intervenes “No, you remember wrong”. Bruno Vespa also intervenes and says to Biscotti “Wait, you must admit that there is plenty of incongruence. They didn’t give Guede 30 years for nothing”. Biscotti responds “They sentenced Guede just like they sentenced the other two”.
On the timing of the murder, Bruno Vespa asks if it is true that Guede talked about 9:00-9:30PM.
Here the attorney of Guede gives an inaccurate response that was not picked up by anyone in the studio. He says that Rudy said that the murder happened at a later time. “He didn’t have a watch, therefore he didn’t know the exact time [of the murder], but it was certainly very late”, says Biscotti.
This is incorrect. Guede has said, at the beginning and on a couple of occasions after, that he entered the house with Meredith at 21:00 and that he heard the screaming at 21:20-21:30. So why is his attorney now saying that Guede testified that the murder happened much later? Why did no-one in the studio intervene to contest his statement?
On the forensic tests, Bruno Vespa says that “Non-repetitive testing must be done, by law, with the presence of all parties, otherwise they are not valid”.
The lawyer for Meredith and her family, Maresca, responds “All tests are not disputable, since all attorneys and their consultants were notified on the time and date of these non-repetitive tests”.
And in fact no one from the defenses showed up. By law, if they are notified and don’t appear for the testing, the results are perfectly valid. Defense attorneys chose not to be present, although notified and invited, because that was seemingly part of their defense strategy.
Regardless of the outcome of those non-repetitive tests, it would have been strategically preferable to avoid being present, because if the results were favorable to their client, that would be fine. And if the tests went against their clients, they could always claimed contamination at a later time.
On 4 March 2010 Rudy Guede, following the public release of the Motivazione against Knox and Sollecito, said: “chi sa’ parli” (“those who know must speak”).
On 6 March 2010 Rudy Guede writes a letter to Mediaset following the appearance on the scene of Mario Alessi, a child murderer serving a life sentence, who was claiming Guede divulged that he was alone at the house with another accomplice. Guede ends his letter by saying that the “horrible assassination” of Meredith was done by Amanda and Raffaele.
The court reached their decisions based on testimony and evidence from the night presented at trial. Everything else, including diaries, phone calls from Germany, cartwheels and media gossips, was totally irrelevant to the judges.
Formally, Guede’s accusations of the two accomplices must be dated from March 2008, but we know very well that the reciprocal accusations started on November 2007 and they went on for the entire two trials.
Except for Amanda, the attorneys have strategically avoided their clients from taking the stand and responding to questions, confrontations and cross-examination. Raffaele never spoke one word, except for spontaneous declarations. Guede was kept silent throughout the two trials, despite various promises of “speaking out”.
The prosecutor asked to have Guede on the stand for questioning, but he always exercised his right to silence and, as the Massei Report states on page 389 “The defense of Knox and Sollecito did not give their consent to admitting Guede’s declarations”. This is very indicative of the trial strategy adopted: avoiding their clients to pronouncing one bad word and avoiding putting them face to face with each other.
Now for some conclusions.
There is a lot of “I don’t remember” in this horror story. Rudy doesn’t remember the face of the aggressor, but then slowly, but progressively, his mind begins to function and, at appropriate moments, he remembers his name and that of his friend by the door.
Amanda doesn’t remember if she went to Via della Pergola with Lumumba, nor if Raffaele was with her. She doesn’t remember what she did at Raffaele’s house for the entire evening and night, but then she meets a nun in jail that restores her memory.
Raffaele also has a hard time remembering what happened in those few hours. He doesn’t remember if he was home alone or if Amanda was with him. Then he changes his statement but still doesn’t remember if Amanda left and, if she did, at what time she returned.
Can cannabis give such effects in exactly the time frame in which a young woman is being brutally murdered? Why did only three people out of 84 interviewed have this incredible amnesia?
As the journalist of Corriere della Sera, Fiorenza Sarzanini, said: “the arrests happened when they were saying things like “˜I was there with Patrick but can’t remember if Raffaele was also there’.
And Raffaele saying things like “˜I was at my house all night, but I don’t remember if Amanda was with me the entire time’”.
All three have lied several times, lost their memory but then slowly regained it, and changed their stories in order to fit new information as it became progressively known.
But most importantly they all have accused each other from the very beginning.
Not only the appellate judges of Rudy Guede’s trial but even Judge Micheli in Guede’s trial of first instance said that “The defendants, more or less explicitly, have intended to defend themselves by accusing each others.”
And that Rudy Guede “was there and he knows very well what happened”
“We might think that he remains firm on his unsustainable positions in order to cover up for someone, but on the contrary” says Judge Micheli, “it was from the very beginning that he chose not to involve others, and then he changed his attitude when he understood that other people were abandoning him to his own destiny”.
It should also be considered that the defense of Amanda Knox and of Raffaele Sollecito have called to trial only those witnesses that would testify against Rudy Guede and have requested only that police carry out more investigations on Guede.
Also, the Massei Report states that the defenses of Knox and Sollecito have at the end of it all “explicitly indicated Rudy Guede as the sole perpetrator of the criminal acts against Meredith Kercher”.
Rudy’s original story of the events was so ridiculous that no one could have possibly believed him. And no one did.
Despite this, he avoided naming his presumed accomplices directly, but chose instead, from the very beginning, to imply their involvement through his writings and his threats, while waiting for the appropriate time to formally accuse them of the murder.
“Guede kept quiet for as long as he could” said the Court of Appeal “because, given the deep connection of the events, accusing Amanda and Raffaele would have exposed him to their very probable retaliation”.
The court said all three should have explained what had happened in that house on the night of the murder, “at least for a sense of human compassion toward the poor victim”.
Instead, they “preferred to cram their statements (made on several occasions) with lies, reticence, half-truth, allusions, improbable occurrences and by more or less veiled reciprocal accusations”.
This is my final report. Ciao from Rome, and thanks.
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My previous report on this appeared here.
During the first two months of 2008, the attorneys of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito begin to elaborate their theory of the sole killer that entered the house through the window, and then raped and killed Meredith.
It is interesting that these attorneys at first didn’t mention the name of Rudy Guede though the accusation was more or less explicit.
During his chat conversations from Germany Guede had already mentioned Raffaele’s involvement. When Giacomo asked him if that was Raffaele he had replied several times “I think so”. But as the two previous posts below show, thereafter he began to pull back.
By the time of his three-hour interrogation with the prosecutor on 26 March 2008 Rudy Guede apparently has had enough, and he is done with pulling back any longer. He now formally accuses Knox and Sollecito (“I saw Amanda and Raffaele that night”).
He now shows no doubts about identifying Raffaele Sollecito as the aggressor (“that guy with the knife was Raffaele”).
When asked by the interrogators why he responded “no” to the question of Giacomo as to whether Amanda “did it”, Guede states first that he was mainly concentrated on the male figure with the knife, and second his response to Giacomo’s questions was given in a hurry.
But Rudy did mention Amanda’s name in those previous conversations from Germany, indirectly implying her involvement. Amanda Knox was also mentioned extensively in his diary written at the end of November 2007, and he described her there in harsh words.
During his interrogation by the prosecutor, Guede now adds that he heard Amanda’s voice by the door, and then he saw her silhouette from Filomena’s window (“As Raffaele walked out I heard someone waiting for him outside. Now I can say that it was Amanda Knox”).
Judge Micheli in his January 2009 sentencing report for the Guede trial points out that Guede constantly “adjusted the content of his statements to the parallel and progressive evolution of the investigations”. He conveniently adjusted the time of the murder and other claimed facts as the investigation proceeded.
Guede originally indicated the time of Meredith’s murder as having been around 9:20-9:30PM. This is what he told Giacomo during the Skype conversation. His attorneys would later push the time to 11:30PM, denying that Guede had ever talked about 9:30 and couldn’t have known the time anyway as he hadn’t had a watch on him.
The Micheli Report states that Guede’s accusation of Amanda and Raffaele formally happened during the interrogation of 26 March 2008. The conversations from Germany were not admitted by the court, and nor was his diary. Only Giacomo’s testimony was considered.
Judge Micheli in his sentencing report considers none of Guede’s declarations as credible.
On December 7in his first interrogation on his arrival back in Italy, Rudy never made references to Amanda. He said that he looked out the window but didn’t see or recognized anyone.
Judge Micheli therefore says that the interrogation of March 26, 2008 cannot be considered a completion of his previous declaration (as his lawyers were asserting), but rather a “radical change of course”.
Why didn’t Guede accuse Amanda and Raffaele during, or right after, the interrogation of December 7?
After all, he had a great opportunity to claim to recognize a person that was arrested and accused of the murder whose name was well known to Rudy. And as Micheli states in the report, “Guede didn’t even have the natural qualms that a witness might have in cases of uncertainty, knowing that he might get an innocent person in trouble”.
So why did he reserve the right to indicate his alleged accomplices at a later time?
On 15 May 2008 Guede asks to make some new spontaneous declarations.
Among other claims, he claims to have seen Raffaele at the scene of the crime, and his new conviction about this derives from the fact that he had seen his pictures in the newspapers. He also confirms the presence of Amanda: “I heard various steps of people leaving. I went to the closest room, I looked outside and I saw the silhouette of Amanda”.
On 19 October 2008 the prosecutor at Guede’s trial in his closing statement observes that “at the beginning Amanda had intentionally covered up for Guede, sidetracking the investigators toward another black person. For his part, Rudy has tried to keep Amanda out while being more explicit in involving Raffaele”.
On 24 October 2008 Francesco Vinci, the forensic consultant for the Sollecito defense, hands over to the Court his analysis report for the DNA on Meredith’s bra hook (Evidence 165B).
He states that “the analysis clearly shows that there are profiles of three other individuals on the clasp”, adding that the genetic profiles of Amanda and Rudy are also on the clasp.
Although Vinci’s presumed intention is to try to remove from trial the evidence against his client (since too many DNA profiles are found on the clasp, making it hard to reach an “unequivocal interpretation”) in reality this intervention comes across like an attempt to involve Guede’ s other two unlucky friends.
Meo Ponte, correspondent of La Repubblica, puts it nicely: “One asks if this is an involuntary false step or if Sollecito’s defense has decided to return to their previous steps when, at the beginning of the investigations, they were looking at every possible way to separate the fate of Raffaele from that of Amanda, trying to reduce charges against Raffaele to those of a lesser crime”.
Interesting here is that four days before the verdict of the first instance against Rudy Guede (and the decision on the formal charging of Knox and Sollecito) all the attorneys for all three can be seen to be fighting a three-way war, trying to save their own clients at the expense of the others.
Mr Mignini couldn’t have asked for more. This tactic almost renders superfluous the presence and arguments of the prosecutor.
Knox’s and Sollecito’s attorneys are indirectly accusing Guede (without mentioning his name) by trying to prove the sole-killer theory. And Guede’s attorneys are definitely implicating Knox and Sollecito, and at the last day of trial explicitly accuse them of the murder.
On 28 October 2008 Rudy Guede receives a 30 years sentence, and Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are formally also charged for Meredith’s murder.
The day after on 29 October 2008 the top-rated national TV program Porta a Porta (in the second of the four shows so far) discusses the trial outcome of the previous day. All the lawyers are present except for those of Amanda Knox.
Whereas during the days before the trial all the attorneys were fighting for their own client, and accusing each other’s clients of murder, during this Porta a Porta program they look fairly friendly.
Mrs. Buongiorno (the lead lawyer for Raffaele Sollecito) says that she is not saying that it was Guede who killed Meredith, she is saying that “procedural elements” conclude that there is such responsibility. “All I want to say is that Raffaele was not in that house.”
Bruno Vespa, the host of the Porta a Porta program, asks Mr. Biscotti (Rudy Guede’s attorney) if his defense claims that Amanda and Raffaele are the two people identified by Guede on the night of the murder. Biscotti replies that Guede “heard two people”, but he doesn’t confirm that it was Raffaele and Amanda.
Why does Guede’s defense all of a sudden avoid mentioning the names of those whom until the previous day they had accused of the murder?
The magistrate on the show, Simonetta Matone, intervenes and she says: “As part of your defense strategy I remember that you have said that Amanda and Raffaele are the two people responsible for this homicide”.
The attorneys of Guede responded: “well, this is a trial dialectic (dialettica processuale)”. The magistrate then asks them “what are you talking about, trial dialectic? You have claimed that Amanda and Sollecito committed the crime”.
Mr. Biscotti (Guede’s attorney) doesn’t respond, and Mrs. Buongiorno (Sollecito’s attorney) steps in and immediately changes the subject.
Further on in the program, Mr. Biscotti says that Rudy heard Amanda’s voice, but doesn’t say that Guede identified Raffaele.
The Porta a Porta host, Bruno Vespa, asks Biscotti how could it be that Rudy was not able to see the assailant? Biscotti explains that it was dark and the assault was quick.
Bruno Vespa continues to be incredulous and insists that it is impossible for him not to have recognized his attacker.
Why does Biscotti now hide the fact that Guede saw Sollecito, when up to just a few days before he was confirming his identity? In fact, why would both Guede’s attorneys and Sollecito’s attorneys avoid discussing the reciprocal accusations that had gone on for months until just a few days earlier?
Could it be that they are both now preparing for the next trial at the Corte d’Assise, both of them hoping for an acquittal that would be beneficial both to Raffaele and to Rudy?
Right after the first verdict the ceasefire is back in place, and everyone is back out of the gray area.
It’s also interesting that during the program Mrs. Buongiorno insists in defending only Raffaele. She contests the bra clasp but never says anything about the knife. Her only concern is Raffaele.
She says “My trial is as follows: you must prove that three people committed the crime, or you must prove the presence of Raffaele in the house”.
At a certain point in the Porta a Porta program, Alessandro Meluzzi, a well known psychiatrist hired by the Guede team, intervenes during a discussion and says: “”¦ but wasn’t there a footprint found of Raffaele?”.
Mr. Biscotti - Guede’s lawyer - blocks him immediately and says “no, no, no”. Mr Meluzzi looks around in despair and then realizes he has said something outside of the defense line and now keeps quiet instantly. Why was he stopped?
In the first session of the Knox-Sollecito trial in the Corte D’Assise of 16 January 2009 Luca Maori, Sollecito’s second attorney, begins by saying that “Raffaele’s life was destroyed on October 25, the day he met Amanda “¦ this changed his life because of the tragic consequences and at the end [meeting her] has destroyed him”.
In the opening statement Mr. Maori makes it clear and simple: “Justice is already done. Rudy Guede, the only person responsible for the murder, has received a 30 years sentence”.
Asked by journalists about his reaction to these accusations, Walter Biscotti responded as he had done on other occasions: “My client will speak at the appropriate time.”
On 19 January 2009 they are all back again, on the third Porta a Porta show, except (again) for Amanda Knox’s lawyers.
Guede had been sentenced in the first instance to 30 years. His lawyer Biscotti now adds a little more detail to Guede’s story. He explains that Rudy went to the bathroom and heard Amanda discussing with Meredith, put on his earphones and closed the door.
The TV host Bruno Vespa reminds Mr. Biscotti that the attorneys of Sollecito and Amanda have accused Guede, and have said that he was already convicted and therefore he must be the sole killer.
Mr. Biscotti doesn’t appear very happy: “In our opinion this has been a “cowardly procedural move (“vigliaccata processuale”).... They took advantage of the absence of Rudy in that hearing” of 16 January, he replies.
And then he adds that their strategy would not work since the GUP has denied their clients’ release on house arrest and has issued a definite ruling on the matter.
Guede’s attorney is practically saying here that, even though Rudy was convicted in the first instance, the other two are also charged and will also have to stand trial. “We will be vigilant and we’ll observe every breath of that trial”.
(It’s funny how Biscotti refers to his accusation of the other two a few months earlier as “dialettica processuale” (dialectical) but now calls Maori’s accusation of Guede a “vigliaccata processuale” (cowardly).)
The prosecutors have announced that they will call Rudy Guede to testify at the trial of his presumed accomplices, and the Porta a Porta host Bruno Vespa asks Biscotti if Rudy will finally tell the complete truth in front of the Court of Assise.
Biscotti responds that Rudy has already told the truth and that he will next talk further in front of the judges of appeal, implying that his client will not testify at Knox’s and Sollecito’s trial.
He says that since Judge Micheli didn’t find him credible, just like as he didn’t find the other two credible (they were not even called as witnesses at Rudy’s trial), Guede could exercise his right to silence at Knox’s and Sollecito’s trial.
Giuseppe Castellini, director of the Perugia-based newspaper Giornale dell’Umbria, weighs in at length on this Porta a Porta show about Guede’s changing of his versions.
In the second version, Guede says that as he entered the bathroom he heard the bell ring and heard Amanda’s voice. He then was reassured because he knew it was Amanda. Guede also said in his second version that from Filomena’s room he sees Amanda and another person that he couldn’t identify, running away.
In the third version, Rudy hears the voice of Amanda (“We need to talk. What is the matter?”) and he asks Mignini to have a confrontation with Sollecito.
Mr Biscotti, Guede’s attorney, disputes Mr Castellini’s claim that the description changed and he says that Guede never changed his version, but rather “integrated it with details” and that Guede asked for a confrontation with both Raffaele and Amanda.
Mr. Gentile, the other lawyer for Guede, adds that Guede was interrogated in Germany without attorneys present (implying that what he said back then cannot be considered as a first version).
The Porta a Porta host. Bruno Vespa. notes that every one of the three accused is claiming their innocence and at the same time each accusing the other of the murder.
He then asks Luca Maori, one of Sollecito’s attorneys, if the situation of Raffaele is linked to that of Amanda or if there could be a different scenario (“she was there and he wasn’t”).
Mr. Maori responds that “Raffaele is Raffaele and Amanda is Amanda, although this does not mean that their positions could not be linked…. Raffaele was at his house and probably even Amanda, so both were at his house during the night”.
He adds that Raffaele never changed his version.
The newspaper director Giuseppe Castellini reacts strongly to this claim by Mr Maori. He illustrates by reading Raffaele’s statements word by word that he did in fact change his version, three times.
On the first version, of November 5 (which is actually the second version if we exclude the statement in which he said he spoke “a lot of rubbish”) Raffaele said he went home alone, while Amanda went to meet her friends. He says he surfed the web all evening and Amanda returned at 1:00AM.
Days later, police hear from Jovana Popovic, who testified that she rang the bell at 8:40PM and Amanda answered the door, and therefore Amanda must have been home at that time.
Mr Castellini observes that now Raffaele changes his version again and notes how he had said “on November 5 I lied because I was under a lot of pressure”. Mr Castellini says that Raffaele had stated that Amanda was with him all that night, but now, in his latest version, he doesn’t remember if she went out that evening and for how long.
Bruno Vespa asks how can it be possible that a person cannot remember, after just a couple of days, if his girlfriend was with him or not, what time she left, and what time she returned?
“Everyone is able to remember where they were when the man landed on the moon. And that was forty years ago…. Raffaele should have been able to describe minute by minute what happened on that evening”.
The answer of Sollecito’s attorney Mr. Maori is as follow: “Someone must have killed poor Meredith. This someone is certainly not Raffaele Sollecito, because there are no evidences that put him inside the house of the murder. Everything else is details”.
It’s interesting to note that Mr. Maori hardly mentions Amanda Knox.
Even when asked if Amanda was with Raffaele he doesn’t give a straightforward answer, he just repeats that his client is not guilty. Throughout the two hours of the Porta a Porta program, he keeps saying that his client was not at the crime scene: “We will prove in court that he wasn’t there, and that he did not commit the crime.”
The CBS correspondent on the TV show, Mrs. Castelfranco, keeps trying to insert Amanda into the discussion (“Amanda wasn’t there either”) but Maori was not confirming this, he was not even listening.
The host Bruno Vespa tells Maori that there was more than one person reported by a witness as leaving the house and therefore “the killers must have been more than one”.
Mr. Maori’s answer is: “We are not alone in saying that the killer is only one. It’s the judge that has sentenced just one person”.
Guede’s attorney replies: “Oh, come on, Maori ! How can you say these things?.
A very important issue is now brought up by the host, Bruno Vespa.
Talking about Amanda, he says that it’s very strange that a person says “I was there” and then days later denies being there.
“Usually people say “˜I was not there, I know nothing, I have seen nothing’ and then eventually they admit that they were there”, says Vespa. “Instead Amanda [at first] says “˜I was there’ and the killer is Lumumba”.
No one in the Porta a Porta studio contests Mr Vespa’s claim that this is strange, including Maori and the CBS correspondent.
And the reason is very simple: while the U.S. media has justified Amanda’s behavior by claiming that she was forced to name Lumumba under brutal police pressure, the Italian media has never reported this because there is zero evidence that it ever happened.
The widely known and believed fact is that Amanda named Lumumba voluntarily, when the police asked her to verify her cell phone activities and was asked who that person was. This is a given and indisputable fact, confirmed by various witnesses.
Even Mrs. Castelfranco, the CBS correspondent, is very careful in not repeating the false claim of the U.S. media. She says instead that Knox was “young and confused”. The CBS correspondent adds that after all none of them remember well what happened that night.
The host Bruno Vespa interrupts her: “One thing is remembering single details. Another is remembering if she was there or not. Being at the house [of the crime] or sleeping at the house of the boyfriend, are two enormously different things…. It is very striking that her first instinct was that of saying “˜I was at the house of the crime’”.
The CBS correspondent remains silent.
At this point, Mr. Biscotti, Guede’s attorney, says that while Rudy admits to being in the house, the other two each deny their presence although there is evidence that unequivocally confirms both of their presences.
Mr Vespa asks Biscotti if their trial strategy is that of proving Rudy’s innocence, or if it would be convenient to them to also demonstrate the culpability of Amanda and Raffaele.
Guede’s lawyer Biscotti responds: “We don’t want to prove their guiltiness. But since there is no other individual whose evidence in the house is proved, we must make a logical inference”.
The host reminds Biscotti that they have explicitly accused Raffaele and Amanda during Guede’s trial. Biscotti responds: “Well, the logical inference tells us that Amanda and Sollecito are the guilty ones”.
Mr Vespa asks “Therefore the person that ran into Rudy (whom he did not fully identify) would be Sollecito?”.
And Biscotti responds “In our opinion, since we were not there and could not have seen it, by linking all the circumstances that emerged from the investigation of the prosecutor and those that emerged from the preliminary hearing, this leads to the conclusion that whoever killed Meredith could not have been other than the other two defendants”.
Francesco Maresca, the attorney for the Kercher family, makes it plain that in his view all three defendants are without any doubt responsible for Meredith’s murder.
My next report appears here.
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My previous report on this appeared here. On 12 November 2007 Guede has a first chat conversation on MS Messenger, from Germany, with his friend Gabriele.
His friend asked him why he keeps running away, and Guede answers “I can’t”. “You can’t what?” asks his friend. Guede replied “you know [why]”. “What should I know” asks his friend, but with no further reply.
Up to that moment the media knew nothing about Rudy Guede’s involvement, but he certainly felt that police were already investigating him. He knew that thus far Amanda and Raffaele had not mentioned his name.
On 15 November the investigators identify the finger print on the pillow as belonging to Rudy Guede.
On 16 November Giacomo, another friend of Rudy, was informed that Guede could have had something to do with the murder, and on the 18th he is interrogated by the prosecutor.
On 18 November Raffaele writes in his diary: “As I am thinking and rebuilding [my thoughts] I think that Amanda always remained with me. The only thing I don’t remember exactly is if she left during the evening for few minutes”.
At this point police know that Raffaele and Amanda were together at his house when Jovana Popovic arrived at 8:40PM. But they were also found together at Raffaele’s house when Jovana rang the bell in the afternoon between 5:45-6:00PM.
Why then would Raffaele say at first that he went home alone at 9:00PM, and then that “maybe it was 8:30” and Amanda was with him, and now he thinks that Amanda was with him the entire time, but he doesn’t remember if she left and, in the event that she did, at what time she returned?
Was he desperately attempting to dissociate himself from Amanda? Was he then being told to retract, but just not too much?
“I am certain that she cannot have killed Meredith and then returned home” says Raffaele. “I hope that truth emerges. None of us three [meaning also Patrick Lumumba] have anything to do with this”.
Here again we find this supposition regarding Amanda. A week before he said “It would be fabulous if Amanda hasn’t done anything” and the previous day he said: “I don’t think she’s capable of killing someone”.
What is the need of all these quasi affirmations? And why does Amanda make the exact same quasi affirmations in her own diaries?
On 19 November Guede has another chat conversation on MS Messenger, this time with Giacomo. He explains to Giacomo what had happened that evening, and that neither Amanda nor Patrick are involved.
Why does he explicitly deny Amanda’s involvement in the murder? Could he be covering up for her, since she also hasn’t ever mentioned his name up to this date?
On the same chat session, Rudy describes the aggressor as an Italian of young age. When Giacomo asks if that person was Raffaele, his reply was “I don’t know, but I think so”. He repeated “I think so” several times as Giacomo kept asking him if he was sure that person was Raffaele.
Soon after, Giacomo and Rudy started a conversation via Skype, the online video phone system. This conversation was recorded, and made public.
A couple of parts are very important. First of all, Rudy puts a lot of emphasis on the money stolen, and on Meredith being upset with Amanda. Why would he be so insisting on this matter?
Rudy adds that “Amanda never mentioned the money issue, nor did Raffaele” implying that he somehow knows this information first-hand, since it had not ever been reported in the media up to that day.
Rudy then tells Giacomo that he went to the bathroom, and heard the doorbell ring and Meredith opening the front door. Rudy adds that “It could have been anyone “¦ it could have been Amanda”.
So again he explicitly mentions Amanda. Why would he say “It could have been Amanda”?
On that same conversation Guede reads a paragraph to Giacomo from a media article mentioning the laundry, the break-in and the undressing of the victim, Meredith.
Guede says “If all this really happened, it must have been done by Amanda or Raffaele… they have done it”. Giacomo asks “Why would they have done this”? And Guede replies “Because when I left she [Meredith] was dressed”.
Giacomo says “So they killed her while she was dressed”. And Guede says: “Yes, here it says that they [clothes] were washed in the washing machine, but that’s not true. She was dressed”. And then he explains to Giacomo how she was dressed and adds: “That means that they have washed them [Meredith’s clothes]”.
Then Giacomo asks “But why did they wash her clothes if she [Amanda] has nothing to do with this”, and Guede replies “What the hell do I know”. And finally Guede adds: ” “¦ then after, from what I read, someone came back, because when I left the window was not broken. That means that someone broke it, and it wasn’t me”.
Again, here we have Rudy Guede mentioning Amanda and Raffaele. Why would he mention their names, and assume that they staged the break-in, undressed the victim, and did some laundry?
On 20 November Raffaele writes “Today they finally caught the real killer of this incredible story. They found him in Germany. But at the moment I am not 100% tranquil because I fear that he might make up strange things”.
Why would Raffaele fear that the killer might fabricate some strange things?
On 20 November Rudy is arrested in Germany. He is interrogated for the first time, in Koblenz, where he repeats the same version he had given to Giacomo on the phone, except that he does not mention Amanda or Raffaele.
During his detention he writes a memorandum in which he describes the events of the night of the murder.
This document is of extreme importance, since this time he does mention Amanda again, this time with serious threats.
First, he includes “kind words” for Meredith
To see these written in a memorandum while denying his own role in her death and failure to save her seem simply repulsive. They seem about the lowest thing that a man with a minimum of decency could ever write.
He was undeniably there when she was killed, and according to the judges he participated to the murder. His story of using an I-Pod when going to the bathroom and not hearing things and then hearing things seem simple stupidity.
Second, Guede indicates that Amanda’s story of being at the house with Patrick is not true.
He knows that Patrick has been recently released. Why then does he ask “How could Amanda have slept in that place full of blood”? Also, why is he blaming Amanda for not calling the ambulance?
Also, Rudy knew that Amanda stated that she heard Meredith screaming. Why would he tell Giacomo on Skype that he heard “a scream so loud that it could have been heard from the street”?
Third, in his writings, Rudy asks Amanda for the reason for her account of Meredith being raped. “Meredith and I just talked that night” Rudy writes. Then he adds “Say the truth, what are you hiding”.
We see here another important statement that Guede is making. Why would he be upset that Amanda said that Meredith was raped? Also, why would he want to clarify the fact that with Meredith they “just talked”?
Guede sounds as if he’s extremely upset about Amanda’s story of rape, and about the accusation of a black man. To him all this must appear as if Amanda was giving clues to the prosecutor to look further into Guede as the possibly killer.
We should note that Amanda did make a partial retraction when she states that her story could have been an imagination of her mind. But she never fully retracted her story, or her accusation against a black man.
Guede knows that Amanda’s story is not just partially but totally untrue. For this reason he writes a harsh criticism of Amanda and asks her, in a threatening way, to talk and speak the truth.
Guede is also angry about what he read regarding the staged break-in, the undressing of the victim, and the laundry, and quite probably about the evidence left intact in the toilet.
To him, the sum of these events and statements by Amanda probably looked like a direct attempt now to accuse him of the murder. “You already knew who to blame” he asks.
And then in turn he blames Amanda for the killing. “Did you hate your friend so much to the point of killing her or wishing her death?”.
All this was written as early-on as 20 November 2007.
Raffaele is also mentioned by Guede in his prison diary. He writes: “that AF, AF, could have been his name?”. Rudy adds: “what the hell happened that night. Talk and say the truth. What are you hiding. If it wasn’t Raffaele with you that night, who was it?”.
So we can clearly see that the reciprocal accusations began long before March 2008. Much less than one month after the murder of Meredith, they were already threatening one another and accusing each other.
And there’s more.
On 23 November 2007 three days after Guede is arrested in Germany, Raffaele requests an appointment with the prosecutor because he wants to clarify his position.
Mignini sets the appointment for 6 December 2007.
On 3 December 2007 Walter Biscotti, Guede’s attorney, announces on the Porta a Porta show (the most popular television program in Italy) that his client has important revelations to make, and that he “saw the killer and might be able to identify him “¦ Rudy didn’t tell me his name “¦ on his return I will show him the pictures and I imagine that he will be able to recognize him”.
But hadn’t Rudy already seen Raffaele’s pictures on the media while in Germany? Didn’t Giacomo ask him if it was Raffaele, to which he responded “I don’t know but I think so”?
On 5 December 2007 Guede meets his father in Mannheim.
According to “Il Messaggero” and “Il Mattino”, Rudy is quoted as saying: “I want to return to Italy as soon as possible and tell everything I know. I want to indicate the murderer of Meredith. I saw him and I could recognize him. Someone else was with him”.
When journalists ask Rudy’s attorney if he has seen the photos of Raffaele, he responds that all this is a matter for the prosecutor.
On 6 December 2007 Raffaele is questioned by Mr. Mignini - but he exercises his right to remain silent! Although it was he that asked to be interrogated in order to “clarify his position”.
On 7 December 2007 Guede arrives in Italy and is interrogated by the prosecutor.
Everyone is expecting Rudy to announce the name of Raffaele, but he doesn’t. He never even mentions Amanda. Rudy’s attorney tells the journalists that his client “did not give out the name of the killer because there is no name to give”.
So why did Guede announced from Germany some “important revelations” and that he saw the killer and could identify him - and then he doesn’t?
Why did Raffaele ask to be interrogated and then, after Rudy’s threat, and the day before Guede’s arrival, he exercises the right to remain silent once he sits down, face to face, at his own request, with the prosecutor?
Walter Biscotti tells the prosecutor that any “possible procedural action of recognition will be subject to subsequent interrogation” (“eventuali attivita’ processuali di riconoscimento saranno oggetto di successivo interrogatorio”).
Does this mean that Rudy is reserving the right to indicate the killer sometime in the future?
During the trial, Mr. Biscotti specifically noted that the name of Amanda Knox was not brought up by Guede only late in the day, since during the interrogation of 7 December 2007 by the GIP (the judge for the preliminary hearings) the attorney had stated that his client would be “available to provide further clarifications” right then.
Only the working schedule of the prosecutor made the interrogation slide to March 2008.
On 7 December 2007 Rudy Guede was interrogated by the GIP for seven hours, and he claimed his innocence. He explains his byzantine version of the events on the night, and he never mentions Amanda or Raffaele.
Guede says “I don’t know who the killer is and I cannot give a precise description because I was concentrating on looking at the knife”. Guede says that he heard two people talking outside the house, but he couldn’t even tell if those voices were of a male or a female.
In response to many other questions, his recurrent phrase was “I don’t remember”. He also explained his knowledge of Meredith’s missing money, which Rudy knew way before it became of public knowledge as he revealed in the conversation with Giacomo from Germany.
Amanda had previously said she had been at the house on the night of the murder, and she had never mentioned the name of Rudy, accusing instead another black man.
On 14 December 2007 Guede is heard by the Tribunale del Riesame.
He repeats that he didn’t see the aggressor because it was dark but that he could create an identikit. He confirms that two people were present, but doesn’t name Amanda or Raffaele.
The judge warns him that he must reveal the truth by telling the names of the people involved, but he refuses, saying that he never met Raffaele, and that he didn’t know Amanda had a boyfriend.
The Tribunale rejected his plea of house arrests because he was not coming clean.
A few days after his return to Italy, Guede receives a visit in prison from his friend Giacomo. During the conversation, Guede tells him that his memory was improving and that he saw Amanda at the house.
We can again see therefore that Amanda is mentioned, way before March 2008.
Guede also adds that Amanda accused Lumumba because, most likely, the assailant told her that a black man was in the house. Guede tells Giacomo that he had never met Sollecito before.
This discussion in prison took place on 7 December 2007 though it was brought out at trial only much later, through Giacomo’s testimony.
On 25 January 2008 Sollecito’s attorneys allow him or make him to say “I don’t know Rudy Guede but I am ready for a face to face confrontation with him”.
Obviously it was just a bluff.
Raffaele never talked, was never cross-examined, and was always kept off the stand. All we know about his statements was either through his lawyers or his father.
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Most people in Italy believe the two trials ended correctly because they have been exhaustively reported-to throughout.
Also they have been able to follow the machinations and the twists and turns of the three defendants and defenses in real time. And the court documents and transcripts are all issued in Italian, and some are officially posted on the Internet.
The media coverage in Italian in Italy exceeds the media coverage in English in the UK and USA by a factor of five or ten. And there have been a number of very highly rated and balanced TV talk-shows on the case, in the course of which the defenses were not able to muzzle or slant the discussions - even if they ever considered doing such a thing.
These TV talk-shows on the case have included the most prestigious of all such shows in Italy, Porta a Porta, which offered hours of discussion by all the legal players except for Amanda Knox’s team in December 2007, October 2008, February 2009, and December 2009.
The Porta a Porta discussions are at various points referred to here, and the images used here are from those shows.
This is a four-part analysis, based mostly on Italian-language sources, of the many twists and turns of each of the defendants (as they then were) and their defense teams when intent on giving themselves an edge while often slyly selling out the others.
This interplay has been evident almost as much between Knox and Sollecito and their teams as it has between either of them and Rudy Guede, though rather less hostile.
It is worth pointing out two things up-front. First, that this is still far from played-out, more twists and turns can be expected, and we still might see the complete flying-apart and separation of all three. And second, that public maneuvering like this by three people accused of a crime is REALLY unusual and there have been few real precedents. This behavior sure is not typical of innocent parties.
So to begin…
“Guede has kept quiet for as long as he could” said the Court of Appeal in its recent motivation report “because, given the deep connection of the events, accusing Amanda and Raffaele would have exposed him to their very probable retaliation”. (“Guede, finché ha potuto, ha taciuto, poiché, stante la profonda connessione degli eventi, accusare Amanda e Raffaele lo avrebbe esposto a più che probabili dichiarazioni ritorsive da parte di costoro”).
This phrase in boldface is extremely important in understanding the connection of the three actors to this horrible story.
Their attorneys have done an excellent job so far (the best they could) and will continue on appeal to try to convince the judges of their innocence, or at least for a substantial reduction of their sentence. Rudy Guede’s attorneys have already obtained what they needed. He will probably be out on parole in less than five years now.
The other defense have played a very delicate game in this trial. From the beginning, they could have asked for a finding of “preterintenzione” (a sort of non-intentional second-degree murder). But this would have forced their clients to admit the truth without the certainty of the judicial outcome. Hence they opted for the not-guilty plea.
Their first strategic action was in each case (RS and AK) to stop the damages that their clients were inflicting upon themselves with their statements.
The next strategic action was that of not appearing at the lab for the non-repetitive testing for the DNA, with the obvious intention (almost habitual in Italy) of refuting ex-post each and every forensic finding that could have been adverse to their client.
The third strategic action flowed from the major problem all the attorneys were facing in defending their own client: the risk of reciprocal retaliation. Like concentric circles, they all came to share a gray area that was tacitly considered off-limit for everyone else, like a haunted house that no one else dared to enter.
At first, this tacit accord was respected. But when various defense necessities emerged, the breaching of the accord began. The process was gradual but inexorable, leading to two brief but clear breaches: Guede’s explicit accusations against the other two in March 2008, and reiterated right after the disgraceful intrusion on the scene of Mario Alessi earlier this year.
This tactic was observed by the Appellate Court that heard Guede’s appeal. In their recent motivation report.
The judges reprehended all three offenders by stating that all three should have explained what had happened in that house on the night of the murder, “at least for a sense of human compassion toward the poor victim” and that instead they had “preferred to cram their statements (made on several occasions) with lies, reticence, half-truth, allusions, improbable occurrences and by more or less veiled reciprocal accusations”. (“Gli imputati hanno invece preferito infarcire le loro dichiarazioni, rese in diverse occasioni, di bugie, reticenze, retromarce, mezze verità , allusioni, prospettazioni inverosimili, accuse reciproche, più o meno velate”).
Rudy Guede was questioned in Koblenz, Germany, right after his arrest. He was also interrogated on December 7, 2007 and on March 26, 2008, and made spontaneous declarations on May 15, 2008.
At first he did not formally accuse anyone, and he remained very vague about his accomplices. He chose to go on trial first and so he had a slight advantage over the others.
Rudy Guede is undoubtedly a compulsive liar. He told his version of the events to perfectly fit his case, and adjusted his inconsistencies according to the changing development of events.
He first says Meredith was killed around 21:20 and then his attorneys made him change the time to 23:30. According to his absolutely improbable account, he met with Meredith at 21:00 and within TEN MINUTES they managed to talk about her mother’s health, go around the house looking for the missing money, had oral sex, and then suddenly had an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Then he puts his I-Pod on at high volume while doing his business in the bathroom of a girl he barely knew.
In this implausible story, Guede doesn’t explicitly name his accomplices. Amanda and Raffaele also told their fair share of lies, but at the beginning they didn’t directly accuse Guede either.
Things changed when the various attorneys started to slowly penetrate inside the off-limit zone.
Guede’s memory began to function as the lone-wolf theory was materializing. Apparently the volume of his I-Pod was not loud enough now to impede him from recognizing Amanda’s voice. His vision became clearer and he began to recognize her silhouette from the window and the identity of the aggressor.
The more Knox and Sollecito’s attorneys were elaborating their theory to reinforce their defensive strategy, the better Guede’s memory became. Every time allegations of the sole killer emerged, Guede’s attorneys were ready with their rounds of ammunitions, needed to keep the other attorneys at bay.
Now, if we take a closer look at the chronology of events, we can observe a possibility that has been largely overlooked but is of extreme importance.
Maybe the staged break-in was not necessarily made with the intention specifically to frame Guede. (Judge Micheli actually advanced this notion, as Amanda and Raffaele most likely had no knowledge of Guede’s earlier break-in in Milan.).
And yet it is without doubt that some one person or several persons intentionally tried to mislead investigators and with a good degree of certainty these people took also part in the crime. And for obvious reasons Guede was not among them during the staging and the cleaning.
Let us now look more closely at the chronology of the events in order to understand why it is clear that Guede did not act alone. Also to see that he did mention Amanda and Raffaele way before the interrogation of March 2008. We can also observe how the three defendants have tried in various ways to accuse each other from the very beginning, through their voluntary statements and through their “prison diaries”.
It should be noted that it is highly unrealistic that lawyers let their clients write “prison diaries” without their consent, especially after all the lies and inconsistencies they have told to police and prosecutors until they took over. Those “prison diaries” sound anything but spontaneous.
Raffaele changed his versions of the events at least three times. At first he confirms Amanda’s original deposition. But then, under interrogation on 5 November he admits to having spoken rubbish in his previous statement, because, he claimed, Amanda convinced him of her version and he didn’t think of the inconsistencies. And that he went home alone around 9:00 PM, smoked a joint, ate and surfed the net, and finally Amanda returned at 1:00 AM.
Amanda then is told by police that Raffaele had just blown her alibi. But instead of refuting Raffaele’s statement, she immediately takes the opportunity to accuse Patrick Lumumba, adding that Raffaele was probably with her at the crime scene.
Let’s now look at Amanda’s statement given to police on 6 November 2007.
Amanda writes: “I know that Raffaele has placed evidence against me, saying I was not with him on the night of the murder “¦ there are things I remember and things that are confused “¦ what happened after I know does not match with what Raffaele was saying”. Amanda goes on to explain what happened at Raffaele’s house in a very confusing way and with many “perhaps”, I’m not sure” and “I don’t remember”.
She goes on to write: “my boyfriend has claimed that I have said things that I know are not true “¦ I never asked him to lie for me “¦ What I don’t understand is why Raffaele would lie about this. What does he have to hide? I don’t think he killed Meredith but I do think he is scared, like me. He walked into a situation that he has never had to be in, and perhaps he is trying to find a way out by disassociating himself with me”.
She adds: “I also know that the fact that I can’t fully recall the events that I claim took place at Raffaele’s home during the time Meredith was murdered in incriminating”. Raffaele as well states that he cannot recall precisely what he did at his own house that evening.
Amanda remembers that she noticed blood on Raffaele’s hand, “but I was under the impression that it was blood from the fish”. Amanda then asks: “is there any other evidence condemning Patrick or any other person. Who is the real murderer?”
A week later, when the knife was found, Amanda goes even further. She now wonders if Raffaele could have killed Meredith and then put the knife-handle in her hand while she was sleeping. “Was Meredith’s DNA on the knife?” Raffaele had asked “Maybe, because one time I accidently pricked her”.
“It’s impossible that Meredith’s DNA is on the knife”, says Amanda, “because she’s never been to Raffaele’s apartment. So unless Raffaele decided to get up after I fell asleep, grabbed said knife, went over to my house, used it to kill Meredith, came home, cleaned the blood off, rubbed my fingerprints all over it, put it away, tucked himself back into bed, and then pretended really well over the next few days, well, I just highly doubt all of that”.
Doesn’t all this sound like a reciprocal veiled accusation? Why would two people accused of murder, with exactly the same fate, write down their doubts about the innocence of their presumed accomplice? Why doesn’t Amanda mention Patrick or Rudy at all in her diary?
On 7 November 2007 Raffaele Sollecito begins writing his own diary. His most recurrent phrases are “I don’t remember”, “maybe I did this, maybe I did that”. The prosecutor has already reminded him that he has given three different versions of his story, in particular about Amanda. He is still not sure if Amanda left the house, and if she did he now doesn’t remember how long she was out for. “Why don’t they investigate on her”, he asks.
On 11 November 2007 Raffaele recalls that someone told him that on the morning of November 2 Amanda went home to take a shower and then went to a public laundry with some Argentinean guy and he put a pair of blue Nikes in the washing machine.
“All this makes me totally lose faith in Amanda, after she keeps on lying”, Raffaele writes. Adding that “I know little of her, but although I don’t think she’s capable of killing someone she could be capable of lying in order to hide the fact that she has relations with [hangs out with] disreputable people”.
We note here Raffaele saying: “I don’t think she’s capable of killing someone”, while a few days before Amanda wrote: “I don’t think he killed Meredith”. Why would they both have the need to make such conjectures? It is very unlikely (if not impossible) that lawyers would allow them to make any written statements, including diaries, without their consent.
Raffaele goes on to write: “I worry about two things: if Amanda that night remained with me all night, we might (although that is a very remote hypothesis) have made love all evening and all night, stopping only to eat. That would be a mess because there would be no server connections during those hours.” (How can a twenty-three years old boy not remember if he made love “all evening and night”?). Four days earlier Amanda wrote: “perhaps I made love to Raffaele. In fact, I think I did make love with him”.
Raffaele’s second worry is that “Amanda could have stolen my knife and gave it to the son of a bitch that killed Meredith, although even this hypothesis sounds like science fiction, but possible, therefore I am not at ease.”
Amanda writes in her diary that the encounter in prison with a nun made her memory function all of a sudden.
She says: “In my cell I was waiting for an answer to come to my head when a sister arrived at my door. She told me to be patient because God knows everything and would help me remember the answer “¦ and then it hit me. Everything came back to me like a flood one detail after the other “¦ I cried, I was so happy. I wrote everything I could remember and an explanation for my confusion previously “¦ Police think that I’m involved “¦ But now at least I know it’s not true. I remember what I did that night and there’s no way that they can prove that I was there, in Meredith’s room”.
“They really think I’m involved and its sad, because it means they still have no idea what happened. They really don’t know who killed my friend”. Then she continues to ask herself why Raffaele is lying, what is he afraid of.
This reciprocal accusation of lying is also repeated. We will see that in his diary Rudy also accuses Amanda of lying. Why do they constantly accuse each other of lying? And why do they also insist on the recurrent phrase: “what are you hiding”?
On 12 November 2007 Raffaele gets 90% of his memory back.
He says: “I am 90% sure that on my second declaration I said rubbish”, and that his first version (that Amanda was with him) is the right version. It should be noted that in his second police interview he said the exact contrary, stating that his claim that Amanda was with him was rubbish.
Now Raffaele changes his story again and adds: “the fact that Amanda induced me to tell her version is rubbish “¦ I’m realizing that probably Amanda was with me all night, without ever leaving. And I am certainly not the one that lies in order to help the investigations and put everyone in trouble. On the contrary, it would be fabulous if Amanda hasn’t done anything”.
The memory loss claim now surfaces. Raffaele adds: “I realize that if we all ended up in jail is also my fault regarding the facts of that evening and also because me and Amanda smoked many joints.” “I lived in weightlessness an event that I could not believe it could have been real”. Raffaele is basically saying that it’s also his fault if he cannot remember what happened that night. As we have seen, Amanda wrote something similar when she acknowledge that her lack of memory could be “incriminating”.
Not only Raffaele, but also Amanda and Rudy have this mysterious amnesia on the events of that evening. All three of them don’t remember well. All imagine that certain things happened “¦ but maybe not. No one is able to recall even the most impossible things to forget (was it Raffaele the aggressor with the knife? Was Amanda home with Raffaele? Was Amanda at the cottage with Lumumba? Was Raffaele with her? Did they really make love all night?).
The Transcript Of Today’s Online Chat Session With Barbie Nadeau Of The Daily Beast
Lucas Wittmann:
Hi, I’m the Books Editor at The Daily Beast and I’m delighted to welcome Barbie Latza Nadeau and our readers to discuss her new book, Angel Face…
BARBIE LATZA NADEAU:
I’m Barbie Latza Nadeau. Welcome.
[Comment From kcolorado: ]
how was your sense of who she is affected by seeing her in court everyday? Have you spoken with her directly?
Seeing Amanda Knox walk into the courtroom every day was very important in understanding how she interacted with her lawyers and her family, and in understanding how the jury perceived her. Amanda has not yet given any one-on-one interviews so no, I have not spoken to her directly.
Just so you know we see your comments and will publish them live as Barbie is ready so please keep them coming…
[Comment From Kevad: ]
You have also stated in tv coverage that “we still do not really know what happened in that room”, is that how you still feel?
[Comment From stint: ]
Great job with book, Barbie. I really enjoyed it.
Yes, after over two years following this case, none of us know exactly what happened in Meredith’s bedroom that fateful night. No one has confessed to the crime, so until someone does, we will not have a clear understanding of the exact dynamic of the murder.
[Comment From Guest: ]
How do you think your journalism during the trial affected its outcome?
Thank you. I’m glad you liked the book. My hope is that it provides perspective of this complex case.
I don’t think that any of us who covered this trial as journalists had a direct impact on the jury’s decision. We were not in the deliberation room.
[Comment From Wade: ]
Why in your opinion did the seattle media frame the events as they did
I think that many of my colleagues in the Seattle market did the best job they could with the information they had. Their primary source was the Knox family, so their coverage was affected by that. When members of the Seattle press came to Perugia, they did not speak Italian and had a difficult time following the court sessions because there was no translator. Those of us who live and work here in Italy often helped the American press as best we could.
Regarding earlier comment. Since Knox Family PR firm *very* closely controls any and all media contact with themselves, and they have reportedly blackballed any reporters even seen *near* you, do you really think you might interview Amanda in the future
I have hope that Amanda might want someone objective who understands Italian to conduct an interview with her at some point down the road. But because I have been skeptical, I am fairly sure I am not high on the list of interview candidates.
[Comment From mnh12121887:
But why did the American media take the Knox family version so much on face value without even trying to look deeper?
I think that the economic crisis has played a role. Many bureaus have been closed across Europe and it would have been a major expense to send a correspondent to Italy for such a long trial. I think that had there been a larger Italian based press corp it would have made a difference in coverage.
Let’s explore now the facts of the case.
Do you believe Knox’s assertion that she was abused during her final interrogation?
I think it depends how you define “abused.” If you mean to ask if she was flicked on the back of the head (which is a cultural norm here in schools and in criminal investigations), then yes, that very likely happened. If you mean to ask if she was abused in the way the American police have been caught on CCTV abusing detainees, then no, I do not think she was abused.
You seem to have made some strange claims in your book - about AK and RS actually NOT remembering what happened. How on earth did you reach that conclusion?
I gave my hypothesis about the crime based on sitting through 11 months of a trial. I believe that if Amanda and Raf would have remembered exactly what happened, whether they were involved or not, their explanation of the evening of November 1 would have been more clear. A lie is often very black and white. Their confused responses seemed to me to be more consistent with a hazy memory or no memory at all.
[Comment From hattie: ]
I still believe that Amanda Knox is innocent, and I read your book to get another point of book. Thank you for that. My concern is that there is so much more DNA evidence against Rudy. How was Amanda able to clean up and not leave more DNA evidence in Meredith’s room?
Don’t have Angel Face yet? Order it now as an e-book or paperback: http://bit.ly/chDjIX
I think it is important to remember that the same scientific police and laboratories tested the DNA for all three suspects. That is to say, if the DNA matches Rudy and is accepted, then the DNA that matches the other two should also be accepted. How she may have left so little DNA if she was actually in the room is very hard to square. Whether some of the 14 unidentified fingerprints belong to her is a big question in this case. There were very few fingerprints on any flat surfaces belonging to Rudy either. Is it possible to pick and choose how to clean up DNA? Maybe not, but it is possible to wipe up fingerprints and footprints that you know are your own.
If they didn’t remember then why did they do the clean up? They clearly knew they had ‘something’ to hide!
That is a very good question. Perhaps waking up in a house with a dead body makes one act irrationally. Perhaps because they might not have remembered what they did the night before, they panicked. We do not know, but that is one question I will ask Amanda if I ever get a chance.
After 11 months viewing the trial, do you believe that Amanda joined in any sort of sex game with Meredith? It seems that Amanda did, bt then went to her room BEFORE and DURING the murder.
There is no forensic evidence that Amanda had sexual relations with Meredith. I have a hard time accepting that it started as a sex game. I believe that if they were involved it was because they could not stop themselves from an aggravated escalation of violence. In essence, they could not tell agony from ecstasy and did not realize that Meredith needed their help. Instead, they may have helped Rudy and that is when things got out of control.
[Comment From Lisa: ]
I see that some folks her responded to the question “Who Killed Meredith Kercher” with “Amanda and Raffaele” only. No Rudy. How could that be? Do you think journalism had anything to do with that?
We’re going to wrap this up in 10 minutes so please contribute any final questions now.
I think that the fact that Rudy’s trial was sewn up before Amanda and Raffaele’s began is the reason many people separate them in this crime. But Rudy was convicted for his role in the murder, not as a lone assailant. His judge’s reasoning clearly states that he felt Rudy acted in tandem with Amanda and Raffaele.
[Comment From mhm12121887: ]
What is happening now—in Italy?
[Comment From Noel: ]
How do you see the appeal going?
Right now lawyers for both Amanda and Raf are preparing their appeal briefs. Those will be filed within a few weeks and then the date will be set for the appeal hearing, likely in the fall.
[Comment From Kermit: ]
Hi Barbie. Your journalism has opened up transparency and debate from an Iron-Curtain situation of control in the American press. Where do you see each of the three convicted (pending appeal) murderers 10 and 20 years from now?
Thanks so much for this opportunity, and again thanks for all your objective coverage in “Angel Face”.... great read.
I think that the appeal will result in a few years taken from the sentences of both Amanda and Raffaele.
hasn’t her real beauty complicated this hugely from day one?
Thank for an excellent book. I read it in one day, and it gave me a different side of the story. I hope that both pro- and anti-Amanda sides will take an opportunity to read this book.
I think that it is very likely that all three of the convicted murderers of Meredith Kercher will return home one day.
Here is the link if you’d like to order the Angel Face e-book and paperback: http://bit.ly/chDjIX
Thanks also for the book and for the “on the spot” reporting and objectivity
I think that Amanda’s beauty has increased the interest in this case, but I do not think that it dictated the outcome.
[Comment From Patty: ]
Thanks for answering questions Barbie.
Down to our final question…
[Comment From somealibi: ]
(For the end) Compliments on the presentation and technology with the poll-type questions
Do you think any of them will ever confess?
You’ve been a real heroine in this case Barbie. Well done for your objective reporting.
Thanks for answering the polls!
I think that one day we will have a confession, yes. But not while they are in prison.
Wait…one more!
Can you give your reactions to the 2 op-ed pieces in the NYTimes (Seattle writere)?
[Comment From Guest Guest: ]
Can we have another session please????
Re: another session. So many great comments and questions, we’ll keep it in mind.
I was in Perugia when those op-ed pieces came out and they were not helpful to Amanda. The prosecutor was angry, the jury members were insulted and Amanda’s own lawyers were not happy. Op-ed pieces are by nature controversial, but they should be weighed to see whether they will impact the topic. That sort of journalism likely had more impact on this case than what anyone wrote with a Perugia dateline.
Thanks everyone for participating!
And thanks Barbie for answering all these great questions.
[Comment From ricardoricardo: ]
which ‘op-ed’ pieces > do you have a link ?
Here is the link: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/an-innocent-abroad/
Cheers Barbie! Will raise a glass to you tonight…
Thank you. I want to also thank Andrea Vogt, of the Seattle P-I who was a voice of reason in Seattle during the trial based in Italy. The op-ed pieces are by Timothy Egan.
[Comment From Guest:]
Thank you. This is nice technology and nice pace. Could have been twice as long 😊
Keep it going Barbie - thanks - we value an objective take
Thanks again to everyone and we’ll definitely keep this in mind the next time.
[Comment From ricardo: ]
Thank you, and Andrea, for your coverage of the trial. Invaluable.
Thanks to everyone who sent question.
[Comment From Clander: ]
Ciao from Roma !! You ROCK Barbie !
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How NATO staged “ethnic cleansing” of Albanians during NATO Bombing | Former Chief Archivist of Kosovo and Jewish community leader exposes hoax | Emperors-Clothes
Posted on July 6, 2019 by adara press Leave a comment
“[T]he KLA [Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army] was never what you mean by a guerilla movement. It was a foreign-organized group of terrorists delivering a message.
The so-called ‘International Community,’ that is, NATO, had trumpeted that they had plans for the Albanians, that they would give them independence and a Greater Albania, make them a major power in southern Europe. So there was this intense propaganda from the West for ten years and at the same time the crisis in the Albanian community was quite pronounced. Even before the bombing, some Albanian representatives asked the Yugoslav government to allow their people to form convoys and go toward Macedonia, basically to save themselves from this crisis…
The reason they left and went out of Serbia, to Albania or Macedonia, is rooted in the cultural history of Albanian people living in Kosovo. Because of their mindset, which I think people in the West thoroughly misunderstand, the KLA had a big impact when it attacked and executed Albanians who cooperated with the government…
You see the KLA was trying to fulfill their own overall goals. To achieve these goals, which involved proving to the West they could deliver, they told the ethnic Albanians to leave. And this was not a polite request. It was an order. Do you see?
At the same time the KLA, their special units, and then a bit later NATO bombers, were attacking traffic on important roads that led to inner Serbia. ..
It dissuaded them from going further into Serbia and it also told them: Yugoslavia can’t help you.
Meanwhile the United States was training their KLA proxies in Albania including in how to wage this sort of psychological warfare, to deliver the message that Albanians should temporarily vacate Serbia.
— Cedomir Prlincevic, President of the Jewish Community of Pristina, driven out by KLA terrorists in 1999, Formerly the Chief Archivist of Kosovo
http://emperors-clothes.com/interviews/keys-email1.htm
How NATO Staged Albanian Flight during NATO Bombing
– Part 1 of 3 parts –
Interview with Cedomir Prlincevic, President of the Jewish Community of Pristina, driven out by KLA terrorists in 1999
Formerly the Chief Archivist of Kosovo
Interviewer: Jared Israel
Translator: Petar Makara
[Posted 3 December 2000 * Re-posted 26 March 2004]
If you would like to send Part I by email, and want a ‘clean’ text, it is posted at http://tinyurl.com/ypzf3
Part II is at http://tinyurl.com/2g8qa
Part III is at http://tinyurl.com/2r6sv
The text is posted in full at
http://emperors-clothes.com/interviews/keys1.htm
This is the second Emperor’s Clothes interview with Cedomir Prlincevic (pronounced Chedomeer Pralinchevich).
It is also the most important piece we have published about Yugoslavia.
What Mr. Prlincevic says is key for understanding the strategy behind US and European actions in the Balkans and in so-called trouble spots around the world. Mr. Prlincevic explains how the Great Powers attacked a target group (the Serbs) by taking advantage of the vulnerability of a clan-based ethnic group (Albanians) in order to organize the latter for terror while “justifying” that terror by portraying Albanians as victims of Serbian abuse.
Mr. Prlincevic was President of the Jewish Community in Pristina. All members of that community were driven out of Kosovo by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) after NATO took over in 1999. To read the first interview we did with Mr. Prlincevic, where he describes the nightmare of being evicted by KLA terrorists, go to
http://emperors-clothes.com/interviews/prlincevic.htm
NATO claims it had to bomb Yugoslavia in the Spring of 1999 and take control of Kosovo to stop supposed ‘abuse’ of Albanian residents. During the bombing, the world was shown TV footage day in and day out of Albanians. It appeared that they were fleeing Serbian ‘abuse’. The same images were repeated, again and again.
Cedomir Prlincevic, the leading historian of Kosovo, says this was a carefully staged lie.
If you want to understand what really happened in Kosovo – which has direct bearing on what is really happening in the West Bank, Gaza, Chechnya, and other areas – read this interview.
You will notice as you read that it took me awhile to grasp what Mr. Prelincevic was saying because I had a preconceived notion. I believed that either Albanians fled NATO bombs or Albanians fled Serbian abuse. Since I knew the abuse story was a lie, I assumed Albanians fled the bombs.
But I was wrong, said Mr. Prlincevic. To understand why, please read carefully what this man has to say.
Jared Israel
Editor, Emperor’s Clothes
Why Albanians Fled During NATO Bombing
[To make it easier to follow the conversation we have separated Mr. Prlincevic and Mr. Israel’s remarks with a string of asterisks – *******]
Jared Israel: Why did so many Albanians leave Kosovo a few days after NATO began bombing? Was the Yugoslav Army attacking them?
Cedomir Prlincevic: No, not attacking them. In some areas the Army did relocate people, but not out of Kosovo. The idea was to move them further into Serbia. You must understand, the Army was presented with a most difficult situation. A major clash was expected between NATO and Yugoslav troops. This kind of NATO ground attack was a special threat in the area [of Kosovo] bordering Albania.
Under those circumstances, with the KLA [Kosovo Liberation Army] attacking inside Kosovo and from Albania and with NATO poised to invade and about to start bombing from airplanes, how could the Yugoslav Army hope to protect that border population?
You should understand, the Army had had an experience like this in Vukovar. That was in 1991. Civilians were trapped in a battlefield between the Army and the Croatian Ustashe [neo-fascist] secessionists. To avoid making the same mistake again, the Army wanted to empty a space 40 kilometers deep so people wouldn’t be trapped between the Army, NATO and the KLA.
At the same time there was a big increase in the number of KLA terrorists illegally crossing the Albanian border into Kosovo. In that situation there were bound to be some unhappy events. It was a most difficult situation, you see.
Albanians Assassinated
Israel: Was this at the beginning of the bombing?
Prlincevic: Yes, and earlier too. During this period, the Yugoslav government tried to organize local Albanian Crisis Centers to distribute humanitarian aid, and also a Headquarters to work with the Yugoslav Army, organizing ethnic Albanians who lived in the danger zone to move deeper into Serbia, away from potential fighting.
But those ethnic Albanians who did cooperate with the Army became a target for the KLA. Many were assassinated.
Israel: Were these Crisis Centers located all over Kosovo or just near the Albanian border?
Prlincevic: Mostly near the border.
The Crisis Centers distributed humanitarian help from all over Serbia. For example there was food and building materials to repair homes from the North, from Vojvodina. People sent blankets, food, clothing, everything.
Ordinary Western citizens misunderstand Albanian culture
Israel: Getting back to the Albanian exodus during the bombing, here’s the question: if the Yugoslav Army didn’t throw the Albanians out, why did so many leave? It’s true we don’t know the exact number. The Western media has given all sorts of figures, from 150,00 to over a million, which is slightly ridiculous – but certainly many thousands did leave. Why? To escape the bombs?
Prlincevic: Not exactly.
Israel: Not exactly?
Prlincevic: No. The reason they left and went out of Serbia, to Albania or Macedonia, is rooted in the cultural history of Albanian people living in Kosovo. Because of their mindset, which I think people in the West thoroughly misunderstand, the KLA had a big impact when it attacked and executed Albanians who cooperated with the government.
Israel: I would have thought such attacks would turn them against the KLA.
Prlincevic: No, no. They led the ethnic Albanian population to stop cooperating with the Yugoslav government and start cooperating with the KLA.
Israel: Doesn’t a guerilla movement need to treat ordinary people decently to get support?
Prlincevic: Yes, but the KLA was never what you mean by a guerilla movement. It was a foreign-organized group of terrorists delivering a message.
The so-called ‘International Community,’ that is, NATO, had trumpeted that they had plans for the Albanians, that they would give them independence and a Greater Albania, make them a major power in southern Europe. So there was this intense propaganda from the West for ten years and at the same time the crisis in the Albanian community was quite pronounced. Even before the bombing, some Albanian representatives asked the Yugoslav government to allow their people to form convoys and go toward Macedonia, basically to save themselves from this crisis.
Israel: What crisis? The fighting between the Yugoslav Army and the KLA?
Prlincevic: Not exactly, although this fighting did have a big effect. So did the bombing, which started a bit later; it had a critical psychological effect. But this was related to the KLA. You see the KLA was trying to fulfill their own overall goals. To achieve these goals, which involved proving to the West they could deliver, they told the ethnic Albanians to leave. And this was not a polite request. It was an order. Do you see?
Israel: And this influenced the Albanians?
Prlincevic: Yes. It dissuaded them from going further into Serbia and it also told them: Yugoslavia can’t help you.
Israel: So you’re saying that this culture, this Kosovo Albanian culture, had a strong tendency to respond to carrots and sticks?
Prlincevic: That’s it. Now you’re beginning to understand.
Israel: And the U.S. was telling Albanians, “We’ll help you secede; we’ll make you a star. But if you reject our help we’ll kill you.” Is that it?
Prlincevic: Your question is complex. I’ll have to give a long answer.
Israel: OK.
Prlincevic: Historically, the Kosovo Albanians were never involved in frontal battles. Instead, they had groups of warriors called kachatzi, small bands of fighters that used hit and run tactics. But they never kept large scale weapons to use in frontline war.
Part of the purpose of the Western training was to get the KLA to surpass small group combat and become an army able to carry out NATO’s commands throughout Kosovo. NATO’s foot soldiers.
To this end, one KLA group left Kosovo and went to Albania where they were trained by the Americans, and by the way, they became the core of what is now called the Kosovo Protection Corps. They marched back into Kosovo with NATO in June 1999 and seized government offices and facilities and drove out hundreds of thousands of Serbs, Roma [“Gypsies”] Jews, pro-Yugoslav Albanians and others.
Israel: You’re saying that after NATO took over Kosovo these KLA types were under orders to drive out those people?
Prlincevic: Yes. We can see the results of the action of exactly those forces today. NATO planned the expulsion of 350,000 people. Without NATO’s approval and instructions, these KLA, whom NATO had trained and brought back to Kosovo, would never have attempted this mass expulsion. Impossible. NATO was eliminating a potentially rebellious population.
And remember, they didn’t expel only non-Albanians. Perhaps the most important group was Albanians who in any official capacity had helped the Yugoslav government. They had to go. NATO wanted the ethnic Albanians who stayed in Kosovo to be without a Yugoslav alternative.
Israel: So this first wave of Albanians who marched across the border with the KFOR [NATO] troops – they were hardcore KLA? Not simply gangsters?
Prlincevic: Well some were KLA gangsters and others were ordinary gangsters from Albania. They carried out and allowed others to carry out all kinds of crimes. Some wanted revenge; some wanted to steal; some wanted to do this; some wanted to do that, to achieve whatever political goals. And no one was interrupting the others. They were doing it altogether in concert and not interfering with each other.
Israel: They were all KLA? There were no mysterious elements here? KFOR claims mysterious elements carried out (and still carry out) these crimes.
Prlincevic: KFOR knows exactly who organized the expulsions, but of course, as it became clear to ethnic Albanians that KFOR would tolerate criminal actions carried out by the KLA, KLA crime became a mass phenomenon. Whoever was doing criminal stuff would use the KLA label. If someone would steal some Serb’s car, he would say: “I’m KLA.”
It got to be a joke among Albanians to call themselves ‘KLA’, to cover up. If someone wanted to rob someone else’s house, they would say – “We’re KLA.”
Israel: Because they knew that KFOR wouldn’t touch them if they were KLA?
Prlincevic: Yes, they became untouchable.
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This text is continued in Part II. To read Part II now, go to
http://tinyurl.com/ypzf3
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Drug Dealer’s Crypto-currency of Choice: Monero Market
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Monero, the Drug Dealer’s Cryptocurrency of Choice, Is on Fire
For the crypto-currency community, 2016 was a very good year.
If it’s good enough for a drug dealer, it’s good enough for everyone else.”
Bitcoin doubled in price. The far-out Bitcoin alternative Ethereum shot up by a factor of 10.
But another, once-obscure cryptocurrency called Monero outpaced all of them, multiplying its value around 27-fold.
That’s a windfall not just for cryptocurrency speculators, but for financial privacy advocates everywhere—including a few suddenly wealthy dark web drug dealers.
Over the last year, the value of the hyper-anonymous cryptocurrency Monero grew 2,760 percent, making it almost certainly the best-performing cryptocurrency of 2016.
Today each Monero is worth around $12, compared with just 50 cents at the beginning of last year, and the collective value of all Monero has grown to close to $165 million.
The source of that explosive growth seems to be Monero’s unique privacy properties that go well beyond the decentralization that makes Bitcoin so resistant to control by governments and banks. It’s instead designed to be far more private: fully anonymous, and virtually untraceable.
Those features have made Monero a budding favorite within at least one community that has a pressing need for secrecy: the dark web black market.
In August, the darknet market site Alphabay began offering its thousands of vendors the option to accept Monero as an alternative to Bitcoin.
A quick browse through the market today shows dealers of everything from stolen credit cards to heroin to handguns accepting the stealthier cryptocoin. That increase in illicit users also illustrates Monero’s privacy potential, says Riccardo Spagni, one of Monero’s core developers.
“That uptick among people who really need to be private is interesting,” says Spagni.“If it’s good enough for a drug dealer, it’s good enough for everyone else.”
Monero’s price in dollars
Not Another Bitcoin
It’s tempting to think of cryptocurrencies in terms of Bitcoin—in part because many cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin derivations.
Monero’s fully its own entity, though.
First outlined in an October 2013 whitepaper by the pseudonymous figure Nicolas van Saberhagen and called Cryptonote, another pseudonymous individual known only as “thankful_for_today” later coded those ideas into a currency called Bitmonero.
When open-source coders on the Bitcointalk forum disagreed with thankful_for_today’s directions for the currency, they forked it in 2014 to create Monero, whose name means simply “coin” in Esperanto.
Its structure solves several key privacy vulnerabilities that dog Bitcoin, which despite its reputation for secret transactions has long been stuck in a strange privacy paradox.
Unlike commercial services like PayPal, Bitcoin allows anyone to spend money online without providing identifying details.
But if someone’s Bitcoin address is linked with their real identity, any transaction from that address is entirely visible on the public blockchain, the accounting ledger that prevents fraud and forgery in the Bitcoin economy.
Hiding those transactions requires taking extra steps, like routing bitcoins through “tumblers” that mix up coins with those of strangers—and occasionally steal them—or using techniques like “coinjoin,” built into some bitcoin wallet programs, that mix payments to make them harder to trace.
“If I pay my rent in Bitcoin, it wouldn’t be that hard for the landlord to figure out how much money I earned if I don’t take extra precautions,” says encryption and cryptocurrency consultant Peter Todd. “Then they can decide whose rent to increase. You’re giving away information you don’t want to make public.”
Monero not only bakes anonymity features into the cryptocurrency itself, but implements a few features that Bitcoin still can’t offer.
It uses a technique called “stealth addresses” to generate addresses for receiving Monero that are essentially encrypted; the recipient can retrieve the funds, but no one can link that stealth address to the owner. It employs a technique called “ring signatures,” which means every Monero spent is grouped with as many as a hundred other transactions, so that the spender’s address is mixed in with a group of strangers, and every subsequent movement of that money makes it exponentially more difficult to trace back to the source.
And it uses something called “ring confidential transactions,” which hides the amount of every transaction.
“Even with big data analysis, the ability to farm anything out of the metadata is cryptographically negligible,” says Spagni.
In future implementations, he notes that Monero will add the anonymity software I2P to mask not only users’ transactions on the Monero blockchain, but also the internet traffic underlying those transactions.
All of that makes Monero a significant upgrade for a cryptocurrency user’s financial privacy. Todd, for instance, says he keeps a small Monero account, but transfers bitcoins into it when he wants to spend his cryptocurrency more stealthily, using the exchange tool Shapeshift to transform the coins from Monero back to bitcoin before they reach the recipient’s account.
“I basically use Monero to pay people with bitcoin anonymously,” Todd says.
The Monero Market
That strict secrecy also helps explain Monero’s darknet popularity. After Alphabay and a smaller dark web black market, known as Oasis, integrated the cryptocurrency last summer, its value immediately increased around six-fold.
Alphabay told Bitcoin Magazine last month that the currency now accounts for about two percent of its sales. That’s a small fraction, but still likely amounts to millions of dollars in annual revenue, given Alphabay’s dominant position in the dark web drug market and estimates of that market’s total size and growth.
A screenshot from online black market Alphabay showing heroin offered in exchange for either Bitcoin or Monero.
Spagni says he expects Monero will no doubt be used in other potentially unsavory ways, too, like ransomware, and as currency for the gambling and porn industries.
But he argues it will also be used for more innocent forms of financial privacy, like keeping your net worth secret while making routine purchases, or buying contraband like outlawed books in oppressive regimes.
He also argues the uses of Monero are out of his and his fellow developers’ control. “I’m in no position to judge what people should or shouldn’t do, and no one else should be either from a code perspective,” he says.
Monero isn’t the first cryptocurrency designed to offer a financial privacy panacea: Dash, formerly known as Darkcoin, integrates the “coinjoin” technique that allows bitcoin users to mix their transactions with a few other spenders in what Todd calls a weaker form of anonymity than Monero offers.
More recently, Zcash debuted with the strongest anonymity promises yet—it uses cryptographic tricks designed to make tracing a transaction not only unlikely, but mathematically impossible. Zcash has yet to be integrated into dark web markets, though, and still requires wielding the command line to use.
Despite the currency’s sudden spike in price, Spagni denies that he or any of the other core Monero coders are sitting on a massive pile of wealth. “We’re just working on this to see where it goes,” he says.
But the promise and peril of Monero, of course, is that no one can check that claim. The stashes of the Monero developers, like those of its growing base of users, will stay secret by design.
Tags: adonis49, Alphabay, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency of Choice, Cryptonote, dark web black market, Drug Dealer, Ethereum, financial privacy advocates, Monero Market, Nicolas van Saberhagen, Peter Todd, Riccardo Spagni, ring signatures, stealth addresses, Zcash
Mysterious Dark Net is going mainstream. And customer-centered to boot it
Posted by: adonis49 on: October 3, 2015
Mysterious dark net is going mainstream
And customer-centered to boot it
There’s a parallel Internet you may not have run across yet — accessed by a special browser and home to a freewheeling collection of sites for everything from anonymous activism to illicit activities.
If you want to buy high-quality, low-price cocaine, there really is only one place to go, and that is the dark net anonymous markets
Patsy Z and TEDxSKE shared a link.
How the mysterious dark net is going mainstream
ted.com|By Jamie Bartlett
0:24 You can’t get to these sites with a normal browser — Chrome or Firefox — because they’re on this hidden part of the Internet, known as Tor hidden services, where URLs are a string of meaningless numbers and letters that end in .onion, and which you access with a special browser called the Tor browser.
The Tor browser was originally a U.S. Naval intelligence project.
It became open source, and it allows anybody to browse the net without giving away their location. And it does this by encrypting your IP address and then routing it via several other computers around the world that use the same software.
You can use it on the normal Internet, but it’s also your key to the dark net. And because of this fiendishly clever encryption system, the 20 or 30 — we don’t know exactly — thousand sites that operate there are incredibly difficult to shut down. It is a censorship-free world visited by anonymous users.
1:34 Little wonder, then, that it’s a natural place to go for anybody with something to hide, and that something, of course, need not be illegal.
On the dark net, you will find whistle-blower sites, The New Yorker. You will find political activism blogs. You will find libraries of pirated books.
But you’ll also find the drugs markets, illegal pornography, commercial hacking services, and much more besides. Now, the dark net is one of the most interesting, exciting places anywhere on the net.
And the reason is, because although innovation takes place in big businesses, takes place in world-class universities, it also takes place in the fringes, because those on the fringes — the pariahs, the outcasts — they’re often the most creative, because they have to be.
In this part of the Internet, you will not find a single lolcat, a single pop-up advert anywhere. And that’s one of the reasons why I think many of you here will be on the dark net fairly soon.
Not that I’m suggesting anyone in this audience would use it to go and procure high-quality narcotics. But let’s say for a moment that you were.
Bear with me. The first thing you will notice on signing up to one of these sites is how familiar it looks. Every single product — thousands of products — has a glossy, high-res image, a detailed product description, a price. There’s a “Proceed to checkout” icon. There is even, most beautifully of all, a “Report this item” button.
You browse through the site, you make your choice, you pay with the crypto-currency bitcoin, you enter an address — preferably not your home address — and you wait for your product to arrive in the post, which it nearly always does. And the reason it does is not because of the clever encryption. That’s important. Something far simpler than that. It’s the user reviews.
You see, every single vendor on these sites uses a pseudonym, naturally enough, but they keep the same pseudonym to build up a reputation. And because it’s easy for the buyer to change allegiance whenever they want, the only way of trusting a vendor is if they have a good history of positive feedback from other users of the site.
4:26 And this introduction of competition and choice does exactly what the economists would predict. Prices tend to go down, product quality tends to go up, and the vendors are attentive, they’re polite, they’re consumer-centric, offering you all manner of special deals, one-offs, buy-one-get-one-frees, free delivery, to keep you happy.
I spoke to Drugsheaven.
Drugsheaven was offering excellent and consistent marijuana at a reasonable price. He had a very generous refund policy, detailed T’s and C’s, and good shipping times.
“Dear Drugsheaven,” I wrote, via the internal emailing system that’s also encrypted, of course. “I’m new here. Do you mind if I buy just one gram of marijuana?”
A couple of hours later, I get a reply. They always reply.
“Hi there, thanks for your email. Starting small is a wise thing to do. I would, too, if I were you.”
“So no problem if you’d like to start with just one gram. I do hope we can do business together. Best wishes, Drugsheaven.”
I don’t know why he had a posh English accent, but I assume he did.
This kind of consumer-centric attitude is the reason why, when I reviewed 120,000 pieces of feedback that had been left on one of these sites over a three-month period, 95% of them were five out of five.
The customer, you see, is king. But what does that mean?
Well, on the one hand, that means there are more drugs, more available, more easily, to more people.
And by my reckoning, that is not a good thing. But, on the other hand, if you are going to take drugs, you have a reasonably good way of guaranteeing a certain level of purity and quality, which is incredibly important if you’re taking drugs. And you can do so from the comfort of your own home, without the risks associated with buying on the streets.
As I said, you’ve got to be creative and innovative to survive in this marketplace.
And the 20 or so sites that are currently in operation — by the way, they don’t always work, they’re not always perfect; the site that I showed you was shut down 18 months ago, but not before it had turned over a billion dollars’ worth of trade.
But these markets, because of the difficult conditions in which they are operating, the inhospitable conditions, are always innovating, always thinking of ways of getting smarter, more decentralized, harder to censor, and more customer-friendly.
Let’s take the payment system.
You don’t pay with your credit card, of course — that would lead directly back to you. So you use the crypto-currency bitcoin, which is easily exchanged for real-world currencies and gives quite a high degree of anonymity to its users.
7:48 But at the beginning of these sites, people noticed a flaw.
Some of the unscrupulous dealers were running away with peoples’ bitcoin before they’d mailed the drugs out. The community came up with a solution, called multi-signature escrow payments.
So on purchasing my item, I would send my bitcoin to a neutral, secure third digital wallet.
The vendor, who would see that I’d sent it, would be confident that they could then send the product to me, and then when I received it, at least two of the three people engaged in the transaction — vendor, buyer, site administrator — would have to sign the transaction off with a unique digital signature, and then the money would be transferred.
Brilliant! Elegant. It works.
But then they realized there was a problem with bitcoin, because every bitcoin transaction is actually recorded publicly in a public ledger.
So if you’re clever, you can try and work out who’s behind them. So they came up with a tumbling service.
Hundreds of people send their bitcoin into one address, they’re tumbled and jumbled up, and then the right amount is sent on to the right recipients, but they’re different bitcoins: micro-laundering systems.
Interested in what drugs are trending right now on the dark net markets? Check Grams, the search engine. You can even buy some advertising space.
Are you an ethical consumer worried about what the drugs industry is doing? Yeah. One vendor will offer you fair trade organic cocaine.
That’s not being sourced from Colombian drug lords, but Guatemalan farmers. They even promised to reinvest 20 percent of any profits into local education programs.
There’s even a mystery shopper.
Now, whatever you think about the morality of these sites — and I submit that it’s not actually an easy question — the creation of functioning, competitive, anonymous markets, where nobody knows who anybody else is, constantly at risk of being shut down by the authorities, is a staggering achievement, a phenomenal achievement. And it’s that kind of innovation that’s why those on the fringes are often the harbingers of what is to come.
It’s easy to forget that because of its short life, the Internet has actually changed many times over the last 30 years or so. It started in the ’70s as a military project, morphed in the 1980s to an academic network, co-opted by commercial companies in the ’90s, and then invaded by all of us via social media in the nineghties, but I think it’s going to change again. And I think things like the dark net markets — creative, secure, difficult to censor — I think that’s the future.
10:55 And the reason it’s the future is because we’re all worried about our privacy.
Surveys consistently show concerns about privacy. The more time we spend online, the more we worry about them, and those surveys show our worries are growing. We’re worried about what happens to our data. We’re worried about who might be watching us.
Since the revelations from Edward Snowden, there’s been a huge increase in the number of people using various privacy-enhancing tools. There are now between two and three million daily users of the Tor browser, the majority of which use is perfectly legitimate, sometimes even mundane.
And there are hundreds of activists around the world working on techniques and tools to keep you private online — default encrypted messaging services.
Ethereum, which is a project which tries to link up the connected but unused hard drives of millions of computers around the world, to create a sort of distributed Internet that no one really controls.
Now, we’ve had distributed computing before, of course. We use it for everything from Skype to the search for extraterrestrial life. But you add distributed computing and powerful encryption — that’s very, very hard to censor and control.
Another called MaidSafe works on similar principles. Another called Twister, and so on and so on.
12:22 And here’s the thing — the more of us join, the more interesting those sites become, and then the more of us join, and so on. And I think that’s what’s going to happen.
In fact, it’s already happening. The dark net is no longer a den for dealers and a hideout for whistle-blowers. It’s already going mainstream.
Just recently, the musician Aphex Twin released his album as a dark net site. Facebook has started a dark net site. A group of London architects have opened a dark net site for people worried about regeneration projects.
Yes, the dark net is going mainstream, and I predict that fairly soon, every social media company, every major news outlet, and therefore most of you in this audience, will be using the dark net, too.
So the Internet is about to get more interesting, more exciting, more innovative, more terrible, more destructive.
That’s good news if you care about liberty.
It’s good news if you care about freedom.
It’s good news if you care about democracy.
It’s also good news if you want to browse for illegal pornography and if you want to buy and sell drugs with impunity.
Neither entirely dark, nor entirely light. It’s not one side or the other that’s going to win out, but both.
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Rehabilitation of two schools in Mogadishu
by ADRA Som | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
Wednesday, 6th February 2019
EU reopens two schools five months after bomb blast in Mogadishu
Today, over 930 children in Mogadishu are back in school thanks to the re-opening of their
bomb-damaged schools. This re-opening follows rehabilitation works financed by the European
Union. On 2 September 2018, the two schools; Hassan Qariindi and Hawlwadaag collapsed after
the bomb blast left half a dozen children injured. In addition to the restoration of the schools,
the EU will further support the schools through the provision of scholastic materials,
scholarships for girls and training of teachers.
Today’s official reopening ceremony was graced by the EU Charge Affairs to Somalia, Mr.
Fulgencio Garrido Ruiz, the Federal Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education Mr.
Abdullahi Godah as well representatives from the Benadir Administration, Implementing Partners
and the local community
“Every child has the right to an education without fear of violence or attack. The European Union
commits to continue engaging stakeholders in Somalia as partners in the search for solutions to
the challenges facing education sector in Somalia,” said Mr Fulgencio Garrido Ruiz, the EU
Charge D’Affairs to Somalia,
During the reopening ceremony, the Federal Minister of Education, Culture and Higher
Education Mr. Abdullahi Godah added, “Ensuring the safety and resilience of children and their
access to sustained quality education remains a cornerstone of the Ministry of Education.”
ADRA Somalia’s country Director, Mr. Luiz Camargo welcomed the investment from the EU
extended to primary school children who were previously out of school in the district.
“Rehabilitation of these schools ensures that hundreds of learners are able to continue with their
primary education, and will eventually transit to other life opportunities upon completion of the
cycle of education,” said Mr Luiz Camargo.
Support to the two schools is under auspices of the EU funded education project implemented by
ADRA led consortium. The project, which is in its third phase, is supporting the Federal
Government of Somalia re-establish public education system ravaged by many years of conflict.
Over the years, it has financed the construction and rehabilitation of 25 schools.
Contacts: Abdikadir ABDI & Mohamed SABUL
Email: DELEGATION-SOMALIA-PPI@eeas.europa.eu
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Home News NIPC retains 2nd best position on FOI ranking for 2020
NIPC retains 2nd best position on FOI ranking for 2020
Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has emerged the second best for the second consecutive year of the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) that were assessed at the 2020 National FOI Compliance & Transparency Ranking. Out of the 213 MDAs assessed in 2020, NIPC had the most consistent ranking from 2019, maintaining its leadership position. The parameters used for the ranking were proactive disclosures, responsiveness to the request for information, level of disclosure, FOI training, and timeliness. The ranking also considered the existence of FOI Desk Officer and publication and submission of statutory annual FOIA compliance report.
The announcement was made at the unveiling ceremony that took place on 28 September 2020 and was co-organised by six civil society organisations: Basic Right Watch (BRW), BudgIT, and International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Public & Private Development Centre (PPDC) and Right to Know (R2K), who partnered to ensure a robust evaluation across agencies.
NIPC was listed second best of the 191 Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) that were assessed at the 2019 National FOI Compliance & Transparency Ranking. Its ranking has improved progressively from 90th of 131 MDAs in 2016. It ranked 75th out of 166 MDAs in 2017 and 17th of 187 MDAs in 2018.
In 2017, the Commission was listed No. 91 at 75th position out of 166 MDAs, in 2018, the Commission was listed 36 at 17th position out of 187 MDAs in 2018.
The efforts of Management at better governance, proactive compliance and transparency resulted in the materially improved ranking in 2019 and 2020 which was achieved by an internal commitment to continuous improvement without the help of any external consultant.
NIPC’s Management and staff have continued to work on the proactive disclosure of information, on its financial performance, companies registered under the NIPC Act, Pioneer Status Incentive application processed, procurement, MOUs and contracts, etc. The Commission updated its website with a dedicated FOI section and trained all staff. This information is updated every quarter and can be accessed at https://nipc.gov.ng/product-category/foi/
Management is delighted with the 2020 ranking and looks forward to improving on its ranking next year.
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Home Business FrieslandCampina WAMCO to launch dairy centre
FrieslandCampina WAMCO to launch dairy centre
To help drive productivity and sustainability in the dairy industry, Dutch dairy company, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, has entered into a partnership venture with key stakeholders to launch Nigeria’s first expertise centre for dairy development, the Centre for Nigerian Dutch Dairy Development (CNDDD).
Positioning the industry on a pedestal to compete with dairy companies around the world, the initiative will be based on best practices that have helped the Dutch dairy industry stand out as one of the best in the world for decades.
According to Managing Director of the company, Ben Langat, the new Centre will foster cooperation among dairy stakeholders.
“The Centre for Nigerian Dutch Dairy Development will engage and promote cooperation among the government, private sector, academics, students and dairy farmers. It will undertake activities that will improve the dairy chain in Nigeria, focusing on both the upstream and downstream sides of the chain,” he said in a statement.
The CNDDD will be the expert research and training institute for dairy development in Nigeria focusing on breeding, farming and feeding management, as well as quality control and productivity (yield per cow).
Putting things in perspective, Langat also explained that the Nigeria dairy sector presently faces major challenges, adding: “However, FrieslandCampina WAMCO in partnership with the federal government is determined to transform the sector from its current subsistence phase to a commercial quality-focused model.”
Relying on data projecting Nigeria’s population growth, FrieslandCampina WAMCO is hopeful that the establishment of a strong agriculture sector is one of the pillars that will bring economic and social stability in Nigeria.
This requires a fundamental long term development of all areas needed to create an effective and efficient dairy sector, it stated.
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Launch ‘How to Get Away with Murder’, the new TV show from Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator, Shonda Rhimes, with no talent access and limited assets.
Filmed a social experiment to test what a group of friends would do when faced with the same question as the stars of the TV Show…. how far would they go to help a friend that may have committed a serious crime?
Supported experiment with research polling the UK on how far they’d go to protect a loved one, unsurprisingly over half of those questioned said they wouldn’t hesitate to cover up a loved one’s crime.
Experiment film featured across Metro, Mail Online and Daily Mirror. It racked up over 70k organic (no paid media spend support) views on YouTube in just three days. The Mirror and Mail Online had separately embedded the video on their own sites, with an estimated overall reach of 20 million.
The campaign awarded most impressive stunt of the week with industry channel ‘PR Moment’!
Viewing figures for the shows premiere exceeded all expectations and it became Universal Channels Number One debut show in 2014.
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January 4 - 8, 2017 ESPN Wide World of Sports Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna a range of events and races, each pacing through an assortment of exciting locations -- including all four theme parks. There's a Family Fun Run 5K, followed by a 10K, a Half Marathon and the full marathon.
Jan. 13 - Feb. 20 Epcot Epcot International Festival of the Arts Combining visual, culinary and performing arts from around the world, the first-ever Epcot International Festival of the Arts will create a global masterpiece for six inspired weekends. Held Fridays through Mondays starting Jan. 13 through Feb. 20, 2017, the Festival will feature new art each week.
Jan. 17 ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend 2017 Registration opens
Jan. 20 - Mar. 09 Magic Kingdom Disney After Hours Magic Kingdom - Select Nights Disney After Hours, a hard-ticket event that allows guests to enjoy Magic Kingdom attractions and character greetings after regular park hours, will return for select dates in January, February and March 2017. During the event nights, 25 attractions and experiences are open
Jan. 25 - Jan. 28 ESPN Wide World of Sports Pro Bowl Week Many NFL superstars will be coming to Orlando for Pro Bowl Week starting January 25. Among the Pro Bowl players recently announced are New England quarterback Tom Brady, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Dallas rookie sensations Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott. ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will host most of the Pro Bowl Week activities, including the team practices, youth football events, a Pro Bowl Skills Showdown and a dodgeball game pitting the AFC stars against the NFC's best players. There are also activities planned for Disney Springs as well as Epcot, which will be the site of the Pro Bowl 5K run. On January 27, Pro Bowl players, NFL cheerleaders and various community groups will take part in a celebratory parade down Main Street, U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom. Tickets for the game are still available at www.nfl.com/probowl. For more information on Pro Bowl Week, visit espnwwos.com.
Feb. 14 ESPN Wide World of Sports Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2018 Registration Opens February 14, 2017 Noon ET
Feb. 23 - Feb. 27 ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend Races include 5K, Kids Races, 10K, and half marathon, as well as the Glass Slipper Challenge for those participating in both the 10K and half marathon.
Feb. 25 - Mar. 29 ESPN Wide World of Sports Atlanta Braves Spring Training Select dates
March 1 - May. 29 Epcot Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
Mar. 06 - Mar. 10 Disney's Animal Kingdom "The View" Broadcasts from Animal Kingdom You can get on the waitlist for tickets to a taping here: http://1iota.com/Show/385/The-View
Mar. 12 Typhoon Lagoon : Water Parks Miss Adventure Falls Opens Brand new attraction for Typhoon Lagoon. Travel in a four-person raft, as you twist and turn on this new fun-filled white-water experience.
Mar. 16 - Mar. 19 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World Mighty St. Patrick's Festival at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant Celtic rock's hardest-working band and an extraordinary family of Irish musicians will headline the 2017 Mighty St. Patrick's Festival at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in Disney Springs. Running March 16-19, the most authentic St. Patrick's Day celebration in Central Florida will feature a round-the-clock lineup of talented musicians, award-winning Irish dancers and authentic cuisine by Irish celebrity chef and PBS/Create TV personality Kevin Dundon.
April 2 BoardWalk : Disney Resorts Bon Voyage Breakfast Debuts The new Bon Voyage Breakfast will begin on April 2, and will give guests the opportunity to meet a variety of characters, including Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Ariel and Prince Eric. Reservations are now open.
Apr. 14 Disney's Hollywood Studios Star Wars: Galactic Nights
Apr. 20 - Apr. 23 ESPN Wide World of Sports Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side Weekend Races include the 5K, Kids' Races, 10K, and half marathon, with the Dark Side Challenge for those completing the 10K and half marathon distances. New for 2017: the 10K and half marathon will start on Floridian Way and finish at Epcot. In the Inaugural event those races started at Epcot and finished at ESPN Wide World of Sports. The Kessel Run Challenge medal will be awarded to those who complete both the Star Wars Half Marathon - The Light Side in California and the Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side in Florida.
May 2 - May. 02 ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2018 Registration opens
May. 12 Magic Kingdom Happily Ever After Fireworks and Projection Spectacular Debut Beginning May 12, Walt Disney World Resort guests will discover just how magical and emotional that fairy tale ending can be with the newest, most breathtaking fireworks show in the history of Magic Kingdom Park - "Happily Ever After."
May. 27 Pandora - The World of Avatar : Disney's Animal Kingdom Pandora the World of Avatar Official Opening Pandora the World of Avatar officially opens on May 27, 2017.
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July 3 - July 4 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World 4th of July Celebrations Guests can celebrate America's birthday with a red, white and blue extravaganza at Walt Disney World Resort. There will be no shortage of nighttime fun, as fireworks will dance across the skies above the Florida vacation kingdom.
Jul. 15 Epcot Epcot Food and Wine Festival Preview Tables in Wonderland hosts a preview of the 22nd Epcot International Food and Wine Festival at World ShowPlace Pavilion from noon until 2 p.m. $145 per person, plus tax, gratuity included.
July 15 - 30 The Marketplace : Disney Springs Christmas in July Christmas-themed merchandise, entertainment and treats around Disney Springs Marketplace, such as: -- Santa, dressed in his summer vacation attire, meeting and taking photos with guests at Disney's Days of Christmas each day from 1 to 10 p.m. -- a DJ spinning Christmas beats. -- holiday face-painting -- Disney Springs fountains decked out for the season. Admission and parking in two garages at Disney Springs are free.
Jul. 17 Wilderness Lodge : Disney Resorts Copper Creek Villas and Cabins Grand Opening! Copper Creek Villas & Cabins will feature 184 modern, nature-inspired vacation homes, including Deluxe Studios, one- and two-bedroom Villas, and even three-bedroom Grand Villas, which sleep up to 12. The new resort will also include 26 all-new luxurious waterfront cabins.
Jul. 29 Blizzard Beach : Water Parks Club Penguin Island Guests at the water park will have the chance to participate in Club Penguin Island-themed activities, such as a penguin splash competition in the Ski Patrol area, coloring contests and a "snowball" toss with water balloons.
Aug. 17 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World American Idol Bus Tour ABC's "American Idol" launches the start of its highly anticipated open auditions at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort. The iconic "American Idol" bus will roll into Disney Springs for auditions taking place on THURSDAY, AUGUST 17.
Aug. 19 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World Disney PhotoPass Day This celebration of the Disney PhotoPass service features one-day-only character experiences, event-exclusive animated Magic Shots, and special photo locations at all four theme parks.
Aug. 25 - Nov. 1 Magic Kingdom Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2017 Dates: August 25, 29 September 1, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29 October 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31 November 1
Aug. 31 - Nov. 13 Epcot Epcot International Food and Wine Festival The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival will expand to 75 days for its 2017 season.
Aug. 31 - Nov. 13 American Adventure : Epcot Eat to the Beat Concert Series The Eat to the Beat Concert Series will return to this year's Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. NEW acts coming this year include Kenny G, 10,000 Maniacs, Everclear, Blue October and Squeeze!
Sept. 1 - 4 The Landing : Disney Springs 6th Annual Great Irish Hooley Celebrating Irish song, dance, food and drink, the Great Irish Hooley kicks off performances beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, and continues each day and night through late Monday and into the wee hours. This year's Hooley entertainment headliners include: Elevation, a U2 tribute act; Lisa Canny Band; and Gary O'Meara Band, with a traditional Irish banjo player. In addition, the Raglan Road Irish Dancers and champion Irish dancer Ciaran Keating, Raglan Road's show choreographer, will host an entertaining event that traces the origins of Irish dance from earliest jigs and reels through contemporary times. The complete entertainment schedule will be posted at www.raglanroad.com and www.greatirishhooley.com closer to the event.
Sept. 8 - 9 ESPN Wide World of Sports Night of Joy 2017 The 35th annual Night of Joy is a two-night, ticketed event that features contemporary Christian music held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Matthew West will act as host for the two-night event this year.
Sep. 08 Mickey Avenue : Disney's Hollywood Studios One Man's Dream Becomes Walt Disney Presents The One Man's Dream attraction is currently being reimagined into Walt Disney Presents, which like its predecessor, will continue showcasing historic items from Walt Disney's history, such as sketches, photos and storyboards. But wait - Walt Disney Presents will also act as a preview center where guests explore what's next for the park.
Oct. 27 - 28 Dolphin : Disney Resorts Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic
Oct. 27 - Nov. 26 The West Side : Disney Springs Disney-Pixar's Coco Family Celebration Disney Springs guests can celebrate the release of the new Disney-Pixar film "Coco" with a family-friendly fiesta that will take place at Disney Springs West Side.
Oct. 28 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World A Day of IMAGINATION The Disney Project presents this Disney fan event featuring original Epcot Imagineer Tom Morris and Dreamfinder Steve Taylor. The event will be held at Wyndham Lake Buena Vista at Disney Springs. It will consist of Disney presentations, including rare and never-before-seen photos, as well as first-hand accounts of what life was like in yesterday's Future World. Prizes will be raffled, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Disney Project's Day of Imagination site.
Nov. 2017 - Jan. 1, 2018 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World Holiday Happenings Around the World
Nov. 2 - 5 ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend 2017
Nov. 3 - ?? Mickey Avenue : Disney's Hollywood Studios Sneak Peek of Disney-Pixar's Coco At Disney's Hollywood Studios, a preview of "Coco" will be presented as part of the Walt Disney Presents attraction, where artwork and character sculptures from the production will also be on display.
Nov. 9 - Dec. 22 Magic Kingdom Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party 2017 Dates: November 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 26, 28 December 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22
Nov. 9 - Dec. 31 Sunset Boulevard : Disney's Hollywood Studios Sunset Seasons Greetings Each night after dark from November 9 through December 31, billboards on Sunset Boulevard will flicker into motion and display the holiday stories of Disney, Pixar, and Muppet characters. The Hollywood Tower Hotel will also transform and bring the characters' stories to life.
Nov. 16 Coronado Springs Resort : Disney Resorts Pin-Trading Night Pin Trading Night will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Convention Center's Veracruz A. Admission to the event is $15 per person and includes: Pin Trading Area; One edible treat; preview of upcoming pin releases; first opportunity to pre-purchase select themed pins from the Aladdin 25th Anniversary Collection via the Random Selection Process. Space is limited.
Dec. 16 Disney's Hollywood Studios Star Wars: Galactic Nights This gala evening will be filled with out-of-this-world entertainment celebrating the entire Star Wars saga. Among many thrills in store, guests will be treated Hollywood-style to a red carpet arrival, iconic attractions with little to no wait time, amazing fireworks and projections, and experts sharing details about the Star Wars expansion coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios. Tickets are $129 adults, $124 ages 3-9 (discounts available for Annual Passholders and DVC Members). Purchase tickets at DisneyWorld.com or call 407-W-DISNEY (407 934-7639).
Dec. 16 The West Side : Disney Springs Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire Tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated hyper-reality experience, debuting at Disney Springs on December 16.
Jan. 3 - 7 ESPN Wide World of Sports Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2018
Jan 12 - Feb 19 Epcot Epcot Festival of the Arts After a successful first season, Epcot Festival of the Arts returns in 2018!
Jan. 24 - Jan. 28 ESPN Wide World of Sports NFL Pro Bowl Week There are many free and open-to-the-public events, including AFC and NFC football team practices. Fans can also cheer on favorite players as they go against each other at the 2018 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown. The NFL Pro Bowl Experience -- a free, interactive fan zone with fun activities for the whole family -- is open daily at 10 a.m. starting Wednesday.
Feb. 03 Contemporary : Disney Resorts Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings Showcase A one-day event to help guests plan their perfect Disney wedding. Held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the resort's Convention Center.
Feb. 10 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World D23's Magical Screening Series: Peter Pan
Feb. 22 - 25 ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
Feb. 26 - Mar. 24 ESPN Wide World of Sports Atlanta Braves Spring Training ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is home to 2018 Atlanta Braves Spring Training!
Feb. 28 - May 28 Epcot Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival This year, 2018, is the 25th annual springtime flower fest.
Mar. 09 - Mar. 11 Epcot "STEVE": Filming for Daytime Series Steve Harvey will bring his show for filming. The shows are set to air March 19-23.
Mar. 15 - Apr. 15 The Landing : Disney Springs Sakura Festival at Morimoto Asia The restaurant will be decorated with the pink blooms of the Sakura and will feature themed menu specials during lunch and dinner.
Mar. 16 - Mar. 18 The Landing : Disney Springs Mighty St. Patrick's Festival at Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant Award-winning bands are lined up for three nonstop days of live music, Irish dance, first-rate food and fun. Reservations can be booked for other festival days by calling 407-938-0300. The entertainment schedule will be posted at raglanroad.com.
Apr. 19 - 22 ESPN Wide World of Sports Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side 2018
Apr. 22 Disney's Animal Kingdom D23 Celebrates 20 Years of Disney's Animal Kingdom
Apr. 22 Discovery Island : Disney's Animal Kingdom Tiffins Talk At Tiffins restaurant, as part of the theme park's 20th anniversary celebration, Dr. Joseph Soltis, Research Scientist for Disney's Animals, Science and Environment, will speak about the "Elephants and Bees" project in which honeybees are helping people and elephants in Kenya. The menu will feature African cuisine.
Apr. 22 - May 5 Disney's Animal Kingdom Party for the Planet/20th Anniversary Celebration As part of this celebration, the new attraction UP! A Great Bird Adventure will debut, and the park will offer animal encounters, family-friendly activities, specialty desserts and more.
Apr. 25 Discovery Island : Disney's Animal Kingdom Tiffins Talk At Tiffins restaurant as part of the theme park's 20th anniversary celebration, Joe Rohde, Portfolio Creative Executive and a veteran Imagineer, will share tales from his adventures all over Asia, India, Nepal and China. The chefs of Tiffins will follow Joe's journeys with a menu inspired by his travels.
Apr. 27 Discovery Island : Disney's Animal Kingdom Tiffins Talk At Tiffins restaurant as part of the theme park's 20th anniversary celebration, Dr. Jason Fischer, Conservation Program Manager for Disney's Animals, Science and Environment, will speak about Disney's efforts to conserve the purple martin, a remarkable migratory songbird that travels to Walt Disney World Resort from the Brazilian Amazon to raise a family each year. The menu will feature North American cuisine.
Apr. 29 Discovery Island : Disney's Animal Kingdom Tiffins Talk At Tiffins restaurant, Rachel Daneault, Zoological Manager at Disney's Animal Kingdom for the Primate - Carnivore team, will talk about the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center (GRACE) project that Disney supports in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The menu will feature African cuisine.
May. 02 Discovery Island : Disney's Animal Kingdom Tiffins Talk At Tiffins restaurant, Dr. Anne Savage, Conservation Director for Disney's Animals, Science and Environment, will speak about the cotton-top tamarin conservation project Disney supports in Colombia. The menu will feature South American cuisine.
May. 04 Discovery Island : Disney's Animal Kingdom Tiffins Talk At Tiffins restaurant, Dr. Scott Terrell, Director of Animal and Science Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, will chat about caring for the Sumatran tigers that call Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park home, as well as the conservation work Disney is doing to protect tigers in Asia. The menu will feature Asian cuisine.
May. 13 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World Mother's Day A number of restaurants around Walt Disney World will have special dining menus on this day set aside to honor mothers. Remember to check the site and the AllEars newsletter for updates.
May. 25 - Sep. 03 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World Incredible Summer Walt Disney World kicks off its Incredible Summer over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27. Highlights include Donald's Dino Bash at Animal Kingdom, Guardians of the Galaxy - Awesome Mix Live! concert series at Epcot (starts June 9), an Incredibles Dance Party at Magic Kingdom, H2O Glow Nights at Typhoon Lagoon and more.
May. 27 Disney's Hollywood Studios Star Wars: Galactic Nights This Star Wars-themed evening is held after park hours from 7 p.m. to midnight and celebrates the entire Star Wars saga with entertainment, special photo opportunities, event-exclusive merchandise and food and beverage, and encounters with rarely seen characters.
Jun. 21 - Aug. 11 Typhoon Lagoon : Water Parks Disney H2O Glow Nights Special lighting effects will transform the water park as Buzz, Woody and Jessie throw a Beach Party inspired by their friend, "Partysaurus" Rex. This special ticketed event will take place on Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 to 11 p.m. and costs $55 for adults and $50 for children ages 3-9 (plus tax). For more information and to purchase tickets, call (407) 939-1872.
Jul. 03 - Jul. 04 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World 4th of July Celebrations Celebrations take place property wide on July 3rd and 4th.
Aug. 07 - Aug. 12 ESPN Wide World of Sports Jr. NBA World The Jr. NBA World Championship will feature boys and girls divisions, each comprised of 16 regional champions (eight U.S. and eight international teams) that will receive all-expenses-paid trips to compete in the inaugural event Aug. 7-12, 2018 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Located at Walt Disney World Resort, the world-class venue regularly hosts elite and recreational youth sports competitions.
Aug. 17 - Oct. 31 Magic Kingdom Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2018 Dates: -- August 17, 24, 28, 31 -- September 3, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 -- October 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31
Aug. 30 - Nov. 12 Epcot Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival The 23rd Annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival will return to Walt Disney World for 75 days, continuing its tradition of fine dining events, appearances by favorite Disney culinarians and top celebrity chefs, and a slate of concerts from favorite bands of the last few decades.
Nov. 1 - 4 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend Join the celebration and prepare to feast on an exciting menu of races during the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend presented by MISFIT! We are serving up the Disney Fall Feast 5K, Disney Wine & Dine 10K, runDisney Kids Races and the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon to cap off the weekend. Plus, runners can take on the Disney Two Course Challenge, combining the 10K and Half Marathon, to earn the coveted Challenge medal. You won't want to miss this event where there will be plenty of surprises, Disney entertainment and an exclusive Post-Race Party for runners and their guests!
Nov. 8 - Dec. 21 Magic Kingdom Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party 2018 Party Dates: -- November 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 25, 27, 29, 30 -- December 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21
Early Nov. - Early Jan. Resort Wide : Walt Disney World Holiday Celebrations
Nov. 16 - Nov. 18 Contemporary : Disney Resorts D23 Destination D: Happy Birthday Mickey November 18, 2018, will mark 90 years since Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theatre in New York City, and D23 is throwing a party at Disney's Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World Resort to celebrate. The event will include panels, presentations, an all-new exhibit from the Walt Disney Archives, a pop-up store from Walt Disney Imagineering's Mickey's of Glendale, and more. Additional details, including special hotel rates and ticketing information, will be announced in the coming months.
Nov. 18 - Late 2019 Resort Wide : Walt Disney World 90 Years of Mickey Mouse "The World's Biggest Mouse Party" will be a celebration at Disney parks and resorts around the world, with commemorative merchandise, photo locations and more.
Nov. 18 - Dec. 30 Epcot Epcot's International Festival of the Holidays Holiday Kitchens, Holiday Entertainment, special IllumiNations finale, and more
Nov. 08 - Jan. 05 Disney's Hollywood Studios : Walt Disney World Sunset Seasons Greetings, and Jingle Bell Jingle BAM! Disney's Hollywood Studios transforms into a winter wonderland with special food and drink offerings around the park, decorations, and projections, fireworks, lasers, and snow on Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards
Nov. 08 - Jan. 05 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail Disney Springs' Christmas Tree Trail will return with music, treats, photo ops, snow, and 23 themed trees
2020 China Pavilion : Epcot Wondrous China Debuts The China pavilion will debut a new, completely seamless 360-degree digital format film in 2020 — a month or season for the debut has not been announced.
2020 Toy Story Land : Disney's Hollywood Studios Roundup Rodeo BBQ Opens Toy Story Land will be getting a table service restaurant opening in 2020. The new location promises to be immersive, and something you can only experience through Toy Story.
Jan. 08 - Jan. 12 ESPN Wide World of Sports : Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
Jan. 17 - Feb. 24 Epcot : Walt Disney World Epcot International Festival of the Arts Epcot celebrates performing, fine, and culinary arts at this annual Festival
Jan. 17 - Feb. 24 Epcot : Walt Disney World Disney on Broadway Concert Series Special concert series held in conjunction with Epcot's International Festival of the Arts
Jan. 17 Epcot : Walt Disney World Awesome Planet Film Debuts The Land pavilion’s new film Awesome Planet, which showcases the spectacular beauty, diversity, and dynamic story of the planet in World Nature,
Jan. 17 Canada Pavilion : Epcot Canada Far and Wide Debuts The film Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360 will debut in the Canada pavilion with new scenes and a new story narrated by Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara
Jan. 17 France Pavilion : Epcot Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along Debuts The new Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along will alternate showings with the France pavilion’s Impressions de France. The new film is directed by Don Hahn, who produced both the animated and live-action versions of Beauty and the Beast.
February 2020 Epcot : Walt Disney World Space 220 Restaurant Opens A new International Space Station-themed restaurant will open its doors this winter and be called Space 220. The restaurant will offer an out-of-this-world culinary experience with the celestial panorama of a space station, including daytime and nighttime views of Earth from 220 miles up.
February 6, 2020 - None Disney Springs : Walt Disney World City Works Eatery & Pour House Opens New City Works restaurant to open in Disney Springs' West Side.
February 19, 2020 - February 19 American Adventure : Epcot Regal Eagle Restaurant Opens The American Adventure pavilion’s Liberty Inn closed in July. This will be replaced with the Regal Eagle Smokehouse.
Feb. 20 - Feb. 23 ESPN Wide World of Sports : Walt Disney World Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
March 2020 Disney's Hollywood Studios : Walt Disney World Mickey Shorts Theater Opens The new Mickey Shorts Theater is coming to the former Star Wars: Path of the Jedi theater. The theater will be re-imagined for the new feature.
Mar. 04 Hollywood Boulevard : Disney's Hollywood Studios Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway Opens The first Mickey-themed ride-through attraction featuring a new original story and theme song will take guests on a journey using new technologies that transform the two-dimensional cartoon world into a multi-dimensional experience.
Mar. 04 - Jun. 01 Epcot : Walt Disney World Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival features dozens of Disney-crafted topiaries and landscaping that will transform the Epcot landscape into a floral extravaganza.
Mar. 04 - Jun. 01 Epcot : Walt Disney World Garden Rocks Concert Series Garden Rocks Concert Series as it welcomes back favorite artists
Mar. 20 - Apr. 16 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World Previews Start for New Cirque du Soleil "Drawn to Life" Show For the first time, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Animation Studios joined forces with Cirque du Soleil to create a show that combines Disney storytelling and heart with Cirque du Soleil’s signature artistry. The story is the tale of young girl whose father is a Disney animator. Because of this she has grown up with the characters and her dad finds a way to send her on a journey in the world of Disney Animation!
Apr. 16 - Apr. 19 ESPN Wide World of Sports : Walt Disney World Star Wars Rival Run Weekend
Apr. 17 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World New Cirque du Soleil Show "Drawn to Life" Opens For the first time, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Animation Studios joined forces with Cirque du Soleil to create a show that combines Disney storytelling and heart with Cirque du Soleil’s signature artistry. The story is the tale of young girl whose father is a Disney animator. Because of this she has grown up with the characters and her dad finds a way to send her on a journey in the world of Disney Animation!
July 11, 2020 - No End Date Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Reopens
July 11, 2020 - No end date Disney's Animal Kingdom : Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom Reopens
Unknown France Pavilion : Epcot Remy's Ratatouille Adventure Attraction Opens Disneyland Paris’ Ratatouille makes a trans-Atlantic trek to open its kitchen doors in the France pavilion next summer! Shrink down to the size of a rat, and get ready for adventure as you race around the kitchen!
Unknown France Pavilion : Epcot La Creperie de Paris Restaurant Opens A brand new creperie will open in the France pavilion next summer. La Creperie de Paris will feature a menu inspired by the Brittany region of France. The new location will offer table service dining as well as a quick-service stop for guests craving sweet or savory crepes.
Unknown Epcot : Walt Disney World HarmonioUS Epcot's new nighttime spectacular will be a celebration of the human story and human connectedness.
July 15, 2020 - No end date Epcot : Walt Disney World EPCOT Reopens
July 11, 2020 - No end date Disney's Hollywood Studios : Walt Disney World Disney's Hollywood Studios Reopens
2020-07-15 - 2020-11-23 Epcot : Walt Disney World 2020 Epcot Food & Wine Festival
Fall 2020 ESPN Wide World of Sports : Walt Disney World [Cancelled] Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
November 6 - November 7 Disney Resorts : Walt Disney World [Cancelled] Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic
2020-11-25 - 2021-01-01 Epcot : Walt Disney World 2020 Epcot Festival of the Holidays
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Steve Sebelius: Salary payments in congressional race raise questions
Steve SebeliusMore Content Now
Nov 6, 2015 at 12:51 PM Nov 6, 2015 at 12:51 PM
Ask anybody who’s ever done it: Running for Congress is a lot of hard work.
So why not get paid for it?
Review-Journal political reporter Ben Botkin this week uncovered the fact that in Nevada, Republican Congressional District 3 candidate Andy Matthews has been paying himself a salary out of the $137,000 he’s raised for his bid.
Thus far, Matthews has earned $11,600 from his campaign’s coffers.
The revelation has sparked more than a little outrage on the left, which could not resist pointing out Matthews — in his former job as president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute — was a big critic of government salaries for public employees. NPRI keeps track of those salaries with near-Talmudic precision on a website devoted to transparency.
But that particular criticism of Matthews is misplaced: Campaign funds are not taxpayer dollars. They’re non-tax deductible, voluntary contributions given by willing donors to a particular individual. (You could cogently argue that perhaps at least some of Matthews’ donors didn’t expect their contributions to end up in the candidate’s pocket, however.)
No, the primary reason Matthews is wrong to pay himself a salary is that the practice apparently violates Federal Elections Commission guidelines. Those rules say candidates can only pay themselves salaries after the filing deadline for the office they’re seeking. That doesn’t happen until March.
Matthews told Botkin his campaign called the FEC to ask about salaries, and was told it was OK. But even if that phone call took place, and somebody employed by the FEC gave that advice, the guidelines are clear. (And those guidelines exist to prevent precisely this sort of … let’s generously call it a misunderstanding.)
Matthews says he’s going to continue paying himself, which leaves him open to an FEC complaint. But why not? A guy’s got to pay his rent, and even if a complaint is filed and sustained, there’s plenty of money to cover an FEC fine.
But that’s not to say none of the criticism leveled at Matthews has merit. There is something delicious about a guy paying himself to run for political office when that same person formerly headed an organization that constantly questions the propriety of salaries paid under union-negotiated contracts to hard-working public employees such as firefighters, teachers and cops. What Matthews is doing is certainly legal (after the filing deadline, that is). And it’s certainly been done before, by Democrats and Republicans. But because of the job Matthews gave up to run for office, this is one of those rare occasions in politics where the personal really is political.
Ohio says no in marijuana vote
After enjoying widespread support in Oregon, Washington state, Colorado, Alaska and Washington, D.C., legalized recreational marijuana hit a snag on Tuesday when Ohio voters said no.
Does this mean voters are starting to reconsider what until now has been a steady march to make marijuana legal? Not necessarily.
The Ohio measure wasn’t just about legalization. It would have created a system in which 10 facilities in the state would have had the exclusive rights to peddle legalized marijuana. And as we’ve seen from Nevada’s own plodding progress in legalizing and distributing medical marijuana, granting a small number of exclusive franchises creates a host of new problems.
Nevada voters will get their chance to legalize recreational marijuana come November 2016. Under the initiative, existing medical marijuana facilities and liquor distributors will be first in line to sell legal weed if voters approve the measure.
We’ll be better able to determine then whether Ohio’s vote was a reversal in America’s changing attitudes toward marijuana, or whether it was more likely an outlier.
Steve Sebelius is a Las Vegas Review-Journal political columnist in Nevada. Follow him on Twitter @SteveSebelius or reach him at 702-387-5276 orssebelius@reviewjournal.com.
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Songs > Pay the Snucka
Pay the Snucka has been performed live by Umphrey's McGee 346 time(s).
It was last performed 16 show(s) ago.
Average performance gap: 6.7
Yearly Performances
Date Played
Show Gap
2020-02-15 Exploreasheville.com Arena Asheville NC 16 Umphrey's McGee
2019-12-31 Fillmore Auditorium Denver CO 7 Umphrey's McGee
2019-11-02 The Fillmore Philadelphia PA 21 Umphrey's McGee
2019-08-22 The Signal Chattanooga TN 11 Umphrey's McGee
2019-07-18 The Ritz Raleigh NC 39 Umphrey's McGee
2019-02-21 Clyde Theatre Fort Wayne IN 1 Umphrey's McGee
2019-02-16 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn NY 22 Umphrey's McGee
2018-12-15 Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun Puerto Morelos 9 Umphrey's McGee
2018-10-11 The Fillmore Charlotte NC 6 Umphrey's McGee
2018-08-30 The Joy Theater New Orleans LA 11 Umphrey's McGee
2018-08-09 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa OK 11 Umphrey's McGee
2018-06-02 ACE Adventure Resort Minden WV 6 Umphrey's McGee
2018-05-24 Three Sisters Park Chillicothe IL 9 Umphrey's McGee
2018-03-22 Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room Stateline NV 14 Umphrey's McGee
2018-02-02 Wings Event Center Kalamazoo MI 7 Umphrey's McGee
2018-01-20 Beacon Theatre New York NY 7 Umphrey's McGee
2018-01-12 Taft Theatre Cincinnati OH 6 Umphrey's McGee
2017-12-03 Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa Punta Cana 38 Umphrey's McGee
2017-06-03 ACE Adventure Resort Minden WV 11 Umphrey's McGee
2017-04-28 The Fillmore Miami Beach Miami Beach FL 22 Umphrey's McGee
2017-02-19 The Orange Peel Asheville NC 13 Umphrey's McGee
2017-01-15 The Tabernacle Atlanta GA 23 Umphrey's McGee
2016-09-09 Stage AE Pittsburgh PA 16 Umphrey's McGee
2016-07-17 Stone Pony Summerstage Asbury Park NJ 49 Umphrey's McGee
2016-02-12 Echostage Washington DC 38 Umphrey's McGee
2015-08-09 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids MI 9 Umphrey's McGee
2015-07-03 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison CO 12 Umphrey's McGee
2015-05-02 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas NV 2 Umphrey's McGee
2015-04-25 First Avenue Minneapolis MN 4 Umphrey's McGee
2015-04-17 House of Blues Houston TX 10 Umphrey's McGee
2015-03-13 Belly Up Aspen Aspen CO 7 Umphrey's McGee
2015-02-21 Palace Theatre Albany NY 7 Umphrey's McGee
2015-02-11 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville VA 5 Umphrey's McGee
2015-01-31 The Fillmore Detroit MI 12 Umphrey's McGee
2014-12-30 The Tabernacle Atlanta GA 4 Umphrey's McGee
2014-11-15 Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak FL 6 Umphrey's McGee
2014-11-01 House of Blues Boston MA 6 Umphrey's McGee
2014-10-23 The Rapids Theatre Niagara Falls NY 8 Umphrey's McGee
2014-08-17 Somerset Amphitheater Somerset WI 13 Umphrey's McGee
2014-07-26 Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park Indianapolis IN 9 Umphrey's McGee
2014-06-26 Double JJ Resort Rothbury MI 7 Umphrey's McGee
2014-06-05 Hunter Mountain Hunter NY 15 Umphrey's McGee
2014-04-08 Georgia Theatre Athens GA 6 Umphrey's McGee
2014-04-01 Track 29 Chattanooga TN 1 Umphrey's McGee
2014-03-22 The Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ 4 Umphrey's McGee
2014-03-07 Crystal Ballroom Portland OR 5 Umphrey's McGee
2014-02-20 The Riviera Theatre Chicago IL 4 Umphrey's McGee
2014-02-13 The NorVa Norfolk VA 6 Umphrey's McGee
2014-01-31 Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus OH 5 Umphrey's McGee
2013-12-31 Fillmore Auditorium Denver CO 12 Umphrey's McGee
2013-10-25 Stage AE Pittsburgh PA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2013-10-16 Higher Ground South Burlington VT 5 Umphrey's McGee
2013-08-30 Mann Music Center Philadelphia PA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2013-08-21 The Crossroads KC Kansas City MO 11 Umphrey's McGee
2013-07-02 Henry Maier Festival Park Milwaukee WI 1 Umphrey's McGee
2013-06-22 House of Blues North Myrtle Beach SC 9 Umphrey's McGee
2013-05-31 Mulberry Mountain Ozark AR 13 Umphrey's McGee
2013-04-13 Jannus Live St. Petersburg FL 9 Umphrey's McGee
2013-03-16 The Fox Theater Oakland CA 14 Umphrey's McGee
2013-02-08 The Pageant St. Louis MO 10 Umphrey's McGee
2013-01-23 Ziggy's Winston-Salem NC 5 Umphrey's McGee
2013-01-16 The Town Ballroom Buffalo NY 10 Umphrey's McGee
2012-11-03 State Theatre Portland ME 7 Umphrey's McGee
2012-10-24 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto ON 6 Umphrey's McGee
2012-09-22 Iroquois Amphitheater Louisville KY 6 Umphrey's McGee
2012-09-13 Sumtur Amphitheater Omaha NE 6 Umphrey's McGee
2012-09-02 Congress Theater Chicago IL 8 Umphrey's McGee
2012-07-04 Moonlite Gardens Cincinnati OH 6 Umphrey's McGee
2012-06-08 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester TN 6 Umphrey's McGee
2012-04-21 House of Blues Dallas TX 2 Umphrey's McGee
2012-04-20 Stubb's BBQ Austin TX 5 Umphrey's McGee
2012-04-13 Georgia Theatre Athens GA 11 Umphrey's McGee
2012-03-15 Silverton Casino Las Vegas NV 1 Umphrey's McGee
2012-03-11 Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay NV 5 Umphrey's McGee
2012-02-19 The Canopy Club Urbana IL 7 Umphrey's McGee
2012-01-21 Best Buy Theater New York NY 3 Umphrey's McGee
2012-01-09 MSC Poesia Atlantic Ocean 5 Umphrey's McGee
2011-12-29 The Pageant St. Louis MO 4 Umphrey's McGee
2011-11-05 The Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee WI 8 Umphrey's McGee
2011-10-21 House of Blues Cleveland OH 4 Umphrey's McGee
2011-09-22 House of Blues Atlantic City NJ 9 Umphrey's McGee
2011-09-09 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn NY 16 Umphrey's McGee
2011-07-08 The Orbit Room Grand Rapids MI 1 Umphrey's McGee
2011-07-04 Boulder Theater Boulder CO 14 Umphrey's McGee
2011-03-18 House of Blues San Diego CA 4 Umphrey's McGee
2011-03-04 First Avenue Minneapolis MN 12 Umphrey's McGee
2011-01-31 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn NY 5 Umphrey's McGee
2010-10-24 The Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington IN 4 Umphrey's McGee
2010-10-09 The Wilma Theatre Missoula MT 6 Umphrey's McGee
2010-10-02 Knitting Factory Reno NV 6 Umphrey's McGee
2010-09-24 Minglewood Hall Memphis TN 7 Umphrey's McGee
2010-07-31 Seaside Park Bridgeport CT 21 Umphrey's McGee
2010-03-22 Melkweg The Max Amsterdam 3 Umphrey's McGee
2010-02-27 Electric Factory Philadelphia PA 6 Umphrey's McGee
2010-02-12 Music Farm Charleston SC 6 Umphrey's McGee
2010-02-03 Liberty Hall Lawrence KS 5 Umphrey's McGee
2010-01-19 Knitting Factory Boise ID 7 Umphrey's McGee
2009-12-29 The Vic Theatre Chicago IL 11 Umphrey's McGee
2009-10-30 Las Tortugas - Dance of the Dead IV Groveland (Yosemite) CA 6 Umphrey's McGee
2009-10-23 McDonald Theatre Eugene OR 14 Umphrey's McGee
2009-09-16 House of Blues Las Vegas NV 10 Umphrey's McGee
2009-07-25 Soo Pass Ranch Detroit Lakes MN 8 Umphrey's McGee
2009-07-02 Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds Quincy CA 5 Umphrey's McGee
2009-06-06 BamaJam Enterprise AL 10 Umphrey's McGee
2009-04-29 The Bama Theatre Tuscaloosa AL 4 Umphrey's McGee
2009-04-11 Nokia Theatre Times Square New York NY 6 Umphrey's McGee
2009-04-04 Ram's Head Live! Baltimore MD 8 Umphrey's McGee
2009-03-14 The Egyptian Room, The Murat Centre Indianapolis IN 7 Umphrey's McGee
2009-02-22 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte NC 11 Umphrey's McGee
2008-12-13 Hedonism III Runaway Bay 3 Umphrey's McGee
2008-11-22 9:30 Club Washington DC 7 Umphrey's McGee
2008-10-25 Showbox at the Market Seattle WA 11 Umphrey's McGee
2008-10-09 Northern Lights Clifton Park NY 4 Umphrey's McGee
2008-07-25 Theater of Living Arts Philadelphia PA 16 Umphrey's McGee
2008-06-06 St. Andrews Hall Detroit MI 8 Umphrey's McGee
2008-05-02 House of Blues New Orleans LA 8 Umphrey's McGee
2008-04-13 Toad's Place New Haven CT 7 Umphrey's McGee
2008-02-16 The Fillmore San Francisco CA 10 Umphrey's McGee
2007-12-29 Aragon Ballroom Chicago IL 8 Umphrey's McGee
2007-10-27 House of Blues Las Vegas NV 2 Umphrey's McGee
2007-08-25 Riverview Music Festival Chicago IL 8 Umphrey's McGee
2007-07-26 Sonar Baltimore MD 10 Umphrey's McGee
2007-06-30 Masquerade Music Park Atlanta GA 13 Umphrey's McGee
2007-04-21 The Vic Theatre Chicago IL 5 Umphrey's McGee
2007-04-15 Water Street Music Hall Rochester NY 8 Umphrey's McGee
2007-04-04 The Blue Note Columbia MO 4 Umphrey's McGee
2007-03-22 The Orpheum Theatre Madison WI 9 Umphrey's McGee
2007-03-01 The Orange Peel Asheville NC 6 Umphrey's McGee
2007-02-22 State Theatre St. Petersburg FL 5 Umphrey's McGee
2007-01-06 MSC Lirica Atlantic Ocean 2 Umphrey's McGee
2006-11-15 Bogart's Cincinnati OH 5 Umphrey's McGee
2006-10-21 The Avalon Hollywood CA 9 Umphrey's McGee
2006-09-21 The Fox Theatre Boulder CO 19 Umphrey's McGee
2006-05-30 Hoyt Sherman Place Des Moines IA 7 Umphrey's McGee
2006-04-29 Republic New Orleans New Orleans LA 3 Umphrey's McGee
2006-04-21 CBGB New York NY 7 Umphrey's McGee
2006-03-15 Transilvania Club Milan 5 Umphrey's McGee
2006-02-18 Starland Ballroom Sayreville NJ 5 Umphrey's McGee
2005-12-10 The Fillmore San Francisco CA 5 Umphrey's McGee
2005-12-03 Showbox at the Market Seattle WA 3 Umphrey's McGee
2005-11-18 Irving Plaza New York NY 3 Umphrey's McGee
2005-11-15 The Intersection Grand Rapids MI 7 Umphrey's McGee
2005-09-04 Skyline Stage - Navy Pier Chicago IL 7 Umphrey's McGee
2005-08-24 The Stone Pony Asbury Park NJ 15 Umphrey's McGee
2005-07-09 Alexian Field Schaumburg IL 8 Umphrey's McGee
2005-06-16 Clinton State Park Lawrence KS 8 Umphrey's McGee
2005-05-05 The Key Club Hollywood CA 1 Umphrey's McGee
2005-05-04 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach CA 5 Umphrey's McGee
2005-04-26 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill New York NY 4 Umphrey's McGee
2005-04-14 Bogart's Cincinnati OH 10 Umphrey's McGee
2005-03-29 George's Majestic Lounge Fayetteville AR 2 Umphrey's McGee
2005-03-22 Melkweg The Old Hall Amsterdam 7 Umphrey's McGee
2005-03-08 Blue Cat's Knoxville TN 7 Umphrey's McGee
2005-02-24 The Aggie Theatre Fort Collins CO 11 Umphrey's McGee
2004-12-06 Cat's Cradle Carrboro NC 12 Umphrey's McGee
2004-10-28 WOW Hall Eugene OR 6 Umphrey's McGee
2004-10-01 The Fox Theatre Boulder CO 7 Umphrey's McGee
2004-09-14 The Library Oxford MS 7 Umphrey's McGee
2004-09-04 The Barrymore Theatre Madison WI 5 Umphrey's McGee
2004-08-26 Copper Dragon Brewing Company Carbondale IL 10 Umphrey's McGee
2004-07-16 Rocks Off Boat Cruise New York NY 4 Umphrey's McGee
2004-05-01 The Granada Theater Lawrence KS 3 Umphrey's McGee
2004-04-27 The Mason Jar Phoenix AZ 4 Umphrey's McGee
2004-04-22 The Independent San Francisco CA 4 Umphrey's McGee
2004-04-16 The Club Rio - The Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas NV 2 Umphrey's McGee
2004-04-03 The Rave Underground Milwaukee WI 4 Umphrey's McGee
2004-03-19 Last Concert Cafe Houston TX 9 Umphrey's McGee
2004-02-23 The Crowbar State College PA 9 Umphrey's McGee
2004-02-06 Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom Denver CO 6 Umphrey's McGee
2004-01-08 M.V. Regal Empress Atlantic Ocean 2 Umphrey's McGee
2003-10-23 Loeb Playhouse, Purdue University West Lafayette IN 3 Umphrey's McGee
2003-10-17 Studio Hall, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh WI 4 Umphrey's McGee
2003-10-09 Kennedy Union Pub, University of Dayton Dayton OH 3 Umphrey's McGee
2003-10-03 Zydeco Birmingham AL 3 Umphrey's McGee
2003-09-27 Hog Ridge Hollow Amphitheater Fayetteville AR 4 Umphrey's McGee
2003-09-23 People's Ames IA 2 Umphrey's McGee
2003-09-18 The Magic Bag Ferndale MI 4 Umphrey's McGee
2003-09-04 The Buskirk-Chumley Theater Bloomington IN 1 Umphrey's McGee
2003-07-18 The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue CO 2 Umphrey's McGee
2003-07-15 Mogollon Brewing Company Flagstaff AZ 3 Umphrey's McGee
2003-07-11 House of Blues - Sunset Strip West Hollywood CA 3 Umphrey's McGee
2003-06-27 The Ballard Firehouse Seattle WA 3 Umphrey's McGee
2003-06-22 Backyard Bash Chicago IL 6 Umphrey's McGee
2003-06-09 Conduit Trenton NJ 9 Umphrey's McGee
2003-05-23 Clearwater Theater West Dundee IL 4 Umphrey's McGee
2003-05-14 Oasis One-Sixty Chicago Heights IL 1 Umphrey's McGee
2003-05-02 Orpheum Theater New Orleans LA 1 Umphrey's McGee
2003-04-30 House of Blues - Parish New Orleans LA 6 Umphrey's McGee
2003-04-23 Train Hopper's Oklahoma City OK 3 Umphrey's McGee
2003-04-18 Bacchanalia Festival, Drake University Des Moines IA 4 Umphrey's McGee
2003-04-09 Lambda Chi Alpha House Auburn AL 1 Umphrey's McGee
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UNSW Scientia Fellowship Program 2017, Australia
UNSW Scientia Fellowship Program
The Scientia Fellowship program is one of the cornerstones of UNSW’s 2025 Strategy. Its aim is to attract and retain the best and brightest people, with outstanding research track records. A primary goal of the program is to enhance UNSW research performance by attracting and retaining exceptional researchers at the highest level relative to career stage and supporting them with a unique development and collaboration package and career pathway commitment.
UNSW’s 2025 Strategy highlights our aspiration to be recognised as an international exemplar in equity, diversity and inclusion and an employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds. Our aim is to achieve this by embracing the diversity and cultural richness of our communities; ensuring that our staff and students can achieve their full potential in a supportive and inclusive work environment. Our diversity commitment aligns to our strong sense of social responsibility and our belief that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class research, teaching excellence and thought leadership.
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Sociology studies the way in which the world around us is socially structured. As such, it analyzes processes through which we express our social being—cooperation, exchange, conflict, domination, morality, dependency, violence, crime, social control, and symbolism. Sociology also considers the structures that emerge from these processes: social networks, small groups, families, subcultures, professional affiliations, social classes, gender divisions, race and ethnicity, bureaucracies, social movements, the state, religion, and both popular and “high” culture. Finally, it asks how changes in basic components of a society, such as in the nature of its energy systems, necessarily imply fundamental shifts in social organization, in how people live.
Students majoring in sociology are required to complete 33 credit hours of work in Sociology (36 credit hours for students in the Honors Research Program Track). The major consists of five types of courses as listed below: introduction, theory, research skills, core areas, and electives. For exact requirements, please consult the undergraduate catalog for the year that you entered Vanderbilt. See the Director of Undergraduate Studies if you have questions or would like to request a variance.
Course work for the major is distributed as follows:
Program I (Standard Track)
A total of 33 credit hours as follows:
(1) Introduction: Sociology 1010, 1010W, 1020, or 1020W (3 credit hours)
(2) Theory: Sociology 3001 (3 credit hours)
(3) Research Skills: Sociology 3002 (or HOD 2500 for students who double major in sociology and HOD) (3 credit hours)
(4) Core Areas: 9 credit hours
Students must take at least one course in three of the four core areas listed below. A course cannot be used to satisfy more than one requirement in the major:
Culture, Institutions, and Socialization
Health, Environment, Population, and Migration
Politics, Law, and Conflict
Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
(5) Electives: 15 credit hours
Any 5 sociology courses not used to satisfy the above requirements. There are some additional rules that are explained in the catalog. The Department of Sociology advises students to group their elective sociology courses in a cluster of advanced concentration electives to be selected with the student’s adviser.
The Sociology Department advises students to group their elective sociology courses
in a cluster of advanced concentration electives to be selected with the student’s advisor.
Program II (Honors Research Program Track)
The Honors Research Program Track offers superior majors in sociology the opportunity to pursue intensive work through an independent research project. Students interested in pursuing the Honors Research Program Track in Sociology should contact the director of undergraduate studies for more information. To be considered for the Honors Research Program Track in Sociology, a student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and a minimum GPA of 3.3 for courses that count toward the sociology major. Students who are recommended for the program by the director of undergraduate studies will typically begin the program in the first semester of their junior or senior year.
The Honors Research Program Track in Sociology requires:
1. Successful completion of requirements 1-4 in Program I, for a total of 18 credit hours.
2. Successful completion of the statistics requirement: SOC 2100 or its equivalent (defined in requirement 5 of Program I).
3. Completion of 12 credit hours of elective courses. The statistics requirement is counted toward the electives. Electives may include only one of the following 1000-level sociology courses: Sociology 1041, 1040W, or 1111. No other 1000-level sociology course may be counted toward the electives requirement of the major except by permission of the director of undergraduate studies. If students take more than 6 credit hours of Soc 4981, the additional hours (7-12) are counted toward the elective courses.
4. Successful completion of at least two semesters of SOC 4981 (Honors Research). The first semester of 4981 (Honors Research) is a 3 credit hour seminar in which students develop the literature review and research plan for the honors thesis. In the second semester of 4981 (Honors Research), also for 3 credit hours, students must complete the research and data collection, data analysis, and initial write-up of results of the thesis. Students may elect to take a third or fourth semester of 4981 during their senior year, when they may, for example, work on revisions of the project and/or on publication. Students who begin the Honors Program in their senior year may also take more than 6 credit hours of 4981, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.
5. Successful defense of the completed thesis through an oral defense attended by the chair and reader of the thesis; this oral defense typically takes place during the second semester of the student’s senior year. In order to earn honors in sociology, students must successfully complete and defend an honors thesis before graduation.
In order to graduate with a sociology major, students must take a comprehensive exam during their senior year. The exam is not graded, and no grade will appear on the student’s transcript. The purpose of the exam is to test the extent to which sociology majors are retaining core aspects of the sociology curriculum.
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Remembering Gurgen Margaryan: 12 Years After the Brutal Murder
Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan
YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia) — Armenian Officer Gurgen Margaryan was murdered in Hungary on this day twelve years ago.
On February 19, 2004 Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Gurgen Margaryan was hacked to death, while asleep, by a fellow Azerbaijani participant, Lieutenant Ramil Safarov, in Budapest during a three-month English language course in the framework of NATO-sponsored Partnership for Peace program.
In 2006, Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary with a minimum incarceration period of 30 years. He was extradited on August 31, 2012 to Azerbaijan where he was greeted as a hero, pardoned by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev despite contrary assurances made to Hungary, promoted to the rank of major and given an apartment and over eight years of back pay.
Following Safarov’s pardon, Armenia severed diplomatic relations with Hungary.
The Governments of Azerbaijan and Hungary have been asked by the European Court of Human Rights to respond formally to a case brought by the relatives of Armenian army officer Gurgen Margaryan.
Just recently, on February 2, the ECHUR began communication and sent a request to the governments of Azerbaijan and Hungary in the case of the extradition to Azerbaijan and the early release of Safarov.
The two governments should send replies to Strasbourg until May 12, haqqin.az reports.
The interests of the relatives of Margaryan are presented by the European Human Rights Advocacy Center and Legal Guide Armenian NGO. The complaint requires to acknowledge the release and glorification of Ramil Safarov as a violation of human rights. The complaint was sent to the ECHR in 2013.
Norin - February 19, 2016 said:
Requests for acknowledgement are meaningless pieces of toilet paper that the EU uses to quell the request for true justice by Armenia. Only re-imprisonment or assassination can bring true justice to this case. Since Azerbaboonjan is not completing his prison sentence, then Armenians worldwide must coordinate and assassinate this SOB, the world must understand that we as a people will not tolerate brutalizations on individual or ethnic levels in any form ever again. The death of Gurgen was a horrific act for which NATO is directly responsible, for all their touting of “rule of law”, NATO has deliberately swept this under the rug, Armenians must thus bring this scumbag to justice. Ramil Savaroff hear this, YOU are not safe anywhere outside your goat molesting village, there are those of us Armenians that will catch you somewhere slipping, and we WILL repay you for Gurgens death.
eastofwest - February 21, 2016 said:
No point in appealing to the West. They support Turkey and Azerbaijan, always have done!
sarkis - February 22, 2016 said:
Safarov will meet his maker, when Armenians tanks rumble into Baku. It is amazing that this subhuman beast is still alive and well.
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EU Slows Turkey’s Membership Talks
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Associated Press)–European Union leaders formally endorsed the decision to partially freeze Turkey’s membership talks at a summit Thursday that focused on how quickly and how far the bloc should expand. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said all 25 leaders "support the decision unanimously" to slow down talks with Turkey over its refusal to honor a pact to open its ports and airports to EU member Cyprus. The leaders reiterated that Turkey and other EU hopefuls must comply with EU membership criteria signaling that two years after taking in 10 new, mostly eastern European members, the path to the European Union will become considerably tougher. Cyprus has been divided since Turkey invaded in 1974 following a failed coup staged by supporters of union with Greece. Ankara is the only government to recognize the Turkish Cypriot state, but it does not recognize the Greek Cypriot government in the south that led the island into the EU in 2004. With Romania and Bulgaria joining the EU in January, bringing the bloc to 27, many others are questioning whether it’s time to shut the door. Some fear expansion will dilute old members’ influence, and let in too much cheap labor that would cost people in affluent countries jobs, undercut their wages and threaten their cherished social welfare. Other nations, led by Britain, Sweden and Poland, insist the EU must welcome aspiring members. In a draft summit statement, the leaders make it clear that aspiring members Turkey as well as a half-dozen western Balkan nations must meet the EU’s political and economic criteria for membership if they want to join the bloc. "I see a new consensus on enlargement emerging. We understand the need to combine a strategic vision of enlargement … with our capacity to integrate, with the capacity of the EU to act, so that the EU is not weakened by further enlargement but strengthened," Barroso said, adding that the EU must not allow the lowering of standards.
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GMV contributes to the battle against Covid-19
GMV has made its inhouse telemedicine platform antari available to Spain’s government for treating the greatest possible number of patients remotely, as a measure to ward off collapse of the country’s public hospitals. It has also made an economic contribution to the patisserie Viena Capellanes’s initiative in support of healthcare personnel. This contribution in particular will help to pay for the FOOD BUS service now running from the temporary hospital set up in the Madrid tradefair site (IFEMA). It is also facilitating the use of the company’s 3D printers plus printing material to make face shield visors as part of the personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn by the healthcare personnel of Hospital Universitario La Paz and the temporary hospital set up in the Madrid tradefair site (IFEMA). Nor does it stop there. GMV has donated acetate as a raw material for making PPEs for Centro Tecnológico CARTIF and involved laboratories in the province of Valladolid. Last but not least GMV is helping Valladolid University’s FabLAb to make face shields for healthcare personnel.
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The Not So Fun Water Fight With Changing Goal Posts
Posted by Tom Bridge
It’s Friday and in politics that can mean one of two things. More often than not it’s that nothing of significance is announced by the incumbent government or the opposition. Sometimes, on the other hand, Friday is used by a government to release a policy that the administration wants eased into the public arena, or relatively ignored on announcement, for fear of the damage or embarrassment it may cause a government, struggling or otherwise.
Today was an example of the latter for the Gillard Government. The Murray-Darling Basin has long been on the political agenda, particularly so since former Prime Minister John Howard set up the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, thus beginning the process of water reform.
Today, with just weeks left before the MDBA plan is finalised, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that an extra 450 gigalitres, on top of the putative 2750 gigalitres, would be returned to the Murray-Darling.
While the 2750 gigalitres would be returned to river system, by-and-large through water buybacks and cuts to allocations, the new addition to the target would largely be kept in the basin via water efficiency measures. Water saving measures would also be achieved by removing capacity constraints, meaning that structures and bottlenecks that constrain the flow of water would be removed.
However, the phraseology used when talking about the change opens the door for some of the extra 450 gigalitre target to be achieved by the same method as would be applied to the 2750 gigalitre target. That is, cutting water allocations. The Environment Minister Tony Burke said today in talking about the extra efforts announced, that the outcome would “largely” be achieved by water-saving methods.
To achieve the new outcome, Prime Minister Gillard today, flanked by South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill, announced $1.7 billion over ten years aimed at these water efficiency projects along Australia’s largest river system.
It would appear on the face of it, that the extra figure and its associated costs announced today, is about one of two things.
The first is that it is a sweetener aimed at getting South Australia on-side and it has obviously worked, South Australia is now firmly behind the push to reform the Murray-Darling in its new form.
The second is that today’s announcement is a distraction from the much bigger task, getting all the states to agree in the coming weeks on the initial 2750 gigalitre target. This outcome is a lot less likely, even though the additional 450 gigalitre target, through the way that it will be achieved, appears likely to be widely supported by the state governments.
Then there’s the farmers and irrigators. They are the ones in the middle of this dispute and the ones both with the most to lose and the most to gain. Take too much from them and the water is not there for food production. Take too little and the long-term viability of the basin system is in jeopardy.
Farmers are feeling the pain already. They are extremely worried about all the targets announced so far, even to the point of protesting by burning copies of the initial MDBA draft plan.
A curious element of the policy announced today is the year of delivery for the recommended water retention in the MDBA report. The full realisation of the target would not be delivered until 2024 under changes from Environment Minister Tony Burke.
To have delayed this time-frame both makes the final outcome the problem of a future government if it goes awry and second, it implies that the government were so concerned about the potential negative impact, likely on farmers, that they simply had to push the pain so far away from the likely end of their governance of the country.
In short, there might be widespread support for the additional target announced today by the Labor Government because the methods under that proposal are widely favoured among the states, however agreement over the whole plan is far from fruition.
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Three resourceful women are about to get the dirt on the squeaky-clean suburb they call home…
Amanda’s husband has just traded her in for a teenybopper. Brooke is a trophy wife collecting dust. And Candace (Don’t call me Candy) has had too many husbands and too little love. With nothing in common but a losing Little League baseball team and a plot to keep the roof over Amanda’s kids’ heads, these three unlikely accomplices don disguises to clean the houses of those who’ve spurned them and discover more than just clutter in the closets of their neighbors’ otherwise tidy lives.
But when Amanda starts cleaning the home of the town’s most eligible hunk, someone does her dirty. Now Amanda, Brooke, and Candace are on a mission to prove that being single in suburbia isn’t a crime—even if it does lead to some irresistible temptations in this very funny novel by Wendy Wax.
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In the car lot of life, Amanda Sheridan decided, she was a Volvo station wagon with about 80,000 miles on it.
People said a woman should look at how a man treated his mother when deciding whether to marry him, but Amanda now knew, from painful personal experience, that a man’s car-buying habits were a much better indicator.
In her family men bought good quality cars and drove them until they stopped running; they racked up the miles and bragged about their odometer readings. And in most cases, their marriages lasted just as long.
In Rob’s family, which Amanda had been a part of for almost twenty years, the men traded up. Every year they chose a new car and passed the year old vehicle down to their wives. Occasionally a car might last a little longer if there was a teenager in the family, but as a rule, if you were a Sheridan, when your car’s ashtray got dirty it was time to trade that sucker in.
Which went a long way toward explaining why Rob was test driving a BMW Z-3 convertible named Tiffany while Amanda, whose bench seats were sagging, appeared headed for the used car lot.
Amanda scooped Wyatt’s baseball socks out of the clean clothes basket and tossed them on his bed then stashed a fresh stack of towels in the kids’ linen closet. Pithy car metaphors notwithstanding, Amanda had no idea how she was supposed to get Rob, who appeared to be in the throes of a monumental midlife crisis at the age of 42, to come to his senses, and even less idea of how she’d go on alone if she failed.
It was now almost two and a half months since that December morning when her husband admitted to lubricating another woman’s carburetor; two long months since he’d moved out to park his, er, car, in a strange garage.
Amanda had spent the first month in denial and the second in a semi-comatose state from which she roused only long enough to take care of Meghan and Wyatt. She’d steadfastly kept her chin up in public, had even managed to adopt a ‘men will be boys’ attitude that belied the gaping hole she felt in her heart and the knife wound in her back.
Still, despite the evidence to the contrary, she simply could not believe that Rob had stopped loving her when she wasn’t finished loving him; could not believe that he’d looked her in the eye and told her that his feelings for her had died. Died! As if they were living breathing things that she’d somehow managed to kill.
Her chest tightened.
Rob had moved out ‘to look for himself’ but as far as she could tell, all he’d found was a fancy townhouse in a singles complex and the zippy little Tiffany.
In the kitchen she brewed a pot of coffee and pulled out a thermos to take to the ball field. She’d let two whole months slide by without resolution and had been spectacularly unsuccessful at forcing Rob to discuss the situation. But she’d been wrong to let Rob call all the shots; wrong to continue living in limbo at the mercy of Rob Sheridan’s libido.
If there was one thing she knew about her husband, and given his current behavior it might be the ONLY thing she knew about him, he would be at Wyatt’s season opener tonight. Which meant it was time to straighten her backbone and stop being such a wimp; time to give Rob an ultimatum: her or us; alone or together.
She’d just have to find the words that would make him realize what he was giving up and she’d do her best not to include the word ‘asshole’ while she was doing it. But by the end of the evening, one way or another, she intended to regain control over her life.
“Are you ready, Wyatt?” She took a last look in the hall mirror and tried to squelch the butterflies tumbling in her stomach. She refused to dwell on the small wrinkles that radiated out from her eyes, the deepening grooves that now stretched across her forehead and bracketed her mouth. When you were facing 40, you no longer hoped for perfection.
Better to focus on the unexpected weight loss that made her jeans fit the way they were meant to and the new cashmere sweater that she’d bought for the occasion.
“Just have to get my bag and cleats.” Wyatt clattered down the stairs behind her and went into the garage. At twelve, he was tall and lanky, already matching her 5’8″ and on his way toward his father’s 6’ 2″.
Outside, the sun was setting and the temperature had started to drop. In Atlanta, the end of February was tricky; some days felt like spring, other days bit like mid-winter. She poured the entire pot of coffee into the thermos and took an extra moment to add cream and sweetener, though the way those butterflies were cavorting, she wasn’t sure she’d be able to drink a drop.
“Last chance, Meghan!” she called up the back stairs.
Her daughter’s door opened and a cacophony of what was supposed to be music billowed out around her. Meghan leaned over the balustrade, her dark hair falling forward to obscure her face. At fifteen, sarcasm was her friend. “Normally I’d love to go freeze my butt off for two hours just for the thrill of watching Wy play. But I’ve got a project due tomorrow.” She offered a flip smile and a shrug. The beat of the music pulsed behind her.
“Your dad will be there.”
Meghan went still. The flip smile fled and was replaced by a look of hurt so stark that Amanda had to look away. “Do you think I should come so he can pretend like he cares about me for a minute or two?”
“You can drive.” She held up the car keys offering the ultimate temptation. “And your father loves you no matter what.” It was just her he didn’t love anymore.
Amanda made herself meet her daughter’s pain filled eyes. She watched Meghan’s gaze sweep over her, taking in the new sweater and carefully made up face.
“I’m not coming, Mom. And I hate to tell you this, but you’re wasting your time. He’s moved on and I, for one, am not planning to run after him.”
Shrugging into her leather jacket, Amanda picked up the thermos and blankets. “No, no running,” she promised as she said goodbye to Meghan and headed for the door.
And no begging, she added silently to herself.
Rob was the one who needed to beg their forgiveness and ask to come home.
And if he didn’t?
Then she’d find the backbone to tell him to get lost. Right after she shoved his dipstick where the sun didn’t shine.
The ball field parking lot was almost full by the time Amanda and Wyatt arrived. It was seven PM and the smell of hot dogs and burgers cooking on the grill outside the concession stand reached them as they got out of the van. There was no sign of Rob’s car, but from one of the far fields came the crack of the bat and a huge cheer. Amanda smiled remembering the first time Wyatt had knocked one over the fence. Even all these years later, she could still remember the thrill of amazement at her son’s ability, the high-fives from the other mothers perched beside her in the stands. Wyatt had been playing at this park since the age of five, and had been madly in love with the game from the first time he stepped up to the T and made contact with a ball.
Amanda gathered up the blanket she’d brought and cradled the thermos in it while Wyatt put on his cleats and lifted the equipment bag from the back of the van.
“I’ll see you down there, sweetie.” Amanda watched him walk down the concrete stands toward the dugout, keeping him in her sights until he disappeared from view.
She was tempted to leave and not come back until warm-ups were over and the game had begun, when attention would be on the field, but she was here and she suspected running would feel even worse. She leaned against the side of the van trying to build her courage, but all she could think of was all the hours they’d spent together in this place. They’d always come here as a family and had been part of the crowd whose kids played not only fall and spring but well into summer. They’d spent countless hours in these stands and others just like them, munching peanuts, cheering their children on, and inevitably picking over the latest gossip.
Gossip. She’d watched other baseball families come apart, seen the children walking around wounded, shuttled back and forth.
At games, the parents, and ultimately, their new significant others would stake out opposite ends of the stands and try to act as if nothing had changed while everyone else tiptoed around them trying not to declare too obvious an allegiance to either side.
She’d observed all this. Selfishly, she’d hated how it complicated the pure joy of baseball, but she had never for a moment imagined it happening to them. She’d never imagined any of the things that they were living through.
Amanda snorted at her own naiveté. Straightening her shoulders, she walked directly toward the knot of women already seated in the stands.
“Hello, Susie,” she said. “Helen.” Amanda knew when the entire row of women stopped talking exactly who they were talking about. Helen Roxboro, whose son Blaine had gone to school with Wyatt since preschool, gave her a small wave. Karen Anderson, with whom Amanda shared team mom duties, gave her a tentative smile. There were some other nods and murmurings, but mostly the other mothers watched her face, their own eyes wide, as if they could hardly wait for the entertainment to begin.
Through sheer force of will, Amanda kept a smile affixed to her lips. As normally as possible, she placed her blanket on the far end of a row and went about settling in as if she weren’t suddenly the most fascinating thing in these women’s world.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw a flash of sympathy on the face of the statuesque blonde who was now dating the boys’ coach. At any other time Amanda might have found the idea of such a sweet man dating such an apparently sophisticated woman intriguing, but today all she could think was at least Dan Donovan had waited until he was divorced before he started going out with other women.
Scanning the crowd for a glimpse of Rob, she caught Brooke MacKenzie, Hap Mackenzie’s dewy-skinned trophy wife assessing her with interest. Amanda’s heart lurched as she realized that this was probably what that Tiffany business looked like–all pampered and polished. Amanda’s eyes teared up, and she dropped her gaze unwilling to give anyone the satisfaction of seeing her falter. As Tom Hanks said in A League of Their Own, and as she’d often reminded Wyatt, there was no crying in baseball.
Swiping the moisture from her cheek, Amanda checked her watch and then did what she hoped was another casual scan for Rob. She caught Wyatt’s attention and sent him a thumbs up. Wyatt smiled briefly but then his gaze moved past her toward the parking lot. He flinched and turned away.
Unable to stop herself, Amanda turned to glance over her shoulder. Rob was crossing from the parking lot and heading toward the field, his gaze locked on his son. She watched him bypass the stands altogether–he didn’t even bother to check for her presence–and trip happily down the concrete steps toward the dugout.
He looked like Rob, but not. He had the same blond hair, the same even features, the same lanky build, but the hip-hugging bell bottomed blue jeans, the spotless white T-shirt and the red sweater knotted around his neck were new. And so was the skip in his step.
The heat rose to her face and her hands clenched at her sides. The rush of blood to her brain was so loud she barely heard her own gasp of shock or the sudden silence that now surrounded her. Because trailing along behind him was what could only be the new Z-3 in all her tight-chasied, glove leather glory.
Speechless, Amanda watched them go by. The girl– calling her a woman would have been a stretch– actually looked like she’d stepped off the cover of a magazine. In this case, probably Teen People.
She had a cloud of blonde hair that moved with her as she walked and a body that made you look even when you didn’t want to.
She had perfectly sculpted limbs, high jutting breasts and an absurdly tiny waist. Her stomach was unfairly flat above her low-slung jeans; it had never been stretched by childbirth and then expected to snap back. Her silk blouse was white and the burgundy leather blazer was beautifully tailored, but it was her face that sucked all the breath out of Amanda’s lungs as she passed. It was the most perfect face Amanda had ever seen.
“Holy Shit!” The expletive left the mouths of the group of women seated around Amanda; it was torn from their lips and infused with both wonder and horror. Several made the sign of the cross. In their sweats and sneakers, wrapped in their blankets, and bedraggled from an afternoon of shuttling their children all over creation they were a set of serviceable pearls, chipped and unpolished; Tiffany was a four carat diamond in an antique platinum setting sparkling in the sun.
The theme song from Jaws began to play in Amanda’s head. “Dad dum….da dum….
The appropriately-named Tiffany grabbed Rob’s arm as they reached the dugout. Stopping at the chain link fence, Rob leaned forward to say something to Wyatt and the hot flame of anger ignited in Amanda’s stomach.
Leaving them had been unconscionable, but showing up here with this…child…was beyond belief. Amanda’s anger built; every move they made, Rob’s laugh, Tiffany’s flick of her hair, the fact that they were breathing when she could not, stoked that flame into a billowing inferno.
How could he do this? How dare he do this? No longer caring what kind of show they put on for those assembled, Amanda rose and walked down the steps and directly toward her husband. It was hard to see him, what with the red haze before her eyes and all, but she continued to move forward as if some unseen hand pushed from behind. She could not let this travesty continue.
Suddenly understanding the concept of second degree murder, Amanda imagined the headlines if she were to give in to the blood lust she felt right now: DISCARDED WIFE GOES BEZERK AT BALL FIELD. BASEBALL MOM BATS CHEATING HUSBAND OVER LEFT FIELD FENCE. No jury with a married woman over 35 on it would convict her.
Every eye in the stands was focused on Amanda’s back, but she told herself it didn’t matter because this couldn’t possibly be happening. As she reached the ground and began to move toward the dugout, the whole situation turned surreal; this was not just her facing down Rob, but WonderWife facing down every dastardly husband who had dared to spit in the face of his family.
“This is completely unacceptable!” She hissed when she reached them. “How could you bring her here?
Tiffany flushed with surprise and Amanda wondered exactly what the girl had expected.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Wyatt swivel around on the dugout bench to watch them. His face was white, the freckles across the bridge of his nose stood out in stark relief.
“It’s OK, Wy,” she said, though of course it wasn’t. “You just focus on your game, you hear? We’re going to work this out.
The coach stepped up next to Wyatt. He placed a hand on her son’s shoulder and gave Rob a steely look. Thank God for Dan Donovan. “You all right, Amanda?
“Yes, thanks.
Donovan led Wyatt to the other end of the dugout out of earshot. She looked Tiffany in the eye.
“You’re dating a married man and you come to a place where his wife and child will be?
“Oh, Robbie’s going to….
She stepped closer, needing to invade their personal space in the same way they’d invaded hers. “Shame on you!” Amanda said angered anew by the inadequacy of her words. “Shame on both of you!
“But, Robbie, you said…” the girl began.
“It’s not Robbie.” Amanda put every ounce of disdain she was feeling into the nickname. “His name is Rob, and at the moment he’s still married to me. He and I need to have a conversation. We’re not going to have that conversation here in front of an audience. You can go sit down until we’re done, or you can go play on the slide, I don’t care which. But if I see your face again tonight, I’m going to rip every one of those blonde hairs out of your head and stuff them in your mouth.
Tiffany gasped and stalked off. Without looking to see if Rob followed, Amanda marched off in the other direction. She walked until she reached a tree beyond the stands and out of the others’ line of sight. When she turned around Rob was standing in front of her.
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The Kentucky Derby will permit viewers in the stands, however capability is topped at 14%
Levinzcky Stancu
Churchill Downs launched its health and wellness prepare for the Kentucky Derby on Tuesday and “the fastest two minutes in sports,” is going to look extremely various this year.
Included in the 62-page strategy are information about presence, which will be topped at 14% of Churchill Downs’ overall capability, together with modifications to how fans wager and securely get in the stands.
“For those guests who plan to join us for this year’s Derby, we promise you that we will make it a wonderful experience, and most importantly, we will make it as safe and comfortable as we possibly can,” Churchill Downs Racetrack President Kevin Flanery stated in a press release.
The most apparent modification is going to be the presence. In a typical year, 150,000 fans load the grandstands of Churchill Downs to see the most renowned race of the year. This year, presence will have to do with 23,000, and the generally crowded infield will be closed. Churchill Downs stated reserved seating will be restricted to an optimum of 40% tenancy. There will be no walking or standing space tickets readily available this year. To decrease contact in between workers and visitors, all tickets will be provided digitally.
Upon entry to Churchill Downs, visitors will go through temperature level checks and asked to submit a medical survey. They will likewise be supplied with a necessary face mask that need to be used at all times (other than for consuming), in addition to an individual stylus to utilize on wagering terminals.
Programs will be consisted of in the ticket rate for all tickets, however this year visitors will have the ability to access a digital variation of the day’s program through using a QR code.
Other modifications that fans can anticipate consist of will be modifications to the method individuals wager. Last year, The Run for the Roses set an all-time record for manage with $165.5 million bet, up 10% from 2018. While Churchill Downs will still use banking on website with effectively spaced tellers and PPE, they are highly motivating visitors to bet online through TwinSpires.com, the main advance deposit betting platform of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby.
For fans imagining mint juleps, the beverage that has actually ended up being associated with the Derby, you remain in luck. A representative for Churchill Downs informed CNBC the popular beverages will still be readily available and it will be served in a non reusable or keepsake cup with covered straws. Concession service will be restricted to mainly pre-packaged foods.
Churchill Downs is ensuring participants keep in mind to socially distance and clean their hands routinely with numerous indications throughout the place. They are likewise including more than 1,000 hand sterilizing stations and 800 flooring decals to aid with social distancing throughout.
NBC Sports stated broadcast protection strategies are still being completed. NBC’s protection of the Belmont Stakes consisted of socially distanced broadcasters in numerous places, something they are most likely to do for the Derby also.
The Derby is generally operated on the very first Saturday of May and is the very first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Due to the pandemic, the race was pressed to September 5, with the Belmont Stakes run initially on June 20.
Historically, the Derby has actually assisted supply a significant financial increase to Lexington, Kentucky as the primary tourist generator for the Louisville Metro Area.
“The Derby is the bread and butter for a lot of our businesses in the hospitality industry,” Stacey Yates, VP of marketing and interactions for Louisville tourist, informed CNBC.
The 2 weeks of Kentucky Derby celebrations for 2020 was anticipated to generate $400 million to $500 million in profits, according to Yates.
“Any economic activity is going to be a bonus,” stated Yates, who approximated numerous countless dollars in losses as hotels, dining establishments and leasings are restricted.
“The general feeling is with or without fans, we feel fortunate to have the tradition of the Derby continue,” she included.
Last year, the financial effect made on the Louisville location over Derby Weekend $356 million, according to Louisville’s Tourism Board.
Churchill Downs, the business behind the Derby will likewise feel the effect. “We presume 2019 ticketing EBITDA of $68m decreases to $23m in 2020, or a year over year decrease of 66%, JP Morgan’s video gaming expert Dan Politzer stated in a July 31 note.
“We now projection 2020 Derby EBITDA of ~$60m, down 46% year over year,” the note stated.
Meanwhile, on Monday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear alerted that current everyday Covid-19 numbers might be “synthetically low” due to the fact that of screening mistakes by the state’s supplier.
“We are still in a really tough, unsafe location with an infection that is spreading out so considerably today,” Beshear stated.
More than 35,000 individuals have actually checked favorable in Kentucky, and 783 individuals have actually passed away, according to the state’s health stats.
However, Churchill Downs authorities stated they are doing whatever possible to decrease the danger and direct exposure of Covid-19.
“Our comprehensive strategy fulfills or surpasses all advised state and regional standards and we’re positive that it will permit this time-honored occasion, which comes from our neighborhood and our nation, to act as a progressive unifying force that can assist bring us together,” Flanery stated.
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Sky Sports to Broadcast the Faceit London Major Finals (CS:GO)
On Sep 13, 2018 12:24 pm, by reactor303
From September 20th-23rd Sky Sports will broadcast the FACEIT CS:GO Major, the most prestigious esports tournament to take place in the UK, which saw record breaking viewership of… Continue reading
OpTic Gaming Wins ELEAGUE Season 2: Fluke or Foreshadow?
On Dec 07, 2016 10:00 am, by Bryan Watson
Yes — you really did read that title correctly. No — this wasn’t a Call of Duty tournament. Yes — a North American team really has won ELEAGUE, and a giant $400,000 USD check to cash for their efforts.
The Greatest Day in North American eSports
On Dec 04, 2016 2:30 pm, by Jonny eSports
December 3 will go down as a historic day for North American eSports. Three tournaments were won by NA run teams and an NA player in Overwatch, CS:GO,… Continue reading
ECS to Host Developmental League for Season 2
On Aug 23, 2016 6:30 pm, by Jonny eSports
The Esports Championship Series (ECS) of Counter-Strike has started a Developmental League where eight teams from each region set to battle for the open positions in each region’s… Continue reading
ESL One Cologne was the biggest CSGO event yet
On Jul 15, 2016 9:06 pm, by Jonny eSports
ESL One Cologne smashed Counter-Strike: Global Offensive viewership records last weekend. Over 14 000 people crammed into the LANXESS arena in Cologne on each of the main event… Continue reading
eSports Championship Series Season 2 begins this October
On Jul 14, 2016 10:00 am, by Jonny eSports
The eSports Championship Series is heading into season two this fall! The ECS league, founded by FACEIT and supported by Twitch, consists of 10 teams for North America… Continue reading
Counter Strike: Global Offensive: So you want to be an In-Game Leader?
On Jun 01, 2016 12:00 pm, by Dave Alberto
So, you want to be an “In-Game Leader”? Do you think you have the chops, the gusto, the mental fortitude? We shall see. This article will cover my… Continue reading
CS:GO Elite X Invitational Series Round 3 Results: The Revolution Will Be Streamed
On Mar 26, 2016 7:55 pm, by Jesse Mackenzie
I’m sure Gil Scott-Heron will forgive me for that headline. Possibly. Maybe.
CS:GO Invitational Series Round 2 Results: True North Stays True
#boom #knifeshot
CS:GO Invitational Series – First Round Results: BOOM!
On Mar 26, 2016 3:45 pm, by kate rhiannon
We’ve got the results from a very telling first round of matches. The first round, featuring Memory Express versus True North, was pretty evenly matched early on. MemEx… Continue reading
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April 5, 2013 by: Yazmin Cruz
Student to Open Dumpster Diver Café
I stumbled upon a new Kickstarter campaign that caught my attention because it aims to change the way we think of food and money with a dumpster diver café. Maximus Thaler, a student at Tufts University, is raising money to cover rent and utilities for the Gleaners Kitchen, an “underground restaurant” that will use foods found in dumpsters for it’s dishes. Thaler’s idea has been successful online — he’s already surpassed his initial goal of $1,500! This makes me wonder whether this campaign’s success will translate to real life.
Would you eat at a café that uses salvaged food from a dumpster?
The cheapster in me is so excited about this new concept because this can help reduce my grocery bill and cut down on food waste. Did I mention the café will serve the food for FREE to everyone who stops by? I have no problem eating perfectly good food that’s been in a dumpster. I just wouldn’t want to go digging for it in stinky trash cans. Julia is much more braver than I am — watch BB dumpster dive!
I know a lot of people will be disgusted by this concept and opposed to the idea of eating trashed food. I’m interested in seeing how the Massachusetts’ Health Department reacts to this concept when it gets off the ground.
The plan is for the café to open this summer out of an apartment where Thaler, currently a senior philosophy of science major, will live. It’ll be open 24 hours a day, with coffee, tea, and soup available at all hours. The Gleaners Kitchen will also host special events on weekends, and you’ll also be able to order meals placed via text to be delivered via bike. The menu will be determined by whatever discarded produce, herbs, meat, fish, and other ingredients are found in nearby dumpsters. Donations will be welcomed!
Thaler recently announce a new goal of $2,500. The extra cash will be used to pay for a “bike truck” to help his group gather goods during dumpster-diving runs. The pledge period ends April 18.
Have you ever been dumpster diving?
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Jenny @ Frugal Guru Guide says
It’s not going to pass health department inspections.
I have a friend who has a lot of…interesting friends. (She’s an artist in the graphic novel community.) Among them are some hardcore freegans who refuse on principal to pay for food. She hates going to restaurants at conventions with them because they won’t order but then get mad when people pack their food in doggie bags to take back to the hotel rather than giving to them. They act like other people are stealing food out of their mouths by NOT giving it away.
I guess when you get used to having free stuff, you start feeling like you’re entitled to it! For me, freegan is a step too far!
Sadly, most grocery stores won’t give you their spoiled produce for compost because they’re afraid you’ll eat it and get sick from it. What a waste.
Yazmin Cruz says
@Jenny I also doubt the health department and grocery stores will allow the Gleaners Kitchen to run… but, maybe I’m just a pessimist. I do like the idea behind the campaign of making people aware of the amount of food that is wasted. I also agree that it’s annoying when people feel entitled to free stuff, or even complain about free stuff. I mean really — it’s FREE!
Bargain Babe says
@Jenny and @Yazmin Ditto on the health inspection…so this is just a PR stunt to bring attention to our nation’s food waste? I hope not all Freegans are like the friends of your friend! I have met very few freegans so I can’t say whether as a whole they have a sense of entitlement. It’s bizarre when someone sense of entitlement is so obvious to you but not them!
All freegans are a LITTLE “interesting.” I think you kinda have to be.
The student might be serious but just not know any better.
Only some are like the friends-of-friend. (She’s actually had that happen with more than one!) It’s kind of the extreme militant wing of freeganism. Anarcho-freegans, who buy NOTHING at all except for paying for housing, and they don’t pay for that if they can find ways around it. 😛
The thing is, there are LOTS of things that can be done with food that’s currently disposed of and still protect the businesses. Even benefit them! Food can be sold to farmers as pig slop, and bad veggies given away for composting, Good food that they can’t sell could be donated to homeless shelters without distorting the market. There just has to be enough incentive for companies to do this–and enough protection so that if some idiot DOES eat food that’s being given away as compost and gets sick, the business owners can’t be held liable. Litigation risks keep lots of this from happening.
I would eat there and if I didnt have food stamps I would have to DD to eat……..
@Claudia I’m guessing prices will be VERY low because they aren’t paying for any of their food!
steve k says
Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen. I don’t believe the health dept. would allow this. Probably wouldn’t be a health risk in Massachusetts in the winter but meat and fish in the humid summer – no way. Years ago I used to go dumpster diving at different Trader Joe’s late at night. It was fantastic. Everything was packaged so no stinkyness. My freezer was full of their salmon and good cuts of meat. I saved so much money. One year after the Christmas holiday they threw out tons of chocolate and other sweets and I brought home a huge trash bag full. There’s only so much chocolate you can eat so I gave a lot away to grateful friends and their dentists.
At first my mother was turned off that it came from a dumpster but after trying it, she became a convert and used to serve the chocolates to her hi brow friends without telling them. Apparently Trader Joe’s now gives their toss outs to charities or I’d still be doing it.
@Steve K I think anyone who hears about dumpster diving without experiencing it first hand would be turned off. I know my in-laws are! They still tease me about the dumpster diving video I made:
http://bargainbabe.com/2010/03/16/bargain-babe-goes-dumpster-diving/
I know there are amazing foods and produce tossed out every night, but I’m too chicken to go diving! How did you overcome your fear of getting caught – and what did you plan to say if someone found you?
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In mayor's address, Linville says development will move forward
by Evan Marczynski • January 16, 2013 4:25 pm
Speaking to business leaders during her State of the City address, Kelli Linville said she still recalls downtown Bellingham as the vibrant city center it was in her childhood. One that existed before economic downturn, and before the creation of Bellis Fair Mall and other local retail centers.
“We are in a different era now,” Bellingham’s mayor said, during her remarks on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Downtown revitalization plans were among a span of topics Linville covered in her speech during a special event hosted by the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Linville spoke and answered questions for a little under an hour in a banquet room at the Best Western Lakeway Inn and Conference Center. The mayor is entering her second year of a four-year term.
With projects across the city in various phases of planning, Linville devoted a good portion of her comments to new development plans, including updates on the Waterfront District project being done in coordination with the Port of Bellingham.
Waterfront-planning activity is expected to pick up in 2013 now that the port and city have completed a draft of the sub-area plan for the new district.
Project leaders are entering a regulatory review phase, which includes a comprehensive analysis by planning officials and advisory groups. A review and public-hearing process by the city’s Planning Commission will follow.
The mayor said she plans to have the project in front of the Planning Commission by March.
While not going into great detail during her remarks, Linville said multiple changes have been made to the project’s phasing and investment structure throughout the eight-year planning process. But one component she has made sure stays intact, she said, is a plan for the site to include new parks and public space near the shoreline.
Linville said much of her first year in office was spent strengthening relationships between the city and other regional government agencies, as well as between the city and private business.
The mayor said she wants city leaders to focus on making strategic partnerships with investors and developers as revitalized mixed-use districts downtown and on the waterfront take shape.
Linville also noted she would like to begin developing renovation plans for several city-owned facilities, including the Municipal Court Building on C Street and the downtown Federal Building on Magnolia Street.
She mentioned the possibility of moving city offices out of the Municipal Court Building at some point, then opening the facility to new tenants or other uses.
She also said the Federal Building’s future needs to be decided.
“We have under-utilized and non-utilized facilities that the city owns, and we need to make sure we’re maximizing them,” Linville said.
– Mayor Linville said she spent much of 2012 solidifying the city’s roster of department heads. A new interim human resources director and a new city attorney were recently hired. The mayor said she will formally announce the hiring of Clifford Cook as Bellingham’s new chief of police sometime in February.
– Linville stressed the need for sound fiscal policy for the rest of her term. She said that by 2014, she wants city spending to match revenues.
– In response to an audience question about Bellingham’s urban-village plans in locations such as Samish Way and the Fountain District, Linville expressed support for strong mixed-use districts. She suggested the city could strengthen urban villages by providing new incentives for businesses or residential developers.
Contact Evan Marczynski at evan@bbjtoday.com or call 360-647-8805.
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Band of the Falcon, Armies, Groups, Mercenaries
Band of the Falcon
For the new Band of the Falcon, see Band of the Falcon (Reborn).
鷹の団
Grim Reapers of the Battlefield[1]
White Phoenix Knights[2]
Midland's Guardian Deities[2]
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Mercenary band assembled to pursue Griffith's dream of acquiring his own kingdom
Judeau †
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Gaston †
The Band of the Falcon[3] was a mercenary group founded by the White Falcon Griffith. They were instrumental in several battles during the Hundred-Year War, most prominently in retaking the Tudor-held fortress of Doldrey for Midland and ending the century-long conflict.[4] Subsequently, the band's commanders were granted nobility.[2]
However, after Guts departed from the band and Griffith slept with Princess Charlotte in a moment of weakness,[5] the mercenary leader was captured and tortured under the orders of the King of Midland, and the band members were rounded up to be dealt with by Midland's army and, once they were on the run, pursued afterward.[6] Over the course of a year, the band's numbers decreased drastically, and Casca took the reigns of leader in Griffith's absence.[7] Hearing of his former comrades' plight, Guts returned and helped the band rescue Griffith. However, crippled, maimed and demoralized from his year-long torture, Griffith activated his Crimson Beherit, triggering the Eclipse and sacrificing the Band of the Falcon, in exchange for becoming the fifth God Hand angel Femto.[8] While Guts, Casca and Rickert survived, most of the members were devoured by apostles and consequently the Band of the Falcon was informally disbanded. Afterward, Rickert payed respect to the fallen mercenaries by making the Hill of Swords in their memory.[9]
2.1 Hundred-Year War
2.2 Rescuing Griffith
2.3 Eclipse
The Band of the Falcon was originally a very meager gathering of thieves all drawn to the charismatic, military genius Griffith.[10] Its first principal members included the former coal miner Pippin, a gifted circus performer-turned-soldier Judeau, the former thieves gang leader Corkus, and later, a village girl named Casca.[11] During their defense of a fortress, the band witnessed the defeat of Bazuso by a young swordsman named Guts; Griffith, impressed by the swordsman's triumph, decided to challenge him to a duel, defeating Guts and formally inducting him into the Band of the Falcon.[12] Guts was eventually promoted to the Falcon's Raiders Captain, a position he occupied for over three years, by which time the band became famed as "Grim Reapers of the Battlefield".[1]
With the band's successful recapture of Doldrey, the Hundred-Year War is brought to an end.
Their reputed strength catches the King of Midland's notice, who enlists them in Midland's Hundred-Year War against the Tudor Empire, in which the band ultimately succeeds in reclaiming the fortress of Doldrey for Midland and brings an end to the century-long conflict.[4] For their efforts in the war, the king formally grants the Band of the Falcon's commanders nobility; Griffith is elevated to the rank of White Phoenix General and the band is formally knighted as Midland's White Phoenix Knights.[2] Their peerage is short-lived, however; while Griffith's assassination plot allows him to eliminate all of his political enemies, including the queen, his first defeat at Guts' hands, as well as the swordsman's immediate departure thereafter, cause him to sink into depression and impulsively bed Princess Charlotte.[5] This act, deemed treasonous, results in Griffith's capture and subsequent torture under the orders of the king, as well the exiling of the band.[6]
Rescuing Griffith
Though successful in their rescue of Griffith, the band is forced to accept that the White Falcon will never fly again.
With their leader imprisoned, and their numbers dropped to less than a fifth in a single year, the band members find themselves on the verge of collapse despite Casca's near-equally capable leadership.[7] Only when Guts returns is the band's morale restored, spurring the creation of the Griffith Rescue Squad and their infiltration of Wyndham.[13] However, by the time they rescue Griffith from the Tower of Rebirth, he has been tortured to the point of being inarticulate and completely handicapped.[14] To make matters worse, the apostle Wyald and his Black Dog Knights begin to pursue the band, having been sent by the King of Midland to eliminate them once all other attempts to do so had failed. They manage to repel the forces, but with Griffith now rendered an invalid, the mercenaries are unable to rejoice – forced to come to terms with the clipping of the White Falcon's wings.[15]
The sacrificed band members are feasted on by ravenous apostles.
After escaping from the rest of the band in an unattended horse-drawn carriage, a desperate, tormented Griffith activates his Crimson Beherit and invokes the Eclipse, thus summoning the God Hand. The band members are soon after branded as sacrifices, providing Griffith the means to transcend his humanity and be reborn as the final God Hand angel Femto.[8] Only Guts and Casca survive the bloodbath, though their suffering is prolonged by Femto's sexual violation of the latter. This results in the regression of Casca's mind to that of an infant and mutation of her and Guts' unborn child by Griffith's seed. Furious over Griffith's act of betrayal, Guts vows revenge on his former leader and declares a solitary war on the God Hand and their apostles. With every Falcon now dead excluding Guts, Casca, and Rickert, who was not present for the Eclipse, the band is informally disbanded.
The Hill of Swords, crafted by Rickert in honor of his fallen comrades.
Torn by his status as a survivor, Rickert pays his respects to his fallen comrades by crafting the Hill of Swords in their memory.[9]
The legendary exploits of the original Band of the Falcon are still fresh in the minds of many Midlanders. After Femto is incarnated in the form of Griffith and, with his new apostle servants, begins liberating Midland from Kushan occupation, numerous Midlanders ask him to name his growing liberation army after the original band.[16]
Griffith: Leader of the Band of the Falcon
Guts: Raiders Commander
Casca: Unit Commander, acting leader in Griffith's absence
Gaston: † Raiders Executive Officer
Dante †
Errol †
Riguel †
Dillos †
Kim †
Sam †
Other band members †
The band's name is inspired by the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars. However, the name "Band of the Hawk" has been popularized by outlets which translate "Falcon" as "Hawk", both meaning 鷹 in Japanese.[3]
Furthermore, for the Millennium Falcon Arc (千年帝国の鷹篇), Miura clarified in furigana that by 鷹, he meant ファルコン (Farukon, "Falcon").
Kentarou Miura based the members of the Band of the Falcon peripheral to Guts, Griffith, and Casca on his high school manga friends.[17]
^ a b Berserk, Volume 5, "Nosferatu Zodd (1)"
^ a b c d Berserk, Volume 8, "Moment of Glory"
^ a b Walter Bennet (sender), Puella (translator). "Writing Miura". "'Falcon' or 'Hawk', both mean [鷹] in Japanese. In some dictionaries, 'Falcon' is translated as [隼(はやぶさ)], but there's almost no difference. I used 'Falcon' from the great name of the 'Millennium Falcon' ship in Star Wars." SkullKnight.net.
^ a b Berserk, Volume 8, "Battle to Capture Doldrey (6)"
^ a b Berserk, Volume 9, "Beginning of the Endless Night"
^ a b Berserk, Volume 9, "Demise of a Dream"
^ a b Berserk, Volume 9, "Fugitives"
^ a b Berserk, Volume 12, "Separation"
^ a b Berserk, Volume 17, "Feeble Flame"
^ Berserk, Volume 5, "Golden Age (8)"
^ Berserk, Volume 6, "Casca (2)"
^ Berserk, Volume 10, "Infiltration of Wyndham (1)"
^ Berserk, Volume 10, "Reunion in the Abyss"
^ Berserk, Volume 12, "Requiem of the Wind"
^ Berserk, Volume 23, "Flag of the Flying Sword"
^ Berserk Official Guidebook
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Your Most Embarrassing Number, and It's Not Weight
By Eileen Ambrose, April 23, 2014 01:31 PM
Which number is your most embarrassing - age, weight or credit-card debt?
Surprise, it's debt, according to a poll by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. Thirty-seven percent of nearly 2,200 respondents say they would be the most red-faced to admit their credit-card balances.
Credit scores came in second on the shame scale, with 30 percent saying they would not be comfortable disclosing their number.
Consumers have fewer qualms about divulging weight and bank balances, according to the foundation. (Twelve percent find disclosing pounds the most mortifying while 10 percent say that about bank accounts.)
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And age? That bothers 1 percent of respondents. Credit experts say this doesn't surprise them.
"Credit card debt is voluntary, meaning you're not forced to use a credit card or use it to the point you can't pay the balance in full each month," says John Ulzheimer, president of consumer education for Credit Sesame, a credit management website. "To some extent people who fall into that trap feel, 'I've screwed up and it will cost me thousands of dollar in interest. That's not something I feel very proud of.' "
Consumers can eliminate this embarrassment by paying off credit-card debt - or even just take steps in that direction. It's also empowering, Ulzheimer says.
"It proves we don't need to rely on lenders to function effectively in the world of commerce," he says.
Many experts recommend paying off the cards with the highest-interest rate first, which in the long run saves you the most money.
Ulzheimer, though, suggests paying off the card with the lowest balance first - no matter the interest rate - so you see progress being made. The success of one card being paid off can encourage you to tackle the next card with the lowest balance and so on until all of them are paid off.
To improve your credit score , start by finding out what it is, says Gerri Detweiler, director of consumer education for Credit.com. An American Bankers Association survey last year, for instance, found that 56 percent of respondents didn't even know their score. "It may be better than they think," she says.
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Credit.com offers a free score developed by one of the major credit reporting firms, as well as a six-month action plan on how to improve it, she says.
The largest influence on a credit score is payment history. If you're chronically a month or so behind, that will be reflected in your score. Set up free text or email alerts from your card issuer so you know when your payment due date is approaching, Ulzheimer says.
Another big factor in scores is how much card debt you have in relation to available credit. Don't close credit cards because it will make this debt-to-credit ratio suddenly appear higher and ding your score, Ulzheimer says.
Also, don't let embarrassment prevent you from seeking help.
"It's very isolating having that debt. You feel you can't talk to anyone about it," Detweiler says. Talking to a friend or someone at a credit counseling agency or place of worship about your debt "can take an enormous burden off your shoulder."
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Speaking Out: Charlie Hebdo and CrossFit
Patrick McCarty
CrossFit, Masters Athletes
Loveland, Ohio, United States
CrossFit, Mature Athletes
Disclaimer: I am not now, nor will I ever be in the same league as the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists who were killed last week in Paris. I do not proclaim to be. That said, I am in the business of expression and, as such, I have some thoughts about the freedom of same.
There was a standing joke at my CrossFit gym as I prepared for the 2014 CrossFit Games that I should probably be training to wear a bulletproof vest in Carson, that if I so much as saw the “red dot” anywhere on me that the hit was about to go down.
This, of course, was levity surrounding the idea that I am often critical of CrossFit HQ. And because they can’t stand any sort of criticism, I was in imminent danger of being taken out. All fun and games.
Opposing Reponses to My Writing
My fairly brief career as a writer has been peppered with two opposing responses:
Hundreds of people I have never met thanking me for speaking out and saying what sometimes needs to be said.
People telling me to shut the f*** up.
The latter group falls into two further subcategories:
People who are aligned with CrossFit, are loyal to the core concept, or work directly for CFHQ. People who simply can’t stand me or what I write.
People in a small circle around me who seem to be less than enthused about my writings. Mainly because it often seems as though I am calling in artillery on my own position.
"I tend to ruffle feathers community wide, and often in my own backyard, as well."
One of the things I have found through writing for Breaking Muscle is that I have something to say, and I am blessed with a platform on which to say it. It is something I do not take lightly at all. Sometimes, I will write and rewrite an article several times over the span of days to make sure I am saying exactly what I want to say and in the manner I want to express it.
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And sometimes, as we all know, it’s not popular. Whether it’s The CrossFit Games Open is Broken parts one through four, Dear CrossFit: Talayna Deserves Better, or the ever-popular The Sumo Deadlift High Pull is Stupid, I tend to ruffle feathers community wide, and often in my own backyard, as well. I have been “Russified” and trolled more times than I care to count. I have been asked, by people close to me, why I write and whether it’s worth it to continue incurring the wrath of The Russells™ and others. Wouldn’t it be easier, some have asked, to just chill the f*** out and stop making waves?
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Pointing Out Absurdities
Easier? Sure. It would be much easier to stop expressing an opinion. To fold my cards and push away from the table. To, as so many people have suggested, “Just shut up and lift.” But I wont. I can’t.
"I am, in my humble opinion, an advocate. Call me a QA analyst, a gadfly, a critic, or however you wish to define what I do."
It’s not because I get a rise out of criticizing. I am not in the click-bait game, as many have suggested. I have no idea how many people click on my pieces nor do I benefit from more pageviews. I am, in my humble opinion, an advocate. Call me a QA analyst, a gadfly, a critic, or however you wish to define what I do.
Political cartoonists like the ones who wrote for Charlie Hebdo don’t sit back and wonder whether a particular cartoon will sell. They draw, write, or express something that has struck them on a given occasion. Absurdities that need to be pointed out about the world around them.
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It’s those very absurdities in CrossFit about which I tend to write, like competitions gone crazy, the inequities of arbitrary tests that render the definition of “fittest” somewhat out of whack, or a company that seems sometimes bent on misogyny.
"We are supportive of criticism of 'those guys,' but not at all tolerant of criticism of 'us.' "
Columnist David Brooks wrote a fantastic piece in the New York Times called I Am Not Charlie Hebdo. He lays out a great argument for the hypocritical means by which we apply the right to free speech. We are supportive of criticism of “those guys,” but not at all tolerant of criticism of “us.” The Charlie Hebdo cartoonists, he posits, are now martyrs, but if a university professor criticizes the NRA in a tweet, he is fired. Criticism is all well and good - until it’s us being criticized. Then, off with his head. Sometimes literally.
Which brings us back to me, doing box jumps on a track at the Stub-Hub center, wearing a bulletproof vest. The mere fact that joke even exists is because it has been clear from early on that CFHQ abhors criticism and the road is littered with bodies who have deigned to deliver that criticism.
As for me, the more you tell me to shut the f*** up, the more likely I am to speak out.
Photos 2 & 3 courtesy of Shutterstock.
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Solo play: Onirim
bri hefele, 2017-02-02 , card games, gaming
Beyond Dungeon Roll, this list is a real struggle to rank. Do I push games with creative mechanics higher, or games that ultimately speak to me more? I’m inclined to go with the former, in this case, only because the things that make my no. 3 work as a solo game make for such a tight, decision-addled game. But Onirim (Shadi Torbey, Z-Man Games), my no. 4 may very well get more play for its relative lightness, small footprint, and fascinating artwork/theming.
The theme is, admittedly, rather light. It has something to do with being caught in a dream world, and there are nightmares, and you have to unlock dreams… or something. It has kind of a light dungeon-crawl feel to it in that you’re playing cards to walk a corridor, hoping to ‘find’ a door by completing a set1. Alternatively, doors can be collected by drawing them if you happen to have a corresponding key card. Occasionally, nightmares come up which must be resolved in one of several ways, all of which essentially rob you of cards. If you get through all the doors by the end of the deck, you win; otherwise not so much.
I find the base game of Onirim quite captivating, but if one outgrows it, there are nine expansions out there (that I’m aware of). The original edition came with three, the current release comes with those three plus another four, and at least two promo expansions are out there in the wild. I won’t get into the expansions, but I think it’s worth mentioning that this game can be changed up in a lot of different ways.
Ultimately Onirim is a quick game with decisions that feel meaningful, and many opportunities to vary gameplay. If I have one pet peeve about this game, it is the constant shuffling. You shuffle a lot in a game of Onirim. But the cards are high-enough quality to handle it, and it’s a minor nitpick in such a lovely and engaging solo experience.
Not exactly set collection in the traditional sense, but that’s what it feels like. Essentially you need to play three cards of a single color in a row, and no two adjacent cards in line can have matching symbols. ↩︎
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Business praised after ‘Treats for heroes’ donations
by Ben Waddell
Throughout lockdown Monterey Jack’s a restaurant and bar in Stirling have been serving the local community and local services with food and drink donations.
Monterey Jack’s Stirling was one of the business effected by the coronavirus lockdown, however they looked at ways they could put their business to use by helping others.
They done this by supplying food and drink packages to local residents in need, those shielding, and also local key workers, including NHS staff, the fire service, and the police.
Kick starting the charity work, Monterey Jack’s set up their “Soup Program”, Monterey Jack’s said: “Starting out with our “Soup Program” – we delivered homemade soups and breads to the vulnerable and those that were shielding.”
It then led to the start of a few different programs in order to help local workers, Monterey Jack’s said: “This was closely followed by our “NHS meals and treats” programme – offering sustenance and respite to hard-pressed NHS staff.”
This was quickly rolled out to become our ‘Frontline services meals and treats” programme in recognition of all the people on the frontline contributing to the safety and well-being of our society.”
We then also initiated “coffee for heroes” where we deliver barista coffee and sweet treats to frontline workers; to say thank you for all their hard work and keeping our country going through these difficult times.”
As well as continuing our “Community Assistance Initiative” that with the help of St Pierre Bakery, we have been able to bring thousands of baked goods to local food banks, care homes and shelters that can distribute them to those that need them most.”
Monterey Jack’s didn’t just do this alone, they worked alongside a few different local Stirling business who helped with the charitable efforts.
They said: “Examples of the lovely teams we have worked with in Stirling; are The Ladies of the rock, Polmaise Community Council, Cowie Rural Action Group and the Kitchen at 44 King street in Made in Stirling – who our staff volunteers also prepared MJ’s Mac ‘n’ Cheese twice a week for their daily food larder.”
A big thank you came in response from local services due to the help they received from Monterey Jack’s.
The Community hospital is one place donations got sent to, in a statement from the NHS they said: “We have been really touched by the kindness of Monterey Jacks.
“Their tokens of appreciation have been truly amazing. We have shared the goodies with staff and patients who have been delighted with the sweets and treats.”
“We also want to say a huge thank you for their continued support which has meant so much to our staff and helped us keep cheerful and smiling in such challenging times.”
Credit: NHS Forth Valley
Also, another thank you came from Stirling Fire Station.
Station Commander Alistair Jupp represents the SFRS in Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Fife said: “During these challenging times it has been heart-warming to see people across Scotland come together to support others.
“Our firefighters across the country have taken on a variety of roles to help during COVID-19, including here in Stirling, where crews delivered hand sanitiser to care homes throughout the region.
“Monterey Jacks is another example of a group of people who have gone above and beyond during this pandemic.
“My thanks to them for their very kind donation of food.
“I’m sure I speak for the whole station when I say it was very much appreciated.”
While lockdown has now began easing across the country Monterey Jack’s has reopened most of their pubs, however they are still continuing their charity work and donating to help those in need.
Additionally, due to Monterey Jack’s charitable work they received a Point of Light award from the UK’s Prime Minister.
Monterey Jack’s said: “We were proud to have received an award for our charitable work during Covid-19 from our prime minister recently, details of which have been posted on our social media platforms.”
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Organizational Environments: Ritual and Rationality
John W. Meyer, W. Richard Scott
SAGE Publications, 1992 - 302 頁
The original edition of this important book has had a significant impact on organizational theorizing throughout the past decade. Meyer and Scott are both well known for their significant contributions to institutional theories of organizations and this Updated Edition blends original articles and compilations of other works to create the most complete explication of the authors' theoretical notions.
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Preface to the Updated Edition
From Technology to Environment
John W. Meyer,Stanford University John W Meyer, J.D,W. Richard Scott
Negotiating in Organizations
Max H. Bazerman,Roy Lewicki
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關於作者 (1992)
W. Richard (Dick) Scott received his PhD from the University of Chicago and is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology with courtesy appointments in the Graduate School of Business, Graduate School of Education, and School of Medicine at Stanford University. He has spent his entire professional career at Stanford, serving as chair of the Sociology Department (1972–1975), as director of the Training Program on Organizations and Mental Health (1972–1989), and as director of the Stanford Center for Organizations Research (1988–1996).
Scott is an organizational sociologist who has concentrated his work on the study of professional organizations, including educational, engineering, medical, research, social welfare, and nonprofit advocacy organizations. During the past three decades, he has concentrated his writing and research on the relation between organizations and their institutional environments. He is the author or editor of about a dozen books and more than 200 articles and book chapters.
He was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine (1975), served as editor of the Annual Review of Sociology (1987–1991), and as president of the Sociological Research Association (2006–2007). Scott was the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Management and Organization Theory Division of the Academy of Management in 1988, the Distinguished Educator Award from the same Division in 2013, and of the Richard D. Irwin Award for Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Management from the Academy of Management in 1996. In 2000, the Section on Organization, Occupations and Work of the American Sociological Association created the W. Richard Scott Award to annually recognize an outstanding article-length contribution to the field. He has received honorary doctorates from the Copenhagen School of Business (2000), the Helsinki School of Economics and Business (2001), and Aarhus University in Denmark (2010).
書名 Organizational Environments: Ritual and Rationality
作者 John W. Meyer, W. Richard Scott
版本 圖解
出版者 SAGE Publications, 1992
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The Continuation Of Mr. Rapin's History of England: From the ..., Volumen17
Por Nicholas Tindal
had resolved to remove all coldness, that might be between 1710. them; and the event justified their conjecture.
The uncertainty, whether the duke of Marlborough The duke would be continued in his command in Flanders, cast, in acquiesces in
the present the mean time, a fresh damp on the public credit.
It was counsels. therefore the general with and expectation of the most wealthy and substantial citizens, that, in order to remove that doubt, the duke should receive the thanks, if not of both, at least of either of the two houses of parliament. But the duke's friends in the house of peers, having already failed in one motion for it, were unwilling to attempt it a second time ; especially, as they found the majority of the house inclined to pafs that compliment on the earl of Peterborough. And, as for his friends in the house of commons, they found their number too small to venture to attempt it at áll. For this the duke had been prepared by the queen, who, upon his coming over, told him, he was not to expect the thanks of the two houses as formerly. She added, that she expected he should live well with her minifters, but did not think fit to say any thing of the reasons fhe had for making those changes in the ministry (m). However, the duke shewed no resentments for all the ill usage he met with ; and, having been much pressed by the states and the other allies to continue in the command of the army, he told the bishop of Salisbury, he resolved, upon that account, to be patient, and to submit to every thing, in order to the carrying on the war; and, finding the queen's prepoffeffion against his duchess was not to be overcome, he carried a surrender of all her places to the queen. She was groom of the stole, had the robes and the privy-purse; in all which she had served with great ceconomy and fidelity to the
queen, and justice to those who dalt with the crown. The duchess of Somerset had the two first places, and Mrs. MaTham the last.
The queen's birth-day, Feb. 6, was this year folemnized with extraordinary magnificence; but it was observed, that the duke of Marlborough did not appear at the festival,
(m) The duke, instead of hav. what the author called, • Reaing the thanks of either house, • fons why a certain great genehad the mortification to see a rral had not the thanks of eifcurrilous letter published, fup rther of the two houses of
par posed to be sent to the mayor of liament, &c.' St. Alban's, and containing,
1710. having, with the queen's leave, set out four days before
for Blenheim-House, with the marquis de Paschal, governor of Brussels, lately come from Flanders, and monsieur de Seissan, on whom the queen afterwerds conferred noble gratuity for his gallant, though unsuccessful, attempt the last summer, against Port de Cette, in order to affift the
Cevennois. Conduct in During the short recess of the parliament, the news Spain cen
came of the ill success in Spain ; and, this giving an handle sured by the lords,
to examine into that part of the conduct of the late ministry, Burnet. the queen was advised to lay hold of it; and therefore, PEHL. without staying till she heard from her own ministers or her PrH,
allies, as was usual, she laid the matter before the parliament, as the public news brought it from Paris, which was afterwards found to be false in many particulars. On the 2d of January, Mr. secretary St. John delivered to the
a message from the queen, acquainting them, “ That there had been an action in Spain, very much to ļ the disadvantage of king Charles's affairs, which hav“ ing fallen, particularly on the English forces, the queen " had immediately given directions for fending and pro“ curing troops to repair this lofs, not doubting but the “ parliament would approve thereof." The like message was sent to the lords (11); and both houses returned their thanks for it; the commons assuring her at the same time, " That they were perfectly satisfied in her great care ; “ intirely depended upon her wisdom; and would effec“ tually support her majesty in her measures for retrieving " the loss in Spain.” And the lords observing, " That “s as this misfortune might have been occasioned by some
preceeding mismanagement, they would use their utmost " endeavours to discover it, so as to prevent the like for " the future.” And they immediately entered into an inquiry concerning the affairs of Spain. They began it with an address to the queen, to delay, for some days, the earl of Peterborough's journey to Vienna, that they might make use of such lights and informations, as he was able to give them concerning those affairs. This was readily granted, and the earl, in answer to five questions proposed
(n) Bishop Burnet says, that, pression from the fovereign, not in her mefiage, the queen said, used in former meflages, and the hoped they would approve seemed below the dignity of the of the orders she had given, crown. This (says he) was a mean emos
II. 558.
to him in a committee of the whole house, gave a long re-
cital of the affairs of Spain, loading the earl of Galway with
all the miscarriages in that war (o). And, in particular, he
said, that in a council of war in Valencia, in the middle
of January 1706-7, the earl of Galway had pressed the
pushing an offensive war for that year; and that the lord
Tyrawley and Stanhope had concurred with him in that:
whereas he himself was for laying on a defenfive war for
that year in Spain : he said, this resolution was carried
by those three, against the king of Spain's own mind; and
he imputed all the misfortunes that followed in Spain, to this
resolution so taken. Stanhope had given an account of the
debates in that council to the queen ; and the earl of Sun-
derland, in answer to his letter, had wrote by the queen's
order, that she approved of their pressing for an offensive
war; and they were ordered to persist in that. The earl
of Sunderland said, in that letter, that the queen took no-
tice, that they three (meaning the earl of Galway, lord
Tyrawley, and Stanhope) were the only persons that were
for acting offensively: and that little regard was to be had
to the earl of Peterborough's opposition. Upon the strength
of this letter, the earl of Peterborough affirmed, that the
whole council of war was against an offensive war : he
laid the blame, not only of the battle of Almanza, and all
that foilowed in Spain, upon those resolutions, but like-
wise the miscarriage of the design on Toulon; for he told
them of a great design, he had concerted with the duke of
Savoy, and of the use that might have been made of some
of the troops in Spain, if a defensive war had been agreed
to there. The earl of Galway and the lord Tyrawley were
sent for; and they were asked an account of that council
at Valencia: they said, there were many councils held there
about that time, and that both the Portuguese ambassador
and general, and the envoy of the states, agreed with them
in their opinions, for an offensive war; and they named
some Spaniards, that were of the same mind : they also said,
that all along, even to the battle of Almanza, in all their
resolutions, the majority of the council of war voted for
(0) This recital contained the he gave it in writing, he called facts and passages, published it the recapitulation of his anfome
years before by Dr. Friend swers to the five queilions pro(who attended the earl into posed to him by the lords, of Spain) in his account of the earl which the reader has seen great of Peterborough'sconduct. When part in the noies of Vol. XVI.
1710. every thing that was done, and that they were directed to
perlift in their opinions, by letters wrote to them, in the queen's name, by the secretaries of state : that as to the words, in the earl of Sunderland's letter, that spoke of them, as the only persons that were of that opinion; thefe were understood by them, as belonging only to the queen's subjects, and that they related more immediately to the earl of Peterborough, who opposed that resolution, but not to the rest of the council of war; for the majority of them was of their mind (p).
As the lord Galway said, his memory might have failed him in fome important particulars, he desired that he might be allowed to give in writing what he had delivered by word of mouth; which being granted, he gave in two papers ; the one related to his own conduct from his first setting out for Portugal, till the time he was recalled; the other was an answer to the recital given in writing also by the earl of Peterborough, with other papers (9).
After several debates (at which the queen was present) the house of lords was so disposed, that the majority believed every thing_faid by the earl of Peterborough, and it was carried, “That he had given a very faithful, just, and honourable account of the councils of war in Valencia, and
(p) The lord Sunderland's terms to king Charles about letter here referred to was dated ' it: that, as for the earl of PeFebruary 14, 1706-7, in an • terborough's projects in Italy, swer to Mr. Stanhope's of Janu " the less attention Mr. Stanary 15, N. S. The subítance
hope gave to them, the betof which
was,
"That he was
ter. That he sent him a letforry they three only (meaning • ter for the earl Rivers, which
the lords Galway and Tyraw • he desired Mr. Stanhope to • ley and Mr. Stanhope) were • deliver him, if the earl took • of that opinion (for an offen upon him the command of the ' five war) that nothing but in arry by the lord Galway's s tereit could incline others to • giving it up, which however " the contrary ; that the divid he hoped he would not do *.
ing the army would be the In which laft case Mr. Stan
ruin of all: that the queen • hope was desired to burn that ' intirely approved what he (Mr. • letter : concluding, that the < Stanhope) had done in the « lord-treasurer had settled the • council of war, as he would (remittances of the
&c.' • see more at large in the in- Pr. H. L. II. 320. • closed froin my lord-treasurer : (q) The reader has likewise ' that this was so much the feen great part of the lord Gal• queen's opinion, that she had way's two papers. Vol. XVI. « written in the most presling
* See Vol. XVI.
that the earl of Galway, lord Tyrawley, and general Stan- 1710. " hope, insisting in a conference held at Valencia, fome si . cime in January 1706-7, in the presence of the king of
Spain ; and the queen's name being used in maintenance • of their opinions for an offensive war, contrary to the
king of Spain's opinion, and that of all the general officers and public ministers, except the marquis das Minas; and the opinion of the earl of Galway, lord Tyrawley, and
general Stanhope being pursued in the operations of the « following campaign, was the unhappy occasion of the « battle of Almanza, and one great cause of our misfor,
tunes in Spain, and of the disappointment of the duke of • Savby's expedition before Toulon, concerted with her majesty.'
From this censure on the earl of Galway, the debate was the late carried to that which was chiefly aimed at, to put a censure ministry on the ministry here. So it was moved, that an address censured. should be made to the queen, to free those, who were un- Pr. H. L. der an oath of secrecy, from that tie, that a full account might be laid before the house of all their consultations : the queen granted this readily; and came to the house, which was understood to be on design to favour that, which was aimed at. Upon this the duke of Marlborough, the earls of Godolphin and Sunderland, and the lord Cowper Thewed, that, confidering the force sent over to Spain under the lord Rivers, they thought an offensive war was advisable; that the expence of that war was so great, and the prospect was so promising, that they could not but think an offenfive war necessary; and that to advise a defensive one, would have made them' liable to a just censure, as designing to protract the war. The design on Toulon was no way
intermixed with the affairs of Spain; the earl of Peterborough fancied he was in that secret, and had indeed proposed the bringing over some troops from Spain on that design, and had offered a scheme to the duke of Savoy, in which that was mentioned, and had fent that over to England. But though the duke of Savoy suffered that lord to amuse himself with his own project, which he had concerted for the attempt on Toulon; that duke had declared he would not undertake it, if it was not managed with the utmost secrecy, which was facredly kept, and communicated only to those, to whom it must be trusted for the execution of it. No troops from Spain were to be employed in that service, nor did it miscarry for want of men. These lords further said,
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In this age of e-books, Wikipedia, and instant access to information, there’s nothing like a library for bringing like minds together, forever.
While we’re on the subject of love in the library, here’s a selection of honeyed words from the archives.
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Outrageous Ambitions: How a One-Room Schoolhouse Became a Research University
When a tiny schoolhouse in Randolph County, NC, opened 175 years ago, it launched an educational institution that grew to become today’s Duke University.
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A traveling exhibit provides visitors with a rare glimpse of China in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Duke University Libraries Annual Report 2012-2013 [PDF]
The environment in which students and faculty operate today is immeasurably more complex than when Duke was a younger institution. The same is true for Duke’s libraries.
Print Version [PDF]
The articles above are excerpted from the Fall 2013 issue of Duke University Libraries Magazine.
A printable PDF version of this entire issue is also available. [6.5 MB download]
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Atlantic City Cops: Three Arrested, Gun and Drugs Recovered
Cops in Atlantic City say three men were arrested and a gun and drugs were recovered during a traffic stop Tuesday night in the city.
According to police, just before 11PM, two officers conducted a motor vehicle stop at Georgia and Pacific Avenues after they observing traffic infractions. Cops say the driver, 34-year-old Alon Rolls of Ocean City, could not provide a driver’s license due to suspension and he allegedly didn't know who owned the vehicle. During the stop, cops observed cocaine inside the vehicle, at which point Rolls and two other people, 37-year-old Markees Pruitt of Brooklyn and 31-year-old Jaime Cambrelen of Atco, were removed from the vehicle.
A press release states,
Officers recovered the cocaine and during a search located a loaded handgun, cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and ecstasy pills, paraphernalia used to distribute narcotics and additional ammunition.
All three men were arrested. Rolls was found in possession of cocaine. Pruitt was found in possession of heroin and marijuana. Pruitt and Cambrelen had active warrants for their arrest.
As a result of the stop, the officers recovered 165 grams of cocaine, 31 grams of unpackaged heroin, 21 bags of heroin, 30 grams of oxycodone pills, 45 grams of ecstasy pills, and 5.5 grams of marijuana.
Rolls was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon while committing a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) offense, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone, four counts each of possession of CDS and possession with intent to distribute CDS, and several traffic summons.
Pruitt was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon while committing a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) offense, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone, five counts of possession of CDS, four counts of possession with intent to distribute CDS, and contempt of court.
Cambrelen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon while committing a CDS offense, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute CDS within 500 feet of a public zone, four counts each of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) and possession with intent to distribute CDS, and contempt of court.
All three were remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
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New take on ‘Pinocchio’ offers dark, scary fairy tale
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By John Mulderig • Catholic News Service • Posted November 22, 2019
NEW YORK (CNS) — Last year, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — filmmaker Morgan Neville’s documentary about iconic public television children’s show host Fred Rogers (1928-2003) — achieved both critical acclaim and remarkable success at the box office.
With the advent of the fact-based dramatization “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (Sony), lightning, it would seem, has struck twice.
Assigned, much against his will, to profile Rogers (Tom Hanks) for an edition of Esquire magazine devoted to heroes, troubled, cynical reporter Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) sets out to tarnish his subject’s halo. Instead, he finds his life transformed by the friendship into which his gentle, wise and unflappable new acquaintance gradually draws him.
In particular, Rogers helps to alter Lloyd’s embittered attitude toward his estranged father, Jerry (Chris Cooper). Though Jerry has reached out in hopes of a reconciliation, Lloyd initially remains resolute in his refusal to forget his dad’s past transgressions, especially his abandonment of the family at a moment of crisis during which he was too busy womanizing to live up to his responsibilities.
Rogers also has a positive influence on Lloyd’s marriage since the latter’s compassionate wife, Andrea (Susan Kelechi Watson), believes her husband should accept Jerry’s repentance.
In adapting a 1998 article by Lloyd’s real-life counterpart, Tom Junod, director Marielle Heller takes interesting artistic risks with powerful emotional results. Significantly, she makes room for the thoughtful silences and quiet speech by which Rogers’ subdued manner was marked.
Visually, Heller makes her own the interplay between reality and imagination that was a trademark of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” throughout its long run from 1968 to 2001. A dream sequence even finds a miniaturized Lloyd dwelling temporarily in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the realm, as many will recall, of King Friday XIII.
The movie is at its best when the mesmerizing Hanks is on screen. But the treatment of topics like forgiveness, the need to prioritize family life over professional advancement and the power of prayer (Rogers was a Presbyterian minister) are consistently handled with skill.
What emerges is the portrait of a man whose childlike delicacy and vulnerability were precisely his sources of strength — and the products of relentless discipline and hard work.
Although the script, by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, doesn’t mention the fact, Rogers had a close friendship with Benedictine Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, the leader of a monastery in Rogers’ hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. That Rogers, with his high moral and spiritual aims, should have been drawn to the monastic life of Archabbot Nowicki’s community, St. Vincent Archabbey, hardly seems accidental.
While Lloyd’s struggles are too dark for little kids, teens and grown-ups will profit from this explicitly humane, implicitly religious movie. The spell Rogers cast, which could even inspire a subway car full of hard-bitten New Yorkers to join a group of schoolchildren in honoring him by joyously singing his program’s theme song, continues to exercise its magic from beyond the grave.
The film contains mature themes, including adultery, a fistfight, one mild oath and a single crass term. The Catholic News Service classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
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Cavs Players Celebrate News That Nike Will Open LeBron James Building at World Headquarters
Even though Cleveland Cavaliers big men Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love are no longer teammates with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, the bond they shared for four years still remains.
On Thursday, Thompson took to social media to salute James after it was announced that Nike will name a building on their massive campus in Beaverton, Ore. after the future Hall of Famer.
It wasn’t long after that Love also took to Instagram to congratulate his former brother in arms.
The name of the structure will be known simply as the LeBron James Building and will be where the company’s Advanced Innovation team will work. It will house the Nike Sports Research Lab, which will include state-of-the-art equipment and be five times as large as the space currently inhabited by the group.
Also within the building will be a full NBA-size basketball court and an artificial turf training pitch. In addition, it will include a 100-meter straightaway and a 200-meter endurance track. The outside of the building will have an incline ramp to simulate walking up hills.
James, who signed an endorsement contract with the company in 2003, was humbled by the honor:
“It’s so surreal. It’s been an honor to be a part of such a great company for the last 18 years. And to know that a building with my name will reside on campus — it’s truly an honor, and I feel truly special.”
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In Thompson’s case, the need to get back on track is important since he’s entering the final year of a five-year contract he signed in 2015.
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Jingai Musume 185
Editors: Speedphoenix, Joker
“Our preparations have been completed. The two of you may now return to our living quarters.” Lefi called for Nell and I through one of the portal-like doors placed all around the dungeon.
“Took ‘em long enough. Alright Nell, time to go.”
“Mhm. Seems like it.”
I grabbed the cushions we had been sitting on and returned them to the pile situated in the room’s back corner. I then opened the door, waltzed right into the hallway, and began to advance. Ten-odd steps later, I found myself face to face with Lefi, who had her arms crossed and her face adorned with a dauntless smile.
“You may only proceed if you close your eyes.”
“I have to close my eyes?” I raised a brow. I was getting pretty curious.
“Indeed. Now shut them immediately. I am speaking to the both of you.”
“Alright,” I said.
“Mmk,” said Nell.
I followed her instructions and closed my eyes, only to find myself immediately greeted by a cool, comfortable sensation as her hands closed on my own. As I only felt one of her hands, I assumed that Nell had been subject to the exact same circumstances. She soon began to move, so I followed her lead while focusing on my feet and making sure I didn’t trip.
“You may now open your eyes.”
Following a prompt from the dragon girl, I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was a literal mountain of food. The dishes laid out before me were so extravagant that a glance was enough for me to recognize that an incredible amount of time and effort had gone into each. My nose was just as attracted to the meal as my eyes were. Taking in the many delectable fragrances that had melded into the air was almost enough to make me drool.
My gut seemed to want to tell me that Leila had been responsible for the meal, but a second glance immediately disqualified her as the chef. It simply wasn’t neat enough. That wasn’t to say that the dinner table had been turned into some sort of convoluted mess. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Whoever had arranged the dishes was very clearly taking the would-be consumer into consideration. But unlike Leila’s handiwork, it wasn’t perfect. And that was the giveaway.
Leila possessed a deep understanding of the psyche. She knew exactly where she would need to place each and every dish such that your eyes would be drawn from one to the next without pause. The perfection with which she carried out her kitchen duties was akin to an artist’s signature, a signature that clearly seemed to be missing from the current setup.
After giving dinner a once over, I looked at the people situated around the table. The three of us aside, everyone else was already seated. Even the wraith girls were present in spite of their inability to eat.
“Wow. This looks great.”
“Uhm… is this what I think it is?” asked Nell.
“So you have noticed?” The dragon crossed her arms and grinned.
I gave the table one last scrutinizing glance before turning back towards her. “Did you make all this, Lefi?”
“While I did indeed accept assistance from the children, tonight’s meal is undoubtedly my work,” she said. “What are your impressions? I believe you will find it a far cry from the last meal I prepared you.”
“Definitely. I’m impressed. Really impressed,” I said.
The difference between the meal laid out before me and the last meal she had made me was as vast as the difference between night and day. Oh man, I remember those cookies. They were probably bad enough to kill. This though? This’ll kill for a whole different set of reasons. ‘Cause I’m about to gorge myself enough to catch type 2.
Today’s Lefi brand meal was clearly the result of a near excessive amount of hard work. It was easy for me to imagine her doing her best and continuing to push her best efforts forward without letting her numerous failures get to her.
“Wait. Was this the reason you chose not to come with me to the demon realm?”
“Indeed,” she nodded,” it has been a year since our first encounter. I felt the need to put a foot forward for the sake of our anniversary.”
Woah. The environment doesn’t really seem to change at all with the passing of the seasons, so I’d never actually realized, but now that I think about it, it really has been a whole year already. It’s been a year since Lefi and I met. And a year since I first came to this world.
“I wished to demonstrate that I was capable of growth. I found this the perfect opportunity to put together a celebration,” she said. “As your wife, it is imperative that I endeavor to assist you with the housework to the best of my abili—”
She didn’t get to finish speaking. I followed through on an impulse, picked her up, and started spinning her around before she could. I was simply too overcome with emotion not to.
“Thanks Lefi. You’re the best wife ever, and I love you to bits.”
“C-cease this immediately! We are before all the others!”
She flushed a shade of red and even began hitting my arms to get me to release her, but I absolutely refused. Because I understood. It wasn’t that she wasn’t completely unpossessive. Or that she didn’t care. The Nell situation had bothered her, and she had been a bit anxious. She didn’t not love me. She was doing her best for me. She wanted to become the best wife she could because she wanted my attention. And that alone was enough to send me over the clouds.
It was a silly, roundabout way for her to express her concerns. But one that was adorable nonetheless.
It was just like her.
While she evidently remained a bit anxious, I knew there was no way I would ever lose sight of my affections for her. Because demon lords were incarnations of desire. Greed was a feature built into my system. Every last bit of treasure that I got my hands on would forever remain a part of my trove. And nothing would ever be allowed to escape.
“I-I understand your affections well, but you must release me! Our evening meal will lose its warmth should you continue!”
“Good point. There’s no way I could possibly let the meal my adorably wifey put together for me go cold. That’d be a sin,” I said. “Alrighty then. I’ll save all the hugging and spinning for later.”
“You need not continue,” she grumbled.
The bashful manner in which she conducted herself only made me want to hug her all the more, but I didn’t want dinner to get cold, so I begrudgingly released her and began heading towards my seat. Likewise, Lefi began to do the same, only to come to a sudden halt when she realized that Nell had stopped following her.
“Are you not joining us?” she asked.
“Uhm… I think I’ll pass. I’d rather not get in the way of your first anniversary. It’d probably be best if I stayed at the inn until you guys are done celebrating,” she said, awkwardly.
“I do not see your point. This banquet is one in which you are more than welcome to partake.”
“R-Really?”
Lefi reacted to the hero’s dumbfounded question was an exasperated sigh.
“My original intent was certainly for this banquet to be dedicated to Yuki alone.” She rapped the back of one of her hands against my chest. “But that is no longer its sole purpose. It is also to serve as a celebration of your arrival, a so called welcome party, if you will.”
The dragon’s tone was almost akin to that of someone speaking to a younger sibling.
“Now come, join us.”
“Yeah, come on. Hurry up and grab a seat already. Don’t make me wait any longer. ‘Cause I really can’t,” I said.
“A-Alright,” stuttered the human.
“You should sit with us, Nell!” said Illuna with a big smile.
“Yeah, with us!” echoed Shii.
“Sure! Thanks, girls,” said Nell.
“Hey Nell, are you gonna be okay without a fork?” asked Lyuu.
“I think I’ll be okay with chopsticks. I’m not really used to them just yet, but I’m sure I’ll get used to them if I use them enough. Thanks, Lyuu!”
Wait a second… Wasn’t she supposed to be terrified of her?
“When did you two suddenly start getting along?” I asked.
“A good while ago, Master,” said the maid. “Nell’s a real nice girl, and she’s got this kinda sisterly feel to her, y’know? I just can’t not make sure she’s taken care of.”
“That’s real rich coming from you, seeing as how you started shaking in your boots the moment you heard she was a hero.”
“T-that’s just because I didn’t know her yet! But now I do. She’s real kind, so I ain’t scared of her one bit no more!”
“T-thanks Lyuu! You’re really nice too,” replied Nell, a bit shyly.
“Enough. It would be best for us to get to eating,” said Lefi. “Yuki, I shall allow you to do the honours.”
“Huh? What? Why am I doing them?”
“Are you not the man of the house?”
“Riiiight, good point,” I said. “Well, uhhhh, alright. Everyone have their cups at the ready?”
“We’ve all been ready, Yuki!” said Illuna.
“Alright. Well, here’s to the first year of many to come. And to give a warm welcome to our newest resident. Cheers!”
And so, the banquet began. The cheerful, noisy atmosphere it carried lasted late into the night.
34 thoughts on “Jingai Musume 185”
otakukamikazes says:
Thanks for the sugary spilled chapter
Thanks for the double chapters! Can’t wait for the next arc to start next week.
Uhl says:
D’aww. That is just so cute!
Karmarov says:
YAY double whammy of sugar.. !!
Thx for the work..
Prajwal Rai says:
As always no matter how many new girls come lefi can’t be dethroned from best girl seat
Somehow, I think that old man (the superman) will also join the dungeon. He’s probably looking to retire, and I believe he would fit right in, as the step grandpa of all those kids. Now then, where is the insulin? I’m glad I’m not in America, or chapters like this would be very expensive.
Thanks for the awesome translation! God bless you all!
CaTastrophy427 says:
Pfft. Unless the old man is just an illusion/false form/whatever and he’s actually a lolibaba, not a chance in hell. No non-lolis allowed in this dungeon besides Yuki. (Teen lolis are still lolis)
dragoonofinfinity says:
Leila’s a superstacked sheep demon though. Not sure if that fits the “loli” category.
when you think Lefi already at peak of “ultimate wife”…
she can go beyond higher, to reach “Godlike Wife” realm
vocalmagic says:
Lefi: you’re going to love this, trust me. what you’re seeing now is my normal state. this is a super wife. and this. this is what is known as a super wife that has ascended above a super wife. or, you could just call this a super wife two.
AND THIS. IS TO GO EVEN FURTHER BEYOND.
Hyrkan Grimgal says:
correction, supreme wife
St.George says:
Sibushang says:
Wow I had all sorts of theories about why she didn’t go on the journey, but never imagined the real reason was so damn sweet! Thanks for the double release!
So, already a year, huh? Makes me wonder if they run on the 365 or not. I forget if it was ever said.
WillTell says:
Riga says:
Moff Ant says:
So freaking heart warming.
Crash course says:
Sweet and suprise ….. Hmm
Omega good job
chunling says:
Didn’t we just reestablish that Lefi’s lack of cooking skills remains at the abyss of despair level?
Eh, whatever. She’s a Supreme Dragon, after all.
She went through the abyss of her own volition (she sent Leila with MC) to temper herself into a great…good…passable chef. When miss hero showed up, she probably helped out just so she could have a suitable frame of reference since Leila’s cooking is described as perfection by design and MC likely uses cooking techniques that world hasn’t even heard of yet. Kinda hard to compare yourself fairly to that.
But in like two days after having most of a year to figure it out? And Nell wasn’t helping this time.
It makes more sense to say that she was lying about the abyss of bad cooking. But we know that when Nell arrived she was still on the level of mistaking salt and sugar. That’s not “kitchen somehow explodes”, but it’s still pretty bad.
Well, I guess they could have had Leila supervise to avoid basic misses like that. Lefi doesn’t say anything that would imply Leila didn’t at least advise her, after all.
JustAldy says:
I feels like this is a calm before a storm…
Ha! Appreciate the warmth in these cold winter times.
RoriconKnight says:
i need my insulin shots XD
thank you for the chapters~
Conscript117 says:
Thank you for the double release update,
This update was so hnnnng that I might have diabetes again, I wonder how many times, I’ve had been diagnosed diabetes because of this wn.
Cristian Gonzalez Parra says:
uffff so cute, thank you for the chapters ❤
rubenlp96 says:
Dutii says:
For some reason I seem to have forgotten but does Nell know that Lefi is a dragon? Doesn’t she have a tail when she’s not in a town?
Rozpacz says:
MrTrixer says:
Happy Birthsday Yuki and congratulations on your anniversary. 🙂
Thank you for the chapter and the treat! (^_^)/
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Director of Physician Recruitment
University of Rochester Medical Center
The University of Rochester Medical Center is made up of many parts, all devoted to providing highly advanced medical care. Our Mission of “Ever Better” means we improve the well-being of patients and communities by delivering innovative, compassionate, patient and family-centered healthcare, enriched by education, science and technology. Our Vision is to cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment that guides and transforms our approaches to healthcare, education, research and community partnerships.
The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Talent Acquisition team continues to grow and is seeking a Director of Physician Recruitment. The Director of Physician Recruitment will work collaboratively with Medical Center Chairs, Chiefs, and Division leadership to establish a proactive recruitment program that supports a best-in-class experience for clinicians. This will be achieved through policy changes and developing best practices related to outreach and recruitment of Physicians, including efforts to enhance the candidate experience, customer service and efficiency in operations.
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Collaborate closely with the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, URMC’s VP of HR and URMC leadership to execute recruitment plans that secure top talent in identified areas. Consult with client managers and Chairs to establish relationships and create mutually beneficial partnerships. Provide advice and guidance around best practices for recruiting Physicians.
Provide direction to Physician Recruitment Specialists, aligning their activity to support search committee formation, department interviews, candidate visits and finalist selection. Develop screening and selection processes that will provide candidates with a rewarding overall experience.
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5+ years of experience in Physician Recruitment
At least 3 years’ experience managing a Recruitment function and team
Prior recruiting experience in an Academic Medical Center is helpful
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UR Medicine is made up of many parts, all devoted to providing highly advanced medical care. Our Mission of “Ever Better” means we improve the well-being of patients and communities by delivering innovative, compassionate, patient and family-centered health care, enriched by education, science and technology.
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UTILIZATION/CASE MANAGER-DUKE REGIONAL ED 12 HR SHIFT AND EVERY THIRD WEEKEND(BSN REQUIRED)
Duke Regional Hospital has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties and the surrounding communities for nearly 40 years. With more than 1,900 employees, its focus is on providing outstanding medical care with compassionate, personalized service in a comfortable community hospital setting. Duke Regional Hospital has 369 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services, and also offers care at the Duke Rehabilitation Institute and Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center. In fiscal year 2018, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,299 patients and had 165,953 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.
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Dual role working in both Utilization Management and Case Management
Assesses for accuracy in the assignment of patient class (status) to reflect congruence with clinical condition, physician intent, and utilization review outcomes with current rules and regulatory requirements.
Supports the medical chart audit process by ensuring accurate, timely, and informative clinical review documentation that supports the medical necessity/level of care.
Denials management by documenting activities related to denials adjudication according to departmental guidelines and actively works to overturn threatened denial activities.
Complies with current rules and regulatory requirements pertaining to utilization management. Initiates actions to obtain appropriate determinations.
Collaborates with members of the healthcare team to address, understand, and mitigate excess/avoidable days. Serves as primary source of consultation for issues related to patient class (status) determination.
Work Performed
Validates authorization for all bedded patients and commercial initiatives. payer authorization within the contractual timeframe at time of presentation, every third day or as needed (e.g. ED, Direct Admit, Transfers).
Manage concurrent cases to resolution care that may impact payer approval to authorize care as medically necessary.
Conducts initial review and continued stay reviews as designated in UM plan.
Reviews records for medical necessity and collaborates with physician (s) and members of the care team to validate information.
Establishes and communicates estimated LOS and expected discharge date using GMLOS.
Utilizes an evidenced-based clinical review screening criteria as a guide to support medical necessity determinations and refers cases with failed criteria to the Physician Advisor or appeals as necessary in accordance with the UM plan.
Facilitates mitigation of denials and peer to peer conversations.
Collaborates with CM, CSW, Physicians, and Care Team to enhance communication related to discharge planning and utilization management.
Ongoing collaboration with Case Manager to ensure that patient's condition meets medical necessity criteria and communicate changes that could affect the discharge plan of care.
Confirms that orders reflect the patient's billing patient status in accordance with the UM plan. Partners with internal Physician Advisors, as well as compliance and revenue cycle partners, within the health system to a safeguard processes and expected outcomes.
Provides formal and informal education to physicians and the healthcare team to improve processes and outcomes related to utilization review and compliance with utilization management plan.
Gives feedback as requested to enhance negotiations with payors.
Develops and maintains positive relationships with customers internal and external to Duke Health System.
Maintains effective communication with health care team members related to care coordination and utilization management.
Contributes to a positive working environment and performs other duties as assigned/directed to enhance the overall efforts for the organization.
Actively participates in a hospital committee.
Works collaboratively with physicians, staff and service line leadership on quality and performance improvement activities related to optimal utilization of resources, efficient delivery of high quality care, patient flow, capacity management and other clinical cost reduction Utilization Manager Medical Chart Auditor Completes retrospective medical necessity reviews for compliance with regulatory or payor-specific guidelines for all short-stay Medicare inpatients and outpatients (DUH), all observation encounters, all combined/segmental billing encounter questions, and any encounter sent to the UM MCA from PRMO for patient status/post-bill medical necessity denials/coding questions. Reviews and, when appropriate, completes as written appeal for post-bill regulatory agency and Medicare advantage medical necessity audits.
Provides education and feedback to the Utilization Managers and Providers. ED UM/CM Proactive CM screening and assessment for high-risk, potential readmits, and admitted patient encounters.
Collaborate with ED treatment team to prevent inappropriate admissions by facilitating community referrals and making post-dc arrangements, as appropriate. Works collaboratively with inpatient case management to support transitions from ED to inpatient.
Basic computer proficiency required
Ability to become proficient in the navigation and interpretation of an electronic health record.
Work effectively in a self-directed role, multi-task, capable of daily problem-solving complex issues.
Excellent written and verbal skills
Basic proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel
Level Characteristics
BSN required
Minimum of three years recent acute clinical practice or related health care experience.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Requires Case Management Certification (ACM, CCM or ANCC) within 2 years of hire. BSN required and must have current or compact RN licensure in state of NC. BLS certification required.
Job Code: 00005279 UTILIZATION MANAGER
Job Level: G1
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas--an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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As a world-class academic and health care system, Duke Health strives to transform medicine and health locally and globally through innovative scientific research, rapid translation of breakthrough discoveries, educating future clinical and scientific leaders, advocating and practicing evidence-based medicine to improve community health, and leading efforts to eliminate health inequalities.
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LifeFlight Ground Transport AEMT
The LifeFlight Ground Transport AEMT independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within his/her full scope of practice as defined by the state of Tennessee and LifeFlight's scope of practice. Maintains compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Safely transport patients utilizing Vanderbilt and Unit specific safety, policy and procedure and accreditation standards. Maintains equipment per regulatory and compliance standards. Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care with team, transport and handover.
Complete documentation of transports/patient care performed using Vanderbilt and Unit specific compliance policy.
Safely transport patients utilizing Vanderbilt and Unit specific safety policy and accreditation standards. Maintains equipment per regulatory and compliance standards.
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LifeFlight Ground EMS started in the fall of 2011, and works with the Discharge Transport office to transport patients from Vanderbilt University Medical Center to other facilities. We offer BLS (basic life support) and ALS (advanced life support) ambulance transport, as well as a non-medical wheel chair van. Our non-emergency discharge transport service can also transport those patients on a ventilator that have been discharged from the hospital for a skilled nursing facility. With the additional two ground specialized ambulances, Vanderbilt LifeFlight has a fleet of 23 transport modes - 13 ground ambulances, nine helicopters and one airplane.
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Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
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Faculty must be elected. To be considered, you must receive at least five nominations from eligible senate members.
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Cracklin’ Rosé: Reboot
Dear Readers – COVID-19 has put the kibosh on travel among many, many other things so today I’m diving into the archives. As we do our part to practice social distancing and flatten the curve, please enjoy this reboot of Cracklin' Rosé, originally posted on February 1, 2019. Note, readers in North America had just endured a frigid polar vortex.
Bunny Hop: Reboot
Today on Museum Bites we’re kicking off the spring season with a celebration of bunnies. Whether he’s outwitting Elmer Fudd, going after the throats of silly medieval knights, or bringing us baskets of sweets, these long-eared hoppers are a furry delight. Join me for a brief look at bunnies who dance, bring luck, serve up soup, and so much more. We begin on the African savanna…
Take a deep breath because today on Museum Bites we’re striking a match and lighting up some incense. This ancient form of aromatherapy dates back to the Egyptians and has been used to call forth the gods, chase away demons, offer up prayers, purify a room, honor ancestors, enhance meditation, and so much more. I’ve come across a variety of incense burners on my museum travels. Join me for a closer look at three delightful examples. We begin by rolling back the clock to the 6th century…
Sunlight is waning and winter is knocking on the door at Museum Bites. In honor of these seasonal changes, we’re going to light the lights. Join me for a brief look at four ancient lamps from around the world. We begin by dialing the clock back to the 14th century…
Today on Museum Bites we’re getting ready to fall back in time. The season is changing and for many of us, our clocks are too. In celebration of an additional hour, we’re sampling a treasure trove of tickers. We begin in Chicago…
Glowing Colors
Happy Friday! Today on Museum Bites we’re touring the Art Institute of Chicago. From patriotic panes to a swift ride through the Swiss countryside, we’ll sample a colorful and eclectic collection of artwork. We begin with a Ferris Bueller favorite…
Cracklin’ Rosé
Happy Friday! Today on Museum Bites we’re bidding the polar vortex adieu with a robust glass of red. Wine is an ancient brew that dates back more than 7,000 years and throughout the ages, it has played an integral role in our lives. From grape to glass, we lovingly cultivate it, rejoice its harvest, take pains to pair it, and get sniffy about age and blend. And in all the fuss we’ve come up with some rather interesting wine accoutrement. Join me for a brief look at some of the wine gear I’ve come across in my travels. But first, a little background…
Tea Time: Reboot
We’re putting the kettle on to boil because it’s tea time here at Museum Bites. Whether you like it hot, iced, sweetened, mixed with lemonade (thank you Arnold Palmer) or beer (yes, that’s a thing), tea is the world’s most popular beverage. We not only drink it, we have used tea to forecast our future, treat our puffy eyes, soothe our sore throats and my personal favorite, cure baldness. Join me for a brief look at the amazing story of tea.
Grab a blanket because today on Museum Bites we’re cozying up for some pillow talk. Whether you prefer fluffy or firm, pillows not only help us get a good night sleep, they cushion our tushes, stack up into handy forts, and add a soft but significant wallop in a friendly fight. The headrest, on the other hand, is the pillow’s stern ancestor. Handcrafted from wood, stone and a variety of other neck-crunching materials, the headrest looks more like a torture device than a means of inducing slumber. But headrest enthusiasts have touted both its practical and mystical virtues. Join me for a brief look at the art and history of these ancient sleep aids. We begin by dialing back the clock to ancient Egypt…
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Open Source Blog > JavaScript
Microsoft open sources SandDance, a visual data exploration tool
By Dan MarshallPrincipal Research Software Development Engineer
SandDance, the beloved data visualization tool from Microsoft Research, has been re-released as an open source project on GitHub. This new version of SandDance has been re-written from the ground up as an embeddable component that works with modern JavaScript toolchains. The release is comprised of several components that work in native JavaScript or React...Read more
Tutorial: Terraforming your JAMstack on Azure with Gatsby, Azure Pipelines, and Git
By Elena Neroslavskaya
This article will show how to build a blog (or any other static content) using a very popular JAMstack (GatsbyJS, GraphQL, Markdown) and host it on static website hosting for Azure Storage, which provides a cost effective and scalable solution for hosting static content and JavaScript code. We will demonstrate how to optimize the website...Read more
Celebrating OSCON’s 20th anniversary
By Ken Thompson
We’re in Portland this week for OSCON’s return to the City of Roses (or Beervana, depending on who you ask) to celebrate the ground-breaking event’s 20th birthday. Some of Microsoft’s 3,000 open source contributors from across the company will be there showcasing some of their favorite open source technologies and community projects throughout many breakout...Read more
Why JavaScript and Node.js are ruling the web: Interview with John Papa
By Alessandro Segala
JavaScript has emerged as one of the most popular programming languages in the world, reigning at #1 on GitHub in terms of pull requests in 2017. The language plays a major role on the web and because of its ease of use and speed, more developers are starting to use JavaScript on the backend via...Read more
Five things about TypeScript
By John Papa
TypeScript is a language for application-scale JavaScript development. It’s a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript and was originally created out of a need for a more robust tooling experience to complement JavaScript language developers. TypeScript makes it easier for developers to write cross-platform, application scale, JavaScript programs that run in any...Read more
Introducing Brady: our resident ninja sloth finds a home on GitHub
Brady is the super fierce mascot for open source solutions running on Microsoft Azure and we’re proud to share that, in true open source spirit, Brady’s designs are available on GitHub for everyone to remix and customize for their favorite technologies. Brady has been circling the globe lately, from its first encounter with a non-ninja...Read more
Introducing Brigade: event-driven scripting for Kubernetes
By Matt Butcher
The team that brought you Helm and Draft is announcing its newest open source Kubernetes-native tool, designed to help dev and ops get their work done quickly. It’s called Brigade and with it you can build any ordered workflow of containers in Kubernetes and trigger the workflow by listening for arbitrary events. Kubernetes is a...Read more
Meet up with JavaScript and TypeScript pros in Prague, Bucharest, and Łódź
By Microsoft + Open Source
Last week, our resident JavaScript and TypeScript pros, Josh Gavant and Dan Silver began a tour through Central and Eastern Europe, covering how these popular open source technologies are supported on Microsoft’s cloud platform. There are a few more stops this week, including Prague, Bucharest, and Łódź. Below are summaries of what’s included in each...Read more
Microsoft open sources Edge’s Chakra JavaScript engine
Today, Microsoft open sourced the key components of the Chakra JavaScript engine that powers Microsoft Edge. The ChakraCore repository is available today on GitHub and provides a fully supported and open source JavaScript engine, with the same characteristics as Microsoft Edge’s Chakra engine, to embed in projects, innovate on top of and contribute back to. Chakra...Read more
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By Aaron G. Biros
The conference will be held May 19th and 20th in Palm Springs, with a lot of exciting new additions to the event.
We’ve covered the CannaGrow Expo previously, but this time around we catch up with Joseph De Palma, founder of CannaGrow, to talk about the genesis of his conference and what makes the event so special. This year’s CannaGrow Expo heads to Palm Springs, California, a new location for the event, on May 19thand 20th.
We’ve watched De Palma’s conference grow over the years, moving around the country and becoming the tight-knit community we know it as today. The meat and potatoes of the show are definitely the educational sessions, panel discussions, roundtables and the expo hall. But covering it year after year we’ve noticed a real sense of community develop, one where genuine idea sharing, collaboration and inclusivity are preached. There are no dumb questions at the CannaGrow Expo.
Tom Lauerman speaks to a room full of attendees at CannaGrow San Diego
According to Joseph De Palma, CannaGrow started in 2014, when the original event was held in Denver. “From the beginning, we wanted to create an event specifically for growers, where the focus was always on education and ‘becoming a better grower’,” says De Palma. “We had experienced the existing events in the marketplace, and almost all fit into two categories at the time, festival, or generic tradeshow. Those were fine for their purpose, but they didn’t foster an environment of education, and that’s what we believed was most important to the emerging cannabis industry.” Back in 2014, their show only had 10 sessions and 30 exhibitors. “Passionate growers from around the country had 2 days of grow-focused sharing and learning, and you could see the energy and excitement,” De Palma says. “Discussions would dive deep, people made new friends, and it really elevated the conversation around cultivation.”
Attendees gather at a lighting exhibit at CannaGrow San Diego
Since the show’s debut, it’s grown substantially. The 7th CannaGrow Expo is fast approaching, and this upcoming conference has four separate tracks and roughly 100 exhibitors. But it still keeps its sense of community, one where you don’t feel crowded, where everyone has time to chat and network, without the overwhelming feeling that can come with larger trade shows. “That inclusivity and open dialog is built in,” says De Palma. “If you go to an event that’s tradeshow dominant, most people are there to walk, shop, and leave. At CannaGrow, growers and extractors come together with a plan for the weekend, remaining in a constant state of engagement with others at the show.”
This year’s show has some exciting additions to look out for. The agenda covers a wide range of topics, including everything from an introduction to growing with living soil to a discussion of cyber security. The Extraction Summit, new to this year’s event and held on Day 2, is their response to the massive rise in popularity and demand of extracts.
Eric Schlissel, president and chief executive officer of GeekTek
Eric Schlissel, cybersecurity specialist, president and chief executive officer of GeekTek, is giving a talk focused on IT infrastructure. “My presentation will center around the actions cannabis businesses need to take right now to repel cybercrime and potential federal seizure,” says Schlissel. “As cannabis operators build their businesses and develop their security strategies, they often focus exclusively on the physical portion of their business – the merchandise and the cash in particular – and overlook the importance of designing and fortifying a secure IT infrastructure. I will discuss the importance of a holistic security strategy that embraces both and how you can both create one and prepare it for expansion into other states or even globally from the very start.” Schlissel’s discussion is one example of just how all-encompassing CannaGrow intends to be.
De Palma and his team leave few stones unturned as the show truly delivers vital information for cannabis cultivators in every area. Some things we are looking forward to? Seeing old friends and learning everything under the sun about cannabis science, growing and extraction. “People get to know each other, and with everyone sharing a core passion for cultivation and extraction, lifelong friendships are made,” says De Palma.
To check out the agenda, speakers and exhibitors, click here.
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Polar bear safari exceeds expectations for Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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RCGS and Canadian Geographic Flags from Franklin discovery expedition displayed at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge.
Churchill Wild hosted a specially designed Hudson Bay Odyssey this summer in partnership with The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) and it proved to be a huge success.
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The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is dedicated to imparting a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada, and that objective strongly resonated with Churchill Wild’s mission to share the natural beauty and grandeur of the Hudson Bay coastline with people from around the world, thus a collaboration to further similar goals was born in the form of a specialized polar bear safari.
The unique Arctic safari included stays at both Seal River Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge and was led by André Préfontaine, Chief Development Officer at RCGS.
“The trip greatly exceeded all expectations,” said Préfontaine, who hosted 14 guests on the safari from Australia, Switzerland and UAE, as well as from San Francisco, Pittsburgh and New York.
In September 2014 Préfontaine and the RCGS were part of the partnership that were involved the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition that resulted in the historic discovery of the HMS Erebus, one of the shipwrecks of Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated 1845-48 British Arctic Expedition. Partners in the historic discovery included Parks Canada, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, the Arctic Research Foundation, the Canadian Coast Guard, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Government of Nunavut.
“That was the most important unfound historical site in Canada,” said Préfontaine “People have been looking for the ships from the lost Franklin Expedition ships for 170 years. It was very exciting. There was a great sense of elation when the ship was found.”
Préfontaine regaled fascinated safari guests on the Hudson Bay Odyssey with his presentation about the famous Franklin ship discovery, while guests also enjoyed slideshow talks from the polar bear guides in the evenings. The days were spent taking part in Churchill Wild’s signature walks with polar bears and beluga whale swims.
The safari took place amidst the two very different landscapes that surround Seal River Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, and was designed to immerse guests in the great eco-systems of Hudson Bay and the immense coastline that the polar bears wander during their summer migration while awaiting the return of the sea ice.
The Seal River Lodge area, 60 km north of Churchill on the Hudson Bay coast, is characterized by rocky coastlines and stunning tundra landscapes, and plays host to healthy populations of polar bears, beluga whales, and many other Arctic mammals in addition to a wide variety of birds who nest on the tundra and related shorelines and ponds.
Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, located 250 km south of Churchill near the epicenter of the historic fur trade and York Factory, provides a dramatically different view of Hudson Bay, with immense tidal flats and beach ridges, as well as vast areas of wilderness on the northern edge of the boreal forest. The crossroad of biomes in this area supports an astonishing array of Canada’s most iconic creatures including moose, wolves, black bears, and of course, polar bears. A grizzly bear was also seen at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in 2015.
When asked if he had a favourite among the two lodges Préfontaine said he loved them both as if they were children.
“You can’t choose one over the other,” he said. “You just love them both, because they’re different. Visiting one or the other is fantastic, doing both is irresistible. We were at Seal River Lodge for three minutes and a polar bear walked by the window. And at Nanuk we were feet away from black bears, a polar bear and a moose. Both lodges had Northern Lights. The participants were full of praise.”
The Hudson Bay Odyssey guests ranged in age from 20 to 70, with photography skills ranging from novice to expert. They spent the afternoon in Churchill before flying to Seal River Lodge and really bonded well before their Arctic safari began.
“We were a community of adventurers that just came together with nature,” said Préfontaine. “And the guides were extremely knowledgeable. You were able to get closer to these incredible animals than you could ever imagine. It really struck me that the guides could speak to the bears. The bears tell you whether you can move closer or not. The communication between the guides and the bears made it possible to get close to these powerful predators. I had a huge adoration for how they could read the bears. You see them, you get closer. That’s counter-intuitive. It really takes you outside your comfort zone.”
Swimming with belugas also took Préfontaine outside his comfort zone.
“Hudson Bay is part the Arctic Ocean,” said Préfontaine. “Murky. Not a place to go to the beach. But you put on a dry suit and face down into the water you go, towed by your feet, and the belugas approach you. It’s an unbelievable surreal life experience. I never would have imagined I could have done that.”
Sometimes people don’t look for this type of adventure, but they discover it and stretch their boundaries. Then they want to do it again. When you get outside your comfort zone, that’s when you have the spectacular life experiences.”
It’s a very unique trip, from the bush plane to discoveries at the maximum level, outside the comfort zone, like walking with polar bears and jumping into the Arctic ocean. The place is teaming with wildlife and adventure. Polar bears, belugas, stars, northern lights, and a huge supporting cast of wildlife and birds, we were always discovering something. It’s a photographer’s paradise. And here they have 10-foot fences to keep the bears OUT.”
And because we were in the North we might have expected a menu of canned food. On the contrary, we ate like kings. The kitchen knows there stuff. It was like being at a fancy restaurant”
There was also a rare bit of history that took place at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge during the Hudson Bay Odyssey. Whenever the RCGS participates in an adventure, or a discovery, they place flags at the site, one representing Canadian Geographic and the other representing the RCGS. Normally these are new flags brought from the RCGS office, but in this case, the only flags available were those that were also used to mark the historic Franklin ship discovery.
Both flags were placed at Seal River Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge and photographed, but in the case of Nanuk, the history goes a little deeper. St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Churchill has a stained glass window that was donated by Lady Franklin in memory of her husband, during the early years of the search for him. The stained glass window was originally installed in 1858 in The Church of St. John of York Factory, which is only about 40 km from Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge.
“We have to express our gratitude,” said Préfontaine. “We’re happy to be associated with (lodge owners) Mike and Jeanne Reimer. They were absolutely wonderful. They made you feel right at home.”
“It will take a long time before we find something to match this trip.”
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Ag Export Equation: Bulk Surge, Box Squeeze, ‘Reefer Madness’ Good News for America
Good news for America’s beleaguered agriculture exporters: China is buying again. A lot. Bulk-vessel loadings are finally returning to pre-trade-war levels just as President Donald Trump is leaving office. Bad news for exporters: Ag shipments via containers now face a double whammy. First, exporters still don’t have enough containers to get their goods to Asia in a timely fashion. And second, China is once again clamping down on inspections on fears that frozen food carries COVID. When China intensifies food inspections, inland moves of reefer boxes slow. When that happens, terminal reefer plugs — the power sources — max out. Ships cannot unload inbound reefers at a terminal without available plugs.
Ag export equation: Bulk surge, box squeeze, ‘reefer madness’ Good news for America, November 24, 2020, www.americanshipper.com
Operational Costs of Trucking Fell in 2019
There was a significant decrease in the operational costs of trucking last year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) said on November 24, 2020. “The average marginal cost per mile incurred by motor carriers in 2019 decreased 9.3% to US$1.65,” ATRI said in its 2020 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. “The line-item costs for almost every major line item experienced some level of decrease. In comparison to the last freight softening, which took place in 2016, marginal costs were still 6 cents higher, indicating the persistence of generally higher costs,” the research organization said.
Operational costs of trucking fell in 2019, November 24, 2020, www.todaystrucking.com
July 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
U.S. airlines carried 21.2 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in July 2020, seasonally-adjusted, up 37.5% from June 2020. BTS reported 20.3 million domestic passengers and 0.9 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights in July 2020.
July 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data, July 16, 2020, www.bts.gov
Kansas City Southern sees opportunities ahead amid lingering headwinds
Executives with Kansas City Southern (KCS) are cautiously optimistic about rail volumes in 2021, with optimism for an economic recovery tempered by uncertainties related to the coronavirus pandemic. “The recovery has been remarkable, if a bit uneven,” said KCS Chief Marketing Officer Mike Naatz during the company’s third-quarter 2020 earnings call on October 16, 2020. Although certain businesses remain under pressure and COVID-19 is still a risk, KCS has good reason to be optimistic about an economic recovery, Naatz said. He based his observations on customers’ feedback as well as on market conditions such as a tightening truck market. KCS achieved an operating ratio (OR) of 58.8% in the third quarter, which was an “all-time best” for the company. Operating ratio is a tool used to gauge the financial health of a company, with a lower percentage implying improving health. By the end of the third quarter, KCS’ volumes were running 60% above the trough of April and May on a daily basis, he said. “It’s a really remarkable story and a remarkable roller coaster,” CEO Ottensmeyer said. KCS’ third-quarter net profit rose 5.3% as a 16.7% decrease in operating expenses helped to offset a 12% decline in revenue. Net income in the third quarter of 2020 was $189.7 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, compared with $180.1 million, or $1.81 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2019.
Kansas City Southern sees opportunities ahead amid lingering headwinds, October 16, 2020, www.americanshippere.com
US Trucking Market Outpaces US Economy as Capacity Tightens
Trucking is providing one of the few bright spots to the flagging U.S. economy as tight capacity and a driver shortage push contract and spot rates higher across vans, flatbeds and refrigerated trucks, reports Transport Topics. DAT Solutions said van spot load rates in September 2020 were up 28.8% compared with a year ago. They have continued to rise in October 2020 and now average $2.46 per mile, a 9-cent increase since the beginning of the month. Flatbed rates are up 9.9% year-over-year and have jumped a nickel in the past two weeks, also to $2.46 a mile. Refrigerated rates are up 19% year-over-year — and 3 cents in the past two weeks — to $2.60 per mile.
US Trucking Market Outpaces US Economy as Capacity Tightens, October 16, 2020, www.ontruck.org
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Thank you for attending last week’s State of the American Veteran Conference by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. More than 300 leaders from California and from around the country came together to tackle some of the biggest issues facing today’s veterans and military families. Please check back as we will be updating this page with the recommendations developed from the conference in each of its population-focused tracks.
The State of the American Veteran Conference focused on understanding the military transition issues of veterans and families, learning about their needs and challenges, and moving toward concrete policy recommendations to ease their transition and increase their well-being.
Last year’s conference focused on making California more military- and veteran-friendly. This year’s conference will continue our statewide efforts, while also identifying common themes that can be carried out in the rest of the nation. California is home to almost 2 million veterans and more than 57, 000 service members currently serving in the national Guard and Reserve components. With more veterans than any other state, California leaders have the unique ability to show the way forward for the rest of the nation.
In 2014, Dr. Carl Castro, CIR director, and Dr. Sara Kintzle, CIR research assistant professor, led the first comprehensive needs assessment of the veteran community in Los Angeles, followed by similar studies in Orange County, San Francisco, Chicago and Alabama. Though the results are unique to each location, emerging trends point to issues facing all veterans when accessing care and local support. It is with this data in mind that CIR brings together leaders in the veteran sphere to spotlight the main issues facing veterans and families, and guide the work moving forward.
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A Critique of the Theories of Gender Difference
Introduce your paper by first defining gender in your own words. Then, evaluate and critique the different theories of gender difference that we learned in class. You must present your stance on at least 3 different theories. Compare and contrast these theories and present your evaluation on which theory seems to hold the most credibility and value. Use the following questions to guide you: (2 pages)
Which theory of gender difference seems most credible? Why? How so?
What do these theories assume about human nature, gender difference, and gender and power? Why? How so?
What are the main differences between these theories? On what basis?
What are the similarities between these theories? Are these theories ontologically compatible?
What role do these theories play? Or why do we need these theories? What function do they serve?
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Human beings need the drive to push them in their daily activities be it in homes or work places. Motivation has for a very long time showcased its ability to influence productivity and such is it becomes a big influencer. Motivation can be viewed to be both explicit and implicit in the sense that the drive can be self-initiated with an individual focusing on achieving a given goal or task which brings self-satisfaction what psychologist term as implicit motivation. In like manner the urge can be from outside self as a person can be driven by rewards and treasures and such develops the interest to earn much of it. Putting into perspective, the employers can reward the well performing employees and this may make them even to do better thereby increasing productivity. As have been discussed above, its therefore clear that ther. e are various theories or rather perspective that is given to motivation but this doesn’t erase its fundamental function to individuals and even organizations as detailed in the following paragraphs.
Every year, tremendous totals of cash are spent to contact the significant group of spectators of youngsters and youths. Organizations before long came to acknowledgment of putting resources into advertising to youngsters and teenagers since it gives astounding quick and future profits. As indicated by Statista the United States alone burned through 183 billion dollars in media publicizing in 2015. ("U.S. publicizing going through," n.d.) Every year after that it just appears to develop. Showcasing has added to numerous issues' kids face today, it besieges kids at each waking minute and it abuses kids' formative vulnerabilities. Regardless of the considerable number of issues a reality without youngsters' commercial is getting to be more enthusiastically to acknowledge in light of the fact that it's a major business.
On the off chance that sponsors discover a space where buyers will look, they won't falter to get it up. This space for publicizing can come in any type of media to address its issues, including print, TV, radio, film, open air, versatile and on the web. Since publicizing is wherever it has fundamentally turned into a basic piece of growing up for certain kids. As organizations came to understand this putting resources into advertising to youngsters and youths developed in light of the fact that it gives magnificent quick and future profits.
TV has been the principle outlet sponsors use to get to youngsters. Through the 1960's to the mid 90's the main unique enlivened TV projects were normally booked distinctly on Saturday mornings in the United States. It was additionally just on the significant telecom companies, so for sponsors it was a little window to promote to kids. At that point the ascent satellite TV came and changed the entire promoting game all around. Digital TV presented this new multi-channel period that incorporated various national program benefits fundamentally or even only being committed to kids. These stations like Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Noggin conveys huge measures of youngster arranged showcasing messages. With this publicist would have more associations with the youngsters. Counsels could then demonstrate their standard ads and after that additionally sneak in some item sponsorships. More than likely the item situation would some way or another be connected to the show or the characters. One of the models out there is Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. In the event that you go to the supermarket and get some Kraft macintosh and Cheese, there's is quite often a prevalent character on the facade of the crate. Characters from such appears as "Rugrats," "Pokemon," "Blue's Clues," and "SpongeBob SquarePants" are just there to publicize to youngsters. The youngster sees it in the stores and is quickly inclined toward this on the grounds that their adored character is on the crate.
Not exclusively are kids being barraged by notices at home, notices have additionally penetrated the schools. Schools should be a place of refuge from corporate greed for understudies yet as of late it has changed. On the off chance that a school is in a money related bind one of the outlets, they go to are sponsors. The counselors will at that point place notices, bulletins, and show plugs around the schools. Some even go far fusing it into the study hall with corporate supported instructive materials and item arrangement in course books. Understudies being continually around these notices could crash the genuine instruction that expected to go in the organization. Schools must pick either to just teach their understudies without corporate greed or not instruct and concentrate on their promotions. They can't pick and pick the two components.
For a considerable length of time, sponsors have gone to the acknowledgment that youngsters can be a beneficial buyer gathering. The fundamental reason they are so beneficial is on the grounds that they are open to their rising formative capacities. They pry on the naivete of kids to sell their items and administrations. As indicated by Piaget's hypothesis of intellectual advancement youngsters in the 2-7 territory "can [only] consider things emblematically." (McLeod, 2018, para. 30) With that kids under 8 are not ready to ponder items or occasions. In this way, they are practical to lies that publicists may state to get them to purchase their items. These kids will think all that they hear and state. In the event that a promotion publicizes that it that it will give advantages and joys, they will accept that. They go not have the psychological capacity to distinguish convincing purpose in publicizing.
The present youth has been presented to dim components of society in light of notices. The forceful showcasing of undesirable propensities is connected to negative results for youth. Sustenance advertising has intensified "kids' craving for, and at last their utilization of, vitality thick nibble nourishments". (Anderson and Butcher, 2006, p.27) Which will at that point increment youngsters' prompt and future utilization of that specific sustenance brand. This consistently developing utilization regularly prompts youth weight.
Introduction to liquor commercials "is related with the probability that youths will begin to drink liquor, and with expanded drinking among benchmark consumers." (Anderson, de Bruijn, Angus, Gordon, and Hastings, 2009) This is very concerning on the grounds that early liquor use builds the danger of future liquor reliance. Despite the fact that tobacco promotions have been restricted from television for more than 40 years youth are as yet presented to e-cigarettes. The introduction in commercials "expanded 256% from 2011 to 2013" at that point use "expanded 321% over a similar period". (Arnold et al.,2014) At this time e-cigarettes, are genuinely new so there isn't conclusive proof to know the influences it causes to individuals. Be that as it may, if the pattern remains a similar mindfulness and utilization of the e-cigarettes will on increment.
One of the last issues is the media depictions of slender ladies and men. This perfect can be hurtful to kids in the formative stage. This portrayal will at last lead to self-perception concerns. Different examinations have tried "connects between media introduction to ladies' body disappointment" and the discoveries bolster the idea that it is hurtful. (Grabe, Ward, Hyde, 2008, pg. 460) So not exclusively would media be able to impact youngsters into undesirable propensities it can likewise impact how we see themselves.
The present advertising is advancing these wiped out qualities and it isn't improving anyone with the exception of the business. Organizations are spending around "$1.4 billion every month [just] showcasing to youngsters." (Horovitz, 2006, para. 5). Publicists are spending this a lot of cash to focus to youth and get them to persuade their folks in purchasing the promoted sustenance, toys, garments, or numerous different items. On account of this kids and their folks will spend a ton of their cash to simply go in the pockets of enormous organizations. These ads impact the family about which item to purchase and could make a lifetime brand dedication. The measure of cash that goes in to advertising at that point starts to turn out to be clear. Alone kids "under 14 spend about $40 billion yearly" and "adolescents are spending around 159 billion" every year. (Showcasing to kids diagram, n.d.) With that much income leaving just youngsters I don't perceive any business withdrawing on publicizing at any point in the near future.
To shield kids from the ads there are not many individuals that could make some noise and make distinction. Medicinal experts are one and they could impact the guardians. Some national and worldwide general wellbeing associations have effectively made some noise. These foundations incorporate the World Health Organization, the Institutes for Medicine, and the American Psychological Association. Every one of them have called for limitations on showcasing to kids. The therapeutic experts could instruct the guardians on the best way to deal with the nuance of promoting. Step by step instructions to likewise deal with the negative impacts that accompany children's consistent exposures to notices. With that therapeutic experts would no doubt recommend ways guardians could screen the child's media presentation. Additionally, how to converse with the child about what they just observed and how to react to the ads. As of late numerous little associations and alliances have turned out to stop the promoting to kids too.
Another huge player of rolling out a tremendous improvement is arrangement creators. The approach producers made a different substance that manages publicizing and the laws. It is known as the Federal Trade Commission and it a "government office that implements promoting laws and guidelines." (Lubben, 2016, para. 2) Any business, maker, or retailer that manages kids' items must pursue the standards set by the government exchange commission. On the off chance that they don't "agree to promoting laws can bring about exorbitant authorization activities and common punishments." (Lubben, 2016, para. 2) These laws made by the Federal Trade commission are there to for the most part ensure customers. It expects sponsors to speak the truth about their items that they are selling. The FTC will generally take a gander at case a customer perspective and think about how it passes on to the purchasers. The bureaucratic exchange commission is the national degree of promoting guidelines; yet state and nearby government can likewise frame and manage commercials too. A few states have even passed enactment to confine lousy nourishment showcasing in schools. With this Federal Trade Commission, they can make more laws that could eventually prompt less promoting focused to kids.
The worry of these small kids 's focusing on is certainly not another improvement. Research on the inquiry dates from the late 1960s. In the mid 1970s, the Federal Communications Commission considered a proposition to boycott promoting to youngsters 's crowds, yet chose an increasingly humble methodology programming for kids and confining certain publicizing rehearses that make it progressively hard for kids to quality influential aims. Later during the 1970s, the Fede
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Australia vs India, 2020: 1st ODI, Sydney: India Predicted XI
by Yash Mittal
Indian National Cricket Team(Image Credit: Twitter)
Finally, after months of anticipation, the India tour of Australia is finally set to begin with the three-match ODI series, the first the which will be played at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, November 27.
This will be the first time that India will play an international rubber following the coronavirus-enforced lockdown. The Men in Blue are grappling with the absence of Rohit Sharma, who has been ruled out of the white-ball leg of the tour due to a hamstring injury.
So, what will be the make-up of Team India’s playing XI for the 1st ODI? Here’s a look:
Shikhar Dhawan. Credits: Twitter
In the absence of his regular opening partner, the onus will be on the veteran southpaw to lead the way for the tourists at the top of the order.
Dhawan has been in cracking form of-late. He is coming off a reputation enhancing IPL campaign, where he scored 618 runs at 44.6.
Dhawan’s record against Australia has been stellar over the years. In 26 ODI innings, the southpaw has 1145 runs to his name at an average of 45.80 and a strike-rate of 98.79. His last ODI scores against Australia read: 117, 74, 96.
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Tom Moody Points Out A Big Difference Between India And Australia As The Hosts Clinch The ODI Series
by CaJr Staff
Tom Moody. (Credits: Twitter)
Former Australian batsman, Tom Moody believes that Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa are the difference between Australia and India. His comments came after Australia’s 51-run victory over the visitors in the second ODI in Sydney on Sunday. With back-to-back triumphs, the hosts clinch the ODI series with one match to go.
Australia’s each of the top 5 batsmen crossed the fifty run mark, with Steve Smith registering consecutive hundreds as the Indian bowlers looked hapless against the might of the host. 4 out of India’s 5 first-choice bowlers leaked runs at more than 7 an over.
Australia beat India by 51 runs [Photo-Twitter]
The Aussie bowlers dominated while bowling to the Indians. Every time there was a partnership building, someone would break it and not giving any chance to India. Apart from Mitchell Starc, everyone was amongst wickets.
Hazlewood is a lot quicker than people give him credit for: Tom Moody
Josh Hazlewood (Credits – Twitter)
Tom Moody has opined that the duo of Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa is the key difference between the bowling attack of the two sides. Hazlewood picked 2 big wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and a well set Virat Kohli on 89.
Moody observes that Hazlewood bowls the traditional Australian hard length and is a lot quicker than it seems. The 55-year-old is also impressed by Hazlewood’s short pitch bowling, through which he dismissed Kohli in the first ODI. The former Sri Lanka coach recognizes the speedster as the leader of this Australian pace attack in ODIs.
Talking to ESPNCricinfo, Tom Moody said, “To me, the big difference between the two teams has been Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa. Hazlewood has bowled the traditional Australian hard length which sits about 6 inches above the stumps.”
“He has bowled very straight. Hazlewood is a lot quicker than people give him credit for- he is in the 140s – and does hit the bat very hard. He has got a very good bouncer as well. He had been the leader of the pack for Australia from the pace bowling perspective, the former SRH coach said.
Adam Zampa. Credits: Twitter.
The cricketer-turned-commentator also lauded Adam Zampa for his performances in the last couple of years, especially against the men in blue. Against India, the leg-spinner has picked 24 wickets in 14 ODIs, and according to Moody, he is the unsung hero in Australia’s success in recent times.
“I think Zampa has also bowled very well and he continues to bowl well against India and in ODI cricket over the last couple of years. He is the unsung hero of this whole thing,” Moody added.
The two teams will face off once again on Wednesday in Canberra for the 3rd ODI. While Australia may have won the series, there are still 10 World Cup Super League points up for grabs.
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Major Japanese Fintech Company Reveals Plans to Launch Crypto Exchange This Year
The operator of one of Japan’s most popular personal budgeting apps Money Forward has announced its plans to launch a crypto asset exchange this year.
Money Forward Inc., the operator of one of Japan’s most popular personal budgeting apps, has announced its plans to launch a crypto asset exchange this year, in a company press release Wednesday, May 23.
A new subsidiary, MF Financial Co., Ltd., that launched today will be devoted to the company’s new crypto exchange project, and will be headed by a member of Money Forward’s Blockchain and Virtual Currency Laboratory.
The press release outlines MF’s plans to first launch a crypto media platform by summer 2018, followed by a crypto asset exchange and the construction of a digital assets remittance and settlement system, which the MF Laboratory has been researching since December 2017.
As of late 2017, the Tokyo-based company reportedly has 5.5 mln users, with over 500,000 Japanese businesses and 2,400 accounting firms using its cloud-based software for their tax accounting and invoices.
The company today also announced improved tools for its customers who currently use cryptocurrencies, providing them with an automated crypto accounts book that can be supported with data from twenty domestic and foreign crypto exchanges. The new tools also simplify users’ crypto tax return filings, by giving them an automated profit and loss calculation tool for their transaction histories.
Major Japanese financial institutions are increasingly making inroads in facilitating the country’s booming cryptocurrency sector. Just yesterday, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the world’s fifth largest bank by total assets, successfully piloted a cross-border payment using a Thai bank’s Blockchain Interledger.
In the past two weeks, MUFG has also revealed that it is partnering with a US cloud delivery platform to launch a blockchain-based global payment network, as well as announcing plans to trial its own cryptocurrency by 2019. Meanwhile, Japan-based global investment bank Nomura last week announced its venture to establish a custodian solution for digital assets, targeting institutional investment in the crypto space.
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Soviet Jewish Sustaining Cultural Initiative
Entitled “Nashi Traditsii” (“Our Traditions”), the Soviet Jewish SCI was directed by the noted klezmer performer/researcher Michael Alpert and was targeted to serving three distinct Jewish communities that had emigrated from the former Soviet Union—the Bukharan (Uzbekistan/Tajikistan) community, centered in Rego Park, Queens; the Mountain Jewish (Azerbaijan and Dagestan) community, centered along Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn; and, the Ashkenazic (East European) community, centered in Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
Annual workshops and concerts were produced through the CCI, with programs taking place at diverse community and general public venues such as the Shorefront YM-YWHA Jewish community center in Brighton Beach, Restaurant Raphael in Rego Park, and culminated with a large-scale public concert at the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse.
Through Nashi Traditsii and related projects, CTMD’s work in these communities has had a number of important legacies. CTMD assisted Ensemble Shashmaqam Ensemble (Bukharan Jewish) to develop as a performing group, gain 501(c)(3) status, and tour nationally. In the Mountain Jewish community, Nashi Traditsii helped spark the work of AZEM, a Mountain Jewish cultural group in Brooklyn, and the Kavkaz youth dance organization. Additionally, Nashi Traditsii brought to prominence clarinetist German Goldenshteyn, who would go on to inspire a generation of young musicians around the world to perform his Bessarabian klezmer repertoire. Goldenshteyn had meticulously transcribed over 800 melodies in notebooks, many of them not known from other sources, before his untimely death in 2006.
CTMD has worked with Dartmouth College ethnomusicologist Theodore Levin to produce two recordings presenting Central Asian Jewish performers in New York: Music of the Bukharan Jewish Ensemble Shashmaqam (Smithsonian Folkways, 1991) and At the Bazaar of Love (Shanachie, 1997), featuring Ilyas Malayev. Additionally, CTMD produced a national tour of the Shashmaqam ensemble during 1993 and 1994.
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Ray Musiker – Generations: A Living Musical Legacy
By Peter Rushefsky | June 11, 2020 | Master Artist Profiles
CTMD is excited to present Generations: A Living Musical Legacy, a series of videos of new compositions by legendary klezmer clarinetist Ray Musiker (b. 1926), performed with his son, renowned pianist/conductor Lee Musiker. Additionally, we have partnered with Dan Blacksberg’s Radiant Others Klezmer Podcast Series to feature an exclusive new interview with Ray. We are…
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November 17, 2020 By Kristine Palkowetz
Join us in spreading some additional holiday cheer.
Beginning December 1st, C. Todd Smith Law is asking Florida residents to answer our holiday riddles for a chance to receive a very special care package – our Florida Gifts that Giveback.
Once entered, you’ll be in the running for curated baskets filled with locally made products. Some of the brands included are Corkcicle, Credo, Teleties, The Good Crowd Shop, and more! We will recognize one Florida resident each week through December 29th.
We encourage YOU to visit www.CToddLaw.com/Gifts-that-Give-back to submit your entry today!
In a year that has been like no other, our team at C. Todd Smith Law wanted to spread a little more joy this year and then some. That is why our team has assembled for the holiday these very unique Florida Gift Baskets that Give Back.
Just how do they give? Each hand-selected product supports a local Florida business. In addition, each of these products has a greater impact on our communities, our Nation, and even across the globe.
You will most certainly enjoy your gifts, but you can feel that extra spirit of joy knowing that your gift supported local businesses and beyond.
Read all about these Florida Gifts that Give Back and the companies below.
Credo Coffee
Buying coffee is a big deal.
“We move toward the CREDO with successive small choices, like a cup of coffee. We’re convinced that buying a cup of coffee is a big deal. Our coffee is carried down mountains, shipped across oceans, and carefully roasted just for you. Each cup of CREDO coffee tastes superb. But each cup of coffee also has a positive impact on the people who’ve touched it. We build relationships with our growers and suppliers to avoid supporting the exploitation of people or the environment; and we pay growers as directly as possible to get as much money in their hands as we can. Your coffee purchase always supports a system, our system is making an impact for good. That’s why we have you name your price — with CREDO you don’t just buy a cup, you decide what role you will play in the supply chain.”
Ben Hoyer, Founder of Credo
Visit www.DowntownCredo.com for the full story of meaning and impact.
By giving people access to clean water, we can restore health, provide new opportunities, and create real change in developing countries. That’s why Corkcicle has partnered with charity: water to help make a difference. Every product helps bring clean water to people in need.
To learn more about Corkcicle and Charity: Water, visit www.Corckcicle.com.
With each purchase of a Teletie, a donation is made to FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered). FORCE is a non-profit organization that aims toward improving the lives of people and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian and related cancers.
Need more Teleties? Visit www.Teleties.com.
Orlando based, Blossom, started as seeds in the gardens of Quest Training Center as a vocational and skills development opportunity for the people receiving services there. Through this early partnership, Blossom now produces a range of artisanal products. Each product is handcrafted by individuals with developmental disabilities.
For more information, visit www.ShopBlossom.org.
The Good Crowd Shop
Show your Orlando spirit proudly. A portion of all proceeds of all Love Orlando Orange items benefits an Orlando-based LGBTQ organization, Zebra Coalition. Zebra Coalition is a 501c3 that helps LGBTQ youth who have been outcast by their families, facing bullying and dealing with alcohol, drug, and sexual abuse.
Visit the Good Crowd Shop at www. GoodCrowdShop.com.
Clean the World
Clean the World is keeping the world clean one recycled bar at a time. Becaues of a partnership with For The Planet, a percentage of sales is donated to nonprofits dedicated to protecting the planet.
Looking to do a little more cleaning? Visit www.CleanTheWorld.org.
Give Kids the World
Give Kids The World Village is an 89-acre, nonprofit resort in Central Florida that provides weeklong, cost-free vacations to children with critical illnesses and their families.
Each ornament was lovingly designed by a child that spent time at the fantastical village.
Discover more ways to give back by visiting www.GKTW.org.
For those who are 21 and older…
Though not included in the gift basket, we wanted to tell you about Quantum Leap Winery as well.
Quantum Leap Winery cares about our community and our pets, too!
Proceeds from the My Best Friend and Panther’s Tale wine sales benefit the programs of Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando to help and heal pets and people, saving lives at both ends of the leash.
Need another round? Visit www.QuantumLeapWinery.com.
Not everyone will win one of our Florida Gifts that Give Back raffle, but we hope everyone will be inspired by these Central Florida gifts that give back in big ways and in small.
From our C. Todd Smith Law family to yours, have a safe and happy holiday season!
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Step 1: Register as a tax payer in Portugal by filling in a registration form(link is external) (ficha de inscrição) and submitting it at your local tax office(link is external). The form to be filed is “N.º Identif.Fiscal-Pessoa Singular Ficha de Inscrição”. After submitting the form, you will be issued with your Portuguese income tax number.
Step 2: To file online, first register for an account on the government website(link is external). You will need your income tax number for this step. After registration, an access password will be sent your email address.
Step 3: Log in using your income tax number and password.
Step 4: File Modelo IRS1 which is the standard form. This is supplemented by a number of special forms for declaring different types of income. These forms include:
Category A: employment income (wages & salaries, remuneration, commissions and fringe benefits)
Category B: self-employment income from a profession or business in Portugal
Category E: investment income
Category F: rental income
Category G: capital gains from selling property, assets or shares
Category H: pensions in Portugal, including Plano Poupança Reforma (private pension plans).
Step 4: Enter details relating to deductions. All employees may deduct an amount of EUR 4,104. Other information:
Compulsory social security contributions in excess of EUR 4,104 may be deducted without any limitation.
Union contributions and indemnities to employers (the part that does not constitute a direct contribution for health, education, elderly support, home or insurance) may also be deducted, subject to particular limitations.
Step 5: Submit the tax return. The Portuguese tax authority will issue a respective tax assessment and any balance of tax due will be paid. Overpayments of tax is usually refunded directly into the bank account specified on your return within 3 months of filing.
Tax Figures in Portugal
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First 7,091 14.5
From 7,092 to 20,261 28.5
From 20,262 to 40,522 37
Above 80,640 48
The above progressive rates apply to resident taxpayers filing singly. For married taxpayers, the progressive tax rate is determined by dividing the taxable income by two.
Non-residents are taxed at a flat rate of 25% on their taxable income.
Non-habitual residents, those who have the right to reside in Portugal (an EU/EEA/Swiss or a holder of a residence permit) and has not been a tax resident of Portugal during the last 5 years, is subject to a flat tax rate of 20%. This status is granted for 10 years.
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Personal deduction and allowances: Employees may deduct an amount of EUR 4,104. Compulsory social security contributions in excess of EUR 4,104 are deductible without limitation.
Tax Residency in Portugal
When do you become a tax resident in Portugal
You become a tax resident in Portugal when:
You stay in Portugal for more than 183 days in any 12 month period.
You have a dwelling in Portugal, during the abovementioned period, which may imply your intention to use it as your habitual residence.
Individuals that meet these conditions become a Portuguese tax resident from the first day of permanence in Portugal. As such, it is possible to split the year for tax purposes.
Does the 183 day rule apply in Portugal
Am I taxed on my global income in Portugal
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Using an Umbrella Company for Income Tax in Portugal
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The companies are experts in Portuguese taxation, and they’ll ensure that you keep the largest proportion of your earnings whilst complying with local laws. They can deal with any issues with the Portuguese tax office or tax department directly including processing your tax refund if you are eligible.
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A Contractor’s Guide to Work Permits in Portugal
Immigration is one of the primary concerns for any contractor hoping to start working in Portugal. Permanent employees will find it easy to get their Portuguese work permit because they’ll receive “sponsorship” for their entire stay from their prospective employer.
The Portuguese work permit, known more commonly as the Autorização de Trabalho, is dependent on this sponsorship because it confirms that you’ll be earning money during your stay in the country. Contracting in Portugal is more difficult because the work permit is tied to one employer, so you have to change it to suit each new contract. Thankfully, umbrella companies provide a convenient and effective solution to this issue.
While the umbrella company will charge a fee, you’ll likely end up saving more money in the long run: you’ll be able to focus on your work, expertly reduce your tax liability, and comply with all laws and regulations in Portugal (which means avoiding fees, fines, or even worse penalties).
There’s a huge variety of Umbrella Companies with different specialities and advantages in Portugal. How do you find the right one for your circumstances?
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8 February 2017 / Money
Is it fair to allow banks to cash in on vulnerable customers?
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Rachel Reeves MP Labour MP for Leeds West
Last summer, Which? research showed the high cost of unarranged overdrafts and how these charges can hit banks’ vulnerable customers the hardest. Rachel Reeves MP joins us to explain why action on these charges is long overdue…
The latest Which? research published today has again highlighted how banks are still cashing in on customers who rely on unarranged overdrafts.
Charges from big high street banks could cost up to 180% of the amount borrowed, showing the shocking extent to which customers are being pushed further into a spiral of debt by their own banks.
At present, the major banks make more than £1bn per year through the charges they levy on unarranged overdrafts. Most of the money comes from financially vulnerable customers.
These are people who are already in difficulty, trying to manage debt day-to-day, and for whom the banks should have a responsibility to help manage their finances.
Review of charges
Huge progress was made on the charges faced by those accessing finance through payday lenders with the introduction of a cap, so why are the banks being allowed to charge such exorbitant amounts?
The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) recognised the issue when it conducted its review into the Retail Banking Market – but it failed to deliver any real solution in its report published last summer.
It fell short of proposing an independently set maximum cap on charges – instead allowing banks to set a cap themselves, at a level of their choosing.
This cap as proposed by the CMA looks like it will be ‘business as usual’ for the banks, and will likely do nothing to stop the deepening of a person’s debt crisis with punitive and disproportionate charges.
We need a proper effective cap, set by and enforced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), for it to have any impact on helping — rather than worsening — the situation for those people most in need.
The CMA passed the buck firmly to the FCA which has, thankfully, agreed to recognise the issue as part of its review into High-Cost Short-Term Credit.
However, in the meantime, financially vulnerable customers are being pushed further into debt by these high unarranged overdraft charges.
Action on charges
That’s why, in a debate in Parliament today, I’m calling on the Government to take action now.
I want the Government to set a maximum cap on overdraft charges to stop banks being able to impose charges that can be as much as 7.5 times higher than the maximum charge on a payday loan.
Today’s research is invaluable in highlighting the true nature of these charges, I’m extremely grateful to Which? for all the hard work and campaigning they are doing on this issue. I’ll continue to work closely with Which?, and do what I can in Parliament to put an end to these exorbitant charges.
This is a guest contribution by Rachel Reeves MP. All views expressed here are Rachel’s own, and not necessarily those shared by Which?.
Lauren Deitz says:
A debate took place again in Parliament today on unarranged overdraft fees that saw a number of MPs speak. Rachel Reeves MP outlined proposals for a draft bill for regulators to cap the maximum amount that banks can charge customers for unauthorised overdrafts, similar to the limit imposed on charges on payday loans of £24 a month. The debate can be viewed here:https://goo.gl/dQpr5O
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Stamphorse says:
One size doesn’t fit all and neither does a charging formula but the Banks often have different interpretation of their own rules and can prove intransigent when faced with a customer complaint.
Unfortunately a fact of life is that those who can afford it most find it easier to borrow and at less cost!
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People are well aware that ‘punishment’ overdrafts exist, so they should either arrange their overdraft to cover future short falls, or ensure that they manage their accounts, and spending, so they dont fall foul of them.
Alternatively, obtain a credit card, set up an automatic minimum payment, to avoid penalties on that, and use the credit card to cover unexpected purchases, so avoiding the banking penalties that way. A credit card will usually give a much greater, ”overdraft” than the bank, and will incur no additional charges, except interest, and if purchases are repaid within the minimum period, not even interest
In addition, you will have a second line of protection on purchases, to get refunds, if the goods are faulty, or if ordered by mail-order, they dont arrive, or arrive damaged.
Simply put, manage your finances correctly, and you wont have problems.
Pamela Rhodes says:
Over the years I have had to learn the hard way especially when my children were young,I found my bank very heartless and uncaring
I`m currently going through a process of investigation Via the Ombudsman Service of a well known High Street outlet. My use of repayment for a credit card is arranged. However, this outlet have persistently charged late payment fees even though the arranged payment goes out on time. All and any communication with them came to nothing. The investigation by the Ombudsman Service has jolted them but they are lying through their teeth. More as it develops.
Don’t raise your hopes with ombudsman service. I am surprised that it is not common knowledge that the ombudsman gets ‘funded’ by the very outlet/firm/bank that you are complaining about.
Your opponent technically pays their wages. Usually £500. This is at the very least, a conflict of interest.
So they tell the bank, solicitor (or whoever) that there is a complaint against them. There is a little bit of pass the parcel from one to the other whilst you wait, when the organisation is a member of the ombudsman scheme, they are not bothered because they know they will not lose. They even TELL you to go to the ombudsman.
Of course the Ombudsman will deny this and say they are impartial. They are not.
I have been through the investigation procedure with the ombudsman which finished last month, after waiting ages.
I had all the evidence ready and the investigator dissected it and said that she upheld my complaint but it was a ‘Preliminary Decision’ (What?!!). She asked the con man in the Conveyance firm to return money he was not entitled to.
He refused, and now it is going to another department,..another Ombudsman! 100’s of staff. Not paid by the government, but it saves the government benefit money by having all these people working there.
So what is the point of the ombudsman if they are ignored anyway when it is clearly an extortion matter?
The ombudsman will always support their paymasters in the end. It just means that the financial industry either get away with it or have more time to lie.
Be careful, if you go to a small claims after going to an ombudsman. If they have not upheld your complaint, the court is unlikely to oppose their decision. You will probably lose your case.
My friend got back £650 although the well known bank overcharged her on a mortgate by over £3.000. She thinks she was only ‘awarded’ this paltry amount because she mentioned a publication she works for.
The Ombudsman is draconian and does not protect/help the public. It must be updated and government (people) funded to make it fair and uncorruptable.
Look up Ombudsmanwatch.org Unfortunately they are in Scotland. We need one here in England.
I couldn’t agree more. I found out that the Ombudsman was funded by the banks they are supposed to be investigating while looking into employment with them. I was so disgusted I immediately withdrew my application. I had gone to the Ombudsman to complain about the behaviour of the NatWest Private Banking Team which resulted in the loss of my job. Everyone I spoke with who was independent of my case told me I should have had my complaint upheld but it wasn’t. Even the FCA were of no use. It is in my opinion that NatWest lied about what had happened and because I couldn’t produce any evidence as I was not in a position to record phone calls the FOS acted in favour of NatWest. How can they honestly say they are acting impartially when they are funded by the organisations that are being complained about. NatWest got away with murder and nearly pushed me to an early grave.
Jackie Real says:
https://gclaw.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/are-welfare-benefits-exempt-from-bank-charges-under-section-1871-of-the-social-security-administration-act-1992/
read the info on the link above – a good synopsis of the problems with banks and the law as it stands. The law needs changing to protect benefit claimants losing money to bank charges. The government insisted bank accounts should be used so they should then protect the people adversely affected by poor banking practice.
Patricia Bayliss says:
If there is a cap other customers who do not have overdrafts are likely to be charged more for the services they require
peterjones says:
Not sure. I accept banks do not really have their customers’ interests at heart but neither are they supposed to be philanthropic institutions. Using an unarranged overdraft is making use of a concession by the bank, to which the alternative action would be simply not to honour the cheque, direct debit etc and not allow a machine to deliver cash. No fuss is being made about accounts which do not allow overdrafts.
I think that allowing for the occasional error (sometimes by a bank!) when an account goes into the red would be reasonable but regular use of unarranged overdrafts, that it appears many complainants make, needs to have a penalty since otherwise there is no encouragement to manage money in a sensible way. There have been cases where banks have been criticised for allowing people to build up debts!
The encouragement by banks and others to move to a cashless society is only going to make things worse, as waving a card over a machine doesn’t feel like spending money and the little bits of paper you get are very easily lost or mislaid.
If you come to me to borrow money and I agree and give it to you that’s OK but taking money from my wallet without my permission is stealing.
COLIN NUNN says:
What amasses me is the so called annual review i have an overdraft i very rarely have need of oit and dont go over it i have been with nat west over 50 years they know me and my business in the old days it was an interview to renew the facility now it is a phone call and press a keyon their computer £150 please sir possibly not even the word please and of course sky high rates
Parmender Kumar says:
Them gangster banksters again?
John Ward says:
If we are to have an intelligent and balanced debate about ‘punitive and disproportionate charges’ for unarranged overdrafts, as I am sure Which? would support, it would be helpful if the banks’ individual justifications for their charges could also be reported. We have seen their defence of their overdraft avoidance policies, which don’t seem to have been very effective, but I cannot recall seeing information on exactly how and why the actual charges are as they are. Perhaps this was buried somewhere in the documents considered by the Competition and Markets Authority in their review. [N.B. That is the correct title of the CMA and not as given in the Intro.]
I share many of the points made by peterjones in his comment above. It is the scale and manner of the penalty being applied that I object to and I think we are entitled to hear the banks’ side of the argument and consider their justification.
malcolm r says:
Balance is certainly key, John. We could also look at why perfectly rational and capable people do not look after their financial affairs, do not ask for an arranged overdraft, do not seek help, and ask who should be topping up the incomes of people who spend more than they earn.
It seems to me that to resolve the overdraft issue we need, as you suggest, to have the regulator decide what the basis should be for charges, including a disincentive to use an unarranged withdrawal. To decide whether we should ban unarranged withdrawals totally. And most importantly, to find ways to identify those people who cannot, through lack of ability, manage their financial affairs and their bank account properly and how to provide them with the help and support they clearly need.
e wittig says:
Big difference between a few pence for a few days once in a while and large amounts on a regular basis – but common sense needs to prevail.
I have just wasted one hour to lose my comments on banks, ombudsman and other important stuff…..Thanks!
Brian Close says:
The cap should depend in part on the extent of the unarranged overdraft, so a sliding scale might be more appropriate.
I think any cap would apply to the interest rate irrespective of the amount of the overdraft; the term would dictate the eventual cost. A cap should also apply to the one-off service charge for an unarranged overdraft; this should not be reiterated for continuous charging periods but presumably would be re-applied if there was further unarranged overdrawing after a break.
Gerard White says:
The fact is banks know who are the most vulnerable customers and target them with products they do not need. I assist vulnerable people pro bono. One example a lady with physical and mental health difficulties had been paying £15 a month for an overdraft facility of £100. When I queried these charges the bank explained that the £15 included an insurance policy which covered foreign travel, automotive breakdown and smart phone repair.
I said I believed the bank had missold the policy to which they informed me that their sales people were highly trained professionals. So I asked 3 questions.
Did the sales person inquire if the customer had a passport?
Did the sales person inquire if the if the customer had a driving license?
Did the sales person inquire if the customer owned a smartphone?
I recovered 2 years payments in full plus interest, the customer has never been overdrawn soon.
What is deplorable is the banks hold all the data on the customer and would know they have never been abroad, never purchased petrol and how much they paid for their mobile phone. What the banks are doing is criminal.
The solution to unarranged overdrafts is simple, if there is not enough money in the account, refuse the withdrawal or cheque.
J HARDING says:
Some people will take advantage of the system which will cost the rest of us money. Perhaps there should be a limit , but who will decide how much? The government?: we have seen what a messes they make!!
Reg Baldwin says:
What is the point of exorbitant fee’s that are only going to put more pressure on vulnerable customer’s. There will be countless people who live on very fine margins with their bank balance, and through no fault of theirs (a late pay cheque, or some such money not clearing in time) they will be put into a spiralling debt situation they are unable to get out of without getting into further debt.
Might look good for the banks forecasted balance sheet, but like everything with the bank’s they only ever see a spreadsheet that looks good, the actual mechanics and pitfalls are never considered until after the event. Par for the course with the Bank’s .
Ruth Maher says:
For years I did not realise we could have an arranged overdraft and I was not told by the bank either. Every time we went overdrawn we were sent a letter by Lloyds Bank to let us know we had gone overdrawn by 50p and they charged us £30 for the letter each time they sent one. This just helped us to go more overdrawn and they offered no solution they just kept charging us. We changed banks in the end and our new bank arranged an overdraft for us and we never looked back. Our new bank was Midland which has since been taken over by HSBC. who we still bank with. We were young then and not financially savvy but we have learnt over the years and we made sure none of our children bank with Lloyds. Obviously nothing has changed in the last 30 years and its about time someone sorted out these greedy banks.
Rufus Johns says:
I see these charges as a form of penalty attempting to discourage unauthorised borrowing. There is also the issue of the risk that the more responsible customer indirectly subsidises the less responsible customer through other aggregated bank charges. Having said that there is the concern of having proportionately fair charges and not a dishonest source of revenue harvested by banks.
Doreen Stevens says:
It is so stupid to inflict more hardship on people when they are overdrawn, theyre overdrawn for a reason and shouldnt be penalised to the amount the banks get away with
I bank with Barclays and have an arranged overdraft. I get charged a daily fee according to the amount I am overdrawn. What I find disgusting is that I get charged for Saturdays and Sundays as well. If you pay money into your bank on a Saturday it updates on the Monday. As for a Sunday Barclays are not open so I have no opportunity to pay money in to clear the overdraft. How can they justify charging an overdraft fee on days when I have no opportunity to clear the overdrawn balance. Just another way of making money out of customers who are obviously struggling already. On top of which. I have in the past needed an increase in my overdraft for a short period of time. Barclays take the details and push the button. If it says no that is the end of the conversation. No questions about the reason behind why its no. It says no we cannot help you. If they had actually asked I would have explained why there is an issue on our credit report and backed it up with evidence. It forced me into borrowing from a more expensive lender. The trust between customers and the banking industry has gone and the care the staff have for their customers is no longer there. They are just robots being operated by their seniors for the want of more profit. It is plain greed at the expense of the hard working people of society who sometimes need a helping hand.
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This is supposed to be a country that is always on the lookout for a resurgence of Naziism in order to smash it.
(1) The Bundestag is seriously considering an “Infektionsschutzgesetz” (“infection protection law”) which in many parts reads like exact copies of the Enabling Act of 1933. The debate on it was today and continues this evening, which is why there were protests against it in Berlin today, see below.
(2) There is constant complaining about too much decentralized power and constant advocacy of the need to centralize it. Smells a lot like Gleichschaltung.
Not strictly parallel to Nazi-era history, but noteworthy nonetheless:
(3) The Berlin Police deployed “Wasserwerfer” (“water cannons”) today against peaceful protesters. Remember, water cannons and water hoses in the United States are supposed to invoke mental images of evil white Southern cops spraying high pressure water out of hoses at black civil rights protesters. The cops in Berlin and elsewhere have used them against Antifa, but only at the last moment.
(4) The Berlin Police did a near George Floyd maneuver today against an AfD member of the Bundestag.
So, you may be asking: When do the concentration camps start? That one’s easy. They won’t be necessary, because they’ve turned all of our houses, apartments and private residences into many mini-CCs.
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countenance (12:55:18) :
Within the hour, most of the law (actually, amendments to the existing Infection Protection Law), save some stripping out of the worst provisions, was passed.
Yesterday, the Bundestag partied like it’s 1933.
Today, it partied like it’s 1949. By making it a little harder for the public to access old Stasi documents.
GERMAN GREEN PARTY: Expletive the police, abolish the police
ALSO, GERMAN GREEN PARTY: We heart the Berlin Police using water cannons against protesters
https://pressecop24.com/berliner-gruene-verteidigen-wasserwerfereinsatz-vor-bundestag/
Hard Right (19:45:33) :
How much of this shit is true?
#Germany has fallen. Their government passed a law REMOVING their Constitutional Rights. Police can now enter their homes for any reason. They have lost the right to assemble. It looks like hundreds of thousands are protesting in #Berlin
pic.twitter.com/6ZOrNJZXez
— ഡേവിന്ദർ ആനന്ദ് D K ANAND 🐅 (@DAVINDERANAND3) November 21, 2020
Normiecons pissed
108,800 votes … 95.6% – YES. https://t.co/Na7CQzclPC
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) December 18, 2020
Internet Blood Sports Continue. Click on Date in Tweet to go to Poll.
Who is the biggest whigger nationalist on the internet?
— Hunter Wallace (@MisterBlackPill) December 18, 2020
FACT CHECK: Jared Kushner is an #AmericaLast globalist who sabotaged the #AmericaFirst agenda at every turn. https://t.co/o1zXh6xYHo
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) December 18, 2020
Alex the Goon (18:40:34) :
I think we knew that from the first time we saw his name parenthesized.
Trump Nominates Charlie Kirk, Several Others To New Commission That Counters 1619 Project https://t.co/zD0fHRzhqU
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 18, 2020
Baked Alaska livestreaming and spreading Corona-Chan at Arizona Stop the Steal Rally:
https://dlive.tv/BakedAlaska
Clips on https://ip2always.win/new
President Donald Trump Calls For Protest in DC on Jan 6., Says ‘Be There, Will Be Wild’
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/president-donald-trump-calls-protest-dc-jan-6-says-will-wild/
In a 1:42 AM tweet on Saturday, President Donald Trump promoted a “big protest” in DC against the election fraud that appears to have taken place in November.
You’re liable to get maced by IP2.
I will return to Washington DC to rally for President Trump on January 6th! pic.twitter.com/Wns6jxBMp4
— Nicholas J. Fuentes (@NickJFuentes) December 19, 2020
Second stimulus check pic.twitter.com/mwW12WZwrB
— Natalie (@jbfan911) December 18, 2020
We will just have to convince all the Third World people that will flood in over the next four years to vote for traditional American values established by White men! https://t.co/L9a64XsBUP
— RAMZPAUL (@ramzpaul) December 19, 2020
What the f… pic.twitter.com/vgafyoQSpV
— Art TakingBack 🇺🇸 (@ArtValley818_) December 19, 2020
Negresses in their native habitat.
Bruh 🤦🏾♂️🥴 pic.twitter.com/0otB4kd8kA
— WeaDa$$$Reside (@__justkeith) December 15, 2020
This can’t be real. pic.twitter.com/haohCKWGwq
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 19, 2020
Best news in the Pfizer study: the placebo was 99.2% effective against Covid. I like this pathway for my treatment.
How Much Does the Pfizer Vaccine Actually Reduce Risk of Hospitalization? | Gilbert Berdine, MD https://t.co/2hBqaUCLst
— CatoTheYounger (@catoletters) December 19, 2020
Trump is not going do a military coup, he's going to lead a people's revolution.
He's going to put 2 million people into the streets of DC on January 6th and force the Deep State to capitulate.
— Jay Fivekiller (@JayFiveK) December 20, 2020
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/530910-republicans-desperate-to-avoid-floor-fight-over-electoral-college-vote
National Republicans are desperate to avoid a floor fight in Congress over the certification of the Electoral College vote next month, believing it would be horrible politics to continue waging what most recognize to be a hopeless battle to overturn the outcome of the election.
believing it would be horrible politics to fucking win for once.
She Called Police Over a Neo-Nazi Threat. But the Neo-Nazis Were Inside the Police
https://dnyuz.com/2020/12/21/she-called-police-over-a-neo-nazi-threat-but-the-neo-nazis-were-inside-the-police/
Far-right extremism is resurgent in Germany, in ways that are new and very old, horrifying a country that prides itself on dealing honestly with its murderous past. This month, a two-year parliamentary inquiry concluded that far-right networks had extensively penetrated German security services, including its elite special forces.
But increasingly, the spotlight is turning on Germany’s police, a much more sprawling and decentralized force with less stringent oversight than the military — and with a more immediate impact on the everyday safety of citizens, experts warn.
TPUSA Event Features “Strippers” Blasting Cash Through Cannon Into Teenage Crowd
https://www.infowars.com/posts/tpusa-event-features-strippers-blasting-cash-through-cannon-into-teenage-crowd/
A “conservative” event by Turning Pointing USA featured two scantily-clad women firing cash through a cannon into a crowd of cheering Republican teenagers.
Twitter Niggers Think They’re Getting Superpowers Today
https://www.theroot.com/an-open-letter-to-black-people-about-your-upcoming-supe-1845897034
By now you should have received your certified letter informing you that people of African descent will receive superpowers on Dec. 21, when Jupiter and Saturn align for the first time in nearly 400 years.
This is what happens when Pajeets run your computers.
It’s worse than printer delays.
They cannot get the Covid relief/govt funding bill uploaded to the internet. the computers keep bugging out, several sources told me. have heard about a corrupt file in education piece of the bill.
all sections need to be combined into 1 file
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 21, 2020
Journalists….
A former Bloomberg News reporter quit her job, divorced her husband, and froze her eggs for imprisoned former CEO Martin Shkreli, known as the “Pharma Bro,” who now refuses to talk to her https://t.co/AdnNP17RCY
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 21, 2020
“We cannot go into the holiday season … with the same kind of attitude that those gatherings don’t apply to me. They apply to everybody,” said Birx, a week after gathering with her family. https://t.co/eabOUTO5gT
— Slate (@Slate) December 21, 2020
Family members of unauthorized immigrants are now eligible to get stimulus checks under the $900 billion deal reached last night. That eligibility is retroactive, so adults excluded last time could get up to $1800 now https://t.co/UEyVqvPd4f
— Michelle Hackman (@MHackman) December 21, 2020
NEW – A new white paper by the IMF calls for linking your "search history" to your financial credit score, which would in effect lower your score if you "visit websites marked harmful by their fact-checkers."
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) December 21, 2020
A new law set to be passed in Poland would fine social media companies $2.2 million a pop for censoring lawful free speech.https://t.co/rpnfvktan7
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) December 21, 2020
Sen. @RandPaul says that mask mandates "are all about submission." https://t.co/nzmJ8RajNi
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) December 21, 2020
A Wisconsin man who was convicted for sexually assaulted his own young child will receive tax-payer funding for a sex change and will be moved to a women's prison. https://t.co/2J2KpbdBrD
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) December 20, 2020
CDC proposes to vaccinate politicians, teachers, garbage men and other government workers before the elderly because of SCIENCE! pic.twitter.com/WrYDKghI8B
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) December 20, 2020
My stimulus check menu for today …
Breakfast … one grit.
Lunch … water soup.
Dinner … leftover water soup.
The epidemiologist who modeled vaccine distribution for the CDC is a gender nonbinary, defund-the-police activist "living on occupied land." A hardcore SJW. Twitter account went private today. https://t.co/grlUxvpjlD
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 20, 2020
Well we’ve officially reached the magical 2 weeks since California closed outdoor dining
The 7-day average per million on 12/6 was 516. It’s now 1094
So sure, it’s completely failed, but at least we also put tens of thousands of people out of work right before the holidays too pic.twitter.com/vZAkbaIOaJ
— IM (@ianmSC) December 20, 2020
Outdoor dining is for the homeless. Fuck that shit.
S386/HR1044 is dead. There will be no reconciled version of Mike Lee’s disaster H1B visa expansion bill. He’ll try again next year but the tidal wave of Indian foreign labor stealing even more jobs from U.S. college grads and American tech workers was defeated for now. GOOD NEWS!
— american nationalist (@NationalistTV) December 21, 2020
After young Christian conservative activists proclaimed their opposition to the rainbow flag at #StopTheSteal protests, a pack of so-called "conservative" degenerates attempted to accuse them of being "Democrats". Which side looks more conservative to you? #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/9Qc5u1HBKM
— Culture War Criminal (@CULTUREWARCRMNL) December 20, 2020
If it’s not a hatecrime to call a lithping fag in high heels, “bro”, perhaps it should be.
It’s well known that the only reason college kids stick with TPUSA is to attend their annual conference which is riddled with sex abuse, underage alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use. The strippers/cash cannon is what happens *on stage*, think of what happens in hotel rooms!
some femoid in GameStop asked me to wear a mask so I told her I got the vaccine and she believed me
— Christmas Hetero Gamer (@CoolHeteroGamer) December 20, 2020
Baked Alaska ASKS for a BURGER with Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions, and Melted Swiss at a drive-thru @pawg_collector (via IG/BakedAlaska) pic.twitter.com/4RXHJ4p7BO
— chaste pimp (@YungZoomer) December 21, 2020
Exclusive report: An influential militant antifa activist who calls for violence has been identified as a Seattle-area children's camp counselor. Mikaele Andrew Baker, 23, is a trans nonbinary furry who last week published a "hit list" on social media. https://t.co/8KWhhrBiBx
When your country’s COVID-19 relief bill includes $10 million in “gender programs” for Pakistan, you know Congress is broken.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) December 22, 2020
Hey Mohammud, how many clitorectomy scalpels can we buy with ten million infidel dollars?
Democrats send $600 in "stimulus" to you but they're sending:
$130 million to Nepal
$135 million to Burma
$85.5 million to Cambodia
$700 million to Sudan
$1.4 BILLION to something called the "Asia Reassurance Initiative Act"
What an absolute disgrace.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) December 21, 2020
Coronavirus Package Allows Feds to Import More Foreign Workers as 17.8M Americans are Joblesshttps://t.co/eDATlDVabK
— John Binder 👽 (@JxhnBinder) December 21, 2020
FDA Approves Fake Vaccine For Staged Photo Shoots https://t.co/3xROR4J9QG
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 21, 2020
I got nothin' to say pic.twitter.com/omEbmqILSF
— 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗲 🇮🇹🍝🎄 (@BigToneDaBoss) December 22, 2020
‘Health dictatorship’: French citizens who refuse Covid-19 jab may be BANNED from public transport under ‘Green Passport’ plan
https://www.rt.com/news/510491-france-law-vaccine-ban-public/
French citizens who decline to take the coronavirus vaccine will be barred from public transportation, among other places, under a controversial “Green Passport” plan set out in a draft law that’s now on its way to parliament.
Parts of France are a No-Go Zone for Whites. Why stop there?
Expletive-laden song ‘Boris Johnson is a F***ing C***’ vying for UK Christmas number one
https://www.rt.com/uk/510419-bojo-explicit-christmas-number-one/
Comedy rock group The K**ts have rocketed up the UK singles charts and are now facing off against the likes of Mariah Carey and Ladbaby for the coveted Christmas No.1 spot with their song, ‘Boris Johnson is a F***ing C***.’
Link probably won’t last long
Clever American Disguises Self As Transgender Middle Easterner In Hopes Of Receiving More COVID Aid https://t.co/z1yh58BRKM
Hollywood gets presents, the rest of us get coal, in today’s disastrous copyright proposal https://t.co/tKVKGtu4YF
— EFF (@EFF) December 22, 2020
Video Leaks of U.S. Senate Candidate Warnock’s Encounter With Police After BEATING HIS WIFE: Warnock's wife says she's been trying to hide his behavior 'for a long time' in police bodycam video … Democrat media cabal is scrubbing after this vile… https://t.co/xVYL2Esvsj pic.twitter.com/cj2MnGKmlH
— 🇺🇸 GELLER REPORT 🇺🇸 (@PamelaGeller) December 23, 2020
Video from Carlson’s how:
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6217899560001#sp=show-clips
#believeallwomen #exceptthisonetoo
Here’s a Christmas present for you guys. Nudies of Cassandra Fairbanks, Ace Reporter for The Gateway Pundit:
https://www.cumonprintedpics.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=371178
Bondage Sets:
https://xhamster.com/users/jm4444444444/photos
Ho Ho Humbug!
Not white-knighting, but i think the bj pic at the end of the 1st set is a different whore. Extra ink on the fingers, and ear lobes look different.
I know, I’m “looking at it wrong”.
You’re right. I noticed the fingers when I found it a couple of weeks ago, but I didn’t bother to check. I was more interested in finding and confirming the bondage sets.
Looks like the whore is named “Juelz Ventura.”
http://www.data18.com/viewer/1124827/04
Money printer go brrrrrr
In the 21st century, twelve years of school isn’t enough. That’s why under the Biden-Harris plan, community college will be free — and public colleges and universities will be tuition-free for families earning less than $125,000 a year.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 24, 2020
Cambridge United football club is demanding fans who booed players taking a knee for Black Lives Matter undergo re-education lessons or face a stadium ban.https://t.co/6lpdvisEFU
The Sovietization of California
https://amgreatness.com/2020/12/22/the-sovietization-of-california/
There is no question that America is becoming, if it hasn’t already become, two countries.
Obama commuted the sentence of FALN terrorist Oscar Lopez-Rivera who was responsible for or involved in about 130 bombings in the United States.
Democrats celebrated.
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) December 23, 2020
All I want for Christmas is for President @realDonaldTrump to declassify everything he has on our Corrupt Politicians in Congress!
Who agrees?
— JamieR {🎗} Army Girl (@Jamierodr14) December 24, 2020
Online trolls are on notice – anyone caught posting abusive content could now be fined more than $100,000 as part of a planned Federal Government crackdown. @KerrieYaxley #AusPol #9News pic.twitter.com/Et4IPONvTx
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) December 23, 2020
Looking more and more like #antifa set off the bomb in Nashville. The prerecorded message sounds very similar to recordings heard during the riots in Portland. @MrAndyNgo pic.twitter.com/FDff4bMoQm
— @amuse (@amuse) December 25, 2020
The FBI is on the scene in Nashville, which means we will never know what truly happened. https://t.co/gf3dWfvNsY pic.twitter.com/SfDmlrAwGO
— Roosh (@rooshv) December 25, 2020
>Brittany Venti has been suspended
Can this day get any better pic.twitter.com/2rbhVlD44K
— Mart 🇮🇪🇪🇸 (@martpunished) December 25, 2020
I think I like Nick’s sister more than Shapiro’s.
pic.twitter.com/6fPc2pCTJi
— Canadian L’s (@CanadianLPost) December 25, 2020
Big Lips Melting
Law enforcement sources tell CBS News they’ve found what appears to be human remains near the explosion site in Nashville. They’ve not indicated whether the remains are from someone connected to the explosion or from an innocent victim. The RV that exploded is pictured here. pic.twitter.com/wfUP48EH4d
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) December 25, 2020
Aftermath of the Downtown Nashville Christmas explosion.
Warnings of the explosion were reported to have been announced through a loud speaker prior to the blast. pic.twitter.com/hhWEyBwxD6
— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) December 25, 2020
"To protect fertility, some men may want to consider freezing their sperm prior to vaccination."
Thanks for the suggestion, but I'd prefer to just accept the low risks associated with infection in adults under age 50 without comorbidities.https://t.co/Den7rTrsBa
— Jeremy R. Hammond (@jeremyrhammond) December 24, 2020
Does Jacinda eat the poo poo?
I’m surprised there’s no disclaimer from Twatter.
Made many calls and had meetings at Trump International in Palm Beach, Florida. Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600? It wasn’t their fault, it was China. Give our people the money!
13.5 BTC is close to $320,000.
holy shit! someone donated over $200,000 in Bitcoin to Nick Fuentes
looks like all that "Trump can still win" cope posting is paying off pic.twitter.com/LgXkaImWD7
— Rational Disconnect (@RationalDis) December 25, 2020
Sure you will, sonny.
2021 is going to be the year of the populist. We're going to make it happen
Charlie Kirk: Conservative Movement Is Now ‘Corporate-Skeptic, Pro-Worker,’ Thanks to Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/23/charlie-kirk-conservative-movement-is-now-corporate-skeptic-pro-worker-thanks-to-trump/
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk told Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow that the conservative movement is now a “corporate-skeptic” and “pro-worker” movement thanks to President Donald Trump — and that it’s not going away.
BREAKING: Businessman and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has filed paperwork to run for mayor of New York City – WNBC
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 23, 2020
Trump tryna give us $2,000.00 instead of $600. Yeah the election was Fraud put my nigga back in.
— F.Maui (@FahadMaui) December 23, 2020
Muslims like a high body count. Antifa is mostly transgenders prancing in Portland. BLM is about looting shoe stores.
This bombing might be a disgruntled ex-ATT worker.
Dec.21 “Edward Jones” rumortwitted that ATT got the contract to do forensic audit of Dominion fraud machines, and that “many are being transported to Nashville location this week.” Account is closed now, conveniently.
Secondary theory is NSA has an office in that bldg, where most of Georgia comms are analyzed (including whatever’s going on there Jan.5). I’d buy the first theory, because NSA or whomever would have 2 weeks to reorganize for the 1/5 shitshow.
Thanks. I hadn’t heard those rumors. Looks like people are checking into it. Only screenshot I’ve seen doesn’t look like it came from Twatter.
Maybe it’s from Faceborg?
Looks like they found the guy.
“His full name is Jeremy Edward Jones. FB account 1st name, but uses Edward. facebook.com/jeremyj”
Guy says it was just a rumor he heard.
Huge thread about it here: https://twitter.com/kr3at/status/1342591480020537344
Another dumbass who replies to himself.
Ah. i don’t use face***k, so i just assumed it was twatter.
Still, it’s an awfully specific rumor that explains where/why/how the bomb went off.
He seems pretty reluctant to talk about it. Even changed his profile pic. Probably worried about the Feds interrogating him.
After spending some time with President @realDonaldTrump today, I am convinced he is more determined than ever to increase stimulus payments to $2000 per person and challenge Section 230 big tech liability protection.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 26, 2020
CAUGHT ON VIDEO: East Bay homeowner surprises alleged package thieves with feces as decoy
https://abc7news.com/poop-package-feces-thieves-find-bait-box/9066872/
“You can see them opening up the bag, dumping it to their hand and kind of wondering what they thought was in the bag didn’t quite smell right.”
Not the brightest idea to advertise what he’s doing. With all the sidewalk-shitting and $950 shoplifting that goes unprosecuted by cops and courts, this is the kind of thing they’ll happily hang a homeowner for.
Mother, 29, given TWO free homes worth $409K by ‘Nashville bomber’, 63, says she had no idea he signed property over to her a month ago – as Feds probe if he blew himself up because he feared 5G is spying on Americans
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9090067/PICTURED-Mother-29-given-TWO-free-homes-worth-409K-Nashville-bomber.html
A 29-year-old mother who was given two homes worth $409,000 for free by the man identified as a person of interest in the Nashville Christmas Day bombing has said she had no knowledge of the property exchange, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.
Who the fuck gives some foid two houses for nothing?
Pussy is a Free Shit Magnet.
This is so stupid it might actually be true.
Phase 2: She starts a GoFu**Me for the unforeseen property taxes she now can’t squeeze into her “I’m A Mother In These Troubling Uncertain Times” budget.
Kicking myself for not typing my guess earlier, but now they’re saying he used to bang the 29-yr old’s mom. Maybe he thought he was her father, or mom was a supermilf. Anyway, Pussy-by-Proxy.
He told the chick he and his dogs were going to spend a few weeks in the woods in the RV, starting 12/24.
COVID-19 vaccine controversy: Chinese vaccine with pork gelatin cannot be given to Muslims, say Sunni scholars
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/covid-19-vaccine-controversy-chinese-vaccine-with-pork-gelatin-cannot-be-given-to-muslims-say-sunni-scholars/698473
New Delhi: As India awaits COVID-19 vaccine, Sunni Muslim scholars from Mumbai’s Raza Academy said that Chinese vaccine containing pork gelatin is “haram” for Muslims. The decision was taken after certain reports claimed that Chinese vaccine contains pork gelatin.
Girly Boi Talks Tough
I just tweeted every Republican Senator up for election in 2022 & asked
“Will you object to certification on January 6th?”
Any Republicans who do not object can expect a primary challenge — that’s a promise.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) December 26, 2020
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/12/girl-scouts-rebuke-boy-scouts-in-escalating-recruitment-war.html
Girl Scouts, bloody furious at Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war, ask judge for preliminary injunction against “unfair, libelous smear campaign”. BSA, suffering dwindling membership and in dire need of cash for abuse lawsuit settlements, is allegedly luring girl scouts with promises that “[o]ur scoutmasters are only interested in boys, so Girls! Let us be your Safe Space! You shall not be groomed — by us.”
Girl Scouts should start recruiting trannies. That’ll show ’em.
Queen! God bless this woman. Science is on her side. pic.twitter.com/YTzs2LouN7
— An0maly (@LegendaryEnergy) December 27, 2020
Unfortunately, she can be arrested for trespassing or disturbing the peace.
Maam, we just need you to put this kielbasa in your mouth and deep throat it.
>I’m not sick. I’m not doing that.
Maam, the ICUs are full. FULL. We need you to deep throat this sausage like everyone else, to help the hospital workers. If you have sausage allergies, then a banana is also acceptable.
Seems to me she was minding her own business, until those other cunts started disturbing the peace.
Wait until they find a Pepe meme he “liked”
Yesterday, the usual dorks were suggesting that the Nashville bomber was a "wignat." It now looks like he was a 5G conspiratard. I would be surprised if he wasn't a fan of David Icke or Infowars
Tard. Why didn’t his loudspeaker mention 5g? Anywhere else in the world where 5g is “attacked”, it’s at the neighborhood tower, with hammers, bolt cutters and circular saws, not a U-haul van. I.e., where the actual threat is; not at a central data hub. Take down the hub, they’ll just reroute the data to a new one, and the neighborhood antennae are all still broiling schoolkids’ foil hats and damaging their precious bodily fluids.
I’m more interested in whether the “possible human remains” show signs of freezer burn and/or duct tape.
HAPPENING NOW: Several agencies on scene of suspicious box truck in Lebanon, Tennessee; bomb squad robot is approaching
WATCH LIVE >> https://t.co/D4LqWltJKI pic.twitter.com/lCX63jxsDH
Sounds like a good way to keep joggers away from your truck while you’re getting a pack of smokes at Circle 3K.
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office will continue to investigate. We’re told a minor was also in the truck with the driver. The driver is still detained. Truck is being towed away now. @WSMV https://t.co/SlSG4Sg8Lm pic.twitter.com/xkhep6eb4Q
— Brittany Weiner (@brittweinerTV) December 27, 2020
Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/asymptomatic-transmission-of-covid-19-didnt-occur-at-all-study-of-10-million-finds
WUHAN, China, December 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A study of almost 10 million people in Wuhan, China, found that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 did not occur at all, thus undermining the need for lockdowns, which are built on the premise of the virus being unwittingly spread by infectious, asymptomatic people.
Over 90% of Wuhan cases were traced back to a single superspreader employee at the Coca-Cola bottling plant. The exact mode of transmission has not yet been confirmed by authorities.
Nick the Spic Brags about all the accounts he’s blocked
2021 WILL BE THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONWIDE TAKEOVER OF @NickJFuentes AND AMERICA FIRST, HATERS WILL STAY BLOCKED pic.twitter.com/XZpiUqcNfg
— rightwingchickenwing (@TheChickenRight) December 26, 2020
He’s blocked 16,571
Mizzou dropping out of TransPerfect Music City Bowl against Iowa because of COVID
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/transperfect-music-city-bowl-cancelled-due-to-mizzou-covid-cases/ar-BB1cgSlQ
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KCRG) – Due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests among players, coaches and staff, Mizzou announced on Sunday their football program is pausing all team activities through January 2nd and will not participate in Wednesday’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl against University of Iowa.
Pennsylvania officials offered to immunize both teams at no cost, but players walked away disgusted when the Surgeon General came out and said, “You’re just going to feel a little prick…”
Online ticket brokers StubHub and Ticketmaster have agreed to let fans exchange their seats for the Chickwithdick-Fil-A Peach Bowl for a nominal $39.99 processing fee.
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-2a2645e52fda774ae8f1443b4dffc82e
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday evening, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown.
He never learns
Trump capitulates on a spending bill after a few days of criticism but we're supposed to believe he ever had the organizational wherewithal or self-discipline required to orchestrate a successful military coup
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) December 28, 2020
No. There is no 4D chess here. Trump gave up and sold us out.
He will not be President on January 21st. https://t.co/XVr4oEPBlG
Tonight was the end of any remaining hopes – delusional or otherwise – that Trump would remain in office for a second term.
He capitulated totally, a pathetic act of weakness leaving a stain on his presidency.
Entered a lion, left a lamb. Mitch’s and Pelosi’s favorite mutton.
— Cerno (@Cernovich) December 28, 2020
Is it the Holy Spirit or did the Bitcoin Fairy drop over half a million dollars on these shills for their services ? 😏 https://t.co/zHqugSl7s2 pic.twitter.com/m0ofmDt5Cm
Found the source. Looks like BTC was worth $18,495 when it was donated 12 days ago. I’m sure Ralph immediately converted his to bourbon.
https://ruqqus.com/+cryptocurrency/post/5rwo/tracking-the-other-donations-of-our
Here’s the blockchain from December 7 at 18:55
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/05ab9bb347c3bf6b0bb52c9b756a924b5ad5db63f45a885db6b170865fbdb285
BTC was $19,238 at time of transaction. Looks like Anglin kept his.
https://dailystormer.su/nashville-bomber-played-1965-hit-downtown-before-the-blast-went-off/
But as I’ve said, he also bombed Hooters, and it’s just as likely that he was angry about the fact that all of the skanks at Hooters are now fat and/or black.
JUST IN – WHO: No evidence yet that vaccines will prevent #COVID19 infections and therefore stop the transmission of the virus.
YouTube (which is owned by Google) has censored a video from former congressman Ron Paul, who is a medical doctor, for "medical misinformation." https://t.co/4JNeJmY3rr
>you need to prove that you're immune by being injected w/ something that does not provably confer immunity pic.twitter.com/kS9LzvfTBx
— Just Loki (@LokiJulianus) December 28, 2020
pic.twitter.com/9O7qRaamj2
— Matthew (@WhiteHovse) December 28, 2020
Look at all those Republicans voting no on the $2,000 relief checks – after voting YES on the porkulus bill. https://t.co/Bu2ckXyk6e
BREAKING: The FBI can find vaporized DNA in a bomb blast but can't find anything on Hunter Biden's hard drive.
— RΞ4L ✪ (@P8R1OT) December 28, 2020
Give the people $2000, not $600. They have suffered enough! https://t.co/2jOVCnGtXS
Obscure neo-Nazi Satanist group Order of Nine Angles becomes latest domestic terror threat: CIA and FBI fear extremely violent group is making inroads among supremacists’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9072623/Neo-Nazi-Satanist-group-Order-Nine-Angles-accused-promoting-violence-white-supremacists.html
The National Counterterrorism Center has raised the alarm about an obscure neo-Nazi Satanist group which intelligence officials believe could have a growing influence over violent extremist movements.
A recent internal NCC report obtained by Yahoo News describes the Order of Nine Angles (O9A) as ‘a largely decentralized group that advocates a violent extremist interpretation of Satanism’ and promotes white supremacist ideologies.
Dykes Mad at Trannies
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/25/lesbians-facing-extinction-transgenderism-becomes-pervasive/
Lesbians are facing “extinction” because of the “disproportionate” focus on transgenderism in schools, a controversial campaign group for gay rights has claimed.
Fuentes Beats Up Another TPUSA Coalburner Ambassador
Locked and blocked within a couple hours— Total Groyper victory pic.twitter.com/hlejSLryeD
The Killstream will likely have a presence at the January 6th rally in Washington DC.
Still mulling over options, but a certain Patrol might be sent in while I MC the event from across the Potomac in Virginia.
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) December 28, 2020
Lil Pump Banned from JetBlue for Refusing to Wear a Mask https://t.co/Af3fSx1SnL
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 28, 2020
Gotta take out the ones that survived, I guess. pic.twitter.com/hgIiyOEl9X
— Spike Cohen (@RealSpikeCohen) December 28, 2020
Germany alarmed by threat posed by coronavirus deniers
https://news.trust.org/item/20201228170532-jcqv8
BERLIN, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Germany is facing a growing threat of attacks by right-wing militants who deny the existence of the coronavirus pandemic and its health risks, a senior security official said on Monday.
“The apocalyptic thinking of conspiracy myth supporters is mixing with right-wing extremism,” Burkhard Freier, head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in North Rhine-Westphalian state, told Tagesspiegel newspaper.
This means that coronavirus deniers could also opt for “terror as a consequence”, Freier said.
Question the vaccine? You’re now a “terrorist”
Less than half of French want Covid vaccine: poll
https://news.yahoo.com/less-half-french-want-covid-173848670.html
Just four in 10 people in France want to have a vaccination against Covid-19, a poll showed Tuesday, as concern also grows over the slow start to the country’s immunisation campaign.
This puts it behind even other laggards like Russia on 43 percent and South Africa on 53 percent, let alone those countries where eagerness to take the vaccine is high such as China on 80 percent and Britain on 77 percent.
In the United States, where a mass vaccination campaign has now begun in earnest, 69 percent of people now want the vaccine, a rise on October.
Lotsa “terrorists” in France
broke: keeping your mask on bc “the experts say so”
woke: keeping your mask on bc you may be catching god knows what from 3rd-worlders
bespoke: not having a mask & betting your immune system is stronger than theirs
— Agent Cooper (@BlackLodgeAgent) December 27, 2020
SHOCK VIDEO: Woman Beats Sheriff’s Deputy With Her Own Baton After Being Asked To Wear a Face Mask
https://breaking911.com/shock-video-woman-beats-sheriffs-deputy-with-her-own-baton-after-being-asked-to-wear-a-face-mask/
A woman is wanted after she assaulted a sheriff’s deputy on Christmas at a St. Louis City gas station.
The deputy was working security at the Shell Gas Station on N. Tucker Boulevard when the suspect entered the business without wearing a mask. The deputy says the suspect became belligerent when she was told she could not enter the business without a mask.
Even our niggers hate wearing masks
Says the sheriff: This incident points to the danger law enforcement officers people encountering negroids face every day.
This is real pic.twitter.com/W8RbOPTq4U
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) December 29, 2020
I take great joy in the fact that a large segment of the censorious financial sector will be replaced by decentralized finance & blockchain in the next 5-10 years. You middle-men banker pricks will all loose your jobs in the near future & you spineless parasites truly deserve it!
— President-Elect Henrik Palmgren 🎄 🎅 🇸🇪 🐗 🇺🇸 (@Henrik_Palmgren) December 29, 2020
The Washington Post Colludes With Three Other DC Newspapers to Successfully Shut Down Trump-Friendly Harry’s Bar Days Before January 6 Stop The Steal Protesthttps://t.co/MijEkhBSK1
— Trump'sChristmasList (@TrumpsXmasList) December 29, 2020
The future industries of America are prostitution (OnlyFans) and drug distribution. There are our core values.
Everything else will be outsourced.
‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Dies Of COVID-19
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/12/30/gilligans-island-star-dawn-wells-dies-of-covid-19/
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Actress Dawn Wells, best known for playing Mary Ann on the hit sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died at the age of 82 after becoming infected with COVID-19.
Her publicist announced that Wells died Wednesday morning of complications due to the coronavirus.
As usual, it looks like she had something else wrong with her besides being old.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/gilligans-islands-star-dawn-wells-dies-of-covid-19-at-82/
Two years ago, a friend launched a GoFundMe drive to help cover medical and other costs for Wells, although she protested she didn’t need the assistance. She did end up acknowledging her need and accepted more than $180,000 in donations.
She went to Stevens College in Columbia.
The age-old question, “Ginger or Mary Ann” just took a turn toward tasteless.
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow suffered a heart attack following operation
https://nypost.com/2020/12/30/congressman-elect-luke-letlow-suffered-a-heart-attack-during-operation/
Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who died while battling COVID-19, suffered a heart attack following a procedure, a hospital official said.
LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali confirmed Letlow underwent an operation related to the virus and later went into cardiac arrest.
Why can’t they just tell us the truth?
Anglin’s got a shitload of studies about flu and heart attacks.
https://dailystormer.su/this-41-year-old-congressman-elect-died-of-a-heart-attack-not-covid-19/
"I can find a healthy 41 year old who died from a paper cut, therefore we must strip everyone of their basic liberties, destroy the middle class forever, and give full dictatorial powers to leftist politicians I like!!"
— Urbanski❌ (@KasimirUrbanski) December 30, 2020
Deal! https://t.co/mEghSp2Dbh
— Terror House Press (@terrorhousemag) December 30, 2020
Why do leftoids hate Russkies?
After months of protests and a year of pandemic, Lukashenko held "a ball for the youth" last night in Minsk. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/iJUwV61Rom
— Scott Rose (@rprose) December 30, 2020
Which country is freer?
This shutdown order by Austin isn't allowed. Period.
My executive order stops cities like Austin from arbitrarily shutting down businesses.
The city has a responsibility to enforce existing orders, not make new ones. https://t.co/rm00K1bQQl
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) December 30, 2020
The less-communist one.
That would be Belarus.
Saying Senate ‘won’t be bullied,’ McConnell halts stand-alone proposal for $2,000 stimulus
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/saying-senate-wont-be-bullied-mcconnell-halts-stand-alone-proposal-for-2000-stimulus/ar-BB1cmiyG
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doubled down Wednesday on earlier moves he made this week to block a vote on a stand-alone bill that would boost Americans’ forthcoming stimulus checks to $2,000.
“The Senate is not going to be bullied into rushing out more borrowed money into the hands of Democrats’ rich friends who don’t need the help,” McConnell said in a Senate floor speech.
President Donald Trump has pushed for that increase, but McConnell made it clear Wednesday he intends to address the stimulus-check issue collectively with two other demands the commander-in-chief has made.
Six days before the most important run off in American history is no time to be engaged in clever parliamentary maneuvers which everyone in America will see through. A complicated bill is a maneuver to kill a $2000 payment 80% of Americans favor. And they will know it.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) December 30, 2020
Wherever people are gathered in the name of abortion rights , it feels like a chamber of hell, a circle of Dante’s inferno. #Argentina pic.twitter.com/O5a2inRqRj
— Obianuju Ekeocha (@obianuju) December 30, 2020
A woman in the UK was arrested by police after she filmed a video inside an almost completely empty hospital and posted it online.https://t.co/vzMzJed3hu
WHO Chief Scientist says the vaccine won't prevent you from getting the infection. What does it do then? https://t.co/o0R2aFv3GF
— Jesse Lee Peterson (@JLPtalk) December 30, 2020
You gonna do another flyover?
JANUARY SIXTH, SEE YOU IN DC!
Woah …
Are they out of tenderloin? https://t.co/gSn83a6BtV
The one lady has her daughter (lost her job) & grandson living with her. Why isn’t the daughter in line then?
I will no longer hold my nose and vote for spineless Republican cowards.
Bring on the Patriot Party.
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The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism
by: Jemar Tisby
An acclaimed, timely narrative of how people of faith have historically--up to the present day--worked against racial justice. And a call for urgent action by all Christians today in response.
The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or just don't know. Equal parts painful and inspirational, it details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. You will be guided in thinking through concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church.
The Color of Compromise
Takes you on a historical, sociological, and religious journey: from America's early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War
Covers the tragedy of Jim Crow laws, the victories of the Civil Rights era, and the strides of today's Black Lives Matter movement
Reveals the cultural and institutional tables we have to flip in order to bring about meaningful integration
Charts a path forward to replace established patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, immediate action
Is a perfect book for pastors and other faith leaders, students, non-students, book clubs, small group studies, history lovers, and all lifelong learners
The Color of Compromise is not a call to shame or a platform to blame white evangelical Christians. It is a call from a place of love and desire to fight for a more racially unified church that no longer compromises what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality. A call that challenges black and white Christians alike to standup now and begin implementing the concrete ways Tisby outlines, all for a more equitable and inclusive environment among God's people. Starting today.
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By defence.capital on December 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: Fulfilling a 12-year-old commitment and a two-year rigorous testing, American aerospace and defence major Boeing Co. today said it has “proved” its F/A-18 combat jet can operate off a ski-jump ramp, giving a boost to its pitch for a possible 57-aircraft Indian […]
DRDO Tech Prowess: India becomes 3rd nation to open hypersonic wind tunnel
Hyderabad (India): India has opened a new Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility here, becoming only the third nation globally after the United States and Russia to have such large capabilities in terms of size and operations. The facility was opened yesterday by Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh […]
Godrej Aerospace partners ISRO for PSLV mission to launch communication satellite
New Delhi: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, today announced that its business Godrej Aerospace, partnered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the successful launch of the CMS-01 communications satellite using the PSLV-C50. The CMS-01 launch was the 52nd mission of PSLV […]
India MSMEs in aerospace-defence sector: Need more than stimulus, reclassification
By defence.capital on December 3, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Vishal Nigam In a country as diversified as India, contribution of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to domestic production is unique and […]
India HAL delivers largest cryogenic propellant tank to space agency
By defence.capital on November 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Bengaluru: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today said it has recently delivered the biggest cryogenic propellant tank (C32 LH2) ever fabricated by the company to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), much ahead of the contracted timeline. The C32-LH2 tank is a developmental cryogenic propellant tank of Aluminium alloy […]
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By defence.capital on November 26, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )
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India successfully test-fires enhanced Pinaka rocket made by Economic Explosives
By defence.capital on November 4, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi: India today successfully flight tested an enhanced version of the Pinaka rocket system manufactured by a private sector industry, a key milestone in the efforts to develop self-reliance in arming the defence forces. The enhanced Pinaka rocket, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was […]
India, US confirm they will sign geospatial deal tomorrow
By defence.capital on October 26, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi: India and the United States today said they will sign a geospatial cooperation agreement tomomrrow that enables sharing of critical satellite communications and data to improve their military interoperability. A statement released by India’s Ministry of Defence after a delegation meeting between Minister of Defence Rajnath […]
Cyient bags partnership with SPRINT for UK space sector innovation
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By defence.capital on September 12, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )
By Atul Kumar Rare Earth Metals (REMs), a suite of 17 chemical elements from the periodic table, are critically vital for the empowerment of the economic growth, as well as the national security of a nation. Also, this suite of REMs can even influence geopolitics. The most recent […]
India makes progress in space-based military capabilities
By defence.capital on September 5, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
By Atul Kumar Space is deemed the fourth dimension of military warfare after land, sea, and air, and it has been quickly advancing as the critical sphere for strategic advantage during war and peace. As of today, no virtual action has ever materialised in space. However, four nations […]
Lockheed Martin to explore space in India, ready to support Gaganyaan
By defence.capital on August 24, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: World’s largest defence and aerospace company is keen on exploring the newly opened Indian market for the space sector in collaboration with both the government and the new entrants from the private industry, Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s India chief has said. In particular, […]
Ignited minds: Spread your wings in unmanned, laser, stealth technologies
By defence.capital on August 23, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Saxena Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the ‘Missile Man of India’; the spirit behind the Indian Space Research […]
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Local roundup: Hornets eliminated at MEAC tourney by FAMU 9-8 in 10 innings
May 17th, 2019 · by Delaware State News · Comments:
Delaware State’s baseball team had a chance to keep its season going on Friday evening.
But, in the end, it was Florida A&M that came away with a 9-8, 10-inning victory in the MEAC Tournament elimination game in Daytona Beach, Fla.
In a contest in which the two squads traded six-run innings, the Hornets held leads of 6-1 and 8-7. But FAMU tied it with a run in the eighth before winning it on Rayburn Tuck’s walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th.
DelState, which ends the season at 20-25, lost its tourney opener, 13-3, to the Rattlers before winning a pair of games.
Delaware State had 13 hits in the contest. Cole Garey (Polytech) was 3-for-5 with an RBI, John Weglarz and Tommy Jordan (Milford) had two hits and two RBI each, while Jared Gillis (Smyrna) recorded two hits in four at-bats.
Weglarz was 11-for-18 (.611) with a triple, double, four RBI and three runs scored in the Hornets’ four tournament games to end the season with a .348 batting average.
The Hornets scored six runs in the fourth. Jordan had a two-run double and Weglarz singled in two to highlight the rally.
Rich Rountree and Adrian Hill (Polytech) also had run-scoring singles in the inning, which ended with DSU holding a 6-1 lead.
Two innings later, Florida A&M matched the Hornets with a six-run inning to pull ahead 7-6.
DelState answered with two runs in their next at-bat to regain the lead. Garey singled in DSU’s first seventh inning run to tie the score at 7-7 and the Hornets scored the go-ahead run when Darnell Maisonet scored on a wild pitch.
Miguel Rivera (Polytech) had two home runs and six RBI in the tournament for the Hornets.
Charleston 5, Delaware 0: Three pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts as the Cougars blanked the Blue Hens in a CAA matchup on Friday evening.
The loss comes a day after Charleston out-lasted Delaware, 10-7, in 16 innings on Thursday night. Jordan Hutchins (Dover) had the only hit for the Hens (9-14 CAA, 21-32 overall).
Cape Henlopen 10, St. Mark’s 8: Grant Evan’s grand slam sparked a six-run fifth inning that lifted the Vikings to the win.
Cape (13-5), which ends the regular season with a four-game winning streak, trailed 6-3 after the second inning before scoring the game’s next seven runs.
Mason Fluharty (2-for-4) also homered for the Vikings while reliever Parker Brown allowed only one earned run in 5 1/3 innings to earn the win.
Red Lion Christian 5, Lake Forest 1: Pitcher Wade Brooks struck out seven for the Spartans while Adam Schiff added a double in the loss.
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Warmists Overwhelmed by Fear, Panic and Deranged Hatred as Their ‘Science’ Collapses
A sharp-eyed viewer has noticed that when I was debating George Monbiot on TV yesterday and I mentioned that his cherished “peer-reviewed science” had been discredited by Climategate he bared his teeth like a cornered cur. Says my body language expert John Lish:
“It was a quite aggressive and defensive gesture which was noticeable when he was attempting to dismiss you (talking about peer review). A definite body-language sign of being rattled. He’s definitely uncomfortable about what’s occurring and others will have spotted that as well.”
Monbiot isn’t the only one. Consider the paranoid tone of this email from climate-fear-promoter Paul Ehrlich, during an exchange with fellow members at the National Academy of Scientists on how best to deal with the Denier threat: (Hat tip: Marc Morano)
“Most of our colleagues don’t seem to grasp that we’re not in a gentlepersons’ debate, we’re in a street fight against well-funded, merciless enemies who play by entirely different rules.”
And consider this tragic response from the editor of the US magazine Skeptical Inquirer when faced with declining readership. Despite its name, the Skeptical Inquirer has tended to adopt a none-too-sceptical position on AGW. This has annoyed one or two readers who have been cancelling their subscriptions in disgust. The editor Kendrick Frazier seems to imagine that this is not a reflection on his editorial policy but on his readership’s ‘false consciousness’ – as he shows in this robust editorial: (hat tip: Philip Thomas)
This is the third SI reader who has canceled his (it’s always a male) subscription over our climate change pieces in the current SI (not to mention the at least six who did so after our first round of articles several years ago). Boy, they don’t want to hear anything they disagree with, do they.
It is clear the anti-GW science crowd have their minds made up, and nothing anyone is going to say, no appeal to scientific evidence, no attempt to place things into an accurate context, no attempt to point out that many media and blog portrayals are not always fully accurate, no facts, no explanations, no attempts to show they themselves are being manipulated, nothing is ever going to change their minds. Very much like the evolution/creationist controversy, except that these are some of our longtime readers.
They do not want to engage forthrightly with factual, science-based statements or arguments. They only want their own views reinforced. There is no attempt at open-minded discussion or even fair argument. Just a determination to maintain their ideological purity and not have it be contaminated with any scientific information and perspective that doesn’t support their presuppositions. They want to draw a don’t-tell-me-anything-I-don’t-want-to-hear cocoon around themselves. Unfortunately, that cocoon is growing ever larger. And they know they are punishing us, because, even more than most publications, which have advertising, we depend mostly on subscription revenue.
Guess we should just go along with the crowd, the lynch mob. Hop on the bandwagon. Slam those damned ignorant climatologists coming up with all that nonsense about changing climate and a warming planet. Who needs science anyway?
All this is a roundabout way of answering one of my editors’ kind suggestions that I respond to this morning’s front page story in which some desperate scientists at the embarrassing, useless and parti pris Met Office have apparently attempted to repair their creaky, wheel-less AGW bandwagon with a hurried new botch job report. Sorry, but I don’t think many of us are going to fall for this nonsense any more.
Monbiot tried it on yesterday with his free two and half minute propaganda broadcast generously funded by the BBC’s The Daily Politics show in which he rehashed all his old arguments (man’s selfishness, rising sea-levels, plight of the poor, wind farms, blah di blah di blah) as though Climategate, Glaciergate, Pachaurigate, Amazongate, Africagate et al had never happened. Now the MET office is having a go.
Sorry chaps, it won’t wash. The debate has moved on. It’s not about “the science” any more. (Not that it ever was). It’s about economics. Politics. Money. The taxpayer versus Big Government.
On all of which, more later….
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Higher complete fertility costs are reported for relative marriages than average, a phenomenon noted way back to George Darwin during the late nineteenth century. There is no important difference in the selection of surviving kids in aunty marriages as a result of this compensates intended for the acknowledged increase in baby mortality. The whole fertility maximize may be to some extent explained by the decrease typical parental get older at marital life, and grow older at first delivery, noticed in consanguineous marriages.
In distinction, updated English law was based upon official Catholic policy, and Anglo-Norman clergy usually became ashamed with the Irish “legislation of fornication”. Finally, Edward Westermarck states that marital life among the many past Teutons was apparently restricted only within the ascending and descending ranges and between siblings.
There she was anticipated to follow her husband fantastic residing family. Women continued to belong to their husband’s family members even when they had handed.
Partnerships during this time included a variety of compulsory steps, that crucial of those was the web meeting of betrothal items in the groom fantastic household towards the bride and her friends and family. Sometimes the bride’s household may purchase things with the betrothal cash. Using a betrothal incentive for family money needs a little than keeping it just for the new bride was seen as dishonorable as a result of this appeared as though the bride-to-be has been provided. A marriage with no dowry or a betrothal presents was likewise seen as bad. Once all of the goods had been exchanged the bride was taken to the ancestral dwelling of the bridegroom.
This would have impact of eliminating parallel-cousin marriage seeing that an option, nonetheless would depart cross-cousin matrimony acceptable. Inside the ancient system of the Erya dating from throughout the third century BC, what for the 2 forms of cross punch cousins had been similar, with father’s brother’s children and mom’s sister’s young people each staying distinct.
Currently, similar to the old times, before courtship commences, complete enquiries are manufactured by both equally families never to solely validate character personality, but to also ensure their children usually are not related by blood.
Before the creation of Christianity through colonization, the Igbos acquired all the time frowned upon and particularly prohibited consanguineal marriages, both the parallel and cross-cousin varieties, that are thought of incestuous and cursed.
Subsequently, men and women are banned to marry inside their current patrilineage and matrilineage.
Traditionally, parents properly monitor who their young ones relate thoroughly to keep from having them dedicate incest.
The Igbo individuals of southeastern Nigeria, that are predominantly Christian, strictly apply non-consanguineal marriages, where kinfolks and friends aren’t in order to marry or have intimacy.
From the seventh century, the Irish Church exclusively acknowledged 4 degrees of prohibited kinship, and civil legal guidelines fewer. This kind of endured until after the Grettle conquests inside the 11th century and the synod at Cashel in 1101.
“While many individuals experience a story a few secret relative crush or kiss, most Americans get the thought of friends marrying and having children disturbing and repulsive, inch notes the content. It gives the instance of just one mother, Mrs. Spring, whose daughter Kimberly Spring-Winters, 29, married her relation Shane Winter seasons, 37. This girl said that the moment she has informed individuals regarding her young one’s marriage, they have seen and been shocked and that consequently she is afraid to talk about it. That they stay in a small Pennsylvania community and the lady worries that her grandchildren shall be remedied as outcasts and ridiculed because of their parent status.
Additional elements convey shorter delivery intervals and possibly a lower likelihood of using dependable contraceptive. There can be the possibility of extra births as being a compensation with respect to increased baby mortality, equally through a conscious decision by simply dad and mom to achieve a established household size or the cessation of lactational amenorrhea pursuing the dying associated with an infant. Corresponding to a current paper the fertility https://japanese-women.net/japanese-brides distinction is probably not due to virtually any underlying organic effect. In Iceland, just where marriages among second and third cousins were wide-spread, partly because of limited decision, studies show higher fertility prices. Earlier paperwork claimed that increased sharing of individual leukocyte antigens, in addition to of deleterious recessive family genes expressed through being pregnant, may result in reduce rates of conception and higher fees of miscarriage in consanguineous couples.
Other folks now consider there’s scant evidence with this until the genetics are functioning very early within the motherhood. Studies constantly show a reduced fee of main infecundity in cousin marriages, normally interpreted as being as a result of greater immunological compatibility between spouses. A BBC statement mentioned Pakistanis in Britain, 55% of whom marry a primary cousin. Given the high rate of these kinds of marriages, a large number of kids result from repeat ages of first-cousin relationships.
Many senior citizen clerics in Saudi Arabia currently have opposed establishing a minimum period with regards to marriage, quarrelling that a child reaches maturity at growing up. However in 2019 Members in the Saudi Shoura Council in 2019 accepted fresh rules for minimal marriages which can see to outlaw marrying off 15-year-old kids and drive the requirement for court docket approval for anyone beneath 18. Chairman of the Man Rights Committee on the Shoura Council, Dr . Hadi Al-Yami, stated that introduced handles were based totally on in-depth studies introduced to the technique. He pointed out that the rules, vetted by the Islamic Affairs Committee relating to the Shoura Council, has raised the age of marital life to 18 and prohibited that for those underneath 15. Chinese language men offered their Turki wives privileges which Turki men’s spouses did not currently have, since the wives of Chinese didn’t need to wear a veil and a China man in Kashgar the moment beat a mullah so, who tried to travel his Turki Kashgari loved one to veil.
Marriage below the age of proficiency was permissible only if proof of sexual maturity was accepted in the courtroom, whereas marital life beneath the minimal age was forbidden. During the twentieth century, most nations inside the Middle East adopted the Ottoman preceding in understanding the age of competence, while raising the minimal age to fifteen or perhaps sixteen pertaining to boys and for ladies. Marital relationship beneath the regarding competence is usually subject to acceptance by a select and the permitted guardian on the adolescent. Egypt diverged from this sample by setting age limits of 18 for boys and 16 for women, with no distinction between skills for matrimony and lowest age.
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Aiman pens heartfelt note for her late father
* ‘You’re my first love, I’ll miss you forever,’ she wrote, posting a collage of pictures from her wedding with her father placing a loving kiss on her head
Aiman Khan, on Friday, penned a short heartfelt note for her ‘first love’, her father, who she lost earlier this week. The talented sister-dup Aiman and Minal’s father, Mubeen Khan, passed away on Thursday. Later n Friday, Aiman penned a heartfelt note for her father. She kept it short and simple, however, full of emotion.
“You’re my first love, I’ll miss you forever,” she wrote, posting a collage of pictures from her wedding with her father placing a loving kiss on her head. “Rest in peace my strong man,” she added. Earlier this month, Minal had updated her Instagram with news of their father’s health, asking for prayers. Later, however, Aiman’s husband Muneeb Butt shared the unfortunate news that the Mubeen Khan had passed away.
Aiman also confirmed the same on her own Instagram story, writing, “My beloved father Mubeen Khan has passed away. He was a strong man. Remember him in your prayers.”
Here’s extending our heartfelt condolence to the Aiman, Minal, and the whole family.
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NutriMedical Report Show Tuesday Hour Three Aug 7th 2018 – John W Spring, Trump Dropping North Korea and Iranian Sanctions Ball on Russia and China, Proxy Support of Kim’s Missiles and Nuke from Russia and China, Without Sanctions on Putin and Oligarchs and XI and PLA Billionaires NO DEAL with Kim and North Korea, Immediate Banking and Oil Sanctions on Iran, Need for SAT Phones Arms and Space Based Iranian Decapitation to Release Iranian Peoples for Islamic Mullah Tyranny,
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RE: REIMPOSED U.S. SANCTIONS ON IRAN AND DENUCLEARIZING DPRK
By reimposing U.S. sanctions on Iran, America is going well beyond pulling out of the Iran NuclearDeal. It is preparing for an economic war not just with Iran, but, apparently, also with the European Union at a time when we must have their continued cooperation for the sanctions to remain against North Korea until denuclearization has ended. However, it appears as if your National Security Adviser, John R. Bolton, has stated that Pyongyang is no longer keeping its word about the Singapore Agreement while apparently advising you on reimposing sanctions on Iran.
Remember that John Bolton as a Director and Member of the Project for the New American Century(PNAC) was also a signatory of a letter to President George W. Bush advocating “a determined effort to remove Saddam Hussein from power” even if no evidence surfaced linking Iraq to the 9-11 attack. He also coined the phrase “weapons of mass destruction” or WMDs that led us into the invasion of Iraq.
With so little effort apparently being given towards implementing my proposal for an Economic Deal with Pyongyang or for sending large shipments of food to North Korea, Chairman Kim is probably going along with producing Solid-Fuel Rocket Engines for the Pukguksong-3 ICBM.
John W. Spring
RE: PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY AND JOHN BOLTON
Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a neoconservative think tank, is based in Washington, D.C. Its founders, William Kristol and Robert Kagan, advocated a regime change in Iraq throughout the Iraq disbarment crisis. Following perceived Iraqi unwillingness to co-operate with UN weapons inspections, members of the PNAC including Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, R. James Woolsey, Elliot Abrams, Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Zoellick and John Bolton were among the signatories to an open letter initiated by the PNAC to President Bill Clinton calling for the removal of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, which stated that “It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq…,” was signed into law by President Clinton in October of 1998.
The recent alleged chemical attack at Douma near Damascus was fake or a false flag. If, indeed, it were an actual chemical attack, all of the “emergency rescue” personnel would be wearing protective gear, which would include gloves. If those children were victims caused by chemical weapons, they would have been unable to stand or wait in lines before “treatment” was finally administered to them.
In the meantime, we have a far more serious issue to address, which is the thermonuclear threat from North Korea. It seems as if even the current intelligence reports that are being provided to you by the CIA only indicate a possible threat from Pyongyang sometime in the future when it has already existed for several years. JWS
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RE: THE REAL THREAT FROM PYONGYANG AND THE FAKE SYRIAN ATTACK
When I provided my analytic report during the fall in 1961 to President John F. Kennedy about the Soviet deployment of nuclear ballistic missiles in northwestern Cuba that was confirmed by U-2 aerial reconnaissance photographs analyzed by U.S. Naval Intelligence nearly a year later, which became the Cuban Missile Crisis, I had no idea, at that time, of the significance for my accomplishment because we still believed our intelligence agencies are looking out for us.
In spite of recent intelligence reports that suggest North Korea may soon have ICBMs armed withthermonuclear warheads capable of striking the United States, Pyongyang has already been able to strike major American cities, including Washington, for quite some time. Because their rocket engines are manufactured in Russia on the outskirts of Moscow, you should inform Russian President Vladimir V. Putin that any ICBM launched from the Korean Peninsula at the United States would be considered as a thermonuclear attack from the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS).
However, because the recent alleged “chemical attack” is fake or a false flag, I would urge you to stopall U.S. and NATO planned strikes against Syria. We must deal with reality. Thank you.
Note: Please review my earlier recent email about the fake chemical attack in Syria. JWS
I urge all of you to take another look at the news footage on the alleged “Chemical Attack” in Syria. If you are observant, it will become rather clear that the person who is wearing a chemical protective suit and gasmask is not using any gloves, which is a necessity when being exposed to lethal and toxicsubstances.
Chemical Weapons can cause severe damage to any exposed skin, which of course would also include hands, and such exposure may even cause death. But when so many of you watched that “clip” on the news, you may not have noticed the person was not wearing gloves. Furthermore, if you did notice the person had not worn any gloves, you were probably unaware of any danger because you had never received any training in chemical defense.
When you saw the children lined up waiting for their “treatment,” they did not require any help or special assistance. Upon closer examination of the news footage, none of the children seemed to have any symptoms or signs of severe damage or inflammation to their skin. They were not even coughinguntil it was induced during their “treatment.” One small child was administered an inhaler in a forceful manner by one of the “emergency rescue” personnel.
As for the “emergency rescue” personnel who were present in the news footage with the young children, none of them had any gloves covering their hands or any other protective gear required for exposure to any lethal or toxic chemical weapons or reagents. So, apparently, all the news footage had been fabricated and staged to deceive us into believing that it was an actual attack.
After re-examining that footage again, I am hoping you will contact the President in Washington right away because the intelligence information that he has received was very poorly analyzed and we do not need another war in the Middle East, especially one that becomes thermonuclear.
Thank you for caring about our nation and your friends. JWS
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Dispirited
How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy
Life Extension and Fear of Death
On December 5, 2013 By DavidWebsterIn General8 Comments
So, I read this morning a piece on The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies website about ‘Life Extension’. The piece itself (Don’t Drag Me Along into Your Grave, Daniel Callahan) by Maria Konovalenko is quite normal in regards of life-extension arguments. It makes ethical claims that failing to ‘treat’/look for a ‘cure’ to death is like being unwilling to treat/look for a cure for disease.
It also claims that the goals of life extension are not merely likely – but nigh-on inevitable:
even if the current biomedical advances are not yet powerful enough to cure aging and prolong the youthful state of the body, they definitely will be in the future.
I am not convinced – at all. Below is part of what I say in the Dispirited book about this..
The Strange Case of the Longevity Movement – An Aside
If death provides the impetus for understanding life; once we drag it from behind the Wizard of Oz-like curtains in our mind, it offers us the means to learn who we might be. But what if death really might be indefinitely postponed? Heidegger’s three features of death83 include the absolute inescapability of death, but close behind the growth in ‘happiness’ features in Sunday newspaper magazines, popular science publications and TV documentaries is the Longevity movement. The general line of thought is that given the prior rate of medical advance, and the prospect of genetic manipulation (especially the idea of an ‘ageing gene’84), indefinite human lifespans are surely only just around the corner. 85 The Daily reported in 2008 ‘Why Man COULD
Live Forever’86 and the Independent, in the same year, asked ‘Who wants to live for ever? A scientific breakthrough could mean humans live for hundreds of years.’ 87 Probably the most notorious advocate of this movement is Aubrey de Grey, with his view that the first humans to live for lifespans of around 1000 years will be born in the next decade or so. 88
While any detailed examination of the science invoked will promptly dispel the idea that such an ambitious extension to our lives is likely at all, and even a moment’s reflection will generate a host of reasons as to why it may be even less desirable that it is likely, it is still a compelling narrative. Who really wants to die – when they could just keep living? Of course mortality is necessary, and the species needs it – but not for me. Surely my survival, my ever-accumulating wisdom, will be a noble exception, a major benefit to society? We could all advance such self-serving arguments, but if we really take the idea seriously, we have to see it as an attempt to impose stasis on the inevitable flux that is reality, as John Gray recognises:
Seekers after immortality look for a way out of chaos; but they are part of that chaos, natural or divine. Immortality is only the dimming soul projected on to a blank screen. There is more sunshine in the fall of a leaf.
The longevity movement shares one notable feature with much of the spirituality movement, which is the desire to appear somehow at the very cutting edge of science, but also in some type of tension with ‘the establishment’ of science. The tone of longevity writers often makes little or no explicit reference to spirituality, although they do often share an interest in the ‘holistic’, and the idea that somewhere in ‘ancient wisdom’ secrets may be hidden away. The issue that makes them interesting here, though, is the motivation itself. Given that death is inevitable, that mortality and finitude is blindingly and undeniably the frame in which we live our lives – why engage in these grand acts of self-delusion? Of course, some life extension may be possible, but death will not be denied, and, even if delayed a little en route by healthy living and medical advances, is coming for us all soon enough. I can only see a single psychological motive underpinning the longevity movement, and this is the same reason it sells newspapers and fascinates so many of us. This motive is our absolute and total fear and dread. The more we have suppressed death, the more we may fail to express our anxiety – but it has gone nowhere. I would contest that underneath the cheery hopes of living for centuries is a screeching, desperate flailing panic at the knowledge of our own, personal, death. The fact of death is, alas, still a fact; and longevity and immortality are as useless as the cheap trinkets of ‘heaven’ and post-death-life. What little we can do, surely, consists of the staring down, and confronting of the truth of death. This choice promises no escape, but at least offers us the chance to live a life where death’s long shadow does not taint every thought via poorly-repressed anxiety.
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Rock Concert News
Dark and moody rocker Nick Cave adds Dallas date to fall 2018 tour
Xmas Music
Dallas rock band Old 97s releases very first Christmas holiday album
Sep 20, 2018, 6:00 am
Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, will perform at American Airlines Center on September 23. Donald Glover/Facebook
Cara Mia Theatre presents WET: A DACAmented Journey at Theatre Three through September 30. Photo by Youthana Yuos
The InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival will take place at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, September 21-23. Plano Balloon Festival/Facebook
Troye Sivan will perform at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving on September 21. Troye Sivan/Facebook
Dierks Bentley will play at Dos Equis Pavilion on September 22. Photo courtesy of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
This is one of those weekends in Dallas where there's almost too much to do. A dozen events made the list, but it could've easily been expanded to 20 or more. Those that did make the cut include four new theater productions, three separate chances to spend some quality time outdoors, three big-time concerts, and more.
Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.
Bishop Arts Theatre Center presents "Denise Lee Sings Miss Simone"
Bishop Arts Theatre Center presents "Denise Lee Sings Miss Simone," a special North Texas Giving Day event and concert featuring Denise Lee. The concert will feature songs made famous by Nina Simone, who is the focus of the 25th Anniversary Season opening play, The Champion, by Amy Evans. They're far from the only local organization seeking donations on this special day; go to northtexasgivingday.org for more information.
Pegasus Theatre presents The Cuban and the Redhead
Escaping bloodshed in Cuba, a young man named Desi Arnaz sets sail on a turbulent journey that leads him all the way to Hollywood and into the arms of a fiery, redheaded movie star named Lucille Ball. Desi and Lucy put their egos and dreams of stardom on the line in a gamble to save one thing — their marriage — risking it all on an untested and floundering new medium called television. The musical will play at Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts in Richardson through September 30.
Cara Mia Theatre presents WET: A DACAmented Journey
WET: A DACAmented Journey is the story of what it means to be an American in every sense of the word except one: on paper. Based on a true story, WET chronicles one DACA recipient’s ongoing battle of living all but his first three months of life in the United States as an undocumented citizen. The production, taking place in the Theatre Too space at Theatre Three through September 30, is making the first of several nationwide stops in Dallas.
Shakespeare Dallas presents Othello
The fall season of Shakespeare Dallas' Shakespeare in the Park will feature Othello. Othello is a general in the Venetian army who chooses Cassio to be his lieutenant. This angers Iago, who wanted the position for himself. Iago and Roderigo devise a plan to get back at Othello by making a nighttime visit to Brabantio, the father of Desdemona, claiming that she has been stolen by and married to Othello, the Moor. The production will run at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre through September 29 before moving to Addison.
Dallas Arboretum events
The Dallas Arboretum will celebrate the 5th birthday of the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden with special events all weekend, including scavenger hunts, birthday cake, and more. They'll officially welcome fall starting on Saturday with their annual Autumn at the Arboretum, featuring pumpkin houses and creative displays incorporating more than 90,000 pumpkins, gourds, squash, cornstalks, and a hay bale maze.
InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival
The annual Plano Balloon Festival is a three-day event that features a balloon glow, skydivers, hot air balloons, concerts, a huge kids' fun zone, merchandise vendors, corporate exhibitors, and variety of foods. There will also be a half marathon, relay, 5K run/walk, and 1-mile Fun Run. The event will take place through Sunday at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve.
The City of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation Department presents EpicFest (UPDATE: Due to expected inclement weather, this event has been canceled.)
The City of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation Department will present the first ever EpicFest. The festival will celebrate the culture, nature, and arts of Grand Prairie with performances by the Kumbia Kings, Sister Hazel, and many others. Guests can also enjoy a variety of other activities, including monarch butterfly releases, live entertainment, educational components, multicultural performances, vendors, lawn games, food, and beer gardens. The festival will take place on Friday and Saturday.
Lyric Stage presents Newsies
Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right. Lyric Stage will put on four performances of the Tony Award-winning musical at Majestic Theatre through Sunday.
Troye Sivan in concert with Kim Petras
Watch out, because Troye Sivan is about to take over the world. The former YouTube personality hit the top 5 in Billboard Top 20 with his second album, 2018's Bloom, and he's part of the cast of the buzzy fall movie Boy Erased, starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, and Russell Crowe. Sivan will perform at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, with Kim Petras serving as opening act.
Dierks Bentley in concert with Brothers Osborne and LANCO
There are few country singers with a higher profile than Dierks Bentley. He has released nine albums since his debut in 2003, including 2018's The Mountain, with all but two of them reaching the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country charts. Those albums have yielded 11 No. 1 songs, including "Come A Little Closer," "Free and Easy," and "Somewhere on a Beach." Bentley will play at Dos Equis Pavilion alongside Brothers Osborne and LANCO.
Interabang Books and USA Film Festival present An Evening with Sally Field
Interabang Books and the USA Film Festival will honor Sally Field in conjunction with the publication of her new memoir, In Pieces. The evening will kick off with a film clip compilation tribute featuring Field’s film and television works. Field will then take the stage at Dallas Trade Mart for a conversation moderated by Krys Boyd, the host of KERA’s Think, and take the audience behind the scenes for the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and her lifelong relationships.
Childish Gambino in concert with Rae Sremmurd
If you're into pop culture at all, then you know that Childish Gambino — aka Donald Glover — took over the music world earlier this year with the video for his highly political No. 1 song, "This is America." This concert at American Airlines Center will be your last chance to enjoy Glover's music persona, as he announced he was retiring the name during the first stop on the tour. But given how ubiquitous Glover is in music, TV, and movies, don't expect the man to disappear anytime soon.
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The BBC promote Soviet style antisemitism
January 30, 2018 February 2, 2018 David
BBC One wanted to deal with the issue of antisemitism in the Labour party during their Sunday morning programme ‘The Big Questions‘. The show tends to touch on topical issues related to faith and ethics. The specific show from the 28th January will be available to view on the ‘BBC iPlayer’ for the next few weeks.
There is plenty of room for this type of discussion. I am someone who thinks there is clearly a major problem with antisemitism within Labour. If we are to deal with it, we need to open up intense debate on the subject.
In my view, Labour’s antisemitism is multi-faceted, with five primary drivers:
A gross misrepresentation of Zionism
Ignorance over the history of the Israel / Arab conflict. Distortion over events and the reality of the situation on the ground
The racial and religious intolerance that exists in all parts of society
Pockets of right-wing ‘white supremacist’ antisemitism that has latched onto Corbyn’s populist ‘revolutionary’ anti-establishment policies
Left-wing Soviet style antisemitism
‘Tolerance’ is a traditional part of the moderate left. For this reason the real problem with antisemitism in Labour today exists mainly within one segment of the party. The downside is that it is this segment that has taken control of the party, and is growing in strength.
The skewed survey
This creates a problem of perception. Recently the institute of Jewish Policy Research (JPR) published a survey looking at antisemitism in the UK. I am extremely suspicious of social science surveys of this nature. I doubt the honesty of respondents to questions that they know are checking for negative attitudes. This is a known problem in dealing with sensitive questions, and in reality social science has no solution. ‘x’ amount of respondents in this survey are likely to have distorted their responses. Moreover, those that did are more likely those that found the question sensitive. Make of that what you will.
Because of my undercover work, I am also aware of an intense ‘educational program’, within anti-Israel activism. One that has taught many hard-core antisemites to use the word ‘Zionist’ instead of ‘Jew’. They teach an ‘I don’t have a problem with Jews but hate Zionists’ rhetoric. This would effect the outcome of any survey that somehow intended to differentiate between the two. Some of the most virulent antisemites we know from activism on the left, would simply not register as antisemitic in this survey.
The survey did find a ‘statistically significant’ correlation between antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Something that reinforced the findings of my own research into anti-Israel groups in England and Scotland.
Then comes the distortion. When the survey was released, it suggested that ‘the level of antisemitism on the political left is consistent with the general population‘. There are three problems with this.
Antisemites on the right are not treated to a barrage of anti-Zionist teaching that irons overt anti-Jewish racism out of the conversation.
Those on the far-right are politically homeless, and there are signs some of them have even identified with Corbyn. Whilst those on the far-left control the major opposition party in the UK.
There is a solid concentration of anti-Zionist, antisemites within the controlling segment of the Labour party. This is artificially diluted when the whole left-wing is taken into account.
This survey is often referenced (and was during the BBC programme) by anti-Zionists who use it to suggest Labour do not have a problem with antisemitism. In reality the survey utterly condemns the ‘Corbynite’ segment of the party.
Which is why major media outlets should be scrambling over each other in an attempt to seriously address the issue.
The BBC adopt the anti-Zionist Jew defence
But that simply is not what the BBC did. At the front of the denial as always, sat the anti-Zionist Jew. This cannot be by chance. Within the anti-Zionist movement they are as non-representative as they are amongst the Jews. You don’t scoop up a handful of anti-Zionists and always get a Jew. Their deliberate inclusion entirely distorts the discussion and stops any serious investigation into the antisemitism problem. The BBC chose to do this.
I have discussed these anti-Zionist Jews often. Despite their insignificance as part of the Jewish population, they have no problem being rewarded with prominent airtime every time antisemitism is discussed. Why on earth is that the case?
Somewhere around 93% of Jews are most certainly not ‘anti-Zionist’. The vast majority of Jews hold Israel as part of their own Jewish identity. This from research carried out two years ago into the question of the Jewish relationship with Israel. That leaves roughly 7% without that attachment.
That 7% is also split between religious anti-Zionist, secular anti-Zionist, and of course, Jews that no longer really identify as Jews. As you enter the area of Jews who have lost both religious and national identity, you are likely to find more total indifference. In other words, the number of Jews who maintain their secular Jewish identity and politically identify as anti-Zionist is almost certainly statistically insignificant.
So why, does a statistically insignificant demographic, have revolving door, first-class access, into media outlets such as the BBC and the Guardian? Why is it that every time someone who represents mainstream Jewish thought discusses antisemitism, another Jew from the 2 or 3% is called on to oppose him? Would they deliberately bait victims of racism, anti-Muslim hatred, sexism or homophobia in this fashion?
The new face of Soviet style antisemitism
To legitimise the denial of anti-Jewish racism in Labour, the BBC led with Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi. Naomi is part of the Corbyn cult’s modern day version of the ‘Yevsektsiya‘. A group designed in 1918 to carry the Communist Revolution to the Jewish masses. The Yevsektsiya had the explicit mission of the ‘destruction of traditional Jewish life, the Zionist movement, and Hebrew culture’.
Wimborne-Idrissi is part of a small clan. Their names are all known to us, because they are so few, and because the same faces appear in the media so often. Memory is ‘repetition and reinforcement’. Basic weapons in a propaganda war. Whenever a media outlet produces one of these propaganda weapons, it reinforces the idea that the new antisemitism isn’t really racism. It all becomes a ‘Jew v Jew’ thing that nobody understands. Jew bashing becomes a circus event to public applause.
If antisemitism goes wherever anti-Israel activity does, and activists seek to strengthen anti-Israel activity, then a rising antisemitism is a cost that anti-Zionists believe is worth paying. Which is why these Jewish Marxists are so valuable a tool. When you use them in a discussion like the BBC did, you are not trying to have a debate on antisemitism, you are explicitly helping to avoid it.
Without a constituency
These people, the same people, are behind all the anti-Zionist Jewish movements. With names like ‘Free Speech on Israel’, ‘Jewish Voice for Labour’, ‘Jews for Boycotting Jewish goods’. There are more groups than people, with the same people in one order or another, sitting as Chair and Secretary of these groups. When an email or petition is written up, the same names appear on them time after time.
If their social media output is liked or shared at all, it is liked or shared by non-Jews using their material to attack other Jews. When you read the names underneath, they often appear as a ‘who’s who’ of the hard-core antisemitic activists. All being allowed to hide behind the cover of having this Jew as a friend. All of the groups, have far larger non-Jewish support, and only really exist, because the non-Jewish anti-Zionists need the cover.
The problem question
Which raises a problem. If Wimborne-Idrissi doesn’t represent a noticeable Jewish constituency, but rather is used, as the Yevsektsiya were used, to attack the legitimacy of the local Jewish community, WHY is the BBC (or the Guardian or LBC) lending a hand to this type of deceptive and harmful strategy? On the same issue, why did the Labour Party give Wimborne-Idrissi a platform TWICE during it’s conference? And why have ‘Hackney South and Shoreditch CLP‘, affiliated with them?
The BBC show
Yes, the BBC allowed for difficult questions, yes they challenged the sides as they should. But the cards had already been stacked BEFORE the game was played. The show was never going to get past the problem of ‘a denial of racism’, because the BBC had played the ‘Jewish anti-Zionist card’. A strategy designed to avoid the discussion. So when it began, it followed a predictable and sickening pattern.
Saul Freeman from ‘Labour Against Antisemitism’ led the argument highlighting the problem of antisemitism in Labour. He did what anyone would do, brought examples of the social media activity of members. Because all anyone has to do if they want the question answered, is head to the Labour activist social media groups. You will see them littered with examples of members pushing explicit antisemitism. How can anyone say that is not a problem?
When Wimborne-Idrissi talks, her first comment is to suggest that other groups, mainly Muslims and Roma, have a far harder time. She then goes on to suggest the number of people in the UK who have antisemitic views is low. All of this is statistical manipulation and whataboutery. If she did this about any other minority she would instantly be identified as a right-wing fascist. And what does she bring as evidence? The skewed survey that I mentioned earlier.
The stupidity of Wimborne-Idrissi
Wimborne-Idrissi pushes one stupid idea after another. The more I see her in action, the more I realise we are not dealing with the brightest bulb in the box. This is her answer to the first question about whether questioning Israel’s right to exist is antisemitic:
‘It is not, because Israel is not a person, you can only be racist against an individual‘
This comment is foolishness on steroids. She falls into this trap because she is ideologically desperate for antisemitism to be seen just like any other racism. It also clearly shows that Wimborne-Idrissi doesn’t have the first clue about antisemitism at all. How about these:
The Holocaust never happened
Rothschild bank should be destroyed because it controls the economy
Mossad did 9/11 and Charlie Hebdo and runs America
Israel steals babies organs and sells them to buy weapons to kill more Palestinian children
Palestinian babies are taken by Israel to make Matzoh
These all fail Wimborne-Idrissi’s racism test because they are not against an individual, yet they are all clearly antisemitic. The very essence of antisemitism (and why it differs so much from other racisms) is the ideal of a global power unit, fed by the deviant nature of the Jew, that controls the world from the shadows. The enemy of the antisemite is NOT AN INDIVIDUAL, but the Global Jew. It is entirely logical that in the eyes of the antisemite, Israel represents the ‘Elders’. This is how Hitler saw it (take note Ken Livingstone):
“They have no thought of building up a Jewish State in Palestine, so that they might perhaps inhabit it, but they only want a central organization of their international world cheating, endowed with prerogatives, withdrawn from the seizure of others: a refuge for convicted rascals and a high school for future rogues.” – Mein Kampf.
So according to Wimborne-Idrissi, the dislike that Hitler had for the Zionist enterprise, simply cannot be classed as antisemitic, because it is not directed towards an individual. Yes, she really is that stupid.
It is very simple:
If the comments above are antisemitic, and the person who promotes them rejects Israel’s right to exist because of the imagined nature of that state, then how is that rejection not antisemitism?
Empty propaganda on the BBC
Every time Wimborne-Idrissi opened her mouth, only propaganda or another senseless remark came out:
When Freeman pointed out that Wimborne-Idrissi represented only a statistically insignificant group of Jewish thought , Naomi responded that he was saying ‘she is the wrong type of Jew’. A classic deflection away from the valid point being made.
When an audience member suggested that it is wrong to suggest Israel is an ‘Apartheid State’ because Israel’s 20% Arab minority are equal citizens, Wimborne-Idrissi responded:
‘That is not true, they cannot live in certain towns, they cannot drive on certain roads and their education system is segregated’
Which is 4% distortion and 96% pure poppycock. At this point she is not just playing down antisemitism, she is feeding false anti-Israel propaganda out on national TV.
But she wasn’t finished. Naomi referenced the anti-Zionist position of the pre-Holocaust Bund movement. This is what she said:
‘we had a choice at the end of the 19th century, were Jews going to adopt a new model, political Zionism, which was very much a minority ideology, or were we going to decide that we were going to fight alongside others who suffer injustice in society. And there was a split… but do people understand that there is an EXTENSIVE MOVEMENT in Jewry, a Socialist Bund movement, which was a mass party in Poland.’
It is true that there were different solutions put forward to answer Europe’s ‘Jewish problem’. It is also true that like all movements in history, Zionism started as a minority. But the question between Zionism and the Bundists was categorically answered in the 1940’s. The Bundists were tragically wrong, and that ‘mass party in Poland’ was completely annihilated. There is no ‘extensive movement’ today, Naomi is lying, and all that is left are a few foolish people who do not see or care that Zionism was clearly shown to be right.
There is little more nauseating that an anti-Zionist Jew using a movement that burnt in Auschwitz to defend antisemitic attacks on Israel.
Strange mutterings
There was also a moment of total confusion when Naomi said this:
‘Palestinians deserve a right to self-determination too’.
As well as who Naomi? Considering your entire position is to deny the Jews the right to self determination, it seems strange that you believe the Palestinians should have that right. In this comment, Wimborne-Idrissi’s ‘universalist’ mask slips for a moment. The two-state solution suggests self-determination for both. But that isn’t Naomi’s position, which makes her stance all the more anti-Jewish. To Wimborne-Idrissi, only the Jewish right to self determination is not a ‘right’.
The BBC show wraps up with ‘Palestine as Holocaust’
When host Nicky Campbell asked if anybody thought using the term Holocaust was an appropriate phrase to use when describing the situation between Israel and the Palestinians, the room went silent, nobody did. Except for Naomi.
Wimborne-Idrissi, became the only dissenting voice in the room. Campbell followed up and said it was a word we hear used far too often, Wimborne-Idrissi responded with a sarcastic ‘do we’, and when Anna Turley MP explained the antisemitic undercurrent of using Holocaust terminology against Israel, Idrissi became visibly agitated, suggesting it was all a calumny against people like her. As Turley suggested the Holocaust reference is antisemitic, the camera focused on Wimborne-Idrissi shaking her head, mouthing the question ‘why’.
Think about that. An entire room realised there was extreme discomfort with ‘Palestine as Holocaust’, and yet for whatever reason the BBC had chosen to deploy one of the very few people in the world who can enable this level of repulsive behaviour. Wimborne-Idrissi did her job to perfection.
The bad and the good
Wimborne-Idrissi wasn’t the only voice, but once she is on stage, the entire conversation is deflected. The propaganda machine against Israel can operate more freely. Ex-MP Chris Mullen suggested Israel is ‘in the process of setting up an Apartheid State’. Chadni Chopra, from PSC Newcastle called Israel’s policies ‘racist and Apartheid’, before producing a string of distorted nonsense. Chopra is from an organisation riddled itself with antisemitism.
There were better contributions. Author Jerry Barnett, who is ‘very much a supporter of the Palestinian cause’, pointed out that antisemitism has shifted leftwards. Dr Sheila Jeffreys, a former professor of political science at the University of Melbourne, brought up historical cases of left-wing antisemitism. Anti-Israel activist Gary Spedding even sided with the Zionists on this one. If Gary and I agree on anything, there is clearly a problem. Spedding suggested the left needs to step up and identify antisemitism as an in-house problem.
A sour ending
When Chris Mullen suggested that the cries of antisemitism were being used to bash Corbyn, Saul Freeman highlighted the inherent problem with this accusation. The implication that when Jews speak out about racism, they are lying for political gain. Labour would not give this type of treatment to complaints of racism from any other minority group.
This left Wimborne-Idrissi to have the final word, as she responded ‘if it was happening with any other group we would’. It sums the whole show up. Only the Jews can be openly called devious, manipulating, controlling and have that argument placed in full view on the BBC.
If you cannot defend antisemitism in Labour, without hunting down Marxist Jews, then it isn’t a position you should want to defend. In itself, bringing those like Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi to every event is an absolute admission of guilt.
How many antisemitic tropes do we need to see posted by Labour party members? We need to move past the point of asking whether there is a problem. But we can’t for as long as organisations such as the BBC roll out Soviet style antisemitic propaganda to hold us all back.
Is that really what we are paying the license fee for?
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277 thoughts on “The BBC promote Soviet style antisemitism”
Dick Mullet on January 30, 2018
You forget there were Zionists on the programme too. And to clarify, JPR conducts proper research with proper peer reviewed research methods. Would that others could claim the same.
David on January 30, 2018
Bit of a straw man there. I didn’t forget and specifically mention Zionists and I have no problem with JPR. As I am sure they will tell you if you phone them up to ask, there is a real problem with honesty when conducting research into sensitive areas.
Mike on January 30, 2018
….. and with interpreting the data, David!
Yes of course Mike. Data is often used, as it was in the show to distort the actual findings to suggest the opposite of what the survey actually says. The larger problem however, remains the ‘x’ factor, the unknown number of those who have actually distorted the data itself. It is a given in a survey as sensitive in this that ‘x’ exists, it is accepted that number may well be significant, it is also a given that we have no way of knowing how large a number it is. Also true is the comment that of those being untruthful, it is more likely they were those that found the questions more sensitive. Exactly as mentioned in the blog
Don’t the findings come from data which comes from hopefully sufficiently designed questions?
Mike – You ask and ask and ask and never respond. I’ll answer this one, not because I want to answer you, but because I want the opportunity to expand on the problem.
You miss the point entirely. If I ask what do you have for breakfast, you are likely to give me an honest answer. Some, who eat crisps, coke and chocolate for breakfast may be dishonest, but the possibility of a dishonest answer is reduced because the question isn’t that sensitive and the answers are all pretty similar.
When you touch on sensitive questions, such as racism, people become inherently troubled. Also the more personal interaction there is, the more likely someone is to be influenced by the person asking the question. A pretty girl asking people what type of cars people drive, is likely to have a distorted view of how many guys drive flashy cars. Obviously today, most surveys are not face to face, but the example suggests one way data can become skewed.
This survey touches on hating Jews, and clearly from the questions most people being asked would understand that. You cannot ask these questions in any way, however sufficiently you design them, where the respondents would not understand the outline. Are you a racist, the question asks. No says the racist. In fact, because an anti-racist like me might unknowingly hold casual racism leftovers from my childhood in the 1970’s, my responses could register more points because I wouldn’t view the questions as sensitive, than a full blown racist who would soon identify the trap and push an artificial anti racist position to every question. The more discomfort the person feels, the greater the chance he will lie. This means that it is the people you actually want to find that might be those deliberately avoiding. Or in other words the distortion could render the entire survey conservative to a frightening degree.
You simply cannot do anything about this. It is a central failing of social science research. The data undoubtedly contains this problem. We simply do not know to what extent.
Seems that ANY survey wouldn’t be valid to yourself, David.
You wish me to respond to YOUR view of Sunday’s “Big Questions’ program?
Mike, you don’t even understand the basic issues of research, and yet criticise others for their understanding. You have clearly failed to respond to any serious question I have asked over the last few days. You will carry on doing exactly what suits your agenda. I have moved from little interest, to very little interest, to zero interest.
You spent many words to reach your conclusion that ‘people you’re trying to catch’ prob. won’t answer truthfully however carefully the questions are designed to avoid that.
Given that false answers at that stage render subsequent stages invalid with your view you can’t possibly give any credence to the conclusions.
Re. the program. I don’t think the program was policed well at all. My memory was that the first speaker sought to have the whole program to himself. Very bad mannered. The balding chap to his rear was slighly better mannered but almost lost it. My view, which if different to your own, will be an incorrect one no doubt. The ‘debate’ produced no result.
“Mike, you don’t even understand the basic issues of research”?
That arrogance seeping out again, David?
Not entirely sure you understand research either, David. It entails proper methodology and proper peer review.
Amanda on January 31, 2018
Mike, I prefer to deal in facts. Its a fact all research is flawed. Why? Due to numerous confounding variables. Any serious academic understands that fact and mentions what these variables may be in their research report. Therefore, to an extent, even if survey methodology meets tests for “validity” [a research term] and the results turn out to be statistically significant, such results can only be suggested results and not absolutes. Definitely worth reading more on the subject of research so you don’t keep wasting time trying to discredit David. Best wishes, Amanda
Wow. Thanks Amanda. Learnt so much from your post. Surprised that you didn’t mention percentage confidence limts, that would have increased my little knowledge enormously. Suggest that you warn David that any statistics that HE uses in his blogs are ‘flawed’.
‘You ask and ask and never respond’. Well if he’s doing the asking, it’s the askee who is asked to respond, not the asker.
Stephen Bellamy on February 1, 2018
David how do you feel about CST reports ?
Edward on February 1, 2018
Dumb Bellami, How do you feel about Eternal Nakba?
I have indeed spoken to JPR. Their response to what you do is not as you describe it. And, as they use proper methodologies, in their research, they take into account distortions.
Beyond that, you were somewhat snide about JPR in your inimitable style.
Naomi WI is totally wrong. But, to be honest, I see not much difference between her side and yours. Everything else is at best spin and (mis) interpretation.
I am not snide about them at all. I even use their figures in the discussion because they are still important. And I had exchanges congratulating Daniel after the survey came out. Nor would they respond the way you suggest. The dishonest response is an ‘x’ factor. They may say they ‘try to take into account’ distortions, or have methods which attempt to catch or offset them, which they no doubt do, but academic surveys are fully aware of their own limitations and those with credibility would always use ‘if’s and but’s. Academics do not use absolutes. You did, so if you did speak to them, which would be surprising between 1am and 8am, you certainly haven’t represented them properly.
Perhaps THE David Collier could advise the ‘academics’ on survey questions.
It isn’t a criticism of academics Mike, it is a failing of the science. Don’t worry, they know about it all far better than I do.
So, you place no store on surveys. Ok.
Who wrote this for you then while you weren’t watching …. “Somewhere around 93% of Jews are most certainly not ‘anti-Zionist’. The vast majority of Jews hold Israel as part of their own Jewish identity. This from research carried out two years ago into the question of the Jewish relationship with Israel. That leaves roughly 7% without that attachment.”
Stephen Bellamy on January 31, 2018
David how do you know that the attitudes of JVL are shared by 5% of Jews ?
Or whatever your percentage is.
He prob. got that from a survey, one of those ‘flawed’ things.
Edward on January 30, 2018
30 second Youtube of a newsreel of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem meeting Socialist hitler.
But Begin and other Jewish terrorists attempted a pact with Hitler, to attack the British in Palestine, Edward.
Mikey, You got any newsreel footage of “Begin and other Jewish terrorists” and Socialist hitler meeting, shaking hands, sitting down, to support your ludicrous claim?
Sorry, Edward, I haven’t. I do have teacups with their fingerprints on them, and the stool that Begin stood on to shake hands with Adolf. An antique fair bargain.
Still upset that your side lost WW2?
Nobody wins a war, Edward. Some of the factions lose more things than others, as Israel which has never really fought a war may find out should it attack Iran or Lebanon. Many civilians would suffer, they would have lost lives, their families, their peace. You still at school?
Nobody wins a war?
Ever hear about WW2?
Ever hear about the 1967 Arab/Israeli war?
Tehran is much smaller than Israel. The ayatollahs and their hidden mahdi will learn a terrible lesson.
Yes, I heard about WW2, the one where Britain stood alone against Nazis(real Nazis, not those who don’t like Zonism) until the US, against its will was dragged into it when Germany declared war on it.
Note that Tel Aviv is smaller than Lebanon.
I suggest that BOTH sides will learn a terrible lesson, but if aggression is in your blood …..
Fascist Iran is the aggressor – calling for death to America and Israel.
Fascist Iran is running to oblivion.
Israel is small, but punches above its weight. Fascist Iran can be destroyed – wiped off the pages of history.
The only hope for Iran is for the Persian people to rise up and topple the ayatollahs and their revolutionary gestapo.
Mikey, your arrogance will be the death of you.
Mike – proportionally more Jews lost their life in the 1948 Arab Israeli conflict, than the UK lost people in the entirety of WW2. Is there no level of distortion you won’t cross?
“proportionally”??!??
I’ll take no lessons from you re. distortion, David.
richardgalber on February 2, 2018
what do you mean by distortion.
The Yishuv in 148/9 lost upward of 1% 0f its population, mostly working age adults of both sexes.
Very few countries can afford those types of losses.
The Soviet Union never really recovered from its WW2 losses, and eventually collapsed under the contradictions of its totalatarian regime and is losses from the war
Interestingly more Russians died at the siege of Leningrad than all of the Brits and all of the Americans in the whole of the war
All those Russians died, despite the 1939 National Socialist and Soviet Socialist Non-Aggression Pact.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact
And they never recovered from those gigantic losses
richardgalber on January 31, 2018
I once asked Stephen if he was stupidm or just pretending to be due to the way he often asked questions. Stephens answer to me , and the way he writes proved that he was not stupid; just playing games.
Reading your vacuous contributions to the general debate on Davids blog, one is left with the impresion that you have very fixed ideas that are inflexible, and to my mind, often border on the plain mindlessness of petty point nitpicking.
Do try to develop a sustainable and intelligent argument that could exercise our minds and contribute to the networth of human knowledge.
I am sure I will receive an answer that reinforces what I have said.
Have a good day/night
Hi Richard, I’m gutted by your OPINION of me. Sob.
I have noticed tha David (and his helpers on the blog) are free with accusations of ignorance and stupidity. not nice, ill-mannered.
When David in a wild fantasy described BDS as a cult I posted a list of how much Judaism mapped to his list of cult ‘attributes’. That was a contribution to the blog. Having made my point I joined in the fun and games that contributors engage in on the blog.
Several blogs ago David headed his piece with the word ‘hate’ included. It’s a term much used to give ‘antisemitism’ a more foul connotation, even to imply irrationality of thought. I asked him why he was using the term. I received no reply. See, I do try to engage.
Anyway, your assessment made me use a full box of tissues to dry the tears. I have to go and buy some more. Bye.
I hope your bitter tears infected your tear ducts to prevent the future flow of false tears
leah27z on February 1, 2018
“Israel which has never really fought a war” – more crap from the stupidest schmuck on the Internet.
Leon Mintz on February 1, 2018
Mike. The real problem is that smug anti-Semites like you come to Jewish sites and swing there like turds in an Ice-hole. The best way is to ignore your types. I replied only because so many people bothered to start argument with you.
Mike on February 2, 2018
smug?
anti-Semites?
argument?
It’s a forum, Leon. David writes a blog, people question it. If anybody, Dave starts the ‘argument’.
Put down your supplied script and see things for yourself. Think!
Somewhere in 1900, the candidate for the mayor of Vienna run on a platform “Candidate anti-Semite.” These days nobody calls himself an anti-Semite and since anti-Semites did not disappear, others have to point them out.
…. and to spread that there are an increasing number David expands the definition of antisemitism to include other than …..“Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”
Mike, where do you get this data on apact with Fitler.
There are so many theories floating around based on a ‘he said, she said’.
Because Begin saw the Brits as enemy, fe may have voiced an opinion as to a common cause.
All inteligent strategists explore every angle before discardinng the nonsense.
That fools then hang onto every word said as gospel makes them even more fool.
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and the rest saw the British Empire as the enemy too.
…. especially those that say ‘God’ loves them more than anyone else and gave tyhem the land.
Edward do you carry that clip in your handbag wherever you go ?
No, you Dumb Bellami, I just post the URL to the video.
Happy Nakba!
Just wondered. It seems to follow you everywhere
It’s a useful tool.
You can use it too.
Jonathan Hoffman on January 30, 2018
The JPR Survey was abysmal because it failed to define antisemitism properly
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jpr-anti-semitism-survey-open-goal-for-corbyn/
It didn’t define antisemitism the way you like it. Huge difference. Hence you think it’s flawed.
Properly?
How about ““Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred
toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities”
But then YOU may have YOUR OWN definition.
I will stick with the meaning of the expression arrived at via the sum force of the uses of the expression by1.5 billion speakers of the language. Scoffies ” definition” is ascribed to by a mere grain of sand on a very large beach.
Antisemitism was a term ‘invented in the mid 1880s’ to try and define hatred of Jews as a people.
Previously Jew hatred had been religously motivated.
The person puported to have introduced the term was supposedly looking for a term so as to direct his hatred towards the Jews as people. That the term has become overused and its meaning sometimes blurred, does not detract from its original purpose.
There are three types of Jew hate
1) anti-Jewish hate against the Jews as a religion
2) Antisemitism is hate against the Jews as a people
3) anti-Zionism is the hate against a country because it is the country of the Jews
1) Are you claiming that ‘hating’?? a religion is antisemitism? Wonder if ‘hared’ of Isram is seen by yourself as being as serious an offence.
2) I covered that in my quote ….. That is THE definition of antisemitism, always was, nothing more.
3) Now you’re being sillier.
David when did you first realise the LP in particular had a ” problem” with antisemitism ?
I cannot remember exactly when Stephen, because my research follows the antisemitism that I find. I think I first encountered Labour with Kaufman’s Jewish money comment. I think I remember quite a quick demand for, and receipt of, a reprimand. Because of my undercover work, I began to encounter a lot of pro-Corbyn messages, so I suppose the connection began to grow in my mind. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say at the recruitment drive, when ‘join the party, vote for Corbyn’ campaigns began to appear on the timelines of the very people I was looking at. That certainly would have registered. I would then have expected Labour to react differently than they did to the growing ranks of antisemites, which would then have sent danger signals. At this point the idea of a problem would have entered my thinking. It was a process.
I think that more or less too
I think the seed was planted for many people by the Kaufmann thing and began to germinate with the Oxford Labour Club scam
I can’t answer this, because it is about the motives of others. I only know that I had not long been involved, and a friend asked me if I wanted to go to see the PRC event (with Kaufman). I hadn’t been to the HOC before, so I thought it would be a good experience. I took my recording equipment with me. Had no idea what to expect. Then he said what he said.
Peach on January 31, 2018
Hi Stephen
Who/what planted the seed (of what) in which people? You seem to be suggesting that it is all a scam. What is the scam?
The seed of the wheeze that there was a particular problem of antisemitism in the LP, Peach. They had zilch success at nailing Corbyn directly, he just got stronger and stronger. Nobody cared. Kauffman gave the Israelist lobby the idea of switching the line to antisemitism in the party, and Corbyn being weak on it.Dave Rich and Mark Gardner are good bets if you want to be more precise. They are often behind the better ideas.
Then the Oxford Labour Club scam was put together and this turbo charged the idea. Asa Winstanley is brilliant on this bit. He is often less than brilliant but on the OLC thing he is.
It also explains why the NEC eventually took no action, against the two ” names”. One of them at least was well prepared for them evidentialy and in terms of legal representation. They knew the thing would be seen for the cynical scam it was, and they would then have had to take action against one of their own members. Action that would have upset the ” preposterous arrogant liar ” and would be union buster Jeremy Newmark. And the arsehole Lansman has made that Newmark must not be upset the bedrock of the part of the LP constitution that is unwritten. The Basic Law if you will.
The rest, as they say, is history.
But what is the aim of the wheeze, Stephen? Is it to oust JC or something to do with Israel, or something else? And who or what is behind this? The PLP, the Israelist lobby, Israel or A N Other organisation?
So many questions, so thanks in advance for taking the time to respond.
Careful, Stephen.
Nah Mike I have been moved around by the best.
I will answer any and every question Peach may have. Of course they will just be thumbnail sketches given the nature of the medium we are operating in.
Peach is trying to extract some ” antisemitic trop” or other from me. AS tropes of course is what they resort to when they can’t find any antisemitism
I don’t give a fuck about so called AS tropes.
No matter I’ll play
For some reason I cannot respond to your comment below, but this should follow your comment that I am trying to extract a trope from you. That sounds painful.
Just looking to better understand where you are coming from. This site is somewhat unique in that dissenting views are given a voice and a platform. Whilst you comment frequently, your views can be sometimes nuanced and when pressed often evasive. By asking you some questions, I was trying to join some of the dots to better see the picture. I set out the obvious options because I don’t really understand your position, not because I am trying to trap you into anything.
Take it as a measure of respect rather than what would be a crap attempt at cross examination.
Keep thrm coming Peach I will address them all. In the meantime an expansion on my previous answer to your previous question.
Following the non action on the Oxford names the demented dim witted hasbarafia grass rooters, the likes of Scoffie and Klaff et al, jumped up and down screaming about how the LP was soft on its antisemitism ” problem!”. The smart guys who knew wot woz wot were more or less mute. They knew the NEC had done them a big favour. They knew that acting against the two names would blow the entire invoking of the nuclear option against the LP out of the water.
The explanation is not the NEC being sof on antisemitism, but the NEC being hopelessly corrupt and a bunch of cowards.
I mean they could hardly move against James Elliot and have Jasmine Becket sitting around their table could they ? Not with Newmark and his buddy Lansman looking over their shoulders.
Well in the beginning there was Tony Bliar. What I mean is in the Bliar and Brown days the hasbarafia weren’t interested in the LP. The leadership was sound on Irael. Then toxic Ed got the Party to recognise Palestine and things began to change. Jewish donors started cutting donations or threatening to.
Then along came Corbyn. This really freaked them because of his record on Israel. The idea of him being leader of a major party and potential PM was intolerable. .
The hasbarafia formed an unholy alliance with the LP hard right in an attempt to ” do for him”. This involved a goodly few of the PLP. Streeting was well to the for.
Corbyn got stronger and stronger. Then Kaufmann gave them the idea of switching emphasis
To their amazement Corbyn rolled over at the first wiff of grapeshot and they realised they could take over the entire Party so far as attitudes to Israel were concerned.
At first I was puzzled about the motivations of those pulling Corbyns strings notably Lansman.I first put it down to inexperience in dealing the hasbarafia, thinking they really thought they could feed them a little and it would all be over. I have watching these people closely, in the minutest detail for close on ten years. They treat any moves in their direction like Danegeld. Pocket the ” concession ” without so much as a thank you and are back tomorrow for more.
But as their experience increased naivety became less credible. So then I was thinking it could only be about money. Fear of the loss of donations from Israelist donors.
It was some time before the penny dropped. For Lansman and Schneider it is ideological. They are both rabid Israelists themselves. It was personal. They shared the hasbarafia objective of making the LP entirely Israel friendly. Not so Corbyn could have some peace and quiet but because…..
Not sure this attempt to put what could be a very thick book into a few blog posts is helpful but I have started…
The point here is that the notion that Corbyn is surrounded by rabid anti Israel antisemites is laughable. The opposite is the case.
There is an ultimate objective. Deech and Jacobson tell us. But thats a story for another day.
Actually rather than clog David’s space further, I will put it elsewhere and link to it. I will even put your name on it.
Peach on February 1, 2018
Probably best.
Let me know when you do.
Peach out
In what passes for this idiot’s ‘brain’, a ‘scam’ is any fact he finds inconvenient.
Leah I am tempted to say I must do something about my mind but last time I said that some smart arse said ” put it back into the thimble “
Left wing Antisemitism was in evidence in the 1980s’ when student unions were trying to ban Jewish Societies at university.
I still haven’t got my head around why they would ban a religous society to punish a country; but there you have it
I will add, that my learning curve also coincides with the last three years. So until 2015 I knew very little about internal British politics (or British Jewish organisations for that matter) at all. An increased interest has come about as I have become more involved. I didn’t know what the JLC was until they stepped on my toes at Exeter and I criticised them.
Well I think we could never debate the Southampton / Exeter things we would want to talk about entirely diffwerent issues. You would want to talk about the nature and content of the conferences, I would want to talk about how they were shut down
Examples of how the State of Israel won’t leave me be Ian o)
Ian Kay on January 31, 2018
I see. To be honest I wasn’t sure what you meant. You’re saying that your attentions are drawn to matters relating to Israel as they appear on your radar and you feel compelled to respond because of your convictions related to that subject. Phew, I had this vision of a couple of swarthy, heavy set lads with shwarma breath, disguised as comedy Brendan Gleason staking out your gaff 24/7 hacking your social media activity and intercepting your Domino’s deliveries. If it’s just the former then I reckon you may be in this for a while yet. Alternatively try setting up better blocking filters on your laptop and spend more time with your family.
No you have two more attempts
Bit busy for Name that Tune today Bellers. I’ll have to stick with the Gleason version. I like him.
I need a laugh. Time once again for a kwik read of my Fat Freddy’s Cat comics.
You need a laugh? Go look in your bathroom mirror.
You are probably partially right, but perhaps not entirely. I learnt a lot from Southampton, and did not appreciate the way it unfolded. I had drastically changed my position before Exeter, and my attitude to Cork was far more evolved. My views on the conflict have long been pretty constant, but my understanding of the UK scene has been evolving for three years. You might be surprised by some of my positions.
Gabriel on January 31, 2018
93%? The 2-year old report actually record “only 59% of Jews call themselves a ‘Zionist’ “.
And points out that’s quite a drop from 72% of a 2010 research (it means a 2-point fall per year, how many are they now?).
It means, 61% (at least) *refuse* to call themselves “Zionist”. They are non-Zionists from their point of view.
Now, I see that you and others may decide to embrace the widest possible definition of “Zionist” in a way that tries to include them, but apparently that is *your* point of view on Zionism, not theirs. Your definition, not theirs.
I’d rather note their own words (I bet they know better what they mean when they say something, than you).
Gabriel. Putting aside deficiencies in your basic maths, I cannot help that you seem to have a difficulty understanding surveys. The worst part of them, is that rather than read them, some people simply grab at whatever statistic suits their argument. It makes for a worthless slanging match where the true meaning is lost, and permits gross distortion of their findings.
Your argument makes no sense. none at all. Between 90% -93% of those people recognise Israel’s right to exist and see Israel as an inherent part of their Jewish identity. I heard Hanna Weisfeld destroy Tony Greenstein when he pulled the same nonsense as you did, and she is hardly a political ally of mine.
Your argument: (and I am not drawing parallels with Zionism, but showing how your argument about surveys is truly stupid)
“Only 59% suggested they were addicts. 90% need to drink heavily every day. 93% start shaking if they do not drink, but I’d rather note their own words (I bet they know better what they mean when they say something, than you).”
*cough*
“but I’d rather note their own words” … even if drunk!
Sorry, David. I think we need to note and respect the meanings that people decide to give to words. How they use words is up to them. They have a right to define themselves and their own identity.
I noticed already a kind of patronizing tendency of telling people about who or what “they really are” or what they “really think”. I see this assumption that people are ignorant and “don’t know facts” and need to be explained or told, for instance about how to use words. In this attitude I see a blindness about the concept of “point of view”.
It is a fact that 41% of Jewish respondants refuse to define themselves as “Zionists”, and the figure is rising.
It is not a datum that can be ignored.
Yachad as a professional polling research group doesn’t ignore it:
https://yachad.org.uk/fewer-british-jews-identifying-as-zionists-poll-shows/#.WnJRcHxG3cc
I accept that data are to be interpreted, and multiple interpretations of this set are possible. It appears the survey is not detailed enough to highlight one precise interpretation.
Yachad definitely disagree with your drawing conclusions, and says:
“The report notes that this in contrast to the “more-or-less constant” level of attachment for Israel as a Jewish state and may be attributable to the increasingly negative connotations associated with Zionism, but that the issue warrants further investigation before any conclusions can be drawn”.
David on February 1, 2018
We need to note and respect everything Gabriel. Nobody said the 41% is to be ignored. No piece of stand alone data should be ignored. That, like every piece of data, is used in combination with others, to create information.
Your follow on comment about self identity is absurd because it entirely negates social science.
Onto your comments
Yachad are a political group, with a political leaning. Not a professional polling research outfit. Your are confusing things here
Yachad do not disagree with my conclusions. I have the leader of Yachad on camera, explicitly saying what I am saying. (Sussex conference in response to Tony Greenstein question)
The research teams (not yachad who only paid for the survey) almost always place caveats. Almost every form of social science research will contain the ‘do not draw conclusions’ and ‘further research’ bit.
Even the researchers lean towards the 59% being attributable to the negative use of the word Zionism
But your errors do not address the central point and this really isn’t hard Gabriel.
Do you describe yourself as vegetarian? Answer = NO
Do you eat any meat? Answer = NO
Do you eat any food vegetarians don’t eat? Answer = NO
Is there any food vegetarians can eat that you cannot? Answer = NO
(if answer to last question is yes – create question block that checks for allergy v ideological )
The question raised is why are vegetarians not self-defining as vegetarian. To say, that the person who answered the question is therefore a meat eater, or anti-vegetarian, is to distort the findings.
The survey is specifically designed to answer the questions it raises. Do they contain flaws – of course – down to the issues with human response, but beyond this, a professional research design will be there to catch most of the issues related to the questions it raises.
What surveys are designed to do is to build a picture that people doing research can use to study further. Looking for correlations and so on. They also like to seek additional grants, so there is a lot of self promotion and the leaving of crumbs for other researchers to pick up (things needing additional study) inside. But the most important point is that they attempt to answer the questions as has already been mentioned, by carefully design. Asking outright if someone is something, is always supported by questions that will check to see if they possess all the characteristics of that something. As was done here.
It means that people can pick out statistics which are interesting (such as the 59%) and twist them without any supporting information whatsoever. Like you have done. You say that 41% refuse to define themselves as Zionist. Which we do not know. We only know that 41% didn’t, which is not the same thing. (See how you already distort). All of the available statistics in that survey (for example, the Israel as Jewish state question and Israel with right to exist question) fully support the notion that between 90-93%% of respondents display the fundamental elements of Zionist thought and are explicitly not anti-Zionists.
To answer the question – ‘do you consider yourself Zionist’?, carries the baggage of suggesting all people questioned understand all the arguments and all define Zionism the same – which is poppycock – why is why what you are doing is real poppycock.
You are calling this constant repetition of mine ‘patronising’. I cannot help the situation. People who clearly have a problem understanding methods and research are using the results of research badly, grabbing at statistics, misrepresenting them and also failing to understand quite serious criticism of a particular element of the type of study referenced during the show. Based on their own ignorance, they then choose to try to attack me in really silly ways. If you can help me ‘nicely’ show that what you are spewing is poppycock, then tell me how to do it.
You have zero academic support for this. Zero. So you can carry on with ‘self defining’ nonsense as much as you like, but it isn’t any more than worthless deflection. Wimborne-Idrissi is part of the 7%. That 7% is further split into separate groups, and her position is almost certainly statistically insignificant.
Gabriel on February 1, 2018
All this is just not true.
And if you say that I don’t understand social science, I may dare to say that you don’t know much of Anthropology – and bte I do have a degree in Cultural Anthropology, albeit that’s irrelevant to the point. You say: “The question raised is why are vegetarians not self-defining as vegetarian”.
Well, actually the comparison is a bit less matching than you think. Instead, it includes questions of the kind of “how do you define ‘vegetarian’?”. Normally most people define vegatarian in a simple way, as a one-dimension issue. But when you ask people about more nouanced multi-dimensional ideologies or positions, like “do you define yourself a Marxist?”, or even “do you define yourself a Jew?”, things become quite more complicated and subjective definitions of the thing itself vary, and also the subjective perceptions.
Yes there are some “definitions” that are most commonly perceived as negative, for example if you ask “do you define yourself a Fascist?”, probably only a small minority would say yes; but the number of people who are called “Fascists” by others, based on their own perceptions or definitions, is likey to be much bigger. In lables most commonly perceived as negative, you will have a large gap between those who call themselves that way (probably small) and those who are defined that way by the criteria of other observators (a much larger number).
The 41% of respondants refused to call themselves “Zionists”, this is a fact not a distorsion. By “refused”, I mean that they certainly refused to do so in that poll. (it doesn’t tell *how much* they would resist the label if asked in other social contexts, but here the only context is that poll, and it’s where they declined to do so).
Making examples of different interpretations. How definitions and perceptions having to do with ‘Zionist’ may vary, let’s make just some examples:
1) Historicization. => some people may say that Zionism was a political movement of the past, that it may have achieved useful goals, but it is not a valid ideology or a set of values for today. This means to see Zionism as a political phenomenon related to a historical context (which may not be judged with today’s parameters) rather than an ideology or a set of values. An example of this attitude is frequent among Americans talking about the ideology of pioneers, the fronteer, the conquer of the West and the genocide of the American natives that all this caused: today many people maintain they reject te “moral” values that lead to the dispossession and genocide of Native American nations and even reject the celebration of Columbus – however, they do not intend to give back the stolen lands back to the native populations and they intend to go on taking advantage from that genocide. This way of putting distance from ourselves is called historicization or contextualization.
2) Relatives and family links. => given that Israel has ben existing for a while, most Jews have family ties with Israel. Some people may just feel Zionism as an ideology alien to their values, but they have relatives and family members in Israel and therefore they have ties with Israel as a Jewish state as it is now. Jill Stein may be an example of this category: as a politician she stays away from all Zionist values and endorses the Palestinian narrative, but she has family links and takes in account this concern.
3) Utility or necessity theories => Primo Levi is an example of a person who stated that Israel was a “historical necessity” meaning “unavoidable” because of the genocide, but does not consider it a moral enterprise and became reluctant calling himself a “Zionist”. It means to consider Israel a necessity but created only on coercion as a necessary evil, and refuse to identify oneself with its ideology.
4) Fear => some European citizens who are Jews may just feel a creeping fear because of rising atmosphere of racism and anti-semitism in some European countries, and while they may feel dislike or skepticism for Zionism (like many people have for any ethnic-religious ideology), they feel some link with Israel since they see Israel a potential useful shore in the abstrace case that they need it. This is a type of utilitaristic approach connected to the contemporary world.
Those are just examples.
Great, the lunatic Gabriel is back.
Zionism is not a religious idea.
Did I talk about religion?
Well look. Leaving aside the positive claims of the JPR thing the fact is they failed to find any evidence that there is any more antisemitism in the LP than in the genereal population.
The all party committee failed to find any either.
The answers to, and the results, of all surveys are skewed by the questions asked, and the demographics of the respondees.
The surveys can also be affected by the way the questions are asked, and the way the answers are recorded.
Because of these vagaries, I either refuse to answer questions for surveys, or give wrong answers when I do.
It was waffle when David posted such tripe, still is.
Sorry, 41%
This from a contributor; “as Israel which has never really fought a war may find out”
David, One day you may feel the need to review your protocols for moderation and set benchmark tests to determine the sincerity and honesty of contributors. At that time you may wish to refer back to this sort of remark as a useful measure of tactical mendacity.
On topic I have nothing useful to contribute to the discussion about the programme in itself. Views on the Beeb will be subjective at best so I’ll leave you with this. A year or so ago I had a good contact that worked in the BBC complaints department and was responsible for all inbound calls in real time, email and on social channels. She had no particular axe to grind but was nonetheless surprised at the very casual disregard that the the organisation had for any form of audience response on any subject that was negative in tone. As someone that had journalistic experience in print media she was left with little doubt of the existence of a very apparent editorial agenda and an obvious flippancy and arrogance towards the counterpoint. She alleges that most printed materials ended up being filed under ‘waste’ long before they got to any level of supervisor or manager. Hardly empirical evidence of anything but probably indicative of motivations.
Mmmm. Wondering just what is the more believable, a survey of many people or something posted said to you by a friend? i.e. Large sample vs sample of 1.
Tricky.
Ian Kay. I am not advising anyone about protocols for moderation, but I left this message for Mike. (And some others like him.)
“The real problem is that smug anti-Semites like you come to Jewish sites and swing there like turds in an Ice-hole. The best way is to ignore your types. I replied only because so many people bothered to start argument with you.”
It’s good that Eurotrash like Mike, Chris Rogers, Dumb Bellami come here. It’s good to see what Eurotrash Fascists have to say and here we have the opportunity to crap on them.
Edward. that may be OK on sites like this. On Facebook replies are displayed in order of activities. One anti-Semitic response can generate many replies and keep it floating on the top after the main article. That is why I proposed to ignore them.
On the subject of the discussion, I don’t see the need of the personal discussion with professional liars. That is the difference between “the legitimate criticism of Israel” and anti-Semitic propaganda. Mike is a good example. He picked some lies from the professional anti-Semitic sites and repeated them here. There had been serious books written on these subjects. What is the point to “discuss” it with people like Mike?
It is funny that Mike who is regurgitating anti-Semitic propaganda replied to me: “Put down your supplied script and see things for yourself. Think!” He cannot imagine that other people have something to say on their own.
I don’t visit anti-semitic sites. I google and search all sites to gain what I see as the probable truth of an event or situation.
use reuseable tissues as the planet is dying from resource misuse ( no emojis so I can’t grace my reply with an image)
Richard, can I order them from Israel? They must use boxes and boxes of the things given that everybody picks on them, for no reason they say.
As Israel is in the forefront of much research, if they are available, then they will be available in Israel
Ah, ‘research’ … that how David makes his living, isn’t it?
Now I hope that David will allow me the same indulgence he claims for himself. That is that this was written a goodly while back
https://hurryupharriet.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/aunty-semitic-tropes-2/
Chris Rogers on February 1, 2018
I think it fair to say that this Blog entry by Mr Collier has really ‘jumped the shark’. I trust its not antisemitic to suggest this given I’ve no reason to believe the Fonz would object, particularly given we are referring to Happy Day’s & how the show ran out of steam, i.e., no where else really to go!
Just to say the ‘anti-semitic-tropes’ nailed it.Wonderful.
Ian Kay on February 1, 2018
Hey, the gangs all here. Good. It gives me a chance to ask a serious question in good faith and believe me I have absolutely no expectation of a proper answer….well maybe Bellers may skirt the fringes. How come you guys spend so much time here taking the piss out of a guy, seemingly for no other reason than he spends his time investigating what he suspects is antisemitic activity and then reports on it. Honestly, I’ve followed the style of all of your posts and its not real activism, its not countering, it’s not really anything other than piss taking. So that only leaves some sort of tactic that you’ve been shown how to use, but against what? What is so harmful to your own positions in all of this that you get so vexed. I get that it probably isn’t in the playbook to answer questions like this seriously but I promise you it is seriously asked.
Ian, I don’t think David ‘investigates’ antisemitism. I think that he wishes to label everything that he sees as not painting a rosy picture of Zionism and Jews generally as ‘antisemitism’. He will try various methodoligies in that attempt to see if it works. No logic involved. Just suck-it-and-see. When challenged his arrogance surfaces and he insults the poster as not realising, being stupid etc.
My opinion of him for what it’s worth, and my reason for posting.
OK, you’ve given me your opinion of David which i didn’t seek. I’m simply interested in why you are drawn to his work, however you wish to label it and are prompted to react to it in the way that you do. Offering your opinion on him rather than his subject matter infers this is personal. I am absolutely not trying to lead the witness here and completely get that you cannot concede to real honesty for fear of the challenges that may result so just some words on why writing about antisemitism prompts so much rage in you. I’m not mucking around here, really.
Ian, I see his ‘work’ as you call it as an attempt to deceive. An attempt to tell the world that antisemitism is rife everywhere even in the Labour party. I first saw his ‘work’ some blogs ago where I thought his blog and his reasoning surely couldn’t be from someone interested in truth. It was then that I thought it required a reply. Most on this site slip into little insults and slurs in our posts but David’s arrogance leads him to attempt to hoodwink the readers. Can’t let deliberate unthruths just walk on by.
I see. David has presented dozens of articles here where he considers antisemitism in politics, academia, the media, NGOs, international interest groups and all sorts of other areas. He certainly seems to have a far wider focus than the Labour Party which you highlight. Again I ask you sincerely; you say he “attempts to tell the world that antisemitism is rife everywhere…” why does this provoke such a strong and seemingly disproportionate reaction from you when there must be loads of groups out there writing about their plights on social media.
Also David is dealing with a specific issue which is apparent in certain sections of society.
Most people are not interested in politics or world affairs, and hold views which are pertinant to their existance.
Some of those views may be hateful, racist, homophobic and whatever else is popular at the current time.
David is dealing with that small portion of the populace that hold opinions, and he tries to disect and understand those opinions that are relevant to his research.
He already understands them …. David’s attempting to have them seen as ‘antisemitism’, his obsessive disorder.
“I don’t think David ‘investigates’ antisemitism. I think that he wishes to label everything that he sees as not painting a rosy picture of Zionism and Jews generally as ‘antisemitism’.” – dumb beyond words.
Yes, i think it is for him to do so, but at least he’s being ‘crowdfunded’ to do so.
Ian Sir,
I quite like the X-Files, indeed I enjoyed it when it first aired in the early 90’s and I’m enjoying the latest Series. However, the X-Files is just drama/fantasy, which, may, or may not have some hidden meanings. Unlike Fox Moulder, who was a ‘true believer’ originally in the serious, the character is now more cynical, which means a maturing with years as far as the script writers are concerned. Alas, David follows the trajectory of the US 50’s sit com Happy Days, which hit a nadir when the Fonz actually jumped a shark tank on a motor cycle, hence the term ‘Jump the Shark’. Perhaps David requires new script writers, or needs to get grip of himself, for if the level of anti-semitism was so high in the UK, as he believes, I’d be afraid to walk the streets. And I’m not even Jewish!!!!
Love the humour at the end there, Chris.
p.s. I hope it’s humour.
I’ve become a hermit, such is my fear of the extreme violence I witness daily globally, global warming & threats of Alien invasions from as yet unknown things from the great beyond. Of course, the level of anti-semitism also puts the fear of God in me, as does the thought of Palestinian supporters rampaging through my village looking for Israeli & US apologists. Such is my fear I only now read David’s Blog to bring back to earth lest I forget all the terrors lurking behind my curtains!
When you really want to have a good laugh, look at “Islamophobia”.
Especially in the wake of 9/11, London’s 7/7, Pan AM 103, beheading of British soldier Lee Rigby on the streets of London, Charlie Hebdo massacre, Bataclan massacre, Nice France Bastille Day truck jihad, Manchester bombing, 1993 truck bombing of the World Trade Center, NYC bike path attack, Boston Marathon bombing, failed sneaker and underwear bombers, open threats of 9/11 scale massacre on the UK and the rest of Eurabia,
and many more examples of “Islamophobia”.
Edward, you missed out Timothy McVeigh’s truck bombing.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Mikey, You ignorant dolt, the US put timothy mcveigh to death. Lethal injection.
The UK and Scumbag Scotland RELEASED the convicted bomber of Pan Am 103 – on “humanitarian grounds” – oil drilling contracts in Lybia humanitarian grounds, thanks to expert British medical determination that the terrorist was dying of cancer, and had no more than 3 MONTHS to live.
Strangely, he lived close to 3 YEARS – and was welcomed back to Lybia with a Hero’s Welcome at the airport, complete with a waving saltire (flag of scumbag scotand).
Antisemitism led to the cold blooded murder of six million Jews in five years at the hands of a supposedly civilized people.
So if you don’t mind I have a very real fear of Antisemitism and what it is caple of wreaking on the Jewish people
Hitler is dead now. Countries have nuclear deterrents. The actions of countries are visible to all now. It won’t be the actions of the last century that frighten you. It’s something in your mind. Seek help.
Thanks for the response but like the other one you’re just telling me that David writes about antisemitism and that he thinks the level is high. I know that. I was interested to know why you and others find this so objectionable. Talking about his writing style or alleged repetition is all well and good but it doesn’t answer the point. I have no right to press you and I am sure that a proper answer isn’t likely to happen but as I said earlier I’m not trying to goad or bait or anything else. If you’re not Jewish, why should someone who is and who chooses to write about antisemitism upset you so much?
I live in a small ‘mixed’ community in the Far East for most of the year, this community has representatives from at least 50 nations, among them those in Africa, Europe, the Middle East (including Israel) and South America. Now, 50% of this community are immigrants, the other half Han Chinese. Guess what, and given the fact we have all religions represented? No anti-semitism, despite many holding strong views on Israel, be they positive or negative. Oh, and many of us are Brits. I wonder why this is the case, given many of my peers are either keen on Corbyn or the SNP. I also have yet to witness any type of anti-semitism in Wales, which is quite left-of-centre and according to David should be riddled with it, which it ain’t. Which is why I like calling out much of what he writes as hysteria and propaganda based upon my own day to day realities. Indeed man, lets be blunt, we have more to fear from global warning, and what do you lot discuss: FAUX anti-semitism in the UK!!!
I’m 2 metres above sea level where my flat is based, so global warming and rising sea levels are real, as is an increased incidence of typhoons. But, lets stay distracted and discuss anti-semitism, much of which is in the authors mind I’m afraid.
How riddled is the UK with IslamoFAUXbia?
Look, I appreciate you breaking character and moving away from the stuff about the telly which was odd. If i take you at your word you get narked with David because of his primary focus on the subject of antisemitism rather than other issues upon which you are more focused. I guess you’d be peeved if someone came onto one of your social channels that talked up the risk of global warming and attempted to demean and discredit the author for his singular focus and dubious intentions. I’m sorry but it all seems too disproportionate a reaction to be plausible. We are total strangers to each other so i have no basis for calling you out but really. If you’re not Jewish why do you care so much about someone writing about the threats of antisemitism?
I’m a lifelong Socialist, so do have a guess. But when idiots weaponise anti-semitism for political gain, I’m very much disgusted. Further, and because of all the faux anti-semitism, I’m now very much in the BDS camp and support the Palestinians fighting colonial aggression. And if you wish to discuss white colonialism, tell you what, come down to the Far East, where the Malay’s, Indonesians, Filipinos and many others can have a chat. I don’t hold Israel up to any higher standards that the UK, USA and many other Western Imperialist powers, all of whom are complete and utter bastards. Now sir, does that make me an anti-semite, or, do I expect certain standards from all?
And I really do mean certain high standards, particularly from any nation that considers itself an enlightened, liberal democracy, one where all are treated equal regardless of religion or ethnicity – something you learn when you yourself are the bloody minority and an immigrant to boot!!!!
> I’m a lifelong Socialist
Just like National Socialist hitler and Soviet Socialist Stalin.
“I’m now very much in the BDS camp and support the Palestinians fighting colonial aggression” – utter crap from the latest dumb creep. The Jews are indigenous.
“The Jews are indigenous.”??!?
The Jews most certainly are NOT indigenous to the region. Suggest that you buy a Torah, read it and see how Jews invaded the region,
Brits are not indigenous to North America, (US, Canada), or Australia, New Zealand, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Caribbean, yet there they are, and there they’ll stay.
The Jews have a history in the Land of israel that predates your island nation in the North Atlantic.
Doesn’t make the Jews indigenous. They didn’t have ANY claim on the land intkl the Brits gave them a home there. The vast majority of Israel’s population has more Eastern European blood in their veinsthan middle Eastern.
Jews were in Israel BEFORE Brits left their island nation to build an Empire built on the blood of others.
FYI, the British Empire is NO MORE, yet the US, Canada, Australia, New Zeland AND Israel continue to exist and thrive.
“The vast majority of Israel’s population has more Eastern European blood in their veins than middle Eastern” –
ignorant drivel from an ignorant schmuck.
S’True. All that breeding with the population over 2000 years.
The Pakistani rape gangs in Rotherham are injecting East Asian DNA in the British.
“London bucked the national trend for boys names, with Muhammad retaining the top spot for boys in the capital. ”
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/revealed-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-the-uk-a3639036.html
Arabs are certainly not indigenous to most of the Middle East and North Africa.
In fact they were a small tribe from Arabia that by war , conquest and colonisation established an empire stretching across vast areas of the globe
All that makes the Jews indigenous?
Ho ho ho.
“I also have yet to witness any type of anti-semitism in Wales” – I have seen plenty. Google for Welsh Labour MPs and relevant KWs.
“Which is why I like calling out much of what he writes as hysteria and propaganda” – dumb nonsense.
Leah,
You’ve seen plenty have you? What, with your own eyes, or something you read about? Next you’ll be telling us its unsafe to walk the streets through fear of being attacked. Well, the fear may be real given crime statistics, but anti-semitism plays no part in it I’m afraid.
Lee Rigby walked the streets of London – until an Islamofascist ran him over and cut his throat, and waved his hands covered with Lee Rigby’s blood to a camera.
We’ve seen many more killings by the IDF on our screens than that,Edward.
We’ve seen many more killings by the “Religion of Peace” on our screens than that, Mikey.
See 9/11, London’s 7/7, Mumbai, Paris, Boston, Nairobi, Lee Rigby, Daniel Pearl, ISIS beheading videos, Westminster bridge ramming, Bali, Pan Am 103, …
Whoops. Thought you were comparing Britain and ‘Israel’.
The reason you have seen so much of the IDF in action is because of the media and the western obsession with Israel.
Far more people have been killed in Syria, Chechnya, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo, Iraq, Cambodia, Bolivia etc and the list goes on.
Reporters go to Israel where they can cover a war then relax at a five star hotel in comfort and safety.
Reporters in most other countries in the world report what they are told or end up dead or in Jail
Israel allows reporters into combat zones?
Ian I like David. There is a certain je ne sais quoi about him that I can’t help liking. My cat Gnasher has just jumped out the window in disgust. And it is cold out there.
And I think this is an extremely valuable blog spot. It was only by looking at his old stuff and the timings that I fully understood how seminal the Oxford Labour Club thing is.
Iam not so secure or so arrogant as to ” take the piss”.
You do a little bit Bellers and I’m still not sure why. You’re not as transparent as some of the posters here…and I mean on both sides. I’ve just put that down to professionalism. UK politics isn’t really on my radar and I just assume the normal levels of antisemitism as much as there are normal levels of misogyny, racial and social prejudice and ragging on people with red hair. I don’t know anything about Lansman or Newmark or any of the others you talk about so I’ll steer well clear of all of that. I have said often that I admire the way that David goes about his work and the way that he presents it. I contribute to this site because his endeavours deserve some honest response from ‘civilians’. The thread below in which Mike and Chris participated was probably the first time I’ve grasped the way that they play their game and why it is so important for them to discredit David and his work by any means. You may be like them too. Who knows?
‘Discredit’. Is that Israeli for ‘Question’?
Today there is no excuse for you to be so pig ignorant..
Google English Hebrew translate.
Being critical of David with intelligent argument is one thing as you say.
To some it is not intelligent argument that is levelled at David , but an endless stream of mindless vitrol.
There is a world of difference between the two
“endless stream of mindless vitrol.”? Ah, Edward.
Nah. Just an endless stream of Nakba.
Sure, right-wing white supremacy is one of the 5 main drivers of antisemitism in Labour.
You couldn’t make it up.
Meanwhile, the elephant is sitting quietly on the sofa …
I’d trust an Elephant over any Laboor party Minister of Propaganda – like Jeremy Corbyn.
You make a good double act with Mr Collier Edward. Just a shame its not a comedy one I’m afraid to say!
As opposed to your triple threat of little old you, Mikey and Dumb Bellami?
Who gets top billing?
The only elephant in the room is yourself and your beliefs, which certainly are not those that inspired the French Revolution.
Utter drivel.
I agree Leah, all that emanates from your keyboard strokes is indeed “utter drivel”. many thanks for reminding us.
Projecting again I see.
No hard feelings, Happy Nakba to you and yours! 🙂
From the most ignorant schmuck here, Chris “most Israelis have more East European blood than Middle Eastern” Rogers,
The successful American Revolution was one inspiration for the French Revolution.
Maybe I shouldn’t bring up that sore point.
But there’s always the bit about the US saving the UK in WW2.
The US didn’t save the UK. THe US and Russia helped the UK and the other countries to defeat Hitler(begin didn’t help, he was doing terrorism in Palestine).
THe US stood watching for years until Germany brought them into the war against their will by declaring war on America.
Oooo. This is going to be fun.
WHY did the US watch on the sidelines for years, and not confront National Socialist Germany BEFORE it declared War on the US on December 11, 1941???
They thought it was an Orson Welles Series?
You must be thinking of the “Dr. Who Gives a Crap” series.
Your FAUX “anti-war” movement then as today works to provide cover for Socialist and Islamofascist aggression all over the world.
On that point Edward it was most fortuitous that the French freed Merryka from the British yoke. I can’t for the like of me understand why the Merrykan capital is not called Amiral de Grasse DC
“the French freed Merryka from the British yoke” – unhinged
The French hate everybody who isn’t French.
The British hate everybody. who isn’t British.
The Germans hate everybody who isn’t German.
They hate each other and fought wars with each other.
So the French helped the Americans to stick it to the British who wanted to keep America as their colony.
If it wasn’t for Winston Churchill and help from America, Britain would have surrendered to the nazis as France did.
“If it wasn’t for Winston Churchill and help from America, Britain would have surrendered to the nazis as France did.”?
Rubbish. Churchill was an asset of course, he was a statesman, forget Bibi etc. As I’ve told you, the US only joined the war because Hitler declared war on the US, they watched it happening for years!
I repeat for an ignoramous like yourself, the US was prevented to entering WW2 due to “anti-war” activists whose activities aided the goals of National SOCIALIST Germany.
“anti-war” is a scam, like “antifa”.
What a load of old codswallop. You’re really having a laugh now.
Keep swallowing the cod and the taqiyya..
Interesting response Chris and I add no facetiousness to my unheard tone. I have no interest in UK politics and having been a card carrying member of the Tory party for decades regard almost all politicians as deceitful self serving opportunists. As an Israeli I hold the same view of the politicos on all sides here too with one or two exceptions. I get your concerns about the misuse of issues to make political points. I imagine you would feel aggrieved at the way that some charities like war on want and others do the same. What does feel incongruous though is that someone with your views would target someone railing against perceived prejudice as he sees it and do so with such aggression and write it off so easily as disingenuous.
Ian, I’m more concerned about the poverty I witness in my neck of the woods, which is certainly not “perceived”, its bloody real, much as I’m narked at Western nations interfering in non-Western sovereign nations. Again, being an outsiders gives me some new experiences, like the fact I’m an immigrant, like the fact I’ve been a victim of racism, alas, I give as good as I take. However, one things for sure, my child is in an environment where all are treated equal, no special dispensation, no nothing. A case of sink or swim, and it applies to all, which is good in my humble opinion. Just a shame we may not have much of a planet for her to enjoy by the time she’s middle aged – still, faux anti-semitism and defending Israel, regardless of the crimes the nation state commits are important to some, to others, its just a case of calling them out and highlighting transgressions, which evidently means those with such opinions get accused of AS, which is a great way to deflect any, and all criticism is it not?
What is as FAUX as IslamoFAUXbia?
Think 9/11, London’s 7/7, Paris attacks, Nice attacks, Mumbai attacks, Nairobi attacks, Bali attacks, Boston marathon attack, Manchester attack, Pan Am 103 bombing, Lee Rigby beheading, Westminster bridge attack, Rotherham rape gangs, Orlando nightclub attack, Copenhagen coffee shop attack, ….
Somewhere between a High school and University 50 years ago, I had an opportunity to read 1914 edition of History of the Jews by Simon Dubnov. One story really impressed me. Here is its English translation.
“In that same year (1146) when the monks Peter Venerablis and Rudolf carried on their anti-Semitic propaganda on France and Germany, in the English city of Norwich an accusation flared that the Jews had kidnapped a Christian boy before Passover in order to martyr him in memory of the crucifixion of Christ. The local judge (sheriff) maintained that this accusation was so little substantiated that he did not even permit the Jews to answer the summons of the bishop, who himself discredited the ritual legend. However, several monks of the local monastery assiduously spread this fairytale, relying on the testimony of an apostate Jew named Theobald of Cambridge, who related that Jews of various cities of Europe gathered annually and cast lots as to which Christian child should be “offered as a sacrifice” before Passover.”
I didn’t know what demons possessed this monk, but from that time, I learned that such monsters exist and that they appear among Jews in every generation.
In the old days, they converted first before spreading their venom. In our secular times, they claim that they are Jews even if they really converted to Arafatism. We cannot understand them. We just have to recognize them.
Again thank you for the detailed response. I respect your wide reaching concerns about poverty, racism, foreign interference etc. You then switch over so dramatically and ouroosefully to railing against antisemitism in a tone that really seems to differ from the other remarks. Why is it so offensive to you when a Jew talks about antisemitism? Why is it deemed less sincere than any other group identifying prejudice towards them?
Because it’s so false and touted as having a special place in racism, a bigger crime, and worthy of special mention and publicity. I suggest it’s main aim to persuade the world to appease the actions of Israel which Zionists refer to as the Jewish State.
The aim of the Laboor Party is to garner votes from hordes of Benefit refguees to appease their oxymoron “Religion of Peace”.
Brexit is good for the UK and bad or Socialism.
Seems that you have less knowledge of the world than Trump.
Seems that you have less knowledge of the world than Jeremy Corbyn..
You seem to be saying that a Jew has less right to talk about prejudice towards them than any other group with similar fears simply because you believe it may make people more sympathetic to Israel. Can I summarise that you are repelled by David’s work because, whether he does or does not have a legitimate point, the fact that he raises it may affect people’s attitudes to Israel in a way that is more favourable than you would like?
No, antisemitism is racism, as is islamaphobia, as is prejudice against Roma yet the lobbiers wish antisemitism to have a special place. It’s plain me, me, me dishonesty.
Islamophobia is as racist as Gynophobia.
That’s fine and we can assume that there will be those from the Islamic faith and from the Roma that deal with prejudice towards them. That is not really the scope of David’s work or this site. So to remain on topic I assume that we can now agree that antisemitism is a legitimate concern for those affected by it and those people are entitled to discuss it in public fora. Equally I will accept your fears and concerns that if the issue is amplified too much so that it is allowed to enter the wider public consciousness you fear that there is a risk that people will have greater sympathy for Israel. I appreciate your responses here and now have a better understanding of what you are doing here and why.
That’s you happy then.
I note that you continue to describe propaganda as ‘work’.
Are you happy with “faux anti-semitism” and what can be rightly perceived as gross hysteria?
As such, I wonder why you don’t object to the Headline that Mr Collier has used in this post, or many other posts, which are hysterical and more benefitting The Sun, rather than a serious forum discussing serious issues, amongst them racism, which of course includes racist/religious abuse of our Jewish community, or other Jewish communities where ever they may be. In a nutshell, if someone abused a Jewish person for the crime of being Jewish I’d have several words to say, however, if someone abused a Jewish person for a political belief they hold, well, that’s fair game. The same ethos applies to those who continually apologise on behalf of Israel for its sins against the Palestinian people, the same also applies to any Colonial nation/people who abuse the indigenous population of lands they have stolen, be it the French, Dutch, Belgians or bloody Americans. I can discuss numerous abuses perpetrated by the British against the Chinese in my neck of the woods, I can also slag ff China for its abuse of Tibet, Japan for its abuse of Korea & China or the Java elite for their crusades against East Timor. Again, does any of this make one a anti-semite, or, is Israel different and must be treated differently, which is BS I’m afraid.
IslamoFAUXbia???
NOT irrational.
But justified due to 9/11, London’s 7/7 2005, Charlie Hebdo, Bataclan, Pan Am 103, sneaker and underwear bombers, Times Square SUV bomber, Chelsea bomber, bike path ramming attack, Nairobi Kenya, Mumbai India attacks, Empire State building observation deck attack, Lee Rigby, Westminster bridge ramming attack, attacks on Coptic Christians of Cairo Egypt, attacks on churches in Pakistan, attacks on Arabs/Muslims BY Arabs/Muslims in Syria (500,000 dead), Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon, …
Seventy years ago the world perception of ‘faux antisemitism’ resulted in the cold blooded murder of six million Jews by the supposedly civilised Germans.
Do excuse me if I disregard what I feel are your Antisemetic leanings as to the perceived dangers Jews in particular, face in this current state of world history today
Funnily enough Ian I was thinking about just that yesterday. Would I question the sincerity of any other ethnicity claiming prejudice towards them ? If another ethnicity was accusing me of racism on account of an unwelcome attitude to a foreign power, I probabably would, yes. To the best of my knowledge, none are.
That’s what I meant above Bellers; similar tactics, more professional approach.
It was a straightforward answer to your question, a question admittedly addressed to someone else. You are turning into something of a conspiracy theorist Ian.
It wasn’t though Bellers, as we both know. You may not have responded to a legitimate question about prejudice with the now anticipated “Yeah…but Israel…” but you may as well have done.
Not conspiratorial, just prepared to acknowledge your more professional use of the same tactic.
It’s a weird paradox for you guys isn’t it. On the one hand you’re all falling over yourselves to tell everyone that there is no antisemitism anywhere, that this blog is a bag of lies and that Israel is a bat shit basket case. But then you’re all shitting yourselves that David may actually convince people that you’re wrong. As I said earlier this is a tremendous compliment to him and his work.
“you’re all shitting yourselves that David may actually convince people that you’re wrong.”. He can spin to folk but it’s unconvincing and illogical. He’s manufacturing a set of blogs hoping that people will buy.
Chris you have presented responses in this exchange which have been thorough and detailed. They are also consistent and thematic. You express a broad view and then switch over to talk about the subject of antisemitism as if the purpose of the subject is no more than a means of shading people’s views about Israel. This is a position that you share with Mike who said things in pretty much the same terms. This consistency starts to inform a view on the reasons you come here and why you post in the tone that you do. I have indicated in previous posts that I am an Israeli a Zionist and as right wing in my views as can be. For this reason I imagine that any useful exchange on the subject of my country is impossible. Nonetheless I acknowledge imperfections and injustices where I see them and hope for a better way in any way that doesn’t end in my untimely death at the hands of my enemies. I disagree with your characterisation of David and admire his work which I judge to be compiled and presented honestly and sincerely. I now have a much better take on why people like you and Mike do not. Appreciate your time in setting it out.
You mis-represent me, I’ll come here and post because I’m aghast at the view, presented by Mr Collier, that the Left is riddled with anti-semitism, which, I’m afraid to say is not the case & those that perpetrate this nonsense are my political enemies. This I state clearly due to the fact the marriage I’m in would be illegal in Israel if I were Jewish, my wife being Asian & a Catholic, whilst little old me is a Protestant. Basically, I’d never force, or indeed encourage, anyone to change any religious belief because of marriage, nor would I ban/prohibit anyone living in my own country because their creed/religion was not that of the majority. Perhaps when Israeli sees sense and accepts culpability for crimes committed in its founding, allows Palestinians to rightfully return to lands they toiled for multiple generations & relinquishes the Occupied Territories, namely returning to its pre-1967 borders, ones views may change. Again, I uphold international standards one expects of liberal democracies, and those that don’t respect them I’m critical of, be it the UK, Israeli, the USA and many others. In a nutshell, I’m opposed to hypocrisy, hence why I post a few times here just as a reminder that exaggerations must be challenged.
I do appreciate the time you have given to our exchange Chris. I hope I’ve not been so conceited as to represent you in any way at all but merely tried to listen to your views as a way of understanding why you post here in the way that you do. It isn’t made any easier when you jump from declaring your enemies as those that accuse the Labour left of being antisemitic to linking this to the status of your marriage in Israel. I didn’t follow that at all. As I said we aren’t going to be able to have a reasonable exchange where my country is concerned. We are just too far apart on that. However I think I understand why you need to express scepticism about people that raise the volume on antisemitism. You hold strong views about my country for reasons of your own and are perusing a strategy that you believe will mitigate any risk of increased sympathy arising if people create an emotional link between Jews and Israelis. I can see how this would worry people like you and Mike and probably thwart the considerable effort you have made to prevent this conflation. You will understand that we will not have any common ground here but at least we have had an open and hopefully respectful exchange free of the infantile nonsense that seems to have crept into these threads.
But it is Israel itself and its supporters that seek to have equivalence between Israeli and Jew. If Jews can garner sympathy for undeserved criticism then perhaps Israel will also garner sympathy. You yourself suggest this outcome and is my view of David’s blogs.
As I’ve pointed out several times only a minority of Jews worldwide choose to live in Israel. It ‘s a Jewish majority state currently governed by Jews, not a Jewish state.
Nearly 40% of Jews live in Israel
Nearly 40% 0f Jews live in the US
The rest live scattered around the world
At current rates, due to ageing and assimilation, the majority of Jews will soon live in Israel
Put that in your pipe and smoke it
But it still won’t be the Jewish state …. it will still be a Jewish majority home only.
“the marriage I’m in would be illegal in Israel if I were Jewish, my wife being Asian & a Catholic” –
a. Marriages performed legally outside Israel are legal in Israel.
b. Irrelevant to the issue of the clearly demonstrable antisemitism in Labour.
c. This site is currently infested by an unusual number of thick spittle-flecked schmucks (Bellend, Mike, Dick Muppet, Chris …).
Being accused of being an anti-semite by someone of you stature is indeed a honour. Could you please give me a medal to display inscribed with your wonderful words. Here’s a favour love, in the UK we have a ‘Rule of Law’ and a legal system that does not discriminate on religious r racial grounds – of course it discriminates on income/wealth grounds, but its still fairly impartial. Or perhaps i can have a ‘show trial’ with your military via a military court, just like the Palestinians do. Check out Northern Island sweetie, and despite a military presence, UK civil/criminal code applied. Now bugger off and suck some eggs please, preferably with some bacon.
> Now bugger off and suck some eggs please, preferably with some bacon.
Islamphobe.
Can anyone construe what the spittle-flecked thick schmuck is babbling about this time?
Ask Nurse if you’re incapable.
Did you guys know that the biggest prob cat rescue charities have is re homimg black cats. I just don;t get this. Just like the first duty of any wine is to be red and the second duty is to be in excess of 13% , the first duty of any cat is to be black.
I truly like it
Humour makes the world a happier place for all
Mike/Chris, I guess we can draw a line under this now and I appreciate your considered remarks that went beyond your more traditional posts. Before this thread I honestly didn’t understand why it was impossible to have a normal exchange with you. Now I think I understand this far better. Fair play to you for having the patience and focus to play this game. Spending days here churning out your stuff can’t be easy when the main motivation is the hope that when David writes about antisemitism in some Uni or other or on the Beeb, people won’t start to think ” Crickey those Jews have a hard time of it and Jews equals Israel so poor old Israel”. You may be surprised to know that for many Jews that’s a big step, so for non-Jews to make this assumption and act on it is really imaginative. But I guess you’re playing the marginal accounting game with all of this and it’s not for me to advise you on the best way to win at the internet. You’ve got your own ideas on this. I will say this though; now I get it, you have paid David a huge compliment by indicating the risk to your cause that his work poses.
I note the self-assessment of your ‘work’. Happy for you, also noted also the change of style in the later posts. Infinite monkeys?
Infinite Nakba.
A totally irrelevant and vacuous comment, as per your norn.
Yes; the bible says that God gave us the land.
Yes; the bible says he chose the Hebrews/Isralites/Jews.
Just read any history of the Jewish people as a nation; the entire history is in ‘eretz ysrael and about the bnei ysrael’ or in your tonge ‘the land of Israel and the people of Israel’.
The Jews history is about one place, and one place alone; the land of Israel and Jerusalem as the centre point of all that history.
Therefore you can straw dog whatever idea that so grabs your imagination at whatever time; the point is that the entire history, the entire ethos of the Jewish people derives from that one point, that one area; Israel.
And for at least five thousand years in time. (try counting five thousand on your fingers to get an idea of that number in years)
Are you not capable of reading and understanding plain English.
I said the term ‘Antisemitism’ was introduced so that the user could differentiate between ‘hate of the Jews as a religion’ to ‘hate of the Jews as a people’.
If you cannot understand that basic precept, then do let me know and I will try to guide you through the basics with a level of English that is appropriate to your level of understanding, that you may better comprehend the logic and nuance intrinsic in the use of the word ‘Antisemitism’
The US was to all intents and purposes involved in WW2 prior to Pearl Harbour as it was already supplying whatever the UK needed militarily on the ‘lend lease’.
They were also helping to discreetly protect the convoys taking goods from the US to the UK
The US involvement became official after Germany declared war on the it.
do you not know the difference between academic research and scientific researc
I realise you are trying to be ‘clever’, but be a good laddy and try and follow a thread, difficult as that may be for you
Most hatred of Israel is driven by plain old’ anti-Jew hatred’ and ‘Antisemitism’
Israel is the perfect cover for this ancient hatred; new name but same hate
Don’t agree. Israel is criticised(hate is too emotive , calm down dear.) because of its illegal, sod everybody else actions. and YOU know it!
There is NOTHING ILLEGAL about Israel, especially when compared to how Arab/Muslim/European states have behaved.
Screeching dementedly that something is ‘illegal’ doesn’t make it so.
So then lets all just get on with life.
Those six million dead Jews; so passe’, so last century.
So lets just forget about them; it won’t happen again they say (you say)
I prefer to rely on my own judgement and perception; Iran and Hezbollah and Hamas are quite explicit and open about their desires and intentions (your bedfellows I gather from your posts)
Yup the Jews are indigenous to Israel despite your best wishes to the contrary
Take a bath; it does wonders in removing hate
You told me that Israel is the Jewish state owing to religion. Doesn’t Jewish Bible tell how they invaded the land, butchered the inhabitants, man, woman and child to take the land for themselves?
Didn’t the British invade lands, butcher the inhabitants, men, women and children to take the resources and land for themselves?
See the history of the British Empire in Africa, Asia, Southern Hemisphere.
So too did the Spanish and Portuguese invade and slaughter the indigenous people of Central, ‘Latin’ and South America, so too did the Dutch in the West Indies and Far East.
None of which renders Jews as indigenous to the land.
the western media and the ‘anti-Israel Jew haters’ rate Israel as a combat zone
Posted at 14.58 Israeli Time Sunday 4th February 2018
Richard, anyone that has tried to get a sunbed and diet coke by the pool at the Hilton on Hayarkon in peak season would probably agree with this analysis. Those Hampstead gardens mum’s put our sayeret units to shame.
The whole world is a combat zone thanks to “The Religion of Peace” – and that’s why there are checkpoints at every airport in the world to screen passengers and cargo.
why do reference Edward in yor vacuous responses
Israel is the Jewish state because it follows Jewish religous holidays etc
It differs from Muslim majority countries in that it does not force or punish minorities for practising their faiths
I realise you will haqve some smarmy reply; but yor animus towards Israel is an opinion and the way Israel is a Jewish state is a fact
Well, you’re creative, I’ll give you that.
your point re Davids definition on antisemitism
Bob Dylan had a line that said ‘your words aren’t clear, so spit out that gum’
I am not sure if you believe what you say; but for whatever reason you say what you do, try to be coherent and try to offer some illumination to us ‘untermenchen’ that inhabit the nether regions of this world and are the subject of your mindless and vacuous commentary motivated by I know not what; perhaps hatred, perhaps boredom, perhaps ignorance
Perhaps truth?
More Distortion than Pravda.
Your understanding of history seems to be as tenuous as your understanding of what Judaism and Israel are and how they impact Jews world wide
The US did not enter WW2 until Germanys declaration because of both the ‘isolationist and the anti-war sentiment’ that dominated American politics until Pearl Harbour
Please read and understand this post before you flail about with some mindless comment that you try to offload as fact
Illegal is a term relating to law
Please show me what law Israel has transgressed to warrant the term illegal.
Please refer to specific laws, where they are written, who has approved them etc.
The UN General Assembly is not a law making body; ie: it has no legaslitive powers
The Fourth Geneva Convention can in no way or form be said to be criminalising Israel
International Laws are agreements between sovereign states
Israel to the best of my knowledge has not transgressed any International law; which is why I would be grateful if you could highlight any laws you feel Israel has broken
Not what you think; only fact, as law is fact based
Collective punishing of communities by demolishing of the homes of families.
Movent of Israel’s citizens onto land that it is occupying.
Please expand on ‘what truth’
Your reply is very monosylabic and mindless as it is
Your grasp of the whole panalopy of world history appears to be very tenuous and weak.
History, the history of all nations and peoples, is the story of conquest, colonisation, of war and savagery.
Why should the history of the Jews be any different
The actions of the ancient Hebrews/Isralites/Jews has to be viewed through the lens of that period of historical reality
It is exercise in pointlessness to measure the actions of our ancestors through the lens of todays morality and legalesse
The expanse of our ancestors worlds was limited by time and space and the rudimentary technology and educational knowledge available at the time.
Only individuals and groups with a very narrow perception of time and space could ever even consider comparasons between then and now, between the past and present
Just showing you why Jews weren’t indigenous.
But the invading Arabs are …
What a thick tosser you are.
“But the invading Arabs are.”?
No, Leah, neither are the Arabs. If the invading Jews weren’t indigenous, then the invading Arabs also weren’t. Are you drinking?
As I said a smarmy , vacuous , monosylibic reply that offers nothing other than your lack of sensible or serious argument
Richard, we know Mike’s purpose here. He and others are fearful of David’s influence, specifically in his ability to inform the discussion on prejudice towards Jews and more directly in the way that this may promote greater sympathy for Israel. He and others aim to mitigate this risk, mainly by attempting to demean David, deflect comment threads and encourage contributors to talk about any old bollocks other than the serious issues on which David is focused. Like me and many other readers here you may see this as the ultimate endorsement of the site and take some pleasure in the panic and anxiety that it continues to cause Mike and his mates.
You may fawn over David, Ian. I asked a question today and he just refused to answer. I don’t love him as you do.
There are different levels of commentary here
Take Stephen Bellamy; given the opportunity or the desire he is capable of intelligent debate which adds to our knowledge and perceptions of life et al.
Others such as Mike offer monosylibic, vacuous posts which are invariably devoid of fact.
They tend to post their points of view as fact, and therefore offer no form of debate, and mostly resort to low level denouncement to disguise their lack of knowledge
I think they’re two sides of the same coin Richard but are nonetheless helpful here. Setting the detail and content of David’s articles alongside the somewhat primitive and transparent tactics of his opponents can only make the reader conclude that they’re actually helping him to make the case against them.
Seeking comfort, courage and congruence from your mate Ian there, Richard?
You have shown and said nothing
you have made a statement that offers nothing, no proof, no facts, not even any ideas.
Vacuous, mindless statements that puport to be fact tend to show their author for what he is; a person bereft of knowledge but intent on trying to sow discord
Grow up Mike ,or climb back down into the rat hole where you can vegitate mindlessly and stare into a blank space
You expose your self as a mindless idealogue Mike
Israel does not move her population into other land
Where Israel establishes villages, it population are free to buy and move or not; by their own choice.
The last legal document that is relative to the area are the original Mandate regulations, which have not been replaced by any other form of legal title as of yet.
And the Mandate stated in unequivicol terms that Jews were legally entitled to settle wherever if the land was legally acquired
Please offer a realistic rebutal rather than your mindless commentary to the above if you are capable and able to do so. I am not holding my breath if your previous attemps at debate are anything to go by
The Israeli Supreme Court (no less) has ruled that the Palestinian land is beligerently occupied by Israel.
Fourth Geneva Convention forbidsthe moving of onesown citiizens onto that occupied land.
Israel encourages, subsidises and protects that movement by use of its troops.
Israel is a signatory to those Conventions.
Ignorant bollocks. There is no ‘Palestinian’ high contracting party. The green line is not an international border. Israel is not transferring anyone.
The use of the word transfer tells the story.
Geneva 4th Convention refers to forcible transfer of population, it does not refer to voluntary movement of population. The word transfer requires external action by a third party, as opposed to voluntary movement which is by oneself.
Subsidising the movement is not transfer, it ts encouragement; a big defference
Reference to the Israeli Supreme Court is a straw dog as they have effectively disqualified themselves from relevance by claiming it is a ‘belligerent occupation’.
If it is an occupation then the writ of the Supreme Court does not extend to the Area.
If it is not an occupation, then the court is effective.
The court is in effect contradicting itself
That most Israelis have passively accepted the courts jurisdiction, does not mean that if the Government told the court to move over, the court would effectively fave to give over.
The Military under Dayan gave the Jordanians control over the Temple Mount. That control is solely dependant on Israels permision. The Supreme Court jurisdiction for the same re4ason is totally dependant on the good will of the army, not vice versa
So you see Mike if you put your mind to it , you are capable of offering a coherent though pattern.
David will see you educated if you stop resisting his research based output.
An open mind is all that is eventually required
“The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.”
By encouraging, subsidising and then protecting the Israeli citizens on that occupied land of course 😉 Israel is transferring them.
So, In Israel the gov. decides what’s lawful, not the courts? Spooky.
There is no ‘Palestinian’ high contracting party. The green line is not an international border. Israel is not transferring anyone.
‘shall not deport or transfer’
In law words are important, both their definition and meaning.
And the term ‘shall not’ is unequivocal; it is a statement of fact leaving no room for interpretation.
Only those with the most jaundiced view of Israel and Jews could interpret it in any other way.
In law when there is doubt about the meaning of certain factors of legislation, it is permissable (even desireable/compulsory) to study the intent of the law. And Art 49 was conceived and written with German actions in WW2 in mind. The ICC and the Rome Statute have tried , with Arab pressure, to change this. Israel and the Palestinians (not a state) are not signatories to this. And law can never retrogressively.
Geneva Convention Relative to the protection of Civilian Persons in Tme of War (12 August 1949)
Art 49 uses term ‘forcible transfers, as well as deportations’ to refer to the civilian population. The last paragraph refers deportation and transfer of its own population.
Israel has never forced its population to transfer to any territory; it has always been voluntary.
Appropriation of land by legal method is a right possessed by every state in the world and is not included or affected by the Geneva Convention.
Only those who would hold Jews and Israel to a standard (legal and moral) higher than the rest of the world, could dispute the above. And that is when we enter the area that is commonly called ‘Jew hate’ and Antisemitism’, which funnily enough is what this entire blog is all about
Mike ‘ this comment of yours re indigenous Arabs is psycho babble of the lowest order.
Jews claim their heritage from ‘Judea and Samaria’ which includes Jerusalem.
Arabs claim their heritage from the Arabian peninsular which Mecca and Medina.
You continuously display a level of historic and geographic ignorance that is truly breathtaking.
Perhaps you should return to school, where hopefully the gaps in your education may been better informed with factually based information , rather than the politically motivated viewpoints of those with an anti-Jewish/Antisemetic bent.
Richard, a quiz for you.
Are both Jews and Arabs indigenous to the region?
Are Jews indigenous to the region?
Are Arabs indigenous to the region?
Are neither of them indigenous to the region.
Let’s see your knowledge in action.
Did Judaism start before Islam?
Are Jews and Christians and Muslims indigenous to the Middle East?
A quiz is where you answer questions, Edward!!
p.s. are you an American? It would explain.
Now anti-American bigotry from the hate-dripping schmuck … how surprising.
Plus the huge arrogance of expecting other posters to jump to attention and answer your silly ‘quiz’.
Define ‘region’, thicko.
Not bigotry, Leah. Experience!
Utter bigotry from the schmuck.
Can’t define ‘region’, thicko?
My quiz is still running. You COULD be a winner.
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The stories behind the words
By Simon Rees2016-07-14T00:00:00+01:00
Simon Rees reveals the origins of some chemical terms and what they can mean for students
On a cold, damp evening during the Christmas season of 1860, an expectant crowd gathers in the gas-lit gloom outside the Royal Institution in London. They shuffle into the steep banked seating of the auditorium and an excited hush descends as Michael Faraday enters and begins the first of his six lectures on the chemical history of a candle. As he commences his exploration and ignites the audience’s curiosity, he remarks:
‘But how does the flame get hold of the fuel? There is a beautiful point about that – capillary attraction. “Capillary attraction!” you say – “the attraction of hairs.” Well, never mind the name; it was given in old times, before we had a good understanding of what the real power was.’1
With this remark, Michael Faraday has provided a flicker of illumination on the theme of this article: the potential for words in science to promote understanding or to confuse and obfuscate. When Faraday introduced the term ‘capillary attraction’ to his audience, he immediately dismissed it as misleading because of its reference to hairs (capillaris is the Latin word for hairs). He states the term was assigned when the true ‘power’ (another interesting choice of word), or mechanism, was not known. This suggests he thought the term was initially assigned because it was thought the movement of the liquid was caused by the attraction of tiny hairs on the surface of the wick.
Routes to understanding
I have used capillary attraction as an example to show there are several potential routes to develop understanding of a scientific term (see panel). The literal meaning and knowledge of the Latin origins of the English word is the first route. Often, this is a successful route, but in this case it leads to an incorrect conclusion, as Faraday demonstrated.
To understand a word’s origin and the process it represents, we need to be aware of the second route to a meaning via the scientific story.2 The term ‘capillary attraction’ was ascribed in the 17th century after it was noticed that water rises within a capillary tube (a tube with an internal diameter of ‘hair-like’ thinness) so is attracted to the tube’s walls.3 This is an apparently logical term to give to the observation in this context, which can lead to an explanation of the mechanism involved.
200 years on, when knowledge and use of Latin was more prevalent than today, Faraday recognised its potential to cause confusion. His response, somewhat disappointingly, was to dismiss the term and expect his audience to simply accept it. As such he is tending towards our third route – the non-literal meaning. The original meaning of the term has been lost and we are simply expected to learn the explanation. This common route removes the potential for the term to provide an insight and explanation of the process and encourages rote learning.
© Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
150 years later, has anything changed? ‘Capillary attraction’ is a term that is still used but perhaps is more frequently referred to as ‘capillary action’. This, in itself, does not seem to be an improvement as it implies the action of hairs rather than attraction. Alternatively, there is ‘capillarity’, which also retains the ‘hair’ root of the word. Nowadays, however, fewer people have the knowledge of Latin to be immediately confused by this. Natural curiosity, though, leads us to wonder why it has acquired this term and we may try to make links with other similar words. This is our fourth route to meaning – by association. In this instance, we may think of a capillary tube and find a way to the correct explanation, but more likely is to envisage the tiny blood vessels – ‘capillaries’. Is there a connection? Does capillary action occur in capillaries? Is it the action of capillaries? After all, they both relate to the movement of fluids.
Language itself is fluid and changes over time. Is it not time we reflected on some of the words that we use and whether there are more accessible and appropriate alternatives? Do we actually need a term for this? Would it be sufficient to simply explain the phenomenon in terms of cohesion and adhesion (two further challenging words) of water molecules? Is it an artefact of science that specific names have been assigned excessively to phenomena and processes that only serve to isolate the scientific community from the public at large?
As chemistry educators, it is essential we imagine ourselves in the position of someone sitting in the auditorium at the Royal Institution with little knowledge of science and ask ourselves whether the language and words we use help or hinder understanding of the phenomena we are seeking to explain. Indeed, if I could go back in time and be Michael Faraday’s scriptwriter, I would have liked to have suggested a couple of alternatives (box 1).
Box 1: The alternative Faraday scripts
Exploring the scientific story
‘But how does the flame get hold of the fuel? There is a beautiful point about that – capillary attraction. “Capillary attraction!” you say – “the attraction of hairs.” I say “no – certainly not!” This name was given by the eminent scientist Robert Boyle two hundred years ago when he observed water rising against the force of gravity within glass capillary tubes as fine as a hair on your head.’
Removing unnecessary terms
‘But how does the flame get hold of the fuel? There is a beautiful point about that – the candle wax molecules are attracted to each other and to the wick such that they are able to rise against the force of gravity.’
Words as more than labels
Capillary attraction is an example of a scientific term becoming a label for a process rather than an interpretative tool. Clive Sutton argued that words are a much more powerful and useful aid to our understanding when we are aware of the stories behind them.2
For example, consider the case of ‘benzene’ – a ubiquitous and important term introduced early in organic chemistry and for which several scientific stories may be told. Firstly, there is the well-known ‘structural’ scientific story about Kekulé’s snake dream as he pondered benzene’s chemical structure. Not the most exciting of scientific stories but useful in appreciating the development of scientific ideas and a visual representation of the ring structure. Secondly, there is the ‘structural/reactivity’ story with the development of an explanation of benzene’s low reactivity, despite appearing to contain three double bonds. Here, a teacher can lead students into a state of cognitive dissonance where practical observations, such as a lack of reactivity with bromine water, do not agree with predictions based on a carbon–carbon double bonded structure.
But what about the ‘why is benzene called benzene’ story? One can make a structural connection to the suffix ‘ene’ and the presence of carbon–carbon double bonds. But, for example, why is it not called cyclohexa-1,3,5-triene? Where does ‘benz’ come from? Have you just made an association with an expensive German car? If so then you are, inadvertently, on the right lines because the etymology of benzene is that it is derived from the German word ‘benzin’ (see panel). This word, in turn, was derived from benzoic acid, which was initially isolated from gum benzoin. Gum benzoin is a resin from the Styrax genus of trees that is famed for its fragrance and is commonly used in church incense (frankincense). Benzoin itself is derived from the Arabic, لبانجاوى (luban Jawiyy), which translates as ‘incense of Java’.
Exploring the origins of this word has turned benzene from having an arbitrary, functional chemistry meaning with little association to the actual word, into a substance whose origins are grounded in the human history of the past 2000 years.
This etymological or ‘word origin’ scientific story evokes images of traders traversing the spice route and exchanging this exotic and valuable substance until it eventually reached our shores. It provides valuable opportunities to demonstrate chemistry’s historical and cultural origins as well as connections with other significant chemistry words. For example, the term ‘organic’ is now better contextualised as we can see how this substance originated from a plant. A bottle of benzoin essential oil can easily be passed around a class and suddenly the origin of the term ‘aromatic chemistry’ makes more sense.
We can then make links to perfume manufacture and cosmetics or ideas of early chemists heating up this curious substance to find out more about it. More modern linguistic links may be found with ‘benzin’ or ‘benzina’, the German and Italian words respectively, for petrol. This can lead to a discussion of the occurrence of benzene in fuel and potential opportunities to develop scientific literacy. We can also consider the confusion with phenol (surely this should be benzenol?); the only way to logically show the link between the words phenol and benzene is by considering the alternative etymological route of the French word ‘phène’ for benzene. This may lead to stories of competing chemists discovering chemicals and developing alternative names. If you still have the stamina, you may then be tempted to consider carbolic acid and toluene – the connections go on and on.
So, while previously the word benzene may have been taken for granted as a label for a particular chemical, benzene is now a much more exciting and meaningful word that places this compound within human history. This is a worthwhile strategy in any teaching environment but may be particularly useful for teachers working in multicultural environments. These word origin stories can be used to show the connections between different languages and cultures and help engage a diverse student cohort.
The common roots of words
Another etymological tool for chemistry students is to understand the common roots of words so they improve their reading skills and interpret new and unfamiliar vocabulary. Lactic acid, for example, is a term many students will be familiar with as a product of anaerobic respiration and the cause of cramp. There are many other words that share the common root of ‘lact’, which may be less familiar to students, such as lactate, lactose, galactose, alactic, lactamase and lactation. By exploring the meaning and origin of this common root to the words, the word gains more meaning and students are more able to ‘decode’ new and unfamiliar vocabulary.
The ‘lact’ root is derived from the latin for ‘milk’ but there are very few of these words, with the exception of lactation, that you would associate with milk. So why is a substance associated with our muscles named after milk? Once again, we must delve into the history of science, which informs us that lactic acid was first isolated from sour milk by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1780. Hence, the origin of the word ‘lactic’ becomes clear and it also tells us the other related words are likely to have something to do with milk. If we are aware of other word roots as well, then new words can be translated and meaning determined without prior knowledge of the word. For example, the root ‘ose’ refers to sugars, so lactose and galactose are likely to be sugars found in milk; or ‘a’ at the front of a word refers to ‘not’ so ‘alactic’ suggests ‘not lactic acid’. As J Dudley Herron stated:
‘Discussion of word histories can add a human touch to the teaching of science as well as improve the student’s understanding of science and help students develop word-attack skills’ (referring to developing the reading skill of recognising new words formed by adding prefixes and suffixes to root words).4
So the next time you are using scientific words with students, try to not simply see them as an arbitrary label for a chemical or a process or an idea. Instead, try revealing the story behind the word and use it as an interpretative tool to engage with and support the understanding you are seeking from your students.
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The Xuanyuan Award
Every year between September and December it is Award Time at EFS Consulting.
Together with our Chinese partners and friends of Automotive Business Review (ABR) we celebrate the one and only business 2 business Automotive Award in China – the Xuanyuan Award.
We are proud to say that in its 6 years, we stick to our high reputation of being independent and objective in all our procedures around the award.
It is exciting to experience the awarding of the winners at the Beijing Motor Museum every year in December. Numerous chinese and international experts gather there to discuss and vote for the vehicles with the highest contribution to the automotive industry and mobility in China. There is only one overall winner, but there are various categories nominated by the jury which gives a perfect insight on the maturity but also on trends and strategies of Chinese Car Manufacturers.
Profound Decision Making
Prior to the Jury session in Beijing, a 10 – 15 days assessment is carried out in October each year at one of China’s largest Proving Grounds – NAST in Xiangyang. Besides EFS Consulting, international leading companies such as EDAG, DEWETRON and PATEO are contributing to the assessment categories, in order to provide a solid basis for decision making of the jury when they meet at the Beijing Motor Museum later in December right before the award ceremony.
It all started with vehicles characteristics and over the years increased to a wide portfolio of assessment categories such as Energy Efficiency and Range of EVs, Interior Perception, Human Machine Interface and Voice Control.
All results are intended to ensure transparency on the contribution of either vehicle mobility in China, or the maturity of Chines Car Manufacturers in comparison to international automotive Standards.
More Information on the official Xuanyuan Award website.
Xuanyuan Award 2021
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Celebrity PR and the Power of Association
2014-06-25 by Ronn Torossian Leave a Comment
Last week, the Critics’ Choice TV awards announced its nominees and winners in several categories. Typically, there were some familiar shows among both the nominees and the award recipients. And, of course, there were some surprises. Orange is the New Black beat out network giants like The Big Bang Theory and cable stalwarts such as Veep for Best Comedy Series, underscoring the streaming entertainment revolution, and the fading relevance of the major networks.
However, Author and Public Relations Executive Ronn Torossian says, in these contests, winning is hardly the only thing that matters. In fact, sometimes winning is not the most important goal at all. Win or lose, the real goal here is to remain relevant. For newcomers, this means being mentioned in the same sentence as cultural icons.
When a lower-budget Netflix series gets the nod over established comedies, people may be surprised, but the real public relations currency for the newcomers is in the individual categories. For example, think about how Adam Scott and Chris Messina felt about being mentioned in the same breath as Robin Williams and Louis CK. In Hollywood, celebrity is as much about proximity as it is about fan base. For millions of people, Williams is a household name, Scott and Messina are now the guys who were worthy of consideration alongside the cultural icon.
For the cultural icons, whose most profitable years may be behind them, getting a nomination nod brings them back into the conversation, yet again. Looking again at the Best Lead Actor category, Williams, Scott, Messina, and CK all lost out to Jim Parsons, who plays Sheldon (top left) on The Big Bang Theory. To date, BBT has been the undeniable defining moment of Parsons’ career. What will he do when the show ends? Who’s to say, but consider… he’s the guy who just beat Robin Williams in the comedy category. But, Robin Williams is also the guy who got nominated alongside Mr. Bazinga. In an industry where standing just out of the spotlight can mean getting frozen out altogether, the award shows help remind fickle viewing audiences of who they have loved before, and it helps these brands stay a part of the larger, ever-shifting conversation.
Where is your brand in the marketplace? Are you a rising star who could use a boost from current market leaders, or are you a fading market leader who wants to stay relevant? Either way, never underestimate the power of association.
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Ronn Torossian is the Founder and CEO of 5W Public Relations. He is an experienced leader in the public relations industry with over 20 years of experience. Ronn Torossian has been named as Public Relations executive of the year by the American Business Awards, and has run countless award-winning Public Relations programs.
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Original Play, “Antigone On Robben Island”, Performs 2/8, 2/15, and 2/16
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How many people know that Nelson Mandela, while incarcerated as a dissident on Robben Island in South Africa, performed the role of King Creon in Sophocles’ “Antigone?” Using this historical event as a starting point, playwright Samuel Harps has created the intriguing dramatization, “Antigone On Robben Island,” interweaving the themes in Antigone with the conflicts among and struggle for human rights sought by the inmates in the prison/work camp on Robben Island. Shades Repertory Theater produces this intriguing work.
Derek Tarson plays the Irish director who brings this project to the inmates. Keith Bullock, a veteran of the Elmwood stage, plays Nelson Mandela – and former Elmwoodians, Steve Allen, Philip Gist, and Kevin Barksdale all play other inmates. Rick Levi, another Elmwoodian, plays one of the guards.
“Antigone on Robben Island” will perform at the Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue in Nyack on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 8:00, and again on February 15th at 16th at 8:00 p.m. at the Garnerville Arts Center/Dye Works Auditorium. Reservations are available at 845-675-8044 or at http://www.shadesrep.com, with a link for ordering tickets on-line. Admission is $22.00 in advance (and for students), and $25.00 at the door.
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The Vietnamese Party and State always regard Japan as Vietnam’s leading, long-term partner, Vuong said, expressing his hope that Takebe and the alliance will contribute more to bilateral cooperation areas such as personnel development.
He called on Japan to help Vietnam develop energy, support industry, manufacturing and high technology, while strengthening collaboration in agriculture, labour and tourism, people-to-people exchange and partnerships between localities.
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The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Prendergast, Sir Harry North Dalrymple
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1604043The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915) — Prendergast, Sir Harry North DalrympleC. Hayavadana Rao
Prendergast, Sir Harry North Dalrymple, G C.B. (1902), K.C.B. (1885); C.B. (1875); s. of Thomas Prendergast, M.C.S.; b. 1834; educ: Cheltenham and Addiscombe; entered Indian Engineers in Madras, 1854; became General, 1887; served in the Persian War, 1857; served in the Indian Mutiny, 1857-8; in the Central India Field Force; gained the V.C., at Mandiswar saving the life of Lt. Dew of the 14th Light Dragoons at the risk of his own, by attempting to cut down a rebel, 1857; also for gallantry in actions, when A.D.C. to Sir Hugh Rose, at Ratghat and Betwa; Brevet-Major; in Abesinian War, 1867-8; commanded Sappers in the Expedition to Malta, 1878; acted as Military Secretary to Government of Madras; commanded Western Districts, 1880; Ceded Districts, 1881; commanded the British Burma Division, 1883; Hyderabad Subsidiary Force, 1884; Burma Expedition; 1885-6; Offg. Resident, Travancore and Cochin, 1887; Offg. Resident in Mysore, 1887; Governor-General’s Agent, Baroda, 1889; Governor General’s Agent, Beluchistan, 1889; Offg. Resident in Mysore and Commissioner of Coorg, 1891-2. Address: 2 Haran Court, Richmond, Surrey. Club: United Service.
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Chappals hurled at actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan in Tamil Nadu
One Person Has Been Detained, The Police Said, Adding That The Chappals Missed The Target And Fell On The Crowd.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Aniruddha Dhar | Updated on: 16 May 2019, 12:31:58 AM
Skippers were hurled towards a vehicle from which actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan was addressing an election meeting in the Tirupparankundram Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday evening, the police said. One person has been detained, the police said, adding that the chappals missed the target and fell on the crowd.
Haasan, the founder of new political outfit Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), kicked up controversy this week with his comment that free India's first extremist was a Hindu, a reference to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse.
Haasan said what he spoke in Aravakurichi was “historic truth”. Haasan clarified that he did not use the term 'terrorist' when talking about Nathuram Godse.
"They got angry for what I spoke at Aravakurichi. What I spoke (there) is a historic truth. I did not lure anyone to a brawl," he said during a by-poll campaign at Tirupurankundram. He said truth would triumph like the "historic truth I mentioned."
"Understand the meaning for the word extremist. I could have used the word terrorist or murderer (against Godse)... Ours is active politics, there won't be any violence," he said while resorting to wordplay in Tamil to drive home his point.
The MNM leader alleged his speech was edited selectively and took a dig at his detractors, saying the charges levelled against him "apply to my media friends also."
"I am not saying this because this is Muslim-dominated area, but I am saying this before a statue of Gandhi. Free India's first extremist was a Hindu, his name is Nathuram Godse. There it (extremism, apparently) starts," he had said in bypoll-bound Aravakurichi.
Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court declined to entertain a PIL which referred to Haasan’s remark about Mahatma Gandhi's assassin being a Hindu terrorist and had sought directions to the Election Commission (EC) to "restrict" misuse of religion for poll gains.
BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay was the remarks by Haasan which was made outside the jurisdiction of the high court here and therefore, it cannot hear it. The court, however, asked the EC to expeditiously decide Upadhyay's representation against Haasan's remark.
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Notes on Ant-Man and the Wasp
Filed under: Talking Movies,Talking Radio — Fergal Casey @ 10:50 pm
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Ant-Man and the Wasp is the big movie this week. Here are some notes on’t, prepared for Dublin City FM’s Sunday Breakfast with Patrick Doyle early this morning.
Ant-Man and the Wasp is not as funny as it needs to be. Edgar Wright was booted off the original, but some of his script and sensibility survived. Not so here. Peyton Reed is no visual stylist, and the funniest moments tend to be centred around Michael Pena and the comedy of getting derailed by tangents; as John Cleese once described Michael Palin and Terry Jones’ typical approach to scripting. Pena and his co-workers get derailed by Danishes for breakfast, the truthiness of truth serum, the existence of the Baba Yaga, and the Moz nature of his grandmother’s jukebox. All of which is a merciful relief from a film with three villains, two of whom aren’t really villains, and none of whom make much impact. Five writers are credited with this work and one imagines pages flying around at random, some with jokes, others with blank pages and INSERT SCENE: SOMETHING SOMETHING QUANTUM written on them. It remains baffling to the end how Paul Rudd was able to enter the quantum realm and leave again not a bother on him while Michelle Pfeiffer got stuck there for thirty years.
Don’t Mess With Veronica Mars
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The second novel in the Veronica Mars mystery series has been published, and creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell are talking about reviving the TV show for an 8 episode run in the vein of True Detective. What better time to fondly remember one of the last decade’s best shows? Here’s a teaser for my HeadStuff piece on Veronica Mars.
Logan: I thought our story was epic, you know? You and me.
Veronica: Epic how?
Logan: Spanning years and continents. Lives ruined, blood shed. Epic! But summer’s almost here. And we won’t see each other at all. Then you’ll leave town, and it’s over.
Veronica: Logan…
Logan: I’m sorry. About last summer. If I could do it over…
Veronica: C’mon… Ruined lives? Blood shed? You really think a relationship should be that hard?
Logan: No one writes songs about the ones that come easy.
It may seem odd to talk about Veronica Mars as a romantic show, but there’s a reason the ‘epic love’ scene was reprised in the 2014 movie; the show could be swooningly romantic, as evidenced by the giddy crane-work when Veronica kissed Logan for the first time in season 1. That was also one of the most shocking moments of season 1, not only because it felt like Veronica was betraying her dead best friend Lily by moving in on her boyfriend, but also because the pilot had introduced Logan with Veronica’s caustic voiceover: “Every school needs its psychotic jackass. Logan Echolls is ours”. Veronica’s on-off romance with Logan was not unlike Rory Gilmore’s with the equally charismatic but erratic Jess. There were nicer boys than Jason Dohring’s movie-star scion Logan, like Teddy Dunn’s Duncan Kane and Max Greenfield’s rookie cop Leo, but Leo’s fate was the voiceover gag; “It’s the old story. Girl meets boy. Girl uses boy. Girl likes boy. Boy finds out, girl gets what she deserves”; while Duncan’s entanglement with the ill-fated Meg saw Veronica nobly sacrifice her own relationship with Duncan to help him and his baby daughter evade the FBI and the Manning family, sadly pinning to her mirror a note saying ‘True love stories never end’. Season 3’s ‘nice boyfriend’ Chris Lowell’s Piz was the nicest boyfriend of all, and, in incredibly revealing commentary on the season 3 finale, Thomas noted that when Logan extravagantly apologises to a bruised Piz for beating him up earlier over a leaked sex-tape, Piz looks totally defeated; because he knows that Veronica, well-intentioned but ruthless, is the kind of girl who will only ever end up with the kind of guy who, repeatedly, has beaten people to a bloody pulp with his bare hands for hurting her.
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2015: Fears
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The Wachowskis return, oh joy, in 3-D, more joy, with a tale of a young woman (Mila Kunis) who discovers that she shares the same DNA as the Queen of the Universe, and goes on the run with a genetically engineered former soldier (Channing Tatum), oh, and he’s part wolf… The unloveable Eddie Redmayne is the villain, but the extremely loveable Tuppence Middleton is also in the cast, and, oddly, there’s a cameo from Terry Gilliam, whose work is said to be an influence on the movie. Alongside Star Wars, Greek mythology, and the comic-book Saga it seems…
Jamie Dornan is Christian Grey, Dakota Johnson is Bella Swan Anastasia Steele, Universal are terrible gamblers. Take one novel: which is 100pp of hilariously obvious Twilight homage leading to pornography for hundreds more and an unsatisfactory ending; a sensation because of the ability to secretly read it. Now hire art-house director Sam Taylor-Johnson to make an R-rated film focused on the romance, after 5 Twilight movies of said romance shtick; and force people to say out loud what film they’re seeing, or at least be seen going to it. Sit back, and watch this gamble fail.
Michael Mann returns with his first film since 2009’s uninspired Public Enemies. Chris Hemsworth, now officially a god in Iceland again, plays a hacker who gets a free pass from jail to help Viola Davis’ FBI agent liaise with her Chinese counterpart (pop star Wang Leehom) following a devastating cyber-attack in China which led to a nuclear incident. Hemsworth is distracted in his mission by Lust, Caution’s Chen Lien, and, if you’ve read the vituperative reviews, an appalling script. Mann’s been on a losing streak for a while, and his hi-def video camera infatuation only doubles down on that.
In the Heart of the Sea
March sees director Ron Howard take on Moby Dick. Or rather, tell the true story that inspired Moby Dick, rather than try and out-do John Huston. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson are among the hapless crew of the whaling ship Essex out of New England that runs afoul of a curiously vindictive sperm whale in 1820. Martin Sheen starred in a rather good BBC version of this disaster its grisly aftermath at Christmas 2013. Who knows if Howard will match that, but he’ll definitely throw more CGI at the screen.
Joss Whedon takes off the Zak Penn training wheels and scripts this sequel to 2012’s hit solo. James Spader voices the titular evil AI, unleashed by Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man when fiddling about in Samuel L Jackson’s Pandora’s Box of Shield secrets. The great Elizabeth Olsen is Scarlet Witch, and Aaron Johnson is Quicksilver, but I find it hard to work up any enthusiasm for another ticked box on the Marvel business plan. Why? CGI and Marvel empire-building fatigue, a lack of interest in most of the characters, and great weariness with Whedon’s predictable subversion.
What is the difference between a homage and le rip-off? The French should know and they loudly booed Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut as little more than Nicolas Winding Refn and David Lynch meeting up for a whimsical night out. Gosling also wrote this tale of a boy who finds a town under the sea down a river, and has to be rescued by his mother. Matt Smith, Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn are the actors roped in by Gosling to flesh out his magical realist vision of a hidden beauty lurking underneath decrepit Detroit.
Bathsheba (Carey Mulligan), a wilful, flirtatious young woman unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men: rich landowner William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), dashing Sgt. Troy (Tom Sturridge), and poor farmer Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts). John Schlesinger’s 1967 film of Hardy’s classic novel is a formidable predecessor for this May release. This version from director Thomas Vinterberg (Festen, The Hunt), was co-scripted with David Nicholls of One Day fame; another man whose tendencies are not exactly of a sunny disposition. Can the promising young cast overcome Vinterberg’s most miserabilist tendencies?
Well this is a curio… Brad Bird directs George Clooney and Secret Circle star Britt Robertson in a script he co-wrote with Damon LOST Lindelof about a genius inventor and a parallel universe, or something. Nobody really seems to know what it’s about. But then given Lindelof’s resume even after we’ve watched it we probably won’t know what it’s about. Bird proved extremely capable with live-action in Mission: Impossible 4, but explicitly viewed the talky scenes as mere connective tissue between well-executed set-pieces; pairing him with ‘all questions, no answers’ man seems like a recipe for more puzzled head-scratching.
Ant-Man was in 2015: Hopes until director and co-writer Edgar Wright walked because Marvel shafted him after years of development. I was highly interested in seeing Paul Rudd’s burglar become a miniature super-hero who’s simpatico with ants after encountering mad scientist Michael Douglas and his hot daughter Evangeline Lilly; when it was from the madman who made Scott Pilgrim Vs the World. When this deservedly nonsensical take on a preposterous property is being helmed by Peyton Reed; whose only four features are Bring It On, Down With Love, The Break-Up, and Yes Man; my interest levels drop to zero.
Quietly brushing 2009’s Terminator: Salvation into the dustbin of history in July is this script by Laeta Kalogridis (Pathfinder, Night Watch) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry). Game of Thrones’ Alan Taylor directs, which presumably explains Emilia Clarke’s baffling casting as Jason Clarke’s mother. That’s going to take some quality Sarah Connor/John Connor timeline shuffling. And this is all about timelines. Arnie returns! Byung-Hun Lee is a T-1000! Courtney B Vance is Miles Dyson! YAY!!!!! Jai Courtney is Kyle Reese … BOOOOOO!!!!!!! Did we learn nothing from McG’s fiasco? We do not need another muscle-bound actor with zip charisma.
August sees Josh Trank shoulder the unenviable task of rebooting the Fantastic Four after two amiable but forgettable movies. Trank impressed mightily with the disturbing found-footage super-yarn Chronicle, and scripted this effort with X-scribe Simon Kinberg and Jeremy Slater (The Lazarus Effect). The cast is interesting; Miles Teller as Reed Richards, Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Michael B Jordan as Johnny Storm, Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm, and Toby Kebbel as Dr Doom; but this has had a troubled production, and carries an albatross around its neck as it must bore us senseless with another bloody origin story.
The Man from UNCLE
August sees CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB man Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) on a mission to infiltrate a mysterious criminal organization during the height of the cold war. Steven Soderbergh nearly made this with George Clooney from a Scott Z Burns script. Instead we get Guy Ritchie and Sherlock Holmes scribe Lionel Wigram. Sigh. Hugh Grant plays Waverley, while the very talented female leads Alicia (Omnipresent) Vikander and Elizabeth Debicki will highlight the lack of suavity and comic timing of the male leads; particularly troublesome given the show was dry tongue-in-cheek super-spy nonsense.
Poor old Johnny Depp is having something of an existential crisis at the moment. People moan and complain when he does his quirky thing (Mortdecai). But when he doesn’t do his quirky thing people moan and complain that he’s dull (Transcendence). September sees him team up with Benedict Cumberbatch and Joel Edgerton for Scott Cooper’s 1980s period thriller about the FBI’s real-life alliance with Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger, exploring how the bureau’s original good intention of running an informant was derailed by Bulger’s clever connivance, ending up as a sort of state-sanctioned take-over of the criminal underworld.
Ridley Scott just can’t stop making movies lately, but he’s having a considerably harder time making good movies. November sees the release of The Martian starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars after being presumed dead in a ferocious storm. The supporting cast includes Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sean Bean, Michael Pena, Sebastian Shaw, Kate Mara, and the regrettably inevitable Jessica Chastain. Damon must try to send an SOS forcing NASA to figure out how on earth to go back and rescue him. Drew Goddard wrote the script. There’s the reason this might work.
November sees the return of Quentin Tarantino. The writer/director who never grew up follows his rambling gore-fest Django Unchained with another Western. But this one is shot in Ultra Panavision 70, despite being set indoors, and has more existential aspirations. Yeah… Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, and Zoe Bell return to the fold for this tale of bounty hunters holed up during a blizzard, while newcomers to Quentinland include Bruce Dern, Demian Bichir, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Nobody’s told Tarantino to stop indulging himself in years so expect endless speechifying and outrageous violence.
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Director Stephen Chbosky adapts his own acclaimed 1999 young adult novel for a movie that treats high-schoolers as seriously as Adventureland did college graduates.
Socially isolated teenager Charlie (Logan Lerman) starts high school after a summer of depression over his best friend’s suicide. His parents (Dylan McDermott and Kate Walsh) are loving and acerbic, but as little help emotionally as his sister Candace (Nina Dobrev). Charlie remains haunted by the memory of his dead aunt Helen (Melanie Lynskey), the one member of the family who truly loved him. However, when he strikes up a friendship with flamboyant senior Patrick (Ezra Miller), and becomes instantly smitten with Patrick’s step-sister Sam (Emma Watson), he is absorbed into their tight-knit social circle which includes Scott Pilgrim stars Johnny Simmons as self-loathing jock Brad and Mae Whitman as would-be photographer Mary Elizabeth. But even as Charlie tears thru the novels given to him by teacher Mr Anderson (Paul Rudd), and blooms into a Rocky Horror performer under the tutelage of Sam, a traumatic end to the year awaits him and these beautiful people…
The range displayed by these young stars is startling. Lerman played the charismatic rebel in Meet Bill and Miller the troubled loner in We Need to Talk About Kevin, yet here Lerman is impressively subdued and Miller is an exuberant joy. Watson meanwhile is luminous, and I would always have regarded her as merely competent. The acting is impeccable even in the smaller roles. McDermott is wonderfully cutting, Whitman hilariously narcissistic and garrulous, and Walsh has an astonishing reaction shot. Cameoing Vampire Diaries heroine Nina Dobrev meanwhile just can’t seem to escape boyfriend drama (here with Ponytail Derek, despised by her entire family) and caring for a drug-addled younger brother. Chbosky also triumphs in making his novel utterly cinematic, from a Dexy’s Midnight Runners sound-tracked dance where Charlie truly joins Patrick and Sam’s clique, to Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ blasting out on the radio as Patrick roars thru a tunnel while Sam stands up on their truck.
The central idea of the film, “We accept the love we think we deserve,” is played brilliantly as a piercing insight into the damaged relationships pursued by the central trio. Despite their cool mix-tapes, sardonic wit, and good hearts Patrick and Sam are made to feel like losers by the wider school and so accept less than they deserve. Meeting Charlie oddly may be a spur for them too. Chbosky delightfully never unequivocally locates this film in Pittsburgh until a Penguins reference in the penultimate scene, an ambiguity mirrored in our uncertainty about Charlie’s mental state and past. But unlike the frustrating vagueness concerning Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s damaged hero in The Lookout we know definitely that Charlie is fully functional, just highly medicated, and dealing with immense guilt. The patient reveal of his damaged psyche makes its eventual revelation all the more powerful as it explains many different thematic strands, including a brutal and chilling cafeteria fight scene after which Charlie blacks out.
Chbosky has made a film of great wit, charm, and emotional depth that stands comparison with Michael Chabon’s Pittsburgh novels. This is a film to see and love.
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Karnataka is a state that is known for being one of the country’s richest states in terms of wildlife. The Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka are home to a large variety of animals, like the elephant, sloth bears, tigers, jackals, the gaur and so many more. Having a forest area of almost 38,720 square kilometres, more than 20 percent of Karnataka is under forest cover. The Western Ghats, which are a biodiversity spot, also include the western region of this state.
Additionally, some sanctuaries like the Bandipur and Nagarhole parks are also a part of the country’s biggest biosphere reserve, known as the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.Karnataka Wildlife Sanctuaries can not only bring joy to everyone who visits them, but are a delight for nature enthusiasts, photographers and people who love wildlife. They also offer exciting adventurous activities such as trekking, camping, safaris and are known to attract thousands of visitors from all over the world every year.
Here are some of the best wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka:
BHADRA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Nestled in the Western Ghats, with the Kallahathigiri surrounding the area and the Bhadra river flowing through the picturesque terrains, lies this beautiful Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka. With dry, deciduous and sub-tropical hill forests spreading across the region, the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is spread across 492.46 square kilometres. This sanctuary is a part of the Project Tiger and has a wide variety of flora and fauna.
Location: this sanctuary is situated almost 38 kilometres to the northwest of the Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.
Best time to visit: from November to February.
Flora and fauna: there are over 120 tree species, most having medicinal properties, that grow here. Teak, rosewood, hone, Nandi, tadasalu, bamboo, kindal, etc. are found here. You can also see the 300-year old Jagara Giant, a big teak tree with a girth of 5.21 metres.
The wildlife of this sanctuary includes tigers, leopards, wild dog, jackal, elephant, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, mouse deer, langur, bonnet macaque and the Malabar giant squirrel among many others.The sanctuary is also home to many species of reptiles, birds and butterflies.
Safari timings: You can avail the safari from 6.30 am to 8.30 am and 4 pm to 6 pm.
Safari cost: The cost per head for a jeep is INR 400, and a jeep accommodates 5 passengers. The price per head in canter is INR 300, and it can accommodate over 25 passengers.
MOOKAMBIKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Named after the reigning deity of the Mookambika temple in Kollur, this is one of the protected Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka. Filled with thick evergreen and deciduous forests of the Western Ghats, this sanctuary, established in 1974, is untouched and idyllic place, with an unexplored treasure of amazing wildlife. Spread over 247 square kilometres, the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary is divided into three zones, which are the core zone, buffer zone and tourism zone. You can also enjoy nature camping and trekking here.
LOCATION: this sanctuary is located near Kollur in Udupi district, around 125 kilometres from Mangalore.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: between November and April
FLORA AND FAUNA: you can find many rare species of trees and wildlife here. Some of the tree species found here are Dipterocarpus indicus, Calophyllum tomentosum and Hopea parviflora, along with the rare Coscinium fenestratum. You can also spot the rare medicinal tree Arenga wightii here.
The sanctuary is home to the endangered cane turtle and animals like Slender loris, lion-tailed macaque, sambar, chital, sloth bear, gaur, wild pig, sambar, porcupine, tiger and leopard along with the Malabar Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel and the rare black panther.
SAFARI TIMINGS: Early morning to evening, (approximately 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
SAFARI COST: INR 100 for forest entry, INR 2000 for a jeep that takes you for the safari.
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ARABITHITTU WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
This is a wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka that includes the Arabithittu State Forest and is spread over 13.5 square kilometres. Although they do not permit any tourism, camps for college and school students are regularly organised. This wildlife sanctuary is a delight for photographers, bird watchers and nature lovers.
Location: this sanctuary is located in the Mysore District at Hunsur Taluk of Karnataka.
Best time to visit: between late October and April
Flora and fauna: One can find plantations of sandalwood and eucalyptus.As far as animals are concerned one can spot Leopard, fox, spotted deer, etc.The park boasts of more than 230 species of birds.
Safari timings: you need special permission to visit the sanctuary and book your slots accordingly
Safari cost: there are no entry fees here.
BHIMGAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Deriving its name from the Bhimgad Fort built and commanded by Shivaji in the 17th century, the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats. It is famous for being home to the Barapede Caves and for being the only breeding area of Wroughton’s free-tailed bat, a threatened species on the verge of extinction. Spread over an area of 190.42 square kilometres, this is one of the few Karnataka Wildlife Sanctuaries that encloses many geo-morphological limestone formations with several caves in its west. It also has many rivers and perennial streams and is a picturesque place to visit.
Location: it is located in Khanapur Taluk of Belgaum District near Jamboti Village, around 60 kilometres from Belgaum.
Best time to visit: the region has a pleasant climate throughout the year. The winters are colder, and the months of April to June are warm. The monsoon months are ideal to enjoy the rains. So, one must visit accordingly. However, it is recommended not to visit during the rainy season.
Flore and fauna: it is a treasure house of Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and grasslands and is rich in medicinal plants.The sanctuary has tigers, leopards, gaur, sloth bears, sambar, spotted deer, chitals, foxes, wild dogs, king cobras, elephants, and other threatened species of mammals, birds and reptiles.
One can also enjoy birdwatching and find birds like the Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Imperial Pigeon, Emerald Dove and even the elusive Malabar Trogon.
Safari timings: throughout the day, although the best time to visit is around 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Safari cost: There is an entry fee of INR 150 per person and INR 1000 per person for foreigners. Safari costs are extra.
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BRAHMAGIRI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
In addition to being one of the most idyllic Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary also doubles up as a wonderful weekend getaway destination. It derives its name from the nearby Brahmagiri peak, which stands tall at 1607 metres. It is surrounded by coffee and cardamom plantations, steep valleys and hills, as well as eight rivers and many small streams. It also consists of two reserve forest areas, the Brahmagiri and Urty, with the Borapole river dividing the two.
Location: this sanctuary is located in the Coorg district of Karnataka
Best time to visit: between September and March
Flora and fauna: the sanctuary predominantly has evergreen and semi evergreen forests, and you can find shola grasslands on higher altitudes. Commonly found plants are Anogeissus latifolia, schleichera oleosa, terminalia tomentosa, terminalia arjuna, wrightia tinctorial along with bamboos and eucalyptus.
The Sanctuary has a large number of species such as Elephant, Guar, Tiger, Leopard, Wild Pig, Spotted deer, Nigiri Langur, Giant Flying, King Cobra, Slender Loris, Common Otter, Civets, and Bonnet Macaque etc.It also has around 240 species of birds.
Safari timings: between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Safari cost: entry fee for Indians is INR 200 and for foreigners is INR 1000, with an additional INR 200 for trekking.
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CAUVERY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
A perfect getaway spot for nature lovers and adventure seekers, this wildlife sanctuary is rich in flora and fauna. Some rare and exotic species like the four-horned antelope and the barking deer are found here. Established in 1987 and covering an area of 527 square kilometres, this sanctuary is hidden in the mountains with the pristine Cauvery river flowing through it.
Location: it is located near Malemadeshwara Hills, on the outskirts of Bangalore
Best time to visit: between May to November.
Flora and fauna: with a thick forest cover, the sanctuary is home to tigers, leopards, spotted deer, barking deer, common langur, bonnet macaque, elephant, wild boar among many other amazing species of animals like the four horned antelope, wild boars, common otters and hares.
The White Browed Bulbul, the Green Billed Malkoha, and other unique birds can all be spotted at the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. The Mahseer Fish is also popularly found in the waters of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.
Safari timings: 10 am to 4.30 pm
Safari cost: INR 200 per person for Indian nationals.
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DANDELI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
One of the largest Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary boasts of serene surroundings. It is a region rich ion phenomenal natural wealth. Spread over an area of 866 square kilometres, this sanctuary was established in 1956 and is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in the state of Karnataka. It is situated on the banks of the river Kali and is one of the most under-rated wildlife sanctuaries in the country.
Location: it is located in Uttara Kannada district that borders the states of goa and Karnataka.
Best time to visit: between March and October.
Flora and fauna: the region has breathtaking scenic valleys and rivers with moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.The sanctuary is home to barking, spotted and mouse deer, sloth bear, panther, tiger, gaur, elephant, wild dog, civet cat, bison, jackal, langur and giant flying squirrel along with many species of colourful birds.
Safari timings: between 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Safari cost: The jeep safari costs Rs 40 for Indians and Rs 80 for foreigners.
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DAROJI SLOTH BEAR SANCTUARY
Created exclusively to preserve the Indian sloth bear, the Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is just 15 kilometres away from the World Heritage site of Hampi. Some of the best experiences that you were ever get here is to witness bears coming down from the nearby hills during the evenings. Moreover, the forest department staff feed a mixture of jaggery and corn to the bears at one particular designated place of the sanctuary between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. every day.
Location: this sanctuary is located in the Ballari district in Karnataka
Best time to visit: between August and April
Flora and fauna: The fauna here are primarily dry deciduous scrub and Southern thorn forests.There are around 120 Sloth Bears in this sanctuary. It is also home to Leopards, Hyena, Jackals, Wild Boars, Star Tortoise, Monitor Lizard, Mongoose, Peafowls, Partridges, Porcupine, Pangolins, Painted Spur Hen, and Quails. Additionally, it has around 90 species of birds and 27 species of butterflies.
Safari timings: between 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Safari cost: The entry fee INR 50 for Indians and INR 300 per head for foreigners. It costs INR 500 per car and INR 1500 per bus.
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SHARAVATHI VALLEY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Spread over an area of 431 kilometres, this Karnataka Wildlife sanctuary is situated near Jog Falls and covers the Sharavathi Valley Region. Nourished by the Sharavati river and having the Linganamakki reservoir, the sanctuary is divided into core zone, buffer zone and tourism zones.
Location: located in Sagar of Shimoga District in Karnataka, about 350 kilometres from Bangalore.
Best time to visit: between November and May
Flora and fauna: The region is rich in evergreen, semi-green and moist deciduous forests.
The sanctuary is home to the endangered Lion-tailed macaque. Other mammals include tiger, leopard (black panther), wild dog, jackal, sloth bear, spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, wild pig, common langur, bonnet macaque, Malabar giant squirrel, giant flying squirrel, porcupine, otter and pangolin.
Reptiles here include king cobra, python, rat snake, crocodile and monitor lizard.Some of the bird species found here are three species of hornbill, paradise flycatcher, racket-tailed drongo, blue-throated barbet and Indian lories and lorikeets.
Safari cost: the safari costs fluctuate according to slots and seasons.
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JAYAMANGALI BLACKBUCK RESERVE
One of the pristine Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, the Jayamangali Black Reserve is a forest ecosystem bordering the rocky hills of Andhra Pradesh. It has the second largest contiguous population of Blackbuck in Karnataka.
Location: it is located in Tumkur district, around 100 kilometres north of Bangalore.
Best time to visit: The climate gets extreme during different seasons. The best time to visit the Conservation Reserve is post monsoon until winters.
Flora and fauna: This forest reserve is predominantly made up of open grasslands and bushes and is rich in Acacia and Eucalyptus plantation. There are more than 80 species of medicinal plants in this area.The animals that are commonly seen here are the Blackbuck, Indian Grey Mongoose, Indian Fox and the Black Naped Hare.
There is other wildlife like the leopard, wolf, Jungle Cat and Civet as well.This reserve is also a great place for bird watching with some rare species like the Montagu’s Harrier, the Indian Courser, the Painted Sandgrouse and the Great Indian Bustard seen here.
Safari cost: INR 100 per person.
DUBARE ELEPHANT CAMP
One of the few Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka as well as the country, this elephant camp is home to many Asiatic elephants and is considered to be one of those places that must be visited at least once in a lifetime. This camp is one of the best places for wildlife tourism in the state as it has surreal and peaceful surroundings and breathtaking sights to wonder. Originally set up in order to train elephants for logging purposes, such programs were abolished in 2008 after which these mighty animals were trained for religious ceremonies and ritual processions. These animals are now trained for human interaction.
Location: The camp is situated on the bank of Kaveri River in Kodagu district of Karnataka.
Flora and fauna: surrounded by lush green thick forests, along with elephants, you can spot animals like sambhar, the spotted deer, tigers, leopards, wild dogs, gaurs, bears and crocodiles.
Safari timings: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Safari cost: INR 800 for Indian nationals and INR 1437 for foreigners
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KALI TIGER RESERVE
Formed in 2007 after joining the two sanctuaries of Dandeli and Anshi, the Kali Tiger Reserve is one of the largest, most beautiful jungles in the country and is very bio-diverse in nature, especially for tigers. It is spread over a total area of over 1300 square kilometres. The reserve gets its name from the Kali river that flows through it and serves as the lifeline of the ecosystem here. It is also home to the Bengal tigers, black panthers and Indian elephants, amongst other distinctive fauna.
Location: located in the Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka
Best time to visit: between October to May
Flora and fauna: the reserve predominantly has rain forests and moist deciduous forests, and include trees and plants like bintangur, Malabar tamarind, Garcinia morella, Knema attenuata, blackboard tree, Flacourtia montana, Artocarpus lacucha, true cinnamon, bamboo, bauhinia, eucalyptus, lantana, silver oak, teak and jamba among others.
Home to black panthers, elephants and tigers, the reserve also has other animals like the Indian bison, sloth bear, Indian wild boar, bonnet macaque, northern plains grey langur, grey slender loris, and several species of deer. You can also spot Wild dog, jackal, jungle cat, leopard cat, small Indian civet, Indian grey mongoose, flying squirrel, porcupine, Malabar civet, Indian giant squirrel and pangolins here.
PUSHPAGIRI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the world and is one of the 21 well-known Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka. Established in 1987, the wildlife sanctuary is as one of the World Heritage Sites. Covered by steep terrain and waterfalls alongside mountain streams, the sanctuary is home to the Kadamakkal reserve forest. it has an altitude of 160 to 1712 metres and the highest peak in it is the Pushpagiri. Almost 70% of the sanctuary is covered with dense forests.
Location: It is located in the Kogadu (Coorg) district in Somwarpet taluk in Karnataka.
Best time to visit: between November to March.
Flora and fauna: There are semi-evergreen vegetation and dense evergreen trees that are spread across the region.One can spot a variety of animal species that include Indian Hare, Spotted Deer, Giant Flying Squirrel, Otter Species, Indian Wild Dog, Travancore Flying, Brown Palm Civet, Wild Pig, Indian Giant Squirrel, Stripe-necked mongoose, Sambar, Asian Elephant, Gaur, Indian Muntjac, and mouse deer. Primates are also easily found here, their species include common langur, lion-tailed macaque, and bonnet macaque.
The sanctuary has a rich diversity of birds which include threatened species like black and orange flycatcher, grey breasted laughing thrush and Nilgiri Flycatcher. There are also birds like a Nilgiri wood pigeon, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Grey Headed Bulbul, blue winged parakeet, small sunbird and the white-bellied blue flycatcher.
Safari cost: INR 1300 for Indians and INR 1800 for foreigners.
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TALAKAVERI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Named after Talakaveri, the origin of the Cauvery River which lies on the eastern edge of the sanctuary, this place was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1987. Talakaveri wildlife sanctuary is spread over 105.01 square kilometres and is covered with tropical evergreen forests. One can also find coffee and cardamom plantations here.
Location: Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka.
Flora and fauna: Dipterocarpus indicus, Hopea parviflora, Dysoxylum malabaricum, Pallaquim ellipticum, Mesua ferrea and Artocarpus lakoocha are some of the plant and tree species found here.
Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary is home to mammals like Elephant, Tiger, Jackal, Gaur, Wild pig, Sloth bear, Lion-tailed Macaque, Leopard, Leopard cat, Wild dog, Nilgiri Marten, Common Palm Civet, Brown Palm Civet, Bonnet Macaque, Common Langur, Clawless otter, Common Mongoose, Brown Mongoose, Striped-Necked Mongoose, Ruddy Mongoose and Porcupine.
Safari timings: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Safari cost: The safari cost here are subject to change.
RANGANATHITTU SANCTUARY
One of the most important and the largest Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, this place covers the 6 isles of crocodile infested backwaters of the river Kaveri. Named after the famous Hindu God Sri Ranganatha Swamy, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, this sanctuary is spread over an area of 40 acres with Kaveri River flowing through it.
Lovca: 16 kilometres from Mysore and 3 kilometres from Srirangapatna
Best time to visit: between June and November
Flora and fauna: Riverine reed beds cover the island banks, while the islands themselves are covered in broadleaf forests, with dominant species of the Arjun tree, bamboo groves, and Eucalyptus and acacia trees. The sanctuary also houses numerous small mammals, including bonnet macaque, smooth coated otter, colonies of flying fox and common small mammals like common palm civet and Indian grey mongoose and the monitor lizard.
The sanctuary is home around 170 species of birds that include birds like Painted Stork, Asian Openbill Stork, Common Spoonbill, Woolly-necked Stork, Black-headed Ibis, Lesser Whistling Duck, Indian Shag, Stork-billed Kingfisher. Besides the avifauna; the reserve attracts migratory birds from distant places like Australia, Siberia and even North America.
Safari timngs: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Safari cost: INR 300 for Indian nationals and INR 1000 for foreigners.
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Om Beach
Brace yourself for a scenic getaway with a trip to Om Beach when you are in Gokarna. One of the most picturesque attractions in Gokarna, Om Beach is known for its serene landscape. Om Beach is a wonderful respite for adventure junkies who love to exult in the thrill of various water activities.One of the most splendid features of this beach is that it is shaped like the symbol ‘Om’ and attracts scores of crowds who wish to relax and unwind. Although the beach is unparalleled in natural ch beauty among sightseeing places in Gokarna, it is relatively less crowded and charms the visitors with its rejuvenating ambience. It is also the starting point of the Gokarna Beach trek.For those who are fond of photography and loves to indulge in laid-back strolls, Om Beach is one place that will go down the memory lanes forever.Location: Om Beach, Gokarna, KarnatakaBest Time to visit: October to March is the most preferred time to visit Om Beach.Activities: The most popular activities at Om Beach are banana boat rides, dolphin spotting, fishing, bumper boat ride, jet skiing and beachside trekking.Distance from Gokarna Bus Main Stand, Banglegudda: It is approximately 6 kilometres from the bus station.
Kudle Beach
Shaped like a perfect ‘C’, Kudle Beach is one of the most beautiful Gokarna tourist places that you’l ever come across. Flanked by coconut trees, Kudle Beach is a wonderful retreat for the lovers of peace and quiet. The sheer beauty and simplicity of the beach is a breathtaking surprise and people visit this beach to enjoy the serene surroundings. Kudle Beach is most famous for offering a spectacular sunset and sunrise in Gokarna.Attracting scores of tourists, mostly foreigners and backpackers, Kudle Beach is a beach haven to enjoy a leisurely stroll or indulge in some enterprising ventures like swimming, surfing and beach trekking in Gokarna. There are also many beach shacks and makeshift bamboo huts where people can spend the night on the beach and appreciate the wonder of glistening waters in the light of the moon.Location: Kudle Beach, GokarnaBest Time to visit: November to February is the best time to visit Kudle Beach.Timings: It is advisable to visit the beach from 4 am to 6:30 pm.Activities: Trekking, yoga, surfing etc.Distance from Gokarna Bus Main Stand, Banglegudda: It is about 6 kilometres away from the bus station.
Mahabaleshwara Temple
Showcasing the brilliance of the classic Dravidian architecture, Mahabaleshwara Temple is one of the must visit Gokarna tourist places. The 4th century temple in Gokarna is most famous for its Shiva Linga known as Atma Linga that is worshipped here and also known as Dakshin Kashi, often being paralleled to the Shiva Temple at Varanasi. This major temple in Gokarna has a 1500-year-old deity that is carved stone of Lord Shiva. If you’re seeking a spiritual retreat, Mahabaleshwara Temple in Gokarna will refresh your soul and offer a peaceful retreat with the Almighty. According to one popular legend, it is believed that the deity of the temple will bestow immense blessings to devotees to those who just get a glimpse of it. For fans of art and culture too, Mahabaleshwara Temple is a beautiful masterpiece for the tourists to appreciate.Location: Koti Teertha Road, Kotiteertha, Gokarna, Karnataka Best Time to visit: The temple can be visited anytime throughout the year.Timings: It is open from 6:00 am to 12:30 pm and then from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pmDistance from Gokarna Bus Main Stand, Banglegudda: It is just 600 metres away from the bus station in Gokarna.
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Agnimitra Banerjee Trekking in Nishani Motte
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"One hell of a crazy trek this one. The views were just splendid, and the organisers had it all charted out, and were extremely helpful. \n\nAn initial route through the forest is what we go through which is not that tiring, but after this stretch we move on to the most difficult part of the trek, where we come across the Hidlumane falls and we need to trek in quite a difficult terrain. Post all this stressful climbing, whatever the view you get is unmatched, all that pain, even though there physically, would have vanished mentally.\n\nBest to trek during monsoon or after the monsoon has receded to an extent as the hills are completely covered in green until the eyes can see. It's a treat for the eyes to feast on watching the western ghats in full glory."
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This was a really nice trip. Firstly, this place is close by Bangalore and very much in driving distance. Secondly, the adventure activities are well-organized. They are safe too. This way it is very easy and convenient for us to blindly trust and do this. Also, most of the adventurous activities didn’t require much background skills like swimming or gym training. It was meant for everyone and before heading out at this place I also saw some thrillophilia reviews to know more about it.
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It was a very well organised trek by friendly and courteous hosts. Shahid, Danny, Habib and Avinash were great and were fun to trek with. Homestay near Shuntikoppa was beautiful with coffee plantations close-by and it was raining the whole time. Trek is an easy to medium range one. Except for the rain and leeches (which we were informed earlier) there is absolutely nothing to point out in the trek. We met many new people and it felt like college days all over again. Loved this trek and would definitely recommend it to everyone.
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My first ever trekking experience and I could not have asked for a better one. Booked for this trek just 2 days before, solely based on other trekkers' thrillophilia reviews and amazing pics they have posted on Thrillophilia website. Moreover, it was going to be a solo trek for me and quite obviously, I had so many questions and apprehensions but after experiencing one hell of an trekking expedition, what I could say is 'If you want to go for a trek, just go for it, don't think too much and you won't regret later and experience it as done by so many folks who have shared about their amazing adventures at thrillophilia reviews. Firstly, the tempo traveller which picked us up from Bangalore was quite comfortable and clean. Colin, who was our host for the trek initiated some ice breaking sessions at the beginning of the travel itself so that we all become familiar to our co-trekkers. Once we reached homestay at the destination point, I would say the arrangements were quite decent. Of course, we could not expect lavish facilities in an economical trip but must say, it had all that we truly required, good food, hot water shower, spacious balcony for all fun activities and amazing view outside. We were literally in the middle of the forest. Only thing that was a little turn-off for me was that the bedsheets were giving foul smell and 8 of us were sharing a single room so that one had to be patient to allow fellow trekkers for the use of washroom. However, please note there were separate rooms for guys and girls. The itinerary was more or less the same as shared by people at thrillophilia reviews.Starting at around 10pm from Bangalore, we reached the homestay at around 5am on Saturday. We rested for few hours, had our breakfast at around 7.30 and kicked off our trekking at 8.00. To begin with, it was just a normal road with forest on either sides but soon comes the path literally through the dense forest and since it was the time of monsoon, it was drizzling a bit and the forest was full of leeches clinging onto us at every step and trying their level best to suck our blood. We were quite vigilant to get rid of them and once they were being difficult to be removed, we were using salt. Just sprinkle a little salt on them and they will detach from you instantly. After an intriguing forest journey battling those leeches, we found ourselves on a grassy open field. We then scanned our body and shoes for any more leeches and once we were clear, marched ahead through the paddy fields to the rocky terrains with water flowing by your side. Soon, we reached a small water fall area. We took some pictures at that spot and when I was thinking that we would probably go back and resume our journey from some other point, I felt quite adventurous when I came to know that we were actually going to cross the water canal and climb up to the top through the super slippery rocks by the side of the fall, all the way to the top where actually the main water fall lies which I always wanted to visit after reading thrillophilia reviews.My advice is not to step on the green patches on the rocks covered with mosses, those are damn slippery and since there was nothing where you can take the support or cling onto, one have to be really careful that they don't slip through these rocks. After some uphill climbing, we finally reached to the, so far the most amazing spot, right at the main waterfall area. Without thinking twice, we rushed under the fall and trust me it felt so damn good and relaxing. It became even more thrilling when our host guided us to the small cave formed right behind the fall. It was definitely not easier to get inside with the water hitting you so hard that you could not see or breathe properly for few seconds but I felt victorious when I reached inside the cave finally and to witness the waterfall from inside the cave was a different experience altogether. Once we were done with the waterfall, came the part of journey which involves a lot of steep climbing through the forest and mostly the trails were on the edge of the hills, where we had to be careful not to slip not unless if you want to experience a free fall :-) And soon we were out on the open area again but this time it was on the steep slope of the hill and it was quite tiring to reach to the peak of the hill fighting with the muscle cramps. Nonetheless, each part of journey was fun and even more pleasing when we got to see diverse landscapes. Once we reached the peak, rested for a while, had our lunch and then started our descent downwards. The lunch box which included tomato rice was provided at the homestay in the morning itself. Soon, we were again under the attack of leeches but must say we fought bravely one more time. We then resumed our trek through a much easier lane to reach to a tea point and had a tea break. Then, came the last part of our trek, which was 1.5 kms uphill climbing to reach to Sarvajna Peetha, a small shrine dedicated to Adi Shankara about which many people have recommended visiting it at thrillophilia reviews. This part was even more fun as it rained heavily and the entire area was covered with fog that we could hardly see few yards ahead. Moreover, the wind was blowing so strong that sometimes I felt that it would carry me away with it. Since that spot was where our itinerary ended, we all felt so jubilant, took some pictures and then again descended back to the tea point, where a jeep took us all the way down, back to our homestay. Not to forget, the jeep ride was so damn fun that it sure would give you some chills and adrenaline rush, the reason being there's no proper road and the way the jeep's driven through the rocky, muddy and bumpy surface, it would be a memorable ride. Once we reached homestay, took bath in hot water shower and got rid of our wet clothes. We then played no. of group games like Mafia and Uno, had the dinner and called it a day. Woke up next day (Sunday) with few body aches, cramps and leech bite marks but eh! nothing could ever beat the amazing experience we had the earlier day. Wounds and pain will heal but the memories will last forever. We then had a breakfast at around 7.30 and departed back to Bangalore at 8.00. We stopped at Nagara Fort at around 30 kms from homestay, took some pics and resumed our journey. So all in all, it was a great experience getting close to the mother nature and far from these modern gadgets for a day. Besides the amazing trek we had, I would always cherish the camaraderie I shared with my co-trekkers in such a short span of time and I would really like to thank Colin, our host about whom many people have mentioned at thrillophilia reviews for organising such a wonderful trek and making us so comfortable throughout the entire trip. Colin was associated with the vendor team and as a satisfied customer, I will definitely look forward to more of such trips with the same vendor for sure. With all this, I would happily recommend my all trekking enthusiasts to go for this trek and I can vouch that you will come back with nothing but all smiles and tons of fascinating memories with you.
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My family along with my friend's family had visited Chikmagalur for 3 days trip. The stay in your estate was very good. The food you served was extremely good in quality. My two year old baby had the same food what we had and she was very comfortable with the same. The only thing which needs attention is geyser. It took more time to get the water heated. Other then that, the rooms, washrooms etc., are all very good.
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Taapsee Pannu has an Urge of Doing a Biopic on Sania Mirza
Taapsee Pannu has been soaring high in terms of her career in acting ever since the release of Baby and got immensely recognized by after giving a breathtaking performance in Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s Pink which acquired a lot of positive critical responses. And right now Taapsee is all set for the release of Naam Shabana which will hit the multiplexes and single screens tomorrow. We as Indian audiences love to watch biopic movies based on celebrated human beings and Taapsee also has an urge of doing a biopic on tennis player Sania Mirza.
Taapsee Pannu has an urge of doing a biopic movie on Sania Mirza
In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Life, the 29-year-old actress expressed how keen she is on doing a movie on Sania Mirza and Indira Gandhi as she mentioned: “I have been extremely keen on doing a sports film. If I do that, then someone like Sania Mirza. Otherwise, Indira Gandhi. I think not just one film, I think we would have to make 10 films on her life that will do justice to her.”
Taapsee has mentioned earlier that she is very much inclined towards sports. Therefore, we can expect her to fit into the character of an ace Tennis player with a lot of ease. She will be seen in great action sequences in Naam Shabana as Taapsee was given special training in order to learn martial arts. There were several people who got a chance to watch Naam Shabana even before the release of the action spy thriller movie and most of them have come up with positive reviews regarding the actress’ acting prowess.
Several viewers have even mentioned about how perfect she looked during the action scenes as she looked like a professional while performing all the martial arts in the film.
However, most of us think that it would be great if Taapsee ends up doing a biopic based on Sania Mirza as the actress would be a perfect choice for playing the ace tennis player’s character.
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Airplanes Do Correct for the Coriolis Effect
Airplanes do correct for the Coriolis effect. They constantly make adjustments to counter forces that try to push them away from the planned route, including the Coriolis force.
Flat-Earthers claim the Coriolis effect does not appear to affect airplanes, and they use it to “prove” that Earth is stationary. In reality, the Coriolis effect does affect airplanes, and we do have to correct for it. But the effect is tiny, and we can safely ignore it in flight planning.
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Sydney-Johannesburg Flight Route
The existence of the non-stop Sydney-Johannesburg flight route is only possible if Earth is a sphere. We can find that out by comparing its duration to the same route but with a stop.
There are other Sydney-Johannesburg flight routes, but with a stop, like in Dubai. Flat-Earthers use the existence of these routes to “prove” a flat Earth. In reality, it does not mean the non-stop route does not exist & it is not difficult to verify that the non-stop route exists.
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Polar Circumnavigation
Polar circumnavigation is complete navigation around Earth through both the North Pole and the South Pole. Several parties have successfully done it, and it is only possible if Earth is a sphere.
Flat-Earthers incorrectly claim that Earth circumnavigation has never been done through both the poles, and they use it to “prove” a flat Earth. In reality, many have successfully done such feats.
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Flight Routes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many flight routes are being canceled, suspended, or cut down due to lockdowns, travel warnings, travel bans, or insufficient demand. These include flight routes that are impossible if Earth were flat.
Flat-Earthers looked for these routes, and when they could not find them, they use the lack of these routes to “prove” Earth is flat. In reality, they made these lookups during the COVID-19 pandemic, when most of these routes are not available or severely cut down.
Airplanes and Earth’s Rotation
An airplane exists on Earth. It has the same motion as the surface of the Earth, including Earth’s rotating motion. The motion and speed of an airplane are measured relative to Earth’s surface.
Flat-Earthers claim that an airplane should not be able to fly eastward or land. In reality, an airplane is moving relative to the surface. It has Earth’s motion as a component of its motion and does not need to chase Earth’s rotation.
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Pilots Are Taught to Work With the Fact Earth is a Sphere
Pilots are taught to work with the fact that Earth is a sphere. It is part of the education to become a pilot. Their job depends on the knowledge that Earth is a sphere.
Flat-Earthers wrongly claim that pilots are taught to fly based on a flat Earth. We can easily disprove these claims by reading some of the books these pilots use in their education.
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Flight Dynamics: the Assumption of Flat & Non-Rotating Earth for Simplification
In making mathematical models, physicists often remove real-world details that have little influence over the final results for simplifications. In flight-dynamics, it is often perfectly adequate to assume Earth is flat & non-rotating, even if the final aircraft will be flying over spherical & rotating Earth.
Flat-Earthers claimed to have exposed ‘a secret document’ from NASA, saying that Earth is flat & non-rotating. In reality, the document is simply a derivation of a flight dynamics problem, assuming flat and non-rotating Earth, which is a common assumption made to simplify flight models. It does not imply the Earth is flat and non-rotating.
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Eötvös Effect: Direct Evidence Earth is a Rotating Sphere
Eötvös effect is the change in perceived gravitational acceleration when moving eastward vs. westward. An object will weigh slightly more when moving westward than when it is stationary or moving eastward.
The slight difference in weight due to the Eötvös effect can be measured in an experiment on a flight. The Eötvös effect is direct evidence that the Earth is a rotating sphere.
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Airspeed of Long-Haul Commercial Passenger Flights
The durations of commercial passenger flights are useful proxy data for the distance between cities. They easily debunk flat-Earth. Flat-Earthers invented “explanations” that different airplanes have different airspeeds to dismiss the data. In reality, all current long-haul airliners have a similar cruising speed.
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Airplanes Will Never Fly Into Space
An airplane relies on the lift from its wings, which depends on the airplane’s speed and the air density. As a result, a cruising airplane will fly at a constant altitude, following the curvature of the Earth.
Flat-Earthers claim if Earth is a sphere, an airplane has to dip its nose down periodically, or it would fly into space. In reality, an aircraft will follow Earth’s curvature and is unable to fly to space even if the pilot deliberately attempts to do that
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Spirit Level on an Airplane
During cruising, an airplane is practically level. It is flying perpendicular to the direction of gravity. The aircraft is still flying following Earth’s curvature and continuously changes its orientation. However, not only its orientation changing but also the direction of gravity, having the same amount of change. As a result, a spirit level on a flight will not show us the difference in orientation of the airplane due to its motion following the curvature of the Earth.
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Antipodal Flight: Auckland–Madrid
Auckland, New Zealand and Madrid, Spain are a near antipodal pair. Both are located at the diametrically opposite points to each other on Earth’s surface. Therefore, we can fly from Auckland in any direction and arrive in Madrid after traveling a roughly similar distance, regardless of the direction taken.
Any flight between an antipodal pair has a similar duration even though the different flights have different directions. This fact is only consistent with spherical Earth and cannot possibly be explained if Earth is flat.
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Air Map of the World 1943/1945
Flat-Earthers discovered a map titled “Air Map of the World” from 1943, explaining the flight routes during the time. Because the shape is identical to the fictional “flat Earth map,” they incorrectly claimed that it is a flat-Earth map. In reality, it is an azimuthal equidistant map that has distortions, a flattened shape of the spherical Earth on a flat surface, and does not depict the true shape of the Earth.
The exact nature of the map is even explained in a very detailed manner in the map’s description. Unfortunately, in the flat-Earth community, the map is passed around in a very low resolution, and therefore, the explanations become unreadable.
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Antipodal Flight: Shanghai–Buenos Aires
Shanghai, China and Buenos Aires, Argentina are a near antipodal pair. Both are located at the diametrically opposite points to each other on Earth’s surface. Therefore, we can fly from Buenos Aires in any direction and arrive in Shanghai after traveling a roughly similar distance, regardless of the course taken.
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Perth–Johannesburg Flight Route
Some flat-Earthers noticed some flights from Perth to Johannesburg have a flight change in Dubai. They use the fact to ‘prove’ a flat Earth. In reality, there are non-stop flights of the same route that are impossible to explain if the Earth is flat.
With a flight change in Dubai, the flight takes more than twice as long, as Dubai is nowhere near the non-stop flight path. In fact, Perth–Dubai is a longer hop than the direct Johannesburg–Perth route. These are consistent only with a spherical Earth and can never be explained if the Earth is flat.
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New York JFK – Moscow SVO Flight Time-Lapse Videos
There are several time-lapse videos taken on board of a New York – Moscow flight, looking northward through a window on the left side. In the videos, the sky never looked fully dark, and the sun was visible most of the time on the flight.
Flat-Earthers erroneously assumed that the phenomenon is not possible if Earth is a sphere and that it is “evidence” the Earth is flat. In reality, everything in the videos can be easily explained and is fully consistent with the spherical Earth model.
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Human Perception of Speed and Acceleration
When aboard an airplane flying at cruising speed, we will not be able to feel that the plane is, in fact, moving at speed of more than 900 km/h. But if the plane changes its speed, turns or changes its altitude, we can easily feel it.
The same thing happens with the motion of the Earth. Due to Earth’s rotation, the surface of the Earth is moving at 1656 km/h near the equator. We never feel it because the speed is constant, or in other words, the acceleration is zero.
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Air Distance vs Surface Distance
The cruising altitude of a jet airliner is about 33000-42000 ft or 10000-12800 m. It is very tiny compared to the radius of the Earth of 6378 km. Therefore, the distance measured at the cruising altitude does not differ much compared to the surface distance.
Some flat-Earthers claim that if Earth is a sphere, the distance traveled by a jet airliner would have been multiple times the surface distance. They are wrong. The air distance at 33000 ft is only 0.16% farther compared to the surface distance.
Bottled Water: A Simple Device for Observing the Dip of the Horizon
On many flights, they would give away leveling devices to all passengers for free, so that everyone would be able to observe the dip of the horizon and proves Earth is a sphere. And as a nice side effect, to quench our thirsts, too!
Such devices are called ‘bottled water’. Using these simple ‘instruments’ on a flight, we can demonstrate that Earth is a sphere.
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Observing Earth’s Curvature on a Flight
Earth’s curvature is hard to observe from the surface. Even from the altitude of a commercial passenger flight, about 30000-40000 ft, Earth’s curvature is still too small to notice. However, under careful observation, it is not impossible to confirm the curve from the cruising altitude of a jet airliner.
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“Scream” fans will have to wait a little longer.
September 2, 2020 (updated September 2, 2020) Published by ADMIN
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“Scream” fans will have to wait a little longer. Filmiere.com recently informed you about Courtney Cox’s involvement in the new reboot, the first film in the franchise that will not be directed by Wes Craven, a horror legend we lost a few years ago.
Now we, unfortunately, inform you about the fact that “Scream” will come a little late than expected. Paramount Pictures has decided to release its untitled ‘Scream” reboot on Jan. 14, 2022, at the start of the MLK holiday weekend while pushing back three other titles by a year.
The studio also announced it will release its untitled Billie Holiday movie, directed by Lee Daniels, on Feb. 12, 2021. Paramount bought the project, starring Andra Day, in July when it was called “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” Many studios are still going through financial troubles and hard times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
So, it’s understandable that they don’t want to take risks. Paramount’s next theatrical release will be Eddie Murphy’s comedy sequel “Coming to America 2” on Dec. 18 but rumors are out there claiming that Netflix might be interested in buying that.
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Film Genre: Our Others, Our Selves: Race, Gender, and Technologies of the Body in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema
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Science fiction is a seemingly de-politicized but highly political genre, historically rooted in Western colonial expansion and directly expressive of imperialist desire and anxiety. This course aims to illuminate the ways in which science fiction film constructs its Others through scenes of encounter that mobilize ideologies of race, class, and gender in complex and contradictory ways. Beginning with the Alien franchise in the late 1970s, this course examines racialized narratives of bodily disruption and infection, the question of raced and gendered human-ness in the postmodern period obsessed with simulacra and simulation, crises of white masculinity and the techno-body, transmutations of the figure of the family, narratives of laboring racialized bodies at the US-Mexico border and in the metropole, and the construction of the future around the figure of the child. Throughout, students will examine how film texts engage in ongoing cultural conversations about the formulation and reformulation of identity, often by exploring the flexible, contested boundaries between human and nonhuman, self and other, organism and machine, past and future. Course texts model intersectional understandings of the constitution of body and identity as site of both oppression and resistance.
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Lower Bear River Reservoir Hosts Scrappy Rainbows, Trophy Mackinaws
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Lower Bear River Reservoir, located off Highway 88 in the Carson Pass Corridor, is known for offering array of fishing options, ranging from trolling for big mackinaw and brown trout with plugs, spoons and nightcrawlers to shore fishing for planted and holdover rainbows.
The reservoir features 727 surface acres and a shoreline of about 9 miles when full. It is located along the Bear River, a tributary of the North Fork of the Mokelumne River, south of Highway 88.
Lower Bear River Reservoir is only 3 feet from maximum pool and the marina and boat launching facilities are in full operation.
The lake was only 3 feet from maximum pool at press time, offering solid boating and fishing opportunities this year, and the ramp and marina facilities are Lower Bear River Resort and Campground are in full operation.
“Last year the boat ramp wasn’t in the water the entire season because of low water conditions – anglers had had to launch on the dirt,” said Janette Frasier at the Bear River Lake Resort and Campground.
To date, a total of 4,400 pounds of rainbows have been planted in the lake, according to Frasier. PG&E made two plants totaling 1400 pounds, while the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) stocked one load of 2,000 pounds of catchables.
Then on Friday, June 10, prior to their two-day annual trout derby on June 11 and 12, the lake management stocked a total of 1,000 pounds of rainbows ranging from 2 to 5 pounds.
Floyd Girardin won first place in the Bear River Resort Trout Derby held on June 11 and 12 with a 3.61 lb. rainbow trout.
Trolling was tough during the event, but some bank anglers fishing bait did very well. The 79 people participating in the derby weighed in a total of 30 fish.
Floyd Girardin won first place with a 3.61 lb. holdover rainbow, taking home a $700 cash prize. Girardin also placed third in last year’s derby.
He was fishing orange Power Bait from the bank in the back of the reservoir, where Upper Bear River Lake enters Lower Bear River Reservoir, when the big fish hit.
“ I landed 10 other trout in the 10 to 12 inch range during the two days, but I released them back into the lake,” he said. “My two fishing buddies also each caught and released 11 pan-sized rainbows while bait fishing from the bank.”
Eric Soto placed second with a 2.91 lb. rainbow, winning $200. Kyle Galloway placed third with a 1.46 lb. rainbow, winning $100.
Floyld Girardin with his $700 cash prize that he just received from Janette Frasier, owner of the Bear River Lake Resort.
After the winners received their cash prizes, every angler ended up going home with a raffle prize, including tackle boxes, rods and reels, lure packages and other goodies.
While trolling was slow during the derby, this method can be very good for rainbows at Lower Bear River. For example, Fred Solari of Lodi and I hooked and released 20 rainbows while trolling threaded nightcrawlers on lead core line along the face of the dam during a late afternoon trip in May 2007, the first time I ever fished the reservoir.
Located in Eldorado National Forest in the Central Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 5850 feet, Bear River is the first major lake you encounter when driving east of Jackson on the Highway 88/Carson Pass Highway.
When you fish Bear River, you are also on the way to other great fishing lakes, including Silver, Caples, Upper and Lower Blue, and Red lakes. Lower Bear River in the spring becomes free of snow before any of the other major lakes higher on Carson Pass.
While the majority of fish that anglers catch are rainbows, mackinaws and brown trout also swim in the lake’s clear waters. Mackinaw trout grow big and fat at the reservoir.
Chris Quimby set the lake mackinaw record of 30.4 pounds on June 17, 2005. His huge fish measured 40 inches long.
While most anglers use big minnow and trout imitation plugs on downriggers to target big mackinaw, Rich Spears, manager of the resort, also slow trolls with nightcrawlers behind big Ford Fenders on 17 colors of lead core line for his fish.
Huge mackinaws, such as this 26.4 lb. monster caught by Aiden McKinney of Pioneer while trolling with Rich Spears of the resort in September 2012, prowl the waters of Lower Bear River Reservoir.
The best time to fish for the trophy macks is in the spring right after ice out or in the late fall just before the lake ices over, but huge macks are caught throughout the season.
Spears’ trolling technique definitely works. Spears caught a 25 lb. mackinaw in his boat before the lake opened in 2014. His next biggest was a 23.4 lb. mack that he landed in January 2012.
However, the biggest mack ever put in his boat was the 26.4 lb. monster that Aiden McKinney of Pioneer caught and released while trolling with Spears on September 13, 2012.
The fish measured 38 inches in length and 16 inches in girth. McKinney hooked the fish while trolling a Trophy Stick on 12 lb. test Maxima line on a downrigger at 85 feet deep at 4 p.m. that day.
The CDFW made an experimental plant of mackinaw in the reservoir in the late 1980s. Fishery biologists haven’t determined yet whether the fish are spawning successfully, but the fish are definitely growing large on the lake’s abundant forage.
The lake also hosts a healthy brown trout population, a combination of wild fish and holdovers from CDFW plants. The two biggest browns reported by campers this year weighed 6 pounds beach, according to Frasier.
Much bigger browns swim the waters of the lake. Donna Schlageter set the lake German brown record of 15-1/2 pounds while trolling on June 30,1991.
The CDFW has historically stocked the lake with around 8,000 pounds of catchable rainbows .The agency stocked 17,400 pounds of trout in one year, 2010.
This was done because of the delay in plants due to the lawsuit by the Center of Biological Diversity, combined with the fact that Bear River was the only lake accessible to CDFW planting crews due to snow and ice on other lakes in the Carson Pass Corridor for much of that spring.
The CDFW also stocks brown trout in the reservoir when they’re available. The CDFW planted 15,000 brown trout fingerlings in 2012 and 10,000 brown fingerlings in 2011, reported Dale Burkett, manager of the American River Fish Hatchery in Rancho Cordova.
The Bear River Resort is usually open from late April, depending upon snow and road conditions, through October 31. The lake freezes over for a couple of months during the winter and ice fishing is highly inadvisable because of hydroelectric power draw downs during the winter.
Immediately above—and in high water separated only by the upper dam—is the smaller Bear River Reservoir that is often referred to as Upper Bear River Reservoir.
Slightly over a mile long, Upper Bear contains 166 surface acres and about 2.5 miles of shoreline surrounded by private, water management lands. The only boating access is for hardy anglers willing to portage small craft around and to the top of its dam.
For more information, contact the Bear River Resort, 40800 Highway 88, Pioneer, Cal, 95666, bearriver@suredial.net, www.bearrivercampground.com, phone 209-295-4868 or fax 209-295-4585.
Lower Bear River Reservoir Facts
Size and Location: The 727 acre reservoir is located at an elevation of 5,850 feet in El Dorado National Forest 42 miles east of Jackson.
Directions: From Jackson go 40 miles east on Highway 88 and turn right onto Bear River Reservoir Road for 2 miles.
Camping: There are two nearby developed U.S. Forest Service campsites at South Shore Campground and Bear River Group Campgound. South Shore Campground has 22 units and is first come, first served; Bear River Group Campground has 3 sites that may accommodate 25-50 people. For reservations at the group campground call Sierra Recreation Managers at (209) 295-4512. Fees are charged at both campgrounds. There is piped water, picnic tables, toilets, grills, and fire-rings, but no hook-ups. Open May 15 – Oct. 15, depending on snow.
Bear River Resort features: 130 developed campsites. Amenities include power, water picnic tables, fire pits, flushable toilets in the bathrooms, showers dump station on site (for RV’s to dump waste), ice machine, Laundromat, video arcade, gas sold on site, playground, telephones, full store and a full Bar and restaurant.
Cabin Rentals: Bear River Campground has seven lodging units, each having accommodations for four occupants. Each unit has a separate bedroom. All units have a day bed in the living room. Linens and blankets for four occupants are provided. All the units have full baths – towels are provided. Kitchens contain stoves, microwave ovens, refrigerators, cooking utensils and service setting for four.
Boat Rentals & Marina Facilities: Bear River Lake Resort rents fishing boats with gas motors, canoes, paddle boats and kayaks. Marina slips are available. The boat launch fee is $10.00. Marina gas hours are from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Contact the Bear River Resort at 40800 Highway 88, Pioneer, CA. 95666, bearrivercampground@gmail.com, www.bearrivercampground.com, Tel. 209-295-4868 or Fax 209-295-4585.
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Early Adoption and Windows 2000
In the past year, a number of consulting firms and system integrators have advised their clients to delay deployment of Windows 2000 until Microsoft Corp. ships the first service pack for its next-generation operating system. This is an obvious warning grounded in Microsoft’s reputation for poor stability with previous releases. But many end users, however, are impressed with Windows 2000’s stability and plan to start implementing the operating system on their own timetable.
Benjamin Zachary, a senior network manager with Internet service provider Dial ISDN (www.dialisdn.net), reports that he is testing Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server in both his public enterprise and private home networks.
"We have found the operating system to be extremely stable in relation to its predecessor. As a company providing Internet, Web, SQL, and VPN solutions, we are recommending it to all our clients as soon as it becomes financially viable," Zachary comments.
Andrew Baker, a brokerage information systems coordinator at Lewco Securities Corp. (www.schroders.com), a unit of Schroder Group, agrees.
"Windows 2000, even in beta, is much more stable than even [Windows] NT 4.0 [updated with] Service Packs 4 or 5," he says. "It runs most things more efficiently than its predecessor, even though it does require about 64 MB of RAM more than NT 4.0 did in similar configurations, and 128 MB more RAM for server environments."
Despite positive experiences, many IT managers will fall back on their natural conservatism and begin installing Windows 2000 incrementally. They will likely deploy Windows 2000 Professional first, well in advance of Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server. They say this is not a stability concern, but a reflection of their individual circumstances.
"I will roll out Windows 2000 Professional as soon as it becomes available in place of where I would have rolled out Windows NT 4.0 workstation," notes one IT manager with a not-for-profit organization in Minnesota. "My feeling is that when it comes to desktop operating systems, that as long as one respects budgetary restraints, staying current with Microsoft has always benefited IT, my company, and my users."
According to Dial ISDN’s Zachary, IT organizations must always take into account the impact that large scale migrations will have on end users.
"We are looking to migrate as [soon as it is] feasible, but having over 1,000 Web sites and 1,500 users, we have to minimize our impact on the end user," he says.
This view, however, is not universally accepted. A number of IT executives will not, by any means, install Windows 2000 this spring. Mark Housler, a systems administrator at American Partners Federal Credit Union (www.apfcu.com), says his IT organization won’t roll-out Windows 2000 until end-of-year 2000 -- at the earliest.
"Due to hardware upgrades and an overall lack of confidence in a version 1.0 release, we will not be deploying Windows 2000 any earlier that Q4 2000, and probably later than that," Housler says. "I will be testing it thoroughly with our current hardware configurations and software and see how it shakes out."
A network administrator with an Oklahoma-based transportation company cites stability concerns as a major reason why he will wait to deploy Windows 2000.
"Due to stability issues, I believe that my company is not going to roll out Windows 2000 immediately," he says. In fact, his organization only upgraded from its Windows NT 3.51-based servers in May 1999.
"The chance of us going to Windows 2000 before it has been out for at least two service packs is not all that great," he says. "I do not envy those Microsoft customers who are so-called early adopters, because I believe that they are going to have more headaches than they realize."
These cautious opinions are widespread among IT managers, according to Dan Kusnetzky, director of worldwide operating environments at International Data Corp. (IDC, www.idc.com).
"We have some survey data showing that almost everyone is planning to wait until the technology stabilizes," Kusnetzky says. He explains that a common response from many of IDC’s clients is that they plan to wait until Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000 ships before making any choices about deployment. "Medium [sites of] 100 to 999 employees and large [sites of] 1,000-plus employees plan to wait between a year and two years to adopt Windows 2000," he says.
Others in the analyst community are recommending the same path. GartnerGroup (www.gartnergroup.com) is telling its clientele to delay rolling-out Windows 2000 until at least 2001, by which time it expects Microsoft to have shipped a stable update of the operating system complete with consolidated bug fixes.
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American Federation of Musicians and Local 58 Fort Wayne Musicians Association Fail to Respond to Repeated Requests to Negotiate | Fort Wayne Philharmonic Board Votes To Extend Musician Health Care
American Federation of Musicians and Local 58 Fort Wayne Musicians Association Fail to Respond to Repeated Requests to Negotiate
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Board Votes To Extend Musician Health Care
Fort Wayne, IN (December 2, 2020) — Fort Wayne Philharmonic musicians, the American Federation of Musicians, and Local 58 Fort Wayne Musicians Association have failed to respond to repeated requests to return to the bargaining table since Sept. 28 when the Philharmonic management negotiating team delivered its latest proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement. In addition, the Union continues to publish untruthful summaries of the Philharmonic’s position.
“Unfortunately, the musicians have ignored repeated requests to return the bargaining table during the last two months, and the delay is impeding the Philharmonic’s efforts to fulfill its mission to serve the public and at-risk children through arts performance and instruction,” said Board Chair Chuck Surack. “It’s time for the musicians to stop obstructing a fair resolution of these complex issues and return to the negotiations and get the new year off to a successful start.”
Effects of Pandemic: This situation occurs against the backdrop of the ongoing global pandemic and the operational disruptions reverberating throughout the country and through nonprofit organizations like the Philharmonic. Since mid-March the Philharmonic had been forced to cancel or reschedule dozens of concerts and events, including the entirety of its 2020-21 subscription season. In addition to concert cancellations, the Philharmonic staff size has been reduced and its musicians remain furloughed. The Philharmonic Board of Directors generously paid its full and part time musicians in full for nearly 5.5 months from mid-March while no performances were taking place, through Aug. 31, including a week of pay for “opt in” summer concerts that were cancelled.
The musicians also failed to respond to an Aug. 31 deadline for a slate of fall community performances that would have remunerated them approximately 70% of their pay for 50% work, including 99% of their health care, but in spite of the failure to reach an agreement, the Board once again generously committed to pay 99% of musician health care premiums through Dec. 31.
Work Offered, Work Denied: Since Sept. 1, the Philharmonic negotiating team has offered several more avenues of employment to musicians, including pay for musician teachers to serve the Club Orchestra program for the Fort Wayne Community Schools and one-off projects. The last two offers for work were declined by the musicians’ representatives, who have not returned to the negotiating table since Sept. 28, 2020. The Philharmonic negotiating team remains ready and willing to return to the bargaining table in order to come to terms with the musicians’ union that are in favor of both parties.
Dec. 1 Board Meeting: Out of concern for the welfare of its musicians, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Board of Directors voted yesterday to extend paying 99% of musician health insurance premiums through Jan. 31, 2021. After that time, musician health insurance will continue to be available at its previously contracted rate of 70% employer paid coverage, as stipulated in the expired and canceled collective bargaining agreement. The other 30% will be paid by each individual musician.
The Board learned at its meeting yesterday that the holiday concerts scheduled to take place on Dec. 5 have been canceled. The out-of-town guest musicians scheduled to perform asked to be relieved of their contracts because of requests from the Union that they not perform in Fort Wayne.
“Out of fairness to these wonderful, out-of-town guest artists, the Philharmonic is willing to release them from this contracted engagement,” said Managing Director James W. Palermo. “We hope they will be willing to return at another time, under more pleasant circumstances.”
Ensuring A Healthy Future: To fulfill its mission, “To foster and instill a lifelong love of symphonic music through performance and education,” the Philharmonic must protect the institution’s future and financial stability. As an outgrowth of extreme financial pressures, including the projected loss of $1,000,000 in ticket sales, and an elderly patron base that appears unwilling and fearful to return to concerts in public venues, changes and adjustments need to be made now that will help create a more flexible and nimble organization that has the ability to navigate these difficult times and position the organization for a post COVID-19 return.
The Philharmonic’s previous proposal to the Union and Orchestra Committee included reducing the number of full-time musicians in order to allow the institution more flexibility to respond to the realities of the marketplace while expanding programs and performance opportunities, as needed. The reduction of the number of core members will in no way diminish the artistic quality of programs that the Philharmonic provides its audiences. Beethoven, Mozart and large-scale compositions will remain on the schedule, with additional musicians to be hired as needed to supplement the smaller, more flexible full-time core members.
As the Philharmonic navigates the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative that it implement a more flexible operating system that will reduce financial pressures on the contributed and earned revenue required to operate. These new adjustments to the contractual needs of the organization will allow the Philharmonic to respond to a rapidly changing marketplace while focusing both on the short- and long-term needs of the organization. The Philharmonic remains optimistic that a new contract can be reached in the new year and the organization will continue its mission of bringing music to Northeast Indiana.
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Online Gaming: Initial Introduction And How It Evolve.
By Vishal On Sep 8, 2020
Game Online offers flexible gaming activities that allow users to play whatever games they want to play, whenever they want. Because online gaming doesn’t need any restricted tools or media, as long as you have a network connection (internet), voila! You can access whatever games that you want instantly. Online gaming basically stands from a video game virtually played by an individual or team through the internet. Even though the game itself is designed purely for enjoyment, game developers nowadays give some key components to attract gamers. These are rules, challenges, convenience interaction among the players, and the addicted part is the reward when completing some challenges.
Game Online evolution is parallel with technology evolution. In fact, games have always been used to test them (computers and networks). Here we go with online gaming history and their development until now.
0.0.1 1. 1940 – 1952: Discovery Era
0.0.2 2. 1962: Turning Point and Arcade Game
0.0.3 3. 1971 – 1977: Multiplayer game development
0.0.4 4. 1978-1982: The Year of the Computer
0.0.5 5. 1994-2020: History Of Online Gambling
1 Online Gaming: Big Impact Of The Internet.
1.0.1 1. The 90s: Proliferation Period
1. 1940 – 1952: Discovery Era
The first discovery that became the basis of game development was NIM, which was introduced at The World Fair of 1939 – 1940. But basically, it is a mathematical game embedded on a computer. Later, NIM evolves into NIMROD, and the second computer game appears named OXO in 1952.
2. 1962: Turning Point and Arcade Game
This year, the first multiplayer game finally created, and become the turning point in gaming. And then, the game console also emerges with the release of “The Brown Box.” Not long after that, the arcade games era begin. During that time, Sega and Taito finally released their games and attracted a lot of game players across America. Arcade games make society realize that playing a game alone isn’t nearly as fun as playing with others. So, the new concept had arisen: The internet. It caused the network effect that allows multiplayer games accessed by users around the world that rely upon three important technological innovations such as host-based Networks, Time-Sharing, and the Internet itself.
3. 1971 – 1977: Multiplayer game development
In 1972, there are approximately over fifteen game development companies growing up, and then in 1973 role-play game (RPG) category appears by the time “Dungeons and Dragon” games created. At those years, the first LAN (Local Area Network) is developing by Xerox and become the beginning of computer networking, which leads to easing the multiplayer game system. In the next two years, personal computer gaming is finally released, and joystick for gaming purposes is discovered.
4. 1978-1982: The Year of the Computer
At this point, the concept of time-sharing game development finally reached up to thirty-two simultaneous players at the same time. With that technology escalation, British Telecom decided to step in and contributed to open its network from 2 AM to 7 AM for gaming purposes, primarily due to the arisen of the virtual world. As gamers (game player) had grown so fast, the Time Magazine declared “The Year of the Computer” in 1982. Moreover, William von Meister releases modem-transfer technology that allows gamers to download more than one game.
5. 1994-2020: History Of Online Gambling
Online Gambling began in 1994 passed by the government Antigua Barbuda. Many online bookie like Sbobet, Microgaming, Firstcayagan, Ibcbet still operate under this legislation. In first fifteen years since people moving from playing offline into online casino it has created over 2,200 millionaires. Sbobet has been founded in 2004, it’s an popular online sports betting site in Asia. In Indonesia there’s Sbobet agent called Macauindo, thousand of Indonesia bettor play in here. This company has officialy founded in 2009. This company also has licenses Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission. These licenses make Sbobet can create so many games like Live Casino, E-sport, Soccer, Slot Games.
Online Gaming: Big Impact Of The Internet.
On January 1st, 1983, The internet officially created, and online gaming is escalated. That momentum is used by Bill Gates by providing the BASIC code, which encourages the programmers to construct and evolve their own games. The following year, the first game developed by BITNET, MAD, became accessible by a worldwide computer network. This year, improvement in a multiplayer game is getting real, marked by the emergence of SGI Dogfight, Xtrek, and Midi Maze.
1. The 90s: Proliferation Period
Online Game finally gets its attention across the globe, with CERN releasing WWW (World Wide Web) software to the public domain. Several big game developer company like Nintendo, Sega, and Atari push their limit to upgrade online gaming. Through the early to mid-90s, the most memorable moment is RPGs (role-playing games) that spread up like crazy. To be noted, Warcraft has become the biggest online gaming franchise in those years. By the time Windows ’95 is released, affordable Ethernet cards finally step into the market and make a significant breakthrough for online gaming.
2. The 2000s: Modern Gaming
As the internet was improving, the dot-com bubble was getting ready to bust. In the early 2000s, the trend is evolving around gaming console (built-in with internet capabilities), like the Sega Dreamcast and Sony Playstation 2. Followed by Xbox released, online multiplayer gaming begins to thrive. As smartphones popularized around the year 2007, online gaming became mainstream, and the term mobile gaming appears. The first augmented reality that goes viral is Pokemon Go, and not long after that, we see another evolution of gaming experience: Virtual Reality.
The evolution of Game Online will always be an exciting insight to follow and give a good perspective for the future online gaming era. But now, we can conclude that online gaming holds at least 3 key elements: bandwidth, network latency, and throughput to reach their success.
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Larmes de Soie
Minhua Guo Lenoir
Our designer Minhua Guo Lenoir was born and grew up in mainland China, in a village between mountains and sea.
She learnt how to sew with her mother and how to be free with her father.
Her proximity with natural elements and a simple life made her who she is and represents all her imagination.
After graduating from Studio Berçot in Paris, Minhua joined the design team at Olympia Le Tan,
a french fashion house renowned for its creativity and technique.
A few years later, she felt confident enough to launch her own label Lysandre Paris, named after her son, allowing her to express freely.
While she focuses on high-quality hand embroideries and sometimes extravagant outfits, Minhua remains simple.
Nothing matters more than her family and her well-being.
She chose to live an hour away from Paris, in the countryside, allowing her son to enjoy fresh air and a direct proximity to nature.
©Lysandre Paris 2020 - 2021
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Roy W. Dean Grant Fall 2020 Finalists
Congratulations to the films selected to be Roy W. Dean Grant Fall 2019 Finalists.
Since 1992, From the Heart Productions has supported filmmakers with cash and substantial professional discounts from our film industry partners, averaging an estimated $30,000 per filmmaker. The Roy W. Dean grants program, with several annual deadlines, has grown into one of the most sought after competitions in the world.
The Roy W. Dean Grant funds unique films that make a contribution to society. It gives filmmakers with great stories told with passion the funding to get their projects started or completed.
— Feature Documentary Short Web/TV Series
Broken Toy
brokentoymovie.uk
“Thrown out, far from home and vulnerable, a self-aware child's toy begins a perilous journey across a hostile adult world - bringing home a terrible secret.”
Based on an Award Winning screenplay, Broken Toy is a British science fiction drama in the vein of Black Mirror and the Twilight Zone which explores issues of neglect, artificial intelligence, and childhood trauma.
Winner New Renassiance Film Festival Best Short Screenplay 2020 and Finalist Best Short Screenplay at the LA Screenplayer Awards and SF IndieFest 2020. Suported by Chaos Gorup
Produced by: Oliver Woodward
Directed by: Daniel Mark Miller
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Website: https://brokentoymovie.uk/
Dark Things
darkthingsfilm.com
DARK THINGS is a short film adaptation of William Shakespeare's OTHELLO. The film, a period piece, follows Othello's introduction to racism, the psychological effects of prejudice, and his subsequent fall from valiant general to the betrayer of everyone he held dear.
Produced by: Korie Tristan Prince
Directed by: Korie Tristan Prince
Website: https://www.darkthingsfilm.com/
Daughter of the White River
Helen Spence, Arkansas's original real-life true grit girl, avenged her father's death and set off a chain of events that still reverberate today. She's the historic badass folk hero the world needs now.
Produced by: Morris Foundation of Arkansas
Directed by: D.W. Parkinson
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Daughter-of-the-White-River-637477936276708/?view_public_for=637477936276708
Food Broker
verlainepictures.com
Two elderly women - Doris and Rosa - utilize uniquely personal approaches to feeding homeless people, rather than treating them like problems to be solved.
At age 90, Doris Presley continues to work tirelessly to provide a home for people who are in need of one. She dreams of being able to provide food, clothing, housing, medical care, and most importantly, empathy to those who are housing insecure.
As a child growing up in Guatemala, Rosa Roman longed for a large family of her own. Rosa did not end up with her dream, but she found herself cooking in an LA church kitchen, where hundreds of homeless individuals await her food.
Produced by: Emily Kalish, Lo Lam
Directed by: Justine Suh, Lo Lam
Website: https://www.verlainepictures.com/food-broker
Hangtown
In the foothills of northern California's historic gold country, a small mostly-white town has staked its identity on one of America's most contentious symbols - the noose. But the murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests have forced a reckoning as the few Black residents demand change. "Hangtown," a feature-length documentary film in production, takes a hard look at the battle over America's history through a community confronting its past and deciding its future.
Produced by: Lyntoria Newton
Directed by: Stuart Harmon
happycampers.film
Every summer, working-class families escape their ordinary routines to live like kings in a scrappy seasonal trailer park. As market forces threaten to turn their shabby Shangri-La into a playground for the beautiful people, the denizens of Inlet View reveal the secrets to a rich life.
Produced by: Amy Nicholson
Directed by: Amy Nicholson
Website: https://www.happycampers.film/
INSPIRATION ROAD
inspirationroadthemovie.com
After his girlfriend dumps him, Bryce quits his job and convinces his best friend Cameron to embark on a road journey, unearthing their life callings.
This film is about healing from the trauma of our past, connecting to all of those around us in a meaningful way, appreciating where we've come from, respecting our planet Earth, tasting and awakening to the spiritual -- it's about acceptance, love, serenity, hope, peace and joy in looking towards a brighter future.
Produced by: Rob Nelson
Directed by: Rob Nelson
Website: http://www.inspirationroadthemovie.com
Leveling Lincoln
levelinglincoln.com
The plaintiffs of the landmark desegregation case of Taylor vs. Board of Education of New Rochelle, NY - 1961 were children. Desegregating schools in the Civil Rights Era meant sending very young Black children into all White schools to face unprecedented situations alone. This case branded the city the “Little Rock of the North” in the press, leveled an entire school, and brought the Civil Rights struggle to the “tolerant” North East. With the best of intentions, parents sent children across town on buses. Leveling Lincoln exposes the intended and unintended consequences of blowing up Lincoln School. Learn more and donate at http://www.levelinglincoln.com -Follow us on FB, IG, and Twitter.
Produced by: Arden Teresa Lewis, Kimberly Woods, Tinks Lovelace
Directed by: Arden Teresa Lewis
Website: https://levelinglincoln.com/
Nelly Queen: The Life and Times of Jose Sarria
nellyqueenfilm.com
In 1961, Jose Sarria is the first openly gay man to run for public office in the United States – and he runs in heels!
As a drag performer at a San Francisco beatnik bar, The Black Cat Café, the former World War II veteran, decides to run for City Supervisor after local officials threaten to shut down all the gay bars.
Jose’s opera parodies bring in hundreds of gay patrons every weekend, and he exploits that fame to inspire the fractured community into standing up for their rights.
Despite helping others to love and accept themselves for who they are, Jose is unable to save the love of his life, Jimmy, the café’s waiter, who’s an alcoholic, and on a path to self-destruction.
Produced by: Mario Novoa
Directed by: Joseph R. Castel
Website: https://www.nellyqueenfilm.com
pieceofmindfilm.com
In a world that shuns people with brain disorders PIECE OF MIND delves into the complexities of severe mental illness. A devoted mother of a son with schizophrenia and two Japanese American sisters, whose sister with schizoaffective disorder was shot by police, pursue treatment for their loved one in a failed mental health system that shuts them out. A man with bipolar disorder takes medication after attempting suicide and must balance emotional stability with side effects. Their intimate accounts expose the battle for compassion and a continuum of care vs. systemic neglect of this urgent public health crisis.
Produced by: Sheila Ganz
Directed by: Sheila Ganz
Website: http://www.pieceofmindfilm.com
In Brazil, following the political assassination of black city councilwoman Marielle Franco, two black female politicians won elections with the aim of keeping their colleague's legacy alive. Though they face constant attempts to ignore their presence and silence their voices, both women are determined to continue their struggle no matter the circumstances.
Produced by: Daniele Wieczorek
Directed by: Livia Perini Borjaille
Website: https://vimeo.com/346490288
rocketgirlfilm.com
Rocket Girl paints the intimate portrait of a young girl, Eleni, as she navigates adolescence while pursuing her passion of building rockets. We witness her journey over the course of three years, as she combats social and cultural pressures telling her to focus on anything but her scientific pursuits. The film weaves together an honest depiction of the awkward and timeless coming of age story, with a peek into the competitive, male dominated and intense community of Rocketry. It’s the story of a girl who marches to the beat of her own drum, against the grain of societies expectations about what she should be or do – a girl who believes that even the sky isn’t the limit.
Produced by: Agnieszka Swiercz, Zada Clarke
Directed by: Agnieszka Swiercz
Website: http://rocketgirlfilm.com
The Blues Society
thebluessocietyfilm.com
In segregated Memphis, blues masters and beatniks created a music festival that rocked the foundations of a conservative world. The film weaves together hypnotic and unforgettable performances with the voices of a large and diverse cast to create a nuanced re-evaluation of the 1960s.
Produced by: Augusta Palmer
Directed by: Augusta Palmer
Website: https://www.thebluessocietyfilm.com/
smallworldfilms.org
9,000 miles. 3 families. 1 chance to escape.
Over the past decade, the European Union has been working in direct violation of our international human rights laws to transform North Africa into a brutal holding cell for the millions of men, women, and children who are forced to flee ongoing wars across the continent every year. But the human cost of the EU's illicit policies has been hidden from view. Now, for the first time, THE BURNING brings the untold stories of Africa’s migrant and refugee crisis to light through the journeys of three courageous families that begin thousands of miles apart and intersect as they move closer to the promise of safety on European shores.
Produced by: Isabella Alexander-Nathani, Joe Berlinger, Eric Esrailian
Directed by: Isabella Alexander-Nathani
Website: http://www.smallworldfilms.org
Previous Roy W. Dean Fall Grant Winners
2019 – Leslie Tai for How to Have an American Baby
2018 – Gina Surles for Triple Threat
2017 – Ryan Hetrick for Restoring Balance
2016 – Robyn Symon for Do No Harm
2015 – Sabine El Gemayel for Generation Zapped
2014 – Stephanie Seldin Howard for Not The Same: Families After War
2013 – Janice Engle for Raise Hell
2012 – Elizabeth Sher for Penny
2011 – Dulanie Ellis for Ground Operations
2010 – Donald Goldmacher for Heist
2009 – Maria Ramas, Michael Masucci & Kate Johnson for MIA, A Dancer’s Odyssey
2008 – Paula Ely, Producer and Stuart Harmon for The Money Stone
2007 – Colorblind or Blinded by Color?
2006 – Christie and Dennis Davis for Women at War: Forgotten Veterans of Desert Storm
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Wyoming wildfires force hundreds to evacuate
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USA –-Fed by bone-dry timber and fanned by hot winds, the four major wildfires burning in Wyoming on Tuesday have destroyed an unknown number of buildings and forced hundreds to evacuate.
The largest, the Arapaho fire burning near Laramie Peak southwest of Wheatland, had burned nearly 88,000 acres by Tuesday morning, said Jim Whittington, public information officer on the fire.
The fire was classified as 10 percent contained and has burned an undetermined number of structures as it has fanned out in rough terrain in the mountains near Laramie Peak.
The real story on this fire has been the erratic winds; weve had this fire push north, push south, push east and push west at various times, Whittington said.
Fire managers are pleased, he said, with the progress that the nearly 575 personnel fighting the fire have made. He said local fire departments and officials have been helpful in protecting cabins and other structures.
Weve got structural protection in place for all the places that might be affected today and tonight, Whittington said. Well be very vigilant about that.
State Forester Bill Crapser said Tuesday that 300 structures had been evacuated in and around the Arapaho Fire.
Officials are paying particular attention to the west side of the fire, Whittington said. Theres a possibility that the fire could move into new terrain where a combination of getting into a new drainage with the right fuels and wind could cause it to become extremely active. Were going to do our best to prevent that, but we have a lot of exposed line out there, Whittington said.
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for much of Wyoming on Tuesday, projecting gusty winds and very warm temperatures.
Conditions around most of Wyoming are extremely dry, Crapser said. He said logs up to 6 inches in diameter are showing moisture levels as low as 6 percent.
My folks out in the field with 25 to 30 years of experience are telling me theyve never seen anything like this before, as far as fire behavior, Crapser said. He said one worker took a video of a wall of flame perhaps 400 feet tall coming over a ridge at the Arapaho Fire.
The Oil Creek fire, burning northwest of Newcastle in Weston County, blew up from 6,000 acres to about 20,000 acres overnight, Crapser said. He said it forced the evacuation of more than 400 people, including residents of the town of Osage, but had only apparently burned a single building so far.
Crapser said local fire departments, as well as some fire departments from South Dakota, have helped to battle the fire.
The Squirrel Creek fire, south of Laramie, had burned almost 7,000 acres by Tuesday morning, according to a government news release.
Crapser said more than 300 people had been evacuated from the Squirrel Creek fire, which is burning on the eastern flanks of the Snowy Range. He said up to 180 structures were covered by the evacuation order.
The Fontenelle fire, about 17 miles west of the western Wyoming community of Big Piney, had burned nearly 56,000 acres in Sublette and Lincoln counties by Tuesday morning.
Crapser said Tuesday that it appears that both the Squirrel Creek and Oil Creek fires were human-caused. He said that typically 15 percent of the wildfires in the state are human-caused.
Gov. Matt Mead toured the Arapaho fire on Monday and later said hes calling on county governments around the state to impose fire restrictions. The governor called on citizens not to use fireworks on the Fourth of July.
A new fire first reported Tuesday east of Grand Teton National Park had burned 300 to 500 acres, Bridger-Teton National Forest officials said.
The Bear Cub fire was spreading rapidly through the Teton wilderness.
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Christmas Movie Cocktails – The Snowman
The Snowman is a short animated Christmas story about a young boy and a snowman on a journey to visit Santa Claus. The mini film release on December 26th, 1982, it’s based on Raymond Briggs’ 1978 picture book ‘The Snowman’. It was directed by Dianne Jackson and was first shown in England on Boxing Day on Channel 4. The film has been shown on Christmas day every year since.
The Snowman – Did You Know?
1. The beautiful song ‘Walking In The Air’ was sung by Peter Auty, he was paid £300 to sing the song, but he was never credited for it because they had to rush the release of the film.
2. There is a ‘The Snowman’ Video Game that released in 1984 on the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, it is a platform game, simular to Donkey Kong. You play as the boy who’s mission is to collect snow to build the snowman, while avoiding flames and sleep monsters.
3. In one version of The Snowman, the famous British popstar David Bowie opens the film starring as the young boy grown up wearing the same scarf given to him by his snowman friend.
4. The Author Raymond Briggs wrote The Snowman as a way of introducing children to the concept of mortality, to show that everything has an end, but to enjoy your life and the moments you spend with others. He said “I create what seems natural and inevitable, The snowman melts, my parents died, animals die, flowers die. Everything does. There’s nothing particularly gloomy about it. It’s a fact of life. I don’t have happy endings.”
5. The Snowman is set in Brighton, England, you can see the snowman and the young boy fly over Brighton Pier and Brighton Pavilion, plus on the boy’s gift, the name tag says, James, Brighton.
You can watch The Snowman on All 4 or wait and see it on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day on Channel 4.
Enjoy A Glass of Montelvini This Christmas
Montelvini has been around for 135 years, owned by the Serena family, the current owner, Armando Serena has been President of Montelvini since 1968, located in a small region in Montello in Italy, the Serena family has dedicated themselves to producing wine with skill and passion.
Montelvini – Serenitatis Asolo Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry Tasting Notes
Aroma – “Ripe green and yellow frutis on the aroma.”
Flavours – “Crisp green apples, floral and apricot flavours.”
This Prosecco Won a Silver Medal in the Light & Fruity Category at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2020.
The Christmas Movie Cocktail
How To Make The Cocktail
Place 4 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream into your glass.
Pour in 100mls of your delicious eggnog.
Then top with some Prosecco or other Sparkling Wine.
How To Make The Eggnog
1 whole clove
1 tablespoon of rum
In a bowl beat egg yolks until they become somewhat lighter in colour. Slowly add the sugar. Whisk until fluffy.
Pour the milk into a saucepan and add the clove and cinnamon. Slowly heat on medium heat until the milk mixture is steamy hot, but not boiling.
Slowly add half of the hot milk mixture into the eggs, whisking constantly then pour the mixture back into the saucepan.
Heat the mixture on medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until it begins to thicken slightly. Do not allow the mixture to boil, or it will curdle.
Remove from heat and stir in the cream.
Leave to cool for one hour.
Stir in vanilla extract, nutmeg and rum and chill for 1 hour.
Cocktail Tasting Notes
Aroma – “Vanilla ice cream and Eggnog aromas. “
Flavours – “An explosion of vanilla and Eggnog with green and yellow fruit flavours coming form the Prosecco, it’s a Christmas sparkling milkshake.”
Have A Merry Christmas
Oliver Walkey
WSET 2 Journalist focused on sharing Champagne and Sparkling Wine reviews and cocktails to the world.
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Prominent Brands Cut Email Abuse by More than 50% with DMARC
New Data Reveals the Significant Value in the Protection Provided by DMARC
San Jose, California – February 18, 2014 – DMARC.org, an industry collaborative working to increase consumer trust in email, published new data demonstrating how DMARC adoption reduces the risks associated with fraudulent email. Senders, such as Facebook, PayPal, and Twitter, as well as receivers, such as Google and Microsoft are seeing significant reduction in the delivery of malicious emails to consumer inboxes.
DMARC, which stands for Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, & Conformance, is a specification that defines how email can be authenticated by receivers and how they can report the authentication results back to the sender. The specification was published in 2012, and it is now celebrating its second year of having a positive effect in protecting consumer inboxes from spoofed email.
Illustrating this trend, PayPal stated that customer reports of suspicious email dropped in the U.S. by more than 70% during 2013. Microsoft also announced that reports of phishing by users of Outlook.com dropped by more than 50% in 2013 over 2012. These trends clearly underscore the fact that less malicious email is being delivered to consumer inboxes, with DMARC being an important contributing factor.
“Implementing DMARC stopped nearly 25 million attempted attacks on our customers during the 2013 holiday buying season alone,” said Trent Adams, Chair of DMARC.org and Senior Advisor on email security for PayPal and eBay Inc. “Not only is DMARC shutting down spoofed domain attacks, but it has also cut the overall volume of daily attacks in half since 2012.”
While not every mailbox provider has added DMARC protection, users with email accounts operated by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL, Comcast, Netease, Mail.ru, and XS4All are protected today. This covers almost 2 billion accounts worldwide, protecting senders such as Amazon, American Greetings, DocuSign, Facebook, Fidelity Investments, JP Morgan Chase, LinkedIn, LivingSocial, PayPal, and Twitter.
As a major mailbox provider, Google has seen how effective implementing DMARC can be. In December Google reported that over 90% of emails received by Gmail users are now authenticated by DKIM or SPF, the underlying authentication mechanisms used by DMARC. Further, they report that over 80,000 domains have already published policies via DMARC allowing them to reject unauthenticated messages.
“We are very pleased with the industry adoption of DMARC, and the positive impact on protecting Gmail’s users from spoofing and phishing attempts”, said Google Product Manager John Rae-Grant. “As more of the industry adopts DMARC, we’re increasingly able to reject hundreds of millions of fraudulent messages each week. This improves our ability to protect Gmail users and many brands that were previously targeted by spoofers and phishing attempts. For example, we saw a reduction of 5000% in the amount of spoofing email claiming to be from a major corporation during their busiest season after implementing a DMARC reject policy.”
“DMARC protects more than 85% of the people who receive email from Facebook,” said Michael Adkins, Production Engineer at Facebook. “That level of adoption has significantly diminished the financial incentive for criminals to spoof our domains, so they’ve moved on to other targets. People can trust their inboxes more as a result. We’re proud to have been one of the first companies to deploy the DMARC specification at scale, and we’re excited to see so many others achieving great results.”
In the process of deploying DMARC, Twitter first took advantage of its reporting features to identify the scope of abuse against their domains. During the first 45 days of initial monitoring, Twitter saw nearly 2.5 billion messages spoofing its domains. The spoofed messages exceeded 110 million per day at their peak. Once Twitter moved to a DMARC “reject” policy, the number of spoofed messages dropped to only a few thousand within days.
“DMARC was eye-opening for our security team at Twitter,” said Josh Aberant, Postmaster at Twitter. “We found massive amounts of abuse from both our domains and look alike domains we’d claimed. Using DMARC to protect these domains and stop forgeries is a core component of how we protect our users.”
“Since the introduction of email cyber criminals have been hard at work determining ways to corrupt and exploit this communication channel,” said Patrick Peterson, founder and CEO of Agari. “The drastic reduction in attempted email fraud, even across multiple domains, is due primarily to the protections provided by the DMARC standard. For example, one of our prominent financial services clients saw spoofing levels drop an amazing 67% after publishing its DMARC reject policy in the fall of 2013”
Return Path, a provider of email brand protection, reports similar results. “As awareness of DMARC prompts more senders to make the protection of consumers and brands a priority, Return Path has seen a 130% increase in both clients and domains publishing valid DMARC records over the last twelve months alone, and that growth is only accelerating,” said Matt Blumberg, CEO of Return Path. “Within the span of two years DMARC has introduced a sea change in email security, and the remaining brands that leave themselves and their customers vulnerable to fraud are taking unacceptable risks.”
“In just the last 90 days alone, DMARC has blocked over one hundred thousand messages across multiple sending domains, helping to protect the Publishers Clearing House brand and consumers from potential email threats,” said Sal Tripi, Assistant Vice President of Digital Operations & Compliance at Publishers Clearing House. “We believe that online businesses have a responsibility to protect users from phishing and other email abuse. We feel that protecting our members with DMARC is critical to future success of not only our business, but the vitality of the online marketplace in general. DMARC allows us to provide instructions to receivers on how to handle mail received without proper authentication. The implementation and expansion of DMARC is one of the most noteworthy developments in the email industry in the last few years.”
Organizations interested in DMARC are encouraged to visit DMARC.org where there is a comprehensive overview of the technology as well as links to the specification, discussion lists, and support resources.
About DMARC.org
DMARC.org (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is an unincorporated working group made up of many of the world’s leading email providers (AOL, Comcast, Google, NetEase, Outlook.com, Yahoo! Mail), financial institutions and service providers (Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, J.P. Morgan Chase, PayPal), social media properties (American Greetings, Facebook, LinkedIn) and email security solutions providers (Agari, Cloudmark, Return Path, Trusted Domain Project). The group is dedicated to developing Internet standards to reduce the threat of email phishing and to improve coordination between email providers and mail sender domain owners.
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ARC Protocol Published as RFC 8617
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